6f78b5608fed43f106da192f12e09d9edbd2fce0Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many have expressed concern about the effects of false stories (“fake news”), circulated largely through social media. We discuss the economics of fake news and present new data on its consumption prior to the election. Drawing on web browsing data, archives of fact-checking websites, and results from a new online survey, we find: (i) social media was an important but not dominant source of election news, with 14 percent of Americans calling social media their “most important” source; (ii) of the known false news stories that appeared in the three months before the election, those favoring Trump were shared a total of 30 million times on Facebook, while those favoring Clinton were shared 8 million times; (iii) the average American adult saw on the order of one or perhaps several fake news stories in the months around the election, with just over half of those who recalled seeing them believing them; and (iv) people are much more likely to believe stories that favor their preferred candidate, especially if they have ideologically segregated social media networks.201759949672017-01-01T00:00:00CSN: Politics (Topic)['Hunt Allcott', 'M. Gentzkow']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8131dcd463d678cd5fc10854c3147d5c07140287Addictive Behaviours201745923The findings supported the notion of addictive social media use reflecting a need to feed the ego and an attempt to inhibit a negative self-evaluation, indicating that women may tend to develop more addictive use of activities involving social interaction than men.Addictive behaviors['C. S. Andreassen', 'S. Pallesen', 'M. Griffiths']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4e6032a7cf06a8db3f425a2dec8df3022a5ad686Computers in Human Behavior201795842Results showed that for participation on YouTube, the strongest predictor for liking and disliking videos was the relaxing entertainment motive; commenting and uploading being strongly predicted by social interaction motive; sharing being strongly predicting by information giving motive; and reading comments predicted by information seeking motive.Comput. Hum. Behav.['M. Laeeq Khan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7af00dba62fa2c55b94ec063c1f8d69dcb625f00201757678Journal of Business Research['Reto Felix', 'P. Rauschnabel', 'Christian Hinsch']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c34336d3bfb7a3c22caa7958779f40bb2ab70a3dNetwork embedding is to learn low-dimensional vector representations for nodes of a given social network, facilitating many tasks in social network analysis such as link prediction. The vast majority of existing embedding algorithms are designed for unsigned social networks or social networks with only positive links. However, networks in social media could have both positive and negative links, and little work exists for signed social networks. From recent findings of signed network analysis, it is evident that negative links have distinct properties and added value besides positive links, which brings about both challenges and opportunities for signed network embedding. In this paper, we propose a deep learning framework SiNE for signed network embedding. The framework optimizes an objective function guided by social theories that provide a fundamental understanding of signed social networks. Experimental results on two real-world datasets of social media demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed framework SiNE.SDM201737235A deep learning framework SiNE for signed network embedding is proposed that optimizes an objective function guided by social theories that provide a fundamental understanding of signed social networks.{'pages': '327-335'}['Suhang Wang', 'Jiliang Tang', 'C. Aggarwal', 'Yi Chang', 'Huan Liu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 735c39c3c8707255dc3b59a559e0e0d293f15d9fThe veil of anonymity provided by smartphones with pre-paid SIM cards, public Wi-Fi hotspots, and distributed networks like Tor has drastically complicated the task of identifying users of social media during forensic investigations. In some cases, the text of a single posted message will be the only clue to an author's identity. How can we accurately predict who that author might be when the message may never exceed 140 characters on a service like Twitter? For the past 50 years, linguists, computer scientists, and scholars of the humanities have been jointly developing automated methods to identify authors based on the style of their writing. All authors possess peculiarities of habit that influence the form and content of their written works. These characteristics can often be quantified and measured using machine learning algorithms. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the methods of authorship attribution that can be applied to the problem of social media forensics. Furthermore, we examine emerging supervised learning-based methods that are effective for small sample sizes, and provide step-by-step explanations for several scalable approaches as instructional case studies for newcomers to the field. We argue that there is a significant need in forensics for new authorship attribution algorithms that can exploit context, can process multi-modal data, and are tolerant to incomplete knowledge of the space of all possible authors at training time.IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security2017215206It is argued that there is a significant need in forensics for new authorship attribution algorithms that can exploit context, can process multi-modal data, and are tolerant to incomplete knowledge of the space of all possible authors at training time.IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security['A. Rocha', 'W. Scheirer', 'Christopher W. Forstall', 'Thiago Cavalcante', 'Antônio Theóphilo', 'Bingyu Shen', 'Ariadne Carvalho', 'E. Stamatatos']2017-01-01T00:00:00 56b9c2429f27e950a94042a96c77d603074d40e7Cyber troops are government, military or political party teams committed to manipulating public opinion over social media. In this working paper, we report on specific organizations created, often with public money, to help define and manage what is in the best interest of the public. We compare such organizations across 28 countries, and inventory them according to the kinds of messages, valences and communication strategies used. We catalogue their organizational forms and evaluate their capacities in terms of budgets and staffing. This working paper summarizes the findings of the first comprehensive inventory of the major organizations behind social media manipulation. We find that cyber troops are a pervasive and global phenomenon. Many different countries employ significant numbers of people and resources to manage and manipulate public opinion online, sometimes targeting domestic audiences and sometimes targeting foreign publics. ·The earliest reports of organized social media manipulation emerged in 2010, and by 2017 there are details on such organizations in 28 countries. ·Looking across the 28 countries, every authoritarian regime has social media campaigns targeting their own populations, while only a few of them target foreign publics. In contrast, almost every democracy in this sample has organized social media campaigns that target foreign publics, while political-party-supported campaigns target domestic voters. ·Authoritarian regimes are not the only or even the best at organized social media manipulation. The earliest reports of government involvement in nudging public opinion involve democracies, and new innovations in political communication technologies often come from political parties and arise during high-profile elections. ·Over time, the primary mode for organizing cyber troops has gone from involving military units that experiment with manipulating public opinion over social media networks to strategic communication firms that take contracts from governments for social media campaigns.20170211It is found that cyber troops are a pervasive and global phenomenon, and the first comprehensive inventory of the major organizations behind social media manipulation is summarized.['Ricardo Mendes']2017-01-01T00:00:00 45b527d622f00d316e8b126a655d71f03a5b3fd5This paper documents basic facts regarding public debates about controversial political issues on Chinese social media. Our documentation is based on a dataset of 13.2 billion blog posts published on Sina Weibo - the most prominent Chinese microblogging platform- during the 2009-2013 period. Our primary finding is that a shockingly large number of posts on highly sensitive topics were published and circulated on social media. For instance, we find millions of posts discussing protests and an even larger number of posts with explicit corruption allegations. This content may spur and organize protests. However, it also makes social media effective tools for surveillance. We find that most protests can be predicted one day before their occurrence and that corruption charges of specific individuals can be predicted one year in advance. Finally, we estimate that our data contain 600,000 government-affiliated accounts which contribute 4% of all posts about political and economic issues on Sina Weibo. The share of government accounts is larger in areas with a higher level of internet censorship and where newspapers have a stronger pro-government bias. Overall, our findings suggest that the Chinese government regulates social media to balance threats to regime stability against the benefits of utilizing bottom-up information.2017332402017-01-01T00:00:00Institutions & Transition Economics: Political Economy eJournal['Bei Qin', 'David Strömberg', 'Yanhui Wu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fc8325b1aea6bf048fd7a39834054a8c959a9b74—Our study focuses on the demography of the largest European social network VK and the representativeness of VK population sample with respect to the real-world state demography. The relationships between the variables, such as region code, settlement type, age and gender are explored. A special-purpose tool has been developed for ethnic group labeling purposes, which performs the classification given the user forename, patronymic and/or surname and ensures 99.2% accuracy. The analysis of the considered variables is helpful in finding a solution to the cold start problem in recommender systems.201730373A special-purpose tool has been developed for ethnic group labeling purposes, which performs the classification given the user forename, patronymic and/or surname and ensures 99.2% accuracy.['S. Vinogradov', 'V. Danilova', 'A. Troussov', 'Sergey Maruev']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4a15a8ab0b4d87c69087161b70980d62c14e3b44Journal of Affective Disorders201722381Given the ubiquity of social media among emerging adults, who are also at high risk for anxiety disorders, the positive association between social media use and anxiety has important implications for clinicians.Journal of affective disorders['A. Vannucci', 'Kaitlin M. Flannery', 'C. Ohannessian']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b4cb3990149cd0e0765a5fa33b2a39f5cf097b21Antecedents of Social Media Usage and Performance Benefits in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Raphael Odoom Thomas Anning-Dorson George Acheampong Article information: To cite this document: Raphael Odoom Thomas Anning-Dorson George Acheampong , (2017)," Antecedents of Social Media Usage and Performance Benefits in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) ", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 30 Iss 3 pp. Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-04-2016-0088201777125['R. Odoom', 'T. Anning-Dorson', 'G. Acheampong']2017-01-01T00:00:00 94d255e0b2a729e918a320ab99e503cfc04e1fc8Text mining has become one of the trendy fields that has been incorporated in several research fields such as computational linguistics, Information Retrieval (IR) and data mining. Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques were used to extract knowledge from the textual text that is written by human beings. Text mining reads an unstructured form of data to provide meaningful information patterns in a shortest time period. Social networking sites are a great source of communication as most of the people in today’s world use these sites in their daily lives to keep connected to each other. It becomes a common practice to not write a sentence with correct grammar and spelling. This practice may lead to different kinds of ambiguities like lexical, syntactic, and semantic and due to this type of unclear data, it is hard to find out the actual data order. Accordingly, we are conducting an investigation with the aim of looking for different text mining methods to get various textual orders on social media websites. This survey aims to describe how studies in social media have used text analytics and text mining techniques for the purpose of identifying the key themes in the data. This survey focused on analyzing the text mining studies related to Facebook and Twitter; the two dominant social media in the world. Results of this survey can serve as the baselines for future text mining research.201766189This survey focused on analyzing the text mining studies related to Facebook and Twitter; the two dominant social media in the world, to describe how studies in social media have used text analytics and text mining techniques for the purpose of identifying the key themes in the data.Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal['S. Salloum', 'M. Al-Emran', 'A. A. Monem', 'Khaled Shaalan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2297c88821d13bb06f6504db22ad370f7b6dca0dAbstract In recent years, the expansion of digital technologies, multimedia, and social networks, dramatically transformed our lives. Education in general and the area of foreign language teaching and learning have also benefited hugely from those developments and advances. As a result, the face of language learning is changing and new technologies provide language learners and teachers with tools and opportunities unimaginable before. Current study examined the effectiveness of using social media network Telegram® in teaching English language pronunciation to Iranian EFL learners. Participants of this study included 30 Iranian EFL learners (in two experimental (N = 14) and control (N = 16) groups) who received different treatments over the four weeks. The results of pre-test and post-test revealed that the pronunciation of participants in experimental group improved significantly compared to control group but we found no significant improvement in pronunciation of participants in experimental group from post-test to delayed test which was administered four weeks later. The results of current study revealed that using social media networks in teaching language features can be very effective and promising.20175697Using social media networks in teaching language features can be very effective and promising, and examined the effectiveness of using social media network Telegram in teaching English language pronunciation to Iranian EFL learners.2017-01-01T00:00:00Cogent Education['Ismail Xodabande']2017-01-01T00:00:00 794249f23e918bbf44fbbc8d196b5511c61c5a69Research suggests that exposure to #fitspiration content can result in increased body dissatisfaction. Employing a data-driven approach, the present study examines the nature of images and text contained within #fitspiration posts on social media. First, a content analysis of images labelled as #fitspiration on popular site Instagram ( N = 1,000) was performed. People featured in 52% of images, of which nearly 90% of individuals were coded as having low body fat and 55% were coded as muscular. Individuals were typically presented in sexually objectified ways, which varied as a function of gender. Second, a thematic analysis of text from the same set of images ( N = 400) was conducted to identify common themes and underlying meaning embedded within the messages. Six themes were developed: (1) Fit is sexy, (2) A fit physique requires commitment and self-regulation, (3) Your choices define you, (4) Pleasure and perseverance through pain, (5) Battle of the selves: You vs. You, and (6) Here’s to Us! A celebration of a community. In combination, the analyses demonstrate how text and images found in #fitspiration posts perpetuate pervading sociocultural appearance ideals for men and women, positioning exercise as means to achieving these ideals. Furthermore, #fitspiration sexually objectifies the fit body, with text and images encouraging self-objectification and the distancing of the self from internal bodily functions in physical activity settings. Future research should focus on how #fitspiration content influences individuals in relation to how they think and feel about their body and physical activity.20178298['Social Media', 'Nova Deighton-Smith']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1a911088e79754b5c0a0ba39125ee6bda4b1b166ABSTRACT The following study examined how and why nonprofit human service organizations (HSOs) are using social media. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey design, HSOs answered questions that illustrate the adoption and utilization of social media across five dimensions: reasons for using social media, social media practices, frequency, general satisfaction, and future plans. Results indicate that HSOs are generally satisfied with social media, use it primarily to promote their organization and services, and despite limited resources, organizations plan to continue to use social media in the future. A discussion of the findings is given along with implications for future research and practice.201778652017-01-01T00:00:00Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance['Jimmy A. Young']2017-01-01T00:00:00 766e2388def39ed77a0dc7e3692d51469e8a6327Abstract Brand posts are concise and recurrent updates created by brands and sent out to their followers on social media. Brand posts play a crucial linking role by connecting brands to their customers and fans on a daily basis. Brand posts represent a rich form of communication that convey various brand meaning and experiences using multiple media formats. Despite this, however, brand posts have not been subjected to formalized analyses in the literature. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to conduct a formalized analysis of brand posts and propose a systematic framework to categorize them. With this aim, the study performed qualitative content analysis involving three interrelated coding procedures. First, the study reviewed the relevant literature to identify pre-existing coding categories (deductive coding). Second, the study drew together systematic inferences from a purposive sample of brand posts (n = 371) to derive new coding categories (inductive coding). Finally, the study implemented a double-coding procedure on a probabilistic sample of brand posts (n = 249) to validate the initial coding categories (validation coding). Together, the three coding procedures produced 12 exhaustive and mutually exclusive categories of brand posts. The proposed categorization offers a comprehensive framework to think about brand posts. For marketers, it provides guidance to create the stream of content necessary to stimulate daily customer interaction on social media. For researchers, it offers a solid conceptual foundation to categorize, code and model brand posts.201748752017-01-01T00:00:00Cogent Business & Management['W. Tafesse', 'A. Wien']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2164f3787f9710979da71be3852c9eaf00f07955Companies throughout the world are constantly seeking new ways to reach consumers. Just a few decades ago, television and print advertising were the fundamental components of marketing strategies. In the current era, these traditional marketing streams are just a small segment of the varied approaches used to market and brand products. The increasing focus on social media shaped state of the art advertising and shifted the way companies interact with their target groups. As a result, the effective use of social media has become an essential part of creating and maintaining a competitive advantage. Subsequently, companies now place considerable value on the way in which social media can be used to shape consumer brand perception and influence their buying intention. Companies integrating a strategic approach to the use of social media will have advantages over those that do not. In assessing the impacts of social media on branding and marketing approaches, an exploration of the existing literature on social media use and brand perception can help identify emerging and successful strategies for improving consumer engagement through social media.20173266Journal of international business research['Michael Pütter']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c3b80de058596cee95beb20a2d087dbcf8be01eaThis project analyzes the ability of news and social media data to predict price fluctuations for three cryptocurrencies: bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum. Traditional supervised learning algorithms were utilized for text-based sentiment classification, but with a twist. Daily news and social media data was labeled based on actual price changes one day in the future for each coin, rather than on positive or negative sentiment. By taking this approach, the model is able to directly predict price fluctuations instead of needing to first predict sentiment. The final version of the model was able to correctly predict, on average, the days with the largest percent increases and percent decreases in price for bitcoin and ethereum over the 67 days encompassing the test set.2017392The final version of the model was able to correctly predict, on average, the days with the largest percent increases and percent decreases in price for bitcoin and ethereum over the 67 days encompassing the test set.['Connor Lamon', 'Eric Nielsen', 'E. Redondo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3ab602d007e2129882dca2953d707f5c1db3f8a3Information Manager (The)201784247The findings indicate that telepresence positively affects the five dimensions of flow: enjoyment, concentration, challenge, control, and curiosity, which enhances time distortion and frequency of social media use.Inf. Manag.['J. Pelet', 'S. Ettis', 'K. Cowart']2017-01-01T00:00:00 118d716215ed78e96d9922a2fcecb5e6cab9b40aThe explosive increasing of the social media data on the Web has created and promoted the development of the social media big data mining area welcomed by researchers from both academia and industry. The sentiment computing of news event is a significant component of the social media big data. It has also attracted a lot of researches, which could support many real-world applications, such as public opinion monitoring for governments and news recommendation for Websites. However, existing sentiment computing methods are mainly based on the standard emotion thesaurus or supervised methods, which are not scalable to the social media big data. Therefore, we propose an innovative method to do the sentiment computing for news events. More specially, based on the social media data (i.e., words and emoticons) of a news event, a word emotion association network (WEAN) is built to jointly express its semantic and emotion, which lays the foundation for the news event sentiment computation. Based on WEAN, a word emotion computation algorithm is proposed to obtain the initial words emotion, which are further refined through the standard emotion thesaurus. With the words emotion in hand, we can compute every sentence’s sentiment. Experimental results on real-world data sets demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed method on the emotion computing for news events.IEEE Access20172474Based on WEAN, a word emotion computation algorithm is proposed to obtain the initial words emotion, which are further refined through the standard emotion thesaurus, which demonstrates the excellent performance of the proposed method on the emotion computing for news events.IEEE Access['D. Jiang', 'Xiangfeng Luo', 'Junyu Xuan', 'Zheng Xu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 82ceec079b92d62ce254add52d71049675349772The main premise of this chapter is that the time is ripe for more extensive research and development of social media tools that filter out intentionally deceptive information such as deceptive memes, rumors and hoaxes, fake news or other fake posts, tweets and fraudulent profiles. Social media users’ awareness of intentional manipulation of online content appears to be relatively low, while the reliance on unverified information (often obtained from strangers) is at an all-time high. I argue there is need for content verification, systematic fact-checking and filtering of social media streams. This literature survey provides a background for understanding current automated deception detection research, rumor debunking20179175It is argued there is need for content verification, systematic fact-checking and filtering of social media streams, and current automated deception detection research, rumor debunking is inadequate.['Victoria L. Rubin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 53b1054815a6eb0a6c483cb1da4d2411f4da4ec0The explosive use of social media, in information dissemination and communication, has also made it a popular platform for the spread of rumors. Rumors could be easily propagated and received by a large number of users in social media, resulting in catastrophic effects in the physical world in a very short period. It is a challenging task, if not impossible, to apply classical supervised learning methods to the early detection of rumors, since the labeling process is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Motivated by the fact that abundant label information of historical rumors is publicly available, in this paper, we propose to investigate whether knowledge learned from historical data could potentially help identify newly emerging rumors. In particular, since a disputed factual claim arouses certain reactions such as curiosity, skepticism, and astonishment, we identify and utilize patterns from prior labeled data to help reveal emergent rumors. Experimental results on real-world data sets demonstrate the effectiveness. Further experiments are conducted to show how much earlier it can detect an emerging rumor than traditional approaches.SDM20173480This paper identifies and utilize patterns from prior labeled data to help reveal emergent rumors and demonstrates the effectiveness of classical supervised learning methods to the early detection of rumors.{'pages': '99-107'}['Liang Wu', 'Jundong Li', 'Xia Hu', 'Huan Liu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 de77f375971bae3b8da6f6094716f1218a35b990This paper examines tourists' knowledge sharing behavior in social media. Based on social capital theory, we aim to examine the effects of three dimensions of social capital—structural (social interaction ties), cognitive (shared vision) and relational (trust)—for two different types of social media: Facebook and TripAdvisor. We propose a structural model that connects an antecedent (homophily) and a consequence (knowledge sharing through posting) of these main dimensions of social capital. An online survey is conducted with 1200 Spanish consumers. Based on the full sample, our structural equation modeling supports most of the hypothesized paths, while trust does not affect either social interaction ties or knowledge sharing. Examining the difference between Facebook and TripAdvisor, our multigroup analysis finds that neither trust nor shared vision drives knowledge sharing on TripAdvisor, while shared vision affects knowledge sharing in Facebook. In both media, social interaction ties play an important role in motivating users to post comments. The effects of homophily on social interaction ties and on shared vision were statistically greater in TripAdvisor than in Facebook. Homophily did not affect trust in either media. In closing, both theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, important limitations are recognized and future research directions are suggested. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.20177388International Journal of Tourism Research['Shintaro Okazaki', 'L. Andreu', 'Sara Campo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5364475616444223975574da98a18a5b3e6fc79dGiven widespread labor market precarity, contemporary workers—especially those in the media and creative industries—are increasingly called upon to brand themselves. Academics, we contend, are experiencing a parallel pressure to engage in self-promotional practices, particularly as universities become progressively more market-driven. Academia.edu, a paper-sharing social network that has been informally dubbed “Facebook for academics,” has grown rapidly by adopting many of the conventions of popular social media sites. This article argues that the astonishing uptake of Academia.edu both reflects and amplifies the self-branding imperatives that many academics experience. Drawing on Academia.edu’s corporate history, design decisions, and marketing communications, we analyze two overlapping facets of Academia.edu: (1) the site’s business model and (2) its social affordances. We contend that the company, like mainstream social networks, harnesses the content and immaterial labor of users under the guise of “sharing.” In addition, the site’s fixation on analytics reinforces a culture of incessant self-monitoring—one already encouraged by university policies to measure quantifiable impact. We conclude by identifying the stakes for academic life, when entrepreneurial and self-promotional demands brush up against the university’s knowledge-making ideals.201778882017-01-01T00:00:00Social Media + Society['B. Duffy', 'J. Pooley']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b0ac393d717d38421e7b543eb13ae657b466a0e2Information Manager (The)201767228This study proposed and tested a set of metrics for CEB on social media, and provided empirical support for associating CEB with economic performance, and underscores the importance of investing in social media communication across multiple channels.Inf. Manag.['Chong Oh', 'Yaman Roumani', 'Joseph K. Nwankpa', 'Han-fen Hu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 34c8e59e8d4ca09b206d9ea0de51492f0ab39917Background Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is an emerging product with a rapid-growth market in recent years. Social media has become an important platform for information seeking and sharing. We aim to mine hidden topics from e-cigarette datasets collected from different social media platforms. Objective This paper aims to gain a systematic understanding of the characteristics of various types of social media, which will provide deep insights into how consumers and policy makers effectively use social media to track e-cigarette-related content and adjust their decisions and policies. Methods We collected data from Reddit (27,638 e-cigarette flavor-related posts from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2015), JuiceDB (14,433 e-juice reviews from June 26, 2013 to November 12, 2015), and Twitter (13,356 “e-cig ban”-related tweets from January, 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015). Latent Dirichlet Allocation, a generative model for topic modeling, was used to analyze the topics from these data. Results We found four types of topics across the platforms: (1) promotions, (2) flavor discussions, (3) experience sharing, and (4) regulation debates. Promotions included sales from vendors to users, as well as trades among users. A total of 10.72% (2,962/27,638) of the posts from Reddit were related to trading. Promotion links were found between social media platforms. Most of the links (87.30%) in JuiceDB were related to Reddit posts. JuiceDB and Reddit identified consistent flavor categories. E-cigarette vaping methods and features such as steeping, throat hit, and vapor production were broadly discussed both on Reddit and on JuiceDB. Reddit provided space for policy discussions and majority of the posts (60.7%) holding a negative attitude toward regulations, whereas Twitter was used to launch campaigns using certain hashtags. Our findings are based on data across different platforms. The topic distribution between Reddit and JuiceDB was significantly different (P<.001), which indicated that the user discussions focused on different perspectives across the platforms. Conclusions This study examined Reddit, JuiceDB, and Twitter as social media data sources for e-cigarette research. These mined findings could be further used by other researchers and policy makers. By utilizing the automatic topic-modeling method, the proposed unified feedback model could be a useful tool for policy makers to comprehensively consider how to collect valuable feedback from social media.Journal of Medical Internet Research20173780Reddit, JuiceDB, and Twitter are examined as social media data sources for e-cigarette research to gain a systematic understanding of the characteristics of various types of social media and the proposed unified feedback model could be a useful tool for policy makers to comprehensively consider how to collect valuable feedback from social media.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Medical Internet Research['Yongcheng Zhan', 'Ruoran Liu', 'Qiudan Li', 'S. Leischow', 'D. Zeng']2017-01-01T00:00:00 81202a14ed728c3d8fa8224f239c526da0c57fbaTraditional data on influenza vaccination has several limitations: high cost, limited coverage of underrepresented groups, and low sensitivity to emerging public health issues. Social media, such as Twitter, provide an alternative way to understand a population’s vaccination-related opinions and behaviors. In this study, we build and employ several natural language classifiers to examine and analyze behavioral patterns regarding influenza vaccination in Twitter across three dimensions: temporality (by week and month), geography (by US region), and demography (by gender). Our best results are highly correlated official government data, with a correlation over 0.90, providing validation of our approach. We then suggest a number of directions for future work.AAAI Workshops20173060This study builds and employs several natural language classifiers to examine and analyze behavioral patterns regarding influenza vaccination in Twitter across three dimensions: temporality (by week and month), geography (by US region), and demography (by gender).['Xiaolei Huang', 'Michael C. Smith', 'Michael J. Paul', 'D. Ryzhkov', 'S. Quinn', 'David A. Broniatowski', 'Mark Dredze']2017-01-01T00:00:00 269b99d925996cd3242711d137818a5c9bfbeb80Given the number of lives affected by cancer and the great potential for optimizing well-being via lifestyle changes, patients, providers, health care systems, advocacy groups, and entrepreneurs are looking to digital solutions to enhance patient care and broaden prevention efforts. Thousands of health-oriented mobile websites and apps have been developed, with a majority focused upon lifestyle behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking). In this review, we consider the use and potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and survivorship. We identify key principles in research and practice, summarize prior reviews, and highlight notable case studies and patient resources. Further, with the potential for scaled delivery and broad reach, we consider application of social media and mHealth technologies in low-resource settings. With clear advantages for reach, social media and mHealth technologies offer the ability to scale and engage entire populations at low cost, develop supportive social networks, connect patients and providers, encourage adherence with cancer care, and collect vast quantities of data for advancing cancer research. Development efforts have been rapid and numerous, yet evaluation of intervention effects on behavior change and health outcomes are sorely needed, and regulation around data security issues is notably lacking. Attention to broader audiences is also needed, with targeted development for culturally diverse groups and non-English speakers. Further investment in research to build the evidence base and identify best practices will help delineate and actualize the potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention and treatment.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting20177876With clear advantages for reach, social media and mHealth technologies offer the ability to scale and engage entire populations at low cost, develop supportive social networks, connect patients and providers, encourage adherence with cancer care, and collect vast quantities of data for advancing cancer research.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting['J. Prochaska', 'S. Coughlin', 'E. Lyons']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b4c11564f5cbdec88040de1149e43fcec6854ff1Computers in Human Behavior201742171The findings suggest that individuals engage in social comparison and resulting selfie-editing not because of their dissatisfaction with appearance, but because of the desire for more ideal online self-presentation.Comput. Hum. Behav.['Jiyoung Chae']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1df6123ef3088162dfb20417055de470f76f56bfSince the November 2016 presidential election, coverage of “fake news” has been everywhere. It’s hard to turn on the TV without hearing the term. Google and Facebook have pitched plans for fighting the menace. State legislators have even introduced bills to mandate K–12 instruction on the topic. Fake news is certainly a problem. Sadly, however, it’s not our biggest. Fact-checking organizations like Snopes and PolitiFact can help us detect canards invented by enterprising Macedonian teenagers, but the Internet is filled with content that defies labels like “fake” or “real.” Determining who’s behind information and whether it’s worthy of our trust is more complex than a true/false dichotomy. For every social issue, there are websites that blast half-true headlines, manipulate data, and advance partisan agendas. Some of these sites are transparent about who runs them and whom they represent. Others conceal their backing, portraying themselves as grassroots efforts201712123The Internet is filled with content that defies labels like “fake” or “real,” and determining who’s behind information and whether it is worthy of the authors' trust is more complex than a true/false dichotomy.The American Educator['Sarah McGrew', 'Teresa Ortega', 'Joel Breakstone', 'S. Wineburg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1de90476e9c4f016ed9a68a7653bb35fcc41aefcWe introduce SentenTree, a novel technique for visualizing the content of unstructured social media text. SentenTree displays frequent sentence patterns abstracted from a corpus of social media posts. The technique employs design ideas from word clouds and the Word Tree, but overcomes a number of limitations of both those visualizations. SentenTree displays a node-link diagram where nodes are words and links indicate word co-occurrence within the same sentence. The spatial arrangement of nodes gives cues to the syntactic ordering of words while the size of nodes gives cues to their frequency of occurrence. SentenTree can help people gain a rapid understanding of key concepts and opinions in a large social media text collection. It is implemented as a lightweight application that runs in the browser.IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics20174558SpenTree can help people gain a rapid understanding of key concepts and opinions in a large social media text collection and is implemented as a lightweight application that runs in the browser.IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics['Mengdie Hu', 'K. Wongsuphasawat', 'J. Stasko']2017-01-01T00:00:00 81829f011ca9229d5afa69f9455c717cc36e76dfThis study investigates how fake news shared on social media platforms can be automatically identified. Drawing on the Elaboration Likelihood Model and previous studies on information quality, we develop and test an explorative research model on Facebook news posts during the U.S. presidential election 2016. The study examines how cognitive, visual, affective and behavioral cues of the news posts as well as of the addressed user community can be used by machine learning classifiers to identify fake news fully automatically. The best performing configurations achieve a stratified 10-fold cross validated predictive accuracy of more than 80%, and a recall rate (share of correctly identified fake news) of nearly 90% on a balanced data sample solely based on data directly available on Facebook. Platform operators and users can draw on the results to identify fake news on social media platforms - either automatically or heuristically.Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems2017038The study examines how cognitive, visual, affective and behavioral cues of the news posts as well as of the addressed user community can be used by machine learning classifiers to identify fake news fully automatically.{'pages': '261'}['Christian Janze', 'Marten Risius']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a9f56d6249bc8da1049ae8db8a0fd58eb614d55cBackground Over 400,000 people across the Americas are thought to have been infected with Zika virus as a consequence of the 2015–2016 Latin American outbreak. Official government-led case count data in Latin America are typically delayed by several weeks, making it difficult to track the disease in a timely manner. Thus, timely disease tracking systems are needed to design and assess interventions to mitigate disease transmission. Methodology/Principal Findings We combined information from Zika-related Google searches, Twitter microblogs, and the HealthMap digital surveillance system with historical Zika suspected case counts to track and predict estimates of suspected weekly Zika cases during the 2015–2016 Latin American outbreak, up to three weeks ahead of the publication of official case data. We evaluated the predictive power of these data and used a dynamic multivariable approach to retrospectively produce predictions of weekly suspected cases for five countries: Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, and Martinique. Models that combined Google (and Twitter data where available) with autoregressive information showed the best out-of-sample predictive accuracy for 1-week ahead predictions, whereas models that used only Google and Twitter typically performed best for 2- and 3-week ahead predictions. Significance Given the significant delay in the release of official government-reported Zika case counts, we show that these Internet-based data streams can be used as timely and complementary ways to assess the dynamics of the outbreak.PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases201753167Internet-based data streams can be used as timely and complementary ways to assess the dynamics of the outbreak of Zika virus and show the predictive power of these data and a dynamic multivariable approach.2017-01-01T00:00:00PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases['Sarah F. McGough', 'J. Brownstein', 'J. Hawkins', 'M. Santillana']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2a2916bf66bb9a8219a6648a04383e3a6491be4cSocial media is becoming increasingly important during crisis situations. Affected people are now enabled to provide helpful on-site information, and emergency service organisations can use social media to inform people and communicate with them. This study addresses how different communication roles in social media affect sensemaking during crises situations. To this end, we conducted a study on Twitter during the Brussels attacks of 2016. We collected a sample of 3,223,197 tweets, which included a total of 1,535,943 participants. Our study reveals that, whereas information distribution dominates early crisis stages, attention-keeping gains in importance in subsequent stages. It is decisively depending on the characteristics and retweet behaviour of certain communication roles that information is being consulted by individuals in a situation of either lack of information or information overload.Wirtschaftsinformatik20175756It is decisively depending on the characteristics and retweet behaviour of certain communication roles that information is being consulted by individuals in a situation of either lack of information or information overload.Wirtschaftsinformatik und Angewandte Informatik['Stefan Stieglitz', 'Milad Mirbabaie', 'Lara Schwenner', 'Julian Marx', 'J. Lehr', 'Felix Brünker']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c4e33d4a90d9edccc8839e702feb29fea3e9b420Aids and Behavior20174660Findings suggest that recruitment strategies need to be tailored to reach specific target populations and incorporate recruitment queries into pre-screening forms can help modify recruitment strategies for greater efficacy and efficiency.AIDS and Behavior['S. Iribarren', 'A. Ghazzawi', 'A. Sheinfil', 'T. Frasca', 'William Brown', 'Javier Lopez-Ríos', 'C. Rael', 'I. Balán', 'R. Crespo', 'C. Dolezal', 'Rebecca Giguere', 'A. Carballo-Diéguez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 71ba33d51e13e7525d415593f279470fb41f20bfTravel and tourism is one of the most promising sectors in the world, and information is extremely important in this industry. These days, the way of traveler in utilizing this information throughout their travel decision making process has changed. The broad development of Information and Communication Technology especially in tourism industry is one of the factor which made this change happened. It is mainly associated with the emergence of social media as one of the Web 2.0 platform, which offers interactivity to users. The purpose of this study was to find out the travel decision-making process through the use of social media especially from the point of view of Indonesian traveler community members. The theoretical background in this study is based on the concept of consumer behavior, specifically the theory of travel buying behavior and also on the concept of the usage of information on social media. Data was collected through interviews with traveler community’s members "Backpacker Indonesia". This community’s members were chosen based on the results of the observation of the communication and interaction occurred in community’s sites.The main result of this study shows that social media has an important role as source of information to help the traveler in every stage of travel decisionmaking, and at each step, the traveler is using information in carrying out all activities undertaken. The study concluded some recommendations for the scope of academics and theoretical with the model of travel decision making process through the use of social media, as well as for the tourism industry to execute marketing strategies that more focus on the consumers. Keyword: Consumer Behavior, Travel Decision Making Process, Social Media, Information and Communications Technology20172260The main result of this study shows that social media has an important role as source of information to help the traveler in every stage of travel decisionmaking, and at each step, the traveler is using information in carrying out all activities undertaken.['Nindyta Aisyah Dwityas', 'Rizki Briandana']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fdc6b13880379f0a9ccd0b5893e77d8fbf14ccb5Marketing scholars and practitioners are keenly interested in brand engagement in social media because brand engagement has strong links to brand equity. However, much of the marketing literature focuses on customer brand engagement and often in a consumer market setting. This paper advances this literature in two ways by (1) focusing on employees, not customers, as important stakeholders who frequently engage with brands on social media, and by (2) observing brand engagement in a business-to-business context. We develop a conceptual framework based on a theory of word choice and verbal tone to understand the content of engagement observations (i.e., reviews) that breaks into five content dimensions—activity, optimism, certainty, realism, commonality—and four calculated dimensions—insistence, embellishment, variety, and complexity. Then, we examine over 6,300 job reviews authored by employees of B2B firms to explore the differences in the way employees engage with both highly-ranked, and -rated brands versus low-ranked and -rated brands. We find that there are significant differences in nearly all the theoretical dimensions, yet the effect sizes are much larger between high versus low review ratings compared to high versus low B2B brand ranking. We close with some important managerial implications and future research directions.20176356['Christine S. Pitt', 'Kirk Plangger']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b7c6b742c0f468f663832871cb7203894df66d622017057['Caroline Tagg', 'P. Seargeant', 'A. Brown']2017-01-01T00:00:00 14fab9badce498ba9a80e6ccda0a8c2a886b106eThis paper presents the systems developed by the UQAM team for the CLEF eRisk Pilot Task 2017. The goal was to predict as early as possible the risk of mental health issues from user-generated content in social media. Several approaches based on supervised learning and information retrieval methods were used to estimate the risk of depression for a user given the content of its posts in reddit. Among the five systems evaluated, the experiments show that combining information retrieval and machine learning approaches gives the best results.Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum20172141Five systems developed by the UQAM team for the CLEF eRisk Pilot Task 2017 show that combining information retrieval and machine learning approaches gives the best results.['Hayda Almeida', 'Antoine Briand', 'Marie-Jean Meurs']2017-01-01T00:00:00 30665c9e297fce4e89f57221fe90aea6835524c3This paper presents the algorithms that CERTH team deployed in order to tackle disaster recognition tasks and more specifically Disaster Image Retrieval from Social Media (DIRSM) and Flood-Detection in Satellite images (FDSI). Visual and textual analysis, as well as late fusion of their similarity scores, were deployed in social media images, while color analysis in the RGB and near-infrared channel of satellite images was performed in order to discriminate flooded from non-flooded images. Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN), DBpedia Spotlight and combMAX was implemented to tackle DIRSM, while Mahalanobis Distance-based classification and morphological post-processing were applied to deal with FDSI.MediaEval Benchmarking Initiative for Multimedia Evaluation2017541['Konstantinos Avgerinakis', 'A. Moumtzidou', 'Stelios Andreadis', 'E. Michail', 'Ilias Gialampoukidis', 'S. Vrochidis', 'Y. Kompatsiaris']2017-01-01T00:00:00 286448fd59b09b891567df189429717b1b9e5f61The use of social media sites for political expression has added a new layer to the study of political discussion. In this type of user-generated content applications, interpersonal and mass-mediated types of communication converge in one medium. Therefore, in this study, we bring together insights from interpersonal communication theories and mass communication models that predict online expression, adding explanatory power to this form of political participation. Specifically, we contribute to the understanding of social media political expression by examining the influence of communication competence and expected outcomes on expressive behaviors. Results of a representative survey of the adult urban population of Colombian Facebook (n = 598) and Twitter (n = 185) users, suggest that social media communication competence and expected status, novelty, and social outcomes influence political expression on social media. Furthermore, users’ social media political expression expected outcomes through Facebook and Twitter differ. This study illustrates the important role that interpersonal communication factors have for social media political discussion, and the difference between users’ expectations when they express their political views through different social media platforms.201771532017-01-01T00:00:00Social Media + Society['Alcides Velasquez', 'Hernando Rojas']2017-01-01T00:00:00 778b16f9721fce9ffcde14bcd6ac66ec29a1b54aSocial media are important platforms for risk communication during public health crises. Effective dissemination of accurate, relevant, and up-to-date health information is important for the public to raise awareness and develop risk management strategies. This study investigates Zika virus-related information circulated on Twitter, identifying the patterns of dissemination of popular tweets and tweets from public health authorities such as the CDC. We leveraged a large corpus of Twitter data covering the entire year of 2016. We analyzed the data using quantitative and qualitative content analyses, followed by machine learning to scale the manual content analyses to the corpus. The results revealed possible discrepancies between what the general public was most interested in, or concerned about, and what public health authorities provided during the Zika outbreak. We provide implications for public health authorities to improve risk communication through better alignment with the general public's information needs during public health crises.American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium20172854This study investigates Zika virus-related information circulated on Twitter, identifying the patterns of dissemination of popular tweets and tweets from public health authorities such as the CDC, and analyzed the data using quantitative and qualitative content analyses, followed by machine learning to scale the manual content analyses to the corpus.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium['Xinning Gui', 'Yue Wang', 'Yubo Kou', 'T. Reynolds', 'Yunan Chen', 'Qiaozhu Mei', 'Kai Zheng']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4ef01a892da7317c764f1a8c3749a344368ee9c9Abstract The article is concerned with the latest developments in Indonesia's Islamic field. Its focus is on the role of social media in exchange relationships between Islamic preachers and their constituency. The article first discusses economic exchanges between preachers and their followers, and then it concentrates on social exchanges and how they are mediated today. Empirically, the article delivers insight into the concerns of mostly female Indonesian middle‐class Muslims and shows how preachers have to adjust to the needs of their followers who are regularly online. Theoretically, the article offers a rereading of Pierre Bourdieu's classic work on forms of capital and their conversion. It emphasizes the temporal dimension of capital accumulation and conversion and explores the temporalities of online exchanges that have become constitutive of preacher–follower relationships. In doing so, it shows how Indonesia's Islamic preacher economy is currently transformed by these online exchanges, resulting in preacher–follower relationships that are characterized by dialogic constructions of Islamic authority. Being part of Indonesia's Islamic field, these changes in the Islamic preacher economy point to a broader trend in Indonesia's Islamic field toward greater sensitivity to the needs and worries of Indonesian middle‐class Muslims.Economic Anthropology20176058It is shown how Indonesia's Islamic preacher economy is currently transformed by these online exchanges, resulting in preacher–follower relationships that are characterized by dialogic constructions of Islamic authority.2017-01-01T00:00:00Economic Anthropology (Hoboken, N.j.)['M. Slama']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2fd9c018a818d893fd33b82362ae549aa6c8c9a6Government Information Quarterly201772141A framework for facilitating organizational learning through social media text analytics to enhance citizen-centric public service quality is developed and new insights generated from the case study suggest the framework's usefulness in showing more promising directions for government's double-loop learning Through social media platforms to enhance public servicequality.Gov. Inf. Q.['C. Reddick', 'A. Chatfield', 'A. Ojo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7cb5fadb7e8c682c50ced54713d8c9595c5f667e20170106['A. Köhler', 'Mirko Gründer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 63dd279a2f7e2b313830cdb94f9c1063a28ce14a201737116['Cara Brems', 'Martina Temmerman', 'Todd Graham', 'M. Broersma']2017-01-01T00:00:00 27a2c7deda13dba202de71cef7bd18c0bca25d59The social media usage has penetrated to the many areas in daily lives of today's students. Therefore, social media can be effective tool to support their educational communications and collaborations with their friends and also faculty members. This study aims to determine the effects of social media on collaborative learning. For this purpose, a theoretical model is proposed based on comprehensive literature review. Using an online questionnaire, data are collected from the students of one of the largest university in Turkey. Structural equation modelling is employed as the major statistical analytic technique. The theoretical model is supported by the findings significantly. The findings indicate that perceived ease of use is a predictor of perceived usefulness and both of these have impact on social media use of students for educational purposes. Social media usage improves peer interaction and course engagement of students and also students’ interaction with faculty members. Finally, peer interaction and course engagement have positive significant effect on collaborative learning. The results of the study might be helpful to students and educational leaders in their efforts to create initiatives to support, promote, and encourage the implementation and usage of social media in blended learning classes and provide adequate training for teachers to increase social media adoption.20172752The findings indicate that perceived ease of use is a predictor of perceived usefulness and both of these have impact on social media use of students for educational purposes.The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education['Aysun Bozanta', 'Sona Mardikyan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c2dd2978239571164ac939d5a81af55ed657c2a2The volume of data encapsulated within social media continues to grow, and, consequently, there is a growing interest in developing effective systems that can convert this data into usable knowledge. Over recent years, initiatives have been taken to enable and promote the utilization of knowledge derived from social media to perform health related tasks. These initiatives include the development of data mining systems and the preparation of datasets that can be used to train such systems. The overarching focus of the SMM4H shared tasks is to release annotated social media based health related datasets to the research community, and to compare the performances of distinct natural language processing and machine learning systems on tasks involving these datasets. The second execution of the SMM4H shared tasks comprised of three subtasks involving annotated user posts from Twitter (tweets): (i) automatic classification of tweets mentioning an adverse drug reaction (ADR) (ii) automatic classification of tweets containing reports of first-person medication intake, and (iii) automatic normalization of ADR mentions to MedDRA concepts. A total of 15 teams participated and 55 system runs were submitted. The best performing systems for tasks 2 and 3 outperformed the current state of the art systems.SMM4H@AMIA2017641The overarching focus of the SMM4H shared tasks is to release annotated social media based health related datasets to the research community, and to compare the performances of distinct natural language processing and machine learning systems on tasks involving these datasets.{'pages': '43-48'}['A. Sarker', 'Graciela Gonzalez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 32237c7804088647495c5611aaf2012efbd7d175Self-expression values are at an all-time high, and people are increasingly relying upon social media platforms to express themselves positively and accurately. We examined whether self-expression on the social media platform Twitter elicits positive and accurate social perceptions. Eleven perceivers rated 128 individuals (targets; total dyadic impressions = 1,408) on their impulsivity, self-esteem, and attachment style, based solely on the information provided in targets’ 10 most recent tweets. Targets were on average perceived normatively and with distinctive self-other agreement, indicating both positive and accurate social perceptions. There were also individual differences in how positively and accurately targets were perceived, which exploratory analyses indicated may be partially driven by differential word usage, such as the use of positive emotion words and self- versus other-focus. This study demonstrates that self-expression on social media can elicit both positive and accurate perceptions and begins to shed light on how to curate such perceptions.Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin20175751It is demonstrated that self-expression on social media can elicit both positive and accurate perceptions and begins to shed light on how to curate such perceptions.2017-01-01T00:00:00Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin['E. Orehek', 'Lauren J. Human']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6278b7ec434e1e626bdf4540a3be26cffa705265This narrative review examines assessments of the reliability of online health information retrieved through social media to ascertain whether health information accessed or disseminated through social media should be evaluated differently than other online health information. Several medical, library and information science, and interdisciplinary databases were searched using terms relating to social media, reliability, and health information. While social media’s increasing role in health information consumption is recognized, studies are dominated by investigations of traditional (i.e., non-social media) sites. To more richly assess constructions of reliability when using social media for health information, future research must focus on health consumers’ unique contexts, virtual relationships, and degrees of trust within their social networks.Journal of the Medical Library Association20177050To more richly assess constructions of reliability when using social media for health information, future research must focus on health consumers’ unique contexts, virtual relationships, and degrees of trust within their social networks.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA['N. Dalmer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fff3db44fb006c5151453a7e776bcf1808c4a6a2This research analyzes investors’ activity through social media and these media's influence over the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) using a logit model and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The logit results show that social media sentiment influences stock markets. Meanwhile, the fsQCA results show that the investors’ profile is important for explaining how social media influence the stock market. Particularly, holding period combined with experience in technical investors contributes to avoiding a raise in market risk, whereas for nontechnical investors message sentiment and experience form the combination that contributes to avoid a raise in market risk.20173543Investors’ activity through social media and these media's influence over the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) using a logit model and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) show that social media sentiment influences stock markets.Psychology & Marketing['J. Piñeiro-Chousa', 'Marcos Vizcaíno-González', 'Ada M. Pérez-Pico']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0112d8ba09126d597846a8edbc27031be46e6fb8We have entered an age which our mentors did not have the luxury of experiencing during their training. Young residents can go onto various online platforms and learn stepwise aesthetic and reconstructive procedures recorded on video. Educational platforms such as the RADAR Resource (http://www.surgery.org/radar), provided by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and the Plastic Surgery Education Network (http://www.psenetwork.org), provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), are available to all surgeons worldwide. Electronic videos and smartphone applications now render most surgical textbooks obsolete.1 Furthermore, patients can access social media sites such as YouTube (San Bruno, CA), Facebook (Menlo Park, CA), and Twitter (San Francisco, CA) and can acquire increased exposure and a basic understanding of aesthetic surgery with only a finger touch. Recently there has been a focus on sharing aesthetic procedures live on newer social media platforms, …Aesthetic surgery journal2017643The authors have entered an age which young residents can go onto various online platforms and learn stepwise aesthetic and reconstructive procedures recorded on video and can acquire increased exposure and a basic understanding of aesthetic surgery with only a finger touch.Aesthetic surgery journal['D. Reissis', 'A. Shiatis', 'D. Nikkhah']2017-01-01T00:00:00 445857aeff709fe74e2c5e22c296c9afcba0eb33Social media has become an established method of communication, and many physicians are finding these interactive tools and platforms to be useful for both personal and professional use. Risks of social media, or barriers to its use, include perceived lack of time, privacy concerns, and the risk of damage to one's reputation by unprofessional behavior. Of the social media platforms, Twitter has become favored by physicians and other health care professionals. Although one of the most obvious uses of social media is for rapid dissemination and receipt of information, oncologists are finding that social media is important for networking through blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. These platforms also have potential for providing opportunities for professional development, such as finding collaborators through networking, participation in Twitter journal clubs, and participating in online case-based tumor boards. Social media can also be used for patient engagement, such as through participation in tweet chats. There is emerging data that patient engagement through these platforms may lead to improvement in some health-related outcomes; however, data are sparse for oncology-specific outcomes. Efforts are underway to determine how to assess how social media engagement impacts health outcomes in oncology patients.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting2017047Efforts are underway to determine how to assess how social media engagement impacts health outcomes in oncology patients, and emerging data that patient engagement through these platforms may lead to improvement in some health-related outcomes.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting['M. Markham', 'Danielle Gentile', 'D. Graham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1a6d8f997c3080457c7909e4ff8effb738b44695Background: Few studies have examined inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients' knowledge and understanding of biologic therapies outside traditional surveys. Here, we used social media data to examine IBD patients' understanding of the risks and benefits associated with biologic therapies and how this affects decision-making. Methods: We collected posts from Twitter and e-forum discussions from >3000 social media sites posted between June 27, 2012 and June 27, 2015. Guided by natural language processing, we identified posts with specific IBD keywords that discussed the risks and/or benefits of biologics. We then manually coded the resulting posts and performed qualitative analysis using ATLAS.ti software. A hierarchical coding structure was developed based on the keyword list and relevant themes were identified through manual coding. Results: We examined 1598 IBD-related posts, of which 452 (28.3%) centered on the risks and/or benefits of biologics. There were 5 main themes: negative experiences and concerns with biologics (n = 247; 54.6%), decision-making surrounding biologic use (n = 169; 37.4%), positive experiences with biologics (n = 168; 37.2%), information seeking from peers (n = 125; 27.7%), and cost (n = 38; 8.4%). Posts describing negative experiences primarily commented on side effects from biologics, concerns about potential side effects and increased cancer risk, and pregnancy safety concerns. Posts on decision-making focused on nonbiologic treatment options, hesitation to initiate biologics, and concerns about changing or discontinuing regimens. Conclusions: Social media reveals a wide range of themes governing patients' experience and choice with IBD biologics. The complexity of navigating their risk–benefit profiles suggests merit in creating online tailored decision tools to support IBD patients' decision-making with biologic therapies.Inflammatory Bowel Diseases2017045Social media reveals a wide range of themes governing patients' experience and choice with IBD biologics, suggesting merit in creating online tailored decision tools to support IBD patients' decision-making with biologic therapies.Inflammatory Bowel Diseases['Bibiana Martínez', 'Francis Dailey', 'Christopher V. Almario', 'M. Keller', 'Mansee Desai', 'Taylor Dupuy', 'S. Mosadeghi', 'Cynthia Whitman', 'K. Lasch', 'L. Ursos', 'B. Spiegel']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9128fb7b05d7e0f8e92cf0f92182c295c4eeae7eper month, range 490 to 847). Nmedia platforms, such as Twitter, to disseminate their publications and make them more accessible to readers. One recent study suggested that articles featured on Twitter may be 3 times more likely to be read versus those that were not. Despite the widespread adoption of Twitter by academic journals, the extent to which the social media platforms and strategies can influence practical outcomes, such as number of article reads, remain understudied. In July of 2016, Annals of Surgery adopted the use of ‘‘visual abstracts’’ as a novel strategy to improve dissemination of the journal’s publications. A visual abstract is simply a visual representation of the key findings typically found in the abstract portion of an article. They are produced by the journal after an article is accepted. Examples can be found in Figure 1. As of March 2017, more than 15 journals have utilized visual abstracts in their social media dissemination strategy, yet no data exist describing how their use impacts dissemination of publications. In this context, a case-control crossover study was conducted to compare tweets that included only the title of the article versus tweets that contain the title and a visual abstract. Such information would be valuable to help journals and authors understand the impact of different dissemination strategies for their publications.2017445A case-control crossover study was conducted to compare tweets that included only the title of the article versus tweets that contain the title and a visual abstract, yet no data exist describing how their use impacts dissemination of publications.['A. Ibrahim', 'K. Lillemoe', 'M. Klingensmith', 'J. Dimick']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fdd9c2410643c9e6a27e81025bd673aa5dfd35adThis article explores the ways in which the concept of privacy is understood in the context of social media and with regard to users’ awareness of privacy policies and laws in the ‘Post-Snowden’ era. In the light of presumably increased public exposure to privacy debates, generated partly due to the European “Right to be Forgotten” ruling and the Snowden revelations on mass surveillance, this article explores users’ meaning-making of privacy as a matter of legal dimension in terms of its violations and threats online and users’ ways of negotiating their Internet use, in particular social networking sites. Drawing on the concept of legal consciousness, this article explores through focus group interviews the ways in which social media users negotiate privacy violations and what role their understanding of privacy laws (or lack thereof) might play in their strategies of negotiation. The findings are threefold: first, privacy is understood almost universally as a matter of controlling one’s own data, including information disclosure even to friends, and is strongly connected to issues about personal autonomy; second, a form of resignation with respect to control over personal data appears to coexist with a recognized need to protect one’s private data, while respondents describe conscious attempts to circumvent systems of monitoring or violation of privacy, and third, despite widespread coverage of privacy legal issues in the press, respondents’ concerns about and engagement in “self-protecting” tactics derive largely from being personally affected by violations of law and privacy.201753442017-01-01T00:00:00Social Media + Society['K. Sarikakis', 'L. Winter']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4bd781631bbde8e5460cbb98764082ebc98e0158Social media has become an established method of communication, and many physicians are finding these interactive tools and platforms to be useful for both personal and professional use. Risks of social media, or barriers to its use, include perceived lack of time, privacy concerns, and the risk of damage to one's reputation by unprofessional behavior. Of the social media platforms, Twitter has become favored by physicians and other health care professionals. Although one of the most obvious uses of social media is for rapid dissemination and receipt of information, oncologists are finding that social media is important for networking through blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. These platforms also have potential for providing opportunities for professional development, such as finding collaborators through networking, participation in Twitter journal clubs, and participating in online case-based tumor boards. Social media can also be used for patient engagement, such as through participation in tweet chats. There is emerging data that patient engagement through these platforms may lead to improvement in some health-related outcomes; however, data are sparse for oncology-specific outcomes. Efforts are underway to determine how to assess how social media engagement impacts health outcomes in oncology patients.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting2017044Efforts are underway to determine how to assess how social media engagement impacts health outcomes in oncology patients, and emerging data that patient engagement through these platforms may lead to improvement in some health-related outcomes.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting['M. Markham', 'Danielle Gentile', 'D. Graham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f57cb51216966ad96b5d7066f1e1706d68332ad9The number of Facebook users grew rapidly since its conception. Within today’s workplace, employees are increasingly connecting with each other on Facebook for interpersonal reasons. Due to sensational reports by media outlets of inappropriate social media use, many organizations are taking extreme measures about how their employees who utilize Facebook to connect with colleagues. Contrary to the negative assumptions, McAfee [1] states that social media within the workplace can promote positive dynamics. The present study uses McAfee’s argument to examine if a positive connection exists between colleagues who use Facebook to connect with each other. An online survey with questions involving Facebook use with co-workers, job satisfaction, and perceived job calling was completed by employees (N =70) at two high-tech companies in Northern California, USA. Results revealed that job satisfaction is positively correlated with intensity of Facebook use among co-workers. Furthermore, feeling called to one’s line of work was statistically significantly higher for the group of employees who spent the most amount of time interacting on Facebook with their co-workers than the group that spent the least amount of time. These results suggest that companies could begin to explore the positive benefits of social media use within the workplace.20172338['Brittany Hanna', 'Kerk F. Kee', 'Brett W. Robertson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d184929fd99655a949c892df40dc86ff01a029d3Suffering from post-traumatic stress impacts and restricts the life situation of the individual on several levels, not least regarding social difficulties. Social media on the Internet facilitate new possibilities for interaction and communication. Earlier research has demonstrated that people use social media to seek support and to discuss health-related issues. The current study aimed to describe how individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress use social media to convey authentic narratives of their daily lives, including illness, and further, to analyze the content of this media use. The data comprised YouTube videos, blogs, and forum discussions. Five categories cover the findings: (a) structure of the narrative, (b) narrating the trauma, (c) restrictions in life, (d) strategies in everyday living, and (e) online interaction. We stress that sharing narratives online facilitates a “verbalizing” of the life conditions of the sufferers and can be used as a self-care activity.Qualitative Health Research20176335It is stressed that sharing narratives online facilitates a “verbalizing” of the life conditions of the sufferers and can be used as a self-care activity.2017-01-01T00:00:00Qualitative Health Research['M. Salzmann-Erikson', 'D. Hiçdurmaz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e6d8f0210a981bce97929fd1b02984cbe9be518c20173139['G. Cervone', 'E. Schnebele', 'N. Waters', 'M. Moccaldi', 'Rosa Sicignano']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8ce347850c16994c873e5318dd8e202f4fa2c925Recruiting adolescent participants for research is challenging. The purpose of this study was to compare traditional in-person recruitment methods to social media recruitment. We recruited adolescents aged 14-18 years for a pilot physical activity intervention study, including a wearable physical activity tracking device and a Facebook group. Participants were recruited (a) in person from a local high school and an adolescent medicine clinic and (b) through social media, including Facebook targeted ads, sponsored tweets on Twitter, and a blog post. Data collected included total exposure (i.e., reach), engagement (i.e., interaction), and effectiveness. Effectiveness included screening and enrollment for each recruitment method, as well as time and resources spent on each recruitment method. In-person recruitment reached a total of 297 potential participants of which 37 enrolled in the study. Social media recruitment reached a total of 34,272 potential participants of which 8 enrolled in the study. Social media recruitment methods utilized an average of 1.6 hours of staff time and cost an average of $40.99 per participant enrolled, while in-person recruitment methods utilized an average of 0.75 hours of staff time and cost an average of $19.09 per participant enrolled. Social media recruitment reached more potential participants, but the cost per participant enrolled was higher compared to traditional methods. Studies need to consider benefits and downsides of traditional and social media recruitment methods based on study goals and population.Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking20171139Social media recruitment reached more potential participants, but the cost per participant enrolled was higher compared to traditional methods, and studies need to consider benefits and downsides of traditional and social media recruitment methods based on study goals and population.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking['M. Moreno', 'A. Waite', 'Megan Pumper', 'Trina Colburn', 'Matt Holm', 'J. Mendoza']2017-01-01T00:00:00 14c4b0ab6d7243f049a28c07a0c3ffa082e50ac9This paper describes recent changes in social media platforms and camera technologies that are ringing in a new era of social media practices. It specifically portrays the premises and promises of visual content sharing platforms such as Instagram, livecasting platforms like Periscope and the multi-media messaging app Snapchat. It argues that, as a result of shifts in the social media landscape, new social media marketing approaches are needed. It outlines opportunities and challenges for tourism marketers in taking advantage of new visual trends and calls for a better understanding of tourists' visual content creation and visual social media use behaviours to inform tourism marketing practice.2017035['U. Gretzel']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6b9f2c6bfba2a9cad27b47e9a59237ee1b208379International Conference on Arabic Computational Linguistics20173790A supervised learning method for irony detection in Arabic tweets using four groups of features whose efficiency has been empirically proved in other languages such as French, English, Italian, Dutch and Japanese is presented.{'pages': '161-168'}['Jihen Karoui', 'Farah Benamara', 'Véronique Moriceau']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f8fa579fd79a2c87c9269a0f08146b82520854d22017077['M. Yeo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9301d027ec13538dbac4b1334e48584853607daeComputers in Human Behavior20174796More engagement in infidelity-related behaviors on social media was significantly related to lower relationship satisfaction, higher relationship ambivalence, and greater attachment avoidance and anxiety in both women and men.Computers in human behavior['Brandon T. McDaniel', 'M. Drouin', 'Jaclyn D. Cravens']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7b9ba466a04817113dae8a3daf6d1b561789b10dSocial media has become a prominent platform for opinions and thoughts. This stated that the characteristics of a person can be assessed through social media status updates. The purpose of this research article is to provide a web application in order to detect one's personality using linguistic feature analysis. The personality of a person has classified according to Eysenck's Three Factor personality model. The proposed technique is based on ontology based text classification, linguistic feature-vector matrix using LIWC (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) features including semantic analysis using supervised machine learning algorithms and questionnaire based personality detection. This is vital for HR management system when recruiting and promoting employees, R&D Psychologists can use the dynamic ontology for storage purposes and all the other API users including universities and sports clubs. According to the test results the proposed system is in an accuracy level of 91%, when tested with a real world personality detection questionnaire based application, and results demonstrate that the proposed technique can detect the personality of a person with considerable accuracy and a speed.2017 6th National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM)2017029Results demonstrate that the proposed technique can detect the personality of a person with considerable accuracy and a speed.2017 6th National Conference on Technology and Management (NCTM)['Dilini Sewwandi Rajapaksha', 'K. Perera', 'S. Sandaruwan', 'Oshani Lakchani', 'A. Nugaliyadde', 'S. Thelijjagoda']2017-01-01T00:00:00 16941b01ce817ee4899ec99409384f81c273b191Internal communication is increasingly vital to organizational success due to the influence of social media, yet it remains understudied within public relations research. Using a qualitative content analysis of 181 websites, this study examines how leading public relations agency websites frame the value of internal communication and its connection to social media. Findings reveal internal communication is largely missing from the frame. When explicitly referenced, it is mostly framed as synonymous with employee communication as a means for management to communicate to employees, though some portrayals are more robust. Websites frame internal communication’s value as enhancing financial outcomes by improving workplace culture, employee engagement, and workers’ willingness to support management’s preferred organization brand or reputation. Social media are disconnected from internal communication and are mostly framed as tools that require additional employee training to use in order to reach external audiences. A handful of agencies urge organizations to include social media and internal stakeholders within the internal communication function. Recommendations are made for future internal communication research and practice. Introduction Internal communication’s importance is rising as organizations pay more attention to how they communicate with internal stakeholders in turbulent, dynamic operational environments characterized by increasing globalization, mergers, restructuring, technology adoption and other challenges (e.g., Omilion-Hodges & Baker, 2014; Mishra, Boynton, & Mishra, 2014; Vercic, Vercic, & Sriramesh, 2012). Yet, internal communication has been understudied within public relations research, which has focused more on external organizational audiences and stakeholders (e.g., Kim & Rhee, 2011; Omilion-Hodges & Baker, 2014; Waymer & Ni, 2009). Public Relations Journal Vol. 11, Issue 1 (June 2017) © 2017 Institute for Public Relations 2 Internal communication’s rising importance in practice may have renewed scholars’ interest in the topic. In a special 2012 issue of Public Relations Review focused on internal communication, the editors list a series of industry and academic initiatives and analyses that had begun to examine internal communication as important and as a separate public relations or communication domain (Vercic et al., 2012). Welch (2013) pointed out that internal communication practitioners need specialized knowledge and skills to meet the demands of diverse internal stakeholders, yet the most recent master’s level education standards from the 2012 Commission on Public Relations Education do not include knowledge components or categories specific to internal communication. Given the historic undervaluing of internal communication and the reported renaissance in its appreciation, this paper explores how 181 leading public relations agency websites frame internal communication’s value and its connection to social media. Agency websites serve as the public faces companies use to communicate their services and skills to external audiences (Rolland & Bazzoni, 2009). In doing so, websites also communicate industry norms and priorities, or lack thereof, related to internal communication. The results and subsequent discussion offer theoretical and practical implications for expanding the way internal communication and its connection to social media are understood and depicted. Literature Review Internal communication ranges from informal office grapevine communication or gossip to more formal corporate communication between senior managers and all employees as part of the public relations or corporate communication functions (Welch & Jackson, 2007). OmilionHodges and Baker (2014) define strategic internal communication as “thoughtful and proactive framing of messages tailored to meet employees’ temporal, informational, and affective needs” (p. 436). The most recent edition of the Encyclopedia of Public Relations describes internal communication as “public relations directed to and among employees in an organization” (Sowa, 2013, p. 464). As these definitions suggest, internal communication is often used interchangeably with intra-organizational communication and equated with employee communication (Vercic et al., 2012). Additionally, organization usually refers to the managers, supervisors or leaders while employee refers to non-management personnel (e.g., Ruck & Welch, 2012; Ortiz & Ford, 2009). Welch and Jackson (2007) called on scholars to expand their definition of internal communication as the “strategic management of interactions and relationships between stakeholders within organisations across a number of interrelated dimensions including, internal line manager communication, internal team peer communication, internal project peer communication and internal corporate communication” (p. 184). They also called for a broader understanding of internal stakeholders since most internal communication research oversimplifies employees as one public (L’Etang, 2005). Welch and Jackson (2007) call for more research on internal corporate communication, which takes place at the top management level and has been predominantly one-way communication focused on organizational and corporate issues such as goals, objectives, new developments, activities and achievements. Public Relations Journal Vol. 11, Issue 1 (June 2017) © 2017 Institute for Public Relations 3 Value of Internal Communication Most internal communication research takes a functionalist management-centric perspective seeking to improve effectiveness from management’s view (Cameron & McCollum, 1993; Ruck & Welch, 2012; Welch, 2012). Employees may be undervalued within an organization’s larger communication strategy, yet they represent a critical stakeholder group, because they interact most frequently with key external publics (Kim & Rhee, 2011). Employees play important roles in carrying out the larger corporate communication strategy (Dolphin, 2005), reinforcing a preferred corporate culture (Ortiz & Ford, 2009), including executing companies’ external public relations (White, Vanc, & Stafford, 2010), and serving as internal and external brand ambassadors (Dolphin, 2005; Ortiz & Ford, 2009). Internal communication strategies can be especially important to organizations experiencing major changes (Dolphin, 2005), including mergers and acquisitions, downsizings, reorganizations (Stein, 2006; Williamson, 2005), internal/external conflicts such as union campaign efforts (Ortiz & Ford, 2009), and crises in general (Johansen, Aggerholm, & Frandsen, 2012; Dolphin, 2005). Change communication may be used with internal stakeholders to help bring about organizational change goals (Lies, 2012). McKie and Willis (2012) encourage organizations to foster employee engagement in order to link themselves “to a wider stakeholder universe beyond the customer and commercially driven value chain” (p. 849). However, internal communication’s commercially driven value is often stressed, because organizations are under increasing financial pressure and tend to use financial indicators to assess internal communication’s value (Meng & Pan, 2012). External stakeholders such as investors are often considered the most important to financial performance, yet employees are just as critical (de Bussy & Suprawan, 2012). A company’s employee orientation, such as fostering employee dialogue and showing employee concern, may impact corporate financial performance more than its orientation toward any other stakeholder group, including shareholders, customers, and the community (de Bussy & Suprawan, 2012). Employee-centric internal communication programs can increase engagement by providing feedback mechanisms to cultivate employees’ voices in the organization and develop dialogue; by providing content-rich information that employees want to know versus what managers want to communicate; and by involving employees in organizational activities and developments (Men, 2012; Ruck & Welch, 2012). Yet scant attention has been paid to employees’ preferred communication content that will increase identification and engagement with the organization (Ruck & Welch, 2012). Influence of Social Media When determining how to communicate with employees, organizational leaders should take into account employees’ channel and content preferences (e.g., Friedl & Vercic, 2011; Gallicano et al., 2012; Ruck & Welch, 2012). Social media are interactive digital or mobile tools that allow users to access, create or influence content (Wright & Hinson, 2010), including within an internal communication context. These interactive tools meet employees’ desires for the ability to express personal opinions, create content, build community and share knowledge within organizations (Friedl & Vercic, 2011). Social media give employees a larger platform for instantaneously, publicly expressing positive and negative thoughts about employers (Miles & Mangold, 2014; Omilion-Hodges & Baker, 2014). As such, social media can collapse the internal and external dichotomy. Within a Public Relations Journal Vol. 11, Issue 1 (June 2017) © 2017 Institute for Public Relations 4 shifting landscape, internal stakeholders shape an organization’s identity and “can arguably also have a great effect on the organization’s bottom line due to the fluidity of organizational boundaries” (Omilion-Hodges & Baker, 2014, p. 436). While the majority of employees under 30 in their study showed a preference for traditional media within an internal communication context, Friedl and Vercic (2011) urge communicators to include social media tools such as intranets and online newsletters to complement traditional internal communication. Stein (2006) found that employees prefer intranets second only to face-to-face communication as a means to effectively establish a sense of community for organizations with multiple sites. Internal social media cou20174330Public Relations Journal['A. Levenshus', 'Laura L. Lemon']2017-01-01T00:00:00 aabd10ba57ba805bc00a669b66d1f56c0e0963b3ABSTRACT Using the E-leadership theory as the conceptual framework, the study examined strategic communicators’ perceptions of the impact of social media use on their work, leadership behaviors, and work-life conflict. Through a national sample of communication professionals (N = 458), this study revealed the following key findings. The use of YouTube in professionals’ work, social media use in media relations, employee communications, and cause-related marketing/social marketing were significantly, positively associated with participants’ perceptions of the enhancing impact of social media use. Social media use in crisis management and employee communications significantly, positively predicted professionals’ perceptions of social media’s aggravating impact (e.g., extended work hours, increased workload) on their work. The use of Facebook and YouTube in strategic communication, the use of social media in environmental scanning, as well as the positive and negative impact of social media use all significantly and positively predicted communication professionals’ leadership behaviors. When the unintended negative effects of social media use happened, professionals perceived a low control over their work and thereby experienced a high level of time-based and strain-based work-life conflict. Finally, public affairs/governmental relations professionals who were frequent users of social media for their work reported a high level of strain-based work-life conflict.201788292017-01-01T00:00:00International Journal of Strategic Communication['Hua Jiang', 'Yi Luo', 'O. Kulemeka']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1943a624cd7f930ab36527a14f3a3a2e739da512This conceptual paper describes a language learning model that applies social media to foster contextualized and connected language learning in communities. The model emphasizes weaving together different forms of language learning activities that take place in different learning contexts to achieve seamless language learning. It promotes social interactions with social media about the learners’ day-to-day life using the targeted second or foreign language. The paper first identifies three key features of the language learning approach, namely, authenticity, contextualization and socialization. How these features are related to the communicative approach of language learning are subsequently explicated. This is followed by further explication on how the notion of seamless language learning could inform learning designers and learners in synergizing the desired characteristics of language learning together. Eventually, we propose the SMILLA (Social MedIa as Language Learning Artifacts) Framework to operationalize seamless language learning with the use of social media. A case of seamless language learning environment design known as MyCloud will be described to illustrate the practicality of the SMILLA Framework.20173930A language learning model that applies social media to foster contextualized and connected language learning in communities and proposes the SMILLA (Social MedIa as Language Learning Artifacts) Framework to operationalize seamless language learning with the use of social media.Comunicar['L. Wong', 'Ching Sing-Chai', 'Guat Poh-Aw']2017-01-01T00:00:00 56b8b087c99d3db3812dc6397c2277e6a8d6b063This paper describes the GermEval 2017 shared task on Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis that consists of four subtasks: relevance, document-level sentiment polarity, aspect-level polarity ad opinion target extraction. System performance is measured on two evaluation sets – one from the same time period as the training and development set, and a second one, which contains data from a later time period. We describe the subtasks and the data in detail and provide the shared task results. Overall, the shared task attracted over 50 system runs from 8 teams.20173161The GermEval 2017 shared task on Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis that consists of four subtasks: relevance, document-level sentiment polarity, aspect-level polarity ad opinion target extraction, and results are described.['Michael Wojatzki', 'Eugen Ruppert', 'Sarah Holschneider', 'Torsten Zesch', 'Chris Biemann']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6e5aed67cc93266ec8005cef16b1b5bae6218029Social media networks are now considered as one of the major news channels that breaks news as they fold. The problem of event detection based on social media has attracted researchers' attention recently because of the enormous popularity of social media. Existing approaches focus on features that don't reflect full characteristics of the social network. For the purpose of this research, we define an event as an occurrence that has enough force and momentum that could create an observable change of the context of a social network. Such a definition provides us with a wider perspective through which we can view the big picture of the social network. In this research, we propose a novel framework for detecting events on social media. We introduce a temporal approach to detect structural change of the social network that reflects an occurrence of an event using machine learning algorithms. In this study, we show that processing temporal social networks captures the complete complexity of the social network, which results in a higher accuracy of event detection.Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference20172532This research proposes a novel framework for detecting events on social media and introduces a temporal approach to detect structural change of the social network that reflects an occurrence of an event using machine learning algorithms.2017 IEEE 7th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)['Abdulrahman Aldhaheri', 'JeongKyu Lee']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ff6a685b35ba7841ff5b50440747e9cdf49795bcGovernment Information Quarterly20176096Evaluation of a novel method of promoting and supporting open innovation in the public sector through social media monitoring reveals its capabilities and strengths, and at the same time its problems and weaknesses as well, and also ways/interventions for addressing the latter.Gov. Inf. Q.['E. Loukis', 'Y. Charalabidis', 'Aggeliki Androutsopoulou']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e6eaf9f2b2a1783890c8590f5268060835a3d8bf2017089['Claudine Bonneau']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9a102f4a87cc2b008fa532bbaccb17ddaf0016182017071A computational model that combines topic and sentiment classification to elicit influential subjects from consumer perceptions in social media is introduced and produces insights for two fundamental brand equity dimensions: brand awareness and brand meaning.['Demitrios Pournarakis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0e4077c01f55ad2431183a5db25d2b3444302f97Uncertainty in crises often leads to knowledge gaps, which can be bridged through people’s communication, resulting in sensemaking. Because research dealing with the identification of roles to examine how they guide sensemaking is almost non-existent, this paper seeks to clarify this problem. In the context of crisis communication related to the Brussels bombings in 2016, first social network analyses are conducted to identify influential users and their role. Second, content and sensemaking analyses are performed to determine what kind of content diffuses through them to contribute to sensemaking. The results indicate that frequently retweeted users (information starters) as well as those with the most followers (amplifiers) guide the gap bridging through tweeting and retweeting new information. Furthermore, users who have the potential to bridge different communities (transmitters) shared many opinions, leading to sensemaking differently. These first research insights provide practitioners in role-based, target-oriented communication with coding schemes for further crisis communication research.European Conference on Information Systems20177958The results indicate that frequently retweeted users as well as those with the most followers guide the gap bridging through tweeting and retweeting new information, leading to sensemaking differently.{'pages': '138'}['Milad Mirbabaie', 'Elisa Zapatka']2017-01-01T00:00:00 99e25ea911892ee04eb576a6d9be582dec3a8b7eThe purpose of this study was to identify in what way social media and mobile technology assist with learning and education of the undergraduate nurse. The study involved undergraduate nursing students across three campuses from the University of Notre Dame Australia. Participants were invited to complete an online questionnaire that related to their current knowledge, preferences, and practice with mobile technology and social media within their undergraduate nursing degree. A quantitative descriptive survey design was adapted from an initial pilot survey by the authors. A total of 386 nursing students (23.47% of the total enrolment) completed the online survey. Overall, results suggested that students are more supportive of social media and mobile technology in principle than in practice. Students who frequently use mobile technologies prefer to print out, highlight, and annotate the lecture material. Findings suggest that nursing students currently use mobile technology and social media and are keen to engage in ongoing learning and collaboration using these resources. Therefore, nursing academia should encourage the appropriate use of mobile technology and social media within the undergraduate curriculum so that responsible use of such technologies positively affects the future nursing workforce.Computers, Informatics, Nursing20173124Results suggested that students are more supportive of social media and mobile technology in principle than in practice and nursing academia should encourage the appropriate use of mobile technology and social media within the undergraduate curriculum so that responsible use of such technologies positively affects the future nursing workforce.CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing['Benjamin Hay', 'P. Carr', 'Lydia Dawe', 'K. Clark-Burg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ad36d53e2e69286e4281f59a18f6970b77c6d0ebThis paper presents results from a questionnaire (n=333) designed to gain an understanding of instructor motivations and experience with social media use in educational practice. Data on overall use of social media, and instructors’ use of social media in classes are applied to assess factors leading to present and future use of social media in teaching, using a framework based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model. Our findings show use in teaching is driven by factors associated with UTAUT’s Performance Expectancy construct, i.e., personal engagement with social media, and Moderating Condition of age, with older participants making greater use of social media in teaching. Other constructs associated with use are Habit (experience teaching online), Social Influence (colleagues using social media), Effort Expectancy (awareness of barriers, staying informed), Facilitating Conditions (institutional technology support) and Moderating Conditions (teaching at a two-year college).Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172526Findings show use in teaching is driven by factors associated with UTAUT’s Performance Expectancy construct, i.e., personal engagement with social media, and Moderating Condition of age, with older participants making greater use of social media in teaching.{'pages': '1-10'}['Marc Esteve Del Valle', 'A. Gruzd', 'C. Haythornthwaite', 'Drew Paulin', 'Sarah A. Gilbert']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4ca95b0b08064f6ef3b11c5f09673a6a9393f06c(In)Aktive Marktsegmentierung: Marketing und noch zu installierende Rolle von Big- und Social-Media-Data«. Marketing has always been dependent on the input of new forms of consumer data throughout its history, relying on translations of this data into more and more effective means for targeting and engaging consumers. The focus on the digital segmentation of consumers has been subject to differing marketing orientations, beginning with relationship marketing and moving towards experiential marketing and now more recent efforts towards ‘collaborative’ marketing. The intention behind segmenting consumers is focused on more effectively engaging targeted segments towards repeat buying behaviours. However, as in past practices, the shift to social media marketing and social customer relationship management (social CRM) has been subject to some significant limitations. Although the advent of social media and the opening up of this space for marketing has created (the potential for) an expanded means for tracking and classifying consumer behaviour, this paper highlights the limitations of the practices for all but a few select marketing practices in the ‘successful’ ‘making up’ of markets. This paper examines the limitations in use of social media data. Despite the promises of big data, old ways of segmentation and classification die hard and are seen as and often are evaluated as (more) effective. While the potential for consumers to actively participate in forms of marketing has shifted with the advent of social media, studies of participation in multiple mediums for ‘user’ or consumer participation indicate that this is done infrequently. Social media remains ‘uninstalled’. This paper highlights the limitations of specific marketing segmentations ‘in practice.’ It indicates that narratives of consumer empowerment and participation are limited alongside the slow and incremental adaptation to highly valued trends by most companies in practice.20174726The limitations of specific marketing segmentations ‘in practice’ indicate that narratives of consumer empowerment and participation are limited alongside the slow and incremental adaptation to highly valued trends by most companies in practice.Historical Social Research['J. Pridmore', 'L. Hämäläinen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5a91de4b16cac0eb6d9a1b846b1a7a2f6c024597Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism20172525The results show that, in general, the tweets by both local residents and tourists tend to be positive, however, some destinations have high percentages of neutral and even negative tweets, showing the importance for destinations of conducting sentiment analysis studies and strategic branding, involving a greater implication and participation of their publics.{'pages': '655-668'}['M. Jabreel', 'Antonio Moreno', 'Assumpció Huertas']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7a445ffe1944d24c3da8eeaaeaaaea7fa8f656cdSocial media is increasingly important as a marketing tool, but small businesses may be underutilizing it. To date, a small number of studies have investigated the impact of social media marketing on small businesses in the hotel industry. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of social media on the bed and breakfast (B&B) industry segment, as measured by the influence of social media outreach on brand awareness and online sales. The results of this study indicated strong correlations between the social media outreach efforts, and both brand awareness and online sales.20174525['Muaid Momany', 'Abdullah Alshboul']2017-01-01T00:00:00 12e1a15f415b98d14c8dc9090c7df67e84bb9987Fashion industry, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs), is an important contributor to European economy. This study analyses data from six Spanish and Italian SME fashion companies' in order to understand how fashion brands implement their social media marketing strategies. The research includes a qualitative study, combined with a content analysis of brands' posts on their Facebook brand-pages. The results suggest that perceived importance of social media as part of corporate marketing strategy is the main driver for brands' social media marketing implementation, and that brand awareness is the main objective SMEs would like to achieve. The three Spanish brands and one Italian brand appear to take a transactional marketing approach, while the other two Italian brands adopt a hybrid transactional/relational approach. SMEs focus primarily on representation actions; more specifically, promotion and sales.Int. J. Web Based Communities20176328The research includes a qualitative study, combined with a content analysis of brands' posts on their Facebook brand-pages, which suggest that perceived importance of social media as part of corporate marketing strategy is the main driver for brands' social media marketing implementation, and that brand awareness is themain objective SMEs would like to achieve.Int. J. Web Based Communities['A. Ananda', 'Á. Hernández-García', 'L. Lamberti']2017-01-01T00:00:00 974058c6a1c7c194de5f0b3d198096fb237f1bd3The practices of social proof techniques to attract consumers to shop on social media have proliferated over time and been used extensively. The reviewed literature uncovers that social community recommendation, customers’ ratings and reviews, celebrity’s endorser and numbers of likes, affect consumers’ purchasing decisions. However, the effect of different types of social proof techniques on purchasing intention is unknown. This study empirically compares the effect of number of followers, celebrity endorser and social community recommendation on consumers’ purchasing intention. An experiment has been conducted and the results reveal that the consumers’ purchasing intention differs between groups. Further analysis discovers that the impact on consumers’ purchasing intention is different between high number of followers and low number of followers, and between having social community recommendation and not having social community recommendation. Though, the impact of these two techniques is equal wherein no technique is superior to other. In order to gain purchasing engagement and boost online sales, online businesses on social media are encouraged to use the power of social proof technique, either by increasing the number of followers or providing more social community recommendations.20172725This study empirically compares the effect of number of followers, celebrity endorser and social community recommendation on consumers’ purchasing intention and discovers that the impact on consumers' purchasing intention is different between high number of Followers and low number offollowers.['Yurita Yakimini Abdul Talib', 'Rafeah Mat Saat']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1f7ae75b1760d7d55ae44b5fd3297a6db4a75e98IntroductionThe impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be seen in almost every area of human activity, ranging from entertainment, information searching, decision making-processes, purchasing, and professional issues in education where traditional styles and methods are often replaced with modern ones that are designed to support and facilitate time-saving, effort and costs in everyday routines (Nichols and Anderson, 2005; Skiera et al., 2015). In keeping with this, we focus on the importance of social media (SM) in the field of education (Gammon and White, 2011; Ngai et al., 2015; Richardson, 2006) from the perspective that individuals expand their knowledge to a varying extent.SM tools enable involvement and cooperation between students and teachers, as well as peers from different parts of the world (Bartow, 2014; Kim et al., 2014). In this respect the increasing usage of SM by both teachers and students has attracted substantial research attention aimed at assessing, for example, their role in higher education (see e.g., Tess, 2013, for a comprehensive overview of the literature); research that has failed to produce clear-cut results. Thus, some authors advocate greater use of SM in classrooms because of their capacity to enhance creativity and diversity in teaching styles as a means of fostering active learning for students (Anderson, 2007; Selwyn, 2010); enhancing pedagogical choice for teachers (McLoughlin and Lee, 2010); as a lever for promoting learning in a dynamic and networked social environment (Hung and Yuen, 2010); and as a tool to enhance students' interest, engagement, control and responsibility for their education (Blankenship, 2010, p. 12). Other studies advocate a cautious adoption and usage of SM for educational purposes, stressing the necessity of some a-priory literacy in SM. According to a recent US survey carried out among 1000 college and university faculty members, cited by Blankenship (2010, p. 12), attention, participation, collaboration, network awareness and critical consumption are the five main problems that need to be taken into account in order to ensure an effective and well-informed usage of SM. All in all, there are few comparative studies of the impact of SM on individuals' behaviour, and in particular, on their learning habits.The main aim of the paper is to identify if the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, education level) influence the use of SM for educational purposes for students from various environments such as China, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the United States (US). This research topic is both important and pertinent given the increasing international composition of the classrooms (i.e., Erasmus programmes, international masters programmes, etc.). In order to design teaching methods that are adapted to the digital environment it is therefore important for teachers to understand how students' socio-economic and cultural profiles influence their preferences for SM's usage. The theoretical analysis has been based on literary studies and empirical data collected in several countries in order to identify the differences and similarities among them. To collect the data for the exploratory empirical study the authors used two research methods: PAPI (Paper and Pen Personal Interview) and CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interview).The structure of this paper is as follows: first, the relevant literature is reviewed. This is followed by a description of the applied methodology. Then the results of the empirical study are presented and discussed. The paper ends with a discussion of the limitations and suggestions for future research.1.Literature overviewSocial media is an area of interest and research for many practitioners and researchers studying the influence of these media on different aspects of human life and activity (Merrill, 2011; Patino et al., 2012). Although SM were originally intended to enhance social interactions they soon became a tool that was also used by firms, for example, to build brand loyalty, and by other institutions, such as universities, libraries, etc. …20175925If the socio-demographic variables (gender, age, education level) influence the use of SM for educational purposes for students from various environments such as China, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the United States (US) is identified.Economics & Sociology['Ma³gorzata Bartosik-Purgat', 'N. Filimon', 'Meltem Kiygi-Calli']2017-01-01T00:00:00 546989ed91dcedd3ba41465c44f0eca7f35ca59720173962['Jill Walker Rettberg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3f909a8fd457310b66aae993b415ad6d6d6236f1Computational approaches to opinion mining have mostly focused on polarity detection of product reviews by classifying the given text as positive, negative or neutral. While, there is less effort in the direction of socio-political opinion mining to determine favorability towards given targets of interest, particularly for social media data like news comments and tweets. In this research, we explore the task of automatically determining from the text whether the author of the text is in favor of, against, or neutral towards a proposition or target. The target may be a person, an organization, a government policy, a movement, a product, etc. Moreover, we are interested in detecting the reasons behind authors’ positions. This thesis is organized into three main parts: the first part on Twitter stance detection and interaction of stance and sentiment labels, the second part on detecting stance and the reasons behind it in online news comments, and the third part on multi-target stance classification. One may express favor (or disfavor) towards a target by using positive or negative language. Here, for the first time, we present a dataset of tweets annotated for whether the tweeter is in favor of or against pre-chosen targets, as well as for sentiment. These targets may or may not be referred to in the tweets, and they may or may not be the target of opinion in the tweets. We develop a simple stance detection system that outperforms all 19 teams that participated in a recent shared task competition on the same dataset (SemEval-2016 Task #6). Additionally, access to both stance and sentiment annotations allows us to conduct several experiments to tease out their interactions. Next, we proposed a novel framework for joint learning of stance and reasons behind it. This framework relies on topic modeling. Unlike other machine learning approaches for argument tagging which often require a large set of labeled data, our approach is minimally supervised. The extracted arguments are subsequently employed for stance classification. Furthermore, we create and make available the first dataset of online news comments manually annotated for stance and arguments. Experiments on this dataset demonstrate the benefits of using topic modeling, particularly Non-Negative Matrix Factorization, for argument detection. Previous models for stance classification often treat each target independently, ignoring the potential (sometimes very strong) dependency that could exist among targets. However, in many applications, there exist natural dependencies among targets. In this research, we relieve such independence assumptions in order to jointly model the stance expressed towards multiple targets. We present a new dataset that we built for this task and make it publicly available. Next, we show that an attention-based encoder-decoder framework is very effective for this problem, outperforming several alternatives that jointly learn dependent subjectivity through cascading classification or multi-task learning.201723222This research explores the task of automatically determining from the text whether the author of the text is in favor of, against, or neutral towards a proposition or target, and proposed a novel framework for joint learning of stance and reasons behind it based on topic modeling.['Parinaz Sobhani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6b0ad15d5807ffcc9b1cc3991497d340b5fd0e50In the present competitive business environment, organisations are far more focusing on their employees. The workforce is undergoing tremendous transformation characterised by the influx of Gen Y employees, making them the significant segment of the workforce. However, they are inherently different in attitude and work ethics from their predecessors, and have a strong tendency to switch jobs frequently. Thus, it is imperative to effectively retain this generation for organisational sustainability. Therefore, this study aims to explore certain human resource interventions for the retention of Gen Y employees. Furthermore, consistent with the extant literature, this study presents a conceptual model integrating mentoring and social media to retain Gen Y employees. The conceptual model is significant for scholars as well as professionals. It provides useful insights to assist management in bolstering the retention rates among Gen Y employees. Future avenues of research are also recommended thereafter.2017022International Journal of Business and Systems Research['M. Naim', 'Usha Lenka']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f44233efd538bd206d704cc7ce67700ac33e7764Introduction Adverse events associated with medications are under-reported in postmarketing surveillance systems. A systematic review of published data from 37 studies worldwide (including Canada) found the median under-reporting rate of adverse events to be 94% in spontaneous reporting systems. This scoping review aims to assess the utility of social media and crowd-sourced data to detect and monitor adverse events related to health products including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics and natural health products. Methods and analysis Our review conduct will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methods manual. Literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library from inception to 13 May 2016. Additional sources included searches of study registries, conference abstracts, dissertations, as well as websites of international regulatory authorities (eg, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the WHO, European Medicines Agency). Search results will be supplemented by scanning the references of relevant reviews. We will include all publication types including published articles, editorials, websites and book sections that describe use of social media and crowd-sourced data for surveillance of adverse events associated with health products. Two reviewers will perform study selection and data abstraction independently, and discrepancies will be resolved through discussion. Data analysis will involve quantitative (eg, frequencies) and qualitative (eg, content analysis) methods. Dissemination The summary of results will be sent to Health Canada, who commissioned the review, and other relevant policymakers involved with the Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network. We will compile and circulate a 1-page policy brief and host a 1-day stakeholder meeting to discuss the implications, key messages and finalise the knowledge translation strategy. Findings from this review will ultimately inform the design and development of a data analytics platform for social media and crowd-sourced data for pharmacovigilance in Canada and internationally. Registration details Our protocol was registered prospectively with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/kv9hu/).BMJ Open20173924This scoping review aims to assess the utility of social media and crowd-sourced data to detect and monitor adverse events related to health products including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics and natural health products.2017-01-01T00:00:00BMJ Open['A. Tricco', 'W. Zarin', 'Erin Lillie', 'B. Pham', 'S. Straus']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6183ef8722c82dd75dab4db86a3a67c93a5cc116Many companies in Indonesia have begun to use social media as an approach to interact with their consumers. This research aims to analyse the critical significance of social media in daily routines, including its impact on consumers’ purchase intention. The variables cover a combination of staged impacts, which defines social media as offering several variables exogenous variables, e.g. openness, speed, dependence and perceived price, perceived risk and perceived value, in affecting purchase intention as the endogenous variable. The respondents involve people who have around two or three times purchasing experiences at e-commerce sites (repeating customers). The research is particularly conducted in Jakarta, in which the data are gathered through a purposive sampling technique, which has then gathered 307 samples. These responses are processed through factor and SEM analysis. Looking at the results, the highest impact towards consumers’ purchase intention is the perceived value, while it is negatively affected by perceived price and risk. The application of this research toward certain ecommerce or online brands can be implemented in the future.20172524['A. Permatasari']2017-01-01T00:00:00 58b61de45193efc41d7c3d7304b8ec3185971c70Background Social media is increasingly being used as a means of recruiting participants, particularly for investigators whose areas of interest involve rare conditions or hard-to-reach populations. However, much of the literature to date has focused on paid advertisement recruitment. Objective We used Lynch syndrome (LS), a rare hereditary cancer syndrome, as a model to demonstrate the successful partnership between researchers and a Web-based patient education and advocacy organization to facilitate participant recruitment. Methods Recruitment was undertaken in partnership with Lynch Syndrome International (LSI), an advocacy organization with a strong social media presence. After LSI published our study information, participants followed up via email or phone call. Following prescreening and consent, interested and eligible participants were then sent a secure survey link. Results Within 36 hours of a single Facebook post by the site administrators for LSI, over 150 individuals responded via phone or email. Sixty-five individuals were sent the survey link and 57 individuals completed the survey (88% response rate). Of note, these 57 individuals were geographically diverse within the Unites States, representing LS patients from 26 different states. Conclusions This approach has several advantages, including recruitment through a trusted source outside of a clinical setting, higher response rates, and cost-effectiveness with a small research team in a relatively short amount of time. Overall, social media recruitment with a trusted online partner can be highly effective in hard-to-reach clinical populations, such as patients with LS. However, this approach requires additional effort for eligibility screening.JMIR Research Protocols20172027Overall, social media recruitment with a trusted online partner can be highly effective in hard-to-reach clinical populations, such as patients with LS, however, this approach requires additional effort for eligibility screening.2017-01-01T00:00:00JMIR Research Protocols['A. Burton-Chase', 'Wendy M. Parker', 'Kelsey Hennig', 'Faith Sisson', 'L. Bruzzone']2017-01-01T00:00:00 690f196893d03ba47515115f50cc7f7e8d6007c9Digital technology has forced entrepreneurs to reconsider their business models (BMs). Although research on entrepreneurial intention and business models is gaining attention, there is still a large knowledge gap on both fields. In this paper, we specifically address the impact of digitalization on business model innovation (BMI). Based on data collected from 338 European small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) actively using IT artefacts, social media, or big data to innovate their business model, we study antecedents of BM experimentation and BM innovation practices, as well as overall business performance. We carried out four in-depth case studies of companies in which BM innovation is related to IT artefacts and more specifically to social media and big data. The findings from the quantitative study show that BMI is related to IT artefacts, social media, and big data. Use of IT artefacts, social media, and big data is mainly driven by strategic and innovation-related internal motives, although external technology turbulence plays a role too. BM innovation driven by IT artefacts, social media, and big data has an impact on performance. Although the case studies show that this is more evident for IT artefacts and big data than for social media.20175626The findings from the quantitative study show that BMI is related to IT artefacts, social media, and big data, and is mainly driven by strategic and innovation-related internal motives, although external technology turbulence plays a role too.['H. Bouwman', 'M. D. Reuver', 'Shahrokh Nikou']2017-01-01T00:00:00 af8b3a31fe92e4235a19b65e7275d1891a983668This paper approaches the problem of monitoring the impact of the disasters by mining web sources for the events, caused by these disasters. We refer to these disaster effects as “micro-events”. Micro-events typically following a large disaster include casualties, damage on infrastructures, vehicles, services and resource supply, as well as relief operations. We present natural language grammar learning algorithms which form the basis for building micro-event detection systems from data, with no or minor human intervention, and we show how they can be applied to mainstream news and social media for monitoring disaster impact. We also experimented with applying statistical classifiers to distill, from social media situational updates on disasters, eyewitness reports from directly affected people. Finally, we describe a Twitter mining robot, which integrates some of these monitoring techniques and is intended to serve as a multilingual content hub for enhancing situational awareness.International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management20172621A Twitter mining robot is described, which integrates some of these monitoring techniques and is intended to serve as a multilingual content hub for enhancing situational awareness.['Hristo Tanev', 'Vanni Zavarella', 'J. Steinberger']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4298f8f947355e4a60a4f5e084fb8752886dec33Natural disasters destroy valuable resources and are necessary to recognize so that appropriate strategies may be designed. In recent past, social networks are very good source to gather event specific information. This working notes paper is based on the task of Disaster Image Retrieval from Social Media dataset (DRISM), as a part of MediaEval, 2017. The Dataset of images and their relevant metadata is taken from various social networks including Twitter and Flicker. An ensemble approach is adopted in this paper where different visual and metadata features are integrated. Kernel Discriminant analysis using spectral regression is then used as dimensionality reduction technique. Mean Average Precision (MAP) at various cutoffs are reported in this paper.MediaEval Benchmarking Initiative for Multimedia Evaluation2017721An ensemble approach is adopted in this paper where different visual and metadata features are integrated and Mean Average Precision (MAP) at various cutoffs are reported.['M. Hanif', 'M. Tahir', 'Mahrukh Khan', 'Muhammad Rafi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fddbf572ac3a2dae2829aa7bae6579f9695d200b20171955['E. Koivulehto']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4b8bd4bb74b0282828c90b5e63905c55b7f83571ANT/SEIT2017056The three most used social media in the European Union are identified and the opinion of social media users on the advantages and disadvantages associated with their use is identified.{'pages': '1005-1009'}['M. Drahosová', 'P. Balco']2017-01-01T00:00:00 585c7abec23cd0237ba8ea03faee15f572d06135Given the number of lives affected by cancer and the great potential for optimizing well-being via lifestyle changes, patients, providers, health care systems, advocacy groups, and entrepreneurs are looking to digital solutions to enhance patient care and broaden prevention efforts. Thousands of health-oriented mobile websites and apps have been developed, with a majority focused upon lifestyle behaviors (e.g., exercise, diet, smoking). In this review, we consider the use and potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and survivorship. We identify key principles in research and practice, summarize prior reviews, and highlight notable case studies and patient resources. Further, with the potential for scaled delivery and broad reach, we consider application of social media and mHealth technologies in low-resource settings. With clear advantages for reach, social media and mHealth technologies offer the ability to scale and engage entire populations at low cost, develop supportive social networks, connect patients and providers, encourage adherence with cancer care, and collect vast quantities of data for advancing cancer research. Development efforts have been rapid and numerous, yet evaluation of intervention effects on behavior change and health outcomes are sorely needed, and regulation around data security issues is notably lacking. Attention to broader audiences is also needed, with targeted development for culturally diverse groups and non-English speakers. Further investment in research to build the evidence base and identify best practices will help delineate and actualize the potential of social media and mHealth technologies for cancer prevention and treatment.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting20178523With clear advantages for reach, social media and mHealth technologies offer the ability to scale and engage entire populations at low cost, develop supportive social networks, connect patients and providers, encourage adherence with cancer care, and collect vast quantities of data for advancing cancer research.American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting['J. Prochaska', 'S. Coughlin', 'E. Lyons']2017-01-01T00:00:00 71a978e75a490e11cc640d7d4b2b124f82f77964Objective : Utilization of social media is an integral part of Indian youth today. Over utilization of social media, has captured the attention of youth entirely. The dependency of youths on the social media has reached at such level that, without social media, every young person cannot think about the direction of their growth. Dependency of youth on social media is now leading to addiction. Methodology: Through the several studies, it is widely accepted that over utilization of social media has profound negative influence on the Indian youth. Simultaneously, social media have also some positive effects on the life of youth. This study highlights the main purposes of utilizing social media by the youth, and attempt has been made to find out the time spent on browsing social networking sites by the youth. Results: The result of study shows that, over utilization of social media leads youth towards addiction. Conclusion: This study focuses on the major; and the positive and negative effects of utilizing social media on the life of youth.2017924['Monica Munjial Singh', 'Mohammad Amiri', 'Sherry Sabbarwal']2017-01-01T00:00:00 32d4d674bdf57925aa211dd3d7cc8c77b0706eeeIn developed nations, university students lead a rich digital life which includes maintaining connections through image-based social networks such as Instagram, Snapchat and Tinder. These ubiquitous technologies are shaping student identities and social practices in an ongoing manner. Social media is used to construct identity through visual branding, wherein individuals utilise imagery designed to attract followers and maintain careful curation of an online persona. In this digital economy, social capital is attached to attributes such as trustworthiness, authenticity and attractiveness. Regular social media use assists in the development of sophisticated visual practices, through which the everyday user shifts their own representation. Network members draw upon increased compositional knowledge and digital tools to depict themselves in a flattering manner which conveys a positive message about their identity as brand. Attractiveness and creativity become dominant factors in these online fora, whereas the widespread use of image editing tools draws trustworthiness and authenticity factors into question. This paper uses Social Learning Theory to explore the use of social media for identity construction, identifying issues inherent for students who place themselves in constant comparison to a wide range of peers, and ways in which educators can utilise these perspectives to inform teaching.20172924['J. Stokes']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8dbe4d07afbc2d2f2fd6499990c3a7c54d191078This paper presents the method proposed by team UTAOS for the Mediaeval 2017 challenge on Multi-media and Satellite. In the first task, we mainly rely on different Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models combined with two different late fusion methods. We also utilize the additional information available in the form of meta-data. The average and mean over precision at different cut-offs for our best runs are 84.94% and 95.11%, respectively. For challenge two, we utilize a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN). The mean Intersection-over-Union (IoU) for our best run is 0.8315.MediaEval Benchmarking Initiative for Multimedia Evaluation20171439This paper presents the method proposed by team UTAOS for the Mediaeval 2017 challenge on Multi-media and Satellite, which mainly rely on different Convolutional Neural Network models combined with two different late fusion methods.['Kashif Ahmad', 'Konstantin Pogorelov', 'M. Riegler', 'N. Conci', 'P. Halvorsen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 094532dd1cadb8134baffa445df055b683b4f85520173122['Jochen Strähle', 'Chantal Gräff']2017-01-01T00:00:00 468a79f2667c69b7c73043bb2279405a9499d04eThe development of digital technology encourages the growth of social media. Social media becomes a platform for sharing news, information, images, and many other things. News spreads faster and becomes viral. This phenomenon can be regarded as a "news-find-me" phenomenon. The aim of this research is to assess the relationship between information sharing, entertainment, and socialization as three main predictors of attitude towards news sharing. This research also assesses the relationship between attitude and intention to share news. The data was collected through a survey with the non-probability sampling technique. Specifically, a purposive sampling design involving 200 respondents was applied. The data then were analyzed by applying structural equation modeling. Results show that all research hypotheses were supported.20174122Business and Economic Horizons['Sabrina O. Sihombing']2017-01-01T00:00:00 da6c3ef4beaec4befd69318579fd438d8d7405feComput. Educ.201799713It was found that goal setting and strategic planning predicted attainment of personal course goals, while help seeking was associated with lower goal attainment, and several learner characteristics, including demographics and motivation, predicted learners' SRL skills.Comput. Educ.['René F. Kizilcec', 'M. Pérez-Sanagustín', 'Jorge J. Maldonado']2017-01-01T00:00:00 523c4aabcd169bafc8f29ee597323f73999425abDo people form relationships based upon political similarity? Past work has shown that social relationships are more politically similar than expected by chance, but the reason for this concordance is unclear. Is it because people prefer politically similar others, or is it attributable to confounding factors such as convergence, social structures, and sorting on nonpolitical characteristics? Addressing this question is challenging because we typically do not observe partners prior to relationship formation. Consequently, we leverage the domain of online dating. We first conducted a nationwide experiment in which we randomized political characteristics in dating profiles. Second, we analyzed behavioral data from a national online dating community. We find that people evaluate potential dating partners more favorably and are more likely to reach out to them when they have similar political characteristics. The magnitude of the effect is comparable to that of educational homophily and half as large as racial homophily.Journal of Politics2017293602017-01-01T00:00:00The Journal of Politics['G. Huber', 'Neil Malhotra']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5e2332cbd95bfc217ebf39002fe5135a9d589d3b201763355This research has developed models based on machine learning that can predict the helpfulness of the consumer reviews using several textual features such as polarity, subjectivity, entropy, and reading ease to help buyers to write better reviews and thereby assist other buyers in making their purchase decisions.Journal of Business Research['J. Singh', 'Seda Irani', 'Nripendra P. Rana', 'Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi', 'Sunil Saumya', 'P. Roy']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d946bc927f06fb0f6003c2598cbb9d3e2d86d5b020170260['Maeve Duggan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5686041ca66e1f74da8377bce48d797799e70f8aComputers in Human Behavior201746283Findings are reported from 506 UK based Facebook users who responded to an extensive online survey about their SNS behaviours and online vulnerability and the implications of social networking on an individual's online vulnerability are considered.Comput. Hum. Behav.['S. Buglass', 'Jens F. Binder', 'L. Betts', 'J. Underwood']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9cba9a3414006ea6d16a86c34430d5da95443db3201780266Journal of Business Research['Nick Hajli', 'M. Shanmugam', 'S. Papagiannidis', 'Debra Zahay', 'M. Richard']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e70a01a0ea5d753e61ebbeff22288b0de30626ae201778267International Journal of Hospitality Management['Stephanie Q. Liu', 'A. Mattila']2017-01-01T00:00:00 27eaf1c2047fba8a71540496d59f3fec9b7f46bbThere have been increasing demands for developing microaerial vehicles with vision-based autonomy for search and rescue missions in complex environments. In particular, the monocular visual–inertial system (VINS), which consists of only an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a camera, forms a great lightweight sensor suite due to its low weight and small footprint. In this paper, we address two challenges for rapid deployment of monocular VINS: 1) the initialization problem and 2) the calibration problem. We propose a methodology that is able to initialize velocity, gravity, visual scale, and camera–IMU extrinsic calibration on the fly. Our approach operates in natural environments and does not use any artificial markers. It also does not require any prior knowledge about the mechanical configuration of the system. It is a significant step toward plug-and-play and highly customizable visual navigation for mobile robots. We show through online experiments that our method leads to accurate calibration of camera–IMU transformation, with errors less than 0.02 m in translation and 1° in rotation. We compare out method with a state-of-the-art marker-based offline calibration method and show superior results. We also demonstrate the performance of the proposed approach in large-scale indoor and outdoor experiments.IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering201734211This paper proposes a methodology that is able to initialize velocity, gravity, visual scale, and camera–IMU extrinsic calibration on the fly and shows through online experiments that this method leads to accurate calibration of camera-IMU transformation, with errors less than 0.02 m in translation and 1° in rotation.IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering['Zhenfei Yang', 'S. Shen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9ca3696ab413f734f507a2eb99479be261796833ABSTRACT: Online labor markets allow rapid recruitment of large numbers of workers for very low pay. Although online workers are often used as research participants, there is little evidence that they are motivated to make costly choices to forgo wealth or leisure that are often central to addressing accounting research questions. Thus, we investigate the validity of using online workers as a proxy for non-experts when accounting research designs use more demanding tasks than these workers typically complete. Three experiments examine the costly choices of online workers relative to student research participants. We find that online workers are at least as willing as students to make costly choices, even at significantly lower wages. We also find that online workers are sensitive to performance-based wages, which are just as effective in inducing high effort as high fixed wages. We discuss implications of our results for conducting accounting research with online workers. Data Availability: Contact the au...2017104224The Accounting Review['A. M. Farrell', 'Jonathan H. Grenier', 'J. Leiby']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1343fd4fb1593a7a7af8e13123d4deb341722d87: Student engagement is key to successful teaching and learning, irrespective of the content and format of the content delivery mechanism. However, engaging students presents a particular challenge in online learning environments. Unlike face-to-face courses, online courses present a unique challenge as the only social presence between the faculty and the student is via the Internet. In a recent poll conducted by the authors, 100% of the respondents considered student engagement a challenge regardless of the number of years they have been teaching online. This paper explores various strategies that can be incorporated into the design of online learning courses to foster a high level of student engagement based on multiple pedagogies. In addition, the role of collaborative student engagement tools for the design and delivery of online courses is discussed as well as the role these tools play in creating an atmosphere where students actively participate in learning activities and are contributors to lively discussions. Perspectives on various mechanisms of student engagement that are founded in classic active learning pedagogies and enhanced with new technologies are presented in this paper, including perspectives on the design of courses to facilitate student engagement as well as best practices of design and delivery of online courses. Finally, this paper emphasizes the importance of deliberate course design in the pursuit of actively engaging students in online course settings.201751207Electronic Journal of e-Learning['Arshia Khan', 'Ona Egbue', 'Brooke Palkie', 'Janna Madden']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f765c628c5483d7ad974a8605fdd3c7b4010ded2Automated polyp detection in colonoscopy videos has been demonstrated to be a promising way for colorectal cancer prevention and diagnosis. Traditional manual screening is time consuming, operator dependent, and error prone; hence, automated detection approach is highly demanded in clinical practice. However, automated polyp detection is very challenging due to high intraclass variations in polyp size, color, shape, and texture, and low interclass variations between polyps and hard mimics. In this paper, we propose a novel offline and online three-dimensional (3-D) deep learning integration framework by leveraging the 3-D fully convolutional network (3D-FCN) to tackle this challenging problem. Compared with the previous methods employing hand-crafted features or 2-D convolutional neural network, the 3D-FCN is capable of learning more representative spatio-temporal features from colonoscopy videos, and hence has more powerful discrimination capability. More importantly, we propose a novel online learning scheme to deal with the problem of limited training data by harnessing the specific information of an input video in the learning process. We integrate offline and online learning to effectively reduce the number of false positives generated by the offline network and further improve the detection performance. Extensive experiments on the dataset of MICCAI 2015 Challenge on Polyp Detection demonstrated the better performance of our method when compared with other competitors.IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics201748196A novel offline and online three-dimensional (3-D) deep learning integration framework by leveraging the 3-D fully convolutional network (3D-FCN) to tackle automated polyp detection in colonoscopy videos.IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics['Lequan Yu', 'Hao Chen', 'Q. Dou', 'J. Qin', 'P. Heng']2017-01-01T00:00:00 082057bf085a5a296b8d1737aee00d03f266900d2017173229A conceptual framework with 12 research propositions that specify how the unique technical capabilities of social network sites impact entrepreneurs' bridging and bonding social capital online is developed.Journal of Business Venturing['Claudia G. Smith', 'J. B. Smith', 'E. Shaw', 'Peter B. Gustavson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fa54586105f012d421441aaa320a29942c30d5beEncyclopedia of Machine Learning and Data Mining201712215{'pages': '922-929'}['Ron Kohavi', 'R. Longbotham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 669fffd70929201188a7cfdea5af8ad4400dea3bThis qualitative systematic review investigated how individuals with chronic illness experience online peer-to-peer support and how their experiences influence daily life with illness. Selected studies were appraised by quality criteria focused upon research questions and study design, participant selection, methods of data collection, and methods of analysis. Four themes were identified: (a) illness-associated identity work, (b) social support and connectivity, (c) experiential knowledge sharing, and (d) collective voice and mobilization. Findings indicate that online peer-to-peer communities provide a supportive space for daily self-care related to chronic illness. Online communities provided a valued space to strengthen social ties and exchange knowledge that supported offline ties and patient–doctor relationships. Individuals used online communities to exchange experiential knowledge about everyday life with illness. This type of knowledge was perceived as extending far beyond medical care. Online communities were also used to mobilize and raise collective awareness about illness-specific concerns.Qualitative Health Research201756169It is found that online peer-to-peer communities provide a supportive space for daily self-care related to chronic illness and individuals used online communities to exchange experiential knowledge about everyday life with illness.2017-01-01T00:00:00Qualitative Health Research['N. Kingod', 'B. Cleal', 'Ayo Wahlberg', 'G. R. Husted']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b1a9ceba4d8e68c49eac6f418d65f2a0db02c96eThe use of crowdsourcing platforms such as Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) for data collection in the behavioral sciences has increased substantially in the past several years due in large part to (a) the ability to recruit large samples, (b) the inexpensiveness of data collection, (c) the speed of data collection, and (d) evidence that the data collected are, for the most part, of equal or better quality to that collected in undergraduate research pools. In this review, we first evaluate the strengths and potential limitations of this approach to data collection. Second, we examine how MTurk has been used to date in personality disorder (PD) research and compare the characteristics of such research to PD research conducted in other settings. Third, we compare PD trait data from the Section III trait model of the DSM–5 collected via MTurk to data collected using undergraduate and clinical samples with regard to internal consistency, mean-level differences, and factor structure. Overall, we conclude that platforms such as MTurk have much to offer PD researchers, especially for certain kinds of research (e.g., where large samples are required and there is a need for iterative sampling). Whether MTurk itself remains the predominant model of such platforms is unclear, however, and will largely depend on decisions related to cost effectiveness and the development of alternatives that offer even greater flexibility.Personality disorders201744169It is concluded that platforms such as MTurk have much to offer PD researchers, especially for certain kinds of research (e.g., where large samples are required and there is a need for iterative sampling).Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment['Joshua D. Miller', 'Michael L. Crowe', 'Brandon M. Weiss', 'J. Maples-Keller', 'D. Lynam']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f0727685bbe59525d5043735de9eeb20699bb807Decision Support Systems201764160This study finds that the order of a review negatively relates to review helpfulness, and the negative effect of review order is weakened when the reviewer has more social connectedness or a higher level of expertise, or when the review is more negative in content or more recently posted.Decis. Support Syst.['Shasha Zhou', 'B. Guo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6a30855a6c9c86e5e122efd86994329e4c1a616bSelf-regulated learning theories are used to understand the reasons for different levels of university student academic performance. Similarly, learning analytics research proposes the combination of detailed data traces derived from technology-mediated tasks with a variety of algorithms to predict student academic performance. The former approach is designed to provide meaningful pedagogical guidance, while the latter is designed to identify event patterns and relations that can be translated into actionable remediation. The benefits of both approaches have motivated this study to investigate if a combination of the self-report data and data arising from an observation of the engagement of students with online learning events offers a deeper understanding and explanation of why some students achieve relatively higher levels of academic performance. In this paper we explore how to combine data about self-regulated learning skills with observable measures of online activity in a blended learning course to increase predictive capabilities of student academic performance for the purposes of informing teaching and task design. A case study in a course with 145 students showed that the variation of the students’ final score for their course is better explained when factors from both approaches are considered. The results point to the potential of adopting a combined use of self-report and observed data to gain a more comprehensive understanding of successful university student learning.IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies201760146This paper explores how to combine data about self-regulated learning skills with observable measures of online activity in a blended learning course to increase predictive capabilities of student academic performance for the purposes of informing teaching and task design.IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies['A. Pardo', 'Feifei Han', 'R. Ellis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 80d2468316239997e9dd91079f5f4277f9236e3fThe massive growth in digital devices and communication has spotlighted the wisdom of doing financial transactions through online banking. In developing Asian economies, online banking technology can strengthen financial systems by developing a solid connection between financial institutions and the local populace. Technology acceptance studies are under-researched in this region, especially with innovative models. Filling the gap, this paper uses a comprehensive model of extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology UTAUT2, moderated by cultural variables. This will provide new insights into the determinants of technology acceptance by considering cultural effects on individual customers. The authors analyzed the model through structural equation modeling. The results validated performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, habit, perceived security, and price value as important antecedents of behavioral intentions. The cultural dimensions, collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance were found to be significant moderators in explaining behavioral intention and usage behavior for online banking.Journal of Global Information Management201786133A comprehensive model of extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology UTAUT2, moderated by cultural variables is used to provide new insights into the determinants of technology acceptance by considering cultural effects on individual customers.J. Glob. Inf. Manag.['I. Khan', 'Zahid Hameed', 'Safeer Ullah Khan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ea999d7885b2f1136414b6abb12d292fe5f5d563We utilize state data of nearly 1.7 million students in Ohio to study a specific sector of online education: K–12 schools that deliver most, if not all, education online, lack a brick-and-mortar presence, and enroll students full-time. First, we explore e-school enrollment patterns and how these patterns vary by student subgroups and geography. Second, we evaluate the impact of e-schools on students’ learning, comparing student outcomes in e-schools to outcomes in two other schooling types, traditional charter schools and traditional public schools. Our results show that students and families appear to self-segregate in stark ways where low-income, lower achieving White students are more likely to choose e-schools while low-income, lower achieving minority students are more likely to opt into the traditional charter school sector. Our results also show that students in e-schools are performing worse on standardized assessments than their peers in traditional charter and traditional public schools. We close with policy recommendations and areas for future research.2017361112017-01-01T00:00:00Educational Researcher['June Ahn', 'A. McEachin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 90fb250447cbbdbc57101f1c590f1cd78db645d8201736126It was found that the best three aspects for GO-JEK online transportation services are perceived cognitive, ease of use, and perceived website innovativeness.Procedia Computer Science['Shilvia L. Br. Silalahi', 'P. W. Handayani', 'Q. Munajat']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e47063c8ba27e027a2acf38fd52d6fa7db206f1aUninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are widely used to provide reliable and high-quality power to critical loads in all grid conditions. This paper proposes a nonisolated online UPS system. The proposed system consists of bridgeless PFC boost rectifier, battery charger/discharger, and an inverter. A new battery charger/discharger has been implemented which ensures the bidirectional flow of power between dc link and battery bank, reducing the battery bank voltage to only 24V, and regulates the dc-link voltage during the battery power mode. Operating batteries in parallel improves the battery performance and resolve the problems related to conventional battery banks that arrange batteries in series. A new control method, integrating slide mode and proportional-resonant control, for the inverter has been proposed which regulates the output voltage for both linear and nonlinear loads. The controller exhibits excellent performance during transients and step changes in load. The operating principle and experimental results of 1-kVA prototype have been presented for validation of the proposed system.IEEE transactions on power electronics201740101IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics['M. Aamir', 'S. Mekhilef']2017-01-01T00:00:00 95e8f38b1ae58aeb54a8773dba868a10823d8b70Abstract We thank Warrick et al. (2014) for the Comment on our recent synthesis of 10Be-derived denudation rates (Willenbring et al., 2013), in which we suggested that gently sloping areas, representing ∼ 90% of the Earth’s land surface, have sufficiently high rates of denudation to produce a majority of mass fluxes to the world’s ocean. First, Warrick et al. take issue with labeling our global cosmogenic nuclide denudation fluxes “sediment” and with the inferred comparisons to other sediment yield apportionment studies. We apologize for instances of unclear wording related to the terms: sediment production, sediment to the oceans, and mass flux. Unlike sediment gauging data, cosmogenic nuclides measure total mass loss in surface environments averaged over millennial time scales, and they tend to not miss large landscape-changing events with low recurrence intervals (Kirchner et al., 2001). We aimed to quantify the spatial patterns of long-term, pre-anthropogenic mass fluxes from continents. We stated that previous sediment yield studies are not directly comparable, and this is correct because chemical weathering is included in total denudation, and there are differences in terms of averaging time scales and the effects of sediment storage.20177118['J. Willenbring', 'A. Codilean', 'B. McElroy']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cebbeb23fa025dd7763f74c3789becaeb754d6a020170112['Angela J. Nagle']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e0a20e3471b0c4b9c5fe4484466456bb6eeede5a20170103['G. Chen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1f60e15fbd8ce9159f98ad1002eb9ac1fdb6fd32Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are designed as stand‐alone courses which can be accessed by any learner around the globe with only an internet‐enabled electronic device required. Although much research has focused on the enrolment and demographics of MOOCs, their impact on undergraduate campus‐based students is still unclear. This article explores the impact of integrating an anatomy MOOC in to the anatomy curriculum of a year 1 medical degree program at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. The course did not replace any teaching that was already being delivered, and was used to supplement this teaching to support the students' consolidation and revision. Analysis of student feedback indicates a high level of usage, with evidence to suggest that female learners may have approached the course in a more personalized manner. Although the video based resources and quizzes were greatly appreciated as learning tools, significant evidence suggests the students did not engage, or were inclined to engage, with the discussion fora. Furthermore, a significant majority of students did not want the MOOC to replace the existing teaching they received. Given the feedback provided, this research suggests that although the student population believe there to be value in having access to MOOC material, their role as replacements to campus‐based teaching is not supported. Details regarding the enrolment and engagement of the general public with the MOOC during the two runs are also documented, with the suggestion that graduates employed in the healthcare sector were the primary users of the course. Anat Sci Educ 10: 53–67. © 2016 American Association of Anatomists.Anatomical Sciences Education201764105Although the student population believe there to be value in having access to MOOC material, their role as replacements to campus‐based teaching is not supported, which suggests the students did not engage, or were inclined to engage, with the discussion fora.Anatomical Sciences Education['B. Swinnerton', 'N. Morris', 'S. Hotchkiss', 'J. Pickering']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d5710820f41e426a13789d0444977b28feb45c0c201715106It is found that the factors of internal perception, external influences, innovation characteristic, perceived enjoyment and variety of service influence the behavioral intention of users on online transportation service in Indonesia.Procedia Computer Science['R. Septiani', 'P. W. Handayani', 'F. Azzahro']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4bd5939dcd5d8703ba02b3f0faeee96bf88d2fe1Future generations computer systems201719119This study proposes an approach to solve the problem of early event identification, which requires appropriate approaches for processing incoming data in terms of the processing performance and number of data.Future Gener. Comput. Syst.['Duc T. Nguyen', 'Jai E. Jung']2017-01-01T00:00:00 59ca3d95ec8669f54c0c819d770c66d70113ba20201740122Optics and Lasers in Engineering['Gopinath Muvvala', 'Debapriya Patra Karmakar', 'A. Nath']2017-01-01T00:00:00 02a0e4a96fa5efaaade5e8a025f0d55ce8cdf139Aids and Behavior20174393An innovative home-based HIV self-testing service that included mailing of a free HIVST kit, and providing online real-time instructions and pre-test/post-test counseling has a strong potential in increasing prevalence of HIV testing and reducing sexual risk behaviors.AIDS and Behavior['Zixin Wang', 'J. Lau', 'M. Ip', 'Shara P. Y. Ho', 'P. Mo', 'C. Latkin', 'Yee-ling Ma', 'Yoona Kim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cafb2d22da3189760bd3188745ce61991eff37b5This article contributes to the growing body of research that explores the significance of context in health information behavior. Specifically, through the lens of trust judgments, it demonstrates that gender is a determinant of the information evaluation process. A questionnaire‐based survey collected data from adults regarding the factors that influence their judgment of the trustworthiness of online health information. Both men and women identified credibility, recommendation, ease of use, and brand as being of importance in their trust judgments. However, women also take into account style, while men eschew this for familiarity. In addition, men appear to be more concerned with the comprehensiveness and accuracy of the information, the ease with which they can access it, and its familiarity, whereas women demonstrate greater interest in cognition, such as the ease with which they can read and understand the information. These gender differences are consistent with the demographic data, which suggest that: women consult more types of sources than men; men are more likely to be searching with respect to a long‐standing health complaint; and, women are more likely than men to use tablets in their health information seeking. Recommendations for further research to better inform practice are offered.J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.20178492It is demonstrated that gender is a determinant of the information evaluation process, and men appear to be more concerned with the comprehensiveness and accuracy of the Information, the ease with which they can access it, and its familiarity, whereas women demonstrate greater interest in cognition.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology['J. Rowley', 'F. Johnson', 'L. Sbaffi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d03a3db54b0faf71eccde0a7c02da76197c76bf4The traditional single-level checkpointing method suffers from significant overhead on large-scale platforms. Hence, multilevel checkpointing protocols have been studied extensively in recent years. The multilevel checkpoint approach allows different levels of checkpoints to be set (each with different checkpoint overheads and recovery abilities), in order to further improve the fault tolerance performance of extreme-scale HPC applications. How to optimize the checkpoint intervals for each level, however, is an extremely difficult problem. In this paper, we construct an easy-to-use two-level checkpoint model. Checkpoint level 1 deals with errors with low checkpoint/recovery overheads such as transient memory errors, while checkpoint level 2 deals with hardware crashes such as node failures. Compared with previous optimization work, our new optimal checkpoint solution offers two improvements: (1) it is an online solution without requiring knowledge of the job length in advance, and (2) it shows that periodic patterns are optimal and determines the best pattern. We evaluate the proposed solution and compare it with the most up-to-date related approaches on an extreme-scale simulation testbed constructed based on a real HPC application execution. Simulation results show that our proposed solution outperforms other optimized solutions and can improve the performance significantly in some cases. Specifically, with the new solution the wall-clock time can be reduced by up to 25.3 percent over that of other state-of-the-art approaches. Finally, a brute-force comparison with all possible patterns shows that our solution is always within 1 percent of the best pattern in the experiments.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems20173675This paper constructs an easy-to-use two-level checkpoint model that is an online solution without requiring knowledge of the job length in advance, and shows that periodic patterns are optimal and determines the best pattern.IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems['S. Di', 'Y. Robert', 'F. Vivien', 'F. Cappello']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3dd4b7d690893ab4ed807ca72138337313cf6363While the question how community design influences user behaviors in online communities has recently attracted considerable research, few studies empirically evaluate the influencing factors of specific user behaviors. Building on Ren et al.’s (2007) conceptual framework of identity-based vs. bond-based attachment in online communities, this study evaluates the influence of numerous antecedents on user attachment as well as attachments’ mediating role for explaining consumer behavior. Using data from a large-scale survey, we find that network effects, intergroup comparison and social categorization have a positive and significant effect on common identity attachment while this is not the case with in-group interdependence. Conversely, common bond attachment is driven by collectivism, interpersonal similarity and social interaction, while personal information has no effect on common bond attachment. Most importantly, the analysis results show that common identity attachment is the primary driver for user behaviors in online communities.201711379This study evaluates the influence of numerous antecedents on user attachment as well as attachments’ mediating role for explaining consumer behavior to show that common identity attachment is the primary driver for user behaviors in online communities.['Marina Fiedler']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c0f5bc9192f1f82a1e5fd6e655b3ff7faa58dca7Exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with the concepts of community and communication in online higher education, this paper reconsiders the intention to replicate face-to-face learning and teaching strategies in online learning environments. Rather than beginning with the assumption that face-to-face education is the prototype for quality, the authors appraise the online learning environment as a unique medium which, by its nature, necessitates unique communication, community-building, teaching and learning strategies. This paper proposes an in-depth analysis of the potential unique affordances associated with online learning contexts as existing in their own right. The concepts of community and communication are explored in relation to online Communities of Practice (CoPs). The nature of face-toface and online learning contexts are considered, especially in the light of the possibility of redefining “face-to-face” within the online realm, in addition to physical learning contexts. The paper identifies unique ways in which online communication (in the context of learning) is different from face-to-face communication, and consequently four ways in which this can be an advantage for students; namely, there is a measure of social egalitarianism, emphasis on verbal/written proficiency, time for reasoned response, and social agency. The paper provides grounding for further research into strategies that forge rich online learning experiences and suggests an empirical study as a next step.20176880An in-depth analysis of the potential unique affordances associated with online learning contexts as existing in their own right is proposed and identifies unique ways in which online communication (in the context of learning) is different from face-to-face communication.Electronic Journal of e-Learning['Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith', 'M. Northcote']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ea69b2d3fa1e07806aa4547a1c71653e44fe0d74This article outlines a collaborative study between higher education institutions in Australia, which qualitatively explored the online learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The project adopted a narrative inquiry approach and encouraged students to story their experiences of this virtual environment, providing a snapshot of how learning is experienced by those undertaking online studies. The study explores what impacted upon students' engagement in this environment and how different facets of their learning experience made a qualitative difference to how individuals enacted engagement. Drawing upon Sharon Pittaway's engagement framework, the article seeks to foreground student voice as the learners define their engagement in learning, the strategies they employed to assist this process and how engagement was enacted at an individual level. The students' reflections presented in this article can be used to inform teaching and learning strategies designed to improve engagement in the online environment within the higher education sector.201740101['Sarah O’Shea']2017-01-01T00:00:00 69969cf65f6ccab178401790b368485816bea575Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education20172888Results show that motivation and academic stress have an influence on the level of SDLR, however, there is no significant relationship between age and SDLR.Education and Information Technologies['JeongChul Heo', 'Sumi Han']2017-01-01T00:00:00 95841e6ce092892be65e3a229da6be3c7cd1bc7eComput. Educ.201758105Investigation of primary school Chinese teachers' interactive networks and social knowledge construction behavioral patterns in online collaborative learning activities showed that interactive networks generated in two rounds of online collaborativeLearning activities were low reciprocal, and loosely connected with a low cohesiveness.Comput. Educ.['Si Zhang', 'Qingtang Liu', 'Wenli Chen', 'Qiyun Wang', 'Z. Huang']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6351807959b22a8181470e57a1e91fdeb687943cFollow the leader (FTL) is a simple online learning algorithm that is known to perform well when the loss functions are convex and positively curved. In this paper we ask whether there are other settings when FTL achieves low regret. In particular, we study the fundamental problem of linear prediction over a convex, compact domain with non-empty interior. Amongst other results, we prove that the curvature of the boundary of the domain can act as if the losses were curved: In this case, we prove that as long as the mean of the loss vectors have positive lengths bounded away from zero, FTL enjoys logarithmic regret, while for polytope domains and stochastic data it enjoys finite expected regret. The former result is also extended to strongly convex domains by establishing an equivalence between the strong convexity of sets and the minimum curvature of their boundary, which may be of independent interest. Building on a previously known meta-algorithm, we also get an algorithm that simultaneously enjoys the worst-case guarantees and the smaller regret of FTL when the data is ‘easy’. Finally, we show that such guarantees are achievable directly (e.g., by the follow the regularized leader algorithm or by a shrinkage-based variant of FTL) when the constraint set is an ellipsoid.Journal of machine learning research20172981An algorithm is built that simultaneously enjoys the worst-case guarantees and the smaller regret of FTL when the data is ‘easy’ and is extended to strongly convex domains by establishing an equivalence between the strong convexity of sets and the minimum curvature of their boundary.J. Mach. Learn. Res.['Ruitong Huang', 'Tor Lattimore', 'A. György', 'Csaba Szepesvari']2017-01-01T00:00:00 eb9d707a70d5094ea4724fa2613e0988d789f6e4Background Recent research has shown that of the 72% of American Internet users who have looked for health information online, 22% have searched for help to lose or control weight. This demand for information has given rise to many online weight management communities, where users support one another throughout their weight loss process. Whether and how user engagement in online communities relates to weight change is not totally understood. Objective We investigated the activity behavior and analyze the semantic content of the messages of active users in LoseIt (r/loseit), a weight management community of the online social network Reddit. We then explored whether these features are associated with weight loss in this online social network. Methods A data collection tool was used to collect English posts, comments, and other public metadata of active users (ie, users with at least one post or comment) on LoseIt from August 2010 to November 2014. Analyses of frequency and intensity of user interaction in the community were performed together with a semantic analysis of the messages, done by a latent Dirichlet allocation method. The association between weight loss and online user activity patterns, the semantics of the messages, and real-world variables was found by a linear regression model using 30-day weight change as the dependent variable. Results We collected posts and comments of 107,886 unique users. Among these, 101,003 (93.62%) wrote at least one comment and 38,981 (36.13%) wrote at least one post. Median percentage of days online was 3.81 (IQR 9.51). The 10 most-discussed semantic topics on posts were related to healthy food, clothing, calorie counting, workouts, looks, habits, support, and unhealthy food. In the subset of 754 users who had gender, age, and 30-day weight change data available, women were predominant and 92.9% (701/754) lost weight. Female gender, body mass index (BMI) at baseline, high levels of online activity, the number of upvotes received per post, and topics discussed within the community were independently associated with weight change. Conclusions Our findings suggest that among active users of a weight management community, self-declaration of higher BMI levels (which may represent greater dissatisfaction with excess weight), high online activity, and engagement in discussions that might provide social support are associated with greater weight loss. These findings have the potential to aid health professionals to assist patients in online interventions by focusing efforts on increasing engagement and/or starting discussions on topics of higher impact on weight change.Journal of Medical Internet Research20174374The findings suggest that among active users of a weight management community, self-declaration of higher BMI levels, high online activity, and engagement in discussions that might provide social support are associated with greater weight loss.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Medical Internet Research['G. Pappa', 'T. Cunha', 'Paulo Viana Bicalho', 'A. Ribeiro', 'Ana Paula Couto Silva', 'Wagner Meira Jr', 'A. Beleigoli']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8e0382e30d8effaf37c303852b51d0ea58d226c4Purpose - There are two main purposes for this study. The first aims to provide a comprehensive review on the past literature review on outsourcing in the foodservice business sector by identifying the commonalities and filling in the gaps. The second purpose is to contribute to the limited research works that cover this field of study. Design/methodology/approach - This study adopted a qualitative research method with data collected through physical interviews with F&B business owners based on their knowledge, attitudes, perspectives, and needs on outsourcing to online food delivery services. Findings - In most research works, motivators, trends, risk, benefits, and relationships are discussed. The research on business owner's perspective in relation to outsourcing food delivery service is found to be scarce. The findings in this research work suggests that there are three main driven factors to the business owners’ behavioural intention to outsource food delivery service to third-party online food delivery service provider. These factors are listed as increase of revenue, wider customer reach and expand customer base. The findings propose that business owners should consider and pay close attention to the changes in the consumer preference as it still remains dynamic, if they want to remain competitive in the foodservice industry. On top of that, this research work also provides insights and recommendations to third-party online food delivery service providers. This is one of the few research works that study the determining factors for restaurant businesses to outsource to online food delivery service providers. Practical implications - The continuous and drastic changes in the restaurant business reflects the worthiness for further researches considering the booming potential in the foodservice industry where online delivery service is taking up a big part of the market share. In order to reduce cost and maximise profit, many restaurants are asserting effort in outsourcing to online food delivery service providers. It may be difficult for business restaurant owners to explore the opportunities or challenges associated with the outsourcing to online food delivery service in the existing studies and literature. This study identifies the areas that are less explored in the literature, in the views of restaurant business owners. Originality/value - This study is a first attempt to organise the outsourcing literature with the view of restaurant business owners using non-statistical and in-depth analysis in exploring the contents of the studies in a new approach.20171174The Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce['G. See-Kwong', 'N. Soo-Ryue', 'W. Shiun-Yi', 'C. Lily']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dfb8fcd9830c922838e879e58360b873b2ea149fData mining has a tremendous contribution to the extraction of knowledge and information which have been hidden in a large volume of data. This study has proposed customer relationship management (CRM) strategies for a small-sized online shopping mall based on association rules and sequential patterns obtained by analyzing the transaction data of the shop. We first defined the VIP customer in terms of recency, frequency and monetary value. Then, we developed a model which classifies customers into VIP or non-VIP, using various techniques such as decision tree, artificial neural network and bagging with each of these as a base classifier. Last, we identified association rules and sequential patterns from the transactions of VIPs, and then these rules and patterns were utilized to propose CRM strategies for the online shopping mall.20174276This study has proposed customer relationship management (CRM) strategies for a small-sized online shopping mall based on association rules and sequential patterns obtained by analyzing the transaction data of the shop.['Beomsoo Shim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3e6035d2232d5f3db969a88d48695b6c58361609The advent of e-commerce together with the growth of the Internet promoted the digitisation of the payment process with the provision of various online payment methods like electronic cash, debit cards, credit cards, contactless payment, mobile wallets, etc. Besides, the services provided by mobile payment are gaining popularity day-by-day and are showing a transition by advancing towards a propitious future of speculative prospects in conjunction with the technological innovations. This paper is aimed at evaluating the present status and growth of online payment systems in worldwide markets and also takes a look at its future. In this paper, a comprehensive survey on all the aspects of electronic payment has been conducted after analysis of several research studies on online payment systems. Several online payment system services, the associated security issues and the future of such modes of payment have been analysed. This study also analyses the various factors that affect the adoption of online payment systems by consumers. Furthermore, there can be seen a huge growth in mobile payment methods globally beating both debit and credit card payments, all due to the convenience and security offered by them. Nevertheless, various obstacles have been identified in the adoption of online payment methods; thus, some measures have to be taken for granting this industry a hopeful future. Thus, there should be a suitable trade-off between usability and security when designing online payment systems in order to attract customers. Also, technical and organisational issues which arise in the attempt to achieve interoperability must be taken into consideration by the designers. As a matter of fact, the process of developing interoperable and flexible solutions and universal standards is one of the most difficult tasks in the future ahead.20176667There can be seen a huge growth in mobile payment methods globally beating both debit and credit card payments, all due to the convenience and security offered by them.International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications['B. Khan', 'R. F. Olanrewaju', 'A. Baba', 'Adil Ahmad Langoo', 'Shahul Assad']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9c06eafc5340c3d81615b6be99433922ecdcc843In this research, we investigate the relationship between television advertising and online word-of-mouth (WOM) by examining the joint consumption of television programming and production of social media by television viewers, termed social TV. We explore how television advertising impacts the volume of online WOM about advertised brands and about the programs in which the advertisements air. We also examine what encourages or discourages viewers to engage in this particular social TV activity. Using data containing television advertising instances and the volume of minute-by-minute social media mentions, our analyses reveal that television advertising impacts the volume of online WOM for both the brand advertised and the program in which the advertisement airs. We additionally find that the programs that receive the most online WOM are not necessarily the best programs for advertisers interested in online engagement for their brands. Finally, our results highlight the brand, advertisement, and program characteristics that can encourage or discourage social TV activity. We discuss the implications of our findings for media planning strategies and advertisement design strategies.Data, as supplemental material, are available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2016.1002 .Marketing science (Providence, R.I.)20174968Analysis of the relationship between television advertising and online word-of-mouth by examining the joint consumption of television programming and production of social media by television viewers, termed social TV reveals that television advertising impacts the volume of online WOM for both the brand advertised and the program in which the advertisement airs.Mark. Sci.['Beth L. Fossen', 'David A. Schweidel']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4a8af933023963279e8c5da53484f7d0931eb189Abstract The present study investigated the effects of offline vs. online digital storytelling on the development of EFL learners’ literacy skills (reading and writing). Forty-two lower intermediate language learners participated in the study as the experimental (n = 21) and control groups (n = 21). The Reading-Writing section of the Key English Test was administered to both groups before the treatment so as to assess their reading and writing skills in English as a foreign language. Process-oriented writing instruction was subsequently given to both groups for a period of five months. The experimental group was trained to undertake the process of writing using an online platform, while the control group benefited an offline content producing program in writing instruction. Both groups’ literacy skills were assessed once more at the end of the intervention. The results of Analysis of Covariance primarily revealed that the literacy skills of those who produced their stories with the online platform improved significantly in comparison to the control group, who had worked with the offline software. Further, the results revealed a positive and significant correlation between the hours members of the experimental group spent on working with computers and the development of their literacy skills.20176571It is revealed that the literacy skills of those who produced their stories with the online platform improved significantly in comparison to the control group, who had worked with the offline software.2017-01-01T00:00:00Cogent Education['Mehrak Rahimi', 'Samaneh Yadollahi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f2ca581d8b2453d98668047585c9b4e2846ae10eThis appendix accompanies “Online Reputation Mechanisms and the Decreasing Value of Chain Affiliation.” It presents further evidence for the main effects, namely the differential effect on independent and chain firm revenues of added information via online reviews. This includes use of instrumental variables constructed from two exogenous changes in TripAdvisor.com’s review policies as well as instruments constructed from lagged number of reviews and other robustness checks. I also perform a number of tests to rule out reverse causality in the results in Section 4.2017147[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 4ab9febf719f256ef38bf854bcfe7dd588e3577b20170102['G. Potter']2017-01-01T00:00:00 25e3951aa51ec2b2900c2a6b2bd19ceedde7b553Aggression in online contexts has received much attention over the last decade, yet there is a need for measures identifying the proximal psychological drivers of cyber-aggressive behavior. The purpose of this study was to present data on the newly developed Cyber-Aggression Typology Questionnaire (CATQ) designed to distinguish between four distinct types of cyber-aggression on dimensions of motivational valence and self-control. A sample 314 undergraduate students participated in the study. The results confirmed the predicted four-factor structure providing evidence for distinct and independent impulsive-aversive, controlled-aversive, impulsive-appetitive, and controlled-appetitive cyber-aggression types. Further analyses with the Berlin Cyberbullying Questionnaire, Reactive Proactive Aggression Questionnaire, and the Behavior Inhibition and Activation Systems Scale provide support for convergent and divergent validity. Understanding the motivations facilitating cyber-aggressive behavior could aid researchers in the development of new prevention and intervention strategies that focus on individual differences in maladaptive proximal drivers of aggression. Aggr. Behav. 43:74-84, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Aggressive Behavior20172564Data on the newly developed Cyber-Aggression Typology Questionnaire (CATQ) designed to distinguish between four distinct types of cyber-aggression on dimensions of motivational valence and self-control confirmed the predicted four-factor structure.Aggressive behavior['K. Runions', 'Michal Bak', 'T. Shaw']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a0d17810e5dd5c198bf33fe4fe214d87d2e3e8e2The focus of this paper is on levels of service failure and recovery strategies in relation to UK online fashion retailers. In a changing social, political and economic environment the use of information technology has permeated all forms of organisations: from private to public, local to global, old and new. Parallel with this development, companies have developed and experimented with new means of interacting with customers, and have devised and applied a variety of marketing strategies. The deployment of the internet, along with its subsets, has created a number of new opportunities, as well as a range of uncertainties and burdens, particularly on consumer perceptions of service quality, service failure and recovery. This paper contributes to extant knowledge and offers an understanding of behavioural-related issues, e.g. understanding consumer behaviour in the development of innovative business models in the industry.International Journal of Market Research20179570Levels of service failure and recovery strategies in relation to UK online fashion retailers and an understanding of behavioural-related issues, e.g. understanding consumer behaviour in the development of innovative business models in the industry are offered.2017-01-01T00:00:00International Journal of Market Research['Wilson Ozuem', 'Amisha M. Patel', 'K. Howell', 'G. Lancaster']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2a9cd1c51ed479e5f8ce9926cc419c55e3942c8aInternet and Higher Education20173298Empirical evidence suggested that student characteristics associated with the highest opportunity costs of engaging with residential education—such as being a full-time employee, parent, or married—were more likely to enroll in some online courses and online-only programs.Internet High. Educ.['Justin C. Ortagus']2017-01-01T00:00:00 af0c179420e21e9a8c04f7ecfae362ee48152099We leverage a temporary block of the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo due to political events, to estimate the causal effect of online word-of-mouth content on product demand in the context of TV show viewership. Based on this source of exogenous variation, we estimate an elasticity of TV show ratings (market share in terms of viewership) with respect to the number of relevant comments (comments were disabled during the block) of 0.016. In terms of the behavioral mechanism, we find more post-show microblogging activity increases demand, whereas comments posted prior to the show airing do not affect viewership. These patterns are inconsistent with informative or persuasive advertising effects and suggest a complementarity between TV consumption and anticipated post-show microblogging activity.Marketing science (Providence, R.I.)20174268A temporary block of the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo is leverage, to estimate the causal effect of online word-of-mouth content on product demand in the context of TV show viewership and suggest a complementarity between TV consumption and anticipated post-showmicroblogging activity.Mark. Sci.['Stephan Seiler', 'Song Yao', 'Wenbo Wang']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0fd7bd5b8ae4aff259062a6b55147208f78814962017101101It is found that 3D-quality determines perceptions of attitude toward presented product and attitude toward website, which in turn influence users’ satisfaction, and virtual product experience moderates the relationships between attitude towardPresent product, attitude towards website and users” satisfaction.Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services['R. Algharabat', 'A. Alalwan', 'Nripendra P. Rana', 'Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 950b76c0214da27a6068a1a8bc8916def9c4f407....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction................................................................................................................................................... 3 An Ethnographic Investigation of Bots and Campaigns in 2016 ....................................................... 4 Campaign Fieldwork ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Agenda Setting and the Campaign ................................................................................................................. 7 The Media and the Campaign .......................................................................................................................... 8 The Megaphone Effect ..................................................................................................................................... 10 A Network Analysis of Twitterbots during the 2016 Election .......................................................... 14 Sampling the Twittersphere ............................................................................................................................ 14 Bot or Not? ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Classifying Users ............................................................................................................................................... 15 A Brief Primer on Network Analysis .............................................................................................................. 16 K-core Decomposition ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Betweenness Centrality .................................................................................................................................... 17 Comparing the Complexity of Botnets with Global Transitivity .............................................................. 18 Evidence of Influence ........................................................................................................................................ 18 The Rise of Bots: Implications for Politics, Policy, and Method ................................................................. 22 References .................................................................................................................................................. 24 About the Authors ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Citation ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 Series Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 28201732102A network analysis of Twitterbots during the 2016 Election and the Rise of Bots: Implications for Politics, Policy, and Method concludes that the rise of Bots has implications for politics, policy, and method.['R. Guilbeault']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8c9b5db6cb93025efbff8072ed91785d8c40c476Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education201710365The findings of this research provide guidance for future implementations of online learning technologies in the CEGEP education system.Education and Information Technologies['Paul Bazelais', 'Tenzin Doleck', 'D. Lemay']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d32ee9923fcae875950f39bb9480a0b95f114366Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning2017592It is demonstrated that online proctoring does influence the educational experience in ways that must be considered when determining the risk and benefit balance of proctored and unproctored assessments.Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning['Anna S Milone', 'Angela M Cortese', 'Rebecca L. Balestrieri', 'A. Pittenger']2017-01-01T00:00:00 974b7241681dff12417f19c174d37dff7209cf66Journal des adolescens20177470It is shown that engaging in sexy self-presentations on SNSs increased the willingness to engage in sexting, but only among adolescent girls, and exposure to sexySelfPresentations of others did not predict the willingnessto engage in Sexting.Journal of adolescence['Johanna M. F. van Oosten', 'Laura Vandenbosch']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2d7939c69551285de02b1493ee8f6f20a3c53767This study was conducted to investigate the effect of using online discussion forums (ODFs) on students’ learning, particularly on their achievement. In order to achieve this, a quasi-experimental design was implemented during one academic semester at one of the leading universities in Saudi Arabia. The sample of this study involved undergraduate students (N = 138) divided into two groups: the experimental group involved 67 students and the control group involved 71 students. The findings indicate that using ODFs is likely to lead students to gain a better achievement. In addition, statistical analyses reveal significant and positive relationships between student participation in ODFs and their final course mark, but no significant relationships between their participation in ODFs and grade point average. The social interaction and the collaborative nature in ODFs environments as well as the active learning in blended learning courses were likely to be the possible reasons for the increased achievement when students utilise ODFs to enhance traditional learning. However, contextual dimensions need to be given a great deal of attention in order to find satisfactory results.20177557The findings indicate that using ODFs is likely to lead students to gain a better achievement, and contextual dimensions need to be given a great deal of attention in order to find satisfactory results.Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology['M. Alzahrani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b8179e0be5f3407fe2f808751e93576ff04ceba6We develop a nonparametric and online learning algorithm that estimates the triggering functions of a multivariate Hawkes process (MHP). The approach we take approximates the triggering function $f_{i,j}(t)$ by functions in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS), and maximizes a time-discretized version of the log-likelihood, with Tikhonov regularization. Theoretically, our algorithm achieves an $\calO(\log T)$ regret bound. Numerical results show that our algorithm offers a competing performance to that of the nonparametric batch learning algorithm, with a run time comparable to the parametric online learning algorithm.Neural Information Processing Systems20172853A nonparametric and online learning algorithm that estimates the triggering functions of a multivariate Hawkes process by functions in a reproducing kernel Hilbert space, and maximizes a time-discretized version of the log-likelihood with Tikhonov regularization.{'pages': '4937-4946'}['Yingxiang Yang', 'Jalal Etesami', 'Niao He', 'N. Kiyavash']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3c5b4a7cf4ff55c39733c3f6f705f5984b233851Expert systems with applications20174889Generic cross-domain sentiment techniques can be strongly complemented by domain-specific "smoke" and "sparkle" term lists that are highly correlated with potential defects, and can be highly beneficial to improving dishwasher appliance quality management methods.Expert Syst. Appl.['Darren Law', 'Richard Gruss', 'A. Abrahams']2017-01-01T00:00:00 282b919b4ef41ebfd238b24aa219890a6dabeb3320171982Ndt & E International['C. Meola', 'S. Boccardi', 'G. Carlomagno', 'N. D. Boffa', 'F. Ricci', 'G. Simeoli', 'P. Russo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3212ffdeb372269c7c3a083bd1bfdb2c5fbe7c5fInternet and Higher Education20174274Internet High. Educ.['Amy E. Stich', 'T. Reeves']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4773aa097fa70dc42b1a52356b9eeabc9d5dbbaa20172061Interestingly, users with a lower-income level are more inclined to be passengers, while higher-income users employ carpooling mainly as drivers, which may be unique to this shared mobility mode.['S. Shaheen', 'A. Stocker', 'M. Mundler']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b67f397153a20e646db2fdc5bd221783ba645c58Online teaching is not only a trend but also a must at most of universities and colleges in many countries. The changes from conventional teaching to online teaching requires good preparation for faculty to adapt to the paradigm shift. Although online teaching has been popular in the world over the last two decades, it is new to faculty at universities in Vietnam, typically Ho Chi Minh City Open University (HCMCOU). Within the context of HCMCOU who is about to launch their online programs, it is essential to prepare the readiness for the faculty in online teaching (e-readiness). Conducting a research-based set of content and criteria is an initial step in this process. Hence, this literature review examines the prior empirical and case study research studies about teacher e-readiness including teacher attitudes, teacher training, and technical skills. The findings provide a foundation for HCMCOU in enhancing the preparation quality.20173361['Thanh-Thao Thi Phan', 'L. Dang']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a4a137c542417d1eba32064521562b8165ccd3e9Evidence of an association between added sugars (AS) and the risk of obesity has triggered public health bodies to develop strategies enabling consumers to manage their AS intake. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended a reduction of free sugars to 10% of total dietary energy (TE) and conditionally recommended a reduction to 5% TE to achieve health benefits. Despite food labelling being a policy tool of choice in many countries, there is no consensus on the mandatory addition of AS to the nutrition panel of food labels. An online survey was conducted to explore consumer ability to identify AS on food labels and to investigate consumer awareness of the WHO guidelines in relation to sugar intakes. The questionnaire was tested for participant comprehension using face-to-face interviews prior to conducting the online study. The online survey was conducted in Northern Ireland during May 2015 and was completed by a convenient sample of 445 subjects. Results showed that just 4% of respondents correctly classified 10 or more ingredients from a presented list of 13 items, while 65% of participants were unaware of the WHO guidelines for sugar intake. It may be timely to reopen dialogue on inclusion of AS on food product nutrition panels.Nutrients20174462Results showed that just 4% of respondents correctly classified 10 or more ingredients from a presented list of 13 items, while 65% of participants were unaware of the WHO guidelines for sugar intake, suggesting it may be timely to reopen dialogue on inclusion of AS on food product nutrition panels.2017-01-01T00:00:00Nutrients['M. Tierney', 'A. Gallagher', 'E. S. Giotis', 'K. Pentieva']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3d3edd687d998a4e78de252f0c89b20182a28cfa20176473Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services['Park Thaichon']2017-01-01T00:00:00 19d0f52313d5669c83e7676509c233cd75073d42Government Information Quarterly20176375The prevalence and growth of ICTs used by municipalities ranging in population from 25,000 to 250,000 from 2010 to 2014 and how those rankings have changed over the four-year period are examined.Gov. Inf. Q.['Mary K. Feeney', 'Adrian Brown']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9f9ec336030c264f35a4457571fd81719ce2e31Decentralized economic operation schemes have several advantages when compared with the traditional centralized management system for microgrids. Specifically, decentralized schemes are more flexible, less computationally intensive, and easier to implement without relying on communication infrastructure. Economic operation of existing decentralized schemes is also usually achieved by either tuning the droop characteristics of distributed generators (DGs) or prioritizing their dispatch order. For the latter, an earlier scheme has tried to prioritize the DG dispatch based on their no-load generation costs. Although the prioritization works well with some generation costs saved, its reliance on only the DG no-load generation costs does not allow it to operate well under certain conditions. This paper thus presents a more comprehensive economic dispatch scheme, which considers the DG generation costs, their power ratings, and other necessary constraints, before deciding the DG dispatch priorities and droop characteristics. The proposed scheme also allows online power reserve to be set and regulated within the microgrid. This, together with the generation cost saved, has been verified experimentally under different reserve, load, and DG conditions.IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid20172872A more comprehensive economic dispatch scheme, which considers the DG generation costs, their power ratings, and other necessary constraints, before deciding the DG dispatch priorities and droop characteristics, and allows online power reserve to be set and regulated within the microgrid.IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid['I. Nutkani', 'P. Loh', 'Peng Wang', 'F. Blaabjerg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 927dc7ad8e92a79a78b6d6a81af23bbac831dc0bThe International journal on drug policy20172173The results suggest that intervention efforts may be best directed towards harm minimisation, and in particular towards bridging the divides between the medical and bodybuilding communities.The International journal on drug policy['Mair Underwood']2017-01-01T00:00:00 862e2f7712942eba3cc18a07790cd25104304cfc1.IntroductionA brand community is a specialized group built upon a structured set of social relations among admirers of products or services of a specific brand [Muniz & O'Guinn, 2001]. Communities with these characteristics can offer opportunities for brand management. A successful brand community can help strengthen consumers' brand loyalty and serve as a channel for communication and knowledge exchange between businesses and consumers, as well as among consumers [Andersen, 2005].Established on the Internet, online brand communities transcend geographical barriers. Non-members can access the same information available to members, increasing the likelihood that they will gradually identify with and become members of the community [Algesheimer et al., 2005]. Subsequently, these communities can spark a sense of belonging within individuals, even if without direct interaction with other members [Carlson et al., 2008]. Empirical research has found that consumers who are involved in brand communities tend to have a deeper and closer relationship with the brand than those who are not [Kim et al., 2008]. Online brand communities function not only as a channel for businesses to communicate with customers, but also as an important tool for building customer relations.In most industries, numerous brands are marketed within the same product or service category. If products or services offered by different brands are interchangeable, those brands will gradually become rivals in the same market. Oppositional brand loyalty is a psychological phenomenon observed among members of a brand community who hold negative and opposing views about rival brands, and even exhibit antagonistic behaviors toward them [Muniz & Hamer, 2001; Muniz & O'Guinn, 2001]. Members with oppositional brand loyalty are characterized by not only a high loyalty to their supported brand, but also a voluntary opposition and hostility towards rival brands [Kuo & Feng, 2013; Muniz & Hamer, 2001; Thompson & Sinha, 2008]. For example, in an online discussion forum in Taiwan, we observed users and supporters of Ford and Toyota actively criticizing the other brand and advocating their own product. Loyal Ford consumers criticized Toyota, citing that its vehicles were lower in safety since the company removed safety features for cost reduction and used a thinner body shell and panel for better fuel consumption. Even though Toyota's fuel consumption performance is higher, Ford advocates still state that they will not buy any Toyota product. On the other hand, Toyota customers criticized Ford for poor vehicle reliability and lubricant leaking. In short, these consumers will not purchase a product from the rival brand, even if the product is considered better overall. Such conversations regardless of time or location rely on the Internet, which provides easy accessibility and rapid responses for advocates of each brand. Moreover, participation by members with oppositional brand loyalty in community activities (e.g., sharing negative views about rival brands) may encourage current consumers to reinforce their support for the brand and avoid rivals, ultimately resulting in a more consolidated relationship between consumers and the brand [Thompson & Sinha, 2008].In 1988, Belk introduced the concept of the extended self, suggesting that consumers view their possessions as components of their identity that reflect or highlight their personality to the world. Therefore, businesses endeavor to differentiate their brand from competitors by establishing a distinct image and personality. When customers wish to express their individuality through the extended self, their choice between specific brands that define their personality becomes straightforward. For example, because automobiles are directly associated with one's personality and tastes [Lee, 2009], consumers can utilize vehicles in perceptible ways, motivated by their desire to reflect who they are through the brand [Ferraro et al. …20173956Journal of Electronic Commerce Research['Ying-Feng Kuo', 'Jianwei Hou']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7c2f7b3d9b4168303822d94cb8ae5dac7f1763efAddictive Behaviours20175071The Metacognitions about Online Gaming Scale was shown to possess good psychometric properties, as well as predictive and divergent validity within the populations that were tested, and to be the first self-report scale of metacognition about online gaming.Addictive behaviors['M. Spada', 'G. Caselli']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0fefca8f0bc0f81f61740ad62737bcea5904ccf2Targeted online advertising now accounts for the largest share of the advertising market, beating out both TV and print ads. While targeted advertising can improve users’ online shopping experiences, it can also have negative e ff ects. A plethora of recent work has found evidence that in some cases, ads may be discriminatory, leading certain groups of users to see better o ff ers (e.g., job ads) based on personal characteristics such as gender. To develop policies around advertising and guide advertisers in making ethical decisions, one thing we must better understand is what concerns users and why. In an e ff ort to answer this question, we conducted a pilot study and a multi-step main survey (n = 2,086 in total) presenting users with different discriminatory advertising scenarios. We find that overall, 44% of respondents were moderately or very concerned by the scenarios we presented. Respondents found the scenarios significantly more problematic when discrimination took place as a result of explicit demographic targeting rather than in response to online behavior. However, our respondents’ opinions did not vary based on whether a human or an algorithm was responsible for the discrimination. These findings suggest that future policy documents should explicitly address discrimination in targeted advertising, no matter its origin, as a significant user concern, and that corporate responses that blame the algorithmic nature of the ad ecosystem may not be helpful for addressing public concerns.USENIX Security Symposium20175658Future policy documents should explicitly address discrimination in targeted advertising, no matter its origin, as a significant user concern, and corporate responses that blame the algorithmic nature of the ad ecosystem may not be helpful for addressing public concerns.{'pages': '935-951'}['Angelisa C. Plane', 'Elissa M. Redmiles', 'Michelle L. Mazurek', 'Michael Carl Tschantz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 956d74d78d67776847306515836ddc2156474e2eA sensor for a Moore fractal antenna was designed to detect partial discharge (PD) in gas-insulated substations. This worked at an ultrahigh frequency. First, the multifrequency characteristics of this antenna were analyzed and ANSYS HFSS was used to simulate the Moore fractal antenna and the Hilbert fractal antenna for comparison. The results show that the Moore fractal antenna had good directivity and omnidirectional radiation features. We then developed physical models for them according to the simulation results. The two antennas were tested using a vector network analyzer. The results show that the Moore fractal antenna had more frequency bands than the Hilbert fractal antenna. The PD was tested in the laboratory and detected by the Moore fractal antenna and the Hilbert fractal antenna. A comparison of the measured results showed that the proposed antenna was promising for online PD detection applications.IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters2017958IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters['Yongqiang Wang', 'Zhuang Wang', 'Jianfang Li']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ff30ab96f8e6934611d0fa4a34767f8f62c35852This paper introduces and investigates the Online Container Relocation Problem, where containers have to be retrieved from a bay in a container terminal so as to minimize the number of relocations. Unlike the offline version of the problem, the order of container retrievals is revealed one at a time in an online fashion. We analyze the so-called leveling heuristic using the perspective of worst-case competitive analysis of online algorithms and derive its competitive ratio. We then provide some computational experiments which give insights on the actual average performance of the heuristic. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.20173455This paper analyzes the so-called leveling heuristic using the perspective of worst-case competitive analysis of online algorithms and derive its competitive ratio and provides some computational experiments which give insights on the actual average performance of the heuristic.['Elisabeth Zehendner', 'Dominique Feillet', 'Patrick Jaillet']2017-01-01T00:00:00 453bca649272455b6482e3426fa5ed967c95e9f7Food and Chemical Toxicology2017068These online DS Toxic Tables will contribute to continued Phase IV post marketing surveillance to detect possible liver toxicity cases and serve to forewarn consumers, clinicians, and corporations.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association['A. Brown']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c213f5b5b74110242175b8177b4ebb2ee43fe9f3Information communication technologies (ICTs) have significantly revolutionized travel industry in the last decade. With an increasing number of travel companies participating in the Internet market, low price has become a minimum qualification to compete in the Internet market. As a result, e-service quality is becoming even more critical for companies to retain and attract customers in the digital age. This study focuses on e-service quality dimensions in the Internet market with an empirical study on online travel service. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to evaluate e-service quality from the perspectives of both online companies and customers, which provides fresh insight into the dimensions of e-service quality. The results in this study indicate that trust from the perspective of customer and ease of use from the perspective of online company are the most critical and important facets in customers’ perception of online travel service quality, while reliability, system availability and responsiveness have influence on customer’s perception of online travel service quality as well, but the influence is not so strong as that of trust and ease of use. Online travel service companies should pay attention to the facets of reliability, system availability and responsiveness while focusing on the facets of ease of use and trust in order to improve their online travel service quality to customers.20174241The results in this study indicate that trust from the perspective of customer and ease of use from the perspectives of online company are the most critical and important facets in customers’ perception of online travel service quality, while reliability, system availability and responsiveness have influence on customer’s perception of e-service quality.['Hongxiu Li']2017-01-01T00:00:00 20248d15458d20c59ce1eb1c5a9edd8e9f3281b3There are few dietary assessment tools that are scientifically developed and freely available online. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Healthy Diet Score survey asks questions about the quantity, quality, and variety of foods consumed. On completion, individuals receive a personalised Diet Score—reflecting their overall compliance with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Over 145,000 Australians have completed the survey since it was launched in May 2015. The average Diet Score was 58.8 out of a possible 100 (SD = 12.9). Women scored higher than men; older adults higher than younger adults; and normal weight adults higher than obese adults. It was most common to receive feedback about discretionary foods (73.8% of the sample), followed by dairy foods (55.5%) and healthy fats (47.0%). Results suggest that Australians’ diets are not consistent with the recommendations in the guidelines. The combination of using technology and providing the tool free of charge has attracted a lot of traffic to the website, providing valuable insights into what Australians’ report to be eating. The use of technology has also enhanced the user experience, with individuals receiving immediate and personalised feedback. This survey tool will be useful to monitor population diet quality and understand the degree to Australians’ diets comply with dietary guidelines.Nutrients20174048Results suggest that Australians’ diets are not consistent with the recommendations in the guidelines, and this survey tool will be useful to monitor population diet quality and understand the degree to Australians” diets comply with dietary guidelines.2017-01-01T00:00:00Nutrients['G. Hendrie', 'D. Baird', 'R. Golley', 'M. Noakes']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ebb45fe72845c20d683e364c771a3ad210c2845fIn some of recent advances in automation of construction equipment, much research has been conducted on the control of hydraulic excavators in both industry and academia for the benefit of safety and efficiency. However, most relevant works have employed model-based control approaches that require a mathematical representation of the target plant. For hydraulic excavators, obtaining a useful dynamic model for control can be challenging due to the nonlinearity of the hydraulic servo system. With this in mind, this paper investigates the feasibility of an online learning control framework based on echo-state networks (ESNs) to the position control of hydraulic excavators. While ESNs are a class of recurrent neural networks, the training of ESNs corresponds to solving a linear regression problem, thus making it suitable for online implementation. By exploiting the dynamic properties of ESNs, the deployed control framework uses the input and output signals of the plant to learn an inverse model, which is then used to simultaneously generate control inputs to track the desired trajectory. Experiments conducted on a 21-ton class hydraulic excavator show the promising results in that accurate tracking is achieved even in the absence of a dynamic model.IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering20173752This paper investigates the feasibility of an online learning control framework based on echo-state networks (ESNs) to the position control of hydraulic excavators and shows the promising results in that accurate tracking is achieved even in the absence of a dynamic model.IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering['Jaemann Park', 'Bong-ju Lee', 'Seonhyeok Kang', 'Pan Young Kim', 'H. Jin Kim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8ad73efe03b05aecf927ceab113790a87f243e15Online education continues to grow in popularity and is an attractive option for individuals of all ages, but particularly for adults who must balance work, family, and school responsibilities. Attrition rates in online courses are high for a variety of personal and institutional reasons. Some of the personal reasons attributed to retention in online courses and degree programs focus on non-cognitive factors related to persistence, a growth mindset, and grit. Prior research has demonstrated that higher grit scores could equate to higher achievement in multiple areas of a person’s life–professionally and personally, and in academic settings. However, to mindfully improve retention of online learners, faculty need training and should implement strategies such as deliberate practice, which requires full engagement, repeated that grit, a growth mindset, and deliberate practice strategies may improve retention of online students. Identifying reasons for high attrition rates in online courses and non-cognitive traits that lead to academic success will offer a foundation for more research to identify ways to increase student persistence in online20172749['C. McClendon', 'R. Neugebauer', 'Amanda L King']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7ecb0643aa5c65062c2fb889d37a60de9cd0d375Applied intelligence (Boston)20176445This paper proposes a collaborative filtering recommendation approach that filters out programming problems suitable for students’ programming skills that uses an enriched userproblem matrix that implies a better student role representation, facilitating the computation of closer neighborhoods and hence a more accurate recommendation.Appl. Intell.['R. Y. Toledo', 'Luis Martínez-López']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e49ca155ec71b5b884d8ba14fb73ac333e35ce04As post-secondary institutions, theological schools continue to participate in various forms of online learning, and the criticism (or question), “It’s not really the same as being in a classroom with a real instructor” is commonly heard. The simple reply to this concern is the concept of social presence. Starting with the initial definition of social presence from Short, Williams, and Christies (1976), this compilation of articles attempts to summarize the historical perspectives and present the current state of discussion, recognizing the constant updating of online course options.2017049['Aimee L. Whiteside']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b7d10d4e0cf84b0304d3e3188fe5a0b1e1590a9820173245The issues in Computer Medicated Communication (CMC) interaction is considered as the salient feature of successful online focus groups and several conceptual, practical and technological concerns are discussed, including: recruitment issues, research design issues, moderating issues and ethical issues.['B. Lobe']2017-01-01T00:00:00 54fd49a1a4425fc6b6b58a13731b22f0e6a445eeThe purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationships among measures of student engagement, instructor engagement, student performance, and properties of the online classroom. The authors assessed behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement of students and instructors in asynchronous discussion forums and collected measures of student performance (e.g., class completion and discussion forums’ grades) as well as properties of the online classroom (e.g., class size and depth of discussion prompts). Quantitative analyses on conduct exhibited by instructors and students in discussion forums from 303 online classrooms in a variety of disciplines revealed a positive association of students’ cognitive engagement and instructors’ behavioral engagement with the depth of the discussion prompts. Both cognitive and behavioral measures of students’ engagement decreased with increased class size. For instructors, as class size increased, behavioral engagement decreased, and cognitive engagement increased. Grades improved with students’ emotional engagement but declined with instructors’ cognitive engagement. These idiosyncratic patterns of relationships suggest the need for further inquiry into the unique aspects of instruction in the asynchronous online classroom.20173345Quantitative analyses on conduct exhibited by instructors and students in discussion forums from 303 online classrooms in a variety of disciplines revealed a positive association of students’ cognitive engagement and instructors’ behavioral engagement with the depth of the discussion prompts.The International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education['M. Pilotti', 'Stephanie Anderson', 'Pamela Hardy', 'Pamela F. Murphy', 'Pamela J. Vincent']2017-01-01T00:00:00 de8fe7a5ce53dcf3563f51ec9f8007d61db28697Objectives Stakeholder engagement and public involvement are considered as integral to developing effective public health interventions and is encouraged across all phases of the research cycle. However, limited guidelines and appropriate tools exist to facilitate stakeholder engagement—especially during the intervention prioritisation phase. We present the findings of an online ‘Delphi’ study that engaged stakeholders (including young people) in the process of prioritising secondary school environment-focused interventions that aim to increase physical activity. Setting Web-based data collection using an online Delphi tool enabling participation of geographically diverse stakeholders. Participants 37 stakeholders participated, including young people (age 13–16 years), parents, teachers, public health practitioners, academics and commissioners; 33 participants completed both rounds. Primary and secondary outcome measures Participants were asked to prioritise a (short-listed) selection of school environment-focused interventions (eg, standing desks, outdoor design changes) based on the criteria of ‘reach’, ‘equality’, ‘acceptability’, ‘feasibility’, ‘effectiveness’ and ‘cost’. Participants were also asked to rank the criteria and the effectiveness outcomes (eg, physical activity, academic achievement, school enjoyment) from most to least important. Following feedback along with any new information provided, participants completed round 2 4 weeks later. Results The intervention prioritisation process was feasible to conduct and comments from participants indicated satisfaction with the process. Consensus regarding intervention strategies was achieved among the varied groups of stakeholders, with ‘active lessons’ being the favoured approach. Participants ranked ‘mental health and well-being’ as the most important outcome followed by ‘enjoyment of school’. The most important criteria was ‘effectiveness’, followed by ‘feasibility’. Conclusions This novel approach to engaging a wide variety of stakeholders in the research process was feasible to conduct and acceptable to participants. It also provided insightful information relating to how stakeholders prioritise interventions. The approach could be extended beyond the specific project to be a useful tool for researchers and practitioners.BMJ Open20172943The findings of an online ‘Delphi’ study that engaged stakeholders (including young people) in the process of prioritising secondary school environment-focused interventions that aim to increase physical activity are presented.2017-01-01T00:00:00BMJ Open['Katie L Morton', 'A. Atkin', 'K. Corder', 'M. Suhrcke', 'D. Turner', 'E. V. van Sluijs']2017-01-01T00:00:00 edf9a2f1ae226257dc9b73303f9814a9cf1762c7With the development of mobile platform, such as smart cellphone and pad, the E-Learning model has been rapidly developed. However, due to the low completion rate for E-Learning platform, it is very necessary to analyze the behavior characteristics of online learners to intelligently adjust online education strategy and enhance the quality of learning. In this paper, we analyzed the relation indicators of E-Learning to build the student profile and gave countermeasures. Adopting the similarity computation and Jaccard coefficient algorithm, we designed a system model to clean and dig into the educational data and also the students’ learning attitude and the duration of learning behavior to establish student profile. According to the E-Learning resources and learner behaviors, we also present the intelligent guide model to guide both E-Learning platform and learners to improve learning things. The study on student profile can help the E-Learning platform to meet and guide the students’ learning behavior deeply and also to provide personalized learning situation and promote the optimization of the E-Learning.Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering20172151A system model is designed to clean and dig into the educational data and also the students’ learning attitude and the duration of learning behavior to establish student profile and presents the intelligent guide model to guide both E-Learning platform and learners to improve learning things.J. Electr. Comput. Eng.['Kun Liang', 'Yiying Zhang', 'Yeshen He', 'Yilin Zhou', 'Wei Tan', 'Xiaoxia Li']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3196bb4acb8696edc60cb3a3f249d0ad49d44a5fSurge arresters play an important role in maintaining the reliability and protection of the high voltage power systems. Various diagnostic online monitoring methods of surge arrester are based on the decomposition of the measured leakage current into their capacitive and resistive components. The arrester's resistive component of the leakage current, in particular, the third harmonic component, is known as to be directly related to the degree of degradation of the ZnO blocks. This paper proposes an online monitoring technique for the surge arrester under dry and pollution conditions when measuring either the total leakage current or both the internal and external leakage currents of three different types of surge arresters. This technique based on feature extraction of the magnitudes, frequencies, and phase angles of all frequency components of the real measured current signals using Prony analysis-Hilbert transform approach and MATLAB program. The observed results illustrate the viability of this technique for online monitoring of surge arrester. Furthermore, the effect of voltage harmonics on the measured leakage currents is investigated through surge arrester model simulation performed with PSCAD program.IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation20173049IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation['I. Metwally', 'M. Eladawy', 'E. Feilat']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5a38f23dad150662f92db56c084dbeb4b5060e99: In this guide, we introduce researchers in the behavioral sciences in general and MIS in particular to text analysis as done with latent semantic analysis (LSA). The guide contains hands-on annotated code samples in R that walk the reader through a typical process of acquiring relevant texts, creating a semantic space out of them, and then projecting words, phrase, or documents onto that semantic space to calculate their lexical similarities. R is an open source, popular programming language with extensive statistical libraries. We introduce LSA as a concept, discuss the process of preparing the data, and note its potential and limitations. We demonstrate this process through a sequence of annotated code examples: we start with a study of online reviews that extracts lexical insight about trust. That R code applies singular value decomposition (SVD). The guide next demonstrates a realistically large data analysis of Stack Exchange , a popular Q&A site for programmers. That R code applies an alternative sparse SVD method. All the code and data are available on github.com.Communications of the Association for Information Systems20176044This guide contains hands-on annotated code samples in R that walk the reader through a typical process of acquiring relevant texts, creating a semantic space out of them, and then projecting words, phrase, or documents onto that semantic space to calculate their lexical similarities.Commun. Assoc. Inf. Syst.['David Gefen', 'J. E. Endicott', 'Jorge E. Fresneda', 'Jacob L. Miller', 'Kai R. T. Larsen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 221f712dc57337cffec6528cc318119dd8823f8cCrowdsourcing campaigns in general and online idea contests in particular have reached popularity in practice and research. Based on the open innovation paradigm, idea marketplace providers like InnoCentive broker ideas between a potentially large-scaled crowd of solvers and seeking firms by hosting idea contests in the web. So far, research has mainly focused on the setup of idea marketplaces, design patterns to define idea contests or motivation factors to spur solvers. Mostly, extrinsic incentives, especially rewards for best ideas, are used to guarantee high amounts and good quality of ideas. In contrast to the predominant qualitative and conceptional research on online idea contests, we attempt an empirical study. We derive external factors, like rewards, contest-duration or market-maturity, to construct a model depicting effects of these factors on the outcome of online idea contests. We use a dataset from Atizo, containing over 25’000 submitted ideas and over 83’000 ratings to evaluate validity of our model. Our findings show that current design elements of online contest may not contribute to the commonly expected effects. One interesting aspect is that using rewards to maximize quality and quantity of ideas creates a conflict of goals as rewards can have perverse effects on the outcome.20176942The findings show that current design elements of online contest may not contribute to the commonly expected effects and one interesting aspect is that using rewards to maximize quality and quantity of ideas creates a conflict of goals as rewards can have perverse effects on the outcome.['Thomas P. Walter', 'A. Back']2017-01-01T00:00:00 16bf6ca2e6e388d862a4db7d4b13763d58e4af75The purpose of this study was to understand the effect of website quality on customer satisfaction and purchase intention. Due to rapid development in the field of technology, the use of E-commerce has expanded drastically in recent years. In an E-commerce company, website quality is very significant determinant of customer satisfaction. The focus is on online travel ticket booking websites. This study is based on a quantitative survey of website quality with respect to online travel ticket booking websites. SMART PLS was used to analyze the descriptive statistics, reliability, and validity. This study conceptualizes the relation between different factors effecting website quality with the purchase intention of customers. The strongest determinants of website quality are information quality, system quality, service quality, and website design. The results of this study help E-commerce companies to retain their customers, and thus, gain long- term value for the company. In E-commerce companies, the competition is fierce, and thus, it is very important that customers have a pleasant experience and return repeatedly to create value for the company. The findings from this study reveal that information quality and customer satisfaction are important and positive user perceptions towards purchase intention in online ticket booking websites. System quality, service quality, and website design also have positive effect on customer satisfaction, but create less significant effect.20172641The findings from this study reveal that information quality and customer satisfaction are important and positive user perceptions towards purchase intention in online ticket booking websites.Management Science['Noronha Ajay Kaushik', 'R. Srinivasa']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c3af9c5944d97d27fae89452bbc84a4729fe8d45Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are part of the lifelong learning experience of people worldwide. Many of these learners participate fully. However, the high levels of dropout on most of these courses are a cause for concern. Previous studies have suggested that there are patterns of engagement within MOOCs that vary according to the pedagogy employed. The current paper builds on this work and examines MOOCs from different providers that have been offered on the FutureLearn platform. A cluster analysis of these MOOCs shows that engagement patterns are related to pedagogy and course duration. Learners did not work through a three-week MOOC in the same ways that learners work through the first three weeks of an eight-week MOOC.20171144A cluster analysis of these MOOCs shows that engagement patterns are related to pedagogy and course duration, and learners did not work through a three-week MOOC in the same ways that learners work through the first three weeks of an eight- weeks MOOC.['Rebecca Ferguson', 'D. Clow', 'R. Beale', 'Alison Cooper', 'N. Morris', 'Siân Bayne', 'A. Woodgate']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5e1361cabfb7d469c0da229357c67f8eedb1f6a9User identification is very helpful for building a better profile of a user. Some works have been devoted to this issue. However, the existing works with a good performance are mainly based on the rich online data and do not consider the cost of online data acquisition. In this paper, we aim to address this issue with a lower cost of data acquisition. A machine learning-based solution is proposed solely based on the user’s display names. It consists of three key steps: we first analyze the users’ unique naming patterns that lead to information redundancies across sites; second, we construct features that exploit information redundancies; afterward, we employ machine learning method for user identification. The experiment shows that the proposed solution can provide excellent performance with F1 score reaching 96.24%, 92.49%, and 90.68% on three real different data sets, respectively. This paper shows the possibility of user identification with a lower cost of data acquisition.IEEE Access20172646A machine learning-based solution solely based on the user’s display names that can provide excellent performance with F1 score reaching 96.24%, 92.49%, and 90.68% on three real different data sets, respectively.IEEE Access['Yongjun Li', 'You Peng', 'Wenli Ji', 'Zhen Zhang', 'Quanqing Xu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 74acccbfd98d12996e555d2a2b1344e37989721dThe on-board sensor fault detection and isolation (FDI) system is essential to guarantee the reliability and safety of an aero engine. In this paper, a novel online sequential extreme learning machine with memory principle (MOS-ELM) is proposed for detecting, isolating, and reconstructing the fault sensor signal of aero engines. In many practical online applications, the sequentially coming data chunk usually possesses a characteristic of timeliness, and the overdue training data may mislead the subsequent learning process. The proposed MOS-ELM can improve the training process by introducing the concept of memory principle into the online sequential extreme learning machine (OS-ELM) to tackle the timeliness of the data chunk. Simulations on some time series problems and some benchmark databases show that MOS-ELM performs better in generalization performance, stability, and prediction accuracy than OS-ELM. The experiment results of the MOS-ELM-based sensor fault diagnosis system also verify the excellent generalization performance of MOS-ELM and indicate the effectiveness and feasibility of the developed diagnosis system.20173943Simulations of a novel online sequential extreme learning machine with memory principle (MOS-ELM) for detecting, isolating, and reconstructing the fault sensor signal of aero engines demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the developed diagnosis system.Energies['Junjie Lu', 'Jin-Quan Huang', 'F. Lu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f5b8d5595fc1d02f95e5a63eb8644d398f7b486dUnderstanding how people behave when faced with complex security situations is essential to designing usable security tools. To better understand users’ perceptions of their digital lives and how they managed their online security posture, we conducted a series of 23 semi-structured interviews with mostly middle-aged parents from suburban Washington state. Using a grounded theory methodology, we analyzed the interview data and found that participants chose their security posture based on the immense value the Internet provides and their belief that no combination of technology could make them perfectly safe. Within this context, users have a four-stage process for determining which security measures to adopt: learning, evaluation of risks, estimation of impact, and weighing trade-offs to various coping strategies. Our re-sults also revealed that a majority of participants understand the basic principles of symmetric encryption. We found that participants’ misconceptions related to browser-based TLS indicators lead to insecure behavior, and it is the permanence of encrypted email that causes participants to doubt that it is secure. We conclude with a discussion of possible responses to this research and avenues for future research.Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security20175147It is found that participants’ misconceptions related to browser-based TLS indicators lead to insecure behavior, and it is the permanence of encrypted email that causes participants to doubt that it is secure.{'pages': '211-228'}['Scott Ruoti', 'T. Monson', 'Justin Wu', 'D. Zappala', 'Kent E. Seamons']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6c3abe988fbe72bd3767b50a12de9d57cdb249a1Data mining and knowledge discovery20174846Theoretical analysis is presented to show the superiority of the proposed framework of online learning on streaming networks (OLSN) and extensive experiments on real-world networks further demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency ofThe proposed OLSN framework.Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery['Ling Jian', 'Jundong Li', 'Huan Liu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4548ac5064e6a0d0f91e32b796bb72ae146740abMicrobiological quality of 206 raw ready‐to‐eat seafood samples was investigated according to species (gizzard shad, halibut, rockfish, tuna, oyster and squid) and distribution channels (fishery, hyper and online market). Enumeration of aerobic plate count and total coliforms (TC) and pathogenic bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus) was performed, and level of microbiological quality was classified into four groups: satisfactory, acceptable, unsatisfactory and unacceptable. Qualitative analysis was also performed for Escherichia coli and eight foodborne pathogens (B. cereus, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio vulnificus). Raw ready‐to‐eat seafood products revealed 0·5% at an unsatisfactory level and 4·9% at an unacceptable level due to ≥4 log CFU g−1 of TC in squid and ≥3 log CFU g−1 of V. parahaemolyticus in gizzard shad respectively. Gizzard shad was shown to be potentially hazardous, as its sashimi is eaten with its skin attached. Bacillus cereus, E. coli, S. aureus, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus were qualitatively detected. Samples from the fishery market showed higher detection rate especially in V. parahaemolyticus (21·6%) and V. vulnificus (1·7%) which indicates the need to improve microbiological safety of raw ready‐to‐eat seafood products in fishery market.Letters in Applied Microbiology20173247The need to improve microbiological safety of raw ready‐to‐eat seafood products in fishery market is indicated, as gizzard shad was shown to be potentially hazardous, as its sashimi is eaten with its skin attached.2017-01-01T00:00:00Letters in Applied Microbiology['H. Kim', 'Y. J. Hong', 'J. Jo', 'S. Ha', 'S. Kim', 'H.J. Lee', 'M. Rhee']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9dfbad07cf4aee9248bb82f30aa43505bab931662017059['Angela J. Nagle']2017-01-01T00:00:00 16e962a518e447403ec3cbbacaf4d792a698fb1bStephen Jay Gould [3] studied snail fossils and worked at Harvard University [4] in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the latter half of the twentieth century. He contributed to philosophical, historical, and scientific ideas in paleontology, evolutionary theory, and developmental biology. Gould, with Niles Eldredge, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium, a view of evolution [5] by which species undergo long periods of stasis followed by rapid changes over relatively short periods instead of continually accumulating slow changes over millions of years. In his 1977 book, Ontogeny and Phylogeny [6], Gould reconstructed a history of developmental biology and stressed the importance of development to evolutionary biology. In a 1979 paper coauthored with Richard Lewontin, Gould and Lewonitn criticized many evolutionary bioligists for relying solely on adaptive evolution [5] as an explanation for morphological change, and for failing to consider other explanations, such as developmental constraints.20171766Stephen Jay Gould studied snail fossils and worked at Harvard University and criticized many evolutionary bioligists for relying solely on adaptive evolution as an explanation for morphological change, and for failing to consider other explanations, such as developmental constraints.['S. Gould']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ddf6a381480f4cf6362789a757c8bf9a30363df0.20175866['V. Arnaboldi', 'M. Conti', 'A. Passarella', 'Robin I. M. Dunbar']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a936a60766cbccb27217c3ccfedaa16d4c7b517bPedestrian-vehicle accidents that occur at night are a major social problem worldwide. Advanced driver assistance systems that are equipped with cameras have been designed to automatically prevent such accidents. Among the various types of cameras used in such systems, far-infrared (FIR) cameras are favorable because they are invariant to illumination changes. Therefore, this paper focuses on a pedestrian nighttime tracking system with an FIR camera that is able to discern thermal energy and is mounted on the forward roof part of a vehicle. Since the temperature difference between the pedestrian and background depends on the season and the weather, we therefore propose two models to detect pedestrians according to the season and the weather, which are determined using Weber-Fechner's law. For tracking pedestrians, we perform real-time online learning to track pedestrians using boosted random ferns and update the trackers at each frame. In particular, we link detection responses to trajectories based on similarities in position, size, and appearance. There is no standard data set for evaluating the tracking performance using an FIR camera; thus, we created the Keimyung University tracking data set (KMUTD) by combining the KMU sudden pedestrian crossing (SPC) data set [21] for summer nights with additional tracking data for winter nights. The KMUTD contains video sequences involving a moving camera, moving pedestrians, sudden shape deformations, unexpected motion changes, and partial or full occlusions between pedestrians at night. The proposed algorithm is successfully applied to various pedestrian video sequences of the KMUTD; specifically, the proposed algorithm yields more accurate tracking performance than other existing methods.IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems (Print)20173952The proposed algorithm yields more accurate tracking performance than other existing methods and is successfully applied to various pedestrian video sequences of the Keimyung University tracking data set (KMUTD).IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems['Joon-Young Kwak', 'ByoungChul Ko', 'J. Nam']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a830cf607813cbf075ed019537eb89ba1e4ef814This study explored how the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum, an informal online language learning community in China, functioned to support its members to improve their English writing proficiency. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) model was used as the theoretical framework to explore the existence of teaching presence, cognitive presence and social presence in the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum. The transcript analysis of postings in the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum was used to find the existence of teaching, cognitive presence and social presence, and an adapted CoI survey was sent to members to measure their perceived teaching, cognitive and social presences. The results showed strong evidences of teaching presence, cognitive presence and social presence, and high levels of perceived teaching, cognitive and social presences in the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum. The well-designed technological environment, distributed teaching presence shared by moderators and members, and extensive evidences of social presence in the discussion forum worked together to support learning in the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]British Journal of Educational Technology20173745The well-designed technological environment, distributed teaching presence shared by moderators and members, and extensive evidences of social presence in the discussion forum worked together to support learning in the GRE Analytical Writing Section Discussion Forum.Br. J. Educ. Technol.['Yanyan Sun', 'T. Franklin', 'Fei Gao']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1c361240e88b8ac21400f99630fb0b5de42e60fdWe study the impact of trust on the expansion of online lending in the U.S. over the 2008-2016 period. Using nearly complete loan and application data from the online lending market, we demonstrate that a misconduct-driven decline of trust in traditional banking is associated with a statistically and economically significant increase in online lending demand at both the state and county levels. To the contrary, increased social trust strengthens in-person, bank-based borrowing, reducing the demand for impersonal online lending. We also use a shock that affects only investors to demonstrate that distrust in traditional finance increases participation in online lending.20176648['Christoph Bertsch', 'Isaiah Hull', 'Yingjie Qi', 'Xin Zhang']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8424ed098566dac931f1b6c7d113fac32802d4ffSteady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) has gained a lot of attention due to its robustness and high information transfer rate (ITR). However, transitioning well-controlled laboratory-oriented BCI demonstrations to real-world applications poses severe challenges for this exciting field. For instance, conducting BCI experiments usually requires skilled technicians to abrade the area of skin underneath each electrode and apply an electrolytic gel or paste to acquire high-quality SSVEPs from hair-covered areas. Our previous proof-of-concept study has proposed an alternative approach that employed electroencephalographic signals collected from easily accessible non-hair-bearing areas including neck, behind the ears, and face to realize an SSVEP-based BCI. The study results showed that, with proper electrode placements and advanced signal-processing algorithms, the SSVEPs measured from non-hair-bearing areas in off-line SSVEP experiments could achieve comparable SNR to that obtained from the hair-bearing occipital areas. This study extended the previous work to systematically investigate the costs and benefits of non-hair SSVEPs. Furthermore, this study developed and evaluated an online BCI system based solely on non-hair EEG signals. A 12-target identification task was employed to quantitatively assess the performance of the online SSVEP-based BCI system. All subjects successfully completed the tasks using non-hair SSVEPs with 84.08 ± 15.60% averaged accuracy and 30.21 ± 10.61 bits/min averaged ITR. The empirical results of this study demonstrated the practicality of implementing an SSVEP-based BCI based on signals from non-hair-bearing areas, significantly improving the feasibility and practicality of real-world BCIs.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering20173360The empirical results showed that, with proper electrode placements and advanced signal-processing algorithms, the SSVEPs measured from non-hair-bearing areas in off-line SSVEP experiments could achieve comparable SNR to that obtained from the hair-bearing occipital areas.IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering['Yu-Te Wang', 'M. Nakanishi', 'Yijun Wang', 'Chun-Shu Wei', 'Chung-Kuan Cheng', 'T. Jung']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e74b1c8927d12e57405f3c815f8acbc1477f64b3Computers in Human Behavior201713460Results indicate that the perception of scarcity and lack of control in the online learning context may enhance e-learners’ concentration and increase their intention to continue and engage more deeply in online learning.Comput. Hum. Behav.['Tae-dong Kim', 'Min-young Yang', 'J. Bae', 'Byoung-a Min', 'Inseong Lee', 'Jinwoo Kim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6e508d9b821a1803fbe82c3c02f0f42c744aac52Translational Psychiatry201764150Gambling cues, but not food cues, elicit increased brain responses in reward-related circuitry in individuals with gambling disorder (compared with controls), providing support for the incentive sensitization theory of addiction.2017-01-01T00:00:00Translational Psychiatry['Eve H. Limbrick-Oldfield', 'Eve H. Limbrick-Oldfield', 'I. Mick', 'Rachel Cocks', 'Rachel Cocks', 'J. McGonigle', 'Steve Sharman', 'Steve Sharman', 'A. Goldstone', 'P. Stokes', 'P. Stokes', 'A. Waldman', 'D. Erritzoe', 'H. Bowden-Jones', 'D. Nutt', 'A. Lingford-Hughes', 'L. Clark', 'L. Clark']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2280d9f0323dc9aee711c8a62ae43f98383ea840Addictive Behaviours201753117An overview of cognitive and neurobiological data currently available on internet gaming disorder is provided, with a particular focus on impulsivity, compulsivity, and sensitivity to reward and punishment.Addictive behaviors['M. Fauth-Bühler', 'Karl Mann']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dee3e9d700780dbdc18f331e5dc4ef3d22ef6da420172744['K. O’Neill']2017-01-01T00:00:00 bbefe9ddc0cf372174685542a94808fe28650581OBJECTIVE The main objective was to determine the prediction level of alexithymia and difficulties in emotion regulation on pathological gambling. Secondly, this study aimed to examine the mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between alexithymia and pathological gambling. METHOD The sample was consisted of 246 male gamblers. The average age was 33.30 with a standard deviation of 11.62. In addition to socio-demographic form, The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) were used to collect data. RESULTS Regression analyses revealed that amount of money bet, total score of TAS-20 and DERS significantly predicted pathological gambling. In addition to these, difficulties in emotion regulation have a partial mediator role in the relationship between alexithymia and pathological gambling. CONCLUSION It is argued that individuals high in alexithymia become prone to addiction behavior through emotion dysregulation. In addition to the alexithymia level, difficulties in emotion regulation are seen to play an important role in pathological gambling. In this context, this study contributes to the relevant literature by discussing alexithymia, emotion regulation and pathological gambling together.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry20178840It is argued that individuals high in alexithymia become prone to addiction behavior through emotion dysregulation and difficulties in emotion regulation are seen to play an important role in pathological gambling.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry['Hazal Gökçe Elmas', 'Gizem Cesur', 'E. Timuçin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 895e3f1da074168cdb4795b588af27740114dbddThe aim of the present study was to explore the role of pathological dissociation in mediating the association between childhood trauma (CT) and gambling severity. One hundred seventy-one (134 men and 37 women) gamblers recruited in gambling environments (i.e., two Italian casinos) have been enrolled in the study. Psychopathological assessments included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Dissociative Experiences Scale-Taxon (DES-T), the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the CAGE and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. A mediational model, analyzing the direct and indirect effects of CTQ on SOGS through the mediating role of DES-T, showed that the relation between CTQ and SOGS was fully mediated by DES-T scores (b = 0.07; se = 0.15; p < 0.001). This finding raises the possibility that CT explains gambling severity through the presence of pathological dissociative symptoms and dissociative pathogenetic processes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGE Gambling severity is associated with both childhood trauma and pathological dissociation in casino gamblers. A mediational model shows that the effect of childhood trauma on gambling severity is entirely mediated by pathological dissociation. From a clinical point of view, our results highlight the importance of assessing, and possibly treating, dissociative symptoms in individuals with gambling disorder.Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy20177138A mediational model shows that the effect of childhood trauma on gambling severity is entirely mediated by pathological dissociation, raising the possibility that CT explains gambling severity through the presence of pathological Dissociative symptoms and dissociative pathogenetic processes.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy['C. Imperatori', 'M. Innamorati', 'F. S. Bersani', 'Francesca Imbimbo', 'M. Pompili', 'A. Contardi', 'B. Farina']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9c7d613d1385f4e8373781af2b159fe261dc46dComprehensive Psychiatry20176358Findings highlight the association between impulsivity traits (measured by the UPPS-P) and GD in a large and consecutively recruited clinical sample with GD, taking into account the variables sex and age.Comprehensive psychiatry['L. G. Savvidou', 'A. B. Fagundo', 'F. Fernández-Aranda', 'Roser Granero', 'L. Claes', 'Núria Mallorquí-Baqué', 'A. Verdéjo-Garcia', 'H. Steiger', 'Mimi Israel', 'L. Moragas', 'A. del Pino-Gutiérrez', 'N. Aymamí', 'M. Gómez-Peña', 'Z. Agüera', 'Iris Tolosa-Sola', 'Melania La Verde', 'E. Aguglia', 'J. Menchón', 'S. Jiménez-Murcia']2017-01-01T00:00:00 606af542ee8015ddaa09c864a4cec07fd1881cabInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction2017028International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction['H. Miller', 'Sa Thomas']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4b74b2eb9619e10ae84f188a8042ade1abbc1f5a201718847['Robert J. Williams', 'R. Volberg', 'Rhys M. G. Stevens', 'Lauren A. Williams', 'Jennifer N. Arthur']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e42c94600dd04e55460a63f86d6d1ab2803b25bfAddictive Behaviours20173050The results tended to support the idea of an addictive-like trading behavior as a subset of gambling disorders.Addictive behaviors['M. Grall-Bronnec', 'A. Sauvaget', 'Claude Boutin', 'S. Bulteau', 'S. Jiménez-Murcia', 'F. Fernández-Aranda', 'G. Challet-Bouju', 'J. Caillon']2017-01-01T00:00:00 aab94c46b54342d60001886ed90d6a3cc33bdbacPurpose of review To explore recent developments in the field of personality disorders and their association with pathological gambling or gambling disorder. The review covers literature published from 2015 to present time (August 2016) to understand the prevalence rates of common personality disorders among pathological gamblers. Recent findings Commonly seen personality disorders among pathological or problem gamblers represent Cluster B disorders. There are reports indicating prevalence of Clusters A and C personality disorders as well. The rates of personality disorders among pathological gamblers reported in these studies align with Hill's guidelines – Strength, Specificity, Temporality, Biological gradient, Plausibility and Replicability indicating a strong association between pathological gambling and personality disorders. Studies are predominantly cross-sectional and consistently show that the presence of a personality disorder is associated with gambling severity and early age of onset pathological gambling. Summary Research on pathological gambling should advance beyond estimating rates of personality disorders and focus on longitudinal research to understand the pathways between personality disorders and onset and severity of pathological gambling.Current Opinion in Psychiatry20171721Research on pathological gambling should advance beyond estimating rates of personality disorders and focus on longitudinal research to understand the pathways between Personality disorders and onset and severity of pathological gambling.Current Opinion in Psychiatry['K. Vaddiparti', 'L. Cottler']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c04d2ca4a2f270953db7f85f0792033da2b568f0Multiple studies have shown that performance on behavioral decision-making tasks, such as the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), is influenced by external factors, such as mood. However, the research regarding the influence of worry is mixed, and no research has examined the effect of math or test anxiety on these tasks. The present study investigated the effects of anxiety (including math anxiety) and math performance on the IGT and BART in a sample of 137 undergraduate students. Math performance and worry were not correlated with performance on the IGT, and no variables were correlated with BART performance. Linear regressions indicated math anxiety, physiological anxiety, social concerns/stress, and test anxiety significantly predicted disadvantageous selections on the IGT during the transition from decision making under ambiguity to decision making under risk. Implications for clinical evaluation of decision making are discussed.Assessment (Odessa, Fla.)201782192017-01-01T00:00:00Assessment['Melissa T. Buelow', 'Wesley R. Barnhart']2017-01-01T00:00:00 049488e78642d7070ea1665d1af293e737a965cdAs older adults continue to make up a greater proportion of the Canadian population, it becomes more important to understand the implications that their leisure activities have for their physical and mental health. Gambling, in particular, is a form of leisure that is becoming more widely available and has important implications for the mental health and financial well-being of older adults. This study examines a large sample (2103) of casino-going Ontarian adults over the age of 55 and identifies those features of their gambling participation that are associated with problem gambling. Logistic regression analysis is used to analyze the data. Focusing on types of gambling participated in and motivations for visiting the casino, this study finds that several forms of gambling and motivations to gamble are associated with greater risk of problem gambling. It also finds that some motivations are associated with lower risk of problem gambling. The findings of this study have implications related to gambling availability within an aging population.Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology20173219This study examines a large sample of casino-going Ontarian adults over the age of 55 and identifies those features of their gambling participation that are associated with problem gambling and finds that several forms of gambling and motivations to gamble areassociated with greater risk of problem gambling.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology['Mark van der Maas', 'R. Mann', 'John McCready', 'F. Matheson', 'N. Turner', 'H. Hamilton', 'Tracy Schrans', 'A. Ialomiteanu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 00777e1c4c9ce696bd67a4690d307b4602cdb97f© 2016 ФГБОУ ВО МГППУ «Московский государственный психолого-педагогический университет» © 2016 Moscow State University of Psychology & Education E-journal «Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology» 2016, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 50–58. doi: 10.17759/jmfp.2016050405 ISSN: 2304-4977 (online) Электронный журнал «Современная зарубежная психология» 2016. Том 5. No 4. С. 50–58. doi: 10.17759/jmfp.2016050405 ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)20174424[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 adaca9b2aa7ac03642557b81cc690c86883b4b0cThis analysis of gambling habits of Canadian university students (ages 18–25) dovetails two recent developments in the field of gambling studies. First, the popularity of latent class analysis to identify heterogeneous classes of gambling patterns in different populations; second, the validation of the Gambling Motives Questionnaire (with financial motives) among university students—specifically to understand both how and why emerging adults gamble. Our results support a four-class model of gambling activity patterns, consisting of female-preponderant casual and chance-based gambling groups, and male-preponderant skill-based and extensive gambling groups. Each class shows a specific combination of motives, underscoring the necessity for nuanced responses to problem gambling among emerging adults. More specifically, gambling for the skill-based group appears primarily to be a source of thrill and a way to cope; for the chance-based group, gambling appears but one symptom of a set of wider issues involving depression, anxiety, substance use, and low self-esteem; while extensive gamblers seem to seek excitement, sociality, and coping, in that order. Only the chance-based group was significantly more likely than casual gamblers to be motivated by financial reasons. Situating our analysis in the literature, we suggest that interventions for the predominantly male subtypes should address gambling directly (e.g. re-focusing excitement seeking into other activities, instilling more productive coping mechanisms) while interventions for predominantly female subtypes should address low self-esteem in conjunction with depression, substance abuse, and problematic levels of gambling. We conclude future research should focus on links between self-esteem, depression, substance abuse, and financial motives for gambling among female emerging adults. & Jason D. Edgerton J.Edgerton@umanitoba.ca 1 Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada 2 Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba, 323 Isbister Building, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada 3 Department of Sociology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada 123 J Gambl Stud (2018) 34:863–880 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-017-9734-y20177418This analysis of gambling habits of Canadian university students (ages 18–25) supports a four-class model of gambling activity patterns, consisting of female-preponderant casual and chance-based gambling groups, and male- preponderant skill-based and extensive gambling groups.['M. Sanscartier', 'J. Edgerton', 'L. Roberts']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f8ff4bced5fdee0bdae7d6373de361c275e7462fBackground: Adolescence represents a significant social and psychological developmental period which can lead to the experimentation with multiple highrisk behaviours. Although associations with problem gambling in youth have been established in the research literature, there is lack of consistency in the results and measures used to assess these constructs while considering the impact of gender and age. The current study examined the relationship between mental health symptoms (anxiety, depression), problem behaviours (aggression, delinquency) and gambling among high-school youth. Method: Questionnaire responses were collected from 6,818 junior and senior high-school students in a mid-western U.S. community. Results: Statistical analyses revealed that all mental health symptoms and problem behaviors were related to an increase in gambling frequency and risk for a gambling problem. Of note, both aggressive and delinquent/antisocial problems held the highest risk for gambling problems compared to anxiety and depressive problems. Significant differences were also observed in terms of gender and age. Conclusion: This study contributes to our understanding of mental health issues and risky behaviors among adolescents.20174314['J. Richard', 'J. Derevensky']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9175ef98b3b464076daa873cfdb6de0ad5cd240cThis study investigated the role of dopamine, and specifically the D1 receptor (D1R), in the reinforcing effects of a slot-machine game in healthy volunteers (n=30). To compare gambling and drug effects, subjects received the prototypic psychostimulant drug d-amphetamine (AMPH; 20 mg) in a multi-session, placebo-controlled design. To isolate D1R, half the subjects were pretreated with the preferential D2 receptor antagonist haloperidol (HAL; 3 mg), and the other half with the mixed D1–D2 antagonist fluphenazine (FLU; 3 mg) before the game (Phase I) and AMPH (Phase II). HAL decreased and FLU increased the post-game desire to gamble and post-AMPH desire to take AMPH again, as well as amphetamine scale ratings on the Addiction Research Center Inventory after gambling and AMPH. The effects of the antagonists on desire to gamble and to take AMPH again were significantly intercorrelated. HAL increased and FLU decreased the salience of negative affective words on a rapid reading task after both reinforcers. HAL also decreased the salience of gambling words after AMPH. Both reinforcers increased diastolic blood pressure equally under antagonists and placebo. Results indicate that D1R plays a parallel role in the psychostimulant-like, incentive-motivational, and salience-enhancing effects of gambling and AMPH. Moderate D1R activation appears to optimize these effects in healthy subjects.Journal of Psychopharmacology20177112D1R plays a parallel role in the psychostimulant-like, incentive-motivational, and salience-enhancing effects of gambling and AMPH, and Moderate D1R activation appears to optimize these effects in healthy subjects.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Psychopharmacology['M. Zack', 'Daniela S. S. Lobo', 'Candice Biback', 'Tim Fang', 'Kelly Smart', 'D. Tatone', 'Aditi Kalia', 'Daniel Digiacomo', 'J. Kennedy']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c9ac15c5bec595b6c31453601aad639b8bb16b0dIn their critical review of the prevention paradox (PP) applied to gambling-related harm, Delfabbro and King (2017) raise a number of concerns regarding specific assumptions, methods, and findings as well as the general conceptual approach. Besides discussing the PP, the review also considers the merits of considering a “continuum of harm,” as opposed to the more traditional categorical approach to classifying problem gamblers. Their critique is carefully modulated and balanced, and starts a useful dialogue in the context of a public health approach to gambling. Unfortunately, some of Delfabbro and King’s (2017) arguments rest on the treatment of gambling harm as a binary state and conflates gambling-related harm with disordered gambling. In this reply, we argue that the application of PP logic to gambling harm has not yet been addressed by us, and is only indirectly related to the more important objective of understanding how gambling can reduce ones’ quality of life.2017910['Matthew Browne', 'M. Rockloff']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7d982546804288550119f942c31b1ba9bd9faa30Released in 2012, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is the sequel to Counter-Strike, the most-played online PC action game of all time. CS:GO casts players as two teams of five players with the goal to either eliminate the opposing team or disarm a bomb set by them. The fast-paced first-personshooter has rapidly grown in popularity among the online video game community. Since Counter-Strike’s original release in 1999, two major movements have occurred: 1) the rise of Esports as a major industry; and 2) an explosion of interest in online gambling. With the release of CS:GO in 2012, these two phenomena converged, fostering a growing practice of wagering ingame items on CS:GO matches through a number of third-party sites not affiliated with Esports leagues or game developers. Scholars, industry experts, and legal theorists have just begun to explore the link between online gambling and video games. As of late, however, the2017010Researchers, industry experts, and legal theorists have just begun to explore the link between online gambling and video games, fostering a growing practice of wagering ingame items on CS:GO matches through a number of third-party sites not affiliated with Esports leagues or game developers.['Taylor Stanton Hardenstein']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d3af0e2aa897ab032f31411e9deefe352dbe649fHealth and Place20176514It is argued that features of the annex that encourage uninterrupted and solitary play include the absence of tables to socialize around, dimmed lighting and entry pathways that minimize scrutiny promote a style of play more oriented towards heavy and problematic gambling.Health & place['P. Adams', 'J. Wiles']2017-01-01T00:00:00 50144467a5accbf9525c34a013667e84368918edThe Behavior Therapist20172213Predicting a relapse of GD in individuals with chronic schizophrenia can be useful in targeting the patients for aftercare services, and some of the qualitative and quantitative variables related to a GD relapse are evaluated by a survival analysis.Behavior therapy['E. Echeburúa', 'Montserrat Gómez', 'Montse Freixa']2017-01-01T00:00:00 067cb742b2c3c8d9c76a7c4fb5638d4d195616c6Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.2017012A Bayesian alternative based on Bayesian repeated-measures ANOVA for comparing performance, and a suite of three complementary model-based methods for assessing the cognitive processes underlying IGT performance are presented, highlighting the advantages of Bayesian methods, especially their ability to quantify evidence in favor of the null hypothesis.['Steingröver']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4fc144fceef7ce0f72b69c3e61896336968660b02017110['N. Dowling', 'E. Oldenhof']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dc134e7c89701010178c660412e8bf958dfb34ab2017305The chapter illustrates how there are a number of observable threats posed by online gambling to site operators, consumers and wider society, including opportunities for illegal gambling, money laundering, and fraud and theft.['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7b1a409028c87b41acf933aa0f62ad4834b6e4e2201707['J. Surujlal', 'Y. Akinwale']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b61af2e66507a1876ff22967648ff4ba83aa84f72017747['L. Clark']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c7d7634fb330a286e3987dce52136ffb7a72c3c52017817['Raechel Johns', 'Naomi F. Dale', 'L. Alam', 'B. Keating']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0f7939baa11c8d26ba53fd128268eeadfd1d2acfPermission to include this report in the Institute research repository granted by Clare Wyllie, Director of Research and Evaluation, GambleAware on October 5, 2017.201777['Becky Rowe', 'Damon De Ionno', 'J. Holland', 'Connie Flude', 'Lily Brodrick', 'Adelaide Vinay', 'M. Moutos']2017-01-01T00:00:00 08b3ac24342c828238a0ff7cf3ba9385b1207538In the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), overweight as compared to normal-weight adults make more risky decisions resulting in immediate rewards and long-term losses. Findings regarding a potentially moderating role of gender have been inconsistent and investigations on the development of weight-group differences in decision-making during childhood are lacking. Using a 3-wave longitudinal study, we examined decision-making in a matched sample of 94 overweight and 94 normal-weight children (49% girls, aged 6–9 years at wave 1) over a 3-year period. Decision-making was measured with the Hungry Donkey Task (HDT), an age-appropriate version of the IGT, and learning within the task was examined via analysis across trial blocks. Mixed-design ANOVA revealed that more risky decisions were made by overweight as compared to normal-weight children and by girls as compared to boys. Within-task learning was evident at all three waves, moderated by weight group and gender. However, although risky decisions generally decreased across the 3-year period, weight-group and gender differences did not significantly change over the 3-year period. Our findings demonstrate that weight-group and gender differences in decision-making are already present and do not significantly change over a 3-year period in middle childhood.2017424Child development research['N. Lensing', 'B. Elsner']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d85a2d7995fac0074bc9e47f2a7e560f790770d82017544['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 70f1d38ec2f502ad1527f6fd54697fb802a0cb1c.................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ ix CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 Theoretical Framework ............................................................................................................ 1 Thesis Overview and Methods.................................................................................................. 2 Paper 1: Binge Drinking among Indigenous Adolescents .................................................. 3 Paper 2: At-Risk Gambling among Indigenous Adults ...................................................... 6 Results and Significance of Research ...................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................................... 12 Background ............................................................................................................................. 13 Addiction................................................................................................................................. 16 Social Determinants of Health ............................................................................................... 18 An Ecological and Lifecourse Framework ............................................................................. 20 Understanding Alcohol Use among Indigenous Youth .......................................................... 23 Exposure Variable 1: School Environment....................................................................... 25 Exposure Variable 2: Extracurricular Activity ................................................................. 28 Mediator: Peer Risk Behaviour ......................................................................................... 31 Understanding Gambling Behaviour among Indigenous Adults ........................................... 37 Exposure Variable 1: Job Satisfaction .............................................................................. 42 Exposure Variable 2: Stressful Life Events ...................................................................... 45 Life Course Variable: Past Trauma................................................................................... 48 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 51 CHAPTER 3: THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON ALCOHOL USE AMONG INDIGENOUS ADOLESCENTS (PAPER 1) ............................................................. 53 Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 53 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 55 Preventing Binge Drinking using a Theoretical Lens ....................................................... 56 Influence of the School Environment ............................................................................... 57 Influence of Extracurricular Activities ............................................................................. 58 Meso-level Environments Influence on Binge Drinking .................................................. 59 Micro-level Mediating Factor: Peer Risk Behaviour ........................................................ 60 The Present Study ............................................................................................................. 61 Methods................................................................................................................................... 62 Study Design ..................................................................................................................... 62 Measures ........................................................................................................................... 64 Statistical Analysis ............................................................................................................ 67 Results ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Sample Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 71 Binge drinking .................................................................................................................. 7120172263A large-scale study of binge drinking among Indigenous Adolescents and at-Risk Gambling among Indigenous Adults through the lens of the Ecological and Lifecourse Framework finds that alcohol use among Indigenous Youth and adults is associated with binge drinking.['Erin Mason']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2c2d97bf8837f55a15dc3ee5d571127a5a40f385The Italian economy is undergoing a period of economic recession, which is expressed in a contraction in domestic demand and a reduction in investment. Notwithstanding a decrease in the per-capita spending on durable and non-durable goods, for some years, there has been an increase in spending on gambling. The market for legal gambling is a large, broad market, strongly influenced by changes in consumer preferences and by technological innovation. This market, in continuous evolution, does not seem to be affected by the crisis, because the possibility of an easy income exerts a significant attraction.The aim of this work is to demonstrate that gambling does not contribute to economic growth in spite of the increase of the gambling spending.JEL classification numbers: D1; D12; M31Keywords: Gambling; Internet gambling Household Economics; Consumption201703Advances in Management and Applied Economics['A. D. Felice', 'Isabella Martucci']2017-01-01T00:00:00 644ccc7089fc0adff4bb4c24ff154c1fcb54870c2017153['E. Grinols']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cc17cfb8824a45add2578dffa0198b0a9c3ee0d2In recognition that they largely control the context in which legalised gambling is operated, state governments in Australia have taken an increasingly active role in encouraging the gambling industry to implement responsible gambling practices. In the state of Queensland, the government introduced the voluntary Queensland Responsible Gambling Code of Practice in May 2002. This paper reports part of a larger study investigating gambling providers’ awareness of this Code, their implementation of its provisions and their views on its likely effectiveness in hotels, casinos and clubs in certain case study areas in remote, regional and urban Queensland. This paper draws only on data for the selected regional area, Townsville. Semi-structured interviews with managers and staff in twelve venues revealed mixed awareness of the Code, limited implementation of its component elements and variable support for its likely effectiveness. However, a committed group of five venue managers was much more proactive in implementing the Code than the remaining venues were and much more supportive of its potential effectiveness. These five venues two clubs, two hotels and the casino subsequently formed a responsible gambling consultative committee, a regional network initiated by the local Centacare welfare agency. The experience of this committee points to numerous benefits that a network such as this can provide in addressing regional challenges in responsible conduct of gambling. As such, this study highlights some of the possible facilitators and challenges in implementing responsible gambling practices in regional areas, particularly those with similar characteristics to Townsville. Financial assistance for this research was provided by the Research and Community Engagement Division of Queensland Treasury. The authors would also like to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Barry Sheehan and Steve Parker of Centacare in Townsville and of the participating venue managers and staff.201793['Southern Cross University', 'S. Cross']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3625e038255e2f714e1da341b69f11f6e0019914Entry fees, or levies, have received increased interest as a responsible gambling tool and have been implemented or proposed in an increasing number of jurisdictions. Using comparative statics analyses, this study uses neoclassical economic theory to understand the distributional consequences of entry fees on players with and without gambling related problems. Overall, it appears that there is relatively weak theoretical support for entry fees’ use as responsible gambling tool, as they primarily distort the demand of more price sensitive recreational gamblers. This creates a potentially large dead weight loss in the economy, and likely increases the share of revenue from players with a gambling disorder.2017243UNLV gaming research & review journal['Kahlil S. Philander']2017-01-01T00:00:00 42a46774490b2106cb994e62b5d1e0bedc1392de2017 Pacific people have faced considerable difficulties in New Zealand economically and have been identified as having the highest risk of problem and pathological gambling behaviours. Pacific peoples have been over-represented among low-income earners, living in areas with the fewest economic resources, lower-skilled workers and unemployed as poor education reduces opportunities for peoples’ employment. Yet, Pacific peoples have a high number of their communities participating in gambling. The aim of this dissertation is to identify and critique the methodologies and methods that have been used to investigate gambling and problem gambling among Pacific peoples. The dissertation will discuss the methodologies used to investigate gambling and problem gambling within Pacific families and communities in Auckland, New Zealand through the perceptions and understandings of past researchers’ investigations. The ‘Kakala’ Research Framework, rooted on Tongan epistemologies, protocols and practice underpins this research. This framework informs the design of and provides the context for this research. The research describes the cultural factors associated with motivations to gamble for Pacific peoples and how Pacific people demonstrate concepts of fundraising from their perspective and worldview. The study also discusses a public health approach to minimise and prevent gambling related harm and contributes to the growing research carried out on gambling effects within individuals, families and communities of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.2017522['Laie Hawaii Vatuvei']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b5eff3a0e5b547a87bf7e1abe64cc9e9829f9b4bProblem gambling comprises a repetitive behavior that negatively affects personal and family life, school or work obligations, financial well-being, and physical and mental health. Signs include increasing preoccupation with gambling, needing to bet more money more frequently, becoming restless or irritable when attempting to stop, chasing losses, and lacking control manifested by continuation of the behavior.2 Falling between recreational gambling, which usually has no harmful effects, and pathological gambling, a mental illness, problem gambling is considered detrimental, but not a disorder. It can grow out of social or recreational gambling with some individuals who find it a source of sensation, gratification, or a means of relieving anxiety or stress.3 Problem gambling can begin with any activity where someone stakes a thing of value on the outcome of something involving chance. This can range from bingo to baccarat or anything in between.2017212Signs of problem gambling include increasing preoccupation with gambling, needing to bet more money more frequently, becoming restless or irritable when attempting to stop, chasing losses, and lacking control manifested by continuation of the behavior.['T. Salvatore']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dd1612a70fab60b8ba115beb450a53640789bf52Most gamblers never experience addiction and the majority of those who do eventually recover. This thesis investigates how most maintain control over their gambling and how the majority of those who do experience gambling addiction regain control. Findings are based on 25 qualitative semi-structured interviews with participants who fit one of three ideal-type groups: (i) gamblers who have never experienced addiction; (ii) gamblers who have regained control after experience of gambling addiction; and (iii) gamblers experiencing addiction at time of interview. Participants were recruited who had never engaged in formal treatment because existing research suggests most who experience gambling addiction and/or recovery never to do so. This study is underpinned by a synthesis of Bourdieusian theory and Foucauldianinspired governmentality literature which was used to guide the thesis and help explain gambling behaviour. Taking a Foucauldian genealogical approach, the dominant theory of addiction as a biomedical disorder is critiqued and revealed to be myth. Instead, (gambling) addiction is demonstrated to be a social construction which becomes embodied within individuals and thereby influences gambling behaviour. Consequentially, it is shown that research concerning substance use is applicable to the investigation of gambling behaviours. Given paucity of gambling research, substance-related literature is drawn upon throughout the thesis. Attention is given to research demonstrating regulation over drug use to be influenced by the social settings in which consumption takes place as well as the wider social and cultural milieus in which the lives of actors are embedded. Moreover, particular appreciation is given to literature indicating recovery from addiction to be supported by shifts in socio-cultural milieu. In contrast to most existing addictions/gambling research, the agential capacities of gamblers to shape their own behaviours, albeit in ways heavily constrained by context (or ‘structure’) are emphasised throughout the thesis.20174872['Edwin I. Pyle']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6861d7bb304c77029ce96c8bc8f0e057adf7050d2017752['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 37d81ec03c35a9ea2ecb0101f0a8663fb7fd27762017362['Linda Lemarié', 'J. Chébat']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f4ba8ebce42ca058e780c9afb1322b7440bc8649When humans gambling they choose an outcome that has high value but a low probability of occurrence over a more favourable high probability outcome of lower value (not gambling). Similarly, pigeons show a preference for an alternative that occasionally provides a signal for reinforcement over a more optimal alternative that always provides a signal for a lower probability of reinforcement. Two mechanisms appear to be responsible for this suboptimal behaviour: the signal for non-reinforcement (losing) appears to result in little or no inhibition and the probability of the signal for reinforcement is relatively unimportant. Human gambling behaviour appears to be controlled by similar mechanisms. Also, we have found that as with human gambling, pigeons that are more motivated to win choose less optimally. Furthermore, pigeons exposed to an enriched environment choose more optimally than those normally housed. Similar to humans, individual differences in impulsivity by pigeons predict attraction to the suboptimal alternative by pigeons. These findings may have implications for the treatment of humans who have problems with gambling behaviour.2017632['T. Zentall']2017-01-01T00:00:00 615f1e857c1857d7a14f222c42abab225bc879c3201725A style in the delivery of family planning assistance in the developing world is analyzed through the work of the Pathfinder Fund in Peru, the organization’s hub in South America, and how Pathfinder personnel collaborated with local Protestant institutions.['R. López']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c4ede7d7becc0e53665b9c4204839b19b3403b5aevidence base so far in relation to disordered gambling treatment (Yakovenko and Hodgins, 2016). CBT is a present-oriented intervention focused on teaching clients skills to modify maladaptive thinking and behaviour. Components may include such elements as the addressing of cognitive distortions about gambling, functional analysis of gambling behaviour, identifying and managing triggers, imaginal desensitization, enhancing interpersonal skills, developing alternate activities, and planning to avoid relapse (e.g. Petry et al. 2006).2017260[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 90e3da38cd44b11473217a33c33f410235eb604fThe pervasiveness of sports betting marketing and advertising is arguably normalising betting behaviour among increasingly larger groups of population. In their adverts, bookmakers represent characters and situations that conventionalise betting and promote specific behaviours while ignoring others. The present study examined a sample of British and Spanish sports betting television adverts (N=135) from 2014 to 2016 to understand how bettors and betting are being represented. Using content analysis, 31 different variables grouped into seven broad categories were assessed, including general information about the advert, the characters and situations represented, the identification of the characters with sports, the use of online betting, the co-representation of gambling along other risky behaviours such as eating junk food and drinking alcohol, the amount of money wagered, and other variables such as the representation of free bets, humour, and celebrities. The results showed a male-dominant betting representation with no interaction between women. Typically, bettors were depicted surrounded by people but isolated in their betting, emphasizing the individual consumption practice that mobile betting promotes. In-play betting was observed in almost half of the adverts. A little empirical evidence indicates that betting while watching sport in betting adverts is associated with emotionally charged situations such as celebrations and/or alcohol drinking. Bettors were typically depicted staking small amounts of money with large potential returns, implying high risk bets. Overall, the study provides preliminary evidence in understanding the social representation of betting behaviour by bookmakers and critiques the problematic consequences of such representation from a public health perspective.2017520[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 28e56517d81e5068d1683b4b08e7ff34da8ccd95Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for problem gambling: a critique of current treatments and proposed unified approach Abstract: Background: There is evidence supporting the use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in the treatment of problem gambling. Despite this, little is known about how CBT works and which particular approach is most effective. This paper aims to synthesize the evidence for current CBT and propose a more unified approach to treatment. Methods: A literature review and narrative synthesis of the current research evidence of CBT for the treatment of problem gambling was conducted, focusing on the underlying mechanisms within the treatment approach. Results: Several CBT approaches were critiqued. These can be divided into forms of exposure therapy (including aversion techniques, systematic desensitization, and other behavioural experiments) those focusing on cognitive restructuring techniques (such as reinforcement of non-gambling activity, use of diaries, motivational enhancement and audioplayback techniques and third wave techniques including mindfulness. Findings, in relation to treatment actions, from this synthesis are reported. Conclusions: The debate surrounding the treatment of problem gambling has been conducted as an either/or rather than a both/and discourse. This paper proposes a new, unified approach to the treatment of problem gambling that incorporates the best elements of both exposure and cognitive restructuring techniques, alongside the use of techniques borrowed from mindfulness and other CBT approaches.2017860[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 a1ce46d8096d908912b8383d45cdabf36c660497International Conference on Interaction Sciences201703['Zuyin Zheng', 'Jing Gong', 'P. Pavlou']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5882aaa0a98f30e04146ba19c59a71f1c1d14b63201703['Shin Hyun-Joo', 'Juchan Kim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 076b646e70694e05dd8b5ce6affd3df249cf6c99Thesis presented in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of MA at the University of the Witwatersrand, 2017201703['V. D. Merwe', 'N. Sarah']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b3ecb714a3ab801d149fbf85a48ae2e27d27c72cWe examine how local gambling preference affects the incidence and outcome of corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. We document a significantly positive relation between local gambling preference and the likelihood of M&A activity. Firms with higher local gambling preference tend to also make takeovers more frequently and acquire the targets with risky characteristics. When interacting with executive career risk and compensation, we find that local gambling preference significantly promotes managerial risk-taking to overinvest in M&A. This leads to an effect of wealth transfer from the acquirer to the target, and therefore reduces value to the acquirer shareholders. Our results also indicate that such value reduction is likely to be more severe in the environment of entrenched management.2017630['Jeffrey Chen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 caba81f5d86ea0f49c9c7bee0fbf0b77a5d640972017260['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5d90aaebfb3476019249d4bad567881e1ac99b59Gambling and money games disorder. Pathological gambling was recently re-categorized, in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), into the group of substance-related and addictive disorders and renamed « gambling disorder ». This change confirms the conceptualization of gambling disorder as an addiction. The prevalence of this trouble has been shown to be 1.2-7.1% in the general population. The gambling disorder presents many psychiatric comorbidities and substance-related disorders. After a win phase, severe damages can occur, on the financial and psychiatric levels. Treatment is essentially based on psychotherapy and social support. There are no approved treatments for gambling disorder; pharmacotherapy may be used in combination with other therapies.La Revue du praticien201700The gambling disorder presents many psychiatric comorbidities and substance-related disorders and pharmacotherapy may be used in combination with other therapies.La Revue du praticien['D. Moisan', 'M. Lejoyeux']2017-01-01T00:00:00 12769e26cba80a120f2516085269c74779a81df5Gambling has been a common activity across societies and cultures. To better understand gambling gender differences in Spain it is important to consider cultural aspects as well as the epidemiology ...201700['S. Jiménez-Murcia', 'Roser Granero', 'E. Penelo', 'F. Fröberg', 'N. Aymamí', 'M. Gómez-Peña', 'K. Gunnard', 'M. Nasarre', 'L. G. Savvidou', 'Marta Sancho', 'I. Sánchez', 'N. Mallorquí-Bagué']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1680a7094b853ff5124e8eabc24248382333cbbcof the public debate about the morality of gambling concerns the individual and social benefits and damages, mainly economic and psychological, claimed to come with increased opportunities for legal gambling. These are clearly important, but there are moral principles that bear on the evaluation of gambling that are not primarily concerned with its consequences. Public policy concerns particular practices and institutions, and those are not just sets of outcomes, but have characteristics that can be understood, and that suggest the relevant moral principles to be applied in forming policy. To argue that public policy should be based solely on outcomes is either to have a crude and inadequate grasp of those principles, or to deny that they express values that are fundamental to the aims of politics.201720['W. Barrett']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5f2fda5d391e8c0ead46dbd55ef63ec621179ea0This paper studies the relation between local attitudes towards gambling and corporate liquidity. I find that firms exposed to stronger gambling preference hold significantly more cash, because cash enables them to take more risk while staying away from financial distress. Cash held in gambling-prone is also valued higher by shareholders. Corporate headquarter relocation confirms the causal impact of gambling preference on cash holding. Taken together, these findings suggest that greater cash holding in gambling-prone firms is a value-increasing policy due to their strong risk-taking incentive.2017200['Li Wei']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1ebb01dd346126ab1a830c95645423b8079e40632017240['K. O’Neill']2017-01-01T00:00:00 42e6375e49020a02dabf25ddb336f507c3806968The Iowa gambling task (IGT) is one of the most popular tasks used to study decision-making deficits in clinical populations. In order to decompose performance on the IGT in its constituent psychological processes, several reinforcement-learning models have been proposed (e.g., the Expectancy Valence (EV) and Prospect Valence Learning (PVL) models). Here we present a comparison of three models—the EV and PVL models, and a combination of these models (i.e., EV-PU)—based on the method of parameter space partitioning. This method allows us to assess the choice patterns predicted by the models across their entire parameter space. Our results show that the EV model is unable to account for a frequency-of-losses effect, whereas the PVL and EV-PU models are unable to account for a pronounced preference for the bad decks with many switches. All three models underrepresent pronounced choice patterns that are frequently seen in experiments. Overall, our results suggest that the search of an appropriate IGT model has not yet come to an end. The Iowa gambling task (IGT; Bechara et al., 1994) is a popular neuropsychological paradigm used to assess decision-making deficits in clinical populations. The IGT was originally developed to detect decision-making deficits of patients with lesions to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), but in the last two decades it has been applied to a variety of clinical populations, 1The final publication is available at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jps/vol5/iss2/2/.201721['H. Steingroever', 'Ruud Wetzels']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1c31ea68f11ecbfe4dce95f14e57f20e1cf5b306Decision-making is an essential cognitive function in everyday life. The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is a popular neuropsychological task that assesses decision-making through reward and punishment in the context of learning from past experiences. Differences in decision-making performances of healthy participants predicted by metacognition levels and having explicit knowledge during IGT were examined. 76 female and 12 male students at İstanbul Kultur University completed the IGT and Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30). After completing task implementations, each participant was asked a list of questions relating to their strategy on IGT and categorized into two groups depending on their level of explicit knowledge. As in conventional analysis of IGT, each block's net score was calculated. Results indicated that group with knowledge had significantly higher net scores and consistently improved their performances across 5 blocks of IGT than group with no explicit knowledge. Study showed there is a difference between healthy controls' learning strategies and this difference reflected to their decisionmaking performances. In risky blocks of IGT as the task progresses, negative beliefs about uncontrollability and danger subscale scores of metacognition has a negative effect on advantageous decision making, whilst a higher score on cognitive confidence subscale predicts disadvantageous decision making. Results and suggestions for future studies were discussed in light of previous work. © 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK2017321['E. Ermi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 236dd87cc089a25629515f96201fcb35f1d24962Cocaine use is highly prevalent and a major public health problem. While some studies have reported frequent comorbidity problems among cocaine users, few studies have included evaluation of gambling problems. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of gambling problems and compare those who were at-risk gamblers with nonproblem gamblers in terms of mental health problems, substance use problems, and some risk factors (i.e. family antecedents, erroneous perceptions and coping strategies) among individuals who smoke or inject cocaine. METHOD: A total of 424 smoked or injected cocaine users recruited through community-based programs in Montreal, Quebec completed the questionnaire, including the Canadian Pathological Gambling Index, the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), the CAGE, and the Severity Dependence Scale (SDS). RESULTS: Of the sample, 18.4 % were considered at-risk gamblers, of whom 7.8 % had problems gambling and 10.6 % were moderate-risk gamblers. The at-risk group was more likely to have experienced a recent phobic disorder and alcohol problems than the non-problem group. A multivariate analysis showed that, compared to those who were non-problem gamblers, the at-risk ones were more likely to have lost a large sum of money when they first started gambling, believed that their luck would turn, and gambled in reaction to painful life events. These results indicate the need to include routines for screening to identify gambling problem among cocaine users.2017790The results indicate the need to include routines for screening to identify gambling problem among cocaine users and compare those who were at-risk gamblers with nonproblem gamblers in terms of mental health problems, substance use problems, and some risk factors.['M. Dufour', 'N. Nguyen', 'K. Bertrand', 'M. Perreault', 'D. Jutras-Aswad', 'A. Morvannou', 'J. Bruneau', 'D. Berbiche', 'É. Roy']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f414766cf7e1f8f7a5420892d8a71458c4510613Gambling with Momentum: How Gambling Cultures Shape Financial Markets by Daniel C. Mosman, Master of Science Utah State University, 2017 Major Professor: Tyler Brough Department: Finance and Economics Do people who gamble carry such preferences into their investments? This study looks at various factors which are used to identify countries with a significant gambling population, and seeks to find a relationship with those gambling tendencies and premiums associated with momentum. From historical market data from financial markets in 45 different countries I found stronger evidence of a momentum premium in those countries which have those identifying factors for gambling, than those that do not. Results of the regression analysis suggest weak evidence that it is possible that the momentum premium could be associated with gambling preferences and culture due to the hot hand fallacy. Meaning, when gamblers see a stock get hot they will double down, believing they exercise an illusion of control that the stock they invest in will continue to have positive returns.2017200['Daniel Mosman']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cbd1ce0e0c8e61dc0e8d06c02fb16c71a4b3e9eb2017510['K. O’Neill']2017-01-01T00:00:00 aebd2ef4d1384872df00ad0605ffd1c0aa69bfedThis presentation summarises research on problem gambling and gambling related harm which is of relevance to social work practice. Issues in relation to adults with care and support needs are highlighted, methods of identifying and screening for gambling problems summarised, and information on ways of helping and signposting problem gamblers to helping agencies presented.201740['J. Rogers']2017-01-01T00:00:00 bf2d7b77cfc061fe46dc5e37aede14a6b956a4eeIn Japan, gambling has been illegal except for certain types of gambling. Some types of gambling were recently legalized with the Integrated Resort (IR) Promotion Law for setting up casino resorts. However, this law does not legalize all acts of illegal gambling. erefore, we examined the possibility of adopting psychological approaches to treat problems related to illegal gambling. Results suggested the signi cance of using functional analysis to examine the problem of illegal gambling as gambling disorders. Furthermore, personal traits associated with illegal gambling need to be ascertained. en, to solve illegal gambling problems, these ndings should be integrated with e orts to improve and rehabilitate individuals in the Japanese judicial and criminal justice systems, such as avoiding risk-situations and setting adaptive goals. Accumulating knowledge of psychological approaches remains a task for the future.2017140['Kazutaka Nomura', 'Yuka Asami', 'H. Shimada']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5ae657d25f9521d0aeb11b682cce7133466a402cthe paper considers the problems of development and practical application of methods and tools for analyzing software and hardware, which is used for illegal organization and conduct of gambling in the Russian Federation. The legal and technical aspects of studying the means of organizing gambling games, establishing their software, functional and technical status, and the prospects for the development of scientific methods for researching software and hardware in the sphere of gambling are examined on the example of individual software products.201760The legal and technical aspects of studying the means of organizing gambling games, establishing their software, functional and technical status, and the prospects for the development of scientific methods for researching software and hardware in the sphere of gambling are examined on the example of individual software products.['L. V. Astakhova', 'A. V. Volkov', 'V. Grigoriev', 'A. Rogovsky']2017-01-01T00:00:00 920c16ab7dfc93864cbd41b396c25e95851665f2modern software and hardware tools for organizing and conducting gambling in the context of their legal status are considered. The main problems of illegal organization and conducting gambling in the Russian Federation using modern information technologies are indicated. The legal and technical aspects of studying the means of organization of gambling, the establishment of their software, functional and technical status, author's methodology for conducting technical studies and examinations of popular means of selling gambling games for clear establishment of their right status have been tested on the example of individual software products.201700The legal and technical aspects of studying the means of organization of gambling, the establishment of their software, functional and technical status, author's methodology for conducting technical studies and examinations of popular means of selling gambling games for clear establishment ofTheir right status have been tested on the example of individual software products.['L. V. Astakhova', 'A. V. Volkov', 'V. Grigoriev', 'A. Rogovsky']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8e484747a2a536035751ddbeb2457d8b4b30402bHave you thought about postgraduate study at one of Australia’s leading gambling research centres? The Centre for Gambling Research strongly encourages people interested in a graduate degree in gambling research to contact us to discuss potential research opportunities.201700['Rsss Director']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e18b701cedaf32af5bfcb1999a0c0bb0a41cc103The aim of this study is to compare Bayesian cognitive modeling of the response style in the Iowa gambling task (IGT), specifically PLV-Delta model (Ahn et al., 2008), and the classical approaches to the IGT scoring in a non-clinical population. We used an exploratory design to analyze convergent validity between different types of the IGT scoring and other clinical tasks in a sample aged 18–30 years. Test battery included Iowa gambling task, SST (stop signal task), go/no-go task, N-back, and DDT (delay discounting task). All these tests were computer-administered. Sample size ranged between 100 and 200 for each pair-wise comparison. Results showed convergent validity between some of the parameters of the cognitive model and the classical IGT test scores; however, the cognitive model parameters show a better incremental validity compared to the traditional scoring techniques. We also estimated reliability of the IGT using several approaches. These results are discussed bearing in mind the exploratory nature of the study. Using point estimate of the parameters from the Bayesian model could limit results of this study. In addition, our reliability estimates are slightly biased due to non-normality of the distribution of all parameters. This study can provide us with a better understanding of the cognitive processes that underlie decision-making in the IGT in a non-clinical population. Moreover, we revealed some advantages of the Bayesian cognitive modeling approach over the classical the IGT scoring. These findings have the potential to improve applicability of the Iowa gambling task in clinical practice.201760['Hynek Cígler', 'Martin Šmı́ra', 'Vojtěch Viktorin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0c7e8c40fae222c51e0e2d81967c3b5219030d98In recent years online innovations in Internet content offerings has produced a myriad of highly interactive fantasy sports and gambling sites designed to entice users to wage funds. Although factors such as accessibility and anonymity help motivate people to bet online, many hesitate to wager for reasons that must be examined if online betting websites (OBW) are to continue to innovate and grow. Our research examines how OBW users’ past experiences and perceived reputation influences psychological contract violation (PCV) and perceived institutional effectiveness as they pertain to OBW offerings. We also investigate the effect of institutional effectiveness on users’ concerns and betting behavioral intention. Initial results suggest that OBW users have concerns about transactional information even though they tend to be less risk adverse than non-OBW users. This study also found that psychological contract violation minimizes users’ perception about overall OBW structures’ effectiveness developed to protect online gamblers.Americas Conference on Information Systems2017230Initial results suggest that OBW users have concerns about transactional information even though they tend to be less risk adverse than non-OBW users.['B. Hazarika', 'Mohammadreza Mousavizadeh', 'Alan I. Rea', 'Navid Aghakhani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4dcad0d7ca469f801fd5195d677fe44f23a76c52Subscrition boxes are ‘as addictive as gambling’, and they use a range of mental tricks to suck you in, experts say.201700['L. Grimmer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9cbbe566bd65a89e1525c555be193b0c592938eeThe Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) is one of the most popular experimental paradigms for comparing complex decision-making across groups. Most commonly, IGT behavior is analyzed using frequentist tests to compare performance across groups, and to compare inferred parameters of cognitive models developed for the IGT. Here, we present a Bayesian alternative based on Bayesian repeatedmeasures ANOVA for comparing performance, and a suite of three complementary model-based methods for assessing the cognitive processes underlying IGT performance. The three model-based methods involve Bayesian hierarchical parameter estimation, Bayes factor model comparison, and Bayesian latent-mixture modeling. We illustrate these Bayesian methods by applying them to test the extent to which differences in intuitive versus deliberate decision style are associated with differences in IGT performance. The results show that intuitive and deliberate decisionmakers behave similarly on the IGT, and the modeling analyses consistently suggest that both groups of decisionmakers rely on similar cognitive processes. Our results challenge the notion that individual differences in intuitive and deliberate decision styles have a broad impact Helen Steingroever helen.steingroever@gmail.com 1 Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 15906, 1001 NK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany 3 Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic 4 University of California, Irvine, CA, USA on decision-making. They also highlight the advantages of Bayesian methods, especially their ability to quantify evidence in favor of the null hypothesis, and that they allow model-based analyses to incorporate hierarchical and latent-mixture structures.20171110['H. Steingroever', 'Thorsten Pachur', 'Martin Šmı́ra', 'M. Lee']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8de4c5e751a9e81fbcff549e0c8f6897501ce1faIn recent years, a myriad of websites have been established, which offer gambling to U.S.-based customers via the Internet, using virtual items existing only within the realms of online video games as currency. A relatively new development, this virtual property has been addressed by courts very little, leaving many questions about how the law of the U.S. would and should treat it for purposes including but not limited to gambling. Because virtual property shares many characteristics with tangible property, it is likely to be found to share many of the same legal aspects as the latter, which would permit the Justice Department to attack it as it has other forms of gambling throughout the years. One form of regulation which the U.S. government might use to regulate this virtual property gambling is the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). In 2011, the U.S. government used the provisions of the UIGEA to shut down major websites offering online poker and other forms of gambling within the U.S., targeting the payment processors handling funds from American customers. If the Justice Department finds that virtual property is analogous to tangible property, it would likely approach regulation of this market in a similar manner as it did in 2011. This Note argues that because virtual property gambling is a multibillion-dollar business and should be seen as property in its own right, regulation via the UIGEA, or other sources is inevitable. The Author is a JD Candidate at William & Mary Law School. He wishes to thank: his family for their endless patience and support throughout his education; the Law School faculty for their advice and insights throughout the process of writing this Note; and the staff of the William & Mary Business Law Review for their tireless efforts in editing and preparing this Note for publication. 322 WILLIAM & MARY BUSINESS LAW REVIEW [Vol. 9:321201790William & Mary Business Law Review['Erik Gerstner']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7fd67f4a631f605a8cbe67f2f2376a318b552b82The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the concept of negative anticipated emotions (NAEs) have attracted research attention in the formulation of effective preventive interventions. This approach has identified several key constructs of the TPB (i.e., intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, perceptions of behavioural control) and NAEs as valid predictors of gambling behaviours and problems. However, no empirical investigation has used these constructs in the design or evaluation of a preventive intervention for adolescent problem gambling. The current research aimed to assess the efficacy of targeting NAEs and key TPB constructs in a prevention video for modifying gambling beliefs, intentions, and behaviours. A sample of 280 high school students were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a control condition. Participants were assessed at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. Results reveal that the video was not effective in producing desired changes in NAEs, the key constructs of the TPB, or the frequency of gambling behaviour. The findings suggest that the video, delivered as a universal preventive intervention, may be insufficient for modifying NAEs and other TPB key constructs, or for changing gambling behaviours.2017510['Renée A. St-Pierre', 'J. Derevensky', 'C. Temcheff', 'R. Gupta', 'Alexa Martin-Story']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6d8495630d6aebc45bc881bfd27782f1a2c28f45A non-problematic gambler: gambles for pleasure, according to his/her financial status, accepts to lose money bet, and never gambles to chase losses. ― Specific features to Gambling Disorder (GD) are gambler’s fallacy and other cognitive biases applied to random conditions related to money incentives, such as chasing, illusion of control and near miss effect. ― Problem gamblers rarely seek treatment despite of negative consequences and suffering, assessment in primary care settings is accordingly of major importance. ― Treatment of GD consists principally in psychotherapy targeting gambler’s fallacies and in debt management.201700['S. Achab', 'Georgia Pouliou', 'D. Zullino']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9eacfca45238994a20eb34174e20363ae4072826This article proposes to study discourse and counter discourse concerning the gambling industry in the United States in the light of argumentation theory. It begins by providing a brief overview of the “sin” industries, the gambling industry in the United States, and of argumentation theory. It then analyses the discourse and counter discourse produced by Harrah’s Entertainment, America’s largest gaming company, and by the NCALG (National Coalition Against Gambling), one of America’s most active anti-gambling associations. Discourse and counter discourse in the “sin” industries: The case of the gamb... ASp, 51-52 | 2007 15201790['Shaeda Isani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8c0eaff9121d0010776639c056bd89e34fa1c6b7Problem gambling involves persistent and maladaptive gambling behavior, and certain individual characteristics represent risk factors for developing gambling problems. On the other hand, coping may be the fundamental mechanism that separates controlled gamblers from excessive ones. As the previous research pointed out not only to gender differences in problem gambling, but also in using specific coping strategies, the aim of this study was to investigate individual characteristics associated with problem gambling, and to explore gender differences in these relations. Data were collected on a national representative sample in Croatia (N=4992, 54% female), aged 15 to 64 years (M=39.76, SD=14.03). Besides The Problem Gambling Severity Index, individual characteristics were assessed using a short version of the International Personality Item Pool, Sensation Seeking Scale, and specific dimensions from Brief Cope. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that personality traits explained 11% and 12% of the problem gambling variance, while coping explained additional 6% and 5% of the variance in males and females, respectively. However, interesting gender differences emerged: while out of personality traits only sensation seeking was associated with problem gambling in females, in males the best predictor was emotional stability, followed by sensation seeking. Finally, positive reframing, active coping and emotional support were linked to lower levels of problem gambling, while instrumental social support was linked to higher levels of problem gambling in males, whereas only active coping and emotional support were linked to lowers levels of problem gambling in females, emphasizing a need for differential approaches in prevention programs.201700['Anja Wertag', 'Renata Glavak Tkalić', 'Ines Sučić']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7acd7b8bee6ad66b2f440aedc381b072c619fd18BACKGROUND Games of chance operate with an intermittent reinforcement schedule in which the number of games takes the player to win differ in each turn thus they can not predict when the next positive reinforcement arrives. The near miss outcome (close to winning but actually a losing outcome) can be interpreted as a secondary (built in) reinforcement within variable ratio reinforcement schedule that presumably contribute to the development and maintanance of gambling addiction. METHODS The aim of this publication would be to introduce near miss outcomes and to summarize and critically analyze literature connected to this issue.We searched internet datebases using word "near miss" and analyse articles focusing on gambling games. RESULTS Based on numerous authors' results a near miss rate set at around 30% increases the desire to continue playing among gamblers and players who have no former gambling experience as well. CONCLUSIONS Some studies have demonstrated that this effect might be related to the extent the player has the situation under control during the gambling session. The hypothetical inhibiting effect of a 45% near miss ratio has not yet been proven. Neurobiological researches show middle-cerebral activity during near miss outcomes furthermore similar physiological patterns have been discovered following a near miss and winning outcomes. Regarding the connection between intrapsychic variables (cognitive and personality factors) and near misses there are very few studies. The fact that different authors interpret near miss outcomes differently even when studying the same game leads to problems in interpreting their results. It follows from the foregoing empirical results that near miss outcomes contribute to the development and maintanance of pathological gambling but we have little information on the factors implementing this effect.Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag tudomanyos folyoirata201700It follows from the foregoing empirical results that near miss outcomes contribute to the development and maintanance of pathological gambling but there is little information on the factors implementing this effect.Psychiatria Hungarica : A Magyar Pszichiatriai Tarsasag tudomanyos folyoirata['Zsuzsa Pecsenye', 'Győző Kurucz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f42b866fcdd49673b62d7dc9f740f9adf8709d9fModern nations across the globe—including the United States, Australia, China, and Singapore—permit casino gambling in some form, but in Japan gambling remains a crime under Chapter XXIII of Penal Code Act No. 45 of 1907. Specifically, Chapter XXIII punishes any person engaged in the following acts: gambling, habitual gambling, and operating a place for gambling, or organizing a group of habitual gamblers for profit. This provision implicitly outlaws any casino or other type of gambling hall. Chapter XXIII also penalizes any person involved in the sale, delivery, or receipt of lottery tickets; however, betting on horse racing, bicycles, and speedboats is legal. In April 2010, Japanese lawmakers began promoting legislation that would permit the establishment of casinos in Japan. Lawmakers primarily sought to boost the economy in Japan, which had been waning and continues to stagnate.201700['Verin W. Valdez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d4d0f5e1b817a8398ff608f18faecbb0b14151b9The negative relation between asset growth (AG) and stock returns is particularly featured by the overvaluation of high AG stocks. We propose that such overvaluation is related to investors’ gambling behavior toward stocks with high maximum daily returns (MAX). As a result, the AG premium should be stronger among high MAX stocks. Our empirical evidence confirms this prediction. We further show that the impact of gambling preference on the AG anomaly is robust to several alternative explanations, including overinvestment, limits-to-arbitrage, and the q-theory. Our study provides a new insight into the understanding of the AG anomaly. JEL Classification: G11; G12; G14.2017420['Kuan‐Cheng Ko']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3fc2a6a4229f80e7a2a9748a4645edd02dff76e5201700['A. Pin', 'Karine Picot-Coupey', 'O. Droulers']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e249c4ad98da3568992ff53c0b5fd080badc0bbcGambling lines provide a rich source of data for Monte Carlo simulations of sports seasons. Since data for complete seasons are available after the seasons are completed, we refer to such simulations as retroactive gambling line simulations. We use the motivating and expository example of comparing the performances of the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (who won a record 73 games) and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls (who held the previous record of 72 wins) and provide a detailed treatment of this application. The more general applicability of the approach is examined by describing the flexibility in building the models and relating this flexibility to a few specific examples. We hope this paper will seed further explorations of retroactive gambling line simulation (and settle the Warriors vs. Bulls comparison along the way).2017130['W. K. Chan', "A. D'Ambrogio", 'G. Zacharewicz', 'N. Mustafee', 'Gabriel A. Wainer', 'E. Page']2017-01-01T00:00:00 23c94396af5abcad007256a43d2017dcb79a7426Qimar (Gambling) is one of the most severe and biggest evils that cause invalidity of many financial activities especially certain contracts and transactions. While talking about financial evils, the foremost evil which comes to our minds is that of usury (interest), hence many people think financial evils restricted to interest only. But, in fact, beside it, there are some other certain evils of the equal measure and same magnitude. Qimar (Gambling) is one of them. Another misconception in this regard is restriction of gambling to betting situations only, which is just one kind of it. Likewise, the other type of gambling is found in financial contracts and transactions also, that causes their invalidity leaving harmful impacts therein. Hence, the Islamic economic and financial code of Shariah law prohibits gambling with all its kinds, and similarly prohibits all financial activities which contain or include the nature of this intensely harmful evil element. So, this article is a brief description of Qimar (Gambling) from Shariah perspective, encompassing its literal and terminological meanings, nature, kinds, historical overview of its prohibition and some general Shariah rulings about it.201700['T. Mehmood', 'S. Ghazi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0b789c3de4ae90cdbad00edd8b5e2b98c62dcb20The article presents the issue of diagnostic criteria concerning gambling-related disorders and psychoactive and behavioral addictions in the literature. It is also a brief review of next editions of international classification manuals, both DSM (Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), and also ICD (The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems). The article presents a discussion of researchers about the place of gambling-related disorders in diagnostic classifications. The latest, fifth edition of DSM (DSM-V) places gambling disorders in the Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders category (DSM-V), in the subcategory Non-Substance Related Disorders (DSM-V). However, according to The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), gambling disorder remains in the category of impulse control disorders, under the name “pathological gambling”.2017280['Iwona Niewiadomska', 'Agnieszka Palacz-Chrisidis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f6baf4f0c9489a297915a137d07b1835c808d6e8A secondary analysis of data collected as part of the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey was conducted to examine the association between gambling-related problems and the early onset of substance use among adolescents in grades 9-12. High school students who reported having many problems with family, school or job because of gambling were consistently more likely to report involvement at an early age (age 8 or earlier) in substance use behaviors known to be associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality, than students who reported some problems due to gambling, who were more likely to report early involvement than students who did not report problems due to gambling. The value of problem gambling as a potential sentinel marker for substance use behaviors is discussed in terms of screening adolescents in general practice settings.2017250['B. Gambino']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9965e2fa9760974cf161e39b19acb5f4a01e99bcSlot-machine gambling is disproportionately associated with problem gambling. It is therefore important to develop an understanding of how the programming and features of slot machines influence gambling. The current research programme investigated a major feature of many slot machines which has so far been neglected by experimental research – the free-spins bonus feature.  The first major focus of this research was a series of experiments that investigated whether participants prefer to play a slot-machine simulation with a free-spins bonus feature. In each experiment participants gambled on two simulations, one with a free-spins feature and a similar machine without free spins. Following this, participants could switch between the same simulations and the number of spins they made on each simulation was measured. Participants preferred the free-spins simulation, but only when the free-spins feature incorporated an increased rate of wins, music, animations, and graphics advertising the presence of the free-spins feature. In the final experiment investigating preference, we investigated whether responding was influenced by whether participants gambled with hypothetical money, or credit that could be exchanged for tangible rewards. Participants preferred the complex free-spins simulation similarly regardless of what they were gambling with, but selected larger bet amounts and gambled for longer when gambling with hypothetical money.  The second major focus of this research programme was an investigation of whether free-spins features cause increased gambling persistence – a hallmark of disordered gambling. We developed a new persistence-measuring task which was adapted from research investigating Behavioural Momentum Theory. Participants gambled on two simulations in a multiple schedule design. An initial baseline phase consisted of four alternations of each component, one of which had the complex free-spins feature demonstrated to increase preference in the earlier experiments. Baseline phases then alternated with disruption phases where video-clips were embedded into the top right corner of the simulations. The rate at which participants gambled during baseline was compared to the rate at which they gambled when the videos were present, with bigger relative decreases in response rate during the disruption phases indicating less persistence. The free-spins feature did not cause participants to gamble more persistently. Further experiments also assessed whether different frequencies of wins caused participants to gamble more persistently, and results indicated that they did not. The findings of this research programme have implications for Behavioural Momentum Theory, suggesting that comparing response rate during disruption to response rate during baseline is not highly sensitive to small differences in reinforcement schedules. The findings are also relevant for slot-machine legislation, providing an indication that limiting or removing free-spins features may reduce player enjoyment without reducing persistent gambling. Furthermore, the task developed in the persistence investigation provides a useful tool which can be used to investigate how other features of slot machines influence persistence. Future research could, for example, investigate how free-spins features interact with other slot-machine features to influence gambling behaviour.20171170['Lorance F Taylor']2017-01-01T00:00:00 82ccf56df3828260563f1c8a8c4e8b39b96a9073The main goal of the present study was to compare pathological gamblers from a non-clinical sample with control participants (non-gamblers and social gamblers) in terms of individual and psychosocial variables (psychopathological symptomatology, marital/dyadic adjustment, family functioning and family quality of life), defined by the Integrative Systemic Model of Pathological Gambling (ISMPG). The following instruments were administered to 32 pathological gamblers and 52 non-gamblers/ social gamblers: a sociodemographic data questionnaire, Systemic Clinical Outcome and Routine Evaluation–15 (SCORE-15), Quality of Life (QOL), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), Brief Symptoms Inventory (BSI) and South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). The results showed that pathological gamblers did not perceive their family realities (family functioning, family quality of life, marital adjustment) as more negative compared to non-gamblers/social gamblers. Family Difficulties and family Communication (difficulties) were lower in the pathological gamblers group, and Dyadic Consensus was higher than the non-gamblers/social gamblers group. The two groups also presented statistical differences regarding psychopathological symptoms, with higher levels of disturbance for pathological gamblers. The results suggest that pathological gamblers do not constitute a homogeneous group, presenting different psychosocial problems with several intensities of negative consequences (e.g. family and marital difficulties) according to the severity of the gambling problem exhibited by this group. Future studies are needed to find more evidence on the current findings and to confirm the heterogeneous nature of pathological gamblers group.2017590['Diana Cunha', 'Richard Inman Ana P. Relvas']2017-01-01T00:00:00 182b9288007c4fcded76d66aac6e6137f45a225cThe article discusses a prospective prebirth cohort study from Brisbane, Australia which assesses whether maternal alcohol consumption influences offspring gambling behaviors, and it mentions how the gambling behavior risks associated with the male children of mothers who drink alcohol.201700The article discusses a prospective prebirth cohort study from Brisbane, Australia which assesses whether maternal alcohol consumption influences offspring gambling behaviors, and it mentions how the gambling behavior risks associated with the male children of mothers who drink alcohol are mentioned.American Journal of Public Health['Mila González Dávila', 'Victor Puac Polanco', 'Luis E. Segura']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c496478326cf1e187dbacdcb946b36b654a4f7ffGambling disorder is a difficult to treat, persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior, associated with a significant degree of impairment or distress. Several reviews of available pharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic approaches have been conducted, with very few clinical useful conclusions. We conducted a systematic review of the literature regarding the efficacy and tolerability of treatments for gambling disorder, but our option was to include only randomized, high-quality trials, with a sound methodological design. This research is based on the systematic search of medical databases (Pubmed, Medscape, Cochrane, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsychINFO) for informations regarding the efficacy and tolerability of treatment methods for gambling disorder.2017261A systematic review of the literature regarding the efficacy and tolerability of treatments for gambling disorder found only randomized, high-quality trials, with a sound methodological design were included.['O. Vasiliu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ba70b98f0e0b5d6e68a82ec3021d39f06fed257f2017311['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4c2f7f846d844830f2b2faaa98b6a0aa80d5c41a2017211This chapter provides a contemporary account of treatments for PG, and investigates the exploration of alternative treatments that may improve outcomes for PGs.['C. McIntosh']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f2c180441b04e8219b4751d0dcfad47204df42e4Gambling is popular among African migrants in Finland. The Finnish lottery, for example, is highly patronised by many active African migrant gamblers and those who have gambled before. Many of these migrants also know that some types of gambling like poker and online games have been linked with criminality or organised crime, prostitution, and internet fraud. African migrants in Finland are generally suspicious of the police, but concerning gambling they do not see the need for any police involvement. There seems to be an absence of crime and policing in African migrants’ gambling, which is a relevant finding in this study. But then, are the unemployed who engage in gambling committing a crime or would they be prone to criminal acts? This is an area worth researching deeper into. This chapter explores African migrant gamblers’ ideas about their gambling and policing in Finland. The chapter is based on data from qualitative studies conducted in 2009 and in 2011-12 using interviews, conversations and questionnaires. Perpetual Crentsil University of Helsinki, Finland Absence of Crime in African Migrants’ Gambling and Policing in Finland2017391['Perpetual Crentsil']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a55c09fe6694bd7871b169c24d01f9172d0a5725201761['Ana Pošćić']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a646a9611556acaff799ea7224963d5a43adf427While many people across the world enjoy gambling as a form of leisure, approximately 1–5% of the population struggles with gambling disorder. is rate is known to be even higher in Japan. Although a clinical diagnosis for gambling has long existed, not many clinicians are familiar with its etiology or treatment methods. Casino operation was recently legalized in Japan; while an economic boost is expected, an increase in gambling-related problems is also of concern. Because of the growing interest on the impact of gambling and gambling disorder in Japan, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of literature on gambling-related issues. Speci cally, the following topics are discussed: 1) the prevalence and diagnostic classi cation, 2) etiological factors, and 3) interventions. Due to similarities between Japanese and American treatment environments, ndings from the studies conducted in the U.S. are the primary focus of this paper. Recommendations to Japanese researchers, treatment providers, and other stakeholders are also provided.2017611['Hanako Murase']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d77f440530b11d07f345333e831d47bdc3dba8d8This study investigated the influence of personality traits and cognitive distortions on pathological gambling among lottery gamblers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The research was conducted on a group of 469 (383 males; 86 females) gamblers in Ibadan using three psychometric scales: Gambler’s Belief Questionnaire (GBQ), Big Five Personality Scale; Cognitive Distortions Scale. Result revealed that cognitive distortions had significant influence on pathological gambling. Neuroticism, Education, and Age all independently predicted pathological gambling while Occupation and educational qualification jointly predicted pathological gambling. Cognitive distortions, neuroticism, education and age were important determinants of pathological gambling. The gamblers required a comprehensive, cognitive restructuring to desensitize them from pathological gambling. In future, extended interdisciplinary research should be carried out on psychological profiling among pathological gamblers to optimize comprehensive personality assessment.2017261['J. Oyeleke']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e3eac6356b23b981318aea05bd4a844dff095f532017451The use of pharmacological agents in the management of problem gambling has largely grown from their use in substance use disorders, and the pharmacologicalagents used aim to modulate reward mechanisms via alteration in the mesolimbic circuits.['Alison Bautovich']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5d30b994462a11439ae412359a754bb2fa5e00702017501['Jay S. Albanese']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0b5db459b01dafeb0941a453e202dea3c1643c5eThis case study explores the use of fangtan, a Chinese narrative method, in the investigation of problem gambling among Chinese international students. It provides a snapshot of the project context and an analysis on the importance of using narrative to explore sensitive topics. The case study covers practical elements of the investigation such as grants received, ethical approval, and research sites. Research design and research in action are presented to demonstrate how the Chinese narrative was conducted. A snapshot of findings provides readers with a better understanding of the issue being studied. Co-ownership of the research project and the insider relationship between the researcher and participants are identified as practical lessons that the researcher learned from the process of the research. This case demonstrates that the Chinese narrative method provides a means to access identity constructions as well as the broader experiences related to gambling among the participants. The narratives in the current study provide alternative knowledge about Chinese international students’ gambling, which is as valuable to researchers as knowledge about prediction of pathological gambling behaviour using epidemiological methods.201701['W. Li']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1f6bf5b138450d94154b6c912b9a6ef7c3aa57292017561The theoretical links outlined suggest a cautiously hopeful outlook for the use of this intervention for a subgroup of pathological gamblers (PGs), particularly for those who are less responsive to traditional CBT.['Kathleen Fennessy']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d2f0306356db5e3d244fb02c56fd9e1f76929972The purpose of this study was to construct and test a structural equation model for college student's gambling behavior. A structured questionnaire was completed by 246 college students to analyze the relationships between perspective factors(irrational gambling belief), psychological factors(depression, anxiety), social factors(parental monitoring, parental support, friend support), self-control and gambling behavior. The moderating effects of gender, friends and family's gambling behaviors were examined. The data were analyzed using SPSS 21,0 and AMOS 20.0 programs. Self-control and psychological factors directly affected the college student's gambling behavior, while perspective factors and social factors affected it indirectly. The model fit indices of the modified model were suitable for the recommended levels. The overall study findings suggest the need to develop a gambling prevention program for college studentsthat reinforces self-control, parental monitoring and support, and friend support while reducing irrational gambling belief, depression, and anxiety. An approach that considers gender and a development of a group counseling program for family or friends are also required.2017381['Duck-Jin Kim']2017-01-01T00:00:00 eb7869fb89aa297edd7eb3400f603547a43f0346In the context of the most recent survey conducted by the market research company GfK Romania on the incidence of problem gaming in Romania, this paper aims at revealing the importance of the prevention programs for gambling disorders based on the cognitive-behavioral approach. The survey named “Betts and Gambling in Romania” was conducted for the “ROMSLOT- Slot Organizers’ Association” and for “Romanian Bookmakers”. The data were collected by means of an interview taken from 988 individuals (N=988) during the period July 25-August 16, 2016, on a national representative sample +18, with a sampling error of ± 3%. The results of that survey showed that the incidence of pathological gamblers in Romania with over 18 years of age is 0.6%, namely 98,000 individuals. Even if the survey carried out by GfK Romania showed that Romania is at the lower limit of the European average, the gambling disorders still remain an important public health issue, associated with high rates of psychiatric co-morbidity. Consequently, in recent years has been developed a national prevention and treatment program for pathological gamblers and their family, named “Responsible Gambling Project”. In as far as, the gambling addiction involves more than the person concerned but frequently his entire family. Most likely, the prevention programs development and the psychological interventions may positively influence the problem behaviors resulting from compulsive gambling and related co-morbidities. Responsible gambling represents an informed choice on the probability of winning, a form of entertainment and relaxation in low-risk situations; it promotes a gambler’s state of well-being.201701['Steliana Rizeanu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 76e5e411c74dfafe29a3fc281a278033b307f423Responsible gambling tools are an intervention that is designed to decrease gambling among individuals with an at-risk gambling behavior. Studies have indicated that responsible gambling tools can ...2017361['David Forsström']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5e9808aab80fe53c03a375f744a71046c55066d3Gambling is a very specifi c kind of socio-economic activity, as it brings not only entertainment, but in extreme cases, also personality and behavioural disorders in the form of problem and pathological gambling. Nevertheless, gambling is a natural phenomenon of mankind and the evidence of its presence in society dates back to the times of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt (Szczyrba et al. 2015). Even the theory of probability, nowadays a basic mathematical discipline, began to develop as a part of the theory of gambling, based on the works of Blaise Pascal, Pierre de Fermat, and Christian Huygens in the mid-17th century. In their works, we can fi nd such important concepts as probability and mean value, their basic properties, and methods for their calculation (Hendl 2012; Budíková 2016). Technological progress has made it possible to develop new, technologically demanding types of gambling, which can more easily lead to gambling addiction. Above all, these technologies include the electronic gaming machines (EGMs) or betting games in casinos. In the Czech Republic the number of EGMs has been very high on a long-term basis and according to an annual global study, in 2010 the Czech Republic belonged among the top 10 countries in terms of the absolute number of EGMs in the world (TNS 2011). In most Czech cities, gambling halls and casinos are perceived as a normal part of life; city streets are lined with gambling venues and non-stop bars attracting passers-by with the promise of high payouts (Fiedor et al. 2016). Abstract The issue of gambling, which the article discusses, is – in terms of scientifi c approach – a rather neglected topic in the Czech Republic, although in recent years gambling has enjoyed signifi cant media coverage. This geographical contribution to the study of gambling at a local level lies mainly in the exploration of its spatial distribution and the related accessibility. Many studies have shown the impact of the accessibility of gambling on the prevalence of problem and pathological gambling. This article aims to analyse the spatial concentration of gambling venues in Olomouc and explain the localization of its centres. For this purpose, we used the kernel density function in the ArcGIS programme. We have defi ned two kernels, one in the historical centre of Olomouc and the other near the main railway station. Both the gambling centres are easily accessible locations and it is also possible to connect them with a higher number of crimes committed. In conclusion, we also analysed Masarykova Street, which is the street with far and away the highest number of gambling venues in the city. We paid attention to the link between the presence of gambling venues and associated service facilities such as ATMs and pawnbrokers.2017530['David Fiedor']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5e6f44d0650d47fecb30e02824c66c0094d253acIn Japan, legalized casinos have been developed through the enactment of the Integrated Resort Promotion Bill. In this review, previous ndings on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for gambling disorder are discussed as an established treatment available in Japan. Results of the review suggested that there are three CBT agendas for case formulation and intervention in gambling disorders. It would be important for future studies to (i) set intervention goals by focusing on improving adaptation, (ii) develop subtypes of gambling disorder based on descriptions of the function of gambling behaviors, and (iii) develop intervention techniques to modify the in uence of risk situations. It is expected that ndings of health psychology, which emphasizes the importance of adaptive behaviors would contribute to future CBT research and practice for gambling disorders.2017191['Yuki Tanaka', 'Kazutaka Nomura', 'H. Shimada']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e3e47fcb82fd641654534c87a7c4f072ab64a4c9As rural governments have become hollowed out and detached from rural society, can they still effectively implement policies that lack popular support? This article examines a county in Hunan Province, where local governments had strong incentives to implement a national policy of increasing double cropping in rice farming. Small farmers rejected double cropping as unprofitable. Local governments’ limited capacity prevented them from either reshaping small farmers’ economic calculus or coercing compliance. They strategically selected a policy tool acceptable to most small farmers (paid land transfers) and gave new private large-scale producers incentives to double crop by providing subsidies and access to large tracts of farmland. The local governments now rely on large-scale producers as their agents for policy implementation and agricultural governance. This and the collusive relationship that has formed between the two are pushing small farmers out of agriculture.China Journal20179572017-01-01T00:00:00The China Journal['Weigang Gong', 'Q. Zhang']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cc29f6e2c204a2309eba50926138ded1ca62ed89Corruption in sports represents an important challenge to their integrity. Corruption can take many forms, including match fixing by players, referees, or team officials. Match fixing can be difficult to detect. We use a unique data set to analyze variation in bet volume on Betfair, a major online betting exchange, for evidence of abnormal patterns associated with specific referees who officiated matches. An analysis of 1,251 Bundesliga 1 football matches from 2010/11 to 2014/15 reveals evidence that bet volume in the Betfair markets in these matches was systematically higher for four referees relative to matches officiated by other referees. Our results are robust to alternative specifications and are thus suggestive of potentially existing match fixing and corruption in the German Bundesliga.201733132017-01-01T00:00:00ERN: Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption (Topic)['C. Deutscher', 'Eugen Dimant', 'B. Humphreys']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1fcf7712b0e6597583f6f9f0f763fe4d8d2af369Project Report Submitted to the Chandaria School of Business in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Global Executive of Masters in Business Administration (GeMBA)20172017['Amani Mwadime']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a8d31de35f34ed4bcd64ae62ac8392fdd87535c0Our project had two main objectives. First, we wanted to use historical tennis match data to predict the outcomes of future tennis matches. Next, we wanted to use the predictions from our resulting model to beat the current betting odds. After setting up our prediction and betting models, we were able to accurately predict the outcome of 69.6% of the 2016 and 2017 tennis season, and turn a 3.3% profit per match.201738After setting up the prediction and betting models, this project was able to accurately predict the outcome of 69.6% of the 2016 and 2017 tennis season, and turn a 3.3% profit per match.['A. Cornman', 'G. Spellman', 'Daniel Wright']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4a457d268338cacf655ff74f8cca6683393c9574In this thesis, we present the theory of test martingales. Whereas in traditional statistics, the p-value indicates the level of evidence against the null hypothesis, in martingale testing a betting strategy that allows one to make a (virtual) profit is seen as evidence against the null hypothesis. We extend the concept of test martingales of Shafer et al. (2011) to composite null hypotheses. We refer to these martingales as composite test martingales – they are the main innovation in this thesis. Using composite test martingales, we construct two martingale tests as an alternative for the Student’s t-test. These two tests appear to be the first published martingale tests that can differentiate the t-test hypotheses. The main result of this thesis concerns the Jeffreys Bayesian t-test. It was already known, experimentally, to be robust under optional stopping. Optional stopping refers to the practice of looking at observed experimental data in order to decide whether or not to continue testing. Robustness in this context means that the statistical method preserves its significance level even when optional stopping is employed. We prove the Jeffreys Bayesian t-test to be a martingale test. Therefore, it is robust under optional stopping. In general, under a composite null hypothesis, Bayesian tests are not robust under optional stopping.2017267['A. Hendriksen', 'P. Grünwald']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8fdbb8d7e3de933905b434171036983219f76f032017419Electoral Studies['Matthew Wall', 'R. Costello', 'Stephen Lindsay']2017-01-01T00:00:00 88371a15d722ee85946906ac6c4c28a58180e631The goal of our work was to find a way to profit from betting market using machine learning. While a lot of research has been devoted to determining whether a bookmaker can be beaten in terms of accuracy, surprisingly little attention was paid to evaluating the profitability of statistical models over the bookmaker. We argue that the profit is not solely affected by the models’ accuracy. Instead, we encourage decorrelation of the models’ output from the bookmaker’s predictions, while keeping the accuracy reasonably high. Moreover, we introduce a novel approach of aggregating player-level statistics using convolutional neural networks. Last but not least, we illustrate the use of Modern Portfolio Theory, a mathematical framework for portfolio optimization, in the context of betting for comparison of diverse betting strategies. Our proposed models were able to achieve a positive profit totaling over the course of 15 NBA seasons. To the best of our knowledge, no work of similar scale has been done and made publicly available before.2017405The goal of this work was to find a way to profit from betting market using machine learning by introducing a novel approach of aggregating player-level statistics using convolutional neural networks and illustrating the use of Modern Portfolio Theory in the context of betting for comparison of diverse betting strategies.['Bc. Ondřej Hubáček']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f53b2216e9b4bf5ccba412e96fadf9503afa7db9201706Journal of Appalachian Studies['Courtney Lewis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2bf92ea1cd10fec02a6e0d4842ab5c4493b6795fFor the past few years there was significant increase of the social problems connected to sports betting, which represents a big challenge to Croatian society and health care system. This problem demands interdisciplinary approaches which includes cooperation of experts and scientists from different Fields such as medicine, sociology, psychology, math and statistics. Random phenomena are a subject of study by mathematical statistics. In this paper we made a statistical model for large game series in sports betting. It is shown that possibility for winning in that type of series is almost negligible for betters. Analyses that are exposed in this paper shatter the illusion of quick money from sports betting. Therefore, the mathematical knowledge of sports betting should be included in the general education of society through specialized workshops on betting and gambling, for their effective prevention. We think that some results of this study would be useful to include in the treatment of addiction rehabilitation groups of pathological gambling addicts in order to reduce their will for gambling as possible source of quick income. This would certainly contribute to the correction of perception and expectation in conducting psychotherapy with problematic gamblers.2017152['I. Budimir', 'Mandić Jelaska']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e100212d0933cdfc7081e90d5fe5ae38829b2927This publication represents an updated version of my ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’ first published on Football-Data in August 2015 following its inclusion within my latest book Squares & Sharps, Suckers & Sharks: The Science, Psychology & Philosophy of Gambling. In addition to reproducing some of the original material and rationale behind this betting system, I have also presented two new interesting models for removing a bookmaker’s margin in an attempt to estimate the ‘true’ betting odds for a football match. Furthermore, I have also investigated whether some bookmakers’ odds are better suited to carrying out this task than others. Finally, I have updated the analyses with the most recent football results and odds data (through to May 2017) and retested the methodology for profitability.201700[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 be98bf392186d7a2bff4cfd6112e8697dcbe75c3A casino-type table betting game using one die of one color, C d Address: orrespondence CSS or otherwise Singularly marked, and two matching dice of Daniel E. Gaygen 14 Ringwood Ct W another color, or otherwise marked as a pair. PlayerS make Ithaca, NY 14850 (US) wagers on the outcome of a single roll of the three dice. Wagers are made by placing bet markers on various areas of (21) Appl. No.: 10/388,134 a game board that define bet types. One group of wagers is on the outcome of the Singular die. A Second group of wagers (22) Filed: Mar. 13, 2003 is on the pair of dice. A third group of wagerS is on the total of all three dice. When the outcome of the singular die is a Publication Classification predetermined number (e.g., 1), the house wins all bets on the game board regardless of the outcome of the other two (51) Int. Cl." ........................................................ A63F 9/04 dice.201700[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 ae75223bbb975226920d6c1065c193c6226f5d3cOvoR ---. A computer-implemented method of generating a user gen erated betting market in an online betting exchange, the online betting exchange comprising a plurality of exchange generated betting markets, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a processor and a memory in commu nication with the processor. The method comprises provid ing, by the processor, a user interface to a user of the betting exchange, the user interface allowing the user to input data associated with the user generated betting market to be gen erated, receiving, as input to the processor, user input by the user interface, and processing, by the processor, said user input to generate said user generated betting market201700OvoR --- A computer-implemented method of generating a user gen erated betting market in an online betting exchange and a plurality of exchange generated betting markets, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a processor and a memory in commu nication with the processor.[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 1db5fb5d9c2558bba176606980751117a8f99b8e(54) BETTING SYSTEM AND METHOD 5,873,782 A * 2/1999 Hall ............................ 463,25 5,971,854 A 10/1999 Pearson et al. ............... 463,41 (75) Inventor: Jean-Yves Sireau, Hong Kong (HK) 6,033,308 A * 3/2000 Orford et al. ................. 463,28 6,038,554 A 3/2000 Vig ........ ... TOS/400 6,741,897 B1 * 5/2004 Lallemant .................... TOO.93 (73) Assignee: Regent Markets Group Ltd., Cyberjaya (MY)201700[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 773b5d776c4c41952a93b0a9bb3bb0f5c49f308457) ABSTRACT A betting system having a number of betting terminals and displays connected to a central control unit. The betting system allows both fixed price and expected dividend betting by continually calculating the odds and liabilities in respect of each contestant and ensuring that the total liability incurred does not exceed the total amount of money wagered. Only expected dividend betting is allowed until a threshold level of wagers received is reached either by wagers received at the terminals or by transfers of funds from another body. Once the threshold is reached both fixed price and expected dividend betting is allowed by the system.201700['M. J. Bell']2017-01-01T00:00:00 342dce03ad80056075e39cad0ef662b4619eddfcFootball (soccer) is one of the most popular sports in the world, including Europe. It is associated with important betting activities. A common belief, widely spread among those who participate in gambling activities, is that knowledge and expertise on football lead to better prediction skills for match outcomes. If unfounded, however, this belief should be considered as a form of "illusion of control." The aim of this study was to examine whether football experts are better than nonexperts at predicting football match scores. KHAZAAL, Yasser, et al. Effects of expertise on football betting. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2012, vol. 7, p. 18 DOI : 10.1186/1747-597X-7-182017200['Y. Khazaal', 'A. Chatton', 'J. Billieux', 'L. Bizzini', 'Grégoire Monney', 'Emmanuelle Frésard', 'G. Thorens', 'G. Bondolfi', 'N. el-Guebaly', 'D. Zullino', 'R. Khan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e66d0d3fd57f328a61bddd0abeb7f06adbc3bfdcThe present invention discloses a combined totalizator and fixed odds betting system able to be operated both on and off-course via a central computer (C) connected with com munication links (L) to a large number of betting terminals (T). Both totalizator wagering and fixed odds betting are conducted with a common pool. During the lead up to the race the fixed odds dividend to be paid is adjusted for each runner in stages in accordance with the potential liabilities arising at each stage from the bets to date as the pool increases in size towards race starting time.201700['J. Orford', 'A. Bernard', 'Allen Wilkinson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7c1dc5754d23c2f41ae6bcd682275ffe52725b66Introduction Long-Term Capital Management co-founder Victor Haghani, with Richard Dewey, performed a fascinating experiment detailed in Rational Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Observed Betting Patterns on a Biased Coin. Sixty one subjects were recruited among financial professionals and students of economics or finance. They were given $25 and offered the opportunity to bet at even payout on coin flips with 60% chance of heads. They could play for half an hour, which meant a maximum of about 300 flips. There was a maximum payout amount, which would be revealed if the subject tried to place a bet that would cause the balance to exceed the maximum if the bet won. The maximum used was $250.201720['Aaron C Brown']2017-01-01T00:00:00 977769222828814d649e215b5658c284dd9ff01dThe study shows the most popular sports betting and gambling strategies. With using these strategies the aim is to let the player reach stable profit in the long run. However these strategies cannot be implemented in a profitable way in the long run, still many players believe that they work. In the study I examine the martingale, d’Alembert, Paroli and Labouchère strategies with Monte Carlo simulation. In case of different strategies I present what attracts players to use these betting strategies and where are the traps and pitfalls of these strategies. Thereafter I examine the success-rate of soccer betting in case of different strength of opponents. Finally I present the two most important pitfalls of the betting strategies: the bad estimation of risks and the limited resources. The most important reason why players believe in these strategies is the availability heuristic.2017180['M. A. Boda']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9ab6b6562f2c96649ef5293c447d5e6c43d12f16Testing market effi ciency in betting markets does not necessarily get around the joint hypothesis problem because the result depends on the assumed role of bookmakers. In a simple model of monopolistic competition, bookmakers’ rational pricing induces the Favorite-Longshot Bias even without bettors’irrationality (Rational Mispricing) and accommodates bettors’irrational beliefs to exploit betting demands (Irrational Mispricing). In European football betting markets, we find significant evidence for both Rational Mispricing and Irrational Mispricing. The former mispricing, though much larger than the latter, depends on bookmakers’market power and may have little to do with financial market ineffi ciency. The latter mispricing, albeit smaller, suggests that bettors overstate the persistence of team performance (Hot-Hand Bias), which may explain the reversal in betting returns and asset returns. Increased competition among bookmakers has not weakened the biases, which is diffi cult to explain only by bettors’irrationality but consistent with the predicted pricing behavior of bookmakers.2017590['Shingo Goto', 'Toru Yamada']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1143516b34d68c4cfadd805c18bb03d02b708af2On this page you buy premium subscription for sports betting tips, football, soccer, basketball and other sports.201700['Bet Tips']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6fb64df80c7c4df5c730c933789b71dde51c31c4Unlike assumed by the CAPM, leverage and margin constraints prevent agents from simply leveraging or deleveraging their optimal allocations to reach their risk appetite. As a consequence, agents directly buy riskier securities to match their desired risk levels, creating an asymmetry in the risk-adjusted returns required for lowerbeta assets versus high-beta ones. This study aims at analyzing the dynamics of the betting against beta factor, a market-neutral, self-financed portfolio built to arbitrage the beta anomaly in the Brazilian equity market.2017100['Vinicius Esposito']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7f452e68c32dd34e2725c31b795a4a2a912c1cd2In this paper we consider the dynamic process of race track betting. We show that there is a close connection between the dynamic race track betting process and the pari-mutuel method for constructing consensus of subjective probabilities considered in Eisenberg and Gale. This enables us to show that there exists a unique equilibrium point for the betting process. We further show that the dynamic betting process converges to this equilibrium point almost surely. Therefore the sequential race track betting gives a natural approach to inducing the consensus probabilities in Eisenberg and Gale. These consensus probabilities are different from the average of the subjective probabilities which is used in the conventional way of combining individually held opinions into a collective group statement. We compare these probabilities and this leads to a potential explanation of the favorite-longshot bias consistently observed in the studies of race track betting.2017180['L. Brown', 'Yi Lin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8ac0580c4ea278c49344afa8968f578e8fc2a263201780['L. Pérez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e8010ae848fc1037716aa74c14b7de404f636c1dThe investigation reported in this paper aims at clarifying an important yet subtle distinction between (i) the logical objects on which measure theoretic probability can be defined, and (ii) the interpretation of the resulting values as rational degrees of belief. Our central result can be stated informally as follows. Whilst all subjective degrees of belief can be expressed in terms of a probability measure, the converse does not hold: probability measures can be defined over linguistic objects which do not admit of a meaningful betting interpretation. The logical framework capable of expressing this will allow us to put forward a precise formalisation of de Finetti's notion of event which lies at the heart of the Bayesian approach to uncertain reasoning. URL http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-39091-3_18 [4] Source URL: https://www.iiia.csic.es/en/node/54479 Links [1] https://www.iiia.csic.es/en/staff/tommaso-flaminio [2] https://www.iiia.csic.es/en/staff/llu%C3%ADs-godo [3] https://www.iiia.csic.es/en/bibliography?f[author]=84 [4] http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-39091-3_18201700The investigation reported in this paper aims at clarifying an important yet subtle distinction between (i) the logical objects on which measure theoretic probability can be defined, and (ii) the interpretation of the resulting values as rational degrees of belief.['L. C. Gaag']2017-01-01T00:00:00 02933dcdd8bff8f27af7a110113c4986cdb8ce2fBetting quotes provide valuable information on market-implied probabilities for outcomes of events like elections or referendums, which may have an impact on exchange rates. We generate exchange rate forecasts around such events based on a model that combines risk-neutral event probabilities implied from betting quotes with risk-neutral exchange rate densities extracted from currency option prices. Its application to predict exchange rates around the Brexit referendum and the U.S. presidential elections shows that these forecasts – conditional on the respective outcomes – were accurate, and markets were able to separate their views on the likelihood and the impact of these events. ∗Hanke (corresponding author), Michael.Hanke@uni.li, University of Liechtenstein, Institute for Finance, 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein; Poulsen, rolf@math.ku.dk, University of Copenhagen, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Weissensteiner, Alex.Weissensteiner@unibz.it, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, School of Economics and Management, 39100 Bozen, Italy. We thank Jennifer Conrad (the editor) and an anonymous referee for their helpful comments, and we thank Johannes Sivén, who provided part of the data and commented on earlier versions of the paper. Poulsen was partially supported by the research center HIPERFIT funded by contract number 10–092299 from the Danish Strategic Research Council.2017190['R. Poulsen', 'Alex Weissensteiner']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a9fa8ebe785b1c60ad41e25fb101c8d5a2f219a72017141['B. Humphreys']2017-01-01T00:00:00 22bee2038b1d1ca8f199163031230678a2ab2ed12017531['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 eaf9f333dd038cc1a4bce281a80bf69e3eef0231IZA DP No. 11176 NOVEMBER 2017 Betting the House: How Assets Influence Marriage Selection, Marital Stability, and Child Investments* Marriage used to be practically universal, but now persists as an institution for only some groups, while others choose non-marital fertility. This paper posits that if one role of marriage is to insure one partner’s investment in children, then home-ownership can be seen as providing the necessary “collateral” for this contract. As easier divorce and paternity enforcement outside of marriage have reduced the relative strength of the marital contract, the division of assets, particularly the family home, post-separation has remained unique to marriage. We provide a model where husbands can “ante up” the marital home to elicit more optimal child investments, whose costs are born mostly by the mother, by reducing the chance of divorce while providing consumption insurance to their partner. This, in turn, increases the value of marriage for those able to access this collateralized version of the contract. The model predicts that individuals able to buy a home at the time of marriage will invest more in children and have greater labor specialization, while policy changes that eroded marriage’s relative commitment value would have heterogenous effects by assetholding, both of which appear to hold in US data. JEL Classification: D13, J122017350['J. Lafortune']2017-01-01T00:00:00 28013a22be2c1db052e981de3fe641595398ce8a201703['G. McCartney']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f21b30c783e3795dfc08e2ebf1c44b6b87f5a8e9201782['Tiffany Jones', 'Sosanya M. Jones', 'Kayla Elliott', 'Latoya Owens', 'Amanda E. Assalone', 'Denisa Gándara']2017-01-01T00:00:00 380a13669e20cf4161753567ac8806e98deeb881201702['M. Olfers', 'C. Kalb']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fd61d6ca20db1e7761c12e2cd84694e4bfb7495d201702['R. Rodenberg', 'John T. Holden']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9ca97499889e83969ab7b6be52cc34923ed70ee4Such systems have been in operation in Australia for some years and systems also exist in Europe, Asia and North America and more recently in New Zealand. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the general requirements of these systems and the methods used to solve the unique problems inherent in them. The discussion will centre around the system installed for the New Zealand Totalisator Agency Board.201700[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 b25497d460da0eccaf5050fdb48ab0842926b6e3Correspondence Address: Disclosed is a method for enabling users to pit a product Michael T. Rossides against another product or products in a bet. In this method, 11167 E. Mirasol Circle the t d rules of a bet contract ted that defi Scottsdale, AZ 852.55 (US) C CSC CS O C COC C CCCC a CCC a contest between two or more products. The bet contract (21) Appl. No.: 10/646,017 also spells out terms for risking money on the outcome of the contest. Users may risk money that a product will be shown (22) Filed: Aug. 22, 2003 to be better than the competing product or products, accord201700Correspondence Address: Disclosed is a method for enabling users to pit a product Michael T. Rossides against another product or products in a bet.[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 a2174eec00a02b310edacddf579c3d5703ed4e08201700['Bet Tips']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ff920f8c00d5c24af1e47dd42be9ceefd6f79154201700['M. Olfers']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fa6ccef5a3d5ce37743f429cb6a25c09665d8652At the time the LEP programme was launched the top quark had yet to be discovered, and its mass was expected to be within the energy range of the collider. The electromagnetic calorimeter of the L3 experiment was therefore designed to achieve the best possible energy resolution down to 100 MeV in order to explore the detailed spectroscopy of the toponium system, the putative bound state of the top–antitop quarks. A similar situation had been encountered a few years earlier, after the discovery of the J/ψ, the charm–anticharm bound system, by B. Richter and S. Ting (also spokesman of L3): the high precision study of charmonium states took advantage of the unprecedented performance of the thallium-doped sodiumiodide (NaI(Tl)) Crystal Ball at PEP. This success convinced the community that a homogeneous crystal-based electromagnetic (e-m) calorimeter would be the best way to achieve good energy resolution in the 100 MeV to 10 GeV energy range. Indeed, one hallmark of the L3 concept was the state-of-the-art performance of the calorimeter in terms of energy and angular resolution for photons and electrons over this wide energy range. The L3 collaboration “put its money” on a recently discovered crystal, bismuth germanate (BGO). This material had been known as a scintillator for less than ten years [57]. In 1983 measurements in a test beam at CERN had demonstrated that BGO, with PIN silicon photodiode readout, had excellent properties as a homogeneous e-m calorimeter [58]. The reason for the choice of BGO was motivated by the much higher stopping power for photons and electrons compared to NaI(Tl). This meant that a compact, highly granular and high performance calorimeter could be built with minimum impact on the dimensions and cost of the external detectors (hadron calorimeter and muon spectrometer). Moreover, besides having good scintillation properties, BGO is not hygroscopic, unlike NaI(Tl). The calorimeter was installed in a 0.5 T solenoidal magnet of almost 10 metres in diameter, and surrounding a high precision vertex detector [Highlight 7.7]. It consisted of nearly 12 000 BGO crystals with readout provided by photodiodes insensitive to magnetic field. It was composed of a cylindrical barrel with 7680 crystals and two endcaps of 1536 crystals each in a pointing geometry with a small offset of 10 mrad to avoid photon leakage in the gaps between crystals. Each 24 cm long crystal had the form of a truncated pyramid, about 2 × 2 cm2 at the inner face and 3 × 3 cm2 at the exit. Transforming the BGO crystal from laboratory curiosity to mass-producible technology meeting the stringent L3 experimental specifications required a new style of R&D. A large-scale multidisciplinary effort had to be organized, a novelty for detector R&D in high energy physics. This involved a number of institutes of T ec hn ol og y M ee ts R es ea rc h D ow nl oa de d fr om w w w .w or ld sc ie nt if ic .c om201700['P. Lecoq']2017-01-01T00:00:00 df5a84d017936ac2468c11776cf9963b28ce2f9d201701['Simon Borøy-Johnsen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6ae7ccb4459fd140b3a6cd0e4edfcd433d77b0f5201700['Alex Brown']2017-01-01T00:00:00 47f7d2eccab46b6677b7ccaf31135c97ee5683f1201701['Jordan Kipkorir Warari']2017-01-01T00:00:00 77fc560efd331da25bb6c09e0851a1926c5fc6c62017130['M. Marino']2017-01-01T00:00:00 492519397f405c27c3cc01ddf212e49d4b218242201700['trishademole']2017-01-01T00:00:00 85df666b51550b428d781c587b157ec502e941eaI sort stocks on realized alphas and find that they are negatively related with future returns, future alphas, and Sharpe Ratios. These patterns emerged with the development of the CAPM in the 1960s and became more salient as the related literature expanded, especially after 1992 with the increasing popularity of the CAPM anomalies in academia and of factor investing in the private sector. I provide intuition for this counter-intuitive finding by linking it to recent theoretical and empirical work and explore some trading strategies based on it. The results suggest that wide-spread applications of academic research can stem new anomalies.2017450['A. Horenstein', 'Aurelio Vasquez', 'Manuel S. Santos', 'Markus Pelger', 'Minkwan Ahn', 'R. Mehra', 'Raymond Kan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 77873a6dc68fad702ea5af53ccd420cef0d3d266201700['J. Richet']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3acff80b1abda626ba8589aaf014284c1b451ec3201701['Y. Levavi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 270c85c20c183fe7e2d794ebb651f323f2946b80201700['Alfred C. Yen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 479463c5c9eb98d667c8f37ce051b675ff2a2d8f201700['Simon Linder Ågheim', 'Martin Sivertsen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cf5cb5aad3435a2108f96091306210c0eac54291D2/3 receptor agonists are effective treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD), but can precipitate impulse control disorders (ICDs) including gambling disorder (GD). The neurobiological mechanisms underlying this devastating side‐effect of dopamine agonist replacement therapy (DRT), and any dependence on the dopamine depletion caused by PD, are unclear. It is also unclear whether previous biases towards risk or uncertainty are a risk factor for developing these ICDs. We investigated whether chronic D2/3 agonist administration (5 mg/kg/day ropinirole for 28 days) altered performance of a rat model of gambling‐like behaviour, the rodent betting task (rBT), and examined if baseline behaviour predicted this behavioural change. The rBT captures individual differences in subjective preference for uncertain outcomes: animals choose between guaranteed or probabilistic reinforcement of equal expected value. Chronic ropinirole dramatically increased selection of the uncertain option in two‐thirds of animals, regardless of baseline preferences. The effect on choice in the rBT was replicated in a dorsolateral striatal 6‐hydroxydopamine (6‐OHDA) rat model of early PD. These studies are the first to look at individual differences in response to chronic, rather than pulsatile, dosing of DRT in a rodent model of gambling behaviour. These findings suggest that DRT‐induced PG may stem from increases in subjective valuation of uncertainty. Such symptoms likely arise because of changes in dopaminergic striatal signalling caused by DRT rather than from an interaction between pre‐morbid behaviours or PD itself.European Journal of Neuroscience20176840Findings suggest that DRT‐induced PG may stem from increases in subjective valuation of uncertainty, which likely arise because of changes in dopaminergic striatal signalling caused by DRT rather than from an interaction between pre‐morbid behaviours or PD itself.2017-01-01T00:00:00European Journal of Neuroscience['M. Tremblay', 'Mason M Silveira', 'S. Kaur', 'Jay G. Hosking', 'Wendy K. Adams', 'C. Baunez', 'C. Winstanley']2017-01-01T00:00:00 43e913ee8904690c4c4e650128fb55f4919f395fAn explicit formula for the optimal strategy for betting allocation on horse races is given. The formula for the maximal value of the logarithm of average geometric growth rate is also given. The solution is obtained with the help of KKT theory. Application of the formulas requires the optimal set of horses to bet on to be constructed. For a horse to be included in the set, the expected revenue rate must be greater than the fraction of unallocated wealth. A simple way, without solving any equations, for determining the optimal set of horses is given.2017420['P. Smoczynski', 'David E. Tomkins']2017-01-01T00:00:00 64c06069063187f0c4ef82f122801741159e8749Electronic sports or pro gaming have become very popular in this millenium and the increased value of this new industry is attracting investors with various interests. One of these interest is game betting, which requires player and team rating, game result predictions, and fraud detection techniques. In our work, we focus on preprocessing data of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game in order to employ subsequent data analysis methods for quantifying player performance. The data preprocessing is difficult since the data format is complex and undocumented, the data quality of available sources is low, and there is no direct way how to match players from the recorded files with players listed on public boards such as HLTV website. We have summarized our experience from the data preprocessing and provide a way how to establish a player matching based on their metadata.International Conference on Data Technologies and Applications2017812This work focuses on preprocessing data of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game in order to employ subsequent data analysis methods for quantifying player performance and provides a way how to establish a player matching based on their metadata.{'pages': '269-276'}['D. Bednárek', 'Martin Kruliš', 'J. Yaghob', 'F. Zavoral']2017-01-01T00:00:00 353882cb2c27f895510a0551ada28e519b735a80The financial system of a country is of immense use and plays a vital role in shaping the economic development for a nation. It consists of financial intermediaries and financial markets which channels funds from those who have savings to those who have more productive use for them, in a way leading to money creation. The volume and growth of the capital in the economy solely depends on the efficiency and intensity of the operations and activities carried out in the financial markets. One of the most important functions of the financial system is to share risk which is catered mainly by the banking sector. (Cortez, 2011) Banks are betting that the individuals and companies to whom they lend capital will earn enough money to pay back their loans. This process leads to generation of Risk and in turn necessitates Regulations.201714122017-01-01T00:00:00['Pushpkant Shakdwipee', 'Masuma Mehta']2017-01-01T00:00:00 33f1077d24a2d6fd58c78bcf1d67f8bde30964e4The study examined the effect of Personal income tax on revenue generation in Oyo state. It also analyzed the significant components of Personal income tax on revenue generation in Oyo state. Data were obtained from approved budgets of the Oyo State government from 1990 to 2015. Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regressions were employed to analyze the relationship between the dependent variable (Revenue Generation in Oyo State) and independent variables (Pay As You Earn(PAYE), Capital Gain Tax,? Road Tax, and Other Taxes ( Stamp duties, Betting and Gaming Taxes, Business Premises and registration levies, Development levies and Market fees)).? Findings show that there is a positive significant effect of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) on Government Revenue in Oyo state (β = .1393567; p ≤ 0.05). All other variables have positive significant effect on Government Revenue in Oyo state with the exception of Capital gain tax which has negative effect on Government Revenue in Oyo state with the adjusted R2 @ 96.4%. In conclusion, Personal income tax impacted Government Revenue positively, strongly, significantly and statistically in Oyo State. It is now recommended that Oyo state government should look inward on how more internal revenue will be generated extensively in the state in order to achieve micro objectives of the government, and to eradicate the paucity of government revenue.201709['T. Adegbite']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d47490f8d3d5c6c4b9cd33466191b9de39b28d87We build a parsimonious international asset pricing model in which deviations of government bond yields from a fitted yield curve of a country measure the tightness of investors' capital constraints. We compute these measures at daily frequency for six major markets and use them to test the model-predicted effect of funding conditions on asset prices internationally. Global illiquidity lowers the slope and increases the intercept of the international security market line. Local illiquidity helps explain the variation in alphas, Sharpe ratios, and the performance of betting-against-beta (BAB) strategies across countries.2017549International Finance eJournal['Aytek Malkhozov', 'Philippe Mueller', 'Andrea Vedolin', 'G. Venter']2017-01-01T00:00:00 810e90ec4ce6527d702643376dc5f2d102fe2699Sports betting is becoming more popular every year and more people are betting now than ever. With the growth of the betting market comes the growth of research done on match prediction. Research done in the 1950s has been the basis for match predictions up until the 1980s. Since then prediction techniques have shifted from distribution prediction towards a more modern data mining predicting. Using machine learning methods has been proved to be good analyzing methods for tournaments and league matches. In this research paper multiple data mining techniques are analyzed and prediction results are compared to come to a good model for predicting matches of the Dutch football team (soccer team, in American English). Based on the prediction results of a random tree model, Naïve Bayes model and a k-nearest neighbor model one single model is chosen and results are looked at more in-depth. By using the best prediction model, one can see which variables of the dataset have little predictive power and which variables have a lot of predictive power. From the random tree model, which was the most predictive power, it is surprising to see that tactics of the coach hold little predictive value for predicting the end results of a match. To support this claim more research has to be done the prediction of the Dutch football team.2017226From the random tree model, which was the most predictive power, it is surprising to see that tactics of the coach hold little predictive value for predicting the end results of a match.['Abel Hijmans', 'S. Bhulai']2017-01-01T00:00:00 db86687b7512700197894b711d1427af14ffc2e3A strong increase in a firm’s market price over the past year is generally associated with higher future abnormal returns, consistent with the momentum anomaly. However, for a small set of firms for which arbitrage is limited, high past returns forecast strongly negative future abnormal returns. We propose a dynamic model in which increased unwarranted optimism by a set of speculators leads to dynamic mispricing effects. Consistent with this model, we show a set of firms with high past returns, low institutional ownership, and high recent changes in short interest earns persistently low returns going forward. A “Betting Against Winners” strategy that goes short the overpriced winners and long other winners generates a Sharpe-ratio of 1.08; its returns cannot be explained by commonly used risk-factors.2017645['Alexander Klos', 'S. Rottke']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4840812aa3280b1740d08de3b8cd23a2e87e5864Synthese201775The proof shows that the traditional definition of stochastically independent classes of events actually follows from the combination of two more basic notions: boolean algebraic independence and de Finetti coherent betting system.Synthese['D. Mundici']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3b7eac0aaf7331a9f7b70ceed8792d70f400c823The present work reports an experience, experienced during the undergraduate nursing course, in a UBS, in the city of Vitória da Conquista, from February to May 2017. The main purpose was to analyze the implementation of the 5S program At UBS, illustrating the various phases and discussing their importance and advantages. For this, the main problems of the unit were selected, thus being able to set goals that provided a quality performance. It was noticed that the disorganization was an aggravating factor that compromised the quality of the assistance or even the performance of the professionals. In this way, despite the structural limitations of UBS, we sought to adapt the environment, with the reorganization of materials and equipment. In addition to cleaning and proper identification of files and cabinets. Health care establishments have been betting on a continuous improvement in the organization, not only thinking about customer satisfaction, but also the satisfaction of professionals. The application of the 5Ss implies a commitment and a great involvement of all, but, as this example suggests, can undoubtedly bring about a significant increase in the performance of professionals, while contributing to a more organized and tidy image of the installations, eliminating several Types of waste.201783The main purpose was to analyze the implementation of the 5S program At UBS, illustrating the various phases and discussing their importance and advantages, as well as identifying the main problems of the unit that provided a quality performance.['Raira Piágio Silva', 'Pollyana Cardoso Chelles']2017-01-01T00:00:00 90e3da38cd44b11473217a33c33f410235eb604fThe pervasiveness of sports betting marketing and advertising is arguably normalising betting behaviour among increasingly larger groups of population. In their adverts, bookmakers represent characters and situations that conventionalise betting and promote specific behaviours while ignoring others. The present study examined a sample of British and Spanish sports betting television adverts (N=135) from 2014 to 2016 to understand how bettors and betting are being represented. Using content analysis, 31 different variables grouped into seven broad categories were assessed, including general information about the advert, the characters and situations represented, the identification of the characters with sports, the use of online betting, the co-representation of gambling along other risky behaviours such as eating junk food and drinking alcohol, the amount of money wagered, and other variables such as the representation of free bets, humour, and celebrities. The results showed a male-dominant betting representation with no interaction between women. Typically, bettors were depicted surrounded by people but isolated in their betting, emphasizing the individual consumption practice that mobile betting promotes. In-play betting was observed in almost half of the adverts. A little empirical evidence indicates that betting while watching sport in betting adverts is associated with emotionally charged situations such as celebrations and/or alcohol drinking. Bettors were typically depicted staking small amounts of money with large potential returns, implying high risk bets. Overall, the study provides preliminary evidence in understanding the social representation of betting behaviour by bookmakers and critiques the problematic consequences of such representation from a public health perspective.2017520[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 d957fb82eaa5a5a352ae3603a3148198746657fd201711['J. Ibarrola']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9632ecc65c85ffa595b1549a35e23f0bf801aa0eReading is the basic foundation for all other learning activities for a child. Children who do not learn to read in the primary grades are more likely to struggle as they continue their schooling. Many scholars have proved that early grade reading skills are essential for all children to master in order to progress academically. Nonetheless, schools and students around the world still struggle with literacy development in the first years of schooling. Technology can be a tool to overcome this obstacle and several simple innovations in this area have proven to help children develop reading skills. Bangladesh is betting on technology as a supplement to supporting children’s reading development. Save the Children, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh’s mandate for a “Vision 2021”, and with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched an ICT in Education component under their larger READ (Reading Enhancement for Advancing Development) project. This paper outlines the ways in which the READ (Reading Enhancement for Advancing Development) project has developed digital resources for early grade learners, using a webbased platform without any other dependencies. This paper also describes the steps taken to develop the web-based platform, how teachers were trained to use it, the successes and challenges in making this platform accessible to all, and how such a platform works in rural schools in Bangladesh.201771The ways in which the READ (Reading Enhancement for Advancing Development) project has developed digital resources for early grade learners, using a webbased platform without any other dependencies are outlined.['Aklima Sharmin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2206fc3f0ce6faa67eb88a5d071b94ef8b5fb48aAuthor(s): Herskowitz, Sylvan R | Advisor(s): Magruder, Jeremy | Abstract: This manuscript is comprised of three independent essays in applied microeconomics. Each essay examines a distinct challenge or trend impacting African youth. First, I look at the sports betting industry which has exploded across many African countries over the past decade, targeting young men as its primary consumers. In Kampala, Uganda, the site of my study, nearly one in three young men age 18 to 40 participate in sports betting, spending 8-12% of their weekly income on these activities. The second chapter presents results from an impact evaluation of a sports and youth group program in Monrovia, Liberia. The use of sports and youth programs has become extremely popular for many multilateral and international non-profit organizations' efforts to engage and improve the conditions of marginalized or at-risk youth in developing countries. The final chapter looks at the impact of rainfall shocks on marriage decisions among youth from Burkina Faso, a setting where marriages are determined by households and influenced by financial constraints and economic shocks.In the first essay, "Betting, Saving, and Lumpy Expenditures: Sports Betting in Uganda'', I present evidence from my field study on one of the causes of high betting demand among young Ugandan men. In my paper, I show that financial constraints push many men towards betting in the hopes of payouts desired for unmet liquidity needs. I use a range of experimental and quasi-experimental methods and present four pieces of evidence in support of this claim. Winnings from betting increase the size and likelihood of making large, lumpy purchases, with strongest effects among those with limited ability to save. I then use a randomized intervention to improve an alternative strategy of liquidity generation to betting by distributing a basic commitment savings technology and find that it lowers recipients' demand for betting. Next, I use an experimental prime or nudge, increasing the salience of a desired large expenditure, and find that it increases demand for betting tickets, particularly among those with low ability to save. And finally, I use a randomized budgeting exercise and find that it lowers demand for betting among those who learn that their ability to save is better than previously believed. For people whose ability to save and borrow is inhibited or costly, betting provides an enticing alternative way to generate meaningful sums of liquidity despite imposing considerable losses.My second essay, "Do Sports Change Lives? Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial'', is the product of a joint project with Lori Beaman, Niall Keleher, and Jeremy Magruder. In this project we assess the impact of a popular form of international development program that uses sports both as a direct intervention and also as a point of entry to facilitate engagement with vulnerable youth. The stated ambitions of sports for development programs are typically both admirable and lofty, but we find only limited evidence that the impacts of these programs match their promises. We find evidence of some modest impacts on psychosocial behaviors for young men with moderate improvements in measures of self-esteem and aggressive behavior. We also see an increase in labor force participation for both men and women, although earnings among those working remain unchanged. We also explore whether the research structure required by randomization may have hindered program efficacy. However, it appears that program effects were likely stronger among late registrants who are more likely to have been excluded in the absence of the study. And finally, permitting endogenously formed sports groups may have increased pre-existing social network connections on sports teams. We find that presence of friends does impact program attendance but does not significantly impact program outcomes. In my third essay, "Marriage Markets and Rainfall Shocks: Evidence from Burkina Faso'', I analyze the impact of rainfall shocks on marriage outcomes for young men and women in Burkina Faso. In particular, I use quasi-random variation in rainfall to provide evidence that low rainfall from two years ago causes an increase in the likelihood of marriage for young women by 15%. These effects are strongest among women aged 13-16. In addition, I present evidence that closed marriage markets, where womens' partners are most likely to come from the same local geographic area, respond less to rainfall shocks than areas where marriage markets are likely to be more geographically integrated. This finding is consistent with basic trade theory on market structure and response to simultaneous shifts of supply and demand in opposite directions.2017131['S. Herskowitz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b6d8a2a6667a5b41bf046588499c6369cd3d508dIn this chapter the authors pose the fundamental question of whether bookmaker probabilities offer superior predictions of match outcomes to bettors themselves. Their test case is Spanish football and the comparison gamblers are football pools bettors who play a game where they forecast match outcomes. The authors find, first, that there is a favourite-longshot bias in Spanish fixed-odds football results betting and second, bookmakers’ predictions outperform those of football pools bettors.201701['J. GarcÃ\xada', 'Levi Pérez', 'Plácido RodrÃ\xadguez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 809e6a55e757501852e962411c371574809bf9c02017110['P. Hubbard']2017-01-01T00:00:00 03923856ce661c1d0ad40d1e1d36bf71fb26432e8 1 BE ONE 20 122 CURRENT M 30 (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ........ G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01) (57) ABSTRACT Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing games with multi-hand bets with escalating pay outs. One method includes an operation for providing an interface for a betting game, the interface including an option to select single or multiple turn bets. Additionally, the method includes an operation for detecting a player selection of the multiple-turn bet, which has a plurality of single turns, each single turn being associated with a respective payout multi plier. The method executes game operations for each single turn until the player loses or until the player plays the last turn, and calculates the total winnings, which are equal to the Sum of winnings from each single turn. The winnings from each single turn are equal to the respective payout multiplier times the winnings determined from a payout table. In addition, the method includes an operation for providing the total win nings, if any, to the player.201700Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for providing games with multi-hand bets with escalating pay outs for single-turn and multiple-turn bets with escalate pay outs.['Stra GH Fush']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2835baf1377dd78805a506c93051ae1e7cb3e093– The work intends to investigate the pattern that Trento Smart City is following in terms of Open Data and Open Government. Among the several projects dealing with such subject, we consider OpenAgenda an ambitious project aiming at the digitization and integration of all relevant information about the cultural and events agenda spread all over the provincial soil. This specific program is to ascribe to the macro-frame of Trento Smart City, as an example of the city’s ongoing technological commitment. OpenAgenda represents an example of how the Province of Trento is betting on technological improvement and advancement by developing and boosting synergies with local partners and surrounding municipalities.2017120The work intends to investigate the pattern that Trento Smart City is following in terms of Open Data and Open Government, and considers OpenAgenda an ambitious project aiming at the digitization and integration of all relevant information about the cultural and events agenda spread all over the provincial soil.['C. Meo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e6b65bc09ef41bb023840b8bba5bd2b9bfb37ab6This bachelor thesis focuses on hazard games, concretely on sports events (odds betting). It is focus primarily on hazard games addiction (how is the addiction formed, what addiction consequences, how is the addiction treated and ways how to avoid it) and how this addiction influences the gamer's life. This thesis emphasize to internet betting which has a great boom recently. It is not focused only on bet-addicted people, it is also about "professional punters". In this study of the problem is the pointed to a different view of addicted and professional punters.201700['Lukáš Pavel']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0c7e8c40fae222c51e0e2d81967c3b5219030d98In recent years online innovations in Internet content offerings has produced a myriad of highly interactive fantasy sports and gambling sites designed to entice users to wage funds. Although factors such as accessibility and anonymity help motivate people to bet online, many hesitate to wager for reasons that must be examined if online betting websites (OBW) are to continue to innovate and grow. Our research examines how OBW users’ past experiences and perceived reputation influences psychological contract violation (PCV) and perceived institutional effectiveness as they pertain to OBW offerings. We also investigate the effect of institutional effectiveness on users’ concerns and betting behavioral intention. Initial results suggest that OBW users have concerns about transactional information even though they tend to be less risk adverse than non-OBW users. This study also found that psychological contract violation minimizes users’ perception about overall OBW structures’ effectiveness developed to protect online gamblers.Americas Conference on Information Systems2017230Initial results suggest that OBW users have concerns about transactional information even though they tend to be less risk adverse than non-OBW users.['B. Hazarika', 'Mohammadreza Mousavizadeh', 'Alan I. Rea', 'Navid Aghakhani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4a3785e38872dfbb40adbd2a2ad77641916595e4The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Every NFL team is based in the contiguous United States. The NFL season format consists of a four-week preseason, a seventeen-week regular season (each team plays 16 games), and a twelve-team single-elimination playoff culminating in the Super Bowl, the league’s championship game. Game play in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is dead or not in play. These can be plays from scrimmage – passes, runs, punts, or field goal attempts (from either a place kick or a drop kick) – or free kicks such as kickoffs and fair catch kicks. In this project, we are interested in sports betting, i.e. predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. In particular, for NFL we consider spread betting (where wagers that are made against the spread).201710['Anjul Tyagi', 'Yu-Jung Ko']2017-01-01T00:00:00 253623aed8af5ed9a67b05bc3686d3f909905694We develop a probabilistic representation of real-time betting odds for English Premier League (EPL) soccer games and derive new empirical insights from the betting market efficiency. We use market odds data for different outcomes of win, loss, draw, and particularly the score difference. We show how a difference in Poisson processes (a.k.a. Skellam process) provides a dynamic probabilistic model for the evolution of score predictions implied by odds. As the game evolves, we use the updated market odds to re-estimate the Skellam process and to recalculate the prediction matrix of odds implied final scores. The Skellam interpretation enables us to understand the mechanism of the real-time betting market, and the evolution of odds implied volatility in the perspective of the Black-Scholes-Merton model. We verify the Skellam assumption through odds data of the win, loss, and draw for 1520 EPL games from 2012 to 2016, as well as odds data of the score difference for 18 games in the season 2016-2017. To demonstrate the flexibility of our model by showing how quickly the odds change as the score progresses, we apply it to an EPL game between Everton and West Ham in the season 20152016. Finally, we conclude with directions for future research.2017330['Guanhao Feng', 'Nicholas G. Polson', 'Jianeng Xu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b347e38d5c61a139115884fbff352221c4f7bfe1Sports betting is becoming more popular every year and more people are betting now than ever. With the growth of the betting market comes the growth of research done on match prediction. Research done in the 1950s has been the basis for match predictions up until the 1980s. Since then prediction techniques have shifted from distribution prediction towards a more modern data mining predicting. Using machine learning methods has been proved to be good analyzing methods for tournaments and league matches. In this research paper multiple data mining techniques are analyzed and prediction results are compared to come to a good model for predicting matches of the Dutch football team (soccer team, in American English). Based on the prediction results of a random tree model, Naïve Bayes model and a k-nearest neighbor model one single model is chosen and results are looked at more in-depth. By using the best prediction model, one can see which variables of the dataset have little predictive power and which variables have a lot of predictive power. From the random tree model, which was the most predictive power, it is surprising to see that tactics of the coach hold little predictive value for predicting the end results of a match. To support this claim more research has to be done the prediction of the Dutch football team.2017220From the random tree model, which was the most predictive power, it is surprising to see that tactics of the coach hold little predictive value for predicting the end results of a match.['Abel Hijmans', 'S. Bhulai']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8b76e1aa44bed8f930ed5ab1059abf8789ccae69Int. Cl. .............................................. A63F 1700 A wagering System is provided in which the payment on either Side of a “neutral' bet, or center point, increaseS as the amount of win or loSS diverges from the center point. The System is particularly applicable to bets placed in legalized bookmaking establishments, which Set a line for Sports betting and permit bettors to wager on either Side of the line. In a preferred embodiment, the amount of win or loSS increases arithmetically with the departure of the final result from the center point. The System also includes the potential for placing caps (maximums) on the win/loss multiples, and providing cushions (i.e., deviations proximate to the center point) before which the increased wins and/or losses com CCC.201700['Capmupe Foreven']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4e3bff58eec6b0314b7164475a10d7fc0bec3dc2Should players in contests be allowed to publicly back themselves by placing bets on own victories? Victory bets serve as commitment to increase efforts and thus have the potential to make the contest more intense and close. It is shown that, rather than making the contest more exciting, such provisions typically will spread the efforts apart: the favorite places a positive bet and the underdog abstains, with the favorite increasing his effort to depress rival’s effort. Also it is possible that an underdog turns into a favorite by betting, shifting the balance of the contest. Whether allowing player participation in betting depresses or spurs competition and changes player hierarchy in the contest will depend on (i) the contestants’ risk preferences, (ii) any asymmetry in the technology of contest, and (iii) whether one considers local or large shifts in the betting player’s reaction function. JEL Classification Numbers: K00, D02, H10, L51, Z28.2017270['M. Baç']2017-01-01T00:00:00 39053654f35fb91e6c69d770b8ba47fda9c9859bMy remarks this morning will take just a few minutes, but I’m not going to tell you how long or the faculty will start a betting pool on how close I might come to my target. But for those of you who might want to read a more extended set of remarks, I have prepared those for the web and for publication in hard copy. For the senior faculty who remember my years as Provost, think of this as another fascinating “white paper.”CDS review201700CDS review['Phillip Fijal']2017-01-01T00:00:00 caba81f5d86ea0f49c9c7bee0fbf0b77a5d640972017260['James Banks']2017-01-01T00:00:00 adc70387ffe758808735aafea2ef17fc84d4e516201701108When Johnny’s torturers were interrogated about the bullying, they said they pursued their victim because it was the only way to survive.['Lisa H. Rosen', 'Kathy Deornellas', 'Shannon R. Scott']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d4c74fc880dcdf7378c3872cf11faec85ade72e0The Digital Twin (DT) is one of the main concepts associated to the Industry 4.0 wave. This term is more and more used in industry and research initiatives; however, the scientific literature does not provide a unique definition of this concept. The paper aims at analyzing the definitions of the DT concept in scientific literature, retracing it from the initial conceptualization in the aerospace field, to the most recent interpretations in the manufacturing domain and more specifically in Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing research. DT provides virtual representations of systems along their lifecycle. Optimizations and decisions making would then rely on the same data that are updated in real-time with the physical system, through synchronization enabled by sensors. The paper also proposes the definition of DT for Industry 4.0 manufacturing, elaborated by the European H2020 project MAYA, as a contribution to the research discussion about DT concept. © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing.2017461115The paper aims at analyzing the definitions of the DT concept in scientific literature, retracing it from the initial conceptualization in the aerospace field, to the most recent interpretations in the manufacturing domain and more specifically in Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing research.['Elisa Negria', 'Luca Fumagallia', 'Marco Macchia']2017-01-01T00:00:00 713c001fde5f8a61a2055787a5c8bc55e906def6Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty Societies principles for the development of clinical guidelines as the framework for guideline development. We assembled an international multidisciplinary team of 29 members with expertise in guideline development, evidence analysis, and family-centered care to revise the 2007 Clinical Practice Guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered ICU. We conducted a scoping review of qualitative research that explored family-centered care in the ICU. Thematic analyses were conducted to support Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome question development. Patients and families validated the importance of interventions and outcomes. We then conducted a systematic review using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations methodology to make recommendations for practice. Recommendations were subjected to electronic voting with pre-established voting thresholds. No industry funding was associated with the guideline development. Results: The scoping review yielded 683 qualitative studies; 228 were used for thematic analysis and Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome question development. The systematic review search yielded 4,158 reports after deduplication and 76 additional studies were added from alerts and hand searches; 238 studies met inclusion criteria. We made 23 recommendations from moderate, low, and very low level of evidence on the topics of: communication with family members, family presence, family support, consultations and ICU team members, and operational and environmental issues. We provide recommendations for future research and work-tools to support translation of the recommendations into practice. Conclusions: These guidelines identify the evidence base for best practices for family-centered care in the ICU. All recommendations were weak, highlighting the relative nascency of this field of research and the importance of future research to identify the most effective interventions to improve this important aspect of ICU care.Critical Care Medicine20172831004An international multidisciplinary team of 29 members with expertise in guideline development, evidence analysis, and family-centered care is assembled to revise the 2007 Clinical Practice Guidelines for support of the family in the patient-centered ICU.Critical Care Medicine['J. Davidson', 'Rebecca A. Aslakson', 'Ann C. Long', 'K. Puntillo', 'Erin K Kross', 'J. Hart', 'C. Cox', 'H. Wunsch', 'Mary A. Wickline', 'M. Nunnally', 'G. Netzer', 'N. Kentish-Barnes', 'C. Sprung', 'C. Hartog', 'M. Coombs', 'R. Gerritsen', 'R. Hopkins', 'L. Franck', 'Y. Skrobik', 'A. Kon', 'E. Scruth', 'M. Harvey', 'M. Lewis-Newby', 'D. White', 'S. Swoboda', 'C. Cooke', 'M. Levy', 'É. Azoulay', 'J. Curtis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ae5f1821a37bfe38ed50075119384e37516fd64bNature Reviews Disease Primers2017242547Nature Reviews Disease Primers['E. Smyth', 'J. Lagergren', 'R. Fitzgerald', 'F. Lordick', 'M. Shah', 'P. Lagergren', 'D. Cunningham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1a5d8e3f695a549252b3b8e229440e1eb70f74b0Background In transitioning from the Millennium Development Goal to the Sustainable Development Goal era, it is imperative to comprehensively assess progress toward reducing maternal mortality to identify areas of success, remaining challenges, and frame policy discussions. We aimed to quantify maternal mortality throughout the world by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015. Methods We estimated maternal mortality at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2015 for ages 10–54 years by systematically compiling and processing all available data sources from 186 of 195 countries and territories, 11 of which were analysed at the subnational level. We quantifi ed eight underlying causes of maternal death and four timing categories, improving estimation methods since GBD 2013 for adult all-cause mortality, HIV-related maternal mortality, and late maternal death. Secondary analyses then allowed systematic examination of drivers of trends, including the relation between maternal mortality and coverage of specifi c reproductive health-care services as well as assessment of observed versus expected maternal mortality as a function of Socio-demographic Index (SDI), a summary indicator derived from measures of income per capita, educational attainment, and fertility. Findings Only ten countries achieved MDG 5, but 122 of 195 countries have already met SDG 3.1. Geographical disparities widened between 1990 and 2015 and, in 2015, 24 countries still had a maternal mortality ratio greater than 400. The proportion of all maternal deaths occurring in the bottom two SDI quintiles, where haemorrhage is the dominant cause of maternal death, increased from roughly 68% in 1990 to more than 80% in 2015. The middle SDI quintile improved the most from 1990 to 2015, but also has the most complicated causal profi le. Maternal mortality in the highest SDI quintile is mostly due to other direct maternal disorders, indirect maternal disorders, and abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and/or miscarriage. Historical patterns suggest achievement of SDG 3.1 will require 91% coverage of one antenatal care visit, 78% of four antenatal care visits, 81% of in-facility delivery, and 87% of skilled birth attendance. Interpretation Several challenges to improving reproductive health lie ahead in the SDG era. Countries should establish or renew systems for collection and timely dissemination of health data; expand coverage and improve quality of family planning services, including access to contraception and safe abortion to address high adolescent fertility; invest in improving health system capacity, including coverage of routine reproductive health care and of more advanced obstetric care—including EmOC; adapt health systems and data collection systems to monitor and reverse the increase in indirect, other direct, and late maternal deaths, especially in high SDI locations; and examine their own performance with respect to their SDI level, using that information to formulate strategies to improve performance and ensure optimum reproductive health of their population.Obstetrical &amp; Gynecological Survey2017161770Several challenges to improving reproductive health lie ahead in the SDG era, and countries should establish or renew systems for collection and timely dissemination of health data and expand coverage and improve quality of family planning services.2017-01-01T00:00:00Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey['N. 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Khonelidze', 'A. Khosravi', 'J. Khubchandani', 'Y. Kim', 'M. Kivipelto', 'L. Knibbs', 'Y. Kokubo', 'S. Kosen', 'P. Koul', 'A. Koyanagi', 'S. Krishnaswami', 'B. K. Defo', 'B. Bicer', 'A. Kudom', 'X. Kulikoff', 'Chanda Kulkarni', 'G. Kumar', 'Michael Kutz', 'D. Lal', 'R. Lalloo', 'H. Lam', 'Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa', 'Q. Lan', 'A. Larsson', 'D. Laryea', 'J. Leigh', 'R. Leung', 'Yichong Li', 'Yongmei Li', 'S. Lipshultz', 'Patrick Y. Liu', 'Shiwei Liu', 'Yang Liu', 'B. Lloyd', 'P. Lotufo', 'R. Lunevicius', 'Stefan Ma', 'H. A. E. Razek', 'M. Razek', 'M. Majdan', 'A. Majeed', 'R. Malekzadeh', 'C. Mapoma', 'W. Marcenes', 'D. Margolis', 'N. Marquez', 'F. Masiye', 'M. Marzan', 'A. Mason-Jones', 'Tasara Mazorodze', 'P. Meaney', 'A. Mehari', 'M. Mehndiratta', 'Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez', 'A. Mekonnen', 'Y. Melaku', 'Z. Memish', 'W. Mendoza', 'A. Meretoja', 'T. Meretoja', 'F. Mhimbira', 'T. Miller', 'E. Mills', 'M. Mirarefin', 'Awoke Misganaw', 'N. Ibrahim', 'K. Mohammad', 'A. Mohammadi', 'S. 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Rahman', 'R. Rai', 'U. Ram', 'C. Ranabhat', 'T. Rangaswamy', 'Paturi Vishnupriya Rao', 'A. Refaat', 'G. Remuzzi', 'S. Resnikoff', 'D. Rojas-Rueda', 'L. Ronfani', 'G. Roshandel', 'A. Roy', 'G. Ruhago', 'R. Sagar', 'Muhammad Muhammad Saleh', 'J. Sanabria', 'M. Sánchez-Niño', 'I. Santos', 'J. Santos', 'R. Sarmiento-Suárez', 'B. Sartorius', 'Maheswar Satpathy', 'M. Savic', 'M. Sawhney', 'Mete Saylan', 'I. Schneider', 'D. Schwebel', 'S. Seedat', 'S. Sepanlou', 'E. Serván-Mori', 'Tesfaye Setegn', 'K. Shackelford', 'M. Shaikh', 'Marina Shakh-Nazarova', 'Rajesh Sharma', 'Jun She', 'S. Sheikhbahaei', 'Jiabin Shen', 'K. Shibuya', 'Min-Jeong Shin', 'R. Shiri', 'K. Shishani', 'I. Shiue', 'I. Sigfusdottir', 'Naris Silpakit', 'D. Silva', 'D. Silveira', 'J. Silverberg', 'Edgar P. Simard', 'S. Sindi', 'Ashutosh Kumar Singh', 'J. Singh', 'O. Singh', 'P. Singh', 'Virendra Singh', 'V. Skirbekk', 'Amber Sligar', 'K. Sliwa', 'Jessica M. Smith', 'S. Soneji', 'Reed J. D. Sorensen', 'J. Soriano', 'S. Soshnikov', 'L. Sposato', 'C. Sreeramareddy', 'V. Stathopoulou', 'K. Stroumpoulis', 'L. Sturua', 'B. Sunguya', 'S. Swaminathan', 'Bryan L. Sykes', 'C. Szoeke', 'R. Tabarés-Seisdedos', 'K. Tabb', 'R. Talongwa', 'M. Tavakkoli', 'Bineyam Taye', 'B. Tedla', 'Worku Tefera', 'Tesfaye Tekle', 'G. T. Shifa', 'A. Terkawi', 'F. Tesfay', 'G. Tessema', 'A. Thomson', 'A. Thorne-Lyman', 'Ruoyan Tobe-Gai', 'R. Topor-Madry', 'J. Towbin', 'B. Tran', 'Z. T. Dimbuene', 'A. Tura', 'S. Tyrovolas', 'K. Ukwaja', 'O. Uthman', 'T. Vasankari', 'N. Venketasubramanian', 'F. Violante']2017-01-01T00:00:00 932ef10e8d3f44a0724c3aeff224a8405af6e396Background Perinatal mortality and morbidity continue to be major global health challenges strongly associated with prematurity and reduced fetal growth, an issue of further interest given the mounting evidence that fetal growth in general is linked to degrees of risk of common noncommunicable diseases in adulthood. Against this background, WHO made it a high priority to provide the present fetal growth charts for estimated fetal weight (EFW) and common ultrasound biometric measurements intended for worldwide use. Methods and Findings We conducted a multinational prospective observational longitudinal study of fetal growth in low-risk singleton pregnancies of women of high or middle socioeconomic status and without known environmental constraints on fetal growth. Centers in ten countries (Argentina, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Norway, and Thailand) recruited participants who had reliable information on last menstrual period and gestational age confirmed by crown–rump length measured at 8–13 wk of gestation. Participants had anthropometric and nutritional assessments and seven scheduled ultrasound examinations during pregnancy. Fifty-two participants withdrew consent, and 1,387 participated in the study. At study entry, median maternal age was 28 y (interquartile range [IQR] 25–31), median height was 162 cm (IQR 157–168), median weight was 61 kg (IQR 55–68), 58% of the women were nulliparous, and median daily caloric intake was 1,840 cal (IQR 1,487–2,222). The median pregnancy duration was 39 wk (IQR 38–40) although there were significant differences between countries, the largest difference being 12 d (95% CI 8–16). The median birthweight was 3,300 g (IQR 2,980–3,615). There were differences in birthweight between countries, e.g., India had significantly smaller neonates than the other countries, even after adjusting for gestational age. Thirty-one women had a miscarriage, and three fetuses had intrauterine death. The 8,203 sets of ultrasound measurements were scrutinized for outliers and leverage points, and those measurements taken at 14 to 40 wk were selected for analysis. A total of 7,924 sets of ultrasound measurements were analyzed by quantile regression to establish longitudinal reference intervals for fetal head circumference, biparietal diameter, humerus length, abdominal circumference, femur length and its ratio with head circumference and with biparietal diameter, and EFW. There was asymmetric distribution of growth of EFW: a slightly wider distribution among the lower percentiles during early weeks shifted to a notably expanded distribution of the higher percentiles in late pregnancy. Male fetuses were larger than female fetuses as measured by EFW, but the disparity was smaller in the lower quantiles of the distribution (3.5%) and larger in the upper quantiles (4.5%). Maternal age and maternal height were associated with a positive effect on EFW, particularly in the lower tail of the distribution, of the order of 2% to 3% for each additional 10 y of age of the mother and 1% to 2% for each additional 10 cm of height. Maternal weight was associated with a small positive effect on EFW, especially in the higher tail of the distribution, of the order of 1.0% to 1.5% for each additional 10 kg of bodyweight of the mother. Parous women had heavier fetuses than nulliparous women, with the disparity being greater in the lower quantiles of the distribution, of the order of 1% to 1.5%, and diminishing in the upper quantiles. There were also significant differences in growth of EFW between countries. In spite of the multinational nature of the study, sample size is a limiting factor for generalization of the charts. Conclusions This study provides WHO fetal growth charts for EFW and common ultrasound biometric measurements, and shows variation between different parts of the world.PLoS Medicine201753490There was asymmetric distribution of growth of EFW: a slightly wider distribution among the lower percentiles during early weeks shifted to a notably expanded distribution of the higher percentiles in late pregnancy.2017-01-01T00:00:00PLoS Medicine['T. Kiserud', 'T. Kiserud', 'G. Piaggio', 'G. Carroli', 'M. Widmer', 'J. Carvalho', 'L. N. Jensen', 'D. Giordano', 'J. Cecatti', 'H. Aleem', 'S. Talegawkar', 'A. Benachi', 'A. Diemert', 'Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto', 'J. Thinkhamrop', 'P. Lumbiganon', 'A. Tabor', 'A. Kriplani', 'Rogelio González Perez', 'K. Hecher', 'M. Hanson', 'A. M. Gülmezoglu', 'L. Platt']2017-01-01T00:00:00 aa86f9ebd7ecef6c36f5510f2f9c4339d372390bRationale: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The evidence supporting NIV use in patients with ARDS remains relatively sparse. Objectives: To determine whether, during NIV, the categorization of ARDS severity based on the PaO2/FiO2 Berlin criteria is useful. Methods: The LUNG SAFE (Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure) study described the management of patients with ARDS. This substudy examines the current practice of NIV use in ARDS, the utility of the PaO2/FiO2 ratio in classifying patients receiving NIV, and the impact of NIV on outcome. Measurements and Main Results: Of 2,813 patients with ARDS, 436 (15.5%) were managed with NIV on Days 1 and 2 following fulfillment of diagnostic criteria. Classification of ARDS severity based on PaO2/FiO2 ratio was associated with an increase in intensity of ventilatory support, NIV failure, and intensive care unit (ICU) mortality. NIV failure occurred in 22.2% of mild, 42.3% of moderate, and 47.1% of patients with severe ARDS. Hospital mortality in patients with NIV success and failure was 16.1% and 45.4%, respectively. NIV use was independently associated with increased ICU (hazard ratio, 1.446 [95% confidence interval, 1.159‐1.805]), but not hospital, mortality. In a propensity matched analysis, ICU mortality was higher in NIV than invasively ventilated patients with a PaO2/FiO2 lower than 150 mm Hg. Conclusions: NIV was used in 15% of patients with ARDS, irrespective of severity category. NIV seems to be associated with higher ICU mortality in patients with a PaO2/FiO2 lower than 150 mm Hg. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 02010073).American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine201739469NIV was used in 15% of patients with ARDS, irrespective of severity category, and NIV seems to be associated with higher ICU mortality in patients with a PaO2/FiO2 lower than 150 mm Hg.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine['G. Bellani', 'J. Laffey', 'T. Pham', 'F. Madotto', 'E. Fan', 'L. Brochard', 'A. Esteban', 'L. Gattinoni', 'V. Bumbaširević', 'L. Piquilloud', 'F. V. van Haren', 'A. Larsson', 'D. McAuley', 'P. Bauer', 'Y. Arabi', 'M. Ranieri', 'M. Antonelli', 'G. Rubenfeld', 'B. Thompson', 'H. Wrigge', 'Arthur S Slutsky', 'A. Pesenti']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d3d68e4dde204e374e477d2095539847759186fcThe Lancet201750467Higher total fruit, vegetable, and legume intake was inversely associated with major cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular mortality, non-cardiovascular mortality, and total mortality in the models adjusted for age, sex, and centre (random effect).Lancet['Victoria Miller', 'A. Mente', 'M. Dehghan', 'S. Rangarajan', 'Xiaohe Zhang', 'S. Swaminathan', 'G. Dagenais', 'Rajeev Gupta', 'V. Mohan', 'S. Lear', 'S. Bangdiwala', 'A. Schutte', 'E. Wentzel-Viljoen', 'Á. Avezum', 'Y. Altuntas', 'K. Yusoff', 'Noorhassim Ismail', 'N. Peer', 'J. Chifamba', 'R. Diaz', 'O. Rahman', 'N. Mohammadifard', 'F. Lana', 'K. Zatońska', 'A. Wielgosz', 'A. Yusufali', 'R. Iqbal', 'P. López-Jaramillo', 'R. Khatib', 'A. Rosengren', 'V. Kutty', 'Wei Li', 'Jiankang Liu', 'Xiaoyun Liu', 'Lu Yin', 'K. Teo', 'Sonia S Anand', 'S. Yusuf']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1202d5a0da9790ae5d8a5d67125e83c82d33faf9Encyclopedia of Machine Learning and Data Mining20170425['Claude Sammut', 'Geoffrey I. Webb', 'Z. Abdallah', 'Charu C. Aggarwal', 'Ibm T J Watson', 'Biliana Alexandrova-Kabadjova Banco de M´exico', 'México City', 'México', 'Peter Auer', 'J. Bagnell', 'Michael Bain', 'A. Barto', 'R. Baxter', 'Bettina Berendt', 'K. Leuven', 'Leuven', 'Belgium', 'Hendrik Blockeel', 'S. Bohn', 'Gavin Brown', 'D. Brzezinski', 'M. D. Buhmann', 'Gail A. Carpenter', 'Philip K. Chan', 'Zhiyuan Chen', 'Peter Christen', 'David Cohn', 'David Corne', 'Susan Craw', 'Artur Czumaj', 'Gerald DeJong', 'Chris Drummond', 'Lan Du', 'Y. Engel', 'S. Fahlman', 'P. Flach', 'P. Flener', 'Thomas G¨artner', 'Fraunhofer Iais', 'Schloss Birlinghoven', 'Alma Lilia Garc ´ ıa-Almanza', 'G. C. Garriga', 'L. Getoor', 'C. Giraud-Carrier', 'Jiawei Han', 'B. Hengst', 'Geoffrey Hinton', 'Tam´as Horv´ath', 'Marcus Hutter', 'Tommy R. Jensen', 'A. Kakas', 'Anne Kao', 'S. Kaski', 'C. Kavka', 'J. Kennedy', 'Joshua Knowles', 'Aleksander KoŁcz', 'Microsoft One', 'Microsoft Way', 'K. Korb', 'Petra Kralj Novak', 'Stefan Kramer', 'M. Lagoudakis', 'John Langford', 'Pier Luca', 'Lanzi Politecnico', 'Milano Italy di Milano', 'Gregor Leban', 'Hang Li', 'Charles X. Ling', 'Bing Liu', 'Huan Liu', 'John Lloyd', 'Seraf´ın Mart´ınez-Jaramillo', 'E. Martin', 'S. Matwin', 'J. McAuley', 'Franziska Meier', 'Risto Miikkulainen', 'Jun Morimoto', 'P. Munro', 'Andrew Y. Ng', 'Siegfried Nijssen', 'William Stafford Noble', 'J. Patrick', 'J. Peters', 'Francesco Petruccione', 'Cecilia M. Procopiuc', 'M. Puterman', 'L. D. Raedt', 'M. Reid', 'Joerg Sander', 'M. Schuld', 'Stephen Scott', 'Victor S. Sheng', 'J. S. Shirabad', 'T. Shultz', 'Ricardo Silva', 'M. Sipper', 'William D. Smart', 'Carlos Soares', 'Liaad-Inesc Porto', 'Myra Spiliopoulou', 'Thomas', 'Jerzy Stefanowski', 'F. Stephan', 'Peter Stone', 'Alexander L. Strehl', 'Prasad Tadepalli', 'Jo-Anne Ting', 'P. Utgoff', 'Ricardo Vilalta', 'K. Wagstaff', 'Suhang Wang', 'R. P. Wiegand', 'Eric Wiewiora', 'William E. Winkler', 'Anthony Wirth', 'Michael Witbrock', 'David Wolpert', 'Stefan Wrobel', 'Jason Wu', 'Zhao Xu', 'Sankt Augustin', 'Germany', 'Sungwook Yoon', 'MapR', 'Min-Ling Zhang', 'Max Zimmermann']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d24a44fa32b51d9cda5cedc1c7049fb293be7b03Data collection and analysis In general, outcome measures included relative risks or rate ratios (RR), odds ratios (OR), hazard ratios (HR). Using results from observational studies as the reference group, we examined the published estimates to see whether there was a relative larger or smaller effect in the ratio of odds ratios (ROR). Within each identified review, if an estimate comparing results from observational studies with RCTs was not provided, we pooled the estimates for observational studies and RCTs. Then, we estimated the ratio of ratios (risk ratio or odds ratio) for each identified review using observational studies as the reference category. Across all reviews, we synthesized these ratios to get a pooled ROR comparing results from RCTs with results from observational studies. Main results Our initial search yielded 4406 unique references. Fifteen reviews met our inclusion criteria; 14 of which were included in the quantitative analysis. The included reviews analyzed data from 1583 meta-analyses that covered 228 different medical conditions. The mean number of included studies per paper was 178 (range 19 to 530). Eleven (73%) reviews had low risk of bias for explicit criteria for study selection, nine (60%) were low risk of bias for investigators’ agreement for study selection, five (33%) included a complete sample of studies, seven (47%) assessed the risk of bias of their included studies, Seven (47%) reviews controlled for methodological differences between studies, Eight (53%) reviews controlled for heterogeneity among studies, nine (60%) analyzed similar outcome measures, and four (27%) were judged to be at low risk of reporting bias. Our primary quantitative analysis, including 14 reviews, showed that the pooled ROR comparing effects from RCTs with effects from observational studies was 1.08 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.96 to 1.22). Of 14 reviews included in this analysis, 11 (79%) found no significant difference between observational studies and RCTs. One review suggested observational studies had larger effects of interest, and two reviews suggested observational studies had smaller effects of interest. Similar to the effect across all included reviews, effects from reviews comparing RCTs with cohort studies had a pooled ROR of 1.04 (95% CI 0.89 to 1.21), with substantial heterogeneity (I = 68%). Three reviews compared effects of RCTs and case-control designs (pooled ROR: 1.11 (95% CI 0.91 to 1.35)). No significant difference in point estimates across heterogeneity, pharmacological intervention, or propensity score adjustment subgroups were noted. No reviews had compared RCTs with observational studies that used two of the most common causal inference methods, instrumental variables and marginal structural models. Authors’ conclusions Our results across all reviews (pooled ROR 1.08) are very similar to results reported by similarly conducted reviews. As such, we have reached similar conclusions; on average, there is little evidence for significant effect estimate differences between observational studies and RCTs, regardless of specific observational study design, heterogeneity, or inclusion of studies of pharmacological interventions. Factors other than study design per se need to be considered when exploring reasons for a lack of agreement between results of RCTs and observational studies. Our results underscore that it is important for review authors to consider not only study design, but the level of heterogeneity in meta-analyses of RCTs or observational studies. A better understanding of how these factors influence study effects might yield estimates reflective of true effectiveness. P L A I N L A N G U A G E S U M M A R Y Comparing effect estimates of randomized controlled trials and observational studies Researchers and organizations often use evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the efficacy of a treatment or intervention under ideal conditions, while studies of observational designs are used to measure the effectiveness of an intervention in non-experimental, ’real world’ scenarios. Sometimes, the results of RCTs and observational studies addressing the same question may 2 Healthcare outcomes assessed with observational study designs compared with those assessed in randomized trials (Review) Copyright © 2014 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. have different results. This review explores the questions of whether these differences in results are related to the study design itself, or other study characteristics. This review summarizes the results of methodological reviews that compare the outcomes of observational studies with randomized trials addressing the same question, as well as methodological reviews that compare the outcomes of different types of observational studies. The main objectives of the review are to assess the impact of study design--to include RCTs versus observational study designs (e.g. cohort versus case-control designs) on the effect measures estimated, and to explore methodological variables that might explain any differences. We searched multiple electronic databases and reference lists of relevant articles to identify systematic reviews that were designed as methodological reviews to compare quantitative effect size estimates measuring efficacy or effectiveness of interventions of trials with observational studies or different designs of observational studies. We assessed the risks of bias of the included reviews. Our results provide little evidence for significant effect estimate differences between observational studies and RCTs, regardless of specific observational study design, heterogeneity, inclusion of pharmacological studies, or use of propensity score adjustment. Factors other than study design per se need to be considered when exploring reasons for a lack of agreement between results of RCTs and observational studies. B A C K G R O U N D Researchers and organizations often use evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the efficacy of a treatment or intervention under ideal conditions. Studies of observational design are used to measure the effectiveness of an intervention in non-experimental, ’real world’ scenarios at the population level. The Institute of Medicine defines comparative effectiveness research (CER) as: “the generation and synthesis of evidence that compares the benefits and harms of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care. The purpose of CER is to assist consumers, clinicians, purchasers, and policy makers to make informed decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels“ (Institute of Medicine 2009). Comparative effectiveness research has also been called ”comparative clinical effectiveness research“ and ”patient centered outcomes research“ (Kamerow 2011). Regardless of what this type of research is called, it should give an unbiased estimate of whether one treatment is more effective or safer than another for a particular population. Debate about the validity of observational studies versus randomized trials for estimating effectiveness of interventions has continued for decades. Numerous study designs and modifications of existing designs, both randomized and observational, are used for comparative effectiveness research. These include, but are not limited to, headto-head randomized trials, cluster-randomized trials, adaptive designs, practice/pragmatic/explanatory trials, PBE-CPI “practice based evidence for clinical practice improvement,” natural experiments, observational or cross-sectional studies of registries and databases including electronic medical records, meta-analysis, network meta-analysis, modeling and simulation. Modifications can often include newer observational study analysis approaches employing so-called causal inference techniques, which can include instrumental variables, marginal structural models, propensity scores, among others. Non-randomized experimental designs (e.g., non-randomized trials), also play a role in comparative effectiveness research, but this review focuses on comparing randomized trials with non-experimental observational designs. As noted in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, potential biases for all non-randomized studies are likely to be greater than for randomized trials (Higgins 2011). A systematic analysis of study design features, risk of bias, and effect size for all the types of studies used for comparative effectiveness research is needed to identify specific differences in design types and potential biases. This review summarizes the results of methodological reviews that compare the outcomes of observational studies with randomized trials addressing the same question, as well as methodological reviews that compare the outcomes of different types of observational studies. A number of reviews comparing the effect sizes and/or biases in RCTs and observational studies (or non-randomized controlled trials) have been conducted (Benson 2000; Britton 1998; Concato 2000; Deeks 2003; Ioannidis 2001; Kunz 1998; Kunz 2002; MacLehose 2000; Odgaard-Jensen 2011; Oliver 2010; Sacks 1982; Wilson 2001).These reviews examined 3 Healthcare outcomes assessed with observational study designs compared with those assessed in randomized trials (Review) Copyright © 2014 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. whether certain types of study designs report smaller or larger treatment effects, or change the direction of effects. Some reviews found that a lack of randomization or inadequate randomization is associated with selection bias, larger treatment effects, smaller treatment effects, or reversed direction of treatment effects (Deeks 2003; Ioannidis 2001; Kunz 1998; Odgaard-Jensen 2011), while others found little to no difference in treatment effect sizes b20173451On average, there is little evidence for significant effect estimate differences between observational studies and RCTs, regardless of specific observational study design, heterogeneity, or inclusion of studies of pharmacological interventions.['A. Anglemyer', 'Hacsi Horvath', 'L. Bero']2017-01-01T00:00:00 49f1f6616fb7ca5953b33a9d2ad646c76a9ab914, and update searches were conducted on April 23, 2016. We performed duplicate screening of literature search results using DistillerSR software (https://distillercer. com/products/distillersr-systematic-review-software/) (Supplementary Appendix 5, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/10.1002/acr.23279/abstract). Data were extracted into RevMan software (http://tech.cochrane.org/revman), and the quality of each study was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool (http://handbook.cochrane.org/). We exported RevMan files into GRADEpro software to formulate a GRADE summary of findings table (Supplementary Appendix 3) for each PICO question (34). The overall quality of evidence was evaluated using GRADE quality assessment criteria (31). In clinical scenarios not addressed by data from randomized clinical trials, data from observational cohort studies were used to estimate relative effects. In situations in which the question had not been tested in a sample of patients taking GCs but had been tested in a non-GIOP population, we applied the relative risk values from that study, making the assumption that the effect was generalizable, but we downgraded the quality of evidence for indirectness. We projected absolute risk reduction within each risk stratum according to hypothetical baseline fracture risk ranging from 1% to 20%. The following cut points were used to stratify levels of risk: ,5% incidence of vertebral fractures over 5 years, between 5% and ,10%, and $10%. The Voting Panel then made recommendations based on absolute fracture reduction with treatment in each of these strata. We focused on vertebral fracture rates because this outcome was more consistently reported in the literature and because of the greater effects of GCs on trabecular201755427The Voting Panel made recommendations based on absolute fracture reduction with treatment in each of these strata based on vertebral fracture rates because this outcome was more consistently reported in the literature and because of the greater effects of GCs on trabecular rates.['Lenore Buckley', 'G. Guyatt', 'Howard A Fink', 'Michael Cannon', 'Jennifer Grossman', 'Karen E. Hansen', 'M. B. Humphrey', 'N. E. Lane', 'M. Magrey', 'Marc Miller', 'Lake Morrison', 'Madhumathi Rao', 'Angela Byun Robinson', 'Sumona Saha', 'Susan Wolver', 'Raveendhara R. Bannuru', 'E. Vaysbrot', 'M. Osani', 'Marat Turgunbaev', 'Amy S. Miller', 'T. McAlindon']2017-01-01T00:00:00 593c20194181215fb17315c5c711361406d402d6Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling20170420This work describes convolutional neural network scoring functions that take as input a comprehensive three-dimensional representation of a protein-ligand interaction and finds that the CNN scoring function outperforms the AutoDock Vina scoring function when ranking poses both for pose prediction and virtual screening.J. Chem. Inf. Model.['Matthew Ragoza', 'Joshua E. Hochuli', 'Elisa Idrobo', 'Jocelyn Sunseri', 'D. Koes']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ce0cfd4b15256993e5351db8be08983b75280e7dBruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) links the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) and Toll-like receptors with NF-κB. The role of BTK in primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (PCNSL) is unknown. We performed a phase I clinical trial with ibrutinib, the first-in-class BTK inhibitor, for patients with relapsed or refractory CNS lymphoma. Clinical responses to ibrutinib occurred in 10 of 13 (77%) patients with PCNSL, including five complete responses. The only PCNSL with complete ibrutinib resistance harbored a mutation within the coiled-coil domain of CARD11, a known ibrutinib resistance mechanism. Incomplete tumor responses were associated with mutations in the B-cell antigen receptor-associated protein CD79B. CD79B-mutant PCNSLs showed enrichment of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-related gene sets and increased staining with PI3K/mTOR activation markers. Inhibition of the PI3K isoforms p110α/p110δ or mTOR synergized with ibrutinib to induce cell death in CD79B-mutant PCNSL cells.Significance: Ibrutinib has substantial activity in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma of the CNS. Response rates in PCNSL were considerably higher than reported for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma outside the CNS, suggesting a divergent molecular pathogenesis. Combined inhibition of BTK and PI3K/mTOR may augment the ibrutinib response in CD79B-mutant human PCNSLs. Cancer Discov; 7(9); 1018-29. ©2017 AACR.See related commentary by Lakshmanan and Byrd, p. 940This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 920.Cancer Discovery201758298Ibrutinib has substantial activity in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma of the CNS, and combined inhibition of BTK and PI3K/mTOR may augment the ibrut inib response in CD79B-mutant human PCNSLs.Cancer discovery['C. Grommes', 'A. Pastore', 'Nicolaos J. Palaskas', 'Sarah S. Tang', 'Carl Campos', 'D. Schartz', 'Paolo Codega', 'D. Nichol', 'O. Clark', 'Wan-Ying Hsieh', 'D. Rohle', 'M. Rosenblum', 'A. Viale', 'V. Tabar', 'C. Brennan', 'I. Gavrilovic', 'T. Kaley', 'C. Nolan', 'A. Omuro', 'E. Pentsova', 'Alissa A. Thomas', 'Elina Tsyvkin', 'A. Noy', 'M. Palomba', 'P. Hamlin', 'C. Sauter', 'C. Moskowitz', 'J. Wolfe', 'A. Dogan', 'M. Won', 'J. Glass', 'S. Peak', 'E. Lallana', 'V. Hatzoglou', 'A. Reiner', 'P. Gutin', 'J. Huse', 'K. Panageas', 'T. Graeber', 'N. Schultz', 'L. Deangelis', 'I. Mellinghoff']2017-01-01T00:00:00 48d17bd609f9707b73192489adeae6fe7be1a92eA new wave of portable biosensors allows frequent measurement of health-related physiology. We investigated the use of these devices to monitor human physiological changes during various activities and their role in managing health and diagnosing and analyzing disease. By recording over 250,000 daily measurements for up to 43 individuals, we found personalized circadian differences in physiological parameters, replicating previous physiological findings. Interestingly, we found striking changes in particular environments, such as airline flights (decreased peripheral capillary oxygen saturation [SpO2] and increased radiation exposure). These events are associated with physiological macro-phenotypes such as fatigue, providing a strong association between reduced pressure/oxygen and fatigue on high-altitude flights. Importantly, we combined biosensor information with frequent medical measurements and made two important observations: First, wearable devices were useful in identification of early signs of Lyme disease and inflammatory responses; we used this information to develop a personalized, activity-based normalization framework to identify abnormal physiological signals from longitudinal data for facile disease detection. Second, wearables distinguish physiological differences between insulin-sensitive and -resistant individuals. Overall, these results indicate that portable biosensors provide useful information for monitoring personal activities and physiology and are likely to play an important role in managing health and enabling affordable health care access to groups traditionally limited by socioeconomic class or remote geography.PLoS Biology201773344Wearable devices were useful in identification of early signs of Lyme disease and inflammatory responses and developed a personalized, activity-based normalization framework to identify abnormal physiological signals from longitudinal data for facile disease detection, and wearables distinguish physiological differences between insulin-sensitive and -resistant individuals.2017-01-01T00:00:00PLoS Biology['Xiao Li', 'J. Dunn', 'Denis Salins', 'Gao Zhou', 'Wenyu Zhou', 'S. M. Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose', 'Dalia Perelman', 'Elizabeth Colbert', 'Ryan Runge', 'Shannon Rego', 'Ria Sonecha', 'Somalee Datta', 'T. McLaughlin', 'M. Snyder']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cd2dbcd797b28ce91c5a1cf3746d7da1e1f93822BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1, 4, or 6, with or without cirrhosis, previously treated with peg-interferon and ribavirin, are a challenge to treat. We performed a phase 3 randomized controlled open-label trial to assess the effects of 12 or 16 weeks of treatment with once-daily elbasvir (an HCV NS5A inhibitor, 50 mg) and grazoprevir (an HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor, 100 mg), in a fixed-dose combination tablet, with or without twice-daily ribavirin, in this patient population. METHODS We analyzed data from 420 patients (35% with cirrhosis, 64% with a null or partial response to peg-interferon and ribavirin) who were randomly assigned (1:1:1:1) to groups given elbasvir and grazoprevir once daily, with or without twice-daily ribavirin, for 12 or 16 weeks, at 65 study centers in 15 countries in Europe, Asia, and Central and North America. Randomization was stratified by cirrhosis status and type of peg-interferon and ribavirin treatment failure. HCV RNA was measured using COBAS TaqMan v2.0. The primary end point was HCV RNA <15 IU/mL, 12 weeks after completion of treatment (SVR12). We aimed to determine whether the proportion of patients achieving an SVR12 in any group was greater than the reference rate (58%). RESULTS With 12 weeks of treatment, an SVR12 was achieved by 92.4% of patients given elbasvir and grazoprevir and 94.2% of patients given elbasvir and grazoprevir with ribavirin. With 16 weeks of treatment, an SVR12 was achieved by 92.4% of patients given elbasvir and grazoprevir and 98.1% of patients given elbasvir and grazoprevir with ribavirin. Among patients treated for 12 weeks without ribavirin, virologic failure occurred in 6.8%, 0%, and 12.5% of patients with HCV genotype 1a, 1b, or 4 infection, respectively. Among patients given elbasvir and grazoprevir for 12 weeks, virologic failure occurred in 0% of patients infected with HCV genotypes 1 and 4 who relapsed after completing peg-interferon and ribavirin, and 7.5% infected with HCV genotypes 1 and 4, respectively, with a null or partial response to peg-interferon and ribavirin. Among patients treated for 16 weeks who received ribavirin, there were no incidences of virologic failure. Common adverse events were fatigue (23.1%), headache (19.8%), and nausea (11.0%). CONCLUSIONS The combination tablet of elbasvir and grazoprevir, with or without ribavirin, was highly efficacious in inducing an SVR12 in patients with HCV genotype 1, 4, or 6 infection failed by previous treatment with peg-interferon and ribavirin, including patients with cirrhosis and/or a prior null response. The treatment was generally well tolerated. ClinicalTrials.gov Number: NCT02105701.Gastroenterology201721301The combination tablet of elbasvir and grazoprevir, with or without ribavirin, was highly efficacious in inducing an SVR12 in patients with HCV genotype 1, 4, or 6 infection failed by previous treatment with peg-interferon and ribavir, including patients with cirrhosis and/or a prior null response.Gastroenterology['P. Kwo', 'E. Gane', 'C. Peng', 'Brian L. Pearlman', 'J. Vierling', 'L. Serfaty', 'M. Buti', 'S. Shafran', 'P. Stryszak', 'Li Lin', 'J. Gress', 'Stuart Black', 'F. Dutko', 'M. Robertson', 'J. Wahl', 'L. Lupinacci', 'E. Barr', 'B. Haber']2017-01-01T00:00:00 86139ce678cf9ebeb83ee70f9c0db94bf529cd262017349346The importance of adsorption processes for water treatment is discussed and analyzed and opportunity areas for advertisersorption process intensification are highlighted.Adsorption Processes for Water Treatment and Purification['A. Bonilla-Petriciolet', 'D. Mendoza-Castillo', 'H. Reynel-Ávila']2017-01-01T00:00:00 39da125371c09c428e4a29de60309ef7a5271998BACKGROUND: Natural disasters, industrial accidents, terrorism attacks, and pandemics all have the capacity to result in large numbers of critically ill or injured patients. Th is supplement provides suggestions for all those involved in a disaster or pandemic with multiple critically ill patients, including front-line clinicians, hospital administrators, professional societies, and public health or government offi cials. Th e fi eld of disaster medicine does not have the required body of evidence needed to undergo a traditional guideline development process. In result, consensus statement-development methodology was used to capture the highest-caliber expert opinion in a structured, scientifi c approach. METHODS: Task Force Executive Committee members identifi ed core topic areas regarding the provision of care to critically ill or injured patients from pandemics or disasters and subsequently assembled an international panel for each identifi ed area. International disaster medicine experts were brought together to identify key questions (in a population, intervention, comparator, outcome [PICO]-based format) within each of the core topic areas. Comprehensive literature searches were then conducted to identify studies upon which evidence-based recommendations could be made. No studies of suffi cient quality were identifi ed. Th erefore, the panel developed expert opinion-based suggestions that are presented in this supplement using a modifi ed Delphi process. RESULTS: A total of 315 suggestions were draft ed across all topic groups. Aft er two rounds of a Delphi consensus-development process, 267 suggestions were chosen by the panel to include in the document and published in a total of 12 manuscripts composing the core chapters of this supplement. Draft manuscripts were prepared by the topic editor and members of the working groups for each of the topics, producing a total of 11 papers. Once the preliminary draft s were received, the Executive Committee (Writing Committee) then met to review, edit, and promote alignment of all of the primary draft s of the manuscripts prepared by the topic editors and their groups. Th e topic editors then revised their manuscripts based on the Executive Committee’s edits and comments. Th e Writing Committee subsequently reviewed the updated draft s and prepared the fi nal manuscripts for submission to the Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC). Th e manuscripts subsequently underwent review by the GOC, including external review as well as peer review for the journal publication. Th e Writing Committee received the feedback from the reviewers and modifi ed the manuscripts as required. CONCLUSIONS: Based on a robust and transparent process, this project used rigorous methodology to produce clinically relevant, trustworthy consensus statements, with the aim to provide needed guidance on treatment and procedures for practitioners, hospital administrators, and public health and government offi cials when addressing the care of critically ill or injured patients in disasters or pandemics.2017338298This project used rigorous methodology to produce clinically relevant, trustworthy consensus statements, with the aim to provide needed guidance on treatment and procedures for practitioners, hospital administrators, and public health and government offi cials when addressing the care of critically ill or injured patients in disasters or pandemics.['Brooke Courtney', 'J. Hodge', 'Eric S Toner', 'Beth E. Roxland', 'M. Penn', 'A. Devereaux', 'R. Dichter', 'N. Kissoon', 'M. Christian', 'Tia Powell']2017-01-01T00:00:00 bc10eae8819d35a0fd972eef7efcdf0a0c4ddf5fS. Hirose, T. Iijima, I. Adachi, K. Adamczyk, H. Aihara, S. Al Said, D. M. Asner, H. Atmacan, V. Aulchenko, T. Aushev, R. Ayad, V. Babu, I. Badhrees, A. M. Bakich, V. Bansal, E. Barberio, P. Behera, M. Berger, B. Bhuyan, J. Biswal, A. Bondar, G. Bonvicini, A. Bozek, M. Bračko, T. E. Browder, D.Červenkov, P. Chang, A. Chen, B. G. Cheon, K. Chilikin, R. Chistov, K. Cho, Y. Choi, D. Cinabro, M. Danilov, N. Dash, S. Di Carlo, J. Dingfelder, Z. Doležal, Z. Drásal, D. Dutta, S. Eidelman, D. Epifanov, H. Farhat, J. E. Fast, T. Ferber, B. G. Fulsom, V. Gaur, N. Gabyshev, A. Garmash, P. Goldenzweig, B. Golob, D. Greenwald, J. Grygier, J. Haba, K. Hara, J. Hasenbusch, K. Hayasaka, H. Hayashii, T. Higuchi, W.-S. Hou, C.-L. Hsu, K. Inami, G. Inguglia, A. Ishikawa, R. Itoh, Y. Iwasaki, W.W. Jacobs, I. Jaegle, Y. Jin, D. Joffe, K. K. Joo, T. Julius, Y. Kato, T. Kawasaki, H. Kichimi, C. Kiesling, D. Y. Kim, J. B. Kim, K. T. Kim, M. J. Kim, S. H. Kim, K. Kinoshita, P. Kodyš, S. Korpar, D. Kotchetkov, P. Križan, P. Krokovny, T. Kuhr, R. Kulasiri, R. Kumar, Y.-J. Kwon, J. S. Lange, C. H. Li, L. Li, Y. Li, L. Li Gioi, J. Libby, D. Liventsev, M. Lubej, T. Luo, J. MacNaughton, M. Masuda, T. Matsuda, D. Matvienko, K. Miyabayashi, H. Miyake, H. Miyata, R. Mizuk, G. B. Mohanty, H. K. Moon, T. Mori, R. Mussa, M. Nakao, T. Nanut, K. J. Nath, Z. Natkaniec, M. Nayak, M. Niiyama, N. K. Nisar, S. Nishida, S. Ogawa, S. Okuno, H. Ono, Y. Onuki, W. Ostrowicz, P. Pakhlov, G. Pakhlova, B. Pal, C.W. Park, H. Park, S. Paul, L. Pesántez, R. Pestotnik, L. E. Piilonen, K. Prasanth, M. Ritter, A. Rostomyan, M. Rozanska, Y. Sakai, S. Sandilya, L. Santelj, T. Sanuki, Y. Sato, V. Savinov, T. Schlüter, O. Schneider, G. Schnell, C. Schwanda, Y. Seino, K. Senyo, O. Seon, M. E. Sevior, V. Shebalin, C. P. Shen, T.-A. Shibata, J.-G. Shiu, F. Simon, A. Sokolov, E. Solovieva, M. Starič, J. F. Strube, K. Sumisawa, T. Sumiyoshi, M. Takizawa, U. Tamponi, F. Tenchini, K. Trabelsi, M. Uchida, T. Uglov, Y. Unno, S. Uno, P. Urquijo, Y. Ushiroda, Y. Usov, C. Van Hulse, G. Varner, K. E. Varvell, A. Vossen, C. H. Wang, M.-Z. Wang, P. Wang, M. Watanabe, Y. Watanabe, E. Widmann, E. Won, Y. Yamashita, H. Ye, J. Yelton, C. Z. Yuan, Z. P. Zhang, V. Zhilich, V. Zhulanov, and A. Zupanc20177293['S. Hirose', 'T. Iijima', 'I. Adachi', 'K. Adamczyk', 'H. Aihara', 'S. Said', 'D. Asner', 'H. Atmacan', 'V. Aulchenko', 'T. Aushev', 'R. Ayad', 'V. Babu', 'I. Badhrees', 'A. Bakich', 'V. Bansal', 'E. Barberio', 'P. Behera', 'M. Berger', 'B. Bhuyan', 'J. Biswal', 'A. Bondar', 'G. Bonvicini', 'A. Bozek', 'M. Bra', 'T. Browder', 'D.', 'ervenkov', 'P. Chang', 'A. Chen', 'B. Cheon', 'K. Chilikin', 'R. Chistov', 'K. Cho', 'Y. Choi', 'D. Cinabro', 'M. Danilov', 'N. Dash', 'S. D. Carlo', 'J. Dingfelder', 'Z. Dole', 'Al', 'Z. Drasal', 'D. Dutta', 'S. Eidelman', 'D. Epifanov', 'H. Farhat', 'J. Fast', 'T. Ferber', 'B. Fulsom', 'V. Gaur', 'N. Gabyshev', 'A. Garmash', 'P. Goldenzweig', 'B. Golob', 'D. Greenwald', 'J. Grygier', 'J. Haba', 'K. Hara', 'J. Hasenbusch', 'K. Hayasaka', 'H. Hayashii', 'T. Higuchi', 'W. Hou', 'C. Hsu', 'K. Inami', 'G. Inguglia', 'A. Ishikawa', 'R. Itoh', 'Y. Iwasaki', 'W. Jacobs', 'I. Jaegle', 'Y. Jin', 'D. Joffe', 'K. Joo', 'T. Julius', 'Y. Kato', 'T. Kawasaki', 'H. Kichimi', 'C. Kiesling', 'D. Y. Kim', 'J. Kim', 'K. Kim', 'M. J. Kim', 'S. Kim', 'K. Kinoshita', 'P. Kody', 'S. Korpar', 'D. Kotchetkov', 'P. Krokovny', 'T. Kuhr', 'R. Kulasiri', 'R. Kumar', 'Y. Kwon', 'J. Lange', 'C. Li', 'L. Li', 'Y. Li', 'L. Gioi', 'J. Libby', 'D. Liventsev', 'M. Lubej', 'T. Luo', 'J. Macnaughton', 'M. Masuda', 'T. Matsuda', 'D. Matvienko', 'K. Miyabayashi', 'H. Miyake', 'H. Miyata', 'R. Mizuk', 'G. Mohanty', 'H. Moon', 'T. Mori', 'R. Mussa', 'M. Nakao', 'T. Nanut', 'K. Nath', 'Z. Natkaniec', 'M. Nayak', 'M. Niiyama', 'N. Nisar', 'S. Nishida', 'S. Ogawa', 'S. Okuno', 'H. Ono', 'Y. Onuki', 'W. Ostrowicz', 'P. Pakhlov', 'G. Pakhlova', 'B. Pal', 'C. Park', 'H. Park', 'S. Paul', 'L. Pesántez', 'R. Pestotnik', 'L. Piilonen', 'K. Prasanth', 'M. Ritter', 'A. Rostomyan', 'M. Rozanska', 'Y. Sakai', 'S. Sandilya', 'L. Santelj', 'T. Sanuki', 'Y. Sato', 'V. Savinov', 'T. Schlüter', 'O. Schneider', 'G. Schnell', 'C. Schwanda', 'Y. Seino', 'K. Senyo', 'O. Seon', 'M. Sevior', 'V. Shebalin', 'C. Shen', 'T. Shibata', 'J. Shiu', 'F. Simon', 'A. Sokolov', 'E. Solovieva', 'M. Stari', 'J. Strube', 'K. Sumisawa', 'T. Sumiyoshi', 'M. Takizawa', 'U. Tamponi', 'F. Tenchini', 'K. Trabelsi', 'M. Uchida', 'T. Uglov', 'Y. Unno', 'S. Uno', 'P. Urquijo', 'Y. Ushiroda', 'Y. Usov', 'C. Hulse', 'G. Varner', 'K. Varvell', 'A. Vossen', 'C. H. Wang', 'M. Wang', 'P. Wang', 'M. Watanabe', 'Y. Watanabe', 'E. Widmann', 'E. Won', 'Y. Yamashita', 'H. Ye', 'J. Yelton', 'C. Yuan', 'Z. Zhang', 'V. Zhilich', 'V. Zhulanov', 'A. Zupanc']2017-01-01T00:00:00 255d66dba588c4c0340a3ccffeffc4b9cc68d688Models based on deep convolutional networks have dominated recent image interpretation tasks; we investigate whether models which are also recurrent are effective for tasks involving sequences, visual and otherwise. We describe a class of recurrent convolutional architectures which is end-to-end trainable and suitable for large-scale visual understanding tasks, and demonstrate the value of these models for activity recognition, image captioning, and video description. In contrast to previous models which assume a fixed visual representation or perform simple temporal averaging for sequential processing, recurrent convolutional models are “doubly deep” in that they learn compositional representations in space and time. Learning long-term dependencies is possible when nonlinearities are incorporated into the network state updates. Differentiable recurrent models are appealing in that they can directly map variable-length inputs (e.g., videos) to variable-length outputs (e.g., natural language text) and can model complex temporal dynamics; yet they can be optimized with backpropagation. Our recurrent sequence models are directly connected to modern visual convolutional network models and can be jointly trained to learn temporal dynamics and convolutional perceptual representations. Our results show that such models have distinct advantages over state-of-the-art models for recognition or generation which are separately defined or optimized.IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence201774265A class of recurrent convolutional architectures which is end-to-end trainable and suitable for large-scale visual understanding tasks, and the results show that such models have distinct advantages over state-of-the-art models for recognition or generation which are separately defined or optimized.IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence['Jeff Donahue', 'Lisa Anne Hendricks', 'Marcus Rohrbach', 'Subhashini Venugopalan', 'S. Guadarrama', 'Kate Saenko', 'Trevor Darrell']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4cfd374e4748eabf139f74f3fd09f57e35322d5c201777257Technological Forecasting and Social Change['Elisa Villani', 'Einar Rasmussen', 'Rosa Grimaldi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 68a124beb302f1da41ee56eec87b3ce8ad3e841fAntibiotics are advised in most guidelines on acute diverticulitis, despite a lack of evidence to support their routine use. This trial compared the effectiveness of a strategy with or without antibiotics for a first episode of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis.British Journal of Surgery201730265This trial compared the effectiveness of a strategy with or without antibiotics for a first episode of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis.2017-01-01T00:00:00British Journal of Surgery['L. Daniels', 'Ç. Ünlü', 'N. de Korte', 'S. van Dieren', 'H. Stockmann', 'B. Vrouenraets', 'E. Consten', 'J. V. D. van der Hoeven', 'Q. Eijsbouts', 'I. Faneyte', 'W. A. Bemelman', 'M. Dijkgraaf', 'M. Boermeester', 'C. E. M. Glaap', 'A. Croonen', 'M. A. Cuesta', 'J. Kuijvenhoven', 'R. Buijsman', 'S. D. den Uil', 'P. D. de Reuver', 'J. Tuynman', 'B. J. M. van de Wall', 'M. A. W. Stam', 'R. Roumen', 'W. Truin', 'R. Wijn', 'M. Gerhards', 'K. Kuhlmann', 'E. S. van der Zaag', 'J. Biemond', 'R. Klicks', 'N. Dhar', 'H. Cense', 'G. D. de Groot', 'Y. Pikoulin', 'G. V. van Ramshorst', 'L. Hoornweg', 'L. Koet', 'A. van Geloven', 'M. Emous', 'A. Claassen', 'S. Mollink', 'D. Sonneveld', 'L. Bouvé', 'G. Diepenhorst', 'W. Vles', 'B. Toorenvliet', 'J. Lange', 'G. Mannaerts', 'B. Grotenhuis', 'R. J. De Vos tot Nederveen Cappel', 'E. Deerenberg', 'A. Depla', 'S. Bruin', 'X. Vos', 'J. Scheepers', 'M. J. Boom', 'D. Boerma', 'S. van Esser', 'J. Pruim', 'J. Reitsma']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6331154c20c9ac2796a9986289f1a1f196248cf3Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology201751272The addendum guidelines provide the background, rationale, and strength of evidence for each recommendation for early introduction of peanut‐containing foods into the diets of infants at various risk levels for peanut allergy.The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology['A. Togias', 'S. Cooper', 'M. Acebal', "A. Assa'ad", 'J. Baker', 'L. Beck', 'J. Block', 'C. Byrd-Bredbenner', 'E. Chan', 'L. Eichenfield', 'D. Fleischer', 'George J. Fuchs', 'G. Furuta', 'M. Greenhawt', 'Ruchi S. Gupta', 'Michele Habich', 'S. Jones', 'Kari Keaton', 'A. Muraro', 'M. Plaut', 'L. Rosenwasser', 'D. Rotrosen', 'H. Sampson', 'L. Schneider', 'S. Sicherer', 'R. Sidbury', 'J. Spergel', 'D. Stukus', 'C. Venter', 'J. Boyce']2017-01-01T00:00:00 79282e9892741a7a741e37e1895169a9b4357102Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology201746280This study suggests that 12‐month‐old infants with AD were not colonized with S aureus before having AD, and commensal staphylococci were significantly less abundant in infants affected at month 12, suggesting that this genus might protect against the later development of AD.2017-01-01T00:00:00The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology['Elizabeth A. Kennedy', 'J. Connolly', 'J. Hourihane', 'P. Fallon', 'I. McLean', 'D. Murray', 'J. Jo', 'J. Segre', 'H. Kong', 'A. Irvine']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5078613f6e131bc2fa27203aedeb4ed29d371482PURPOSE The aim of this article was to provide an overview of the literature on the currently available bulk-fill composites, and to describe the common trends as well as the wide variations. The findings may help the clinician to select the proper material with regard to its applicability in various clinical situations. METHODS The literature up to October 2016 was reviewed based on a PubMed search (keywords: "bulk-fill OR bulkfill OR bulk fill" AND "composite OR composites"). RESULTS This review revealed that bulk-fill composites differ most from conventional composites in their increased depth of cure, which could mainly be attributed to an increase in translucency. However, the literature is inconsistent regarding the determination of the depth of cure. Flowable "base" bulk-fill composites seem most suitable for narrow cavities deeper than 4 mm, in particular when a higher adaptation potential thanks to better flowability in less accessible cavity configurations is desirable. In more extensive cavities, "full-body" bulk-fill composites with a high filler load are preferable. Then, resistance against wear and fracture becomes increasingly important, while a thicker consistency might also help in obtaining a good contact point. Tests related to shrinkage stress induced by bulk-filling seem inconsistent and their clinical relevance is unclear. CONCLUSION More clinical studies that specifically focus on bulk-filling deep and large restorations are definitely required to fully explore the clinical benefits of bulk-fill composites.Journal of Adhesive Dentistry2017147255An overview of the literature on the currently available bulk-fill composites is provided, and the common trends as well as the wide variations are described to help the clinician to select the proper material with regard to its applicability in various clinical situations.The journal of adhesive dentistry['A. Van Ende', 'J. de Munck', 'D. P. Lise', 'B. Van Meerbeek']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f8c742a475e81936c77b960553cf36cf6f9994c1The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) comprise a heterogenous group of myeloid disorders with a highly variable disease course. Diagnostic criteria to better stratify patients with MDS continue to evolve, based on morphology, cytogenetics, and the presence of cytopenias. More accurate classification of patients will allow for better treatment guidance. Treatment encompasses supportive care, treatment of anemia, low-intensity therapy, and high-intensity therapy. This portion of the guidelines focuses on diagnostic classification, molecular abnormalities, therapeutic options, and recommended treatment approaches.The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network2017149253This portion of the guidelines focuses on diagnostic classification, molecular abnormalities, therapeutic options, and recommended treatment approaches for myelodysplastic syndromes.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN['P. Greenberg', 'R. Stone', 'A. Al-Kali', 'S. Barta', 'R. Bejar', 'J. Bennett', 'H. Carraway', 'Carlos M. de Castro', 'H. Deeg', 'A. DeZern', 'A. Fathi', 'O. Frankfurt', 'K. Gaensler', 'G. Garcia-Manero', 'E. Griffiths', 'D. Head', 'R. Horsfall', 'Robert A. Johnson', 'M. Juckett', 'V. Klimek', 'R. Komrokji', 'Lisa A Kujawski', 'L. Maness', "M. O'donnell", 'D. Pollyea', 'P. Shami', 'B. Stein', 'A. Walker', 'P. Westervelt', 'A. Zeidan', 'Dorothy Shead', 'Courtney Smith']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7dfa806c6b557f1e9cf67b84a05fd13598ebf9f4Somnologie2017197248This work presents a meta-analyses of the immune system’s role in the development of psychopathology and shows clear patterns of action towards which drugs such as Prozac, anti-anxiety medication, and anti-depressant medication are likely to be correlated.Somnologie['D. Riemann', 'E. Baum', 'S. Cohrs', 'T. Crönlein', 'G. Hajak', 'E. Hertenstein', 'P. Klose', 'J. Langhorst', 'G. Mayer', 'C. Nissen', 'T. Pollmächer', 'S. Rabstein', 'A. Schlarb', 'H. Sitter', 'H. Weeß', 'T. Wetter', 'K. Spiegelhalder']2017-01-01T00:00:00 44b4623e1847b253212c07b2e896d34bbb703700BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Co-occurring addictive disorders are common, however treatment strategies for this population have not been extensively studied. This is especially the case for behavioral addictions. METHODS We present a patient (N = 1) with tobacco use disorder and problematic pornography use treated with naltrexone. RESULTS Naltrexone treatment resulted in a decrease in pornography viewing and cigarette smoking, however had the adverse effect of anhedonia. A lower dose modestly impacted pornography viewing but not smoking. DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Relevant literature regarding co-occurring addictions as well as use of naltrexone is reviewed. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE This report represents the first case of tobacco and pornography co-addiction in the literature and supports the assertion that treatment of one addictive disorder can benefit another in the dually addicted patient. The efficacy of naltrexone for smoking is notable as previous studies of naltrexone in smoking have been disappointing. This case suggests future treatment strategies for comorbid addictions. (Am J Addict 2017;26:115-117).American Journal on Addictions20171966This report represents the first case of tobacco and pornography co-addiction in the literature and supports the assertion that treatment of one addictive disorder can benefit another in the dually addicted patient.The American journal on addictions['Noah A. Capurso']2017-01-01T00:00:00 266b82f0d8b86f69248e714b2687e332999e32e0With the growing amount of pornography content over Internet and cases of Child Sex Abuse (CSA) material possession and distribution, there is a rising demand for automatic detection of such content especially in certain environments such as educational or work places. The contribution of this paper is three fold. First, we present a critical review of automatic pornography and CSA detection in images and videos. Second, we provide an empirical evaluation of five selected pornography detection approaches representing traditional skin detection based as well as more recent deep learning based methods. The evaluations are performed under common criteria using two publicly available pornographic databases. Finally, we assess these methods on a dataset of real-world CSA material provided by Spanish Police Forces. This study observes that for pornography or CSA detection, the methods involving multiple features perform better than those using simple features like skin color or single image descriptor. It is also found that deep learning based methods outperform all of the other methods and report current state-of-the-art.International Conferences on Imaging for Crime Detection and Prevention2017055This study observes that for pornography or CSA detection, the methods involving multiple features perform better than those using simple features like skin color or single image descriptor, and finds that deep learning based methods outperform all of the other methods and report current state-of-the-art.{'pages': '37-42'}['A. Gangwar', 'Eduardo FIDALGO', 'Enrique Alegre', 'V. González-Castro']2017-01-01T00:00:00 48216542d9a1b77bb5446ffd8c2dfc12e14a9fdc2017180['N. Henry', 'A. Powell', 'A. Flynn']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a21e85c05ef5acad730423ee63d0980676f704f1Although adults in romantic relationships currently show more openness to online sexual behaviors [1], these behaviors can nevertheless increase couple conflicts and instability [2]. In the current study, we assess the mediating role of Internet pornography use and cyber infidelity in the relationship between 1) personality and attachment, and 2) couple and sexual satisfaction. A total of 779 participants in couple relationships (average age = 29.9 years) completed a series of online questionnaires. According to their responses, 65% of participants visited an adult site at least once during the six months preceding the study, while 16.3% did so multiple times per week. Path model results showed that Internet pornography use and cyber infidelity were sequential mediators between, on the one hand, personality and attachment, and on the other hand, couple and sexual satisfaction. The discussion highlights the importance of properly documenting the correlates of online sexual behavior to better understand new couple realities and dynamics.20178224['A. Ferron', 'Y. Lussier', 'S. Sabourin', 'A. Brassard']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a35ebc9f1089dee821470fb0b68485b674cbb098Computers in Human Behavior20173944The results expand what is known about pornography users by providing a more person-centered approach that is more nuanced in understanding pornography use.Comput. Hum. Behav.['Cameron C. Brown', 'J. Durtschi', 'J. Carroll', 'Brian J. Willoughby']2017-01-01T00:00:00 caeb809ad7bc938503d44f20303870cf42cc7ab0I. INTRODUCTIONNonconsensual pornography, also known as "revenge porn,"1 is the distribution of sexually graphic or intimate images of individuals without their consent.2 It can have devastating effects: Victims experience severe anxiety and depression and they are often placed in physical danger. They lose their jobs and have difficulty finding new ones. Many have to recede from online life, move far away, and even change their names to escape revenge porn's long shadow.3 In response, 35 states and the District of Columbia have criminalized the practice,4 with legislation introduced in several others.5 Only nine states offer victims civil remedies.6 Google, Twitter, and even Reddit and PornHub are just a few of the internet platforms that have banned it,7 and many, like Microsoft, provide users with forms and procedures to initiate the take-down or de-link process.8This landscape, though markedly improved from just five years ago, still inadequately protects victims, most of whom are women. After substantial media attention10 and the tireless efforts of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative,11 Congresswoman Jackie Speier finally introduced her proposal for a federal criminal nonconsensual pornography law on July 14, 2016.12 The legislation still has far to go before it becomes law. Even with such a law, civil remedies are hard to come by. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act still immunizes almost all websites that host this form of cyberexploitation.13 High walls of anonymity make it difficult to seek redress against harassers. And few practicing lawyers have the knowledge and skill necessary to successfully help victims seek justice.As a result, those that are helping victims combat revenge porn are getting creative. Because revenge porn is, at bottom, an invasion of privacy that transforms ordinary individuals into sexual objects for anyone with an Internet connection, many attorneys look to state privacy torts-like public disclosure of private facts-to help victims seek redress. Advocates may also use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's notice-and-takedown procedure to force websites to remove images that were originally taken by the victim.14 They prod internet platforms to use their considerable power to both wipe revenge porn from their websites and encourage good digital citizenship. They represent victims in front of school disciplinary committees. And they work with law enforcement to take action when images depict minors.15None of these tools are panaceas. Traditional privacy torts are not always viable claims, especially when the images had previously been shared with another person.16 And even then, most privacy torts require plaintiffs to jump over high evidentiary hurdles. Copyright law is only applicable where the victim takes the photograph herself (a "selfie"). Good faith negotiation relies on uncertain corporate goodwill. And students and minors age 15 and under appear in only 17.5% of revenge porn cases.17 Absent a comprehensive nuclear option, however, these conventional tools are all we have.As Danielle Keats Citron and Mary Anne Franks have argued, revenge porn is, and should be treated as, a crime.18 It is also an egregious breach of the privacy and trust that make intimate relationships so dynamic, enduring, and socially beneficial.19 Therefore, this Essay recommends that practitioners add another weapon to their arsenal to eradicate revenge porn: the tort of breach of confidentiality. The tort holds liable those who, without consent, divulge information disclosed to them in a context that they either know or should have known included an expectation of confidentiality, resulting in harm to the victim.20 It focuses on relationships and protects the information we share with others based on the expectations of trust inherent in those relationships.21 It is also divorced from motive. As such, it is an apt civil law weapon against revenge porn.Using the tort of breach of confidentiality to fight revenge porn has several practical and doctrinal advantages. …2017211Iowa Law Review['A. Waldman']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3a930e5c65b0686e1233de2c0729efc4340725fe20177610Neurobiological findings concerning three topics will be summarized: Neural correlates of watching pornography, cue reactivity and appetitive conditioning, and finally neurobiological characteristics of men with pornography addiction.['R. Stark', 'T. Klucken']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8eaf808e9a96ce81349a05477edcbe777c7a1e3eOne encounters an obvious problem when using an evolutionary framework to understand online pornography. On the one hand, theories of sex specificity in mating strategies and evolved human nature lead to the prediction that there are commonalities and universals in the content people would seek in online pornography. That is, due to the fact that men have faced a distinct set of issues over the duration of human evolution, research suggests general tendencies in mate preferences, and presumably in the types of pornography that men therefore consume. Likewise, women have dealt with sex-specific challenges during human evolutionary history, resulting in patterns of mate preferences that are reflected in the types of online pornography they consume. Consequently, although the sexes likely differ in the content they prefer, there also should be a rather limited range of material that addresses male and female evolved heritages. Looking online, however, we can immediately ascertain that this limited focus is not the case, and hence, the dilemma. There is a wide range of pornographic material available online, to the extent that we are left with no option but to agree with Rule 34: "If it exists, there is porn of it." This problem demands a solution; how can there be evolved tendencies and yet such diversity in the content of online pornography? We review who the consumers of online pornography are, how frequently they consume it, and the type of content that is most commonly consumed. Our goal is to address the issue of common sexual interests and the diversity of online pornography. We discuss not just sex-specific content but also the variety of interests that are seen within online pornography and erotic literature.EvoS Journal2017469EvoS Journal['C. Salmon', 'M. Fisher']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f84f1b3629dc27e7114d3ab2fe7b1dd1be0997782017814['Sarah Robinson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 48cacfad00ce933f3d75e98363cb0b8e8af1798aThis study aims to examine youth exposure toward pornography. 1765 Junior High School and Senior High School students age 12-18 were participated. Data were collected by Kita dan Buah Hati Foundation. The objective of the study is to asses’ pornography addiction among youth. 25 Linker scale of Youth Pornography Addiction Screening test (YPAST) was used to determine whether they are in mild, at risk or fully addict category. Result found that, 58.1 % of respondent in the category of mild exposure to pornography, 34.7 % are at risk category and there are 7.2 % are in the category of fully addict. Result of cross tabulation shows that there are more male students in category of at risk and fully addict than female students. Result of t test also indicated that there is significant different between male and female students in term pornography addiction in which male students score higher than female students. Further analysis on bivariate correlation found that, there are positive correlations between age and pornography addiction score, the older the age the score of pornography addiction are higher. Furthermore, the present study also indicated that YPAST is a valid and reliable measure in Indonesian sample with good validity and reliability. The result of the present study provides empirical evidence on the description of youth exposure to pornography. Result of this study can be used as a framework to implement several preventions and treatments to pornography addiction among children and youth.2017106['Amy Mardhatillah']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0a5a797b4affe10457dc61b062fba3a860d159f5International Conference on Computer Science and Computational Intelligence2017710This classification uses three methods of machine learning, Decision Tree, Naive Bayes and Support Vector Machines for the purpose of comparing which method is the best in the classification process and shows that the level of accuracy is quite high.{'pages': '129-136'}['Edo Barfian', 'B. Iswanto', 'S. M. Isa']2017-01-01T00:00:00 af24577d637509a65cbc4ed250617baabb9ef234Cyber-harassment and Revenge pornography are international problems that can cause psychological, financial and physical harm to their victims. And yet, despite legal efforts in several countries, the law has yet to fully address these issues. Instead, enactment and enforcement of laws is undermined by the gendered nature of these acts, which leads to (typically male) police and prosecutors to treat victims with ambivalence and even scorn. This article shows that, despite the prevalence and dangers involved with cyber-harassment and revenge porn, victims are still often left without redress. This article also analyzes law enforcement's tendency to minimize victims' harm and blame victims for their own suffering. Finally, this article discusses how perceptions may begin to change, which could lead to a better understanding of the full range of behaviors and effects of cyber-harassment and revenge pornography and, consequently, better legal outcomes for victims.International Journal of Technoethics2017295It is shown that, despite the prevalence and dangers involved with cyber-harassment and revenge porn, victims are still often left without redress and perceptions may begin to change, which could lead to a better understanding of the full range of behaviors and effects of cyber- harassment and revenge pornography and, consequently, better legal outcomes for victims.Int. J. Technoethics['JoAnne Sweeny']2017-01-01T00:00:00 016c7dc00cef93cc777c411e748c021cde5ca5e1As feminist social scientists examine past research (most of it done by the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography), it becomes clearer and clearer that the commission did not do a thorough job of exploring the effects of pornography on human beings. New research conducted in the last decade indicates that exposure to pornography does result in more ag­ gressive, violent, and sexist behaviors on the part of the viewers. Dr. Diana E. H. Russell, Associate Professor of Social Sciences at Mills College in California, reports on this recent research.201704['D. Russell']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8945e0893fddc2f87d7182560bff6567138a3842.International Journal of Network Security2017368Int. J. Netw. Secur.['Jyh-Jian Sheu']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1f32c3c51195b1c746fae2070d0bfeb5cd9cf055We use deep learning to identify pornographic videos of different age groups, with the goal of applying our approach in detecting child pornography. We propose a two step hierarchical procedure — in the first step, we use an ensemble of CNNs for image classification to classify videos into porn or non-porn. In the second step we apply face detection and age classification to infer the age groups represented in different images. Given a video, we predict whether it portrays pornographic imagery of certain age groups by combining the output of the previous two steps. Our proposed method achieves 42% accuracy on a test set of four porn/age group categories — 1.7 times higher than a random guess.2017132This work uses deep learning to identify pornographic videos of different age groups, and applies face detection and age classification to infer the age groups represented in different images in a two step hierarchical procedure.['J. Jung']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cf131e43415cb73d173b5abf99c91323d54521d2The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) was passed to “combat trafficking in persons, a contemporary manifestation of slavery whose victims are predominantly women and children, to ensure just and effective punishment of traffickers, and to protect their victims.” Since the passing of the Act, federal courts have construed the statute broadly to achieve this stated purpose. One way in which the TVPA has been underutilized, however, is in prosecuting pornography cases. Pornography enjoys wide latitude under the law, protected by a vast net of First Amendment protections. While these protections may preserve freedom of speech, they do nothing to protect adult victims who are trafficked to produce online pornographic media. To provide relief for these victims and better fight all types of domestic trafficking, prosecutors should use the sex trafficking provision of the TVPA, 18 U.S.C. § 1591, to prosecute sex trafficking within the pornography industry. The pattern of victimization, other national and international human trafficking directives, plain language of the TVPA, prior cases, and broader policy goals all support the argument that the TVPA can and should be used to address the problem of trafficking adult victims for the production of porn.201712Northwestern University Law Review['A. J. Luzwick']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3641b8f0a543f08e2e240f1881ba98ea10820f68Civil War Book Review (CWBR): Today the Civil War Book Review is pleased to speak with Judith Giesberg, Professor of History at Villanova University and author of several articles including: “Waging War in Their Own Way: Women and the Civil War in Pennsylvania” and she is co-editor of Emilie Davis’s Civil War: The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865. Today we are here to talk with her about her new book, Sex and the Civil War: Soldiers, Pornography, and the Making of American Morality. Professor Giesberg, thank you for joining us today.201702['J. Giesberg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 060a4095c3a0ae64876db2df7adf8ff0732aa223201704['M. D. Molla', 'Z. Nikmanesh']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e683719a4267260a41666db986ebe9a43cc5ab03201704['Alissar El-murr', 'J. Latham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c58e8a08f356997f706632a8047c3d26540a2baaThe aim of this work was the further exploration of the relationship between selected personality factors and the preference of a given type of pornography. Data from 136 respondents aged between 19 and 56 years was used for the analysis. Selected personality traits were examined using the TIPI-PL questionnaire. Subjects were presented with 25 categories of pornographic films and were asked to select the keywords they use to search for pornography on the Internet. Data exploration has shown that the viewers of pornographic films are characterized by a significantly higher level of extraversion and emotional stability in relation to people who do not use pornography. In addition, it was shown that openness to experience turned out to be a significant predictor of the preferences of pornographic categories such as „BDSM”, „group sex” or „big penis”. Further research should take into account other features of the human psyche that may be related to pornographic preferences and examine the attractiveness of a given type of pornography.2017200['Rafał Gerymski']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b4466de2364cc6718ca4508046b5453db67e1cf3201700['Jessica L. Williams']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3f5b12da16535aa9045160501b2507da45f6619cThis current topic was of interest of study by the researchers after the controvertial arrest of child pornography traffickers and abusers in Victoria on October 2004. However, this was a startling revelation to the extent of propogation of child pornography in Australia and Internationally. Thereafter, the issue of child pornography has become a major area of investigation for law enforcement authorities, as it parallels increasing concerns for the children in our society. However, this research study is to focus only on Interent sex offenders knowingly possessing child pornography. As it will be interesting to know, from the findings of this research study, the association between the usage of the Internet medium and its contribution to the development of sexually abusive behaviours towards minors. In addition, to investigate whether there were any other associated risk factors involved in this offending processes. One of the major challenges to a researcher in this study was to examine the causal links or associations between use of Internet child pornography and paedophilic offending behaviours with respect to their sex offending risk levels of two risk-categories such as the non-contact Internet sex offenders and contact Internet sex offenders. The findings of this research were startling that the low-risk and high-risk group of Internet sex offenders had significant differences in their risk factors that existed among the two-risk groups, assisted by exploring the demographic and offending-related risk factor variables in understanding the paedophilic offending behaviours. By studying their risk factors it is more likely to play a vital role in determining the causal link for these Internet sex offenders to progress from just viewing or collecting these images to potentially cause sexual violence against children.201700The findings of this research were startling that the low-risk and high-risk group of Internet sex offenders had significant differences in their risk factors that existed among the two-risk groups, assisted by exploring the demographic and offending-related risk factor variables in understanding the paedophilic offending behaviours.Medico-Legal Update['A. Vasudevan', 'S. Ross', 'L. Eccleston']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8bfd97c3da7bde53318abecef619d36c17947dadThis master’s thesis explores the stability and ramifications of two emergent categories of pornography: namely, feminist pornography and queer pornography. Though these terms—feminist and queer—have histories that connote resistance and disruption, they have been controlled and institutionalized in pornography to create a broader visibility and a deeper impact. These terms are analyzed in relation to two institutions that seek to control their meanings—the Feminist Porn Awards (FPAs) and PinkLabel.tv—and fourteen pornography studios that identify with either or both labels. I collected data from preexisting documents by implementing a content analysis. Two crucial findings suggest that 1) despite the foundational tenets of feminist and queer porn, as outlined by the FPAs and PinkLabel.tv, the studios did not always abide by them, and 2) strategic essentialism is a mode of temporarily fixing these categories to wield power in resistance to the naturalized mainstream power. Since this thesis is about categories and queering, two seemingly opposed ideologies, it is concerned with how categories are queered, and how the queer can be temporarily stabilized to render itself visible and potent, ultimately leaving a trace that can be analyzed and contextualized historically, leaving room for catalogers to amend and alter content to fit categories prone to transformation.201700['Cooper Moll']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b49b58eccf95efc89b2402f2d1bb17cee11ab4092017330['T. Bordun']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d79e724e8f1a4849e139621870f1ba9c1e2d3037OF THESIS HOOKING UP VS. PORNOGRAPHY: A VIGNETTE APPROACH ABOUT ACCEPTABILITY The purpose of this study was to examine how the intersection of gender scripts, gender identity, and sexual orientation impact perceived narratives and power hierarchies in sexual relationships. To drive participants to verbalize their underlying views about sexual scripts, two highly sexualized and controversial sexual cultures will be examined: casual sex and pornography. Feminist academics and advocates have long argued for a restructuring of sexual politics by implementing feminist principles into personal relations and public life (Connell, 1997). Therefore, competing feminist ideologies will also be assessed to gauge the campus’s feminist climate regarding self-identified feminists’ views on the exploitation and/or the empowerment of women within pornography. Findings from this study indicated that respondents view women’s participation in hookups or pornographic situations similar to how they viewed men’s participation. However, internalized homophobic messages were discovered, particularly from male respondents. The findings also suggest that feminists in this sample were generally accepting of pornography, but that feminism did not play a key role in shaping respondents beliefs.2017540['Kendall Coffman']2017-01-01T00:00:00 267917047fdf7812f9fcd9977fe40d04059f8430Current Internet accessibility and affordability has facilitated widespread pornography use among adolescents. Potential pornography-related harms to adolescents’ sexual development and well-being have prompted concerns among general public, educational experts and policy makers about pornography-related risky sexual behaviors. This hyper-vigilant climate over pornography-related harms even led to UK’s government enforcing online traffic restrictions by making a variety of web sites, including pornographic sites, available by request only. At the same time, this research topic has been predominantly explored using cross-sectional design, because experimental studies on pornography use among adolescents are not feasible and only a few longitudinal studies have addressed this problem. Using multivariate logistic regression analysis with lagged outcome, this study assessed whether pornography use at the baseline predicted adolescents’ risky sexual behavior at a six and twelve-months follow-up. Indicators of risky sexual behavior were: (1) reporting two or more sexual partners and (2) not using a condom at the most recent sexual intercourse. Two independent longitudinal studies of adolescents were used for the analysis: an online panel in Zagreb (N = 711 ; M age at baseline = 16.2 ; SD = .50) and a classroom-based panel in Rijeka (N = 942 ; M age at baseline = 16.3 ; SD = .52). Adolescents’ risky sexual behavior was assessed at a twelve-months follow-up in Zagreb panel and at six-months follow-up in Rijeka panel. The data was collected during 2015 and 2016. The findings, consistent across the two samples, did not confirm temporal associations between pornography use and risky sexual behaviors among adolescents. Although our findings extend the current knowledge about the association between pornography and risky sexual behaviors, limited statistical power should be taken into consideration. Additional prospective analyses of this important public health topic, characterized by mixed findings, are needed.201700['G. Koletić']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0c8fa734bc51fbd14c0eeb450707c3a7f0194f4a“All women live in sexual objectification the way fish live in water.” (Catharine MacKinnon, 1989) Have you ever watched a beauty pageant contest? What about mainstream pornography? These two capitalistic industries continue to enforce the misogynistic view that the female body is to be consumed by the male population. I argue that the societal standards we commonly consider the norm affect female embodiment and what it means to be a woman in contemporary society. Beauty standards, gender roles, sexualization, objectification, and the male gaze all point towards this ideology that the female body is to be consumed by men. Pageantry and pornography only continue to enforce this ideology as the two industries flourish off the femininity of the contestants and actresses. In this paper I argue, we need to abandon these societal standards that control female bodies and behaviors in a heteropatriarchal world. I want to advocate freedom from the “male gaze” for all women. Table of2017340['K. Wright']2017-01-01T00:00:00 305eeb6ba935bb2cac0f75ae0ae771089520d44cIn A Taste of Brown Sugar, Mireille Miller-Young challenges long-held assumptions about and representations of black women in pornography and attempts to subvert the notion that the porn industry has thoroughly quelled—and continues to quell—the agency of black women. Miller-Young never denies that this narrative about agency contains kernels of truth; she explores rather comprehensively, for example, the effects of institutional racism and sexism on the industry, but argues that black women did not submit to stereotypes monolithically. She asserts that black porn actresses have historically made—and continue to make—choices within these oppressive constraints, motivated by several factors, such as socioeconomic considerations, personal values, or professional aspirations. Her informants’ testimonies, gathered using a foundation of oral-history-like methods, tell a cumulative tale of personal negotiations that these women made, of decisions that both “challenge and conform to the racial fantasies that overwhelmingly define their representations and labor conditions” (16). A tale with such paradoxical tension demands a deft author to tell it and, fortunately, Miller-Young is well suited for the task. Throughout the text she weaves together her informants’ narratives, archival research, black feminist theory, and film analysis to render a history that recognizes black women’s oppression in the industry while also establishing their agency—surprising in its breadth—within an oppressive structure. It is through her interviews that MillerYoung is best able to complicate the facile narrative that encircles black women in the porn industry, that of the victimized, helpless young woman whose hypersexualization was likely the result of childhood sexual trauma. Her informants are critically aware of this stereotype and respond in a myriad of ways. Some confirm the rampant exploitation found within the industry while still establishing that black women’s autonomy, however limited, exists within it. Others defend their work—specifically, their performances—as a conscious, deliberate response to the stereotype. For instance, one actress, seeking to take ownership of black women’s “illicit eroticism” (Miller-Young’s term for black women’s taboo sexual desirability to white folks), performed with a joyful, self-possessed201700['Mireille Miller-young']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b8599a0d94fddb46ffb18e6e004ffbd5c2744d0eThis paper explores the phenomenon of Pornography Induced Erectile Dysfunction (PIED), meaning potency problems in men due to Internet pornography consumption, in the light of Marshall McLuhan’s me ...201700['H. Begović']2017-01-01T00:00:00 416f171a757f0c1548d925592e1e3f6d8e742e472017260['T. Bordun']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a1f1e08e7f394e8e7dabf6739a1325f913864fdf201790['E. Harrington']2017-01-01T00:00:00 32c682491436889e139a943fa08fea46b8c20e2dChild pornography has quickly escalated in the U.S. to one of most severely punished crimes in the federal criminal justice system. Responding to a moral panic, Congress passed the Protect Act of 2003. This act lengthened for child pornography offenses the term of supervised release, which is a term of post-conviction supervision, from a maximum of three years to a minimum of five years to life. Congress also directed the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to include a policy statement in the federal sentencing guidelines directing judges to impose lifetime supervised release for all child pornography offenders. This policy covers all offenses enumerated under child pornography statutes including possession, receipt, transportation, distribution, and production. If the policy is followed directly, one would expect that the exact same sentence of lifetime supervised release would be meted out across all child pornography cases. However, only approximately 33% of child pornography offenders convicted in federal court in fiscal year 2012 received a life term of supervised release. Such variation suggests two things: (1) a disconnect between Congressional will and the will of the sentencing court, and (2) the possibility of unwarranted supervised release sentencing disparities for child pornography offenders. Since the passage of the Protect Act of 2003, no studies have examined judicial decisionmaking in the context of supervised release sentences and child pornography offenders. This issue is important in that the supervised release sentence has significant consequences for those receiving the most severe terms. Specifically, those who receive lifetime supervision are subject to lifelong formal social control and the possibility of life imprisonment if revoked. This study, which examines the effects of individual-level legal, extralegal, and district-level contextual factors on supervised release, is the first to explore the correlates of supervised release sentences for child pornography offenders. The focal concerns, the court communities, and social/group threat perspectives of judicial decision-making serve as the theoretical underpinnings to explain individual-level and district-level variation in sentencing outcomes. The individual-level data for this dissertation comes from the USSC dataset for fiscal year 2012. These data are supplemented with district-level contextual factors tabulated and compiled from the USSC 2012 Annual Report and Sourcebook of Federal Statistics; 2012 Federal Court Management Statistics (FCMS); the USSC 2012 study of child pornography offenses; and the Federal Election Commission’s 2013 report on the 2012 Federal Elections. District-level factors examined in the study include region, percent who voted Republican in the 2012 presidential election, district size, child pornography caseload pressure, guidelines compliance rate, Kimbrough-based policy disagreement, and mandatory minimum state-level penalties for possession of child pornography. Multilevel modeling techniques are used to analyze the data. Preliminary data analyses reveal that approximately 27% of the variability in supervised release sentence length is at the district–level with the remainder at the individual-level. Findings also indicate that at the individual level, both legal (offense seriousness, plea, criminal history, detention, number of counts, departure/variance) and extralegal factors (race, education, citizenship, age, family ties) influence the sentence of supervised release. Findings also show that the effects of some of these factors vary across courts, meaning that there is variability in the extent to which individual district courts consider certain factors as relevant for their sentencing20171490['Niquita Marie Loftis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 725450397632ed7df7a90a1b9f4d812204a8fa3fAfter multiple legal, cultural and technological changes, pornography’s accessibility and role in modern western culture has expanded exponentially (Kammeyer, 2008). This paper examines the possible correlates of specific emotions to pornography use, perceived effects of pornography use and gender differences in college aged individuals. Participants were Trinity College students (N = 47) who were asked by email to fill out an anonymous, online survey. As expected, male participants showed a significantly higher frequency of pornography use. Initial analysis using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) showed no significant relationship to frequency of pornography use for the overall group or when the group was separated by gender. A significant positive correlation was found for the relationship between male pornography use and perceived depression post use. Female participants’ perceived depression and aggression post use in relation to frequency of use had a significant negative correlation. Aggression and Depression Factors in Pornography Use of College Aged Individuals 32017380['Brandon Scott']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c06e12aaaecc9d98e7df673f2ca4784036df82f8EnglishRuin pornography � the photographic aestheticization of architectural decay � has a long history in cinema and television and is linked to spectacles of apocalypse and its aftermath. More recently, these representational tropes have become a photographic genre in their own right, highlighting and, perhaps, celebrating urban and industrial decay. While not necessarily emerging from the same apocalyptic events as their fictional counterparts, the fact that similar kinds of formal representational characteristics are repeated between fiction and non-fiction means that those non-fiction, documentary images are interpreted in the same ways as those of the cities of films such as Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski, 2013), After Earth (M. Night Shyamalan, 2013) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014) (amongst many others). As a consequence, it has been claimed that: � ruin photography and ruin film aestheticizes poverty without inquiring of its origins, dramatizes spaces but never seeks out the people that inhabit and transform them, and romanticizes isolated acts of resistance without acknowledging the massive political and social forces aligned against the real transformation, and not just stubborn survival, of the city (Leary, 2013). This paper will explore the aesthetics of both ruin pornography and post-apocalyptic cinema and television in order to assess the manner with which this form of documentary reportage might or might not succeed in drawing attention to the causes and conditions of urban decay, economic collapse, and the possibility for positive urban and civil reconstruction and outcomes. portuguesA pornografia da ruina - a estetica fotografica da decadencia arquitetonica - tem uma longa historia no cinema e na televisao e esta ligada aos espetaculos do apocalipse e suas consequencias. Mais recentemente, esses tropos representacionais tornaram-se um genero fotografico por direito proprio, destacando e, talvez, celebrando a decadencia urbana e industrial. Ainda nao necessariamente emergindo dos mesmos eventos apocalipticos como suas contrapartes ficcionais, o fato de que os tipos de caracteristicas representacionais sao formais sao repetidos entre ficcao e nao ficcao significa que sao imagens documentais de nao-ficcao sao interpretadas da mesma maneira que como de Depois da Terra (M. Night Shyamalan, 2013) e Planeta dos Macacos Amanhecer (Matt Reeves, 2014) (entre muitos outros), como Oblivion (Joseph Kosinski, 2013). Consequentemente, foi alegado que: ... arruinar a fotografia e arruinar o filme aestheticizes a pobreza sem questionar suas origens, dramatiza espacos, mas nunca busca as pessoas que os habitam e transformam, romantiza atos isolados de resistencia sem reconhecer as enormes forcas politicas e sociais alinhadas contra a transformacao real e nao apenas Sobrevivencia teimosa, da cidade (Leary, 2013). Este artigo explorara a estetica da pornografia de ruina e do cinema e da televisao pos-apocaliptico, a fim de avaliar a maneira com que essa forma de reportagem documental pode ou nao conseguir chamar a atencao para as causas e condicoes da decadencia urbana, colapso economico, E a possibilidade de reconstrucao e resultados positivos urbanos e civis.201700['Scott Wilson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3eadcf9148c1bf1e294ca1fc4c0a951a3fd23b88espanolLa representacion del cuerpo femenino que hace Angela Carter cuando reescribe el genero pornografico desvelaba el potencial critico de la pornografia a la hora de examinar las relaciones entre los sexos y hacia del pornografo un aliado inconsciente. Este trabajo examina la compleja relacion entre representacion, genero sexual y literario explorada en The Passion of New Eve, The Sadeian Woman y “Black Venus,” publicados al albor de las guerras feministas en torno al porno. Carter enumera las convenciones de este genero, explica sus diversas acepciones y las desconstruye al re-leerlas, repetirlas o exagerarlas parodicamente para senalar las similitudes entre el tratamiento de la mujer en la literatura pornografica asi como en las instituciones sociales asentadas en el modelo patriarcal. EnglishAngela Carter’s musings on the female body dealing with representations, re-readings and re-writings of the conventions of the pornographic, published at the dawn of the “feminist sex wars,” saw in pornography a potential critique of the existing relation between sexes and in the pornographer an “unconscious ally.” This article attempts to explore the complex relationship between representation, gender and genre as delineated by The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History, The Passion of New Eve, and “Black Venus.” Carter enumerates the conventions of pornography, explicates its various tendencies and undermines e-reading, repetition, exaggeration, and parody to bring out the similarities between the treatment of women in pornographic literature and in institutions sanctioned and nurtured by the society.2017250['Vindra R. Chanth']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4d43edfe46a573ebf9f331e086d448655384d542Book Review: Walter S. DeKeseredy and Marilyn Corsianos, Violence Against Women in Pornography. New York: Routledge, 2016. ISBN: 978-1455775422 (Paperback). 136 Pages. $39.95.[Article copies available for a fee from The Transformative Studies Institute. E-mail address: journal@transformativestudies.org Website: http://www.transformativestudies.org ©2017 by The Transformative Studies Institute. All rights reserved.]Walter S. DeKeseredy and Marilyn Corsianos' Violence Against Women in Pornography is many things. It is a piece of sensationalistic anti-porn propaganda masked under the loose guise of a "sociological story" (107). It is a hegemonic, highly sexist articulation of what sexual expression "should" look like - both for the people creating porn, as well as for consumers interested in erotic media. It is presumptuous and dismissive, inaccurate, dated, and hysterical. And it is also a very important book.At just over 100 pages, Violence Against Women in Pornography is a quick read, one that makes no attempt to veil or minimize its anti-porn agenda. The summary description on the back jacket suggests "the main objective of this book is to motivate readers to think critically about adult pornography." In the very same sentence, however, it encourages readers to "take progressive steps" to "curb the production and consumption of hurtful sexual media." The text is organized around this antipornography theme in five chapters. Each is remarkably reductive and biased.In Chapter One, "The Extent and Distribution of Pornography Use and Production," the authors offer some discussion of technology development, which certainly has allowed consumers greater access to information and media of all types (not just porn), but the bulk of the chapter is spent constructing a bricolage of miscontextualized facts and outright fabrications related to adult entertainment. Figures describing various aspects of porn consumption are referenced as rigorous (none are); cyber-sex addiction is described as an ailment without controversy; and porn production, casting, and content forms are described inaccurately and without regard to era. For instance, gonzo form content, which was frequently produced approximately ten years ago, is inaccurately defined (see page 9, among numerous references throughout the text), as well as discussed as if its prevalence has not shifted.2 In another example, the authors assert that "the desired jobs for porn performers are the ones that offer contract employment" (13), another pattern that began to shift dramatically approximately ten years ago and is no longer applicable in today's post-piracy, social media-based branding environment. These are only a few of the "facts" used to paint an alarming picture of adult content's prurient grip on contemporary society.Chapter Two, "Adult Pornography Today," continues along lines similar to Chapter 1. This section focuses on ideas related to images of women in mainstream pornography, which are described as "violent and degrading sexual images that dominate the mass market" (17). The most significant dimensions of this chapter revolve around conceptualizations of aggression and violence - specifically, sexual aggression and sexual violence. In addition to dismissing variable adult content forms, production standpoints, and themes, the authors assume that aggression and violence have universal meaning. As such, what constitutes "violence" to one person must also have the same meaning to every other individual, culture, and group. The authors also assume that no one can consent to behavior that they themselves or others may find aggressive or violent. Finally, the authors do not engage ideas related to performance or acting in media production. As such, it is assumed that pornography showcases exhibitions of emotions and sensations that are in no way manufactured, contrived, or acted. It is also assumed that consumers take in these exhibitions as such. …201700Theory in Action['C. A. Tibbals']2017-01-01T00:00:00 af64bab3b5e8b65cccd6ad59acfd5b4ef4538b99Taking Fatso (2003) as an example, this article explores how cultural emphasis on the visual influences the thematics and aesthetics of the contemporary novel. Theories of masculinity and the gaze inform this critical reading of Norwegian author Lars Ramslie’s thematization of the relationship between looking, (lack of) sex, and gender in modern (Western) society. In addition, the article shows how narrative strategies and techniques also found in pornography and porn movies stress visuality in the text and create a specific role and experience for readers, namely the Peeping Tom who «sees all». SAMMENDRAG Denne artikkelen undersøker – med utgangspunkt i Fatso (2003) – hvordan vår kulturelle vektlegging av det visuelle former tematikken og estetikken i samtidsromanen. Teorier om maskulinitet og «the gaze» underbygger denne kritiske lesningen av forfatter Lars Ramslies tematisering av forholdet mellom det å se, (mangel på) sex, og kjønn i det moderne vestlige samfunnet. Videre viser artikkelen hvordan narrative strategier og teknikker også brukt i pornografi og pornofilmer, understreker visualitet i teksten og skaper en spesifikk rolle og opplevelse for leseren, det vil si voyeuren eller «Peeping Tom» som «ser alt».2017390['Sarah J. Paulson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 be24afcbce91b34e50419ca0bdc069349521d46fSince 2010, the web has seen a proliferation of sites and forums dedicated to non-consensual pornography - sexually explicit photos posted on the web without the subject’s consent. This subject makes headlines in the news and in the legal community, but is largely ignored in scholarship. This paper explores the user community that consumes and comments on non-consensual pornography in two different venues, one with curated submissions and the other with an open posting system, here represented by MyEX.com and Reddit. It undertakes a literature review of academic, legal, and popular literature related to the subject, however as little has been written on the consumers of this content the subsequent study seeks to fill this gap. Examining a sample of 20 posts from each platform, this study aims to discover how consumer behaviour is affected by both site-wide policy and site design. A content analysis of the sample was conducted, as well as a close reading of each platform’s policy documents. The study revealed significant differences in user behaviour on each platform. Users of MyEX.com were more likely to provide identifying or personal information on photo-subjects, and used more violent language than Reddit users. Reddit users engaged in self-policing, leading to no instances of subject identification. This study concludes that site policy which is actively enforced, and site design which encourages inter-user communication can dramatically alter the way users engage with non-consensual pornographic content on the web.201700['Lillian Rigling', 'Amelia Clarkson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 546d4af7e72960099def773de948fb19bfcd8998Child pornography first received national attention in the late 1970s, and Congress and state legislatures reacted by criminalizing the production of pornography involving children. In New York v. Ferber, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld one of those new state statutes and found that “the States are entitled to greater leeway in the regulation of pornographic depictions of children” because of the important objective of preventing “sexual exploitation and abuse of children.” Modeled after the statute upheld in Ferber, the Tennessee child pornography statute criminalizes the use of a minor in a production that includes the minor engaging in sexual activity; however, Tennessee’s statute is broader than both the statute201700University of Memphis Law Review['L. Jehl']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5a1ecd3372163f5d7f881f31f20862ecc3224309Pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Congress established the U.S. Sentencing Commission to formulate an empirical set of federal sentencing Guidelines. With the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Congress intended to further the basic purposes of criminal punishment—deterrence, incapacitation, just punishment, and rehabilitation. Nevertheless, the Guidelines were instantaneously met with disapproval. Asserting that the mandatory Guidelines violated the Constitution, scholars and judges argued that the Commission usurped Congress’s role by prescribing punishments that were essentially binding law. In 2005, the Supreme Court held that the Guidelines were discretionary in United States v. Booker. While this decision resolved many of the issues associated with the Guidelines, it arguably made matters worse with respect to the child pornography non-production Guidelines. The child pornography non-production Guidelines have been widely criticized for lacking a connection to community values, leaving little room for rehabilitation, and being excessively harsh. Thus, district courts often elect to deviate from the problematic Guidelines in an attempt to impose a fair sentence. However, because district courts are free to deviate from the Guidelines at the discretion of the judge, the sentencing system has become inconsistent and unpredictable. In addition, courts often impose punishment for morally repugnant crimes that is too lenient. As a result, the child pornography non-production Guidelines do not further the basic theories of criminal punishment in the United States—retributivism and utilitarianism. In order to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and restore consistency in federal sentencing law, the Guidelines system must be systematically reformed.201700The Cleveland State Law Review['B. Lowe']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cd9e74baa3d600c0ffa935e7dcf4742e928c3ccf201700['A. Antoniou', 'Dimitris Akrivos']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0ff9316ef611266f5ec6d08423709213ea3d92aeThis article had the primary purpose of analyzing a problem of pornography and women sexual objectification through radical feminist perspective. According to radical feminists, such as Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon, pornography was a main interest of feminists. This was related to concept of treating women as sexual objectification in three aspects: 1) pornography caused women sexual instruments; 2) pornography devalued women; 3) pornography degraded women. However, I realized that there were two other interesting causes that can best describe this problem. The first cause of treating women a sexual object was male gaze under patriarchal society. Another cause was women’s narcissism. In addition, it was found that pornography was, as seen by radical feminist, merely a medium used to transmit the presentation of human sexual expression. Or it can be interpreted and defended differently by other feminists.2017130['Catharine', 'A. McKinnon']2017-01-01T00:00:00 897e152bba4f1f15ed8264a6013d5c38e3ec7d13The primary purpose of drawing international attention to this chapter is to truly understand and subsequently address the abhorrent role that pornography and prostitution play in transnational sex trafficking operations. Pornography, especially when coupled with prostitution unquestionably perpetuates sex trafficking particularly in the commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls across the world, yet the exact role pornography and prostitution play remains largely misunderstood and mostly speculative within the practitioner and scholar literature. This chapter will address those concerns as well propose plausible recommendations based on the research to date in order to assist and support those who are dedicated and committed to eradicating sex trafficking by infiltrating pornographers who create, disseminate, and participate directly and indirectly in the sexual exploitation and abuse of women and children on a globalscale. Also, this chapter will emphasize the need for TJ as a form of Court Innovation in the United States.201741['Michael L. Pittaro']2017-01-01T00:00:00 896c78024f7393f6422921e7d73c4017d9719723The Impact of Timing of Pornography Exposure on Mental Health, Life Satisfaction, and Sexual Behavior Bonnie Young School of Family Life, BYU Master of Science As pornography has become more widespread, young people are being exposed to pornography at earlier ages. Research examining the relationship between timing of exposure to pornography and outcomes in adulthood of mental health, life satisfaction, sexual behavior and attitudes, and pornography viewing patterns is limited. This study focuses on the relationship between timing of exposure to pornography and individual outcomes in adulthood. Results indicate that earlier exposure to pornography may significantly influence mental health, life satisfaction, sexual behavior and attitudes, and pornography viewing patterns in adulthood. Implications of this study include greater awareness of the risks of early exposure to pornography and unrestrained access to sexually explicit material for young people.2017910['Bonnie Young']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a9f33076fc6104cfb69db503e210414000b55e09Background: A substantial portion of Australians view internet pornography (IP), coinciding with the widespread adoption of high-speed internet in Australian homes. However, the effects of viewing IP are only beginning to be revealed including the negative impact on the brain from viewing IP. However, what are the effects on people’s sexual attitudes and sexual behaviours? Method: A structured literature review was undertaken to collate peer reviewed literature concerning IP’s effect on sexual attitudes and behaviours, synthesising and reporting on articles that met the inclusion criteria published within the last three years. Results: The main result identified across the literature was IP as a gender issue. There was a significant difference between male and female IP use. Effects are greater for men, especially for frequent users who watch IP with violence and male patriarchal and dominance themes. However, female partners of male users are directly affected with many negative consequences to their sexual attitudes and self-belief. Conclusion: The critical synthesis of the literature establishes IP's overarching adverse effect on sexual attitudes and behaviours. The review of the literature indicates IP’s consistent association with male patriarchal and dominance attitudes, permissive sexual scripts, riskier sexual behaviours and less relationship satisfaction and more distress. There is a clear gender difference in the use and effects of using IP. These effects combine to affect relationships with both genders reporting less relationship satisfaction and more distress. These findings reinforce the need for increased awareness of the effect of IP. Counsellors must address co-occurring problems in male individuals who are regular users and be on the lookout for IP as an underlying issue in relationship distress and dissatisfaction.201700['Vicki Cope']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9d3981e89d05dab3742e9724dbe3a7c2ead3f71This study intends examine the relevance of factors with negative influences on anti-social sexual awareness formation in adolescents as per the concern of the parents of families with adolescents, as internet pornography exposure in adolescents lead to excessive indulgence in pornographic photographs, cartoons, videos, or fictions, or in video chatting with exposure of one's own body parts. For this, the factors of internet pornography exposure in the study subjects of adolescents were constructed into a multilateral model, and the structural equation model was analyzed. As the result of the study, the following conclusion were drawn. First, the most powerful factor influencing the anti-social sexual awareness in adolescents was, contrary to the concern of many, not the exposure to pornography through internet media, but personal characteristics such as sensation-seeking tendency and socio-environmental characteristic of differential association. Second, it is worth noting that the most major factor influencing intentional internet pornography exposure by adolescents is another form of pornography exposure. Third, whether intentional or unintentional, the internet-related variable influencing the internet pornography exposure was found to be the amount of internet usage. Fourth, the unintended internet pornography exposure was found to have no direct influence on the sexual awareness of adolescents, but it did have an indirect influence on sexual awareness mediated by intentional internet pornography exposure and existing-media pornography exposure. Based on these study results, the conclusion was drawn regarding the influence of internet pornography on sexual awareness in adolescents. ▸Keyword :Exposure, Internet media, Internet pornography2017261Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information['G. Seo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6e16d3ef71aefbe5f1c36a1050f94012fc4df569The Japanese law "Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children" (the Child Pornography Prohibition Act) does not regulate virtual child pornography such as comics, cartoons, animation, and games. As a result, cases in which Japan-made virtual child pornography influenced sexual crimes against children frequently occur not only domestically but also internationally. Japan has been criticized of that by the international community. This study set a research question on what the Japanese viewpoint is over regulatory policy on virtual child pornography. It analyzed the legislative process of the second revision of the Child Pornography Prohibition Act in order to reveal a part of the viewpoint in Japan. The study found that in discussing the legislative process over virtual child pornography regulation, the viewpoint of giving priority to 'freedom of expression' was more dominant than that of protecting the human rights of children.201701['Mayuko Watanabe']2017-01-01T00:00:00 20accb43d237b423cfc7473635fe5cbabdad3cfcProtecting human rights has been the focal point of international legislation for the past years, criminal provisions being often under scrutiny, since they are the ones that, by their very nature, can prove most intrusive in this area. Without questioning the severe nature of the crime of child pornography, it is important to observe the way in which social or moral norms can influence the line between which action can be considered to be within the bounds of legal exertion of basic rights and which is a transgression. It has been established that freedom of expression includes even subjects that can shock and while some materials formally fulfill the requirements to be considered pornographic, at the same time they might present artistic and scientific value, preventing such a classification. A balance must be ensured to properly apply the legal norm, but at the same time to prevent the stifling creative manifestations. Also, certain issues may be raised regarding the right to the protection of private life, since the actions of a person while in the privacy of his own home or in other place that cannot be considered as public may only be sanctioned if justified under specific conditions.201731['Gabriela-Aura Fodor']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a3e0955989b11a771937592617ba56e7d5fcb173In this paper, we offer some observations regarding the sex industry, in particular the pornography and erotica sectors. Marketing literature observing pornography and erotica is scant. We find that following exponential growth of the sex industry (given use of the Internet) an evaluation of consumer behaviour and marketing practices is justified. In order to begin a study of these industry sectors, we find it necessary to define both pornography and erotica. Following the development of definitions, we consider these industries from a marketing perspective in the hope that we may encourage research into these areas. Introduction: The Significance of the Sex Industry Two recent newspaper articles have caught our attention. The first related the activities of a New York charitable organisation’s accountant who used his foundation’s credit and cheque facilities in part to pay $11,000 to a dominatrix in Columbus, Ohio (Associated Press, 2006). He had found the lady concerned of course through the Internet. The second piece reported on the auction in Paris of the 1,200 item collection of the Gérard Nordmann Library (Aslet, 2006). This collection of erotica dating from the sixteenth century to the present was auctioned by Christie’s and apparently rivals that of the Vatican. What these articles have in common is that they each show the fascination that human sexuality provides at both the individual and macrosocial levels. An entire industry has developed in order to entertain people and cater to their interests in sexual activity and expression. The sex industry with all its many facets generates enormous profits. In one of its more benign forms, it is estimated that by 2009 adult content distributed by mobile phone will have a total value of $2.1 billion (Holden, 2005). At its most malevolent, we know that it accounts for nearly three quarters of a million women and children being moved across international borders annually as slaves to a sex industry worth upwards of $4 billion per year (Office of the Attorney General, 2006; Southwell, 2002). It has been estimated that the global sex industry generates between $30 billion and $50 billion per annum in sales (Hughes, 2000). In 1983, this segment was estimated to produce annual revenue of $8 billion in the United States alone (Cowan et al., 1988; Pornography Resource Center, 1984). By the turn of the century this at least doubled (Lane, 2000). In terms of distribution and penetration, the American industry produced 10,000 feature films in 1999 (Slade, 2001), and constitutes about 14% of the video rental and sales business, as well as more than half of the pay-per-view hotel video market (Economist, 1997). Americans spend in excess of $4 billion per annum on pornographic and erotic videos and DVDs (Egan, 2000). With regards to novels, 26 erotica titles had sales of more than 11,000 copies each in 2005 (Patrick, 2006), prompting some of the big romance novel publishers to now diversify into this area (Dang, 2006). In 1996 on the World Wide Web there were 5,000 commercial pornography/erotica sites operating in the USA, and by 1999 there were 30,000, generating between $150 and $200 million per annum for the most successful (Morias, Nelson and LaFranco, 1999). It is alleged that 43% of Internet traffic goes to a sexually explicit site (Tedesco, 1998). In fact, these sites apparently represent the most frequently visited online, particularly for young males aged 15 to 25 who use the Internet as their primary source of pornography (Häggström-Nordin, Hansson and Tyden, 2005; Wallmyr and Welin, 2006). The size of this industry and the speed at which it has developed is remarkable. Equally remarkable is that, despite its growth, academics in the business disciplines (including marketing) have been slow to respond with examination and investigation of the industry. Pornography and erotica are almost always discussed in terms of being harmful (Attwood, 2002). Because of this, there has been a commonly extreme and hysterical reaction to discussion of the topic (in particular where it relates to children) which makes reasoned discussion and research difficult (Bauserman, 2003; Jenkins, 2001). Equally, this may make publication of such work difficult from an editorial perspective. We begin important work on this topic by offering definitions of pornography and erotica, before proceeding to an overview of key marketing strengths of these sectors. Defining Pornography and Erotica There is general agreement across disciplines that there are difficulties in defining pornography and erotica (Cameron, 2005; Rea, 2001; Slade, 2001). One needs only to consider Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s attempt to define pornography in 1964 with the phrase, “I know it when I see it” (cf. Gewirtz, 1996) to illustrate the point. The word pornography has been used as a generally disparaging descriptor for many objects in human history including, for example: frescoes, statues, texts (including Shakespeare) and other media (Attwood, 2002; Kendrick, 1987). Interestingly, when these things are described as pornographic, they tend not to be described as erotic also. This suggests that the two concepts may be different conceptually, rather than being at different points on a continuum. One difficulty that occurs when trying to define pornography is that any acknowledgement of moral or artistic sensibilities is necessarily bound by social values. To distinguish pornography from some other product or expression requires the definition to be placed within the changing contexts of society as a whole (Attwood, 2002). Because of this, we should consider that a cultural or sub-cultural deeming of what is pornographic does more to identify cultural or sub-cultural values and norms than it does pornography or erotica (cf. Attwood, 2002; Kendrick, 1987; Kipnis, 1999; Lumby, 1997). This leads us to observe that it may well be that what constitutes pornography and erotica varies not only between groups, but also between individuals within a group. It is also likely to vary with the passing of time what was considered pornographic perhaps in the early 1900s may now be considered erotic, or even slightly foolish. Most legal definitions of obscenity (including pornography) relate to the use of the material and its intended purpose on the part of its creator. Social science research however has tended toward the content basis of the material in question (Fisher and Barak, 1991). Li (2000) for example defines pornography as “material that presents sexual content of some sort with the intent of being arousing”. Each of these positions suggests a universal or at least cultural norm. Hence, one can find listed categories of pornography: violent, depicting and endorsing sexual violence and coercion, usually but not solely against women (Donnerstein and Berkowitz, 1981; Fisher and Barak, 1989); degrading, in which the material debases and dehumanises without the use of violence (Zillmann and Bryant, 1984); and (as a sub-element of pornography) erotica, presenting non-violent, non-degrading, consensual sex (Fisher and Barak, 1989, 1991). Note that these definitions all suggest the portrayal of sexual activity. We do not believe this to be a necessary pre-condition of either pornography or erotica. In fact, in the case of erotica, we would argue that simple or implied nudity could be a sufficient condition to enter the category, though not in all cases. Further, it has been disputed that pornography always exists given the specific agenda of the creator to intend the material to be erotic or pornographic. In the case of child pornography, research conducted has revealed that pictures may range from “accidental pictures involving either no overt erotic content, or minimal content...” (Taylor, Holland and Quayle, 2001, p.100). The users, in that specific case, see erotica where none has been intended, or indeed produced. It is recognised then that a viewer or user may perceive sexuality to be expressed in material being communicated, whether or not sexually explicit material has been presented (Oswell, 2006). This brings socialised perceptions to the foreground again. Further to the above discussion of culture and sub-cultures, we acknowledge gendered perceptions and class-based differences in perception and use of pornography (Berkowitz, 2006; Lo and Wei, 2002; Træen, Spitznogle and Beverfjord, 2004). Approaching pornography particularly from a marketing context we find it imperative to consider the consumer perspective in product purchase and use. The definition proposed later in this paper, however, is from a practitioner-based, rather than a consumer perspective. This brings us to the problem of how to discern between different qualities of the communication of sexuality and nudity. Eck (2001) argues that there are four essential areas in which these can be expressed: art, pornography/erotica, information and marketing communications. We suggest that there are in fact five: art (as in literature, the visual and performing arts or electronic arts), intentional pornography, intentional erotica (both of these categories being electronic, photographic or literature based), information (as in medical texts) and marketing communications. The reason that we separate out intentional pornography and erotica is that any of the other forms of communication may well be either pornographic or erotic to different individuals, whether or not they were so intended by the creator. Confusion as to whether material is pornographic, erotic or artistic occurs when the boundaries between art and erotica are blurred, creating difficulty for the individual in classifying images they might see. As noted previously, this may be the result of gender, class, or the socialisation of norms or values. Alternatively, it may be a function of the “framing effect” whereby context usually allows us to accurately perceive the message or activity being depi2017510['Pope', 'E. Voges']2017-01-01T00:00:00 830146b0d54275c05d51b4104a5aede554d8dbb5Revenge pornography, or nonconsensual pornography as it is also known, is the distribution of intimate sexual images by disaffected and disgruntled individuals as a means of seeking vengeance against ex partners. It is highly destructive behaviour which can result in victims being humiliated and distressed, may jeopardise personal and work relationships and can lead to victims being stalked and attracting unwanted attention from strangers. In some cases, victims have felt compelled to change their names and even contemplate suicide. This article considers the response of Australian laws to the scourge of revenge pornography and identifies the many deficiencies in the current patchwork of statute laws and case laws in that country.International Journal of Technoethics2017110The response of Australian laws to the scourge of revenge pornography is considered and the many deficiencies in the current patchwork of statute laws and case laws in that country are identified.Int. J. Technoethics['D. Butler']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9ecf6acfe81d27ce2a3bbbcf36da64502cea7e7a201710['A. Antoniou', 'Dimitris Akrivos']2017-01-01T00:00:00 54f9dc94600c2ce7ddcb5f8db42f8a6add871e21Pornography is widely available and consumed in the United States and worldwide. Despite pornography’s wide spread use and expansions since the advent of the Internet, the psychosocial problems related to its use are not fully delineated. Previous studies have explored the relationship between pornography consumption and psychosocial variables such as sexual and physical violence against women, misogynistic beliefs, sexual callousness, acceptance of rape myths, and other problematic sexual beliefs and behaviors. Fewer studies have explored pornography use and its impact on relationship variables such as relationship satisfaction and beliefs about relational constructs such as intimacy, passion, and equality/independence. Furthermore, there are limited studies on how pornography consumption relates to constructs such as masculinity and body satisfaction among male users. The current study aimed to explore the relationship between these constructs, as well as further delineate pornography consumption by examining frequency, duration, method, subgenre, and perceived harm. One hundred fifty-six males were recruited from various northeastern universities and through online advertisements. Results demonstrated a significant negative relationship between pornography consumption and relationship satisfaction. Alternatively, body dissatisfaction and masculinity did not relate to pornography use or relationship satisfaction. Exploratory analysis indicated that pornography consumption was not related to perceived harm or opinions about intimacy, passion, or equality/independence. Research and clinical implications of the findings and future directions are discussed.20171341['Barnes', 'B. Ryan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6f898013fe4d2a98d0f79e0887e712b242258715Pornography is a social issue that requires for a special attention. In this advanced technological age, various telecommunication channels provide sorts of pornographic contents and images to people. Youngsters are the most affected. This book is an outcome of an empirical research project that examines the attitudes toward pornography among IIUM students. The data was obtained from 240 Malay male and female students of Human Sciences undergraduate programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) within the age-range of 20 to 25 years. Today, technology in particular the Internet is a contributory factor to the development of pornography. Amounted to about 4.2 million web pages, pornography on the Internet has the biggest consumers who are from diverse socio-demographic backgrounds. Despite the legal and Islamic prohibitions, many Malaysians and Muslims, in particular are consuming the sexually explicit materials (SEM) containing pornographic images and explicit scenes in their daily lives. There are three objectives of the research, firstly to identify the attitudes of students toward pornography and its effects; secondly to compare the documented effects of pornography with the attitudes of the students; and thirdly to create awareness of the harmful effects of pornography to society at large. In collecting the data, the two methods of research applied were questionnaire and semistructured interview. From non-random sampling of 240 students who were involved in the quantitative research, ten of them were interviewed. The major finding of the research showed that pornography is not always positive to the students. The effects of pornography are numerous. The majority of the respondents believed that the consumption of pornographic materials may lead to pornographic and sexual addiction; breakdown of family institution; aggressive behaviour toward women; involvement in sexual crimes; and the false perceptions of sex and women among the young individuals. Towards the end of the research, useful strategies that could control the problem of pornography in Malaysia were proposed. Among the proposals suggested by the respondents are sex education in schools, frequent police raids and enhancement of spiritual values of the society.201700['Rafidah Abdul Razak', 'Rohaiza Rokis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8771220af673f298ed8686dcdcc86a34d911c536Because gay male pornography often depicts idealized images of male bodies and is widely consumed by gay men, recent studies have investigated the relationship between gay men’s pornography consumption and body image. However, the limited research on the subject has reported conflicting results and has only utilized correlational and qualitative methodologies. This is this first known experimental study to investigate the impact of pornography on gay, bisexual, and queer men’s body image. Eighty-seven gay, bisexual, and queer men were assigned to watch either an “amateur” pornographic video, “professional” pornographic video, or a nature video, and then completed several body image questionnaires. Results indicated that exposure to pornography did not affect scores on measures of genital body image, drive for muscularity, or social physique anxiety. There was also no correlation found between participants’ self-reported history of pornography use and the body image measures. These results contradict previous correlational studies showing a positive relationship between pornography use and body dissatisfaction. Implications of these findings are discussed EFFECTS OF PORN ON GAY, BISEUXAL, AND QUEER MEN’S BODY IMAGE 3 Introduction Gay male pornography constitutes a disproportionately large share of the pornography industry; it is estimated that 20-30% of pornography produced is gay male pornography, and this pornography creates 30-50% of the pornography industry’s revenue (Thomas, 2000). Several studies have indicated that gay men consume pornography at a higher frequency than heterosexual men (Duggan & McCreary, 2004; Træen & Daneback, 2013). In addition, gay male pornography is ubiquitous in gay male culture (Thomas, 2000), and some argue that it serves as a form of cultural and sexual validation for gay men (Escoffier, 2003). Despite the relevance of pornography to gay male culture, very few studies have investigated the effects of pornography on gay, bisexual, and queer men (Bishop, 2015). Pornography research in general has largely focused on heterosexual pornography (Morrison, 2004a), with the majority of studies examining the effects of pornography on men’s aggression toward women (Malamuth, Addison, & Koss, 2000). Of the few studies on gay, bisexual, and queer men, most examine the effects of pornography on high-risk sexual behavior (i.e., unprotected anal sex in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; Bishop, 2015). A handful of studies have examined the relationship between pornography consumption among gay, bisexual, and queer men and their body image, though all have been correlational or qualitative (Duggan & McCreary, 2004; Hald, Træen, Noor, Iantaffi, Galos, &Rosser, 2015; Morrison, 2004b; Morrison, Morrison, & Bradley, 2007). At the same time that there has been this a lack of research on the effects of pornography, public interest in the subject has largely focused on anti-pornography advocacy. Currently, the Republican party of the United States, as well as the states of EFFECTS OF PORN ON GAY, BISEUXAL, AND QUEER MEN’S BODY IMAGE 4 Utah, South Dakota, and Virginia have declared pornography a public health crisis (Freeman, 2016; Waltman, 2017). Advocates of these public policies have cited scant evidence to back up their claims, and the evidence that has been cited usually has a heteronormative focus, such as the negative effects of heterosexual men’s porn consumption on their female partners and children (Boaz, 2016). It is therefore important to note that these policies, which primarily aim to reduce male consumption of heterosexual pornography, have implications for all consumers of pornography, many of whom are gay, bisexual, and queer men. Review of the Literature Current studies on the relationship between pornography consumption and men’s body image have yielded inconsistent results. Among gay men, higher levels of pornography consumption have been correlated with increased drive for muscularity (Morrison, Morrison, & Bradley, 2007) and increased social physique anxiety (Duggan & McCreary, 2004). In samples where the majority of men were heterosexual, higher levels of pornography consumption were correlated with decreased genital body image (Cranny, 2015; Morrison, Ellis, Morrison, Bearden, & Harriman, 2006) and increased muscle dissatisfaction (Tylka, 2015). However, these same studies have found that pornography consumption has no relationship with genital body image among gay and straight men (Morrison, Harriman, Morrison Bearden & Ellis, 2004; Morrison, Morrison, & Bradley, 2007) and no relationship with drive for muscularity in gay men (Duggan & McCreary, 2004; See Table 1 in Appendix A for more details). Therefore, the available body of research offers limited evidence of a correlation between pornography consumption and men’s body image. EFFECTS OF PORN ON GAY, BISEUXAL, AND QUEER MEN’S BODY IMAGE 5 Two qualitative studies have found that gay, bisexual, and queer men report very few negative effects of porn consumption. In a qualitative study by Morrison (2004b), a sample of 10 gay men indicated that they viewed pornography as a masturbatory aid and little else. If they perceived any negative effects of pornography, they thought it likely negatively affected others rather than themselves (i.e., the third person effect; Wu & Koo, 2001). A study of Norwegian men who have sex with men found that the majority of the sample believed pornography had a positive impact on their sexual identity and sexual functioning. Only 7% of the sample reported any negative effects (Hald et al., 2015). However, these results should be interpreted with some skepticism, as men may not be consciously aware of how pornography affects their attitudes. Theoretical Approaches to Studying Pornography and Body Image There are three theoretical bases to understand when considering the impact pornography can have on gay and bisexual men’s body image: Cultivation Theory (Potter, 2014), Social Comparison Theory (Festinger, 1954), and Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997). Cultivation Theory states that images in the media are perceived as accurate depictions of reality. Therefore, viewers may believe that the bodies portrayed in pornography are accurate depictions of typical bodies in the real world. A study by Kvalem, Træen, Lewin, and Štulhofer (2014) found that men who perceived pornography as more realistic also perceived more positive effects of pornography in their own lives and reported greater pornography consumption. The study also indicated that self-perceived effects of pornography use were positively correlated with genital appearance satisfaction and sexual self-esteem. The sample included both straight and gay men, so the results suggest that, at least among men in general, one’s EFFECTS OF PORN ON GAY, BISEUXAL, AND QUEER MEN’S BODY IMAGE 6 perception of the realism of pornography has some influence on how pornography affects body image. Social Comparison Theory (Festinger, 1954) states that individuals compare themselves to others to understand how their opinions and abilities measure up. Because male actors in pornography often have “ideal” body types and above average penis size, male viewers may compare themselves negatively to these actors. This theory also states that the degree of comparison an individual makes between themselves and another person depends on the degree to which they identify with the other person. A study by Shwartz (2009) interviewed several gay men, and found that the majority compared themselves to media images of male bodies, particularly when they were coming out. These men reported decreased body satisfaction and self-esteem as a result of these comparisons. A study by Kvalem, Træen, and Iantaffi (2015) found that gay men tend to consume pornography that depicts body types similar to their own, and that gay men with “less ideal” body types tended to prefer consuming amateur pornography. These two studies indicate that gay men often compare themselves to media images of male bodies, and that social comparison may be related to the types of pornography they consume and how this pornography affects them. Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) states that women learn to internalize and prioritize observers’ views of their bodies. Because pornography quite literally portrays an “observer’s view” of the naked body, it may perpetuate the internalization of this perspective. While this theory was originally developed to describe women’s body image, it has been found that gay men self-objectify more than straight EFFECTS OF PORN ON GAY, BISEUXAL, AND QUEER MEN’S BODY IMAGE 7 men, and that increased self-objectification is related to increased body dissatisfaction (Martins, Tiggemann, & Kirkbride, 2007). Studies on the effects of media consumption on men’s body image have largely produced findings consistent with these theories. A meta analysis of studies found that media images consistently affect men’s body image (i.e., body satisfaction, body esteem, and self-esteem) in both correlational and experimental studies (Barlett, Vowels, & Saucier, 2008). Other studies have found that media images of ideal bodies can significantly influence men’s satisfaction with their muscularity (Leit, Gray, & Pope, 2002) and even levels of depression (Agliata & Tantleff-Dunn, 2004). Fewer studies have specifically investigated media effects on body image for gay and bisexual men. Several studies have found that gay men tend to experience greater body image dissatisfaction than straight men (Morrison, Morrison, & Sager, 2004; Peplau et al., 2009). Gay men have also reported greater social comparison pressures and pressures from the media, indicating that they may more susceptible to media influence on body image compared to straight men (Carper, Negy, & Tantleff-Dunn, 2010; Frederick & Essayli, 2006; Levesque & Vichesky, 2006). Aims of Current Study This study is the fi2017401['N. Gleason']2017-01-01T00:00:00 245575a184f81194cb41c3a5d981005de01d989bDocumentaries about pornography are beginning to constitute an entirely new subgenre of film. Big Hollywood names like James Franco and Rashida Jones are jumping on the bandwagon, using their influence and resources to invest in a type of audiovisual knowledge production far less mainstream than that in which they usually participate. The films that have resulted from this new movement are undoubtedly persuasive, no matter which side of the debate over pornography these directors have respectively chosen to represent. Moreover, regardless of the side(s) that audience members may have taken in the so-called “feminist porn debates,” one cannot ignore the rhetorical strength of the arguments presented in a wide variety of documentaries about pornography. However, the ways in which these filmmakers use audiovisual rhetoric to convey their respective arguments are far from simple. My research explores and analyzes the various types of rhetoric that filmmakers use when creating documentaries about pornography. I also investigate precisely how these types of rhetoric are used, and why viewers find them so persuasive. My visual analysis focuses primarily on Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus’s Hot Girls Wanted (2015), Bryce Wagoner’s After Porn Ends (2012), and Christina A. Voros’s Kink (2013) – the first offers a particularly negative view of pornography, the second a nuanced view, and the third a particularly positive view.201721['Julie E. Davin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 14ee95b020e5a48368e384636d518e800ef5211dArchives of Sexual Behavior201703Inthe firstparagraph of‘‘Results’’section of thisarticle, under the subheading‘ ‘ParticipantCharacteristics,’ ‘thePDFversion of the article as originally published incorrectly reported an item of data that was correct in the HTML version of the articles.Archives of Sexual Behavior['T. Kohut', 'W. Fisher', 'L. 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The Internet provides the ability to have a steady stream of novel stimuli, making it that much more dangerous.2017100[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 ef6bb92c5170c7df46facfcc0ba0bc08b5099179Exploring Media Research: Theories, Practice, and Purpose201700Exploring Media Research: Theories, Practice, and Purpose[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 e60998ab153f44764ec37b05cbd52c370933433a201701['Anya Jabour']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a52c67024626d3928121389149deb5547ebf30f3Seksualno sazrijevanje adolescenata obilježeno je visestrukom osjetljivoscu i podložnoscu raznim drustveno-kulturnim, vrsnjackim i medijskim utjecajima. Potonji obuhvacaju i utjecaje seksualiziranih medija i pornografije. Pritom je komunikacijski kontekst odrastanja danasnjih adolescenata obilježen tehnoloskim napretkom mobilne telefonije i Interneta cime je omogucen jednostavan i brz pristup pornografskim sadržajima. Otvara se pitanje u kojoj mjeri su adolescenti u mogucnosti kriticki vrednovati pornografske sadržaje i time razlikovati pornografski prikaz seksualnosti od stvarnosti. Posljedicno raste zabrinutost javnosti i struke, a u poseban fokus ulaze potencijalni negativni ucinci pornografije na seksualno ponasanje mladih, prvenstveno rizicno seksualno ponasanje. Dostupna literatura ujedno ukazuje na povezanost socioekonomskog statusa, obrazovanja roditelja i strukture obitelji sa seksualnim ponasanjem, primarno ranim stupanjem u seksualni odnos i nekoristenjem kontracepcije, cime ulazimo u javnozdravstveni problem neželjenih trudnoca te sirenja spolno prenosivih bolesti. Povezanost proizlazi iz uvida da adolescenti iz obitelji nižeg socioekonomskog statusa i obrazovanja roditelja imaju nižu razinu informiranosti o ljudskoj seksualnosti i reproduktivnom zdravlju. Međutim, gotovo svi dosadasnji uvidi temeljeni su na rezultatima presjecnih istraživanja, bez mogucnosti približavanja kauzalnim objasnjenjima veze između upotrebe pornografije i određenih ponasajnih ishoda. Eksperimentalna istraživanja ove teme je gotovo neizvedivo zbog visestrukih etickih implikacija, a tek nedavno je proveden manji broj longitudinaln ih istraživanja. Cilj ove longitudinalne studije analiza je moguceg utjecaja konzumacije pornografije na rizicno seksualno ponasanje adolescenata. Indikatori rizicnog seksualnog ponasanja su nekoristenje kontracepcije pri posljednjem seksualnom odnosi te imanje dvaju ili vise seksualnih partnera/ica. Rezultati ove analize temeljeni su na podacima longitudinalne studije Prospective Biopsychosocial Study of the Effects of Sexually Explicit Material on Young People ‘s Sexual Socialization and Health (PROBIOPS). Podaci su prikupljeni metodom ankete u 59 zagrebackih i 14 rijeckih srednjih skola tijekom 2015. i 2016. godine. U zagrebackom uzorku koristen je online upitnik, a u rijeckom tiskani upitnik. Za potrebe ove analize, koristeni su podaci izmjereni u dvije vremenske tocke, s dvanaest mjeseci razmaka između dvije tocke u zagrebackom uzorku te sest mjeseci razmaka u rijeckom uzorku. Na uzorku od 711 zagrebackih i 942 rijeckih srednjoskolaca primijenjena je autoregresivna multivarijatna logisticka analiza, uz kontrolu obrazovanja roditelja, socioekonomskog statusa, intaktnosti obitelji, tipa srednje skole i dobi prvog susreta s pornografijom. Na oba uzorka, rezultati analize ne ukazuju na vremensku povezanost između ucestalosti konzumacije pornografije i rizicnog seksualnog ponasanja, ali potrebno je u obzir ogranicenu statisticku snagu analize zbog male ucestalosti rizicnog seksualnog ponasanje među sudionicima panela. Preporucaju se daljnja longitudinalna istraživanja kako bi se dodatno rasvijetlili potencijalni negativni ucinci pornografije na seksualno zdravlje i ponasanje adolescenata.201700['G. Koletić']2017-01-01T00:00:00 8f908a19ee35922ab54c212fa7786d1189f3af0dRevista de PSICOLOGÍA DE LA SALUD201700Revista de PSICOLOGÍA DE LA SALUD['Raquel S. Ferrer A.']2017-01-01T00:00:00 350d3a8405ed268680ae62c8f7847f7cf6ea3acf201701['Federico Zecca']2017-01-01T00:00:00 655e53c5052dea7d2a3748b93b3555c7350cf2ed2017150['heather brunskell-evans', 'M. Tyler']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f9e13412c6c27ff88bc5abb7dabeb0846f7997b8201700['D. Goss']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2acf04c334c01049a489e47da4e7822af67629fa2017250['T. Bordun']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b2b75b319d4698fa28bd04e88d90a66defe4c85d201701['Holly M. Coppens']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4a2254d0dc4435597c56d68b85171f72a2ad1147201700['Kevin Galea']2017-01-01T00:00:00 57263f10c1c54257b568c380e37edf9641bef619201700['D. Bujnowski']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7ce7e9d7f9783fefe57d351b16209e360c43e420201700['Tony Krone', 'Alrukban Hadeel']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b1547430fb7ed86d2b1b29628ad361b230b59d6c201700['Cha-seop Kwak']2017-01-01T00:00:00 61c3b08345c9178d23f9288a2aa77bd58eb15b3e2017190['Jacob Schram']2017-01-01T00:00:00 974a0586efbfec2fdd04c4d38352a43db053e1ce201700['Nathan Sahyouni']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4387c516ef0efd9eb0334f8e96e22c0ee87eb541201700['Olivia Piraino']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cb376573db8c5851238fd46ad354215deb78906d......................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements ......................................................................................... iv Table of201700['Tawhana Ball']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9d3b15069e3c90a7adaef02f56f3c03a05fa197f201701['Barrett N. Jacobson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 da80ed2ba67a55b06f81d311ac148b4e3db654fd201790['G. Hald', 'D. Smolenski', 'S. Rostosky', 'E. Riggle', 'Michael G. Dudley', 'Margaret Comer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 44e8f56639bf54d6db32fc2b0fe22d249bf8e6b5201700['Desara Dushi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b842a35bd53870eb25dd6212a84ea42b3dacf75d201700['R. Gingrich']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c236a605f9b6871223a03b9e817d78ac5df69ee4Introduction: Since the advent of the internet, individuals have unprecedented access to accessible, anonymous and affordable online sexual content (Cooper, 1998). The literature has highlighted strongly held assumptions about the harmful influence of online sexually explicit material (oSEM) on a number of variables important for psychological health and functioning. These include: sexual behaviour, body image, non-egalitarian gender roles and relationship satisfaction. The veracity of these conclusions is limited by the methodological shortcomings and ideological perspectives inherent in the study designs. Despite this growing body of research, there is still little known about the processes that underlie the relationships between oSEM-use and psychosocial outcomes. This hinders the formation or validation of theories relating to sexual media effects. Aims: This project aimed to examine the impact of oSEM-use on body image, sexual satisfaction, sexist attitudes and mental well-being. We examined the role of perceived realism (the degree to which the sexual portrayals in oSEM are perceived as realistic) and the extent to which this mediated the relationship between oSEM-use and these variables. Finally, the role of family communication about sex, and whether this moderated the function of perceived realism was assessed. The purpose was to establish a moderated mediation model of oSEM effects and enhance the theoretical understanding of the influence of oSEM. In addition, we examined whether a cohort, whom we termed “Generation Sex” were more susceptible to the possible effects of oSEM. This cohort, aged between 18 and 24, will have developed through adolescence coinciding with this proliferation of online pornography. Design: This study used a cross-sectional, quantitative, questionnaire-based design. Method: Participants (n=272) were sampled opportunistically through social media and poster advertisement. The data was collected using an online survey. Participants were asked to provide information about their sexual experience, behaviour and use of oSEM. They also completed seven validated self-report measures: Perceived Realism, New Sexual Satisfaction Sale Short Form (NSSS-S), Body Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS), Page 3 of 198 Ambivalent Sexism Inventory Short Form (ASI-SF), Ambivalence Towards Men Inventory Short Form (AMI-SF) and the Family Communication Sex Quotient (FCSQ). Results: 84.6% of the sample reported to have used oSEM in the last three months. Correlational analysis revealed no associations between (1) oSEM-use and (2) body satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, mental well-being, sexist attitudes and family communication about sex. A significant indirect effect of oSEM-use on ambivalent sexism, mediated by perceived realism, b = .005, 95% BCa CI [.001, .010], p = .023, and a significant indirect effect of oSEM-use on ambivalent sexism toward men, mediated by perceived realism, b = .004, 95% BCa CI [.001, .009], p = .036, was shown, both with a small effect size. This relationship was not moderated by family communication about sex. No group differences between “Generation Sex” and “non-Generation Sex” (aged 25 and over) were revealed. Discussion: This study demonstrated no significant relationships between oSEM and the psychosocial outcomes under investigation. The small indirect effect through perceived realism suggests that for those who perceive oSEM to be more realistic, may also hold more sexist attitudes towards both women and men. This provides tentative support to theories of media effects which suggest the influence of differential susceptibility characteristics (in this case, perceived realism) which might underlie why some individuals may be more vulnerable to the effects of media than others. However, the very small effect sizes and absence of significant correlations between oSEM-use and the tested variables conflict with the extant literature. This provides an interesting challenge to the dominant discourses surrounding the influence of oSEM.20171910['Ruth Charig']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7e3ebe74f7bd44566ec21b15aa842ad93c330ca4201701['J. Varner', 'Kellie Hoch', 'Michael C. Goates', 'C. Hanson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 eb2069327eae62ef926977572d8ba5e390d3e5f7201700University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class['Claire P. Donohue']2017-01-01T00:00:00 066b9df98859aa3088c979f8903aaced36bec2e3201701['W. Strub', 'Anna von der Goltz', 'Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e621e5bfa7b87674699faa3cecddc0e44e224a86201700['A. Cisneros']2017-01-01T00:00:00 af5a71d5c7450ec9a6281189e9324211f5d4ab94201700['P. Graham']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3c253d618c6ff48fdebb9f3ffa297d2214633254Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.20171140This dissertation aims to provide a history of web exceptionalism from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen in order to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “Web 2.0” began to circulate.['Patti M. Valkenburg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4b6041337e2d480614ec1c97f47ac8db965189b3201741['M. Giori']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b23922a740a23a3f077df02cdb9e1b9fc0d7d8ec2017760["Helena Estelle Tregilgis O'Dwyer-Strang"]2017-01-01T00:00:00 e5dae44bde18389dbcbcd24a496c537e819cef8dMitovi o silovanju su predrasudna, stereotipna ili lažna uvjerenja o cinu, žrtvama i pociniteljima silovanja koja sudjeluju u stvaranju neprijateljske klime prema žrtvama silovanja (Burt, 1980:217). Možemo ih definirati i kao kulturno situirane i drustveno naucene ideologije koje opravdavaju nasilje nad ženama i zagovaraju žensku odgovornost za njihovu seksualnu viktimizaciju (Demig et al., 2013:467). Nedavni medijski napisi o Barometrovom istraživanju iz 2016. godine koje je pokazalo da cak 37% građana RH silovanje smatra opravdanim barem u jednoj od devet ponuđenih situacija (kao sto su npr. konzumacija alkohola, nosenje provokativne odjece, odlazak u stan pocinitelja i sl.), aktualiziralo je temu prihvacanja mitova o silovanju u hrvatskom drustvu. Formiraju li se takvi stavovi vec u adolescentskoj dobi i sto ih uzrokuje? Brojne medijske senzacionalisticke i stereotipne reprezentacije silovanja, ali i scene nasilnih seksualnih odnosa u razlicitim pornografskim sadržajima izdvajaju se kao potencijalno plauzibilni odgovori. Jos je Burt (1980) konceptualno uspostavila i empirijski potvrdila medijacijski efekt stereotipnih rodnih uloga (indikatora tradicionalnog seksizma) na mitove o silovanju. S obzirom da se u ovoj studiji bavimo adolescentima, umjesto indikatora tradicionalnog, koristimo indikatore modernog, tj. neoseksizma. Cilj je ovog izlaganja utvrditi stupanj vjerovanja zagrebackih srednjoskolaca u mitove o silovanju i njihovu sklonost neoseksistickim uvjerenjima, kao i provjeriti može li se vjerovanje mladica i djevojaka u mitove o silovanju protumaciti njihovim neoseksistickim uvjerenjima, ucestaloscu konzumacije pornografije i drugih seksualiziranih medija. Analizirani podaci prikupljeni su metodom ankete u sklopu projekta Prospective Biopsychosocial Study of the Effects of Sexually Explicit Material on Young People’s Sexual Socialization and Health, u tri vala longitudinalnog istraživanja. Deskriptivna analiza odgovora na sest mjerenih mitova o silovanju pokazuje da gotovo 30% ispitanih adolescenata smatra da kada djevojke hodaju bez grudnjaka, u mini suknjama ili uskim majicama, same izazivaju nevolje, dok vise od cetvrtine ispitanih adolescenata (27, 3%) misle da bi stupanj u kojem se žena odupirala trebao biti temeljni faktor u procjeni je li bila rijec o silovanju ili ne. Mladici u vecoj mjeri od djevojaka prihvacaju mit da se muskarca koji je ženu prisilo na seks donekle može opravdati ako je s njom vec imao seksualne odnose te da je u vecini slucajeva silovanja žrtva lakog morala. Odnos između vjerovanja u mitove o silovanju, sklonosti neoseksizmu te ucestalosti konzumacije medijskih sadržaja i pornografije analiziran je primjernom multigrupnog modeliranja (po spolu) strukturalnim jednadžbama (SEM) na uzorku velicine 462 sudionika (od cega 29% mladica). Pocetna pretpostavka o medijacijskom efektu neoseksizma na odnos između ucestalosti konzumacije medija i pornografije te vjerovanja u mitove o silovanju nije potvrđena. Utvrđeni su, međutim, razliciti obrasci povezanosti ovih konstrukata s obzirom na spol. Kod mladica postoji pozitivna povezanost između ucestalosti gledanja filmova i serija s neoseksizmom, no njihovo prihvacanje mitova o silovanju nije povezano niti s neoseksizmom niti s konzumacijom medija i pornografije. Kod djevojaka je prihvacanje mitova o silovanju pozitivno povezano s neoseksizmom, a negativno s upotrebom pornografije. Možemo zakljuciti da među zagrebackim adolescentima postoji spolno-specificna longitudinalna povezanost konzumacije medija i pornografije s neoseksistickim stavovima i prihvacanjem mitova o silovanju, no mehanizam te povezanosti ostaje nepoznat.201700['K. Klasnić']2017-01-01T00:00:00 46455acd21f1e2c4b7b57b92400e4d677e9eb11f201700['Tara Hosseini']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fbd10703be62435f56a7df030a2dd5e470c90fec201700['S. Patrinou']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9c64728f0d82493ca277c54ba5786f48c08d4dee2017630['Dr Michael Flood']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9eb2db25aa326063ad6bdec8d069f84f8b1e497Svrha istraživanja bila je ispitati razlike u procjeni privlacnosti osoba suprotnog spola u terminima kratkorocne i dugorocne veze s obzirom na informaciju konzumira li osoba suprotnog spola pornografske materijale i s obzirom na njenu ambicioznost. Tjelesni izgled procjenjivanih osoba uzet je kao kovarijat. Zadatak sudionika bio je putem online upitnika procijeniti privlacnost osoba suprotnog spola na osnovu prezentirane fotografije osobe i teksta u kojem su iznesene informacije o ambicioznosti osobe i konzumaciji pornografije. Rezultati sudionika muskog spola pokazali su da privlacnost žena za kratkorocnu i dugorocnu vezu nije određena stupnjem ambicioznosti niti informacijom o konzumaciji pornografije, nego njihovim tjelesnim izgledom. Privlacnost muskaraca za kratkorocnu i za dugorocnu vezu određena je njihovom ambicioznoscu, odnosno privlacnijima su procijenjeni ambiciozni muskarci. Konzumacija pornografije muskarca određivala je njegovu privlacnost samo za dugorocnu vezu na nacin da ju je smanjivala. Utvrđena je i interakcija između informacije o konzumiranju pornografskog materijala i informacije o ambicioznosti muskarca pri procjeni njegove privlacnosti za dugorocnu vezu. Informacija o konzumiranju pornografskog materijala nije imala znacajan utjecaj na procjenu privlacnosti muskarca u terminima dugorocne veze ukoliko je bio opisan kao neambiciozan, dok je u suprotnoj situaciji informacija o konzumiranju pornografskog materijala znacajno smanjila procjenu njegove privlacnosti za dugorocnu vezu.201700['Tomislav M. Pavlović', 'A. Markotić', 'Ana Škrlec', 'S. Budimir']2017-01-01T00:00:00 28e0b1361cc5ec2e6e6e776cd78613627c3d7eba201700['Marita Pace Dimech']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c95ea04a73662da5af7ebab72b1d613f094bf069201700['Z. Arifin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0e59a0e740da50298807b6b2da8a813823a1e0ca201701['S. A. R. Ferrer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 5f8c6c1a0a360585052ecd29eea340ca92020302201700The John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law['Angela Lewosz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 658168937d0a47e364600de87de5036b1e154da6Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms that has 313 million monthly active users which post 500 million tweets per day. This popularity attracts the attention of spammers who use Twitter for their malicious aims such as phishing legitimate users or spreading malicious software and advertises through URLs shared within tweets, aggressively follow/unfollow legitimate users and hijack trending topics to attract their attention, propagating pornography. In August of 2014, Twitter revealed that 8.5% of its monthly active users which equals approximately 23 million users have automatically contacted their servers for regular updates. Thus, detecting and filtering spammers from legitimate users are mandatory in order to provide a spam-free environment in Twitter. In this paper, features of Twitter spam detection presented with discussing their effectiveness. Also, Twitter spam detection methods are categorized and discussed with their pros and cons. The outdated features of Twitter which are commonly used by Twitter spam detection approaches are highlighted. Some new features of Twitter which, to the best of our knowledge, have not been mentioned by any other works are also presented.20178148International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications['A. T. Kabakuş', 'R. Kara']2017-01-01T00:00:00 adc70387ffe758808735aafea2ef17fc84d4e516201701108When Johnny’s torturers were interrogated about the bullying, they said they pursued their victim because it was the only way to survive.['Lisa H. Rosen', 'Kathy Deornellas', 'Shannon R. Scott']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ece2bfe0e414f5f8131f44ed06d9bbb502154ac3This special i,sue nn bullying and victimization in Schooll',I'rc!l%gr Rel'ieu' highlights current research elTol1:> in American schools on bullying and peer victimization. and how this research can inform prevention and intervention planning. nlis introductory article provides a brief overview of several major insights gained over the last decade from research on bullying in school-aged youth and sets the stage for the special issue. Research on psychosOl:ial currelates in bullying behaviors is reviewed and four insights that provide directions fur future research are derived. The contributing authors in the special i,sue augment these insights by examining the intluence of the peer ecology on bullying (Rodkin & Hodges. 20031. using longitudinal and multivariate melhodologies in bullying research (Long & Pellegrini. 20(3). assessing the climales within the schuol where bullying typically occurs (letT. Power. Cosligan. & Manz. 20m I. exploring implementation issues of school-wide bullying prevention programming (Orpinas. Home. & Staniszewski. 2003 I. reviewing laws and policies lo address bullying (Limher & Small. 20(3), and challenging researchers to reach a consensus on bullying research (Furlong. Morrison. & Greif. 20m). School bullying among children and adolescents has been the focus of many international studies over the last 30 years. In his seminal research, Norwegian scholar Daniel Olweus ( 1972) coined bullying a" "mobbing." and defined it as an individual or a group of individuals harassing, tcasing. or pestering another person. However, it was not until 1982 that school officials in Norway turned their attention to school bullying, and did so only after three 14-year-old boys committed suicide as a result of extreme harassment from classmates (Olweus, 1993). Following these events. the Ministry of Education in Norway launched a national campaign against bullying in which a prevention program was implemented in every primary and secondary school. Indeed. many other countries have recognized bullying as a serious concern. including England. Italy. Canada. Japan. the United States. and Australia. to name a few. Recent events in the United States raise some issues about the transportability of international findings to the culture of American Address correspondcnce rcgarding this article to Dorothy L. Espelagc. Ph.D.. Derallmcnt of Educational Psychology. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. College of Education. 226 Educatiun Building. 1310 South Sixth Street. Champaign. lL 61820-6lJ90; E-mail: espelage@uiuc.edu. l65 Copyright 2003, National Association of School Psychologists. Used by permission.201740704['Dorothy', 'Espelage', 'S. M. Swearer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6629d88f7a3f7c7658abce416cc2c1cb2361634cCyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age: * Provides an empirically-based resource with up-to-date information about the nature and prevalence of cyber bullying through the use of email, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems * Examines the role of anonymity in electronic bullying * Includes feedback from focus groups and individual interviews with students and parents * Offers a handy reference with practical strategies for educators, parents, psychologists and policy makers about prevention and intervention of cyber bullying2017100264Information is provided about the nature and prevalence of cyber bullying through the use of email, instant messages, chat rooms, and other digital messaging systems and the role of anonymity in electronic bullying is examined.['Michelle F. Wright']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6506074e8a01de93436b072c90d5a7dbac0b1fab201749175Personality and Individual Differences['Zongkui Zhou', 'Qingqi Liu', 'Geng-feng Niu', 'Xiao-jun Sun', 'Cui-Ying Fan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 e47cbd7cf47c9b59b7123b4b635e3401bd9d0745School bullying and victimization are serious social problems in schools. Most empirical studies on bullying and peer victimization are quantitative and examine the prevalence of bullying, associated risk and protective factors, and negative outcomes. Conversely, there is limited qualitative research on the experiences of children and adolescents related to school bullying and victimization. We review qualitative research on school bullying and victimization published between 2004 and 2014. Twenty-four empirical research studies using qualitative methods were reviewed. We organize the findings from these studies into (1) emic, (2) context specific, (3) iterative, (4) power relations, and (5) naturalistic inquiry. We find that qualitative researchers have focused on elaborating on and explicating the experiences of bully perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in their own words. Directions for research and practice are also discussed.Trauma, Violence, & Abuse201710289Qualitative research on school bullying and victimization published between 2004 and 2014 finds that qualitative researchers have focused on elaborating on and explicating the experiences of bully perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in their own words.2017-01-01T00:00:00Trauma, Violence, & Abuse['D. Patton', 'J. Hong', 'Sadiq Patel', 'M. Kral']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d0e685b5210355d54a4b32f4d652d68567c00499Objective: Despite the proliferation of bystander approaches to prevent aggression among youth, theoretical models of violence-related bystander decision making are underdeveloped, particularly among adolescents. The purpose of this research was to examine the utility of 2 theories, the Situational Model of Bystander behavior (SMB) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), for identifying mechanisms underlying adolescent bystander behavior in the context of bullying and teen dating violence (TDV). Method: Data were collected via face to face (local) and online (national) focus groups with 113 U.S. adolescents aged 14–18 and were subsequently analyzed using deductive and inductive coding methods. Results: Youth endorsed beliefs consistent with both the SMB and TPB and with additional constructs not captured by either theory. Adolescents reported a higher proportion of barriers relative to facilitators to taking action, with perceptions of peer norms and social consequences foremost among their concerns. Many influences on bystander behavior were similar across TDV and bullying. Implications: Findings are organized into the proposed Situational-Cognitive Model of Adolescent Bystander Behavior, which synthesizes the SMB and TPB, and supports the tailoring of bystander interventions. For teens, intervening is a decision about whether and how to navigate potential social consequences of taking action that unfold over time; intervention approaches must assess and acknowledge these concerns.Psychology of Violence20172962Findings are organized into the proposed Situational-Cognitive Model of Adolescent Bystander Behavior, which synthesizes the SMB and TPB, and supports the tailoring of bystander interventions.2017-01-01T00:00:00Psychology of Violence['E. Casey', 'Taryn Lindhorst', 'Heather L. Storer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c361bc2e90e4314190539ddee76495d483319ea2The documentary Bully was released nationwide in theaters in March 2012. Originally titled The Bully Project, the filmmakers followed five families whose lives had been turned upside down by bullying. Two of the families in the movie lost their sons, Tyler and Ty, to suicide, and three of the youth in the movie,Alex, Kelby, and Ja'Meya, were bullied in school and on the school bus. The movie shows the devastating consequences of bullying and the depressingly poor response on the part of adults. What the movie does not address is the mental health history of one of the boys, who commits suicide, as well as the developmental disabilities affecting another boy in the movie, who was born prematurely (Bazelon, 2012). Understandably, this is a difficult narrative. The filmmakers did not want to delve into the complexity of mental health issues and bullying for fear of creating a story line that those who are bullied are obvious victims. However, by not addressing the issues of ADHD, bipolar disorder,Asperger syndrome, and developmental disabilities, an important narrative was missed. Bullying is a complex phenomenon, and both mental health and physical health difficulties play into involvement in bullying. While there is no narrative that those who are bullied somehow deserve such egregious treatment, we shirk our professional responsibilities if we do not shed light on the compelling evidence that youth with disabilities are at great risk for involvement in bullying-both for bullying others and for being bullied (AbilityPath.org, 2011; Rose, Monda-Amaya, & Espelage, 2011). The purpose of this article is to review the research on bullying and students with disabilities and to propose an inclusive narrative: when differences are celebrated rather than used as fuel for maltreatment, a world will be created where bullying is not tolerated. This will be a better world for everyone.20176744['Chad A. Rose', 'S. M. Swearer', 'D. Espelage']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f3f4f591ce3dc946f9f692530da140df8cb21fe7201716740['Izabela Zych', 'A. Baldry', 'D. Farrington']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b86c0837f70be5e70f9595dfb881fb728a9bdaf0Australian nursing & midwifery journal20176065Australian nursing & midwifery journal['Sally Moyle']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1ff010d062229b0321af6d1ed2e6119d5fd3b003Objective: Bullying, which has negative effects on teaching and learning environment in schools, may be associated with some psychiatric disorders causatively or consequentially. The purpose of this study was to examine the suicidal ideation, depressive symptoms, and self-esteem in high school students with respect to their involvement in the cycle of bullying. Methods: The study was conducted in students of five secondary schools in a city in Turkey, who were selected with simple random sampling method. Peer Bullying Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale were applied. Results: The data obtained from students in 1173, which were fully completed, were analyzed. Bullying victims, bullies, and people in the bullying cycle have higher depressive symptoms, lower self-esteem, and higher suicide tendencies than non-victims, non-bullies and people not involved in the bullying cycle, respectively. Being bullied increases the suicide ideation risk with an odds ratio of 1.447 and bullying increases the suicide ideation risk with an odds ratio of 1.663. Age, female sex, low self-esteem, victimization, and bullying are factors that increase the score of depressive symptoms. Discussion: The individuals who are not involved in the bullying cycle have a lower rate of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, and a higher self-esteem. Although no causal connection can be established, the bullying, being a victim of bullying and involvement in the cycle of bullying are all associated with depression, suicidal ideation, and low self-esteem, which may indicate an impaired mental health status of these students. Therefore, this study reveals that there is a possible relationship between psychiatric disorders, suicidal ideation and bullying behavior.20174129Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry['S. Hesapçıoğlu', 'Habibe Yeşilova Meraler', 'Filiz Ercan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1b3772a1603eb320de30207cc753c2c2a49e887d20173427Early Childhood Education Journal['Anne Helgeland', 'Ingrid Lund']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9f5441d5c1a90b4848a7c9490257af9c5461d66bABSTRAK Kasus bullying di Indonesia yang terjadi di sekolah dari tahun 2011 sampai 2014 tercatat sebanyak 1.480 kasus . Faktor penyebab tindakan  bullying perlu diidentifikasi untuk mencegah tingginya angka bullying di sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi tindakan bullying pada anak usia sekolah di Sekolah Dasar Kecamatan Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh. Desain penelitian menggunakan deskriptif korelatif melalui pendekatan cross sectional study . Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh anak usia sekolah dasar di Kecamatan Syiah Kuala. Teknik sampling purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel 94 responden . Pengumpulan data dilakukan pada tanggal 22 Mei - 6 Juni 2015. Alat pengumpulan data berupa kuesioner dalam bentuk skala likert dengan metode wawancara. Analisa data menggunakan uji Chi Square (2x2) dengan Confidence Interval 95% (α = 0,05). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara faktor individu ( P-value = 0,000), faktor keluarga ( P-value = 0,000), faktor teman sebaya ( P-value = 0,003), faktor sekolah ( P-value = 0,048), faktor media ( P-value = 0,042) dengan tindakan bullying pada anak usia sekolah. Diharapkan pihak sekolah dapat meningkatkan kedisiplinan di sekolah dan memberikan bimbingan konseling pada anak pelaku bullying, bagi orangtua agar menghindari memberi hukuman dengan kekerasan. Kata kunci: Bullying , anak usia sekolah, factor. ABSTRACT The bullying cases in Indonesia existing at schools since 2011 to 2014 were recorded for 1.480 cases. The causing factors of bullying actions need to be identified in order to prevent the high incident of bullying at schools. The objective of this research was to identification the relation of factors which influence bullying actions at school-age children in Elementary Schools of Syiah  Kuala Subdistrict in Banda Aceh. The design of research used was descriptive correlation through a cross sectional study approach. The population was school-age children on Elemantary Schools in Syiah  Kuala  Subdistrict. The technique sampling was purposive sampling   with  the  total sample of 94 respondents. The collection of data was conducted on May 22 until June 6, 2015. The instrument of data collections was questionnaires in likert scale with method is interview.  Data analysis was used Chi Square test (2x2) with Confidence Interval of 95% (α = 0,05). The results of  the research shows that there is a correlation between individual factor ( P-value = 0,000), familial factor ( P-value = 0,000), a peer factor ( P-value = 0,003), a school factor ( P-value = 0,048), media factor ( P-value = 0,042) by bullying action in school children. It is expected that the school can improve discipline and provide counseling guidance to children bullying, for parents to avoid punish by violence. Keywords : Bullying , school-aged children, factors.2017027Idea Nursing Journal['sufriani sufriani', 'Eva Purnama Sari']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c49796d8807d90b62e540d935551fa079f0ae60b20176143International Journal of Educational Development['Marcos Delprato', 'K. Akyeampong', 'M. Dunne']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d387152a1454c76bf254e127f3208a761e2c3435The present study examines the role of personality in the relationship between bullying at work and the subjective well-being of employees. The study was conducted with 359 participating employees of administrative bodies, the police force, and the health care sector. Four selected groups of persons with various personality profiles based on the 5-factor model underwent analysis. The obtained results attest to a protective role of a configuration of low neuroticism, high agreeableness, and high conscientiousness and a configuration of low neuroticism, high extraversion, and high openness to experience.Journal of Occupational Health Psychology20178125The role of personality in the relationship between bullying at work and the subjective well-being of employees is examined to attest to a protective role of a configuration of low neuroticism, high agreeableness, and high conscientiousness.Journal of Occupational Health Psychology['Mieczysław Plopa', 'Wojciech Plopa', 'Anna Skuzińska']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9429fbfccb9299127c2c341972585c0cd1614ae21 Abstract: Based on classroom readings and discussions of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, this Voices from the Field article examines the ways that teachers might use traditional canonized texts to encourage students to both critique and react against bullying behaviors. The author’s experiences detail the narratives that students introduced while reading the play, enabling complex considerations of contemporary issues such as Islamophobia, homophobia, racism, and sexism, with the hope that other educators and teacher educators might use similarly sanctioned literacy selections both to counter schooland communitybased resistances and to advance social justice in education.20171924Journal of language and literacy education['S. Shelton']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dcde29b73093f000f969821a73bb4e6cd993eb4a20176623['Izabela Zych', 'D. Farrington', 'Vicente J. Llorent', 'Maria M. Ttofi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 886b72e4b4fc04c631a8ee82debb7ecce906d66eBullying is a public health problem and this integrative review's aim was to assess the relationship between family context and the occurrence of such a phenomenon. Its original contribution is to broadly address this type of violence. The SPIDER strategy was used to develop the study, which was guided by the question: what is the role of the family in the development, perpetuation and prevention of bullying? The following databases were searched: PsycInfo and Lilacs, and the SciELO Virtual Library using the descriptors 1. bullying and family; 2. bullying and parents, and their correlates in Portuguese and Spanish. The studies' methodological quality was assessed according to level of evidence. A total of 27 papers published between 2009 and 2013 and written either in English, Spanish or Portuguese were included; the evidence found in the papers mostly ranged from strong to moderate. The analysis revealed most studies had a cross-sectional design and did not report the theoretical framework used. Aspects of the family context, sociodemographic characteristics and domestic violence, were associated with the involvement of students with bullying. Bullying requires intersectorial interventions and further studies are recommended to focus not only on individual characteristics of students but also on their contexts.Ciência & Saúde Coletiva20174722Aspects of the family context, sociodemographic characteristics and domestic violence were associated with the involvement of students with bullying and further studies are recommended to focus not only on individual characteristics of students but also on their contexts.Ciencia & saude coletiva['W. A. D. Oliveira', 'Jorge Luiz da Silva', 'Julliane Messias Cordeiro Sampaio', 'M. Silva']2017-01-01T00:00:00 41db9d0bc390487617d43bc2cb72fdd1c762fb6bespanolEl estudio realizado tuvo como objetivos: (1) Evaluar el nivel de bullying/cyberbullying en un adolescente agresor de 14 anos; (2) Implementar un programa para prevenir/reducir el bullying/cyberbullying “Cyberprogram 2.0”; y (3) Evaluar los efectos del programa en la disminucion de la conducta violenta de este adolescente agresor y en otras variables sociales y emocionales. El diseno de la investigacion fue cuasi-experimental de caso unico. Al inicio del curso escolar se administro una evaluacion pretest, aplicando el test Cyberbullying, un screening de acoso entre iguales (Garaigordobil, 2013) junto con otros instrumentos para medir variables socio-emocionales (conducta social, estrategias de resolucion de conflictos, autoestima, empatia). Posteriormente, se administro Cyberprogram 2.0 (Garaigordobil & Martinez-Valderrey, 2014a) un programa grupal que consistio en realizar una sesion de intervencion semanal de una hora de duracion durante un curso escolar. Finalmente, se llevo a cabo la evaluacion postest administrando la misma bateria de evaluacion que en el pretest. Los resultados mostraron que Martin en la fase pretest tenia altas puntuaciones en perpetracion de bullying y cyberbullying, altos niveles de agresividad impulsiva/premeditada, alta utilizacion de estrategias agresivas de resolucion de conflictos, un nivel medio de autoestima y muy baja empatia. Despues de realizar Cyberprogram 2.0. Martin disminuyo significativamente el nivel de perpetracion de bullying/cyberbullying, su agresividad, redujo el uso de estrategias agresivas para resolver problemas interpersonales y mostro un nivel medio de empatia. El estudio evidencia la eficacia de un programa de intervencion grupal en la reduccion de la violencia entre iguales de los perpetradores. EnglishIntervention in bullying and cyberbullying: Assessment of Martin’s case. The study had the following goals: (1) To assess the level of bullying/ cyberbullying in a 14-year-old adolescent aggressor; (2) To implement a program to prevent/reduce bullying/cyberbullying “Cyberprogram 2.0”; and (3) To assess the effects of the program in the reduction of this adolescent’s violent behavior and in other social and emotional variables. The research design was a quasi-experimental single-case study. At the beginning of the school year, a pretest assessment was performed, applying the Cyberbullying test, a screening of peer harassment (Garaigordobil, 2013) along with other instruments to measure different socio-emotional variables (social behavior, conflict-resolution strategies, self-esteem, empathy). Subsequently, we administered the Cyberprogram 2.0 (Garaigordobil & Martinez-Valderrey, 2014a) a group program that consists of one weekly one-hour intervention session for an entire school year. Finally, the posttest assessment was conducted by administering the same assessment battery as at pretest. The results showed that, at pretest, Martin had high scores in perpetration of bullying and cyberbullying, high levels of impulsive/premeditated aggression, high use of aggressive conflict-resolution strategies, an average level of self-esteem, and very low empathy. After participating in the Cyberprogram 2.0, Martin significantly decreased his level of perpetration of bullying/cyberbullying, and aggression, he used fewer aggressive strategies to solve interpersonal problems, and showed an average level of empathy. The study shows the effectiveness of a group intervention program to reduce perpetrators’ peer violence.20172822Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes['Maite Garaigordobil Landazábal', 'Vanesa Martínez Valderrey', 'J. M. Machimbarrena']2017-01-01T00:00:00 967075950f9a9fa3d695e5a4e3c1b85c56df6155A randomized controlled study evaluated a brief, bystander bullying intervention for junior high school students. Students in both groups reported an increase in knowledge and confidence to act as defenders and to utilize strategies to intervene on behalf of victims of bullying. Findings suggest possible carry-over effects from the intervention group to control group. Students in the intervention group, however, reported a significantly greater ability to identify of bullying and a decrease in anxiety (p = .06) relative to the control group. There were no differences in reported depression between the two groups. Implications for school counselors are discussed.20174822Journal of school counseling['Aida Midgett', 'D. Doumas', 'R. Trull', 'April D. Johnston']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9936c071b400bd8eef06efb2d463352d4db14baf20174138Revista De Psicodidactica['Olga Gómez-Ortiz', 'Eva-María Romera-Félix', 'R. Ortega-Ruiz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9395cdb9f63b04734b47627e7dd6c1a4fffba97aAdolescence is considered a critical period for risk of depressive symptoms, with prevalence ranging from 13% to 34%. Few studies have examined the relationships among perceived stress, bullying, and depressive symptoms accompanied by a biological marker of stress (cortisol). The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of collecting biological specimens in a high school setting, including a morning and afternoon sample of salivary cortisol as well as computer-based survey data in order to examine the relationships among these variables in ninth-grade adolescents. A convenience sample of 31 ninth-grade students from a Southern suburban high school participated in this cross-sectional, correlational study. Perceived stress contributed the most toward the variance in depressive symptoms (F = 29.379, df = 1, p < .001, partial eta square [ η p 2 ] = 0.583). Females (n = 15) had higher depressive symptoms scores than males, n = 16; t(29) = −2.94, df = 29, p = .023. Bullying scores were low and not significantly correlated with depressive symptoms, but participants reported more verbal/relational bullying as compared to physical, cultural, or cyberbullying. Cortisol slopes were normal (a negative change) for 20 participants (64.5%), while 4 (12.9%) had a blunted cortisol slope (less than .01 μg/dl change from morning to afternoon) and 7 (22.36%) had an opposite cortisol slope (morning low and afternoon high). Data collection procedures (salivary cortisol and computer-based surveys) were feasible in a school setting. High rates of perceived stress and depressive symptoms warrant a larger study in the future.Biological Research for Nursing20173319High rates of perceived stress and depressive symptoms warrant a larger study in the future, and data collection procedures (salivary cortisol and computer-based surveys) were feasible in a school setting.2017-01-01T00:00:00Biological Research For Nursing['Susan G Williams', 'A. Turner-Henson', 'Sara L Davis', 'Heather C. Soistmann']2017-01-01T00:00:00 73df708d776c96e85a998466db3fca28a70ce31fResearch is just beginning to explore the intersection of bullying and relationship violence. The relationship between these forms of youth aggression has yet to be examined in diverse urban centers, including New York City (NYC). This study seeks to identify intersections of joint victimization from bullying and electronic bullying (e-bullying) with physical relationship violence (pRV). This study examines data from the NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a representative sample of NYC public high school students, to assess the concurrent victimization from bullying at school and e-bullying with pRV, operationalized as physical violence by a dating partner in the past 12 months. Students who reported being bullied at school and e-bullied had increased odds (bullied: OR = 2.5, 95% CI [2.1, 2.9]; e-bullied: OR = 3.0, 95% CI [2.6, 3.5]) of also being victimized by pRV compared with those who did not report being bullied or e-bullied. In logistic regression models, being bullied at school and being e-bullied remained significant predictors of students’ odds of reporting pRV (bullied: AOR = 2.6, 95% CI [2.2, 3.1]; e-bullied: AOR = 3.0, 95% CI [2.5, 3.6]) while controlling for race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. This research is the first to assess the intersection of victimization from bullying and e-bullying with pRV in a large, diverse, random sample of urban high school students. In this sample, students who report being bullied or e-bullied are more likely also to report pRV than students who have not been bullied or e-bullied. This research has potential implications for educators, adolescent health and social service providers, and policy makers to tailor programs and enact policies that jointly address bullying and pRV. Future studies are needed to longitudinally assess both victimization from and perpetration of bullying and pRV.Journal of Interpersonal Violence20176619This research is the first to assess the intersection of victimization from bullying and e-bullying with pRV in a large, diverse, random sample of urban high school students and has potential implications for educators, adolescent health and social service providers, and policy makers to tailor programs and enact policies that jointly address bullying and pRVs.2017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Interpersonal Violence['Zachary J. Peters', 'M. Hatzenbuehler', 'L. Davidson']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cc030bc51209e8e3981de533ceeba9a1b98d381bIntroductionPeer bullying (PB) is a problem present in schools all around the world and met by students and teachers on daily basis. Research shows that PB has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of students (Chen, Liu, & Cheng, 2012; Pecjak, 2014), thus, researchers are trying to understand the nature of PB and minimize its negative impact on students through prevention and intervention.From the systemic theories' (e.g., Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, 1979) point of view, school has an important role in these aspirations, because school policy and existing prevention and intervention programs regarding PB are derived from "school philosophy" (Sullivan, 2011), which could also be termed school culture/climate. Therefore, one of the aims of our study was to determine which sociodemographic and school climate factors predict the roles of chronic victims and bullies.School climate is a complex, multidimensional construct. It refers to the quality and character of social interactions at school and is defined by the norms, values, rules, organizational structures and relationship patterns unique to each school (Cohen, McCabe, Michelli, & Pickeral, 2009). Positive school climate may be a protective factor for different risk behaviors, and for students' aggression towards their peers (Cook, Williams, Guerra, Kim, & Sadek, 2010; Hong & Espelage, 2012).The school climate in PB refers to social interactions between students participating in PB - bullies, victims and non-involved students, and to interactions between teachers and these students. There are certain values and norms in the background of these social interactions, which are advocated by schools. There are also sets of rules regarding students' behavior towards peers, and teachers' responses to PB occurrence, which are stated (or not) by the school.School climate research includes students' perceptions of their peer's behavior towards them and their perceptions of how much teachers (and other school staff) care about them and treat them fairly (Hoy, Smith, & Sweetland, 2002).The schools where PB is tolerated and ignored, where a clear set of rules of behavior is not in place and where the rules are not carried out, are dysfunctional schools (Sullivan, 2011). These schools are unsafe and the only rule is survival of the fittest. On the other side, there are safe schools (Sullivan, 2011) with the philosophy that school is a safe place for students and teachers, where rules of mutual respect are enforced and fair play in mutual relations is present.Two elements have to be present for an optimal school climate: structure and support (Gregory & Cornell, 2009). The authors consider schools with clear structure and support as schools with authoritative (school) discipline. The school structure is the degree to which schools consistently and fairly enforce rules - also in cases of PB. Research shows that students' perceptions of rules as clear and fair are consistently linked to better behavior and to less victimization (Gottfredson, Gottfredson, Payne, & Gottfredson, 2005).A supportive school climate includes teachers caring for students and supporting them. Two important elements of this climate are the teachers' positive expectations towards students and their feelings of responsibility for students and for what goes on in the school (Austin & Duerr, 2005; Gregory & Cornell, 2009).Adolescents' perceptions of teachers as caring and supportive have been linked to higher academic adjustment (Gregory, Cornell, Fan, Sheras, Shih, & Huang, 2010) and social adjustment by PB - they were more likely to seek help (Wilson & Deane, 2001), less likely to experience re-victimization (Smith, Talamelli, & Cowie, 2004) and had higher commitment to school (Hong & Espelage, 2012).Research ProblemThe aim of our study was to investigate individual elements of school climate in PB (prevalence of teasing and bullying, aggressive attitudes, willingness to seek help, supportive climate and school rules, commitment to school) from the perspective of different groups of bullies and victims. …20171920Studia Psychologica['S. Pečjak', 'Tina Pirc']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b967f6e7d0b904e6ec3928476d23e965a8086f16The author examines the “It Gets Better” (IGB) anti-gay bullying project, focusing particular attention on social class narratives in videos made for the campaign. Results, based on a content analysis of 128 videos, indicate that individuals most commonly began by describing negative experiences during adolescence before shifting to a narrative of progress, emphasizing how their life had improved since high school. In doing so, the makers of the videos drew on class-based standards of success such as traveling, attending college, and moving to a big city. At the same time, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people sometimes stigmatized the bullies in classist ways. Thus, as IGB encourages makers of the videos to underscore their financial success and to condemn the perpetrators of anti-gay bullying, the project reinforces the cultural elements of neoliberalism.201763202017-01-01T00:00:00Critical Sociology['Doug Meyer']2017-01-01T00:00:00 08cfac22de902f815ee3b10b17c1c962fad5dff2Journal of Affective Disorders20174634It is indicated that bully victimization and cyberbully victimization differentially predicted depressive symptoms trajectories across adolescence, though bully and cyberBully perpetration did not.Journal of affective disorders['R. Hill', 'William Mellick', 'J. Temple', 'C. Sharp']2017-01-01T00:00:00 67408f0b13cf3a30735d85354c95b286d3fa7b91Latar belakang:  Depresi merupakan penyebab nomor satu penyakit dan kecacatan pada remaja. Secara global, diperkirakan 350 juta orang menderita depresi. Prevalensi gengguan mental emosional usia 15 tahun keatas, penduduk kota Yogyakarta memiliki prevalensi diatas nasional. Peristiwa negatif ketika berinteraksi dengan teman sebaya, komunikasi yang buruk dan penolakan dari teman sebaya dapat meningkatkan kecenderungan untuk mengalami depresi pada remaja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kejadian depresi pada remaja SMA yang mengalami bullying dan tidak mengalami bullying di Kota Yogyakarta. Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian remaja SMA di Kota Yogyakarta sebanyak 210 orang. Variabel bebas bullying, variabel terikat depresi dan variabel luar jenis kelamin, kelas dan status sosial ekonomi. Analisis data meliputi: analisis univariabel, analisis biavariabel dengan uji Chi-square dan analisis multivariabel dengan uji regresi logistik. Hasil : Bullying paling banyak dialami remaja adalah bullying verbal sebesar 47%, bullying fisik sebesar 30%, bullying sosial sebesar 20% dan cyberbullying sebesar 3%. Analisis bivariabel menunjukkan hubungan yang bermakna antara korban bullying dengan depresi diperoleh nilai RP 1,57 (CI 95% 1.10-2.22), menjelaskan remaja yang mengalami bullying berpeluang 1,5 kali lebih besar mengalami depresi dibandingkan dengan remaja yang tidak mengalami bullying. Kesimpulan : Kejadian depresi pada remaja SMA yang mengalami bullying lebih tinggi dari pada remaja yang tidak mengalami bullying.20171817['Gitry Marela', 'A. Wahab', 'Carla R. Marchira']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c0fc11f6e2acafa9aaf285b43c19180f680953b0This article provides an analysis of the issues and ethical challenges faced in a study with LGBTIQ student participants concerning their experiences of violence, harassment and bullying in tertiary settings. The authors detail the ethical challenges behind the development of the project, and around conducting research with a minority and vulnerable population. The article illustrates how the utilization of feminist and queer theory has impacted the process of conducting ethical research, including approaches to recruitment and participant autonomy. The dilemmas of confidentiality within a self-labelled and easily identifiable population are resolved. Further, unexpected challenges and risks to participant safety created through adherence to institutional ethical research frameworks are rectified. Importantly, the authors seek to avoid revictimization of participants and to instead empower students in their responses to violence, harassment and bullying that they may have experienced. The authors point to utilization of theoretical foundations and continual reflexive improvement as elements of best practice for those seeking to research minority populations, and in projects marked by the participation of those deemed vulnerable and high-risk.201772172017-01-01T00:00:00Research Ethics['James A. Roffee', 'Andrea Waling']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f82517490db2d8205d6478d7ae2e918f35aa5aeeespanolEl bullying o acoso escolar entre iguales tiene una elevada prevalencia, manifestandose cada vez a edades mas tempranas. El objetivo de este trabajo fue examinar la relacion entre el bullying, el estatus social y la sintomatologia ansiosa y depresiva en ninos de 9 a 12 anos. La muestra estuvo formada por ninos pertenecientes a 10 aulas de cuarto a sexto curso de Educacion Primaria. Se empleo el Test de Evaluacion de la Agresividad entre Escolares (Bull-S) para examinar los perfiles de bullying y el estatus social de los ninos, y la version de 30 items de la Escala Revisada de Ansiedad y Depresion Infantil (RCADS-30) para evaluar sintomas emocionales. Los resultados revelaron que el 17.70% de los alumnos estaba directamente implicado en situaciones de bullying. Ademas se encontraron diferencias significativas en cuanto a las caracteristicas de los perfiles de observadores u otros, agresores o acosadores, victimas y victimas-agresoras. Asi, las victimas presentaron mayores niveles de sintomatologia ansiosa y depresiva, especificamente ansiedad por separacion y depresion mayor. Estas puntuaciones fueron especialmente marcadas en las chicas respecto de los chicos. En cuanto al estatus social los sujetos agresores muestran puntuaciones significativamente mayores en las variables rechazo y expectativa de rechazo comparativamente con los sujetos observadores e, incluso, los sujetos victimas. Estos datos senalan la necesidad de considerar el estatus sociometrico y la sintomatologia emocional asociada a los diferentes roles del bullying en el diseno de programas de prevencion escolar y la conveniencia del analisis de estas dinamicas desde la Educacion Primaria. EnglishRelationship between bullying and emotional and social status among primary scholars. Bullying has a high prevalence and its presence is increasing in the young population. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between bullying, social status, and the anxiety and depression symptoms in children aged 9 to 12. The sample consisted of children from 10 classrooms of fourth to sixth grade level from primary schools. We assess aggressiveness among students (Bull-S Test) to examine the bullying profiles, the social status of children, and the 30-item version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-30) to assess emotional symptoms. The results revealed that 17.70% of the students were directly involved in bullying situations. Additionally, we found significant differences concerning the characteristics of the profiles of observers or others, bullies, victims, and bullies-victims. Thus, the victims presented higher levels of anxious and depressive symptoms, specifically separation anxiety and major depression. These scores were especially noteworthy for girls. Regarding social status, bullies show scores significantly higher in rejection and expectation of rejection compared to the observers and victims. These data indicate the need to consider the sociometric status and emotional symptomatology associated to the different roles of bullying in the design of school prevention programs and the convenience of the analysis of these dynamics from the early stage of primary school.20171015Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes['Mario R. Lara-Ros', 'Tíscar Rodríguez-Jiménez', 'A. Martínez-González', 'J. Rodríguez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 29163099bc3c89be43fa6417609a8edaf0dbb325Recent research has found that repeated bullying victimization increases the risk of developing several unhealthy habits later in life including periodic substance use. Comparatively less research, however, has examined whether the association between bullying victimization and developmental growth in substance use is different for males and females. The present study addressed this gap in the literature by analyzing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Results from a series of sex-specific latent growth curve models reveal that bullied males experience faster increases in cigarette and marijuana use from adolescence to young adulthood compared to non-bullied males, while bullied females experience faster increases in cigarette use compared to non-bullied females. Bullied males also experience slower declines in cigarette and marijuana use from adolescence to middle adulthood, while bullied females experience slower declines in alcohol and cigarette use. Implications of these findings for research on sex differences in bullying victimization and developmental patterns of substance use are discussed.201762152017-01-01T00:00:00Journal of Drug Issues['Eric J. Connolly']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1da6c5ade954c8b65ef575181041daa1c44cf0bdThe study of violence and bullying in schools is a line of scientific research that has contributed significantly to knowledge on human aggressiveness, especially in children and adolescents. This article shows that there are two patterns of aggressive behavior: proactive and reactive. Both are present in bullying, as are other psychological aspects pertaining to the individuals involved, such as basic personality traits, self-esteem and values. This study links both proactive and reactive behavioral patterns to involvement and non-involvement in school bullying. The results reveal that basic personality traits, such as neuroticism, have a direct impact on proactive and reactive bullying, as do the social and individual dimensions of self-esteem and social and moral values. These findings confirm that variables relating to personal and social values are, in turn, related to proactive and reactive aggressive behavior in bullying for those involved and not involved in bullying. However, they also highlight that while aggressors engage in more proactive aggressive behavior, reactive aggression is more frequent among victims.20173615['Natalia Jara', 'J. Casas', 'Rosario Ortega-Ruiz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c6569375c813ce5b49d3b6bf1a2da1c78a169a29BACKGROUND Workplace bullying is a serious stressor with devastating short- and long-term consequences. The concept of organizational social capital may provide insights into the interactional and communicative dynamics of the bullying process and opportunities for prevention. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the association between organizational social capital and being a target or observer of workplace bullying. METHODS Based on self-reported cross-sectional data from a large representative sample of the Danish working population (n = 10.037), logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore at the individual level the associations between vertical and horizontal organizational social capital with being a target or observer of workplace bullying. RESULTS In the fully adjusted models, low organizational social capital (vertical and horizontal) was associated with significantly increased odds ratios of both self-labelled (vertical: OR = 3.25; CI = 2.34-4.51; horizontal: OR = 3.17; CI = 2.41-4.18) and observed workplace bullying (vertical: OR = 2.09; CI = 1.70-2.56; horizontal: OR = 1.60; CI = 1.35-1.89), when compared with high organizational social capital. CONCLUSIONS This study supports that characteristics of the psychosocial work environment are of importance in the development of workplace bullying, and provides focus on the importance of self-reported organizational social capital.Work20175614This study supports that characteristics of the psychosocial work environment are of importance in the development of workplace bullying, and provides focus on the importance of self-reported organizational social capital.Work['Patricia Pihl', 'K. Albertsen', 'A. Høgh', 'L. Andersen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4c5ba0a026a11f8904c49dbc40328b9227a20e38Abstrak Terdapat 84% anak di Indonesia mengalami kekerasan di sekolah, (Plan International and International Center for Research on Women, 2015). Semakin sering siswa mengalami bullying di sekolah, maka semakin tinggi pula tingkat depresi pada siswa (Ramadhani & Retnowati, 2013). Hasil survei awal yang dilakukan oleh peneliti pada bulan Juli-Agustus 2013, kepada 739 siswa SMA di Yogyakarta menunjukkan bahwa 13.53% siswa mengalami bullying dan 53.58% siswa telah melihat perilaku bullying di sekolah. Bullying Prevention Programs (BPP) telah terbukti mengurangi terjadinya bullying pada siswa, Albayrak dkk (2016). Program pencegahan melalui teman sebaya merupakan salah satu upaya yang bisa dilakukan untuk mencegah perilaku bullying di sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu menguji strategi pencegahan bullying melalui program pelatihan yang bernama “Sekolah CARE (CAring, Respect & Educate) ” untuk meningkatkan keterampilan fasilitator teman sebaya dengan menggunakan metode diskusi kasus, dalam menyampaikan informasi tentang bullying . Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah desain kelompok kontrol yang tidak diobati dengan pre-test dan post-test (Shadish & Campbell, 2002). Analisis data kuantitatif menggunakan uji statistik non parametrik uji Mann-Whitney U dengan menganalisis skor gain. Analisis menunjukkan adanya perbedaan yang signifikan antara kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol, ada peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan untuk memimpin diskusi kasus bullying pada kelompok eksperimen diberi perlakuan (pelatihan Sekolah CARE) dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol yang tidak menerima perlakuan. Kata kunci: Bullying, Fasilitator sebaya, Diskusi kasus Abstract There are 84% of children in Indonesia experiencing violence in schools (Plan International and International Center for Research on Women, 2015 ). The more students experience bullying into school, the higher the level of depression in students (Ramadhani & Retnowati, 2013). Initial survey results conducted by researchers in July-August 2013, to 739 high school students in Yogyakarta showed that 13.53% of students experience bullying and 53.58% of students have seen bullying behavior in schools. Bullying Prevention Programs (BPP) had been shown to reduce the occurrence of bullying into students, Albayrak et al (2016). Prevention programs through peers are one effort that can be done to prevent bullying behavior in schools. The purpose of this research is to test bullying prevention strategy through training program called " CARE School (CAring, Respect & Educate)" to improve peer facilitator skill by using case discussion method to convey information about bullying. The research design used was an untreated control group design with pre-test and post-test (Shadish & Campbell, 2002). Quantitative data analysis used non-parametric statistical test of Mann-Whitney U test by analyzing gain scores. The analysis showed significant differences between the experimental and control groups, there was an increase in knowledge and skills to lead the discussion of bullying cases in the experimental group treated (CARE School Training) compared to the non-receiving control group. Keywords: bullying, peer facilitators, case discussions20172014['Muthia Aryuni']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b64f7c7a64ffb66d9a38128c1b4b9d28faf92e1b20174014Sex Roles['K. Pickel', 'R. Gentry']2017-01-01T00:00:00 bde2bbe1349ee64d501ff5c0eec1df9dd76f675b20172720Personality and Individual Differences['Ann H. Farrell', 'Daniel A. Provenzano', 'Andrew V. Dane', 'Z. Marini', 'A. Volk']2017-01-01T00:00:00 08d9decdc6ee09a17c71648af0b79a900d27ad6aResumen: Este estudio tuvo como objetivos estudiar la prevalencia de bullying/cyberbullying y explorar la cantidad de conducta sufrida, realizada y observada de bullying/cyberbullying en centros públicos y privados. Con un diseño descriptivo de corte transversal, se administró el test “Cyberbullying: Screening de acoso entre iguales” a 1993 participantes del País Vasco de 5o y 6o curso, 49% en centros públicos y 51% en privados. Los resultados pusieron de relieve que: (1) No hubo diferencias entre centros públicos y privados en el porcentaje de víctimas-puras, agresores-puros, víctimas-agresivas y observadores ni en bullying ni cyberbullying; (2) Aunque, al analizar todas las víctimas o agresores (no solo los puros), el porcentaje de estudiantes que sufrió agresiones físicas, verbales, sociales y psicológicas, que agredió física y verbalmente, y que observó agresiones físicas, verbales y psicológicas fue significativamente mayor en los centros públicos; (3) En los centros públicos las cibervíctimas sufrieron significativamente más cuatro conductas de cyberbullying, y los ciberobservadores observaron significativamente más una de las 15 conductas de cyberbullying; y (4) La cantidad de conducta sufrida de bullying/cyberbullying y la cantidad de conducta observada cara-a-cara fue mayor en centros públicos. Estos resultados revelan que el tipo de centro puede ser un factor relevante. Palabras clave: bullying; cyberbullying; público-privado; nivel socioeconómico. Title: Bullying/Cyberbullying in 5th and 6th grade: differences between public and private schools. Abstract: The study aimed to analyse the prevalence of bullying/cyberbullying and to study the level of bullying/cyberbullying suffered, perpetrated and observed in public and private schools. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, the test "Cyberbullying: Screening of peer harassment” was administered to a sample of 1,993 pupils from the Basque Country attending 5th and 6th grade of elementary school, 49% in public and 51% in private schools. The results revealed that: (1) There were no statistical differences between public or private schools in the percentage of pure-victims, pure-aggressors, bully-victims and observers either in bullying or in cyberbullying; (2) Nevertheless, when analyzing victims or perpetrators in general (not just pure-victims/pure-aggressors), the percentage of students who had suffered physical, verbal, social and psychological abuse; who had physically and verbally assaulted others; and who had observed physical, verbal and psychological aggression was significantly higher in public schools; (3) In public schools, cybervictims suffered significantly more of four out of fifteen cyberbullying behaviours, and cyberobservers also witnessed one behaviour significantly more; (4) The level of abuse suffered in bullying/cyberbullying was significantly higher in public schools, as well as the level of aggressive behaviours observed in face-to-face aggressions. These results reveal that the type of school can be a relevant factor.20173512['J. M. Machimbarrena', 'M. Garaigordobil']2017-01-01T00:00:00 bfcf2a4d06869709e859784134e79c019e0ae861Background School bullying is the most common school violence among adolescents and has become a global concern. Little is known about the characteristics associated with bullies and victims among Jordanian students. Objectives The aim of the study was to examine student perceptions of school bullying—specifically, the characteristics of perpetrators and victims and how to stop bullying—and assess differences in perceptions between boys and girls. Methods Cross-sectional study, using self-reported questionnaires, was employed to collect data from eighth-grade students (N = 913; 51% male) from a mixed rural and suburban area in northern of Jordan during the 2013–2014 school year. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize item responses. Chi-squared tests were performed to compare responses between the male and female students. Results Most of the students described a bully as one who is a coward underneath (78.9%), lacks respect for other people (70%), wants to show power (67.5%), wants to impress others (60.8%), and wants to feel superior (59.6%). Students perceived victims of bullying as having low self-esteem (68.2%), talking or sounding different than others (50.9%), shy (35%), and having no friends (27.1%). Students suggested that, to stop bullying, the victim should stand up for himself (75.4%), should become psychologically stronger (75.1%), and should involve adults (teachers, family, or others; 45.9%). There was a significant gender difference, in which boys and girls were describing victims and bullies differently. Discussion A significant percentage of students relate bullying and victimization characteristics to psychosocial characteristics and less to physical characteristics. The results offer valuable information necessary to design and implement school bullying prevention and intervention programs.Nursing Research20174212Examining student perceptions of school bullying—specifically, the characteristics of perpetrators and victims and how to stop bullying—and assess differences in perceptions between boys and girls offers valuable information necessary to design and implement school bullying prevention and intervention programs.Nursing Research['N. A. Al Ali', 'M. Gharaibeh', 'Mohammad Jaser Masadeh']2017-01-01T00:00:00 241c17b1811810a26a4db62534d838678b6da71720176311['Izabela Zych', 'D. Farrington', 'Vicente J. Llorent', 'Maria M. Ttofi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fca38ab543b42c1eaa9fadc0489e9a760fa26109nearly one in three students in the united States today is negatively impacted by bullying. Teachers can play a critical role in stopping bullying-related violence, but many struggle with how to engage students in difficult conversations. Traditional classroom-based pedagogy used to teach communication skills (e.g., modeling & role-play) is inefficient and limited in scope. recent advances in artificial intelligence have resulted in the development of virtual pedagogical agents designed to simulate authentic conversations and can be leveraged to teach vital communication skills. This exploratory study examines the effectiveness of a “virtual role-play” (VrP) tool developed to help teacher candidates effectively respond to classroom bullying by providing them with opportunities to engage in repeated, authentic practice conversations. We hypothesized that practice in simulated conversations provided by VrP would improve teacher candidates’ communication skills by improving their fluency in responding to classroom bullying. our findings revealed that the repeated practice afforded by VrP improved candidates’ fluency by helping them focus on more refined word choice, reducing their reliance on written notes, and improving their nonverbal skills. implications regarding use of VrP to prepare candidates to communicate in bullying situations are discussed. This research was supported by the Institute of Education20174411Examination of the effectiveness of a “virtual role-play” (VrP) tool developed to help teacher candidates effectively respond to classroom bullying by providing them with opportunities to engage in repeated, authentic practice conversations revealed that the repeated practice afforded by VrP improved candidates’ fluency.The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education['Deborah L. Schussler', 'Jennifer L. Frank', 'T. Lee', 'Julia Mahfouz']2017-01-01T00:00:00 34d9fd5aed91d80a78045b3a6163b29e5ec79c0fThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of middle school music ensemble participation on the relationship between school connectedness, bullying perpetration, and peer victimization. Participants (N = 470) selected for this study attended 2 middle schools located in central Illinois and voluntarily responded to the questionnaire by self-reporting demographic information, including their enrollment in a music course, and their behaviors as perpetrators and victims. Data were secured from a large-scale, 2-year randomized clinical trial funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (no. CE3240). Results indicated that nonensemble students in this sample perpetrate aggressive behaviors, on average, more frequently than do music ensemble students. While participant self-reports of bullying behaviors were relatively low, their perceptions of school connectedness were relatively high. Multiple-group structural equation modeling analyses demonstrated that a stronger negative association between perceptions of school connectedness and cyberbullying perpetration exist for music ensemble students than for adolescents not enrolled in a school-based music ensemble. Included are implications for the better support of preservice and in-service music teachers with regard to bullying in schools, alongside recommendations for continued examination of adolescent musicians' levels of school connectedness and suggestions for future research.201714110Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education['Jared R. Rawlings']2017-01-01T00:00:00 7b3a9b9679250bc208b297d647e941346e42cc552017889['Robin M. Kowalski', 'Gary W. Giumetti', 'S. Limber']2017-01-01T00:00:00 882faa45340e23c864d4d97131afe1048a8f33a6Bullying prevention and intervention are ongoing challenges for all educators, school psychologists included. A lack of research exists regarding the potential role of middle school students as direct actors in bullying prevention and intervention. This article describes a novel student leadership group for seventh graders in which the primary leadership task was the creation of bullying prevention ideas for their school. The details of this group are described, as are the results of postgroup student interviews. Results indicate that the students found the group to be valuable. However, the broader collaborative effort between educators at this school and the university researchers to maintain a comprehensive bullying prevention system did not survive the school’s reorganization. This article addresses the lessons learned and the potential implication of this project for school psychology practice. Over the past 2 decades, the bullying prevention and intervention literature has grown considerably (Swearer, Espelage, Vaillancourt, & Hymel, 2010). Both the short-term and cumulative impact of bullying is troubling. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014) reports that involvement with bullying is associated with a higher risk for suicide-related behavior. Although there is no doubt of the need and desire to reduce or even eliminate bullying, the outcome research is still emerging and significant research to practice gaps remain (Swearer et al., 2010). In particular, there is a lack of research related to ways in which students can play a direct role in preventing and responding to bullying (Cross, Lester, Barnes, Cardoso, & Hadwen, 2015). This project sought to address this gap via the use of a novel student leadership group aimed at giving students a stronger platform to influence their school’s antibullying procedures. A detailed overview of this group is provided, as well as a qualitative analysis of postgroup student interviews. The article closes with an extended discussion on lessons learned as relates to school psychology practice. Correspondence concerning this article should be directed to David Shriberg, Loyola University Chicago, 820 North Michigan Avenue, School of Education, Chicago, IL 60611; dshribe@luc.edu. Copyright 2017 by the National Association of School Psychologists, ISSN 1938-2243 BULLYING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL While bullying is a major challenge at all levels, the frequency of bullying appears to peak in middle school (Swearer et al., 2010). Data from the National Center of Educational Statistics (2015) covering children ages 12–18 find that the frequency of bullying at school is highest in grades 6 (27.8%) and 7 (26.4%). A study of the drawings of middle school students conducted by Biag (2014) supports the common finding (e.g., Vaillancourt et al., 2010) that the spaces that students identify where they feel the least safe are the locations within the school walls where there is the least structure and adult supervision (e.g., lunch room, outdoor areas, bathroom). Comparing the results of student focus groups across multiple age groups (elementary, middle, high school), research findings indicate that elementary school children were more likely to go to adults and to see adults as sources of support when bullying occurred (Guerra, Williamson, & Sadek, 2012). Additionally, across the three cohorts middle and high school students described a wider range of persons—particularly popular girls—as more vulnerable to bullying. High school children were more likely to describe bullying as being related to boredom, dramatic value (for bystanders), and as a result of kids feeling insecure about themselves and/or trying to get the attention of others. Among these researchers’ primary recommendations based on these student focus groups was the importance of bringing bullying and its causes out in the open with middle and high school students through dialogue and problem solving.2017289['David Shriberg', 'K. Brooks', 'Kisha V. Jenkins', 'Jennifer Immen', 'C. Sutter', 'Karen Cronin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 193c4101e4309884da543049642e547376f001a8This dissertation investigated the role of teachers and classmates in school bullying. The three main findings were: 1. Teachers may not be fully equipped to tackle bullying This dissertation suggests that teachers affect the prevalence of bullying, but that they may not be fully equipped to tackle bullying. The investigated teachers did not exactly know what bullying is, used inefficient methods to detect bullying, and often did not perceive students who claimed to bullied as victims. Teachers may underestimate the complex nature of bullying: some teachers reported that they find it easy to stop bullying, whereas in fact many students in their classrooms were bullied. 2. Teachers and classmates do not recognize bullying The second finding is that there are large discrepancies between victimization reports of students, their classmates, and their teachers. This is worrying, because it may imply that teachers and classmates do not know which students are bullied. 3. The classroom composition matters Finally, this dissertation suggests that the classroom composition affects the bullying process. Fewer students were bullied in multi grade classrooms. It could be that due to the mix of older and younger students there is less competition in these classrooms. Moreover, students in larger classrooms seemed to less often recognize bullying. A possible explanation for this finding is that students in large classrooms do not know each other well.20173829['Beau Oldenburg']2017-01-01T00:00:00 1a53b04f0fc7f7864bb1dd7a1d8dbc746b41f09eIt’s a basic human right for children to feel safe in school and be spared intentional humiliation implied in bullying. More so the society expects schools to mold responsible citizens for sustainable development of modern society. This notwithstanding, studies have found the fear of being bullied when entering secondary schools in Kenya is enormous. Expost facto design was adopted to explore possible cause and effect among variables. A stratified random sample of 300 students was used. The findings were that bullying was a significant problem in schools; bullying was more rampant in boys’ schools than girls however, majority of girls were victims, majority of boys were bullies; victims were mainly junior students among boys while among girls were from different class levels; physical violence was common among boys and verbal among girls. The study recommended empowerment of teachers to enhance supportive school environment and collaboration among stakeholders.2017148['F. Itegi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a2de649108cb0ff3829ae0b9211b91b2a99f6c1bViolence and Victims2017498Clinicians should obtain information from multiple informants and consider that teacher report is likely to be lower than parent report, as both parents and teachers reported their child was a victim or bully, whereas most teachers reported the children were neither.Violence and Victims['S. Mayes', 'S. Calhoun', 'Farhat Siddiqui', 'R. Baweja', 'D. Waschbusch', 'R. Mattison', 'Dara E. Babinski']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d146c4e58149cbbde14b72ffdd85ec5e4284096530 Psikiyatri Hemşireliği Dergisi Journal of Psychiatric Nursing an insidious, masked, and negative behavior carried out deliberately and continually.[7] For an act or set of actions to be defined as workplace bullying, actions must be negative, hostile, and repeated systematically with a certain frequency (at least once a week) and over a certain period (six months); there must also be some inequality of power between the bully and the victim. Negative interpersonal behavior which is displayed once or only occasionally cannot be qualified as bullying.[3,8] Mistreatment which is frequent or carried out over a long period can cause cognitive, psychosomatic and social exhaustion.[2] For this reason, workplace bullying is qualified as an organizational problem that can have numerous negative effects on both employees and organizations.[3] Reasons for workplace bullying may be ranked as institutional (institution culture, leadership style), personal (personality, skill), and social group (group pressure).[9] The personal characteristics of the victim, such as their age, knowledge, and skills; the personal characteristics of the attacker such as gender, illness and education; and the characteristics of the job in question, such as the level of competitiveness, poor organizational management, role conflicts and stress may be counted among the reasons for bullying.[10] Also among the reasons for workplace bullying are personal characteristics, the victim may have an anxious, aggressive or vulnerable nature, be open-minded, a person of good taste, conscientious, or especially successful; or clashes, which may break out in an organization as a result of the characteristics of a person’s nature such as having a bad temper, fears, suspicions, emotions of anger or pessimism, among others.[11] People who display different personality characteristics from others or who sin some way obstruct the aims and intentions of other people have a higher likelihood of being exposed to psychological intimidation behavior.[5] Personality is comprised of a person’s characteristic thought, emotion and behavioral pattern which defines and distinguish the manner in which that person interacts with the physical and social environment. [12] The individual is a stimulus system that invites various reactions from the outside world through different personal qualities, causing the different kinds of reactions of people who are included in the behavior and interaction.[13] An individual’s personality can result in them being victimized and easy target of aggression, and can make them vulnerable when faced with interpersonal aggression and conflicts. [14] Some studies have indicated that personality traits may function as both predictors and outcomes of workplace bullying.[15] It has been reported that stress levels are high among health workers and especially high among nurses,[16] with many nurses have stated that they have experienced stress from workplace bullying throughout their professional lives.[8,17–19] Studies have shown that 70% of nurses experienced workplace bullying in a single year,[20] and that in one month 72.6% of nurses experienced an event related to workplace bullying.[21] One Turkish report stated that in a period of 12 months 21% of nurses encountering workplace bullying,[22] with a further study reporting that 12 months a majority of nurses (86.5%) encountered mobbing behavior in the workplace.[23] This shows that it is important to be able to intervene in workplace bullying, which has negative results for many workplaces and employees. The fact that nurses are at risk from workplace bullying[8,20,21] makes it incumbent on nurses to carry out research on the topic. It has been reported that the likelihood of encountering psychologically intimidation behavior is higher in those people who display personality characteristics that are included among the reasons for workplace bullying and who are different from other people.[5,11] Within the available literature, the effects of nurses’ personality characteristics on workplace bullying has yet to be considered, and existing studies have been more concerned with stress, physical discomfort work satisfaction and mental disorder— such as depression—and with management problems.[7,19,22–28] It is thought that personal characteristics that remain stable or change during the course of a person’s life[12] should be researched in those nurses who are at risk of workplace bullying. On this basis, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between the personality characteristics of nurses and the experience of workplace bullying. Materials and Method2017358Journal of psychiatric nursing['Aysegul Savasan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b0e0654dca50e022cdc42e1a0b146dd7a0a053922017767['Lisa H. Rosen', 'S. Scott', 'Kathy Deornellas']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c1a291a9fdc7c7433be0a0a0f3c12ba68913c6c12017546['Kathy Deornellas', 'A. Spurgin']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ad0bbe228ae2abfc6855269a873a2648f8b58d6dTítulo: Bullying/Cyberbullying en quinto y sexto curso de primaria: diferencias entre centros públicos y privados. Resumen: Este estudio tuvo como objetivos estudiar la prevalencia de bullying/cyberbullying y explorar la cantidad de conducta sufrida, realizada y observada de bullying/cyberbullying en centros públicos y privados. Con un diseño descriptivo de corte transversal, se administró el test ―Cyberbullying: Screening de acoso entre iguales‖ a 1993 participantes del País Vasco de 5o y 6o curso, 49% en centros públicos y 51% en privados. Los resultados pusieron de relieve que: (1) No hubo diferencias entre centros públicos y privados en el porcentaje de víctimas-puras, agresores-puros, víctimas-agresivas y observadores ni en bullying ni cyberbullying; (2) Aunque, al analizar todas las víctimas o agresores (no solo los puros), el porcentaje de estudiantes que sufrió agresiones físicas, verbales, sociales y psicológicas, que agredió física y verbalmente, y que observó agresiones físicas, verbales y psicológicas fue significativamente mayor en los centros públicos; (3) En los centros públicos las cibervíctimas sufrieron significativamente más cuatro conductas de cyberbullying, y los ciberobservadores observaron significativamente más una de las 15 conductas de cyberbullying; y (4) La cantidad de conducta sufrida de bullying/cyberbullying y la cantidad de conducta observada cara-a-cara fue mayor en centros públicos. Estos resultados revelan que el tipo de centro puede ser un factor relevante. Palabras clave: Bullying; cyberbullying; público-privado; nivel socioeconómico. Abstract: The study aimed to analyse the prevalence of bullying/cyberbullying and to study the level of bullying/cyberbullying suffered, perpetrated and observed in public and private schools. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, the test "Cyberbullying: Screening of peer harassment‖ was administered to a sample of 1,993 pupils from the Basque Country attending 5th and 6th grade of elementary school, 49% in public and 51% in private schools. The results revealed that: (1) There were no statistical differences between public or private schools in the percentage of pure-victims, pure-aggressors, bully-victims and observers either in bullying or in cyberbullying; (2) Nevertheless, when analyzing victims or perpetrators in general (not just pure-victims/pure-aggressors), the percentage of students who had suffered physical, verbal, social and psychological abuse; who had physically and verbally assaulted others; and who had observed physical, verbal and psychological aggression was significantly higher in public schools; (3) In public schools, cybervictims suffered significantly more of four out of fifteen cyberbullying behaviours, and cyberobservers also witnessed one behaviour significantly more; (4) The level of abuse suffered in bullying/cyberbullying was significantly higher in public schools, as well as the level of aggressive behaviours observed in face-to-face aggressions. These results reveal that the type of school can be a relevant factor.2017306['J. M. Machimbarrena', 'Maite Garaigordobil']2017-01-01T00:00:00 091c841c347f464d9ded5b01b55544a1c5edf1b4This article presents a study of employees’ opinions on the definitional Issues with workplace bullying and examines employees’ viewpoints on how personal subjectivity should be weighed when reviewing workplace bullying complaints.2017366['Siobhán Healy-Cullen']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9bfc3e87ad722f51472d9b31a8479422733c0eb2017247['Izabela Zych', 'D. Farrington', 'Vicente J. Llorent', 'Maria M. Ttofi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b9468dc2046b8d6452438497323db9fac9b97b48BACKGROUND Workplace bullying (WB) is a hostile or intimidating behavior that is practiced against workers and has a negative impact on health, job performance, and the learning process. The objective was to research WB magnitude and its associated factors in Mexico. METHODS Mixed method study. A survey was designed and administered to all the residents in a pediatric hospital in Mexico who agreed to participate. The survey was divided in two sections: a) resident self-reported events of workplace bullying and associated factors, b) situations and factors of abuse were interrogated in a targeted manner. RESULTS 137 residents participated in the survey, out of which 32% spontaneously reported have been bullied, and 82.4% harassing behaviors in the targeted section. Personal factors that cause WB in this population were: gender, mental skills and physical appearance. Situations that predispose to harassment were: hierarchy, and lack of supervision. Teachers were more frequently the perpetrators. Factors identified as significant for WB were: being female, younger than 29, studying pediatrics, being unmarried, and having reported harassment spontaneously. CONCLUSIONS The frequency of WB and associated factors are similar to those reported by other authors. Half of the residents did not report spontaneously harassing events, but identified them in the targeted section, which suggests that they consider them as part of the "costumes and habits" during their medical training, or they consider them irrelevant.Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social2017586The frequency of WB and associated factors are similar to those reported by other authors and suggests that residents consider them as part of the "costumes and habits" during their medical training, or they consider them irrelevant.Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social['A. C. Sepúlveda-Vildósola', 'Alma Rebeca Mota-Nova', 'G. Fajardo-Dolci', 'L. I. Reyes-Lagunes']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ac7a7ca5eb71263bc1c99dfb22f7daa8a99ecd0eWorkplace bullying is widely recognised as a severe workplace health and safety issue that can have harmful consequences for both individuals and organisations. Bullying is a difficult phenomenon for organisations to deal with generally, with effective prevention and management in public sector environments considered especially challenging.  This thesis seeks to explore current workplace bullying prevention and management interventions within the New Zealand Public Service. In adopting a pragmatic exploratory mixed-model research method, research approaches aim to provide practical insights into anti-bullying interventions. Data for this research is collected from two sources; organisational anti-bullying policies, and semi-structured interviews with human resource practitioners and union representatives involved in the prevention and management of workplace bullying.  Both human resource practitioners and union representatives were found to have multiple roles in the prevention and management of workplace bullying, and generally interpreted bullying allegations as being unsubstantiated. This research suggests that greater emphasis should be placed on primary intervention, and that mediation may be useful as both a secondary and tertiary intervention. The findings of this research also indicate that stakeholder interpretations, and in turn their practical responses to workplace bullying, may be influenced by a range of factors within the public sector environment; including the sedimentation of contradictory public sector approaches, the legislative and regulatory environment, personal experience, and role expectations.20171266['Hamish Crimp']2017-01-01T00:00:00 9c4aa9aefb3ebb4d0febc9636d6e9293ea0b5b762017010Social Science Research Network['L. Hollis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fdf5f7ad54e26f616a29c5a82fa69fd6cb7d55a0201709['서민숙', '김정혜']2017-01-01T00:00:00 398fd50bc398e1e69fa7da7513aee5faa05190bfEstudio centrado en conocer el nivel de competencia social del alumnado andaluz y su implicación en determinados problemas que perturban las relaciones interpersonales. La investigación cualitativa y cuantitativa se realizó a partir de una encuesta a casi 3.000 estudiantes de 5º y 6º de Primaria y los cuatro cursos de Secundaria de 35 centros educativos públicos y privados de Andalucía durante el curso 2015-2016 en dos oleadas (octubre y mayo). Una de las principales aportaciones de este estudio es ver cómo evolucionan los comportamientos desde el inicio y hasta el final del curso para ver si se han producido cambios significativos.Actualidad201709Actualidad['Eva M. Romera Félix', 'R. O. Ruiz', 'Rosario del Rey Alamillo', 'J. Bolaños', 'Carmen Viejo Almanzor', 'O. G. Ortiz', 'F. C. Alcaide', 'Isabela Zych', 'C. G. Fernández', 'R. González']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dc7d3ea3f3e2fce0b5a8da8ed57df575a91e4e2aIn 2017, the Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation prepared a literature review on effective anti-bullying interventions in schools. The literature review provided the evidence base for the department’s anti-bullying strategy. Released in 2017, the NSW Anti-bullying Strategy brings together evidence-based resources and information to support schools, parents and carers, and students to prevent and respond to bullying effectively.2017875[]2017-01-01T00:00:00 36746062f2335fc418846794dc9ee6edc2f572fc2017485['C. Kowalski']2017-01-01T00:00:00 12a4587897ad400eb7096344f63367bc4f6e5740El comportamiento suicida y las autolesiones no suicidas en adolescentes constituyen un problema de salud publica tanto por su elevada prevalencia como por las consecuencias que suponen para el individuo, su familia y la sociedad. Las causas de estas conductas son multiples e incluyen complejas interacciones entre factores de vulnerabilidad individual y estresores. Entre los estresores vitales que se han asociado a la conductas autolesivas suicidas y no suicidas se encuentra el bullying. Sin embargo, la mayoria de la informacion acerca de la relacion entre el bullying y los pensamientos y conductas autolesivas proviene de estudios transversales, lo que ha limitado el poder establecer una verdadera relacion de causalidad. El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar una revision de los estudios longitudinales llevados a cabo hasta la fecha en los que se haya evaluado de forma prospectiva la relacion entre el bullying y las conductas autolesivas suicidas y no suicidas. Los resultados de la presente revision sistematica confirman los resultados de investigaciones transversales y apoyan los obtenidos en estudio de metaanalisis que sugieren una fuerte asociacion causal entre experiencias de bullyingen la infancia y el posterior desarrollo de pensamientos y/o conductas autolesivas, lo que subraya la importancia de una adecuada deteccion de este factor de riesgo potencialmente modificable.201705['J. J. C. Belloso', 'Julián Gómez Peñalver']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a367b382a881840c9cde183482d2b7f028ee03acAbstract Bullying cases in schools are becoming increasingly widespread phenomenon in the world and have a negative impact on the school atmosphere, one against students. Students may be regarded as having experience in bullying, whether as perpetrators, victims or witnesses. The experience of bullying in both male and female students, as well as experienced directly or indirectly will affect the perception of bullying behavior. The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of bullying behavior in terms of sex. The implementation plan is to provide a scale of perception of bullying behavior to junior high school students, then the results obtained will be processed by t-test, so that the results of differences in perception of the behavior of bullying in male and female students. The sample used in this study is 200 students in SMP N 2 Karanganyar, which consists of 102 men and 98 women. Analysis of data using t-test and obtained the result that there is no difference of perception about bullying behavior in terms of sex at student in SMP N 2 Karanganyar. Keyword : bullying, perception, gender Abstrak Kasus bullying di sekolah semakin lama menjadi fenomena yang menyebar di dunia dan memiliki dampak negatif terhadap atmosfer sekolah, salah satunya terhadap siswa. Siswa dapat dikatakan sebagai bagian yang memiliki pengalaman dalam tindak bullying, baik sebagai pelaku, korban, atau saksi. Pengalaman bullying pada siswa baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, serta dialami secara langsung maupun tidak langsung akan mempengaruhi persepsi terhadap perilaku bullying . Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui dipengaruhi persepsi terhadap perilaku bullying ditinjau dari jenis kelamin. Rencana pelaksanaan yaitu dengan memberikan skala persepsi terhadap perilaku bullying kepada siswa SMP, selanjutkan hasil yang diperoleh akan diolah dengan t-tes, sehingga diperoleh hasil perbedaan persepsi terhadap perilaku bullying pada siswa laki-laki dan perempuan. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu 200 siswa di SMP N 2 Karanganyar, yang terdiri dari 102 laki-laki dan 98 perempuan. Analisa data menggunakan Uji-t dan diperoleh hasil bahwa tidak ada perbedaan persepsi tentang perilaku bullying ditinjau dari jenis kelamin pada siswa di SMP N 2 Karanganyar. Kata kunci: Bullying , persepsi, jenis kelamin201705['N. W. Sitasari']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3966cd552bde584e3eee34f1c1e38ca3d7a353f4The aim of the study was to examine the relation between workplace bullying, organizational justice and wellbeing. Two instruments were validated, the NAQ and the OJQ. The sample consisted of participants (N=177) from a civil service company. The result indicates that both instruments have high internal consistency. SEM analyses indicate a strong model fit but a moderate relation between organizational justice and workplace bullying. Both organizational justice and workplace bullying are associated with wellbeing but the joint effect was not stronger than each separate effect. The study examined how organizational justice is associated with workplace bullying, and how both constructs are related to well-being. Organizational justice is a new concept in this kind of research.2017605['P. Eisele']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ff51c186aca73867f4da80047f92a39dcbc39123En la actualidad se estan incrementando los casos de acoso escolar o tambien llamado “bullying”. En este articulo conoceremos que es el bullying en un primer apartado, siguiendo con el apartado en el cual nos adentraremos algo mas en el tema de la violencia escolar (especialmente unido al tema que tratamos en este articulo), ?por que se produce la violencia escolar?, su prevencion, tratamiento segun algunas localizaciones e intervencion, y por ultimo finalizaremos este recorrido conociendo algunos programas anti-bullying.Este ultimo apartado, es muy importante para conocer los programas existentes y los que existieron en el pasado (no muy lejano), y asi poder dar una solucion a este tema que sacude cada dia a nuestra sociedad. Debemos entender que el foco del problema se ha extendido y hoy en dia existen consecuencias fatales para los ninos/as y adolescentes que sufren acoso en su dia a dia, como por ejemplo, ansiedad, danos psicologicos e incluso suicidios.201705['Elisabet Sánchez Venteo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a89de013bf0ef4bb2944d827601220a76e1c41cfThis is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in School Bullying and Mental Health: Risks, Intervention and Prevention on 27th July 2017, available online: http://www.routledge.com/School-Bullying-and-Mental-Health-Risks-intervention-and-prevention/Cowie-Myers/p/book/97811386741272017255['I. Coyne']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c3500526f1c1e7f2dde9a3b3d36de9605ddafb1bPeople who use them are being truly hurtful to the school community, and there are very good reasons for the social rules that forbid such behaviors. Most children who engage in these behaviors are focused only on wounding the target and haven’t particularly considered that they could be having a much broader negative impact. There is still a role for formal discipline. If you repeatedly see a child doing something mean, particularly to the same target, you should of course continue to respond, but you should also go up to the next level. Two problems need to be addressed: (a) you suspect that bullying is going on—this is no longer a one-time event, and (b) you are asking this student to stop being offensive, and he or she is ignoring you and persisting. Both counts should be subject to formal discipline. As for a more positive and preventive way to address these behaviors, having a class discussion is a great way to examine gateway behaviors and their consequences. Begin by asking your students to identify behaviors they consider rude or inconsiderate. Make a list on the board. If the students don’t think of common gateway behaviors, like name calling or eye rolling, you can include them on the list. Once you have a reasonable catalog, ask your students, “Why do we have rules about these behaviors? What’s the purpose?” Encourage a discussion about how manners aren’t just meaningless, arbitrary rules—they are guidelines based on consideration for the feelings of others, and by keeping everyone feeling OK, manners allow people to function at their highest level. The point of this class discussion is to remind children that social rules aren’t pointless or even only about kindness. Social rules keep people’s feelings from being hurt and help students focus on academics. Finally, you can encourage a discussion about why and how these rules are sometimes broken by accident (such as with teasing that goes too far), versus on purpose. The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center offers free, ageappropriate curricula for kindergarten through grade 12 that can help you shape those discussions (see www.marccenter.org). Regarding cyberbullying, children can easily make any adult feel less than capable about technology. However, while children may easily learn which buttons to push on a gadget, they often fail to understand the impact of electronic communications and how tone and meaning can get lost. What children need is help in understanding how to send and interpret accurate communications. (See “Identifying and Responding to Cyberbullying” on page 28 for more about cyberbullying and how educators can respond.) Keep the Focus on the Child’s Behavior Although I always encourage a focus on the behavior itself rather than on the label, educators in many states are obliged to make an official determination about whether a child’s behavior constitutes “bullying.” I truly believe that there’s no way to always get this issue exactly right. Still, here are some general suggestions that may help: Evaluate the balance of power. Ask yourself if one of the children has much less power than or is afraid of the other. If the answer is yes, then taking a closer look is a better approach than dismissing the incident. Weigh the content of the dispute. Ask yourself if the dispute appears to be relatively inconsequential. A quarrel over whether Most bullying today is centered around the use of psychological methods.201795The American Educator['E. Englander']2017-01-01T00:00:00 658bd6be87a357fbe8572405215771d9709260b7201706['J. Crochík', 'Nicole Crochick']2017-01-01T00:00:00 89c8406566976c620ce46aa41f0b7e41b57ed7c1201706American Secondary Education['Tory Lawrence']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c731ffe6043f8c30cae93e1014adc167f824e287Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui keefektifan konseling kelompok dengan teknik role playing bermuatan nilai-nilai empati dapat membentuk sikap negatif siswa terhadap perilaku bullying di SMP Negeri 41 Semarang. Metode penelitian ini adalah one group pretest posttest design. Subjek penelitian ini berjumlah 8 siswa kelas VIII B yang dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kondisi perilaku bullying siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 41 Semarang berada pada tingkat tinggi; dan (2) terdapat penurunan perilaku bullying setelah mendapatkan konseling kelompok. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa konseling kelompok dengan teknik role playing bermuatan nilai-nilai empati dapat diaplikasikan untuk membentuk sikap negative siswa terhadap perilaku bullying.The study aimed to know the effectiveness of group counseling with role playing technique with empathy values ​​can form the students' negative attitude toward bullying behavior in SMP Negeri 41 Semarang. This research method of one group pretest posttest design. The subjects of this study were 8 students of grade VIII B selected by using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that: (1) condition of bullying behavior of students of class VIII B SMP Negeri 41 Semarang is at a high level; and (2) there is a decrease in bullying behavior after obtaining group counseling. This study confirmed that group counseling with role playing techniques with empathetic values ​​can be applied to form students' negative attitudes toward bullying behavior.201704Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling['Adiningtyas Wida Purnaningrum', 'Edy Purwanto', 'M. Jafar']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ab8c618bf84a6e89a5f8a2e8c2ceccc6b409c38dEmerging digital technologies in the 21st century have led to questions being raised about digital security as children increasingly engage with these emerging technologies for varied reasons. While digital communication technologies are often embedded with varied applications to ensure the safety of users, often users still face various challenges ranging from fraud, cyber-bullying, stalking, identity theft and access to inappropriate content by the children. This paper discusses the challenges faced by children as well as the teachers in mitigating the risks that children aged 12-14 years encounter while utilizing different online digital communication technologies. The overall objective of this paper is to critically analyze the internet use of children in Kenya. This will be established by review of the relevant literature and interviews and focus group discussions with teachers and children to answer how children report cyber bullying when utilizing digital communication technologies in schools in Kenya.2017454The challenges faced by children as well as the teachers in mitigating the risks that children aged 12-14 years encounter while utilizing different online digital communication technologies are discussed.['Dr. Lusike Lynete Mukhongo', 'Dr. Stella Chebii']2017-01-01T00:00:00 b72f7d1c8a8814700e0a1e17cc876d0c42838913Dear Editor, Bullying has traditionally been considered normal during health professional training (1). However, it is now recognized as harmful to both academic traiwning and mental and emotional health, with negative consequences such as low career satisfaction, depression, burnout syndrome, and post-traumatic stress symptoms (2,3). The hierarchy observed in the different stages of the medical career facilitates power abuse and makes medical students vulnerable. Likewise, frequently undervaluing abuse leads to less willingness to report bullying cases, and in the continuity of this behavior over time (1,4). During medical internships, students are also considered as workers, which increases the chances of being bullied; in addition, the training environment differs from what they experienced early in their career (3).201764During medical internships, students are also considered as workers, which increases the chances of being bullied; in addition, the training environment differs from what they experienced early in their career.Revista de la Facultad de Medicina['Miguel Achata-Espinoza', 'Carmen R. Muñoz-Dueñas', 'Sarai Cabrejos-Llontop', 'C. Toro-Huamanchumo']2017-01-01T00:00:00 52fc75cbab9e46626e0ef3f307b85bd57fd79d94Perilaku bullying marak terjadi saat ini di sekolah. Perilaku bullying  tersebut merupakan perilaku bermasalah. Perilaku bullying  terjadi karena kurangnya penyesuaian terhadap lingkungan sosial. Hal tersebut karena salah satu tugas perkembangan masa remaja yang tersulit adalah yang berhubungan dengan penyesuaian terhadap lingkungan sosial. Upaya membantu siswa dalam mengurangi perilaku bullying di sekolah, salah satunya dapat dilakukan melalui pemberian layanan bimbingan  dan  konseling. Pemberian layanan bimbingan dan konseling dilakukan oleh konselor sekolah atau guru bimbingan dan konseling. Untuk itu, peran penting seorang konselor sekolah dalam mengurangi perilaku bullying yang muncul adalah dengan mengembangkan layanan bimbingan dan konseling yang lebih bersifat responsif terhadap penanganan masalah bullying siswa.201704['Sahrestia Kartianti']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c1301f58dc57f104e57b8d8eb51302be976a4c4aExperiencing cyber bullying has serious consequences for well-being such as increased stress, and lowered self-esteem, life satisfaction, and positive affect. The goal of the current study was to investigate the influences of cyber bullying on well-being. Forty-two participants were asked to complete questionnaires consisting of: The Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS), the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Life Orientation Test (LOT), the Social Experience Questionnaire, and a revised version of the Spanish Cyber Bullying Questionnaire (SCBQ). Results showed strong correlations between cyber bullying and increased stress, as well as cyber bullying and lowered positive affect, life satisfaction, and self-esteem. Other factors were not significantly correlated with cyber bullying. This speaks to the possibility of new intervention programs for cyber bullying, ones that target happiness, negative affect, optimism, and social support.2017334['Nicole Waisglass']2017-01-01T00:00:00 40b0255a57a8c32c34266aee32ba412a68b815e3This is part of a broad study that investigated bullying behaviours in boarding schools in Zimbabwe. This particular paper focuses on some of the possible causes of bullying behaviours in boarding schools in Zimbabwe. The study used descriptive survey design. The research participants were pupils in boarding schools in Zimbabwe and members of schools disciplinary committees. The sample of research participants consisted of twelve members of school disciplinary committee and forty children in boarding schools. Research participants from school disciplinary committees were selected using random sampling. School children were selected using stratified sampling technique and were then randomly selected. The study used questionnaires as research instruments. The study found out that bullying was prevalent in boarding schools in Zimbabwe. The main causes of bullying in boarding schools were lack of school rules and implementation of rules that deter bullying, influence of movies and films that show bullies as heroes watched by boarding school children, home background that encouraged bullying as a way of solving problems or did not discourage bullying, influence of peers who considered perpetrators of bullying behaviours as heroes and attention seeking behaviours of bullies. The study recommended that schools should have clearly down rules against bullying, bullying rules should be rigorously enforced, children should be conscientised on the ills of bullying behaviours, children should be empowered to report bullying so that they do not suffer in silence and children should watch films and movies that show helping behaviours as heroic.2017154['Kudenga Mugove']2017-01-01T00:00:00 630ca7bce7dd4a4450d7d4d0c6b303d21bc3dc80Violence among children has always been a topic of interest to many social scientists, and bullying behavior has grown out of this field. Bullying has been for many years a vastly researched area in other countries and is now a very quickly growing topic of interest in social research in the United States. The prevalence of school bullying has been investigated in many countries and victimization rates range from 5 percent to 41.6 percent depending on the instrument and method employed, as well as the sample involved. In almost all countries, most of the bullying targeted against primary and secondary school children takes the form of 'general name calling'. Other common types are relational and physical bullying. Boys are more likely than girls to be physically victimized. The present paper review on the factors affecting bullying behaviors among school children201704Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing['Tarana', 'V. Yadav']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f0dedb74c66d73d410133ab900933c04460b0ac9This reasearch aims to know correlation between bullying behavior in students with self esteem, and to show the difference in behavior of bullying be reviewed from gender. This research was conducted in one of the first high school in the city of Surakarta. The subject in this research amounts 100 people consisting of 50 students are male and 50 students are female. Sampling is done with cluster random sampling techniques. The methods used in this research is quantitative methods with a measuring instrument in the form of bullying behavior scale and self esteem. Technique of data analysis with correlation Product Moment from Pearson and analysis using t-test. Based on the results of data analysis with the correlation product moment obtained coefisien correlation (rxy) =-0.292 with significance = 0.002 (p < 0.01) it means there is a negative correlations between self esteem with bullying behavior on students. Bullying behaviour variables included in the low categories, while self esteem variable include in a hingh categories. In addition to that of the test results with either using independent samples t-test obtained the values test-t is t = 2.841 either coefisien value sig = 0.005 (p < 0.05) it means there is a difference bullying behaviour between male students and female students. Reasearch shows that male students more often do bullying behaviour than female students.201704['Zainab Husin Mulachela', 'M. S. P. Dra. Juliani Prasetyaningrum']2017-01-01T00:00:00 41d6a2fa28b24ec54c536630048f54c668d46e57Aim: To analyse health-related quality of life (HRQL) in relation to participation in bullying (frequency and role). The main goal was to investigate how effects of bullying are related to role and to determine whether the effect of bullying involvement on HRQL is independent of perceived social support. Methods: Effects of sex and role on various HRQL dimensions were investigated in a representative sample of students (N=769) in Talavera de la Reina (Spain) using Kidscreen-52. T-tests were used to analyse sex differences in HRQL, victimisation and aggression; a chi square test was used to investigate role effects and ANOVA was used to identify the HRQL profile associated with each role. Linear regression was used to determine whether the effects of victimisation and aggression on HRQL were independent of the potential effect of social support. Results: Being involved in school bullying negatively affects children’s HRQL, whose impact is greater in aggressive victims and pure victims, respectively. Aggression has no independent effect on HRQL, whereas victimisation has a negative effect on HRQL and mood regardless of level of social support; life satisfaction is generally higher among students with social support. Conclusion: Stability and persistence of victimisation appear to influence HRQL such that the effects of bullying on HRQL are greatest in roles that have greatest involvement in bullying.2017384Stability and persistence of victimisation appear to influence HRQL such that the effects of bullying on HRQL are greatest in roles that have greatest involvement in bullying.International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology['Eduardo Díaz Herráiz', 'R. Gutiérrez']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6ae06da6fb8603eb77d8021996e5a9fc2116b2ffThe present study aimed to investigate how Italian and Turkish university students perceive cyber bullying. A total of 256 Italian (161 females, 95 males) and 122 Turkish (76 females, 44 males, 2 did not report gender) university students were recruited by convenience sampling. The ages of the participants ranged between 18 and 33 for both the Italian sample (M = 20.9; SD = 1.92) and the Turkish sample (M = 22.77; SD = 2.47). Data were collected via a questionnaire which included two vignettes depicting different cyber bullying episodes (one web-site and one mobile phone episode) and follow-up questions. Results indicated that cyber bullying appears to be widespread among both samples. Although the respondents from the two countries share similar perceptions of cyber bullying, discrepancies exist in how Turkish and Italian university students perceive what a cyber bullying incidence is, and who is called the cyber bully and the cyber victim. Researchers and practitioners need to be aware of the unique needs of university students from different countries while planning prevention programs for cyber bullying.2017404['C. Topcu-Uzer', 'Özgür Erdur-Baker', 'Davide', 'Di̇amanti̇ni̇']2017-01-01T00:00:00 d7ebf68e0aedccdf227d665194a973474cd94652The number of bullying cases is getting more significant among students. The effect of bullying covers some conditions of psychology, physic, and adjustment either for bullies, bully-victims or whoever witnesses the action (bystander). The cases of bullying more problematic if the action occurs in Islamic based schools. In the Holy Quran, there are 12 verses which correlate to enmity (i’tada ya’tadi). Besides, it also has 39 verses about scolding (istahzaa yastahziu). Thus, actions relating to harassment should be decreased more than non-Islamic based schools. This study aims to describe bullying behavior and adjustment. The quantitative method is used for this study. The sample involved in this study was 73 students of Islamic elementary schools in the district of Semarang Utara selected by purposive sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire of bullying behavior, reliability coefficient α=0.890 and corrected correlation coefficients was in the range between 0.268-0.552. SCT (Sentence Completion Test) for Children was used to measure perception of adjustment problems. Data analyzed by a descriptive statistic. The finding indicated that bullying was in a high category and students have some adjustment problems related to interpersonal relationship, in school and family, and self-concept. Kasus bullying akhir-akhir ini terus meningkat di kalangan siswa. Dampak dari bullying antara lain berpengaruh pada kondisi psiCorresponding author; email: 1erniagustina@unissula.ac.id E R N I AG U S T I N A S E T I OWAT I Vol. 25, No.1 (2017) 92 kologis, fisik, dan penyesuaian baik bagi pelaku, korban, maupun teman korban atau siapapun yang menyaksikan kejadian tersebut. Kasus bullying ini lebih problematik bila terjadi di sekolah berbasis agama Islam. Dalam al-Quran terdapat 12 ayat yang berkaitan dengan kata permusuhan (i’tada ya’tadi). Disamping itu, terdapat 39 ayat mengenai cacian (ihtahzaa yastahziu). Sehingga semestinya kejadian yang berkaitan dengan kekerasan dapat ditekan dibanding pada sekolah umum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan perilaku bullying dan masalah penyesuaian. Sampel yang dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini adalah 73 siswa dari sekolah dasar islam di kota semarang yang dipilih menggunakan cara purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner perilaku bullying, reliabilitas α=0.890 dan koefisien korelasi antara skor aitem-total bergerak antara 0.268-0.552. SCT (Sentence Completion Test) untuk anak digunakan untuk mengukur persepsi terhadap masalah penyesuaian. Data dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku bullying pada siswa tergolong pada kategori tinggi dan terdapat beberapa masalah penyesuaian yang terkait dengan relasi interpersonal, penyesuaian di sekolah dan keluarga dan masalah konsep diri.2017204['Sultan Agung Semarang', 'dan penyesuaian', 'baik bagi pelaku', 'Korban', 'maupun', 'teman korban atau', 'siapapun yang menyaksikan', 'kejadian tersebut', 'Konsep Diri']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ba754918e503d3560bd22c97499c12e33501a50fIn this paper we show the ways love and bullying appear in mathematical communications. We developed an analytic frame that distinguished between responsiveness and dismissiveness, and that identifi ...2017194['Ann-Christine Andersson', 'D. Wagner']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c31960b558508e562aa2f45b63a62f66479be70d20171024['Amanda B. Nickerson', 'K. Rigby']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f00a4d864363ffc78562b10178fed9039c84ee2dBackground and Objectives: Becoming a victim of bullying at school is one of the compatibility problems during adolescence. Bullying could be in form of physical, sexual and psychological harassment from one or more students repeatedly over a period of time. Various factors could inflence shaping this behavior or becoming its victim. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of family functioning, domestic violence, and parent-child relationship in being a bullying victim among high school girls. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2015. The sampling framework included all the female high school students from district seven of Tehran. As many as 383 individuals were randomly selected by using the staged- cluster sampling method. Olweus bully/victim questionnaire, straus domestic violence questionnaire, parent-child relationship scale, and family assessment device were used for data collection for the study. IBM SPSS statistics 18 was employed in performing the statistical analysis. Results: Being victim of bullying was meaningfully correlated with family functioning (r = 0.58, P = 0.005), domestic violence (violence of father: (r = 0.67, P = 0.003) and violence of mother: (r = 0.43, P = 0.007) and parent-child relationship (r = -0.54, P = 0.006), Physical aggression of fathers (P<0.001), their positive emotion (P < 0.001), and problem solving (P = 0.001) directly, and mother’s functionality disorder/confusion (P<0.001), father’s anger (P = 0.001), and mother’s physical aggression (P = 0.002) reversely predicted being victim. Conclusion: The study showed that the family directly and indirectly affects becoming a victim of bullying. Parent-child relationship forms adolescent behavior patterns. Therefore, training parents in appropriate child raising methods could play an important role in preventing much social harm in the future.2017323['Fahimeh Pourmand', 'F. Mohsenzadeh', 'Ali Ghaedniay-jahromi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 4ccee616b3f374e82d31b1943da1c41e4cebeec3Aim: The study was conducted to determine peer bullying and assertiveness levels of school-aged children and related factors. Methods: This study was conducted in a descriptive and crosssectional design. The sample of the study comprised 1509 fifthand sixth-grade students who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, the Assertiveness Scale and the Multidimensional Peer-Victimization Scale. Data were analyzed with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis H test and correlational analysis. Results: The mean age of the students participating in the study was 11.4±0.7; 53.4% of the students were boys and 56.2% of them were in grade six. About half of the students (58.5%) reported their success in school as good, and also reported peer relations at school (84.6%), relations with their siblings (69%), and relations with their parents (94.3%) as good. It was determined that the Peer Victimization Scale’s victim dimension mean score of the students was 7.7±10.1; the bullying dimension was 3.0±6.4, and the Assertiveness Scale’s mean score was 34.4±7.3. It was determined that there was a significant negative correlation between assertiveness level and being bullies and victims (r=0.229, p<0.05; r= 0.146, p<0.05, respectively). Conclusion: It was determined that students’ being bullies or victims was low and the assertiveness level was good. Gender and social relationships (friends, siblings, parents) affected peer bullying and assertiveness. It was concluded that as the students’ levels of assertiveness increased, bullying conditions decreased.2017273Headache['S. Alkaya', 'Fatma Avşar']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ea199263843bd4abeabff630fe74acb6f0d632e72017323['Justin Canty']2017-01-01T00:00:00 c9e7bb6bdf5d3c17f5d45b75591c8ce694e4e44a201713['G. D. Francesco']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2a583a379170c14d26d7aba9032bc97571ea4669Context: Bullying has been identified as an important adolescent health problem. Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between being involved in bullying either as a bully, a victim or a provocative-victim with stature and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Design: Cross-sectional study. Results: Data were collected from a national representative sample of adolescents in 2006 (n=4946) and 2010 (n=4724). Measures included involvement in bullying, stature, and HRQoL. Adolescents were placed in 4 groups (not involved, bully, bullied, and bully/ bullied). Results: Adolescents classified as bullies were more likely to be boys (OR=2.23, p<0.001), taller (OR=4.79, p<0.01), and had poorer HRQoL (OR=0.97, p<0.001). Victims were more likely to be boys (OR=1.37, p<0.01), and had poorer HRQoL (OR=0.94, p<0.001). Provocative victims were more likely to be boys (OR=1.58, p<0.01), to be taller (OR=0.10, p<0.01), and to have lower HRQoL (OR=0.94, p<0.001). Conclusions: During adolescence where differences in body height are maximal due to the heterogeneity of human development, it is important to develop bullying prevention programs aimed to prevent and reduce the occurrence of bullying. The target population is boys, those in the extreme range of height (shorter/victims; and taller/bullies) and those with a lower perception of HRQoL.2017303During adolescence where differences in body height are maximal due to the heterogeneity of human development, it is important to develop bullying prevention programs aimed to prevent and reduce the occurrence of bullying.['A. Marques']2017-01-01T00:00:00 93c98d21e0a6e14dfab5512e33a0db54eea3628bCyber bullying detection that are prevailing commonly in social networks like Twitter is one of the focussed research area. Text mining and detecting cyber bullying has several research challenges and lot of research scope to work with. This research work makes use of supervised feature selection by ranking method in order to choose the features from the tweets. After that extreme learning machine (ELM) classifier is employed in order to perform the detection of cyber bullying tweets. Performance metrics such as accuracy and time taken for classification are chosen in order to evaluate the efficiency of the classifiers namely ELM and the proposed SFS-ELM. Implementations are done in MATLAB tool. From the obtained results it is evident that the proposed SFS-ELM produces better results than that of ELM Keywords— Cyber bullying, Twitter, feature selection, classification, detection, extreme learning machine, machine learning.2017183This research work makes use of supervised feature selection by ranking method in order to choose the features from the tweets to perform the detection of cyber bullying tweets.['Sherly']2017-01-01T00:00:00 52fc2ebd1742aa7c32ef526a877a650ab6b66f0cThe purpose of this research is to examine the views of university students on the presence and exposure of cyber bully behavior. The research study group consists of 10 male students who are higher education students. One of the qualitative research methods is "case study". In this direction, a "semi-structured interview form" was used to identify the behaviors and opinions of students and individual interviews were held with each student. In the analysis of the obtained data, "content analysis" technique was used. As a result of the content analysis, university students were exposed to bullying behaviors at different aspects and it was reached that they are doing bullying behaviors themselves. In addition, students' opinions are sought to reduce cyber bully behavior. The findings of the research were discussed in the literature and suggestions were made for students, their families and educators as well as for future researches on cyber bullying. Keywords: Cyber bullying, Cyber victim, Internet technology, Qualitative Research2017193University students were exposed to bullying behaviors at different aspects and it was reached that they are doing bullying behaviors themselves.Journal of Education and Practice['Ertuğrul Usta']2017-01-01T00:00:00 2f53bd46e5b524dd25b2378729a6564c64abe6f02017493How students who are victims of bullying benefit from interaction with school nurses, and the resources needed for school nurses to become active members of the bullying-prevention team are described.['Nora Zinan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 031fa6f2d410cac80d9791981854c463bbc6bee4Bullying is one of the most important research topics in the field of education due to its negative impact on the school’s general atmosphere, and therefore on the well-being of the various members of the educational community, and especially the victims. Our knowledge about various issues related to this phenomenon, such as types of aggression according to age and gender, the roles involved and intervention has increased a great deal. However, there is a lack of research, on the one hand, analysing the mental representations of those involved in this kind of peer conflict, and on the other, focusing on bullying during the preschool years and during the first two years of primary education. In this research, we used a cartoon strip depicting a classic bullying scenario to interview 120 subjects (60 girls and 60 boys) ranging in age from the third year of preschool education up to the third year of primary education, in order to analyse their meanings in relation with these peer conflicts. The results show these subjects are able to identify the key features of bullying, most think bullies feel proud of themselves, and the victims ashamed. Likewise, the majority of students interviewed believe both parties involved, bullies and victims alike, resolve their Revista de Educación, 377. July-September 2017, pp. 135-158 Received: 04-11-2016 Accepted: 17-02-2017 135 differences and become friends. These findings are very similar to those obtained with samples of teenagers, which together with other similarities with these older samples observed, lead us to classify these early manifestations of bullying as proto-behaviours of bullying, in contrast to other terms used, such as unjustified aggression. The former term emphasises the idea that there is a continuity between the bullying behaviours identified during the preschool years and the first two years of primary education, and those observed during secondary education.2017383['P. Moreno']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f487dc85914c6c91f1bff7a03db7e6ee34a5d8deOF DISSERTATION WORKPLACE BULLYING IN KUWAIT Workplace bullying (WPB) is a pervasive problem in contemporary society, inflicting detrimental repercussions upon employees, employers, and organizations alike. It affects the physical, psychological, and financial wellbeing not only of its victims, but also their families, their communities, and society as a whole. Research into this phenomenon has evolved significantly over the past two decades. While related to the physically violent phenomenon of schoolyard bullying, WPB is primarily a psychological phenomenon, manifesting as abusive power in workplace relationships, rather than as interpersonal conflict. Bullying at work comes in many forms, has many faces, and occurs in many places. It ranges from subtle to overt acts, with subtle forms occurring more regularly. The rubric of bullying can include: harassment, mobbing, scapegoating, social exclusion, repudiation, humiliation, and/or workplace mistreatment or abuse. Corresponding to a lack of attention on bullying among adults, WPB seems to occur everywhere—from businesses and factories to colleges and hospitals. To address this phenomenon, this study a) explored the prevalence of WPB in Kuwait and its association with employee demographics, b) evaluated the sample’s views regarding professional social workers in the workplace, and c) explored the relationship between these variables and absenteeism. This non-experimental, quantitative study employed a cross-sectional survey with correlational analyses and prediction research designs. Using the snowball sampling method via social media platforms, the researcher distributed the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) survey and a demographic questionnaire to an anonymous, non-randomized sample of employees. The target sample included any adult, volunteer participant who was working in Kuwait for at least six months before receiving the survey. From a total of 8,531 recorded surveys, 3,725 surveys with missing data and 119 surveys that did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded, leaving 4,687 (53.9%) complete surveys used for the analysis. The majority of participants were males ranging between 30-39 years old. The vast majority were Kuwaiti, married, bachelor degree graduates, employed in lower-level positions within the governmental sector, earning 800-1,399 KD monthly income. Seventy percent of targets were dissatisfied with management, compared to 50% of the general participants. Similarly, 50% of targets were dissatisfied with their daily supervisors, compared to 35% of the general participants. Around two-thirds of both targets and general participants agreed with the importance of having a social worker or psychologist at the workplace to address WPB. The vast majority of targets were bullied by their immediate superiors (50%) or other superiors (45%). Based on a criterion of a minimum of three negative acts monthly, the results of this study indicated a 39% prevalence rate of WPB in Kuwait. This percentage corresponded with the percentage of the targets who labeled themselves as victims. Regarding demographics, a large majority of targets reported being bullied by someone of the opposite gender. Among female targets, 92.7% were bullied by male perpetrators, and among male targets, 82.8% were bullied by female perpetrators. Females were more often reported as perpetrators, and males more often as targets. Non-Kuwaiti employees, the young, the divorced, those working in low-level positions, and those earning low income had the highest rate of exposure to WPB. Regarding prediction, those more likely to experience WPB included: females, the young, non-Kuwaiti employees, and workers in middle-level positions with low education or low income, who were dissatisfied with management, their daily supervisors, or their own jobs, and those who expressed a need for a counselor in the workplace. In terms of predicting WPB-related absenteeism, males, the divorced, and those working in lower-level positions with low income, low education, dissatisfaction with their job, or dissatisfaction with their daily supervisors were more likely to report high absenteeism. The high rate of WPB has implications in the workplace, calling for concerted efforts to identify the elements that trigger and escalate WPB. This study was the first of its kind to measure such elements of WPB in Kuwait. By using the NAQ-R scale, the demographic questionnaire, and a modified operational definition of WPB, this study has provided a template for needed research in the Arabian Gulf region.20173023['Hamad A Alaslawi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6d4de6332948b20c5f658ebba3ee2b804703340eespanolEl clima escolar y el bullying son fenomenos multicausales cada vez mas importantes en el ambito escolar. En contextos escolares norteamericanos, se han disenado instrumentos para tratar de valorarlo; no obstante, en Colombia, estos son exiguos. Por lo anterior, se diseno este estudio con el objetivo de evaluar las propiedades psicometricas del cuestionario de clima escolar y seguridad, en adolescentes escolarizados en instituciones publicas de la ciudad de Medellin, Colombia. La escala se aplico a 3460 estudiantes seleccionados a partir de un muestreo probabilistico bietapico. Se calcularon frecuencias relativas y absolutas. Se evaluaron las propiedades psicometricas de consistencia interna, fiabilidad, poder discriminante, validez de contenido, predictiva y de constructo. Se concluye que la escala de clima escolar y seguridad en la escuela es un cuestionario corto, de rapida administracion, fiable, valido y con excelentes propiedades psicometricas en poblacion adolescente de Medellin para monitorear el clima escolar y el bullying. EnglishThe school climate and bullying are increasingly important multicausal phenomena in the school environment. Instruments have been designed in North American school contexts to try to assess it. However, these are meager in Colombia. For that reason, this study was designed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the school-climate and safety questionnaire for adolescents enrolled in public schools in the city of Medellin (Colombia). The scale was applied to 3,460 students who were selected through a process of two-stage probabilistic sampling. Relative and absolute frequencies were calculated. The psychometric properties of internal consistency, reliability, discriminant power, content validity, predictive and construct were evaluated. It was concluded the school-climate and safety-in-school scale is a short, fast, reliable, valid questionnaire with excellent psychometric properties to monitor the adolescent population in Medellin with respect to the school climate and bullying. portuguesO ambiente escolar e o bullying sao fenomenos multicausais cada vez mais importantes no âmbito escolar. Em contextos escolares norte-americanos, foram desenhados instrumentos para tentar valora-lo; contudo, na Colombia, estes sao exiguos. Por isso, desenhou-se este estudo com o objetivo de avaliar as propriedades psicometricas do questionario de ambiente escolar e seguranca em adolescentes escolarizados em instituicoes publicas de Medellin, Colombia. A escala foi aplicada a 3460 estudantes selecionados a partir de uma amostra probabilistica bietapica. Calcularam-se frequencias relativas e absolutas. Avaliaram-se as propriedades psicometricas de consistencia interna, confiabilidade, poder discriminante, validade de conteudo, preditiva e de construto. Conclui-se que a escala de ambiente escolar e seguranca na escola e um questionario curto, de rapida administracao, confiavel, valido e com excelentes propriedades psicometricas em populacao adolescente de Medellin para monitorar o ambiente escolar e o bullying.201703Educación y Educadores['L. F. H. Gutiérrez', 'J. C. Arias']2017-01-01T00:00:00 a96b7978afae434e9f4fd5484bafe67196ab5383Latar Belakang : Persaingan antar saudara kandung biasa terjadi pada anak usia balita dan usia sekolah, tidak menutup kemungkinan berlanjut hingga dewasa jika orangtua tidak segera mengatasinya. Persaingan antar saudara pada usia remaja hingga dewasa terjadi akibat tidak tuntasnya orangtua dalam menyelesaikan atau mengatasi persaingan antar saudara kandung pada masa kanak-kanaknya. Sehingga rasa persaingan dan permusuhan terus berlanjut. Masa remaja merupakan masa transisi seseorang dari anak-anak menjadi dewasa, dan pada masa tersebut remaja mulai menunjukkan jati dirinya dengan menunjukkan perilaku yang bermacam-macam, salah satunya adalah perilaku menyimpang yaitu perilaku bullying. Penelitiian Wiyani (2012) menunjukan kekerasan di SMP di tiga kota besar yaitu Yogyakarta 77,5%, Surabaya 59,8%, dan Jakarta 61,1%. Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMP N 3 Gamping Sleman. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif non eksperimental, dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional dengan menggunakan teknik startified random sampling. Subjek penelitian ini sebanyak 130 responden sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi dan kriteria eksklusi. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis statistik inferensial menggunakan uji Chi Square dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% (α= 0,05). Hasil: Berdasarkan penelitian diperoleh data mengenai jumlah saudara lebih dari 2 sebanyak 73 (56,2%). Perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman kategori sedang sebanyak 93 (71,5%). Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman dengan p value 0,001 (p value < 0,05) dengan Keeratan sebesar 0,392 yang berarti rendah. Kesimpulan: Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman.201702['Mohammad Dimy Andrieam']2017-01-01T00:00:00 524d1f7c3bbe8cdb05139aa645697790cd12f5faIt had been reported that transgender people show increased prevalence of stressful childhood experiences. Objective: We describe and analyze the probability of suffering from bullying in gender dysphoria minors, for both genders, as referred to our Gender Identity Unit, at University Hospital “Ramón y Cajal”. Patients and method: Our study has a descriptive design. We took in consideration the variable “self-reported bullying”. If positive, we also asked if they felt it was related to gender dysphoria. Fifty-three consecutive minors were included. Data were collected through a structured clinical interview, 54.7% were female and 45.3% were male. Results: Of 53 children, 52 completed the whole interview. One child was referred to a Mental Health Centre, because of severe psychopathology, and did not complete the interview. From the total of 52 children included, 13 (24.5%) stated bullying and 39 (73.5%) denied. From the 13 children reporting bullying, 12 (92.3%) felt it was related to their gender dysphoria. We found no significant differences (p=0.054) from the two sexes. Conclusions: Our data do not support the idea, reported by other authors, that minors with gender dysphoria suffer from increased bullying rates than nondysphoric minors. Correspondence to: Nuria Asenjo-Araque, Gender Identity Unit, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, E-mail: mailto:nasenjo@gmail.com2017212The data do not support the idea, reported by other authors, that minors with gender dysphoria suffer from increased bullying rates than nondysphoric minors.['Nuria Asenjo-Araque', 'María Concepción Escolar-Gutiérrez', 'A. Pascual-Sánchez', 'D. Ly-Pen', 'Antonio Becerra-Fernández']2017-01-01T00:00:00 f37ff6f0df1c714a363be986f2fc91960acba80bResearchers and school administrators have recognized the importance of peer bystanders in bullying situations, but there are very few studies that examine thi s phenomenon within Latam� and Darley ' s ( 1 970) bystander intervention model . The five sequential steps in thi s model include : notice the event, interpret the event as an emergency that requires assi stance, accept responsibility for intervening, know how to intervene or provide help, and implement intervention . Nickerson, Aloe, Livingston, and Feeley (20 1 4) created the Bystander Intervention in Bullying Survey based on Latane and Darley ' s model . Nickerson and colleagues and Jenkins and Nickerson (in press) have found evidence of reliabil ity and validity for the Bystander Intervention in Bullying survey in high school and middle school samples . The current study was designed to examine evidence of reliability and validity of the Bystander Intervention in Bullying survey with an upper-elementary school sample, and the association between affective and cognitive empathy and engagement in each of the five bystander intervention steps . Results revealed that a five-factor structure i s appropriate for the elementary-school version of thi s survey, but results showed lower than desired reliability estimates . The survey ' s associations with an establ i shed defender measure revealed convergent validity evidence. Results also showed that both affective and cognitive empathy were associated with steps of the bystander intervention model . Future directions and practical implications are discussed . Bystander Intervention in Elementary School2017562['K. Taylor']2017-01-01T00:00:00 fb2dd0c01eb5f0fa9a35ee7ad86c964ff23d86f6In this study, the issue of “cyber-bullying” was discussed as a form of violence. Aiming to study how cyber bullying happens within peer groups by investigating the techniques, the agents and the density of the action; cyber bullying is studied among the peer groups through the application called “Potinss” * Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi, İletişim Fakültesi, Halkla İlişkiler ve Tanıtım Bölümü, alev.aslan@istanbul.edu.tr ** Doç. Dr., İstanbul Üniversitesi, İletişim Fakültesi, Halkla İlişkiler ve Tanıtım Bölümü, bonay@istanbul.edu.tr Alev ASLAN • Betül ÖNAY DOĞAN 96 which is known and used among the high school students. 100 high schools from 1034 high school listed in the application were selected through simple random sampling and 7817 topic titles and 36161 internal topic titles were reached. As a result of the content analysis applied by determining 7 bullying categories, it was seen that the students mostly used insulting, profane and threatening expressions (5071). The least common form of bullying is image and video sharing (30). It is observed that students easily say things that they cannot express in the physical environment in virtual space. Besides, there are comments that warn students not to apply cyberbullying. However, these warnings are thought to be insufficient to prevent cyberbullying. Another important finding is that school-related warnings of the school administration reduce the cyberbullying, if not completely prevent them.201702It was seen that students mostly used insulting, profane and threatening expressions in cyberbullying, and it was observed that students easily say things that they cannot express in the physical environment in virtual space.['Alev Aslan', 'B. Dogan']2017-01-01T00:00:00 ffa65ee8d411c97bbe806baee38193d24b265c84Since Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, the issue of achieving sustainable peace and development has remained a challenge due to a lack of comprehensive approaches to issues of human rights violations. With such a problem, it becomes easy for individuals and society to use violence as a means to an end and, thus, it has become culturally acceptable, not only in political spheres but also in the school sphere. Therefore, this study aims to promote positive attitudes among students to reduce levels of bullying and to enable to realise the prevention mechanisms that exist within themselves through an action research intervention. Action research with a group of ten students was used create awareness on the negative impact of bullying and also the importance of creating and maintaining peaceful schools. Research proved that violent behaviour among students appears to be a serious problem at Prince Edward School and at Cranborne High School. I worked together with students in two schools to design, implement and evaluate a programme designed to reduce bullying behaviour. It is recommended that students, academic staff, police and the Ministry of Education work together to design interventions that include students in reducing bullying in schools.20171062['Priscilla Musariwa']2017-01-01T00:00:00 6ebb6685ca6596ebff3f50e22d7d324d1c3add75Workplace bullying has been the focus of much interest and research over the last forty years. This concern reflects the growing awareness of the organizational costs associated with all forms of bullying. Of particular importance is what has been called abusive supervision, which constitutes the most prevalent and destructive form of negative workplace conduct. This chapter understands abusive supervision to be a prototypical example of workplace bullying, rather than a narrower and more restricted expression of it. The chapter reviews workplace bullying, focuses on abusive managerial behavior, and understands such behavior as a misappropriation of legitimate organizational processes and dynamics for own personal ends. Bullying behavior violates the norms of workplace ethics, organizational justice, and the agency role of management. The chapter considers initiatives through which managerial bullying might be identified, remediated, and reduced.2017642['D. Starr-Glass']2017-01-01T00:00:00 dd3d9424a6ed10dddb81d101d396c007c2c4c857Salah satu fenomena perilaku tindak kekerasan yang terjadi diantara siswa adalah perilaku bullying. Perilaku bullying di sekolah hendaknya menjadi perhatian bagi pihak sekolah untuk segera mengatasi kasus bullying yang terjadi demi melindungi siswa dari tindak kekerasan dan penindasan. Kasus perilaku bullying yang terjadi pada siswa MAN 1 Barru memberi dampak yang sangat merugikan baik pada pelaku maupun pada korban. Dengan demikian, sangat dibutuhkan penanganan yang tepat untuk membantu siswa dalam menangani perilaku bullying tersebut. Tujuan Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui (i) Gambaran perilaku bullying yang meliputi: bentuk - bentuk perilaku bullying, dan karakteristik pelaku, (ii) Faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya bullying, (iii) Dampak perilaku bullying, dan (iv) Upaya penanganan yang telah dilakukan guru BK. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam (indepth interview), observasi dan dokumentasi. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan analisis deskripftif kualitatif dengan menjelaskan secara sistematis, faktual dan akurat sesuai dengan data, fakta dan kecenderungan yang terjadi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah reduksi data, display data, dan penarikan kesimpulan atau verifikasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: (i) gambaran perilaku pelaku bullying, meliputi bentuk bullying fisik: memukul, meninju, menendang, menampar, mendorong dan memalak; bentuk bullying verbal: memarahi, menghina, mengejek dan memanggil dengan sebutan yag buruk. Adapun karakteristik pelaku: kurang empati, mudah marah, dan impulsif. (ii) faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku bullying adalah: (a) pengalaman masa kecil (b) kurang perhatian dari orang tua, (c) dukungan dari teman sebaya, (d) faktor kepribadian pelaku. (iii) dampak perilaku bullying bagi kasus ZA adalah hubungan sosial dengan teman sekelas yang tidak baik karena ZA dijauhi teman-temannya akibat perilakunya. (iv) bentuk penanganan perilaku bullying yang telah dilakukan oleh guru BK adalah teknik konseling yang lebih pada pemberian nasehat. Kata Kunci: Perilaku bullying, agresif, intimidasi, teori belajar sosial; kepribadian. lingkungan dan perilaku.201702['Mujtahidah Mujtahidah']2017-01-01T00:00:00 0c44cac9dfa596afefb19c17294e5b083ca42e162017622Personal protective factors classified into social, emotional, and moral competencies have been described in Chap.['Izabela Zych', 'D. Farrington', 'Vicente J. Llorent', 'Maria M. Ttofi']2017-01-01T00:00:00 075657480344087456ddaa49218ba7b61c308d9bWorkplace bullying continues to be a prevalent workplace conflict issue in organizations around the world. The organizational reliance of communication technologies and digital media have enabled workplace bullying to evolve into workplace cyberbullying. Workplace bullying impacts individuals, relationships, organizations, and societies. For this reason, this chapter reviewed the transdisciplinary workplace bullying literature to conceptualize key constructs such as workplace bullying and workplace cyberbullying. This chapter also reviews the prevalence of workplace bullying, antecedent behaviors of workplace bullying, the consequences of workplace bullying, and the intervention approaches. Lastly, this chapter offers several recommendations for the future trends of workplace bullying scholarship.2017972This chapter reviewed the transdisciplinary workplace bullying literature to conceptualize key constructs such as workplace bullying and workplace cyberbullying.['L. Salazar']2017-01-01T00:00:00 cee4011be113a4f7faad5e402ad21e21eb020403Bullying is considered as a fundamental major issue in the world. It often happens in everyday life and all people from child to adult can be the bullier or the victim of bullying and it can happen to a males or females. The bullying is not only categorized as physical bullying, but it can also about mental bullying. People who bully others tend not to know the effect of the bullying itself for the victim. As in the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, the main character, Hannah Baker, experiences any kind of bullying from her friends in school. Physical bullying, verbal bullying, and mental bullying has already struck her. The bullying gives effect to her life which she decided to commit suicide. This study analyzes on how the acts of bullying lead her decision in committing suicide. This research used descriptive analysis method since the writer applied new criticism theory to analyze the novel. The formal elements searched in this study are characterization, plot and point of view. The formal elements work to shape the theme of the novel as the organic unity. This study finds out that bullying will result to committing suicide.201702['Wuri Retno Martani']2017-01-01T00:00:00 53dea559896c9c9545f626d39daab3558d1d5200Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology2017202This paper attempts to analyze bullying in the Virtual Learning Communities using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, mainly in the context of sociocultural learning theories, and aims to apply NLP techniques to speech analysis on communication data of online communities.Advances in experimental medicine and biology['Stefanos Nikiforos', 'Spyros Tzanavaris', 'Katia Lida Kermanidis']2017-01-01T00:00:00 3e79585c94248e2bdb14d22983f23c76062fc001ABSTRACT This study provides an understanding of the current social media landscape for higher education institutions. While it is recognized that consistency in school branding across all communications with stakeholders is important to attract and retain students, relatively little work has been done to determine specifically what type of content should be included in a school’s social media campaign, nor has there been an investigation as to the relative frequency of the content. The authors use content analysis to examine Facebook posts from 66 top US colleges and universities and engagement from their constituents on these posts. Results show that there are significant differences in engagement received on posts across institution type. Additionally, media type and posting frequency are factors that contribute to engagement. This study provides direction on how university social media managers can better manage their social media content to improve engagement and increase the reach of their posts.2017231612017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Marketing for Higher Education['Adam Peruta', 'Alison B. Shields']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b31d5b3ec4e06acb55629fc9ec06c848f37f9d0dAbstract Intense competition requires that social media service providers execute two major business strategies: exploiting current functions while simultaneously exploring incremental innovation. Realization of these strategies is related to two types of member behavior: reinforced use and varied use. Drawing on identity theories, we examine the common and differential effects of two levels of social self-identity—relational identity and social identity—on reinforced and varied use and the moderating role of inertia on their effects on social media usage. Our results reveal that, although both identities have similar effects on usage behavior, users with higher social identities are more oriented toward variety seeking, while those with stronger relational identities are more oriented toward reinforcement. Inertia negatively moderates the impacts of social identity on social media use, but not the relationships between relational identity and social media use. The current research contributes to theory by decomposing social media usage into reinforced and varied use and reveals the common and differential influences of two levels of social self-identity on user behavior. Social media service providers should focus more on social identity to promote varied use and focus more on relational identity when they want to enhance reinforced use.Journal of Management Information Systems2017134125Examining the common and differential effects of two levels of social self-identity—relational identity and social identity—on reinforced and varied use and the moderating role of inertia on their effects on social media usage reveals that, although both identities have similar effects on usage behavior, users with higher social identities are more oriented toward variety seeking, while those with stronger relational identities areMore oriented toward reinforcement.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Management Information Systems['Zhao Pan', 'Yao-bin Lu', 'Bin Wang', 'Patrick Y. K. Chau']2017-01-02T00:00:00 eb2db0db820e08e1e9f76613d5892b226c552c4aIn pursuit of a healthier and participatory democracy, scholars have long established the positive effects of social capital, values derived from resources embedded in social ties with others which characterize the structure of opportunity and action in communities. Today, social media afford members of digital communities the ability to relate in new ways. In these contexts, the question that arises is whether new forms of social capital associated with the use of social media are a mere extension of traditional social capital or if they are in fact a different construct with a unique and distinct palette of attributes and effects. This study introduces social media social capital as a new conceptual and empirical construct to complement face-to-face social capital. Based on a two-wave panel data set collected in the United States, this study tests whether social capital in social media and offline settings are indeed two distinct empirical constructs. Then, the article examines how these two modes of social capital may relate to different types of citizenship online and offline. Results show that social media social capital is empirically distinct from face-to-face social capital. In addition, the two constructs exhibit different patterns of effects over online and offline political participatory behaviors. Results are discussed in light of theoretical developments in the area of social capital and pro-democratic political engagement.Digital Politics: Mobilization, Engagement and Participation2017941362017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['Homero Gil de Zúñiga', 'M. Barnidge', 'A. Scherman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 55aa83266237e35796817bd96b14b74240235a95ABSTRACT The landscape in consumer marketing is changing due to the rise in popularity of social media. This shift has also affected how higher education institutions build relationships with their stakeholders. This study explores how social media engagement impacts relationship quality between the university and one of its key stakeholder groups, students. Data were collected via an online survey and analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test, regression and the Kruskal–Wallis test. Results indicated a positive association between students following a university via social media and the perception of having a high-quality relationship with their university, and that following a university on multiple social media sites leads to an even higher perception of relationship quality. The results provide important and timely implications for both universities and higher education marketers. Our findings suggest that higher education marketers should invest resources in social media communications to form high-quality relationships with their stakeholders.2017671192017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Marketing for Higher Education['Melissa Clark', 'Monica B. Fine', 'Cara-Lynn Scheuer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8e41b46b9d58dbd4a6af2bc5373e6d526399543eABSTRACT Although many universities use social media to interact with stakeholders, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Drawing on theories of self-presentation and community engagement, we develop a theoretical model to explain these crucial outcome factors. We then test the model based on secondary data from 159 universities. Our findings reveal the double-edged nature of community size: universities with a strong reputation tend to have more Facebook fans, but having many Facebook fans has detrimental effects on individual fan engagement. Furthermore, the frequency of updates is a crucial factor, as too frequent and too infrequent updates lead to lower levels of fan engagement. We discuss theoretical implications for online communities and derive implications for social media managers.201767732017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Marketing for Higher Education['Felicitas M. Brech', 'U. Messer', 'Brian A Vander Schee', 'P. Rauschnabel', 'B. Ivens']2017-01-02T00:00:00 10a4a7a8ec559625770b397b1f66d3dca751770fABSTRACT Despite the influence of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) messages in decision-making processes, few studies have tested the determinants of persuasive eWOM messages among social media users. Although most of the researches focused on western and eastern cultural convergence or divergence of online communications, little attention has been paid on the validity and applicability of cultural orientations in countries with perceived inherent similar values. This study examines how Chinese and Malaysian users process eWOM messages and decide on continuing their overseas study. The significance of the study is to identify critical factors that influence Chinese and Malaysian users’ attitudes and behavior when processing persuasive eWOM messages. Results revealed that Facebook is the most used social networking site (SNS) for Malaysian users, while QQ Qzone for Chinese counterparts. This study found that argument quality, source credibility, source attractiveness, source perception, and source style exerted varying influences on Chinese and Malaysian users’ attitudes and intentions to continue their study abroad.Journal of Computational Information Systems20178077It was found that argument quality, source credibility, source attractiveness, source perception, and source style exerted varying influences on Chinese and Malaysian users’ attitudes and intentions to continue their study abroad.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Computer Information Systems['Shasha Teng', 'Kok Wei Khong', 'A. Chong', 'Binshan Lin']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6cadbc7c54c0ff6f0439a82d81ec57a2b42c3539Abstract This study examines direct and indirect effects of interactive communication in an antismoking social media campaign. To that end, we pose a multitheoretical framework that integrates communication mediation models and the Theory of Planned Behavior. To test the theorized model, we conducted an experiment using a two-group pretest–posttest design. Participants (N = 201) were randomly assigned into two experimental conditions: “campaign message reception only” as a control group and “message reception and social interaction” as a treatment group, in which the participants contributed to the antismoking campaign by posting their own campaign ideas and information they found through mediated and interpersonal communication. The findings show that interactive communication catalyzes the participants’ information searching behaviors through diverse communication channels. In turn, increased media use plays a crucial role in changing their attitudes and perceived social norms about smoking behaviors, and eventually reducing smoking intention. This study affirms that the theory of planned behavior is effective in predicting behavioral intention and demonstrates the usefulness of a multitheoretical approach in interactive campaign research on social media.Health Communication20176468The findings show that interactive communication catalyzes the participants’ information searching behaviors through diverse communication channels, and increased media use plays a crucial role in changing their attitudes and perceived social norms about smoking behaviors, and eventually reducing smoking intention.2017-01-02T00:00:00Health Communication['K. Namkoong', 'Seungahn Nah', 'R. Record', 'Stephanie K Van Stee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e3535606a53dbb3ac96bfdd37ee21a08195acb88Stopping sexual violence has become a key issue in the public and media agenda. This study examines the role of social media and bystander intervention in predicting an individual’s willingness to engage in collective action against sexual violence. Two surveys were conducted in fall 2014 and early 2015 examining young adults’ views of social networking sites, rape culture, and collective action. Results indicated that gender and bystander intervention were key predictors of willingness to engage in collective action, along with the privacy concerns of social network users. Views supporting rape culture were found to have a negative association. Implications are discussed.201762892017-01-02T00:00:00Mass Communication and Society['Cory L. Armstrong', 'Jessica A. Mahone']2017-01-02T00:00:00 54e0d17a9a6c73cc58fb2ee58e254fc1850e3a5fABSTRACT This study aims to determine whether the results obtained by applying sentiment analysis to data extracted from social media can reveal the political preferences of citizens to a greater degree of accuracy than traditional public opinion surveys. The researcher collected and analyzed 92,441 tweets related to the Brazilian presidential candidates during the second round of elections in 2014. The analysis results were compared with six voter preference polls conducted by the Datafolha Research Institute. The results showed that sentiment analysis may indicate voter preferences at an accuracy that was only 1% to 8% different than that of traditional research, which has an average accuracy of 81.05%.201746692017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['D. Oliveira', 'P. Bermejo', 'Pâmela Aparecida dos Santos']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e9031dfc97a9444b03c04730708d81943c82efa8Recent literature has emphasized the emerging role of social media in generating a destination image. Even so, there is still no clear definition of the main actors, typologies and components prevailing in these environments or the possible differences between diverse social platforms. Specific analysis and comparison of the Barcelona TripAdvisor Forum and a traditional Destination Management Organization (DMO) website showed that actors, typologies and components are platform specific and have both similarities and differences with other sources, including DMO websites and other social media platforms.20178642017-01-02T00:00:00Current Issues in Tourism['Lluís Garay Tamajón', 'G. C. Valiente']2017-01-02T00:00:00 af5895c6ad727282a2d7249e501b688117f21388This study examines the phenomenon of politically motivated selective avoidance on Facebook in the context of the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement protests in 2014. We conceptualize selective avoidance as individual choices that users make to shield themselves from undesirable dissonant views by removing unwanted information and breaking social ties that transmit such information. Given the political turmoil and high level of polarization during the protests, we argue that selective avoidance was related to the socio-psychological factor of perceived out-group threat. We present an analysis of a survey of 769 students from Hong Kong conducted at the height of the street protests. We find that 15.6% of the respondents removed content and/or unfriended a Facebook friend during the protests. The use of Facebook for protest-related information and expression was associated with higher likelihood of selective avoidance, which in turn predicted actual participation in the street protests. The level of perceived out-group threat strengthened the positive relationship between Facebook use and selective avoidance. We thus argue that group conflict in a time of political turmoil may catalyze selective avoidance, transforming a heterogeneous socio-informational environment into a more insulated gated community. Such acts may promote protest participation but also lead to a more fragmented and polarized citizenry.Digital Politics: Mobilization, Engagement and Participation2017651152017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['Qinfeng Zhu', 'M. Skoric', 'Fei Shen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 613d717faf4295f5237600c64d5bd4984efa3c8cABSTRACT Adopting the Orientation–Stimuli–Reasoning–Orientation–Response (O–S–R–O–R) model of political communication effects, this study examines the mediating roles of online/offline political discussion and political trust on the relationship between social media information seeking and online/offline political participation in China and Hong Kong. Findings through structural equation modeling showed that the relationship between information seeking and online participation was mediated by online discussion for both samples. Moreover, the relationship between information seeking and offline participation was mediated by offline discussion, and offline discussion mediated the relationship between information seeking and online participation. Political trust did not mediate any of the relationships in China and Hong Kong and all significant paths involving political trust were negative. Implications of the findings for youth political participation in China and Hong Kong are discussed.201770452017-01-02T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['Xueqing Li', 'Michael Chan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ad3f24a278f9394392cf1e2ade9ceca382cdc77d(2017). Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa. African Journalism Studies: Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 152-155.20171392017-01-02T00:00:00African Journalism Studies['J. Mwaura']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1668780bdc5ef9803c9f432649d0a1e19abfc569ABSTRACT This article analyses how speakers of an autochthonous heritage language (AHL) make use of digital media, through the example of Low German, a regional language used by a decreasing number of speakers mainly in northern Germany. The focus of the analysis is on Web 2.0 and its interactive potential for individual speakers. The study therefore examines linguistic practices on the social network site Facebook, with special emphasis on language choice, bilingual practices and writing in Low German. The findings suggest that social network sites such as Facebook have the potential to provide new mediatised spaces for speakers of an AHL that can instigate sociolinguistic change.2017108662017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development['Gertrud K Reershemius']2017-01-02T00:00:00 158253a1421cc08548ef08428a7ded6767cb16adABSTRACT Because social media encourage two-way communication and interaction, they are valuable relationship-building tools for the marketer who chooses to use them to build dialogue and engage customers. In sport, these tools are ideal ways to improve customer relationships because consumers already have a desire to connect with products. However, measurement of the effectiveness of social media as marketing tools remains limited. From a relationship-marketing standpoint, social media should be evaluated based on their ability to improve relationship quality, which leads to a host of positive business outcomes. To do this, sport marketers must measure the impacts of social media engagement on customer relationships. The purpose of this conceptual paper was to explicitly connect social media marketing to relationship marketing and use relationship marketing as a framework for understanding measurement of marketing on social media.2017109292017-01-02T00:00:00Managing Sport and Leisure['Rebecca M. Achen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6e11d05984c7e3306da90b2c629541cb50dcbe6dABSTRACT The unique characteristics and universal popularity of social media enable consumers to experience their customer value and thus improve their psychological well-being. Hence, it is important for researchers to investigate how consumers experience their customer value in this new media and demonstrate how managers can use the ensuing knowledge for designing appropriate marketing strategies. This article is a step toward that direction. We explore the antecedents and consequences of customer value in social media so as to provide a deeper insight into consumer behavior and subsequently discuss its managerial implications. Specifically, we develop a model that incorporates psychological well-being as the endogenous variable, interdependence self-construal and independent self-construal as exogenous variables, and social value, content value, social identity, self-esteem, and flow as mediating variables. Based on data from a sample of 437 social media consumers collected by an online survey and through analysis of the data by SPSS 22.0 and Amos 22.0 programs, the study revealed that consumers can gain psychological well-being by either of two paths: consumers with a higher degree of interdependent self-construal will have a higher degree of social value experience, thus leading to a higher degree of psychological well-being through a positive mediating role of social identity; whereas consumers with a higher degree of independent self-construal will have a higher degree of content value experience, thus leading to a higher degree of psychological well-being through a positive mediating role of self-esteem. Managers can segment the consumers based on their self-construal and design appropriate customer relationship strategies.Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce201711930A model that incorporates psychological well-being as the endogenous variable, interdependence self- construal and independent self-construal as exogenous variables, and social value, content value, social identity, self-esteem, and flow as mediating variables is developed.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce['Yongbing Jiao', 'Myung-Soo Jo', 'Emine Sarigöllü']2017-01-02T00:00:00 935a634f1f21dd92682e3d441ce17e101a790224Abstract This study examined the relationship between sexual content in music and sexual cognitions and risk among emerging adults in the USA and Australia. Music content was examined via lyrics, videos and social media. It was hypothesised that there would be a positive association between sexual content in music and sexual cognitions and risk. Sexual content in music lyrics, videos, and social media was assessed using content analysis of the top artists rated by participants in the USA and Australia. Findings indicated variations in sexual content based on music genre and location, and that music lyrics, videos and social media all contain sexual content. Results from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that sexual lyrical content, sexual content in music videos, and sexual references in the social media posts of artists were related to negative sexual cognitions for both samples. This trend was also found for the degree of sexual risk for both samples. While findings point to the direction of a universal impact of the association between sexual content in music and sexual cognitions and degree of sexual risk, they also highlight trends in these relationships across countries.201767272017-01-02T00:00:00Sex Education['Chrysalis L. Wright', 'Mark Rubin']2017-01-02T00:00:00 056bfd36d4c66734b0c6524263eaae19c076a0f2Abstract Purpose: This pilot study aimed to expand the current understanding of how adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and complex communication needs use social media. Method: An online focus group was used to investigate the social media experiences of seven individuals with CP who used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Questions posed to the group related to social media: (a) advantages; (b) disadvantages; (c) barriers; (d) supports; and (e) recommendations. Result: Adolescents with CP who use AAC used a range of communication media to participate in daily interactions, including social media. An analysis of the focus group interaction revealed that the participants used social media to: bypass the constraints of face-to-face interactions; communicate for a number of reasons (e.g. maintain relationships, share experiences); and support independent leisure (e.g. playing games, looking at pictures/videos). Despite the advantages, the participants discussed barriers including limitations related to AAC technologies, social media sites and literacy skills. Conclusion: The results suggest that service providers should implement interventions to support social media use, including enhancement of linguistic, operational and strategic competence. Technology manufacturers should focus on improving the designs of AAC apps and social media sites to facilitate access by individuals who require AAC.International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology20173428The results suggest that service providers should implement interventions to support social media use, including enhancement of linguistic, operational and strategic competence.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology['Jessica Caron', 'Janice C Light']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b18c75406b9418f500d3cc09c67f5541723c134cABSTRACT Consumers can take advocacy actions on social media websites that validate and amplify brand messages and brand meanings. But why do some consumers choose to become brand advocates in social media while others do not? We propose and test an exploratory framework for the likelihood of consumers' social media advocacy behaviors (SABs; e.g., “Liking” brand pages, share brand postings) using the context of luxury brands. We posit that brand-level, social-influence, and individual-difference variables will influence the likelihood of SABs. Further, the effects of these independent variables will be mediated by three motivating variables—consumer perceptions of self-enhancement benefit, community identification benefit, and utilitarian benefit from SABs—and one inhibiting variable, social-evaluative anxiety from SABs. A study with 413 nonstudent, female participants supported our framework.201768252017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Interactive Advertising['E. Kwon', 'S. Ratneshwar', 'E. Thorson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 19abe914d7b4e85abdc3e9e49f3db97c4d7c7a9bAbstract Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) social media research is relatively new, and is built on a foundation of research on use of the Internet and social media by people with communication disabilities. Although the field is expanding to include a range of people who use AAC, there are limitations and gaps in research that will need to be addressed in order to keep pace with the rapid evolution of social media connectivity in assistive communication technologies. In this paper, we consider the aims, scope, and methodologies of AAC social media research, with a focus on social network sites. Lack of detailed attention to specific social network sites and little use of social media data limits the extent to which findings can be confirmed. Increased use of social media data across a range of platforms, including Instagram and YouTube, would provide important insights into the lives of people who use AAC and the ways in which they and their supporters use social media. New directions for AAC social media research are presented in line with those discussed at the social media research symposium at the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Toronto, Canada, on August 12, 2016.Augmentative and Alternative Communication : AAC20174224Increased use of social media data across a range of platforms, including Instagram and YouTube, would provide important insights into the lives of people who use AAC and the ways in which they and their supporters use social media.2017-01-02T00:00:00Augmentative and Alternative Communication['B. Hemsley', 'S. Balandin', 'Stuart R. Palmer', 'S. Dann']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ac217ff63be21dedf3359247cb1f3f3033d0a33dABSTRACT An online survey (N = 320) was conducted to examine the effects of social media characteristics on native ad effectiveness. Results show perceived intimacy, professionalism, and anonymity positively predict consumers' attitude toward native advertising, trust toward the ad sponsor, and satisfaction toward the sponsor. Further, the findings also show network size is a significant positive predictor for trust toward the ad sponsor, with theoretical and practical implications discussed.201744232017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Interactive Advertising['Ruoxue Wang', 'Yan Huang']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7998617ab69a06552256c4c44b19b4c0ec94a1d8This study discusses the dynamics and natures of counter-public spheres configured by people’s engagements in social movements via social media. It focuses on the ways in which the two social movements in South Korea are mobilised both online and offline. Under the extensive neoliberalisation of South Korea, these social movements widely attracted public attention and mobilised mass participation. This study suggests that the distinct dynamics of the social movements contributed to engendering counter-public spheres by associating online and offline spaces for building solidarity and for expressing people’s discontent against mainstream media. It characterises four aspects of counter-public spheres: active disputes and justification; collaboration and networking; affect and mutual empowerment; and a sense of belonging and connectivity. The article concludes that counter-public spheres help stimulate marginalised voices, invoke public deliberations and actions, and intervene in socio-political decision-making.201778232017-01-02T00:00:00Javnost - The Public['Su Young Choi', 'Younghan Cho']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bb1b673974a989e922d9f4cfaed64650848c246eABSTRACT In the United States participatory budgeting (PB) is a relatively new and innovative approach to municipal budgeting that has implications for improving the role of citizen participation in the budgetary process. The research is based on personal interviews with local community leaders involved in the PB process in the 49th Ward of Chicago, Illinois; the 6th Ward of St. Louis, Missouri; and the City of Boston, Massachusetts. Highlights are provided of the specific experiences and perceptions of these community leaders with a particular emphasis on the use of social media platforms in engaging citizens in the PB process. This article concludes with recommendations for creating a PB infrastructure, for increasing citizen participation in the PB process, and for assessing and increasing the impact of PB in cities within the United States.201744242017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Public Administration['Victoria Gordon', 'Jeffery L. Osgood', 'Daniel Boden']2017-01-02T00:00:00 08cb1acb7608e93c9a18ea1e360563d7f9fecc44ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to describe the development and validation of a survey that examines science students’ social media learning behaviours. Inherent in critiques regarding ‘digital natives’ is a need to better understand what the current generation of learners actually do in their social media practices for learning. The survey can help us understand how students actually use social media for learning science. Survey development followed an inductive approach [Brinkman, 2013. Qualitative interviewing. Oxford ebook; Mansourian, 2006. Adoption of grounded theory in LIS research. New Library World, 107(9/10), 386–402; Strauss & Corbin, 1998. Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory procedures and technique (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage], where survey design was informed by results of focus groups with secondary and post-secondary physics students and the survey was iteratively revised after two cycles of administration and validation interviews. The final version of the Social Media and Science Learning Survey can be used by educators and researchers to understand how social media tools can be leveraged in order to allow learning to emerge and to use this knowledge to frame recommendations and methods for integrating these tools into classroom-based environments.201765252017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Science Education, Part B['Rachel F. Moll', 'Wendy Nielsen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8b51e6f4901bb6c5f79b3d9ef05a06e7b663990eThis article explores how innovations in the funeral industry borrow from the technological affordances, commercial logics, cultural norms, and affective registers of social media platforms. Based on ethnographic research of funeral industry conventions, we analyze examples of funeral planning tools, funeral service mediation, and digital memorialization products. We consider how these products aim to capture forms of data, affect, and value as part of the funeral industry’s efforts to shore up their historically intermediary relevance in the face of potential “disruption” from technological innovation, and threats of marginalization posed by shifting norms of networked grieving and commemoration in digital culture201740272017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['Bjørn Nansen', 'T. Kohn', 'M. Arnold', 'Luke van Ryn', 'M. Gibbs']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f89e756c1e77280be5272b0523a36a32b664dd35Gezi Park represents a unique example of a mobilization process focused on the right to public space and democracy in Turkey, where forms of bottom up active citizenship have emerged in order to bring forward demands for environmental and social justice. This paper is focused on the role of social media in triggering the protests and in establishing these two central frames. By conducting a discourse analysis of social media content, we provide an overview of the principal narratives that emerged during the days of the Gezi movement. Our article is centrally focused on the adoption of a connective action framework. We argue that social media in occupygezi played the role of mobilizing agent that brought together a heterogeneous mix of participants and offered the chance to personalize the individual grievances that were expressed and promoted by the participants.201746232017-01-02T00:00:00Research and Policy on Turkey['S. Chrona', 'C. Bee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 81396e14db92ad2fe27d6134cd1c5bce4d5f80a5ABSTRACT In this study, students from a variety of disciplines, who were enrolled in six courses that incorporate the use of social media, were surveyed to evaluate their perception of how the integration of social-media tools supports deep approaches to learning. Students reported that social media supports deep learning both directly and indirectly, makes learning easier, promotes long-term retention of content, and fosters a more engaging and enjoyable learning environment. These findings suggest that integration of social media into college courses can support deep approaches to learning.20174823It is suggested that integration of social media into college courses can support deep approaches to learning.2017-01-02T00:00:00College Teaching['Debbie Samuels-Peretz', 'Lana Dvorkin Camiel', 'K. Teeley', 'G. Banerjee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 eac200d3e3dc0fdb420202be7af1f15bbb3a191dABSTRACT The article examines the extent of and factors behind Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs’) use of social media to influence politics compared with nondigital political strategies, that is, using the traditional media and demonstrations. Taking stock of previous research on information and communication technologies, social media, and political influence, the relevance of four sets of factors is tested: resources, resource dependency, geographic level of activity, and age of the organization. Based on survey data on 907 Swedish CSOs, the results show that social media is used alongside other strategies with no trade-off between them. Furthermore, the use of social media is highly resource-demanding both in terms of membership base and staff employed. Although it is not affected by public resource dependency, it is useful when trying to influence both the local and national level. Younger generations of CSOs are also more likely to make use of social media. The results suggest that the rise of the Internet as a channel for political communication might strengthen an elite of organizations that already has access to other channels for influencing policy. Digital politics might, however, also help bring forth new actors and perhaps new voices in the political debate, as long as they are able to mobilize enough resources.201784222017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['Gabriella Scaramuzzino', 'Roberto Scaramuzzino']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7a99a180151dd07b5acf59ddca33ba21ab0b6195This paper examined the phenomenon of hate speech and foul language on social media platforms in Nigeria, and assessed their moral and legal consequences in the society and to journalism practice. It used both quantitative and qualitative methodology to investigate the phenomenon. In the first place, the paper employed the survey research methodology to sample 384 respondents using questionnaire and focus group discussion as instruments for data collection. Findings from the research indicate that promoting hate speech and foul language on social media have moral and legal consequences in the society and to journalism practice. Findings also show that although, the respondents understand that hate speech and foul language attract legal consequences, they do not know what obligations are created by law against perpetrators of hate speech and foul language in Nigeria. The paper therefore, adopted the qualitative, doctrinal and analytical methodology to discuss the legal consequences and obligations created against perpetrators of hate speech and foul language in Nigeria. The paper concluded based on the findings that hate speech and foul language is prevalent on social media platforms in Nigeria and that there are adequate legal provisions to curb the phenomenon in Nigeria. It recommends among others things that the Nigerian government and NGOs should sponsor monitoring projects like the UMATI in Kenya to better understand the use of hate speech and that monitoring agencies set up under the legal regime should adopt mechanisms to identify and remove hate speech content on social media platforms in Nigeria.201738192017-01-02T00:00:00Academicus : International Scientific Journal['Terfa T. Alakali', 'H. Faga', 'Jinatu Mbursa']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6127a8be90bf736b49d5b9cc76d9d3ce6256f6aeABSTRACT This study uses the framework of bridging and bonding social capital to explore how South Asian immigrants to the U.S. negotiate relationships amongst three social groups: their ties in their home country, their ties to Americans, and their ties to other South Asian immigrants living in the U.S. In so doing, it develops a model for immigrant social media use that contributes to an ongoing reassessment of the notion of community.201769182017-01-02T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['Mohammad Delwar Hossain', 'Aaron S. Veenstra']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d0b639b36d639fa43f6591d358498b2a855f679bAbstract The global growth and development of social media has had a positive impact on many individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), who use it to communicate and connect with others. Research evidence into the use of social media by adults with acquired conditions who use AAC is limited. These individuals are a heterogeneous population, who can present with a range of linguistic, cognitive and physical needs, some of which progress rapidly, making accessing social media a challenge. These issues warrant research focusing on developing interventions to support the use of social media and the impact of these interventions. For individuals with acquired conditions who have previously used social media and for those who are new to the experience, social media can offer a vital connection to friends, family and health professionals. This paper examines current gaps in knowledge in this area in the field of AAC and proposes potential methodologies for future research. These include combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies (e.g., analysis of online interactions and observational data) that would be useful tools for data collection in an under-researched field.Augmentative and Alternative Communication : AAC20175717Current gaps inknowledge in knowledge in this area in the field of AAC are examined and potential methodologies for future research, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies that would be useful tools for data collection in an under-researched field are proposed.2017-01-02T00:00:00Augmentative and Alternative Communication['H. Paterson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 67707b34747c14e4a83f560a5114ee9e07d8f250ABSTRACT Scholars continue to debate how information and communications technology (ICT) influences civic behavior. Existing studies may be grouped into two approaches: ICT as a tool used to achieve a civic end, and ICT as an unanticipated influencer of how citizens view civic roles. This paper develops the second theory by testing moderated relationships between social media use, political identity, and citizen views of government service provision and spending. Regression results suggest that liberal users show greater preference for an active government, while conservatives show less preference.2017118152017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['Alex Ingrams']2017-01-02T00:00:00 50129cff6712619144e8ba3fd9ca056178088fa1ABSTRACT In this article, the authors discuss the results of a study of the perceptions of a national sample of economics faculty members from various institutions regarding the use of social media as a teaching tool in and out of the economics classroom. In the past few years, social media has become globally popular, and its use is ubiquitous among students. As such, some instructors have incorporated social media into their courses to engage students. Others are reluctant to embrace social media, citing privacy concerns, social media being more of a distraction than a useful tool, and the challenge of keeping up with social media developments, among others. The authors characterize economics faculty's perceptions of the use of social media platforms for economic instruction.201713172017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Economic Education['Abdullah A. Al-Bahrani', 'Darshak Patel', 'Brandon J. Sheridan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ad26803e6cebbbbca54b63a41d1e91442aa01762This paper, relying on three empirical cases of spending reviews carried out in Europe, investigates how social media has been used to engage citizens in spending review processes. The authors explain the differences in levels of engagement between the use of social media (Web 2.0 tools) compared to traditional Web 1.0 tools. Finally, they discuss how government might genuinely listen to its citizens and work with them.201741142017-01-02T00:00:00Public Money & Management['D. Agostino', 'M. Arena', 'G. Catalano', 'Angelo Erbacci']2017-01-02T00:00:00 979d28bac303e8e6b795dfdc4dfce110ebe7b817ABSTRACT Scholars and activists have studied social movement media for its potential to challenge dominant narratives, build community relationships and create social change. This paper presents a case study of two short-form documentary projects with Black Lives Matter 5280 and the Service Employees International Union, Local 105 in Denver, Colorado to explore how collaborative media-making projects assist in building local grassroots campaigns of racial and economic justice. The communication strategies as well as the distribution efforts via online social networks and community screenings are discussed in order to analyse how documentaries rely upon personal narratives to animate members and allies’ feelings and then connect them with traditional forms of organizing like community meetings and public demonstrations. The participatory aspects of filmmaking are viewed through democratic theory, which emphasizes the social relations of citizenship and shared communal values over material and cultural resources, rather than visual aesthetics or technical processes.Digital Creativity20175325A case study of two short-form documentary projects with Black Lives Matter 5280 and the Service Employees International Union, Local 105 in Denver, Colorado is presented to explore how collaborative media-making projects assist in building local grassroots campaigns of racial and economic justice.2017-01-02T00:00:00Digital Creativity['Gino Canella']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1e39a2da7564742424ba10f7cd210e63a082235cABSTRACT The current study explores international tourists’ experiences of watching professional baseball games in Korea. Total 152 reviews posted by tourists on TripAdvisor were analyzed through Leximancer, a computer program used in the qualitative content analysis. The software identified three dominant themes of tourist experiences: the distinctive atmosphere of Korean professional baseball games, the diverse services in the stadium, and fanatical cheering behavior for the team. Moreover, it revealed that international tourists were generally positive toward the culturally distinctive style of Korean professional baseball games. This study suggests that the professional sports of a travel destination can be a form of providing international tourists with pleasurable experiences and a way to learn about the distinctive Korean baseball culture.201750302017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sport & Tourism['Weisheng Chiu', 'Jung-sup Bae', 'Doyeon Won']2017-01-02T00:00:00 effd80b1a5192812020d85118b7eeb205575eb24ABSTRACT This article serves as an introduction to a special issue of the journal Digital Creativity, which addresses the challenges, potentials and meaning of different creative forms of citizenship enacted through social media. The articles in this special issue paint a complex picture of the expressions and meaning and citizenship. This introduction aims to provide a wider context for the contributions to this special issue by reviewing some of the claims made for the creative civic potential of social media and identifying a number of issues and questions that might inform analyses of the subject.Digital Creativity2017289This introduction aims to provide a wider context for the contributions to this special issue of the journal Digital Creativity by reviewing some of the claims made for the creative civic potential of social media and identifying a number of issues and questions that might inform analyses of the subject.2017-01-02T00:00:00Digital Creativity['H. Mainsah']2017-01-02T00:00:00 73e3a91ed083b50e8e79d7fb54fd357072d16e03This article investigates the discursive construction of social identity in a Chinese NGO involved in ongoing online discussions on WeChat, China’s fastest growing social networking site. While there is extensive literature on various aspects of online interaction, the analysis of identity construction through online discussions and the extent to which such discussions affect the collective identity of a group, especially an NGO, constitute a gap in the existing literature. Through the analysis of ongoing interactions in a group on WeChat over a period of eight months, and within the framework of social constructionist organization theory, this article adds to the existing academic discussion by revealing the way in which key members of a Chinese NGO are engaged in a process of group identity construction.201762202017-01-02T00:00:00Chinese Journal of Communication['Olivier Ruelle', 'P. Peverelli']2017-01-02T00:00:00 366d30b84ca2efa64a4912f66d28905ada495999Recent literature has emphasized the emerging role of social media in generating a destination image. Even so, there is still no clear definition of the main actors, typologies and components prevailing in these environments or the possible differences between diverse social platforms. Specific analysis and comparison of the Barcelona TripAdvisor Forum and a traditional Destination Management Organization (DMO) website showed that actors, typologies and components are platform specific and have both similarities and differences with other sources, including DMO websites and other social media platforms.2017952017-01-02T00:00:00Current Issues in Tourism['Lluís Garay Tamajón', 'Gemma Cànoves Valiente']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d18fd426b7365d7965ba6c52f5511f7a5606fbe7ABSTRACT As the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, we are tasked with stimulating a national dialogue on race and helping to foster a spirit of reconciliation and healing. This directly impacts our social media practice and how we engage with digital audiences. It helps us reach new audiences, highlight relevant museum collections, create participatory experiences, and confront issues of race and social justice. We believe that all museums can participate in online discussions about race and social justice to create inclusive digital spaces that welcome all visitors. Museums can and should use their unique collections and individual missions to help their audiences make connections to our shared American history by telling stories outside the common narrative. This article illustrates the way one museum uses its collections, programming, and storytelling to uplift marginalized voices in the digital sphere.20171552017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Museum Education['L. Spruce', 'Kaitlyn Leaf']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ffd37446f54b1a5ea16aa088456ffe825877b2f7Column description. The Marketing column features essays about a variety of creative and innovative marketing strategies used to highlight collections or promote services in all types of libraries. Its purpose is to provide real examples of how libraries are using marketing and outreach techniques in interesting ways. The column offers practical insight from libraries engaged with marketing. In addition to marketing, the column also features essays on successful programs and events that promote the library. Readers are invited to suggest topics or projects by contacting the column editor, Katy Kelly. This article describes the social media content management strategy used at Red Deer College Library (Alberta, Canada), which includes an evolving and adaptable social media calendar, targeted timing of social media posts, using a social media management tool, and scheduling content in advance. The author also discusses creating content that is relevant to your users and evaluating your social media activities to constantly improve.201713This article describes the social media content management strategy used at Red Deer College Library (Alberta, Canada), which includes an evolving and adaptable social media calendar, targeted timing of social media posts, using a social media management tool, and scheduling content in advance.2017-01-02T00:00:00Public Services Quarterly['A. Watson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 525d637a9e84a86b1967ec3bcac9f2c4bfee3986ABSTRACT This paper analyzes #savethesurprise, the hugely successful social media campaign launched prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games. In brief, #savethesurprise helped to persuade over 100,000 audience members not to divulge on social media any of what they saw during the two, live dress rehearsals of the Games’ opening ceremony; this ceremony then went on to become a part of the most watched television event in history. To explore how and why the campaign worked, this paper introduces the concept of ‘architectures of participation’ (AoP). AoP are socio-technical structures and practices that shape the ways in which people and organizations co-construct events and realities via communication. By applying this concept to the #savethesurprise campaign, this paper presents a participatory architecture undergirded by strong legal, technical and social layers. Furthermore, a sense of creative citizenship and fair play emerge as key audience motivators.Digital Creativity2017713A participatory architecture undergirded by strong legal, technical and social layers is presented, and a sense of creative citizenship and fair play emerge as key audience motivators.2017-01-02T00:00:00Digital Creativity['Katerina Girginova']2017-01-02T00:00:00 182f04923c393785d79fd1f2a157812c2ddb25c1ABSTRACT Users of social media wish to share information with their friends. They want to tell them about their thoughts, feelings and, more commonly, what they are having for dinner. Yet, they do not want to tell these things to the whole world. Under the tort of misuse of private information the desire to share privately is something of a paradox. There are two reasons for this: the threshold of when information is deemed to be in the public domain is too low; and, second, the protection afforded to someone who is deliberately seeking publicity is too little. English law is currently incapable of protecting those who share on social media from having their information disseminated further than they intend. There are however options for reform, which include an application of the law of confidence, copyright and, more radically, a fundamental change to the concept of privacy itself.20171132017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Media Law['M. Mills']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c58ab8665b64468b6999a4ee756cb19375714e1aThe recent increasing presence of environmental movements as forms of spontaneous mobilisation arouses interest about the practices and tools that grow around them. They take place and are created within civic media and are characterised by significant participation in the territory. Starting from these preliminary remarks, this article focuses on analyses of the communication flow between the international network and local nets. The article seeks to understand both the dynamics of such forms of collaboration and how the local identity of Italian partners is structured. Furthermore, this study assesses the role of new media in promoting active networking with its links to global environmental actions and encouraging shared participatory tools. The study highlights interesting connections between global and local events whose intensity depends on innovative ways of using the media and managing Web relationships and networking at national and international levels. Moreover, online activism, at international level, is closely associated with a conscious effort to be transparent and accountable towards local partners. In this regard, social media are functional not only in publishing information about their actions and results, but also in sharing strategies for resolving conflicts and promoting positive change.20174662017-01-02T00:00:00Javnost - The Public['Lucia D’Ambrosi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f4f7eabcbe0e93038eb546b7de9320799545091eDoes public relations finally have its seat at the executive table? According to Steve Barrett of PRWeek, “The premise that inhouse [public relations] pros, and the agencies that support those inhouse teams, are an intrinsic part of the business and organizational planning process is no longer in doubt” (2016, para. 7). The chief executive officers who Barrett interviewed and who spoke at PRWeek’s annual conference, including Cleveland Clinic’s Toby Cosgrove, Girl Scouts of America’s Sylvia Acevedo and Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchett, understand the value of the PR function and lean on it heavily. Barrett claims, “the value PR brings to the table is undisputed” (2016, para. 8). Now that public relations theoretically has its seat at the table, practitioners must use it effectively, which means having a handle on two of the most necessary, and challenging, elements of the practice, social media and crisis communication, and doing so in an ethical manner. St. John and Pearson (2017) suggest, “The need for ethical crisis management and crisis communications continues to be as pressing as ever” (p. xi). Yet, although the need for “how to effectively engage with publics via both traditional and social media in different types of crises with different forms of communication channels has been a critical question for both media professionals and communication scholars,” the theory-grounded research is scarce (Austin & Jin, 2017, p. 1). Four recently published books address this gap in the research by tackling significant issues—crisis communication, reputation management, social media, and ethics—in today’s practice of public relations. Two of the books (The Moral Compass, edited by Brigitta Brunner, and Social Media and Crisis Communication, edited by Lucinda Austin and Yan Jin) are volumes with contributions from familiar names across the discipline of public relations. In their debut book Crisis Communication & Crisis Management: An Ethical Approach, St. John and Pearson position ethical inquiry at the center of all aspects of crisis management by challenging readers to consider themselves moral agents. In the fifth edition of Kathleen Fearn-Banks’ Crisis Communication: A Casebook Approach, the effect of social media on crisis communication is enhanced while emphasizing the ideals and principles of doing what is fair and honest. All four of these books include a mix of theory and practice using case studies to illustrate the challenges facing the practice of public relations today. Let’s take a deeper dive into each book to better understand how they might impact teaching and research in public relations particularly, but also the broader field of strategic communication.2017502017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Media Ethics['Kati Tusinski Berg']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8e95ca52bfabbe00f0a092ead2051dee4612ec292017022017-01-02T00:00:00['C. D. Plessis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d03e14755c53126221b7bcbd64dead97f7d9b2f32017012017-01-02T00:00:00Educational Media International['M. Solomou', 'Elena Xeni']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a140a985e7b07d4572b607146c530666425b06842017002017-01-02T00:00:00['D. Wolf']2017-01-02T00:00:00 505f306442d917a0c0e65acb1e2013cf31a57f52sound technology to embed an individually intimate listening experience (for each member of the audience wearing headphones) into the fabric of the theatrical medium. In both cases, the experience of the reception of narrative through sound – how it is received and conceived, and indeed where it is performed and/or constructed, presents a matrix of critical dimensions which are yet to be fully exposed and explored within the field of performance theory. In this respect, The Order of Sounds: A Sonorous Archipelago provides a range of discussion points and critical frames from which to approach and speak about intentionality and reception of sound and the articulation of phonological strategies in live performance.2017102017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media['Simon Hagemann']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f4c94ce5fc27d54c2c52f11b891ac3fac849f3faABSTRACT In this paper, I argue that the concepts of the ‘social’, ‘participation’, and political ‘listening’ should be central to projects to capture the value and impact of community media. Each of these keywords is up for debate as the proliferation of digital technologies and social media produce optimistic claims for increased participation and voice. In contrast, a focus on community media demands a more rigorous account of what constitutes ‘maximalist’ participation and effective listening. The challenge is to rearticulate core concepts which underpin community media traditions while engaging the potential and transformations of the digital media environment.201766152017-01-02T00:00:00Communication Research and Practice['Tanja Dreher']2017-01-02T00:00:00 80bea5ca127113e4e4db3745474dc39951c333f4An ethics of youth media production is the interplay of identities, media literacy, and modality that shape the environment within which young people produce media, yet how ‘voice’ is fostered and/or constrained in these environments could still be explored more fully. This paper stems from a larger qualitative study of how youth created films about their lives and communities in four non-school spaces that strove to give voice to underrepresented youth across the USA. This detailed semiotic analysis illustrates the nuances in the discussion between young people and youth media arts educators in two of these organizations during the pitch, the key moment in the filmmaking process in which the youth presented their ideas for their videos for adult approval before they moved on to the next stages, for example, filming. This analysis illustrates how young people negotiated their voice, tracing the negotiation and the inherent power dynamics that occurred.201747112017-01-02T00:00:00Learning, Media and Technology['D. Pyles']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9795fb75fe132b0e984ac08b069059f28c7f405fABSTRACT This article examines the relationship between media freedom and social capital by using cross-country panel data. The hypothesis of the current study is the U-shaped relationship between media freedom and social capital, which is based on the claims that media freedom has a negative impact on bonding social capital and a positive effect on bridging social capital. To test the hypothesis, this study uses OLS and 2SLS regression methods, as well as panel data random effects regression. The empirical findings support the hypothesis of the U-shaped relationship.20174672017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Media Economics['Sanghoon Lee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5a30839b158ef9e5f805763bccc43ba24ab091e8ABSTRACT Jeffery Baldwin died in 2002 in the care of his maternal grandparents. The case received intense media attention at various times over an almost eight-year period. Along with other public documents, the media coverage permits an analysis of the practice errors by Child Protection Services that are related to the failure to protect Jeffrey. Nine key themes emerged around core child protection practices: opening a file; the role of prior knowledge; issues related to assessment; knowing the child and their needs; the role of culture; case supervision; the child as the client; the enmeshment of child abuse; and the role of stability and healing. This analysis offers key lessons to be learned from such cases.20175762017-01-02T00:00:00Child Care in Practice['Peter W. Choate']2017-01-02T00:00:00 876b6a8c492b57f2242614b4af65b1e91d56206cTo advance theoretical understanding of consumer engagement on social media, this cross-cultural study evaluates how culture influences consumers’ engagement levels and activities on brand pages of social network sites. It further evaluates the underlying motivations and engagement mechanisms in two culturally distinct countries, China and the USA. Specifically, social media dependency, parasocial interaction, and community identification are examined as the key antecedents of consumer-brand engagement. The results confirm the effects of the proposed antecedents and reveal both cultural differences and similarities between Chinese and American consumers’ engagement with brand pages on social network sites.2017751882017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Marketing Communications['W. Tsai', 'L. Men']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f083f49c73a51b960b9409c56b92f25b3b71538aThe fi rst article in this issue fi nds a U-shaped relationship between media freedom and social capital. This suggests media freedom is associated with open societies where social and economic interactions involve heterogenous groups. Closed societies where interactions involve homogenous groups are not associated with media freedom. The second article examines di ff erentiation strategies used by newspapers to respond to Internet competition. The article concludes these strategies have failed. The third article examines how uncertainty about the outcome of an international football game a ff ects audience demand. Game outcome uncertainty in fl uences demand for international friendly games, but not for qualifying and tournament games. The fi rst article is “ Media Freedom and Social Capital ” by Sanghoon Lee. This study examines relationships between social capital and media freedom in a sample of 197 countries. Social capital exists when membership in a group or network creates a credential that allows members to participate in and bene fi t from the network. Social capital can also be identi fi ed by norms that members of a group practice such as reciprocity and trust. Social capital can improve the exchange of economically important information, builds social cohesion, and provide social support for group members. Media freedom can also improve “ the free fl ow of ideas and access to information and knowledge ” (p. 4) which can aid economic development. This may be the fi rst study to examine direct relationships between social capital and media freedom. The study uses a cross-sectional and a random e ff ects panel analysis. Two types of social capital are examined. Bonding social capital is created by ties between members of a network with similar characteristics, such as an ethnic fraternal organization. Bridging social capital is created by interactions between heterogenous groups with looser ties than the ties in bonding social capital. Membership in ecumenical religious organizations is an example of bridging social capital. Media freedom is a function of the legal and political media environment, measured by indicators devel-oped by media groups and citizens ’ perceptions of their ability to select their government and freely express themselves. The analysis fi nds a U-shaped relationship between media freedom and social capital.2017302017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Media Economics['H. Martin', 'Adam D. Rennhoff']2017-01-02T00:00:00 810c5a5fa866a46bc6e3128855036ab5d42f25b1This online experiment explored how contextual information embedded in new media channels such as YouTube may serve as normative social cues to users. Specifically, we examined whether the number of views listed under a YouTube video about climate change would elicit inferences regarding how “others” feel about the climate issue and, consequently, might influence perceptions of issue salience. Participants in this experiment were exposed to a YouTube video about climate change using two experimental conditions, one providing a small number of views under the video and the second listing a large number of views. Results suggest that the “number of views” cue did, indeed, influence participant perceptions of the importance assigned by other Americans to the issue of climate change. Further, compared to low self-monitoring participants, high self-monitoring participants registered an increase in their own judgment of issue importance.2017632192017-01-02T00:00:00Environmental Communication['James T. Spartz', 'Leona Yi-Fan Su', 'R. Griffin', 'D. Brossard', 'S. Dunwoody']2017-01-02T00:00:00 63c864bcea4ad48d769f1253554a8bb87deda606Research dealing with the nexus of collective action, political participation, and digital media confronts three challenges: conceptualizing digital media as an influence on human behavior, finding common ground among new theories, and connecting together individual-level models with structural-level theories. This article addresses these challenges as a theoretical undertaking. It argues that the digital media environment should be understood as a change in the context for action rather than as an individual-level variable, and that this changed context is relevant to behavior because it expands opportunities for action. This expansion involves a range of structural possibilities for viable collective action that entail at least three paths: organizational prompts, social prompts, and self-initiation. There are theoretical reasons to expect that individual-level attributes including age, education, ideology, and personality may differentially affect people’s susceptibility to these prompts. Future research may profit from refinements to behavioral models that account for possible differences across structurally different prompts for action.Digital Politics: Mobilization, Engagement and Participation20178177It is argued that the digital media environment should be understood as a change in the context for action rather than as an individual-level variable, and that this changed context is relevant to behavior because it expands opportunities for action.2017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['Bruce Bimber']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cd6c29d723716c7fd64466d4aad4f7d179f2726aABSTRACT The only long term trend data on trust in the American press comes from the General Social Survey (GSS). The erosion of trust in the press as measured by the GSS indicator is indisputable, but its implications for the functioning of American democracy depend on what, precisely, is being measured. In this study we use an experimental design embedded in a representative national probability sample to shed light on what people are thinking of when they say they trust or distrust the American press. Are they thinking about the sources they themselves use for news? The sources that are most popular with the population at large? An average of all possible media sources? We find that individuals express much greater trust in the press when they are asked to consider specific news sources than when they are asked to evaluate a generic news media. Our results suggest that an accessibility bias combined with the proliferation of news sources in recent years may lead individuals to think of distrusted sources when asked to answer generic media trust questions. We therefore argue that different measurement strategies are needed to successfully address trust in the press in the current news environment.201725752017-01-02T00:00:00Communication Methods and Measures['Andrew M. Daniller', 'D. Allen', 'Ashley Tallevi', 'Diana C. Mutz']2017-01-02T00:00:00 37306f29e60262c8c312090ff19dbc0b7ff4280bIn her piece for the November 2016 issue of The Forum, “How the News Media Helped to Nominate Trump,” Julia Azari contends that the media played a crucial coordination function for Donald Trump’s rise. In the absence of a coherent Republican party response to the Trump insurgency, Trump’s campaign messages were widely disseminated despite his campaign’s lack of expertise and organizational strength. Indeed, Azari argues, 2016 demonstrates that “the media’s main institutional role comes from repeating, rather than challenging, [campaign] promises, frameworks and narratives.” Other research from the 2016 campaign seasonwould seem to agree that Trump infiltrated the media system. As Wells and colleagues illustrate in their November Forum piece, “How Trump Drove Coverage to the Nomination,” Trump appeared to have played the media expertly, with a combination of staged and unscheduled appearances and a vigorous social media presence. Specifically, their findings point to Trump’s success in running a hybrid media campaign (Chadwick, 2013)—driving news coverage through conventional (public relations) tactics and through newer/less conventional methods (Twitter). The authors conclude their examination of Trump’s media presence with a compelling provocation: “Journalists should reflect on what prompts their attention to Trump as we head into the general election and beyond” (p. 675). We join the conversation by positing, first, that journalists and political communication scholars alike are, in fact, fairly cognizant of what prompts attention to Trump. Theories from news values to evolutionary biology support the idea that Trump’s entertaining, sensational, inflammatory words and actions make him the kind of phenomenon we just can’t look away from. Second, we believe even more important is a follow-up question, the answer to which could benefit scholarship and democracy alike: How—if at all—has mainstream media coverage of Trump really mattered?201710412017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['R. Lawrence', 'Amber E. Boydstun']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b89fd69463d0b26983e141e8607b63e3fc5128f5The transnational and transmedial dimensions of media and communication throughout history have not always been adequately recognised. In this research report we propose the concept of entanglement as a means of better understanding the dynamic interconnectedness of media across semiotic, technological, institutional and political boundaries in history. Entanglement is a concept that can be employed in order to problematize the presumed points of departure and the linear understandings of development, production and reception that often characterize media-history scholarship. Moreover, an entangled media histories perspective throws light on social and communicative action in general and can thus enrich any historical study. The report outlines, and invites discussion of, the theoretical and methodological framework of the transnational network ‘Entangled Media Histories’, which since 2013 has been a forum for co-operation in research and teaching between media historians in Sweden, Germany and Great Britain.201758442017-01-02T00:00:00Media History['M. Cronqvist', 'Christoph Hilgert']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2f1384d80a8c65c8c1098b369b1e2bb8b6c3dde0ABSTRACT This research examines specific relationships between new media and religion. While prior research has focused on the question of whether a relationship exists, we explore technology usage as a predictor of specific religious behavior. Using a sample (N = 423) comprising a cross-section of religious and cultural backgrounds, results indicate that attitudes toward technology and use of social media contribute to how people view religion as a mechanism for meeting needs. Applying uses and gratifications theory in a unique way, three needs related to religion emerged: religion as a means of passing time, religion as a mode of meeting self needs, and religion as a catalyst for learning. We discuss implications of our findings.201770262017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Media and Religion['A. J. Ratcliff', 'Joshua McCarty', 'Matt Ritter']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cbbdec98fb184880bcd726ba4a7806f8014b0c4aABSTRACT The media plays a significant role in constructing the public meanings of disasters and influencing disaster management policy. In this article, we investigate how the mainstream and LGBTI media reported—or failed to report—the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) populations during disasters in Brisbane, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand. The implications of our work lie within recent disasters research suggesting that marginalized populations—including LGBTI peoples—may experience a range of specific vulnerabilities during disasters on the basis of their social marginality. In this article, we argue that LGBTI experiences were largely absent from mainstream media reporting of the Brisbane floods and Christchurch earthquake of 2011. Media produced by and about the LGBTI community did take steps to redress this imbalance, although with uneven results in terms of inclusivity across that community. We conclude by raising the possibility that the exclusion or absence of queer disaster narratives may contribute to marginality through the media’s construction of disasters as experienced exclusively by heterosexual family groups.Journal of Homosexuality20178525It is argued that LGBTI experiences were largely absent from mainstream media reporting of the Brisbane floods and Christchurch earthquake of 2011, and the possibility that the exclusion or absence of queer disaster narratives may contribute to marginality through the media’s construction of disasters as experienced exclusively by heterosexual family groups is raised.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Homosexuality['S. McKinnon', 'A. Gorman‐Murray', 'D. Dominey‐Howes']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8240bb3f466e527c690c1494b243edadeafed620ABSTRACT Over the last decade, we have witnessed the emergence of an academic debate surrounding the relationship between youth and the ‘new media’, with a particular emphasis on the social uses of different digital technologies within the sphere of youth activity. A specific area of research has been dedicated to studying the use of digital media in the context of the so-called youth subcultures. With this article we expect to contribute to this ongoing debate, by examining the problem through an analysis of two interconnected case studies: protest rap and illegal graffiti. Both cases may be defined as subcultures, insofar as they are characterized as alternative, subterranean, and to a certain extent, subversive movements. The empirical ground for this discussion is based on several investigations, with a qualitative basis, carried out by the authors in the course of over a decade in Portugal. This extended time frame allowed ample access to a diversified and matured analytical material and enabled a better perspective of the developments and the mutations involving the appropriation of the digital media. Our researches have shown that digital media and technologies have been gradually integrated in these urban youth subcultures, accomplishing several strategic roles.201781162017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Youth Studies['J. A. Simões', 'Ricardo Campos']2017-01-02T00:00:00 52eb37fecdb1e8cdef2fa5bc86856b37b9a0f7a2The prolific rise of Chinese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for advancing social and political change has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Nonetheless, limited communication studies research has been conducted to further contemporary understanding of these emerging collectives, particularly beyond the popular hype of digital and social media-led “revolutions” in civic engagement or dystopian accounts of Chinese society. This paper reviews the key contours of communication scholarship on Chinese NGOs and highlights the major contributions of the articles in this special issue. We also propose three dialectical tensions to stimulate future research in mediated Chinese NGO organizing, and to help advance the communicative purposes, practices and prospects of Chinese NGOs.201743122017-01-02T00:00:00Chinese Journal of Communication['P. Cheong', 'A. Yang']2017-01-02T00:00:00 db96de89267885a2df0689f864c75b82386ee1d4As we begin to understand who uses particular social media platforms, this user information represents a way forward for understanding the types of research questions for which big data might prove valuable. In this respect, the use of social media data for analyzing entrepreneurial networks represents a promising research domain. Not only does the user profile of social media users overlap substantially with the profile of entrepreneurs, but research highlights that the entrepreneurial process is a fundamentally networked activity. Given this research promise, this study analyzes digitally mediated interactions using Twitter data collected about a variety of actors engaged in entrepreneurial networks for the United States over an eighteen-month period. Analytical results reveal that the hashtags used in this analysis (#smallbiz and #entrepreneur) do capture (albeit not exhaustively) well-known actors in entrepreneurial networks, as well as important subtleties in the geography of locales engaged in these networks. The article closes with an agenda for big data research on entrepreneurship that highlights the important role of geographers in unraveling these networked geographies given the complexities of ground-truthing geographic information from big data sources.20179133This study analyzes digitally mediated interactions using Twitter data collected about a variety of actors engaged in entrepreneurial networks for the United States over an eighteen-month period to highlight the important role of geographers in unraveling these networked geographies given the complexities of ground-truthing geographic information from big data sources.2017-01-02T00:00:00Annals of the American Association of Geographers['Feng Wang', 'Elizabeth A. Mack', 'Ross Maciewjewski']2017-01-02T00:00:00 03c36e2296c99e3a50eca4ff6c81d4de2e798d98Abstract The “new student activism,” as it is often called, is a hot topic in higher education as well as in the popular press and social media. As a college student in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, a long-time student affairs professional, a scholar and practitioner of service-learning, and an academic teaching a course on social change, the author contemplates what educators have learned through their work with service-learning and civic engagement that enables them to create a campus environment that supports student activists as agents of positive social change. She shares a set of questions for educators to grapple with as they navigate the complexities of today’s student activism.201725252017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of College and Character['Barbara C. Jacoby']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b9bfa2c079fb2d13aeba53dbc1ad330c426a670cABSTRACT In light of the growing role of social media in conflict management, the current study analyzes the interrelationship of online political participation of Israeli Jews, the frequency of their online contacts with Arabs, and Jews’ perceived social distances from Arabs. The research was conducted through an online survey of a representative sample of 458 Israeli Jews who use the social media at least 3 times a week. Overall, although causation cannot be inferred because of the correlational design of our study, results suggest that frequency of online contacts may positively affect closeness to Arabs in line with contact theory. In keeping with the socialization perspective of political engagement, the findings indicate that the impact of online political participation on social distances from Arabs was mediated by interactions between Jews and Arabs in the social media.201774212017-01-02T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['S. Lissitsa']2017-01-02T00:00:00 57071d02bd0981f422cc570bf742315fda9fef02ABSTRACT This article focuses on the recent phenomenon of Ethiopian films that prominently feature Chinese characters. As the success of these films relies on representing a stereotypical Chinese ‘Other’, and in reference to China’s ever-growing presence in African countries, we pose broader questions relating to the place of ethnicity, race and national identity in popular cultural productions emerging from the continent. Through an analysis which caters for multiple and at times oppositional interpretations, we argue that the representation of the ‘Chinese Other’ constructed by these films at times criticizes and at times reasserts existing stereotypes and prejudices. The overriding view and intent of the filmmakers to use Chinese characters mainly as narrative devices is often functional in the development of specific, inward-looking social and political criticisms. But this attitude inevitably forces the films to overlook the key issue underlying discourses about otherness in Ethiopian popular media – namely the issue of how to deal with racial multiplicity in a society that defines belonging along rigid and exclusionary terms.20175492017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of African Cultural Studies['Alessandro Jedlowski', 'Michael W. Thomas']2017-01-02T00:00:00 064db015bfd21f19bc3e1bb0eb76f2a4cf2f0068ABSTRACT It is often assumed that a robust, free and independent media will contribute to the deepening of democracy by keeping governments accountable and broadening citizen participation in deliberative democratic debates. But in new democracies such as South Africa, the deepening and broadening of democratic participation is often curtailed by challenges such as unequal access to the media, the orientation of mainstream media towards elite audiences and renewed attempts by sources of power to control the free flow of information. Despite the promise of a peaceful, equitable and democratic society after the end of apartheid, conflicts continue to erupt due to continued social polarisation, vast socio-economic inequalities and new struggles for power. In South Africa these conflicts include social protests on a daily basis, repeated outbreaks of xenophobic violence and disruptions to the parliamentary process. This paper probes the role of the media in these conflicts from the perspective of journalists who have reported on these issues. The paper explores ways in which journalists critically reflect on their abilities to perform the roles expected of them within a normative framework informed by the Habermasian ideal of deliberative democracy. The reasons they offer for not fulfilling these roles, and the conditions underpinning these failures, lead them to question the ability of the South African media to contribute to an emerging democracy.20175862017-01-02T00:00:00African Journalism Studies['W. Chuma', 'H. Wasserman', 'T. Bosch', 'Rebecca Pointer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4267eacfa78c20301b4d2b3525e9b28d83bbe771ABSTRACT Media targeted at adults tends to portray poverty and social class inequality as the result of individual merit and moral worth. Research, however, has not uncovered how poverty and social class inequality are portrayed in media targeted at children. Drawing on a content analysis of the highest grossing G-rated movies, this study examines the proportional representation of characters in each class as well as frames of class conditions, characters, and the opportunity structure. These frames suggest that children’s media legitimates poverty and social class inequality in a new way—by presenting them as benign.201735222017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Poverty['J. Streib', 'Miryea Ayala', 'Colleen M. Wixted']2017-01-02T00:00:00 89a658ecb21e89c80192602458ade8bb84b3fa0fABSTRACT Enterprise social media (ESM) have become increasingly widespread, but many intranet communities barely survive, miss their initially planned targets, or are even terminated. Research on technology acceptance can be a useful approach to improve adoption rates, but more empirical research needs to be conducted to examine factors driving the adoption of enterprise social media. To address this gap, we develop a model of individual ESM adoption, including technological and individual factors based on findings from collaboration and knowledge-sharing research. Because different ESM tools, such as blogs, social networks, and wikis, can be employed for fundamentally different uses, we explain differences between individual adoptions of the three technologies by identifying their uses and gratifications from the perspective of employees. The model is tested in three parallel studies, one for blogs, social networks, and wikis each, among employees of an international technology company in the pre-implementation phase. We find substantial differences between the factors influencing the intention to adopt the three applications. This provides the basis to employ the applications in a more effective way by considering organizational and employee needs.Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce201711316A model of individual ESM adoption, including technological and individual factors based on findings from collaboration and knowledge-sharing research is developed, which provides the basis to employ the applications in a more effective way by considering organizational and employee needs.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce['Tobias H. Engler', 'P. Alpar']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3e78d05b2da4d159b49c1e1c3a96e8827c2a9d30On the occasion of the Federal Election 2009, Germany experienced a drastic decline in turnout. In 2013, the most recent Federal Election, turnout was thus a political issue hotly debated in the media and the Social Democrats ran an explicit non-voter campaign. Nevertheless, turnout rates remained at a low level, and the election resulted in the second lowest turnout in the entire history of post-war Germany. At the same time the SPD, one of the traditionally cleavage-based parties in Germany, suffered equally dramatic losses in terms of electoral support in 2009 from which it did not recover in the succeeding election. While the sudden decline of the vote share of a cleavage-based party may cast doubt on previous findings of a relative stability of cleavage voting in Germany, the almost parallel decline in turnout points to a blind spot in the cleavage voting literature. This research has focused exclusively on the role of social cleavages in shaping choices between parties, and thus has neglected the possibility that cleavages erode due to a decline in electoral mobilisation of cleavage groups. The present article looks at the long-term and short-term changes in party choice and turnout in the social groups that traditionally formed the constituency of the main cleavage parties, the SPD and the CDU/CSU. In doing so, the article also examines whether and how these changes in party vote and electoral participation are related to cohort and period effects. Empirically, we show that a decline in the support for the SPD among the working class consists of both long-term and short-term components, but it does not lead to vote defection yet mostly to abstention from voting. Further it shows that the CDU/CSU is unaffected by the mobilisation problems that plague Social Democracy in Germany. However, first long-term effects are visible across birth cohorts. Younger core religious groups are increasingly opting for other parties.Parties and Voters at the 2013 German Federal Election201754192017-01-02T00:00:00German Politics['Martin Elff', 'Sigrid Rossteutscher']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3df411482f176343733db53c8282e661bee4e7baABSTRACT Incorporating social media into social work education is on the rise. Yet little research exists on the outcomes of social media in the classroom. This article examines results from a study of students’ perceptions of utilizing Twitter in which 198 undergraduate and graduate students from 15 social work courses participated from January 2015 to May 2016. Results suggest that Twitter can serve as a learning tool through resource sharing, current event awareness, and advocacy efforts and by facilitating the development of connections among students, professionals, and faculty members. Further discussion of these findings and implications for social work practice are provided.20173213Results suggest that Twitter can serve as a learning tool through resource sharing, current event awareness, and advocacy efforts and by facilitating the development of connections among students, professionals, and faculty members.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Technology in Human Services['B. Anthony', 'J. Jewell']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9b96e654c55eb54e86d25b1a6c6704ba679d0c38ABSTRACT New Jersey governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie exemplifies the epitome of stigma against fatness in a political candidate. Since Christie became newsworthy several years ago, political journalists, other political candidates, cartoonists, comedians, and social commentators often have satirized his weight. In order to investigate the extent of political weight stigma, a content analysis was conducted of 319 online news stories about Chris Christie between 2011 and 2014 identifying 1,490 fat references from political commentators and the public. Over 80% of the 1,490 comments were stigmatizing references to his weight. The most common expression of stigma was negative attribution about Christie’s character associated with large size followed by unflattering metaphors to describe Christie. In every case where political commentators made stigmatizing weight comments, numerous stigmatizing weight comments were posted by the public. This result poses a question for responsible political journalism and stigmatizing public framing of weight and ableism.20175382017-01-02T00:00:00Fat Studies['M. Bresnahan', 'J. Zhuang', 'Jennifer L. Anderson', 'Yi Zhu', 'G. Viken']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b98acb069b4dce16c4914e26a557e07ac93a85b6ABSTRACT This article explores the value of technology education in the social work curriculum and advocates an integrated approach where students study potential technology applications in a real-world context. We include, by way of illustration, a descriptive account of an inquiry-based learning class where students conducted research on how digital media might support education and therapy for children with special needs. The resulting student learning is mapped to the U.S. standards for technology and social work practice, and the main challenges arising from this approach are reviewed.20173216The value of technology education in the social work curriculum is explored and an integrated approach where students study potential technology applications in a real-world context is advocated.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Technology in Human Services['I. Zorn', 'Udo Seelmeyer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1b1645c0616b5ba9b0ac7402d9de55835079ce5bABSTRACT This article focuses on the effects of an arts-based intervention for young people deemed at risk of school exclusion because of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Using a range of qualitative methods, including observations and interviews, the study explored from the perspective of 11 young people (aged 11–16) the potential for creative arts interventions to transform young people’s difficult social situations of development and, in so doing, effect changes in behaviour and way of being. The findings suggest that the interventions that the arts organisation offered these young people provided alternatives to their personal, cultural and historical ways of experiencing the world. In ‘becoming other’ as an artist, experimenting with different art media and trying out creative ideas within a safe environment, the young people chose to try out becoming a different version of themselves. This process of adopting a new identity in becoming an artist enabled some young people to recontextualise their relationship with the social worlds around them. The introduction of an element of socialised play through creative arts interventions helped these young people to negotiate the crisis of a social situation of development. These findings suggest that imagination, invoked through the social situation of play, can help disengaged young people to change their perceptions about the imagined worlds of the future.201777142017-01-02T00:00:00Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties['Ian Thompson', 'A. Tawell']2017-01-02T00:00:00 91abc558f9c5e50f079e90beba4acc555ba95e98John Maynard Keynes once wrote that practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually slaves of some defunct economist. It is through ideas that the world is influenced, and of course not all ideas are good ones. ‘Media’, that is, the technological means of communication of ideas/information, is itself an idea that has only recently begun to provoke serious attention. To the extent that the media were studied, they were usually assumed to be part of the superstructure, and therefore as secondary or epiphenomenal in conventional social science theories, including most Marxist theories. It is fair to say that we are the slaves of defunct economists if we continue to believe that today. South Asia at the time of decolonisation in the mid twentieth century was largely rural and illiterate, like most of the non-Western world. The mass media of communication in 1947 were mainly an elite phenomenon in India. British colonialists had feared the power of the media and therefore placed strenuous curbs on them. The Indian national government continued colonial restrictions through licencing, control of newsprint and providing advertisement revenue—the various departments of the Indian government, all told, were and very likely still are the largest advertiser in the country. Taken together, the media probably helped to extend the dominance of an Anglophone elite after Independence, even after the states were reorganised around linguistic majorities. The national press reflected a two-tier system with vernacular languages below and English above, to the detriment of both. Broadcasting was a government monopoly until 1995, and for many years was the target of criticism for its political censorship, and for the limited range of its radio and television programs. Over half a century or so, the government did not get very far in using communication for its stated developmental mission, but it did create a national media system—one that witnessed a role reversal from the secular, quasi-socialist polity of the Nehruvian period, and has in fact actively participated in that reversal at least since the late 1980s. The ironies of the changed relationship between the media and politics in India today are many. So-called independent media today have become like a shadow state, defining2017132017-01-02T00:00:00South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies['A. Rajagopal']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9ef9f113e389dbac4c57dee1e1905e7704a1fd5aABSTRACT This study investigated the importance of linking social capital in agricultural development projects by analysing responses from 205 farmers involved in sweet potato, medicinal plants and African leafy vegetables enterprise development projects in South Africa. Results of the study indicated that linking social capital relationships in farming opened opportunities for farmers to receive implements, production inputs and training. Findings from the Binary logistic regression model revealed that elements of social capital, namely flow of resources, quality of information, cooperation, trustworthiness and inclusion in decisions are important predictors of enterprise success. Strategies of fostering linking social capital that were recommended in the study include gathering enough information which assist in setting achievable targets, formulating a strategy for resource procuring and delivering, and formulating a standardised system for verifying training material and other information media for simplicity. Sharing project vision information with beneficiaries and engaging them in decision making were also recommended.201738122017-01-02T00:00:00Agrekon['B. Taruvinga', 'P. Ndou', 'I. N. Hlerema', 'T. Maraganedzha', 'C. D. du Plooy', 'S. Venter']2017-01-02T00:00:00 79b6814adea38b705cace1fc87bedae6880dc132Abstract The establishment of local television networks for preschool children since the 1990s can be conceptualized as a response to the twin dynamics of commercialization and globalization. This paper examines this response through the case of the Israeli commercial preschool channel Hop!, using media responsibility and corporate social responsibility as analytical frameworks for the network’s off-screen operations. Ethnographic research revealed three types of off-screen activities: (1) activities geared at maintaining a relationship with the public; (2) ongoing, non-publicized activities; and (3) activities responding to national emergencies, enhancing the network’s “local” image and reinforcing ties with its viewers. Together, these activities reveal the conflict between the commercial imperative for a private channel to turn a profit, and the ethical responsibilities entailed in broadcasting to children, as well as some of the advantages of local over global networks in the preschool context.20175622017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Children and Media['Ranit Grossaug']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7b5a7c2e63ef62ef1da79021743bc9019eb4e5e1The present study investigated the psychological health effects and motivational origins of digital stress based on a representative survey of 1,557 German Internet users between 14 and 85 years of age. Communication load resulting from private e-mails and social media messages as well as Internet multitasking were positively related to perceived stress and had significant indirect effects on burnout, depression, and anxiety. Perceived social pressure and the fear of missing out on information and social interaction were key drivers of communication load and Internet multitasking. Age significantly moderated the health effects of digital stress as well as the motivational drivers of communication load and Internet multitasking. The results, thus, underline the need to address digital stress from a life span perspective.2017712652017-01-02T00:00:00Media Psychology['L. Reinecke', 'Stefan Aufenanger', 'M. Beutel', 'M. Dreier', 'Oliver Quiring', 'Birgit Stark', 'K. Wölfling', 'K. Müller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a3e7abbec064ae27c994bec72c4b47bfe1d6e983ABSTRACT Framing community media evaluation that can trace social impact relevant to organisational objectives requires extensive planning that could be facilitated by impact mapping. This article examines ways to understand social impact from a practice-based perspective informed by a 2014 media production project. Based on the assumption that a broad frame of reference is required to position community media outcomes within a range of evidence unique to each context, an evaluation mapping schema is proposed that draws on existing frameworks such as a Social Impact Creation Cycle, Social Return on Investment, and Communication for Social Change, approaches that have continuous review in common. The case for a ‘meta’ approach arises from pragmatic realities manifested as a variety of issues known to occur in community media practice. Resourcing arrangements can shape the relative importance attached to measurement, according to different stakeholder objectives. Capturing the outcomes of community media, created from the shared efforts of diverse teams of stakeholders with multiple objectives, can’t be a one size fits all. Research of short-term media effects may be one component of longer-term effectiveness. The distinction in terminology here signals a need to loop short- and long-term outcomes together in a cyclical process.2017250Examining ways to understand social impact from a practice-based perspective informed by a 2014 media production project proposes an evaluation mapping schema that draws on existing frameworks such as a Social Impact Creation Cycle, Social Return on Investment, and Communication for Social Change.2017-01-02T00:00:00Communication Research and Practice['Jocelyn E. Williams']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4ac738f3f80e392d2508c0f6e503c8b7dda3c1efABSTRACT This study explores how positive media messages about sex can lead to better sexual health among young adults (college students at a large university, N = 228) by de-emphasizing sensation seeking, condom embarrassment, and stigma. Employing social learning theory and normative influence frameworks, the research found that college-age women had higher stigma (β =.22, t = 3.37, p <.001 for felt stigma) and lower sensation seeking (β = –.34, t = −3.17, p <.01). Participants exposed to more media in some forms (e.g., news reading, β = –.131, t = −1.94, p =.05) had less felt self-stigma. Thus, exposure to media, such as TV and media, and positive messages could encourage healthy sexual behavior in young women (around college age).20175412017-01-02T00:00:00American Journal of Sexuality Education['Erika K. Johnson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 95485ebe0d659ac648c0011342c7af06159f42fbEl tema de cambio climático, se ha vuelto un tópico de relevancia en México y en el mundo, debido a que sus impactos se dan en los ámbitos ambientales, sociales, económicos, políticos, culturales etc., sin embargo, no serán iguales en ninguna región ni localidad del planeta y por lo tanto, tampoco serán estas, igual para ninguna persona, situación que dependerá de aspectos sociales como la pobreza, la poca organización social, aspectos culturales, instituciones, etc.  Por la complejidad del problema, no puede ser atacado desde una sola disciplina es por eso que ha dejado de ser un tema sólo del área científica y las ciencias sociales han logrado tener mayor participación en la propuesta e implementación de medidas de mitigación y adaptación. Por supuesto, la educación tiene un papel relevante, ya que puede contribuir a la transformación social, necesaria para evitar las prácticas que aceleran y causan el deterioro ambiental y situaciones como la que representa el cambio climático. Además, puede contribuir en el incremento de la capacidad adaptativa en las personas, pues mientras se tenga un mayor conocimiento de la problemática hay más oportunidades de actuar. Por lo anterior, lo que se presenta en el documento es la propuesta de un diplomado realizado con docentes y para docentes del estado de Chiapas dentro del marco del Programa Educar con Responsabilidad Ambiental (ERA), mismo que se describirá a mayor profundidad en el documento.RECIE. Revista Electrónica Científica de Investigación Educativa2017002017-01-02T00:00:00RECIE. Revista Electrónica Científica de Investigación Educativa['José Clemente Rueda Abad', 'Liliana López Morales', 'Deysi Ofelmina Jerez Ramírez']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ae8017ba9d06e4d28f2a1b42dbe6a65e9ac8071fABSTRACT A case study of the American Social Hygiene Association (ASHA) campaign to craft a national vision for social health showed that the group used public relations-like strategies to, as one of their officials said, “crystallize public opinion” years before Edward Bernays wrote a book of the same title. Although these efforts might not have been labeled public relations at the time, this study introduces some precedents of contemporary public relations. In this study, social activism offered a more robust approach to addressing an issue than using media relations alone could do. ASHA members used communication strategies such as segmenting audiences, utilizing events to reach appropriate audiences, using visual media, and creating house organs to arouse public sentiment, influence attitudes, and promote desired behavior. This case study expands public relations history theory by examining why ASHA members practiced public relations as they did. In this case, ASHA used persuasive communication to pierce the veil of silence around venereal disease to craft a national vision for social hygiene and legitimize the group as the major voice on this topic. Lessons from this case can illustrate how public relations can be conducted more effectively, especially in relation to social movements.20176182017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Public Relations Research['W. Anderson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4ecdddbca2592c2d322be11c356f7cc4cc9106ccABSTRACT Some scholars and others are skeptical of a significant role for the Internet in processes of violent radicalization. There is increasing concern on the part of other scholars, and increasingly also policymakers and publics, that easy availability of violent extremist content online may have violent radicalizing effects. This article identifies a number of core questions regarding the interaction of violent extremism and terrorism and the Internet, particularly social media, that have yet to be adequately addressed and supplies a series of six follow-up suggestions, flowing from these questions, for progressing research in this area. These suggestions relate to (1) widening the range of types of violent online extremism being studied beyond violent jihadis; (2) engaging in more comparative research, not just across ideologies, but also groups, countries, languages, and social media platforms; (3) deepening our analyses to include interviewing and virtual ethnographic approaches; (4) up-scaling or improving our capacity to undertake “big data” collection and analysis; (5) outreaching beyond terrorism studies to become acquainted with, for example, the Internet Studies literature and engaging in interdisciplinary research with, for example, computer scientists; and (6) paying more attention to gender as a factor in violent online extremism.20171222152017-01-02T00:00:00Studies in Conflict & Terrorism['M. Conway']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0b458880b8100b56527d4362779f2be32a0d6f37This article expands on an earlier concept of horror autotoxicus linked to digital contagions of spam and network Virality.1 It aims to present, as such, a broader conception of cosmic topologies of imitation (CTI) intended to better grasp the relatively new practices of social media marketing. Similar to digital autotoxicity, CTI provide the perfect medium for sharing while also spreading contagions that can potentially contaminate the medium itself. However, whereas digital contagions are perhaps limited to the toxicity of a technical layer of information viruses, the contagions of CTI are an all pervasive auto-toxicity which can infect human bodies and technologies increasingly in concert with each other. This is an exceptional autotoxicus that significantly blurs the immunological line of exemption between self and nonself, and potentially, the anthropomorphic distinction between individual self and collective others.Autoimmunities20172142017-01-02T00:00:00Parallax['T. D. Sampson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5e6b33c43d03ea1d6c3080d04c4f474aad931b8aABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to examine how different physical activity domains are represented on the official social media sites of Spanish universities, through a content analysis of the photographs. Our results show that the representation of different physical activity domains is not balanced. While the analysed images do promote a message of gender equality in sedentary and leisure time physical activity behaviour, pictures illustrating active commuting and disabled groups were under-represented. We conclude that Internet-based physical activity promotion in university settings must to be guided by the principles of ‘health-promoting universities’ in the sense of promoting a comprehensive view on healthy behaviours in every action carried out with the university community, and in particular including diversity as a norm rather than the exception. Professionals should be aware of their responsibility in the design of the built online environment and their influence on the welfare of the university community.20176432017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management['V. Martínez-Bello', 'Ángela Martínez-Rojas', 'J. Molina‐García']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4c98d32cbfecebb80444d444174237abd7c7a1e6The debate on the function of the social sciences in complex societies, and more generally of the role of knowledge, leads necessarily to a discussion on pragmatism. The gap between theoretical approaches and empirical research still exists and has even widened, in part as a result of the use and abuse of social science knowledge in politics and by the media. However, the academic system is equally to blame for this. Mutual ignorance and scholastic fights are barriers against openness, creative and imaginary thinking. The structures and the practices of the academic system reinforce this trend. Pragmatism aims at overcoming these cleavages by looking at commonalities between different approaches rather than by disputing their validity. It aims at a comprehensive understanding of the process of knowledge production and at the productive use of results. Defining itself in this tradition, the patchwork theory goes beyond the traditional pragmatic approaches: it catches part of the reality of social phenomena from a certain perspective that allows for an overview without having the full picture. Methodologicall, the approach guided by patchwork theory emphasizes the relevance of stakeholders’ knowledge and citizen science, and calls for public participation and democratic access to the production and use of knowledge in a discursive manner.The Structural Change of Knowledge and the Future of the Social Sciences20176252017-01-02T00:00:00Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research['Ronald J. Pohoryles']2017-01-02T00:00:00 016203f3c344122276655119a0df3d79fade61bfAbstract In this paper, we present a collaboration project within one urban Puerto Rican classroom, focused on constructing a critical literacy inquiry curriculum grounded in the students’ out-of-school literacy practices in their communities, including their experiences with media and popular culture. We focused on a critical literacy and media inquiry unit centered on the students’ self-selected subject of the telenovela. Here, we examine one student’s work to highlight two overarching findings: (1) the visibility of the students’ complex understanding of the media landscapes in telenovelas, particularly the construction of dominant social discourses across telenovela worlds, and (2) the ways that bringing children’s mediatized cultural imaginaries in their creative work supports an approach to literacy in classrooms, where explorations of discourses of power emerge from the students’ knowledge. In order to articulate how children actively examine and construct discourses across multiple social worlds, we examine these findings using the Four Resource Model, and elements of discourse analysis, as theoretical and analytical frameworks, focusing on the construction of identities, worlds and meanings in relation to the social discourses of telenovelas.Early Childhood Education in the United States20173352017-01-02T00:00:00Early Years['C. Medina', 'María del Rocío Costa', 'Nayda Soto']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6a20e71a1ad2966f1b961c06c0506fe6b20ec362ABSTRACT Recent media attention concerning the escalation of crime on college campuses has created a sense of urgency to address how crime will impact the largest community college system in the United States, California Community Colleges. Crime can deter academic success and social engagement. This study utilizes social disorganization theory to examine the impact of crime on 113 California community college campuses. To address the purpose of this research, we analyze the relationship between social structure elements, community organization factors, and crime rates using IPEDS, CCCCO Data Mart, the 2011 Clery report, and data from institutional websites. Employing social disorganization theory, we looked across multiple measures for community impact. By employing correlation and regression analyses, we found that the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants demonstrated a strong relationship with an increase in both personal and property crimes across most California community college campuses.20177042017-01-02T00:00:00Community College Journal of Research and Practice['Tamara Ravalin', 'Tenisha L. Tevis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3a8848acbd03b8d96d21bdb5ba5176db758c65e0ABSTRACT Although violence is a timeless characteristic of human behavior and history, its prevalence and many forms are proliferated repeatedly through the media. In particular, “senseless” violence against both random and targeted victims puzzles and petrifies onlookers and survivors. Integrating developmental psychology with critical theory, this manuscript begins with a conceptual definition of senseless violence that is coupled with a mapping of the personal, social, and structural etiologies of such violence. This inquiry explores the origins, contexts, and varied manifestations of violence, helps redirect sense-making around such violence, and informs how to cope with and possibly reduce or mitigate it. Utilizing a person-centered perspective from multiple points of view, the analysis focuses primarily on the everyday or chronic experiences of stressors and their relation to internalized and externalized types of violence (i.e., mass shootings, interpersonal violence, self-injury). The manuscript concludes with ways to reduce violence and promote justice on personal, social, and structural levels.The Journal of psychology2017802This inquiry explores the origins, contexts, and varied manifestations of violence, helps redirect sense-making around such violence, and informs how to cope with and possibly reduce or mitigate it.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Psychology['Mona M. Abo‐Zena']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6032d05067d68a4185f5fead7cd54193272406b8During the frenzied run of presidential primaries in 2016, Republican nominee Donald Trump vowed to “open up” libel laws to make suing the media easier. This apparent attempt to resurrect seditious libel brought a flurry of debate about how American libel laws might be altered in this context. “We are going to have people sue you like you’ve never got sued before,” Trump said. This article seeks to rearticulate the landmark New York Times v. Sullivan decision as a case about social duty and the duty that is owed to journalists in an increasingly contentious political climate. I argue that protecting this right to criticize public officials and public figures is as important as ever in our democratic system. Sullivan was a case about civil rights, about the right of African-American leaders and the media to cover and criticize how the police behaved in the 1960s when faced with the social revolution of the civil rights movement. This essay also focuses on three previously unstudied cases filed by police officers in the New York area in the 1960s. Sullivan secured our right to speak without a vindictive government bearing down on us via our legal system, but other cases decided outside the national spotlight suggest how that right was further cemented by the interaction of the media and the civil rights movement. Be it the brutality of police 50 years ago and today, or coverage of presidential candidates, I argue that journalists and the public are owed this right.20173522017-01-02T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Aimee Edmondson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f74bb13e621f228a7fe0d6f3e6b939b53b0d04daABSTRACT Social impact research fuels normative expectations that policy processes will respond favourably to evidence-based accountability; for example in the case of community broadcasting, policy support will continue to be forthcoming where social benefits are demonstrated. A possible strategic response to public policy failures is for community broadcasters to aspire to get better at doing social impact research by improving capacity and command of research approaches and methods. This article seeks to support this effort with a critical appraisal of social impact research and whether it can succeed in making policy outcomes more predictable. It argues that a balance needs to be struck in setting community broadcasting research priorities, between that which helps to manage upwards accountability to funders and policy makers and that which supports the continuing development of community media forms, practices, and purposes.20176422017-01-02T00:00:00Communication Research and Practice['E. Rennie', 'Christina Spurgeon', 'Jo Barraket']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b11ffb664f58f62493fc7c1fe02c98b4752cf1adABSTRACT As the exhibition States of Incarceration: A National Dialogue of Local Histories travels the nation, visitors will explore the roots of mass incarceration in our communities. While mass incarceration has garnered increased media and scholarly attention in recent years, mainstream analyses overlook the role of gender, even as women are the fastest-growing segment of the incarcerated population in the United States. This article argues that women’s incarceration and the gendered aspects of the carceral state need to become more prominent in the national narrative, and that museums and public history institutions, in partnership with local communities, have the potential to lead this effort. Archival research and oral history interviews with community activists on the ground shed light on the gendered aspects of incarceration in the United States while, at the same time, amplifying the voices of community members and activists. Doing so provides a model for how museums and public history professionals can become active participants in promoting social change.20171732017-01-02T00:00:00Museums & Social Issues['Amy Halliday', 'C. Miller', 'Julie Peterson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 81d6f6d1f6e0ea892d140d3ea690fe9ff850032bThis article provides insights into the driving forces that underpin new forms of political participation. Digital technologies offer opportunities for engaging in a wide range of civically oriented activities, each of which can contribute to deeper democratic engagement. Conventional acts of political participation are argued to be driven primarily by intrinsic motivations relating to self-efficacy and empowerment, with participants feeling they can have influence over decision makers. Little research explores whether similar motivations drive participation in less conventional acts, as well as whether mobilization attempts via social media by peers or political organizations mediate those motivations. Drawing on data from a survey among a representative sample of the U.K. electorate, we find the offline and online spheres of agency remain fairly distinct. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations both matter but extrinsic motivations have the strongest explanatory power independent of the sphere of activity. The mediating effect of mobilization tactics has a minimal effect on extrinsic motivations, online or offline, but online intrinsic motivations lose their explanatory power. As intrinsic factors offer little explanatory power, some forms of online political participation may lack meaning to the individual. Rather, these non-conventional acts result from reward seeking and are more likely to be encouraged by nongovernmental campaigning organizations, suggesting social media users are most likely to perform simple acts in support of non-contentious causes.Digital Politics: Mobilization, Engagement and Participation2017931052017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['D. Lilleker', 'Karolina Koc-Michalska']2017-01-02T00:00:00 adf60840484d32ad7cfce6d8a1801372bd53cf93In the course of historical development, language media have advanced from sound waves to light waves to electronic waves, adapted in each case to a diversity of contexts and a variety of communicative tools. Over time, languages have enriched their vocabulary, grammar and expression, with resultant progress in language function. Language technology has exerted a significant influence on language life and even on the development of society. As humanity steps into the age of online media, “language apparatus” has improved markedly, as has language life. Taken with the development of new media language, this presents new challenges to contemporary linguistics.201790As humanity steps into the age of online media, “language apparatus” has improved markedly, as has language life, and this presents new challenges to contemporary linguistics.2017-01-02T00:00:00Social Sciences in China['Li Yuming']2017-01-02T00:00:00 98bc5429d6733698f7dcf8ae734785785b4818a8Drug Safety201746101Whether specific product–adverse event pairs were reported via social media before being reported to the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is examined to provide earlier insights into certain adverse events.2017-01-02T00:00:00Drug Safety['Carrie Pierce', 'Khaled Bouri', 'C. Pamer', 'Scott Proestel', 'H. Rodriguez', 'Hoa Van Le', 'C. Freifeld', 'J. Brownstein', 'Mark O Walderhaug', 'I. Edwards', 'N. Dasgupta']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c33a69cfff002c2024ac8b18610feef8cc53a0e4ABSTRACT In this article, we provide an account of Fitbit, a wearable sensor device, using two complementary analytical approaches: auto-ethnography and media analysis. Drawing on the concept of biopedagogy, which describes the processes of learning and training bodies how to live, we focus on how users learn to self-care with wearable technologies through a series of micropractices that involve processes of mediation and the sharing of their own data via social networking. Our discussion is oriented towards four areas of analysis: data subjectivity and sociality; making meaning; time and productivity and brand identity. We articulate how these micropractices of knowing one’s body regulate the contemporary ‘fit’ and healthy subject, and mediate expertise about health, behaviour and data subjectivity.2017661392017-01-02T00:00:00Health Sociology Review['A. Fotopoulou', 'K. O’Riordan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5342abeb08fdc128b8cf1af17276ace5aa0fdd11Statistics is a science of data collection. Although a science, it is actually a branch of mathematics. In statistics, data-sets are distributed in such a way that they form a certain shape, the most common of which is the bell-shaped curve known also as the bell curve, normal distribution and the Gaussian. Binomial, χ2 and Poisson, among others, are other statistical distributions that the readers are already familiar with or at least, have heard of; but what of data mining and machine learning? Data mining and machine learning can be defined in many ways. Here, the authors describe data mining as a set of techniques for analysing and describing structured data; and machine learning as one for interpreting data by comparing them to models for data behaviour. In essence, data mining and machine learning are about looking for patterns and relationships in data. Perhaps an easier way to look at it is through the readers’ own experience with supermarket and social media. By means of the bonus-point programme, supermarket accumulates customers’ shopping habits and interests. Ever notice when the readers stop buying something, say a dog food, after a while there are emails (or snail mails even) of the same enticing the readers to go and buy one (Sales now on! etc., never mind that the dog has been put to sleep)? That is all data mining, popular with the customer relationship management team. Or, any kind of News Feed the readers get on Facebook? How does Facebook know the readers want to see the video of the cat first thing in the morning? Facebook algorithm essentially learns (yes, on its own) via statistical analysis what the readers like (and ‘Like’) and bingo! The cat’s Feed is at the top. The fact that the algorithm can do this without being told is machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence. What is this book about? One half of this book is about statistics. The other is about using statistics in astronomy and astrophysics. As the readers already know, scientists, astronomers included, are not clueless when it comes to statistics – they have been using it for ages. If that is so, why do they need this book then? The truth is, the field of statistics has evolved by leaps and bounds, leaving astronomers stuck in the same old rut, using the same old technique that is proven to be more and more cumbersome each day in dealing with the amount of data that easily run to the terabytes. (It seems astronomers no longer count data by the numbers but by (computer) memory instead.) In a word, the book is about teaching astronomers the art of analysing very large data-sets by introducing a more efficient way of using statistics. It is a practical guide to data mining by utilising tools such as unsupervised classification, clustering, principal component analysis, locally linear embedding and the somewhat exotic-sounding, projection pursuit; and to machine learning by methods like Bayesian, supervised classification, maximum likelihood estimator and regression. (Supervised simply means something about the data is already known while unsupervised means nothing is.) The combination of the three subjects is certainly special as usually, the readers would have to get different text(s) for each. The way to read this book is by doing i.e. by practicing the computer codes to reproduce the graphs and figures as the readers go through it so the pros and cons of any particular method can be studied. To make the practice accessible to all, the authors have used AstroML1 based on Python2 in their sample analyses. Python is an open-source object-oriented language that is quickly gaining popularity in the scientific community not least because it is free hence available to everybody; and AstroML is its module for data mining and machine learning. Nothing needs to be done other than installing Python and the AstroML package to start the ball rolling. For the purpose of this book, data-sets from Sloan Digital Sky Survey are used. There is no need to worry about their large volume either as the data are maintained on GitHub,3 the online repository. Of course, the readers can also choose to use their own data and modify the codes as they see fit. Who is this book for? Obviously it is written for those already in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics that collect data by the millions like extragalactic astronomy, exoplanets, etc. Its value can only be appreciated by researches looking for ways of interpreting the astronomical amount of astronomical data (OK, pun intended) by way of statistics.2017093This book is about teaching astronomers the art of analysing very large data-sets by introducing a more efficient way of using statistics by utilising tools such as unsupervised classification, clustering, principal component analysis, locally linear embedding and the somewhat exotic-sounding, projection pursuit.2017-01-02T00:00:00Contemporary Physics['Ž. Ivezić', 'Andrew J. Connolly', 'Jacob T. VanderPlas', 'Alexander Gray']2017-01-02T00:00:00 76fcbf29ec1e952a7f9bdfddc144ddf2197dbc6dWhile scholars increasingly acknowledge that most contemporary international medical travel comprises South–South flows, these have gone curiously unexamined. Rather, policy, scholarly and media attention focuses predominantly on North–South flows of ‘medical tourists’. However, this focus diverts attention from the actual and potential impacts of South–South intra-regional medical travel flows on both their source and receiving contexts. As such, we present findings from a study examining South–South intra-regional medical travellers' motivations, preparations and practices to better understand the social, economic and political situations that condition them and their effects on the destinations that receive them. Our study of Indonesian medical travellers pursuing health care in Malaysia draws on 35 semi-structured interviews with Indonesian patients, their companions, medical staff and agents in both countries. From this, we suggest that South–South medical travellers' diverse socio-economic conditions shape decision-making and spending behaviour relative to treatment, accommodation and transport choices as well as length of stay. We identify ways in which informal economies and social care networks sustain the formal medical travel industry. Finally, we observe how medical travel increasingly serves as a means through which chronic and everyday health needs are met through temporary, visa-free intra-regional movement.201747125It is suggested that South–South medical travellers' diverse socio-economic conditions shape decision-making and spending behaviour relative to treatment, accommodation and transport choices as well as length of stay.2017-01-02T00:00:00Current Issues in Tourism['M. Ormond', 'Dian Sulianti']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fa191ddb348a4a35a022949d4c626b30615d26b0The rise of Web 2.0, the advent of greater bandwidth, and new technology platforms have made it possible to extend the range of focus-group research to the online environment. This provides advertising researchers, advertising agencies, and advertisers with opportunities to reach consumers who were heretofore difficult to reach, to create groups with new and different compositions, and to use online collaborative tools not readily available in face-to-face groups. This article reviews online focus-group research, identifies several types of online groups, and contrasts the uses and results of online focus groups with the uses and results of face-to-face focus groups. The article concludes that online and face-to-face venues for focus-group research are complementary, with online focus-group research opening new opportunities for gathering data to inform advertising research, theory, and decision making. The article also suggests that differences between online focus-group research and face-to-face focus-group research, with respect to group interaction and the ability to obtain information, are being eroded as technology provides greater opportunities to create social presence in an online environment.2017711522017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Advertising['David W. Stewart', 'Prem Shamdasani']2017-01-02T00:00:00 36f95a3e7ed805e570e3a93f26302d6ba007f974An experiment (N = 272) demonstrated that disagreement—either civil or uncivil—may have a chilling effect on the public discourse vital to a deliberative democracy. Both forms of disagreement—in comments posted on a news story about abortion—caused negative emotion and aggressive intentions. However, only uncivil disagreement led people to respond back uncivilly and indirectly led to greater intention to participate politically, if it aroused aggressive feelings. Findings support extending face and politeness theories to the computer-mediated space of online commenting. Results are discussed in relation to the impact on the public discourse.2017611312017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['Gina Masullo Chen', 'Shuning Lu']2017-01-02T00:00:00 067301ef9f32a64e8cd21b5856ee1fedb1bdb03fABSTRACT Nonverbal immediacy behaviors are underresearched in the online teaching environment. Using social presence theory as a guiding framework, this study explores several online nonverbal immediacy behaviors: emoticons/figurative language, color, cohesion, visual imagery, and audio in course design; response latency, length, time of day, and message frequency in forums; and type and promptness of feedback via grading and email. Coding of 51 online courses found that more consistent use of nonverbal immediacy behaviors was related to students’ reports of higher course engagement. However, the nonverbal behaviors most associated with engagement were the ones not used as often. Findings indicate instructors can improve the effectiveness of online learning environments via nonverbal immediacy behaviors.201742117Findings indicate instructors can improve the effectiveness of online learning environments via nonverbal immediacy behaviors, including emoticons/figurative language, color, cohesion, visual imagery, and audio in course design and in forums.2017-01-02T00:00:00Communication Education['Marcia D Dixson', 'Mackenzie R. Greenwell', 'Christie Rogers-Stacy', 'T. Weister', 'Sara Lauer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a2be6461d12e176d30863fc4224c6ad63ce55b42Disparities in online health information accessibility are partially due to varying levels of eHealth literacy and perceived trust. This study examined the relationship between eHealth literacy and perceived trust in online health communication channels and sources among diverse sociodemographic groups. A stratified sample of Black/African Americans (n = 402) and Caucasians (n = 409) completed a Web-based survey that measured eHealth literacy and perceived trustworthiness of online health communication channels and information sources. eHealth literacy positively predicted perceived trust in online health communication channels and sources, but disparities existed by sociodemographic factors. Segmenting audiences according to eHealth literacy level provides a detailed understanding of how perceived trust in discrete online health communication channels and information sources varies among diverse audiences. Black/African Americans with low eHealth literacy had high perceived trust in YouTube and Twitter, whereas Black/African Americans with high eHealth literacy had high perceived trust in online government and religious organizations. Older adults with low eHealth literacy had high perceived trust in Facebook but low perceived trust in online support groups. Researchers and practitioners should consider the sociodemographics and eHealth literacy level of an intended audience when tailoring information through trustworthy online health communication channels and information sources.Journal of health communication201765118Researchers and practitioners should consider the sociodemographics and eHealth literacy level of an intended audience when tailoring information through trustworthy online health communication channels and information sources.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['Samantha R. Paige', 'Janice L. Krieger', 'M. Stellefson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cc2c5d3b33d47c7a95e65852c2e4e01cc0ccb710Abstract Heralded as one of the fastest-growing regions in e-commerce sales, Asia has received increasing attention from online retailers as a promising e-commerce market. Therefore, to provide better insight into Asian online marketplaces, this study focuses on Taobao.com (hereafter referred to as “Taobao”), a major Chinese online marketplace, and attempts to shed light on consumers’ perceptions of Taobao. More specifically, this study examines (a) what consumers in China think about Taobao as an online marketplace when purchasing high- or low-involvement products; (b) what types of risk are associated with each product; and (c) how online consumers’ risk perceptions consequently influence both their trust toward Taobao and their purchase intention. Multidimensional perceived risks (financial, privacy, product, security, social/psychological, time) were considered in the research. Participants were 217 Chinese university students. The results indicate that product risk and social/psychological risk were negatively associated with consumers’ trust and purchase intention, regardless of their degree of product involvement. Interestingly, financial risk was positively related to trust and purchase intention. Findings are discussed with managerial implications, followed by limitations and future studies.201785982017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Promotion Management['M. Han', 'Youjeong Kim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 552589ac95d0c5cb1cc6d2ea659320f56bb28a32Abstract Given the rapid growth of mobile games, one of the main purposes of this study is to analyze the effect of online gaming on addiction by classifying it into PC online gaming and mobile gaming. This study aims to analyze the extent to which playing games after midnight affects addictive behavior. In addition, this study analyzes the impact of game genres, parental factors, the leisure environment and relationship satisfaction on game addiction. About 1556 students living in five major Korean cities were sampled. Online game playing time was an important predictor of game addiction, especially among those who played PC online games late at night. Among the game genres, RPG, simulation and casual games were positively associated with addictive behavior. While play and the leisure environment had little effect on game addiction, the extent of satisfaction with relationships with parents, friends, and teachers did have a significant influence. However, parental attachment and parental mediation did not impact game addiction.20173992While play and the leisure environment had little effect on game addiction, the extent of satisfaction with relationships with parents, friends, and teachers did have a significant influence, however, parental attachment and parental mediation did not impact game addiction.2017-01-02T00:00:00Addiction Research & Theory['Changho Lee', 'Ocktae Kim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ac39b5ea643ed2277dec2bdbc123bbeb90012e79Online consumer reviews are broadly believed to be a necessary and powerful marketing tool, and as such they have attracted considerable attention from both marketers and academics. However, previous research has not sufficiently focused on the effects of various review features on sales but rather used proxy measures such as consumers’ purchase intention or perceived helpfulness of reviews. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of review valence and volume on actual sales. We use data from three different e-commerce websites and study light bulbs, women's athletic shoes, natural hair care products, and herbal vitamins. The results show that, contrary to popular belief, more positive ratings do not simply result in higher sales. We find that the effect can be nonlinear, where the probability of purchase increases with rating to about 4.2–4.5 stars, but then decreases. Also, although the majority of extant research suggests that larger numbers of reviews bring more positive outcomes, we show that it is not always the case.201795952017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Advertising['E. Maslowska', 'E. Malthouse', 'S. F. Bernritter']2017-01-02T00:00:00 166b20a7627e0e4be0dc05a32867a4aea8e52e72ABSTRACT Systematic reviews of literature are studies that strategically search for published research on a specific topic in order to synthesize what is known about the topic. This systematic review describes 157 articles on synchronous online learning (SOL) from thirty-four different countries on instructional setting, content areas, participant demographics, research designs, independent and dependent variables, SOL technologies, and data-collection tools.20173978This systematic review describes 157 articles on synchronous online learning from thirty-four different countries on instructional setting, content areas, participant demographics, research designs, independent and dependent variables, SOL technologies, and data-collection tools.2017-01-02T00:00:00American Journal of Distance Education['Florence Martin', 'L. Ahlgrim-Delzell', 'Kiran Budhrani']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e514b61faf7bf776a2aee27cdc60fde9296afd95This article brings a new taxonomy and collation of intervention and disruption methods that can be applied to the online stolen data market. These online marketplaces are used to buy and sell identity and financial information, as well as the products and services that enable this economy. This article combines research findings from computer science with criminology to provide a multidisciplinary approach to crimes committed with the use of technology.201713077A new taxonomy and collation of intervention and disruption methods that can be applied to the online stolen data market is brought to provide a multidisciplinary approach to crimes committed with the use of technology.2017-01-02T00:00:00Global Crime['Alice Hutchings', 'T. Holt']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0e978713090c2c22cd480259f010cd2619bfe582Abstract Early-warning intervention for students at risk of failing their online courses is increasingly important for higher education institutions. Students who show high levels of engagement appear less likely to be at risk of failing, and how engaged a student is in their online experience can be characterized as factors contributing to their social presence. Social presence begins with teacher-student and student-student interaction in online courses. Fortunately, student interaction data can be gleaned from learning management systems, used to model and predict at-risk students at an early stage. This research addresses an existing model for predicting at-risk students to test a previous hypothesis that a holiday effect is a contributor for failure. A new analysis then presents an alternative approach, one that tests the frequency of student interaction rather than amount of interaction as a preferable indicator.20176681This research addresses an existing model for predicting at-risk students to test a previous hypothesis that a holiday effect is a contributor for failure and presents an alternative approach, one that tests the frequency of student interaction rather than amount of interaction as a preferable indicator.2017-01-02T00:00:00Distance Education['Brett E. Shelton', 'Jui-Long Hung', 'Patrick R. Lowenthal']2017-01-02T00:00:00 82fd74bd1394d7afb6de086c3d1408599812b997ABSTRACT The Internet is a transformative technology that terrorists are exploiting for the spread of propaganda and radicalizing new recruits. While Al Qaeda has a longer history, Islamic State is conducting a modern and sophisticated media campaign centered around online social networking. This article introduces and contextualizes the contributions to this Special Issue by examining some of the ways in which terrorists make use of the Internet as part of their broader media strategies.20173752017-01-02T00:00:00Studies in Conflict & Terrorism['Anne Aly', 'Stuart Macdonald', 'L. Jarvis', 'Thomas M. Chen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 08c412f5fca69985646b442f6736a5fee01914fcOnline dating is often lauded for improving the dating experience by giving singles large pools of potential partners from whom to choose. This experiment investigates how the number of choices online daters are given, and whether these choices are reversible, affects romantic outcomes. Drawing on the choice overload and decision reversibility theoretical frameworks, we show that, a week after making their selection, online daters who chose from a large set of potential partners (i.e., 24) were less satisfied with their choice than those who selected from a small set (i.e., 6), and were more likely to change their selection. While choice reversibility did not affect daters’ satisfaction, those who selected from a large pool and had the ability to reverse their choice were the least satisfied with their selected partner after one week. The results advance understanding of how media features related to choice affect interpersonal evaluations.201780752017-01-02T00:00:00Media Psychology["Jonathan D'Angelo", 'Catalina L. Toma']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8fe208e5992534821ce4995c2d7d6d65cf952382Abstract Active learning is increasingly promoted within institutions of higher education to assist students develop higher order thinking and link knowledge to meaning. In this paper, the authors evaluate the use of weekly online quizzes based on prescribed preparatory material as a tool to incentivize preparatory reading in order to enable and encourage active learning. The study is based on mixed data sources, including three years of student-evaluation data, to understand student perceptions of the role and value of online quizzes. The study shows a high level of student engagement with the quizzes and positive assessment of their role in encouraging the completion of prescribed reading. Online quizzes were found to be an effective mechanism for incentivizing student completion of preparatory work, enhancing active learning (such as through in-class discussions), and were relatively time efficient from the perspective of the educator.201723762017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Geography in Higher Education['B. Cook', 'A. Babon']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d95e98bab37d1317dbf772821cfc4464f89a73e2ABSTRACT Previous studies emphasized that e-businesses could increase sales with marketing strategies on shopping web sites that induce impulsive buying behavior, and lacked an empirical approach to problems caused by impulsive buying. This study proposes a research model that deals with online consumers’ impulsive buying behavior and empirically validates it. The results show that impulsive buying could have a strong impact on post e-commerce purchase intention and behavior such as actual behavioral return tendency of goods.Information systems management20177570The results show that impulsive buying could have a strong impact on post e-commerce purchase intention and behavior such as actual behavioral return tendency of goods.2017-01-02T00:00:00Information Systems Management['S. Lim', 'Sukho Lee', 'D. Kim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 229b176033e3cbf48612b4f0dd0fad68e0a6a591Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop a scale with which to examine students’ self-regulation (SR) in three types of online interaction. Using scale development steps, we constructed the online self-regulation questionnaire (OSRQ), a self-report survey. A total of 799 online students participated in the study. Data from 400 randomly selected participants were used for exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and data of the remaining 399 participants were used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The EFA yielded three factors as hypothesized: SR in interaction between student and content, SR in interaction between student and student and SR in interaction between student and teacher. The CFA demonstrated that the factor structures appearing in the EFA were also observed with different participants. In addition, we found convergent validity in the OSRQ. The study contributes to understanding SR in online learning settings.20175364A scale with which to examine students’ self-regulation (SR) in three types of online interaction is developed and convergent validity in the OSRQ is found, contributing to understanding SR in online learning settings.2017-01-02T00:00:00Distance Education['M. Cho', 'Yoonjung Cho']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9c9d00b2e70932d7d0349472154b2ccab502457dABSTRACT This study investigated consumer responses to online behavioral advertising (OBA), particularly focusing on the role of perceived ad relevance and privacy concern as key perceptual factors influencing consumers’ attentional, attitudinal, and behavioral responses to such ads. An online survey with a sample of 292 U.S. consumers reveals that the respondents were somewhat strongly concerned about privacy risks regarding the collection and potential misuse of consumers’ online activity data, but did not seem to perceive OBA to be particularly personally relevant. However, perceived ad relevance was found to be a strong positive predictor of consumer responses to OBA, while privacy concern appeared to play a negative, yet less important, role.201744612017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising['Hyejin Kim', 'J. Huh']2017-01-02T00:00:00 15caa68037f5df38103966fc3142c07d60e05318ABSTRACT The present study investigated transcripts of adults sexually grooming decoy victims on the Internet. One hundred transcripts were coded for offender characteristics, victim characteristics, and dynamics of the conversation. The results revealed that all of the offenders were male, most of whom believed they were communicating with an adolescent female. The sexual intentions of the offenders were made clear, with the majority introducing sexual content early on into the conversation. The length of the contact ranged from one day to nearly one year, suggesting that the duration of the online grooming process may vary significantly. The majority of offenders also communicated with the decoy victim over the telephone and attempted to arrange an in-person meeting, many within short periods of time. Implications for prevention and future research are discussed.201741532017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['Georgia M. Winters', 'L. Kaylor', 'E. Jeglic']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1e3719dddba1282785e48a9c9e90d21b7dd1024aAbstract Despite their rapid growth, online programs routinely face student attrition. How to retain students and help them successfully complete is usually a top priority for online programs. This study investigated persistence factors that contributed to students’ successful completion from one of the largest and most successful online programs in the United States of America. Results show that both personal and program attributes contributed to students’ successful completion of a fully online program. Main individual attributes include interest in or career goals related to technology, time and effort invested, and perceived utility of learning. Main program attributes include relevancy of courses to individual or professional needs, satisfaction with courses and program, and ties between coursework and job promotion. Results of this study have implications in terms of prioritizing different attributes and strategizing resources to improve completion and graduation rates for fully online programs.20174260Investigation of persistence factors that contributed toStudents’ successful completion from one of the largest and most successful online programs in the United States of America shows that both personal and program attributes contributed to students’successful completion of a fully online program.2017-01-02T00:00:00Distance Education['Dazhi Yang', 'Sally J. Baldwin', 'C. Snelson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 86c09709d9f4c5d3bfb5d4ac42c19c29eb2a0080Abstract Online health-care communities have become increasingly popular among patients, enabling them to connect to a large population of patients who suffer from similar health problems and to access massive amounts of health-related information. We are interested in investigating how other patients’ consensus on treatment experiences affects patients’ perceived treatment effectiveness. In this regard, we use the cue diagnosticity framework to examine patients’ shared treatment reviews. By controlling individual heterogeneity and the inhomogeneous weighting function of social influence on patients, we find that consensus has a positive impact on patients’ perceived treatment effectiveness. This positive effect, however, is negatively moderated by the characteristics of the shared information, including volume and patients’ precommitment and social connectedness. Overall, we find that perceived treatment effectiveness is closely related to community participants’ perceptions about the treatment. These findings can be used to help health-care practitioners incorporate patients’ experiences into health-care systems and develop effective interventions to help patients better engage in their disease management.Journal of Management Information Systems20175463Overall, it is found that perceived treatment effectiveness is closely related to community participants’ perceptions about the treatment, and can be used to help health-care practitioners incorporate patients’ experiences intohealth-care systems and develop effective interventions to help patients better engage in their disease management.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Management Information Systems['L. Yan', 'Yong Tan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ae05cbde2a6e2dc221cb4907064b9d3c20caa5d8This study analyzes the relationship between online voter mobilization and political engagement in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom during the 2014 European election campaign. Internet surveys of samples representatives of these countries’ populations with Internet access show that respondents who received an invitation to vote for a party or candidate via e-mail or social media engaged in a significantly higher number of political activities than those who did not. Moreover, the relationship between mobilization and engagement was stronger among those who followed the campaign less attentively, as well as in countries where overall levels of engagement with the campaign were lower (Germany and the United Kingdom) than where they were higher (Italy). These findings indicate that online mobilization may contribute to closing gaps in political engagement at both individual and aggregate levels, and thus suggest that digital media may contribute to reviving democratic citizenship.Digital Politics: Mobilization, Engagement and Participation201731572017-01-02T00:00:00Political Communication['Cristian Vaccari']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8d2f55165abbd2e4acaa9f87ebaa50e16d5a8035ABSTRACT The researchers in this study examined the influence of questions designed with the Practical Inquiry Model (PIM), compared with the regular (playground) questions, on students’ levels of cognitive presence in online discussions. Students’ discussion postings were collected and categorized according to the four levels of cognitive presence: triggering events, exploration, integration, and resolution. The data were analyzed using quantitative content analysis and nonparametric statistics. Results revealed that students’ responses to questions based on the PIM resulted in higher levels of students’ cognitive presence—integration of ideas and resolution of problems—compared with the responses based on the regular (playground) questions. These results suggest that instructors can use the PIM as a guiding framework to design questions that may influence cognitive presence in online discussions.20174048Students’ responses to questions designed with the Practical Inquiry Model resulted in higher levels of students’ cognitive presence—integration of ideas and resolution of problems—compared with the responses based on the regular (playground) questions, suggesting that instructors can use the PIM as a guiding framework to design questions that may influence cognitive presence in online discussions.2017-01-02T00:00:00American Journal of Distance Education['Ayesha Sadaf', 'Larisa Olesova']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5b8cced13781224f805d41bd643b0d0565fcca9fAbstract Objective: Online neuropsychological test batteries could allow for large-scale cognitive data collection in clinical studies. However, the few online neuropsychological test batteries that are currently available often still require supervision or lack proper psychometric evaluation. In this paper, we have outlined prerequisites for proper development and use of online neuropsychological tests, with the focus on reliable measurement of cognitive function in an unmonitored setting.Method: First, we identified several technical, contextual, and psychological factors that should be taken into account in order to facilitate reliable test results of online tests in the unmonitored setting. Second, we outlined a methodology of quality assurance needed in order to obtain reliable cognitive data in the long run.Results: Based on factors that distinguish the online unmonitored test setting from the traditional face-to-face setting, we provide a set of basic requirements and suggestions for optimal development and use of unmonitored online neuropsychological tests, including suggestions on acquiring reliability, validity, and norm scores.Conclusions: When properly addressing factors that could hamper reliable test results during development and use, online neuropsychological tests could aid large-scale data collection for clinical studies in the future. Investment in both proper development of online neuropsychological test platforms and the performance of accompanying psychometric studies is currently required.Clinical Neuropsychologist20178753When properly addressing factors that could hamper reliable test results during development and use, online neuropsychological tests could aid large-scale data collection for clinical studies in the future.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Clinical Neuropsychologist['H. Feenstra', 'I. Vermeulen', 'J. Murre', 'S. Schagen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 eb8e90d05749a2e1b48165015bef5dfb7028bdc9With resources for local journalism outlets on the decline and the use of digital tools on the rise, there has been greater consideration of the audience among journalists, editors, and foundations. Recent research on news audiences has focused on the industry-driven concern of the impact of technology on news audience practices and routines as well as about the civic journalism concern about the ability of local news to meet critical information needs and to offer space for “public connection.” However, a limited amount of current scholarship addresses a qualitative understanding of the social contexts for local US news audiences’ habits and beliefs. Drawing upon data from six focus groups across three communities, this paper highlights three collective narratives on local news audience practices generated by participants, which we have labeled: (1) self-reliant news consumer, (2) lack of citizen journalism, and (3) continued importance of interpersonal networks. These collective narratives may provide insights into the nature of local news audiences and point to avenues for future research.201776682017-01-02T00:00:00Digital Journalism['Kathleen McCollough', 'J. Crowell', 'Philip M. Napoli']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4c852587485289c284f162502cbf41d18558a419Abstract Crowdsourcing platforms like Amazon’s Mechnical Turk and Crowdflower have been touted to be a cost-effective way to collect large amounts of behavioural data. Across four large-n studies, gambling-related behaviours, tendencies and traits among participants in these labour markets were examined. In Studies 1 and 2, both conducted on Crowdflower, problem gamblers (as measured by the benchmark Problem Gambling Severity Index) comprised 24.5% and 21.9% of participants, respectively. In Study 3, conducted on Mechanical Turk, problem gamblers comprised 9.0% of participants. In Study 4, a two-wave longitudinal study conducted on Crowdflower, problem gamblers comprised 13.5% of participants in wave one and 14.8% of participants in wave two. In Studies 2 and 3, strong convergent associations were demonstrated across various measures of problem gambling tendencies and general gambling involvement. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that gambling was associated with personality traits (impulsivity, sensation-seeking, self-control), risk attitudes, affect, and behavioural risk-taking consistent with previous research. In Study 4, it was demonstrated that measures of problem gambling have acceptable test-retest reliability. Online crowdsourcing platforms appear to offer access to samples with remarkably high proportions of problem gamblers. However, this characteristic means that such samples are not necessarily representative of gambling tendencies among more general populations.201752672017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['Sandeep Mishra', 'R. Carleton']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ab116dbceb6f3dc31b27c3df824d5814b6f8e8a7Adopting a social network analysis approach, the present study examined social capital and network dynamics of online support seeking and support provision in a depression forum. We constructed a depression forum network by mapping out all of the users and the reply ties among them. The findings showed a consistently reciprocal pattern between users’ replies sent to others and replies received from others. Forum users’ bridging social capital was positively associated with the source diversity of their received replies and negatively associated with the average length of their received replies. Furthermore, forum users’ bonding social capital was positively associated with the average length of their received replies and negatively associated with the source diversity of their received replies.Journal of health communication20175751The findings showed a consistently reciprocal pattern between users’ replies sent to others and replies received from others, and social capital and network dynamics of online support seeking and support provision in a depression forum were examined.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['Wenjing Pan', 'Cuihua Shen', 'Bo Feng']2017-01-02T00:00:00 518a9eb23f36c9834e5291dd003b2aed4392acf4ABSTRACT The growing popularity of online gaming emphasizes the importance of understanding how loyalty among online gamers can be strengthened. The goal gradient theory has not yet been adopted to examine how relationship characteristics (i.e., length, depth, and breadth) impact online gamer loyalty. Therefore, this study develops hypotheses based on that theory and uses structural equation modeling to test them. Responses from 5,144 online gamers were used for the analysis and the results indicate that relationship length, depth, and breadth were positively related to goal proximity (defined as the perception that a goal is close), which was further positively related to motivation to attain gaming goals, and consequently online gamer loyalty. This study is the first to explore—by using the goal gradient theoretical perspective—how relationship length, depth, and breadth are related to online gamer loyalty.International Journal of Electronic Commerce20174847Results indicate that relationship length, depth, and breadth were positively related to goal proximity (defined as the perception that a goal is close), which was further positivelyrelated to motivation to attain gaming goals, and consequently online gamer loyalty.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['Ching-I. Teng']2017-01-02T00:00:00 96802f4e6deec335beb0316c67ff49f9fc4522fbActa Pharmacologica Sinica20173559Exposure to expression of the lncRNA XIST is associated with an increased growth rate and metastatic potential in NSCLC A549 and NCI-H1299 cells partially through miR-449a, and suggest that XIST may be a potential prognostic factor and therapeutic target for patients withNSCLC.2017-01-02T00:00:00['Ya-long Zhang', 'Xue-bing Li', 'Y. Hou', 'N. Fang', 'J. You', 'Qing-hua Zhou']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3bebcfa0f7c212cf64a1d80fffc7f8e243f1a8f9ABSTRACT We analyse the factors that determine the number of clicks on the ‘Like’ button in online teaching videos, with a sample of teaching videos in the area of Microeconomics across Spanish-speaking countries. The results show that users prefer short online teaching videos. Moreover, some features of the videos have a significant impact on the number of ‘likes’. We find that videos recorded by female teachers, and presented by entities other than universities are more likely to receive ‘Likes’. Also, viewers prefer videos showing the teachers, along with slides and/or graphics tablets to those showing a recorded class.20171540It is found that videos recorded by female teachers, and presented by entities other than universities are more likely to receive ‘Likes’ and viewers prefer videos showing the teachers, along with slides and/or graphics tablets to those showing a recorded class.2017-01-02T00:00:00Innovations in Education and Teaching International['Ángel Meseguer-Martínez', 'Alejandro Ros-Gálvez', 'Alfonso Rosa-García']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7ae9648087ffe848026556e7289be66513a46915INTRODUCTIONThe two Asian giants of India and China, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the world's population, have a unique set of challenges facing them as they each chart their own course towards development in the twenty-first century. A key facet of social development in any context is attitude towards education and how adequately and swiftly the design and delivery of education evolves over time to meet the needs of development. While India and China might be at different stages of economic development, one common concern is the need to scale education to keep up with an overwhelming demand of their respective populations. The challenge of information and knowledge delivery in developing countries and the potential of eLearning as a viable approach have been acknowledged since long (Abdon, Raab, & Ninomiya 2008). The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), in particular, is a recent innovation in open online learning that was (at least initially) promoted by the providers as a significant development for extending education in developing countries (Koller 2012). Evolution of the MOOC in higher education is an important topic to be explored as having diverse, accessible forms of quality education is vital for both China and India.Why a joint study of the MOOC in China and India? Besides the common need to scale up education to meet the growing demand for it, as noted above, there is another similarity between China and India in terms of their governments' active initiatives which makes a joint study of MOOC in India and China significant. Governments in India and China have provided active policy support with respect to MOOCs and undertaken new initiatives, either to expand people's accessibility to HE in general or to reform their existing systems of HE and lifelong learning. In April 2015, China Ministry of Education (MOE) announced MOE decree 2015 #3 (MOE 2015 b), which includes a number of policies to promote MOOCs in China1. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in India brought out guidelines for development and implementation of MOOCs in March 2016 (MHRD 2016). Indeed, as noted by Kim et al. (2015), this is a fundamental difference regarding MOOCs between most Asian Countries (like India and China) and the Western countries - namely, the governments' active initiatives in the former.The move towards online learning opportunities is evident amongst both developed and developing countries in recent times (Mirriahi, Alonzo, McIntyre, Kligyte & Fox 2015). Specifically, MOOC, which is the latest artefact in online learning, has caught on fast in China and India. The three main US-based MOOCs - edX, Coursera and Udacity - in their very first year, 2012, each had a large number of Indian enrolments, representing between 10-15% of total enrolments (Bhattacharyya 2013). In 2016, the number of India's MOOC learners ranked at 3rd place in the world, after the U.S. and Brazil and China's at 4th place after India (Shi & Yu 2016). Yet India and China present interesting contrast in their speed and depth of response to the MOOC phenomenon. While India mainly remains a consumer of the branded MOOC, China where too MOOCs have gained vast popularity since 2013 (Lingfeng 2016) has also substantially jumped on the MOOC bandwagon itself - China has not only partnered with some global MOOC platforms like Coursera, edX and FutureLearn, but also has developed platforms of its own. XuetangX, the major MOOCs and blended learning portal from China, crossed 2.7 million students in May, 2016 (Lingfeng 2016). By the end of 2016, it offered nearly 400 courses and had over 6 million registrants worldwide and was the 3rd largest MOOCs provider in the world behind Coursera and edX by registration count (Shah 2016).MOOC: EVOLUTION, CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITIONThe MOOC has been continuously evolving since 2008 so there are a number of variants and definitions. Primarily, there are two broad strands of MOOCs, namely, cMOOCs (based on the principles of the learning theory of Connectivism (Siemens 2004) and the notion of Connective Knowledge (Downes 2007)) and x-MOOCs (based on cognitivist and behaviourist approach (Conole 2015; Kop 2011)). …201762372017-01-02T00:00:00International journal of education and development using information and communication technology['Sangeeta Trehan', 'Janesh Sanzgiri', 'Chenxi Li', 'Rongsheng Wang', 'R. Joshi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6b4db273ae8fdef389a645b068d03bcffc01b549ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to develop a prototype multispectral imaging system for online quality assessment on pomegranate fruit. At first, a visible/near infrared spectroscopy (400–1100 nm) was tested for non-destructive determination of total soluble solids, titratable acidity, and pH. The spectral data were analyzed using the partial least square analysis. Then to establish consistent multispectral imaging system, the highest absolute values of β-coeffcients correspond to wavelengths from the best partial least square calibration model were selected and used for identifying the optimal wavelengths. Consequently, a multispectral imaging system was developed based on the effective wavelengths 700, 800, 900, and 1000 nm. The performance of the developed multispectral imaging system was evaluated by multiple linear regression models. The multiple linear regression model predict total soluble solids with r = 0.97, root mean square error of calibration = 0.21°Brix, and ratio performance deviation = 6.7 °Brix. Also, the results showed that the models had good predictive ability for pH and titratable acidity. Results showed that the developed multispectral imaging system based on the optimal wavelengths could be used for online quality assessment of pomegranate fruit.201757372017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Food Properties['R. Khodabakhshian', 'B. Emadi', 'M. Khojastehpour', 'M. Golzarian', 'A. Sazgarnia']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7c3e4778831af36cb8889b11e6a7d711ee507241Abstract More and more educational institutions are moving towards online distance learning. Although asynchronous online learning overcomes the constraints of time, place and pace, online distance learners feel isolated due to the lack of real-time communications. One possible solution for overcoming this sense of isolation is regulating student online behavior by assigning specific roles and protocols for participation to learners in order to stimulate online learning activities. This qualitative study explored the use of such a technique in a fully online class in order to find out how the interdependence of roles and role rotation support a sense of community among learners. Data was collected through observations, discussion archives, surveys, and interviews. The results indicate that interdependent roles and role rotation provide students diverse learning experiences and interdependence in different ways. Students’ tendency to depend on their classmates and to participate is enhanced when using the starter-wrapper with roles technique.20177138The results indicate that interdependent roles and role rotation provide students diverse learning experiences and interdependence in different ways.2017-01-02T00:00:00Distance Education['Wenting Jiang']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d696965087b2d87b6afa919d5069674da91019f3ABSTRACT Pansexuality is a growing sexual identity that has become immensely popular in U.S. culture within the previous decade. Currently, little is known about the distinct difference between pansexuality and other sexual orientations/identities; most of what is known comes from popular press and statements by celebrities that have publicly identified as pansexual. As a method of distinguishing and privileging pansexuality as a distinct sexuality, a document and content analysis related to pansexuality was conducted on public blogs and posts from the Internet. Several themes were analyzed, including definition, comparison to bisexuality, identity development, celebrities/media, normalization, and panerasure. Through analysis of 55 unique online posts related to the topic, a proposal consensus statement is offered that attempts to give voice to the pansexual identity as distinctive. In addition, a discussion is offered related to the development and media influence of the pansexual identity—including the emerging concept of panerasure.201739372017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Bisexuality['Christopher K. Belous', 'M. L. Bauman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bcf7f3645d4d6add4f8ac125a5d9b7be648db435ABSTRACT The understanding of the determinant factors of customer purchase intention is necessary, and it is equally important to study the online purchase context, since this context is disseminated among customers. A theoretical model has been elaborated on and tested, considering the constructs of information quality, distrust, and perceived risk as antecedents of purchase intention, and aiming to analyze the relationship among these constructs in the online purchase context. A quantitative research study has been performed by means of the application of a survey. Multivariate statistics techniques have been applied for data analyses, including structural equation modeling. This study contributes to the evolution of the empirically tested concepts by providing a greater individual understanding of each construct presented in the theoretical model, as well as the relationship among them as determinants of purchase intention; the indication is that meaningful relationships were found which may impact greater profitability and, consequently, greater competition for online retailers.201777392017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Relationship Marketing['Suélen Bebber', 'G. S. Milan', 'Deonir De Toni', 'Luciene Eberle', 'L. A. Slongo']2017-01-02T00:00:00 64bf619713725ac39cc0cf2690f639fc0fbda37aABSTRACT Literature suggests a need to develop climate communication tools that focus on the impacts of climate change at local scales to increase proximity and communicate the risks on a more personal level. However, the nature of raw climate projection data makes accessibility by the lay audience a challenge and necessitates the need for innovative technological approaches to its distribution. ClimateData.US was created as an interactive visualization tool based on downscaled climate projection data to increase proximity and render climate change as salient and personally relevant. This experiment evaluated whether interacting with ClimateData.US influenced participants’ climate change attitudes and concern and whether this effect varied as a function of geographic proximity. Findings revealed strong effects—regardless of geographic proximity—for interacting with the website on participants’ perceived reality of climate change, attitude certainty, and concern for climate change.20174946Findings revealed strong effects—regardless of geographic proximity—for interacting with the website on participants’ perceived reality of climate change, attitude certainty, and concern for climate change.2017-01-02T00:00:00Environmental Communication['J. Herring', 'Matthew S. VanDyke', 'R. Cummins', 'F. Melton']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c7a9fe3986fe3b5da5ecec17ea877ae8938e99b2Moving media literacy messages out of the classroom and onto the Internet, where much news consumption happens, offers an opportunity to extend media literacy education to a wider public. However, in doing so it becomes important to consider how the context in which such messages are seen conditions their impact on media literacy attitudes and knowledge. The results of an experimental test suggest that a media literacy public service announcement was more effective in reinforcing media literacy beliefs when paired with a partisan, rather than a neutral, political program. The effects of presenting media literacy messages outside of the classroom are discussed.201740412017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['M. Tully', 'E. Vraga']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7037b8f12d8e43e123dc43fec730687ba989117bThe ubiquity of information technology has impacted every aspect of our lives; it has changed the way we work, interact with others, process, analyze, and share information. E-evolution or e-revolu...20172050The ubiquity of information technology has impacted every aspect of their lives; it has changed the way the authors work, interact with others, process, analyze, and share information.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research['Anil Kumar', 'Poonam Kumar', 'S. Palvia', 'S. Verma']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cab1dcf7900ddad216d6ac989e793396358554e2Research has documented lower retention rates in online versus face-to-face courses. However, little research has focused on the impact of course-level characteristics (e.g. elective versus distributional versus major requirements; difficulty level; STEM status) on online course outcomes. Yet, focusing interventions at the course level versus the student level may be a more economical approach to reducing online attrition. This study used multi-level modeling, and controlled for the effects of both instructor-level and student characteristics, to measure the relationship of course-level characteristics with successful completion of online and face-to-face courses. Elective courses, and to a lesser extent distributional course requirements, were significantly more likely to have a larger gap in successful course completion rates online versus face-to-face, when compared with major course requirements. Upper level courses had better course completion rates overall, but a larger gap in online versus face-to-face course outcomes than lower level courses.201768332017-01-02T00:00:00Studies in Higher Education['Claire Wladis', 'Katherine M. Conway', 'A. Hachey']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d0df84187101b95e659375038f8b5e903ddb8977ABSTRACT Background: Despite the increasing popularity of video game playing, little is known about the similarities and differences between online and offline video game players. Objectives: The aims of this study were (i) to test the applicability and the measurement invariance of the previously developed Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) in both online and offline gamers and to (ii) examine the differences in these groups. Methods: Video game use habits and POGQ were assessed in a sample of 1,964 (71% male) adolescent videogame players. Those gamers who played at least sometimes in an online context were considered “online gamers,” while those who played videogames exclusively offline were considered “offline gamers.” Results: Confirmatory factor analysis supported the measurement invariance across online and offline videogame players. According to the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model, online gamers were more likely to score higher on overuse, interpersonal conflict, and social isolation subscales of the POGQ. Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that online and offline gaming can be assessed using the same psychometric instrument. These findings open the possibility for future research studies concerning problematic video gaming to include participants who exclusively play online or offline games, or both. However, the study also identified important structural features about how online and offline gaming might contribute differently to problematic use. These results provide important information that could be utilized in parental education and the prevention program about the possible detrimental consequences of online vs. offline video gaming.The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse20173232The results of the present study suggest that online and offline gaming can be assessed using the same psychometric instrument and identify important structural features about how online andOffline gaming might contribute differently to problematic use.2017-01-02T00:00:00The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse['Máté Smohai', 'R. Urbán', 'M. Griffiths', 'O. Király', 'Zsuzsanna Mirnics', 'A. Vargha', 'Z. Demetrovics']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6b88b350d2bbb18ac62b324880a8ec8a1bcade17ABSTRACT This article examines the practices of writers in online discussion board conversations as they interpret technical documents related to a psychiatric diagnosis. Drawing from interviews with 15 participants, the author argues that writers in this context interpret and manipulate medical knowledge in unique ways that benefit the community. The author concludes that studies in technical communication should take into account all groups affected by specialized knowledge, including those with little expertise or social power.20176530Examination of the practices of writers in online discussion board conversations as they interpret technical documents related to a psychiatric diagnosis argues that writers in this context interpret and manipulate medical knowledge in unique ways that benefit the community.2017-01-02T00:00:00Technical Communication Quarterly['D. Holladay']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1cc4d755304d9e88e04b996e96f53421d06168ecOnline environments are transforming learning, including doctoral education. Yet the ways in which the PhD experience is shaped and transformed through these digital modes of engagement is seldom addressed, and not systematically understood. In this article, we explore PhD students’ perceptions and use of digital tools. Drawing on the results of focus groups with PhD candidates at a metropolitan Australian university, we argue that PhD candidates’ appropriation and use of online resources and tools are growing but at the same time remains overlain by traditional concerns of time and convenience, technological expertise, established channels of communication and preferred services. We conclude that PhD candidates’ use of online tools is not so much a question of skill proficiency as it is about the tools’ immediate utility in relation to candidates’ time-pressured and habitual ways of researching.20172431It is argued that PhD candidates’ appropriation and use of online resources and tools are growing but at the same time remains overlain by traditional concerns of time and convenience, technological expertise, established channels of communication and preferred services.2017-01-02T00:00:00Innovations in Education and Teaching International['R. Dowling', 'Michael Wilson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3118767b6da36be1e10bce5a7691a6596265cc7aABSTRACT The phenomenon of foreign fighters has become a central issue to the ongoing conflict in Syria. This article explores how members of the public answer the question ‘Why do British citizens join the conflict in Syria’ on social media sites and in response to online news articles. Building upon research on everyday narratives of security and terrorism, we analyse 807 comments, and in doing so, we argue that online comments are important in producing the discursive environment for making sense of British foreign fighters and what should be done in response to them. We find that there is a tendency to view British foreign fighters as being purely motivated by religion, and there is also a belief that British foreign fighters should be responded to through exceptional measures. We discuss the implications of such perceptions, and we highlight how problematic misconceptions about Islam and Muslims are not just disseminated through elite and media discourse, but through everyday narratives published by members of the public online.201793322017-01-02T00:00:00Critical Studies on Terrorism['R. da Silva', 'Rhys Crilley']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e51608d838d091e3d3641c609314edd5ebe9f4cbThe quality of online courses offered has been a topic of discussion in the recent years, and efforts have been taken to establish standards for developing online courses. In this study, the authors review 12 online learning standard documents and examine the standards included in each of these documents. The largest number of standards were in the area of instructional analysis, design, and development (164 standards), and the smallest number of standards were on faculty support and satisfaction (27 standards). Similarities and differences in these standard documents are discussed along with implications for administrators, faculty and instructional designers.20173131The authors review 12 online learning standard documents and examine the standards included in each of these documents, finding the largest number of standards were in the area of instructional analysis, design, and development, and the smallest number were on faculty support and satisfaction.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Quarterly Review of Distance Education['Florence Martin', 'Drew Polly', 'Annika Jokiaho', 'Birgit May']2017-01-02T00:00:00 32a7fb16089ec709146acd568ac7da37fe243b36ABSTRACT In this paper, we use paradata relating to the length of time respondents required in a self-administered online stated preference surveys. Although this issue has been previously explored, there is little guidance on how to identify and deal with ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ respondents. In this paper, we use scale-adjusted latent class models to address preference and variance heterogeneity and explore how class membership varies with response latency. To test our methodology, we use stated choice data collected via an online survey to establish German anglers’ preferences for fishing site attributes in Denmark. Results from our analysis corroborate that response latency has a bearing on the estimates of utility coefficients and the error variance. Although the results highlight the non-triviality of identifying fast and slow respondents, they signal the need to estimate a large number of candidate models to identify the most appropriate ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ thresholds. Not doing so is likely to lead to an inferior model and has repercussions for marginal willingness to pay estimates and choice predictions.20173026Scale-adjusted latent class models are used to address preference and variance heterogeneity and explore how class membership varies with response latency, finding that response latency has a bearing on the estimates of utility coefficients and the error variance.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy['D. Campbell', 'M. Mørkbak', 'S. B. Olsen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f92f0d6263eed2bd50eb5f0a858570f687dab144ABSTRACT This paper is based on anthropological research focused on users of online child sexual exploitation material. The empirical foundations are 17 months of participant-observation in UK group programmes for offenders, and semi-structured interviews with group participants and programme staff. While explanations for offending often emphasise individual-psychological characteristics of offenders, I suggest attention should also be given to offender perceptions and constructions of online spaces. For many in the sample, decision-making and the choice to view material were influenced by perceived boundaries and associated altered features of social interaction, said to demarcate online environments from other contexts. Participants perceived online offending spaces as lacking the interaction and potential gaze of others that normally reinforce social norms. This resulted in a feeling of freedom to break norms of childhood and sexuality online, contrasting offline society where such norms are actively reinforced. The article therefore localises factors for Internet offending in social processes.201790282017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['Jonah R. Rimer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 364cfc8ae17ca26ce6f0aab2610f7fdefd74c1c0This article presents results from case studies of online grief communities for bereaved parents in Denmark and Sweden, analyzing how development of practices and norms for grieving and mourning online are related to the conditions for participation in the online forums, and to dominant ideas of grief in society as such. Rooted in contemporary research on grief and mourning, we discuss practices of tabooization, de-tabooization, or even re-tabooization in the different online forums and how norms and traditions are performed, challenged, and negotiated in the various formats.201732262017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['Dorthe Refslund Christensen', 'Ylva Hård Af Segerstad', 'Dick Kasperowski', 'Kjetil Sandvik']2017-01-02T00:00:00 809b5fed4b8cbb67600f31040226faea9828bc57Recent research increasingly highlights that consumers engage in online brand endorsements (e.g. Facebook likes) to signal their identity, but has failed to explain why different consumers use this type of signaling to differing degrees. This paper addresses this gap by looking at a culturally constructed individual difference variable, namely self-construal. Self-construal, which can be independent or interdependent, refers to the extent that people define themselves in terms of the relations they have with others. In four studies, this research shows that consumers’ self-construal is related to their intention to endorse brands online. In particular, high levels of interdependent self-construal positively affect consumers’ intention to endorse brands online (Studies 1A & 1B). This effect is mediated by an increased perception of brands’ symbolic value (Study 2). Moreover, this positivity bias toward symbolic brand cues is conditional upon consumers’ brand attitude (Study 3). These findings demonstrate that consumers’ identity plays a central role in their brand perception and brand-related social media use.201764282017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Advertising['S. F. Bernritter', 'A. Loermans', 'Peeter W. J. Verlegh', 'E. Smit']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9e5e0f3179d865155721dff3e3e084a868de7ea2This paper describes our system created to detect stance in online discussions. The goal is to identify whether the author of a comment is in favor of the given target or against. Our approach is based on a maximum entropy classifier, which uses surface-level, sentiment and domain-specific features. The system was originally developed to detect stance in English tweets. We adapted it to process Czech news commentaries.arXiv.org2017728This paper describes the system created to detect stance in online discussions, based on a maximum entropy classifier, which uses surface-level, sentiment and domain-specific features to identify whether the author of a comment is in favor of the given target or against.2017-01-02T00:00:00ArXiv['Peter Krejzl', 'Barbora Hourová', 'J. Steinberger']2017-01-02T00:00:00 af06681f8f92181a5e4a2c7db16e394b88aeffc3ABSTRACT The pyrolysis characteristics of pulverized-coal particles in a hot turbulent nitrogen jet were investigated using large-eddy simulation (LES). In the present study an advanced pyrolysis model, the chemical percolation devolatilization (CPD) model, has been incorporated into LES in real time. The simulation results of the developed online-CPD-coupled LES were used to calibrate the kinetic parameters of the conventional single first-order reaction model (SFOM). Through the comparison between the CPD-coupled LES and the LES using the SFOM model, the CPD-coupled LES approach is found to be able to give a better prediction on particle pyrolysis in the high-temperature turbulent flow. Finally, the effects of important parameters, including the particle diameter, coal type, coal-feeding rate, carrier-phase velocity, and pyrolysis temperature, on the pulverized-coal pyrolysis process were investigated through parametric studies using the online-CPD-coupled LES method.201762272017-01-02T00:00:00Combustion Science and Technology['Kaidi Wan', 'J. Xia', 'Zhihua Wang', 'L. Wrobel', 'K. Cen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 477e1cdafa5fa7ff6987f6cb3f53edeb13bad18aThis study aimed to understand how college students participating in a 2-year randomized controlled trial (Project SMART: Social and Mobile Approach to Reduce Weight; N = 404) engaged their social networks and used social and mobile technologies to try and lose weight. Participants in the present study (n = 20 treatment, n = 18 control) were approached after a measurement visit and administered semi-structured interviews. Interviews were analyzed using principles from grounded theory. Treatment group participants appreciated the timely support provided by the study and the integration of content across multiple technologies. Participants in both groups reported using non-study-designed apps to help them lose weight, and many participants knew one another outside of the study. Individuals talked about weight-loss goals with their friends face to face and felt accountable to follow through with their intentions. Although seeing others’ success online motivated many, there was a range of perceived acceptability in talking about personal health-related information on social media. The findings from this qualitative study can inform intervention trials using social and mobile technologies to promote weight loss. For example, weight-loss trials should measure participants’ use of direct-to-consumer technologies and interconnectivity so that treatment effects can be isolated and cross-contamination accounted for.Journal of health communication20176425The findings from this qualitative study can inform intervention trials using social and mobile technologies to promote weight loss and measure participants’ use of direct-to-consumer technologies and interconnectivity so that treatment effects can be isolated and cross-contamination accounted for.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['Gina Merchant', 'Nadir Weibel', 'Laura R. Pina', 'W. Griswold', 'James Fowler', 'G. Ayala', 'Linda C Gallo', 'James Hollan', 'K. Patrick']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c5e0bbb0c6280a011494478e1f08bb3f1974ab26ABSTRACT This article discusses the impact of social media and new technologies of participation on citizen participation in law-making. This article focuses on electronic petitioning and examines how Uber, a controversial ride-sharing digital platform, has maximized the impact of petitions for lobbying purposes. Despite the claims that Uber is bypassing multiple regulations including taxi and labour law regulations, the petitions initiated by this platform have mobilised thousands of citizens. Considering the self-selection bias that characterises these petitions, it remains unclear how these and other online petitions should be evaluated from the point of view of their democratic legitimacy. Drawing on the analysis of a number of recent Uber petitions initiated in the United States and the review of the legal and social science literature, I argue that the use of technology has shaped not only the quantity but also the quality of civic engagement: online mobilisation occurs at a faster pace, involves citizens that would otherwise not be inclined to participate, and addresses atypical topics. In addition, the digitalisation of civic engagement has promoted political and legal discussions in apolitical platforms and facilitated the access to more information at lower costs. I suggest that technology has nonetheless not solved the democratic deficits of online petitioning, partially due to its limited influence and the leadership of participatory initiatives.201712242017-01-02T00:00:00The Theory and Practice of Legislation['S. Ranchordás']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a6bd42710370a0318c02a03df28cf7669154ded0ABSTRACT Over the last decade, the increased adoption of the Internet in public life as well as in developing businesses has led to a phenomenal rise in academic research on online marketing. This article is set to extensively review scholarly articles appearing from 2000 to 2014 on the topic from 10 top-tier academic journals to understand the research trends in the domain. A literature review has reported eight major subjective categories with an analysis of online marketing effectiveness framework. This review found three most significant subject categories: (1) online marketing issues; (2) Internet usage, perception, and attitude; and (3) online shopping and e-commerce. Additionally, some new online marketing research topics such as word-of-mouth, user-generated content, and social network are also highlighted. Finally, a selection of research topics that got the maximum attention of researchers is presented along with discussion of the future research directions in the online marketing space.201716123This article is set to extensively review scholarly articles appearing from 2000 to 2014 on the topic from 10 top-tier academic journals to understand the research trends in the domain.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Internet Commerce['Gobinda Roy', 'B. Datta', 'Rituparna Basu']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cf3d47330505418cf22cfde03cc120104284294aABSTRACT The experience of being an adult female with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been understudied in social work literature. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of females with ASD, from their perspective, by examining content from an online autism community Web site. Using a phenomenological approach, data analysis on content obtained from the forum revealed several themes about the women’s experiences concerning the diagnostic process, managing and understanding symptoms, and the impact of ASD on their personal and work relationships. Implications for social work practice, including creating more effective services for females with ASD, are discussed.Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation20176224Using a phenomenological approach, data analysis on content obtained from an online autism community Web site revealed several themes about the women’s experiences concerning the diagnostic process, managing and understanding symptoms, and the impact of ASD on their personal and work relationships.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation['Jolynn L. Haney', 'J. Cullen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ce86f3734ad68241c50be4511dd4680e8f5aa4fcAbstract This article investigates what effect pressure from owners – via loyal editors – had on journalistic output at the popular Russian online newspapers Lenta and Gazeta. Using novel methods to analyze a data-set of nearly 1 million articles from the period 2010–2015, this article separates the effect of a changing news agenda from new editorial priorities. Statistical tests show that changes in output coincide temporally with editorial change, and that the direction of change sees new editors move away from publication patterns associated with other independent outlets. In both Gazeta and Lenta, editorial changes were accompanied by a move away from core news areas such as domestic and international politics, toward lifestyle and human interest subjects. The loyal editor effect resulted in a 50% reduction in coverage of controversial legal proceedings, together with the business dealings of Russian elites.201742222017-01-02T00:00:00Post-Soviet Affairs['R. Fredheim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b9bfa2c079fb2d13aeba53dbc1ad330c426a670cABSTRACT In light of the growing role of social media in conflict management, the current study analyzes the interrelationship of online political participation of Israeli Jews, the frequency of their online contacts with Arabs, and Jews’ perceived social distances from Arabs. The research was conducted through an online survey of a representative sample of 458 Israeli Jews who use the social media at least 3 times a week. Overall, although causation cannot be inferred because of the correlational design of our study, results suggest that frequency of online contacts may positively affect closeness to Arabs in line with contact theory. In keeping with the socialization perspective of political engagement, the findings indicate that the impact of online political participation on social distances from Arabs was mediated by interactions between Jews and Arabs in the social media.201774212017-01-02T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['S. Lissitsa']2017-01-02T00:00:00 660d9693616ccc63c587cb1271b5d6a4228f0beaABSTRACT As the marketplace for higher education changes, attracting and retaining students is of utmost importance. Providing successful course delivery methods (e.g. face-to-face, fully online, hybrid) offers an opportunity for universities to differentiate from each other. This research investigates the relationships involved in student acceptance of online course management systems. Business students at a university located in the southwestern region of the United States completed an online questionnaire. The results indicate support for the core relationships of the technology acceptance model. In addition, personal innovativeness and support services both demonstrated an influence on acceptance. As a response to competition, universities should identify and make use of particular students as champions of the institutions’ online delivery options. Furthermore, there exist the potential to increase the value of online course delivery through the administration of significant support services.20174321The results indicate support for the core relationships of the technology acceptance model and the potential to increase the value of online course delivery through the administration of significant support services.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Marketing for Higher Education['L. Robinson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fd00b3c954c030a9ab5d3dd662d6e4650c32cbabABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to describe an online community-based English extensive reading contest to investigate whether the participants’ intrinsic, extrinsic, and interpersonal motivations and learning results show significant gender differences. A total of 501 valid questionnaires (285 females and 216 males) from Taiwanese high school students and 15 interviewees from the students receiving awards were the subjects in this study. The findings show that females had a stronger participative intrinsic motivation, while males displayed a higher participative interpersonal motivation. Furthermore, female average scores were higher than the male ones on the comprehension tests. Even though the final results of the total scores for females were still higher than those of males, male scores for the interactivity tests were on average higher than those of females. The phenomena and implications behind the participative motivations are specifically discussed and explained.Interactive Learning Environments20174221The findings show that females had a stronger participative intrinsic motivation, while males displayed a higher participative interpersonal motivation in an online community-based English extensive reading contest.2017-01-02T00:00:00Interactive Learning Environments['I. Liu', 'S. Young']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e324ee331d4b6a043eebdd2dfdb8b0fc3e26869cABSTRACT Theorising situated knowledge formation in relation to geopolitics, geoeconomics and the geosocial, this article adds to the growing literature that evaluates Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) by studying who actually participates in them, how, and with what sorts of outcomes. Doing so, this article argues against a geoeconomic view of MOOCs as the revolutionary technology of borderless ‘flat world’ education. Instead, it outlines the far-from-borderless landscape of MOOC participation in terms of geosocial unevenness using evidence from the discussion boards of a global MOOC on globalisation. Based on this empirical evidence, this article suggests that MOOCs can enable forms of connective action through online educational networking, but that these forms of cyborg knowledge formation are possible precisely because they are not ‘borderless, gender-blind, race-blind, class-blind and bank account blind’.20173721It is suggested that MOOCs can enable forms of connective action through online educational networking, but that these forms of cyborg knowledge formation are possible precisely because they are not ‘borderless, gender-blind, race- blind, class-blind and bank account blind’.2017-01-02T00:00:00Geopolitics['M. Sparke']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bc6678691a2e5d284d1d069c1e4ab67edbcb4f56ABSTRACT This study aims to understand current Italian hotel managers’ practices in monitoring online reviews included on travel websites and online travel agencies. Results obtained by a web survey indicate what hotel managers monitor (rating, rankings, guest comments regarding different service elements) and managers’ orientation in replying to customer reviews. Findings may support online reputation management tools providers and consulting firms by highlighting the degree of hoteliers’ interest in UGC monitoring and providing insights on possible factors that differentiate current management practices and should be considered in order to offer technical solutions coherent with the distinctiveness of Italian context.201792212017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration['Selena Aureli', 'Enrico Supino']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a5a8dda5d5891c8e54176312d46072a161684acaThe growing body of research into practices of loss online (Willerslev & Christensen, 2013; Christensen & Gotved, 2015) has brought to the fore some of the key sociocultural implications of the remediation of loss, including for instance the revival of public mourning (Walter, 2008), the creation of new communal spaces for the performance and sharing of emotion (Walter, Hourizi, Moncur, & Pitsillides, 2011) and the increased affordances for mourners’ identity and affective performances (Giaxoglou, 2015). However, the wider contribution of studies in this area to theorizations of networked emotions in digital cultures of participation and sharing has not been sufficiently emphasized in individual articles or published collections so far. The special issue seeks to fill this gap, calling for the extension of the study of emotion from the domains of everyday life (Gross, 2008), culture (Ahmed, 2004), and mass media (Doveling et al., 2011) to virtual online environments (Doveling, 2015) which are implicated in wider transformations of social and cultural practices. The articles selected for inclusion in this special issue collectively provide an interdisciplinary and intercultural lens to emotional communication in mediatized contexts of grieving, mourning, and memorialization and contribute to the understanding of the reflexive and social dynamics of sharing emotions online.201740212017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['K. Giaxoglou', 'K. Döveling', 'Stacey Pitsillides']2017-01-02T00:00:00 02b6a0609215defa6943c5b29c95ac7b1c3f35fdAbstract With the burgeoning casualisation of the higher education workforce, the precarious nature of casual teaching has become increasingly well documented. Universities are recognising that enhancing quality learning and teaching must include attention to the provision of services, support, and professional development for teachers employed on a sessional or casual basis. This paper presents a study investigating an online course for supporting and connecting dispersed and diverse casual teachers at an Australian university. The study explores the role of community and the impact of professional development for casual teachers across discipline boundaries in an institution-wide online course.201736202017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal for Academic Development['B. Dean', 'Kathryn Harden-Thew', 'Lisa Thomas']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f7580f30fb6b44649288e9539889ab339350d3fdABSTRACT This study examines the efficacy of blended learning – an approach that combines in-class and online methods in a way that leverages the strengths of both – using a field experiment spanning 16 weeks. An information-processing model of learning suggests that learners will weigh the cost of information accessibility against its value in ways that will impact their interactions with the available information sources, which will consequently affect learning outcomes. Results of our study suggest that such an assessment did indeed occur and that it impacted learning performance. Specifically, our results support the idea that providing high-value content in both settings – the classroom (rich, yet high cost) and online (efficient, yet low cost), enhances performance. The largest gains in performance were seen by those who used the blended learning system the most, with the lowest gains by those who did not use the system at all (i.e. the control group).Behavior and Information Technology20175319The results of this study support the idea that providing high-value content in both settings – the classroom and online (efficient, yet low cost), enhances performance.2017-01-02T00:00:00Behaviour & Information Technology['Timothy R. Hill', 'L. Chidambaram', 'J. Summers']2017-01-02T00:00:00 163bec618bf05e34153692131586db4476683223Abstract Considerable research has been carried out on online shopping and the implications of this purchasing format for consumers and retailers. Most of these studies have focused on consumer attitudes towards online shopping, and how these can be useful predictors of online shopping adoption. Notwithstanding these insights from adoption theory, existing research has yet to distil the most effective means of understanding consumers’ attitudes towards online video game purchases. Based on a qualitative study, our study contributes to literature on adoption theory by presenting some explanations involving online video games purchases by identifying salient perceptions of online and offline motivations and advances ideas on the facilitating role of incentives in making purchase decisions.201723120This study contributes to literature on adoption theory by presenting some explanations involving online video games purchases by identifying salient perceptions of online and offline motivations and advances ideas on the facilitating role of incentives in making purchase decisions.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Strategic Marketing['Wilson Ozuem', 'Michael Borrelli', 'G. Lancaster']2017-01-02T00:00:00 65d144602dc113b3f1bca6b64890327271cf85b3ABSTRACT Objective: This paper describes the theoretical basis of the Link program, a world-first dedicated online navigation tool to facilitate mental health help-seeking for young adults. Method: Several theories of help-seeking and behaviour change were explored to determine a useful theoretical framework for the Link program, a world-first dedicated online navigation tool to facilitate mental health help-seeking for young adults. Results: Four commonly used theories of behavioural change were examined with the Theory of Planned Behaviour found to best match the objectives of the Link program. Previous interventions aimed at increasing help-seeking behaviour and intentions using the Theory of Planned Behaviour found that attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control beliefs have a role in help-seeking. Combined with elements of the Help Seeking Model, due to its specificity in mental health help-seeking, the Theory of Planned Behaviour was selected as the theoretical framework of the Link program. The resultant prototype allows young adults to enter information about an issue they are facing, the severity of the issue, and the type of services they prefer. Recommendations for information or services are then presented based upon these individual needs. Discussion: Little is known about the effects online services have on emotional affect and whether these services facilitate help-seeking in young people. Detailed description of this developmental work will assist in understanding the mechanisms underpinning the Link program. Further research will evaluate the effectiveness of the Link program in improving help-seeking, emotions, and mental health outcomes.201748192017-01-02T00:00:00Advances in Mental Health['S. Kauer', 'Kerrie Buhagiar', 'L. Sanci']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9970e53029350f0d4ff1ce1ad4f7a7120fc434ebABSTRACT Online support groups exist for a multitude of health conditions. Group participants tend to have unmet needs for emotional or psychological support, socialization, information, or validation. There are advantages to online support communities that cannot be found in face-to-face groups, but there are numerous disadvantages as well. This article reviews the motivations for participating in an online support group, lists the pros and cons of online communities, and offers a glimpse into experiences of a few group participants.201734192017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet['Jill A. Turner']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6c6f4568979efb962c97be3a0f9b3fb0192dd230ABSTRACT The UCF Libraries are continually developing new forms of library instruction to meet the needs of a growing student body with the same number of librarians. These efforts attempt to find the balance between impersonal online tutorials and time-intensive embedded librarianship. The pros and cons of each model employed at our growing university are discussed, along with strategies to identify and implement sustainable library instruction in an academic library.20171018The pros and cons of each model employed at the UCF Libraries are discussed, along with strategies to identify and implement sustainable library instruction in an academic library.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning['C. Moran', 'Rachel Mulvihill']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b61982a83b3734ad4d1bb5c6bb25aaa38ec0e451Abstract Background: This study was the final phase of a participatory design (PD) project aimed at developing professionally led online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer. Methods: We invited seven professionals with a range of relevant expertise to take part in a PD process that emphasized hands-on creative interaction. Each participant experienced one or more online art therapy sessions and provided feedback that we analyzed with qualitative thematic analysis. Results: The analysis yielded six inter-related themes representing three types of experience (comfort, sense of connectedness and expression) and three types of therapeutic action that supported these experiences (facilitation, group support and dialog about the art). Conclusions: The results assured us that our newly developed mode of psychosocial support was ready for online delivery to young adults with cancer. The results provided insight into therapeutic processes in online art therapy groups, especially with regard to collective meaning-making and sense of connection.20173718The results provided insight into therapeutic processes in online art therapy groups, especially with regard to collective meaning-making and sense of connection.2017-01-02T00:00:00Arts & Health['K. Collie', 'Sara Prins Hankinson', 'M. Norton', 'Catherine Dunlop', 'Mady Mooney', 'G. Miller', 'J. Giese-Davis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b305440b3c44c775539e6c89df9376dad74500ddAbstract Online distance learning (ODL) is now recognised as a mainstream teaching method for undergraduate and postgraduate students around the world. However, differences in learner characteristics such as help-seeking behaviour between transnational students and home students may impact on student attainment. 64 students undertaking an online master of public health programme in the UK completed a survey which explored students’ access of learner support resources, their experience of technical difficulties, demographic characteristics and learner characteristics. We collected data on the geographic region in which students were currently living and their geographical region of origin. Students whose region of origin was outside the UK/EU accessed a greater number of support resources than students based within the UK/EU and students whose region of residence was outside the UK/EU experienced a greater number of technical difficulties than students from within the UK/EU. Thus transnational students access more support resources than home students despite having to overcome more technical difficulties in order to do so. The classification of students based on fee-paying status was unable to detect these differences and may not be appropriate for ODL courses.201739182017-01-02T00:00:00Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning['I. Gemmell', 'R. Harrison']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e001ddb08a9b47a757621c54453497a8281ffd9dABSTRACT The author examines the consequences of stigma strategies in vegan activism as it is experienced by fat vegan activists. The fat politics of veganism in online spaces is examined in data provided by a 2016 qualitative survey of fat-identified vegan activists. Results highlight the subjective experiences of fat vegans, illuminating the meaning of healthism, sizeism, and thin-privilege in vegan social justice spaces. Sizeism is a significant concern for fat vegan activists as respondents report only medium-level feelings of comfort and community, with one in four reporting having experienced fat discrimination in the movement. Most indicate that online vegan spaces feel safer than those offline, but most also perceive vegan online spaces as less inclusive than nonvegan ones. Most activists did not significantly modify their participation in response.201739182017-01-02T00:00:00Fat Studies['C. Wrenn']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7f520504fc8223b16754f06f466d3fd0aa5ca06eThis study examined the determinants of perceived learning and satisfaction in online courses and the moderating effect of course type. For perceived learning outcomes, those students who perceive a higher level of interaction and those students who are satisfied will report higher levels of learning outcomes. There were significant differences though by course type, with perceived learning outcomes being affected significantly more in qualitative consumer behavior courses by instructor factors and student self-motivation. Student learning style affected student satisfaction significantly more for quantitative business courses, while instructor factors and interaction influenced satisfaction significantly more for qualitative marketing courses.201745182017-01-02T00:00:00Marketing Education Review['J. Eastman', 'M. Avilés', 'M. Hanna']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2625e802e0c7f9358cdadf3f5b8f3e58d5d01afbABSTRACT The endorsement of permission-giving thoughts, or so-called cognitive distortions, has been discussed as a contributing factor in sexually abusive behaviour. The current study set out to explore the thinking patterns of offenders who have used/downloaded child sexual exploitation material (CSEM), based on a survey of professionals. A thematic analysis elicited four overarching themes, namely the Perceived Nature of Children (perception of children portrayed in CSEM, as well as children in general), Non-sexual Engagement with CSEM (motivating factors that are not inherently sexual in nature), Denial of Harm (perception of the level of harm caused by CSEM), and Expression of a General Sexual Preference (general interest in deviant sexual behaviour). These themes aid to explore the differences and similarities between contact and non-contact offenders and to improve the understanding of the role of permission-giving thoughts in this typology of offending. Results are discussed in terms of their theoretical significance and future implications.201761312017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['Danielle Kettleborough', 'H. Merdian']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9fa57c2fe752499cc344693ccc251a3551a162eaABSTRACT In this controversy piece, we portray online learning as growing too fast for existing regulatory structures to oversee and generally as having failed to live up to its potential. Operators, particularly for-profit operators, have generally not produced successful schools. We urge reforms of cyber schooling funding mechanisms, data systems, and oversight.20173117This controversy piece portrays online learning as growing too fast for existing regulatory structures to oversee and generally as having failed to live up to its potential, and urges reforms of cyber schooling funding mechanisms, data systems, and oversight.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of School Choice['Andrew Saultz', 'Lance D. Fusarelli']2017-01-02T00:00:00 70dd269687a84e5db99c72d477da2240c245e15fABSTRACT Developing a strategy for embedding librarians in online courses can be challenging, but it is essential to demonstrate to accrediting agencies how libraries serve online students. A well-thought-out plan can be scalable and sustainable for rapidly growing online programs and can satisfy accreditation standards. This article examines how one small, liberal arts college developed a plan of action for an online embedded librarian program, including both the conceptual and practical aspects of launching the program: aligning library instruction with course and program learning outcomes, brainstorming strategies for embedded library instruction, and communicating the value of such a program to online teaching faculty.20171915This article examines how one small, liberal arts college developed a plan of action for an online embedded librarian program, including both the conceptual and practical aspects of launching the program: aligning library instruction with course and program learning outcomes, brainstorming strategies for embedded library instruction, and communicating the value of such a program to online teaching faculty.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning['Seth Allen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 614862b6cb7d6eb31e4dbab69f3b3f8f067ec630ABSTRACT Community Action for Preventing Extremism (CAPE) is Australia’s only not-for-profit counter-extremism project focused specifically on preventing a growth in right-wing extremism. By disseminating counter-narratives to extremism through the exitwhitepower.com website and directly engaging with individuals at-risk via social media, CAPE seeks to sow a seed of doubt that will reduce individual’s vulnerability to involvement in the far-right. This paper will outline CAPE’s practitioner experience in developing online interventions to challenge far-right narratives and the advantages of using this method of engagement. The paper will also outline distinctions between traditional white supremacist far-right groups and the increasingly active anti-Muslim groups, which create challenges for CAPE’s work in countering far-right online activity.201733162017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism['Stevie Voogt']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7d6645ca219b08467e1a2aede8f3caf963f12939ABSTRACT Prior work on the technology acceptance model (TAM) is mainly devoted to the influence of TAM’s core motivational factors and their impact on behavioral intent toward IS acceptance. Relatively little research has focused on what specific system design characteristics motivate individuals toward IS acceptance. This article identified specific systems design factors and examined their impact on TAM’s motivational factors through the TAM. The findings will help designers to design and implement better user-accepted systems.Information systems management20177730Specific systems design factors are identified and their impact on TAM’s motivational factors through the TAM is examined to help designers to design and implement better user-accepted systems.2017-01-02T00:00:00Information Systems Management['F. Chandio', 'Z. Irani', 'A. Zeki', 'Asadullah Shah', 'Sayed Chhattan Shah']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f7454272b696c32b61029390def54c235c034bacMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been gaining attention from Academy by the disruptive innovation with which technology is brought into the educational system. Due to the emergence of the theme, the area needs recent bibliometric studies that point at previous studies about it and indicate directions for further research. Therefore, this study aims to map MOOC researches on published until December 2014 in two scientific databases: Scopus and Web of Science. Relevant aspects of scientific literature on MOOCs were explored from the collected data such as: (i) the number of publications per year; (ii) mapping of the institutions; (iii) authors with the most publications; (iv) classification in macro-theme of the identified jobs and (v) references most used by the authors. For the analysis, it was used 294 papers written by 694 authors, affiliated with 266 institutions. In the articles analysed, the authors used 5,060 different references, as well as 634 different keywords. This work, in addition to a mapping of research, aims to contribute to the spreading of the idea that the MOOC theme is emerging, promising and it needs to go further in the development of new researches.20175115This work aims to contribute to the spreading of the idea that the MOOC theme is emerging, promising and it needs to go further in the development of new researches.2017-01-02T00:00:00RIED: Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia['Airton Zancanaro', 'Maria José Domingues']2017-01-02T00:00:00 19d805f7b7fa399f55308ee1d9b201cacb8833d6Traditionally, the preservation of archaeological data has been limited by the cost of materials and the physical space required to store them, but for the last 20 years, increasing amounts of digital data have been generated and stored online. New techniques in digital photography and document scanning have dramatically increased the amount of data that can be retained in digital format, while at the same time reducing the physical cost of production and storage. Vast numbers of hand written notes, grey literature documents, images of assemblages, contexts, and artefacts have been made available online. However, accessing these repositories is not always straightforward. Superficial interaction design, sparsely populated metadata, and heterogeneous schemas may prevent users from working the data that they need within archaeological archives. In this article, we present the work of the Digging into Archaeological Data and Image Search Metadata project (DADAISM), a multidisciplinary project that draws together the work of researchers from the fields of archaeology, interaction design, image processing and text mining to create an interactive system that supports archaeologists in their tasks in online archives. By adopting a user-centred approach with techniques grounded in contextual design, we identified the phases of archaeologists work in online archives, which are distinctive to this user group. The insights from this work drove the design and evaluation of an interactive system that successfully integrates content-based image based retrieval and improved metadata searching to deliver a positive user experience when working with online archives.ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage20174414The phases of archaeologists work in online archives are identified, which are distinctive to this user group, which drove the design and evaluation of an interactive system that successfully integrates content-based image based retrieval and improved metadata searching to deliver a positive user experience when working with online archives.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH)['Christopher Power', 'Andrew Lewis', 'H. Petrie', 'Katie Green', 'J. Richards', 'M. Eramian', 'Brittany Chan', 'Ekta Walia', 'I. Sijaranamual', 'M. de Rijke']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c003eb9881f9aba0d8590170bdb10f8a246b0482Abstract This study quantitatively analyzed the performance of 345 students who received instruction in the basic public speaking course through an online platform presented in one of six experimental conditions in order to explore the ability of online lectures to replicate the characteristics of instructor presence and learner interaction traditionally associated with face-to-face public speaking courses. Additionally, the study collected qualitative feedback from participants on their experience in order to improve understanding of how to effectively design lectures for public speaking courses.2017114132017-01-02T00:00:00Voice and Speech Review['N. D. Butler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1be0f3cab3b1523905749347adf8e79302b88f5fThe ‘shaming’ of subjects caught on camera, engaging in socially transgressive acts of varying kinds, has become a familiar occurrence and locus of ambivalent possibility in contemporary public culture. In this article, I theorise the socio-moral complexities and visual politics of ostensibly civic forms of online shaming through an in-depth analysis of a single case: urban ‘drought-shaming’ in California (2014–2015). Drawing on interpretive methods of social analysis and anchored by the classical sociological tradition, I highlight the role of images, especially the circulation of still photographs taken and posted by ordinary members, in the emerging problematisation of excessive water use at the centre of this case. Understood as a vital and diminishing resource within an interconnected and interdependent social order, water was made sacred; it was prohibited from being handled in mundane or carelessly reckless ways during the drought. A state-of-emergency came to be constituted (also) as a moral drama. The language and practices constitutive of drought-shaming, I argue, contributed to a popular sociological imagination of water use whose critical dimensions transcend the specificities of this case. To highlight its ritual structure within the context of a viable and organically solidaristic collective order, I compare online civic shaming with the ‘status degradation ceremony’, as theorised by Harold Garfinkel in the 1950s. Comparable in that it constitutes a new form of public denunciation with socially integrative and renewing possibilities, there are also differences that shed light onto some of the new and defining elements of public shaming in a digitally convergent, visually mediated, and (more) participatory media-sphere. Finally, revealing significant overlap and collaboration between social, news, and tabloid media in the social production of mediated shaming today, this study is located at the border of visual sociology and a critical sociology of visual representation in contemporary mediated society.201794132017-01-02T00:00:00Visual Studies['T. Milbrandt']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1d8834898bb18972e65079b3583ad954f02df59aABSTRACT In this exploratory study, a community of inquiry framework was used to investigate students' perceptions of the efficacy and quality of online information organization and abstracting and indexing classes. It was found that participants valued not only the flexibility of online education, but also the instructor's timely engagement and reflection. Study participants emphasized the necessity of the instructor's frequent engagement through various modes of communication, such as virtual and face-to-face office hours and email. Participants' interest in asynchronous instruction mode was also observed. These findings are in line with previous studies emphasizing the importance of teaching presence in online classrooms. This study contributes to understanding students' perceptions of the quality of online learning and teaching.20173712It was found that participants valued not only the flexibility of online education, but also the instructor's timely engagement and reflection, which contributed to understanding students' perceptions of the quality of online learning and teaching.2017-01-02T00:00:00Cataloging & Classification Quarterly['L. Hajibayova']2017-01-02T00:00:00 769926033a9f503e0650a4c3ff5cf1ea1838b9b9Abstract Research has found gambling to be related to a variety of other addictive behaviours. The study objective was to evaluate the association of Internet gambling with Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use, in a sample of Greek adults. The study sample consisted of 789 military personnel. During their annual medical examination the study participants anonymously completed a series of self-reported questionnaires in relation to socio-demographic data, Internet gambling practices, online sexual engagement, Internet addiction, suicidality and psychoactive substance use. We found that Internet addiction significantly predicted engagement with online gambling, followed by substance use in general, and, in particular, the use of cocaine or heroin. Finally, two other predictive indicators were self-reported suicide attempts and engagement with online sex. Online gambling is associated with various behaviours related to impulsivity such as Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use. Future research will increase our knowledge on the contribution of new technologies and the Internet in Internet gambling dimensions, as well as on the associations with other high-risk behaviours such as substance use, pornography and suicidality.201762122017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['O. Giotakos', 'G. Tsouvelas', 'Evi Spourdalaki', 'M. Janikian', 'A. Tsitsika', 'A. Vakirtzis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0d7a4f0396041f4c1213b92e8dfdfe8021a4dd60ABSTRACT Learning from women leaders in Australia has gained attention as a national political issue since the election of Julia Gillard as our first female Prime Minister in 2010. In parallel with her period in office, a growth in feminist action and practice has been evident, in institutions and interventions such as ‘Destroy the Joint’, a group that agitates for an end to sexism and misogyny in multiple spaces. This article examines shifts in gendered leadership and activism, in online and offline spaces, especially with respect to learning from women’s experiences in leadership, and we consider the implications of gendered politicking on planning issues. Drawing on empirical quantitative and qualitative data from an online survey of nearly 900 Destroy the Joint participants, this article looks at some impacts of national female leadership on Australian governance and what people believe should happen to achieve gender equality, in planning and political representation contexts. We argue that discourses of power and gender produced a challenging governance context for Gillard that undermined her leadership achievements but that this sexism also helped inspire growing and active feminist spaces that seek gender equality.201746112017-01-02T00:00:00Australian Planner['J. McLean', 'Sophia Maalsen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f10e34f3f72d3bd9eca64ae7cf94c2d2d07dffcd1.0 INTRODUCTIONOnline conferences are complex socio-technical systems. Designers of online conferences are both convenors (Cashman, Linehan, Purcell, Rosser, Schultz, & Skalski, 2014; Neal and & Neal, 2011) with a primary focus on design of social systems, and technology stewards (Wenger, White, and & Smith, 2009), with a primary focus on the effective use of online environments to support authentic and productive communication and learning across a conference. Both aspects require a subtle understanding of the constraints and opportunities presented by tensions within the activity system of the conference. The research setting for this article is the e/merge series of online conferences on the use of educational technology in African universities which were offered in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012 by the Centre for Educational Technology (2008) at the University of Cape Town.This article uses theoretical resources of cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to make sense of some of the dynamics of a series of online conferences in order to explain the source of both the successes and challenges experienced by conference organisers and participants. CHAT is particularly useful in the analysis of complex socio-technical systems because the analytic concepts and the explanations make it possible to understand how underlying historical contradictions affect the observed behaviour of the system. The analytic concepts support the analysis of multiple relationships within the system, including the influence of human agency, mediation of activity by tools and signs, and tensions and contradictions which create opportunities for change (Engestrom, 1987; 2001; Engestrom & Sannino, 2010). The change orientation of CHAT shifts attention from diagnosis of problems to devising responses which take account of, and sometimes consciously accentuate, contradictions within the system (Roth & Lee, 2007).The research questions for the article are:1. What were the key disturbances experienced by participants in the e/merge online conferences?2. What do these disturbances imply about disturbances/tensions and underlying contradictions within the conference system?3. What are the implications for the design of online conferences?2.0 CULTURAL HISTORICAL ACTIVITY THEORY (CHAT)The purpose of cultural historical activity theory is to provide a conceptual toolkit for understanding and designing for change. CHAT can be powerfully applied to the design of learning processes because of the concept of expansive learning which creates a direction for changes when whole communities within an activity system become aware of the forces driving the system, and collectively make changes to goals, practices and rules (Engestrom, 1987; 2001). In this way, systemic change and human agency are inextricably linked. The design of a socio-technical system like the e/merge online conferences does not automatically create expansive learning yet it does create seeds of change that can lead to expansive learning under specific conditions.This article applies cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) as a framework for 1) developing an understanding of the interactions between multiple elements of an online conference as a complex social and technical system; and 2) conducting a systematic analysis of disturbances and contradictions both within the system and in its relationships with other systems. This approach assumes that perceived disturbances within the functioning of an activity system provide evidence of the existence of tensions within the system and some indication concerning where these are located. Then an analysis of the contradictions can support a redesign process of future versions of the system to address the known contradictions.2.1Key Principles of Activity TheoryFrom Engestrom's perspective, CHAT "needs to develop conceptual tools to understand dialogue, multiple perspectives, and networks of interacting activity systems" (2001, p. …20175111Cultural historical activity theory is applied as a framework for developing an understanding of the interactions between multiple elements of an online conference as a complex social and technical system and conducting a systematic analysis of disturbances and contradictions both within the system and in its relationships with other systems.2017-01-02T00:00:00International journal of education and development using information and communication technology['T. Carr', 'S. Ludvigsen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1a6a22dcb1d7747d78a5da076cb3fed20af11d28ABSTRACT Objective: Couples-based interventions to prevent perinatal depression and anxiety are needed to optimise parental well-being and infant mental health. Current interventions are limited by their focus on maternal mental health, postnatal outcomes, and a reliance on professionals for their delivery. This article describes the development of Partners to Parents (http://www.partnerstoparents.org), an online intervention for preventing perinatal depression and anxiety focused on enhancing partner support. Method: Individual usability testing sessions were conducted with 12 parents in the perinatal period (7 women and 5 men) to assess the quality of the website. A deductive coding scheme was applied using NVivo 10 to identify comments relating to system and content quality of the website, as well as positive and negative comments. Results: The results of the usability testing yielded more than 250 comments on system and content quality, potential barriers to accessing the website, and suggestions for improvement. This feedback was used to update the design of the intervention. Discussion: The usability testing sessions suggested that the majority of the mothers and fathers involved perceived the website to be a useful new resource. Consultation with potential users of the website enabled refinement of the content and design of the Partners to Parents website.201774510Consultation with potential users of the website enabled refinement of the content and design of the Partners to Parents website, an online intervention for preventing perinatal depression and anxiety focused on enhancing partner support.2017-01-02T00:00:00Advances in Mental Health['P. Pilkington', 'Holly Rominov', 'L. Milne', 'R. Giallo', 'T. Whelan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a379ebdc81cc4a2f7839c9c299f926cb78b903e5Abstract This paper considers the applicability and adaptability of service-learning pedagogy to online and distance education teaching environments. More specifically, it looks at the community-embedded learning model (CEL), which asks distance students to conduct service projects in their local communities, as manifested in a project undertaken by online graduate students in the library science programme at Appalachian State University, a mid-sized university in the United States of America. For this assignment, students, who are located throughout the state of North Carolina and surrounding areas, performed service work in libraries located within their own communities and neighbourhoods, coming together to discuss their experiences in regular synchronous course meetings conducted online. In addition to describing this project, this paper will offer analysis of student reflections, describing what students perceived as challenging, important and rewarding about the experience. Through this study, the researchers highlight the potential value of community-embedded learning experiences for classes conducted in online environments.201720102017-01-02T00:00:00Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning['Kim E. Becnel', 'R. Moeller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3f7a375bb24198bf6b2aa0dc47c5dc08434b3ab2A strategy for growing online biochemistry courses is presented based on successes in ecampus at Oregon State University. Four free drawing cards were key to the effort—YouTube videos, iTunes U online free course content, an Open Educational Resource textbook—Biochemistry Free and Easy, and a fun set of educational songs known as the Metabolic Melodies. © 2016 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 45(1):25–30, 2017.Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education20171411A strategy for growing online biochemistry courses is presented based on successes in ecampus at Oregon State University and four free drawing cards were key to the effort—YouTube videos, iTunes U online free course content, an Open Educational Resource textbook, and a fun set of educational songs.2017-01-02T00:00:00Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education['K. Ahern']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3bc1fad0a76ff35d848d0d0d048ce4bb5073cb41In this paper, we are going to propose an online radial basis function (RBF) neural network algorithm without any preprocessing step. Then a kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) is coupled with the proposed online RBF neural network algorithm. Indeed, the KPCA method is used as a preprocessing step to reduce the feature dimension which fed to the RBF neural network. Reducing memory requirements of the models makes RBF neural network training efficient and fast. These two proposed algorithms are applied, with success, for identification of a mobile robot position. The simulation results present that the used sigmoid function as a kernel, compared to other kernel functions, which gives an excellent model and a minimum mean square error.International Journal of General Systems20174410A kernel principal component analysis (KPCA) method is coupled with the proposed online RBF neural network algorithm and it is shown that the used sigmoid function as a kernel, compared to other kernel functions, gives an excellent model and a minimum mean square error.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of General Systems['A. Errachdi', 'M. Benrejeb']2017-01-02T00:00:00 228c904f35c4d20104d63fd5036419087fc3ea3dABSTRACT In recent years, online shopping has been proliferated around the world. Online retailers’ reputation and purchase intentions are critical for survival and profitability of any online store. Thus, this study proposes a research framework to examine the perceived justice effects on customers purchase intention and online retailers’ reputation. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the measurement model, and the structural equation modelling technique was used to test the research model. The hypothesised model was validated empirically using data collected from 383 online shopping customers in China. The results indicated that perceived procedural, distributive and interactional justice components were strong predictors of customers purchase intention and online retailers’ reputation while online retailers’ reputation had significant effects on purchase intentions. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications are also presented in the paper.Behavior and Information Technology20176410This study proposes a research framework to examine the perceived justice effects on customers purchase intention and online retailers’ reputation and indicated that perceived procedural, distributive and interactional justice components were strong predictors of customers purchase intentions and online retailer’s reputation.2017-01-02T00:00:00Behaviour & Information Technology['Muhammad Ziaullah', 'Yi Feng', 'S. Akhter']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6bbea54282416fe1db3bf65fa27862dd4b438babOnline shopping in South Africa is at least five years behind that in developed countries and online retailers need to adapt their online presence and offerings in order to elevate their position over competitors. This study explores the key factors influencing the online buying decision when purchasing products in specific product categories in the Gauteng province in South Africa. Questionnaires were completed by 111 respondents and descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyse the results. The online product categories investigated included gifts, books, education products/services, entertainment, air tickets, software/games, electronics, clothes and CDs/DVDs/Videos. It emerged that certain factors were key influencers when buying specific products. Important factors for electronics, for instance are online information and negative experience with shopping offline. The findings of the research can assist online retailers to make the online buying process easier and to increase the preference for online buying of their products in South Africa.20174792017-01-02T00:00:00African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development['S. Rudansky-Kloppers']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9b31747133d8e2268df5a2a102eea3124c14a791BACKGROUND Bats may be held captive in zoos and breeding programmes, and for rehabilitation due to illness, abandonment or injury. OBJECTIVES To describe the frequency and characteristics of skin disease in captive bats. METHODS Zoos (n = 164) in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, Wildlife Disease Association members and rehabilitators were invited to complete online questionnaires on skin lesions and housing. Associations between lesion type and site, frequency, species, age, suspected cause and season, and their association with housing in zoos were tested using chi-squared and two-sample z-tests. RESULTS Skin lesions were seen by 38.5% (15 of 39) of responding zoos and more frequently by rehabilitators (66.7%, 18 of 27; P = 0.024). Of the total of 153 lesions of any type reported by zoos and rehabilitators, almost two thirds occurred on the pinnae (49 of 153, 32%) or wing membranes (45 of 153, 29%). Amongst pinnal lesions, crusting (27%), swelling and redness (25%) and necrosis (20%) were most frequent. In zoos, pinnal (P = 0.001) and wing lesions (P = 0.045) were associated with "season", being more common in winter. Pruritus was rare but more often reported from rehabilitation centres (12 of 77 observed lesions) than from zoos (1 of 76) (P = 0.0015). Lesions most often affected adult and geriatric bats in zoos, and juveniles and adults in rehabilitation. Eight respondents reported that skin disease necessitated euthanasia in individual bats. There was no significant association between type of housing and lesions. CONCLUSION Pinnal and wing lesions were common in captive bats, often with necrosis. Further research into the causes is needed to improve health and welfare of captive bats.Veterinary dermatology (Print)2017139Pinnal and wing lesions were common in captive bats, often with necrosis, and there was no significant association between type of housing and lesions.2017-01-02T00:00:00Veterinary Dermatology['K. Fountain', 'K. Stevens', 'D. Lloyd', 'A. Loeffler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cda1675ac2aa58d5fd1b0e58c57e3b7675c6dad2ABSTRACT Background: Recently, the news media have reported on the discovery of covert awareness and the establishment of limited communication using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neuroimaging technique with several brain-injured patients thought to have been in a vegetative state. This discovery has raised many ethical, legal, and social questions related to quality of life, end-of-life decision making, diagnostic and prognostic accuracy in disorders of consciousness, resource allocation, and other issues. This project inquires into the public responses to these discoveries. Methods: We conducted a thematic analysis of online comments (n = 779) posted in response to 15 news articles and blog posts regarding the case of a Canadian patient diagnosed for 12 years as in a vegetative state, but who was reported in 2012 as having been able to communicate via fMRI. The online comments were coded using an iteratively refined codebook structured around 14 main themes. Results: Among the most frequent public reactions revealed in the online comments were discussions of the quality of life of patients with disorders of consciousness, whether life-sustaining treatment should be withdrawn (and whether the fMRI communication technique should be used to ask patients about this), and misgivings about the accuracy of diagnosis in disorders of consciousness and brain death. Conclusions: These public perspectives are relevant to the obligations of clinicians, lawyers, and public policymakers to patients, families, and the public. Future work should consider how best to alleviate families' concerns as this type of research shakes their faith in diagnostic accuracy, to clarify the legal rules relating to advance directives in this context, and to address the manner in which public messaging might help to alleviate any indirect impact on confidence in the organ donation system.AJOB Empirical Bioethics2017599Public reactions to the discovery of covert awareness and the establishment of limited communication using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neuroimaging technique with several brain-injured patients thought to have been in a vegetative state are inquires into.2017-01-02T00:00:00AJOB Empirical Bioethics['J. Chandler', 'Jeffrey A Sun', 'E. Racine']2017-01-02T00:00:00 81a2e5d0178a60481b30be074303b6d528b38557Abstract Introduction: Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are rapidly proliferating in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. We lack detailed information on rationales for their use. Methods: Qualitative data from 431 NPS users were collected as part of a 2014 online survey on NPS (n = 468 NPS users, 704 non-NPS users). These 431 users answered some or all of five open-ended questions on favourite NPS and NPS they would not use and rationales for these assessments. Findings: Respondents were asked to identify and describe favourite NPS. The favourite NPS identified (n = 258 respondents) mostly had brand names (148). Favourite NPS was associated with a good buzz/feeling, euphoria, enhancing sociability and relaxation. Ease of availability, cheapness and legality of NPS were cited. Achieving a predictable, safe high was important. Adverse NPS experience, including dependency issues both personally or amongst friends was reported by a majority of the 148 who described NPS that they would definitely not take and why, most of these reported having now ceased NPS use. Negative experiences ran from the mildly unpleasant to the persistent, serious and life threatening. Conclusions: Developing new methods of reaching and working with NPS users need timely knowledge of global and local trends in NPS use and effects. These data are of some assistance in expanding such knowledge.2017179Favourite NPS was associated with a good buzz/feeling, euphoria, enhancing sociability and relaxation, and ease of availability, cheapness and legality of NPS were cited, and achieving a predictable, safe high was important.2017-01-02T00:00:00Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy['M. Barnard', 'C. Russell', 'N. Mckeganey', 'Tiffany Hamilton-Barclay']2017-01-02T00:00:00 458bb6156fbf64a48fef30cbb7b1a48441f9ff50Abstract Online (passive) thermographic inspection of overlap joints of aluminium and zinc coated steel sheets made by cold metal transfer weld brazing process was explored. Different experimental trials were conducted for demonstrating the feasibility of thermographic inspection to detect the porosities, improper weld bead and to differentiate the pre weld temperature. The whole process was monitored using infrared cameras in different wavelength region. Image analysis algorithms were developed to reconstruct the thermal images that contain the signatures of the weld defects and to extract the pre weld temperature and its evolution with distance from the centre of the weld torch. Post-weld radiography lends strong support to the observations.20171892017-01-02T00:00:00Quantitative InfraRed Thermography Journal['K. Thomas', 'S. Unnikrishnakurup', 'P. Nithin', 'K. Balasubramaniam', 'P. Rajagopal', 'K. Prabhakar', 'G. Padmanabham', 'F. Riedel', 'M. Puschmann']2017-01-02T00:00:00 535fc8704aaaf94aec2ef72fdaa8d5880cbf371eABSTRACT The concept of online crowds reflects a shift in crowd semantics occasioned by the spread of digital media. It poses an alternative to the classical notion of crowd by addressing gatherings in digital rather than physical space. Researching online crowds assumes individual participation to be additive as inferred from tweets grouped around hashtags in microblogging. However, tweets may be understood as a type of inter-textual communication rather than spontaneous displays of emotion. It suggests that online gatherings inferred from these displays do not necessarily reflect the transformation of digital connectivity into crowds. Instead, digitally connected individuals assert their individuality to become members of a swarm. Compared with networks and multitudes, swarms do not separate the parts from the whole to imply a type of collectivism that subsists on the contradiction of the individualized whole. Online crowds are, therefore, not crowds per se but an instance of swarming where digital connectivity provides rationalized conditions for individual thoughts, feelings and actions to be grouped into convergent activities resembling self-organization without central control.2017709Online crowds are, therefore, not crowds per se but an instance of swarming where digital connectivity provides rationalized conditions for individual thoughts, feelings and actions to be grouped into convergent activities resembling self-organization without central control.2017-01-02T00:00:00Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory['Raymond L. M. Lee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 576e2a33818887c2c1f7dd75324d2f140ea9329fABSTRACTWeb 2.0 technologies have promoted media audience interaction and participation, which was beforehand limited to traditional media through the letters that were sent to the editor and radio conversations. This paper studies the media audiences found on readers’ public commentary forums attached to political and economic news articles. The paper implements a qualitative content analysis to analyze readers’ perspectives on the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe by extracting comments found on NewZimbabwe.com, Herald.co.zw, Nehandaradio.com and Zimeye.com. This paper reveals that the perspectives of readers on political and economic issues are extremely contrary influenced by political or media polarization. The paper shows that readers’ divergent views on the political economy are distributed amid the political opinions and roles played by either ZANU-PF or MDC.201750152017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Communication['Limukani Mathe', 'Marc Caldwell']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5c7fa0741cb799b0cd4033e7331457951e756d89Abstract This paper reports on a doctoral study that investigated an alternative pedagogical approach in an online VET teacher-education course offered at a mid-sized university in Australia. Students in the course were mature-aged and adding study to their role as in-service VET teachers. Building on previous research, a set of design principles was created to guide the development of the course and ensure it responded to the students’ characteristics and provided an ‘applied learning’ environment where theory and practice could be authentically integrated in their work contexts. The study evaluated the effectiveness of the design principles by investigating the experiences of the students and teaching staff over an 18-month period. In an era of increasingly diverse student cohorts and fully online courses, the applied learning design principles offer a contemporary framework to guide the development and delivery of courses.20176682017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Training Research['Jillian Downing']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9b96e654c55eb54e86d25b1a6c6704ba679d0c38ABSTRACT New Jersey governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie exemplifies the epitome of stigma against fatness in a political candidate. Since Christie became newsworthy several years ago, political journalists, other political candidates, cartoonists, comedians, and social commentators often have satirized his weight. In order to investigate the extent of political weight stigma, a content analysis was conducted of 319 online news stories about Chris Christie between 2011 and 2014 identifying 1,490 fat references from political commentators and the public. Over 80% of the 1,490 comments were stigmatizing references to his weight. The most common expression of stigma was negative attribution about Christie’s character associated with large size followed by unflattering metaphors to describe Christie. In every case where political commentators made stigmatizing weight comments, numerous stigmatizing weight comments were posted by the public. This result poses a question for responsible political journalism and stigmatizing public framing of weight and ableism.20175382017-01-02T00:00:00Fat Studies['M. Bresnahan', 'J. Zhuang', 'Jennifer L. Anderson', 'Yi Zhu', 'G. Viken']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4870b06923a117711342733bf0a75a5ecbd63971ABSTRACT In an effort to bridge the gap between the one-on-one attention that students receive when they come into the library and the attention given to online learners, the University of West Florida Libraries added an online learner component to its Personal Librarian Program. Personal librarian programs provide an opportunity for individualized outreach to students and can be particularly beneficial to online learners who may not receive it otherwise. While much of the literature on outreach to online students focuses on embedded librarianship, a personal librarian program emphasizes a direct connection and fosters an independent and strong relationship between the librarian and the student. The implementation of a personal librarian program for online learners by the University of West Florida has had successes and challenges that illuminate lessons for other institutions considering implementations of similar programs.2017128The implementation of a personal librarian program for online learners by the University of West Florida has had successes and challenges that illuminate lessons for other institutions considering implementations of similar programs.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning['Amanda Ziegler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e6dbd8c3fa8d65c0c60b3e6f8646ed2da6f4a558Abstract. The COST Action ES1004 – European framework for online integrated air quality and meteorology modelling (EuMetChem) is focusing on a new generation of online integrated Atmospheric Chemical Transport (ACT) and Meteorology (Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate) models with two-way interactions between different atmospheric processes including chemistry (both gases and aerosols), clouds, radiation, turbulent mixing, emissions, meteorology and climate. Two major application areas of the integrated modelling are considered: (i) improved numerical meteorology and weather prediction (NWP) and chemical weather forecasting (CWF) with short-term feedbacks of aerosols and chemistry on meteorological variables, and (ii) two-way interactions between atmospheric pollution/composition and climate variability/change. The framework consists of 4 working groups namely: 1) Strategy and framework for online integrated modelling; 2) Interactions, parametrizations and feedback mechanisms; 3) Chemical data assimilation in integrated models; and 4) Evaluation, validation, and applications. Establishment of such an European framework (involving also key American experts) enables the EU to develop world class capabilities in integrated ACT/NWP-Climate modelling systems, including research, education and forecasting. This article provides an introduction to the EuMetChem goals and outcomes for this Special Issue "Coupled chemistry–meteorology modelling: status and relevance for numerical weather prediction, air quality and climate communities (SI of EuMetChem COST ES1004)" which collects key scientific papers of EuMetChem and its collaborators from different continents.2017462017-01-02T00:00:00Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics['A. Baklanov']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4976eac754357b3ef0ef190874a373a459d5d2d4The study by media psychologists of emotional communication in online bereavement still leaves many questions unanswered. Previous research has identified similarities as well as differences in emotion regulation patterns of children, adolescents, and adults (Döveling 2015a). Extending that research, this investigation of digitally mediated bereavement goes one step further by exploring additional types of mechanisms within the emotion regulatory processes of coping online. A total of 4 different bereavement platforms, used by mourners of differing ages and kinds of losses, from young children to widowers, were examined in a quantitative content analysis of online postings (N = 1036), generating insights into shared emotion regulation patterns and intimacy online. The findings highlight interpersonal empathy, irrespective of age of the bereaved or type of loss, but also disclose age-based differences in emotion regulatory processes. Implications for further media psychological analysis are laid out.20177272017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media['K. Döveling']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8d34b73d86d9c88a564fb680ef602a7a5ded9738ABSTRACT This study sought to analyze and evaluate the accessibility, availability and quality of online information regarding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and hearing loss. The most common search engine keyword terms a caregiver may enter when conducting a web search was determined using a keyword search tool. The top websites linked with each keyword term were then evaluated using a subjective quality rating tool. It was found that only 8% of the websites evaluated referred users directly to the NDIS. The majority of websites (70%) scored in the fair range for overall quality with 15% of websites scoring poorly and 15% of websites scoring highly. However, the hierarchy in which websites were presented on Google when a search string was typed into the search bar was not necessarily associated with the highest quality website appearing first. Overall, whilst the quality of information regarding the NDIS was of a fair quality, the accessibility to this information by caregivers was found to be poor.2017226The quality of information regarding the NDIS was of a fair quality, the accessibility to this information by caregivers was found to be poor and the hierarchy in which websites were presented on Google when a search string was typed into the search bar was not necessarily associated with the highest quality website appearing first.2017-01-02T00:00:00Deafness & Education International['Andrea Simpson', 'Elizabeth Margaret Baldwin']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4c852587485289c284f162502cbf41d18558a419Abstract Crowdsourcing platforms like Amazon’s Mechnical Turk and Crowdflower have been touted to be a cost-effective way to collect large amounts of behavioural data. Across four large-n studies, gambling-related behaviours, tendencies and traits among participants in these labour markets were examined. In Studies 1 and 2, both conducted on Crowdflower, problem gamblers (as measured by the benchmark Problem Gambling Severity Index) comprised 24.5% and 21.9% of participants, respectively. In Study 3, conducted on Mechanical Turk, problem gamblers comprised 9.0% of participants. In Study 4, a two-wave longitudinal study conducted on Crowdflower, problem gamblers comprised 13.5% of participants in wave one and 14.8% of participants in wave two. In Studies 2 and 3, strong convergent associations were demonstrated across various measures of problem gambling tendencies and general gambling involvement. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that gambling was associated with personality traits (impulsivity, sensation-seeking, self-control), risk attitudes, affect, and behavioural risk-taking consistent with previous research. In Study 4, it was demonstrated that measures of problem gambling have acceptable test-retest reliability. Online crowdsourcing platforms appear to offer access to samples with remarkably high proportions of problem gamblers. However, this characteristic means that such samples are not necessarily representative of gambling tendencies among more general populations.201752672017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['Sandeep Mishra', 'R. Carleton']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6c4aaa391e4c765e632ea41feca97870ddc8f569Abstract Impulsivity (and related traits reward/punishment sensitivity and tolerance to delayed rewards) and gambling cognitions have been linked to gambling. However, their independent associations with gambling preferences and clinical status have never been dissociated. The current study applied a data-driven strategy to identify gambling preferences, based on gambling frequency in several modalities. The two resulting factors were used to classify gambling disorder patients (GDPs) and non-problem recreational gamblers (RGs) into Type I (preferring cards, casino games and skill-based bets) and Type II (preferring slot machines, lotteries/pools and bingo). Participants were assessed in impulsivity, delay discounting, reward/punishment sensitivity, gambling-related cognitions, gambling severity, gambling frequency and average amount gambled per episode. GDPs scored higher than RGs in positive and negative urgency, delay discounting, reward sensitivity and intensity of gambling-related cognitions, but less in lack of perseverance. Additionally, Type II gamblers had greater difficulties delaying gratification, whereas Type I gamblers showed higher cognitive distortion and reward sensitivity levels. In practical terms, the finding that some characteristics are equally pervasive in disordered gamblers independently of their preferences (affect-driven impulsivity), whereas others (distorted cognitions, reward sensitivity, delay discounting) are more prominent in one type or the other, provides a basis to establish targets’ priority in therapy.201791532017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['J. F. Navas', 'J. Billieux', 'Ana Perandrés-Gómez', 'Francisca López-Torrecillas', 'A. Cándido', 'J. Perales']2017-01-02T00:00:00 368fe27dc5cf7e7dfd2105e0a71dd0740c1c1e27Abstract The article describes a test of the hypothesis that some people’s self-concept is overly focused on financial success and that this focus contributes to disordered gambling. Study 1 reported on the development and validation of the Financially Focused Scale (FFS) with a sample of community gamblers (N = 197). As predicted, participants whose self-concept was financially focused attached greater importance to the money they possess as a domain of self-worth. They also indicated that the money they possess is a more important domain of self-worth relative to other life domains. Importantly, greater financial focus was a positive predictor of disordered gambling severity and did so over and above other known predictors of disordered gambling severity (i.e. personal income, Big-Five personality domains, global self-esteem, personal relative deprivation and materialism). Study 2 (N = 220) replicated and extended the findings of Study 1 by examining the motivational mechanisms that may link being financially focused with disordered gambling severity. As hypothesized, monetary gambling motives mediated the relationship between participants’ FFS scores and disordered gambling severity. Having a financially focused self-concept may play a critical role in the development and maintenance of disordered gambling. Addressing this self-concept in treatment may help alleviate gambling disorder.201752382017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['Nassim Tabri', 'Michael J. A. Wohl', 'Kamryn T. Eddy', 'J. Thomas']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cea2357675e3068693da8783d223c72ab96fd4caAbstract Previous research has identified specific gambling motives and linked them with both healthy and disordered gambling. The Gambling Motives Questionnaire (GMQ) is currently the most widely used measure for these motives. The present study aimed to offer a French validation of the latest version of this scale, the GMQ-Financial (GMQ-F), which measures four distinct motives (enhancement, social, coping, financial). The French GMQ-F was completed by 278 gamblers from the community and 22 treatment-seeking pathological gamblers, along with scales assessing gambling cognitions, impulsivity, disordered gambling symptoms and psychopathological symptoms. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the expected four-factor model. The GMQ-F subscales have good internal reliability. Validity of the GMQ-F is supported by specific correlations with the other constructs measured. Pathological gamblers differed from gamblers from the community on all but one (social) of the GMQ-F subscales. The French GMQ-F presents good psychometric properties and constitutes a reliable instrument for measuring gambling motives in research and clinical practice.201753302017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['G. Devos', 'G. Challet-Bouju', 'Jonathan Burnay', 'P. Maurage', 'M. Grall-Bronnec', 'J. Billieux']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f3c7b4d98c6ad14dedb235970bb4abab1c1d2564ABSTRACT Gambling is a major industry in all European countries, generating billions in revenue to commercial actors and governments alike. It is also a source of addictions adversely affecting millions of individuals. The little research that exists on the politics of gambling legislation indicates a process of convergence towards a common policy standard. Yet, while policy convergence is the general trend, there are still significant national differences and, indeed, even divergence. A powerful example of this is the policy trajectories of Denmark and Norway. These two countries not only resemble each other in terms of political system and social model; they also shared virtually identical gambling policies for most of the 20th century. Notwithstanding these similarities, in recent years Norway has restricted access to gambling, whereas Denmark has become one of the most liberalized gambling regimes in Europe. The article presents an explanation of these diverse policy trends.201742232017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of European Public Policy['C. Jensen']2017-01-02T00:00:00 61780c8752448844e82edee345de8e4466ad3149ABSTRACT China's anti-corruption campaign has become a “new normal” and long-term policy that is affecting the gaming industry in Macau. Mainland Chinese travelers, especially the highly coveted and big-spending VIP ones, are a major contributor to gaming revenues in Macau, but they have sharply reduced their gaming expenditures since China's anti-corruption campaign began. Based on this information, ascertaining Mainland Chinese tourists’ perceived image of Macau is vital work for developing and facilitating better adaption to the policy change. This exploratory study first investigates the destination image of Macau as perceived by travelers from Mainland China. The results showed that Mainland Chinese travelers had a positive perception of gambling opportunities, environmental hygiene, quality of tourism infrastructure, nightlife, and diversity of products for shopping and a negative perception of the convenience of transportation. This study further subdivided Mainland Chinese travelers into three groups based on their travel arrangement [Liu, X., Li, J. J., & Yang, Y. (2015). Travel arrangement as a moderator in image–satisfaction–behavior relations: An investigation of Chinese outbound travelers. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 21(3), 225–236; Morrison, A. M., Hsieh, S., & O'Leary, J. T. (1993). Travel arrangement classifications for European international travellers. In R. V. Gasser & K. Weiermair (Eds.), Spoilt for choice: Decision making processes and preference changes of tourists: Proceedings of the institute of tourism and service economics international conference. November. University of Innsbruck (pp. 221–235). Thaur, Germany: Kulturvel]. The results indicated that all-inclusive packaged (AP) travelers gave lower evaluations to local food, unique European culture, gambling opportunities, and diversified products for shopping much lower than independent (IP) travelers and partial packaged travelers. On the other hand, IP travelers and partial packaged travelers gave lower evaluations to transportation convenience, access to tourism destinations, and communicating with locals than AP travelers. These results should help concerned parties determine the most appropriate strategies for improving Macau's image under the current circumstances.201768202017-01-02T00:00:00Tourism Planning & Development['J. Li', 'W. Kim', 'I. Wong']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e43d2fe7d351d82b843b5211bf4d5004aa0336c3Abstract Greater severities of gambling behaviour and poorer mental health have been identified in the literature as risk factors for suicidality within gambling disorder (GD) populations. This is the first known study within the UK to use empirical data, taken from a UK treatment clinic for GD (National Problem Gambling Clinic, UK) to explore the associations between current suicidality (thoughts and plans) and measures assessing gambling severity and mental health. Self-report data from 122 participants were collected during the intake process at the clinic through a variety of methods including the use of questionnaires and a standardized 90-minute interview with a psychologist. Reported suicidality was high (current suicidal thoughts [28.7%] and plans [6.6%]), yet only one measure of gambling severity (estimated total losses) was found to be inversely associated with suicidality. Indices of poorer mental health were found to have a greater association with suicidality than measures of gambling severity, and a logistic regression analysis identified depressive symptomology and a history of psychiatric disorder in the participants’ family as significant factors associated with suicidality. Overall, within GD populations, factors associated with poorer mental health rather than gambling severity are seemingly a greater risk factor in patients with suicidality.20175212Indices of poorer mental health were found to have a greater association with suicidality than measures of gambling severity, and factors associated with poorermental health rather than gambling severity are seemingly a greater risk factor in patients with suICidality.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['K. Roberts', 'Neil Smith', 'H. Bowden-Jones', 'S. Cheeta']2017-01-02T00:00:00 769926033a9f503e0650a4c3ff5cf1ea1838b9b9Abstract Research has found gambling to be related to a variety of other addictive behaviours. The study objective was to evaluate the association of Internet gambling with Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use, in a sample of Greek adults. The study sample consisted of 789 military personnel. During their annual medical examination the study participants anonymously completed a series of self-reported questionnaires in relation to socio-demographic data, Internet gambling practices, online sexual engagement, Internet addiction, suicidality and psychoactive substance use. We found that Internet addiction significantly predicted engagement with online gambling, followed by substance use in general, and, in particular, the use of cocaine or heroin. Finally, two other predictive indicators were self-reported suicide attempts and engagement with online sex. Online gambling is associated with various behaviours related to impulsivity such as Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use. Future research will increase our knowledge on the contribution of new technologies and the Internet in Internet gambling dimensions, as well as on the associations with other high-risk behaviours such as substance use, pornography and suicidality.201762122017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['O. Giotakos', 'G. Tsouvelas', 'Evi Spourdalaki', 'M. Janikian', 'A. Tsitsika', 'A. Vakirtzis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cc79417870bc8e3cf870170f14668c3cf835aa71Abstract Gambling expansion is commonly justified in public discourse by claims of community benefit, increased employment and capital investment. Compared to other jurisdictions, the Electronic Gambling Machine (EGM) license process in Victoria, Australia, is relatively transparent and amenable to analysis. This article describes research that assessed factors relevant to EGM license decisions made by Victoria’s gambling regulator between 2007 and 2014. During the period under review, the regulator granted 144 of 154 applications, finding that approving these applications would not be detrimental to relevant communities. Most commonly cited factors supporting approvals were commitments to undertake capital works, contribute to community purposes and increase employment. The regulator overwhelmingly agreed that supportive factors would balance harms, such as problem gambling, high levels of expenditure or socio-economic disadvantage. This research demonstrates the difficulty of balancing apparently quantifiable benefits against less readily measurable gambling-related harms in regulatory decision-making. The study found that harms were poorly conceived and understood inadequately and supportive factors frequently overstated. This process may lead to unnecessarily high levels of community harm, contradicting the purposes of the relevant legislation. The article suggests that better, more consistently applied principles are required to ensure the more rigorous scrutiny of supportive factors and improved understanding of gambling harms.201779102017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['L. Francis', 'C. Livingstone', 'A. Rintoul']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f7f5a833884a357d2f2bd0e4eabcd8ecf31a8855Abstract North American Aboriginals have an extensive cultural history of gambling. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of modern western gambling on these traditional beliefs. This is the first large-scale study of this issue in Canada. A total of 1114 Aboriginals in 15 cities in Canada’s Prairie Provinces were surveyed, with recruitment occurring at Native Friendship Centres, shopping malls and other locations where Aboriginals congregated. Results showed that ‘gambling’ to most urban Aboriginal people refers to western commercial forms, something distinct from historical traditions. Attitudes toward gambling were negative, except whether Aboriginal provision of western commercial forms was good or bad for Aboriginal people, where opinion was divided. Primary motivations for gambling were the same as for non-Aboriginals: to win money and for entertainment. Although attitudes and motivations were quite similar to non-Aboriginals, overall level of gambling participation was higher, especially for electronic gambling machines, instant lotteries and bingo. It is concluded that Canadian Aboriginals have a largely westernized orientation to western forms of gambling. The policy implication of this finding is that the factors predictive of gambling benefits as well as the factors predictive of gambling harm among Aboriginals do not appear to be culturally unique.20174982017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['Yale D. Belanger', 'Robert J. Williams', 'S. Y. Prusak']2017-01-02T00:00:00 631cd5842a3e4707201b5cb4d050f4930d989516Abstract This study identifies the socio-demographic factors that affect residents’ perceptions of casino development in Singapore and how these perceptions affect support for the development. The results identified that gender, age, marital status, number of children, education, length of residency, religion and frequency of gambling significantly affected perceptions of the casino development. The level of perceived positive and negative impacts significantly affected support for the casino development. This is the first in-depth study of resident attitudes towards the newly developed casino in Singapore and contributes to the resident attitudes literature, social exchange theory and quality of life (QOL) studies in a gambling destination.20175192017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Tourism Sciences['A. Tan', 'Timothy J. Lee', 'Joonhyeong Joseph Kim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 173434725a2c76637102ffe6185ce804a984a9eaABSTRACT We provide evidence of a positive relationship between the intensity of gambling and economic growth in 27 European countries for 2005–2013. Our proxy for gambling is represented by government revenues from taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling. This variable is linked to GDP growth in a panel regression framework and pooled OLS. However, when we split our sample to account for the heterogeneity among European countries, we found that the positive ‘gambling – GDP growth’ relationship is driven extensively by the Central and Eastern European countries. It appears that people in these countries tend to gamble more when the economy is expanding.2017722017-01-02T00:00:00Applied Economics Letters['E. Baumöhl', 'Eva Výrostová']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c00a15277313546f55ec152c2f3751d7eacfee3eAbstract This study uses textual content analysis of online casinos to provide insights into how operators position themselves in the market. Qualitative data from the About Us pages of 19 online gambling websites is gathered and analysed using DICTION software. The resulting z-scores are further analysed using the Hierarchical Clustering on Principal Components (HCPC) function in the FactoMineR software package. Results indicate that the casinos investigated group into three distinct and meaningful clusters (activity/realism; low certainty; high certainty). The results confirm that this exploratory methodology, which combines computerized lexical analysis using DICTION and HCPC, is able to identify positioning differences. In addition, the presence of a relationship between identified clusters and casino rankings is also considered. Its confirmation suggests that casinos that emphasize risk (low certainty) are more likely to obtain higher rankings. The Web has provided a platform for a global online gambling industry where differentiation and positioning is crucial. Therefore, managers need to emphasize in their online and offline communication the often-held perception that one of the attractions of gambling is the thrill or excitement of beating the odds. Limitations are noted and possible areas for further research are indicated.20174612017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['Jirka Konietzny']2017-01-02T00:00:00 84ad8f79686ccafcf2c25fe59d9fb54be078d3feABSTRACT This article presents solid phase extraction (SPE) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methods for the trace detection of the peroxide explosives triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD). Furthermore, experimental studies use these methods to explore the efficiency of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) processes at removing trace levels of peroxide explosives from water samples to assess the application of the developed methods for the detection of explosives in the environment. The principal results of this study showed that the greatest removal of TATP and HMTD from spiked water samples occurred following the biological treatment stage, however, the WWTP processing did not completely remove all of the analytes from the water, suggesting that such chemicals could contaminate downstream river water samples. The toxicity of chemical pollutants is often determined by their concentration, however, even at trace levels, the monitoring of explosives in the natural environment could be extremely informative for the detection of criminal activity as well as long-term effects upon aquatic life. These findings also have significant implications for crime prevention and disruption approaches that can use this type of data as intelligence to guide investigations regarding the source and attribution of detected explosives.201752132017-01-02T00:00:00Environmental Forensics['Sally Gamble', 'L. Campos', 'R. Morgan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e14b10b14f6d9e51eb8e0a04007ee2a21324968eABSTRACT This article reports one component of a longitudinal multilayered research project originating from a unique partnership between a university and a selective secondary school in Victoria, Australia. One hundred and twenty-five Year 10 academically able students at the school completed a survey at two different times to investigate a range of motivational constructs, including locus of control and resilience. Students were grouped according to their locus of control (LoC) focus (either internal or external), and, subsequently, scores from their resilience profiles were compared using multivariate analysis of variance. Findings illustrated that students with a more internally focused locus of control were more resilient at two time points. These findings have important implications for educators, as resilience is recognized as an important attribute to be developed in all students, including academically able students.20179292017-01-02T00:00:00Gifted and Talented International['L. Kronborg', 'M. Plunkett', 'N. Gamble', 'Yvette Kaman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 22f69719dc06aa627db5fe88425a33df7c58b89fABSTRACT Triplet lambs have reduced survival and most deaths occur due to starvation and exposure, but there are a few simple and safe interventions. We hypothesised that buccal dextrose gel would increase blood glucose concentration, vigour, survival and early feeding in less vigorous triplet lambs. Triplet lambs meeting criteria for decreased vigour were randomised to 40% dextrose or placebo gel 1 mL/kg via the buccal mucosa at 1 hour of age. Primary outcome was survival at 3 hours. An additional study exploring the effect of gel on interstitial glucose concentrations was assessed by continuous glucose monitoring in twin lambs. Lambs randomised to dextrose gel did not have higher blood glucose concentrations or better survival than those randomised to placebo. Low temperature at 1 hour after birth, rather than birthweight or blood glucose concentrations, was associated with decreased survival. Interventions to address hypothermia rather than hypoglycaemia may be most effective in improving survival in less vigorous triplet lambs.2017395Interventions to address hypothermia rather than hypoglycaemia may be most effective in improving survival in less vigorous triplet lambs.2017-01-02T00:00:00New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research['J. Hegarty', 'Jane E. Harding', 'M. Oliver', 'Gregory D. Gamble', 'Jennifer L. Dickson', 'Geoffrey Chase', 'A. Jaquiery']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b62e666db3bc32329b88607f1fb2f90f3917c4a3Business services were the only winners: global companies’ and global business services providers’ offshore business services activities turned this sector into one of the few rapidly growing segments in the region. The looming lock-in in less-value-adding, less-knowledge-intensive FDi segments of business services needs however to be taken seriously. Altogether, the high pre-crisis volumes of FDi inflows in these countries failed to eliminate, but rather concealed, the structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities of these economies. existing deficiencies (for example poor spillover effects of FDi, and the prevalence of cost-based competitiveness) were brought to the fore by the crisis. with the lasting downturn of FDi inflows, sluggish economic growth, and renewed divergence from the eU core, eastern and Southern europe badly need to shift to a different development trajectory. This suggests a hard road ahead for policy-makers, especially if we consider that even in the golden era of FDi, targeted policy interventions to attract and upgrade FDi in terms of quality, or to reduce regional inequalities, seem to have had only a limited effect. with this said, it is time to return to the title and to the first message of the book. is FDi still a lever of growth in eastern and Southern europe? The book argues that FDi flows from 2008 onwards suffered a substantial setback, and this seems to be more than just a cyclical effect. FDi has thus lost its growthengine function. The sad truth is, however, that FDi is still the main lever of growth in these countries: individual large-scale FDi deals and the production run-up at the new facilities have a statistically significant effect on performance indicators. The surveyed countries have so far failed to shift to a more sustainable development trajectory that would be driven by strong domestic entrepreneurship, technological capability accumulation, FDi spillovers, local subsidiaries’ upgrading and backward linkages building, and domestic firms’ internationalisation. The second message is that eastern and Southern europe urgently need to shift to a different development trajectory. FDi inflows have elevated these countries to a middle-income level. The limits of FDi, or rather the limits of policy that failed to go beyond mere FDi-attraction have, however, left these countries in the middle-income trap. ideally, such a book would provoke immediate media reactions, expert debates and public discussions about the imperative of reconsidering development policy design and about the specifics of a new strategy. These debates would be fuelled, but at the same time also overshadowed by the third lesson of the book: the overall failure of past policy interventions to achieve lasting improvements across a number of quality dimensions.2017022017-01-02T00:00:00Europe-Asia Studies['G. Torabi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 18f1d1b4784814210372fa027d37de0794de8a9aThis essay explores the representation of Muslim women by reclaiming the concept of diaspora as disrupting both orientalist imaginations and the increasing tyranny of a homogenized Muslim ‘Ummah’ regulating their bodies. In British Bangladeshi author Monica Ali's Brick Lane (2003), Mauritian writer Carl de Souza's La Maison qui Marchait vers le Large (2001) and South African novelist Rayda Jacobs’ Confessions of a Gambler (2003), traditional boundaries of Muslim female identities can be redrawn through the inscription of the South Asian diaspora as a significant site for the exploration of Muslim femininities. The indentured system was based on an exploitative system of contracted labour. Bangladeshi factory workers today, like Indian indentured female labourers of much earlier times, can also be evoked in terms of Spivak's concept of the ‘gendered subaltern subject’. The story lines of Brick Lane and La Maison qui Marchait vers le Large also contain elements of Bollywood cinema narratives, a key matrix for the construction of South Asian diasporic identities, which unlocks potentially different readings of Muslim female characters. Confessions of a Gambler and La Maison qui Marchait vers le Large plot Muslim identities beyond traditional cultural geographies and imaginaries in terms of creolized practices.20176112017-01-02T00:00:00Interventions['N. Aumeerally']2017-01-02T00:00:00 568aba867d2141a06ac8552f6bc25f10e3912312This is the third issue of Gifted and Talented International, the journal for the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, that has been published online with Taylor and Francis. In this issue of Gifted and Talented International we have four articles with research findings from four different international contexts with important implications for supporting and teaching gifted and creative students for talent development. In the first article, the authors Ghahremani, Karami, and Balcaen focus on gifted science classrooms in Iran’s special schools for gifted students. The researchers investigated teachers’ instructional strategies for developing the students’ critical thinking, in addition to expert teachers’ culturally informed habits of mind that were identified. Interviews with the expert teachers resulted in the development of a culturally informed five elemental pentagram of habits of mind. In the second article, the authors Kerr, Birdnow, Hallaert, Alexander, Malmsten, Stull, Wright, Lucas, Swanson, and Claiborn studied innovation in Iceland in a range of fields including design, music, art, and literature. The researchers used a literature review, observations, interviews, and artifacts to examine why Iceland is so innovative. The researchers found that the creativity literature supported the idea that ability and personality attributes of Icelanders might be the source of Icelandic innovation. The popular literature often has referred to an environment of extremes and natural beauty that inspires higher rates of creativity and innovation, while the scholarly literature specifically relating to Iceland has suggested that open and egalitarian families; innovation education curricula and free play; cultural support for creativity; and government policies have propelled innovation in Iceland. However, the researchers’ observations found that interviewees often disputed the literature, particularly regarding the impact of high ability, natural environment, and policy on innovation, and that artifacts supported most environmental variables. In the third article in this issue of Gifted and Talented International, Miller and Smith explore differences in several aspects of creativity across academic majors for high-ability Honors College students in a Midwestern university in the United States. The authors found that the pattern of results generally indicated higher creativity among arts and humanities majors, compared to other disciplines such as education and preprofessional training, although these fields could also benefit from creative input. Potential curricular and experiential reasons for these differences were discussed, in addition to implications for educational programming and interventions. The fourth research study in this journal was conducted with Year 10 academically able students in the first co-educational select-entry secondary college in Victoria, Australia. The researchers of this study, Kronborg, Plunkett, Gamble, and Kaman, investigated a range of motivational constructs, including locus of control and resilience, and found that among these academically able students, those with a more internally focused locus of control were more resilient. We trust that these research articles and their international setup add to our current knowledge and understanding in gifted education.2017002017-01-02T00:00:00Gifted and Talented International['L. Kronborg', 'F. Preckel']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6aeb07726cd4db6fe5171def6cc0d29cb614c80fABSTRACT In this paper, we derive the result of the classical gambler’s ruin problem using elementary linear algebra. Moreover, the pedagogical advantage of the derivation is briefly discussed.20171202017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology['Greg Orosi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1f82a2acbcc5984482d7912ff9ae8ca3dfdd402cABSTRACT During World War II, American Army Air Forces commanders cooperated with Communist Partisans and their Chetnik enemies to rescue thousands of downed airmen from occupied Yugoslavia. American intelligence realized that a British-exclusive alliance with the Partisans hampered the ability to rescue as many airmen as possible. US commanders were unwilling to divert significant resources to the Balkans but instead gambled that the Chetniks might be willing to cooperate with rescuers as well. Air Force commanders were involved just enough to ensure that hundreds evaded capture, without involving themselves in a conflict where Americans had no national interest. These commanders showed the value of pragmatic cooperation over grand, ideological alliance.20171202017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Slavic Military Studies['D. Gashler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4d773d5318d48fd989800801b6da6139de743c4a2017002017-01-02T00:00:00European Journal for Sport and Society['Ninja Putzmann']2017-01-02T00:00:00 17376e4a140e76367e9416c3128644690ff73c67In this Critical Interventions special issue on Kenya Art Worlds, it is apposite to showcase within a historical framework the nation’s most acclaimed international artist, who, like the nation, is in her sixth decade. Magdalene Odundo’s life story raises points of comparison between artist and nation, the dynamics of “home and abroad,” and of memory and art. Indeed, her art generates intensive discussion about the object, first as exquisite vessels, then in relation to other objects and global contexts of contemporary art practice, and to their presentation including her installations, and even about their high market value. Magdalene Odundo’s imagination, talent, productivity, ambition, nationalism, and universalism are aspirational, and they are increasingly vital for the aspirations of her continental African viewers. Observers (Casely-Hayford, 2006; Cooper, 2001; Joris, 1994; Olding, 2015; Murray, 2004; Vaizey, 2001) have commented that her ceramic art seems to have emerged full-grown, self-evident, and modernist, and they are awed in the presence of her affective forms. Odundo has averred, “I think the work will speak for itself” and has proceeded to show slides of her favorite objects that she has absorbed into her own art making (symposium transcript, September 24, 1995; public talks, 1996, 2005). “I hope that in most cases the evidence is subtle and simply gestural” (Odundo, 2011, p. 106). Her preference for clay is material and conceptual—she can give it form specifically as vessels, and it can symbolize the deep time of humankind simultaneously with contemporary issues of identity (Kubler, 1962). Also, it is significant that Odundo works in series: a group of her vessels are like age-mates who together experience the ordeal of the kiln—not all of whom survive their transformation into ceramics. Indeed, firing her clay pieces is very stressful: “You can’t be in the kiln and control it. It is the part of the ceramic process when you gamble everything” (CaselyHayford, 2006, p. 14). This portfolio essay offers a purview of Magdalene Odundo’s practice with excerpts primarily from published essays by herself and by a range of scholars and curators. Most writing about her art is mid-Atlantic, associated with solo exhibitions in the United Kingdom and the United States. These generate excellent, synchronic essays that together have iterated a standard narrative for the artist, but most are weak in theoretical and contextual depth. The latter refers to the artist’s youth in Kenya before she came to England and to the marked increase in her professional activity in Africa, particularly in Kenya during the past decade, and her interactions with artists, art programs, and national institutions. Little attention has been paid to her actual and imagined regional “pathways” where she has worked for many20173702017-01-02T00:00:00Critical Interventions['E. Court']2017-01-02T00:00:00 199167f943a6d15696d4950e5533575cc9294745ABSTRACT This analysis of Japanese organic farmers in their 30s and 40s gains insight from Lyng’s framework of ‘edgework’—a transgression of life/death boundaries by sports practitioners. Young farmers emerged in qualitative fieldwork as ‘occupational edge-workers,’ crisscrossing binaries such as urban/rural, mind/body, and economic/moral. They manage risks and navigate uncertainties of natural forces, traditional village practices, neoliberal pressures to be entrepreneurial in the market, and judgment of older, purer organic farmers. With goals of living in harmony with nature, intimate others, and community, they create lifestyles in marginal rural localities by which they can make selves that are alternative to the neoliberal narrative, yet act as entrepreneurial subjects that risk bringing their version of morality to the market, via delicious, organic food sold to self-creating consumers. Claiming normality and spurning ideas of organic as a movement, their alterity is partial and practical as they exploit the potentials of this risky border zone. Conducted in 2012 and 2014, this research contributes to investigating alternative lifestyles in Japan, exploring the changing nature of alternative food movements in the neoliberal era, and understanding active agency for self and the environment in the neoliberal situation of entrepreneurial subjectivities, edgy self-making, and historical traditions.201745172017-01-02T00:00:00Contemporary Japan['N. Rosenberger']2017-01-02T00:00:00 173434725a2c76637102ffe6185ce804a984a9eaABSTRACT We provide evidence of a positive relationship between the intensity of gambling and economic growth in 27 European countries for 2005–2013. Our proxy for gambling is represented by government revenues from taxes on lotteries, betting and gambling. This variable is linked to GDP growth in a panel regression framework and pooled OLS. However, when we split our sample to account for the heterogeneity among European countries, we found that the positive ‘gambling – GDP growth’ relationship is driven extensively by the Central and Eastern European countries. It appears that people in these countries tend to gamble more when the economy is expanding.2017722017-01-02T00:00:00Applied Economics Letters['E. Baumöhl', 'Eva Výrostová']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f9c0618018a592fb28d29da6d0358d1d49b8ab28Abstract Anxiety and depressive disorders are often comorbid. Transdiagnostic and tailored treatments seem to be promising approaches in dealing with comorbidity. Although several primary studies have examined the effects of Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (iCBT) for anxiety and depression, no meta-analysis including different types of iCBT that address comorbidity has been conducted so far. We conducted systematic searches in databases up to 1 July 2016. Only randomized trials comparing transdiagnostic/tailored iCBT for adult anxiety and/or depression with control groups were included. Nineteen randomized trials with a total of 2952 participants that met inclusion criteria were analyzed. The quality of the studies was high, however the blinding criteria were not fulfilled. The uncontrolled effect size (Hedges’ g) of transdiagnostic/tailored iCBT on anxiety and depression outcomes was large and medium for quality of life. The controlled effect size for iCBT on anxiety and depression outcomes was medium to large (anxiety: g = .82, 95% CI: .58–1.05, depression: g = .79, 95% CI: .59–1.00) and medium on quality of life (g = .56, 95% CI: .37–.73). Heterogeneity was small (quality of life) to moderate (anxiety, depression). There was a large effect on generic outcome measures and a moderate effect on comorbidities. When compared to disorder-specific treatments there were no differences on anxiety and quality of life outcomes, however there were differences in depression outcomes. Transdiagnostic and tailored iCBT are effective interventions for anxiety disorders and depression. Future studies should investigate mechanisms of change and develop outcome measures for these interventions.Cognitive Behaviour Therapy201759247Transdiagnostic and tailored iCBT are effective interventions for anxiety disorders and depression and future studies should investigate mechanisms of change and develop outcome measures for these interventions.2017-01-02T00:00:00Cognitive Behaviour Therapy['C. Păsărelu', 'G. Andersson', 'Lise Bergman Nordgren', 'A. Dobrean']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b604764e6281c41fa88aff17da499a3ce1eb2474ABSTRACT The acquisition of early mathematical knowledge is critical for successful long-term academic development. Mathematical language is one of the strongest predictors of children's early mathematical success. Findings from previous studies have provided correlational evidence supporting the importance of mathematical language to the development of children's mathematics skills, but there is limited causal evidence supporting this link. To address this research gap, 47 Head Start children were randomly assigned to a mathematical language intervention group or a business-as-usual group. Over the course of eight weeks, interventionists implemented a dialogic reading intervention focused on quantitative and spatial mathematical language. At posttest, students in the intervention group significantly outperformed the students in the comparison group not only on a mathematical language assessment, but on a mathematical knowledge assessment as well. These findings indicate that increasing children's exposure to mathematical language can positively affect their general mathematics skills. This study is an important first step in providing causal evidence of the importance of early mathematical language for children's general mathematical knowledge and the potential for mathematical language interventions to increase children's overall mathematics abilities.2017811442017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness['David J. Purpura', 'Amy R. Napoli', 'Elizabeth Wehrspann', 'Zachary S. Gold']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1a7bd2a37f37ed18323593a500f7bbd96c7a37e0ABSTRACT Recent progress in chemotherapy has significantly increased its efficacy, yet the development of chemoresistance remains a major drawback. In this study, we show that GFRA1/GFRα1 (GDNF family receptor α 1), contributes to cisplatin-induced chemoresistance by regulating autophagy in osteosarcoma. We demonstrate that cisplatin treatment induced GFRA1 expression in human osteosarcoma cells. Induction of GFRA1 expression reduced cisplatin-induced apoptotic cell death and it significantly increased osteosarcoma cell survival via autophagy. GFRA1 regulates AMPK-dependent autophagy by promoting SRC phosphorylation independent of proto-oncogene RET kinase. Cisplatin-resistant osteosarcoma cells showed NFKB1/NFκB-mediated GFRA1 expression. GFRA1 expression promoted tumor formation and growth in mouse xenograft models and inhibition of autophagy in a GFRA1-expressing xenograft mouse model during cisplatin treatment effectively reduced tumor growth and increased survival. In cisplatin-treated patients, treatment period and metastatic status were associated with GFRA1-mediated autophagy. These findings suggest that GFRA1-mediated autophagy is a promising novel target for overcoming cisplatin resistance in osteosarcoma.Autophagy201756143It is demonstrated that GFRA1/GFRα1 (GDNF family receptor α 1), contributes to cisplatin-induced chemoresistance by regulating autophagy in osteosarcoma, and it is suggested thatGFRA1-mediated autophileagy is a promising novel target for overcoming cisPlatin resistance in ostea.2017-01-02T00:00:00Autophagy['Mihwa Kim', 'Ji-Yeon Jung', 'Seungho Choi', 'Hyunseung Lee', 'Liza D. Morales', 'J. Koh', 'S. H. Kim', 'Y. Choi', 'Chan Choi', 'T. Slaga', 'Won-Jae Kim', 'D. Kim']2017-01-02T00:00:00 17b0b1bb30bc14422a4cf8d2c7a16ec1c28bcb67Abstract The urban built environment is underpinned by an increasingly complex digital infrastructure, which is posing a variety of unpredictable and unprecedented challenges for urban governance. The paper discusses how the new “hard” digital infrastructures such as broadband are accompanied by the need to understand the governance of public sector information; and in turn how this relates to the emergence of smart city strategies. The paper is illustrated using empirical examples drawn from Australian digital infrastructure development, with reference to the international landscape of “smart city” developments. It argues that there is a significant mismatch between the often small scale, bounded capabilities of municipal government, and the operational expertise and scope of technology firms.201745114There is a significant mismatch between the often small scale, bounded capabilities of municipal government, and the operational expertise and scope of technology firms, which relates to the emergence of smart city strategies.2017-01-02T00:00:00Urban Policy and Research['S. Barns', 'Ellie Cosgrave', 'M. Acuto', 'D. McNeill']2017-01-02T00:00:00 498e9b72820a5772e09c1c70186518e307a601d6ABSTRACT Macroautophagy/autophagy is a key catabolic process, essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis and survival through the removal and recycling of unwanted cellular material. Emerging evidence has revealed intricate connections between the RNA and autophagy research fields. While a majority of studies have focused on protein, lipid and carbohydrate catabolism via autophagy, accumulating data supports the view that several types of RNA and associated ribonucleoprotein complexes are specifically recruited to phagophores (precursors to autophagosomes) and subsequently degraded in the lysosome/vacuole. Moreover, recent studies have revealed a substantial number of novel autophagy regulators with RNA-related functions, indicating roles for RNA and associated proteins not only as cargo, but also as regulators of this process. In this review, we discuss widespread evidence of RNA catabolism via autophagy in yeast, plants and animals, reviewing the molecular mechanisms and biological importance in normal physiology, stress and disease. In addition, we explore emerging evidence of core autophagy regulation mediated by RNA-binding proteins and noncoding RNAs, and point to gaps in our current knowledge of the connection between RNA and autophagy. Finally, we discuss the pathological implications of RNA-protein aggregation, primarily in the context of neurodegenerative disease.Autophagy20172441072017-01-02T00:00:00Autophagy['Lisa B. Frankel', 'M. Lubas', 'A. Lund']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ed483213b2bc577d21eae8c5f4d9f0f542ee925cAbstract Patterns of daily occupations (PDO) and occupational balance (OB) are recurring phenomena in the literature. Both are related with health and well-being, which makes them central in occupational therapy practice and occupational science. The aim was to review how PDO and OB are described in the literature, to propose a view of how the two constructs may be linked, and elaborate on how such a view may benefit occupational science and occupational therapy. The literature was analysed by latent and manifest content analysis and comparative analysis. The findings were summarized in a model, framing PDO as the more objective and OB as the more subjective result from an interaction between personal preferences and environmental influences. The proposed model does not assume a cause–effect relationship between the targeted constructs, rather a mutual influence and a joint reaction to influencing factors. Indicators of PDO and OB were identified, as well as tools for assessing PDO and OB. The authors propose that discerning PDO and OB as separate but interacting phenomena may be useful in developing a theoretical discourse in occupational science and enhancing occupational therapy practice. Although the scope of this study was limited, the proposed view may hopefully inspire further scrutiny of constructs.Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy2017112108It is proposed that discerning PDO and OB as separate but interacting phenomena may be useful in developing a theoretical discourse in occupational science and enhancing occupational therapy practice.2017-01-02T00:00:00Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy['M. Eklund', 'Kristina Orban', 'Elisabeth Argentzell', 'Ulrika Bejerholm', 'Carina Tjörnstrand', 'L. Erlandsson', 'C. Håkansson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 eeb3cd1e8ea7f341d78ff695512a9804bec6576dAbstract Research has established links between humility and prosocial outcomes. This study examined, with self-report data, whether humility with regard to one’s knowledge would be predictive of prosocial values. Consistent with hypotheses, intellectual humility was associated with higher levels of empathy, gratitude, altruism, benevolence, and universalism, and lower levels of power seeking. Analyses supported empathy and gratitude as mediators between intellectual humility and prosocial values. These findings leave open the possibility that intellectual humility may be a precursor to links previously established between empathy and gratitude and prosocial outcomes. Characteristics of intellectual humility such as recognizing one’s cognitive limits, having a non-defensive stance toward one’s beliefs, and respecting others’ viewpoints may put one in a unique position to experience empathy and gratitude, and by extension, a host of prosocial values. Future research would be required to examine whether intellectual humility is a possible point of intervention for promoting positive social interactions.201762982017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Positive Psychology['Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0d431d749153766845fe182e9c2da85f0affd931ABSTRACT The common conceptual understanding of emotion is that they are multi-componential, including subjective feelings, appraisals, psychophysiological activation, action tendencies, and motor expressions. Emotion perception, however, has traditionally been studied in terms of emotion labels, such as “happy”, which do not clearly indicate whether one, some, or all emotion components are perceived. We examine whether emotion percepts are multi-componential and extend previous research by using more ecologically valid, dynamic, and multimodal stimuli and an alternative response measure. The results demonstrate that observers can reliably infer multiple types of information (subjective feelings, appraisals, action tendencies, and social messages) from complex emotion expressions. Furthermore, this finding appears to be robust to changes in response items. The results are discussed in light of their implications for research on emotion perception.Cognition & Emotion20173099The results demonstrate that observers can reliably infer multiple types of information from complex emotion expressions, and this finding appears to be robust to changes in response items.2017-01-02T00:00:00Cognition and Emotion['Vera Shuman', 'Elizabeth Clark-Polner', 'B. Meuleman', 'D. Sander', 'K. Scherer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f36a685ec3df3377cee9d02126eb2d125cade855We conducted a controlled empirical eye tracking study with 40 participants using schematic metro maps. The study focused on two aspects: determining different reading strategies and assessing user performance. We considered the following factors: color encoding (color vs. gray-scale), map complexity (three levels), and task difficulty (three levels). There was one type of task: find a route from a start to a target location and state the number of transfers that have to be performed. To identify reading strategies, we annotated fixations of scanpaths, computed a transition matrix of each annotated scanpath, and used these matrices as input to cluster scanpaths into groups of similar behavior. We show how these reading strategies relate to the geodesic structure of the scanpaths' fixations projected onto the geodesic line that connects start and target locations. The analysis of the eye tracking data is complemented by statistical inference working on two eye tracking metrics (average fixation duration and saccade length). User performance was evaluated with a statistical analysis of task correctness and completion time. Our study shows that the design factors have a significant impact on user task performance. Also, we were able to identify typical reading strategies like directly finding a path from start to target location. Often, participants check the correctness of their result multiple times by moving back and forth between start and target. Our findings also indicate that the choice of reading strategies does not depend on whether color or gray-scale encoding is used.Spatial Cogn. Comput.20172377The study shows that the design factors have a significant impact on user task performance and indicates that the choice of reading strategies does not depend on whether color or gray-scale encoding is used.2017-01-02T00:00:00Spatial Cognition & Computation['Rudolf Netzel', 'Bettina Ohlhausen', 'K. Kurzhals', 'Robin Woods', 'Michael Burch', 'D. Weiskopf']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bf31f360687dd42b2f138ef9beb0621ab6dc7b4aAbstract Purpose: Two quality controlled inter-laboratory exercises were organized within the EU project ‘Realizing the European Network of Biodosimetry (RENEB)’ to further optimize the dicentric chromosome assay (DCA) and to identify needs for training and harmonization activities within the RENEB network. Materials and methods: The general study design included blood shipment, sample processing, analysis of chromosome aberrations and radiation dose assessment. After manual scoring of dicentric chromosomes in different cell numbers dose estimations and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were submitted by the participants. Results: The shipment of blood samples to the partners in the European Community (EU) were performed successfully. Outside the EU unacceptable delays occurred. The results of the dose estimation demonstrate a very successful classification of the blood samples in medically relevant groups. In comparison to the 1st exercise the 2nd intercomparison showed an improvement in the accuracy of dose estimations especially for the high dose point. Conclusions: In case of a large-scale radiological incident, the pooling of ressources by networks can enhance the rapid classification of individuals in medically relevant treatment groups based on the DCA. The performance of the RENEB network as a whole has clearly benefited from harmonization processes and specific training activities for the network partners.International Journal of Radiation Biology20172579In case of a large-scale radiological incident, the pooling of ressources by networks can enhance the rapid classification of individuals in medically relevant treatment groups based on the DCA.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Radiation Biology['U. Oestreicher', 'D. Samaga', 'E. Ainsbury', 'Ana Catarina Antunes', 'A. Baeyens', 'L. Barrios', 'C. Beinke', 'P. Beukes', 'W. Blakely', 'A. Cucu', 'A. De Amicis', 'Julie Depuydt', 'S. de Sanctis', 'M. Di Giorgio', 'K. Dobos', 'I. Domínguez', 'Phạm Ngọc Duy', 'M. Espinoza', 'Farrah Flegal', 'M. Figel', 'O. García', 'O. Monteiro Gil', 'E. Gregoire', 'C. Guerrero-Carbajal', 'İ. Güçlü', 'V. Hadjidekova', 'P. Hande', 'U. Kulka', 'J. Lemon', 'C. Lindholm', 'F. Lista', 'K. Lumniczky', 'W. Martínez-López', 'N. Maznyk', 'R. Meschini', "R. M'kacher", 'A. Montoro', 'J. Moquet', 'M. Moreno', 'M. Noditi', 'J. Pajic', 'A. Radl', 'M. Ricoul', 'H. Romm', 'L. Roy', 'L. Sabatier', 'N. Sebastià', 'J. Slabbert', 'S. Sommer', 'M. Stuck Oliveira', 'U. Subramanian', 'Y. Suto', 'T. Que', 'A. Testa', 'G. Terzoudi', 'A. Vral', 'R. Wilkins', 'Lusiyanti Yanti', 'D. Zafiropoulos', 'A. Wójcik']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0cf55b5a957ecb52fbac6a2861e66aaa86a314d2Objectives To determine the prevalence of anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) and their association with known rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk factors in the general population. Methods Lifelines is a multidisciplinary prospective population-based cohort study in the Netherlands. Cross-sectional data from 40 136 participants were used. The detection of ACPA was performed by measuring anti-CCP2 on the Phadia-250 analyser with levels ≥6.2 U/mL considered positive. An extensive questionnaire was taken on demographic and clinical information, including smoking, periodontal health and early symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders. RA was defined by a combination of self-reported RA, medication use for the indication of rheumatism and visiting a medical specialist within the last year. Results Of the total 40 136 unselected individuals, 401 (1.0%) had ACPA level ≥6.2 U/mL. ACPA positivity was significantly associated with older age, female gender, smoking, joint complaints, RA and first degree relatives with rheumatism. Of the ACPA-positive participants, 22.4% had RA (15.2% had defined RA according to our criteria and 7.2% self-reported RA only). In participants without RA, 311 (0.8%) were ACPA-positive. In the non-RA group, older age, smoking and joint complaints remained significantly more frequently present in ACPA-positive compared with ACPA-negative participants. Conclusions In this large population-based study, the prevalence of ACPA levels ≥6.2 U/mL was 1.0% for the total group and 0.8% when excluding patients with RA. Older age, smoking and joint complaints were more frequently present in ACPA-positive Lifelines participants. To our knowledge, this study is the largest study to date on ACPA positivity in the general, mostly Caucasian population.Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases20174285This large population-based study found that ACPA positivity was significantly associated with older age, female gender, smoking, joint complaints, RA and first degree relatives with rheumatism, and was more frequently present in ACPA-positive Lifelines participants.2017-01-02T00:00:00Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases['A. V. Zanten', 'S. Arends', 'C. Roozendaal', 'P. Limburg', 'F. Maas', 'L. Trouw', 'R. Toes', 'T. Huizinga', 'H. Bootsma', 'E. Brouwer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9e7745f9c755931d2ad614f764bd4336bd07215bRecent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled the quantitation of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) encoding the clonal rearranged V(D)J immunoglobulin locus. We aimed to evaluate the clonal heterogeneity of follicular lymphoma (FL) in the tumour and the plasma at diagnosis and to assess the prognostic value of the ctDNA level. Plasma samples at diagnosis were available for 34 patients registered in the PRIMA trial (NCT00140582). One tumour clonotype or more could be detected for 29 (85%) and 25 (74%) patients, respectively, in the tumour or plasma samples. In 18 patients, several subclones were detected in the tumour (2 to 71 subclones/cases) and/or in the plasma (2 to 20 subclones/cases). In more than half of the cases, the distribution of subclones differed between the tumour and plasma samples, reflecting high clonal heterogeneity and diversity in lymphoma subclone dissemination. In multivariate analysis, a high level of ctDNA was the only independent factor associated with patients’ progression-free survival (HR 4, IC 95 (1.1-37), p=.039). In conclusion, an NGS-based immunosequencing method reveals the marked clonal heterogeneity of follicular lymphoma in patients with FL, and quantification of ctDNA at diagnosis represents a potential powerful prognostic biomarker that needs to be investigated in larger cohorts.OncoTarget20172976An NGS-based immunosequencing method reveals the marked clonal heterogeneity of follicular lymphoma in patients with FL, and quantification of ctDNA at diagnosis represents a potential powerful prognostic biomarker that needs to be investigated in larger cohorts.2017-01-02T00:00:00Oncotarget['C. Sarkozy', 'S. Huet', 'V. Carlton', 'B. Fabiani', 'A. Delmer', 'F. Jardin', 'M. Delfau-Larue', 'M. Hacini', 'V. Ribrag', 'S. Guidez', 'M. Faham', 'G. Salles']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9157eadd48e54bb881fa18f5d5dc94848a16cc47ABSTRACT Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis and an increasing incidence, for which novel therapeutic strategies are urgently required. Since the immune system has been described to play a presumed role in the protection against MPM, characterization of its tumor immune microenvironment (TME) and immune checkpoints can identify new immunotherapeutic targets and their predictive and/or prognostic value. To characterize the TME and the immune checkpoint expression profile, we performed immunohistochemistry (IHC) on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue sections from 54 MPM patients (40 at time of diagnosis; 14 treated with chemotherapy). We stained for PD-1, PD-L1, TIM-3, LAG-3, CD4, CD8, CD45RO, granzyme B, FoxP3 and CD68. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationship between the immunological parameters and survival, as well as response to chemotherapy. We found that TIM-3, PD-1 and PD-L1 were expressed on both immune and tumor cells. Strikingly, PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on tumor cells was only seen in unpretreated samples. No LAG-3 expression was observed. CD45RO expression in the stroma was an independent negative predictive factor for response on chemotherapy, while CD4 and TIM-3 expression in lymphoid aggregates were independent prognostic factors for better outcome. Our data propose TIM-3 as a promising new target in mesothelioma. Chemotherapy influences the expression of immune checkpoints and therefore further research on the best combination treatment schedule is required.Oncoimmunology20176271The data propose TIM-3 as a promising new target in mesothelioma after Chemotherapy influences the expression of immune checkpoints and therefore further research on the best combination treatment schedule is required.2017-01-02T00:00:00OncoImmunology['E. Marcq', 'V. Siozopoulou', 'J. De Waele', 'J. V. Van Audenaerde', 'K. Zwaenepoel', 'E. Santermans', 'N. Hens', 'P. Pauwels', 'J. V. van Meerbeeck', 'E. Smits']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bdb1fb0522190fade745005752cc31c9dd90ebc6ABSTRACT Neoliberalism has been discredited as a result of proliferating crises (financial, ecological, care) and mounting inequality. This paper examines the growing research on gender at the World Bank as a site for the construction of a new hegemonic consensus around neoliberalism. Drawing on a computer-assisted inductive analysis of thirty-four Bank publications on gender since 2001, the paper documents Bank efforts to establish a positive relationship between gender equality and growth; shows the expansion of the Bank’s definition of equality as equal opportunity; illustrates how the focus on institutions has enabled engagement with core feminist concerns, such as equality in the family; and traces how incorporating notions of women’s empowerment and agency has made possible a focus on domestic violence. The paper concludes by emphasizing the ambiguous effects of the Bank’s new neoliberalism, which continues to use the market as the arbiter of social values while providing openings for feminist agendas.201786732017-01-02T00:00:00Feminist Economics['Elisabeth Prügl']2017-01-02T00:00:00 443afe86a905b1a17b895009267d57f769d8f811Abstract Background and aim: Normal articulation before school start is a main objective in cleft palate treatment. The aim was to investigate if differences exist in consonant proficiency at age 5 years between children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) randomised to different surgical protocols for primary palatal repair. A secondary aim was to estimate burden of care in terms of received additional secondary surgeries and speech therapy. Design: Three parallel group, randomised clinical trials were undertaken as an international multicentre study by 10 cleft teams in five countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the UK. Methods: Three different surgical protocols for primary palatal repair were tested against a common procedure in the total cohort of 448 children born with non-syndromic UCLP. Speech audio- and video-recordings of 391 children (136 girls and 255 boys) were available and transcribed phonetically. The main outcome measure was Percent Consonants Correct (PCC) from blinded assessments. Results: In Trial 1, arm A showed statistically significant higher PCC scores (82%) than arm B (78%) (p = .045). No significant differences were found between prevalences in Trial 2, A: 79%, C: 82%; or Trial 3, A: 80%, D: 85%. Across all trials, girls achieved better PCC scores, excluding s-errors, than boys (91.0% and 87.5%, respectively) (p = .01). Conclusions: PCC scores were higher in arm A than B in Trial 1, whereas no differences were found between arms in Trials 2 or 3. The burden of care in terms of secondary pharyngeal surgeries, number of fistulae, and speech therapy visits differed. Trial registration: ISRCTN29932826.Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery20175769Investigating if differences exist in consonant proficiency at age 5 years between children with unilateral cleft lip and palate randomised to different surgical protocols for primary palatal repair found that girls achieved better PCC scores, excluding s-errors, than boys.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery['E. Willadsen', 'A. Lohmander', 'C. Persson', 'Inger Lundeborg', 'S. Alaluusua', 'R. Aukner', 'A. Bau', 'M. Boers', 'M. Bowden', 'J. Davies', 'B. Emborg', 'C. Havstam', 'C. Hayden', 'G. Henningsson', 'A. Holmefjord', 'E. Hölttä', 'Mia Kisling-Møller', 'Lillian Kjøll', 'M. Lundberg', 'E. McAleer', 'Jill Nyberg', 'M. Paaso', 'N. Pedersen', 'Therese Rasmussen', 'Sigvor Reisæter', 'H. Andersen', 'A. Schöps', 'Inger-Beate Tørdal', 'G. Semb']2017-01-02T00:00:00 43cc25226e29903dd270b9045cdc75e67118ddacABSTRACT Although researchers have examined sexual solicitation of minors online, there is limited research on the content and patterns of victim-offender chats. These chats have potential use in investigations for triaging and prioritising cases, enhancing understanding of offenders, developing treatments, and crafting education and policy to prevent sexual solicitation of minors online. As part of a broader effort on Internet crimes against children (ICAC), we examine offender chat logs, email threads, and social network posts from state and local task forces on ICAC for a sample of 200 offenders in communications with undercover officers. We use mixed-methods analyses to identify key elements in these cases and propose a typology of online solicitation offenders: cybersex-only offenders, schedulers, cybersex/schedulers, and buyers. These findings provide support and expansion of existing research on offender types using a larger and more geographically diverse sample. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.201727692017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['D. Dehart', 'G. Dwyer', 'M. Seto', 'Robert Moran', 'Elizabeth J. Letourneau', 'Donna Schwarz-Watts']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a3715fb44752b841cd283c794459c3e3f26fd376Abstract Purpose: A European network was initiated in 2012 by 23 partners from 16 European countries with the aim to significantly increase individualized dose reconstruction in case of large-scale radiological emergency scenarios. Results: The network was built on three complementary pillars: (1) an operational basis with seven biological and physical dosimetric assays in ready-to-use mode, (2) a basis for education, training and quality assurance, and (3) a basis for further network development regarding new techniques and members. Techniques for individual dose estimation based on biological samples and/or inert personalized devices as mobile phones or smart phones were optimized to support rapid categorization of many potential victims according to the received dose to the blood or personal devices. Communication and cross-border collaboration were also standardized. To assure long-term sustainability of the network, cooperation with national and international emergency preparedness organizations was initiated and links to radiation protection and research platforms have been developed. A legal framework, based on a Memorandum of Understanding, was established and signed by 27 organizations by the end of 2015. Conclusions: RENEB is a European Network of biological and physical-retrospective dosimetry, with the capacity and capability to perform large-scale rapid individualized dose estimation. Specialized to handle large numbers of samples, RENEB is able to contribute to radiological emergency preparedness and wider large-scale research projects.International Journal of Radiation Biology20177366RENEB is a European Network of biological and physical-retrospective dosimetry, with the capacity and capability to perform large-scale rapid individualized dose estimation and is able to contribute to radiological emergency preparedness and wider large- scale research projects.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Radiation Biology['U. Kulka', 'M. Abend', 'E. Ainsbury', 'C. Badie', 'J. Barquinero', 'L. Barrios', 'C. Beinke', 'E. Bortolin', 'A. Cucu', 'A. De Amicis', 'I. Domínguez', 'P. Fattibene', 'Anne Marie Frøvig', 'E. Gregoire', 'K. Guogytė', 'V. Hadjidekova', 'A. Jaworska', 'R. Kriehuber', 'C. Lindholm', 'D. Lloyd', 'K. Lumniczky', 'F. Lyng', 'R. Meschini', 'S. Mörtl', 'S. Della Monaca', 'O. Monteiro Gil', 'A. Montoro', 'J. Moquet', 'M. Moreno', 'U. Oestreicher', 'F. Palitti', 'G. Pantelias', 'C. Patrono', 'Laure Piqueret-Stephan', 'M. Port', 'M. J. Prieto', 'R. Quintens', 'M. Ricoul', 'H. Romm', 'L. Roy', 'G. Sáfrány', 'L. Sabatier', 'N. Sebastià', 'S. Sommer', 'G. Terzoudi', 'A. Testa', 'H. Thierens', 'I. Turai', 'F. Trompier', 'M. Valente', 'P. Vaz', 'P. Voisin', 'A. Vral', 'C. Woda', 'D. Zafiropoulos', 'A. Wójcik']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6efee0e159d25367245d25471c1ba6a0c4428144Abstract Background and aim: Adequate velopharyngeal function and speech are main goals in the treatment of cleft palate. The objective was to investigate if there were differences in velopharyngeal competency (VPC) and hypernasality at age 5 years in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on with different surgical methods for primary palatal repair. A secondary aim was to estimate burden of care in terms of received additional secondary surgeries and speech therapy. Design: Three parallel group, randomised clinical trials were undertaken as an international multicentre study by 10 cleft teams in five countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the UK. Methods: Three different surgical protocols for primary palatal repair were tested against a common procedure in the total cohort of 448 children born with a non-syndromic UCLP. Speech audio and video recordings of 391 children (136 girls, 255 boys) were available and perceptually analysed. The main outcome measures were VPC and hypernasality from blinded assessments. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the prevalences in the arms in any of the trials. VPC: Trial 1, A: 58%, B: 61%; Trial 2, A: 57%, C: 54%; Trial 3, A: 35%, D: 51%. No hypernasality: Trial 1, A: 54%, B: 44%; Trial 2, A: 47%, C: 51%; Trial 3, A: 34%, D: 49%. Conclusions: No differences were found regarding VPC and hypernasality at age 5 years after different methods for primary palatal repair. The burden of care in terms of secondary pharyngeal surgeries, number of fistulae, and speech therapy visits differed. Trial registration: ISRCTN29932826.Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery20175762No differences were found regarding VPC and hypernasality at age 5 years after different methods for primary palatal repair after an international multicentre study of children born with unilateral cleft lip and palate operated on with different surgical methods.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery['A. Lohmander', 'C. Persson', 'E. Willadsen', 'Inger Lundeborg', 'S. Alaluusua', 'R. Aukner', 'A. Bau', 'M. Boers', 'M. Bowden', 'J. Davies', 'B. Emborg', 'C. Havstam', 'C. Hayden', 'G. Henningsson', 'A. Holmefjord', 'E. Hölttä', 'Mia Kisling-Møller', 'Lillian Kjøll', 'M. Lundberg', 'E. McAleer', 'Jill Nyberg', 'M. Paaso', 'N. Pedersen', 'Therese Rasmussen', 'Sigvor Reisæter', 'Helene Søgaard Andersen', 'A. Schöps', 'Inger-Beate Tørdal', 'G. Semb']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9c36b30f8bd3b70d5e6207c800cd1396349af625ABSTRACT There is a consistent evidence base showing that recovery pathways are initiated and enhanced by positive social networks and the underlying changes in social identity that is associated with the transition from stigmatized and excluded groups to positive and prosocial groups. There is also a growing literature that focuses on community engagement as a vital ingredient of recovery journeys, with engagement in recreational activities, training and employment, volunteering, and mutual aid and other peer activities seen as important components of a Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC). The mechanism for identifying such community assets that has been widely used is Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), and the process for engaging people in such groups is known as Assertive Linkage. The current article introduces two innovative research methods—social identity mapping (SIM)—and Assertive Linkage and ABCD to create a model for identifying individuals in early recovery in need of community support and strong linkage approaches. The resulting “ice cream cone” model of assertive community connections provides a practical framework for implementing one aspect of generating a ROSC, building individual recovery capital through positive networks and building community assets, underpinned by the idea of recovery capital as a metric that can be quantified and used as the basis for recovery support and planning.201745632017-01-02T00:00:00Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly['D. Best', 'J. Irving', 'Beth Collinson', 'C. Andersson', 'Michael Edwards']2017-01-02T00:00:00 569f1de76fed42b71f8177486eb123a60d6c6a6eAbstract Background and aims: Longstanding uncertainty surrounds the selection of surgical protocols for the closure of unilateral cleft lip and palate, and randomised trials have only rarely been performed. This paper is an introduction to three randomised trials of primary surgery for children born with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). It presents the protocol developed for the trials in CONSORT format, and describes the management structure that was developed to achieve the long-term engagement and commitment required to complete the project. Method: Ten established national or regional cleft centres participated. Lip and soft palate closure at 3–4 months, and hard palate closure at 12 months served as a common method in each trial. Trial 1 compared this with hard palate closure at 36 months. Trial 2 compared it with lip closure at 3–4 months and hard and soft palate closure at 12 months. Trial 3 compared it with lip and hard palate closure at 3–4 months and soft palate closure at 12 months. The primary outcomes were speech and dentofacial development, with a series of perioperative and longer-term secondary outcomes. Results: Recruitment of 448 infants took place over a 9-year period, with 99.8% subsequent retention at 5 years. Conclusion: The series of reports that follow this introductory paper include comparisons at age 5 of surgical outcomes, speech outcomes, measures of dentofacial development and appearance, and parental satisfaction. The outcomes recorded and the numbers analysed for each outcome and time point are described in the series. Trial registration: ISRCTN29932826.Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery20171364The protocol developed for the three randomised trials of primary surgery for children born with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate is presented, and the management structure that was developed to achieve the long-term engagement and commitment required to complete the project is described.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery['G. Semb', 'H. Enemark', 'H. Friede', 'G. Paulin', 'J. Lilja', 'J. Rautio', 'Mikael Andersen', 'F. Åbyholm', 'A. Lohmander', 'W. Shaw', 'K. Mølsted', 'A. Heliövaara', 'S. Bolund', 'J. Hukki', 'H. Vindenes', 'Peter J. Davenport', 'K. Arctander', 'O. Larson', 'A. Berggren', 'D. Whitby', 'A. Leonard', 'E. Neovius', 'A. Elander', 'E. Willadsen', 'R. Bannister', 'E. Bradbury', 'G. Henningsson', 'C. Persson', 'Philip Eyres', 'B. Emborg', 'Mia Kisling-Møller', 'A. Küseler', 'Birthe Granhof Black', 'A. Schöps', 'A. Bau', 'M. Boers', 'H. Andersen', 'Karin Jeppesen', 'Dorte Marxen', 'M. Paaso', 'E. Hölttä', 'S. Alaluusua', 'Leena Turunen', 'Kirsti Humerinta', 'U. Elfving-Little', 'Inger-Beate Tørdal', 'Lillian Kjøll', 'R. Aukner', 'Ø. Hide', 'K. B. Feragen', 'Elisabeth Rønning', 'Pål Skaare', 'Eli Brinck', 'Ann-Magritt Semmingsen', 'N. Lindberg', 'M. Bowden', 'J. Davies', 'Jeanette Mooney', 'H. Bellardie', 'Nina Schofield', 'Jill Nyberg', 'M. Lundberg', 'A. Karsten', 'M. Larson', 'A. Holmefjord', 'Sigvor Reisæter', 'N. Pedersen', 'Therese Rasmussen', 'R. Tindlund', 'Paul Sæle', 'Reidunn Blomhoff', 'Gry Jacobsen', 'C. Havstam', 'S. Rizell', 'L. Enocson', 'C. Hagberg', 'Midia Najar Chalien', 'Anna Paganini', 'Inger Lundeborg', 'A. Marcusson', 'A. Mjönes', 'Annica Gustavsson', 'C. Hayden', 'E. McAleer', 'Emma Slevan', 'T. Gregg', 'H. Worthington']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1c83d039f1f9419fd6695f673920207d140f0649Abstract Objective: Computerized neuropsychological assessment of concussion has rapidly expanded and Immediate Post-Concussion and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) is among the most commonly used measures in this domain. ImPACT was primarily developed for use with athletic populations but continues to expand beyond athletics to settings such as the workplace and schools where motivational dispositions may vary. The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review of existing research investigating the prevalence of invalid baseline results and the effectiveness of ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators in detecting suspect effort.Method: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed in order to systematically structure a search across four databases and analysis of studies that presented data related to the prevalence of invalid performance and/or the effectiveness of ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators.Results: A total of 17 studies included prevalence rates of invalid performances or examined the effectiveness of ImPACT’s invalidity indicators. Of the 17 studies, 12 included prevalence rates of invalid baseline results; and across this group of studies (after removing an outlier), the weighted prevalence rate of invalid baseline results was 6%. Four of the 17 studies examined the effectiveness of ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators. ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators correctly identified suboptimal effort in approximately 80% of individuals instructed to perform poorly and avoid detection (‘coached’) or instructed to perform poorly (‘naïve’).Conclusions: These findings raise a number of issues pertaining to the use of ImPACT. Invalid performance incidence may increase with large group versus individual administration, use in nonclinical settings, and among those with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder or learning disability. Additionally, the older desktop version of ImPACT appears to be associated with a higher rate of invalid performances than the online version. Although ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators detect invalid performance at a rate of 6% on average, known group validity studies suggest that these measures miss invalid performance approximately 20% of the time when individuals purposefully underperform.Clinical Neuropsychologist20176257Although ImPACT’s embedded invalidity indicators detect invalid performance at a rate of 6% on average, known group validity studies suggest that these measures miss invalid performance approximately 20% of the time when individuals purposefully underperform.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Clinical Neuropsychologist['C. Gaudet', 'L. Weyandt']2017-01-02T00:00:00 15caa68037f5df38103966fc3142c07d60e05318ABSTRACT The present study investigated transcripts of adults sexually grooming decoy victims on the Internet. One hundred transcripts were coded for offender characteristics, victim characteristics, and dynamics of the conversation. The results revealed that all of the offenders were male, most of whom believed they were communicating with an adolescent female. The sexual intentions of the offenders were made clear, with the majority introducing sexual content early on into the conversation. The length of the contact ranged from one day to nearly one year, suggesting that the duration of the online grooming process may vary significantly. The majority of offenders also communicated with the decoy victim over the telephone and attempted to arrange an in-person meeting, many within short periods of time. Implications for prevention and future research are discussed.201741532017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['Georgia M. Winters', 'L. Kaylor', 'E. Jeglic']2017-01-02T00:00:00 28181a53ec34b72485d487b387f2684c3f18c9dcABSTRACT A shift in focus from symptoms and disability towards the capacity and potential of the person with dementia is urgently needed to create a more balanced view of dementia and a more dementia-friendly society, which enables people and their families to adapt to the changes dementia brings in their lives. The new concept of social health suggested by Huber and colleagues seems helpful to make such a shift. In this dedicated special issue, a consensus-based operationalization of the concept of social health in dementia is proposed and several aspects of social health and related dementia care are addressed within the framework of European collaborative projects of the INTERDEM network.Aging & Mental Health20171661In this dedicated special issue, a consensus-based operationalization of the concept of social health in dementia is proposed and several aspects ofsocial health and related dementia care are addressed within the framework of European collaborative projects of the INTERDEM network.2017-01-02T00:00:00Aging & Mental Health['M. D. de Vugt', 'R. Dröes']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f5e919431681d043f2bd5eb129dd1f0813304a85ABSTRACT Social support can attenuate the behavioral and stress hormone response to threat, a phenomenon called social buffering. The mother’s social buffering of the infant is one of the more robust examples; yet we understand little about the neurobiology. Using a rodent model, we explore the neurobiology of social buffering by assessing neural processing of the maternal odor, a major cue controlling social buffering in rat pups. We used pups before (postnatal day (PN) 7) and after (PN14, PN23) the functional emergence of social buffering. Pups were injected with 14C 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) and presented with the maternal odor, a control preferred odor incapable of social buffering (acetophenone), or no odor. Brains were removed, processed for autoradiography and brain areas identified as important in adult social buffering were assessed, including the amygdala basolateral complex (Basolateral Amygdala [BLA]), medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Results suggest dramatic changes in the processing of maternal odor. PN7 pups show mPFC and ACC activation, although PN14 pups showed no activation of the mPFC, ACC, or BLA. All brain areas assessed were recruited by PN23. Additional analysis suggests substantial changes in functional connectivity across development. Together, these results imply complex nonlinear transitions in the neurobiology of social buffering in early life that may provide insight into the changing role of the mother in supporting social buffering.Social Neuroscience201717561Assessment of neural processing of the maternal odor in rat pups implies complex nonlinear transitions in the neurobiology of social buffering in early life that may provide insight into the changing role of the mother in supporting socialbuffering.2017-01-02T00:00:00Social Neuroscience['Syrina Al Aïn', 'R. Perry', 'B. Nunez', 'Kassandra E. Kayser', 'Chase Hochman', 'Elizabeth Brehman', 'Miranda LaComb', 'D. Wilson', 'R. Sullivan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 69ca8b910ced81bb4646eeec4fb3cfe41f0517e9Abstract Background: The St Gallen surrogate definition of the intrinsic subtypes of breast cancer consist of five subgroups based on estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR), human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2), and Ki-67. PgR and Ki-67 are used for discriminating between the ‘Luminal A-like’ and ‘Luminal B-like (HER2-negative)’ subtypes. Histological grade (G) has prognostic value in breast cancer; however, its relationship to the St Gallen subtypes is not clear. Based on a previous pilot study, we hypothesized that G could be a primary discriminator for ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancers that were G1 or G3, whereas Ki-67 and PgR could provide additional prognostic information specifically for patients with G2 tumors. To test this hypothesis, a larger patient cohort was examined. Patients and methods: Six hundred seventy-one patients (≥35 years of age, pT1-2, pN0-1) with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer and complete data for PgR, Ki-67, G, lymph node status, tumor size, age, and distant disease-free survival (DDFS; median follow-up 9.2 years) were included. Results: ‘Luminal A-like’ tumors were mostly G1 or G2 (90%) whereas ‘Luminal B-like’ tumors were mostly G2 or G3 (87%) and corresponded with good and poor DDFS, respectively. In ‘Luminal B-like’ tumors that were G1 (n = 23), no metastasis occurred, whereas 14 of 40 ‘Luminal A-like’ tumors that were G3 metastasized. In the G2 subgroup, low PgR and high Ki-67 were associated with an increased risk of distant metastases, hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8 (0.95–3.4) and 1.5 (0.80–2.8), respectively. Conclusions: Patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative/G1 breast cancer have a good prognosis, similar to that of ‘Luminal A-like’, while those with ER-positive/HER2-negative/G3 breast cancer have a worse prognosis, similar to that of ‘Luminal B-like’, when assessed independently of PgR and Ki-67. Therapy decisions based on Ki-67 and PgR might thus be restricted to the subgroup G2.Acta oncologica20172962Patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative/G1 breast cancer have a good prognosis, similar to that of ‘Luminal A-like’, while those with ER’s positive/her2- negative/G3 breast cancers have a worse prognosis; therapy decisions based on Ki-67 and PgR might be restricted to the subgroup G2.2017-01-02T00:00:00Acta Oncologica['A. Ehinger', 'P. Malmström', 'P. Bendahl', 'C. Elston', 'Anna-Karin Falck', 'Carina Forsare', 'D. Grabau', 'L. Rydén', 'O. Stål', 'M. Fernö']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3852639d15928c3912be8c7d801452465a0cfeedABSTRACT Problem: Point-of-care ultrasound has been a novel addition to undergraduate medical education at a few medical schools. The impact is not fully understood, and few rigorous assessments of educational outcomes exist. This study assessed the impact of a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum on image acquisition, interpretation, and student and faculty perceptions of the course. Intervention: All 142 first-year medical students completed a curriculum on ultrasound physics and instrumentation, cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal imaging. A flipped classroom model of preclass tutorials and tests augmenting live, hands-on scanning sessions was incorporated into the physical examination course. Students and faculty completed surveys on impressions of the curriculum, and all students under-went competency assessments with standardized patients. Context: The curriculum was a mandatory part of the physical examination course and was taught by experienced clinician-sonographers as well as faculty who do not routinely perform sonography in their clinical practice. Outcome: Students and faculty agreed that the physical examination course was the right time to introduce ultrasound (87% and 80%). Students demonstrated proper use of the ultrasound machine functions (M score = 91.55), and cardiac, thoracic, and abdominal system assessments (M score = 80.35, 79.58, and 71.57, respectively). Students and faculty valued the curriculum, and students demonstrated basic competency in performance and interpretation of ultrasound. Further study is needed to determine how to best incorporate this emerging technology into a robust learning experience for medical students.Teaching and learning in medicine20172453A flipped classroom model of preclass tutorials and tests augmenting live, hands-on scanning sessions was incorporated into the physical examination course and students demonstrated basic competency in performance and interpretation of ultrasound.2017-01-02T00:00:00Teaching and Learning in Medicine['B. Nelson', 'J. Hojsak', 'Elizabeth Dei Rossi', 'R. Karani', 'J. Narula']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6c4aaa391e4c765e632ea41feca97870ddc8f569Abstract Impulsivity (and related traits reward/punishment sensitivity and tolerance to delayed rewards) and gambling cognitions have been linked to gambling. However, their independent associations with gambling preferences and clinical status have never been dissociated. The current study applied a data-driven strategy to identify gambling preferences, based on gambling frequency in several modalities. The two resulting factors were used to classify gambling disorder patients (GDPs) and non-problem recreational gamblers (RGs) into Type I (preferring cards, casino games and skill-based bets) and Type II (preferring slot machines, lotteries/pools and bingo). Participants were assessed in impulsivity, delay discounting, reward/punishment sensitivity, gambling-related cognitions, gambling severity, gambling frequency and average amount gambled per episode. GDPs scored higher than RGs in positive and negative urgency, delay discounting, reward sensitivity and intensity of gambling-related cognitions, but less in lack of perseverance. Additionally, Type II gamblers had greater difficulties delaying gratification, whereas Type I gamblers showed higher cognitive distortion and reward sensitivity levels. In practical terms, the finding that some characteristics are equally pervasive in disordered gamblers independently of their preferences (affect-driven impulsivity), whereas others (distorted cognitions, reward sensitivity, delay discounting) are more prominent in one type or the other, provides a basis to establish targets’ priority in therapy.201791532017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['J. F. Navas', 'J. Billieux', 'Ana Perandrés-Gómez', 'Francisca López-Torrecillas', 'A. Cándido', 'J. Perales']2017-01-02T00:00:00 1ced7bbfc31bab702a4d54f4d1e4cc76cc911f33Abstract Purpose: RENEB, ‘Realising the European Network of Biodosimetry and Physical Retrospective Dosimetry,’ is a network for research and emergency response mutual assistance in biodosimetry within the EU. Within this extremely active network, a number of new dosimetry methods have recently been proposed or developed. There is a requirement to test and/or validate these candidate techniques and inter-comparison exercises are a well-established method for such validation. Materials and methods: The authors present details of inter-comparisons of four such new methods: dicentric chromosome analysis including telomere and centromere staining; the gene expression assay carried out in whole blood; Raman spectroscopy on blood lymphocytes, and detection of radiation-induced thermoluminescent signals in glass screens taken from mobile phones. Results: In general the results show good agreement between the laboratories and methods within the expected levels of uncertainty, and thus demonstrate that there is a lot of potential for each of the candidate techniques. Conclusions: Further work is required before the new methods can be included within the suite of reliable dosimetry methods for use by RENEB partners and others in routine and emergency response scenarios.International Journal of Radiation Biology20173256Inter-comparisons of four new dosimetry methods proposed or developed show good agreement between the laboratories and methods within the expected levels of uncertainty, and demonstrate that there is a lot of potential for each of the candidate techniques.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Radiation Biology['E. Ainsbury', 'C. Badie', 'S. Barnard', 'G. Manning', 'J. Moquet', 'M. Abend', 'Ana Catarina Antunes', 'L. Barrios', 'C. Bassinet', 'C. Beinke', 'E. Bortolin', 'L. Bossin', 'Clare Bricknell', 'K. Brzóska', 'I. Buraczewska', 'Carlos Huertas Castaño', 'Z. Čemusová', 'M. Christiansson', 'Santiago Mateos Cordero', 'G. Cosler', 'S. D. Monaca', 'F. Desangles', 'M. Discher', 'I. Domínguez', 'S. Doucha-Senf', 'J. Eakins', 'P. Fattibene', 'S. Filippi', 'M. Frenzel', 'Dimka Georgieva', 'E. Gregoire', 'K. Guogytė', 'V. Hadjidekova', 'L. Hadjiiska', 'R. Hristova', 'M. Karakosta', 'E. Kis', 'R. Kriehuber', 'Jungil Lee', 'D. Lloyd', 'K. Lumniczky', 'F. Lyng', 'E. Macaeva', 'Matthaeus Majewski', 'S. Vanda Martins', 'S. McKeever', 'A. Meade', 'Dinesh K R Medipally', 'R. Meschini', 'R. M’kacher', 'O. M. Gil', 'A. Montero', 'M. Moreno', 'M. Noditi', 'U. Oestreicher', 'D. Oskamp', 'F. Palitti', 'V. Palma', 'G. Pantelias', 'J. Pateux', 'C. Patrono', 'G. Pepe', 'M. Port', 'M. J. Prieto', 'M. C. Quattrini', 'R. Quintens', 'M. Ricoul', 'L. Roy', 'L. Sabatier', 'N. Sebastià', 'S. Sholom', 'S. Sommer', 'A. Staynova', 'Sonja Strunz', 'G. Terzoudi', 'A. Testa', 'F. Trompier', 'M. Valente', 'O. V. Hoey', 'I. Veronese', 'A. Wójcik', 'C. Woda']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fcbcaa3a52972fd662aa98f6ee0095fcc5658956ABSTRACT This study aimed to better understand predictors of evidence-based assessment practices for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nationwide, 402 school psychologists were surveyed for their knowledge of and training and experience with ASD on assessment practices, including reported areas of training needs. The majority of school psychologists reported that they did not engage in comprehensive assessment of ASD, which was defined as assessments that consider all areas of development in addition to the use of ASD-specific instruments. Results from logistic regression revealed that experience and training, working with young children with ASD, and geographic location predicted use of evidence-based assessment practices. Experience and training with ASD was the strongest predictor of evidence-based assessment. No differences in training needs were indicated by school psychologists whose practices were consistent with evidence-based assessment and those whose practices were not. Overall, the results identified gaps between best and current practices by school psychologists and highlight areas of need for additional training and professional development.201796512017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Applied School Psychology['Rachel Aiello', 'Lisa A. Ruble', 'A. Esler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9bc3d803c4b7f039f066b51b7abd9d38a085e520Within criminology there are few theoretical attempts to understand both crime in the streets (traditional crime) and crime in the suites (crimes of the powerful). Lois Presser’s Why We Harm undert...20170482017-01-02T00:00:00Contemporary Justice Review['Elizabeth A. Bradshaw']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a3b06a0716a6871c89aa33d370ac3127f4763907Abstract Purpose: In the framework of the ‘Realizing the European Network of Biodosimetry’ (RENEB) project, two intercomparison exercises were conducted to assess the suitability of an optimized version of the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay, and to evaluate the capacity of a large laboratory network performing biodosimetry for radiation emergency triages. Twelve European institutions participated in the first exercise, and four non-RENEB labs were added in the second one. Materials and methods: Irradiated blood samples were shipped to participating labs, whose task was to culture these samples and provide a blind dose estimate. Micronucleus analysis was performed by automated, semi-automated and manual procedures. Results: The dose estimates provided by network laboratories were in good agreement with true administered doses. The most accurate estimates were reported for low dose points (≤ 0.94 Gy). For higher dose points (≥ 2.7 Gy) a larger variation in estimates was observed, though in the second exercise the number of acceptable estimates increased satisfactorily. Higher accuracy was achieved with the semi-automated method. Conclusion: The results of the two exercises performed by our network demonstrate that the micronucleus assay is a useful tool for large-scale radiation emergencies, and can be successfully implemented within a large network of laboratories.International Journal of Radiation Biology20172653The results of the two exercises performed by the RENEB network demonstrate that the micronucleus assay is a useful tool for large-scale radiation emergencies, and can be successfully implemented within a large network of laboratories.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Radiation Biology['Julie Depuydt', 'A. Baeyens', 'S. Barnard', 'C. Beinke', 'Anett Benedek', 'P. Beukes', 'I. Buraczewska', 'F. Darroudi', 'S. de Sanctis', 'I. Domínguez', 'O. Monteiro Gil', 'V. Hadjidekova', 'E. Kis', 'U. Kulka', 'F. Lista', 'K. Lumniczky', 'R. M’kacher', 'J. Moquet', 'D. Obreja', 'U. Oestreicher', 'J. Pajic', 'N. Pastor', 'Ljubomira Popova', 'E. Regalbuto', 'M. Ricoul', 'L. Sabatier', 'J. Slabbert', 'S. Sommer', 'A. Testa', 'H. Thierens', 'A. Wójcik', 'A. Vral']2017-01-02T00:00:00 496836409d546a2b16e3f9941527169b4bbbc9a0ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a content knowledge and reading comprehension treatment implemented by 8th-grade social studies teachers over the course of 1 school year. We randomly assigned 8th-grade students with reading difficulties to the intervention treatment condition (n = 45) or the business-as-usual comparison condition (n = 33). Students in the treatment condition scored statistically higher than students in the comparison condition on measures of knowledge acquisition (effect size [ES] = 0.35), content reading comprehension (ES = 0.59), and vocabulary recall (ES = 0.65). The small ES on standardized reading comprehension (ES = 0.10) favoring the treatment condition was not statistically significant.201751452017-01-02T00:00:00Reading & Writing Quarterly['Elizabeth A. Swanson', 'Jeanne Wanzek', 'S. Vaughn', 'Anna-Mária Fall', 'Greg Roberts', 'Colby Hall', 'V. L. Miller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0b1c8b3d14295197e3516ea7ab7e353c4eb99b30ABSTRACT This paper argues that Russia and China are partners of consequence and that the neglect of the normative dimension of the Sino-Russian relationship has led its impact on global governance to be undervalued and misunderstood. Following a constructivist approach, the paper examines the shared norms underlying an ever closer Sino-Russian partnership, despite divergent interests in a number of areas. A first section examines how shared norms lead Russia and China to define their identity similarly, facilitate joint actions, and constrain their individual policy choices. For Russia, elaborating its own unique identity is crucial to its claim to global status, though complicated by interactions with multiple ‘Others.’ Russia's effort to engage Asian partners is often viewed as hedging against China, but as second section argues that Russian engagement in Asia is better understood in terms of Russia's effort to define an Asian identity. A third section highlights the securitization/desecuritization dynamic in Sino-Russian economic relations. Xi Jinping's efforts to redefine China's global role reinforces its tendency to desecuritize the vulnerabilities that lead China to seek economic cooperation with Russia. Russia, fearing becoming a ‘resource appendage’ of China, then securitizes economic relations with China.2017121502017-01-02T00:00:00The Pacific Review['Elizabeth Wishnick']2017-01-02T00:00:00 acbe709b5845501036f3facb1f6fd9a2a7038849This article discusses how visuality, through the mobility of Instagram, modifies individuals’ mediated lives. In particular, it examines how Instagram transforms individuals’ perceptions of their interpersonal relationships. It advances a critical re-reading of the concept of mobility (smart mobile devices) and the new approach to sociality. Conducting an empirical examination, this article delineates the changing dynamics that digitality determines within contemporary life experiences. Findings show that the ubiquitous use of smart mobile devices leads individuals towards the development of new forms and conceptions of mobile mediated visualities. In order to understand the rise of new visual practices based on Pink’s ethnographic work, this article considers how relationships develop among individuals, visual technologies, practices and images, society and culture. A qualitative approach informed by netnography, computer-mediated interviews and visual analysis is employed in this study. The critical analysis of 44 participant interviews and their photo sharing behaviour presents the transformations that the mediation and mobility of Instagram bring into everyday relations between humans and technologies. The increased use of social media shows how sociality is affected and mediated by new mobile technologies. Although the social potentiality of (visual) social relationships itself does not offer a variety of verbal communication mechanisms, it encourages offline meetings or the relocation onto other social media. This shows that every alteration in the structure of societies has influence on individuals and on their means of expression.201731502017-01-02T00:00:00Photographies['Elisa Serafinelli']2017-01-02T00:00:00 93fb6add9f95ade3b2723a89338b9c4676c605ddThere is growing evidence that estradiol (E2) enhances fear extinction memory consolidation. However, it is unclear how E2 influences the nodes of the fear extinction network to enhance extinction memory. This study begins to delineate the neural circuits underlying the influence of E2 on fear extinction acquisition and consolidation in female rats. After fear conditioning (day 1), naturally cycling female rats underwent extinction learning (day 2) in a low‐E2 state, receiving a systemic administration of either E2 or vehicle prior to extinction training. Extinction memory recall was then tested 24 hr later (day 3). We measured immediate early gene c‐fos expression within the extinction network during fear extinction learning and extinction recall. During extinction learning, E2 treatment increased centrolateral amygdala c‐fos activity and reduced lateral amygdala activity relative to vehicle. During extinction recall, E2‐treated rats exhibited reduced c‐fos expression in the centromedial amygdala. There were no group differences in c‐fos expression within the medial prefrontal cortex or dorsal hippocampus. Examining c‐fos ratios with the infralimbic cortex (IL) revealed that, despite the lack of group differences within the IL, E2 treatment induced greater IL activity relative to both prelimbic cortex and central amygdala (CeA) activity during extinction memory recall. Only the relationship between IL and CeA activity positively correlated with extinction retention. In conclusion, E2 appears to modify interactions between the IL and the CeA in females, shifting from stronger amygdalar modulation of fear during extinction learning to stronger IL control during extinction recall. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Journal of Neuroscience Research20174650E2 appears to modify interactions between the IL and the CeA in females, shifting from stronger amygdalar modulation of fear during extinction learning to stronger IL control during extinction recall.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Neuroscience Research['Lisa Y. Maeng', 'K. K. Cover', 'M. B. Taha', 'Aaron J. Landau', 'M. Milad', 'K. Lebrón‐Milad']2017-01-02T00:00:00 89f9f261c2a0f7687b9e9fc011307d291c8673cfPrevious research on landmark selection and route learning derived many of its conclusions from the analysis of memory tasks and verbal route descriptions. We examined the extent to which these findings are reflected in gaze behavior. Wearing a mobile eye tracking device, participants learned the first part of a real-world route incidentally and the second part intentionally. When compared with incidental learning, intentional learning led to a stronger focus on landmarks at structurally salient locations. In contrast, landmarks with a higher level of visual salience attracted generally more fixation time. This finding remained unaffected by learning intention. Our results support the validity of established theoretical frameworks about landmark selection and route learning by extending them to the level of gaze behavior. Additionally, they provide insight into subtle changes of properties determining a landmark's salience as a result of learning intention.Spatial Cogn. Comput.20173649The results support the validity of established theoretical frameworks about landmark selection and route learning by extending them to the level of gaze behavior and provide insight into subtle changes of properties determining a landmark's salience as a result of learning intention.2017-01-02T00:00:00Spatial Cognition & Computation['Flora Wenczel', 'Lisa Hepperle', 'R. Stülpnagel']2017-01-02T00:00:00 573d8b069b04b973ac7d4ea09ac4f7bc41b77969The paper by Fotopoulou and Tsakiris proposes that the most fundamental features of a human (e.g. the minimal self), including sensation, interoception and affect, develop in a relational manner, and rely on self-related concepts (e.g. mentalizing homeostasis) learned in a social context. Indeed, a growing body of literature supports this theory and emphasizes the role of social regulation during development. In support of Fotopoulou and Tsakiris, we too propose that the brain is fundamentally designed for allostasis, and that all feeling, thinking and perceiving proceeds with allostasis, its sensory consequences (interoception) and their low dimensional features (affect) at the core. We propose that infants depend on their caretakers for survival, such that social dyads keep the infant alive by promoting learning of a conceptual system for how to make sense of the body in the world. Within social dyads, infants’ brains learn to conceptualize interoceptive and other perceptual information in the service of self-regulation. We further propose that the neural capacities for social functioning does not derive from inborn modules, but instead develop within social dyads while caregivers intentionally establish and support allostasis in the infant.201725452017-01-02T00:00:00Neuropsychoanalysis['S. Atzil', 'L. F. Barrett']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8eb96742a6215d814038508168a3833c2b29e50fABSTRACT The corticioid fungi are commonly encountered, highly diverse, ecologically important, and understudied. We collected specimens in 60 pine and spruce forests across North America to survey corticioid fungal frequency and distribution and to compile an internal transcribed spacer (ITS) database for the group. Sanger sequences from the ITS region of vouchered specimens were compared with sequences on GenBank and UNITE, and with high-throughput sequence data from soil and roots taken at the same sites. Out of 425 high-quality Sanger sequences from vouchered specimens, we recovered 223 distinct operational taxonomic units (OTUs), the majority of which could not be assigned to species by matching to the BLAST database. Corticioid fungi were found to be hyperdiverse, as supported by the observations that nearly two-thirds of our OTUs were represented by single collections and species estimator curves showed steep slopes with no plateaus. We estimate that 14.8–24.7% of our voucher-based OTUs are likely to be ectomycorrhizal (EM). Corticioid fungi recovered from the soil formed a different community assemblage, with EM taxa accounting for 40.5–58.6% of OTUs. We compared basidioma sequences with EM root tips from our data, GenBank, or UNITE, and with this approach, we reiterate existing speculations that Trechispora stellulata is EM. We found that corticioid fungi have a significant distance-decay pattern, adding to the literature supporting fungi as having geographically structured communities. This study provides a first view of the diversity of this important group across North American pine forests, but much of the biology and taxonomy of these diverse, important, and widespread fungi remains unknown.Mycologia20175843It is found that corticioid fungi have a significant distance-decay pattern, adding to the literature supporting fungi as having geographically structured communities, and reiterate existing speculations that Trechispora stellulata is EM.2017-01-02T00:00:00Mycologia['Lisa M. Rosenthal', 'K. Larsson', 'S. Branco', 'Judy A. Chung', 'Sydney I. Glassman', 'Hui-Ling Liao', 'K. Peay', 'Dylan P. Smith', 'J. M. Talbot', 'John W. Taylor', 'E. Vellinga', 'R. Vilgalys', 'T. Bruns']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2df3b4c7b3ce5bbffa363c77b5640ea6e7b5565fABSTRACT The purpose of this review is to provide a critical analysis of research on staff training procedures to identify best practices as well as unanswered questions, which may be addressed in future research. We analyzed 24 articles along the dimensions of participant and intervention characteristics; the procedures targeted for training, training components, and mediums of delivery; the duration of training and the effectiveness of the outcomes; the generality; and the social validity of the training strategies. We discussed the implication of the findings as they relate to research and practice.201778522017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Organizational Behavior Management['Marnie Shapiro', 'Ellie Kazemi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 800ecf5fc12dbc5f0df14845f2ab6d4cae6ffe09Abstract Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience various functioning and participation problems in higher education, which may cause difficulties such as drop out or low grade point averages. However, it remains unclear how often and during which teaching and evaluation methods the functioning and participation problems occur and which reasonable accommodations are effective in dealing with them. These gaps in the literature are addressed in this survey-based study. In total, 43 students with ASD, 30 student counsellors and 43 students without a disability of institutions of higher education in Flanders (Belgium) participated in the study. The results show that students with ASD most frequently experience problems with verbal and non-verbal communication, are oversensitive to change and have difficulty distinguishing the gist of the syllabus from the details. Furthermore, it is shown that, on average, these problems arise mostly during classical teaching and evaluation methods. Finally, the perceived effectiveness of reasonable accommodations is dependent on the functioning and participation problem experienced by the student with ASD in higher education. In conclusion, both personal and environmental characteristics should be taken into account when selecting and implementing reasonable accommodations for these students.201731472017-01-02T00:00:00European Journal of Special Needs Education['D. Jansen', 'K. Petry', 'E. Ceulemans', 'I. Noens', 'D. Baeyens']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0fc04f95ce2ebe7562ab51f390b8f63c4a594cbaHairy cell leukemia variant (HCLv) is a rare B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder that resembles classical hairy cell leukemia (HCLc) histologically but is immunophenotypically and clinically distin...Leukemia and Lymphoma20171548Hairy cell leukemia variant (HCLv) is a rare B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder that resembles classical hairy cell leukemia histologically but is immunophenotypically and clinically distin...2017-01-02T00:00:00Leukemia & Lymphoma['Emily F. Mason', 'Ronald D. Brown', 'David P Szeto', 'C. Gibson', 'Yonghui Jia', 'E. Garcia', 'C. Jacobson', 'P. Dal Cin', 'F. Kuo', 'G. Pinkus', 'N. Lindeman', 'L. Sholl', 'J. Aster', 'E. Morgan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5d7e6d89c38b8915e2c324e307b177a0157fde44We present a search for magnetically broadened gamma-ray emission around active galactic nuclei (AGNs), using VERITAS observations of seven hard-spectrum blazars. A cascade process occurs when multi-TeV gamma-rays from an AGN interact with extragalactic background light (EBL) photons to produce electron–positron pairs, which then interact with cosmic microwave background photons via inverse-Compton scattering to produce gamma-rays. Due to the deflection of the electron–positron pairs, a non-zero intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) would potentially produce detectable effects on the angular distribution of the cascade emission. In particular, an angular broadening compared to the unscattered emission could occur. Through non-detection of angularly broadened emission from 1ES 1218+304, the source with the largest predicted cascade fraction, we exclude a range of IGMF strengths around 10−14 G at the 95% confidence level. The extent of the exclusion range varies with the assumptions made about the intrinsic spectrum of 1ES 1218+304 and the EBL model used in the simulation of the cascade process. All of the sources are used to set limits on the flux due to extended emission.201745452017-01-02T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['S. Archambault', 'A. Archer', 'W. Benbow', 'M. Buchovecky', 'V. Bugaev', 'M. Cerruti', 'M. Connolly', 'W. Cui', 'W. Cui', 'A. Falcone', 'M. F. Alonso', 'J. Finley', 'H. Fleischhack', 'L. Fortson', 'A. Furniss', 'S. Griffin', 'M. Hütten', 'O. Hervet', 'J. Holder', 'T. Humensky', 'C. Johnson', 'P. Kaaret', 'P. Kar', 'D. Kieda', 'M. Krause', 'F. Krennrich', 'M. Lang', 'T. T. Lin', 'G. Maier', 'S. McArthur', 'P. Moriarty', 'D. Nieto', 'S. O’Brien', 'R. Ong', 'A. Otte', 'M. Pohl', 'A. Popkow', 'E. Pueschel', 'J. Quinn', 'K. Ragan', 'P. Reynolds', 'G. Richards', 'E. Roache', 'A. Rovero', 'I. Sadeh', 'K. Shahinyan', 'D. Staszak', 'I. Telezhinsky', 'J. Tyler', 'S. Wakely', 'A. Weinstein', 'T. Weisgarber', 'P. Wilcox', 'A. Wilhelm', 'D. Williams', 'B. Zitzer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3e2a36b27a83803b2f7a73f14e1143fbb1606a7eThis paper provides an overview of issues related to language learning and teaching with regard to celtic languages. It highlights the similarities and differences between the different celtic languages and draws links to other minority languages.201765432017-01-02T00:00:00Language, Culture and Curriculum['Noel Ó Murchadha', 'Bettina Migge']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8716e066d4ba6ede703a921740f8ef184bb37440ABSTRACT Transgender people experience systematic oppression due to societal endorsement of binary notions of gender. As a result, they are at risk for self-stigmatization via the internalization of negative attitudes about being transgender. Thus, researchers need instruments to assess the multilayered nature of transgender identity and its role in the experience of mental health and well-being. This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Transgender Identity Survey (TIS) in an Italian sample of 149 transgender people. The TIS assesses levels of pride, shame, alienation, and passing in transgender populations, providing researchers and clinicians with an instrument that can evaluate both positive aspects of transgender identity and internalized transphobia. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the original four-factor model had adequate fit to the data obtained from the Italian sample, with the exception of one item. Both convergent and predictive validity were assessed and partially confirmed, indicating that the TIS is significantly correlated with some of the enacted stigma and mental health outcome measures (perceived stress, depression, and anxiety). This study provides both clinicians and researchers with a tool to assess positive and negative aspects of identity in transgender populations.201756452017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Transgenderism['C. Scandurra', 'A. Amodeo', 'Vincenzo Bochicchio', 'P. Valerio', 'D. Frost']2017-01-02T00:00:00 99cfa18fa441b2216ca70aa3865a71098ae2532dCurcumin, a polyphenol from turmeric (Curcuma longa), reduces inflammation, atherosclerosis, and obesity in several animal studies. In Ldlr-/- mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD), curcumin reduces plasma lipid levels, therefore contributing to a lower accumulation of lipids and to reduced expression of fatty acid transport proteins (CD36/FAT, FABP4/aP2) in peritoneal macrophages. In this study, we analyzed the molecular mechanisms by which curcumin (500, 1000, 1500 mg/kg diet, for 4 months) may influence plasma and tissue lipid levels in Ldlr-/- mice fed an HFD. In liver, HFD significantly suppressed cAMP levels, and curcumin restored almost normal levels. Similar trends were observed in adipose tissues, but not in brain, skeletal muscle, spleen, and kidney. Treatment with curcumin increased phosphorylation of CREB in liver, what may play a role in regulatory effects of curcumin in lipid homeostasis. In cell lines, curcumin increased the level of cAMP, activated the transcription factor CREB and the human CD36 promoter via a sequence containing a consensus CREB response element. Regulatory effects of HFD and Cur on gene expression were observed in liver, less in skeletal muscle and not in brain. Since the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA)/CREB pathway plays an important role in lipid homeostasis, energy expenditure, and thermogenesis by increasing lipolysis and fatty acid β-oxidation, an increase in cAMP levels induced by curcumin may contribute to its hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerotic effects. © 2016 BioFactors, 43(1):42-53, 2017.Biofactors20178941The molecular mechanisms by which curcumin may influence plasma and tissue lipid levels in Ldlr-/- mice fed an HFD were analyzed and regulatory effects of HFD and Cur on gene expression were observed in liver, less in skeletal muscle and not in brain.2017-01-02T00:00:00BioFactors['J. Zingg', 'Syeda T. Hasan', 'K. Nakagawa', 'E. Canepa', 'R. Ricciarelli', 'L. Villacorta', 'A. Azzi', 'M. Meydani']2017-01-02T00:00:00 39a2fb2b3e56fbaffc4d1dc5c0b3d9b1cb904cbfAbstract Background and aim: Good dentofacial growth is a major goal in the treatment of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). The aim was to evaluate dental arch relationships at age 5 years after four different protocols of primary surgery for UCLP. Design: Three parallel randomised clinical trials were undertaken as an international multi-centre study by 10 cleft teams in five countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the UK. Methods: Three different surgical procedures for primary palatal repair (Arms B, C, D) were tested against a common procedure (Arm A) in the total cohort of 448 children born with non-syndromic UCLP. Study models of 418 patients (273 boys) at the mean age of 5.1 years (range = 4.8–7.0) were available. Dental arch relationships were assessed using the 5-year index by a blinded panel of 16 orthodontists. Kappa statistics were calculated to assess reliability. The trials were tested statistically with t- and Chi-square tests. Results: Good-to-very good levels of intra- and interrater reliability were obtained (0.71–0.94 and 0.70–0.87). Comparisons within each trial showed no statistically significant differences in the mean 5-year index scores or their distributions between the common method and the local team protocol. The mean index scores varied from 2.52 (Trial 2, Arm C) to 2.94 (Trial 3, Arm D). Conclusion: The results of the three trials do not provide statistical evidence that one technique is better than the others. Further analysis of the possible influence of individual surgical skill and learning curve are being pursued in this dataset. Trial registration: ISRCTN29932826.Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery20172940The results of the three trials do not provide statistical evidence that one technique is better than the others, and the possible influence of individual surgical skill and learning curve is being pursued in this dataset.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery['A. Heliövaara', 'A. Küseler', 'Pål Skaare', 'W. Shaw', 'K. Mølsted', 'A. Karsten', 'Eli Brinck', 'S. Rizell', 'A. Marcusson', 'Paul Sæle', 'K. Hurmerinta', 'Elisabeth Rønning', 'Midia Najar Chalien', 'H. Bellardie', 'Jeanette Mooney', 'Philip Eyres', 'G. Semb']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ce00ab05da78420fddfe4631d96585465fafc2c9ABSTRACT Inevitably, there are a great number of methodological challenges and limitations to estimating the extent of human trafficking, which are largely due to definitional issues and the hidden nature of the trafficked population. To date, most national and global estimates of the problem have been discredited for using flawed, nontransparent, or nonexistent research methods; however, researchers have previously suggested that methodologies from public health, including those used to estimate hidden and transient populations, might also be useful to estimate the trafficked population. Specifically, research design, sampling strategies, and measures commonly used to estimate hidden populations in public-health research may hold promise for future human-trafficking studies, reducing bias and resulting in more narrow and precise range estimates of victims. This article presents examples of studies using public-health research methods to estimate various hidden and stigmatized populations (e.g., injection drug-users, homeless and runaway youth) and proposes a set of strategies that might be considered for future prevalence studies on human trafficking. Recent prevalence studies on human trafficking that have successfully implemented public-health research methods, such as Respondent-Driven Sampling and Venue-Based Sampling, are also discussed.201748402017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Human Trafficking['L. Fedina', 'B. Deforge']2017-01-02T00:00:00 85a763eb1992bb9ebb5fecf78a44d01c649be9ccAbstract Students with ADHD struggle in higher education as a result of various functioning and participation problems. However, there are remaining gaps in the literature. First, it remains unclear how often and during which teaching and evaluation methods problems arise. Second, we do not yet know which reasonable accommodations are most effective to deal with the functioning. And third, we do not know which accommodations are most effective to address participation problems of students with ADHD in higher education. This study addresses these three gaps in literature. In total, 86 students with ADHD, 42 student counsellors and 86 students without a disability participated in a survey-based study. The results show that students with ADHD most frequently experience problems with sustaining and focusing attention and it is demonstrated that most problems arise during classical teaching or evaluation methods. Finally, the perception of the effectiveness of reasonable accommodations is strongly dependent on which problems students experience in higher education. These findings suggest that it is important to consider both personal and environmental characteristics when selecting and implementing reasonable accommodations.Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Students with Special Education Needs201759382017-01-02T00:00:00European Journal of Special Needs Education['D. Jansen', 'K. Petry', 'E. Ceulemans', 'S. van der Oord', 'I. Noens', 'D. Baeyens']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ef8a41ef55caedae8a0b7f4169cd4559b56999d5Abstract What we know about the experiences of black teachers is limited, especially considering the vast amount of research conducted on and about black boys and young men. This article describes and analyzes how a black teacher at a suburban high school in the Midwestern United States negotiated professional relationships through culturally relevant discourse. Anthony Bell was the only black male teacher participating in a classroom discourse analysis study group at a diverse suburban high school. Throughout the course of the semester, Anthony’s stated objective for learning discourse analysis was to understand, structure, and facilitate more productive conversations with a struggling student teacher he was mentoring. Yet Anthony also used his discursive inquiry to “trouble the water” in his classroom and in the study group workshops. Participation in the study group provided Anthony with metalinguistic tools to critique his interactions with his students, student teacher, and professional peers. Anthony’s analyses of his own teaching, his student teacher’s work, the study group, and the school index themes in critical and critical race theory in education. As he became a teacher researcher, Anthony reported a greater sense of professional self-efficacy, eventually facilitating a successful workshop at a national teacher conference. Anthony’s case is an exemplar of the unique and critical role of black men who teach, as well as the imperative of practitioner research within the current climate in teacher education.201790372017-01-02T00:00:00Race Ethnicity and Education['E. E. Thomas', 'Chezare A. Warren']2017-01-02T00:00:00 82070fa52796791ae66828e4e2ad86a153384d0dABSTRACT This exploratory study used grounded theory to understand the role of minority stress on the first-year experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning emerging adults attending a university in the Northeastern part of the United States. Twenty-one lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning sophomores participated in focus groups asking them to reflect on their first-year of university. Themes suggest that participants tackle multiple challenges simultaneously: the developmental task of increased independence and stressors specific to lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning adults such as encountering stigma. Furthermore, participants manifested resilience in response to minority stress. Participants joined campus organizations, expressed pride in their identities, made use of social supports, and sought out safe opportunities to disclose. The discussion concludes with implications for practice and policy.201777342017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of LGBT Youth['E. Alessi', 'Beth Sapiro', 'S. Kahn', 'Shelley L. Craig']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f0c340b291ead8ac8c6f6dd2f4542ee1f24f4f92ABSTRACT This article describes a research study in which 10 early childhood education students participated in facilitated critical reflection experiences during a 7-week practicum. Students’ critical thinking skills were quantitatively assessed using the Cornell Critical Thinking Test and qualitatively documented through analysis of daily, weekly, and summative reflections. While quantitative results showed no significant changes in measurable critical thinking skills, students’ levels of critical reflection increased when they were provided with regular guidance and appropriate tools. Students were able to demonstrate critical reflection through group discussions and written reflections while engaged in a process consisting of fading levels of structure, thought provoking questions, and meaningful experiences in environments that challenged their preconceived notions and typical practices.201733342017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education['Elizabeth Beavers', 'A. Orange', 'Donna Kirkwood']2017-01-02T00:00:00 49a328d6350c38eb0607dd90c29c301fe63644f6ABSTRACT Phenomenon: Peer assisted learning (PAL) is frequently employed and researched in preclinical medical education. Fewer studies have examined PAL in the clinical context: These have focused mainly on the accuracy of peer assessment and potential benefits to learner communication and teamwork skills. Research has also examined the positive and negative effects of formal, structured PAL activities in the clinical setting. Given the prevalence of PAL activities during preclinical years, and the unstructured nature of clinical placements, it is likely that nonformal PAL activities are also undertaken. How PAL happens formally and informally and why students find PAL useful in this clinical setting remain poorly understood. Approach: This study aimed to describe PAL activities within the context of clinical placement learning and to explore students' perceptions of these activities. An ethnographic study was conducted to gather empirical data on engagement in clinical placement learning activities, including observations and interviews with students in their 1st clinical year, along with their supervising clinicians. Thematic analysis was used to interrogate the data. Findings: On average, students used PAL for 5.19 hours per week in a range of activities, of a total of 29.29 hours undertaking placements. PAL was recognized as a means of vicarious learning and had greater perceived value when an educator was present to guide or moderate the learning. Trust between students was seen as a requirement for PAL to be effective. Students found passive observation a barrier to PAL and were able to identify ways to adopt an active stance when observing peers interacting with patients. For example, learners reported that the expectation that they had to provide feedback to peers after task observation, resulted in them taking on a more critical gaze where they were encouraged to consider notions of good practice. Insights: Students use PAL in formal (i.e., tutorial) and nonformal (e.g., peer observation and feedback on the ward; discussion during lunch) situations in clinical education and find it useful. The educator is crucial in fostering PAL through providing opportunities for learners to practice together and in helping to moderate discussions about quality of performance. Student engagement in PAL may reduce passivity commonly reported in clinical rotations. Further directions for research into PAL in clinical education are identified along with potential strategies that may maximize the benefits of peer to peer learning.Teaching and learning in medicine20176739Students found passive observation a barrier to PAL and were able to identify ways to adopt an active stance when observing peers interacting with patients, suggesting student engagement in PAL may reduce passivity commonly reported in clinical rotations.2017-01-02T00:00:00Teaching and Learning in Medicine['J. Tai', 'B. Canny', 'T. Haines', 'E. Molloy']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d024740301181c0a9854ff2f2bd9dbeb6a2c094dAbstract This study investigated the long-term effects of a professional development intervention for beginning urban teachers and explored which characteristics and activities in school organisations contributed to the sustainability of these effects. A quasi-experimental study (n = 72) investigated whether the positive effects of the programme were observed one year after the programme ended. Interviews with teachers and principals (n = 19) were used to explore which characteristics and activities in schools contributed to those positive effects. A significant long-term effect of the programme was found on teachers’ competences and professional orientation. An open culture in the schools was experienced as an important factor for the sustainability of the programme’s effects.201747362017-01-02T00:00:00Cambridge Journal of Education['Lisa Gaikhorst', 'J. Beishuizen', 'B. Zijlstra', 'M. Volman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a4f198cbe613666c31967dd156d16e4cba422e93Objective: The study aimed to examine the relationship between environmental barriers and social participation among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Method: Individuals admitted to regional centers of the Model Spinal Cord Injury System in the United States due to traumatic SCI were interviewed and included in the National Spinal Cord Injury Database. This cross-sectional study applied a secondary analysis with a mixed effect model on the data from 3,162 individuals who received interviews from 2000 through 2005. Five dimensions of environmental barriers were estimated using the short form of the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors—Short Form (CHIEF-SF). Social participation was measured with the short form of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique—Short Form (CHART-SF) and their employment status. Results: Subscales of environmental barriers were negatively associated with the social participation measures. Each 1 point increase in CHIEF-SF total score (indicated greater environmental barriers) was associated with a 0.82 point reduction in CHART-SF total score (95% CI: −1.07, −0.57) (decreased social participation) and 4% reduction in the odds of being employed. Among the 5 CHIEF-SF dimensions, assistance barriers exhibited the strongest negative association with CHART-SF social participation score when compared to other dimensions, while work/school dimension demonstrated the weakest association with CHART-SF. Conclusions: Environmental barriers are negatively associated with social participation in the SCI population. Working toward eliminating environmental barriers, especially assistance/service barriers, may help enhance social participation for people with SCI.Rehabilitation Psychology20172636Environmental barriers are negatively associated with social participation in the SCI population and working toward eliminating environmental barriers, especially assistance/service barriers, may help enhance social participation for people with SCI.2017-01-02T00:00:00Rehabilitation Psychology['I. Tsai', 'D. Graves', 'W. Chan', 'C. Darkoh', 'Meei-shyuan Lee', 'L. Pompeii']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bfd2cfd1987d7d9c79eceabc723d15adb1d1ca50ABSTRACT Aim: We showed previously that E74-like factor 3 (ELF3) protein levels are increased in osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage, that ELF3 accounts for inflammatory cytokine-driven MMP13 gene expression, and that, upon induction by interleukin-1β, ELF3 binds to the COL2A1 promoter and suppresses its activity in chondrocytes. Here, we aimed to further investigate the mechanism/s by which ELF3 represses COL2A1 transcription in chondrocytes. Methods and Results: We report that ELF3 inhibits Sox9-driven COL2A1 promoter activity by interfering with the activator functions of CBP/300 and Sox9. Co-transfection of the pGL2B-COL2A1 (–577/+3428 bp) reporter construct with Sox9 and with Sox5 and/or Sox6 increased COL2A1 promoter activity, and ELF3 overexpression significantly reduced the promoter transactivation. Co-transfection of ELF3 with the pLuc 4x48 enhancer construct, containing the 89-bp COL2A1 promoter and lacking the previously defined ELF3 binding sites, decreased both basal and Sox9-driven promoter activity. Co-transfection of ELF3 with a Gal4 reporter construct also inhibited Gal4-Sox9-driven transactivation, suggesting that ELF3 directly interacts with Sox9. Using truncated Sox9 fragments, we found that ELF3 interacts directly with the HMG domain of Sox9. Importantly, overexpression of ELF3 significantly decreased Sox9/CBP-dependent HAT activity. Finally, we show evidence that increased ELF3 mRNA expression in OA chondrocytes correlates with hypermethylation of the proximal promoter, suggesting that ELF3 transcription is subjected to epigenetic control in OA disease. Conclusion: Our results highlight the contribution of ELF3 to transcriptional regulation of COL2A1 and its potential role in OA disease, and uncover epigenetic mechanisms at play in the regulation of ELF3 and its downstream targets in articular chondrocytes.Connective Tissue Research20177335It is reported that ELF3 inhibits Sox9-driven COL2A1 promoter activity by interfering with the activator functions of CBP/300 and Sox9, and epigenetic mechanisms at play in the regulation of ELf3 and its downstream targets in articular chondrocytes are uncovered.2017-01-02T00:00:00Connective Tissue Research['M. Otero', 'Hai-bing Peng', 'Karim El Hachem', 'K. Culley', 'E. Wondimu', 'J. Quinn', 'H. Asahara', 'K. Tsuchimochi', 'K. Hashimoto', 'M. Goldring']2017-01-02T00:00:00 43121f54e94fec046034f765dd6c58a2f58e98f0Abstract There is increased interest in longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs) due to mounting evidence of positive outcomes for students, patients and supervising clinicians. Emphasizing continuity as the organizing principle of an LIC, this article reviews evidence and presents perspectives of LIC participants concerning continuity of care, supervision and curriculum, and continuity with peers and systems of care. It also offers advice on implementing or evaluating existing LIC programs.Medical Teacher20177137Evidence and perspectives of LIC participants concerning continuity of care, supervision and curriculum, and continuity with peers and systems of care are reviewed and advice on implementing or evaluating existing LIC programs is offered.2017-01-02T00:00:00Medical Teacher['J. Hudson', 'Ann N Poncelet', 'Kathy Weston', 'J. Bushnell', 'Elizabeth A Farmer']2017-01-02T00:00:00 788a9074ca7ea0a51c8f8cfa48cdb84ac00756f220170372017-01-02T00:00:00Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory['Lizzie Feidelson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 24332dc096d879d00d8b60d1c7f309dd902e8b2cABSTRACT A novel optical monitoring device was used for imaging an activated sludge process in situ during a period of over one year. In this study, the dependencies between the results of image analysis and the process measurements were studied, and the optical monitoring results were utilized to predict the important quality parameters for the wastewater treatment process efficiency: suspended solids, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen and total phosphorous in biologically treated wastewater. The optimal subsets of variables for each model were searched using five variable selection methods. It was shown that online optical analysis results have clear dependencies on some process variables and the purification result. The model based on optical monitoring and process variables from the early stage of the treatment process can be used to predict the levels of important quality parameters, and to show the quality of the biologically treated wastewater hours in advance. This study confirms that the optical monitoring method is a valuable tool for monitoring a wastewater treatment process and receiving new information in real time. Combined with predictive modelling, it has the potential to be used in process control, keeping the process in a stable operating condition and avoiding environmental risks.Environmental technology20172237The model based on optical monitoring and process variables from the early stage of the treatment process can be used to predict the levels of important quality parameters, and to show the quality of the biologically treated wastewater hours in advance.2017-01-02T00:00:00Environmental Technology['J. Tomperi', 'E. Koivuranta', 'A. Kuokkanen', 'K. Leiviskä']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b8a67a9daff63c90cd8d0a7e1576a933f8c19ad1Abstract Purpose: In the frame of the QA program of RENEB, an inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) of calibration sources used in biological dosimetry was achieved to investigate the influence of calibration practices and protocols on the results of the dose estimation performance as a first step to harmonization and standardization of dosimetry and irradiation practices in the European biological dosimetry network. Materials and methods: Delivered doses by irradiation facilities used by RENEB partners were determined with EPR/alanine dosimetry system. Dosimeters were irradiated in the same conditions as blood samples. A short survey was also performed to collect the information needed for the data analysis and evaluate the diversity of practices. Results: For most of partners the deviation of delivered dose from the targeted dose remains below 10%. Deviations larger than 10% were observed for five facilities out of 21. Origins of the largest discrepancies were identified. Correction actions were evaluated as satisfactory. The re-evaluation of some ILC results for the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and premature chromosome condensation (PCC) assays has been performed leading to an improvement of the overall performances. Conclusions: This work has shown the importance of dosimetry in radiobiology studies and the needs of harmonization, standardization in irradiation and dosimetry practices and educational training for biologists using ionizing radiation.International Journal of Radiation Biology20173037The re-evaluation of some ILC results for the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and premature chromosome condensation (PCC) assays has been performed leading to an improvement of the overall performances, showing the importance of dosimetry in radiobiology studies and the needs of harmonization, standardization in irradiation and Dosimetry practices and educational training for biologists using ionizing radiation.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Radiation Biology['F. Trompier', 'M. Baumann', 'L. Barrios', 'E. Gregoire', 'M. Abend', 'E. Ainsbury', 'S. Barnard', 'J. Barquinero', 'J. Bautista', 'B. Brzozowska', 'J. Pérez-Calatayud', 'C. De Angelis', 'I. Domínguez', 'V. Hadjidekova', 'U. Kulka', 'J. C. Mateos', 'R. Meschini', 'O. Monteiro Gil', 'J. Moquet', 'U. Oestreicher', 'Alegria Montoro Pastor', 'R. Quintens', 'N. Sebastià', 'S. Sommer', 'Orlin Stoyanov', 'H. Thierens', 'G. Terzoudi', 'J. Villaescusa', 'A. Vral', 'A. Wójcik', 'D. Zafiropoulos', 'L. Roy']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3e831e7889fd437e43bec2985295addd3f8bcdfeBackground: Spirituality and religiosity are reported as important in coping with cancer but rarely explored across cultures. Objectives: To explore and compare the use of spirituality and religiosity in coping with colorectal cancer in New Zealand and Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative approach involving interviews conducted in New Zealand (n = 20) and Iran (n = 20). The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The majority of participants interviewed used religion as a resource in coping with cancer. A minority described spirituality as separate to religion and drew on spirituality either in relation to religion or alone. All Iranian participants viewed spirituality as intertwined with religion. Conclusion: Religious and/or spiritual beliefs formed an important source of support for all Iranians and the majority of New Zealand participants living with cancer. The ability of nurses to identify, recognise, and support these beliefs is important in the provision of holistic care.Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan20174935Religious and/or spiritual beliefs formed an important source of support for all Iranians and the majority of New Zealand participants living with cancer and the ability of nurses to identify, recognise, and support these beliefs is important in the provision of holistic care.2017-01-02T00:00:00Contemporary Nurse['Nazi Nejat', 'L. Whitehead', 'M. Crowe']2017-01-02T00:00:00 10ab3b15d6537b519386b80d20e38e323ceace50This research contributes to a better understanding of visitors’ preferences and behavioural patterns in national parks and protected areas. A conceptual model is proposed to explain why visitors prefer particular nature- or culture-based activities. It integrates three components – outdoor recreation participation, expectancy-value and environmental attitudes. The New Environmental Paradigm is used to capture environmental attitudes, and the motivations for travelling to parks are based on the push and pull motivation factors. Structural equation modelling is used to test the proposed model using data from 401 domestic visitors to Portuguese parks and other protected areas. Results show that nature-based sports are influenced by motivation to do adventurous sports and by social norms; the pro-environmental attitudes, the motivation to enjoy nature and the influence of others affect the interest in interpretation activities; the model’s strongest impact on recreation activities is from culture-related motives.201750342017-01-02T00:00:00Leisure Studies['Catarina R. Marques', 'Elizabeth Reis', 'João Menezes', 'M. Salgueiro']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0bf6091059ab6357ba96b10648fc698b147784ecABSTRACT Background: Promoting adaptation, improving well-being and maintaining an optimal quality of life (QOL) is an important aspect in dementia care. The purpose of this study was to identify determinants of QOL in young onset dementia, and to assess differences in QoL domains between people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Methods: In total 135 persons with AD and 58 persons with FTD were included from two prospective cohort studies. QOL was assessed with the proxy reported quality of life in Alzheimer's disease questionnaire (QoL-AD). Possible determinants were explored using multiple linear regression and included sociodemographic variables, diagnosis, dementia severity, disease awareness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, met and unmet needs and hours of personal and instrumental care. Differences between QOL domains in people with AD and FTD were calculated using Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: Lower QOL was associated with more depressive symptoms, lower disease awareness, and a higher amount of needs, both met and unmet. People with AD scored lower on the memory and higher on the friends' subscale. No differences were found for the other items. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a unique set of determinants of QOL in AD and FTD. Interventions directed towards these specific factors may improve QOL.Aging & Mental Health20175934This study demonstrates a unique set of determinants of QOL in AD and FTD, and suggests interventions directed towards these specific factors may improve QOL.2017-01-02T00:00:00Aging & Mental Health['J. Millenaar', 'L. Hvidsten', 'M. D. de Vugt', 'K. Engedal', 'G. Selbæk', 'T. Wyller', 'A. Johannessen', 'P. K. Haugen', 'C. Bakker', 'D. van Vliet', 'R. Koopmans', 'F. Verhey', 'H. Kersten']2017-01-02T00:00:00 755e732c32e4fac9a2a936c0ea1cf98a2fa4e1e5A perplexing situation persists in the science of emotion: There are a multitude of theories that vary a great deal from one another in almost every way imaginable: on the details of how an emotion...Psychological Inquiry20177529A perplexing situation persists in the science of emotion: There are a multitude of theories that vary a great deal from one another in almost every way imaginable: on the details of how an emotion is felt.2017-01-02T00:00:00Psychological Inquiry['Lisa Feldman Barrett']2017-01-02T00:00:00 237220c6fa4408235bba6b18ab21763f6a9f8652ABSTRACT Genome editing via the CRISPR/Cas9 RNA-guided nuclease system has opened up exciting possibilities for genetic analysis. However, technical challenges associated with homology-directed repair have proven to be roadblocks for producing changes in the absence of unwanted, secondary mutations commonly known as “scars.” To address these issues, we developed a 2-stage, marker-assisted strategy to facilitate precise, “scarless” edits in Drosophila with a minimal requirement for molecular screening. Using this method, we modified 2 base pairs in a gene of interest without altering the final sequence of the CRISPR cut sites. We executed this 2-stage allele swap using a novel transformation marker that drives expression in the pupal wings, which can be screened for in the presence of common eye-expressing reporters. The tools we developed can be used to make a single change or a series of allelic substitutions in a region of interest in any D. melanogaster genetic background as well as in other Drosophila species.Fly20174433A 2-stage, marker-assisted strategy to facilitate precise, “scarless” edits in Drosophila with a minimal requirement for molecular screening is developed.2017-01-02T00:00:00Fly['Abigail M. Lamb', 'Elizabeth A. Walker', 'P. Wittkopp']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2b00d64e63fc060eac943be195203c3b282f3286ABSTRACT In an effort to more efficiently utilize immigration to mitigate the negative economic impacts of falling population rates, some governments are shifting from human-capital to demand-driven immigrant selection approaches. While employers are typically seen as the resulting non-governmental selection actors, recent niche but growing immigration programs are repositioning higher educational institutions as additional yet inadvertent selection actors, typically unaware of their role. To illustrate the complexities inherent in this policy evolution, I historically trace the past 15 years of immigration selection design targeting international students in the Canadian province of British Columbia and highlight potential implications in light of increasing internationalization. I argue that educational policy researchers need to further understand and engage with the development of increasingly intertwined yet previously neglected policy areas – in this instance, immigration – as higher education assumes new roles in public life.201741272017-01-02T00:00:00Policy Reviews in Higher Education['L. Brunner']2017-01-02T00:00:00 db96de89267885a2df0689f864c75b82386ee1d4As we begin to understand who uses particular social media platforms, this user information represents a way forward for understanding the types of research questions for which big data might prove valuable. In this respect, the use of social media data for analyzing entrepreneurial networks represents a promising research domain. Not only does the user profile of social media users overlap substantially with the profile of entrepreneurs, but research highlights that the entrepreneurial process is a fundamentally networked activity. Given this research promise, this study analyzes digitally mediated interactions using Twitter data collected about a variety of actors engaged in entrepreneurial networks for the United States over an eighteen-month period. Analytical results reveal that the hashtags used in this analysis (#smallbiz and #entrepreneur) do capture (albeit not exhaustively) well-known actors in entrepreneurial networks, as well as important subtleties in the geography of locales engaged in these networks. The article closes with an agenda for big data research on entrepreneurship that highlights the important role of geographers in unraveling these networked geographies given the complexities of ground-truthing geographic information from big data sources.20179133This study analyzes digitally mediated interactions using Twitter data collected about a variety of actors engaged in entrepreneurial networks for the United States over an eighteen-month period to highlight the important role of geographers in unraveling these networked geographies given the complexities of ground-truthing geographic information from big data sources.2017-01-02T00:00:00Annals of the American Association of Geographers['Feng Wang', 'Elizabeth A. Mack', 'Ross Maciewjewski']2017-01-02T00:00:00 bca6148e485615e70ef11bc1c2d1410223b4b4b8Disparate residential hazard exposures based on disadvantaged gender status (e.g., among female-headed households) have been documented in the distributive environmental justice literature, yet no published studies have examined whether disproportionate environmental risks exist based on minority sexual orientation. To address this gap, we use data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey, and the Environmental Protection Agency at the 2010 census tract level to examine the spatial relationships between same-sex partner households and cumulative cancer risk from exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) emitted by all ambient emission sources in Greater Houston (Texas). Findings from generalized estimating equation analyses demonstrate that increased cancer risks from HAPs are significantly associated with neighborhoods having relatively high concentrations of resident same-sex partner households, adjusting for geographic clustering and variables known to influence risk (i.e., race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, renter status, income inequality, and population density). HAP exposures are distributed differently, however, for same-sex male versus same-sex female partner households. Neighborhoods with relatively high proportions of same-sex male partner households are associated with significantly greater exposure to cancer-causing HAPs, whereas those with high proportions of same-sex female partner households are associated with less exposure. This study provides initial empirical documentation of a previously unstudied pattern and infuses current theoretical understanding of environmental inequality formation with knowledge emanating from the sexualities and space literature. Practically, results suggest that other documented health risks experienced in gay neighborhoods could be compounded by disparate health risks associated with harmful exposures to air toxics.Annals of the American Association of Geographers20178229This study uses data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey, and the Environmental Protection Agency at the 2010 census tract level to examine the spatial relationships between same-sex partner households and cumulative cancer risk from exposure to hazardous air pollutants in Greater Houston (Texas).2017-01-02T00:00:00Annals of the American Association of Geographers['Timothy W. Collins', 'S. Grineski', 'D. Morales']2017-01-02T00:00:00 09682e87be5e304f5d66f4216c07ef9dc2d70faaABSTRACT Dispersal is an essential process which influences the effects of stream restoration on aquatic insect communities, yet dispersal capabilities of many New Zealand taxa remain unknown. We estimated realised dispersal distances of New Zealand Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera taxa by benthic crawling and of Trichoptera by aerial flight in intermittent streams, which are recolonised after every dry period. Benthic crawling distances were not more than 200 m for most genera. In contrast, adult caddisflies were found up to 1500 m from permanent water, with at least one family carrying eggs the full distance. This suggests greater potential for insects to recolonise distant restored sites by aerial dispersal than by crawling. Our results are a first step towards identifying the dispersal pathways used by desired colonist taxa and the distances over which they can disperse. This information will improve our ability to design and implement effective restoration.20175830Estimated dispersal distances of New Zealand Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera taxa are a first step towards identifying the dispersal pathways used by desired colonist taxa and the distances over which they can disperse and improve the ability to design and implement effective restoration.2017-01-02T00:00:00New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research['S. Elizabeth Graham', 'R. Storey', 'Brian J. Smith']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2548ebd71394c9c3fed0b428e1f59a433e1789ffThis study examines the process of how consumer perception of benefits from apparel brand leads to brand loyalty and compares the process between US and India. The proposed research framework posits that consumers' perception of utilitarian and hedonic benefits from a brand increase loyalty toward the brand via the mediating role of brand trust and brand affect. Analyses of the hypotheses collectively revealed that consumers' hedonic benefit perceptions of apparel brand, rather than their utilitarian benefit perceptions, influenced the enhancement of brand trust and brand affect. Further, brand affect, rather than brand trust, influenced and mediated the development of brand loyalty of apparel brand. This study also found country moderating effects on three paths, suggesting that hedonic benefit of a brand and brand affect plays a greater role for US consumers than for Indian consumers. Academic and managerial implications were discussed based on findings.201760302017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of The Textile Institute['Shubhapriya Bennur', 'B. Jin']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5957c87d9fd87ef3e4de51a73cb8a139608c7473ABSTRACT Recent trends in librarianship point to themes of crafters, artisans, and makers in library spaces. The American Library Association's Center for the Future of Libraries includes the Maker Movement as one of its trends. Librarians can support these makers and entrepreneurs by thinking of libraries as a place to create through community building and engagement, and considering job skills needed for success and confidence to staff such spaces, but this transformation requires administrative support. This article summarizes this movement for libraries and suggests a route to success through a case study of a year-long grant on Making Maker librarians.201722272017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Library Administration['Beth Filar Williams', 'M. Folkman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9efbb011836d166e4f425b42273af5a678921763ABSTRACT Qualitative metasynthesis (QM) is a research methodology that permits the meaningful integration and interpretation of qualitative research. This study applies a QM approach combined with constructivist grounded theory methods, bolstered by several features of research credibility, to examine the state of consultee-centered consultation (CCC) and related relational, process-oriented school consultation research. A systematic search and retrieval process including two rounds of appraisal resulted in a final sample of 38 relevant studies from 1995 to 2014. Data analyses included two stages of coding/theme development. Integrated themes suggest a number of considerations regarding consultation implementation including: system-level factors; consultation structure; consultee voice, social-emotional support, and learning; ecological orientation and cultural responsiveness; and consultation training. Future research priorities stemming from these themes are identified and elaborated upon, as are future applications for QM in educational research.20177827A QM approach combined with constructivist grounded theory methods, bolstered by several features of research credibility, is applied to examine the state of consultee-centered consultation (CCC) and related relational, process-oriented school consultation research.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation['Daniel S. Newman', 'Elizabeth L. W. McKenney', 'Arlene E. Silva', 'M. Clare', 'Diane Salmon', 'Safiyah Jackson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0a9d965f7b1d7c164870072149c1e73981ca9d1aBackground: Accelerometers can objectively measure steps taken per day in individuals without gait deficits, but accelerometers also have the ability to estimate frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity. However, thresholds to distinguish varying levels of activity intensity using the Actical brand accelerometer are standardized only for the general population and may underestimate intensity in stroke. Objective: To derive Actical activity count thresholds specific to stroke disability for use in more accurately gauging time spent at differing activity levels. Methods: Men (n = 18) and women (n = 10) with chronic hemiparetic gait (4 ± 2 years latency, 43% Caucasian, 56% African-American, ages of 47–83 years, BMI 19–48 kg/m2) participated in the study. Actical accelerometers were placed on the non-paretic hip to obtain accelerometry counts during eight activities of varying intensity: (1) watching TV; (2) seated stretching; (3) standing stretching; (4) floor sweeping; (5) stepping in place; (6) over-ground walking; (7) lower speed treadmill walking (1.0 mph at 4% incline); and (8) higher speed treadmill walking (2.0 mph at 4% incline). Simultaneous portable monitoring (Cosmed K4b2) enabled quantification of energy cost for each activity in metabolic equivalents (METs, or oxygen consumption in multiples of resting level). Measurements were obtained for 10 min of standard rest and 5 min during each of the eight activities. Results: Regression analysis yielded the following new stroke-specific Actical minimum thresholds: 125 counts per minute (cpm) for sedentary/light activity, 667 cpm for light/moderate activity, and 1546 cpm for moderate/vigorous activity. Conclusion: Our revised cut points better reflect activity levels after stroke and suggest significantly lower thresholds relative to those observed for the general population of healthy individuals. We conclude that the standard, commonly applied Actical thresholds are inappropriate for this unique population.Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation20173333It is concluded that the standard, commonly applied Actical thresholds are inappropriate for this unique population of healthy individuals because they may underestimate intensity in stroke.2017-01-02T00:00:00Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation['M. Serra', 'Elizabeth Balraj', 'Beth L. Disanzo', 'F. Ivey', 'C. Hafer-Macko', 'M. Treuth', 'A. Ryan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b762947786b9a50ebbadbc5ab16a9602429fecacABSTRACT Introduction: Hypoglycemia occurs commonly in insulin requiring individuals with either Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes. Areas covered: This article will review recent information on the pro-inflammatory and pro-atherothrombotic effects of hypoglycemia. Additionally, effects of hypoglycemia on arrhythmogenic potential and arterial endothelial dysfunction will be discussed. Effects of hypoglycemia on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality from large clinical studies in Type 1 and Type 2 DM will also be reviewed. Expert commentary: The relative and absolute risk of severe hypoglycemia leading to death and serious adverse events in both cardiovascular and other organ systems has been highlighted following the publication of recent large clinical trials focused on glucose control and outcomes. It would be helpful if future studies could develop broader end points to include minor and moderate hypoglycemia as well as more robust methods for capturing hypoglycemia contemporaneously with adverse events. In addition, perhaps consideration of including hypoglycemia as a primary outcome, may help identify the possible cause and effect of hypoglycemia on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism20179231This article will review recent information on the pro-inflammatory and pro-atherothrombotic effects of hypoglycemia and its effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality from large clinical studies in Type 1 and Type 2 DM.2017-01-02T00:00:00Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism['Ian Davis', 'I. Ahmadizadeh', 'J. Randell', 'Lisa M. Younk', 'S. Davis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2c95d8e055a12aad1f4d2d8f083a5c5f8de97184Abstract We might call this decade the era of early childhood. In the US, federal and state governments invest in the creation of public pre-kindergarten (preK) programs and create standards that articulate goals for practice and benchmarks that can be used to evaluate success. How have these trends provided a context for the evolution of preK curriculum? In this paper, we analyze the enactment of preK policy in New Jersey, a highly regulated preK program and Wisconsin, a local control state. We argue that standards-based practice is evolving into accountability in public preK programs, where outcomes set parameters for planning and teachers and children are increasingly regulated. As preK is more closely affiliated with the K-12 sector (elementary and secondary), preK programs are subject to the logic of alignment, benchmarks and assessments. Even when early learning standards support child-centered approaches to curriculum they are overruled by accountability discourse.Early Childhood Education in the United States201719332017-01-02T00:00:00Early Years['Elizabeth Graue', 'S. Ryan', 'Amato Nocera', 'Kaitlin Northey', 'Bethany Wilinski']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6eaa15a2e23fae23b2f9e9baae0cb3aec771e75cABSTRACT One hundred percent fruit juice (FJ) contains bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity. As such, this fruit form has the potential to improve antioxidant status and mediate outcomes influenced by redox status. A systematic review of the literature published between 1995 and 2013 was conducted using PubMed database to evaluate associations between intake of 100% FJ and markers of antioxidant/oxidant status and blood lipid levels in healthy, free-living adults ≥18 years. Data extraction and analysis was conducted according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Process. Limited evidence from ten clinical trials meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria suggests potential improvements in a variety of antioxidant or oxidants biomarkers postconsumption of 100% FJ. Weak evidence from five studies suggests that one or more blood lipid measures may be positively influenced by consumption of 100% FJ. Heterogeneity in study methodology including biomarkers, 100% FJ type, dosage, and intervention duration precludes the ability to make evidence-based recommendations regarding a specific dose-duration-juice effect. Key characteristics in study designs were identified which must either be controlled or statistically adjusted for in future investigations in order to obtain a more accurate understanding of the complex relationship between metabolic outcomes and consumption of 100% FJ in context of a healthy dietary pattern.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition20172830Key characteristics in study designs were identified which must either be controlled or statistically adjusted for in future investigations in order to obtain a more accurate understanding of the complex relationship between metabolic outcomes and consumption of 100% FJ in context of a healthy dietary pattern.2017-01-02T00:00:00Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition['K. Crowe-White', 'J. Parrott', 'K. Stote', 'M. Gutschall', 'S. Benson-Davies', 'E. Droke', "C. O'neil", 'Taylor M Wolfram', 'P. Ziegler']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cc5fba4b7bdc9ee5941cebdfe6f65d3d8dd44aefABSTRACT Despite assumptions that families are close and intact, the prevalence of family member marginalization, parent–child alienation, and parent–child estrangement is overwhelming. Largely ignored by the research community, these three family distancing processes pose significant disruptions to the entire family system. Although some of associated behaviors lead to turmoil and decreased well-being, distancing can also be a healthy solution to an unhealthy environment. This manuscript traces the history of these three processes; offering conceptualizations, strengths, and critiques of each perspective. Specifically, we discuss the way communication researchers have influenced these processes as well as how they can contribute to this sparse body of research in the future. Finally, we compare the processes and question whether families should be considered nonvoluntary.201798302017-01-02T00:00:00Annals of the International Communication Association['Kristina M. Scharp', 'Elizabeth Dorrance Hall']2017-01-02T00:00:00 df9a6fab97fe18bfa19611ab67dfea9a6518eaeeABSTRACT Unfavourable social environments can negatively affect the health of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). We described how experienced homonegativity – negative perceptions and treatment that MSM encounter due to their sexual orientations – can increase HIV vulnerability among young MSM. Participants (n = 44) were young MSM diagnosed with HIV infection during January 2006–June 2009. All participants completed questionnaires that assessed experienced homonegativity and related factors (e.g. internalised homonegativity). We focus this analysis on qualitative interviews in which a subset of participants (n = 28) described factors that they perceived to have placed them at risk for HIV infection. Inductive content analysis identified themes within qualitative interviews, and we determined the prevalence of homonegativity and related factors using questionnaires. In qualitative interviews, participants reported that young MSM commonly experienced homonegativity. They described how homonegativity generated internalised homonegativity, HIV stigma, silence around homosexuality, and forced housing displacement. These factors could promote HIV risk. Homonegative experiences were more common among young Black (vs. non-Black) MSM who completed questionnaires. Results illustrate multiple pathways through which experienced homonegativity may increase HIV vulnerability among young MSM. Interventions that target homonegativity might help to reduce the burden of HIV within this population.Global Public Health20174030Results illustrate multiple pathways through which experienced homonegativity may increase HIV vulnerability among young MSM, and suggest interventions that target hom onegativity might help to reduce the burden of HIV within this population.2017-01-02T00:00:00Global Public Health['W. Jeffries', 'Deborah J Gelaude', 'Elizabeth A Torrone', 'M. Gasiorowicz', 'A. Oster', 'Pilgrim Spikes', 'D. H. McCree', 'J. Bertolli']2017-01-02T00:00:00 94a98de92c38937900086270a47e53aacdd9813eABSTRACT Background: Theory of mind concerns the sociocognitive ability to infer others' thoughts. It has been theorized to be impaired in substance use and abuse, as its alterations might explain negative social and interpersonal outcomes noted in the course of disorders. In addition, the brain structures involved in Theory of Mind (ToM) have been found to be disrupted in drug use conditions. Objective: We undertook a systematic review of ToM functioning in drug use conditions. Methods: Four electronic databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Embase) were searched to find studies that have addressed ToM and conditions related to actual or previous drug use. Results: The search found 147 papers, of which 14 fulfilled our review eligibility criteria. Different methods were used, but overall, results indicated that drugs are related to ToM deficits, particularly related to alcohol and amphetamines use. These impairments correlate with other clinical and cognitive functions. Conclusion: Despite the lack of studies and the methodological limitations of the existing ones Theory of Mind seems to play a role in drug use conditions, which requires further investigation.Substance Use & Misuse20174026Results indicated that drugs are related to ToM deficits, particularly related to alcohol and amphetamines use, which requires further investigation.2017-01-02T00:00:00Substance Use & Misuse['B. Sanvicente-Vieira', 'Aline Romani-Sponchiado', 'B. Kluwe-Schiavon', 'E. Brietzke', 'Renata Brasil Araújo', 'R. Grassi‐Oliveira']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6158ecf862c542bbe94272b7a93a306f68746ddbABSTRACT Objectives: To identify caregiver profiles of persons with mild to moderate dementia and to investigate differences between identified caregiver profiles, using baseline data of the international prospective cohort study Actifcare. Methods: A latent class analysis was used to discover different caregiver profiles based on disease related characteristics of 453 persons with dementia and their 453 informal caregivers. These profiles were compared with regard to quality of life (CarerQoL score), depressive symptoms (HADS-D score) and perseverance time. Results: A 5-class model was identified, with the best Bayesian Information Criterion value, significant likelihood ratio test (p < 0.001), high entropy score (0.88) and substantive interpretability. The classes could be differentiated on two axes: (i) caregivers' age, relationship with persons with dementia, severity of dementia, and (ii) tendency towards stress and difficulty adapting to stress. Classes showed significant differences with all dependent variables, and were labelled ‘older low strain’, ‘older intermediate strain’, ‘older high strain’, ‘younger low strain’ and ‘younger high strain’. Conclusion: Differences exist between types of caregivers that explain variability in quality of life, depressive symptoms and perseverance time. Our findings may give direction for tailored interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia, which may improve social health and reduce health care costs.Aging & Mental Health20175632Differences exist between types of caregivers that explain variability in quality of life, depressive symptoms and perseverance time, and may give direction for tailored interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia, which may improve social health and reduce health care costs.2017-01-02T00:00:00Aging & Mental Health['E. P. Janssen', 'M. D. de Vugt', 'S. Köhler', 'C. Wolfs', 'Liselot Kerpershoek', 'R. Handels', 'M. Orrell', 'B. Woods', 'Hannah Jelley', 'A. Stephan', 'A. Bieber', 'G. Meyer', 'K. Engedal', 'Geir Selbaek', 'A. Wimo', 'K. Irving', 'L. Hopper', 'M. Marques', 'M. Gonçalves-Pereira', 'Elisa Portolani', 'O. Zanetti', 'F. Verhey']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4f63935329c3f2317942b4513c4a9727caa9a50bABSTRACT Despite global efforts to increase HIV test uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM), social stigma and negative attitudes toward homosexuality hinder the effectiveness of traditional test promotion campaigns. Increasing HIV test uptake requires greater understanding of the conditions that facilitate decisions to get tested. We conducted an online survey hosted by two of the most highly frequented MSM web portals in China. A generalised ordered logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with HIV testing behaviour. Compared to men who had never tested for HIV, men who had tested in the past year were more likely to have never engaged in sex with women, have multiple male sex partners in the past 3 months and have disclosed their sexual orientation to others. MSM found testing at local Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (80.7%), gay men's community-based organisations (80.2%) and public hospitals (70.9%) to be acceptable, while saunas (50.5%) and gay bars (41.8%) were found to be unacceptable testing venues. Our study shows that MSM in China prefer to test at venues that guarantee confidentiality, quality and quick results. Our study also suggests that self-testing may be a feasible approach to increase test uptake.Global Public Health20174232This study shows that MSM in China prefer to test at venues that guarantee confidentiality, quality and quick results, and suggests that self-testing may be a feasible approach to increase test uptake.2017-01-02T00:00:00Global Public Health['Larry Han', 'Chongyi Wei', 'K. Muessig', 'C. Bien', 'G. Meng', 'M. Emch', 'J. Tucker']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8000dc1ab8ea871c44b177fa078beb51fafde9e9ABSTRACT TiO2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by solvent-free hydrothermal process. TiO2 nanoparticles were annealed at 500°C for enhancing the characterization and the photocatalytic activity. The synthesized TiO2 was characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), BET, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DR) techniques to study the morphology and structural configuration. The effects of different parameters such as the initial dye concentration, catalyst concentration, pH of the solution, light intensity, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) on relative photonic efficiencies and photocatalytic degradation kinetics of GRL were investigated, and the degradation of GRL follows pseudo-first order kinetics according to the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model. The ROS studies indicate that hydroxyl radicals and holes are the predominant reactive species within the same step, contributing up to 92.64%, hydroxyl radicals participate for about 55%, and holes share for about 37.64% in the photocatalytic degradation of GRL.201747302017-01-02T00:00:00Particulate Science and Technology['Enas M. Alrobayi', 'A. Algubili', 'A. M. Aljeboree', 'A. Alkaim', 'F. Hussein']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7780d0036326287515fbbce96832a9942f10e6f3This contribution focuses on how food sovereignty is being re-signified as a feminist issue by a non-peasant transnational feminist network, the World March of Women. First, we review the feminist literature on women, gender and food sovereignty and make suggestions regarding how to conceptualize the latter to better analyze women’s and feminist struggles on this terrain. Second, we highlight the variety of discourses and practices through which food sovereignty is appropriated in the different spaces and scales of the March. Third, we identify the political dynamics that underlie the uneven deployment of the project of food sovereignty among the national coordinating bodies of the March. Our conclusion stresses the role of discursive articulations and of internal and external alliances as processes through which food sovereignty is both diffused and transformed, and draws some implications for the larger scholarship on food sovereignty.201755302017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Peasant Studies['D. Masson', 'A. Paulos', 'Elsa Beaulieu Bastien']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ed1425671dd41e82211f7b88a3fb7b0801c4592bSedentary behaviour has been shown to have a negative impact on health. As such, prolonged sitting in the workplace is being increasingly seen as a public health problem. Multi-component interventions to reduce sedentary time at work are being used as a way of addressing the different environmental, personal and organisational influences on sedentary behaviour. The role of the organisational context on behaviour has rarely been explored in depth or theorised in the sedentary workplace behaviour literature yet a rich body of theory and evidence exists outside the field. The current article applies an organisational cultural framework for exploring how organisational factors and dynamics impact on sedentary behaviour in the workplace. Empirical data are taken from a qualitative study of office workers’ responses to a ‘sit less’ initiative. Thirteen in-depth interviews and documentary analysis were conducted to help elucidate the ways in which organisational assumptions, strategy, structures, activities, operations, actions and norms combine to constrain reduced sitting time at work. The article offers a theoretical approach to understanding how organisational culture can influence interventions aimed at encouraging people to sit less in the workplace. It also offers an opportunity to consider how intervention design can better account for the ‘whole systems’ of an organisation and how ‘sit less’ initiatives can be positioned within them.201733272017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Health Promotion and Education['E. Such', 'N. Mutrie']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fef5b048586bf511fac7abf9b5e9a962401bd636This study presents a descriptive analysis of 71 videotaped lessons taught by 34 highly regarded secondary English language arts, history, and science teachers, collected to inform an intervention focused on evidence-based argumentation from multiple text sources. Studying the practices of highly regarded teachers is valuable for identifying promising practices and stubborn obstacles to reform. We found that although these highly regarded teachers allocated 3 times more class time to working with text than to teacher lecture and explanation, opportunities to engage in text-based argumentation with multiple sources were rare. Furthermore, less than a 3rd of the time allocated to working with text engaged students in actively making meaning from text. When literacy tasks did occur, they were associated with a disciplinary knowledge focus, challenging the notion that literacy activity occurs at the expense of content instruction. Close reading and cross-textual analysis frequently co-occurred with each other and with argumentation, which suggests that intervention designs should foreground these building blocks of argumentation. Disciplinary differences in opportunity to learn indicate that norms of instruction may carry greater weight than disciplinary norms of reasoning and discourse, which suggests that a particular focus on transforming literacy instruction in science may be warranted.2017182282017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of the Learning Sciences['Cindy Litman', 'S. Marple', 'Cynthia Greenleaf', 'Irisa Charney-Sirott', 'M. Bolz', 'Lisa Richardson', 'Allison H. Hall', 'Marianne George', 'S. Goldman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b56bb84e9f27a53c53a8d808a432b46b0ee0bb7bABSTRACT Introduction: Antiretroviral treatment of HIV infection reduces, but does not eliminate, viral replication and down modulates immune activation. The persistence of low level HIV replication in the host, nevertheless, drives a smouldering degree of immune activation that is observed throughout the natural history of disease and is the main driving force sustaining morbidity and mortality. Areas covered: Early start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and intensive management of behavioural risk factors are possible but, at best, marginally successful ways to manage immune activation. We review alternative, possible strategies to reduce immune activation in HIV infection including timing of ART initiation and ART intensification to reduce HIV residual viremia; switch of ART to newer molecules with reduced toxicity; use of anti inflammatory/immunomodulatory agents and, finally, interventions aimed at modifying the composition of the microbiota. Expert commentary: Current therapeutic strategies to limit immune activation are only marginally successful. Because HIV eradication is currently impossible, intensive studies are needed to determine if and how immune activation can be silenced in HIV infection.Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy201712726This work reviews alternative, possible strategies to reduce immune activation in HIV infection including timing of ART initiation and ART intensification; switch of ART to newer molecules with reduced toxicity; use of anti inflammatory/immunomodulatory agents and, finally, interventions aimed at modifying the composition of the microbiota.2017-01-02T00:00:00Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy['A. Bandera', 'E. Colella', 'G. Rizzardini', 'A. Gori', 'M. Clerici']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2493dc643e0e69e52c7cfb00792cf6bf4369f765The current qualitative study used a focus group approach to examine teachers’ perceptions of student aggressors and victims. Participants in the current study included 35 teachers from public elementary, middle, and high schools. Teachers’ responses to five questions about risk factors for aggression and victimization, adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies, and advice for victimized youth were analyzed using thematic analysis. Teachers frequently identified family factors as a risk factor for becoming an aggressor. Appearance-based factors, shyness, and emotional reactivity were commonly mentioned as risk factors for victimization. Teachers believed that strong displays of emotions, physical retaliation, and ignoring the situation were ineffective means for victims to respond to peer aggression. Reporting the aggression to an adult, appropriately standing up for oneself, and seeking support from friends were viewed as more effective strategies for responding to peer victimization. Directions for future research and implications for intervention are discussed.201747262017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of School Violence['Lisa H. Rosen', 'S. Scott', 'Kathy Deornellas']2017-01-02T00:00:00 772a72e3764f1f6be649188faa32940d6c0994a7ABSTRACT Natural and technological disasters are devastating events for individuals and communities. The authors examined the role of optimism and hope in predicting health indicators in a sample of disaster survivors who were exposed to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Participants were noncoastal residents, current coastal residents, and current coastal fishers who were also economically impacted by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. All participants completed measures of optimism, hope, and the SF-36 Health Survey, which provides summary scores for mental and physical health. Logistic regressions indicated that optimism and hope were independently and positively associated with better mental health (OR = 1.21; 95% CI: 1.10, 1.32 and OR = 1.11; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.17 respectively). Neither optimism nor hope were significantly associated with physical health when considered alone. However, optimism interacted with prior lifetime trauma, where optimism only significantly predicted physical health for those with higher previous trauma scores. These results provide new evidence of optimism and hope as protective factors that may positively impact mental health after multiple disasters.20173926Examination of the role of optimism and hope in predicting health indicators in a sample of disaster survivors who were exposed to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 provides new evidence of optimistic and hope as protective factors that may positively impact mental health after multiple disasters.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Loss and Trauma['K. Cherry', 'Laura A Sampson', 'S. Galea', 'L. Marks', 'Pamela F. Nezat', 'Kayla H Baudoin', 'B. Lyon']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4d27c4fae4176a5e70c13d77a62bb8134cac71dfAbstract Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production that contribute to pathogenesis of a variety of H. pylori-related gastric diseases, as shown in animal and human studies. Helicobacter pylori infection is also associated with variety of systemic extragastric diseases in which H. pylori-related ROS production might also be involved in the pathogenesis of these systemic conditions. We proposed that Hp-related ROS may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of Hp-related systemic diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and other relative neurodegenerative diseases, thereby suggesting introduction of relative ROS scavengers as therapeutic strategies against these diseases which are among the leading causes of disability and are associated with a large public health global burden. Moreover, we postulated that H. pylori-related ROS might also be involved in the pathogenesis of extragastric common malignancies, thereby suggesting that H. pylori eradication might inhibit the development or delay the progression of aforementioned diseases. However, large-scale future studies are warranted to elucidate the proposed pathophysiological mechanisms, including H. pylori-related ROS, involved in H. pylori-associated systemic and malignant conditions.Free radical research20178726It is proposed that H. pylori-related ROS may play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of Hp-related systemic diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and other relative neurodegenerative diseases, thereby suggesting introduction of relative ROS scavengers as therapeutic strategies against these diseases.2017-01-02T00:00:00Free Radical Research['J. Kountouras', 'M. Boziki', 'S. Polyzos', 'P. Katsinelos', 'Emmanouel Gavalas', 'Christos Zeglinas', 'D. Tzivras', 'I. Romiopoulos', 'N. Giorgakis', 'K. Anastasiadou', 'E. Vardaka', 'C. Kountouras', 'E. Kazakos', 'G. Xiromerisiou', 'E. Dardiotis', 'G. Deretzi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b3a25850f114ba038dca6ce76b1acd8f520fe652In obesity, the increment of adiposity levels disrupts the whole body homeostasis, promoting an over production of oxidants and inflammatory mediators. The current study aimed to characterize the transcriptomic changes promoted by supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 1.3 g/day), α-lipoic acid (0.3 g/day), or both (EPA + α-lipoic acid, 1.3 g/day + 0.3 g/day) in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue from overweight/obese healthy women, who followed a hypocaloric diet (30% of total energy expenditure) during ten weeks, by using a microarray approach. At the end of the intervention, a total of 33,297 genes were analyzed using Affymetrix GeneChip arrays. EPA promoted changes in extracellular matrix remodeling gene expression, besides a rise of genes associated with either chemotaxis or wound repair. α-Lipoic acid decreased expression of genes related with cell adhesion and inflammation. Furthermore, α-lipoic acid, especially in combination with EPA, upregulated the expression of genes associated with lipid catabolism while downregulated genes involved in lipids storage. Together, all these data suggest that some of the metabolic effects of EPA and α-lipoic acid could be related to their regulatory actions on adipose tissue metabolism. © 2016 BioFactors, 43(1):117-131, 2017.Biofactors20176228Data suggest that some of the metabolic effects of EPA and α-lipoic acid could be related to their regulatory actions on adipose tissue metabolism.2017-01-02T00:00:00BioFactors['A. Huerta', 'P. Prieto‐Hontoria', 'M. Fernández-Galilea', 'X. Escoté', 'J. Martínez', 'M. Moreno-Aliaga']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f934406339af714583aa9d73aad245b79bb5af25Abstract This paper presents a teacher professional development programme, based on a university–schools partnership and a collective reflection model, addressing the needs of in-service teacher education in Chile. First, the main challenges faced by both teachers and teacher education in Chile are summarised. Then, the foundations of this model are presented. Finally, an illustration of the model is provided by presenting two pilot studies implemented in Chile. A qualitative analysis of interviews showed that the programme was successful in promoting teacher reflection, leading to reported changes in their practices. Finally, the advantages and the challenges arising from this study, and the educational possibilities of this model of professional development, are discussed.201759242017-01-02T00:00:00Cambridge Journal of Education['V. Grau', 'Elisa Calcagni', 'David D. Preiss', 'D. Ortíz']2017-01-02T00:00:00 659f750e19346c81f9abad410baf18f99a3987d4Abstract Variability has now been robustly observed in a range of L and T type field brown dwarfs, primarily at near-IR and mid-IR wavelengths. The probable cause of this variability is surface inhomogeneities in the clouds of these objects (although other mechanisms may also contribute), causing a semi-periodic variability signal when combined with the rotational modulation from 3 to 20 h period expected for these objects. Variability at similar or even higher amplitudes has recently been observed in young brown dwarfs and planetary mass objects, which share similar as field brown dwarfs, but have considerably lower surface gravities. Variability studies of these objects relative to old field objects is then a direct probe of the effects of surface gravity on atmospheric structure.2017128242017-01-02T00:00:00Astronomical Review['B. Biller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 50eb9517edf5a6ef42e9de6827ce82eb259fa7dfAbstract Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effect on survival of insertion of a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who have upright forced vital capacity (uFVC) ≤ 50% predicted. Current guidelines, which are based on higher rates of post-procedure complications in ALS patients with advanced respiratory dysfunction, have led to a recommendation to perform G-tube insertion before the FVC drops to <50% predicted, even when the patient has no significant dysphagia. Methods: We assessed 41 ALS patients who received a G-tube, mostly by insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube by a dedicated team that included a gastroenterologist and one of two anesthesiologists using Monitored Anesthesia Care with deep sedation, and 61 patients who did not receive a G-tube. uFVC was ≤50% predicted in 12 of 41 patients who received a G-tube and in 18 of 61 who did not. Results: The procedure was safe regardless of FVC status, with low rates of post-operative complications in both low and high FVC groups. There was no survival benefit for patients who received a G-tube when compared with those who did not. Discussion: PEG insertion is safe in ALS patients with significant respiratory muscle weakness when performed by a dedicated team, which suggests that the recommendation for G-tube placement should not be based on the patient’s respiratory status.Neurological Research20173525PEG insertion is safe in ALS patients with significant respiratory muscle weakness when performed by a dedicated team, which suggests that the recommendation for G-tube placement should not be based on the patient’s respiratory status.2017-01-02T00:00:00Neurological Research['M. Kak', 'N. Issa', 'R. Roos', 'B. Sweitzer', 'O. Gottlieb', 'Amy S. Guralnick', 'S. White', 'C. Semrad', 'B. Soliven', 'Joumana Baroody', 'K. Rezania']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d2fb85dee9833a32f2e26d36a3ec79ff59a5e327ABSTRACT Educative curriculum materials present a promising mechanism for promoting more ambitious science teaching in elementary classrooms, including engaging students in science practices. Integrating science practices with science content is emphasized in new education reforms. Elementary teachers, however, face challenges in engaging children in science practices such as scientific argumentation. We propose that the justification of predictions could serve as an entrée to scientific argumentation in elementary grades. To support elementary teachers in integrating science content with science practice, including justifying predictions about scientific phenomena, we added educative features to 2 existing upper elementary inquiry science units, 1 on electric circuits and 1 on ecosystems. This article reports results from a large-scale, quasi-experimental study with 2 conditions: the treatment condition, in which teachers had educative features, and the comparison condition, in which teachers had the original curriculum materials. This study sought to characterize differences in students’ written predictions with justification across condition and discipline. In the treatment condition, in which teachers were using the educative curriculum materials, the students’ predictions with justification showed significantly greater improvement in quality scores from the preunit assessment to the postunit assessment compared to the comparison condition. In addition, there was more evidence of teacher support for justifying predictions in the collected notebooks and enactments in the treatment condition compared to the comparison condition. These findings have implications for curriculum developers and teacher educators, suggesting an important role for educative curriculum materials in promoting reforms in science education.201773232017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Science Teacher Education['Anna Maria Arias', 'P. Smith', 'E. Davis', 'John Marino', 'Annemarie S. Palincsar']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7d3c7da9dcba88c50f07769b44dc75d248ebc4e5ABSTRACT To better understand the risks and benefits of eating wild-harvested fish from the Northwest Territories, Canada, levels of total mercury (HgT) and selenium (Se) and composition of omega-3 fatty acid (n-3 FA) were measured in muscle tissue of fish harvested from lakes in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada. Average HgT levels ranged from 0.057 mg/kg (cisco) to 0.551 mg/kg (northern pike), while average n-3 FA concentrations ranged from 101 mg/100 g (burbot) to 1,689 mg/100 g (lake trout). In contrast to HgT and n-3 FA, mean Se concentrations were relatively similar among species. Consequently, species such as lake whitefish, cisco, and longnose sucker displayed the highest nutrient levels relative to HgT content. Levels of HgT tended to increase with fish size, while Se and n-3 FA levels were typically not associated with fork length or fish weight. Interestingly, HgT concentration was occasionally inversely related to tissue nutrient content. Significant negative correlations were observed between Hg and n-3 FA for lake trout, northern pike, and walleye. There were also significant negative correlations between Hg and Se noted for lake whitefish, cisco, and northern pike. Samples with the highest nutritional content displayed, on occasion, lower levels of HgT. This study provides valuable information for the design of probabilistic models capable of refining public health messaging related to minimizing Hg risks and maximizing nutrient levels in wild-harvested fish in the Canadian subarctic.Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A20178323This study provides valuable information for the design of probabilistic models capable of refining public health messaging related to minimizing Hg risks and maximizing nutrient levels in wild-harvested fish in the Canadian subarctic.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A['E. Reyes', 'J. J. Aristizabal Henao', 'K. Kornobis', 'R. Hanning', 'S. Majowicz', 'K. Liber', 'K. Stark', 'G. Low', 'H. Swanson', 'Brian D. Laird']2017-01-02T00:00:00 8b001c78556962cfb4a17882ca8d4808bf57d601ABSTRACT This study reports the synthesis of new porous nanohydroxyapatites (HAPs) substituted with different Zn contents (HAP_Zn) employing calcium and zinc nitrates and diammonium hydrogen phosphate as precursors. The synthesis was conducted in the presence of a surfactant, L-asparagine, for controlling the pore size distribution and morphology of obtained nanopowders, using a co-precipitation route. Thus a new approach leading to HAP_Zn nanopowders with improved nucleation and crystallization ability was developed. After maturation treatment of dispersions and filtration, the precipitate was lyophilized and ground. Part of the samples was calcined at 300°C for 1 h. The zinc content in the nanoHAPs varies from 0.2 to 10 wt% (substitution degree of Ca by Zn from 0.3 to 15.8 mole %). XRD investigations indicated HAP as the unique phase present and the nanostructured nature of the obtained HAPs. FTIR spectra also confirmed the presence of HAP structure. TEM, SEM, and AFM images showed the morphology of the HAP_Zn samples. BET analysis led to the characterization of specific surface area and porosity for the samples. The new nanopowders are designed to be used in orthopedic surgery, particularly for the treatment of osteoporosis and as bone substitutes, and in dentistry for remineralization of enamel.201743242017-01-02T00:00:00Particulate Science and Technology['C. Garbo', 'Maria Sindilaru', 'A. Carlea', 'G. Tomoaia', 'V. Almăşan', 'Ioan Petean', 'A. Mocanu', 'O. Horovitz', 'M. Tomoaia-Cotisel']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d88fe850b06eda4235d415f6d64efb3d2efc49dbABSTRACT Young people suspected of being sexually exploited are unlikely to have made prior disclosures before being approached by authorities, and this can make them especially uncomfortable when involved in investigations. Semistructured interviews were conducted with frontline social workers and law enforcement practitioners about their experiences interacting with youth during child sexual exploitation investigations. The findings provided some tentative insights into the processes by which practitioners sought to establish rapport with young people who have been exploited and establish themselves as trustworthy abuse disclosure recipients. Practitioners reported that rapport building in child sexual exploitation cases not only occurred over lengthy periods of time (e.g., months or years) but also required repeated contacts between the practitioners and young people, during which practitioners minimized their roles as authorities and maximized their authenticity as caring people. Practitioners mentioned the importance of dependability, lightheartedness, and having a casual demeanor. Findings have implications for managing reluctance and understanding rapport building when working with possible victims.Journal of Child Sexual Abuse20174225Semistructured interviews were conducted with frontline social workers and law enforcement practitioners about their experiences interacting with youth during child sexual exploitation investigations, providing some tentative insights into the processes by which practitioners sought to establish rapport with young people who have been exploited and establish themselves as trustworthy abuse disclosure recipients.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Child Sexual Abuse['Elizabeth C. Ahern', 'Leslie A. Sadler', 'M. Lamb', 'Gianna M. Gariglietti']2017-01-02T00:00:00 e7a334933673e2ac642a7aecbb54be8b59e90a9dAbstract The city is a complex interdependent system of natural, social, and structural systems – a ‘system of systems.’ Each system is important in its own right, but most city systems are highly dependent on functioning infrastructure for their successful operation. The Foundational Infrastructure Framework (FIF) presented here helps managers and decision-makers understand the importance of infrastructure resilience to the overall resilience of their cities. It illustrates how city services are typically dependent on seven foundational infrastructure sectors. If any of these sectors fail, whether due to disaster, terrorism, or aging infrastructure, cities face a higher risk of cascading failures. The reliability and existing condition of infrastructure are integral to the resilience of infrastructure, and must be incorporated into the assessment of future risks. The FIF provides a rationale for examining the existing state of city infrastructure, and utilizing additional data and vulnerability analyses tools to help define priorities for infrastructure investment.201713252017-01-02T00:00:00Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure['M. Reiner', 'Lisa McElvaney']2017-01-02T00:00:00 24013fa7637a72d6557ab69b917b0760e1dcb790ABSTRACT Encouraging student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is an urgent priority in the USA and abroad. How most effectively to generate and sustain student interest in and preparation for STEM education and careers remains a vexing question, as the content areas, target ages, instructional approaches, and specific purposes of STEM education—and career preparation—are so diverse. Political interest in uncovering means to prepare and engage both larger numbers and more diverse students in STEM fields has extended to the practice of engaging STEM professionals in educational activities with students. What is the empirical evidence about which approaches that rely upon STEM experts to engage students work, and for whom? This paper summarizes research about the effects of such programmes on student outcomes, and offers recommendations for strengthening the research basis about using STEM professionals in the future.201752252017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Science Education, Part B['Beth C. Gamse', 'Alina Martínez', 'L. Bozzi']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6306be812ae09612a4b16e6af0e8d649f6609ca3Abstract This paper examines the phenomenon of MMS pornography in India. ‘MMS’ or Multimedia Messaging Service refers to a communication technology that allows the sharing of multimedia files over cellphone networks. In India however, the term ‘MMS’ has become attached to pornographic clips that are shared over mobile phone networks or the Internet. Through an examination of two limit cases, ‘The Mysore-Mallige Scandal’ (2001) and the ‘Delhi Metro MMS Scandal’ (2014) this paper argues that the negotiation of space and place is integral to the production, circulation and ultimately the affective impact of such videos. In particular, I seek to extend the definition of the MMS clip by examining the play between place and affect. In doing so, I argue that MMS pornography is a symptom of a larger spatial problem of the digital age – the problem of the ‘leak’.2017359This paper argues that the negotiation of space and place is integral to the production, circulation and ultimately the affective impact of MMS videos and extends the definition of the MMS clip by examining the play between place and affect.2017-01-02T00:00:00South Asian Popular Culture['A. Baishya']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f32086686cf9d31aa3c36df0ad42aa319c6fdc4dABSTRACT The risk for using child abuse images (CAI) is difficult to assess, especially as it mostly remains undetected by legal authorities. The present study investigates the association of aspects of sexual preference and dynamic risk factors with CAI only and mixed offending (CAI and child sexual abuse) over lifetime and within six months prior to assessment. A sample of 190 undetected, self-identified pedo- and/or hebephiles was investigated. Multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed that sexual preoccupation is of great importance, especially for recent CAI only and mixed offending, as well as lifetime mixed offending. Although inconclusive, a sexual preference for early-pubescent children seems to be of interest for recent and lifetime offending. A sexual preference for prepubescent children, additional paraphilias and sexualised coping have shown some, although no statistically meaningful association with lifetime offending. Gender preference, exclusivity of pedohebephilia and offence-supportive attitudes did not show any significant relation with offending behaviour.201759162017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Sexual Aggression['L. Kuhle', 'E. Schlinzig', 'G. Kaiser', 'T. Amelung', 'A. Konrad', 'R. Röhle', 'Klaus M Beier']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7d508daa3bf06b965d3d38e6a2599c0ba1da60afABSTRACT This paper reconstructs Michel Foucault’s account of pornography by placing it into his theory of power. To explain the novelty of Foucault’s position, it counterpoises it with anti-pornography feminism and its analysis of the modern state. The paper argues that Foucault considered pornography to be a strategy of biopower to regulate individual sexual conduct. By inciting the discourse on sex, pornography participates in the production of truth about sex. Through confession, its consumers discover their sexual identities, becoming self-regulating. The result is a proliferation of sexualities, but also their rigidification and categorisation, leading to a mass deployment of perversion.20176062017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Political Power['B. Kurylo']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b631ad5250642f48ea289d8fa3e3c64f15f37a56Abstract This paper presents findings from a study of students’ writings about the erotic. These occurred in the form of graffiti and were scrawled on toilet doors for female students attending a higher education institution in Malta. The study explores how the erotic was defined and perceived by students, and how they attempted to create alternative spaces to explore their erotic selves through their writing. Foucault’s notion of heterotopia, which refers to spaces enacted for the Other, informs the analysis. Heterotopias subvert the order of spaces and mirror other dominant sites that make up the social fabric. This framework considers the lavatories as heterotopias, through which students broke silences and taboos about the erotic by challenging perspectives concerning sexual relatedness and erotic fantasy. In the absence of sexuality education in the curriculum of the institution in which the study took place, the study suggests that students may have sought out and constructed new ways of learning.20173852017-01-02T00:00:00Sex Education['J. Cassar']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d009386dff9b383fe39f91f1e426600e922af60aABSTRACT Objectives: To examine the relationship between women's pubic hair removal (PHR) and genital satisfaction and explore whether attitudes toward, and personal consumption of, pornography are associated with women's engagement in PHR. Methods: Data were collected by online survey from women (N = 152) who were then categorized into groups based on the prevalence and extent of PHR during the previous 4 weeks. Groups were compared on demographic, background, and behavioral variables. Results: Eighty-three percent of respondents reported PHR in the previous 4 weeks and 40% of respondents removed all their pubic hair. Women who were younger, White, and were more satisfied with their genitals were more likely to engage in PHR. Of these, being younger, not having a degree, reporting less positive attitudes toward erotica, and 3 reasons for PHR predicted extensive PHR over limited removal. Conclusions: Findings provide insights into the reasons for, and extent of, PHR among women and factors associated with the practice. The possible influences of partners' preferences for genital hair removal by women and partners' consumption of pornography are important areas for future research.20174315Women who were younger, White, and were more satisfied with their genitals were more likely to engage in PHR, and being younger, not having a degree, reporting less positive attitudes toward erotica, and 3 reasons for PHR predicted extensive PHR over limited removal.2017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Sexual Health['N. Stone', 'C. Graham', 'Inci Baysal']2017-01-02T00:00:00 6d11068dd52ccf8a6a48b690d000a02f315dfd0eABSTRACT Premature ejaculation (PE) is a common sexual dysfunction affecting approximately 20%–30% of men. Despite important issues relating to PE definition, diagnosis, and therapy, there is a paucity of research investigating the experiences of practitioners delivering PE treatment. For the present study, interviews were conducted with eight psychosexual therapists and subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four master themes emerged from the analysis. These were Romantic Relationships, Vulnerability, Culture, and Diagnosis and Assessment. The Romantic Relationships theme included three sub-themes: Intimacy; Involvement; and Distress. Two sub-themes formed the Vulnerability theme: Self-Esteem; and Anxiety. The Culture theme contained three sub-themes: Religion and Ethnicity; Pornography; and Masculinity. The Diagnosis and Assessment theme included two sub-themes: Referral and Definitions. Findings have important implications for the diagnosis and treatment of PE. Future research should investigate therapist perceptions further, including those factors which impact on engagement with clients and PE treatment success.20175942017-01-02T00:00:00Sexual and Relationship Therapy['G. Brewer', 'P. Tidy']2017-01-02T00:00:00 ea6944b0bcf42bb225f91049c29273da6b5c3b70Abstract Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny (2004) is an exercise in muddying waters: in muddling boundaries and collapsing putative distinctions that permeate contemporary culture. The film is structured and presented with the effect of blurring numerous perceived lines delineating various extreme binaries including: life and death (textual); narrative and pornography (artistic); reality and fantasy (ontological); and radicalism and conservatism (political). Perhaps even more so than for its highly personalized lambasting at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, The Brown Bunny has become notorious for its sexually explicit climax, featuring a reportedly un-simulated moment of oral sex between Gallo and his co-star Chloë Sevigny. For those with only a passing knowledge of the film, likely drawn from some combination of these two sensational elements, a title like ‘The Brown Bunny’ conjures images of scatological perversion: of a sense of lust set against disgust. Detailed textual and extra-textual analysis, however, reveal more complex and profound meanings behind the film’s notable emphasis on brown. Gallo’s fondness for the color, as well as his esthetic deployment of it in his films, is an appropriate symbolic element of his own perception of an ongoing pugilism between artistic innovation and audience sensibilities in which he routinely finds himself embroiled. Brown is generally assumed to be among the least popular of colors. Its celebration in Gallo’s work can be read as a contrarian gesture, symptomatic of his broader embracing of unusual cinematic techniques and obscure motifs that are tailored to the refined tastes of a sophisticated few and wholly incongruous with mainstream appetites.20171502017-01-02T00:00:00New Review of Film and Television Studies['D. Sacco']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0252f809ec46e95201ce2678a6a06e889eb9b3a0Jia Pingwa’s controversial novel Ruined City was nothing short of a national sensation in 1993 when it sold over a million copies in the months before it was banned for its sexually explicit content. The second novel in a trilogy, Ruined City takes place in a fictionalized version of Xi’an, the capital of the author’s home province of Shaanxi. The corruption of Xi’an, which served as the capital of several Chinese dynasties, casts a metaphorical shadow over the novel as it explores the city’s “fall” through a complex weaving of traditional literary, historical, philosophical, and poetic allusions into an earthy, vernacular prose that for many critics crosses the line into pornography. The novel’s character-driven plot follows their lives through a network of digressions that as a whole calls into question the moral claim of literature as the crown jewel of Chinese cultural values. The “unbanning” of Ruined City in China seventeen years after its initial publication has revived Chinese media attention along with comparisons to the erotic Ming Dynasty novel The Plum in the Golden Vase. The following excerpt contains the first movement of Ruined City, which opens as a series of poignant vignettes highlighting the shifting relationship between traditional Chinese culture and the global forces of change.2017002017-01-02T00:00:00Chinese Literature Today['Jia Pingwa', 'H. Goldblatt']2017-01-02T00:00:00 12bfa8d7f4f4455f710e000f25ce9b561fa3c4f6ABSTRACT Although the use of technology can be very important for children younger than age 12 years, not all countries possess the financial resources to make digital resources widely available to students. Children can also use technology inappropriately. This study explores the consequences of exposure to different forms of technology on children. It focuses on how resources such as desktop, laptop, and handheld computers can enhance learning but also distract students by providing them access to games and content not appropriate for young students, such as pornography. It also explores the power technology has to addict young children to electronic stimulation. The study specifically considers the Egyptian education system, technology growth in Egypt, and the impact of technology on schooling for young children. The focus on technology use in Egyptian homes and schools includes a discussion of previous research and findings of interviews about technology use by children younger than age 12 years.2017180How resources such as desktop, laptop, and handheld computers can enhance learning but also distract students by providing them access to games and content not appropriate for young students, such as pornography is explored.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Research in Childhood Education['H. Morgan', 'Guang-Lea Lee']2017-01-02T00:00:00 769926033a9f503e0650a4c3ff5cf1ea1838b9b9Abstract Research has found gambling to be related to a variety of other addictive behaviours. The study objective was to evaluate the association of Internet gambling with Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use, in a sample of Greek adults. The study sample consisted of 789 military personnel. During their annual medical examination the study participants anonymously completed a series of self-reported questionnaires in relation to socio-demographic data, Internet gambling practices, online sexual engagement, Internet addiction, suicidality and psychoactive substance use. We found that Internet addiction significantly predicted engagement with online gambling, followed by substance use in general, and, in particular, the use of cocaine or heroin. Finally, two other predictive indicators were self-reported suicide attempts and engagement with online sex. Online gambling is associated with various behaviours related to impulsivity such as Internet addiction, online sexual engagement, suicidality and substance use. Future research will increase our knowledge on the contribution of new technologies and the Internet in Internet gambling dimensions, as well as on the associations with other high-risk behaviours such as substance use, pornography and suicidality.201762122017-01-02T00:00:00International Gambling Studies['O. Giotakos', 'G. Tsouvelas', 'Evi Spourdalaki', 'M. Janikian', 'A. Tsitsika', 'A. Vakirtzis']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d450584c27bd93ee29ce3645c8a1d00f2d96975eWhile social and sexual relations may be depicted ‘directly’ in pornographic men’s magazines they are most often (also) somehow inflected through existing institutions of work, education, the family and—not least—consumption. As such men’s magazines constitute an important lens through which the development of American society and masculinities can be studied. This special issue contains four articles on American men’s magazines situated in different times from the 1920s to the 1990s. Placed within their specific contexts the examination of these magazines reveals not only different constructions of masculinity but also how these—as well as their mediation—are inscribed within larger societal developments.2017112017-01-02T00:00:00Media History['Henrik Bødker', 'Bill Osgerby']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c4e812f445ff6bec0899b3a741499c0da75adcc4When at the conclusion of the Confessio amantis of John Gower (c. 1330–1408) the protagonist Amans is revealed to be old and hoar, Gower’s representation of Amans’s impotence depends on the now little-known elegies of Maximianus (fl. c. 525). A contemporary and critic of Boethius (c. 480–524), Maximianus uses his poems for recounting his sexual activities and erectile dysfunction. Although (or possibly because) Maximianus was pornographic, his writing became a standard school-text in late medieval Western Europe, and his influence can be traced in a number of Middle English poets, including Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400) and now Gower. At a crucial concluding point of the Confessio, Gower quotes Maximianus.20173102017-01-02T00:00:00Studia Neophilologica['D. Carlson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 41ff9fd6b7640eb23171a6fb8e097f052ff97debThe unexamined career of Joseph Burten (né Joseph G. Bernstein) allows us to trace the shifting terrain of semi-pornographic publishing in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s. As a war veteran, ex-football player and resident of Greenwich Village, Burten serves as a link between the bohemian magazine of the mid-1920s and the increasingly pornographic periodical of the 1930s and 1940s.20173102017-01-02T00:00:00Media History['W. Straw']2017-01-02T00:00:00 a70b1c8f6adc1c100972ede01a77307f295c877eABSTRACT This study investigates associations between aspects of school climate, measured by students’ assessments aggregated to the class level, and exposure to bullying, measured at the individual level. The data were derived from the Stockholm School Survey of 2006–2010 with information from 16,418 ninth-grade students (aged 15–16 years) distributed over 871 classes and 259 schools. Three-level binary logistic regression was applied. Two of the studied school climate aspects in particular were linked with the occurrence of bullying: In classes where a high proportion of students claimed to be aware of the school rules and in classes where a high proportion of students stated that adults intervene against bullying, fewer students reported having been bullied. The findings imply that striving toward a school climate characterized by transparent rules and clear disapproval of harassments may help to reduce bullying.201753722017-01-02T00:00:00School Effectiveness and School Improvement['S. B. Låftman', 'V. Östberg', 'B. Modin']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4bce2371186f4670bb135d3bdea37cb2d6307816Abstract Drawing from social–ecological systems theory, the authors argue that -current research on childhood bullying would benefit from analyses that consider the -mesosystem—specifically, how teacher–student relationships can influence -children's bullying experiences. The authors provide two theoretical conceptions for how children's peer interactions are implicitly shaped by teacher–student relationship quality: attachment and social referral. Implications for practice, with an emphasis on developing teachers' social–emotional competencies to strengthen positive teacher–student relationships, are proposed.201773422017-01-02T00:00:00The Educational Forum['K. Bouchard', 'J. D. Smith']2017-01-02T00:00:00 457d8e02dc44d87b44a7a7d7b94e484eba9224e6Abstract Anti-bullying strategies are significant approaches addressing bullying in schools, however their capacity to produce a reduction in bullying behaviour is open to question. This article examined a resilience-based approach to bullying. One hundred and five primary and high school students were surveyed using several standardised instruments. The study found that high school students reported more victimisation than primary students; that students reporting greater resilience; experienced less distress regarding bullying; that relatedness demonstrated a stronger negative correlation than mastery with distress levels to bullying; that students exhibiting greater emotional reactivity engaged in more bullying behaviour compared to others; and that a younger group exhibited greater resilience levels compared to an older group. The results support an evolutionary psychology view of bullying and suggest an operational definition of bullying in terms of power differentials within a relational context. Further examination and development of a resilience-based intervention model focused on developing a sense of relatedness is supported.201759292017-01-02T00:00:00Educational Psychology in Practice['B. Moore', 'Stuart Woodcock']2017-01-02T00:00:00 3a778fc60490876a4a3e296ad2c9e615d2f81bd2ABSTRACT There is a dearth of research on homophobic bullying in Nigerian schools. Using data from 14 in-depth interviews and public media sources that were analyzed thematically, this formative research examined homophobic bullying using Nigerian universities as a case study to bring attention to the need for policies and interventions to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students despite the criminalization of homosexual acts. The findings reveal the severity of homophobic bullying in Nigerian schools fueled by several factors, coupled with nonexistent protective educational policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. The implementation of culturally sensitive antibullying programs is needed to make schools safe for Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.201734292017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of LGBT Youth['K. Okanlawon']2017-01-02T00:00:00 87d67e2a92ad5d4ad16ebf13b32f5fbfc6df11dfBullying is a major public health problem faced by youth today. This randomized controlled study evaluated a brief, counselor-led bystander bullying intervention for elementary school students with a history of occasionally bullying (N = 54). The intervention—stealing the show, turning it over, accompanying others, and coaching compassion (STAC)—is designed to train students to intervene as peer advocates when they witness bullying situations at school. Students in the STAC intervention group reported a significantly lower level of bullying perpetration compared to students in the wait-list control group. Findings suggest that training students who bully to be peer advocates may be a promising approach to bullying prevention. The authors discuss future directions for research and implications for counselors.201741292017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling['Aida Midgett', 'D. Doumas', 'R. Trull', 'Jamie Johnson']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fefa2c3e3e65585d064db746e144f7d3b63cd531ABSTRACT Numerous studies have examined adolescent attitudes toward bullying, but limited research has explored college students’ attitudes toward victims of bullying. Using data collected from three southern universities (n = 1,135), the current research investigates demographic, experiential, and behavioral factors that are likely to influence whether university students attribute blame to bullying victims. Findings indicate that most university students report prosocial attitudes toward bullying. Victim blaming and minimizing attitudes were most common among males, heterosexuals, and those with a history of prior bullying perpetration during junior high or high school. Individuals reporting a higher frequency of drug use were significantly more likely to support victim blaming attitudes, and those who engaged in more frequent alcohol use were significantly more likely to minimize bullying.201764262017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma['Tammy S. Garland', 'Christina N. Policastro', 'Tara N. Richards', 'K. Miller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 9b5842ef0b30a96b161612009ac8a7f40f68d706ABSTRACT The need for more longitudinal studies (i.e. daily diary and experience sampling studies) focused on counterproductive work behaviours such as bullying requires shorter scales that at the same time do not compromise their content validity. Our main objective is to develop and validate a reduced version of the Workplace Bullying Scale (Escala de Abuso Psicológico Aplicado en el Lugar de Trabajo): the EAPA-T-R. Two studies (Study 1: 1506 and Study 2: 932 employees, respectively) were conducted to evaluate its psychometric properties and to ensure the external validity of the EAPA-T-R. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to reduce the current 12-item scale to a more parsimonious 4-item scale. Moreover, the psychometric properties of potential models were compared. Subsequently, the new scale was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. Likewise, statistically significant relationships were found between the EAPA-T-R and other dimensions evaluated, such as job characteristics, transformational leadership, engagement, job satisfaction, and subjective performance. Moreover, bullying mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and burnout. To sum up, the EAPA-T-R showed good reliability and validity across studies, supporting its use in future research. The benefits of this short scale for daily diary and experience sampling studies and when using large surveys are discussed.201751262017-01-02T00:00:00Work & Stress['J. Escartín', 'Lucas Monzani', 'Frederick T. L. Leong', 'Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira']2017-01-02T00:00:00 efe5997d00ceca62514fff5fbc1764d6627bd7d4ABSTRACT This article examines the association between race and racial bullying (bullying due to one's race), in relation to youth substance use in school attending young adolescents in the United States. Weighted unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models were run to assess if racial bullying involvement was associated with youth substance use. Data for this study come from the Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children survey (n = 7,585). An association between racial bullying status (not involve, bullying victim, bullying perpetrator, or mixed bullying victim/perpetrator) and youth substance was identified in this study. Racial bully perpetrators were most likely to have used cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana, followed by youth in the mixed victim/perpetrator group. When analyses were stratified by race, non-Hispanic White and Hispanic youth experienced an increased risk of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use if in the perpetrator or mixed group (compared to those not involved with racial bullying). Non-Hispanic White and Asian youth were also more likely to report marijuana use if in the victim group. Non-Hispanic Black youth were more likely to use alcohol and marijuana if they were a perpetrator or in the mixed group, but they were not more likely to use cigarettes. Differences appear to exist in relation to racial bullying experience and substance across racial/ethnic group among youth in grades 7–10. Implications for prevention and educational professionals are discussed.Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse20175219Differences appear to exist in relation to racial bullying experience and substance across racial/ethnic group among youth in grades 7–10, and implications for prevention and educational professionals are discussed.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse['A. Stone', 'S. Carlisle']2017-01-02T00:00:00 045e39ff9c54e231e21ece2ea56cac0eef618424ABSTRACT Empathy, as the ability to understand and feel the emotions of others, is related to less bullying behavior. However, the link of bullying behavior with self-reports of empathy seems to be stronger than with behavioral measures of empathy (e.g., empathic accuracy). Few studies have analyzed the relationship of affective and cognitive empathy to cyberbullying behavior, especially among young adults. In a quasiexperimental dyadic interaction paradigm with 72 young adults, empathic accuracy was operationalized as the match of other- and self-reported emotions for the target, and emotional congruence as the match of the target's and the perceiver's self-reported emotions. Affective and cognitive empathy, offline bullying behavior, and cyberbullying behavior were measured using self-reports. Empathic accuracy and cognitive empathy were found to be negatively linked. Emotional congruence, self-reported affective and cognitive empathy did not correlate with offline bullying behavior or cyberbullying behavior. Only empathic accuracy was significantly negatively linked to offline bullying behavior. In group tests, higher empathic accuracy (but not emotional congruence) was connected to less offline bullying behavior. In a multiple regression analysis only emotional congruence was a predictor of cyberbullying behavior. Thus, while empathic accuracy might diminish offline bullying behavior, emotional congruence might diminish cyberbullying behavior.The Journal of Genetic Psychology20175818While empathic accuracy might diminish offline bullying behavior, emotional congruence might diminish cyberbullying behavior.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Genetic Psychology['Jan Pfetsch']2017-01-02T00:00:00 43c5c849d61498e53607c1145eeb2d4ac08df4d9This study determines the prevalence of bullying and the variables that explain the phenomenon in adolescents from educational institutions in Medellín. A survey involving school climate, family functionality, and bullying was applied in a representative sample of 3,460 adolescents. The information was analyzed with descriptive measures, Z-test, prevalence ratios, Mann-Whitney test, and logistic regression. The overall prevalence of bullying was 18.3%, being higher among those who report family dysfunction, delinquent behavior at school, bad relationships with teachers, and insecurity in the neighborhood. The bullying is a complex phenomenon that involves the social framework, relationships within the family and the teachers.201748162017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of School Violence['L. F. Higuita-Gutiérrez', 'JA Cardona-Arias']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2493dc643e0e69e52c7cfb00792cf6bf4369f765The current qualitative study used a focus group approach to examine teachers’ perceptions of student aggressors and victims. Participants in the current study included 35 teachers from public elementary, middle, and high schools. Teachers’ responses to five questions about risk factors for aggression and victimization, adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies, and advice for victimized youth were analyzed using thematic analysis. Teachers frequently identified family factors as a risk factor for becoming an aggressor. Appearance-based factors, shyness, and emotional reactivity were commonly mentioned as risk factors for victimization. Teachers believed that strong displays of emotions, physical retaliation, and ignoring the situation were ineffective means for victims to respond to peer aggression. Reporting the aggression to an adult, appropriately standing up for oneself, and seeking support from friends were viewed as more effective strategies for responding to peer victimization. Directions for future research and implications for intervention are discussed.201747262017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of School Violence['Lisa H. Rosen', 'S. Scott', 'Kathy Deornellas']2017-01-02T00:00:00 466e49dd5c12925d5eccea893870bd358d21fc14ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relation between organizational change and enacted or experienced workplace bullying. We find that there is a longitudinal relation between organizational change and bullying behaviour and that this effect varies depending on the type of preceding organizational change (task-related or relational change). Task-related change predicts experienced bullying behaviours and relational change predicts enacted bullying behaviours. Within a relationistic process precipitation framework, we find that among moderators at the organizational level (leadership quality) and individual level (affectivity), only positive affectivity slightly moderates the relation between relational change and enacted bullying behaviours. The findings are relevant for the development of evidence-based strategies for the prevention of workplace bullying during different types of organizational change.201790132017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Change Management['Ann-Louise Holten', 'G. Hancock', 'E. G. Mikkelsen', 'R. Persson', 'Å. Hansen', 'A. Høgh']2017-01-02T00:00:00 befd3654b458e9e8937319109bf31bbf71722b87In September 2013, the Department of Education and Skills introduced revised anti-bullying guidelines which made it compulsory for all schools to ensure that their individual anti-bullying policies include a clause on identity-based bullying, specifically referencing transphobic and homophobic bullying. The introduction of these guidelines would appear to represent an anomaly within the context of the Irish primary education system, which is 96% denominational. This paper considers the possibilities of the co-existence of guidelines which aim to counter homophobic and transphobic bullying and a school ethos which views homosexuality and transsexuality as sinful. Employing Scheurich’s policy archaeology methodology, this paper presents some of the discursive practices which were at play in permitting the bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender children to emerge as an educational problem for which the revised anti-bullying guidelines were constructed as the policy solution.Queer Teaching - Teaching Queer201788132017-01-02T00:00:00Irish Educational Studies['S. Bailey']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4c206e54a0462f105de73d3987f2993b2d25fe70ABSTRACT Bullying in schools has been identified as a serious and complex worldwide problem associated with young children's victimization. Research studies indicate the frequency and effects of bullying among young children. The effects seem to be across-the-board for both bullies and victims, who are at risk of experiencing emotional, social, and academic difficulties. When preschool children first enter school, they become social members of a peer group. Preschool is the first context outside the home environment where young children encounter social problems when they interact with peers and become exposed to bullying behaviours. The purpose of this review is to present current empirical evidence about the nature and distinctive facet of bullying among preschool children. Studies trace the development of preschool bullying and its pervasiveness. This review describes young children's participation in bullying including their different roles, social status, and prevention programmes.201773112017-01-02T00:00:00Early Child Development and Care['O. Saracho']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2b0ae5b44ccc321c5d596637bbee98f41d671cf5This study examined gender differences in the relationship between bullying victimization and substance use among high school students (N = 580). Students who reported bullying victimization reported higher levels of alcohol and illicit drug use but not marijuana use. Further, the relationship between bully victimization and illicit drug use was moderated by gender such that males who reported bully victimization reported the highest levels of illicit drug use.201785102017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling['April D. Johnston', 'D. Doumas', 'Aida Midgett', 'Regina R. Moro']2017-01-02T00:00:00 c51f8b829e85f0651447e4ad1310ea6370913a14ABSTRACT Events related to bullying are so complex that they require a much broader examination than is usually available from a single disciplinary point of view. The purpose of the present paper is to offer new ways of examining this complex phenomenon. We will argue that transdisciplinarity (henceforth TD) could bring a more comprehensive analysis and a deeper understanding to the current state of bullying research. As a way of emphasizing the benefits of a more pluralistic and integrative approach, we will use TD based examples to describe the general context and process we used to develop a new definition of bullying, one that provides a sharper distinction between bullying and general aggression, thus offering the possibility of more targeted intervention strategies. The present paper is divided into three sections, namely, a selected review of the TD literature, an application of TD inspired ideas and tools that examine bullying from a number of interrelated perspectives, and an outline of a conceptual ‘Disciplinary Continuum’, as an example of how TD can be used to examine complex phenomena. Moreover, we will highlight TD’s expanding role in the funding process, as it is increasingly required by granting agencies and governmental ministries as a criterion for universities’ funding. We conclude by outlining ideas for further inquiries.20176672017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Youth Studies['Z. Marini', 'A. Volk']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f18df6cb88ac5809c464a10b8c29a1f1e79e2b76ABSTRACT This article describes responses of a group of adolescent student actors and actor alumni involved in anti-bullying skits arising from a critical case study of the Tolerance Troupe from a small rural and suburban borough in Pennsylvania. Seventeen active members and 19 actor alumni participated in semi-structured interviews focusing on what the student actors and actor alumni had to say about imagination, improvisation, and shock as pedagogy—recalling prior experiences with bullying that played roles in the construction of their view of themselves. Following Turner (1982), I address “sacred shock” as shock experienced during enactments in liminal time during ritual performances designated to awaken participants from both bias and peer social aggression and from the hidden curriculum of school conformity and control. Sacred shock calls out alternative views of students' lived experience as the actors “play” with the elements of the familiar and defamiliarize them—shocking both audience and actors themselves to discover their places in their social worlds.20171612017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy['S. Gilman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 cf0ec14b540dc83b03443eee6dddecc0ea16380bABSTRACT This article uses autoethnography to impart the author's personal reflections of identity work, reconciling various identities, growing up as a gay boy, experiences of being bullied and subsequently coming out. Growing up in a conservative rural town exposed the author to compulsory heterosexuality and the prevailing order of gender conformity, and highlighted his not fitting in. The intent of autoethnography is to recognise the complicated link between the personal and the cultural, and to make room for non-traditional ways of analysis and communication. Emotion work as a theoretical basis for reconciling his identity, as well as social learning theory, is briefly explored. This is necessary insofar as boys learn to be masculine by imitating others' behaviour and getting responses from them-as the author did in his then boys boarding school. The boys attending the boarding school claimed that disliking 'moflies' (faggots) was just a part of what it means to be a guy, based on heteronormativity as a central component of peer pressure. Boys may use social and emotional harassment/bullying to make it difficult for other boys to be successful at school. The author experienced these interactions with other learners in an Afrikaans working-class high school. In the article, he reflects on the fact that it is through communication, social connections and psychotherapy that a person learns his/her identity and what that means in the culture into which he/she was born.20172022017-01-02T00:00:00South African Review of Sociology['Christiaan P. Cilliers']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4c5fe9099bbe0da380dc81c93fa4094604a31807Abstract The nature of British rule in Palestine, as it settled down after the approval of the Mandate in 1922, had its critics among the Zionist ranks. Using original sources, this paper examines the attitudes of the leadership of the Revisionist Union (RU) towards the British from the first quarter of the 1920s till the mid-1930s. Unlike the later paramilitary organizations, the Revisionist founders, convinced, in their own words, of the common interests shared with the British Empire, had no intention of terminating the British presence, but sought to transform it in order to serve Zionism’s objectives. While official Zionism preferred backstage diplomacy, the RU pursued a different strategy – appealing directly to the masses and making its cause as public and vocal as possible. Eventually, the RU’s strategy combined the principle of pro-British orientation with merciless criticism of Palestine policies on the ground. As far as the British were concerned, the Colonial Office was at best willing to tolerate a set of proposals they saw as unrealistic. Once these started to actively erode the integrity of British policy in the region, unsolicited “enthusiasm” was reclassified as dangerous “extremism.”20178202017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Israeli History['J. Zouplna']2017-01-02T00:00:00 d4fc83d7d610c3c7bf4b8e1f0be58433b8d41e6cABSTRACT The authors examined cyberbullying victimization in the context of issues of key importance to youth: body esteem, social support, and social self-efficacy. Research has found that traditional peer-bullying victimization is significantly correlated with low body esteem in Western societies, especially pertaining to weight (R. Puhl & J. Luedicke, 2012). Studies have also found a relationship among bullying victimization, appearance-related bullying, low body esteem, and psychosocial difficulties among youth (L. E. Park, R. M. Calogero, A.F. Young, & A. Diraddo, 2010). However, the emergence of cyberbullying, characterized by its own special features (P. K. Smith et al., 2008), has raised a salient need to explore the relationship between cyber victimization and body esteem, no less important with social framework, because both are key components in adolescents' lives that may be associated with cyberbullying victimization. The authors examined these relationships among 204 Israeli adolescents 14–16 years old. The results indicate a noteworthy prevalence (45%) of cyber victims. Cyber victimization is significantly correlated with low body esteem and low social support and social self-efficacy. Low body esteem and low social support predicted the probability of being a cyber victim. The results extend the knowledge about potential personal and social risk factors for cyber victimization during adolescence. Implications for specific intervention programs are discussed.The Journal of Genetic Psychology201710875Low body esteem and low social support predicted the probability of being a cyber victim, and the results extend the knowledge about potential personal and social risk factors for cyber victimization during adolescence.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Genetic Psychology['D. Olenik-Shemesh', 'T. Heiman']2017-01-02T00:00:00 453006acb16323c421191029d7b9dccc1b8c97beABSTRACT Young people may face conflicting and confusing messages about what it means to respond well in relation to homophobia and transphobia. Consequently, we ask – What might it mean to respond well to homophobia and transphobia? This strategy, inspired by Anika Thiem and Judith Butler, is recognition of the ambivalent conditions which structure attempts to respond well to bullying related to gender and sexuality. Such an approach is counter to educational responses that suggest a remedy in advance of the enactment of perceived bullying. Our paper draws on research conducted by the authors in four such schools, two in Australia and two in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It is a deliberate turn away from focusing on who should be held to account for homophobia and transphobia.Responsibility and Responsibilisation in Education201722222017-01-02T00:00:00Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education['M. Rasmussen', 'Fida Sanjakdar', 'L. Allen', 'Kathleen Quinlivan', 'A. Bromdal']2017-01-02T00:00:00 5aa2b164c52e46761db672f36fd6322c76713a5dABSTRACT This article presents findings from a qualitative study on the perspectives of youth who were adopted from the United States foster care system by lesbian and gay parents and includes focus group data from adopted persons and survey data from adoptive parents. This study fills a unique gap in the literature by hearing directly from the youth through focus groups. Findings indicated that children use a variety of strategies for sharing or not sharing that their parents are gay or lesbian and that many experience bullying and teasing that may be different than experienced by other children. The children adopted by lesbian and gay parents often perceive themselves as being more accepting of others, having more understanding of people, and being more compassionate toward people than those not raised by lesbian or gay parents. Suggestions are provided for training of adoption professionals and prospective families about the challenges and benefits for youth adopted by lesbian and gay parents.201758222017-01-02T00:00:00Adoption Quarterly['Patricia A. Cody', 'R. Farr', 'R. McRoy', 'S. Ayers-Lopez', 'Kathleen J. Ledesma']2017-01-02T00:00:00 f656bb9858ce76131b9e100d2232211c93b2585eAlthough there are widely held assumptions about the characteristics of peer bullying that are of greatest concern, very few studies have empirically assessed which characteristics most affect its impact. The current research addresses this gap by using a nationally representative U.S. sample of youth ages 10–20 to examine the relative effects of a variety of potentially aggravating incident characteristics on emotional, physical health, and school-related outcomes. Findings show support for power imbalance and duration (a stronger predictor than repetition) as incident characteristics that exacerbate the negative impact of peer harassment. However, several other incident characteristics have substantial effects with or without the presence of these qualities. Injury, sexual content, involvement of multiple perpetrators, and hate/bias components of peer harassment incidents each increased at least one negative outcome. Findings point to several features of peer harassment that can provide a basis for prioritizing victimization experiences in greatest need of intervention efforts.201756202017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of School Violence['H. Turner', 'K. Mitchell', 'L. Jones', 'Anne M. Shattuck']2017-01-02T00:00:00 2c352b00eeadb8547a9573e5c0458767e23aad9eThis paper considers the educational implications of the recent emphasis on the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people in Ireland. Operating from the perspective that discourses constitute rather than merely reflect material reality, thereby shaping or ‘structuring’ how we think about, and act, in relation to queer experience, the paper critically engages with discourses which position LGBTQ youth as universally at risk of mental health difficulties, including self-harm and suicidality. It also challenges the corresponding preoccupation with homophobic bullying as the primary lens through which queer experience is understood and addressed in schools, arguing that more space needs to be devoted to other, less harrowing narratives of LGBTQ experience and identity. It highlights some of the more problematic effects of LGBTQ mental health research which frame LGBTQ experience primarily in terms of vulnerability and victimhood and makes the case for a more expansive engagement with LGBTQ identities. The article illuminates the potential that after-queer scholarship holds for a re-imagining of queer youth, sexuality and gender within educational and social research, curriculum materials and educational institutions more generally and concludes with a consideration of specific knowledge and skills that educators should be equipped with in order to disrupt normative understandings of gender and sexuality.Queer Teaching - Teaching Queer201764112017-01-02T00:00:00Irish Educational Studies['A. Bryan']2017-01-02T00:00:00 fb768b8fc452533ef8efb84ecec0c940234e1aa2Abstract Two influential tragic incidents in 2011 are discussed in connection with the cultivation of morality in Japan. One is the suicide of a junior high school student due to bullying in his school—a scandal which eventually led to the country’s redefinition of the status of moral education in the school curriculum. The other is the huge earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku. Observing the affected area, foreign media reporters wondered why there was no looting in Japan. In order to shed light on this question small-scale research was conducted on perceptions of the practice of unattended vegetable stands (UVSs), as an index of the moral level of some Japanese people. Responses of various groups involved in this study suggested that the well-disciplined behaviour of Japanese people, indicated by this practice, is not necessarily only a product of school moral education. Rather, they considered that conduct in daily life, social solidarity, and education at home are the major components of the moral upbringing of Japanese people. In order to improve moral education in schools, the importance of focusing on children’s experiences in daily life and making good use of them from the perspective of children’s moral growth are emphasized.201716112017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Moral Education['Nobumichi Iwasa']2017-01-02T00:00:00 08c0c0102d1b5e16a0ea526fbb249f92e55bb6f8ABSTRACT The use of multiple informants is common in assessments that rely on the judgments of others. However, ratings obtained from different informants often vary as a function of their perspectives and roles in relation to the target of measurement, and causes unrelated to the trait being measured. We illustrate the usefulness of a latent variable multilevel multitrait–multimethod measurement model for extracting trait factors from reports of school climate obtained by students (N = 45,641) and teachers (N = 12,808) residing within 302 high schools. We then extend this framework to include assessments of linkages between the resulting trait factors and potential outcomes that might be used for addressing questions of substantive interest or providing evidence of concurrent validity. The approach is illustrated with data obtained from student and teacher reports of two dimensions of school climate, student engagement, and the prevalence of teasing and bullying in their schools.201754112017-01-02T00:00:00Educational Assessment['Timothy R. Konold', 'K. Shukla']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b6a938fa7ca3eb8e19431476625c2c2868063570Abstract This study examines whether self-perceived popularity, need for popularity, and peer pressure explain teenagers’ use of the mobile phone to make and distribute hurtful pictures and videos of peers and teachers. A large-scale quantitative survey study among 1787 Flemish high school pupils in 2010 revealed that, in the six months prior to the study, 25% of adolescents had made a picture/video of a peer who was being ridiculed, 8% of a peer who was being physically bullied, and 11% had distributed such a picture/video online. Thirteen percent had made a picture/video of a teacher being ridiculed, and 6% had distributed such content online. Self-perceived popularity, need for popularity, and perceived peer pressure positively predicted adolescents’ involvement in several of the above practices. The results suggest that greater investments need to be made to counter the social rewards that adolescents receive when engaging in these bullying practices.20178492017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Children and Media['Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele', 'K. Van Cleemput', 'H. Vandebosch']2017-01-02T00:00:00 71d3d5c6cd859af065a7bee6078395071061d8abAbstract This paper explores ludonarrative dissonance as it occurs in sport, primarily as the conflict experienced by participants between dominant narratives and self-generated interpretations of embodied experience. Taking self-narrative as a social rather than isolated production, the interaction with three basic categories of dominant narrative is explored: transformative, representing a spectrum from revelatory to distorting, bullying and colonising. These forms of dominant narrative prescribe interpretations of the player’s experience of play and of self that displace their own, with the end result of dissonance and self-alienation.20171342017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of the Philosophy of Sport['L. Howe']2017-01-02T00:00:00 02295eace375b86f47aa976cfe4c70dcca2d0a56Dominic Barter develops social technologies that promote dialogue and partnership, focusing primarily in the fields of education, justice, culture and social change. In the mid-90s he collaborated in the development of Restorative Circles, a community-based and community-owned practice for dynamic engagement with conflict that grew from conversations with residents in gang-controlled shantytown favelas in Rio de Janeiro. He adapted the practice for the Brazilian Ministry of Justice’s award-winning national projects in restorative justice, has introduced it in 22 countries and supports its application in a further 18 countries. In recent years he has supervised the mediation programme for the Police Pacification Units in Rio, served as invited professor at the Standing Group for Consensual Methods of Conflict Resolution, at the High Court of Rio, with a focus on school mediation and bullying, and worked on the development of restorative community. Dominic founded and directed the Dialogue Restoration Project for the State Education Department of Rio, bringing restorative practice to high schools, and established restorative systems in the youth detention systems of 4 states. Projects he has worked with have won the Premio Innovare—the national prize for innovation in justice—four times in ten years. From his youth in England up to recent occupations in Rio he has also been active in street-based social movements, with an emphasis on participatory, dialogical and consensual political forms.2017012017-01-02T00:00:00Restorative Justice['A. Dzur']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0bf3707a3e0f073fcbdc59e7e333960a373a327cDear Readers, With pleasure I present to you, the 16(1) issue of the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. The first paper by Small and colleagues investigated the mediating effect of antisocial attitudes on aggression behavior and substance use among immigrant children using sociocultural, developmental, and environmental factors to understand Hispanic youth problem behaviors, and found that aggression significantly predicted antisocial attitudes and substance use, with antisocial attitudes having a mediating effect on the relationship between aggression and substance use. This study highlights the need to further develop social service programs to prevent substance use among children from immigrant families, and how social work educators and practitioners may consider the role of aggression in Hispanic adolescents’ future behavior. Next, Stone and Carlisle, in their study on racial bullying and adolescent substance use, used the Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children survey (n = 7,585) and found that racial bully perpetrators were most likely to have used cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana, followed by youth in the mixed victim/perpetrator group. Their analyses highlighted differences in relation to racial bullying experience and substance across racial/ethnic group among youth in grades 7–10, and can be used to inform prevention and education professionals in the course of their work. Vidourek and colleagues analysed the PRIDE survey, a nationally recognized survey on substance use, to assess the frequency of marijuana use and the influence of psychosocial factors on marijuana use among African American students. Findings indicated that males were significantly more likely than females to report using marijuana. Engaging in risky behaviors, such as getting in trouble at school and with police and attending a party with alcohol and other drugs, were significantly correlated with annual marijuana use. Conversely, having multiple parent, teacher, and school protective factors reduced annual marijuana use in this population. Their findings support the need for development of specific prevention interventions to reduce and prevent marijuana use. Next, Koopman Gonzalez and colleagues conducted a qualitative study on the use of little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) among i7Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse201701The need to further develop social service programs to prevent substance use among children from immigrant families is highlighted, and how social work educators and practitioners may consider the role of aggression in Hispanic adolescents’ future behavior is considered.2017-01-02T00:00:00Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse['M. Van Hout']2017-01-02T00:00:00 faf467cf08694e4e28cfcd5175ed7ea666e962e66:50 p.m. 6:55 p.m. 6:57 p.m. The group time is set for 7–8:30 p.m. No one is early. At 7 the first member Saunters through the door. “Is this where the LGB-whatever group is meeting?” “It is,” I reply, and “Welcome.” We are quickly joined by others. As members go around the circle and introduce themselves Name, pronoun, why they’ve come. We are rich in diversity. An LGBTQ group for youth was advertised And it is quickly apparent that involves an intersection Of many different lines. Yet a common theme emerges quickly. They come hungry for a sense of belonging And a desire to be accepted and understood For who they are. Ground rules involving respect are laid. Then the floodgates open as Heart-breaking stories of ostracism, bullying, and abuse Are shared again and again. Many are on the streets. Some are living with a friend. A few are in foster care. Two are at home But neither knows for how much longer. School is a battleground. They report feeling lucky If they are simply called names. When one member sought help from a school administrator He was told playing a sport might help him fit in betterGroup Work Stories Celebrating Diversity2017012017-01-02T00:00:00Social Work with Groups['K. Myers']2017-01-02T00:00:00 76dc8001731e3cc5af6947d30cb32c38a4426651ABSTRACT Although the United States and Sweden are different in their government and legal structure, both countries have attempted to deter an increasing problem of bullying and degrading behaviour at schools. An unintended consequence in one country is to designate more youth as in need of special help and remove them from the classroom. In the other country we see an increased use of criminalisation and expulsion. This paper compares how each country tries to guarantee the social rights of students at school. Sweden, a social-democratic welfare state, has a history of legislating equality and safety at school, enforced by a School Inspectorate. The United States, a liberal state with a history of race segregation, relies on legislation against discrimination for bettering its school system. The paper concludes with a discussion of how law and policy change invokes embedded cultural processes that defend the autonomy of public institutions while resisting the challenges of political intervention.European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology20173602017-01-02T00:00:00European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology['A. Hetzler', 'Colm Flaherty']2017-01-02T00:00:00 693f69fd57829cdda0c7e4a2d5155525ddebeb06ABSTRACT Cyberbullying is a disturbing behavior associated with the use of communication technologies among adolescents. Many studies have been devoted to the activities of cyber victims as risk factors, while others have considered parental mediation a protective factor. However, there is a paucity of studies investigating the joint contribution of parental mediation, peer norms and risky online activities to the likelihood of being bullied on the Internet. To fill this gap, we conducted a study among a representative sample of 495 sixth to eleventh grade adolescents. We measured risky behavior online with items indicating the frequency of posting personal details, sending an insulting message and meeting face-to-face with a stranger met online. Respondents reported their perceptions about their peers. attitudes toward these risky online behaviors. We also measured three types of parental mediation: active guidance, restrictive supervision and non-intervention. Binary logistic regression findings show that risky online behaviors and peer norms regarding these behaviors had a significant effect, suggesting that the likelihood of being bullied on the Internet is associated with both risky behavior online and the norms prevalent within the adolescents. peer group. Restrictive supervision had a significant effect, implying that parents who feel their children are being bullied online may increase their oversight. The results emphasize the critical role of peers and the declining influence of parents in adolescence.The Journal of Genetic Psychology20175282Binary logistic regression findings show that risky online behaviors and peer norms regarding these behaviors had a significant effect, suggesting that the likelihood of being bullied on the Internet is associated with both risky behavior online and the norms prevalent within the adolescents.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Genetic Psychology['Hagit Sasson', 'Gustavo Mesch']2017-01-02T00:00:00 4524f624d73177c1582cdb4ac62f07e90210253dABSTRACT Cyberbullying is one of the negative consequences of online social interaction. The digital environment enables adolescents to engage in online social interaction beyond the traditional physical boundaries of families, neighborhoods, and schools. The authors examined connections to friendship networks in both online and offline settings are related to their experiences as victims, perpetrators, and bystanders of cyberbullying. A comparative face-to-face survey of adolescents (12–15-year-olds) was conducted in Korea (n = 520) and Australia (n = 401). The results reveal that online networks are partially related to cyberbullying in both countries, showing the size of social network sites was significantly correlated with experience cyberbullying among adolescents in both countries. However there were cultural differences in the impact of friendship networks on cyberbullying. The size of the online and offline networks has a stronger impact on the cyberbullying experiences in Korea than it does in Australia. In particular, the number of friends in cliques was positively related to both bullying and victimization in Korea.The Journal of Genetic Psychology20177526The size of the online and offline networks has a stronger impact on the cyberbullying experiences in Korea than it does in Australia, and the number of friends in cliques was positively related to both bullying and victimization in Korea.2017-01-02T00:00:00The Journal of Genetic Psychology['J. Lee', 'Yeji Kwon', 'Soeun Yang', 'Sora Park', 'Eun-mee Kim', 'Eun-Yeong Na']2017-01-02T00:00:00 b0ee6395f736e09b64eb2053cb6537e0ced97600Abstract School is an important social environment, but it can also be a devastating place for those who experience loneliness, are bullied or have problematic social relations. These negative experiences might be associated with school dislike, which in turn can negatively affect pupil’s motivation, academic success and overall well-being. This study examined the associations between school liking with self-reports of experiences of loneliness and social relations in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. The answers of 16-year-olds to two adolescents’ questionnaires were investigated (n = 5817) using binomial logistic regression. For girls, variables associated with school dislike were being somewhat or very lonely, for girls and boys hanging around with friends/kids who get in trouble and for boys being afraid of going to school and not getting along with other adolescents. Schools should pay attention to creating safe and supporting social and learning environment so that everyone can thrive at school.201776252017-01-02T00:00:00International Journal of Adolescence and Youth['A. Rönkä', 'V. Sunnari', 'A. Rautio', 'M. Koiranen', 'A. Taanila']2017-01-02T00:00:00 989391f94f29d6ca5bbaefdca6efccb8c59807c6Abstract The Great East-Japan Disaster, which began with the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011, prompted discussions throughout the Japanese lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community on the vulnerabilities that LGBT people face during disaster because of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. This short essay shares some of the post-disaster experiences, challenges and discussions of the LGBT community in Japan. Reports coming out of the LGBT community have stressed that pre-disaster discrimination and fears of discrimination and repression among LGBT people have hampered their recovery. There is a real fear of being discriminated against and having their family and friends discriminated against. This situation has led to the isolation and vulnerability of LGBT individuals. Despite the majority being reluctant to come out publically, the disaster forced numerous individuals to reveal their gender identity, particularly when confronted with life in shelters, the lack of supply of medication and so on. In turn, this has resulted in instances of discrimination and bullying. These accounts reveal that the main aims of disaster policies and disaster ethics – based on addressing the greatest good of the majority – largely fail to cater for LGBT people, who are not only victims of the disaster but can also be valuable contributors in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) process.201726212017-01-02T00:00:00Gender, Place & Culture['A. Yamashita', 'Christopher A. Gomez', 'K. Dombroski']2017-01-02T00:00:00 0ae604cd3595fc7ee785d75fb8e606e1054294d9ABSTRACT As we attempt to address the needs of students with challenging behaviors in today's classrooms, it is important to gain an understanding of general and special educators' knowledge, skills, and confidence about evidence-based behavior interventions. This article presents a national survey study of 277 special and general educators' reported behavioral knowledge and skills. Results indicated the special educators had greater knowledge about primary, secondary, and tertiary behavioral interventions than general educators. Over half of the combined educators had a less than average understanding of universal bully prevention strategies. Results also indicated the general educators had a lower level of training and confidence to work with students with challenging behaviors. Practical implications for teacher education and further research are presented.201749132017-01-02T00:00:00Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth['H. Beam', 'T. Mueller']2017-01-02T00:00:00 18ba8cbf9a295c18e09e30888b66b86b5a87a206When it comes to the city of science, we who work in environmental and occupational health live in a bad neighborhood. We are often at the center of controversial issues and in the crossfire of competing economic and social interests. This means that we often take abuse: Our motives are questioned; we are insulted as either corporate toadies or wild-eyed activists; our character is assaulted; and our facts are often met with junk science. For most of us, this unpleasantness simply comes with the territory and we ignore it. However, uncivil and malicious behavior takes its toll, if not on us personally then on the scientific enterprise as a whole. Likewise, the high visibility of researchers in contentious areas of public policy, such as climate change and epidemiology, puts them at high risk for politically motivated attacks and being “made an example of” for investigation that supports one side or the other. The tone and attacks on both proponents and skeptics of climate change science are an example of how science that is in fact quite clear and, while complicated in detail, is not that difficult to understand, can still bring out the worst in people, even in fellow scientists. It would be understandable if the flak came only from vested interests or from confused members of the public. However, it sometimes comes from colleagues with different convictions or interpretations. Scientists, being people, have the frailties of real human beings and may indulge is ad hominem personal attacks, reputational smears, bullying, name-calling, and defamation. As a department chair and administrator, I have seen it in personal rivalries and especially among desperate faculty members who are losing out in competitive grants, promotion, and tenure. Spreading rumors is so common as to be taken for granted in academic life. In the academic community, we have seen reports of fraud, untrue reports of dual publication (publications based on different data from the same population do not qualify), and false allegations of conflict of interest used in an attempt to sideline rivals. (We have also seen plenty of true examples.) One quick and unscrupulous way to get ahead in local competition is to attack a colleague surreptitiously and to “take down” a rival. Attacks on a personal level are likely to get more frequent and more severe. One example is the “nano-imaging feud,” in which a dispute over interpretation by Francesco Stellaci (then at MIT) of an image at the limits of resolution led to personal attacks in the blogosphere and to four formal misconduct charges against him, all of which were investigated and found to have no merit. Such reputational assaults are likely to become more frequent in the future. In the absence of traceable documentation, it is impossible to know whether uncivil and malicious behavior is increasing as a problem. Rarely do these battles emerge in the open literature, like the nanoimaging feud. Uncivil and malicious behavior becomes known only through anecdotes because very little of this information is shared and nobody is keeping track. (I do not think we would want an overseer with the power to do so.) With the advent and proliferation of scientific blogs and open access, it is quite likely that there will be an eruption of such behavior in the guise of postpublication review for open-source publications. “Trolls” are already everywhere to be found in the blogosphere, and they do not exempt science. On the other hand, incidents of online abuse may provide a helpful measure to monitor trends in unprofessional behavior. Scientific misconduct is not limited to scientific fraud, data manipulation, ethical infractions, misallocation of funds, suppression of inconvenient results, inappropriate influence on publication, and plagiarism. Organized science (such as funding agencies, universities, journals, and societies) know these traditional types of misconduct and have ways of coming to grips with them. However, uncivil behavior and malicious misconduct cannot be so easily dealt with by organized science. Organized science cannot effectively resolve this form of scientific misconduct because it occurs on the local level, between individuals in an academic atmosphere that allows free expression, and is often difficult to document. It is up to the individual to defend his or her own reputation. This unpleasant underside of science is more than embarrassing and confusing to the public. Certainly, such behavior is profoundly dispiriting and misleading to students and trainees and gives ammunition to those who question science’s special role as a way of knowing thematerial world. More fundamental, uncivil behavior is an obstacle to progress in science because it cuts off or constrains meaningful discussion, which is the essential process of scientific evaluation of what facts mean. PersonalizingArchives of Environmental & Occupational Health201780The high visibility of researchers in contentious areas of public policy, such as climate change and epidemiology, puts them at high risk for politically motivated attacks and being “made an example of” for investigation that supports one side or the other.2017-01-02T00:00:00Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health['T. Guidotti']2017-01-02T00:00:00 7fb6085d7da22250510e487f7b7a1d374702fd7fPurpose The technology evolution compels retail networks to introduce unique business models to retain customers and to gain a competitive advantage. Customer reviews available through social media need to be taken into account by retail networks to design a model with unique service operations and marketing approaches that will improve loyalty by adding value to customers. Furthermore, the relationship between customer satisfaction and customer spending behaviour is very weak and needs further investigation. Hence the purpose of this paper is to understand how retail network leverage the potential of social media reviews along with unique service operations to satisfy customers. The study analyses the nexus of: a brand, promotional offers, service operations; and their interaction through social media reviews on customer satisfaction levels. Design/methodology/approach The authors develop a conceptual model for the social media era. The authors combine the idea of loyalty- and value-based models of Chatterjee (2013). The authors employed a survey questionnaire method to elicit opinions of retail customer satisfaction based on social media reviews, service operations and marketing efforts. The authors derive measures of the model from existing literature and expert opinion. Findings Social media reviews dramatically impact upon customer satisfaction. Similarly the empirical analysis identifies the significant and positive role played by service operations in customer satisfaction levels. Interestingly the authors did not find unequivocal support for brand satisfaction impacting on customer satisfaction. However, when promotions interact well with service operations, the level of customer satisfaction is significantly affected. Similarly the authors did not observe a positive outcome when there is an interaction between promotion and social media reviews. After reading the reviews, some potential buyers make a visit to store before making final decisions and surprisingly, promotional effects do not change their mind set. Practical implications Research findings confirm the importance of social media reviews, marketing and interaction between promotion and service operations enabling retail networks to build loyalty and value-based models. Based on customer behaviour, the study suggests a need to consider operational efficiencies when promoting sales; through careful planning, customer satisfaction and profitability levels can be increased. This sends a strong message to the retail network to defend their position within a very competitive business market. Originality/value The empirical evidence based on customer experience would be helpful for companies in integrating their operations and marketing efforts enabling them to convert different segment of customers such as “free riders (higher satisfaction and low profitability)” and “vulnerable customers (low satisfaction and higher profitability)” into “star customers (higher satisfaction and high profitability)”. Through a considered approach: combining social media reviews, marketing and operations, businesses will be better-placed to survive in the ultra-competitive social media-influenced era.201772213Research findings confirm the importance of social media reviews, marketing and interaction between promotion and service operations enabling retail networks to build loyalty and value-based models and suggest a need to consider operational efficiencies when promoting sales.2017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal of Operations & Production Management['U. Ramanathan', 'N. Subramanian', 'Guy Parrott']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b3d3c77a70c9d7978a6bce2f9faee7613821854dPurpose The diffusion of social media among public administrations has significantly grown in the last years. This phenomenon has created a field of research that seeks to understand the adoption and impact of social media in the public sector. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that make social media successful in Spanish local governments. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an adapted version of a neo-institutional model: Enacting Electronic Government Success (EEGS). The data have been collected through three main sources: primary data from a questionnaire designed and conducted by the authors, secondary data of statistical sources, and tertiary data collected through Klout Score. Findings The results from a survey and statistical analysis provide preliminary validation of the model and show a direct relationship between organizational, institutional, and environmental factors with the successful use of social media in local public administrations. The data analysis shows that ten variables jointly explain 54.6 percent (adjusted R2=0.546) of the variability observed in the dependent variable. Research limitations/implications First, the analysis model used represents a limited sample size to carry out a complex quantitative analysis. Second, the use of Klout Scores can offer some bias. Finally, certain variables complicate the comparative potential of the study. Originality/value This study provides original primary data and contributes to the growing field of study related to social technologies in public administrations. This research also confirms in an exploratory way the validity of the EEGS model.201758582017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal of Public Sector Management['J. I. Criado', 'Francisco Rojas-Martín', 'José Ramón Gil-García']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1e80550c6f211fc49108ab0f51ed5b5457e03f62Onderzoek laat zien dat veel leraren experimenteren met de inzet van social media in hun lessen. Hierbij lijkt er een natuurlijke verbinding te bestaan tussen de inzet van social media en het bevorderen van zelfgestuurd leren. Duidelijke richtlijnen voor effectief gebruik van social media ontbreken echter. In deze studie formuleren we dergelijke richtlijnen en onderzoeken we de gebruiksmogelijkheden ervan in een empirische pilotstudie. Eerst wordt er een literatuurstudie uitgevoerd naar mogelijkheden om zelfgestuurd leren te faciliteren met behulp van social media. Vervolgens worden deze bevindingen vertaald naar richtlijnen. Tenslotte worden deze richtlijnen geimplementeerd in een pabomodule. Hierbij wordt gezocht naar bevorderende en belemmerende factoren in het ontwerp, uitmondend in richtlijnen voor effectief gebruik van social media ter bevordering van zelfgestuurd leren.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['E. Vrieling', 'Gerdo J. Velthorst', 'Uwe Matzat', 'Yolande Potjer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1457c76e55df4230358fa122c86dc042322153282017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Anne Thiers']2017-01-03T00:00:00 35392e824b3cb308d15d70eacb5f5413d66649a12017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Anne Thiers']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e74f95830a0186ec9cef44b93f8bab41ce8a51142017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Anne Thiers']2017-01-03T00:00:00 76f2ab19aa22b28e5dbde9ed4b4278c374ee7969Purpose Mental illness has become an important public health issue in society, and media are the most common sources of information about mental illnesses. Thus, it is important to review research on mental illnesses and media. The purpose of this paper is to provide a narrative review of studies on mental illnesses in the media and identifies important research gaps. Design/methodology/approach A combination of searching key databases and examining reference lists of selected articles was used to identify relevant articles. In total, 41 empirical studies published in the last 12 years were reviewed. Findings The review found that substantial research had been done to investigate media portrayals of mental illnesses and the effects of such portrayals might have on the public. Media still portray mental illnesses negatively in general, which contributes to the ongoing mental illness stigmatization. Nonetheless, discussions of mental illnesses in direct-to-consumer advertisements and social media tend to be more objective and informative. These objective portrayals could help improve mental health literacy and reduce stigma. More importantly, media can also reduce the stigma if used strategically. Research has found that entertainment-education programs and web-based media have strong potential in reducing mental illness stigma. Recommendations for future research are also discussed. Practical implications Findings can guide future efforts to use media to educate the public about mental illnesses and reduce mental illness stigma. Originality/value This study reviews the most recent research on mental illnesses in the media and provides important references on the media representation of mental illnesses, media effects of such representation, and using media to reduce stigma.20175353The most recent research on mental illnesses in the media is reviewed and important references on the media representation of mental illnesses, media effects of such representation, and using media to reduce stigma are provided.2017-01-03T00:00:00Health Education['Zexin Ma']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2165d515f1f2939259222619483b43a6c52cf197This field study deals with the role of social networks in enhancing ethical values inside the Palestinian society according to Palestinian youth perspectives in universities. The study uses informative survey methodology through practice methods survey, and it is based on the use of gratifications and cultivation theories. One of the most important results of this study is t need of the Palestinian youth for the use of various social networks . One type of gratifications to be achieved for them is the use of social networks in dialogues and opinion expression. One of the most important positive element of this study, from youth perspective, is that it is a way of interaction and participation . Regarding the role of networks in enhancing values, social value comes at the first rank. At the personal level, values of discipline and attendance come first. Pertaining results of values enhanced through social networks from youth perspective, at the level of human relations, these networking enhance the relation between man and Allah. Regarding the role of networking in enhancing values in the society, the study shows that network plays a great role in enhancing values of solidarity and identifying ideals and principles in the society20174002017-01-03T00:00:00['Amin Mansour Wafi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 28c3b00010d4cef6eb5f597d6f27bced026c92dbAbstract: This research is in the area of consumer behavior. Many of these factors can be confusing for company to map consumer behavior into its target market. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing consumer behavior transactions in social media. This research using qualitative method. Our subjects involved 5 consumers who make transactions in social media. Techniques of data collection is done by observation and structured interviews, while the data collection tool used as interview guides and recorder. Based on the results it was found that four of these factors influence consumer behavior in social media, in the cultural factors such as between consumers and sellers adjust to each other in the language selection, social factors such as testimonials, offer from a friend, how the seller described the product, personal factors such as convenience at shopping (even when in the bathroom), while psychological factors such as discounts, product packaging and delivery speed. Abstrak: Banyak faktor yang membingungkan perusahaan dalam memetakan perilaku konsumen yang menjadi targetnya. Penelitian ini berupaya menggambarkan faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi perilaku transaksi konsumen di media sosial. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif yang melibatkan sebanyak 5 orang dengan karakter telah sering melakukan transaksi belanja lewat media sosial. Teknik pengambilan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan wawancara terstruktur. Hasil penelitian menunjuk­kan, ada tiga faktor yang me­me­ngaruhi perilaku konsumen di media sosial. Pertama, faktor budaya seperti antara kesesuaian bahasa antara konsumen dan penjual, faktor sosial seperti testimonial, tawaran dari teman, cara penjual mendeskripsikan produk. Kedua, faktor pribadi seperti kemudahan berbelanja. Ketiga , faktor psikologis seperti diskon, waktu pengiriman, dan pengemasan produk.2017062017-01-03T00:00:00['Irfan Aulia Syaiful', 'Anggit Verdaningrum Kumala Sari']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ce1f8a8db4728ee575fb226f5809975521b2d2efInternational Series on Computer Entertainment and Media Technology20171175This book defines an agenda for research in information management and systems for media and entertainment industries and provides a roadmap of research challenges and a structured approach for future development across areas such as social media, eCommerce, and eBusiness.2017-01-03T00:00:00['A. Lugmayr', 'Emilija Stojmenova', 'K. Stanoevska', 'Robert Wellington']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3269d0440560e055f2c1ed6a13db3c527cfe2f83Abstract Canadian media discourses on gay men’s sexuality and political inclusion serve as a rich site for understanding current tensions in debates on sexual citizenship under biopolitical regimes. This paper addresses how public health reporting in one health news media source, Canada’s leading newspaper The Globe and Mail, discursively produced contiguous understandings of the moral, social and biological dimensions of gay male subjectivity and sexuality within the context of HIV risk discourses. Specifically, we critically examine the newspaper’s coverage of what constitutes the public good when national blood supplies are at stake. Our analysis reveals a profound dichotomy in which gay men – as sexual subjects and subjects of rights – are recalibrated following the political and economic investments of bourgeoisie communities of interest. However encompassing the securing of legal social rights might be, gay men’s sexuality is resistant to a reformatting under a heteronormative regulatory regime, as the social traumas caused by HIV continue to cast a shadow on sexual behaviours that purportedly risk leakage of contamination into the body politicCulture, Health and Sexuality2017533Analysis reveals a profound dichotomy in which gay men’s sexuality is resistant to a reformatting under a heteronormative regulatory regime, as the social traumas caused by HIV continue to cast a shadow on sexual behaviours that purportedly risk leakage of contamination into the body politic.2017-01-03T00:00:00Culture, Health & Sexuality['R. Crath', 'Cristian Rangel']2017-01-03T00:00:00 56b2bbea5c2d122c31059cedc353e7db76d5bd4aThe first ladyship is nowadays one of the most mediatized, yet scientifically neglected unofficial institutions to be found in contemporary states. It raises various questions regarding the nature of modern relations between politics, media and citizens or the evolution of the public imaginary about womanhood, family and marriage within contemporary societies. The presented PhD thesis contains results of an investigation analyzing the role and evolution of the modern first lady in Poland, France and Spain and is composed of four papers, published previously in scientific journals. It examines the influence of major social and political processes on the first ladyship. The evidence suggests that the rise of the first lady would not have been possible without a greater visibility of women on the public stage, or without the media spotlight. Nevertheless, there lays a risk that a gendered outlook on the first ladyship may jeopardize future attempts to empower it. La institucio de la primera dama es una de les mes mediatitzades de l’estat contemporani pero menys investigades per la comunitat cientifica. Planteja questions sobre la naturalesa de les relacions modernes entre politica, mitjans de comunicacio i ciutadans i l’evolucio de l’imaginari col·lectiu sobre la feminitat, la familia i el matrimoni a les societats contemporanies. La present tesi, composta per quatre articles previament publicats a revistes cientifiques, analitza el paper i l’evolucio de la primera dama moderna a Polonia, Franca i Espanya i examina la influencia dels grans processos politics i socials sobre aquesta figura. La investigacio suggereix que la primera dama no gaudiria de la importancia que te avui sense l’atencio mediatica que se li ha acordat i una major visibilitat de la dona a la vida publica. Tanmateix, existeix el risc que una visio estereotipada de genere sobre la primera dama comprometi el seu futur empoderament. La institucion de la primera dama es una de las mas mediatizadas del estado contemporaneo y menos investigadas por la comunidad cientifica. Plantea cuestiones sobre la naturaleza de las relaciones modernas entre politica, medios de comunicacion y ciudadanos, y la evolucion del imaginario colectivo sobre la feminidad, familia y matrimonio en las sociedades contemporaneas. La presente tesis, compuesta de cuatro articulos cientificos, contiene los resultados de una investigacion que analiza el papel y evolucion de la primera dama moderna en Polonia, Francia y Espana y examina la influencia de los grandes procesos politicos y sociales sobre esta figura. Los resultados sugieren que la actual importancia de la primera dama no habria sido posible sin la atencion mediatica recibida y sin una mayor visibilidad de la mujer en la vida publica. No obstante, existe el riesgo de que una vision estereotipada de genero sobre la primera dama comprometa su empoderamiento futuro.2017022017-01-03T00:00:00['Ewa Widlak']2017-01-03T00:00:00 eb1b02f17a116264c0d5c43ffe7629ec45782ff4The dramatic changes in the political, social and economic transformation of Western Balkans countries have brought the tectonic disturbances in the earlier system of mass media operations in these societies. The process of worldwide globalization, a strong influence of the Internet and electronic communications, and development of new communication technologies had not brought the expected improvement in work of the media. On the contrary, after the traumatic experience of the nineties, the media in the Balkans show retrograde signals of closure, xenophobia, localism, and low professional and technological progress. These negative processes in the field of media and information business significantly hinder the integration of these countries on the path to Europe, introducing the notion of Balkanization of the media in everyday media practice. Lack of understanding of the media business pushed the Balkan countries on the periphery of the global media scene. Bearing in mind the specific historical, political, economic and cultural patterns in this region, the media in the Balkans have become hostage to the ruling elite, and therefore were reduced to the function of the simple service to transfer messages without major contributions to the progress of societies in which they operate. The only way out of this situation is a profound and radical transformation of the Western Balkans in the political, economic and cultural spheres, providing greater and more authentic contribution to European and world road to global society, which will create conditions for equal membership of these countries in the global society of the future. This transformation can be achieved by better education of employees in the media, better transparency of media ownership, magnification of media outlets owned by citizens (independent media) and greater technological literacy of the general population through systematic work in the educational system of these countries.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['D. Tadić']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2ba06cd5c0ae2cfd164512888168a321b4282b55Penelitian ini dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengetahui motif pemanfaatan media televisi bagi lansia di Yayasan Al-Kautsar Palu, menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian yaitu teori Uses and Grafications , yang memiliki beberapa motif kebutuhan yang menyebabkan khalayak menggunakan media yaitu informasi (information ), identitas pribadi ( personal identity ), integrasi dan interaksi sosial ( integration and social interaction ), hiburan ( entertainmen ). Lokasi penelitian bertempat di Yayasan Al-Kautsar Palu. jumlah informan dalam penelitian ini adalah 5 orang yang terdiri dari 4 orang lansia dan 1 orang pengurus lansia. Dengan teknik penarikan  sample purposive sampling dengan menentukan kriteria-kriteria yang di tentukan oleh peneliti. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi, dan wawancara mendalam. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada motif pemanfaatan media televisi bagi lansia di Yayasan Al-Kautsar Palu,1) aspek informasi, para lansia lebih menyukai aktifitas menonton televisi dari siaran-siaran yang mereka inginkan, karena kebutuhan akan informasi tentang kesehatan, berita, dan hiburan terkini lebih banyak mereka dapatkan dengan menonton televisi, semua narasumber menjelaskan bahwa mereka menonton acara tersebut karena ingin selalu mendapatkan informasi terbaru dan mengikuti perkembangan berita yang ada. 2) aspek identitas pribadi, para lansia menyadari dengan menentukan tayangan yang mereka sukai mereka dapat para lansia menyadari dengan jauh dari anggota keluarga mereka mendapatkan motivasi dan manfaat untuk mendapatkan referensi diri, pengalaman, dan penguat hidup dimana lansia sangat membutuhkan teman lansia lainnya untuk penguat, dan menentukan tayangan yang mereka sukai mereka dapat mengambil manfaat dari acara televisi yang mereka sukai, dan mereka sendiri menyadari dengan kondisi usia mereka yang sudah tua  lebih menghabiskan waktu untuk saling menyemangati dan lebih mendekatkan diri pada yang maha kuasa. 3) aspek interaksi sosial, ketika lansia mendapatkan informasi makapara lansia lebih merasakan kebersamaan, saling menukar pemikiran, memberikan perhatian dan saling memahami dari apa yang mereka nonton dari acara-acara tersebut.. Sedangkan 4) aspek hiburan, para lansia lebih banya meluangkan waktu untuk menonton televisi dari acara yang mereka senangi, untuk melepaskan diri dari rasa bosan dan untuk mengisi waktu luang itu dapat membuat salah satu kebutuhan para lansia untuk melepaskan diri dari ketegangan, menghibur diri dan juga merasakan kesenangan. Kata Kunci: Motif, Lansia, Yayasan, Media Televisi dan Komunikasi2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Abriani Siang Ningsih']2017-01-03T00:00:00 97a02de1cb61441c5f76d3e47fc31a9fd26ceed6“Filter bubble”, “echo chambers”, “information diet” – the metaphors to describe today’s information dynamics on social media platforms are fairly diverse (Tufekci, 2016). People use them to describe the impact of the viral spread of fake, biased or purposeless content online, as witnessed during the recent race for the US presidency or the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus (in the latter case a tasteless racist meme was drowning out any meaningful content). This unravels the potential envisioned to arise from emergent activities of human collectives on the World Wide Web, as exemplified by the Arab Spring mass movements or digital disaster response supported by the Ushahidi tool suite.201701This work unravels the potential envisioned to arise from emergent activities of human collectives on the World Wide Web, as exemplified by the Arab Spring mass movements or digital disaster response supported by the Ushahidi tool suite.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Markus Luczak-Rösch', 'Ramine Tinati']2017-01-03T00:00:00 140724945b631eb69aa0acef072cb34a102dee65The internet era, large-scale computing and storage resources, mobile devices, social media, and their high uptake among different groups of people, have all deeply changed the way knowledge is created, communicated, and further deployed. These advances have enabled a radical transformation of the practice of science, which is now more open, more global and collaborative, and closer to society than ever. Open science has therefore become an increasingly important topic. Moreover, as open science is actively pursued by several high-profile funders and institutions, it has fast become a crucial matter to all researchers. However, because this widespread interest in open science has emerged relatively recently, its definition and implementation are constantly shifting and evolving, sometimes leaving researchers in doubt about how to adopt open science, and which are the best practices to follow. This article therefore aims to be a field guide for scientists who want to perform science in the open, offering resources and tips to make open science happen in the four key areas of data, code, publications and peer-review. The Rationale for Open Science: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants One of the most widely used definitions of open science originates from Michael Nielsen [1]: “Open science is the idea that scientific knowledge of all kinds should be openly shared as early as is practical in the discovery process”. With this in mind, the overall goal of open science is to accelerate scientific progress and discoveries and to turn these discoveries into benefits for all. An essential part of this process is therefore to guarantee that all sorts of scientific outputs are publicly available, easily accessible, and discoverable for others to use, re-use, and build upon. As Mick Watson has recently wondered, “[...] isn’t that just science?” [2]. One of the basic premises of science is that it should be based on a global, collaborative effort, building on open communication of published methods, data, and results. In fact, the concept of discovering truth by building on previous findings can be traced back to at least the 12th century in the metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants: “Nanos gigantum humeris insidentes”1. While creativity and intuition are contributed to science by individuals, validation and confirmation of scientific findings can only be reached through collaborative efforts, notably peerdriven quality control and cross-validation. Through open inspection and critical, collective analysis, models can be refined, improved, or rejected. As such, conclusions formulated and validated by the efforts of many take prominence over personal opinions and statements, and this 1 Metaphor attributed to Bernard of Chartres, and better known in its English form as found in a 1676 letter of Isaac Newton: “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” PeerJ Preprints | https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2689v1 | CC BY 4.0 Open Access | rec: 3 Jan 2017, publ: 3 Jan 2017 2 is, in the end, what science is about. While science has been based for centuries on an open process of creating and sharing knowledge, the quantity, quality, and speed of scientific output have dramatically changed over time. The beginning of scholarly publication as we intend it today can be traced back to the 17th century with the foundation of the ‘Philosophical Transactions’. Before that, it was not at all unusual for a new discovery to be announced in an encrypted message (e.g., as an anagram) that was usually indecipherable for anyone but the discoverer: both Isaac Newton and Leibniz used this approach. However, since the 17th century, the increasing complexity of research efforts led to more (indirect) collaborations between scientists. This in turn led to the creation of scientific societies, and to the emergence of scientific journals dedicated to the diffusion of scientific research. Paradoxically however, knowledge diffusion has dramatically slowed down over the same time. In his review of Michael Neilsen’s book “Reinventing Discovery” [3], Timo Hannay describes science as “self-serving” and “uncooperative”, “replete with examples of secrecy and resistance to change”, and furthermore defines the natural state of researchers as “one of extreme possessiveness” [4]. Hannay might have a point: the majority of research papers are behind a paywall [5], researchers still fail at making data and metadata available [6], reproducibility is hampered by the lack of appropriate reporting of methodologies [7], software is often not released [8], and peer-review is anonymous and slow [9]. As a reaction, the open science movement was born, almost as a counterculture to the tooclosed system that re-emerged over the past few decades. More and more academic and research institutions are currently opening up the science they produce, making the scientific research, produced data and associated papers accessible to all levels of an ever more inquiring society, amateur or professional. And increasingly, major funding agencies are mandating the same. For example, the European Commission requires participants of the H2020 funding framework to adhere to the Open Access mandate and the Open Research Data Pilot. Furthermore, both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Wellcome Trust have developed specific mandates to enforce more open and reproducible research. As a result, practicing open science is no longer only a moral matter, but has become a crucial requirement for the funding, publication, and evaluation of research. Because the many benefits of open science have already been extensively studied and reported [10–16], this article instead intends to be a user guide for open science. The next sections of this article therefore provide an overview of the key pillars of open science, along with resources and tips to make open science happen in everyday research practices. This collection of resources can then serve as an open science guidebook for early-career researchers, research laboratories, and the scientific community at large. Four Pillars of Open Science Almost all scientists today will have bumped into the expression “open science”. As an umbrella term used to cover any kind of change towards availability and accessibility of scientific knowledge, “open science” evokes many different concepts and covers many different fronts, from the right to have free access to scholarly publications (dubbed “open access”), over the demand for a wider public engagement (typically referred to as citizen science), to the development of free tools for collaboration and open peer-review (as implemented in science-oriented social media platforms). This diversity and perhaps even ambiguity of open science can be explained by the many stakeholders that are directly affected by a changing scientific environment: researchers, PeerJ Preprints | https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2689v1 | CC BY 4.0 Open Access | rec: 3 Jan 2017, publ: 3 Jan 2017 3 administrators, funders, policy makers, libraries, publishing companies, and even the general public. Five different schools of thought on open science have been identified2, each with their stakeholder groups, their aims, and their tools and methods to achieve and promote these aims [12]. While these schools depict the whole scope of open science, their fundamental aim is to enhance openness in the four widely recognized thematic pillars: open research data, open software code, open access to papers, and open peer-review (Figure 1). The following sections will briefly introduce the rationale for each of these pillars, and will then provide resources for their adoption in daily research practice. Figure 1: The four pillars of open science discussed in this article. Image adapted from [17], distributed under a CC BY 4.0 International license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Open Data: Sharing the Main Actor of a Scientific Story By open data in science we mean data that are freely available on the public internet permitting any user to download, copy, analyze, re-process, or use these for any other purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself3. In the digital era, data are more and more considered to be the main part of a scientific publication, while the paper serves the secondary role of describing and disseminating scientific results. This because open data tend to outlive the associated paper. In fact, others (professional researchers as well as interested members from the general public) can conduct re-analyses on these data, and can do so within the context of new questions, leading to new scientific discoveries. In 2015 Borgman identified four rationales for sharing research data: to reproduce research, to make those data that can be considered public assets, available to the public4, to leverage investments in research, and to advance research and innovation [18]. Several studies have furthermore reported that scientific papers accompanied by publicly available data are on average cited more often [19,20], and are moreover characterized by fewer statistical errors and a greater degree of robustness [21]. 2 Democratic, Pragmatic, Infrastructure, Public and Measurement 3 see the full Open Definition at: http://opendefinition.org/od/2.0/en/ and the Panton Principles for Open Data in Science at http://pantonprinciples.org 4 Privacy sensitive data for instance, do not belong to this category. PeerJ Preprints | https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2689v1 | CC BY 4.0 Open Access | rec: 3 Jan 2017, publ: 3 Jan 2017 4 Releasing data, however, is not sufficient by itself. For re-use to happen efficiently, which is ultimately the goal of open data, data sharing needs to become a custom routine, should encompass the full research cycle, and needs to assure long-term preservation. Further20174226This article aims to be a field guide for scientists who want to perform science in the open, offering resources and tips to make open science happen in the four key areas of data, code, publications and peer-review.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Paola Masuzzo', 'L. Martens']2017-01-03T00:00:00 aaeb6d04d07a7a7ceba4f1e494bbe2511285f9c9One of the most important aspects for a successful police operation is the ability for the police to obtain timely, reliable and actionable intelligence related to the investigation or incident at hand. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) provides an invaluable avenue to access and collect such information in addition to traditional investigative techniques and information sources. This book offers an authoritative and accessible guide on how to conduct Open Source Intelligence investigations from data collection to analysis to the design and vetting of OSINT tools. In its pages the reader will find a comprehensive view into the newest methods for OSINT analytics and visualizations in combination with real-life case studies to showcase the application as well as the challenges of OSINT investigations across domains. Examples of OSINT range from information posted on social media as one of the most openly available means of accessing and gathering Open Source Intelligence to location data, OSINT obtained from the darkweb to combinations of OSINT with real-time analytical capabilities and closed sources. In addition it provides guidance on legal and ethical considerations making it relevant reading for practitioners as well as academics and students with a view to obtain thorough, first-hand knowledge from serving experts in the field.2017016This book offers an authoritative and accessible guide on how to conduct Open Source Intelligence investigations from data collection to analysis to the design and vetting of OSINT tools.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Babak Akhgar', 'P. Bayerl', 'Fraser Sampson']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fbc8c646a9c5c8b7cbaacaf274115827b3bed19620170232017-01-03T00:00:00Society['Joseph Yi', 'Gowoon Jung', 'J. Phillips']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c2d3c09e2fe89c26f54c92b1bc8cb9445deb40daThis article explores the creative consumption of popular music and explains how audiences involve their place-based emotions within their representations of popular music in an everyday setting, drawing on a qualitative study on people’s interpretations of Phoenix Legend (a popular music duo in mainland China) and its music. We collected the texts created by Phoenix Legend’s audiences from Douban Music (http://music.douban.com/), a Chinese online music forum. Our analysis focuses on how fans, non-fans and anti-fans interpret and re-write the meanings of Phoenix Legend and its songs emotionally and how these interpretations shape and are shaped by these audiences’ senses of self and place. The key finding of this article argues that through the consumer-to-consumer network provided by social media (Douban Music), the rural–urban division, ethnic cultures and the role of Chinese nationalism in the global marketplace are generated by audiences’ creative writings and their interactions with other consumers. Moreover, we suggest that anti-fans’ and non-fans’ emotional engagement within music consumption and their interactions should be paid more attentions to.20175562017-01-03T00:00:00Cultural Geographies['Chen Liu', 'Rong Yang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 66d9185cbfbb38cc83f55693f2aa3e9cfbdc4e86ABSTRACT Community-level bystander approaches with media campaigns have successfully reduced sexual violence, but these programs have not been developed for child maltreatment prevention. This study informs the development of such programs in retail settings. Data were collected using focus groups with parents (n = 29) and surveys with child abuse experts (n = 10). Participants were asked how retail environments and employees could support parents during shopping excursions and what employees should do if they witnessed a concerning interaction. Participants highlighted (a) the need for in-depth training of employees to engage with parents and children to promote positive interactions and intervene in concerning situations; (b) the importance of the built environment (i.e., physical design and layout) to reduce stress and establish positive social norms through store-wide messaging; and (c) the role of parents in establishing expectations and actively including children in shopping. Future research should test approaches to training and engaging retail employees as supportive bystanders.20174292017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma['Avanti Adhia', 'S. Potter', 'Jane G. Stapleton', 'B. Zuckerman', 'Nicole Phan', 'M. Bair-Merritt']2017-01-03T00:00:00 17b2d760c34315845d93b85a294ed7421c491024Janes-Syn is a syntactically annotated corpus of Slovene tweets and is meant as a gold-standard training and testing dataset for syntactic annotation of Slovene computer-mediated communication and for detailed linguistic explorations which require highly accurate and reliable annotations. Words in the dataset are normalised, lemmatised, PoS-tagged and syntactically annotated with the JOS dependency model (http://eng.slovenscina.eu/tehnologije/razclenjevalnik). The annotations on all levels were manually corrected. The corpus creation and structure are described in: ARHAR HOLDT, Spela, FISER, Darja, ERJAVEC, Tomaž, KREK, Simon. Syntactic annotation of Slovene CMC : first steps. Proceedings of the 4th Conference on CMC and Social Media Corpora for the Humanities, 27-28 September 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2016, pp. 3-6. http://nl.ijs.si/janes/cmc-corpora2016/proceedings/ Janes-Syn was created from two larger corpora that are also available in the repository: Janes-Norm (http://hdl.handle.net/11356/1084) and Janes-Tag (http://hdl.handle.net/11356/1123).201702Janes-Syn is a syntactically annotated corpus of Slovene tweets and is meant as a gold-standard training and testing dataset for syntactic annotation of Sloveni computer-mediated communication and for detailed linguistic explorations which require highly accurate and reliable annotations.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Špela Arhar Holdt', 'T. Erjavec', 'Darja Fišer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 076c516f4c45b3e6c90c9c8894713ce25b5cf93bSynopsis This case explores the concept of crowdfunding by examining the background of the fundraising model in addition to the successful campaign, “Let’s Send Kids to Harvard: Vidal Scholarship Fund.” In this campaign, Brandon Stanton leveraged the large following of his photo blog, “Humans of New York,” to raise more than one million dollars for students in an inner-city middle school. The fundraiser received national attention and broke the record for the most contributors to a single campaign on the popular crowdfunding website, Indiegogo. Students are encouraged to think critically about what elements work together to create a successful crowdfunding campaign. Research methodology Secondary data were reviewed to provide a thorough review of the history of crowdfunding as well as to chronicle the events that led up to the successful crowdfunding campaign highlighted in the case study. Relevant courses and levels This case is appropriate for university marketing, social media, public relations, and entrepreneurship courses. This case has a difficulty level appropriate for sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level courses.2017012017-01-03T00:00:00The Case Journal['K. Woods', 'Terry Damron']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ca9c18f5a5f5d5ddff21fa7c1f7b7a0ad4548ba1This thesis examines the construction of Tunisian woman on post-revolutionary Islamist Facebook pages. Much research on the digital politics of ‘the Arab Spring’ has been conducted. It has significantly emphasised the libratory function of social media, especially in regard to the mobilisation of people into street rebellion. Yet, there has been scant research into the more subtle discursive power of online communication in shifting normative cultural understandings. In this project, and after discussing the political history of Islamism in Tunisia and then outlining the way Facebook became a crucial location for political persuasion, utilised by groups of Islamists, I assess a significant number of Islamist Facebook pages. I ask: ‘How do Islamists construe women, what strategies are used to enable Islamist ideas on women to become culturally acceptable? In order to address these questions I carefully selected representative posts dealing with the particular aspects of women’s dress code, moral conduct, and feminist activists, which I identified in my critical study of the political history of Islamism. I deploy critical discourse analysis to offer a small-scale, detailed analysis of the re-inscription of women into the Islamist discourse. My analysis unveils that the post-revolutionary Islamist discourse about women still draws widely on the pre-revolutionary Islamist agenda. Woman is still essentialised in, and conceptualised through, the mega religious, cultural, and political discourse of resistance. She is, consequently, strictly polarized into the veiled versus the unveiled, the pious versus the fallen, and the Arab Muslim versus the Westernised francophone. I assert that this deconstructive exposure not only contributes to underdeveloped scholarship on North African and post ‘Arab Spring’ studies in relation to women, politicised religious discourses, and social media, but also offers tools with which to challenge Islamist ideas.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Manel Zouabi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 58217d5d379f48a55912fd685073e78b21b65597There has been widespread reporting on the recent Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project scheme results and challenges. Much credit goes to Dr. Jim Woodgett, whose efforts have led to a “protest” by Canadian researchers, which has resulted in a partial reversal of the peer review reforms introduced by CIHR. The resultant CIHR “Peer Review Working Group” has been urgently working to fix the peer review process and renew our faith in publicly funded health research in Canada. Many tragic accounts were reported in social media and stories in the public press complaining about the review process. There has also been anecdotal speculation about the dire impact the reforms had within specific disciplines. To assess the impact on the field of nutrition, the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) sought to gather specific insight by conducting two-member surveys of the results and experiences of applicants and reviewers from the recent Project and Foundation scheme competitions. The surveys confirmed what many speculated and also revealed some additional startling insights. Due to the sheer number of applicants, the Project Scheme competition received most of the attention, but similar concerns were noted in the Foundation Scheme. A summary of key findings is listed below:Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme201700To assess the impact of the CIHR Project scheme reforms on the field of nutrition, the Canadian Nutrition Society sought to gather specific insight by conducting two-member surveys of the results and experiences of applicants and reviewers from the recent Project and Foundation scheme competitions.2017-01-03T00:00:00Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme['D. Ma', 'R. Bertolo', 'S. Robbins', 'V. Marchand', 'A. Duncan', 'M. Plourde', 'Andrea Grantham']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9a31254d34dae222f0e3be35bad088f03287f832You don't have to be a TV doctor to effectively reach a potential audience on Twitter, says new research on doctors using the social media platform.201700You don't have to be a TV doctor to effectively reach a potential audience on Twitter, says new research on doctors using the social media platform.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Jaciel Keltgen']2017-01-03T00:00:00 44b582e0db0fee3df937cf56a8cb53f963f2fe60Social Media ist fur viele Burgerinnen und Burger ein wichtiger Bestandteil ihres Alltages geworden. Eine Burgerorientierung der offentlichen Verwaltung legt dementsprechend auch ein verstarktes Engagement im Umfeld von Web 2.0 und Social Media nahe. Die erfolgreiche Gestaltung von Web 2.0- Services der offentlichen Verwaltungen bedarf daher einer nachfrageorientierten Untersuchung des spezifischen Nutzungsverhaltens sowie der damit verbundenen Serviceakzeptanz der Burgerinnen und Burger. Diese Untersuchung erarbeitet dazu ein Wirkungsmodel zur Erklarung der Akzeptanz burgerorientierter Web 2.0- Services. Zur Umsetzung dieses Forschungsvorhabens wurden die folgenden Forschungsfragen betrachtet: - Welche Faktoren beeinflussen die Nutzerakzeptanz burgerorientierter Web 2.0- Services? (Konfirmatorisch-deskriptiv) - Wie wirken die einzelnen Faktoren auf die Nutzerakzeptanz burgerorientierter Web 2.0- Services (Konfirmatorisch-explikativ) Die Untersuchung leitet dazu anhand einer systematischen Literaturanalyse ein Wirkungsmodel ab. Zur Prufung des Models wurde eine Burgerumfrage durchgefuhrt und insgesamt 164 verwertbare Rucklaufer von Nutzern der Facebook- Seiten generiert, die auf eine Ausschreibung auf 15 stadtischen Facebook-Seiten eingegangen sind (Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Essen, Bielefeld, Gelsenkirchen, Monchengladbach, Krefeld, Hagen, Hamm, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Offenbach am Rhein, Bottrop, Reutlingen, Ludwigsburg, Giesen). Die Analyse der Daten ergaben, dass alle Wirkungsbeziehungen des erarbeiteten Strukturmodels signifikant Auswirkungen auf die gewahlten endogenen Variablen Nutzungsintention bzw. Weiterempfehlungsintention haben. Diese theoriegeleitete Erforschung von Einflussfaktoren mit anschliesend empirischer Bestatigung der Wirkungsbeziehungen ermoglicht Strategien zur Einfuhrung entsprechender nachfrageorientierter, effektiver und effizienter Anwendungen mit beiderseitigem Nutzen fur Burger und offentliche Verwaltung abzuleiten.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['B. W. Wirtz', 'Vincent Göttel', 'Marc Thomas', 'Paul F. Langer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b40d0b7dc6152128e17ea0f29280fbc5d5b6ced3This study aimed to analyse prospective physics teachers' feedback during the implementation of online peer-assessment in Teaching Physics in English course. Twenty prospective physics teachers participated in this study. They were familiar with the use of smart phone in their daily life. They tend to communicate using social media such as WhatsApp application. The students have practiced in using paper based peer-assessment in other courses, but they have not applied it in online method providing real time feedback and score. The implementation of online peer-assessment challenged the students to assess their peer objectively. The lecturers' feedback influence students' skills how to evaluate their peer performance. Several factors may influence the quality of students' online peer-assessment such as students' culture back ground, implementation of the online peer-assessment, and practicant's performance.20172102017-01-03T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Indonesia['K. Khusaini']2017-01-03T00:00:00 67c80ba2d1b510b2fdc2529905d1537691498cb1Abstract This paper constitutes a follow-up to an argument made during the late fall of 2005 that posited that many of the approaches and responses to sudden natural disasters might be effectively applied to areas experiencing more chronic economic decay. Using census, budgetary, and political data, including an analysis of planning and development documents, the paper addresses the following research questions: • What were the economic and social trajectories of Detroit and New Orleans prior to their respective disasters? • How did the responses to the hurricane impact New Orleans? • Despite the attention given to New Orleans, why do current conditions differ little from Detroit? The findings suggest that Detroit and New Orleans were clearly both highly distressed cities, with large minority populations and significant inequality prior to Katrina, although Detroit’s situation was arguably more severe. Significant media attention and investment in New Orleans appeared to follow in the wake of the hurricane. However, looking at federal and state investment in context suggests that it was not as high as might have been expected and implementation delays may well have lessened its impact. It is not at all clear that the response in New Orleans changed its economic trajectory much beyond that of Detroit, suggesting that the response to sudden disaster might not have aided the slow death of Detroit.Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race201710352017-01-03T00:00:00Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race['Davia Cox Downey', 'L. Reese']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9227e8241ba7062241ae66de4d7350fcc0a7656eSociety20171302017-01-03T00:00:00Society['Joseph Yi', 'Gowoon Jung', 'J. Phillips']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b9261def653f607c92da46d18afa535f2647b9c4Bovine tuberculosis is seriously damaging the UK dairy and beef industry. Many farmers believe culling badgers must be part of the solution, but in 2013 a record 300,000 people signed a Downing Street petition asking the government to stop planned culls of badgers in Somerset and Gloucestershire, fuelling media controversy and signalling the beginning of a social conflict that was acted out in studios, streets, fields and village halls across England. The four-year trial culls, which began that year, aimed to establish that culling was a viable way of tackling the disease, but the widely divergent experiences and values of policy-makers, farming, conservation and animal welfare supporters means that decades of science on the disease in badgers and the effects of culling has not helped resolve the dispute. Reporting on original, UK research council-funded social science, this book takes on the challenge of understanding the contrasting views involved. Listening carefully to what the different protagonists have to say, the book unpicks the way science is interpreted to sustain differing conclusions, and considers how social science thinking could contribute. The book develops a critical perspective on the increasingly important literature influenced by new materialism, the social science response to the Science Wars, and explores the extent to which a social movement around opposition to the culls is emerging. In approachable prose, this access-all-areas account describes the struggle to develop understanding through the messy process of research and the difficulties of scientific analysis and philosophical thought. As such, it provides a valuable resource for both research practitioners and teachers within the social sciences, as well as an accessible way for biological scientists, conservationists and farmers to reflect on the issues around the management of disease in livestock and wildlife.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['P. Stephan']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5c6a87363cb2bc746e659af70aa26341a16328abAbstract This paper reports on an exploratory, qualitative study of media use among Syrian refugees in Turkey, focusing on two locations: a refugee camp in Sanliurfa (South-Eastern Turkey) and a community center in Istanbul. It seeks to provide new angles for conceptualizing the “connected refugee” by adopting a non-media-centric and ethnographic approach that emphasizes diversity, local contexts and everydayness. Firstly, the paper discusses the interplay between individual and collective ownership of media and ICTs, which is linked to certain power dynamics and an informal economy of solidarity. Secondly, the role of popular media (e.g., music, television series, football) for establishing ontological security in an interstitial and unstable position is discussed.201732682017-01-03T00:00:00Communications['K. Smets']2017-01-03T00:00:00 f7b320cc792ceaa03a7c459b4587d02181db7081OBJECTIVE Prescription opioid use disorder and overdose have emerged as significant public health challenges in the past 15 years. Little is known about public attitudes toward individuals who have developed a prescription opioid use disorder and whether these attitudes affect support for policy interventions. This study examined social stigma toward individuals with prescription opioid use disorder and tested whether stigma was associated with support for various policy interventions. METHODS A nationally representative Web-based survey was conducted from January 31 to February 28, 2014. The 1,071 respondents reported on their beliefs about and attitudes toward persons affected by prescription opioid use disorder and rated their support for various policy interventions. Ordered logistic regression models estimated the association between stigma and public support for punitive and public health-oriented policies. RESULTS Most respondents viewed this disorder as affecting all groups-racial and ethnic, income, and geographic area of residence groups-fairly equally, despite epidemiological data demonstrating that certain populations have been disproportionately burdened. Respondents expressed high levels of stigma toward individuals with prescription opioid use disorder. Levels of stigma were generally similar among those with and without experience with prescription opioid use disorder, either one's own or that of a relative or close friend. Higher levels of stigma were associated with greater support for punitive policies and lower support for public health-oriented policies. CONCLUSIONS Reframing the issue to emphasize the structural factors contributing to prescription opioid use disorder and the barriers to accessing evidence-based treatment might improve support for policies that benefit affected individuals.Psychiatric Services201741213Reframing the issue to emphasize the structural factors contributing to prescription opioid use disorder and the barriers to accessing evidence-based treatment might improve support for policies that benefit affected individuals.2017-01-03T00:00:00Psychiatric services['Alene Kennedy-Hendricks', 'Colleen L. Barry', 'Sarah E. Gollust', 'M. Ensminger', 'M. Chisolm', 'Emma E. Mcginty']2017-01-03T00:00:00 63d6c296d247fef1c1c4398fb287f60365061d6cThis paper investigates the role played by the smartphone for the quality of social interactions and subjective well-being. We argue that the intrusiveness of the smartphone reduces the quality of face-to-face interactions and their positive impact on well-being. We test this hypothesis in a large and representative sample of Italian individuals. We find that time spent with friends is worth less, in terms of subjective well-being, for individuals who use the smartphone. This finding is robust to the use of alternative empirical specifications or instrumental variables to deal with possible endogeneity. In addition, consistent with the hypothesis that the smartphone undermines the quality of face-to-face interactions, the positive association between time spent with friends and satisfaction with friends is less strong for individuals who use the smartphone.2017691932017-01-03T00:00:00Economics of Networks eJournal['V. Rotondi', 'L. Stanca', 'Miriam Tomasuolo']2017-01-03T00:00:00 669763d9aa55cac3893bd2662a557e822cfd5855Molecular Psychiatry201761122Both clinical ASD and schizophrenia share some genetic influences with impairments in social communication, but reveal distinct developmental profiles in their genetic links, consistent with the onset of clinical symptoms.2017-01-03T00:00:00Molecular Psychiatry['B. S. Pourcain', 'B. S. Pourcain', 'E. Robinson', 'E. Robinson', 'V. Anttila', 'V. Anttila', 'B. Sullivan', 'B. Sullivan', 'J. Maller', 'J. Golding', 'D. Skuse', 'S. Ring', 'David M. Evans', 'David M Evans', 'S. Zammit', 'S. Zammit', 'S. Fisher', 'S. Fisher', 'B. Neale', 'B. Neale', 'R. Anney', 'S. Ripke', 'S. Ripke', 'S. Ripke', 'M. Hollegaard', 'T. Werge', 'T. Werge', 'T. Werge', 'A. Ronald', 'J. Grove', 'D. Hougaard', 'A. Børglum', 'A. Børglum', 'P. Mortensen', 'P. Mortensen', 'M. J. Daly', 'M. J. Daly', 'G. D. Smith']2017-01-03T00:00:00 242be75a9ec58cf85596543180454578f81d5de1Interactions with animals are pervasive in human life, a fact that is reflected in the burgeoning field of human-animal relations research. The goal of the current research was to examine the psychology of our social connection with other animals, by specifically developing a measure of solidarity with animals. In 8 studies using correlational, experimental, and longitudinal designs, solidarity with animals predicted more positive attitudes and behaviors toward animals, over and above existing scales of identification, and even when this implied a loss of resources and privileges for humans relative to animals. Solidarity with animals also displayed predicted relationships with relevant variables (anthropomorphism, empathy). Pet owners and vegetarians displayed higher levels of solidarity with animals. Correlational and experimental evidence confirmed that human-animal similarity heightens solidarity with animals. Our findings provide a useful measure that can facilitate important insights into the nature of our relationships with animals.PLoS ONE201710794Correlational and experimental evidence confirmed that human-animal similarity heightens solidarity with animals, and this measure provides a useful measure that can facilitate important insights into the nature of the authors' relationships with animals.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Catherine E. Amiot', 'B. Bastian']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e1ce0dab5e93371d95d9dca7bb07f26612561d2fAbstract Pluralism and creativity are inherent and important parts of the qualitative endeavour. The multiplicity of approaches and methods can, however, be confusing. We undertook a focused mapping review and synthesis to obtain a snap-shot profile of the state of qualitative research in health and social science literature. We retrieved 102 qualitative articles published between January and March 2015 from six leading health and social science journals. Articles were scrutinised for alignment between researchers’ reported orientation (methodological or philosophical positioning) and the techniques used (methods). In the sampled articles level of alignment was generally high, with considerable mastery of qualitative approaches evident. However, the complexity of the qualitative landscape highlighted in our review, led us to develop a diagrammatic representation: The Qualitative Research Level of Alignment Wheel™. This educational resource/teaching aid is designed to assist qualitative researchers (particularly those more novice) and research students to locate the orientation and techniques of their studies. As an important contribution to the international field of qualitative inquiry, it will assist in understanding and accounting for points at which techniques are melded and orientations blended. In turn this will lead to the individual and collective qualitative endeavour as being a coherent one.201778101A snap-shot profile of the state of qualitative research in health and social science literature was obtained to obtain a diagrammatic representation: The Qualitative Research Level of Alignment Wheel™, designed to assist qualitative researchers (particularly those more novice) and research students to locate the orientation and techniques of their studies.2017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal of Social Research Methodology['C. Bradbury‐Jones', 'Jenna P. Breckenridge', 'M. Clark', 'O. Herber', 'C. Wagstaff', 'Julie Taylor']2017-01-03T00:00:00 de78c42fd8f0683f9fb7bcffc6e62f79d0e7ce90The games industry has been growing prosperously with the development of information technology. Recently, with further advances in social networks and mobile services, playing mobile social gaming has gradually changed our daily life in terms of social connection and leisure time spending. What are the determinant factors which affect users intention to play such games? Therefore in this research we present an empirical study on WeChat, China’s most popular mobile social network, and apply a technology acceptance model (TAM) to study the reasons beneath the popularity of games in mobile social networks. Furthermore, factors from social and mobile perspective are incorporated into the conventional TAM and their influence and relationships are studied. Experimental study on accumulated online survey data reveals several interesting findings and it is believed that this research offers the researchers in the community further insight in analysing the current popularity and future potential of mobile social games.Mobile Information Systems20176991An empirical study on WeChat, China’s most popular mobile social network, is presented and a technology acceptance model (TAM) is applied to study the reasons beneath the popularity of games in mobile social networks.2017-01-03T00:00:00Mob. Inf. Syst.['Hui Chen', 'Wenge Rong', 'Xiao Ma', 'Yue Qu', 'Zhang Xiong']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d68a15bb438b46dd52c7643a6b058b8d47541b75Service interactions run a gamut from an instrumental self-focus to full social appreciation. Observing another customer’s incivility toward a frontline employee can emphasize social concerns as guiding principles for the observer’s own service interaction. Five studies test these dynamics; the results reveal that an incivility incident leads observers to prioritize social over market concerns. This reprioritization becomes manifest in a subsequent service interaction through increased feelings of warmth toward the employee who experienced incivility. In turn, feelings of warmth prompt observers to provide emotional support to the affected employee. Yet such prosocial inclinations are less likely when an employee is held responsible for or reciprocates incivility. Finally, this article also examines the effects of different employee reaction strategies on observers’ inferences about the employee and the service firm, showing that observers are most positively disposed toward the employee and the firm when the former reacts to incivility with a polite reprimand. Together, the results suggest that, contrary to past theorizing, observing customers may contribute to employee well-being, contingent on appropriate employee responses. Notably, the commonly prescribed polite, submissive employee reaction that requires emotional labor may not be the most desirable reaction—neither for the employee nor for the firm.201787942017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Service Research['Alexander P. Henkel', 'Johannes Boegershausen', 'A. Rafaeli', 'J. Lemmink']2017-01-03T00:00:00 59f2c6be3d1eaf5f48e0e77692b7b0dc1e6e1524ABSTRACT An efficient synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives is accomplished in aqueous media by a three-component reaction of isatoic anhydride, primary amines or ammonium acetate, and aldehydes catalyzed by titanium silicon oxide nanopowder. A variety of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives were synthesized using this methodology in good to excellent yields. The catalyst was recovered and recycled up to four times without significant loss in the catalytic activity. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT201718232017-01-03T00:00:00Synthetic Communications['R. Mekala', 'M. Madhubabu', 'G. Dhanunjaya', 'Sridhar Regati', 'K. Chandrasekhar', 'Jayaprakash Sarva']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a59a7dc33c12b767cd0c966358eb59747d717f5cA bis-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) functionalized with chloropropyltriethoxysilane over silica was used to synthesize a well-defined immobilized palladium complex. This complex is a suitable and easily retrievable catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions under mild aqueous conditions. Excellent yields and conversions were obtained with low palladium loadings (down to 0.03 mol% Pd). The catalyst can be reused up to six cycles without the loss of its activity. The catalytic role of the NHC complex of palladium during coupling between bromobenzene and phenylboronic acid was investigated theoretically. The oxidative addition step is predicted to be endothermic in agreement with the experimental conditions.Dalton Transactions20177840A bis-N-heterocyclic carbene functionalized with chloropropyltriethoxysilane over silica was used to synthesize a well-defined immobilized palladium complex, which is a suitable and easily retrievable catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions under mild aqueous conditions.2017-01-03T00:00:00Dalton transactions['T. Begum', 'Manoj Mondal', 'Manash Protim Borpuzari', 'Rahul Kar', 'G. Kalita', 'P. K. Gogoi', 'Utpal Bora']2017-01-03T00:00:00 643a3c190b9bf4d1b487c86dddf616745b6b8d9eInternational Journal for Equity in Health20176172Light is shed on the possibility that upward mobility may be beneficial to reduce stress-related health problems in mid-life over and above the exposure to prior and current class, while downward mobility can be of less importance for middle-age health complaints.2017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['F. Jonsson', 'M. S. Sebastian', 'A. Hammarström', 'Per E. Gustafsson']2017-01-03T00:00:00 559f677df1d5b5f20dfcfe5d934b5c2b7a396176The purpose of this review is to examine whether a contribution of social exclusion to the pathogenesis of psychosis is compatible with the dopamine hypothesis and/or the neurodevelopmental hypothesis. Humans experience social exclusion as defeating. An animal model for defeat is the resident-intruder paradigm. The defeated animal shows evidence of an increased sensitivity to amphetamine, increased dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex, and increased firing of dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area. As for humans, one study showed that amphetamine-induced striatal dopamine release was significantly greater among nonpsychotic young adults with severe hearing impairment than among normal hearing controls. Two other studies reported an association between childhood trauma and increased dopamine function in striatal subregions. Several studies have suggested that the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex (pgACC) may play a role in the processing of social stress. Importantly, the pgACC regulates the activity of the ventral striatum through bidirectional interconnections. We are not aware of studies in humans that examined whether (proxies for) social exclusion contributes to the structural brain changes present at psychosis onset. Animal studies, however, reported that long-term isolation may lead to reductions in volume of the total brain, hippocampus, or medial prefrontal cortex. Other animal studies reported that social defeat can reduce neurogenesis. In conclusion, the answer to the question as to whether there are plausible mechanisms whereby social exclusion can contribute to the pathogenesis of psychosis is cautiously affirmative.Schizophrenia bulletin20174562The answer to the question as to whether there are plausible mechanisms whereby social exclusion can contribute to the pathogenesis of psychosis is cautiously affirmative.2017-01-03T00:00:00Schizophrenia Bulletin['J. Selten', 'J. Booij', 'B. Buwalda', 'A. Meyer-Lindenberg']2017-01-03T00:00:00 dbe129dab61ac5fb15a30f2e3d29652216a43ee4Purpose A significant proportion of the world’s adult population is insufficiently active. One approach used to overcome barriers and facilitate participation in physical activity is social marketing. The purpose of this paper are twofold: first, this review seeks to provide a contemporary review of social marketing’s effectiveness in changing physical activity for the better; and second, it seeks to ascertain the extent that Andreasen’s (2002) six social marketing benchmark criteria have been applied in social marketing interventions targeting physical activity. Design/methodology/approach In total, 94 articles covering 26 social marketing interventions were identified following systematic literature review procedures. Findings None of the interventions gave evidence that they addressed all six social marketing benchmark criteria, and only four interventions addressed five criteria. The results indicate that three of the benchmark criteria, namely, behavioural objectives, formative research, and marketing mix are well utilised in social marketing interventions. Inclusion of market segmentation, exchange and competition offers potential to extend further on social marketing’s effectiveness in increasing physical activity. Originality/value The results of the current study indicate that increasing the number of benchmark criteria used in an intervention to at least four increases the chances of achieving positive behavioural outcomes.201711245The results indicate that three of the benchmark criteria, namely, behavioural objectives, formative research, and marketing mix are well utilised in social marketing interventions, and increasing the number of benchmark criteria used in an intervention to at least four increases the chances of achieving positive behavioural outcomes.2017-01-03T00:00:00Health Education['K. Kubacki', 'R. Ronto', 'Ville Lahtinen', 'Bo Pang', 'S. Rundle‐Thiele']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9d30d1a88949c9b5226193211ac603c49b500247Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been proposed as a useful tool for effective organisational, social and environmental functioning. Not surprisingly, various empirical studies have advocated its importance in generating positive outcomes at a macro level. Nevertheless, there is a lack of research on the role of CSR for workplace outcomes at the individual level. In parallel, employees constitute a critical group of stakeholders that not only, demand but also promote and implement socially responsible and environment-oriented policies and practices. As such, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of perceived CSR on employees' pro-environmental behaviour. In addition, responding to the call for more empirical research regarding the underlying mechanisms that transmit the effect of perceived CSR on micro-level outcomes, we incorporated a core attitudinal variable, namely organisational identification. Data from 191 private employees showed that perceived CSR has both a direct and an indirect influence, through organisational identification, on pro-environmental behaviour.20170492017-01-03T00:00:00European Journal of International Management['Panagiotis Gkorezis', 'E. Petridou']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e393e1a936143c432c6f65d46142e582379d52efBelief in the importance of the social determinants of health is gaining wide acceptance; this useful development will undoubtedly contribute to better public policy and clinical practice. Although the general concept is not contested, several caveats and nuances should be considered…Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)2017541Although the general concept of the social determinants of health is not contested, several caveats and nuances should be considered.2017-01-03T00:00:00JAMA['V. Fuchs']2017-01-03T00:00:00 f173b46ae843fb9f2f12b2dd9f25d220fea77030Background: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is the chronic inflammation of the middle ear cleft. The atticoantral type is called unsafe type because of the associated complications due to granulations and cholesteatoma which may be life-threatening. CSOM with central perforation (tubotympanic type) is usually not associated with major complications such as cholesteatoma formation. Aims and Objectives: To find out the intraoperative pathological findings in cases of CSOM with central perforation (tubotympanic type) Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study has been conducted in the Department of Ear, Biratnagar Eye Hospital in Nepal over 2 years. Study group includes 172 patients having CSOM with central perforations in the tympanic membranes who underwent different types of procedures. Preoperatively, all the patients were evaluated with otoscopy, microscopy, pure-tone audiometry, and some patients with computed tomography scan. The pathological findings were confirmed with biopsy. The findings were tabulated and analysed. Results: 21(12.2%) patients were having dry central perforation with normal Eustachian tube function.  95 patients, i.e., 55.23% were having granulations in attic, aditus, antrum.  25 (14.53%) cases were having ossicular erosion.5 (2.9%) cases had tympanosclerosis in middle ear. 1 (0.58%) case had facial nerve dehiscence. 16 (9.3%) cases had oedema of middle ear mucosa/aural polyp from middle ear. Surprisingly 9 patients, i.e., 5.23% were having cholesteatoma which was confirmed by histopathological study. Conclusion: This study shows that cholesteatoma can be found in tubotympanic type of CSOM, along with other pathological findings. Hence it is on the part of the surgeon to be careful while planning surgery on their patients with CSOM (tubotympanic type), remembering that all safe CSOM might not always be safe.  Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(1) 2017 42-47Asian Journal of Medical Sciences20172510Cholesteatoma can be found in tubotympanic type of CSOM, along with other pathological findings, and it is on the part of the surgeon to be careful while planning surgery on their patients with CSOM (tubotympanic type), remembering that all safe CSOM might not always be safe.2017-01-03T00:00:00Asian Journal of Medical Sciences['S. Thakur', 'Nisha Ghimire', 'R. Acharya', 'S. Singh', 'A. Afaque']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b4d7f623deaab91af9b9d21fe8254e48256fb40bMahasiswa universitas terbuka mayoritas telah menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis web, akan tetapi dalam web universitas terbuka belum menyajikan video pembelajaran yang dikemas secara bagus dengan di upload di menu webnya, kemudian mahasiswa FKIP jurusan pendidikan matematika dalam tutorial online belum disajikan suplemen materi berupa web tambahan yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan mata kuliah pendidikan matematika II. Penelitian R & D ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media blended learning dengan model flipped classroom . Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa produk desain blended learning telah divalidasi oleh 2 orang validator ahli materi dan media dengan rata-rata validasinya 90,5 dan 92,5 artinya produk blended learning layak untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran mata kuliah pendidikan matematika II di universitas terbuka, kemudian blended learning telah diterapkan dalam proses tutorial dengan mahasiswa wajib untuk membuka materi, video pembelajaran, kuis dan respon timbal balik mahasiswa dengan mahasiswa wajib membukanya di rumah masing-masing sebelum proses tutorial online.20172102017-01-03T00:00:00['Edi Prayitno', 'Lusi Rachmiazasi Masduki']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fe8ebd747518c819783978fbbc83901a65c23e89Scientific Reports20172238It is observed that, contrary to winners, losers expressed anxiety-like behaviour (ALB) in correlation with the stress intensity they suffered during the harassment period mainly, suggesting a role for 5-HT, whose brain concentrations increased much more in losers than in winners.2017-01-03T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Julien Bacqué-Cazenave', 'D. Cattaert', 'J. Delbecque', 'P. Fossat']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1f776221d8eeb8150042e461cb0c10f7f1746071Background Evidence regarding the extent of mental health problems and the associated characteristics within an employee population is necessary to inform appropriate and tailored workplace mental health programs. Mental health within male dominated industries (such as mining) has received recent public attention, chiefly through observations regarding suicide in such populations in Australia and internationally. Currently there is limited empirical evidence regarding the mental health needs in the mining industry as an exemplar of a male dominated workforce, and the relative contribution to such problems of individual, socio-economic and workplace factors. This study aimed to investigate the mental health and associated characteristics among employees in the Australian coal mining industry with a specific focus on identifying modifiable work characteristics. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among employees (n = 1457) across eight coal mines stratified by key mine characteristics (state, mine type and employee commute arrangements). Participants completed measures of psychological distress (K10+) and key variables across four categories (socio-demographic characteristics, health history, current health behaviours, work attitudes and characteristics). Results Psychological distress levels within this sample were significantly higher in comparison with a community sample of employed Australians. The following factors contributed significantly to levels of psychological distress using hierarchical linear regression analysis: lower social networks; a past history of depression, anxiety or drug/alcohol problems; high recent alcohol use; work role (managers) and a set of work characteristics (level of satisfaction with work, financial factors and job insecurity; perception of lower workplace support for people with mental health problems. Conclusion This is the first study to examine the characteristics associated with mental health problems in the Australian coal mining industry. The findings indicate the salience of mental health needs in this population, and the associated interplay of personal, social and work characteristics. The work characteristics associated with psychological distress are modifiable and can guide an industry response, as well as help inform the understanding of the role of workplace factors in mental health problems in a male dominated workforce more generally.PLoS ONE20176057The findings indicate the salience of mental health needs in this population, and the associated interplay of personal, social and work characteristics, can guide an industry response and help inform the understanding of the role of workplace factors in mental health problems in a male dominated workforce.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Robyn Considine', 'Ross J. Tynan', 'C. James', 'J. Wiggers', 'T. Lewin', 'K. Inder', 'D. Perkins', 'T. Handley', 'B. Kelly']2017-01-03T00:00:00 548ce3968d152df65e829d0924319f370301fdf1Urban Ecosystems201769352017-01-03T00:00:00Urban Ecosystems['R. Ngiam', 'W. Lim', 'C. Matilda Collins']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6e9d458667da8a28c0b0412545e3af6b1feef5dbIn this work, we present the results of a systematic study to investigate the (commercial) benefits of automatic text summarization systems in a real world scenario. More specifically, we define a use case in the context of media monitoring and media response analysis and claim that even using a simple query-based extractive approach can dramatically save the processing time of the employees without significantly reducing the quality of their work.arXiv.org2017188It is claimed that even using a simple query-based extractive approach can dramatically save the processing time of the employees without significantly reducing the quality of their work.2017-01-03T00:00:00ArXiv['Pashutan Modaresi', 'Philipp Gross', 'Siavash Sefidrodi', 'Mirja Eckholf', 'Stefan Conrad']2017-01-03T00:00:00 cccf2cf2898b5c4ab5bad06fea8c7ce811e91c3aAbstrak Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat pengaruh pendekatan SAVI dengan menggunakan media education card terhadap pemahaman siswa. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen. Yang menjadi subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas IX-1 dan siswa kelas IX-8  SMP Negeri 8 Banda Aceh tahun ajaran 2016-2017. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dengan cara tes. Tes yang dilakukan berupa soal pre-test dan pos-test untuk mengukur pemahaman siswa sebelum dan sesudah diberikan perlakuan pada kedua kelas tersebut. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa, pemahaman siswa pada kelas eksperimen lebih baik daripada pemahaman siswa pada kelas kontrol dengan hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa nilai t hitung lebih besar daripada t abel  yaitu 2,840 > 1,684. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan SAVI dengan bantuan media education card, siswa menjadi lebih berminat dan aktif dalam pembelajaran karena adanya perpaduan indra dan intelektual dalam proses pembelajaran. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh pendekatan SAVI dengan menggunakan bantuan media education card terhadap pemahaman siswa pada kelas IX SMP Negeri 8 Banda Aceh. Kata Kunci: Pendekatan  SAVI (Somatic, Auditory, Visual, and Intellectual), Media Education Card, Media Belajar, Pemahaman Siswa. Abstrack This study aims to find out whether there is the influence of SAVI in using media education card in students understanding or not. This study approached quantitatively through an experimental method. Subject in this study was the student of class IX-1 and IX-8 Banda Aceh. The data were collected by administering a test. The test was in the form of pre-test and post-test to measure students understanding before and after conducting some treatment. The result of analysis showed that understanding in experimental class were better that students understanding in control class. The result hypothesis indicated that T-test was higher that T-table, namely 2,840>1,684. By implementing SAVI through education card, the students became more interested and active because it was blended between intellectual sense and learning process. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant influnce of SAVI through media card toward students understanding in class IX SMPN 8 Banda Aceh.  Keywords: SAVI (Somatic, Auditory, Visual, and Intellectual) Learning Approach, Media Education Card, Media Learning, Students Understanding.2017082017-01-03T00:00:00['W. Sari', 'M. Ar', 'Melvina']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fd384dc7b5065ae3cc03f42d9481d2e2314864aeEste articulo, que los autores entienden como un «position paper», apunta a dos cuestiones fundamentalmente. Por un lado, trata de ofrecer una revision critica, tanto desde el punto de vista terminologico como teorico, de los cambios que ha experimentado el campo de la literatura comparada desde la emergencia de la cultura visual dentro del estudio de la literatura, a partir de la aparicion institucional de los estudios sobre «palabra e imagen» en los anos 80 y de las tendencias actuales de atencion a los textos y productos digitales y transmediales. Por otro lado, centrandonos en el exito reciente de la nocion de transmedia storytelling ( relato transmedial ), el articulo elabora una distincion conceptual entre narrativa («narrative») y relato ( storytelling ) al tiempo que discute, de un modo algo mas general el lugar de la literatura en el dominio de la escritura digital contemporanea. This article, which the authors see as a position paper, addresses a twofold issue. On the one hand, it tries to offer an overview, terminological as well as theoretical, of the changes that have modified the field of comparative literature since the emergence of visual culture within the study of literature, from the institutional appearance of word and image studies in the 1980s till the actual tendencies toward digital and transmedial studies. On the other hand, focusing on the current success of the notion of transmedia storytelling , it elaborates on the conceptual distinction between narrative and storytelling, while also discussing in a more general mode the place of literature in contemporary digital writing.20170222017-01-03T00:00:00['Domingo Sánchez-Mesa', 'Jan Baetens']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0ca1704179ce90b05399788147d34591828cfb67Uranyl peroxide capsules are a recent addition to polyoxometalate (POM) chemistry. Ten years of development has ensued only in water, while transition metal POMs are commonly exploited in aqueous and organic media, controlled by counterions or ligation to render the clusters hydrophilic or hydrophobic. Here, new uranyl POM behavior is recognized in organic media, including (1) stabilization and immobilization of encapsulated hydrophilic countercations, identified by Li nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, (2) formation of new cluster species upon phase transfer, (3) extraction of uranyl clusters from different starting materials including simulated spent nuclear fuel, (4) selective phase transfer of one cluster type from a mixture, and (5) phase transfer of clusters from both acidic and alkaline media. The capsule morphology of the uranyl POMs renders accurate characterization by X-ray scattering, including the distinction of geometrically similar clusters. Compositional analysis of the aqueous phase post-extraction provided a quantitative determination of the ion exchange process that enables transfer of the clusters into the organic phase. Preferential partitioning of uranyl POMs into organic media presents new frontiers in metal ion behavior and chemical reactions in the confined space of the cluster capsules in hydrophobic media, as well as the reactivity of clusters at the organic/aqueous interface.2017072017-01-03T00:00:00European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry['Harrison A. Neal', 'J. Szymanowski', 'J. Fein', 'P. Burns', 'M. Nyman']2017-01-03T00:00:00 00f8a27368dbbc61a41c8298cf29fb32630b7989201758182017-01-03T00:00:00arXiv: Soft Condensed Matter['N. Gorbushin', 'Gennady Mishuris']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ed0501ad6940ff3f8a277bec84702cdedd5a40eeNi–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite cathodes were successfully prepared by composite electrodeposition under supergravity fields. The synthesized composite cathodes exhibit unique hierarchical structure with large numbers of Ni nanoparticles anchoring on the rGO surface. Specifically, the sample prepared from the electrolyte containing 0.7 g L−1 GO at rotational speed 3000 rpm displays a favorable activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 1 M NaOH solution with a high exchange current density of 741.3 μA cm−2 and a low Tafel slope of 120 mV dec−1. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetric (CV) tests demonstrate that the superior catalytic activity should be ascribed to the enhanced active surface area and the improved intrinsic activity. Furthermore, the morphology and microstructure properties of Ni–rGO cathodes synthesized from various GO concentrations and supergravity fields are systematically investigated.201751182017-01-03T00:00:00RSC Advances['Zhouhao Chen', 'Lixin Wang', 'Zhipeng Ma', 'Jianjun Song', 'Guangjie Shao']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a80881f82438509f7a540c3fa9a84f15814a94a3Purpose Individuals who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) commonly experience anxiety about social interaction and social situations. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a recommended treatment for social anxiety (SA) in the non-ASD population. Therapy typically comprises cognitive interventions, imagery-based work and for some individuals, behavioural interventions. Whether these are useful for the ASD population is unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to undertake a systematic review to summarise research about CBT for SA in ASD. Design/methodology/approach Using a priori criteria, the authors searched for English-language peer-reviewed empirical studies in five databases. The search yielded 1,364 results. Titles, abstracts, and relevant publications were independently screened by two reviewers. Findings Four single case studies met the review inclusion criteria; data were synthesised narratively. Participants (three adults and one child) were diagnosed with ASD and SA. There were commonalities in interventions and techniques used: participants were encouraged to identify and challenge negative thoughts, enter anxiety-provoking social situations, and develop new ways of coping. Unlike CBT for SA in non-ASD individuals, treatment also included social skills interventions. Outcomes were assessed using self- or informant-reports. Improvements in SA, depressive symptoms, social skills, and activity levels were noted. Generalisability of results is hampered, however, by the small number of studies and participants and lack of randomised controlled trial conditions employed. Research limitations/implications Future studies should investigate how beliefs and behaviours indicative of SA can be ameliorated in individuals with ASD. Originality/value This is the first review to synthesise empirical data about CBT for SA in ASD.20175226This is the first review to synthesise empirical data about CBT for SA in ASD using a priori criteria to search for English-language peer-reviewed empirical studies in five databases.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Debbie Spain', 'J. Sin', 'Laura Harwood', 'M. Mendez', 'F. Happé']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1b0a41ed4841bbdd71b9c0aafe26ef735a6870fb201736242017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Nonverbal Behavior['R. Bjornsdottir', 'Ravin Alaei', 'Nicholas O. Rule']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4b138e811a8a89a3230f605d35096a5021cb6f14We present a new conservative multiscale method for Stokes flow in heterogeneous porous media. The method couples a discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DG-FEM) at the macroscopic scale for the solution of an effective Darcy equation with a Stokes solver at the pore scale to recover effective permeabilities at macroscopic quadrature points. To avoid costly computation of numerous Stokes problems throughout the macroscopic computational domain, the pore geometry is parametrized and a model order reduction algorithm is used to select representative microscopic geometries. Accurate Stokes solutions and related permeabilities are obtained for these representative geometries in an offline stage. In an online stage, the DG-FEM is computed with permeabilities recovered at the desired macroscopic quadrature points from the precomputed Stokes solutions. The multiscale method is shown to be mass conservative at the macro scale and the computational cost for the online stage is similar to the cost of solving a single scale Darcy problem. Numerical experiments for two and three dimensional problems illustrate the efficiency and the performance of the proposed method.SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing2017315The multiscale method is shown to be mass conservative at the macro scale and the computational cost for the online stage is similar to the cost of solving a single scale Darcy problem.2017-01-03T00:00:00SIAM J. Sci. Comput.['A. Abdulle', 'O. Budác']2017-01-03T00:00:00 705a18759612b8b98c95ac7f2eb38a759d65b1f6Abstrak .  Metode Pendekatan Sentifik sangat cocok Untuk  meningkatkan aktivitas siswa dalam  Kegiatan Pembelajaran kepada siswa  sehingga  Keaktifan siswa dalam  belajar mengajar tidak  merasa bosan , dengan demikian siswa akan terlibat secara fisik, emosional dan intelektual ,  diharapkan konsep membedakan berbagai bentuk energi yang diajarkan guru dapat dipahami oleh siswa, permasalah yang ingin dikaji dalam penelitian ini adalah: ( 1 ) peningkatan prestasi belajar IPA dengan Pendekatan Saintifik? ( 2 ) bagaimanakah pengaruh  menggunakan media asli, ke motivasi belajar siswa? sedangkan tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (a)  perbandingan kemajuan pembelajaran menggunakan metode saintifik  (b) ingin mengetahui pengaruh motivasi belajar siswa setelah diterapkan pendekatan saintifik. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan sebanyak tiga puataran, setiap putaran terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu: rancangan, kegiatan, dan pengamanan, refleksi, dan refisi. Sasaran penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas IV SD  Negeri Maron Kidul II  Kabupaten Probolinggo tahum Pelajaran 201 5 /20 16 . Data yang diperoleh berupa hasil tes formatif, lembar observasi kegiatan belajar mengajar. Dari hasil anaisis di dapatkan bahwa prestasi belajar siswa mengalami peningkatan dari Pra siklus, siklus I sampai siklus II yaitu, Pra siklus (38,89%)  siklus I (6 0 %) dan Siklus II (88,89%). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pembelajarn dengan metode  saintifik sangat tepat untuk kemajuan dan prestasi siswa dalam pembelajan dan prestasi siswauntuk  kelas IV SD Negeri  Maron Kidul II Kecamatan Maron  Kabupaten Probolinggo tahu Pelajaran 201 5 /201 6 .  Metode pembelajaran Saintifik ini sangat tepat sekali dilaksanakan untuk pelajaran ilmu pengetahun alam kelas IV . Kata kunci: Mata Pelajaran IPA , Pendekatan Saintifi k, Media Asli.2017052017-01-03T00:00:00['Yasin Priyadi', 'A. Agustiningsih']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0683f1de85565a720ed07a02a652be41e410d2dbWe offer a narrative review of the findings of available British research on the sexual abuse of children, and its behavioural and mental health sequels in adolescent and adult adjustment, and link this to the growing world literature on child abuse, which frequently occurs within family settings. The evidence shows that around 9% of women, and about 3% of men have experienced prolonged, bodily intrusive abuse by the age of 16 or 18. This has many adverse sequels including impaired self-esteem, clinical levels of depression and anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse, somatic disorders, and many forms of maladaptation. Poly-victimisation combining physical, sexual and emotional abuse has particularly negative impacts. The long-term burden in human suffering and public health costs is high. In school, abuse victims are often bullied and isolated in school, which exacerbates (or even triggers) the negative effects of abuse. Teachers and school counsellors and social workers have an important role to play in identifying abuse victims, and offering help in ways which prevents the development of serious mental health problems.201754182017-01-03T00:00:00Advances in Applied Sociology['A. Sawyerr', 'C. Bagley']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b016871f1e39b807ee7684470b22e5daba8c77e8Objective: To document the frequency and forms of street harassment and examine the association between street harassment experiences and perceptions of social cohesion. Materials and methods: Baseline survey data collected among women seeking care in public health clinics in Mexico City were used for analysis. Results: Nearly two-thirds (62.8%) of women reported experiencing some form of street harassment in the prior month; women with street harassment experiences reported significantly lower perceived social cohesion (b=-0.46; 95%CI: -0.69,-0.22). Conclusions: Findings indicate reducing street harassment may have important implications for improving women's perceived social cohesion and their safety in Mexico City.Salud Pública de México20171317Findings indicate reducing street harassment may have important implications for improving women's perceived social cohesion and their safety in Mexico City.2017-01-03T00:00:00Salud publica de Mexico['P. Campos', 'K. Falb', 'Sara Hernández', 'C. Díaz-olavarrieta', 'J. Gupta']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9cd63ccc87f11f7283c72c87d435cac809accd36Based on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strength and concern ratings, we sort stocks into portfolios based on their size and strength ratings and size and concern ratings. We show that traditional systematic factors and firm characteristics leave a large fraction of the portfolios' excess returns unexplained. We present empirical evidence that a three factor model is able to explain 94% of the cross sectional variation in these portfolios excess returns. These systematic factors are motivated by a principal component analysis of the returns on the responsibility portfolios. One factor is related to portfolios' characteristics (size) and two factors are related to CSR strengths (High minus Low rating along this dimension) and CSR concerns. Market prices of risk changed tremendously during the 1992-2013 period. As of June 2013, we show that firms highly rated along CSR strengths see their cost of capital reduced by 1.2% on a yearly basis while companies highly rated along the CSR concern dimension see their cost of capital increased by 1.5%.201752162017-01-03T00:00:00Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal['Abraham Lioui', 'Patrice Poncet', 'Michelle Sisto']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0b59815993ace5965b28a6145c5a17f1854942a7Se analiza la tasa de retorno del aumento de un ano de estudios sobre los niveles de ingreso de la poblacion ocupada del Paraguay y del area urbana rural. La influencia de la educacion media en la superacion de la pobreza se estudia a partir de datos de la Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) de los anos 2005, 2008 y 2011, con indicadores de pobreza, cruzados con variables demograficas. Para estimar el retorno de la educacion media, se utilizo una regresion por minimos cuadrados, denominada modelo de MINCER. La poblacion analizada tiene entre 18 a 65 anos, y esta ocupada y asalariada en el sector publico y privado. Se excluyen entre otros a los que no han declarado educacion e ingreso, a los inactivos, y a los desocupados por no contar con salarios. Los principales hallazgos son que la educacion es uno de los factores con mayor significancia en los ingresos, y que los anos de estudio estan directamente relacionados a los ingresos salariales. La tasa de retorno de la educacion media estimada para el pais es 7,3%, generada por la escolaridad (ceteris paribus). Los asalariados urbanos perciben 12,9% mas que los rurales. Un hombre recibe 23,3% mas que una mujer con igual educacion.2017022017-01-03T00:00:00['C. Arias']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e04d2bf7c0b015ac629d48cfce423d561e55d3c1We conducted a fiscal impact study to estimate the effect of taxes, social spending, and subsidies on inequality and poverty in El Salvador, using the methodology of the Commitment to Equity project. Taxes are progressive, but given their volume, their impact is limited. Direct transfers are concentrated on poor households, but their budget is small so their effect is limited; a significant portion of the subsidies goes to households in the upper income deciles, so although their budget is greater, their impact is low. The component that has the greatest effect on inequality is spending on education and health. Therefore, the impact of fiscal policy is limited and low when compared with other countries with a similar level of per capita income. There is room for improvement using current resources.201745142017-01-03T00:00:00Political Economy: Fiscal Policies & Behavior of Economic Agents eJournal['M. Beneke', 'N. Lustig', 'J. Oliva']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8139e4038943b5ae0dacf099779c1ea6582d8527Objective: To assess links between the social variables and longer-term El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) related weather conditions as they relate to the week-to-week changes in dengue incidence at a regional level. Materials and methods: We collected data from 10 municipalities of the Olmeca region in México, over a 10 year period (January 1995 to December 2005). Negative binomial models with distributed lags were adjusted to look for associations between changes in the weekly incidence rate of dengue fever and climate variability. Results: Our results show that it takes approximately six weeks for sea surface temperatures (SST -34) to affect dengue incidence adjusted by weather and social variables. Conclusion: Such models could be used as early as two months in advance to provide information to decision makers about potential epidemics. Elucidating the effect of climatic variability and social variables, could assist in the development of accurate early warning systems for epidemics like dengue, Chikungunya and Zika.Salud Pública de México20175714Assessment of links between the social variables and longer-term El Niño-Southern Oscillation related weather conditions as they relate to the week-to-week changes in dengue incidence at a regional level shows that it takes approximately six weeks for sea surface temperatures to affect d Dengue incidence adjusted by weather and social variables.2017-01-03T00:00:00Salud publica de Mexico['G. Moreno-Banda', 'H. Riojas-Rodríguez', 'M. Hurtado-Díaz', 'R. Danis-Lozano', 'S. Rothenberg']2017-01-03T00:00:00 424f36a68869f09d9ac7fd482b751bccffdddc75201754132017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment['Meagan B. MacKenzie', 'Nancy L. Kocovski', 'Rebecca A. Blackie', 'Lauren C. Carrique', 'J. Fleming', 'M. Antony']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a36d04391e9ea257e67ed36cd6f76c837a8c8d1520174492017-01-03T00:00:00European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry['Harrison A. Neal', 'J. Szymanowski', 'J. Fein', 'P. Burns', 'M. Nyman']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3a758907b3f0aba5a0bbcd62c5693ab926be765120170322017-01-03T00:00:00['Susann Wagenknecht']2017-01-03T00:00:00 02b0b772da0426a3b62fa36c3b133a027fe75270International Journal of Health Economics and Management201716112It is found that poor people present a greater tendency to incur catastrophic OOP expenditures for hospital health care in private providers, and the results indicate that SHI coverage is not sufficient by itself to manage with this issue.2017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal of Health Economics and Management['Nikolaos Grigorakis', 'Christos Floros', 'H. Tsangari', 'E. Tsoukatos']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c332f6268b1cd8217eb456fb32952f2186567c61Background Blood parameters such as haematocrit or leucocyte counts are indicators of immune status and health, which can be affected, in a complex way, by exogenous as well as endogenous factors. Additionally, social context is known to be among the most potent stressors in group living individuals, therefore potentially influencing haematological parameters. However, with few exceptions, this potential causal relationship received only moderate scientific attention. Methods In a free-living and individually marked population of the highly social and long-lived Greylag goose, Anser anser, we relate variation in haematocrit (HCT), heterophils to lymphocytes ratio (H/L) and blood leucocyte counts to the following factors: intrinsic (sex, age, raising condition, i.e. goose- or hand-raised), social (pair-bond status, pair-bond duration and parental experience) and environmental (biologically relevant periods, ambient temperature) factors. Blood samples were collected repeatedly from a total of 105 focal birds during three biologically relevant seasons (winter flock, mating season, summer). Results We found significant relationships between haematological parameters and social as well as environmental factors. During the mating season, unpaired individuals had higher HCT compared to paired and family individuals and this pattern reversed in fall. Similarly, H/L ratio was positively related to pair-bond status in a seasonally dependent way, with highest values during mating and successful pairs had higher H/L ratio than unsuccessful ones. Also, absolute number of leucocytes tended to vary depending on raising condition in a seasonally dependent way. Discussion Haematology bears a great potential in ecological and behavioural studies on wild vertebrates. In sum, we found that HTC, H/L ratio and absolute number of leucocytes are modulated by social factors and conclude that they may be considered valid indicators of individual stress load.PeerJ201711312It is found that HTC, H/L ratio and absolute number of leucocytes are modulated by social factors and conclude that they may be considered valid indicators of individual stress load.2017-01-03T00:00:00PeerJ['D. Frigerio', 'Sonja C. Ludwig', 'Josef Hemetsberger', 'K. Kotrschal', 'C. Wascher']2017-01-03T00:00:00 84264d9f5e7c29e52454d6587dfc67821e675a6bCrisis should be handled properly because it can threat the image and reputation of organizations if it is too late to be handled. The fulfillment needs the information in terms  of responding crisis communication was very important to consider a lot of outstanding  issues in the society at the time of crisis. Media was the fulfillment needs information that was  important for the society. At the time of crisis organization or institution should understand  that the news was published in the media containing specific massage. The reasearch method  is content analysis that can be used to learn caracteristic features of message. The purpose  of this study was determine whether there was differences election crisis communication response by category SCCT Theory in local media reports Solopos and Joglosemar period  from februari until march 2014. The result showed that there was not difference in the  election crisis communication response by SCCT Theory. This is evidenced by the data that  the categorization of crisis response in the media Solopos was same categorization of crisis  response found in Joglosemar media. Categorization crisis response is largest at Solopos  that was Attack the accuser with 22 responses (28,9%) of 76 crisis response that was found.  Whereas Joglosemar with 12 responses ( 31,5%) of 38 crisis response that was found. Response attack the accuser showed that the organization does not wanted to be blamed on  the crisis, it is based on perspektive of the media.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Ratna Wilandari']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6393081f3a667fdf51be097b1655577c336428bcJamur tiram merupakan salah satu jamur pangan yang banyak dikonsumsi karena memiliki kandungan gizi yang tinggi. Umumnya, media tanam yang digunakan dalam menyuplai nutrisi budidaya jamur tiram adalah dedak atau bekatul. Pada penelitian ini media menggunakan kombinasi dosis dedak dan ampas singkong dalam menyuplai nutrisi jamur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi dosis dedak dan ampas singkong pada media tanam terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi jamur tiram putih (Pleurotus ostreatus). Metode penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan satu faktor komposisi dosis dedak dan ampas singkong yaitu A0 (30% dedak + 0% ampas singkong), A1 (25% dedak + 5% ampas singkong), A2 (20% dedak + 10% ampas singkong), A3 (15% dedak + 15%ampas singkong) dan A4 (10% dedak +20% ampas singkong). Analisis data menggunakan analisis varian pada taraf kepercayaan 95% dengan menggunakan program Statistical Analitic System (SAS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pertumbuhan jamur tiram putih pada diameter tudung, berat segar jamur, efisiensi biologi dan berat kering jamur tertinggi pada perlakuan A4 (10% dedak + 20% ampas singkong).2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Nim. Rusilawati']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b98af7b733d455d8e2393acd9eeddda6e09c80b1The impressive economic growth along with its strategic location have made the city of Batam as one of the best economic performer in Indonesia. For years, Batam has attracted foreign investors from countries such as Singapore, China, Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. However, there was a significant decline in the period of 2013-2015. DetikFinance, an online media, reported and highlighted the fact that frequent labors demonstration and strikes were the main reasons as to why many multinational companies left Batam as well as the FDI decline. Utilizing Norman Fairclough’s model for Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper finds that DetikFinance’s reports are biased and the labors are painted in a non-favorable fashion: their demands are unreasonable and therefore counterproductive to the economy. In its reporting process as well as in the report texts, DetikFinance also dismisses the fact that during that period, the world economy, including Indonesia, is slowing down. Study reveals that DetikFinance media routines and ideology are in fact serving its own business interests and affect the way they construct and present their reports. In doing so, DetikFinance has violated the very principles of journalism by reporting imbalanced, unverified news and prevent them from serving the public, including business community, a comprehensive explanation of the matter.20171502017-01-03T00:00:00['Astari Fitria Putri', 'Nunik Maharani Hartoyo', 'S. Saragih']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e181adef078afd6738f6049728794e5e8c17c14cAbstrak Charlos Kristian Barani. Stambuk B 501 11 014. “ Pembingkaian berita media online pada Sindonews.comdan jpnn.com( Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Kisruh PSSI dan MENPORA Selama Bulan November – Desember 2015 )” dengan pembimbing I, Andi Akifah dan pembimbing II, Muh. Isa Yusahputra. Tujuan penelitian adalah mendapat gambaran kontruksi pemberitaan yang dilakukan oleh media jpnn.com dan Sindonews.com mengenai konflik antara PSSI dan MENPORA. Penelitian berdasarkan pada metode analisis framing model pan dan kosicki dengan menerapkan empat struktur besar sebagai acuan penelitian, yakni stuktur sintaksis, struktur skrip, struktur retoris, dan struktur tematik. melalui purposive sampling , penelitian memilih empat berita jpnn.com dan empat berita Sindonews.com pada periode November- Desember 2015, sehingga total ada delapan berita yang akan diteliti. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa jpnn.com menkonstruksi beritanya dengan mengarahkan pembaca untuk mendukung pemerintah dalam hal ini adalah MENPORA yang telah membekukan PSSI. Sedangkan Sindonews.com dalam pemberitaannya cenderung mengarahkan pembaca untuk mendukung PSSI dan memposisikan pemerintah sebagai pihak yang bertanggung jawab terkait masalah sepakbola nasional. Kata kunci : berita, framing, kontruksi2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Charlos Christian Barani']2017-01-03T00:00:00 927a0f0dd254bd0a04384591f84336bda96f441ePenelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh masalah terbatasanya bahan ajar teks biografi untuk kelas X SMA, masih rendahnya minat belajar siswa pada pembelajaran menulis teks biografi, dan pentingnya pendidikan karakter untuk diajarkan pada siswa SMA. Oleh karena itu, peneliti merasa perlu melakukan pengembangan bahan ajar melalui media animasi yang berbasis pendidikan karakter untuk kegiatan belajar di sekolah. Secara umum, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan bahan ajar teks biografi berupa media animasi yang berbasis pendidikan karakter untuk siswa kelas X SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian dan pengembangan (Research and Development Method) yang terdiri atas tiga tahapan utama yaitu 1) studi pendahuluan, 2) pengembangan draf media, dan 3) uji coba media. Uji coba media dilakukan melalui uji coba terbatas, ujicoba luas, dan uji pemakaian. Uji coba media dilakukan pada dua sekolah yang berbeda. Uji terbatas di lakukan pada sekolah yang berbeda, uji coba luas dan uji pemakaian dilakukan pada satu sekolah yang sama namun kelas yang berbeda. Penelitian ini menghasilkan beberapa hal, yaitu a) informasi masih terbatasnya bahan ajar yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran teks biografi di SMA kelas X, kurangnya minat siswa pada pembelajaran teks biografi, dan pentingnya pendidikan karakter pada siswa SMA, b) hasil pengembangan bahan ajar berupa media animasi untuk kelas X SMA yang berbasis pendidikan karakter, c) hasil uji pemakaiaan menunjukkan bahan ajar teks biografi melalui media animasi yang berbasis pendidikan karakter untuk siswa kelas X SMA efektif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman siswa tentang teks biografi. Hal tersebut terlihat dari hasil perhitungan uji Mann Whitney U. Keberhasilan ini dapat dijadikan media alternatif untuk pembelajaran teks biografi di sekolah.;---This research is motivated by less teaching materials of biographical text for 10th grade high school students, students’ low motivation to study biographical texts, and the importance of character education for students. Therefore, The researcher thinks it is a need to develop teaching materials such as character-based animation media which can be applied in learning activities at school. In general, the objective of this research is to develop teaching materials of biographical text by using character-based animation media for 10th grade high school students. This research uses research and development method, consisting of three main stages: 1) preliminary study, 2) planning and development of media draft, and 3) media test. Medium of tests used in this research are limited tests, wide tests and use tests. Limited tests were conducted in different schools, extensive tests and use tests were conducted in different classrooms in a school. The results of this research are, a) there are still less teaching materials in biography lessons for 10th grade students, students’ low motivation to study biographical texts and the importance of character education for High School Students. b) the result of character-based animation media as a teaching material for 10th grade students, c) the result of the test indicates that learning biography through character-based animation media is able to increase students’ knowledge and understanding on biography text. The result can be seen from Man Whitney U tes calculator. The positive output of this research can be used as an alternative media to learn biographical text at school.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Tafiyanti Resa']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c2f98e3818da62b40ad2e368985bcec701897652Cendawan Aspergillus flavus merupakan salah satu cendawan yang berpotensi untuk dikembangkan sebagai agen hayati. Penelitian telah dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Pengandalian Hayati Jurusan Hama dan Penyakit Tumbuhan Fakultas Pertanian Unand dari bulan Mei sampai Juli 2016. Penelitian bertujuan mendapatkan substrat yang terbaik untuk perbanyakan cendawan A. flavus dengan patogenisitas tertinggi terhadap Etiella zinckenella. Metode yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yaitu 4 perlakuan dengan 4 ulangan.Perlakuan adalah jenis substrat sebagai media perbanyakan A. flavus dengan kerapatan konidia 108 konidia/ml yaitu beras, tongkol jagung, ampas tebu dan ampas kulit kopi. Parameter yang diamati adalah kerapatan konidia, daya kecambah konidia, mortalitas larva, persentase pupa terbentuk dan persentase imago terbentuk. Data dianalisis dengan sidik ragam dan dilanjutkan dengan uji LSD (Least Significant Different) pada taraf 5%.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan A. flavus yang diperbanyak pada substrat ampas tebu merupakan substrat yang terbaik menyebabkan mortalitas larva 62,5%, rata-rata konidia 7 x 109konidia/gram dan daya kecambah konidia 71,75%. Kata kunci:A. flavus, konidia, mortalitas, substrat201700Hasil penelitian menunjukkan A. flavus yang diperbanyak pada substrat ampas tebu merupakan substrat yang terbaik menyebabkan mortalitas larva 62,5%, rata-rata konidia 7 x 109konidia/gram dan daya kecambah konidi 71,75%.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Temteri Temteri']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3efa172da3a07e7351180276609539057c717feaThe acquisition PT IDKM by PT EMTEK that have an impact of the unification INDOSIAR  and SCTV in the same holding company between period 2011 – 2012, bring a nation-wide  discussion about concentration of media television ownership in Indonesia. Broadcast act  no.32/2002 with Indonesia Broadcasting Commision as an independent regulatory body  considered weak in the face of concentration. This paper provide a comprehensive description  about the dynamics interaction between agent and structure of Indonesian broadcasting  system particularly in order to organize commercial television media ownership.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Nusatyo Nursatyo']2017-01-03T00:00:00 600fbd9feba3f3593d17eb93f7b5db37583440e9The text is a report on the authors’ own research on the problem of eating disorders among children and adolescents in relation to the content promoted by the media. Keywords: eating disorders, media, health education2017602017-01-03T00:00:00['Beata Pituła']2017-01-03T00:00:00 81049b30ac2f5f8cc564981a498f70156ccd0ca0Penelitian ini membahas mengenai manajemen media sosial dalam mejaga relasi kelompok di komunitas Jogja Kpop Family Yogyakarta. Fenomena Korean Wave memasuki Indonesia pada awal tahun 2000-an yaitu ketika drama-drama televisi dan penyanyi (grup boyband/girlband) dari Korea Selatan mulai populer di Indonesia. Demam Kpop di Indonesia memunculkan kelompok-kelompok pecinta Korean Wave atau disebut Kpopers di berbagai tempat. Kelompok-kelompok Kpopers tersebut berkembang menjadi komunitas-komunitas kecil, termasuk di Yogyakarta. Komunitas Kpopers yang terbesar di Yogyakarta adalah Jogja Kpop Family (JKF) yaitu sebuah komunitas yang memiliki tujuan mengumpulkan semua Kpopers di Yogyakarta untuk sharing, pengembangan bakat, dan edukasi tentang budaya Korea. Anggota Komunitas JKF terdiri dari grup cover dance, singing cover, fanbase, fandom dan online/offline shop Kpop. JKF menggunakan media sosial berupa twitter yaitu @JogjaKpopFamily dan facebook fanpage yaitu ‘Jogja Kpop Family’, sebagai wadah Kpopers di Yogyakarta untuk saling untuk berinteraksi. Pengelolaan atau manajemen media sosial perlu dilakukan agar Kpopers dapat menerima informasi dengan baik karena banyaknya komunitas cover dance, cover sing, fansclub, hingga online shop di Yogyakarta yang tergabung dengan JKF. Hal ini penting untuk dilakukan mengingat penggunaan media sosial semakin marak digunakan dalam berbagai kelompok kecil, terutama kelompok kecil yang berbasis penggemar. Penelitian ini memberikan gambaran mengenai manajemen media sosial di komunitas JKF dalam menjaga relasi kelompok Kpopers di Yogyakarta. Manajemen media sosial tersebut dilakukan untuk mendukung terciptanya relasi kelompok agar visi dan misi komunitas dapat terwujud. Dalam media sosial tersebut, terlihat banyak interaksi yang terjadi. Interaksi tersebut tidak hanya pada Kpopers yang sudah saling mengenal, antara lain meng-add sebagai teman di facebook, saling meng-komen, memantu share informasi, dan lain – lain. Kpopers yang berteman di facebook dapat bertemu pada saat event Kpop yang diadakan di Yogyakarta dan menjalin kedekatan.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Talitha Desena Darenti']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4312a848f9d39d5dd3c474cdd5b54631660fcddfOur analysis of media attention shows rapid shifts in government policy in response to global publicity and the global public understanding of massive death, especially of children and civilians. The pattern of government response to media attention by sudden changes in policy, the pattern of intimidating journalists and the policy of destroying infrastructure needed for communications may be evidence of ongoing genocide.2017112017-01-03T00:00:00The Journal of Pan-African Studies['H. Dugo', 'J. Eisen']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0a431f6c16b2608df0a1f2e0e5805ad754284753Experience the ability of students using their knowledge have that has to review contruktivist the new knowledge is very media-influenced learning used one solution offered to review follow-up to these problems is a concept learning courses through construktivist business accounting teaching. singer study aims to determine the effectiveness of the learning review accounting subjects based business micruled assisted e-learning yang to review valid student learning. population research hearts hearts singer is whole semester students III study program computerized accounting STEKOM semarang. singer is an experimental research operates quasi experimental research (samsudi, 2006: 75) the review aims to improve student academic achievement on subjects accounting subjects who meet criteria for an effective business. tin research findings: (1) there is a positive effect of process skills against students' learning achievement is shown the effect of 55.6% contribution. (2) the learning achievement of the experimental classes more than learning achievement high grade control is shown with average - ratanya that is the average - average class experiment at 78 and the average - average grade control 65.7. so based on the findings of the research and discussion research above and learning business accounting subjects with construktivist aided teaching e-learning on business accounting subjects is effective.2017102017-01-03T00:00:00['Iwan Koerniawan', 'Siti Kholifah']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ae9095744fde20ede7d0289c64ba837083b06882Salah satu model pembelajaran yang dapat menciptakan suasana belajar aktif adalah model pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Kepala Bernomor Struktur berbantuan media Audiovisual. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini yaitu bagaimanakah: (1) Peningkatan hasil belajar siswa; (2) Aktivitas guru dan siswa dalam pembelajaran; (3) Keterampilan Guru dalam mengelola pembelajaran; (4) Respon siswa setelah mengituki pembelajaran. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII-1 SMP Negeri 3 Banda Aceh yang berjumlah 30 orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan lembar soal, lembar pengamatan aktivitas guru dan siswa, lembar pengamatan keterampilan guru, dan lembar respon siswa. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Persentase ketuntasan secara individual meningkat dari 23 siswa menjadi 28 siswa yang tuntas belajar, persentase ketuntasan klasikal pun meningkat dari 60% menjadi 90%; (2) Aktivitas guru dan siswa antara siklus I sampai siklus II telah mencerminkan penerapan model pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Kepala Bernomor Struktur berbantuan media Audiovisual, pada siklus satu dari 12 aktivitas diperoleh 6 aktivitas yang sudah sesuai, sementara pada siklus kedua aktivitas guru maupun aktivitas siswa sudah mengalami Perubahan lebih baik dan sudah dikatagorikan sesuai dengan standar waktu yang ditetapkan; (3)Keterampilan guru dalam mengelola pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Kepala Bernomor Struktur berbantuan media Audiovisual meningkat dari perolehan skor rata-rata 2,58 dengan katagori sedang menjadi 3,29 dengan katagori baik; dan (4)Respon siswa terhadap pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Kepala Bernomor Struktur berbantuan media Audiovisual dapat dikatakan baik yaitu 96,6 persen dari 30 siswa berpendapat bahwa dengan belajar melalui pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Kepala Bernomor Struktur berbantuan media Audiovisual siswa dapat memahami materi yang telah mereka ikuti.2017202017-01-03T00:00:00['M. F. Irha', 'Thamrin Kamaruddin', 'M. Harun']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e695a260424f5f205e4d383aac25e2b86e13be29Mohammad Iqbal Maulana B 501 11 026, “Pengaruh Desain Komunikasi Visual Iklan Pada Media Luar Ruang Billboard Tentang “Keselamatan Berkendara” Terhadap Sikap Pengendara Bermotor Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi Fisip Untad, di bimbing oleh Arianto sebagai konsultan I dan Muh Isa Yusaputra Sebagai Konsultan II. Jasa Raharja adalah Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) yang bergerak dalam bidang Asuransi. Produk asuransi yang ditawarkan oleh Jasa Raharja ini khususnya meliputi asuransi kecelakaan lalu lintas jalan dan penumpang umum. Banyak cara meminimalisir angka kecelakaan salah satunya adalah kampanye lewat iklan layanan masyarakat melalui media luar ruang billboard. Elemen desain iklan layanan masyarakat menjadi komponen penting dalam visualisasi iklan yang meliputi ilustrasi/gambar, warna, dan layout. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah desain iklan tentang keselamatan berkendara pada media luar ruang billboard bagaimana mempengaruhi sikap pengendara bermotor mahasiswa ilmu komunikasi fisip untad. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh desain komunikasi visual pada iklan keselamatan berkendara pada media luar ruang “Billboard” dalam memberikan pengetahuan pengendara bermotor Jumlah populasi pada penelitian ini ada 619 responden dan jumlah sampel 86, penarikan sampel pada penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik random sampling. Skala pengukuran yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah skala likert. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian survei yaitu metode riset yang menggunakan kuesioner sebagai instrumen pengumpulan datanya. Data tersebut diolah dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode korelasi pearson product moment dan metode Regresi Linear Berganda dengan menggunakan bantuan pengolahan data SPSS versi 22. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian pengujian hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa hipotesis H1 di terima dan H0 di tolak, yaitu Ada Pengaruh Positif Elemen Desain Iklan Layanan Masyrakat Terhadap Dampak Afektif Pengendara Bermotor Mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi Fisip Untad. ii Hasil pengujian hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa korelasi person product moment variabel bebas desain iklan yang terdiri dari ilustrasi/gambar, warna dan layout memiliki hubungan terhadap variabel terikat Afektif sebesar 65,6%. Serta hasil pengujian Regresi Linear Berganda menunjukkan bahwa variabel bebas elemen desain iklan layanan masyarakat yang terdiri dari ilustrasi/gambar, warna, dan ilustrasi memiliki pengaruh terhadap variabel terikat Afektif sebesar 43%. Kata Kunci: Iklan Layanan Masyarakat, Iklan Billboard, Desain Komunikasi Visual2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['M. I. Maulana']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8b2dca09444ef478de3de71f408b6f92802bb788ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Penggunaan Media Power Point dalam Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung” ini ditulis oleh Moh. Ardhan Nabawi NIM: 2811123148 dibimbing oleh Bapak Dr. H. Munardji, M.Ag. Kata Kunci: Media Power Point, Pendidikan Agama Islam Latar belakang masalah: proses belajar mengajar atau proses pembelajaran merupakan salah satu kegiatan pelaksanaan kurikulum di dalam suatu lembaga pendidikan. Agar mengenai sasaran tujuan siswa untuk mencapai pendidikan yang telah ditetapkan maka terdapat beberapa metode atau teknik.untuk pencapaian tujuan diperlukan metode atau media pembelajaran yang menarik. Dengan media yang dirancang semenarik mungkin akan dapat menarik perhatian siswa dalam mengikuti proses pembelajaran, Seperti halnya media pembelajaran power point. Dalam media ini membutuhkan keahlian khusus dalam penggunaannya agar dapat mendesain pesan dengan baik, sehingga tampilannya dapat menumbuhkan minat belajar siswa dan siswa dapat belajar dengan mudah. Mengingat pentingnya pembelajaran PAI maka peneliti mendapatkan dorongan untuk melakukan penelitian guna mengetahui perkembangan pembelajaran PAI dengan pemanfaatan media power point. Rumusan masalah dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah (1) Bagaimana perencanaan penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung?. (2) Bagaimana pelaksanaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung?. (3) Bagaimana evaluasi penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung? Adapun tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) Untuk mendiskripsikan perencanaan penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung. (2) Untuk mendiskripsikan pelaksanaan penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung. (3) Untuk mendiskripsikan evaluasi penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Penelitian ini memperoleh data dari tiga sumber, yaitu observasi partisipan, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang peneliti lakukan dengan pengumpulan data, kemudian reduksi data, lalu penyajian data, dan terakhir penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Perencanaan penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung: a. guru mempelajari silabus, membuat Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran dan menyiapkan materi yang akan disampaikan, b. guru dapat memilih media yang tepat untuk digunakan pembelajaran khususnya media pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam, c. sebelum penggunaan media power point guru dapat mengenal karakteristik siswa, d. guru perlu mengetahui karakteristik dari media power point. (2) Pelaksanaan penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung: a. Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam menggunakan media power point sebagai sarana penunjang pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam, b. guru mempunyai peranan dalam pembelajaran diantaranya pengelolaan kelas, baik kondisi siswa maupun ruangan yang akan digunakan. c. respon siswa sangat senang setelah media power point digunakan pada pembelajaran, (3) Evaluasi penggunaan media power point dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMK SORE Tulungagung: dalam mengevaluasi media power point ini cukup sederhana diantaranya mengumpulkan data-data tentang aktivitas atau memberi pertanyaan kepada siswa bisa individu atau kelompok dan melihat efisiensi waktu penggunaan media yang digunakan dalam usaha mencapai tujuan pembelajaran yang telah di tetapkan dalam program pembelajaran.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['M. Nabawi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5e8bd379446134910fc3ba35fc91707c4bf74648Saat ini berita merupakan konsumsi publik untuk mengontrol perkembangan informasi setiap harinya, dalam mengakses pemberitaan baik media massa cetak, elektronik maupun media cyber seperti media online dan internet. Setiap media tersebut memiliki cara tersendiri memberitakan suatu peristiwa kepada khalayaknya. Pesan yang disampaikan tidak hanya terdiri dari penggunaan bahasa, tetapi juga meliputi penyeleksian foto, penulisan judul, pemilihan sudut pandang dan sebagainya. Pesan mempresentasikan ideologi suatu institusi media, entah itu dianut oleh institusi media itu sendiri ataupun secara dominan dipengaruhi dan mengadopsi ideologi media lainnya. Sehingga ideologi itulah yang menjadi dasar dari kebijakan redaksional suatu media yang kemudian tercermin dalam pemberitaannya. Ideologi media yang tercermin dalam pemberitaan media dapat dipengaruhi berbagai macam hal, pengaruhnya antara lain berasal dari orang-orang yang berada dibalik media tersebut. Eriyanto (2009:10) menjelaskan bahwa framing adalah metode untuk melihat cara bercerita ( story telling ) media atas peristiwa. Dengan kata lain, framing adalah pendekatan untuk mengetahui bagaimana perspektif atau cara  pandang yang digunakan oleh wartawan ketika menyeleksi isu dan menulis berita. Sehingga berita menjadi manipulatif dan bertujuan mendominasi keberadaan subjek sebagai sesuatu yang legitimate, objektif, alamiah, wajar, dan tak terelakkan. Salah satu peristiwa yang sempat meramaikan media massa yaitu hilangnya AirAsia QZ8501 rute Surabaya-Singapura saat melintasi wilayah udara di atas Laut Jawa pada Minggu, 28 Desember 2014 tepat pukul 07.55 WIB. Namun pada akhirnya peristiwa tersebut diklaim sebagai peristiwa kecelakaan yaitu menewaskan semua penumpang berjumlah 163 orang. Media online adalah salah satu media yang up to date memberitakan peristiwa tersebut. Beberapa  diantaranya seperti Detik.com, Tribun.com, dan Kompas.com. Beberapa media online tersebut tentunya memiliki kebijakannya masing-masing dalam menentukan alur pemberitaannya. Namun dari beberapa media tersebut peneliti memilih melakukan penelitian pada media Online Detik.com. Peneliti memilih media Online Detik.com sebagai subjek penelitian karena  Detik.com merupakan pelopor perusahaan media online di Indonesia,  menyediakan berita terbaru dan komprehensif bahkan dari seluruh dunia. Detik.com didirikan pada tahun 1998 dan bergabung dengan Transmedia di bawah Ct corp sejak Agustus 2011. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat berdasarkan  Alexa.com, atau biasa disebut Alexa Rank. Alexa Rank adalah sebuah situs yang beralamat di www.alexa.com  yang menyediakan fasilitas informasi tentang rangking atau peringkat suatu situs.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['S. Saharia']2017-01-03T00:00:00 43e9bb16b8f1c1b7573a72a43392b217ed1f8d6bTujuan dari penelitian  ini adalah untuk mengukur seberapa besar pengaruh dari terpaan tayangan televisi (Program Acara Berita Islami Masa Kini) media Trans TV terhadap peningkatan pemahaman (tingkat kognitif) mahasiswa (MPM) Al-Jihad FISIP Universitas Tadulako. Tipe penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian eksplanatif , dengan dasar penelitian menggunakan metode survey . Lokasi penelitian bertempat di Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Tadulako. Variabel yang diteliti adalah variabel independen yaitu terpaan tayangan televisi yang terdiri dari dua sub variabel, durasi menonton tayangan elevise dan frekuensi menonton tayangan elevise serta variabel dependen yaitu peningkatan pemahaman (tingkat kognitif). Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu sebanyak 36 orang dengan jumlah populasi sebanyak 45 orang yang ditarik dengan menggunakan teknik accidental sampling . Sebagai alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan pengukuran variabel dengan menggunakan skala likert. Teknik analisis data dan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan rumus analis regresi linear berganda yang dibantu dengan program SPSS ver.16 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa durasi menonton tayangan televisi (X 1 ) dan frekuensi menonton tayangan televisi (X 2 ) secara simultan berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap peningkatan pemahaman (tingkat kogsnitif) mahasiswa MPM Al-Jihad FISIP UNTAD. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh nilai koefisien korelasi ( Multiple R) sebesar 0,604 atau 60,4 %. Dengan nilai Adjust R Square (R 2 ) sebesar 0,327 atau 32,7%. Pada nilai R Square regresi menunjukkan bahwa tayangan Berita Islami Masa Kini Media Trans TV, memberikan pengaruh sebesar 0,365 atau 36,5 %, terhadap peningkatan pemahaman (tingkat kognitif) mahasiswa mengenai perkembangan Islam, dimana pengaruhnya tergolong rendah atau lemah dan sisanya yaitu 63,5% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti, dan untuk persamaan regresilinear beganda diperoleh hasil: Y   =  23,050  +   0,166X 1   +  0,496X 2 . Kata Kunci: Tayangan televisi, peningkatan pemahaman, teori uses and gratifications2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Farida Nursiyam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e1986e1169c051041559b1faedc3d3c517c4e8b0This article explores young children’s social class identities in the context of a Scottish primary school, highlighting the ambivalent institutional discourses around ‘diversity’ and social class in the school context. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with 5- to 7-year-olds, it shows the emotional and embodied aspects through which social class differences are performed in the children’s intra- and intergenerational interactions, and the implications for the children’s relationships and experiences in school. The study shows that practitioners need to name and address social class differences, in intersection with gender, race and ethnicity, and involve young children themselves in discussions about identities and inequalities.201750112017-01-03T00:00:00Childhood['M. Kustatscher']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0619f40be343aa4ee8fbc29b4d3939ea0c23825aIn this work, a new catalytic approach for the C-O activation of enol phosphates based on a palladium supported on layered double hydroxide was developed. In this case, two different ketene aminal phosphates were used as models to study the synthesis of α-phenyl enecarbamates N-Boc/CBz under the Suzuki-Miyaura conditions. The use of an ortho-bromoaniline as precursor allowed the synthesis of the 2-phenyl indole through an arylation/Heck cyclization. Catalyst reusability enabled the synthesis of the heterocycle in moderate yields for four consecutive runs.20173262017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Chemistry['J. D. Senra', 'A. C. Silva', 'Raquel V. Santos', 'L. F. B. Malta', 'A. B. C. Simas']2017-01-03T00:00:00 058b423d71e8a95e84dbbb8cff56f964a822b476The relations of academic and social goal orientations to academic and social behaviors and self-concept were investigated among academically talented adolescents (N = 1,218) attending a mastery-oriented academic residential summer program. Results supported context effects in that academic mastery goal orientations predicted academic (in-class engagement, scholastic self-concept) and general outcomes (global self-worth self-concept) more than any other goal orientation. There were also gender differences such that academic mastery goal orientations predicted course performance and responsible classroom behavior only for girls, whereas for boys, academic mastery goal orientations were positively related to close friendship self-concept. The relation of social goal orientations to social outcomes also varied by gender. For instance, social development goal orientations were uniquely associated with social self-concept for girls, whereas there were some unique patterns regarding social demonstration-avoidance goal orientations for boys. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.201710392017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Advanced Academics['Adar Ben-Eliyahu', 'Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia', 'M. Putallaz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6be8436942128ed59718c3a0ae5c7b6675756331This is a narrative review of the latest peer-reviewed social work literature on the child protection work with parents. Aiming to identify knowledge gaps, the study researches the mental health aspects of the implicit or explicit theoretical perspectives underpinning the assessment and intervention with parents. An electronic database search extracted 38 peer-reviewed journal articles. It was found that the theoretical perspectives the publications adopted were the managerial, the critical, the humanistic, the psychodynamic and the behavioural. The study identified mental health knowledge gaps in the assessment and intervention work with parents across all theoretical perspectives and stressed the need for process and effectiveness studies on the work with parents, under explicit theoretical perspectives. The study finally highlights the need for the social work profession to increase its mental health literacy through mental health education for students and practitioners alike.20177292017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Social Work Practice['George Karpetis']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1f838fec49a8aa01792aee1965bd718f37d87c32Abstract Social justice has long been at the forefront of the core values of the social work profession. Social workers are charged to confront social injustices and advocate for social change. In 2014, there was a societal response across the United States to the deaths of two African-American men, Mike Brown and Eric Garner, and the decision to not indict the police officers who killed them. The collective reaction was reflective of a country unsettled by the criminal justice system’s ongoing acceptance of structural discrimination. This article will focus on one university’s social work faculty’s collective response to the brutal killings of African-American men by police officers. With a main campus located in the suburbs and a satellite campus situated in a major city, the faculty felt compelled to guide students from both campuses through an understanding of what was happening locally and nationally by facilitating forums and programs to engage in dialog, not only in the classroom, but throughout the campus community. The concept of the living classroom is introduced and applied as a way to combat discrimination and advocate for social justice and human rights.20174282017-01-03T00:00:00Social Work Education['T. Lane', 'C. Chiarelli-Helminiak', 'Casey Bohrman', 'Terrence O. Lewis']2017-01-03T00:00:00 dbc22cd368312713d6d317ba7708532f08a1f245Scientometrics2017428This study suggests that the first group of Disciplinary Dimensions conforms to the elements that socially validate the progress of research in the field of biofuels, and proposes a metric that can be used to measure the interdisciplinarity and the social framing of any other research field.2017-01-03T00:00:00Scientometrics['Janaína Gomes', 'H. Dewes']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a718a43a3373d4250f6cbd9a007a7ee943fa5336This paper explores and compares the political effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector in Zambia, Ghana and Peru. The paper adopts a political settlements approach to answer the question: How do the CSR practices of mining companies affect local and national political settlements? After setting out the main tenets of the political settlements approach, this is articulated with literature on the politics of natural resource extraction and CSR. The paper then sets the wider context of the international drivers of increased attention to CSR in the extractive sector, before exploring the impact of the CSR practices of mining companies on the political settlement in Ghana, Peru and Zambia at the national and local levels. The final sections offer a comparative discussion of what the findings mean for understanding CSR’s role in inclusive development and natural resource governance. The paper argues that recent increased CSR expenditure does not necessarily translate into development for those living near mining companies, particularly in contexts of exclusionary political settlements, of which all case studies exhibited characteristics. There are a great many institutional and contextual limitations placed on the ability of CSR to deliver development for affected communities. Across the case studies, the opportunities that CSR programmes afford tended to aimed at those with the greatest capacity to disrupt operations, rather than those with the greatest need. In concluding, I argue that, despite some obvious limitations, the political settlements approach can generate new insights through its focus on the politics of development, and, in particular, the politics of stability.20177272017-01-03T00:00:00Corporate Governance & Economics eJournal['T. Frederiksen']2017-01-03T00:00:00 abf33249af2bb122d2ee2f56f1e1efa36f84bcedINTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered a systemic disease with various co-morbidities (1). It is well established that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) contribute significantly to both morbidity and mortality in COPD (2). In addition, there is increasing evidence that COPD is an independent risk factor for cerebrovascular ischemic stroke and that the risk increases with severity of airflow limitation (3).2017483There is increasing evidence that COPD is an independent risk factor for cerebrovascular ischemic stroke and that the risk increases with severity of airflow limitation.2017-01-03T00:00:00Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology['Manal R. Hafez', 'Eman Sobh', 'Omaima I. Abo-Elkheir', 'L. Sakr']2017-01-03T00:00:00 45a53d5fd2c0bf41b4d3104ccabce1e7022cfb7dAbstract This article reports on a research project which explored how anxiety can be managed when social work students receive live supervision as they are learning counselling skills. Eight social work students volunteered to participate in an eight session project in which they role played counselling sessions and received live supervision of their work. Their subjective experience of live supervision was elicited via survey reported surveys over the course of the project. They also submitted pre-and post-project recordings of their counselling role plays which were evaluated for changes in skill level. The participants’ survey results showed that, over the course of the project, each participant became less anxious about live supervision and came to find it a valuable learning experience. Their recorded role plays all showed improvements in skill level across a range of domains. The authors contend the establishment and maintenance of positive and trusting relationships between participants and between participants and the supervisor was crucial to the success of this project, as was attention to power dynamics and differences in learning styles. These results suggest that, under the right conditions, live supervision can be a valuable addition to counselling skills teaching strategies with social work students.20172372017-01-03T00:00:00Social Work Education['P. Andrews', 'Sera Harris']2017-01-03T00:00:00 10bc19796cdc86cd9bfea58f645c14fdd24d9b99Purpose The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of the relationship between social support (organizational, supervisor, and co-worker support) and the higher-order construct of motivation in human resource development (HRD), namely motivation to improve work through learning (MTIWL). Design/methodology/approach Self-reported data were collected from 131 public service employees who had attended management training programs organized by one of the Malaysian public service training providers. Findings Support emanating from the organization, supervisor, and co-worker had exerted positive and significant influences on MTIWL. Further, organizational support had the strongest relationship with MTIWL, relative to supervisor and co-worker support. Practical implications There is a need to extend the responsibility and proficiency of the organization, supervisor, and co-worker in providing practical support in training and workplace contexts to further enhance MTIWL. Originality/value This paper provides a better understanding of the influences of social support on a more practical and comprehensive trainee motivation in HRD, which is MTIWL.20173372017-01-03T00:00:00Industrial and Commercial Training['K. H. Ng']2017-01-03T00:00:00 eb59b49002b610402acb99665cb0c050d6906e5c2017012017-01-03T00:00:00European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry['Harrison A. Neal', 'J. Szymanowski', 'J. Fein', 'P. Burns', 'M. Nyman']2017-01-03T00:00:00 120be9bbabde9e1135ebecfa005788d302581495This research approaches the perceptions of peace, violence, conflict, and post-conflict in a group of 10th grade students of FDI San Gabriel de Cajica, with the views of the possibility to a post-conflict process in Colombia. The analyzed data suggests that students do not have a clear conceptualization of the discussed concepts. In order to transform the perception of the students, there are four teaching units proposed.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Pedraza Pedraza', 'Héctor Iván']2017-01-03T00:00:00 04c2e413d98db99f9e743d720b5e3c406e4f217fThis study was conducted to determine the structure of the market in the daily newspaper industry in Pekanbaru, knowing how the behavior of corporate firms in the industry and the company's performance in maintaining its presence in the newspaper industry amid electronic competition. This research method is quantitative descriptive. As this study used secondary data and primary data obtained from the United Company Press Pekanbaru city and obtained directly from industry respondents daily newspapers in Pekanbaru. The population of the daily newspaper industry in Pekanbaru totaling 20 companies. The analysis tool used is Market Share, Concentration Ratio Herfindahl Index-Hircsman, Capital to Labour Ratio and Price Cost Margin. Results from this study showed that by calculating the appropriate range CR4 and IHH acquired the daily newspaper industry market structure in Pekanbaru is the structure of monopolistic competition with the CR4 value of 33.44% and a value of 582.5 IHH. CLR industry behavior seen from the results showed that the CLR is only around 1.5% - 4% this means that the behavior of the daily newspaper industry in Pekanbaru is a labor-intensive industry. As for the performance of the daily newspaper industry in Pekanbaru city as seen from PCM gained an average of 53.69%. With most valued PCM 65,68% but did not become the largest market share (MS). This means that the benefits seen from PCM is not affected by market share.2017012017-01-03T00:00:00['F. Fitriyani', 'Syafril Basri', 'Deny Setiawan']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a73921dbf5f6c42056986db154739051ef7d7b6eShanghai has become an international shipping center in the world. In this study, the multiyear measurements and the high resolution air quality model with hourly ship emission inventory were combined to determine the influence of ship emissions on urban Shanghai. The aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) measurements were carried out at an urban site from April 2009 to January 2013. During the entire sampling time, most of the half-hourly averaged number fractions of primary ship emitted particles varied between 1.0-10.0%. However, the number fraction could reach up to 50% during the ship plume cases. Ship-plume-influenced periods usually occurred in spring and summer. The simulation of Weather Research and Forecasting/Community Multiscale Air Quality model (WRF/CMAQ) with hourly ship emission inventory provided the highly time-resolved concentrations of ship-related air pollutants during a ship plume case. It showed ships could contribute 20-30% (2-7 μg/m3) of the total PM2.5 within tens of kilometers of coastal and riverside Shanghai during ship-plume-influenced periods. Our results showed that ship emissions have substantial contribution to the air pollution in urban Shanghai. The control measures of ship emission should be taken considering its negative environment and human health effects.Environmental Science and Technology201740119The results showed that ship emissions have substantial contribution to the air pollution in urban Shanghai and the control measures of ship emission should be taken considering its negative environment and human health effects.2017-01-03T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['Zhanming Liu', 'Xiaohui Lu', 'Junlan Feng', 'Qianzhu Fan', 'Yan Zhang', 'Xin Yang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 84f2adcd66a895ddf4114a729e3f9d2423ad8725201738432017-01-03T00:00:00VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations['Jennifer Ihm']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2ab5cc09482384abaca4ff3d9cedf2067722e5a0Bioresources and Bioprocessing20173624It is shown clearly that online flow cytometry is an advantageous tool for the real-time monitoring of microbial culture at a single-cell level and for the first time that profiling of the various phenomena and their monitoring upon culture time is now possible by coupling online cytometry with culture bioreactors.2017-01-03T00:00:00Bioresources and Bioprocessing['Doria Naila Bouchedja', 'S. Danthine', 'T. Kar', 'P. Fickers', 'Abdelghani Boudjellal', 'F. Delvigne']2017-01-03T00:00:00 53ac3e20057887d49a56a3a004a110a7b69d4d56The popularity of online information generally experiences a rising and falling evolution. This paper considers the “burst”, “peak”, and “fade” key events together as a representative summary of popularity evolution. We propose a novel prediction task—predicting when popularity undergoes these key events. It is of great importance to know when these three key events occur, because doing so helps recommendation systems, online marketing, and containment of rumors. However, it is very challenging to solve this new prediction task due to two issues. First, popularity evolution has high variation and can follow various patterns, so how can we identify “burst”, “peak”, and “fade” in different patterns of popularity evolution? Second, these events usually occur in a very short time, so how can we accurately yet promptly predict them? In this paper we address these two issues. To handle the first one, we use a simple moving average to smooth variation, and then a universal method is presented for different patterns to identify the key events in popularity evolution. To deal with the second one, we extract different types of features that may have an impact on the key events, and then a correlation analysis is conducted in the feature selection step to remove irrelevant and redundant features. The remaining features are used to train a machine learning model. The feature selection step improves prediction accuracy, and in order to emphasize prediction promptness, we design a new evaluation metric which considers both accuracy and promptness to evaluate our prediction task. Experimental and comparative results show the superiority of our prediction solution.PLoS ONE20173414This paper considers the “burst’, “peak”, and “fade” key events together as a representative summary of popularity evolution as a novel prediction task—predicting when popularity undergoes these key events.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Ying Hu', 'Changjun Hu', 'Shushen Fu', 'Mingzhe Fang', 'Wenwen Xu']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8550acc99bbee80d973f299230056b5b2ea7c779An online hydrophilic polymer monolithic capillary microextraction (CME)-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) analytical system was developed for the size-based analysis of Au NPs in the range of 3-40 nm. Au NPs with different particle sizes retained on the poly(acrylamide-vinylpyridine-methylene bis(acrylamide)) (poly(AA-VP-Bis)) monolithic capillary showed different elution behavior when cysteamine was used as the eluent, and the napierian logarithm of the critical eluent concentration (Ln C (cysteamine)) was linearly dependent on the particle size of Au NPs. This means that the unknown particle size of Au NPs can be deduced based on their critical eluent concentrations. The developed method was successfully used for the baseline separation of 3 and 20 nm Au NPs, as well as 10 and 30 nm Au NPs. Compared with chromatographic-based methods for the size analysis of Au NPs, the developed online poly(AA-VP-Bis) monolithic CME-ICPMS method is featured with simultaneous separation and enrichment of Au NPs, simple operation, low cost, high analytical speed, and high adsorption capacity.Analytical Chemistry20174214An online hydrophilic polymer monolithic capillary microextraction (CME)-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) analytical system was developed for the size-based analysis of Au NPs in the range of 3-40 nm and showed different elution behavior when cysteamine was used as the eluent.2017-01-03T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Xiaolan Liu', 'Beibei Chen', 'Yabing Cai', 'M. He', 'Bin Hu']2017-01-03T00:00:00 057befffe59a38eddc1f08c52c7f8031908f5e07We have developed an online, high-throughput, microdialysis-capillary electrophoresis (MD-CE) assay for measuring the in vivo dynamics of amino acid biomarkers of metabolism in adipose tissue. Microdialysis probes were implanted into the inguinal adipose tissue depot of C57BL6 mice. The probe location and integrity were verified following each experiment, demonstrating our ability to accurately target the inguinal adipose tissue depot without damaging the probe. The relative concentrations of small molecule bioamines were measured in adipose tissue every 22 s. Arginine, lysine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine, GABA, glutamine, alanine, glycine and taurine were separated and detected at concentrations significantly higher than the assay LOD. The relative abundances of these analytes were found to be reproducible between mice. The capability of the online MD-CE assay to record dynamic, in vivo changes was assessed by administering an insulin stimulation via tail vein injection. Valine concentrations increased by 40% in response to insulin exposure, while alanine increased by 46% and taurine increased by 37%. Following the initial increase, the amino acid concentrations remained significantly elevated for an extended period (p < 0.001).Analytical Chemistry20174511The capability of the online MD-CE assay to record dynamic, in vivo changes was assessed by administering an insulin stimulation via tail vein injection and the relative abundances of these analytes were found to be reproducible between mice.2017-01-03T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Megan M Weisenberger', 'M. Bowser']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c2d3c09e2fe89c26f54c92b1bc8cb9445deb40daThis article explores the creative consumption of popular music and explains how audiences involve their place-based emotions within their representations of popular music in an everyday setting, drawing on a qualitative study on people’s interpretations of Phoenix Legend (a popular music duo in mainland China) and its music. We collected the texts created by Phoenix Legend’s audiences from Douban Music (http://music.douban.com/), a Chinese online music forum. Our analysis focuses on how fans, non-fans and anti-fans interpret and re-write the meanings of Phoenix Legend and its songs emotionally and how these interpretations shape and are shaped by these audiences’ senses of self and place. The key finding of this article argues that through the consumer-to-consumer network provided by social media (Douban Music), the rural–urban division, ethnic cultures and the role of Chinese nationalism in the global marketplace are generated by audiences’ creative writings and their interactions with other consumers. Moreover, we suggest that anti-fans’ and non-fans’ emotional engagement within music consumption and their interactions should be paid more attentions to.20175562017-01-03T00:00:00Cultural Geographies['Chen Liu', 'Rong Yang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 163a49dd0764056a6e31b05efb6c2ddd5ca71147The adhesion coefficient of wheel-rail surface cannot be directly measured, so a cascaded sliding-mode observer is proposed to observe adhesion coefficient and its derivative. A kinetic model for running heavy-duty locomotive is also established. The state equation of wheel adhesion control system is derived from the equation of traction motor torque balance, and adhesion coefficient is proposed to be calculated by load torque. Then, the cascaded sliding-mode observer is designed, and its stability is justified by Lyapunov stability. Based on the equivalence control principle for sliding-mode variable structure, an algorithm to estimate adhesion coefficient and its derivative is established. The simulation and experimental results are used to verify the effectiveness of the observer with load variations or wheel-rail status changes.J. Sensors20172213An algorithm to estimate adhesion coefficient and its derivative is established based on the equivalence control principle for sliding-mode variable structure and its stability is justified by Lyapunov stability.2017-01-03T00:00:00J. Sensors['Changfan Zhang', 'Jian Sun', 'Jing He', 'Linfan Liu']2017-01-03T00:00:00 73e61337f8bc956cd572c0f1050e6ea5151c7013Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate an online “teachable moment” intervention to promote healthy eating for overweight and food intolerance symptoms. Design/methodology/approach The study involves a 2×2 factorial design with two conditions: group (weight loss vs food intolerance) and condition (intervention vs control). The intervention aimed to generate a “teachable moment” by providing knowledge regarding the relationship between food and the problem (overweight or food intolerance), focussing on the negative aspects of the problem, creating a behavioural model, and encouraging hope and reinvention. Participants receiving the intervention (n=22) completed measures of dietary behaviour and either weight or food intolerance symptoms before receiving the intervention and again one month later. Control participants (n=20) provided measures but did not receive the intervention. Findings There were no significant reductions in weight or food intolerance symptoms. However, compared to control participants, participants in the intervention conditions reported greater intentions to eat healthily (p=0.01) and improved healthy eating behaviour over time, following both an intention-to-treat (p=0.046) and explanatory analysis (p=0.042). Practical implications Encouraging individuals to perceive their everyday situation as a time for change and adopt healthier behaviour early on, may prevent future diet-related medical events. This has benefits for both the individual and for health care costs. Originality/value A quick and easy-to-administer online “teachable moment” intervention improves dietary behaviour and can be minimally adapted to suit individuals with differing health needs.2017364A quick and easy-to-administer online “teachable moment” intervention improves dietary behaviour and can be minimally adapted to suit individuals with differing health needs.2017-01-03T00:00:00Health Education['L. Marks', 'J. Ogden']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3700f05e710b427c466307dc554a607b109e1b9fTrust is a crucial component in business relations, and also a precondition for people’s adoption of electronic services. This study addresses challenges regarding trust in online financial trade. ...20172232017-01-03T00:00:00['T. Engvall']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fef1f219eef3d45f95829293cc0b7ef77f09ff45Abstract Key questions dominating contemporary ecological research and management concern interactions between biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and ecosystem services provision in the face of global change. This is particularly salient for freshwater biodiversity and in the context of river drying and flow‐regime change. Rivers that stop flowing and dry, herein intermittent rivers, are globally prevalent and dynamic ecosystems on which the body of research is expanding rapidly, consistent with the era of big data. However, the data encapsulated by this work remain largely fragmented, limiting our ability to answer the key questions beyond a case‐by‐case basis. To this end, the Intermittent River Biodiversity Analysis and Synthesis (IRBAS; http://irbas.cesab.org) project has collated, analyzed, and synthesized data from across the world on the biodiversity and environmental characteristics of intermittent rivers. The IRBAS database integrates and provides free access to these data, contributing to the growing, and global, knowledge base on these ubiquitous and important river systems, for both theoretical and applied advancement. The IRBAS database currently houses over 2000 data samples collected from six countries across three continents, primarily describing aquatic invertebrate taxa inhabiting intermittent rivers during flowing hydrological phases. As such, there is room to expand the biogeographic and taxonomic coverage, for example, through addition of data collected during nonflowing and dry hydrological phases. We encourage contributions and provide guidance on how to contribute and access data. Ultimately, the IRBAS database serves as a portal, storage, standardization, and discovery tool, enabling collation, synthesis, and analysis of data to elucidate patterns in river biodiversity and guide management. Contribution creates high visibility for datasets, facilitating collaboration. The IRBAS database will grow in content as the study of intermittent rivers continues and data retrieval will allow for networking, meta‐analyses, and testing of generalizations across multiple systems, regions, and taxa.Ecology and Evolution2017186The IRBAS database serves as a portal, storage, standardization, and discovery tool, enabling collation, synthesis, and analysis of data to elucidate patterns in river biodiversity and guide management, and will grow in content as the study of intermittent rivers continues.2017-01-03T00:00:00Ecology and Evolution['C. Leigh', 'Baptiste Laporte', 'N. Bonada', 'K. Fritz', 'H. Pella', 'E. Sauquet', 'K. Tockner', 'T. Datry']2017-01-03T00:00:00 df27d00cf2c0f7e56509e6a1e9a58e89ea0edf15Students of Physic Education of Universitas Negeri Semarang often find some difficulties to understand the material. During difficult times, students usually find references on the internet,ask a friend who already understand, or ask a senior friend. Mostly students have a device that can be used to access the internet. Online-course via discussion-forum can be used as a discussion facility when they find difficulties to understand. Online-course via discussion-forum developed with ADDIE development models that includes the stages of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Online-course discussion forum contains the list of courses that can be accessed by students via internet through the website discussion.belajarfisika.web.id. Feasibility of online course discussion forum was measured through assessment sheets of feasibility test from validators and questionnaire responses from students. The results of the feasibility test from the validator and student responses indicate that criteria are eligible. Results of the questionnaire about students' perceptions of learning through online course discussion forum show that Physic Education Students of Universitas Negeri Semarang have good perceptions of learning through online-course via discussion-forums.20172722017-01-03T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Indonesia['I. Sudarwati', 'S. Khanafiyah', 'S. Sugiyanto']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e181adef078afd6738f6049728794e5e8c17c14cAbstrak Charlos Kristian Barani. Stambuk B 501 11 014. “ Pembingkaian berita media online pada Sindonews.comdan jpnn.com( Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Kisruh PSSI dan MENPORA Selama Bulan November – Desember 2015 )” dengan pembimbing I, Andi Akifah dan pembimbing II, Muh. Isa Yusahputra. Tujuan penelitian adalah mendapat gambaran kontruksi pemberitaan yang dilakukan oleh media jpnn.com dan Sindonews.com mengenai konflik antara PSSI dan MENPORA. Penelitian berdasarkan pada metode analisis framing model pan dan kosicki dengan menerapkan empat struktur besar sebagai acuan penelitian, yakni stuktur sintaksis, struktur skrip, struktur retoris, dan struktur tematik. melalui purposive sampling , penelitian memilih empat berita jpnn.com dan empat berita Sindonews.com pada periode November- Desember 2015, sehingga total ada delapan berita yang akan diteliti. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa jpnn.com menkonstruksi beritanya dengan mengarahkan pembaca untuk mendukung pemerintah dalam hal ini adalah MENPORA yang telah membekukan PSSI. Sedangkan Sindonews.com dalam pemberitaannya cenderung mengarahkan pembaca untuk mendukung PSSI dan memposisikan pemerintah sebagai pihak yang bertanggung jawab terkait masalah sepakbola nasional. Kata kunci : berita, framing, kontruksi2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Charlos Christian Barani']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2404c73a13c4395566072ed00bfce1c6e37a8a06Auf Grund der Tatsache, dass Online-Bestellungen kontinuierlich zunehmen, steigt auch die Anzahl der Paketzustellungen und wird dementsprechend immer komplexer. In dieser Arbeit werden sowohl der osterreichische als auch der deutsche Versandhandel untersucht, um die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten der grosten Online-Shops aufzuzeigen. Es werden Versandmoglichkeiten evaluiert und anschliesend miteinander verglichen.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['M. Huber']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c0b5ea3c40570496e00ff30a2a3d94d2547113ebVOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations20173902017-01-03T00:00:00VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations['Jennifer Ihm']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b40d0b7dc6152128e17ea0f29280fbc5d5b6ced3This study aimed to analyse prospective physics teachers' feedback during the implementation of online peer-assessment in Teaching Physics in English course. Twenty prospective physics teachers participated in this study. They were familiar with the use of smart phone in their daily life. They tend to communicate using social media such as WhatsApp application. The students have practiced in using paper based peer-assessment in other courses, but they have not applied it in online method providing real time feedback and score. The implementation of online peer-assessment challenged the students to assess their peer objectively. The lecturers' feedback influence students' skills how to evaluate their peer performance. Several factors may influence the quality of students' online peer-assessment such as students' culture back ground, implementation of the online peer-assessment, and practicant's performance.20172102017-01-03T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Indonesia['K. Khusaini']2017-01-03T00:00:00 41055ab3d51e390824ab3d73e4671bbcc02a31c8A resource guide to connect Kettering University Online students in IME 656 to research resources provided by the library.201700A resource guide to connect Kettering University Online students in IME 656 to research resources provided by the library.2017-01-03T00:00:00['D. Winans']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e17c9f13c3b8743a8bee4401fcb5fa7dbbd475f0A resource guide to connect Kettering University Online students in IME 656 to research resources provided by the library.201700A resource guide to connect Kettering University Online students in IME 656 to research resources provided by the library.2017-01-03T00:00:00['D. Winans']2017-01-03T00:00:00 22cde82820117a1c0cb450e9c84ca8dee4445f96Objectives – The main objectives of the study are to determine the consumers’ pro-environmental concerns, knowledge of environmental issues, awareness of eco-friendly products, and to make recommendations based on the findings about their “Online Green buying ” behaviour in Indian context. Research suggests that consumers who are highly involved and concerned with the environmental issues prefer to buy eco- friendly products and are willing to pay a higher price for such products. This study investigates if pro-environmental concerns among consumers in India are predictive of their any online Green buying behaviour.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00TIJ's Research Journal of Social Science & Management - RJSSM['R. Grover', 'P. Srivastava']2017-01-03T00:00:00 339a827ecfd36592206fcfd80179cac23d9141b1ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Study Komparasi Pernikahan Secara Online Menurut Hukum Islam Dan Hukum Positif” ini ditulis oleh Moh. Hasyim Asy’ Ari, NIM.2822123023, Pembimbing Indri Hadisiswati.,SH.,M.H Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh canggihnya teknologi saat ini, dan sebagian masyarakat ada yang memanfaatkan hal itu dalam kehidupan sehari hari, dalam hal ini adalah pernikahan melalui media telepon,padahal hal tersebut hukum islam belum ada yang mengatur secara pasti, ada perbedaan pendapat antara ulama’ Hanafiyah dan ulama Syafi’iyah, dan hukum islam malah belum ada yang mengatur sama sekali. Meskipun begitu namun masyarakat sudah ada yang melakukannya, padahal berkaitan dengan hukum. Rumusan masalah dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah (1) Bagaimana keabsahan dan akibat hukum pernikahan secara on line dalam prespektif hukum islam? (2) Bagaimanakah keabsahan dan akibat hukum pernikahan secara on line dalam perspektif hukum positif? (3) Apa persamaan dan perbedaan pandangan hukum Islam dan Hukum Positif mengenai nikah on line.? Adapun yang menjadi tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hukum yang sebenarnya mengenai pernikahan secara online yang sudah ada sebagian masyarakat yang melakukannya dan hukum positif belum ada sama sekali yang mengatur. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode kepustakaan atau library research, Yaitu dengan meneliti atau mengkaji berbagai buku dan tulisan yang berkaitan dengan obyek yang diteliti baik data primer maupun sekunder. penelitian ini berdasarkan pada data tertulis yang berasal dari undang-undang, kitab, buku, jurnal dan sumber-sumber tertulis lainnya. Hasil penelitian yang penulis lakukan menunjukkan bahwa (1) hukum islam memandang tidak sah praktek pernikahan melalui telepon, karena sangat rawan pemalsuan identitas dan mengurangi kesakralan akad Nikah, (2) hukum positif belum ada yang mengatur sebagai bahan perbandingan hukum perdata mesir mengatakan, pernikahan melaui telepon sah dari segi waktu, namun ada kelemahan dari segi tempat, pernikahan secara online sah pada waktu itu hanya sebatas perikatan, ketika kedua pengantin sudah bertemu secara langsung, maka pernikahan harus diperbaharui dan melakukan akad nikah sebagaimana semestinya(3) hukum islam mutlak mengatakan tidak sah pernikahan online, namun hukum positif menganggap sah pernikahan online dilihat dari segi waktu pelaksanaan akad. Dan keabsahannya sebatas untuk perikatan saja. Hukum positif belum ada yang mengatur, namun penulis mendapat perbandingan dari undang undang mesir mengatakan akad menggunakan telepon atau melalui alat apa saja yang menyamainya disamakan dengan akad yang bertemu langsung ditinjau dari segi waktunya, dan disamakan dengan akad orang yang tidak bertemu ditinjau dari segi tempatnya.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['M. Asy’ari']2017-01-03T00:00:00 75da742b2705bb86b45ead4ff18bb56f7ba3b5d2ABSTRACT Objective: reporting the experience as monitor of a semi presential discipline. Method: a descriptive study, experience report about the semi presential monitoring of the on-line discipline > of the post graduation program in health science with the Brasilia University, and some possible solutions that were exposed by the students during its performance. Results: the low index of evasion and disapproval of the students, the final paper publication in scientific journals perspective and the development of the distance mentoring by all the concluding students were positive results of this analyzes. Conclusion: this discipline monitoring contemplates in a clear and objective way the triad teaching-research-extension, where the student puts his theoretical-practical knowledge in evidence, intensifying the online collaborative learning and the scientific practice production. Descriptors : Distance Education; Information Technology; Learning. RESUMO Objetivo: relatar a experiencia como monitor de uma disciplina semipresencial. Metodo: estudo descritivo, tipo relato de experiencia sobre a monitoria semipresencial da disciplina on-line > do Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude junto a Universidade de Brasilia, e algumas possiveis solucoes que foram expostas pelos alunos durante a sua realizacao. Resultados: o baixo indice de evasao e reprovacao dos alunos, as perspectivas de publicacao dos trabalhos finais em periodicos cientificos e o desenvolvimento da tutoria a distância por todos os alunos concludentes foram resultados positivo dessa analise. Conclusao: a monitoria dessa disciplina contempla de forma bem clara e objetiva a triade ensino-pesquisa-extensao, onde o aluno coloca seu conhecimento teorico-pratico em evidencia, intensificando a aprendizagem colaborativa online e a pratica da producao cientifica. Descritores: Educacao a Distância; Tecnologia da Informacao; Aprendizagem. RESUMEN Objetivo: relatar una experiencia como monitor de una disciplina semipresencial. Metodo: estudio descriptivo, del tipo relato de experiencia sobre una monitoria semipresencial de una disciplina online > Programa de Post-Graduacion en Ciencias de la Salud junto a la Universidad de Brasilia, y algunas soluciones que han sido expuestas por los alumnos durante una ejecucion. Resultados: la baja tasa de reprobacion y desercion escolar de estos alumnos, las perspectivas de publicacion de los trabajos finales en revistas cientificas y el Desarrollo de la tutoria a la distancia por todos los estudiantes concluyentes fueron resultados positivos de este analisis. Conclusion: el seguimiento de este tema cubre muy claro y objetivamente la triada de ensenanza-investigacion-extension, donde el estudiante pone su conocimiento teorico y practico a la vista, la intensificacion del aprendizaje colaborativo online y la practica de la produccion cientifica. Descriptores: Educacion a Distancia; Tecnologia de la Informacion; El Aprendizaje. 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Teles']2017-01-03T00:00:00 86a28f1e483aff5c9094d7f1cc54fc91729f2bdfThis study aims to determine the role of the Notary profession in the protection of the law for a buyer to buy and sell online, as well as the process of making the evidence for this can be considered authentic evidence.This research is a law research doctrinal prescriptive. This research was conducted using the approach of the Act and conceptual approaches. The type of data used is secondary data sources of legal materials. Data collection techniques used is by way of library research. Sources of legal materials were analyzed by using deductive logic analysis techniques. From the results of research and studies it is known that for a deed of agreement or contract electronically, there is currently no role to do Notary in making authentic act electronically, but the role can be done in terms of issuing an electronic certificate together with the Certificate Authority to become a trusted third party ( trusted third party). The process of proving to be categorized as authentic evidence on the electronic certificate as well as the process of proving the civil procedural law generally applicable in Indonesia. Digital forensic evidentiary process is required and can be verified to the ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia through barcode scanning directly.201700The role of the Notary profession in the protection of the law for a buyer to buy and sell online, as well as the process of making the evidence for this can be considered authentic evidence, are determined.2017-01-03T00:00:00['N. Hapsari', 'Irnawan Darori']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5e8bd379446134910fc3ba35fc91707c4bf74648Saat ini berita merupakan konsumsi publik untuk mengontrol perkembangan informasi setiap harinya, dalam mengakses pemberitaan baik media massa cetak, elektronik maupun media cyber seperti media online dan internet. Setiap media tersebut memiliki cara tersendiri memberitakan suatu peristiwa kepada khalayaknya. Pesan yang disampaikan tidak hanya terdiri dari penggunaan bahasa, tetapi juga meliputi penyeleksian foto, penulisan judul, pemilihan sudut pandang dan sebagainya. Pesan mempresentasikan ideologi suatu institusi media, entah itu dianut oleh institusi media itu sendiri ataupun secara dominan dipengaruhi dan mengadopsi ideologi media lainnya. Sehingga ideologi itulah yang menjadi dasar dari kebijakan redaksional suatu media yang kemudian tercermin dalam pemberitaannya. Ideologi media yang tercermin dalam pemberitaan media dapat dipengaruhi berbagai macam hal, pengaruhnya antara lain berasal dari orang-orang yang berada dibalik media tersebut. Eriyanto (2009:10) menjelaskan bahwa framing adalah metode untuk melihat cara bercerita ( story telling ) media atas peristiwa. Dengan kata lain, framing adalah pendekatan untuk mengetahui bagaimana perspektif atau cara  pandang yang digunakan oleh wartawan ketika menyeleksi isu dan menulis berita. Sehingga berita menjadi manipulatif dan bertujuan mendominasi keberadaan subjek sebagai sesuatu yang legitimate, objektif, alamiah, wajar, dan tak terelakkan. Salah satu peristiwa yang sempat meramaikan media massa yaitu hilangnya AirAsia QZ8501 rute Surabaya-Singapura saat melintasi wilayah udara di atas Laut Jawa pada Minggu, 28 Desember 2014 tepat pukul 07.55 WIB. Namun pada akhirnya peristiwa tersebut diklaim sebagai peristiwa kecelakaan yaitu menewaskan semua penumpang berjumlah 163 orang. Media online adalah salah satu media yang up to date memberitakan peristiwa tersebut. Beberapa  diantaranya seperti Detik.com, Tribun.com, dan Kompas.com. Beberapa media online tersebut tentunya memiliki kebijakannya masing-masing dalam menentukan alur pemberitaannya. Namun dari beberapa media tersebut peneliti memilih melakukan penelitian pada media Online Detik.com. Peneliti memilih media Online Detik.com sebagai subjek penelitian karena  Detik.com merupakan pelopor perusahaan media online di Indonesia,  menyediakan berita terbaru dan komprehensif bahkan dari seluruh dunia. Detik.com didirikan pada tahun 1998 dan bergabung dengan Transmedia di bawah Ct corp sejak Agustus 2011. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat berdasarkan  Alexa.com, atau biasa disebut Alexa Rank. Alexa Rank adalah sebuah situs yang beralamat di www.alexa.com  yang menyediakan fasilitas informasi tentang rangking atau peringkat suatu situs.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['S. Saharia']2017-01-03T00:00:00 532fa35b527e309e923cd5d63349269d6b32c65a2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Abraham Sopla Maslucán']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ce3c8892591cb8fc66e9114d67c2358393a682f12017002017-01-03T00:00:00['John Fobert']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d70924a69d6f915305a0d5a1fda61b2249c81f522017002017-01-03T00:00:00['K. Pardon', 'Carol J. Stevens']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4eafd1881f62b7c3e0051b97cfe3b5715b6678dfBMC Health Services Research201713107The programme should develop innovative strategies that provide enablers, address concerns of practitioners while having simple mechanisms for TB notification, and strengthen its inherent capacity to monitor TB notification.2017-01-03T00:00:00BMC Health Services Research['Sarabjit Singh Chadha', 'Sharath Burugina Nagaraja', 'A. Trivedi', 'Sachi Satapathy', 'Devendrappa N M', 'Karuna Devi Sagili']2017-01-03T00:00:00 de78c42fd8f0683f9fb7bcffc6e62f79d0e7ce90The games industry has been growing prosperously with the development of information technology. Recently, with further advances in social networks and mobile services, playing mobile social gaming has gradually changed our daily life in terms of social connection and leisure time spending. What are the determinant factors which affect users intention to play such games? Therefore in this research we present an empirical study on WeChat, China’s most popular mobile social network, and apply a technology acceptance model (TAM) to study the reasons beneath the popularity of games in mobile social networks. Furthermore, factors from social and mobile perspective are incorporated into the conventional TAM and their influence and relationships are studied. Experimental study on accumulated online survey data reveals several interesting findings and it is believed that this research offers the researchers in the community further insight in analysing the current popularity and future potential of mobile social games.Mobile Information Systems20176991An empirical study on WeChat, China’s most popular mobile social network, is presented and a technology acceptance model (TAM) is applied to study the reasons beneath the popularity of games in mobile social networks.2017-01-03T00:00:00Mob. Inf. Syst.['Hui Chen', 'Wenge Rong', 'Xiao Ma', 'Yue Qu', 'Zhang Xiong']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b642532182b2262f4aacc63bc93cf044ec459d16Environmental Evidence20172888Novel methods for downloading results from searches of websites and web-based search engines into comprehensive databases as citations using free-to-use software are described, which substantially increase transparency and repeatability when searching online resources.2017-01-03T00:00:00Environmental Evidence['Neal R Haddaway', 'A. Collins', 'D. Coughlin', 'Stuart Kirk']2017-01-03T00:00:00 311888470a39599c47b4a4e32266c9cbd489b66dPurpose In the current labour market, the competence to adapt is becoming significantly relevant for career development and career success. The construct of career adaptability, i.e. the capability to adapt to changing career-related circumstances and predict advancement in career development, seems to provide a fruitful scientific base for successful career intervention. The purpose of the study is exploratory, with the aim of providing new findings about the key predictors of this meta-competence that are relevant for career development. Design/methodology/approach Through a web-based survey, a convenience sample of 230 working participants completed an online questionnaire, including socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, education), professional status (role seniority, sector of employment, professional role), professional development-related features (training, new professional assignments, financial incentives) and psychological factors (work self-efficacy, search for work self-efficacy and job satisfaction). Four-step hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to understand which of these factors account for the most career adaptability variance. Findings Results highlight that work self-efficacy, search for work self-efficacy and education play a significant role in predicting career adaptability. Surprisingly, professional development-related features and professional status do not seem to have a relevant influence. Practical implications Training and career-development professionals can improve their understanding of which career-related skills and attitudes can increase one’s capability to cope with sudden changes and instability of the current labour market. Originality/value This study supports previous research, addressing the importance of career adaptability in times of dramatic change. It also provides some insight into the factors that could predict it.201760802017-01-03T00:00:00European Journal of Training and Development['Federica Bocciardi', 'Andrea Caputo', 'Chiara Fregonese', 'Viviana Langher', 'R. Sartori']2017-01-03T00:00:00 db006c779abaca01039216b2c862334eec52e319European Radiology20177885Imaging-guided percutaneous ablation techniques of breast cancer have a high rate of technical success, while technique efficacy remains suboptimal, and overall major and minor complication rates are low.2017-01-03T00:00:00European Radiology['G. Mauri', 'L. Sconfienza', 'L. Pescatori', 'M. Fedeli', 'Marco Alì', 'G. Di Leo', 'F. Sardanelli']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c2bad6fd3f00e61ec4fe3708a4de5c21c9f1539eWe developed a novel system for direct and online characterization of water-solubility of organic aerosol (OA) by coupling a Particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS) to a High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS). We showed that approximately 88% and 77% of OA are water-soluble in rural Centreville, Alabama and urban Atlanta, Georgia, respectively. The water-solubility of OA factors, resolved with Positive Matrix Factorization analysis of AMS data, is directly investigated for the first time. Above 80% of isoprene-derived OA is water-soluble and its water-soluble fraction has the least variability among all OA factors. This is consistent with that the majority of this factor represents OA formed through the aqueous-phase reaction of isoprene epoxydiols. More-oxidized oxygenated OA is dominantly water-soluble, consistent with this factor representing highly oxidized compounds. Less-oxidized oxygenated OA has the lowest water-solubility among all secondary OA factors, which agrees with the hypothesis that this factor in the southeastern U.S. includes contributions from organic nitrates. While hydrocarbon-like OA is largely water-insoluble, biomass burning OA and cooking OA have the largest range of water-soluble fraction. This study on the water-solubility of OA factors provides insights for interpretation of OA factors and improves understanding of the complex OA sources in the atmosphere.Environmental Science and Technology20178270A novel system for direct and online characterization of water-solubility of organic aerosol (OA) by coupling a Particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS) to a High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) provides insights for interpretation of OA factors and improves understanding of the complex OA sources in the atmosphere.2017-01-03T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['Lu Xu', 'Hongyu Guo', 'R. Weber', 'N. Ng']2017-01-03T00:00:00 90be8356ef4383f30126e3fa8bd0420a79c9a21cBACKGROUND This review replaces part of an earlier review that evaluated gabapentin for both neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia, now split into separate reviews for the two conditions. This review will consider pain in fibromyalgia only.Fibromyalgia is associated with widespread pain lasting longer than three months, and is frequently associated with symptoms such as poor sleep, fatigue, depression, and reduced quality of life. Fibromyalgia is more common in women.Gabapentin is an antiepileptic drug widely licensed for treatment of neuropathic pain. It is not licensed for the treatment of fibromyalgia, but is commonly used because fibromyalgia can respond to the same medicines as neuropathic pain. OBJECTIVES To assess the analgesic efficacy of gabapentin for fibromyalgia pain in adults and the adverse events associated with its use in clinical trials. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) via the Cochrane Register of Studies Online, MEDLINE via Ovid and Embase via Ovid from inception to 24 May 2016. We also searched the reference lists of retrieved studies and reviews, and searched online clinical trial registries. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised, double-blind trials of eight weeks' duration or longer for treating fibromyalgia pain in adults, comparing gabapentin with placebo or an active comparator. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two independent review authors extracted data and assessed trial quality and risk of bias. We planned to use dichotomous data to calculate risk ratio and number needed to treat for one additional event, using standard methods. We assessed the evidence using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) and created a 'Summary of findings' table. MAIN RESULTS Two studies tested gabapentin to treat fibromyalgia pain. One was identified in previous versions of the review and is included here. We identified another study as a conference abstract, with insufficient detail to determine eligibility for inclusion; it is awaiting assessment. The one included study of 150 participants was a 12-week, multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study using last-observation-carried-forward imputation for withdrawals. The maximum dose was 2400 mg daily. The overall risk of bias was low, except for attrition bias.At the end of the trial, the outcome of 50% reduction in pain over baseline was not reported. The outcome of 30% or greater reduction in pain over baseline was achieved by 38/75 participants (49%) with gabapentin compared with 23/75 (31%) with placebo (very low quality). A patient global impression of change any category of "better" was achieved by 68/75 (91%) with gabapentin and 35/75 (47%) with placebo (very low quality).Nineteen participants discontinued the study because of adverse events: 12 in the gabapentin group (16%) and 7 in the placebo group (9%) (very low quality). The number of serious adverse events were not reported, and no deaths were reported (very low quality). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We have only very low quality evidence and are very uncertain about estimates of benefit and harm because of a small amount of data from a single trial. There is insufficient evidence to support or refute the suggestion that gabapentin reduces pain in fibromyalgia.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20177775There is insufficient evidence to support or refute the suggestion that gabapentin reduces pain in fibromyalgia, and the evidence is very uncertain about estimates of benefit and harm.2017-01-03T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['Tess E. Cooper', 'S. Derry', 'P. Wiffen', 'R. A. Moore']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1734337bf0cfdac83fb109014b6dc47edbb947cfScientometrics20173261The online survey revealed that collaboration with researchers in three regions was to a large extent initiated by existing personal/working relationships, and access to expertise and enhanced productivity were the main reasons why Ghanaian-affiliated researchers collaborated with others in these three regions.2017-01-03T00:00:00Scientometrics['Frederick Owusu-Nimo', 'N. Boshoff']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d899a9a7ff683a9f16df0c6a80d8c60351c56477Production and comprehension have long been viewed as inseparable components of language. The study of vision, by contrast, has centered almost exclusively on comprehension. Here we investigate drawing — the most basic form of visual production. How do we convey concepts in visual form, and how does refining this skill, in turn, affect recognition? We developed an online platform for collecting large amounts of drawing and recognition data, and applied a deep convolutional neural network model of visual cortex trained only on natural images to explore the hypothesis that drawing recruits the same abstract feature representations that support natural visual object recognition. Consistent with this hypothesis, higher layers of this model captured the abstract features of both drawings and natural images most important for recognition, and people learning to produce more recognizable drawings of objects exhibited enhanced recognition of those objects. These findings could explain why drawing is so effective for communicating visual concepts, they suggest novel approaches for evaluating and refining conceptual knowledge, and they highlight the potential of deep networks for understanding human learning.bioRxiv201710354An online platform for collecting large amounts of drawing and recognition data is developed and a deep convolutional neural network model of visual cortex trained only on natural images is applied to explore the hypothesis that drawing recruits the same abstract feature representations that support natural visual object recognition.2017-01-03T00:00:00bioRxiv['Judith E. Fan', 'Daniel L. K. Yamins', 'N. Turk-Browne']2017-01-03T00:00:00 acc1583e51e63b50b97943e963b3891e91c68205Ukraine’s economic progress has been uneven since the start of the transition in 1991. Productivity is low partly because of the slow pace of market-oriented reforms and the misallocation of the labor force. One the key factors limiting productivity gains is the inadequacy of workforce skills, the focus of this report. This study aims to provide policy makers in Ukraine with new evidence to influence the design and implementation of public policies on postsecondary education, labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. To do so, it investigates the nature of skills valued in Ukraine’s labor market, identifies labor shortages, assesses constraints to firms’ operations, discusses how institutions affect investment in skills, and suggests policy options. The report provides granular evidence from original data from household and firm skills surveys, a data set of online job vacancies, and an assessment of workforce development institutions.2017108312017-01-03T00:00:00Labor: Human Capital eJournal['Ximena V. Del Carpio', 'O. Kupets', 'Noël Muller', 'Anna Olefir']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5f36411d68fb586a3b37cfefc3684ee153979525Cancer Cell International20176522Regulation of HIFs and IL-8 controlled the tumor microenvironment in terms of tumor angiogenesis and apoptosis and the review summarizes the results of regulation of the hypoxic tumor environment.2017-01-03T00:00:00Cancer Cell International['S. H. Choi', 'J. Park']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5c6cfdd5d3dc275bc992965c303103d586ced9f8Abstract Objectives: To identify the characteristics associated to nipple trauma in nursing mothersand propose a theoretical model explaining in hierarchical levels its determining factors.Methods: a systematic review of the literature based on the search of epidemiologicalstudies of factors associated to nipple trauma in the databases of Medical Literature Analysisand Retrieval System Online/Pubmed, Literatura Latino-Americana and Caribe em Cienciasda Saude (Latin American Literature and Caribbean Health Sciences) and ScienceDirect. Theconduct on searching articles occurred until June 2016.Results: 17 articles were selected which investigated 27 variables and found a signifi-cant association between 16 of these variables and nipple trauma. The factors associated tonipple trauma reported in two or more studies were: mother of race/color white or yellow,primiparity, inadequate position between mother and child during breastfeeding and handlingthe infant incorrectly to the mother’s breast. Guidance received on handling and positioningthe infant during prenatal care was a protective factor against nipple trauma.Conclusions: in the theoretical model explaining the factors associated to nipple traumain hierarchical levels, the variables classified at the proximal level were the most investi-gated and were identified as risk factors in selected studies, indicating that in the postpartumcare period is an important protective factor against nipple trauma.20175422In the theoretical model explaining the factors associated to nipple traumain hierarchical levels, the variables classified at the proximal level were the most investi-gated and were identified as risk factors in selected studies, indicating that in the postpartumcare period is an important protective factor against nipple trauma.2017-01-03T00:00:00['J. Dias', 'T. Vieira', 'G. O. Vieira']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c821fe4f7efbfeba970f9d781f962d3c674204b5Abstract It is generally accepted that hearing homophobic language can be detrimental to the well-being of same-sex attracted young people. Writing Themselves In 3, a survey of Australian same-sex attracted young people, found that almost half of the respondents reported hearing such language on a regular basis, and considered it offensive. Less is known however about heterosexual young people’s experiences. Homophobic language use is often assumed to be motivated by prejudice, but this topic has not been well studied. Using interviews and an online discussion with young people aged 16–21 years, this study explored heterosexual young people’s perspectives on homophobic language use at school. Contrary to the framing often used in anti-homophobia education, the meaning of this form of language was seen to largely depend on the context in which it was employed, frequently functioning to reinforce masculine gender norms, particularly for popular male students. Furthermore, while many heterosexual participants in this study used homophobic language regularly, they did not see themselves as homophobic and viewed school policies against the use of homophobic language as largely ineffective. Findings suggest that heterosexual young people may respond more favourably to anti-homophobia education if these programmes acknowledge the variety of meanings and functions of language commonly understood to be homophobic in character.201778222017-01-03T00:00:00Sex Education['K. Fulcher']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ec1690a1a3aea74d8c228129717d8ca8ec4a4d30OBJECTIVE Gossypibomas are a cottonoid matrix left behind following surgery. Owing to the legal issues associated with it, very few literature studies are available online, most of them being case reports. The purpose of our study was to identify the patient demographics, risk factors and imaging features. METHODS Six surgically identified and histopathologically confirmed cases of gossypibomas recorded over a period of 5 years from a single tertiary institution were retrospectively evaluated for patient demographics [sex, age, body mass index (BMI)], type of surgery and duration from time of surgery to onset of symptoms. Ultrasound and CT images obtained from our hospital database were evaluated for their characteristic pattern. Statistics used included percentage and frequency. RESULTS Females formed the bulk of our patients and the mean BMI of our patients was 24.25. The interval between surgery and symptom presentation ranged from 2 months to 7 years. The most common imaging patterns observed on ultrasound and CT were a thick-walled hypoechoic lesion with a strong posterior acoustic shadowing and a "spongiform pattern", respectively. CONCLUSION A detailed patient history, taking into account radiologist-surgeon interaction, along with familiarization of the various risk factors and imaging patterns can bring about an accurate diagnosis of a gossypiboma. Advances in knowledge: Our study showed that the female sex, especially those undergoing gynaecology-related surgery such as hysterectomy and patients with a high BMI were at risk of gossypibomas. The combination of a hypoechoic lesion with strong posterior shadowing on ultrasound along with a spongiform pattern on CT was highly characteristic for gossypiboma on imaging.British Journal of Radiology20173420A detailed patient history, taking into account radiologist-surgeon interaction, along with familiarization of the various risk factors and imaging patterns can bring about an accurate diagnosis of a gossypiboma.2017-01-03T00:00:00The British journal of radiology['R. Mathew', 'Binston Thomas', 'R. Basti', 'H. Suresh']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7db2fe47054e115f0c43c03bec860db521e39704Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build an assessment-centred blended learning (BL) framework to assess learners, to analyse and to evaluate the impact of the technology support in the form of formative assessment in students’ positive learning. Design/methodology/approach This research proposed an assessment-centred BL framework at the course level to support formative assessment in students by designing a variety of online learning activities combined with e-assessment tools of learning management system (LMS) to analyse and evaluate the impact of the technology application in the form of formative assessment student learning initiative. The author has tested this model in five years with more than 200 courses. Findings Experimental results have shown that formative assessment evaluation form is more efficient when supported by technology such as LMS. Originality/value This research proposed an assessment-centred BL framework at the course level by using LMS tools combined with traditional teaching.20172320Experimental results have shown that formative assessment evaluation form is more efficient when supported by technology such as LMS, and an assessment-centred BL framework at the course level by using LMS tools combined with traditional teaching is proposed.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Viet Anh Nguyen']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8aa7f25d0aac3eb8e06b2a3240a5d08e3575bc89Although the flipped classroom approach has been theorised to encourage active learning, recorded lectures were used as flipped learning activities in the majority of the flipped learning studies, which many still consider to be passive knowledge input. To further promote active learning, the first four modules in a pathology course at University of Otago Wellington were flipped and delivered to fourth year medical students with redesigned active learning activities based on constructive theory of learning. The innovative active learning tasks were delivered via “kuraCloud” (an online-learning platform) and included short video clips, labeling exercises, written questions with immediate feedback, multiple-choice questions with explanatory text and links provided for further information. Students were required to complete all the activities prior to a face-to-face tutorial. A mixed methods design was used in which student engagement was assessed using both survey instruments and focus groups. Results showed that students did not engage with the new flipped learning activities designed to improve active learning, they preferred the passive learning approach with examor clinical practicebased core knowledge summarized and delivered to them directly. Three themes emerged: 1. Students considered the time invested in the active learning activities was inefficient. 2. The flipped course challenged students’ sense of predictability. 3. The knowledge construction process was valued as application rather than learning. This might be attributed to time-poor medical students judging the value of the learning task based on the relevance to their immediate learning goal: pass the exam, the new flipped learning activities imposing a heavy cognitive load that impairs the knowledge construction process and the less predictable structure of the flipped learning environment compared to the familiar traditional lectures.20172517The first four modules in a pathology course at University of Otago Wellington were flipped and delivered to fourth year medical students with redesigned active learning activities based on constructive theory of learning, showing that students did not engage with the new flipped learning activities designed to improve active learning.2017-01-03T00:00:00['D. Kenwright', 'Wei Dai', 'Emma Osborne', 'Tehmina Gladman', 'P. Gallagher', 'R. Grainger']2017-01-03T00:00:00 286b2940b1d3096531c1de0a49cc051d03e4c130ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of low-achieving children’s use of helping tools in a synchronous mathematics peer-tutoring system on the children’s mathematics learning and their learning behaviours. In a remedial class, 16 third-grade students in a remedial class engaged in peer tutoring in a face-to-face synchronous online environment during a 7-week period. In comparison to their 18 counterparts in the control group, the students in the experimental group had a very significant gain in the mathematics learning. The helping tools, especially the indicating errors function requested by the tutee to the tutor, had significant effects on learning achievement for low-achieving children. The tools also facilitated the tutor’s demonstration of solutions, indicating errors and the provision of guided instruction. Several patterns of peer-tutoring behaviour in face-to-face online peer-tutoring sessions were identified. The findings support the effectiveness of the helping tools in enhancing children’s tutoring behaviours in a face-to-face online peer-tutoring environment.Interactive Learning Environments20176117The findings support the effectiveness of the helping tools in enhancing children’s tutoring behaviours in a face-to-face online peer-tutoring environment.2017-01-03T00:00:00Interactive Learning Environments['Mengping Tsuei']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6f7b1f860019b1b5a34797171c44344679c50d50Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are large heterogeneous molecules that represent a growing class of therapeutics. De novo sequencing of mAbs becomes necessary when the original cell line or the cDNA is unavailable. An important feature in sequencing of mAbs is the discrimination of isobaric residues (Xle): leucine (Leu) and isoleucine (Ile). An incorrect identification of the Xle site, especially in the complementarity determining regions (CDRs), can result in the production of an antibody with severely compromised efficacy. Multistage fragmentation (MSn) in the mass spectrometer can provide sufficient evidence for Ile/Leu discrimination. However, most existing methods utilize direct infusion of purified peptides, demanding peptide enrichment which can be labor-intensive and requires large amount of material. Here we introduce an online nano-LCMSn method, which depending on the nature of the peptide, exploits either generation of a signature 69 Da ion from Ile or formation of unique w-ions employing MS3 (ETD-HCD) for rapid Ile/Leu distinction. This reliable and sensitive method utilizes the Orbitrap Fusion tribid mass spectrometer to rapidly assign multiple Xle residues in the CDRs of mAbs.Analytical Chemistry20173617An online nano-LCMSn method, which depending on the nature of the peptide, exploits either generation of a signature 69 Da ion from Ile or formation of unique w-ions employing MS3 (ETD-HCD) for rapid Ile/Leu distinction.2017-01-03T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Dhanashri Bagal', 'E. Kast', 'P. Cao']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e23ebfe1d4010be6d8a211b49f2935a9cf5acf17Addiction Science & Clinical Practice201710314This study adapts and evaluates a technology-assisted parenting intervention for parents of adolescents in residential SUD treatment and hypothesizes that parents will find enhanced PW (PW+) both feasible and acceptable, and that adolescents whose parents receive PW+ will have better post-discharge outcomes than adolescents who receive standard care only.2017-01-03T00:00:00Addiction Science & Clinical Practice['Sara J. Becker', 'L. Hernández', 'A. Spirito', 'Selby Conrad']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b4d7f623deaab91af9b9d21fe8254e48256fb40bMahasiswa universitas terbuka mayoritas telah menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis web, akan tetapi dalam web universitas terbuka belum menyajikan video pembelajaran yang dikemas secara bagus dengan di upload di menu webnya, kemudian mahasiswa FKIP jurusan pendidikan matematika dalam tutorial online belum disajikan suplemen materi berupa web tambahan yang disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan mata kuliah pendidikan matematika II. Penelitian R & D ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media blended learning dengan model flipped classroom . Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa produk desain blended learning telah divalidasi oleh 2 orang validator ahli materi dan media dengan rata-rata validasinya 90,5 dan 92,5 artinya produk blended learning layak untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran mata kuliah pendidikan matematika II di universitas terbuka, kemudian blended learning telah diterapkan dalam proses tutorial dengan mahasiswa wajib untuk membuka materi, video pembelajaran, kuis dan respon timbal balik mahasiswa dengan mahasiswa wajib membukanya di rumah masing-masing sebelum proses tutorial online.20172102017-01-03T00:00:00['Edi Prayitno', 'Lusi Rachmiazasi Masduki']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3fb3a14483603227628d498a0f17cde8174de74eUm belo sorriso torna-se muito importante, pois e capaz de elevar a autoestima de um individuo, transmitindo confianca e personalidade aqueles que estao ao seu redor. Nos ultimos anos, a estetica obteve bastante âmbito na procura pelos pacientes, pelo fato de proporcionar uma saude bucal adequada e, ao mesmo tempo, promover plena satisfacao ao paciente. O objetivo desse artigo consiste em analisar a producao cientifica que trate do impacto da Odontologia estetica na qualidade de vida das pessoas, indo alem da aparencia e alcancando questoes fisiologicas e psicologicas. Trata-se de uma revisao integrativa da literatura, na base de dados Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SCIELO), o idioma foi adequado de acordo com a base de dados. Na pesquisa, foram incluidos somente artigos, sendo eles em portugues e em ingles. Sendo obtidos cinco artigos como produto da pesquisa efetuada, todos eles obedecendo aos criterios de inclusao, alem de passarem pelo processo de exclusao, para assim, atenderem aos principios de selecao referentes ao tema escolhido. Fica claro que a estetica bucal e um agente transformador, altamente capacitada a promover melhora na autoestima, bem como atender as necessidades funcionais como mastigacao, fonacao e degluticao, proporcionando assim bem estar ao individuo.2017092017-01-03T00:00:00['B. C. Santos', 'Laryssa Ellen Fernandes Dantas', 'Samara Correia da Silva', 'L. Lima', 'Débora medeiros agra', 'Danilo Cavalcante Fernandes']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8e5095fd0a0225f3ee1905f5a2c5e8f6a49eac15Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss teachers’ practices, barriers and facilitating factors associated with a regional school-based action-oriented sexuality education (SE) project with the use of information and communication technology. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research was anchored in a constructivist paradigm, set up as a multiple case study (six schools) with exploratory aims. Observation, teacher group interview, online class-diaries and contents of the project website were used for data collection. Cross-case analysis was carried out following single case analyses. Findings It was found that when teachers attend in-service teacher education and training they develop professional competences to act as facilitators of students’ inquiry-based learning on action-oriented knowledge and on carrying out collective actions to promote sexual health and well-being. Collaborative and reflexive work among teachers emerged as a facilitator factor and SE integration in the school curriculum as the principal barrier. Research limitations/implications The results of the cross-case analysis of this qualitative research based on single cases developed in their own social contexts can only be generalized with caution to other similar contexts. Practical implications Despite the limitations of this study, it has great importance for both research and practice as it contributes to the evidence regarding the implementation of the combined action of the democratic approach (participatory and action-oriented) and the use of ICT on SE. Originality/value This paper provides important information for those working on school health education projects, particularly considering how action-oriented SE is applied in different contexts.20172372017-01-03T00:00:00Health Education['T. Vilaça']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0b5c5dcac5a4e0d93a89c0678583b7a3dc4791a1eprints@whiterose.ac.uk https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Reuse Items deposited in White Rose Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the White Rose Research Online record for the item.2017062017-01-03T00:00:00Physical Review B['C. Davies', 'A. Francis', 'A. Sadovnikov', 'S. V. Chertopalov', 'M. Bryan', 'S. Grishin', 'D. Allwood', 'Y. Sharaevskii', 'S. Nikitov', 'V. Kruglyak']2017-01-03T00:00:00 86f2a211f32f9b605620659834062da346f3b3d12017256A new index for measuring individual pornographic interests and underpins the literature of pornography, and can interestingly help psychiatrists assess the (hyper)sexuality status of individuals through their free writings.2017-01-03T00:00:00Sexuality & Culture['B. Essam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c45ba7552dff3fe9f81fc4dbe3b7b5603fb671fbScientific Reports201705An attempt is made to evaluate the importance of knowing the carrier and removal status of canine coronavirus, as a source of infection for other animals, not necessarily belonging to the same breeds.2017-01-03T00:00:00Scientific Reports['C. Doss', 'Dima R. Alasmar', 'Reem I. Bux', 'P. Sneha', 'Fadheela Dad Bakhsh', 'I. Al-azwani', 'R. El Bekay', 'H. Zayed']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4b138e811a8a89a3230f605d35096a5021cb6f14We present a new conservative multiscale method for Stokes flow in heterogeneous porous media. The method couples a discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DG-FEM) at the macroscopic scale for the solution of an effective Darcy equation with a Stokes solver at the pore scale to recover effective permeabilities at macroscopic quadrature points. To avoid costly computation of numerous Stokes problems throughout the macroscopic computational domain, the pore geometry is parametrized and a model order reduction algorithm is used to select representative microscopic geometries. Accurate Stokes solutions and related permeabilities are obtained for these representative geometries in an offline stage. In an online stage, the DG-FEM is computed with permeabilities recovered at the desired macroscopic quadrature points from the precomputed Stokes solutions. The multiscale method is shown to be mass conservative at the macro scale and the computational cost for the online stage is similar to the cost of solving a single scale Darcy problem. Numerical experiments for two and three dimensional problems illustrate the efficiency and the performance of the proposed method.SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing2017315The multiscale method is shown to be mass conservative at the macro scale and the computational cost for the online stage is similar to the cost of solving a single scale Darcy problem.2017-01-03T00:00:00SIAM J. Sci. Comput.['A. Abdulle', 'O. Budác']2017-01-03T00:00:00 264102de4133703c48939ca5263b041030f3917fABSTRACT Background: Individuals with agrammatic Broca’s aphasia (IWBA) exhibit a delay in lexical activation in S-V-O word order sentences and delayed lexical reactivation in sentences that contain syntactic dependencies. This pattern is in contrast to neurologically unimpaired individuals who immediately evince lexical reactivation at the gap in sentences that contain syntactic dependencies. However, in the case of sentences that contain unaccusative verbs, neurologically unimpaired individuals also exhibit a delay in lexical reactivation. This delay provides a unique opportunity to further examine lexical delays in IWBA. Aim: The purpose of the current studies is to investigate the online comprehension of sentences that contain unaccusative verbs in IWBA and in a group of age-matched control (AMC) individuals. Methods and Procedures: Cross-modal picture priming was used to test for priming of a displaced lexical item (direct object noun) immediately after the unaccusative verb (at the gap) during the ongoing auditory stream and at three additional time points downstream from the verb (500 ms, 750 ms, and 1,250 ms). Outcomes and Results: Delayed reactivation of the displaced lexical item downstream from the gap (similar to prior reports of delayed reactivation with younger unimpaired listeners) for both the AMCs and the IWBA was found. Conclusion: These results provide support that IWBA do not evince a delayed time course of lexical reactivation for unaccusative verbs compared to neurologically unimpaired individuals.Aphasiology2017515Support is provided that IWBA do not evince a delayed time course of lexical reactivation for unaccusative verbs compared to neurologically unimpaired individuals.2017-01-03T00:00:00Aphasiology['Natalie Sullivan', 'Matthew Walenski', 'T. Love', 'L. Shapiro']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ce87c42b1056dc8096d76dff5e24827e341be4a1High background originating from non-reacted, 'always-on' fluorescent probes remains a key unsolved problem in life science since washing procedures are not easily applicable. Covalent labeling approaches with simultaneous activation of fluorescence are advantageous to increase sensitivity and to reduce background signal. Here, we combined high-affinity protein trans-splicing with fluorophore/quencher pairs for online detection of covalent N-terminal 'traceless' protein labeling under physiological conditions in cellular environments. Substantial fluorescence enhancement at nanomolar probe concentrations was achieved.Chemical Communications2017404This work combined high-affinity protein trans-splicing with fluorophore/quencher pairs for online detection of covalent N-terminal 'traceless' protein labeling under physiological conditions in cellular environments.2017-01-03T00:00:00Chemical communications['M. Braner', 'R. Wieneke', 'R. Tampé']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7983025051eff6de1e22499737a11c8082053873Tratou-se de uma revisao integrativa que objetivou identificar os fatores que influenciam na qualidade de vida dos transplantados renais. A busca dos artigos foi realizada em tres bases de dados eletronicas da Biblioteca Virtual de Saude (BVS) e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). Os resultados indicaram que a reducao de estressores, como a interrupcao do tratamento dialitico e a interferencia deste na vida diaria, facilitacao da vida profissional e melhora do apoio social e familiar, sao considerados fatores que podem predizer melhora da qualidade de vida de pacientes submetidos a transplante renal. Conclui-se que o transplante renal e considerado a opcao de escolha, por apresentar melhor custo-beneficio, sobrevida, qualidade e expectativa de vida superior comparada a dialise. Descritores: Qualidade de vida. Transplante de rim. Transplantados. Insuficiencia renal cronica. Enfermagem.201703Conclui-se that o transplante renal e considerado a opcao de escolha, por apresentar melhor custo-beneficio, sobrevida, qualidade e expectativa of vida superior comparada a dialise, sao considerados fatores that podem predizer melhora da qualidades de vida de pacientes submetidos a transplantante renal.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Tamara Marques', 'Rafaella Montenegro do Amaral Costa', 'Fabiana Campos de Omena Souto', 'Alba Maria Bomfim de França']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7b4dda9a773cd01405537637cef4597c3d9ed993Abstract This article presents the results of a study of the continuing education requests of child protection social workers. The work presented is part of a larger research project realized in Lombardy (a region of Italy), conducted to gain knowledge and data about social workers’ opinions, activities, and workloads. Through the participation of 300 child protection social workers engaged in fieldwork, a specific part of the research was dedicated to continuing education requests. Starting with their perceptions about the competences and abilities required for practice, social workers were invited to express their opinions about educational needs. Using an online survey constructed ad hoc, the social workers’ continuing education needs were investigated first with multiple choice questions and subsequently using a priority scale. The interviewees expressed educational needs in 22 different areas. The data collected open perspectives to new child protection work and encourage the people responsible for education to support democratic and participatory approaches. The conclusions offer suggestions for social work education and practice.2017813The results of a study of the continuing education requests of child protection social workers offer suggestions for social work education and practice and encourage the people responsible for education to support democratic and participatory approaches.2017-01-03T00:00:00Social Work Education['E. Cabiati']2017-01-03T00:00:00 167531d5acbd19bf4b98af6b558511a49dafaf51A sifilis e uma doenca infecciosa e contagiosa, ocasionada pelo Treponema pallidum. Sua transmissao ocorre pela via sexual (sifilis adquirida) e vertical por meio da placenta da mae para o feto (sifilis congenita). Outras formas de transmissao sao por meio da via indireta ou por transfusao sanguinea. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi para identificar na literatura cientifica a assistencia de enfermagem na gestante sifilis reagente, assim como, os principais fatores que relacionam-se com os indicativos de transmissao do treponema pallidum. Trata-se de um estudo de revisao integrativa, utilizou-se tres bases de dados eletronicos: Literatura latino-americana e do caribe em ciencias da saude (LILACS), scientific electronic library online (SCIELO) e Base de Dados da Enfermagem (BDENF). Os estudos analisados revelam que as principais dificuldades quanto a adesao ao tratamento e a reducao da transmissao de sifilis vertical, se relaciona a questao socioeconomicas, alem da falta de conhecimento por parte dos profissionais de saude. Deste modo, atraves destes estudos, ficam-se evidenciado quais quesitos necessitam de atencao para serem resolvidos. O que se recomenda o desenvolver de estudos que evidenciem com exatidao e enfase ao que se relacionam as variaveis que abrangem desde o diagnostico ate o tratamento da sifilis gestacional. Tornando-se evidente a limitacao quanto aos estudos nacionais acerca desta problematica.2017152Os estudos analisados revelam that as principais dificuldades quanto a adesao ao tratamento e a reducao da transmissao de sifilis vertical, se relaciona a questao socioeconomicas, alem da falta de conhecimento por parte dos profissionais de saude.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Ive Athiery Leite', 'M. Leão', 'J.M.D. Oliveira', 'Alba Maria Bomfim de França']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7b8888a44bbaf28fb0bc2c7c0155abd847e3e16bMetaphorical creativity does not constitute a static property of discourse. It is an interactive dynamic process created online. There has been a lack of research concerning online produced metaphorical creativity. This paper intends to account for metaphorical creativity in online talk-in-interaction as a dynamic process that emerges as discourse unfolds. It brings together insights from the emergentist approach to the study of metaphor in verbal interactions and insights from conceptual blending approach as a model for analysing online metaphorical constructions to propose a model for studying metaphorical creativity in interactive talk. The model is based on three focal points. First, metaphorical creativity is a dynamic emergent and open-to-change process that evolves in real time as interlocutors constantly blend and re-blend previous metaphorical contributions. Second, it is not a product of isolated individual minds but a joint achievement that is co-constructed and co-elaborated by interlocutors. The third and most important point is that the emergent process of metaphorical creativity is tightly shaped by contextual variables surrounding talk-in-interaction. It is grounded in the framework of interpretation of interlocutors. It is constrained by preceding contributions in a way that creates textual cohesion of the verbal exchange and it is also a goal-oriented process predefined by the communicative intention of each participant in a way that reveals the ideological coherence/incoherence of the entire conversation. Keywords—Communicative intention, conceptual blending, contextual variables, the emergentist approach, ideological coherence, metaphorical creativity, textual cohesion20173212017-01-03T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering['A. Badri']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8f0b3626a0b04a6ad33391cfc0277f60459d8f4dIt's a new year, it's a new life for the European Respiratory Review (ERR) that sheds its skin, leaving its old format of a quarterly timetabled review to become more agile, creating a seamless and constant contact with our readers and authors: as of January 1 2017, the ERR will in fact commence publishing under a continuous model. This will lead to a decrease in the lag-time from acceptance to publication and the immediate transfer of articles to PubMed and other indexes. Each online issue will “open” at the beginning of a 3-month period and be “closed” at the end, at which point the printed version of the issue will be produced. For example, this editorial is the first article in the issue that opens in January 2017, and that will be closed and printed in March. At present, the average time from submission to first decision for manuscripts submitted to the ERR is very short (6 days for immediate acceptance), while major and minor revisions require, on average, 27 and 26 days, respectively. For manuscripts that are rejected the decision time is only 13 days, thus allowing authors to pursue an alternative choice very quickly. However, the old quarterly format still required fixed timing and, until recently, after a manuscript was accepted for publication it was regularly left waiting for the issue to which it was assigned: weeks and sometimes months were likely to elapse. During this period the manuscript was neither available to the authors as a publication to be cited, nor to the scientific community. But that will no longer be the case. Once accepted and edited, the paper will be made available on the ERR website (http://err.ersjournals.com), meaning it will be instantly citable and published on all major databases. This model is also being adopted for the European Respiratory Journal [1]. Out with the old, in with the new: the ERR is moving to continuous publication http://ow.ly/Aago3079JxdEuropean Respiratory Review201721This editorial is the first article in the issue that opens in January 2017, and that will be closed and printed in March, which will lead to a decrease in the lag-time from acceptance to publication and the immediate transfer of articles to PubMed and other indexes.2017-01-03T00:00:00European Respiratory Review['S. Harari']2017-01-03T00:00:00 97a02de1cb61441c5f76d3e47fc31a9fd26ceed6“Filter bubble”, “echo chambers”, “information diet” – the metaphors to describe today’s information dynamics on social media platforms are fairly diverse (Tufekci, 2016). People use them to describe the impact of the viral spread of fake, biased or purposeless content online, as witnessed during the recent race for the US presidency or the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus (in the latter case a tasteless racist meme was drowning out any meaningful content). This unravels the potential envisioned to arise from emergent activities of human collectives on the World Wide Web, as exemplified by the Arab Spring mass movements or digital disaster response supported by the Ushahidi tool suite.201701This work unravels the potential envisioned to arise from emergent activities of human collectives on the World Wide Web, as exemplified by the Arab Spring mass movements or digital disaster response supported by the Ushahidi tool suite.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Markus Luczak-Rösch', 'Ramine Tinati']2017-01-03T00:00:00 cc516f0e1a6c5663403d6a0f6995340ad07e6f1dSeveral neural network controllers for robotic manipulators have been developed during the last decades due to their capability to learn the dynamic properties and the improvements in the global stability of the system. In this paper, an adaptive neural controller has been designed with self learning to resolve the problems caused by using a classical controller. A comparison between the improved unsupervised adaptive neural network controller and the P controller for the NXT SCARA robot system is done, and the result shows the improvement of the self learning controller to track the determined trajectory of robotic automated controllers with uncertainties. Implementation and practical results were designed to guarantee online real-time. Keywords—Nonlinear MIMO Systems; ADALINE; trajectory design; NXT SCARA Model.2017271A comparison between the improved unsupervised adaptive neural network controller and the P controller for the NXT SCARA robot system is done, and the result shows the improvement of the self learning controller to track the determined trajectory of robotic automated controllers with uncertainties.2017-01-03T00:00:00['W. M. F. Abouzaid', 'E. Sallam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ff8d6a26a3f052ad0a6805084f51da62a2f6af83Artificial Life and Robotics201701This study construct user’s profiles using product categories browsed by them from their access logs and predict products with Gradient Boosting Decision Tree and confirmed that the proposed method achieved higher precision than SVM over 10 data sets.2017-01-03T00:00:00Artificial Life and Robotics['Takashi Ayaki', 'H. Yanagimoto', 'M. Yoshioka']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c23f9cf77e855532e106329a7535dc4077d4ae1aPertumbuhan akses informasi pada saat sekarang ini berjalan secara pesat. Masyarakat atau user untuk mendapatkan data atau informasi yang akurat, aktual, serta cepat dan mudah sekarang bukanlah hal sulit. Perkembangan internet pada saat ini semakin pesat dan tidak dapat dipisahkan dari dunia pendidikan. Terdapatnya sistem informasi dan internet yang terus berkembang, maka diciptakan suatu cara penyampaian pendidikan secara elektronik dengan bantuan internet. Sistem informasi yang dimaksud pada saat sekarang lebih dikenal dengan istilah elektronik learning (e-learning). E-learning adalah suatu sistem informasi yang membantu pembelajaran manual menjadi pembelajaran secara elektronik. Pada dunia pendidikan untuk membantu dosen dan mahasiswa untuk memanajemen mata kuliah, saat sekarang ini terdapat Sistem Informasi Akademik yang lebih disingkat dengan SIA. SIA adalah suatu sistem informasi yang mengelola dan mengolah semua data-data akademik yang berada di bidang akademik. KRS online yang berada di SIA berhubungan erat dengan mata kuliah yang akan terisi pada e-learning. Dari pandangan kebutuhan tersebut, ada baiknya kedua sistem informasi tersebut digabungkan sehingga dengan user mengisi SIA, maka sistem e-learning yang berhubungan dengan mata kuliah yang diikuti akan terupdate dengan sendirinya dan perlu didesain sedemikian rupa agar kedua sistem informasi tersebut dapat berjalan dengan baik dan dapat digunakan oleh para user. Pendekatan ergonomis yang diperlukan untuk sistem tersebut adalah Human Computer Interaction (HCI) sehingga sistem yang dikembangkan akan nyaman, mudah dan aman digunakan oleh user atau dengan kata lain adalah user friendly. Jurnal ini disusun dengan tujuan untuk mengembangkan suatu sistem integrasi SIA dengan e-learning sehingga dapat membantu dan mempermudah aktifitas pembelajaran di Perguruan Tinggi. ABSTRACT Growth of access to information at the present time is running fast. Public or the user to obtain data or information that is accurate, current, and a quick and easy right now is not difficult. The development of the Internet in today's increasingly rapidly and can not be separated from the world of education. Presence information systems and the Internet continues to grow, then created a way of delivering education electronically with the help of internet. The information system is at present better known as electronic learning (e-learning). E-learning is an information system that helps instructional manual to electronic learning. In the world of education to enable faculty and students to manage course, nowadays there are more Academic Information System shortened by SIA. SIA is an information system that manages and processes all the data of academic residing in the academic field. KRS SIA online that are closely related to the subjects that will be filled in e-learning. From the view of these needs, it helps both information systems are combined so that the user fills in SIA, the e-learning systems relating to subjects  who follow will update itself and needs to be designed so that both the information system can run well and can used by the user. Ergonomic approach is needed for these systems is the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) so that the developed system will be convenient, easy and safe to use by the user, or in other words is user friendly. These journals are intended to develop a system AIS integration with e-learning in order to assist and facilitate the activities of learning in Higher Education.201701In the world of education to enable faculty and students to manage course, nowadays there are more Academic Information System shortened by SIA, an information system that manages and processes all the data of academic residing in the academic field.2017-01-03T00:00:00J@ti Undip: Jurnal Teknik Industri['Brav Deva Bernadhi', 'S. Saptadi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ffd5c63c8745ccc759b87cd0773c3082e1f552bfPricing is a cornerstone in almost every business. Increased price pressure, due to better informed customers online, enhances the need for a sophisticated understanding of price effects. In this paper, we add to existing pricing literature by thoroughly studying effects of competitor prices on price sensitivity of customers in e-commerce. We test our hypothesis that price sensitivity increases as the price approaches the competitor median price. We employ a hierarchical Bayes model, which allows non-linear effects, to test our hypothesis. Furthermore, the model is used to forecast sales and we propose a pricing strategy, based on prices that are optimized by our model. We test the performance of our pricing strategy in a field experiment, implementing our prices in an e-commerce store. We find a high increase in price sensitivity if a product is the cheapest in the market and a linear increase in price sensitivity if the price relative to the market increases. Furthermore, we find that our model is not useful for forecasting and our field experiment results in a 10% sales growth for relatively cheap products, but a 14% decrease in sales for relatively expensive products.2017421This paper thoroughly studies effects of competitor prices on price sensitivity of customers in e-commerce, and employs a hierarchical Bayes model, which allows non-linear effects, to test the hypothesis that price sensitivity increases as the price approaches the competitor median price.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Aron Hartveld']2017-01-03T00:00:00 167ee938cab8fe76f9fb97080991b2bae4283a46Netherlands Heart Journal201720An 83-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a two-week history of progressive dyspnoea on exertion and leg oedema, and no syncope, and the anatomy consisted of enlarged anterior jugular veins and a jugular arch (arcus venosus juguli).2017-01-03T00:00:00Netherlands Heart Journal['M. Boulaksil', 'R. Gevers']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2a28aedef88dd2b6ddbf7e1d8ca3826dac15f583Kartini Community House create a website www.rumahkartini.com to provide information about the history Jepara and Kartini via online. This website began to be managed and developed to be used by the public seeking information about the history Kartini and Jepara. Destination management and development website www.rumahkartini.com is to present a variety of information about the history and culture that exists around Jepara through www.rumahkartini.com with basic journalism website is true and can be accessed by the audience. And to increase the number of visitors to the website. Total amount of news that managed is 31 news (the target of 30 articles) within one month. Capable of filling the entire content provided, with the highest number of posts about the Old Days section are 13 article, Discovery 8 article, article 6 about Event Program and Culinary 4 articles. In the process of implementation of site management www.rumahkartini.com, based on the results of the calculation of the number of visitors and success to fill in all sections are provided, the total accumulative, visitors on May 17, 2016 until June 16, 2016 reached 4,391 from the minimum target of 1,500 visitors. Average visitors per day are 141, from the minimum target of 50 visitors. There are some significant obstacles in the process of management and development website www.rumahkartini.com. There are several types of news posting schedule shift. It also jobdesc group that did not go according to the original plan.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Mardhani Hendra Prayoga', 'S.Sos M.I.Kom M. Bayu Widagdo']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2e2ae8c150abc041e15605fd46192ab52e8b100eAbstrak.  Pengembangan RPP PKn Berbasis Model Triprakoro dan Budaya Lokal (Using) untuk Mengenbangkan Nilai Komunikatif pada Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar dilatarbelakangi oleh menurunnya nilai komunikatif akibat dari arus globalisasi yang semakin cepat.  Nilai komunikatif dapat dikatakan juga dengan bersahabat dan merupakan suatu tindakan yang memperlihatkan rasa senang berbicara, bergaul, dan bekerjasama dengan orang lain. Nilai komunikatif tersebut dianggap penting karena melihat siswa SD telah banyak terpengaruh dengan game online dan handphone android yang memberikan banyak aplikasi online terutama permainan dan media sosial. Upaya menyikapi globalisasi dan juga mengenalkan siswa pada kebudayaan lokal (Using) maka disusunlah RPP yang berbasis budaya lokal, yakni materi-materi disajikan dengan mengaitkan dengan kebudayaan-kebudayaan lokal, dalam hal ini adalah kebudayaan lokal (Using). Langkah penyusunan RPP ini menggunakan syntax model Triprakoro, model pembelajaran karakter yang dikembangkan oleh Akbar (2012:60), yaitu model pembelajaran Triprakoro juga menggunakan prinsip internalisasi nilai yang dikembangkan oleh Bohlin (2001). Bohlin menyatakan bahwa proses internalisasiakan terjadi secara efektif jika dalam proses pembelajaran terjadi proses-proses: understanding, action, dan reflection. Pengembangan RPP ini dilakukan pada mata pelajaran PKn karena mata pelajaran PKn merupakan mata pelajaran yang seharusnya lebih menekankan pada unsur afektif. Adapun SK yang dipilih adalah SK 4. Menujukkan sikap terhadap globalisasi lingkungannya dengan KD  4.3 Menentukan sikap terhadap globalisasi di lingkungannya. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam observasi ini menggunakan desain pengenbangan Brog and Gall yang diadaptasi menjadi beberapa tahap yaitu, (1) perencanaan; (2) studi pendahuluan; (3) desain produk; (4) validasi ahli; (5) uji coba lapangan; dan (6) produk akhir. Proses uji coba dilakukan di SDN 1 Kebondalem Bangorejo banyuwangi dengan jumlah siswa 24 orang. Hasil dari uji coba keseluruhan ialah pengembangan RPP ini dapat dikatakan sangat valid dan dapat dilaksanakan dengan mudah. Hal tersebut diperoleh dari data validasi ahli pembelajaran menunjukkan persentase 91% yang berarti sangat valid, demikian juga pada ahli perencanaan menunjukkan persentase 84% yakni cukup valid, dapat digunakan dengan sedikit perbaikan. Hasil dari aktivitas pertemuan 1,2, dan 3 masing-masing menunjukkan persentase 78% (cukup valid), 82% (cukup valid), dan 92% (sangat valid). Hasil dari observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran menunjukkan bahwa RPP ini diimplementasikan dengan baik dengan skor 39 dan persentase 84% (cukup valid) pada pertemuan I, skor 43 dengan persentase 94% (sangat valid) , dan skor 44 dengan persentese 95% (sangat valid) pada pertemuan III.  Berdasarkan setiap tahapan kegiatan yang dilakukan bahwa RPP PKn berbasis model Triprakoro dan budaya lokal (Using)  untuk mengembangkan nilai komunikatif cukup valid untuk dapat diimplementasikan di Sekolah Dasar. Kata Kunci : RPP, Nilai Triprakoro, Nilai Komunikatif, dan Budaya Lokal (Using)2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Zetti Finali']2017-01-03T00:00:00 cdb854b3a19b5d066d628aa5cb4f4909f99dd926Aim: To assess trainee’s knowledge and practice behavior changes with the revised basic MMS training program. Methods: Kirkpatrick’s four-level evaluation model was adopted in this study. A questionnaire was used to seek trainees’ feedback on the training program. For learning progression, trainees’ selfperception of their competency preand post-training, and results from a multiple-choice questions (MCQ) test were assessed. Thirty-eight behavioral changes in the patient care delivery and problem solving competency cluster of the General Level Competency Framework (GLF) were compared preand 6 months post-training. Evaluation of level-4 results is pending as advanced training is in progress. Results: Fourteen out of fifteen trainees who had completed the basic MMS training responded to the online questionnaire. Eleven trainees (78.6%) rated basic MMS training program as good or excellent. Positive response was highest in tutorials (84.3%), followed by continuous education sessions (70.6%) and clinic attachments (67.6%). Suggestions for improvement include increasing the frequency and opportunities of hands-on patient interview at clinic attachments. Sixty-four percent of trainees perceived improvement (p<0.013) in delivering patient care post-training (median=3; IQR: 3-4) than pre-training (median=3; IQR: 2.75-3). All but one trainee passed the MCQ test (median score: 80; IQR: 76-86). A greater proportion of patient care delivery and problem solving behaviors (69.2% and 35.9% respectively) in GLF was graded highest performance at post-training compared to pre-training (35.3% and 14.3% respectively). Conclusions: The revised training program is well-received by trainees and feedback from trainees provides insights into future improvements in the content and delivery of the program.201720The revised basic MMS training program is well-received by trainees and feedback from trainees provides insights into future improvements in the content and delivery of the program.2017-01-03T00:00:00['G. Y. Khee', 'J. Tay', 'Sei Keng Koh', 'M. Chow', 'W. Ong', 'P. Lim']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8f4bf3643a0ea50c81388bd52ce5b9d2c7c5d4fdI developed this exercise while taking an online course on Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction, taught by Maria Accardi and based on her book of the same name.1 I was already teaching with zines, and this type of class seemed like a good way to experiment with incorporating elements of feminist pedagogy. Feminist pedagogy is a type of critical pedagogy that values collaborative learning, consciousness-raising about various forms of oppression, and diverse personal experiences as valid ways of knowing.2 As Elizabeth Peterson acknowledges, “True critical pedagogy requires more time than a single 50-minute session allows”; however, consciously including critical and feminist principles can transform the classroom experience in a positive way.3 At the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, we have a collection of over 5,000 zines, primarily written by women and girls (but inclusive of transgender, genderqueer, and even cisgender male authors). Creators of zines are often people whose views are not represented in mainstream and academic publications normally encountered in the library classroom. Choosing zines written by queer or transgender people, people of color, young people, people living with disabilities, and people from various class backgrounds exposes students to a wide variety of marginalized voices. The think-pair-share exercises allow every student to spend time in class to read individually, then talk and share their ideas, at least with another student if not with the whole class. This format accommodates a few different learning styles and varying comfort levels with public speaking. Feminist pedagogy emphasizes communication and participatory and collaborative learning, which20171202017-01-03T00:00:00['K. Wooten']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b98af7b733d455d8e2393acd9eeddda6e09c80b1The impressive economic growth along with its strategic location have made the city of Batam as one of the best economic performer in Indonesia. For years, Batam has attracted foreign investors from countries such as Singapore, China, Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. However, there was a significant decline in the period of 2013-2015. DetikFinance, an online media, reported and highlighted the fact that frequent labors demonstration and strikes were the main reasons as to why many multinational companies left Batam as well as the FDI decline. Utilizing Norman Fairclough’s model for Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper finds that DetikFinance’s reports are biased and the labors are painted in a non-favorable fashion: their demands are unreasonable and therefore counterproductive to the economy. In its reporting process as well as in the report texts, DetikFinance also dismisses the fact that during that period, the world economy, including Indonesia, is slowing down. Study reveals that DetikFinance media routines and ideology are in fact serving its own business interests and affect the way they construct and present their reports. In doing so, DetikFinance has violated the very principles of journalism by reporting imbalanced, unverified news and prevent them from serving the public, including business community, a comprehensive explanation of the matter.20171502017-01-03T00:00:00['Astari Fitria Putri', 'Nunik Maharani Hartoyo', 'S. Saragih']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ca9c18f5a5f5d5ddff21fa7c1f7b7a0ad4548ba1This thesis examines the construction of Tunisian woman on post-revolutionary Islamist Facebook pages. Much research on the digital politics of ‘the Arab Spring’ has been conducted. It has significantly emphasised the libratory function of social media, especially in regard to the mobilisation of people into street rebellion. Yet, there has been scant research into the more subtle discursive power of online communication in shifting normative cultural understandings. In this project, and after discussing the political history of Islamism in Tunisia and then outlining the way Facebook became a crucial location for political persuasion, utilised by groups of Islamists, I assess a significant number of Islamist Facebook pages. I ask: ‘How do Islamists construe women, what strategies are used to enable Islamist ideas on women to become culturally acceptable? In order to address these questions I carefully selected representative posts dealing with the particular aspects of women’s dress code, moral conduct, and feminist activists, which I identified in my critical study of the political history of Islamism. I deploy critical discourse analysis to offer a small-scale, detailed analysis of the re-inscription of women into the Islamist discourse. My analysis unveils that the post-revolutionary Islamist discourse about women still draws widely on the pre-revolutionary Islamist agenda. Woman is still essentialised in, and conceptualised through, the mega religious, cultural, and political discourse of resistance. She is, consequently, strictly polarized into the veiled versus the unveiled, the pious versus the fallen, and the Arab Muslim versus the Westernised francophone. I assert that this deconstructive exposure not only contributes to underdeveloped scholarship on North African and post ‘Arab Spring’ studies in relation to women, politicised religious discourses, and social media, but also offers tools with which to challenge Islamist ideas.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Manel Zouabi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 77842230cf71764ecdf04408be464213e80aaa88The main purpose of this paper is to examine children as consumers and to consider the extent to which they are actively engaged in the marketplace as buyers, users and recipients of consumer goods. In order to understand children as consumers, one has to recognize the impact of the marketplace in children’s everyday lives and to consider the ways in which they experience the commercialized world. Children are exposed to a variety of marketing messages that companies are sending through television advertisements, product placements and embedded ads, cross-promotions, online and mobile advertising, integrated marketing campaigns. Many marketing experts discuss about the negative effects and consequences that marketing activities have on children, as eating disorders and childhood obesity, tremendous behavior changes, family stress, violence and delinquency, alcoholism, increased materialism among children. Nevertheless, companies have recognized the role of children as consumers and acknowledged their contribution to family decision making. Some experts claim that companies play on children’s dreams and vulnerabilities. Companies are interested in making high profits by selling their products and services to a broad, extended public, including children. They will do their outmost to make profits, even though they can damage the health and dreams of children. This paper describes the exposure of children and teenagers to marketing programs, disadvantages arising from it and the role of children as consumers, providing recommendations for their protection. Finally, it describes the impact of marketing activities to Macedonian children and their involvement as consumers to the marketplace.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00TIJ's Research Journal of Social Science & Management - RJSSM['S. Dimitrieska', 'E. Koneska']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2352c58d1bf75b89698243d41dca354331465908Scientometrics2017002017-01-03T00:00:00Scientometrics['Frederick Owusu-Nimo', 'N. Boshoff']2017-01-03T00:00:00 81049b30ac2f5f8cc564981a498f70156ccd0ca0Penelitian ini membahas mengenai manajemen media sosial dalam mejaga relasi kelompok di komunitas Jogja Kpop Family Yogyakarta. Fenomena Korean Wave memasuki Indonesia pada awal tahun 2000-an yaitu ketika drama-drama televisi dan penyanyi (grup boyband/girlband) dari Korea Selatan mulai populer di Indonesia. Demam Kpop di Indonesia memunculkan kelompok-kelompok pecinta Korean Wave atau disebut Kpopers di berbagai tempat. Kelompok-kelompok Kpopers tersebut berkembang menjadi komunitas-komunitas kecil, termasuk di Yogyakarta. Komunitas Kpopers yang terbesar di Yogyakarta adalah Jogja Kpop Family (JKF) yaitu sebuah komunitas yang memiliki tujuan mengumpulkan semua Kpopers di Yogyakarta untuk sharing, pengembangan bakat, dan edukasi tentang budaya Korea. Anggota Komunitas JKF terdiri dari grup cover dance, singing cover, fanbase, fandom dan online/offline shop Kpop. JKF menggunakan media sosial berupa twitter yaitu @JogjaKpopFamily dan facebook fanpage yaitu ‘Jogja Kpop Family’, sebagai wadah Kpopers di Yogyakarta untuk saling untuk berinteraksi. Pengelolaan atau manajemen media sosial perlu dilakukan agar Kpopers dapat menerima informasi dengan baik karena banyaknya komunitas cover dance, cover sing, fansclub, hingga online shop di Yogyakarta yang tergabung dengan JKF. Hal ini penting untuk dilakukan mengingat penggunaan media sosial semakin marak digunakan dalam berbagai kelompok kecil, terutama kelompok kecil yang berbasis penggemar. Penelitian ini memberikan gambaran mengenai manajemen media sosial di komunitas JKF dalam menjaga relasi kelompok Kpopers di Yogyakarta. Manajemen media sosial tersebut dilakukan untuk mendukung terciptanya relasi kelompok agar visi dan misi komunitas dapat terwujud. Dalam media sosial tersebut, terlihat banyak interaksi yang terjadi. Interaksi tersebut tidak hanya pada Kpopers yang sudah saling mengenal, antara lain meng-add sebagai teman di facebook, saling meng-komen, memantu share informasi, dan lain – lain. Kpopers yang berteman di facebook dapat bertemu pada saat event Kpop yang diadakan di Yogyakarta dan menjalin kedekatan.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Talitha Desena Darenti']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c381dc6509921c82fcd5ed2d479a684622fe8209Este artigo busca apresentar um pouco do que vem sendo discutido sobre a divindade de Jesus. Nosso objetivo é entender o porquê dessa discussão, quando começou, quais correntes existem e como vem sendo tratada desde após a Ressurreição de Cristo. Para isto utilizamos como metodologia os textos teóricos impressos e online. Entendermos que o tema é interessante, não só para a comunidade acadêmica, mas para o leitor interessado em conhecer mais de Jesus, e o que os pensadores falavam sobre Ele. Até hoje, ainda, vem se discutindo sobre Jesus como um ser histórico apenas, como tantos outros como Buda e Maomé ou ser Cristo, o Filho de Deus. Cremos em Jesus como sendo o Cristo, o filho amado de Deus, que foi sacrificado em nosso lugar, para termos livre acesso ao Pai, mas é interessante entender como essa discussão se dá. Reforçaremos a ideia de Jesus, o Cristo. Não temos a pretensão de nesse artigo encerrar o assunto, mas trazer mais informação e um conteúdo que seja interessante ao leitor.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['A. Dias']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8c3528636a3d6597eef63357656ee216649c3c46Abstract A research aims to know t he problems of this paper is a step in the settlement of disputes and barriers creditor when the debtor sells motor vehicles are secured by the fiduciary to third parties. This type of research is empirical research . Based on research showed that the financial institutions have procedures, loading objects with fiduciary must be made by authentic deed and shall be recorded in the register of fiduciary via online until the issuance of a certificate of fiduciary accordance with the law fiduciary, regulatory finance minister and government regulations with the aim of debtors and creditors obtain legal certainty. If the fiduciary object has not been registered by the fiduciary recipient even though the debtor defaults, the creditor does not have the right preferent so do not have the right to execute because it has not had a Fiduciary Certificates. Keywords: Fiduciary Guarantee , Authentic Deed, Online Registration,Certificates Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui permasalahan yang timbul dalam penulisan karya ilmiah ini adalah langkah penyelesaian sengketa dan hambatan kreditor apabila debitor menjual kendaraan bermotor yang dijaminkan dengan fidusia kepada pihak ketiga. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam karya ilmiah ini adalah Empiris. 1) Debitor tidak punya uang untuk membeli lagi objek jaminan kepada pihak ketiga 2) Debitor pasang badan 3) Objek Jaminan dijual  lagi oleh pihak ketiga karena butuh uang 4) Asas benda yang dijadikan objek jaminan fidusia tidak dapat dimiliki oleh Kreditor. Dalam pelaksanaannya lembaga pembiayaan telah melakukan prosedur, pembebanan benda dengan jaminan fidusia dibuat dengan akta otentik dan dicatatkan dalam buku daftar fidusia melalui online sampai terbitnya sertifikat fidusia sesuai dengan undang-undang jaminan fidusia, peraturan menteri keuangan dan peraturan pemerintah supaya mendapat kepastian hukum. Jika objek jaminan fidusia belum didaftarkan  meskipun debitor cidera janji maka kreditor tidak mempunyai hak preferent untuk melakukan eksekusi karena belum memiliki Sertifikat Jaminan Fidusia. . Kata Kunci: Jaminan Fidusia, Akta Otentik, Pendaftaran Online,Sertifkat2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Arjuna Edy Triatmaka', 'M. N. Imanullah', 'P. Pranoto']2017-01-03T00:00:00 dc83d0d1d45ea328a195b22f0ff4188f94d39acdIt is my pleasure and great privilege to present the starting issue of Biotarget to you. This is a new international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the rapid publication of high-quality studies related to identifying key biotarget molecules and the application of biotarget molecules in human and animal disease, available in print and online.201700It is my pleasure and great privilege to present the starting issue of Biotarget to you, a new international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the rapid publication of high-quality studies related to identifying key biotarget molecules and the application of biOTarget molecules in human and animal disease.2017-01-03T00:00:00['M. Jiang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 768b711e2e9e06a1ee5fb0679cf944714a39c183In the scope of the diploma thesis the e-commerce site was developed first using modern technologies. While developing the site we concentrated on one of the most important devices people use every day - mobile phones. A recommendation system was also developed to help online customers select and order products. In the first part of the thesis recommendation systems are presented to explain how users can benefit from using them and how online sellers use them in order to improve sales. In addition to the technologies which were used for implementation, the reader will get familiar with user requirements and also processes and functionalities that an e-commerce site has to offer. In the third part of the thesis the implementation of recommendation systems is presented. These systems are also shown in practice through the e-commerce site which was implemented in the scope of this thesis. The last part of the thesis is the analysis of the implemented recommendation system and final conclusions.201700Recommendation systems are presented to explain how users can benefit from using them and how online sellers use them in order to improve sales and also processes and functionalities that an e-commerce site has to offer.2017-01-03T00:00:00['M. Hočevar']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e3e85b0fc35a1627b87a67c444f2ce52a257bf70A set of online modules for first year history students. These modules have been designed to teach you the core researching skills you’ll need for studying history at the University of Melbourne.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Ashley Sutherland']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bda4848f15a5ef3b9eff82c9130d001c4a7b7eeeA set of online modules for first year history students. These modules have been designed to teach you the core researching skills you’ll need for studying history at the University of Melbourne.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Ashley Sutherland']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5471b0da650408822a00a398ef541d35401cc373A set of online modules for first year history students. These modules have been designed to teach you the core researching skills you’ll need for studying history at the University of Melbourne.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Ashley Sutherland']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7d048c22e4c277b0123b746a61b6967b94da37d5the final day by is just one of the very best seller books on the planet? Have you had it? Not at all? Silly of you. Now, you could get this amazing book just here. Find them is format of ppt, kindle, pdf, word, txt, rar, and zip. Exactly how? Merely download and install and even read online in this site. Currently, never late to read this the final day. Have spare times? Read the final day writer by Why? 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Use Library Databases to find maps in journals (online and print).2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Cathryn Copper']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2163ce34165bd3124f4cd98b4f95b3259714bfe9A research guide for the APHuG religion project. Use these online and library sources in order to guide your research.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Maria Benz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 99cc6138bcf1fd3d1d73f1c7e8511140401b24a6Sexuality & Culture2017280A new index for measuring individual pornographic interests and underpins the literature of pornography, and computational linguistics can be useful in measuring pornographic indices of individual written discourses is introduced.2017-01-03T00:00:00Sexuality & Culture['B. Essam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a4f777c7e1c1f8a427807d003352420ce8708a5eEducation and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education201700The results indicate that this particular gamification element yielded positive effects on students’ engagement and on their overall attitude towards the educational process in general.2017-01-03T00:00:00Education and Information Technologies['Ourania Sitra', 'Vangelis Katsigiannakis', 'C. Karagiannidis', 'S. Mavropoulou']2017-01-03T00:00:00 43ce6405a12cc2840a3a4afdd4ff3aca6a78f59bWe analyze a new approach to Machine Learning coming from a modification of classical regularization networks by casting the process in the time dimension, leading to a sort of collapse of dimensionality in the problem of learning the model parameters. This approach allows the definition of a online learning algorithm that progressively accumulates the knowledge provided in the input trajectory. The regularization principle leads to a solution based on a dynamical system that is paired with a procedure to develop a graph structure that stores the input regularities acquired from the temporal evolution. We report an extensive experimental exploration on the behavior of the parameter of the proposed model and an evaluation on artificial dataset.arXiv.org201760A new approach to Machine Learning coming from a modification of classical regularization networks is analyzed by casting the process in the time dimension, leading to a sort of collapse of dimensionality in the problem of learning the model parameters.2017-01-03T00:00:00ArXiv['M. Gori', 'Marco Maggini', 'Alessandro Rossi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3451a3da47de830acc0ae7945265104368f4b752O câncer de penis e uma neoplasia rara e representa a principal causa de morte dentre as diversas patologias na populacao masculina. Sua etiologia e desconhecida, mas esta relacionada as baixas condicoes sociais, economicas e de instrucao, individuos nao circuncidados e a ma higiene intima. Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever a educacao em saude como estrategia de prevencao ao câncer de penis. Trata-se de um estudo de Revisao Literaria. Utilizou-se duas bases de dados eletronicos para a busca de artigos: Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SCIELO) e Literatura Cientifica e Tecnica da America Latina e Caribe (LILACS). Foram utilizados os seguintes descritores: “Neoplasia penianas”, “Prevencao e controle”, “Genitalia Masculina”, “Educacao em Saude” e “Saude do homem”. Como criterios de inclusao foram abordados artigos no periodo de 2010 a 2016. O profissional enfermeiro possui o papel fundamental para o progresso do entendimento dessa patologia fazendo com que se torne viavel a associacao da educacao em saude como instrumento de prevencao trazendo um vasto diferencial e incorporando-se aos diferentes publicos de maneira relevante.201700O profissional enfermeiro possui o papel fundamental para o progresso do entendimento dessa patologia fazendo com that se torne viavel a associacao da educacao em saude como instrumento de prevencao trazendo um vasto diferencial e incorporando-se aos diferentes publicos de maneira relevante.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Maria do Carmo Raposo', 'A. P. Rodrigues', 'L. N. Miranda', 'Giselle Mamede Tenório']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5308caf2f0530f624ecedb92cc788a02e519aebcAn oral history with Ms. Loan Thuy Tran, born on August 13, 1972 in Saigon, Vietnam. She discusses her memories in Vietnam as a little girl after the fall of Saigon and how she left in 1978 by boat and stayed at a refugee camp in Bangkok, Thailand. In 1979, through family sponsorship, she came to the United States, roaming from city to city all over Orange County, California. She discusses the hardship of growing up in the United States while being raised in a strict, traditional Vietnamese family and living in a very wealthy, Americanized community. After high school, she worked different jobs to support her family. She has two daughters and a grandchild. Currently, she resides in Garden Grove, CA with her husband and is self-employed with an online business.2017002017-01-03T00:00:00['Loan Tran']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e0df1af2ee768d9b1c66c859b3a4074bf1fa62bfCancer Cell International201700Regulation of HIFs and IL-8 controlled the tumor microenvironment in terms of tumor angiogenesis and apoptosis and the results of regulation of the hypoxic tumor environment are summarized.2017-01-03T00:00:00Cancer Cell International['S. H. Choi', 'J. Park']2017-01-03T00:00:00 670e8173fcd343e6a2532d80edcfcdc2ec7de65dIn the third millennium, as the technology has been integrated to human’s life vastly, its influence on education is inevitable, and second language learning is not an exception. Every day, new technological tools are introduced to different educational settings, and teachers/learners can benefit from them to reach their goals. According to Diaz (2011), cloud-based technologies refer to “the vast array of socially oriented, free or nearly free, web-based tools” (p. 95).The present study investigated the comparative effect of using online slide-share and Google documents on ESP learners’ self-efficacy in reaching skill. To this end, 60 out of 94 university students were homogenized by Oxford Placement Test (OPT), and selected as the eligible participants for this study .Next, all selected participants were administered a standardized questionnaire regarding to self-efficacy in reading skill.  Meanwhile, the participants in experimental groups underwent the treatments-reading materials through online slide-share and Google documents- the control group continued the traditional way, i.e., reading course books. After 10 sessions, the participants filled out the same questionnaire they had answered before. Using SPSS version 21and One-Way Anova statistical procedure, as the Sig value was less than 0.05, it was revealed using could-based technologies has statistically significant effect on Iranian ESP learners’ self-efficacy. In addition, running a Post-Hoc test revealed slide-shares had more significant effect than Google documents. As the content reading comprehension is a vital concern for ESP learners, the findings of the present study would have implications for teachers, learners, as well as for materials developers.201700Using could-based technologies has statistically significant effect on Iranian ESP learners’ self-efficacy, and running a Post-Hoc test revealed slide-shares had more significant effect than Google documents.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Pantea Pahlavani']2017-01-03T00:00:00 432f81adb82b04172d8fc6d4a277c9d4df256795Overnight moneybags pop up daily in Lagos, much like the glittering skyscrapers that mysteriously appear on the city’s constantly morphing skyline. Their success stories are usually a hard sell that Nollywood of yore would most likely have tagged “blood money” from “get-rich-quick rituals.” Advanced fee fraud (the online scam commonly known as 419) and online dating scams also remain popular options for those seeking easy money, but for the band of neophytes in Just Not Married, stealing cars is their preferred ticket to wealth. Depressed by his mother’s failing health and seeing no future in school, Duke, the film’s protagonist, has a bright idea just as his older brother Victor completes a jail sentence for armed robbery. Played ably by Stan Nze, Duke is the kind of antihero you silently find yourself rooting for. He co-opts his friends—failed mechanic Lati (Rotimi Salami) and frustrated hair stylist Keji (Judith Audu)—into his get-rich-quick scheme and they pick up from where Victor (Obutu Rowland) left off, despite the latter’s advice to the contrary. In contrast to Victor’s belief that nothing has changed during his six years’ absence, Duke decides that it is time that everything changes. Armed with just the right tools for an introductory art class (markers, cardboard, and colored ribbons), Duke and his gang embark on a spate of thefts that target specific cars. In Lagos, where weddings are a big social and celebratory deal, not even policemen on patrol would stoop to besmirch a new couple’s day of joy. The trio’s modus operandi takes advantage of this breach: they dress up as newlyweds and decorate the stolen cars accordingly in order to elude the unpopular men in black. As ingenious and childish as the ruse is—and hardly plausible in reality—the thieves’ success is a satirical hint at some kind of social and security problem. Victor continues to counsel Duke against crime, but the latter’s aversion to poverty is only reinforced by the weight of personal trauma that hangs2017002017-01-03T00:00:00African Studies Review['A. Ajao', 'Lagos Nigeria']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0436b88dbc6029022a38b439b07467b5cdb11932Significance Ride-sharing services can provide not only a very personalized mobility experience but also ensure efficiency and sustainability via large-scale ride pooling. Large-scale ride-sharing requires mathematical models and algorithms that can match large groups of riders to a fleet of shared vehicles in real time, a task not fully addressed by current solutions. We present a highly scalable anytime optimal algorithm and experimentally validate its performance using New York City taxi data and a shared vehicle fleet with passenger capacities of up to ten. Our results show that 2,000 vehicles (15% of the taxi fleet) of capacity 10 or 3,000 of capacity 4 can serve 98% of the demand within a mean waiting time of 2.8 min and mean trip delay of 3.5 min. Ride-sharing services are transforming urban mobility by providing timely and convenient transportation to anybody, anywhere, and anytime. These services present enormous potential for positive societal impacts with respect to pollution, energy consumption, congestion, etc. Current mathematical models, however, do not fully address the potential of ride-sharing. Recently, a large-scale study highlighted some of the benefits of car pooling but was limited to static routes with two riders per vehicle (optimally) or three (with heuristics). We present a more general mathematical model for real-time high-capacity ride-sharing that (i) scales to large numbers of passengers and trips and (ii) dynamically generates optimal routes with respect to online demand and vehicle locations. The algorithm starts from a greedy assignment and improves it through a constrained optimization, quickly returning solutions of good quality and converging to the optimal assignment over time. We quantify experimentally the tradeoff between fleet size, capacity, waiting time, travel delay, and operational costs for low- to medium-capacity vehicles, such as taxis and van shuttles. The algorithm is validated with ∼3 million rides extracted from the New York City taxicab public dataset. Our experimental study considers ride-sharing with rider capacity of up to 10 simultaneous passengers per vehicle. The algorithm applies to fleets of autonomous vehicles and also incorporates rebalancing of idling vehicles to areas of high demand. This framework is general and can be used for many real-time multivehicle, multitask assignment problems.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017251045A more general mathematical model for real-time high-capacity ride-sharing that scales to large numbers of passengers and trips and dynamically generates optimal routes with respect to online demand and vehicle locations is presented.2017-01-03T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America['Javier Alonso-Mora', 'Samitha Samaranayake', 'Alex Wallar', 'Emilio Frazzoli', 'D. Rus']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fffd2ae80a795693788cc20b6bdbd7405e05b8f1After its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1994, metformin became the recommended initial treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United States (1). Beyond its glycemic benefits, metformin typically does not cause weight gain or hypoglycemia and may be associated with lower mortality (2, 3). Because of concerns regarding lactic acidosis with use of phenformin, a related biguanide withdrawn from the market in 1977, the FDA applied a boxed warning to metformin concurrent with its approval (4). This warning cautioned against using metformin in the setting of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which may impair excretion of the drug, and recommended caution in patients with conditions that may promote lactate accumulation (such as congestive heart failure [CHF] and chronic liver disease [CLD]) (5). Despite this warning, recent estimates suggest that 20% to 30% of persons receiving metformin have historical contraindications or precautions regarding its use (6, 7). These findings reflect that many prescribers believe the FDA boxed warning is too restrictive (8, 9). Literature reviews indicate no clear association between metformin use and lactic acidosis (10) and suggest that the drug is safe for patients with moderate CKD or CHF (11, 12). In 2006, the FDA removed CHF as a contraindication to metformin use, although acute or unstable CHF remains a precaution (13, 14). In April 2016, the FDA revised its warning regarding metformin use in patients with CKD, switching from a serum creatininebased definition of renal impairment to more-inclusive criteria based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (15). With this change, an estimated 1 million additional patients with moderate CKD (eGFR, 30 to <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) became eligible to receive metformin, although severe CKD (eGFR, <30 mL/min/1.73 m2) remains a contraindication (16). In the wake of these changes, metformin use will continue to increase in populations with historical contraindications and precautions. Prescribers therefore must fully understand the consequences of metformin use in these groups. To promote informed prescribing, we systematically reviewed the literature regarding the benefits and harms of metformin use (beyond lactic acidosis) among patients with common chronic diseases historically identified by the FDA's boxed warning as contraindications or precautions: moderate to severe CKD, CHF, and CLD with impaired hepatic function. Methods Study Design This work was part of a Veterans Health Administration (VHA)-funded report. Additional details are available online (www.hsrd.research.va.gov/publications/esp). The present analysis focuses on the following question: For patients with type 2 diabetes and a historical contraindication or precaution regarding metformin use, what are the benefits and harms (beyond lactic acidosis) of metformin treatment? This review followed a published protocol (PROSPERO: CRD42016027708), and each step was pilot-tested to train and calibrate investigators. Data Sources and Study Selection In consultation with an expert medical librarian, we searched PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, and the International Pharmaceutical Abstracts in November 2015; we subsequently updated our PubMed search through September 2016. We also searched ClinicalTrials.gov for relevant completed and ongoing studies. Appendix Table 1 presents our search strategies. We also screened reference lists of published reviews and queried Bristol-Myers Squibb, the manufacturer of the branded metformin formulation, for other relevant studies. Appendix Table 1. Search Strategies for Online Databases, With Date of Search and Specific Terms Our prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in Appendix Table 2. We included English-language clinical trials and observational cohort studies that examined adults with type 2 diabetes and a metformin contraindication or precaution of interest (moderate to severe CKD [eGFR, <60 mL/min/1.73 m2], CHF, or CLD with hepatic impairment); compared antihyperglycemic regimens that included metformin with those that did not; and reported all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), glycemic control, lipid control, hypoglycemia, weight gain, or vitamin B12 deficiency. Our VHA stakeholders and technical expert panel provided guidance on outcome selection. Appendix Table 2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Citations Data Extraction and Quality Assessment of Individual Studies Two investigators screened all citations for eligibility, and citations considered relevant by either individual advanced to full-text review. Two investigators reviewed all full-text articles and resolved disagreements through discussion or adjudication by a third investigator. Before excluding any potentially eligible study whose primary analysis did not explicitly address a population with a metformin contraindication or precaution, we examined the full text for relevant subgroup analyses. Two investigators independently assessed study quality, and disagreements were resolved by consensus or through arbitration by a third investigator. Using published quality criteria, we developed a customized risk-of-bias (ROB) assessment tool designed to address selection, performance, attrition, detection, and reporting biases (Appendix Figure 1) (17). We assigned each study an ROB score (low, moderate, or high). Appendix Figure 1. Quality assessment for observational studies. BNP = brain natriuretic peptide; CHF = congestive heart failure; CKD = chronic kidney disease; CT = computed tomography; CV = cardiovascular; DM = diabetes mellitus; DM2 = type 2 diabetes mellitus; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; FBS = fasting blood sugar; f/u = follow-up; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; HTN = hypertension; ICD = International Classification of Diseases; MACEs = major adverse cardiovascular events; MI = myocardial infarction; NA = not applicable; NR = not reported; PE = physical examination. Appendix Figure 1. Continued Data Abstraction For each included study, an investigator abstracted data by using a customized DistillerSR database (Evidence Partners); a second investigator independently reviewed these data for accuracy. Relevant data included demographics, study setting, contraindication or precaution definitions, metformin dosage, other antihyperglycemic agents, comparators, and outcomes. We treated multiple publications from a single study as a single data point, prioritizing the longest-term and most complete results. If critical data were missing or unclear in a published report, we contacted the manuscript authors. Data Synthesis We developed summary tables to characterize all included studies for each metformin contraindication or precaution of interest. Of note, 2 studies (18, 19) separately compared distinct groups of metformin usersthose receiving metformin monotherapy and those receiving metforminsulfonylurea combination therapywith patients receiving sulfonylurea monotherapy. In each case, we derived a pooled, weighted hazard ratio (HR) for all metformin users, incorporating an approximation of the correlation resulting from the shared sulfonylurea monotherapy reference group (Appendix). For another study (20), we estimated the HR and variance from the reported frequencies and the odds ratio (OR) by using an established approach (21, 22) (Appendix). If 3 or more studies were conceptually similar in terms of design, population, intervention, and outcomes, we performed quantitative synthesis by using a random-effects model to generate summary HRs. For analyses with fewer than 20 studies, we used the KnappHartung approach to adjust the SEs of the estimated coefficients (23, 24). If appropriate, we conducted sensitivity analyses by omitting subgroups with more severe contraindications or precautions (such as an eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m2), studies with shorter follow-up (<2 years), and studies not using propensity-score adjustment. We evaluated statistical heterogeneity by using Cochran Q and I 2 statistics; for analyses including 10 or more studies, we assessed publication bias by using funnel plots and Begg and Egger tests (25, 26). For cases with too few studies to warrant meta-analysis, we performed qualitative synthesis. We conducted all quantitative analyses by using R (version 3.1.2) (The R Foundation), including the metafor package (version 1.9-7), for meta-analysis. Strength of Evidence We used the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to evaluate the overall strength of evidence (SOE) for outcomes with sufficient data. Using the domains of ROB, directness, and consistency or precision of treatment effects, an investigator (J.W.W.) rated the SOE as high, moderate, low, or insufficient. We considered the effect of residual confounders, magnitude of effect, and publication bias (27, 28). Role of the Funding Source This review was funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The funding source had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, preparation of the manuscript, or decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Results From 4910 screened citations, we reviewed 532 full-text articles and identified 17 eligible studies (Figure 1). All were observational and addressed populations with moderate to severe CKD (n= 5), CHF (n= 11), or CLD with hepatic impairment (n= 3); 3 studies addressed both CKD and CHF. Appendix Table 3 provides details on the included studies. Of note, we identified no ongoing studies in ClinicalTrials.gov that met our inclusion criteria. Figure 1. Flow of articles through the literature search and screening process. CHF = congestive heart failure; CKD = chronic kidney disease; CLD = chronic liver disease; OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. * Search results are from EMBASE (n = 2512), PubMed (n = 2381), and Cochrane (n = 17). Three references Annals of Internal Medicine201744222To promote informed prescribing, the literature was reviewed regarding the benefits and harms of metformin use among patients with common chronic diseases historically identified by the FDA's boxed warning as contraindications or precautions: moderate to severe CKD, CHF, and CLD with impaired hepatic function.2017-01-03T00:00:00Annals of Internal Medicine['Matthew J. Crowley', 'C. Diamantidis', 'J. McDuffie', 'C. Cameron', 'John W. Stanifer', 'Clare K. Mock', 'Xianwei Wang', 'Shuang Tang', 'Avishek Nagi', 'A. Kosinski', 'John W. Williams']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b1978e740ed021dab6efeb1295a5f8ed53a9d48fGenetics in Medicine2017996The conceptual design of a new taxonomy of uncertainties around the use of CNGS in health care, which divides uncertainty along three axes—source, issue, and locus—and further discriminates the uncertainties into five layers with multiple domains is described.2017-01-03T00:00:00Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics['P. Han', 'K. L. Umstead', 'B. Bernhardt', 'R. Green', 'S. Joffe', 'B. Koenig', 'I. Krantz', 'L. Waterston', 'L. Biesecker', 'B. Biesecker']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bd07f7c9f1ec7206a94f62b7e9b83b45d425c47bUniversal background checks are favored by more than 90% of all Americans (1). Legislation requiring background checks for private firearm sales has been strongly endorsed by leading U.S. medical (2), legal (2), and law enforcement organizations (3). Despite this support, most states do not require background checks for firearm sales between private parties. The extent to which the absence of requirements for universal background checks contributes to the more than 33000 annual firearm deaths in the United States (4) is unknown, in part because even the most basic information about background checks is not routinely collected. For example, no routinely collected data indicate how frequently firearms are transferred from one private party to another, where and between whom these transfers occur, or how often they involve background checks. What is known is that many gun offenders obtain the guns they use in crime through private sales. For example, a survey of prisoners convicted of gun offenses revealed that 96% of inmates who were prohibited from possessing a firearm at the time they committed their crime had obtained their firearm from an unlicensed private seller (5). Other studies identify unlicensed private sellers as major contributors to illegal firearm trafficking within the United States and across the U.S.-Mexico border (6, 7). Because routinely collected data do not provide estimates of where firearms exchange hands after entering the U.S. market, or the extent to which secondary transfers are subject to background checks, researchers have relied on national surveys, the most recent of which was a random-digit dialing survey conducted in 1994, to estimate the proportion of U.S. gun owners who obtain firearms without a background check (8). That survey asked gun-owning respondents whether they had acquired firearms during the previous 2 years and, if so, whether their most recent acquisition had been from a federally licensed firearms dealer (the proxy used for having undergone a background check). As reported first by Cook and Ludwig (8), approximately 40% of gun-owning respondents who had acquired firearms between 1992 and 1994 did so without a background check. No contemporary estimates exist. We believe the current study is the first in more than 20 years to update and extend information about where, when, and how current U.S. gun owners acquired their most recent firearm and whether the transfer involved a background check. We enumerate the proportion of current gun owners who acquired their most recent firearm without undergoing a background check by acquisition type (purchased vs. nonpurchased), subtype (where acquired, from whom), and recency of acquisition. In addition, although federal law does not require background checks for firearms transferred between individuals who are not licensed dealers, some states do (9); therefore, we examine, by state-law status, the proportion of gun owners who underwent a background check for those acquiring their last firearm through a private sale. Methods Design and Sampling Data come from a nationally representative, Web-based survey designed by the investigators and conducted in April 2015 by the survey firm Growth for Knowledge (GfK). Respondents were drawn from GfK's KnowledgePanel (KP), a group of approximately 55000 U.S. adults selected (on an ongoing basis) with an equal probability of selection. The study-specific recruitment rate (proportion of individuals who were eligible for our study and agreed to become panel members) was 14.4%. All panel members, except those currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, were eligible to participate. Gun owners and veterans were oversampled from the KP; sampling weights supplied by GfK were applied such that estimates from the survey are representative of U.S. adults (aged18 years) in 2015. Invitations to participate were e-mailed; 1 reminder e-mail was sent to nonresponders 3 days later. Participants did not receive any specific incentive to complete this survey, although GfK has a point-based program through which participants accrue points for completing surveys and can redeem them later for cash, merchandise, or participation in sweepstakes. Additional details of GfK's survey design are described in the Appendix. The Northeastern University Institutional Review Board approved the study. Measures The full survey, conducted in April 2015, was designed to examine patterns of civilian gun ownership, storage, and use. It determined gun ownership status and whether the owner's most recently acquired firearm was obtained with a background check but did not ask about the timing of the most recent acquisition. To determine when, relative to the original survey, respondents acquired their most recent firearm, GfK invited all gun-owning respondents from the April 2015 survey to answer additional questions in November 2015 (Figure). Figure. Recruitment and participation of panel members. KP= KnowledgePanel. Gun ownership status was determined on the basis of responses to 2 questions, the first being, Do you or does anyone else you live with currently own any type of gun? Those who answered affirmatively then were asked, Do you personally own a gun? Respondents also were asked about their most recent firearm acquisition, including the type of gun (for example, handgun or long gun), whether they bought the gun or acquired it in some other way (such as through an inheritance), and where they acquired the firearm (for example, a gun store). Data regarding background checks are only from respondents who personally owned guns. To determine what proportion of current firearm owners underwent a background check for their most recently acquired firearm, we asked all gun owners, As far as you know, as part of the transfer, did you undergo a background check? All gun owners also were asked, Did the person who sold you a gun ask you to show a firearm license or permit before buying the gun? Respondents could answer yes, no, or no opinion/don't know to both questions. If the response to either question was affirmative, we classified that transfer as having involved a background check. Respondents who answered no opinion/don't know to the background check question were included in primary analyses after imputation (described later). In the supplemental November 2015 survey, all gun owners from the original survey still in the KP were invited to answer 2 additional questions about the timing of their most recent gun acquisition. The first question was, When you completed the prior national firearms survey, sponsored by Northeastern University, in April 2015, you said that the gun you acquired most recently was a [insert type based on type noted in the April 2015 survey]. Thinking about this gun, approximately when did you acquire it? Three options were offered: within the past 2 years, between 2 and 5 years ago, and more than 5 years ago. The second question was, What was the exact year that you acquired this gun? Respondents were asked to specify the exact year or to report that they did not know the year. State Firearm Legislation State laws regulating private firearm sales generally require that before a purchased firearm can be transferred between private parties, the prospective purchaser undergo (and pass) a criminal history background check. For the state-level analyses, if a state had implemented a private sales law by 1 July 2013, it was coded as having such a law for the analyses involving firearms acquired within the past 2 years. Washington and Oregon both enacted laws in the latter part of 2014 and therefore were coded as not having a background check law (10). For the analyses involving firearms acquired more than 2 years before the survey administration, Colorado and Delaware were coded as not having state laws because they implemented laws after 1 July 2013 (10). We assumed that the state in which each respondent was living at the time of the survey was the state in which he or she had acquired his or her most recent firearm. Firearm purchases made between individuals, at a gun show, or online were coded as private sales, but those that occurred at stores or pawnshops, which by federal law are required to be licensed as firearm dealers, were not. States with laws regulating private sales as of 1 July 2013 include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC. Except for Colorado, which enacted its law in 2013, and Delaware, which in 2013 converted its law from optional to mandatory, other states that regulate private sales enacted their laws before 1996 (Table 1). All states with private-sales legislation regulate handgun sales; 11 regulate long-gun sales (long guns include rifles and shotguns) (10). Table 1. State Laws for Secondary Sales* Weighting and Analysis To ensure reliable estimates at the national level, our survey oversampled gun owners by using GfK demographic profile variables, then used the gun-owning questions in the April 2015 survey to verify gun ownership. The GfK group provided final survey weights that combined presample and study-specific poststratification weights to account for oversampling and for nonresponse to both the April 2015 and November 2015 surveys. Additional details about survey weighting are available in the Appendix. Regarding the background check question, 148 respondents (23 of whom acquired their most recent firearm within 2 years of the survey) answered no opinion/don't know. We did not believe these responses represented an informative outcome; therefore, in primary analyses, we used multiple imputation to account for these missing responses for our outcome of interest. Multiple imputation for missing values was done by using logistic regression under the missing-at-random assumption. The imputation model included predictors of backgroAnnals of Internal Medicine20171671This study examines, by state-law status, the proportion of gun owners who underwent a background check for those acquiring their last firearm through a private sale, and identifies unlicensed private sellers as major contributors to illegal firearm trafficking within the United States and across the U.S-Mexico border.2017-01-03T00:00:00Annals of Internal Medicine['Matthew Miller', 'Lisa Hepburn', 'D. Azrael']2017-01-03T00:00:00 16e92f6681b4e41dac596fa99daddc11d2d6b728Purpose To investigate auditory verbal hallucination (AVH)-specific patterns of brain activity within the resting-state networks (RSNs) that have been proposed to underpin the neural mechanisms of schizophrenia (SZ). Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was approved by the local ethics committee, and written informed consent was obtained from all participants prospectively recruited. Independent component analysis was used to investigate RSNs in 17 patients with first-episode untreated SZ with AVHs, 15 patients with SZ without AVHs, and 19 healthy control subjects who underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Dual regression was implemented to perform between-group analysis. Regional brain function was then explored within RSNs by using the amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation. Two-sample t tests were used to compare regional brain function between the two patient groups, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to characterize the relationship between imaging findings and severity of AVHs. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of these brain function measures. Results Independent component analysis demonstrated symptom-specific abnormal disrupted coactivation within the auditory, default mode, executive, motor, and frontoparietal networks and was pronounced in the auditory cortex, supramarginal gyrus, insula, putamen, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, angular gyrus, precuneus, and thalamus (P < .05 with false discovery rate correction). Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation analysis demonstrated similar patterns within these RSNs (P < .05 with false discovery rate correction). Furthermore, a positive correlation between the degree of coactivation within the motor network and the severity of AVHs was observed in patients with SZ with AVHs (r = 0.67, P = .003). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.76-0.90 for all RSNs. Conclusion These findings indicate that dysfunctional brain regions are involved in auditory processing, language production and monitoring, and sensory information filtering in patients with SZ with AVHs, which may be helpful in furthering the understanding of pathophysiological correlates of AVHs in SZ. Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20173459Findings indicate that dysfunctional brain regions are involved in auditory processing, language production and monitoring, and sensory information filtering in patients with SZ with AVHs, which may be helpful in furthering the understanding of pathophysiological correlates ofAVHs in SZ.2017-01-03T00:00:00Radiology['Long-Biao Cui', 'Lin Liu', 'Fan Guo', 'Yunchun Chen', 'Gang Chen', 'Min Xi', 'W. Qin', 'Jinbo Sun', 'Chen Li', 'Yi-bin Xi', 'Huaning Wang', 'H. Yin']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c37afcddc862d4e6d6cd194556b9d4e464335dddPurpose To assess the diagnostic accuracy of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) combined with diagnostic contrast material-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in detecting lymph node (LN) metastasis in high-risk endometrial cancer. Materials and Methods This prospective multicenter HIPAA-compliant study had institutional review board approval, and all participants gave written informed consent. Data were accrued between January 2010 and June 2013. Patients underwent PET/CT and pelvic and abdominal lymphadenectomy. Two hundred seven of 215 enrolled patients had PET/CT and pathologic examination results for the abdomen and pelvis. Mean patient age was 62.7 years ± 9.6 (standard deviation). Data in all 23 patients with a positive abdominal examination and in 26 randomly selected patients with a negative abdominal examination were used for this central reader study. Seven independent blinded readers reviewed diagnostic CT and PET/CT results in different sessions 1 month apart. Accuracy was calculated at the participant level, correlating abdominal (right and left para-aortic and common iliac) and pelvic (right and left external iliac and obturator) LN regions with pathologic results, respecting laterality. Reader-average sensitivities, specificities, and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) of PET/CT and diagnostic CT were compared. Power calculation was for sensitivity and specificity in the abdomen. Results Sensitivities of PET/CT versus diagnostic CT for the detection of LN metastasis were 0.65 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.57, 0.72) versus 0.50 (95% CI: 0.43, 0.58) (P = .01) in the abdomen and 0.65 (95% CI: 0.57, 0.72) versus 0.48 (95% CI: 0.41, 0.56) (P = .004) in the pelvis. Corresponding specificities were 0.88 (95% CI: 0.83, 0.92) versus 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89, 0.96) (P = .11) and 0.93 (95% CI: 0.86, 0.96) versus 0.89 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.94) (P = .27), and AUCs were 0.78 (95% CI: 0.66, 0.89) versus 0.74 (95% CI: 0.63, 0.86) (P = .39) and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.71, 0.92) versus 0.73 (95% CI: 0.63, 0.84) (P = .02). Conclusion FDG PET/CT has satisfactory diagnostic accuracy in the detection of abdominal LN metastasis in high-risk endometrial cancer. Compared with diagnostic CT alone, addition of PET to diagnostic CT significantly increased sensitivity in both the abdomen and pelvis while maintaining high specificity. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20172751FDG PET/CT has satisfactory diagnostic accuracy in the detection of abdominal LN metastasis in high-risk endometrial cancer compared with diagnostic CT alone, and addition of PET to diagnostic CT significantly increased sensitivity in both the abdomen and pelvis while maintaining high specificity.2017-01-03T00:00:00Radiology['M. Atri', 'Zheng Zhang', 'F. Dehdashti', 'Susanna I. Lee', 'H. Marques', 'Shamshad Ali', 'W. Koh', 'R. Mannel', 'P. DiSilvestro', 'S. King', 'M. Pearl', 'X. Zhou', 'M. Plante', 'K. Moxley', 'M. Gold']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bb689556339f0625bf0ed2b0e5b372e54ca05f1fPurpose To characterize a chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2)-binding peptide adapted for use as a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for noninvasive detection of lung inflammation in a mouse model of lung injury and in human tissues from subjects with lung disease. Materials and Methods The study was approved by institutional animal and human studies committees. Informed consent was obtained from patients. A 7-amino acid CCR2 binding peptide (extracellular loop 1 inverso [ECL1i]) was conjugated to tetraazacyclododecane tetraacetic acid (DOTA) and labeled with copper 64 (64Cu) or fluorescent dye. Lung inflammation was induced with intratracheal administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in wild-type (n = 19) and CCR2-deficient (n = 4) mice, and these mice were compared with wild-type mice given control saline (n = 5) by using PET performed after intravenous injection of 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i. Lung immune cells and those binding fluorescently labeled ECL1i in vivo were detected with flow cytometry. Lung inflammation in tissue from subjects with nondiseased lungs donated for lung transplantation (n = 11) and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were undergoing lung transplantation (n = 16) was evaluated for CCR2 with immunostaining and autoradiography (n = 6, COPD) with 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i. Groups were compared with analysis of variance, the Mann-Whitney U test, or the t test. Results Signal on PET images obtained in mouse lungs after injury with LPS was significantly greater than that in the saline control group (mean = 4.43% of injected dose [ID] per gram of tissue vs 0.99% of injected dose per gram of tissue; P < .001). PET signal was significantly diminished with blocking studies using nonradiolabeled ECL1i in excess (mean = 0.63% ID per gram of tissue; P < .001) and in CCR2-deficient mice (mean = 0.39% ID per gram of tissue; P < .001). The ECL1i signal was associated with an elevated level of mouse lung monocytes. COPD lung tissue displayed significantly elevated CCR2 levels compared with nondiseased tissue (median = 12.8% vs 1.2% cells per sample; P = .002), which was detected with 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i by using autoradiography. Conclusion 64Cu-DOTA-ECL1i is a promising tool for PET-based detection of CCR2-directed inflammation in an animal model and in human tissues as a step toward clinical translation. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology2017344364Cu-DOTA-ECL1i is a promising tool for PET-based detection of CCR2-directed inflammation in an animal model and in human tissues as a step toward clinical translation.2017-01-03T00:00:00Radiology['Yongjian Liu', 'S. Gunsten', 'D. Sultan', 'H. Luehmann', 'Yongfeng Zhao', 'T. Scott Blackwell', 'Zachary Bollermann-Nowlis', 'Jie-Hong Pan', 'Derek E. Byers', 'Jeffrey J. Atkinson', 'D. Kreisel', 'Michael J. Holtzman', 'R. Gropler', 'C. Combadière', 'Steven L. Brody']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b1bc58888e1470dde7bcff58f3e2f3c0cdb7f59bPurpose To assess the cost-effectiveness of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) versus radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for patients with inoperable localized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are eligible for both SBRT and RFA. Materials and Methods A decision-analytic Markov model was developed for patients with inoperable, localized HCC who were eligible for both RFA and SBRT to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the following treatment strategies: (a) SBRT as initial treatment followed by SBRT for local progression (SBRT-SBRT), (b) RFA followed by RFA for local progression (RFA-RFA), (c) SBRT followed by RFA for local progression (SBRT-RFA), and (d) RFA followed by SBRT for local progression (RFA-SBRT). Probabilities of disease progression, treatment characteristics, and mortality were derived from published studies. Outcomes included health benefits expressed as discounted quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), costs in U.S. dollars, and cost-effectiveness expressed as an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis was performed to assess the robustness of the findings. Results In the base case, SBRT-SBRT yielded the most QALYs (1.565) and cost $197 557. RFA-SBRT yielded 1.558 QALYs and cost $193 288. SBRT-SBRT was not cost-effective, at $558 679 per QALY gained relative to RFA-SBRT. RFA-SBRT was the preferred strategy, because RFA-RFA and SBRT-RFA were less effective and more costly. In all evaluated scenarios, SBRT was preferred as salvage therapy for local progression after RFA. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis showed that at a willingness-to-pay threshold of $100 000 per QALY gained, RFA-SBRT was preferred in 65.8% of simulations. Conclusion SBRT for initial treatment of localized, inoperable HCC is not cost-effective. However, SBRT is the preferred salvage therapy for local progression after RFA. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20173238SBRT for initial treatment of localized, inoperable HCC is not cost-effective, however, SBRT is the preferred salvage therapy for local progression after RFA.2017-01-03T00:00:00Radiology['E. Pollom', 'Kyueun Lee', 'B. Durkee', 'M. Grade', 'D. Mokhtari', 'D. Wahl', 'M. Feng', 'N. Kothary', 'A. Koong', 'D. Owens', 'J. Goldhaber-Fiebert', 'D. Chang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3310a8875720828bd4e8a9ddb1aacb9ba253217fThis paper compares Dostoevsky’s The Gambler (1866) to certain features of Thomas De Quincey’s Confessions of an English Opium Eater (1821) to show that the two texts demonstrate the emergence of a simulacral culture of the modern self. The De Quincean model of subjectivity is presented as a prototype of the modern self before The Gambler is investigated in its light. Insofar as the self is constructed in the context of social environments, modernity is characterized by a mimetic mode we might call intensity, where the modern self finds and creates its identity through repetitive patterns of mediated experience. In particular, it is argued that the first-person narrators of Confessions and The Gambler exemplify the obsessive cycle of self-production—a characteristically modern addiction to the decentring and multiplication of the self, rooted in the need for the intoxicating effect of strong sensations and imaginary experience. Self-production functions in a cycle of passion, transgression, and suffering, followed by anticipation of change and renewal, on a par, psychologically, with rebirth or resurrection. The major difference between the works is that, while Confessions emphasizes the causality of social conditions, The Gambler is predicated on the uniquely Russian sense of destiny (sud’ba).2017002017-01-03T00:00:00The Dostoevsky Journal['Lonny Harrison']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ae11690b82d175bd40e49c36325307e51adf752bCompulsive gamblers seek games of chance because of the same brain circuits that drive drug addiction, research in the journal Translational Psychiatry has shown.201700Compulsive gamblers seek games of chance because of the same brain circuits that drive drug addiction, research in the journal Translational Psychiatry has shown.2017-01-03T00:00:00['John von Radowitz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ac160accddfa3e8218fcb61a1dd347214bf75756Purpose To determine the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate in estrogen receptor (ER) –positive primary breast cancer triaged to chemotherapy when the protein encoded by the MKI67 gene (Ki67) level was > 10% after 2 to 4 weeks of neoadjuvant aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy. A second objective was to examine risk of relapse using the Ki67-based Preoperative Endocrine Prognostic Index (PEPI). Methods The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z1031A trial enrolled postmenopausal women with stage II or III ER-positive (Allred score, 6 to 8) breast cancer whose treatment was randomly assigned to neoadjuvant AI therapy with anastrozole, exemestane, or letrozole. For the trial ACOSOG Z1031B, the protocol was amended to include a tumor Ki67 determination after 2 to 4 weeks of AI. If the Ki67 was > 10%, patients were switched to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. A pCR rate of > 20% was the predefined efficacy threshold. In patients who completed neoadjuvant AI, stratified Cox modeling was used to assess whether time to recurrence differed by PEPI = 0 score (T1 or T2, N0, Ki67 < 2.7%, ER Allred > 2) versus PEPI > 0 disease. Results Only two of the 35 patients in ACOSOG Z1031B who were switched to neoadjuvant chemotherapy experienced a pCR (5.7%; 95% CI, 0.7% to 19.1%). After 5.5 years of median follow-up, four (3.7%) of the 109 patients with a PEPI = 0 score relapsed versus 49 (14.4%) of 341 of patients with PEPI > 0 (recurrence hazard ratio [PEPI = 0 v PEPI > 0], 0.27; P = .014; 95% CI, 0.092 to 0.764). Conclusion Chemotherapy efficacy was lower than expected in ER-positive tumors exhibiting AI-resistant proliferation. The optimal therapy for these patients should be further investigated. For patients with PEPI = 0 disease, the relapse risk over 5 years was only 3.6% without chemotherapy, supporting the study of adjuvant endocrine monotherapy in this group. These Ki67 and PEPI triage approaches are being definitively studied in the ALTERNATE trial (Alternate Approaches for Clinical Stage II or III Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Neoadjuvant Treatment in Postmenopausal Women: A Phase III Study; clinical trial information: NCT01953588).Journal of Clinical Oncology201723258Chemotherapy efficacy was lower than expected in ER-positive tumors exhibiting AI-resistant proliferation, supporting the study of adjuvant endocrine monotherapy in this group.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Clinical Oncology['M. Ellis', 'V. Suman', 'J. Hoog', 'R. Gonçalves', 'Souzan Sanati', 'C. Creighton', 'K. Deschryver', 'E. Crouch', 'A. Brink', 'Mark Watson', 'Jingqin R Luo', 'Y. Tao', 'Michael Barnes', 'M. Dowsett', 'G. Budd', 'E. Winer', 'P. Silverman', 'L. Esserman', 'L. Carey', 'Cynthia X. Ma', 'G. Unzeitig', 'T. Pluard', 'P. Whitworth', 'G. Babiera', 'J. Guenther', 'Z. Dayao', 'D. Ota', 'M. Leitch', 'J. Olson', 'D. Allred', 'K. Hunt']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1d016d29cec441cb188da560339b3eae33b2d7b0BACKGROUND. Some countries have limited the maximum allowable storage duration for red cells to 5 weeks before transfusion. In the US, red blood cells can be stored for up to 6 weeks, but randomized trials have not assessed the effects of this final week of storage on clinical outcomes. METHODS. Sixty healthy adult volunteers were randomized to a single standard, autologous, leukoreduced, packed red cell transfusion after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 weeks of storage (n = 10 per group). 51-Chromium posttransfusion red cell recovery studies were performed and laboratory parameters measured before and at defined times after transfusion. RESULTS. Extravascular hemolysis after transfusion progressively increased with increasing storage time (P < 0.001 for linear trend in the AUC of serum indirect bilirubin and iron levels). Longer storage duration was associated with decreasing posttransfusion red cell recovery (P = 0.002), decreasing elevations in hematocrit (P = 0.02), and increasing serum ferritin (P < 0.0001). After 6 weeks of refrigerated storage, transfusion was followed by increases in AUC for serum iron (P < 0.01), transferrin saturation (P < 0.001), and nontransferrin-bound iron (P < 0.001) as compared with transfusion after 1 to 5 weeks of storage. CONCLUSIONS. After 6 weeks of refrigerated storage, transfusion of autologous red cells to healthy human volunteers increased extravascular hemolysis, saturated serum transferrin, and produced circulating nontransferrin-bound iron. These outcomes, associated with increased risks of harm, provide evidence that the maximal allowable red cell storage duration should be reduced to the minimum sustainable by the blood supply, with 35 days as an attainable goal. REGISTRATION. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02087514. FUNDING. NIH grant HL115557 and UL1 TR000040.Journal of Clinical Investigation201742156After 6 weeks of refrigerated storage, transfusion of autologous red cells to healthy human volunteers increased extravascular hemolysis, saturated serum transferrin, and produced circulating nontransferrin-bound iron.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Clinical Investigation['F. Rapido', 'G. Brittenham', 'Sheila Bandyopadhyay', 'F. La Carpia', 'C. L’Acqua', 'D. McMahon', 'A. Rebbaa', 'B. Wojczyk', 'Jane Netterwald', 'Hangli Wang', 'J. Schwartz', 'A. Eisenberger', 'Mark Soffing', 'Randy Yeh', 'C. Divgi', 'Y. Ginzburg', 'B. Shaz', 'S. Sheth', 'R. Francis', 'S. Spitalnik', 'E. Hod']2017-01-03T00:00:00 580127d357eb2c36e1671fab22ce1d11046cebdcScientific Reports201784133Results show that a non pharmacological, multicomponent intervention improves cognitive status and indicators of brain health in MCI subjects.2017-01-03T00:00:00Scientific Reports['L. E. M. G. A. F. L. T. P. F. N. L. J. E. U. A. C. M. Maffei Picano Andreassi Angelucci Baldacci Baronce', 'L. Maffei', 'E. Picano', 'M. Andreassi', 'A. Angelucci', 'F. Baldacci', 'L. Baroncelli', 'T. Begenisic', 'P. F. Bellinvia', 'N. Berardi', 'L. Biagi', 'J. Bonaccorsi', 'E. Bonanni', 'U. Bonuccelli', 'A. Borghini', 'C. Braschi', 'M. Broccardi', 'R. Bruno', 'M. Caleo', 'C. Carlesi', 'L. Carnicelli', 'G. Cartoni', 'L. Cecchetti', 'M. Cenni', 'R. Ceravolo', 'L. Chico', 'S. Cintoli', 'G. Cioni', 'M. Coscia', 'M. Costa', "G. D'Angelo", "P. d'Ascanio", 'M. D. Nes', 'S. Turco', 'E. D. Coscio', 'M. D. Galante', 'N. Lascio', 'F. Faita', 'I. Falorni', 'U. Faraguna', 'A. Fenu', 'L. Fortunato', 'R. Franco', 'L. Gargani', 'R. Gargiulo', 'L. Ghiadoni', 'F. Giorgi', 'R. Iannarella', 'C. Iofrida', 'C. Kusmic', 'F. Limongi', 'M. Maestri', 'M. Maffei', 'S. Maggi', 'M. Mainardi', 'L. Mammana', 'A. Marabotti', 'V. Mariotti', 'E. Melissari', 'A. Mercuri', 'S. Micera', 'S. Molinaro', 'R. Narducci', 'T. Navarra', 'M. Noale', 'C. Pagni', 'S. Palumbo', 'R. Pasquariello', 'S. Pellegrini', 'P. Pietrini', 'T. Pizzorusso', 'A. Poli', 'L. Pratali', 'A. Retico', 'E. Ricciardi', 'G. Rota', 'A. Sale', 'S. Sbrana', 'G. Scabia', 'M. Scali', 'D. Scelfo', 'R. Sicari', 'G. Siciliano', 'F. Stea', 'S. Taddei', 'G. Tognoni', 'A. Tonacci', 'M. Tosetti', 'S. Turchi', 'L. Volpi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6f49cc3516c4703df2395b91c41dfa13dbb9bda8Planned episodic change programs, rigid processes and traditional structures, optimized for efficiency rather than agility, are no longer appropriate in a context where competitive advantage is fueled by high-speed innovation, supported by a more entrepreneurial mindset. The purpose of this two part paper is to offer a review of relevant research to provide an informed case for continuous strategic transformation facilitated by enhanced organizational agility. The concept of agility is explored, defined and a framework for categorizing agility-enhancing capabilities is presented. Specific aspects of this agility framework are examined to better understand how these interrelated competencies contribute to overall corporate performance in this fast-paced world.,A range of published empirical and practitioner research articles were reviewed to study the concepts of organizational agility and transformation as critical factors contributing to sustained competitive advantage, organizational performance and survival in the increasingly competitive global context. This literature review explores how organizations are overcoming the challenges imposed by their traditional structures, cultures and leadership models and identifies dynamic competencies to be developed to achieve a greater level of corporate agility.,Increased organizational agility increases the ability to respond proactively to unexpected environmental changes. The commitment to continuous transformation and agile strategies implies changes at all levels of the organization from its structure, through its leadership and decision-making dynamics, down to the skills and interpersonal relationships of the individuals implementing the agile mission.,There is a gap in the literature with respect to agility, namely, that most research focuses on the characteristics of agile organizations, with little attention given to how to develop agile capabilities and embed the commitment to continuous change deep into the corporate DNA, beyond the process level, into the psyche of the people driving the organization.,Managers should consider agility as an overarching principle guiding strategic and operational activities. Fostering agility-enhancing capabilities will be paramount in ensuring the successful integration of agility as a performance enhancing paradigm.,For small- and medium-sized companies with limited resources, this reality makes staying relevant an uphill battle but also opens windows of opportunity. The challenge of the next century for large organizations will be to rekindle their innovative agile beginnings and for start-ups to continue to foster their dynamic capabilities as they grow.,The paper provides practical and empirical evidence of the importance of enterprise agility and specific dynamic capabilities on firm performance.2017291262017-01-03T00:00:00Industrial and Commercial Training['S. H. Appelbaum', 'R. Calla', 'Dany Desautels', 'Lisa N. Hasan']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2f1a2885a7b4818935acc1d9bd6e31880dcf9b09ABSTRACT Novel systemic treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are strongly needed. Immunotherapy is a promising strategy that can induce specific antitumor immune responses. Understanding the mechanisms of immune resistance by HCC is crucial for development of suitable immunotherapeutics. We used immunohistochemistry on tissue-microarrays to examine the co-expression of the immune inhibiting molecules PD-L1, Galectin-9, HVEM and IDO, as well as tumor CD8+ lymphocyte infiltration in HCC, in two independent cohorts of patients. We found that at least some expression in tumor cells was seen in 97% of cases for HVEM, 83% for PD-L1, 79% for Gal-9 and 66% for IDO. In the discovery cohort (n = 94), we found that lack of, or low, tumor expression of PD-L1 (p < 0.001), Galectin-9 (p < 0.001) and HVEM (p < 0.001), and low CD8+TIL count (p = 0.016), were associated with poor HCC-specific survival. PD-L1, Galectin-9 and CD8+TIL count were predictive of HCC-specific survival independent of baseline clinicopathologic characteristics and the combination of these markers was a powerful predictor of HCC-specific survival (HR 0.29; p <0.001). These results were confirmed in the validation cohort (n = 60). We show that low expression levels of PD-L1 and Gal-9 in combination with low CD8+TIL count predict extremely poor HCC-specific survival and it requires a change in two of these parameters to significantly improve prognosis. In conclusion, intra-tumoral expression of these immune inhibiting molecules was observed in the majority of HCC patients. Low expression of PD-L1 and Galectin-9 and low CD8+TIL count are associated with poor HCC-specific survival. Combining immune biomarkers leads to superior predictors of HCC mortality.Oncoimmunology201760123It is shown that low expression levels of PD-L1 and Gal-9 in combination with low CD8+TIL count predict extremely poor HCC-specific survival and it requires a change in two of these parameters to significantly improve prognosis.2017-01-03T00:00:00Oncoimmunology['K. Sideras', 'K. Biermann', 'J. Verheij', 'B. Takkenberg', 'S. Mancham', 'B. Hansen', 'H. Schutz', 'R. D. de Man', 'D. Sprengers', 'S. Buschow', 'Maddy C. M. Verseput', 'P. Boor', 'Q. Pan', 'T. V. van Gulik', 'T. Terkivatan', 'J. Ijzermans', 'U. Beuers', 'S. Sleijfer', 'M. Bruno', 'J. Kwekkeboom']2017-01-03T00:00:00 afffeb7df5acdf4c1903ef8cfb2f9ccd6706c54aBACKGROUND Much controversy surrounds the association of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors with venous thromboembolism (VTE). METHODS We performed an individual level random-effect meta-analysis including 9 prospective studies with measured baseline cardiovascular disease risk factors and validated VTE events. Definitions were harmonized across studies. Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors were modeled categorically and continuously using restricted cubic splines. Estimates were obtained for overall VTE, provoked VTE (ie, VTE occurring in the presence of 1 or more established VTE risk factors), and unprovoked VTE, pulmonary embolism, and deep-vein thrombosis. RESULTS The studies included 244 865 participants with 4910 VTE events occurring during a mean follow-up of 4.7 to 19.7 years per study. Age, sex, and body mass index-adjusted hazard ratios for overall VTE were 0.98 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.89-1.07) for hypertension, 0.97 (95% CI: 0.88-1.08) for hyperlipidemia, 1.01 (95% CI: 0.89-1.15) for diabetes mellitus, and 1.19 (95% CI: 1.08-1.32) for current smoking. After full adjustment, these estimates were numerically similar. When modeled continuously, an inverse association was observed for systolic blood pressure (hazard ratio=0.79 [95% CI: 0.68-0.92] at systolic blood pressure 160 vs 110 mm Hg) but not for diastolic blood pressure or lipid measures with VTE. An important finding from VTE subtype analyses was that cigarette smoking was associated with provoked but not unprovoked VTE. Fully adjusted hazard ratios for the associations of current smoking with provoked and unprovoked VTE were 1.36 (95% CI: 1.22-1.52) and 1.08 (95% CI: 0.90-1.29), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Except for the association between cigarette smoking and provoked VTE, which is potentially mediated through comorbid conditions such as cancer, the modifiable traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors are not associated with increased VTE risk. Higher systolic blood pressure showed an inverse association with VTE.Circulation201732118Except for the association between cigarette smoking and provoked VTE, which is potentially mediated through comorbid conditions such as cancer, the modifiable traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors are not associated with increased VTE risk.2017-01-03T00:00:00Circulation['B. Mahmoodi', 'M. Cushman', 'Inger Anne Næss', 'M. Allison', 'W. Bos', 'S. Brækkan', 'S. Cannegieter', 'R. Gansevoort', 'P. Gona', 'J. Hammerstrøm', 'J. Hansen', 'S. Heckbert', 'A. Holst', 'S. Lakoski', 'P. Lutsey', 'J. Manson', 'L. Martin', 'K. Matsushita', 'K. Meijer', 'K. Overvad', 'E. Prescott', 'M. Puurunen', 'J. Rossouw', 'Y. Sang', 'M. Severinsen', 'J. T. ten Berg', 'A. Folsom', 'N. Zakai']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b131856bc1fbdd61ad0ea811650359dc5684f725Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) intercalated with phosphate ions (LDH-phosphate) was synthesized by ion-exchange method from a precursor containing nitrate ions between the layers. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis coupled to differential scanning calorimetry and mass spectrometry (TGA-DSC-MS), specific surface area (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and elemental analysis. We hypothesized that LDH-phosphate can be used as a slow release fertilizer and help increase phosphate fertilization efficiency in tropical weathered soils. This new fertilizer technology was tested in a kinetic study of P release and a bioassay with controlled conditions of light, humidity, and temperature using maize (Zea mays) as our indicator plant. The bioassay was performed using an adaptation of the Neubauer method, wherein the LDH-phosphate was compared to the commercial triple superphos...2017581122017-01-03T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['L. P. Benício', 'V. Constantino', 'F. Pinto', 'Leonardus Vergütz', 'J. Tronto', 'L. Costa']2017-01-03T00:00:00 cf1cd456f3bb82c7f426b9e240981f3962cdad5eBMC Medicine201756110The concept that inhibition of placental mTOR signaling constitutes a mechanistic link between placental malaria-associated intervillositis and decreased amino acid uptake, which may contribute to lower birthweight is supported.2017-01-03T00:00:00BMC Medicine['K. G. Dimasuay', 'E. Aitken', 'Fredrick J Rosario', 'Madi Njie', 'J. Glazier', 'S. Rogerson', 'F. Fowkes', 'J. Beeson', 'T. Powell', 'T. Jansson', 'Philippe Boeuf']2017-01-03T00:00:00 44a399ac9524bd4ed61615b888259538a5aabef4Radiomics aims to quantitatively capture the complex tumor phenotype contained in medical images to associate them with clinical outcomes. This study investigates the impact of different types of computed tomography (CT) images on the prognostic performance of radiomic features for disease recurrence in early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). 112 early stage NSCLC patients treated with SBRT that had static free breathing (FB) and average intensity projection (AIP) images were analyzed. Nineteen radiomic features were selected from each image type (FB or AIP) for analysis based on stability and variance. The selected FB and AIP radiomic feature sets had 6 common radiomic features between both image types and 13 unique features. The prognostic performances of the features for distant metastasis (DM) and locoregional recurrence (LRR) were evaluated using the concordance index (CI) and compared with two conventional features (tumor volume and maximum diameter). P-values were corrected for multiple testing using the false discovery rate procedure. None of the FB radiomic features were associated with DM, however, seven AIP radiomic features, that described tumor shape and heterogeneity, were (CI range: 0.638–0.676). Conventional features from FB images were not associated with DM, however, AIP conventional features were (CI range: 0.643–0.658). Radiomic and conventional multivariate models were compared between FB and AIP images using cross validation. The differences between the models were assessed using a permutation test. AIP radiomic multivariate models (median CI = 0.667) outperformed all other models (median CI range: 0.601–0.630) in predicting DM. None of the imaging features were prognostic of LRR. Therefore, image type impacts the performance of radiomic models in their association with disease recurrence. AIP images contained more information than FB images that were associated with disease recurrence in early stage NSCLC patients treated with SBRT, which suggests that AIP images may potentially be more optimal for the development of an imaging biomarker.PLoS ONE20174994AIP images contained more information than FB images that were associated with disease recurrence in early stage NSCLC patients treated with SBRT, which suggests that AIP images may potentially be more optimal for the development of an imaging biomarker.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. Huynh', 'T. Coroller', 'V. Narayan', 'V. Agrawal', 'J. Romano', 'I. Franco', 'C. Parmar', 'Ying Hou', 'R. Mak', 'H. Aerts']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3a0d0c6fb62a5f5dd6bb8dded1a5fe40c385da1bThe safe implementation of nanotechnology requires nanomaterial hazard assessment in accordance with the material physicochemical properties that trigger the injury response at the nano/bio interface. Since CuO nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used industrially and their dissolution properties play a major role in hazard potential, we hypothesized that tighter bonding of Cu to Fe by particle doping could constitute a safer-by-design approach through decreased dissolution. Accordingly, we designed a combinatorial library in which CuO was doped with 1-10% Fe in a flame spray pyrolysis reactor. The morphology and structural properties were determined by XRD, BET, Raman spectroscopy, HRTEM, EFTEM, and EELS, which demonstrated a significant reduction in the apical Cu-O bond length while simultaneously increasing the planar bond length (Jahn-Teller distortion). Hazard screening was performed in tissue culture cell lines and zebrafish embryos to discern the change in the hazardous effects of doped vs nondoped particles. This demonstrated that with increased levels of doping there was a progressive decrease in cytotoxicity in BEAS-2B and THP-1 cells, as well as an incremental decrease in the rate of hatching interference in zebrafish embryos. The dissolution profiles were determined and the surface reactions taking place in Holtfreter's solution were validated using cyclic voltammetry measurements to demonstrate that the Cu+/Cu2+ and Fe2+/Fe3+ redox species play a major role in the dissolution process of pure and Fe-doped CuO. Altogether, a safe-by-design strategy was implemented for the toxic CuO particles via Fe doping and has been demonstrated for their safe use in the environment.ACS Nano201790100A safe-by-design strategy was implemented for the toxic CuO particles via Fe doping and has been demonstrated for their safe use in the environment.2017-01-03T00:00:00ACS nano['H. Naatz', 'Sijie Lin', 'Ruibin Li', 'Wen Jiang', 'Zhaoxia Ji', 'C. Chang', 'J. Köser', 'J. Thöming', 'T. Xia', 'A. Nel', 'L. Mädler', 'S. Pokhrel']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bd07f7c9f1ec7206a94f62b7e9b83b45d425c47bUniversal background checks are favored by more than 90% of all Americans (1). Legislation requiring background checks for private firearm sales has been strongly endorsed by leading U.S. medical (2), legal (2), and law enforcement organizations (3). Despite this support, most states do not require background checks for firearm sales between private parties. The extent to which the absence of requirements for universal background checks contributes to the more than 33000 annual firearm deaths in the United States (4) is unknown, in part because even the most basic information about background checks is not routinely collected. For example, no routinely collected data indicate how frequently firearms are transferred from one private party to another, where and between whom these transfers occur, or how often they involve background checks. What is known is that many gun offenders obtain the guns they use in crime through private sales. For example, a survey of prisoners convicted of gun offenses revealed that 96% of inmates who were prohibited from possessing a firearm at the time they committed their crime had obtained their firearm from an unlicensed private seller (5). Other studies identify unlicensed private sellers as major contributors to illegal firearm trafficking within the United States and across the U.S.-Mexico border (6, 7). Because routinely collected data do not provide estimates of where firearms exchange hands after entering the U.S. market, or the extent to which secondary transfers are subject to background checks, researchers have relied on national surveys, the most recent of which was a random-digit dialing survey conducted in 1994, to estimate the proportion of U.S. gun owners who obtain firearms without a background check (8). That survey asked gun-owning respondents whether they had acquired firearms during the previous 2 years and, if so, whether their most recent acquisition had been from a federally licensed firearms dealer (the proxy used for having undergone a background check). As reported first by Cook and Ludwig (8), approximately 40% of gun-owning respondents who had acquired firearms between 1992 and 1994 did so without a background check. No contemporary estimates exist. We believe the current study is the first in more than 20 years to update and extend information about where, when, and how current U.S. gun owners acquired their most recent firearm and whether the transfer involved a background check. We enumerate the proportion of current gun owners who acquired their most recent firearm without undergoing a background check by acquisition type (purchased vs. nonpurchased), subtype (where acquired, from whom), and recency of acquisition. In addition, although federal law does not require background checks for firearms transferred between individuals who are not licensed dealers, some states do (9); therefore, we examine, by state-law status, the proportion of gun owners who underwent a background check for those acquiring their last firearm through a private sale. Methods Design and Sampling Data come from a nationally representative, Web-based survey designed by the investigators and conducted in April 2015 by the survey firm Growth for Knowledge (GfK). Respondents were drawn from GfK's KnowledgePanel (KP), a group of approximately 55000 U.S. adults selected (on an ongoing basis) with an equal probability of selection. The study-specific recruitment rate (proportion of individuals who were eligible for our study and agreed to become panel members) was 14.4%. All panel members, except those currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, were eligible to participate. Gun owners and veterans were oversampled from the KP; sampling weights supplied by GfK were applied such that estimates from the survey are representative of U.S. adults (aged18 years) in 2015. Invitations to participate were e-mailed; 1 reminder e-mail was sent to nonresponders 3 days later. Participants did not receive any specific incentive to complete this survey, although GfK has a point-based program through which participants accrue points for completing surveys and can redeem them later for cash, merchandise, or participation in sweepstakes. Additional details of GfK's survey design are described in the Appendix. The Northeastern University Institutional Review Board approved the study. Measures The full survey, conducted in April 2015, was designed to examine patterns of civilian gun ownership, storage, and use. It determined gun ownership status and whether the owner's most recently acquired firearm was obtained with a background check but did not ask about the timing of the most recent acquisition. To determine when, relative to the original survey, respondents acquired their most recent firearm, GfK invited all gun-owning respondents from the April 2015 survey to answer additional questions in November 2015 (Figure). Figure. Recruitment and participation of panel members. KP= KnowledgePanel. Gun ownership status was determined on the basis of responses to 2 questions, the first being, Do you or does anyone else you live with currently own any type of gun? Those who answered affirmatively then were asked, Do you personally own a gun? Respondents also were asked about their most recent firearm acquisition, including the type of gun (for example, handgun or long gun), whether they bought the gun or acquired it in some other way (such as through an inheritance), and where they acquired the firearm (for example, a gun store). Data regarding background checks are only from respondents who personally owned guns. To determine what proportion of current firearm owners underwent a background check for their most recently acquired firearm, we asked all gun owners, As far as you know, as part of the transfer, did you undergo a background check? All gun owners also were asked, Did the person who sold you a gun ask you to show a firearm license or permit before buying the gun? Respondents could answer yes, no, or no opinion/don't know to both questions. If the response to either question was affirmative, we classified that transfer as having involved a background check. Respondents who answered no opinion/don't know to the background check question were included in primary analyses after imputation (described later). In the supplemental November 2015 survey, all gun owners from the original survey still in the KP were invited to answer 2 additional questions about the timing of their most recent gun acquisition. The first question was, When you completed the prior national firearms survey, sponsored by Northeastern University, in April 2015, you said that the gun you acquired most recently was a [insert type based on type noted in the April 2015 survey]. Thinking about this gun, approximately when did you acquire it? Three options were offered: within the past 2 years, between 2 and 5 years ago, and more than 5 years ago. The second question was, What was the exact year that you acquired this gun? Respondents were asked to specify the exact year or to report that they did not know the year. State Firearm Legislation State laws regulating private firearm sales generally require that before a purchased firearm can be transferred between private parties, the prospective purchaser undergo (and pass) a criminal history background check. For the state-level analyses, if a state had implemented a private sales law by 1 July 2013, it was coded as having such a law for the analyses involving firearms acquired within the past 2 years. Washington and Oregon both enacted laws in the latter part of 2014 and therefore were coded as not having a background check law (10). For the analyses involving firearms acquired more than 2 years before the survey administration, Colorado and Delaware were coded as not having state laws because they implemented laws after 1 July 2013 (10). We assumed that the state in which each respondent was living at the time of the survey was the state in which he or she had acquired his or her most recent firearm. Firearm purchases made between individuals, at a gun show, or online were coded as private sales, but those that occurred at stores or pawnshops, which by federal law are required to be licensed as firearm dealers, were not. States with laws regulating private sales as of 1 July 2013 include California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC. Except for Colorado, which enacted its law in 2013, and Delaware, which in 2013 converted its law from optional to mandatory, other states that regulate private sales enacted their laws before 1996 (Table 1). All states with private-sales legislation regulate handgun sales; 11 regulate long-gun sales (long guns include rifles and shotguns) (10). Table 1. State Laws for Secondary Sales* Weighting and Analysis To ensure reliable estimates at the national level, our survey oversampled gun owners by using GfK demographic profile variables, then used the gun-owning questions in the April 2015 survey to verify gun ownership. The GfK group provided final survey weights that combined presample and study-specific poststratification weights to account for oversampling and for nonresponse to both the April 2015 and November 2015 surveys. Additional details about survey weighting are available in the Appendix. Regarding the background check question, 148 respondents (23 of whom acquired their most recent firearm within 2 years of the survey) answered no opinion/don't know. We did not believe these responses represented an informative outcome; therefore, in primary analyses, we used multiple imputation to account for these missing responses for our outcome of interest. Multiple imputation for missing values was done by using logistic regression under the missing-at-random assumption. The imputation model included predictors of backgroAnnals of Internal Medicine20171671This study examines, by state-law status, the proportion of gun owners who underwent a background check for those acquiring their last firearm through a private sale, and identifies unlicensed private sellers as major contributors to illegal firearm trafficking within the United States and across the U.S-Mexico border.2017-01-03T00:00:00Annals of Internal Medicine['Matthew Miller', 'Lisa Hepburn', 'D. Azrael']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a46a55a9ad5bbfed5b0f712fea55339b180d3ab1Objectives Symptomatic ureterolithiasis (renal colic) is a common Emergency Department (ED) complaint. Variation in practice surrounding the diagnosis and management of suspected renal colic could have substantial implications for both quality and cost of care as well as patient radiation burden. Previous literature has suggested that CT scanning has increased with no improvements in outcome, owing at least partially to the spontaneous passage of kidney stones in the majority of patients. Concerns about the rising medical radiation burden in the US necessitate scrutiny of current practices and viable alternatives. Our objective was to use data from a diverse sample of US EDs to examine rates of and variation in the use of CT scanning, admission, and inpatient procedures for patients with renal colic and analyze the influence of patient and hospital factors on the diagnostic testing and treatment patterns for patients with suspected renal colic. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of adult patients who received a diagnosis of renal colic via a visit to an ED at 444 US hospitals participating in the Premier Healthcare Alliance database from 2009–2011. We modeled use of CT, admission, and inpatient urologic intervention as functions of both patient characteristics and hospital characteristics. Results Over the 2-year period, 307,612 patient visits met inclusion criteria. Among these patients, 254,211 (82.6%) had an abdominal CT scan, with 91.5% being non-contrast (“renal protocol”) CT scans. Nineteen percent of visits (58,266) resulted in admission or transfer, and 9.8% of visits (30,239) resulted in a urologic procedure as part of the index visit. On multivariable analysis male patients, Hispanic patients, uninsured patients, and privately insured patients were more likely to have a CT scan performed. Older patients and those covered by Medicare were more likely to be admitted, and once admitted, white patients and privately insured patients were more likely to have a urologic intervention. Only hospital region was associated with variation in CT rates, and this variation was minimal. Region and size of the hospital were associated with admission rates, and hospitals with more practicing urologists had higher intervention rates. Conclusions In this dataset, the majority of patients did not require admission or immediate intervention. Despite this, the large majority received CT scans, in a cohort representing 15–20% of all US ED visits. The CT rate was minimally variable at the hospital level, but the admission rates varied 2-fold, suggesting that hospital-level factors affect patient management. The high rate of CT usage coupled with the low rate of immediate intervention suggests that further research is warranted to identify patients who are at low risk for an immediate intervention, and could potentially be managed with ultrasound alone, expectant management, or delayed CT.PLoS ONE20173460The high rate of CT usage coupled with the low rate of immediate intervention suggests that further research is warranted to identify patients who are at low risk for an immediate intervention, and could potentially be managed with ultrasound alone, expectant management, or delayed CT.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. Schoenfeld', 'P. Pekow', 'M. Shieh', 'C. Scales', 'T. Lagu', 'P. Lindenauer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 c842a5ec5ed85a20823f941492a8e84b1c9ac8b0Researchers have focused their attention on environment-friendly adsorption materials to solve the energy shortage problem and guarantee the sustainable development of human society. For that matter, pomelo peel, which is a low-cost and universal biomass waste, can be used as an effective carbon source with a large specific surface area. In this paper, a novel composite adsorbent, consisting of a three-dimensional honeycomb-like porous carbon material and MnO2 nanowires (HLPC/MnO2), has been successfully synthesized using alkaline activation followed by a carbonization procedure at high temperatures and in situ growth of MnO2 nanowires. The as-prepared composite was characterized using XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, TEM and BET. The surface area of the HLPC reached 1147.41 m2 g-1. The results of the adsorption experiments show that the highest adsorption value of the HLPC/MnO2 composite was 238.09 mg-U per g-adsorbent at pH 5. The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters demonstrate that the removal process correlates well with a Langmuir adsorption isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Thus, the HLPC/MnO2 composite is an excellent adsorbent for removing uranium(vi) ions from aqueous solutions.Dalton Transactions20176263The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters demonstrate that the removal process correlates well with a Langmuir adsorption isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the HLPC/MnO2 composite is an excellent adsorbent for removing uranium(vi) ions from aqueous solutions.2017-01-03T00:00:00Dalton transactions['Jiahui Zhu', 'Qi Liu', 'Zhanshuang Li', 'Jingyuan Liu', 'Hongsen Zhang', 'Rumin Li', 'Jun Wang', 'G. Emelchenko']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4a09f7a7a41afedfd53296ce7c4140908a4f1f73Malaria Journal20173149The study results show that IRS was associated with a significant reduction in malaria morbidity in northern Uganda in the first 3 months following IRS, and the malaria reduction however waned by the fourth month following IRS.2017-01-03T00:00:00Malaria Journal['B. Tukei', 'A. Beke', 'Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa']2017-01-03T00:00:00 28b78d7e10109ff58b68b5595bab927e4b46b6e3Digestive Diseases and Sciences20172452The features of patients with CRC and IBD differ significantly from those without IBD and may be associated with increased mortality.2017-01-03T00:00:00Digestive Diseases and Sciences['N. Jewel Samadder', 'J. Valentine', 'S. Guthery', 'Harminder Singh', 'C. Bernstein', 'Yuan Wan', 'Jathine Wong', 'K. Boucher', 'L. Pappas', 'K. Rowe', 'M. Bronner', 'C. Ulrich', 'R. Burt', 'K. Curtin', 'Ken R. Smith']2017-01-03T00:00:00 fee18b5e8683ef1964c60c735b25df9dbc553b49Gut Pathogens20175046This study provided evidences that high prevalence of MAP DNA and anti-MAP antibodies in CD patients is significantly associated with the development of CD and highlights a possible transmission of MAP from animal-derived products to humans.2017-01-03T00:00:00Gut Pathogens['Samin Zamani', 'M. Zali', 'H. A. Aghdaei', 'L. Sechi', 'M. Niegowska', 'Elisa Caggiu', 'Rouhollah Keshavarz', 'N. Mosavari', 'M. Feizabadi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8830d2ebab8e02a109fb3b8baebe3252224c6ea7In line with the dimensional theory of emotional space, we developed affective norms for words rated in terms of valence, arousal and dominance in a group of older adults to complete the adaptation of the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW) for Italian and to aid research on aging. Here, as in the original Italian ANEW database, participants evaluated valence, arousal, and dominance by means of the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) in a paper-and-pencil procedure. We observed high split-half reliabilities within the older sample and high correlations with the affective ratings of previous research, especially for valence, suggesting that there is large agreement among older adults within and across-languages. More importantly, we found high correlations between younger and older adults, showing that our data are generalizable across different ages. However, despite this across-ages accord, we obtained age-related differences on three affective dimensions for a great number of words. In particular, older adults rated as more arousing and more unpleasant a number of words that younger adults rated as moderately unpleasant and arousing in our previous affective norms. Moreover, older participants rated negative stimuli as more arousing and positive stimuli as less arousing than younger participants, thus leading to a less-curved distribution of ratings in the valence by arousal space. We also found more extreme ratings for older adults for the relationship between dominance and arousal: older adults gave lower dominance and higher arousal ratings for words rated by younger adults with middle dominance and arousal values. Together, these results suggest that our affective norms are reliable and can be confidently used to select words matched for the affective dimensions of valence, arousal and dominance across younger and older participants for future research in aging.PLoS ONE20179241The development of affective norms for words rated in terms of valence, arousal and dominance in a group of older adults to complete the adaptation of the Affective Norms for English Words for Italian and to aid research on aging suggest that they are reliable and can be confidently used to select words matched for the affective dimensions ofValence, aroused and dominance across younger and older participants for future research in aging.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Beth Fairfield', 'E. Ambrosini', 'N. Mammarella', 'Maria Montefinese']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4dcdf583ae614261288482ee0a36c0ad54fee07bJournal of Translational Medicine20173943Results of a Phase I dose escalation trial comparing mobilization with a peptidic CXCR4 antagonist POL6326 (balixafortide) vs. G-CSF show balix Manafortide is safe, well tolerated, and induces efficient mobilization of HSPCs in healthy male volunteers.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Translational Medicine['D. Karpova', 'S. Bräuninger', 'E. Wiercinska', 'A. Krämer', 'B. Stock', 'J. Graff', 'H. Martin', 'A. Wach', 'Christophe Escot', 'G. Douglas', 'B. Romagnoli', 'É. Chevalier', 'Klaus Dembowski', 'L. Hooftman', 'H. Bonig']2017-01-03T00:00:00 11e54abbc7d75a9b8614f3daa21f9c1d01c56d3cRadiation Oncology20174344The rate of second cancer was increased in radiotherapy only patients, but no such increase was seen in patients with radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy, suggesting that the increase in second cancer following radiotherapyonly is highly likely to reflect advanced age and lifestyle habits and comorbidities.2017-01-03T00:00:00Radiation Oncology (London, England)['N. Hegemann', 'A. Schlesinger-raab', 'U. Ganswindt', 'Claudia Hörl', 'S. Combs', 'D. Hölzel', 'J. Gschwend', 'C. Stief', 'C. Belka', 'J. Engel']2017-01-03T00:00:00 32d07f5ee4ccb22b497fffcf6ed149f56f0890eaNature Genetics201710250Results from genetic risk score models raise the possibility of a precision medicine approach through early lifestyle intervention to offset the impact of blood pressure–raising genetic variants on future cardiovascular disease risk.2017-01-03T00:00:00Nature genetics['H. Warren', 'Evangelos Evangelou', 'Claudia P. Cabrera', 'He Gao', 'M. Ren', 'Borbála Mifsud', 'I. Ntalla', 'P. Surendran', 'Chunyu Liu', 'J. Cook', 'A. Kraja', 'F. Drenos', 'M. Loh', 'N. Verweij', 'J. Marten', 'I. Karaman', 'M. P. S. Lepe', 'Paul F. O’Reilly', 'J. Knight', 'H. Snieder', 'Norihiro Kato', 'Jiang He', 'E. Tai', 'M. Said', 'D. Porteous', 'Maris Alver', 'Neil Poulter', 'M. Farrall', 'R. Gansevoort', 'S. Padmanabhan', 'R. Mägi', 'Alice Stanton', 'J. Connell', 'Stephan J. L. Bakker', 'A. Metspalu', 'Denis C. Shields', 'Simon A Thom', 'Morris J. Brown', 'Peter Sever', 'T. Esko', 'C. Hayward', 'P. van der Harst', 'D. Saleheen', 'Rajiv Chowdhury', 'J. Chambers', 'D. Chasman', 'Aravinda Chakravarti', 'C. Newton‐Cheh', 'Cecilia M. Lindgren', 'Daniel Levy', 'J. Kooner', 'Bernard D. Keavney', 'M. Tomaszewski', 'N. Samani', 'Joanna M. M. Howson', 'MartinD. Tobin', 'P. Munroe', 'George B. Ehret', 'L. Wain', 'Louise V Ahmad Rick Roby Peter J A Mesut Paul Claudia P H Wain Vaez Jansen Joehanes van der Most Erzurumluog', 'L. Wain', 'Ahmad Vaez', 'R. Jansen', 'R. Joehanes', 'Peter J. van der Most', 'A. Erzurumluoglu', 'Paul F. O’Reilly', 'L. Rose', 'G. Verwoert', 'J. Hottenga', 'R. Strawbridge', 'T. Esko', 'D. Arking', 'Shih-Jen Hwang', 'Xiuqing Guo', 'Z. Kutalik', 'S. Trompet', 'N. Shrine', 'A. Teumer', 'J. Ried', 'J. Bis', 'Albert V Smith', 'N. Amin', 'I. Nolte', 'L. Lyytikäinen', 'A. Mahajan', 'N. Wareham', 'E. Hofer', 'Peter K. Joshi', 'K. Kristiansson', 'M. Traglia', 'A. Havulinna', 'A. Goel', 'Michael A. Nalls', 'S. Sõber', 'D. Vuckovic', 'J. Luan', 'Fabiola Del Greco M', 'Kristin L. Ayers', 'J. Marrugat', 'D. Ruggiero', 'Lorna M. Lopez', 'T. Niiranen', 'Stefan Enroth', 'A. Jackson', 'Christopher P. Nelson', 'J. Huffman', 'Weihua Zhang', 'I. Gandin', 'Sarah E. Harris', 'Tatijana Zemonik', 'Yingchang Lu', 'Evangelos Evangelou', 'Nabi Shah', 'M. D. de Borst', 'Massimo Mangino', 'B. Prins', 'A. Campbell', 'Ruifang Li-Gao', 'G. Chauhan', 'C. Oldmeadow', 'Gonçalo R. Abecasis', 'Maryam Abedi', 'C. Barbieri', 'Michael R Barnes', 'C. Batini', 'T. Blake', 'M. Boehnke', 'Erwin P. Bottinger', 'P. Braund', 'M. Brumat', 'Harry Campbell', 'M. Cocca', 'F. Collins', 'Heather J. Cordell', 'J. Damman', 'G. Davies', 'E. D. de Geus', 'R. de Mutsert', 'J. Deelen', 'Yusuf Demirkale', 'A. Doney', 'M. Dörr', 'M. Farrall', 'T. Ferreira', 'Mattias Frånberg', 'V. Giedraitis', 'C. Gieger', 'Franco Giulianini', 'A. Gow', 'Anders Hamsten', 'T. Harris', 'Albert Hofman', 'Elizabeth G. Holliday', 'M. Jarvelin', 'Åsa Johansson', 'Andrew D Johnson', 'Pekka Jousilahti', 'A. Jula', 'M. Kähönen', 'S. Kathiresan', 'K. Khaw', 'I. Kolčić', 'S. Koskinen', 'C.J.M. Langenberg', 'M. Larson', 'L. Launer', 'B. Lehne', 'D. Liewald', 'L. Lin', 'Lars Lind', 'François Mach', 'Chrysovalanto Mamasoula', 'Cristina Menni', 'Y. Milaneschi', 'A. Morgan', 'Andrew D Morris', 'A. Morrison', 'Peter J. Munson', 'P. Nandakumar', 'Quang Tri Nguyen', 'T. Nutile', 'A. Oldehinkel', 'B. Oostra', 'E. Org', 'S. Padmanabhan', 'A. Palotie', 'Guillaume Paré', 'A. Pattie', 'B. Penninx', 'P. Pramstaller', 'O. Raitakari', 'Kenneth M. Rice', 'P. Ridker', 'H. Riese', 'S. Ripatti', 'A. Robino', 'Jerome I. Rotter', 'Igor Rudan', 'Y. Saba', 'Aude Saint Pierre', 'C. Sala', 'Antti-Pekka Sarin', 'R. Schmidt', 'Rodney J Scott', 'M. Seelen', 'D. Siscovick', 'R. Sorice', 'Alice Stanton', 'D. Stott', 'Johan Sundström', 'M. Swertz', 'K. Taylor', 'Simon A Thom', 'I. Tzoulaki', 'C. Tzourio', 'A. Uitterlinden', 'U. Völker', 'P. Vollenweider', 'Sarah H Wild', 'G. Willemsen', 'Alan F. Wright', 'J. Yao', 'S. Thériault', 'D. Conen', 'Attia John', 'S. Debette', 'D. Mook-Kanamori', 'E. Zeggini', 'T. D. Spector', 'Colin N. A. Palmer', 'A. Vergnaud', 'Ruth J. F. Loos', 'O. Polašek', 'J. Starr', 'G. Girotto', 'J. Kooner', 'C. M. Lindgren', 'V. Vitart', 'Jaakko Tuomilehto', 'U. Gyllensten', 'P. Knekt', 'I. Deary', 'M. Ciullo', 'R. Elosua', 'Bernard D. Keavney', 'Andrew A. Hicks', 'Robert A. Scott', 'Paolo Gasparini', 'M. Laan', 'Yongmei Liu', 'Hugh Watkins', 'C. Hartman', 'V. Salomaa', 'D. Toniolo', 'M. Perola', 'James F. Wilson', 'Helena Schmidt', 'Jinghua Zhao', 'T. Lehtimäki', 'Cornelia M. van Duijn', 'V. Gudnason', 'B. Psaty', 'Annette Peters', 'Rainer Rettig', 'Alan L. James', 'J. Jukema', 'David P Strachan', 'W. Palmas', 'Erik Ingelsson', 'D. Boomsma', 'Oscar H. Franco', 'M. Bochud', 'P. Elliott', 'Andrew P. Morris', 'M. Caulfield', 'George B. Ehret', 'Michael R Ioanna Mark J Paul Barnes Tzoulaki Caulfield Elliott', 'Michael R Barnes', 'I. Tzoulaki', 'M. Caulfield', 'P. Elliott']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2bfa1a30842f59b82327cf72a157ee18ee7c641dBiotechnology Reports20175442Treatment of 50 μM RBBR with 60 μg of N. gerenzanensis peroxidase preparation: the dye decolorizing activity was clearly observed.2017-01-03T00:00:00Biotechnology Reports['Carmine Casciello', 'Fabio Tonin', 'Francesca Berini', 'E. Fasoli', 'F. Marinelli', 'L. Pollegioni', 'E. Rosini']2017-01-03T00:00:00 dddc0aba95613e6f3b84538925557d5ad4a28f65A collaborative study was conducted to evaluate stable isotope dilution assay (SIDA) and LC-MS/MS for the simultaneous determination of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2; deoxynivalenol; fumonisins B1, B2, and B3; ochratoxin A; HT-2 toxin; T-2 toxin; and zearalenone in foods. Samples were fortified with 12 13C uniformly labeled mycotoxins (13C-IS) corresponding to the native mycotoxins and extracted with acetonitrile/water (50:50 v/v), followed by centrifugation, filtration, and LC-MS/MS analysis. In addition to certified reference materials, the six participating laboratories analyzed corn, peanut butter, and wheat flour fortified with the 12 mycotoxins at concentrations ranging from 1.0 to 1000 ng/g. Using their available LC-MS/MS platform, each laboratory developed in-house instrumental conditions for analysis. The majority of recoveries ranged from 80 to 120% with relative standard derivations (RSDs) <20%. Greater than 90% of the average recoveries of the participating laboratories were in the range of 90-110%, with repeatability RSDr (within laboratory) < 10% and reproducibility RSDR (among laboratory) < 15%. All Z scores of the results of certified reference materials were between -2 and 2. Using 13C-IS eliminated the need for matrix-matched calibration standards for quantitation, simplified sample preparation, and achieved simultaneous identification and quantitation of multiple mycotoxins in a simple LC-MS/MS procedure.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry20173452Using 13C-IS eliminated the need for matrix-matched calibration standards for quantitation, simplified sample preparation, and achieved simultaneous identification and quantitation of multiple mycotoxins in a simple LC-MS/MS procedure.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of agricultural and food chemistry['Kai Zhang', 'Matthew R. Schaab', 'Gavin Southwood', 'E. Tor', 'L. Aston', 'Wenlu Song', 'B. Eitzer', 'S. Majumdar', 'Theodore Lapainis', 'Huy Mai', 'K. Tran', 'A. El-Demerdash', 'V. Vega', 'Yanxuan Cai', 'J. Wong', 'A. Krynitsky', 'T. Begley']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3bf0725508c08d20f0d904534ddc1d2a30e6d876We demonstrate here a green and efficient biogenic synthesis of copper(II) oxide nanoparticles using easily available Ocimum Sanctum leaf extract at room temperature. The biogenic copper oxide nanoparticles have shown excellent activity on N-arylation of cyclic and acyclic amides with aryl and styryl halides. Broad substrate scope, excellent functional group tolerance, and high yields were observed. This protocol is also extended for the N-arylation of substituted aryl amines and nitrogen heterocycles including pyrole, indole, imidazole, benzimidazole, and carbazole. The catalyst was characterized by EPR, UV, FT-IR, BET, AAS, TGA analysis, XPS, XRD, and HR-TEM.201769472017-01-03T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['M. Halder', 'Md. Mominul Islam', 'Z. Ansari', 'Sabir Ahammed', 'K. Sen', 'S. Islam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a7235b12073481efabc8ca7b4383adb00b775a7aA novel metal free acid–base (CC-SO3H-NH2) catalyst was synthesized by introducing acidic −SO3H, −COOH, and silyloxypropylamine (−OSiCH2CH2CH2NH2) functional groups on glucose derived carbocatalyst. The catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analyses. Superior catalytic activity was shown by the catalyst toward one-pot synthesis of DFF using molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant. The catalyst was found to be highly selective in synthesis of 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) from hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), fructose, and, more importantly, from glucose with excellent yields. Moreover, the catalyst was easily recycled and reused without any significant loss in its catalytic activity.201750472017-01-03T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['P. V. Rathod', 'Sagar D. Nale', 'V. Jadhav']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3c78459ea237fea65d84db62c03369f352d22cd8Vaccine20173546The test-negative design (TND) is an appropriate method to measure RV effectiveness in low-income settings and was evaluated using randomized trials of RV in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.2017-01-03T00:00:00Vaccine['Lauren M. Schwartz', 'M. Halloran', 'A. Rowhani-Rahbar', 'K. Neuzil', 'J. C. Victor']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6c5dce07a674035ac63a8083c0bc5136d220b2c7We present near-infrared spectra for 144 candidate planetary systems identified during Campaigns 1–7 of the NASA K2 Mission. The goal of the survey was to characterize planets orbiting low-mass stars, but our Infrared Telescope Facility/SpeX and Palomar/TripleSpec spectroscopic observations revealed that 49% of our targets were actually giant stars or hotter dwarfs reddened by interstellar extinction. For the 72 stars with spectra consistent with classification as cool dwarfs (spectral types K3–M4), we refined their stellar properties by applying empirical relations based on stars with interferometric radius measurements. Although our revised temperatures are generally consistent with those reported in the Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog (EPIC), our revised stellar radii are typically 0.13 (39%) larger than the EPIC values, which were based on model isochrones that have been shown to underestimate the radii of cool dwarfs. Our improved stellar characterizations will enable more efficient prioritization of K2 targets for follow-up studies.201768402017-01-03T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['C. Dressing', 'E. Newton', 'J. Schlieder', 'D. Charbonneau', 'H. Knutson', 'A. Vanderburg', 'E. Sinukoff']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7a541a7c8ee56a7bcfe0a0a18af2df3a4db495abCFx/SiO2 composites with different SiO2 sources have been synthesized as cathode materials for primary lithium batteries. The effect of modification with different SiO2 sources on the performance of CFx has been investigated with FT-IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electrochemical measurements (galvanostatic discharge, EIS). Based on the FT-IR and XPS analyses, it is confirmed that semi-ionic C–F has existed in SiO2 modified CFx and the F/C has decreased which may be caused by the reaction between SiO2 and CF2. The BET illustrated that the surface area of SiO2 modified CFx was extremely larger than that of pristine CFx. Furthermore, electrochemical measurements displayed an enhancement in the discharge capacity and plateau of the CFx/SiO2 composites, as well as an improvement in their power density and energy density. In particular the CFx–mSiO2 exhibits a discharge capacity of 587 mA h g−1, with a plateau of 2.28 V at a current density of 5C, accompanied by a maximum power density of 9689 W kg−1 and about three times higher energy density than that of pristine CFx.201736402017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Materials Chemistry['Yan-li Zhu', 'Lijuan Zhang', 'Huihui Zhao', 'F. Yu']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e48066489e794e7822c5906958ccd2cf195325c0Access to healthcare is inequitably distributed across different socioeconomic groups. Several vulnerable groups experience barriers in accessing healthcare, compared to their more wealthier counterparts. In response to this, many countries use resources to strengthen their primary care (PC) system, because in many European countries PC is the first entry-point to the healthcare system and plays a central role in the coordination of patients through the healthcare system. However it is unclear whether this strengthening of PC leads to less inequity in access to the whole healthcare system. This study investigates the association between strength indicators of PC and inequity in unmet need by merging data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions database (2013) and the Primary Healthcare Activity Monitor for Europe (2010). The analyses reveal a significant association between the Gini coefficient for income inequality and inequity in unmet need. When the Gini coefficient of a country is one SD higher, the social inequity in unmet need in that particular country will be 4.960 higher. Furthermore, the accessibility and the workforce development of a country’s PC system is inverse associated with the social inequity of unmet need. More specifically, when the access- and workforce development indicator of a country PC system are one standard deviation higher, the inequity in unmet healthcare needs are respectively 2.200 and 4.951 lower. Therefore, policymakers should focus on reducing income inequality to tackle inequity in access, and strengthen PC (by increasing accessibility and better-developing its workforce) as this can influence inequity in unmet need.PLoS ONE20175237Investigation of the association between strength indicators of PC and inequity in unmet need by merging data from the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions database and the Primary Healthcare Activity Monitor for Europe reveals a significant association between the Gini coefficient for income inequality and inequities in un met need.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['J. Detollenaere', 'L. Hanssens', 'V. Vyncke', 'J. De Maeseneer', 'S. Willems']2017-01-03T00:00:00 5769ae7e8bc062ca075560934f5ae1888add6669Structure20176134NMR relaxation studies defined effective rotational correlational times and together with residual dipolar coupling data showed that POTra1-2 is flexibly linked to POTRA3-5, which strongly support a model in which conformational cycling of hinge motions between PotRA2 and POT RA3 in BamA is required for biological function.2017-01-03T00:00:00Structure['Lisa Warner', 'P. Z. Gatzeva-Topalova', 'P. A. Doerner', 'A. Pardi', 'M. Sousa']2017-01-03T00:00:00 f7fd0b66c26d85ff5f5d7fd6edf4acdc6ef46971Prenatal inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure is associated with health effects evident at birth and later in life. An understanding of the relationship between prenatal iAs exposure and alterations in the neonatal metabolome could reveal critical molecular modifications, potentially underpinning disease etiologies. In this study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-based metabolomic analysis was used to identify metabolites in neonate cord serum associated with prenatal iAs exposure in participants from the Biomarkers of Exposure to ARsenic (BEAR) pregnancy cohort, in Gómez Palacio, Mexico. Through multivariable linear regression, ten cord serum metabolites were identified as significantly associated with total urinary iAs and/or iAs metabolites, measured as %iAs, %monomethylated arsenicals (MMAs), and %dimethylated arsenicals (DMAs). A total of 17 metabolites were identified as significantly associated with total iAs and/or iAs metabolites in cord serum. These metabolites are indicative of changes in important biochemical pathways such as vitamin metabolism, the citric acid (TCA) cycle, and amino acid metabolism. These data highlight that maternal biotransformation of iAs and neonatal levels of iAs and its metabolites are associated with differences in neonate cord metabolomic profiles. The results demonstrate the potential utility of metabolites as biomarkers/indicators of in utero environmental exposure.Environmental Science and Technology20175332NMR spectroscopy-based metabolomic analysis was used to identify metabolites in neonate cord serum associated with prenatal iAs exposure in participants from the Biomarkers of Exposure to ARsenic (BEAR) pregnancy cohort, in Gómez Palacio, Mexico, demonstrating the potential utility of metabolites as biomarkers/indicators of in utero environmental exposure.2017-01-03T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['Jessica E Laine', 'K. Bailey', 'A. Olshan', 'L. Smeester', 'Z. Drobnâ', 'M. Stýblo', 'C. Douillet', 'G. Garcia-Vargas', 'M. Rubio-Andrade', 'W. Pathmasiri', 'S. McRitchie', 'S. Sumner', 'R. Fry']2017-01-03T00:00:00 afde7251f716c6cecacc2206d4e89a6b678b0498Replication is not as continuous as once thought, with DNA damage frequently stalling replication forks. Aberrant repair of stressed replication forks can result in cell death or genome instability and resulting transformation to malignancy. Stressed replication forks are most commonly repaired via homologous recombination (HR), which begins with 5′ end resection, mediated by exonuclease complexes, one of which contains Exo1. However, Exo1 requires free 5′-DNA ends upon which to act, and these are not commonly present in non-reversed stalled replication forks. To generate a free 5′ end, stalled replication forks must therefore be cleaved. Although several candidate endonucleases have been implicated in cleavage of stalled replication forks to permit end resection, the identity of such an endonuclease remains elusive. Here we show that the 5′-endonuclease EEPD1 cleaves replication forks at the junction between the lagging parental strand and the unreplicated DNA parental double strands. This cleavage creates the structure that Exo1 requires for 5′ end resection and HR initiation. We observed that EEPD1 and Exo1 interact constitutively, and Exo1 repairs stalled replication forks poorly without EEPD1. Thus, EEPD1 performs a gatekeeper function for replication fork repair by mediating the fork cleavage that permits initiation of HR-mediated repair and restart of stressed forks.Journal of Biological Chemistry20174531EEPD1 performs a gatekeeper function for replication fork repair by mediating the fork cleavage that permits initiation of HR-mediated repair and restart of stressed forks.2017-01-03T00:00:00The Journal of Biological Chemistry['Hyun-Suk Kim', 'J. Nickoloff', 'Yuehan Wu', 'E. Williamson', 'Gurjit S. Sidhu', 'B. Reinert', 'A. Jaiswal', 'G. Srinivasan', 'B. Patel', 'Kimi Y. Kong', 'S. Burma', 'Suk-hee Lee', 'R. Hromas']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1ab4ad12c87ecd0230f598a89ccdc2ecef9579d0Diagnostic Pathology201736272017-01-03T00:00:00Diagnostic Pathology['D. Yau', 'E. De Franco', 'S. Flanagan', 'S. Ellard', 'M. Blumenkrantz', 'John J. Mitchell']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6ce67897297d79d0c8ba4a83071f2463f20f03a4Magnetic mesoporous carbon with particular morphologies was fabricated by immobilizing uniform aminated hollow magnetic nanospheres (AHMNs) in an oxidized mesoporous carbon (OC) matrix with different mass ratios (AHMOC-Y, Y = 1:1, 2:1, 5:1). This study was devoted to exploring the effects on morphology, surface charge, and adsorption capacity when AHMNs were immobilized onto OC. The morphology and surface properties were studied using SEM, BET, XRD, FTIR, XPS, and VSM. Batch experiments were carried out to study the sorption behavior of methylene blue by AHMOC-Ys, indicating that a good adsorption capacity of cation dye could be obtained at mild conditions (at pH = 8 compared with pH = 11), which was consistent to the point of zero charge (pHpzc). Characterization of the adsorption behavior revealed that kinetics and isotherm synthesis were well-fitted respectively by the pseudo-second-order model and the Freundlich isotherm model. The rate-limiting step mainly involved film diffusion and intraparticle di...201753322017-01-03T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['Xin Li', 'Weicheng Cao', 'Yun-guo Liu', 'G. Zeng', 'Wei Zeng', 'L. Qin', 'Ting-ting Li']2017-01-03T00:00:00 608f33f1234d9a77f2802b7499b5853a34789fe7Molecules that undergo activation or modulation following the addition of benign external small‐molecule chemical stimuli have numerous applications. Here, we report the highly efficient “decaging” of a variety of moieties by activation of a “self‐immolative” linker, by application of water‐soluble and stable tetrazine, including the controlled delivery of doxorubicin in a cellular context.ChemBioChem20173833This work reports the highly efficient “decaging” of a variety of moieties by activation of a “self‐immolative” linker, by application of water‐soluble and stable tetrazine, including the controlled delivery of doxorubicin in a cellular context.2017-01-03T00:00:00ChemBioChem['K. Neumann', 'Sarthak Jain', 'A. Gambardella', 'Sarah E. Walker', 'Elsa Valero', 'Annamaria Lilienkampf', 'M. Bradley']2017-01-03T00:00:00 b36860aefee062b592d05be1f1fc48a957859d87Cell Reports20175827It is found that a block of BMC recruitment into the liver severely impairs its regeneration after the surgery, and mathematical modeling reveals a key role of bone marrow (BM)-derived hybrids to drive proliferation in the regeneration process, and predicts regeneration efficiency in experimentally non-testable conditions.2017-01-03T00:00:00Cell Reports['E. Pedone', 'V. Olteanu', 'L. Marucci', 'M. Muñoz-Martin', 'S. Youssef', 'A. de Bruin', 'M. Cosma']2017-01-03T00:00:00 76f430001bbd524ff0874a17428410c1164abe55Antibiotic prophylaxis is critical to ophthalmology and other surgical specialties. We performed natural language processing (NLP) of 743 838 operative notes recorded for 315 246 surgeries to ascertain two variables needed to study the comparative effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery. The first key variable was an exposure variable, intracameral antibiotic injection. The second was an intraoperative complication, posterior capsular rupture (PCR), which functioned as a potential confounder. To help other researchers use NLP in their settings, we describe our NLP protocol and lessons learned.Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety20171427To help other researchers use NLP in their settings, this work describes the NLP protocol and lessons learned and describes how to identify the key variables needed to study the comparative effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in cataract surgery.2017-01-03T00:00:00Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety['Liyan Liu', 'N. Shorstein', 'Laura B. Amsden', 'L. Herrinton']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a1d64c3f84d75cea2d12dd3b40f6619b8adf3edaAntimony/porous biomass carbon nanocomposites have been prepared by a chemical reduction method and applied as anodes for sodium-ion batteries. The porous biomass carbon derived from a black fungus had a large Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 2233 m2  g-1 in which antimony nanoparticles were uniformly distributed in the porous carbon. The as-prepared antimony/porous biomass carbon nanocomposites exhibited a high reversible sodium storage capacity of 567 mA h g-1 at a current density of 100 mA g-1 , extended cycling stability, and good rate capability.Chemistry - An Asian Journal20174426The as-prepared antimony/porous biomass carbon nanocomposites exhibited a high reversible sodium storage capacity, extended cycling stability, and good rate capability.2017-01-03T00:00:00Chemistry, an Asian journal['Xiaoli Zhang', 'Peng Li', 'Rui Zang', 'Shijian Wang', 'Ye Zhu', 'Cong Li', 'Guoxiu Wang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 68793c985ab7a330a13be5d5e3386f6c247d0325With the progress made in 2015, the beams produced by the CERN Proton Synchrotron using multiturn extraction (MTE) have been delivered to the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) for the fixed-target physics run. Operation successfully started in the second half of September 2015 and continued until the end of the proton physics program by mid November. In this paper the overall performance and beam quality is discussed in detail considering the complete chain of accelerators, from the PS-Booster to the SPS. Moreover, a thorough comparison of the global performance of the MTE scheme against the previously used technique, the so-called continuous transfer (CT), is also carried out.201724252017-01-03T00:00:00Physical review accelerators and beams['S. Abernethy', 'S.Cettour-Cave', 'H. Damerau', 'K. Cornelis', 'G. Sterbini', 'J. L. Alvarez', 'C. Hernalsteens', 'H. Bartosik', 'M. Giovannozzi', 'A. Akroh', 'A. Huschauer', 'A. Blas', 'S. Gilardoni', 'R. Steerenberg', 'B. Salvant', 'T. Bohl', 'Kain', 'D. Manglunki', 'Ying K. Wu', 'G. Metral', 'B. Mikulec']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4da0054e7c8bee76143e8963d9b186698491a86bCancer Causes and Control20174725The results suggest that high BMI and race may influence CA125 levels independent of tumor characteristics, and validation is needed in studies that use a single assay for CA125 measurement and have a diverse study population.2017-01-03T00:00:00Cancer Causes & Control['A. Babic', 'D. Cramer', 'L. Kelemen', 'M. Köbel', 'H. Steed', 'P. Webb', 'S. Johnatty', 'A. deFazio', 'D. Lambrechts', 'M. Goodman', 'F. Heitz', 'K. Matsuo', 'S. Hosono', 'B. Karlan', 'A. Jensen', 'S. Kjær', 'E. Goode', 'T. Pejovic', 'M. Moffitt', 'E. Høgdall', 'C. Høgdall', 'I. McNeish', 'K. Terry']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d278bca7e7ea90ecd2473d907bc249c427bd1321The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging20172425FDG-PET/CT has a significantly higher clinical utility score than WBC SPECT/CT and is potentially superior to WBC-SPECT/ CT in detection of extra-cardiac pathology in patients with IE.2017-01-03T00:00:00The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging['T. Lauridsen', 'K. Iversen', 'N. Ihlemann', 'P. Hasbak', 'A. Loft', 'A. Berthelsen', 'Anders Dahl', 'D. Dejanovic', 'E. Albrecht-Beste', 'J. Mortensen', 'A. Kjær', 'H. Bundgaard', 'N. Bruun']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d418c9b8c9232c7e119cfb3babb6639dae837bb9Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an incurable disease with limited therapeutic options, and no targeted therapies available. Triple negative tumors and the basal-like genomic subtype, are both characterized by a high proliferation rate and an increase in cell division. In this context, protein kinases involved in the mitotic formation have a relevant role in this tumor subtype. Recently, Bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) inhibitors have shown to be active in this disease by modulating the expression of several transcription factors. In this article, by using an “in silico” approach, we identified genomic functions that can be inhibited pharmacologically in basal-like tumors. Functional annotation analyses identified “cell division” and “regulation of transcription” as upregulated functions. When focus on cell division, we identified the polo-like kinase 1 (PLK) as an upregulated kinase. The PLK inhibitor Volasertib had the strongest anti-proliferative effect compared with other inhibitors against mitotic kinases. Gene expression analyses demonstrated that the BET inhibitor JQ1 reduced the expression of kinases involved in cell division, and synergized with Volasertib in a panel of triple negative cell lines. Combination of both agents augmented cell death. Similarly, combination of both compounds reduced the expression of stem cell markers. Globally, this data demonstrates the synergistic interaction between BET and PLK inhibitors, paving the way for their future clinical development.OncoTarget20171923Gene expression analyses demonstrated that the BET inhibitor JQ1 reduced the expression of kinases involved in cell division, and synergized with Volasertib in a panel of triple negative cell lines, demonstrating the synergistic interaction between BET and PLK inhibitors.2017-01-03T00:00:00Oncotarget['Cristina Nieto-Jiménez', 'Ana Alcaráz-Sanabria', 'Javier Pérez-Peña', 'V. Corrales-Sánchez', 'G. Serrano-Heras', 'E. Galán-Moya', 'Leticia Serrano‐Oviedo', 'J. Montero', 'M. Burgos', 'J. Llopis', 'A. Pandiella', 'A. Ocaña']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bbafb273b59f5bf497e0799d1539b278696a29bdUltra large pore isostructural metal organic frameworks (MOFs) which exhibit both photoluminescence and scintillation properties, were synthesized from trans-4,4'-stilbenedicarboxylic acid (H2L) and trivalent lanthanide (Ln) metal salts under solvothermal conditions (Ln = Er3+ (1) and Tm3+ (2)). This new class of mesoporous materials is a non-interpenetrating network that features ultra-large diamond shaped pores of dimensions with approximate cross-sectional dimensions of 28 Å × 12 Å. The fully deprotonated ligand, L, is isolated and rigidified as it serves as the organic linker component of the MOF structure. Its low density unit cells possess asymmetric units with two crystallographically independent Ln3+ ions in seven coordinate arrangements. A distinct feature of the structure is the bis-bidentate carboxylate groups. They serve as a ligand that coordinates two Ln(iii) ions while each L connects four Ln(iii) ions yielding an exceptionally large diamond-shaped rectangular network. The structure exhibits ligand-based photoluminescence with increased lifetime compared to free stilbene molecules on exposure to UV radiation, and also exhibits strong scintillation characteristics, comprising of both prompt and delayed radioluminescence features, on exposure to ionizing radiation.Dalton Transactions20175724This new class of mesoporous materials is a non-interpenetrating network that features ultra-large diamond shaped pores of dimensions with approximate cross-sectional dimensions of 28 Å × 12 Å and exhibits ligand-based photoluminescence with increased lifetime compared to free stilbene molecules on exposure to UV radiation.2017-01-03T00:00:00Dalton transactions['Stephan R Mathis Ii', 'Saki T Golafale', 'J. Bacsa', 'A. Steiner', 'C. Ingram', 'F. Doty', 'Elizabeth Auden', 'K. Hattar']2017-01-03T00:00:00 08f45c6c034c43e56396cc258f9ef9d43ff00b24Controlling the geometric morphology and distributive location of discharge products play an important role in the reversibility and efficiency of Li–O2 batteries. This work presents novel Co2CrO4 nanospheres (CCO) prepared via a facile method, which are applied as the electrocatalysts for Li–O2 batteries. The as-prepared CCO was characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, BET, and TG measurements. The CCO exhibited a yolk–shell microstructure, which could facilitate fast Li+ and O2 diffusion as well as possessing enough space for the discharge product deposition. In comparison to the performance of the cell without catalyst, the overpotential of the cell with CCO was apparently reduced and the cyclability significantly enhanced. Based on the experimental results and DFT calculations, direct evidence of the CCO employment being linked to the Li2O2 morphology was provided. In addition, a catalytic mechanism was proposed. Furthermore, fundamental information about the key factors and steps involved in the Li2O2 formation and decomposition was revealed. We expect that this study gives insight into the development of electrocatalysts, the selection of O2 electrode materials, and the design of O2 electrodes for Li–O2 batteries, as well as advancing our understanding of the catalytic mechanism.201753222017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Materials Chemistry['Qin Zhao', 'Caixia Wu', 'Lina Cong', 'Yuhang Zhang', 'Guiru Sun', 'Haiming Xie', 'Liqun Sun', 'Jia Liu']2017-01-03T00:00:00 00ebdb91b6b1c6faa72f37bbb8b0b1b03d11186dThe diagnostic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in the Immunocompromised pediatric population has ranged from 28% to 68%. We hypothesized that the diagnostic yield of BALs would be higher in more recent years due to new diagnostic assays.Pediatric Pulmonology20172421The diagnostic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage in the Immunocompromised pediatric population has ranged from 28% to 68% and it was hypothesized that the diagnostic yield would be higher in more recent years due to new diagnostic assays.2017-01-03T00:00:00Pediatric Pulmonology['S. Nadimpalli', 'M. Foca', 'P. Satwani', 'M. Sulis', 'A. Constantinescu', 'L. Saiman']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6c356a1ad1830401f313639dec6e2acc999501bcThe ability to identify and stratify patients that will respond to specific therapies has been transformational in a number of disease areas, particularly oncology. It is anticipated that this will also be the case for cell‐based therapies, particularly in complex and heterogeneous diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, clinical results with expanded allogenic adipose‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (eASCs) have indicated clinical efficacy in highly refractory RA patients. In this study, we set out to determine if circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) could be identified as potential biomarkers associated with response to eASCs in these RA patients. The miRNA expression profiles of pre‐treatment plasma samples from responder and nonresponder patients were determined using microarrays. Ten miRNAs were identified that were differentially expressed in the responder group as compared to the nonresponder group. To confirm the differential expression of these 10 miRNA biomarkers, they were further assayed by quantitative reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (QRT‐PCR). From this analysis, three miRNAs, miR‐26b‐5p, miR‐487b‐3p and miR‐495‐3p, were confirmed as being statistically significantly upregulated in the responder group as compared with the nonresponder group. Receiver operating characteristic analysis confirmed their diagnostic potential. These miRNAs could represent novel candidate stratification biomarkers associated with RA patient response to eASCs and are worthy of further clinical validation. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2017;6:1202–1206Stem Cells Translational Medicine20172721This study set out to determine if circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) could be identified as potential biomarkers associated with response to eASCs in these RA patients and confirmed three miRNAs were confirmed as being statistically significantly upregulated in the responder group as compared with the nonresponder group.2017-01-03T00:00:00Stem Cells Translational Medicine['D. Mallinson', 'D. Dunbar', 'S. Ridha', 'Elizabeth R. Sutton', 'O. de la Rosa', 'W. Dalemans', 'E. Lombardo']2017-01-03T00:00:00 59639c243b3b0d750a06f039fc9e1c2585abfc7dABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to obtain updated descriptive statistics pertaining to group therapy programs at counseling centers accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS) as well as to explore potential factors that predict the success of group therapy programs in this setting. Surveys were sent to counseling center directors across the United States and Canada, yielding a response rate of 39.36% (n = 74). Results suggest that 91.9% of centers offer group counseling, most commonly theme or specialty groups. Items addressed staff, trainees, expertise, attitudes, and status of the group therapy program at the respondent’s counseling center, with an indication that hiring staff based on group expertise and providing staff with group training may be associated with greater program success.International journal of group psychotherapy20173021There is an indication that hiring staff based on group expertise and providing staff with group training may be associated with greater program success, and potential factors that predict the success of group therapy programs in this setting.2017-01-03T00:00:00International Journal of Group Psychotherapy['Lisa K. Denton', 'J. Gross', 'Curtis M Wojcik']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e51edc2ce955f390e49311fe20fbf96106e98004Healthcare20172419It is concluded that process mapping, a critical first step in further process re-design, is a cost effective, low tech activity which can be feasibly used in low resource environments to initiate quality improvement.2017-01-03T00:00:00Healthcare['E. Aaronson', 'E. Mort', 'S. Soghoian']2017-01-03T00:00:00 595f738d752ccf2b96c51bbf43a684501e5ea1bcG1P[8] rotaviruses are responsible for the majority of human rotavirus infections worldwide. The effect of universal mass vaccination with rotavirus vaccines on circulating G1P[8] rotaviruses is still poorly understood. Therefore we analyzed the complete genomes of the Rotarix™ vaccine strain, and 70 G1P[8] rotaviruses, detected between 1999 and 2010 in Belgium (36 before and 34 after vaccine introduction) to investigate the impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction on circulating G1P[8] strains. All rotaviruses possessed a complete Wa-like genotype constellation, but frequent intra-genogroup reassortments were observed as well as multiple different cluster constellations circulating in a single season. In addition, identical cluster constellations were found to circulate persistently over multiple seasons. The Rotarix™ vaccine strain possessed a unique cluster constellation that was not present in currently circulating G1P[8] strains. At the nucleotide level, the VP6, VP2 and NSP2 gene segments of Rotarix™ were relatively distantly related to any Belgian G1P[8] strain, but other gene segments of Rotarix™ were found in clusters also containing circulating Belgian strains. At the amino acid level, the genetic distance between Rotarix™ and circulating Belgian strains was considerably lower, except for NSP1. When we compared the Belgian G1P[8] strains collected before and after vaccine introduction a reduction in the proportion of strains that were found in the same cluster as the Rotarix™ vaccine strain was observed for most gene segments. The reduction in the proportion of strains belonging to the same cluster may be the result of the vaccine introduction, although natural fluctuations cannot be ruled out.PeerJ20174020A reduction in the proportion of strains that were found in the same cluster as the Rotarix™ vaccine strain was observed for most gene segments, which may be the result of the vaccine introduction, although natural fluctuations cannot be ruled out.2017-01-03T00:00:00PeerJ['M. Zeller', 'E. Heylen', 'Sana Tamim', 'J. Mcallen', 'E. Kirkness', 'Asmik Akopov', 'S. De Coster', 'M. Van Ranst', 'J. Matthijnssens']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3ca9026043677ecf08ac71966f7aeaee0c63fa8aThe extent to which current information is consistent with past experiences and our capacity to recognize or discriminate accordingly are key factors in flexible memory‐guided behavior. Despite a wealth of evidence linking hippocampal and neocortical computations to these phenomena, many important factors remain poorly understood. One such factor is repeated encoding of learned information. In this experiment, participants completed a task in which study stimuli were incidentally encoded either once or three separate times during high‐resolution fMRI scanning. We asked how repetition influenced recognition and discrimination memory judgments, and how this affects engagement of hippocampal and neocortical regions. Repetition revealed shifts in engagement in an anterior (ventral) CA1‐thalamic‐medial prefrontal network related to true and false recognition. Conversely, repetition revealed shifts in a posterior (dorsal) dentate/CA3‐parahippocampal‐restrosplenial network related to accurate discrimination. These differences in engagement were accompanied by task‐related correlations in respective anterior and posterior networks. In particular, the anterior thalamic region observed during recognition judgments is functionally and anatomically consistent with nucleus reuniens in humans, and was found to mediate correlations between the anterior CA1 and medial prefrontal cortex. These findings offer new insights into how repeated experience affects memory and its neural substrates in hippocampal‐neocortical networks. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Hippocampus20177220The anterior thalamic region observed during recognition judgments is functionally and anatomically consistent with nucleus reuniens in humans, and was found to mediate correlations between the anterior CA1 and medial prefrontal cortex.2017-01-03T00:00:00Hippocampus['Zachariah M. Reagh', 'Elizabeth A. Murray', 'M. Yassa']2017-01-03T00:00:00 032ab55e4c4ecd25681ab423efd6fa950b1cf530Agroforestry Systems201742192-tier HN + mulberry system with tree density of 11,111 trees ha−1 was found to be the most promising system for meeting both farmer needs and environmental services and can meet half of the carbon emission standards of India’s INDC commitment over a period of 10 years.2017-01-03T00:00:00Agroforestry Systems['K. Varsha', 'A. Raj', 'E. Kurien', 'B. Bastin', 'T. Kunhamu', 'K. Pradeep']2017-01-03T00:00:00 1f3af14d8863a19913e1c5f966e6ed4b1253b7fdFrugivorous birds are key dispersal agents of many plant species and also may facilitate seed germination after gut passage. However, the general effects of gut passage on seed germination are still not clear, with positive, negative, and neutral effects reported on seed germination. We evaluated seed germination of seven bird-dispersed plant species of the Chaco Serrano Woodland in Cordoba, Argentina: Celtis ehrenbergiana (Klotzsch) Liebm., Condalia spp. Cav., Lantana camara L., Lithraea molleoides (Vell.) Engl., Lycium cestroides Schltdl., Schinus fasciculatus (Griseb.) I.M. Johnst., and Zanthoxylum coco Gillies. We compared germination percentages and germination speed among seeds ingested by birds, manually extracted seeds, and seeds from intact fruits to understand which mechanisms are acting on bird gut-passed seeds. For six plant species, the action of frugivorous birds increased seed germination percentages and germination speed, through scarification, deinhibition, or combined mechanisms. Our res...20173920For six plant species, the action of frugivorous birds increased seed germination percentages and germination speed, through scarification, deinhibition, or combined mechanisms.2017-01-03T00:00:00Botany['María Celeste Díaz Vélez', 'A. Ferreras', 'W. R. Silva', 'L. Galetto']2017-01-03T00:00:00 00214bd047d82d4b18ee99eb4c3cac903e0277a9A stable chiral hetero[4]helicene radical cation was synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis absorption and EPR spectroscopy, as well as X-ray crystallography. For the first time, a combination of chiroptical methods involving ECD, ORD, and VCD, supported by quantum mechanical predictions, enabled the elucidation of the absolute configuration of such open-shell helical species.Chemistry - An Asian Journal20176020For the first time, a combination of chiroptical methods involving ECD, ORD, and VCD, supported by quantum mechanical predictions, enabled the elucidation of the absolute configuration of such open-shell helical species.2017-01-03T00:00:00Chemistry, an Asian journal['Bettina D. Gliemann', 'Ana G. Petrovic', 'Eva M. Zolnhofer', 'Pavlo O. Dral', 'F. Hampel', 'Georg Breitenbruch', 'Philipp Schulze', 'V. Raghavan', 'K. Meyer', 'P. Polavarapu', 'N. Berova', 'Milan Kivala']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0bb37af19f9e9c3430f68a080ac054780ff49b7fDNA methylation is thought to influence Quercus suber cork quality, which is the main constraint for its economic valorisation. However, a deep knowledge of the cytosine methylation patterns disclosing the epigenetic variability of trees with different cork quality types is totally missing. This study investigates the hypothesis that variations in DNA methylation contribute to differences in cork cellular characteristics directly related to original or traumatic phellogen activity. We used MSAPs (Methylation Sensitive Amplified Polymorphism) to assess DNA methylation patterns of cork and leaf tissues of Q. suber adult trees growing in three cork oak stands. The relationship between the detected polymorphisms and the diversity of cork quality traits was explored by a marker-trait analysis focusing on the most relevant quality characteristics. Populations differed widely in cork quality, but only slightly in degree of epigenetic differentiation. Four MSAP markers (1.3% of the total) were significantly associated with the most noteworthy quality traits: wood inclusions (nails) and porosity. This evidence supports the potential role of cytosine methylation in the modulation of differential phellogen activity either involved in localized cell death or in pore production, resulting in different cork qualities. Although, the underlying basis of the methylation polymorphism of loci affecting cork quality traits remain unclear, the disclosure of markers statistically associated with cork quality strengthens the potential role of DNA methylation in the regulation of these traits, namely at the phellogen level.PLoS ONE20176920Evidence supports the potential role of cytosine methylation in the modulation of differential phellogen activity either involved in localized cell death or in pore production, resulting in different cork qualities.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Vera Inácio', 'P. Barros', 'Augusta Costa', 'C. Roussado', 'E. Gonçalves', 'Rita Costa', 'J. Graça', 'M. Margarida Oliveira', 'L. Morais-Cecílio']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4e235e861f318ec3d8a398fe95e931c0859ade25The current research work focuses on the catalytic activity of SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) against degradation of both cationic dye (methylene blue) and anionic dye (Congo-red). SnO2 NPs were synthesized under the sol-gel method and were characterized by performing X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area analysis and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that SnO2 NPs has well crystalline structure with the crystallite size of 44 nm. The degradation of dyes was studied under ambient temperature using ultrasonicator and UV light, respectively. The sono- and photocatalytic activities of SnO2 NPs on dyes were analyzed by measuring the change in absorbance of dyes under UV-spectrophotometer. The degradation of the organic dyes has been calculated by monitoring the degradation in the concentration of the dyes before and after irradiation of ultrasonic and light, respectively. The influence of other p...201718192017-01-03T00:00:00['V. Paramarta', 'A. Taufik', 'Lusitra Munisa', 'R. Saleh']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3d9a81ac6bc4c92f8acd638d30b26a023f55cb9fBackground Exposure to indoor allergens is crucial for IgE sensitization and development of allergic symptoms. Residential settings influence the allergen amount in house dust and hence allergic sensitization. Within this study, we investigated allergen exposure and molecule-based IgE levels in a geographically confined region and evaluated the impact of housing, pets and cleaning. Methods 501 adolescents from Salzburg, Austria participated in this cross-sectional study. House dust samples were examined regarding major mite, cat, dog, and mold allergens using a multiplex assay. Serum samples of participants were analyzed for specific IgE to Der p 1, Der p 2, Fel d 1, Can f 1 and Alt a 1 using the multiplex array ImmunoCAP ISAC. Information on allergies, living areas, dwelling form (house, flat, farm), pets, and household cleanliness were obtained by a questionnaire. Results In investigated house dust samples, the concentration of cat allergen was highest while the prevalence of mold allergens was very low. Participants showed IgE sensitization to Der p 1 (13.2%), Der p 2 (18.2%), Fel d 1 (14.4%), Can f 1 (2.4%) and Alt a 1 (2.0%). In alpine regions, lower mite allergen concentrations were detected which correlated with reduced IgE levels. A trend for increased sensitization prevalence from rural to alpine to urban regions was noted. Living on farms resulted in lower sensitization prevalence to mite and cat allergens, even though exposure to mites was significantly elevated. The presence of cats was associated with a lower sensitization rate and IgE levels to cat and mite allergens, and less frequent allergic diseases. Cleaning did not impact allergen concentrations, while IgE reactivity to mites and allergic diseases were more pronounced when living in cleaner homes. Conclusion Allergen exposure to indoor allergens was influenced by setting of homes. Living in a farm environment and having a cat at home showed a protective effect for IgE sensitization and allergies. This cross-sectional study in combination with hereditary and lifestyle factors enables development of risk schemes for a more efficient management and potential prevention of allergic diseases.PLoS ONE20176820Allergen exposure to indoor allergens was influenced by setting of homes, and living in a farm environment and having a cat at home showed a protective effect for IgE sensitization and allergies.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['T. Stemeseder', 'B. Schweidler', 'Patrick Doppler', 'E. Klinglmayr', 'S. Moser', 'L. Lueftenegger', 'M. Himly', 'R. Lang', 'Joerg Zumbach', 'G. Oostingh', 'T. Hawranek', 'A. Bathke', 'G. Gadermaier']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2b94ae4db614cf19ddcda98981b3ff81ec78d9f4It is demonstrated that light elements, including lithium and boron atoms, can take residence in the octahedral (interstitial) site of a Pd lattice by modifying the electronic properties of the metal nanoparticles, and hence the adsorptive strength of a reactant. The blocking of the sub-surface sites to H in the modified materials results in significantly higher selectivity for the partial catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene.Chemical Communications20172717It is demonstrated that light elements, including lithium and boron atoms, can take residence in the octahedral (interstitial) site of a Pd lattice by modifying the electronic properties of the metal nanoparticles, and hence the adsorptive strength of a reactant.2017-01-03T00:00:00Chemical communications['Ieuan Ellis', 'Elisabeth H Wolf', 'Glenn Jones', 'Benedict T. W. Lo', 'Molly Meng-Jung Li', 'A. York', 'S. C. Edman Tsang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4a41ac1a543bd6aff444539ea06eb1534e1ffe85Cardiovascular Toxicology20174216Efavirenz directly impairs endothelial cell function, which may account for the increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications with anti-retroviral therapy.2017-01-03T00:00:00Cardiovascular Toxicology['Mary Faltz', 'Hild Bergin', 'Elly Pilavachi', 'Guy Grimwade', 'J. Mabley']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7e93620bd926fc256a825f86837a7d40e3e48693This research aimed to improve students's cognition and metacognition through kinematics and dynamics of particle experiment assissted by video recording and tracker software analysis. The research used problem solving learning model which developed using R a D method with 4-D steps, they are define, design, develop, and disseminate. The research involved 86 physics education students academic year 2013/2014 at one of the universities in Medan. The research method is quasi-experimental using randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The experimental class used problem solving learning model assisted by video recording and the control class used direct learning model. The cognition data were collected using multiple-choice test and meta-cognition data were collected using essay test. The students's cognition and metacognition improvement characterized by the normalized gain score. The research result show that the use of video recording and tracker software analysis was improve the students' cognition and metacognition in Kinematics and Dynamics topic in moderate category.201740142017-01-03T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika Indonesia['P. Mariati', 'M. Betty', 'S. Sehat']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2227a551029ee3e3cc3668109654dd5f716ddaccIn this paper, we report the first in-situ detection of the ammonium ion NH 4 + at 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G) in a cometary coma, using the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) / Double Focusing Mass Spectrometer (DFMS). Unlike neutral and ion spectrometers onboard previous cometary missions, the ROSINA/DFMS spectrometer, when operated in ion mode, offers the capability to distinguish NH 4 + from H 2 O + in a cometary coma. We present here the ion data analysis of mass-to-charge ratios 18 and 19 at high spectral resolution and compare the results with an ionospheric model to put the these results into context. The model confirms that the ammonium ion NH 4 + is one of the most abundant ion species, as predicted, in the coma near perihelion.201725142017-01-03T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['Arnaud Beth', 'K. Altwegg', 'H. Balsiger', 'J. Berthelier', 'U. Calmonte', 'M. Combi', 'J. Keyser', 'F. Dhooghe', 'B. Fiethe', 'S. Fuselier', 'S. Fuselier', 'M. Galand', 'S. Gasc', 'T. Gombosi', 'K. Hansen', 'M. Hässig', 'M. Hässig', 'K. Heritier', 'E. Kopp', 'L. L. Roy', 'K. Mandt', 'K. Mandt', 'S. Peroy', 'M. Rubin', 'T. Sémon', 'C. Tzou', 'E. Vigren']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2048343e2aedaf6f7c6e643ced84f8e59964dad0Reported herein is a diastereoselective intramolecular alkene cyanoamidation, wherein high d.r. values are imparted by chiral directing groups. Lactams with an α-all-carbon quaternary stereocenter are readily synthesized, which may enable access to structures frequently found in biologically active molecules and natural products.Annalen der Pharmacie2017915A diastereoselective intramolecular alkene cyanoamidation, wherein high d.r. values are imparted by chiral directing groups is reported, which may enable access to structures frequently found in biologically active molecules and natural products.2017-01-03T00:00:00European journal of organic chemistry['Ashley M. Dreis', 'Sadie C Otte', 'Matthew S Eastwood', 'Elizabeth R. Alonzi', 'Jason T. Brethorst', 'C. Douglas']2017-01-03T00:00:00 88f382fb84b548dfb1be48230ba91d3d6529672dAnnona muricata is a well-known economic and traditional plant of Nigeria. The study investigated the properties of constituents and antimicrobial activities of extracts of the leaf of  A . muricata . The extracts were tested against Escherichia coli , Pseudomonas aeuroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans by the agar well diffusion method at concentration of 20 mg/mL. The methanol (AM2) and ethyl acetate (AM4) extracts were characterized using UV and IR spectroscopy. The morphological structure of the A . muricata leaf was observed at a magnification of 20,000X using SEM and then subjected to EDX analysis. The results of the phytochemical screening revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, saponins and cardiac glycosides in the extracts. Anthraquinone was found absent. The ethyl acetate extract was found highly active against gram positive bacteria, S. aureus (ZI of 42 mm; AI = 1.31) and ampicillin resistant gram negative P. aeruginosa (ZI of 34 mm; AI = 1.13). The IR spectra of AM2 and AM4 extracts of A. muricata showed peaks at a frequency of 3377 cm -1 to 3440 cm -1 indicating the presence of a phenolic OH stretch . This supports the phenolics detected chemically. The UV spectrum of methanol extract showed peaks that are typical of flavonoids and phenolics.  The SEM revealed the sizes of the leaf particles as inhomogeneous. EDX results showed high oxygen concentration of 73.5 % and carbon concentration of 26.5 %.The findings proved the anti-infective potential of Annona muricata leaf and established physico-chemical markers for the active extracts.20171515The findings proved the anti-infective potential of Annona muricata leaf and established physico-chemical markers for the active extracts.2017-01-03T00:00:00['J. Olugbuyiro', 'O. Omotosho', 'O. Taiwo', 'F. Ononiwu', 'A. S. Banwo', 'O. Akintokun', 'O. Obaseki', 'O. M. Ogunleye']2017-01-03T00:00:00 94a5b3de148059eaa81347ad954ae05e742fd9daRuminants are the primary reservoir of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 and the main source of infection for humans. The aim of this study was to assess the immunogenic properties of a candidate vaccine consisting on the recombinant proteins of E. coli O157:H7 IntiminC280, the carboxy-terminal fraction of Intimin γ, EspB and the fusion protein between the B subunit of Stx2 and Brucella Lumazine Synthase (BLS)(BLS-Stx2B), in Holstein Fresian calves.To accomplish this goal we vaccinated calves with two doses of different vaccine formulations: 2 antigens (IntiminC280, EspB), 3 antigens (IntiminC280, EspB, BLS-Stx2B), BLS-Stx2B alone and a control non-vaccinated group. All antigens were expressed as recombinant proteins in E. coli. Specific IgG titres increased in vaccinated calves and the inclusion of BLS-Stx2B in the formulation seems to have a stimulatory effect on the humoral response to IntiminC280 and EspB after the booster. The neutralizing activity of antibodies against these two antigens was assessed in Red Blood Cell lysis assays and adherence to Hep-2 cells as a correlate of T3SS activity. Both sera from animals vaccinated with 2 or 3 antigens inhibited both virulence properties. Serological response to Stx2 was observed in animals vaccinated only with BLS-Stx2B and with 3 antigens and neutralization of Stx2 cytotoxicity was also observed in both groups. In conclusion, immunization of calves with BLS-Stx2B, IntiminC280 and EspB elicited a potent humoral response able to neutralize Shiga toxin 2 cytotoxity and the T3SS virulence properties in vitro. These results suggest that this formulation is a good candidate vaccine to reduce STEC shedding in cattle and needs to be further assessed in vivo.PLoS ONE20177614Immunization of calves with BLS-Stx2B, IntiminC280 and EspB elicited a potent humoral response able to neutralize Shiga toxin 2 cytotoxity and the T3SS virulence properties in vitro, suggesting that this formulation is a good candidate vaccine to reduce STEC shedding in cattle.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Luisina Martorelli', 'S. Garbaccio', 'D. Vilte', 'A. Albanese', 'M. P. Mejías', 'M. Palermo', 'E. Mercado', 'C. Ibarra', 'A. Cataldi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 bda787289ef18113b77f55f1cd0a5bf56ad0e0fbThe function of a conserved PDS95/DLG1/ZO1 (PDZ) binding motif (E6 PBM) at the C-termini of E6 oncoproteins of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types contributes to the development of HPV-associated malignancies. Here, using a primary human keratinocyte-based model of the high-risk HPV18 life cycle, we identify a novel link between the E6 PBM and mitotic stability. In cultures containing a mutant genome in which the E6 PBM was deleted there was an increase in the frequency of abnormal mitoses, including multinucleation, compared to cells harboring the wild type HPV18 genome. The loss of the E6 PBM was associated with a significant increase in the frequency of mitotic spindle defects associated with anaphase and telophase. Furthermore, cells carrying this mutant genome had increased chromosome segregation defects and they also exhibited greater levels of genomic instability, as shown by an elevated level of centromere-positive micronuclei. In wild type HPV18 genome-containing organotypic cultures, the majority of mitotic cells reside in the suprabasal layers, in keeping with the hyperplastic morphology of the structures. However, in mutant genome-containing structures a greater proportion of mitotic cells were retained in the basal layer, which were often of undefined polarity, thus correlating with their reduced thickness. We conclude that the ability of E6 to target cellular PDZ proteins plays a critical role in maintaining mitotic stability of HPV infected cells, ensuring stable episome persistence and vegetative amplification.OncoTarget20176014The ability of E6 to target cellular PDZ proteins plays a critical role in maintaining mitotic stability of HPV infected cells, ensuring stable episome persistence and vegetative amplification.2017-01-03T00:00:00Oncotarget['E. Marsh', 'Craig Delury', 'N. Davies', 'C. Weston', 'M. A. Miah', 'L. Banks', 'Joanna L. Parish', 'M. Higgs', 'S. Roberts']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9b7a09aaa47fc2eded69edae9e7d8b2d0477ccf3While brain stem involvement in multiple sclerosis (MS) is relatively common, isolated cranial nerve palsies are rare, especially when they represent the initial presenting sign of a new diagnosis of MS. This report describes a patient with no prior history of MS whose sole presenting sign was an isolated abducens palsy. An enhancing pontine lesion was found on MRI which correlated with his abducens palsy, and additional nonactive lesions on MRI led to a diagnosis of MS. This case demonstrates the importance of considering MS as part of the differential diagnosis of patients with isolated cranial nerve palsies.Case Reports in Neurology2017812This case demonstrates the importance of considering MS as part of the differential diagnosis of patients with isolated cranial nerve palsies, and an enhancing pontine lesion was found on MRI which correlated with his abducens palsy.2017-01-03T00:00:00Case Reports in Neurology['Sargon Bet-Shlimon', 'Mill Etienne']2017-01-03T00:00:00 eb523ee707151c73f58d8ee4556bb663edccf137Monodisperse 0D nano-TiO2, namely a ball cactus, with a BET surface area of 280 m2 g−1 and a pore volume of 1.0 cm3 g−1 was firstly synthesized by a solvothermal method. A double dimensionally ordered nanostructure filler system consisting of a 0D ball cactus and 2D layered MMT was constructed. The comprehensive performance of TiO2/MMT/EP nanocomposites was examined. The properties of the corresponding TiO2/MMT/EP nanocomposites, including mechanical properties, thermal stabilities, dielectric properties and surface free energies strongly depended on the loading of the double dimensional nanofillers. Our results demonstrate the potential of double dimensional synergism of 0D TiO2/2D MMT as a multifunctional reinforcement in polymeric composites. These results help to elucidate the complex interactions between nanostructures and polymer matrices, and flexible control over this multi-dimensional synergies concept could contribute to the development of adaptable structural materials for advanced applications.201765122017-01-03T00:00:00RSC Advances['Ruhua Zha', 'Ming Chen', 'Tuo Shi', 'Reddeppa Nadimicherla', 'Tongwu Jiang', 'Zongwen Zhang', 'Min Zhang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 57998e86a2e9fa3bde8808cba7ba06c6d4dd9031American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports20171212Good visual outcome was attained with intravitreal injection of amikacin 18 days following penetrating trauma and vancomycin resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis that smoldered following initial treatment of vitrectomy, intrav itreal antibiotics and oral linezolid.2017-01-03T00:00:00American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports['Jason Nguyen', 'M. Hartnett']2017-01-03T00:00:00 08a42a4dab95bfb645876a11c20b2fa559586268Background Intestinal bile salts (BSs) may be implicated in NEC development. We hypothesized that fecal BS levels are higher in preterm infants at risk for NEC. Methods We compared the composition and concentration of fecal BSs in ten preterm infants who developed NEC (Bell’s Stage ≥ II) with twenty matched control infants without NEC. Conjugated and unconjugated fecal BSs were measured after birth (T1) and twice prior to NEC (T2, T3). Data are presented as medians and interquartile ranges. Results GA and BW were similar in all preterms: ~27+4 weeks and ~1010 g. Age of NEC onset was day 10 (8–24). T1 was collected 2 (1–3) days after birth. T2 and T3 were collected 5 (5–6) days and 1 (0–2) day before NEC or at corresponding postnatal ages in controls. The composition of conjugated BSs did not differ between the two groups. Total unconjugated BSs were 3-fold higher before NEC compared to controls at corresponding ages (0.41 μmol/g feces (0.21–0.74) versus 0.14 μmol/g feces (0.06–0.46), p < 0.05). Conclusion Fecal BS concentrations are higher in preterm infants who develop NEC compared to infants without NEC. Further study is needed to determine the predictive value of fecal BSs in the development of NEC.PLoS ONE20171712Fecal BS concentrations are higher in preterm infants who develop NEC compared to infants without NEC, and further study is needed to determine the predictive value of fecal BSs in the development of NEC.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['C. Hulzebos', 'A. V. van Zoonen', 'J. Hulscher', 'T. Schat', 'E. Kooi', 'M. Koehorst', 'R. Boverhof', 'P. Krabbe', 'A. Groen', 'H. Verkade']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2b9f5b0294d8bbc6fe0d55e5d3b9a6170cff1582Background. Patient demand and clinician interest have driven professional training in integrative therapies, but few rigorous evaluations have been published. Methods. This project evaluated the proof of concept of training in acupressure, guided imagery, massage, and Reiki on clinicians’ sense of self-efficacy in providing nondrug therapies, self-confidence in providing compassionate care, and engagement with work. Results. Three out of 4 topics met minimum enrollment numbers; 22 of 24 participants completed follow-up as well as pretraining surveys. All would recommend the training to others and planned changes in personal and professional care. There were significant improvements in self-efficacy in using nondrug therapies, confidence in providing compassionate care, and unplanned absenteeism (P < .05 for each). Conclusion. Training in integrative therapies is feasible and associated with significant improvements in clinicians’ sense of self-efficacy, confidence in providing compassionate care, and engagement with work. Additional studies are needed to determine the impact on quality of care and long-term workforce engagement.Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine20173410The proof of concept of training in acupressure, guided imagery, massage, and Reiki on clinicians’ sense of self-efficacy in providing nondrug therapies, self-confidence in providing compassionate care, and engagement with work is evaluated.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine['K. Kemper', 'Ellie Hill']2017-01-03T00:00:00 9a260e29c639e6340400f0d0ca1aef4f024807a9Vicinal sapphire surfaces with 1°, 5°, or 10° miscut angle from the (00l) planes have been annealed under different atmospheres in the temperature range from 1000 to 1500 °C for a long time (from 30 min to 64 h). A systematic study by atomic force microscopy observations and grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering measurements is undertaken in order to establish the influence of the miscut angle and the thermal conditions on the one dimensional (1D) ordering of the surface and on the resulting surface morphology. Several stages are identified in the evolution of the step period. First, after a very short time τ of thermal treatment, the surface reaches a periodic structure which corresponds to the self-ordering of single steps. Then, the step-bunching occurs, and the step period Λ increases following a power-law Λ = Λ 0 ( t − τ τ ) n. Respect to the miscut angle, we identified several mechanisms of mass transport. Indeed, for surfaces with a miscut angle of 1°, the kinetics of step-bunching is cont...201754112017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Applied Physics['E. Thune', 'Ahmad Fakih', 'Caroline Matringe', 'D. Babonneau', 'R. Guinebretière']2017-01-03T00:00:00 67c0a0d41de37c86742f180c458fd35db74f68ddEl presente estudio muestra un analisis de identificacion de las tipologias del amor mas sobresalientes en las relaciones de pareja, a traves de la Escala de Actitudes Amorosas (Hendrick y Hendrick), la cual explora los seis tipos de amor propuestos por Lee (1988). El estudio, se realizo con 310 estudiantes de diferentes carreras de la Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia (UPTC) sede Tunja, de los cuales 155 fueron mujeres y 155 hombres. Se evaluaron los estilos de Amor Eros, Ludus, Storge, Pragma, Mania y Agape a traves de analisis de frecuencias, comparativo entre generos, correlacion de variables, y la prueba de t de medias. Los estilos de amor con los que mas se identifican los estudiantes de la UPTC, fueron, Eros, Storge y Agape. En cuanto al genero, las mujeres dieron mayor importancia al estilo de amor Eros y Agape, mientras que los hombres a Eros y Storge. En conclusion se encontro correlacion significativa para los mismos estilos. Las relaciones de pareja de los estudiantes universitarios se caracterizan por la pasion, el compromiso, la amistad y la intimidad emocional.20170112017-01-03T00:00:00Praxis & Saber['Brenda Liz Rocha Narváez', 'C. Parra', 'M. A. Alonso', 'Adalgisa Polo Madera']2017-01-03T00:00:00 64230dc0fcb6061b79d00c7f10bcb5a46661fa8cWe investigate proving properties of Curry programs using Agda. First, we address the functional correctness of Curry functions that, apart from some syntactic and semantic differences, are in the intersection of the two languages. Second, we use Agda to model non-deterministic functions with two distinct and competitive approaches incorporating the non-determinism. The first approach eliminates non-determinism by considering the set of all non-deterministic values produced by an application. The second approach encodes every non-deterministic choice that the application could perform. We consider our initial experiment a success. Although proving properties of programs is a notoriously difficult task, the functional logic paradigm does not seem to add any significant layer of difficulty or complexity to the task.WLP / WFLP20173310This work addresses the functional correctness of Curry functions that, apart from some syntactic and semantic differences, are in the intersection of the two languages, and uses Agda to model non-deterministic functions with two distinct and competitive approaches incorporating theNon-determinism.2017-01-03T00:00:00{'pages': '180-195'}['S. Antoy', 'M. Hanus', 'Steven Libby']2017-01-03T00:00:00 30325b31cae3bf99a7cb13cd00bf77abc922849cPerspectives on Medical Education20172810While the psychometric properties of items can provide information on item and exam quality, they vary greatly in small cohorts, and the application of guidelines with small exam cohorts should be approached with caution.2017-01-03T00:00:00Perspectives on Medical Education['M. Young', 'B. Cummings', 'Christina St-Onge']2017-01-03T00:00:00 058b423d71e8a95e84dbbb8cff56f964a822b476The relations of academic and social goal orientations to academic and social behaviors and self-concept were investigated among academically talented adolescents (N = 1,218) attending a mastery-oriented academic residential summer program. Results supported context effects in that academic mastery goal orientations predicted academic (in-class engagement, scholastic self-concept) and general outcomes (global self-worth self-concept) more than any other goal orientation. There were also gender differences such that academic mastery goal orientations predicted course performance and responsible classroom behavior only for girls, whereas for boys, academic mastery goal orientations were positively related to close friendship self-concept. The relation of social goal orientations to social outcomes also varied by gender. For instance, social development goal orientations were uniquely associated with social self-concept for girls, whereas there were some unique patterns regarding social demonstration-avoidance goal orientations for boys. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.201710392017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Advanced Academics['Adar Ben-Eliyahu', 'Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia', 'M. Putallaz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6b33d8d9534554771a04575e9c8335525a2167b2Ecosystems20177792017-01-03T00:00:00Ecosystems['Elizabeth M. Corteselli', 'J. Burtis', 'Alexis K. Heinz', 'J. Yavitt']2017-01-03T00:00:00 d20e6e2a3e940a184d264cefca4ee7ce7687b694Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine learning strategies for competence development at the enterprise level, and how these can be actualised in practice. The authors focus on three influential aspects, namely: the highest valued employee skills, main triggers for learning and investment in learning, as well as the most successful types of learning. Design/methodology/approach The empirical research was designed according to abductive reasoning. The data draw on research we undertook between 2013 and 2015, including semi-structured interviews with management, human resources and union representatives, as well as questionnaire responses from a total of 31 EU and 163 EU-competitors, across 53 industries and 22 countries. Findings Competence development requires flexible, learner-centred strategies for initiatives that respond to immediate business needs. Additionally, despite soft competences being so highly valued and sought after, investment (financial and other) by enterprises in developing them is low, relative to the investments poured into hard competences. Also, there is a clear employee demand gap for learning that develops soft competences. Originality/value Findings and recommendations are based on a large-scale empirical study, providing state-of-the-art knowledge, upon which we can renew our current learning strategies in workplaces.2017792017-01-03T00:00:00Industrial and Commercial Training['Ulrik Brandi', 'R. Iannone']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8e35653c4be8b7288dd6b0cb5dee9c998acdd140Glioblastoma (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor that continues to be associated with neurological morbidity and poor survival times. Brain invasion is a fundamental property of malignant glioma cells. The Go-or-Grow (GoG) phenotype proposes that cancer cell motility and proliferation are mutually exclusive. Here, we construct and apply a single glioma cell mathematical model that includes motility and angiogenesis and lacks the GoG phenotype. Simulations replicate key features of GBM including its multilayer structure (i.e.edema, enhancement, and necrosis), its progression patterns associated with bevacizumab treatment, and replicate the survival times of GBM treated or untreated with bevacizumab. These results suggest that the GoG phenotype is not a necessary property for the formation of the multilayer structure, recurrence patterns, and the poor survival times of patients diagnosed with GBM.PLoS ONE2017118It is suggested that the GoG phenotype is not a necessary property for the formation of the multilayer structure, recurrence patterns, and the poor survival times of patients diagnosed with GBM.2017-01-03T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Elizabeth Y. Scribner', 'H. Fathallah-Shaykh']2017-01-03T00:00:00 4632ce2feeb9c94f8574e0f815f437ead982e9dc2017072017-01-03T00:00:00['Benjamin J. Gorvine', 'K. Rosengren', 'Lisa K. Stein', 'K. Biolsi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 8f50f9b405b69f52ce8f3a17f344d0e41a9e072bJournal of digital imaging2017868The goal was to measure frequency of occurrence of workflow steps identified by the SWIM lexicon in a real-world clinical setting, as well as to correlate how accurately departmental information systems captured patient flow through the authors' health facility.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Digital Imaging['Christopher Meenan', 'B. Erickson', 'N. Knight', 'Jewel Fossett', 'Elizabeth Olsen', 'Prerna Mohod', 'Joseph J. Chen', 'S. Langer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e66596e99a70876578dbe5811c3ccf36c6f2fa5aPURPOSE Cancer-related pain is common, negatively affects quality of life and survival, and often requires treatment with opioid analgesics. Patient-reported data that describe the incidence and severity of pain, medication use, and patient satisfaction with care are lacking. METHODS We analyzed 18 months of outpatient oncology clinic encounters from the electronic medical record to obtain data on pain levels and opioid and nonopioid treatments. In June 2014, we instituted a pain intervention by creating a pain management information handout for patients, educating clinicians on opioid cost-effectiveness, and implementing a nursing protocol to document personalized pain goals (PPGs). RESULTS Moderate to severe pain was reported in nearly 15% of patient encounters. We observed an increase in the percentage of encounters with a documented PPG of 16% to 71% ( P < .001). On average, PPG was achieved in 84% of patients. Rates of high-cost long-acting opioid prescriptions (oxycodone controlled release and fentanyl patches), as a total of all long-acting opioids, declined from 45% preintervention to 33% postintervention ( P = .005). CONCLUSION Our intervention improved rates of PPG documentation and decreased the number of prescriptions for high-cost long-acting opioids. Oncology clinics can implement simple quality improvement methods, such as asking patients about their PPG and educating clinicians about opioid costs, to improve outcomes and lower treatment costs.Journal of Oncology Practice2017158Oncology clinics can implement simple quality improvement methods, such as asking patients about their PPG and educating clinicians about opioid costs, to improve outcomes and lower treatment costs.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of oncology practice['D. Zylla', 'Amber Larson', 'Gladys Chuy', 'Lisa Illig', 'A. Peck', 'Sarah Van Peursem', 'J. Fulbright', 'P. Pawloski', 'S. Richter', 'J. Mettner']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3b69f3c2fa238614cc12a2c61bd688bfa32e1610Serum concentrations of PBDEs were measured using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in 80 children aged 15-71 months. Demographic and behavioral data were collected on parental questionnaires; a research nurse recorded anthropometric measures and insurance status. For a subset of children (n = 17), PBDEs were measured in house dust and child handwipes sampled during a home visit. In linear and Tobit regression, log-transformed PBDE congeners were modeled as a function of child characteristics, including neighborhood-level socioeconomic indicators. BDE congeners 47, 99, and 100 were highly correlated and summed for analysis; BDE-153 was examined individually. PBDE serum concentrations were associated with socioeconomic factors; for example, a $20,000 increase in median household income in a child's ZIP code was associated with a 34% decrease (95%CI = 14-49%) in BDE-153 and a 26% decrease (95%CI = 6-42%) in ∑BDE-47,-99,-100. Lower body-mass index (BMI) z-score and household smoking were strong predictors of higher BDE-153 levels. Among children who participated in a home visit, serum PBDE was positively correlated with handwipe PBDE (Spearman r ∑BDE-47, -99, -100 = 0.48, p = 0.09), but not dust PBDE. Results indicate socioeconomic factors and BMI are strong predictors of serum PBDE levels among young children. PBDEs measured on handwipes are more predictive of serum PBDE levels than vacuum-collected dust.Environmental Science and Technology2017427Results indicate socioeconomic factors and BMI are strong predictors of serum PBDE levels among young children, and PBDEs measured on handwipes are more predictive of serumPBDE levels than vacuum-collected dust.2017-01-03T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['L. Darrow', 'Melanie H. Jacobson', 'Emma V. Preston', 'Grace E. Lee', 'P. Panuwet', 'Ronald E. Hunter', 'M. E. Marder', 'M. Marcus', 'D. Barr']2017-01-03T00:00:00 083560d969943968d3cd0083cac0fa150a5c8d6c2017207Analysis of women subjected to bariatric surgery revealed a significant postoperative reduction of GHRL in monocytes, hypothesising that GHRL mediates monocyte-adipocyte cross-talk in health and obesity.2017-01-03T00:00:00Obesity Medicine['I. Seim', 'Gabrielle J. Crisp', 'Esha T. Shah', 'P. Jeffery', 'L. Chopin']2017-01-03T00:00:00 00038017ab50a9212a2b00a8d8c34ecd9aa19275Easy preparation of well-dispersed inorganic nanoparticles is critical for their practical applications. By using jellyfish mesoglea, a biological hydrogel mainly composed of nanofibers, as a template, nanocomposite hydrogels with well-dispersed Fe3O4 nanoparticles are successfully synthesized through the co-precipitation method. Fe3O4 nanoparticles, mostly less than 20 nm, are uniformly formed and distributed on the nanofibers. With the increase of Fe2+/Fe3+ concentration, more nanoparticles are formed and hence the size of the nanofibers increases, and only very less significant aggregation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles is observed at a high Fe2+/Fe3+ concentration of 1 M. The JF/Fe3O4 nanocomposite hydrogels have very high Fe3O4 content, which can achieve about 79%. The nanocomposite hydrogels display nearly superparamagnetism, and show smaller saturation magnetizations (Ms) than that of bulk Fe3O4. Moreover, introduction of Fe3O4 nanoparticles increases the BET surface areas of the gels. The JF/Fe3O4 nanocomposite hydrogels exhibit high activity in catalyzing the oxidative degradation of xylenol orange and excellent reusability.20175262017-01-03T00:00:00RSC Advances['Ya-Nan Chen', 'Tianqi Liu', 'Qin Zhang', 'Cong Shang', 'Huiliang Wang']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2aeea2c8ce43d3846b5e5c08e8e923686837bca8This paper reports on a novel method for determining the specific surface area (SSA) of shale via headspace gas chromatography (HS-GC). The method is based on the water adsorption on the surface of shale sample after achieving phase equilibrium at an elevated temperature (i.e., heating at 125 °C for 48 h). A mathematical model shows that the SSA can be determined from the signal of the vapor water released during HS-GC analysis. The results obtained by this method correlated well (R2 = 0.992) with data obtained by the reference BET method. Because the phase equilibrium step for multiple samples can be conducted simultaneously, and because the phase re-equilibrium step is much faster in the HS-GC measurement, the present method is more efficient for batch sample testing.Analytical Chemistry2017376A mathematical model shows that the SSA can be determined from the signal of the vapor water released during HS-GC analysis, and that the present method is more efficient for batch sample testing.2017-01-03T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Liang He', 'Tengfei Li', 'X. Chai', 'H. Tian', 'Xian-ming Xiao', 'Donald G. Barnes']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6df937bbb5a5b16a2a8bd0d220561593c5c8cee3T best practices of quality improvement (QI) used by high-performing clinical units has been advocated as a critical element for centers of clinical excellence in wound care. 1 , 2 Nelson and colleagues 3 describe a framework that includes a variety of QI interventions organized around 4 best practice categories: (1) leadership; (2) staff ; (3) information technology (IT); and (4) performance and improvement. Th ese QI interventions are meant to alter established processes of health care delivery in order to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) more eff ectively. 3 , 4 Th e result of this framework of change is improvements in measures of quality and performance and reductions in patient harm in many areas. Padula and colleagues 2 developed this best practice QI framework using pressure injury prevention (PIP) programs in acute care. Th e interventions are meant to be adopted and enhanced by a skin care team in a hospital with support from administration and complementary providers. Many of the QI interventions presented initially by Nelson and colleagues 3 required little modifi cation since concepts such as daily staff huddles or data tracking are commonly understood heuristics. However, the best practice framework of QI interventions for PIP, which defi nes leadership roles among hospital administrators and nursing providers, may not be as well understood. In order for a clinical microsystem (unit or ward) to achieve changes in the process that improve the implementation of EBPs, collaborative leadership roles are required of administrators and staff . Practice change is infl uenced by nurses and providers understanding and embracing evidence to support a culture supporting evidence-based PIP practice. 5 We believe that both formal and informal leadership styles are necessary to eff ectively translate EBPs into increased performance, and the diff erences in these styles create an important synergy for QI. LEADERSHIP TYPOLOGYJournal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (WOCN)2017104Both formal and informal leadership styles are necessary to eff ectively translate EBPs into increased performance, and the diff erences in these styles create an important synergy for QI.2017-01-03T00:00:00Journal of Wound, Ostomy, &amp; Continence Nursing ['W. Padula', 'M. Makic']2017-01-03T00:00:00 574e952020ff1569e903d5bed6dd90eece6faba120172052017-01-03T00:00:00Technology and Disability['Anupama Thomas', 'E. Rufus']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e8d0c50f3f89ec6666d1c96653ad68e11fd3dd86EpiNet was established to encourage epilepsy research. EpiNet is used for multicenter cohort studies and investigator‐led trials. Physicians must be accredited to recruit patients into trials. Here, we describe the accreditation process for the EpiNet‐First trials.Epilepsia Open2017245The accreditation process for the EpiNet‐First trials is described, which is used for multicenter cohort studies and investigator‐led trials for epilepsy research.2017-01-03T00:00:00Epilepsia Open['P. Bergin', 'E. Beghi', 'L. Sadleir', 'A. Brockington', 'M. Tripathi', 'M. Richardson', 'E. Bianchi', 'K. Srivastava', 'J. Jayabal', 'B. Legros', 'M. Ossemann', 'N. McGrath', 'A. Verrotti', 'H. Tan', 'S. Beretta', 'R. Frith', 'I. Iniesta', 'E. Whitham', 'J. Wanigasinghe', 'B. Ezeala-Adikaibe', 'P. Striano', 'I. Rosemergy', 'E. Walker', 'M. Alkhidze', 'Ildefonso Rodríguez-Leyva', 'Jose Alfredo Ramírez González', "W. D'Souza"]2017-01-03T00:00:00 7828731f355046902cc24c17d28926634bf89be5LaFeO3 composites with a different surface area of graphene (SA-1 and SA-2) have been prepared using the co-precipitation method. The samples were characterized by some measurements such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, Fourier-transform infrared absorption (FTIR), and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM). LaFeO3 nanoparticle and its composites showed orthorhombic structure. The presence of graphene in the composites was also confirmed. The characterized samples were further used to remove methylene blue under visible light irradiation. The obtained results revealed that incorporation of graphene in the composites results a significantly higher photocatalytic activity compared to LaFeO3 nanoparticles. The apparent reaction constant of LaFeO3/SA-2 composite with a highest specific surface area of 123 m2/g showed the fastest degradation in the photocatalytic process. Furthermore, the main factors in the photocatalytic activity were studied and discussed.20171542017-01-03T00:00:00['N. Afifah', 'R. Saleh']2017-01-03T00:00:00 253c4826ef602aa2b75bdb376f9b7171ede5d769Ag2O/ZnO/nanographene platelets (AZNGP) composites were synthesized by the microwave assisted colloid method. The prepared samples were applied in photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue. The morphology and phase structure of the synthesized samples were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscope, x-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscope. The Ag2O/ZnO/nanographene platelets composites properties were further investigated using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, BET measurements. The catalytic activities of Ag2O/ZnO/nanographene platelets with different concentrations of nanographene platelets were studied. The results showed that photocatalytic efficiency improved with increasing nanographene platelets up to certain level and then decreased as the concentration of nanographene platelets is further increased. To understand the role of primary active control experiments by adding scavengers for electron, hole, hydroxyl oxide were ca...20171242017-01-03T00:00:00['S. P. Prakoso', 'H. Tju', 'V. Paramarta', 'A. Taufik', 'R. Saleh']2017-01-03T00:00:00 a8cd41227842bb11e614d49193373c3bba7ac6d6El pioderma gangrenoso corresponde a una dermatosis cronica inflamatoria rara, cuya etiologia y patogenesis es aun incierta, aunque factores inmunologicos y disfuncion neutrofilica parecen desempenar un papel importante. Se presenta en la mayoria de los casos asociada a enfermedad sistemica no infecciosa, como artritis reumatoide, malignidad hematologica y enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII). Es mas comun en mujeres entre la tercera y quinta decada de la vida y puede presentarse como cuatro variantes clinicas distintas que conllevan a ulceracion de la piel, con topografia predominante a nivel de extremidades inferiores. Su diagnostico es meramente clinico y de exclusion y el tratamiento a menudo amerita medidas locales y sistemicas.201703El pioderma gangrenoso corresponde a una dermatosis cronica inflamatoria rara, cuya etiologia y patogenesis es aun incierta, aunque factores inmunologicos y disfuncion neutrofilica parecen desempenar un papel importante.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Elizabeth Acón-Ramírez', 'Daniel Argüello-Ruiz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 07907da237fcbf2ebff797123274b34b191940d9I test the predictions of a new asset pricing model about the interaction of return skewness and analysts' forecast dispersion. Consistent with the theory's implications, I present evidence that skewness and forecast dispersion have a joint impact, yielding an average return gap of 1.61% monthly (19.3% annualized) between stocks in the 5th and 95th percentiles by skewness and dispersion. I also show that forecast dispersion has no marginal impact without skewness and that higher risk or risk aversion is associated with a deepening of their joint effect. These otherwise anomalous discoveries comprise new significant cross-sectional features of stock returns.20173622017-01-03T00:00:00ERN: Expectations in Economic Theory & Markets (Topic)['Christian Goulding']2017-01-03T00:00:00 370cb4fc1e4aa62947328a76f16fb9dcfefc0892Why do nurses sometimes fail to speak up for a patient whose best interest is at risk or whose wellbeing is compromised? This article discusses the role of nurses as patient advocates and the reasons why some find it difficult to fulfil their responsibilities in this area. Via a selection of narratives from real-life situations, the article raises questions and prompts readers to reflect on their ability to challenge other people's decisions, behaviours or beliefs. This is the first in a series of occasional articles using narratives to investigate issues in nursing.201712The role of nurses as patient advocates is discussed and the reasons why some find it difficult to fulfil their responsibilities in this area are discussed.2017-01-03T00:00:00Nursing times['Lisa Smith', 'S. Mee']2017-01-03T00:00:00 3ca68e922de1c6b7d69cb2785f307a2fc8454dbcThe total synthesis of (+)-1,4-dideoxymannojimycin and the enantiopure synthesis of three polyoxygenated piperidin-2-ones from a novel chiron is reported. Starting from 3-deoxy-3-amine-D-glucose, by means of the stereoselective aqueous SHOWO protocol (Sequential-Hydrolysis-Oxidation-Wittig Olefination), the unsaturated-7,3-lactam-D-xylofuranose derivative was prepared, which depending on the oxidative C−C bond cleavage reaction conditions for the furanose moiety, is transformed into either (+)-1,4-dideoxymannojirimycin or polyoxygenated piperidin-2-ones.20174922017-01-03T00:00:00['Elsie Ramírez', 'R. Meza-León', 'L. Quintero', 'H. Höpfl', 'Silvano Cruz-Gregorio', 'Fernando Sartillo‐Piscil']2017-01-03T00:00:00 469be721f7b75bae6cd933f55f4c3b8dbd73d76e2017012017-01-03T00:00:00['Elisabeth Delais-Roussarie']2017-01-03T00:00:00 153b0154596ea2510c35a7cde8b25df767089165AROMATASE PROTEIN CONTENT IN GLUTEAL AND ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE IN PREMENOPAUSAL CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN by Elizabeth Cooper December, 2016 Director: Dr. Stacey Altman DERPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY OBJECTIVE: To determine if aromatase protein content differs in abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue and to determine if there are racial differences in aromatase protein content that might influence racial differences in regional body fat distribution in overweight to obese premenopausal women. MATERIALS/METHODS: Biopsies of the subcutaneous abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue were performed in 15 premenopausal women (7 C/8 AA, 25.1 + 1.8 years, BMI 29.5 + 0.5kg/m(2)). Adipose tissue protein content was measure by western blot analysis. Independent sample t-tests were used to determine racial differences in subject characteristics and sex hormones. Two-way repeated measure ANOVA (race x region) was used to determine racial differences (C versus AA) in estrogen receptor expression in the abdominal and gluteal SAT. RESULTS: Aromatase protein content was not different between races or regions: C abdominal 0.25±0.06, C gluteal 0.25±0.12, AA abdominal 0.35±0.08, AA gluteal 0.32±0.09 arbitrary units (2-way ANOVA; race x region p=0.73, race p=0.46, region p=0.71). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed no significant differences in aromatase protein content between regions or races in the observed group. No regional or racial differences in aromatase protein content were detected in this study. AROMATASE PROTEIN CONTENT IN GLUTEAL AND ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS ADIPOSE TISSUE IN PREMENOPAUSAL CAUCASIAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Kinesiolgy East Carolina University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Masters of Science in Kinesiology2017561No regional or racial differences in aromatase protein content were detected in scent protein content in overweight to obese premenopausal women in this study.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Elizabeth E. Cooper']2017-01-03T00:00:00 2d99d3cdca50f4c0a661a2357643f2319131a7a9El presente trabajo consiste en el Diseno y Simulacion de un puente grua birriel curvo, para una capacidad de 10 t, un claro de 15 m y una altura de elevacion de 4m. Este diseno fue seleccionado con el objetivo de aprovechar al maximo el espacio limitado que existe en estructuras abovedadas, y que opere tal y como lo haria un diseno con vigas principales rectas.Se realizo un analisis estatico para cada viga, considerando todas las fuerzas que se producen al estar el puente en movimiento, incluyendo las fuerzas inerciales que aparecen al acelerar o desacelerar el carro polipasto. Para asegurar el movimiento transversal, se realizo un diseno de un sistema corona-pinon bajo la normativa AGMA, que asegure la sujecion del carro al trasladarse a lo largo de las vigas principales.2017012017-01-03T00:00:00['R. Barona', 'Natali Elizabeth Naranjo Ortíz']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ed49f626ac534ef78fd857009b55b2aaec73e25cFoci of altered hepatocytes (FAH) were induced in fetal turkey liver (FTL) by diethyl nitrosamine. FAH in FTL were resistant to iron overload similar to FAH in humans and rodents. The mitotic index was significantly higher in FAH (6.2 mitosis in 1000 hepatocytes) than in extrafocal liver tissue (1.8 mitosis in 1000 hepatocytes). The calculation of the net growth rate based on both cell proliferation (mitosis) and cell death (TUNEL positive) revealed a threefold growth advantage of the FAH over the surrounding liver. Two well established anti-tumor substances from different chemical classes, different modes of action and with different clinical use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were used to study their effect on FAH. Sorafenib is the only approved drug for systemic pharmacological treatment of HCC; cisplatin has been used for many years in hepatic arterial infusion. Cisplatin had no clear effect on number of size of FAH, cell proliferation (mitosis) or cell loss (TUNEL positive). Sorafenib enhanced the development of FAH. Morphometric quantification revealed a sorafenib-induced 2-3-fold increase in number (FAH per cm2 and FAH per cm3), size and volume fraction of FAH. This unexpected finding was confirmed in two experiments. The effect was driven by an increased cell proliferation in the FAH, resulting in an increased, 5.4-fold growth advantage of FAH versus the surrounding liver in sorafenib-treated FTL. In this model, sorafenib has a promoting effect on preneoplastic FAH. This might be of relevance for the treatment of patients with long term survival perspective, e.g. in an adjuvant setting.Toxicological Research2017361In this model, sorafenib has a promoting effect on preneoplastic FAH, which might be of relevance for the treatment of patients with long term survival perspective, e.g. in an adjuvant setting.2017-01-03T00:00:00Toxicology research['Bettina Kaestner', 'K. Spicher', 'U. Jaehde', 'H. Enzmann']2017-01-03T00:00:00 6ebb24a62477e49da16ce9ad2f95eb8af0acad8fObjective: This study was conducted to determine the status of tooth loss and perception of patients’ awareness about prosthodontic treatment in adults with emphasis on number of tooth loss and their position in mouth. Edentulism and partial tooth loss still represent a significant health concern among Indonesian adults. Individual perception of potential reason of treatment selection was the most consequential determinants of patients’ decisions to treat condition of tooth loss, predicated on level of patient’s awareness. Methods: This study was done using a convenience sampling on patient age of 20 years and above with one or more missing teeth except the third molars. Patients were clinically evaluated and answered questionnaire about self-awareness of prosthodontic treatment. This research design was cross sectional and analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney test (α = 5%). Results: Clinical factors like number and position of tooth loss and other socio-demographic factor like age were associated to patient’s awareness of prosthodontic treatment. Conclusion: Based on these evidences, we suggested that in general, the dentist must spend more time to increase patient awareness on the consequences of tooth loss to motivate patient regarding the need of a denture and leading them to demand prosthodontic treatment.2017171The dentist must spend more time to increase patient awareness on the consequences of tooth loss to motivate patient regarding the need of a denture and leading them to demand prosthodontic treatment.2017-01-03T00:00:00['Merry Elisa', 'R. Odang', 'C. Masulili', 'Saraventi Saraventi']2017-01-03T00:00:00 ca507b200dc9a587e11cabefd8720e8022dd8a11Results are presented from kinetic modeling of Langmuir probe characteristics measured in the vicinity of a conducting sphere, in a well controlled laboratory plasma. In the experiment, the interaction of a drifting argon plasma with a conducting spherical sphere is studied using two cylindrical Langmuir probes located upstream and downstream of the sphere. Plasma parameters upstream of the sphere are determined by fitting an experimentally measured characteristic with the one obtained from simulations. Using the same upstream plasma parameters as input in simulations, the characteristic computed in the wake of the sphere is compared with the measured one. In addition to validating our simulation model for this type of experiment, the comparison serves to illustrate the importance of effects often neglected in the interpretation of Langmuir probe measurements, such as plasma with gradients and Earth magnetic field.20173212017-01-03T00:00:00Physics of Plasmas['S. Rehman', 'L. E. Fisher', 'K. Lynch', 'R. Marchand']2017-01-03T00:00:00 7cde4fb7201e0bf436965a880f568d319c13b50aEn el ambito educativo, el saber estudiar y el que los estudiantes apliquen una metodologia de estudio, han sido una constante preocupacion. El docente debe motivar en el estudiante el interes de la ensenanza de estrategias, para potencializar, controlar y regular sus procesos mentales de aprendizaje, lo cual permitira mejorar su rendimiento y su capacidad de aprender autonomamente a partir de sus propios recursos. Las habilidades de estudio tienen como intencion contribuir en el logro del exito academico. Objetivo. Identificar la forma de estudiar y prepararse para sus examenes de los Estudiantes del Nivel Superior.Metodo. Enfoque cualitativo, alcance descriptivo, diseno no experimental. Muestra  68 sujetos de estudio de la Licenciatura en Gerontologia.  Se aplico un cuestionario ?Como es tu forma de estudiar?, esta integrado por cinco dimensiones: Lugar, Planificacion,  Clase,  Estudio, Examenes, Se utilizo el programa estadistico SPSS, version 19 para su analisis. Resultados. En la dimension Lugar, el 69.10 % cuida que exista una adecuada;   Planificacion, se encontro que el 7.4% dedica de 5 a 6 horas de estudio a la semana; Clase, dice que el 51.5% anota solo lo mas importante de las explicaciones y no intenta copiar todo lo que dice el profesor; Estudio,  dice que el 48.5% siempre subraya las ideas y los datos de interes; Examenes,  se encontro que el 39.7% nunca realiza un esquema antes de contestar a cada pregunta.  Conclusion. Estas actividades que se le aplica a los alumnos, nos sirve para mejorar las tecnicas y sus habilidades de estudio.2017012017-01-03T00:00:00['Ana Rosa Abadía Valle', 'Betty Sarabia Alcocer']2017-01-03T00:00:00 e852f1393352676f60e03634e9db0ccf42d4aeaeAgroforestry Systems2017012017-01-03T00:00:00Agroforestry Systems['K. Varsha', 'A. Raj', 'E. Kurien', 'B. Bastin', 'T. Kunhamu', 'K. Pradeep']2017-01-03T00:00:00 86f2a211f32f9b605620659834062da346f3b3d12017256A new index for measuring individual pornographic interests and underpins the literature of pornography, and can interestingly help psychiatrists assess the (hyper)sexuality status of individuals through their free writings.2017-01-03T00:00:00Sexuality & Culture['B. Essam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 99cc6138bcf1fd3d1d73f1c7e8511140401b24a6Sexuality & Culture2017280A new index for measuring individual pornographic interests and underpins the literature of pornography, and computational linguistics can be useful in measuring pornographic indices of individual written discourses is introduced.2017-01-03T00:00:00Sexuality & Culture['B. Essam']2017-01-03T00:00:00 0683f1de85565a720ed07a02a652be41e410d2dbWe offer a narrative review of the findings of available British research on the sexual abuse of children, and its behavioural and mental health sequels in adolescent and adult adjustment, and link this to the growing world literature on child abuse, which frequently occurs within family settings. The evidence shows that around 9% of women, and about 3% of men have experienced prolonged, bodily intrusive abuse by the age of 16 or 18. This has many adverse sequels including impaired self-esteem, clinical levels of depression and anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse, somatic disorders, and many forms of maladaptation. Poly-victimisation combining physical, sexual and emotional abuse has particularly negative impacts. The long-term burden in human suffering and public health costs is high. In school, abuse victims are often bullied and isolated in school, which exacerbates (or even triggers) the negative effects of abuse. Teachers and school counsellors and social workers have an important role to play in identifying abuse victims, and offering help in ways which prevents the development of serious mental health problems.201754182017-01-03T00:00:00Advances in Applied Sociology['A. Sawyerr', 'C. Bagley']2017-01-03T00:00:00 280675b30795b13752b8e01d825c29626351d044Social media has become an important tool in establishing relationships between companies and customers. However, creating effective content for social media marketing campaigns is a challenge, as companies have difficulty understanding what drives user engagement. One approach to addressing this challenge is to use analytics on user-generated social media content to understand the relationship between content features and user engagement. In this paper we report on a quantitative study that applies machine learning algorithms to extract textual and visual content features from Instagram posts, along with creatorand context-related variables, and to statistically model their influence on user engagement. Our findings can guide marketing and social media professionals in creating engaging content that communicates more effectively with their audiences.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201735158A quantitative study that applies machine learning algorithms to extract textual and visual content features from Instagram posts, along with creator and context-related variables, and to statistically model their influence on user engagement is reported on.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Roope Jaakonmäki', 'Oliver Müller', 'J. Brocke']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9a848ecd170c8c1a599a9ea5cec524e428db01fcThis paper examines the dynamics of news consumption on social media through sixteen openended interviews with young users from Argentina. It adopts a texto-material perspective to explore the role of technology and users’ motivations, actions and interpretations. The interviews reveal that the idealtypical mode in which young users consume news on social media can be characterized with the notion of “incidental news”: most young users get the news on their mobile devices as part of their constant connection to media platforms; they encounter the news all the time, rather than looking for it; but click on them only sporadically and spend little time engaging with the content. Thus, the news becomes undifferentiated from the rest of the social and entertainment information. This mode of news access marks a significant discontinuity with the consumption of news on other media. It also raises major editorial and political implications.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175478The interviews reveal that the idealtypical mode in which young users consume news on social media can be characterized with the notion of “incidental news”: most young users get the news on their mobile devices as part of their constant connection to media platforms; they encounter the news all the time, rather than looking for it; but click on them only sporadically and spend little time engaging with the content.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-8'}['P. Boczkowski', 'Eugenia Mitchelstein', 'Mora Matassi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7840e70fe35cf568be32576b2415b8872b27ea51Emergency response organizations such as the police are using social media as an additional channel to communicate with the general public in times of crisis. However, the utilization of social media with a free-style communication protocol by emergency response authorities for crisis response is still insufficiently understood. Who are the people they communicate with? What types of crisis-related information are shared with them? How do people react to these messages? How does the general public react to a social media run by a police organization? This paper uses the typology of convergence behaviors in emergency response as an attempt to categorize the public interaction with social media platforms. Furthermore, it uses the Situation Crisis Communication theory (SCCT) to analyze the crisis communication practices by a law enforcement agency. A content analysis of Nepal Police Tweets from the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake was conducted. It sought to understand (i) whether people who Tweet exhibit the same convergence behaviors as reported in the literature, (ii) how online participants communicate among and between the different crisis convergence behaviors, and (iii) what would be the best communication practices to assist crisis response efforts. Data show that convergence behaviors differed from intensity of appearances and communications and Tweets helped reconcile the differences in perceived emergency response needs between netizens and the authorities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174945The typology of convergence behaviors in emergency response is used as an attempt to categorize the public interaction with social media platforms and the Situation Crisis Communication theory is used to analyze the crisis communication practices by a law enforcement agency.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Rajib Subba', 'T. Bui']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7ac66777fa0086d832d4dd3a83e0411b8c410390Obesity Surgery20171129The use of social media and mobile apps by patients is increasing, with AHPs concerned about misinformation; advice may differ from what is given in clinic.2017-01-04T00:00:00Obesity Surgery['Y. Graham', 'C. Hayes', 'K. Mahawar', 'P. Small', 'A. Attala', 'K. Seymour', 'S. Woodcock', 'J. Ling']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cd353b4c2659cc85b915ba156122b373f27447d8We develop and implement an approach for automating generating personas in real time using actual YouTube social media data from a global media corporation. From the organization's YouTube channel, we gather demographic data, customer interactions, and topical interests, leveraging more than 188,000 subscriber profiles and more than 30 million user interactions. We demonstrate that online user data can be used to develop personas in real time using social media analytics. To get diverse aspects of personas, we collect user data from other social media channels as well and match them with the corresponding user data to generate richer personas. Our results provide corporate insights into competitive marketing, topical interests, and preferred product features for the users of the online news medium. Research implications are that reasonably rich personas can be generated in real time, instead of being the result of a laborious and time-consuming manual development process.20172429This work develops and implements an approach for automating generating personas in real time using actual YouTube social media data from a global media corporation, leveraging more than 188,000 subscriber profiles and more than 30 million user interactions.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Jisun An', 'Haewoon Kwak', 'B. Jansen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 23dcdf7c7e82807445afd9f19474fc0a3d8169feRecently, politicians and media companies identified an increasing number of offensive statements directed against foreigners and refugees in Europe. In Germany, for example, the political group “Pegida” drew international attention by frequently publishing offensive content concerning the religion of Islam. As a consequence, the German government and the social network Facebook cooperate to address this problem by creating a task force to manually detect offensive statements towards refugees and foreigners. In this work, we propose an approach to automatically detect such statements aiding personnel in this labor-intensive task. In contrast to existing work, we assess severity values to offensive statements and identify the referenced targets. This way, we are able to selectively detect hostility towards foreigners. To evaluate our approach, we develop a dataset containing offensive statements including their target. As a result, a substantial amount of offensive statements and a moderate amount of the referenced victims was detected correctly.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172852This work proposes an approach to automatically detect offensive statements directed against foreigners and refugees aiding personnel in this labor-intensive task, and develops a dataset containing offensive statements including their target.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['U. Bretschneider', 'Ralf Peters']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0491c08dacc663006a870be50877891c934f9023Background Social media is an asset that higher education students can use for an array of purposes. Studies have shown the merits of social media use in educational settings; however, its adoption in health science education has been slow, and the contributing reasons remain unclear. Objective This multidisciplinary study aimed to examine health science students’ opinions on the use of social media in health science education and identify factors that may discourage its use. Methods Data were collected from the Universitas 21 “Use of social media in health education” survey, distributed electronically among the health science staff and students from 8 universities in 7 countries. The 1640 student respondents were grouped as users or nonusers based on their reported frequency of social media use in their education. Results Of the 1640 respondents, 1343 (81.89%) use social media in their education. Only 462 of the 1320 (35.00%) respondents have received specific social media training, and of those who have not, the majority (64.9%, 608/936) would like the opportunity. Users and nonusers reported the same 3 factors as the top barriers to their use of social media: uncertainty on policies, concerns about professionalism, and lack of support from the department. Nonusers reported all the barriers more frequently and almost half of nonusers reported not knowing how to incorporate social media into their learning. Among users, more than one fifth (20.5%, 50/243) of students who use social media “almost always” reported sharing clinical images without explicit permission. Conclusions Our global, interdisciplinary study demonstrates that a significant number of students across all health science disciplines self-reported sharing clinical images inappropriately, and thus request the need for policies and training specific to social media use in health science education.JMIR Medical Education20172224A significant number of students across all health science disciplines self-reported sharing clinical images inappropriately, and thus request the need for policies and training specific to social media use in health science education.2017-01-04T00:00:00JMIR Medical Education['E. O’Sullivan', 'E. Cutts', 'S. Kavikondala', 'Alejandra Salcedo', 'K. D’Souza', 'Martin Hernandez-Torre', 'C. Anderson', 'A. Tiwari', 'K. Ho', 'J. Last']2017-01-04T00:00:00 548a168a72ca58a4fff14ea0852bc91286dd3a95The Social Media Intelligence Analyst is a new operational role within a State Control Centre in Victoria, Australia dedicated to obtaining situational awareness from social media to support decision making for emergency management. We outline where this role fits within the structure of a command and control organization, describe the requirements for such a position and detail the operational activities expected during an emergency event. As evidence of the importance of this role, we provide three real world examples where important information was obtained from social media which led to improved outcomes for the community concerned. This is the first time a dedicated role has been formally established solely for monitoring social media for emergency management intelligence gathering purposes in Victoria. To the best of our knowledge, it is also the first time such a dedicated position in an operational crisis coordination centre setting has been described in the literature.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172520The Social Media Intelligence Analyst is a new operational role within a State Control Centre in Victoria, Australia dedicated to obtaining situational awareness from social media to support decision making for emergency management.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['R. Power', 'Justin Kibell']2017-01-04T00:00:00 aab9b8d4bc5e0f2590aaf1016a9198a673dc8b31Information about events happening in the real world are generated online on social media in real-time. There is substantial research done to detect these events using information posted on websites like Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. The information posted depends on the type of platform the website relies upon, such as short messages, pictures, and long form articles. In this paper, we extend an existing real-time event detection at onset approach to include multiple websites. We present three different approaches to merging information from two different social media sources. We also analyze the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. We validate the detected events using newswire data that is collected during the same time period. Our results show that including multiple sources increases the number of detected events and also increase the quality of detectedHawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172320An existing real-time event detection at onset approach to include multiple websites is extended to show that including multiple sources increases the number of detected events and also increase the quality of detected Events.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Satya Katragadda', 'Ryan G. Benton', 'Vijay V. Raghavan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 bf81e769be4f2dbde2a8a625acb4ee4467d973a4Information overload has been suggested as a potential barrier to use of social media by emergency managers, especially for gathering information during disasters. This paper, based on a survey of 477 U.S. county-level emergency managers, examines the relationship of the perception of information overload as a barrier to social media use for gathering information, to the intention to use social media. It also examines the relationship of perceived usefulness of certain technological advancements currently being developed to intention to use. Results indicate that emergency managers’ perception of information overload as a barrier to use is negatively related to intention to use it, while perceptions of the usefulness of these technologies are positively related to intention to use. The study calls attention to the importance of resolving information overload to increase the use of social media for emergency management, and suggests the implementation of appropriate software tools to ameliorate this problem.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172617The study calls attention to the importance of resolving information overload to increase the use of social media for emergency management, and suggests the implementation of appropriate software tools to ameliorate this problem.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Runqing Rao', 'L. Plotnick', 'S. R. Hiltz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a3784ac5e4271469b2e0e1646cc39aaee9f08e6dThe value and relevance of indigenous knowledge towards sustainability of human societies drives for its preservation. This work explored the use of Facebook groups to promote indigenous knowledge among Igorot peoples in the diaspora. The virtual communities help intensify the connection of Igorot migrants to their traditional culture despite the challenges of assimilation to a different society. A survey of posts on 20 Facebook groups identified and classified the indigenous cultural elements conveyed through social media. A subsequent survey of 56 Igorot migrants revealed that popular social media has a significant role in the exchange, revitalization, practice, and learning of indigenous culture; inciting an effective medium to leverage preservation strategies.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174416This work explored the use of Facebook groups to promote indigenous knowledge among Igorot peoples in the diaspora and found that popular social media has a significant role in the exchange, revitalization, practice, and learning of indigenous culture; inciting an effective medium to leverage preservation strategies.2017-01-04T00:00:00ArXiv['K. A. Botangen', 'Shahper Vodanovich', 'Jian Yu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9170f111e04bd8c7f25390a1f3c75b8fcfa8b0faWhilst the idea of utilizing social media to advance government-led e-Participation initiatives has proliferated significantly in recent years, mostly such initiatives do not meet the intended expectations, as the majority of them fail to attract wider citizens’ audience. Overall, the key factors that could explain and predict citizens’ participation are not yet thoroughly identified. Therefore, the current study develops a theoretical citizen-centric model that seeks to explain and predict the intention of citizens’ behavior towards their involvement in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media. The methodological approach is primarily based on utilizing and extending one of the well-known theories for describing a person acceptance behavior, namely the Theory of Planned Behavior. The model applies the main constructs of the Theory – attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control; and complements them with several constructs drawn from relevant literature. The paper contributes to understanding the reasons why citizens decide to engage or not in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175613A theoretical citizen-centric model is developed that seeks to explain and predict the intention of citizens’ behavior towards their involvement in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Ayman Alarabiat', 'D. Soares', 'Elsa Estevez']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7ac3b5018ff2c8279f89bd2597a25ebba0675200Since the development of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2006, significant promotion efforts have targeted adolescent females and their parents in order to reduce the incidence of HPV and related cancers. Yet vaccination rates for pre-adolescents (the recommended age of administration) still lag behind. Social media and social network campaigns hold promise not only for promoting broad awareness but also for influencing vaccination attitudes and behaviors by utilizing opinion leaders for message dissemination. This formative intervention study explored the feasibility of leveraging online ‘mommy bloggers’ as thought leaders and sources of influence in the promotion of HPV vaccine messages. Findings include insights into vaccine hesitancy amongst mommy bloggers; approaches for discussing HPV vaccination in the blogosphere; and engagement strategies for working with mommy bloggers.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174113This formative intervention study explored the feasibility of leveraging online ‘mommy bloggers’ as thought leaders and sources of influence in the promotion of HPV vaccine messages and found insights into vaccine hesitancy amongst mommy bloggers.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['A. Burke-Garcia', 'C. Berry', 'Gary L. Kreps', 'K. Wright']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b69f54696c77276664a16f3b79fc0a24a88acd47Social media has been an incredible platform for startups to develop meaningful connections with stakeholders and customers. We investigate ways in which entrepreneurs use social media to drive both the level of engagement for their startup and the subsequent level of venture financing. Our empirical analysis demonstrates how differences in entrepreneurs’ tweets—i.e., differences in the level informativity, persuasiveness, and transformativity—is associated with different levels of startup engagement and venture financing. We show differences in entrepreneurs’ activity with the social media platform—i.e., the number of tweets, the number of mentions of other accounts, and the number of retweets—further drives engagement and venture financing. We test our model by collecting an extensive dataset of over 7,000,000 tweets from entrepreneurs and startups that have been through accelerators. Results indicate associates between the social media activities of entrepreneurs, startup engagement, and venture financing.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20179013Investigating ways in which entrepreneurs use social media to drive both the level of engagement for their startup and the subsequent level of venture financing indicates associates between the social media activities of entrepreneurs, startup engagement, and venture financing.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Fang Wang', 'J. Kuruzovich', 'Yingda Lu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 97213e5e52d2fd779e29c2efde0436fae534a22aUsing social media in employee selection processes is relatively new behavior that raises many important questions. Although managers report using sites like Facebook to review applicants, little is known about how these sites influence assessments of those candidates. This exploratory study reports on an experiment designed to evaluate competing hypotheses regarding (in)consistent gender normbased communication on Facebook and subsequent attraction and hiring decisions. All participants were required to have been responsible for actual hiring decisions during their careers. Surprisingly, results are in contrast to research on the selection process and show that feminine-style communication on Facebook is perceived as most attractive and hirable. However, masculine communication is perceived as least attractive and hirable. This effect was consistent regardless of applicant gender. Practical implications, strengths, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017356Surprisingly, results are in contrast to research on the selection process and show that feminine-style communication on Facebook is perceived as most attractive and hirable, However, masculine communication is perception as least attractive andhirable.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Robyn L. Brouer', 'M. Stefanone', 'Rebecca L. Badawy', 'Michael J. Egnoto']2017-01-04T00:00:00 aaabc67214b15ec79a925e3d92390585aed21e91Cultural attributes of employees affect organizations in several different ways through their impact on organizational goals and decision-making processes. Social media create ample opportunities for organizations to improve competitiveness and efficiency of marketing and communications. We empirically investigate the impact of employee cultural dimensions on social media usage at work and at home. Such a study has not been undertaken before to the best of our knowledge and this would be the first study to connect cultural dimension characteristics of individuals with social media usage. Specifically, we investigate the effect of Power Distance (PD), Uncertainty Avoidance (UA), and Individualism-Collectivism (IC) on the use of popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and LinkedIn. Our results show that certain cultural dimensions predict higher or lower levels of use of specific social media platforms. We provide implications of our results on research and practice.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017368This study empirically investigates the effect of Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, and Individualism-Collectivism on the use of popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and LinkedIn.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['M. Dadgar', 'J. Vithayathil', 'J. Osiri']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a87f0f6949f55912331239fc26b1b1572560c8f3Online social data is potentially a rich source of insight into human behavior, but the sheer size of these datasets requires specialized tools to facilitate social media research. Visual analytics tools are one promising approach, but calls have been made for more in-depth studies in specific application domains to contribute to the design of such tools. We conducted a formative study to better understand the needs of social media researchers, and created Lariat, a visual analytics tool that facilitates exploratory data analysis through integrated grouping and visualization of social media data. The design of Lariat was informed by the results of the formative study and sensemaking theory, both indicating that the exploratory processes require search, comparison, verification, and iterative refinement. Based on our results and the evaluation of Lariat, we identify a number of design implications for future visual analytics tools in this domain.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017295The design of Lariat was informed by the results of the formative study and sensemaking theory, both indicating that the exploratory processes require search, comparison, verification, and iterative refinement.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['N. Chen', 'Michael Brooks', 'Rafal Kocielnik', 'S. Hong', 'Jeff Smith', 'Sanny Lin', 'Zening Qu', 'Cecilia R. Aragon']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cdf03c48856b0a59f4f90546f67fcf927e1cae05Emotion analysis in social media is challenging. While most studies focus on positive and negative sentiments, the differentiation between emotions is more difficult. We investigate the problem as a collection of binary classification tasks on the basis of four opposing emotion pairs provided by Plutchik. We processed the content of messages by three alternative methods: structural and lexical features, latent factors, and natural language processing. The final prediction is suggested by classifiers deriving from the state of the art in machine learning. Results are convincing in the possibility to distinguish the emotions pairs in social media.ACM Trans. Internet Techn.2017979This work investigates the problem of emotion analysis in social media as a collection of binary classification tasks on the basis of four opposing emotion pairs provided by Plutchik, and processed the content of messages by three alternative methods: structural and lexical features, latent factors, and natural language processing.2017-01-04T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT)['Rosa Meo', 'Emilio Sulis']2017-01-04T00:00:00 74674671327597f99cb380d55b77124f1fe0f662In peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, soft information, such as borrowers’ facial features, textual descriptions of loan applications and so on, are regarded as potential signals to screen borrowers. In this study, we examine the signaling effect of a new category of soft informationsocial media information. Leveraging a unique dataset that combines loan data from a large P2P lending company with social media presence data from a popular social media site, and two natural experiments, we find two forms of social media information that act as signals of borrowers’ creditworthiness. First, borrowers’ choice to self-disclose their social media account is a predictor of their default probability. Second, borrowers’ social media presence, such as their social network and social media engagement, are also predictors of default probability. This study proffers new insights for the screening process in P2P lending and novel usage of social media information.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017268This study examines the signaling effect of a new category of soft informationsocial media information and finds two forms of social media information that act as signals of borrowers’ creditworthiness.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Ruyi Ge', 'B. Gu', 'Juan Feng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f09ac73e8ba0fc42baf4f3f059cc20669bc72b45This paper examines the efficacy of social media systems in customer complaint handling. The emergence of social media, as a useful complement and (possibly) a viable alternative to the traditional channels of service delivery, motivates this research. The theoretical framework, developed from literature on social media and complaint handling, is tested against data collected from two different channels (hotline and social media) of a German telecommunication services provider, in order to gain insights into channel efficacy in complaint handling. We contribute to the understanding of firm’s technology usage for complaint handling in two ways: (a) by conceptualizing and evaluating complaint handling quality across traditional and social media channels and (b) by comparing the impact of complaint handling quality on key performance outcomes such as customer loyalty, positive word-of-mouth, and crosspurchase intentions across traditional and social media channels.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017495The theoretical framework, developed from literature on social media and complaint handling, is tested against data collected from two different channels of a German telecommunication services provider, in order to gain insights into channel efficacy in complaint handling.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Alexander Rossmann', 'Tim Wilke', 'Gerald Stei']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a1ce2b94a6ad01b212089d95a1f215af18250153User-generated contents (UGC) on online social media plays an important role in the branding and marketing of firms’ products and services. In this study, we examine the effect of consumers’ sentiments embedded in UGC on the popularity of brand posts. We retrieved real-world data from a social media platform and utilized a rigorous data analysis method that exploited state-of-the-art semi-supervised sentiment analysis technique. Our empirical findings confirm that positive and negative sentiments are associated with post popularity to some extent. Also, the customers’ up-votes for negative comments somehow moderates the effect of negative comments on post popularity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that demonstrates the specific role of upvotes in enhancing the popularity of brand posts on online social media. Our findings provide a promising theoretical contribution to the literature. The managerial implication is that firms can apply our findings to develop more effective strategies for marketing through social media brand communities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017405This is the first study that demonstrates the specific role of upvotes in enhancing the popularity of brand posts on online social media, and provides a promising theoretical contribution to the literature.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Hamid Khobzi', 'Raymond Y. K. Lau', 'C. Cheung']2017-01-04T00:00:00 401a7b5ce2b921bd2e04e34f2cdea46bf36da04fAs the external environment of most organizations becomes increasingly dynamic and complex, the exploitation and management of external knowledge becomes of critical importance for their success. This has led to a growing interest of both researchers and practitioners in the study of their absorptive capacity (ACAP). However, the research that has been conducted in this area has focused on the private sector, while there is a lack of similar research for the public sector. This paper contributes to filling this research gap, by investigating the use of social media (SM) in the public sector from the ACAP perspective, examining to what extent SM are used by Greek government agencies for the enhancement of their ACAP. It has been based on interviews with the SM managers of ten Greek government agencies from the central, regional and municipal government. It is concluded that in the examined government agencies SM are used only to a small extent for enhancing their ACAP, making limited exploitation of the potential that SM have for this purpose. In particular, SM are used to some extent for enhancing one of the components of ACAP, the ability for external exploratory learning, but not at all for enhancing the other two critical components of it: the abilities for transformative and exploitative learning.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017263Investigating the use of social media (SM) in the public sector from the ACAP perspective, examining to what extent SM are used by Greek government agencies for the enhancement of their ACAP reveals limited exploitation of the potential that SM have for this purpose.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['E. Loukis', 'Marinos Themistocleous', 'E. Nikolaou', 'Marina Fragkiskou']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2437941e268c0e768b0583ff9f0388b74d7223e7The emergence of social media and their wide usage have brought changes in almost all fields of public sphere. Nowadays governmental organizations, agencies and politicians use social media in order to ensure major civil participation, enhance e-dialogue and e-democracy consequently, emphasizing thus in participatory processes through which opinions are co-shaped and decisions are jointly made. On the other hand, in another field of public sphere, that of education, social media are mostly used for teaching support, promotion and publicity. Taking into account education’s key role in the cultivation of active citizenship as well as the fact that educational structures are self-governed, the aim of this study was to identify leadership’s views of Greek Secondary and Tertiary Education on the potential use of social media in educational environments for the purpose of a participatory decision-making process which broadens stakeholder involvement in educational policy-making.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017434The aim of this study was to identify leadership’s views of Greek Secondary and Tertiary Education on the potential use of social media in educational environments for the purpose of a participatory decision-making process which broadens stakeholder involvement in educational policy-making.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Maria Sideri', 'A. Filippopoulou', 'George Rouvalis', 'Christos Kalloniatis', 'S. Gritzalis']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8908dd8cceae5a5305065de6d4b55005e7aed626This study aimed to demonstrate empirically that consumers’ attention is related to changes in the electroencephalographic (EEG) brain activity during the observation of a humorous or non-humorous advertisement displayed on social media. This study is innovative in three ways: first, social media is a popular platform for the testing of pre-launch advertisements. However, the online environment makes concealing real thoughts easy. Hence, the skill of observing consumers’ actual responses to advertising via brain activity has useful implications. Second, by examining how men and women differ neurologically in sensing humor, this study is a pioneer in testing the interaction effects from an EEG signal perspective. Third, by using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) methods rather than traditional means, such as correlation, a new lens for understanding neuromarketing might be built.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017434It is demonstrated empirically that consumers’ attention is related to changes in the electroencephalographic (EEG) brain activity during the observation of a humorous or non-humorous advertisement displayed on social media.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Huichich Wang', 'H. Doong']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a7b313190a2bfb2bcecb587ab89974fa4bf72239In the ubiquitous digitization era, governments increasingly adopt multi-social media channels for the purpose of facilitating citizen engagement towards enhanced government transparency, external political efficacy and policy success. However, little is known about the use of social media cross-channel information-sharing mechanisms for promoting citizen political engagement. We draw on theories of citizen interaction and citizen-centric e-governance to examine the central research question: How can citizens’ become politically engaged through the use of social media cross communication channels? Specifically, we examine and explain YouTube-enabled government-to-citizens interactions and YouTubeTwitter cross-channel information-sharing behaviors among citizens in response to Jakarta, Indonesia’s use of YouTube to inform citizens of the government transparency initiative. We applied social network analysis to examine the structure of and information flows within Twitter social networks formed through the use of cross-channel information-sharing mechanism by YouTube users to tweet the promotion of the YouTube-enabled government transparency videos to their Twitter followers.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017342This work examines and explains YouTube-enabled government-to-citizens interactions and YouTubeTwitter cross-channel information-sharing behaviors among citizens in response to Jakarta, Indonesia’s use of YouTube to inform citizens of the government transparency initiative.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['C. Reddick', 'A. Chatfield', 'Uuf Brajawidagda']2017-01-04T00:00:00 69aee203d1c15a6a89494d73fb8983cbabc64144Several companies effectively manage customer complaints on social media today, interacting with their customers on a real time basis. To study this increasingly popular practice, we examine brands’ complaint resolution efforts on social media, by exploiting a unique dataset of complaint-based customer interactions on Twitter, with a major airline. We find that complaining customers with a higher number of followers are more likely to be satisfied about their social media interaction with the brand. Moreover, the customers having an outcome related complaint, rather than a process related complaint, and also the customers who do not experience handoffs during the conversation, are more likely to be satisfied about their complaining experience on social media. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to empirically investigate the potential drivers of successful complaint resolutions in the context of social media customer service.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017362This study examines brands’ complaint resolution efforts on social media, by exploiting a unique dataset of complaint-based customer interactions on Twitter, with a major airline, and finds that complaining customers with a higher number of followers are more likely to be satisfied about their social media interaction with the brand.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Priyanga Gunarathne', 'Huaxia Rui', 'A. Seidmann']2017-01-04T00:00:00 bef4c2fa2d2b6ecc50c761e5545e5fed0f1c29e7We empirically explore the associations between social media usage at home and shopping preferences using survey data. We focus on popular retail firms including brick-and-mortar firms such as Walmart, Target, Nordstrom, and Best Buy, and online retailers, such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. Social media usage of popular platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Skype are analyzed. We draw on Media Richness Theory (MRT) and Strength of Weak Ties from Social Network Analysis (SNA) and related theories to explain our results. Our results have important implications for social marketing campaigns and social media policies for consumer retail firms.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017292The associations between social media usage at home and shopping preferences using survey data is empirically explored and important implications for social marketing campaigns and social media policies for consumer retail firms are analyzed.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['J. Vithayathil', 'M. Dadgar', 'J. Osiri']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a21114ed6285595a498e96f1275cf31fe0b23431This paper wants to supplement computational tests of deep learning vision algorithms with a sociologically grounded performance test of three widely used vision algorithms on Facebook images (Clarifai, Google Vision and Inception-v3). The test shows poor results and the paper suggests the use of a two-level labeling model that combines features with theoretically inspired accounts of the social value of pictures for uploaders. The paper contributes a suggestion for labeling categories that connects the two levels, and in conclusion discusses both advantages and disadvantages in accelerating user profiling through a better understanding of the incentives to upload images in the data-driven algorithmic society.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173710The paper suggests the use of a two-level labeling model that combines features with theoretically inspired accounts of the social value of pictures for uploaders in a data-driven algorithmic society.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['A. Bechmann']2017-01-04T00:00:00 dd07029dd61b82cc2b6d78eece0d9d2a941e290bIt is fitting that the 50 anniversary meeting of HICSS marks the initiation of this new minitrack related to social media. The focus on the intersections of digital and social media with culture, identity and, indeed, inclusion begins to fill an increasingly significant gap in our research, teaching, and practice. Digital and social media are now ubiquitous, and there has been much recent research related to social media and systems sciences. Yet oftentimes this work does not explore relations with culture, identity, or inclusion.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201701It is fitting that the 50 anniversary meeting of HICSS marks the initiation of this new minitrack related to social media, with a focus on the intersections of digital and social media with culture, identity and, indeed, inclusion.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['Shahper Vodanovich', 'Nanette S. Levinson', 'Amanda Menking']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9717bfda303bb3ca0435b2e0a43489b5d77035c9Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017191This article designs the sentiment analysis approach as a framework with data preprocessing, linguistic feature extraction and sentiment calculation being separate components and shows that the system outperforms existing state-of-the-art lexicon-based sentiment analysis solutions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '452-464'}['Yuting Su', 'Huijing Wang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c59a83c392516041dcbef3b6f52fac69257a4960Online Social Media Deviance (OSMD) is one the rise; however, research in this area traditionally has lacked a strong theoretical foundation. Following calls to reveal the theoretical underpinnings of this complex phenomenon, our study examines the causes of OSMD from several novel angles not used in the literature before, including: (1) the influence of control imbalances (CIs) on deviant behavior, (2) the role of perceived accountability and deindividuation in engendering CI, (3) and the role of IT in influencing accountability and deindividuation. Using an innovative factorial survey method that enabled us to manipulate the IT artifacts for a nuanced view, we tested our model with 507 adults and found strong support for our model. The results should thus have a strong impetus not only on future SM research but also for social media (SM) designers who can use these ideas to further develop SM networks that are safe, supportive, responsible, and constructive.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017851The causes of OSMD are examined from several novel angles not used in the literature before, including the influence of control imbalances (CIs) on deviant behavior and the role of perceived accountability and deindividuation in engendering CI.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['P. Lowry', 'Gregory Moody', 'Sutirtha Chatterjee']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9be3ff251d25088a142a12cb8aed2515cd9fab71The present study explores the effects of social-media messages that are presented in television content. In particular, the retention of content and changes in attitude through watching television programs was investigated. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions: one that included social-media messages and one that omitted socialmedia messages. The participants’ eye movements as well as retention performance and attitude toward the topic discussed on the television program were measured. Attitude was measured using two subscales: one concerned with positive attitude and the other with skeptical attitude. Results indicated that the retention performance of participants who paid attention to the social-media messages longer was lower than that of participants who paid less attention. The participants’ attitudes changed after watching the television program but the effects of social-media messages were unclear for attitude change. The possibility of the appropriate use of social-media messages is alsoHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017291Results indicated that the retention performance of Participants who paid attention to the social-media messages longer was lower than that of participants who paid less attention, and the effects of social- media messages were unclear for attitude change.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Miwa Inuzuka', 'Yuko Tanaka', 'Mio Tsubakimoto']2017-01-04T00:00:00 61f30b9cca0da1c14ecc2fa234df7e9b918c9748The exponential growth of social media as a central communication practice, and its agility in announcing breaking news events more rapidly than traditional media, has changed the journalistic landscape: social media has been adopted as a significant source by professional journalists, and conversely, citizens are able to use social media as a form of direct reportage. Social media content now forms a significant part of the digital content generated every day, and provides a platform for voices that would not reach the broader public through traditional journalistic media alone. Journalists and news organisations now monitor social media for breaking news and content, they use it to find sources and eyewitnesses, and to crowdsource varied perspectives on newsworthy events. They also use social media for promoting their content, attracting audiences, and driving traffic to their websites. The wealth of information social media provides is unprecedented in terms of velocity, if arguably not in terms of quality. In this emerging environment, citizen microblogs and other user-generated content constitute an important part of history and popular memory, in particular when attempting to capture significant events and the varied perspectives that accompany these events. This new landscape calls for technologies and methodologies to rapidly and efficiently capture, filter, verify and preserve content in a way that generates immediate value for journalistic purposes. A host of research questions arise around the role of social media in newsrooms and in the news production lifecycle [1], and particularly in the area of real time event and story detection from social sources, e.g. [3]. This minitrack is aimed at facilitating a conversation on these topics at HICSS-50, with a particular focus on the intersection of social media and journalism, as a subset of Computational and Data Journalism. In this minitrack we aim to address a variety of research questions from both theoretical and pragmatic perspectives. This year, in its second year, the minitrack presents a paper on a “Framework for Real-Time Event Detection using Multiple Social Media Sources” by Satya Katragadda, Ryan Benton and Vijay Raghavan. Extending the Event Detection at Onset (EDO) model, which detects an event within 3-8 minutes after the event is mentioned on Twitter [2], this paper presents a framework for social Event Detection, which uses Twitter and Tumblr as input. The detected events in this framework is validated using newswire data that is collected during a same time period. The results show that including multiple sources increases the number of detected events and also increase the quality of detected events. We would like to extend our appreciation to the authors who submitted to this minitrack, as well as the reviewers who dedicate their time to furthering the research of our contributors. We are looking forward to the continued growth and evolution of this emerging interdisciplinary and exciting field of research.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201731This minitrack is aimed at facilitating a conversation on these topics at HICSS-50, with a particular focus on the intersection of social media and journalism, as a subset of Computational and Data Journalism.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['B. Heravi', 'Natalie Harrower']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7c3cc184e082f16471b38f7a6d309d95af8d5e51Despite its significant potential there has been limited analysis of the use of interactive social media in a healthcare setting. This paper considers important feedback and advice from cancer patients at a large Canadian academic health science centre, along with a review of Social Media literature, Information Seeking Theory, Virtual Communities literature, Social Theory, Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST), and technology evolution to propose a high-level, theoretical interactive-dynamic social media platform for cancer patients. Further, it puts forward a research question and four propositions to guide future empirical research to assess whether this type of social media platform positively influences patient and provider satisfaction, health outcomes and value for money in the treatment of cancer patients.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017550This paper considers important feedback and advice from cancer patients at a large Canadian academic health science centre, along with a review of Social Media literature, Information Seeking Theory, Virtual Communities literature, Social Theory, Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST), and technology evolution to propose a high-level, theoretical interactive-dynamic social media platform for cancer patients.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}["Valerie Gamache-O'Leary", 'Gerald Grant']2017-01-04T00:00:00 33fa53ba0356f4b98b7d8fe17bd7594f5342a43dWhen an incumbent faces a new entrant with superior capabilities, it may preemptively announce (preannounce) its future product to avoid forfeiting users. The traditional focus of preannouncement literature has been on truth-telling and vaporware. In the age of social media, the proliferation of online discussion forums and social network usage leads to the formation of public opinions (signals) that may not be in sync with firm’s private information regarding its forthcoming innovation. Further, vigilance by consumers and media outlets induce high ex-post cost on vaporware making it infeasible in such settings. Then, when should firm announce or remain silent in modern settings? Under what conditions should the firm pursue innovation in presence of uncertainties in public signals in addition to its own private information? How does presence of network effects influence the preannouncement strategy of the firm? We find that the incumbent follows a preannouncement strategy (truth-telling or silence) if the public signal associated with it is moderate. Further, network effects has a negative impact on prices and incumbent may innovate only if the entrant’s relative ability to leverage network effects is low.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017250It is found that the incumbent follows a preannouncement strategy (truth-telling or silence) if the public signal associated with it is moderate and network effects has a negative impact on prices and incumbent may innovate only if the entrant’s relative ability to leverage network effects is low.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Rajiv Mukherjee']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8556cdc6a4e3c7b994f5d0e60f478392876b13d9Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh social media marketing, gaya hidup dan kelompok referensi terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam memilih barbershop di Kota Padang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah explanatory. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah konsumen Ethic Barbershop Padang yang sedang berada di Ethic Barbershop walaupun baru pertama kali menggunakan jasa Ethic Barbershop yang dipilih berdasarkan metode pengambilan sampel nonprobability sampling. Jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 165 responden. Pengolahan data penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan aplikasi SPSS 20.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa social media marketing, gaya hidup dan kelompok referensi memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan konsumen dalam memilih barbershop. Kelompok referensi menjadi faktor yang paling dominan dalam mempengaruhi keputusan konsumen dalam memilih barbershop. Kata kunci : perilaku konsumen, social media marketing, gaya hidup, kelompok referensi dan keputusan memilih.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Haekal Muhammad']2017-01-04T00:00:00 16afc1685196e23ded1ac58f4a815e29b71c34a9As of 2016 the HIV/AIDS epidemics is still a key public health problem. Recent reports showed that alarmingly high numbers of people in vulnerable populations are not reached by preventative efforts. Despite technology improvement, we are not yet able to identify populations that are most susceptible to HIV infections. In order to enable evidencebased prevention, we are studying new methods to identify HIV at-risk populations, exploiting Twitter posts as possible indicators of HIV risk. Our research on social network analysis and machine learning outlined the feasibility of using tweets as monitoring tool for HIV-related risk at the demographic, geographical, and social network level. However, this approach highlights ethical dilemmas in three different areas: data collection and analysis, risk inference through imperfect probabilistic approaches, and data-driven prevention. We contribute a description, analysis and discussion of ethics based on our 2-year experience with clinicians, IRBs, and local HIV communities in San Diego, California. KeywordsTwitter, HIV/AIDS, Social Media, Digital Epidemiology, EthicsHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017285A description, analysis and discussion of ethics based on the 2-year experience with clinicians, IRBs, and local HIV communities in San Diego, California, highlights ethical dilemmas in three different areas: data collection and analysis, risk inference through imperfect probabilistic approaches, and data-driven prevention.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Nadir Weibel', 'Purvi Desai', 'L. Saul', 'Amarnath Gupta', 'S. Little']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ab3a04403e3d06a1c65ef8e02bf31a559a4aed2a“… if I create high quality research, readers and other interested researchers will beat a path to my door”. WRONG. Such an approach worked well in the 19th century and seemingly for much of the 20th century. However, the way of the 21st century is for smart “consumers” of new information to massively filter and strategically skim – and this puts the onus heavily back on the “producers” of research to market their “wares” in clever/honest ways that attract attention and gain visibility. Striving to keep up with the latest trends, the PitchDoctor (first author), has embraced this challenge through a series of “pitch of the week” posts on LinkedIn – focused on the “pitching research” framework of Faff (2015, 2016a). The current paper reviews the PoW series, showcasing a dozen of the more prominent LinkedIn posts.20175113The PitchDoctor has embraced this challenge through a series of "pitch of the week” posts on LinkedIn – focused on the “pitching research” framework of Faff (2015, 2016a), and the current paper reviews the PoW series.2017-01-04T00:00:00Accounting Educator: Courses['R. Faff', 'J. Lay', 'Marita Smith']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5977448f7225a3c70388dd44ded463796202f1e6Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017012017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['B. Bock', 'R. Rosen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 37647a2ce05a84ba2ad8d2c650d125d43ae04970Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017012017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-2'}['X. Deng', 'Yibai Li', 'K. D. Joshi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 16b1b5a826c6543fa2a6f5e27e0fac8782a2af3b2017012017-01-04T00:00:00Crystal Growth & Design['R. Rogers']2017-01-04T00:00:00 081b62810789081d53df4552ced3c43bfca5faa3Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017002017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['R. Medaglia', 'E. Loukis', 'M. Scholl']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ab330df5ae4c5c7294c88ba839282191d6004a3c2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Baby Sam Samuel']2017-01-04T00:00:00 95ef1220a07fc762b82bf6369c5ab5d316dfb101Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017002017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['D. Suthers', 'M. Laat', 'C. Haythornthwaite']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a9eae528e60c012579bdfe17de61a9e07289c9c52017012017-01-04T00:00:00['Ponce Bravo', 'Germán Ernesto']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e8056eabd8dc07fb4ad3e192de9904d7f1fd84fcHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['A. Richter', 'Stefan Smolnik', 'A. Back']2017-01-04T00:00:00 73bb2602778bc3974b6e1d9e1b628ee8e462eef8ABSTRA CT Along with the development of the digital era, now the people of Indonesia, especially Jakarta coexist and can not be separated with the technology. The use of technology is not only used for ease of daily activities, but also implemented in various sectors, one sector of the economy. Social media is used as a medium for promotion and marketing to drive consumers to buy. SumoBoo! is a trademark of Indonesia to adopt the concept of Japan and the Japanese Dessert booth presenters whose success relies on social media trends. Posting photos SumoBoo dessert! through social media a little more able to provide added value and influence of brand equity like an advertisement. Utilization of social media here also make customers as a promotional agent of SumoBoo! either consciously or unconsciously. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of SumoBoo! dessert photo exposure through social media Instagram to the SumoBoo! customer's brand equity, and is expected to prove that social media can be one effective media campaign in accordance with the development of today's digital economy. The approach used in this study is a quantitative survey methods. Variable relationship model is a simple model. To measure contained two subvariable Media Exposure: Frequency and Intensity. Brand equity (Aaker) has four subvariable: Brand Awareness, impression quality, brand association, and brand loyalty. The theory used in this research is the theory of cultivation by George Gerbner. From the research it can be seen that the influence of exposure of Instagram as social media to brand equity is positive and significant. Media exposure accounted for 21.1% of the equity of the brand, while the remaining 79.9% is influenced by other variables not examined. ABSTRAK Seiring dengan berkembangnya era digital, kini masyarakat Indonesia khususnya Jakarta hidup berdampingan dan tidak dapat dipisahkan dengan teknologi. Pemanfaatan teknologi tidak hanya digunakan bagi kemudahan aktivitas sehari-hari, namun juga diimplementasikan ke dalam berbagai sektor, salah satunya sektor ekonomi. Media sosial dimanfaatkan sebagai media promosi dan pemasaran untuk meningkatkan minat beli konsumen. SumoBoo! adalah merek dagang Indonesia yang mengadopsi konsep Jepang dan merupakan gerai penyaji Japanese Dessert yang kesuksesannya bertumpu pada tren media sosial. Postingan foto dessert SumoBoo! melalui media sosial sedikit banyak mampu memberikan nilai tambah dan mempengaruhi ekuitas merek layaknya sebuah iklan. Pemanfaatan media sosial disini juga menjadikan pelanggan sebagai salah satu agen promosi dari SumoBoo! baik secara disadari maupun tidak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara terpaan foto dessert SumoBoo! melalui media sosial Instagram terhadap ekuitas merek pelanggan SumoBoo!, dan diharapkan mampu membuktikan bahwa media sosial dapat menjadi salah satu media promosi yang efektif sesuai dengan perkembangan ekonomi digital saat ini. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Model hubungan variabel adalah model sederhana. Untuk mengukur Terpaan Media terdapat dua subvariabel: Frekuensi dan Intensitas. Ekuitas Merek (Aaker) memiliki empat subvariabel: Kesadaran Merek, Kesan Kualitas, Asosiasi Merek, dan Loyalitas Merek. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Teori Kultivasi oleh George Gerbner. Dari hasil penelitian dapat diketahui bahwa  pengaruh antara terpaan dari Instagram sebagai media sosial terhadap ekuitas merek adalah positif dan signifikan. Terpaan media memberikan kontribusi sebesar 21,1% terhadap ekuitas merek, sedangkan sisanya 79,9% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak diteliti.20170192017-01-04T00:00:00['R. Marta', 'Denise Monica William Monica William']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2587cdf0b86c7451a68954eb4aa6e3516cca6334The success of public Social Media has led to the emergence of Enterprise Social Software (ESS), a new type of collaboration software for organizations that incorporates “social features”. Surveys show that many companies are trying to implement ESS but that adoption is slower than expected. We believe that in order to understand the issues with its implementation we need to first examine and understand the “social” interactions that are taking place in this new kind of collaboration software. We propose Social Collaboration Analytics (SCA), a specialized form of examination of log files and content data, to gain a better understanding of the actual usage of ESS. Our research was guided by the CRISP-DM approach. We first analyzed the data available in a leading ESS. Together with leading user companies of this ESS, we then developed a framework for Social Collaboration Analysis, which we present in this paper.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174135This work proposes Social Collaboration Analytics (SCA), a specialized form of examination of log files and content data, to gain a better understanding of the actual usage of ESS.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Florian Schwade', 'P. Schubert']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cc411a6eed83c1a407100bd00bfe2872f907658fABSTRACTThis study explores how positive media messages about sex can lead to better sexual health among young adults (college students at a large university, N = 228) by de-emphasizing sensation seeking, condom embarrassment, and stigma. Employing social learning theory and normative influence frameworks, the research found that college-age women had higher stigma (β =.22, t = 3.37, p <.001 for felt stigma) and lower sensation seeking (β = –.34, t = −3.17, p <.01). Participants exposed to more media in some forms (e.g., news reading, β = –.131, t = −1.94, p =.05) had less felt self-stigma. Thus, exposure to media, such as TV and media, and positive messages could encourage healthy sexual behavior in young women (around college age).20174982017-01-04T00:00:00American Journal of Sexuality Education['E. Johnson']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2fed8f19fb494c7acc8acb3d7dcb35abadc840acAbstract Within the context of yoga’s increasing popularity, the prevailing view that yoga is ‘good for everyone’ is often perpetuated by participants. This view is derived from popular media portrayals and activities, as well as scientific research purporting yoga’s health benefits for all citizens. This paper accordingly investigates these dominant claims reproduced about yoga practise in the United States using a qualitative study involving five practitioners. We specifically invoke Michel Foucault’s concepts of discourse and governmentality to interrogate how yogic ‘truths’ are negotiated, taken up, and reproduced by several participants in the San Francisco area. Five in depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with a diverse demographic sample of yoga participants. Our findings suggest that these various individuals invested in and reproduced the ideals of social inclusion and multicultural diversity with the accompanying view that yoga operated as a community or ‘family’. The practitioners subsequently acknowledged specific barriers and instances of exclusive practises within yoga and its communities. Yet, in some cases the participants countered that these perceptions of exclusion and barriers to practise could be overcome by individual choice-making; this latter view implicates a specific mode of neo-liberal self-governance. Our analysis therefore suggests that the yoga participants invested in and reproduced ideals of individualism and meritocracy relative to normative neo-liberal yoga discourses.201741212017-01-04T00:00:00Sport in Society['Sabrina Smith', 'Matthew Atencio']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9bd7cae8c07581e02a13d2d2bb95d608810ce323This paper defines media platforms in terms of the theory of traditional two-sided media markets, then goes on to develop the theory to include content providers as a third side of the market (the “platformisation of media”), the widespread introduction of sellable meta-information about the platform network (the “mediatisation of platforms”), and the importance of social networking technologies to the media platform. Issues of concern raised by this include privacy, intellectual property, and equity. Genres of resistance to unwanted visibility and invisibility, such as spoofing, spamming, fingering and silencing are also noted.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017152017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-8'}['E. V. Couvering']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5c0f0c23309e686ccee4faf2b3dae2614c775a48Social media allow crowds to generate many ideas to swiftly respond to events like crises, public policy discourse, or online town hall meetings. This allows organizations and governments to harness the innovative power of the crowd. As part of this setting, teams that process crowd ideas must engage in social exchange processes to converge on a few promising ideas. Traditionally, teams work on self-generated ideas. However, in a crowdsourcing scenario, such as public participation in crisis response, teams may have to process crowd-generated ideas. To better understand this new practice, it is important to investigate how converging on crowdsourced ideas affects the social exchange processes of teams and resulting outcomes. We conducted a laboratory experiment in which small teams working in a crisis response setting converged on self-generated or crowdsourced ideas in an emergency response context. Our findings suggest that teams converging on self-generated ideas have better social exchange processes in terms of dominance and coordination. We found support that evaluation and coordination positively affect team member satisfaction under both experimental conditions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176912It is suggested that teams converging on selfgenerated ideas have better social exchange processes in terms of dominance and coordination, and that evaluation and coordination positively affect team member satisfaction under both experimental conditions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Isabella Seeber', 'A. B. Merz', 'G. Vreede', 'R. Maier', 'Barbara Weber']2017-01-04T00:00:00 59b7ed49590b93378179e6452c8e50f6f4ec24fdThis study explores the construction of public information among public relations practitioners and members of the media during a public health crisis. Sixteen public relations practitioners in the Canadian public health system, medical leaders and journalists were interviewed directly after the first wave of the 2009 influenza pandemic outbreak of the H1N1 virus, more commonly known as “swine flu.” The study highlights uncommon challenges faced by public relations professionals during a public health crisis owing to hidden associations between the multiple human and, perhaps unusually, nonhuman actors involved in an outbreak narrative. The main finding of this study is that public relations practitioners chose the media as a vehicle to compel specific public actions—immunization and other self-care measures—yet failed to recognize the media as a complex mediator with specific interests and motivations. This finding is illustrated through Actor-Network Theory (ANT), a social theory that treats all actors—people, objects and organizations—in networks as equals because to understand outcomes, actors are less important than their actions. ANT is a useful methodological concept because it draws analytical attention to public relations and media practices and behaviors normally viewed as commonplace and thus taken for granted. Given the trends in pandemics and other serious public health outbreaks such as Ebola and West Nile Virus, public relations practitioners can consider using this theory to examine their crisis communications plans and related activities.201704The main finding of this study is that public relations practitioners chose the media as a vehicle to compel specific public actions—immunization and other self-care measures—yet failed to recognize the mediaAs a complex mediator with specific interests and motivations.2017-01-04T00:00:00['S. Aylesworth-Spink']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ed23d60038c569c76b5720a633afbf601dc0d183We have learned a great deal during the past fifteen years concerning the constraints that accompany the spread of new media, broadly defined as distributive systems. Both cassette and cable television failed to materialize when the most elevated social optimism surrounded them, but later took off to serve a set of more humdrum social needs. We have discovered that the mere availability of interactive two-way communication does not lead to a renewal of democracy or create a demand for hardware; real change cannot be generated by electronic equipment. The new media present familiar material through novel devices; as they establish themselves they may influence a social value or alter some deep-rooted aspect of society if there exists a general unconscious desire for this. Social expectationsoptimistic and pessimistic-have been revised downward as each new communications hardware emerged. One has only to contrast the hopes surrounding cable TV when it began ten years ago and today, after the publication of the Sloan Commission report, 'On the Cable' [1]. However, each of the new media of the present century eventually brought a new set of creative professions and broadened the aesthetic or informative experience of the audience. All helped to reshape the economic context within which journalists, storytellers, musicians, and plastic artists function. There is a relationship between the takeoff of a new distribution system and the rise or recognition of a need to express material in a new way. During the first decade or two of a new medium's establishment the creative element-the new genre-that emerges cannot be attributed to the technology. For example, to.say that the novel was the result of the Stanhope all-metal printing press would be absurd. Nonetheless, there is a connection between a technology and its content, and the content in time influences the growth and capitalization of the technology. Moreover, this is inescapably connected with prevailing aesthetic theories and political ideas, which themselves influence both the conceptions behind the technology and the conceptions behind the content. Let us take the example of impressionist painting. Its arrival as a style in the late nineteenth century was related to new ideas concerning optics as well as beliefs of artists about the development of realism. Its development also had a great deal to do with the invention of screw-top paints, which enabled artists to take a broad range of colours right into the landscape they were painting. Artists began to register the phenomenon of colour in a way different from painting that was studio-bound. They were influenced by the presence of a new public for painting and changing perceptions of the artist's position in society. The links between an enabling technology and a genre or style are based on complex mutual causation that is easier to perceive at the early stages of a medium's development, when all of the influences are in flux.2017132017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Anthony N. Smith']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1da435f1d588bda12ea5852450411dc171e9f6bdTwitter is a platform where people can coalesce around a common interest, signaled by a hashtag, and form a community of practice. As with all online initiatives, questions remain about what motivates people to follow and contribute to communities, and why they participate in varying degrees. This paper explores social motivations for participation in the Twitter-based community of practice, #hcsmca (Healthcare Social Media Canada), formed in 2010 to discuss issues in healthcare within a Canadian context. Analysis of 24 semi-structured interviews identified three important social motivations: tapping into a social network of people with a common interest, developing personal and professional relationships, and the community ethos. Portraits of participation based on three facets of participation, length of time as a community member, depth of engagement in the community, and frequency of participation, were developed to describe community members’ motivations at varying levels of participation.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017229Analysis of 24 semi-structured interviews identified three important social motivations for participation in the Twitter-based community of practice, #hcsmca (Healthcare Social Media Canada), formed in 2010 to discuss issues in healthcare within a Canadian context.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Sarah A. Gilbert']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f4623b64689a2e29f08a64de45350e98860582aeThe combination of social media and Business Process Management (BPM) has given rise to the emerging field of “social BPM”. The new development of social BPM is expected to provide benefits like flexibility for knowledge-intensive processes, like policy-making. The goal of this paper is to understand the impact of social BPM on policy-making. We first present a literature survey showing that social BPM is a new and emerging research area and limited attention has been given to social BPM in egovernment. The literature reviews showed a lack of empirical research into the accomplished benefits of social BPM. To bridge this gap, a comprehensive case study in a Dutch government social BPM platform was conducted. While not all the benefits suggested in the literature were identified in the case study, negative impact of social BPM were also found. A tension was found between accomplishing flexibility and accountability and user efficiency.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017398A literature survey is presented showing that social BPM is a new and emerging research area and limited attention has been given toSocial BPM in egovernment and a comprehensive case study in a Dutch governmentsocial BPM platform was conducted.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Yiwei Gong', 'M. Janssen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b24fc919239f28d1cf9f9cccb2e733aded43fb96Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017296The experimental analysis shows that the automatically detected regions are meaningful and have a potential for better understanding dynamics and complexity of a city.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '148-159'}['S. Rudinac', 'Jan Zahálka', 'M. Worring']2017-01-04T00:00:00 4cc83f5ae6b25a8c503ebaa2de423bf400542d0bThe author speculates that both cultures and individuals mature in relation to a still-evolving cognitive ground of ordinary reality that he terms the pragmatic paradigm. Various modes of the paradigm are available in cognition, expressed through a hierarchic, dialectic repertoire of attentional states. Paying attention to events construes them in a presumed spatial sense of context, some of which are invested through graphic media in common-sense models of social transactions. In terms of the pragmatic paradigm, Cartesian dualism is rendered as a consequence of attentional behaviors tutored in a cultural milieu dominated by print graphics. Electronic and photonic technologies radically revise familiar attentional modes, inducing a new and more complex pragmatic of imaginai being. In a telecommunications environment, art is less about making valuable objects and more a matter of attentional curiosity.20171412017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['H. Jones']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5587c9e941cc1720825f9b6982ab7e1d5f17a1a4Our article investigates factors impacting IT executives’ equilibria of CIO work. We used the interview data collection method in a media company. Interviews revealed that the roles of IT and the corporate IT function were seen differently at three levels – social groups of the company. During the years 2010-2016 our case company experienced several business interruptions. We investigated how two of them and the perceived roles of IT and the corporate IT function impacted three IT executives’ equilibria of CIO work by using the punctuated equilibrium model. Moreover, we used constructs from Granovetter’s social network theory to better understand why their perceptions and equilibria differed. The punctuated equilibrium model together with the constructs of the social network theory proved valuable in understanding the changes in the role perceptions and the equilibria of CIO work.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017350This article investigated factors impacting IT executives’ equilibria of CIO work by using the punctuated equilibrium model and used constructs from Granovetter’s social network theory to better understand why their perceptions and Equilibria differed.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['T. Dahlberg', 'P. Hokkanen', 'M. Newman']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1009ee9fdccb13d7c934624aaff930874bb2a7d4The implementation of internal social collaboration technologies confronts corporations with new challenges. Former unidirectional information flows become multidirectional and usercontent driven networks. Prior research describes the successful implementation as a challenging management task with employees’ usage at the center of attention. Consequently, corporations need to select a moderation style to encourage the usage. The degree of corporate engagement might have repercussions on the contribution behavior. We conduct a structured literature review to identify pre-existing IS contributions to the moderation phenomenon in social media tools, which help to explain on how to moderate these communication platforms in the enterprise context. We reviewed over 150 articles on the subject and assessed 31 articles in depth on the degree of corporate engagement and user content encouragement. We analyze the identified literature for gaps in understanding the phenomenon and provide a first assessment of three different moderation approaches and give implication for future research.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017715A structured literature review is conducted to identify pre-existing IS contributions to the moderation phenomenon in social media tools, which help to explain on how to moderate these communication platforms in the enterprise context and provide a first assessment of three different moderation approaches.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Ferry Nolte', 'Nadine Guhr', 'M. Breitner']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ea936cf671180716e648e72ffc26bf2a7d2cb16dConference on Multimedia Modeling2017215A hybrid mixture model for user interests discovery which exploits both the textual and visual content associated with social images and allows the semantic interpretation of user interests in both the visual and textual perspectives is proposed.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '160-172'}['Jiangchao Yao', 'Ya Zhang', 'I. Tsang', 'Jun-wei Sun']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a2601c6204121b078a6e69b99d14a3c3a03831b5This paper examines the relationship between social media engagement and financial performance of the global fast fashion company, H&M. We analyze big social data from Facebook on the seven H&M style collections that occurred during 2012 and 2013 to investigate if style icon campaigns have a larger effect on quarterly sales than designer collaborations. We find that style icons such as David Beckham generate more social buzz than designer collaborations. Social Set Analysis of the Facebook data shows that the overlap between the users H&M reach with their different style collections is fairly small. The deviations between forecasted quarterly sales and actual quarterly sales are analyzed. Our results show that that style icon campaigns have a larger impact on sales than designer collaborations and reveal that the quarters with the largest deviations coincide with the quarter in which H&M ran a style icon campaign. We discuss the implications of our findings and outline directions for future research.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017272It is found that style icons such as David Beckham generate more social buzz than designer collaborations and that the quarters with the largest deviations coincide with the quarter in which H&M ran a style icon campaign.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Desiree Christina Komtesse af Rosenborg', 'Ida Buhl-Andersen', 'Line Bygvrå Nilsson', 'Mark Philip Rebild', 'R. Mukkamala', 'Abid Hussain', 'Ravikiran Vatrapu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 23b950d4b5f773627d4cd261421208bd30e3b653We analyze the influence that participation in radio workshops (citizen empowerment –development of communicative and social abilities, self-esteem-, social visibility, understanding disability, and media literacy) has on individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. This study, which is based on structured questionnaires sent to tutors and participating subjects, presents a picture of the current workings of a radio workshop, confirms the exponential growth of radio projects in the last five years in light of the new technologies of information and communication, and reveals a new scenario of opportunities for accessing the radio medium through the Internet ecosystem (online radio and podcast hosting). The high degree of satisfaction shown by individuals with intellectual disabilities who collaborate in these workshops is revealed.201795A picture of the current workings of a radio workshop is presented, the exponential growth of radio projects in the last five years in light of the new technologies of information and communication is confirmed, and a new scenario of opportunities for accessing the radio medium through the Internet ecosystem (online radio and podcast hosting).2017-01-04T00:00:00Profesional De La Informacion['Juan-Antonio Cortés-Fuentes', 'B. Correyero-Ruiz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ed16cb83fcbfb5b7b867515ab7adaacbaba76065Knowledge work increasingly relies on the utilization of information and communication technology (ICT). However, communication and knowledge sharing via ICT may be challenging due the lack of physical face-to-face interaction. The strength of social ties is critical to the success of an organization, since it determines how deeply individuals interact with each other. Prior research has paid only limited attention to the role of ICT in the strengthening of social ties within an organization. To address this research gap, we have conducted a qualitative study outlining different tie strengthening characteristics of ICT. The results of this study suggest that especially asynchronous and synchronous text based interaction and communication history forms an effective mechanism for an organization to facilitate social ties. As a theoretical contribution, we develop a new theoretical model representing the intraorganizational characteristics of ICT in relation to media synchronicity and tie strength. This theoretical model also includes new tie-strength components for ICT-mediated interaction.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017355A new theoretical model representing the intraorganizational characteristics of ICT in relation to media synchronicity and tie strength is developed, which includes new tie-strength components for ICT-mediated interaction.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Osku Torro', 'H. Pirkkalainen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e920f862cfa075aead9f7f7c15632599ec17e534Facebook has increasingly incorporated graphical means of communication such as emoticons, emoji, stickers, GIFs, images, and videos (‘graphicons’) into comment threads. Adapting methods of computer‐ mediated discourse analysis, we analyze the frequency and pragmatic functions of each graphicon type in threads sampled from public graphicon-focused Facebook groups. Six main functions emerged from the data: mention, reaction, tone modification, riffing, action, and narrative sequence. Reaction was most common, and emoji expressed the widest array of functions. We propose structural, social, and technical explanations for variation in graphicon use, and suggest improvements for the design of conversational graphical elements in social media systems.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173094Six main functions emerged from the data: mention, reaction, tone modification, riffing, action, and narrative sequence, where Reaction was most common, and emoji expressed the widest array of functions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['S. Herring', 'Ashley R. Dainas']2017-01-04T00:00:00 28fc3e97445c50df815098257a00f776b4599334Conference on Multimedia Modeling20173148The model can double the retrieval performance of DeViSE, a popular cross-modality model but not considering region information during learning, and the embedded multi-modal ingredient feature sheds light on the retrieval of best-match recipes.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '588-600'}['Jingjing Chen', 'Lei Pang', 'C. Ngo']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d85e842938c33924878022216a7838251f79117fBMC Public Health20177544Some of the first evidence concerning the effect of wearable activity trackers and digital behaviour change resources on adolescents’ physical activity levels is provided, which may have a significant impact on health education, promotion, practice and policy.2017-01-04T00:00:00BMC Public Health['N. Ridgers', 'A. Timperio', 'H. Brown', 'K. Ball', 'S. Macfarlane', 'Samuel K. Lai', 'K. Richards', 'W. Ngan', 'J. Salmon']2017-01-04T00:00:00 81b64dcfeae0acc349c12a68fc5d481028c1d491A smart toy is defined as a device consisting of a physical toy component that connects to one or more toy computing services to facilitate gameplay in the cloud through networking and sensory technologies to enhance the functionality of a traditional toy. A smart toy in this context can be effectively considered an Internet of Things (IoT) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) which can provide Augmented Reality (AR) experiences to users. In this paper, the first assumption is that children do not understand the concept of privacy and the children do not know how to protect themselves online, especially in a social media and cloud environment. The second assumption is that children may disclose private information to smart toys and not be aware of the possible consequences and liabilities. This paper presents a privacy rule conceptual model with the concepts of smart toy, mobile service, device, location, and guidance with related privacy entities: purpose, recipient, obligation, and retention for smart toys. Further the paper also discusses an implementation of the prototype interface with sample scenarios for future research works.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173243A privacy rule conceptual model with the concepts of smart toy, mobile service, device, location, and guidance with related privacy entities: purpose, recipient, obligation, and retention for smart toys is presented.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Laura Rafferty', 'P. Hung', 'M. Fantinato', 'S. M. Peres', 'Farkhund Iqbal', 'S. Kuo', 'Shih-Chia Huang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f2a1e79d6ca3d4608cfcb9e0514dcca68347c3f9The purpose of this paper is to examine what motivational factors influence frequency of participation on the social news website Reddit.com, which has evolved from a news aggregator into a thriving virtual community. This study takes the uses and gratifications approach to examine why people participate in this community. A survey was posted to Reddit.com and was completed by 549 users. Multiple Regression analysis was conducted to assess factors (informativeness, socializing/ community building, status-seeking, entertainment) that influence participation. Findings indicate that uses and gratifications is a valid means by which to examine the motivations and gratification for users of new media, specifically online social media platforms. Findings for motivational factors were consistent with the current literature, with the exception of information seeking as a gratification sought / obtained. Results may be useful for designers of online communities and for scholars to further explore new types of needs and gratifications for those who participate in virtual communities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172636Examination of what motivational factors influence frequency of participation on the social news website Reddit.com indicates that uses and gratifications is a valid means by which to examine the motivations and gratification for users of new media, specifically online social media platforms.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['C. Moore', 'L. M. Chuang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 961f7c2b17fda96c062adbae7e748aa4c20401edSocial media, or web 2.0, allows citizens to produce content and information. However, not everybody has the same access to these benefits. This causes the emergence of a digital divide and the appearance of vulnerable sectors. We study the effect of education, financial income, and the frequency of technology use on the capacity of citizens to produce political content on social media in Spain. The methodology is based on a secondary analysis of data, whereby a statistical method was applied to a quantitative questionnaire (n=2,444). The results reveal that citizens’ creation of political content depends more on education level and frequency of digital network use, rather than on income levels. This data provides a significant and novel contribution to the awareness of factors that determine digital inequality.201736312017-01-04T00:00:00Profesional De La Informacion['Andreu Casero-Ripollés']2017-01-04T00:00:00 873ac90d735b109f068e3c18a5b4dfae230ad47bThe extensive use of social media during disasters raises an important issue concerning use of social media to spread information, including misinformation. This study explores the underlying behavioral context of disaster information sharing by Twitter users. We conducted a web survey with 999 respondents in Japan to determine what makes people retweet disaster information in disaster situations. As a result of factor analysis, four factors were identified from 36 questions, namely: 1) Willingness to provide relevant and updated information because the information is believable, 2) Want people to know the information they perceive as important, 3) “Retweeter” subjective feelings and interests, and 4) Want to get feedback and alert other people. The results suggest that two of the factors influenced different groups of people in the community differently; however, everybody can play their role to reduce the negative impact of social media used for future disaster. Based on the findings, we discuss practical and design implications of social media use during disasters.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174433The results suggest that two of the factors influenced different groups of people in the community differently; however, everybody can play their role to reduce the negative impact of social media used for future disaster.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['N. A. Abdullah', 'Dai Nishioka', 'Yuko Tanaka', 'Y. Murayama']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2cfba0cdf74859b455c580be1a360599e521eb2cJournal on spesial topics in mobile networks and applications20173227The results indicate that the PNFP-Growth can excavate more patterns than the traditional counterpart does while it is still highly efficient, and the analysis upon the health examination data is informative and well complies with the clinical practices.2017-01-04T00:00:00Mobile Networks and Applications['Bowei Wang', 'Dan Chen', 'B. Shi', 'Jindong Zhang', 'Yifu Duan', 'Jingying Chen', 'R. Hu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e4dc1a48899b2ff3ee2a3fe5e71cfc8b30131ebeThis study explores whether aggressive text-based interactions in social media are contagious. In particular, we examine swearing behaviour of YouTube commentators in response to videos and comments posted on the official Donald Trump’s campaign channel. Our analysis reveals the presence of mimicry of verbal aggression. Specifically, swearing in a parent comment is significantly and positively associated with the likelihood and intensity of swearing in subsequent ‘children’ comments. The study also confirms that swearing is not solely a product of an individual speech habit but also a spreadable social practice. Based on the findings, we conclude that aggressive emotional state can be contagious through textual mimicry.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174830It is concluded that aggressive emotional state can be contagious through textual mimicry and swearing is not solely a product of an individual speech habit but also a spreadable social practice.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['K. Kwon', 'A. Gruzd']2017-01-04T00:00:00 47b5e2d61f197c0dadc2be43f13bb55315b86446With the growing trend of Instagram usage among politicians, this study investigates the effects of two self-presentation styles of personalization (i.e. presenting the private over the public life of a politician) and interactivity (i.e. presenting the active versus passive voice of a politician) on voters’ perception of politicians and their voting intention in the context of Instagram. The results of an experiment (n = 120) showed that presenting the public life of a politician had a more positive effect on perception of character, compared to the private life. Using a highly interactive style on Instagram had a more positive effect on perception of character, compared to a lack of interactivity. Finally, character perception was found to be a mediator for the effects of personalization and interactivity on voting intention. Theoretical implications with respect to impression management on social media, as well as practical implications for political engagement, are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172622Investigating the effects of two self-presentation styles of personalization and interactivity on voters’ perception of politicians and their voting intention in the context of Instagram showed that presenting the public life of a politician had a more positive effect on perception of character, compared to the private life.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-7'}['Younbo Jung', 'Ashley Tay', 'Terence Hong', 'Judith Ho', 'Yan Hui Goh']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9d9f08f8897e22ee08f595741bfa9345338328dcResearch in data and information quality has made significant strides over the last 20 years. It has become a unified body of knowledge incorporating techniques, methods, and applications from a variety of disciplines including information systems, computer science, operations management, organizational behavior, psychology, and statistics. With organizations viewing “Big Data”, social media data, data-driven decision-making, and analytics as critical, data quality has never been more important. We believe that data quality research is reaching the threshold of significant growth and a metamorphosis from focusing on measuring and assessing data quality—content—toward a focus on usage and context. At this stage, it is vital to understand the identity of this research area in order to recognize its current state and to effectively identify an increasing number of research opportunities within. Using Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) to analyze the abstracts of 972 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles published over the past 20 years, this article contributes by identifying the core topics and themes that define the identity of data quality research. It further explores their trends over time, pointing to the data quality dimensions that have—and have not—been well-studied, and offering insights into topics that may provide significant opportunities in this area.ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality20173821Using Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) to analyze the abstracts of 972 peer-reviewed journal and conference articles published over the past 20 years, this article contributes by identifying the core topics and themes that define the identity of data quality research.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Data and Information Quality (JDIQ)['G. Shankaranarayanan', 'R. Blake']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5031b001d404f6c6a8951379343a9a2515c055b5We live in an evolving world. As time passes, data changes in content and structure, and thus becomes dynamic. Data quality, therefore, also becomes dynamic because it is an aggregate characteristic of data itself. Thus, our evolving world and Internet of Things (IoT) presents renewed challenges in data quality. IoT data is teeming with multivendor and multiprovider applications, devices, microservices, and automated processes built on social media, public and private datasets, digitized records, sensor logs, web logs, and much more. From intelligent traffic systems to smart healthcare devices, modern enterprises are inundated with a daily deluge of dynamic big data. The primary characteristics of big data are volume, velocity, and variety [Abadi et al. 2014]. Techniques for managing volume and velocity have been under development for decades. While some work has been done on variety, integrating and analyzing data from diverse sources and formats still presents challenges. For example, much of the big data deluge is structured and much of it is not. This single dimension of variety inherent in today’s IoT clearly illustrates there is no “silver bullet” and one size does not fit all [Abadi et al. 2014; Stonebraker and Cetintemel 2005, 2015]. It is important to note there are many other dimensions of variety beyond structure. We must consider possibilities arising from analyzing data in a dizzying range of data types found in varying time frames of differing granularity from diverse sources in our evolving and streaming world. Structure is but one example illustrative of many more general challenges that we use in this article to introduce dynamic data quality.ACM Journal of Data and Information Quality20171611This article introduces dynamic data quality by considering possibilities arising from analyzing data in a dizzying range of data types found in varying time frames of differing granularity from diverse sources in the authors' evolving and streaming world.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Data and Information Quality (JDIQ)['Alan G. Labouseur', 'C. Matheus']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f2460a0687bc5dd85edb1ad4ea74d8ceb7f9da45Social media often plays a central role in crisis informatics as it is an important source for assessing, understanding, and locating crises quickly and accurately. In addition, social media enables actors to react more effectively and efficiently when managing crises. However, enablers of crisis information management have not been carved out explicitly in a systematic view. Therefore, we perform a literature review to synthesize the existing literature on crisis information management with a focus on technical enablers and their classification into the crisis-management phases. As our results show, searching for crisis informatics mostly results in social media-related publications. We found that Twitter is one of the most important technical enablers but that research on other social media platforms is underrepresented. Also, most publications center on the post-crisis phases of crisis management, leaving out the pre-crisis phases.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201710711It is found that Twitter is one of the most important technical enablers but that research on other social media platforms is underrepresented and most publications center on the post-crisis phases of crisis management, leaving out the pre-c crisis phases.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['No-San Lee', 'Stefan Hirschmeier', 'Sven Müller', 'Lars Jürgen Luz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 210ab9c65a035182458f4babfec51be9bd0d5fecThis article studies and analyzes three other-condemning moral emotions: anger, contempt, and disgust. We utilize existing psychological theories—appraisal theories of emotion and the CAD triad hypothesis—and incorporate them into a unified framework. A semiformal specification of the elicitation conditions and prototypical coping strategies for the other-condemning emotions are proposed. The appraisal conditions are specified in terms of cognitive and social concepts such as goals, beliefs, actions, control and accountability, while coping strategies are classified as belief-, goal- and intention-affecting strategies, and specified in terms of action specifications. Our conceptual analysis and semiformal specification of the three other-condemning moral emotions are illustrated by means of an example of trolling in the domain of social media.ACM Trans. Internet Techn.2017568This article studies and analyzes three other-condemning moral emotions: anger, contempt, and disgust and utilizes existing psychological theories—appraisal theories of emotion and the CAD triad hypothesis—and incorporates them into a unified framework.2017-01-04T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT)['M. Dastani', 'A. Pankov']2017-01-04T00:00:00 17c7ce51aa0fdade2c7567bb70dfb98741468d3fReal-time data collection and analytics is a desirable but challenging feature to provide in dataintensive software systems. To provide highly concurrent and efficient real-time analytics on streaming data at interactive speeds requires a welldesigned software architecture that makes use of a carefully selected set of software frameworks. In this paper, we report on the design and implementation of the Incremental Data Collection & Analytics Platform (IDCAP). The IDCAP provides incremental data collection and indexing in real-time of social media data; support for real-time analytics at interactive speeds; highly concurrent batch data processing supported by a novel data model; and a front-end web client that allows an analyst to manage IDCAP resources, to monitor incoming data in real-time, and to provide an interface that allows incremental queries to be performed on top of large Twitter datasets.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017198The IDCAP provides incremental data collection and indexing in real-time of social media data; support for real- time analytics at interactive speeds; highly concurrent batch data processing supported by a novel data model; and a front-end web client that allows an analyst to manage IDCAP resources.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['A. Aydin', 'K. Anderson']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ffa8e426856b312e38bd1de223ed9fad0be77630Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017405This paper proposes a solution that makes use of external knowledge bases such as Wikipedia and DBpedia to leverage complex semantic associations between the image objects and the textual caption in order to uncover the intended gist.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '405-418'}['Lydia Weiland', 'Ioana Hulpus', 'Simone Paolo Ponzetto', 'Laura Dietz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 544c410d79d837a24106b06de64166419cd5bb76Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017205A novel set of audiovisual movie features are proposed to improve the accuracy of affective video content analysis, including seven audio features, eight visual features and two movie grammar features and an iterative method to select a set of more significant features for analyzing a specific emotion.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '15-27'}['J. Niu', 'Yiming Su', 'Shasha Mo', 'Zeyu Zhu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cdd06052d238db5bd05c9a3a5ec53763672d30caTraining students in software engineering should attempt to mimic industry practices. Thus, student teams develop non-trivial software products, which includes interacting with collaborative tools deployed as web applications. The interaction may be mechanistic or organic, and occur for different durations. Collaboration studies tightly control these factors, relying on manual activity logging, very specific software requirements, surveys and interviews. Since these tools allow simultaneous interaction and capture revision histories, collaboration may be more objectively measured. This paper investigates social media conversations, revision histories, and commit logs from undergraduate student teams performing software development. The objective is to examine how this form of data could be translated into collaborative activities and whether the same performance relationships are achieved in a class setting. A small pilot study shows that the translation methodology did not produce the exact relationships from other studies, but it does shed light on a team’s perception of collaborators.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017105This paper investigates social media conversations, revision histories, and commit logs from undergraduate student teams performing software development to examine how this form of data could be translated into collaborative activities and whether the same performance relationships are achieved in a class setting.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Brian Boyd', 'A. Townsley', 'Charles Walter', 'Callen Johnson', 'R. Gamble']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8507638408606b79d6efd0979f6dc3535cdfdf7aIdentifying misinformation (i.e. rumors) is a growing field of research in the information systems field. This is due to the fact that during recent tragedies (i.e. Boston Bombings, Ebola, etcetera), rumors spread rapidly on social media platforms, which will hide the facts about an event. This results in rumors being spread even more, further hiding the events. In this study, we draw from research from the semantic web to tackle this problem. We propose the use of ontologies and related concepts can help find accurate information for a case quickly and accurately. Combined with a weighting formula, we will be able to display the most relevant results to an interested party. In this research in progress, we outline our plan on how to accomplish this once an ontology and dataset is found.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017245This study proposes the use of ontologies and related concepts can help find accurate information for a case quickly and accurately, and outlines the plan on how to accomplish this once an ontology and dataset is found.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-8'}['Chelsea Hicks']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6c07c4b0120951674a89cb6d0575f28609e39794As a contribution to the HICSS 50 Anniversary Conference, we proposed a new mini-track on Text Mining in Big Data Analytics. This mini-track builds on the successful HICSS Workshop on Text Mining and recognizes the growing importance of unstructured text as a data source for descriptive and predictive analytics in research on collaboration systems and technologies. In this initial iteration of the mini-track, we have accepted three papers that cover conceptual issues, methodological approaches to social media, and the development of categorization models and dictionaries useful in a corporate context. The minitrack highlights the potential of an interdisciplinary research community within the HICSS collaboration systems and technologies track.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201704This mini-track builds on the successful HICSS Workshop on Text Mining and recognizes the growing importance of unstructured text as a data source for descriptive and predictive analytics in research on collaboration systems and technologies.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-2'}['D. Cogburn', 'M. Hine']2017-01-04T00:00:00 82968affd5a203443d7cfedfceb04a5232fe8d0cThe continued development of e-commerce, social media, online information search and business intelligence have fundamentally changed the conducting of business in all fields and industries. Virtually all businesses are now facing an omnichannel world, in which presence and activity in a number of different channels determines business success. The rise of digital communications and data has changed many things in traditional industries as more and more industries are able to understand, track, serve and sell their offerings digitally. Passing customers smoothly from one channel to another is increasingly important, and many businesses that have excelled in the digital space are turning to more traditional channels to embrace the combination opportunities. Simultaneously new media and applications, e.g. cutting edge moving image social media applications, commoditized high-definition virtual reality and algorithm-based automated procurement systems, keep the scene lively. Combining the old and the new has become a competence and a sustainable source of competitive advantage. One of the primary sources of this competitive advantage is the ability to extract timely and relevant customer data for serving customers better. Customer analytics comes in various forms, but the cutting edge of such analytics is one that starts from practical and acute needs of the customer. Such customer analytics is not legacy database-led, but deals with customer interaction, engagement and service design, and is linked to protocols of how to react to, target, automate and optimize. A minitrack concentrating on these core developments of ecommerce and e-business is proposed for HICSS-50.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201703A minitrack concentrating on these core developments of ecommerce and e-business is proposed for HICSS-50, and is linked to protocols of how to react to, target, automate and optimize.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['P. Parvinen', 'M. Kaptein', 'Essi Pöyry', 'Juho Hamari']2017-01-04T00:00:00 180c266ebf57b985d9a1429ffe5e07d7b42fc721t Brazilian artists p«sented in tim gallery share an interest in me exploration of contemporary issues in art through the use of new technologies-digital photographs, CDROMS, experimental telecommunications events and interactive installations. These works range from personal journeys to reflections on larger social issues and the impact of new media in our lives. In spite of their shared cultural background, they belong to a large tribe of electronic nomads. Some of them developed their work while living in the United States or in Europe and still today continue to travel or live abroad. Others have often traveled vicariously, either during worldwide telecommunications events or via identity voyages, such as the dramatic change of persona during Carnival. Their innovative works often displace common expectations of what Brazilian art should look like. Irene Faiguenboim and Flavio Ferraz digitally manipulate photographic images to create very personal tableaux. Faiguenboim's images reconstruct her process of motherhood, developing a visual narrative that speaks of the emotional fluctuations she went through along the way. The tone is at times anxious, at times humorous. Ferraz, on the other hand, transforms humor into a critical weapon. His light boxes often show images of himself dressed as the queen of Carnival, surrounded by other images that strike the viewer as allegories of the political and economic difficulties of the country. His satirical design for a new Brazilian currency exposes at once the instability of the economy and the emotional instability that one derives from it. Rodrigo Toledo and Diana Domingues work with three-dimensional environments. While Toledo develops what he calls "artist's virtual reality," compact and portable, Domingues modulates the physical gallery space with a large installation divided in four sectors. Toledo's CD-ROM, entitled Uneaten Future, blends a sophisticated non-linear immaterial architecture with highly personalized mythology. In the world created by the artist, cultural references are mixed; political, religious and economic forces are entangled. During navigation, the viewer reaches new levels. These can be seen as new spiritual levels or new steps in the corporate ladder. The commodification of life is exposed through interconnected spaces in which there is no redemption. Domingues addresses the transformations undergone by the human body in the domain of new medical technologies. Her installation creates metaphors of birth and death, mixing in the same environment blood and video images triggered by the viewer. In one case, the viewer passes through a tunnel made of ultrasound scans of a womb with a 6-month fetus. At the end of the tunnel, the visitor's image appears on a video monitor. Domingues is suggesting a process of rebirth, while encircling the viewer with electronically processed images. Gilbertto Prado and the late Paulo Laurentiz have created unique artworks with low-end telecommunications media. While living in France, Prado worked with other members of the telematic art group Art-Reseaux at the same time that he developed his own projects in telematic art. His telescanfax is a good example of how he hybridized multiple media to create new communicative images and situations. In this work, he appropriated images from French television with a hand scanner and re-transmitted them live as digital fax to other artists and museums around the world. The result is at once a deconstruction of the visual banalization promoted by commercial television and the creation of enigmatic images of mysterious force. Laurentiz was a pioneer of telecommunications art. As homage to his talent, tireless energy and generosity, he is represented here with a piece created with slow-scan television. In this piece, through sequences of frames, he used progressive geometric forms to evoke natural processes. Laurentiz was a very important figure in the context of Brazilian electronic art. In one instance, during the Carnival of 1990, he "invaded" the Louvre in Paris by faxing the French museum images of works in its collection that he had altered and manipulated. Laurentiz was inspired to create this event by Andre Malraux's "Imaginary Museum." The choice of time period for the "invasion" was crucial: Laurentiz wanted to criticize the commodified images of Brazilian "exoticism" that proliferate on European television during that time of the year (Carnival). With Laurentiz's sudden and tragic death, we have lost a gifted artist and original thinker.2017062017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['E. Kac']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d966b4c0223b5e83c5927b6215b4e185c246c238During the five years of existence of this minitrack, we have published fourteen papers that focus on the intersection of knowledge management and organizational or individual security. Ilvonen, Jusilla, Kärkkäinen, and Paivarint (2015), Ilvonen, Alnne, Helander, and Vayrunen (2016), and Sarigianni, Thallmann, and Manhart (2016) focus on how to protect shared knowledge either within the organization or outside of organizations where knowledge is shared via social media. Spears and San Nicolas-Rocca (2016) suggest that one way to overcome potential knowledge loss due to security reasons is to build information security capacity skills and offer a case study from the health and human services sector that handle very sensitive client information. Jennex and Durcikova (2014) highlight that KM practitioners and researchers need security skills in order to be able to protect organizational knowledge. Finally, Saha, Paramaswaran, Chakrabarti, and Mahanti (2013) offer a formal analysis of fraud when it comes improper to knowledge sharing. Additional risk to knowledge loss can originate from the usage of cloud storage and other networking technologies in knowledge management systems. Phelps and Jennex (2015) review the current legal environment surrounding cloud and collaborative KM and make recommendation on how to overcome the gap between legal protection for intellectual property and KM. However, according to Schinagl, Schoon, and Paanto (2016) leveraging IT risk management techniques and the usage of security standards and certification can reduce the risk of knowledge loss. Genre-based assessment of information and knowledge security risk can add additional safeguards to knowledge loss because it identifies organizational communication patterns throght which organizational knowledge is shared (Padyab, Päivärinta, and Harnesk (2014)). Knowledge loss not only occurs through improper sharing but also because of departing employees. Jennex and Durcikova (2013) offer a methodology of knowledge loss risk assessment that prioritizes efforts within an organization to capture knowledge from departing employees. Lot of security research focuses on improving compliance with organizational security policy. Knowledge management techniques including knowledge transfer and training can be of help in this are. San Nicolas, Schooley, and Spears (2014) found that the best outcome to increase compliance with security policy is to provide opportunity to employees to participate in the development of the information security awareness and training programs. In addition, Burns, Roberts, Posey, Bennett, and Courtney (2015) suggest that proper motivation can improve the effect of security education, training, and awareness (SETA) programs. This year’s papers follow the tradition of bringing papers that are at the intersection of security and KM. Jäger and Küng in their paper titled “Introducing the Factor Importance to Trust of Sources and Certainty of Data in Knowledge Processing Systems A new Approach for Incorporation and Processing” offer a methodology of how to assess trust of knowledge source and certainty of data through three characteristics (trust of source, certainty of data, and importance of data). The second paper authored by Jensen, Durcikova, and Wright titled “Combating Phishing Attacks: A Knowledge Management Approach” explores how an organization can utilize employees to combat phishing attacks through knowledge management practices of knowledge evaluation. Specifically, they highlight the need to both publicly acknowledge the contribution to a knowledge management system and provide validation of each contribution. They show through an experiment that doing only one (acknowledgement or validation) does not improve the outcome of correct phishing reports. The minitrack co-chairs want to thank authors and reviewers for their work in making this fifth year of the minitrack a success. We encourage authors whose research focus is in the intersection of knowledge management and individual or organizational security to submit their work to this minitrack in the future.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201702This year’s papers follow the tradition of bringing papers that are at the intersection of security and KM and suggest that proper motivation can improve the effect of security education, training, and awareness (SETA) programs.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['Alexandra Durcikova', 'M. Jennex']2017-01-04T00:00:00 fe547f634a0223d9e514183a0918d42311ca01ebFor work teams to be effective, maintaining communication ties with other individuals and teams elsewhere in the organization—an activity typically referred to as team boundary spanning—is necessary for obtaining resources critical to project success. Within the literature on boundary spanning, the positive relationship between a team’s boundaryspanning activities and their performance has been validated repeatedly, but primarily through the use of self-reports from managers and team members. Thus, neither objective data exists to support these claims nor a longitudinal understanding of how various boundary-spanning activities may play different roles at various stages of project work. Similarly, with the proliferating use of enterprise social media (ESM) technologies in organizations, the empirical link between the increased visibility of communication ties in ESM and more effective boundary spanning has been largely assumed, but has received only limited empirical validation. In this study, drawing on log and content data from 169 projects in an ESM of a large multi-national corporation, we aim to objectively assess the effect of boundary spanning on project success as well as provide a qualitative path model of the evolution of boundary-spanning activities throughout the lifecycle of a project through a comparison of successful versus unsuccessful projects. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017362This study aims to objectively assess the effect of boundary spanning on project success as well as provide a qualitative path model of the evolution of boundary-spanning activities throughout the lifecycle of a project through a comparison of successful versus unsuccessful projects.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['W. V. Osch', 'C. Steinfield', 'Yanjie Zhao']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2b068d5104385e80186a27ede7408bef737f8177Ben Williamson and Alasdair Rutherford raise a series of concerns about the globally popular classroom management app ClassDojo. They argue that as ClassDojo has grown into a new social media site for schools, it poses a number of risks in relation to data protection and child privacy, and to how children, teachers and parents interact. Ben and Alasdair are both based in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stirling, UK. Ben is a Lecturer in Education, and led the ESRC funded project Code Acts in Education to explore the implications of digital data technologies in education. Alasdair is a Senior Lecturer in Social Statistics.201702It is argued that as ClassDojo has grown into a new social media site for schools, it poses a number of risks in relation to data protection and child privacy, and to how children, teachers and parents interact.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Ben Williamson', 'A. Rutherford']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6a74810b7417c721670eac80f727cc2bd50a6040Knowledge transfer among employees remains a challenge for many organizations. With the increased adoption rate of corporate social media collaboration technologies, there is an urgent need to determine the factors that enhance information diffusion among employees. The current study leverages prior research on social media collaboration performed in the public domain to determine whether the dimensions of tie strength have any effect on information diffusion among corporate users of social media technologies. Analysis of 511 Lync messages related to a training topic at a mid-sized South Central corporation was performed. The preliminary results demonstrated that the dimensions of tie strength (intimacy, structural, and social) were highly correlated to the number of messages among users. Moreover, regression analysis showed that three quarters of the messages were also predicted by the dimensions of tie strength.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017332Prior research on social media collaboration performed in the public domain is leveraged to determine whether the dimensions of tie strength have any effect on information diffusion among corporate users of social media technologies.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Cristelia Hinojosa', 'Simon Cleveland']2017-01-04T00:00:00 253228d9b12174756c99758c3fbb5027af6c9100Social media has become an important part of the lives of their hundreds of millions of users. Hackers make use of the large target audience by sending malicious content, often by hijacking existing accounts. This phenomenon has caused widespread research on how to detect hacked accounts, where different approaches exist. This work sets out to analyze the possibilities of including the reactions of hacked Twitter accounts’ peers into a detection system. Based on a dataset of six million tweets crawled from Twitter over the course of two years, we select a subset of tweets in which users react to alleged hacks of other accounts. We then gather and analyze the responses to those messages to reconstruct the conversations made. A quantitative analysis of these conversations shows that 30% of the users that are allegedly being hacked reply to the accusations, suggesting that these users acknowledge that their account was hacked.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017382This work sets out to analyze the possibilities of including the reactions of hacked Twitter accounts’ peers into a detection system, based on a dataset of six million tweets crawled from Twitter over the course of two years.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Benjamin Murauer', 'Eva Zangerle', 'Günther Specht']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3cf8aca91889ffbc6833f7cbad77a33620e0e41ePurpose The purpose of this paper is to report on survey results from a study about librarians’ experience with compensation (salary and benefits) negotiation in the library workplace in order to provide data that will inform professional discourse and practice. Design/methodology/approach A primarily quantitative survey instrument was administered via Qualtrics Survey Software and distributed through listservs and social media channels representing a range of library types and sub-disciplines. The survey was explicitly addressed to librarians for participation and asked them questions related to their work history and experience with negotiating for salary and benefits. Findings A total of 1,541 librarians completed the survey. More than half of survey respondents reported not negotiating for their current library position. The majority of those who did negotiate reported positive outcomes, including an increase in salary or total compensation package. Only a very small number of respondents reported threats to rescind or rescinded offers when negotiating for their current positions. Respondents cited prior salary and prior work experience and/or education as the top information sources informing negotiation strategy. Originality/value There is minimal discussion of salary and benefits negotiation by individuals in the library literature and prior surveys of librarians’ experience with compensation negotiation do not exist. This is the first paper that tracks negotiating practices and outcomes of librarians in library workplaces of all types.20172922017-01-04T00:00:00Library Management['S. Farrell', 'A. Geraci']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0aa6894a401beaffe024e80dcea3160d3e985ec7This action research adopts a case study approach of reliability assurance and need finding for radiation monitoring on social media communication through the development and use of Pocket Geiger (POKEGA), a smartphone-connected radiation detector developed after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan. We also facilitated the use of an inclusive Facebook community for radiation monitoring established by volunteer experts and normal users. Interaction through this social media led to credible discussions and enabled dose verification among users. It is important to grasp, at least roughly, the potential needs of and/or information required by users, especially those living in and around affected areas, from among the numerous topics posted by regular citizens and radiation experts on social media. Therefore, we developed a Web service called Crowd Talks to summarize and visualize discussions within the POKEGA community. This tool provides quick analysis and visualization of discussion topics from POKEGA Facebook posts based on natural language processing algorithms such as MeCab, latent Dirichlet allocation, and principal component analysis. Our results suggested that Crowd Talks was able to identify major topic clusters from the Facebook community.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017191This action research adopts a case study approach of reliability assurance and need finding for radiation monitoring on social media communication through the development and use of Pocket Geiger (POKEGA), a smartphone-connected radiation detector developed after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Y. Ishigaki', 'Y. Matsuno', 'Koichi Bando', 'Kenji Tanaka']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e60c63407a0bf942f43bce56c2a854e814900cb6Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017211Multi-Task Multi-modal Semantic Hashing (MTMSH) is proposed to index large scale social image data collection with limited supervision and improves search accuracy via improving more semantic information from two aspects.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '465-477'}['Liang Xie', 'Lei Zhu', 'Zhiyong Cheng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9cc9a5464f7f82e6adeaabe05a910cb97b1d51ecCommunication is probably the most critical component of an organization engaged in a crossborder collaboration. Today’s smart devices substantially contribute to such communication. Combined with social media, mobile communication technologies are becoming the main platform for many core functions within organizations. In this paper, we identified seven media identifiable attributes: synchronicity (SYN), de-individuation and co-presence (DCP), accessibility readiness (ARD), cognizance of environment change (CEC), wearability-portability (WRB) modality-select (MDS) and visibility (VSB). These seven attributes significantly impact the course of mobile-mediated communication. We believe that development of a theoretical perspective that embraces the complexity of mobile-mediated communication is due in order to fully comprehend the mobile ecosystemHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017301This paper identified seven media identifiable attributes: synchronicity (SYN), de-individuation and co-presence (DCP), accessibility readiness (ARD), cognizance of environment change (CEC), wearability-portability (WRB) modality-select (MDS) and visibility (VSB), which significantly impact the course of mobile-mediated communication.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-7'}['Kyungsub Choi', 'Youngsoo Kim']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d217230f8b20c05503462d2340dcea81894230ddRecent years have seen a rapid evolution of methodologies in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and as a result, increasingly widespread use of these techniques in different domains. One of the most important application areas is finance, offering challenging problems for researchers and practitioners. In the early stages of the use of machine learning in finance, traditional quantitative data, e.g. historical time series, has been the main focus of analysis to develop various prediction models and to shed new light of stock markets, economic behaviour etc. More recently, following general trends in machine learning, contributions utilizing unstructured, specifically textual, data have started to appear and the number of these applications increases steadily. Previously untouched data sources, such as news articles, company announcements or even social media comments, can be utilized to improve or complement traditional financial data analytics tools. The selected contributions included in the minitrack offer novel contributions in applying machine learning tools, with the main focus on utilizing textual data. The contributions not only develop new predictive models, improving for example traditional neural network approaches, but rigorously test them on large reallife datasets illustrating the relevance of machine learning tools in finance.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201700The selected contributions included in the minitrack offer novel contributions in applying machine learning tools, with the main focus on utilizing textual data, illustrating the relevance of machineLearning tools in finance.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['Peter Sarlin', 'J. Mezei']2017-01-04T00:00:00 07d502d8562da33506fe6a5b9c4edecf887a2df9: In this era, Sentiment Analysis classification and evaluation is a big challenging problem, because most of the people are posting their feelings through Social Media Networks (SMNs) which are reflected as different opinions. In the case of Twitter a tweet only has a maximum limit of 140 characters. Hence, the users are posting opinions like short text, emoticon etc. These kind of opinions are difficult to classify and therefore pose a great challenges to the researchers. In this paper, the sentiments are classified into three classes like positive, negative and neutral emotions. An algorithm called Senti_Mode has been proposed in this paper which is used to handle the sentiments, detect the polarity and find the mode values. Sentiment frequency and percentage were calculated from the Twitter dataset using discrete mode, from these results the observed mode value is 39281 and the percentage of occurrences were 19.55% which are reflected as the most frequent word.2017130An algorithm called Senti_Mode has been proposed in this paper which is used to handle the sentiments, detect the polarity and find the mode values, and the sentiments are classified into three classes like positive, negative and neutral emotions.2017-01-04T00:00:00International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science['M. Edison']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5b4259e79ebc11303304296cde2b4bd07a818aff2017170A new search and ranking engine is proposed, called VSeek, to circumvent the problem by tapping into the online community through the use of the social media data of videos, which include their title, tags, description, comments, view count, and like/dislike count.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Eunice Tan', 'I. Seaman', 'Yiu-Kai Ng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3b320c3649a486f99a240c8bedb7b2e9063460e6IT-mediated crowds are being implemented for multifarious purposes, using multifarious techniques. In this minitrack we seek to coalesce a specific and enduring community of IS and IS-related researchers focused on the study of IT-mediated crowds as a phenomenon. Our aim is to harness, and thus focus, the currently very broad inter-disciplinary study of ITmediated crowds within the IS discipline proper, and to incite a sharing of results, and a cross-pollination of ideas among researchers currently looking at ITmediated crowds from IS, I-School, HCI, Computer Science, Marketing, Education, Natural Sciences, Communication, and Technology Innovation perspectives. In the purview of this mini-track, ITmediated crowd phenomena include: In the purview of this minitrack, IT-mediated Crowd phenomena include: • Crowdsourcing • Blockchains and Cryptocurrency • Crowd Finance (Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, ICO’s, Microlending, etc.) • Prediction Markets • Citizen Science • Open Innovation and Competition platforms • Social Media for resource creation • Wikis and Wikipedia • Big Data from Crowds • Participatory Sensing (Crowdsensing) • Spatial Crowdsourcing (the Sharing Economy) • Situated/Geo-fenced/IoT Crowdsourcing • Wearables Crowdsourcing • IT-mediated Collective Intelligence We encourage new empirical and theoretical submissions from social, economic, technical and organizational scholars, investigating these phenomena in a variety of contexts, including health care,veducation, governance and policy, smart cities and GIS, entrepreneurship, user innovation and creative consumers, institutional and strategic perspectives, international business and development perspectives, finance, and software development. Particular questions/topics of interest include: • Human computation, micro-tasking and virtual labour markets • Crowdsourced contests, their design and efficacy • Gamification in IT-mediated crowds • IT-mediated crowds and law/intellectual property • IT-mediated crowds for invention and commercialization • Business models of IT-mediated crowd companies and startups • The economics of IT-mediated crowds • The knowledge dynamics of IT-mediated crowds • IT-mediated crowds and 3D printing • Wearables and Sensors in, and as crowds • IT-mediated crowds and machine learning • The role of Bots/AI in IT-mediated crowds • Measuring IT-mediated crowds and outcomes • Formal models and computational models/simulations • IT-mediated crowd platforms • IT-mediated crowds and Common pool resources • Varieties of Crowd Capital • IT-mediated crowds and Industry/competitive dynamics • CrowdMember/IT/Organization dynamics • CrowdLabor movements and labor dynamics • Expert, non-expert, and mixed crowds • Crowds in Blockchains and Cryptocurrency • Crowds and HCI Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | 2019Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017760This minitrack seeks to coalesce a specific and enduring community of IS and IS-related researchers focused on the study of IT-mediated crowds as a phenomenon, to incite a sharing of results, and a cross-pollination of ideas among researchers currently looking at ITmediated crowds from IS, I-School, HCI, Computer Science, Marketing, Education, Natural Sciences, Communication, and Technology Innovation perspectives.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-6'}['Jan H. Kietzmann', 'John Prpic']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ea27568ba284f8c5027512d88f3d954f2646b04aLiving in the digital age, organizations are incorporating new practices to improve customer experience. Augmented reality is one such practice that is felicitating the digital customer. The augmentation practices are seen in almost all domains including retail area where technology inclusion and innovative practices are on high. The volume of online buyers is amassing and the use of tech applications and IT platform including social media is impacting the purchasing decision and experience of the purchasers. Due to rise in volume of technology users as retail buyers, organizations are leveraging digital technologies for enhancing customer engagement and competitive advantage. One aspect that promises excellent customer engagement is augmented reality.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['J. Tomar']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6e7cc59ab0cd33e5b879e609c306883cdd7699aeAddiction Science & Clinical Practice20176073Researchers and practitioners should select AUDIT-C cut-off scores according to the purpose of identifying risky drinkers and hence the relative importance of sensitivity and/or specificity.2017-01-04T00:00:00Addiction Science & Clinical Practice['Z. Khadjesari', 'I. White', 'J. Mccambridge', 'L. Marston', 'P. Wallace', 'C. Godfrey', 'E. Murray']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d8b9aa1fc3c5dd77234189c50b0a5687e3f87b3eChild and Youth Care Forum20174353Great use of the online Navigating my Journey program was associated with greater self-efficacy and lower self-reported substance use over time, and an analysis of age as a potential moderator suggested that the intervention may be more effective for older adolescents.2017-01-04T00:00:00Child & Youth Care Forum['K. Trudeau', 'Ryan A Black', 'J. Kamon', 'S. Sussman']2017-01-04T00:00:00 805a103429f0ea8042ad991dced1b9632902db4bCharitable crowdfunding is a burgeoning online micro charity paradigm where fund seekers request micro donations from a large group of potential funders. Despite micro charities have gone digital for more than a decade, our knowledge on individuals’ donation behavior in online micro charities (e.g., charitable crowdfunding) remains limited. To fill this gap, this study develops a model that explains individuals’ donation behavior in charitable crowdfunding. Our model was tested using data collected from 205 individuals who have read charitable crowdfunding projects. The results reveal that empathy and perceived credibility of charitable crowdfunding jointly determine a funder’s intention to donate money. Furthermore, website quality and project content quality positively influence both empathy and perceived credibility. Also noteworthy is that initiator reputation is positively related to perceived credibility while project popularity is positively associated with empathy. The findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of individuals’ donation behavior in online micro charities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176843The results reveal that empathy and perceived credibility of charitable crowdfunding jointly determine a funder’s intention to donate money and that initiator reputation is positively related to perceived credibility while project popularity is positively associated with empathy.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Lili Liu', 'Ayoung Suh', 'C. Wagner']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7840e70fe35cf568be32576b2415b8872b27ea51Emergency response organizations such as the police are using social media as an additional channel to communicate with the general public in times of crisis. However, the utilization of social media with a free-style communication protocol by emergency response authorities for crisis response is still insufficiently understood. Who are the people they communicate with? What types of crisis-related information are shared with them? How do people react to these messages? How does the general public react to a social media run by a police organization? This paper uses the typology of convergence behaviors in emergency response as an attempt to categorize the public interaction with social media platforms. Furthermore, it uses the Situation Crisis Communication theory (SCCT) to analyze the crisis communication practices by a law enforcement agency. A content analysis of Nepal Police Tweets from the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquake was conducted. It sought to understand (i) whether people who Tweet exhibit the same convergence behaviors as reported in the literature, (ii) how online participants communicate among and between the different crisis convergence behaviors, and (iii) what would be the best communication practices to assist crisis response efforts. Data show that convergence behaviors differed from intensity of appearances and communications and Tweets helped reconcile the differences in perceived emergency response needs between netizens and the authorities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174945The typology of convergence behaviors in emergency response is used as an attempt to categorize the public interaction with social media platforms and the Situation Crisis Communication theory is used to analyze the crisis communication practices by a law enforcement agency.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Rajib Subba', 'T. Bui']2017-01-04T00:00:00 507b88ca63d7f9a35b9c1e508929d5c8834312b7Trolling behaviors are extremely diverse, varying by context, tactics, motivations, and impact. Definitions, perceptions of, and reactions to online trolling behaviors vary. Since not all trolling is equal or deviant, managing these behaviors requires context sensitive strategies. This paper describes appropriate responses to various acts of trolling in context, based on perceptions of college students in North America. In addition to strategies for dealing with deviant trolling, this paper illustrates the complexity of dealing with socially and politically motivated trolling.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201754302017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['M. Sanfilippo', 'Shengnan Yang', 'Pnina Fichman']2017-01-04T00:00:00 eb74172fcbbc0b5a1fdc2b63b3433878628f8f44Cross-border e-commerce has been rapidly expanding. However, little research has been done to investigate how consumers decide to shop across national borders. This study aims to explore the factors that impact consumers’ intention to shop on foreign websites. A conceptual model is developed from the perspectives of consumer perceived trust and value. We also examine the effects of vendors’ signaling on perceived trust, as well as the effects of benefits and costs on perceived value. This study conducts an online survey to test the research model. Our findings can help researchers and practitioners understand the barriers to cross-border e-commerce and devise strategies to overcome these barriers.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175925The factors that impact consumers’ intention to shop on foreign websites are explored and a conceptual model is developed from the perspectives of consumer perceived trust and value.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Shiu-li Huang', 'Ya-chu Chang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f0f06836802b9541a09c2299d1f7a6a5816a9359Online reviews provide important demand-side knowledge for product manufacturers to improve product quality. However, discovering and quantifying potential products’ defects from large amounts of online reviews is a nontrivial task. In this paper, we propose a Latent Product Defect Mining model that identifies critical product defects. We define domain-oriented key attributes, such as components and keywords used to describe a defect, and build a novel LDA model to identify and acquire integral information about product defects. We conduct comprehensive evaluations including quantitative and qualitative evaluations to ensure the quality of discovered information. Experimental results show that the proposed model outperforms the standard LDA model, and could find more valuable information. Our research contributes to the extant product quality analytics literature and has significant managerial implications for researchers, policy makers, customers, and practitioners.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173224A Latent Product Defect Mining model is proposed that identifies critical product defects and builds a novel LDA model to identify and acquire integral information about product defects.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Zhilei Qiao', 'Xuan Zhang', 'Mi Zhou', 'G. Wang', 'Weiguo Fan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5ecf397f2d785b673d5317436da9b5a8a615ea3dEngagement in online social network-delivered weight loss interventions is a predictor of weight loss. Incentivizing engagement in a subset of participants may increase group engagement and subsequent weight loss. In a pilot feasibility trial, 56 adults with obesity were randomized to two Facebook-delivered weight loss interventions, one had 10% users incentivized to engage daily and the other did not. We compared conditions on engagement and weight loss, and then compared incentivized users and natural high engagers on weight loss. Participants were 46.3 (SD: 10.3) years and 89% female. The incentivized user condition had greater total engagement (p=0.0361), but weight loss did not differ (p=0.2096). Three natural superusers emerged in each condition. Natural superusers lost more weight than incentivized users (p=0.0358). Natural superusers’ posts elicited more comments than incentivized superusers (p=0.0107). Incentivized superusers may engage differently than natural superusers. Future studies should explore ways to promote engagement in online interventions.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173218Incentivizing engagement in a subset of participants may increase group engagement and subsequent weight loss, and future studies should explore ways to promote engagement in online interventions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-8'}['S. Pagoto', 'M. Waring', 'E. Olendzki', 'Jessica L Oleski', 'Christine N. May', 'Martinus Evans']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e4dc1a48899b2ff3ee2a3fe5e71cfc8b30131ebeThis study explores whether aggressive text-based interactions in social media are contagious. In particular, we examine swearing behaviour of YouTube commentators in response to videos and comments posted on the official Donald Trump’s campaign channel. Our analysis reveals the presence of mimicry of verbal aggression. Specifically, swearing in a parent comment is significantly and positively associated with the likelihood and intensity of swearing in subsequent ‘children’ comments. The study also confirms that swearing is not solely a product of an individual speech habit but also a spreadable social practice. Based on the findings, we conclude that aggressive emotional state can be contagious through textual mimicry.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174830It is concluded that aggressive emotional state can be contagious through textual mimicry and swearing is not solely a product of an individual speech habit but also a spreadable social practice.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['K. Kwon', 'A. Gruzd']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5f27f357820591cef6349de8a70ef479574354a5The boundaries between online privacy and security behaviors in the literature seem blurred. Although these two behaviors are conceptually related, we argue that one does not necessarily imply the other. In this study we aimed to (1) explore the subtle differences between online privacy and security behaviors, and (2) examine how users’ cultural characteristics and a group of multilevel factors exert different effects on the two behaviors. To achieve these two goals, we created a framework by coupling the grid-group theory and INDCOL scale to segment individuals into four categories based on autonomy (individualist vs. collectivist) and acceptance of control (hierarchy vs. equality). The results of one-way ANOVA and path analysis partially confirmed that the underlying mechanisms of online privacy and security behaviors were inherently different. This study provides a basis for creating contextualized security trainings and warnings based on individual differences to promote better privacy and security behaviors.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175115This study creates a framework by coupling the grid-group theory and INDCOL scale to segment individuals into four categories based on autonomy and acceptance of control and provides a basis for creating contextualized security trainings and warnings based on individual differences to promote better privacy and security behaviors.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Ersin Dincelli', 'S. Goel']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e838975bd0a25320e82ece2178ebc575d89162a5This paper presents an online data-driven algorithm to detect false data injection attacks towards synchronphasor measurements. The proposed algorithm applies density-based local outlier factor (LOF) analysis to detect the anomalies among the data, which can be described as spatiotemporal outliers among all the synchrophasor measurements from the grid. By leveraging the spatio-temporal correlations among multiple time instants of synchrophasor measurements, this approach could detect false data injection attacks which are otherwise not detectable using measurements obtained from single snapshot. This algorithm requires no prior knowledge on system parameters or topology. The computational speed shows satisfactory potential for online monitoring applications. Case studies on both synthetic and realworld synchrophasor data verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172014The proposed algorithm applies density-based local outlier factor (LOF) analysis to detect the anomalies among the data, which can be described as spatiotemporal outliers among all the synchrophasor measurements from the grid.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Meng Wu', 'Le Xie']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6e06c1d928a619cdc4deb53281b7b0d1d9ecc5cfConference on Multimedia Modeling20172012Using the proposed method, user can categorize streaming images flexibly and freely without any pre-labeled images or pre-trained classifiers and with the classification going on, the efficiency will keep increasing which could ease user’s interaction burden significantly.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '293-305'}['Jiagao Hu', 'Zhengxing Sun', 'B. Li', 'Kewei Yang', 'Dongyang Li']2017-01-04T00:00:00 96d865088b1fb9876a178b81cdae21fcfd29eebcThis paper discusses variance estimation in sequential Monte Carlo methods, alternatively termed particle filters. The variance estimator that we propose is a natural modification of that suggested ...Bernoulli201725212017-01-04T00:00:00Bernoulli['J. Olsson', 'R. Douc']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5e1f7dd47a5abdbc2efda2bb618652ae2708f630Online experimentation is emerging as a new methodology within classical data acquisition in psychology. It allows for easy, fast, broad, and cheap data conduction from the comfort of people’s homes. To add another method to the array of available tools, here we used recent developments in web technology to investigate the technical feasibility of online HyperText Markup Language-5/JavaScript-based video data recording. We employed a preferential looking task with children between 4 and 24 months. Parents and their children participated from home through a three-stage process: First, interested adults registered and took pictures through a webcam-based photo application. In the second step, we edited the pictures and integrated them into the design. Lastly, participants returned to the website and the video data acquisition took place through their webcam. In sum, we were able to create and employ the video recording application with participants as young as 4 months old. Quality-wise, no participant had to be removed due to the framerate or quality of videos and only 7% of data was excluded due to behavioral factors (lack of concentration). Results-wise, interrater reliability of rated looking side (left/right) showed a high agreement between raters, Fleiss’ Kappa, κ = 0.97, which can be translated to sufficient data quality for further analyses. With regard to on-/off-screen attention attribution, we found that children lost interest after about 10 s after trial onset using a static image presentation or 60 s total experimental time. Taken together, we were able to show that online video data recording is possible and viable for developmental psychology and beyond.Frontiers in Psychology20172811Recent developments in web technology are used to investigate the technical feasibility of online HyperText Markup Language-5/JavaScript-based video data recording with children between 4 and 24 months, finding that children lost interest after about 10 s after trial onset using a static image presentation or 60 s total experimental time.2017-01-04T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Kilian Semmelmann', 'Astrid Hönekopp', 'S. Weigelt']2017-01-04T00:00:00 bf02844ba6ba4c93faa90b7bcbc151d3d5df34ffMost research examining individuals’ bidding behavior in online auctions has used the lens of a rational decision making process. However, bidding behavior is also influenced by non-rational factors. Anthropomorphism, attributing human characteristics to a non-human object, has been studied in many disciplines, but has not been investigated in online auctions. This study aims to identify whether auditory and visual design factors for a non-human product would induce anthropomorphism and impact individuals' bidding decision. Results show that visual design induces individuals’ anthropomorphism and also impacts bidding decisions.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20178610Results show that visual design induces individuals’ anthropomorphism and also impacts bidding decisions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['L. Yuan', 'A. Dennis']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7101ecc00f914204709c4f3a8099cc8b74a893d4This paper explores privacy calculus decision making processes for online social networks (OSN). Content analysis method is applied to analyze data obtained from face-to-face interviews and online survey with open-ended questions of 96 OSN users from different countries. The factors users considered before self-disclosing are explored. The perceived benefits and risks of using OSN and their impact on self-disclosure are also identified. We determine that the perceived risks of OSN usage hinder selfdisclosure. It is not clear, however, whether the perceived benefits offset the impact of the risks on selfdisclosure behavior. The findings as a whole do not support privacy calculus in OSN settings.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175010It is determined that the perceived risks of OSN usage hinder selfdisclosure, and the findings as a whole do not support privacy calculus in OSN settings.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Alireza Heravi', 'Deepa Mani', 'Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo', 'Sameera Mubarak']2017-01-04T00:00:00 eb4c843d05a4fa11f86ea775f972a086c6171f07El uso de internet por parte de las personas mayores para realizar gestiones con la administracion publica y las empresas no ha sido suficientemente estudiado. El objetivo de este trabajo es profundizar en las razones del empleo limitado de la administracion electronica y los tramites online por parte de los internautas mayores. A traves de una metodologia cualitativa, basada en cuatro grupos de discusion, se analizan las motivaciones y frenos en la utilizacion de tales tramites. Los resultados indican una aceptacion del empleo de los recursos electronicos para las tareas mas rutinarias y sencillas debido a la rapidez y comodidad que proporcionan, al tiempo que fomentan la autonomia y el empoderamiento de las personas mayores. Si bien, se plantea una serie de aspectos que condicionan negativamente su utilizacion, sobre los que se debe incidir para favorecer una mayor inclusion digital de este grupo poblacional. Abstract The use of the Internet by the senior citizens in order to manage operations with the government and companies requires further study. The objective of this work is to take a close look at the reasons why older people make limited use of e-administration and online procedures. Using a qualitative methodology, based on four focus groups, we analyze the motivations and problems they find when using such procedures. The results indicate acceptance of electronic resources for simple and routine tasks due to the speed and convenience they offer, which simultaneously promotes the independence and empowerment of older people. However, there is a series of factors which have a negative effect on their use, and these must be dealt with in order to favor greater digital inclusion of this age demographic.201715102017-01-04T00:00:00Profesional De La Informacion['Leopoldo Abad-Alcalá', 'Carmen Llorente-Barroso', 'M. Sánchez-Valle', 'Mónica Viñarás-Abad', 'Marilé Pretel-Jiménez']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e900e9a215e0be673498ea934cbfbb44118e055dThis paper uses data from two online shopping platforms to investigate the economic implications of the question & answer system. This research problem becomes increasingly important as many small and medium players in online marketplaces start to adopt this system rather than the typical online review system. Yet, the economic implications of such a Q&A system have not been studied in the previous literature. We employ the difference-in-differences approach to empirically examine the effect of question & answer elements, which exist only on one platform, on product sales. Interestingly, we find that controlling for everything else, question elements have a negative impact on sales while answer elements, particularly the depth of the answers, have a positive impact on sales. However, as we focus on the initial sales, it turns out that the number of questions and the fraction of questions that have at least one answer positively influence the sales. We also find that there is an interaction between Q&A elements and review elements in that an increase in the number of questions seems to be positively correlated with an increase in the number of reviews in the following period. Meanwhile, an increase in the number of answers appears to reduce the average length of reviews in the subsequent period. Our findings suggest that incorporating the question & answer system could be a potential approach to drive sales. However, it is crucially important for managers to develop appropriate policies to gather necessary answers to questions asked on the platform in order to capitalize on such a system.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017369The findings suggest that incorporating the question & answer system could be a potential approach to drive sales, however, it is crucially important for managers to develop appropriate policies to gather necessary answers to questions asked on the platform in order to capitalize on such a system.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Warut Khern-am-nuai', 'Hossein Ghasemkhani', 'Karthik N. Kannan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 178db627eed612ef1ce050f047280af6e8a502e7Online health information holds the potential to support older adults in taking active control of their health and well-being. Yet, despite generally using the Internet, many seniors do not make use of health information provided via the Internet. Understanding why older Internet users do not use online health information is consequently of high importance. Drawing on post-adoption research, a model is developed and empirically validated that examines how the interplay of health need, health knowledge, exploratory IT behavior and benefit expectations jointly accounts for seniors’ online health information use. This research contributes to the literature by focusing explicitly on older adults and by providing a better understanding how health need and health knowledge enable and inhibit online health information use.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176182017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['R. Rockmann', 'Heiko Gewald']2017-01-04T00:00:00 fd5e42062b361dbda584c50dad7bf7ce46d61f3fSignal Processing20173214Benefiting from training on a large dataset, the obtained compressive sensing (CS) system by the proposed algorithm yields a much better performance in terms of signal recovery accuracy than the existing ones.2017-01-04T00:00:00Signal Process.['Tao Hong', 'Zhihui Zhu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 62b957ddda1aaecc08793427797f1fd927bc105bCognitive processes, in particular, erroneous beliefs surrounding gambling outcomes and abilities, are thought to play an important role in the development and maintenance of disordered gambling behaviours. The current study investigated the impact of erroneous gambling-related cognitions on gambling severity and intentions to gamble, trialling a brief, online cognitive intervention designed to reduce gambling-related cognitions and intentions to gamble. One hundred and twenty one participants were randomly allocated to either an educational intervention condition or an alternative intervention (control condition). Participants in the educational intervention condition showed larger reductions in gambling-related cognitions than did participants in the control condition. The educational intervention significantly reduced erroneous cognitions from pre to post treatment, with effectiveness of the intervention increasing in those exhibiting more severe gambling behaviours.20173662017-01-04T00:00:00Open Access Library Journal['Lucy Jayne Ellison', 'Kirsten Vale', 'R. Ladouceur']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f4541661d4892bd8e232c4111a4a8ae7a70215e8This study examines the role of online social network proximity in cross-national diffusion of offline protests. Drawn upon Valente’s (1995) network diffusion model, the study operationalizes social network proximity-based protest exposure, using the international Facebook friendship share data. One year-long onsite protests during Arab Spring 2011 are examined using event history modeling. The findings offer evidence of an contemporaneous online network exposure effect on cross-national diffusion of protests. An expected lagged diffusion effect was not found, however. The paper presents an innovative approach to the scholarship of global protest diffusion and collective actions.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017367The findings offer evidence of an contemporaneous online network exposure effect on cross-national diffusion of protests, and an expected lagged diffusion effect was not found, however.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['K. Kwon', 'Jeff J. Hemsley']2017-01-04T00:00:00 acbdb21b2e682d1a37421ec2f2ae579b1cdbd371The online air travel market is a complex and dynamic multi-channel environment in which consumers use a range of decision criteria to search for their best flight options. Online Travel Agents and Price Comparison Engines have transformed the search process and enhanced market transparency. These Air Travel Intermediaries (ATIs) are sophisticated decision support tools that enable online search and booking across thousands of flight options for all users, regardless of user expertise. An experiment was conducted to explore the detailed search behavior and processes of 29 individuals. A revised model of the customer journey as search funnel and a different operationalization of the consideration set is described that are more realistic representations of actual search behavior.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017365A revised model of the customer journey as search funnel and a different operationalization of the consideration set is described that are more realistic representations of actual search behavior.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['J. A. Jacobs', 'S. Klein', 'C. Holland', 'M. Benning']2017-01-04T00:00:00 40b27f4742a22a25fcf35b73ee65396f7bc56c86This research aims to verify the relation between the attributes of online shopping experiences, the state of online flow, and e-satisfaction in high-involvement purchases. To reach that goal, we conducted a survey with 720 e-consumers. We adopted quotas sampling, using age distribution as criteria. To analyze the data, we used Structural Equation Modeling. From the statistical analysis, we found that there are some attributes of online shopping experiences that directly influence e-satisfaction (convenience associated with the website, exchange and return policies, and quality of delivery service), while others influence the state of flow online (perceived innovation on the website, price and aesthetics of the website), which, in turn, influences e-satisfaction. Additionally, we identified two attributes that influence both flow online and e-satisfaction: reliability attributed to the website and variety of products available for sale on the website. Keywords: e-commerce, e-satisfaction, online flow, consumer involvement, online shopping experience.20177442017-01-04T00:00:00Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement['H. Ceribeli', 'H. Tamashiro', 'E. Merlo']2017-01-04T00:00:00 68fef2b10559fc21f3fffd48cb57b6409d02a9e3Health and finance are two aspects of life that are crucially important. Health and finance sites are the most frequently visited by online participants. The sheer volume of sites and the variety of information and advice available online on those two topics have left individuals with potentially greater support for their decision-making (DM) processes. This paper uses the Netnography qualitative research methodology to understand, explore, and identify the similarities and differences between, and unique features of Health and Financial Online Social Networks (OSNs). Specifically, this paper will study (1) the OSN assisted DM process (2) the structure and sequence of DM phases in OSN’s and (3) the behaviour of OSN participants across networks. The results suggest that the DM process is supported in both types of OSNs, but the structure and the sequence of DM phases, as well as the participation style across participants on these networks are different.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017263The results suggest that the DM process is supported in both types of OSNs, but the structure and the sequence of DM phases, as well as the participation style across participants on these networks are different.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Valeria Sadovykh', 'D. Sundaram']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3c35d4a4b14369481cde0dadede21e29a027c038Recommender systems have been widely utilized by online merchants and online advertisers to promote their products in order to improve profits. By evaluating customer interests based on their purchase history and relating it to commodities for sale these retailers could excavate out products which are most likely to be chosen by a specific customer. In this case, online ratings given by customers are of great interest as they could reflect different levels of customers’ interest on different products. Collaborative Filtering (CF) approach is chosen by a large amount of web-based retailers for their recommender systems because CF operates on interactions between customers and products. In this paper, a major approach of CF, Matrix Factorization, is modified to give more accurate recommendations by predicting online ratings.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017313A major approach of CF, Matrix Factorization, is modified to give more accurate recommendations by predicting online ratings, which could reflect different levels of customers’ interest on different products.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Bowen Zhou', 'R. Wong']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b3ed66141e7b1d19b619a600abeed2b8eb0233fdWhile some service providers of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) lose significant numbers of players over time, others maintain a strong growth trajectory. Drawing from the Uses and Gratifications Theory and the Need to Belong theory, we believe that an individual’s Perceived Belonging (i.e., the degree to which a person feels connected to and accepted by others) positively influences his/her Actual MMORPG Usage, i.e., how often he/she plays MMORPGs. After collecting 71 online questionnaires and applying a structural equation modeling approach, we found that Perceived Belonging’s positive influence on Actual MMORPG Usage is fully mediated by Perceived Enjoyment. Overall, our study suggests that MMORPG service providers should include belonging-oriented aspects into their games, such as the possibility of interacting and cooperating with other players, in order to increase individuals’ game usage through their Perceived Belonging.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017443Overall, this study suggests that MMORPG service providers should include belonging-oriented aspects into their games, such as the possibility of interacting and cooperating with other players, in order to increase individuals’ game usage through their Perceived Belonging.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-7'}['C. H. Ernst']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ee95732abd6410f079f589d1e89743cecd6124fcThis study looks at how social factors can be leveraged to dissuade online piracy in digital This study leverage persuasive computing to influence consumers' decision making process regarding their acquisition of online music and seeks to identify how different persuasive techniques can, in a pay way you want context, anchor the consumers' reference price to an amount significantly different from 0.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017652This study leverage persuasive computing to influence consumers' decision making process regarding their acquisition of online music and seeks to identify how different persuasive techniques can anchor the consumers' reference price to an amount significantly different from 0.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Divinus Oppong-Tawiah', 'Geneviève Bassellier']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6da53553b0a28c9be1187bd94948d2c74dfbf5a8Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017192This work forms a Prize-Collecting Steiner tree (PCST) problem and uses a branch-and-cut algorithm to refine the detection of body parts and demonstrates that the proposed method outperforms two state-of-the-art methods.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '626-637'}['K. Hua', 'Irawati Nurmala Sari', 'Mei-Chen Yeh']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b78ade1b573e068a030d1a2143bf3c13d50050eaWe present research on the development and evaluation of a collaborative search and shopping system for online retail tasks based on domain specific product requirements. We describe the design rationale for the system development and inclusion of collaborative features, including search, chat, clip-board, product suggestions, shared views, and shopping cart with a focus on how these features are used for collaborative online retail shopping and information searching and sharing. Our research goal is to understand whether collaborative search tools are useful in supporting actual collaborative online retail shopping tasks for experience goods. We describe system development and report findings from preliminary user studies of the system, using mixed methods analysis, with an emphasis on the qualitative findings. The findings highlight that systems for the online shopping domain can support searching, shared views, and group communication to aid in collaborative shopping for experience goods by improving information sharing among group members. Implications are that ecommerce systems, websites, and web apps should support collaboration based on product types.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017292The findings highlight that systems for the online shopping domain can support searching, shared views, and group communication to aid in collaborative shopping for experience goods by improving information sharing among group members.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Yanjun Gao', 'Madhu C. Reddy', 'B. Jansen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 69488862309646460e160322be453c5e8d0b2205Over the past decade, e-commerce creates exciting new opportunities for business but also brings new web application vulnerabilities and transaction security risks. A stream of news of phishing attacks, website spoofing, payment card skimming (credit /debit cards), fraud in online transactions, malware attack (malicious code attack of viruses, worms, Trojans, and bots), hacker/cracker infiltration, vandalism, identity theft and data breaches of payment card or bank details are increasingly reported. Web application security risk management, therefore, is essential for secure e-commerce online transactions, including order processing, payment transaction, banking and clearing processing. Therefore, the main purpose of this study was to propose a web application security risk management methodology to perform e-commerce web application security risk management, helping organizations understand and improve their e-commerce web application security risks. In order to achieve this purpose, the goal of this study has been two-fold: (1) How will organizations measure threat likelihood, impact consequence and severity of their e-commerce web application security risk? (2) What management methodology is required to prompt the e-commerce web application security vulnerabilities measurement and improvement? Using OWASP Top Ten Vulnerabilities as target items, the proposed management methodology is disciplined in a PDCA based ISO/IEC 27005 iterative process activities, integrating Common Criteria attack potential ratings as threat likelihood scales and the FIPS 199 impact categories as impact consequence scales to categorize severity of every e-commerce web application vulnerabilities. Following the proposed management procedure, all the critical e-commerce web application vulnerabilities can be reviewed, analyzed, prioritized and remedied effectively and efficiently, moving on again in a continuous cycle.2017150Using OWASP Top Ten Vulnerabilities as target items, the proposed management methodology is disciplined in a PDCA based ISO/IEC 27005 iterative process activities, integrating Common Criteria attack potential ratings as threat likelihood scales and the FIPS 199 impact categories as impact consequence scales to categorize severity of every e-commerce web application vulnerabilities.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Kuo-Sui Lin']2017-01-04T00:00:00 57c7bb33a9532065e44c4a86823f29830e11ec99We take decisions every moment of our lives. What do we eat? Which phone to buy? What book to read? Do we rent or buy? What retirement plan to choose? What should be our career? For every one of these decisions most of us turn to online social networks (OSN) to seek information, advice, and support. OSN have become widely popular as a source of data or reference for those seeking advice.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201701OSN have become widely popular as a source of data or reference for those seeking advice to seek information, advice, and support.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['Valeria Sadovykh', 'D. Sundaram']2017-01-04T00:00:00 de82c9290d3594ddd3dfeb66d2d6aaedf20562fbAbstract: THE AUTHORS EXPLORE HOW THE WEB SITE COMPONENT OF Margaret Crane and Jon Winet’s General Hospital project contends with the experience and representation of mental health. They suggest that those who participate in General Hospital online actively construct their own understanding of mental health.201721It is suggested that those who participate in General Hospital online actively construct their own understanding of mental health.2017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Andrea Feeser', 'M. Crane']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a74b3531cdba7c870f767d9d3d47791cfff87d75The purpose of this study was to evaluate participants’ perspectives after engaging in an 8week online pain self-management program. Unexplored qualitative data for this analysis were collected via secure online surveys distributed during a previously published randomized controlled trial. Participants for the present study were 55 adults prescribed opioid medicines for chronic pain. A qualitative descriptive approach using content analysis methods was used to analyze data obtained from three open-ended survey questions. Five common themes were identified from participant responses regarding online participation. Three themes described the benefits of the program and included: positive reframing, improved accountability, and feeling supported. Two themes described how participants would like to improve the program experience and included: desire for personalizing and ease of use. Participants’ insights regarding perceived benefits and limitations can assist health care providers in understanding how online programs may assist in chronic disease selfmanagement for a multitude of health problems.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017321Evaluating participants’ perspectives after engaging in an 8week online pain self-management program can assist health care providers in understanding how online programs may assist in chronic disease selfmanagement for a multitude of health problems.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Marian Wilson', 'Michele R. Shaw']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5e13a1d37db6a205d5acb2d28d09bfff096a5506To tackle the ubiquitous cybersecurity threats, a few countries have enacted legislation to criminalize the production, distribution and possession of computer misuse tools. Consequently, online hacker forums, which enable the provision and dissemination of malicious cyber-attack techniques among potential hackers or technology-savvy users, are subject to censorship. This project examines the mixed impacts of online hacker forum censorship on users’ contribution to protection discussion through a natural experiment with large-scale content analysis. We find that while the enforcement indeed reduced the discussion on malicious cyber-attacks, the discussion on cybersecurity protection could increase or decrease in different scenarios. The rationale is that while the online hacker forum censorship imposes risk to the discussion of malicious attacks, it also reduces the potential benefit from discussing protection issues. Policy implications are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017311This project examines the mixed impacts of online hacker forum censorship on users’ contribution to protection discussion through a natural experiment with large-scale content analysis, finding that while the enforcement indeed reduced the discussion on malicious cyber-attacks, the discussion of cybersecurity protection could increase or decrease in different scenarios.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Qiu-Hong Wang', 'Le-Ting Zhang', 'Mengying Qiao']2017-01-04T00:00:00 495670cc61cdba40c10473fdf5df73ed03887befSearch advertising and display advertising are two major online advertising formats. Search advertising emphasizes ads’ click-through effect. Advertisers only pay when users click the link of their ads. Traditional display advertising emphasizes ads’ impression effect. Most display ads are charged based on the number of views on the ads. Considering that most online ads increase brand awareness (impression effect) and directly promote sales (click-through effect), the notemphasized effect in search advertising or display advertising actually has a significant impact on the market outcome. However, these impacts have been largely ignored. In this paper, we examine various mechanisms in search and display advertising by considering both ads’ impression effect and clickthrough effect. Interestingly, we show a seesaw relationship between ads’ two effects in search advertising. The advertiser whose advertisement has a strong click-through effect benefits relatively less from its impression effect. In display advertising, the realtime-bidding (RTB) mechanism considers both ads’ impression effect and click-through effect. It allows a publisher to gain more surplus than that through a static auction. However, we show that RTB is associated with a high risk of market failure.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201771Interestingly, a seesaw relationship between ads’ two effects in search advertising is shown, and it is shown that RTB is associated with a high risk of market failure.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Xiang Zou', 'R. Wu', 'Weijun Zhong']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5b4259e79ebc11303304296cde2b4bd07a818aff2017170A new search and ranking engine is proposed, called VSeek, to circumvent the problem by tapping into the online community through the use of the social media data of videos, which include their title, tags, description, comments, view count, and like/dislike count.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Eunice Tan', 'I. Seaman', 'Yiu-Kai Ng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8b22c686d023d6f4d5a483978bd2366cdfd5a729Online Financial Disclosure (OFD) is considered as one of the many outputs of advanced technology. The application of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries differs from one company to the other due to its voluntary nature and the lack of appropriate regulations. Therefore, this study aims to measure the level of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Extensive literature review was carried out and a checklist of 90 items (71 for content and 19 for presentation) was developed to measure the level of Online Financial Disclosure for the companies that are listed in the Gulf Cooperation Council Bourses. The findings show that the overall level of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council is 77% but it is varies across the sampled firms according to countries and industry type. The study recommends that regulatory bodies should develop a guideline for disclosing information through the internet in order to enhance the corporate transparency level among the Gulf Cooperation Council listed companies.20175702017-01-04T00:00:00Corporate Governance: Disclosure['Abdalmuttaleb M. A. Musleh Al-Sartawi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 92de117529e873f7a0b8df77159f4d27714f4cb2Netdrama is a telecommunications project that develops the conceptual parameters of electronic spaces for artistic use, defines the performance aspects of creating online theater, and tracks and documents the electronic lives of characters created within the electronic networking environment. Synchronous and asynchronous types of electronic dialogue are used to create characters, props and scenarios. A skeletal script is first developed (asynchronous) containing scene descriptions and general conceptual instructions that are then used in the creation of the electronic performances (synchronous).201700Netdrama is a telecommunications project that develops the conceptual parameters of electronic spaces for artistic use, defines the performance aspects of creating online theater, and tracks and documents the electronic lives of characters created within the electronic networking environment.2017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Jennifer Hall']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0abc89e4a27d4f18727910973573f4cc4f4eaf2bAn online algorithm is proposed in this letter to optimize the Projection Matrix and Sparsifying Dictionary (PMSD) simultaneously on a large training dataset. A closedform solution is derived for optimizing the projection matrix with a fixed sparsifying dictionary and the stochastic method is used to optimize the sparsifying dictionary with a fixed optimized projection matrix on a large training dataset to form the proposed online algorithm. Benefiting from training on a large dataset, the proposed algorithm yields a much better performance in terms of signal recovery accuracy than the existing ones. The simulation results on natural images demonstrate its effectiveness and efficiency compared with the existing methods.2017120An online algorithm is proposed in this letter to optimize the Projection Matrix and Sparsifying Dictionary simultaneously on a large training dataset and yields a much better performance in terms of signal recovery accuracy than the existing ones.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Tao Hong']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1a59e8da19ba112ea28a226e422b5526778b714bModeration policies of “free speech” and “safe space” have often been equated to lowand highcensorship levels. However, this paper proposes that moderation policies of “safe space” and “free speech” can also be thought of as a design choice that establishes norms of how individuals should treat each other in that discussion space. Analysis of word usage in matched Reddit communities provides evidence that safe spaces do have higher levels of censorship than free speech zones, and, furthermore, moderation also guides standards of politeness, which can be tracked through word frequency analysis.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences201774Analysis of word usage in matched Reddit communities provides evidence that safe spaces do have higher levels of censorship than free speech zones, and moderation also guides standards of politeness, which can be tracked through word frequency analysis.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-6'}['Anna Gibson']2017-01-04T00:00:00 955b584e23d4d70f0ea100e762de092334f7621cHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017022017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['R. Shillair', 'Jingbo Meng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 41965f0a23c61c39c9a7c3ecd67a10e07ac18c76Quality volunteers are essential to the success of 4-H programs. Although much attention has been paid to the initial orientation of volunteers, additional training is typically optional. Beginning in 2013, our county required all adult volunteers to complete at least one hour of continuing education as part of a biennial recertification process. We used existing resources (“eLearning for Volunteer Orientation”; eXtension webinars).  There was no significant difference in volunteer retention between re-screening and non-re-screening cohorts (p=.855). We collected 166 volunteer ratings of 23 recorded webinars on eXtension. Volunteers gave concrete examples of how they would use the information learned in their volunteer role.20171422017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Youth Development['W. Hein', 'Trisha White', 'Janaleen Williams']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2c78d56a6275b911ec0aefdc84305d4ad90cee57Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017022017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Qi Chen', 'Yuqiang Feng', 'Luning Liu', 'Jingrui Ju']2017-01-04T00:00:00 37bfb9b2e211bfebc8c808e8cb5e56d2721daafc2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Tracy Joyce']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a793080b308ee6f8e30b42ff289857c2769029e2People may have questions about dementia or need support at any time of day or night, and Talking Point is a free, safe space that is open 24 hours.201700People may have questions about dementia or need support at any time of day or night, and Talking Point is a free, safe space that is open 24 hours.2017-01-04T00:00:00['L. Walsh']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8a541dd1811594f52045c4bce46876c5d099a0182017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Tracy Joyce']2017-01-04T00:00:00 37e67d9d3d57651d9db778bdf0b1a9a5047e06562017012017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['R. Buck']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e5e2a32f6e99f704e042fced2b828d81e76051362017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Tracy Joyce']2017-01-04T00:00:00 21951d3cac1947bb5abfe95c1d83522867320e862017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Tracy Joyce']2017-01-04T00:00:00 edba364fa4983affe18e8bc5f70e4692532eaa912017002017-01-04T00:00:00['H. Monaghan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 09e89ff8f9758b264b5c488d6de10434864817472017002017-01-04T00:00:00['J. GoergSebastian']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cd5b28f1039cfa708b13607b041d2a908bbbe071Internet banking is still at infancy stage in the world. Many studies focused on usage of internet banking but many factors on non-usage were overlooked. This research was carried out to validate the conceptual model of internet banking. The causes were identified and researched through correcting the causative factors so that internet banking can be used by more people. This will help the banking operations to be more cost effective. The research is focused on what are the customer’s perceptions about internet banking and what are the drivers that drive consumers. How consumers have accepted internet banking and how to improve the usage rate were the focus of research area in this study. The study revealed that education, gender, income plays an important role in usage of internet banking. Not much research has been done on these areas as they were focused more on the acceptance of technology rather than on people. The research corroborated the conceptual framework stating that if skills can be upgraded there will be greater will to use internet banking by consumers. Inhibitory factors like trust, gender, education, culture, religion, security, and price can have minimal effect on consumer mindset towards internet banking. E-banking is fast becoming a norm in the developed world, and is being implemented by many banks in developing economies around the globe. The main reason behind this success is the numerous benefits it can provide, both to the banks and to customers of financial services. For banks, it can provide a cost effective way of conducting business and enriching relationship with customers by offering superior services, and innovative products which may be customized to individual needs. For customers, it can provide a greater choice in terms of the channels they can use to conduct their business, and convenience in terms of when and where they can use e- banking.201700The research corroborated the conceptual framework stating that if skills can be upgraded there will be greater will to use internet banking by consumers and that education, gender, income plays an important role in usage of internet banking.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Abhishek Sharma', 'M. Meena']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e5cdb4aea1228062d9ecc5110cdab84d0e3738e12017002017-01-04T00:00:00['H. Monaghan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 12ce53e078155bbfbe22f94396c32ea961a90a482017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Maria Constança Valente Machado Alves Morais Morais']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c33bba4f247442ce7026b895055a7fad4ca873f0News about cases of sexual abuse allegedly committed by King Keraton Surakarta Pakubowono XIII Hangabehi widely reported in various media. The position of king in Surakarta make a scandal of sexual abuse of underage girls have become a source of important when lifting a news media because it would be interesting for the audience's attention and investigated. There are interesting things done by solopos.com and detik.com in preaching the issue that there are differences shown by both in presenting the news. The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the framing of the news presented by solopos.com and detik.com on cases of sexual abuse allegedly committed by King Keraton Surakarta Pakubowono Hangabehi XIII. Analysis framing is an art or creativity with the different conclusion, although the same case. Even with the construction of news to each other have different construction framing. By using the framing analysis of Robert Entman writer trying to get to know the results of news framing the research object. The results of this study indicate that in this study the media have a presumption in favor of one group. Some of the effects resulting media can not be neutral in reporting certain issues. Detik.com have a tendency in reporting the case of a sex scandal made by the King of Surakarta Palace Pakubowono Hangabehi XIII, King's position as highlighted in the selection of headlines on detik.com. whereas prioritize news solopos.com victims, about his case to the support of various parties to achieve the justice of the case.2017612017-01-04T00:00:00['Pelecehan Seksual', 'oleh Raja Kasunanan', 'Surakarta di Situs', 'Diajukan untuk Melengkapi', 'Tugas dan Memenuhi', 'Syarat Guna', 'Mencapai Gelar Sarjana', 'Ilmu Komunikasi', 'F. Komunikasi', 'Dan Informatika', 'Analisis Framing', 'Pemberitaan Pelecehan', 'S. oleh', 'Raja Keraton Kasunanan', 'Surakarta Hadiningrat', 'Pemberitaan Pelecehan Seksual', 'K. Kunci']2017-01-04T00:00:00 fd4b8d6d1ac1b964e6a6d5274036b4426dc46af6Jefferson offers free tutoring at the Learning Commons on every campus and in each of its math labs.201700Jefferson University offers free tutoring at the Learning Commons on every campus and in each of its math labs.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Hilary Sortor']2017-01-04T00:00:00 38100ed67cea13805bfe2fc4aa6b215b88b3ec532017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Keahiahi Long']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0cabe7565f2ced837e2eb9c95b066208f4d3353a2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Jess Newman']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7f82f4647d3a61b3d3c2bdf4b84baa2cdd5e47d7Resumo O artigo discute como as tecnologias integram as dinâmicas da comunicacao politica a partir da presenca de novos espacos informativos e do engajamento dos eleitores durante as campanhas. Toma-se como exemplo o Facebook e se faz analise das estrategias de comunicacao dos candidatos a presidente e do nivel de interacao dos usuarios neste espaco. O cenario sao as eleicoes brasileiras de 2014 e foram analisadas 803 postagens durante todo o periodo eleitoral, tendo como base a metodologia quantitativa de analise de conteudo. Um dos resultados indica que a mobilizacao e a promocao de agenda predominam nos conteudos informativos publicados. Palavras-chave: Tecnologias; Comunicacao Politica; Redes Sociais; Brasil. Abstract This article discusses how the technologies are integrated in the dynamics of political communication, based on the presence of new information spaces, as well as on the engagement of the voters during the campaigns. It takes Facebook as an example and makes an analysis of the communication strategies of the candidates for presidency, as well as of the level of interaction of the users in this space. The scenario is the 2014 Brazilian elections and there were analyses of 803 posts during the period of elections, using as a base the quantitative methodology of analysis of content. One of the results shows that the mobilization and the promotion of agendas prevail in the informative contents published. Keywords: technologies; political communication; social networks; Brazil. Resumen Este articulo discute como las tecnologias integran las dinamicas de comunicacion politica a partir de la presencia de nuevos espacios informativos y del engagement de los electores en las elecciones. Se utiliza como ejemplo el Facebook y se hace el analisis de las estrategias de comunicacion de los candidatos y del nivel de interaccion de los usuarios en este espacio. El escenario analizado son las elecciones presidenciales de 2014 en Brasil y fueron analizados 803 posts durante el periodo electoral, utilizandose de la metodologia cuantitativa de analisis de contenido. Uno de los resultados indica que la movilizacion y la promocion del cotidiano del candidato son estrategias predominantes en el contenido publicado. Palabras-clave: Tecnologias; Comunicacion politica; Redes sociales; Brasil.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['M. Massuchin', 'C. Tavares']2017-01-04T00:00:00 078c4bd18e76f9e406a01ff6623f42c64822a9da2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Hernyák Gábor']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7b49ed1f2c8161a3044c33c5f2c0a9f6a8a91b042017002017-01-04T00:00:00['B. Clark']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d0ad49bde06c7028f0e276dc83d15fee500c6bcaJournal of cancer survivorship201759102RE is effective to increase lower-limb muscular strength, increase LBM, and decrease BF in cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy regardless of the kind of treatment.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Survivorship['Camila S. Padilha', 'P. Marinello', 'D. Galvão', 'R. Newton', 'F. Borges', 'F. Frajacomo', 'R. Deminice']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8c7f6cb809c2f7c5291322bfe7a2a9bd673d0cdaAdvanced myoelectric prosthetic hands are currently limited due to the lack of sufficient signal sources on amputation residual muscles and inadequate real-time control performance. This paper presents a novel human–machine interface for prosthetic manipulation that combines the advantages of surface electromyography (EMG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to overcome the limitations of myoelectric control. Experiments including 13 able-bodied and three amputee subjects were carried out to evaluate both offline classification accuracy (CA) and online performance of the forearm motion recognition system based on three types of sensors (EMG-only, NIRS-only, and hybrid EMG-NIRS). The experimental results showed that both the offline CA and real-time performance for controlling a virtual prosthetic hand were significantly (p $<$ 0.05) improved by combining EMG and NIRS. These findings suggest that fusion of EMG and NIRS is feasible to improve the control of upper-limb prostheses, without increasing the number of sensor nodes or complexity of signal processing. The outcomes of this study have great potential to promote the development of dexterous prosthetic hands for transradial amputees.IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems20175584A novel human–machine interface for prosthetic manipulation that combines the advantages of surface electromyography (EMG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to overcome the limitations of myoelectric control is presented.2017-01-04T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems['Weichao Guo', 'X. Sheng', 'Honghai Liu', 'Xiangyang Zhu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 33309b87ed4602b3729256767df94d22c1665d6eInstagram, a prominent social networking site, has become a popular online shopping platform among young people. In this study, we have attempted to understand what drives people to purchase in virtual stores on Instagram. Specifically, we built upon the integrative framework of trust and identified three groups of factors explaining consumer trust in Instagram stores: trustworthiness of Instagram stores (i.e., perceived benevolence, perceived integrity, and perceived competence), propensity to trust, and external environment (i.e., Key Opinion Leader (KOL) endorsement and peer customer endorsement). These factors are expected to influence consumer trust in Instagram stores, and trust in turn determines consumer intention to purchase. The model was empirically tested with 157 Instagram users. Perceived benevolence, perceived integrity, and KOL endorsement were found to be significant factors affecting consumer trust in Instagram stores, and trust was found to have a strong relationship with consumer purchase intention. The results of this study are expected to advance the trust literature in the context of social commerce and to offer practical guidelines to Instagram storeowners.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174470Perceived benevolence, perceived integrity, and KOL endorsement were found to be significant factors affecting consumer trust in Instagram stores, and trust was found to have a strong relationship with consumer purchase intention.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Jasmine W. S. Che', 'Christy M. K. Cheung', 'D. Thadani']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b6b486e3e5288f6fa6706ba0d519f8cb79212b47Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been playing a pivotal role among the latest e-learning ini-tiative and obtain widespread popularity in many uni-versities. But the low course completion rate and the high midway dropout rate of students have puzzled some researchers and designers of MOOCs. Therefore, it is important to exp lore the factors affecting students’ continuance intention to use MOOCs. This study integrates task-technology fit which can explain how the characteristics of task and technology affect the outcome of technology utilization into expectation-confirmation model to analyze the factors influencing students’ keeping using MOOCs and the relationships of constructs in the model, then it will also extend our understandings of continuance intention about MOOCs. We analyze and study 234 respondents, and results reveal that perceived usefulness, satisfaction and task-technology fit are important precedents of the intention to continue using MOOCs. Researchers and designers of MOOCs may obtain further insight in continuance intention about MOOCs.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176452This study integrates task-technology fit which can explain how the characteristics of task and technology affect the outcome of technology utilization into expectation-confirmation model to analyze the factors influencing students’ keeping using MOOCs and the relationships of constructs in the model.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Y. Ouyang', 'Cui Tang', 'Wenge Rong', 'Long Zhang', 'Chuantao Yin', 'Zhang Xiong']2017-01-04T00:00:00 81b64dcfeae0acc349c12a68fc5d481028c1d491A smart toy is defined as a device consisting of a physical toy component that connects to one or more toy computing services to facilitate gameplay in the cloud through networking and sensory technologies to enhance the functionality of a traditional toy. A smart toy in this context can be effectively considered an Internet of Things (IoT) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) which can provide Augmented Reality (AR) experiences to users. In this paper, the first assumption is that children do not understand the concept of privacy and the children do not know how to protect themselves online, especially in a social media and cloud environment. The second assumption is that children may disclose private information to smart toys and not be aware of the possible consequences and liabilities. This paper presents a privacy rule conceptual model with the concepts of smart toy, mobile service, device, location, and guidance with related privacy entities: purpose, recipient, obligation, and retention for smart toys. Further the paper also discusses an implementation of the prototype interface with sample scenarios for future research works.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173243A privacy rule conceptual model with the concepts of smart toy, mobile service, device, location, and guidance with related privacy entities: purpose, recipient, obligation, and retention for smart toys is presented.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Laura Rafferty', 'P. Hung', 'M. Fantinato', 'S. M. Peres', 'Farkhund Iqbal', 'S. Kuo', 'Shih-Chia Huang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d85e842938c33924878022216a7838251f79117fBMC Public Health20177544Some of the first evidence concerning the effect of wearable activity trackers and digital behaviour change resources on adolescents’ physical activity levels is provided, which may have a significant impact on health education, promotion, practice and policy.2017-01-04T00:00:00BMC Public Health['N. Ridgers', 'A. Timperio', 'H. Brown', 'K. Ball', 'S. Macfarlane', 'Samuel K. Lai', 'K. Richards', 'W. Ngan', 'J. Salmon']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f2a1e79d6ca3d4608cfcb9e0514dcca68347c3f9The purpose of this paper is to examine what motivational factors influence frequency of participation on the social news website Reddit.com, which has evolved from a news aggregator into a thriving virtual community. This study takes the uses and gratifications approach to examine why people participate in this community. A survey was posted to Reddit.com and was completed by 549 users. Multiple Regression analysis was conducted to assess factors (informativeness, socializing/ community building, status-seeking, entertainment) that influence participation. Findings indicate that uses and gratifications is a valid means by which to examine the motivations and gratification for users of new media, specifically online social media platforms. Findings for motivational factors were consistent with the current literature, with the exception of information seeking as a gratification sought / obtained. Results may be useful for designers of online communities and for scholars to further explore new types of needs and gratifications for those who participate in virtual communities.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172636Examination of what motivational factors influence frequency of participation on the social news website Reddit.com indicates that uses and gratifications is a valid means by which to examine the motivations and gratification for users of new media, specifically online social media platforms.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['C. Moore', 'L. M. Chuang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2981011b8c07ca8ca5868ff282918127dfe9775dEuropean Journal of Human Genetics20174228The results expand the mutation spectrum of CYP4V2, and provide insight into the origin of the c.802-8_810del17insGC mutation in the Chinese population and its transmission to the Japanese population.2017-01-04T00:00:00European Journal of Human Genetics['Xiaodong Jiao', 'Anren Li', 'Zi‐Bing Jin', 'Xinjing Wang', 'A. Iannaccone', 'E. Traboulsi', 'M. Gorin', 'F. Simonelli', 'J. Hejtmancik']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7ac66777fa0086d832d4dd3a83e0411b8c410390Obesity Surgery20171129The use of social media and mobile apps by patients is increasing, with AHPs concerned about misinformation; advice may differ from what is given in clinic.2017-01-04T00:00:00Obesity Surgery['Y. Graham', 'C. Hayes', 'K. Mahawar', 'P. Small', 'A. Attala', 'K. Seymour', 'S. Woodcock', 'J. Ling']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cd353b4c2659cc85b915ba156122b373f27447d8We develop and implement an approach for automating generating personas in real time using actual YouTube social media data from a global media corporation. From the organization's YouTube channel, we gather demographic data, customer interactions, and topical interests, leveraging more than 188,000 subscriber profiles and more than 30 million user interactions. We demonstrate that online user data can be used to develop personas in real time using social media analytics. To get diverse aspects of personas, we collect user data from other social media channels as well and match them with the corresponding user data to generate richer personas. Our results provide corporate insights into competitive marketing, topical interests, and preferred product features for the users of the online news medium. Research implications are that reasonably rich personas can be generated in real time, instead of being the result of a laborious and time-consuming manual development process.20172429This work develops and implements an approach for automating generating personas in real time using actual YouTube social media data from a global media corporation, leveraging more than 188,000 subscriber profiles and more than 30 million user interactions.2017-01-04T00:00:00['Jisun An', 'Haewoon Kwak', 'B. Jansen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5f13d20ad333d2df6e75afe2a9e07cf031fb21d2Wearables are a novel device category that promotes healthy lifestyles, providing consumers with unforeseen health monitoring capabilities. Gamification, on the other hand, is an intriguing phenomenon that seeks to motivate people by applying game design elements to non-gaming contexts like healthcare. While increasing literature is available on wearables in healthcare and gamification in healthcare, thus far, little attention has been paid to the combination of both concepts. In this paper we take a first step towards closing this gap by looking at how gamification of health apps can provide consumers with a motivating and enticing interaction concept to drive the adoption of wearables for a healthy lifestyle. Thereby, we apply a technological and consumer market lens and analyze rich data from 40 interviews and an online survey. Our results highlight that although people show high interest in wearables and gamification, their combined added value is still unknown among potential consumers. A practical contribution of this paper is that industry should make the functionality and relevance much more clear. Activity tracking and fitness & health functionality are perceived as most important by (potential) consumers.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172729This paper looks at how gamification of health apps can provide consumers with a motivating and enticing interaction concept to drive the adoption of wearables for a healthy lifestyle and suggests that activity tracking and fitness & health functionality are perceived as most important by (potential) consumers.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['T. Spil', 'A. Sunyaev', 'Scott Thiebes', 'R. V. Baalen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 35b227861c5274c63dff51232efbb58766f325faWhen evaluating an applicant online, individuals are often concurrently exposed to a diverse cross-section of self- and other-generated information with varying relevance to the candidate’s actual job skills. Moreover, these various data may not always be internally consistent. Utilizing profiles on the microtask site Fiverr, a fully-crossed 2 × 2 × 2 experiment (N= 92) tested main and interaction effects of exposure positively- and negatively-valenced (1) self-generated task-relevant, (2) self-generated task-irrlevant photographic, and (3) other-generated task-relevant information, all within the same stimulus. Contrast analyses results support significant interactions among cues on perceptions of an applicants’ employability and person-job fit. The significant two- and three-way interactions are discussed with respect to warranting theory and the halo effect, and practical implications for applicants and employers are presented.201744252017-01-04T00:00:00Management Communication Quarterly['C. Carr', 'R. D. Hall', 'Adam J. Mason', 'E. Varney']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8275eb5af73ebaef655667641d4f11a006bbc980ABSTRACT Background: Survivin has been shown to play an important role in cancer pathogenesis. However, its role in cervical cancer development is still controversial. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical significance of survivin expression in cervical cancer. Methods: Search of some online electronic databases was conducted to identify available studies. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) with its 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and analyzed. Results: Finally, 18 eligible studies with 791 cervical cancer patients, 1,013 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) lesions, 199 normal cervical tissues, and 95 samples with chronic cervicitis were identified in this analysis. The pooled OR of survivin expression was found to be significantly higher in the samples from cervical cancer than in those from CIN lesions, normal cervical tissues, and chronic cervicitis. When cervical cancer was compared to CIN lesions, the subgroup analysis by ethnicity showed that survivin expression was associated with a risk of cervical cancer in Asians (P < 0.001), but not in Caucasians (P = 0.659). In addition, survivin was significantly more overexpressed in high-grade cervical cancer than in low-grade cervical cancer. Its expression was also more elevated in advanced-stage patients than in early-stage patients, in lymph node metastasis than in lymph node without metastasis, and in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than in adenocarcinoma (AC). Conclusions: The expression of survivin may play a key role in the carcinogenesis, progression, and metastasis of cervical cancer. However, survivin expression may be involved in the progression of CIN lesions only in the Asian population. Survivin expression is associated with an increased risk of SCC. Additional studies with larger sample sizes are needed in the future to confirm our findings.Bioengineered20174321The expression of survivin may play a key role in the carcinogenesis, progression, and metastasis of cervical cancer, however, survivin expression may be involved in the progression of CIN lesions only in the Asian population.2017-01-04T00:00:00Bioengineered['Yibin Fan', 'Juan Chen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 74244adcaaefa42418b2166c346f93c2b945b4abHow to engage and motivate employees to share their knowledge has become one of the main organizational strategic goals. This study, supported by the Flow theory and Kahn’s theory of engagement, investigated how the impact of gamification on user’s knowledge-sharing practices. We ran an online survey of 147 participants from a large organization that implemented social engagement and motivational systems to leverage internal knowledgesharing practices. Our study revealed important drivers of job motivation (enjoyment, reciprocal benefit and recognition), which led to higher degree of job engagement and performance expectancy. From this study we derive important insights for practice and theory.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176422This study investigated how the impact of gamification on user’s knowledge-sharing practices led to higher degree of job engagement and performance expectancy and revealed important drivers of job motivation.2017-01-04T00:00:00Organizations & Markets: Policies & Processes eJournal['M. Silic', 'A. Back']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f2853b658ba92fc4cba58d327517bee4a934df58To enhance the reliability of the power grid, further processing of the power demand to achieve load balancing is regarded as a critical step in the context of smart grids with Internet of Things technology. In this paper, dynamic offline and online scheduling algorithms are proposed to minimize the power fluctuations by applying a geometric water-filling approach. For the offline approach, full information in the power demand is available, possibly by predicting from the power utilities. We present an exact approach in order to allocate the elastic loads based on the inelastic load’s information considering the group-and node-power upper constraints. For the online approach, the reference level is computed dynamically using historical demand data to minimize the fluctuation in the grid, and the elastic loads can only be scheduled in the future time slots. Two dynamic algorithms are investigated to achieve load balancing in the power grid without influencing user experience by real-time reference level adjustment. Facilitated by the proposed methodologies, the power utilities can significantly reduce the cost of improving the power capacity, and the consumers are able to enjoy more stable electrical power.IEEE Internet of Things Journal201722202017-01-04T00:00:00IEEE Internet of Things Journal['Mushu Li', 'P. He', 'Lian Zhao']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b422b7e9c643ef7656bca2137a182beb296f06b4This paper presents an experiment on the impact of Shared Mental Models (SMM) on creative virtual teamwork. We tested whether the usage of an online whiteboard influences the building of SMM in the initial phase of virtual teamwork. As SMM are the foundation for successful collaboration in teams, we transferred the construct on measuring the team task and team goal in a creative virtual team process. In the first section of the paper a theoretical discussion on SMM, creativity and virtual teamwork will be presented. Subsequently, our experiment on virtual teamwork via the use of a virtual tool and its impact towards SMM will be introduced and the results will be discussed. We identified that specific creative competencies of virtual tools enhance the level of SMM but still lack in perceived efficiency compared to physically present teamwork. The findings recommend further research on the applicability, effectiveness and capabilities of creative virtual tools.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173722It is identified that specific creative competencies of virtual tools enhance the level of SMM but still lack in perceived efficiency compared to physically present teamwork.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Beke Redlich', 'Dominik Siemon', 'Christoph Lattemann', 'S. Robra-Bissantz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b4579b00ddb5b2f50cdc40a523a0067a3e0e554fIn an effort to create new sociotechnical tools to combat online harassment, we developed a scale to detect and measure verbal violence within individual tweets. Unfortunately, we found that the scale, based on scales effective at detecting harassment offline, was unreliable for tweets. Here, we begin with information about the development and validation of our scale, then discuss the scale’s shortcomings for detecting harassment in tweets, and explore what we can learn from this scale’s failures. We explore how rarity, context, and individual coder’s differences create challenges for detecting verbal violence in individual tweets. We also examine differences in onand offline harassment that limit the utility of existing harassment measures for online contexts. We close with a discussion of potential avenues for future work in automated harassment detection.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174218How rarity, context, and individual coder’s differences create challenges for detecting verbal violence in individual tweets is explored, and differences in on and offline harassment that limit the utility of existing harassment measures for online contexts are examined.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Joshua Guberman', 'Libby Hemphill']2017-01-04T00:00:00 82629d1e498598870cd87b2bcadd9b325905cdbeWe investigated how participation evolves in Wiki- data as its editors become established members of the community. Originally conceived to support Wikipedia, Wikidata is a collaborative structured knowledge base, created and maintained by a large number of volunteers, whose data can be freely reused in other contexts. Just like in any other online social environment, understanding its contributors’ pathways to full participation helps Wikidata improve user experience and retention. We analysed how participation changes in time under the frameworks of legitimate peripheral participation and activity theory. We found out that as they engage more with the project, “Wikidatians” acquire a higher sense of responsibility for their work, interact more with the community, take on more advanced tasks, and use a wider range of tools. Previous activity in Wikipedia has varied effects. As Wikidata is a young community, future work should focus on volunteers with little or no expe- rience in similar projects and specify means to improve critical aspects such as engagement and data quality.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173821This work investigated how participation evolves in Wiki- data as its editors become established members of the community and found out that as they engage more with the project, “Wikidatians” acquire a higher sense of responsibility for their work, interactMore with the community, take on more advanced tasks, and use a wider range of tools.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['A. Piscopo', 'Christopher Phethean', 'E. Simperl']2017-01-04T00:00:00 22d780e7d960c677740b93b7e182e04e807aeba6Hendra virus was identified in horses and humans in 1994, in Queensland, Australia. Flying foxes are the natural host. Horses are thought to acquire infection by direct or indirect contact with infected flying fox urine. Humans are infected from close contact with infected horses. To reduce risk of infection in horses and humans, Australian horse owners are encouraged to vaccinate horses against the virus and adopt property risk mitigation practices that focus on reducing flying fox horse contact and contamination of horses' environment with flying fox bodily fluids. This study investigates uptake of four Hendra virus risk mitigation practices in a sample of non- and partially vaccinating horse owners living close to previous Hendra virus cases. Protection motivation theory was used to develop a conceptual model to investigate risk perception and coping factors associated with uptake of risk mitigation practices. An online survey was administered via Facebook pages of veterinary clinics close to previous Hendra virus cases. Factors associated with uptake of risk mitigation practices were investigated using univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression. Belief that a risk mitigation practice would be effective in reducing Hendra virus risk was significantly associated with the uptake of that practice. Issues around the practicality of implementing risk mitigation practices were found to be the greatest barrier to uptake. Factors that relate to risk immediacy, such as nearby infection, were identified as more likely to trigger uptake of risk mitigation practices. The role of veterinarians in supporting Hendra risk mitigation was identified as more influential than that of respected others or friends. Findings from this study are being used to assist stakeholders in Australia responsible for promotion of risk mitigation practice in identifying additional pathways and reliable influencing factors that could be utilized for engaging and communicating with horse owners to promote Hendra virus risk mitigation behaviour.Transboundary and Emerging Diseases20173921Findings from this study are being used to assist stakeholders in Australia responsible for promotion of risk mitigation practice in identifying additional pathways and reliable influencing factors that could be utilized for engaging and communicating with horse owners to promote Hendra virus risk mitigation behaviour.2017-01-04T00:00:00Transboundary and Emerging Diseases['Jennifer Manyweathers', 'Jennifer Manyweathers', 'D. Jordan', 'Nancy Longnecker', 'Nancy Longnecker', 'K. E. Agho', 'Caroline Smith', 'Melanie R Taylor', 'Melanie R Taylor']2017-01-04T00:00:00 05c12825e0c12f320870cbd615bc982ffae3f083BMC Public Health20174319Reported weekly binge drinking, early sexual debut, and age group may help target STI testing and/or CAS among women and further research is needed to examine the proportion of sexual risk explained by these factors.2017-01-04T00:00:00BMC Public Health['N. Edelman', 'J. Cassell', 'R. D. de Visser', 'P. Prah', 'C. Mercer']2017-01-04T00:00:00 456499afacf389ccbe27ac6eac3010b9c17ff523The Minecraft game platform has widespread popularity among children, including neurodiverse children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and AttentionDeficit Disorder. A critical area of therapeutic focus for neurodiverse children is social learning to enhance their social connections. We conducted exploratory research to better understand the role of Minecraft in the lives of neurodiverse youth, from the perceptive of parents and clinics servicing this population. Via interviews and a focus group, we inquired into the perceptions and goals of clinics that have incorporated Minecraft into their services and parents of participating youth. Our findings are rich descriptions of the current social lives and gaming practices of neurodiverse children. Although parents and clinicians observe positive social interactions through Minecraft, parents grapple with their goals of supporting their children’s social lives and their reservations regarding online gaming communities. Parents and therapists desire more connections between virtual and face-to-face social relationships. Our findings point to the opportunity for clinicians, parents, and technology designers to facilitate social learning in online environments such as Minecraft due to its affordances to facilitate cooperation, modeling, joint attention, and performance in a safe, compelling environment.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172720The findings point to the opportunity for clinicians, parents, and technology designers to facilitate social learning in online environments such as Minecraft due to its affordances to facilitate cooperation, modeling, joint attention, and performance in a safe, compelling environment.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Annuska Zolyomi', 'Marc L. Schmalz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d13743e8ac8c7d2fb6c614d482fb64476e3fd0efPurpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the importance of private labels (PLs) offered by each retailer on store loyalty, combining different loyalty-driven factors and assessing the importance of PLs on different loyalty stages – attitudinal and behavioural store loyalty. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a questionnaire (online survey) run in Portugal (n=469). Multi-level regressions were run to estimate the different loyalty models (base and full models) on each loyalty stage. Findings Results stress the positive contribution of PLs on consumers’ loyalty across different loyalty stages. However, findings suggest that this relationship may not be as strong as suggested in earlier studies. Findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between attitudinal and behavioural loyalty, emphasizing the complexity of the consumer loyalty construct and that multiple store-related factors can positively contribute to it. Research limitations/implications Data were collected in one single country. It would be interesting to collect similar data in other countries in order to assess the extent to which results prevail across different competitive and cultural contexts. Practical implications Findings indicate that the loyalty factors that contribute to store loyalty are not homogeneous across the different loyalty stages, strengthening the idea that retailers should adopt different loyalty strategies depending on the loyalty stage its target customers are in. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind combining in a single framework the loyalty towards the retailers’ brand, store-related variables (in-store and economic factors), and specific consumer and retailer characteristics across different loyalty stages.201757202017-01-04T00:00:00International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management['Rita Coelho do Vale', 'P. V. Matos']2017-01-04T00:00:00 aab9b8d4bc5e0f2590aaf1016a9198a673dc8b31Information about events happening in the real world are generated online on social media in real-time. There is substantial research done to detect these events using information posted on websites like Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. The information posted depends on the type of platform the website relies upon, such as short messages, pictures, and long form articles. In this paper, we extend an existing real-time event detection at onset approach to include multiple websites. We present three different approaches to merging information from two different social media sources. We also analyze the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. We validate the detected events using newswire data that is collected during the same time period. Our results show that including multiple sources increases the number of detected events and also increase the quality of detectedHawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172320An existing real-time event detection at onset approach to include multiple websites is extended to show that including multiple sources increases the number of detected events and also increase the quality of detected Events.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Satya Katragadda', 'Ryan G. Benton', 'Vijay V. Raghavan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 4e497c985a602202200bf9eb93279983fa085f1eBACKGROUND Postoperative administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduces patient opioid requirements and, in turn, reduces the incidence and severity of opioid-induced adverse events (AEs). OBJECTIVES To assess the analgesic efficacy and adverse effects of single-dose intravenous diclofenac, compared with placebo or an active comparator, for moderate to severe postoperative pain in adults. SEARCH METHODS We searched the following databases without language restrictions: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Register of Studies Online), MEDLINE, and Embase on 22 May 2018. We checked clinical trials registers and reference lists of retrieved articles for additional studies. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomized trials that compared a single postoperative dose of intravenous diclofenac with placebo or another active treatment, for treating acute postoperative pain in adults following any surgery. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. Two review authors independently considered trials for review inclusion, assessed risk of bias, and extracted data.Our primary outcome was the number of participants in each arm achieving at least 50% pain relief over a four- and six-hour period.Our secondary outcomes were time to, and number of participants using rescue medication; withdrawals due to lack of efficacy, AEs, and for any cause; and number of participants experiencing any AE, serious AEs (SAEs), and NSAID-related AEs. We performed a post hoc analysis of opioid-related AEs, to enable indirect comparisons with other analyses of postoperative analgesics.For subgroup analysis, we planned to analyze different doses and formulations of parenteral diclofenac separately.We assessed the overall quality of the evidence for each outcome using GRADE and created two 'Summary of findings' tables. MAIN RESULTS We included eight studies, involving 1756 participants undergoing various surgeries (dental, mixed minor, abdominal, and orthopedic), with 20 to 175 participants receiving intravenous diclofenac in each study. Mean study population ages ranged from 24.5 years to 54.5 years. Intravenous diclofenac doses varied among and within studies, ranging from 3.75 mg to 75 mg. Five studies assessed newer formulations of parenteral diclofenac that could be administered as an undiluted intravenous bolus. Most studies had an unclear risk of bias for several domains and a high risk of bias due to small sample size. The overall quality of evidence for each outcome was generally low for reasons including unclear risk of bias in studies, imprecision, and low event numbers.Primary outcomeThree studies (277 participants) produced a number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome (NNTB) for at least 50% of maximum pain relief versus placebo of 2.4 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9 to 3.1) over four hours (low-quality evidence). Four studies (436 participants) produced an NNTB of 3.8 versus placebo (95% CI 2.9 to 5.9) over six hours (low-quality evidence). No studies provided data for the comparison of intravenous diclofenac with another NSAID over four hours. At six hours there was no difference between intravenous diclofenac and another NSAID (low-quality evidence).Secondary outcomesFor secondary efficacy outcomes, intravenous diclofenac was generally superior to placebo and similar to other NSAIDs.For time to rescue medication, comparison of intravenous diclofenac versus placebo demonstrated a median of 226 minutes for diclofenac versus 80 minutes for placebo (5 studies, 542 participants, low-quality evidence). There were insufficient data for pooled analysis for comparisons of diclofenac with another NSAID (very low-quality evidence).For the number of participants using rescue medication, two studies (235 participants) compared diclofenac with placebo. The number needed to treat to prevent one additional harmful event (NNTp) (here, the need for rescue medication) compared with placebo was 3.0 (2.2 to 4.5, low-quality evidence). The comparison of diclofenac with another NSAID included only one study (98 participants). The NNTp was 4.5 (2.5 to 33) for ketorolac versus diclofenac (very low-quality evidence).The numbers of participants withdrawing were generally low and inconsistently reported (very low-quality evidence). Participant withdrawals were: 6% (8/140) diclofenac versus 5% (7/128) placebo, and 9% (8/87) diclofenac versus 7% (6/82) another NSAID for lack of efficacy; 2% (4/211) diclofenac versus 0% (0/198) placebo, and 3% (4/138) diclofenac versus 2% (2/129) another NSAID due to AEs; and 11% (21/191) diclofenac versus 17% (30/179) placebo, and 18% (21/118) diclofenac versus 15% (17/111) another NSAID for any cause.Overall adverse event rates were similar between intravenous diclofenac and placebo (71% in both groups, 2 studies, 296 participants) and between intravenous diclofenac and another NSAID (55% and 58%, respectively, 2 studies, 265 participants) (low-quality evidence for both comparisons). Serious and specific AEs were rare, preventing meta-analysis.There were sufficient data for a dose-effect analysis for our primary outcome for only one alternative dose, 18.75 mg. Analysis of the highest dose employed in each study demonstrated a relative benefit compared with placebo of 1.9 (1.4 to 2.4), whereas for the group receiving 18.75 mg, the relative benefit versus placebo was 1.6 (1.2 to 2.1, 2 studies). Compared to another NSAID, the high-dose analysis demonstrated a relative benefit of 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1), for the group receiving 18.75 mg, the relative benefit was 0.78 (0.65 to 0.93). For direct comparison of high dose versus 18.75 mg, the proportion of participants with at least 50% pain relief was 66% (90/137) for the high-dose arm versus 57% (77/135) in the low-dose arm. There were insufficient data for subgroup meta-analysis of different diclofenac formulations. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The amount and quality of evidence for the use of intravenous diclofenac as a treatment for postoperative pain is low. The available evidence indicates that postoperative intravenous diclofenac administration offers good pain relief for the majority of patients, but further research may impact this estimate. Adverse events appear to occur at a similar rate to other NSAIDs. Insufficient information is available to assess whether intravenous diclofenac has a different rate of bleeding, renal dysfunction, or cardiovascular events versus other NSAIDs. There was insufficient information to evaluate the efficacy and safety of newer versus traditional formulations of intravenous diclofenac. There was a lack of studies in major and cardiovascular surgeries and in elderly populations, which may be at increased risk for adverse events.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews201711419The overall quality of evidence for each outcome was generally low for reasons including unclear risk of bias in studies, imprecision, and low event numbers, while intravenous diclofenac was generally superior to placebo and similar to other NSAIDs.2017-01-04T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['E. McNicol', 'McKenzie C. Ferguson', 'R. Schumann']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7ac3b5018ff2c8279f89bd2597a25ebba0675200Since the development of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2006, significant promotion efforts have targeted adolescent females and their parents in order to reduce the incidence of HPV and related cancers. Yet vaccination rates for pre-adolescents (the recommended age of administration) still lag behind. Social media and social network campaigns hold promise not only for promoting broad awareness but also for influencing vaccination attitudes and behaviors by utilizing opinion leaders for message dissemination. This formative intervention study explored the feasibility of leveraging online ‘mommy bloggers’ as thought leaders and sources of influence in the promotion of HPV vaccine messages. Findings include insights into vaccine hesitancy amongst mommy bloggers; approaches for discussing HPV vaccination in the blogosphere; and engagement strategies for working with mommy bloggers.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174113This formative intervention study explored the feasibility of leveraging online ‘mommy bloggers’ as thought leaders and sources of influence in the promotion of HPV vaccine messages and found insights into vaccine hesitancy amongst mommy bloggers.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['A. Burke-Garcia', 'C. Berry', 'Gary L. Kreps', 'K. Wright']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8d082b009627397d15fdb793707cbf0cefe44758Abstract. This research aims to analyze the impact of the utilization of technology and modernization of tax administration system on personal taxpayers compliance. Independent variables in this research are the modern tax administration system, government regulations that support the utilization of information technology, modernizing the organizational structure, modernizing the organizational strategy, improvement of human resources, good governance, and whistleblowing system, while the dependent variable is the compliance of personal taxpayers. This research uses primary data, by giving questionnaires to respondents by online to personal taxpayers and filled by 180 respondents. Sampling method in this research uses convenience sampling method. Data analysis using multiple linear regression analysis. Partially, the results of the analysis and hypothesis shows that variable the modern tax administration system, modernizing the organizational strategy, good governance and whistleblowing system has significant impact on personal taxpayer compliance, while others variables are: government regulations, modernizing the organizational structure, and also improvement of human resources  didn’t have impact on personal taxpayers compliance. Keywords: the utilization of technology; modernization of tax administration system; personal taxpayers compliance. Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak pemanfaatan teknologi dan modernisasi sistem administrasi perpajakan terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak pribadi. Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini adalah sistem administrasi perpajakan modern, peraturan pemerintah yang mendukung pemanfaatan teknologi informasi, modernisasi struktur organisasi, modernisasi strategi organisasi, peningkatan sumber daya manusia, good governance, dan whistleblowing system, sedangkan variabel dependennya adalah kepatuhan wajib pajak pribadi. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer, dengan memberikan kuesioner kepada responden secara online kepada Wajib Pajak orang pribadi dan diisi oleh 180 responden. Metode pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode convenience sampling. Analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda. Secara parsial, hasil analisis dan hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa variabel sistem administrasi perpajakan modern, modernisasi strategi organisasi, tata pemerintahan yang baik dan sistem whistleblowing berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak pribadi, sedangkan variabel lainnya adalah: peraturan pemerintah, modernisasi struktur organisasi, dan Juga peningkatan sumber daya manusia tidak berdampak terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak pribadi. Kata Kunci: Pemanfaatan teknolog;  modernisasi sistem administrasi perpajakan; Kepatuhan wajib pajak pribadi.20170142017-01-04T00:00:00['Titik Aryati', 'Lidwina Ribka Putritanti']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e5be172c390ae89a7814535d250de009140886b9Introduccion: el sindrome de Burnout es la sensacion de agotamiento y perdida de interes por el trabajo que surge en profesionales que mantienen contacto diario con otras personas. Metodologia: se realizo una revision de articulos que reportan estrategias para modular el Burnout en profesionales de enfermeria, en las siguientes bases de datos: Scielo, ProQuest, Sciencie Direct, Ovid Nursing, EBSCO, Medline, Pubmed y Wiley Online Library. Los descriptores en espanol, ingles y portugues utilizados fueron: Burnout, enfermeras, intervenciones. Se encontraron 1.833 articulos, de los cuales 17 cumplieron con los criterios de seleccion. Resultados: el efecto de las intervenciones pre y post para el Burnout fue medido con el Maslach Burnout Inventory y la Escala de Depresion y Ansiedad Hospitalaria, entre otros. Las intervenciones mas reportadas fueron apoyo social, psico-educacion, entrenamiento en la solucion de problemas y en habilidades de comunicacion. 16 articulos reportaron disminucion o ausencia del Burnout despues de las intervenciones, con cambios en las variables propuestas por Maslach y Jackson o en la sostenibilidad en el tiempo. Conclusion: se reportan estrategias para el Burnout sin distincion de las variables del mismo; sin embargo, se evidencian diferencias en los resultados frente a cambios positivos en cansancio emocional, en comparacion con las otras variables PALABRAS CLAVE :  adaptacion  psicologica,  agotamiento  profesional,  enfermeros,  despersonalizacion. Strategies that modulate the Burnout syndrome in nurses: a bibliographic review  ABSTRACT Introduction: the Burnout syndrome is the feeling of exhaustion and loss of interest in the work  that emerges in professionals that maintain daily contact with other people. Methodology: A review  of articles that report strategies to modulate the Burnout in nursing professionals was performed in  the following databases: Scielo, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Ovid Nursing, EBSCO, Medline, Pubmed  and Wiley Online Library. The descriptors used in Spanish, English and Portuguese were: Burnout,  nurses, interventions. 1833 articles were found, in which 17 met the criteria of selection. Results: the effects of pre and post interventions for the Burnout was measured with the Maslach Burnout  Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, among others. The interventions most  reported were social support, psychoeducation, problem solving training and communication skills.  16 articles reported the decrease or absence of Burnout after the interventions, with changes in the  variables proposed by Maslach and Jackson or in the sustainability over time. Conclusion: strategies  for the Burnout are reported without distinction of the variables; however, differences are evidenced  on the results regarding positive changes in emotional tiredness, compared to other variables. PALABRAS CLAVE: adaptation psychological, Burnout professional, nurses, depersonalization.  Estrategias que modulam a sindrome de Burnout em enfermeiros (as): uma revisao de literatura RESUMO Introducao: a sindrome de Burnout e um transtorno adaptativo cronico associado as demandas e exigencias laborais, cujo desenvolvimento e insidioso e frequentemente nao reconhecido pelo individuo, que gera cansaco emocional, sensacao de esgotamento e perda de interesse pelo trabalho, principalmente apresentando-se em professionais que mantem contato diario com outras pessoas. Metodologia: realizou-se uma revisao de artigos que reportam estrategias para modular o Burnout em professionais de enfermagem, nas seguintes bases de dados: Scielo, ProQuest, Sciencie Direct, Ovid Nursing, EBSCO, Medline, Pubmed e Wiley Online Library. Os descritores utilizados em espanhol, ingles e portugues foram: Burnout, enfermeiras, intervencoes. Encontraram-se 1.833 artigos, dos quais 17 cumpriram com os criterios de selecao. Resultados: o efeito das intervencoes pre e pos para o Burnout foi medido com o Maslach Burnout Inventory e a Escala de Depressao e Ansiedade Hospitalar, entre outros. As intervencoes mais reportadas foram apoio social, psico-educacao, treinamento na solucao de problemas e em habilidades de comunicacao. 16 artigos reportaram diminuicao ou ausencia do Burnout depois das intervencoes, com mudancas nas variaveis propostas por Maslach e Jackson ou na sustentabilidade no tempo. Conclusao: se reportam estrategias para o Burnout sim distincao das variaveis do mesmo; porem, se evidenciam diferencas nos resultados frente a mudancas positivas em cansaco emocional, em comparacao com as outras variaveis PALAVRAS-CHAVE:  adaptacao psicologica, esgotamento professional, enfermeiras e enfermeiros,  despersonalizacao.20170132017-01-04T00:00:00['Luz Dalila Vargas-Cruz', 'Carmen Lucía Niño-Cardozo', 'Jessica Yurlay Acosta-Maldonado']2017-01-04T00:00:00 67ed3837eb902ed6dbfba9bedbfe107a0f150056New parents are faced with the challenge of quickly acquiring a new base of knowledge, while simultaneously navigating a significant life change. While both new mothers and fathers experience new and unique parental demands, their early caregiving challenges differ and new mothers often search for different types of support and information online. We here present findings from an exploratory interview study of how new first-time mothers navigate online resources as they transition into parenthood. We find that many parenting tasks are supported by a variety of resources, which are often used in combination to accomplish a task. We also found that variety in sources was often valued over general source credibility, and new mothers relied on their own ability to filter information to assess how much to trust information. We also provide more general insight into the methods individuals used to gain domain knowledge in a completely new area.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172913It is found that many parenting tasks are supported by a variety of resources, which are often used in combination to accomplish a task and variety in sources was often valued over general source credibility.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['L. Barkhuus', 'Elizabeth S. Bales', 'Lisa G. Cowan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5e1514f1968c5d54344abf64ac2518c714b23159The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between citizen engagement in various public participation programs and the participants’ assessment of transparency in local government. To examine this relationship, the study focused on three aspects of citizen participation: (1) citizen engagement in participation programs generally, (2) online versus offline participation, and (3) online or offline participation in policymaking phases specifically. A 2009 survey of residents of Seoul, South Korea, was used to test the study hypotheses, as it provided information from 1,014 respondents on their citizen participation and their perceptions of transparency in government. Surprisingly, citizens’ engagement in public participation programs was not significantly associated with perceptions of transparency in government. Moreover, citizen participation in online programs had a marginally negative association with assessments of government transparency. However, citizens who engaged in offline participation programs during the policy agenda setting phase indicated a more favorable assessment of transparency in local government.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175012Surprisingly, citizens’ engagement in public participation programs was not significantly associated with perceptions of transparency in government, and citizen participation in online programs had a marginally negative association with assessments of government transparency.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Soonhee Kim', 'Jooho Lee']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5c0f0c23309e686ccee4faf2b3dae2614c775a48Social media allow crowds to generate many ideas to swiftly respond to events like crises, public policy discourse, or online town hall meetings. This allows organizations and governments to harness the innovative power of the crowd. As part of this setting, teams that process crowd ideas must engage in social exchange processes to converge on a few promising ideas. Traditionally, teams work on self-generated ideas. However, in a crowdsourcing scenario, such as public participation in crisis response, teams may have to process crowd-generated ideas. To better understand this new practice, it is important to investigate how converging on crowdsourced ideas affects the social exchange processes of teams and resulting outcomes. We conducted a laboratory experiment in which small teams working in a crisis response setting converged on self-generated or crowdsourced ideas in an emergency response context. Our findings suggest that teams converging on self-generated ideas have better social exchange processes in terms of dominance and coordination. We found support that evaluation and coordination positively affect team member satisfaction under both experimental conditions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20176912It is suggested that teams converging on selfgenerated ideas have better social exchange processes in terms of dominance and coordination, and that evaluation and coordination positively affect team member satisfaction under both experimental conditions.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Isabella Seeber', 'A. B. Merz', 'G. Vreede', 'R. Maier', 'Barbara Weber']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1e40e51ed90472679caaa62cf93da6a726755cb2We present a qualitative study of governance in the community of League of Legends, a popular Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Riot Games. To cope with toxic behaviors such as griefing and flaming, Riot Games initially implemented a crowdsourcing system inviting players to participate in governing their own community. However, in May, 2014, they automated the system, relying heavily on code while minimizing the level of human participation. We analyzed both players’ and Riot Games’ narratives to understand their attitudes towards the relationship between human judgment and automation, as well as between alienation and community. We found stark differences between players and Riot Games in terms of attitudes towards code and value in designing online governance. We discuss how the design of governance might impact online community.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174211A qualitative study of governance in the community of League of Legends, a popular Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Riot Games, found stark differences between players and Riot Games in terms of attitudes towards code and value in designing online governance.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Yubo Kou', 'Xinning Gui']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9b0d2f46490302cb0eddec746fe9524c5898b42eOnline health support groups are among the most popular Internet groups, being employed daily to share and seek health-related information, support, and advice. The leaders of these groups often employ various strategies to encourage and regulate participation. In this work, using a mixed methods data collection and research methodology, we follow a health support group leadership framework to examine how the organic peer-leadership strategies grows in two distinct Facebook groups, both dedicated to patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Our results highlight how these organic leadership strategies follow the standard leadership frameworks in more traditional context. Our results also shows that different leadership strategies lead to different group dynamics in terms of level of interaction and content of theHawaii International Conference on System Sciences20171011This work follows a health support group leadership framework to examine how the organic peer-leadership strategies grows in two distinct Facebook groups, both dedicated to patients with Sickle Cell Disease.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Rosta Farzan', 'Charles Jonassaint']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0ad425d6327dfc92a775a2232433913d3cb1e2edColor is present in every aspect of human life, and color is driving our decisions. In the digital computer warning realm, in which a warning message is a communication mechanism, color represents an important design element, which aims at preventing the hazard and reducing negative outcomes from the user’s action. Interestingly, we are lacking the understanding of how color appeal influences behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries when it comes to paying more attention to warning messages. We conducted a cross-cultural investigation by running an online experiment, followed by a survey of 258 participants from the United States and India. Supported by the color-in-context theory, we found that culture is an important dimension in the specific warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries. We derive several theoretical contributions and practitioners’ insights.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20177011It is found that culture is an important dimension in the specific warning message context in which color appeal is a salient antecedent to behavioral intentions in culturally distinct countries.2017-01-04T00:00:00['M. Silic', 'Dianne Cyr', 'A. Back', 'A. Holzer']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5ddd2bc397f451dd3f407cd7b373899555147e83In this paper, we explore social life and play experiences on Nostalrius Begins, a World of Warcraft (WoW) private server. Private servers allow players to return to previous versions of a game before changes that modified it. Research indicates that changes to the current version of WoW discourage sociality and are upsetting for many players. Through a year-long ethnography, we found that the stories, memories, struggles, and concerns that players shared on Nostalrius Begins allowed them to rebuild the social community that they missed from earlier versions of the game. Over time, however, the neoliberal ideology of offline culture influenced players’ behaviors and affected social experience in a different way. Our research provides an analysis of the tension between community and neoliberal values in online games.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174810Through a year-long ethnography, it is found that the stories, memories, struggles, and concerns that players shared on Nostalrius Begins allowed them to rebuild the social community that they missed from earlier versions of the game.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Nicole Crenshaw', 'Jaclyn LaMorte', 'B. Nardi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a34c74119f5ad7c7f6822bd06b059959f7317a46Returns management – an important component of supply chain management – is a key aspect of online retailers’ business models. Despite increasing interest in this issue, few studies have published empirical results on the drivers of consumer returns in e-tailing. Because this knowledge is essential to enabling better decisions about return flows, we explored an extensive dataset from an online apparel retailer using linear and logistic regression models. This approach distinguishes our study from other empirical work, which is usually based on survey methods. Before the data analysis, previously untested hypotheses were formulated using established theories and anecdotal information.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20173711This work explored an extensive dataset from an online apparel retailer using linear and logistic regression models to explore the drivers of consumer returns in e-tailing.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Björn Asdecker', 'David Karl', 'Eric Sucky']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e0238ac23936f4fe768f47279d40df460419a9a4Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by an aggressive phenotype and reduced survival. The aim of the present study was to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in the carcinogenesis of TNBC and to identify novel target molecules for therapy. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in TNBC and normal adjacent tissue were assessed by analyzing the GSE41970 microarray data using Qlucore Omics Explorer, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes. Pathway enrichment analyses for DEGs were performed using the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery online resource. A protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes, and subnetworks were analyzed by ClusterONE. The PPI network and subnetworks were visualized using Cytoscape software. A total of 121 DEGs were obtained, of which 101 were upregulated and 20 were downregulated. The upregulated DEGs were significantly enriched in 14 pathways and 83 GO biological processes, while the downregulated DEGs were significantly enriched in 18 GO biological processes. The PPI network with 118 nodes and 1,264 edges was constructed and three subnetworks were extracted from the entire network. The significant hub DEGs with high degrees were identified, including TP53, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, cyclin D1, HRAS and proliferating cell nuclear antigen, which were predominantly enriched in the cell cycle pathway and pathways in cancer. A number of critical genes and pathways were revealed to be associated with TNBC. The present study may provide an improved understanding of the pathogenesis of TNBC and contribute to the development of therapeutic targets for TNBC.Molecular Medicine Reports20174411An improved understanding of the pathogenesis of TNBC is provided and a number of critical genes and pathways were revealed to be associated with TNBC to contribute to the development of therapeutic targets for TNBC.2017-01-04T00:00:00Molecular Medicine Reports['Cancan Peng', 'Wenli Ma', 'W. Xia', 'Wenling Zheng']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1da435f1d588bda12ea5852450411dc171e9f6bdTwitter is a platform where people can coalesce around a common interest, signaled by a hashtag, and form a community of practice. As with all online initiatives, questions remain about what motivates people to follow and contribute to communities, and why they participate in varying degrees. This paper explores social motivations for participation in the Twitter-based community of practice, #hcsmca (Healthcare Social Media Canada), formed in 2010 to discuss issues in healthcare within a Canadian context. Analysis of 24 semi-structured interviews identified three important social motivations: tapping into a social network of people with a common interest, developing personal and professional relationships, and the community ethos. Portraits of participation based on three facets of participation, length of time as a community member, depth of engagement in the community, and frequency of participation, were developed to describe community members’ motivations at varying levels of participation.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017229Analysis of 24 semi-structured interviews identified three important social motivations for participation in the Twitter-based community of practice, #hcsmca (Healthcare Social Media Canada), formed in 2010 to discuss issues in healthcare within a Canadian context.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Sarah A. Gilbert']2017-01-04T00:00:00 01421d887e107c63b2f9ce92a77fd82a7168f657Conference on Multimedia Modeling2017149A cross-OSN approach is introduced to discover the shared stable patterns from users’ social multimedia behaviors on multiple Online Social Networks (OSNs) to infer the stable demographic attributes.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '515-526'}['Liancheng Xiang', 'J. Sang', 'Changsheng Xu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 62b957ddda1aaecc08793427797f1fd927bc105bCognitive processes, in particular, erroneous beliefs surrounding gambling outcomes and abilities, are thought to play an important role in the development and maintenance of disordered gambling behaviours. The current study investigated the impact of erroneous gambling-related cognitions on gambling severity and intentions to gamble, trialling a brief, online cognitive intervention designed to reduce gambling-related cognitions and intentions to gamble. One hundred and twenty one participants were randomly allocated to either an educational intervention condition or an alternative intervention (control condition). Participants in the educational intervention condition showed larger reductions in gambling-related cognitions than did participants in the control condition. The educational intervention significantly reduced erroneous cognitions from pre to post treatment, with effectiveness of the intervention increasing in those exhibiting more severe gambling behaviours.20173662017-01-04T00:00:00Open Access Library Journal['Lucy Jayne Ellison', 'Kirsten Vale', 'R. Ladouceur']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c3c8b7e88d2ed4097131dea24094f91d152e760bWhen prospect theory (PT) is applied in a dynamic context, the probability weighting component brings new challenges. We study PT agents facing optimal timing decisions and consider the impact of allowing them to follow randomized strategies. In a continuous-time model of gambling and optimal stopping, Ebert and Strack (2015) show that a naive PT investor with access only to pure strategies never stops. We show that allowing randomization can significantly alter the predictions of their model, and can result in voluntary cessation of gambling.Journal of Economics Theory20172721It is shown that allowing randomization can significantly alter the predictions of their model, and can result in voluntary cessation of gambling.2017-01-04T00:00:00ERN: Behavioral Economics (Topic)['Vicky Henderson', 'D. Hobson', 'Alex S. L. Tse']2017-01-04T00:00:00 54aff8e2ebff97157596470abfe490121970ddc7When software code is acquired from a third party or version control repository, programmers assign a level of trust to the code. This trust prompts them to use the code as-is, make minor changes, or rewrite it, which can increase costs and delay deployment. This paper discusses types of degradations to code based on readability and organization expectations and how to present that code as part of a study on programmer trust. Degradations were applied to sixteen of eighteen Java classes that were labeled as acquired from reputable or unknown sources. In a pilot study, participants were asked to determine a level of trustworthiness and whether they would use the code without changes. The results of the pilot study are presented to provide a baseline for the continuance of the study to a larger set of participants and to make adjustments to the presentation environment to improve user experience.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20171272017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Charles Walter', 'R. Gamble', 'Gene M. Alarcon', 'Sarah A. Jessup', 'Christopher S. Calhoun']2017-01-04T00:00:00 08fa22ceda20d9acee30044c7c76850306f22816Wearable devices have become more common for the average consumer. As devices need to operate with low power, many devices use simplified security measures to secure the data during transmission. While Bluetooth, the primary method of communication, includes certain security measures as part of the format, they are insufficient to fully secure the connection and the data transmitted. Users must be made aware of the potential security threats to the information communicated by the wearable, as well as be empowered and engaged to protect it. In this paper, we propose a method of identifying insecure environments through crowdsourced data, allowing wearable consumers to deploy an application on their base system (e.g., a smart phone) that alerts when in the presence of a security threat. We examine two different machine learning methods for classifying the environment and interacting with the users, as well as evaluating the potential uses for both algorithms.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017146This paper proposes a method of identifying insecure environments through crowdsourced data, allowing wearable consumers to deploy an application on their base system (e.g., a smart phone) that alerts when in the presence of a security threat.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Charles Walter', 'Ian Riley', 'Xinchi He', 'Ethan Robards', 'R. Gamble']2017-01-04T00:00:00 cdd06052d238db5bd05c9a3a5ec53763672d30caTraining students in software engineering should attempt to mimic industry practices. Thus, student teams develop non-trivial software products, which includes interacting with collaborative tools deployed as web applications. The interaction may be mechanistic or organic, and occur for different durations. Collaboration studies tightly control these factors, relying on manual activity logging, very specific software requirements, surveys and interviews. Since these tools allow simultaneous interaction and capture revision histories, collaboration may be more objectively measured. This paper investigates social media conversations, revision histories, and commit logs from undergraduate student teams performing software development. The objective is to examine how this form of data could be translated into collaborative activities and whether the same performance relationships are achieved in a class setting. A small pilot study shows that the translation methodology did not produce the exact relationships from other studies, but it does shed light on a team’s perception of collaborators.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017105This paper investigates social media conversations, revision histories, and commit logs from undergraduate student teams performing software development to examine how this form of data could be translated into collaborative activities and whether the same performance relationships are achieved in a class setting.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-9'}['Brian Boyd', 'A. Townsley', 'Charles Walter', 'Callen Johnson', 'R. Gamble']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b23273b22116066994c7ceb5596786c8ce1fcd13A gambler moves on the vertices $1, \ldots, n$ of a graph using the probability distribution $p_{1}, \ldots, p_{n}$. A cop pursues the gambler on the graph, only being able to move between adjacent vertices. What is the expected number of moves that the gambler can make until the cop catches them? Komarov and Winkler proved an upper bound of approximately $1.97n$ for the expected capture time on any connected $n$-vertex graph when the cop does not know the gambler's distribution. We improve this upper bound to approximately $1.95n$ by modifying the cop's pursuit algorithm.arXiv.org201783An upper bound of approximately $1.97n$ for the expected capture time on any connected $n$-vertex graph when the cop does not know the gambler's distribution is improved by modifying the cop's pursuit algorithm.2017-01-04T00:00:00ArXiv['Jesse T. Geneson']2017-01-04T00:00:00 54c69b2d8bb18e727fb5f100cb59f75e98debd14The authors discuss two of their projects: Bibliography, an installation consisting of 54 holograms of books, and Scroll, a work on paper with holograms. The contexts in which these works were created as well as sources of inspiration are explored.201741The authors discuss two of their projects: Bibliography, an installation consisting of 54 holograms of books, and Scroll, a work on paper with holograms.2017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['S. Gamble', 'M. Wenyon']2017-01-04T00:00:00 38f684927d3d91914fb6820d668f0643581da205Nature20171091465The authors' analyses identified three molecular subclasses of oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas, but none showed evidence for an aetiological role of human papillomavirus and these data provide a framework to facilitate more rational categorization of these tumours and a foundation for new therapies.2017-01-04T00:00:00Nature['Jihun Reanne Andrew J. A. Gordon Robert D. Andrew D. Jul Kim Bowlby Mungall Robertson Odze Cherniack Shih P', 'Jihun Kim', 'Reanne Andrew J. A. Gordon Bowlby Mungall Robertson', 'R. Bowlby', 'A. Mungall', 'A. G. Robertson', 'R. Odze', 'Andrew D. 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We report on optical imaging and spectroscopy of the counterpart and find that it is an extended (0.″6–0.″8) object displaying prominent Balmer and [O iii] emission lines. Based on the spectrum and emission line ratios, we classify the counterpart as a low-metallicity, star-forming, mr′ = 25.1 AB mag dwarf galaxy at a redshift of z = 0.19273(8), corresponding to a luminosity distance of 972 Mpc. From the angular size, the redshift, and luminosity, we estimate the host galaxy to have a diameter ≲4 kpc and a stellar mass of M* ∼ (4–7) × 107 M⊙, assuming a mass-to-light ratio between 2 to 3 M⊙ L⊙−1. Based on the Hα flux, we estimate the star formation rate of the host to be 0.4 M⊙ yr−1 and a substantial host dispersion measure (DM) depth ≲324 pc cm−3. The net DM contribution of the host galaxy to FRB 121102 is likely to be lower than this value depending on geometrical factors. We show that the persistent radio source at FRB 121102’s location reported by Marcote et al. is offset from the galaxy’s center of light by ∼200 mas and the host galaxy does not show optical signatures for AGN activity. If FRB 121102 is typical of the wider FRB population and if future interferometric localizations preferentially find them in dwarf galaxies with low metallicities and prominent emission lines, they would share such a preference with long gamma-ray bursts and superluminous supernovae.2017794072017-01-04T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal Letters['S. Tendulkar', 'C. Bassa', 'J. Cordes', 'G. C. Bower', 'C. Law', 'S. Chatterjee', 'E. Adams', 'S. Bogdanov', 'S. Burke-Spolaor', 'B. Butler', 'P. Demorest', 'J. Hessels', 'V. Kaspi', 'T. Lazio', 'N. Maddox', 'B. Marcote', 'M. Mclaughlin', 'Z. Paragi', 'S. Ransom', 'P. Scholz', 'A. Seymour', 'L. Spitler', 'H. V. Langevelde', 'R. Wharton']2017-01-04T00:00:00 89150d1ca49d1cb1f85ea2d2f5af9e835caaabf4Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome characterised by acute decompensation of chronic liver disease associated with organ failures and high short-term mortality. Alcohol and chronic viral hepatitis are the most common underlying liver diseases. Up to 40%–50% of the cases of ACLF have no identifiable trigger; in the remaining patients, sepsis, active alcoholism and relapse of chronic viral hepatitis are the most common reported precipitating factors. An excessive systemic inflammatory response seems to play a crucial role in the development of ACLF. Using a liver-adapted sequential organ assessment failure score, it is possible to triage and prognosticate the outcome of patients with ACLF. The course of ACLF is dynamic and changes over the course of hospital admission. Most of the patients will have a clear prognosis between day 3 and 7 of hospital admission and clinical decisions such as evaluation for liver transplant or discussion over goals of care could be tailored using clinical scores. Bioartificial liver support systems, granulocyte-colony stimulating factors or stem-cell transplant are in the horizon of medical care of this patient population; however, data are too premature to implement them as standard of care.Gut201768486Using a liver-adapted sequential organ assessment failure score, it is possible to triage and prognosticate the outcome of patients with ACLF and bioartificial liver support systems, granulocyte-colony stimulating factors or stem-cell transplant are in the horizon of medical care; however, data are too premature to implement them as standard of care.2017-01-04T00:00:00Gut['Ruben Hernaez', 'E. Solà', 'R. Moreau', 'P. Ginés']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c065a6cc33e7a0a54b371af2add60bbef348f2e0Ongoing debate exists within the resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) literature over how intrinsic connectivity is altered in the autistic brain, with reports of general over-connectivity, under-connectivity, and/or a combination of both. Classifying autism using brain connectivity is complicated by the heterogeneous nature of the condition, allowing for the possibility of widely variable connectivity patterns among individuals with the disorder. Further differences in reported results may be attributable to the age and sex of participants included, designs of the resting-state scan, and to the analysis technique used to evaluate the data. This review systematically examines the resting-state fMRI autism literature to date and compares studies in an attempt to draw overall conclusions that are presently challenging. We also propose future direction for rs-fMRI use to categorize individuals with autism spectrum disorder, serve as a possible diagnostic tool, and best utilize data-sharing initiatives.Frontiers in Psychiatry2017124403This review systematically examines the resting-state fMRI autism literature to date and compares studies in an attempt to draw overall conclusions that are presently challenging and proposes future direction for rs-fMRI use to categorize individuals with autism spectrum disorder.2017-01-04T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychiatry['Jocelyn V. Hull', 'Lisa B. Dokovna', 'Zachary J. Jacokes', 'C. Torgerson', 'A. Irimia', 'J. V. Van Horn']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9d69b7ff3915ca9a816352eb64551473d54a3eafNature201747185A novel outcome of S1P-mediated regulation of lymphocyte trafficking is demonstrated, whereby deletion of Spns2, either globally or in a lymphatic endothelial-specific manner, creates a circulating lymphopenia and a higher percentage of effector T cells and natural killer cells present in the lung.2017-01-04T00:00:00Nature['L. V. D. Weyden', 'M. Arends', 'A. Campbell', 'T. Bald', 'H. Wardle-Jones', 'Nicola Griggs', 'M. D. C. Velasco-Herrera', 'T. Tüting', 'O. Sansom', 'N. Karp', 'S. Clare', 'Diane Gleeson', 'E. Ryder', 'A. Galli', 'E. Tuck', 'E. Cambridge', 'T. Voet', 'I. Macaulay', 'Kim Wong', 'S. Spiegel', 'A. Speak', 'D. Adams']2017-01-04T00:00:00 15c4d4387727e0a4d2d756f772a8673142367debAbstract Competing theoretical models make different predictions on which life history strategies facilitate growth of small populations. While ‘fast’ strategies allow for rapid increase in population size and limit vulnerability to stochastic events, ‘slow’ strategies and bet‐hedging may reduce variance in vital rates in response to stochasticity. We test these predictions using biological invasions since founder alien populations start small, compiling the largest dataset yet of global herpetological introductions and life history traits. Using state‐of‐the‐art phylogenetic comparative methods, we show that successful invaders have fast traits, such as large and frequent clutches, at both establishment and spread stages. These results, together with recent findings in mammals and plants, support ‘fast advantage’ models and the importance of high potential population growth rate. Conversely, successful alien birds are bet‐hedgers. We propose that transient population dynamics and differences in longevity and behavioural flexibility can help reconcile apparently contrasting results across terrestrial vertebrate classes.Ecology Letters201752131It is proposed that transient population dynamics and differences in longevity and behavioural flexibility can help reconcile apparently contrasting results across terrestrial vertebrate classes.2017-01-04T00:00:00Ecology Letters['William L. Allen', 'Sally E. Street', 'I. Capellini']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7cf441a04e71f6457ec016d76e9a1d947576160fHuman Genetics201753132The results support the highly heterogeneous nature of OFCs and illustrate the utility of meta-analysis for discovering new genetic risk factors.2017-01-04T00:00:00Human Genetics['E. Leslie', 'Jenna C. Carlson', 'J. Shaffer', 'A. Butali', 'C. J. Buxó', 'E. Castilla', 'K. Christensen', 'F. Deleyiannis', 'L. Leigh Field', 'J. Hecht', 'Lina M. Moreno', 'I. Orioli', 'C. Padilla', 'A. R. Vieira', 'G. Wehby', 'E. Feingold', 'S. Weinberg', 'J. Murray', 'T. Beaty', 'M. Marazita']2017-01-04T00:00:00 615c6a8c214366d0445e7ccba2c20ab5a2ba5fa0AbstractEmission rates and properties of ice nucleating particles (INPs) are required for proper representation of aerosol–cloud interactions in atmospheric models. Few investigations have quantified marine INP emissions, a potentially important INP source for remote oceanic regions. Previous studies have suggested INPs in sea spray aerosol (SSA) are linked to oceanic biological activity. This proposed link was explored in this study by measuring INP emissions from nascent SSA during phytoplankton blooms during two mesocosm experiments. In a Marine Aerosol Reference Tank (MART) experiment, a phytoplankton bloom was produced with chlorophyll-a (Chl a) concentrations reaching 39 μg L−1, while Chl a concentrations more representative of natural ocean conditions were obtained during the Investigation into Marine Particle Chemistry and Transfer Science (IMPACTS; peak Chl a of 5 μg L−1) campaign, conducted in the University of California, San Diego, wave flume. Dynamic trends in INP emissions occurred for INPs ...201767922017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences['C. McCluskey', 'T. Hill', 'F. Malfatti', 'C. Sultana', 'Christopher Lee', 'Mitchell V. Santander', 'C. Beall', 'K. Moore', 'G. Cornwell', 'D. B. Collins', 'K. Prather', 'T. Jayarathne', 'E. Stone', 'F. Azam', 'S. Kreidenweis', 'P. DeMott']2017-01-04T00:00:00 41ead50b97b6751fa040e862e6a61726712dffbbA genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum strain called Pf GAP3KO is completely attenuated, safe, and immunogenic in adults. A triple punch knocks out the malaria parasite Vaccination with weakened infectious forms of the malaria parasite is the most promising approach to protect against malaria infection. However, creating genetically defined and weakened parasite strains that are safe for vaccination remains challenging. In a new study, Kublin et al. show that genetic engineering of the malaria parasite by the precise removal of three genes creates a parasite strain that infects humans and is well tolerated but cannot cause malaria. These genetically attenuated parasites thus appear safe for vaccination and stimulate the human immune system to generate responses that have the potential to block infection. Immunization of humans with whole sporozoites confers complete, sterilizing immunity against malaria infection. However, achieving consistent safety while maintaining immunogenicity of whole parasite vaccines remains a formidable challenge. We generated a genetically attenuated Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria parasite by deleting three genes expressed in the pre-erythrocytic stage (Pf p52−/p36−/sap1−). We then tested the safety and immunogenicity of the genetically engineered (Pf GAP3KO) sporozoites in human volunteers. Pf GAP3KO sporozoites were delivered to 10 volunteers using infected mosquito bites with a single exposure consisting of 150 to 200 bites per subject. All subjects remained blood stage–negative and developed inhibitory antibodies to sporozoites. GAP3KO rodent malaria parasites engendered complete, protracted immunity against infectious sporozoite challenge in mice. The results warrant further clinical testing of Pf GAP3KO and its potential development into a vaccine strain.Science Translational Medicine20174697Genetic engineering of the malaria parasite by the precise removal of three genes creates a parasite strain that infects humans and is well tolerated but cannot cause malaria, and these genetically attenuated parasites thus appear safe for vaccination and stimulate the human immune system to generate responses that have the potential to block infection.2017-01-04T00:00:00Science Translational Medicine['J. Kublin', 'J. Kublin', 'J. Kublin', 'S. Mikolajczak', 'B. Sack', 'Matthew E. Fishbaugher', 'A. Seilie', 'Lisa Shelton', 'Tracie VonGoedert', 'Melike Firat', 'Sara Magee', 'Emma Fritzen', 'Will Betz', 'Heather S. Kain', 'Dorender A. Dankwa', 'R. Steel', 'A. Vaughan', 'D. Sather', 'S. Murphy', 'S. Murphy', 'S. Kappe', 'S. Kappe']2017-01-04T00:00:00 24563fdd0a6f9b8122d3b065a23a2d354ded5a58This paper examines the relation between cognitive perceptions of management and firm valuation. We develop a composite measure of investor perception using 30-second content-filtered video clips of initial public offering (IPO) roadshow presentations. We show that this measure, designed to capture viewers’ overall perceptions of a CEO, is positively associated with pricing at all stages of the IPO (proposed price, offer price and end of first day of trading). The result is robust to controls for traditional determinants of firm value. We also show that firms with highly perceived management are more likely to be matched to high-quality underwriters. In further exploratory analyses, we find the impact is greater for firms with more uncertain language in their written S-1. Taken together, our results provide evidence that investors’ instinctive perceptions of management are incorporated into their assessments of firm value.2017121722017-01-04T00:00:00Entrepreneurship & Finance eJournal['Elizabeth Blankespoor', 'Bradley E. Hendricks', 'Gregory S. Miller']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8b1a78a90fa2a77fee57393833356e534e70d3f6Background Healthcare-focused hackathons are 48-hour platforms intended to accelerate novel medical technology. However, debate exists about how much they contribute to medical technology innovation. The Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) has developed a three-pronged model to maximise their effectiveness. To gauge the success of this model, we examined follow-up outcomes. Methods Outcomes of 12 hackathons from 2012 to 2015 in India, Uganda and the USA were measured using emailed surveys. To minimise response bias, non-responding teams were coded as having made no progress. Results 331 individuals provided information on 196 of 356 projects (55.1% response rate), with no difference in responses from teams participating in different countries (Cramer's V=0.09, p=0.17). 30.3% of projects had made progress after a mean of 12.2 months. 88 (24.7%) teams had initiated pilot testing, with 42 (11.8%) piloting with care providers and 24 (6.7%) with patients. Overall, 97 teams (8.1 per hackathon) drafted business plans, 22 (1.8 per hackathon) had filed patents on their innovations and 15 (1.3 per hackathon) had formed new companies. Teams raised US$64.08 million in funding (average US$5.34 million per hackathon; median award size of $1800). In addition, 108 teams (30.3%) reported at least one member working on additional technologies with people they met at a hackathon. Individual confidence to address medical technology challenges was significantly increased after attending (t(1282)=192.77, p 0.001). Conclusion CAMTech healthcare hackathons lead to consistent output with respect to medical technology innovation, including clinical trials, business plan development, securing investment capital/funding and new company formation.BMJ Innovations20171667CAMTech healthcare hackathons lead to consistent output with respect to medical technology innovation, including clinical trials, business plan development, securing investment capital/funding and new company formation.2017-01-04T00:00:00BMJ Innovations['K. Olson', 'Madeline Walsh', 'Priya S. Garg', 'Alexis Steel', 'Sahil Mehta', 'S. Data', 'R. Petersen', 'A. Guarino', 'Elizabeth E. Bailey', 'D. Bangsberg']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2756b3f9fb19d4e50df7a67272de56a4d5ea684dIn the age of digital business transformation, enterprises seek to increase their agility and speed of IT delivery. To accomplish this, they change their existing control-driven IT organizational structures and processes and establish separate modes for business-oriented and traditional IT delivery (“bimodal IT”). Though the concept of bimodal IT has been discussed in practice, empirical research regarding the approaches employed to implement bimodal IT is scarce. This paper presents findings from a qualitative-empirical study on the bimodal IT implementation approaches of nine companies. It identifies five different types of bimodal IT in these enterprises and shows that specific mechanisms are applied to enhance the (business) IT alignment in the respective organizational settings of each type. On the basis of similarities and differences among the types, we develop propositions for future research on bimodal IT and derive implications for practice.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172768Findings from a qualitative-empirical study on the bimodal IT implementation approaches of nine companies are presented and it is shown that specific mechanisms are applied to enhance the (business) IT alignment in the respective organizational settings of each type.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Bettina Horlach', 'Paul Drews', 'Ingrid Schirmer', 'Tilo Böhmann']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6e7cc59ab0cd33e5b879e609c306883cdd7699aeAddiction Science & Clinical Practice20176073Researchers and practitioners should select AUDIT-C cut-off scores according to the purpose of identifying risky drinkers and hence the relative importance of sensitivity and/or specificity.2017-01-04T00:00:00Addiction Science & Clinical Practice['Z. Khadjesari', 'I. White', 'J. Mccambridge', 'L. Marston', 'P. Wallace', 'C. Godfrey', 'E. Murray']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f397a83d0dec75455b851b379db84ddb04e0afceA series of magnesia–silica binary composite catalysts with different molar ratios were prepared using various preparation methods and evaluated for the one-step production of 1,3-butadiene (BD) from bio-ethanol. The MgO–SiO2 catalyst prepared by wet-kneading is distinguished from the samples prepared by other methods by its superior activity. An exceptionally high productivity of butadiene with the high ethanol conversion of 95% and BD selectivity of 77% was obtained over wet-kneaded hierarchical flower-like MgO nanostructures with the catalytic material made up of SiO2 spheres (with a MgO : SiO2 molar ratio of 65 : 35 at 450 °C and an WHSV of 4.1 h−1), which translates into an unprecedented BD yield of 0.025 mol gcat−1 h−1. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD, FESEM, BET, FT-IR, UV/vis, CO2-TPD and NH3-TPD. The Mg precursor used and the preparation method are found to influence the extent of MgO and SiO2 interactions during preparation, as estimated by various techniques, which, in turn, was found to correlate with the catalytic performance. A subtle balance of surface acidity/basicity was found to be necessary to achieve a high butadiene yield which can be obtained by variation of MgO : SiO2 ratios in wet-kneaded samples. In view of the difference in catalytic activity and the physicochemical properties of the MgO–SiO2 composite catalysts, the Si–O–Mg chemical bond formed by the strong MgO and SiO2 interaction is suggested to be essential for the balanced surface acid/base sites in relation to the strong interaction between MgO and SiO2 and the consequent high catalytic performance.201762672017-01-04T00:00:00Catalysis Science & Technology['Xiaoxiong Huang', 'Yong Men', 'Jinguo Wang', 'W. An', 'Yuanqiang Wang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 95b82a89037105a72c83c247b554a46dcaa8ba96Cold dark matter (CDM) has shown to be an excellent candidate for the dark matter (DM) of the Universe at large scales, however it presents some challenges at the galactic level. The scalar field dark matter (SFDM), also called fuzzy, wave, Bose-Einstein condensate or ultra-light axion DM, is identical to CDM at cosmological scales but different at the galactic ones. SFDM forms core halos, it has a natural cut-off in its matter power spectrum and it predicts well-formed galaxies at high redshifts. In this work we reproduce the rotation curves of high-resolution low surface brightness (LSB) and SPARC galaxies with two SFDM profiles: (1)~The soliton+NFW profile in the fuzzy DM (FDM) model, arising empirically from cosmological simulations of real, non-interacting scalar field (SF) at zero temperature, and (2)~the multistate SFDM (mSFDM) profile, an exact solution to the Einstein-Klein-Gordon equations for a real, self-interacting SF, with finite temperature into the SF potential, introducing several quantum states as a realistic model for a SFDM halo. From the fits with the soliton+NFW profile, we obtained for the boson mass $0.212< m_\psi/(10^{-23} \mathrm{eV}/c^2)<27.0$ and for the core radius $0.326< r_c/\mathrm{kpc}<8.96$. From the combined analysis with the LSB galaxies, we obtained $m_\psi = 0.554 \times10^{-23}\mathrm{eV}$, a result in tension with the severe cosmological constraints. Also, we show the analytical mSFDM model fits the observations as well as or better than the empirical soliton+NFW profile, and it reproduces naturally the wiggles present in some galaxies, being a theoretically motivated framework additional or alternative to the FDM profile.2017125662017-01-04T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['T. Bernal', "Lizbeth M. Fern'andez-Hern'andez", 'T. Matos', "Mario A. Rodr'iguez-Meza"]2017-01-04T00:00:00 2a9b49b4a27f9689e023e849b0b1b657fb3b34cd201791612017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Business Venturing['Ewald Kibler', 'C. Mandl', 'Teemu Kautonen', 'Elisabeth S. C. Berger']2017-01-04T00:00:00 025bfbefd733e0adf925ba00bedd8cda99a278d1ABSTRACT The treatment of infections in critically ill obese and morbidly obese patients is challenging because of the combined physiological changes that result from obesity and critical illness. The aim of this study was to describe the population pharmacokinetics of piperacillin in a cohort of critically ill patients, including obese and morbidly obese patients. Critically ill patients who received piperacillin-tazobactam were classified according to their body mass index (BMI) as nonobese, obese, and morbidly obese. Plasma samples were collected, and piperacillin concentrations were determined by a validated chromatographic method. Population pharmacokinetic analysis and Monte Carlo dosing simulations were performed using Pmetrics software. Thirty-seven critically ill patients (including 12 obese patients and 12 morbidly obese patients) were enrolled. The patients' mean ± standard deviation age, weight, and BMI were 50 ± 15 years, 104 ± 35 kg, and 38.0 ± 15.0 kg/m2, respectively. The concentration-time data were best described by a two-compartment linear model. The mean ± SD parameter estimates for the final covariate model were a clearance of 14.0 ± 7.1 liters/h, a volume of distribution of the central compartment of 49.0 ± 19.0 liters, an intercompartmental clearance from the central compartment to the peripheral compartment of 0.9 ± 0.6 liters · h−1, and an intercompartmental clearance from the peripheral compartment to the central compartment of 2.3 ± 2.8 liters · h−1. A higher measured creatinine clearance and shorter-duration infusions were associated with a lower likelihood of achieving therapeutic piperacillin exposures in patients in all BMI categories. Piperacillin pharmacokinetics are altered in the presence of obesity and critical illness. As with nonobese patients, prolonged infusions increase the likelihood of achieving therapeutic concentrations.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy20173755A higher measured creatinine clearance and shorter-duration infusions were associated with a lower likelihood of achieving therapeutic piperacillin exposures in patients in all BMI categories, as with nonobese patients.2017-01-04T00:00:00Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy['A. Alobaid', 'S. Wallis', 'P. Jarrett', 'T. Starr', 'J. Stuart', 'M. Lassig-Smith', 'J. Mejia', 'M. Roberts', 'C. Roger', 'A. Udy', 'J. Lipman', 'J. Roberts']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f0aa577e1762db29f0e301a1ff4b0f23651492a9Advances in Radiation Oncology20173856The primary objective of the phase 1 study was to determine the maximum tolerated dose to CTV2, which will be further tested in the phase 2 study, and eleven patients showed increasing IMPT dose levels without acute dose limiting toxicities that prevented dose escalation tomaximum tolerated dose.2017-01-04T00:00:00Advances in Radiation Oncology['Thomas F. Delaney', 'Yen-Lin E Chen', 'Elizabeth H. Baldini', 'Dian Wang', 'J. Adams', 'S. Hickey', 'B. Yeap', 'Stephen M. Hahn', 'K. L. de Amorim Bernstein', 'G. P. Nielsen', 'E. Choy', 'John T. Mullen', 'Sam S. Yoon']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f542f97bf90245588a04295c6016ef09151863f5Mucosal Immunology20175354These findings establish both endogenous and supraphysiological 4-1BBL as a critical regulator of lung-resident memory CD8 T cells during influenza infection.2017-01-04T00:00:00Mucosal Immunology['A. Zhou', 'L. Wagar', 'M. Wortzman', 'T. Watts']2017-01-04T00:00:00 ee77ef6a8317b7469f3f779aa825734f44f97e70Scientific Reports20174252The I2HCP panel, a custom bait library covering 122 hereditary cancer genes, was developed, validated and implemented a custom NGS-based strategy for hereditary cancer diagnostics that improved the previous workflows.2017-01-04T00:00:00Scientific Reports['E. Castellanos', 'Bernat Gel', 'I. Rosas', 'E. Tornero', 'Sheila Santín', 'R. Pluvinet', 'Juan Velasco', 'L. Sumoy', 'J. del Valle', 'M. Perucho', 'I. Blanco', 'M. Navarro', 'J. Brunet', 'M. Pineda', 'L. Feliubadaló', 'G. Capellá', 'C. Lázaro', 'E. Serra']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e3f0c45964fac968cf8b4d2766eb956af5da399aThe architecture of chromatin is governed, in part, by ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers. These multiprotein complexes contain targeting domains that recognize post-translational marks on histones. One such targeting domain is the bromodomain (BD), which recognizes acetyl-lysines and recruits proteins to sites of acetylation across the genome. Polybromo1 (PBRM1), a subunit of the Polybromo-associated BRG1- or hBRM-associated factors (PBAF) chromatin remodeler, contains six tandem BDs and is frequently mutated in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Mutations in the PBRM1 gene often lead to the loss of protein expression; however, missense mutations in PBRM1 have been identified and tend to cluster in the BDs, particularly BD2 and BD4, suggesting that individual BDs are critical for PBRM1 function. To study the role of these six BDs, we inactivated each of the six BDs of PBRM1 and re-expressed these mutants in Caki2 cells (ccRCC cells with the loss of function mutation in PBRM1). Four of the six BDs abrogated PBRM1 tumor suppressor function, gene regulation, and chromatin affinity with the degree of importance correlating strongly to the rate of missense mutations in patients. Furthermore, we identified BD2 as the most critical for PBRM1 and confirmed BD2-mediated association to histone H3 peptides acetylated at lysine 14 (H3K14Ac), validating the importance of this specific acetylation mark for PBRM1 binding. From these data, we conclude that four of the BDs act together to target PBRM1 to sites on chromatin; when a single BD is mutated, PBRM1 no longer controls gene expression properly, leading to increased cell proliferation.Journal of Biological Chemistry20173545Four of the six bromodomain (BDs) of Polybromo1 abrogated PBRM1 tumor suppressor function, gene regulation, and chromatin affinity with the degree of importance correlating strongly to the rate of missense mutations in patients.2017-01-04T00:00:00The Journal of Biological Chemistry['Elizabeth G. Porter', 'Emily C. Dykhuizen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 58ebeecbc2a265548a32d89eb310b28482dc5cecAlthough the transition to selfing in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana involved the loss of the self-incompatibility (SI) system, it clearly did not occur due to the fixation of a single inactivating mutation at the locus determining the specificities of SI (the S-locus). At least three groups of divergent haplotypes (haplogroups), corresponding to ancient functional S-alleles, have been maintained at this locus, and extensive functional studies have shown that all three carry distinct inactivating mutations. However, the historical process of loss of SI is not well understood, in particular its relation with the last glaciation. Here, we took advantage of recently published genomic re-sequencing data in 1,083 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions that we combined with BAC sequencing to obtain polymorphism information for the whole S-locus region at a species-wide scale. The accessions differed by several major rearrangements including large deletions and inter-haplogroup recombinations, forming a set of haplogroups that are widely distributed throughout the native range and largely overlap geographically. ‘Relict’ A. thaliana accessions that directly derive from glacial refugia are polymorphic at the S-locus, suggesting that the three haplogroups were already present when glacial refugia from the last Ice Age became isolated. Inter-haplogroup recombinant haplotypes were highly frequent, and detailed analysis of recombination breakpoints suggested multiple independent origins. These findings suggest that the complete loss of SI in A. thaliana involved independent self-compatible mutants that arose prior to the last Ice Age, and experienced further rearrangements during post-glacial colonization.bioRxiv20176842The findings suggest that the complete loss of SI in A. thaliana involved independent self-compatible mutants that arose prior to the last Ice Age, and experienced further rearrangements during post-glacial colonization.2017-01-04T00:00:00Molecular Biology and Evolution['Takashi Tsuchimatsu', 'Pauline M. Goubet', 'S. Gallina', 'A. Holl', 'I. Fobis-Loisy', 'H. Bergès', 'W. Marande', 'Elisa Prat', 'Dazhe Meng', 'Q. Long', 'A. Platzer', 'M. Nordborg', 'X. Vekemans', 'V. Castric']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a3295f0944c9bf645fe5ecc6f324e96465f15ab0A hypercrosslinked polymer (HCP)-immobilized ruthenium catalyst (HCP–PPh3–Ru) was prepared from benzene and triphenylphosphine (PPh3) through a one-step external cross-linking reaction. The structure and composition of the catalyst were fully characterized by many physicochemical methods. HCP–PPh3–Ru was found to possess high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area, large pore volume, and low skeletal density. Moreover, the Ru catalyst was also featured some advantages, such as low synthetic cost and good chemical and thermal stability. HCP–PPh3–Ru was then used as a recoverable and effective catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4-diaryl-substituted pyridines from acetophenones, ammonium acetate (NH4OAc) and dimethylformamide (DMF), and the cycloaddition reaction of diazodicarbonyl compounds with olefins to afford dihydrofurans. In addition, a combination of HCP–PPh3–Ru and Amberlyst-15 enabled us to establish a simple protocol for the direct synthesis of carbazole derivatives from diazodicarbonyl compound, alkyl vinyl ether and indole. In these selected reactions, the catalyst was easily recovered and reused several times without significant activity loss.201769452017-01-04T00:00:00Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis['Z. Jia', 'Kewei Wang', 'B. Tan', 'Yanlong Gu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d6d7ff58d3f46ba0c1d12ff28d168f378c97a29fScientific Reports20174844Next generation sequencing panels have been developed for hereditary cancer, although there is some debate about their cost-effectiveness compared to exome sequencing, and the performance of two panels is compared toExomes were more expensive than panels but provided additional data.2017-01-04T00:00:00Scientific Reports['L. Feliubadaló', 'R. Tonda', 'M. Gausachs', 'Jean-Rémi Trotta', 'E. Castellanos', 'A. López-Dóriga', 'A. Teule', 'E. Tornero', 'J. del Valle', 'Bernat Gel', 'M. Gut', 'M. Pineda', 'S. González', 'M. Menéndez', 'M. Navarro', 'G. Capellá', 'I. Gut', 'E. Serra', 'J. Brunet', 'S. Beltran', 'C. Lázaro']2017-01-04T00:00:00 53ece92790ba68afef0f73eef07b121b4ab13359Octahedral ruthenium complexes [RuX(CNN)(dppb)] (1, X = Cl; 2, X = H; CNN = 2-aminomethyl-6-tolylpyridine, dppb = 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane) are highly active for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones with isopropanol under ambient conditions. Turnover frequencies of 0.88 and 0.89 s-1 are achieved at 25 °C using 0.1 mol % of 1 or 2, respectively, in the presence of 20 equiv of potassium t-butoxide relative to catalyst. Electrochemical studies reveal that the Ru-hydride 2 is oxidized at low potential (-0.80 V versus ferrocene/ferrocenium, Fc0/+) via a chemically irreversible process with concomitant formation of dihydrogen. Complexes 1 and 2 are active for the electrooxidation of isopropanol in the presence of strong base (potassium t-butoxide) with an onset potential near -1 V versus Fc0/+. By cyclic voltammetry, fast turnover frequencies of 3.2 and 4.8 s-1 for isopropanol oxidation are achieved with 1 and 2, respectively. Controlled potential electrolysis studies confirm that the product of isopropanol electrooxidation is acetone, generated with a Faradaic efficiency of 94 ± 5%.Journal of the American Chemical Society20177241Electrochemical studies reveal that the Ru-hydride 2 is oxidized at low potential via a chemically irreversible process with concomitant formation of dihydrogen, and Controlled potential electrolysis studies confirm that the product of isopropanol electrooxidation is acetone, generated with a Faradaic efficiency of 94 ± 5%.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of the American Chemical Society['Kate M. Waldie', 'Kristen R. Flajslik', 'Elizabeth A. McLoughlin', 'C. Chidsey', 'R. Waymouth']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0652f326c4c7287936bff6890b811f810783942bABSTRACT A subset of HIV-infected individuals termed elite controllers (ECs) maintain CD4+ T cell counts and control viral replication in the absence of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Systemic cytokine responses may differentiate ECs from subjects with uncontrolled viral replication or from those who require ART to suppress viral replication. We measured 87 cytokines in four groups of women: 73 ECs, 42 with pharmacologically suppressed viremia (ART), 42 with uncontrolled viral replication (noncontrollers [NCs]), and 48 HIV-uninfected (NEG) subjects. Four cytokines were elevated in ECs but not NCs or ART subjects: CCL14, CCL21, CCL27, and XCL1. In addition, median stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) levels were 43% higher in ECs than in NCs. The combination of the five cytokines suppressed R5 and X4 virus replication in resting CD4+ T cells, and individually SDF-1β, CCL14, and CCL27 suppressed R5 virus replication, while SDF-1β, CCL21, and CCL14 suppressed X4 virus replication. Functional studies revealed that the combination of the five cytokines upregulated CD69 and CCR5 and downregulated CXCR4 and CCR7 on CD4+ T cells. The CD69 and CXCR4 effects were driven by SDF-1, while CCL21 downregulated CCR7. The combination of the EC-associated cytokines induced expression of the anti-HIV host restriction factors IFITM1 and IFITM2 and suppressed expression of RNase L and SAMHD1. These results identify a set of cytokines that are elevated in ECs and define their effects on cellular activation, HIV coreceptor expression, and innate restriction factor expression. This cytokine pattern may be a signature characteristic of HIV-1 elite control, potentially important for HIV therapeutic and curative strategies. IMPORTANCE Approximately 1% of people infected with HIV control virus replication without taking antiviral medications. These subjects, termed elite controllers (ECs), are known to have stronger immune responses targeting HIV than the typical HIV-infected subject, but the exact mechanisms of how their immune responses control infection are not known. In this study, we identified five soluble immune signaling molecules (cytokines) in the blood that were higher in ECs than in subjects with typical chronic HIV infection. We demonstrated that these cytokines can activate CD4+ T cells, the target cells for HIV infection. Furthermore, these five EC-associated cytokines could change expression levels of intrinsic resistance factors, or molecules inside the target cell that fight HIV infection. This study is significant in that it identified cytokines elevated in subjects with a good immune response against HIV and defined potential mechanisms as to how these cytokines could induce resistance to the virus in target cells.Journal of Virology20177239Five soluble immune signaling molecules (cytokines) in the blood that were higher in ECs than in subjects with typical chronic HIV infection are identified and it is demonstrated that these cytokines can activate CD4+ T cells, the target cells for HIV infection.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Virology['Evan S. Jacobs', 'S. Keating', 'M. Abdel-Mohsen', 'S. Gibb', 'J. Heitman', 'H. Inglis', 'Jeffrey N. Martin', 'Jinbing Zhang', 'Z. Kaidarova', 'Xutao Deng', 'Shiquan Wu', 'K. Anastos', 'H. Crystal', 'M. Villacres', 'M. Young', 'R. Greenblatt', 'A. Landay', 'S. Gange', 'S. Deeks', 'E. Golub', 'S. Pillai', 'P. Norris']2017-01-04T00:00:00 312ef3da25640fb7a7a6d8fe2533a6a6ef2bdf96Dans Les Travaux et les Jours d’Hésiode, ुλπίс, l’incertitude par rapport à l’avenir, est le seul mal à ne pas s’échapper de la jarre de Pandore. La libération des maux génère des conditions de précarité, qui sont nécessaires à l’épanouissement d’έλπíс. Alors que les autres maux parcourent librement le monde, έλπíс, comme Pandore, préfère rester à la maison en compagnie de l’homme, un mal aimable que l’homme embrasse. Puisqu’elles promettent toutes deux l’abondance, elles incitent à la paresse. C’est pourquoi έλπíс représente un danger pour l’homme, don’t la seule chance de succès dans le cosmos voulu par Zeus passe par un travail incessant.201733392017-01-04T00:00:00Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada['Liz Warman']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c9e2c6df6c4e86d29a4b642a7bc76065dba879efScientific Reports20176634Interestingly, though lethal at very high doses, pyriproxyfen did not cause brain malformation nor any significant changes in the number of observed stem cells in the developing central nervous system in zebrafish, suggesting that this larvicide on its own, may not be correlated with the increase in microcephaly cases reported recently.2017-01-04T00:00:00Scientific Reports['S. Dzieciolowska', 'A. Larroque', 'Elizabeth-Ann Kranjec', 'P. Drapeau', 'É. Samarut']2017-01-04T00:00:00 81d0512811b9235b069340c44d37ad9aa09f778eScientific Reports20173834A transgenic approach to magnetize human mesenchymal stem cells by bio-assimilated synthesis of intracytoplasmic magnetic nanoparticles which can be imaged by MR and which have no deleterious effects on cell proliferation, migration or differentiation.2017-01-04T00:00:00Scientific Reports['A. Elfick', 'Grigore Rischitor', 'R. Mouras', 'Asim Azfer', 'Lisa Lungaro', 'M. Uhlarz', 'T. Herrmannsdörfer', 'John Lucocq', 'W. Gamal', 'P. Bagnaninchi', 'S. Semple', 'D. Salter']2017-01-04T00:00:00 64f64318c2321430c57760b8332085e52560d527Strontium (Sr) doped TiO2 nanoparticles are investigated with a view to studying the performance parameters of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Sr is used in trace levels (parts per million, ppm hereafter). The Sr doped TiO2 and undoped TiO2 nanoparticles are synthesized by the hydrothermal method and thin films of TiO2 electrodes are prepared using these particles (average grain size of 24 nm). The electrodes are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), surface area (BET) and UV-vis absorption spectrometry. DSSCs are fabricated using the doped and undoped TiO2 nanoparticle photoanodes. Their photovoltaic characteristics are studied by employing J–V measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). XRD studies reveal that the doping of Sr into the TiO2 lattice slightly inhibits the growth of the particles and causes lattice distortions. The optical studies indicate a reduction in band-gap upon doping of TiO2 films and a simultaneous enhancement in the photocurrent density (Jsc) and the photovoltage (Voc). The photoanode doped with 50 ppm Sr exhibits the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of about 7.88% which is 12.73% higher than that of undoped TiO2 cells. The effect of the Sr dopant on electron transport is studied by using EIS measurements. An improvement in electron life time is observed on the doping of TiO2.201739342017-01-04T00:00:00RSC Advances['H. Mehnane', 'Changlei Wang', 'K. K. Kondamareddy', 'Wenjing Yu', 'Weiwei Sun', 'Haimin Liu', 'Sihang Bai', 'Wei Liu', 'Shishang Guo', 'Xingzhong Zhao']2017-01-04T00:00:00 37e2a6e91edb7b9662ea41035675d168b52a79e0Annals of Surgical Oncology20172336Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of surgery, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ; Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo clinics; Health Care Policy and Research; and Department of Oncology, Mayo clinic.2017-01-04T00:00:00Annals of Surgical Oncology['J. Boughey', 'B. Haffty', 'E. Habermann', 'T. Hoskin', 'M. Goetz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 061294a754d7ad6e418494826749cf1dd5bac4fbEnvironmental Health20172937This is the first study that attempted to examine whether multiple exposure factors could explain the heterogeneity in PM2.5-mortality associations and found that cluster assignment was marginally significant in explaining the city-to-city heterogeneity.2017-01-04T00:00:00Environmental Health['L. Baxter', 'J. Crooks', 'J. Sacks']2017-01-04T00:00:00 4f94bdfc390c459c6921a0807d3011697eba6166Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) is a clinical and biological heterogeneous disease including systemic ALK positive and ALK negative entities. Whereas ALK positive ALCLs are molecularly characterized and readily diagnosed, specific immunophenotypic or genetic features to define ALK negative ALCL are missing, and their distinction from other T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (T-NHLs) can be controversial. In recent years, great advances have been made in dissecting the heterogeneity of ALK negative ALCLs and in providing new diagnostic and treatment options for these patients. A new revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification promoted ALK negative ALCL to a definite entity that includes cytogenetic subsets with prognostic implications. However, a further understanding of the genetic landscape of ALK negative ALCL is required to dictate more effective therapeutic strategies specifically tailored for each subgroup of patients.OncoTarget201711530A further understanding of the genetic landscape of ALK negative ALCL is required to dictate more effective therapeutic strategies specifically tailored for each subgroup of patients.2017-01-04T00:00:00Oncotarget['E. Mereu', 'Elisa Pellegrino', 'Irene Scarfò', 'G. Inghirami', 'R. Piva']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f6780cb7771e4554e1ef0f9f46b8e8beefbff412Germ-free animals have been used to define the vital role of commensal bacteria on the maturation of the host immune system. However, the role of bacterial residues in diet in this setting is poorly understood. Here we investigated the effect of bacterial contamination in sterile diet on the level of allergic sensitization in germ-free mice. Sterile grain-based diets ST1 and R03 were tested for the level of bacterial contamination. ST1 contained higher amount of bacterial DNA, approximately ten times more endotoxin, and induced higher, TLR4-dependent, cytokine production in dendritic cells compared to R03. In a germ-free mouse model of sensitization to the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1, feeding on ST1 for at least two generations was associated with decreased production of allergen-specific IgE and IgG1 antibodies in sera in comparison to R03. Furthermore, reduced levels of allergen-specific and ConA-induced cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 accompanied by increased levels of IFN-γ were detected in splenocytes cultures of these mice. Our results show that contamination of experimental diet with bacterial residues, such as endotoxin, significantly affects the development of allergic sensitization in germ-free mice. Therefore, careful selection of sterile food is critical for the outcomes of germ-free or gnotobiotic experimental models of immune-deviated diseases.PLoS ONE20175923The results show that contamination of experimental diet with bacterial residues, such as endotoxin, significantly affects the development of allergic sensitization in germ-free mice, and careful selection of sterile food is critical for the outcomes of germ- free or gnotobiotic experimental models of immune-deviated diseases.2017-01-04T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. Schwarzer', 'D. Šrůtková', 'P. Hermanová', 'F. Leulier', 'H. Kozakova', 'I. Schabussova']2017-01-04T00:00:00 69f68f525d2a8cb7ee7b3e069ecc16b1b9545f1fHierarchical Beta zeolites with different Si/Al molar ratios, synthesized by crystallization of silanized protozeolitic units, were investigated in the liquid-phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone and cyclododecanone oximes. The hierarchical Beta samples contain mesopores with sizes in the range 2.0–6.0 nm, as well as the typical zeolite micropores, showing a great contribution of the mesopore/external surface area (300–328 m2 g−1) to the BET surface area (706–763 m2 g−1) and increased Lewis acidity compared to conventional Beta zeolites. Diffusional and steric limitations were found to strongly influence the oxime Beckmann rearrangement as enhanced conversions were obtained with the hierarchical Beta zeolites. The largest differences between conventional and hierarchical Beta zeolites were denoted with the bulkier oxime, i.e. in the rearrangement of cyclododecanone oxime. In this case, two stages are clearly observed in the evolution of the oxime conversion along the reaction time, with a plateau being reached at long reaction times due to deactivation by product inhibition. Hierarchical Beta zeolites exhibited superior performance in both stages compared to reference samples. These results indicate that the use of hierarchical Beta zeolites for oxime Beckmann rearrangement leads to significant improvements in the catalytic behavior compared to conventional Beta samples due to a number of factors: faster intracrystalline diffusion, availability of non-sterically hindered mesopore/surface area and lower deactivation through product inhibition.201753212017-01-04T00:00:00Catalysis Science & Technology['Mauricio Linares', 'C. Vargas', 'A. García', 'Cristina Ochoa-Hernández', 'J. Čejka', 'R. A. García-Muñoz', 'D. Serrano']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6b9884bde4e0e0991a3890c52ffcb1dd9700863cNanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with a particle size of 23.80 ± 0.33 nm was prepared from microcrystalline cellulose by a mixed treatment with acids and ultrasound. The NCC was chlorinated with thionyl chloride, submitted to dehydrating carbonization and oxidization, and then modified with ethylenediamine (EDA) to obtain fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (NCC–EDA). These were characterized by elemental analysis, TEM, BET, FT-IR, XRD, TG-DTA, XPS, UV-Vis, and photoluminescence. It was found that NCC–EDA were vesicle-like porous particles formed through the linking and intertwining effects of EDA on the SOCl2-treated NCC. The surface of NCC–EDA is rich in oxygen-, nitrogen- and sulfur-containing functional groups, and the particle size was 41.45 ± 0.55 nm. This endows the NCC–EDA with good dispersity in water, high absorbance and strong fluorescence. The NCC–EDA are shown to be viable probes in that their fluorescence is selectively quenching by Pb(II). The findings were exploited to design a fluorometric assay for Pb(II) that has a 24 nM detection limit.201735222017-01-04T00:00:00RSC Advances['Yun-fei Zhang', 'H. Maimaiti', 'Z. Bo']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b4579b00ddb5b2f50cdc40a523a0067a3e0e554fIn an effort to create new sociotechnical tools to combat online harassment, we developed a scale to detect and measure verbal violence within individual tweets. Unfortunately, we found that the scale, based on scales effective at detecting harassment offline, was unreliable for tweets. Here, we begin with information about the development and validation of our scale, then discuss the scale’s shortcomings for detecting harassment in tweets, and explore what we can learn from this scale’s failures. We explore how rarity, context, and individual coder’s differences create challenges for detecting verbal violence in individual tweets. We also examine differences in onand offline harassment that limit the utility of existing harassment measures for online contexts. We close with a discussion of potential avenues for future work in automated harassment detection.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20174218How rarity, context, and individual coder’s differences create challenges for detecting verbal violence in individual tweets is explored, and differences in on and offline harassment that limit the utility of existing harassment measures for online contexts are examined.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Joshua Guberman', 'Libby Hemphill']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7f68f80efedf6ae2a0b25c496163f8981ae7b3c3Within a developmental framework, this study compared the predictive validity of three DIBELS tasks (phoneme segmentation fluency [PSF], nonsense word fluency [NWF], and oral reading fluency [ORF]) with that of three alternative tasks drawn from the field of reading (phonemic spelling [phSPEL], word recognition-timed [WR-t], and graded passage reading [grPASS), an oral reading fluency measure). Two cohorts of students (n = 319) were assessed with the aforementioned tasks multiple times across a four-year period—middle of kindergarten through end of third grade. The results were clear and closely replicated in the two cohorts: (a) phSPEL (moderate) outperformed DIBELS PSF (weak to moderate) in predicting future orthographic-unit processing; (b) WR-t (very strong) outperformed DIBELS NWF (moderate) in predicting future oral reading fluency; and (c) DIBELS ORF and grPASS were equally good predictors (moderately strong) of future reading comprehension.201763182017-01-04T00:00:00Reading Psychology['Darrell Morris', 'Woodrow Trathen', 'J. Perney', 'Tom Gill', 'Robert C. Schlagal', 'Devery Ward', 'Elizabeth M. Frye']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d35086d0fa370f74f7b30790f03c1a79589bb517Gas-phase rate coefficients for the reactions of OH and O3 with camphene have been measured over the temperature range 288–311 K using the relative rate method. The experiments were carried out in an environmental chamber using long-path FTIR spectroscopy to monitor the reactants. Room temperature rate coefficients (in cm3 per molecule per s) of k(camphene+OH) = (5.1 ± 1.1) × 10−11 and k(camphene+O3) = (5.1 ± 1.1) × 10−19 were obtained for the OH and O3 reactions, respectively. The temperature dependence of the reactions are best fit by the Arrhenius expressions (in cm3 per molecule per s) k(camphene+OH) = (4.1 ± 1.2) × 10−12 exp[(754 ± 44)/T] for the OH reaction and k(O3+camphene) = (7.6 ± 1.2) × 10−18 exp[−(805 ± 51)/T] for the O3 reaction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the temperature dependencies for the reactions of OH and O3 with camphene. In addition, product studies have been performed at (298 ± 2) K and 760 Torr of synthetic air for the reaction of OH + camphene in the absence and presence of NOx, and for O3 molecules + camphene at (298 ± 2) K and 750 Torr of synthetic air. For the OH reaction the following molar product yields were obtained: acetone (10 ± 2)% and (33 ± 6)%, and formaldehyde (3.6 ± 0.7)% and (10 ± 2)% in the absence and presence of NOx, respectively. Formaldehyde with a molar yield of (29 ± 6)% was the only product uniquely identified and quantified for the O3 reaction.201757192017-01-04T00:00:00RSC Advances['Elizabeth Gaona-Colmán', 'M. B. Blanco', 'I. Barnes', 'P. Wiesen', 'M. Teruel']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1692cf3635eac835bb9119f398038a0cb2d9e678Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of adult epilepsy in surgical series. Currently, the only characteristic used to predict poor response to clinical treatment in this syndrome is the presence of hippocampal sclerosis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in genes encoding drug transporter and metabolism proteins could influence response to therapy. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate whether combining information from clinical variables as well as SNPs in candidate genes could improve the accuracy of predicting response to drug therapy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. For this, we divided 237 patients into two groups: 75 responsive and 162 refractory to antiepileptic drug therapy. We genotyped 119 SNPs in ABCB1, ABCC2, CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4, and CYP3A5 genes. We used 98 additional SNPs to evaluate population stratification. We assessed a first scenario using only clinical variables and a second one including SNP information. The random forests algorithm combined with leave-one-out cross-validation was used to identify the best predictive model in each scenario and compared their accuracies using the area under the curve statistic. Additionally, we built a variable importance plot to present the set of most relevant predictors on the best model. The selected best model included the presence of hippocampal sclerosis and 56 SNPs. Furthermore, including SNPs in the model improved accuracy from 0.4568 to 0.8177. Our findings suggest that adding genetic information provided by SNPs, located on drug transport and metabolism genes, can improve the accuracy for predicting which patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy are likely to be refractory to drug treatment, making it possible to identify patients who may benefit from epilepsy surgery sooner.PLoS ONE20174521Adding genetic information provided by SNPs, located on drug transport and metabolism genes, can improve the accuracy for predicting which patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy are likely to be refractory to drug treatment, making it possible to identify patients who may benefit from epilepsy surgery sooner.2017-01-04T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Mariana S. Silva-Alves', 'R. Secolin', 'B. Carvalho', 'C. Yasuda', 'E. Bilevicius', 'M. Alvim', 'Renato O Santos', 'C. Maurer-Morelli', 'F. Cendes', 'Í. Lopes-Cendes']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0a15bfd2c2d2fc3e64ac9dce7a37e0b2b709a7eeBACKGROUND Insomnia and related sleep disturbances commonly occur in veterans, with prevalence rates as high as 90% reported in some studies. Military-specific factors such as sleep disturbances during military training and deployment, as well as a higher prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is known to poorly impact sleep, may contribute to higher insomnia rates in veterans. Although evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of insomnia exist, the unique nature of veterans sleep problems means they may differ in their response to treatment. The aim of this study was to review the evidence for interventions for veterans with sleep disturbances. METHODS This literature review used a rapid evidence assessment methodology, also known as rapid review. The rapid evidence assessment methodology involves rigorously locating, appraising, and synthesising the evidence while making concessions to the breadth or the depth of the process in order to significantly decrease the length of the process. EMBASE, MEDLINE (PubMed), PsychINFO, Cochrane, Clinical Guidelines Portal (Australia), and the National Guideline Clearinghouse (United States) were searched for peer-reviewed literature and guidelines published from 2004 to August 2015 that investigated psychological interventions for veterans with sleep disturbances. The literature was assessed in terms of strength (quality, quantity, and level of evidence), direction, and the consistency, generalizability, and applicability of the findings to the population of interest. These assessments were then collated to determine an overall ranking of level of support for each intervention: "Supported" (clear, consistent evidence of a beneficial effect), "Promising" (evidence suggestive of a beneficial effect but further research is required), "Unknown" (insufficient evidence of beneficial effect and further research is required), and "Not Supported" (clear consistent evidence of no effect or negative harmful effect). FINDINGS From an initial yield of 1,131 articles, 18 studies met the inclusion criteria for review. The majority of the studies investigated the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi; n = 10). Five studies investigated CBTi with an adjunctive psychotherapy, typically for PTSD-related sleep disturbances. One further study investigated sleep hygiene education (a component of CBTi) with pharmacotherapy. Two final studies investigated hypnotherapy and mind-body bridging, respectively. Overall, the quality of the studies was mixed, with some high and some poor quality studies. DISCUSSION There was sufficient evidence to support CBTi with adjunctive psychotherapy for veterans with PTSD-related sleep disturbances, although the evidence for CBTi in the treatment of general sleep disturbance for veterans was ranked as "promising." This indicates a beneficial effect, but more research is needed to confidently establish efficacy in a veteran population. There is currently insufficient evidence to support the use of sleep hygiene education and pharmacotherapy, hypnotherapy, or mind-body bridging. Further research dismantling the components of CBTi is needed to identify which are the critical components. Such research has the potential to lead to brief, targeted, and accessible treatments that overcome the time and stigma-related barriers to care that veterans often face.Military Medicine20174117There was sufficient evidence to support CBTi with adjunctive psychotherapy for veterans with PTSD-related sleep disturbances, although the evidence for CBTi in the treatment of general sleep disturbance for veterans was ranked as "promising," which indicates a beneficial effect, but more research is needed to confidently establish efficacy in a veteran population.2017-01-04T00:00:00Military medicine['A. Phelps', 'T. Varker', 'O. Metcalf', 'L. Dell']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8868bca60a48a18ea506f626b527a9b33cb07baa20170162017-01-04T00:00:00['Elizabeth S. Goodstein']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e64de69644f9612a1eab22c7aef2d1bc6498cac4This research paper aims to investigate if oxidative stress biomarkers increase after a painful procedure in term newborns and if nonpharmacological approaches, or sex, influence pain degree, and the subsequent OS. 83 healthy term newborns were enrolled to receive 10% oral glucose or sensorial saturation (SS) for analgesia during heel prick (HP). The ABC scale was used to score the pain. Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) and total hydroperoxides (TH) as biomarkers of OS were measured at the beginning (early-sample) and at the end (late-sample) of HP. The early-sample/late-sample ratio for AOPP and TH was used to evaluate the increase in OS biomarkers after HP. Higher levels of both AOPP and TH ratio were observed in high degree pain (4–6) compared with low degree pain score (0–3) (AOPP: p = 0.049; TH: p = 0.001). Newborns receiving SS showed a significantly lower pain score (p = 0.000) and AOPP ratio levels (p = 0.021) than those without. Males showed higher TH levels at the end of HP (p = 0.005) compared to females. The current study demonstrates that a relationship between pain degree and OS exists in healthy full-term newborns. The amount of OS is gender related, being higher in males. SS reduces pain score together with pain-related OS in the newborns.Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity20173918It is demonstrated that a relationship between pain degree and OS exists in healthy full-term newborns and the amount of OS is gender related, being higher in males.2017-01-04T00:00:00Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity['S. Perrone', 'C. Bellieni', 'S. Negro', 'M. Longini', 'A. Santacroce', 'M. Tataranno', 'F. Bazzini', 'E. Belvisi', 'A. Picardi', 'F. Proietti', 'L. Iantorno', 'G. Buonocore']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8d13fa2a8634f7036bf235e0378abf409b3410daB2 1215+30 is a BL-Lac-type blazar that was first detected at TeV energies by the MAGIC atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes and subsequently confirmed by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) observatory with data collected between 2009 and 2012. In 2014 February 08, VERITAS detected a large-amplitude flare from B2 1215+30 during routine monitoring observations of the blazar 1ES 1218+304, located in the same field of view. The TeV flux reached 2.4 times the Crab Nebula flux with a variability timescale of < 3.6 hr . Multiwavelength observations with Fermi-LAT, Swift, and the Tuorla Observatory revealed a correlated high GeV flux state and no significant optical counterpart to the flare, with a spectral energy distribution where the gamma-ray luminosity exceeds the synchrotron luminosity. When interpreted in the framework of a one-zone leptonic model, the observed emission implies a high degree of beaming, with Doppler factor δ > 10 , and an electron population with spectral index p < 2.3 .201744182017-01-04T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['A. Abeysekara', 'S. Archambault', 'A. Archer', 'W. Benbow', 'R. Bird', 'M. Buchovecky', 'J. Buckley', 'V. Bugaev', 'K. Byrum', 'M. Cerruti', 'Xuhui Chen', 'L. Ciupik', 'W. Cui', 'W. Cui', 'H. Dickinson', 'J. Eisch', 'M. Errando', 'M. Errando', 'A. Falcone', 'Q. Feng', 'J. Finley', 'H. Fleischhack', 'L. Fortson', 'A. Furniss', 'G. Gillanders', 'S. Griffin', 'J. Grube', 'M. Hütten', 'N. Håkansson', 'D. Hanna', 'J. Holder', 'T. Humensky', 'C. Johnson', 'P. Kaaret', 'P. Kar', 'M. Kertzman', 'D. Kieda', 'M. Krause', 'F. Krennrich', 'S. Kumar', 'M. Lang', 'G. Maier', 'S. McArthur', 'A. McCann', 'K. Meagher', 'P. Moriarty', 'R. Mukherjee', 'Thanh Huy Nguyen', 'D. Nieto', 'R. Ong', 'A. Otte', 'N. Park', 'V. Pelassa', 'M. Pohl', 'A. Popkow', 'E. Pueschel', 'J. Quinn', 'K. Ragan', 'P. Reynolds', 'G. Richards', 'E. Roache', 'C. Rulten', 'M. Santander', 'G. Sembroski', 'K. Shahinyan', 'D. Staszak', 'I. Telezhinsky', 'J. Tucci', 'J. Tyler', 'S. Wakely', 'O. Weiner', 'A. Weinstein', 'A. Wilhelm', 'D. Williams', 'S. Fegan', 'B. Giebels', 'D. Horan', 'A. Berdyugin', 'J. Kuan', 'E. Lindfors', 'K. Nilsson', 'A. Oksanen', 'H. Prokoph', 'R. Reinthal', 'L. Takalo', 'F. Zefi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1ca756008f7b2b16e8fcc5ec383e118df40f2c28Purpose This study examined adult students’ perspectives on what characteristics make for successful teaching and learning environments in the adult student classroom. Methodology One hundred and thirty-two adult students (ranging in age from 22 to 70) participated in a mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) survey. Findings Adult students seem to prefer instructors with knowledge and respect for adult learners, applied experience in the fields in which they teach, and those who have clear communication, and are fair and understanding. Participants viewed not understanding or respecting adult students and being arrogant or condescending as problematic characteristics for instructors to have.201717182017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Adult and Continuing Education['L. Phillips', 'Carolyn Baltzer', 'Lisa Filoon', 'Cynthia Whitley']2017-01-04T00:00:00 7de9bc3fb7cc2e28df70313a370752d21c883699In a variety of marine ecosystems, microbial eukaryotes play important ecological roles; however, our knowledge of their importance in deep-sea methane seep ecosystems is limited. Microbial eukaryotes have the potential to influence microbial community composition and diversity by creating habitat heterogeneity, and may contribute to carbon cycling through grazing or symbiotic associations with microorganisms. In this study, we characterized the distribution, substrate variability and ecology of a particular group of microbial eukaryotes, known as folliculinid ciliates, at methane seeps along the eastern Pacific margin. Folliculinid ciliates were recently recognized as an abundant and ecologically important component of hydrothermal vent ecosystems, but their ecology in methane seeps has not been examined. Folliculinid ciliates inhabited methane seeps from Costa Rica to Oregon, suggesting a broad distribution in the eastern Pacific. Using phylogenetic analyses of the 18S rRNA gene, two different species of folliculinid were identified. Folliculinids occupied a range of physical substrates, including authigenic carbonate rocks, shells of dead vesicomyid clams, polychaete tubes and gastropod shells. Molecular analysis of folliculinid associated microorganisms (16S rRNA and particulate methane monooxygenase) revealed that these ciliates not only influence overall microbial diversity, but also and have a specific relationship with bacteria in the ‘Deep sea-2’ methanotroph clade. Natural δ13C isotope signatures of folliculinids (-35‰) and their 13C-enrichment patterns in shipboard 13CH4 stable isotope-probing experiments indicated these ciliates and their associated microbes are involved in cycling methane-derived carbon. Folliculinids were significantly enriched in 13C after the addition of 13CH4 over short-term (3-8 day) incubations. Together, these results suggest that folliculinid ciliates represent a previously overlooked contributor to the ecology and biogeochemical cycling of deep-sea methane seep ecosystems.Frontiers in Marine Science201710316Molecular analysis of folliculinid associated microorganisms revealed that these ciliates not only influence overall microbial diversity, but also and have a specific relationship with bacteria in the ‘Deep sea-2’ methanotroph clade.2017-01-04T00:00:00Frontiers in Marine Science['A. Pasulka', 'S. Goffredi', 'Patricia L. Tavormina', 'K. Dawson', 'L. Levin', 'G. Rouse', 'V. Orphan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0c48d937fe0dc1d8d7befc7fac9fa93267a536dbPurpose The aim of this paper is the implementation and validation of control and guidance algorithms for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) autopilots. Design/methodology/approach The path-following control of the UAV can be separated into different layers: inner loop for pitch and roll attitude control, outer loop on heading, altitude and airspeed control for the waypoints tracking and waypoint navigation. Two control laws are defined: one based on proportional integrative derivative (PID) controllers both for inner and outer loops and one based on the combination of PIDs and an adaptive controller. Findings Good results can be obtained in terms of trajectory tracking (based on waypoints) and of parameter variations. The adaptive control law guarantees smoothing responses and less oscillations and glitches on the control deflections. Practical implications The proposed controllers are easily implementable on-board and are computationally efficient. Originality/value The algorithm validation via hardware in the loop simulations can be used to reduce the platform set-up time and the risk of losing the prototype during the flight tests.20172417The proposed controllers are easily implementable on-board and are computationally efficient and can be used to reduce the platform set-up time and the risk of losing the prototype during the flight tests.2017-01-04T00:00:00Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology['E. Capello', 'G. Guglieri', 'G. Ristorto']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a2fa67cc7ba6a32807f57e4bdac93cd6d7474f8fScientific Reports20176617It is shown that HIV-1 specifically increases the amount of HLA-C free chains, not bound to β2m, on the membrane of infected cells, and it is hypothesized that the conformation and surface expression of Hla-C molecules could be a discriminant for the association with Env.2017-01-04T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Serena', 'F. Parolini', 'P. Biswas', 'F. Sironi', 'Almudena Blanco Miranda', 'Elisa Zoratti', 'M. Scupoli', 'S. Ziglio', 'A. Valenzuela-Fernández', 'D. Gibellini', 'M. Romanelli', 'A. Siccardi', 'M. Malnati', 'A. Beretta', 'D. Zipeto']2017-01-04T00:00:00 378001c6ad8802b99d7d9cc8eb949a4fb84e6920This paper examines the behavior of the dimensionless dissipation rate C_{ɛ} for stationary and nonstationary magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the presence of external forces. By combining with previous studies for freely decaying MHD turbulence, we obtain here both the most general model equation for C_{ɛ} applicable to homogeneous MHD turbulence and a comprehensive numerical study of the Reynolds number dependence of the dimensionless total energy dissipation rate at unity magnetic Prandtl number. We carry out a series of medium to high resolution direct numerical simulations of mechanically forced stationary MHD turbulence in order to verify the predictions of the model equation for the stationary case. Furthermore, questions of nonuniversality are discussed in terms of the effect of external forces as well as the level of cross- and magnetic helicity. The measured values of the asymptote C_{ɛ,∞} lie between 0.193≤C_{ɛ,∞}≤0.268 for free decay, where the value depends on the initial level of cross- and magnetic helicities. In the stationary case we measure C_{ɛ,∞}=0.223.Physical Review E20171914The most general model equation for C_{ɛ} applicable to homogeneous MHD turbulence is obtained and a comprehensive numerical study of the Reynolds number dependence of the dimensionless total energy dissipation rate at unity magnetic Prandtl number is studied.2017-01-04T00:00:00Physical review. E['M. Linkmann', 'A. Berera', 'E. Goldstraw']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9170f111e04bd8c7f25390a1f3c75b8fcfa8b0faWhilst the idea of utilizing social media to advance government-led e-Participation initiatives has proliferated significantly in recent years, mostly such initiatives do not meet the intended expectations, as the majority of them fail to attract wider citizens’ audience. Overall, the key factors that could explain and predict citizens’ participation are not yet thoroughly identified. Therefore, the current study develops a theoretical citizen-centric model that seeks to explain and predict the intention of citizens’ behavior towards their involvement in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media. The methodological approach is primarily based on utilizing and extending one of the well-known theories for describing a person acceptance behavior, namely the Theory of Planned Behavior. The model applies the main constructs of the Theory – attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control; and complements them with several constructs drawn from relevant literature. The paper contributes to understanding the reasons why citizens decide to engage or not in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20175613A theoretical citizen-centric model is developed that seeks to explain and predict the intention of citizens’ behavior towards their involvement in government-led e-Participation initiatives through social media.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Ayman Alarabiat', 'D. Soares', 'Elsa Estevez']2017-01-04T00:00:00 f2e9ebb5380e81bd284ee4b62f0d0c44b5a5fb03Abstrak Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat miskonsepsi siswa pada materi Hukum Newton dan meremediasikan miskonsepsi menggunakan metode eksperimen. Pada jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa-siswi kelas X MIA 3 MAN Darussalam tahun ajaran 2016/2017 yang berjumlah 25 orang. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berupa soal choice 4 option dengan menggunakan kriteria CRI ( certainty Responden Index ) dan alasan responden. Sedangkan untuk meremediasikan miskonsepsi menggunakan metode eksperimen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya miskonsepsi yang terjadi pada siswa dibuktikan dengan persentase rata-rata hasil yang didapat sebelum melakukan remediasi yaitu, siswa mengalami Tahu Konsep (TK) sebanyak 15,4%, siswa yang mengalami Not Confident (NC) sebanyak 7%, siswa yang mengalami Tidak Tahu Konsep (TTK) sebanyak 30% dan siswa yang mengalami Miskonsepsi (M) sebanyak 44,8%. Dan setelah melakukan remediasi persentase Rata-rata hasil persentase yang didapat setelah melakukan remediasi yaitu siswa mengalami Tahu Konsep (TK) sebanyak 30%, siswa yang mengalami Not Confident (NC) sebanyak 13,6%, siswa yang mengalami Tidak Tahu Konsep (TTK) sebanyak 27%% dan siswa yang mengalami Miskonsepsi (M) sebanyak 25,6%. Berdasarkan penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa metode eksperimen dapat mengurangi miskonsepsi yang terjadi pada siswa. Peneliti menyarankan; penerapan metode eksperimen pada pembelajaran cukup efektif dalam meminimalisir terjadinya miskonsepsi pada siswa. Guru seharusnya memperkuat konsep awal kepada siswa agar siswa tidak mengalami miskonsepsi berkepanjangan. Untuk peneliti selanjutnya disarankan melakukan identifikasi lebih lanjut mengenai miskonsepsi yang terjadi pada materi fisika yang lain, mengingat sangat banyak materi fisika yang mengalami miskonsepsi seperti pada materi listrik dinamis. Kata Kunci : Identifikasi, remediasi, miskonsepsi, metode eksperimen, Hukum Newton The aims of this study were to determine the level of students' misconceptions on Newton's laws, and remediate misconceptions using the experimental method. The type of research was descriptive research. The subjects were students of class X MIA 3, MAN Darussalam, school yearof 2016/2017 totaling 25 people. Data collection instruments used in this research were 4 option multiple choice questions using the CRI criteria (Certainty of Respon Index) and the respondents’ reasoning. To remediate misconceptions, the experimental methodwas used. The results showed that the misconception occured in students proved by the average percentage obtained prior to remediation. The percentage of studentswhounderstoodthe conceptswas 15.4%, the percentage of students who werenotconfidentwas 7%, students who did not understand theconceptswas 30% and students who hadmisconceptions was 44.8%. after remediation, the percentage of students whounderstood the conceptswas 30%, the students who werenotconfidentwas 13.6%, the students who did not understandthe conceptswas 27 % and the percentage of students who had misconceptions was  25.6%. Based on this research, it can be concluded that the experimental method can reduce misconceptions that occur in students. Researcher suggests that the application of the experimental method to learning is quite effective in minimizing the occurrence of misconceptions in students. Teachers should reinforce the initial concept to the students so that students do not experience prolonged misconceptions. For further research, it is suggested to identify more of the misconceptions that occur in other physics topics, considering many who have misconceptions such as on dynamic electricity topic. Keywords: identification, remediation, misconceptions, the experimental method, Newton's Laws.20170142017-01-04T00:00:00['Ria Zulvita', 'A. Halim', 'Elisa']2017-01-04T00:00:00 74ff3bcd1bfd29d56856b061cdecc4dda2633774Objective: The aim of this study is to compare a cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBT) with a health enhancement program (HEP) for stress reduction and the impact on quality of life (QoL) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Method: Thirty patients with PD participated in the study: 16 received CBT including stress-reducing elements and 14 took part in a HEP. The two groups did not differ significantly in their baseline demographic characteristics. The patients in both groups underwent weekly sessions of 2 h duration for 9 weeks. The Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire with 39 items (PDQ-39), the Burden Questionnaire for Parkinson’s Disease (translated from the original German: Belastungsfragebogen für Parkinsonpatienten (BELA) and the Disease-Related Questionnaire [Fragebogen zur krankheitsbezogenen Kommunikation (FKK)] were used for assessment. Ratings were completed at baseline and after 9 weeks (immediately after the last treatment session). Results: The patients in the CBT group achieved significantly better BELA, FKK and PDQ-39 scores (p < 0.05). Subscale analysis revealed that the scores on the BELA subscales “emotional well-being” and “somatic motor function” contributed significantly to stress reduction (p < 0.05). The FKK revealed significant improvement in social skills in the CBT group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy appears to be an effective way for patients with PD to lessen stress and improve their quality of life.Frontiers in Psychology20174815Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy appears to be an effective way for patients with PD to lessen stress and improve their quality of life.2017-01-04T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['A. Hadinia', 'A. Meyer', 'Viviane Bruegger', 'F. Hatz', 'K. Nowak', 'E. Taub', 'E. Nyberg', 'R. Stieglitz', 'P. Fuhr', 'U. Gschwandtner']2017-01-04T00:00:00 199e0ca290b1174d7182cfd72e0b9e42e356c945Objective The aim was to identify whether ethnic differences in coeliac disease autoimmunity (CDA) in children at 6 years of age exist, and when present, to evaluate how these differences may be explained by sociodemographic and environmental factors. Design This study was embedded within a multi-ethnic population-based prospective cohort study. Setting and patients 4442 six-year-old children born between 2002 and 2006 were included. Information on ethnicity, environmental and lifestyle characteristics was assessed by questionnaires. Ethnicity was categorised into Western (Dutch, European, Indonesian, American, Oceanian) and non-Western (Turkish, Moroccan, Cape Verdean, Antillean, Surinamese). Serum transglutaminase type 2 antibody (TG2A) levels were measured with fluorescence enzyme immunoassay. Serum IgG levels against cytomegalovirus (CMV) were measured by ELISA. Main outcome measures TG2A positivity was defined as TG2A ≥7 U/mL, strong TG2A positivity as TG2A ≥10 upper limit normal (70 U/mL). Results Of 4442 children, 60 (1.4%) children were TG2A positive, of whom 31 were strong positive. 66% of children were Western, 33% non-Western. Western ethnicity, high socioeconomic position and daycare attendance were positively associated with strong TG2A positivity (odds ratio (OR) 6.85 (1.62 to 28.8) p<0.01, OR 3.70 (1.40 to 9.82) p<0.01, OR 3.90 (1.38 to 11.0) p=0.01 resp.), whereas CMV seropositivity was inversely related to strong TG2A positivity (OR 0.32 (0.12 to 0.84) p=0.02). Together, these factors explained up to 47% (−67 to −17; p=0.02) of the ethnic differences in TG2A positivity between Western and non-Western children. Conclusions Ethnic differences in children with CDA are present in childhood. Socioeconomic position, daycare attendance and CMV seropositivity partly explained these differences, which may serve as targets for prevention strategies for CDA.Archives of Disease in Childhood20174615Ethnic differences in children with CDA are present in childhood, andSocioeconomic position, daycare attendance and CMV seropositivity partly explained these differences, which may serve as targets for prevention strategies for CDA.2017-01-04T00:00:00Archives of Disease in Childhood['M. Jansen', 'Sytske A. Beth', 'D. van den Heuvel', 'J. K. Kiefte-de Jong', 'H. Raat', 'V. Jaddoe', 'M. V. van Zelm', 'H. Moll']2017-01-04T00:00:00 990a628f4ba27a274aaea0cf7cf70d05e266e9acWhile much has been written on the concept and development of learner autonomy, limited studies have investigated the perceptions and classroom practices of teachers in fostering learner autonomy. This paper sets out to examine what teachers think about learner autonomy as well as the strategies they use to develop autonomous learners in a university setting using a qualitative approach. Five English teachers were selected using purposive sampling and a semi-structured interview was conducted with each of them to obtain in-depth data on their perceptions and teaching practices revolving around autonomous learning. The findings revealed that although university teachers possessed a fair understanding of what learner autonomy involves, there was a lack of focus in terms of developing learner autonomy in the classroom due to a number of challenges such as lack of teacher readiness, passive student attitude as well as the relevance and timing of English courses within the university curriculum.201721142017-01-04T00:00:00International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature['C. Y. Dwee', 'Elizabeth M. Anthony']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9818fba530fe1f92a298d84311233576119d344dTheoretical treatments of electrochemical reactions at semiconductors are usually based on theories that presume a weak interaction between the reactant and the electrode. Herein a theory is developed that is valid for arbitrary interaction strengths, and its consequences are explored within a simple coupling scheme. This model can be used as a framework for the investigation of specific catalytic reactions including photoelectrocatalysis.ChemPhysChem20172013A theory is developed that is valid for arbitrary interaction strengths, and its consequences are explored within a simple coupling scheme that can be used as a framework for the investigation of specific catalytic reactions including photoelectrocatalysis.2017-01-04T00:00:00Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry['W. Schmickler', 'E. Santos', 'M. Bronshtein', 'R. Nazmutdinov']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d73a9bea953bc0aa63d2096be4d88f7609f412e4Hydroxyapatite bioactive complexes are being increasingly recognized as effective available means in regenerative medicine. Conventional technologies for their synthesis have drawbacks from a synthetic standpoint, mainly requiring high temperatures and multi-step processes. Here, we show that ultra-small hydroxyapatite conjugated-nanoparticles (Ha-CNPs) can be obtained at room temperature by Pulsed Laser Ablation (PLA) directly in protein solution using picosecond pulses at near infrared wavelengths. The results showed that the nanoparticle size was driven by the concentration of the protein. Using this approach, we obtained aqueous soluble and ultra-small crystalline nanoparticles of ≈3 nm diameter coated with protein molecules (surface coverage ≈ 5.5 pmol cm-2; zeta potential ≈-33.5 mV). These nanoparticles showed low cytotoxicity in vitro compared to chemically synthesized nanoparticles, and revealed proliferative and osteoinductive effects on human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The resulting enhanced cell osteogenic differentiation suggested that our PLA-based synthetic approach might be exploited in novel applications of regenerative medicine.Journal of materials chemistry. B20176213It is shown that ultra-small hydroxyapatite conjugated-nanoparticles (Ha-CNPs) can be obtained at room temperature by Pulsed Laser Ablation directly in protein solution using picosecond pulses at near infrared wavelengths, and showed that the nanoparticle size was driven by the concentration of the protein.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of materials chemistry. B['M. Rodio', 'Luca Coluccino', 'E. Romeo', 'A. Genovese', 'A. Diaspro', 'G. Garau', 'R. Intartaglia']2017-01-04T00:00:00 67ed3837eb902ed6dbfba9bedbfe107a0f150056New parents are faced with the challenge of quickly acquiring a new base of knowledge, while simultaneously navigating a significant life change. While both new mothers and fathers experience new and unique parental demands, their early caregiving challenges differ and new mothers often search for different types of support and information online. We here present findings from an exploratory interview study of how new first-time mothers navigate online resources as they transition into parenthood. We find that many parenting tasks are supported by a variety of resources, which are often used in combination to accomplish a task. We also found that variety in sources was often valued over general source credibility, and new mothers relied on their own ability to filter information to assess how much to trust information. We also provide more general insight into the methods individuals used to gain domain knowledge in a completely new area.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences20172913It is found that many parenting tasks are supported by a variety of resources, which are often used in combination to accomplish a task and variety in sources was often valued over general source credibility.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['L. Barkhuus', 'Elizabeth S. Bales', 'Lisa G. Cowan']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3054f0f4d639e4c830ddbe81d53a1dab6306f724A comprehensive study of acetylene adsorption on δ-MoC(001), TiC(001) and ZrC(001) surfaces was carried out by means of calculations based on periodic density functional theory, using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof exchange-correlation functional. It was found that the bonding of acetylene was significantly affected by the electronic and structural properties of the carbide surfaces. The adsorbate interacted with metal and/or carbon sites of the carbide. The interaction of acetylene with the TiC(001) and ZrC(001) surfaces was strong (binding energies higher than -3.5 eV), while moderate acetylene adsorption energies were observed on δ-MoC(001) (-1.78 eV to -0.66 eV). Adsorption energies, charge density difference plots and Mulliken charges suggested that the binding of the hydrocarbon to the surface had both ionic and covalent contributions. According to the C-C bond lengths obtained, the adsorbed molecule was modified from acetylene-like into ethylene-like on the δ-MoC(001) surface (desired behavior for hydrogenation reactions) but into ethane-like on TiC(001) and ZrC(001). The obtained results suggest that the δ-MoC(001) surface is expected to have the best performance in selective hydrogenation reactions to convert alkynes into alkenes. Another advantage of δ-MoC(001) is that, after C2H2 adsorption, surface carbon sites remain available, which are necessary for H2 dissociation. However, these sites were occupied when C2H2 was adsorbed on TiC(001) and ZrC(001), limiting their application in the hydrogenation of alkynes.Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP20174413The obtained results suggest that the δ-MoC(001) surface is expected to have the best performance in selective hydrogenation reactions to convert alkynes into alkenes and surface carbon sites remain available, which are necessary for H2 dissociation.2017-01-04T00:00:00Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP['C. Jimenez-Orozco', 'E. Flórez', 'Andrés Moreno', 'Ping Liu', 'J. Rodríguez']2017-01-04T00:00:00 bd214b7713a7cb2881947f8a846b32ef653ebdf8Background Toxicity of the oral and gastrointestinal mucosa induced by high-dose melphalan is a clinical challenge with no documented prophylactic interventions or predictive tests. The aim of this study was to describe molecular changes in human oral mucosa and to identify biomarkers correlated with the grade of clinical mucositis. Methods and Findings Ten patients with multiple myeloma (MM) were included. For each patient, we acquired three buccal biopsies, one before, one at 2 days, and one at 20 days after high-dose melphalan administration. We also acquired buccal biopsies from 10 healthy individuals that served as controls. We analyzed the biopsies for global gene expression and performed an immunohistochemical analysis to determine HLA-DRB5 expression. We evaluated associations between clinical mucositis and gene expression profiles. Compared to gene expression levels before and 20 days after therapy, at two days after melphalan treatment, we found gene regulation in the p53 and TNF pathways (MDM2, INPPD5, TIGAR), which favored anti-apoptotic defense, and upregulation of immunoregulatory genes (TREM2, LAMP3) in mucosal dendritic cells. This upregulation was independent of clinical mucositis. HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 (surface receptors on dendritic cells) were expressed at low levels in all patients with MM, in the subgroup of patients with ulcerative mucositis (UM), and in controls; in contrast, the subgroup with low-grade mucositis (NM) displayed 5–6 fold increases in HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 expression in the first two biopsies, independent of melphalan treatment. Moreover, different splice variants of HLA-DRB1 were expressed in the UM and NM subgroups. Conclusions Our results revealed that, among patients with MM, immunoregulatory genes and genes involved in defense against apoptosis were affected immediately after melphalan administration, independent of the presence of clinical mucositis. Furthermore, our results suggested that the expression levels of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DRB5 may serve as potential predictive biomarkers for mucositis severity.PLoS ONE20178012Among patients with multiple myeloma, immunoregulatory genes and genes involved in defense against apoptosis were affected immediately after melphalan administration, independent of the presence of clinical mucositis, and it was suggested that the expression levels of HLA-DRB1 and HLA -DRB5 may serve as potential predictive biomarkers for mucositIS severity.2017-01-04T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Mette Marcussen', 'J. Bødker', 'Heidi S. Christensen', 'P. Johansen', 'S. Nielsen', 'I. Christiansen', 'O. Bergmann', 'M. Bøgsted', 'K. Dybkær', 'M. Vyberg', 'H. Johnsen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 9bc63266092664288db82d0d8261287005935e4bThe receptor tyrosine kinase MET and its ligand, the hepatocyte growth factor, are essential to embryonic development, whereas deregulation of MET signaling is associated with tumorigenesis leading to various cancers, including lung carcinoma. Mutations in the MET kinase domain lead to constitutive kinase activity and are associated with tumorigenesis. In lung cancer, however, some mutations are found in the juxtamembrane domain, and their functional consequences are unknown. Because the juxtamembrane domain of MET is targeted by several proteolytic cleavages, involved in its degradation during cell death or under steady-state conditions, we evaluated the influence of these mutations on the MET proteolytic cleavages. In stably transfected epithelial cells expressing MET, the juxtamembrane mutations R970C, P991S, and T992I were found not to modify the known caspase or presenilin-dependent regulated intramembrane proteolysis. Yet when overexpressed, the R970C variant caused generation of an as yet undescribed 45-kDa fragment (p45 MET). This fragment was found in the confluent lung cancer cell line NCI-H1437 carrying the R970C mutation and at a lesser extent in cell lines expressing WT MET, suggesting that R970C mutation favors this cleavage. Generation of p45 MET required the activity of the calpain proteases, confirming the involvement of proteolysis. Ectopic expression of reconstituted p45 MET in epithelial cell lines favored cell scattering and invasion indicating active role of this fragment in HGF/SF induced responses. Hence, although the juxtamembrane mutations of MET do not affect its known proteolytic cleavages, the R970C MET variant favors calpain dependent proteolytic cleavage in lung cancer cells.OncoTarget20175710Although the juxtamembrane mutations of MET do not affect its known proteolytic cleavages, the R970C MET variant favors calpain dependent proteolytics cleavage in lung cancer cells.2017-01-04T00:00:00Oncotarget['R. Montagne', 'A. Baranzelli', 'G. Muharram', 'L. Catherine', 'M. Lesaffre', 'Audrey Vinchent', 'Z. Kherrouche', 'E. Werkmeister', 'A. Cortot', 'D. Tulasne']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e9a09786bbb4ae9412ec81550b28d2deef4adfc6Clinical and Translational Oncology20172111Although this was a heavily pretreated cohort, pembrolizumab activity at the approved dose and schedule was confirmed in the clinical setting with long-term responders, also including patients with brain metastases.2017-01-04T00:00:00Clinical and Translational Oncology['M. González-Cao', 'A. Arance', 'J. Piulats', 'I. Márquez-Rodas', 'J. Manzano', 'A. Berrocal', 'G. Crespo', 'D. Rodríguez', 'E. Pérez-Ruiz', 'M. Berciano', 'A. Soria', 'A. G. Castaño', 'E. Espinosa', 'C. Montagut', 'L. Alonso', 'T. Puertolas', 'C. Aguado', 'M. A. Royo', 'R. Blanco', 'J. F. Rodriguez', 'E. Muñoz', 'P. Mut', 'F. Barrón', 'S. Martı́n-Algarra', 'Spanish Melanoma Group']2017-01-04T00:00:00 2bc2951267e8c9d88ce34debcb359f4bfd3a01d7In 2006 the Spanish Dependency Law established new rights for people in situation of dependency. The impact of the Law could have also affected the quality of life of their carers. This study aims to understand how the Law may have influenced caregivers’ quality of life through their own perceptions and those of Primary Health Care professionals, and to compare both perspectives. The study used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods technique. In total, 16 caregivers and 21 professionals participated. Both groups identified a mix of positive and negative effects. Uncertainties and delays in granting benefits were reported. However, several advantages were identified, such as the possibility of sharing the burden of care, thus reducing its physical, mental and social consequences, while at the same time being able to maintain responsibility. Most of the mechanisms identified were common to both caregivers and professionals; the most notable differences were that the latter attached more importance to economic support and less to the negative effects of implementation of the Law. This study reveals positive effects of the Law on caregivers’ quality of life and the potential for improvement of some negative aspects in its implementation related with the context of austerity.International Journal of Health Services20172611Positive effects of the Law on caregivers’ quality of life and the potential for improvement of some negative aspects in its implementation related with the context of austerity are revealed.2017-01-04T00:00:00International Journal of Health Services['María Salvador-Piedrafita', 'D. Malmusi', 'R. Mehdipanah', 'M. Rodríguez-Sanz', 'A. Espelt', 'Cristina Pérez', 'E. Solf', 'María Abajo del Rincón', 'C. Borrell']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0366747a34d4dd07d5c9e01e95f9f87771528352GEO-SONIC (1988) is an artwork for computer that explores sound, language and geographics. It is a collage of sounds, speech and calligraphy from around the world that leads the participant in associative global dreams and journeys. Sounds sampled by the artists are digitized and played back, juxtaposed with on-screen visual imagery (by use of a track-ball activated cursor). Visual elements include calligraphy from written language around the world and digitized historical and contemporary maps. GEO-SONIC equates geographic place with sound, language and symbols, and explores the relationship of sounds and visual symbols with people. It includes Aeolian pigeons from Bali (flutes attached to birds), the Brooklyn Bridge (before it was paved over), donkey caravans from Nepal, New York City fire sirens, Minnesota prairie tornado sirens, Thailand tribeswomen calling pigs, Indonesian frogs and Venice church bells.201709GEO-SONIC is a collage of sounds, speech and calligraphy from around the world that leads the participant in associative global dreams and journeys.2017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['M. Hooykaas', 'Elsa Stansfield']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1b292f264ef1ecb99ba5407ccceb066a9d545f2eOBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to examine the associations between circulating carotenoids and future risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS We conducted a nested case-control study consisting of 227 incident RA cases and 671 matched controls with prospectively measured plasma carotenoids (α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene and lutein/zeaxanthin) levels in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and Nurses' Health Study II (NHS II). Each incident RA case was matched with 3 healthy controls. Serologic phenotype of RA was determined by rheumatoid factor or anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) obtained by chart review. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confident intervals (95% CI) for RA risk associated with each circulating carotenoid after adjusting for matching factors and other covariates. RESULTS The median time from blood draw until RA diagnosis was 8.6 years. In the multivariable models, no significant associations were found between any plasma carotenoids and risk of RA. We further examined the associations for two subtypes of RA, and found associations of circulating α-carotene and β-carotene with reduced risk of seronegative RA. After correction for multiple comparisons using the Bonferroni method, the findings did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS Circulating carotenoids levels are not associated with reduced risk of RA. Further investigations using large prospective cohorts are needed to confirm our findings.Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology2017129Circulating carotenoids levels are not associated with reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis, and associations of circulating α-carotene and β- carotene with reducedrisk of seronegative RA are found.2017-01-04T00:00:00Clinical and experimental rheumatology['Yang Hu', 'J. Cui', 'J. Sparks', 'S. Malspeis', 'K. Costenbader', 'E. Karlson', 'B. Lu']2017-01-04T00:00:00 92a35577d9e885d036371678b94f7931d1116a5fThe author creates ‘sonic structures’, or music, not with the usual background and perspectives of a musician but with those of a visual artist. In this article he discusses first the historic spatial and temporal limitations of music and the visual arts. He then describes how, in his sonic and visual experiments, he has attempted to liberate these artforms from their traditional bounds. By programming and combining the non-material elements of space, light and time as well as the concrete forms deriving from them (such as architecture, film, video, dance and literature) he has sought to bring together various disciplines that have been separated since the Renaissance. His work involves contemporary technology, such as the computer. He foresees a ‘collective choreography’ of the visual and sonic spaces of cities, involving the creative interaction of artist and public.2017492017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Nicolas Schöffer', 'Stephen Wilson', 'Elizabeth Wright']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e49958281d483e1d6fe0de81d033f4374b5181daEndoscopic Zenker diverticulotomy (EZD) is a primary treatment for Zenker diverticulum (ZD). During EZD, the diverticulum is not excised, and interpretation of postoperative videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) is challenging. The purpose of this investigation was to describe normal VFSS findings status post‐successful EZD.The Laryngoscope2017268The purpose of this investigation was to describe normal VFSS findings status post‐successful EZD, a primary treatment for Zenker diverticulum.2017-01-04T00:00:00The Laryngoscope['N. Venkatesan', 'Lisa M Evangelista', 'M. Kuhn', 'P. Belafsky']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e2aeefe2120b9e46da666c4574f55dc524685fb3The genus Rhodocodon (Hyacinthaceae sensu APG II) is endemic to Madagascar, and its phytochemistry has not been described previously. The phytochemistry of three species in this genus has been investigated, and eight compounds, including three bufadienolides (compounds 1, 4, and 5), a norlignan (2), and four homoisoflavonoids (compounds 3 and 6-8), have been isolated and identified. Compounds 1-3 and 6-8 have not been described previously. The COX-2 inhibitory activity of compound 6 and compound 7 acetate (compound 7A) was investigated on isolated colorectal cancer cells. Compounds 6 and 7A inhibited COX-2 by 10% and 8%, respectively, at a concentration of 12.5 μM compared to 12% for 1 mM aspirin (the positive control).Journal of Natural Products2017448The genus Rhodocodon (Hyacinthaceae sensu APG II) is endemic to Madagascar, and its phytochemistry has not been described previously, and the COX-2 inhibitory activity of compound 6 and compound 7 acetate was investigated on isolated colorectal cancer cells.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of natural products['S. Schwikkard', 'Alaa M. Alqahtani', 'W. Knirsch', 'W. Wetschnig', 'Andrius Jaksevicius', 'E. Opara', 'M. Langat', 'Jacky L. Andriantiana', 'D. Mulholland']2017-01-04T00:00:00 bb3d2384d7e65ea2db4cb3373e910b83254ab185This article develops and tests a model to explain web-based and mobile devices usage by citizens to interact with their local government. By employing literature from diverse fields of information systems research, the authors derive an integrated model that investigates citizen participation on a city improvement platform. The model proposes three overall influences on platform activity: technological influences (perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness), motivational influences (intrinsic motivation and prosocial motivation), and sociodemographic influences (gender, age, education), and is tested among two groups of users (i.e. web page and mobile app users). Empirical results show that platform activity of both web and mobile users is mainly driven by intrinsic and prosocial motivation. Whereas perceived usefulness is positively associated with platform behavior of web users, TAM variables have not effect on mobile users’ activity. While gender and age play a role regarding web activity, age and education influence mobile participation.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017618Empirical results show that platform activity of both web and mobile users is mainly driven by intrinsic and prosocial motivation, and that gender and age play a role regarding web activity, age and education influence mobile participation.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Lisa Schmidthuber', 'D. Hilgers', 'Thomas Gegenhuber']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3220d977cad63349eacc57055a4543fc7f29438fThis case report describes the use of two new concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic osteosarcoma (OSA) in one dog. The dog was initially presented for positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) as full-body staging following amputation and adjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of OSA of the proximal tibia. The initial PET/CT did not show evidence of metastatic disease. Six mo after OSA, diagnosis pulmonary metastatic nodules were identified and oral toceranib phosphate was initiated. Twelve mo postdiagnosis the dog developed neck pain and non-ambulatory tetraparesis and was diagnosed with a C7 vertebral metastatic lesion based on magnetic resonance imaging. A second PET/CT was performed to screen for further metastatic lesions, and a nodule within the right ischium was identified. The C7 and ischial lesions were treated with stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT). Sixteen mo postdiagnosis, a third PET/CT was performed due to increasing size of the pulmonary nodules and a right-sided liver metastasis was detected. The liver mass was treated with SRT. The PET/CT scans facilitated identification of gross metastatic lesions that were subsequently treated with SRT, which resulted in clinical improvement of the dog's neurological signs.The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association2017177The use of two new concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of metastatic osteosarcoma (OSA) in one dog facilitated identification of gross metastatic lesions that were subsequently treated with SRT, which resulted in clinical improvement of the dog's neurological signs.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association['L. Selmic', 'L. Griffin', 'M. Nolan', 'James T. Custis', 'E. Randall', 'S. Withrow']2017-01-04T00:00:00 da395257f2db5666ee9bcc42ecd94168758bf66cTo gain a better understanding about new forms of citizen-government interaction enabled by modern technology, we conducted a survey among citizens who interact with their local government by using a web-based platform or a mobile application. In our paper, we investigate the patterns of online and mobile communication between citizens and local government. Based on logistic regressions, we study who possesses the characteristics that predict communication via web and mobile application. Empirical findings indicate that socio-demographic factors (gender, age, education) predict individuals’ usage of web over mobile devices. Those with experience in communicating with local government via traditional channels prefer the web interface to get in touch, whereas frequent communicators are more likely to use mobile phone.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017296Empirical findings indicate that socio-demographic factors (gender, age, education) predict individuals’ usage of web over mobile devices and those with experience in communicating with local government via traditional channels prefer the web interface to get in touch, whereas frequent communicators are more likely to use mobile phone.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Lisa Schmidthuber', 'D. Hilgers']2017-01-04T00:00:00 72c4ea8f949107423c100cc73c6b0258c2e6be34Renewed interest in neural vector fields as the generators of visual organization is indicated by recent publications, such as Dodwell and Caelli’s Figural Synthesis. Perceptual and physiological approaches are beginning to converge. Studies of induced movement and pattern integration revive problems first raised by gestalt psychologists, and a new theory of the constancy mechanisms implies a parallel to the author’s own work involving visual composition in the arts.2017062017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['F. Popper', 'R. Arnheim', 'A. Clarke', 'M. A. Coler', 'Frank Dietrich', 'Michele Emmer', 'H. Franke', 'Ingrid Kurz', 'E. Goldring', 'A. Hill', 'Peter Lloyd Jones', 'Robert Maxwell', 'Larry Polansky', 'David Rosenboom', 'Jim Horton', 'Tim Perkis', 'M. Goldstein', 'Philip Corner', 'Jasia Reichardt', 'C. Smith', 'Pauline Boucher', 'Stephen s’Soreff', 'A. Toffler', 'J. McHale', 'Pamela Grant-Ryan', 'Frank J. Malina']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b277cd3fd3f942aca4d0e5a40771f26770c3bd42Advanced quaternary mixed oxide materials in the form of BaO/Al2O3/ZrO2/TiO2 functionalized with Pt active sites (i.e. Pt/BaO/AZT) were synthesized and structurally characterized via XRD and BET in comparison to a conventional Pt/20BaO/Al benchmark NSR/LNT catalyst. The interactions of these catalysts' surfaces with SOx and NOx gases were monitored via in situ FTIR and TPD. There exists a delicate trade-off between NOx storage capacity (NSC) and sulfur uptake/poisoning which is strongly governed by the BaO loading/dispersion as well as the surface structure and acidity of the support material. Flow reactor measurements performed under realistic catalytic conditions show the high NOx activity for the Pt/20BaO/AZT catalyst at 573 K. After sulfur poisoning and subsequent regeneration at 773 and 973 K, Pt/20BaO/AZT surpassed the NOx catalytic performance at 573 K of all other investigated materials including the conventional Pt/20BaO/Al benchmark catalyst. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017.20174662017-01-04T00:00:00Catalysis Science & Technology['Zafer Say', 'O. Mihai', 'M. Tohumeken', 'K. Ercan', 'Louise Olsson', 'E. Ozensoy']2017-01-04T00:00:00 04dd64e9a0b9578980b28f9aa42ce5f91c4ac539Natural minerals from different localities in the Republic of Macedonia are selected for elimination of Cr(VI) ions from water resources. For that aim are selected: aksil (Kriva Palanka), trepel (Bitola), SiO2 amorphous (Kozuf), pemza (Bojanciste). In this study, their adsorption capacity is analyzed using spectrophotometric method (UV/VIS Spectrophotometer). Results from the spectrophotometric analysis in all used examples gave us insight for the starting concentration of Cr(VI) before adsorption and concentration after adsorption. The physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of adsorbents are studied. XRD, TGA-DTA and FT-IR analysis are used for characterization of natural mineral materials. The surface area of the sorbents were measured by BET method. With aim to determine the optimum pH value for maximal removal of Cr(VI) ions, the point of zero charge, pHPZC, for investigated materials were obtained. The aim of the study is to select which adsorbent is more efficient for elimination of Cr(VI) from water resources. According to obtained results all of them were successful in elimination of Cr(VI), but more efficient and economic is trepel.20172762017-01-04T00:00:00['Hamdije Memedi', 'Katerina Atkovska', 'Kiril Lisichkov', 'M. Marinkovski', 'Stefan Kuvendziev', 'Z. Bozinovski', 'Arianit A. Reka']2017-01-04T00:00:00 668d31b0c59e2ddf774af8471479415fbb138719Cultivating collective innovation while preserving the interest of the individual contributors is one of the main challenges collaborative innovation networks face. This challenge is riddled with difficulties in managing individuals’ co-innovation risks. The first step toward understanding co-innovation risks is the development of a valid and reliable model to measure the actors’ perception of risk. This paper conceptualizes co-innovation risk from actor’s perspective. It also proposes and tests a nomological network that illustrates the effect of risk on coinnovation behavior.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017604This paper conceptualizes co-innovation risk from actor’s perspective and proposes and tests a nomological network that illustrates the effect of risk on coinnovation behavior.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['K. Abhari', 'E. Davidson', 'B. Xiao']2017-01-04T00:00:00 43b6275b0462e0ab7b2bcaa514b3aaaba5a421d2Obesity Surgery20172052017-01-04T00:00:00Obesity Surgery['R. Kassir', 'E. Huart', 'O. Tiffet', 'A. Frésard', 'F. Lucht', 'A. Gagneux‐Brunon', 'E. Botelho-Nevers']2017-01-04T00:00:00 101dd8296c5cbe61041e358e01d339d75836b41eRadiology Case Reports2017135In this patient, susceptibility-weighted MR imaging allowed the direct visualization of the intraneural hemorrhage after suspected traumatic diffuse neuronal axonal injury.2017-01-04T00:00:00Radiology Case Reports['T. Sartoretti', 'E. Sartoretti', 'C. Binkert', 'D. Czell', 'S. Sartoretti-Schefer']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d9a95b044629acd7c977e6b7dd4ad23f667b75efauthors is incredibly tantalizing precisely because so much of the discourse and problematic surrounding information systems and products and their relationship to the body is left for the reader to explore. Projects such as Techno Textiles have short shelf-lives, which is already apparent. The discussion of the cyborg is sandwiched between “Living in Space” and “Stelarc”; it could be fascinating but the examples of information products chosen are neither contemporary nor sophisticated, and the authors do little to illustrate the concept of the cyborg. Similarly the “Audio Jacket” by Benoit Maubrey is feeble in this context, even considering it was created in 1983. Nonetheless, there are some stunning examples of techno textiles in action, such as the “Air-supported structures at Philips Fantasy World” by Studio Matteo Thun; Mark Eisen’s “Metallic Vest”; and “Woven Light” by Sonja Flavin. Free creative works such as Onyema Amadi’s extraordinary “Beetlejuice” jackets, which are formed from re-functioned tires and Sunild Wollwage’s “Rapport” formed from plastic spoons can be contrasted with technical illustrations such as NASA’s “Autogenic-Feedback System2” or “Outlast,” a phase-change material by Outlast Technologies, Inc. There are also some glaring omissions. Gore-Tex, for example, might not be the most contemporary of “techno textiles” but its domestication and embodiment in everyday clothing and language might be seen as an example of the way that techno textiles are central to the rise of adrenaline sports. Snowboarding, skydiving and rock climbing are not mentioned even though they have become activities that have developed the idea of techno textiles as cultural icons. These difficulties point to the real value of the book as a resource, rather than as a discourse. It is something of an encyclopedia describing almost every new and “funky” fabric together with techniques of production as an end in itself. But its organization and verve in incorporating a wide range of cultural references does provoke the reader into questioning their attitudes or prejudices about what a textile might be. Techno Textiles is going to date horribly; in the meantime, while it still has currency, it is a book to keep looking at: there are plenty of fresh and relevant ideas about textiles within. THE PYROTECHNIC INSANITARIUM: AMERICAN CULTURE ON THE BRINK2017052017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['M. Hankwitz']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d8205e3f0d4be6dc50fb24195f021e063efb5a2cThe MAGIC telescopes are strongly involved in several multimessenger programs. One of them are follow-up observations of astrophysical neutrino events, to search for hadronic γ-ray emission from the neutrino direction and identify potential neutrino sources. In 2013 the IceCube collaboration reported the first detection of astrophysical neutrinos and up to now 55 events, which interact inside the IceCube detector active volume, dubbed High Energy Starting Events (HESE), have been reported. These include 13 track-like events, caused usually by muon neutrino charge current interactions. The track-like events (as opposed to cascade-like neutral current interactions) are characterised by a very good angular resolution of < 1 deg, which facilitates follow-up observations and potential source identification. The MAGIC telescopes performed follow-up observations of 4 HESE track-like events from the Northern hemisphere: HESE-37, HESE-38, HET (ATel #7856) and the GCN HESE alert from 27/04/2016 (GCN #19363). No sig...2017832017-01-04T00:00:00['K. Satalecka', 'K. Noda', 'G. Pedaletti', 'D. Góra', 'E. Bernardini']2017-01-04T00:00:00 55cd358ce15542cd2f2919a6ea5ddf1a6181ec0cThe author continues to derive inspiration and new themes for her paintings from recent research in atomic physics. Referring to a conversation with the late physicist Werner Heisenberg, who was among the first to propose the concept of a universal atomic length in respect to quantum physics, she discusses various processes in experimental physics in which this unit can be seen as playing an important role. A diagram illustrates the process of abstraction that led to her visual metaphor. In conclusion, the artist suggests that art can contribute to the understanding of the mysteries of the physical world we live in.20171142017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['B. Brendel']2017-01-04T00:00:00 843c9c2c8066b48445a010b74e638a65b05b0920The new materials of twentieth-century technology provided both the means and the inspiration for the three-dimensional works of the Constructivists. Plastic, which was particularly versatile, was employed frequently by Naum Gabo and his brother Antoine Pevsner to realise the innovative sculptural forms advocated in their “Realistic Manifesto” of 1920. In Gabo’s more organic works and linear compositions of the 1930s and 1940s, it can even be postulated that the development of acrylic plastics and filaments made such works possible. However, early plastics were extremely unstable and have discoloured, warped or even decomposed over time. The author explores the effect of deterioration on various works to demonstrate the urgent need for research on early plastics to aid the conservation of these sculptures.2017342017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Elizabeth D. Rankin']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8fdae35b2e0d1f9b8fa0357f9e592ab0ef09d390We build upon previous work done in online shopping segmentation but follow a customer-revealed approach by using an explorative cluster analysis on a sample of 11,848 daily deal shoppers located in Switzerland. We identify six segments into which the daily deal shoppers can be categorized: recreational shoppers, mobile shoppers, traditionalists, bargain hunters, socializers, and convenience seekers. These clusters are distinctively different in terms of shopping motives, online behavior, and demographics. By following these clusters, our research maps for the first time the field of daily deal shopping in Switzerland. Our findings have implications for business, as they suggest how to best serve different segments to enhance the customer experience, and for research, as they complement daily deal literature by identifying daily deal shopper segments.Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017634This work identifies six segments into which the daily deal shoppers can be categorized: recreational shoppers, mobile shoppers, traditionalists, bargain hunters, socializers, and convenience seekers, which complement daily deal literature by identifying daily deal shopper segments.2017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-10'}['Bettina Beurer-Zuellig', 'R. Seiler']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1f9bcd9be479e4f7f89a9101af0541676254c70aAim/Purpose To explore how early career faculty in the field of higher education administration develop and enact their personal and professional identities. Background Participants sought to understand themselves, to understand their environments and the “rules” of the academic “game,” and to reconcile conflicts between their own values and identities and the expectations and culture of their environments. Methodology In-depth case studies of seventeen early career scholars in the field. Contribution The participants’ experiences underscore important implications for mentoring and socialization that takes into consideration the unique motivation and identity development of aspiring and new faculty members. Findings Identifies the early career period as one where new faculty are working to develop a strong internal foundation upon which they can manage the many challenges of their personal and professional lives. Recommendations The findings point to implications for practice, both in graduate education and in departments hiring new faculty members.20173232017-01-04T00:00:00Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education['Elizabeth Niehaus', 'Jillian Reading', 'C. Garcia']2017-01-04T00:00:00 4792e417e347f0320e5296d53d1a05d05c92943aContext. In this work we present data from observations with the MAGIC telescopes of SN 2014J detected on January 21 2014, the closest Type Ia supernova since Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes started to operate. Aims. We aim to probe the possibility of very-high-energy (VHE; E >= 100 GeV) gamma rays produced in the early stages of Type Ia supernova explosions. Methods. We performed follow-up observations after this supernova (SN) explosion for five days, between January 27 and February 2 2014. We searched for gamma-ray signals in the energy range between 100 GeV and several TeV from the location of SN 2014J using data from a total of similar to 5.5 h of observations. Prospects for observing gamma rays of hadronic origin from SN 2014J in the near future are also being addressed. Results. No significant excess was detected from the direction of SN 2014J. Upper limits at 95% confidence level on the integral flux, assuming a power-law spectrum, dF/dE proportional to E-Gamma, with a spectral index of Gamma = 2.6, for energies higher than 300 GeV and 700 GeV, are established at 1.3 x 10(-12) and 4.1 x 10-(13) photons cm(-2) s(-1), respectively. Conclusions. For the first time, upper limits on the VHE emission of a Type Ia supernova are established. The energy fraction isotropically emitted into TeV gamma rays during the first similar to 10 days after the supernova explosion for energies greater than 300 GeV is limited to 10(-6) of the total available energy budget (similar to 10(51) erg). Within the assumed theoretical scenario, the MAGIC upper limits on the VHE emission suggest that SN 2014J will not be detectable in the future by any current or planned generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes.20173532017-01-04T00:00:00Astronomy and Astrophysics['M. L. Ahnen', 'S. Ansoldi', 'L. A. Antonelli', 'P. Antoranz', 'C. Arcaro', 'A. Babić', 'B. Banerjee', 'P. Bangale', 'U. D. Almeida', 'J. Barrio', "J. Gonz'alez", 'W. Bednarek', 'E. Bernardini', 'A. Berti', 'B. Biasuzzi', 'A. Biland', 'O. Blanch', 'S. Bonnefoy', 'G. Bonnoli', 'F. Borracci', 'T. Bretz', 'R. Carosi', 'A. Carosi', 'A. Chatterjee', 'P. Colin', 'E. Colombo', 'J. Contreras', 'J. Cortina', 'S. Covino', 'P. Cumani', 'P. D. Vela', 'F. Dazzi', 'A. Angelis', 'B. Lotto', 'E. O. Wilhelmi', 'F. D. Pierro', 'M. Doert', 'A. Domínguez', 'D. Prester', 'D. Dorner', 'M. Doro', 'S. Einecke', 'D. Glawion', 'D. Elsaesser', 'M. Engelkemeier', 'V. Ramazani', "A. Fern'andez-Barral", 'D. Fidalgo', 'M. V. Fonseca', 'L. Font', 'K. Frantzen', 'C. Fruck', 'D. Galindo', "R. L'opez", 'M. Garczarczyk', 'D. G. Terrats', 'M. Gaug', 'P. Giammaria', "N. Godinovi'c", 'D. Góra', 'D. Guberman', 'D. Hadasch', 'A. Hahn', 'M. Hayashida', 'J. Herrera', 'J. Hose', 'D. Hrupec', 'G. Hughes', 'W. Idec', 'K. Kodani', 'Y. Konno', 'H. Kubo', 'J. Kushida', 'A. Barbera', 'D. Lelas', 'E. Lindfors', 'S. Lombardi', 'F. Longo', "M. L'opez", "R. L'opez-Coto", 'P. Majumdar', 'M. Makariev', 'K. Mallot', 'G. Maneva', 'M. Manganaro', 'K. Mannheim', 'L. Maraschi', 'B. Marcote', 'M. Mariotti', "M. Mart'inez", 'D. Mazin', 'U. Menzel', 'J. Miranda', 'R. Mirzoyan', 'A. Moralejo', 'E. Moretti', 'D. Nakajima', 'V. Neustroev', 'A. Niedźwiecki', 'M. N. Rosillo', 'K. Nilsson', 'K. Nishijima', 'K. Noda', "L. Nogu'es", 'S. Paiano', 'J. Palacio', 'M. Palatiello', 'D. Paneque', 'R. Paoletti', 'J. Paredes', 'X. Paredes-Fortuny', 'G. Pedaletti', 'Michele Peresano', 'L. Perri', 'M. Persic', 'J. Poutanen', 'P. Moroni', 'E. Prandini', 'I. Puljak', 'J. Garcia', 'I. Reichardt', 'W. Rhode', "M. Rib'o", 'J. Rico', 'T. Saito', 'K. Satalecka', 'S. Schroeder', 'T. Schweizer', 'A. Sillanpaa', 'J. Sitarek', 'I. Šnidarić', 'D. Sobczynska', 'A. Stamerra', 'M. Strzys', "T. Suri'c", 'L. Takalo', 'F. Tavecchio', 'P. Temnikov', "T. Terzi'c", 'D. Tescaro', 'M. Teshima', 'D. Torres', 'T. Toyama', 'A. Treves', 'G. Vanzo', 'M. Acosta', 'I. Vovk', 'J. Ward', 'M. Will', 'M. H. Wu', 'R. Zanin', 'E. Zurich', 'CH-8093 Zurich', 'Switzerland.', 'U. Udine', 'I. Trieste', 'I. Udine', 'Italy.', 'I. I. F. Astrophysics', 'I. Rome', 'U. Siena', 'I. Pisa', 'I-53100 Siena', 'U. Padova', 'Infn', 'I-35131 Padova', 'Croatian Magic Consortium', 'Rudjer Boskovic Institute', 'University of Rijeka', 'University of Split', 'U. Zagreb', 'Croatia.', 'Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics', '1. Bidhannagar', 'Salt Lake', 'Sector-1', 'Kolkata 700064', 'India.', 'M. F. Physik', 'D-80805 Munchen', 'H Germany', 'U. Complutense', 'E. Madrid', 'Spain.', "Instituto de Astrof'isica de Canarias", 'E-38200 La Laguna', 'Tenerife', 'U. L. Laguna', "D. Astrof'isica", 'E-38200 La Laguna', "University of L'od'z", 'PL-90236 Lodz', 'Poland', 'D. Elektronen-Synchrotron', 'D. Zeuthen', "Institut de F'isica d'Altes Energies", 'T. Z. F. O. Science', 'Technology', 'Campus Uab', '08193 Bellaterra', 'U. Wurzburg', 'D-97074 Wurzburg', 'Institute for Space Sciences', 'E. Barcelona', 'Technische Universitat Dortmund', 'D. Dortmund', 'Finnish Magic Consortium', 'T. Observatory', 'U. Turku', 'A. Division', 'U. Oulu', 'Finland.', "Unitat de F'isica de les Radiacions", "D. D. F'isica", 'CERES-IEEC', 'U. Barcelona', 'E-08193 Bellaterra', 'U. Barcelona', 'Icc', 'IEEC-UB', 'E. Barcelona', 'Japanese Magic Consortium', 'Icrr', 'T. U. O. Tokyo', 'D. Physics', 'H. Center', 'Kyoto University', 'T. University', 'The University of Tokushima', 'Japan.', 'Inst. for Nucl. Research', 'Nucl. Energy', 'BG-1784 Sofia', 'Bulgaria.', 'U. Pisa', 'I. Pisa', 'Icrea', 'also at the Department of Physics of Kyoto University', "Now at Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas F'isicas", 'R. Sigaud', '150 - Urca', 'RJ RiodeJaneiro-', '22290-180', 'Brazil', 'now at Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center', 'Greenbelt', 'MD 20771', 'Usa', 'D. O. Astronomy', 'U. Maryland', 'College Park', 'MD 20742', 'H. Berlin', '15 InstitutfurPhysikNewtonstr.', '12489 Berlin Germany', 'also at University of Trieste', 'N. C. E. P. F. D. Lausanne', 'Lausanne', 'N. C. M. F. Kernphysik', 'P. O. B. 103980', 'D. Heidelberg', 'also at Japanese Magic Consortium', 'N. Eso', 'Turku', 'also at INAF-Trieste', 'D. Astronomy', 'U. Bologna', 'A. M. C. F. Astrophysics', '1290', 'Versoix']2017-01-04T00:00:00 70d6690b65666432fc3e3c6aa99c4e40fa610b0dTransport phenomena in plasmas, such as, e.g., resistivity, can be affected by electrostatic turbulence that frequently occurs in various kinds of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. Transport phenomena are affected most significantly by a low-frequency electrostatic turbulence—such as, e.g., ion acoustic waves, also known as ionic sound—causing anomalous resistivity. In this case, for computing profiles of spectral lines, emitted by plasma ions, by any appropriate code for diagnostic purposes, it is necessary to calculate the distribution of the total quasistatic field. For a practically important situation, where the average turbulent field is much greater than the characteristic ion microfield, we develop a robust computational method valid for any appropriate distribution of the ion microfield at a charged point. We show that the correction to the Rayleigh distribution of the turbulent field is controlled by the behavior of the ion microfield distribution at large fields—in distinction to the opposite (and therefore, erroneous) result in the literature. We also obtain a universal analytical expression for the correction to the Rayleigh distribution based on the asymptotic of the ion microfield distribution at large fields at a charged point. By comparison with various known distributions of the ion microfield, we show that our asymptotic formula has a sufficiently high accuracy. Also exact computations are used to verify the high accuracy of the method. This robust approximate, but accurate method yields faster computational results than the exact calculations and therefore should be important for practical situations requiring simultaneous computations of a large number of spectral lineshapes (e.g., for calculating opacities)—especially for laser-produced plasmas.20171432017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics['E. Dalimier', 'E. Oks']2017-01-04T00:00:00 c54f7059e9f28dad5b4d1f3d5b905ee1645af80aJournal of Optometry201772The authors appear to have ‘cherry-picked’ the domains of bias used for each system, and have developed their own, hybrid RoB rating scale which has unknown validity.2017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Optometry['Philip Griffiths', 'Robert H. Taylor', 'Lisa M. Henderson', 'B. Barrett']2017-01-04T00:00:00 39790edbbaaf20d86b62d533364f9ba7b78e1205ABSTRACT Rini, Angga Elsa. 2017. This research aims to understand how to polite language analysis (keigo) in Nazotoki wa Dinner no Atode Movie. Departement of japanese studies faculty of humanities. Diponegoro university. The first advisor, Elizabeth I.H.A.N.R, S.S, M.Hum. The second advisor, S.I Trahutami, S.S, M.Hum. Keigo is a variety of language used to express respect for other people who are older and those who are not too close. Keigo is not only used in everyday conversation, but also on education, employment and business. In this study the authors choose the title ‘Polite Language Analysis (Keigo) in Nazotoki wa Dinner no Atode Movie. The data used in this study is a Nazotoki wa Dinner no Atode movie by Tokuya Higashigawa. The object of this research is the use keigo conversation in Nazotoki wa Dinner no Atode movie. The result of this study are found polite language diversities (keigo) there are sonkeigo, kenjougo and teineigo. Sonkeigo used to elevate the speaker, kenjougo used to humiliate the other person, while teineigo is used to soften the words used to honor the other person on persons in question. Keywords : Keigo, Sosiolinguistic Study, Uchi-Soto.2017022017-01-04T00:00:00['Elsa Elsa Angga Rini']2017-01-04T00:00:00 672f6db2a46ee95a5191fa15d8afa39a135c2880In this paper, we present a Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project that documented an innovative youth empowerment program at a community based organization. The program at the core of this paper is aimed at strengthening cultural brokering, empowerment, civic engagement, and leadership skills by engaging youth as bilingual interpreters at community events to facilitate the participation of adults with limited English proficiency. Through the research-practice integration reflected in our study, we highlight how immigrant youth, engaged in activities that facilitate reflective thinking about their roles as cultural brokers, can be powerfully supported in navigating across their multiple cultural worlds.20172222017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Youth Development['Alex Pirie', 'W. Goldstein-Gelb', 'Maria Landaverde', 'Jayanthi Mistry', 'J. Kim', 'Elizabeth Pufall-Jones', 'Mariah Contreras']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8272e0a94e6706e74587b05e71ad8254bd2a7fbcIn Hunter et al. ( 2012 ) we presented the data for LITTLE THINGS ( Local Irregulars That Trace Luminosity Extremes, The H I Nearby Galaxy Survey ) . This is a multi-wavelength survey on a sample of 37 nearby ( < 10.3 Mpc ) gas-rich dwarf irregular galaxies and 4 Blue Compact Dwarfs. The data include H I -line data from the Very Large Array in2017422017-01-04T00:00:00The Astronomical Journal['D. Hunter', 'Dana Ficut-Vicas', 'Trisha Ashley', 'E. Brinks', 'P. Cigan', 'B. Elmegreen', 'V. Heesen', 'K. Herrmann', 'Megan C. Johnson', 'Se-Heon Oh', 'M. Rupen', 'A. Schruba', 'C. Simpson', 'F. Walter', 'D. Westpfahl', 'L. Young', 'Hong-Xin Zhang']2017-01-04T00:00:00 5977448f7225a3c70388dd44ded463796202f1e6Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017012017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1'}['B. Bock', 'R. Rosen']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e0a7287b2aa3598000e213363dbd07d3800b29baAbstrak Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar dan aktivitas siswa dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran tipe Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas, dengan tiga siklus, dengan setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahap, yaitu: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X-IPA3 MAN Darussalam. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tes hasil belajar dan angket aktivitas guru dan siswa. Perolehan nilai rata-rata hasil belajar siswa dengan pencapaian ketuntasan klasikal dari siklus 1 sebesar 70%, siklus 2 sebesar 85%, dan siklus 3 sebesar 95%. Sedangkan aktivitas siswa Pada siklus 1 memperoleh skor 1,89 dengan kategori kurang efektif, pada siklus kedua memperoleh 2,23 dengan kategori efektif, dan pada siklus ketiga memperoleh 2,97 dengan kategori efektif. Sehingga dari penelitian ini di dapatkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran tipe Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS) dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar dan aktivitas siswa kelas X-IPA3 MAN Darussalam pada materi dinamika partikel. Dalam hal ini, guru perlu dilatih dan membiasakan diri dalam menggunakan model pembelajaran two stay two stray (TSTS) dalam pembelajaran serta dapat melakukan penelitian lebih lanjut sehingga dapat membuat siswa lebih menyukai pelajaran IPA di sekolah, terutama pelajaran fisika. Kata Kunci: Model Kooperatif tipe Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS), Hasil Belajar Abstrack Purpose of Research Singer is to review the findings determine the increase of learning and using with activities Student Learning model Type Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS). The singer is a class action research study, with three cycles, with each cycle consists of four in phase, ie: Planning, Implementation, observation, and reflection. Subject hearts Research singer is Class x-man ipa3 Darussalam. The data collection techniques hearts Singer Research study using the test results and questionnaires activities Teachers and Students. Held average value of student learning results with achievement of classical completeness from cycle 1 by 70%, amounting to 85% cycle 2 and cycle 3 amounted to 95%. While activities in cycle 1 Students gain of 1.89 scores with category Ineffective, on cycle with categories both gained 2.23 Effective, and at cycle with Third gained 2.97 Effective category. So of research Singer in getting that application of learning model Type Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS) can be improve learning results and grade Students activities X-ipa3 darussalam man on matter particle dynamics. In singers, teachers should be trained and familiarize Yourself hearts Learning Model using two stayed two wild (TSTS) Learning And hearts can be doing further research that can be more make more students liked the IPA in school, especially physics lesson. Keywords: Cooperative Model Type Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS), Learning Outcomes2017012017-01-04T00:00:00['Lia Ariyani', 'Elisa Kasli', 'A. Halim']2017-01-04T00:00:00 0af3c1545f7a8389e36adc2fcfa5f39f950854782017012017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['M. Emmer', 'Elizabeth Crumley']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3e84efe3e1c283050be06f227a23dc0d6885c83a2017012017-01-04T00:00:00Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada['Lisa Hughes']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1c56d3d2f3e1d69eb747acaa7f3621f7bda54e6cHawaii International Conference on System Sciences2017012017-01-04T00:00:00{'pages': '1-2'}['E. Negre', 'C. Rosenthal-Sabroux', 'Mila Gascó-Hernández']2017-01-04T00:00:00 e29829ca8b4171a96093e6f3fe06dbb801d99ae9“The Mediterranean, central to the development of human civilization and lovingly celebrated in Euro-American historiography, from the viewpoint of human oppression has been a veritable vortex of horror for all mankind, especially for the Slavic and African peoples. The relationship was in no way accidental.”Law and History Review20171112017-01-04T00:00:00Law and History Review['Jenny S. Martinez', 'Lisa Surwillo']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b6b3271f29035e2c286daa9e57cb66f82622b1e62017012017-01-04T00:00:00F1000Research['S. Jahandideh', 'Albert A. Taylor', 'A. Bian', 'L. Meng', 'Danielle Beaulieu', 'Mike Keymer', 'Jinsy A. Andrews', 'D. Ennist']2017-01-04T00:00:00 37ef13df93a26dcbd395bead295166e64b18ea8cAproximadamente 15% da radiação solar incidente em módulos fotovoltaicos (FV) poli-cristalinos são convertidos em energia elétrica, o restante ou é refletida ou é transformada em calor. Como consequência, os painéis são aquecidos, ocasionando redução em sua eficiência elétrica, que é proporcional ao aumento de temperatura, e possível degradação física de suas células fotovoltaicas ao longo dos anos. Portanto, a elevação da temperatura de operação das células é um efeito indesejado, porém, inevitável, que pode ser reduzido com a integração dos módulos FV à uma placa absorvedora como às utilizadas em coletores solares planos que irão permitir a cogeração de calor e eletricidade, preservando a integridade física das células fotovoltaicas a partir da mesma área coletora. Dessa forma, esse trabalho propõe um modelo matemático para prever o comportamento / desempenho térmico e elétrico de um módulo fotovoltaico acoplado a um coletor solar plano (Photovoltaic Thermal Hibrid Solar Collector – PV/T, em inglês) em regime permanente a partir da variação da radiação solar incidente e da velocidade do vento.Revista Brasileira de Energia Solar2017012017-01-04T00:00:00Revista Brasileira de Energia Solar['Othon Lucas Procópio', 'A. G. Ferreira', 'I. M. Corgozinho', 'L. P. P. Faria', 'Elizabeth Marques Duarte Pereira', 'Rafael Mássimo Martins', 'Rodrigo Eurípedes da Silveira', 'L. Oliveira', 'Santhiagu Lucas Procópio', 'A. Daniel']2017-01-04T00:00:00 26c303f78a6937f1559b057d91828deb7240186bAbstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan hasil belajar siswa kelas X MAN Darussalam yang diajarkan dengan menggunakan laboratorium nyata dan laboratorium virtual pada materi Hukum Newton. Sampel dalam penelitian ini diambil dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling sehingga terpilih siswa kelas X-IPA1 yang berjumlah 20 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen 1, dan siswa kelas X-IPA2 yang berjumlah 25 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen 2.  Data diperoleh dari tes hasil belajar siswa yang diajarkan dengan menggunakan laboratorium nyata dan laboratorium virtual dan teknik analisis data digunakan rumus uji-t. Diperoleh hasil analisis data berdasarkan kriteria pengujian dua pihak terima H 0 jika  –t( 1 – 1/2 α) - t tabel dan t hitung -2,021 dan 1,76 - t tab el and t -2.021 and 1.76 < 2.021 then declared Ho received . Based on the data analysis revealed the research hypothesis is rejected. It can be concluded that there isn’t differences in physics learning outcomes are taught by real laboratory and virtual laboratories in X MAN Darussalam on Newton's laws of matter. Keywords: Laboratory Real, Virtual Laboratory, Learning Outcomes.2017012017-01-04T00:00:00['Abdul Quddus', 'Tarmizi Hamid', 'Elisa Kasli']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b32e803d28a69d9de4cdb0936c73ec7beab72862Ian Stewart has done it again. Does God Play Dice? provides a detailed and expansive follow-up to Stewart’s previous papers on chaos for a lay audience, e.g. Ref. [ 11. His book details the history and concepts of chaos theory in an easy-to-follow and enjoyable manner. Stewart approaches the subject with wit and humor, giving ample illustrations and examples. Of particular interest is the skillful way with which such arcane terms as phase portraits, Hamiltonian systems, saddle points and structural stability are introduced-so that even a relatively new audience can begin to understand this exciting and growing scientific field. What is chaos? Chaos theory usually involves the study of a range of phenomena exhibiting a sensitive dependence on initial conditions. From chaotic toys with randomly blinking lights to wisps and eddies of cigarette smoke, chaotic behavior is generally irregular and disorderly; other examples include weather patterns, certain neurological and cardiac activity, the stock market, and certain electrical networks of computers. Although chaos often seems totally ‘random’ and unpredictable, it actually obeys strict mathematical rules deriving from equations that can be formulated and studied. Today, there are several scientific fields devoted to the study of how complicated behavior can arise in systems from simple rules and how minute changes in the input of nonlinear systems can lead to large differences in the output; such fields include chaos and cellular automata theory. Compared to other famous and worthwhile books in the field such as Gleick’s [2], Stewart goes into more detail, which is essential for readers who wish to participate in the search for the marvelous and complex graphical representations of chaos. Topics covered in the book include ‘Cantor Cheese’ (a circular, whole-filled o b ject of great complexity), strange attractors, bifurcation diagrams and fractals, as well as many philosophical issues concerning the significance of chaos to scientists. The book would be improved if it provided additional equations and computer pseudocode (perhaps in an appendix). Why should artists be interested in this book? There is now a growing relationship between chaos, art and computer graphics [3,4]. In fact, one of the principal research tools for the study of chaos is computer graphics. (Readers may be interested to note that there is now an entire journal section within Pergamon Press’s international journal Computers and Graphics devoted to computer graphics and chaos.) It is intriguing that today the break between artistic and scientific pursuits is often apparent. Whereas the earlier thinkers pursued science and art in the light of guiding principles such as harmony and proportion, today some hold the view that science stifles the artistic spirit. Nevertheless, the computer is capable of creating images of captivating beauty and power. On a personal note, in much of my work I have found that beauty, science and art are intertwined, and this contributes to the fascination of mathematics and chaos for both scientists and laypeople. Mathematical recipes can also function as the artist’s assistant, quickly taking care of many repetitive and sometimes tedious details. By becoming familiar with advanced computer graphics, the computer artist can change our perception of art. Aside from artistic uses, computergraphic techniques are unmatched in their ability to convey complex scientific and mathematical information to both colleagues and laypeople. Peter Schroeder [5] very aptly sums up this revolution in computer graphics: “Some people can read a musical score and in their minds hear the music-others can see, in their mind’s eye, great beauty and structure in certain mathematical functions-lesser folks, like me, need to hear music played and see numbers rendered to appreciate their structures.”2017302017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Alan Lee', 'Elizabeth Crumley']2017-01-04T00:00:00 96fe492c79dbdc7595f222831a1e12f36cb2214dIn diesem Artikel wird die Altmetric-Abdeckung von heterogenem wissenschaftlichem und außerwissenschaftlichem Forschungsoutput in einem transdisziplinären Forschungsfeld analysiert. Dabei kann transdisziplinäre Forschung als ein reflexiver Forschungsansatz beschrieben werden, welcher gesellschaftliche Probleme in wissenschaftliche Fragestellungen integriert, heterogene wissenschaftliche und außerwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse einbezieht und sowohl zum gesellschaftlichen als auch zum wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt beiträgt (vgl. Jahn, Bergmann & Keil, 2012; Gibbons, 1994). Klassische szientometrischeAnsätze sind auf die intrawissenschaftliche Messung beschränkt. Altmetrics bieten das Potential, auch die außerwissenschaftliche Kommunikationmit einzubeziehen undwerden daher als erweiterter Ansatz zur Messung des gesellschaftlichen Impacts von Forschung diskutiert (Barnes, 2015; Bornmann, 2014 a, 2015; Holmberg et al., 2015). Weiterhin sind Altmetrics in der Lage, eine größere Varietät an Forschungsprodukten, wie Datensätze, Software, Algorithmen, graue Literatur und Foliensätze in den wissenschaftlichen Evaluationsapparat mit einzubeziehen (Bornmann, 2014 a; Priem, 2014; Zahedi, Fenner & Costas, 2014). Das bietet in Hinblick auf die Heterogenität der transdisziplinären Forschungsleistungen bemerkenswertes Potential. Auf der anderen Seite ist dieMessung des nicht-wissenschaftlichen Outputs schwierig (Koier & Horlings, 2015) und es fehlt noch an systematischer Analyse der Genauigkeit von Altmetrics in der transdisziplinären Forschung. Dieser Artikel verwendet das transdisziplinäre Feld der Bildungsforschung als Fallstudie. Die Bildungsforschung wird als problemorientiertes und disziplinär heterogenes Feld (z. B. Psychologie, Soziologie und Politologie, Ökologie) mit einer starken Ausrichtung auf die pädagogische Praxis (Baumann, 2005;Dees, 2015; DeutscherBildungsrat, 1974) charakterisiert. Beide Kennzeichen der Bildungsforschung werden in dieser Studie genutzt, um Herausforderungen und Grenzen bei der altmetrischen Bestimmung vongesellschaftlichem Impact zu eruieren. Konkret werden verschiedene methodische Wege getestet, umeinen ersten Einblick zu bekommen,wie aktuelle Altmetric-Tools das Feld der Bildungsforschung hinsichtlich des generellen Publikationsoutputs abdecken. Ein zusätzlicher experimenteller Ansatz analysiert die TwitterErwähnungen eines fortlaufenden Forschungsberichtes zur Situation der Bildung in Deutschland (Autorengruppe Bildungsberichterstattung, 2016). Der Bildungsbericht wurde als relevante transdisziplinäre Forschungsleistung gewählt (vgl. Dees, 2015, 178), welche die außerwissenschaftliche Welt der Bildungspolitik und -administration sowiedie allgemeineÖffentlichkeit adressiert.Information, Wissenschaft und Praxis2017270Dieser Artikel verwendet das transdisziplinäre Feld der Bildungsforschung als Fallstudie für Altmetric-Abdeckung von heterogenem wissenschaftlichem and außerwissenscaftliche Forschungsoutput in einem transdisZIplinären ForsChungsfeld analysiert.2017-01-04T00:00:00Information - Wissenschaft & Praxis['E. Vogler', 'C. Schindler', 'M. Rittberger']2017-01-04T00:00:00 59097a028ce5fbc1bc6e971dcca0d9f6c615c4be2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Richard M. GoUin']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b164455c315f60fd1c4d524c5f33d3c48b6d99812017002017-01-04T00:00:00Gender, Place & Culture['E. Sanders-McDonagh']2017-01-04T00:00:00 1adc3c49b90564dc5c9c49326da0ecf2a756fbfbThis collection of critical essays by the Polish aesthetician Morawski is impressive in its scope and scholarly detail. He offers richly comprehensive investigations of a considerable range of theoretical issues in aesthetics, informed by an enlightened and flexible Marxist historicism. Some explore basic, highly abstract problems that concern philosophers of art, such as the nature of a work of art, criteria of value and of the evaluation of art, the objectivity of aesthetic judgment, expression in art and the significance of mimesis and realism in the arts. Other essays ponder more specific problems with a strong social and historical component, as in the last third of the book the author examines such matters as the history of the theroetical basis of Socialist Realism, art and society, the functions of art in conditions of alienation, the use of quotation in art and questions of pornography and obscenity in art. The thoroughness with which the author discusses these matters is fully equal to their scope and importance without, as he often observes, entirely exhausting their complexity. Morawski proceeds as on a broad canvas. He characteristically offers a comprehensive typology for the problem under discussion, elucidating each category with numerous clearly described examples, patiently shaping and clarifying the discussion until his own position emerges as a carefully considered, balanced, yet independent stance on the issue. While his predilections are clearly drawn, they appear as tolerant, undogmatic conclusions, responsive to the complexity of the issues and to the history of the arts. He thus effectively avoids slipping into the pitfall of aestheticians of all ideologies and cultures-legislating for artists. Indeed, the breadth of his acquaintance with the arts, including recent and contemporary artists and movements, is outstanding. To treat briefly here specific ideas from a work of such scope and detail would be as much misleading as a disservice. For this reason, some overall observations must suffice. One may note, in general, that the very comprehensiveness of the author’s treatment has the tendency to obscure the effective alternatives in many issues. At times the scaffolding of categories he erects to scale a problem takes on a certain unwieldiness. For example, Morawski’s classification of the principal functions of art by using the characters of Orpheus, Prometheus and Philoctetes from Greek mythology seems arbitrary and unclear, both in the categories themselves and in the characters employed to represent them. More basic is his acceptance of the customary division of the aesthetic field into the distinct and separate elements of artist, art object and perceiver, and his insistence on the necessity for distancing art and keeping the aesthetic clearly demarcated from its practical and cultural interconnections. This leads him necessarily to assign a high degree of autonomy to works of art and, thus, to encounter difficulties with certain contemporary movements that work directly from the denial of these discontinuities. Indeed, one may claim that the special challenge of present-day aesthetics lies in exposing the many subtle, ineradicable and necessary intertwinings of social, technological and cultural strands amongst the aesthetic. And, indeed, a view of art thoroughly integrated with its surrounding culture requires a theory that will expose and develop those continuities without sacrificing its aesthetic identity. For a scholar as sensitive as Morawski to the social and historical influences on the arts, such a theory would seem to be of particular necessity. Yet, unlike many commentators, he is thoroughly aware of these interconnections and, in opting for an enlightened but essentially traditional aesthetics, he is nonetheless flexible and aware of its inadequacies. Finally, Morawski has a remarkable command of language, but the complexity of his subject matter i s matched by the intricacy of his style. This, joined with the excessively personal intrusion of the author into his material, is an inessential difficulty in a work whose substance and scope demand that it be taken seriously.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['W. H. Higgins']2017-01-04T00:00:00 af0a6b7b0e1e15a7adfea6005554874339c9e041This collection of critical essays by the Polish aesthetician Morawski is impressive in its scope and scholarly detail. He offers richly comprehensive investigations of a considerable range of theoretical issues in aesthetics, informed by an enlightened and flexible Marxist historicism. Some explore basic, highly abstract problems that concern philosophers of art, such as the nature of a work of art, criteria of value and of the evaluation of art, the objectivity of aesthetic judgment, expression in art and the significance of mimesis and realism in the arts. Other essays ponder more specific problems with a strong social and historical component, as in the last third of the book the author examines such matters as the history of the theroetical basis of Socialist Realism, art and society, the functions of art in conditions of alienation, the use of quotation in art and questions of pornography and obscenity in art. The thoroughness with which the author discusses these matters is fully equal to their scope and importance without, as he often observes, entirely exhausting their complexity. Morawski proceeds as on a broad canvas. He characteristically offers a comprehensive typology for the problem under discussion, elucidating each category with numerous clearly described examples, patiently shaping and clarifying the discussion until his own position emerges as a carefully considered, balanced, yet independent stance on the issue. While his predilections are clearly drawn, they appear as tolerant, undogmatic conclusions, responsive to the complexity of the issues and to the history of the arts. He thus effectively avoids slipping into the pitfall of aestheticians of all ideologies and cultures-legislating for artists. Indeed, the breadth of his acquaintance with the arts, including recent and contemporary artists and movements, is outstanding. To treat briefly here specific ideas from a work of such scope and detail would be as much misleading as a disservice. For this reason, some overall observations must suffice. One may note, in general, that the very comprehensiveness of the author’s treatment has the tendency to obscure the effective alternatives in many issues. At times the scaffolding of categories he erects to scale a problem takes on a certain unwieldiness. For example, Morawski’s classification of the principal functions of art by using the characters of Orpheus, Prometheus and Philoctetes from Greek mythology seems arbitrary and unclear, both in the categories themselves and in the characters employed to represent them. More basic is his acceptance of the customary division of the aesthetic field into the distinct and separate elements of artist, art object and perceiver, and his insistence on the necessity for distancing art and keeping the aesthetic clearly demarcated from its practical and cultural interconnections. This leads him necessarily to assign a high degree of autonomy to works of art and, thus, to encounter difficulties with certain contemporary movements that work directly from the denial of these discontinuities. Indeed, one may claim that the special challenge of present-day aesthetics lies in exposing the many subtle, ineradicable and necessary intertwinings of social, technological and cultural strands amongst the aesthetic. And, indeed, a view of art thoroughly integrated with its surrounding culture requires a theory that will expose and develop those continuities without sacrificing its aesthetic identity. For a scholar as sensitive as Morawski to the social and historical influences on the arts, such a theory would seem to be of particular necessity. Yet, unlike many commentators, he is thoroughly aware of these interconnections and, in opting for an enlightened but essentially traditional aesthetics, he is nonetheless flexible and aware of its inadequacies. Finally, Morawski has a remarkable command of language, but the complexity of his subject matter i s matched by the intricacy of his style. This, joined with the excessively personal intrusion of the author into his material, is an inessential difficulty in a work whose substance and scope demand that it be taken seriously.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['A. Berleant']2017-01-04T00:00:00 6ed15d34d090a56749dbc1b349040f55a5f4f7ffThis collection of critical essays by the Polish aesthetician Morawski is impressive in its scope and scholarly detail. He offers richly comprehensive investigations of a considerable range of theoretical issues in aesthetics, informed by an enlightened and flexible Marxist historicism. Some explore basic, highly abstract problems that concern philosophers of art, such as the nature of a work of art, criteria of value and of the evaluation of art, the objectivity of aesthetic judgment, expression in art and the significance of mimesis and realism in the arts. Other essays ponder more specific problems with a strong social and historical component, as in the last third of the book the author examines such matters as the history of the theroetical basis of Socialist Realism, art and society, the functions of art in conditions of alienation, the use of quotation in art and questions of pornography and obscenity in art. The thoroughness with which the author discusses these matters is fully equal to their scope and importance without, as he often observes, entirely exhausting their complexity. Morawski proceeds as on a broad canvas. He characteristically offers a comprehensive typology for the problem under discussion, elucidating each category with numerous clearly described examples, patiently shaping and clarifying the discussion until his own position emerges as a carefully considered, balanced, yet independent stance on the issue. While his predilections are clearly drawn, they appear as tolerant, undogmatic conclusions, responsive to the complexity of the issues and to the history of the arts. He thus effectively avoids slipping into the pitfall of aestheticians of all ideologies and cultures-legislating for artists. Indeed, the breadth of his acquaintance with the arts, including recent and contemporary artists and movements, is outstanding. To treat briefly here specific ideas from a work of such scope and detail would be as much misleading as a disservice. For this reason, some overall observations must suffice. One may note, in general, that the very comprehensiveness of the author’s treatment has the tendency to obscure the effective alternatives in many issues. At times the scaffolding of categories he erects to scale a problem takes on a certain unwieldiness. For example, Morawski’s classification of the principal functions of art by using the characters of Orpheus, Prometheus and Philoctetes from Greek mythology seems arbitrary and unclear, both in the categories themselves and in the characters employed to represent them. More basic is his acceptance of the customary division of the aesthetic field into the distinct and separate elements of artist, art object and perceiver, and his insistence on the necessity for distancing art and keeping the aesthetic clearly demarcated from its practical and cultural interconnections. This leads him necessarily to assign a high degree of autonomy to works of art and, thus, to encounter difficulties with certain contemporary movements that work directly from the denial of these discontinuities. Indeed, one may claim that the special challenge of present-day aesthetics lies in exposing the many subtle, ineradicable and necessary intertwinings of social, technological and cultural strands amongst the aesthetic. And, indeed, a view of art thoroughly integrated with its surrounding culture requires a theory that will expose and develop those continuities without sacrificing its aesthetic identity. For a scholar as sensitive as Morawski to the social and historical influences on the arts, such a theory would seem to be of particular necessity. Yet, unlike many commentators, he is thoroughly aware of these interconnections and, in opting for an enlightened but essentially traditional aesthetics, he is nonetheless flexible and aware of its inadequacies. Finally, Morawski has a remarkable command of language, but the complexity of his subject matter i s matched by the intricacy of his style. This, joined with the excessively personal intrusion of the author into his material, is an inessential difficulty in a work whose substance and scope demand that it be taken seriously.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['T. Healey']2017-01-04T00:00:00 a1f84f1e728f4126b5a3d3007662824b8129dc4cThese two appallingly superficial paperbacks. designed. one suspects, to add a touch of class to the pornography racks in Anglo-American drugstores, are worthy examples of the visual culture they so turgidly describe. Mechanically divided between ‘64 pages in colour’. as their covers scholastically proclaim. and introduced by 64 pages of words. they are serious ‘books‘ in about the same contrived sense as Pop and its aftermath is serious ‘art’. Wilson discusses three major distinguishing characteristics of Pop art: i t is ‘figurative and realist’ (here Courbet is evoked; Daumier ignored), i t is ‘rooted in the urban environment’ (as if rural satirists ever make i t ) and its subject matter (blessedly) ‘has never before been used as a basis for art’. He proceeds to give capsule critical biographies of New York. U.S. West Coast. British and continental European Pop artists-and stops. Walker. of the two, the more sensitive to the reader’s possible curiosities. describes casualties for the art types he discusses. Thus Clement Greenberg is not unreasonably cojoined with the rise of Post-Painterly Abstraction. Time magazine is accused of Op art. A whiff of Structuralism pervades Minimal art. Process art, Earth art, Psychedelic art. The New Informalists and the Photo-Realists are all given some sociological, pharmacological and/or psychological rai.soti d’trre. and even the Body artists. from the archness of England’s Gilbert and George to those unspeakable German butchers who artlessly revive the rituals of the Mithraic Tauraboreum. are given suitable. if not always convincing, contexts. And the Conceptualists are given to the philosophers, among whom. I suppose. they belong. lest Mystics be corrupted. Both books contain brief chronologies and bibliographies, with Walker’s being the more complete and meaningful. One wonders for whom such things are written. Surely the artprofessional class gets its own more comprehensive and sophisticated promotional literature and the general public has little reason to read works that give it so little reason to be interested. The public wants explanations, not descriptions. The suckers. I fear. are artists of little distinction and some art students who are lured by those measly but informational colour plates. a lust to know what is happening ‘now‘ and obsessed with finding the stratagem for attaining the bliss of being in such books themselves. The hard truth, of course. is that. from the perspective of the year 2000, it seems probably that only the absolutist Andy Warhol will be seen as archetypal of his time’s antipathy toward art and that visionaries such as Robert Smithson and Eva Hesse, destroyed before their time, will stand as harbingers of an aesthetic rooted in the awesome indifference of natural phenomena. But these ‘books’ provide no judgement nor prophecy and. as with pornography, the promise disappoints, which perhaps explains why David Storey’s ‘Life Class’. given such unstimulating texts and only spasmodic instruction. raped the model.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['J. Richardson']2017-01-04T00:00:00 3c3dbbaa41de6dade62a1dcc28cd752e8643240fThese two appallingly superficial paperbacks. designed. one suspects, to add a touch of class to the pornography racks in Anglo-American drugstores, are worthy examples of the visual culture they so turgidly describe. Mechanically divided between ‘64 pages in colour’. as their covers scholastically proclaim. and introduced by 64 pages of words. they are serious ‘books‘ in about the same contrived sense as Pop and its aftermath is serious ‘art’. Wilson discusses three major distinguishing characteristics of Pop art: i t is ‘figurative and realist’ (here Courbet is evoked; Daumier ignored), i t is ‘rooted in the urban environment’ (as if rural satirists ever make i t ) and its subject matter (blessedly) ‘has never before been used as a basis for art’. He proceeds to give capsule critical biographies of New York. U.S. West Coast. British and continental European Pop artists-and stops. Walker. of the two, the more sensitive to the reader’s possible curiosities. describes casualties for the art types he discusses. Thus Clement Greenberg is not unreasonably cojoined with the rise of Post-Painterly Abstraction. Time magazine is accused of Op art. A whiff of Structuralism pervades Minimal art. Process art, Earth art, Psychedelic art. The New Informalists and the Photo-Realists are all given some sociological, pharmacological and/or psychological rai.soti d’trre. and even the Body artists. from the archness of England’s Gilbert and George to those unspeakable German butchers who artlessly revive the rituals of the Mithraic Tauraboreum. are given suitable. if not always convincing, contexts. And the Conceptualists are given to the philosophers, among whom. I suppose. they belong. lest Mystics be corrupted. Both books contain brief chronologies and bibliographies, with Walker’s being the more complete and meaningful. One wonders for whom such things are written. Surely the artprofessional class gets its own more comprehensive and sophisticated promotional literature and the general public has little reason to read works that give it so little reason to be interested. The public wants explanations, not descriptions. The suckers. I fear. are artists of little distinction and some art students who are lured by those measly but informational colour plates. a lust to know what is happening ‘now‘ and obsessed with finding the stratagem for attaining the bliss of being in such books themselves. The hard truth, of course. is that. from the perspective of the year 2000, it seems probably that only the absolutist Andy Warhol will be seen as archetypal of his time’s antipathy toward art and that visionaries such as Robert Smithson and Eva Hesse, destroyed before their time, will stand as harbingers of an aesthetic rooted in the awesome indifference of natural phenomena. But these ‘books’ provide no judgement nor prophecy and. as with pornography, the promise disappoints, which perhaps explains why David Storey’s ‘Life Class’. given such unstimulating texts and only spasmodic instruction. raped the model.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00Leonardo['Francis V. O’Connor']2017-01-04T00:00:00 24bdf5f494ab69d6cc7004c5654fd2953eb1acf9The major purpose of this study is to find out if workplace bullying can be a predictor to the intention to leave at industrial companies in one of the most important industrial estates in Jordan, which is the Alhasan industrial Estate. The study employed the descriptive and analytical methodologies in order to arrive at sufficient answers for its main problem. Primary data of the study came from a questionnaire which was designed for said purpose, and workplace bullying was measured using two sub-scales, namely work-related bullying and person-related bullying. The Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ) of Einarsen et al. (2001) and Einarsen and Raknes (1997) was adopted. With regard to the intention to leave items, researchers utilized the studies of Glambek et al. (2014) and Djurkovic et al. (2008). Questionnaires were distributed to 34 industrial companies. The major findings of this study are as follows: The level of presence of work-related bullying at the industrial organization in Jordan is high, while person-related bullying is medium and workplace bullying predicts only 6.7% of the intention to leave among the respondents of the study.20175382017-01-04T00:00:00International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences['B. Jawazneh', 'Z. Smadi']2017-01-04T00:00:00 8764bc5c863146608aea3e8f137f1edb4430067cProgram ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan guru TK dalam menangani bullying di TK. Khalayak sasaran dalam program ini adalah guru TK di wilayah Imogiri Bantul yang berjumlah 31 orang. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dengan metode ceramah, tanya jawab, pemberian tugas dan diskusi, danpresentasi. Pelatihan penanganan bullying  pada anak TK  dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan wawasan tentang pengertian bullying, jenis dan dan dampaknya bagi anak,serta penanganan yang tepat bagi pelaku, korban atau teman yang melihat tindak bullying serta orang tua . Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil evaluasi pelaksanaan kegiatan dan evaluasi penanganan masalah bullyingyang telah mencapai indikator keberhasilan melebihi 80 %. Berdasarkan hasil penyebaran skala tentang penyelenggaraan kegiatan dapat disimpulkan bahwa 100 % guru TK (31 peserta) merasa materi disampaikan dengan jelas dan sesuai serta bermanfaat bagi peserta. Berdasarkan  rubrik penilaian dalam diskusi penanganan bullying, 5(lima) kelompok mencapai kriteria baik dalam merancang penanganan bullying , baik untuk pelaku bullying , korban bullying , teman yang melihat bullying maupun penanganan untuk orang tua. Kata Kunci : penanganan, bullying, anak TK2017022017-01-04T00:00:00Journal of Production Agriculture['M. Muthmainnah', 'Budi Astuti', 'Arumi Savitri Fatimaningrum']2017-01-04T00:00:00 815c8cf8b028b32061c529cd5238bf26f2647c13High school students are maturing physically, psychosocially, and sexually. Some may be unsure of their sexual orientation. The purpose of the study was to determine whether students who self-identified as homosexual-lesbian/gay, bisexual (LGB), and unsure of sexual orientation had more stressful life events (SLEs), perceived stress, bullying victimization, and depressive symptoms as compared to heterosexual peers. Cortisol was examined to determine whether levels were within normal range for age and followed a normal diurnal rhythm. This correlational design included five surveys to assess n = 143 ninth graders. LGB and unsure students had more SLEs, perceived stress, bullying victimization, and depressive symptoms than heterosexual peers. All participants had normal cortisol levels, with the majority having normal diurnal rhythms. School nurses should consider more training about LGB and unsure students. Additional outreach, support, screening, or referrals for LGB and unsure students are warranted if the school nurse suspects depressive symptoms.Journal of School Nursing2017497High school students who self-identified as homosexual-lesbian/gay, bisexual (LGB), and unsure of sexual orientation had more stressful life events, perceived stress, bullying victimization, and depressive symptoms as compared to heterosexual peers.2017-01-04T00:00:00The Journal of School Nursing['Susan G Williams']2017-01-04T00:00:00 b02dabe579e9608e860711209896823812cf2435O presente trabalho visa analisar a diversidade sexual em sala de aula e a importância do debate sobre o tema. Devido a escola ter a funcao de abordar a educacao sexual, de modo critico, etico e educativo, buscou-se identificar as percepcoes de 16 estudantes do 8o ano do Ensino Fundamental, da EEEFM Flor de Liz, em Guarapari/ES sobre sexualidade (diversidade sexual e de genero) por motivos de bullying e/ou preconceito – relacionado a homossexualidade do Aluno X. Os dados obtidos foram analisados de acordo com uma abordagem qualitativo-quantitativa. Constatou-se que a maior parte dos nove estudantes que participaram da experiencia, nao entende o que e a sexualidade; sete estudantes relatam nao ter preconceito com o homossexualismo, chegando a declarar que “se os individuos se gostam... que sejam felizes” , ou seja, nao tem preconceito desde que os homossexuais permanecam no eterno lugar de si mesmo.  Sendo assim, a escola precisa incluir em seus planejamentos atividades relacionadas ao homossexualismo, as diversidades sexual e de genero.2017002017-01-04T00:00:00['Silzinei Pereira Guedes Barbalho']2017-01-04T00:00:00 22774052f943375a9822e32ec5ef92ac10742d55espanolResumen El hecho de que las tecnologias se hayan integrado en nuestra vida como algo normal ha provocado que este y otros problemas se trasladen a la vida virtual complicando las posibles soluciones. Si bien antes el acoso entre iguales se daba principalmente en la escuela, hoy el uso de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y la Comunicacion (TIC) ha hecho que los menores no tengan ningun lugar donde "esconderse" de este problema. Esta caracteristica y alguna mas como es el anonimato ha llevado a que muchas personas crean que este problema es peor que el acoso tradicional. Toda esta informacion ha llevado a que desde hace mas o menos una decada se estudie con profundidad esta problematica. Se ha observado un interes general que ha llevado a encontrar evidencias cientificas que indican su prevalencia, caracteristicas y aspectos clave de la implicacion de los menores. La prevalencia en estudios previos oscila entre un 3.3% y un 58.7%, siendo determinante la realizacion de un cuestionario propio y la concepcion previa del termino ciberacoso. Estas peculiaridades, unida al hecho de que la investigacion en la Region de Murcia sobre esta problematica es escasa, nos ha llevado a plantearnos como proposito de esta investigacion conocer la incidencia de este fenomeno, asi como su repercusion en los estudiantes de secundaria obligatoria de la Region de Murcia. Ademas, como los profesores son un aspecto clave dentro de todo este proceso, se propuso igualmente conocer la percepcion del profesorado. Entre los principales resultados destaca, en el acoso tradicional, que el 37.1% ha sufrido una o mas conductas agresivas, el 29.4% ha realizado alguna de estas conductas y el 71.1% las ha observado. Aunque realmente se puede considerar como posibles victimas al 10.4% y al 6% como agresores. Mientras que en cuanto al ciberacoso, el 49.3% de los estudiantes ha sufrido una o mas de estas conductas, el 23.3% ha realizado alguna de las mismas y el 62.3% las observo en el ultimo ano. No obstante, el 6.3% podria ser victima, el 6.4% agresor y el 4.9% podria estar observando casos claros de ciberacoso. Si bien no se hallaron diferencias en cuanto a genero en el acoso tradicional, si que se obtuvo un mayor porcentaje de mujeres cibervictimas. Ademas, a diferencia del acoso tradicional donde el mayor porcentaje de casos se encuentran en 1o de la ESO, en el ciberacoso se hallaron mas casos en cuarto de la ESO, alcanzado a un 28.2% de los participantes de dicho curso. Si nos centramos en los agresores, los chicos muestran un mayor porcentaje de conductas agresivas fisicas y verbales que las chicas. Por el contrario, en el ciberacoso no se encontraron diferencias significativas entre varones y mujeres en relacion a ciberagresores. Por otro lado, el solapamiento entre el acoso tradicional y el ciberacoso es claro, obteniendo resultados significativos y positivos entre los roles de implicacion de ambas problematicas. Por ultimo, el profesorado destaca que esta preocupado por este problema pero que no sabe identificarlo ni resolverlo. Los datos de prevalencia del acoso tradicional coinciden con alguno de los obtenidos en estudios previos. Pero la prevalencia hallada en el ciberacoso es superior al de otras investigaciones, incluso en aquella que se uso el mismo cuestionario. Ademas, la prevalencia de ambas problematicas es muy similar. Aunque en las investigaciones previas las diferencias en cuanto a genero son inconsistentes, nuestros datos muestran claramente que el numero de cibervictimas es mayor entre las mujeres. Para finalizar, se discuten todos los resultados, determinando las limitaciones de la investigacion y realizando unas propuestas pedagogicas para ayudar a prevenir el ciberacoso. EnglishAbstract The fact that technologies have become a normal part of our lives has meant that this and other problems have shifted towards the virtual, so complicating possible solutions. While before peer harassment occurred mainly at school, today the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) means that children now have no place to "hide" from this problem. This and other features, like anonymity, has led many people to believe that this problem is worse than traditional bullying. All this information collected from over a decade or so has led to our studying this issue in depth. This has sparked interest among researchers in this subject and evidence of its prevalence, characteristics and the key aspects of the involvement of minors. The variation in the prevalence ranged from 3.3% to 58.7%, that the use of a questionnaire prepared by the researchers themselves as well as the concept they have regarding the term "cyberbullying" influence the result. These findings coupled with the fact that research in the region of Murcia on this issue is scarce led us to formulate the purpose of this research, which was to determine the incidence of this phenomenon and its impact on students in compulsory secondary education in the Region of Murcia. Furthermore, since teachers are a key aspect in the whole teaching process, it is necessary to know their perceptions. Among the main results in traditional bullying notes that 37.1% suffered one or more aggressive behaviour, 29.4% have perpetrated one or more of these behaviours, and 71.1% have observed them. However, a more accurate would be 10.4% as potential victims and 6% as aggressors. While as cyberbullying, 49.3% of students have suffered from one or more of these behaviours, 23.3% have committed some of them and 62.3% have observed them in the last year. While traditional bullying differences in gender were not found, a higher percentage of women victims in cyberbullying was obtained. In addition, unlike traditional bullying where the highest percentage of cases were in 7th grade; in cyberbullying more cases were found in 10th grade, reached 28.2% of the participants of that academic year. If we focus on the aggressors, the boys show a higher percentage of physical and verbal aggressive behaviours than girls. By contrast, in cyberbullying no significant differences between men and women in relation to cyber attackers were found. Furthermore, the overlap between traditional bullying and cyberbullying is clear, obtaining significant and positive results between the roles of involvement of both problems. Finally, the teacher emphasizes that are concerned about this problem but does not know identify or resolve it. Prevalence data of traditional bullying match some of those obtained in previous studies. But the prevalence found in cyberbullying is superior to other investigations, including one that the same questionnaire was used. In addition, the prevalence of both problems is very similar. Although in previous research the differences in gender reported are inconsistent, our data clearly show that the number of cybervictims is higher among women. Finally, all results are discussed, determining the limitations of research and performing some pedagogical proposal to help prevent cyberbullying.2017012017-01-04T00:00:00['Víctor González Calatayud']2017-01-04T00:00:00 d0f84271dbdf64dd3b9bfa1e2eb7a933cb150fb7Family relationships with its moral, social and legal nature, is a rather complex phenomenon. The circle of obligations imposed on a family is wide – it is a part of a big mechanism. The family should provide basis of morality, spirituality, tolerance which, in its turn, will guarantee the stabilization of society and minimize social problems. The family, which manifests itself in violence, especially when men violate their spouses’ sexual freedom predestined to conflict and destruction. In homes where there are similar problems, chronic irritability, stress, lack of trust and mutual respect are frequently met. Wives – victims of sexual abuse have to adapt to severe physical and mental consequences. Unfortunately, the reasons of violence very often is hidden in mental views of a particular state. In traditional countries women's obedience is a norm. Accordingly, the fear of public censure does not allow women to defend their sexual freedom and put an end to sexual abuse committed by their spouses. In many cases, wives who follow traditions and customs, consider intimate relations with their husbands as their duty, do not perceive it as violence and adapt to bullying. Overcoming the mentioned problem is even more difficult when traditional norms are deeply implemented in a particular state’s legislation and sexual relation with husbands is recognized as statutory duty. The aim of this report is to find out how the traditional society of Georgia views the recognition of women’s sexual freedom within the framework of marital relations and what normative approaches the state has.201700In the analyzed work group there was a breakup between the partners, as result of this disolution, significant shortcomings were produced in the working structure of the organization, namely: disruption of the group members and intensified informal communication.2017-01-04T00:00:00European Scientific Journal, ESJ['Tamta Sajaia']2017-01-04T00:00:00 11c34bec3d706875e65a516426b72fe792b3baa0This paper presents the potential for blockchain based solutions to disrupt the world of social networking. We offer Ushare, a user centric blockchain supported social media network that enables users to control, trace and claim ownership of every piece of content they share. Harnessing peer-to-peer capabilities of the blockchain technology allows a truly decentralized, secure, anonymous and traceable content distribution network. Ushare consists of four key components: the blockchain, a hash table with encrypted content shared by a user, a Turing complete relationship system to control the the maximum number of shares performed by user's circle members and a local personal certificate authority that manages the user's circles and encrypts data to be shared before it is broadcasted to the network.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication20173560The potential for blockchain based solutions to disrupt the world of social networking is presented and a user centric blockchain supported social media network that enables users to control, trace and claim ownership of every piece of content they share is offered.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Antorweep Chakravorty', 'Chunming Rong']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bef3c9bc4b70adeb469f50ff65025c37860d8d9dReputation of higher education institutes are significantly affected by the degree of the students' satisfactions. Therefore, considering students opinions about the quality of education is very important in order to maintain the academic institutes' reputation. Thus, the use of social media in the assessment of course quality enhances the education outcomes. Most universities explore their students' views about the quality of the offered courses using online and paper based questionnaires. However, the students' opinions in social media such as Facebook and twitters are not considered in the courses assessment of universities. This paper conduct a study on how university lectures react toward the students views throughout the social media. The contain analysis approach has been used to accomplish this study. The results showed that involving social media in courses assessments strengthen truthfulness of the courses evaluations results.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017245The results showed that involving social media in courses assessments strengthen truthfulness of the courses evaluations results.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Abdulaziz Aborujilah', 'R. Nassr', 'Md. Nazmus Saadat', 'Munaisyah Abdullah']2017-01-05T00:00:00 027771a4901e984e107259db73bc56a8d2c2cf2cWorld wide web (Bussum)2017315This paper proposes a problem of top-k most significant temporal keyword query to enable more complex query analysis and designs a temporal inverted index with two-tiers posting list to index social time series and a segment store to compute the exact social significance of social items.2017-01-05T00:00:00World Wide Web['Fan Xia', 'Chengcheng Yu', 'Linhao Xu', 'Weining Qian', 'Aoying Zhou']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a4974366814b1f95be1e8d489614546d882ef140Social media analysis has become a major issue not only for marketing and business, but also in a wide variety of other fields such as catastrophes and politics. Social media contents that are created in real-time by users contain elements related to time and location, and by analyzing this, it is possible to make predictions through trajectory analysis by extracting the trajectory in which the contents are spread out. In this study, we use AsterixDB that reflects the features for processing large quantities of social media contents in real-time to analyze social media contents, and propose a trajectory analysis system that extracts keyword trajectories to verify its effectiveness through experiment.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017194This study uses AsterixDB that reflects the features for processing large quantities of social media contents in real-time to analyze social media Contents, and proposes a trajectory analysis system that extracts keyword trajectories to verify its effectiveness through experiment.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['SoYeop Yoo', 'Taesoo Park', 'Jein Song', 'O. Jeong']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0ff39662e4ae66f8c84206c11f84caeee57c17862017012017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education['Gavin J. Baxter', 'T. Hainey', 'Gary F. McKenna']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b13e5f4f9d1a30ac37f78cb8b1998532ffb90bc92017002017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Sumathi', 'Nagaraj G. Cholli']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d9db1684a3c26d9b5aa9ee911b82fb4aba443789Emotion is an important key to adapt in society and therefore it needs to be learned since early age, as it is not something that a person was born with. A lot of media have been introduced as a helping tool for emotion learning including digital literature such as book app. Most of the existing examples, however, are lack of engaging interactive feature which resulting in low emotional affordance. The non-engaging interactive features are not only creating distraction during storytelling, yet they are also lowering children's personal response of emotion-learning content. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effective method to improve emotional affordance in emotional themed book-app, thus increasing the value of its emotional learning content. This study is aiming for children age 6--8 years old (first to third grade of elementary school) as its primary target, as children at these years meet new social challenge in form of school and peers. This study uses a qualitative research approach with application of designed-based research (DBR) method, divided into analysis of problems by literature study; review on existed book-app with negative emotion theme and data collecting from questionnaire; development of solutions through prototype building; iterative cycles of prototype testing; and evaluation of design solution's validation. The conclusion delivers a design suggestion in how to improve emotional affordance inside negative emotional themed book-app through interactive visualization of familiar gesture.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017293This study uses a qualitative research approach with application of designed-based research (DBR) method and delivers a design suggestion in how to improve emotional affordance inside negative emotional themed book-app through interactive visualization of familiar gesture.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Dianing Ratri', 'Yoomi Choi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5725b31d769f21559dc35fb91df230e1e7b3e68fInternet and other digital networks have created an exciting new world of information and communication for anyone with access to the network. They provide young people immeasurable opportunities for learning, communication, and development of their own view of the world. New technologies provide children and adolescents levels of access to information, culture, communication and entertainment that was impossible to imagine only 20 years ago. One of the most widespread and most interesting phenomenon of today are social networks on the Internet. Social networks are an interactive social media that provide users the ability to create personal web pages, themes, groups, photo galleries and to make online friends. The use of social media has changed not only the way of spending leisure time, communications and business, but also the ways of organizing learning and teaching process. The tendency of people to use the possibilities offered by social networks are increasingly being used in education, in order to adapt the learning process to the needs of students and to make it more interesting and attractive for them. It was noted that a number of pupils began creating groups on social networks, in order to connect and share information about the teaching contents and their obligations. This has led teachers to modernize themselves and start using social networks in order to make the material for learning more accessible to students and to encourage discussion among students.201760It was noted that a number of pupils began creating groups on social networks, in order to connect and share information about the teaching contents and their obligations, and to encourage discussion among students.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal Plus Education['Ž. Papic', 'Rada Karanac', 'M. Papic']2017-01-05T00:00:00 fc031cc9e241f7c1922bce45134974115ed3c0dbABSTRACT Russia, as many contemporary states, takes public diplomacy seriously. Since the inception of its English language TV network Russia Today in 2005 (now ‘RT’), the Russian government has broadened its operations to include Sputnik news websites in several languages and social media activities. Moscow, however, has also been accused of engaging in covert influence activities – behaviour historically referred to as ‘active measures’ in the Soviet KGB lexicon on political warfare. In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on how Russia since 2014 has moved towards a preference for active measures towards Sweden, a small country in a geopolitically important European region. We analyse the blurring of boundaries between public diplomacy and active measures; document phenomena such as forgeries, disinformation, military threats and agents of influence and define Russian foreign policy strategy. In summary, we conclude that the overarching goal of Russian policy towards Sweden and the wider Baltic Sea is to preserve the geostrategic status quo, which is identified with a security order minimising NATO presence in the region.2017831172017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Strategic Studies['M. Kragh', 'Sebastian Åsberg']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6e23a8f3662062128859913dbefddb7b720afb87ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE MR. BIG STING AS A FAILED SOCIAL PROBLEM Stephanie Mutch Advisor: University of Guelph, 2016 Professor Patrick Parnaby The use of the Mr. Big sting undercover policing tactic by Canadian police services has led to debate and controversy among civil libertarians, legal actors, and academics. It has not, however, led to widespread discussion or concern amongst the general public. Using a social constructionist framework, this study investigates why Mr. Big stings have failed to become a widely recognized social problem in Canada. An ethnographic content analysis of print media discourse reveals that weak claims-making led to this problem’s failed emergence. Unable to support complex, specialized problem claims, it is suggested that the media’s preference for simplicity left it unable to adequately present claims that sought to establish Mr. Big stings as problematic. These findings suggest that the media may be ill-suited to fulfilling its democratic role in promoting accountability among police and other public intuitions.20179602017-01-05T00:00:00['Stephanie Mutch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bd268a3316938c7560266d047581ba385176e4b7Abstract Interpersonal communication has changed since the inception of the internet. Face-to-face communication moved to computer-mediated communication (CMC). CMC users are mostly younger people such as Generation Y. They are comfortable with using digital interactive technologies for communication. The Baby Boomer generation, on the other hand, values face-to-face communication. The different ways of communication causes conflict between these two generations. The research question is: ‘How can the generational communication gap between the Baby Boomer generation and Generation Y be closed in order to allow them to have meaningful interpersonal communication?’ The research was done through a literature review within the cues-filtered-out approach, using the social presence theory. The conclusion is that the meaning of messages is often compromised in CMC because of the lack of nonverbal cues and social presence, however rather than not communicating, people should communicate via digital media to meet some of their relational needs.201746107The conclusion is that the meaning of messages is often compromised in CMC because of the lack of nonverbal cues and social presence, however rather than not communicating, people should communicate via digital media to meet some of their relational needs.2017-01-05T00:00:00International Journal of Adolescence and Youth['E. Venter']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d0ce1490971a4d52882b8a1390c17cb8876fbef8ABSTRACT Objective: to identify in the literature the information and communication technologies used in health education for adolescents. Method: integrative review of complete articles available in the databases CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED and LILACS, through the Health Descriptors "information technology", "health education" and "adolescent" in Portuguese, English and Spanish languages, published between January 2010 and December 2014. Results: 23 articles were identified. The use of the following ICTs was verified: text messages through cell phones, websites, virtual learning environments, online courses, online chat, virtual games, blogs and social media. Nursing professionals stand out in the construction of these ICTs and the main themes addressed refer to the promotion of sexual health. Conclusions: it is necessary that health professionals recognize the potential of the ICTs and unveil the innumerable possibilities of using these tools as a strategy to promote adolescent health. Descriptors : Information Technology; Health Education; Adolescent . RESUMO Objetivo : identificar na literatura as tecnologias de informacao e comunicacao utilizadas na educacao em saude de adolescentes . Metodo : revisao integrativa de artigos completos disponiveis nas Bases de dados CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED e LILACS, por meio dos DECS “tecnologia da informacao”, “educacao em saude” e “adolescente”, em portugues, ingles e espanhol, publicados entre janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2014. Resultados : foram identificados 23 artigos. Verificou-se o uso das seguintes TIC: mensagens de texto por meio de telefone celular, websites, ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem, cursos on-line, chat, jogos virtuais, blogs e midias sociais. Os profissionais da enfermagem se destacam na construcao dessas TIC e as principais tematicas abordadas referem-se a promocao da saude sexual. Conclusoes : faz-se necessario que profissionais da saude reconhecam a potencialidade das TIC e desvelem as inumeras possibilidades de uso destas ferramentas como estrategia de promocao da saude dos adolescentes. Descritores : Tecnologia da Informacao; Educacao em Saude; Adolescente. RESUMEN Objetivo : identificar en la literatura las tecnologias de informacion y comunicacion utilizadas en la educacion en salud de adolescentes . Metodo : revision integradora de articulos completos disponibles en las Bases de datos CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED y LILACS, por medio de los DECS “tecnologia de la informacion”, “educacion en salud” y “adolescente”, en portugues, ingles y espanol, publicados entre enero de 2010 a diciembre de 2014. Resultados : fueron identificados 23 articulos. Se verifico el uso de las seguintes TIC: mensajes de texto por medio de telefono celular, websites, ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje, cursos on-line, chat, juegos virtuales, blogs y medias sociales. Los profesionales de la enfermeria se destacan en la construccion de esas TIC y las principales tematicas abordadas se refieren a la promocion de la salud sexual. Conclusiones : es necesario que profesionales de la salud reconozcan la potencialidad de las TIC y desvelen las innumeras posibilidades de uso de estas herramientas como estrategia de promocion de la salud de los adolescentes. Descriptores : Tecnologia de la Information; Educacion en Salud; Adolescente . 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Pinheiro']2017-01-05T00:00:00 2bf53330ae2ba14d3db1df1170fe2f0cf58e151bRecently, social media such as Facebook has been more popular. Receiving information from Facebook and generating or spreading information on Facebook every day has become a general lifestyle. This new information-exchanging platform contains a lot of meaningful messages including users' emotions and preferences. Using messages on Facebook or in general social media to predict the election result and political affiliation has been a trend. In Taiwan, for example, almost every politician tries to have public opinion polls by using social media; almost every politician has his or her own fan page on Facebook, and so do the parties. We make an effort to predict to what party, DPP or KMT, two major parties in Taiwan, a post would be related or affiliated. We design features and models for the prediction, and we evaluate as well as compare them with the data collected from several political fan pages on Facebook. The results show that we can obtain accuracy higher than 90% when the text and interaction features are used with a nearest neighbor classifier.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication20172910This work designs features and models for the prediction of to what party, DPP or KMT, two major parties in Taiwan, a post would be related or affiliated on Facebook, and shows that it can obtain accuracy higher than 90% when the text and interaction features are used with a nearest neighbor classifier.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Che-Chia Chang', 'Shu-I Chiu', 'Kuo-Wei Hsu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b0e6511fed0812d13c9062a0de769204a2be3d34On March 18, 2014, some students occupied the Taiwanese Parliament Building in order to resume the negotiation for the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA). They posted as well as shared posts on Facebook and even created fan pages on Facebook to fight against CSSTA. The influence of Facebook is constantly growing, and there are studies that focus on information diffusion in order to reach a large audience. We analyze information diffusion through message spreading such as sharing posts or commenting on posts. Most relevant studies use social connections in analysis of information diffusion. However, due to the privacy protection mechanism on Facebook, social connections in data available to the public are implicit, while explicit social connections such as friend lists are private data. We use public data collected from fan pages on Facebook to analyze information diffusion. Our method does not rely on the availability of social connections, and therefore it can be applied to other social media websites. We investigate the influence of posts on these fan pages in this special civil movement. We analyze users' reaction behaviors and develop a method to find important users who change the speed of information diffusion and thus play a crucial role.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017238This work analyzes users' reaction behaviors and develops a method to find important users who change the speed of information diffusion and thus play a crucial role in this special civil movement.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Shu-I Chiu', 'Kuo-Wei Hsu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4bcd0e5ea5c1dd1217e2cbe1e261ed65ac609751Professional development is an ongoing process in which teachers review their teaching practices and learn how to respond to their students’ needs. To make the professional development process more effective, we need to define the identity of a teacher correctly and clarify the perspective about teachers’ professional development. The purpose of this study is to investigate teachers’ metaphoric perceptions about professional development. The study was carried out through qualitative research design. The data was collected via an electronic form. The participants were 526 teachers that the researcher contacted through e-mail or social media sites. The data was analyzed through content analysis. The findings of the study indicated that the participants often associated the concept of professional development with an object. In addition, they regarded professional development as a growing and developing entity as well as a demanding occupation that involved change. In this respect, it is important that the teachers are provided with the required resources, budget and time to continue their professional development. Moreover, it is crucial that professional development activities are not limited to seminars and teachers are given the initiative to conduct research about their teaching process.20176462017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Education and Learning['N. Yurtseven']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8e9215c0eef236c133e6810d08c1900dc7c24341The administrative task of advising students has been part of the academicians' scope of work in some institutes of higher learning. Other than making sure that the students are registering the right courses every semester, the academicians' key performance index might include ensuring that the students graduate on time. This happens in a private university in Malaysia, in which this research is based on. Since the inception of agent-mediated personal knowledge management (PKM) concept in 2011, most research covered the area of education management, such as class management, social media in education, and academic quality management. Seeing the opportunity in applying the PKM concept to one of the most critical process in academic management, this paper presents an idea of agent-mediated academic advising system. The result presented in this paper includes the processes of academic advising, and how the knowledge agent could be deployed to advise both the advisor and students.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017191The result presented in this paper includes the processes of academic advising, and how the knowledge agent could be deployed to advise both the advisor and students.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['S. Ismail', 'S. Ismail']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9cdb0c90cb518d816ce419dd222ca293774d8831Over the last decade, social networking sites emerge as an ideal tool of communication that facilitate interaction among people online. At the same time, in a world which is characterized by massive waves of migration, globalization results in the construction of the diaspora who seek through new ways to build communities. Within this framework, while traditional media have empowered diaspora members to maintain ties and bonds with their homeland and fellow members, the emergence of social media have offered new opportunities for diasporas to get involved in diasporic identity and community construction. The creation of several diasporic groups on social media like Yabiladi.com and WAFIN.be, respectively in France and Belgium, emphasize the vital role they play in everyday lives of the diaspora. To study the importance and implications of these online communities for diaspora members and investigate their online practices, this article carries out a virtual ethnography of the Moroccan community on Yabiladi portal in France. By means of the qualitative approach of interviews, this article aims at justifying whether the online groups of diasporic Moroccans in France can be defined as communities, and whether social networking sites can be considered as an alternative landscape for the diaspora to create links with other diasporic members. This article, through users’ experience, provides deep understanding of Yabiladi members’ beliefs about the “community” and their online daily practices which enable them to “imagine” it as a community.20171012017-01-05T00:00:00Humanities and sciences['Tarik Samak']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3e666b22f50544e77c76395fd1aea042944989b1There is a debate going on in the present literature that how narcissism predicts several behaviors on social networking sites but the search for potential moderators of that relationship was not given much attention. A survey that assesses narcissism, time spent on TV and self-promoting behavior on Facebook was conducted with 151 undergraduate and post graduate students. Our finding indicates that narcissism and time spent on TV has significant positive relationship with self-promoting behavior on Facebook. The relationship between narcissism and self- promoting behavior is found to be significantly moderated by time spent on TV. The findings are discussed in the context of learning self-enhancing through exposure to TV programs and imitating that behavior for self-regulation by narcissistic individuals through social media.20172002017-01-05T00:00:00['A. Shah', 'Mujeem M Bhatti', 'Ahmad Ansari', 'Basharat Hussain', 'G. Tara']2017-01-05T00:00:00 742edbed7b639eac82de9008c8509d99e5c5ecccWith an increasing focus at many universities on engagement and impact of scholarly work both in academia and outside, knowledge of data re-use is an important consideration when sharing a dataset. Traditional citation measures for data are difficult to track because scholars rarely cite datasets formally (Kratz and Strasser, 2015). Fortunately, there are other tools available for gathering metrics about reuse of data sets that can be used by scholars. These tools are called ‘altmetrics’, and they can capture both traditional scholarly measures of use (such as citations) as well as downloads, news and popular stories that reference a dataset, blog posts, and even social media buzz about data. These metrics can be a valuable tool for scholars to show all of the impact of their work. On this poster, data citations and altmetrics will be explained along with best practices for using tools to gather metrics.201700Data citations and altmetrics will be explained along with best practices for using tools to gather metrics to show all of the impact of their work.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Lauren B. Collister']2017-01-05T00:00:00 38d682b10198e5652cfbfe312d282f840034752fIn an undeniably virtual society, various processes and research areas that have customarily been directed by means of physical systems are now being led virtually. This wonder of virtualisation is conducted in numerous ways such as teaching, shopping (by means of electronic business) and social media. It also envisages that a few processes are more amiable to virtualization than others. For instance, replete development of virtual societies, exchange of academic information as well as online learning, appears to be preferable for some disciplines over others. The electronic trade has functioned admirably for some virtual communities, however, not for others. These perceptions spur the focal inquiry postured in this paper: how technology diffusion impacts the virtualisation of virtual communities? This inquiry will become progressively vital as advances in data technology make the potential for society to virtualise more processes. To give a general hypothetical premise to exploring this question, this paper proposes "process virtualisation hypothesis," which incorporates four primary areas (technology diffusion, virtualisation, virtual communities and identification, and control requirements) which influence whether a procedure is agreeable or impervious to being directed. Perceiving that processes can be virtualized with or without the utilisation of data technology, this paper expresses the hypothetical centrality of data technology in virtualisation by talking about the direct impacts of representation of various virtual communities in alliance to monitoring capability and their access. This clarifies how bolstering data technology is empowering another era of virtualisation of virtual communities.2017120The hypothetical centrality of data technology in virtualisation is expressed by talking about the direct impacts of representation of various virtual communities in alliance to monitoring capability and their access, which clarifies how bolstering data technology is empowering another era of virtualisation of virtual communities.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Asim Majeed']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1169bab2ceb3447a0ab954acfb8be570b25b9664There is a lack of theoretical and empirical studies regarding social sustainability. The literature reveals that the “social” was integrated late into debates on sustainable development. This paper aims to fill this gap and proposes a new conceptual framework of social sustainability. We suggest that risk is a constitutive concept of sustainability and that the contemporary conditions of risk resulting primarily from climate change and its ensuing uncertainties pose serious social, spatial, structural, and physical threats to contemporary human societies and their living spaces. Within the framework of sustainability, we propose that social sustainability strives to confront risk while addressing social concerns. Although we agree that without socially oriented practices, efforts to achieve sustainability will be undermined, as too many gaps exist in practice and theory. Thus, we propose a comprehensive Conceptual Framework of Social Sustainability, which is composed of four interrelated concepts of socially oriented practices, where each concept has a distinctive function in the framework and incorporates major social aspects. The concept of Equity encompasses three dimensions: recognition, which “revalues unjustly devalued identities”, redistribution, which suggests that the remedy for injustice is some form of economic restructuring, and parity of participation, which promotes substantive public involvement in the production of space. These efforts may, in turn, reduce alienation and enhance civility and a sense of community and place attachment. The concept of Safety is the ontological foundation of sustainability in general and social sustainability in particular. The concept refers to the right to not only be safe but adopt all measures of adaptation and security to prevent future casualties and physical harm. The concept of Eco-prosumption refers to modes of producing and gaining values in socially and environmentally responsible ways. The concept of Urban Forms represents the physical dimensions of socially desired urban and community physical forms. Eventually, a desired physical form should promote a sense of community, safety, health, and place attachment, among other environmental objectives.20171115812017-01-05T00:00:00Sustainability['E. Eizenberg', 'Yosef Jabareen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 20fb654907e20c550607f655c5740ca0fc07462aarXiv.org201766232Several test cases intended to be benchmarks for numerical schemes for single-phase fluid flow in fractured porous media are presented, including a vertex and two cell-centred finite volume methods, a non-conforming embedded discrete fracture model, a primal and a dual extended finite element formulation, and a mortar discrete fractures model.2017-01-05T00:00:00ArXiv['B. Flemisch', 'I. Berre', 'W. Boon', 'A. Fumagalli', 'Nicolas Schwenck', 'A. Scotti', 'Ivar Stefansson', 'A. Tatomir']2017-01-05T00:00:00 592c07c586096ce1f0db1fe59656bd1360e73d91Transport of negatively charged nanoparticles in porous media is largely affected by cations. To date, little is known about how cations of the same valence may affect nanoparticle transport differently. We observed that the effects of cations on the transport of graphene oxide (GO) and sulfide-reduced GO (RGO) in saturated quartz sand obeyed the Hofmeister series; that is, transport-inhibition effects of alkali metal ions followed the order of Na+ < K+ < Cs+, and those of alkaline earth metal ions followed the order of Mg2+ < Ca2+ < Ba2+. With batch adsorption experiments and microscopic data, we verified that cations having large ionic radii (and thus being weakly hydrated) interacted with quartz sand and GO and RGO more strongly than did cations of small ionic radii. In particular, the monovalent Cs+ and divalent Ca2+ and Ba2+, which can form inner-sphere complexes, resulted in very significant deposition of GO and RGO via cation bridging between quartz sand and GO and RGO, and possibly via enhanced straining, due to the enhanced aggregation of GO and RGO from cation bridging. The existence of the Hofmeister effects was further corroborated with the interesting observation that cation bridging was more significant for RGO, which contained greater amounts of carboxyl and phenolic groups (i.e., metal-complexing moieties) than did GO. The findings further demonstrate that transport of nanoparticles is controlled by the complex interplay between nanoparticle surface functionalities and solution chemistry constituents.Environmental Science and Technology20175580It is verified that cations having large ionic radii interacted with quartz sand and GO and RGO more strongly than did cations of small ions, and demonstrated that transport of nanoparticles is controlled by the complex interplay between nanoparticle surface functionalities and solution chemistry constituents.2017-01-05T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['Tianjiao Xia', 'Yueyue Qi', 'Jing Liu', 'Zhichong Qi', 'Wei Chen', 'M. Wiesner']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ead93ca774438653a80907c62d47c7fdce800ec8This review describes recent progress in the fundamental understanding of deformable drop motion through porous media with well-defined microstructures, through rigorous first-principles hydrodynamical simulations and experiments. Tight squeezing conditions, when the drops are much larger than the pore throats, are particularly challenging numerically, as the drops nearly coat the porous material skeleton with small surface clearance, requiring very high surface resolution in the algorithms. Small-scale prototype problems for flow-induced drop motion through round capillaries and three-dimensional (3D) constrictions between solid particles, and for gravity-induced squeezing through round orifices and 3D constrictions, show how forcing above critical conditions is needed to overcome trapping. Scaling laws for the squeezing time are suggested. Large-scale multidrop/multiparticle simulations for emulsion flow through a random granular material with multiple drop breakup show that the drop phase generally mov...201747432017-01-05T00:00:00Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics['A. Z. Zinchenko', 'Robert H. Davis']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f5f8ee7404b634293ff94180a09ba7e5b2a24b93201759672017-01-05T00:00:00Applied Catalysis A-general['M. Lashgari', 'Parisa Zeinalkhani']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7a5af2e455193b264a806974abe3abaa34ec06d7L10-ordered FePt nanoparticles (NPs) with ultra-high coercivity were directly prepared from a new metallopolyyne using a one-step pyrolysis method. The chemical ordering, morphology and magnetic properties of the as-synthesized FePt NPs have been studied. Magnetic measurements show the coercivity of these FePt NPs is as high as 3.6 T. Comparison of NPs synthesized under the Ar and Ar/H2 atmospheres shows that the presence of H2 in the annealing environment influences the nucleation and promotes the growth of L10-FePt NPs. Application of this metallopolymer for bit-patterned media was also demonstrated using nanoimprint lithography.Nanoscale20174635Comparison of NPs synthesized under the Ar and Ar/H2 atmospheres shows that the presence of H2 in the annealing environment influences the nucleation and promotes the growth of L10-FePt NPs.2017-01-05T00:00:00Nanoscale['Zhengong Meng', 'Guijun Li', 'H. Wong', 'S. Ng', 'Sze-Chun Yiu', 'Cheuk‐Lam Ho', 'C. Leung', 'I. Manners', 'W. Wong']2017-01-05T00:00:00 aa3a764ee407b64c2e43b8a9ac2341c363710657The learning model of theme concept with media images is a learning model of physics that in its implementation begins with presentation key issues (such terms, images, stories, and the like) as the occurrence of rill that can function as a trigger the process of learning physics in which includes a variety of materials or physics concepts to be discussed. The purpose of this study, to: (1) describe the learning activities of students by using model on physics. (2) to study the effect of the to student physic learning achievement. This type of research is experiment research, determined by the method of purposive sampling area. The samples were taken at cluster random sampling method was previously tested homogeneity with One Way Anova analysis using SPSS 17 of the population. The design used in the study is the control-group post-test only design. Learning activities of students during the learning process using model of theme concept with media images has increased the average percentage of students' learning activities at the first meeting (73.18%) and students learning activities at the second meeting (78.35%). From the analysis of t-test = 6.340> t0,05 (29) = 2.045. We can conclude student activity using model of theme concept with media images physics achievement included in the category of active learning . Model of theme concept with media images influence significantly to student learning outcomes physics achievement .2017627Learning activities of students during the learning process using model of theme concept with media images has increased the average percentage of students' learning activities and students learning activities at the second meeting and physics achievement included in the category of active learning.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Daryl Hanna', 'S. Sutarto', 'Alex Harijanto']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d90b272ade2dc4b85f3e7943a513a4d0882d39582017117772017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Business Economics['Patrick Velte', 'Martin Stawinoga']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1a0266d75d7f1f6bef54dba0b15351fa04616da6Postsynthetic modification of high-alumina zeolites in hyper-alkaline media can be tailored toward alteration of framework topology, crystal size and morphology, or desired Si/Al ratio. FAU, EMT, MAZ, KFI, HEU, and LTA starting materials were treated with 1.2 M MOH (M = Na, K, Rb, or Cs), leading to systematic ordered porosity or fully transformed frameworks with new topology and adjustable Si/Al ratio. In addition to the versatility of this tool for zeolite crystal engineering, these alterations improve understanding of the crystal chemistry. Such knowledge can guide further development in zeolite crystal engineering. Postsynthetic alteration also provides insight on the long-term stability of aluminosilicate zeolites that are used as a sorption sink in concrete-based waste disposal facilities in harsh alkaline conditions.201745182017-01-05T00:00:00Chemistry of Materials['L. V. Tendeloo', 'Wauter Wangermez', 'Annelies Vandekerkhove', 'T. Willhammar', 'S. Bals', 'A. Maes', 'J. Martens', 'C. Kirschhock', 'E. Breynaert']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9dbd409eaf83c060f8a4681934ec4d5e5756c3c32017831442017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Business Ethics['Jenna J. Burke', 'Rani Hoitash', 'Udi Hoitash']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e7d52271ad918b929e4f33ae5c3be17d13647d09ABSTRACT This Special Issue engages two strands of scholarship in dialogue in a meaningful way: intersectionality and transnational studies. This introductory article outlines the ways in which we envision this project as a part of the ongoing process of cross-fertilisation between these two camps and build on these debates. As a step in this direction, we pay special attention to gender, social class and generation as main intersecting categories, while also considering others. These three are flexible categories rather than dogmatic ones. To this end, we critically reflect on the ‘feminisation’ of gender, proposing to expand the scope of analysis to social constructions around masculinities in relation to femininities and their experiential dimension. We will then discuss the neglect of social class and the importance of generation in the transnational migration scholarship. The introduction ends with discussing the contributions in relation to the key theme of the present Special Issue.2017128612017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies['A. Fresnoza‐Flot', 'Kyoko Shinozaki']2017-01-05T00:00:00 19c00b9bbff869758ce5ab92c5238ca1ca6d2776npj Microgravity20171014It is shown that clustering can trigger a segregation mechanism, and the formation of layered structures in the bulk is observed, for the first time, in microgravity.2017-01-05T00:00:00NPJ Microgravity['E. Opsomer', 'M. Noirhomme', 'N. Vandewalle', 'E. Falcon', 'S. Merminod']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d83e98494ac3402542884b7fec6041cef98dd284Early-life social isolation has profound effects on adult social competence. This is often expressed as increased aggression or inappropriate displays of courtship-related behaviors. The social incompetence exhibited by isolated animals could be in part due to an altered ability to participate in communicatory exchanges. House mice (Mus musculus) present an excellent model for exploring this idea, because social isolation has a well-established influence on their social behavior, and mice engage in communication via multiple sensory modalities. Here, we tested the prediction that social isolation during early life would influence ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) emitted by adult male mice during same-sex social encounters. Starting at three weeks of age, male mice were housed individually or in social groups of four males for five weeks, after which they were placed in one of three types of paired social encounters. Pair types consisted of: two individually housed males, two socially housed males, or an individually housed and a socially housed male (“mixed” pairs). Vocal behavior (USVs) and non-vocal behaviors were recorded from these 15-minute social interactions. Pairs of mice consisting of at least one individually housed male emitted more and longer USVs, with a greater proportional use of USVs containing frequency jumps and 50-kHz components. Individually housed males in the mixed social pairs exhibited increased levels of mounting behavior towards the socially housed males. Mounting in these pairs was positively correlated with increased number and duration of USVs as well as increased proportional use of spectrally more complex USVs. These findings demonstrate that USVs are part of the suite of social behaviors influenced by early-life social isolation, and suggest that altered vocal communication following isolation reflects reduced social competence.PLoS ONE20178649It is demonstrated that USVs are part of the suite of social behaviors influenced by early-life social isolation, and suggested that altered vocal communication following isolation reflects reduced social competence.2017-01-05T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Sarah M Keesom', 'Caitlyn J. Finton', 'G. L. Sell', 'L. Hurley']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3370edb26bc3954b6f59441663360c52e8bbccb3Scientific Reports20178050The DMN exhibited increased resting-state functional connectivity following the cyberball task to the key nodes of the SN, namely the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the anterior insula, as well as sensorimotor regions and higher-order visual areas, indicating a shift towards an ‘alerted default mode’ in the aftermath of stress.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['B. Clemens', 'L. Wagels', 'M. Bauchmüller', 'R. Bergs', 'U. Habel', 'N. Kohn']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b80fc8a6bc1dcc04da4a5dd741ab1e917a777ae1Studies have indicated that observers can infer information about others’ behavioral intentions from others’ emotions and use this information in making their own decisions. Integrating emotions as social information (EASI) theory and attribution theory, we argue that the interpersonal effects of emotions are not only influenced by the type of discrete emotion (e.g., anger vs. happiness) but also by the target of the emotion (i.e., how the emotion relates to the situation). We compare the interpersonal effects of emotions that are integral (i.e., related to the situation) versus incidental (i.e., lacking a clear target in the situation) in a negotiation context. Results from 4 studies support our general argument that the target of an opponent’s emotion influences the degree to which observers attribute the emotion to their own behavior. These attributions influence observers’ inferences regarding the perceived threat of an impasse or cooperativeness of an opponent, which can motivate observers to strategically adjust their behavior. Specifically, emotion target influenced concessions for both anger and happiness (Study 1, N = 254), with perceived threat and cooperativeness mediating the effects of anger and happiness, respectively (Study 2, N = 280). Study 3 (N = 314) demonstrated the mediating role of attributions and moderating role of need for closure. Study 4 (N = 193) outlined how observers’ need for cognitive closure influences how they attribute incidental anger. We discuss theoretical implications related to the social influence of emotions as well as practical implications related to the impact of personality on negotiators’ biases and behaviors.Journal of Applied Psychology20178250Results from 4 studies support the general argument that the target of an opponent’s emotion influences the degree to which observers attribute the emotion to their own behavior, and theoretical implications related to the social influence of emotions are discussed.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Applied Psychology['Annika Hillebrandt', 'Laurie J. Barclay']2017-01-05T00:00:00 28c1d031230afbdd48fa51b18e465740a1508844201742312017-01-05T00:00:00International Journal of Hydrogen Energy['A. Loukou', 'M. Mendes', 'I. Frenzel', 'J. Pereira', 'S. Ray', 'J. Pereira', 'D. Trimis']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c9ba462a4cfa958ea0530958e7eda3a192349cc120176272017-01-05T00:00:00['K. Green']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c740742047c28bbca1fd76025ea6dd4c79ae1eceJournal of Hazardous Materials20174026Zero valent iron (ZVI) was evaluated as a potential reducing agent in CWT as a function of pH and [nitrate] using perrhenate, Re(VII)O4-, as an analogue for Tc( VII)O 4-.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of hazardous materials['Brian A. Lenell', 'Y. Arai']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0f380d5f8730f5a323550867f3138d9ef1a86c90The utility of the ear crease sign, anterior tragal crease (ATC), as a marker of atherosclerosis is yet to be established. The intima–media thickness of the common carotid artery (IMT-CCA) has been used as a noninvasive surrogate marker for atherosclerosis. History of traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis was obtained from 147 volunteers; ear examination was also performed and venous blood was drawn for laboratory analysis. The volunteers then underwent an ultrasonography measurement of the IMT-CCA. In univariate analysis, presence of ATC, age, underlying hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, cigarette smoking, low-density lipoprotein, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were significantly associated with the IMT-CCA. Further multivariate analysis confirmed a significant association between the presence of ATC and IMT-CCA, when adjusted for other factors (adjusted βATC = .010, 95% confidence interval: 0.0021-0.019). Anterior tragal crease is a potential clinical sign that can predict atherosclerosis. The sign is easily recognizable and may help health-care professionals to identify those at risk of atherosclerosis, especially in people with no clinical signs of the disease.Angiology2017309The utility of the ear crease sign, anterior tragal crease (ATC), as a marker of atherosclerosis is yet to be established, but a significant association between the presence of ATC and IMT-CCA is confirmed when adjusted for other factors.2017-01-05T00:00:00Angiology['P. Rerknimitr', 'K. Pongpairoj', 'Chanat Kumtornrat', 'R. Panchaprateep', 'C. Hurst', 'A. Chutinet', 'P. Asawanonda', 'N. Suwanwela']2017-01-05T00:00:00 17792e32bdf031465a710417a8e22e3b680901a4ABSTRACT This study focuses on how and why Indian American immigrants engage with movies from their home country in a transnational global context. Existing literature has focused on lack of host language proficiency as the primary reason for ethnic media consumption. We suggest that for Indian Americans, the motivation for consuming Indian films is driven by ethnic performance rather than language proficiency. A survey was conducted with Indian Americans to explore the relationships among Indian movie consumption, acculturation indices, language proficiency, and ethnic performance. Results show that ethnic performance is a stronger predictor of Indian movie consumption than language proficiency and acculturation indices.20177992017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of International and Intercultural Communication['Srividya Ramasubramanian', 'Marissa J. Doshi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b20c41c698fc89f58a6b4ae21e63a204f75e42c4Bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica swim in liquid media using the bacterial flagella. The flagellum consists of the basal body (rotary motor), the hook (universal joint) and the filament (helical screw). Since mutants with a defect in flagellar assembly and function cannot swim smoothly, motility assay is an easy way to characterize flagellar mutants. Here, we describe how to measure free-swimming speeds of Salmonella motile cells in liquid media. Free-swimming behavior under a microscope shows a significant variation among bacterial cells.Bio-protocol2017168Here, it is described how to measure free-swimming speeds of Salmonella motile cells in liquid media and mutants with a defect in flagellar assembly and function cannot swim smoothly.2017-01-05T00:00:00Bio-protocol['Yusuke V. Morimoto', 'K. Namba', 'T. Minamino']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e738b9f1d20da20727c477a79c89a7fb53cb565bUntil recently, social class has been rarely studied in psychology, and when it was taken into account it was rather as a control demographic variable than as a variable of interest. The aim of this paper is to propose an integrated review of recent research in social psychology that examines how social class influences psychological functioning and behavior. This literature conceptualizes social class as a context of socialization that modulates access to resources, which shapes individuals ways of thinking, feeling and acting. We present three approaches that respectively focus on three distinct aspects of the social class context – economic, symbolic or cultural resources – and describe how these resources impact attentional focus, orientation towards the self or the environment and ways to define oneself as an individual. We review the supporting empirical evidence sustaining these approaches and discuss the relevance of the indicators used to measure social class (income, employment, level of education, perceived rank). Finally, we argue that an experimental social psychology of social class is particularly needed as it allows, through the manipulation of processes, to identify the mechanisms by which social class influences psychological functioning and behavior. Resume Jusqu’a recemment, la classe sociale etait peu etudiee en psychologie, et lorsqu’elle etait prise en compte, c’etait plutot comme une variable demographique a controler que comme variable d’interet. L’objectif de cet article est de presenter une revue integree des recherches recentes sur la classe sociale en psychologie sociale qui examinent la facon dont la classe sociale influence le fonctionnement psychologique et le comportement. Cette litterature concoit la classe sociale comme un contexte de socialisation modulant l’acces a des ressources, ce qui faconne les manieres de penser, de ressentir et d’agir des individus. Nous presentons trois approches qui se distinguent en se focalisant sur trois aspects differents du contexte de classe sociale – les ressources economiques, symboliques ou culturelles – et leurs consequences en termes de processus psychosociaux – focalisation attentionnelle, orientation vers le soi ou l’environnement ou facons de se definir comme individu. La presentation de ces trois approches et des processus psychosociaux associes nous amenera egalement a discuter des indicateurs utilises pour mesurer la classe sociale (revenus, emploi, niveau d’education, rang percu). Enfin nous argumenterons comment une psychologie sociale des classes sociales permet, notamment par le recours a la manipulation des processus, une identification precise des mecanismes par lesquels la classe sociale influence le fonctionnement psychologique et le comportement.201782322017-01-05T00:00:00Revue Internationale De Psychologie Sociale-international Review of Social Psychology['Sébastien Goudeau', 'Frédérique Autin', 'J. Croizet']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7db7f62a7161be5ed3c4abf1648cffa52e22e38aViewers are highly accurate at recognizing sex and race from faces-though it remains unclear how this is achieved. Recognition of familiar faces is also highly accurate across a very large range of viewing conditions, despite the difficulty of the problem. Here we show that computation of sex and race can emerge incidentally from a system designed to compute identity. We emphasize the role of multiple encounters with a small number of people, which we take to underlie human face learning. We use highly variable everyday 'ambient' images of a few people to train a Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) model on identity. The resulting model has human-like properties, including a facility to cohere previously unseen ambient images of familiar (trained) people-an ability which breaks down for the faces of unknown (untrained) people. The first dimension created by the identity-trained LDA classifies both familiar and unfamiliar faces by sex, and the second dimension classifies faces by race-even though neither of these categories was explicitly coded at learning. By varying the numbers and types of face identities on which a further series of LDA models were trained, we show that this incidental learning of sex and race reflects covariation between these social categories and face identity, and that a remarkably small number of identities need be learnt before such incidental dimensions emerge. The task of learning to recognize familiar faces is sufficient to create certain salient social categories. (PsycINFO Database RecordPsychology Review20176745It is shown that computation of sex and race can emerge incidentally from a system designed to compute identity, and that a remarkably small number of identities need be learnt before such incidental dimensions emerge.2017-01-05T00:00:00Psychological review['Robin S. S. Kramer', 'Andrew W. Young', 'Matthew G. Day', 'A. M. Burton']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1e19cdfa777a38d179f8dccbb7ced14ebf8df4feNeurocomputing20174745A new probabilistic reputation feature model that is better than the raw reputation features is proposed that enhances the overall accuracy, F1 score, and area under the ROC for the classifier results significantly and is found to be efficient.2017-01-05T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Ebin Deni Raj', 'L. D. D. Babu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9f52aa55f60e457fc0f93cf79c6c96addec40cefAbstract:Background: Asthma rates in Chicago exceed national averages and disproportionately affect minority adolescents. We collaborated with students in a neighborhood with high asthma prevalence to better understand community factors impacting asthma.Objectives: To evaluate the impact of our Student Media-based Asthma Research Team (SMART) program on student, parent, and student-peer outcomes related to asthma.Methods: Students with asthma (n = 11), their parents (n = 9), and student-peers (n = 91) participated in a school-based asthma intervention grounded in community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles and completed multiple pre-/post-intervention questionnaires.Results: After the program, participants significantly increased (p < 0.05) asthma-related quality of life (QOL), asthma control, emotional support, and empowerment. Parents significantly increased their QOL and student-peers showed significant improvements in asthma knowledge.Conclusions: This novel intervention—which used participatory media as a vehicle through which children learn about their own asthma and share their findings with parents and peers—was successful in engaging adolescents to improve asthma management and community support.Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action2017366This novel intervention—which used participatory media as a vehicle through which children learn about their own asthma and share their findings with parents and peers—was successful in engaging adolescents to improve asthma management and community support.2017-01-05T00:00:00Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action['Maggie Yarbrough', 'J. Blumenstock', 'C. Warren', 'Ashley A. Dyer', 'Jaidah Wilson', 'Bridget M. Smith', 'Ruchi Gupta']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ac7de13428993ffda7e2ddd7ff06f6fa7b4a351fBMC Pediatrics2017237When confronted with a child with obvious symptoms of AOM, the majority of caregivers reported seeking healthcare, and this behaviour appeared to be associated with factors related to the severity of the illness, the length of time since the last episode, as well as with the income and occupational status of the caregivers themselves.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Pediatrics['Iris Villarreal', 'Rosario Turner', 'Hyejin Jo', 'Julie Park', 'Eric Gemmen', 'J. Pirçon', 'M. M. Castrejón', 'William P. Hausdorff']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4ff2d32fe885ae7250386b0086e5316041653094Neurocomputing20174949YANA (short for "you are not alone"), a user group-based privacy-preserving recommender system for users in online social communities, is proposed, which is a suit of secure multi-party computation protocols and recommendation strategies proposed to protect user privacy from group members in the recommendation process.2017-01-05T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Dongsheng Li', 'Q. Lv', 'L. Shang', 'Ning Gu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 41206ff33d743f77766bd66143ae871ca5d6e566Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism20173830Investigation of the ISSM reveals that information quality affects both system quality and satisfaction, which ultimately influence purchase intention from a SCW.2017-01-05T00:00:00{'pages': '517-528'}['Raffaele Filieri', 'F. McLeay', 'B. Tsui']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4871467b7ed4d12b06a015898324867ddc45d5ae201716202017-01-05T00:00:00Applied Thermal Engineering['A. Lapirattanakun', 'J. Charoensuk']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1827206d8d7f95132379fcaaec277404a6d40057Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy20174518The distinct dependence of emission of rhodamines bound to micelles on pH of bulk water opens the possibility of using them as fluorescent interfacial acid-base indicators.2017-01-05T00:00:00Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy['E. Obukhova', 'N. Mchedlov-Petrossyan', 'N. Vodolazkaya', 'L. Patsenker', 'A. Doroshenko', 'A. Marynin', 'B. M. Krasovitskii']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a3d0a32d3b97f2bf6ad699cddd95872eeb570b72The primary contribution of this paper is the finding that lack of activities and interesting learning areas prepared by the teacher in the classroom may negatively impact children’s social behavior. Classroom design and the teacher’s careful selection of materials to be displayed in each of the learning areas do engage young children in learning activities during learning sessions and their free time. When children group themselves according to their interests in different learning areas, they develop various skills and positive attitude towards each other in their groups and all members of the class. Children engagement in different learning areas in their classroom develop and improve language skills, reading skills, listening skills especially during dramatization, numerical skills, acquire general knowledge in various subjects including sciences and their mother tongues. In a participative classroom, children learn how to share and take care of the materials in their learning areas. While in their learning centers, children develop manipulative skills, leadership and managerial skills, learn how to tell simple stories, and learn how to work together as a team. A friendly classroom develops an environment that creates a desired children’s social behavior.20177272017-01-05T00:00:00International Journal of Education['Samuel O. Obaki']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a46efa99ebc1a2b680e575199a788d077fa21a2e201728152017-01-05T00:00:00Computers & Fluids['Ching-Yao Chen', 'P. Yan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d01354dba3ae565618afccc74c6b412fb343cf28This study continues a longitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque social behavior following bilateral neonatal ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus, or sham operations. The social behavior of female subjects was evaluated at a critical developmental time point—the transition to adulthood. At approximately 4 years of age, female subjects were housed in small groups with other female subjects and reproductively viable adult males. As compared with neurologically intact control animals and animals with early amygdala damage, animals with early hippocampal damage were more social with their female peers. In contrast, as compared with control animals, animals with early amygdala damage spent less time with the males, engaged less frequently in behaviors typical of reproductive consortships, had higher frequencies of self-directed stereotypies, and became pregnant later. Males also generated fewer communicative signals toward animals with early amygdala damage than to control animals and animals with early hippocampus damage. Rates of sexual behavior were generally low for all animals, and there were no lesion-based differences in their frequencies. Discriminant function analyses demonstrated that patterns of affiliative social behaviors differed across the 3 experimental groups, both in terms of the social behaviors directed to the males, and the social behaviors generated by the males toward the females. In 4 of the 5 social groups, amygdala-lesioned animals were lowest ranked, potentially contributing to reduced sociability interactions with males. Other potential mechanisms and the experiments needed to elucidate them are discussed.Behavioral Neuroscience20175223This study continues a longitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque social behavior following bilateral neonatal ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus, or sham operations, and found that patterns of affiliative social behaviors differed across the 3 experimental groups.2017-01-05T00:00:00Behavioral Neuroscience['Gilda Moadab', 'E. Bliss‐Moreau', 'M. Bauman', 'D. Amaral']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b49bc6c542b6c038f50aaae9184515cd4abdbbf7Academic social networking sites (SNS) seek to bring the benefits of online networking to an academic audience. Currently, the two largest sites are Academia.edu and ResearchGate. The ability to make connections to others is a defining affordance of SNS, but what are the characteristics of the network structures being facilitated by academic SNS, and how does this relate to their professional use by academics? This study addressed this question through mixed methods social network analysis. First, an online survey was conducted to gain contextual data and recruit participants (n = 528). Second, ego-networks were drawn up for a sub-sample of 55 academics (reflecting a range of job positions and disciplines). Ego-networks were sampled from an academic SNS and Twitter for each participant. Third, co-interpretive interviews were held with 18 participants, to understand the significance of the structures and how the networks were constructed. Academic SNS networks were smaller and more highly clustered; Twitter networks were larger and more diffuse. Communities within networks are more frequently defined by institutions and research interests on academic SNS, compared to research topics and personal interests on Twitter. Emerging themes link network structure to differences in how academics conceptualise and use the sites. Academic SNS are regarded as a more formal academic identity, akin to a business card, or used as a personal repository. Twitter is viewed as a space where personal and professional are mixed, similar to a conference coffee break. Academic SNS replicate existing professional connections, Twitter reinforces existing professional relationships and fosters novel connections. Several strategies underpinning academics’ use of the sites were identified, including: circumventing institutional constraints; extending academic space; finding a niche; promotion and impact; and academic freedom. These themes also provide a bridge between academic identity development online and formal academic identity and institutional roles.201723918Several strategies underpinning academics’ use of the sites were identified, including: circumventing institutional constraints; extending academic space; finding a niche; promotion and impact; and academic freedom.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Katy Jordan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3b6743b42df3b2f133cd44f9a44ea3e551865518To manoeuvre in complex societies, it is beneficial to acquire knowledge about the social relationships existing among group mates, so as to better predict their behaviour. Although such knowledge has been firmly established in a variety of animal taxa, how animals acquire such knowledge, as well as its functional significance, remains poorly understood. In order to understand how primates acquire and use their social knowledge, we studied kin-biased redirected aggression in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) relying on a large database of over 15 000 aggressive episodes. Confirming previous research, macaques redirected aggression preferentially to the kin of their aggressor. An analysis that controlled for the rate of affiliation between aggressors and targets of redirection showed that macaques identified the relatives of group mates on the basis of the frequency of their ongoing associations. By contrast, having observed group mates interact with their mother as infants did not increase the monkeys' success in correctly identifying kin relationships among third parties. Inter-individual variation in the successful identification of the kin of aggressors and in redirecting aggression accordingly translated into differences in the amount of aggression received, highlighting a selective advantage for those individuals that were better able to acquire and use social knowledge.Royal Society Open Science20176318Inter-individual variation in the successful identification of the kin of aggressors and in redirecting aggression accordingly translated into differences in the amount of aggression received, highlighting a selective advantage for those individuals that were better able to acquire and use social knowledge.2017-01-05T00:00:00Royal Society Open Science['Barbara Tiddi', 'Eugenia Polizzi di Sorrentino', 'J. Fischer', 'G. Schino']2017-01-05T00:00:00 48fec77b6fdca15bb6b81b83b291f383add503c5Plant Ecology201778162017-01-05T00:00:00Plant Ecology['T. Hruska', 'David Toledo', 'R. Sierra‐Corona', 'V. Solis-Gracia']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f9ec9948d5335fc0cc3da97a5281ae08cdeb883520170112017-01-05T00:00:00['J. Mortensen', 'N. Coupland', 'Jacob Thøgersen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5904d0c4d0ada318e462f30c190351c9abebe265Vaccine20175110It was found that vaccination of infant mice with monovalent and trivalent pneumococcal proteins elicited significant serum IgG antibody responses to corresponding component proteins, and reductions of bacterial burdens were found when the vaccinated animals were challenged with a non-typeable Spn strain.2017-01-05T00:00:00Vaccine['Qingfu Xu', 'K. Pryharski', 'M. Pichichero']2017-01-05T00:00:00 550febbde29677f1123b164232b1c0e5543e1e3aResearch on chemical intermediates (Print)201749102017-01-05T00:00:00Research on Chemical Intermediates['N. Azizi', 'F. Shirdel']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6f4f343e6c9541bf70a23e612b2cfbe7899025f5The analysis relationship of Spirulina sp medium with chemical composition has been conducted. Chemical analysis was performed using X-Ray Fluorescence analysis. Furthermore, potention of Spirulina sp as adsorbent of metal ions was analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy. The results showed that metals such as Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Cu, and Mo were mainly metals in Spirulina sp. These metals were not correlated with cultivated medium of Spirulina sp. Analysis of potention Spirulina sp as metal ions adsorbent showed that Spirulina sp has functional groups –C=O and –OH as ligand. Intercation of metal ions Cu(II) and Cr(III) with Spirulina sp indicated that metal ions bond to –C=O functional group. Keywords: Spirulina sp, media composition, chemical content, metal ion, adsorption Abstrak (Indonesian): Telah dilakukan analisis hubungan komposisi media Spirulina sp dengan kandungan kimia yang dimilikinya. Analisis kandungan kimia dilakukan dengan X-Ray Fluorescence. Selanjutnya potensi Spirulina sp sebagai adsorben dalam mengikat ion-ion logam dianalisis menggunakan spektroskopi FTIR. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa logam Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Cu, dan Mo merupakan logam utama yang terkandung dalam Spirulina sp. Logam-logam tersebut diasumsikan tidak berasal dari medium tumbuh Spirulina sp. Analisis terhadap potensi Spirulina sp sebagai adsorben logam berat menunjukkan bahwa Spirulina sp memiliki gugus fungsional -C=O dan –OH yang potensial sebagai ligan. Interaksi ion logam Cu(II) dan Cr(III) dengan Spirulina sp menunjukkan bahwa ion logam terikat pada gugus –C=O. Kata kunci: Spirulina sp, komposisi media, kandungan kimia, ion logam, adsorpsi20171722017-01-05T00:00:00['H. Zulkifli', 'Zazili Hanafiah', 'Didi Jasantri', 'A. Lesbani']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7ba7b99238a8c683b63ee4a816485ff741a3fa1aSMK Mandiri 2 merupakan salah satu lembaga pendidikan yang membutuhkan promosi dalam memperkenalkan sekolahnya kepada masyarakat. Pembuatan desain media komunikasi visual ini akan dijadikan sebagai media informasi dan promosi SMK Mandiri 2. Untuk metodologi yang digunakan pada penelitian ini, diantaranya metode analisis permasalahan, metode pengumpulan data, metode analisis perancangan dan metode konsep desain. Permasalahan yang ada saat ini SMK Mandiri 2 dalam menunjang kegiatan promosinya belum menggunakan media komunikasi visual dan berdasarkan analisis permasalahan tersebut maka dibuatlah desain media komunikasi visual dalam bentuk Tabloid yang bertujuan agar promosi dengan tabloid dapat menjangkau masyarakat lebih luas lagi, terutama menerapkan strategi pemasaran yang menarik minat calon siswa-siswi baru. Dalam menunjang kegiatan promosinya pihak sekolah membutuhkan sebuah media komunikasi visual yang dinilai efektif maka melalui desain media komunikasi visual berbentuk tabloid ini diharapkan dapat memberikan banyak informasi, diterima berbagai kalangan, serta dapat meningkatkan nama baik sekolah SMK Mandiri 2 agar semakin dikenal oleh masyarakat luas.2017022017-01-05T00:00:00['Giandari Maulani', 'Siti Nur Janah', 'Yuri Alam Mahbubi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1b759c7bea3c2cad47c3231b58d38cde82b0e468Grannynest merupakan salah satu Cafe yang melakukan Electronic Word of Mouth (e-WOM) untuk menekan biaya promosinya dalam memasarkan produk yang ditawarkannya. Bentuk Electronic Word of Mouth yang dipakai oleh Cafe Grannysnest adalah media sosial Instagram. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh dimensi Electronic Word of Mouth terhadap Keputusan Pembelian pada Cafe Grannynest di Bandar Lampung. Metode pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode non-probability sampling dengan teknik Purposive Sampling. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 120 responden yang menggunakan media sosial Instagram sebagai referensi untuk mengunjungi Cafe Grannysnest di Bandar Lampung. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel Intensitas, Konten, Pendapat Positif, dan Pendapat Negatif berpengaruh positif secara signifikan dengan sumbangan sebesar 89,4% terhadap keputusan pembelian. Hasil analisis kuantitatif membuktikan bahwa sub variabel Konten (X2) memberikan pengaruh paling besar dengan nilai β sebesar 0,642, sedangkan sub variabel Pendapat Negatif (X4) memberikan pengaruh terkecil dengan nilai β sebesar −0,153. Kata kunci : Dimensi Electronic Word of Mouth, dan Keputusan Pembelian2017022017-01-05T00:00:00['Putri Hastina']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bf955eee6ac6a7f27b4fe646f0b6bf337d2770a0Social workers employed in Child Protection Organisations (CPOs) are frequently confronted with child sexual abuse cases. This paper aims to determine the challenges faced by social workers employed by CPOs when dealing with allegations of child sexual abuse. A qualitative study was done using focus group discussions with 71 social workers as participants. The social developmental welfare approach and legislative mandates were used to analyse the research problem of challenges that social workers experience when dealing with allegations of child sexual abuse allegations. The findings indicate that existing South African policies, conventions and legislation do not always complement each other, but rather create challenges and uncertainties amongst social workers in this field. This, together with insufficient resources for service delivery, often leads to re-victimisation of the child who has been sexually abused. This paper concludes with recommendations based on the social developmental principles that suggest integrated and collaborative partnerships to ensure effective responses to child sexual abuse cases. Secondly, it urges universities to relook their curricula to ensure sufficient training for undergraduate social worker students takes place to deal with sexual abuse allegations.201726122017-01-05T00:00:00Practice['U. Schiller']2017-01-05T00:00:00 997597eebe20c8dac9bb06697ed62d3cfd1e1278Considering the growing application of Social network sites (SNS) as a method of health knowledge acquisition, the current study tried to illuminate the role played by SNS in educational environments and how Iranian students use them.  This study was performed on 800 students of Semnan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, in 2015. The questionnaire was developed by the authors that measured the attitudes of the students in relation to organizational readiness, usefulness and the use of the SNS on a 5-point Likert type scale. The findings showed that mean score of the use of the SNS was 3.58. Mean score of the participants' attitudes towards the introduction of the SNS related to health by educational environment was 3.39, and about usefulness of the SNS to learn health -related issues was 2.45. Organizational readiness in the use of SNS had a significant and direct relationship with the use of them (B=0.796, P<0.001). The current health education system in the country has failed to take advantage of SNS, these sites have not promoted the students' health knowledge. Scientific organizations and educators are required to provide students with guidelines on how to use social media for scientific purposes. The availability of reliability measures, such as for the source of the information, the expertise and skills of the provider, and mechanisms for judging the quality of the provided information, may increase students' trust in SNS and their tendency to use these sites as educational resources.Global Journal of Health Science20171912The availability of reliability measures, such as for the source of the information, the expertise and skills of the provider, and mechanisms for judging the quality of the provided information, may increase students' trust in SNS and their tendency to use these sites as educational resources.2017-01-05T00:00:00Global journal of health science['Golbahar Akoondzadeh', 'A. Ebadi', 'Esmat Nouhi', 'H. Hojjati']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c7e9bfea1dc86c20395dac571b7aea26b3eb7d5cThis thesis discussed the development of media-based learning power point to improve motivation and learning achievment of learners. This research included studies of RD is : 2,04 2,76. Based on the result of the conducted research the development of media-based learning power point is an appropriate media to improve motivation and achievement of students in SMPN 1 Kalitidu.2017012017-01-05T00:00:00['Naili Fikriyah']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9170b4a2de780b5ea42062b0c9db7466076cf2f9Tujuan yang hendak dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah, untuk mengetahui efektifitas penggunaan media pembelajaran dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran sosiologi di SMA Negeri 1 Sinjai Utara. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen. Metode eksperimen digunakan untuk mengetahui efektifitas penggunaan Media Pembelajaran dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar dan siswa di SMA Negeri 1 Sinjai. Desain eksperimen yang digunakan adalah Pre-Experimental. Adapun jenis desain yang digunakan oleh peneliti adalah One Group Pretest and One Group Posttest Design. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa nilai pretest lebih rendah dari nilai posttest. Ini memperlihatkan sebelum penggunaan Media Pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar nilai rata-rata siswa hanya sebesar 57,13 yang berada dalam kategori cukup. Namun setelah memberikan perlakuan dengan menggunakan Media Pembelajran nilai rata-rata siswa pada posttest menjadi 78,01 yang berada pada kategori baik. Sehingga, terdapat peningkatan yaitu sebesar 36.54%. Hal ini membuktikan, penggunaan Media Pembelajaran pada mata pelajaran sosiologi effektif untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran sosiologi Kata Kunci: Media pembelajaran, hasil belajar, sosiologi, pre-eksperimental2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Ibrahim Arifin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5838c32e50d04b4c78a30cb3255ffabace18203aINDONESIA: Perkembangan media sosial sangat pesat dan semakin populer terutama perkembangan penggunaan media sosial facebook, dari dunia usaha, menggunakan media sosial facebook sebagai tempat untuk memasarkan dan mempromosikan suatu produk. Peranan pemasaran dalam perusahaan untuk lebih berperan dipasar dengan memanfaatkan dan mencari peluang pasar. Distro Simple One memanfaatkan media sosial facebook sebagai sarana untuk mempromosikan dan mengiklankan barang yang di jual, untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh iklan kepada perusahaan adalah dengan cara mengukur efektivitas sebuah iklan. Hal ini sangat menarik bagi penulis untuk meneliti Seberapa efektif iklan media online melalui facebook yang telah dilakukan oleh Distro Simple One di Kabupaten Probolinggo, dalam engukur efektivitas periklanan penelitian ini menggunakan empat elemen dimensi pendekatan metode EPIC Model yakni empati (empathy), persuasi (persuasion), dampak (impact) dan komunikasi (communication) sebagai alat ukur periklanan. Penelitian ini munggunakan metode kuantitaif deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data cara observasi, penyebaran akngket, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Analisis datanya menggunakan analisis Tabulasi sederhana. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan rataan Dari total skor rataan pendapat respoden atas pernyataan - pernyataan yang mengukur dimensi empati didapat hasil sebesar 3,45, dimensi persuasi sebesar 3,01, dimensi dampak sebesar 3,04, dan dari dimensi komunikasi sebesar 3,01. Nilai EPIC rate 3,13 nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa iklan distro Simple One dinilai melaui media sosial cukup efektif. ENGLISH: Development of social media and increasingly popular, especially development of the use of social media facebook, from the world of business, using social media facebook as a place to market and promote a product. The role of marketing in the company to actively participate in the market by leveraging and seek market opportunities. The distributions facebook Simple One advantage of social media as a means to promote and advertise the goods are sold, to determine how much influence the company's advertising is a way to measure the effectiveness of an ad. It is very exciting for authors to examine how effective advertising media online through facebook that has been done by Distro Simple One in Probolinggo, in engukur advertising effectiveness research using four elements-dimensional approach to methods of EPIC model that empathy, persuasion, impact, and communication as a measurement of advertising. This research uses descriptive quantitative method of data collection by observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentation. Analysis of data using simple tabulation analysis. The results showed the average of the total score of the average opinion of respondents on statements that measure the dimensions of 3.45 results obtained empathy, persuasion dimension of 3.01, the dimensions of the impact of 3.04, and from the communication dimension of 3.01. Value EPIC rate of 3.13 value indicates that overall it can be concluded that the advertisement distribution Simple One assessed through social media is quite effective.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Ilham']2017-01-05T00:00:00 07717688f9e99a42b4b1f3f188054565942dff2bTujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran dengan aplikasi camtasia yang valid, praktis, dan efektif. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian Research and Development (R&D) dengan menggunakan model pengembangan 4-D models ( Four D) dengan tahapan yaitu: define, design, develop , dan disseminate . Subjek uji coba yaitu siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 1 Stabat Program Studi Teknik Kendaraan Ringan. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket dan metode tes jenis multiple choice . Temuan dari penelitian penelitian dan pengembangan ini sebagai berikut: (1) validitas media pembelajaran Mata Pelajaran Teknik Listrik Dasar Otomotif  dinyatakan valid dengan skor 0,89 (2) Praktikalitas media pembelajaran Mata Pelajaran Teknik Listrik Dasar Otomotif  dinyatakan praktis berdasarkan respon guru dengan skor rata-rata 88,75%, berdasarkan respon siswa juga dinyatakan sangat praktis dengan skor rata-rata 99,9%. (3) Efektivitas media pembelajaran Teknik Listrik Dasar Otomotif  dapat dilihat dengan hasil pengolahan data diperoleh hasil belajar siswa yang telah diketahui ini, dianalisis dengan analisis t test. Hasil analisis t test menunjukkan t hitung > t Tabel (20,02>1,67), maka H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan dalam penggunaan Media pembelajaran Mata Pelajaran Teknik Listrik Dasar Otomotif di SMK Negeri 1 Stabat. Kat a Kunci :  Media Pembelajaran, Research and Development (R&D),Validitas, Praktikalitas, dan Efektivitas.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Pudjiantoro Pudjiantoro']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8792673442afab8f8917fbbb04f4cc5c41bc2400Medium of learning is one of the external factors that need to be considered by a teacher in order to obtain optimal student learning outcomes. With the use of media images in the learning process, the material is expected to be delivered to students in Arabic can be easily understood and students can easily memorize vocabulary in Arabic, which in turn can result yan learn the maximum. The process of learning Arabic at Al Hidayah GUPPI MI Cirebon in general has been an interaction between teachers and students that is based on the lesson plan, so the learning activities running properly. But sometimes the teacher is less effective and efficient use of instructional media, but it is often found students who are not paying attention in class. So that student learning outcomes is not maximized. The purpose of this research is 1) To know the use of media images in the learning process. 2) To determine student learning outcomes in subjects Arabic. 3) To know the influence of media images to the learning outcomes of students in the subjects of Arabic at Al Hidayah class II MI GUPPI Cirebon. The method used in this research is quantitative method. This quantitative research design using Pre-Experimental Design with her form that is one-group pretest-posttest design. The use of media images in class II MI Al Hidayah GUPPI Cirebon according to research results, including the excellent category with a percentage of 91% in may have been among the categories of 81% - 100%. Level learning outcomes of students of class II MI Al Hidayah GUPPI Cirebon city of 39 respondents in the category fairly with the average pretest score of 54.84, and a mean value of 75.90 rataposttest in both categories. The use of media images have a positive influence on student learning outcomes by 62% and 38% of student learning outcomes are influenced by other factors. Keywords: Media Images, Learning Outcomes, Arabic.2017012017-01-05T00:00:00['Aceng Jaelani']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ab6d5ccf14411ba6cb36197837134abe19578474Penelitian pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sebuah media pembelajaran berupa Multi Media Animasi yang valid, praktis, dan efekti. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian Research and Development (R&D) dengan menggunakan model pengembangan Instructional Development Institude (IDI) yang meliputi tiga tahap yaitu (1) define , (2) develop , dan (3) evaluate . Subjek uji coba yaitu siswa kelas XI Teknik audio Video SMK Negeri 4 Medan dengan jenis data yaitu data primer. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket dan  metode tes. Temuan penelitian menyatakan bahwa Multi Media Animasi Pada Pembelajaran Perekayasaan Sistem Audio dalam katagori sangat valid, sangat praktis, dan sangat efektif. Sehingga diharapkan dapat digunakan oleh guru dan siswa serta peneliti lain untuk melakukan pengembangan hal yang serupa. Kata kunci: Multi Media Animasi, Perekayasaan Sistem Audio, Research and Development , Instructional Development Institude, Validitas, Praktikalitas, dan Efektivitas.201700Temuan penelitian menyatakan bahwa Multi Media Animasi Pada Pembelajaran Perekayasaan Sistem Audio dalam katagori sangat valid, sangat praktis, dan sangat efektif dapat digunakan oleh guru dan siswa serta peneliti lain untuk melakukan pengembangan hal yang serupa.2017-01-05T00:00:00['S. Efendi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 fa1c0faca8c2a680c75be5b2e0efb507bc93cab5Penelitian ini telah dilaksanakan pada bulan Agustus 2015-Mei 2016 di Kebun Percobaan, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Andalas, Padang, dengan ketinggian tempat ± 250 m dpl. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap faktorial dengan 3 ulangan. Faktor pertama yang diuji adalah bahan organik sabut kelapa (10% bahan organik sabut kelapa + 90% tanah, 20% bahan organik sabut kelapa + 80% tanah, 30% bahan organik sabut kelapa + 70% tanah, 40% bahan organik sabut kelapa + 60% tanah, 50% bahan organik sabut kelapa + 50% tanah) dan faktor kedua adalah empat perlakuan berbeda dari paket pupuk NPKMg. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak terjadinya interaksi antara perbandingan media tanah dengan bahan organik sabut kelapa dan pupuk NPKMg. Pada faktor tunggal perlakuan bahan organik sabut kelapa dengan dosis 20%, 30%, dan 40% berpengaruh terhadap tinggi tanaman dan panjang daun, sedangkan pada dosis 50% dan 10% berpengaruh terhadap diameter pangkal batang. Kata kunci : Media Tanam Tanah, Kelapa Sawit, pupuk NPKMg, Bahan Organik Sabut Kelapa2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Ismirat Randi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 05875f0f223e149695bc0a9053782129a7f14747Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi media serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren (Arenga pinnata, Merr.) dan rumput manila (Zoysia matrella) terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Afrika (Eudrilus eugeniae). Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen. Objek penelitian adalah cacing Afrika (Eudrilus eugeniae) yang telah memiliki klitelum kemudian dipelihara dalam 5 kombinasi media yang berbeda, yaitu 100% serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren sebagai kontrol, 100% rumput manila, 75% serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren + 25% rumput manila, 50% serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren + 50% rumput manila, dan 25% serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren + 25% rumput manila. Dilakukan 5 kali ulangan pada tiap kombinasi media. Setiap media berisi 35 gram cacing Afrika, media berupa bak plastik berukuran 35 x 30 x 10 cm. Semua perlakuan cacing diberi pakan sama yaitu ampas tahu. Penelitian dilakukan selama 2 bulan dengan 2 kali pengambilan data. Parameter dalam penelitian ini adalah pertambahan biomassa cacing, jumlah kokon, berat kokon, dan indeks kokon. Data pertambahan biomassa cacing, berat kokon, dan indeks kokon dianalisis menggunakan One Way Anova dan data jumlah kokon dianalisis menggunakan Kruskal-Wallis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh nyata dari kombinasi media serbuk gergaji aren dan rumput manila terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Eudrilus eugeniae. Media yang terbaik adalah kombinasi media serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren 75%: rumput manila 25%. Kata Kunci: Eudrilus eugeniae, pertumbuhan, kokon, serbuk gergaji aren, rumput manila.2017012017-01-05T00:00:00['Nur Rahmawati', 'F. Mei']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5fb8538866535e7249531c4b955edf0333ce258enpj Microgravity2017002017-01-05T00:00:00npj Microgravity['E. Opsomer', 'M. Noirhomme', 'N. Vandewalle', 'E. Falcon', 'S. Merminod']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7933f5df5f6d72cbcfb843a8ca885121cd80441bAnak tuna daksa mengalami hambatan pada anggota geraknya, terutama para penyandang cerebral palsy spastik yang mengalami kekakuan pada anggota geraknya, salah satunya adalah pada tangannya. Gangguan pada tangan tersebut menyebabkan adanya kesulitan saat melakukan kegiatan salah satunya yakni menulis menggunakan tangan (menulis permulaan), sedangkan menulis permulaan adalah kemampuan yang harus dimiliki oleh seorang anak dalam usia sekolah untuk menujang proses belajarnya di sekolah. Kesulitan menulis permulaan dikarenakan adanya kekakuan atau hambatan pada tangan ini harus diatasi dengan cara latihan dengan menggunakan media yang menarik perhatian siswa supaya tidak membosankan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media playdough untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis permulaan pada siswa cerebral palsy spastik kelas II di SLB D YPAC Bandung. Metode yang digunakan yakni metode eksperimen dengan subjek penelitian tunggal (single subject research atau SSR). Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan metode statistik deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen tes. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan kemampuan menulis permulaan pada siswa cerebral palsy spastik kelas II SDLB D YPAC Bandung menggunakan media playdough. Media playdough bisa digunakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis permulaan oleh guru. Kata kunci : cerebral palsy spastik, kemampuan menulis permulaan, playdough Children with motor disability having problem on their motion limb, especially cerebral palsy spastic students who have stiff, one of them is on their hand. That problem cause difficulty when doing something, one of them is when writing using hand (early writing), while early writing is one of skills that must-have by children in school-age for supporting their learning process at school. Early writing difficulties is caused by stiff or disruption on hand, it must be overcome by practice using media which is interesting for student so that they will not be bored. This research aims to know the influence of using playdough for improving early writing skill of student with cerebral palsy spastik on SLB D YPAC Bandung. This research used experiment method with single subject (single subject research or SSR). The data analysed by descriptive statistic method. Technic of collective data in this research used test instrumen. Result of this research showed that there was an enhancement of early writing skills of second grade cerebral palsy spastic student on SLB D YPAC Bandung using playdough. That media can be used by teacher for increasing students early writing skills. Keyword : cerebral palsy spastik, early writing skills, playdough2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Ayu Alifatul Qori’ah']2017-01-05T00:00:00 029c8d32dfa75e627cae0c8317143e090f5ed3faExperimental measurements and theoretical description have been performed of the spatial intensity distribution of the backward radiative response of tissue-like Intralipid-20% dilutions in distilled water irradiated by a collimated near-infrared cw laser beam. The investigations performed are a first step toward a complete estimation of the feasibility and potentialities of a stationary one-sided linear-strategy biomedical tomography approach to detecting characteristic inclusions (inhomogeneities, say ill places) in homogeneous highly-scattering host media (healthy tissues). The experimental results obtained are in good agreement with the derived theoretical expressions that thus would be of importance for the development and numerical modeling of stationary tomography algorithms ensuring optimally accurate data processing and interpretation.International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications2017131Experimental measurements and theoretical description have been performed of the spatial intensity distribution of the backward radiative response of tissue-like Intralipid-20% dilutions in distilled water irradiated by a collimated near-infrared cw laser beam, in good agreement with the derived theoretical expressions.2017-01-05T00:00:00{'volume': '10226'}['L. Gurdev', 'T. Dreischuh', 'O. Vankov', 'E. Toncheva', 'L. Avramov', 'D. Stoyanov']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a41325225029ea8baa71a43db1b38aee77ea2ef4Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran  Interaktif Berbasis Animasi  Pada Mata Kuliah  Metrologi  Industri yang valid, praktis, dan efekti. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian Research and Development (R&D) dengan menggunakan model pengembangan Instructional Development Institude (IDI) yang meliputi tiga tahap yaitu (1) define , (2) develop , dan (3) evaluate . Subjek uji coba yaitu mahasiswa semester I Prodi Pendidikan Teknik Mesin Universitas Negeri Medan dengan jenis data yaitu data primer. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket dan tes. Temuan penelitian menyatakan bahwa Media Pembelajaran  Interaktif Berbasis Animasi  Pada Mata Kuliah  Metrologi  Industri dalam katagori sangat valid, sangat praktis, dan sangat efektif. Sehingga diharapkan dapat digunakan oleh dosen dan mahasiswa serta peneliti lain untuk melakukan pengembangan hal yang serupa. Kata kunci: Media Interaktif, Berbasis Animasi, Metrologi  Industri , Validitas, Praktikalitas, dan Efektivitas.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Marlan Marlan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5e5571ed298bddffd3830c7dec1daeb3c24965b7Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan: 1) kondisi bahan ajar yang ada dan potensi bahan ajar yang akan dikembangkan, 2) proses pengembangan media cerita bergambar untuk anak autis, 3) efektivitas, dan 4) kemenarikan. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian dan pengembangan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SD Negeri 3 Poncowarno Kabupaten Lampung Tengah. Pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara tidak terstruktur, angket dan tes. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah: 1) kondisi pembelajaran masih berpusat pada guru, dan belum tersedianya media yang tepat untuk anak autis, sehingga anak autis kurang termotivasi untuk belajar menggunakan sumber belajar hanya buku paket dan berpotensi untuk dikembangkan bahan ajar berupa media cerita bergambar; 2) Proses merancang media cerita bergambar materi kenampakan permukaan bumi untuk anak autis kelas III SD, yaitu: a. perancangan pengembangan produk dilakukan berdasarkan model desain instruksional ASSURE, b. desain produk awal, c. uji ahli desain pembelajaran, media pembelajran dan materi pembelajaran, d. focus group discussion, e. uji lapangan, f. media cerita bergambar; 3) Produk media cerita bergambar efektif dengan hasil posttest lebih besar dari pre test, 86,66% > 60%; 4) Daya tarik media cerita bergambar dalam kategori menarik (89,58%). Kata Kunci: anak autis, cerita bergambar, media, IPA ABSTRACT The purpose of this study were to describe: 1) the condition and potencies of the existing teaching materials, 2) the process of developing the media picture series for autistic children, 3) effectiveness, and 3) attractiveness of the subject material. The approach used in this study was research and development. The collection of data used observation, unstructured interviews, questionnaires, and test. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The conclusions of this study were: 1) the learning conditions were still centered on the teacher, and the unavailability of appropriate media for autistic children, so that they less motivated to learn. They used only textbook as learning resources and there are potencies to be developed of teaching materials such as picture series media; 2) The process of designing media of picture series material appearance of the earth's surface for autistic children: a. the design of the product development is done based on the model of instructional design ASSURE, b. the initial product design, c. test expert instructional design, instructional media and learning materials, 4. focus group discussion, 5. field test, 6. media of picture series; 3) the product was effective as the posttest score was higer than that of the pretest (88,66%>60%); 4) the attractiveness of media of picture series in the category of attractive (89,58%) Keywords: autistic children, media, picture series, natural science2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['S. Utami']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9b510b6a811b30023d5f168d50ac4d8061b0b4a8The biggest issue for media policy in the UK in 2017 is Brexit, and during the coming months this blog will feature a number of posts on that topic as the government’s Article 50 strategy becomes more clear. In this first post of the year, Damian Tambini looks instead at some of the purely domestic issues that will dominate in January and February, and asks what media reformers on the left think and what they will do if the Leveson reforms – as looks increasingly likely – fail.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Damian Tambini']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dcb9225d155d7f874556b79f46011ebeff6a68e3Background: Health navigators and other types of community health workers (CHWs) have become recognized as essential components of quality care, and key for addressing health disparities owing to the complex health care services landscape presents almost insurmountable challenges for vulnerable individuals. Bernalillo County, New Mexico, has high rates of uninsurance, poverty, and food insecurity.Objectives: The design of the Pathways to a Healthy Bernalillo County Program (BP) has evolved innovations that are unique in terms of program stability and security, expansive reach, and community capacity across six domains: sustainable public mechanism for program funding, involvement of community organizations in designing the program, expanded focus to address the broader social determinants of health with targeted outreach, an integrated, community-based implementation structure, an outcomes-based payment structure, and using an adaptive program design that actively incorporates navigators in the process.Methods: In 2008, the Pathways to a Healthy Bernalillo County Program (BP), located in the Albuquerque metropolitan area in central New Mexico, was established to provide navigation and support for the most vulnerable county residents. BP is funded through a 1% carve out of county mill levy funds.Results: The pathways model is an outcome-based approach for health and social services coordination that uses culturally competent CHW as “navigators” trained to connect at-risk individuals to needed health and social services.Conclusions: One of the important innovations of the pathways approach is a shift in focus from merely providing discrete services to confirming healthy outcomes for the individual patient.Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action20171710The pathways model is an outcome-based approach for health and social services coordination that uses culturally competent CHW as “navigators” trained to connect at-risk individuals to needed health andsocial services.2017-01-05T00:00:00Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action['Janet Page-Reeves', 'Maurice L. Moffett', 'L. Steimel', 'Daryl T. Smith']2017-01-05T00:00:00 73c2c401f865af6fc5167de1af244e4002a014d7The present study describes the social and educational characteristics of the Ecuadorian Amazon population. For this purpose, the data obtained from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment of 2014 was used in this research. A descriptive statistical analysis presents the frequency, the percentages and the graphs of the variables related to the area in which people live, gender, age, ethnic self-identification, language spoken, marital status and level of instruction. Other variables are the use of computer and internet, place of birth, reason why they live in the Amazon region, type of activity or inactivity, how do they feel in their jobs, and groups of occupation. Also, a factorial analysis was used to show the main and most important criteria of differentiation and the the clusters of people with similar characteristics.2017472017-01-05T00:00:00Review of European Studies['G. Valdivieso', 'E. Stefos', 'Ruth Lalama']2017-01-05T00:00:00 40cc2e8f645dafa36890515b87f256770ae194baEste estudo teve por objetivo contribuir teoricamente com o debate sobre o tema da inovacao social, apresentando os principais modelos de analise presentes na literatura acerca desse assunto. Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliografica com evidencias qualitativas, que foi operacionalizada a partir de informacoes coletadas principalmente na base de dados Web of Science . O estudo foi realizado considerando-se publicacoes cientificas identificadas em um espaco temporal que contemplou as pesquisas editadas ate o ano de 2014. Os modelos de analise da inovacao social observados, embora nao uniformes, apresentam-se como alternativas teoricas em um campo de pesquisa que esta em crescente desenvolvimento nos ultimos anos em diversas areas do conhecimento e que demonstra carencia de estudos principalmente no âmbito brasileiro. Adicionalmente, apresenta-se uma proposta de integracao desses modelos que evidencia objetivamente o processo e as principais dimensoes de uma inovacao social. Devido ao fato de tratar-se de um tema emergente na area academica, sugere-se caminhos a seguir em pesquisas futuras, buscando fortalecer o tema inovacao social como campo de pesquisa e entendendo que futuros estudos devem abarcar novos paradigmas metodologicos e conceituais, por tratar-se de uma tematica complexa e que nao deve ser observada desconectada de sua realidade politica, social, economica e cultural. DOI: 10.18226/23190639.v4n2.0720172562017-01-05T00:00:00['Tiago Zardin Patias', 'C. Gomes', 'Janaina Mendes de Oliveira', 'Débora Bobsin', 'Bianca Bigolin Liszbinski']2017-01-05T00:00:00 740320f2a1491142f3f67cfc44f8949a5e8025cc2017032017-01-05T00:00:00['G. Grieve', 'Daniel M. Veidlinger']2017-01-05T00:00:00 104c57e3c251c3ddfe1ad0d279d9fdaced73f493Neurocomputing20173915Bayesian network (BN), an important and popular probabilistic graphical model, is adopted as the underling framework and proposed a data-intensive approach for discovering user similarities, called user Bayesian network and abbreviated as UBN.2017-01-05T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Kun Yue', 'Hao Wu', 'Xiaodong Fu', 'Juan Xu', 'Zidu Yin', 'Weiyi Liu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f62eae7ae30524958bca4df2be6722a5980994802017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Adèle Miles']2017-01-05T00:00:00 2d23cb96b7817a46e26a48635ed443a83331576c2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Jannis Androutsopoulos']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f29882f4403915d07b127949069f4f843051ccec2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Francesca Olivotti']2017-01-05T00:00:00 52b862523485de6a7b2ab2894bd85dda5b1734c3In last two decades the phenomena resulting from the evolution of ultra-short laser pulses in nonlinear dispersive medium actively are being studied. The most commonly used equation for describing the dynamics of optical pulses in one-dimensional and planar waveguides is the standard nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NSE). It works very well for nanosecond and picosecond laser pulses, but in the frames of femtosecond optics, it is necessary two additional terms to be included. They are responsible for higher order of linear dispersion and dispersion of nonlinearity. These effects are significant in the range of ultra-short light pulses. In the present paper, it is presented a theoretical model of the propagation of optical solitons. We found an exact analytical soliton solution of the modified NSE, including third order of linear dispersion and dispersion of nonlinearity. It is possible to observe a soliton as a result of the dynamic balance between effects of higher order of dispersion and nonlinearity.International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications20171302017-01-05T00:00:00{'volume': '10226'}['D. Dakova', 'A. Dakova', 'V. Slavchev', 'P. Staykov', 'L. Kovachev']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9fcce99196ecea1112578ea8c00b3752a37f09fc2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['J. Cawston']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dd053034ef96e6550544e811c6bcf20c4b2e26e6Abstrak - PLTU di Indonesia umumnya menggunakan batubara dengan kualitas diatas sub bituminous b sebagai bahan bakar. Sementara itu Indonesia kaya akan sumber daya batubara dengan kualitas rendah. Maka dari itu diperlukan suatu upaya agar dapat memanfaatkan batubara dengan kualitas rendah, salah satunya dengan pengeringan menggunakan udara panas yang keluar dari cerobong untuk meningkatkan kalor dan menurunkan kandungan air pada batubara. Objek pada penelitian ini adalah batubara sub bituminous b Aceh menggunakan dapur pemanas listrik dengan temperatur 1000C dan 1350C. Parameter yang dikaji ialah efek kenaikan temperatur pengeringan terhadap perubahan kandungan air dan nilai kalor batubara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi temperatur udara pengering maka semakin cepat penurunan massa batubara atau penurunan kandungan air serta peningkatan nilai kalor batubara sub bituminous b Aceh terhadap waktu pengeringan. Kata kunci: Batubara Sub Bituminous b, Pengeringan, kandungan air, nilai kalor2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['R. Rusdianto']2017-01-05T00:00:00 767d10edacff3e6f6211c30c8292aacfe70b4a162017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Guarina Grullon']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5018772efdc6890a99f1f9f1485df748514e37272017002017-01-05T00:00:00['D. Hawkins']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e233a9f2e7d740a823e2440a6c8103a052cff4e120173712017-01-05T00:00:00['Lulu Gakunju']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b123f797879cd20110a81e216d32b2a09de9dd0e2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Liz Frechette']2017-01-05T00:00:00 13984484ccb25a6fd855a7cd34fed8d5b0199eab2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['G. Kumar']2017-01-05T00:00:00 25e0670701b62006f9e6de42fd9a811f297bd1412017012017-01-05T00:00:00['H. R. Chandrika']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ca5e32bba6b9b937bb7bfd83946dabe808b6d8d22017012017-01-05T00:00:00['N. Coupland', 'J. Mortensen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5110d5e5d7b2b977cd08c36e67a491d5e0864d64Collaborative computing, where co-located mobile devices collaborate to perform a large computing task has emerged as an important computing paradigm. Two key challenges in this paradigm are discovering nearby mobile devices that are willing to participate and establishing trusted connections. This paper presents a middleware layer called CoTrust that addresses these two important issues. CoTrust is comprised of a collaboration protocol for negotiation between a small group of co-located mobile devices over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). It incorporates a trust model to enable collaborators to assess the trust level of a collaboration based only on their observed interactions on the social network with their peers. A prototype implementation of CoTrust on Android smartphones demonstrates its feasibility, energy efficiency as well as good performance.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017145CoTrust is a collaboration protocol for negotiation between a small group of co-located mobile devices over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) that incorporates a trust model to enable collaborators to assess the trust level of a collaboration based only on their observed interactions on the social network with their peers.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Khaled Alanezi', 'R. Rafiq', 'Lijun Chen', 'Shivakant Mishra']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7f0ff7a0a0f28180ea3cd6511d52e1f809fc57ecSustainable development of the national economy is impossible without the creation of conditions for safe, high-quality, efficient work. The relevance of the study is explained by the need of methodological substantiation and development of theoretical and applied instruments for ensuring decent work. The scientific and practical significance of the study is to distinguish the forms of manifestation, to establish the causes of decent work deficit within the new economy and to determine the vectors of its overcoming in Ukraine. The results of the study are focused on generalization of the modern trends in the development of social and labor sphere in Ukraine and improvement of the concept of decent work to be used in practice in order to achieve progress in the social and labor sphere. The subject of the study is theoretical and applied principles of the concept of decent work as a basis for the development of mechanisms and instruments to overcome the deficit of decent work. The methodological platform of the study is formed by the general scientific and special methods: theoretical generalization; abstract and logical synthesis; induction and deduction; classification and typology; comparative and structural analysis that would allow carrying out multidirectional research of the progress (regress) in the sphere of work on different levels. The methodological basis for achieving this goal is the systematic and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of socio-economic indicators of decent work deficit. The purpose of the study is a scientific and theoretical substantiation of the decent work deficit and determination of strategic guidelines for its overcoming in Ukraine. In the article the authors present their view on the institute of decent work. Forms of manifestation and causes of decent work deficit are presented. The content of the article shows the relationship of the deficit of decent work and the precariat phenomenon. The authors present their vision of the concept of decent work as a strategic development of social and labor sphere and a major road towards elimination of the deficit of decent work in Ukraine.20174652017-01-05T00:00:00['A. Kolot', 'O. Herasymenko']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bdfb2643ab1eea5b83e718556fee77503e5b3174Abstract This article presents the revised consensus criteria for the diagnosis of frontotemporal dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on an international research workshop on frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and ALS held in London, Canada in June 2015. Since the publication of the Strong criteria, there have been considerable advances in the understanding of the neuropsychological profile of patients with ALS. Not only is the breadth and depth of neuropsychological findings broader than previously recognised – – including deficits in social cognition and language – but mixed deficits may also occur. Evidence now shows that the neuropsychological deficits in ALS are extremely heterogeneous, affecting over 50% of persons with ALS. When present, these deficits significantly and adversely impact patient survival. It is the recognition of this clinical heterogeneity in association with neuroimaging, genetic and neuropathological advances that has led to the current re-conceptualisation that neuropsychological deficits in ALS fall along a spectrum. These revised consensus criteria expand upon those of 2009 and embrace the concept of the frontotemporal spectrum disorder of ALS (ALS-FTSD).Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration2017205682These revised consensus criteria expand upon those of 2009 and embrace the concept of the frontotemporal spectrum disorder of ALS (ALS-FTSD), which is a re-conceptualisation that neuropsychological deficits in ALS fall along a spectrum.2017-01-05T00:00:00Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration['M. Strong', 'S. Abrahams', 'L. Goldstein', 'S. Woolley', 'P. McLaughlin', 'J. Snowden', 'E. Mioshi', 'A. Roberts-South', 'M. Benatar', 'T. Hortobágyi', 'J. Rosenfeld', 'V. Silani', 'P. Ince', 'M. R. Turner']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7dbff5ff1a89498f2736e54b1ea6379d84ff6fc6Este siglo XXI es testigo de la tendencia mundial a la disminucion de la fecundidad y a la prolongacion de la esperanza de vida, que ha dado al fenomeno del envejecimiento de la poblacion un relieve sin precedentes. Actualmente, el pais con la poblacion mas envejecida de la region de las Americas es Canada. Sin embargo, proyecciones de las Naciones Unidas indican que en menos de una decada, paises como Cuba, Barbados y Martinica superaran a Canada. Esto evidencia que, al nivel mundial y tambien en Cuba, el mayor problema de salud es el envejecimiento poblacional. De ahi que el proposito de este articulo es el llamado a la reflexion sobre el tema, desde el prisma de la epidemiologia social y la etica, con el objetivo de identificar las carencias y debilidades que aun existen para el enfrentamiento exitoso de este gran problema del siglo XXI. No se trata solamente de aumentar la esperanza de vida al nacer y mejorar el estado de salud de la poblacion adulta mayor, sino de aumentar su calidad de vida. Por su parte, los aspectos morales adquieren cada dia mayor importancia, puesto que la vida y la vejez no solo tienen que tener sentido, sino tambien significado, o lo que es lo mismo, no solo tienen que ser valiosas para quienes las disfrutan, sino tambien la sociedad tiene que expresar de forma objetiva, en medidas economicas, sociales y politicas concretas, el valor que tiene para ella la vida de los seres humanos que conforman ese grupo poblacional, que tanto ha aportado al desarrollo de la sociedad a la que pertenecen.2017042017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Cano']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1e19cdfa777a38d179f8dccbb7ced14ebf8df4feNeurocomputing20174745A new probabilistic reputation feature model that is better than the raw reputation features is proposed that enhances the overall accuracy, F1 score, and area under the ROC for the classifier results significantly and is found to be efficient.2017-01-05T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Ebin Deni Raj', 'L. D. D. Babu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4ff2d32fe885ae7250386b0086e5316041653094Neurocomputing20174949YANA (short for "you are not alone"), a user group-based privacy-preserving recommender system for users in online social communities, is proposed, which is a suit of secure multi-party computation protocols and recommendation strategies proposed to protect user privacy from group members in the recommendation process.2017-01-05T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Dongsheng Li', 'Q. Lv', 'L. Shang', 'Ning Gu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9d80606fdf7a11712c6e1c3ee0509814d5a621ccAbstract. The effects of atmospheric aerosol particles on the Earth's climate mainly depend on their optical, microphysical and chemical properties, which modify the Earth's radiative budget. The aerosol radiative effects can be divided into direct and semi-direct effects, produced by the aerosol–radiation interactions (ARIs), and indirect effects, produced by aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs). In this sense the objective of this work is to assess whether the inclusion of aerosol radiative feedbacks in the online coupled WRF-Chem model improves the modelling outputs over the Iberian Peninsula (IP) and surrounding water areas. For this purpose, the methodology is based on the evaluation of modelled aerosol optical properties under different simulation scenarios. The evaluated data come from two WRF-Chem simulations for the IP differing in the inclusion/no-inclusion of ARIs and ACIs (RF/NRF simulations). The case studies cover two episodes with different aerosol types over the IP in 2010, namely a Saharan dust outbreak and a forest fire episode. The evaluation uses observational data from AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) stations and MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor, including aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angstrom exponent (AE). Experimental data of aerosol vertical distribution from the EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network) Granada station are used for checking the models. The results indicate that for the spatial distribution the best-represented variable is AOD and the largest improvements when including the aerosol radiative feedbacks are found for the vertical distribution. In the case of the dust outbreak, a slight improvement (worsening) is produced over the areas with medium (high/low) levels of AOD(−9 % / +12 % of improvement) when including the aerosol radiative feedbacks. For the wildfire episode, improvements of AOD representation (up to 11 %) over areas further away from emission sources are estimated, which compensates for the computational effort of including aerosol feedbacks in the simulations. No clear improvement is observed for the AE representation, the variability of which is largely underpredicted by both simulations.201784202017-01-05T00:00:00Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics['Laura Palacios-Peña', 'R. Baró', 'J. Guerrero-Rascado', 'L. Alados-Arboledas', 'D. Brunner', 'P. Jiménez‐Guerrero']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c573623512c7630d88ae60b907b54df5b55a0738Although the full extent and nature of the sexual exploitation of children is only beginning to be recognised, it is a problem of global significance that requires strong and effective responses. The extent to which the viewing of child exploitation material CEM) is linked to involvement in producing such material, sharing it and using it to groom and then assault children is a key concern. Most such material is held online, and it is important to understand how offenders use the internet to access CEM and to groom children for sexual exploitation. This exploratory study examines data relating to a sample of offenders convicted of online child sexual exploitation offences under Australian Commonwealth law, to determine how online forms of child sexual exploitation and offline child sexual exploitation, or contact offending, are related. The majority of offenders in this study appeared to commit only online offences, although in a minority of cases there was a connection between exploitative material, grooming and contact offending. This study is an important early step in improving our understanding of offenders and points to the need for further assessment of the nature of online child sexual exploitation and its relationship to other forms of sexual and violent offences.20170182017-01-05T00:00:00Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice['Tony Krone', 'Russell G. Smith']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b8f8c2037b8df350c12ee9fe3f331e9a623bf308Biological small angle X-ray scattering (BioSAXS) is a powerful technique in molecular and structural biology used to determine solution structure, particle size and shape, and surface-to-volume ratio of macromolecules. The technique is applicable to a very wide variety of solution conditions spanning a broad range of concentrations, pH values, ionic strengths, temperatures, additives, etc., but the sample is required to be monodisperse. This caveat led to the implementation of liquid chromatography systems on SAXS beamlines. Here, we describe the upstream integration of size-exclusion (SEC) and ion-exchange chromatography (IEC) on a beamline, different methods for optimal background subtraction, and data reduction. As an example, we describe how we use SEC- and IEC-SAXS on a fragment of the essential vaccinia virus protein D5, consisting of a D5N helicase domain. We determine its overall shape and molecular weight, showing the hexameric structure of the protein.Journal of Visualized Experiments20173532The upstream integration of size-exclusion (SEC) and ion-exchange chromatography (IEC) on a beamline, different methods for optimal background subtraction, and data reduction are described.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE['M. Brennich', 'A. Round', 'Stephanie Hutin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9de29864b9281086d7c44a5e52018363bde69269Rapid palladium (Pd) catalyzed deallylation of an uncoloured reagent within a flowing stream affords a dose dependent colour formation that can be used for convenient online analysis of trace levels of Pd contamination using a modified HPLC instrument. An application to the online sensing of Pd breakthrough from a flow through Pd adsorption cartridge is described. An alternative configuration of the instrumentation allows the rapid (<1 min) and accurate measurement of Pd levels within samples injected via a conventional HPLC autosampler.Chemical Communications20173113An application to the online sensing of Pd breakthrough from a flow through Pd adsorption cartridge is described and an alternative configuration of the instrumentation allows the rapid and accurate measurement of PD levels within samples injected via a conventional HPLC autosampler.2017-01-05T00:00:00Chemical communications['X. Bu', 'Michael Williams', 'Junyong Jo', 'K. Koide', 'C. Welch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f40e2b947dcd323dae6fac1e29ef31192face77fOnline shopping gains increasing popularity with the advance of Internet technology -- for example such trend is formed with the new ways of shopping clothing products. Recently, virtual try-on image interaction technology has been used by online clothing retailers in an attempt to increase sales. It is interesting to investigate how virtual try-on image interaction technology affects online shoppers' purchase decision, especially from a combined view of utilitarian, hedonic, and risk perspectives. This study proposes to study the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, perceived socialisation, perceived product risk, and perceived transaction risk on online shoppers' attitudes towards purchasing clothes online which in turn is expected to influence their purchase decision. This study could enhance our understanding of the roles that virtual try-on image interaction technology plays in online shoppers' purchase decision-making process. This study also suggests key aspects of virtual try-on image interaction technology for designers and online retailers.20173910This study proposes to study the effect of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment, perceived socialisation, perceived product risk, and perceived transaction risk on online shoppers' attitudes towards purchasing clothes online which in turn is expected to influence their purchase decision.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Tingting Zhang', 'Ling Cao', 'W. Wang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 422df9e2a829f39f0ea344cc2434797db9e63d1fThis study examines the effects of scent on hedonic experience in online shopping and then, which investigates olfactory cues such as citrus-mint and citrus-vanilla that improve the buyer's emotional state by creating an atmospherics. We selected a citrus-based scent as an olfactory cue eliciting the feelings of pleasure and arousal. In this experiment, an olfactory cue was manipulated as an independent variable in three between-subjects designs. This research shows that the application of a citrus-mint ambient cue can help online shoppers achieve a pleasant and arousing mood and enhance online shopping experience.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017236This research shows that the application of a citrus-mint ambient cue can help online shoppers achieve a pleasant and arousing mood and enhance online shopping experience.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['So-jeong Kim', 'Donghee Don Shin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5694004dbd9a77f71bb816169126fb613be59fcaOnline newspaper readership is gradually increasing as users are actively spending more time on the Internet to read news. Understanding how users navigate the site is important so we can improve their Web experience. In this study, we collect Web server logs of an online Malaysian newspaper for 28 days in April 2012. We apply Markov model which is one the techniques in Web usage mining used to model a collection of user sessions. The content pages are categorized to three types; main page, article page and section page. We analyzed the navigation flow between different pages in a session. From the Markov state model, we discovered that users are inclined to continue reading the articles from the main page. Interestingly, majority of users that start navigation with the main page will also end their session with the main page as well. As for the section page, we investigate what section pages are read together in a session. Our findings also found that users tend are likely to read section pages together and we observed that National sections are always the favorite section, while Education is the least section to start their session. The findings from this study can be a basis for recommending pages to the user so they can navigate more pages in a session and in turn to increase traffic to the online newspaper site.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017193This study collects Web server logs of an online Malaysian newspaper for 28 days in April 2012 and applies Markov model which is one the techniques in Web usage mining used to model a collection of user sessions to discover that users are inclined to continue reading the articles from the main page.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['H. S. Husin', 'Norsuhaili Seid']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6ee07fca63bf6f573511fcffc10219234021edeePersistent armed conflicts with volatile intensities around Europe and resultant incidents directly on the old continent prompt the European governments and their general staffs to hold militiamen as reserve forces ready for emergency cases. These semi-professional soldiers need to regularly exercise their military skills. It is common practice that the leaderships of militia organizations connect via the Internet to military online collaboration platforms to prepare their field exercises there. Despite the involvement of the Internet in the transmission of sensitive military data, the IT security objectives authenticity, integrity, nonrepudiation, privacy, and resilience must be achieved at all costs. In the absence of an apposite IT security concept for such platforms in the literature, this publication amalgamates topical techniques to propose an access model that fulfills all five IT security targets. Beside the development stages threat model, security policy, and security mechanism, the disquisition proves the feasibility of the approach by manifesting airtight performance and security analyses.International Conference of Distributed Computing and Networking2017502This publication amalgamates topical techniques to propose an access model that fulfills all five IT security targets and proves the feasibility of the approach by manifesting airtight performance and security analyses.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking['Günter Fahrnberger']2017-01-05T00:00:00 69b25aeabd083f52159281a345e03dc6c8271849With the development of Internet and information technology, the online brand community (OBC) can be regarded as a communication means of relationship marketing. Through the network online brand community can overcome the limitations of time and space, develop the potential value, and today it has now become an important marketing tool. And the user-generated content (UGC) of the online brand community has opened up an important channel for communication between enterprises and consumers, which will have a profound impact on the brand communication and consumer brand attitude. Previous studies began on explore the impact of UGC on consumer behavior, however the mechanism of the effect is not clear. Therefore, this paper introduces the online brand experience as the mediator variable to explain the effect of UGC on consumer brand attitude. From the three dimensions: entertainment, usefulness and sociability, this paper describes the UGC quality of OBC. And this paper constructs a conceptual framework for the impact of UGC and online brand experience on consumer's brand attitude in the OBC.20173222017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Lining Bao']2017-01-05T00:00:00 99b90dea1c2ca8ba076d260a6da98608698f2bd8Received: December 14, 2016; Accepted: January 02, 2017; Published: January 05, 2017 Promoting student collaboration has often been viewed as one of the many challenges instructors face in the educational setting. Collaboration conjures up notions of students who resist working in groups, students who struggle in creating equitable team effort and the difficulty of evaluating and ultimately grading the productivity produced by students and student groups [1]. Collaborative learning is certainly not a novel teaching strategy with research dating back to the 1970s [2]. In the online environment, student collaboration has come in the form of a computer-mediated version of its in-class traditional counterpart. It has come in forms of discussion boards, blogs, and wikis, the intention of which is to ultimately promote critical thinking and creativity.20171322017-01-05T00:00:00['Basil H. Aboul-Enein']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5838c32e50d04b4c78a30cb3255ffabace18203aINDONESIA: Perkembangan media sosial sangat pesat dan semakin populer terutama perkembangan penggunaan media sosial facebook, dari dunia usaha, menggunakan media sosial facebook sebagai tempat untuk memasarkan dan mempromosikan suatu produk. Peranan pemasaran dalam perusahaan untuk lebih berperan dipasar dengan memanfaatkan dan mencari peluang pasar. Distro Simple One memanfaatkan media sosial facebook sebagai sarana untuk mempromosikan dan mengiklankan barang yang di jual, untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh iklan kepada perusahaan adalah dengan cara mengukur efektivitas sebuah iklan. Hal ini sangat menarik bagi penulis untuk meneliti Seberapa efektif iklan media online melalui facebook yang telah dilakukan oleh Distro Simple One di Kabupaten Probolinggo, dalam engukur efektivitas periklanan penelitian ini menggunakan empat elemen dimensi pendekatan metode EPIC Model yakni empati (empathy), persuasi (persuasion), dampak (impact) dan komunikasi (communication) sebagai alat ukur periklanan. Penelitian ini munggunakan metode kuantitaif deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data cara observasi, penyebaran akngket, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Analisis datanya menggunakan analisis Tabulasi sederhana. Dari hasil penelitian menunjukkan rataan Dari total skor rataan pendapat respoden atas pernyataan - pernyataan yang mengukur dimensi empati didapat hasil sebesar 3,45, dimensi persuasi sebesar 3,01, dimensi dampak sebesar 3,04, dan dari dimensi komunikasi sebesar 3,01. Nilai EPIC rate 3,13 nilai tersebut menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa iklan distro Simple One dinilai melaui media sosial cukup efektif. ENGLISH: Development of social media and increasingly popular, especially development of the use of social media facebook, from the world of business, using social media facebook as a place to market and promote a product. The role of marketing in the company to actively participate in the market by leveraging and seek market opportunities. The distributions facebook Simple One advantage of social media as a means to promote and advertise the goods are sold, to determine how much influence the company's advertising is a way to measure the effectiveness of an ad. It is very exciting for authors to examine how effective advertising media online through facebook that has been done by Distro Simple One in Probolinggo, in engukur advertising effectiveness research using four elements-dimensional approach to methods of EPIC model that empathy, persuasion, impact, and communication as a measurement of advertising. This research uses descriptive quantitative method of data collection by observation, questionnaires, interviews and documentation. Analysis of data using simple tabulation analysis. The results showed the average of the total score of the average opinion of respondents on statements that measure the dimensions of 3.45 results obtained empathy, persuasion dimension of 3.01, the dimensions of the impact of 3.04, and from the communication dimension of 3.01. Value EPIC rate of 3.13 value indicates that overall it can be concluded that the advertisement distribution Simple One assessed through social media is quite effective.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Ilham']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f385dcda633d4d0d7c6a5e9b5a602bb41a0760c6Study was conducted to determine the marketing communications strategy used an online business. With the case of the online ticket business Tiket2.com. The purpose of this study was to determine the marketing communications strategies used Tiket2.com in his business, and the reasons for those strategies. In this online ticket business, before knowing what strategy to use, should be set in advance the objectives to be achieved in implementing this strategy. And objectives are set forth in segmenting, targeting and positioning. Then to achieve these objectives the strategy drafted in the Product, Place, Price and Promotion, known as the Marketing Mix. Marketing Communication Mix consists of a specific mix of advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotion and direct marketing tools that companies use to communicate in a persuasive customer value and build relationships with customers. The study was conducted with qualitative methods. Research shows that advertising on google.com is a means of effective marketing communication. Public Relations by means of online using a blog is the primary support in advertising on google.com.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['A. Prasetyo']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9d614ff3ffb1c7ff8e4f70f4461586e536012ebfWithin a creative arts university, assessment of work deals with physical objects alongside the written which results in a mixed approach to marking and delivering feedback. In moving towards a fully online assessment process, this presentation unpacks why the university took the decision to give Registry responsibility for setting up all online submissions and assessment forms via Turnitin, and how the TEL Team acted as broker to facilitate such a marriage. The mantra for such change embodied parity for student learning and experience across all courses in the use of Turnitin, leaving administration and process to Registry - sparing Faculty the pain. Format: presentation (25 minutes) inc. 5 min Q&A.201700This presentation unpacks why the university took the decision to give Registry responsibility for setting up all online submissions and assessment forms via Turnitin, and how the TEL Team acted as broker to facilitate such a marriage.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Maria Tannant']2017-01-05T00:00:00 eaa0b992d394cc0245e3f8c97b540b8ad0d94944Electronic Customer Relationship Management (E-CRM) is a tool that has shown prospect even beyond customers’ retention to customers’ attraction. A focus on an aspect of    E-CRM is important to retain customers and also attract customers. The aim of this study is to propose a Complaint Management System that could add more value to E-CRM in businesses. The research employed the use of secondary data. The study showed that there is a need to re-direct attention in the area of complaint management, in order to facilitate and enhance intelligence in business. An Effective and Efficient response to these complaints is an essential index of organization’s performance. This paper focuses on following aspects: 1)       To Investigate the current sources and causes of online complaints 2)       To Analyze the consumer complaints 3)       To suggest model for complaint management 4)       Provide guidelines for successful online shopping201700The study showed that there is a need to re-direct attention in the area of complaint management, in order to facilitate and enhance intelligence in business.2017-01-05T00:00:00Paripex Indian Journal Of Research['Abhijit A. Patil', 'A. V. Nikam']2017-01-05T00:00:00 94cac1f2b8aeb7fd64aae4f7277b6cf9929b97c6The invention relates to a metering method of the separation power of uranium enrichment. The invention provides an online monitoring method of the separation power of a uranium enrichment plant so that online monitoring of the separation power of the uranium enrichment plant is realized, and measuring equipment is simplified. The method includes following steps: 1, selecting to-be-detected parameters; 2, performing vacuum leak detection on the measuring equipment; 3, connecting the measuring equipment to a process pipe; 4, performing background measurement and calibration on the measuring equipment; 5, obtaining measuring values of the to-be-detected parameters in real time, and calculating values of unknown parameters through a conservation equation; 6, calculating a value of a separating potential function; and 7, calculating and obtaining the separation power through a separating power calculating formula to realize online monitoring. According to the monitoring method, the required equipment is obviously simplified, the cost is substantially reduced, real-time monitoring of the production process condition and real-time balance of nuclear materials of the uranium enrichment plant can be realized, and effective monitoring data can be provided for monitoring the condition that whether the uranium enrichment plant has default uranium enrichment production activities.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['刘国荣', '吕学升', '郝学元', '梁庆雷', '李井怀']2017-01-05T00:00:00 45a0b4424c94bd2853d347dbfa183c143e6e615bThis paper presents findings from a study of IT professionals on Twitter. Our study aimed to understand the way IT Professionals' use of Twitter for professional purposes. The data for this study was collected using online observations and interviews to understand their experience through their own individual perspective. Twitter and interviews data were analysed using constructive grounded theory. The findings highlighted the fundamental understanding on how Twitter is perceived as an online information ground. Our study also revealed the differences and similarities between physical information grounds and online information grounds that has significantly influenced professional networking on microblogging. In short, IT professionals' experience Twitter as a real place where they meet and socialise with others, but it is more than just a place for information seeking and sharing.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017251Findings from a study of IT professionals on Twitter revealed that IT professionals' experience Twitter as a real place where they meet and socialise with others, but it is more than just a place for information seeking and sharing.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Bazilah A. Talip', 'DelinaBeh Mei Yin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 683221d849f502e6ec91c1e60d4a6b92ccd1d2bfThe volume of medical literature continues to expand at such a rate that no single doctor or healthcare professional can keep up. At the same time, doctors are increasingly short of time and need answers to important clinical questions quickly. Trying to keep up by acquiring knowledge is no longer possible in the modern era. Point-of-care clinical decision support tools are one way of helping doctors and other healthcare professionals. These tools allow doctors to find immediate, current and evidence-based answers to important clinical questions. The best tools cover a wide range of diseases and uphold the highest standards in editorial quality and evidence-based methodology. While there have been a number of analyses of how existing tools satisfy these criteria, there have been few studies of how point-of-care clinical decision support tools are actually used.1 Many papers also look at referential sources of information rather than those that are actually used at the point-of-care.2 ,3 This paper attempts to address these shortcomings in the literature by analysing the usage of a point-of-care decision support tool—BMJ Best Practice. BMJ Best Practice aims to provide fast and easy access to doctors and other healthcare professionals to the latest relevant information when making diagnostic and treatment decisions. It is …BMJ Simulation and Tecnnology Enhanced Learning2017104This paper attempts to address shortcomings in the literature by analysing the usage of a point-of-care decision support tool—BMJ Best Practice, to provide fast and easy access to doctors and other healthcare professionals to the latest relevant information when making diagnostic and treatment decisions.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning['K. Walsh']2017-01-05T00:00:00 eb6f7f32a564f3d1312948559fbcc0ae6a407025International Journal of Automation Technology20171542017-01-05T00:00:00Int. J. Autom. Technol.['Y. Fukushima', 'Takashi Suzuki', 'Kouki Onda', 'Hidekazu Komatsu', 'Hiroki Kuroiwa', 'T. Kaburagi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 73fadac956a540ea13d0874bcf24d3d0538d5ca2Rapid restoration of power systems is vitally important following an outage; however, existing optimal objectives and models to start up all the generators may cause problems where by some generators are ramping while others are waiting shown in the calculation results. To address this problem considering the generator regulation characteristics, a variable-constrained maximum-value minimisation model is proposed in this study to describe the practical problem. By introducing the time variable t, the variable-constrained optimisation problem is converted to a constrained optimal power flow problem, which can be solved using common optimisation approaches. Applying the proposed model and method, the optimisation method is discussed considering the characteristics of generators during power system black start. Numerical results show that the algorithm is effective and can significantly reduce the restoration time. The algorithm described here is applied to the Guangdong power grid self-healing decision-making system.20171132017-01-05T00:00:00Iet Generation Transmission & Distribution['Chongru Liu', 'Minhao Wu', 'W. Xu', 'F. Qian', 'G. Luo', 'Duan Qingang', 'Hu Haiyang', 'Jiayu Wang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7f9dcb94ff8b0b8ae97f7ae2dc886b4d631d7c0620176922017-01-05T00:00:00['Bernardo Filipe Geadas Joaquim']2017-01-05T00:00:00 31589a304993b1443a285bf836d13a167194b4382017012017-01-05T00:00:00['T. Kötter']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e955c915d6ed5fd2b899dedf5ba40844b16c306c2017012017-01-05T00:00:00['J. Gensichen', 'M. Freitag', 'Tobias Neisecke', 'D. Ammon', 'Jörg Breitbart', 'A. Freytag', 'Karl-Jürgen Bär', 'O. Scupin', 'P. Schlattmann', 'M. Specht', 'M. Wensing']2017-01-05T00:00:00 30151436499d78aa208b86be442654de6214ad7b2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['L. Stanfield']2017-01-05T00:00:00 962e3d4167ff7a2d7904ac992a9ea8c82b6d18b92017002017-01-05T00:00:00['A. Becker', 'E. Baum', 'Annika Viniol']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9eaff62f4e5d1f749f61759600d89c464cd84c702017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Solveig Carmienke', 'W. Herrmann', 'F. Wolf']2017-01-05T00:00:00 abc55f72a96fd34ee72a23c22b5a0cd052213ad52017002017-01-05T00:00:00['C. Lemery']2017-01-05T00:00:00 efcfa6617d75cb9b81ca3726a19201f889c994802017002017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Prathiba', 'L. Basavaraj']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4964d83de73533828e458ef8a2f188da7ada0bb72017002017-01-05T00:00:00['L. Stanfield']2017-01-05T00:00:00 2fc3242a56febb750f55ff714c760a0e9f9c6ea02017002017-01-05T00:00:00['A. Sönnichsen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dd035213bc05b89103819eaa72aca229fda1219e2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['L. Stanfield']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0f600af6c13f30fda5e766b09e73942b34a119e52017002017-01-05T00:00:00['G. Schmiemann', 'G. Egidi', 'E. Baum', 'J. Chenot', 'J. Steinhäuser', 'S. Wilm', 'S. Fuchs', 'Susanne Sommer', 'S. Heim', 'D. Schneider', 'J. Magez', 'G. Weckmann']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9f9cc81fb897b0512e3d12b62ebf102c9ef83b292017002017-01-05T00:00:00['L. Stanfield']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0e8f23898be1bdf42275f620a02f2e6c0d2be3662017002017-01-05T00:00:00['M. Herrmann', 'P. Hänel']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9ed2c175966088be11ae75e4173248821ccb4f1f2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Maria Verena Cicala']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b73d78dc473299ef0d57c6e8878a806c51dbf8272017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Rachel Eck']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d0226be49c4fe0c1e6e87978d4951cb467fc1913Introduction The Competition Board (“Board”) concluded its investigation with regard to the booking services provided by Booking.com B.V. (“Booking.com”) and by Bookingdotcom Destek Hizmetleri…2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Ercüment Erdem']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1b478b5e5a38ebbd227640f19330c014f66a9748BMC Bioinformatics201731239KinMap represents a new generation of kinome tree viewers which facilitates interactive exploration of the human kinome and enables generation of high-quality annotated images of the human kinome tree as well as exchange of kinome-related data in scientific communications.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Bioinformatics['Sameh Eid', 'S. Turk', 'Andrea Volkamer', 'F. Rippmann', 'S. Fulle']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1727bf27926df9f453c708b06a980739a89eae5bJournal of Abnormal Child Psychology20177397It is concluded that online crowdsourcing is a promising recruitment methodology to increase father participation in child psychopathology research.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology['J. Parent', 'R. Forehand', 'Hayley E. Pomerantz', 'Virginia Peisch', 'Martin Seehuus']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ecfc80b052b49013b8fad4d60c98c3c4492d8a32Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between distributive justice, procedural justice, and turnover intentions for Millennial employees working in the public accounting environment. Design/methodology/approach Data collection utilized an online survey sent to members of a regional certified public accountant organization (n=75). Findings Lower levels of both distributive and procedural justice predicted higher turnover intentions, controlling for gender and job tenure. Procedural justice was found to have a stronger relationship with turnover intentions than distributive justice for Millennial public accountants. Practical implications The public accounting industry is facing a crisis based on the shortage of staff and senior level accountants, which are primarily Millennial employees. The study results have practical implications for public accounting firms. The findings suggest that the fairness of organizational processes could impact Millennials’ turnover intentions more than the fairness of organizational rewards. Employers could use this information to manage levels of procedural justice, which could reduce turnover intentions, actual turnover, and other byproducts of the staffing shortage. Originality/value This study examined the relationship between organizational justice and Millennial turnover intentions in public accounting. The study replicated the findings of some prior studies in a purely Millennial sample in the public accounting context and addressed some of the contradictory results seen previously related to organizational justice. As the public accounting industry has an abnormally large percentage of Millennial employees, these findings may be applied to other environments as the Millennial population in the workforce increases.201736792017-01-05T00:00:00Employee Relations['J. George', 'Stephanie C. Wallio']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8d9edbd5d52fa8a8ea401665e1370b6e22c5bbe0Genetics in Medicine2017090These recommendations are designed primarily as an educational resource for medical geneticists and other health-care providers, to help them provide quality medical genetic services.2017-01-05T00:00:00Genetics in Medicine['Acmg Board of Directors']2017-01-05T00:00:00 89d645ee99573b647fdd4185d0464cf353f5144dBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine20174667The chiropractic profession represents a substantial component of the contemporary Australian health care system with chiropractors managing an estimated 21.3 million patient visits per year and there is much room for further capacity building.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine['Jon Adams', 'R. Lauche', 'W. Peng', 'A. Steel', 'Craig Moore', 'Lyndon G. Amorin-Woods', 'D. Sibbritt']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ed66b37974785c9c75b900dc01666dfa05c68e30Scientific Reports20173263It is shown that the text mining findings are reliable, as per the PubMed scale, in that the disease-disease relationships inferred from the literature-wide findings are similar to those inferred from manually curated databases in a well-known study.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Jeongkyu Kim', 'Jung-jae Kim', 'Hyunju Lee']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5c9a4f1d807fb389eae57d3138ef774dd5d2686eJournal of Cheminformatics20172256NPCARE is anticipated to serve as a dominant gateway for the discovery of new anticancer medicines due to the inclusion of a large number of the fractional extracts as well as the natural compounds isolated from a variety of biological resources.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Cheminformatics['Hwanho Choi', 'Sun-Young Cho', 'H. Pak', 'Youngsoo Kim', 'Jung-Yun Choi', 'Y. Lee', 'Byung Hee Gong', 'Y. Kang', 'Tae-Dong Han', 'Geunbae Choi', 'Yeeun Cho', 'Soomin Lee', 'D. Ryoo', 'Hwangseo Park']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f79a3a6c6f5a87c44f0a949e57162b88af27ba93Pushing along with proactive caching, in which content items are transmitted prior to being requested by a user, holds the promise of trading scalable storage resources for substantial throughput increase in content-centric networks. In this paper, a joint pushing and caching (JPC) method is studied, which determines when and which content to be pushed to, and to be removed from, the receiver buffer based on content request delay information (RDI) that predicts a user’s request time for certain content items. Both offline and online JPC policies with noncausal, statistical, and causal RDI are proposed based on a greedy algorithm and dynamic programming. The effective throughputs of the policies are evaluated, and they are seen to increase with both the receiver buffer size and the pushing limited channel capacity. The analysis also reveals the fundamental tradeoff between communication and storage resources. Furthermore, RDI feedback is shown to significantly enhance the performance of the online JPC without incurring much signaling overhead or complexity, especially in small buffer scenarios.IEEE Transactions on Communications20173755RDI feedback is shown to significantly enhance the performance of the online JPC without incurring much signaling overhead or complexity, especially in small buffer scenarios.2017-01-05T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Communications['Wei Chen', 'H. Poor']2017-01-05T00:00:00 163950c466acb6198169e8b8ddc8c51b5393053bComputational statistics (Zeitschrift)20173149It is shown how the OpenML package allows R users to easily search, download and upload data sets and machine learning tasks and how to upload results of experiments, share them with others and download results from other users.2017-01-05T00:00:00Computational Statistics['Giuseppe Casalicchio', 'Jakob Bossek', 'Michel Lang', 'Dominik Kirchhoff', 'P. Kerschke', 'B. Hofner', 'H. Seibold', 'J. Vanschoren', 'B. Bischl']2017-01-05T00:00:00 47bd557920d23420cf3163ee462abf890a3cb306It has been reported previously that a dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) antagonist was able to induce cancer cell apoptosis and that DRD2 was expressed at high levels in pituitary adenomas. However, the expression of DRD2 in gastric cancer and its correlation with the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer remain to be elucidated. In the present study, the expression of DRD2 in 84 paired gastric cancer tissues and respective adjacent non-cancerous tissues were detected using an immunohistochemical assay. The correlation between the expression of DRD2 and the with survival durations of the patients with gastric cancer was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. In addition, online resources were utilized to further analyze the correlation between the mRNA expression level of DRD2 and prognosis. The effect of the DRD2 antagonist, thioridazine, on the proliferation of the AGS gastric cancer cells was determined. The results of the present study showed that the percentage of gastric cancer cases with a high expression level of DRD2 (51.2%) was higher, compared with that of cases with a low expression level of DRD2 (39.3%). Patients with a higher expression of DRD2 had shorter survival durations. The online database analysis revealed that the expression of DRD2 was also inversely correlated with the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. Furthermore, the DRD2 antagonist, thioridazine, inhibited the growth of AGS gastric cancer cells. In conclusion, as the expression of DRD2 was negatively correlated with survival durations in patients with gastric cancer, it may be considered as a prognosis marker in the future. Developing DRD2 antagonists may assist in increasing the efficiency of cancer therapy.Oncology Letters20172445The expression of DRD2 was negatively correlated with survival durations in patients with gastric cancer, it may be considered as a prognosis marker in the future and developingDRD2 antagonists may assist in increasing the efficiency of cancer therapy.2017-01-05T00:00:00Oncology Letters['Jia-sheng Mu', 'Weidan Huang', 'Zhujun Tan', 'Maolan Li', 'Lin Zhang', 'Qi-chen Ding', 'Xiangsong Wu', 'Jian-hua Lu', 'Ying-bin Liu', 'Q. Dong', 'Haineng Xu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b1ee15473d77be3dd4e81d873bd16e8208d5cdc2BioMedical Engineering OnLine20172364A Gaussian diffusion sinogram inpainting metal artifact reduction algorithm based on prior images to reduce these artifacts for fan-beam computed tomography reconstruction, which has the smallest normalized mean absolute deviation and the highest signal-to-noise ratio.2017-01-05T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Chengtao Peng', 'B. Qiu', 'Ming Li', 'Y. Guan', 'Cheng Zhang', 'Zhongyi Wu', 'Jian Zheng']2017-01-05T00:00:00 81d6a9967fb3d331a0ae1e723a001286485ae5ecThis paper proposes a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique based on the tip speed ratio control for small scale wind turbines (WTs). In this paper, artificial neural network based particle swarm optimization has been trained offline to learn the characteristic of the turbine power as a function of wind and machine speeds. Afterwards, it has been realized online to estimate the varying wind speed. It is essential to design a controller that can track the maximum peak of energy regardless of wind speed changes. Therefore, this work provides a novel robust direct adaptive fuzzy–Proportional-Integral (PI) controller during the MPPT process through tuning duty cycle of the boost converter for permanent magnet synchronous generator driven by a WT. The proposed method has successfully decreased the ripples of coefficient of power (Cp) which is the index of MPPT mode, under variations of the wind speed in comparison with conventional controller. Finally, a systematic analysis is presented which is in goo...20173037This work provides a novel robust direct adaptive fuzzy–Proportional-Integral (PI) controller during the MPPT process through tuning duty cycle of the boost converter for permanent magnet synchronous generator driven by a WT.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy['Sanaz Sabzevari', 'A. Karimpour', 'M. Monfared', 'M. Sistani']2017-01-05T00:00:00 715b993df0f6d203b2d917d55eff0c6caa2a9362Self-similarity is an attractive image property that has been successfully applied to object recognition due to its robustness to severe target appearance variations. However, less attention has been paid to explore self-similarity for visual tracking, mainly because it is difficult to learn self-similarity information between different features suitable for visual tracking. To address this issue, a simple, yet effective approach is presented to learn self-similarity information among the local features extracted from the different regions of the target. The target is first divided into some non-overlapping regions, in which each region is described by the histogram of gradient (HOG) features. Then, an explicit polynomial kernel feature map is constructed, which is capable of characterising the self-similarity information among all the local regions in the targets. Finally, based on the feature maps, a linear support vector machine (SVM) is learnt via an online dual coordinate descent method that offers fast convergence guarantee. Experiments on a large tracking benchmark dataset with 50 sequences demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over state-of-the-art methods.20171634A simple, yet effective approach is presented to learn self-similarity information among the local features extracted from the different regions of the target via an online dual coordinate descent method that offers fast convergence guarantee.2017-01-05T00:00:00Electronics Letters['Huihui Song', 'Yuhui Zheng', 'Kaihua Zhang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 827babd223cb8a8c507d971b110248080c01c062The performance of nanometer-scale circuits is adversely affected by aging induced by bias temperature instability (BTI) and hot carrier injection (HCI). Both BTI and HCI impact transistor electrical parameters at a level that depends on the operating environment and usage of the circuit. This paper presents a novel method, using on-chip sensors based on ring oscillators (ROSCs), to detect the delay shifts in circuits as a result of aging. Our method uses presilicon analysis of the circuit to compute calibration factors that can translate BTI- and HCI-induced delay shifts in the ROSC to those in the circuit of interest. Our simulations show that the delay estimates are within 1% of the true values from presilicon analysis. Further, for post-silicon analysis, a refinement strategy is proposed where sensor measurements can be amalgamated with infrequent online delay measurements on the monitored circuit to partially capture its true workloads. This leads to about 8% lower delay guardbanding overheads compared to the conventional methods as demonstrated using benchmark circuits.IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems20173433This paper presents a novel method, using on-chip sensors based on ring oscillators (ROSCs), to detect the delay shifts in circuits as a result of aging, using presilicon analysis of the circuit to compute calibration factors that can translate BTI- and HCI-induced delay shift in the ROSC to those in the circuit of interest.2017-01-05T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems['Deepashree Sengupta', 'S. Sapatnekar']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f956154d3ab441bf05e9c02742f6577b63d0aec520175333There is a small but evolving evidence base that establishes behavioural and linguistic traits common to both visual impairment and autism, and further large-scale, multicentre studies are required to accurately identify prevalence rates of ophthalmic conditions in people with ASD.2017-01-05T00:00:00Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Maggie Butchart', 'Joseph J. Long', 'Michael J. Brown', 'Anne McMillan', 'Janice Bain', 'T. Karatzias']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c9ddf6de5419679a659cd415b90007d491cb6d6bBMC Medical Genomics20173929Evaluating the clinical relevance of pharmacogenetic tests reported by 23andMe in their UK tests found some useful pharmacogenetics information, mirroring clinical tests that are in standard use and other tests are unspecific, providing limited guidance and may not be useful for patients without professional interpretation.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Medical Genomics['Mengfei Lu', 'C. Lewis', 'M. Traylor']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e0107e3ae3e6b253f44f9b2d428b215a7d7deb58Scientometrics20172831Light is shed into the evolving concerns of the journal and its readership, and a demonstration of a powerful way of analysing citation data is provided.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientometrics['A. Calma', 'Martin Davies']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c7439ebe94fbaafc1fa7c639af5cbc0c1d518efdIn modern power systems the smooth control of active power flow is one of the major concerns for power industry. In the current study the authors devise an adaptive fractional order robust damping control system for static series synchronous compensator connected to an infinite power transmission network. A detailed non-linear state model is presented with inclusion of parametric uncertainties, disturbances and other non-linearities. A novel fractional order sliding manifold is proposed and based on it an adaptive fractional order controller is derived. The uncertainty in the state model is estimated online using the adaptive control system. The stability and the convergence proof of the closed loop system is verified using fractional order Lyapunov theorem. Furthermore, the proposed control scheme is compared with the classical proportional integral derivative, integer order sliding mode and fractional order controllers under different scenarios. The effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is verified using numerical simulations.201734242017-01-05T00:00:00Iet Generation Transmission & Distribution['N. Ullah', 'Muhammad Ali', 'R. Ahmad', 'A. Khattak']2017-01-05T00:00:00 09e1bcfc35ea3eb0a81acbd66b6f3df55a5b7c81Since Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are evolving rapidly, many researches have been conducted to explore the structure, effectiveness and issues arise in MOOCs. The free accessibility of MOOCs is believed will soon replace the traditional teaching and learning method. This will create a great social impact to the education industry. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that affect learner's acceptance of MOOCs based on Kirkpatrick's four level evaluation of learning model. A set of survey questions were adapted based on Kirkpatrick's evaluation model. This paper identified factors that affect the acceptance of learners in using MOOCs. The results suggested that self-directed learning environment, user friendly design of course contents, and participation as well as interaction and guidance from the instructors and finally internet speed are factors that affect learner's acceptance of MOOCs. This study sheds light on the social impact of MOOCs to teaching and learning. Institutions are provided with better insights into managing their MOOCs when they want to implement it. However, as the respondents for the research were mainly from MOOCs implemented in one institution, therefore a further study can be carried out to investigate MOOCs implementation in other institutions. The value of this study may provide some insight for institutions who plan to implement MOOCs in future.20171522It is suggested that self-directed learning environment, user friendly design of course contents, and participation as well as interaction and guidance from the instructors and finally internet speed are factors that affect learner's acceptance of MOOCs.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Enna Ayub', 'Goh Wei Wei', 'W. S. Yue']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d1585a8c96aac3181d9f04bbb5e56bed49d40e4cPeer-to-business lending refers to online platforms facilitating loans from individuals to smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We conjecture that easy-to-understand risk ratings conveyed by the platform play a pronounced role in influencing the borrowing success of SMEs and that more sophisticated financial information and adverse selection are largely absent in these markets. We introduce a dataset of 414 SME marketplace loans and 8,236 online loan days to test these propositions. The data examined provide strong support for the importance of simple platform ratings in influencing investor behavior, while the effect of more detailed financial information is less pronounced.Social Science Research Network2017108212017-01-05T00:00:00Entrepreneurship & Finance eJournal['Douglas J. Cumming', 'Lars Hornuf']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e2993bf57863429ec6b3e907928dc2dea787ebf4To prevent unauthorized access to their smartphones, users can enable a "lock screen," which may require entering a PIN or password, drawing a pattern, or providing a biometric. We present the results of two studies that together offer a detailed analysis of the smartphone locking mechanisms currently available to billions of smartphone users worldwide. An online survey (N=8,286), conducted in eight different countries, sheds light on people's reasons for choosing their screen lock method and demonstrates significant crosscultural differences in attitudes towards this subject. In a separate monthlong field study (N=134), we studied how existing lock screen mechanisms provide users with distinct tradeoffs between usability and security, identifying areas where both could be improved.GETMBL20171618Two studies are presented that together offer a detailed analysis of the smartphone locking mechanisms currently available to billions of smartphone users worldwide, and study how existing lock screen mechanisms provide users with distinct tradeoffs between usability and security.2017-01-05T00:00:00GetMobile Mob. Comput. Commun.['Nathan Malkin', 'Marian Harbach', 'A. D. Luca', 'Serge Egelman']2017-01-05T00:00:00 10c85e148a1f190db755262ae6b36fd8a7bde786E-commerce has been increasingly applied as it promotes economic growth by enabling online shops to compete within a global market scenario. There are critical success factors that permit to distinguish a good business on the Internet and this knowledge may allow reaching an important competitive advantage for business sustainability. As many disciplines are involved, when determining critical success factors, ecommerce requires an effective coordination and integration in a collaborative way. In e-commerce, as well as in any other ecosystem, the breaking down of some integrating elements may provoke a collapse on the whole system. The various stakeholders involved in a given business should, therefore, be involved and work together to achieve a high-quality product that fully satisfies the end customer’s needs and wishes. To meet the above requirement, this paper proposes a multi-perspective critical success factors (MPCSF) model for online shopping.20173518A multi-perspective critical success factors (MPCSF) model for online shopping is proposed and it is proposed that a high-quality product that fully satisfies the end customer’s needs and wishes is achieved.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management['M. L. Varela', 'A. Araujo', 'G. G. Vieira', 'V. Manupati', 'K. Manoj']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b49bc6c542b6c038f50aaae9184515cd4abdbbf7Academic social networking sites (SNS) seek to bring the benefits of online networking to an academic audience. Currently, the two largest sites are Academia.edu and ResearchGate. The ability to make connections to others is a defining affordance of SNS, but what are the characteristics of the network structures being facilitated by academic SNS, and how does this relate to their professional use by academics? This study addressed this question through mixed methods social network analysis. First, an online survey was conducted to gain contextual data and recruit participants (n = 528). Second, ego-networks were drawn up for a sub-sample of 55 academics (reflecting a range of job positions and disciplines). Ego-networks were sampled from an academic SNS and Twitter for each participant. Third, co-interpretive interviews were held with 18 participants, to understand the significance of the structures and how the networks were constructed. Academic SNS networks were smaller and more highly clustered; Twitter networks were larger and more diffuse. Communities within networks are more frequently defined by institutions and research interests on academic SNS, compared to research topics and personal interests on Twitter. Emerging themes link network structure to differences in how academics conceptualise and use the sites. Academic SNS are regarded as a more formal academic identity, akin to a business card, or used as a personal repository. Twitter is viewed as a space where personal and professional are mixed, similar to a conference coffee break. Academic SNS replicate existing professional connections, Twitter reinforces existing professional relationships and fosters novel connections. Several strategies underpinning academics’ use of the sites were identified, including: circumventing institutional constraints; extending academic space; finding a niche; promotion and impact; and academic freedom. These themes also provide a bridge between academic identity development online and formal academic identity and institutional roles.201723918Several strategies underpinning academics’ use of the sites were identified, including: circumventing institutional constraints; extending academic space; finding a niche; promotion and impact; and academic freedom.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Katy Jordan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 934e137aa5fdacbb24b4548775fddbab3221f682How England's largest authority is using online and one-to-one promotion to arrest a recent decline in the number of foster carersChildren & Young People Now20170172017-01-05T00:00:00Children and Young People Now['Lee']2017-01-05T00:00:00 07b5c12fb354693bbfaee5e718c4035e5c2b61f3In the last few years, the cloud-computing paradigm experienced a considerable growth, making it the de-facto technology fueling almost all major online services. Nowadays, Universities have become more reliant on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide educational services for their stakeholders. While most of the Universities in Europe and North America has harnessed the capabilities of cloud services to provide large scale flexibly electronic educational services. In Saudi Arabia, Most of the Universities are start-ups with limited IT Staff and amateur ICT infrastructure. Therefore, migrating their ICT services to cloud computing could deliver substantial benefits in the form of rich education content, increased efficiency, and agility that can be used to transform higher education in Saudi universities. However, migrating the Universities resources to third party platforms as cloud computing has pitfalls need to be considered carefully prior to the transition. Therefore, to successfully migrate to the cloud in the Saudi universities context, it is essential to identify the enabler factors that contribute toward a successful migration to the cloud environment in the higher education settings. Therefore, this research paper aims to propose a framework to investigate technological and organisational success factors that enable the migration process of the Saudi Universities’ ICT to the cloud environment.20171816This research paper aims to propose a framework to investigate technological and organisational success factors that enable the migration process of the Saudi Universities’ ICT to the cloud environment.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Abdulrahman Alharthi', 'M. Alassafi', 'Abdullah I. Alzahrani', 'R. Walters', 'G. Wills']2017-01-05T00:00:00 fceebaa3a5c218ceab479e15c2ec04f44d4d780aAsthma is a serious and hereditary respiratory disorder affecting all age groups. Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a central regulator of allergic inflammation. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the relationship between IL-13 +1923C/T polymorphism and asthma susceptibility. Relevant case-control studies published between January 2000 and July 2016 were searched in the online databases. Review Manage (RevMan) 5.3 was used to conduct the statistical analysis. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was employed to calculate the strength of association. A total of 26 articles were retrieved, including 17642 asthma patients and 42402 controls. Overall, our results found that IL-13 +1923C/T polymorphism was significantly associated with increased risk of asthma under each genetic model (P<0.00001). Subgroup analysis by ethnicity showed that alleles and genotypes of this variant correlated with asthma among Asians and Caucasians, but only TT genotype under the homozygote model in Africans. When stratified by age group, this variant highly correlated with asthma in children and moderately in adults. Furthermore, the TT, CT and CC genotypes in asthma group were all significantly associated with increased IgE levels in sera of asthma patients when compared with controls. Our results suggested that IL-13 +1923C/T polymorphism contributed to the development of asthma. Further case-control studies with more ethnicities are still needed.Bioscience Reports20178617The results suggested that IL-13 +1923C/T polymorphism contributed to the development of asthma, and further case-control studies with more ethnicities are still needed.2017-01-05T00:00:00Bioscience Reports['Yu-e Xu', 'Junjuan Li', 'Z. Ding', 'Juan Li', 'Bin Li', 'Zhengang Yu', 'W. Tan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6b0ddf3fbbef21bfa35ff802ed7ff4dc9d4a6de5Teaching the Internet of Things has become vital in engineering, but also very challenging. This is mainly due to the almost unbelievable variety of available systems, hardware and software components, and online resources. This column discusses how we, at the University of Bremen, approached this problem: with hands-on experience and concept abstraction.GETMBL2017313This column discusses how the University of Bremen approached the Internet of Things problem: with hands-on experience and concept abstraction.2017-01-05T00:00:00GetMobile Mob. Comput. Commun.['Anna Förster', 'Jens Dede', 'A. Könsgen', 'A. Udugama', 'I. Zaman']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bc05aa0f815a849c340487806039b334540929ceZeitschrift für Rheumatologie (Print)20173213Based on current evidence, both US and DECT can be used for diagnosis of gouty arthritis, but there are some differences between them regarding diagnostic sensitivity and specificity.2017-01-05T00:00:00Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie['J. Chen', 'M. Liao', 'H. Zhang', 'D. Zhu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e3462ba8d980ca6281f243e486bb68d1622ae6acEffective and creative Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) development requires expertise in disparate fields that have traditionally been taught in several distinct disciplines. At the same time, students seeking a CPS education generally come from diverse educational backgrounds. In this paper, we report on our recent experience of developing and teaching a course on CPS. The course addresses the following three questions: What are the core elements of CPS? How should these core concepts be integrated in the CPS design process? What types of modeling tools can assist in the design of Cyber-Physical Systems? Our experience with the first four offerings of the course has been positive overall. We also discuss the lessons we learned from some issues that were not handled well. All material including lecture notes and software used for the course are openly available online.SIGBED20171314The course addresses the following three questions: What are the core elements of CPS?2017-01-05T00:00:00SIGBED Rev.['Walid Taha', 'Robert Cartwright', 'Roland Philippsen', 'Yingfu Zeng']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d0ce1490971a4d52882b8a1390c17cb8876fbef8ABSTRACT Objective: to identify in the literature the information and communication technologies used in health education for adolescents. Method: integrative review of complete articles available in the databases CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED and LILACS, through the Health Descriptors "information technology", "health education" and "adolescent" in Portuguese, English and Spanish languages, published between January 2010 and December 2014. Results: 23 articles were identified. The use of the following ICTs was verified: text messages through cell phones, websites, virtual learning environments, online courses, online chat, virtual games, blogs and social media. Nursing professionals stand out in the construction of these ICTs and the main themes addressed refer to the promotion of sexual health. Conclusions: it is necessary that health professionals recognize the potential of the ICTs and unveil the innumerable possibilities of using these tools as a strategy to promote adolescent health. Descriptors : Information Technology; Health Education; Adolescent . RESUMO Objetivo : identificar na literatura as tecnologias de informacao e comunicacao utilizadas na educacao em saude de adolescentes . Metodo : revisao integrativa de artigos completos disponiveis nas Bases de dados CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED e LILACS, por meio dos DECS “tecnologia da informacao”, “educacao em saude” e “adolescente”, em portugues, ingles e espanhol, publicados entre janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2014. Resultados : foram identificados 23 artigos. Verificou-se o uso das seguintes TIC: mensagens de texto por meio de telefone celular, websites, ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem, cursos on-line, chat, jogos virtuais, blogs e midias sociais. Os profissionais da enfermagem se destacam na construcao dessas TIC e as principais tematicas abordadas referem-se a promocao da saude sexual. Conclusoes : faz-se necessario que profissionais da saude reconhecam a potencialidade das TIC e desvelem as inumeras possibilidades de uso destas ferramentas como estrategia de promocao da saude dos adolescentes. Descritores : Tecnologia da Informacao; Educacao em Saude; Adolescente. RESUMEN Objetivo : identificar en la literatura las tecnologias de informacion y comunicacion utilizadas en la educacion en salud de adolescentes . Metodo : revision integradora de articulos completos disponibles en las Bases de datos CINAHL, SCOPUS, MEDLINE/PUBMED y LILACS, por medio de los DECS “tecnologia de la informacion”, “educacion en salud” y “adolescente”, en portugues, ingles y espanol, publicados entre enero de 2010 a diciembre de 2014. Resultados : fueron identificados 23 articulos. Se verifico el uso de las seguintes TIC: mensajes de texto por medio de telefono celular, websites, ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje, cursos on-line, chat, juegos virtuales, blogs y medias sociales. Los profesionales de la enfermeria se destacan en la construccion de esas TIC y las principales tematicas abordadas se refieren a la promocion de la salud sexual. Conclusiones : es necesario que profesionales de la salud reconozcan la potencialidad de las TIC y desvelen las innumeras posibilidades de uso de estas herramientas como estrategia de promocion de la salud de los adolescentes. Descriptores : Tecnologia de la Information; Educacion en Salud; Adolescente . 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Pinheiro']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b392bd019632a51cd3ce16fb7994cdb10eca9e5bStochastic dominance, a pairwise comparison between random variables, is an effective tool for expressing risk aversion in stochastic optimization. In this paper, we develop a family of primal-dual algorithms for optimization problems with stochastic dominance-constraints. First, we develop an offline primal-dual algorithm and bound its optimality gap as a function of the number of iterations. Then, we extend this algorithm to the online setting where only one random sample is given in each decision epoch. We give probabilistic bounds on the optimality gap in this setting. This technique also yields an online algorithm for the stochastic dominance-constrained multiarmed bandit with partial feedback. The paper concludes by discussing a dual approach for a batch learning problem with robust stochastic dominance constraints.SIAM Journal on Optimization2017011This paper develops an offline primal-dual algorithm and bound its optimality gap as a function of the number of iterations, and extends it to the online setting where only one random sample is given in each decision epoch.2017-01-05T00:00:00SIAM J. Optim.['W. Haskell', 'J. Shanthikumar', 'Z. Shen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3d45f543701e95cfe9196cdfb8d527f406ac68aeOBJECTIVE The research describes an extensible method of evaluating and cancelling electronic journals during a budget shortfall and evaluates implications for interlibrary loan (ILL) and user satisfaction. METHODS We calculated cost per use for cancellable electronic journal subscriptions (n=533) from the 2013 calendar year and the first half of 2014, cancelling titles with cost per use greater than $20 and less than 100 yearly uses. For remaining titles, we issued an online survey asking respondents to rank the importance of journals to their work. Finally, we gathered ILL requests and COUNTER JR2 turnaway reports for calendar year 2015. RESULTS Three hundred fifty-four respondents completed the survey. Because of the level of heterogeneity of titles in the survey as well as respondents' backgrounds, most titles were reported to be never used. We developed criteria based on average response across journals to determine which to cancel. Based on this methodology, we cancelled eight journals. Examination of ILL data revealed that none of the cancelled titles were requested with any frequency. Free-text responses indicated, however, that many value free ILL as a suitable substitute for immediate full-text access to biomedical journal literature. CONCLUSIONS Soliciting user feedback through an electronic survey can assist collections librarians to make electronic journal cancellation decisions during slim budgetary years. This methodology can be adapted and improved upon at other health sciences libraries.Journal of the Medical Library Association20171711Soliciting user feedback through an electronic survey can assist collections librarians to make electronic journal cancellation decisions during slim budgetary years and can be adapted and improved upon at other health sciences libraries.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA['J. Nash', 'Karen R. McElfresh']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7561e08ef121146ce6566aeb09ea9a8f36a18089We investigate the problem of scheduling a set of periodic conditional task graphs of non-preemtible tasks on a MPSoCs (Multi Processor System-on-Chip) with shared memory such that the total expected processor energy consumption of the tasks in each scenario is minimized under two power models, namely dynamic and static power model, and propose a novel offline scheduling approach. Our approach consists of a novel two-phase task scheduler that aims at minimizing total worst-case utilization of each processor and an optimal task execution speed selection algorithm using convex NLP (Non-Linear Programming). Furthermore, we propose an O(1) time online DVS (Dynamic Voltage Scaling) heuristic that assigns each task a speed online. Our experimental results show that our two-phase scheduler achieves a 95.2% success rate of constructing a feasible schedule, compared to a 42% success rate of the state-of-the-art. For energy saving, our offline scheduling approach achieves an average improvement, a maximum improvement and a minimum improvement of 8.03%, 14.08%, and 4.8%, respectively over our online DVS heuristic.International Conference of Distributed Computing and Networking20171211This work investigates the problem of scheduling a set of periodic conditional task graphs of non-preemtible tasks on a MPSoCs with shared memory such that the total expected processor energy consumption is minimized under two power models, namely dynamic and static power model.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking['Umair Ullah Tariq', 'Hui Wu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8ec749c341ff5214d8230a287817ff5410e52446figshare for Institutions is an online digital repository designed to allow academic organizations to store, manage, and publicly share their research outputs, including research data, posters, figures, videos, and papers. Organizations can choose to make some research private, while employing figshare for Institutions to meet funder requirements for open access and/or data management. By creating a public portal and assigning digital object identifiers (DOIs), figshare makes an organization's research products searchable, discoverable, and citable, and their impact is captured through detailed statistical reporting. figshare for Institutions is a paid version of the no-cost figshare.com digital repository that is available for researchers to publicly share their outputs.2017092017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of The Medical Library Association['Robyn B. Reed']2017-01-05T00:00:00 73f344a30dab7305c304a1567f3bb6110a0db64bBioMedical Engineering OnLine20172817The voxel-driven forward projection calculation forCBCT is highly paralleled by the proposed method, and it is believed it will serve as a critical module to develop iterative reconstruction and correction methods for CBCT imaging.2017-01-05T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Yi Du', 'Gongyi Yu', 'Xincheng Xiang', 'Xiangang Wang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 975d0a13d402337945e54a5464e02094d089bb19Assistive technology (AT) can help support the continued independence of people living with dementia, supported by informal carers. Opinions and preferences of informal carers towards a range of assistive and digital information and communication technologies (ICT) to support food purchase and menu selection, including navigation and online shopping, and safe meal-making by individuals living with dementia were investigated. General attitudes and experiences with assistive technologies were first probed by means of a focus group with carers (n = 6), organised through the Alzheimer’s Society in Nottingham, England. A series of AT/ICT product brochures were then produced, describing packages of technologies to enable meal production. Task-specific questions were asked of carers (n = 10) at local Memory Cafes as to the perceived capabilities of each individual for shopping and meal-making. Carers were asked to make pair-wise choices in order to select a personalised brochure and to complete a questionnaire to elicit the practicality, desirability and affordability of specific products and to probe for preferences amongst key features. Opinions on ease-of-use, aesthetics, expected safety-in-use, independence of use and stigma related to the technology packages were also collected. Results showed that carers are able to make detailed choices and express preferences about assistive and digital technologies for the individuals in their care, and customise their enabler package. Most believed that having an enabler package would improve safety. Greater exposure of carers to newer digital products would be beneficial. The brochure method could be employed on consumer websites and by AT assessors.Informatics2017218Opinions and preferences of informal carers towards a range of assistive and digital information and communication technologies to support food purchase and menu selection, including navigation and online shopping, and safe meal-making by individuals living with dementia were investigated.2017-01-05T00:00:00Informatics['Maria Laura De Filippis', 'M. Craven', 'T. Dening']2017-01-05T00:00:00 32aa1f2df15c26a9a17f48c1f76ac08c73526effBioMedical Engineering OnLine201723132017-01-05T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['M. Maaß', 'A. Griessner', 'V. Steixner', 'C. Zierhofer']2017-01-05T00:00:00 04caaeb5d24d884e1992b2403f5cedca161ef59cThe paradigm shift in the usage of Massive Open Online Course in Malaysia has reached a vital landmark with the recent launch of credit transfer guidelines for MOOCs by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) on 27th September 2016. Although the use of MOOCs in Malaysian Universities are evident from the Malaysian OpenLeanring MOOCs portal, still the millions of learners who have already participated in MOOCS, do not move to the stage of obtaining a completion certificate (Kolowick, 2013). As such, in the context of Malaysia, there seems to be a serious concern for all those who wish to implement MOOCs in their pedagogical system. This research employed the bootstrapping resampling approach of Shrout and Bolger (2002) to assess the mediating effects of Intention to Enroll in MOOCs (IE). The mediation analysis was used to determine the mediation effects of Intention to Enroll in MOOCs (IE) on relationships between Facilitating Conditions (FC) and Habit (HB) as independent variables and MOOCs Actual Usage (AU) as dependent variable. From the results of mediation analysis it was found that Intention to Enroll in MOOCs (IE) partially mediates the relationship between Habit (HB) and MOOCs Actual Usage (AU).2017126This research employed the bootstrapping resampling approach of Shrout and Bolger (2002) to assess the mediating effects of Intention to Enroll in MOOCs (IE) on relationships between Facilitating Conditions and Habit as independent variables andMOOCs Actual Usage (AU) as dependent variable.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['C. Lim', 'Siew Fun Tang', 'P. Ravichandran']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3c193f90c990565427a628e08a2a40f662f30661Modern information technologies have given governments an unprecedented ability to monitor our communications. This capability can be used to fight terrorism and serious crime through targeted surveillance that is proportionate and subject to judicial control. What we have witnessed, however - as evidenced by the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden - is exponential growth in indiscriminate, generalised access to bulk communications and Internet data (often referred to as “mass surveillance”).Why does this matter? Our entire lives are online. We generate and share more information than ever before; information that could be abused in the wrong hands. If not tackled, this untargeted, suspicionless mass surveillance will create a chilling effect on speech, trade, and creativity online, and people will refrain from utilizing the Internet to realise its full potential for economic, social, and democratic progress.In addition, companies are increasingly called upon by law enforcement and national security agencies to cooperate in investigations, resulting in a loss in consumer confidence and damage to a company’s bottom line. Public opinion has shifted since the Snowden revelations. Now more than ever, we need an informed debate on the role of government surveillance in national security and law enforcement. We need to ensure that such surveillance is accountable and transparent. Experts surveyed in the 2014 Web Index1 concluded that 84% of the 86 countries covered lacked even moderately effective oversight and accountability mechanisms to protect Internet users from indiscriminate surveillance. A finding as worrying as this needs to be tested, so we carried out a deeper comparative analysis of a smaller sample of countries: Kenya, DR Congo, South Africa, Colombia, Germany, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, France, Turkey, Egypt, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. We conducted interviews and desk research on each jurisdiction to get a better idea of the current state of affairs. We have also tried to analyse intra-country intelligence sharing networks and “clubs”, but since much of this occurs without accountability, transparency, or meaningful oversight, there are limits to that analysis.20175472017-01-05T00:00:00Cybersecurity['D. Korff', 'B. Wagner', 'Julia E. Powles', 'Renata Avila', 'Ulf Buermeyer']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7f4241bbd08621f08ec3a0df9ffcc63e4243a787npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine20173662017-01-05T00:00:00NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine['A. Chisholm', 'D. Price', 'H. Pinnock', 'Tan Tze Lee', 'C. Roa', 'Sang-Heon Cho', 'A. David-Wang', 'G. Wong', 'T. van der Molen', 'D. Ryan', 'N. Castillo-Carandang', 'Y. V. Yong']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bef3c9bc4b70adeb469f50ff65025c37860d8d9dReputation of higher education institutes are significantly affected by the degree of the students' satisfactions. Therefore, considering students opinions about the quality of education is very important in order to maintain the academic institutes' reputation. Thus, the use of social media in the assessment of course quality enhances the education outcomes. Most universities explore their students' views about the quality of the offered courses using online and paper based questionnaires. However, the students' opinions in social media such as Facebook and twitters are not considered in the courses assessment of universities. This paper conduct a study on how university lectures react toward the students views throughout the social media. The contain analysis approach has been used to accomplish this study. The results showed that involving social media in courses assessments strengthen truthfulness of the courses evaluations results.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017245The results showed that involving social media in courses assessments strengthen truthfulness of the courses evaluations results.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Abdulaziz Aborujilah', 'R. Nassr', 'Md. Nazmus Saadat', 'Munaisyah Abdullah']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5c0b6ea93b352ca3d436b2032777bdd0e91f6c31The recent world trends in nuclear education have been developed in the direction of social education, networking, virtual tools and codes. MEPhI as a global leader on the world education market implements new advanced technologies for the distance and online learning and for student research work. MEPhI produced special codes, tools and web resources based on the internet platform to support education in the field of nuclear technology. At the same time, MEPhI actively uses codes and tools from the third parties. Several types of the tools are considered: calculation codes, nuclear data visualization tools, virtual labs, PC-based educational simulators for nuclear power plants (NPP), CLP4NET, education web-platforms, distance courses (MOOCs and controlled and managed content systems). The university pays special attention to integrated products such as CLP4NET, which is not a learning course, but serves to automate the process of learning through distance technologies. CLP4NET organizes all tools in the ...201714The recent world trends in nuclear education have been developed in the direction of social education, networking, virtual tools and codes, and MEPhI produced special codes, tools and web resources based on the internet platform to support education in the field of nuclear technology.2017-01-05T00:00:00['D. Yakovlev', 'A. Pryakhin', 'L. Medvedeva']2017-01-05T00:00:00 83ab850493207ebc3a69cffe4e1deff5553751ddLosing an eye following trauma can lead to profound psychosocial difficulties making it imperative for the wearer to be fitted with an aesthetically pleasing custom-made artificial eye. Despite recent technological advancements, current design and manufacturing processes have remained unchanged in over 55 years. With the aim of portraying current knowledge regarding the development of artificial eyes in order to aid future development, a scooping review was conducted. Six online search engines were used: Scopus, PubMed, MedLine Complete, Web of Science, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Thirty-eight articles met the inclusion criteria and underwent numerical and thematic analysis with three thematic themes emerging. History and the current process of artificial eyes has been well documented, however, the impact of wearing artificial eyes is sparse. On-going research and development into the design and manufacturing processes of artificial eyes and the psychosocial impact of wearing an artificial eye is needed.2017404On-going research and development into the design and manufacturing processes of artificial eyes and the psychosocial impact of wearing an artificial eye is needed.2017-01-05T00:00:00['H. Chinnery', 'S. Thompson', 'S. Noroozi', 'Bryce Dyer']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dd043c9fd63a18b356b122f859023e9dacf94b2f: Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) plays vital role in research field. Due to its rapidly increasing application in monitoring various kinds of environment by sensing physical phenomenon. Clustering is an efficient and effective method to enhance performance of the WSNs system. In this project work, we study a secure transmission of data for cluster-based WSNs (CWSNs), where the clusters are formed dynamically and randomly. We propose two Secure and Efficient data Transmission (SET) protocols for CWSNs, called SET-IBS and SET-IBOOS, by using the Identity-Based digital Signature (IBS) scheme and the Identity-Based Online/Offline digital Signature (IBOOS) scheme, respectively. The cluster routing protocol LEACH (Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy) is considered and improved. In SET-IBS, security relies on the hardness of the Diffie-Hellman problem in the pairing area. SET-IBOOS additionally decreases the computational operating cost for protocol security, which is critical for WSNs, while its defense depends on the stability of the problem of discrete logarithm. We propose a clustering routing protocol named Enhanced LEACH, which extends LEACH protocol by balancing the energy consumption in the network.The simulation results show that Enhanced LEACH outperforms LEACH in terms of network system lifetime and reduce the energy consumption.2017144A clustering routing protocol named Enhanced LEACH, which extends LEACH protocol by balancing the energy consumption in the network, is proposed, which outperforms LEACH in terms of network system lifetime and reduce the energy consumption.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Payal Kumbhalkar', 'Umesh Raut']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0c79923131ffb359ac92727ecc425c5ae36a3846Scientific Reports2017514The degree of severity of these symptoms corresponded to more deviation from normal levels with respect to CD21low B-cells, naïve CD4+ and CD27− CD28+ over three years.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['J. Stuchlý', 'V. Kanderova', 'M. Vlková', 'Ivana Heřmanová', 'L. Slámová', 'Ondřej Pelák', 'E. Taraldsrud', 'D. Jílek', 'P. Kralickova', 'B. Fevang', 'M. Trková', 'O. Hrusak', 'E. Froňková', 'A. Šedivá', 'J. Litzman', 'T. Kalina']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f9d9d4729ba02a57d6d31f8341eb55781b0f052bIt has been empirically supported that father involvement has positive influences on child outcomes, but depending on the ways through which fathers engage with their children, negative child outcomes can ensue as well. The goal of the study was to examine which specific areas of child outcomes would be influenced by fathers' state and trait anger and total anger expression (anger expressed minus controlled) and to explore the potential of fathers' forgiveness in ameliorating child outcomes. Eighty-two couples with sons between 9-11 years of age from a national sample responded to an online survey where mothers filled out an instrument on their sons' socioemotional and academic outcomes and gave demographic information about their sons' fathers and subsequently, fathers filled out instruments on their anger and forgiveness. Results showed that fathers' state and trait anger and total anger expression were positively associated with their sons' emotional sensitivity/anxiety and fathers' state anger and total anger expression were positively associated with their sons' negative peer relationships. While there was a positive relationship between sons' socioemotional and academic outcomes, there was no relationship between father outcomes and sons' academic outcomes. Lastly, a negative correlation between fathers' anger and forgiveness was found as expected, but no relationship between fathers' forgiveness and child outcomes was found. The potential effects of reducing father's anger on child outcomes as well as limitations of the study and future directions are discussed.20171432017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Social Sciences['J. Kim', 'R. Enright']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1d90f1d5d058c42b9b997dbddfbb0e85cb2b2672Large scale data intensive applications, such as Online analytical processing (OLAP) and Mining from Big Data are one of most important applications in recent years. For improving these performances, growing sequential I/O performance is essential because storage devices are accessed sequentially by these large scale data intensive applications. For improving sequential I/O performance, we have proposed two methods for file location optimization in ZBR HDDs. In this paper, we focus on these methods and OLAP, and investigate effectiveness of these methods for large scale data intensive applications. First, we introduce the methods for improving sequential I/O performance for large scale distributed filesystem and distributed processing. Second, we apply the method to a popular OLAP benchmark TPC-H and discuss applicability of the method to OLAP. We then demonstrate that the method can reduce time to process the query.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017352This paper introduces the methods for improving sequential I/O performance for large scale distributed filesystem and distributed processing, and applies the method to a popular OLAP benchmark TPC-H and demonstrates that the method can reduce time to process the query.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Eita Fujishima', 'Kenji Nakashima', 'Saneyasu Yamaguchi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a09bcdbf274b104c72cb92848d076e6157617d5aAlthough online flaunts are just commonly seen in the last decade, flaunts happen from time immemorial. The speediness and pervasiveness of Internet technologies amplify online flaunts. Social networking sites (SNSs) currently have become a great place for people to flaunt because flaunters can instantly show off their luxurious possessions or experiences to a large group of SNS audience. Our study aims at exploring this phenomenon and identifies the antecedents to online flaunty behavior and investigates whether flaunters will continue to stay in a SNS where there are full of alike persons. Our findings reveal that self-conceited, peer influence, celebrity effect and SNS technologies have positive impact on online flaunty behavior and explains 36% of the variance of such behavior.2017262The findings reveal that self-conceited, peer influence, celebrity effect and SNS technologies have positive impact on online flaunty behavior and explains 36% of the variance of such behavior.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['R. Ip', 'Peggy P.Q. Pang', 'M. Wu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f0ca84198096b2b6e8f5e7e95d6d0abff97fb8bfObjective: The study investigated veterinary medicine librarians’ experience with and perceptions of research data services. Many academic libraries have begun to offer research data services in response to researchers’ increased need for data management support. To date, such services have typically been generic, rather than discipline-specific, to appeal to a wide variety of researchers. Methods: An online survey was deployed to identify trends regarding research data services in veterinary medicine libraries. Participants were identified from a list of contacts from the MLA Veterinary Medical Libraries Section. Results: Although many respondents indicated that they have a professional interest in research data services, the majority of veterinary medicine librarians only rarely or occasionally provide data management support as part of their regular job responsibilities. There was little consensus as to whether research data services should be core to a library’s mission despite their perceived importance to the advancement of veterinary research. Furthermore, most respondents stated that research data services are just as or somewhat less important than the other services that they provide and feel only slightly or somewhat prepared to offer such services. Conclusions: Lacking a standard definition of ‘‘research data’’ and a common understanding of precisely what research data services encompass, it is difficult for veterinary medicine librarians and libraries to define and understand their roles in research data services. Nonetheless, they appear to have an interest in learning more about and providing research data services.201742Lacking a standard definition of ‘‘research data’’ and a common understanding of precisely what research data services encompass, it is difficult for veterinary medicine librarians and libraries to define and understand their roles inResearch data services.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of The Medical Library Association['Erin E Kerby']2017-01-05T00:00:00 22bd8a7c4091290f2f9b530f7c892936edfe379aZusammenfassung Seit Anfang 2015 wird in Deutschland das erste Infliximab-Biosimilar (CT-P13) nach der Zulassung durch die EMA im Jahr 2013 unter zwei Handelsnamen (Inflectra® und Remsima®) klinisch eingesetzt. Seit mehr als einem Jahr gibt es nun Erfahrungen deutscher Gastroenterologen mit diesen Infliximab-Biosimilars (IFX-Biosimilars) bei Patienten mit chronisch entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (CED). Zur Einschätzung der ersten Erfahrungen und Meinungen deutscher Gastroenterologen wurde eine Online-Umfrage bei ambulant und stationär in Deutschland tätigen Gastroenterologen durchgeführt. Die dargestellten Ergebnisse beruhen auf der Auswertung von insgesamt 449 Fragebögen. 61,1 % der Teilnehmer hatten schon IFX-Biosimilars verordnet, von diesen mit IFX-Erfahrung bezogen sich die Angaben allerdings bei etwa zwei Drittel der teilnehmenden Gastroenterologen auf bisher weniger als 10 CED-Patienten unter IFX-Biosimilar-Therapie. Nur 15,3 % der befragten Gastroenterologen schätzen sich selbst als sehr erfahren im Umgang mit Biosimilars ein. Als wichtigster Vorteil der Biosimilars für die Verordnung wird durchgängig der niedrigere Preis im Vergleich zum Originator gesehen (71,1 %). Von mehr als zwei Drittel der antwortenden Kollegen werden spezielle Studien und Register zur Verbesserung der Datenlage für Biosimilars bei CED gefordert (68,0 %).Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie - German Journal of Gastroenterology2017112Eine Online-Umfrage bei ambulant and stationär in Deutschland tätigen Gastroenterologen durchgeführt werden spezielle Studien und Register zur Verbesserung der Datenlage f for Biosimilars bei CED gefordert.2017-01-05T00:00:00Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie['B. Bokemeyer', 'A. Dignass', 'S. Schreiber']2017-01-05T00:00:00 93a84822572f955932dda7f7f0e9f32a41e86337Fuzzy Min-Max Neural Network (FMNN) is a pattern classification algorithm which incorporates fuzzy sets and neural network. It is most suitable for online algorithms. Based on this, a MapReduce-based Fuzzy Min-Max Neural Network (MRFMNN) algorithm for pattern classification is proposed using Twister framework. MapReduce approach is used for scaling up the FMNN for massive large scale datasets. We used standard membership, expansion and the contraction functions of the traditional FMNN algorithm. The performance of the MRFMNN is tested by using several benchmark and synthetic datasets against the traditional FMNN. Results empirically established that MRFMNN achieves significant computational gains over FMNN without compromising classification accuracy.International Conference of Distributed Computing and Networking2017172A MapReduce-based Fuzzy Min-Max Neural Network (MRFMNN) algorithm for pattern classification is proposed using Twister framework and empirically established that MRFMNN achieves significant computational gains over FMNN without compromising classification accuracy.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking['Shashikant Ilager', 'Dr. P.S.V.S Sai']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e10da643e12b445fb95e8cb448f0ab828a3f73feScientometrics2017022017-01-05T00:00:00Scientometrics['A. Calma', 'Martin Davies']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b7d6452a9fa482f40dd07ef589633217d3bcdfdbPre-computation of data cube can greatly improve the performance of OLAP (online analytical processing). There are a lot of effective pre-computation methods of data cube. But in practice, appropriate pre-computation method for the characteristics of data set plays a crucial role in improving the efficiency of data cube pre-computation. In view of the high-dimensional and hierarchical dimension of water census data characteristic, Frag-Shells cube based on hierarchical dimension encoding tree has been proposed in this paper. In order to improve the retrieval efficiency and reduce redundant information in hierarchical dimensions, we have proposed hierarchical dimension encoding tree (HDE-Tree) to index the hierarchical dimension in Frag-Shells cube. In order to increase the efficiency of cube construction, improved Frag-Shells cube calculation method has been used to compute the tuples of non-hierarchical dimension fragments. In order to compress the size of data cube, the TID-List compression method has been used to decrease the storage cost of inverted index in each tuple. Experiments show that the Frag-Shells cube based on hierarchical dimension encoding tree can reduce the construction time and storage cost of data cube which has high-dimensional and dimensions hierarchical figures.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017242Experiments show that the Frag-Shells cube based on hierarchical dimension encoding tree can reduce the construction time and storage cost of data cube which has high-dimensional and dimensions hierarchical figures.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Shanshan Tang', 'D. Wan', 'Yuelong Zhu', 'Jianguo Yao']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d82b66c607802e7eb9698d23f0a168cb48d16393Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders2017521There is a small but evolving evidence base that establishes behavioural and linguistic traits common to both visual impairment and autism, and the majority were small-scale screening studies using varied methodologies constituting an emerging field of research.2017-01-05T00:00:00Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Maggie Butchart', 'Joseph J. Long', 'Michael Brown', 'Anne McMillan', 'Janice Bain', 'T. Karatzias']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9cdb0c90cb518d816ce419dd222ca293774d8831Over the last decade, social networking sites emerge as an ideal tool of communication that facilitate interaction among people online. At the same time, in a world which is characterized by massive waves of migration, globalization results in the construction of the diaspora who seek through new ways to build communities. Within this framework, while traditional media have empowered diaspora members to maintain ties and bonds with their homeland and fellow members, the emergence of social media have offered new opportunities for diasporas to get involved in diasporic identity and community construction. The creation of several diasporic groups on social media like Yabiladi.com and WAFIN.be, respectively in France and Belgium, emphasize the vital role they play in everyday lives of the diaspora. To study the importance and implications of these online communities for diaspora members and investigate their online practices, this article carries out a virtual ethnography of the Moroccan community on Yabiladi portal in France. By means of the qualitative approach of interviews, this article aims at justifying whether the online groups of diasporic Moroccans in France can be defined as communities, and whether social networking sites can be considered as an alternative landscape for the diaspora to create links with other diasporic members. This article, through users’ experience, provides deep understanding of Yabiladi members’ beliefs about the “community” and their online daily practices which enable them to “imagine” it as a community.20171012017-01-05T00:00:00Humanities and sciences['Tarik Samak']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dd7b3ca601b61feba4949860ea736b25f5837ff3In the past few decades, learning through simulation and games has evolved in response to a continuous demand for new methods of teaching learners -- thus helping academics to deliver their courses effectively. This research paper aims to identify the impact(s) of simulation-based virtual learning environment on postgraduate students' learning abilities. To achieve the learning objectives; positive relations between simulations and students learning are gathered based on the systematic review of the literature. A successful use of simulations depends on four factors: the role of the instructor, integration in the course, the courses' technical specifications and, the practical exposure as an integrative dynamic virtual learning environment. We utilized a quantitative methodology to compile data from online bloggers and analysed the content. The findings in this paper reveal that students from all groups, disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, showed significant learning gains after playing these challenging simulation games. We also present some recommendations that can help alleviate some of the constraints experienced by institutions of higher education that integrate simulations into classrooms.2017271The findings in this paper reveal that students from all groups, disaggregated by gender and ethnicity, showed significant learning gains after playing these challenging simulation games.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Asim Majeed', 'Said Baadel', 'Mike-Lloyd Williams']2017-01-05T00:00:00 15455385b8e7118d5e39aa0cf3ac556b549437b5Abstract : The Master Resilience Training (MRT) Medical Program includes a 2-hour Resilience Training for Healthcare Staff (RTHS) aimed to bolster resilience by preventing compassion fatigue and burnout. As per Army Operation Order (OPORD) 14-43, the training is required by Soldiers and Department of the Army (DA) Civilians working at Army Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs). Since its implementation in August 2014, MTF compliance with offering the RTHS training had not been evaluated. As of September 2016, 149 MRTs had been certified to teach the MRT Medical Program. Between October and November 2016, 149 MRTs received an online survey invitation. A follow up phone survey was attempted to 97 MRTs stationed INCONUS. Results of the evaluation included confirming the number of MRTs certified to teach the RTHS module, percentages of MTF Commands that offer RTHS, and barriers to offering RTHS at MTFs. Recommendations to system, policy, and program barriers can improve compliance with the OPORD 14-43. Future steps include an outcomes evaluation, and an implementation fidelity evaluation of the RTHS module.201701An evaluation of MTF compliance with offering the RTHS training aimed to bolster resilience by preventing compassion fatigue and burnout found recommendations to system, policy, and program barriers can improve compliance with the OPORD 14-43.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Amanda R. Start', 'Yvonne S Allard', 'Robin L. Toblin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 322add85fb5bb32ce96a6f3a6b03caee245cab97Scientific Reports201701The Competing Financial Interests statement in this Article should read: “D.T.L. is an officer of Aegis CN, LLC, which supplied the CN-105”.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Beilei Lei', 'M. James', 'Ji Liu', 'Guanen Zhou', 'T. Venkatraman', 'C. Lascola', 'S. Acheson', 'Laura G. Dubois', 'D. Laskowitz', 'Haichen Wang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9e1e8d1cb2bf6d9f27b37e44b23079f091442eaaLinking development activities to productivity is a management dilemma as higher education instructions and learning involving multiples dimensions is becoming more complex. Learning process has advanced from the foreordained and very organized learning exercises to self-coordinated and disclosure driven learning knowledge under the influence of changing industry patterns, globalization, innovation, and human desires. Recognizably, the characteristic and profile of academics in higher education is also evolving in light of bridging the gap between what is being instructed inside the classroom and what is being practiced in reality. Taylor's University, in response to these growing challenges, has developed a holistic approach in classifying academics based on their instructive foundation, teaching experience and teaching engagement result. The evaluation of the teaching engagement is based on an online assessment instrument, which is specifically developed for this purpose. The evaluation method helps academics to identify their development needs and aide the management in designing a comprehensive and focused academic staff professional development programme for continuous improvement.20171812017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning['Siew Fun Tang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bd9f010e9e7d8183d9d0cc83e99775558b2e8032This paper discusses minimum distance estimation method in the linear regression model with dependent errors which are strongly mixing. The regression parameters are estimated through the minimum distance estimation method, and asymptotic distributional properties of the estimators are discussed. A simulation study compares the performance of the minimum distance estimator with other well celebrated estimator. This simulation study shows the superiority of the minimum distance estimator over another estimator. KoulMde (R package) which was used for the simulation study is available online. See section 4 for the detail.20171212017-01-05T00:00:00arXiv: Statistics Theory['Jiwoong Kim']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9586ccec16bfadfcef0085a3e8a0fe61366045fbToday, it has become difficult for people to find books that fulfill their preference because the number of books in the world has become very large. In order to select books to read, the reviews on candidate books are helpful. Therefore, the role of online review sites which are web sites storing reviews of books is important. One of the functions in the online review sites is the collaborative filtering (CF) with reviewers. In general, the user-based CF is based on the assumption that the preferences of users who select the same items will be similar. However, in many cases, each user would have different viewpoints for their evaluation of books. In this paper, we focused on the difference of viewpoints when each user evaluate a book. We propose a CF method based on the empathy with other reviewers. Our method utilizes the evaluation for a review as feedback. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017121This paper proposes a CF method based on the empathy with other reviewers, which utilizes the evaluation for a review as feedback and results show the effectiveness of the proposed method.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Daichi Minami', 'Taketoshi Ushiama']2017-01-05T00:00:00 73660af1051792147387d9eeeaf0e287a80a6588Along with the continuous development of the cloud computing technology, many Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) come forth to offer computing infrastructures, often called instances, online. In order to help the users to select their required services, this paper proposes a cloud performance evaluation model, based on the assess results obtained from the most popular CSP in China, Alibaba Cloud. This model considers multiple factors including CPU, memory, disk I/O and network bandwidth, by comparing the various instances rented from different data centers in the Chinese main land and abroad. Some advises are also given in between, on choosing the best cost-effective data center, instance type and the leasing occasion.International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication2017271A cloud performance evaluation model is proposed, based on the assess results obtained from the most popular CSP in China, Alibaba Cloud, that considers multiple factors including CPU, memory, disk I/O and network bandwidth, by comparing the various instances rented from different data centers in the Chinese main land and abroad.2017-01-05T00:00:00Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Information Management and Communication['Jun Feng', 'Lixia Zhang', 'Jiamin Lu', 'Bin Xu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a32e82da6f852dc61bf7c68b760bcf923e6c524eConsistent with the public health approach to gambling, this report considers the evidence and theory around the ‘agent’ component of the epidemiological triangle i.e., the gambling product and its structural characteristics. By understanding product-based factors stakeholders will be better equipped to evaluate the most effective and most efficient options to minimise gambling-related harm. Structural characteristics are essentially the basis for their differential appeal of gambling products depending on how they satisfy different needs for different consumers. They combine with environmental and individual factors to determine both positive and negative outcomes of gambling participation. Structural characteristics vary considerably from game to game and evolve quickly in response to changes in technology; this renders associated policy-making more challenging. The report is structured according to category of structural characteristic. Within each section we consider the theory and evidence concerning potential links between characteristics and gambling problems, together with potential implications for specific public health interventions that may be relevant for regulators and commercial gambling providers.20170232017-01-05T00:00:00['J. Parke', 'A. Parke', 'A. Blaszczynski']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d98107a5f37f1702de588862d45d60e2b5cfef17Wireless networks20173911This chapter provides an overview of the sequential learning framework and a taxonomy of the types of problems where the framework applies and a story of a gambler and slot machines to start the discussion of sequential learning and decision-making.2017-01-05T00:00:00{'pages': '3-115'}['Rong L. Zheng', 'Cunqing Hua']2017-01-05T00:00:00 06f0689e7e592f3ecdff5feebbcbd9c03a3b865dRapid development of information technology makes life easier; however, negative aspects of its influence can be recognized as well. Using Internet provides series of opportunities for better communication, higher quality education and great fun but involves a lot of risk. Young people spend majority of their time using digital technologies, therefore becoming key actors in creating good or bad peer communication. The young/adolescents are also exposed to the highest level of risk on the net because they have high level of autonomy and independence, because Internet erases social brakes, gives them fake feeling of safety and power, allows users say and do things they couldn’t do in face-to-face communication. The young have the feeling they aren’t responsible for that kind of behavior in a way they would normally be responsible, they are sure that on the net they won’t be judged by their looks; relations on the net seem safer than real relations, there are nosocial boundaries; two lonely souls can communicate without being watched. Among the most mentioned risks are various forms of digital violence, from disturbing to most severe forms of violence, exposure to inappropriate content, exposure to political, economic and religious propaganda, disinformation, privacy threat, soliciting gambling and illegal activities. One way of protection on the net in order to prevent unwanted communication is to educate students, parents and teachers about the risks of digital technology and digital literacy.Parents consider that they are sufficiently informed about what their children do online, but think they need more information and education. The role of schools in preventing digital violence is very important because it is the place where children in an organized way spend most time during th e day. The educational mission of school is to promote social relationships with students, colleagues and parents, and educational task is to teach about the use of modern media and technology, with special emphasis on digital literacy. Therefore, the school and its employees have an extremely important role in the prevention of abuse of digital technology.201750One way of protection on the net in order to prevent unwanted communication is to educate students, parents and teachers about the risks of digital technology and digital literacy.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal Plus Education['Rada Karanac', 'Slavica Jašic', 'Ž. Papic']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c9e07530125798e45e9e2928734d6053edb46b3cAmerican Journal of Human Genetics20170292In the list of consortium members for the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project, member Dina Amrom's name was misspelled as Amron, and the authors regret the error.2017-01-05T00:00:00American journal of human genetics['S. Appenzeller', 'R. Balling', 'N. Barišić', 'S. Baulac', 'H. Caglayan', 'D. Craiu', 'P. Jonghe', 'C. Depienne', 'P. Dimova', 'T. Djémié', 'P. Gormley', 'R. Guerrini', 'I. Helbig', 'H. Hjalgrim', 'D. Hoffman-Zacharska', 'J. Jähn', 'K. Klein', 'B. Koeleman', 'V. Komárek', 'R. Krause', 'G. Kuhlenbäumer', 'E. Leguern', 'A. Lehesjoki', 'J. Lemke', 'H. Lerche', 'T. Linnankivi', 'C. Marini', 'P. May', 'Rikke S. Møller', 'H. Muhle', 'D. Pal', 'A. Palotie', 'Manuela Pendziwiat', 'A. Robbiano', 'F. Roelens', 'F. Rosenow', 'K. Selmer', 'J. Serratosa', 'S. Sisodiya', 'U. Stephani', 'K. Štěrbová', 'P. Striano', 'A. Suls', 'T. Talvik', 'S. Spiczak', 'Y. Weber', 'S. Weckhuysen', 'F. Zara', 'B. Abou-Khalil', 'B. Alldredge', 'E. Andermann', 'F. Andermann', 'D. Amrom', 'J. Bautista', 'S. Berkovic', 'J. Bluvstein', 'A. Boro', 'G. Cascino', 'D. Consalvo', 'P. Crumrine', 'O. Devinsky', 'D. Dlugos', 'Michael P. Epstein', 'M. Fiol', 'N. Fountain', 'J. French', 'D. Friedman', 'Eric B. Geller', 'T. Glauser', 'Simon Glynn', 'K. Haas', 'S. Haut', 'Jean Hayward', 'S. Helmers', 'Sucheta M Joshi', 'A. Kanner', 'Heidi E. Kirsch', 'R. C. Knowlton', 'E. Kossoff', 'R. Kuperman', 'R. Kuzniecky', 'D. Lowenstein', 'Shannon M. McGuire', 'P. Motika', 'Edward J. Novotny', 'R. Ottman', 'J. Paolicchi', 'J. Parent', 'Kristen L. Park', 'A. Poduri', 'L. Sadleir', 'Ingrid E. Scheffer', 'R. Shellhaas', 'E. Sherr', 'Jerry J. Shih', 'Rani K. Singh', 'J. Sirven', 'Michael C. Smith', 'Joseph Sullivan', 'L. Thio', 'Anu Venkat', 'E. P. Vining', 'G. V. Allmen', 'J. Weisenberg', 'P. Widdess-Walsh', 'M. Winawer', 'Andrew S. Allen', 'P. Cossette', 'N. Delanty', 'Evan E. Eichler', 'David K. Goldstein', 'Yujun Han', 'E. Heinzen', 'Michael R. Johnson', 'A. G. Marson', 'H. Mefford', 'Sahar Esmaeeli Nieh', 'Terence J. O’Brien', 'S. Petrou', 'S. Petrovski', 'E. Ruzzo']2017-01-05T00:00:00 93f9f747b58c6c2a91f682f66e7cd7f069d8e2c8We offer a new solution to the unsolved problem of how infants break into word learning based on the visual statistics of everyday infant-perspective scenes. Images from head camera video captured by 8 1/2 to 10 1/2 month-old infants at 147 at-home mealtime events were analysed for the objects in view. The images were found to be highly cluttered with many different objects in view. However, the frequency distribution of object categories was extremely right skewed such that a very small set of objects was pervasively present—a fact that may substantially reduce the problem of referential ambiguity. The statistical structure of objects in these infant egocentric scenes differs markedly from that in the training sets used in computational models and in experiments on statistical word-referent learning. Therefore, the results also indicate a need to re-examine current explanations of how infants break into word learning. This article is part of the themed issue ‘New frontiers for statistical learning in the cognitive sciences’.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences201796184A new solution to the unsolved problem of how infants break into word learning based on the visual statistics of everyday infant-perspective scenes is offered based on images from head camera video captured by 8 1/2 to 10 1-2 month-old infants.2017-01-05T00:00:00Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences['Elizabeth M. Clerkin', 'Elizabeth Hart', 'James M. Rehg', 'Chen Yu', 'Linda B. Smith']2017-01-05T00:00:00 81cd3993c50530a0a48b8c44ee7d61bd982cbf89Cell Stem Cell201746127This study studied the differentiation of mesDA and neighboring neuronal lineages using transcriptome-wide single-cell RNA sequencing of mouse neural progenitors expressing the mesDA neuron determinant Lmx1a to find application of highlighted markers can help to refine current stem cell engineering protocols, increasing the proportion of appropriately patterned mesDA progenitor.2017-01-05T00:00:00Cell stem cell['Nigel Kee', 'N. Volakakis', 'A. Kirkeby', 'L. Dahl', 'Helena Storvall', 'Sara Nolbrant', 'L. Lahti', 'Åsa K. Björklund', 'L. Gillberg', 'E. Joodmardi', 'R. Sandberg', 'M. Parmar', 'T. Perlmann']2017-01-05T00:00:00 629a396bb49df399c6c12400ebf9b90fe47356ceBrain Informatics2017117101Two open-access datasets were used to assess the intersession reliability of three cortical measures (thickness, gyrification, and fractal dimensionality) and two subcortical measures (volume and fractAL dimensionality).2017-01-05T00:00:00Brain Informatics['C. Madan', 'E. Kensinger']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c0d3643b9e0948dea168ca1b7d9b438337333ca6American Journal of Human Genetics20175792The findings indicate that mutations in E BF3 cause a genetic neurodevelopmental syndrome and suggest that loss of EBF3 function might mediate a subset of neurologic phenotypes shared by ARX-related disorders, including intellectual disability, abnormal genitalia, and structural CNS malformations.2017-01-05T00:00:00American journal of human genetics['Hsiao-Tuan Chao', 'M. Davids', 'Elizabeth A Burke', 'J. Pappas', 'J. Rosenfeld', 'Alexandra J. McCarty', 'Taylor Davis', 'L. Wolfe', 'C. Toro', 'C. Tifft', 'F. Xia', 'N. Stong', 'T. K. Johnson', 'C. Warr', 'Shinya Yamamoto', 'D. Adams', 'T. Markello', 'W. Gahl', 'H. Bellen', 'M. Wangler', 'M. Malicdan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 74f05f93555f82b0dceed98a64670349e7b07dffOncogene20175595It is demonstrated that miR-375 is inversely correlated with epithelial–mesenchymal transition signatures (EMT) in clinical samples and can drive mesenchymic–epithelial transition (MET) in model systems and more broadly identifies a novel pathway controlling epithelial plasticity and tumor cell invasion in this disease.2017-01-05T00:00:00Oncogene['L. Selth', 'R. Das', 'Scott L. Townley', 'I. Coutinho', 'Adrienne R Hanson', 'M. Centenera', 'N. Stylianou', 'K. Sweeney', 'Carolina Soekmadji', 'L. Jovanović', 'C. Nelson', 'A. Zoubeidi', 'L. Butler', 'G. Goodall', 'G. Goodall', 'B. Hollier', 'P. A. Gregory', 'P. A. Gregory', 'W. Tilley']2017-01-05T00:00:00 fafbf33178abf4020889fcabdec063694b45ffdeReproductive Biology and Endocrinology20177279The responses to human LH/hCG are only quantitatively and not qualitatively different in murine cells, at least in terms of cAMP and Erk1/2 activation, and equal in activating downstream steroidogenic events.2017-01-05T00:00:00Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology : RB&E['Laura Riccetti', 'Francesco De Pascali', 'Lisa Gilioli', 'F. Potì', 'Lavinia Beatrice Giva', 'M. Marino', 'S. Tagliavini', 'T. Trenti', 'F. Fanelli', 'M. Mezzullo', 'U. Pagotto', 'M. Simoni', 'L. Casarini']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d3941d798b6f93174cafc1fb50404750cd05a74aJournal of Neuroinflammation20173685It is demonstrated for the first time that ARMS2 functions as surface complement regulator and expresses in human monocytes especially under oxidative stress and in microglia cells of the human retina.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Neuroinflammation['Sven Micklisch', 'Yuchen Lin', 'Saskia Jacob', 'M. Karlstetter', 'Katharina Dannhausen', 'P. Dasari', 'Monika von der Heide', 'H. Dahse', 'Lisa Schmölz', 'F. Grassmann', 'Medhanie Alene', 'S. Fauser', 'H. Neumann', 'S. Lorkowski', 'D. Pauly', 'B. Weber', 'A. Joussen', 'T. Langmann', 'P. Zipfel', 'C. Skerka']2017-01-05T00:00:00 09761193819559eadc4a7119a0402e723540e158Antiviral Research20174288It is shown that heparin, a widely used anticoagulant, while exerting a modest inhibitory effect on Zika Virus replication, fully prevents virus‐induced cell death of human neural progenitor cells (NPCs).2017-01-05T00:00:00Antiviral Research['S. Ghezzi', 'Lynsay C Cooper', 'Alicia Rubio', 'I. Pagani', 'M. Capobianchi', 'G. Ippolito', 'J. Pelletier', 'Maria C. Z. Meneghetti', 'M. Lima', 'M. Skidmore', 'V. Broccoli', 'E. Yates', 'E. Vicenzi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f34dbc4ba4eb1f72dcde448995a25c8b6c64a63fEstuaries and Coasts20177785The CCAS provides a framework and methodology for successfully managing coastal systems faced with deteriorating habitat, accelerated sea level rise, and changes in precipitation and storm patterns.2017-01-05T00:00:00Estuaries and Coasts['C. Wigand', 'Thomas Ardito', 'Caitlin Chaffee', 'Wenley Ferguson', 'Suzanne Paton', 'K. Raposa', 'Charles Vandemoer', 'E. Watson']2017-01-05T00:00:00 191da7d4d4ae2d73140a33ad9874d7c38212d83bAmerican Journal of Human Genetics20175176Interestingly, it was observed that the association peaks overlapped with different regulatory elements related to cell types and tissues involved in the pathophysiology of GCA, suggesting a high relevance of these processes for the pathogenic mechanisms underlying this type of vasculitis.2017-01-05T00:00:00American journal of human genetics['F. D. Carmona', 'F. D. Carmona', 'A. Vaglio', 'S. Mackie', 'J. Hernández-Rodríguez', 'P. Monach', 'S. Castañeda', 'R. Solans', 'I. Morado', 'J. Narváez', 'Marc Ramentol-sintas', 'C. Pease', 'B. Dasgupta', 'R. Watts', 'N. Khalidi', 'C. Langford', 'S. Ytterberg', 'L. Boiardi', 'L. Beretta', 'M. Govoni', 'G. Emmi', 'F. Bonatti', 'M. Cimmino', 'T. Witte', 'T. Neumann', 'J. Holle', 'V. Schönau', 'L. Sailler', 'T. Papo', 'J. Haroche', 'A. Mahr', 'L. Mouthon', 'Ø. Molberg', 'A. Diamantopoulos', 'A. Voskuyl', 'E. Brouwer', 'T. Daikeler', 'C. Berger', 'E. Molloy', 'L. O’neill', 'D. Blockmans', 'B. Lie', 'P. McLaren', 'T. Vyse', 'C. Wijmenga', 'Y. Allanore', 'B. Koeleman', 'J. Callejas', 'Luis Caminal-Montero', 'M. Corbera-Bellalta', 'E. D. Miguel', 'J. B. D. López', 'M. Garcia-Villanueva', 'C. Gómez-Vaquero', 'Mercedes Guijarro-Rojas', 'A. Hidalgo-conde', 'B. Marí-alfonso', 'Agustín Martínez Berriochoa', 'A. M. Zapico', 'V. M. Martínez-Taboada', 'J. Miranda-filloy', 'J. Monfort', 'N. Ortego-Centeno', 'M. Pérez-conesa', 'S. Prieto-González', 'E. Raya', 'Raquel Fernández', 'J. Sánchez-Martín', 'Bernardo Sopeña', 'L. Tío', 'A. Unzurrunzaga', 'Andrew Gough', 'J. Isaacs', 'Michael Green', 'N. McHugh', 'Lesley Hordon', 'S. Kamath', 'M. Nisar', 'Y. Patel', 'Cee-Seng Yee', 'Robert Stevens', 'Pradip Nandi', 'A. Nandagudi', 'Stephen Jarrett', 'Charles Li', 'Sarah Levy', 'S. Mollan', 'Abdel Salih', 'Oliver Wordsworth', 'Emma Sanders', 'E. Roads', 'Anne Gill', 'Lisa Carr', 'C. Routledge', 'K. Culfear', 'A. Nugaliyadde', 'Lynne James', 'Jenny Spimpolo', 'Andy Kempa', 'Felicity Mackenzie', 'Rosanna Fong', 'Genessa Peters', 'Bridie Rowbotham', 'Zahira Masqood', 'J. Hollywood', 'Prisca Gondo', 'Rose Wood', 'Steve Martin', 'Lubna H. Rashid', 'J. Robinson', 'M. Morgan', 'Louise Sorensen', 'John G. Taylor', 'S. Carette', 'Sharon A. Chung', 'D. Cuthbertson', 'L. Forbess', 'Ora Gewurz-Singer', 'G. Hoffman', 'C. Koening', 'K. Maksimowicz-McKinnon', 'Carol A. McAlear', 'Larry W. Moreland', 'C. Pagnoux', 'Philip Seo', 'U. Specks', 'R. Spiera', 'A. Sreih', 'Kenneth J. Warrington', 'Michael H. Weisman', 'J. Barrett', 'M. Cid', 'C. Salvarani', 'P. Merkel', 'A. Morgan', 'M. González-Gay', 'Javier Martín']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5c01c4e2453edbc435a0c89823e887d1911527f4Scientific Reports20176464The study shows that the compulsivity spectrum is associated with a reduced ability to monitor one’s own performance, over and above any perceptual decision making difficulties.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['T. Hauser', 'Micah G. Allen', 'Edward T. Ian Peter Peter Pasco Gita Michael Michelle Kal Bullmore Goodyer Fonagy Jones Fearon Prabhu Moutou', 'E. Bullmore', 'I. Goodyer', 'P. Fonagy', 'Peter J. H. Jones', 'P. Fearon', 'G. Prabhu', 'M. Moutoussis', 'M. S. St Clair', 'Kalia Cleridou', 'H. Dadabhoy', 'Sian Granville', 'E. Harding', 'A. Hopkins', 'Dan Isaacs', 'Janchai King', 'Danae Kokorikou', 'Harriet Mills', 'Sara Pantaleone', 'G. Rees', 'R. Dolan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 aabb2146bb512a282c15036b2f6d821af905069aObjectives: Aging individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience multiple comorbidities that can affect recovery from injury. The objective of this study was to describe the most commonly co-occurring comorbid conditions among adults 50 years and older with TBI. Setting: Level I Trauma centers. Participants: Adults 50 years and older with moderate/severe TBI enrolled in the TBI-Model Systems (TBI-MS) from 2007 to 2014 (n = 2134). Design: A TBI-MS prospective cohort study. Main Measures: International Classification of Disease–9th Revision codes collapsed into 45 comorbidity categories. Comorbidity prevalence estimates and trend analyses were conducted by age strata (50-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, ≥85 years). A dimension reduction method, Treelet Transform, classified clusters of comorbidities that tended to co-occur. Results: The 3 most commonly occurring comorbid categories were hypertensive disease (52.6/100 persons), other diseases of the respiratory system (51.8/100 persons), and fluid component imbalances (43.7/100 persons). Treelet Transform classified 3 clusters of comorbid codes, broadly classified as (1) acute medical diseases/infections, (2) chronic conditions, and (3) substance abuse disorders. Conclusion: This study provides valuable insight into comorbid conditions that co-occur among adults 50 years and older with TBI and provides a foundation for future studies to explore how specific comorbidities affect TBI recovery.The journal of head trauma rehabilitation20174758This study provides valuable insight intoComorbid conditions that co-occur among adults 50 years and older with TBI and provides a foundation for future studies to explore how specific comorbidities affect TBI recovery.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation['Raj G. Kumar', 'S. Juengst', 'Zhensheng Wang', 'K. Dams-O’Connor', 'S. Dikmen', "Therese M. O'Neil-Pirozzi", 'Marie Dahdah', 'F. Hammond', 'Elizabeth R. Felix', 'P. Arenth', 'A. Wagner']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f48144b3179d0a89e36d4cdc6083aa55ee42bcbfVaccine20173854This assay will facilitate the assessment of ADCC mediating serum antibodies after (universal) influenza vaccination or infection and may define ADCC activity as a correlate of (cross-) protection in the future.2017-01-05T00:00:00Vaccine['R. D. de Vries', 'N. J. Nieuwkoop', 'Mark R. Pronk', 'E. de Bruin', 'G. Leroux-Roels', 'E. Huijskens', 'R. van Binnendijk', 'F. Krammer', 'M. Koopmans', 'G. Rimmelzwaan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e2075a7c4f5df1d6c2f90911314928a2a5885f64Background: The antiretroviral nevirapine is associated with hypersensitivity reactions in 6%–10% of patients, including hepatotoxicity, maculopapular exanthema, Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Objectives: To undertake a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify genetic predisposing factors for the different clinical phenotypes associated with nevirapine hypersensitivity. Methods: A GWAS was undertaken in a discovery cohort of 151 nevirapine-hypersensitive and 182 tolerant, HIV-infected Malawian adults. Replication of signals was determined in a cohort of 116 cases and 68 controls obtained from Malawi, Uganda and Mozambique. Interaction with ERAP genes was determined in patients positive for HLA-C*04:01. In silico docking studies were also performed for HLA-C*04:01. Results: Fifteen SNPs demonstrated nominal significance (P < 1 × 10−5) with one or more of the hypersensitivity phenotypes. The most promising signal was seen in SJS/TEN, where rs5010528 (HLA-C locus) approached genome-wide significance (P < 8.5 × 10−8) and was below HLA-wide significance (P < 2.5 × 10−4) in the meta-analysis of discovery and replication cohorts [OR 4.84 (95% CI 2.71–8.61)]. rs5010528 is a strong proxy for HLA-C*04:01 carriage: in silico docking showed that two residues (33 and 123) in the B pocket were the most likely nevirapine interactors. There was no interaction between HLA-C*04:01 and ERAP1, but there is a potential protective effect with ERAP2 [P = 0.019, OR 0.43 (95% CI 0.21–0.87)]. Conclusions: HLA-C*04:01 predisposes to nevirapine-induced SJS/TEN in sub-Saharan Africans, but not to other hypersensitivity phenotypes. This is likely to be mediated via binding to the B pocket of the HLA-C peptide. Whether this risk is modulated by ERAP2 variants requires further study.Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy20174147HLA-C*04:01 predisposes to nevirapine-induced SJS/TEN in sub-Saharan Africans, but not to other hypersensitivity phenotypes, and is likely to be mediated via binding to the B pocket of the HLA- C peptide.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy['D. Carr', 'Stephane Bourgeois', 'M. Chaponda', 'L. Takeshita', 'A. Morris', 'E. Castro', 'A. Alfirevic', 'A. Jones', 'D. Rigden', 'Sam Haldenby', 'S. Khoo', 'D. Lalloo', 'R. Heyderman', 'C. Dandara', 'Elizabeth Kampira', 'J. V. van Oosterhout', 'F. Ssali', 'P. Munderi', 'G. Novelli', 'P. Borgiani', 'M. Nelson', 'A. Holden', 'P. Deloukas', 'M. Pirmohamed']2017-01-05T00:00:00 3370edb26bc3954b6f59441663360c52e8bbccb3Scientific Reports20178050The DMN exhibited increased resting-state functional connectivity following the cyberball task to the key nodes of the SN, namely the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the anterior insula, as well as sensorimotor regions and higher-order visual areas, indicating a shift towards an ‘alerted default mode’ in the aftermath of stress.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['B. Clemens', 'L. Wagels', 'M. Bauchmüller', 'R. Bergs', 'U. Habel', 'N. Kohn']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6fca278a011dee5cd474d1f117c8021c376820d1Extremely acidophilic microorganisms (pH optima for growth of ≤3) are utilized for the extraction of metals from sulfide minerals in the industrial biotechnology of “biomining.” A long term goal for biomining has been development of microbial consortia able to withstand increased chloride concentrations for use in regions where freshwater is scarce. However, when challenged by elevated salt, acidophiles experience both osmotic stress and an acidification of the cytoplasm due to a collapse of the inside positive membrane potential, leading to an influx of protons. In this study, we tested the ability of the halotolerant acidophile Acidihalobacter prosperus to grow and catalyze sulfide mineral dissolution in elevated concentrations of salt and identified chloride tolerance mechanisms in Ac. prosperus as well as the chloride susceptible species, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Ac. prosperus had optimum iron oxidation at 20 g L−1 NaCl while At. ferrooxidans iron oxidation was inhibited in the presence of 6 g L−1 NaCl. The tolerance to chloride in Ac. prosperus was consistent with electron microscopy, determination of cell viability, and bioleaching capability. The Ac. prosperus proteomic response to elevated chloride concentrations included the production of osmotic stress regulators that potentially induced production of the compatible solute, ectoine uptake protein, and increased iron oxidation resulting in heightened electron flow to drive proton export by the F0F1 ATPase. In contrast, At. ferrooxidans responded to low levels of Cl− with a generalized stress response, decreased iron oxidation, and an increase in central carbon metabolism. One potential adaptation to high chloride in the Ac. prosperus Rus protein involved in ferrous iron oxidation was an increase in the negativity of the surface potential of Rus Form I (and Form II) that could help explain how it can be active under elevated chloride concentrations. These data have been used to create a model of chloride tolerance in the salt tolerant and susceptible species Ac. prosperus and At. ferrooxidans, respectively.Frontiers in Microbiology201712045Testing the ability of the halotolerant acidophile Acidihalobacter prosperus to grow and catalyze sulfide mineral dissolution in elevated concentrations of salt and identified chloride tolerance mechanisms in Ac.2017-01-05T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['Mark Dopson', 'D. Holmes', 'M. Lazcano', 'Timothy J. McCredden', 'Christopher G. Bryan', 'Kieran T. Mulroney', 'Robert Steuart', 'C. Jackaman', 'E. Watkin']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ee455fa19a7ed53dfc64429b62b73c34854b65a6Journal of Hazardous Materials20179348The hypothesis that AT5G05600 is involved in the catabolism of PAHs and the accumulation of toxic intermediates during PAH biotransformation in plants is supported.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of hazardous materials['Juan C. Hernández-Vega', 'Brian Cady', 'Gilbert E. Kayanja', 'A. Mauriello', 'Natalie Cervantes', 'Andrea Gillespie', 'Lisa Lavia', 'Joshua Trujillo', 'Merianne Alkio', 'Adán Colón-Carmona']2017-01-05T00:00:00 51eda428b49b08d4c5e2cde8184e745c3b1ad1c7Annals of Surgical Oncology20173449Most women were highly satisfied with their mastectomy decision, including those who elected to undergo CPM, but body image was lower among those who underwent CPM than among women who underwent BCS, which may inform decisions among women considering various courses of surgical treatment.2017-01-05T00:00:00Annals of Surgical Oncology['C. Anderson', 'J. Islam', 'M. Elizabeth Hodgson', 'S. Sabatino', 'Juan L. Rodriguez', 'Clara N. Lee', 'D. Sandler', 'H. Nichols']2017-01-05T00:00:00 660f8bb1e69423f696637bb2ed2bc50cdb27d244American Journal of Human Genetics20177747The utility of trans-ethnic GWASs for discovery and characterization of genetic loci influencing hematologic traits are shown, demonstrating that RBPMS is a regulator of erythropoiesis and supporting the statistical fine-mapping at this locus.2017-01-05T00:00:00American journal of human genetics['F. V. van Rooij', 'R. Qayyum', 'A. Smith', 'Yi Zhou', 'S. Trompet', 'Toshiko Tanaka', 'Margaux F. Keller', 'Li-Ching Chang', 'H. Schmidt', 'Min-Lee Yang', 'Ming-Huei Chen', 'J. Hayes', 'Andrew D. Johnson', 'L. Yanek', 'C. Mueller', 'L. Lange', 'J. Floyd', 'M. Ghanbari', 'A. Zonderman', 'J. Jukema', 'A. Hofman', 'C. V. van Duijn', 'K. Desch', 'Y. Saba', 'A. B. Ozel', 'B. Snively', 'Jer-Yuarn Wu', 'R. Schmidt', 'M. Fornage', 'R. Klein', 'C. Fox', 'K. Matsuda', 'N. Kamatani', 'P. Wild', 'D. Stott', 'I. Ford', 'P. Slagboom', 'Jaden Yang', 'Audrey Y. Chu', 'A. Lambert', 'A. Uitterlinden', 'O. Franco', 'E. Hofer', 'D. Ginsburg', 'Bella Hu', 'B. Keating', 'U. Schick', 'Jennifer A. Brody', 'Jun Z. Li', 'Zhao Chen', 'T. Zeller', 'J. Guralnik', 'D. Chasman', 'L. Peters', 'M. Kubo', 'D. Becker', 'Jin Li', 'G. Eiriksdottir', 'J. Rotter', 'D. Levy', 'V. Grossmann', 'K. Patel', 'Chien-Hsiun Chen', 'P. Ridker', 'Hua Tang', 'L. Launer', 'K. Rice', 'Ruifang Li-Gao', 'L. Ferrucci', 'M. Evans', 'Avik Choudhuri', 'Eirini Trompouki', 'B. Abraham', 'Song Yang', 'A. Takahashi', 'Y. Kamatani', 'C. Kooperberg', 'T. Harris', 'S. Jee', 'J. Coresh', 'F. Tsai', 'D. Longo', 'Yuan-Tsong Chen', 'J. Felix', 'Qiong Yang', 'B. Psaty', 'E. Boerwinkle', 'L. Becker', 'D. Mook-Kanamori', 'James G. Wilson', 'V. Gudnason', 'C. O’Donnell', 'A. Dehghan', 'L. Cupples', 'M. Nalls', 'A. Morris', 'Y. Okada', 'A. Reiner', 'L. Zon', 'S. Ganesh']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d8e3b01a6381837b7ac31f6289fc8f1f4cbafc2dPurpose Children who do not develop early literacy skills, especially phonological awareness (PA) and alphabet knowledge, prior to kindergarten are at risk for reading difficulties. We investigated a supplemental curriculum with children demonstrating delays in these skills. Method A cluster randomized design with 104 preschool-age children in 39 classrooms was used to determine the efficacy of a supplemental PA curriculum, PAth to Literacy. The curriculum consists of 36 daily scripted 10-min lessons with interactive games designed to teach PA and alphabet skills. A vocabulary intervention (Story Friends), which also uses a small-group format, served as the comparison condition. Results Multilevel modeling indicated that children in the experimental condition demonstrated significantly greater gains on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) First Sound Fluency (Dynamic Measurement Group, 2006) and Word Parts Fluency (Kaminski & Powell-Smith, 2011) measures. Educational relevance was evident: 82% of the children in the experimental condition met the kindergarten benchmark for First Sound Fluency compared with 34% of the children in the comparison condition. Teachers reported overall satisfaction with the lessons. Conclusions Results indicated that the vast majority of children demonstrating early literacy delays in preschool may benefit from a supplemental PA curriculum that has the potential to prevent reading difficulties as children transition to kindergarten.Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research20174140It is indicated that the vast majority of children demonstrating early literacy delays in preschool may benefit from a supplemental PA curriculum that has the potential to prevent reading difficulties as children transition to kindergarten.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR['H. Goldstein', 'Arnold Olszewski', 'C. Haring', 'C. Greenwood', 'Luke A. McCune', 'J. Carta', 'J. Atwater', 'Gabriela Guerrero', 'Naomi Schneider', 'Tanya M. McCarthy', 'E. Kelley']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b25735138d491a8f9d471a08c09181d4ed69227fVaccine20173242Single-dose vaccination of SA4Ag and SA3Ag in healthy adults aged 65-85years safely induced rapid and robust functional immune responses, supporting further development of SA 4Ag for the prevention of S. aureus disease in adults up to age 85years.2017-01-05T00:00:00Vaccine['C. Creech', 'R. Frenck', 'Eric A. Sheldon', 'David J. Seiden', 'Martin K. Kankam', 'E. Zito', 'D. Girgenti', 'Joseph M. Severs', 'Frederick W. Immermann', 'Lisa K. McNeil', 'David Cooper', 'Kathrin U. Jansen', 'W. Gruber', 'J. Eiden', 'A. Anderson', 'James Baber']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7e34aa9660885eb9df2e9f35f176aca1e3307e61Dynamic and thermal processes regulate the structure of the multiphase interstellar medium (ISM), and ultimately establish how galaxies evolve through star formation. Thus, to constrain ISM models and better understand the interplay of these processes, it is of great interest to measure the thermal pressure ( ) of the diffuse, neutral gas. By combining [C ii] 158 μm, H i, and CO data from 31 galaxies selected from the Herschel KINGFISH sample, we have measured thermal pressures in 534 predominantly atomic regions with typical sizes of ∼1 kiloparsec. We find a distribution of thermal pressures in the K cm−3 range. For a sub-sample of regions with conditions similar to those of the diffuse, neutral gas in the Galactic plane, we find thermal pressures that follow a log-normal distribution with a median value of Pth/k ≈ 3600 K cm−3. These results are consistent with thermal pressure measurements using other observational methods. We find that increases with radiation field strength and star formation activity, as expected from the close link between the heating of the gas and the star formation rate. Our thermal pressure measurements fall in the regime where a two-phase ISM with cold and warm neutral media could exist in pressure equilibrium. Finally, we find that the midplane thermal pressure of the diffuse gas is about ∼30% of the vertical weight of the overlying ISM, consistent with results from hydrodynamical simulations of self-regulated star formation in galactic disks.201767372017-01-05T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['R. Herrera-Camus', 'A. Bolatto', 'M. Wolfire', 'E. Ostriker', 'B. Draine', 'A. Leroy', 'K. Sandstrom', 'L. Hunt', 'L. Hunt', 'R. Kennicutt', 'D. Calzetti', 'John-David T. Smith', 'K. Croxall', 'M. Galametz', 'I. D. Looze', 'Daniel A. Dale', 'A. Crocker', 'B. Groves']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b27d47ce3f1c8b3a350033183d994443525049a0Journal of Foot and Ankle Research20173235The test shoe provided greater comfort and reduced the amount of pressure on the forefoot and the medical-grade footwear is a viable alternative to custom made prescription footwear and is more suitable than a regular everyday shoe when treating digital lesions associated with pressure.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Foot and Ankle Research['Bessie Hurst', 'H. Branthwaite', 'A. Greenhalgh', 'N. Chockalingam']2017-01-05T00:00:00 39511037e38b9d60c2da2cdfd5f4366456ba1e33OBJECTIVE The research investigated whether conducting a supplementary search of PubMed in addition to the main MEDLINE (Ovid) search for a systematic review is worthwhile and to ascertain whether this PubMed search can be conducted quickly and if it retrieves unique, recently published, and ahead-of-print studies that are subsequently considered for inclusion in the final systematic review. METHODS Searches of PubMed were conducted after MEDLINE (Ovid) and MEDLINE In-Process (Ovid) searches had been completed for seven recent reviews. The searches were limited to records not in MEDLINE or MEDLINE In-Process (Ovid). RESULTS Additional unique records were identified for all of the investigated reviews. Search strategies were adapted quickly to run in PubMed, and reviewer screening of the results was not time consuming. For each of the investigated reviews, studies were ordered for full screening; in six cases, studies retrieved from the supplementary PubMed searches were included in the final systematic review. CONCLUSION Supplementary searching of PubMed for studies unavailable elsewhere is worthwhile and improves the currency of the systematic reviews.Journal of the Medical Library Association20171537Substantial searching of PubMed for studies unavailable elsewhere is worthwhile and improves the currency of the systematic reviews.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA['S. Duffy', 'S. de Kock', 'K. Misso', 'C. Noake', 'J. Ross', 'L. Stirk']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a41720268ce95e8fcc0d6f8fcab3acc0214f9aa5Aids and Behavior20173235Despite uncertainties in model inputs, a substantial portion of the HIV burden among heterosexuals appears to be attributable to anal sex, and providing information about the relative risk of anal sex compared with vaginal sex may help reduce HIV incidence in heterosexuals.2017-01-05T00:00:00AIDS and Behavior["A. O'Leary", 'E. Dinenno', 'A. Honeycutt', 'Benjamin T. Allaire', 'S. Neuwahl', 'K. Hicks', 'S. Sansom']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8a35e493d8519de3958bfe95ae2876c54268206eMedical Oncology20175126The results suggest that strength of IL-33/ST2 signal pathway might be a promising way to treat pancreatic cancer.2017-01-05T00:00:00Medical Oncology['Yujiang Fang', 'Lei Zhao', 'HuaPing Xiao', 'Kathryn M Cook', 'Qian Bai', 'Elizabeth J. Herrick', 'Xuhui Chen', 'Chenglu Qin', 'Ziwen Zhu', 'M. Wakefield', 'M. Nicholl']2017-01-05T00:00:00 58abcf4892bacdf339cf3784a8b58ec93c39c84fPesticide Biochemistry and Physiology20173431Strong evidence is provided that target-site resistance underlies widespread ethiprole resistance in N. lugens resistance to fipronil and the molecular basis of resistance to this compound remains unknown.2017-01-05T00:00:00Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology['W. Garrood', 'C. Zimmer', 'Oliver Gutbrod', 'Bettina Lüke', 'M. Williamson', 'C. Bass', 'R. Nauen', 'G. T.', 'Emyr Davies']2017-01-05T00:00:00 22dcd574a8f657edf0d18e385bd1f56ca0b4ad73Vaccine20172431It is suggested that vaccine properties leading to reduced virus circulation by lessening the duration and infectiousness of infection upon challenge are of major importance in population RSV disease control.2017-01-05T00:00:00Vaccine['W. Pan-ngum', 'T. Kinyanjui', 'M. Kiti', 'Sylvia M. Taylor', 'J. Toussaint', 'Sompob Saralamba', 'T. V. Van Effelterre', 'D. Nokes', 'L. White']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a340d91e80878b472b4fac1959a2b4edc419dcf8Doxorubicin (DOX) delivered in a lipiodol-based emulsion (LIPDOX) or in drug-eluting beads (DEBDOX) is used as palliative treatment in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the in vivo delivery performance of DOX from LIPDOX or DEBDOX in HCC patients using the local and systemic pharmacokinetics of DOX and its main metabolite doxorubicinol (DOXol). Urinary excretion of DOX and DOXol and their short-term safety and antitumor effects were also evaluated. In this open, prospective, nonrandomized multicenter study, LIPDOX (n = 13) or DEBDOX (n = 12) were injected into the feeding arteries of the tumor. Local (vena cava/hepatic vein orifice) and systemic (peripheral vein) plasma concentrations of DOX and DOXol were determined in samples obtained up to 6 h and 7 days after treatment. Tumor response was assessed using computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. The Cmax and AUC0-24 h for DOX were 5.6-fold and 2.4-fold higher in LIPDOX vs DEBDOX recipients, respectively (p < 0.001). After 6 h, the respective mean proportions of the dose remaining in the liver or drug-delivery system (DDS) were 49% for LIPDOX and 88% for DEBDOX. LIPDOX releases DOX faster than DEBDOX in HCC patients and provides more extensive local and systemic exposure (AUC) to DOX and DOXol initially (0-7 days). DEBDOX formulation has a release and distribution of DOX that is more restricted and rate controlled than LIPDOX.Molecular Pharmaceutics20174829Evaluated in vivo delivery performance ofDOX from LIPDOX or DEBDOX in HCC patients using the local and systemic pharmacokinetics of DOX and its main metabolite doxorubicinol (DOXol) and their short-term safety and antitumor effects.2017-01-05T00:00:00Molecular pharmaceutics['E. Lilienberg', 'I. Dubbelboer', 'A. Karalli', 'R. Axelsson', 'T. Brismar', 'C. Ebeling Barbier', 'A. Norén', 'F. Duraj', 'M. Hedeland', 'U. Bondesson', 'E. Sjögren', 'P. Stål', 'R. Nyman', 'H. Lennernäs']2017-01-05T00:00:00 05571c4c0632cd004f088164b81f034877de7018Autotaxin (ATX) is a secreted enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) to the bioactive lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and choline. The ATX-LPA signaling pathway is implicated in cell survival, migration, and proliferation; thus, the inhibition of ATX is a recognized therapeutic target for a number of diseases including fibrotic diseases, cancer, and inflammation, among others. Many of the developed synthetic inhibitors for ATX have resembled the lipid chemotype of the native ligand; however, a small number of inhibitors have been described that deviate from this common scaffold. Herein, we report the structure-activity relationships (SAR) of a previously reported small molecule ATX inhibitor. We show through enzyme kinetics studies that analogues of this chemotype are noncompetitive inhibitors, and by using a crystal structure with ATX we confirm the discrete binding mode.Journal of Medicinal Chemistry20174327It is shown through enzyme kinetics studies that analogues of this chemotype are noncompetitive inhibitors, and by using a crystal structure with ATX it is confirmed the discrete binding mode.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of medicinal chemistry['Lisa M. Miller', 'Willem‐Jan Keune', 'D. Castagna', 'L. Young', 'Emma L. Duffy', 'F. Potjewyd', 'Fernando Salgado-Polo', 'Paloma Engel García', 'Dima Semaan', 'J. Pritchard', 'A. Perrakis', 'S. Macdonald', 'C. Jamieson', 'A. Watson']2017-01-05T00:00:00 13e1ccd2b075ce9d1127630644c34f2069be3214201723312017-01-05T00:00:00Materials Science and Engineering A-structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing['P. Browning', 'Sven Alagic', 'Beth E. Carroll', 'A. Kulkarni', 'L. Matson', 'Jogender Singh']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5e4b0060758dc77ba9ef46da89884ce4c5a89c4bJournal of Materials Science201762312017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Materials Science['D. Chanda', 'A. Samanta', 'A. Dey', 'P. Das', 'A. Mukhopadhyay']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9a33fd236259cd73706d339791a6798245053265Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology20177326DHEA and TES diminish ASM tone and b[Ca2+]i by blocking L-VDCC and probably a constitutively active TRPC3, and by PGE2 synthesis.2017-01-05T00:00:00Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology['E. Flores-Soto', 'J. Reyes-García', 'Abril Carbajal-García', 'Elías Campuzano-González', 'M. Perusquía', 'B. Sommer', 'L. Montaño']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6746e8293bcbd2481731c90dd9f72edc9d94ec16Tetramethylammonium tetraiodopentabromide [NMe4 ][I4 Br5 ] was the first iodobromide to be synthesized and crystallized in an ionic liquid as well as in dichloromethane. The new iodobromides show different structure motives yet are unknown from other nonahalides and can be better described as [(I2 Br3 )- ⋅2 IBr]. The additional IBr units are connected by halogen-halogen interactions on the central V-shaped [I2 Br3 ]- . The characterization was performed by Raman spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray structure determination. Conductivity measurements, thermogravimetric analysis and quantum-chemical calculations completed the structural discussion.Chemistry20174828Tetramethylammonium tetraiodopentabromide was the first iodobromide to be synthesized and crystallized in an ionic liquid as well as in dichloromethane and its structure motives are unknown from other nonahalides.2017-01-05T00:00:00Chemistry['Lisa Mann', 'P. Voßnacker', 'Carsten Müller', 'S. Riedel']2017-01-05T00:00:00 722e31d77a862e0829823e8f05aecaaa87233252Objective: To examine the relationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and criminal behavior in youth who are incarcerated or on probation in Texas. Setting: Seven juvenile justice facilities. Participants: Juvenile offenders in state or county correctional facilities or on probation. Design: Screening for TBI was conducted among adolescents at 7 juvenile justice centers. Main Measures: Participants were administered the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire, and results were linked to participants' offense history and psychiatric diagnoses. Results: One in 4 juvenile offenders met criteria for TBI, and the majority of injuries occurred prior to the adolescents' criminal offenses. A history of TBI was related to more violent crimes, as well as more mental health diagnoses and symptoms. Conclusion: The high rates of TBI and levels of distress found in juvenile offenders suggest a need for preventive actions, interventions to compensate for challenges related to TBI, and programs to assist individuals' transitions into the community.The journal of head trauma rehabilitation20172022The high rates of TBI and levels of distress found in juvenile offenders suggest a need for preventive actions, interventions to compensate for challenges related to TBI, and programs to assist individuals' transitions into the community.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation['W. Gordon', 'L. Spielman', 'A. Hahn-Ketter', 'K. T. Sy']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1d6d6124a7197a005d5de0f3c745a6d1a30da2d5BMC Neuroscience20174423It is suggested that INDP, both alone and in combination with scar removal, could modify the non-permissive microenvironment prevailing at the chronic phase of SCI, providing the opportunity of improving motor recovery.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Neuroscience['Roxana Rodríguez-Barrera', 'Adrián Flores-Romero', 'A. Fernández-Presas', 'Elisa García-Vences', 'R. Silva-Garcia', 'M. Konigsberg', 'Liliana Blancas-Espinoza', 'V. Buzoianu-Anguiano', 'Karla Soria-Zavala', 'Paola Suárez-Meade', 'A. Ibarra']2017-01-05T00:00:00 20ff0a5efc4d468aafd0cab112216f831cb725c7201795232017-01-05T00:00:00Chemical Geology['P. Scarlato', 'S. Mollo', 'E. Bello', 'A. Quadt', 'Richard J. Brown', 'E. Gutiérrez', 'B. Martinez-Hackert', 'P. Papale']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d01354dba3ae565618afccc74c6b412fb343cf28This study continues a longitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque social behavior following bilateral neonatal ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus, or sham operations. The social behavior of female subjects was evaluated at a critical developmental time point—the transition to adulthood. At approximately 4 years of age, female subjects were housed in small groups with other female subjects and reproductively viable adult males. As compared with neurologically intact control animals and animals with early amygdala damage, animals with early hippocampal damage were more social with their female peers. In contrast, as compared with control animals, animals with early amygdala damage spent less time with the males, engaged less frequently in behaviors typical of reproductive consortships, had higher frequencies of self-directed stereotypies, and became pregnant later. Males also generated fewer communicative signals toward animals with early amygdala damage than to control animals and animals with early hippocampus damage. Rates of sexual behavior were generally low for all animals, and there were no lesion-based differences in their frequencies. Discriminant function analyses demonstrated that patterns of affiliative social behaviors differed across the 3 experimental groups, both in terms of the social behaviors directed to the males, and the social behaviors generated by the males toward the females. In 4 of the 5 social groups, amygdala-lesioned animals were lowest ranked, potentially contributing to reduced sociability interactions with males. Other potential mechanisms and the experiments needed to elucidate them are discussed.Behavioral Neuroscience20175223This study continues a longitudinal analysis of rhesus macaque social behavior following bilateral neonatal ibotenic acid lesions of the amygdala or hippocampus, or sham operations, and found that patterns of affiliative social behaviors differed across the 3 experimental groups.2017-01-05T00:00:00Behavioral Neuroscience['Gilda Moadab', 'E. Bliss‐Moreau', 'M. Bauman', 'D. Amaral']2017-01-05T00:00:00 781e0557b77e79f67ea308ca17196bb916f8377aMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology20177022AnxA6 protein in adipocytes was upregulated by oxidative stress which might trigger AnxA 6 induction in adipose tissues and contribute to impaired fat storage and adiponectin release.2017-01-05T00:00:00Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology['S. Krautbauer', 'E. Haberl', 'Kristina Eisinger', 'R. Pohl', 'L. Rein‐Fischboeck', 'Carles Rentero', 'Anna Alvarez-Guaita', 'C. Enrich', 'T. Grewal', 'C. Buechler', 'M. Neumeier']2017-01-05T00:00:00 13af0797284a4fcb333cf71324f723294ccca267Cell Communication and Signaling20176121The E3 ligase activity of Hectd1 regulates the protein level of IQGAP1 through ubiquitination and therefore mediates the dynamics of FXs including the recruitment of paxillin and actinin.2017-01-05T00:00:00Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS['Xiaoli Shen', 'Zanhui Jia', 'D. D’Alonzo', 'Xinggang Wang', 'E. Bruder', 'Fabienne Hélène Emch', 'C. De Geyter', 'Hong Zhang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b457f4279db55081b0d9cfdbf00ebd1973b845eeAims RhoB plays a key role in the pathogenesis of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Farnesylated RhoB promotes growth responses in cancer cells and we investigated whether inhibition of protein farnesylation will have a protective effect. Methods and results The analysis of lung tissues from rodent models and pulmonary hypertensive patients showed increased levels of protein farnesylation. Oral farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib prevented development of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in mice. Tipifarnib reduced hypoxia-induced vascular cell proliferation, increased endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and reduced vasoconstriction of intrapulmonary arteries without affecting cell viability. Protective effects of tipifarnib were associated with inhibition of Ras and RhoB, actin depolymerization and increased eNOS expression in vitro and in vivo. Farnesylated-only RhoB (F-RhoB) increased proliferative responses in cultured pulmonary vascular cells, mimicking the effects of hypoxia, while both geranylgeranylated-only RhoB (GG-RhoB), and tipifarnib had an inhibitory effect. Label-free proteomics linked F-RhoB with cell survival, activation of cell cycle and mitochondrial biogenesis. Hypoxia increased and tipifarnib reduced the levels of F-RhoB-regulated proteins in the lung, reinforcing the importance of RhoB as a signalling mediator. Unlike simvastatin, tipifarnib did not increase the expression levels of Rho proteins. Conclusions Our study demonstrates the importance of protein farnesylation in pulmonary vascular remodelling and provides a rationale for selective targeting of this pathway in pulmonary hypertension.Cardiovascular Research20175617The importance of protein farnesylation in pulmonary vascular remodelling is demonstrated and provides a rationale for selective targeting of this pathway in pulmonary hypertension.2017-01-05T00:00:00Cardiovascular Research['L. Duluc', 'B. Ahmetaj-Shala', 'J. Mitchell', 'Vahitha B. Abdul-Salam', 'A. Mahomed', 'Lulwah Aldabbous', 'E. Oliver', 'L. Iannone', 'O. Dubois', 'Elisabeth M. Storck', 'Edward W. Tate', 'Lan Zhao', 'M. Wilkins', 'B. Wojciak-Stothard']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e0007ee992e4c55d09d688dbf457113a6823d717Vaccine20175217Positive pre-clinical findings regarding immunogenicity, safety, and stability indicate that HydroVax-001WNV is a promising vaccine candidate.2017-01-05T00:00:00Vaccine['Elizabeth A. Poore', 'Dawn K Slifka', 'H. Raué', 'Archana Thomas', 'E. Hammarlund', 'Benjamin K. Quintel', 'Lindsay L Torrey', 'Ariel M Slifka', 'Justin M. Richner', 'M. Dubois', 'Lawrence P Johnson', 'M. Diamond', 'M. Slifka', 'Ian J. Amanna']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d03dbd63ac29acb83480575b17e85ea4d670f71bProstate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Gleason grading is an important predictor of prostate cancer outcomes and is influential in determining patient treatment options. Clinical decisions based on a Gleason score of 7 are difficult as the prognosis for individuals diagnosed with Gleason 4+3 cancer is much worse than for those diagnosed with Gleason 3+4 cancer. Laser capture microdissection (LCM) is a highly precise method to isolate specific cell populations or discrete microregions from tissues. This report undertook a detailed molecular characterization of the tumor microenvironment in prostate cancer to define the proteome in the epithelial and stromal regions from tumor foci of Gleason grades 3 and 4. Tissue regions of interest were isolated from several Gleason 3+3 and Gleason 4+4 tumors using telepathology to leverage specialized pathology expertise to support LCM. Over 2,000 proteins were identified following liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of all regions of interest. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences in protein expression (>100 proteins) between Gleason 3 and Gleason 4 regions—in both stromal and epithelial compartments. A subset of these proteins has had prior strong association with prostate cancer, thereby providing evidence for the authenticity of the approach. Finally, validation of these proteins by immunohistochemistry has been obtained using an independent cohort of prostate cancer tumor specimens. Implications: This unbiased strategy provides a strong foundation for the development of biomarker protein panels with significant diagnostic and prognostic potential. Mol Cancer Res; 15(3); 281–93. ©2017 AACR.Molecular Cancer Research20176814A detailed molecular characterization of the tumor microenvironment in prostate cancer was undertook to define the proteome in the epithelial and stromal regions from tumor foci of Gleason grades 3 and 4, providing a strong foundation for the development of biomarker protein panels with significant diagnostic and prognostic potential.2017-01-05T00:00:00Molecular Cancer Research['Lisa Staunton', 'C. Tonry', 'R. Lis', 'V. Espina', 'L. Liotta', 'R. Inzitari', 'M. Bowden', 'A. Fabre', "J. O'Leary", 'S. Finn', 'M. Loda', 'S. Pennington']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d6c5fffd9092732ad028dc80aa2fb11c9f018272Scientific Reports20175516The ontogeny of support relations in Eurasian jays, a bird species known for its sophisticated cognitive abilities, is studied to determine whether the emergence of support intuitions is dependent upon specific interactions with objects, or if reasoning develops independently.2017-01-05T00:00:00Scientific Reports['G. Davidson', 'Rachael Miller', 'Elsa Loissel', 'L. Cheke', 'N. Clayton']2017-01-05T00:00:00 19ef59293619265ec90f5ff74a764827fc7bcbf7Although small-scale enterprises (SSEs) dominate the private enterprise sector, knowledge about support for these organizations from occupational health services (OHSs) is insufficient. The aim of this research was to study OHS services provided and staff cooperation with SSEs in Norway and Sweden. In total, 87 Norwegian and 51 Swedish OHS providers answered a survey on their experiences providing requested services from and cooperation with SSEs. Based on survey questions and constructed indices, providers in the two countries were compared using independent sample t tests and non-parametric tests. Open-ended questions were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results showed that SSEs, particularly in industrial, construction, and trade sectors, commonly contract for Norwegian and Swedish OHSs, and these contracts have increased in the last 12 months. Norwegian providers state that SSEs request broader organizationally- based services; their Swedish counterparts request more individual-based health-related services. Improvements concerning specific strategies for OHS collaboration with SSEs may be needed.Workplace Health & Safety2017913The results showed that SSEs, particularly in industrial, construction, and trade sectors, commonly contract for Norwegian and Swedish OHSs, and these contracts have increased in the last 12 months.2017-01-05T00:00:00Workplace Health & Safety['S. Vinberg', 'Lisa Torsdatter Markussen', 'B. Landstad']2017-01-05T00:00:00 645711cb4495ae478f621ea53b112d3c37559d77BBA Clinical20179313It is demonstrated that a single HD session does not increase, rather partially decreases, oxidative pathways producing di-Tyr in the haemodialyzed patient, which could stimulate further studies on the use of plasma protein-bound dityrosine (di-T Tyr) as a long-lasting oxidative stress biomarker in ESRD.2017-01-05T00:00:00BBA Clinical['G. Colombo', 'F. Reggiani', 'D. Cucchiari', 'N. Portinaro', 'D. Giustarini', 'R. Rossi', 'M. Garavaglia', 'N. Saino', 'A. Milzani', 'S. Badalamenti', 'I. Dalle-Donne']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e1c82b47c016a47bba714fe90e2d95720e223f2eBackground: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) typically defines communities by geography, ethnicity, shared health needs, or some combination.Objectives: We describe a CBPR project aiming to engage diverse minority and underserved communities throughout Michigan in deliberations about health research priorities.Methods: A steering committee (SC) with 15 members from minority and underserved communities and 4 members from research organizations led the project, with the help of regional advisory groups (RAGs) formed at the SC’s request. Evaluation of the SC used questionnaires, focused group discussion, and review of SC meetings to describe engagement, partnership, and communication.Lessons Learned: An academic–community partnership with a diverse, dispersed, and broadly defined community found value in RAGs, dedicated academic staff, face-to-face meetings, varied communication modalities, capacity building tailored to varying levels of CBPR experience, and ongoing evaluation.Conclusions: A geographically and culturally diverse partnership presents challenges and opportunities in representativeness, relationship building, capacity building, and communication.Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action20172310A CBPR project aiming to engage diverse minority and underserved communities throughout Michigan in deliberations about health research priorities found value in RAGs, dedicated academic staff, face-to-face meetings, varied communication modalities, capacity building tailored to varying levels of CBPR experience, and ongoing evaluation.2017-01-05T00:00:00Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action['Susan Goold', 'Z. Rowe', 'Karen Calhoun', 'Terrance R. Campbell', 'M. Danis', 'A. Hammad', 'Cengiz Salman', 'L. Szymecko', 'Chris M. Coombe']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d2e5984b8133a703d3b43793e01e9912fbc70988International Journal for Equity in Health20174010Despite poorer health among Aboriginal people, there were broadly similar patterns of reasons for admission to hospital among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal former prisoners and Aboriginal former prisoners had a shorter mean interval between hospital admission and readmission.2017-01-05T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['J. Lloyd', 'E. McEntyre', 'E. Baldry', 'Julian Trofimovos', 'Devon Indig', 'Penelope A Abbott', 'J. Reath', 'Kathy Malera-Bandjalan', 'M. Harris']2017-01-05T00:00:00 bcb260f19e3a023ce4177d64b92280619f7abbd620170102017-01-05T00:00:00['Trine Brox', 'Elizabeth Williams-Oerberg']2017-01-05T00:00:00 274f3c04f2e1405ac7b31178e10957d6e91d4dcaWe report the first measurement of the fraction of J/ψ mesons coming from B-meson decay (FB→J/ψ) in p+p collisions at s=510  GeV. The measurement is performed using the forward silicon vertex detector and central vertex detector at PHENIX, which provide precise tracking and distance-of-closest-approach determinations, enabling the statistical separation of J/ψ due to B-meson decays from prompt J/ψ. The measured value of FB→J/ψ is 8.1%±2.3%(stat)±1.9%(syst) for J/ψ with transverse momenta 0<pT<5  GeV/c and rapidity 1.2<|y|<2.2. The measured fraction FB→J/ψ at PHENIX is compared to values measured by other experiments at higher center of mass energies and to fixed-order-next-to-leading-logarithm and color-evaporation-model predictions. The bb¯ cross section per unit rapidity [dσ/dy(pp→bb¯)] extracted from the obtained FB→J/ψ and the PHENIX inclusive J/ψ cross section measured at 200 GeV scaled with color-evaporation-model calculations, at the mean B hadron rapidity y=±1.7 in 510 GeV p+p collisions, is 3.63-1.70+1.92  μb. It is consistent with the fixed-order-next-to-leading-logarithm calculations.20171792017-01-05T00:00:00Physical Review D['C. Aidala', 'N. Ajitanand', 'Y. Akiba', 'R. Akimoto', 'J. Alexander', 'M. Alfred', 'K. Aoki', 'N. Apadula', 'H. Asano', 'E. Atomssa', 'A. Attila', 'T. Awes', 'C. Ayuso', 'B. Azmoun', 'V. Babintsev', 'M. Bai', 'X. Bai', 'B. Bannier', 'K. Barish', 'S. Bathe', 'V. Baublis', 'C. Baumann', 'S. Baumgart', 'A. Bazilevsky', 'M. Beaumier', 'R. Belmont', 'A. Berdnikov', 'Y. Berdnikov', 'D. Black', 'D. Blau', 'M. Boer', 'J. Bok', 'K. Boyle', 'M. Brooks', 'J. Bryslawskyj', 'H. Buesching', 'V. Bumazhnov', 'C. Butler', 'S. Butsyk', 'S. Campbell', 'C. CanoaRoman', 'C. Chen', 'C. Chi', 'M. 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Ganjour', 'Saranya Ghosh', 'A. Givernaud', 'P. Gras', 'G. D. Monchenault', 'P. Jarry', 'I. Kucher', 'E. Locci', 'M. Machet', 'J. Malcles', 'J. Rander', 'A. Rosowsky', 'M. Titov', 'A. Zghiche', 'A. Abdulsalam', 'I. Antropov', 'S. Baffioni', 'F. Beaudette', 'P. Busson', 'L. Cadamuro', 'E. Chapon', 'C. Charlot', 'O. Davignon', 'R. G. Cassagnac', 'M. Jo', 'S. Lisniak', 'P. Miné', 'M. Nguyen', 'C. Ochando', 'G. Ortona', 'P. Paganini', 'P. Pigard', 'S. Regnard', 'R. Salerno', 'Y. Sirois', 'T. Strebler', 'Y. Yilmaz', 'A. Zabi', 'J. Agram', 'J. Andrea', 'A. Aubin', 'D. Bloch', 'J. Brom', 'M. Buttignol', 'E. Chabert', 'N. Chanon', 'C. Collard', 'É. Conte', 'X. Coubez', 'J. Fontaine', 'D. Gelé', 'U. Goerlach', 'A. Bihan', 'K. Skovpen', 'P. Hove', 'S. Gadrat', 'S. Beauceron', 'C. Bernet', 'G. Boudoul', 'E. Bouvier', 'C. A. C. Montoya', 'R. Chierici', 'D. Contardo', 'B. Courbon', 'P. Depasse', 'H. Mamouni', 'Jiawei Fan', 'J. Fay', 'S. Gascon', 'M. Gouzevitch', 'G. Grenier', 'B. Ille', 'F. Lagarde', 'I. Laktineh', 'M. Lethuillier', 'L. Mirabito', 'A. Pequegnot', 'S. Perriès', 'A. Popov', 'D. Sabes', 'V. Sordini', 'M. Donckt', 'P. Verdier', 'S. Viret', 'T. Toriashvili', 'Z. Tsamalaidze', 'C. Autermann', 'S. Beranek', 'L. Feld', 'A. Heister', 'M. K. Kiesel', 'K. Klein', 'M. Lipinski', 'A. Ostapchuk', 'M. Preuten', 'F. Raupach', 'S. Schael', 'C. Schomakers', 'J. Schulte', 'J. Schulz', 'T. Verlage', 'H. Weber', 'V. Zhukov', 'A. Albert', 'M. Brodski', 'E. Dietz-Laursonn', 'D. Duchardt', 'M. Endres', 'M. Erdmann', 'S. Erdweg', 'T. Esch', 'R. Fischer', 'A. Güth', 'M. Hamer', 'T. Hebbeker', 'C. Heidemann', 'K. Hoepfner', 'S. Knutzen', 'M. Merschmeyer', 'A. Meyer', 'P. Millet', 'S. Mukherjee', 'M. Olschewski', 'K. Padeken', 'T. Pook', 'M. Radziej', 'H. Reithler', 'M. Rieger', 'F. Scheuch', 'L. Sonnenschein', 'D. Teyssier', 'S. Thüer', 'V. Cherepanov', 'G. Flügge', 'W. H. Ahmad', 'F. Hoehle', 'B. Kargoll', 'T. Kress', 'A. Künsken', 'J. Lingemann', 'T. Müller', 'A. Nehrkorn', 'A. Nowack', 'I. Nugent', 'C. Pistone', 'O. Pooth', 'A. Stahl', 'M. Martin', 'C. Asawatangtrakuldee', 'K. Beernaert', 'O. Behnke', 'U. Behrens', 'A. A. Anuar', 'K. Borras', 'A. Campbell', 'P. Connor', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'F. Costanza', 'C. D. Pardos', 'G. Dolinska', 'G. Eckerlin', 'D. Eckstein', 'T. Eichhorn', 'E. Eren', 'E. Gallo', 'J. García', 'A. Geiser', 'A. Gizhko', 'J. G. Luyando', 'P. Gunnellini', 'A. Harb', 'J. Hauk', 'M. Hempel', 'H. Jung', 'A. Kalogeropoulos', 'O. Karacheban', 'M. Kasemann', 'J. Keaveney', 'C. Kleinwort', 'I. Korol', 'D. Krücker', 'W. Lange', 'A. Lelek', 'J. Leonard', 'K. Lipka', 'A. Lobanov', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. Mankel', 'I. Melzer-Pellmann', 'A. Meyer', 'G. Mittag', 'J. Mnich', 'A. Mussgiller', 'E. Ntomari', 'D. Pitzl', 'R. Plačakytė', 'A. Raspereza', 'B. Roland', 'M. Sahin', 'P. Saxena', 'T. Schoerner-Sadenius', 'C. Seitz', 'S. Spannagel', 'N. Stefaniuk', 'G. Onsem', 'R. Walsh', 'C. Wissing', 'V. Blobel', 'M. Vignali', 'A. Draeger', 'T. Dreyer', 'E. Garutti', 'D. Gonzalez', 'J. Haller', 'M. Hoffmann', 'A. Junkes', 'R. Klanner', 'R. Kogler', 'N. Kovalchuk', 'T. Lapsien', 'T. Lenz', 'I. Marchesini', 'D. Marconi', 'M. Meyer', 'M. Niedziela', 'D. Nowatschin', 'F. Pantaleo', 'T. Peiffer', 'A. Perieanu', 'J. Poehlsen', 'C. Sander', 'C. Scharf', 'P. Schleper', 'A. Schmidt', 'S. Schumann', 'J. Schwandt', 'H. Stadie']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8a71135b2610ddafcdb3d30e33bcfa4668011572Adherence to urate-lowering therapy (ULT) in people with gout is often poor. A recent systematic review revealed 10%–46% of people with gout adhere to treatment.1 Among chronic diseases, gout has particularly low adherence rates.2 Adherence in clinical trials of ULT is a particularly important issue, as the primary efficacy endpoint for most studies (including phase III studies that form the basis of regulatory approval) is the ability of the agent to reduce serum urate (SU). Pill count-based adherence ≥80% is frequently regarded as an appropriate cut-off for good adherence; however, this is an indirect measure. Measurement of drug concentration may be an improved measure of the adherence.3 The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between two different measures of adherence and SU endpoints in a clinical trial of allopurinol in gout. Data, including demographics, SU, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and plasma oxypurinol and allopurinol concentrations were available from a single study visit, and cumulative pill counts from the entire study period were available for 395 …Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases201769The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between two different measures of adherence and SU endpoints in a clinical trial of allopurinol in gout.2017-01-05T00:00:00Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases['L. Stamp', 'T. Merriman', 'C. Frampton', 'Mei Zhang', 'M. Wallace', 'J. Miner', 'N. Dalbeth']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c03f6dd515cbd3640ee57f9c07b59bac0b5e93e120173182017-01-05T00:00:00Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira['Cristina Gomes Zambrano', 'A. Fonseca', 'Julia De Souza Valente', 'Caroline Quintana Braga', 'E. Sallis', 'María Isabel de Azevedo', 'Carla Weiblen', 'J. M. Santurio', 'S. A. Botton', 'D. Pereira']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7bdea0b8d278dc58e7d04ed1ac39f6ccef45b1fdBMC Nephrology2017118CKD and its risk factors were prevalent among adults in St. Kitts and Nevis and public policy strategies for prevention and treatment of these conditions may be needed to reduce their associated morbidity, mortality and costs.2017-01-05T00:00:00BMC Nephrology['D. Crews', 'K. Campbell', 'Yang Liu', 'Odell Bussue', 'Ingrid Dawkins', 'B. Young']2017-01-05T00:00:00 c2c0d1e56511de30ad3d978ceb51200b6eb11283Inter-individual variation in metabolic health and adiposity is driven by many factors. Diet composition and genetic background and the interactions between these two factors affect adiposity and related traits such as circulating cholesterol levels. In this study, we fed 850 Diversity Outbred mice, half females and half males, with either a standard chow diet or a high fat, high sucrose diet beginning at weaning and aged them to 26 weeks. We measured clinical chemistry and body composition at early and late time points during the study, and liver transcription at euthanasia. Males weighed more than females and mice on a high fat diet generally weighed more than those on chow. Many traits showed sex- or diet-specific changes as well as more complex sex by diet interactions. We mapped both the physiological and molecular traits and found that the genetic architecture of the physiological traits is complex, with many single locus associations potentially being driven by more than one polymorphism. For liver transcription, we find that local polymorphisms affect constitutive and sex-specific transcription, but that the response to diet is not affected by local polymorphisms. We identified two loci for circulating cholesterol levels. We performed mediation analysis by mapping the physiological traits, given liver transcript abundance and propose several genes that may be modifiers of the physiological traits. By including both physiological and molecular traits in our analyses, we have created deeper phenotypic profiles to identify additional significant contributors to complex metabolic outcomes such as polygenic obesity. We make the phenotype, liver transcript and genotype data publicly available as a resource for the research community.bioRxiv2017557By including both physiological and molecular traits in the analyses, this work has created deeper phenotypic profiles to identify additional significant contributors to complex metabolic outcomes such as polygenic obesity.2017-01-05T00:00:00bioRxiv['D. Gatti', 'P. Simecek', 'Lisa Somes', 'Clifton T. Jeffrey', 'Matt Vincent', 'Kwangbom Choi', 'Xingyao Chen', 'G. Churchill', 'K. Svenson']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6e205849212d345db34acb68f63115bf41ced0caDue to the importance of glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products in human nutrition and plant defense, optimizing the content of these compounds is a frequent breeding objective for Brassica crops. Toward this goal, we investigated the feasibility of using models built from relative transcript abundance data for the prediction of glucosinolate and hydrolysis product concentrations in broccoli. We report that predictive models explaining at least 50% of the variation for a number of glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products can be built for prediction within the same season, but prediction accuracy decreased when using models built from one season's data for prediction of an opposing season. This method of phytochemical profile prediction could potentially allow for lower phytochemical phenotyping costs and larger breeding populations. This, in turn, could improve selection efficiency for phase II induction potential, a type of chemopreventive bioactivity, by allowing for the quick and relatively cheap content estimation of phytochemicals known to influence the trait.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry2017457It is reported that predictive models explaining at least 50% of the variation for a number of glucosinolates and their hydrolysis products can be built for prediction within the same season, but prediction accuracy decreased when using models built from one season's data for prediction of an opposing season.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of agricultural and food chemistry['T. Becker', 'E. Jeffery', 'J. Juvik']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9036a7da66ddb5d92461e7455a33bcf31eef1ae8Objectives: To examine catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) rs4680 genotypes as moderators of the effects of parenting style on postinjury changes in parent behavior ratings of executive dysfunction following moderate to severe early childhood traumatic brain injury. Setting: Research was conducted in an outpatient setting. Participants: Participants included children admitted to hospital with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (n = 55) or orthopedic injuries (n = 70) between ages 3 and 7 years. Design: Prospective cohort followed over 7 years postinjury. Main Measures: Parenting Practices Questionnaire and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning obtained at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months, and 3.5 and 6.8 years postinjury. DNA was collected from saliva samples, purified using the Oragene (DNA Genotek, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) OG-500 self-collection tubes, and analyzed using TaqMan (Applied Biosystems, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts) assay protocols to identify the COMT rs4680 polymorphism. Results: Linear mixed models revealed a significant genotype × parenting style × time interaction (F = 5.72, P = .02), which suggested that the adverse effects of authoritarian parenting on postinjury development of executive functioning were buffered by the presence of the COMT AA genotype (lower enzyme activity, higher dopamine levels). There were no significant associations of executive functioning with the interaction between genotype and authoritative or permissive parenting ratings. Conclusion: The lower activity COMT rs4680 genotype may buffer the negative effect of authoritarian parenting on long-term executive functioning following injury in early childhood. The findings provide preliminary evidence for associations of parenting style with executive dysfunction in children and for a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors as contributors to decreases in these problems after traumatic injuries in children. Further investigation is warranted to understand the interplay among genetic and environmental factors related to recovery after traumatic brain injury in children.The journal of head trauma rehabilitation2017697The lower activity COMT rs4680 genotype may buffer the negative effect of authoritarian parenting on long-term executive functioning following injury in early childhood, and provide preliminary evidence for associations of parenting style with executive dysfunction in children.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation['B. Kurowski', 'A. Treble-Barna', 'H. Zang', 'Nanhua Zhang', 'Lisa J. Martin', 'K. Yeates', 'H. Taylor', 'S. Wade']2017-01-05T00:00:00 609dc56fbf5cbef9dc5970baddb62176e7e781de20172262017-01-05T00:00:00Microelectronic Engineering['Yiting Sun', 'A. R. Negreira', 'J. Meersschaut', 'I. Hoflijk', 'I. Vaesen', 'T. Conard', 'H. Struyf', 'Z. Tokei', 'J. Boemmels', 'M. Moinpour', 'S. De Feyter', 'S. Armini']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0c5e2eaaad1003f1e0fa3c1091f7d7a303624cf1Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics2017336In women with ectopic pregnancies after IVF, higher hCG—though well below treatment failure thresholds previously described in spontaneous pregnancies—fewer embryos transferred, and adnexal masses are associated with greater odds of failing one dose of MTX.2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics['P. Brady', 'S. Missmer', 'L. Farland', 'E. Ginsburg']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a3bea9fc81176cb128015590a7102f12173cbc72Abstract This study deals with ameroid mites (Acari: Oribatida: Ameroidea) from East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran. Also, a new species Ctenobelba (C.) mikaeeli sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on adult specimens. A table with selected characters of all known species of the subgenus Ctenobelba (Ctenobelba) Balogh, 1943 is provided.Systematic and Applied Acarology2017454This study deals with ameroid mites from East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran, and describes and illustrated a new species Ctenobelba (C.) mikaeeli sp.2017-01-05T00:00:00Systematic and Applied Acarology['Mansoureh Ahaniazad', 'M. Bagheri', 'M. Akrami', 'E. Hugo-Coetzee']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a39860d116c39779f0997d350fc4fdb41ce1f560The study explores female caregivers’ reflections on their relationship with their child (2-5 years old) and the development of their child’s dietary and physical activity behaviors. Five, 90-minute semistructured focus groups were conducted to inquire about children’s growth, eating behaviors and routines, physical activity, personality, and the parent-child relationship. Nineteen female caregivers diverse in race/ethnicity, age, and educational attainment participated. Participants reported that they maintained a schedule, but needed to be flexible to accommodate daily responsibilities. Family, social factors, and day care routines were influences on their children’s behaviors. The main physical activity barriers were safety and time constraints. Guidance from pediatric primary care providers aimed at supporting female caregivers to build a positive foundation in their parent-child relationship, and to adopt and model healthy diet and physical activity behaviors that are respectful of schedules and barriers should be a priority for childhood obesity prevention.La Clinica pediatrica20172642017-01-05T00:00:00Clinical Pediatrics['K. Pratt', 'C. Van Fossen', 'Jennifer Cotto-Maisonet', 'Elizabeth N. Palmer', 'I. Eneli']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b7dbcfd90647c0668e4e83bf33daf57d709a67ce20171025Expectations about taxonomic abundances in unionid zooarchaeological assemblages are framed and assessed using two datasets from sites from the Leon River in central Texas and differences in life history strategy can be used to interpret past stream environments.2017-01-05T00:00:00Quaternary International['Traci Popejoy', 'Steve Wolverton', 'Lisa Nagaoka', 'C. Randklev']2017-01-05T00:00:00 11a0449c4568785b7dcf5ad173cc6de86e388503Background Approximately 70% of global HIV infections are located in sub-Saharan Africa, and the prevalence of HIV infection in Kenya remains high. Objectives This study examined the association between client type (general population, commercial sex worker [CSW], or truck driver) and consistent condom use with steady and unsteady partners. Methods Self-reported data included in the Kenyan Ministry of Health 2010–2011 National HIV Testing and Counseling Registry were used (n=11,567). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained using logistic regression. Results After adjustment, CSWs and truck drivers had decreased odds of consistent condom use with steady partners compared to the general population (OR=0.52; 95% CI: 0.41–0.67 and OR=0.29; 95% CI: 0.13–0.63; respectively). CSWs had 1.95 times the odds of consistent condom use (95% CI: 1.58–2.42) and truck drivers had 0.64 times the odds of consistent condom use with unsteady partners (95% CI: 0.45–0.91) compared to the general population. Conclusion Although CSWs consistently use condoms with their unsteady partners, truck drivers do not consistently use condoms with any partners. Future HIV prevention efforts should target CSWs and truck drivers to increase consistent condom use with all partners. Such efforts may decrease the prevalence of HIV in Kenya.African Health Sciences2017354Future HIV prevention efforts should target CSWs and truck drivers to increase consistent condom use with all partners to decrease the prevalence of HIV in Kenya.2017-01-05T00:00:00African Health Sciences['Elizabeth C Broel', 'L. Huber', 'J. Warren-Findlow', 'E. Racine']2017-01-05T00:00:00 cce0497892c678632c5358546e2772cba8e865deInfluenced by Fanon’s idea that the slave needs the master as much as the master needs the slave, this article uses sand play work to explore the unconscious draw for the other in relation to the majority. Offering an important insight into this difficult and contradictory relationship, this research argues that for difference to be fully understood we must make conscious and recognise this relationship for the other in order to free the other from their fear of their potential.2017532017-01-05T00:00:00['D. Turner', 'J. Callaghan', 'Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson']2017-01-05T00:00:00 2f476765023edb64df6210b98d0f79351bfd56bfHere we describe the fabrication, testing, and improvement of glutamate sensors in direct contact with dorsal root ganglion cells for short-term tissue culture experiments. To establish the feasibility and utility of placing enzymatic glutamate sensors directly under cells in culture, we address the necessity of increasing sensor sensitivity, increasing sensor lifetime, minimizing disruption of cells in culture, and of the spatial resolution seen with sensors directly under cells based on these results.IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications2017372This work addresses the necessity of increasing sensor sensitivity, increasing sensor lifetime, minimizing disruption of cells in culture, and of the spatial resolution seen with sensors directly under cells based on these results.2017-01-05T00:00:002017 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA)['A. Belle', 'H. Enright', 'E. Mukerjee', 'D. Soscia', 'J. Osburn', 'E. Kuhn', 'K. Kulp', 'E. Wheeler', 'Vanessa M. Tolosa']2017-01-05T00:00:00 35f4ba73043cf44e06c33f56a53137219fdac873In vivo xenograft models derived from human cancer cells have been a gold standard for evaluating the genetic drivers of cancer and are valuable preclinical models for evaluating the efficacy of cancer therapeutics. Recently, patient-derived tumorgrafts from multiple tumor types have been developed and shown to more accurately recapitulate the molecular and histological heterogeneity of cancer. Here we detail the procedures for developing patient-derived xenograft models from breast cancer tissue, cell-based xenograft models, serial tumor transplantation, tumor measurement, and drug treatment.Bio-protocol201702The procedures for developing patient-derived xenograft models from breast cancer tissue, cell-based xenografted models, serial tumor transplantation, tumor measurement, and drug treatment are detailed.2017-01-05T00:00:00Bio-protocol['Elizabeth A. Tovar', 'Curt J. Essenburg', 'And Carrie Graveel']2017-01-05T00:00:00 2453e309d899641025d39ac4acc92021b72c1749Positron-emission tomography (PET) with hypoxia specific tracers provides a noninvasive method to assess the tumor oxygenation status. Reaction-diffusion models have advantages in revealing the quantitative relation between in vivo imaging and the tumor microenvironment. However, there is no quantitative comparison of the simulation results with the real PET measurements yet. The lack of experimental support hampers further applications of computational simulation models. This study aims to compare the simulation results with a preclinical [18F]FMISO PET study and to optimize the reaction-diffusion model accordingly. Nude mice with xenografted human squamous cell carcinomas (CAL33) were investigated with a 2 h dynamic [18F]FMISO PET followed by immunofluorescence staining using the hypoxia marker pimonidazole and the endothelium marker CD 31. A large data pool of tumor time-activity curves (TAC) was simulated for each mouse by feeding the arterial input function (AIF) extracted from experiments into the model with different configurations of the tumor microenvironment. A measured TAC was considered to match a simulated TAC when the difference metric was below a certain, noise-dependent threshold. As an extension to the well-established Kelly model, a flow-limited oxygen-dependent (FLOD) model was developed to improve the matching between measurements and simulations. The matching rate between the simulated TACs of the Kelly model and the mouse PET data ranged from 0 to 28.1% (on average 9.8%). By modifying the Kelly model to an FLOD model, the matching rate between the simulation and the PET measurements could be improved to 41.2–84.8% (on average 64.4%). Using a simulation data pool and a matching strategy, we were able to compare the simulated temporal course of dynamic PET with in vivo measurements. By modifying the Kelly model to a FLOD model, the computational simulation was able to approach the dynamic [18F]FMISO measurements in the investigated tumors.Physiological Measurement2017482This study aims to compare the simulation results with a preclinical [18F]FMISO PET study and to optimize the reaction-diffusion model accordingly and compare the simulated temporal course of dynamic PET with in vivo measurements.2017-01-05T00:00:00Physiological Measurement['Kuangyu Shi', 'C. Bayer', 'F. Gaertner', 'S. Astner', 'J. Wilkens', 'F. Nüsslin', 'P. Vaupel', 'S. Ziegler']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1474cd3c081bcb9cbefe51d4e6babf1abeab29a5The West African region has immeasurable natural resources and a market of more than 300 million consumers, contributing directly to the dynamics of the global economy. This article aims to identify the importance of this region in the development of Cape Verde, an economically dependent country that has given primacy to its foreign policy to bet on political and economic diplomacy. This investigation was a literature review, complemented through an interpretative analysis, in which the results obtained may allow to consider that the archipelago of Cape Verde needs to delineate a new paradigm of regional integration, vying for the West African geo-economics’ space and using as a platform to provide services to other ECOWAS countries, so that the gains may also revert to the strengthening of cooperation with the African continent. Keywords: Cape Verde; West Africa; ECOWAS; Regional Integration; Development.20172112017-01-05T00:00:00Brazilian Journal of International Relations['João Madeira', 'Nataniel Andrade Monteiro']2017-01-05T00:00:00 b8f481d017953aa53fbc3aac10b624c09acb9712Infeccoes fungicas sao cada vez mais frequentes, principalmente relacionadas ao sistema geniturinario e causadas por Candida spp. A PCR mostra-se promissora para o diagnostico e para sua aplicacao faz-se necessario o desenvolvimento de primers. Para isso obteve-se sequencias da regiao ITS do rDNA 18S de 5 especies de Candida, alinhou-se e verificou-se os tamanhos dos amplicons e as Tms teoricas. Cepas padrao e cepas cultivadas foram utilizadas como referencia. Alem disso, 67 amostras de DNA de secrecao vaginal foram submetidas a qPCR e os resultados foram confirmados em gel de agarose 2%. Os testes in silico demonstraram a capacidade do par de primers em diferenciar as cinco especies, o que foi confirmado apos a amplificacao das cepas padrao e de amostras de secrecao vaginal, identificadas em 20 amostras. O limite de deteccao foi de 58 celulas/mL para as cepas padrao de C. albicans e C. tropicalis e 29 celulas/mL para C. parapsilosis. A sensibilidade da qPCR frente ao teste de crescimento microbiologico foi de 68%, com especificidade de 90%. A tecnica possui potencial de diagnostico, porem precisa ser otimizada para testes quantitativos.201791Os testes in silico demonstraram a capacidade do par de primers em diferenciar as cinco especies, o que foi confirmado apos a amplificacao das cepas padrao e de amostras de secrecao vaginal, identificadas em 20 amostra.2017-01-05T00:00:00Revista Jovens Pesquisadores['S. Jackisch', 'A. Koehler', 'Bruna Roberta Toillier', 'Danieli Dallemole', 'V. A. Corbellini', 'Alexandre Rieger']2017-01-05T00:00:00 fd1a9e071eeaa081b86bdf37f7541eea04e347c0Resumen: La soldadura de resistencia por puntos, es el metodo mas importante en la industria ensambladora de carroceria autoportante o monocasco debido a su automatizacion, su rapidez, flexibilidad de soldar piezas con forma compleja, es economico debido a que no requiere metal de aporte, ademas de la posibilidad de aplicar pulsos de precalentamiento y de postcalentamiento para mejorar la soldabilidad del punto de soldadura, el cual se define como la capacidad de la estructura de proporcionar proteccion adecuada a los pasajeros contra lesiones en caso de una colision, principalmente depende de la integridad y rendimiento mecanico del boton de soldadura. Para extender la vida de los vehiculos se producen aceros galvanizados. Sin embargo, los recubrimientos de cinc han incrementado la dificultad de soldabilidad, siendo necesarias corrientes mayores en el proceso, pues se presenta una menor resistencia en la interfase de soldadura debido a una mejor conductividad electrica. Este trabajo investiga el efecto del galvanizado en la disminucion de la vida de los electrodos, por esta razon, se deduce una perdida en las propiedades mecanicas en los botones de soldadura conforme se aumenta el numero de puntos de soldadura. El objetivo principal del presente estudio es correlacionar el desgaste de los electrodos con las propiedades mecanicas de los botones de soldadura. El procedimiento experimental consiste en hacer 1.000 puntos de soldadura; para cada vigesimo quinto punto de soldadura a partir del primero, los cuales se examinaron por estereoscopia, ensayos de dureza, ensayos de desbotonamiento y ensayos de tension al corte. En el desgaste del electrodo, se evaluo la cara por impresion en papel carbon, microscopia optica y espectroscopia de rayos-X (EDX).20171212017-01-05T00:00:00Soldagem & Inspecao['Miguel Delgado-Pamanes', 'S. I. Maldonado-Ruiz', 'M. Guerrero-Mata', 'Zeydy Lizbeth Olvera-Vázquez']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d5ad938bb68101e645796b6fa1854ea875dd9ea9This dataset provides information about soil organic carbon decomposition in Barrow soil incubation studies. The soil cores were collected from low-center polygon (Area A) and were incubated in the laboratory at different temperatures for up to 60 days. Transformations of soil organic carbon were characterized by UV and FT-IR, and small organic acids in water-soluble carbons were quantified by ion chromatography during the incubation (Herndon et al., 2015).2017012017-01-05T00:00:00['E. Herndon', 'Ziming Yang', 'B. Gu']2017-01-05T00:00:00 74a7ce4042e5781a5cd8cdbebb17c2f06888661f2017002017-01-05T00:00:00Age['J. Vincent']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1f2fe4428da3b08f26ec4fb59fb86f8aad9115172017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Lisa Kittisangvara']2017-01-05T00:00:00 273437c85100ad5ffbcd41743a3ecd93dc1f5a0bA infância e uma das fases mais importantes para o estabelecimento de habitos saudaveis. De acordo com a pesquisa do Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (SISVAN) realizada em 2008 com 26.000 criancas e adolescentes, o consumo de verduras mostrou-se inadequado, uma vez que mais de 30% dos avaliados relataram nao consumir estes alimentos durante a semana. O emprego de tecnicas gastronomicas pode tornar o ato de comer um motivo de grande prazer, buscando o bem-estar e a saude das pessoas. Avaliar a influencia da gastronomia na aceitacao de verduras por criancas com excesso de peso.  Participaram da pesquisa 25 criancas, com idade entre 7 a 9 anos, sendo 60% (n=15) do genero feminino, matriculadas em uma escola publica de Rio Paranaiba, MG, diagnosticadas com excesso de peso, cujos pais autorizaram a participacao mediante a assinatura do Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido. Aplicou-se um questionario de frequencia do consumo de verduras entre as criancas, e posteriormente utilizou-se o teste de analise sensorial de aceitacao atraves da escala hedonica facial de cinco pontos. Foram selecionadas tres tipos de verduras: a abobrinha caipira, o chuchu e a beterraba. Os alimentos foram servidos durante dois momentos. Primeiramente eles foram apresentados na sua forma habitual de consumo, corte maceidoine e souffle. Apos 15 dias, os mesmos alimentos foram oferecidos com o emprego de tecnicas gastronomicas, adotando as seguintes formas: chuchu – peixes; abobrinha caipira – sol; beterraba – flor. Para a analise dos dados foi aplicado o teste Wilcoxon e o Qui-quadrado. Ambos os testes foram realizados a 5% de significância no software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences - SPSS, versao 20.0. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comite de Etica em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Vicosa, protocolo no 473.739. Ao avaliar o consumo das verduras, percebeu-se que 28% (n=7) das criancas nao consumiam abobrinha, 44% (n=11) e 40% (n=10) nao ingeriam chuchu e beterraba, respectivamente. As notas atribuidas para as verduras aumentaram apos a utilizacao das tecnicas gastronomicas, apontando que a metodologia foi eficaz para melhorar a aceitacao. Entretanto, nao foram observadas diferencas estatisticas entre as pontuacoes. O genero apresentou associacao com as notas atribuidas para o chuchu apos o emprego da gastronomia. A idade nao demonstrou associacao com as notas conferidas a nenhum alimento. Ja o consumo alimentar foi associado as pontuacoes obtidas pela abobrinha caipira (antes) e a beterraba (depois) da aplicacao das tecnicas. A frequencia de consumo das verduras entre as criancas avaliadas foi baixa. As notas atribuidas as verduras apos a aplicacao da gastronomia foram maiores do que aquelas conferidas aos alimentos oferecidos em suas formas habituais de consumo.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00JMPHC. Journal of Management and Primary Health Care['V. S. Santos', 'Letícia Maria De Melo', 'Cíntia Tavares Carleto', 'Martha Elisa Ferreira de Almeida', 'Thaís Amanda Teixeira Augusto', 'Leila Aparecida Kauchakje Pedrosa']2017-01-05T00:00:00 faa43bda2c26d7f46ff9abf88b41ec3320372c7c2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Libby Ingram']2017-01-05T00:00:00 1eb703bb5f982dff7b7a73da3e87e9a67d07dc34Se analiza la dimension discursiva del cuerpo en el registro fotografico de la instalacion y performance del colectivo Yeguas del Apocalipsis en homenaje a Sebastian Acevedo presentada en la antigua Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Concepcion, en 1991, de la serie titulada “Tu dolor dice: minado”. En la performance, el cuerpo es un sistema de signos y de practicas politicas, que se cita a si mismo para desde ahi construir una presencia objetual en una puesta en escena/discurso. En este registro no se observa a alguien interpretando el papel de otra persona/personaje, por el contrario, el objeto del cuerpo esta dispuesto en una funcion visual que crea presencia estetica, desde donde el cuerpo se transforma en un enunciado y texto. El estudio tiene un enfoque cualitativo y una perspectiva descriptiva-interpretativa, visibilizando al cuerpo como discurso contenido en el registro fotografico de la performance , expresion de las relaciones conflictuadas por el quiebre institucional de la epoca dictatorial. A traves del lenguaje de la performance se crea una situacion que permite redefinir tanto una estetica semiotica de la relacion entre la corporalidad o materialidad de los elementos y los procesos de significacion subyacentes, como tambien de la memoria comunicativa, en tanto la fotografia -como practica- permite consignar lo que ha sucedido en un tiempo y  espacio.2017402017-01-05T00:00:00['Álvaro Patricio Elgueta Ruiz', 'G. Parra', 'Elizabeth Parra Ortiz']2017-01-05T00:00:00 afb86a62b0e2070d0f28d158227d0a0a902c72ab2017002017-01-05T00:00:00NASCER E CRESCER - BIRTH AND GROWTH MEDICAL JOURNAL['Ana Lachado', 'F. Barroso', 'R. Brás', 'M. Alves', 'María do Céu Rodrigues', 'Pedro Roquete', 'A. Coelho', 'S. Marinho', 'Fátima Carvalho', 'E. Proença', 'C. Mota']2017-01-05T00:00:00 d069ca2f0ef6fb3242c4ef4d3e7018295e7214dbTime for Dementia is a ground-breaking educational initiative to develop an innovative approach to learning about dementia for undergraduate health professionals.201700Time for Dementia is a ground-breaking educational initiative to develop an innovative approach to learning about dementia for undergraduate health professionals.2017-01-05T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 cf5a0e046a358c4a227ea817bc59eec884656abcSamer Adeeb Aleksei Aksimentiev Ahmed Al-Jumaily Marwan Al-Rjoub Jordi Alastruey Patrick Alford Alberto Aliseda Alejandro Almarza Rouzbeh Amini Andrew Anderson Chris Anderson Robert W. G. Anderson Carolyn Anglin Jacobo Antona Kristy Arbogast Allison Arnold-Rife Christopher Arthurs Mike W. J. Arun Gerard A. Ateshian Alberto Avolio Stephane Avril Evren U. Azeloglu Joel M. Bach Seungik Baek Ann Bailey Jamie L. Baisden Kartik Balachandran Bill Baltzopoulos Victor H. Barocas Christopher A. Basciano Rizwan Bashirullah Mark Bathe Philip Bayly Joan E. Bechtold Rebecca Bell Chiara Bellini Sigal Berman Michael J. Bey Shamik Bhattacharya Kristen Billiar Michael Bird Lauren D. Black Silvia Blemker Antonio Boccaccio Christoph Bourauel Carlijn V. C. Bouten Kath Boyer Todd L. Bredbenner Philip Brown John Brunski Greg W. Burgreen Timothy Burkhart John Cagle Stuart G. Campbell Ana Campos Brian Carlson Emanuele Luigi Carniel Olivier Cartiaux Alexander Caulk Pietro Cerveri Radomir Chabiniok Edward Chadwick Nilay Chakraborty Xi Chen Xian Chen Boyle C. Cheng, Ph.D. Naomi Chesler Emma Chung Brittany Coats Filipo Coletti Andrew Comerford Jessica Coogan Thomas Coughlin John C. Criscione Luca Cristofolini Robin Crompton Duane Cronin Kris Dahl Houman Dallali Lakshmi Dasi Lakshmi P. Dasi Tim David Bradley Davidson Steven Day Richard E. Debski Louis E. Defrate Juan Carlos Del Alamo Constantine Demetropoulos Emel Demirca Jaap Den Toonder Ashish Deshpande John D. Desjardins Ram Devireddy Paul Devita Paolo Di Achille Clark Dickerson Elena Dimartino Laura Dipietro Manuel Doblare Blair Dodson Leann M. Dourte Segan Shouchen Dun Neil A. Duncan Rebecca B. Dupaix Alan W. Eberhardt John J. Elias Benjamin J. Ellis Alberto Elosequi Artola Alejandro Espinoza Orias Adam Feinberg Yu Feng Andrew Feola Jacopo Ferruzzi Richard S. Figliola Alberto Figueroa Ender A. Finol Beniamino Fiore Kenneth Fischer Matthew Fisher Craig Foster Ronald Fournier Marco Franceschini Jason Franz Steven Freear Alan D. Freed Benjamin J. Fregly Morton H. Friedman Carlo Frigo Bingmei M. Fu Taotao Fu Masahiro Fujimoto Lee Gabler Luigi Gallo Jose J. Garcia Claudio Garcia-Herrera John C. Gardiner T. Christian Gasser Laura Gastaldi Michael W. Gee Guy M. Genin Diogo GeraldesJournal of Biomechanical Engineering2017002017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of biomechanical engineering['B. Winkelstein', 'V. Barocas']2017-01-05T00:00:00 dd463537b60fa83862ab62ea838ff470804683c32017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Libby Ingram']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ba64ccab2526a5d18affad5ddae41b04a8321cea2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Libby Ingram']2017-01-05T00:00:00 754ac5d7619285b2c305e0f0e47f4ccd665e1722Journal of Biomechanical Engineering2017002017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of biomechanical engineering['B. Winkelstein', 'V. Barocas']2017-01-05T00:00:00 ce0d25e41ca2d35a004d135b5c533b6e92f25c78Have any questions about Alzheimer's Society training? Contact our Training and Consultancy team directly.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 eeaf9311eba9ff9bb3984a2fb6ba240c853d3504This guide supports all literature courses taught at HACC (English 201 through English 279).Examples of courses include but are not limited to:: Introduction to Literature; Major American Writers; Major English Writers; World Literature.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Lisa Weigard']2017-01-05T00:00:00 6b013318c94f83bccd6ed7748736650d642f403eJournal of Biomechanical Engineering2017002017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of biomechanical engineering['B. Winkelstein', 'V. Barocas']2017-01-05T00:00:00 e4573d9a21cbc73ed71b69e9655a3eb736de359b2017002017-01-05T00:00:00NASCER E CRESCER - BIRTH AND GROWTH MEDICAL JOURNAL['B. Aguiar', 'Joana Silva', 'Elizabeth Marques', 'Lúcia Gomes', 'Miguel Costa']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8244895966434d04a140c063b8a3f1792192fe412017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Elizabeth H. Oakes']2017-01-05T00:00:00 073a21c2e09ccfe8f0fefcc5bae481e41ff5197eEn Mexico y en otros paises del mundo prevalece la hipertension arterial, una enfermedad cronica no transmisible o enfermedad cronica esencial de la persona mayor. Dicho padecimiento es un factor de riesgo cardiovascular que se ha incrementado exponencialmente en las ultimas decadas, de etiologia multifactorial y a veces asintomatica en sus fases iniciales, por lo que es importante detectarla a tiempo para evitar otras complicaciones.El objetivo de esta investigacion es identificar la prevalencia de la hipertension arterial en las personas mayores. Para ello se llevo a cabo una investigacion descriptiva en un grupo de poblacion de 219 personas mayores de 60 anos o mas de edad, con un enfoque cualitativo, y se aplico el cuestionario de deteccion de factores de riesgo para prevenir enfermedades cronico-degenerativas. El analisis de datos se realizo con el programa Excel. En los resultados se encontro que en los factores de riesgo agregados, 35 % presenta alguna ECD ademas de hipertension, 30 % padece o ha padecido de dislipidemia, 19 % lleva malos habitos alimenticios (dieta alta en grasas y pobre en frutas y verduras, consumo excesivo de sal) y un estilo de vida no saludable (sedentarismo, periodos largos de ayuno), 7 % consume alguna sustancia toxica como tabaco y alcohol, y 9 % no sabe si presenta alguna otra ECD. En conclusion, los diferentes factores de riesgo desembocan en la hipertension, donde el sexo femenino fue el mas afectado y las personas mayores por lo general padecen ademas otro tipo de enfermedad cronico-degenerativa, como colesterol, trigliceridos u obesidad, siendo la diabetes mellitus la mas frecuente.201730Los diferentes factores de riesgo desembocan en the hipertension, donde el sexo femenino fue el mas afectado y las personas mayores por lo general padecen ademas otro tipo of enfermedad cronico-degenerativa, siendo the diabetes mellitus the mas frecuente.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Ana Rosa Abadía Valle', 'Betty Sarabia Alcocer']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4d2af776fea16112c056a54bf585442ef4aab398This LibGuide is intended to help you verify and utilize fact-based news resources for research purposes2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Beth Seelick']2017-01-05T00:00:00 33be134c39d9c758305ad092b8ce738535a6d267This LibGuide is intended to help you verify and utilize fact-based news resources for research purposes201700This LibGuide is intended to help you verify and utilize fact-based news resources for research purposes.2017-01-05T00:00:00['Beth Seelick']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8e9479e97458dc2f56074c23fb87232ab66603312017002017-01-05T00:00:00['C. Short']2017-01-05T00:00:00 8666c264a141929ff370a597065d92c47084cac1Cell Communication and Signaling201700Detailed examination of cell motion on MEF cells demonstrated that loss of Hectd1 resulted in accelerated cell spreading and migration but impaired directionality of migration, and identified HECTD1 as a key regulator of IQGAP1.2017-01-05T00:00:00Cell Communication and Signaling['Xiaoli Shen', 'Zanhui Jia', 'D. D’Alonzo', 'Xinggang Wang', 'Elisabeth Bruder', 'Fabienne Hélène Emch', 'C. De Geyter', 'Hong Zhang']2017-01-05T00:00:00 292932748da055ab794b26565898eed056e60a0bHear how the Torbay Leadership Group worked with the Post Office to increase their knowledge about dementia.201700Hear how the Torbay Leadership Group worked with the Post Office to increase their knowledge about dementia and raise awareness of dementia in Torbay.2017-01-05T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 70d71ab9f69ef7873e9193359ec56f1be78071462017002017-01-05T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-05T00:00:00 f7042b58d7f5749fc45fb25648f6417ef7ca7728In the present work we intend to make a review about the most common agency problem in Colombian corporate law, the conflicts of interest that arise between partners and administrators. The study on the subject seeks to identify the situations that give rise to the problem, to discuss the effects generated from the agency problem and also to establish a link between the duty of loyalty of managers in the corporate activity and the management of conflicts of interes. Finally, we seek to expose the situation, solutions, incentives and disincentives that promote acting for personal interest versus the interest of societies and their partners, a fundamental issue in the context of the problem raised.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Emmanuel Guillermo Carreño Bernal', 'María Elisa Quintero Márquez', 'Gabriel Nicolás Reyes Mejía']2017-01-05T00:00:00 7e082163fb4e30c201f22aa46852bae6bee6c6a92017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Lise Lotte Hansen']2017-01-05T00:00:00 0c2808b7f9e56a494766662e42903a83a0bb7bc9Find out how the Irish Dementia Working Group has been developing and influencing dementia related work.201700Find out how the Irish Dementia Working Group has been developing and influencing dementia related work.2017-01-05T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-05T00:00:00 a674ef64386f3b3fa2cae903ac590ceff392ea54Journal of Biomechanical Engineering201700An Objective Evaluation of Mass Scaling Techniques Utilizing Computational Human Body Finite Element Models, and ESEV-EffMass achieved the highest overall similarity score (indicating that it is most proficient at scaling a reference response to a target).2017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of biomechanical engineering['B. Winkelstein', 'V. Barocas']2017-01-05T00:00:00 74787426d8b9dbdabdcb870d914cdf22244635d02017002017-01-05T00:00:00['Liz Gruchala-Gilbert']2017-01-05T00:00:00 4d1699daf95ba68fda69dff7ca25e767e818d6f7Adolescents transitioning to high school may be at greater risk of depression and suicide if they are victims of bullying behavior. This study explored sex differences in bullying victimization (physical, verbal/social, and cyberbullying) and the impact on depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in ninth-grade students (N = 233). Females reported significantly more verbal/social and cyberbullying than male students. There were no significant sex differences in physical bullying; male students who reported physical bullying victimization were more likely to experience depressive symptoms. Verbal/social bullying predicted depressive symptoms in males and females. Females who reported being victims of cyberbullying were more likely to report depressive symptoms, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts. Eighteen students reported suicide attempts, and each also experienced verbal/social bullying. School nurses are positioned to reach out to transitioning students, screen for mental health issues, provide a safe place to talk about bullying experiences, and promote positive mental health.Journal of School Nursing20178965Sex differences in bullying victimization (physical, verbal/social, and cyberbullying) and the impact on depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in ninth-grade students are explored.2017-01-05T00:00:00The Journal of School Nursing['Susan G Williams', 'J. Langhinrichsen-Rohling', 'Cory Wornell', 'Heather A. Finnegan']2017-01-05T00:00:00 58d03ea2745c4ac24d0cc7a5b884618dace98eb9ABSTRACT Objective: to know the experience of nursing students in the face of occurrences of moral harassment. Method: descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach, carried out at a higher education institution located in the city of Maringa (PR), Brazil, with 18 students from the 4th year of the nursing course. The data collection was performed with semi-structured interview. The data were submitted to the Content Analysis technique, in the Category Analysis modality. Results: from the analysis of the interviews, four categories emerged: "Most common harassing behaviors within the academic universe"; " Acknowledging the venues that presuppose moral harassment"; "Feelings that emerge from moral harassment" and "Consequences of submission to bullying". Conclusion: before the reports of participants of this study, it was evidenced that there is understanding of the students about moral harassment, although the reports present some gaps regarding the characteristics that define the practice of harassment. Descriptors: Nursing; Nursing Students; Violence; Interpersonal Relations; Nursing Education.  RESUMO Objetivo: conhecer a vivencia dos academicos de enfermagem diante das ocorrencias de assedio moral. Metodo: estudo exploratorio-descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado em uma instituicao de ensino superior localizada na cidade de Maringa (PR), Brasil, com 18 academicos do 4° ano do curso de enfermagem. A coleta de dados foi realizada com entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram submetidos a tecnica de Analise de Conteudo, na modalidade Analise Categorial. Resultados: a partir das analises das entrevistas, emergiram quatro categorias >; >; > e >. Conclusao: diante dos relatos dos participantes deste estudo, evidenciou-se que ha entendimento dos discentes acerca do assedio moral, apesar dos relatos apresentarem algumas lacunas quanto as caracteristicas que definem a pratica do assedio. Descritores : Enfermagem; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Violencia; Relacoes Interpessoais; Educacao em Enfermagem. RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer la experiencia de los academicos de enfermeria frente a las ocurrencias de asedio moral. Metodo: estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, con enfoque cualitativo, realizado en una institucion de ensenanza superior localizada en la ciudad de Maringa (PR), Brasil, con 18 academicos del 4° ano del curso de enfermeria. La recoleccion de datos fue realizada con entrevista semi-estructurada. Los datos fueron sometidos a la tecnica de Analisis de Contenido, en la modalidad Analisis Categorial. Resultados: a partir de los analisis de las entrevistas, surgieron cuatro categorias >; >; > y >. Conclusion: frente a los relatos de los participantes de este estudio, se evidencio que hay entendimiento de los discentes acerca del acoso moral, a pesar de los relatos presentar algunas lagunas sobre las caracteristicas que definen la practica del acoso. Descriptores: Enfermeria; Estudiantes de Enfermeria; Violencia; Relaciones Interpersonales; Educacion en Enfermeria .  Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}20172302017-01-05T00:00:00Journal of Nursing Ufpe Online['Marcia Glaciela da Cruz Scardoelli', 'Camila Lacerda Ferracini', 'Rafael Rodrigo da Silva Pimentel', 'Juliana Dalcin Donini e Silva', 'F. Nishida']2017-01-05T00:00:00 78f29fcceb89c0f60f2a2f05bc83ba1496faeca7Dehumanisasi pendidikan merupakan fenomena sosial dalam proses pendidikan dan pembelajaran di sekolah. Perilaku kekerasan di sekolah oleh guru kepada siswa, pelecehan seksual, tindakan  bullying  antar siswa, tawuran antar pelajar, penggunaan media sosial yang tidak terkontrol oleh pendidikan, dan praktik aborsi di kalangan pelajar merupakan ragam gejala dehumanisasi pendidikan yang sangat memprihatinkan. Sistem pendidikan cenderung memaksa peserta didik mengembangkan kekuatan kognitif, dan kurang mengembangkan moralitas dan karakter peserta didik. Sistem belajar kurang mengembangkan potensi manusia secara optimal sesuai dengan eksistensi sebagai manusia yang ingin belajar digambarkan sebagai whole-person-learning, dengan pribadi yang utuh menghasilkan perasaan memiliki (feeling of belonging ) pada diri peserta didik. Sekolah harus dibangun berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip pendidikan humanis. Belajar yang humanis dapat diwujudkan oleh guru-guru yang mempunyai kemampuan untuk menerapkan prinsip-prinsip pendidikan humanis dalam mengajar di kelas dan mampu untuk  menjalankan multiperannya sebagai pendidik profesional. Akuntabilitas profesional diperlukan bagi guru untuk mencerminkan kompetensi dan integritas pendidik yang profesional dan  berkarakter. CREATING HUMANISTIC LEARNING A CHALLENGE TO PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS WITH HIGH CHARACTER Abstract Dehumanization in education is an example of social phenomena existing in the process of character education in schools. Violation done by the teacher to the students, sexual abuse, bullying among students, students’ riot, social media misuse, and abortion cases are examples of worrying phenomena related to dehumanization in education. The educational system tends to force the students to maximize their cognitive potentials by neglecting the importance of their  moral and character education. The system is not, merely, helping the students to optimize their potentials which may be described as whole-person learning, having the sense of belonging. The schools should have been built by considering the values of humanity. Humanistic learning can be realized by the teachers having credentials to apply the values of humanity in the classroom. The professional accountability is also required to create teachers who are capable of showing their professional competence and integrity. Keywords:2017002017-01-05T00:00:00Jurnal Pembangunan Pendidikan Fondasi dan Aplikasi['S. Dwiningrum']2017-01-05T00:00:00 9b1d73a90c52962cecf37646193b903fcef5d4c7A observacao dos resultados positivos obtidos nas experiencias em 2015 das atividades educativas realizadas com criancas, envolvendo uma “consulta” de um ursinho de pelucia com acolhimento, orientacoes sobre higiene e alimentacao, exames e curativos permitiu o desenvolvimento de uma acao longitudinal, baseada na educacao popular, que reinventasse a relacao entre as criancas e os profissionais de saude, assim como a percepcao e os conhecimentos delas acerca dos cuidados a saude. Permitir que as criancas pudessem ser protagonistas do processo de cuidado e promocao de saude; Desconstruir o medo infantil da figura do profissional de saude; Expor as criancas a um espaco de trabalho em equipe, desenvolvendo nelas o multipapel de paciente e profissional de saude; Aproximar os saberes popular e academico. Com um grupo de 34 estudantes de graduacao dos cursos de Medicina, Enfermagem, Nutricao e Pedagogia, foram realizadas atividades educativas semanais, baseadas nos metodos de Educacao Popular, na escola Padre Francisco Jose da Silva da comunidade de Nova Vicosa com 49 criancas de duas turmas do 2o ano. A primeira etapa foi reconhecimento da comunidade, da UBS, da escola e das criancas. Apos esse passo, cada crianca ganhou um bicho de pelucia, com seu respectivo cartao SUS, que recebeu uma “consulta”. Ademais, em cada semana era trabalhado um tema, tais quais: “O que e posto de saude?”; “Conhecendo nosso corpo (orgaos, bullying); “ Dengue”; “Atividade fisica”. Foram usados teatro, parodia (Show das dengosas), circuito interativo (caca mosquitos), brincadeiras com bambole e corda. Buscou-se tambem associar as atividades ao aprendizado escolar, com nocoes de lateralidade (esquerda/direita), operacoes matematicas e leitura. Dentro da atividade sobre o posto de saude foi criado um espaco para as criancas dentro da UBS. As criancas relataram inumeras experiencias e as suas impressoes, sentimentos e sensacoes, inclusive, o medo, que foi desconstruido paulatinamente. Elas foram somando seus saberes e desenvolvendo os conhecimentos trabalhados pelas professoras associados com os conhecimentos acerca dos cuidados a saude. As professoras acompanharam e gostaram das abordagens, inclusive realizaram atividades de cunho escolar com seus alunos, como grafico matematico sobre o projeto; confeccao de uma certidao de nascimento, mini textos sobre como cuidar do ursinho e habitos de higiene; historia em quadrinhos da parodia da dengue, entre outras. As criancas demonstraram muito interesse e participaram de forma ativa em todas as atividades, sendo que em algumas houve dificuldades em abordar determinadas situacoes. Por ser uma acao longitudinal, sobretudo, que ainda esta em continuidade ate o final do ano, os integrantes do projeto construiram lacos de carinho e empatia com as criancas e, vice-versa, o que facilitou a comunicacao entre esses grupos. Outros pontos importantes foram o compartilhamento de experiencias com as criancas e o reconhecimento das situacoes de vulnerabilidade social vivenciadas por elas e da sua carencia afetiva. Pode-se inferir que e uma realidade completamente diferente dos integrantes do projeto, tornando necessario despir-se de preconceitos e vestir-se de gentileza, estando aberto para uma nova cultura.2017002017-01-05T00:00:00JMPHC. Journal of Management and Primary Health Care['K. Silva', 'D. Magalhães', 'L. Lopes', 'L. Carvalho', 'Pedro Daher', 'Débora Carvalho Ferreira']2017-01-05T00:00:00 5fb2a17c36498d29b7204d709abcd290ba0327d9O Programa Saude na Escola (PSE) foi instituido em 2007 como estrategia articulada ao fortalecimento do programa Saude da Familia (Ministerio da Saude) a fim de fomentar a integracao das redes de cuidado (saude, educacao, assistencia etc.) atraves de acoes de promocao, prevencao e atencao a saude com vistas ao enfrentamento das vulnerabilidades que comprometem o pleno desenvolvimento de criancas e jovens. Tais acoes devem estar atreladas, tanto para os profissionais da area de saude quanto para os da educacao, a ideia de que o desenvolvimento humano e sistemico e atravessado por multiplos fatores de ordem bio psico-socio-ambiental. Desta forma, torna-se imperativo ampliar o conceito de saude e bem-estar para alem da tradicional nocao de que saude e apenas “ausencia de doencas” a fim de potencializar intervencoes que promovam melhorias na qualidade de vida humana (tanto na esfera individual quanto na esfera coletiva). Alicercado por tais prerrogativas, um dos psicologos da equipe de profissionais inseridos na rede de atencao basica em saude do municipio de Petropolis/RJ, atraves da 1a turma de Residencia Multiprofissional coordenada pela Faculdade Arthur Sa Earp Neto, implementou durante o 2o semestre de 2015, em duas escolas de um bairro da 3a regiao daquele municipio, um ciclo de intervencoes de carater continuado, direcionadas aos alunos do ensino fundamental, com vistas ao resgate simbolico do espaco escolar enquanto local privilegiado para promocao de saude e integracao coletiva. Atraves da tecnica “rodas de conversa” os alunos foram instigados a refletirem e a debaterem sobre temas por eles selecionados (bullying, sexualidade, prevencao ao uso de drogas, perspectivas de futuro profissional etc.) tendo como contraponto do psicologo facilitador duas perguntas base: “Em que medida as caracteristicas do territorio/comunidade onde voce esta inserido interferem nos temas abordados?” e “Qual papel voce desempenha na sua historia e na historia dos seus coletivos?”. Assim, ainda que o produto das intervencoes nao possa ser quantitativamente mensurado, aposta-se na eficacia da estrategia utilizada, mobilizadora de um espaco de escuta e fala horizontalizadas e de valorizacao de saberes na qual os participantes sao estimulados a se reconhecerem como sujeitos da propria historia, implicados na investigacao das proprias vulnerabilidades biopsicossociais e na apropriacao de praticas saudaveis de autocuidado e de autogestao. O episodio em que uma das agentes comunitarias da UBSF local, apos atuar como co-facilitadora em alguns encontros, revelou ao psicologo o desejo (mais tarde concretizado) de retornar os estudos por ter identificado em si mesma novas potencialidades profissionais, aliado a solicitacao expressa pela direcao escolar de que os trabalhos nao fossem interrompidos no semestre seguinte, corroboram a relevância e o sucesso do projeto piloto realizado (que no ano seguinte teve continuidade atraves de nova turma de profissionais do programa de residencia inseridos naquela regiao, assegurando, assim, a integracao e articulacao permanentes entre equipes de saude e educacao, conforme preconizado pelo Ministerio da Saude).2017002017-01-05T00:00:00JMPHC. Journal of Management and Primary Health Care['Maycom Maia de Mello']2017-01-05T00:00:00 64f3523b776c9801cebcb74a16b4e35b94f9a379Importance New dissemination methods are needed to engage physicians in evidence-based continuing medical education (CME). Objective To examine the effectiveness of social media in engaging physicians in non-industry-sponsored CME. Design We tested the effect of different media platforms (e-mail, Facebook, paid Facebook and Twitter), CME topics, and different “hooks” (e.g., Q&A, clinical pearl and best evidence) on driving clicks to a landing site featuring non-industry sponsored CME. We modelled the effects of social media platform, CME topic, and hook using negative binomial regression on clicks to a single landing site. We used clicks to landing site adjusted for exposure and message number to calculate rate ratios. To understand how physicians interact with CME content on social media, we also conducted interviews with 10 physicians. Setting The National Physicians Alliance (NPA) membership. Participants NPA e-mail recipients, Facebook followers and friends, and Twitter followers. Main Outcomes and Measures Clicks to the NPA’s CME landing site. Results On average, 4,544 recipients received each message. Messages generated a total of 592 clicks to the landing site, for a rate of 5.4 clicks per 1000 recipients exposed. There were 5.4 clicks from e-mail, 11.9 clicks from Facebook, 5.5 clicks from paid Facebook, and 6.9 clicks from Twitter to the landing site for 1000 physicians exposed to each of 4 selected CME modules. A Facebook post generated 2.3x as many clicks to the landing site as did an e-mail after controlling for participant exposure, hook type and CME topic (p<0.001). Twitter posts (p = 0.13) and paid Facebook posts (p = 0.06) were not statistically different from e-mail in generating clicks to the landing site. Use of different hooks to engage physicians had no impact on clicks to the landing site. Interviews with physicians suggested that social media might not be a preferred vehicle for disseminating CME. Conclusions Social media has a modest impact on driving traffic to evidence-based CME options. Facebook had a superior effect on driving physician web traffic to evidence-based CME compared to other social media platforms and email.PLoS ONE20172725Facebook had a superior effect on driving physician web traffic to evidence-based CME compared to other social media platforms and email.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Simone Flynn', 'P. Hebert', 'D. Korenstein', 'Mark H. Ryan', 'William B. Jordan', 'S. Keyhani']2017-01-06T00:00:00 beaf9142a37aac1155ce99092a0687a4ad8e106bIn recent years archaeologists have asserted the value of social media for achieving goals such as ‘shared authority’ and the ‘empowerment’ of various communities. These assertions often resemble techno-utopian discourse. However, it is essential to critically consider these assertions with reference to the important studies emerging from the fields of new media studies and Indigenous and collaborative archaeology, which have particularly emphasised the need for a greater awareness of sociopolitical contexts. Informed by this literature, this paper surveys some of the emerging and established uses of social media by archaeologists and museums, and proceeds to introduce factors that challenge the broadly positive discourses about the impact of social media on various communities. It also highlights the need for short- and long-term impact studies.201784182017-01-06T00:00:00AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology['Dominic Walker']2017-01-06T00:00:00 44652f9311cf20b756bc202c5d7679bc7eeb02d8Public authorities have traditionally used an official language style in public, but currently social media have become an outlet for humour. This article uses positioning analysis to discuss challenges that use of humour poses for the identity of public organizations. Drawing on interviews with communications professionals working in the emergency services sector, the article suggests six evaluative themes that factor into organizational identity construction, such as the frequency and type of humour in social media posts. Indeed, while humour helps fashion more flexible and risk-taking organizational identities, it can also stand contrary to a bureaucratic ethos of public servantship and equal treatment. Dilemmas thus arise for public authorities that seek to adjust to the times and still remain ‘in character’. The article contributes to organizational identity research by considering the hitherto overlooked immersion of social media use, humour and organizational identity formation.201748122017-01-06T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['Joel Rasmussen']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4e7cb96080c1b4df04652856e21176fb238b8ae3Rapid changes in information and communication technologies cause serious developments in marketing field similar to every sector. In parallel with these developments, the social media channels which appear as Web 2.0 applications have a number of advantages in comparison with traditional media channels. Social media gained a place in marketing activities because of it s advantages. Social media is added on instruments in line with these developments that countries benefit in marketing activities for attracting more tourists, investment and becoming prominent against the other cities. Cities intensively benefit from social media because of social media ’ s properties like reaching the large masses, low marketing cost, interaction, receiving feedbacks rapidly, etc. Within this context, the purpose of this research is to determine the use statuses of social media by metropolitan municipalities as part of city marketing. In accordance with this purpose, official social media accounts of 30 metropolitan municipalities a re investigated between the dates of 01/09/2016 and 30/09/2016, then their shares in social media channels a re investigated in the context of city marketing. It is observed that two metropolitan municipalities do not have official Facebook accounts, four metropolitan municipalities do not have an official Twitter account as well. Again, it is found that 19 metropolitan municipalities do not have an official Instagram account and 17 metropolitan municipalities do not have official YouTube account. In consequence, it is observed that, our metropolitan municipalities do not benefit from social media effectively for city marketing activities.20172192017-01-06T00:00:00['Niyazi Gumus']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a91ff240e20e82a25c47ae593ab17ba4d5a5436dThe worldwide spread of social media is changing the forms and rules of social relations, the boundaries of private and public spheres, and the definition of privacy and its protection. In reflecting on children’s rights in a digital age, the online experiences of adopted children and their families foreground the tension between the right to privacy and protection and children’s right to know about their origins. This article explores the Italian case through a qualitative study of professionals working in private and public foster and adoptive services. It analyses the risks and opportunities presented by social media in the everyday life of adoptive families, with particular attention to children’s rights and recommendations for families and professionals.New Media & Society2017249The Italian case is explored through a qualitative study of professionals working in private and public foster and adoptive services to analyses the risks and opportunities presented by social media in the everyday life of adoptive families, with particular attention to children’s rights and recommendations for families and professionals.2017-01-06T00:00:00New Media & Society['Piermarco Aroldi', 'Nicoletta Vittadini']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d6addb1a5f0f82fbc62659bf3ea6c317feb135a2Social media platforms are tools, which are not just utilized for entertainment,but also serve as a multiple purposed tool in other areas,including politics. Egyptians have utilized these tools to communicate, coordinate, and bring about mass protests, since 2010.Social media sites have turned into a public space for various groups to undertake online political activism.They also bring like-minded people together to communicate reciprocal issues and interests.The new media platform possesses several features which can be applied in socio-political communication.Drawing on the theoretical concepts of the public sphere and communicative action of Habermas, along with the new public sphere and network society by M.Castells,this work examines the role of social network platforms, specifically Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flicker, and even Mobile Phone during the Arab Spring in Egypt.The social media has been utilized as a real public sphere for most of Egyptians. The two main arguments on the role of electronic media are firstly,to consider the digital media as a cause of the Arab Spring, while the other sees these tools as a vehicle to communicate with,organize,and mobilize the public.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00['F. abdullah']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7351b13979019a3f34a48aacaa2b7c67e3176dbbAUSZUG Das Ziel dieser Untersuchung ist es, um der verwendeten Redemittel in der Social Media Anwendung Bigo Live zu beschreiben. In dieser Untersuchung wird die deskriptive Methode angewendet. Die Untersuchung benutzt die Technik, um die Daten zu suchen, zu sammeln, zu schreiben, zu identifieren, zu markieren, zu analysieren und zusammenfassend. Die Daten in dieser Untersuchung sind die verwendeten Redemitteln in Social Media Anwendung ,,Bigo Live” haben. Die Datenquelle der Untersuchung ist die verwendeten Redemitteln in Social Media Anwendung ,,Bigo Live”.. Zusammenfasend kann man sagen, dass in den elf Videos alle Redemittelaspektrenhalten sind, sie aber jeweils unterschiedliche Reaktionen erzeugen. In Allgemeinsam gibt es alle Aspekte bei ,, Bigo Live ” um die Informationen zu geben. Auβerdem beschreibt es die Analyse der verwendeten Redemittel, sodass man die Wissen uber die verwendeten Redemittel steigern kann. Schlussworter: Redemittel, Video, Bigo Live2017502017-01-06T00:00:00['Randi Gustira', 'Ahmad Bengar Harahap']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ab105bcdd255ae6ae3e15037408847e0b294c5c42017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Laura Scaife']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1c69376a3f3c434812180433c8e4ce1aa7e0fc602017002017-01-06T00:00:00['A. Rohl']2017-01-06T00:00:00 509f90ca0667ea414855e4d220273f15901de6662017002017-01-06T00:00:00The International Journal of Management['M. Rashid']2017-01-06T00:00:00 90e60db5e1accd089fd00655abab6b23bd1bb75eArtikel ini memberikan pokok pembelajaran IPS yang selaras dengan perkembangan global terutama tantangan isu lingkungan hidup. Pemanfaatkan Ecocommunity (komunitas penduli lingkungan Hidup) dan Jejaring sosial ( Social Networking) sebagai sumber dan media dalam pembelajaran IPS menajdi salah satu arternatif sarana yang tepat untuk mengembangkan potensi kecerdasan ekologis peserta didik dalam membangun relasi, saling kerjasama,berisnergi melaluisosial interaksi yang positif  untuk menciptakan lingkungan hidup yang baik dalam menjaga keseimbangan alam. Model pembelajaran IPS yang dikembangkan yaitu dengan mengintegrasikan pemanfaatan Komunitas Sosial, Lembaga Sosial, dan Social Networking sebagai sumber dan media pembelajaran dalam Ecopedagogy . Kata Kunci. Eccocomunity, Social Networking, Kecerdasan Ekologis, Ecopedagogy lingkungan hidup, dan Model Pembelajaran IPS.2017052017-01-06T00:00:00['Angga Wijaya']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2f95e9d92008f82eb0bea516022ca2003f3c0441The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine can be analyzed as an instance where the Internet has strengthened the power of political actors to create disinformation. But it is no longer only the state-supported media monopoly that produces and disseminates propaganda. Citizens themselves actively participate in their own disenfranchisement by using social media to generate, consume or distribute false information, contributing to a new order where disinformation acquires increasing authority. This essay follows disinformation practices through the transition from broadcast to social media in post-Soviet times and theorizes how the coexistence of old and new media in the production of propaganda might inform our understanding of future scenarios, including in Western democracies.2017181242017-01-06T00:00:00Media, Culture & Society['U. Mejías', 'Nikolai E. Vokuev']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3c48c8c8fc5cd41acc32b915e167b5e9a3f9114cThis article reports on recent research concerning the use of sources by journalists reporting violence against women (VAW) in Australia. Until recently, VAW has been largely reported in the media by focusing on seemingly isolated events, rather than reporting VAW as a social problem. The international literature and Australian empirical studies show that journalists rely on law enforcement personnel as the expert “voices” that inform debate in the media, with an absence of survivors of violence, advocates, service providers and researchers. We report here on recent research focusing on intensive interviews in two Australian newsrooms, both of which made decisions to campaign for social change on the issue of VAW. We find that in the case of an “old media” newspaper, sourcing practices have not changed. Law enforcement personnel are still key—but changing attitudes within the police force were a key driver of the newsroom’s recognition of the scale and nature of the problem and the decision to launch a campaign. However, in the case of a commercial broadcast current events programme, social media played a key role both in sourcing practices and in spurring journalists to do more reporting on the issue. Social media was also increasingly being used to source subjects for interview, including survivors of domestic violence. We conclude with discussion of the implications of our findings for the domestic violence sector and its media relations, and question whether the media’s recent attention to VAW as a social issue will be sustained.201760142017-01-06T00:00:00Journalism Studies['M. Simons', 'J. Morgan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 cd0cae0db16901ea2f928f92f6122ffbb5e577b0Social marketing can be described as non-profit organizations' marketing activities. With social marketing activities, it is aimed to create awareness of the campaign issues for create a useful behavioral pattern in society. As for business organizations, promotion is an important part of marketing activities in nonprofit organizations too. With the usage of the Internet in the marketing area, new channels have emerged to perform promotional activities. Social media can be described as one of these new channels. The most important reason of usage of social media as a promotion channel by nonprofit organizations is the possibility to reach more people on a tight budget. Also, social media provides to create an interactive communication, to measure campaign results and to transmit campaign messages to the right audience. Recently the newest concept using as a promotional tool can be described as emoji. Many companies including nonprofit organizations have started to use emojis in their advertising campaigns. The aim of this Study is to aimed to measure the attitudes towards emoji usage in social marketing campaigns and to guide companies who are going to use emojis in their advertising campaigns in the future. Not to encounter studies about measuring the effectiveness of emojis in marketing literature, expresses the importance of the study. In the study, experimental design method has been used and a survey has been applied to the selected sample. According to the results of the study, it has been concluded that emojis are effective for social advertising campaigns. Participants expressed that, usage of emojis in advertising campaigns is suitable for social campaigns. And using emojis in advertising campaigns explains the Project successfully. They expressed that the transmitted message of campaign is informative and effective. And also participants expressed that these kinds of campaigns are attractive, creative and innovative.20171417It has been concluded that emojis are effective for social advertising campaigns and to guide companies who are going to useemojis in their advertising campaigns in the future.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research['Volkan Yakın', 'Oya Eru']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ea5c01fe693e203331d452c4c38bd95e78487023Newswire and Social Media are the major sources of information in our time. While the topical demographic of Western Media was subjects of studies in the past, less is known about Chinese Media. In this paper, we apply event detection and tracking technology to examine the information overlap and differences between Chinese and Western - Traditional Media and Social Media. Our experiments reveal a biased interest of China towards the West, which becomes particularly apparent when comparing the interest in celebrities.arXiv.org201790This paper applies event detection and tracking technology to examine the information overlap and differences between Chinese and Western - Traditional Media and Social Media, and reveals a biased interest of China towards the West.2017-01-06T00:00:00ArXiv['Dominik Wurzer', 'Yumeng Qin']2017-01-06T00:00:00 df80903f066001b211359643b2c4b64103a93c31Aplikasi content management system untuk e-commerce dengan fitur pemasaran produk melalui media sosial adalah aplikasi berbasis website yang dirancang dengan fitur utama pada pemasaran produk seperti email marketing dan social media marketing. Aplikasi ini berfungsi untuk memasarkan produk dengan jangkuan yang lebih luas dan menjaring konsumen lebih banyak lagi. Tujuan dari pembuatan aplikasi content management system untuk e-commerce dengan fitur pemasaran produk melalui media sosial adalah dapat mengirimkan informasi mengenai event, discount, new product, dan top selling product ke alamat email dan akun media sosial konsumen. Media sosial konsumen tersebut adalah Twitter dan Facebook. Aplikasi ini juga dapat mem-posting status dan gambar pada akun Tumblr milik store dan menampilkan pada sistem aplikasi gambar-gambar yang telah di post oleh administrator pada akun Instagram store. Selain itu, informasi tersebut dapat dicetak dan disebarluaskan oleh konsumen melalui beberapa media sosial dengan memanfaatkan fitur share pada service yang disediakan oleh AddThis. Hasil pengujian terhadap aplikasi adalah aplikasi dapat mengirim data melalui email, Twitter dan Facebook langsung ke akun costumer. Selain itu, aplikasi dapat mengirim data melalui media sosial Tumblr dan menarik data melalui Instagram. Aplikasi juga dapat mengirim data ke sejumlah media sosial melalui service Addthis.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Alda Mustafri']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b226743ff5fb8322da1a6fa601ea8b7da69e944bAdvances in Online Social Networks is creating huge data day in and out providing lot of opportunities to its users to express their interest and opinion. Due to the popularity and exposure of social networks, many intruders are using this platform for illegal purposes. Identifying such users is challenging and requires digging huge knowledge out of the data being flown in the social media. This work gives an insight to profile users in online social networks. User Profiles are established based on the behavioral patterns, correlations and activities of the user analyzed from the aggregated data using techniques like clustering, behavioral analysis, content analysis and face detection. Depending on application and purpose, the mechanism used in profiling users varies. Further study on other mechanisms used in profiling users is under the scope of future endeavors.20171615User Profiles are established based on the behavioral patterns, correlations and activities of the user analyzed from the aggregated data using techniques like clustering, behavioral analysis, content analysis and face detection.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Applied Information Systems['Dr. Vasanthakumar G. U.', 'K. Sunithamma', 'P. Shenoy', 'K. R. Venugopal']2017-01-06T00:00:00 282482684825fc767fd1f4698ea2f12746ef814dThe advent of big data has aided understanding of the driving forces of human mobility, which is beneficial for many fields, such as mobility prediction, urban planning, and traffic management. However, the data sources used in many studies, such as mobile phone location and geo-tagged social media data, are sparsely sampled in the temporal scale. An individual’s records can be distributed over a few hours a day, or a week, or over just a few hours a month. Thus, the representativeness of sparse mobile phone location data in characterizing human mobility requires analysis before using data to derive human mobility patterns. This paper investigates this important issue through an approach that uses subscriber mobile phone location data collected by a major carrier in Shenzhen, China. A dataset of over 5 million mobile phone subscribers that covers 24 h a day is used as a benchmark to test the representativeness of mobile phone location data on human mobility indicators, such as total travel distance, movement entropy, and radius of gyration. This study divides this dataset by hour, using 2- to 23-h segments to evaluate the representativeness due to the availability of mobile phone location data. The results show that different numbers of hourly segments affect estimations of human mobility indicators and can cause overestimations or underestimations from the individual perspective. On average, the total travel distance and movement entropy tend to be underestimated. The underestimation coefficient results for estimation of total travel distance are approximately linear, declining as the number of time segments increases, and the underestimation coefficient results for estimating movement entropy decline logarithmically as the time segments increase, whereas the radius of gyration tends to be more ambiguous due to the loss of isolated locations. This paper suggests that researchers should carefully interpret results derived from this type of sparse data in the era of big data.ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.20176244Results show that different numbers of hourly segments affect estimations of human mobility indicators and can cause overestimations or underestimations from the individual perspective, and suggests that researchers should carefully interpret results derived from this type of sparse data in the era of big data.2017-01-06T00:00:00ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.['Shiwei Lu', 'Z. Fang', 'Xirui Zhang', 'S. Shaw', 'Ling Yin', 'Zhiyuan Zhao', 'Xiping Yang']2017-01-06T00:00:00 67a7d2a907fe520b596ec3a7d31d5c371bee2aacIn Curative Violence Eunjung Kim examines what the social and material investment in curing illnesses and disabilities tells us about the relationship between disability and Korean nationalism. Kim uses the concept of curative violence to question the representation of cure as a universal good and to understand how nonmedical and medical cures come with violent effects that are not only symbolic but also physical. Writing disability theory in a transnational context, Kim tracks the shifts from the 1930s to the present in the ways that disabled bodies and narratives of cure have been represented in Korean folktales, novels, visual culture, media accounts, policies, and activism. Whether analyzing eugenics, the management of Hansen's disease, discourses on disabled people's sexuality, violence against disabled women, or rethinking the use of disabled people as a metaphor for life under Japanese colonial rule or under the U.S. military occupation, Kim shows how the possibility of life with disability that is free from violence depends on the creation of a space and time where cure is seen as a negotiation rather than a necessity.20170432017-01-06T00:00:00Korean Studies['Sonja M. Kim']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5917a886ee82b469de1de3573bf751838cc1d15eMarketing evolves in parallel with technology. During the last five years, Marketing 3.0 has become the most innovative marketing approach, but of growing, is research focusing on Marketing 4.0: the market- ing of big data. Much has been speculated, but academic journals have published little about Marketing 4.0. Maybe, because the total understanding of Marketing 4.0 requires: firstly, a depth knowledge about the evolution of marketing, especially about Marketing 3.0, and secondly, an analysis of how a range of technology –not only the Internet and social media- can be used to design marketing strategies that enhance the brand-consumer relationship. Taking into account how consumers’ behavior has been chang- ing since the beginning of this century, this chapter seeks to review Marketing 4.0 concepts, analyzing how big data can be used to enhance the consumer-brand relationship.20174623Taking into account how consumers’ behavior has been chang- ing since the beginning of this century, this chapter seeks to review Marketing 4.0 concepts, analyzing how big data can be used to enhance the consumer-brand relationship.2017-01-06T00:00:00['A. I. Jimenez-Zarco', 'A. Rospigliosi', 'M. P. Martínez-Ruiz', 'Alicia Izquierdo-Yusta']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a801b9b4c7476863f1d15b76b5cbdda1ec42ad2fAddiction Science & Clinical Practice20172916Khat use was common among HIV patients entering care, and associated with symptoms of poorer physical health, and heavy users were more likely to be male, Muslim, and non-married.2017-01-06T00:00:00Addiction Science & Clinical Practice['A. Lifson', 'Sale Workneh', 'Tibebe Shenie', 'D. A. Ayana', 'Z. Melaku', 'Lemlem Bezabih', 'Hiwot Tekle Waktola', 'Behailu Dagne', 'Rose Hilk', 'K. Winters', 'L. Slater']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e5d3b7da0cff576f28314bd737ccdc1268fa3094ABSTRACT This article analyses the political and media discourses on Roma in Hungary, Finland and the UK, in relation to the local Roma in these countries as well as those who migrated from Central and Eastern Europe countries following the fall of communism. The authors have analysed left of centre and right of centre major newspapers in these three countries, focusing on specific case studies which were the foci of public debates during the last two decades. We also examined a common case study in 2013 (“blond Maria”) that was discussed throughout Europe. In each news paper, the constructions of Roma, local and migrant, and the changes to related discourses over the period were studied. In conclusion, we examine the multi-layered processes of social and political borderings in Europe which dominate discourses on Roma, “indigenous” and migrant, and the extent to which they constitute a coherent “European” construction of “the Roma”.Racialized Bordering Discourses on European Roma201737172017-01-06T00:00:00Ethnic and Racial Studies['N. Yuval-Davis', 'V. Varjú', 'Miika Tervonen', 'Jamie Hakim', 'M. Fathi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 6a73f0cde2fd0d2605ce222e7fcf6e3183c6fd31ABSTRACT The relationship between the Black community and law enforcement has received increased attention in the media in the last 3 years. Much of the conversation has centered around Black males and females being killed by police officers and the negative relationship between law enforcement and Black communities. This article focuses on how Afrocentricity can be applied to community policing as an option to address these issues. While much has been stated about community policing, nothing has been discussed that grounds the experience and the response in an African-centered perspective. By centering the discussion from a cultural perspective, African-centered theory can be utilized to frame the response within the Black experience and not from a Eurocentric perspective. Principles of the African-centered paradigm are identified and discussed as applied to creating a newly envisioned community policing initiative. Recommendations for the role of social workers are also offered with regards to having social workers interface with the criminal justice system from an African-centered perspective.201735122017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment['T. Bent-Goodley', 'C. M. Smith']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a5b81c512dcce17c7969fa4c7b512570f23ca614As an orchestra or a rock star, archaeologists have their audience too. This paper wants to highlight an integrated approach between fieldwork, its account and its dissemination to the public in different ways, including social media. This potential integration has come to life in the 2011 excavation of the Roman mansio of Vignale (Italy) and it has been named “Excava(c)tion”. It doesn’t mean a new way of digging but another way of approaching the excavation, an approach integrated toward and with the public, both on site and on the social Web. “Excava(c)tion” conceives the site as a stage and digging as a performance, through a continuous dialogue between archaeologists and the public. Archaeologists share their work in the form of guided tours (live, theatrical-like performances), communicative diaries and videos (edited, motion-picture performances) and on a blog (www.uominiecoseavignale.it). They receive back comments and oral accounts from the local community about the main themes of common interest. “Excava(c)tion” means engagement both of archaeologists and the public in the pursuit of a global multivocality during archaeological excavation.2017732017-01-06T00:00:00AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology['S. Costa', 'F. Ripanti']2017-01-06T00:00:00 db4ecfcc0d04e793f313d87e28d7c23a250a818fcess and practice-based research in the second part justifies the division. Reading through the collected essays, however, one may wonder about other possible juxtapositions and associations. As the book’s chapters on videogames and social media highlight, distinctions among user, practitioner, and audience become productively complicated. Those interested in teaching from the book may want to explore different groupings for texts.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00Theatre Journal['Stanton B. Garner']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e6afa044745942e874f72e53f6ea9a0e48ee1f35El marketing es el proceso por el que las empresas crean valor para los clientes y construyen fuertes relaciones con los mismos para asi obtener el valor de ellos a cambio de satisfacer las necesidades de manera rentable. La Social Media Marketing sirve para promover conversaciones con el mercado y la sociedad, que respeten los principios de la Web Social, y asi tener el poder de acceder al sitio web o red social de la empresa para conocer acerca de sus productos y servicios, conocer las opiniones de otros clientes, solicitar informacion especifica, hacer pedidos, pagar online y comentar hacer de su experiencia. Hoy en dia las empresas basan su estrategia de posicionamiento y generacion de demanda online. Tambien gestionan sus campanas y estrategias para atraer al usuario y generar nuevas experiencias, las organizaciones deben determinar las necesidades, deseos e intereses de los mercados meta y proporcionar las satisfacciones deseadas de manera mas efectiva y eficiente que la de los competidores, de tal manera que mantenga o mejore el bienestar del consumidor y de la sociedad Cada vez se esta mas conectados en la tecnologia con los dispositivos, en la mayoria de los usuarios pueden ver a distancias las maravillas de los lugares turisticos e interactuar con ellos de manera digital para luego hacerlo real.2017102017-01-06T00:00:00['E. Velasteguí', 'Paola Sigcha']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b81d58044d8a461011c069a2eab1c9a70c2c05b2This article considers the cultural status of the “webtoon,” the internet-based comics as new-media contents in terms of its relation to the specific generation (youth in their twenties) mainly in charge of its production and consumption. For the younger generation of 21st century in Korea, the internet – or web-space – has tremendous meaning as an existential basis for molding a specific collective model of subjectivity. Briefly put, the internet as virtual space - a new semiosphere indispensible for the social existence of the new younger generation. The contemporary webtoon realm is one of the most densely populated places in this semiosphere, and its cultural significance appears to be increasing more and more. In the article, I will attempt an inquiry into one of the most interesting phenomena in the contemporary Korean webtoon realm, which is called “cripple taste [byongmat] comics.” Nowadays, byongmat comics are a distinctive new trend in the realm of Korean webtoons and are gaining tremendous popularity among the younger generations. What is the essence of byongmat comics, and what characterizes their linguistic particularity? To answer these questions, I will make a close inquiry into Lee Mal Neon’s webtoon as a representative case study in terms of the sense of parody and surplusage, which constitutes psychological and esthetic essence of byongmat comics.2017212017-01-06T00:00:00Trans-Humanities Journal['Soo-Hwan Kim']2017-01-06T00:00:00 dd53606f7e7394106462dec6ee8a67e2b839a6ddThis paper aims to discuss the way as pedagogical practices have been configured due the impact of changes provoked by current information and media approaches. We analyzed, as an illustration, two educational experiences: class inversee and video-class, as proposed by Salman Khan. The educational approaches that are presented as innovative were understood as an expression of a tangled network involving: school institution, contemporary world and subjectivity production processes. To deal specifically with the attention schemes we based on writings from cognitive psychology area, and on papers from communication and education fields. Considering school as a social institution, shaped by changes on going, and at the same time as an actor in this process, we identify as relevant analyze pedagogical experiences that present themselves as innovative, taking into account the possible risk of standardize subjectivity and its creative potential desirable.2017812017-01-06T00:00:00Psicologia Em Estudo['C. Morel', 'Luiz Antônio Saléh Amado']2017-01-06T00:00:00 229f43816a2a2d0ea2dd56cbc43fe42e0fdc7504El recurso en comunicacion politica a los contenidos personales y privados de los candidatos es una tendencia cada vez mas habitual tambien en Espana. Esta investigacion descriptiva-interpretativa y comparativa pretende ahondar en la relacion que se produce entre la presen-tacion de esos elementos discursivos y la interaccion que promueven entre los publicos. Para ello propondremos una escala de cuatro niveles de interaccion que, con las estadisticas de YouTube, nos permita determinar en una muestra de 23 politicos si los ciudadanos son mas proclives al consumo de los relatos personales de los candidatos o, por el contrario, prefieren los de tipo politico-partidista. Del estudio se desprende que los videos con relatos personales obtienen, de media, el doble de reproducciones y suscitan valoraciones y comentarios tambien con el doble de frecuencia que las grabaciones de calado mas partidista. En el polo opuesto, no solo registran menos difusiones a traves de esta red social, sino que el numero de comentarios que reciben y el numero de participantes que realizan estas aportaciones tambien es menor. Using personal and private content from the candidates is an increasingly common trend in Political Communication, in Spain as well. This descriptive, interpretative and comparative research aims to dwell on the relationship that takes place between the presentation of those discursive elements and the interaction they promote with the audience. Therefore, we will propose a four interaction levels’ scale by using YouTube statistics. This will allow us to determine in a sample of 23 politicians, if citizens are more likely to watch personal stories of candidates or, conversely, they prefer political party contents. The research shows that the videos with personal accounts earn, on average, twice reproductions and they raise ratings and comments also twice, in comparison with those that include political and partisan contents. In the opposite situation, they obtain less dissemination through this social network (YouYube). On top of that, the number of comments they receive and the number of participants that make these contributions are lower too.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00Tripodos['P. Sande']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c579de76fc39d892830e4f90fb2b061b744030e2The purpose of this study was to conduct a cross-regional comparative analysis of the cultural, social, and economic differences that influence the HIV/AIDS prevalence as well as the differences in media channels and messages used in the prevention campaigns in two neighboring regions in Tanzania-Singida with one of the lowest (3.3%) and Iringa with one of the highest (9.1%) prevalence in the country. Four focus groups were conducted in each region among both rural and urban areas in the two regions. The findings indicated major differences in tribal composition, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence sexual behaviors in the two regions. Participants also indicated that there were differences in media channels used in the prevention campaigns in the two regions. The findings have practical and theoretical implications for campaign designers, scholars, organizations, and funding agencies in Tanzania in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general.20172302017-01-06T00:00:00['J. Kiwanuka-Tondo', 'S. Merritt', 'M. D. Moya']2017-01-06T00:00:00 78a422852a2764da9b6fd5f42588fedf145c651aAbstract The radical transformations, economic and political, which gradually took place in Greece after 1974 created a new framework for the reception, understanding and use of the various manifestations of artistic creativity and of culture in general. In the 1980s, political stability, economic development, and particularly, the changed position of Greece on the European map with its entry into the European Economic Community at times made the notion of culture a tool of politics, and at others a means of boosting the nebulous concept of national identity. In the middle of that same decade, economic prosperity created new requirements among the population, one of these being an involvement with art, in its various forms. A mistaken interpretation of the democratization of culture, in conjunction with a media explosion, gave products of art the role of social distinction. Thus on the one hand, involvement with culture was experienced as participation in an entitlement, as a freehold on property, as it were. On the other, artistic creativity in general, and particularly anything new and avant-garde, was identified with a dynamic attitude to life, with financial success and social recognition. This created an environment without precedent in Greek terms which eradicated the ideological inertia of previous decades.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Vicky Karaiskou']2017-01-06T00:00:00 51d3e77c360fe4fe62ddf3a9f412927b0fe7207bAsthma Research and Practice201755610This review will analyze and discuss disparities in asthma management in several countries and regions, such as access to healthcare human resources and medications, due to limited financial capacity to develop strategies to control and prevent this chronic disease.2017-01-06T00:00:00Asthma research and practice['C. Nunes', 'A. Pereira', 'M. Morais‐Almeida']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4bce15423851875b703f21880e9771638a4f327eOBJECTIVE To determine the adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile of non-ionic iodinated contrast media in populations with underlying diseases and risk factors and to provide guidance for more safe and rational use of iodinated contrast media (ICMs) in the clinic. METHODS Data from 120,822 cases who underwent enhanced CT examination in our hospital from January 2014 to March 2016 were collected. A standardized case report form was used for data collection and analysis. RESULTS The incidence of ADRs was 0.4% and 0.44% in patients with and without underlying diseases, respectively (p = 0.378). Risk factor analysis revealed that patients with asthma had the highest incidence of ADRs, followed by patients with cardiac insufficiency and patients who were aged had the lowest incidence. There was a low incidence of ADRs in patients under metformin (0.36%) and β-adrenaline receptor antagonist (0.20%) medication. The incidence was the highest in patients with previous ADRs to ICMs (7.17%) and the lowest in those with a history of ICM usage but no previous reactions (0.32%). ADRs were more common in patients at high risk at a higher injection dose (≥100 ml; p < 0.01) and speed (≥5 ml s-1; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION The incidence of ADRs was extremely low in patients regardless of underlying diseases. Some high-risk factors have certain correlations with the occurrence of ADRs. Particular attention should be given to patients at high risk when performing enhanced CT examination. Advances in knowledge: The correlation between various risk factors and underlying diseases and ADRs was comprehensively analyzed in a large-scale population.British Journal of Radiology20172154The incidence of ADRs was extremely low in patients regardless of underlying diseases, and particular attention should be given to patients at high risk when performing enhanced CT examination.2017-01-06T00:00:00The British journal of radiology['Xue Li', 'Heng Liu', 'Li Zhao', 'Junling Liu', 'Li Cai', 'Lei Liu', 'Weiguo Zhang']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7f54bddd758c36476219b6e604af6afe3b7614f2ABSTRACT Complex media are routinely used to cultivate diverse bacteria. However, this complexity can obscure the factors that govern cell growth. While studying protein acetylation in buffered tryptone broth supplemented with glucose (TB7-glucose), we observed that Escherichia coli did not fully consume glucose prior to stationary phase. However, when we supplemented this medium with magnesium, the glucose was completely consumed during exponential growth, with concomitant increases in cell number and biomass but reduced cell size. Similar results were observed with other sugars and other peptide-based media, including lysogeny broth. Magnesium also limited cell growth for Vibrio fischeri and Bacillus subtilis in TB7-glucose. Finally, magnesium supplementation reduced protein acetylation. Based on these results, we conclude that growth in peptide-based media is magnesium limited. We further conclude that magnesium supplementation can be used to tune protein acetylation without genetic manipulation. These results have the potential to reduce potentially deleterious acetylated isoforms of recombinant proteins without negatively affecting cell growth. IMPORTANCE Bacteria are often grown in complex media. These media are thought to provide the nutrients necessary to grow bacteria to high cell densities. In this work, we found that peptide-based media containing a sugar are magnesium limited for bacterial growth. In particular, magnesium supplementation is necessary for the bacteria to use the sugar for cell growth. Interestingly, in the absence of magnesium supplementation, the bacteria still consume the sugar. However, rather than use it for cell growth, the bacteria instead use the sugar to acetylate lysines on proteins. As lysine acetylation may alter the activity of proteins, this work demonstrates how lysine acetylation can be tuned through magnesium supplementation. These findings may be useful for recombinant protein production, when acetylated isoforms are to be avoided. They also demonstrate how to increase bacterial growth in complex media.Applied and Environmental Microbiology20172949It is found that peptide-based media containing a sugar are magnesium limited for bacterial growth, and it is concluded that magnesium supplementation can be used to tune protein acetylation without genetic manipulation.2017-01-06T00:00:00Applied and Environmental Microbiology['David G. Christensen', 'James S. Orr', 'C. V. Rao', 'A. Wolfe']2017-01-06T00:00:00 534b31d8a1a1697b13fff99d4b87ef0c98960839Cu(II) ion-responsive self-assembly in aqueous media was achieved based on a water-soluble pillar[5]arene host and a rhodamine B-containing amphiphile guest. The host-guest complex acted as a supra-amphiphile and self-assembled into vesicles. After addition of Cu(II), vesicles turned into solid nanoparticles, accompanied by the color change of the solution from colorless to red and a fluorescence "on" phenomenon.Organic Letters20176047Cu(II) ion-responsive self-assembly in aqueous media was achieved based on a water-soluble pillar[5]arene host and a rhodamine B-containing amphiphile guest and self-assembled into vesicles accompanied by the color change of the solution from colorless to red and a fluorescence "on" phenomenon.2017-01-06T00:00:00Organic letters['Danyu Xia', 'Pi Wang', 'Bingbing Shi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 13d46b4d8e82eb436dac72f04fc4da58eba42539Journal of Nanobiotechnology20174248The results show that nanosilver toxicity was strongly affected by the composition of the culture media and the chloride concentration, as well as the carbon content affected the silver agglomeration and the complex formation.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Nanobiotechnology['J. Kaiser', 'M. Roesslein', 'L. Diener', 'A. Wichser', 'B. Nowack', 'P. Wick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 616f710f28f79e6ecd4b2d1687e42f9e5a3a2ae2One of the most attractive characteristics of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) is their diversity in use as functional materials, because their diversity means that the appropriate MOFs for the required applications can be readily generated from numerous elemental compounds. In addition, post-synthetic modifications of MOFs further expand their diversity. We describe a combined approach involving a typical post-synthetic modification and our previously reported surface modification to introduce multicompounds on MOFs. This method has been used to alter the local environments of a target biocatalyst and has enhanced the activity of the biocatalyst in polar organic media. It has been known that lipases are more active in nonpolar organic solvents than in polar ones. Hence, it can be hypothesized that surrounding lipase molecules with nonpolar compounds possibly increases the activity of lipases in polar organic solvents such as acetonitrile. A series of fatty acids (C12–C22) were conjugated with the amino gr...20175341A combined approach involving a typical post-synthetic modification and a previously reported surface modification to introduce multicompounds on MOFs to enhance the activity of the biocatalyst in polar organic media is described.2017-01-06T00:00:00ACS Catalysis['Suhyun Jung', 'Seongsoon Park']2017-01-06T00:00:00 562c3e26c217cb877d477826eca11e8f77c1a203The role of superintendents in adopting and developing dual language education and other equity-oriented reforms that support the unique needs of Latina/o emergent bilinguals is a relatively unexplored area in educational leadership and policy research. Drawing upon theories of social justice leadership, this article examines how one superintendent in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) engaged in leadership to address injustices against Mexican and Mexican-American emergent bilinguals through the implementation of district-wide dual language education. EPISD provided a strategic site for this study because the previous superintendent and administration were part of a large-scale cheating scandal that “disappeared” hundreds of Mexican and Mexican-American students. This study highlights the important role of the superintendent in supporting equity-oriented school reforms such as dual language education, identifies specific actions and values pertinent to social justice leadership at the district level, and describes the ways leaders can take advantage of political opportunities, frame educational injustices in ways that mobilize key stakeholders, and utilize networks and grassroots movements for social justice means. The article concludes with implications for future research.2017761082017-01-06T00:00:00Education Policy Analysis Archives['David E. DeMatthews', 'E. Izquierdo', 'David S. Knight']2017-01-06T00:00:00 245667287875815985205a0bc3b83127061c2944BMC Pediatrics20174431COME in preschool children was associated with pathogen exposure, respiratory infection, and nasal obstruction, and the novel findings of long labour and early cow’s milk introduction require replication in future studies.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Pediatrics['R. Walker', 'J. Bartley', 'David Flint', 'J. Thompson', 'E. Mitchell']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a72070733b496fec8214431df0f599f2655d9a24Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of leader personality traits on employee job satisfaction. A leader personality trait on employee job satisfaction remains a cause of concern in the contemporary business environment. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an explanatory research design to establish the cause-effects between leader personality traits and employee job satisfaction. Path goal theory and Big Five-factor model of personality traits underpinned the study. Questionnaire was used to obtain data pertaining to the model’s constructs. A multiple regression equation model tested the hypotheses. Findings The study showed that leader extraversion; openness to new experiences; emotional stability; conscientiousness and agreeableness have significant effects on employee job satisfaction. The study thus concluded that leaders who portray extraversion; openness to new experiences; emotional stability; conscientiousness and agreeableness enhance employee job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications This study was only limited to leader personality traits and employee job satisfaction; as such further research area could be undertaken in leader personality traits and organizational adaptation to change. Practical implications Leaders need to communicate to employees effectively, listen to their input and feedback, mentoring and empowering them, be innovative and creative, embracing the determination of standards for task performance and be empathetic. Social implications As organizations are exposed to changes, not only to prosper but also to survive in the current dynamic changing environment, leaders must be cognizant of the fact that employee job satisfaction is the bedrock of sustainable organizational performance. Originality/value The paper enhances on how leader personality traits (Big Five-factor model of personality traits) affects employee job satisfaction and performance in organizations.201753482017-01-06T00:00:00The Tqm Journal['M. Kiarie', 'L. Maru', 'T. Cheruiyot']2017-01-06T00:00:00 50a2e7f53e9106d33eefa7c31c050d0c8eca1be3The need for a ‘social licence’ is now frequently asserted by opponents of mineral resource development as an inviolable principle, which many people might think has its roots within civil society. In fact, the concept originated within the mining industry in the late 1990s, as companies came to better understand their challenges in managing the political and social risks around their projects. Jim Cooney describes when and why he introduced the concept of ‘social licence’ into the discourse around mining and communities at a World Bank conference in March 1997.20170862017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law['J. Cooney']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4394afd0bd01c917b85ecca4f43cc44932bc10d0Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a national media campaign to promote oral health and periodontal knowledge among adults after a three-month follow-up. Methods We conducted a population-based study of adults aged 18 to 50 years using a stratified multi-stage sampling method in Tehran, Iran in 2011. The campaign included an animation clip about periodontal health and disease telecast on national TV for ten consecutive days. We used an instrument to assess the effect of the campaign at baseline, immediately after the campaign and after a three-month follow-up. A total of 543 participants responded at baseline and immediately after the intervention, and 294 were interviewed at the three-month follow-up assessment (response rate: 54.1%). We assessed each participant’s periodontal knowledge score, calculated as a sum of correct answers, and the change in their score following the campaign. We then used a five-item questionnaire to evaluate the participants’ opinion of the success of the campaign. We used descriptive statistics and generalised estimating equations (GEE) analysis to conduct the statistical analysis. Results The mean score for knowledge improvement from baseline to immediate post-intervention evaluation was higher among those who saw the campaign (0.61) than among those who did not (0.29); the corresponding figures from immediate evaluation to three-month follow-up were -0.17 and 0.15, respectively. Adjusting for baseline values, the GEE analysis demonstrated that improvement in the mean score of post-campaign knowledge associated significantly with age, education and seeing the campaign. Significant interaction between the time since seeing the campaign and whether the participant saw it (p < 0.001) revealed that the mean difference in the knowledge score between the groups who did and did not see the campaign was 0.4 at the immediate evaluation and -0.04 at the three-month follow-up. The participants received the campaign well in terms of being appealing (91.4%), worth bearing in mind (83.4%) and containing valuable information (80.3%). Conclusions Our findings indicate that a population-based media campaign promoting oral health and periodontal knowledge among adults had a positive short-term impact, although the effect seemed to plateau after three months.PLoS ONE20172817The findings indicate that a population-based media campaign promoting oral health and periodontal knowledge among adults had a positive short-term impact, although the effect seemed to plateau after three months.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. Gholami', 'A. Pakdaman', 'Ali Montazeri', 'J. Virtanen']2017-01-06T00:00:00 51b37c2228ff034cfa16ef72ec3b3c59765c7d85In the present work, a numerical study on the flame stabilization in a divergent porous media burner was carried out. The purpose of this study was to peruse the influence of different conditions on the flame status in a porous medium. Two-dimensional axisymmetric model was used to simulate the process of premixed methane–air combustion. Nonequilibrium condition between the solid and gas temperature was considered and heat recirculation in the porous medium was quantified. The present numerical method was validated by comparison of solid and gas temperature profiles against the experimental data. The results showed that the stable flame within the porous medium can be controlled by velocity and equivalence ratio of the incoming mixture. Also, it was proved that the alteration of divergence angle can change the flame stability limit so that the optimum divergence angle that results in the highest limit of flame stability range was 60°. The heat transfer analysis indicated that the heat recirculation efficiency decreases with increase in the equivalence ratio and inlet velocity.201731152017-01-06T00:00:00Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy['S. Hashemi', 'S. A. Hashemi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 290318a79ba1ea9d601ff7b0e399bd0217ef00d2ABSTRACT Using a stress and social support framework, this study explored the trajectory of depression in 388 married Arab immigrant women. The women provided three panels of data approximately 18 months apart. Depression at Time 3 was regressed on Time 1 depression, socio-demographic variables, and rate of change over time in stress and social support. The regression model was significant and accounted for 41.16% of the variation in Time 3 depression scores. Time 1 depression, English reading ability, husband's employment status, changes over time in immigration demands, daily hassles, and social support from friends were associated with Time 3 depression.Health Care for Women International20177441Time 1 depression, English reading ability, husband's employment status, changes over time in immigration demands, daily hassles, and social support from friends were associated with Time 3 depression.2017-01-06T00:00:00Health Care for Women International['K. Aroian', 'N. Uddin', 'Hazar Blbas']2017-01-06T00:00:00 263644002e0bcb9a782d704f5c5d5d5562bde37bProses pendinginan dilakukan terhadap hasil pengelasan baja ST 37, menggunakan media pendingin air kelapa, air garam serta oli bekas. Proses ini berguna untuk memperbaiki kekuatan tarik dari hasil pengelasan ST 37 tanpa mengubah komposisi kimia secara menyeluruh. Proses ini mencakup pengelasan dan di ikuti oleh pendinginan dengan kecepatan tertentu untuk mendapatkan sifat-sifat yang diinginkan, dari proses pendinginan tersebut didapatkan nilai kekuatan tarik yang berbeda-beda antara media pendingin yang digunakan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh variasi air pendingin terhadap kekuatan tarik benda. Dari hasil penelitian di ketahui bahwa semua benda hasil pengelasan yang sudah didinginkan di uji nilai kekuatan tariknya, masing- masing media pendingin mempunyai nilai kekuaran tarik berbeda. Dari 3 media pendingin yang digunakan dapat terlihat, bahwa media pendingin yang bagus adalah media pendingin oli bekas, ini terlihat dari rata-rata kekuatan tarik nya yaitu 53,415 kg/mm 2 . Sedangkan untuk media pendingin yang menghasilkan kekuatan tarik terandah adalah media pendingin air kelapa dengan rata-rata pengujian tariknya adalah 49,764 kg/mm 220170112017-01-06T00:00:00['Yassyir Maulana']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ac5ae6db93a5df438568fb0cceef06e75368778dIndian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery2017179Following the experience and review of literature on the subject, antibiotic therapy and corticosteroid therapy, with or without myringotomy were found to be the first-line procedures.2017-01-06T00:00:00Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery['Sriranga Prasad', 'K. Vishwas', 'Swetha Pedaprolu', 'R. Kavyashree']2017-01-06T00:00:00 71e582e82050c89b49fb8965ebf026c5a35c2cacPersonality and Individual Differences201731562017-01-06T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['Graham G. Scott', 'Elizabeth A. Boyle', 'Kamila Czerniawska', 'A. Courtney']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0ad37d985a9c603d27196cecd14e015069614a39Abstract: Reporting terrorism or extreme violence presents a myriad of challenges and dilemmas to media professionals, information managers, and other state actors who are saddled with the responsibilities of objectively, responsibly, and accurately purveying information to ensure effective development communication in society. By the same token, insurgent or terrorist groups spread their inordinate causes, transmit their messages of radicalisation, and garner support, recognition, and legitimacy from the populace through media channels such as handbills, internet, radio, and film. The paradox, therefore, is that in their informational offerings, the media or media professionals have inadvertently become accomplices or victims/endangered species in terror acts. In spite of this, they are duty-bound to report the events regardless of the consequences on the audience(s). Indeed, it has been argued that the sensational reportage and overly dramatization of the activities of extremists groups in the media further propagates terrorist acts. This article examines media reportage of terrorism occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram terrorist sect(s) in Nigeria and the challenges media professionals are confronted with in the line of duty. Mooring itself on the agenda setting and gate-keeping theories of the media, it uses historical-analytic method to interrogate the complex relationship between the media and Boko Haram terrorists as well as the dangers posed to Nigerian media professionals and the collective security of the Nigerian state and even the neighbouring countries.20171262017-01-06T00:00:00Trans-Humanities Journal['O. Omoera', 'Kehinde Oghenekevwe Ake']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e2625caf29663c1b63d5926b9d0657b16d9a0be7Abstract Most social innovation (SI) work done in developing countries is carried out through development agencies that focus on initiating innovations and processes, and establishing institutions that cultivate a change-oriented mindset. I offer a general critique of that approach and I link that critique with my observations from 15 years living and working among rural indigenous people in West Africa. I suggest that, not only do much of the SI processes fail to show respect for the creativity and intelligence of indigenous people, they tend to come packaged with exogenous participatory processes, encourage scaling-up, and ignore innovation that is already occurring. These arguments set the stage for an examination of a system of innovation that I discovered operating in a Hausa village in Niger. This system not only challenges the most important theory explaining the adoption and spread of ideas, the diffusion of innovations, it also demonstrates how indigenous people in one of the poorest countries on earth are innovating without intervention or support from development agencies. I complete the paper by suggesting that in some cases more sensible SI can be facilitated by discovering and supporting indigenous processes of innovation rather than by focusing on initiating change.201745282017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Human Development and Capabilities['J. R. Matthews']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4acabca12a4ffeb8b51857928bd942a84219c227BMC Public Health20173426HL-SDHQ clarifies the relationship between the ten domains of the social determinants of health and health in each domain and is able to measure whether it is possible to access, understand, appraise, and apply related information.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Public Health['Masayoshi Matsumoto', 'K. Nakayama']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f134cd7d486e6ebd66fae6e1e190e58f292fc2ddWe examine the sustainability reporting activities of companies in controversial industries, e.g., alcohol, firearms, for-profit prisons, gambling, tobacco, marijuana and payday loans. For each industry we identify its controversial social problem – the “elephant in the room.” We then examine whether the company issued a sustainability report in the last three years and, if so, how the report dealt with the firm’s controversial social issue. Compared to two non-controverisal sectors – grocery stores and department/discount stores – companies in controversial industries publish sustainability or CSR-type reports at a lower rate (28% versus 43%). We also find significant differences in how the two groups of companies allocate space in their CSR reports. We categorize pages in the reports as dedicated to social and community efforts or environmental issues. The non-controversial companies devote significantly more of their reports to environmental issues than do controversial companies. The controversial companies have a higher ratio of their reports dedicated to social and community activities relative to environmental activities. This result is consistent with firms in controversial industries using social and community actions to attain legitimacy by taking actions that offset the social ills inherent in their core business. It also suggests that these companies believe that doing good in one arena substitutes for harm done elsewhere, This notion of offsetting harm with good deeds elsewhere becomes problematic if the people harmed are from vulnerable populations, don’t have the resources to address the harm or are minors.201716242017-01-06T00:00:00Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) eJournal['J. Byrd', 'Kent Hickman', 'C. R. Baker', 'Bruno Cohanier']2017-01-06T00:00:00 334a7a6d9eb382388628612ed6b0fa9edc19e5deBMC Geriatrics20174024Implicit descriptive social norm information could indeed be a potentially effective way to encourage inactive older adults in residential care to engage in organized PA.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Geriatrics['M. Koeneman', 'A. Chorus', 'M. Hopman-Rock', 'M. Chinapaw']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1a36a33e65fd69702c60748d2b4aac699a0b08ecAbstract Despite the growing importance of ‘social value’ as a central feature of research ethics, the term remains both conceptually vague and to a certain extent operationally rigid. And yet, perhaps because the rhetorical appeal of social value appears immediate and self‐evident, the concept has not been put to rigorous investigation in terms of its definition, strength, function, and scope. In this article, we discuss how the anthropological concept of liminality can illuminate social value and differentiate and reconfigure its variegated approaches. Employing liminality as a heuristic encourages a reassessment of how we understand the mobilization of ‘social value’ in bioethics. We argue that social value as seen through the lens of liminality can provide greater clarity of its function and scope for health research. Building on calls to understand social value as a dynamic, rather than a static, concept, we emphasize the need to appraise social value iteratively throughout the entire research as something that transforms over multiple times and across multiple spaces occupied by a range of actors.Bioethics2017924It is argued that social value as seen through the lens of liminality can provide greater clarity of its function and scope for health research and emphasize the need to appraise social value iteratively throughout the entire research.2017-01-06T00:00:00Bioethics['Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra', 'E. Dove', 'G. Laurie', 'Samuel Taylor-Alexander']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1ecb6fa56e43f7999029c6117c2554077968fba520171142017-01-06T00:00:00System['D. Trenkic']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e2c0e977619c8868b2241e55ccaefcf8a06bff3eABSTRACT The significant demand for obtaining economic and social performance presents an increasing challenge to the social enterprise community. This study examined the relationships of entrepreneurship, community networking, and economic and social performance in social enterprises using a sample of 235 social enterprises in Korea. Entrepreneurship was positively associated with economic performance; however, an indirect relationship between entrepreneurship and economic performance through community networking was not found. Entrepreneurship was positively associated with social performance through community networking and was not directly associated with social performance. Economic performance was positively associated with social performance. Implications for sustainable social enterprises are discussed.201738202017-01-06T00:00:00Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance['S. Cho', 'Ahraemi Kim']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ece55990ec405faf23c9ec1e50af305c0665111bThis article reviews the multidisciplinary social science literature assessing the social consequences of medical treatment for male sexual dysfunction. This literature applies medicalization theory and social constructionist approaches to gender to assert that Euro-American cultural ideals of masculinity and sexuality, as well as ageism and ableism, determine which sexual changes and experiences get defined as “dysfunction” and shape the marketing and use of medical treatments for those changes. These medical responses assuage the suffering of men who become unable to meet cultural ideals for sexuality but in the process make reductive norms for male sexuality seem biologically natural. In addition, the critical social science research suggests that an economic logic underlies the process of redefining diversity and change in men’s sexual function as medical pathology. However, comparative qualitative data on men’s and their sexual partners’ experiences of sexuality and aging across world regions suggest that people do not universally accept the narrow ideals of male sexuality embedded in medical discourse regarding men’s sexual dysfunction. The diversity in people’s sexual desires across the life course and their responses to sexual function change highlight the cultural nature of medical definitions of sexual dysfunction.Journal of Sex Research201731820This literature applies medicalization theory and social constructionist approaches to gender to assert that Euro-American cultural ideals of masculinity and sexuality, as well as ageism and ableism, determine which sexual changes and experiences get defined as “dysfunction" and shape the marketing and use of medical treatments for those changes.2017-01-06T00:00:00The Journal of Sex Research['E. Wentzell']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a3d36613c260a1564268ea875c4d06815c53734eABSTRACT Nonprofit social service agencies are essential to the safety net assisting Americans with low incomes. These agencies also fulfill important civic functions through political activities such as policy advocacy and public education. To learn more about nonprofit political behavior, we analyze unique survey data drawn from 1,205 faith-based and secular nonprofit social service agencies across the United States. We distinguish between six different types of political activity while also considering program service areas. Our findings indicate that there is substantial variation in the type of political activity undertaken by social service nonprofits, and organizational characteristics can help explain this variation.201764202017-01-06T00:00:00Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance['Rachel Fyall', 'Scott W. Allard']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3bb51347e31117ff82e54cbaaf5b0f3992e1ff9bABSTRACT In the first and second seasons, growth and yield of tomato were also influenced by different vermicompost (VC) rates and reused VC. Obviously, increasing VC proportion led to the augmentation of electrical conductivity (EC), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) in planting media in both seasons. However, in the first season, the nutrient absorbent ability of tomato was remarkably higher compared to those in the second season due to higher available nutrient in the media of the first season. This may influence the shoot dry weight as well as the yield of tomato in both seasons. In T4 treatment, the yield attained the highest value in the first season for both varieties with the values of 562.3 and 812.4 g/plant for small honey (V1) and graces (V2), respectively. In the second season, the N, P, K, Ca, and Mg in media significantly decreased compared to those in the first season (496.4 g/plant-V1 and 508.3 g/plant-V2). In comparison, the yields in the first season were higher those in second season by 13.2% and 59.8% for V1 and V2, respectively. However, in the second season, the maximum yield found in T5 (508.3 g/plant-V1 and 682.2 g/plant-V2) and declining by 10.6 and 19.1% compared to those in the first season for V1 and V2, respectively. This can be explained that amounts of nutrients from the media in the first season had supported the growth and development of tomato, resulting deficiency of nutrients in the media for the second season.20175652017-01-06T00:00:00Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis['Ha Duy Truong', 'Chong Wang', 'Tran Trung Kien']2017-01-06T00:00:00 45abec28c9694d119d2e68c6c3641a6efbf7b52eAim The present study examined whether social support, informal socializing and social participation are associated with glycemic control in older people. Methods Data for this population-based cross-sectional study was obtained from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) 2010 linked to the annual health check-up data in Japan. We analyzed 9,554 individuals aged ≥65 years without the certification of needed long-term care. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the effect of social support, informal socializing and social participations on glycemic control. The outcome measure was HbA1c ≥8.4%. Results 1.3% of the participants had a level of HbA1c over 8.4%. Better glycemic control was significantly associated with meeting with friends one to four times per month (odds ratio [OR] 0.51, 95% confidence interval [CI]0.30–0.89, compared to meeting with friends a few times per year or less) and participation in sports groups (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.26–0.97) even after adjusting for other variables. Meeting with friends more than twice per week, receiving social support, and being married were not associated with better control of diabetes. Conclusions Meeting with friends occasionally is associated with better glycemic control among older people.PLoS ONE20173920It is found that meeting with friends occasionally is associated with better glycemic control among older people, and receiving social support, informal socializing and social participation were notassociated with better control of diabetes.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Kenichi Yokobayashi', 'I. Kawachi', 'K. Kondo', 'N. Kondo', 'Yuiko Nagamine', 'Yukako Tani', 'K. Shirai', 'S. Tazuma']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b5a539619236e160384c2a23a785e7b36a45009a201747162017-01-06T00:00:00Economia Politica['L. Fanti', 'D. Buccella']2017-01-06T00:00:00 67bdd38aebe4db6809d2effd48cc0c2fc00a051bPopular entertainment media about scientists can inspire interest in real-world science. Science communicators have tapped into this resource by developing books, television shows, and traveling exhibits that tie informal science education to works of fiction. These tools are often framed as the "real science of" a fictional universe. Scientists and science writers involved with these projects argue that science fiction, in particular, creates a sense of wonder that can fuel the desire to learn more, or even to pursue a science career. Science fiction does not have to present realistic science in order to be used for informal science education, but the separation between real-world and fantastic science should be made clear. This paper examines three examples about the "real science of" the program Doctor Who , considering in each case how credibility regarding both the science and fiction content is established, and how aspects of the fictional world are incorporated into the educational content.20175422017-01-06T00:00:00['Moira O’Keeffe']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b6abe5e839384fe7942e48b10128a4a323bccc5eAbstract This article gives insight into research on media archaeological reconstruction of media and digital artworks. This experimental approach, illustrated by two practical cases, results in a duplication of the artworks within their original machines and languages. Based on retro-engineering, this approach is becoming a way to investigate the known, unknown and alternative stories by and for the machines, the goal being to produce archives, witnesses of the machines’ related history and inherent imaginary.Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology201792In insight into research on media archaeological reconstruction of media and digital artworks, this experimental approach results in a duplication of the artworks within their original machines and languages.2017-01-06T00:00:00Leonardo['M. Stricot']2017-01-06T00:00:00 042b355a3c6877464ea22c7f4841c18e535cbc63Mindfulness20176514Individuals who are less able to act with awareness, accept without judgment, and describe their internal experiences may experience heightened social anxiety and drinking to cope with that anxiety, which could ultimately result in greater alcohol-related problems.2017-01-06T00:00:00Mindfulness['Elise M. Clerkin', 'Laurel D. Sarfan', 'E. Marie Parsons', 'Joshua C. Magee']2017-01-06T00:00:00 09bd67469c109f46ccfc152fe498b08be5a872ebThis study investigated social visual attention in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and with typical development (TD) in the light of Brockmann and Geisel’s model of visual attention. The probability distribution of gaze movements and clustering of gaze points, registered with eye-tracking technology, was studied during a free visual exploration of a gaze stimulus. A data-driven analysis of the distribution of eye movements was chosen to overcome any possible methodological problems related to the subjective expectations of the experimenters about the informative contents of the image in addition to a computational model to simulate group differences. Analysis of the eye-tracking data indicated that the scanpaths of children with TD and ASD were characterized by eye movements geometrically equivalent to Lévy flights. Children with ASD showed a higher frequency of long saccadic amplitudes compared with controls. A clustering analysis revealed a greater dispersion of eye movements for these children. Modeling of the results indicated higher values of the model parameter modulating the dispersion of eye movements for children with ASD. Together, the experimental results and the model point to a greater dispersion of gaze points in ASD.Perception20176815Analysis of the eye-tracking data indicated that the scanpaths of children with TD and ASD were characterized by eye movements geometrically equivalent to Lévy flights, and a clustering analysis revealed a greater dispersion of eye movements for these children.2017-01-06T00:00:00Perception['Alessio Liberati', 'R. Fadda', 'G. Doneddu', 'S. Congiu', 'M. A. Javarone', 'T. Striano', 'A. Chessa']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2186cb12cacba311bf8526d320dae04bd0e0c595Journal of Sport and Health Science20173526Non-exercisers seem to be clustered in inactive networks that provide fewer opportunities and resources, as well as less social support, for PA, which may need to be addressed to effectively promote PA.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Sport and Health Science['S. Mötteli', 'S. Dohle']2017-01-06T00:00:00 cd2e104c08909532170050828565a0298f89119aMultimedia tools and applications201700This paper formulates the problems in bandwidth allocation in the form of quadratic programming in order to maximize the system revenue on the basis of video bitrates capacity between the user and the Mobile Access Edge Point (MAEP) and proposes an algorithm based on Benders’ Decomposition to deal with it.2017-01-06T00:00:00Multimedia Tools and Applications['Lei Feng', 'F. Zhou', 'Peng Yu', 'Wenjing Li']2017-01-06T00:00:00 6a160a23d0f631511906640dbd75aac9a4056076Abstrak. Penelitian ini berjudul “Analsisi Semiotika Foto Perempuan dalam Media Cetak Harian Serambi Indonesia (Edisi Januari sampai Februari 2015)”. Objek dalam penelitian ini adalah sepuluh foto perempuan yang diuat oleh Media Cetak Harian Serambi Indonesia edisi Januari sampai Februari 2015. Penelitian ini menggunakan kerangka analisis semiotika Roland Barthes yang mengacu terhadap dua tanda (konotasi dan denotasi) untuk memahami makna yang terkandung didalam foto-foto perempuan yang di muat Harian Serambi Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui makna denotatif, konotatif, dan mitos yang terkandung dalam foto perempuan yang dimuat Harian Serambi Indonesia. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa makna denotasi yang memperlihatkan kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh perempuan dalam menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari. Sedangkan, makna konotasi yang muncul memperlihatkan kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh perempuan dalam menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari. Kata Kunci: Analisis Semiotika Roland Barthes, Foto Jurnalistik, Perempuan, Harian Serambi Indonesia. Abstract. Serambi Indonesia started to rise since February 9, 1989, the people of Aceh favorite media with a circulation of up to 35,000 copies and is very popular in many circles. In carrying out his duties as a transmitter of information that is actual and factual, Daily foyer Indonesia often featured images of women as complementary news. The issue is whether denotative, connotative and myths contained in the photograph women contained Daily Serambi Indonesia? The research approach used descriptive qualitative approach. This study uses a semiotic analysis of Roland Barthes refers to the two signs (connotation and denotation) to understand the meaning contained in photographs of women contained by foyer as a complement to the story (issue of January to February 2015). The sample used in the study period of ten photos. The results showed that the denotation of meaning that appear in the photographs of women that appeared in the Daily Serambi Indonesia (edition of January to February 2015) shows the activities carried out by women in carrying out their daily activities. Meanwhile, connotations that appear in the photographs of women that appeared in the Daily Serambi Indonesia (edition of January to February 2015) the dominant persuasive to the reader to perform activities that are positive, such as: travel, study hard, farming, blood donation, to become activists and even the police. In addition, Daily Serambi Indonesia often use the image of women as complementary to attract the reader's attention. It was discovered in images of women from the data that researchers take, on a news photo to-1 "Visitor Park cave tour of Japan", the image of the association seen by naked eye from the style of dress worn by a female visitor. In photo 4, 6, 7, and 9, Harian Indonesia foyer dominant display the image frame, which should have less unreasonable or out of context, why choose images of women than men. Suggested for daily photo journalist Porch Indonesia, to improve the quality of image capture news in terms of the meaning of denotation, konotosi and myths, as well as careful in selecting and sorting the image of women that will emerge from photojournalism to be displayed. Society as a reader Daily Serambi Indonesia must critical and not be carried away by the media ideology.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00['M. Anhar', 'Hamdani M. Syam']2017-01-06T00:00:00 308eee5fa2b8a450bdd723825b52a93c8cf6208aABSTRAK Dyah Ayu Puspitaningtyas, 2016, “Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Visual terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa SDN 02 Kendalbulur, Boyolangu, Tulungagung tahun 2015/2016”. FTIK.Jurusan Pendidikan Agama Islam, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Tulungagung, Dosen Pembimbing Dr. Ahmad Tanzeh, M.Pd.I Kata kunci : Pengaruh Media Visual terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa. Media pembelajaran merupakan salah satu komponen pembelajaran yang mempunyai peranan penting dalam Kegiatan Belajar Mengajar. Pemanfaatan media pembelajaran seharusnya merupakan bagian yang harus mendapat perhatian guru dalam setiap kegiatan pembelajaran. Oleh karena itu guru perlu mempelajari bagaimana menetapkan media pembelajaran agar dapat mengefektifkan pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar. Perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi telah membawa perubahan yang sangat signifikan terhadap berbagai dimensi kehidupan manusia, baik dalam bidang ekonomi, sosial, budaya, dan pendidikan. Revolusi industri sebagai akibat kemajuan teknologi dan pengetahuan sejak akhir abad ke-19 turut mempengaruhi pendidikan dengan menghasilkan alat-alat yang dapat dipakai untuk pendidikan. Sangat untung bahwa sejak awal mula pendidikan senantiasa bersikap terbuka terhadap penemuan-penemuan baru dalam bidang teknologi. Hal ini mempunyai maksud bahwa sistem pendidikan yang tidak mau dan kurang bisa menyelaraskan diri dengan kemajuan teknologi tersebut, maka sistem pendidikan tentu akan ketinggalan zaman. Rumusan masalahnya adalah: 1. Adakah pengaruh penggunaan media grafis terhadap prestasi belajar siswa? 2. Adakah pengaruh penggunaan media proyeksi terhadap prestasi belajar siswa? 3. Adakah pengaruh penggunaan kedua media (media grafis dan media proyeksi) terhadap prestasi belajar siswa? Adapun tujuannya adalah 1. Untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh penggunaan media grafis terhadap prestasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. 2. Untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh penggunaan media proyeksi terhadap prestasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. 3.Untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh penggunaan kedua media (media grafis dan media proyeksi) terhadap prestasi belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan termasuk jenis penelitian kuantitatif. Penelitian kuantitatif dipandang sebagai sesuatu yang bersifat konfirmasi dan deduktif. Bersifat konfirmasi disebabkan karena metode penelitian kuantitatif ini bersifat menguji hipotesis dari suatu teori yang telah ada. Penelitian bersifat mengkonfirmasi antara teori dengan kenyataan yang ada dengan mendasarkan pada data ilmiah dalam bentuk angka. Penarikan kesimpulan bersifat deduktif yaitu dari sesuatu yang bersifat umum ke sesuatu yang bersifat khusus. Hal ini berangkat dari teori-teori yang membangunnya. Hasil penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa pentingnya media pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar. Hasil perhitunganya yaitu untuk media grafis t_hitung = 2,121 >t_tabel = 2.060, hal ini membuktikan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara media grafis dengan prestasi belajar. Untuk media proyeksi t_hitung = 2,338 >t_tabel = 2.060, hal ini membuktikan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara media proyeksi dengan prestasi belajar Media pembelajaran berfungsi untuk mempermudah guru dalam menyampaikan informasi dan juga mempermudah siswa dalam menerima informasi. Media Pembelajaran digunakan sebagai perantara dalam menyampaikan informasi. Namun, kekeliruan dalam pemilihan media dapat menjadi penyebab terhambatnya proses belajar mengajar. Faktor internal dari dalam diri siswa juga dapat mempengaruhi prestasi belajar. Oleh karena itu, guru dituntuk mampu untuk menggunakan juga mengembangkan media pembelajaran demi keberhasilan proses pembelajaran, guru juga harus bisa mengkondisikan siswa agar maksimal dalam belajar.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Dyah Ayu Langening Tyas']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3dc6f05c1179e2db469d68db44d0953ce681d880El objetivo del articulo es proponer un sistema de actividades educativas en la ensenanza media para la prevencion de problemas ambientales a escala local y con enfoque comunitario. En este sentido se trabaja con la interrelacion escuela-comunidad en el aprovechamiento de las potencialidades de los espacios locales. Se emplean metodos del nivel teorico como analitico-sintetico e inductivo-deductivo para establecer los fundamentos teoricos y metodologicos, mientras los metodos empiricos como la observacion, entrevista, la encuesta de percepcion ambiental posibilitaron obtener como resultado, actividades docentes, extradocentes y extraescolares aplicadas en las Secundarias Basicas “Silverio Blanco Nunez” y “Esteban Borrero Echevarria de la ciudad de Camaguey. The objective of the article is to propose a system of educational activities in secondary education for the prevention of environmental problems at local level and with a community approach. To do this, methods of the theoretical level were used as analytic-synthetic and inductive-deductive to establish the theoretical and methodological foundations, while the empirical methods such as the interview, the environmental perception survey and the observation made it possible to obtain, as a result, and applied extracurricular activities in the "Silverio Blanco Nunez" and "Esteban Borrero Echevarria" secondary schools in the city of Camaguey.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Pedro Juan Núñez Pardo', 'Luis Alfonso González Rodríguez', 'O. LázaroRodríguezla']2017-01-06T00:00:00 29f2bdee741f645926a0b2c9417c4ebcac1cd92cKompetensi pembelajaran IPS dibagi kedalam empat bagian yang saling berkesinambungan, yakni spiritual, sosial, pengetahuan dan keterampilan. Demi tercapainya kompetensi tersebut, usaha yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan penggunaan media pembelajaran yang bervariasi. Pemilihan variasi media pembelajaran ini berlandaskan manfaat dan fungsinya yakni sebagai alat komunikasi antara guru dan peserta didik. Ketika komunikasi antara guru dan peserta didik berjalan dengan baik maka pesan dan tujuan pembelajaran lebih mudah dicapai. Penelitian ini mengkaji gambaran penggunaan variasi media dan kompetensi inti pembelajaran IPS serta melihat pengaruh variasi penggunaan media pembelajaran terhadap ketercapaian kompetensi inti pembelajaran IPS. Hasilnya menunjukkan variasi penggunaan media pembelajaran berpengaruh positif terhadap ketercapaian kompetensi inti pembelajaran IPS dengan skor loading factor sebesar 0.46, baik dengan pemanfaatan media cetak, media elektronik, maupun media realita. Ini didukung hasil analisis statistik deskriptif dan uji statistik hipotesis structural equality method (SEM). Secara lebih rinci digambarkan bahwa media cetak paling sering dipergunakan guru dengan persentase sebesar 94%, sedangkan jenis media yang paling berpengaruh pada ketercapaian kompetensi inti adalah media realita dengan skor loading factor sebesar 0.876. Sedangkan kompetensi inti yang paling tercapai dengan pemanfaatan variasi penggunaan media pembelajaran adalah kompetensi spiritual dengan persentasi sebanyak 97.9%, sedangkan berdasarkan pengujian statistik kompetensi keterampilanlah yang paling dipengaruhi variasi media pembelajaran, dengan skor loading factor sebesar 0.899. Kata Kunci : Variasi Media Pembelajaran, Kompetensi Inti, Pembelajaran IPS2017502017-01-06T00:00:00['Dena Yemin Meisendi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4b0615828bd3c54589ddc76673ca3c1baf624562T here are so many tourism texts in English, so that ranslation study and tourism is very close to each other. Bali, as tourist destination is popular with its culture and tradition, Bali has eight regencies which are very interesting to visit . One of them is Bangli which is very popular with tourism destination. It has its own media to introduce its culture, tradition, etc. This writing deals with the process of meaning transfer in Balinese cultural term in Bangli Media Tourism Promotion.. The data used in this study is taken from Bangli’s booklet of tourism promotion which represent the Balinese cuture and tradition. The componential analysis which relates to semantics theory is used in this study, this theory helps to understand about the meaning of the Balinese cultural terms. The theories applied in this study are semantic components by Larson (1998) and the intercultural communication by Scollon (1995). The analyzed data is presented informally (in the form of words and sentences) and formally (the used of symbol). There are some cultural terms which discussed in this study: kulkul—Balinese bell; banjar—community group; pelinggih—shrine; kain putih—white fabrics; lontar—old manuscript; purusa-male; pradana-female.2017512017-01-06T00:00:00['Kadek Ayu Ekasani', 'I. G. A. Susanthi', 'Ni Luh Gede Liswahyuningsih']2017-01-06T00:00:00 01d567088d7cbb4dd868411a9bfadd203453e5b8Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana efektivitas informasi yang diterima oleh para pengguna jalan raya di simpang Surabaya Kota Banda Aceh melalui vidoetron yang disampaikan oleh Badan Investasi dan Promosi Aceh (Bainprom) serta hambatan-hambatan yang dialami oleh Bainprom Aceh dalam menyampaikan informasinya melalui media tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori Uses and Gratifications (Pemenuhan Kebutuhan) yang memfokuskan pada informasi yang disampaikan melalui videotron dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini melalui wawancara, observasi, serta dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa informasi yang disampaikan oleh Badan Investasi dan Promosi Aceh melalui media videotron sangat mudah dipahami oleh para pengendara lalu lintas di Simpang Surabaya Kota Banda Aceh disebabkan oleh beberapa hal di antaranya gambar/tampilan yang menarik, strategi komunikasi verbal yang dilakukan berjalan dengan baik, letaknya yang strategis dapat mendukung para pengendara melihat informasi tersebut dan didukung oleh pemilihan media yang tepat. Dengan kehadiran media videotron dapat mengurangi tempat promosi sehingga dengan adanya media ini juga dapat terciptanya tata kelola kota dengan baik. Ada beberapa hambatan yang dialami oleh Bainprom dan juga oleh para pengendara setempat di antaranya yaitu lampu penerangan vidoetron terlalu kuat sehingga dapat memicu sinar/silau bagi pengendara khususnya pada malam hari, selanjutnya hambatan yang dialami yaitu sering terjadi kerusakan pada sistem pengoperasian vidoetron disebabkan gangguan alam seperti hujan lebat, petir, mati lampu, dan lain-lain. Kata Kunci: Efektivitas, Vidoetron, Pengguna Jalan Raya20171002017-01-06T00:00:00['M. A. Pratama']2017-01-06T00:00:00 fa1b91a018a174942a56c35ea872e955a8feca5a20170272017-01-06T00:00:00['Laura Scaife']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a4bb56efec2b95c99f9895d6f2e1505e2bdd5fdfWe tested the mediating effect of decline in social participation on urinary incontinence (UI) and negative mood in older adults by sex and marital status.Geriatrics & Gerontology International20173411The mediating effect of decline in social participation on urinary incontinence and negative mood in older adults by sex and marital status is tested.2017-01-06T00:00:00Geriatrics & Gerontology International['X. Bai', 'D. Y. P. Leung', 'C. Lai', 'A. Chong', 'I. Chi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b8c2e6f4eccccfd069d65d82ba202ad58ce3c701ABSTRACT The paper relates intersectionality to the construction of urban borders based on a case study of Roma neighbourhoods in Budapest. In doing this the authors focus on rationales behind appropriating and demarcating urban spaces according to political, ethno-territorial and economic agendas. We are concerned with bordering as reflected in representations of neighbourhood in Budapest’s VIII District and socio-ethnic issues that have been framed in conjunction with urban development. This includes the selective ways Roma-specific issues are made visible, or in fact masked, through ostensibly “colour-blind” policies. Furthermore, we relate these representations to concrete impacts of urban renewal with regard to challenges of multi-ethnicity but also to often exclusionary practices of border-making. Indeed, while not an officially proclaimed policy, social segregation is eagerly pursued in practice. However, this is only part of the story as we can clearly identify attempts to create a sense of Roma belonging and pride.Racialized Bordering Discourses on European Roma20176492017-01-06T00:00:00Ethnic and Racial Studies['K. Keresztély', 'J. Scott', 'Tünde Virág']2017-01-06T00:00:00 05efd2cf50acf1a4848d50133e65f195881f92f8201716182017-01-06T00:00:00The Journal of Chinese Sociology['Stevi Jackson', 'Jieyu Liu']2017-01-06T00:00:00 157a28cff1311853dd3162131288bc29af011e0aABSTRACT There is steadily growing interest in the design and evaluation of digitally enhanced spaces in the real-world where users use, combine, and appropriate different physical and digital tools based on the task at hand. Under the notion of “ubiquitous computing,” researchers have explored tools and theories to analyze, understand, and model users in complex socio-technical systems. Yet, even though theoretical approaches play a significant role in the work of practitioners, there is a general difficulty in applying them, pushing researchers to explore methodological frameworks with clearer guidelines. Using the distributed cognition for teamwork (DiCoT) framework, we study collaboration and communication patterns, physical movement, and social structures of two groups of learners working on a design problem as they evolve over a 3-month period. Through an in-depth investigation, we present detailed accounts of the social and evolutionary models of DiCoT for each group. Our analysis enriches the DiCoT framework by identifying five new principles: social emersion and social circles of privacy for the social model, and continuity, mutual adaptation, and semantics of body for the evolutionary model. This article contributes to HCI research by refining and extending the existing DiCoT framework and elaborating on two dimensions that have previously been under-developed in the literature.International journal of human computer interactions2017637Refining and extending the existing DiCoT framework and elaborating on two dimensions that have previously been under-developed in the literature are contributed to HCI research.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction['C. Vasiliou', 'Andri Ioannou', 'Agni Stylianou-Georgiou', 'Panayiotis Zaphiris']2017-01-06T00:00:00 262f9d32d3ba527f8e867fcf906e7d9633ed6d9aTemulawak merupakan tanaman berkhasiat yang potensial untuk dikembangkan, namun keterbatasan varietas bibit unggul, rentan penyakit, keragaman kualitas dan produktivitas rendah menyebabkan produksinya menurun, sehingga kebutuhan rimpang temulawak bermutu yang mampu menghasilkan kadar kurkumin tinggi masih belum terpenuhi. Induksi kalus merupakan tahapan penting dalam hibridisasi somatik  melalui fusi protoplas untuk menghasilkan tanaman hibrida serta pembentukan embrio dalam embriogenesis somatik. Induksi kalus juga dapat digunakan untuk produksi kurkumin secara massal dalam waktu singkat. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mempe-roleh konsentrasi 2,4-D dan BAP optimal untuk induksi dan proliferasi kalus embriogenik temulawak yang dilaksanakan pada Mei 2012-Juli 2013 di Laboratorium Kultur Jaringan Jurusan Budidaya Pertanian, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang. Penelitian mengguna-kan Rancangan Acak Lengkap dengan 2 faktor. Faktor 1 yaitu konsentrasi 2,4-D 0 ppm, 0.5 ppm, 1 ppm, 1.5 ppm, 2 ppm dan 2.5 ppm. Faktor 2 yaitu konsentrasi BAP 0 ppm, 0.15 ppm dan 0.3 ppm. Penelitian terdiri dari tiga tahap yaitu 1) Tahap inisiasi tunas motherstock , 2) Inisiasi kalus untuk eksplan, 3) Penelitian induksi kalus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat interaksi antara konsentrasi 2,4-D dengan BAP. Perlakuan 2,4-D 2 ppm menghasilkan kalus yang baik, banyak, inisiasi cepat dan efisien (optimal) pada BAP 0 ppm. Kalus yang dihasilkan sebanyak 26,18 mg dengan persentase tertinggi yaitu 100%, struktur kalus remah dan berwarna hijau kekuningan terang. Tunas, akar atau daun terbentuk pada perlakuan 2,4-D 0 ppm + BAP 0 ppm; 0.15 ppm; 0.3 ppm. Pemberian 2,4-D yang cukup tinggi mampu menghasilkan induksi dan proliferasi kalus yang optimal pada media rendah BAP.20171812017-01-06T00:00:00['Defi Eka Waryastuti', 'Lilik Setyobudi', 'T. Wardiyati']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9a5e2f6e23215d60372da809c638b2b634030dba2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b69ceb5f3bc8288001b13512d7ceceac6b5b8f762017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 14e8922f5c5fa520286f1d3c1b236c79894af72a2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['A. Baker']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9dac9294a51ebc7fc75b08cf473e4427a365ab6420174412017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Fukuyama', 'A. Furuta', 'I. Ryu']2017-01-06T00:00:00 86425a095c932afefd48545dc4e4e3ea5ac522ab2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5e64352bde851b8f7489196a41372aca71a3b2052017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Emily W. Reed']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e5ee5a0241c4d5af473718b7efaf83ad8fcffe61El estilo de vida de determinados grupos de poblacion, especialmente de jovenes, puede conducir a habitos alimentarios y modelos dieteticos y de actividad fisica que se comporten como factores de riesgo en enfermedades cronicas. Este trabajo de investigacion se desarrollo en la Unidad Educativa Replica “Nicolas Infante Diaz”, ubicado en el canton Quevedo, Provincia de Los Rios. El desarrollo se inicio con el objetivo de Analizar la aplicacion de la Politica Publica y su impacto con el consumo y sistema de alimentacion escolar dentro y fuera de esta, se realizaron fundamentaciones teoricas y legales necesarias para el estudio describiendose los metodos de investigacion, se proyecto la poblacion estudiantil de la Unidad Educativa, aplicandose 350 encuestas, que aportaron informacion necesarias su analisis e interpretacion de resultados. El analizar la situacion actual convierte a este segmento de la poblacion estudiantil en un grupo especialmente vulnerable desde el punto de vista nutricional. Es por ello que se considera importante conocer sus habitos de consumo alimenticio para promoverlos mediante estilos de vida saludables. PALABRAS CLAVE: Nutricion; Sistema de Alimentacion; Educacion Secundaria. PUBLIC POLICY. ITS IMPACT ON THE POWER OF MEDIA EDUCATION STUDENTS ABSTRACT The lifestyle of certain groups of people, especially young people, can lead to eating habits and dietary and physical activity patterns behave as risk factors in chronic diseases. This research was developed in the Reply "Nicolas Diaz Infante" Educational Unit, located in the canton Quevedo, Los Rios Province. The development started with the aim of analyzing the implementation of public policy and its impact consumption and system of school feeding in and out of this, theoretical and legal foundations necessary for the study describing the research methods were performed, screened the student population of the Education Unit, applying 350 surveys that provided information necessary analysis and interpretation of results. Analyzing the current situation makes this segment of the student population in a particularly vulnerable group from the nutritional point of view. That is because it is considered important to know your food consumption habits to promote healthy lifestyles through. KEYWORDS: Nutrition; Power System; Secondary Education.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00Didasc@lia: Didáctica y Educación['Alexandra Elizabeth Haro Chong', 'Darwin Javier Zamora Mayorga', 'Miriam Patricia Cárdenas Zea', 'Milton Fonseca']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e9590b3af4af7a4265bdbabe208f2e9a99b71caa2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Emily Mross']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9b98216196ac4d3076670353dfe90a258ef0dc342017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lia-Paschalia Spyridou and Pavlos Koktsidis']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0d971c79abe7bb7f262dd9dc26ae57c98b79fd2f2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 58eee76b95a04d9e38969fb2b12a0aead27511302017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 307f97f8774331f0b8569e04a06a06d88b9bd83dWhile our celebrity ambassadors give fantastic support and a well-known face to the work of Alzheimer's Society, local people's stories can really help to keep dementia in the public eye.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['L. Walsh']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3f191d46a8505a88c62e39af3d28ac2548282dc12017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 03a7875d2f5dc9895de6066c6b1d5e7ca9fd16652017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Giuseppe Torluccio']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e927de9273a32851d11c868c8da224889ba6fe3b2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Tadashi Yamada']2017-01-06T00:00:00 25bf04e13302a12e51d2e9d9256b175bb14030a22017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Elise Mullinix']2017-01-06T00:00:00 521dd6cb7ff5d3d59eff103051ab9ffaec533f7e2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['T. Watkins']2017-01-06T00:00:00 cb899f37fba03fc0a3392f414ed67f64bc34097e2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Karen Demeter']2017-01-06T00:00:00 eacb2b110919da96d7da90f6db5d757e30becf0420170112017-01-06T00:00:00Jurisprudence['R. Ridwan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a804fca7d69e74b232efa997ebf4a307c21d32bfNeuroscience201710611It is suggested that mPFC Zif268 exerts beneficial effects on memory and social interaction, and could be a potential target for novel treatments for behavioral impairments observed in hypogonadal and aged men with declining levels of gonadal hormones.2017-01-06T00:00:00Neuroscience['A. Dossat', 'Hussam Jourdi', 'K. N. Wright', 'C. Strong', 'M. Kabbaj']2017-01-06T00:00:00 401d9febeec9d535cf6880162beda603270239adThis research is Entitled “The Development of Edutainment Learning Model in Social Science Education/IPS (Research and Development Study on IPS education at elementary level in Bandung and Cimahi)”is created to gain a model based on developing learning process in the classroom. This research is also based on the importance of teachers’ creativity in making a fun learning yet still accommodating for the achievement of compentences. Various innovation on IPS education in contextual study have been grown in school and varsity level, it makes various methods have been created by the teachers. However, those innovation still lacks in the accommodating students to reach the competence expected to them. This research will analyze, process, and describe various innovation in IPS learning which are based on Edutainment, which will be conducted in Elementary School (SD/SMP) in Bandung and Cimahi. The focus will be on describing the competences achievement based on the Edutainment learning model. The Competence of Passing Students (Kompetensi Pencapaian Lulusan) is not based on Cognitive aspect only. It needs applicable development of skills. This research uses Research and Development Study which has been begun on this first step which is Descriptive Study which trying to develop critical thinking through Edutainment. t\Through this research, hopefully there will be a product which is an education model for elementary level which is able to develop an innovation in IPS learning to help studetns develop their critical thinking. Key Words : Edutainment model, Elementary level of IPS education, Critical Thinking20171932017-01-06T00:00:00['Y. Kusmarni']2017-01-06T00:00:00 174d1358923d363abf1bd4ebe7e75b6b3a47c00fIn his searing novel of the violence at the heart of the building of the American West, Blood Meridian, Cormack McCarthy depicts individuals who both relentlessly pursue their own enrichment, and yet regularly engage in actions that are both inexplicable and self-destructive. This raises the question as to the role of incompetence, misjudgment, opportunism and failure at formative times of institutional building and change.20172092017-01-06T00:00:00Socio-economic Review['G. Wood']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d9b2cbb244a8c9afc69f7aa518c78d6a8d5aed43The online problem of computing the top eigenvector is fundamental to machine learning. In both adversarial and stochastic settings, previous results (such as matrix multiplicative weight update, follow the regularized leader, follow the compressed leader, block power method) either achieve optimal regret but run slow, or run fast at the expense of loosing a $\sqrt{d}$ factor in total regret where $d$ is the matrix dimension. We propose a $\textit{follow-the-compressed-leader (FTCL)}$ framework which achieves optimal regret without sacrificing the running time. Our idea is to "compress" the matrix strategy to dimension 3 in the adversarial setting, or dimension 1 in the stochastic setting. These respectively resolve two open questions regarding the design of optimal and efficient algorithms for the online eigenvector problem.International Conference on Machine Learning20173844The idea is to "compress" the matrix strategy to dimension 3 in the adversarial setting, or dimension 1 in the stochastic setting, which respectively resolve two open questions regarding the design of optimal and efficient algorithms for the online eigenvector problem.2017-01-06T00:00:00{'pages': '116-125'}['Zeyuan Allen-Zhu', 'Yuanzhi Li']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c09765e6a30356cfb9e4df8fbd85b62db8a3183bCulture, Medicine and Psychiatry20174031It is found that the forum’s discourse privileges an infertility narrative the authors term the “persistent patient,” in which a patient exhaustively researches treatment options, undergoes multiple cycles of treatment despite repeated failures, and ultimately achieves success (a healthy baby).2017-01-06T00:00:00Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry['Mihan Lee']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9a827e1078f11f1201eb7abfa94737b90b556c73This paper addresses the identification and correction of amplitude and offset errors in the sinusoidal outputs from incremental position encoders. Precise angular position measurement is of high importance in many position control applications. Manufacturing tolerances and noise from thermal and electromagnetic interference sources introduce systematic and random errors in the orthogonal sine cosine output line signals. Evaluation of these signals reproduces deviations in the measured angular position. This paper proposes two methods to identify and compensate for the influence of the systematic errors online without the necessity of a reference measurement during identification. The key component of the methods is a nonlinear estimator that exploits the orthogonality property of harmonic functions. The first method explains the basic idea with a scalar error model and operates continuously but exhibits an angular shift in direction of rotation during transients of the parameters, whereas the second method assumes an error model with error parameters as a function over one full revolution of the encoder. The latter updates the error function iteratively in subsequent revolutions.20171726Two methods to identify and compensate for the influence of the systematic errors in the sinusoidal outputs from incremental position encoders online without the necessity of a reference measurement during identification are proposed.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Carla Albrecht', 'J. Klock', 'Onno Martens', 'W. Schumacher']2017-01-06T00:00:00 152d5e616c3233620430a197282d0ea7bf745293Notwithstanding the interest it elicits from academics and practitioners, relatively little is known about the market for remanufactured products. Research, still in its infancy, has focused almost entirely on what affects willingness to pay, and our understanding of other key marketing questions, such as what drives search intensity for remanufactured products and the number of remanufactured products on offer, is limited. This paper fills this knowledge gap. Focusing on the online market for remanufactured electrical and electronic products, we empirically test whether product-specific and market-specific determinants affect search intensity and number of remanufactured products on offer, that is number of listings. We use as inputs online search traffic, product-specific data collected from various other online sources and relevant eBay listing data. Our analysis supports the hypotheses that search intensity for remanufactured products is associated with search intensity for price and elapsed time since the launch of new counterpart products. Number of remanufactured products listed is associated with number of listings for new counterparts and two product-specific characteristics: presence of moving parts and whether the product is used for personal hygiene. We discuss several implications of our findings for remanufacturers and policy-makers as well as directions for future research.International Journal of Production Research20176218The analysis supports the hypotheses that search intensity for remanufactured products is associated with searchintensity for price and elapsed time since the launch of new counterpart products and number of listings.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Production Research['Marta Jakowczyk', 'J. Q. F. Neto', 'Andrew Gibson', 'L. V. Wassenhove']2017-01-06T00:00:00 24b6948a1786f1ea3521d3a75bda2c2f5db07296Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering201727142017-01-06T00:00:00Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering['Xiuhong Liu', 'Hongchen Wang', 'Qing Yang', 'Jianmin Li', 'Yuankai Zhang', 'Yongzhen Peng']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0d36c7ccbeaa452d7b6ced3108d2cd637d5831faOnline psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy conducted by means of synchronous Internet sessions that are still not allowed in Brazil, except in a few instances defined by the Resolution 011/2012 of the Federal Council of Psychology. Such restriction is based on the understanding that the research available is insufficient to authorize a widespread use of this type of service. Studies on therapeutic alliance in psychological care provided exclusively over the internet show that the establishment of the therapeutic relationship in synchronous online calls occurs much like it does in face-to-face therapeutic processes, considering both, its benefits and challenges. This article aims to broaden the understanding of the online psychotherapy and to question its prohibition, signaling the dangers it entails, vis-a-vis the increasing demand for the service and its widespread use in disregard with the current restrictions. This article also makes suggestions for the regulation of the service in Brazil.201723112017-01-06T00:00:00Psicologia Em Estudo['Carmelita Gomes Rodrigues', 'Marcelo Tavares']2017-01-06T00:00:00 10f53e1efaf167edc8316b300340c43471852f60ABSTRACT When building a community, whether online or offline, rituals are key. They guide social interaction by expressing standards of behavior and social boundaries through patterned series of symbolic words and acts. With Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a case study, this article demonstrates how post-voting in online discussion forums—including those in education contexts—can both enforce and undermine the development of community precisely because of the ritual power such mechanisms assume, inclusive and exclusive. Anyone seeking to cultivate communities online through the use of discussion forums should be wary of this issue with regard to user interaction.International journal of human computer interactions2017739Post-voting in online discussion forums—including those in education contexts—can both enforce and undermine the development of community precisely because of the ritual power such mechanisms assume, inclusive and exclusive.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction['Emily Longstaff']2017-01-06T00:00:00 077c1d11b4a8b0cef6418c1c89766e3e76d0a1d1Aim/Purpose To identify and rectify the learning difficulties of online learners. Background The major cause of learners’ failure and non-acquisition of knowledge relates to their weaknesses in certain areas necessary for optimal learning. We focus on e-learning because, within this environment, the learner is mostly affected by these vulnerabilities due to the lack of direct contact with the teacher, who would be able to point out the learner’s difficulties and help to rectify them. Methodology The research sample was 49 learners enrolled in an online course. We focused on three cognitive factors: language, memory, and reasoning. We propose an approach to optimize learners’ performances based on two intelligent agents that model the role of a teacher: the “detector agent” and the “rectifier agent”. Contribution The intelligent agents beneficially contribute to e-learning enrichment and the development of cognitive skills and solidification of knowledge acquisition. This is achieved by strengthening the memory, the assimilation of lessons by improving language skills, and the reinforcement of problem solving by developing reasoning and analysis capacity. Findings The results show that the proposed approach efficiently detects the weaknesses of learners and resolves them intelligently. Future Research The approach toward e-learning performance can be improved by focusing on other factors and intelligent agents that can improve the yield for learners and more effectively optimize system operation for their perceived needs.J. Inf. Technol. Educ. Res.2017268An approach to optimize learners’ performances based on two intelligent agents that model the role of a teacher: the “detector agent” and the ‘rectifier agent’, which efficiently detects the weaknesses of learners and resolves them intelligently.2017-01-06T00:00:00J. Inf. Technol. Educ. Res.['I. Kamsa', 'Rachid Elouahbi', 'F. E. Khoukhi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 62e376ac048761fcf6e3a7b7a1ecaaa6cdfeb1f3arXiv.org20176214The new PlanetServer, a set of tools comprising a web Geographic Information System and a recently developed Python Application Programming Interface capable of visualizing and analyzing a wide variety of hyperspectral data from different planetary bodies, is presented.2017-01-06T00:00:00ArXiv['R. Figuera', 'B. P. Huu', 'A. Rossi', 'M. Minin', 'J. Flahaut', 'A. Halder']2017-01-06T00:00:00 20d35293bb1cca44d456ce1f87dc7e45602e0731BMC Bioinformatics2017257The Genome Tolerance Browser is presented, an online genome browser for visualizing the predicted tolerance of the genome to mutation, and enables users to visualize the similarities and differences between several prediction algorithms and to upload their own data as additional tracks; thereby facilitating the rapid identification of potential regions of interest.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Bioinformatics['Hashem A. Shihab', 'Mark F. Rogers', 'Michael Ferlaino', 'Colin Campbell', 'Tom R. Gaunt']2017-01-06T00:00:00 39104d296ebafefa4588e88112b6fd0c4b8ceeceJournal of Chromatography A20174312The detection sensitivity of the proposed MEKC-UV exhibited an approximately 1026-fold improvement compared with a single MEKC method without online concentration, and the detection limit (S/N=3) was 3.80nmolL-1.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of chromatography. A['Yu-Hsuan Chang', 'Changyou Huang', 'S. Fu', 'M. Wu', 'Tsunghsueh Wu', 'Yangming Lin']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b226743ff5fb8322da1a6fa601ea8b7da69e944bAdvances in Online Social Networks is creating huge data day in and out providing lot of opportunities to its users to express their interest and opinion. Due to the popularity and exposure of social networks, many intruders are using this platform for illegal purposes. Identifying such users is challenging and requires digging huge knowledge out of the data being flown in the social media. This work gives an insight to profile users in online social networks. User Profiles are established based on the behavioral patterns, correlations and activities of the user analyzed from the aggregated data using techniques like clustering, behavioral analysis, content analysis and face detection. Depending on application and purpose, the mechanism used in profiling users varies. Further study on other mechanisms used in profiling users is under the scope of future endeavors.20171615User Profiles are established based on the behavioral patterns, correlations and activities of the user analyzed from the aggregated data using techniques like clustering, behavioral analysis, content analysis and face detection.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Applied Information Systems['Dr. Vasanthakumar G. U.', 'K. Sunithamma', 'P. Shenoy', 'K. R. Venugopal']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7408bbda28eb7f00e5b510e41746d549e65d400bThe presented work invites the reader to engage with the proposed Expanded School, deterritorialized from time and space of higher education institutions. The experience of the teacher training in the course “Methodology to quality in online learning” with the participation of five universities (one in North America, two in Latin America, and two in Europe) will be reported and analyzed in order to gather and understand the difficulties and advances in reference to teaching practice in online education and then propose new education systems and assess the quality of interaction in respect to online learning. The context of education in transition from industrial and post-industrial society and an online education proposal allowing the school expansion to have experiences that go beyond their territory delimited by the classroom and walls will be presented. By the school expansion to the Web 2.0, the virtual learning spaces potentiate also new pathways that lead teachers and students to review how learning occurs in cyberculture.20171122017-01-06T00:00:00The Social Sciences['Cláudia Coelho Hardagh', 'Ana Lucia de Souza Lopes']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b44258c4cd8c83a65b23893bfbe2fb8c0a8af428We explore how consumers form online search queries, and in particular the link between consumers’ information needs and their search queries. Our goal is to provide a framework for the development of search models that can infer consumers’ information needs from their queries. The semantic relationships between queries and results differentiate query formation from traditional, discrete-choice based search. Accordingly, our specific research questions are as follows: (i) Are consumers able to leverage semantic relationships between queries and results when forming online search queries? (ii) How should researchers represent these semantic relationships? (iii) What are consumers’ beliefs on these semantic relationships? Using an experiment in which information needs are manipulated exogenously, we find that consumers have the ability to formulate queries that leverage semantic relationships. Consequently, models of search query formation should capture consumers’ beliefs on a set of semantic relationships, which capture the probability that any query will activate any set of words. Fortunately, we show that these semantic relationships may be approximated parsimoniously by functions of asymmetric activation probabilities at the word level. We find that consumers’ beliefs are biased upwards, and that they are not asymmetric enough.2017350It is found that consumers’ beliefs are biased upwards, and that they are not asymmetric enough, and it is shown that these semantic relationships may be approximated parsimoniously by functions of asymmetric activation probabilities at the word level.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Jia Liu', 'Olivier Toubia']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3d4bfab72929d3d234b050afc9382e818eb7faa7ABSTRACT Administrative service population requires public participation to participate and involved in it to create population administration, one of which can be realized through the ownership of a birth certificate. Through innovation program capil online, Denpasar city government seeks to create a birth certificate recording process more efficient by involving hospitals and clinics that serve labor. The problems of the background for this study is the uneffective implementation of the innovation program capil online as evidenced by the lack of socialization, uneven program availability, requirements that are not efficient, often damage electronic equipment and the low number of users. This research was conducted using descriptive qualitative data collection techniques such as in-depth interviews by using several informants. This study measured how the implementation of program-based registration of birth certificates online through innovation program capil online in the department of population and civil registration Denpasar with the theory of public policy implementation (George.C.Edward III), which consist of an indicator of communication, resources, disposition and bureaucratic structure. The result of this study indicate that online capil innovation programs implementation at the department of population and civil registration Denpasar is still not effective due to its implementation, which already cannot be done online due to the damaged program and the absence of overall responsibility from relevant agencies. Based on the four indicators used, only the disposition indicators that show good results whereas other indicators such as communication, resources and bureaucratic structures are still less than the maximum. Keywords : Implementation, Innovation Program, Online Birth Certificates20171012017-01-06T00:00:00['Ni Made Setiawati Widhiastiti', 'Ni Nyoman Dewi Pascarani', 'Kadek Wiwin Dwi Wismayanti']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9b1caf4cb2dd1de83a944691915b35dc22b14337Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry2017470It is found that the forum’s discourse privileges an infertility narrative the authors term the “persistent patient,” in which a patient exhaustively researches treatment options, undergoes multiple cycles of treatment despite repeated failures, and ultimately achieves success (a healthy baby).2017-01-06T00:00:00Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry['Mihan Lee']2017-01-06T00:00:00 edbcf3f265a646cdfb138db69a4dcc9eca6e3214This paper supports the argument that a dictionary of Economics in the broad sense of the word is any information tool that contains structured data - e.g. dictionary articles, outer texts, hyperlinks, etc. – which can be used for retrieving information on economic concepts, economic language, economic instructions, and/or economic operations. Some of these are on the Internet and are accessed by individuals for concrete consultation in one or more situations. This definition is based on the tenets of the Function Theory of Lexicography, the theoretical construction initiated at the Aarhus School of Business in the 1990s which has since worked on the theory and practice of dictionaries (Bergenholtz/Tarp 2002, 2003, 2004; Tarp 2008; Fuertes-Olivera/Tarp 2014). This has resulted in a specific approach to dictionary making, which is identifi ed in this chapter as a lexicography-based approach . On the other hand, some scholars espouse a different view, which is basically rooted in the theories and methods of (Applied) Linguistics (Rundell 2012a) and identified here as a linguistics-based approach . Both views are discussed and illustrated in relation to three specific issues: (a) the concept of a dictionary of Economics; (b) the sources of lexicographic data used in different dictionaries of Economics; (c) access to data and data presentation in several online dictionaries of Economics.2017553This paper supports the argument that a dictionary of Economics in the broad sense of the word is any information tool that contains structured data that can be used for retrieving information on economic concepts, economic language, economic instructions, and/or economic operations.2017-01-06T00:00:00HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business['Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera']2017-01-06T00:00:00 41967d0e1fa1d7e1a8c406b25b22a44ee66c7728Railways and Roadways are the only means of transportation over land. Railways have an advantage over roadways that, they can carry many passengers as well as heavy loads to a long distance. Railways are ideally suited for long distance travel and movement of bulk commodities. It is considered better than road transport in terms of energy efficiency, land use, environment impact and safety and it is always in forefront during national emergency. Indian Railways, a historical legacy, are a vital force in our economy. Spanning nearly two centuries Indian Railways has been serving the country with utmost pride. Also the journey by train is more comfortable and economical. India has a large network of railways throughout the country, and has trains from one corner to other corner of India. Indian Railways and Catering Tourism Corporation pioneered internet-based rail ticket booking through its website, as well as from the mobile phones via  GPRS  or SMS. In addition to  e-tickets , it also offers I-tickets that are basically like regular tickets except that they are booked online and delivered by post. Online ticket booking is one of the most emerging concepts which is used by the people. Hence this study attempts on the awareness of general public on online ticket booking service of Indian Railways. The data werecollected through the questionnaire from the people residing in Erode City. It is confined to convenience sampling method. The sample size of the study is 75. The data have been analysed through percentage method, Chi-square analysis, Henry Garrett ranking method and factor analysis.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00International journal of scientific research['D. Anbupriya', 'S. Subadra']2017-01-06T00:00:00 936f60ce0773bbdd56a621de89eaa617ae3baba92017012017-01-06T00:00:00Digital Journalism['Teke Ngomba']2017-01-06T00:00:00 44e32b9feac5441c71d507122412259d8c31970eIMDB:6.4 | Leiras:A vampirok es verfarkasok haboruja talan sosem er veget. De hozhat meg nehany varatlan fordulatot. Selene (Kate Beckinsale) egyszerre probalja tulelni a lycan klanok brutalis tamadasait es az őt elarulo vampirok ostromat. Kevesen allnak az ő oldalan, de azt a nehany ferfit most arrol probalja meggyőzni, hogy beket kell teremteniuk – meg akkor is, ha nem ertenek semmi mashoz, mint a haboruhoz, es akkor is, ha az csak egy modon szulethet meg: a vegső, legnagyobb aldozat kell hozza. Az alvilagi lenyekkel es remisztő digitalis effektusokkal teli Underworld-filmek nem veletlenul ternek vissza ujra es ujra: a rajongok kovetelik őket. Ebben a reszben ujra felbukkan a saga igazi aduja, a sorozat első sztarja, Kate Beckinsale is!2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Online filmek ingyen']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a77a84df44489ca923c1affadc3b2a2d01351d6c2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Vabren L. Watts']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3fda3dc30093ba1a87c6d7c53ad893afba2dbcfdHow to use Ebook Central to browses and view the a wide assortment of books from scientific and technical publishers. Overview of Ebook Central Reader201700How to use Ebook Central to browses and view the a wide assortment of books from scientific and technical publishers.2017-01-06T00:00:00['A. Tom']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c38dd93ed32c5f754954cde02db7596a5bfee92dDiese Seite des virtuellen Herbariums zeigt Ihnen die wichtigsten Angaben zur Pflanzenart Brauner Storchschnabel (Geranium phaeum)2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['J. Eberhardt']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5442d4999a0b11e46656fa7ad1d65c3f4a84f60b2017002017-01-06T00:00:00Juristenzeitung['Carsten Herresthal']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4afecef6ec6cafa803a12f56dfed803b1908a3cbThis project aims to explore aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture through the study of Old English vocabulary arranged in semantic categories.201701This project aims to explore aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture through the study of Old English vocabulary arranged in semantic categories.2017-01-06T00:00:00['C. Biggam', 'R. Bray', 'C. Hough', 'C. Kay', "C. Ó'Hare", 'R. Robertson', 'K. Wild']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1c60f47c32dfad1286ff00656226721d9f08b2882017012017-01-06T00:00:00['D. VerdeArregoitiaLuis', 'O. Diana', 'S. Manuel']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e13bc467e823b0d9868bc06e7b3194ef43ba1c42Background. The use of qualitative research (QR) methods is recommended as good practice in discrete choice experiments (DCEs). This study investigated the use and reporting of QR to inform the design and/or interpretation of healthcare-related DCEs and explored the perceived usefulness of such methods. Methods. DCEs were identified from a systematic search of the MEDLINE database. Studies were classified by the quantity of QR reported (none, basic, or extensive). Authors (n = 91) of papers reporting the use of QR were invited to complete an online survey eliciting their views about using the methods. Results. A total of 254 healthcare DCEs were included in the review; of these, 111 (44%) did not report using any qualitative methods; 114 (45%) reported “basic” information; and 29 (11%) reported or cited “extensive” use of qualitative methods. Studies reporting the use of qualitative methods used them to select attributes and/or levels (n = 95; 66%) and/or pilot the DCE survey (n = 26; 18%). Popular qualitative methods included focus groups (n = 63; 44%) and interviews (n = 109; 76%). Forty-four studies (31%) reported the analytical approach, with content (n = 10; 7%) and framework analysis (n = 5; 4%) most commonly reported. The survey identified that all responding authors (n = 50; 100%) found that qualitative methods added value to their DCE study, but many (n = 22; 44%) reported that journals were uninterested in the reporting of QR results. Conclusions. Despite recommendations that QR methods be used alongside DCEs, the use of QR methods is not consistently reported. The lack of reporting risks the inference that QR methods are of little use in DCE research, contradicting practitioners’ assessments. Explicit guidelines would enable more clarity and consistency in reporting, and journals should facilitate such reporting via online supplementary materials.Medical decision making2017111146The survey identified that all responding authors found that qualitative methods added value to their DCE study, but many reported that journals were uninterested in the reporting of QR results, contradicting practitioners’ assessments.2017-01-06T00:00:00Medical Decision Making['C. Vass', 'D. Rigby', 'K. Payne']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e9b8e1f23c79aa2ac0be86ca264d0d6e16648964Airbnb, an online marketplace for accommodations, has experienced a staggering growth accompanied by intense debates and scattered regulations around the world. Current discourses, however, are largely focused on opinions rather than empirical evidences. Here, we aim to bridge this gap by presenting the first large-scale measurement study on Airbnb, using a crawled data set containing 2.3 million listings, 1.3 million hosts, and 19.3 million reviews. We measure several key characteristics at the heart of the ongoing debate and the sharing economy. Among others, we find that Airbnb has reached a global yet heterogeneous coverage. The majority of its listings across many countries are entire homes, suggesting that Airbnb is actually more like a rental marketplace rather than a spare-room sharing platform. Analysis on star-ratings reveals that there is a bias toward positive ratings, amplified by a bias toward using positive words in reviews. The extent of such bias is greater than Yelp reviews, which were already shown to exhibit a positive bias. We investigate a key issue - commercial hosts who own multiple listings on Airbnb - repeatedly discussed in the current debate. We find that their existence is prevalent, they are early movers towards joining Airbnb, and their listings are disproportionately entire homes and located in the US. Our work advances the current understanding of how Airbnb is being used and may serve as an independent and empirical reference to inform the debate.Web Science Conference20174969A key issue - commercial hosts who own multiple listings on Airbnb - repeatedly discussed in the current debate is investigated, finding that their existence is prevalent, they are early movers towards joining Airbnb, and their listings are disproportionately entire homes and located in the US.2017-01-06T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on Web Science Conference['Qing Ke']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f8e27e6e3dfdee02bc4f55b3e8bbbc9af881e3c1This study assesses the moderating effect of hotel class on managerial responses’ influence on hotel performance through the lens of data analytics. A panel data model was applied to analyze 7,979 managerial responses and 51,801 online reviews on TripAdvisor, which were matched with the financial performance data (revenue per available room [RevPAR]) for 2,652 hotels in 427 cities in Texas over 26 consecutive quarters from 2005 to 2011. The results suggest that even though all hotels will be able to observe an increase of RevPAR as they post more managerial responses to online reviews, above-average and luxury hotels in particular benefit from managerial responses in longer length and provided by frontline managers, whereas full-service, mid-market economy, and budget traveler hotels benefit from executives’ responses. In addition, the speed of responses is important for full-service and above-average hotels, and conciseness of responses is critical to budget traveler hotels. This study provided important yet specific implications on how hotels can benefit from different types of managerial response strategies according to their product characteristics (hotel class). It also adds to hospitality and online review literature with new theoretical perspectives on the varying effect of managerial responses on business performance specific to the lodging industry context.201760622017-01-06T00:00:00Cornell Hospitality Quarterly['Karen L. Xie', 'Linchi Kwok', 'Wei Wang']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9a4fcb209339666aeed8f1be7e95ae4a775b4c31Science communication in online media is a discursive domain where science-related content is often expressed through styles characteristic of popular journalism. This article aims to characterize some dominant stylistic patterns in magazine articles devoted to environmental issues by identifying the devices used to enhance newsworthiness, given the fact that for some readers environmental topics may no longer seem engaging. The analytic perspective is an adaptation of the newsworthiness framework that has been applied in news discourse studies. The material is a sample of the 38 most-read environment-oriented articles in the online version of the international science magazine New Scientist collected between late 2013 and late 2014. The articles are analysed qualitatively to show the instantiations of such newsworthiness criteria as novelty and superlativeness, timeliness and impact, negativity and positivity as well as other strategies aimed at engaging the readers: rationalization and speculation, direct address and conversational style. The analysis reveals how, in this case study, science communication is turned into infotainment and considers the implications of this discursive shift for the public understanding of environmental science.201766502017-01-06T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a6f9b254b487e4250a975e0769eba11a6b1cbcb7Using mixed methods, this article examines the role of body art as a form of branded labour in customer-facing jobs. It brings together employee selection and relationship marketing into one framework, and uniquely conceptualizes body art as an asset in the labour market, rather than the traditional liability. In Study 1, 192 respondents with management experience participated in an online laboratory experiment in which they were asked to rate photographs of tattooed and non-tattooed job applicants in two hypothetical organizations: a fine dining restaurant and a popular nightclub. In Study 2, 20 in-depth, qualitative interviews were carried out with managers, tattooed front-line employees and potential consumers in two real-world service sector firms. The results show how body art can be strategically used to positively convey the brand of organizations, primarily those targeting a younger, ‘edgier’ demographic of customer.201769462017-01-06T00:00:00Human Relations['A. Timming']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ebc6bbb60c2003a4fdb66893956f4b5c7622d788Cardiovascular Diabetology20176144Pulse wave velocity and augmentation index, mean RHI values, and mean MMSE were effective indicators of diabetic foot, whereas ROC curve analysis had good sensitivity and specificity in arterial PWV and RHI for diabetic foot presence.2017-01-06T00:00:00Cardiovascular Diabetology['A. Tuttolomondo', 'A. Casuccio', 'G. Guercio', 'C. Maida', 'Alessandro Del Cuore', 'D. Di Raimondo', 'I. Simonetta', 'D. Di Bona', 'R. Pecoraro', 'V. Della Corte', 'E. Gulotta', 'G. Gulotta', 'A. Pinto']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7c3032d07a3c0fc7b971ca52e1c61e10dfd95ff0This study examines how two potential changes to the audit report affect jurors’ assessments of auditor liability. We find that simply identifying a CAM (CAM) in the audit report does not significantly affect auditors’ negligence likelihood, but jurors are more likely to find auditors negligent when the CAM paragraph includes a description of the specific audit procedures that the auditor performed to address the identified matter. Further, our results suggest that clarifying the meaning of reasonable assurance in the audit report mitigates the negative unintended consequences of this expanded disclosure and significantly reduces the likelihood that auditors are found negligent. These results are robust to using university students or participants recruited through online platforms as proxies for jurors. These results inform practitioners, standard setters, and academics on how the proposed changes to the audit report affect juror’s decision making and auditors’ ability to defend their work.Contemporary Accounting Research201740392017-01-06T00:00:00Contemporary Accounting Research['Ann G. Backof', 'Kendall O. Bowlin', 'Brian M. Goodson']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9d126327d2ece05d5e9b6e9e085f6a567e896450Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of domain highlighting in helping users identify whether Web pages are legitimate or spurious. Background: As a component of the URL, a domain name can be overlooked. Consequently, browsers highlight the domain name to help users identify which Web site they are visiting. Nevertheless, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of domain highlighting, and the only formal study confounded highlighting with instructions to look at the address bar. Method: We conducted two phishing detection experiments. Experiment 1 was run online: Participants judged the legitimacy of Web pages in two phases. In Phase 1, participants were to judge the legitimacy based on any information on the Web page, whereas in Phase 2, they were to focus on the address bar. Whether the domain was highlighted was also varied. Experiment 2 was conducted similarly but with participants in a laboratory setting, which allowed tracking of fixations. Results: Participants differentiated the legitimate and fraudulent Web pages better than chance. There was some benefit of attending to the address bar, but domain highlighting did not provide effective protection against phishing attacks. Analysis of eye-gaze fixation measures was in agreement with the task performance, but heat-map results revealed that participants’ visual attention was attracted by the highlighted domains. Conclusion: Failure to detect many fraudulent Web pages even when the domain was highlighted implies that users lacked knowledge of Web page security cues or how to use those cues. Application: Potential applications include development of phishing prevention training incorporating domain highlighting with other methods to help users identify phishing Web pages.Hum. Factors20174929Failure to detect many fraudulent Web pages even when the domain was highlighted implies that users lacked knowledge of Web page security cues or how to use those cues.2017-01-06T00:00:00Human Factors: The Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society['Aiping Xiong', 'R. Proctor', 'Weining Yang', 'Ninghui Li']2017-01-06T00:00:00 075820284ac8f39c493894c0916bed412e72749eIn Germany, negotiations between scientific publishing company Elsevier and a consortium of hundreds of universities, technical schools, research institutes, and public libraries stalled in December 2016. As a result, more than 60 institutions have lost their online access to Elsevier's journals effective 1 January, although some can still access archived articles published before that date. The price of the journals is only part of the problem. The consortium wants to move toward a new type of agreement that would make all papers by German authors open access, and it wants to make details of the deal public, a move that Elsevier vehemently opposes. A new round of negotiations is scheduled to start in late January.Science2017027In Germany, negotiations between scientific publishing company Elsevier and a consortium of hundreds of universities, technical schools, research institutes, and public libraries stalled in December 2016, and more than 60 institutions have lost their online access to Elsevier's journals effective 1 January.2017-01-06T00:00:00Science['G. Vogel']2017-01-06T00:00:00 67a952499d2060a3804feab254fa1ca122164660A large strand of research has identified when (i) a single risk is undesirable and (ii) two independent risks aggravate each other. We extend this line of inquiry by establishing when (iii) mutual aggravation is greater for greater risks. This natural property of greater mutual aggravation explains recent experimental findings on higher-order risk preferences, and can guide managerial behavior when risks in the decision environment become more severe. The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2746. This paper was accepted by Han Bleichrodt, decision analysis.Management Sciences20174325This work establishes when (iii) mutual aggravation is greater for greater risks, which explains recent experimental findings on higher-order risk preferences, and can guide managerial behavior when risks in the decision environment become more severe.2017-01-06T00:00:00ERN: Other Microeconomics: Decision-Making under Risk & Uncertainty (Topic)['S. Ebert', 'Diego C. Nocetti', 'H. Schlesinger']2017-01-06T00:00:00 76a5eec8c3378aec0aaa0d6ba281fba101dfeb14Background: Men’s attitudes toward public breastfeeding may influence a woman’s decisions about breastfeeding and her perceived comfort with public breastfeeding. Research aim: This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with men’s visual perception of images of public breastfeeding. Methods: A 95-item online survey was administered to 502 U.S. men ages 21 to 44. Respondents were presented with four images of women breastfeeding and asked to evaluate agreement with 15 adjectives describing each image. Based on factor analysis, 13 of these adjectives were combined to create the Breastfeeding Images Scale for each image. An 8-item Situational Statements Scale and the 17-item Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) were used to assess breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes. Multiple regression was used to evaluate the association between breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge and the Breastfeeding Images Scale. Results: The image depicting a woman breastfeeding privately at home had the highest mean score of 71.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) [70.69, 73.22], on the Breastfeeding Images Scale, compared with 61.93, 95% CI [60.51, 63.36], for the image of a woman breastfeeding in a public setting. The overall mean scale score for the IIFAS was 56.99, 95% CI [56.27, 57.70], and for the Situational Statements Scale was 28.80, 95% CI [27.92, 29.69]. For all images, increasing breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes measured by the IIFAS and the Situational Statements Scale were associated with a more positive perception of the image. Conclusion: Images of public breastfeeding are viewed less favorably by men in the sample than are images of private breastfeeding. Knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding are positively associated with perception of breastfeeding images.Journal of Human Lactation20173820Images of public breastfeeding are viewed less favorably by men in the sample than are images of private breastfeeding, and knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding are positively associated with perception of breastfeeding images.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Human Lactation['Brianna M. Magnusson', 'Callie R Thackeray', 'Sarah A. Van Wagenen', 'Siena F. Davis', 'R. Richards', 'R. Merrill']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7ad0d4549dc8431ab568e4637b46a9638bca2306Infectious disease epidemics occur within dynamic systems and environments that shape risk and, ultimately, the spread of infectious diseases. Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately impacted by HIV everywhere in the world. Several emerging trends present risks for sustained or increased HIV acquisition and transmission, and the growth of global travel in the context of emerging online platforms for social/sexual networking is discussed here. Four factors associated with travel that could potentiate HIV transmission are highlighted: different patterns of sexual risk behaviours during travel; the growth of online tools to meet sex partners more efficiently; the global heterogeneity of HIV strains; and the potential for diassortative mixing of men from high- and low-HIV prevalence areas. Prevention tools and services must rise to these challenges, and innovative mobile applications and programs have played, and will continue to play, an important role in supporting MSM at risk for or living with HIV during their periods of travel.Sexual Health20175221Four factors associated with travel that could potentiate HIV transmission are highlighted: different patterns of sexual risk behaviours during travel; the growth of online tools to meet sex partners more efficiently; the global heterogeneity of HIV strains; and the potential for diassortative mixing of men from high- and low-HIV prevalence areas.2017-01-06T00:00:00Sexual health['Veronica C. Lee', 'P. Sullivan', 'S. Baral']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9ecd556a92c9b2df866c97769c2ae2e5533b6073Smartphones are now owned by most young adults in many countries. Installed applications regularly update while the phone is in standby. If it is kept near the body, this can lead to considerably higher exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation than occurred without internet access. Very little is known about current smartphone carrying habits of young women. This survey used an online questionnaire to ask about smartphone location under several circumstances to inform the power calculation for a women’s health study. They were also asked about risk perceptions. Data was analysed using Pearson chi square. Three age categories were made: 15–20, 21–30, 31–40. Smartphones were generally kept on standby (96% by day, 83% at night). Of all participants, in the last week the most common locations of the phone when not in use or during passive use was off-body (86%), in the hand (58%), a skirt/trouser pocket (57%), or against the breast (15%). Pocket and near-the-breast storage were significant by age (χ215.04, p = 0.001 and χ210.96, p = 0.04, respectively), both positively influenced by the youngest group. The same influence lay in the association between holding the phone (χ211.082, p = 0.004) and pocket-storage (χ219.971, p<0.001) during passive use. For calls, 36.5% solely used the phone against the head. More than half kept the phone 20–50 cms from their head at night (53%), while 13% kept it closer than 20 cms. Many (36%) thought RF-EMR exposure was related to health problems while 16% did not. There was no relationship between thinking RF-EMR exposure causes health problems in general and carrying the phone against the upper or lower body (p = 0.69 and p = 0.212, respectively). However, calls with the phone against the head were positively related to perception of health risk (χ2 6.695, p = 0.035). Our findings can be used in the power calculation for a case-control study.PLoS ONE20172218There was no relationship between thinking RF-EMR exposure causes health problems in general and carrying the phone against the upper or lower body and carryingThe findings can be used in the power calculation for a case-control study.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Mary Redmayne']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8185957cc508bde39748548da9b5f667e19e570bObjectives To review literature regarding online educational initiatives in palliative care which are targeted to update health professionals and prepare distance courses suitable for a Brazilian context. Methods 7 databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, Science Direct and Scopus) were reviewed for published papers between January 2004 and August 2014 using the PRISMA methodology. Included studies focused on health professionals and had at least part of the course in a distance learning approach. Results The UK, the USA, Canada and Australia stood out within the palliative care research papers. Among the 590 articles chosen, only 14 papers were included in this review due to the inclusion criteria. 9 used a mixed approach and 5 used online methods. The length of the courses, however, varied extensively and several methods were found to have been employed for teaching purposes, including videos, audio, images, poetry and simulation cases. Conclusions Although the literature is abundant in this area, there is limited research exploring the construction process of courses and how they can be applied to countries with limited resources. It is important to highlight, however, that the mixed teaching strategy, which allows for theoretical and practical activities at a low cost, is imperative for countries with limited resources in healthcare. Thus, this review can support new initiatives around the world, particularly in the low-income and middle-income countries.BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care20173715There is limited research exploring the construction process of courses and how they can be applied to countries with limited resources, but it is important to highlight that the mixed teaching strategy, which allows for theoretical and practical activities at a low cost, is imperative for countries withlimited resources in healthcare.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care['Anderson Luiz Carvalho Taroco', 'T. Valente', 'Camila Soares Carbogim']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ba2da1793cb9924d3174a6ea4087c11352cf868eABSTRACT Penetrance, which plays a key role in genetic research, is defined as the proportion of individuals with the genetic variants (i.e., genotype) that cause a particular trait and who have clinical symptoms of the trait (i.e., phenotype). We propose a Bayesian semiparametric approach to estimate the cancer-specific age-at-onset penetrance in the presence of the competing risk of multiple cancers. We employ a Bayesian semiparametric competing risk model to model the duration until individuals in a high-risk group develop different cancers, and accommodate family data using family-wise likelihoods. We tackle the ascertainment bias arising when family data are collected through probands in a high-risk population in which disease cases are more likely to be observed. We apply the proposed method to a cohort of 186 families with Li-Fraumeni syndrome identified through probands with sarcoma treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1944 to 1982. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.Journal of the American Statistical Association20174412A Bayesian semiparametric approach is proposed to estimate the cancer-specific age-at-onset penetrance in the presence of the competing risk of multiple cancers and tackles the ascertainment bias arising when family data are collected through probands in a high-risk population in which disease cases are more likely to be observed.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of the American Statistical Association['S. Shin', 'Ying Yuan', 'L. Strong', 'J. Bojadzieva', 'Wenyi Wang']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9cc9e9d84c18d16bc5c255aa5a303bd6947418d4BioMedical Engineering OnLine20172824A novel technique for image segmentation based on contrast changes by using synthetic frequencies obtained from the grayscale value available in each pixel of the image, which presents better segmentation results than the benchmarked algorithms using less computational time and without the need of an initial condition.2017-01-06T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['David P. Ortiz', 'Daniel Sierra-Sosa', 'B. G. Zapirain']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d3925d9c3832b5237009a66d99344c1063280725Matrix multiplicative weight update (MMWU) is an extremely powerful algorithmic tool for computer science and related fields. However, it comes with a slow running time due to the matrix exponential and eigendecomposition computations. For this reason, many researchers studied the followed-the-perturbed-leader (FTPL) framework which is faster, but a factor $\sqrt{d}$ worse than the optimal regret of MMWU for dimension-$d$ matrices. In this paper, we propose a $\textit{followed-the-compressed-leader}$ framework which, not only matches the optimal regret of MMWU (up to polylog factors), but runs $\textit{even faster}$ than FTPL. Our main idea is to "compress" the matrix exponential computation to dimension 3 in the adversarial setting, or dimension 1 in the stochastic setting. This result resolves an open question regarding how to obtain both (nearly) optimal and efficient algorithms for the online eigenvector problem.arXiv.org2017349This paper proposes a followed-the-compressed-leader framework which, not only matches the optimal regret of MMWU (up to polylog factors), but runs $\textit{even faster}$ than FTPL.2017-01-06T00:00:00ArXiv['Zeyuan Allen-Zhu', 'Yuanzhi Li']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a91ff240e20e82a25c47ae593ab17ba4d5a5436dThe worldwide spread of social media is changing the forms and rules of social relations, the boundaries of private and public spheres, and the definition of privacy and its protection. In reflecting on children’s rights in a digital age, the online experiences of adopted children and their families foreground the tension between the right to privacy and protection and children’s right to know about their origins. This article explores the Italian case through a qualitative study of professionals working in private and public foster and adoptive services. It analyses the risks and opportunities presented by social media in the everyday life of adoptive families, with particular attention to children’s rights and recommendations for families and professionals.New Media & Society2017249The Italian case is explored through a qualitative study of professionals working in private and public foster and adoptive services to analyses the risks and opportunities presented by social media in the everyday life of adoptive families, with particular attention to children’s rights and recommendations for families and professionals.2017-01-06T00:00:00New Media & Society['Piermarco Aroldi', 'Nicoletta Vittadini']2017-01-06T00:00:00 429196ef1f7e2f1bf74aa51c1841a7b471d62e44Technological innovations in recent years have resulted in paper based documentation will be completely abandoned in all business processes, however the paper-based processes still prevail in foreign trade transactions due to complicated business processes. Institution and companies in different countries involved in foreign trade transactions. Therefore integrative solutions are needed. This paper seeks to put forward a methodology to pave the way to the future international trade. Therefore we developed a taxonomical approach to this clutter in order to partially surmount the integration problem because a road map should be determined before the holistic solution. Taxonomical approach has been suggested for grouping the foreign trade documents in terms of their functions. All the parties participating in a foreign trade transaction should be able to connect to each other in a single online platform. There is a need for a single online platform of which all parties are members to complete a foreign trade transaction using a single integrated electronic document. Finally, opinions of the professional have been received for seeing the real procedures. Literature and practices have been synthesized and partial solution grouping the foreign trade documents in terms of their functions has been suggested. To constitute a base for the initial step of the road to integrated foreign trade document a taxonomical table has been prepared. Aim of this table to guide the firms that search for solutions to develop electronic equivalent of paper based documents.20171992017-01-06T00:00:00LSN: International Business Transactions (Topic)['Mustafa Emre Civelek', 'Murat Çemberci', 'Nagehan Uca', 'Ümit Çelebi', 'A. Özalp']2017-01-06T00:00:00 96c1c85d585a8106c3a71c953effe96c8604e6aePersonality traits and dysfunctional sexual beliefs have been described as vulnerability factors for sexual dysfunction in women, and have also been proposed as dispositional variables for the activation of incompetence schemas in response to negative sexual events. However, no study has tested the role of personality traits and dysfunctional sexual beliefs in the activation of incompetence schemas. The current study aimed to assess the moderator role of neuroticism, extraversion, and dysfunctional sexual beliefs in the association between frequency of unsuccessful sexual episodes and activation of incompetence schemas in heterosexual and lesbian women. An online survey was completed by 1,121 women (831 heterosexual; 290 lesbian). Participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), the Sexual Dysfunctional Beliefs Questionnaire—Female Version (SDBQ), and the Questionnaire of Cognitive Schemas Activated in Sexual Context (QCSASC). Findings indicate that neuroticism moderates the association between frequency of negative sexual events and activation of incompetence schemas in heterosexual women. Moreover, several sexual beliefs also act as moderators of the relationship between negative sexual episodes and the activation of cognitive schemas in both heterosexual and lesbian women. Overall, findings support the cognitive-emotional model of sexual dysfunctions, emphasizing the role of personality traits and dysfunctional sexual beliefs as facilitators of the activation of incompetence schemas in response to negative events in women.Journal of Sex Research2017529Findings support the cognitive-emotional model of sexual dysfunctions, emphasizing the role of personality traits and dysfunctional sexual beliefs as facilitators of the activation of incompetence schemas in response to negative events in women.2017-01-06T00:00:00The Journal of Sex Research['M. M. Peixoto', 'P. Nobre']2017-01-06T00:00:00 35a84842922d8cba71faadc49c85bd5ba7a945aeUsing two choice-based experiments, we evaluate consumer preferences hotel attributes for firms selling hotel rooms across three online distribution channel formats: full information, semi-opaque, and opaque online travel agents. A multinomial logit model is used to analyze the experimental data and measure consumer trade-offs between price and other product attributes. We then use these preferences to determine optimal channel selling strategies. Our optimal channel strategies illustrate under what conditions firms should add opaque distribution channels and the resulting incremental revenue obtained with the setting of optimal channel specific prices. We deploy two choice-based experiments, traditional and menu-based, in an effort to add flexibility to survey respondents in choice selection. As part of our analysis, we compare managerial insights from analysis based on traditional choice-based experiments to that using menu-based choice experiments. In general, we indicate that both forms of opaque selling increase firm demand and that with appropriate pricing can also increase firm revenue. In addition, opaque channels have elevated price sensitivity and increased impact of guest reviews versus traditional online travel agents.20171862017-01-06T00:00:00Cornell Hospitality Quarterly['Xiaoqing Xie', 'C. Anderson', 'R. Verma']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5435d5f8b9f4def52ac84bee109320e64e58ab8fMultimedia tools and applications2017536The results confirm the hypothesis that even the most accurate existing FER systems are not ready to face the challenges of a dynamic real-world.2017-01-06T00:00:00Multimedia Tools and Applications['Muhammad Hameed Siddiqi', 'Maqbool Ali', 'M. Eldib', 'Asfandyar Khan', 'O. Baños', 'A. Khan', 'Sungyoung Lee', 'Hyunseung Choo']2017-01-06T00:00:00 369dfe58f0bb7e6d11e73cda1ad9a454ae9c5729La television actual busca un espacio de reubicacion dentro del panorama mediatico convergente. En los ultimos anos, la multiplicacion de canales, la consolidacion de plataformas online, los cambios de habitos del publico, el envejecimiento de la audiencia y la debil conexion con el publico joven han provocado transformaciones que han afectado a los contenidos televisivos. Este trabajo estudia la evolucion de la television generalista durante el periodo comprendido entre 2007 y 2016, en que confluyen factores contextuales y estructurales que han determinado su desarrollo actual, formando un oligopolio en torno a los grupos Atresmedia y Mediaset. Juntos, acumulan el 86,4% de la inversion publicitaria y el 57,2% del total de la audiencia en 2016 (Barlovento, 2017). Los resultados sugieren que la television generalista ha experimentado un proceso de adaptacion a un entorno altamente competitivo y adverso, que le ha obligado a reforzar su posicionamiento de marca y diferenciacion. Television seeks a space for relocation within the convergent media landscape. In recent years, the multiplication of channels, the consolidation of online platforms, changes in audience habits, the aging of the classical audience and the weak connection with young audience have provoked transformations that have affected television content. This paper studies the evolution of generalist television during the period from 2007 to 2016, when contextual and structural factors converged. These factors have determined the current development of television, forming an oligopoly around the Atresmedia and Mediaset groups. Together, they account for 86.4% of the advertising investment and 57.2% of the total audience in 2016. The results suggest that generalist television has undergone a process of adaptation to a highly competitive and adverse environment, which has forced it to reinforce its brand positioning and differentiation.2017052017-01-06T00:00:00Tripodos['Jessica Castillo']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5115198dbc441175a275392c7ae12a683c8a4188To more fully support PhD students, librarians must be mindful of and responsive to changing dissertation requirements. Based on input obtained through an online questionnaire from directors of chemistry, political science, and English doctoral programs and from details on department websites, this paper examines what alternate forms of dissertations are increasingly acceptable in the different disciplines. Article-style dissertations are often routine in the sciences and growing in acceptance in the social sciences, so training related to the publishing process would be helpful. The humanities stand at the forefront of recognizing digital and Web-based dissertations, so training related to the digital humanities might also be suitable.20173052017-01-06T00:00:00portal: Libraries and the Academy['Bonnie L. Fong']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3fffdea188637dd002a388032cf7b3df474aff4aABSTRACT In this article, we use the cross-entropy method for noisy optimization for fitting generalized linear multilevel models through maximum likelihood. We propose specifications of the instrumental distributions for positive and bounded parameters that improve the computational performance. We also introduce a new stopping criterion, which has the advantage of being problem-independent. In a second step we find, by means of extensive Monte Carlo experiments, the most suitable values of the input parameters of the algorithm. Finally, we compare the method to the benchmark estimation technique based on numerical integration. The cross-entropy approach turns out to be preferable from both the statistical and the computational point of view. In the last part of the article, the method is used to model the probability of firm exits in the healthcare industry in Italy. Supplemental materials are available online.2017274The cross-entropy method for noisy optimization for fitting generalized linear multilevel models through maximum likelihood is used and specifications of the instrumental distributions for positive and bounded parameters that improve the computational performance are proposed.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics['M. Bee', 'G. Espa', 'D. Giuliani', 'F. Santi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c2105c7c158b84bcf4080aa9320591b8fb53e447ABSTRACT Taking John D’Agata’s and David Shields’s notion of the ‘lyric essay’ as a starting point, this article discusses Anglophone nonfiction infused by what Claire de Obaldia calls ‘the essayistic spirit’. This kind of writing – by authors such as Annie Dillard, Maggie Nelson, Rebecca Solnit, Eula Biss, Edmund de Waal and Philip Hoare – is generically hybrid, associative, poetically inflected, and rooted in both the concreteness of the world and in metaphysical and ontological questioning. It is fragmentary in form, drawing freely on other sources in a way familiar from contemporary art, music sampling and the Internet. But it often has a critical relationship to the material it appropriates, reworking the memes and bromides of contemporary media culture and looking askance at the dispersed attention and instant, pseudo-knowledge of the online age. In contrast with the polarised certainties of post-Internet public discourse, it is intrinsically unfanatical. It includes elements of refracted, incomplete autobiography in a way that offers an elliptical corrective to our age of oversharing and emotional unrestraint. In an electronically mediated culture, it is drawn to the non-virtual and sensual, demanding a sustained engagement with its own unique attempt to make sense of the real.2017042017-01-06T00:00:00Textual Practice['J. Moran']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0cd02127662b0298bc690c8d160e9933b1f5e307Sponsored search advertising has become a dominant form of advertising for many firms in the hospitality vertical, with Priceline and Expedia each spending in excess of US$2 billion in online advertising in 2015. Given the competition in online advertising, it has become essential for advertisers to know how effectively to allocate financial resources to keywords. Central to budget allocation for keywords is an attribution of revenue (from converted ads) to the keywords generating consumer interest. Conventional wisdom suggests several ways to attribute revenues in the sponsored search advertising domain (e.g., last-click, first & last-click, or evenly distributed approach). We develop a multi-click attribution methodology using a unique multi-advertiser data set, which includes full advertiser and consumer-level click and purchase information. We add to the literature by developing a two-stage multi-click attribution methodology with a specific focus on sponsored search advertising in the hospitality industry with which we develop a parametric approach to calculate the value function from each stage of the estimation process. Given our multi-advertiser data set, we are able to illustrate the inefficiency of single-click attribution approaches, which undervalue assist clicks while overvaluing converted clicks.20172532017-01-06T00:00:00Cornell Hospitality Quarterly['C. Anderson', 'Ming Cheng']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7c4f01e80f0c71e7ef9ac9a8f342fae7a3534e38Racemates of five chiral resorcin[4]arenes, four tetra-O-substituted and one hepta-O-substituted, have been resolved by enantioselective HPLC, and their ECD spectra have been recorded online by stopped-flow measurements. The absolute configuration has been assigned by comparison of the experimental ECD spectra with DFT and semiempirical calculations. For the four tetra-O-substituted resorcin[4]arenes, the ECD exciton couplet at longer wavelength depends on the chirality induced in the arene scaffold by the substituents rather than on the precise nature of the substituents themselves. Accordingly, the exciton chirality model with excitons localized on the arene scaffold, here generalized to Cn symmetry, accurately describes the relationship between stereochemistry and chiroptical properties for this couplet, while its application at shorter wavelengths is unsafe. For the significantly larger hepta-O-substituted system the assignment particularly benefits from the use of the semiempirical ZINDO method.Journal of Organic Chemistry2017333The exciton chirality model with excitons localized on the arene scaffold, here generalized to Cn symmetry, accurately describes the relationship between stereochemistry and chiroptical properties for this couplet, while its application at shorter wavelengths is unsafe.2017-01-06T00:00:00The Journal of organic chemistry['Gerardo Concilio', 'Carmen Talotta', 'C. Gaeta', 'P. Neri', 'Guglielmo Monaco', 'R. Zanasi', 'D. Tedesco', 'C. Bertucci']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9017473d136df0206b80e035f701de6a4a7ab31bEl presente analisis se adentra en la aplicacion de telefonia movil Periscope, surgida en 2015. Una plataforma que permite trasmitir y ver video en streaming desde cualquier rincon del mundo. El periodismo no ha querido quedarse atras y los profesionales de la informacion estan utilizando la herramienta. Esta investigacion tiene como principal objetivo analizar el uso mediatico de la plataforma. Como consecuencia, el proyecto ahonda en el analisis de las emisiones, de forma cuantitativa y cualitativa, de varios medios de comunicacion: los informativos de television Antena 3 Noticias, la emisora de radio COPE, el diario online El Espanol y el periodico El Pais. Como conclusion, advertimos que los resultados apuntan a que existen diferencias segun el medio del que se trate. This analysis focuses on the new mobile phone application Periscope, started in 2015. It is a platform that allows consuming broadcast TV and video streaming from anywhere in the world. News media Journalist did not want to behind and information professionals in Spain started using the tool. The main goal of this study is to analyze how professional news media use the platform. The project thus researches the programming of a number of broadcast media in a quantitative and qualitative way: the news of television channel Antena 3, radio channel COPE, online newspaper El Espanol and newspaper El Pais. In conclusion, the information shows that there are differences between the broadcast media researched.20171432017-01-06T00:00:00Tripodos['Carmen Marta Lazo', 'Ana Mancho Laiglesia', 'J. Navarro']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d3b542368cf31f2f0ecbd8d2235e408793c34c55A 38-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco, for a 1-year history of asymptomatic frontal hairline recession diagnosed as frontal fibrosing alopecia resistant to treatment with corticosteroids. Physical examination revealed the presence of a frontal hairline recession without any scales or erythema. The Received: November 7, 2016 Accepted: December 1, 2016 Published online: January 6, 2017Skin Appendage Disorders201752A 38-year-old woman was referred to the Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco, for a 1-year history of asymptomatic frontal hairline recession diagnosed as frontal fibrosing alopecia resistant to treatment with corticosteroids.2017-01-06T00:00:00Skin Appendage Disorders['A. Kelati', 'F. Mernissi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 54f71a9c63f7c53e3e07aac64cac3374a3b735b0La plataforma gratuita de video streaming online YouTube cumplio una decada en abril de 2015, contando con mas de mil millones de usuarios —lo que viene a ser un tercio de todos los usuarios de internet—. Fue entonces cuando hizo publico el ranking de los veinte videos mas vistos en diez anos en Espana. El presente trabajo analiza la relacion de los contenidos de los videos vistos de la muestra, para entender mejor las posibles decisiones y futuros desafios en torno al modelo de negocio de la plataforma, ya que desde que en 2006 Google comprara YouTube por unos 1.600 millones de dolares en acciones, el modelo de negocio sigue siendo incierto. The free online video streaming platform YouTube completed a decade in April 2015, with more than one billion users —a third of all Internet users—. It was then that it published the ranking of the twenty most viewed videos in ten years in Spain. The present work analyzes the relationship of the contents of the videos seen in the sample, to better understand the possible decisions and future challenges around the platform business model. Since Google bought YouTube in 2006 for about 1.6 billion US dollars in shares, the business model remains uncertain.2017022017-01-06T00:00:00Tripodos['Rebeca Antolín Prieto', 'Jorge Clemente Mediavilla']2017-01-06T00:00:00 78385676fe3b479e193a93db75ccd2254c0cb76fBackground: Congenital anomalies (CAs) are a leading cause of fetal and infant mortality and morbidity worldwide. They may be identified prenatally, at the moment of birth or later in life. Purpose: To describe the cases of CAs registered over the last 15 years at a level III hospital, comparing individuals who were detected through prenatal (preN) diagnosis with those detected through postnatal (postN) diagnosis. Methods: All records were collected from the Registo Nacional de Anomalias Congenitas (RENAC) online platform between 1 st January 2000 to 31 st December 2014, in a level III hospital, where cases of CAs were notified voluntarily (n = 1,222). We tested differences for selected variables between the years in study. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify potential factors associated to preN diagnosis. Results: We observed a total of 1,510 anomalies, being 493 (40.3%) circulatory, 252 (20.6%) chromosomal, 187 (15.3%) musculoskeletal, 138 (11.3%) digestive, 133 (10.9%) urinary, 117 (9.6%) nervous, 37 (3.0%) respiratory, 35 (2.9%) genital, 25 (2%) anomalies of the eye, ear, face and neck, 20 (1.6%) cleft lip/cleft palate and 73 (6.0%) others. Time of diagnosis was known for all subjects: 770 (63.0%) were diagnosed prenatally and 452 (37.0%) were diagnosed at birth or during the first month of life. We found statistically significant differences between groups for several variables. Assisted reproduction techniques (p = 0.023), maternal medications during the first trimester of pregnancy (p = 0.004) and the number of anomalies per individual (p ≤ 0.001) had a statistically significant impact on receiving preN diagnosis. Conclusion: Our data confirm the importance of both RENAC national database and preN diagnosis in improving perinatal healthcare. However, in order to determine the national prevalence of CAs and understand any involved factors, it is desirable to enhance the notification in the whole country, facilitating the adjustment of national protocols to achieve a better perinatal counseling and surveillance.2017392The data confirm the importance of both RENAC national database and preN diagnosis in improving perinatal healthcare, however, in order to determine the national prevalence of CAs and understand any involved factors, it is desirable to enhance the notification in the whole country.2017-01-06T00:00:00['C. Félix', 'F. Flôr-de-Lima', 'S. Pissarra', 'F. Clemente', 'Paulo Soares', 'M. Rodrigues', 'G. Rocha', 'M. B. Guedes', 'C. Ramalho', 'H. Guimarães']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e33c1ceadac8da6261f5d533a554f88e02f4dc5dObjective: To study the molecular mechanism of Rheum officinale in the treatment of Jaundice by building molecular networks and comparing canonical pathways. Methods: Target proteins of Rheum officinale and related genes of Jaundice were searched from Pubchem and Gene databases online respectively. Molecular networks and canonical pathways comparison analyses were performed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Results: The molecular networks of Rheum officinale and Jaundice were complex and multifunctional. The 40 target proteins of Rheum officinale and 33 Homo sapiens genes of Jaundice were found in databases. There were 19 common pathways both related networks. Rheum officinale could regulate endothelial differentiation, Interleukin-1B (IL-1B) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in these pathways. Conclusions: Rheum officinale treat Jaundice by regulating many effective nodes of Apoptotic pathway and cellular immunity related pathways.Objective: To study the molecular mechanism of Rheum officinale in the treatment of Jaundice by building molecular networks and comparing canonical pathways. Methods: Target proteins of Rheum officinale and related genes of Jaundice were searched from Pubchem and Gene databases online respectively. Molecular networks and canonical pathways comparison analyses were performed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Results: The molecular networks of Rheum officinale and Jaundice were complex and multifunctional. The 40 target proteins of Rheum officinale and 33 Homo sapiens genes of Jaundice were found in databases. There were 19 common pathways both related networks. Rheum officinale could regulate endothelial differentiation, Interleukin-1B (IL-1B) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) in these pathways. Conclusions: Rheum officinale treat Jaundice by regulating many effective nodes of Apoptotic pathway and cellular immunity related pathways.201781Rheum officinale treat Jaundice by regulating many effective nodes of Apoptotic pathway and cellular immunity related pathways by building molecular networks and comparing canonical pathways.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Si Shan', 'Jun-Da Tu', 'Penghui Nie', 'Xiaojun Yan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2af2b50563ec23635400ee01a127c450fb5e8602This article proposes a framework that revisits the concept of participation through three non-mutually exclusive categories: pick, play and produce. Each category involves a different way of participating: through composing media consumption, to extending story worlds through existing materials and expanding media by creating content. In doing so, we question the emphasis on case studies that explore specific contemporary audience practices through the (online) traces left behind by audiences. These case studies are often set as exemplary for broader audience practices. Instead, we propose  an approach that builds on the practices identified in these case studies, but starts from general audiences by surveying a representative sample of 1015 high school students aged 16 to 18 in Flanders (the northern Dutch-speaking region of Belgium). Each student completed a 94-question questionnaire in the first half of 2015, designed to measure contemporary film consumption. Our analysis confirms the need to further explore participation; when researching audience practices we find different patterns in participatory practices. A vast majority of audiences picks, about half of all audiences play and only a fifth participates through producing. Furthermore, audiences take part in different practices within and across categories. In short, participation is a multi-facetted concept. Aquest article proposa un marc que revisa el concepte de participacio a traves de tres categories no excloents entre si: escollir, reproduir i produir. Cada categoria implica una manera diferent de participar: des de la composicio del consum de mitjans, fins als universos de narratives esteses mitjancant materials existents i l’expansio de mitjans en crear continguts. Amb aixo, es questionen els casos d’estudi que exploren practiques contemporanies especifiques de les audiencies a traves dels rastres que han deixat els usuaris en linia. Aquests casos d’estudi sovint son exemples per a practiques d’audiencies mes amplies. Per contra, en aquest article es proposa una aproximacio que construeix en les practiques identificades d’aquests casos d’estudi, pero comenca per audiencies generals en portar a terme una enquesta d’una mostra representativa de 1.015 estudiants de preparatoria entre les edats de 16 a 18 anys a la regio flamenca de Belgica (situada a la part nord del pais i que parla oficialment l’holandes). Cada participant va respondre un questionari de 94 preguntes durant el primer semestre del 2015, dissenyat per mesurar el consum de cinema contemporani. La nostra analisi confirma la necessitat de continuar explorant la participacio, ja que en estudiar les practiques d’audiencies hem trobat diversos patrons en les practiques de participacio. La majoria de les audiencies tria, al voltant de la meitat de totes les audiencies reprodueix i nomes una cinquena part hi participa a traves de la produccio. A mes, les audiencies prenen part de diverses practiques a dins i transversalment entre categories. En resum, la participacio es un concepte multifacetic.20176112017-01-06T00:00:00Tripodos['Aleit Veenstra', 'P. Meers', 'D. Biltereyst']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f9b1ce9e5b503f595d754c38e8bdd83e291b238bThe term “glocal” indicates a co-existence of local characteristics and global conditions that can lead to a co-dependency and counter-relationship between capitalism and culture. The hybridization of these spaces offers opportunities for glocal voices to become meaningful parts of the city brand, yet their inclusion within city branding techniques occurs primarily on the external level, i.e., within tourism or Destination Marketing Organizations’ (DMOs) advertisements. This chapter explores how post-industrial cities can leverage the glocal in their city brand communications via narrative. It is argued that narratives reveal authentic perceptions of the city, while highlighting the complexities of a city’s glocal identity. This study “tours” Pittsburgh’s glocal narratives emerging from face-to-face, print, and online modalities to unearth the vitality of Pittsburgh’s city brand for global and local audiences.20172812017-01-06T00:00:00['K. Hudak']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9bcf99f736773c64193ebe45212393fc872d49acSleep problems in toddlers occur in ∼40% of children and increase the likelihood of postnatal depression. Most sleep training in toddlers requires contact with a trained professional, and requires a parent to ignore their child's cries, causing distress to many children and parents, increasing attrition and leaving families untreated and at risk. This case study reports success in significantly ameliorating sleep reluctance and bedtime fears in a sleep disturbed toddler with a history of trauma. It uses a novel use of bedtime behaviour management with some positive reinforcement techniques, called the Boss of My Sleep book: a non-cry, online (thus readily and cheaply available without a trained professional) sleep intervention. The system was successful immediately and was sustained after 6 months. The Boss of My Sleep book shows promise as a sleep intervention in toddlers, particularly for those parents who do not want to use cry intensive methods.BMJ Case Reports2017231The Boss of My Sleep book shows promise as a sleep intervention in toddlers, particularly for those parents who do not want to use cry intensive methods.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMJ Case Reports['S. Blunden']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3d8018d9994a2059a0ec622c80a0237e1586f163The statement of the problem: The aim of this study was to examine the relation between individuals’ psychopathology and gambling behavior, alcohol and substance abuse. The hypothesis of the study claimed that people who show psychopathological symptoms involve in gambling behavior, alcohol and substance abuse and there is a positive relation between these variables. Method: Three hundred and forty seven people attended to the study via online (n=189; 140 women, 49 men) and printed forms (n=158, 97 women and 61 men) as volunteers in universities, offices and social places (such as cafes). Participants applied The Symptom Assessment Questionnaire SA-45, The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and The Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) in addition to informed consent form and demographic information form. Results: According to the correlation analyses that was conducted for collected data, there is positive relation between psychopathological symptoms and gambling behavior, alcohol and drug abuse. The hypothesis is supported. Anxiety, depression, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, somatization symptoms and general characteristics of symptoms (positive symptom total and global severity index) had significant relation with gambling behavior and alcohol and drug abuse. Symptoms such as paranoid ideation, phobic anxiety and psychoticism had relation with different variables. According to regression analyses results; hostility, somatization, anxiety and psychoticism symptoms predicted gambling behavior; hostility symptoms predicted alcohol abuse and hostility, depression and paranoid ideation symptoms predicted drug abuse.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00['İlkem Coşkun']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a9581b2c9cff70b03051a90a32e5960492adb622The recent report by Besomi (2013) shows the huge number of Economics dictionaries available online, but also describes some of their shortcomings; on the contrary Fuertes-Olivera (2012) points out the potential of these resources in a learning context. However, in order to offer a quick reference guide to Economics dictionaries for web surfers, an evaluation system (Caruso 2011) has been designed to assess dictionary usability with respect to three kinds of prospective users (laymen, semi-experts, and experts), both in cognitive and communicative tasks, and with special reference to two types of situations in which the dictionaries might be consulted, namely translation and learning. This project, however, is not devoted to testing data quality, therefore it doesn’t necessarily give any guarantees to web surfers regarding the contents provided by unrestricted dictionaries found on the Internet. The analysis of Economics dictionaries carried out using this tool, offers a quantitative survey of the overall lexicographical features they display, proving that, even if these resources are on average not particularly suited for communicative tasks, some of them include specific kinds of data that are considered crucial for supporting users in text production (Alonso et al. 2011).201701An evaluation system has been designed to assess dictionary usability with respect to three kinds of prospective users (laymen, semi-experts, and experts), both in cognitive and communicative tasks, and with special reference to two types of situations in which the dictionaries might be consulted, namely translation and learning.2017-01-06T00:00:00HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business['Valeria Caruso']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d6addb1a5f0f82fbc62659bf3ea6c317feb135a2Social media platforms are tools, which are not just utilized for entertainment,but also serve as a multiple purposed tool in other areas,including politics. Egyptians have utilized these tools to communicate, coordinate, and bring about mass protests, since 2010.Social media sites have turned into a public space for various groups to undertake online political activism.They also bring like-minded people together to communicate reciprocal issues and interests.The new media platform possesses several features which can be applied in socio-political communication.Drawing on the theoretical concepts of the public sphere and communicative action of Habermas, along with the new public sphere and network society by M.Castells,this work examines the role of social network platforms, specifically Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flicker, and even Mobile Phone during the Arab Spring in Egypt.The social media has been utilized as a real public sphere for most of Egyptians. The two main arguments on the role of electronic media are firstly,to consider the digital media as a cause of the Arab Spring, while the other sees these tools as a vehicle to communicate with,organize,and mobilize the public.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00['F. abdullah']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5eaeaab264a199ae87bbcb434973c2d73640905bDictionaries of economics have evolved over time. In the past, most dictionaries were similar to glossaries and were in printed form. In this Internet era, some printed dictionaries have evolved into online dictionaries with various number of technological features. However, the evolution of these dictionaries has not taken into account the evolving needs and situations of the users. Consequently, as we can see from the review of the current online dictionaries of economics, these dictionaries have failed to satisfy the needs of the users, particularly the spoken text reception needs. This paper presents some principles in creating a future dictionary of economics that can satisfy the needs related to the situation when a non-native English speaker is listening to business news in the English language. The future dictionary or the proposed dictionary in this paper takes the concept of a lexicographical information system (LIS) that integrates several components into the dictionary. The four components discussed are a voice recognition function, a tooltip, an auto-summarize function, and a definition-finder. This paper shows why these four components are needed and how they can solve the users’ lexicographical problems correctly, promptly, and conveniently.201791The future dictionary or the proposed dictionary in this paper takes the concept of a lexicographical information system (LIS) that integrates several components into the dictionary, including a voice recognition function, a tooltip, an auto-summarize function, and a definition-finder.2017-01-06T00:00:00HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business['D. Kwary']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f0cce08dacbc4f49272ebd723eae025c33a82d9cInternational Journal on Digital Libraries201700The RISM data and their applications for digital libraries and digital musicological projects are described and the possibilities and challenges in making available a large and growing quantity of data are discussed.2017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal on Digital Libraries['K. Keil', 'J. Ward']2017-01-06T00:00:00 735a9311e9b3560052264a53998ee6f135545119Michael Timothy Gerald Wright Advisor: University of Guelph, 2015 Professor Mehrdad Hajibabaei This thesis investigates the use of DNA metabarcoding as a tool for assessing biodiversity patterns in freshwater macroinvertebrate communities within the Peace-Athabasca Delta. Macroinvertebrate samples were collected in June and August of 2012 and 2013 from both the Peace and Athabasca River deltas in northern Alberta. Following the morphological identification of a subset of individuals within the samples, macroinvertebrates were homogenized, bulk DNA was extracted, and two fragments of the mitochondrial Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene were sequenced and compared against two reference libraries obtained 18 months apart. When comparing taxa identified via DNA metabarcoding to those identified through morphology, 73% of the total occurrences were the same. This number increased to 84% through passive additions to online genomic repositories over the course of this study, emphasizing the importance of reference library coverage in metabarcoding analysis. Despite some taxa known to be present in the samples by morphological identification not being identified by DNA metabarcoding, general diversity patterns were consistent between the two methods of identification. The river delta of origin was the primary factor separating macroinvertebrate communities, followed by season of sampling.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Michael T. Wright']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e6afa044745942e874f72e53f6ea9a0e48ee1f35El marketing es el proceso por el que las empresas crean valor para los clientes y construyen fuertes relaciones con los mismos para asi obtener el valor de ellos a cambio de satisfacer las necesidades de manera rentable. La Social Media Marketing sirve para promover conversaciones con el mercado y la sociedad, que respeten los principios de la Web Social, y asi tener el poder de acceder al sitio web o red social de la empresa para conocer acerca de sus productos y servicios, conocer las opiniones de otros clientes, solicitar informacion especifica, hacer pedidos, pagar online y comentar hacer de su experiencia. Hoy en dia las empresas basan su estrategia de posicionamiento y generacion de demanda online. Tambien gestionan sus campanas y estrategias para atraer al usuario y generar nuevas experiencias, las organizaciones deben determinar las necesidades, deseos e intereses de los mercados meta y proporcionar las satisfacciones deseadas de manera mas efectiva y eficiente que la de los competidores, de tal manera que mantenga o mejore el bienestar del consumidor y de la sociedad Cada vez se esta mas conectados en la tecnologia con los dispositivos, en la mayoria de los usuarios pueden ver a distancias las maravillas de los lugares turisticos e interactuar con ellos de manera digital para luego hacerlo real.2017102017-01-06T00:00:00['E. Velasteguí', 'Paola Sigcha']2017-01-06T00:00:00 716e81711a2a6ab4a20824e0011556a61b5b4328Over the last few years sound studies has emerged as one of the most dynamic fields of interdisciplinary research and one with obvious interest for scholars in theatre and performance studies. Field-defining publications have included a handbook (2012), a reader (2012), an online publication “Sounding Out!” (peer-reviewed and indexed by the MLA Bibliography, 2009–present), and Sound Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, a new endeavor launched in 2015. The breadth of topics explored through the fundamentally interdisciplinary practices characterizing sound studies suggest, time and again, a relevance for the study of performance. Yet, for the most part, thinking about sound in the theatre has largely been a matter for design and production professionals. Signaling a burgeoning scholarly interest within theatre and performance studies, however, Adrian Curtin’s Avant-Garde Theatre Sound (2014) was a welcome engagement with the sonic in the performance practices of the early twentieth century. Mladen Ovadija’s Dramaturgy of Sound in the Avant-Garde and Postdramatic Theatre pays attention to the same historical period, but also considers the implications of this history for the more recent work of Peter Brook, Robert Wilson, Caryl Churchill, and others.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00Theatre Journal['S. Bennett']2017-01-06T00:00:00 277e58cda17015bf6610897a4cfdb6d18d796a28Health Sciences and Diseases, the Journal of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaounde 1, is an open source,  peer reviewed medical journal that covers all aspects of medicine, pharmacy, biomedical and health sciences, including public health and societal issues. It is an “online first” publication, which means that all the publications articles appear on the website before being included in the print journal. The papers are published in full on the website, with open access. Our vision is to be the leader medical journal in our region. Our mission is to inform and educate all the health professionals and to promote constructive debate on health issues that matter in the management not only of diseases but of health as a whole. The HSD team is based in Yaounde (Cameroon). Acceptance of manuscripts is based on the originality, the quality of the work and validity of the evidence, the clarity of presentation, and the relevance to our readership. Publications are expected to be concise, well organized and clearly written. Authors submit a manuscript with the understanding that the manuscript (or its essential substance) has not been published other than as an abstract in any language or format and is not currently submitted elsewhere for print or electronic publication.201700The HSD team is based in Yaounde (Cameroon).2017-01-06T00:00:00HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASES['S. N. Amvene']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1fe842b308750f53424d19223771ef03e2841d98One of the applications for radiation detector is area monitoring which is crucial for safety especially at a place where radiation source is involved. An environmental radiation monitoring system is a professional system that combines flexibility and ease of use for data collection and monitoring. Nowadays, with the growth of technology, devices and equipment can be connected to the network and Internet to enable online data acquisition. This technology enables data from the area monitoring devices to be transmitted to any place and location directly and faster. In Nuclear Malaysia, area radiation monitor devices are located at several selective locations such as laboratories and radiation facility. This system utilizes an Ethernet as a communication media for data acquisition of the area radiation levels from radiation detectors and stores the data at a server for recording and analysis. This paper discusses on the design and development of website that enable all user in Nuclear Malaysia to access and ...201710This paper discusses on the design and development of website that enable all user in Nuclear Malaysia to access and read radiation levels from radiation detectors and stores the data at a server for recording and analysis.2017-01-06T00:00:00['M. M. Ibrahim', 'N. Yussup', 'M. Haris', 'A. Azman', 'F. A. A. Razalim', 'R. Yapp', 'H. Hasim', 'Mohd Dzul Aiman Aslan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 11d113049943fc4e5b68fde5d7f1cc7b9fcb6394Now Days the Social networks are also used as a source of information for events detection, with particular position to road traffic details etc. In this paper, we present a real-time monitoring system for traffic event detection from Twitter stream analysis. The system fetches tweets from Twitter according to several search criteria; processes tweets, by applying text-mining techniques; and finally performs the classification of tweets. The aim is to assign the suitable class label to each tweet, as related to a traffic event or not. The traffic detection system was employed for real-time monitoring of several areas of the road network, allowing for detection of traffic events almost in real time, often before online traffic news web sites. We employed the support vector machine as a classification model, and we achieved an accuracy value by solving a binary classification problem (traffic versus nontraffic tweets).2017590This paper presents a real-time monitoring system for traffic event detection from Twitter stream analysis, employing the support vector machine as a classification model, and achieving an accuracy value by solving a binary classification problem (traffic versus nontraffic tweets).2017-01-06T00:00:00International journal of scientific research in science, engineering and technology['Bathula Vasundhra', 'P. Sreehari']2017-01-06T00:00:00 fb534cf73b88d0a212274114b492f8e6449b34c2Application of credit sales transactions based desktop and mobile is one important thing in doing a simcard komunikasi.Registrasi assist in the activation numbers to input data in accordance with a valid identity dsn done by the seller in addition to the business transactions of this pulse is needed by all communities the recharging pulse. These applications replace the old system in which frequent errors against inaccuracies in the process of inputting data manually. The purpose of making this application is to record transaction processing and presentation of transactions accurately, quickly, and efficiently. This system is not only equipped with computer, but comes with sales reports that can be printed when needed in a time period of one month or more. This application was built using Visual Basic 2012 programming and android studio as well as using SMS Gateway online, while for the MySQL database. The sales registration data and also entered in the database storage201700The purpose of making this application is to record transaction processing and presentation of transactions accurately, quickly, and efficiently.2017-01-06T00:00:00['A. Rizky']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2d3f36be65bce6e614a9b9e6c6fb4aa3a33ae870Acquiring and presenting a new online academic library tool to faculty and students takes planning for quality results. The article documents a process of selection, acquisition, testing, rollout, and evaluation of a specialized information literacy tool at a university library.201700The article documents a process of selection, acquisition, testing, rollout, and evaluation of a specialized information literacy tool at a university library.2017-01-06T00:00:00North Carolina Libraries['Eric C. Shoaf', 'Jason Hazard']2017-01-06T00:00:00 fc7d0dc61c9d0edcbf598abfb39a3865f1e6507dThe internet which came in existence in 1969 for military purpose results in creation of new world of opportunities in the form of new services, contents and formats. One of the most commonly used service in all domains of life is web or www. The web is a very large scale hypertext information space where different types of users can search and find information in different domains. In the educational/instructional domain there is now access to a wealth of freely accessible online educational materials. Tutors can use these resources in their teaching, and students can use them to support their learning. Education portal must support the mix of academic and commercial capabilities needed to enable a learning paradigm. Educational portals can be utilized in two ways as a supportive tool during preparation, either to retrieve information or to share knowledge and information. In both cases, teachers/students benefit from using the portal. With the advancement in technology and explosion of information on World Wide Web, users are turning more towards a particular interface of educational portals. Thus the thrust of present study is to identify and analyze collection and diversity of various educational portals available online.201700The thrust of present study is to identify and analyze collection and diversity of various educational portals available online.2017-01-06T00:00:00Asian journal of multidisciplinary studies['Sofi Gh Mohiuddin Jeelani', 'Zargar Majid Ashraf', 'J. Bhat', 'Zahid Ashraf Wani', 'Lubina Gazal']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d5f6d360d06498935e34e930c123932c7c6030adTienda online dedicada en exclusiva a la Alimentaci??n Diet??tica o con intolerancias alimenticias2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['M. N. WebDesign']2017-01-06T00:00:00 14a264d5d853ef1d3e58a7861c223eedc003a9b3Contains links to readings and library resources to support Adult Intervention I: 1610. This APA Style (6th ed.) library guide is specifically designed for graduate students who need help citing electronic resources retrieved online.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Melissa A. Johnson']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d958595f1108845aa6d26c44c9546694b14e8ce1Recent research in higher education suggests that along with flipped classrooms, blended learning is another promising pedagogy to stimulate students’ active learning experience (Oxford University Report, 2015). Compared with the courses which are taught wholly online, blended learning combines face-to-face communication and online learning, which allows students to interact with each other and with the instructor (Matukhin and Zhitkova, 2015). Although blended learning has been applied by a rapidly growing number of educators in higher education (Tomlinson, 2013; Bersin, 2004), most of the online video clips produced by the instructor or from YouTube are simply an audio version of textbooks. We use selected videos from TED Talks as one tutorial activity in addition to traditional tutorial exercises/activities because TED talks usually reflect the latest research outcomes in relevant fields (Raffo, 2014) and TED talks delivered by ‘thought leaders’ can also generate positive impact on students’ critical thinking and help students to become an independent learner (Giffiths and Smith, 1989; Hughes, 1999; Leathwood, 2006). In addition, we use WeChat-an app, which is used by more than 760 million people worldwide (Bloomberg, 2016) to facilitate various tutorial activities by creating a VLE to amplify the interactions in classroom learning. Although there is a consensus in research that group work has the potential to improve student engagement, performance, marks and retention (Lejk & Wyvill, 1997; Houldsworth & Matthews, 2000), not many blended learning courses offer the opportunity of cooperative learning. In our course design, we also explore the application of WeChat to fully engage with learners at individual and group level.201700In this course, selected videos from TED Talks are used as one tutorial activity in addition to traditional tutorial exercises/activities because TED talks usually reflect the latest research outcomes in relevant fields and can also generate positive impact on students’ critical thinking.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Xiaowen Gao']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0ec04916e0fd50aff4ce8ac3f9ad62f854bb4ebfDirect download and listen online to Ahvale Baroon by Omid Oloumi (Ft Sahar Ghoreyshi) on Download Music201700Direct download and listen online to Ahvale Baroon by Omid Oloumi (Ft Sahar Ghoreyshi) on Download Music.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Omid Oloumi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8526df376c595d816de89a243610c6e881bb7d98Primates201700Orangutans have a long period of immaturity and the longest inter-birth interval of all mammals, which can be explained by their solitary life style…2017-01-06T00:00:00Primates['R. Mendonça', 'Tomoko Kanamori', 'Noko Kuze', 'Misato Hayashi', 'H. Bernard', 'T. Matsuzawa']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b87cfa1c87dc6c391144441fb1460d98df09c9d1This paper presents dynamic learning from adaptive neural control (ANC) with prescribed tracking error performance for an $ {n}$ -link robot manipulator subjected to unknown system dynamics and external disturbances. To achieve the prescribed performance, a performance function is introduced to describe the performance restrictions on tracking errors, and then specific performance requirements are served as a priori condition of tracking control design. By an error transformation method, the constrained tracking control problem of the original robot manipulator is transformed into the stabilization problem of an unconstrained augmented system. Then, a novel ANC scheme is proposed for the unconstrained system by combining a filter tracking error with radial basis function (RBF) neural network (NN) approximator, and all the signals in the closed-loop system are semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded. The external disturbances might make it difficult to achieve the accurate convergence of NN weight estimates. To overcome this difficulty, an appropriate state transformation is introduced to transform the closed-loop system into a linear time-varying system with small perturbed terms. Under partial persistent excitation condition of RBF NNs, the convergence of NN weight estimates is guaranteed, and then the experienced knowledge on the unknown robot manipulator dynamics can be stored with NN constant weights. Using the experienced knowledge, a static neural learning control is proposed to improve the system performances without time-consuming online parameter adjustment process, and the proposed learning control can also guarantee the prescribed transient and steady-state tracking control performance. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems201759200A static neural learning control is proposed to improve the system performances without time-consuming online parameter adjustment process, and the proposed learning control can also guarantee the prescribed transient and steady-state tracking control performance.2017-01-06T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems['Min Wang', 'Anle Yang']2017-01-06T00:00:00 cedbc42ccccc2ca55a0f4fa1bc308fecbaa37b0eABSTRACT While there are many approaches to detecting changes in mean for a univariate time series, the problem of detecting multiple changes in slope has comparatively been ignored. Part of the reason for this is that detecting changes in slope is much more challenging: simple binary segmentation procedures do not work for this problem, while existing dynamic programming methods that work for the change in mean problem cannot be used for detecting changes in slope. We present a novel dynamic programming approach, CPOP, for finding the “best” continuous piecewise linear fit to data under a criterion that measures fit to data using the residual sum of squares, but penalizes complexity based on an L0 penalty on changes in slope. We prove that detecting changes in this manner can lead to consistent estimation of the number of changepoints, and show empirically that using an L0 penalty is more reliable at estimating changepoint locations than using an L1 penalty. Empirically CPOP has good computational properties, and can analyze a time series with 10,000 observations and 100 changes in a few minutes. Our method is used to analyze data on the motion of bacteria, and provides better and more parsimonious fits than two competing approaches. Supplementary material for this article is available online.Journal of Computational And Graphical Statistics20174856This work presents a novel dynamic programming approach, CPOP, for finding the “best” continuous piecewise linear fit to data under a criterion that measures fit toData using the residual sum of squares, but penalizes complexity based on an L0 penalty on changes in slope.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics['P. Fearnhead', 'R. Maidstone', 'Adam N. Letchford']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5f3984dc26b0aba8ea599cc1084757f72f06a672The report of nivolumab-induced hypophysitis by Okano et al. was of great interest to us [1]. We have experienced four cases of isolated ACTH deficiency after nivolumab administration, suggesting that decreased sodium (Na) concentrations during nivolumab therapy may predict the acute development of isolated ACTH deficiency. The underlying diseases in these four patients were malignant melanoma (case 1) [2] or non-small cell lung carcinoma (cases 2–4) >stage 4 (Table 1). Nivolumab (2 mg/kg, every 3 weeks) was effective for treating the cancer in three patients (cases 1–3), while case 4 was considered to have progressive disease and the treatment was discontinued after the 6th administration. All patients experienced fatigue, appetite loss, nausea, and body pain from the 6th to 10th nivolumab administrations. All four patients had low blood pressure and hyponatremia with markedly low ACTH and cortisol levels on admission. Neither ACTH nor cortisol responded to CRH stimulation tests, and the cortisol reaction to the conventional-dose short ACTH stimulation test (250 μg) was lower than normal. Cortisol was secreted following prolonged-stimulation tests in cases 1 and 2 (not determined in cases 3 and 4). The secretion of other pituitary hormones was normal. Magnetic resonance imaging showed no abnormalities. Based on these findings, the patients were diagnosed with isolated ACTH deficiency induced by nivolumab treatment. Their symptoms resolved and general conditions improved promptly after initiation of hydrocortisone (15–20 mg/day). There was no appearance of polyuria after hydrocortisone replacement. Symptoms such as fatigue developed within 6 days after the last nivolumab treatment, and hydrocortisone was initiated from 7–14 days after treatment in three of the four patients. None of the apparent clinical symptoms that would indicate adrenal insufficiency had been observed at the last administration of nivolumab. However, we noted hyponatremia (serum Na levels <135 mEq/L) in two patients (cases 1 and 2) [3] in the absence of such symptoms. In addition, serum Na levels in three patients (cases 1–3) were clearly reduced by the time of the last administration. Hyponatremia could thus be the first manifestation indicating ACTH deficiency in patients treated with nivolumab, followed by other symptoms or physical findings. A previous report by Asano et al. showed that hyponatremia was frequently detected in elderly patients with hypopituitarism, most of whom had ACTH deficiency, and the mechanism of hyponatremia in these patients may have involved augmented release of arginine vasopressin due to impaired pituitary–adrenal axis function [4]. A similar mechanism may have been responsible for the nivolumab-induced hyponatremia in ACTH deficiency in the patients (54–76 years old) in our study. Adrenocortical failure caused by isolated ACTH deficiency may be life-threatening, especially in frail patients with cancer. Our cases highlight the importance of comparing serum Na levels before and during treatment, and measuring ACTH and cortisol levels in patients with hyponatremia during nivolumab treatment. Kyu Yong Cho1), Hideaki Miyoshi1), Akinobu Nakamura1), Takashi Kurita2) and Tatsuya Atsumi1) 1) Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan 2) Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Kitami Hospital, Kitami 090-8666, Japan Submitted Dec. 11, 2016; Accepted Dec. 19, 2016 as EJ16-0596 Released online in J-STAGE as advance publication Jan. 6, 2017 Correspondence to: Kyu Yong Cho, Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan. E-mail: kyuyong-cho@med.hokudai.ac.jpEndocrine journal2017531Hyponatremia could be the first manifestation indicating ACTH deficiency in patients treated with nivolumab, followed by other symptoms or physical findings, and highlight the importance of comparing serum Na levels before and during treatment, and measuring ACTH and cortisol levels in patients with hyponatremeia during nivlumab treatment.2017-01-06T00:00:00Endocrine journal['K. Cho', 'H. Miyoshi', 'A. Nakamura', 'T. Kurita', 'T. Atsumi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 82ad016bcc8b2339facd7e311d1b2d6adc9a42daIn this study, we report a silver nanoparticles/chitosan doped hydrogel-based fiber optic sensor for the detection of trichloroacetic acid (TCA). The sensor is based on the combined phenomenon of localized and propagating surface plasmons. The sensing relies on the interaction of TCA with silver nanoparticles (AgNP) which results in the electron transfer between the negative group of TCA and positive amino group of AgNP stabilizer (chitosan). This alters the mechanical properties/refractive index of the AgNP embedded hydrogel matrix as well as the refractive index of the AgNP. The change in refractive index of both in turn changes the effective refractive index of the nanocomposite hydrogel layer which can be determined using the Maxwell–Garnet Theory. Four stage optimization of the probe fabrication parameters is performed to obtain the best performance of the sensing probe. The sensor operates in the TCA concentration range 0–120 μm which is harmful for the humans and environment. The shift in peak extinction wavelength observed for the same TCA concentration range is 42 nm. The sensor has the linearity range for the TCA concentration range of 40–100 μm. The sensor possesses high sensitivity, selectivity and numerous other advantages such as ease of handling, quick response, modest cost and capability of online monitoring and remote sensing.Nanotechnology20173427A silver nanoparticles/chitosan doped hydrogel-based fiber optic sensor for the detection of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) that possesses high sensitivity, selectivity and numerous other advantages such as ease of handling, quick response, modest cost and capability of online monitoring and remote sensing.2017-01-06T00:00:00Nanotechnology['Vivek Semwal', 'Anand M. Shrivastav', 'B. D. Gupta']2017-01-06T00:00:00 347d703372039d53ae304389cc56251f93800ecfNext generation radio-interferometers, like the Square Kilometre Array, will acquire tremendous amounts of data with the goal of improving the size and sensitivity of the reconstructed images by orders of magnitude. The efficient processing of large-scale data sets is of great importance. We propose an acceleration strategy for a recently proposed primal-dual distributed algorithm. A preconditioning approach can incorporate into the algorithmic structure both the sampling density of the measured visibilities and the noise statistics. Using the sampling density information greatly accelerates the convergence speed, especially for highly non-uniform sampling patterns, while relying on the correct noise statistics optimises the sensitivity of the reconstruction. In connection to CLEAN, our approach can be seen as including in the same algorithmic structure both natural and uniform weighting, thereby simultaneously optimising both the resolution and the sensitivity. The method relies on a new non-Euclidean proximity operator for the data fidelity term, that generalises the projection onto the $\ell_2$ ball where the noise lives for naturally weighted data, to the projection onto a generalised ellipsoid incorporating sampling density information through uniform weighting. Importantly, this non-Euclidean modification is only an acceleration strategy to solve the convex imaging problem with data fidelity dictated only by noise statistics. We showcase through simulations with realistic sampling patterns the acceleration obtained using the preconditioning. We also investigate the algorithm performance for the reconstruction of the 3C129 radio galaxy from real visibilities and compare with multi-scale CLEAN, showing better sensitivity and resolution. Our MATLAB code is available online on GitHub.20174124An acceleration strategy for a recently proposed primal-dual distributed algorithm that relies on a new non-Euclidean proximity operator for the data fidelity term, and showcases through simulations with realistic sampling patterns the acceleration obtained using the preconditioning.2017-01-06T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['Alexandru Onose', 'A. Dabbech', 'Y. Wiaux']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c5408325b83f377137de0903944dba8c7ef49f38BMC Infectious Diseases20176320This study is conducting the first randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare treatment efficacy of azithromycin versus doxycycline for the treatment of rectal chlamydia in MSM, and will establish which treatment is more efficacious and inform international management guidelines.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Infectious Diseases['Andrew Lau', 'F. Kong', 'C. Fairley', 'B. Donovan', 'Marcus Y. Chen', 'C. Bradshaw', 'M. Boyd', 'J. Amin', 'P. Timms', 'S. Tabrizi', 'D. Regan', 'D. Lewis', 'A. McNulty', 'J. Hocking']2017-01-06T00:00:00 43e0e58d58f352fe60c83bf353a14caeb9e1f8cdMotivation: The PAM50 classifier is used to assign patients to the highest correlated breast cancer subtype irrespectively of the obtained value. Nonetheless, all subtype correlations are required to build the risk of recurrence (ROR) score, currently used in therapeutic decisions. Present subtype uncertainty estimations are not accurate, seldom considered or require a population‐based approach for this context. Results: Here we present a novel single‐subject non‐parametric uncertainty estimation based on PAM50's gene label permutations. Simulations results (n = 5228) showed that only 61% subjects can be reliably ‘Assigned’ to the PAM50 subtype, whereas 33% should be ‘Not Assigned’ (NA), leaving the rest to tight ‘Ambiguous’ correlations between subtypes. The NA subjects exclusion from the analysis improved survival subtype curves discrimination yielding a higher proportion of low and high ROR values. Conversely, all NA subjects showed similar survival behaviour regardless of the original PAM50 assignment. We propose to incorporate our PAM50 uncertainty estimation to support therapeutic decisions. Availability and Implementation: Source code can be found in ‘pbcmc’ R package at Bioconductor. Contacts: cristobalfresno@gmail.com or efernandez@bdmg.com.ar Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20177115A novel single‐subject non‐parametric uncertainty estimation based on PAM50's gene label permutations is presented, showing that only 61% subjects can be reliably ‘Assigned’ to the Pam50 subtype, whereas 33% should be ‘Not Assigned” (NA), leaving the rest to tight ‘Ambiguous’ correlations between subtypes.2017-01-06T00:00:00Bioinformatics['C. Fresno', 'Germán González', 'G. Merino', 'A. G. Flesia', 'O. Podhajcer', 'A. Llera', 'E. Fernández']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e962d6d2023ec65d8ebaf92404133380f2bd5fd8La financiacion colectiva, alternativa o crowdfunding se ha catalogado como un fenomeno tecnologico, social y de emprendimiento, de muy rapido crecimiento en el sector de los servicios financieros y se proyecta como una alternativa a los servicios bancarios ofrecidos por la banca tradicional. Uno de los aspectos mas destacables de este modelo financiero alternativo crowdfunding, es que es innovador, tanto en terminos de modelos de negocio y de plataformas tecnologicas. Estos modelos operan exclusivamente en linea, en sitios web y se han disenado de acuerdo a las necesidades del cliente y del inversor. Es una forma de respuesta a la coyuntura economica que se vive en el mundo, representada en el recorte de las fuentes de financiamiento a las Pyme, presentandose como una excelente alternativa en la obtencion de recursos para el financiamiento de sus proyectos. Con este trabajo se busca entender el potencial de los modelos crowdfunding, como vehiculo de financiacion necesario para las Pyme. ABSTRACT The collective, alternative financing or crowdfunding has been catalogued as a technological, social and entrepreneurial phenomenon of very rapid growth in the financial services sector and is projected as an alternative to the banking services offered by traditional banks. One of the most outstanding aspects of this alternative business crowdfunding model is that it is innovative, both in terms of technological platforms and business models. These models operate exclusively online, on web sites and have been designed according to the needs of customer and investor. This new business model is a form of response to the economic situation that exists in the world, represented in cutting sources of financing to SMEs, presenting itself as an excellent alternative in obtaining resources to finance their projects. This work seeks to understand the potential of models crowdfunding, as a vehicle for financing necessary for SMEs. Fecha de recepcion: 12 de septiembre de 2016 Fecha de aprobacion: 16 de noviembre de 2016 Fecha de publicacion: 6 de enero de 20172017042017-01-06T00:00:00['Humbolth Antonio Pesca Gómez']2017-01-06T00:00:00 82ec069b6661e9844df9d44315a996bcb81ec231We describe seasonal influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the Health Service Executive (HSE) East area of Ireland in the 2013/2014 influenza season, risk factors associated with outbreak duration and attack rates, and management challenges. Separate questionnaires were distributed to 28 facilities who reported an outbreak and to public health specialists leading outbreak management, with a 79% response rate. Mean outbreak duration (21 vs 17 days; p=0.046) was longer in facilities with staff vaccination rates of <40%. Facilities with a high attack rate (≥50%) were less likely to have an outbreak plan (p=0.03). Smaller facilities (under 50 residents) had a higher attack rate (50% vs 23%, p=0.003) even when controlled for staff vaccination rate (p=0.01). Prior to the outbreak, resident vaccination rates were high (82%, above the World Health Organization target of 75%) but staff vaccination rates were low (39%). Reported challenges to ILI outbreak management in long term care facilities included visitor restrictions, staff education issues, outbreak notification delays and lack of outbreak lead in facilities. Targeted public health-assisted planning, training and response, comprising of staff vaccination, education, written policies, with early notification and prompt response would facilitate a more co-ordinated approach to the management of outbreaks, and reduction in infection rates and consequent morbidity. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-16-1139 Corresponding author: Dr Lois O’Connor, Lismacfinnan, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland. lois_oconnor@hotmail.com Running title: Characteristics of institutional influenza outbreaks 2013/14 Received: May 30, 2016; Accepted: Dec 05, 2016; Published: Jan 06, 2017 Freely Available Online www.openaccesspub.org | JI CC-license DOI :10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-16-1139 Vol-1 Issue 1 Pg. no.23 Introduction Influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) globally. Residents are at high risk of influenza due to the closed environment of LTCFs and the limited mobility of residents, both of which facilitate transmission of infection [1]. A previous review of influenza outbreaks in LTCFs highlighted attack rates of up to 60% (2).In addition, residents of LTCFs are at higher risk of complications of influenza and can be poorly protected by influenza vaccination [3]. Influenza can persist unrecognised in LTCFs for several months, due to atypical presentation in residents, and outbreaks may not be reported [4]. It is therefore essential that LTCFs maintain a high index of suspicion during the influenza season and have an appropriate surveillance system in place to monitor for symptoms of ILI in residents and staff. Evidence suggests that early detection, high resident and staff vaccination rates and prompt initiation of antiviral medication results in better outbreak control, reduced hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality [5, 6, 7]. In Ireland, under infectious diseases legislation, the local Medical Officer of Health, located in regional Departments of Public Health must be informed by the attending clinician of any suspected outbreak of ILI (S1 707: 2003). Departments of Public Health provide guidance, expertise and support on the management and control of outbreaks [8]. National and international guidelines are also available for the management of influenza outbreaks [8-10]. Information on what makes a LTCF vulnerable to an ILI outbreak is lacking. The reasons are likely to be complex and multi-factorial. We undertook an indepth survey of a series of notified ILI outbreaks in LTCFs. The aim was to identify risk factors and management challenges for facilities and public health authorities in order to target recommendations for improvement. We describe the epidemiological features of outbreaks including numbers affected, attack rate, hospitalisation rate and deaths for outbreaks of ILI notified by 22 of 108 LTCFs in the HSE East region (population 1.6 million) of Ireland, to the Department of Public Health during the 2013/2014 season.2017222Characteristics of institutional influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the HSE East area of Ireland in the 2013/2014 influenza season are described, risk factors associated with outbreak duration and attack rates, and management challenges are described.2017-01-06T00:00:00['L. O’Connor', 'H. Murphy', 'E. Montague', 'M. Boland']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4c96802e7d87bd8600bddba8d0c037ed437c41c9A theoretical investigation of the possible existence of chiral polaron formation in graphene is reported. We present an analytical method to calculate the ground-state of the electron–phonon system within the framework of the Lee–Low–Pines theory. On the basis of our model, the influence of electron–optical phonon interaction on the graphene electronic spectrum is investigated. We considered only the doubly degenerate optical phonon modes of E 2g symmetry near the zone center (cid:48) . It is analytically shown that the energy dispersions of both valence and conduction bands of the pristine graphene differ significantly from those obtained through the standard electron self-energy calculations arising from the electron–optical phonon interactions. In this paper, we also show for the first time that the degenerate band structure of the graphene promotes the chiral polaron formation. Furthermore, due to the k -dependent nature of the polaronic self-energy, in analogy with quantum chromodynamics, we also propose a running electron–phonon coupling constant as a function of energy. (Some figures may appear in colour only in the online journal)2017112017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter['B. S. Kandemir']2017-01-06T00:00:00 abd4aff96aa6708c83c71545200a111a49d1d8f5Problematisch erscheinen indes die Auswahlkriterien (S. 8f.): Es wurde seit Beginn der Arbeiten grundsätzlich davon ausgegangen, dass alles relevante Material in gedruckten Ausgaben vorliege; eine systematische Suche außerhalb norwegischer Archive fand lediglich für einstmals zum Königreich gehörende Inseln im Nordatlantik statt. Grundsätzlich berücksichtigt wurden ebenfalls kirchliche Statuten mit Relevanz für die norwegische Kirchenprovinz, weltliche Gesetze, sofern sie königliche Verordnungen darstellen oder auf eine konkrete historische Situation Bezug nehmen, sowie Runenbriefe aus Bergen. Zwar hat man seit Bd. 8 (1391–1404) aufgrund der Kalmarer Union und der mithin gewachsenen Verflechtung über die Landesgrenzen hinaus auch Dokumente berücksichtigt, die norwegische Angelegenheiten mittelbar betrafen, was indes nicht auf einer systematischen Recherche etwa in den Archiven der Hansestädte bzw. der osteuropäischen Länder oder der britischen Inseln jenseits der mittelalterlichen norwegischen Machtsphäre basiert. Dies schmälert zwar nicht die Nützlichkeit als eine verdienstvolle, sehr gut erschlossene Findhilfe zum Diplomatarium Norvegicum von zweifellos hoher redaktioneller Qualität. Es findet sich zudem eine Online-Ausgabe mit einem benutzerfreundlichen Suchportal, welches die ersten neun Bände umfasst; der vorliegende wird folgen. Nichtsdestoweniger bleibt ein erhebliches Problem angesichts des ursprünglich formulierten Anspruchs, alle für Norwegen relevanten Schriftstücke zu erfassen: Der Umfang des nicht berücksichtigten ausländischen Archivmaterials ist nur zu erahnen. Diesbezüglich ist die mediävistische Forschung weiterhin auf sich gestellt, und so bleibt die in diesem Sinne schon an Bd. 9 geübte Kritik (C. Jahnke, in: HZ 294, 2012, 795f.; K. Hundahl, in: Hansische Gbll. 131, 2013, 346f.) bestehen.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00Historische Zeitschrift['Gabriela Signori']2017-01-06T00:00:00 308009e46d74c366648fc3c5229b208ba1e5fddcIn diesem Beitrag werden nach einer kurzen methodischen Vorstellung der Elektroenzephalographie und der Ereignis-korrelierten Potenziale einige Eckpunkte, die bei der Gestaltung eines linguistischen EEG-Experimentes Beachtung finden sollten, ausgeführt. Der Beitrag schließt mit Überlegungen, die bei der Untersuchung grammatischer Variation besonders berücksichtigt werden sollten. 1 Warum EEG in der Linguistik? Parapsychologie1 war der Auslöser, der Hans Berger auf jenen Weg schickte, der am 6. Juli 1924 einen Höhepunkt fand, als er als Erster erfolgreich die elektrische Hirnaktivität des Menschen abgeleitet und auch bereits in Ansätzen funktional interpretiert hat (Berger 1929). Schon damals erahnte man das große Potenzial dieser bildgebenden Methode zur Erforschung neurokognitiver Prozesse. Die von Berger geprägte Elektroenzephalographie (EEG) ist noch heute die bevorzugte Methode vieler Neurowissenschaftler sämtlicher Forschungsrichtungen. Verantwortlich dafür sind neben den relativ geringen Anschaffungs-, Instandhaltungsund Betriebskosten und der Anwendbarkeit der Methode auf beinahe alle Teile der Bevölkerung, vermutlich zweierlei Gründe: Zum einen erfasst EEG direkt, unmittelbar und nicht-invasiv elektrochemische Veränderungen von Nervenzellpopulationen und grenzt sich damit von bildgebenden Verfahren ab, die neuronale Aktivität indirekt über physiologische Veränderungen, wie etwa zerebrale Durchblutungsänderungen, messen. Zum anderen verfügt EEG über jene zeitliche Auflösung im Millisekundenbereich, die zur Untersuchung rapide ablaufender neuronaler Prozesse unabdingbar ist. 1 Berger erhielt, als er als Offizier in der preußischen Armee diente, einen Brief seiner Schwester, in welchem sie von einem Traum erzählte. In diesem fiel ihr Bruder Hans vom Pferd und verletzte sich. Ohne dass seine Schwester davon wissen konnte, hatte Berger tatsächlich einen Unfall. Als einzige Erklärung hierfür kam Gedankenübertragung – also Telepathie – in Frage, was wiederum Auslöser war, die elektrische Aktivität des Gehirns zu untersuchen (Wiedemann 1994). DOI 10.1515/ids-2016-0020 Originalveröffentlichung in: Konopka, Marek/Wöllstein, Angelika (Hrsg.): Grammatische Variation. Empirische Zugänge und theoretische Modellierung. Berlin [u.a.]: de Gruyter, 2017. S. 301-308. (Jahrbuch des Instituts für Deutsche Sprache 2016) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110518214-017 Publikationsserver des Leibniz-Instituts für Deutsche Sprache URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-100225 302 Dominik Freunberger Dies kommt vor allem bei der Untersuchung sprachlicher Verarbeitungsvorgänge zur Geltung: Zwischen Wortkategorien kann bereits nach etwa 100 Millisekunden (ms) unterschieden werden, die Bedeutung eines Wortes wird schon nach etwa 300 ms erkannt und syntaktische Integration ist nach etwa 600 ms abgeschlossen (Friederici 2002). Die Kehrseite der hohen zeitlichen ist die geringe räumliche Auflösung: Während etwa die funktionale Magnetresonanztomographie Veränderungen innerhalb weniger Kubikmillimeter detektieren kann, können die neuronalen Strukturen, die für das gemessene EEG-Signal verantwortlich sind, lediglich auf etwa einen halben Zentimeter eingeschränkt werden – und dies nur auf der Kortexoberfläche (Rösler/Röder/Streb 2003). Des Weiteren ist EEG als so genannte Online-Methode in der Lage, neuronale Vorgänge quasi in Echtzeit abzubilden. Im Gegensatz dazu können Offline-Methoden, wie etwa Akzeptabilitätsbeurteilungen, lediglich eine Gesamtsatzperspektive erfassen. Das folgende Beispiel soll diesen Unterschied verdeutlichen. (1) Ina legt die Semmel, die was der Michael mit dem Butter bestrichen hat, auf das Teller. Abgesehen von Sprechern einer bestimmten Varietät des Deutschen würde der Großteil der Befragten in einem Beurteilungsexperiment den Satz unter (1) vermutlich als ‚nicht akzeptabel‘ einstufen. Es bleibt jedoch schleierhaft, welcher Teil des Satzes die Versuchsteilnehmer/innen veranlasst hätte, den Satz als inakzeptabel zu bewerten. Mit einer Online-Methode hingegen hätte man dem Gehirn quasi beim Verarbeiten des Satzes zusehen und somit messen können, an welcher Satzposition es zu erhöhten Verarbeitungsschwierigkeiten kommt. Man hätte also mögliche Ursachen für die Akzeptabilitätsbeurteilung identifizieren können. Es ist also nicht verwunderlich, dass sich die von Berger maßgeblich geprägte Methode vor allem in der experimentellen Psycholinguistik nach wie vor solch großer Beliebtheit erfreut. Im folgenden Abschnitt werden erst die biologischen Grundlagen der Elektroenzephalographie umrissen, bevor eine methodische Anwendung des EEG – die so genannten Ereignis-korrelierten Potenziale – beschrieben wird. 2 Vom Neuron zum EKP Welche neuronale Aktivität wird von den Elektroden an der Kopfhaut gemessen? In einem Satz könnte man sagen, EEG misst die aufsummierte, postsynaptische Aktivität parallel ausgerichteter Pyramidenzellen, die perpendikulär zur SkalpWie Wörter Wellen werden 303 oberfläche liegen. Das heißt, EEG detektiert die Aktivität von Zellverbänden und nicht von einzelnen Neuronen. Die dabei aktiven Zellen müssen zudem gleichzeitig aktiv sein, parallel zueinander und im 90°-Winkel zur Schädeloberfläche liegen – eine Eigenschaft, die vor allem von Pyramidenzellen erfüllt wird. Kommt es innerhalb einer Nervenzelle zu einem postsynaptischen Potenzial, so entsteht für kurze Zeit ein magnetischer Dipol und es fließt Strom zwischen den beiden Polen. Das dadurch entstehende Magnetfeld wird auf die Kopfhaut übertragen, von wo diese Oszillationen mit Elektroden erfasst werden können (Bornkessel-Schlesewsky/ Schlesewsky 2009). Da das Signal sehr schwach ist, wird es verstärkt (1000– 100.000-fach) und das kontinuierliche elektrische Potenzial wird zur Aufzeichnung in diskrete (digitale) Werte umgewandelt (Luck 2012). Dabei gibt es jedoch zwei nennenswerte Einschränkungen: Erstens besteht die Möglichkeit, dass ein Signal zwar vorhanden, jedoch nicht an der Schädeloberfläche messbar ist. Dies kann der Fall sein, wenn sich mehrere Potenziale durch Interferenz auslöschen oder wenn etwa die aktiven Neuronenverbände nicht perpendikulär, sondern parallel zum Skalp liegen. Die Aktivität von tiefer liegenden neuronalen Strukturen, wie etwa der Basalganglien, kann typischerweise ebenfalls nicht erfasst werden. Zweitens unterliegt EEG dem so genannten Inversproblem. Dieses besagt, dass es für jede elektrische Verteilung, die an der Schädeloberfläche gemessen wird, (theoretisch) unendlich viele zugrundeliegende neuronale Aktivitätsmuster geben kann, was natürlich zu einer deutlich eingeschränkten räumlichen Interpretierbarkeit führt (Otten/Rugg 2005). Eine Anwendung des EEG sind die so genannten Ereignis-korrelierten Potenziale (EKPs; von eng. event-related potentials). EKPs sind elektrische Potenziale, die vom Gehirn relativ zu einem internen oder externen Ereignis generiert wurden. Um aus dem Roh-EEG EKPs zu gewinnen, werden nach mehreren Vorverarbeitungsschritten (z.B. Re-Referenzierung, Filterung, Artefaktkorrektur) aus dem kontinuierlichen EEG-Signal gleich große Segmente um relevante Ereignisse (z.B. bestimmte Wörter, die präsentiert wurden) herausgeschnitten. Man erhält dann beispielsweise Segmente, die 500 ms vor dem relevanten Ereignis beginnen und eine Sekunde nach dem Ereignis enden. Natürlich ist dafür erforderlich, dass die Information über die der Versuchsperson dargebotenen Ereignisse im EEGSignal kodiert ist. Diese so gewonnenen Segmente werden dann pro Bedingung und Versuchsperson gemittelt. Diese Signalmittelung ist ein wesentlicher Schritt, denn bei ihr werden jene Anteile im Signal, die nicht zeitlich an das Ereignis gebunden sind (also quasi zufällig auftreten), gegen Null gemittelt. Dagegen werden Anteile, die relativ zum Ereignis zeitlich stabil auftreten, verstärkt (Luck 2012). Das finale Ereignis-korrelierte Potenzial bildet dann die Stromstärke über die Zeit relativ zu einem Ereignis ab. Dieses Signal ist zusammengesetzt aus unter304 Dominik Freunberger schiedlichen Komponenten, wobei es wichtig ist, auf den Begriff der EKP-Komponente näher einzugehen. Darunter versteht man einen Spannungsverlauf, der durch eine bestimmte neuronale Aktivität in einem bestimmten Areal hervorgerufen wird. Da sich viele dieser Prozesse überlagern, überlagern sich ebenso die von ihnen hervorgerufenen Komponenten. Ein EKP-Verlauf ist daher die Summe vieler, sich überlagernder Komponenten (Luck 2012). Gängige Nomenklatur dieser Komponenten rekurriert auf deren Polarität kombiniert mit deren Amplitudenmaximum, also etwa N100 für eine Negativierung um 100 ms oder P300 für eine Positivierung um 300 ms. Manche dieser EKP-Komponenten wurden als besonders wichtig für die Untersuchung sprachlicher Phänomene identifiziert. 1980 fanden Marta Kutas und Steven Hillyard eher unerwartet eine EKP-Komponente, die bis heute in engem Zusammenhang mit semantischer Verarbeitung gesehen wird und durch ihr systematisches Auftreten zu den am meist untersuchten überhaupt zählt: die N400. Diese Negativierung mit größter Amplitude um 400 ms nach Präsentation eines Wortes spiegelt vermutlich den Aufwand des Gehirns wider, Information aus dem semantischen Langzeitgedächtnis abzurufen. Ihre Amplitude ist größer, wenn der Abruf schwerer fällt, wie es etwa der Fall ist, wenn Wörter weniger frequent sind, im Kontext unerwartet auftreten oder mit diesem nicht passförmig sind. Begünstigt ein Kontext die Vorhersage eines Wortes, so wird diese Wortinformation (vor-)aktiviert und der eigentliche Abruf der Information nach Sehen oder Hören des Wortes fällt leichter. Seit der bahnbrechenden Entdeckung von Kutas und Hillyard gibt es unzählige Experimente in sämtlichen Modalitäten, die Einflussfaktoren auf die Amplitude der N400 identifizieren konnten (vgl. Kutas/ Federmeier 2011). Die P600 (also eine Positivierung um 600 ms) wird typischerweise durch syntaktische Manipulationen wie grammatische Verletzungen der garden pathKonstruktionen hervorgerufen. 20171502017-01-06T00:00:00['Dominik Freunberger', 'M. Konopka', 'Angelika Wöllstein']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c8676145dd6dd3bec03e2204a78832ad35f7319cNeuropsychopharmacology201790Moore et al posit that certain forms of pathological overeating, including binge eating in BED, are compulsive in nature and can be usefully modeled by three, non-mutually-exclusive elements thought to characterize drug addiction: (1) habitual ove treating, (2) overeating to relieve a negative emotional state, and (3) ove treating despite aversive consequences.2017-01-06T00:00:00Neuropsychopharmacology['K. Javaras']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b4f00a7ef6b35d3a8fb5547eaf36adb0241c7687The Russian Criminal Procedure Code specifies two possible types of trial for petty violent offences. The normal procedure is referred to as private prosecution. The victim initiates the case by submitting the claim directly to the court and acts as prosecutor. The second possible trial type for the same category of offences includes preliminary investigation by the police and the participation of the public prosecutor in court hearings on behalf of the victim. In practice both procedures are used with comparable frequency. The paper utilizes this duality of procedure and employs the quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design to compare trial outcomes in the two types of trial and examine the effects associated with the participation of the public prosecutor in court. It uses two datasets: (a) that includes information on the entire population of defendants tried for offences in question between 2009 and 2013 and (b) that resulted from the one-to-one merger of (a) with the dataset generated from court verdict texts available online. Controlling for the selection of cases into the public prosecutor track as well as for legal and extralegal characteristics of offence and offender, the analysis establishes that the participation of the public prosecutor in trials reduces the probability of acquittal and increases the probability of reconciliation of parties and case dismissal (conditional upon the admission of guilt). Another dimension of the public prosecutor effect is the mitigation of disparities in the likelihood of acquittal associated with the occupational status of defendant, save for the law enforcement employees. The latter are more likely to be acquitted than defendants with other occupational status and are less probable to reconcile with the victim.20171402017-01-06T00:00:00Criminal Procedure eJournal['V. Volkov']2017-01-06T00:00:00 16acd2960880cfe199ba1ec3849de31b5ab38deaA Justica Terapeutica configura-se como uma alternativa ao processo penal tradicional, dirigida aos individuos acusados de crimes relacionados ao uso de drogas. A partir da multiplicidade de praticas que envolvem esse mecanismo, bem como de problemas estruturais presente em diversas experiencias, a presente pesquisa busca construir um conceito intertextual a partir daquilo que a doutrina e os participantes em potencial entendem por essa ferramenta. Apos uma extensa revisao bibliografica, foram entrevistadas pessoas que poderiam ser participantes do programa, caso ele fosse desenvolvido no Brasil, a partir dos elementos-chave propostos pela NADCP. Elaborou-se questionario semiestruturado, que foi aplicado a tres presos definitivos, tres presos provisorios e tres adolescentes em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa. A coleta dos dados ocorreu na comarca de Frederico Westphalen. A analise dos dados foi realizada a partir da hermeneutica-dialetica. A pesquisa bibliografica realizou-se com livros e periodicos redigidos nas linguas portuguesa, inglesa e espanhola, disponiveis em bibliotecas e online. Encontrou-se que a Justica Terapeutica deve oferecer uma possibilidade de mudanca de comportamento, atraves da conscientizacao do participante que pode/deve ocorrer ao longo do tratamento. Nao ha como conceber um programa de Justica Terapeutica que conte apenas com profissionais da area do Direito que, por sua vez, relegam suas responsabilidades a entidades de mutua ajuda; o programa jamais perdera sua natureza juridico-penal. O ideal e que o programa seja oferecido como uma suspensao condicional do processo. Drogas que podem tornar a pessoa mais agressiva e facilitam crimes violentos certamente devem ser aceitas; o programa deve ser oferecido para dependentes quimicos e abusadores, sendo que quanto ao usuario recreativo, entende-se que essa decisao dependera de cada programa, de acordo com suas demandas e capacidades de prover tratamento; o programa nao deve restringir o acesso de participantes unicamente em razao do delito pelo qual ele foi acusado; todos programas deverao constituir seus criterios a partir de suas possibilidades e recursos proprios. O programa de Justica Terapeutica nao possui natureza de pena, nem mesmo quando aplicado apos a condenacao. O programa possui tracos de uma natureza defensivista que nao ingressa no debate sobre a pertinencia da descriminalizacao do uso de drogas. Os CRAS e os CREAS podem ser provedores do tratamento de forma satisfatoria. Trata-se, ainda, de um conceito aberto, se constitui em um caminho mais benefico do que o procedimento tradicional. Conclui-se que a Justica Terapeutica e um programa multidisciplinar e nao adversarial, conduzido pelo Poder Judiciario, que busca oferecer aos acusados de praticarem delitos relacionados ao uso de drogas uma oportunidade de mudanca do seu comportamento, que tenha condicoes de proporcionar uma reducao dos danos individuais e, consequentemente, sociais, a partir de um programa estruturado de atuacao que ofereca uma pluralidade de ferramentas para serem utilizadas pelos participantes ao longo do seu tratamento. Conclui-se, tambem, que apesar das criticas que podem ser justificadamente direcionadas a Justica Terapeutica, ela atende aquilo que se propoem, no sentido de reduzir o dano causado pela incidencia do Direito Penal.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['D. P. Fensterseifer']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1c157b0a661b2fd8d7f27c45b48ea8e5dcadc73fNeuroscience201711016A consistent increase of DNA methylation, in one specific CpG site at serotonin transporter gene, was evident in prefrontal cortex of "gambler" rats, which may pave the way to the development of new therapeutic strategies through specific modulation of epigenetic factors.2017-01-06T00:00:00Neuroscience['F. Zoratto', 'E. Romano', 'E. Pascale', 'M. Pucci', 'A. Falconi', 'B. Dell’Osso', 'M. Maccarrone', 'G. Laviola', "C. D'Addario", 'W. Adriani']2017-01-06T00:00:00 20b772ccd5fcc10790d5d2d7ca433206ff8d7a01ABSTRACT A range of evidence suggests that human reward functioning is partly driven by the endogenous circadian system, generating 24-hour rhythms in behavioural measures of reward activation. Reward functioning is multifaceted but literature to date is largely limited to measures of self-reported positive mood states. The aim of this study was to advance the field by testing for hypothesised diurnal variation in previously unexplored components of psychological reward: ‘wanting’, liking, and learning using subjective and behavioural measures. Risky decision making (automatic Balloon Analogue Risk Task), affective responsivity to positive images (International Affective Pictures System), uncued self-reported discrete emotions, and learning-contingent reward (Iowa Gambling Task) were measured at 10.00 hours, 14.00 hours, and 19.00 hours in a counterbalanced repeated measures design with 50 healthy male participants (aged 18–30). As hypothesised, risky decision making (unconscious ‘wanting’) and ratings of arousal towards positive images (conscious wanting) exhibited a diurnal waveform with indices highest at 14.00 hours. No diurnal rhythm was observed for liking (pleasure ratings to positive images, discrete uncued positive emotions) or in a learning-contingent reward task. Findings reaffirm that diurnal variation in human reward functioning is most pronounced in the motivational ‘wanting’ components of reward.Chronobiology International20174728It is reaffirm that diurnal variation in human reward functioning is most pronounced in the motivational ‘wanting’ components of reward.2017-01-06T00:00:00Chronobiology International['J. E. Byrne', 'G. Murray']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f134cd7d486e6ebd66fae6e1e190e58f292fc2ddWe examine the sustainability reporting activities of companies in controversial industries, e.g., alcohol, firearms, for-profit prisons, gambling, tobacco, marijuana and payday loans. For each industry we identify its controversial social problem – the “elephant in the room.” We then examine whether the company issued a sustainability report in the last three years and, if so, how the report dealt with the firm’s controversial social issue. Compared to two non-controverisal sectors – grocery stores and department/discount stores – companies in controversial industries publish sustainability or CSR-type reports at a lower rate (28% versus 43%). We also find significant differences in how the two groups of companies allocate space in their CSR reports. We categorize pages in the reports as dedicated to social and community efforts or environmental issues. The non-controversial companies devote significantly more of their reports to environmental issues than do controversial companies. The controversial companies have a higher ratio of their reports dedicated to social and community activities relative to environmental activities. This result is consistent with firms in controversial industries using social and community actions to attain legitimacy by taking actions that offset the social ills inherent in their core business. It also suggests that these companies believe that doing good in one arena substitutes for harm done elsewhere, This notion of offsetting harm with good deeds elsewhere becomes problematic if the people harmed are from vulnerable populations, don’t have the resources to address the harm or are minors.201716242017-01-06T00:00:00Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) eJournal['J. Byrd', 'Kent Hickman', 'C. R. Baker', 'Bruno Cohanier']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3d8018d9994a2059a0ec622c80a0237e1586f163The statement of the problem: The aim of this study was to examine the relation between individuals’ psychopathology and gambling behavior, alcohol and substance abuse. The hypothesis of the study claimed that people who show psychopathological symptoms involve in gambling behavior, alcohol and substance abuse and there is a positive relation between these variables. Method: Three hundred and forty seven people attended to the study via online (n=189; 140 women, 49 men) and printed forms (n=158, 97 women and 61 men) as volunteers in universities, offices and social places (such as cafes). Participants applied The Symptom Assessment Questionnaire SA-45, The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and The Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) in addition to informed consent form and demographic information form. Results: According to the correlation analyses that was conducted for collected data, there is positive relation between psychopathological symptoms and gambling behavior, alcohol and drug abuse. The hypothesis is supported. Anxiety, depression, hostility, interpersonal sensitivity, somatization symptoms and general characteristics of symptoms (positive symptom total and global severity index) had significant relation with gambling behavior and alcohol and drug abuse. Symptoms such as paranoid ideation, phobic anxiety and psychoticism had relation with different variables. According to regression analyses results; hostility, somatization, anxiety and psychoticism symptoms predicted gambling behavior; hostility symptoms predicted alcohol abuse and hostility, depression and paranoid ideation symptoms predicted drug abuse.2017012017-01-06T00:00:00['İlkem Coşkun']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3fc4b88d5feba445a9167c2d0d6287c35ec7497aEvading cancer drugs by identity fraud Prostate cancer growth is fueled by male hormones called androgens. Drugs targeting the androgen receptor (AR) are initially efficacious, but most tumors eventually become resistant (see the Perspective by Kelly and Balk). Mu et al. found that prostate cancer cells escaped the effects of androgen deprivation therapy through a change in lineage identity. Functional loss of the tumor suppressors TP53 and RB1 promoted a shift from AR-dependent luminal epithelial cells to AR-independent basal-like cells. In related work, Ku et al. found that prostate cancer metastasis, lineage switching, and drug resistance were driven by the combined loss of the same tumor suppressors and were accompanied by increased expression of the epigenetic regulator Ezh2. Ezh2 inhibitors reversed the lineage switch and restored sensitivity to androgen deprivation therapy in experimental models. Science, this issue p. 84, p. 78; see also p. 29 Prostate cancer cells escape androgen deprivation therapy by morphing into a cell type that does not require androgens. Some cancers evade targeted therapies through a mechanism known as lineage plasticity, whereby tumor cells acquire phenotypic characteristics of a cell lineage whose survival no longer depends on the drug target. We use in vitro and in vivo human prostate cancer models to show that these tumors can develop resistance to the antiandrogen drug enzalutamide by a phenotypic shift from androgen receptor (AR)–dependent luminal epithelial cells to AR-independent basal-like cells. This lineage plasticity is enabled by the loss of TP53 and RB1 function, is mediated by increased expression of the reprogramming transcription factor SOX2, and can be reversed by restoring TP53 and RB1 function or by inhibiting SOX2 expression. Thus, mutations in tumor suppressor genes can create a state of increased cellular plasticity that, when challenged with antiandrogen therapy, promotes resistance through lineage switching.Science201739782In vitro and in vivo human prostate cancer models are used to show that these tumors can develop resistance to the antiandrogen drug enzalutamide by a phenotypic shift from androgen receptor–dependent luminal epithelial cells to AR-independent basal-like cells.2017-01-06T00:00:00Science['P. Mu', 'Zeda Zhang', 'M. Benelli', 'W. Karthaus', 'Elizabeth A. Hoover', 'Chi-Chao Chen', 'John Wongvipat', 'Sheng-Yu Ku', 'D. Gao', 'Z. Cao', 'Neel Shah', 'E. Adams', 'W. Abida', 'Philip A Watson', 'D. Prandi', 'Chun-Hao Huang', 'E. de Stanchina', 'S. Lowe', 'L. Ellis', 'H. Beltran', 'M. Rubin', 'D. Goodrich', 'F. Demichelis', 'C. Sawyers']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b3f358a5a3c96e5f2bfb998a86824eb6b947a97fJournal of pediatric nursing201764167The addendum guidelines provide the background, rationale, and strength of evidence for each recommendation for early introduction of peanut-containing foods into the diets of infants at various risk levels for peanut allergy.2017-01-06T00:00:00The World Allergy Organization Journal['A. Togias', 'S. Cooper', 'M. Acebal', "A. Assa'ad", 'J. Baker', 'L. Beck', 'J. Block', 'C. Byrd-Bredbenner', 'E. Chan', 'L. Eichenfield', 'D. Fleischer', 'George J. Fuchs', 'G. Furuta', 'M. Greenhawt', 'Ruchi S. Gupta', 'Michele Habich', 'S. Jones', 'Kari Keaton', 'A. Muraro', 'M. Plaut', 'L. Rosenwasser', 'D. Rotrosen', 'H. Sampson', 'L. Schneider', 'S. Sicherer', 'R. Sidbury', 'J. Spergel', 'D. Stukus', 'C. Venter', 'J. Boyce']2017-01-06T00:00:00 56b293b3e47aaf25c0c6a663d3f222660565d9f9Modern Pathology201740145Neither expression of PD-L1 nor density of CD8+ T cells was associated with progression-free or overall survival, but the high percentage of cervical cancer tumor samples expressing PD- L1 suggests that anti-PD-L 1 or anti- PD-1 therapies are potential treatment options for this patient population.2017-01-06T00:00:00Modern Pathology['E. Enwere', 'E. Kornaga', 'M. Dean', 'T. Koulis', 'T. Phan', 'M. Kalantarian', 'M. Köbel', 'P. Ghatage', 'A. Magliocco', 'S. Lees-Miller', 'C. Doll']2017-01-06T00:00:00 61c94646b19e5860ba2f7d73bc6b30043e1ddb41Veterinary Research201728112Appetical porcine pestivirus genomes were detected continuously in piglets that gradually recovered from CT, while the antibody titers decreased over a 12-week interval, pointing towards maternally transmitted antibodies.2017-01-06T00:00:00Veterinary Research['L. Schwarz', 'Christiane Riedel', 'S. Högler', 'Leonie J. Sinn', 'T. Voglmayr', 'B. Woechtl', 'N. Dinhopl', 'B. Rebel-Bauder', 'H. Weissenböck', 'A. Ladinig', 'T. Rümenapf', 'Benjamin Lamp']2017-01-06T00:00:00 067559db2dc5fa35f7fab9e6545db232d3386209Journal of Proteomics20173883The findings obtained indicate that Panc1 CSCs are characterized by upregulation of glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, pyruvate-malate cycle, and lipid metabolism and by downregulation of Krebs cycle, spliceosome and non-homologous end joining.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of proteomics['J. Brandi', 'I. Dando', 'E. D. Pozza', 'Giulia Biondani', 'R. Jenkins', 'V. Elliott', 'Kevin B. Park', 'Giuseppina Fanelli', 'L. Zolla', 'Eithne Costello', 'A. Scarpa', 'D. Cecconi', 'M. Palmieri']2017-01-06T00:00:00 404ba0e5098a861e42b23797506c32520e361cceScientific Reports20172271A noninvasive, ultrasound-based technique to introduce optogenetic channels into the brain by temporarily opening the blood-brain barrier is presented and the efficiency and bioactivity of the non-invasively introduced channelrhodopsin channels are evaluated by performing stimulation in freely behaving mice.2017-01-06T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Shutao Wang', 'Tara Kugelman', 'A. Buch', 'Mathieu Herman', 'Yang Han', 'M. Karakatsani', 'S. A. Hussaini', 'K. Duff', 'E. Konofagou']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8f8e3a40678d49770c11d77ede6a5909fe06178eJournal of Hematology & Oncology20177168Analysis of phospho-Akt expression as both a prognostic and a predictive biomarker, for the rational development of new combination therapies targeting the Akt pathway in PDAC, supports the analysis of molecular mechanisms influencing the therapeutic potential of Akt inhibition in combination with gemcitabine.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Hematology & Oncology['D. Massihnia', 'A. Avan', 'N. Funel', 'M. Maftouh', 'Anne van Krieken', 'C. Granchi', 'R. Raktoe', 'U. Boggi', 'B. Aicher', 'F. Minutolo', 'A. Russo', 'L. Leon', 'G. Peters', 'E. Giovannetti']2017-01-06T00:00:00 71e582e82050c89b49fb8965ebf026c5a35c2cacPersonality and Individual Differences201731562017-01-06T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['Graham G. Scott', 'Elizabeth A. Boyle', 'Kamila Czerniawska', 'A. Courtney']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7672b6365f6aa555196c1f792a5d3e984bfba6cdHuman infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus are frequently fatal but the mechanisms of disease remain ill-defined. H5N1 infection is associated with intense production of proinflammatory cytokines, but whether this cytokine storm is the main cause of fatality or is a consequence of extensive virus replication that itself drives disease remains controversial. Conventional intratracheal inoculation of a liquid suspension of H5N1 influenza virus in nonhuman primates likely results in efficient clearance of virus within the upper respiratory tract and rarely produces severe disease. We reasoned that small particle aerosols of virus would penetrate the lower respiratory tract and blanket alveoli where target cells reside. We show that inhalation of aerosolized H5N1 influenza virus in cynomolgus macaques results in fulminant pneumonia that rapidly progresses to acute respiratory distress syndrome with a fatal outcome reminiscent of human disease. Molecular imaging revealed intense lung inflammation coincident with massive increases in proinflammatory proteins and IFN-α in distal airways. Aerosolized H5N1 exposure decimated alveolar macrophages, which were widely infected and caused marked influx of interstitial macrophages and neutrophils. Extensive infection of alveolar epithelial cells caused apoptosis and leakage of albumin into airways, reflecting loss of epithelial barrier function. These data establish inhalation of aerosolized virus as a critical source of exposure for fatal human infection and reveal that direct viral effects in alveoli mediate H5N1 disease. This new nonhuman primate model will advance vaccine and therapeutic approaches to prevent and treat human disease caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses.Journal of Immunology20177548Inhalation of aerosolized virus is established as a critical source of exposure for fatal human infection and direct viral effects in alveoli mediate H5N1 disease, which will advance vaccine and therapeutic approaches to prevent and treat human disease caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses.2017-01-06T00:00:00The Journal of Immunology['E. Wonderlich', 'Z. Swan', 'Stephanie J. Bissel', 'A. Hartman', 'J. Carney', 'Katherine J. O’Malley', 'Adebimpe O. Obadan', 'Jefferson J. S. Santos', 'Reagan C. Walker', 'T. Sturgeon', 'L. Frye', 'Pauline Maiello', 'C. Scanga', 'Jennifer D. Bowling', 'Anthea L. Bouwer', 'Parichat A Duangkhae', 'C. Wiley', 'J. Flynn', 'Jieru Wang', 'K. Cole', 'D. Pérez', 'D. Reed', 'S. Barratt-Boyes']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1cbbefd0be8aa17fe248b5ce9ab066bb40fa7765Mindfulness20174043This pilot RCT indicated mindfulness-based interventions may hold promise for reducing inmates’ post-release risky behavior and encourages future research in this area.2017-01-06T00:00:00Mindfulness['Elizabeth T. Malouf', 'Kerstin Youman', 'J. Stuewig', 'E. Witt', 'June P Tangney']2017-01-06T00:00:00 29c482779b56cb09cb1eae47f69f41e145599555Apidologie201711143Different natural strategies based on the application of essential oils, plant extracts, propolis, royal jelly, nonconventional natural molecules, bacteria, and bacteriocines, have been studied in vitro and in vivo for the prevention and control of P. larvae.2017-01-06T00:00:00Apidologie['R. M. Alonso-Salces', 'N. M. Cugnata', 'Elisa Guaspari', 'M. Pellegrini', 'Inés Aubone', 'F. D. De Piano', 'K. Antúnez', 'S. Fuselli']2017-01-06T00:00:00 6e94300c7d872724f67a3c0c40f14fb6c9967b06Project-based learning (PjBL) is an approach often favored in STEM classrooms, yet some studies have shown that teachers struggle to implement it with academic rigor. This paper explores the relationship between PjBL and rigor in the classrooms of ten STEM-oriented high schools. Utilizing three different data sources reflecting three different perceptions—student surveys, teacher logs, and classroom observations—the study examines the extent to which PjBL and rigor co-occur. Across all three measures, the results show that use of PjBL is associated with higher levels of rigor. However, the study also shows that academic rigor can be present in the absence of PjBL, and that PjBL can be implemented with low levels of rigor. The paper concludes with implications for practice.201770412017-01-06T00:00:00Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning['Julie A. Edmunds', 'N. Arshavsky', 'E. Glennie', 'Karen J. Charles', 'O. Rice']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b6f17bb16af282dbcee3d084a5bc4f2d98317cf3Journal of Proteomics20174145A high throughput, multiplexed, automated proteomics workflow for the simultaneous analysis of multiple proteins, which can serve the translation of a wider panel of apolipoprotein biomarkers from research to clinical application.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of proteomics['Christopher A. Toth', 'Z. Kuklenyik', 'Jeffrey I. Jones', 'B. A. Parks', 'Michael S Gardner', 'D. Schieltz', 'J. Rees', 'Michael Andrews', 'Lisa G. McWilliams', 'J. Pirkle', 'J. Barr']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4b22765d3482ddbac5c545d4eae27de1ebd5b49dBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Little published information is available about access failure in children undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis. Our objectives were to evaluate frequency, risk factors, interventions, and outcome of peritoneal dialysis access revision. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Data were derived from 824 incident and 1629 prevalent patients from 105 pediatric nephrology centers enrolled in the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network Registry between 2007 and 2015. RESULTS In total, 452 access revisions were recorded in 321 (13%) of 2453 patients over 3134 patient-years of follow-up, resulting in an overall access revision rate of 0.14 per treatment year. Among 824 incident patients, 186 (22.6%) underwent 188 access revisions over 1066 patient-years, yielding an access revision rate of 0.17 per treatment year; 83% of access revisions in incident patients were reported within the first year of peritoneal dialysis treatment. Catheter survival rates in incident patients were 84%, 80%, 77%, and 73% at 12, 24, 36, and 48 months, respectively. By multivariate logistic regression analysis, risk of access revision was associated with younger age (odds ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.92 to 0.95; P<0.001), diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (odds ratio, 1.28; 95% confidence interval, 1.03 to 1.59; P=0.02), coexisting ostomies (odds ratio, 1.42; 95% confidence interval, 1.07 to 1.87; P=0.01), presence of swan neck tunnel with curled intraperitoneal portion (odds ratio, 1.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.04 to 1.63; P=0.02), and high gross national income (odds ratio, 1.10; 95% confidence interval, 1.02 to 1.19; P=0.01). Main reasons for access revisions included mechanical malfunction (60%), peritonitis (16%), exit site infection (12%), and leakage (6%). Need for access revision increased the risk of peritoneal dialysis technique failure or death (hazard ratio, 1.35; 95% confidence interval, 1.10 to 1.65; P=0.003). Access dysfunction due to mechanical causes doubled the risk of technique failure compared with infectious causes (hazard ratio, 1.95; 95% confidence interval, 1.20 to 2.30; P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS Peritoneal dialysis catheter revisions are common in pediatric patients on peritoneal dialysis and complicate provision of chronic peritoneal dialysis. Attention to potentially modifiable risk factors by pediatric nephrologists and pediatric surgeons should be encouraged.American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal20173840Peritoneal dialysis catheter revisions are common in pediatric patients on peritoneal Dialysis and complicate provision of chronic peritoneAL dialysis.2017-01-06T00:00:00Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN['Dagmara Borzych-Dużałka', 'T. Akı', 'M. Azocar', 'C. White', 'E. Harvey', 'S. Mir', 'M. Adragna', 'E. Serdaroğlu', 'R. Sinha', 'C. Samaille', 'J. Vanegas', 'J. Kari', 'L. Barbosa', 'A. Bagga', 'M. Galanti', 'O. Yavascan', 'G. Leozappa', 'M. Szczepańska', 'K. Vondrák', 'K. Tse', 'F. Schaefer', 'B. Warady']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ec344f98c28f3fdff6fa375aabaff54d89042b71BACKGROUND Effective programmes to help children manage their weight are required. 'Families for Health' focuses on a parenting approach, designed to help parents develop their parenting skills to support lifestyle change within the family. Families for Health version 1 showed sustained reductions in mean body mass index (BMI) z-score after 2 years in a pilot project. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). DESIGN The trial was a multicentre, investigator-blind RCT, with a parallel economic and process evaluation, with follow-up at 3 and 12 months. Randomisation was by family unit, using a 1 : 1 allocation by telephone registration, stratified by three sites, with a target of 120 families. SETTING Three sites in the West Midlands, England, UK. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 6-11 years who were overweight (≥ 91st centile BMI) or obese (≥ 98th centile BMI), and their parents/carers. Recruitment was via referral or self-referral. INTERVENTIONS Families for Health version 2 is a 10-week, family-based community programme with parallel groups for parents and children, addressing parenting, lifestyle, social and emotional development. Usual care was the treatment for childhood obesity provided within each locality. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Joint primary outcome measures were change in children's BMI z-score and incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained at 12 months' follow-up (QALYs were calculated using the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions Youth version). Secondary outcome measures included changes in children's waist circumference, percentage body fat, physical activity, fruit/vegetable consumption and quality of life. Parents' BMI and mental well-being, family eating/activity, parent-child relationships and parenting style were also assessed. The process evaluation documented recruitment, reach, dose delivered, dose received and fidelity, using mixed methods. RESULTS The study recruited 115 families (128 children; 63 boys and 65 girls), with 56 families randomised to the Families for Health arm and 59 to the 'usual-care' control arm. There was 80% retention of families at 3 months (Families for Health, 46 families; usual care, 46 families) and 72% retention at 12 months (Families for Health, 44 families; usual care, 39 families). The change in BMI z-score at 12 months was not significantly different in the Families for Health arm and the usual-care arm [0.114, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.001 to 0.229; p = 0.053]. However, within-group analysis showed that the BMI z-score was significantly reduced in the usual-care arm (-0.118, 95% CI -0.203 to -0.034; p = 0.007), but not in the Families for Health arm (-0.005, 95% CI -0.085 to 0.078; p = 0.907). There was only one significant difference between groups for secondary outcomes. The economic evaluation, taking a NHS and Personal Social Services perspective, showed that mean costs 12 months post randomisation were significantly higher for Families for Health than for usual care (£998 vs. £548; p < 0.001). The mean incremental cost-effectiveness of Families for Health was estimated at £552,175 per QALY gained. The probability that the Families for Health programme is cost-effective did not exceed 40% across a range of thresholds. The process evaluation demonstrated that the programme was implemented, as planned, to the intended population and any adjustments did not deviate widely from the handbook. Many families waited more than 3 months to receive the intervention. Facilitators', parents' and children's experiences of Families for Health were largely positive and there were no adverse events. Further analysis could explore why some children show a clinically significant benefit while others have a worse outcome. CONCLUSIONS Families for Health was neither effective nor cost-effective for the management of obesity in children aged 6-11 years, in comparison with usual care. Further exploration of the wide range of responses in BMI z-score in children following the Families for Health and usual-care interventions is warranted, focusing on children who had a clinically significant benefit and those who showed a worse outcome with treatment. Further research could focus on the role of parents in the prevention of obesity, rather than treatment. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN45032201. FUNDING This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 21, No. 1. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.Health Technology Assessment20179738Families for Health version 2 is a 10-week, family-based community programme with parallel groups for parents and children, addressing parenting, lifestyle, social and emotional development, and the probability that the Families for Health programme is cost-effective did not exceed 40% across a range of thresholds.2017-01-06T00:00:00Health technology assessment['W. Robertson', 'Joanna Fleming', 'A. Kamal', 'T. Hamborg', 'K. Khan', 'F. Griffiths', 'S. Stewart-Brown', 'N. Stallard', 'S. Petrou', 'D. Simkiss', 'E. Harrison', 'Sung Wook Kim', 'M. Thorogood']2017-01-06T00:00:00 61cfdb5d6a5fb987e9967d2cac4806a1c33627ddThe human acute monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1 is widely used as an in vitro phagocytic cell model because it exhibits several immune properties similar to native monocyte-derived macrophages. In this study, we investigated the alteration of N- and O-linked glycans as well as glycosphingolipids, during THP-1 differentiation, combining mass spectrometry, flow cytometry, and quantitative real-time PCR. Mass spectrometry revealed that macrophage differentiation led to a marked upregulation of expression of GM3 ganglioside as well as an increase in complex-type structures, particularly triantennary glycans, occurring at the expense of high-mannose N-glycans. Moreover, we observed a slight decrease in the proportion of multifucosylated N-glycans and α2,6-sialylation. The uncovered changes in glycosylation correlated with variations of gene expression of relevant glycosyltransferases and glycosidases including sialyltransferases, β-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases, fucosyltransferases, and neuraminidase. Furthermore, using flow cytometry and antibodies directed against glycan structures, we confirmed that the alteration of glycosylation occurs at the cell surface of THP-1 macrophage-like cells. Altogether, we established that macrophagic maturation of THP-1 induces dramatic modifications of the surface glycosylation pattern that may result in differential interaction of monocytic and macrophagic THP-1 with immune or bacterial lectins.Journal of Proteome Research20176136It is established that macrophagic maturation of THP-1 induces dramatic modifications of the surface glycosylation pattern that may result in differential interaction of monocytic and macrophage-like cells with immune or bacterial lectins.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of proteome research['C. Delannoy', 'Y. Rombouts', 'S. Groux-Degroote', 'S. Holst', 'B. Coddeville', 'A. Harduin-Lepers', 'M. Wuhrer', 'Elisabeth Elass-Rochard', 'Y. Guérardel']2017-01-06T00:00:00 81706af0198be2e712c863ed741e9029c7bf625bScientific Reports20178231The distinct and datable expansion routes of populations from these three refugia throughout Southwest Asia and into Europe and North Africa are revealed and the possible correlations of these migrations to various cultural and climatic events evident in the archaeological record of the past 15,000 years are discussed.2017-01-06T00:00:00Scientific Reports['D. Platt', 'Marc Haber', 'M. B. Dagher-Kharrat', 'B. Douaihy', 'G. Khazen', 'Maziar Ashrafian Bonab', 'Angelique K. Salloum', 'Francis Mouzaya', 'D. Luiselli', 'C. Tyler-Smith', 'C. Renfrew', 'E. Matisoo-Smith', 'P. Zalloua']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0812ecb0381aa29216d77caf3a4b7d56d9362ca8Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology20174929The addendum guidelines provide the background, rationale, and strength of evidence for each recommendation for early introduction of peanut-containing foods into the diets of infants at various risk levels for peanut allergy.2017-01-06T00:00:00Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology : Official Journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology['A. Togias', 'S. Cooper', 'M. Acebal', "A. Assa'ad", 'J. Baker', 'L. Beck', 'J. Block', 'C. Byrd-Bredbenner', 'E. Chan', 'L. Eichenfield', 'D. Fleischer', 'George J. Fuchs', 'G. Furuta', 'M. Greenhawt', 'Ruchi Gupta', 'Michele Habich', 'S. Jones', 'Kari Keaton', 'A. Muraro', 'M. Plaut', 'L. Rosenwasser', 'D. Rotrosen', 'H. Sampson', 'L. Schneider', 'S. Sicherer', 'R. Sidbury', 'J. Spergel', 'D. Stukus', 'C. Venter', 'J. Boyce']2017-01-06T00:00:00 63016e263aafb4dc626996b9e35f2525d7d6c12cBMC Cancer20172227Taqman real-time RT-PCR quantification of microRNA levels from 92 radical prostatectomy specimens stored for 12–20 years in FFPE blocks shows clear loss of miRNA stability and RNU6B snRNA stability over time, and various miRNAs demonstrated differential rates of degradation.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Cancer['S. Peskoe', 'J. Barber', 'Qizhi Zheng', 'A. Meeker', 'A. D. De Marzo', 'E. Platz', 'Shawn E Lupold']2017-01-06T00:00:00 bb1acf798da01e6cf3f813c637caafb34306edceWe report here two copper complexes as first functional models for lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases, mononuclear copper-containing enzymes involved in recalcitrant polysaccharide breakdown. These complexes feature structural and spectroscopic properties similar to those of the enzyme. In addition, they catalyze oxidative cleavage of the model substrate p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside. More importantly, a particularly stable copper(II) hydroperoxide intermediate is detected in the reaction conditions.Inorganic Chemistry20172331These complexes feature structural and spectroscopic properties similar to those of the enzyme and catalyze oxidative cleavage of the model substrate p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside, a particularly stable copper(II) hydroperoxide intermediate is detected in the reaction conditions.2017-01-06T00:00:00Inorganic chemistry['Alda Lisa Concia', 'M. Beccia', 'M. Orio', 'F. Ferre', 'M. Scarpellini', 'Frédéric Biaso', 'B. Guigliarelli', 'M. Réglier', 'A. Simaan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 55d374fb3acbe57c151fb74717ed605889524641Background Lower muscle density on computed tomography (CT) provides a measure of fatty infiltration of muscle, an aspect of muscle quality that has been associated with metabolic abnormalities, weakness, decreased mobility, and increased fracture risk in older adults. We assessed the cross-sectional relationship between HIV serostatus, age, thigh muscle attenuation, and thigh muscle cross-sectional area (CSA). Methods Mean CT-quantified Hounsfield units (HU) of the thigh muscle bundle and CSA were evaluated in 368 HIV-infected and 145 HIV-uninfected men enrolled in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Cardiovascular Substudy using multivariable linear regression. Models all were adjusted for HIV serostatus, age, race, and body mass index (BMI); each model was further adjusted for covariates that differed by HIV serostatus, including insulin resistance, hepatitis C, malignancy, smoking, alcohol use, and self-reported limitation in physical activity. Results HIV-infected men had greater thigh muscle CSA (p<0.001) but lower muscle density (p<0.001) compared to HIV-uninfected men. Muscle density remained lower in HIV-infected men (p = 0.001) when abdominal visceral adiposity, and thigh subcutaneous adipose tissue area were substituted for BMI in a multivariable model. Muscle density decreased by 0.16 HU per year (p<0.001) of increasing age among the HIV-infected men, but not in the HIV-uninfected men (HIV x age interaction -0.20 HU; p = 0.002). Conclusion HIV-infected men had lower thigh muscle density compared to HIV-uninfected men, and a more pronounced decline with increasing age, indicative of greater fatty infiltration. These findings suggest that lower muscle quality among HIV-infected persons may be a risk factor for impairments in physical function with aging.PLoS ONE20172826Findings suggest that lower muscle quality among HIV-infected persons may be a risk factor for impairments in physical function with aging.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['J. Natsag', 'Kristine M. Erlandson', 'D. Sellmeyer', 'S. Haberlen', 'J. Margolick', 'L. Jacobson', 'F. Palella', 'S. Koletar', 'J. Lake', 'W. Post', 'T. Brown']2017-01-06T00:00:00 57169f4ac780ec6368af2370583cdb347d57dcfdThe introduction of Zika virus into the Region of the Americas (Americas) and the subsequent increase in cases of congenital microcephaly resulted in activation of CDC's Emergency Operations Center on January 22, 2016, to ensure a coordinated response and timely dissemination of information, and led the World Health Organization to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on February 1, 2016. During the past year, public health agencies and researchers worldwide have collaborated to protect pregnant women, inform clinicians and the public, and advance knowledge about Zika virus (Figure 1). This report summarizes 10 important contributions toward addressing the threat posed by Zika virus in 2016. To protect pregnant women and their fetuses and infants from the effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, public health activities must focus on preventing mosquito-borne transmission through vector control and personal protective practices, preventing sexual transmission by advising abstention from sex or consistent and correct use of condoms, and preventing unintended pregnancies by reducing barriers to access to highly effective reversible contraception.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report20172925To protect pregnant women and their fetuses and infants from the effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, public health activities must focus on preventing mosquito-borne transmission through vector control and personal protective practices.2017-01-06T00:00:00MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report['Nadia L. Oussayef', 'Satish K. Pillai', 'M. Honein', 'C. Ben Beard', 'B. Bell', 'C. Boyle', 'L. Eisen', 'K. Kohl', 'M. Kuehnert', 'E. Lathrop', 'S. Martin', 'Rebecca M Martin', 'J. McAllister', 'Elizabeth Pantino McClune', 'P. Mead', 'D. Meaney-Delman', 'B. Petersen', 'L. Petersen', 'K. Polen', 'A. Powers', 'S. Redd', 'J. Sejvar', 'Tyler M. Sharp', 'J. Villanueva', 'D. Jamieson']2017-01-06T00:00:00 1c93259e7d603502730c29b4af2d2c4a17ea6a98This paper reports a systematic study of the codoping of SnO2 with Sb and Ni to identify the mechanism responsible for the electrocatalytic generation of ozone on Ni/Sb-SnO2. On the basis of interpretation of a combination of X-ray diffraction, BET surface area measurements (N2), and thermal analysis, the formation of ozone appears to take place on particle surfaces of composite Sb-SnO2 grains and is controlled by diffusion of OH along internal crystallite surfaces within the grain. Sb-doped SnO2 is inactive with respect to ozone evolution in the absence of Ni, demonstrating a synergic interaction between nickel and antimony. From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) investigations, Sb(V) ions substitute for Sn(IV) in the lattice with a preference for centrosymmetric coordination sites, while the Sb(III) ions occur at grain surfaces or boundaries. Ni was not detected by XPS, being located in the subsurface region at concentrations below the detection limit of the instrument. In addition to identificatio...201753242017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['P. Christensen', 'P. Attidekou', 'R. Egdell', 'S. Maneelok', 'D. Manning', 'R. Palgrave']2017-01-06T00:00:00 93fde24c810567eabaed6608ee872e325d5733dbCrop species have been deeply affected by the domestication process, and there have been many efforts to identify selection signatures at the genome level. This knowledge will help geneticists to better understand the evolution of organisms, and at the same time, help breeders to implement successful breeding strategies. Here, we focused on domestication in the Mesoamerican gene pool of Phaseolus vulgaris by sequencing 49 gene fragments from a sample of 45 P. vulgaris wild and domesticated accessions, and as controls, two accessions each of the closely related species Phaseolus coccineus and Phaseolus dumosus. An excess of nonsynonymous mutations within the domesticated germplasm was found. Our data suggest that the cost of domestication alone cannot explain fully this finding. Indeed, the significantly higher frequency of polymorphisms in the coding regions observed only in the domesticated plants (compared to noncoding regions), the fact that these mutations were mostly nonsynonymous and appear to be recently derived mutations, and the investigations into the functions of their relative genes (responses to biotic and abiotic stresses), support a scenario that involves new functional mutations selected for adaptation during domestication. Moreover, consistent with this hypothesis, selection analysis and the possibility to compare data obtained for the same genes in different studies of varying sizes, data types, and methodologies allowed us to identify four genes that were strongly selected during domestication. Each selection candidate is involved in plant resistance/tolerance to abiotic stresses, such as heat, drought, and salinity. Overall, our study suggests that domestication acted to increase functional diversity at target loci, which probably controlled traits related to expansion and adaptation to new agro-ecological growing conditions.Frontiers in Plant Science20179225This study suggests that domestication acted to increase functional diversity at target loci, which probably controlled traits related to expansion and adaptation to new agro-ecological growing conditions.2017-01-06T00:00:00Frontiers in Plant Science['E. Bitocchi', 'D. Rau', 'A. Benazzo', 'E. Bellucci', 'D. Goretti', 'E. Biagetti', 'A. Panziera', 'G. Laidò', 'Monica Rodriguez', 'Tania Gioia', 'G. Attene', 'P. McClean', 'Rian K. Lee', 'S. Jackson', 'G. Bertorelle', 'R. Papa']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f8909644434cde9ea0018f2651bbd460f821cda3Clinical language performance and neurophysiological correlates of language processing were measured before and after intensive language therapy in patients with chronic (time post stroke >1 year) post stroke aphasia (PSA). As event-related potential (ERP) measure, the mismatch negativity (MMN) was recorded in a distracted oddball paradigm to short spoken sentences. Critical ‘deviant’ sentence stimuli where either well-formed and meaningful, or syntactically, or lexico-semantically incorrect. After 4 weeks of speech-language therapy (SLT) delivered with high intensity (10.5 h per week), clinical language assessment with the Aachen Aphasia Test battery demonstrated significant linguistic improvements, which were accompanied by enhanced MMN responses. More specifically, MMN amplitudes to grammatically correct and meaningful mini-constructions and to ‘jabberwocky’ sentences containing a pseudoword significantly increased after therapy. However, no therapy-related changes in MMN responses to syntactically incorrect strings including agreement violations were observed. While MMN increases to well-formed meaningful strings can be explained both at the word and construction levels, the neuroplastic change seen for ‘jabberwocky’ sentences suggests an explanation in terms of constructions. The results confirm previous reports that intensive SLT leads to improvements of linguistic skills in chronic aphasia patients and now demonstrate that this clinical improvement is associated with enhanced automatic brain indexes of construction processing, although no comparable change is present for ungrammatical strings. Furthermore, the data confirm that the language-induced MMN is a useful tool to map functional language recovery in PSA.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience20179223It is demonstrated that intensive SLT leads to improvements of linguistic skills in chronic aphasia patients and this clinical improvement is associated with enhanced automatic brain indexes of construction processing, although no comparable change is present for ungrammatical strings.2017-01-06T00:00:00Frontiers in Human Neuroscience['G. Lucchese', 'F. Pulvermüller', 'B. Stahl', 'F. Dreyer', 'B. Mohr']2017-01-06T00:00:00 759ebf7fcb8d06693476e018879d889724a52b1dScientific Reports20175022The relaxation dispersion data revealed that apo-thrombin is highly dynamic, with μs-ms motions throughout the molecule, and the region around the N-terminus of the heavy chain, the Na+-binding loop, andThe 170’s loop, all of which are implicated in allosteric coupling between effector binding sites and the active site, were dynamic primarily in the apo.2017-01-06T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Lindsey D. Handley', 'Brian Fuglestad', 'Brian Fuglestad', 'Kyle N. Stearns', 'M. Tonelli', 'R. B. Fenwick', 'P. Markwick', 'E. Komives']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9f85543715f229707fbfbb626bc14ac6b12391fbBMC Microbiology20175221The efficacy of multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was evaluated using three, seven or ten loci, in comparison with that of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multi locus sequence typing (MLST).2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Microbiology['L. Helldal', 'N. Karami', 'C. Welinder‐Olsson', 'E. Moore', 'C. Åhrén']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5ccfc2995803720f62f05f48d01ee51ad9991715Three species of the genus Allocosa Banks, 1900 from southern South America are redescribed: Allocosa alticeps (Mello-Leitão, 1944), A. brasiliensis (Petrunkevitch, 1910) and A. senex (Mello-Leitão, 1945). The female of A. senex is described for the first time and the species is revalidated. A new species, A. marindia sp. nov. from southern Uruguay and southern Brazil is described. The new species is distinguished by the flattened terminal apophysis of the male bulb and the conspicuous pointed projections on the posterior margin of the female epigynum. The species inhabits in sandy estuarine and oceanic coasts with psammophile vegetation.Zootaxa2017021Three species of the genus Allocosa Banks, 1900 from southern South America are redescribed and a new species, A. marindia sp.2017-01-06T00:00:00Zootaxa['M. Simó', 'A. A. Lise', 'Gabriel Pompozzi', 'Á. Laborda']2017-01-06T00:00:00 4f930eca18067e222f34549fa307553c76aabf6eThere is a demand for novel targets and approaches to diagnose and treat prostate cancer (PCA). In this context, serum and plasma samples from a total of 609 individuals from two independent patient cohorts were screened for IgG reactivity against a sum of 3833 human protein fragments. Starting from planar protein arrays with 3786 protein fragments to screen 80 patients with and without PCA diagnosis, 161 fragments (4%) were chosen for further analysis based on their reactivity profiles. Adding 71 antigens from literature, the selection of antigens was corroborated for their reactivity in a set of 550 samples using suspension bead arrays. The antigens prostein (SLC45A3), TATA-box binding protein (TBP), and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2 (IGF2BP2) showed higher reactivity in PCA patients with late disease compared with early disease. Because of its prostate tissue specificity, we focused on prostein and continued with mapping epitopes of the 66-mer protein fragment using patient samples. Using bead-based assays and 15-mer peptides, a minimal peptide epitope was identified and refined by alanine scanning to the KPxAPFP. Further sequence alignment of this motif revealed homology to transmembrane protein 79 (TMEM79) and TGF-beta-induced factor 2 (TGIF2), thus providing a reasoning for cross-reactivity found in females. A comprehensive workflow to discover and validate IgG reactivity against prostein and homologous targets in human serum and plasma was applied. This study provides useful information when searching for novel biomarkers or drug targets that are guided by the reactivity of the immune system against autoantigens.Journal of Proteome Research20176020This study provides useful information when searching for novel biomarkers or drug targets that are guided by the reactivity of the immune system against autoantigens, thus providing a reasoning for cross-reactivity found in females.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of proteome research['E. Pin', 'F. Henjes', 'Mun-Gwan Hong', 'F. Wiklund', 'P. Magnusson', 'A. Bjartell', 'M. Uhlén', 'P. Nilsson', 'J. Schwenk']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9fc7a795bb30d9bf787d585659d454a56784f62cJournal of Materials Science201743212017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Materials Science['Xiaoyun Chen', 'D. Kuo', 'Yongdan Hou']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7508f972297251e9ad3369711eda53b04e9a1e19Scientific Reports20173819In mouse primary motor cortex neurons, Rad51 protein was redistributed distally down the axon in response to Netrin-1, further suggesting a functional link between the two, and Rad51 appears to negatively regulate Netr-1 signalling.2017-01-06T00:00:00Scientific Reports['K. Glendining', 'D. Markie', 'R. Gardner', 'E. Franz', 'S. Robertson', 'C. Jasoni']2017-01-06T00:00:00 0380fcab45fca936d63231e921170cf702d1cb60To validate clinic weights in electronic health records against researcher‐measured weights for outcome assessment in weight loss trials.Obesity20172217Clinicians' weights in electronic health records are compared against researcher‐measured weights for outcome assessment in weight loss trials to validate clinic weights in e-health records against researcher's weights for outcomes assessment in Weight loss trials.2017-01-06T00:00:00Obesity['L. Xiao', 'N. Lv', 'L. Rosas', 'D. Au', 'Jun Ma']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e6956ff88223bc827932311398dfb241d1168fd9Aims The prevalence of diabetes is rising, and people with diabetes have higher rates of musculoskeletal-related comorbidities. HbA1c testing is a superior option for diabetes diagnosis in the inpatient setting. This study aimed to (i) demonstrate the feasibility of routine HbA1c testing to detect the presence of diabetes mellitus, (ii) to determine the prevalence of diabetes in orthopedic inpatients and (iii) to assess the association between diabetes and hospital outcomes and post-operative complications in orthopedic inpatients. Methods All patients aged ≥54 years admitted to Austin Health between July 2013 and January 2014 had routine automated HbA1c measurements using automated clinical information systems (CERNER). Patients with HbA1c ≥6.5% were diagnosed with diabetes. Baseline demographic and clinical data were obtained from hospital records. Results Of the 416 orthopedic inpatients included in this study, 22% (n = 93) were known to have diabetes, 4% (n = 15) had previously unrecognized diabetes and 74% (n = 308) did not have diabetes. Patients with diabetes had significantly higher Charlson comorbidity scores compared to patients without diabetes (median, IQR; 1 [0,2] vs 0 [0,0], p<0.001). After adjusting for age, gender, comorbidity score and estimated glomerular filtration rate, no significant differences in the length of stay (IRR = 0.92; 95%CI: 0.79–1.07; p = 0.280), rates of intensive care unit admission (OR = 1.04; 95%CI: 0.42–2.60, p = 0.934), 6-month mortality (OR = 0.52; 95%CI: 0.17–1.60, p = 0.252), 6-month hospital readmission (OR = 0.93; 95%CI: 0.46–1.87; p = 0.828) or any post-operative complications (OR = 0.98; 95%CI: 0.53–1.80; p = 0.944) were observed between patients with and without diabetes. Conclusions Routine HbA1c measurement using CERNER allows for rapid identification of inpatients admitted with diabetes. More than one in four patients admitted to a tertiary hospital orthopedic ward have diabetes. No statistically significant differences in the rates of hospital outcomes and post-operative complications were identified between patients with and without diabetes.PLoS ONE20173417Routine HbA1c measurement using CERNER allows for rapid identification of inpatients admitted with diabetes and no statistically significant differences in the rates of hospital outcomes and post-operative complications were identified between patients with and without diabetes.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. Ekinci', 'Alvin Kong', 'L. Churilov', 'N. Nanayakkara', 'Wei-Ling Chiu', 'Priya Sumithran', 'F. Djukiadmodjo', 'Erosha Premaratne', 'Elizabeth Owen-Jones', 'G. Hart', 'R. Robbins', 'A. Hardidge', 'Douglas Johnson', 'Scott T. Baker', 'J. Zajac']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2a6b5f94b30d73d4bf6c44f4b0fc47ae7ab0b26a201759152017-01-06T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'D. Roberts', 'M. Alonzo', 'Erin B. Wetherley', 'K. Dudley', 'P. Dennison']2017-01-06T00:00:00 42cf48c09c5773ba70f6fa832a0d6c4eb100958cJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association20173915In the United States, NSAIDs are among the most frequently administered drugs for analgesia in cattle; however, such use is considered extralabel and must be in accordance with AMDUCA.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association['P. K. Sidhu', 'R. Gehring', 'D. Mzyk', 'T. Marmulak', 'L. Tell', 'R. Baynes', 'T. Vickroy', 'J. Riviere']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e7ef111ce139819bdf2e40a3c65e770ba78975a0We report simultaneous radiotracer diffusion experiments of Co-57 and of Zr-95 in binary $\mathrm{Z}{\mathrm{r}}_{64}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{i}}_{36}, \mathrm{Z}{\mathrm{r}}_{36}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{i}}_{64}$, and ternary $\mathrm{Z}{\mathrm{r}}_{60}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{i}}_{25}\mathrm{A}{\mathrm{l}}_{15}$ alloys above but near the liquidus temperature (${T}_{l}$). In contrast to the multicomponent $\mathrm{Z}{\mathrm{r}}_{46.75}\mathrm{T}{\mathrm{i}}_{8.25}\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{u}}_{7.5}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{i}}_{10}\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{e}}_{27.5}$ (Vit4), where a significant component decoupling at the ${T}_{l}$ is observed, the ratio between Zr and Co self-diffusion coefficients is smaller than two in the alloys with fewer components. The difference in the degree of decoupling compared to Vit4 can be explained in terms of different ${T}_{l}$'s. Moreover, owing to the high accuracy of the simultaneous tracer diffusion technique, we are able to resolve a small but notable composition dependence of the ratio ${D}_{\mathrm{Co}}/{D}_{\mathrm{Zr}}$, which decreases with increasing Zr content for all glass forming alloys reported here. In contrast to a hard sphere (HS)-like mixture, where decoupling is controlled only by atomic sizes, this indicates a coupling of the Co/Ni and Zr diffusion, due to the strong chemical affinity between the diffusing components. Our results are in very good agreement with recent simulations in $\mathrm{Z}{\mathrm{r}}_{64}\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{i}}_{36}$ based on mode coupling theory (MCT).20170152017-01-06T00:00:00Physical Review B['Sri Wahyuni Basuki', 'Fan Yang', 'Elisabeth Gill', 'K. Rätzke', 'A. Meyer', 'F. Faupel']2017-01-06T00:00:00 963d6d906d2c01d60b5e9594b9ae103ebf15a1b2ABSTRACT We describe a community-wide outbreak of measles due to a D4 genotype virus that took place in the Region of Madrid, Spain, between February 2011 and August 2012, along with the control measures adopted. The following variables were collected: date of birth, sex, symptoms, complications, hospital admission, laboratory test results, link with another cases, home address, places of work or study, travel during the incubation period, ethnic group, and Mumps-Measles-Rubella (MMR) vaccination status. Incidences were calculated by 100,000 inhabitants. A total of 789 cases were identified. Of all cases, 36.0% belonged to Roma community, among which 68.7% were 16 months to 19 y old. Non-Roma cases were predominantly patients from 6 to 15 months (28.1%) and 20 to 39 y (52.3%). Most cases were unvaccinated. We found out that 3.0% of cases were healthcare workers. The first vaccination dose was brought forward to 12 months, active recruitment of unvaccinated children from 12 months to 4 y of age was performed and the vaccination of healthcare workers and of members of the Roma community was reinforced. High vaccination coverage must be reached with 2 doses of MMR vaccine, aimed at specific groups, such as young adults, Roma population and healthcare workers.Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20171315A community-wide outbreak of measles due to a D4 genotype virus that took place in the Region of Madrid, Spain, between February 2011 and August 2012 is described, along with the control measures adopted.2017-01-06T00:00:00Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics['L. García Comas', 'M. Ordobás Gavín', 'J. C. Sanz Moreno', 'B. Ramos Blázquez', 'E. Rodríguez Baena', 'E. Córdoba Deorador', 'M. García Barquero', 'E. Gil Montalbán', 'A. Arce Arnáez', 'I. Rodero Garduño', 'D. Barranco Ordóñez', 'J. A. Mochales']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a9760651b8e32f114211ffab169de53f61df562bPneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in infants particularly following lower respiratory tract viral infections such as Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). However, the mechanisms by which co-infection of infants by MRSA and RSV cause increased lung pathology are unknown. Because the infant immune system is qualitatively and quantitatively different from adults we developed a model of infant MRSA pneumonia which will allow us to investigate the effects of RSV co-infection on disease severity. We infected neonatal and adult mice with increasing doses of MRSA and demonstrate that neonatal mice have delayed kinetics in clearing the bacteria in comparison to adult mice. There were differences in recruitment of immune cells into the lung following infection. Adult mice exhibited an increase in neutrophil recruitment that coincided with reduced bacterial titers followed by an increase in macrophages. Neonatal mice, however, exhibited an early increase in neutrophils that did not persist despite continued presence of the bacteria. Unlike the adult mice, neonatal mice failed to exhibit an increase in macrophages. Neonates exhibited a decrease in phagocytosis of MRSA suggesting that the decrease in clearance was partially due to deficient phagocytosis of the bacteria. Both neonates and adults responded with an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines following infection. However, in contrast to the adult mice, neonates did not express constitutive levels of the anti-microbial peptide Reg3γ in the lung. Infection of neonates did not stimulate expression of the co-stimulatory molecule CD86 by dendritic cells and neonates exhibited a diminished T cell response compared to adult mice. Overall, we have developed a neonatal model of MRSA pneumonia that displays a similar delay in bacterial clearance as is observed in the neonatal intensive care unit and will be useful for performing co-infection studies.PLoS ONE20174613A neonatal model of MRSA pneumonia that displays a similar delay in bacterial clearance as is observed in the neonatal intensive care unit is developed and will be useful for performing co-infection studies.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick', 'Dahui You', 'Bishwas Shrestha', 'D. Siefker', 'Vivek S. Patel', 'Nikki Yadav', 'Sridhar Jaligama', 'S. Cormier']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b26d68b5b8dc02dbf6f2cc7e8363c10be57f7437Abstract Integration of pollinator-dependent invasive plants into native pollination networks can have direct and indirect effects on local plant and pollinator communities. Impacts on local plants are well documented; however effects on native pollinators have gained less attention. We examine these issues in habitat fragments of the endangered oak-savannah ecosystem in British Columbia, Canada. We measured pollen collection by native bumble bees (Bombus Latreille; Hymenoptera: Apidae) and the introduced honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus; Hymenoptera: Apidae) foraging on two common native plants in habitat fragments with varying invasive (Cytisus scoparius (Linnaeus) Link; Fabaceae) density. The Bombus species with the largest workers had higher proportions of invasive pollen on their bodies and in their corbiculae than smaller workers. Honey bees rarely collected C. scoparius pollen. While some native bumble bees species collect an increasing proportion of C. scoparius pollen with increasing C. scoparius density, this did not translate into an increased potential for pollination. Rather, measures of effective pollination decline with C. scoparius density. Overall, our results suggest that some bee species may be better at finding resources at highly invaded sites. Apis mellifera is likely not playing a major role in facilitating the spread of C. scoparius in our region. Rather C. scoparius is visited by a complement of native bumble bees that are similar to pollinators in the native range of this plant.Canadian Entomologist20173612The results suggest that some bee species may be better at finding resources at highly invaded sites, and Apis mellifera is likely not playing a major role in facilitating the spread of C. scoparius in the authors' region.2017-01-06T00:00:00The Canadian Entomologist['Sandra Gillespie', 'J. Bayley', 'Elizabeth Elle']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ff760575c05ebb37f317f97f0ce2bf9624d1edf6Journal of Chromatography A20174212A new hyphenated technique based on on-line dual (oxidative and reductive) electrochemistry coupled to liquid chromatography and high resolution electrospray mass spectrometry is presented to achieve efficient protein labelling.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of chromatography. A['Lars Büter', 'L. Frensemeier', 'M. Vogel', 'U. Karst']2017-01-06T00:00:00 03d12d2409a9b7ac89a8ce9686588bdc27dbcf7aEn los sistemas de produccion ganadera bajo pastoreo es fundamental conocer la Capacidad de Carga (CC). La Productividad Primaria Neta Aerea (PPNA) es la variable mas importante para estimar la CC ya que representa la principal fuente de energia para los herbivoros. La PPNA puede ser estimada a partir de cortes sucesivos de biomasa o a partir de informacion espectral. En este trabajo nos planteamos generar informacion de la PPNA, de dos unidades de pastizales (densos y abiertos), a partir de datos satelitales. Para ello se determino la Eficiencia en el Uso de la Radiacion (EUR) de las unidades de pastizal mediante la combinacion de datos satelitales y datos de campo. A su vez estimamos, a partir de un metodo simplificado, la CC de un establecimiento ganadero representativo de la region de Sierras del Este. La EUR para pastizales densos fue de 0,38 grMS/MJ (Materia Seca/Mega Joules), mientras que para pastizales abiertos fue de 0,44 grMS/MJ. La EUR de los pastizales no mostro ser significativamente diferente, por lo que la EUR total fue de 0,36 grMS/MJ. La PPNA promedio para los 14 anos de los pastizales densos y abiertos fue de 2876 y 1711 kgMS/ha*ano, respectivamente. La CC promedio para el establecimiento analizado fue de 0,44 UG/ha. La CC vario entre los potreros dependiendo de la importancia relativa de cada unidad de pastizal. La informacion de PPNA generada y el procedimiento de estimacion de CC empleado ponen a disposicion de tecnicos y productores, una forma sencilla para estimar la CC de sus potreros.201747102017-01-06T00:00:00Agrociencia['F. Gallego', 'F. Lezama', 'Fabiana Pezzani', 'Luis López-Mársico', 'Elsa Leoni', 'A. Mello', 'Beatríz Costa']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8c1032b8f3046e6c3c419c61bdb5460f38c9d634The growth of nanoparticles (NPs) in plasmas is an attractive technique where improved theoretical understanding is needed for quantitative modeling. The variation of the work function W with size ...201769112017-01-06T00:00:00Physics of Plasmas['Emil Kalered', 'N. Brenning', 'I. Pilch', 'L. Caillault', 'T. Minea', 'L. Ojamäe']2017-01-06T00:00:00 156522d93e7193502912c0fc8b0c37f0cdd83ba7Scientific Reports20173410It is shown that the renal-specific phenotype associated with the LMX1BR246Q mutation may be due to a dominant negative effect on WT1(−KTS) isoforms that may cause a disruption of the WT1 (−KTS):(+K TS) isoform ratio and a decrease in the expression of podocyte genes.2017-01-06T00:00:00Scientific Reports['G. Hall', 'Brandon M. Lane', 'Megan Chryst-ladd', 'Guanghong Wu', 'Jen-Jar Lin', 'X. Qin', 'E. Hauser', 'R. Gbadegesin']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b986cd2492f4dc208b4543b60a7f71b212b9c308High rates of part-time work have been associated with high female employment rates in the Nordic countries, except for Finland. Part-time work has played a key role in the modification of the male breadwinner gender contract by enabling women to enter paid work while continuing to take on the main domestic responsibilities. Previously tacit and little disputed, this ‘normalization’ of women’s part-time work has increasingly become a contentious issue in the public debate in Norway, both in terms of its persistently high level and of the cultural values surrounding it. In their case study, the authors analyse the articulation of these critiques and the underlying conflict dynamics that put the gender contract under pressure and facilitate its modification. The empirical focus is on events inciting debates and the arguments or ideational frames key political actors have used to support their position. The analysis is based on newspaper articles published during the period 1997–2013.20177192017-01-06T00:00:00Economic and Industrial Democracy['Lilja Mósesdóttir', 'Anne Lise Ellingsæter']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8d306d0e40462843d04c312187cc5688f6e1cdba20179492017-01-06T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'M. Bishop', 'I. Dobreva']2017-01-06T00:00:00 42dc36e99b0cde749d6ed616d9b162dd0f177a38Vascular calcification is a common consequence of aging, hypercholesterolemia, chronic renal insufficiency, and diabetes (1). Stiffening of the large arteries is a result of vascular calcification. Carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) is considered the gold standard measure of arterial stiffness (2) and has been shown to be a strong predictor of mortality and cardiovascular outcome. We evaluated the association between arterial stiffness (evaluated by cfPWV) and bone mass density (evaluated with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the femoral neck), as well as a comprehensive panel of bone markers, in a well-characterized cohort of 347 persons with type 1 diabetes. We hypothesized that vascular calcification is linked to decalcification of the bones. The participants were recruited from the outpatient clinic at Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark. Written informed patient consent and ethical approval of the study were obtained. A total of 164 (47%) participants were women, mean ± SD age was 55.8 ± 9.6 years and cfPWV was 11.0 ± 3.4 m/s, and median …Diabetes Care201748It is hypothesized that vascular calcification is linked to decalcification of the bones, and the association between arterial stiffness and bone mass density and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the femoral neck is evaluated in a well-characterized cohort of 347 persons with type 1 diabetes.2017-01-06T00:00:00Diabetes Care['E. Zobel', 'S. Theilade', 'B. V. von Scholten', 'F. Persson', 'L. Tarnow', 'M. Lajer', 'T. Hansen', 'P. Rossing']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8eec3986d223b733201b628b1869b101b4166e36Background and aims Increased evidence suggests a pro-atherogenic role for conventional dendritic cells (cDC). However, due to the lack of an exclusive marker for cDC, their exact contribution to atherosclerosis remains elusive. Recently, a unique transcription factor was described for cDC, namely Zbtb46, enabling us to selectively target this cell type in mice. Methods Low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (Ldlr-/-) mice were transplanted with bone marrow from Zbtb46-diphtheria toxin receptor (DTR) transgenic mice following total body irradiation. Zbtb46-DTR→Ldlr-/- chimeras were fed a Western-type diet for 18 weeks while cDC were depleted by administering diphtheria toxin (DT). Results Although we confirmed efficient direct induction of cDC death in vitro and in vivo upon DT treatment of Zbtb46-DTR mice, advanced atherosclerotic plaque size and composition was not altered. Surprisingly, however, analysis of Zbtb46-DTR→Ldlr-/- chimeras showed that depletion of cDC was not sustained following 18 weeks of DT treatment. In contrast, high levels of anti-DT antibodies were detected. Conclusions Because of the observed generation of anti-DT antibodies and consequently the partial depletion of cDC, no clear decision can be taken on the role of cDC in atherosclerosis. Our results underline the unsuitability of Zbtb46-DTR→Ldlr-/- mice for studying the involvement of cDC in maintaining the disease process of atherosclerosis, as well as of other chronic inflammatory diseases.PLoS ONE2017348The results underline the unsuitability of Zbtb46-DTR→Ldlr-/- mice for studying the involvement of cDC in maintaining the disease process of atherosclerosis, as well as of other chronic inflammatory diseases.2017-01-06T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. Rombouts', 'N. Cools', 'M. Grootaert', 'Flore de Bakker', 'Ilse Van Brussel', 'A. Wouters', 'G. D. De Meyer', 'B. D. De Winter', 'D. Schrijvers']2017-01-06T00:00:00 74e0a95c26f3a6b8a185a5fbafe9883a7953c85bBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders2017398The new DXR version (BoneXpert) validated 92% of the cases automatically, while the same good correlation to RA severity could be presented compared to the old version.2017-01-06T00:00:00BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders['A. Pfeil', 'H. H. Thodberg', 'D. Renz', 'L. Reinhardt', 'P. Oelzner', 'G. Wolf', 'J. Böttcher']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e1a36eb8eeb03b9c2afc3c63a0b0e0eee6a792a6Recent technological advances in gene sequencing have led to a rapid increase in gene discovery in epilepsy. However, the ability to assess pathogenicity of variants, provide functional analysis, and develop targeted therapies has not kept pace with rapid advances in sequencing technology. Thus, although clinical genetic testing may lead to a specific molecular diagnosis for some patients, test results often lead to more questions than answers. As the field begins to focus on therapeutic applications of genetic diagnoses using precision medicine, developing processes that offer more than equivocal test results is essential. The success of precision medicine in epilepsy relies on establishing a correct genetic diagnosis, analyzing functional consequences of genetic variants, screening potential therapeutics in the preclinical laboratory setting, and initiating targeted therapy trials for patients. The authors describe the structure of a comprehensive, pediatric Epilepsy Genetics Program that can serve as a model for translational medicine in epilepsy.Journal of Child Neurology2017418The authors describe the structure of a comprehensive, pediatric Epilepsy Genetics Program that can serve as a model for translational medicine in epilepsy.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of Child Neurology['Lacey Smith', 'Jeremy F. P. Ullmann', 'H. Olson', 'C. M. Achkar', 'Gessica Truglio', 'Mckenna Kelly', 'B. Rosen-Sheidley', 'A. Poduri']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2eb67769e0637d26c6e9a64dd5781f044fd288e7ABSTRACT Valentin Haecker is one of the forerunners of experimental biology, genetics, and developmental physiology. Haecker introduced the term Phänogenetik (phenogenetics) in 1918 in Entwicklungsgeschichtliche Eigenschaftsanalyse (Evolutionary Analysis of Characters), in which he described the earliest stages in the development of the phenotype.1 His major objective in this publication was to integrate the 2 most important concepts of Mendelian genetics—phenotype and genotype—within a well-articulated theory. Haecker realized that a proper analysis of how the genotype gives rise to the phenotype requires the integration of knowledge of morphology, physiology, and experimental embryology.Epigenetics2017456Valentin Haecker realized that a proper analysis of how the genotype gives rise to the phenotype requires the integration of knowledge of morphology, physiology, and experimental embryology.2017-01-06T00:00:00Epigenetics['U. Hossfeld', 'Elizabeth Watts', 'G. Levit']2017-01-06T00:00:00 438a67e6883fc00d84b593a45f9252ace1140020OBJECTIVE Painful neuropathic injuries induce blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) breakdown, allowing pro-inflammatory serum molecules to cross the BSCB, which contributes to nociception. The goal of these studies was to determine whether the blood-borne serine protease thrombin also crosses a permeable BSCB, contributing to nociception through its activation of protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1). METHODS A 15-minute C-7 nerve root compression, which induces BSCB breakdown and painful behaviors by Day 1, was administered in the rat (n = 10); sham operation (n = 11) and a 3-minute compression (n = 10) that does not induce sensitivity were administered as controls. At Day 1 after root compression, spinal cord tissue was co-immunolabeled for fibrin/fibrinogen, the enzymatic product of thrombin, and IgG, a serum protein, to determine whether thrombin acts in areas of BSCB breakdown. To determine whether spinal thrombin and PAR1 contribute to hyperalgesia after compression, the thrombin inhibitor hirudin and the PAR1 antagonist SCH79797, were separately administered intrathecally before compression injuries (n = 5-7 per group). Rat thrombin was also administered intrathecally with and without SCH79797 (n = 6 per group) to determine whether spinal thrombin induces hypersensitivity in naïve rats through PAR1. RESULTS Spinal fibrin(ogen) was elevated at Day 1 after root compression in regions localized to BSCB breakdown and decreased in those regions by Day 7. Blocking either spinal thrombin or PAR1 completely prevented compression-induced hyperalgesia for 7 days. Intrathecal thrombin induced transient pain that was prevented by blocking spinal PAR1 before its injection. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study suggest a potent role for spinal thrombin and its activation of PAR1 in pain onset following neuropathic injury.Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine2017596The findings of this study suggest a potent role for spinal thrombin and its activation of PAR1 in pain onset following neuropathic injury.2017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of neurosurgery. Spine['Jenell R. Smith', 'B. Winkelstein']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b5025701682fa69bc43e6375ea8a564286b2ad07Diabetologia2017386Targeting TRAF2 may be useful as a therapeutic approach for immunosuppression-free islet allograft survival that avoids the thromboembolic complications associated with the use of anti-CD40L antibodies.2017-01-06T00:00:00Diabetologia['J. Villanueva', 'S. Walters', 'M. Saito', 'E. Malle', 'N. Zammit', 'K. Watson', 'R. Brink', 'N. Gruta', 'S. Alexander', 'S. Grey']2017-01-06T00:00:00 2b59779c658a92abf1e3ddfe6c502ec06e1e4dd5OBJECTIVE to evaluate the knowledge of Community Health Agents (CHA) about the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and its vaccination. METHODS this is a cross-sectional study with CHA who worked in Tubarão-SC, Brazil, in 2014; data were collected through an evaluation tool about HPV and its vaccination, validated for English language and translated and adapted into Portuguese. RESULTS 124 CHA participated in this study; all of them had already heard about HPV, but only 25.0% had heard about HPV testing; 72.6% answered correctly less than 70.0% of the questions; those who answered correctly more than 70.0% were, in general, younger than the other CHA (p=0.010). CONCLUSION CHA demonstrated little knowledge on HPV, which may affect their work as multipliers in the prevention of diseases and in education in health.Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde201706Community Health Agents demonstrated little knowledge on HPV, which may affect their work as multipliers in the prevention of diseases and in education in health.2017-01-06T00:00:00Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil['André Luciano Manoel', 'Andreia Bittencourt Rodrigues', 'Elisa Zanatta Piva', 'Thainá Paola Warpechowski', 'Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c2b702556d15ba45a1ada89203a21405db6d96efThe blood-brain barrier (BBB), the blood-retinal barrier (BRB), and the blood-nerve barrier (BNB) may have similarities in systemic chronic inflammation, as seen in a variety of diseases. A disturbance of the barriers lead to a disruption of the cells coupled with gap junctions in syncytium. The network coupling may be principal to understand the homeostatic imbalance in systemic inflammation. This review high-lightens the role of gap junction network coupled cells in inducing and maintaining barrier properties under physiological conditions as well as their involvement in inflammatory pathologies.2017785This review high-lightens the role of gap junction network coupled cells in inducing and maintaining barrier properties under physiological conditions as well as their involvement in inflammatory pathologies.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Cecilia Rönnbäck', 'E. Hansson']2017-01-06T00:00:00 59a6e9d53d2cabadaa90eb7875ea13d30e1b6eb8Cell Death and Differentiation201795Neutralizing gp130 interferes with endothelial-mediated effects on glioblastoma stem-like cells and leads to down-regulation of cell reprograming and “window dressing” in mice treated with EMT.2017-01-06T00:00:00Cell Death and Differentiation['Kathryn A Jacobs', 'E. Harford-Wright', 'J. Gavard']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7e37a7e7fa6211b10af04c6fd1bab5817aafc0e4La calidad de vida es la percepcion que cada persona tiene sobre su salud, emociones y, en general, bienestar. Es importante diferenciar la calidad de vida del nivel de vida, ya que el primero esta relacionado con la percepcion de cada sujeto y el segundo se refiere al aspecto economico. El objetivo aqui es identificar el nivel de calidad de vida que presentan las personas mayores. Para ello se aplico en un solo momento la escala de calidad de vida WHOQOL-BREF a veintinueve personas mayores en un rango de edad de 50 a 85 anos que acuden a dos grupos de apoyo diferentes. En los items No. 1 y 2, 21 % (seis sujetos) obtuvieron valores menores a 3, calificando su calidad de vida como negativa y salud insatisfecha, en comparacion con 79 % que califica esos dos rubros (calidad de vida y salud) como normales y muy buenos. En el item No. 26, 21 % de los sujetos de estudio muestra altos niveles de frecuencia de tristeza, sentimientos negativos y desesperanza, contrastando con el restante 79 %, que presenta satisfaccion con su calidad de vida y salud, es decir, baja frecuencia de sentimientos negativos. Solo 7 % (dos personas) presenta una percepcion negativa en los dos rubros. En conclusion, cerca del 80 % de los sujetos de estudio se muestra satisfecho con su calidad de vida y percibe una salud acorde a su edad. Se identifica en riesgo al 7 % de la poblacion, al tener una autopercepcion de su calidad de vida y salud como muy mala y muy insatisfecha. Se recomienda disenar un programa de intervencion gerontologica para evitar un riesgo mayor.2017052017-01-06T00:00:00['Jaqueline Guadalupe Guerrero Ceh', 'Ana Rosa Abadía Valle', 'Betty Sarabia Alcocer']2017-01-06T00:00:00 333ba1f1cc0650c5e07193f65dc8f4b180d895232017042017-01-06T00:00:00['Lise Fontaine']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f798f4fc6047d1138e220578cc0dcdfe8ea51461Efforts to improve care of patients with ESRD and the policies that guide those activities depend on evidence-based best practices derived from clinical trials and carefully conducted observational studies. Our review describes this process in the context of the translational research model (bench to bedside to populations), with a particular emphasis on bedside care. We illustrate some of its accomplishments and describe the limitations of the data and evidence supporting policy and practice.American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal2017564This review describes the process of improving care of patients with ESRD in the context of the translational research model (bench to bedside to populations), with a particular emphasis on bedside care.2017-01-06T00:00:00Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN['W. McClellan', 'L. Plantinga', 'Adam S Wilk', 'R. Patzer']2017-01-06T00:00:00 004a7c31d1344355d0687a0a545e36af87ab6bc6Ag doped Co-B NPs catalysts were synthesized by conventional chemical reduction method. Effect of the Ag doping amount on the catalyst activity towards the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride was investigated. For the characterization, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method were used. Experimental results indicated that the doping of Ag affects the catalyst morphology and increases the specific area. The optimal catalyst component was Co0.8-Ag0.2-B, the catalyst activity of which was 2.11 L/ (min·g) in 5 wt% NaBH4 + 5 wt% NaOH solution at 20 °C; whereas, the Co-B activity was only 1.85 L/ (min·g) under the same conditions. Meanwhile, the activation energy of Co0.8-Ag0.2-B is smaller than that of Co-B.2017732017-01-06T00:00:00['Lei Wei', 'Zhao Yuan']2017-01-06T00:00:00 53178886ac7c54a31be31825e4a8fb4d2280c2a2A r i s t o t l e ’ s M A s t e r p i e c e wa s the most popular medical book about sex and babies from its first publication in London in 1684 through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; it quickly became a steady seller on both sides of the Atlantic, going into hundreds of editions. The book’s anonymous author advised readers about how frequently a married couple should have sex: “The Bridegroom should remember, that it is a Market that lasts all the Year, and to be careful that he does not spend his Stock too lavishly.” Sexual relations were thus imagined as market relations, with men as active purchasers and women as the passive objects of consumption. Since in early modern England most actual markets were not open every day of the year but only on market days once or twice a week, in this metaphor marriage grants men privileged sexual access to women. Married men can spend sexually every day, so that they need to—pardon the pun—husband their resources carefully.20178032017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of the History of Sexuality['M. Fissell']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3d1bfc4e1e2281efdef5009eb577adbefda35055Internal and Emergency Medicine2017143Although bedside cardiac ultrasound does not replace in any case a comprehensive TTE, it can be part of the first clinical evaluation increasing diagnostic accuracy when added to traditional clinical assessment.2017-01-06T00:00:00Internal and Emergency Medicine['E. Fiorelli', 'F. Casella', 'D. Torzillo', 'C. Cogliati']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9a42c587c9b5d595082862bd4a708b4983f5ffedIntroduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) leads to a range of biopsychosocial health outcomes through an unpredictable and complex disease path. The LupusPRO is a comprehensive, self-report measure developed specifically for populations with SLE, which assesses both health-related quality of life and non-health related quality of life. Given its increasingly widespread use, additional research is needed to evaluate the psychometric integrity of the LupusPRO across diverse populations. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the performance of the LupusPRO in two divergent patient samples and the model fit between both samples. Methods Two diverse samples with SLE included 136 patients from an ethnically-diverse, urban region in southern California and 100 from an ethnically-homogenous, rural region in Manila, Philippines. All patients met the ACR classification criteria for SLE. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFAs) were conducted in each sample separately and combined to provide evidence of the factorial integrity of the 12 subscales in the LupusPRO. Results Demographic analyses indicated significant differences in age, disease activity and duration, education, income, insurance, and medication use between groups. Results of the separate CFAs indicated moderate fit to the data for the hypothesized 12-factor model for both the Manila and southern California groups, respectively [χ2 (794) = 1283.32, p < 0.001, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.793; χ2 (794) =1398.44, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.858]. When the factor structures of the LupusPRO in the southern California and Manila groups were constrained to be equal between the two groups, findings revealed that the factor structures of measured variables fit the two groups reasonably well [χ2  (1697) = 2950.413, df = 1697, p < 0.000; CFI = 0.811]. After removing seven constraints and eight correlations suggested by the Lagrange multiplier test, the model fit improved significantly [χ2 (15) = 147.165, p < 0.000]. Conclusions This research provides significant support for the subscale structure of the LupusPRO in two disparate cultural samples of SLE patients. Despite significant sociodemographic and clinical differences between the two samples, for the most part, the LupusPRO performed similarly in both samples.Lupus2017223This research provides significant support for the subscale structure of the LupusPRO in two disparate cultural samples of SLE patients and the model fit between both samples.2017-01-06T00:00:00Lupus['D. Azizoddin', 'R. Olmstead', 'C. Cost', 'M. Jolly', 'J Ayeroff', 'G. Racaza', 'L. Sumner', 'S. Ormseth', 'M. Weisman', 'P. Nicassio']2017-01-06T00:00:00 45b437617d7b3e49f2c08d672482a8101fccec40The submerged arc discharge in liquid nitrogen technique was used to synthesize carbon nanohorns (CNHs) using 90A and 34V; generating other carbon by-products at the high temperature (>4000K) plasma zone, herein depicted as: “other carbon particles” (OCP) and “other fine carbon particles” (OCPf). In the present work, a series of potassium-promoted CoRhMo catalysts with compositions 9%K, 4.5%Co, 1.5%Rh, and 15wt.% Mo, respectively, were supported over these carbon nanomaterials (CNH, OCPf, and OCP) and characterized by BET, FTIR, RAMAN, TGA, H2-TPR, XRD, and TEM. 30wt.% HNO3 treatment at T=110?C under reflux conditions for 30 minutes enhanced the overall textural properties of the pristine supports and preserved their mesoporosity evidenced by the Type IV isotherms with surface area increments in the order: CNH (89 to 499)> OCPf (34 to 82) > OCP (10 to 19 m2/g). The functionalized supports evidenced the presence of carboxylic acid (-COOH) groups with the most defective sites exhibited by CNHs as revealed by the ID/IG ratios ascertained by Raman spectroscopy. All three KCoRhMo-supported catalysts prepared were thermally stable up to 400?C (CNH) and 650?C (OCPf and OCP), and metals reducibility characterized by H2-TPR analysis followed the trend: CNH > OCPf> OCP. Powder XRD revealed inhomogeneous particles dispersion on the OCP-supported catalyst as compared to its CNH & OCPf counterparts as corroborated by the TEM analyses; probably due to significant changes in textural properties. The extensive characterization of these catalysts provided insights into their characteristic catalytic performances for the conversion of syngas to higher alcohols conducted at temperatures, pressure, GHSV, and H2/CO ratio of 300-340oC, 8.3 MPa, GHSV=3600 mL (STP)/gcat.h, and 1.25, respectively. CO conversion evaluated under stable reaction conditions at 340oC recorded a maximum of 52% for the CNH-supported KCoRhMo catalysts as opposed to 38% and 25%, respectively, for its OCPf and OCP counterparts.20174922017-01-06T00:00:00['P. Boahene', 'R. Sammynaiken', 'A. Dalai']2017-01-06T00:00:00 988d431884ff37230a10534ae073cd1ff8ceb3da2017022017-01-06T00:00:00['G. Anatol']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b91d4c6ea928a62671a22e54c19b5ae6a8958bba20172622017-01-06T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'Edwin Chow', 'B. Kar']2017-01-06T00:00:00 512cdec3617636bc8e304affc08ddbde3595aba6In the US, marine mammals in the US are protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Most of these species are listed by CITES and thus international trade in their products is restricted. Therefore, commercial sale of unfossilized marine mammal bone is largely prohibited. Sale of Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) bone is legal, however, since the animals have been extinct since 1768. The current study outlines a simple test that can identify bone which is bona fide Steller’s sea cow – and thus legal to sell. The test uses a segment of the D-loop of the mitochondrion, which has the power to exclude samples which are not specifically H. gigas or a Sirenian relative. The test also includes a reliable method to extract DNA from bone and amplify it using PCR. Extracted DNA was sequenced to verify that only manatees, dugongs, elephants and their relatives produced a positive result. Using this test, products being sold commercially as legal “mermaid ivory” (Steller sea cow bone) were found to actually come from gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) and white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) bone. This finding indicates that government agencies should monitor bones being sold as “mermaid ivory” because protected species are being illegally traded under the guise of being legal Steller’s sea cow bone.Frontiers in Marine Science2017152Using this test, products being sold commercially as legal “mermaid ivory” (Steller sea cow bone) were found to actually come from gray whale, pantropical spotted dolphin and white-beaked dolphin bone, indicating that protected species are being illegally traded under the guise of being legal Steller’s seaCow bone.2017-01-06T00:00:00Frontiers in Marine Science['Lorelei D. Crerar', 'E. W. Freeman', 'D. Domning', 'E. Parsons']2017-01-06T00:00:00 270cd1e14b7c485c01e31dd4fec7b1cd20a789c9Psychosocial Care Centers were developed as an alternative to the asylum model of mental health care predominant in psychiatric hospitals. The evaluation of service delivery is essential for ensuring quality of care and achieving the goals of the Brazilian psychiatric reform. In view of the above, this study aims to assess and describe the psychosocial treatment provided by four Psychosocial Care Centers in a municipality in the northeast of Brazil. The study used a qualitative research design and methodological triangulation based on documentary analysis of existing legislation and a thematic analysis (Minayo, 2009) of interviews conducted with managers of the centers with the aid of the software package QDA Miner. The findings show that the work processes in place in the centers investigated by this study are grounded in the asylum model of mental health care and a doctor-centered and psychopharmacological approach. This in turn hinders the services’ capacity to plan activities focusing on users’ rights. With respect to the therapeutic plan, the findings show that there is a gap between the daily practice of health professionals and the standards and regulations envisaged by the legislation.201741There is a gap between the daily practice of health professionals and the standards and regulations envisaged by the legislation and this in turn hinders the services’ capacity to plan activities focusing on users’ rights.2017-01-06T00:00:00Psicologia Em Estudo['Patricia Elizabeth Sanz Alvarez']2017-01-06T00:00:00 88835baf6225da3a4703a280727968ae52e738a0Background Exposure to environmental pollutants has been shown to be associated with asthma, but few studies have evaluated the effect of wood smoke on asthma and disease severity in a developing country, where use of stoves powered by solid fuels is a common practice. Objective In a population in Olancho, Honduras, we evaluated the association between cooking fuel, stove type and asthma. We also evaluated the effects of these factors on asthma symptoms, lung function, and atopy. Methods Participants with physician-diagnosed asthma (n = 597) and controls without asthma (n = 429) were recruited from the Olancho province in Honduras. Participants were interviewed using a questionnaire and their baseline pulmonary function was measured using spirometry. Results The prevalence of use of wood as a cooking fuel was 66.9% in the study population, of which 42.1% of participants used wood as their only fuel. Use of wood as a cooking fuel was more prevalent among households with lower income, lower maternal education, and less urbanization. The prevalence of use of an open wood stove as the primary cooking stove among participants with asthma was 6.2% higher (95% CI 0.8 – 11.7%, p = .02) than among healthy controls. In a multiple logistic regression model, we identified a significant association between use of an open wood stove and asthma (OR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.17 - 2.78, p = 0.007), compared to the referent (electric) stove category. Among participants with asthma, we identified a significant association between use of wood as cooking fuel and increased daytime respiratory symptoms (OR = 1.46, CI: 1.01 – 2.58, p = 0.046) and nocturnal symptoms (OR = 2.51, CI: 1.04 - 2.62, p = 0.04), though not with pulmonary function. Among control participants without asthma, use of wood as cooking fuel was associated with atopy (OR = 1.94, CI = 1.14 – 3.33, p = 0.015) and cough (OR = 2.22, CI = 1.09 – 4.88, p = 0.04). Conclusions Use of an open wood stove for cooking in a developing country appears to be a significant risk factor for asthma and respiratory symptoms. Exposure to wood smoke may play a role in atopic sensitization and respiratory symptoms, leading to the development of obstructive lung disease in susceptible individuals.bioRxiv2017391Exposure to wood smoke may play a role in atopic sensitization and respiratory symptoms, leading to the development of obstructive lung disease in susceptible individuals.2017-01-06T00:00:00bioRxiv['B. H. Cho', 'Elizabeth Castellanos', 'Elizabeth A. Nguyen', 'Sam S. Oh', 'N. Thakur', 'Jaime Tarsi', 'Tammy Koch', 'Erika Flores de Boquin', 'A. Valladares', 'J. Balmes', 'E. Burchard', 'M. Castro', 'J. Galanter']2017-01-06T00:00:00 070bb44db66e197b2ff3e74c2d8cb5fad8cd350fCoral reefs201701A study of the shell microstructure of modern specimens from Palm Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea using a combination of petrography, scanning electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and stable carbon isotope ratios proposes that the mineralization of the internal and external layers is independent from each other and associated with the activity of specific mantles.2017-01-06T00:00:00Coral Reefs['M. Gannon', 'A. Pérez-Huerta', 'P. Aharon', 'S. C. Street']2017-01-06T00:00:00 b3e44704edbc1dc8741f65af2e18b6a60e2a6669Apidologie201701Different natural strategies based on the application of essential oils, plant extracts, propolis, royal jelly, nonconventional natural molecules, bacteria, and bacteriocines, have been studied in vitro and in vivo for the prevention and control of P. larvae.2017-01-06T00:00:00Apidologie['R. M. Alonso-Salces', 'N. M. Cugnata', 'Elisa Guaspari', 'M. Pellegrini', 'Inés Aubone', 'F. D. De Piano', 'K. Antúnez', 'S. Fuselli']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e9a6d490745543e187f70aab3c0817847a5c9d37ABSTRACT Transition planning is a mandated component of individualized education plans (IEPs) designed to ensure successful transition to adult life for students with disabilities. Students with social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) needs experience poor post-school outcomes, suggesting a need for more effective transition planning. This study evaluated student and parent knowledge of employment and training goals in IEPs and the match between goals and student future planning. Ninety-three high school students and parents reported their IEP participation and knowledge of goals and responses were compared to goals in their IEPs. Results indicated that students and parents had limited knowledge of goals and a low match between the goals and student's future plans. Transition goals were frequently broad in relation to student specific future plans, potentially indicating a lack of student input and consideration of student interests and preferences in transition planning. Recommendations are discussed to help teachers, parents, and students increase meaningful involvement in the transition planning process.20171412017-01-06T00:00:00Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth['Judith R. Harrison', 'Talida M State', 'Howard P. Wills', 'Beth A. Custer', 'Elaine Miller']2017-01-06T00:00:00 546a331d3df37385b4b27ab675a2bf438cc5cf4eDevelopment and Psychopathology2017002017-01-06T00:00:00Development and Psychopathology['M. Willoughby', 'W.', 'R. Mills', 'Koonce', 'Lisa', 'V.', 'Ibanez']2017-01-06T00:00:00 acfbab50c41b9c41f22b00115f7cc566e9e790b92017002017-01-06T00:00:00['G. G. Hernández']2017-01-06T00:00:00 a16611b052599e31deaf82fcb0f56e286afec0872017002017-01-06T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d7d4aae9401d74600a9f0c757f06e848496a5c052017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f7f437f82dd0a1338a544a8dfa0ddb434e4d6ae82017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Elizabeth Henriquez']2017-01-06T00:00:00 423bc09b49dc638cde877ae971688563dc9c10002017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Élisabeth Décultot', 'Wolfgang Brassat']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8866ed80d0e0ed29871db1db4c77768532cbff4a2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['L. Carver']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c6995497084392fa5c955fa22ba14ea13e4b6a152017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Elizabeth Lawrence']2017-01-06T00:00:00 8908457c078a661382f4af8cdb5974fd24d2d0d42017002017-01-06T00:00:00American Jewish History['Lisa Olstein']2017-01-06T00:00:00 11a96c90386363a289c0b01aa89283d3594bd4bb2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 6d911d4cd1f41131948ef0b58107ed5ca9178db22017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisbet Bermeo Valencia']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d5d7a0ad2440b0feb57f112d2d701ea061442e14Des dosages pratiques pour identifier des composes qui surmontent la resistance de M. tuberculosis a la bedaquiline sont bases sur des facteurs de transcription Rv0324 et Rv0880 qui se sont averes medier cette resistance.201730Des dosages pratiques pour identifier des composes qui surmontent la resistance de M. tuberculosis a la bedaquiline sont bases sur des facteurs de transcription Rv0324 and Rv0880, qui se sont averes medier cette resistance.2017-01-06T00:00:00['Eliza J. R. Peterson', 'Nitin S. Baliga']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e53a35955fedd2c7c9c8f3eb988c9eae921669cdAbstract This article is divided into three parts. The first part gives a brief overview of the Greek literary history in the time of Palamas in order to erect a general literary framework within which Palamas’s poetry can be interpreted. The second part gives an overview of the nationalist theory as has been studied in both current and national/international scholarship in an attempt to investigate even further the literary personality of Palamas. Finally, the article focuses on the analysis of the poem The Hymn of Athena, discussing Palamas’s poetical technique in relation to national aesthetics.2017802017-01-06T00:00:00['Elizabeth Kefallinos']2017-01-06T00:00:00 3fc88986b4b23f4ae40256c58c7cbb53b7373fa0O sistema integracao lavoura-pecuaria-floresta (iLPF) esta entre as estrategias do Plano ABC, visando aumentar a sustentabilidade das atividades agropecuarias. Esse estudo objetivou avaliar a sobrevivencia e o crescimento inicial de especies arboreas em consorcio com especies agricolas em experimento conduzido no Campo Experimental do Cerrado da Embrapa Amapa, em Macapa, AP. Foram feitos seis tratamentos compostos de uma especie arborea nas linhas combinado com milho (Zea mays L.) ou sorgo (Sorghum bicolor) nas entrelinhas. A Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) e o Tachi-branco (Sclerolobium paniculatum) foram plantados em linhas simples, com um espacamento de 2 m, com 12 m nas entrelinhas, e o Eucalipto (Eucalyptus urograndis) foi plantado em linhas duplas, com espacamento de 2 m intercalado entre as linhas, com 10 m nas entrelinhas. Avaliou-se a sobrevivencia e crescimento das arboreas aos 30 dias, nove e 12 meses apos o plantio. Observou-se a altura total, diâmetro a altura do colo (DAC) das plantas com altura igual ou inferior a 1,30 m e diâmetro a altura do peito (DAP) em plantas com altura superior a 1,30 m. As taxas de sobrevivencia para as tres especies testadas foram: 88,1% para Tachi-branco, 99,8% para Gliricidia e 99,7% para Eucalipto. A altura media das arvores aos 12 meses foi 4,04 m, variando de 1,50 m a 5,74 m, sendo Tachi-branco o que apresentou o menor crescimento (1,50 m). O Eucalipto apresentou o maior desenvolvimento, com alturas medias de 3,03 m (9 meses) e 5,74 m (12 meses). Ate nove meses a Gliricidia teve o maior aumento de diâmetro (2,35 cm ± 1,25 cm), sendo ultrapassada por eucalipto aos 12 meses (5,25 cm ± 1,04 cm). Apesar de ter o menor crescimento, o Tachi-branco e uma especie nativa interessante para consorcios que nao exijam rapido crescimento. O Eucalipto e uma especie interessante devido seu rapido crescimento, pequeno diâmetro de copa e alta produtividade, no entanto o espacamento utilizado pode restringir a agricultura rapidamente. A Gliricidia, devido sua alta capacidade de regeneracao que permite poda periodica, adapta-se muito bem em consorciacao com agricultura.201700O sistema integracao lavoura-pecuaria-floresta (iLPF) esta entre as estrategias do Plano ABC, visando aumentar a sustentabilidade das atividades agropecuarias, y uma especie nativa interessante para consorcios that nao exijam rapido crescimento.2017-01-06T00:00:00['A. Baía', 'E. D. Sotta', 'A. E. A. D. Montagner']2017-01-06T00:00:00 c98b82ba4603a2deeb8d0fa07e5e1d194ebe35052017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Vivero y jardín Pumahuida Limitada', 'Flavia Schiappacasse Cánepa', 'Elizabeth del Carmen Manzano Ortíz Mónica Musalem Bendek']2017-01-06T00:00:00 50904fbab3300c2716439c88d7e50aed98fe71fe2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 414536f28ed9ac9dd107200c2ea9dddd03cab11a2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 516da07e6e085e3e6482b7e99cc9116ed68f21ab2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Elizabeth Kefallinos']2017-01-06T00:00:00 d89afabd73413a6ae52947375b5d52cd39bc902fAchievement goal theory (AGT) has emerged as a prominent framework to examine influences on students’ motivation and achievement. The achievement goals are classified into mastery and performance goals orientation. Whilst mastery goals focus on self-improvement and emphasize on learning , performance goals are motivated by a desire for extrinsic approval and may lead to surface learning . This project focuses on creating a learning environment that is students-centered via incorporating AGT within the students’ learning curve and examine students’ satisfaction in learning and their performance due to these interventions. As the conventional grading system can be a stumbling block, this research employs grouping strategy that sets the classroom with the collaborative learning environment to promote the development of mastery goal orientation and intrinsic motivation. Various pedagogies suited for the encouragement of a mastery goal orientation have been applied. Surveys via the tools adapted from Patterns of Adaptive Learning Survey (PALS), observational data, and interviews are used to study the effect of the goal structure and the learning outcomes.20172502017-01-06T00:00:00International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research['K. Liew', 'G. Yap', 'Rohaizan Osman', 'B. Lee', 'W. Chee']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7cf52fe52f13e1792fcd8200fe6e3042eb3b4f002017002017-01-06T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-06T00:00:00 9825d39df378ffb8b7068d694424c6beee9f3047Statement authors recommend using immunotherapy prior to an androgen receptor-targeted agent in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.201700Using immunotherapy prior to an androgen receptor-targeted agent in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer should be considered, according to statement authors.2017-01-06T00:00:00['L. Hilton']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e5ee5a0241c4d5af473718b7efaf83ad8fcffe61El estilo de vida de determinados grupos de poblacion, especialmente de jovenes, puede conducir a habitos alimentarios y modelos dieteticos y de actividad fisica que se comporten como factores de riesgo en enfermedades cronicas. Este trabajo de investigacion se desarrollo en la Unidad Educativa Replica “Nicolas Infante Diaz”, ubicado en el canton Quevedo, Provincia de Los Rios. El desarrollo se inicio con el objetivo de Analizar la aplicacion de la Politica Publica y su impacto con el consumo y sistema de alimentacion escolar dentro y fuera de esta, se realizaron fundamentaciones teoricas y legales necesarias para el estudio describiendose los metodos de investigacion, se proyecto la poblacion estudiantil de la Unidad Educativa, aplicandose 350 encuestas, que aportaron informacion necesarias su analisis e interpretacion de resultados. El analizar la situacion actual convierte a este segmento de la poblacion estudiantil en un grupo especialmente vulnerable desde el punto de vista nutricional. Es por ello que se considera importante conocer sus habitos de consumo alimenticio para promoverlos mediante estilos de vida saludables. PALABRAS CLAVE: Nutricion; Sistema de Alimentacion; Educacion Secundaria. PUBLIC POLICY. ITS IMPACT ON THE POWER OF MEDIA EDUCATION STUDENTS ABSTRACT The lifestyle of certain groups of people, especially young people, can lead to eating habits and dietary and physical activity patterns behave as risk factors in chronic diseases. This research was developed in the Reply "Nicolas Diaz Infante" Educational Unit, located in the canton Quevedo, Los Rios Province. The development started with the aim of analyzing the implementation of public policy and its impact consumption and system of school feeding in and out of this, theoretical and legal foundations necessary for the study describing the research methods were performed, screened the student population of the Education Unit, applying 350 surveys that provided information necessary analysis and interpretation of results. Analyzing the current situation makes this segment of the student population in a particularly vulnerable group from the nutritional point of view. That is because it is considered important to know your food consumption habits to promote healthy lifestyles through. KEYWORDS: Nutrition; Power System; Secondary Education.2017002017-01-06T00:00:00Didasc@lia: Didáctica y Educación['Alexandra Elizabeth Haro Chong', 'Darwin Javier Zamora Mayorga', 'Miriam Patricia Cárdenas Zea', 'Milton Fonseca']2017-01-06T00:00:00 536d7d664614312954e025ff234bfe988e87f1142017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Thornell']2017-01-06T00:00:00 aadf0d7344e84bc9bd56e55425a635047a6d1593We present a case of a myxoid and lipomatous solitary fibrous tumor that was observed in a 67-year-old man. The tumor, which had a maximum diameter of 10 cm, was located in the soft tissues of the dorsal region and appeared macroscopically well delimited and encapsulated. Upon cutting, a markedly gelatinous internal surface was observed. A microscopic study revealed an intense and diffusely myxoid neoplasia, with small areas of adipose aspect, in which histological (staghorn vessels, perivascular hyalinization, fusiform cells of benign aspect) and immunohistochemical (intensive positivity for CD34, Bcl-2 and Cd99 and negativity for muscle markers) data were consistent with a solitary fibrous tumor were observed. To conclude, the main characteristics of this lesion are discussed, and a differential diagnosis is established with other entities.2017140A microscopic study revealed an intense and diffusely myxoid neoplasia, with small areas of adipose aspect, in which histological and immunohistochemical data were consistent with a solitary fibrous tumor.2017-01-06T00:00:00Open Journal of Pathology['J. O. Rodríguez-Parets', 'C. Velasco', 'E. M. Torres', 'M. Cruz']2017-01-06T00:00:00 30cda5f23cefdf3df562fa84dd66bad0b2c3bd462017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-06T00:00:00 e6ebf05662b522f395a65c634ca292de8e829f75We present a detailed optical and X-ray study of the 2013 outburst of the Small Magellanic Cloud Be/X-ray binary SXP 7.92, as well as an overview of the last 18 years of observations from OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment), RXTE, Chandra and XMM-Newton. We revise the position of this source to RA(J2000) = 00:57:58.4, Dec(J2000) = −72:22:29.5 with a 1σ uncertainty of 1.5 arcsec, correcting the previously reported position by Coe et al. by more than 20 arcmin. We identify and spectrally classify the correct counterpart as a B1Ve star. The optical spectrum is distinguished by an uncharacteristically deep narrow Balmer series, with the Hα line in particular having a distinctive shell profile, i.e. a deep absorption core embedded in an emission line. We interpret this as evidence that we are viewing the system edge on and are seeing self-obscuration of the circumstellar disc. We derive an optical period for the system of 40.0 ± 0.3 d, which we interpret as the orbital period, and present several mechanisms to describe the X-ray/optical behaviour in the recent outburst, in particular the ‘flares'and ‘dips’ seen in the optical light curve, including a transient accretion disc and an elongated precessing disc.20171002017-01-06T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['E. Bartlett', 'M. Coe', 'G. Israel', 'J. Clark', 'P. Esposito', 'V. D’Elia', 'A. Udalski']2017-01-06T00:00:00 ca34df8175dac80559f89a2e2f9cb8afd14d3d402017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Elizabeth Lawrence']2017-01-06T00:00:00 da3b290cc01d0bf569a46b88b2234be2503f6c342017002017-01-06T00:00:00['E. Dijkgraaf', 'R. Gradus']2017-01-06T00:00:00 5b2a487672ee9e36d5ae241f589e1c64f63d3d53Waste and Biomass Valorization20177302017-01-06T00:00:00Waste and Biomass Valorization['Z. Aliakbari', 'Habibollah Younesi', 'A. Ghoreyshi', 'N. Bahramifar', 'A. Heidari']2017-01-06T00:00:00 7e30abab9d01677e827f57393af6ee861299045fArchives of Sexual Behavior20174829Examination of how religious service attendance moderates the link between parents’ pornography consumption and four measures of parent–child relationship quality revealed that the observed relationships held more consistently for fathers than mothers.2017-01-06T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Samuel L. Perry', 'Kara J. Snawder']2017-01-06T00:00:00 452193fe0bbd8d1c290666c66a876e65a90b9877I n S e p t e m b e r 1975 t h e c o v e r of the French society weekly Paris Match featured three bemused-looking nuns standing before an advertisement for the pornographic film Julia et les hommes (Julia), the image accompanied by the headline “La France Porno.” Inside, a (fully illustrated) special report agonized over the “wind that has come to sweep away old taboos.” According to the magazine, this wind originated in America, with Hugh Hefner and his photogenic entourage the prime culprits: “Eroticism and pornography are spreading, aided with the complicity of businessmen who intend to stimulate weak sectors of industry and with the blessing of intellectuals anxious to hasten the liberation of humanity.” To the sensationalist journalists at Paris Match, pornography combined a number of fears floating in the French imagination in 1975, namely, economic uncertainty, American influence, and the specter of sexual liberation. The phenomenon was hard to ignore; France experienced an explosion in the production of hardcore pornography in the mid-1970s. At the opening20173532017-01-06T00:00:00Journal of the History of Sexuality['Dan Callwood']2017-01-06T00:00:00 f4420156424c5601b9c520649fe6f7fd9efca845Do you watch porn? Most people lie when answering this question. The pornographic industry would not be as big as it is if nobody consumed it. As with other cultural expressions, archaeology and the past are also represented in porn movies, affecting the public image of our discipline as it does advertising, literature, or cinema. This paper explores and analyses the multiple references to the past and our profession found within the context of pornographic movies and other erotic products, highlighting the potential of pornography as another tool for informal education.2017822017-01-06T00:00:00AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology['Jaime Almansa Sánchez']2017-01-06T00:00:00 cd54a0d24bd204e88a49d664da78fc2a916a9436Bullying is defined as systematic exposure to humiliation as well as hostile and violent behaviors against one or more individuals. These behaviors are a serious, growing problem, which affects a significant proportion of health care professionals. To support the hospital’s risk management policy, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bullying in this institution and identify the determinants of bullying. Bullying was measured using the Negative Acts Questionnaire–Revised, Portuguese version (NAQ-R), a self-administered tool. The questionnaire was made available in digital format on the hospital’s internal network (Intranet) and in hard copy; questionnaires were returned via nonidentified internal mail addressed to the occupational health unit or deposited in suggestion boxes located throughout the hospital. Multiple questionnaire delivery methods guaranteed data anonymity and confidentiality. The prevalence of bullying in this hospital was 8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = [6.2, 10.2]). Reported bullying was predominantly vertical and more frequently occurring among nurses, clerical staff, and health care assistants (12.5%, 7.6%, 6.4%, respectively; p = .005). After adjusting for gender, age, occupation, type of contract, and work schedule, only type of contract was significantly associated with bullying in the workplace; the risk of bullying was twice as high among government employees compared to workers with indefinite duration employment contracts (p = .038). This study identified a high prevalence of bullying among health professionals; hence a program to prevent and control this phenomenon was implemented in this institution.Workplace Health & Safety20172058A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bullying in this institution and identify the determinants of bullying, finding a high prevalence among health professionals.2017-01-06T00:00:00Workplace Health & Safety['P. Norton', 'Viviana Costa', 'Joel Teixeira', 'A. Azevedo', 'A. Roma-Torres', 'J. Amaro', 'L. Cunha']2017-01-06T00:00:00 58453ed5f1742df8d716a3aab202ec576f76fcf3Bullying victimization merupakan fenomena yang marak terjadi di kalangan remaja dan berdampak buruk terhadap perkembangan psikologis dan kesehatan fisik bagi remaja yang mengalaminya. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya suatu faktor protektif yang dapat berkontribusi dalam mengurangi bullying yang terjadi, khususnya dari pihak korban. Salah satu faktor protektif yang potensial adalah melalui hubungan pertemanan yang berkualitas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kualitas pertemanan dengan bullying victimization pada remaja SMP di Kota Banda Aceh. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 360 remaja SMP (185 laki-laki dan 175 perempuan). Total dari 360 remaja SMP dari 4 sekolah di kota Banda Aceh didapatkan dengan menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel cluster sampling dan disproportionate stratified random sampling. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Friendship Qualities Scale dan The Revised Olweus Victim Questionnaire. Analisis data menggunakan teknik korelasi Spearman menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan negatif dan siginifikan antara kualitas pertemanan dengan bullying victimization pada remaja SMP di Kota Banda Aceh (r= -0,3, p2017002017-01-06T00:00:00['Auliana Putri']2017-01-06T00:00:00 152d63a873f4e56b6774b146c7e04efac4d8887bStudies in the Philosophy of Education2017199The central argument is that the most basic educational goal of human flourishing cannot be achieved today as long as the main criteria of “best practice” in the classroom foreground pupil enjoyment rather than endurance of suffering.2017-01-06T00:00:00Studies in Philosophy and Education['S. Glendinning']2017-01-06T00:00:00 10cbd771a95969ed94ebcfa4a3e5b1db3f5b7a5c2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['T. S. Aravind', 'V. Nair']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f6e75117859d0106a76af308c5e73febbb4abef3201734412017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Science Education and Technology['M. Gilliam', 'Patrick Jagoda', 'C. Fabiyi', 'P. Lyman', 'Claire Wilson', 'B. Hill', 'A. Bouris']2017-01-07T00:00:00 a19e821e5434aa89965a76bd9397007aacd1b694Data Science and Engineering201712424A theory of bounded evaluability is introduced, to query big graphs by accessing a bounded amount of the data, and a framework to query big graphs with constrained resources is proposed.2017-01-07T00:00:00Data Science and Engineering['W. Fan', 'Chunming Hu']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f9605e4177426c4fd7dc11069aec49972e2f03c9201732152017-01-07T00:00:00['Samer Schaat', 'W. Jager', 'Stephan Dickert']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0944bcf1350eb4f94c81a4a3202860741a64e941Abstract The development of digital technology is extending the opportunity to create a new identity of society. Digital technology enables cultural experience across boundaries, to new places of virtual world. Virtual identity functions as main differentiator of personal account in social media. It represents a personal being in virtual world. It also functions as a sign to culture and life’s value of the person behind an account. This paper discussed about the virtual identity use by the Minangkabau ethnic’s people in Facebook. Iconic artifacts of Minangkabau use in profile picture of the social media. Those artifacts valued with Minangkabau’s cultural wisdom. The approach use for this research is cultural studies, with the semiotic method use to search the relation between the image and the cultural wisdom representation of Minangkabau. The visual data collected by capturing profile picture in Facebook. The image analyzed as everyday symbolic and expressive practice and form of Minangkabau ethnic’s people. The picture is the iconic sign resembles to its conceptual object in certain ways. The result is the understanding of how profile picture function as indirect visual communication of local - global identity of Minangkabau ethnic people. The message convey in virtual identity relates the account and others in cyberspace.2017292017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['E. Franzia']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d4fc4fd386a80ee2c661fc2357e30ac23b327958Journal of Science Education and Technology20174112017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Science Education and Technology['M. Gilliam', 'Patrick Jagoda', 'C. Fabiyi', 'P. Lyman', 'Claire Wilson', 'Brandon Hill', 'A. Bouris']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ab0620840c4e2ec0bd5ea3d95d48202919763904Peat is used as rooting medium in greenhouse horticulture. Biochar is a sustainable alternative for the use of peat, which will reduce peat derived carbon dioxide emissions. Biochar in potting soil mixtures allegedly increases water storage, nutrient supply, microbial life and disease suppression but this depends on feedstock and the production process. The aim of this paper is to find combinations of feedstock and production circumstances which will deliver biochars with value for the horticultural end user. Low-temperature (600 °C–750 °C) gasification was used for combined energy and biochar generation. Biochars produced were screened in laboratory tests and selected biochars were used in plant experiments. Tests included dry bulk density, total pore space, specific surface area, phytotoxicity, pH, EC, moisture characteristics and microbial stability. We conclude that biochars from nutrient-rich feedstocks are too saline and too alkaline to be applied in horticultural rooting media. Biochars from less nutrient-rich feedstocks can be conveniently neutralized by mixing with acid peat. The influence of production parameters on specific surface area, pH, total pore space and toxicity is discussed. Biochar mildly improved the survival of beneficial micro-organisms in a mix with peat. Overall, wood biochar can replace at least 20% v/v of peat in potting soils without affecting plant growth.201764572017-01-07T00:00:00Agronomy['C. Blok', 'C. Salm', 'J. Hofland-Zijlstra', 'M. Stremińska', 'B. Eveleens', 'I. Regelink', 'L. Fryda', 'R. Visser']2017-01-07T00:00:00 4f9d5c53b248d843f902225a969e288bee3a8505The performance of stormwater infiltration systems depends significantly on the infiltration/filtration characteristics of filter media. Sand media have been frequently used due to their abundance and acceptable pollutant removal efficiency. Bottom ash media, which was known to have a high sorption capacity, are being considered as alternative and/or complement filter media to enhance the overall treatment efficiency. To verify the applicability of bottom ash as filter media, a series of 1-D column infiltration tests were conducted in this study. The filtration and clogging characteristics of the sand-bottom ash mixtures at different mixing ratios were investigated with limitedly focusing on the Total Suspended Solids (TSS) present in stormwater runoff. As a result, the presence of bottom ash was identified to improve the TSS removal efficiency in spite of having a significant increase in clogging potential. All media configurations were observed to experience the premature clogging and the clogging state for varying and constant head flow conditions, respectively. The noticeable amount of crushed bottom ash particles brought by seepage force could be accountable for the rapid occurrence of clogging phenomena. Overall, a homogeneous sand filter is preferred as long as the lifespan of filter system is the primary concern.201744412017-01-07T00:00:00Water['Ezequiel Q. Segismundo', 'L. Kim', 'Sang-man Jeong', 'Byungsik Lee']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ae4e18adadbd453b97e8f1a1490a2a69c1f1033cChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health20174361It is suggested that destructive and constructive marital conflict may directly and indirectly influence children’s social skills development through the mediation of parenting practices.2017-01-07T00:00:00Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health['Rikuya Hosokawa', 'T. Katsura']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d0f4ed172fad2d04c2766c6ad189e413b95d00fcSmall Business Economics201776402017-01-07T00:00:00Small Business Economics['G. Giudici', 'Massimiliano Guerini', 'C. Rossi‐Lamastra']2017-01-07T00:00:00 bbcf24419806c55afafa4a7cd9ac3509f930c701European Journal of Health Economics20174534Decomposition analysis showed that income, education, and wealth contributed substantially to the inequalities, and dental service use was an important contributor even after controlling for income and wealth, which highlighted the importance of comprehensively investigating oral health inequalities.2017-01-07T00:00:00The European Journal of Health Economics['Jing Shen', 'S. Listl']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d6d6471d27da93752a1a7175d0623c9de701eec6Abstract Many critical questions concerning the relationship between the news media and political knowledge involve the extent to which the media facilitate learning about news, war and politics. Political awareness - via the news media - affects virtually every aspect of citizens’ political attitudes and behaviours. This paper examines how Libyan elites adopt the news media to access news and information regarding the current Libyan war and politics and how they use political communication and new media to build/spread political awareness. With the expansion of private and state-owned television in Libya, concern has grown that these new TV services will survive in providing information about citizens’ interests, including the new, developing political scene. A total of 134 highly educated Libyan professionals completed an online survey, reporting their perceptions of issues covered by national TV services. This account centres on how those elites consume the media and what level of trust they have in the media and in information and what the role of the media in their country should be. The results show that most respondents, especially those who live outside the country, prefer using different Libyan news platforms. However, 50 per cent of these do not trust these channels as a source of information regarding the civil war, associated conflicts and politics in general. They have grown weary of coverage that represents the interests of those who run or own the services and consequently place little trust in the media. Spreading ‘lies as facts’ has affected the credibility of these services. Politically, these respondents wish the media to discuss solutions and act as a force for good, not for division. They also differed in the number and variety of national news sources that they reportedly used. This paper also highlights the role of social media, mobile telephony and the Internet, as well as the rapidly proliferating private and national media. These findings are also discussed in relation to the growing impact of online sources in Libyan society, social and political change and the emergence of new media platforms as new sources of information.20172582017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Abdul-Karim Ziani', 'M. Elareshi', 'K. Al-Jaber']2017-01-07T00:00:00 825e2ee8a93fc4fac4344ead89d601e30c08e782Catalysis Letters201718182017-01-07T00:00:00Catalysis Letters['Nibedita Gogoi', 'Porismita Bordoloi', 'Geetika Borah', 'P. K. Gogoi']2017-01-07T00:00:00 2aa8def46d9f0a3b2c987f7e7a3c415dec355625201732402017-01-07T00:00:00International Journal of Public Opinion Research['Sean Ingham', 'Inés Levin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 e6decdfcc40fd436b72275166e658606beb03d10201795402017-01-07T00:00:00Environmental Anthropology eJournal['J. Kirchherr', 'N. Matthews', 'Katrina J. Charles', 'M. Walton']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5da9d8fce59b256785bcb7bd1facd19380c0088fPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengetahui hasil belajar membuat macam-macam kampuh dengan menerapkan media berbasis video tutorial pada siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 1 Stabat, 2) mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh yang signifikan dari penerapan media berbasis video tutorial tehadap hasil belajar membuat macam-macam kampuh siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 1 Stabat. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang terdiri dari perencanaan ( planning ), tindakan ( action ), pengamatan ( observation ), dan refleksi yang telah dilakukan dalam satu siklus. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X BB 2 yang berjumlah 35 orang sedangkan objek penelitian ini adalah peningkatan hasil belajar melalui media pembelajaran berupa video tutorial membuat macam-macam kampuh. Instrumen dan teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah lembar pengamatan atau observasi untuk mengamati hasil membuat macam-macam kampuh. Hasil dari penelitian ini terlihat pada peningkatan nilai rata-rata siswa pada pre test yakni 77,61 dengan persentase ketuntasan 45,71% atau sekitar 16 siswa yang mencapai nilai tuntas menjadi 85,96 dengan persentase ketuntasan 94,29% atau sekitar 33 siswa yang mencapai nilai tuntas pada post test dari jumlah siswa 35 orang. Peningkatan yang signifikan juga terlihat pada masing-masing indikator yakni pada pre test membuat kampuh balik yang mencapai nilai tuntas sebanyak 18 siswa (51,43%) meningkat menjadi 27 siswa (77,14%) yang tuntas pada post test. Pada pre test membuat kampuh pipih yang mencapai nilai tuntas sebanyak 19 siswa (54,3%) meningkat menjadi 32 siswa (91,43%) yang tuntas pada post test. Pada pre test membuat kampuh sarung yang mencapai nilai tuntas sebanyak 15 siswa (42,86%) meningkat menjadi 30 siswa (85,71%) yang tuntas pada post test. Peningkatan hasil belajar tersebut didapat setelah menerapkan media berbasis video tutorial membuat macam-macam kampuh. Kesimpulan penelitian adalah penerapan media berbasis video tutorial dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar membuat macam-macam kampuh dengan melihat nilai 77,61% pada pre test menjadi 85,96% pada post test. Persentase nilai ketuntasan hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I yakni 94, 29% siswa yang mencapai nilai tuntas dan hanya 5,71% siswa yang belum mencapai nilai tuntas, dengan demikian hasil belajar pada siklus I setelah diterapkannya media berbasis video tutorial dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa secara signifikan yang sudah mencapai ketuntasan belajar secara klasikal yang diharapkan telah mealampaui 75%. Kata Kunci : Media Video Tutorial, Hasil Belajar Membuat Kampuh2017052017-01-07T00:00:00['Fitria Arfika', 'Surniaty Chalid']2017-01-07T00:00:00 2e05aac2cc67678c05217323c653703d8ee76b34Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengembangkan desain media pembelajaran prezi pada mata pelajaran membuat pola dan 2) mengetahui kelayakan atau efektivitas desai media pembelajaran prezi pada mata pelajaran membuat pola di SMK Awal Karya Pembangunan Galang.  Serta media  yang layak dan dapat digunakan sebagai pengembangan media pembelajaran baru yang membantu siswa dalam mempelajari mata pelajaran membuat pola. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam peneltian ini adalah metode Research and Development (R&D). Dengan menggunakan tahap atau prosedur yang sudah diadaptasi yang meliputi: Potensi dan masalah, pengumpulan data, desain media dan uji coba. Subjek uji coba penelitian ini adalah 56 siswa kelas X SMK Awal Karya Pembangunan Galang. Desain uji coba ada dua tahap yaitu: uji coba (tahap validasi) dan uji coba produk. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan angket, angket analisis kebutuhan, validator dan angket efektivitas meliputi skala penilaian dengan taknik analisis data menggunakan skala likert. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa desain media pembelajaran prezi pada mata pelajaran membuat pola ini berhasil dikembangkan melalui beberpa  tahapan, yaitu 1) hasil penilaian ahli materi dengan skor 83% dengan kriteria baik dan hasil penilaian ahli media dengan skor 87,14% dengan kriteria sangat baik, 2) hasil penilaian uji coba kelompok: uji coba kelompok kecil dengan skor 63,3% , uji coba kelompok sedang dengan skor 79,25% dengan kriteria setuju, dan uji coba kelompok besar atau lapangan 89,25 dengan kriteria sangat setuju, 3) uji efektivitas siswa dengan skor rata-rata 89,25% dengan kriteria sangat setuju dan uji efektivitas guru dengan skor rata-rata 93,33% dengan kriteria sangat setuju. Dengan demikian, desain media pembelajaran prezi pada mata pelajaran membuat pola dianggap layak untuk dijadikan desain media pembelajaran. Kata Kunci: Pengembangan, Media Prezi, Efektivitas Media Prezi, Mata Pelajaran Membuat Pola2017052017-01-07T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan['Surani Surani', 'Dina Ampera']2017-01-07T00:00:00 e60e0a6257eaab6260778750692829d7f7bf6f0aNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews20176734Experimental studies of capuchin monkeys’ and pet dogs’ differential reactions to people who are helpful or unhelpful in third‐party contexts are described and evidence that intentionality is one factor underlying their social evaluations of individuals whom they see interacting with others is presented.2017-01-07T00:00:00Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews['James R. Anderson', 'Benoit Bucher', 'Hitomi Chijiiwa', 'H. Kuroshima', 'Ayaka Takimoto', 'K. Fujita']2017-01-07T00:00:00 39b11f64c287351ad84fe8fa6c81c7ec1cd3bbe0201759122017-01-07T00:00:00Culture and Brain['Christopher N. Cascio', "M. O'Donnell", 'B. Simons-Morton', 'C. Bingham', 'E. Falk']2017-01-07T00:00:00 947ff600862070416cd0bc7c2677f15de19fb966Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah perkembangan bahasa anak yang masih kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media gambar terhadap perkembangan bahasa anak usia 5-6 tahun di TK Santo Antonius 1 Medan T.A 2016/2017. Jenis penelitian ini termasuk penelitian eksperimen yaitu only-post test control grup design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh kelompok TK B yang ada di TK Santo Antonius 1 Medan. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan random sampling, dengan mengocok 4 gulung kertas yang berisi tulisan B1, B2, B3, dan B4. Pengambilan pertama terambil kelas B4, pengambilan kedua kelas B2. Pengambilan pertama di jadikan kelas eksperimen (30 anak), pengambilan kedua kelas kontro (30 anak). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kelas eksperimen memiliki nilai terendah 25, nilai tertinggi 36 dan nilai rata – rata 31,73 dan kelas kontrol memiliki nilai terendah 12 dan nilai tertinggi 22, dan nilai rata – rata 15,83. Dari hasil perhitungan uji hipotesis di peroleh thitung 11,883 dengan (dk( n1 + n2) -2 = 58, α = 0,05. Harga ttabel demgan nilai n = 58di peroleh 1,695 sehingga di peroleh thitung > ttabel ( 11,883 > 1,695). Dengan demikian hipotesis H0 ditolak Ha di terima. Hal ini menunjukkan “ ada pengaruh yang signifikan dari penggunaan media gambar terhadap perkembangan bahasa anak usia 5-6 tahun di TK Santo Antonius 1 Medan Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['H. Siregar']2017-01-07T00:00:00 532d11a3ad9a74d4a4d41e9984c562e0b49ec73cThe low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a large multifunctional cell surface membrane receptor capable of binding over 50 ligands. These include molecules important in Alzheimer's disease such as the amyloid β-protein precursor (AβPP), the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide and apolipoprotein E (ApoE). Full length LRP consists of a 515 kDa extracellular ligand binding α-chain and an 85 kDa membrane spanning β-chain. A soluble form of LRP (sLRP) present in human plasma retains the ability to bind ligands, including Aβ. This soluble form is an ectodomain fragment generated from the membrane bound form of the receptor by proteolytic cleavage. Here we report data demonstrating that some commercial ‘serum-free’ supplements and ‘serum-free’ media contain unlisted sLRP immunoreactive species that may reflect the presence of undefined serum protein extracts in these ‘serum-free’ preparations. This has the potential to interfere with experimental results and interpretation in a range of cell culture studies involving LRP or any of its ligands and possibly also other serum proteins.2017150Data is reported demonstrating that some commercial ‘serum-free’ supplements and ‘Serum- free’ media contain unlisted sLRP immunoreactive species that may reflect the presence of undefined serum protein extracts in these ‘ Serum-Free’ preparations, which has the potential to interfere with experimental results and interpretation in a range of cell culture studies involving LRP or any of its ligands and possibly also other serum proteins.2017-01-07T00:00:00Analytical Methods['C. Fitzsimmons', 'Daniel M. Johnstone', 'K. Conant', 'C. Hillaire', 'Carl H. Parsons', 'M. Stins', 'R. Moir', 'E. Milward']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5018c8833924bc6eca1f9c0f7787fc3369dd8e3fLatar belakang: pendidikan kesehatan adalah proses membuat orang mampu meningkatkan dan memperbaiki kesehatan mereka. Seseorang yang tidak memiliki pengetahuan yang cukup cenderung akan mengabaikan kesehatan reproduksinya. Sehingga sering terjadi kasus masturbasi disembarang tempat, keputihan, membiarkan baju berdarah, sampai merangkul. Penelitian pada tahun 2011 sebanyak 61,3% perawatan diri remaja tunagrahita rendah, perawatan diri dengan bantuan sebanyak 38,6%. Tujuan: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan dengan media audiovisual terhadap tingkat pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi remaja tunagrahita di SLB N 1 Bantul. Metode penelitian: Metode penelitian pre-eksperimen dengan jenis one group pretest-posttest. Responden penelitian terdiri dari 20 siswa diambil dengan teknik simple random sampling. Analisa data menggunakan pired t-test. Hasil penelitian: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak adanya pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan metode Audiovisual tehadap tingkat pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi remaja tunagrahita di SLB N 1 Bantul. Berdasarkan hasil uji dua sisi (sig. 2 tailed) dengan nila probabilitas 0,063 (0,063>0,05) Kesimpulan: Sebelum mendapatkan pendidikan kesehatan 40% responden berpengetahuan tinggi, 50% cukup, 10% kurang, setelah pendidikan kesehatan 45% responden berpengetahuan cukup, 35% tinggi dan 20% sangat tinggi, tidak ada pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan terhadap tingkat pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi remaja tunagrahita di SLB N 1 Bantul. Saran: Diharapkan remaja dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan kesehatan reproduksi melalui media gambar dan pelatihan-pelatihan2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Rosalinda Rosalinda', 'Warsiti Warsiti']2017-01-07T00:00:00 83b700b4fddb96adb7701f98b92919b409ee9da3Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah rendahnya minat belajar para siswa kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan T.P 2016/2017. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Penggunaan Sosial Media dan Game Online Terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan T.P 2016/2017. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Panca Budi Medan yang beralamat di Jalan Gatot Subroto Km 4,5 Sei Sikambing Medan, Sumatera Utara. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X SMA Panca Budi Tahun Pembelajaran 2016/2017 yang terdiri dari 166 orang siswa sedangkan sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 83 orang siswa dengan teknik proportional random sampling. Untuk memperoleh data dalam penelitian ini, maka dilakukan pengumpulan data dengan penyebaran angket kepada siswa untuk mengetahui penggunaan sosial media dan game online yang akan mempengaruhi minat belajar mereka. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh variabel X1 (sosial media) dan X2 (game online) terhadap variabel Y (minat belajar) adalah regresi linear berganda, kemudian untuk mengetahui besar pengaruh variabel X1 dan X2 terhadap variabel Y menggunakan determinasi dan pengujian hipotesis menggunkan uji “t” secara parsial dan uji “F” secara simultan. Berdasarkan analisis data dengan menggunakan rumus regresi linear berganda, diperoleh persamaan garis linear Y = 31,94 + 0,384 X1 + 0,286 X2. Besarnya pengaruh antara variabel X terhadap variabel Y dihitung dengan Determinasi dan diperoleh hasil besar pengaruh variabel X terhadap Y adalah 58,6%. Hipotesis secara parsial diuji dengan uji “t” diperoleh hasil thitung masing-masing variabel X1 dan X2 adalah 4,143 dan 4,380 sedangkan ttabel pada taraf signifikan 95% atau alpha 5% sebesar 1,990 thitung > ttabel (4,143 > 1,990) dan (4,380 > 1,990) serta jika dibandingkan taraf signifikan dengan α sebesar 0,05 diperoleh (0,000 3,31) dan jika dibandingkan taraf signifikan dengan α sebesar 5% = 0,05 diperoleh hasil (0,000 < 0,05). Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan hipotesis yang menyatakan “terdapat pengaruh negatif dan signifikan antara penggunaan sosial media dan game online terhadap minat belajar siswa Kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan” dapat diterima.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Delyafani Ardilla']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6680eee451483f101056de96b43a229a4146171ePenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : 1) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar mata pelajaran prakarya menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional berbantuan media LKS  pada siswa kelas VIII SMP Dharma Patra Pangkalan Berandan .2) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar mata pelajaran prakarya menggunakan model pembelajaran  Practice Rehearsel pairs berbantuan media LKS pada siswa kelas VIII SMP Dharma Patra Pangkalan Berandan. 3) Untuk mengetahui adakah pengaruh model pembelajaran Practice Rehearsel Pairs berbantuan media LKS terhadap hasil belajar prakarya siswa kelas VIII SMP Dharma Patra Pangkalan Berandan Populasi  adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Darma Patra Pangkalan Berandan, Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017 sebanyak dua kelas yaitu Kelas VIII-C yang berjumlah 30 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen dan VIII-D yang berjumlah 31 siswa sebagai kelas kontrol dengan jumlah keseluruhan 61  siswa. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Purposive Sampling yaitu pemilihan sekelompok subyek didasarkan atas ciri-ciri atau sifat-sifat populasi yang sudah diketahui sebelumnya, dan di dasari atas informasi yang mendahului tentang keadaan populasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa Hasil belajar prakarya tanpa  menggunakan metode pembelajaran practice rehearsal pairs berbantuan media LKS pada siswa kelas VIII-C cenderung kurang yaitu 27 siswa ( 84,4 % ), dengannilai rata-rata 24,5 dan simpangan baku 23 dengan nilai tertinggi 32 dan nilai terendah 18. Sedangkan Hasil belajar prakarya menggunakan model pembelajaran practice rehearsal pairs berbantuan media LKS pada siswa kelas VIII-D cenderung tinggi yaitu 28 siswa ( 90,4 % ) , dengan nilai rata-rata 30,4  dan standar deviasi 30,5  dengan nilai tertinggi 36 dan nilai terendah 27. Dan terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan hasil belajar prakarya dengan model pembelajaran practice rehearsal pairs pada siswa kelas VIII-C dimana nilai t hitung > t tabel atau 3,9 > 1,6 Kata Kunci : Model Pembelajaran Practice Rehearsal Pair Berbantuan Media LKS , Prakarya2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Geniung Yan Pratidina', 'Hotmaria Tampubolon']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5def2cdf6ec160d170d68b2d4319d0c9a63c0dc5Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: 1) Hasil belajar Menggambar Proporsi siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar tinggi di belajarkan menggunakan media video tutorial siswa SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti. 2) hasil belajar Menggambar Proporsi siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar rendah di belajarkan menggunakan media video tutorial siswa SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti. 3) pengaruh minat belajar terhadap hasil belajar Menggambar Proporsi siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitin ini adalah metode komparatif. populasi dalam penelitian adalah siswa kelas X sebanyak 3 kelas dengan jumlah 72 siswa. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel total  sebanyak 72 siswa. instrumen penelitian hasil belajar di jaring melalui lembar pengamatan dan untuk menjaring data minat belajar melalui angket minat belajar. Hasil Belajar Menggambar Busana siswa  kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar tinggi di belajarkan menggunakan media video tutorial, diperoleh skor rata-rata = 87,47 dan simpangan baku (5,04). hasil belajar Menggambar Busana siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar rendah, diperoleh nilai (80,25) dan SD (5,88). Tingkat kecenderungan hasil belajar menggambar Busana siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar tinggi digunakan nilai (Mi)  27,5 dan standar deviasi ideal (SDi) = 5,5. Tingkat kecenderungan data Hasil belajar Menggambar Busana siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar rendah digunakan nilai rata-rata ideal (Mi) = 27,5 dan standar deviasi ideal (SDi) = 5,5. Data hasil belajar Menggambar Busana siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajar tinggi dan minat belajar rendah yang dibelajarkan menggunakan media video tutorial lebih besar dari nilai L tabel yaitu 0,081 dan 0,059 lebih besar dari 0,148. harga F hitung sebesar 1,36 dan harga F tabel (35:35) dengan taraf signifikansi 5% yaitu sebesar 1,76. Oleh karena F hitung t tabel atau 5,597 > 1,672, yang artinya bahwa Hipotesis alternatif (Ha) diterima. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan uji t diperoleh harga t hitung = 5,597. Jika dibandingkan dengan t tabel  pada dk = 70 yaitu sebesar 1,672. Maka nilai t hitung > t tabel atau 5,597 > 1,672, yang artinya bahwa Hipotesis alternatif (Ha) diterima. Kata Kunci: Proporsi, Tubuh, Wanita201700Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar Menggambar Proporsi siswa kelas X yang memiliki minat belajr tinggi di belajarkan menggunakan media video tutorial sis wa SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti, adalah metode komparatif.2017-01-07T00:00:00['Efani Reflesia Pane', 'Ermidawati Ermidawati']2017-01-07T00:00:00 eb98facf4654558f260fb564492777621055895fJournal of Theoretical Biology2017378The media impact contributed to the control of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and infectious bats may be a potential source of the epidemic.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of theoretical biology['Qiang Li', 'Furong Lu', 'C. Dai', 'Minjun Fan', 'Weiming Wang', 'Kaifa Wang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 e30789d18b92816f19da7bb476d54590b48e89de20170192017-01-07T00:00:00['Neva Milicic', 'Ana María Arón']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d8aa8efe420cb9f993760625266e56b2e56025c920175042017-01-07T00:00:00International Journal of Public Opinion Research['B. Detenber', 'Sonny Rosenthal']2017-01-07T00:00:00 72be84243ad18c8a34717feb3d5780d62c04a9e42017402017-01-07T00:00:00Cinema Journal['D. Polan']2017-01-07T00:00:00 629bdc58976e69e07da40cefe75df6872a7b265a20175652017-01-07T00:00:00Philosophia["Tali Te'eni-Harari", 'Keren Eyal']2017-01-07T00:00:00 455dd055ce0284349a7d648a81467fb907f6794cLehrveranstaltung im SS 11 Lecture Series on Gender Studies: Prof. Leora Auslander (European Social History and Jewish Studies, University of Chicago) on “Do Women’s + Feminist + Men’s + Lesbian and Gay + Queer Studies = Gender Studies?”,2017042017-01-07T00:00:00['Portal Web Portal für das Graduiertenstudium in den Kultu CultDoc']2017-01-07T00:00:00 75cc3ab841de0711f1f15bd09ffba2d32e522118The purpose of this article is to provide a broad summary of the value propositions evident in the research on the business case for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Over a last 30 to 40 years, there has been a stable increase in information produced by small and large organizational set ups in relation to their social and environmental impacts. It is very well understood by organizations that govt. alone will not be able to succeed in its endeavor to uplift the downtrodden society for further compulsion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has filtered the myth that the ultimate goal is not profit making, rather trust building an assert able with societal relationship and only long term survival mantra for any organization. We would try to light on (CSR) of Indian organizations which would be helpful for both economic and social interest. This article is based on the secondary data and focuses on the findings & reviewing of the issues and challenges faced by Indian organizations with respect to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).Stockholders demand that corporate operations be managed efficiently and that improved market value reward their investments. Companies Act 2013, brought an end to the long run discussion on CSR practices by the corporates.The journey of CSR as a corporate responsibility has two broad perspectives, pre Companies Act 2013 and post Companies Act 2013. CSR policy is still in a nascent stage and faces number of challenges. The Union Budget 2015 clarified that any expenditure on the Swatch Bharat Abhiyan is to be claimed as deduction u/s 80 G and not under CSR. Thus, Indian law on CSR still awaits clarification on many areas wherein claiming deduction u/s 80, exemptions from tax and treating it as CSR all are in existence.2017442017-01-07T00:00:00International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology['Vidya K N Latha']2017-01-07T00:00:00 473419c7bdb8c581d39d7a54e4c0cd8be91c2069This research endeavors to find out the role of Internal Corporate Social responsibility activities on employees ‘commitment in firms listed in the Nairobi stock exchange. CSR is expected to play a significant role in accomplishing the effectiveness of business, the betterment of society and the preservation of the environment. Academics have already identified a few outcomes regarding internal CSRs' impact on employees’ attitudes and behaviors, however, studies explaining the underlying mechanisms that drive employees' favourable responses to CSR remain largely unexplored. The general objective of this study was to find out the role of Internal Corporate Social responsibility activities on employee commitment in firms listed in the Nairobi stock exchange. In conducting the study the approach used was descriptive survey. The researcher used questionnaires, document analysis and interviews to collect data which was analyzed using correlation analysis, descriptive analysis, multiple regression, a nova test and T-test. The target population was 53,203 employees and the research used simple random sampling to sample 381 employees. The research used Institutional theory, Resource-based theory and Social identity Theory. The research is useful to companies, surrounding communities, employees, Government and other researchers in the field of human resource management.Strategic Journal of Business &amp; Change Management20178342017-01-07T00:00:00Strategic Journal of Business &amp; Change Management['Patrick Agesa Mugesani']2017-01-07T00:00:00 e97f6375ad8afc958277f1db34ad72514d203d6aSocial Indicators Research20173312017-01-07T00:00:00Social Indicators Research['Matthew A. Andersson']2017-01-07T00:00:00 8b113bd8c4a0ec9d0913e29dc8b615dd054a894bBackground: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a public health concern that affects men, women, and children. The virus does not just infect individuals, it affects all of society. It fosters a restructuring of daily life and of social spaces that changes the day to day life of those infected with the virus. In this way the disease acquires a set of meanings that emerge from incomplete and often unconscious ideas about the virus and about how HIV develops. As a result is is often depicted as a terrible monster capable of decimating entire societies. Research Question: This paper presents an analysis of the life styles, experiences and conceptions of a group of ten men living with HIV infection in Mexico. Methods: In order to develop a rich understanding of how the virus managed to occupy our subject's very existence we used qualitative methods which put the emphasis on the voice of the patients living with the virus. Interviews were carried out to identify how men who are seropositive go about their daily interactions, how they conceptualize their body, and how much they know about HIV, AID, and HAART. Results: The diagnosis of HIV infection transforms the reality and sense of self for each individual. A pattern emerges - first processing the meaning of the diagnosis, then assimilating it into ones sense of self, then facing the disease and finally combatting it. How this pattern plays out is different for each person and depends to a great extent on their level of education, their social and economic status as well as their customs and habits. Stigma plays an important role and specific suggestions are presented for improvement management of HIV at both the individual and social level.Social Medicine201741An analysis of the life styles, experiences and conceptions of a group of ten men living with HIV infection in Mexico to develop a rich understanding of how the virus managed to occupy the subject's very existence.2017-01-07T00:00:00Social Medicine['Bernardo Adrián Robles Aguirre']2017-01-07T00:00:00 556015060f15f49829740e9f0c9a4f2928e94bf4This research endeavors to find out the role of external Corporate Social responsibility activities on employees ‘commitment in firms listed in the Nairobi stock exchange. CSR is expected to play a significant role in accomplishing the effectiveness of business, the betterment of society and the preservation of the environment. Academics have already identified a few outcomes regarding external CSRs' impact on employees’ attitudes and behaviors, however, studies explaining the underlying mechanisms that drive employees' favourable responses to CSR remain largely unexplored. The general objective of this study was to find out the role of external Corporate Social responsibility activities on employee commitment in firms listed in the Nairobi stock exchange. In conducting the study the approach used was descriptive survey. The researcher used questionnaires, document analysis and interviews to collect data which was analyzed using correlation analysis, descriptive analysis, multiple regression, a nova test and T-test. The target population was 53,203 employees and the research used simple random sampling to sample 381 employees. The research used Institutional theory, Resource-based theory and Social identity Theory. The research is useful to companies, surrounding communities, employees, Government and other researchers in the field of human resource management. Key Words: External CSR, Employee Commitment, Corporate Volunteerism, Corporate Philanthropy, Environmental ProtectionStrategic Journal of Business &amp; Change Management2017012017-01-07T00:00:00Strategic Journal of Business &amp; Change Management['Patrick Agesa Mugesani']2017-01-07T00:00:00 088837db129aaa10233771ec322d343a9391855dCulture and Brain20174902017-01-07T00:00:00Culture and Brain['Christopher N. Cascio', "M. O'Donnell", 'B. Simons-Morton', 'C. Bingham', 'E. Falk']2017-01-07T00:00:00 9ed25681846cc5611048a0640f73ba7f7aee9d86Lehrveranstaltung im WS 13/14 W(h)ither Identity - Positioning the Self and Transforming the Social,2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Portal Web Portal für das Graduiertenstudium in den Kultu CultDoc']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d98551550687fabc003e421871e8fa014ea784a1O objetivo deste texto e refletir sobre a experiencia recente do socialismo com o olhar voltado para a America Latina. Se ao longo do seculo XX, a tese do “socialismo em um so pais” sofreu uma derrota profunda, mesmo em seu espaco ampliado de incidencia, qual podera ser o papel (economico, social e politico) de paises como o Brasil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia e Colombia, Cuba etc, nas lutas pelo socialismo, tanto no espaco latinoamericano, quanto mundial? Nesta era de mundializacao do capital, como sera possivel pensar o socialismo em um espaco simultaneamente nacional e tambem global/universal? E quais sao os polos sociais capazes de lutar por estas transformacoes, quando se toma o exemplo da America Latina? Sao estes alguns dos pontos tratados neste artigo2017002017-01-07T00:00:00Revista Direito e Práxis['R. Antunes']2017-01-07T00:00:00 759126a45ed27d26f43f89644500d494f5be8f57Resumen Esta investigacion ha pretendido estudiar las conversaciones generadas en Twitter© en el escenario de las protestas estudiantiles ocurridas en Venezuela entre el 12 de febrero y el 12 de abril de 2014, para descubrir las representaciones sociales que se construyeron  en esa red social. Durante estos acontecimientos, la red social Twitter© emergio como uno de los medios mas consultados por los usuarios ante el silencio informativo de los grandes medios de masas, especialmente la television.  Este estudio de corte descriptivo, toma los perfiles de Twitter© de dos reconocidas periodistas y de dos medios de comunicacion. Los resultados indican que todas las cuentas Twitter© en estudio catalogaron los acontecimientos estudiados como un hecho violento, caracterizado por las innumerables protestas, las actuaciones del Estado, las consecuencias negativas para la poblacion y las amenazas hacia personalidades. La valoracion de los acontecimientos es negativa en forma mayoritaria. Palabras clave: Representaciones sociales; Twitter; Protestas estudiantiles. Abstract This research has study the conversations and exchanges held in the Twitter© platform during the student protests in Venezuela that took place between February 12 and April 12 of 2014 in order to examine the type of social constructions that occurred in social media. During those protests, Twitter© became the most accessed media in the face of the lack of coverage of these protests by the mainstream media, particularly television. The descriptive study took as a sample the Twitter© accounts of two well-known journalists and two news media outlets. One of the initial conclusions is that in these exchanges the overall perception of these protests was that they constituted violent events. They were mostly characterized by the many street protests, the intervention of the state, the negative consequences towards the general public and the threats to particular prominent personalities. La overall students protests in Twitter© were seen as negative. Key words: Social representations; Twitter©; Student protests. Resume Dans cette recherche on  a analyse les conversations emises sur le reseau Twitter© dans le cadre des manifestations d’etudiants sur venues au Venezuela entre le 12 fevrier et le 12 avril 2014, dans le but de reveler les representations sociales elaborees. Pendant ces evenements, le reseau social Twitter © est apparu comme l'un des medias les plus consultes par les utilisateurs face a l’absence total d’information des principaux medias, et plus specialement de la television. Cette etude descriptive a eu recours aux profils Twitter© de deux journalistes reconnues et a deux medias. Les resultats indiquent que tous les comptes Twitter © ont couverts et decrit les tres nombreuses manifestations, les qualifiant de violentes, insistant sur le role de l'Etat, sur les consequences negatives pour la population et les menaces dirigees acertaines personnalites. L'evaluation des evenements est majoritairement negative. Mots Cle: Representations sociales; Twitter; Manifestations etudiantes.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Patricia María Henríquez Coronel', 'Leidy Johana Ávila Duran', 'M. Rolón']2017-01-07T00:00:00 3c44a375ff4096793dd9562766eb7cbcb15f6855La Ley General de la Seguridad Social regula diversas posibilidades para jubilarse de forma anticipada, entre las que se encuentran las llamadas jubilación anticipada involuntaria y jubilación anticipada voluntaria. En ambos casos, las personas que quieran acogerse a las mismas han de acreditar periodos de cotización muy extensos, mucho más de lo que se exige para el acceso a la jubilación ordinaria. Ello supone en muchos casos un requisito demasiado exigente que impide el acceso a dicha jubilación anticipada.Revista de Trabajo y Seguridad Social. CEF2017002017-01-07T00:00:00Revista de Trabajo y Seguridad Social. CEF['Elisabet Errandonea Ulazia']2017-01-07T00:00:00 77ea09ca0471649fec8baf7be0c38b14f1c8d86aPhilosophia20176602017-01-07T00:00:00Philosophia["Tali Te'eni-Harari", 'Keren Eyal']2017-01-07T00:00:00 fc88da8497c8dd24c5c1258e866633ffb3649e992017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Nicholas Pearce']2017-01-07T00:00:00 94ffcf03c2deeef4a65445a39a4d50dd2a9036d8Este trabajo analiza el fenomeno juridico desde el nuevo paradigma cientifico introducido en las ciencias sociales como Teoria General de Sistemas. Plantea, consecuentemente, una nueva racionalidad juridica: compleja y emergente. Enuncia los aportes de la Teoria General de Sistemas a las Ciencias Sociales. Toma como hilo conductor el termino sistema en los lineamientos propuestos por Michel van de Kerchove y Francois Ost. Desarrolla la Teoria de Sistemas en su fase aplicativa en el sistema del Derecho. Aborda nociones sistemicas fundamentales. Desarrolla conclusiones exponiendo las relaciones entre sistema juridico y sistema moral.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Leticia Fernández']2017-01-07T00:00:00 072d58cef2713e23cfe9cbe7faa299066eaf78282017002017-01-07T00:00:00['J. B. Colvin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0a36e570f3bf08903b815718c30edf7fb0ad14c6This online guide contains customized materials selected by your librarian, in partnership with your professor, to highlight resources you'll need for the research assignment.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['J. B. Colvin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 a4b000b01679765735cea617acb5b284974fa74c2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Courtney E. Martin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 cb8083c3a8dd1913c04fbf3c2574fcf4ad1c31c82017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Peggy H. Breitenstein', 'Dariusz Kubok']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d526ca3a305c2c06cbc6bd5ef4ce5cc026481a6d2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Danielle Twerznik Camargo']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ac21c57e8963f780206f221eda6ef8d70a25db842017002017-01-07T00:00:00['S. Keele']2017-01-07T00:00:00 1ac481b9f85ca498fb770fca7d460a96eb0debdbJournal on Multimodal User Interfaces2017124197An objective statistical survey across the various sub-disciplines in the field and applied information analysis and network-theory techniques to answer several key questions relevant to the field reveal that there has been a sustained growth in this field.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces['Alexy Bhowmick', 'S. Hazarika']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d0625be47f2fd66fcae59fb3695ebe0ec6d8f159Neuroethics201766167A responsibility without blame framework is offered that derives from reflection on forms of clinical practice that support change and recovery in patients who cause harm to themselves and others and can be used to interrogate the authors' own attitudes and responses.2017-01-07T00:00:00Neuroethics['H. Pickard']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0d1c71d8acba6b50133fc22cf1a2290909dc7431BMC Public Health201755152Gaps exist in practices, therefore robust, safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical waste management program supported with media campaign is needed and healthcare practitioners and community pharmacists should offer training to educate customers on standard medicine disposal practices.2017-01-07T00:00:00BMC Public Health['M. Bashaar', 'V. Thawani', 'M. Hassali', 'F. Saleem']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6c455646823b927efcdfa6424a751288ad60d80aAbstract Initiating joint attention (IJA), the behavioral instigation of coordinated focus of 2 people on an object, emerges over the first 2 years of life and supports social‐communicative functioning related to the healthy development of aspects of language, empathy, and theory of mind. Deficits in IJA provide strong early indicators for autism spectrum disorder, and therapies targeting joint attention have shown tremendous promise. However, the brain systems underlying IJA in early childhood are poorly understood, due in part to significant methodological challenges in imaging localized brain function that supports social behaviors during the first 2 years of life. Herein, we show that the functional organization of the brain is intimately related to the emergence of IJA using functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging and dimensional behavioral assessments in a large semilongitudinal cohort of infants and toddlers. In particular, though functional connections spanning the brain are involved in IJA, the strongest brain‐behavior associations cluster within connections between a small subset of functional brain networks; namely between the visual network and dorsal attention network and between the visual network and posterior cingulate aspects of the default mode network. These observations mark the earliest known description of how functional brain systems underlie a burgeoning fundamental social behavior, may help improve the design of targeted therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders, and, more generally, elucidate physiological mechanisms essential to healthy social behavior development.Cerebral Cortex201776113These observations mark the earliest known description of how functional brain systems underlie a burgeoning fundamental social behavior, may help improve the design of targeted therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders, and, more generally, elucidate physiological mechanisms essential to healthy social behavior development.2017-01-07T00:00:00Cerebral Cortex (New York, NY)['A. Eggebrecht', 'J. Elison', 'Eric Feczko', 'A. Todorov', 'J. Wolff', 'S. Kandala', 'C. Adams', 'A. Snyder', 'J. Lewis', 'A. Estes', 'L. Zwaigenbaum', 'K. Botteron', 'R. McKinstry', 'J. Constantino', 'Alan C. Evans', 'H. Hazlett', 'S. Dager', 'S. Paterson', 'R. Schultz', 'M. Styner', 'G. Gerig', 'Samir Das', 'P. Kostopoulos', 'B. Schlaggar', 'S. Petersen', 'J. Piven', 'J. Pruett']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0cc89d96a8495fe1d487d007a784069b02bd0c3cIndia has far higher open defecation rates than other developing regions where people are poorer, literacy rates are lower, and water is relatively more scarce. In practice, government programmes in rural India have paid little attention in understanding why so many rural Indians defecate in the open rather than use affordable pit latrines. Drawing on new data, a study points out that widespread open defecation in rural India is on account of beliefs, values, and norms about purity, pollution, caste, and untouchability that cause people to reject affordable latrines. Future rural sanitation programmes must address villagers' ideas about pollution, pit-emptying, and untouchability, and should do so in ways that accelerate progress towards social equality for Dalits rather than delay it.Economic and political weekly201715782017-01-07T00:00:00Economic and political weekly['D. Coffey', 'Aashish Gupta', 'Payal Hathi', 'Dean Spears', 'Nikhil Srivastav', 'Sangita Vyas']2017-01-07T00:00:00 10977a8d7c34c4577e5f495b55ab338ec2d3c0dcUltrathin PtxPb nerve-like nanowires (NNWs) with a diameter of only around 3.6 nm were synthesized by a one-step wet-chemical strategy, and they served as robust catalysts for greatly enhancing methanol electrooxidation both under acidic and alkaline conditions. Due to the high CO-poisoning tolerance, superior electrocatalytic activity and stability endowed by the Pt-Pb alloyed composition and the unique structure, the Pt3.5Pb NNWs showed the highest specific activity of 2.78 mA cm-2 in acidic media and 6.51 mA cm-2 in alkaline media toward the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), which are 5.24 and 4.12 times higher than those of the commercial Pt/C catalysts, respectively. Meanwhile, the demonstrated synthetic strategy for Pt-Pb nanocrystals may stimulate more inspiration and strategies of the novel metal-based nanocrystals for promising applications in electrocatalysis.Nanoscale20173678Due to the high CO-poisoning tolerance, superior electrocatalytic activity and stability endowed by the Pt-Pb alloyed composition and the unique structure, the Pt3.5Pb NNWs showed the highest specific activity toward the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR).2017-01-07T00:00:00Nanoscale['Liang Huang', 'Yujie Han', 'Xueping Zhang', 'Youxing Fang', 'S. Dong']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0f4a6b0a7023c0452794b25fdecbf2972fe07cbeThis study investigates the causes of fluctuations in public concern about immigration and contends that issues emphasized in media coverage explain these fluctuations. Drawing on agenda-setting research and theories about issue attributes, it is argued that media emphasis on aspects of immigration that are likely to be unobtrusive but with potentially concrete consequences for the public is likely to raise concern about immigration far more than unobtrusive but abstract issues. The analysis, based on public opinion data and newspaper articles on the topic of immigration to the U.K., shows that press emphasis on two unobtrusive but concrete issues within the theme of immigration—the economy and education—appears to increase concern about immigration; emphasis on more abstract issues evokes little reaction from the British public.201749622017-01-07T00:00:00International Journal of Public Opinion Research['Lauren M. McLaren', 'H. Boomgaarden', 'R. Vliegenthart']2017-01-07T00:00:00 284fa6001d49420c47545d462c523820bbb048dbCellulose201733412017-01-07T00:00:00Cellulose['Kui Wang', 'Jun Ye', 'Minghao Zhou', 'Peng Liu', 'Xinyu Liang', 'Junming Xu', 'Jianchun Jiang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 9bb28e39098a0989d5c79c230a583c95ac125849The globalization-based acculturation process in the Indian Himalayan region of Ladakh represents a highly complex network of intercultural interactions. Ladakhi youth negotiate their cultural orientation and identity in relation both (a) to indirect intercultural exposure through media and (b) to intermittent cultural contact through tourism in Ladakh. Additionally, many Ladakhi students take sojourns in large Indian cities. Like other Eastern populations exposed to cultural globalization, young Ladakhis are influenced by several local and global cultural streams. Within this acculturative process, Ladakhi youth are caught between ambiguous societal pressures toward both tradition and change. Through in-depth interviews, in the present study we investigated the negotiations of eight Ladakhi students’ cultural identity in Leh (Ladakh) and Delhi. In doing so, we drew pragmatically on theories of multiculturalism and dialogical self. Participants reported negotiating their cultural identity through dialogue between various personal, cultural, religious, and social voices, where these voices require selectively incorporating various cultural elements within the parameters established by societal constraints. Results indicate the vast complexity and dynamics within the Ladakhi acculturation process, with multiple interacting cultural streams, religions, and significant sociohistorical factors calling for an in-depth qualitative approach to elucidate the processes underlying globalization-based acculturation.201759382017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology['Simon Ozer', 'Preben Bertelsen', 'R. Singla', 'S. Schwartz']2017-01-07T00:00:00 410168007c5bfe4822b28f9086e340c47d5d15a3ABSTRACT Aging population has increased a global concern to keep seniors active and healthy. Civic participation, in particular, has been highlighted for its social and community benefits and its impact on elders’ health and well-being. To date, however, most studies have explored volunteering; other types of civic activities, such as political participation, are largely overlooked. This study analyzes the relationship between older people’s active involvement in political organizations, generativity, and hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. We selected two samples of Spanish older people: a sample of elders actively involved in political organizations (n = 97) and a comparison group (n = 85). Measures of generative concern, hedonic well-being, and eudaimonic well-being were applied. Results showed that politically active elders obtained higher scores on generative concern than comparison group individuals. Furthermore, generative concern predicted higher scores on both eudaimonic and hedonic well-being. However, active involvement in political organizations was not related to higher levels of well-being in the multivariate analyses. Translating generative concerns into effective behaviors, for instance political activities, may imply sacrifices and efforts, such that higher levels of well-being do not necessarily result from these activities. Thus, results from this study call into question the positive effect of civic participation on elders’ well-being, showing that this may not be necessarily the case for those who are actively involved in political organizations. Future research may build on these results to compare the differential effect of different kinds of generative activities on older people’s well-being.201757352017-01-07T00:00:00Educational Gerontology['Rodrigo Serrat', 'Feliciano Villar', 'M. Giuliani', 'J. Zacarés']2017-01-07T00:00:00 b954c9f98e777cf004f949b9718fdb1dccb83732This article reconsiders state-led development in the changing political context of the East Asian economies of South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Grounded in a political economy approach advanced by the late Alice Amsden and others, I argue that since the late 1980s, the developmental state faced significant challenges of managing the greater desire for democracy and welfare from domestic interest groups and social movements. These three East Asian economies began to adjust and adapt to a new political economy in which the state could no longer wield autonomous power in governing the market and directing the growth trajectories of national firms.201754282017-01-07T00:00:00Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society['H. Yeung']2017-01-07T00:00:00 213a3a00a7f762459e8c702c170cf72fa83d13a4Psychopharmacology20174427Increased craving and ad-lib alcohol consumption after consuming apriming dose of alcohol is at least partly attributable to the anticipated rather than the pharmacological effects of the priming dose.2017-01-07T00:00:00Psychopharmacology['P. Christiansen', 'Gareth Townsend', 'G. Knibb', 'M. Field']2017-01-07T00:00:00 82860b50b97b8d5777cb2567417d2fdb7549646cHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes20174833Overall HRQoL was lowest in patients with advanced disease, while patients in the middle phase (Stage III) showed the most varied health profile for the five EQ-5D-3L dimensions, suggesting that patients with HD do not receive healthcare services that could have a positive impact on their HRZoL.2017-01-07T00:00:00Health and Quality of Life Outcomes['M. V. van Walsem', 'E. Howe', 'G. A. Ruud', 'Jan Frich', 'N. Andelic']2017-01-07T00:00:00 acc13186c875103b4a84897e3b401a3079ff5675Temporality and its disturbances have been a major topic of phenomenological psychopathology. Particularly Minkowski, Kimura, and Blankenburg described the temporal dimension of schizophrenia. After a brief introduction to their ideas, we describe more recent approaches to temporality in more depth. To this aim, we first distinguish between implicit and explicit time. Implicit time is based on the constitutive synthesis of inner time consciousness on the one hand, and on the conative-affective dynamics of life on the other. Explicit or conscious time experience arises with an interruption or negation of implicit time, and it unfolds itself in the dimensions of present, past, and future. Implicit time is based on a fluid and tacit bodily functioning and on affective synchronization with others, while explicit time arises through states of desynchronization, for example through retardation or acceleration of subjective time in relation to the social sphere. We clarify how a disturbance in temporality can lead to major symptoms of schizophrenia, such as thought disorders, hallucinations, or passivity experiences, and then consider the role of explicit temporal disturbances in schizophrenia.Psychopathology20174433It is clarified how a disturbance in temporality can lead to major symptoms of schizophrenia, such as thought disorders, hallucinations, or passivity experiences, and the role of explicit temporal disturbances in schizophrenia is considered.2017-01-07T00:00:00Psychopathology['T. Fuchs', 'Z. Van Duppen']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5f444bcbae4f3806d28996cd9e538c3e268a0616Chinese Journal of Polymer Science20174118This study has provided a guidance to prepare BC/LRS composites with better cell biocompatibility and higher mechanical strength than those of BC for the potential use in cartilage tissue engineering.2017-01-07T00:00:00Chinese Journal of Polymer Science['Na Yin', 'Shiyan Chen', 'Yi-meng Cao', 'Hua-ping Wang', 'Qing-kai Wu']2017-01-07T00:00:00 19da495bf5e5e39a5adfb459fd9bf9e9af4e76dfResumo Este estudo e parte de uma pesquisa maior que investigou os homicidios de jovens em dez cidades brasileiras. Neste artigo, analisam-se os impactos do homicidio de um jovem na familia, atraves das narrativas de seus familiares. Foram entrevistados familiares de jovens assassinados em cada cidade estudada. Os resultados mostraram que o homicidio impacta profundamente a qualidade de vida das familias ao desencadear doencas e problemas psicossomaticos e financeiros. Tambem gera transtornos psicologicos, traumas, medo, inseguranca, isolamento, enfraquecimento dos lacos familiares e comunitarios, revolta e sofrimento. Independente das razoes contextuais que levaram a morte violenta do jovem, sua perda e sempre intensamente dolorosa e sentida como uma ruptura, uma separacao brusca e violenta que traz ausencia, vazio e saudade. O conhecimento sobre os impactos do homicidio nas familias contribui para a discussao teorica, e para a criacao de intervencoes dos profissionais de saude, assistencia social e justica junto aos familiares e amigos de pessoas vitimas de homicidio.201716182017-01-07T00:00:00['D. D. Costa', 'Miriam Schenker', 'Kathie Njaine', 'Edinilsa Ramos de Souza']2017-01-07T00:00:00 40107fc9075a222821f3b6607ed0c81fe4ef13b6Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering201779142017-01-07T00:00:00Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering['Jumin Hao', 'Xiaoguang Meng']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ab06cd87adcad3503acdffc3b036db6f23766b66This study employs a randomized field experiment to causally identify what type of signal is likely to complement another signal in the context of financing technology ventures. The study examines the effect of product certification by expert intermediaries, prominent customers, and social proof (that is, others’ interest in investing in a venture) on interest in investing. These three signals are primarily signals of a venture’s product, market, and investment characteristics, respectively. The study finds that signals of product certification and prominent customers, and product certification and social proof are complements. In particular, investors who were able to view the combined product certification and prominent customer signals have a 72% higher likelihood of indicating an interest in making an equity investment than those who did not receive any of the three signals. Similarly, investors who were able to view the combined product certification and social proof signals have a 65% higher likelih...201759132017-01-07T00:00:00Management Science['Sofia Bapna']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f0e7842f428cbaaae87d861403037ce1082343fbSupportive Care in Cancer20174114Methodological challenges experienced in implementing this trial yield valuable lessons for future research, including designing interventions relevant to unique problems faced by specific groups, being closely guided by previous research, and the potential utility of screening for distress in intervention trials.2017-01-07T00:00:00Supportive Care in Cancer['L. Carlson', 'C. Rouleau', 'M. Speca', 'John Robinson', 'B. Bultz']2017-01-07T00:00:00 a64097f7b02641704cfcfdd021e3ae4e2f51e362Rituals that induce pain or instill fear occur in the majority of boys’ adolescent initiation ceremonies. They have been accounted for in several ways: as resolving a psychological conflict, as expressing dominance over juniors, as promoting male bonding, and as preparation for participation in war. This cross-cultural study examines these harsh rituals and concludes that they are a form of adult male control over adolescent boys and unmarried (sub-adult) youths. They occur in societies in which control over young males is an important social issue and other means of control are lacking. We also examine a subset of harsh rituals, those that include circumcision and other genital operations, and discuss the cultural features, particularly marriage practices, that are significantly associated with these operations.201762122017-01-07T00:00:00Cross-Cultural Research['A. Schlegel', 'H. Barry']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f4dacf8c76d2a3e8bfa0897aa3d3bc6b5e10e4c7We explored the psychological construction of the wise personality with 45 participants, who took part in a free classification task involving 80 common Chinese words related to wise personality. After we had applied hierarchical cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and social network analysis, the results revealed 3 factors, namely, virtue, competence, and achievement, of the wise personality. In comparison with virtue, competence and achievement were more likely to be classified into 1 category. Our findings contribute to the establishment of the structure of the wise personality, and will form the basis of future wisdom studies on a practical level.2017092017-01-07T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Haiqing Li', 'Fengyan Wang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 672fea5656f511ae1ee68691f09d21df63802e21ABSTRACT Despite many medical advances, pregnant women with type-1 diabetes are still considered to be at high risk. Previous research suggests that physicians’ focus on strict glycemic control and negative outcomes can result in fear and uncertainty about undertaking pregnancy. The present study was designed to gain insight into the lived pregnancy experiences of women with type-1 diabetes and to solicit their thoughts on what health care providers could do to assist them to have a healthy pregnancy. Ten U.S. women with type-1 diabetes who were currently pregnant and/or had previously given birth participated in structured interviews. They described the hard work required to attain the strict glycemic control necessary during pregnancy to maintain their health and that of their fetus. However, they found diabetes and pregnancy to be a more positive and successful experience than they had anticipated. The results suggest that early diabetes education, pregnancy planning, and social support are important, yet often overlooked, factors that increase the likelihood of physically and emotionally successful pregnancy experiences for women with type-1 diabetes.Health Care for Women International2017199The results suggest that early diabetes education, pregnancy planning, and social support are important, yet often overlooked, factors that increase the likelihood of physically and emotionally successful pregnancy experiences for women with type-1 diabetes.2017-01-07T00:00:00Health Care for Women International['Meaghan McGrath', 'J. Chrisler']2017-01-07T00:00:00 789c8c967916a39a55a4ea9f9a2494e7df05954dAbstract: This article examines the use of authorship discourses in the promotion of media content through a case study of the 2009 Star Trek film, directed by J. J. Abrams. Analyzing press interviews and promotional paratexts, I focus on the potential conflict in which a franchise long associated with a distinct auteur figure was rebooted by a different creator, and the implications for marketing Star Trek to different audiences: new viewers and longtime fans. I demonstrate the careful management involved in the establishment of film authorship, and how the association with a particular author figure shapes the identity of a franchise.20171762017-01-07T00:00:00Cinema Journal['Leora Hadas']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0f7665962ac06bd154f7ff9ffd55c375b67a4a3fBackground: Crackland is a central deteriorated neighborhood in São Paulo city, Brazil, a market of crack cocaine where marginalized people live or circulate. Objective: This study aims to characterize the social reproduction of subjects who visit or live in Crackland; b) analyze the life trajectory of these persons. Methods: The study embraces the theoretical and methodological perspective of historical and dialectical materialism, considering drug consumption a complex social process. This is a qualitative case study, utilizing in-depth interviews with ten individuals, nine men and one woman, contacted by the snowball technique in Crackland. We collected the life histories of the individuals and a set of variables of social reproduction in order to compose the Social Reproduction Index (SRI) of the individuals’ families, allocating them to different social groups. Results: The results show that the individuals came from families with different SRI, and they came from various states of Brazil, having migrated for various reasons: threats to life, to escape imprisonment, political persecution and, especially, to seek better social conditions. With regard to drug use, seven reported using crack cocaine and other illicit drugs. People in Crackland are primarily exposed to impoverishment and marginalization processes; they also face lack of social protection. We conclude that the occupants of Crackland are part of the lumpen proletariat, being marginal to most institutional social protection. They develop self-defense strategies and survive by working in informal and sporadic jobs, being active in many ways and even providing for their families of origin. Conclusion: Crack cocaine use is a small part of that process. Instead of the effects of the drugs on the brain or individual subjectivity, the study brings to light the social issue as the central category for understanding the “social subjects” who constitutes Crackland.Social Medicine2017298The occupants of Crackland are part of the lumpen proletariat, being marginal to most institutional social protection, and survive by working in informal and sporadic jobs, being active in many ways and even providing for their families of origin.2017-01-07T00:00:00Social Medicine['Marcella Arruda', 'C. Soares', 'C. Trapé', 'Luciana Cordeiro']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d04d679ed81d81a29e90c186b6b0500391de94a5Critical thinking is generally claimed to be an essential requirement to effective learning and productive living. In a world of rapid change and globalization, skills such as problem solving, decision making and critical thinking are believed to be particularly acute for engineering graduates. While the Moroccan public university has just started to gain interest in critical thinking development (Belghiti, 2012; El Kirat & Belghiti, 2014), the Moroccan engineering education has been fostering such skills for many years now; this has led the English Language Teaching (ELT) guidelines of the Classes Preparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles (CPGE) in Morocco to clearly emphasize the explicit use of critical thinking instruction in the English courses to develop the students' critical thinking and prepare them for the social and professional life. Accordingly, this study has attempted to investigate the extent to which critical thinking skills are important in the English course in engineering preparatory classes. It has also aimed to investigate the teaching and assessment practices used in the English classes to develop the students' critical thinking skills. Adopting the mixed methods approach, the study focused on the CPGE centers in Meknes, Fez, and Kenitra. The findings of the study revealed that both CPGE students and teachers are aware of the importance of critical thinking at the professional, academic, social and personal levels. The findings also revealed that the teaching and assessment of critical thinking is done in an explicit way in the CPGE English classes.2017682017-01-07T00:00:00['K. Belghiti', 'Yamina El Kirat El Allame', 'M. Chana']2017-01-07T00:00:00 2c5ec4304b6f53cd59474ebcdff35bf51a4fe323Theorists in autobiographical memory (AM) studies generally agree that AMs serve three kinds of broad functions: self-related, social, and directive functions. Although these kinds of functions are probably universal, gender and country variations are expected. The study investigates perceived use of AMs in everyday life. Male and female Danish and Spanish college students were asked to carry a diary and report a sample of naturally occurring instances of AMs. Participants were asked to assess their memories in terms of perceived functions. Results showed some country differences that were consistent with the characterization of Danish and Spanish samples in terms of individualism–collectivism. Some gender differences were also found. These differences, in contrast to our expectations, were limited to the Danes. To interpret it, two main lines of reasoning were proposed. The first was concerned with changes in gender ideology in Spain in the last decades. According to the second, these analyses may lead us to expand the number of broad categories as well as the variety of specific uses of AMs in everyday activities.20175862017-01-07T00:00:00Cross-Cultural Research['Andrés Santamaría', 'M. L. de la Mata', 'M. Cubero', 'Tia G. B. Hansen']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7c6aea8bbcaf677d33c0813655c22ac96968b412Drugs & therapy perspectives2017340An overview of first published case reports of adverse drug reactions identified in the international literature in recent weeks by Adis Insight is provided.2017-01-07T00:00:00Drugs & Therapy Perspectives[]2017-01-07T00:00:00 6fa4b8697c42a87c52b6046f22e00c43b7b1d419Kultur embrio anggrek secara in vitro pada media tumbuh yang sesuai akan menghasilkan tanaman anggrek dalam jumlah besar namun dalam waktu yang singkat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jenis dan konsentrasi pupuk organik cair (POC) yang efektif terhadap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan embrio anggrek Vanda limbata  Blume x Vanda tricolor Lindl. Percobaan dilakukan dengan menggunakan protokorm anggrek Vanda limbata  Blume x Vanda tricolor Lindl. yang berumur 4 minggu (fase 2) yang ditanam pada medium perlakuan. Medium perlakuan yang digunakan adalah medium POC yakni Fertile, Fish Emultion dan Nasa dengan beragam konsentrasi (1; 1; 2; 2,5; 3; 3,5 ml/L) yang ditambahkan air kelapa 150 ml/L, sedangkan medium VW sebagai kontrol positif dan medium agar sebagai kontrol negatif. Pengamatan pada medium perlakuan dilakukan selama 2 bulan. Pengamatan dilakukan untuk mengukur parameter morfologis (panjang daun, jumlah daun, panjang akar, dan jumlah akar) serta jumlah tunas yang dihasilkan hingga pengamatan minggu ke-8. Setelah 2 bulan, tanaman kemudian disubkultur ke medium VW yang ditambahkan air kelapa dan ekstrak pisang. Data kuantitatif yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis dengan Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) untuk mengetahui pengaruh pupuk organik cair terhadap parameter yang diukur kemudian jika terdapat perbedaan nyata dilanjutkan dengan Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) pada taraf uji 5 %. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh medium POC terhadap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan embrio anggrek menunjukkan respon yang berbeda-beda pada setiap fase pertumbuhan. Pada protokorm anggrek Vanda limbata  Blume x Vanda tricolor Lindl. berumur 4 MSP, POC Fertile 1,5 memberikan hasil yang berbeda nyata dibandingkan dengan medium VW pada parameter jumlah daun dan jumlah tunas dengan nilai 4,67 dan 6,00. Kata kunci: Pupuk Organik Cair, Perkecambahan In Vitro, Embrio, dan Anggrek2017052017-01-07T00:00:00['Yusnaeni Yusuf', 'Ari Indrianto']2017-01-07T00:00:00 689635763c03cae2e5f54d082409137a19d2c213Highly fluorescent and dispersible silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) were prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis from (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and glucose. Glucose played important roles both as reducing agents and surface ligands of SiNPs. Prepared SiNPs were highly non-toxic for cellular media and the efficient bioimaging of cellular imaging was enabled after incubation of MDA-MB-231 and MDCK cells in the presence of SiNPs.2017225Highly fluorescent and dispersible silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) were prepared by microwave-assisted synthesis from (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and glucose and played important roles both as reducing agents and surface ligands of SiNPs.2017-01-07T00:00:00Chemistry Letters['Seongho Jo', 'Bowon Ryu', 'Ari Chae', 'Yujin Choi', 'Eun Bi Kang', 'Nur’aeni', 'Byoungnam Park', 'S. Park', 'I. In']2017-01-07T00:00:00 8a24a84fbee554e446e71722c8fdd7fe7edf3ce2The AAPM TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry formalism, introduced in 1995, has become a standard for brachytherapy dosimetry worldwide; it implicitly assumes that charged-particle equilibrium (CPE) exists for the determination of absorbed dose to water at different locations, except in the vicinity of the source capsule. Subsequent dosimetry developments, based on Monte Carlo calculations or analytical solutions of transport equations, do not rely on the CPE assumption and determine directly the dose to different tissues. At the time of relating dose to tissue and dose to water, or vice versa, it is usually assumed that the photon fluence in water and in tissues are practically identical, so that the absorbed dose in the two media can be related by their ratio of mass energy-absorption coefficients. In this work, an efficient way to correlate absorbed dose to water and absorbed dose to tissue in brachytherapy calculations at clinically relevant distances for low-energy photon emitting seeds is proposed. A correction is introduced that is based on the ratio of the water-to-tissue photon energy-fluences. State-of-the art Monte Carlo calculations are used to score photon fluence differential in energy in water and in various human tissues (muscle, adipose and bone), which in all cases include a realistic modelling of low-energy brachytherapy sources in order to benchmark the formalism proposed. The energy-fluence based corrections given in this work are able to correlate absorbed dose to tissue and absorbed dose to water with an accuracy better than 0.5% in the most critical cases (e.g. bone tissue).Physics in Medicine and Biology2017465State-of-the art Monte Carlo calculations are used to score photon fluence differential in energy in water and in various human tissues (muscle, adipose and bone), which in all cases include a realistic modelling of low-energy brachytherapy sources in order to benchmark the formalism proposed.2017-01-07T00:00:00Physics in Medicine & Biology['V. Giménez-Alventosa', 'P. Antunes', 'J. Vijande', 'F. Ballester', 'J. Pérez-Calatayud', 'P. Andreo']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7ad4f053d10244ace29073c7cf35afa9774b2fd8Although scholars who work on Asia and those who work on indigenous studies have both critiqued the epistemic structure of queer studies for particularizing the non-West and thus supporting the domination of the West, they are hardly in dialogue. This article offers a rethinking of queer theory and practice useful to both area studies and indigenous studies by exploring the discussion generated from the screening of Kumu Hina, a documentary about a Hawaiian Māhū in the Beijing Queer Film Festival and a brief history of ku’er (queer) media culture and discourse in China. Thinking beyond the binaries of West/East and white/indigeneity, this article calls for a kind of transversal queer alliance that does not equate “cultural specificity” with cultural authenticity but critically uses it as an entry point to reveal the structural hierarchy between the local and the global, the particular and the universal.20174452017-01-07T00:00:00GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies['Jia Tan']2017-01-07T00:00:00 048102da9e8fe58129002b7fa41825d3c3e48e85Abstract Communication plays an important part in health promotion. Malaria affects millions of people worldwide, and is a major health challenge in Africa. This study seeks to determine the health communication interventions so far used on malaria, find out what has been achieved and suggest the way forward. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, along with documents to address the subject matter. The target population consists of all the people in Enugu metropolis with study population comprising healthcare providers, patients and the general public drawn from Enugu metropolis. Purposive sampling technique was employed in the selection of 130 respondents that were studied. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test of independence were used to analyze the data. About 93.8% of the respondents were aware of the interventions on malaria. They have a good knowledge of available interventions on malaria: ITNs (86.2%), IRS (51%), and IPT (20%). The distribution of media friendly intervention was highest for ITN, (47.6%) followed by IRS (26.7%). Also IPT are not only rarely (29.6%) aired and /or received, but also never (30.3%) publicized or received. Interventions on malaria were not independent of mass media interventions (p= 0.007) while the degree of awareness of malaria is independent on the communication avenues (p= 0.378). Health interventions and policy framework to address malaria in Nigeria are available. However, there is need for audience-specific communication and attitudinal change to ensure improved uptake.201763Interventions on malaria were not independent of mass media interventions while the degree of awareness of malaria is independent on the communication avenues, however, there is need for audience-specific communication and attitudinal change to ensure improved uptake.2017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Chinwe C. Okpoko', 'E. Aniwada']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f8eb4f0e74c7954a64ecfba5400aee546a66c639The purpose of this articel is to describe the role of zakat for empowering of receiver. The Implementation of zakah has social capital and civic engagemen. Social capital is a variety of entities having two characteristic in common: they all consist of some aspect of a social structure and they facilitate certain actions of individuals who are within the structure, social capital inheres in the structure of relations between person and among persons. It is lodged neither in individuals nor in physical implements of production. Civic Engagement has value derivation,namely (i) empathy, (ii) reciprocity, (iii) generosity, (iv) moral obligation, (v) social solidarity, (vi) public trust, dan (vii) public spirit. The dynamics occurred due to culture, politics of goverment and elite authoriry from any organizations.2017052017-01-07T00:00:00['Moh. Dulkiah']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0824ae586e2aee4a82b37804fe58f5a0d90a56a2Intelligence-led policing’s (ILP) promise to reform policing has attracted many to its cause. Based on empirical research, this paper challenges the validity of some of its claims and explains the ways that ILP may most fruitfully be employed. The research found that the success or failure of ILP depends on people and not on the ILP technologies, organizational structures, or processes that routinely receive attention. ILP may make perfect business sense in principle but human factors will always mitigate its prospects. Justifiably, ILP is the preferred strategy for combating organized crime or ‘professional’ criminals; the cost of investigations and intrusions into privacy can more readily be warranted. In the policing mainstream, an acceptable return on investment in those same methods is unlikely because the professional skills and specialist resources required to service them are in such short supply. Moreover, in liberal democracies their use is much more difficult to justify in social worlds that, properly, lie largely beyond the institutions’ control.20174352017-01-07T00:00:00Policing-an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management['A. James']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5ccb01542a8d525b20a4b58caafba49de5affcc9This is the first research report of the East London Vocational Education and Training Project (ELVET) that explores FE college/employer forms of collaboration. It contains an overview of economic, social and educational developments across London and then focused on East London. and the four hubs comprising New City College, Newham College and Barking and Dagenham College. In this sub-regional context the report develops an ecosystem analysis in order to identify the key dynamics of the locality.2017042017-01-07T00:00:00['K. Spours', 'E. Hodgson']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0ca11f2d301582099691acc1af6d18213d056c11Com o objetivo de caracterizar a assembleia de crustaceos decapodes planctonicos da baia de Guanabara, foram feitas amostragens de zooplâncton em sete campanhas, de dezembro de 2012 a janeiro de 2014, principalmente nos meses de verao - periodo de desova do caranguejo-uca, Ucides cordatus . Ao todo, foram analisadas 105 amostras, provenientes de cinco pontos do eixo norte-sul da baia. As amostragens foram feitas na margem leste, da APA de Guapimirim a saida da baia. Foram identificados 51 taxons zooplanctonicos, sendo 30 de crustaceos decapodes. No holoplâncton, Copepoda e Cladocera apresentaram as maiores densidades populacionais. Os decapodes foram encontrados em todas as amostras, sendo a maioria na fase larval, especialmente zoes. Dentre eles, observou-se predominio de braquiuros (caranguejos e siris), especialmente larvas zoe I-II de Uca spp., Ucides cordatus, Eurytium limosum , Neohelice granulata e Pachygrapsus transversus e das Familias Portunidae e Sesarminae. A diversidade media de decapodes foi baixa, sendo de 0,78 ± 0,34 bits.org -1 . Foram encontradas larvas e pos-larvas do caranguejo-uca, em todos os estadios de desenvolvimento, sendo o periodo de ocorrencia coerente com o previsto. As maiores densidades larvais dessa especie foram observadas em dezembro, na regiao intermediaria da baia, com maximo de 106,9 org.m -3 (zoes l-ll). Apesar da degradacao ambiental historica, a riqueza de crustaceos decapodes observada na baia, apontou enorme potencial ecologico, especialmente como bercario e habitat. Contudo, comparando-se com ecossistemas mais conservados, densidades populacionais das larvas do caranguejo-uca foram baixas, apontando a necessidade de maior conservacao dos manguezais e das populacoes adultas.2017452A riqueza de crustaceos decapodes observada na baia, apontou enorme potencial ecologico, especialmente como bercario e habitat, comparando-se com ecossistemas mais conservados, densidades populacionais das larvas do caranguejo-uca foram baixas.2017-01-07T00:00:00['E. V. Almeida', 'Janaina Oliveira dos Santos', 'G. Silva', 'R. Miranda']2017-01-07T00:00:00 bb27523fc36b3942b3d1c3525f0f3b22841e6d59Perkembangan dan pemanfaatan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) dalam banyak bidang bukanlah hal yang baru saat ini. Pemanfaatan dan pengembangan ICT di berbagai bidang telah banyak membantu kerja dalam berbagai bidang termasuk bidang pendidikan. UNDIKSHA telah memiliki beberapa sistem informasi dengan memanfaatkan media website. Salah satu fakultas di lingkungan UNDIKSHA yang memanfaatkan media website dalam memberikan layanan informasi yaitu Fakultas teknik dan Kejuruan (FTK). Setiap jurusan di lingkungan FTK sudah memiliki sistem informasi berupa website jurusan yang masing-masing dikelola oleh jurusan. Namun belum ada suatu sistem atau Web Service yang mampu menangani dan menginterasikan sistem website yang tersedia di masing-masing jurusan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan suatu sistem terintegrasi berupa layanan Web Service yang menghubungkan semua sistem yang ada di lembaga ke dalam web profil jurusan dan fakultas. Model pengembangan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah web profil fakultas dan jurusan yang menyediakan Web Service dari berbagai sistem informasi yang terdapat di UNDIKSHA. Web Profil ini juga telah mampu mengimplementasikan web service untuk menunjang sinkronasi data antara web profil dengan data Center. Kata kunci: sistem informasi, website, web service2017022017-01-07T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan['I. G. P. Sindu', 'G. S. Santyadiputra']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d87538b53a15d2b4009aac2070e0ec90b164603bThe 2012-phenomenon is based on the idea that something important was expected to occur on December 21, 2012, a date associated with the ancient Maya Long Count calendar. Even though the date has passed, the overall phenomenon is unlikely to disappear because the dominant themes of the end of the world and/or a transformation of consciousness can be found in other ‘alternative’ histories. These non-academic histories are ultimately apocalyptic in nature. The 2012-phenomenon is also an example of an ‘incorporeal hyperobject’, i.e. an object widely distributed and repeated. It is not anchored in a specific time-space unit but it is manifested in many different corporeal objects. The 2012-phenomenon is different from the academic Mayanist incorporeal hyperobject because each of them uses different distinctions of what exists or not. These different objects cannot communicate directly in different media ecologies since different distinctions have formed each one. Hence, there can never be a sincere understanding of each camp. Only by perturbing another object can information be translated into meaning. The blog is such a medium that can affect incorporeal hyperobjects. This article discusses the way one blog has interacted with the 2012-phenomenon.2017022017-01-07T00:00:00AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology['J. Normark']2017-01-07T00:00:00 78d2a5d3108602c80a00aa033a76f4f17ee07d6bAnnie Leibovitz’s postmortem photograph of Susan Sontag in A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005 publicizes its subject in the same visual space that protects its privacy, writing over its contemporaneity with a series of more legible nineteenth-century and modernist visual codes, just as it aspires to write over celebrity spectacle with the intimate and sustained gaze of contemplation and witness. This process of writing over is not just spatial but temporal, anchored in moments of rupture, suture, and recursivity, as well as in strategies through which the apparently static image aspires to acknowledge, touch, and potentially rework its usable pasts. The volume’s collective use of “temporal asynchrony” constitutes a queering of the latent teleologies of linear sequence (from the teleology of heterosexual reproduction to the inscription of ideas of social order broadly), and in terms requisite to Leibovitz’s project to redescribe kinship as queer or lesbian history.20174632017-01-07T00:00:00GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies['K. Jacobs']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7e15e7ec019812986abcfcfeec18b4717906bce5The importance of examining positive aspects of youth development has been emphasized across disciplines involved in the care of youth with substance abuse problems. However, little is known about the strengths of adolescents with substance abuse problems, especially youth entering residential treatment. Utilizing the Strengths Assessment Inventory, a measure assessing psychological and social strengths, we examined patterns of strengths across groups of age- and gender-matched youth who reported no substance use, frequent substance use, and those entering treatment for severe substance use. Each group consisted of 43 participants ranging in age from 14 to 18 years. Results indicated that, on average, individuals entering treatment scored lower on personal strengths. However, through the use of more sophisticated statistical approaches, it was found that certain strengths were predictive of individuals belonging to the treatment group. Results are discussed in terms of their relevance to the treatment of adolescent substance abuse problems.20174942017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Drug Issues['Nicholas Harris', 'James N. R. Brazeau', 'E. Rawana', 'K. Brownlee', 'R. Klein']2017-01-07T00:00:00 963dfe9087babed5c8d28be4d167f625bf89a603Objectives: Studies of social support in diabetes have focused on the effects of support on the person with type 2 diabetes. We explored diabetes prevention effects of a culturally tailored diabetes self-management intervention in individuals without diabetes who were supporters of intervention participants. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial that involved 256 Mexican Americans with diabetes. Each study participant designated a supporter—spouse, relative, friend—who attended intervention sessions and assisted participants in attaining effective diabetes self-management. Supporter’s glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) data were tracked for 1 year to determine diabetes conversion rates in supporters without diabetes at baseline. Results: Fewer individuals in the intervention group (n = 9) converted to an A1C above the 7% threshold, compared to the 1-year wait-listed control group (n = 16). We found a statistically significant difference (p = .021) at 12 months in the number of individuals whose A1C was ⩽8%, with fewer supporters above threshold in the intervention group (reduction of 48%). Supporters in the intervention group with prediabetes, based on baseline A1C, experienced a slight reduction in A1C, while control group supporters with prediabetes experienced an increase. Discussion: The results suggest that there are potential benefits for family members and other supporters of persons with diabetes who participated in diabetes self-management programs.SAGE Open Medicine2017224There are potential benefits for family members and other supporters of persons with diabetes who participated in diabetes self-management programs, and a statistically significant difference at 12 months in the number of individuals whose A1C was ⩽8%, with fewer supporters above threshold in the intervention group.2017-01-07T00:00:00SAGE Open Medicine['Sharon A. Brown', 'Alexandra A. García', 'P. Orlander', 'C. Hanis']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7eab5cddb1b1e9c46e28a6665f5d224926ff15f9This article examines the role that information and communication technologies (ICTs) play in regional development and their relationship with factors such as regional learning, innovation, culture, and internal and external regional information networks. Historical methods are used to build up a picture of significant changes that have taken place within two contrasting regions of New Zealand between 1985 and 2005. The interdependent relationships between the development of hard ICT-based networks and regional social networks are explored.201783The role that information and communication technologies play in regional development and their relationship with factors such as regional learning, innovation, culture, and internal and external regional information networks are examined.2017-01-07T00:00:00Information & Culture: A Journal of History['J. Toland', 'P. Yoong']2017-01-07T00:00:00 90d7ee830da2427998ce40446aad9657ad9e3efeLa finalidad del trabajo es describir el proceso de ensenanza visto desde la gestion de  competencias cientificas utilizando el metodo de investigacion documental expositiva. Es necesario estudiar competencias en personas que mantengan alto desempeno en investigacion con relacion a su produccion intelectual. Existen dificultades de formacion en estudiantes, no hay mucha integracion entre teoria y practica en investigacion. Concluyendo dada la importancia que embiste la investigacion en el ambito social es necesario gestionar programas adecuados que incluyan diferentes maneras de transmitir conocimiento cientifico a los niveles academicos a fin de lograr inculcar en los estudiantes el pensamiento critico y analitico.2017032017-01-07T00:00:00['Carlos David Solorio Pérez']2017-01-07T00:00:00 bd70fa50da9719501e300ddd8ed79348ea12539fThis book explores the linguistic expression of identity, intended as the social positioning of self and others, by focusing mostly on a scenario of prolonged language contact, namely the ancient Mediterranean area. The volume includes studies on language contact and on identity strategies developed at different levels of analysis, from phonetics to pragmatics, in, among others, Latin, Greek, Coptic, Syriac, (Cypriot) Arabic, Medieval Sardinian.2017032017-01-07T00:00:00['Piera Molinelli']2017-01-07T00:00:00 53f5a7ac7aad35d4af7d9197374c9391c523e18ePurpose: To analyze quality of life of children operated for congenital hydrocephalus and the concern of parents in taking care of these children. Methods: Thirty patients who underwent ventriculo-peritoneal shunt were randomly selected with minimum gap of 1 year between surgery and study. Canadian validated questionnaire was used. Overall health score (OHS) and parental concern score (PCS) were correlated with gender, family type and number of surgeries. Results: Mean OHS was 159.43 which was summation of physical health (mean 45.76), social-emotional (mean 80.03) and cognitive health scores (mean 33.66). Mean OHS was 151.57 for males and 177.77 for females (p-value 0.233). Nuclear and joint families had mean OHS of 160.36 and 158.89 respectively (p-value 0.944). Those who underwent one surgery had mean OHS of 167.48 and PCS of 23.10 whereas mean OHS was 140.66 and PCS was 27.78 for those with multiple procedures. Mean PCS for males was 26.71 and for females was 19.33 (p-value 0.036 statistically significant). This was not statistically significant between nuclear (24.73) and joint families (24.26). Conclusions: Quality of life of survivors of hydrocephalus is reasonably good even in developing countries due to keen parental involvement irrespective of gender, family type and number of surgeries.Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences201713Quality of life of survivors of hydrocephalus is reasonably good even in developing countries due to keen parental involvement irrespective of gender, family type and number of surgeries.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences['M. Bawa', 'J. Sundaram', 'Vedarth Dash', 'N. Peters', 'K. Rao']2017-01-07T00:00:00 2c5a69742ff99233319a1e7abd6ead21bd55500cABSTRACT Corruption is a social disease and parasite that harms a nation’s life aspects when it is practiced continuously in a big scale. Nowadays corruption can be classified into two points of view. First view states that corruption is from the individual of the corruptor. Second view, according to some experts, states that corruption is a social practice within a system. Since corruption cases in Indonesia are getting more massive, it is necessary to study the factors which cause corruption within the criminal psychological perspective. Corruption eradication can be carried out by the policy of the Penal Law; namely Penal and Non-penal policies. The objective of the research is to find out the legal administration, the factors which lead to corruption and penal law policy. The research applies judicial normative method which is grounded on library research to obtain materials related to the research problems. The instruments used to collect the data are library study and interview. Based on the results, the formulation of the Law on corruption has evolved substantially. The changes are seen from how the law makers put the regulations into a particular form of regulation. The Law on Corruption/ 1999 has set criminal weighing such as death penalty, particular minimum criminal sanction, higher fine, and more actions classified into corruption. Viewed from the criminal psychological perspective, the factors which cause corruption are derived from within the corruptor’s self; they are greedy and rapacious, and caused by basic human values such as hedonism, achievement as well as conformity. The strategy to eradicate corruption is by establishing Penal and Non penal policies. Penal policy is carried out by means of law enforcement i.e. involve the accused/defendant of corruption to reveal a case. Their participation is known as the Justice Collaborator and Whistle Blower. It is stipulated in the Circular Letter of the Supreme Court No.4/2011. Then, it can also be carried out by impoverishing the corruptor which has been enabled by the prevailing regulations; namely, the Article 18 of the Law on Corruption. Next, non-penal policy can be made by empowering the moral integrity of the law enforcers to enforce the law on corruption, namely empowering the welfare system or establishing political and economic risk system, and disseminate the understanding of corruption to the bureaucrats in either executive or legislative institutions, the law enforcers and all levels of the society. Keywords: Corruption, Psychology, Criminology.2017032017-01-07T00:00:00USU LAW JOURNAL['Andi Supratman', 'Ediwarman Ediwarman', 'M. Hamdan', 'Edi Yunara']2017-01-07T00:00:00 3c2bdc03be12f862b4a7c5848d4bca16b66270d7Advances in Atmospheric Sciences2017022017-01-07T00:00:00Advances in Atmospheric Sciences['Huijun Wang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 1a715aacefb4047cb7393928b69cda88230a03c6La influencia del contexto sociocultural en la ensenanza-aprendizaje de la lengua materna enfatiza su funcion como medio esencial de comunicacion social y expresion de la identidad nacional; en este sentido la familia en el cumplimiento de su funcion educativa, con la orientacion de la escuela debe contribuir a la formacion integral de un individuo capaz de expresarse adecuadamente de acuerdo con la naturaleza de las diversas situaciones comunicativas. La tarea del maestro esta en explicar y demostrar a cada familia que actividades pueden realizar con sus hijos para que aprendan a comunicarse, es decir, a escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir.2017022017-01-07T00:00:00['J. Medina', 'Alí Fernández']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6fece6facf4787f4384483efbedde4394f408807The study examined the relationship among students’ focus in urban schools and three educationally relevant psychological factors: school engagement, achievement goals, and possible future self. A 1-year study at two urban high schools with a total of 212 participants suggested that academically focused students are more highly engaged with mastery-approach goals, whereas students with a social focus had less optimal engagement and more performance goal orientations. Both academic and social focus indicated strongest relationships with academic future self and social future self, respectively.20173622017-01-07T00:00:00Youth & Society['Martin H. Jones', 'Christian Mueller', 'K. McCutchen']2017-01-07T00:00:00 65751e4d4791efa23462d303694275c95e4df7bdThis article discusses the endogamous marriage of Jamaah Tarbiyah in Salatiga, Central Java based on a sociological perspective. The framework of Bourdiue theory, particularly capital and habitus concept, was applied to analyze the case. Jamaah Tarbiyah was able to force the cadre to get married in endogamous system based on ‘its own capital’. But, when the system was on process sometime it run in coercive way and there was a symbolic violence. As result, the coercive way raised a habitual action (habitus). The habitus resulted a doxa as well as a heterodoxa (counter doxa) when doxa opposed topersonal interest. Dialectic of the habitus, doxa, and hetrodoxa influenced on the member’s social life when endogamous marriage was practiced. DOI :  10.15408/ajis.v17i1.622620171622017-01-07T00:00:00['Ilyya Muhsin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 57c60be3bcb4a2a6b5694b7daf7efc020dd0603bFlexible Services and Manufacturing Journal20172936A mixed-integer linear programming model is presented to create updated duty and workstation rosters simultaneously following absences of scheduled personnel and results indicate that the integrated model parameters allow managing the trade-off between plan quality goals and plan stability.2017-01-07T00:00:00Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal['C. Gross', 'A. Fügener', 'J. Brunner']2017-01-07T00:00:00 822a48f45e1efd45c056373c89ccfc34f1aea818Insulin secretion from islets of Langerhans is a dynamic process that is essential for maintaining glucose homeostasis. The ability to measure dynamic changes in insulin levels upon glucose stimulation from single islets will allow testing of therapeutics and investigating mechanisms of defective secretion observed in metabolic diseases. Most approaches to date for measurement of rapid changes in insulin levels rely on separations, making the assays difficult to translate to non-specialist laboratories. To enable rapid measurements of secretion dynamics from a single islet in a manner that will be more suitable for transfer to non-specialized laboratories, a microfluidic online fluorescence anisotropy immunoassay was developed. A single islet was housed inside a microfluidic chamber and stimulated with varying glucose levels from a gravity-based perfusion system. The total effluent of the islet chamber containing the islet secretions was mixed with gravity-driven solutions of insulin antibody and Cy5-labeled insulin. After mixing was complete, a linearly polarized 635 nm laser was used to excite the immunoassay mixture and the emission was split into parallel and perpendicular components for determination of anisotropy. Key factors for reproducible anisotropy measurements, including temperature homogeneity and flow rate stability were optimized, which resulted in a 4 nM limit of detection for insulin with <1% RSD of anisotropy values. The capability of this system for measuring insulin secretion from single islets was shown by stimulating an islet with varying glucose levels. As the entire analysis is performed optically, this system should be readily transferable to other laboratories.Analytical Methods20174125The capability of this system for measuring insulin secretion from single islets was shown by stimulating an islet with varying glucose levels, which resulted in a 4 nM limit of detection for insulin with <1% RSD of anisotropy values.2017-01-07T00:00:00Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications['Adrian M. Schrell', 'Nikita Mukhitov', 'Lian Yi', 'Joel E Adablah', 'Joshua Menezes', 'Michael G. Roper']2017-01-07T00:00:00 93f022189737eded0e399780ab52ca1220d7ddb6Abstract There is a misconception that 21st century education is all about using the right online tools. However, the premise of 21st century education requires the integration of relevant content, skills and instructional support to enhance knowledge processes in line with the requirement of 21st century learning to arrive at meaningful learning experience and not merely the use of online tools. To enhance the integration, an Online Multiliteracies Project Approach (eMULPA) framework is designed by incorporating teachers’ presence, online tools, learning materials, collaborative efforts while fulfilling the syllabus requirement so that the interconnectedness in these elements would give learners a learning experince that is worthwhile and meaningful. The framework which encompases the knowledge processes: exploration, contexualization, investigation, delibration and consolidation is expected to assist learners to have meaningful learning. This paper focuses on the learners’experiences while undergoing the knowledge processes in eMULPA. Data collection tools were interviews, teaching documents and learners’ reflective journals. For this paper, only data from learners’ reflective journal were drawn, coded for themes and explicated because reflective journal is one of the reliable means to gather information on the metacognitive processes undergone by learners. The preliminary findings demonstrated learners’ have undergone meaningful learning experiences through the eMULPA knowledge processes higlighted above. Thus, the implementation of eMULPA is expected to assist learners to acquire the 21st century skills.2017124The preliminary findings demonstrated learners’ have undergone meaningful learning experiences through the eMULPA knowledge processes higlighted, which is expected to assist learners to acquire the 21st century skills.2017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Suraini Mohd Ali', 'Haliza Harun', 'Norhaili Massari', 'Fariza Puteh-Behak', 'Ramiaida Darmi', 'Normazla Ahmad Mahir', 'Suzanah Selamat', 'Y. E. A. Hamid']2017-01-07T00:00:00 bfc811e1e71ceda2e7b7eb830becf966329921c9Menangterus88 adalah Agen Judi, Judi Online, Judi Bola dan Casino aman dan terpercaya dengan berbagai macam Bonus dan Freebet.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Genta Poker', 'Judi Online Judi Bola Agen judi Livescore', 'menangterus']2017-01-07T00:00:00 bead5b345c2e12bab8100cf9e7d8e0268b8ffec1Ultimas noticias sobre deportes, politica, economia, cultura y sociedad. Escucha los programas y emisoras de la Cadena SER a la carta, radio online y podcasts.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Cadena Ser', 'Podium Podcast']2017-01-07T00:00:00 83b700b4fddb96adb7701f98b92919b409ee9da3Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah rendahnya minat belajar para siswa kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan T.P 2016/2017. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Penggunaan Sosial Media dan Game Online Terhadap Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan T.P 2016/2017. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMA Panca Budi Medan yang beralamat di Jalan Gatot Subroto Km 4,5 Sei Sikambing Medan, Sumatera Utara. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X SMA Panca Budi Tahun Pembelajaran 2016/2017 yang terdiri dari 166 orang siswa sedangkan sampel dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 83 orang siswa dengan teknik proportional random sampling. Untuk memperoleh data dalam penelitian ini, maka dilakukan pengumpulan data dengan penyebaran angket kepada siswa untuk mengetahui penggunaan sosial media dan game online yang akan mempengaruhi minat belajar mereka. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh variabel X1 (sosial media) dan X2 (game online) terhadap variabel Y (minat belajar) adalah regresi linear berganda, kemudian untuk mengetahui besar pengaruh variabel X1 dan X2 terhadap variabel Y menggunakan determinasi dan pengujian hipotesis menggunkan uji “t” secara parsial dan uji “F” secara simultan. Berdasarkan analisis data dengan menggunakan rumus regresi linear berganda, diperoleh persamaan garis linear Y = 31,94 + 0,384 X1 + 0,286 X2. Besarnya pengaruh antara variabel X terhadap variabel Y dihitung dengan Determinasi dan diperoleh hasil besar pengaruh variabel X terhadap Y adalah 58,6%. Hipotesis secara parsial diuji dengan uji “t” diperoleh hasil thitung masing-masing variabel X1 dan X2 adalah 4,143 dan 4,380 sedangkan ttabel pada taraf signifikan 95% atau alpha 5% sebesar 1,990 thitung > ttabel (4,143 > 1,990) dan (4,380 > 1,990) serta jika dibandingkan taraf signifikan dengan α sebesar 0,05 diperoleh (0,000 3,31) dan jika dibandingkan taraf signifikan dengan α sebesar 5% = 0,05 diperoleh hasil (0,000 < 0,05). Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan hipotesis yang menyatakan “terdapat pengaruh negatif dan signifikan antara penggunaan sosial media dan game online terhadap minat belajar siswa Kelas X SMA Panca Budi Medan” dapat diterima.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Delyafani Ardilla']2017-01-07T00:00:00 705d8f43dd0aa839b6d0957113efa6a0abebd3482017022017-01-07T00:00:00['Katharina Prager', 'Vanessa Hannesschläger', 'Wilhelm Hemecker', 'E. Saunders']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f956717924448ba175b49896ff0999bec3097dc1Diese Seite des virtuellen Herbariums zeigt Ihnen die wichtigsten Angaben zur Pflanzenart Fruhlings-Scharbockskraut (Ficaria verna)201700Diese Seite des virtuellen Herbariums zeigt die wichtigsten Angaben zur Pflanzenart Fruhlings-Scharbockskraut (Ficaria verna).2017-01-07T00:00:00['J. Eberhardt']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6cdca0e27c4c52150963c2093367d5009b1dc33e2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Anja Morgenstern', 'Wernfried Hofmeister', 'Andrea Hofmeister-Winter']2017-01-07T00:00:00 5efe1a8e9153528f77d921d6c8fb5394c030f6b22017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Markus Ender', 'Wernfried Hofmeister', 'Andrea Hofmeister-Winter']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f5b38e033d38ca6f53fd3a4b9b8648858e6150d82017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Courtney E. Martin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 495d512ae46003a685f10ae56fccfe4b733b2df12017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Ariane Martín', 'Uta Störl', 'Wernfried Hofmeister', 'Andrea Hofmeister-Winter']2017-01-07T00:00:00 4ed47d1800c2a0d87976d6c841a57c9ecf7ac2962017002017-01-07T00:00:00['C. Unger']2017-01-07T00:00:00 9908379f09ed86aff2b9268bdae23e9894ed8114Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning201753443A rudimentary flipped classroom model is proposed and a set of 10 guidelines to address the potential challenges of flipped classroom approach are proposed to address student-related challenges, faculty challenges, and operational challenges.2017-01-07T00:00:00Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning['C. Lo', 'K. Hew']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0cc01dacc56ef0f00086bc85949ec352df5b6613ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study was to test Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs in predicting human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination behavioral intentions of vaccine-eligible college men. Participants: Participants were unvaccinated college men aged 18–26 years attending a large public university in the southeastern United States during Spring 2015. Methods: A nonexperimental, cross-sectional study design was employed. Instrumentation comprised a qualitative elicitation study, expert panel review, pilot test, test-retest, and internal consistency, construct validity, and predictive validity assessments using data collected from an online self-report questionnaire. Results: The sample consisted of 256 college men, and the final structural model exhibited acceptable fit of the data. Attitude toward the behavior (β = .169) and subjective norm (β = 0.667) were significant predictors of behavioral intention, accounting for 58% of its variance. Conclusions: Practitioners may utilize this instrument for the development and evaluation of TPB-based interventions to increase HPV vaccination intentions of undergraduate college men.Journal of American College Health201748100TPB constructs in predicting human papillomavirus vaccination behavioral intentions of vaccine-eligible college men exhibited acceptable fit, and practitioners may utilize this instrument for the development and evaluation of TPB-based interventions to increase HPV vaccination intentions of undergraduate college men.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of American College Health['H. Catalano', 'Adam P Knowlden', 'D. Birch', 'J. Leeper', 'A. Paschal', 'S. Usdan']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ad4da79d579baa1d2bfde6fd84a6ae6cfe5e7144 Using over 5,000 trades unequivocally based on nonpublic information about firm fundamentals, we find that asymmetric information proxies display abnormal values on days with informed trading. Volatility and volume are abnormally high, whereas illiquidity is low, in equity and option markets. Daily returns reflect the sign of private signals, but bid-ask spreads are lower when informed investors trade. Market makers’ learning under event uncertainty and limit orders help explain these findings. The cross-section of information duration indicates that traders select days with high uninformed volume. Evidence from the U.S. SEC Whistleblower Reward Program and the FINRA involvement addresses selection concerns. Received January 11, 2017; editorial decision December 17, 2018 by Editor Andrew Karolyi. Authors have furnished an Internet Appendix, which is available on the Oxford University Press Web site next to the link to the final published paper online.The Review of financial studies2017117722017-01-07T00:00:00CGN: Insider Trading (Topic)['Marcin T. Kacperczyk', 'Emiliano S. Pagnotta']2017-01-07T00:00:00 f6be37849933b4e140fa19f7fd5e66a8d4cfd34fBioMedical Engineering OnLine20176027A unique prototype of a hybrid brain computer interface (BCI) which senses a combination classification of mental task, steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) and eyes closed detection using only two EEG channels is presented.2017-01-07T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['R. Chai', 'G. Naik', 'S. Ling', 'H. Nguyen']2017-01-07T00:00:00 829eb666c78004e5f37805059c9efb3f46f55f3fABSTRACT Over a third of American college students are either overweight or obese, which has been suggested to negatively impact their academic achievement. Objective: This study seeks to better understand the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and grade point average (GPA), while examining potential mediators of this association. Participants and Methods: The sample consists of 298 college women who volunteered to complete online questionnaires between October and December 2014. Results: Although no significant differences were noted for sociodemographic variables, overweight and obese female students were found to report lower GPA and academic self-efficacy as well as higher depressive symptoms, compared with their normal-weight counterparts. Academic self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between BMI and GPA. Conclusions: To foster better academic achievement in female college students, and especially for those who are overweight and obese, strategies for improving self-efficacy and adaptation to college should be implemented.Journal of American College Health20174919To foster better academic achievement in female college students, and especially for those who are overweight and obese, strategies for improving self-efficacy and adaptation to college should be implemented.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of American College Health['A. Aimé', 'Aude Villatte', 'Caroline Cyr', 'D. Marcotte']2017-01-07T00:00:00 e3d1838dc63d7eef240157e23219eaf21bdee8b2We conducted a survey to verify the relationship between vertical and horizontal collectivism and Chinese organizational citizenship behavior (Chinese OCB) with a focus on the moderating effects of guanxi. Data were collected through emails and an online survey from 432 full-time Chinese employees. The findings of the study indicated that collective orientation was positively related to Chinese OCB, and that guanxi moderated only the relationship between vertical collectivism and Chinese OCB. Our findings help strengthen the understanding of the dimensions of Chinese OCB. Theoretical contributions are discussed; in particular, possible reasons for the nonsignificant moderating effects of guanxi on horizontal collectivism and Chinese OCB are given. Study results provide not only practical implications for existing employers or human resource managers, but also for start-up entrepreneurs in their human resource management practices and innovative policies. Limitations of the study are pointed out and topics for future research are suggested.20170132017-01-07T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Jaehoon Rhee', 'Xiaofei Zhao', 'I. Jun', 'Choonghyun Kim']2017-01-07T00:00:00 a74d40b272f542c76171b66063b2528595b0bad3BioMedical Engineering OnLine20172716The results show that the proposed four-OSA severity classification model can be used as part of an OSA screening test, which can provide the subject with detailed OSA severity results from only breathing sounds.2017-01-07T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Jaepil Kim', 'Taehoon Kim', 'Donmoon Lee', 'Jeong-Whun Kim', 'Kyogu Lee']2017-01-07T00:00:00 d6d6471d27da93752a1a7175d0623c9de701eec6Abstract Many critical questions concerning the relationship between the news media and political knowledge involve the extent to which the media facilitate learning about news, war and politics. Political awareness - via the news media - affects virtually every aspect of citizens’ political attitudes and behaviours. This paper examines how Libyan elites adopt the news media to access news and information regarding the current Libyan war and politics and how they use political communication and new media to build/spread political awareness. With the expansion of private and state-owned television in Libya, concern has grown that these new TV services will survive in providing information about citizens’ interests, including the new, developing political scene. A total of 134 highly educated Libyan professionals completed an online survey, reporting their perceptions of issues covered by national TV services. This account centres on how those elites consume the media and what level of trust they have in the media and in information and what the role of the media in their country should be. The results show that most respondents, especially those who live outside the country, prefer using different Libyan news platforms. However, 50 per cent of these do not trust these channels as a source of information regarding the civil war, associated conflicts and politics in general. They have grown weary of coverage that represents the interests of those who run or own the services and consequently place little trust in the media. Spreading ‘lies as facts’ has affected the credibility of these services. Politically, these respondents wish the media to discuss solutions and act as a force for good, not for division. They also differed in the number and variety of national news sources that they reportedly used. This paper also highlights the role of social media, mobile telephony and the Internet, as well as the rapidly proliferating private and national media. These findings are also discussed in relation to the growing impact of online sources in Libyan society, social and political change and the emergence of new media platforms as new sources of information.20172582017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Abdul-Karim Ziani', 'M. Elareshi', 'K. Al-Jaber']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6175c6f591b38daf902a68462e38a9dc96048d9fBioMedical Engineering OnLine20175011A two-step approach to detect multiple disconnected electrodes and to compensate the invalid frames of data after disconnection is proposed, capable of detecting more disconnected electrodes with higher accuracy compared to methods proposed in previous studies.2017-01-07T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Ge Zhang', 'M. Dai', 'Lin Yang', 'Weichen Li', 'Haoting Li', 'Canhua Xu', 'Xuetao Shi', 'Xiuzhen Dong', 'F. Fu']2017-01-07T00:00:00 baf2dfd34038f9b2a3e1d389a54708b8b2cac1d9The present study explored para-jokes and meta-jokes in Persian verbal humor. They were defined in the context of this research as the second and the third generation of jokes respectively. Such jokes rely on the intertextuality of humor. That is, the perception of humor used in para-jokes and meta-jokes entails a prior recognition of the original jokes based on which such versions are generated. In this study, first, a corpus of Persian online jokes was made. Then, in light of General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH), the corpus was scrutinized to discern the percentage of para- and meta-jokes. The initial analysis revealed that only five and three percent of the corpus were represented by these jokes respectively. In the second phase of the study, 31 Persian speakers were interviewed to examine their recognition and perception of humor in a sample of such jokes. The findings indicated that para-jokes and meta-jokes were successfully recognized and perceived by only 30% and 45% of the interviewees respectively. Drawing upon GTVH, this paper elaborates on the contribution of such jokes in Persian verbal humor. Moreover, limitations of the study and suggestions for further research are briefly addressed.20171122017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research['Bahareh Masaeli', 'M. Heidari-Shahreza']2017-01-07T00:00:00 32a02c789bb06fda01f0eff4c3892fbaa06bb6faResearch and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning2017022017-01-07T00:00:00Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning['C. Lo', 'K. Hew']2017-01-07T00:00:00 fca3062ec6261179cf8a7285d3ce2eb9e4f10ea0Maternity services liaison committees (MSLCs) have a long history but were affected by 2013 health reforms. An online survey of heads of midwifery (HoMs) and service users was conducted to assess how many NHS trusts in England had a functioning MSLC and whether they were supported by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and working with Healthwatch, the new statutory consumer advocate. Results showed that at least 62 per cent of trusts had an MSLC. However, support from commissioners varied widely. Around two fifths of MSLCs had administrative support provided by the CCG or their local NHS trust. One in eight MSLCs had a budget including an allowance for the Chair. Some MSLCs were struggling to continue, due to little or no support. Both HoMs and service users wanted commissioners to provide more consistent support for MSLCs. One in five MSLCs had a clear link with Healthwatch. This is a legacy to underpin the transition to CCG-funded MaternityVoices Partnerships in 2017.Practising Midwife2017141An online survey of heads of midwifery and service users was conducted to assess how many NHS trusts in England had a functioning MSLC and whether they were supported by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and working with Healthwatch, the new statutory consumer advocate.2017-01-07T00:00:00The practising midwife['M. Newburn', 'A. Easter', 'G. Fletcher', 'R. Plachcinski']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0912cd44e5428c5d50915a21369ebb31388f3904Recent work in distance metric learning has focused on learning transformations of data that best align with specified pairwise similarity and dissimilarity constraints, often supplied by a human observer. The learned transformations lead to improved retrieval, classification, and clustering algorithms due to the better adapted distance or similarity measures. Here, we address the problem of learning these transformations when the underlying constraint generation process is nonstationary. This nonstationarity can, for example, be due to changes in the feature subspaces in which class dichotomies are apparent. We propose online convex ensemble strongly adaptive dynamic learning (OCELAD), a general adaptive, online approach for learning and tracking optimal metrics as they change over time that is highly robust to a variety of nonstationary behaviors in the changing metric. We apply the OCELAD framework to an ensemble of online learners. Specifically, we create a retro-initialized composite objective mirror descent (COMID) ensemble (RICE) consisting of a set of parallel COMID learners with different learning rates, and demonstrate parameter-free RICE-OCELAD metric learning on both synthetic data and a highly nonstationary Twitter dataset. We show significant performance improvements and increased robustness to nonstationarities relative to previously proposed batch and online distance metric learning algorithms.IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing2017321This work creates a retro-initialized composite objective mirror descent (COMID) ensemble (RICE) consisting of a set of parallel COMID learners with different learning rates, and demonstrates parameter-free RICE-OCELAD metric learning on both synthetic data and a highly nonstationary Twitter dataset.2017-01-07T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing['K. Greenewald', 'Stephen Kelley', 'Brandon Oselio', 'A. Hero']2017-01-07T00:00:00 b7e84a13207e1e11f533169412691e3983430374Harry Prakoso, 33113949 PEMBUATAN WEBSITE SEJARAH DAN KEBUDAYAAN JAWA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PHP DAN MYSQL Penulisan Ilmiah, Manajemen Informatika, Direktorat Program Diploma Tiga Teknologi Informasi, Universitas Gunadarma, 2016 Kata Kunci : Sejarah, dan Kebudayaan Jawa, Website ( XIV + 92 + Lampiran) Sejarah Dan Kebudayaan Jawa adalah informasi yang berisi tentang sejarah dan kebudayaan jawa. Selama ini sejarah jawa sudah hampir dilupakan oleh masyarakat jawa. Dengan sistem informasi akan memudahkan pengunjung untuk mengingatkan sejarah jawa dan kebudayaan jawa. Pada penelitian ini telah berhasil dibuat website Sejarah dan Kebudayaan Jawa, Sehingga pengunjung dapat melihatnya melalui internet secara online. Website ini dibangun dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman yang berbasis PHP, dan database menggunakan MySQL. Pengujian perangkat lunak dilakukan secara offline dengan menggunakan aplikasi XAMPP. Daftar Pustaka ( 2011 – 2016 )2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['H. Prakoso']2017-01-07T00:00:00 ce81971019b54cc6ab260ada87172e89f3a576bfPengguna internet semakin bertambah setiap tahunnya. Dengan semakin banyaknya layanan online berbasis web dapat mempermudah task sehari-hari. Beberapa layanan seperti toko online, pemesanan tiket online dan media sosial memiliki pengguna yang banyak dan terus bertambah setiap tahunnya. Bertambahnya pengguna tersebut menuntut pengembangan sistem menjadi lebih handal dalam menangani permintaan setiap pengguna. Penanganan permintaan pengguna yang banyak dalam waktu bersamaan membutuhkan algoritma penyeimbang beban. Algoritma penyeimbang beban akan mendistribusikan task ke komputer pekerja(workers) yang sesuai. Untuk meningkatkan mutu layanan waktu respons harus di minimalkan. Pemilihan worker yang tepat dapat meminimalkan waktu respons. Worker yang kelebihan beban karena mengerjakan task yang tidak sesuai, akan memperlambat waktu penyelesaian task. Kriteria pemilihan workers dapat berdasarkan ketersediaan sumber daya komputer dan waktu terselesaikan task (task completion). Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini diusulkan peningkatan algoritma penyeimbang beban dengan mempertimbangkan kebutuhan sumber daya task sebagai dasar pengelompokan task. ========================================================= ================================================ Internet users are growing every year. With the increasing number of web based online services can simplify the daily work. Some services such as online stores, online ticketing and social media have growing users every day. Increasing the user demands system development to be more reliable in handling each user's request. Handling multiple user requests at the same time requires load balancing algorithms. The load balancing algorithm will distribute the work to the appropriate worker's computer To improve the service quality response time should be minimized. Choosing the right computer worker can minimize response time. Computer workers who are overloaded for doing unsuitable work will slow down the completion time. The criteria for selecting workers can be based on the availability of computer resources and time completion of the job (task completion). Therefore, in this research, it is proposed to increase load balancing algorithm by considering the need of job resource as the basis of job grouping.2017220It is proposed to increase load balancing algorithm by considering the need of job resource as the basis of job grouping by considering peningkatan algoritma penyeimbang beban dengan mempertimbangkan kebutuhan sumber daya task sebagai dasar pengelompokan task.2017-01-07T00:00:00['Thiar Hasbiya Ditanaya']2017-01-07T00:00:00 10dc2d1172e068a9c9bbd0453fe85ce61ec5c2c3In order to overcome the serious size distortion problem when online monitoring the long memory parameter change point in FARIMA , , ) processes based on the critical values simulated byFARIMA , , ) process, we propose a sieve bootstrap monitoring procedure. Simulations show that the critical values determined by the sieve bootstrap method can not only control the empirical size well below the test level, but also have satisfied test power.2017140Simulations show that the critical values determined by the sieve bootstrap method can not only control the empirical size well below the test level, but also have satisfied test power.2017-01-07T00:00:00['Na Lv', 'Zhanshou Chen', 'Jianqi Ma', 'Yong Wang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0a36e570f3bf08903b815718c30edf7fb0ad14c6This online guide contains customized materials selected by your librarian, in partnership with your professor, to highlight resources you'll need for the research assignment.2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['J. B. Colvin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 4d5ef56da3d878494527a87f59fa02e77a15be80Aesthetic Plastic Surgery20171743This study represents the largest number of patients who answered the BREAST-Q reduction mammoplasty module and the goal of breast surgery should be the attainment of patient satisfaction with good breast volume, shape, and symmetry.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['A. Cogliandro', 'M. Barone', 'G. Cassotta', 'S. Tenna', 'B. Cagli', 'P. Persichetti']2017-01-07T00:00:00 10e30d58fb09c62c1d22d6c254a8ea44cf74f5ebAesthetic Plastic Surgery20175526A systematic review of English literature concerning NF found Liposuction was the most affected procedure, with buttocks and lower extremity the most involved anatomical regions, and the majority of the infections were monomicrobial, promoted by Streptococcus pyogenes.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['A. Marchesi', 'S. Marcelli', 'P. Parodi', 'R. Perrotta', 'M. Riccio', 'L. Vaienti']2017-01-07T00:00:00 11135fac8cdc09097b70e20dc8b35c7cacd39b22Aesthetic Plastic Surgery20171723Septal extension grafting with a cartilage–bone complex can be used to correct a short nose, especially in Asians who have relatively small amounts of septal cartilage.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['Soo Hyang Lee', 'M. Koo', 'E. Kang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 0288ad7f86490abbd630a187e1b369bac978eecbAesthetic Plastic Surgery2017107Mammotome-assisted liposuction is a new approach that can be used to excise both adipose and fibro-glandular breast tissue simultaneously with a minimal incision, and provides a favorable contour to the axilla.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['Xin Tang']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7e2f608df9179790f47f6b52627dd09c6b6cbdcdAesthetic Plastic Surgery201796A correlation between annual number of breast augmentation procedures performed and GDP values was revealed and predicted number of BBA procedures, based on predicted GDP growth in Ireland, strongly correlated with actual number ofBBA performed.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['L. Kearney', 'R. Dolan', 'A. Clover', 'E. Kelly', 'E. O’Broin', 'M. O’Shaughnessy', "S. O'sullivan"]2017-01-07T00:00:00 c3547bc3dfa86bed1e14bc08093deb3da1c47f2aAesthetic Plastic Surgery2017415It is shown that the existence of a natural plica at the base of the antihelix in ear framing represents a landmark between normal and protruding ear morphology and is a valuable key point in recognizing the normal external ear.2017-01-07T00:00:00Aesthetic Plastic Surgery['M. M. Oliveira', 'Daniel P. S. Oliveira', 'Gustavo De Sousa Marques Oliveira']2017-01-07T00:00:00 c41e71afce0933c10d2438d6b72fb1628f38488aObiettivo del paper: Il paper analizza le variabili della websiteatmosphere utilizzabili nella progettazione del sito web di un centro commerciale ed approfondisce l’importanza dei diversi attributi assumendo la prospettiva del potenziale utente ed i suoi atteggiamenti nei confronti del format. Metodologia : Il lavoro si basa su un’indagine empirica, condotta tramite questionario, rivolta ad un campione di 438 studenti universitari, di eta compresa tra i 18 e 30 anni. Risultati : L'indagine rivela l’esistenza di atteggiamenti diversi degli utenti nei confronti della web atmosphere a seconda del comportamento di shopping prevalente ed un’attenzione diffusa verso gli attributi social del sito web che favoriscono l’interattivita. Limiti della ricerca: Il campione indagato e composto da soli studenti universitari con uno stile di vita particolare. In futuro, si ritiene necessario estendere l’indagine ad una popolazione piu ampia e prendere in considerazione anche la prospettiva dell’impresa commerciale. Implicazioni pratiche : Investimenti online mirati a rafforzare la presenza e le promozioni sui social network ed altri strumenti di comunicazione interattiva (forum, chat…) potrebbero costituire efficaci leve per incrementare l’attrattivita del sito web e rafforzare i processi di fidelizzazione. 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Sartorius', 'M. Sawhney', 'Mete Saylan', 'I. Schneider', 'D. Silva', 'E. Serván-Mori', 'M. Shaikh', 'Rajiv P. Sharma', 'Min-Jeong Shin', 'Seok-Jun Yoon', 'R. Shiri', 'K. Shishani', 'I. Shiue', 'I. Sigfusdottir', 'D. Silveira', 'J. Silverberg', 'Y. Yano', 'O. Singh', 'P. Singh', 'Virendra Singh', 'S. Soneji', 'J. Soriano', 'L. Sposato', 'C. Sreeramareddy', 'K. Stroumpoulis', 'S. Swaminathan', 'Bryan L. Sykes', 'R. Tabarés-Seisdedos']2017-01-07T00:00:00 74479fc9c740f25c5444fe78344071b8b13a5330Journal of Community Genetics20171422Survey of the membership of the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding family health history (FHH) collection and genetic testing in the primary care setting found that most primary care providers (PCPs) do not feel comfortable ordering, interpreting, and counseling regarding current genetic testing.2017-01-07T00:00:00Journal of Community Genetics['R. Saul', 'T. Trotter', 'Kerry K Sease', 'B. Tarini']2017-01-07T00:00:00 825e2ee8a93fc4fac4344ead89d601e30c08e782Catalysis Letters201718182017-01-07T00:00:00Catalysis Letters['Nibedita Gogoi', 'Porismita Bordoloi', 'Geetika Borah', 'P. K. Gogoi']2017-01-07T00:00:00 3941a9df01fd8b0c602d8bbe2e291ba3b1e9b98fBackground: The role of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) has recently gained much attention in diabetic nephropathy and kidney fibrosis. In this study, we extend this to an assessment of transcriptional regulation of the entire TGF-β superfamily in kidneys from diabetic vs. healthy mice. In order to study the translation between mouse model and patients, we evaluated the signature of phosphorylated Sma- and Mad-related protein 2 (pSmad2), as molecular marker of TGF-β/activin activity, in the kidneys of streptozotocin (STZ)-treated mice compared to that of type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. Methods: Patterns of pSmad2 were determined in kidneys from T1D patients with progressed diabetic nephropathy (DN), defined by hyperglycemia, microalbuminuria, and increased levels of serum creatinine. They were compared to changes seen in the STZ-induced DN mouse model. This was studied by immunohistochemistry (IHC) with an antibody specific for pSmad2. Diabetic mice were also characterized by pSmad1/5/8 (IHC), pSmad2/3 (flow cytometry), and TGF-β family members including bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-like proteins (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction [qPCR]). Results: Renal tubules in DN patients and in STZ mice showed upregulation of pSmad2 concomitant with significantly enlarged distal tubule lumens (p < 0.0001). Renal-derived CD11b+ cells from STZ mice showed elevated pSmad2/3, while endothelial cells had reduced pSmad2/3 levels. No pSmad1/5/8 was observed in the tubule compartment of STZ-treated mice. On total kidney mRNA level, a signature favoring activation of the TGF-β/activin pathway and inhibition of the BMP pathway was demonstrated by qPCR. Conclusion: Although the pre-clinical DN model lacks the features of fibrosis present in human DN, both species show induction of a local milieu favoring pSmad2 signaling, which may be useful as a disease biomarker in pre-clinical models.Nephron20178517Although the pre-clinical DN model lacks the features of fibrosis present in human DN, both species show induction of a local milieu favoring pSmad2 signaling, which may be useful as a disease biomarker in pre- clinical models.2017-01-07T00:00:00Nephron['Lise Høj Thomsen', 'Morten Fog-Tonnesen', 'Lisbeth Nielsen Fink', 'J. Norlin', 'Amaya García de Vinuesa', 'T. Krarup Hansen', 'Emile de Heer', 'P. ten Dijke', 'A. Rosendahl']2017-01-07T00:00:00 81196ac3643363924297722412259ded74ba705fMolecular and Cellular Biochemistry20173815Tubulin alpha 8 is a marker of HSC whose cell number is increased in NASH, while higher levels in HCC may be related to induction of TUBA8 in parenchymal cells.2017-01-07T00:00:00Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry['L. Rein‐Fischboeck', 'R. Pohl', 'E. Haberl', 'Sebastian Zimny', 'M. Neumann', 'Kristina Eisinger', 'T. Weiss', 'S. Krautbauer', 'C. Buechler']2017-01-07T00:00:00 69117efa9079a9e7ad3df20d77bf7d3c02405130201708Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.2017-01-07T00:00:00The Lancet['Hua Wang', 'Z. Bhutta', 'M. Coates', 'M. Coggeshall', 'L. Dandona', 'K. Diallo', 'E. França', 'Maya S. Fraser', 'N. Fullman', 'P. Gething', 'S. Hay', 'Y. Kinfu', 'Maaya Kita', 'X. Kulikoff', 'H. Larson', 'Juan Liang', 'Xiaofeng Liang', 'Stephen S. Lim', 'M. Lind', 'Alan D. Lopez', 'R. Lozano', 'G. Mensah', 'Joseph Mikesell', 'A. Mokdad', 'M. Mooney', 'M. Naghavi', 'Grant Nguyen', 'I. Rakovac', 'J. Salomon', 'Naris Silpakit', 'Amber Sligar', 'Sorensen Rjd.', 'T. Vos', 'Jun Zhu', 'A. Abajobir', 'K. H. Abate', 'K. Abbas', 'F. Abd-Allah', 'A. Abdulle', 'S. Abera', 'V. Aboyans', 'Biju Abraham', 'I. Abubakar', 'L. Abu-Raddad', 'Abu-Rmeileh Nme.', 'G. Abyu']2017-01-07T00:00:00 4da7d765016e862fbfbca4e78d97dcc95cca02e82017062017-01-07T00:00:00['D. M. Bernstein', 'E. Pavlisko']2017-01-07T00:00:00 b3b61a687cfa83c141d240f026cc24a7c4dba1c02017032017-01-07T00:00:00['Bessie Mainville']2017-01-07T00:00:00 657da298561d2b9488f55db1bfcf0044d295b5dcWe report the case of an infant born at 28 weeks of gestation with a history of intestinal dysmotility over the first week of life, which was solved with the introduction of erythromycin. The infant was fed with breast milk and sporadic doses of special formula for preterm newborns. On the 17 th day of life, post conceptional age of 30 weeks, she presented an episode of necrotizing enterocolitis treated with antibiotics. On the 45 th day of life, post conceptional age of 34 weeks, the infant presented episodes of apnea, hemodynamic instability, abdominal distension, vomiting and mucous and bloody stools. Owing to the suspicion of a new episode of necrotizing enterocolitis, feeding was stopped and antibiotic therapy was started. Hypereosinophilia was detected in peripheral blood and tests were positive for specific IgE antibodies to cow’s milk proteins. Antibiotics were stopped after negative sepsis workups and feeding with breastmilk and extensively hydrolyzed formula was resumed. The newborn presented with good tolerance. Diagnosing allergy to cow’s milk protein in a newborn infant requires a high degree of suspicion, as it presents with non-specific symptoms. In most cases it manifests as non-IgE-mediated proctocolitis and cases of enterocolitis with specific IgE antibodies to cow’s milk proteins are rare. Some authors argue that the development of cow’s milk protein allergy requires an immunological maturation level not present before a gestational age of 30-32 weeks. Therefore, in preterm newborns, there may be an asymptomatic period of life with subsequent development of an allergy. In the case described, the diagnosis of IgE-mediated cow’s milk protein allergy was confirmed at 34 weeks of post conceptional age. However, the question remains whether the previous digestive symptoms were related to the allergy subsequently diagnosed.2017293The case of an infant born at 28 weeks of gestation with a history of intestinal dysmotility over the first week of life, which was solved with the introduction of erythromycin, and the diagnosis of IgE-mediated cow's milk protein allergy was confirmed at 34 weeks of post conceptional age.2017-01-07T00:00:00['Clara Preto', 'Dulce Oliveira', 'A. C. Braga', 'Rosa Lima', 'E. Proença']2017-01-07T00:00:00 34d03bb5a461a539277191523d10ea83ad4afe5fBioControl (Dordrecht)201702Sulfoxaflor as well as flonicamid, flubendiamide, metaflumizone, methoxyfenozide, spiromesifen, and spirotetramat were harmless, emamectin was slightly harmful and ab amectin, deltamethrin and spinosad were harmful.2017-01-07T00:00:00BioControl['M. M. Fernández', 'P. Medina', 'A. Wanumen', 'P. D. del Estal', 'G. Smagghe', 'E. Viñuela']2017-01-07T00:00:00 888fb5ea06b76653e9669583980bc1eaee3a9a652017022017-01-07T00:00:00AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology['Lisa Rankin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 1de1f14219555f6250c457a54b63bcd88f34b5ddContraception and Reproductive Medicine2017252Oral contraceptive pill and DMPA users differed with respect to both demographic factors and frequency of condom use, though due to low Chlamydia rates in this population, this study was underpowered to detect this difference.2017-01-07T00:00:00Contraception and Reproductive Medicine['D. Bartz', 'R. Maurer', 'Jessica Kremen', 'J. Fortin', 'E. Janiak', 'A. Goldberg']2017-01-07T00:00:00 3f87069e1c855b0ba9ef0aa17d0ae7ca42e406a22017012017-01-07T00:00:00['B. Janet', 'J. Krishnamurthy', 'Shaw Souradet', 'C. Troy', 'Fischer Elizabeth', 'Mony Prem', 'B. Ramesh', 'M. Stephen', 'Avery Lisa', 'Crockett Maryanne', 'B. James']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6bb2dcf3705a2237f7f26f037caf3d02298c80ff2017012017-01-07T00:00:00World Policy Journal['M. Cunningham']2017-01-07T00:00:00 3df2e5a7ef1fe35a2e26da0007125eb70192a2462017002017-01-07T00:00:00['Elizabeth J. Akin']2017-01-07T00:00:00 8d917b2f27f10cf74719aa2f0b3f4150aaee7e84Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry201700Tubulin alpha 8 is a marker of HSC whose cell number is increased in NASH, while higher levels in HCC may be related to induction of TUBA8 in parenchymal cells.2017-01-07T00:00:00Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry['L. Rein‐Fischboeck', 'R. Pohl', 'E. Haberl', 'Sebastian Zimny', 'M. Neumann', 'Kristina Eisinger', 'T. Weiss', 'S. Krautbauer', 'C. Buechler']2017-01-07T00:00:00 6be59b28101a8bfb1da977a2bcb160f7146c8ee82017002017-01-07T00:00:00New Scientist['Lisa Grossman']2017-01-07T00:00:00 7bd18c787dd4f612edcd4b796bf7e726b588a678Michael Gill opens his book about intellectual disability, sexual ableism, and sexual agency with several personal stories of disability — one of the stories he found himself able to tell in a graduate seminar in disability studies, and the others not. The story he tells is about his own experience working in a sheltered workshop, a supervised workplace for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Although only just out of high school himself, Gill found himself authorized as an ablebodied employee of the sheltered workshop to regulate the behavior of the intellectually disabled people working there. Gill explains that his authority went beyond regulating work efficiency to regulating the sexual expression of individuals under his supervision. As Gill notes, “Sexual activity was policed based on assumptions about not only when and where one can be sexual, but also who can be sexual” (xv). There are many assumptions about sexuality in relation to disabled people, stemming from a commonly held belief among nondisabled people that the disabled are not or cannot be sexual and, relatedly, that they do not experience sexual desire. In the case of intellectually disabled people, there is also often a perception of their sexuality as childlike and inappropriate. Gill calls this denial of sexual pleasure and agency to intellectually disabled people “sexual ableism,” a term he glosses as “the system of imbuing sexuality with determinations of qualification to be sexual based on criteria of ability, morality, physicality, appearance, age, race, social acceptability, and gender conformity” (3). The concept of sexual ableism suggests the importance of thinking the experiences and events of sexuality and2017102017-01-07T00:00:00GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies['L. Diedrich']2017-01-07T00:00:00 532d11a3ad9a74d4a4d41e9984c562e0b49ec73cThe low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a large multifunctional cell surface membrane receptor capable of binding over 50 ligands. These include molecules important in Alzheimer's disease such as the amyloid β-protein precursor (AβPP), the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide and apolipoprotein E (ApoE). Full length LRP consists of a 515 kDa extracellular ligand binding α-chain and an 85 kDa membrane spanning β-chain. A soluble form of LRP (sLRP) present in human plasma retains the ability to bind ligands, including Aβ. This soluble form is an ectodomain fragment generated from the membrane bound form of the receptor by proteolytic cleavage. Here we report data demonstrating that some commercial ‘serum-free’ supplements and ‘serum-free’ media contain unlisted sLRP immunoreactive species that may reflect the presence of undefined serum protein extracts in these ‘serum-free’ preparations. This has the potential to interfere with experimental results and interpretation in a range of cell culture studies involving LRP or any of its ligands and possibly also other serum proteins.2017150Data is reported demonstrating that some commercial ‘serum-free’ supplements and ‘Serum- free’ media contain unlisted sLRP immunoreactive species that may reflect the presence of undefined serum protein extracts in these ‘ Serum-Free’ preparations, which has the potential to interfere with experimental results and interpretation in a range of cell culture studies involving LRP or any of its ligands and possibly also other serum proteins.2017-01-07T00:00:00Analytical Methods['C. Fitzsimmons', 'Daniel M. Johnstone', 'K. Conant', 'C. Hillaire', 'Carl H. Parsons', 'M. Stins', 'R. Moir', 'E. Milward']2017-01-07T00:00:00 4338678edd7855c95e729b7e7911ef5f2211ce41Abstract As is known historically, part of the World Anti-Fascist Grand Coalition was also another great ally, United States. Even the allies had issued the Declaration of December 1942, for recognition of the anti-fascist resistance of the Albanian people, as well as Great Britain and the Soviet Union, making it part of the International Coalition and part of his war against the common enemies nazi and fascists. Nevertheless, beyond the lack of these interests, the Americans under the World Anti-Fascist Grand Coalition few months after the british began in the tiny Balkan military missions, although few toward British ally.2017202017-01-07T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Elsa Haxha']2017-01-07T00:00:00 57545f72d6834d466629ed41cb8b69963c8093eb2017002017-01-07T00:00:00['E. Leyva', 'Ismail Abdullahi']2017-01-07T00:00:00 dfe580be5c57c9d5f9f4b66fb9be1f177e922fde2017002017-01-07T00:00:00GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies['Amber Jamilla Musser']2017-01-07T00:00:00 c35ad35989877b6a255aef599bc618483ca216eeabout agency in the United States. These women might love sex, but their primary objective is making money — this ability is what gives them cultural currency and is key to theorizing their subjectivity. This narrative shows that discussions of subjectivity benefit tremendously from taking the relationships between labor and sexuality and labor and agency into account. By centering labor, MillerYoung deftly sidesteps debates about whether pornography can be feminist and instead shows us that economies of desire are mutable and can be manipulated to find spaces of survival and even pleasure. This perspective is an important addition to black feminist sexuality studies. Audiences interested in American studies, labor history, the history of pornography, black feminism, and sexuality studies should take note of this important book.2017302017-01-07T00:00:00GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies['Gràinne O’Connell']2017-01-07T00:00:00 767504b64e94a733890d58099e4e5a929ab9a01fABSTRACT:The growing scholarly interest in erotic literature from the early modern period raises a rich debate on the question of normativity: do these works ultimately challenge or uphold the sexual and social order? Answers tend to address only human subjects, despite the presence of animals in certain erotic or pornographic images across the period. This essay integrates current animal studies research and early modern perspectives on bestiality to offer a reading of an engraving from the notorious erotic text attributed to Nicolas Chorier, L’Academie des dames, which shows a horse positioned erotically in relation to its riders. Situating this image alongside early modern legal codes on bestiality, equine manuals, and literature, this essay suggests that varied early modern perspectives on horses allow the possibility of animal pleasure in the erotic relationship between horse and rider in Plate Five, even as the acknowledgment of interspecies erotics threatens to destabilize the sexual and species binarism promoted by bestiality discourses. By rendering visible the spectrum of pleasurable interspecies interactions with horses in the early modern period, this essay seeks to recuperate a sense of historical interspecies queerness that challenges the notion of a clear separation of experience between human and animal subjects.20175112017-01-07T00:00:00Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies['M. Kinniburgh']2017-01-07T00:00:00 1dc688a2308601bfcde09ba996506f176a228f5bThis essay argues for a paradigm shift in the study of the Internet and digital/social media. Big data analytics is the dominant paradigm. It receives large amounts of funding, is administrative and a form of digital positivism. Critical social media research is an alternative approach that combines critical social media theory, critical digital methods and critical-realist social media research ethics. Strengthening the second approach is a material question of power in academia.Digital Capitalism20174391This essay argues for a paradigm shift in the study of the Internet and digital/social media and calls for an alternative approach that combines critical social media theory, critical digital methods and critical-realist social media research ethics.2017-01-08T00:00:00European Journal of Communication['C. Fuchs']2017-01-08T00:00:00 673ffd7705dcf47a24fe22534bec4d1f3dcbb1cfSocial Media has grabbed the attention of government and business organizations to make the use of it for accomplishing their respective goals. Non-government organizations (NGOs) in India can also leverage the advantage of social network informatics for improving engagement with NGOs on social media. The review of the literature on social media and non-government organizations illustrates that promotion of events on social media can enable NGOs to reach out to donors and supporters more effectively than ever before. Social media posts somehow influence the decision of supporter in engaging with NGOs in India. This research paper is an attempt to analyze the technological dimensions for engagement with NGOs on Social Media. Moreover, this research explores social networking sites as an evolving tool for engaging supporters for greater participation in NGO activities. These dimensions of the technological factor, emerging from the qualitative study may be useful in targeting the appropriate donor and supporter. Identification of technological factors for engagement with NGOs may be useful in improving promotional strategies as well as engagement on social media. NGOs may adjust their programs by focusing on these dimensions for information dissemination on social media.2017191This research explores social networking sites as an evolving tool for engaging supporters for greater participation in NGO activities and Identification of technological factors for engagement with NGOs may be useful in improving promotional strategies as well as engagement on social media.2017-01-08T00:00:00TIJ's Research Journal of Social Science & Management - RJSSM['Siddharth Tripathi', 'S. Verma']2017-01-08T00:00:00 002976c55af85391a0c618d81c03d0a0504cd4e0User-generated social media data are exploding and also of high demand in public and private sectors. The disclosure of complete and intact social media data exacerbates the threats to user privacy. In this paper, we first identify a text-based user-linkage attack on current social media data publishing practices, in which the real users of anonymous IDs in a published dataset can be pinpointed based on the users' unprotected text data. Then we propose a framework for differentially privacy-preserving social media data publishing for the first time in literature. Within our framework, social media data service providers can publish perturbed datasets to provide differential privacy to social media users while offering high data utility to social media data consumers. Our differential privacy mechanism is based on a novel notion of $\epsilon$-text indistinguishability, which we propose to thwart the text-based user-linkage attack. Extensive experiments on real-world and simulated datasets confirm that our framework can enable high-level differential privacy protection and also high data utility at the same time.arXiv.org2017400A framework for differentially privacy-preserving social media data publishing for the first time in literature is proposed, based on a novel notion of $\epsilon$-text indistinguishability, which is proposed to thwart the text-based user-linkage attack.2017-01-08T00:00:00ArXiv['Jinxue Zhang', 'Jingchao Sun', 'Rui Zhang', 'Yanchao Zhang', 'Xia Hu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 2138e5db0eb417af63881a0a69b69388489ddd592017002017-01-08T00:00:00['T. Newman', 'Jason Peck', 'Brendan Wilhide']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0fd1b1a8746d601705f9955ea5c3f77df6d98f67Some people like to say that technology is morally neutral. That is true to a point, but technology is made by moral agents who design it with a purpose in mind.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['HeatherZeiger']2017-01-08T00:00:00 e08f33bedc043e5ea639f81c3c1d83cc5e94f3b0Prior research examining the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on stakeholders has largely focused on studying the insurance like effect of CSR outlays and the resulting effect on stock returns, thereby emphasizing the implications for shareholders. Our study examines the following research question: “Do secondary stakeholders perceive the nonmarket insurance effect potentially arising out of a company’s CSR activities in the face of integrity-based negative events?” We use the notion of nonmarket insurance (Arnott & Stiglitz, 1991) to hypothesize a negative relationship between the net-negative sentiment score and investments in CSR. In addition, we predict inverse relationships between the sentiment score and several firm characteristics. Our study focuses on the effects of two of the largest scams in India, the 2G Scam and the Coal Scam, on 13 publicly listed companies (six in the case of one scam and seven in the case of the other). We use text analysis to compute a sentiment score from a total of 9,339 media reports over a seven-year period (2010-14 for the 2G scam and 2012-16 for the coal scam). Our results report a positive relationship between CSR outlays and (net) negative sentiment score, which contradicts the hypothesized inverse relationship and therefore the presence of nonmarket insurance effect, particularly in the context of integrity-based negative events. This suggests that CSR, in the context of our study, does not have the potential to offset the negative reputation accrued as a result of involvement in the scams.2017002017-01-08T00:00:002017 CAAA Annual Conference (Archive)['Abhilash Sreekumar Nair', 'Suresh Kalagnanam']2017-01-08T00:00:00 638ec244b5eec45a29c8c47e67441bee052be853Impersonating users’ identity in Online Social Networks (OSNs) is one of the open dilemmas from security and privacy point of view. Scammers and adversaries seek to create set of fake profiles to carry out malicious behaviors and online social crimes in social media. Recognizing the identity of Fake Profiles is an urgent issue of concern to the attention of researchers. In this paper, we propose a detection technique called Fake Profile Recognizer (FPR) for verifying the identity of profiles, and detecting the fake profiles in OSNs. The detection method in our proposed technique is based on utilizing Regular Expression (RE) and Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA) approaches. We evaluated our proposed detection technique on three datasets types of OSNs: Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. The results explored high Precision, Recall, accuracy, and low False Positive Rates (FPR) of detecting Fake Profiles in the three datasets.20172038A detection technique called Fake Profile Recognizer (FPR) is proposed for verifying the identity of profiles, and detecting the fake profiles in OSNs using Regular Expression and Deterministic Finite Automaton approaches.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security['A. Meligy', 'H. Ibrahim', 'M. Torky']2017-01-08T00:00:00 406a927632d8d92a50acd9cbb4c5c63c7fd3bde2201781782017-01-08T00:00:00Educational Philosophy and Theory['M. Peters']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1dae6fe7c313966ea8120659708457699ca7ecc2There certainly is little or no doubt that politicians, sometimes consciously and sometimes not, exert a significant impact on stock markets. The evolving volatility over the Republican Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential election is a perfect example when politicians, through announced policies, send signals to financial markets. The present paper seeks to address whether BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) stock markets equally vulnerable to Trump's plans. For this purpose, two methods were adopted. The first presents an event-study methodology based on regression estimation of abnormal returns. The second is based on vote intentions by integrating data from social media (Twitter), search queries (Google Trends) and public opinion polls. Our results robustly reveal that although some markets emerged losers, others took the opposite route. China took the biggest hit with Brazil, while the damage was much more limited for India and South Africa. These adverse responses can be explained by the Trump's neo-mercantilist attitude revolving around tearing up trade deals, instituting tariffs, and labeling China a " currency manipulator ". However, Russia looks to be benefiting due to Trump's sympathetic attitude towards Vladimir Putin and expectations about the scaling down of sanctions imposed on Russia over its role in the conflict in Ukraine.20172672017-01-08T00:00:00arXiv: General Finance['Jamal Bouoiyour', 'Refk Selmi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7730733243bb372a0a4dd06c6d98d5a2b71fe8bb: With the growing importance of social media, it is imperative to analyze it to understand the users. Users share useful information and their experience through social media, where much of what is shared is in the form of texts. This study focused on blogs and aimed to test whether the psycho-linguistic characteristics of blog texts vary with the subject or the type of experience of the texts. For this goal, blog texts about four different types of experience, Go, skiing, reading, and musical were collected through the search API of the Tistory blog service. The analysis of the texts showed that various psycholinguistic characteristics of the texts are different across the four categories of the texts. Moreover, the machine learning experiment using the characteristics for automatic text classification showed significant performance. Specifically, the ensemble method, based on functional tree and bagging appeared to be most effective in classification.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering['H. Ahn']2017-01-08T00:00:00 6081acf02a6425214a7a02982a0e4e781c681c14ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Jawa kelas V SD, untuk mengetahui kualitas media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa sebagai media pembelajaran untuk siswa kelas V SD ditinjau dari aspek validitas, mengetahui respon guru dan respon siswa terhadap media pembelajaran tersebut, dan mengetahui peningkatan prestasi belajar siswa setelah menggunakan media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SD N Tamansari 2 Yogyakarta Kecamatan Wirobrajan Kota Yogyakarta. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas V SD N Tamansari 2 Yogyakarta sebanyak 30 siswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan (Research and Development). Tahapan penelitian ini meliputi (1) mengidentifikasi potensi masalah;(2) pengumpulan data (3) mendesain produk; (4) validasi pakar/ahli;(5) revisi; (6) uji coba produk terbatas; (7) revisi; (8) uji coba pemakaian; (9) revisi; (10) produk akhir. Teknik pengumpulan data angket, tes, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data dengan menggunakan perhitungan presentase dan rata-rata. Berdasarkan hasil penilitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa, (1) pengembangan media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa dapat digunakan pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Jawa kelas V SD (2) kualitas produk dari ahli media dalam kategori baik dengan skor rata-rata 4.05 dan ahli materi dalam katagori sangat baik dengan skor rata-rata 4.50. (3) respon siswa terhadap media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa dalam kategori sangat baik dengan skor presentase 93.33% dan respon guru terhadap media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa dalam kategori sangat baik dengan skor rata-rata 4.50. (4) terdapat peningkatan prestasi belajar setelah menggunakan media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa, peningkatan tersebut dapat dilihat dari ketuntasan belajar yaitu 45.45 % pembelajaran sebelum menggunakan media, dan 81.81% pembelajaran setelah menggunakan media pembelajaran. Dari hasil tersebut dinyatakan bahwa media pembelajaran buku Pop-Up wayang tokoh Pandhawa dapat digunakan dalam proses kegiatan belajar mengajar. Kata kunci: Pengembangan Media, Media Buku Pop-Up Wayang Tokoh Pandhawa, Ketuntasan Belajar ABSTRACT This research is aimed to develop the learning media of Pop-Up puppets of  Pandhawa puppets in Java language subjects of V class, to know the quality of learning media of Pop-Up puppets of Pandhawa puppets as a learning medium of class students in terms of validity, teachers and students' responses to the learning media, and know the improvement of student achievement after using the media of learning book Pop-Up Pandhawa puppet character. This research was conducted at Tamansari 2 Elementary School Yogyakarta Wirobrajan Sub-district, Yogyakarta City. The subjects were 30 students. This type of research was research development (Research and Development). The stages of this research included (1) identifying potential problems, (2) data collection (3) designing products; (4) expert validation, (5) revision; (6) limited product trial; (7) revisions; (8) trial usage; (9) revisions; (10) the final product. Data collection, questionnaire, and documentation techniques. Data analysis techniques used percentage and average calculations. Based on the results of research, it can be concluded that, (1) development of learning media book Pop-Up Pandhawa puppet character can be used on Java Language subjects (2) product quality from media expert in good category with average score 4.05 and material expert in a very good category with an average score of 4.50. (3) student's response to learning media of Pop-Up puppets Pandhawa puppets in very good category with 93.33% percentage score and teacher's response to learning media of Pop-Up puppets Pandhawa puppets in very good category with average score of 4.50. (4) there was an increasing of learning achievement after using learning media of Pop-Up puppets of Pandhawa puppets, the improvement can be seen from learning completeness that was 45.45% learning before using media, and 81.81% learning after using learning media. From the results stated that the learning media Pop-Up Pandhawa puppet characters can be used in the process of teaching and learning activities. Keywords: Media Development, Media Finger Puppets, Interest in Learning20170162017-01-08T00:00:00['Anggit Shita Devi', 'Siti Maisaroh']2017-01-08T00:00:00 e3d238f7c1aa927ab4cfcd5d7cca36aa63cd5a6eSocial engineering is the attack aimed to manipulate dupe to divulge sensitive information or take actions to help the adversary bypass the secure perimeter in front of the information-related resources so that the attacking goals can be completed. Though there are a number of security tools, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems which are used to protect machines from being attacked, widely accepted mechanism to prevent dupe from fraud is lacking. However, the human element is often the weakest link of an information security chain, especially, in a human-centered environment. In this paper, we reveal that the human psychological weaknesses result in the main vulnerabilities that can be exploited by social engineering attacks. Also, we capture two essential levels, internal characteristics of human nature and external circumstance influences, to explore the root cause of the human weaknesses. We unveil that the internal characteristics of human nature can be converted into weaknesses by external circumstance influences. So, we propose the I-E based model of human weakness for social engineering investigation. Based on this model, we analyzed the vulnerabilities exploited by different techniques of social engineering, and also, we conclude several defense approaches to fix the human weaknesses. This work can help the security researchers to gain insights into social engineering from a different perspective, and in particular, enhance the current and future research on social engineering defense mechanisms.20172940The I-E based model of human weakness for social engineering investigation is proposed and can help the security researchers to gain insights into social engineering from a different perspective, and enhance the current and future research on social engineering defense mechanisms.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security['Wenjun Fan', 'Kevin Lwakatare', 'Rong Rong']2017-01-08T00:00:00 96e2528f4ceef3c08d53fe39ac2705c0600de71bAbstract In Indonesia, there are three preconditions for a successful marriage: being of legal age for marriage; parental approval, especially from the father; and religious and ethnic compatibility. The Indonesian Marriage Law provides that “a marriage is legitimate, if it has been performed according to the laws of the respective religions and beliefs of the parties concerned”. This clause indirectly prohibits inter-religious or interfaith marriage. Therefore, every religion in Indonesia encourages it followers to marry someone of the same religious faith. This research examines the issue of interfaith marriage as reported by Indonesia’s cyber media. Case studies are presented to explain why different media institutions have differing stances on the issue. Using a qualitative approach, the research uses the analytical data technique of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis. The authors analyzed three cyber media, Republika Online, Kompas.com, and Sinarharapan.co from September to December 2014. One key aim was to discover which media have the tendency to support diversity, discourse practice, and sociocultural practice. Results indicated that Islam-oriented media, such as Republika Online, tend to reject the movement for the legalization of interfaith marriage, as interfaith marriage is banned by Islamic shari’ law. Secular online media, such as Kompas.com with an independent ethos of transcendental humanism, lean toward support for rights and legal certainty for interfaith spouses. Meanwhile, Christian-oriented Sinarharapan.co tended to neglect the issue, as if deeming it irrelevant to its readership.2017792017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['E. Susanto', 'S. Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7be3dabb53fe48c7b87050dc7efda2be74948a41Abstract This paper reports on a study which followed up a group of social work students to explore whether service user involvement in their education made any difference to their practice and whether there were different models or types of involvement which had a more significant impact than others. The findings showed that the impact was individual to each student. It was often specific encounters or ‘light bulb moments’ which led to increased awareness or insight into their own practice particularly when encountering similar situations or when pressures of practice led to them losing sight of service user perspectives. The paper shares these findings and considers the learning for educators in developing models of involvement which enhance impact on subsequent practice.Service User Involvement in Social Work Education20173231The findings showed that the impact of service user involvement in their education made any difference to their practice and whether there were different models or types of involvement which had a more significant impact than others.2017-01-08T00:00:00Social Work Education['M. Hughes']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0248d96ac2fb58ba1c0007173da678bcc2523972ABSTRACT The natural environment is increasingly incorporated into social work research, policy, and frameworks for practice in recognition of the importance of ecological justice and the interconnectedness of humans with nature. However, it is unclear to what degree social work education has broadened its scope to include the natural world. Using a content analysis of 937 subject descriptions within Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work (Qualifying) degrees, this article reports on the extent to which Australian social work education appears to cover content related to the natural environment. The findings from this study indicate there is an overall lack of engagement with this content. Reasons for this gap in social work education are discussed, as well as the implications for Australian social work education more broadly.201748262017-01-08T00:00:00Australian Social Work['C. Harris', 'J. Boddy']2017-01-08T00:00:00 306e7a6cc3c81934999856515aab98a7bd678915The Social Spider Optimization algorithm (SSO) is a novel metaheuristic optimization algorithm. To enhance the convergence speed and computational accuracy of the algorithm, in this paper, an elite opposition-based Social Spider Optimization algorithm (EOSSO) is proposed; we use an elite opposition-based learning strategy to enhance the convergence speed and computational accuracy of the SSO algorithm. The 23 benchmark functions are tested, and the results show that the proposed elite opposition-based Social Spider Optimization algorithm is able to obtain an accurate solution, and it also has a fast convergence speed and a high degree of stability.Algorithms20173624An elite opposition-based Social Spider Optimization algorithm (EOSSO) is proposed; it is used to enhance the convergence speed and computational accuracy of the SSO algorithm.2017-01-08T00:00:00Algorithms['Ruxin Zhao', 'Qifang Luo', 'Yongquan Zhou']2017-01-08T00:00:00 41d5058ad50904ea87843ce0cad593512a72f815This study presents a simplified radiative energy transfer (RET) model derived from path loss and directional spectrum measurements in vegetation media at 11 and 20 GHz. Thus, a simplified extraction procedure for the inputs parameters based on the method foreseen by the international telecommunications union - recommendation (ITU-R) P.833-8, however for isolated vegetation volumes, is proposed. Results for specific measurements aimed at the extraction of the RET model parameters are subsequently presented and discussed. The extraction method relies on a limited set of propagation measurements to find and optimise the RET input parameters. Specific measurements of the received signal directional profile are used to show the applicability of the method. This parameter evaluation method is tested and assessed based on the received signal directional profile measurements performed in Populous trees at 11.2 and 20 GHz.2017552017-01-08T00:00:00Iet Microwaves Antennas & Propagation['R. Caldeirinha', 'T. Fernandes', 'J. Richter', 'M. Al-Nuaimi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ec25a8f02a7c1d458624b18616493f66b9fb52ddAbstra k . Penelitian yang berjudul Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Buletin pada Materi Hukum-hukum Dasar Kimia Kelas X SMA/MA di Banda Aceh bertujuan untuk 1) mengembangkan media buletin; 2) mengetahui tingkat kelayakan media buletin; 3) tanggapan siswa dan guru terhadap media buletin yang dikembangkan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan (R&D) dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan desain pengembangan ADDIE yang dilakukan melalui 5 (lima) tahap, yaitu (1) analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, dan (5) evaluation, dalam penelitian ini hanya di gunakan sampai tahap development. Pengumpulan data dilakukan di 3 (tiga) SMTA Kota Banda Aceh yaitu MAN 1 dan 3, dan SMAN 3, sampel yang diambil 5 orang guru kimia di tiga sekolah dan sebanyak 25 siswa masing-masing diambil di kelas tempat guru mengajar. Kelayakan media buletin dinilai oleh 2 orang validator yaitu dosen prodi pendidikan kimia dan 1 ahli buletin. Hasil validasi pengembangan media buletin diperoleh persentase rata-rata 93,8% oleh dosen prodi kimia dan 90% oleh ahli buletin dengan kriteri sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran. Persentase tanggapan siswa dan guru terhadap media buletin yang dikembangkan masing-masing sebesar 84,4 dan 97,78%  dengan kriteria sangat baik. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang didapat bahwa media buletin yang telah dikembangkan sangat layak digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran materi hukum-hukum dasar kimia. Keywords: Media, Buletin, hukum dasar kimia. Abstra ct . A study has been conducted entitle ‘The Development of Learning Bulletin Media in fundamental laws material of Chemistry Class X SMA / MA in Banda Aceh. The purpose of this study was to develop bulletin media in fundamental laws material of Chemistry, to recognize the feasibility of bulletin media, to determine the responses of students and teachers toward bulletin media. This study was the development research  (R & D) with a qualitative approach. This study design used ADDIE development carried out through five steps (1) analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation, in this study only used until the development stage. The data collection was done in three schools of SMA in Banda Aceh: MAN 1 dan 3, and SMAN 3`, were five chemistry’s teachers. Each teacher took 5 students of class XI as a sample. Feasibility bulletins media rated by 2 valuators, there were professor of chemistry of education department and another one was newsletter expert. The results of validation development media obtained an average percentage of 93.8% by chemistry lecturers department and 90% obtained by a bulletin expert with a very good criterion as a media learning process. Then percentage of students’ and teachers’ responses toward bulletin media which each was developed 84.4% and 97.78% was very good criterion. The results shown that bulletins media were developed and very feasible to use in learning process of fundamental laws theory of chemistry. Keywords: Media, Newsletters, basic chemical laws2017042017-01-08T00:00:00['Latifah Hanum', 'Ade Ismayani', 'Rauzatur Rahmi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0f9a607ab6b2d8116222caf2586a3b7f5787e3a1ABSTRACT The transdisciplinary key worker model requires early childhood intervention professionals to make radical adjustment in their respective scopes of knowledge and practice. Focused on the author’s brief experience in a key worker role, the article highlights challenges and contradictions that arise when health and welfare professionals are expected not only to exchange knowledge, skills, and expertise, but also to perform each other’s work. Two contextual, reflective accounts of the reasons why social workers should be cautious in task transfers in transdisciplinary teams are given. The article renews support for social workers playing professionally appropriate roles in early childhood intervention teams in ways that can protect best service delivery to children with disability and their families.20172917Support is renewed for social workers playing professionally appropriate roles in early childhood intervention teams in ways that can protect best service delivery to children with disability and their families.2017-01-08T00:00:00Australian Social Work['S. Evans']2017-01-08T00:00:00 6dcb25a2e38d7e6dd5e6a6212361bb7d963971ebTeknik pembelajaran menjadi salah satu komponen penting dalam proses pembelajaran. Pembelajaran ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan keefektifan pembelajaran menulis kreatif puisi pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 22 Semarang menggunakan teknik akrostik dan teknik latihan terbimbing dengan media video keindahan alam serta menentukan perbedaan keefektifan antara kedua teknik tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pembelajaran menulis kreatif puisi efektif dilakukan menggunakan teknik akrostik dan teknik latihan terbimbing dengan media video keindahan alam. Pembelajaran menulis kreatif puisi pada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 22 Semarang menggunakan teknik akrostik lebih efektif dibanding menggunakan teknik latihan terbimbing dengan media video keindahan alam. Kata kunci : teknik akrostik, teknik latihan terbimbing, media video keindahan alam, pembelajaran menulis kreatif puisi.   Abstract Learning techniques become of component importent in the learning process. The purpose of this research to describe the effectiveness of study creative writing poetry using acrostic techniques and writing poetry using drill guidance techniques with natural beauty video media and determine the differencess effectiveness between both of two techniques. This research use nonequivalent control group design. The results showed that learning writing poetry effectively done using acrostic techniques and drill guidance techniques with natural beauty video media. But learning writing poetry in class VII SMP Negeri 22 Semarang using acrostic technique more effectively than using drill guidance.   Key words: acrostic techniques, guidance drill techniques, natural beauty video media, creative writing poetry learning.2017022017-01-08T00:00:00['Oki Dwi Errnawati', 'S. Utami']2017-01-08T00:00:00 122f97243d3ebff41aab8d142bd4bb5f9ddca842INTRODUCTION The development of children born prematurely is an important aspect in public health, because preterm birth rates are not decreasing with the development of medical sciences. AIM Description of psychomotor development of preterm children related to potentially influencing environmental factors. METHOD Children born below 2.500 grams at the age of two (n = 75). Psychomotor development, quality of home environment, socio-demographic background were measured. RESULTS Lower birth weight was associated with lower development quotients. Psychomotor development was also negatively affected by child deprivation, low levels of cognitive stimulation and maternal empathy, regardless of birth weight. Increased performance loss was found related to lower sociodemographic variables, such as low maternal education or ethnicity. CONCLUSION Psychomotor development of 2-year-old premature children is affected by the examined social-environmental factors. We recommend the screening and developmental interventions for premature children as early as possible, thus preventing difficulties in mental and motor development in the future. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(1), 31-38.Orvosi Hetilap20171513Psychomotor development of 2-year-old premature children is affected by the examined social-environmental factors, and the screening and developmental interventions for premature children as early as possible are recommended, thus preventing difficulties in mental and motor development in the future.2017-01-08T00:00:00Orvosi hetilap['Flóra Kenyhercz', 'B. Nagy']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a40d3ed8407387d7d0ae2fcd72cf835a1f243fedABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) menghasilkan media pembelajaran IPSberbasis web pada materi pajak untuk siswa SMP Muhammadiyah Mungkid kelas VIII, 2) mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran berdasarkan penilaian ahli media, ahli materi, uji coba terhadap guru mata pelajaran IPSdan siswa kelas VIII. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian R & D (Research and Development) yang berorientasi pada produk.Produk yang dihasilkan berupa media pembelajaran dengan sistem komunikasi multi arah, baik secara perorangan maupun kelompok. Media pembelajaran ini dapat dijalankan pada vesi offline maupun online. Prosedur pengembangan dilakukan dari tahap penelitian dan pengumpulan data, tahap perencanaan, tahap pengembangan produk, tahap validasi dan ujicoba lapangan. Validasi dilakukan oleh ahli media dan ahli materi untuk menganalisis kelayakansehingga menghasilkan revisi pengembangan tahap awal. Selanjutnya untuk menganalisis aspek keterlaksanaan dan kemenarikan maka dilakukan uji coba lapangan awal terhadap guru mata pelajaran IPSdan siswa. Sedangkan untuk menganalisis aspek keefektifan maka dilaksanakan uji coba lapangan utama terhadap semua siswa satu kelas. Setelah diketahui hasil analisis terhadap media pembelajaran IPS berbasis web maka dilakukan revisi tahap akhir sehingga menghasilkan produk akhir berupa website pada materi pajak. Hasil penelitian ini adalah:1) media pembelajaran IPSberbasis web pada materi pajak untuk siswa SMP kelas VIII pada alamat https://mediabelajarok.id, 2) pengembangan media pembelajaran IPS berbasis web pada materi pajak yang layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Adapun hasil penilaian dari para ahli yaitu: ahli media menilai cukup layak dengan skor 75% dan ahli materi menilai layak dengan skor 79%. Hasil uji coba lapangan awal mencapai kriteria sangat baik pada subjek coba guru dengan skor 96% dan pada subjek coba siswa mendapatkan skor 87% dengan kriteria sangat menarik. Sedangkan pada uji coba lapangan utama terhadap subjek coba semua siswa satu kelasmenghasilkan nilai diatas KKM dengan rata-rata 80,80sehingga jumlah nilai siswa meningkat 19%. Adapun tingkat ketuntasan siswa mencapai 100% sehingga dinyatakan sangat efektif. Penelitian kedepan diharapkan dapat memunculkan pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis webpada mata pelajaran yang berbeda karena keterbatasan pada media ini yang hanya digunakan untuk membahas materi pembelajaran IPS. Selain itu, konten dalam web diharapkan dapat memunculkan materi yang terbaru.Selanjutnya diharapkan juga dapat mengembangkan produk buku elektronik versi mobile yang dapat diakses menggunakan perangkat komunikasi smartphone. 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Daerah pesisir sering dihadapkan pada masalah keterbatasan sumber daya air yang berkaitan dengan kelangkaan air tawar yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai air bersih. Oleh karena itu diperlukan upaya alternatif untuk merancang sebuah teknologi sederhana pengolahan air laut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efisiensi penurunan salinitas air asin dengan media zeolit berdasarkan konsentrasi air asin dan ketebalan media zeolit. Debit aliran air yang digunakan adalah 0,023 l/detik. Variabel bebas dalam penelitian ini adalah konsentrasi sampel yaitu 20‰, 25‰, 30‰, 35‰ dan 40‰ dan ketebalan media zeolit adalah 40 cm, 50 cm dan 60 cm. Pengujian penurunan salinitas dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode Argentometri. Jenis zeolit yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Treated Natural Zeolite (TNZ) type RA. 52. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa Zeolit tersebut berpotensi dalam menurunkan salinitas air asin. Kata Kunci : Air Asin, Zeolit, Efisiensi Penurunan Salinitas2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Suci Fitriana Br Bangun', 'Ds Lili Mulyatna', 'Ds Yonik Meilawati Yustiani']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5ac85ba2e6665b26b1030643335d5f80673dd803ABSTRAK  Hasanah, Nurul. 2017. Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) Berbantuan Media Maket pada Muatan IPA untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif dan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas V SDN Kanigoro 02. Tesis. Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar. Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing:(1) Prof. Dra. Herawati Susilo, M.Sc, Ph.D (2) Dr. Dedi Kuswandi, M. Pd. Kata kunci: Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif, Hasil Belajar, STAD, Media Maket Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi kurangnya keikut sertaan siswa dalam kegiatan belajar di dalam kelas. Kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa masih rendah dan belum menjadi tujuan pokok pembelajaran. Selain itu juga penggunaan media pembelajaran yang masih kurang bervariatif. Hasil belajar yang dicapai siswa masih rendah, hal ini berdampak pada pembelajaran yang berlangsung. Penelitian ini terfokus pada muatan IPA, bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan berpikir kreatif dan hasil belajar siswa melalui pembelajaran kooperatif tipe student teams achievement divisions (STAD) berbantuan media maket pada muatan IPA. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri dari 4 langkah utama, yakni perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian siswa kelas V SDN Kanigoro 02 tahun ajaran 2016/2017 sejumlah 16 siswa. Masing-masing siklus terdiri dari tiga kali pertemuan dengan alokasi waktu pembelajaran 8x35 menit. Adapun langkah-langkah pembelajaran yang dilaksanakan sesuai dengan sintak STAD yakni penyajian materi, kegiatan kelompok, tes individual, penghitungan skor serta pemberian penghargaan kelompok. Berdasarkan hasil analisis yang telah dilakukan, diketahui kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa mengalami peningkatan. Pada siklus I sebanyak 8 orang siswa atau 50% dari 16 siswa yang mendapat kriteria kreatif dan pada siklus II sebanyak 13 siswa atau 81,25% mendapat kriteria kreatif. Serta hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I secara klasikal dapat diketahui bahwa ketuntasan belajar siswa 68,75% meningkat pada siklus II sebesar 78,75%. Ketuntasan belajar tersebut sudah mencapai kriteria keberhasilan klasikal yang telah ditentukan yaitu ≥75% dari rata-rata nilai keseluruhan siswa. Oleh karena itu hasil belajar siswa secara klasikal dinyatakan sudah berhasil pada siklus II.Dari hasil tersebut dapat dinyatakan bahwa kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa mengalami peningkatan sebesar 31,25% dari siklus I ke siklus II.. 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Advisors: (I) Dr. Johannes Ananto Prayogo, M.Pd., M.Ed (II) Francisca Maria Ivone, M.A., Ph.D. Teaching vocabulary to junior high school students requires that educators find the most effective means of instruction to achieve this goal, one of effective means found by previous studies in teaching vocabulary is the use of word wall teaching media. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using word wall as the tool in teaching vocabulary across genders, there are 3 research questions deployed in this study. The first one is to what extent is the word wall take effect toward students’ vocabulary mastery compared to flash card media used in the control group. The second research question is to what extent the use of Word wall takes effect to students’ vocabulary mastery in experimental group based on their genders and the last research question is to what extent the interaction effect of students in experimental group toward the use of word wall. The study employed the 2 x 2 Quasi Factorial Design. The eight graders of SMPN 2 Cikidang, Sukabumi, West Java were the subjects of the study. The treatment was conducted in 8 meetings including the pretest and posttest. The main instruments of data collection were an adapted Vocabulary Size Test given before and after the treatment, one form of parametric statistical analysis namely two-way ANOVA was employed since the statistical assumptions were fulfilled. The findings showed that the observed significant level of the first research question investigating the effectiveness of Word wall on the students’ vocabulary mastery compared to those who were taught by using Flash Card was lower than the accepted significant level (sig. 0.000 media had significantly better achievement in mastering vocabulary than those who were taught by using Flash Card. Moreover, the statistical computation of the second research question investigating the effect of Word Walls toward male students and female students vocabulary mastery also revealed that the obtained significant level was lower than the accepted significant level (sig. 0.010 and the students' gender on the students' vocabulary mastery since the obtainaed significant level was higher than the accepted significant level (sig. 0.473 ≥ 0.05). Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the use of word wall was effective in improving the students’ vocabulary mastery. Moreover, the use of word wall was more beneficial for the male students. Thus, it is suggested that English teachers employ word wall as instructional media in teaching vocabulary. Future researchers are also encouraged to conduct further research on the use of digital based word wall and its effect toward students’ gender, grades, levels of education, personality and learning styles. 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This slide show video media was tested for feasibility by material experts and media experts. The material expert were a lecturer at Biology Education Study Program in Teaching Training and Education Faculty, Tanjungpura University and two biology teachers of tenth grade of two different schools in Mandor district. The media expert were two lecturers, that were a lecturer at Phycist Education Study Program, a Information Technology and Communication lecturer from IKIP PGRI Pontianak and Biology teachers of one different schools in Mandor district. Based on the result of the validation analysis, the slide show video media was feasible to used as introduction media on material biodiversity benefit by material experts region with total validations 4 which categorized as valid and media experts region with total validations 3,71 which categorized as valid. Keywords : Feasibility, Biodiversity , Slide show video201700Based on the result of the validation analysis, the slide show video media was feasible to used as introduction media on material biodiversity benefit by material experts region with total validations 4 which categorized as valid and media experts region as valid.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Chinda']2017-01-08T00:00:00 4c19d8d1cfad202c5376f16206c0ea4962cd2a49ABSTRACT ABSTRAK Widodo, Mohamad. 2017. Pengembangan Media Power Point Dala Pembelajaran Ipa Dengan Model Pembelajaran Examples Non Examples Di Kelas III SDN Blimbing 5 Kota Malang. Tesis.Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar ProgramPascasarjana, Universitas Negeri Malang Pembimbing: (I) Prof. Dr. agr. Mohamad Amin, S.Pd,M.Si, (II) Dr. Muhana Gipayana, M.Pd Kata Kunci: media power point, model examples non examples, pembelajaran IPA.Kegiatan dalam pembelajaran IPA sesungguhnya merupakan kegiatan belajar yang menarik dan menyenangkan karena siswa akan mengetahui banyak hal berkaitan dengan kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi di alam. Namun apabila siswa tidak tertarik dengan proses pembelajarannya, maka akan terasa sulit bagi siswa untuk dapat memahami mata pelajaran ini.Salah satu pemecahan masalah adalah dengan memilih pengembanganteknologi mediapower point, untuk dapat mempermudah dan mengefektifkan proses pembelajaran, dan proses pembelajaran lebih menarik Tujuan penelitian dan pengembangnan ini adalah menghasilkan sebuah model pembelajaran IPA dengan materi cuaca yang terjadi di alam semesta dan kegiatan untuk mengantisipasi terhadap gejala-gejala cuacadengan media power point di kelas III SD dengan perangkat (RRP).Produk yang dihasilkan diukur berdasarkan tingkat kevalidan, keterterapan, kemenarikan, dan keefektifannya. Penelitian dan pengembangan menggunakan model pengembangan ASSURE. Model pengembangan terdiri dari 5 langkah yaitu: (1) studi pendahuluan, (2) validasi ahli, (3) uji coba produk, (4) analisa data, dan (5) produk akhir. Ujicoba produk terdiri atas uji coba ahli dan uji coba produk. Hasil validasi ahli terhadap media power point menunjukkan persentase sebesar 89,6% dengan kategori sangat valid. Uji coba terbatas dilakukan untuk mengetahui keterterapan dan keefektifan. Tingkat keterterapan produk mencapai 90% dengan kategori cukup baik. Tingkat keefektifan produk mencapai 83,7% dengan kategori baik. Tingkat kemenarikan produk mencapai 86,8 % dengan katagori sangat menarik. Berdasarkan data di atas, produk yang telah dikembangkan dapat dikatakan sangat valid, memiliki keterterapan cukup tinggi, kemenarikan sangat baik dan memiliki keefektifan sangat baik. Saran pemanfaatan media power point ini, hendaknya perlu memperhatikan alokasi waktu, sebab media power point ini bertujuan memudahkan belajar siswa, maka perlu dipadukan dengan metode ataupun model pembelajaran, sesuai dengan karakteristik siswa.Untuk lebih meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran dengan menggunakan produk pengembangan media power point, disarankan produk ini dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut dan perlu diperhatikan kemampuan belajar dan pemahaman siswa dalampenggunaan istilah asing. Kesesuaian komponen pembelajaran dengan kondisi siswa dan pelaksanaan penelitian perlu diperhatikan, agar media power point ini dapat dimanfaatkan dengan baik.dapat disesuaikan dengan level pendidikannya dan kebutuhan industri dan pada akhirnya akan menunjang peningkatan jalur karier di industri, (3) pihak akademi dan sekolah dalam hal ini subbagian kerjasama dan kemahasiswaan mengaktifkan bimbingan karier (career counseling) agar para siswa dapat diarahkan perencanaan kariernya dan lebih fokus terhadap pentingnya peningkatan advanced skills di industri dan peningkatan jalur karier, (4) pihak akademi dan sekolah memberi perhatian pada peningkatan employability skills siswa di sekolah yang pada akhirnya akan berguna dalam proses peningkatan advanced skills dan jalur karier di industri, (5) pihak akademi dan sekolah lebih meningkatkan lagi career and technical skills siswa dengan memberikan jadwal waktu yang seimbang antara teori dan praktik karena diperlukan untuk mengawali karier siswa dan peningkatan jalur karier serta advanced skills, (6) pihak akademi dan sekolah bekerjasama dengan pihak industri untuk menyusun kurikulum prakerin yang sesuai dengan level pendidikan dan kebutuhan industri. 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Widodo']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b329788795c5b0781281414867d572d328914f91Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui (1) kelayakan media video sebagai media pembelajaran pada kompetensi dasar menjelaskan prosedur perakitan kusen, daun pintu dan jendela kayu.; (2) hasil tes uji coba siswa dengan media video yang digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran; (3) respon siswa kelas XI TKK SMK Negeri 2 Trenggalek terhadap media video pembuatan kusen pintu. Metode penelitian tersebut menggunakan jenis penelitian pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D). Penelitian dilaksanakan pada semester ganjil tahun ajaran 2016/2017. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah kelas XI TKK Program Keahlian Teknik Konstruksi Kayu SMK Negeri 2 Trenggalek. Instrument penelitian yang dipakai adalah perangkat pembelajaran, lembar validasi, tes uji coba dan angket respon siswa. Hasil penelitian (a) validasi media dengan nilai total persentase 80,5%. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa media video wondershare layak digunakan sebagai media pengajaran.; (b)  hasil total skor uji coba seluruh kelas sebesar 211. Maka rata-rata seluruh kelas sebesar 70,33.; (c) Hasil angket respon siswa didapatkan jumlah skor sebesar 935. Maka persentase angket respon siswa seluruh kelas sebesar 77,9%. Kata Kunci: Perakitan Kusen Pintu, Pengembangan Media. Abstract The purpose of this study is to find out (1) the feasibility of video media as a learning media on basic competence explains the procedure of assembling the frame, wooden door and window windows; (2) student test result with video media used as instructional media; (3) the response of students of class XI TKK SMK Negeri 2 Trenggalek to the video media of making door frames. The research method uses the type of research development or Research and Development (R & D). The study was conducted in the odd semester of the academic year 2016/2017. The subject of this research is class XI TKK Wood Construction Engineering Program of SMK Negeri 2 Trenggalek. Research instrument used is learning device, validation sheet, test test and student response questionnaire. The results of the study (a) media validation with a total value of 80.5% percentage thus qualified to qualify. The results show that wondershare video media is worthy of being used as a teaching medium; (B) the total score of all class test scores is 211. Then the average of the whole class is 70.33; (C) Result of questionnaire of student response got total score of 935. So the percentage of questionnaire of student responses entire class equal to 77,9%. Keywords: Assembly Door Frame, Media Development.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Hermawan']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a92745b7a7c82db7cfb82bb6d25edef86f6ca418Abstrac t The aim of present study was to measure the feasibility of biocard media on ferns sub-topic. The method used in this research was descriptive method with quantitative research technique . This biocard media then was tested for feasibility by media experts . Biocard media was validated by two lecturers of Biology Education of FKIP Untan and three biology teachers of class X three senior high schools in Mandor District. According to the validators, the biocard was valid with the average score of the Content Validity Index (CVI) was 0.93 and feasible to use as a learning media for ferns sub-topic (Pteridophyta). Keywords: Feasibility, Biocard, Ferns sub-topic201700According to the validators, the biocard was valid with the average score of the Content Validity Index (CVI) was 0.93 and feasible to use as a learning media for ferns sub-topic (Pteridophyta).2017-01-08T00:00:00['Aprisa Dewi Ayu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 e6cdd6f3b04453f98a5e7154bd203f62ec70c5d4ABSTRACT Suhud, 2017.Pengembangan Grafik Klip Sebagai Media Karakter di SMP. Program Studi S2 Keguruan Seni Rupa, Pascasarjana Uninersitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Dr. Moeljadi Pranata, MPd., (II) Prof. Dr. Djoko Saryono, M.Pd. Kata kunci: Pengembangan Media Pendidikan Karakter Grafik Klip. Untuk memajukan pendidikan di Indonesia, akhir-akhir ini pemerintah menerapkan pendidikan yang tidak hanya terpaku kepada aspek pengetahuan saja, namun pendidikan yang bisa membentuk keterampilan dan karakter siswa juga. Media pembelajaran disiapkan oleh guru, akan sangat membantu bagi siswa dengan mudah didalam menerima pesan pengetahuan yang dijelaskan oleh guru. Karena selama ini permasalahan anak dan remaja yang terlepas dari kontrol sekolah dan masyarakat selalu menjadi pokok permasalahan disekolah sekolah. Grafik Klip sangat fleksibel menjadi suatu media yang berbasis multimedia power point dengan durasi tanyang 4-5 menit untuk memberi inspirasi yang mengarah ke perilaku dan berbudi pekerti yang luhur sesuai dengan cita-cita bangsa Indonesia. Khususnya disajikan untuk pendidikan karakter pada anak dan remaja di SMP. Model pengembangan yang dilakukan adalah 5D dengan langkah-langkah prosedur Define, Data, Design, Develop, Disseminate. Proses pengembangan produk dengan menyusun ide cerita dan langkah-langkah produksi grafik klip menentukan content dan durasinya, membuat konsep dijabarkan dalam storyline, storyboard dan sketsa /naskah dan visual (sketsa/gambar), untuk menguji kevalidan media dilakukan uji validasi produk yang dilakukan oleh ahli media, ahli materi, praktisi dan uji coba kelompok terbatas. Hasil penelitian ini adalah sebuah media pembelajaran untuk pendidikan karakter yang telah melalui proses validasi menunjukkan kevalidannya, sangat layak untuk digunakan. sebagai media pendidikan karakter sangat layak untuk digunakan di SMP. Penelitian pengembangan ini menghasilkan produk berupa grafik klip sebagai media pendidikan karakter di SMP. Saran pemanfaatan produk dipaparkan sebagai berikut: (1) Guru sebagai fasilitator perlu memiliki media grafik klip sebagai media pendidikan karakter agar menghasilkan pembelajaran yang bermakna, (2) Peserta didik diharapkan dapat termotivasi dan terinpirasi tayangan grafik klip sehingga berefek pada perilaku siswa untuk berbudi pekerti yang luhur sesuai dengan cita-cita bangsa Indonesia, (3) Bagi peneliti lanjutan disarankan untuk memanfaatkan penelitian ini sebagai pijakan teori untuk melakukan pengembangan lebih lanjut maupun melakukan uji keefektifan sehingga menghasilkan kajian keilmuan yang lebih bermanfaat. 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Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pra-eksperimental dengan desain penelitian The Static Compararison : Randomized Control Group Only Design dengan kelas eksperimen menggunakan kelas X-TGB 1 dan kelas kontrol menggunakan X-TGB 2 yang dilakukan sebanyak 3 pertemuan. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui lembar tes hasil belajar dan lembar observasi pengamatan keterlaksanaan pembelajaran pada setiap pertemuan kelas X-TGB 1 dan X-TGB 2 serta lembar angket respon yang diberikan pada pertemuan terakhir(pertemuan ketiga) di SMK Negeri 03 Surabaya. Sampel yang digunakan yaitu 30 siswa kelas X-TGB 1 dan 30 siswa kelas X-TGB 2. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan persentase penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw dengan berbantuan media puzzle pada 3 pertemuan sebesar 87,5 %, 91,2 %, 91,9 % rata-rata penerapan pembelajaran didapatkan sebesar 90,2 % yang termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Hasil Respon siswa kelas X-TGB 1 menunjukkan persentase sebesar 84,9 % yang termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Sementara itu, hasil belajar siswa kelas X-TGB 1 sebagai kelas ekperimen pada pertemuan pertama, kedua, dan ketiga berturut-turut didapatkan hasil belajar sebesar 74,17 ; 73,57; 85,97 rata-rata hasil belajar dari tiga pertemuan didapatkan sebesar 77,90 sedangkan hasil belajar kelas X-TGB 2 sebagai kelas kontrol pada pertemuan pertama, kedua, dan ketiga berturut-turut didapatkan hasil belajar sebesar 68,97; 52,57; 76,13 rata-rata hasil belajar dari tiga pertemuan didapatkan sebesar 65,89. Jadi hasil belajar kelas eksperimen yang mendapatkan perlakuan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw dengan berbantuan media puzzle lebih baik dari kelas kontrol yang tidak mendapatkan perlakuan berarti penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw dengan berbantuan media puzzle dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Kata Kunci : Model Kooperatif, Jigsaw, Media Puzzle, Hasil Belajar, Ilmu Ukur Tanah, Respon siswa. Abstract The aim of this research is to know the application, student's response, and the difference of learning result between the experimental class students (X-TGB 1) and the control class (X-TGB 2) on the soil science subjects after using the cooperative type jigsaw learning model with the help of the puzzle media. This research is a pre-experimental research with The Static Compararison research design: Randomized Control Group Only Design with experimental class using X-TGB 1 class and control class using X-TGB 2 which done for 3 meetings. The data collected in this study was obtained through the learning test sheet and observation sheet of learning implementation at each meeting of X-TGB 1 and X-TGB 2 classes and response questionnaire given at the last meeting (third meeting) at SMK Negeri 03 Surabaya. The sample used is 30 students of class X-TGB 1 and 30 students of class X-TGB 2. The result of data analysis shows the percentage of application of cooperative learning model of jigsaw type with the help of puzzle media at 3 meetings 87,5%, 91,2%, 91,9% mean of applying of learning obtained 90,2% which is included in very good category. Results Response students class X-TGB 1 shows the percentage of 84.9% included in the category very well. Meanwhile, the learning result of X-TGB class 1 students as experimental class at the first, second, and third meeting respectively got the result of learning equal to 74,17; 73,57; 85.97 the average learning outcomes from the three meetings obtained for 77.90 while the results of class X-TGB 2 as a control class at the first, second, and third meeting in a row obtained a learning outcome of 68.97; 52,57; 76.13 the average learning outcomes from the three meetings was found to be 65.89. So the result of experimental class study which get treatment model of cooperative type jigsaw type with media-assisted puzzle better than control class that did not get treatment mean application of cooperative model type jigsaw with assisted media puzzle can improve student learning result. Keywords : Co-operative Model, Jigsaw, Puzzle Media, Learning Outcomes, Soil Science, Student Response.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Cristhisha Bayu Irwanda']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b7230a99aa977d2a3d09b72fe866acf860eeff04ABSTRAK Sistem merupakan komponen-komponen yang saling berkaitan dan dihubungkan untuk mencapai suatu tujuan yang telah ditentukan sebelumnya. Pengembangan sistem pembelajaran dengan media LSN dilaksanakan untuk menunjang kegiatan pembelajaran dan pebelajar semakin termotivasi dalam belajar. Dengan pengembangan sistem pembelajaran media LSN dengan berbasis flipped classroom diharapkan pebelajar akan mampu mengembangkan pembelajarannya agar lebih terarah. Pada pembelajaran Biologi dalam proses penguasaan konsep harus dilengkapi dengan penjelasan dan membutuhkan waktu yang lebih lama. Untuk membantu dalam peningkatan proses pembelajaran bahan ajar dan strategi yang kurang ideal belum dapat mengakomodir waktu pebelajar dan belum terpenuhi dalam proses tatap muka, pemberian materi diberikan melalui teknologi berbantuan web menggunakan edmodo. Dengan tugas yang akan dikerjakan di Sekolah jadi pembelajaran lebih efektif serta efisien. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan sebuah sistem pembelajaran berbasis flipped classroom dengan media LSN sebagai media pada mata pelajaran biologi di SMAN 1 Plosoklaten Kabupaten Kediri serta mengetahui hasil belaar siswa setelah diterapkannya pengembangan sistem pembelajaran berbasis flipped classroom dengan media web. Model pengembangan yang digunakan adalah model pengembangan ASSURE. Pada model pengembangan ASSURE ada enam tahapan yaitu analyze learner,state objective, select method,utilize media and material,require learner participation,Evaluation. Berdasarkan hasil validasi dari ahli media, ahli materi dan ahli desain pembelajaran diperoleh data yang valid sehingga sistem yang dikembangkan dapat dilaksanakan atau diimplementasikan pada pembelajaran biologi di SMAN 1 Plosoklaten Kabupaten Kediri. Sedangkan hasil uji coba kelas juga diperoleh data yang valid dan hasil belajar siswa juga mengalami peningkatan. Dari hasil analisis data yang diperoleh dapat disimpulkan bahwa sistem pembelajaran berbasis flipped classroom dengan media LSN valid dan layak digunakan pada pembelajaran Biologi di SMAN 1 Plosoklaten Kabupaten Kediri. 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Tesis, Teknologi Pembelajaran, Pascasarjana, Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Prof.Dr. I.Nyoman Sudana Degeng, M.Pd. (II) Saida Ulfa, M.Edu, Ph.D. Kata Kunci: Instrumen evaluasi, Hasil Belajar KKPI, Kognitif, Afektif, Psikomotorik, Media Komputer. Evaluasi hasil belajar merupakan salah satu komponen penting yang harus dilakukan untuk mengetahui keefektifan proses pembelajaran. Untuk dapat melakukan evaluasi diperlukan suatu instrumen yang terstandart. Pengukuran hasil belajar secara menyeluruh meliputi aspek kognitif , afektif dan psikomotorik. Oleh karena itu instrumen yang terstandarts harus dikembangkan terhadap aspek kognitif, afektif dan psikomotorik. Dalam penyusunan instrumen evaluasi harus memenuhi beberapa aspek diantaranya: Standart Reliabilitas, Validitas, Obyektivitas, Praktibilitas, Mudah dilaksanakan, Mudah diskor, dan Ekonomis. Realibilitas dan validitas dapat diketahui dengan perhitungan kuantitatif hasil uji coba produk. Obyektivitas, Praktibilitas, Mudah dilaksanakan, Mudah diskor, dan Ekonomis dalam evaluasi hasil belajar dapat dijabarkan secara kulilatif dengan menghubungkan alat yang digunakan dalam evaluasi hasil belajar. Oleh karena itu dalam penelitian ini menggunakan media Komputer sebagai alat bantu dengan software CBT-RUSH dan cam studio. Tujuan pengembangan adalah menghasilkan produk instrumen evaluasi hasil belajar mata pelajaran KKPI kelas XI SMK Kabupaten Kediri dalam bentuk instrumen kognitif, afektif dan psikomotorik yang valid, reliabel, praktis, mudah diskor dan dilaksanakan serta ekonomis baik secara teoritis, empiris dan praktik dengan berbantukan media komputer. Prosedur penelitian dan pengembangan terdiri dari kegiatan: 1) Kajian Terhadap SK, KD, dan Indikator, 2) Perumusan Tujuan Pembelajaran, 3) Pemetaan aspek evaluasi (Kognitif, Afektif, Psikomorik), 4) Penyusunan Kisi-kisi, 5) Perakitan soal, 6) Telaah Soal, 7) Validasi, 8) input perangkat evaluasi kedalam media Komputer, 9) Uji Coba, 10) Analisis Butir, 11) Seleksi Soal, 12) Administrasi soal bentuk akhir. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan terhadap 480 siswa, perangkat evaluasi hasil belajar kognitif memiliki Validitas teoritik sebesar 0, 93, serta memiliki validitas empirik sebesar 0,76. Instrumen Hasil belajar afektif memiliki validitas teoritik 1 dan validitas empiris adalah 0,774. Perangkat Evaluasi hasil belajar Psikomotorik memiliki validitas teoritik 1 dan secara praktik dari 100 responden yang berasal dari 4 lembaga semua nilainya di atas 75, dimana siswa dinyatakan kompeten dalam mempraktikkan produk instrumen. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan dapat diketahui hasil validitas > 0,128 sehingga dikategorikan realibel / dapat dipercaya. Reliabilitas 0,86 dengan kategori sangat tinggi. Dan berdasarkan analisis praktibilitas 85% item praktis dengan berbantukan media komputer. ABSTRACT Zulaika, Luluk. 2017. Development of Evaluation Instruments Learning Outcomes Subject KKPI Seconded Computer Media in SMK Kediri District. Thesis, Education Technology, Postgraduate, State University of Malang. Counselor: (I) Prof.Dr. I.Nyoman Sudana Degeng, M.Pd. (II) Saida Ulfa, M.Edu, Ph.D. Keywords : Evaluation instrument, KKPI Learning Outcomes, Cognitive, Affective, Psychomotor, Computer Media. Evaluation of learning outcomes is one important component that must be done to determine the effectiveness of the learning process. To be able to conduct an evaluation required a standard instrument. Measurement of learning outcomes as a whole includes cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects. Therefore, standardized instruments should be developed against the cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects. In the preparation of evaluation instruments must meet several aspects including: Standard Reliability, Validity, Objectivity, Practibility, Easy to implement, Easy to disk, and Economical. Realibility and validity can be known by quantitative calculation of product trial results. Objectivity, Praktibility, Easy to implement, Easy to calculat, and Economical in the evaluation of learning outcomes can be elaborated cililatively by linking the tools used in the evaluation of learning outcomes. Therefore, in this study using Computer media as a tool with software CBT-RUSH and cam studio. The objective of the development is to produce the instrument product of the evaluation of learning outcomes of KKPI class XI in SMK Kediri district form cognitive, affective and psychomotor instruments that are valid, reliable, practical, easy to be executed and economical both theoretically, empirically and practice with computer media. The research and development procedure consists of the following activities: 1) Assessment of SK, KD, and Indicator, 2) Formulation of Learning Objectives, 3) Mapping of evaluation aspects (Cognitive, Affective, Psychomic), 4) Grid preparation, 5) Assembling questions, 6) Analysis of Problems, 7) Validation, 8) evaluation of evaluation tools into Computer media, 9) Trial, 10) Grain Analysis, 11) Selection Problem, 12) Administration of final form. From the results of research conducted on 480 students, the evaluation tool cognitive learning outcomes have theoretical validity of 0, 93, and has empirical validity of 0.76. Instruments The affective learning outcomes have theoretical validity 1 and the empirical validity is 0.774. Psychomotoric learning evaluation tools have theoretical validity 1 and practically from 100 respondents from 4 institutions all above 75, where the students are competent in practicing instrument product. Based on the calculation results can be seen the validity> 0.128 so categorized realibel. Reliability of 0.86 with very high category. And based on the analysis of the practicality of 85% practical items with the help of computer media. 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Analisis Perbedaan Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning (PBL) Berbantuan Media Audio Visual dengan pembelajaran konvensional Terhadap Hasil Belajar IPS (studi pada siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 25 Kota Jambi). Tesis. Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar (IPS). Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing:(1) Dra. Hj. Siti Malikhah Towaf, MA, Ph.D; (2) Prof. Dr. Sudarmiantin, M.Si Kata kunci : PBL, Media audio visual, Hasil Belajar IPS. Pembelajaran IPS perlu dilaksanakan dengan multi strategi, multi metode, dan multi media dalam rangka mencapai tujuan pembelajaran IPS. Seorang guru harus berusaha agar pembelajaran IPS menarik bagi siswa SMP. PBL merupakan model pembelajaran yang melatih kemampuan siswa dalam merespon perkembangan dinamika sosial masyarakat. PBL merupakan suatu model dalam pembelajaran yang berfokus pada siswa dengan mengarahkan siswa menjadi pembelajar mandiri yang terlibat langsung secara aktif dalam pembelajaran berkelompok. PBL dalam beberapa penelitian terbukti mampu meningkatkan hasil belajar. Permasalahan yang dihadapi di SMP Negari 25 Kota Jambi adalah rendahnya hasil belajar IPS siswa, guru masih menggunakan metode ceramah dan jarang menggunakan alat peraga sehingga proses pembelajaran tidak kondusif dan tujuan pembelajaran tidak tercapai. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) untuk mengetahui bagaimana pelaksanaan model pembelajaran PBL berbantuan media audio visual di SMP Negeri 25 Kota Jambi, (2) mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan PBL dan konvensional, (3) mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan PBL dan PBL berbantuan media audio visual, (4) mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan model PBL berbantuan media audio visual dan konvesional. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan teknik analisis data statistik. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Quasi experimental design dengan non equivalent control group design. Sampel penelitian diambil dengan sampling purposive yang diperoleh dari kelas VIII-B sebagai kelas Eksperimen 1,Kelas VIII-C sebagai kelas eksperimen 2 dan kelas VIII-A sebagai kelas kontrol. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah soal pretest dan postest, lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dan angket respos siswa. Data dianalisis dengan uji statistik independent sampel t-tes (uji-t). Hasil penelitian yaitu: (1) pelaksanaan model pembelajaran PBL berbantuan media audio visual di SMP Negeri 25 Kota Jambi berjalan dengan baik, dibuktikan dengan respon siswa dalam kreteria baik (84,03); (2) Gainscore hasil belajar IPS yang diperoleh di kelas kontrol adalah 15,00, sedangkan dikelas ekperimen 1 (PBL) sebesar 21,67 dan dikelas eksperimen 2 (PBL+media audio visual) sebesar 26,15. Nilai gainscore tertinggi diperoleh kelas PBL berbantuan media audio visual yaitu sebesar 26,15; (3) ada perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan PBL dan konvensional dengan nilai signifikansi (0,001) atau kurang dari alpha (0,050), (4) ada perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan PBL dan PBL berbantuan media audio visual dengan nilai signifikansi (0,018) atau kurang dari alpha (0,050). , (5) ada perbedaan hasil belajar IPS menggunakan model PBL berbantuan media audio visual dan konvesional dengan nilai signifikansi (0,000) kurang dari alpha (0,050) . Jadi terbukti bahwa hasil belajar IPS menggunakan PBL berbantuan media audio visual lebih baik daripada hanya menggunakan model pembelajaran PBL saja atau konvensional. Bagi guru dapat menerapkan model PBL berbantuan media audio visual pada kelas yang berbeda dengan disesuaikan kompetensi dasarnya. Bagi peneliti lebih lanjut: bisa meneliti dengan menggunakan variabel-varibel lain seperti meneliti kemampuan berfikir kritis, kepercayaan diri, retensi dan motivasi siswa dalam pembelajaran IPS di SMP. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Susiloningrum . Susiloningrum']2017-01-08T00:00:00 995983a9dc63eb1c7e2eff10c260a78258f043bdPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) Kelayakan perangkat pembelajaran pada pelajaran menggambar instalasi plambing, (2) Keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning pada pelajaran menggambar instalasi plambing, dan (3) Hasil belajar setelah menggunakan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning dengan media maket pada pelajaran menggambar instalasi plambing. Metode penelitian ini adalah Posttest-Only Control Design. Penelitian ini diterapkan dalam dua kelas di SMK Negeri 1 Mojokerto yakni kelas Xl TGB 2 dan TGB 3. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara dokumentasi, angket, observasi, dan tes. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan adalah analisis kelayakan perangkat pembelajaran, analisis keterlaksanaan pembelajaran, dan analisis hasil tes siswa. Uji analisis data menggunakan uji normalitas, uji hipotesis, dan uji t digunakan untuk mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar. Hasil rata-rata validasi perangkat Pembelajaran meliputi media, silabus, rpp, materi, soal mendapat persentase sebesar 83.14 %, masuk dalam kategori sangat baik untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Berdasarkan hasil observasi terhadap kegiatan mengajar guru dan belajar siswa didapatkan hasil termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik. Hasil analisis hasil belajar siswa mendapat nilai t hitung > nilai t Tabel = 4.76 > 2.01; maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima, hal ini menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar antara kelas kontrol dengan kelas eksperimen. Kata kunci : Model Problem Based Learning, Media, Maket,Instalasi Plambing. Abstract This study aims to determine (1) The feasibility of learning tools on drawing lesson plumbing installation, (2) Implementation of learning by using Problem Based Learning learning on drawing lesson plambing installation, and (3) Result of learning after using problem based learning with miniature media on drawing lesson plumbing installation. This research method is Posttest-Only Control Design. This research is applied in two classes in SMK Negeri 1 Mojokerto namely class Xl TGB 2 and TGB 3. Data collection technique is done by documentation, questionnaire, observation, and test. Data analysis technique that is done is feasibility analysis of learning device, analysis of learning implementation, and analysis of student test result. Test data analysis using normality test, hypothesis test, and t test is used to know the difference of learning result. Average results of device validation Learning includes media, syllabus, rpp, material, about gets percentage of 83.14%, entered in very good category for use in learning process. Based on the results of observations on teacher teaching activities and student learning results obtained in the category is very good. Results analysis of student learning outcomes get t count> value t Table = 4.76> 2.01; Then Ho is rejected and Ha accepted, it shows there is difference of learning result between control class and experiment class. Keywords : Problem Based Learning Model, Media, miniature, Plumbing Installation.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Aris Susanto']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f2d86a9360b585e80cff05686647ae66ca91a5b3INDONESIA : Rendahnya produktivitas kemiri Sunan dikarenakan biji yang dorman. Keadaan fisik dari kulit Kemiri Sunan yang tebal mengakibatkan biji sulit berkecambah pada lingkungan yang optimum. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui interaksi antara lama perendaman asam sulfat (H2S04) dan jenis media tanam dan mengetahui pengaruh berbagai lama perendaman dan jenis media tanam yang optimal terhadap perkecambahan dan pertumbuhan biji Kemiri (Reutealis trisperma) Varietas Sunan 1. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Balai Pengembangan Benih Tanaman Perkebunan (BPBTP) Jalan Arcamanik 106 Sindanglaya Bandung pada bulan Agustus–Oktober 2016. Penelitian ini dilakukan sebanyak 2 tahap, tahap pertama berupa pengecambahan yang disusun dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap satu faktor yaitu berbagai lama perendaman asam sulfat 10% (S0 = 0 menit; S1 = 5 menit ; S2 = 10 menit ; S3 = 15 menit ; dan S4 = 20 menit) dengan 3 kali ulangan. Tahap kedua yaitu pembibitan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap pola faktorial, yaitu berbagai lama perendaman asam sulfat 10% (S0 = 0 menit ; S1 = 5 menit ; S2 = 10 menit ; S3 = 15 menit ; dan S4 = 20 menit) dan jenis media tanam (T1 = Pasir ; T2 = tanah ; dan T3 = Pasir + Tanah + Kompos Sampah Kota (1:1:1)) dengan 3 kali ulangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tidak terjadi interaksi antar perlakuan lama perendaman asam sulfat 10% dan jenis media tanam. Pada parameter perkecambahan seperti persentase perkecambahan, tinggi hipokotil, dan kecepatan perkecambahan menunjukan hasil terbaik pada perendaman 10 menit (S2). Untuk parameter pembibitan seperti tinggi tanaman, diameter batang, jumlah daun, luas daun, nisbah pupus akar, menunjukan hasil terbaik pada media tanam tanah+pasir+kompos sampah kota (T3) dengan perbandingan 1:1:1. ENGLISH : Candlenut Sunan productivity is low because of dormant seed. The thick bark of candelnute make it hard to germinate even in the optimum condition. This study aimed to determine the interaction between immersion time of sulfuric acid and growing media type on germination and growth of candlenut (Reutealis trisperma. var Sunan 1). This research was conducted at Balai Pengembangan Benih Tanaman Perkebunan (BPBTP), Arcamanik 106 Sindanglaya Bandung in August-October 2016. This study was conducted two step, first step was germination seed used a completely randomized design first factor, various immersion time sulfuric acid 10 % (S0 = 0 minutes ; S1 = 5 minutes ; S2 = 10 minutes ; S3 = 15 minutes ; and S4 = 20 minutes) with 3 repetitions. Second step was seedling seed used a completely randomized design factorial design, various immersion time sulfuric acid 10 % (S0 = without soaking ; S1 = 5 minutes ; S2 = 10 minutes ; S3 = 15 minutes ; and S4 = 20 minutes) and type of growing media (T1 = sand ; T2 = soil ; dan T3 = sand:soil: urban waste compost)) with 3 repetitions. The research result showed no interaction between immersion time treatments of sulfuric acid 10 % and the type of growing media. Parameters of germination such as germination percentage, plumula lenght, and germinaton rate showed the best result of immersion treatment 10 minutes (S2). Parameters of seedling such as plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf width, and shoot root ratio and root length was best on planting media type sand: soil: urban waste composting (T3) with comparision 1:1:1.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Agung Darozat']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5a0463effb06e4f69ee7ee20dbcd1262a51cff7bABSTRACT Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan merupakan bagian dari pendidikan secara keseluruhan karena dalam pendidikan jasmani terdapat tiga ranah yaitu afektif yang berhubungan dengan sikap, kognitif yang berhubungan dengan kemampuan berfikir anak dan psikomotor yang berhubungan dengan kemampuan gerak. Akan tetapi pelajaran PJOK yang seminggu sekali selama 2 jam pelajaran tidak bisa mewadahi ketiga ranah tersebut. PJOK hanya terbatas pada psikomotorik. Harus ada suatu media pembelajaran yang memberikan solusi dari masalah kurangnya pemberian materi pada peserta didik tanpa harus mengurangi jam pembelajaran di sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan Media Pembelajaran Blended Learning untuk Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan Siswa Kelas XI. Dengan adanya media pembelajaran ini, siswa dapat aktif dalam proses belajar mengajar. dan memperoleh pengetahuan yang lebih luas tentang materi Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan. Penelitian dan Pengembangan ini menggunakan Model Rancangan Pembelajaran Berbasis Blended Learning. Langkah-langkah rancangan tersebut secara umum dilakukan dalam tiga tahap yaitu : (1) analisis, (2) Rancangan, dan (3) evaluasi. Pada tahap analisis dilakukan dengan melakukan analisis kebutuhan dengan wawancara dengan guru dan angket kepada siswa. Dari data tersebut digunakan sebagai langkah selanjutnya untuk membuat rancangan produk. Tahap selanjutnya adalah tahap evaluasi. Produk pengembangan ini di evaluasi oleh 3 ahli yaitu ahli materi PJOK, ahli media pembelajaran, dan praktisi lapangan yaitu guru. Tahap selanjutnya adalah uji coba lapangan. Uji coba lapangan ada 3 tahap yaitu uji coba perorangan, uji coba kelompok kecil, dan uji coba kelompok besar. Hasil dari penelitian dan pengembangan ini adalah media pembelajaran blended learning untuk mata pelajaran pendidikan jasmani, olahraga, dan kesehatan. Produk pengembangan ini terdiri dari 3 bentuk yaitu untuk tatap muka menggunakan buku teks, untuk offline menggunakan Autoplay, dan untuk pembelajaran online menggunakan Edmodo. Dari data kevalidan produk didapatkan rata-rata persentase 87.10 % dengan kriteria sangat valid. Dari data tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa produk pengembangan ini layak untuk digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran. Penelitian ini hanya sebatas pada prototipe produk. Untuk pemakaian lebih lanjut tergantung dari kreatifitas pemakai produk baik guru ataupun peserta didik. 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Tesis, Program Studi Pendidikan Dasar, Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Malang.Pembimbing: (I) Prof. Dr. Anang Santoso, M.Pd (II) Dr. Alif Mudiono M.Pd Kata kunci: STAD, media gambar seri, menulis narasi Hasil observasi dan refleksi di kelas V SDN Bendo 2 Kota Blitar menunjukkan keterampilan siswa menulis narasi rendah. Rendahnya keterampilan siswa dalam menulis narasi disebabkan proses belajar yang membosankan bagi siswa, pemahaman siswa terhadap materi kurang, siswa kesulitan mengembangkan kalimat, siswa menulis narasi dengan membayangkan tema. Pembelajaran tersebut kurang memperhatikan ketercapaian pemahaman siswa. Siswa kurang memahami unsur-unsur dan langkah-langkah dalam membuat cerita narasi. Solusi yang dipilih untuk memperbaiki proses dan hasil pembelajaran adalah melalui penerapan model STAD berbantuan media gambar seri. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menjelaskan proses pembelajaran menulis narasi melalui model STAD berbantuan media gambar seri, (2) menjelaskan peningkatan keterampilan menulis narasi siswa melalui model STAD berbantuan media gambar seri. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian tindakan kelas. Penelitian dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Masing-masing siklus terdiri dari 4 tahap, yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Peneliti bertindak sebagai perencana tindakan dan observer. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas V SDN Bendo 2 sejumlah 29 siswa yang terdiri dari 20 siswa perempuan dan 9 siswa laki-laki. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, catatan lapangan, wawancara, tes, dan dokumentasi. Analisis data dimulai dengan mereduksi data, menyajikan data, mendeskripsikan data, dan menarik kesimpulan. Penerapan model STAD berbantuan media gambar seri pada pembelajaran menulis narasi dilaksanakan dalam tiga tahap yakni pra menulis, menulis, dan pasca menulis. Pada tahap pra menulis siswa menyimak materi yang dijelaskan guru, guru menjelaskan secara runtut, dan rinci unsur-unsur narasi dan langkah-langkah dalam membuat narasi. Pada tahap menulis siswa berkelompok memecahkan masalah yang diberikan oleh guru berupa menemukan unsur-unsur cerita narasi dari teks narasi yang dibagikan oleh guru. setelah kelompok menemukan unsur-unsur dalam cerita guru menjelaskan kembali unsur-unsur yang terdapat dalam cerita narasi yang bertujuan agar siswa lebih memahami unsur serta langkah dalam menulis narasi. Masih dalam kelompok siswa menulis narasi secara kelompok berdasarkan gambar seri yang disajikan oleh guru. kerjasama dengan kelompok, tanggung jawab terhadap tugas, kepercayaan diri dalam mengemukakan pendapat dan kepercayaan diri siswa dalam berkelompok menjadi prioritas. Dengan demikian siswa sudah lebih aktif dalam pembelajaran. Selanjutnya siswa menulis narasi secara individu berdasarkan media gambar seri yang di sajikan guru di papan tulis. Tahap pasca menulis, hasil pekerjaan menulis narasi siswa dibaca oleh masing-masing perwakilan kelompok di depan kelas, selanjutnya hasil pekerjaan kelompok ditukarkan dengan kelompok lain untuk dikoreksi.Pada tahap pasca menulis cerita narasi secara individu guru meminta siswa untuk meneliti kembali hasil tulisan yang dibuat siswa sebelum dikumpulkan. Setelah hasil tulisan siswa dikumpulkan guru mengoreksi hasil pekerjaan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan keterampilan siswa menulis narasi. nilai rata-rata menulis narasi siklus I sebesar 68 dengan kualifikasi kurang, meningkat menjadi 76 pada siklus II dengan kualifikasi cukup. Siswa mampu menyusun alur cerita secara runtut, meliputi mampu mengorientasikan cerita, memunculkan konflik, mejadikan konflik memuncak, dan membuat penutupan cerita yang menyelesaikan masalah atau konflik. Kalimat pembukaan cerita menggambarkan tokoh secara jelas dan rinci. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran model STAD berbantuan media gambar seri dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis narai kelas V Sekolah Dasar. Berdasarkan simpulan penelitian disarankan kepada guru SD untuk menerapkan model STAD berbantu media gambar seri pada pembelajaran menulis narasi dengan memperhatikan: 1) menerapkan model STAD pada saat siswa berlatih menulis cerita dilaksanakan secara berkelompok, (2) guru dalam menjelaskan materi harus jelas agar siswa tidak mengalami kesulitan dalam proses mmenulis, (3) guru sebaiknya selalu membimbing siswa selama proses menulis agar siswa yang belum memahami materi berani dan percaya diri untuk bertanya, (4) dalam menjelaskan materi guru hendaknya menyertakan contoh cerita yang mudah dipahami siswa sehingga siswa tidak hanya mnenerima materi secara teori namun juga berupa contoh, (5) guru senantiasa memotivasi siswa dalam bekerjasama dan mampu bekerja secara individu. (6) dalam pembelajaran menulis, keterampilan menulis siswa harus diasah dengan banyak berlatih dan juga sering menugaskan siswa untuk menulis, dengan deminikan keterampilan menulis siswa akan lebih cepat meningkat. 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Subjek penelitianya adalah siswa kelas III SD Muhammadiyah Kemadang sejumlah 21 siswa. Teknik dan pengumpulan data adalah lembar validasi, pedoman wawancara, pedoman respon guru, angket respon siswa, pedoman observasi, dan tes. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif yang terdiri dari konversi skala 5 dan persentase skala 5. Hasil penelitian dari Research and development ( R&D) Media pembelajaran berbasis Teka-Teki Silang berbentuk buku Teka-Teki Silang yang berwarna dangan penuh gambar dilengkapi dengan kolom-kolom Teka-Teki Silang yang siap dikerjakan oleh siswa. Dengan penggunaan Teka-Teki Silang dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan adanya media pembelajaran yang berbasis Teka- Teki Silang ini dapat meningkatkan semangat dan motivasis siswa dalam mengikuti pembelajaran serta dapat menambah kemampuan memahami kosakata Bahasa Inggris, dapat diketahui melalui hasil pretest dan hasil postest, hasil postest menunjukan bahawa nilai lebih tinggi yaitu 90,0 daripada nilai pretest yaitu 66,6.2017012017-01-08T00:00:00['Alfiani Prihastuti']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f08680301252e0f70acbb6a965b56a40830ea3caWe investigated the relationship between young athletes’ perception of their leaders’ coaching behavior and the athletes’ level of social responsibility. Participants were 204 high school athletes from the Midwest region in the US. Hierarchical regression analysis results showed that there was a positive relationship between the athletes’ social responsibility and the coaches’ democratic behavior, and a negative relationship between social responsibility and coaches’ autocratic behavior. These results indicate that the athletes who perceived their coaches as behaving more democratically and less autocratically had a higher level of social responsibility than the others had. Our findings signify the importance of using types of coaching behavior that enhance student athletes’ social responsibility.2017092017-01-08T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Y. Lee', 'Seunghyun Hwang', 'Youngjun Choi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 9a317ea8e5bee0755e2db190ccf63a768bf164f5AbstractThe paper investigates ethnic minority concentration within social housing and the potentials of a strong social housing sector through an analysis of the housing careers of Somalis and Turks in Copenhagen. In a Danish context, the two ethnic groups differ greatly with respect to migration history, socio-economic resources and family characteristics as well as distribution between tenures. It is therefore interesting to study whether these differences lead to differences in housing market choices and constraints. The majority of the interviewed Somalis and Turks made their housing careers within the social housing sector, which to the interviewees offered good housing options and possibilities for shaping their own housing careers. The majority of the Somalis perceived paying interest as being incompatible with Islam. Renting thus allowed them to adhere to their religious beliefs. The advantages of the social housing sector limited the pull of owner-occupied housing. The paper thus questions the u...20173982017-01-08T00:00:00Housing Theory and Society['Rikke Skovgaard Nielsen']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b284ac5a6c9b3705d7770d1b73ed2b6289c8b46fThe main purpose is to show the extent to which the sustainable development is critical in the agenda of new public policies that seek a wide scope, in the long run. The overall issue is unable to solve local problems within a modern and changing context. The current tendency of “loss of quality of life” forces cities to change their perspective of progress, and in that way, well-being will directly depend on the existing social development. Through a context analysis, a successful policy of quality of life is shared, since aesthetics must be made aware without underestimating their potential when it comes to recovering the zone. The result is that the perception of crisis is imminent due to the problems associated with growth. For this purpose, fast and consistent solutions in the use of instruments of physical planning have been adopted, which only turn complaints into specialized issues. It is concluded that the modern city, as we know it, is in serious danger, threatened with extinction thanks to its modus operandi, and in that regard, the local main variable must solve people’s well-being, without underestimating their environment.2017072017-01-08T00:00:00El Ágora USB['Victor Hugo Escobar Mendoza', 'Raúl Ruiz Canizales']2017-01-08T00:00:00 fe693a3dec301d7fb2baa8174f90f9f2be2bc6c02017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Amanda Dina Qoyyimah']2017-01-08T00:00:00 fe3bd6968df89743cac6609c0206c5e2396498bf2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['S. N. Ramadhani']2017-01-08T00:00:00 d3e822a8e0bb902ade1181dc4e9875b02ba7e5c62017002017-01-08T00:00:00['H. Bhinder', 'Tk Kamble', 'S. Acharya']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ee04ba547ebd37f7c1b56f963bdda7d2eda5cb38For Kafka, “the offi ce is a horror” (1973, 21). Signing forms, dictating letters, and fi ling reports at the Workmen’s Accident Insurance Institute for the Kingdom of Bohemia in Prague since 1908—every task took a little bit more of his life in a system that would one day destroy him. And the reason why is clear. The machines of the offi ce did not foster interiority, did not engender the depth of feeling that was supposed to be the function of writing, nor did they let anything be done or fi nished. Instead, they displaced subjectivity into technical processes of inscription, mechanics of printing, so that writing and being written became one and the same thing. As he says on one such occasion:20175702017-01-08T00:00:00symploke['Matthew Schilleman']2017-01-08T00:00:00 9b7f9a7da9463a7b8e65bd1c030fd42ba0660f2eThis article considers the relationship between transnationalism and social capital amongst young Pakistani Muslim women in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The central aim of the article is to explore how second generation Pakistani Muslim women accrue faith based social capital to negotiate and resist transnational gendered expectations, norms and practices. In particular, they use faith-based social capital that is transnationally informed: to challenge the patriarchal expectations and norms of their families; to gain access to higher/further education and thereby improve their life opportunities; and to resist growing anti-Muslim sentiment. This paper draws on qualitative research (in-depth interviews) conducted in Bradford20174852017-01-08T00:00:00Migration Letters['Gurchathen S. Sanghera', 'Suruchi Thapar-Björkert']2017-01-08T00:00:00 882097025ab2ed0b865fcae617d115764bc7b670The increasing popularity of online social network brings huge privacy threat for the end users. While existing work focus on inferring sensitive attributes from the social network such as age, location and gender, little has been done on how to protect the users' privacy by preventing the malicious inference. In this paper we investigated the privacy vulnerability of the existing social network and designed a privacy-preserving framework. We evaluated the framework's privacy and usefulness guarantees, demonstrated its effectiveness on classification and the defense against the privacy attack.2017413This paper investigated the privacy vulnerability of the existing social network and designed a privacy-preserving framework, and evaluated the framework's privacy and usefulness guarantees, and demonstrated its effectiveness on classification and the defense against the privacy attack.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Jinxue Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ac409d5009716dcbe6b52e45f4d93cdbfe28a66220173992017-01-08T00:00:00British Journal of Social Work['D. Segal‐Engelchin', 'Roni Kaufman', 'Ephrat Huss', 'O. Amos']2017-01-08T00:00:00 4e84fe1118945e37a051f85752ac17c2a5ac8c2fWe investigated the attentional characteristics of 98 Chinese college students when they received social threat cues in explicit and ambiguous rejection situations, and further examined the moderating effect of degree of rejection sensitivity. Participants were instructed to play an interactive game in pairs, after which they completed the Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire for College Students and, finally, a dot-probe task. The results showed that all participants had an attentional bias toward social rejection cues in both social rejection and general situations. In the ambiguous rejection situation, highly rejection-sensitive individuals showed attentional bias and tended to avoid social threat cues and nonsocial negative cues. Degree of rejection sensitivity moderated the relationship of ambiguous rejection, influencing individuals’ attentional processing of threat cues. We sought to develop some specific interventions that could be used to alert highly rejection-sensitive college students to the characteristics of the attentional processing strategies they use for social avoidance.20171622017-01-08T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Shen Liu', 'Lin Zhang', 'Qun Tan', 'Yanlin Zhao', 'Qiang Xu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 bf8b88b3098d233278a92598f5397036539644cdThe proposal of this article is to analyze how the concept of truth is conceptualized in Foucault and Benjamin, highlighting the criticism that both make reference to the Platonics. We highlight that in their theories, the concept of truth stops to associate of the idea of essence, passing to acquire a historical and contingently character. Moreover, we see that the truth is designed as a production and never as something that is hidden from the beginning and must be appropriately discovered. In Foucault, we focus in several articulations that the concept of truth has with the domains of power and knowledge. In Benjamin, we emphasize how much the author appreciates the multiple meanings that an event may suffer from time to time. Therefore, we examined how far Benjamin is from the absolute truth idea, opting to value the various constellations of truths and knowledge built to be always reinterpreted and never crystallized. Finally, we analyze how our study can contribute to social memory research fields because it can be characterized as a transdisciplinary field that sees its object of study as something procedural.2017112017-01-08T00:00:00['Ricardo Salztrager', 'Felipe Teixeira Lourenço']2017-01-08T00:00:00 cbf56dc2bd3720d92a9bb1b8eb4ce48e51452b4bAbstract The issue of social and more specifically educational inequalities in Greek society and education seems to concern the Greek society less and less nowadays. Scientific research and the contemporary sociological theory have focused on specific areas of interest of the phenomenon, neglecting the issue in its macro sociological dimension, without, of course, this meaning that the frames and fields of analysis that have emerged are of minor importance. The main question that concerns this research is, if social and educational inequalities are recognized today by the Greek social body and on which fields they focus. Do social and educational inequalities exist in Greece? Are they recognizable and how are they manifested? Our research was carried out with two research tools: a questionnaire which includes two attitude scales (social and educational inequalities) (N=800) and another one which contains a single question, which concerns the expression of opinion about whether the sample considers that there are inequalities in the Greek education system, and the justification of its views (N=800). The questionnaires were answered by female and male students of Greek Universities and Technological Educational Institutes. We chose the university student status in the sample, in order to record attitudes and opinions of young people who are considered “favored” by the education system. The analysis showed that the sample considers that, indeed, there are inequalities in Greek society as well as in Greek education and it is able to recognize a significant range of indications of the phenomenon. It seems that the experienced inequality prevailed against the “favorable” treatment which the system “reserved” in this specific sample.20179812017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['Argyris Kyridis', 'C. Tourtouras', 'Theodoros V. Thanos']2017-01-08T00:00:00 41fd81202f8de318965e20061201d15c5fe49fc7ABSTRAK As’at, Muhammad. 2017. Pengembangan Desain Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Social Learning Network (SLN) Menggunakan Strategi Auction (Interested-Based Negotiation). Tesis, Jurusan Teknologi Pembelajaran, Fakultas Pascasarjana, Universitas Negeri Malang, Pembimbing (I) Prof. Dr. Punaji Setyosari, M.Pd, M.Ed, (II) Saida Ulfa,M.Edu,Ph.D. Kata Kunci: social learning network, edmodo, auction, KIBI Pada pembelajaran bahasa Inggris pokok bahasan Perfect Tense siswa Kursus Intensif Bahasa Inggris (KIBI) TNI AU Sekolah Bahasa Abd Saleh Malang yang biasa diterapkan adalah menggunakan metode ceramah, penggunaan buku pelajaran dan lebih cenderung student centre. Penggunaan pola pembelajaran satu arah memiliki keterbatasan yakni tidak semua belajar mampu memahami materi yang diberikan ditambah alokasi waktu yang terbatas karena pembahasan materi Perfect Tenses memerlukaan waktu yang tidak sedikit. Diperlukan suplemen pembelajaran guna untuk melengkapi kelemahan pola pembelajaran tersebut. Salah satu upaya adalah dengan menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis social learning network (SLN) platform Edmodo menggunakan strategi Auction (interested-based negotiation). Tujuan pengembangan adalah untuk menghasilkan sebuah produk rancangan pembelajaran bahasa Inggris berbasis social learning network (SLN) menggunakan strategi Auction guna membangun pengetahuan bersama antara siswa dengan siswa dan siswa dengan instruktur. Siswa juga mempunyai kesempatan belajar kapan saja dan dimana saja. Selain itu tujuan pengembangan adalah untuk melihat kelayakan dari produk tersebut. Metode pengembangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Lee & Owen. M (2004). Konsep yang dipakai dalam model ini adalah “congruence”/keharmonisan, dimana urutan dalam setiap langkahnya tidak disusun secara linier tetapi secara melingkar dan proses setiap tahapanya mengalir ke tahapan berikutnya dan tahapan terakhir menggambarkan tahapan yang awal. Langkah-langkah tahap – tahap pengembangan antara lain : 1) Tahap Analisis; 2) Tahap Desain; 3) Tahap Pengembangan dan Penggunaan; 4) Tahap Evaluasi. Subjek penelitian dalam validasi yaitu siswa siswa KIBI TNI AU angkatan ke-62 2017 Sekolah Bahasa Abd saleh Malang. Data yang digunakan adalah data kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Hasil pengembangan desain bahasa Inggris berbasis social learning network (SLN) menggunakan strategi Auction (interested-based negotiation) memenuhi kriteria valid yakni, ahli materi 77%, ahli desain 93%, ahli media 98,7%, dan uji coba kelompok besar 89,8%. Salah satu kelebihan rancangan pembelajaran ini adalah sebagai alternatif pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran bagi instruktur dan siswa sehingga mampu menyediakan kebutuhan individu untuk belajar setiap saat. Dan kelemahan produk ini belum adanya fasilitas chat orang tua dan siswa dan juga membutuhkan waktu yang lama. 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The objective of the present study was to evaluate social determinants of anesthesia choice for Cesarean Section in mothers attending selected primary health care centers of Tehran.  Methods: The current descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in mothers who had a history of C/S and settled in catchment area of selected Primary Health Care centers known as Defined Population (DP). The DP is linked to Social Determinants of Health Research center affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. Results: Totally, 1408 mothers participated in the study. The mean±SD age of mothers was 27.6±4.42, more than 50% of the participants had university education, and about 25% of mothers were unemployed. The previous history of C/S was reported by 29.9% of mothers and 91.9% of these mothers had experienced general anesthesia. Anesthesia choice of the study participants was as follows: 562 (39.9%) general anesthesia, 566 (40.2%) local anesthesia, 231 (16.4) had no idea about the anesthesia method, and 46 (3.5%) did not want to have C/S. The most frequent person with whom mothers discussed the method of anesthesia prior to their admission was their gynecologist (44%). The final decisions for choosing anesthesia method were made by the patient in about 40% of the participants. Conclusion: Informing mothers appropriately about anesthesia procedure and possible complications of each technique in the prenatal period can help mothers for choosing the best method of anesthesia and may increase mothers' tendency to have local anesthesia.2017210Informing mothers appropriately about anesthesia procedure and possible complications of each technique in the prenatal period can help mothers for choosing the best method of anesthesia and may increase mothers' tendency to have local anesthesia.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Ali-Asghar Kolahi', 'Mehran Lak', 'Narges Malih']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b0db1c2b75f545b32689ff8a19fff4a56e8f78b0This paper written is based on the findings from a study conducted among the Social Science students of Advanced Level undertaking the English Language courses as Elective or compulsory and their mode of learning is Bengali other than few of these English courses. I have tried to explore some of the difficulties while teaching these students. Two groups of students were selected for experimental study and teaching was given following traditional approaches like CLT. Data were collected through classroom observation and questionnaires. Though the results found have some limitations, this paper aims at suggesting for the probable solutions to the problems and finally it opens a new window to face the learners with this type of challenging situation by adopting some of the innovative methods using the Humanistic approach of learning in English Language Teaching and Education.20172702017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of English Language Education['Jurana Aziz']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ebe610a74213ab35a0dc3cc3ad3d9ac5baf26eebA "Cooperativa e Banco de Horas Olga Cossettini" ja ultrapassa 15 anos de operacao de uma moeda complementar, o SOL-, cuja caracteristica distintiva e o respaldo em bens produto de doacoes e horas de trabalho envolvidas. Durante seu processo de desenvolvimento, tem ido com sucesso atraves de varias crises que tem relacao com as tensoes e mudancas dentro do grupo e ao nivel do municipio e da economia do pais. O objetivo deste artigo e analisar como, atraves de um uso original da tecnologia monetaria do respaldo na sua moeda social – atraves da criacao “compromissos de trabalho” e uma gestao inovadora de doacoes – esta experiencia posso franquear situacoes micro, meso e macro diferentes e tem ido recriando-se institucionalmente, persistindo em sua meta de melhorar as condicoes de vida da populacao mais pobre da cidade de “Capilla del Monte”. Desde a sua subsistencia nas logicas mistas, esta instituicao tem administrado o seu respaldo – na sua historia – com diferentes combinacoes da logica da redistribuicao, da reciprocidade e do mercado, alcancando se resignificar, e superar a crise do que outras grandes redes do troque na Argentina tem sido incapazes de transitar. Integrando os niveis micro, meso e macro para nossa analise, vamos refletir sobre como esta organizacao conseguiu operar tanto em tempos de crise, em que operava em contra ciclo, como naqueles em que o ciclo economico era favoravel para a economia em geral.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Ricardo Orzi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1c99ff680fab56db7370e0d174fd7d102f672774Abstract U. Beck and Giddens play a leading role in the development of new academic research field called 'theory of the risk society' that studies the risk in the light of social, economic and political contexts in which it manifests itself. The German sociologist Ulrich Beck starts from the assumption that globalization and technological progress are changing not only the way of understanding and addressing the risk but also its very nature. In postmodern society, rapid technological progress, coupled with an increasingly dense network of global connections, goes hand in hand with the production of new risks, such as those generated by atomic, genetic and chemical. Anthony Giddens, like Ulrick Beck, believes that modernity has led to a deep uncertainty that previous eras had never known. The prospect of Giddens differs from that of Beck in relation to the concept of trust that the British sociologist reserves particularly important, according to him, the global expert knowledge must regain the lost confidence, considering the fact that the risk can also be understood as opportunities, such as stakes in order to achieve certain results. Confidence is a psychological condition necessary to cope with risks, which otherwise would stop the action, making anxiety attack.2017302017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['Misale Fiorenza']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0ea0541f147901cacc742292746889d0962d3f97Humans are not only universally prosocial (Tomasello, 2009) but also selective when engaging in prosocial behavior (Kuhlmeier, Dunfield, & O’Neill, 2014). Despite numerous observations of selective helping, the proximate mechanisms underlying this critical social behavior remain unclear. In a series of 3 studies, two possible evaluative mechanisms, global evaluations and dispositional evaluations, was examined, regarding how individuals identify and track good social partners. To test between these two possibilities, these studies varied the type of information participants had regarding an individual’s characteristics and examined how this information influenced participants’ partner choice decisions. The stimuli to be used in the latter two studies were normed (Study 1), and the items were finalized because these various descriptions across characteristics shared similar positive or negative valence. In Study 2, adults read descriptions of two characters varying on prosocial (Helpful and Generous), social (Prestigious and Considerate), or non-social (Attractive and Intelligent) characteristics. They were then asked to indicate who they preferred to help or interact with. Adults took both valence and specificity of characteristic described into account to make decisions, suggesting a flexible use of dispositional evaluations. Study 3 extended these findings by examining how 4-year-olds used similar characteristics to determine who to help, play with, and assign food to. Children appeared to engage in global evaluations - preferring to help, to play with, and to assign the preferred food to the positive characters regardless of specific characteristic described. Taken together, these results suggest that the evaluative mechanisms supporting selective prosociality change over development.201710202017-01-08T00:00:00['X. Chang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 8ec33216157127c43163c3175b7dd68e6165ee6eEn el campo de la innovacion en Educacion se estan desarrollando diferentes herramientas basadas en la aplicacion de la computacion cognitiva al aprendizaje. Uno de estos ejemplos es “G-Rubric”, una herramienta que evalua automaticamente las respuestas “abiertas” de los estudiantes y que ha obtenido uno de los cuatro premios del Consejo Social de la UNED, otorgados en 2016 a las buenas practicas del personal docente e investigador y de administracion y servicios de la UNED. El Consejo Social de la UNED ha reconocido con este premio al trabajo en equipo de los profesores de Psicologia Evolutiva y de la Educacion, Jose Maria Luzon y Guillermo de Jorge, creadores de G-Rubric, con los profesores de Economia Aplicada e Historia Economica, Mauro Hernandez y Miguel Santamaria, responsables de la aplicacion de esta herramienta en la asignatura Historia Economica.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Benítez', 'J. Encabo']2017-01-08T00:00:00 4fa19a8930e72037a4c3304d201642576561e0c4Lehrveranstaltung im WS 15/16 Grundkurs Promotion, fachspezifisches Modul FB 03 (Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften) / Core Course Subject-Related Module Faculty 03 (Social Sciences and Cultural Studies),2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Portal Web Portal für das Graduiertenstudium in den Kultu CultDoc']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c00284017ebc8a121ad7f169d22a7140137af1feIntroduction : Continuous training are training activities implemented by organizations destined to improve the professional skills of their members, which obligates the generation of new teaching and training methods, since the learning needs and the theories that describe it, must reflect underlying social environments, therefore, online education has become into a more adequate option nowadays, nevertheless, the design of psychoeducational methodologies for the proper use and exploitation of tools is required. In this paper a successful case of online training for public employees of the Mexican Government is exposed. Method : The intervention consisted of making an online course using the LMS (Moodle) about "PROSPERA Programa de Inclusion Social" (Mexican government social development program) for 9733 employees of the health, education, productive sectors and internal staff of the program distributed all over the country. The course followed at instructional level a methodology based on principles of Behaviorism and self-regulated learning, including diagrams, videos and formative and summative assessments composed by interactive questions. Results : From a total of 9733 participants, 53.86% of them were from public education system, 37.14% were from public healthcare sector, 9.71% belongs to productive sector, and .29% were internal staff of the Social Development Program. Furthermore, the perception of participants about the course was evaluated through an online survey; on a scale of 0 to 10, 42% of them rated the course with 10 as it refers to quality, while 39% rated it with 9, and the remaining 19% gave ratings of 8 to 6. In adition, the utility, didactic components, navigation and interface of the course were evaluated in each sector. Conclusions : The training demanded by the institution was successfully provided, proving that ICT and psychoeducational methods proposed in this work are useful and functional tools for the continuous training of the human resource.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['José Manuel Sánchez Sordo', 'Mirna Elizabeth Quezada', 'J. Ramírez']2017-01-08T00:00:00 344fe3d3a8fee8a5a06332b3a36061f87a317988The studty aims at examining and understanding the relation between Emotional Intelligence and Perceived social support in a sample of 525 students of the University of Prishtina. Great number of studies in the field of Emotional Intelligence, have shown that that this new construct of Intelligence, (EI), operates within the social context, therefore the examination of socially relevant variables is crucial for personal and social context. It has been hypothesised that Emotional Intelligence and it’s dimensions correlate positively with the Perceived Social Support and the relation between these two variables is a great predictor of positive interactions, interpersonal relationships and is very relevant for the educational context as well. The study is based on the ability and competency based model of the Emotional Intelligence construct. Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte, N. S., Malouff, J. M., Hall, L. E., Haggerty, D. J., Cooper, J. T., Golden, C. J., & Dornheim, L. (1998) and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farely, 1998) were administered to gather data in order to test the hypotheisis. The preliminary findings support theoretical and empirical perspective, and appear to be promising by emphasizing the Emotional Intelligence consutruct as an added value for the educational context, in specific for youth interactions and their wellbeing. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2017.v7n1p1682017902017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['Albulena Metaj – Macula']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c8df27351b8723b3386c460f5c0ea2e6fc30c9f0In this paper we study the rise of the Sicilian mafia at the end of the 19th century and its impact on medium-term and long-term economic outcomes, state capacity and political competition. The new hypothesis, which we develop and empirically substantiate, is that the mafia’s expansion was triggered as a response to the rise of socialist peasant movements starting in 1893. Following the very severe drought and agrarian crisis, the Fasci dei Lavoratori spread among Sicilian peasants, who organized to demand better working conditions and higher wages, and landowners turn to the mafia to counter these movements. Exploiting differences in rainfall and drought intensity in 1893 as a source of variation across municipalities, we document a large response of peasant organizations and then the spread of the mafia within Sicily. The pattern we present is robust and does not exist when one focuses on rainfall or drought variation in other years, bolstering the case that this corresponds to a specific causal channel working only in the context of the expansion of these peasant organizations. Using drought intensity in 1893 as an instrument for mafia in the early 1900s, we then investigate the impact of the mafia on educational outcomes in 1900s, long-term political competition and long-term economic outcomes. Our results indicate a sizable impact of the mafia on literacy in the medium-term, and very large impact on political competition, exhibiting itself by municipalities in which mayoral candidates run without opposition, and also long-term impacts on education and income extending into the decades following World War II.2017052017-01-08T00:00:00['Daron Acemoglu', 'Giuseppe De Feo', 'G. Luca']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c5c37b803ff4624bb01acebca79e28c435c7353dEl lenguaje es una habilidad superior que ha caracterizado, diferenciado y marcado la evolucion humana, Madriz-Bermudez y Sibaja-Trejos (2013). En este sentido, Mussen et al (1990:131) senalan que “el nino debe ser expuesto a un lenguaje para que lo aprenda, lo adquiere al interactuar con otras personas, al escuchar oraciones bien formadas”. Los resultados de la investigacion de Madriz et al. (2012), realizada en tres paises latinoamericanos, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Mexico, ponen de manifiesto, la tendencia de los docentes de preescolar a privilegiar en los salones de clase la ensenanza de la lengua escrita, divorciandola del lenguaje verbal oral. Tambien se puso de manifiesto la necesidad de desarrollar proyectos de investigacion relacionados con el lenguaje para conocer las estrategias neurodidacticas que desarrollan los docentes de preescolar en centros educativos de atencion prioritaria costarricenses y determinar si estas son adecuadas para la poblacion en estudio. En respuesta a los hallazgos y necesidades detectadas, se ha disenado el proyecto que aqui se presenta, su objetivo es desarrollar una propuesta pedagogica para favorecer la estimulacion de las competencias comunicativas en edades tempranas, en escuelas de atencion prioritaria del area metropolitana de Costa Rica, dirigida a docentes de preescolar y padres de familia2017022017-01-08T00:00:00['Paloma Antón Ares', 'Linda María Madriz Bermúdez', 'Rosa María Hidalgo Chinchilla']2017-01-08T00:00:00 60bea80c6db40e504353a0c9fdfbb040dba6c0c8Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the preventive factors and current obstacles in the path of providing necessary conditions and requirements to promote this kind of insurance for achieving sustainable rural development. Methodology: This study is a practical research, which has a qualitative nature. The study population includes policyholders and insurance brokers and experts of the field in Hamadan City. Sampling was performed in a purposeful and regulated manner according to the people's mastery and the knowledge of the subject using the snowball technique. The main method of the Grounded Theory data collection is in-depth interview with the study population, which after interview with 60 experts (n = 13), brokers (n = 17) and policyholders (n = 30) the theoretical saturation is achieved. In the next step, in order to determine the relationships between problems and prioritize them in line with problem resolving, the ANP method is used . Findings: According to the obtained results, problems were classified into 11 basic concepts among which the managerial – executive problems, socio – economic problems and institutional dissonance are the most important and the most fundamental problems facing the development of rural social insurance, respectively. Constraints: conservatism in interviews and difficult access to some of the subjects and some information in line with the main objective of the study are the most limitations in doing this research. Practical Implications: According to the research findings, setting the current and future plans which are based on the actuary and the economic and social realities of rural communities that are in line with the government's commitment to its legal obligations towards policyholders, revising administrative regulations and the rules of insurance fund, organizing and coordinating the activities and services in each of the areas of insurance, protection and relief, more cooperation and coordination between health insurance and rural social insurance, monitoring the activities of brokers and paying more attention to the rights of the mentioned people as major arms of the Insurance Fund in rural areas, wide advertising and making targeted television and radio programs in order to required culture – building in the rural community regarding pension are necessary measures to sustain the process of rural social insurance. Authenticity: Considering the crucial importance of social insurance to increase the security and improve the quality of rural life and because of the vulnerability of these areas to geographic and climatic conditions and also the kind of living and their less ability to deal with accidents, in this study, for the first time, problems and challenges of rural social insurance have been prioritized with a holistic view and base on the ANP method.20175012017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Research and Rural Planning['H. Afrakhteh', 'H. Jalalian', 'Asghar Tahmasebi', 'Maryam Armand']2017-01-08T00:00:00 837741664921e13d28b6094f67c6ec20419bd9a1هدف: هدف از تحقیق حاضر بررسی تأثیر رویکرد اجتماع‌محور در راستای تقویت سرمایۀ اجتماعی برون‌گروهی و کاهش مطرودیت اجتماعی از طریق روش تحلیل شبکه در دو بازه زمانی قبل و بعد از اجرای پروژۀ اجتماع‌محور RFLDL (احیای اراضی جنگلی و تخریب‌یافته با تأکید ویژه بر اراضی شور و حساس به فرسایش بادی) در بین سرگروه‌های کمیته‌های خرد توسعه است. روش تحقیق: در این تحقیق براساس روش پیمایشی و با استفاده از مشاهدۀ مستقیم و مصاحبه با گروه‌های هدف، گره‌های شبکه شامل سرگروه‌های کمیته‌های خرد توسعه (به عنوان تصمیم‌گیرندگان اصلی در هر زیرگروه) شامل 33 نفر در چهار منطقه می باشند. یافته‌ها: میزان شاخص تراکم در بین سرگروه‌های چهار روستای مورد مطالعه در پیوندهای اعتماد و مشارکت بعد از اجرای پروژه افزایش یافته است. افزایش میزان تراکم در افراد سبب توسعۀ اعتماد، مشارکت و سرمایۀ اجتماعی در سطح افراد می‌شود. دوسویگی پیوندها نیز در ابعاد اعتماد و مشارکت بعد از اجرای پروژه روند افزایشی داشته است. افزایش این شاخص باعث پایداری شبکۀ سرگروه‌ها به میزان مطلوب شده است. میانگین فاصلۀ ژئودزیک در پیوندهای اعتماد و مشارکت در چهار روستا به ترتیب برابر با 05/2 و 09/2 بوده است. این میزان بعد از اجرای پروژه به 61/1 و 67/1 رسیده است. در واقع، نزدیک‌بودن عدد میانگین فاصلۀ ژئودزیک به عدد یک، نشان‌دهندۀ بالابودن سرعت گردش منابع و اطلاعات در افراد بوده و اتحاد و یگانگی بالای افراد را بیان می‌کند. میزان این شاخص بعد از اجرای پروژه متوسط ارزیابی می‌شود. شاخص E-I در میزان اعتماد برون‌گروهی به میزان حدود 2 برابر در بین 4 روستای پایلوت افزایش یافته است و از نظر شاخص مشارکت در حدود 5/1 برابر افزایش یافته است که این امر به نوبۀ خود در افزایش سرمایۀ اجتماعی برون‌گروهی و متعاقبا کاهش مطرودیت اجتماعی نقش مهمی را ایفا می‌کند. محدودیت‌ها: در پروژۀ بین‌المللی RFLDL به جنبه‌های تقویت دانش و مهارت و ایجاد اشتغال‌زایی در مناطق مختلف توجه بیش‌تری شده است. اگرچه تقویت سرمایۀ اجتماعی از طریق نهادسازی و ظرفیت‌سازی مد نظر بوده، بررسی روند تغییرات از نگاه سرمایۀ اجتماعی در طول اجرای پروژه مورد غفلت قرار گرفته است. راه‌کارهای عملی: به‌کارگیری روش تحلیل شبکه‌ای در تحلیل و ارزیابی ابعاد اجتماعی پروژه‌های توا‌ن‌مندسازی جوامع محلی و ارزیابی میزان اثربخشی پروژه‌های مشارکتی و مردم‌محور جهت نشان‌دادن روند تغییرات اجتماعی. اصالت و ارزش: این مطالعه به دلیل این‌که از روش تحلیل شبکه برای اولین بار در ایران برای ارزیابی سرمایۀ اجتماعی به صورت کمی استفاده کرده است، جدید است و سایر محققان نیز می‌توانند از روش طی‌شده و یافته‌های آن در سایر تحقیقات استفاده کنند.2017311This document is intended to help clarify the situation surrounding the publication of this document in relation to RFLDL and its role in the Middle East.2017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Research and Rural Planning['M. Ghorbani', 'K. Bouzarjomehri', 'Leyla Evazpour', 'Zahra Mansouri']2017-01-08T00:00:00 d1a28318aacf38caec0e07ff91d72a02a86db35dThis guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-139772017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Faith Rusk']2017-01-08T00:00:00 fa743134d8f3a7d6a860d4049a9d76d8a5252a33This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977201700This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Katie Inmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 dce2e634ebdd4ee16fa586cee193d8e6a8c3a27eThis guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977201700This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Katie Inmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ae859339bc6ca8989d7e1625fc26ad7a29682b85This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-139772017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Katie Inmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 63bd41cbe735bc4f34aada1a46db09d33c0a07a12017002017-01-08T00:00:00['S. Everley']2017-01-08T00:00:00 25248d276856bfbb0980838d1946b950d877b407This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977201700This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Katie Inmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 6076e53491c0375ca9baa233f2ce14680756716d2017002017-01-08T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences['S. Rosemary']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5a118a5e466c7983f1b29e5ea2daf43d2308ab442017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Shataverappa Sadashivappa']2017-01-08T00:00:00 2c259e1cc1f886cabb883554e0960c949b99a1ca2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['L. D. Vinha']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ccdb126c364aec3eea17c6231879acbbc9d823e42017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Riedler', 'Ruth Mateus-Berr', 'Luise Reitstätter']2017-01-08T00:00:00 d502ce6770679f2f398f1a2f1c8a5ed9c16beb5c2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['S. Hakeem']2017-01-08T00:00:00 407cb9147991c1b03a39c7b7f3973455ba3a8c8d2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Faith Rusk']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7d8be7116ee90900ae49bb8c60455b4f4fcf32b12017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Faith Rusk']2017-01-08T00:00:00 8d0e3ac281c473ab91ebbd7348ebf5ebf0de9eaf2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Katie Inmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 733249f9d9f7665a107974c30360fdaacb6d15e42017402017-01-08T00:00:00['Rajesh Kumar']2017-01-08T00:00:00 2b679a7dffaeb689ad8438092593feccb0c0b769This guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-139772017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Faith Rusk']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0128c443ec5bf41360b2d5e4067fd6e818d07fa22017002017-01-08T00:00:00['J. Dodd', 'Ruth Mateus-Berr', 'Luise Reitstätter']2017-01-08T00:00:00 903ff1305923f6efa3d6a7e13c31945bd5237344Abstract EC is considered a «bridge» between Europe and civil society. The councilors represent directly the interest of EC’s civil society. The Committee plays either the role of the welcoming structure for some forums of the participating democracy or the role of warrantor for a pluralist model that strengthens the legitimacy of the decision-making process. Thanks to the role granted by the Treaty, its structure and competences, ESC comprises a privileged place for the representation, information and expression of the organized civil society; by this, it admits the operation of the only “field” of its kind between Europe and the citizens. In case the Committee of the Regions represents whether originally or not a fundamental step in the development of the “Europe of the Regions” it is not very clear. The example of federal states of Germany used by the Committee of the Regions as an expression tool of their opinion at European level, is successful. However, it should be mentioned that CoR has achieved to be an independent body in a short period of time, able to reflect essential influencing opinions on regional issues.2017102017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['Enertila Bekteshi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c28934de84ea4fbc660e75eefb8d298248df425fThis guide is designed to provide information sources for students with research assignments in the class SOWK 105-01-13977 These sources were selected to make your required viewing or listening to news sources readily accessible. They will provide a variety of perspectives for your discussion of news events.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Faith Rusk']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5305454ddd6b6a0867ff3f2d162f5ca156d4d34bThe active and healthy ageing measure reported here is calculated for the 28 European Union countries, with a specific focus on the current generation of older people and by using the latest data from multiple surveys. It covers diverse aspects of active and healthy ageing, by measuring older people’s contribution with respect to not just employment but also their unpaid familial, social and cultural contributions and their independent, healthy and secure living. The article presents the first-of-its-kind quantitative measure of active and healthy ageing in the literature on active and healthy ageing which hitherto has focused largely on concepts, definitions and public policy strategies. In this pursuit, an important contribution of this measure, referred to as the Active Ageing Index (‘AAI’), is that it also captures how countries differ with respect to capacity and enabling environments for active and healthy ageing. The AAI offers a breakdown not just by four domains of active and healthy ageing but also by gender. Key findings are that Sweden comes at the top of the country ranking, followed closely by Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, the Netherlands and Ireland. The four southern European countries (Italy, Portugal, Spain and Malta) are middle-ranked countries. Greece and many of the Central European countries are at the bottom, highlighting much greater untapped potentials of active and healthy ageing among older people in these countries and a need for greater policy efforts. Women fare worse than men in most countries, identifying a need for an emphasis on reducing gender disparity in experiences of active and healthy ageing. The AAI tool developed has the potential to identify the social policy mechanisms behind the differential achievements of active and healthy ageing, for example, what active and healthy ageing strategies have driven top performers, and in what respect the bottom-ranked countries have lagged behind.20175491Key findings are that Sweden comes at the top of the country ranking, followed closely by Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, the Netherlands and Ireland, and many of the Central European countries are at the bottom, highlighting much greater untapped potentials of active and healthy ageing among older people in these countries and a need for greater policy efforts.2017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of European Social Policy['A. Zaidi', 'K. Gasior', 'E. Zólyomi', 'A. Schmidt', 'R. Rodrigues', 'B. Marin']2017-01-08T00:00:00 27caed8371a16d33d100cb089b38c809104682e9Despite the increasing deployment of formalized boundary spanning roles and practices, the mechanisms and dynamics of their legitimation remain under-explored. Using the Bourdieusian lens, we theorize legitimation of boundary spanning as accumulation, mobilization and conversion of several forms of capital unfolding in a configuration of intersecting fields. Drawing on a qualitative longitudinal case study of a collaborative partnership between a university and healthcare organizations, we describe changes in the structure, sources and mutual convertibility of capital assets over time. We also analyse the implications of this evolution for the relationships between the intersecting fields and the social trajectory of boundary spanners. We argue that legitimation of boundary spanning roles and practices is a highly transformative, collective and political process that increases the capital endowments and authority of individual boundary spanning agents but may lead to the erosion of the very same roles and practices that were being legitimized.201766432017-01-08T00:00:00Organization Studies['R. Kislov', 'P. Hyde', 'R. McDonald']2017-01-08T00:00:00 11ea785124a720dfaff37950b8b7a87658a9a507In the last two decades anthropology has seen a surge in studies that focus on practices and ideologies associated with what may be described as a global middle class, or the global middle classes. We have learned about the rise of lavish weddings, interior design consultations, fashion shows, and entrepreneurial activities of various kinds. The wide-ranging institutions seemingly beloved to middle-class citizens across the globe – be it marriage, the nuclear family, education, multinational employment, etc. – are reflected in media discourses and increasingly in scholarly work, highlighting the lifestyles of those who are relatively affluent inside and beyond academia. But whilst practices ranging from the celebration of Valentine’s Day in India to private clinics providing in vitro fertilization in Egypt, or from “eating out” in urban China to investing in an apartment in Istanbul may be seen as recognizable markers of a shared global middle-class culture, the topic of the middle class remains problematic in anthropology. Interestingly, while more and more communities and individuals around the world adopt the discourse and practices of being ‘middle-class’, anthropologists continue to struggle with work addressed both to class in general and to the middle class in particular. But if class has remained a contested notion for anthropologists and other social scientists (Waquant 1992, Kalb 2015), the ethnography of middle-class lifestyles is booming. Even where class per se is not acknowledged as the focus of analysis, a whole host of issues related to middle-class life are being explored. As such it seems appropriate to find some common denominators in the analysis of the middle class, especially where claims of being middle-class (or not) and aspirations of becoming middle-class are shared amongst those with whom we do research. Not only are terms of identification intimately linked to questions of identity, we can also learn a lot from looking more closely at what ethnographies of the middle class contribute to the wider analysis of social inequality around the world.20170202017-01-08T00:00:00['Henrike Donner']2017-01-08T00:00:00 fe444e176ea75f02d86dac7428a2af0859593dd5Effective file transfer between vehicles is fundamental to many emerging vehicular infotainment applications in the highway Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), such as content distribution and social networking. However, due to fast mobility, the connection between vehicles tends to be short-lived and lossy, which makes intact file transfer extremely challenging. To tackle this problem, we presents a novel Cluster-based File Transfer (CFT) scheme for highway VANETs in this paper. With CFT, when a vehicle requests a file, the transmission capacity between the resource vehicle and the destination vehicle is evaluated. If the requested file can be successfully transferred over the direct Vehicular-to-Vehicular (V2V) connection, the file transfer will be completed by the resource and the destination themselves. Otherwise, a cluster will be formed to help the file transfer. As a fully-distributed scheme that relies on the collaboration of cluster members, CFT does not require any assistance from roadside units or access points. Our experimental results indicate that CFT outperforms the existing file transfer schemes for highway VANETs.2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)20172321As a fully-distributed scheme that relies on the collaboration of cluster members, CFT outperforms the existing file transfer schemes for highway VANETs and does not require any assistance from roadside units or access points.2017-01-08T00:00:002017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)['Quyuan Luo', 'Changle Li', 'Qiang Ye', 'T. Luan', 'Lina Zhu', 'Xiaolei Han']2017-01-08T00:00:00 104cb28449138ac9b84317b6ac30972d0a50d0edAbstract Background Despite injustice at the workplace being a potential source of sleep problems, longitudinal evidence remains scarce. We examined whether changes in perceived organizational justice predicted changes in insomnia symptoms. Methods Data on 24 287 Finnish public sector employees (82% women), from three consecutive survey waves between 2000 and 2012, were treated as ‘pseudo-trials’. Thus, the analysis of unfavourable changes in organizational justice included participants without insomnia symptoms in Waves 1 and 2, with high organizational justice in Wave 1 and high or low justice in Wave 2 (N = 6307). In the analyses of favourable changes in justice, participants had insomnia symptoms in Waves 1 and 2, low justice in Wave 1 and high or low justice in Wave 2 (N = 2903). In both analyses, the outcome was insomnia symptoms in Wave 3. We used generalized estimating equation models to analyse the data. Results After adjusting for social and health-related covariates in Wave 1, unfavourable changes in relational organizational justice (i.e. fairness of managerial behaviours) were associated with increased odds of developing insomnia symptoms [odds ratio = 1.15; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-1.30]. A favourable change in relational organizational justice was associated with lower odds of persistent insomnia symptoms (odds ratio = 0.83; 95% CI 0.71-0.96). Changes in procedural justice (i.e. the fairness of decision-making procedures) were not associated with insomnia symptoms. Conclusions These data suggest that changes in perceived relational justice may affect employees’ sleep quality. Decreases in the fairness of managerial behaviours were linked to increases in insomnia symptoms, whereas rises in fairness were associated with reduced insomnia symptoms.International Journal of Epidemiology20172818Data suggest that changes in perceived relational justice may affect employees’ sleep quality, as decreases in the fairness of managerial behaviours were linked to increases in insomnia symptoms, whereas rises in fairness were associated with reduced insomnia symptoms.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Epidemiology['T. Lallukka', 'J. Halonen', 'Borge Sivertsen', 'J. Pentti', 'S. Stenholm', 'M. Virtanen', 'P. Salo', 'T. Oksanen', 'M. Elovainio', 'J. Vahtera', 'M. Kivimäki']2017-01-08T00:00:00 95da8ebe92a8438db90c78ae1f50d2e2eedc426bAddressing violence against women, within the Colombian armed conflict framework and their role in the post-conflict, implies making emphasis on the effects of violence against women, the instrumentalization of their body, the psychological hardship produced by the forced displacement, and their role of social restitution. Women’s role in the post-conflict is unquestionable and necessary in order to make Peace. In this sense, mediation experiences show that when women are part of negotiations, the conciliation processes are more feasible and effective.201758182017-01-08T00:00:00El Ágora USB['J. A. Salazar', 'Libia Alvis Barranco', 'L. K. J. Ruíz', 'M. Marín', 'Lida Rodríguez González']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7e542cb0c28c2f1edde3466f3c1c11467aca7557Introduction: Designing a tool that can differentiate those at risk of child abuse with great diagnostic accuracy is of great interest. The present study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Escape instrument in triage of at risk cases of child abuse presenting to emergency department (ED). Method: The present diagnostic accuracy study performed on 6120 of the children under 16 years old presented to ED during 3 years, using convenience sampling. Confirmation by the child abuse team (pediatrician, a social worker, and a forensic physician) was considered as the gold standard. Screening performance characteristics of Escape were calculated using STATA 21. Results: 6120 children with the mean age of 2.19 ± 1.12 years were screened (52.7% girls). 137 children were suspected victims of child abuse. Based on child abuse team opinion, 35 (0.5%) children were confirmed victims of child abuse. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratio and positive and negative predictive values of this test with 95% CI were 100 (87.6 – 100), 98.3 (97.9 – 98.6), 25.5 (18.6 – 33.8), 100 (99.9 – 100), 0.34 (0.25 – 0.46), and 0 (0 – NAN), respectively. Area under the ROC curve was 99.2 (98.9 – 99.4). Conclusion: It seems that Escape is a suitable screening instrument for detection of at risk cases of child abuse presenting to ED. Based on the results of the present study, the accuracy of this screening tool is 99.2%, which is in the excellent range.Emergency20172616Escape is a suitable screening instrument for detection of at risk cases of child abuse presenting to emergency department (ED) and the accuracy of this screening tool is 99.2%, which is in the excellent range.2017-01-08T00:00:00Emergency['Hossein Dinpanah', 'Abazar Akbarzadeh Pasha']2017-01-08T00:00:00 38a64e33d8455043743f2205386910d010b95eb9ABSTRACT In Australia and internationally, universities are preparing students for the twenty-first century through building the competencies fundamental for both social sustainability and wellbeing. However, there is little evidence on how these competencies can be fostered in curricula. This article presents the findings of a mixed-methods pilot of an Aboriginal wellbeing intervention that seeks to build such attributes when integrated into an undergraduate social work curriculum. A questionnaire incorporating the validated Growth and Empowerment Measure, the Australian Unity Personal Wellbeing Index, and open-ended qualitative questions was administrated to 64 first-year social work students before and after the intervention. Significant changes on both measures suggest that the intervention is highly relevant for student wellbeing, particularly for those who rated themselves as below the median at baseline. The qualitative findings highlight the relevance of the program for promoting social competencies that enable people to problem-solve and adapt in a complex world.201734202017-01-08T00:00:00Australian Social Work['M. Whiteside', 'E. Bould', 'K. Tsey', 'Annie Venville', 'Yvonne Cadet‐james', 'M. Morris']2017-01-08T00:00:00 591f6e7ccafe38f4bd8df0b1725aed65e0f5cd0fAbstract This research was aimed to analyze the difference of men and women in Surakarta in perceiving the shopping value. The values were classified into the hedonic and utilitarian value. Hedonic value occurs when consumers rely on their emotional, social, and psychological aspect, while utilitarian value is more concerned with the functional aspect in carrying out the activity. Result showed that there was difference perception between men and women as retail consumers. In this study, women tended to have hedonic value as their shopping orientation, while men tended to have utilitarian orientation. It implied that gender was an important aspect in structuring business position and segmentation in retail industry.201724142017-01-08T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['M. Wahyuddin', 'A. Setyawan', 'Sidiq Permono Nugroho']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5911618984e6e2355d9992d67b6af2f49ea22e84Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the inhibition efficiency of norfloxacin on the corrosion of copper in 1.0 M nitric acid and 0.5 M sulfuric acid solutions. Design/methodology/approach Evaluation was carried out by electrochemical techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization studies. Scanning electron microscopy was used, and it finally confirmed the existence of the adsorbed film. Findings The electrochemical measurements showed that norfloxacin has good inhibition efficiency on the corrosion of copper in 1.0 M nitric acid and 0.5 M sulfuric acid solutions. The inhibition action of norfloxacin in both of the corrosive media was observed to be of mixed type but with more of cathodic nature. The temperature dependence of the corrosion rate was studied in the temperature range from 35 to 55°C and the activation energy (Ea) was calculated. The adsorption of norfloxacin molecules on copper surface obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Studies on the potential of zero charge have been carried out to establish the mechanism of adsorption of the inhibitor onto the metal surface. The thermodynamic parameters such as the adsorption equilibrium constant (Kads) and the free energy of adsorption (ΔGads) were calculated. The value of free energy of adsorption very close to −40 kJmol−1 indicates that the adsorption is through electrostatic coulombic attraction and chemisorption. The decrease in value of Ea with the addition of inhibitor also shows the chemisorption of the inhibitor on the metal surface. Originality/value This paper indicates that norfloxacin can act as a good inhibitor for the corrosion of copper in both the acid media.201748102017-01-08T00:00:00Anti-corrosion Methods and Materials['P. Thanapackiam', 'Kumaravel Mallaiya', 'S. Rameshkumar', 'S. Subramanian']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0dfa670117c6971c404db86a0d4e769c9c701468El proceso de perdida de la vivienda que esta sacudiendo a parte de la poblacion con consecuencia de ejecuciones hipotecarias se entiende como parte de una estrategia de desposesion y cercamiento que la literatura al uso ha llamado new urban enclosures. Para analizar el proceso se presenta el caso de Menorca donde se analizan las ejecuciones hipotecarias con diferentes grados de resolucion geografica, llegando a la escala de direccion postal. El analisis se vincula a la politica crediticia que alimento la burbuja y con la geografia de los diferentes estatus sociales de la isla. Los resultados muestran como las ciudades, y en ellas las zonas de estatus social menor, es donde el proceso de desposesiones de viviendas por ejecuciones hipotecarias ha sido mayor, mientras que en las zonas rurales con zonas donde reside poblacion con estatus social mas heterogeneo el impacto de la crisis ha sido menor.20170112017-01-08T00:00:00Scripta Nova-revista Electronica De Geografia Y Ciencias Sociales['Sònia Vives-Miró', 'Onofre Rullan', 'J. G. Pérez']2017-01-08T00:00:00 8731f3e71771c223e07b66b27538676e90765d5fThe current global economic developments have implications for the welfare state. Limits and strength of the nation-state is fading, dispersed to the locality, independent organizations, civil society bodies supra-national (such as NAFTA or the European Union), and multinational corporations. Iin his book Mishra Globalization and Welfare State that globalization has limited the capacity of the nation-state in conducting social protection. One mode of latent corruption done is to inflate the budget or mark-up budget of raising the budget value than the actual value. Problems in this paper how the economic law of Islam respond to the phenomenon of corruption budget? How urgency and fiqh function of the budget in anticipation of corruption in Indonesia?. Through the budget, organization communicates management plans to all members of the organization, coordinating the activities of various parts of the organization, assigning responsibility to the manager, also obtained a commitment from the manager which is the basis for evaluating the performance of managers. Efforts should be made to anticipate and eradicate corruption in Indonesia, not merely intensified the inspection, investigation and arrest criminals only. Efforts to combat corruption and anticipation is not just by intensifying the campaign to strengthen a person's moral values. But building a budget fiqh ala Indonesia as a system for monitoring and controlling the budget both formal and community mechanisms, it should be held, despite the efforts of relatively still questionable results. It can happen because it will be many challenges and obstacles of the parties who are familiar with corruption. Solutions to uphold the integrity of the zone free / corruption of an institution by using sharia accounting principles in the management of the budget. Concrete forms of accounting shari'ah should be able to present a financial statement or budget management that is based on fairness, honesty, and truth as a form of implementation of the responsibility to fellow human beings and execution of commands (liabilities) of God.Al-Ahkam Jurnal Ilmu Syari'ah dan Hukum20170102017-01-08T00:00:00Al-Ahkam Jurnal Ilmu Syari’ah dan Hukum['Agus Arwani']2017-01-08T00:00:00 dad55f3beb7d80f84ff1be6bc1a2e65a4542766eAbstract Since the turn of the millennium three rock art projects focusing primarily on Northumberland in the United Kingdom (Northumberland Rock Art: Web Access to the Beckensall Archive, Rock Art on Mobile Phones and Heritage and Science: working together in the CARE of rock art) have made information and images widely available to the public via the Internet. All three projects were strongly underpinned by the ethos expressed in the Faro Convention and the Ename and Burra Charters that the value of cultural heritage should be enhanced by interpretation. This paper investigates the responses to these digital media initiatives, showing that they have increased the reach of this ancient rock art resource to large numbers of people in United Kingdom and Ireland, and globally. In addition, it reveals that having made these heritage resources available online, they have created a further desire among people to engage with the rock art virtually with the increased possibility of following this up with an in situ visit.20175162017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage Studies['A. Mazel']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ad9a8de9b353885f26162db55b380c26c0e62e9aEn la presente contribucion, tratamos de abrir un dialogo sobre la epistemologia y aplicaciones de la investigacion sobre cultura digital y jovenes desde diferentes vertientes. El objetivo es observar el estado de la cuestion y hacia donde van las tendencias no solo de los usos digitales, en sentido instrumental, sino desde la perspectiva de la apropiacion tecnologica y de la participacion social. Para abordar estas aristas de investigacion, nos basaremos en las aportaciones de Delia Crovi y Luz Garay, quienes han realizado un reciente proyecto titulado “Jovenes y cultura digital. Nuevos escenarios de interaccion social”, con jovenes entre 18 y 30 anos de cinco universidades mexicanas, mediante seis grupos focales, once grupos de discusion, 3.188 cuestionarios y entrevistas a 39 jovenes.2017082017-01-08T00:00:00['Carmen Marta Lazo']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0c35f35d8a0e4fcf80c94fcd8ba669af06452dc9ABSTRACT The most extensively evaluated intervention for auditory hallucinations is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), which is usually delivered in statutory settings by experienced clinicians. In contrast, peer support networks, such as the Hearing Voices Network (HVN), operate informally using peers to normalise and manage voices. This article compares these two approaches to identify points of synergy and difference. Its analysis suggests the two approaches share many features, but also deviate in important ways that could compensate for each other. Instead of competing with each other as might first be thought, they may actually be complementary. Further, HVN may align comfortably with the values and principles of social work. Social workers seeking to engage with voice hearers may be advised to study the underlying principles of each approach to guide the way in which they can capitalise on intervention opportunities to better assist voice hearers.2017588Analysis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and the Hearing Voices Network suggests the two approaches share many features, but also deviate in important ways that could compensate for each other.2017-01-08T00:00:00Australian Social Work['Gordon Kay', 'E. Kendall', 'F. Dark']2017-01-08T00:00:00 638ec244b5eec45a29c8c47e67441bee052be853Impersonating users’ identity in Online Social Networks (OSNs) is one of the open dilemmas from security and privacy point of view. Scammers and adversaries seek to create set of fake profiles to carry out malicious behaviors and online social crimes in social media. Recognizing the identity of Fake Profiles is an urgent issue of concern to the attention of researchers. In this paper, we propose a detection technique called Fake Profile Recognizer (FPR) for verifying the identity of profiles, and detecting the fake profiles in OSNs. The detection method in our proposed technique is based on utilizing Regular Expression (RE) and Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA) approaches. We evaluated our proposed detection technique on three datasets types of OSNs: Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. The results explored high Precision, Recall, accuracy, and low False Positive Rates (FPR) of detecting Fake Profiles in the three datasets.20172038A detection technique called Fake Profile Recognizer (FPR) is proposed for verifying the identity of profiles, and detecting the fake profiles in OSNs using Regular Expression and Deterministic Finite Automaton approaches.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Network and Information Security['A. Meligy', 'H. Ibrahim', 'M. Torky']2017-01-08T00:00:00 019459e6acf9ac28e8a1cfa0b380470b2d637a35We consider a multi-level aggregation problem in a weighted rooted tree, studied recently by Bienkowski et al. [7]. In this problem requests arrive over time at the nodes of the tree, and each request specifies a deadline. A request is served by sending it to the root before its deadline at a cost equal to the weight of the path from the node in which it resides to the root. However, requests from different nodes can be aggregated, and served together, so as to save on cost. The cost of serving an aggregated set of requests is equal to the weight of the subtree spanning the nodes in which the requests reside. Thus, the problem is to find a competitive online aggregation algorithm that minimizes the total cost of the aggregated requests. This problem arises naturally in many scenarios, including multicasting, supply-chain management and sensor networks. It is also related to the well studied TCP-acknowledgement problem and the online joint replenishment problem. We present an online O(D)-competitive algorithm for the problem, where D is the depth, or number of levels, of the aggregation tree. This result improves upon the D22D-competitive algorithm obtained recently by Bienkowski et al. [7].ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms20172734An online O(D)-competitive algorithm is presented for the multi-level aggregation problem in a weighted rooted tree, where D is the depth, or number of levels, of the aggregation tree, and improves upon the D22D-competitive algorithm obtained recently.2017-01-08T00:00:00{'pages': '1235-1244'}['Niv Buchbinder', 'Moran Feldman', 'J. Naor', 'Ohad Talmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7ce79f16ff90866e46e3f987311cb019f4ee995fABSTRACT Problem solving is considered a fundamental human skill. However, large-scale assessment of problem solving in K-12 education remains a challenging task. Researchers have argued for the development of an enhanced assessment approach through joint effort from multiple disciplines. In this study, a three-stage approach based on an evidence-centered design framework is proposed to analyze problem-solving behavior, abilities, and performance. The approach is applied to assess the online problem solving of 554 students in a Shanghai primary school. The study reveals four clusters with distinctive problem-solving behavior, abilities, and performance. The findings of this approach also corroborate the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment of Shanghai students’ problem-solving performance. The implications and limitations of this study are also discussed.Interactive Learning Environments20175922A three-stage approach based on an evidence-centered design framework is proposed to analyze problem-solving behavior, abilities, and performance to assess the online problem solving of 554 students in a Shanghai primary school.2017-01-08T00:00:00Interactive Learning Environments['Yiling Hu', 'Bian Wu', 'X. Gu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ead5bb69800b66ea139408b8d5817a7ed9b118a1A rotor supported on active magnetic bearings (AMBs) is levitated inside an air gap by electromagnets controlled in feedback. In the event of momentary loss of levitation due to an acute exogenous disturbance or external fault, reestablishing levitation may be prevented by unbalanced forces, contact forces, and the rotor’s dynamics. A novel robust control strategy is proposed for ensuring levitation recovery. The proposed strategy utilizes model-based μ-synthesis to find the requisite AMB control law with unique provisions to account for the contact forces and to prevent control effort saturation at the large deflections that occur during levitation failure. The proposed strategy is demonstrated experimentally with an AMB test rig. First, rotor drop tests are performed to tune a simple touchdown-bearing model. That model is then used to identify a performance weight, which bounds the contact forces during controller synthesis. Then, levitation recovery trials are conducted at 1000 and 2000 RPM, in which current to the AMB coils is momentarily stopped, representing an external fault. The motor is allowed to drive the rotor on the touchdown bearings until coil current is restored. For both cases, the proposed control strategy shows a marked improvement in relevitation transients.201719182017-01-08T00:00:00Actuators['A. Pesch', 'J. Sawicki']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5370153b9a89f20e377dc6dcfd96097982733ac6Online learning is complementing and even replacing traditional face-to-face educational models at colleges and universities across the world. Distance education offers pedagogical and resource advantages—flexibility, greater access to education, and increased university revenues. Distance education also presents challenges such as learning to create effective online assignments that engage students, especially in public relations, where team-based learning and collaboration are key. Instructors from two U.S. universities—one comprehensive university and one research university—evaluated student performance on and feedback from a cross-university online team-based project. Emergent themes from student performance and feedback reflect research in scaffolding and engagement theory.20176582017-01-08T00:00:00Journalism & Mass Communication Educator['Amber M. K. Smallwood', 'Brigitta R. Brunner']2017-01-08T00:00:00 613bf0ddaf6e09af48e6431a1499d195c9d54093This paper presents an online algorithm for mobile user speed estimation in 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks. The proposed method leverages on uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) power measurements performed at the base station, also known as eNodeB (eNB), and remains effective even under large sampling period. Extensive performance evaluation of the proposed algorithm is carried out using field traces from realistic environment. The online solution is proven highly efficient in terms of computational requirement, estimation delay, and accuracy. In particular, we show that the proposed algorithm can allow for the first speed estimation to be obtained after 10 seconds and with an average speed underestimation error of 14 kmph. After the first speed acquisition, subsequent speed estimations can be obtained much faster (e.g., each second) with limited implementation cost and still provide high accuracy.Consumer Communications and Networking Conference2017196The online solution is proven highly efficient in terms of computational requirement, estimation delay, and accuracy and can allow for the first speed estimation to be obtained after 10 seconds and with an average speed underestimation error of 14 kmph.2017-01-08T00:00:002017 14th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)['Majed Haddad', 'Dalia-Georgiana Herculea', 'Chung Shue Chen', 'E. Altman', 'V. Capdevielle']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c00284017ebc8a121ad7f169d22a7140137af1feIntroduction : Continuous training are training activities implemented by organizations destined to improve the professional skills of their members, which obligates the generation of new teaching and training methods, since the learning needs and the theories that describe it, must reflect underlying social environments, therefore, online education has become into a more adequate option nowadays, nevertheless, the design of psychoeducational methodologies for the proper use and exploitation of tools is required. In this paper a successful case of online training for public employees of the Mexican Government is exposed. Method : The intervention consisted of making an online course using the LMS (Moodle) about "PROSPERA Programa de Inclusion Social" (Mexican government social development program) for 9733 employees of the health, education, productive sectors and internal staff of the program distributed all over the country. The course followed at instructional level a methodology based on principles of Behaviorism and self-regulated learning, including diagrams, videos and formative and summative assessments composed by interactive questions. Results : From a total of 9733 participants, 53.86% of them were from public education system, 37.14% were from public healthcare sector, 9.71% belongs to productive sector, and .29% were internal staff of the Social Development Program. Furthermore, the perception of participants about the course was evaluated through an online survey; on a scale of 0 to 10, 42% of them rated the course with 10 as it refers to quality, while 39% rated it with 9, and the remaining 19% gave ratings of 8 to 6. In adition, the utility, didactic components, navigation and interface of the course were evaluated in each sector. Conclusions : The training demanded by the institution was successfully provided, proving that ICT and psychoeducational methods proposed in this work are useful and functional tools for the continuous training of the human resource.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['José Manuel Sánchez Sordo', 'Mirna Elizabeth Quezada', 'J. Ramírez']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f55b849ceadf146b690f44dd3e3c02c34ebd860dStudy was conducted to determine the marketing communications strategy used an online business. With the case of the online ticket business Tiket2.com. The purpose of this study was to determine the marketing communications strategies used Tiket2.com in his business, and the reasons for those strategies. In this online ticket business, before knowing what strategy to use, should be set in advance the objectives to be achieved in implementing this strategy. And objectives are set forth in segmenting, targeting and positioning. Then to achieve these objectives the strategy drafted in the Product, Place, Price and Promotion, known as the Marketing Mix. Marketing Communication Mix consists of a specific mix of advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales promotion and direct marketing tools that companies use to communicate in a persuasive customer value and build relationships with customers. The study was conducted with qualitative methods. Research shows that advertising on google.com is a means of effective marketing communication. Public Relations by means of online using a blog is the primary support in advertising on google.com. Keywords: marketing communications, online business, marketing mix, marketing communication mix.2017012017-01-08T00:00:00['A. Prasetyo']2017-01-08T00:00:00 8c8b39171b1e6a626e5aea75cf0c7ca7575490d2We consider a multi-level aggregation problem in a weighted rooted tree, studied recently by Bienkowski et al. (2015). In this problem requests arrive over time at the nodes of the tree, and each request specifies a deadline. A request is served by sending it to the root before its deadline at a cost equal to the weight of the path from the node in which it resides to the root. However, requests from different nodes can be aggregated, and served together, so as to save on cost. The cost of serving an aggregated set of requests is equal to the weight of the subtree spanning the nodes in which the requests reside. Thus, the problem is to find a competitive online aggregation algorithm that minimizes the total cost of the aggregated requests. This problem arises naturally in many scenarios, including multicasting, supply-chain management and sensor networks. It is also related to the well studied TCP-acknowledgement problem and the online joint replenishment problem. We present an online $O(D)$-competitive algorithm for the problem, where $D$ is the depth, or number of levels, of the aggregation tree. This result improves upon the $D^2 2^D$-competitive algorithm obtained recently by Bienkowski et al. (2015).2017160An online $O(D)$-competitive algorithm is presented for the multi-level aggregation problem in a weighted rooted tree, where $D$ is the depth, or number of levels, of the aggregation tree, and improves upon the recently obtained $D^2 2^D- competitive algorithm.2017-01-08T00:00:00arXiv: Data Structures and Algorithms['Niv Buchbinder', 'Moran Feldman', 'J. Naor', 'Ohad Talmon']2017-01-08T00:00:00 49c121ba32e4d2f34786cce10e18ca7cc52cb3c12017002017-01-08T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering['Minjung Park', 'Sangmi Chai', 'M. Lee']2017-01-08T00:00:00 00e2d12949800d70ba7e24b43a71b3eeb9d5a3b82017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Amarnath']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ea5c834fd503a08aca57734c4d69e3b8a477e8d22017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Osorio']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1454b646866052ef61a838737bd74ae191210cf0The majority of existing solutions to the Multi-Target Tracking (MTT) problem do not combine cues over a long period of time in a coherent fashion. In this paper, we present an online method that encodes long-term temporal dependencies across multiple cues. One key challenge of tracking methods is to accurately track occluded targets or those which share similar appearance properties with surrounding objects. To address this challenge, we present a structure of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN) that jointly reasons on multiple cues over a temporal window. Our method allows to correct data association errors and recover observations from occluded states. We demonstrate the robustness of our data-driven approach by tracking multiple targets using their appearance, motion, and even interactions. Our method outperforms previous works on multiple publicly available datasets including the challenging MOT benchmark.IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision201796524The robustness of the data-driven approach is demonstrated by tracking multiple targets using their appearance, motion, and even interactions and it outperforms previous works on multiple publicly available datasets including the challenging MOT benchmark.2017-01-08T00:00:002017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV)['Amir Sadeghian', 'Alexandre Alahi', 'S. Savarese']2017-01-08T00:00:00 8c8a1a02d36bcc588d03b1f764f4de66ec2ff767Parental feeding behaviors and concern about child weight are associated with obesity among youth who are typically developing. Little is known about this relationship among parents of youth with special needs, despite these children having higher obesity risk. This study used an online survey to explore associations among parental feeding behaviors, parent weight concerns, demographics, and child weight status in a sample of 356 parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, spina bifida, and Down syndrome. Specific parental feeding behaviors were significantly related to the child’s weight and intensified when the parent was concerned about the child’s weight. Child’s diagnosis, family income, parent age, and parent gender influenced select feeding behaviors. Obesity has significant health ramifications and negatively affects an individual’s ability to self-manage, which is crucial in individuals with special needs. These findings present an opportunity for the health care community to educate and promote healthy feeding practices in this vulnerable population.Western Journal of Nursing Research20173427Associations among parental feeding behaviors, parent weight concerns, demographics, and child weight status in a sample of 356 parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, spina bifida, and Down syndrome presented an opportunity to educate and promote healthy feeding practices in this vulnerable population.2017-01-08T00:00:00Western Journal of Nursing Research['M. Polfuss', 'P. Simpson', 'Rachel Neff Greenley', 'Liyun Zhang', 'K. Sawin']2017-01-08T00:00:00 3b6758838778bdaa3c52059745f3107a3fd5714dIntroduction Health promoting workplace frameworks provide a holistic view on determinants of workplace health and the link between individuals, work and environment, however, the operationalization of these frameworks has not been very clear. This study provides a typology of the different understandings, frameworks/tools used in the workplace health promotion practice or research worldwide. It discusses the degree of their conformity with Ottawa Charter's spirit and the key actions expected to be implemented in health promoting settings such as workplaces. Method A comprehensive online search was conducted utilizing relevant key words. The search also included official websites of related international, regional, and national organizations. After exclusion, 27 texts were analysed utilizing conventional content analyses. Results The results of the analysis were categorized as dimensions (level or main structure) of a healthy or health promoting workplaces and subcategorized characteristics/criteria of healthy/health promoting workplace. Discussion and conclusion Our analysis shows diversity and ambiguity in the workplace health literature regarding domains and characteristics of a healthy/health promoting workplace. This may have roots in lack of a common understanding of the concepts or different social and work environment context. Development of global or national health promoting workplace standards in a participatory process might be considered as a potential solution.Health Promotion International20171819Diversity and ambiguity is shown in the workplace health literature regarding domains and characteristics of a healthy/health promoting workplace and development of global or national health promoting workplace standards in a participatory process might be considered as a potential solution.2017-01-08T00:00:00Health Promotion International['Masoud Motalebi G', 'Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi', 'K. Kuhn', 'A. Ramezankhani', 'M. Azari']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a8c08e95b8ef6e4fd52bbf6576af81d79564d3d8We present a general framework and method for detection of an object in a video based on apparent motion. The object moves relative to background motion at some unknown time in the video, and the goal is to detect and segment the object as soon it moves in an online manner. Due to unreliability of motion between frames, more than two frames are needed to reliably detect the object. Our method is designed to detect the object(s) with minimum delay, i.e., frames after the object moves, constraining the false alarms. Experiments on a new extensive dataset for moving object detection show that our method achieves less delay for all false alarm constraints than existing state-of-the-art.Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition20173913This work presents a general framework and method for detection of an object in a video based on apparent motion to detect and segment the object as soon it moves in an online manner, designed to detect the object(s) with minimum delay.2017-01-08T00:00:002017 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)['Dong Lao', 'G. Sundaramoorthi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 00b3bba315b6c6973eab7d9082585f6611679c7aFace sketch synthesis plays an important role in both digital entertainment and law enforcement. It generally consists of two parts: neighbor selection and reconstruction weight representation. State-of-the-art face sketch synthesis methods perform neighbor selection online in a data-driven manner by $K$ nearest neighbor ($K$-NN) searching. However, the online search increases the time consuming for synthesis. Moreover, since these methods need to traverse the whole training dataset for neighbor selection, the computational complexity increases with the scale of the training database and hence these methods have limited scalability. In addition, state-of-the-art methods consider that all selected neighbors contribute equally to the reconstruction weight computation process while the distinct similarity between the test patch and these neighbors are neglected. In this paper, we employ offline random sampling in place of online $K$-NN search to improve the synthesis efficiency. Locality constraint is introduced to model the distinct correlations between the test patch and random sampled patches. Extensive experiments on public face sketch databases demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method in comparison to state-of-the-art methods, in terms of both synthesis quality and time consumption. The proposed method could be extended to other heterogeneous face image transformation problems such as face hallucination. We will release the source codes of our proposed methods and the evaluation metrics for future study online: this http URLarXiv.org20170112017-01-08T00:00:00ArXiv['N. Wang', 'Xinbo Gao', 'Jie Li']2017-01-08T00:00:00 96e2528f4ceef3c08d53fe39ac2705c0600de71bAbstract In Indonesia, there are three preconditions for a successful marriage: being of legal age for marriage; parental approval, especially from the father; and religious and ethnic compatibility. The Indonesian Marriage Law provides that “a marriage is legitimate, if it has been performed according to the laws of the respective religions and beliefs of the parties concerned”. This clause indirectly prohibits inter-religious or interfaith marriage. Therefore, every religion in Indonesia encourages it followers to marry someone of the same religious faith. This research examines the issue of interfaith marriage as reported by Indonesia’s cyber media. Case studies are presented to explain why different media institutions have differing stances on the issue. Using a qualitative approach, the research uses the analytical data technique of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis. The authors analyzed three cyber media, Republika Online, Kompas.com, and Sinarharapan.co from September to December 2014. One key aim was to discover which media have the tendency to support diversity, discourse practice, and sociocultural practice. Results indicated that Islam-oriented media, such as Republika Online, tend to reject the movement for the legalization of interfaith marriage, as interfaith marriage is banned by Islamic shari’ law. Secular online media, such as Kompas.com with an independent ethos of transcendental humanism, lean toward support for rights and legal certainty for interfaith spouses. Meanwhile, Christian-oriented Sinarharapan.co tended to neglect the issue, as if deeming it irrelevant to its readership.2017792017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Educational and Social Research['E. Susanto', 'S. Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 3ef6530a003fa90177539b9b70dcd3ff2582288eCrowdfunding is a customer participation activity on an online platform that takes the form of financial support for a target project. Despite its importance in both research and practice, the nature of a crowdfunding platform and its effect on business and society are not fully understood. Therefore, in this study, we intend to develop a conceptual model of the crowdfunding process to understand its nature and to uncover the dynamics among the creators, projects, and sponsors of the crowdfunding platform. Based on the two-sided membership platform (TSMP) framework, we develop the Crowdfunding Participation Model (CPM) to represent how creators and sponsors are linked through projects on a crowdfunding platform. We use the CPM to propose a research model that links creator motivations, project characteristics, sponsor motivations, and funding behavior. Additionally, we empirically validate the relationships by combining survey data from the creators and sponsors of a crowdfunding platform and diverse transaction data. The results of the analysis enable us to determine the important variables, relationships, and paths in the CPM.20178682017-01-08T00:00:00Nonprofit Organizations eJournal['Sunghan Ryu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 dad55f3beb7d80f84ff1be6bc1a2e65a4542766eAbstract Since the turn of the millennium three rock art projects focusing primarily on Northumberland in the United Kingdom (Northumberland Rock Art: Web Access to the Beckensall Archive, Rock Art on Mobile Phones and Heritage and Science: working together in the CARE of rock art) have made information and images widely available to the public via the Internet. All three projects were strongly underpinned by the ethos expressed in the Faro Convention and the Ename and Burra Charters that the value of cultural heritage should be enhanced by interpretation. This paper investigates the responses to these digital media initiatives, showing that they have increased the reach of this ancient rock art resource to large numbers of people in United Kingdom and Ireland, and globally. In addition, it reveals that having made these heritage resources available online, they have created a further desire among people to engage with the rock art virtually with the increased possibility of following this up with an in situ visit.20175162017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage Studies['A. Mazel']2017-01-08T00:00:00 bb3e7dea32af35edc0eed77e45b295ef19f6868bBackground It has been reported that miR-135-5p is involved with many diseases. In this study, we aimed at define the relationship between miR-135-5p level and burn patient survival after skin transplantation. Material/Methods Expression of miR-135-5p and PIM2 was measured using real-time PCR and Western blot analysis in the skin samples collected from burn patients who received skin graft or in the fibroblast cells transfected with miR-135-5p mimics or inhibitors. The regulatory association between miR-135-5p and PIM2 was verified using bioinformatics analysis and luciferase assay. Results The expression level of miR-135-5p was determined in 60 tissue samples divided into 2 groups based on the presence of rejection (long survival n=30, and short survival n=30). We found that miR-135-5p was substantially downregulated in the long survival group. We then searched the miRNA database online with the “seed sequence” located within the 3′-UTR of the target gene, and then validated PIM2 to be the direct gene via luciferase reporter assay system. We also established the negative regulatory relationship between miR-135-5p and PIM2 via studying the relative luciferase activity. We also conducted real-time PCR and Western blot analysis to study the mRNA and protein expression level of PIM2 among different groups (long survival n=30, short survival n=30) or cells treated with scramble control, miR-135-5p mimics, PIM2 siRNA, and miR-135-5p inhibitors, indicating the negative regulatory relationship between MiR-135-5p and PIM2. We also conducted experiments to investigate the influence of miR-135-5p and PIM2 on viability and apoptosis of cells. The results showed miR-135-5p reduced the viability of cells, while PIM2 negatively interfered with the viability of cells, and miR-135-5p inhibited apoptosis and PIM2 suppressed apoptosis. Conclusions MiR-135-5p is involved with the prognosis of burn patients after skin transplantation. PIM2 is a virtual target of miR-135-5p, and there is a negative regulatory relationship between miR-135-5p and PIM2. MiR-135-5p and PIM2 interfered with the viability and apoptosis in cells.Medical Science Monitor2017386The results showed miR-135-5p reduced the viability of cells, while PIM2 negatively interfered with the viability and apoptosis in cells, and miR -135- 5p inhibited apoptosis and PIM 2 suppressed apoptosis.2017-01-08T00:00:00Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research['Hongtu Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 3ccb315553cebdbb26e68300a0fd6fb47ebd5315Retrieval in existing e-recruitment system is on exact match between applicants‟ stored profiles and inquirer‟s request. These profiles are captured through online forms whose fields are tailored by recruiters and hence, applicants sometimes do not have privilege to present details of their worth that are not captured by the tailored fields thereby, leading to their disqualification. This paper presents a 3-tier system that models serialized documents of the applicants‟ worth and they are analyzed using document retrieval and natural language processing techniques for a human-like assessment. Its presentation tier was developed using java server pages and middle tier functionalities using web service technology. The data tier models résumés that have been tokenized and tagged using Brill Algorithm with my sequel. Within the middle tier, indexing was achieved using an inverted index whose terms are noun phrases extracted from résumés that have been tokenized and tagged using Brill Algorithm.2017154A 3-tier system that models serialized documents of the applicants’ worth and they are analyzed using document retrieval and natural language processing techniques for a human-like assessment is presented.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Computing['Alaba T. Owoseni', 'O. Olabode', 'B. Ojokoh']2017-01-08T00:00:00 81c431c73a4992bff86f4ecd14855130b33aae3dDetailed measurements of the graphite core fuel channels are made by specialist inspection equipment during planned outages, typically every 18 months to 3 years. The bores of the graphite fuel bricks are obtained during these inspections and are used to provide important information about the health of the core. Additionally, less detailed online monitoring data is obtained much more frequently during refuelling events, called the fuel grab load trace (FGLT), which can be also used to infer the health of the graphite core. This paper describes the process of creating a model which isolates a component of the refuelling data and maps it directly to dimensional measurements of fuel channel bore. The model is created from a combination of the theoretical understanding of the physical interactions of the fuel stringer during refuelling events and several years of refuelling and inspection data to estimate suitable model parameters. Initially the model created was a coarse estimation of FGLT to fuel bore dimension but through refinements a much more accurate model has been created. An application of this model is shown through a case study of a recent outage where estimations were made on refuelling data and were compared to previously unseen inspection data.2017642017-01-08T00:00:00['C. Berry', 'D. Pattison', 'G. West', 'S. Mcarthur', 'A. Rudge']2017-01-08T00:00:00 882097025ab2ed0b865fcae617d115764bc7b670The increasing popularity of online social network brings huge privacy threat for the end users. While existing work focus on inferring sensitive attributes from the social network such as age, location and gender, little has been done on how to protect the users' privacy by preventing the malicious inference. In this paper we investigated the privacy vulnerability of the existing social network and designed a privacy-preserving framework. We evaluated the framework's privacy and usefulness guarantees, demonstrated its effectiveness on classification and the defense against the privacy attack.2017413This paper investigated the privacy vulnerability of the existing social network and designed a privacy-preserving framework, and evaluated the framework's privacy and usefulness guarantees, and demonstrated its effectiveness on classification and the defense against the privacy attack.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Jinxue Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b903ee56cfbc6bb780f6ceba9a23ef9ac345274aVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere of the north suburb of Nanjing in December 2015 were determined by GC5000 online gas chromatography,and the main composition and characteristics of VOCs were analyzed by using the PMF receptor model sources of VOCs parsing.The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) human exposure analysis and evaluation method in the United States were used to evaluate Human health risk of benzene series.The results showed that there were 6 sources in the PMF mode.Natural gas leakage accounted for 32.05%,automobile exhaust accounted for 18.99%,solvent use 13.67%,industrial emissions 2 13.20%,gasoline volatile 11.72%,and industrial emissions 1(chemical type)10.36%.The high value areas of the emission source were in accordance with the location of pollution sources surrounding the observation point.The B/T ratio was 0.74,which was at a relatively high level.The noncarcinogenic risk hazard quotient value HQ at 06:00 reached the highest value.HQ risk values were within the safe range specified by EPA.HQ of each source was as follows:automobile exhaust emissions 20.67×10-2,solvent use 6.97×10-2,natural gas leakage 6.34×10-2.In the carcinogenic risk of benzene,automobile exhaust emissions was 4.11×10-6,and natural gas leakage was 1.09×10-6,both were higher than the EPA specified safety threshold.Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue201703The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) human exposure analysis and evaluation method in the United States were used to evaluate Human health risk of benzene series and showed that there were 6 sources in the PMF mode.2017-01-08T00:00:00Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue['Yu-Xin Zhang', 'Junlin An', 'Xu Lin', 'Junxiu Wang', 'Yuanzhe Shi', 'Jing-da Liu']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1ca700f31e44a70ce0b539f3b2e4f8407a775326Knowledge processing is the prime area of information retrieval in the current era. However knowledge is subjected to the meaning of discretion in any natural language. Intelligent search in various Natural Languages is required in the huge repository of information available online. Language is the integral part for any form of communication but the language has to be meaningful. Semantics is a field of linguistics that deals with the meaning of the linguistic expressions through discovery of knowledge. In this research paper, the dictionary based approach for semantics is studied and implemented. The dictionary based proposal relies on the formalization of sentence across SVO (Subject-VerbObject) format. Rule-based classifier helps to define the rules that are checked against the dictionary which contains sequence of Subject, Verbs and Object available in English Language. By looking at the accuracy measures, recall and precision the results obtained by the proposed approach is proven good.2017130The dictionary based approach for semantics relies on the formalization of sentence across SVO (Subject-VerbObject) format and the results obtained by the proposed approach is proven good.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Information Engineering and Electronic Business['R. S', 'Hanumanthappa M']2017-01-08T00:00:00 91e92be7e80913f27fa73b1be4f6bc393e77cdacFachrurizka Maulidatul Chasanah, Eny Harjati, SH., MH., Alfons Zakaria, SH., LLM. Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya rizkafachrurizka@gmail.com ABSTRAK Fachrurizka Maulidatul Chasanah, Hukum Pidana Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya, Mei 2017, PENERAPAN PASAL 44 KUHAP OLEH KEJAKSAAN MELALUI PENYIMPANAN BARANG BUKTI BERBASIS SISTEM INFORMASI (Studi di Kejaksaan Negeri Surabaya), Eny Harjati, SH., MH., Alfons Zakaria, SH., LLM. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan Pasal 44 KUHAP berbasis Sistem Informasi yang dilakukan oleh Kejaksaan Negeri Surabaya tidak menyalahi aturan yang terdapat dalam KUHAP. Inovasi yang dilakukan Kejaksaan Negeri Surabaya adalah sebagai bentuk pengelolaan sebaik-baiknya terhadap barang bukti. Terdapat hambatan-hambatan yaitu belum ada peraturan resmi dari Kejaksaan Agung untuk menggunakan sistem informasi dalam pengelolaan barang bukti, tidak adanya anggaran dari pemerintah untuk membuat sistem QR code dalam pengelolaan barang bukti, sistem QR code yang belum online sehingga belum dapat diakses oleh aparat penegak hukum lain, sumber daya manusianya yang tidak semua paham teknologi, seringnya terjadi gangguan pada server, kurangnya staf TI, sistem QR code yang belum sempurna, dan kebiasaan di dalam kejaksaan yang setiap kebijakannya bergantung pada pimpinan. Upaya yang dilakukan oleh Kejaksaan Negeri Surabaya yaitu mengupayakan agar dibentuk Perja tetang tersedianya sistem administrasi penanganan perkara berbasis sistem teknologi dan informasi oleh Kejaksaan Agung, mengupayakan untuk meng online kan sistem QR code barang bukti dengan mengintegrasi lembaga penegak hukum seperti Kepolisian, akan terus memberikan pemahaman dan sosialisasi terhadap sumber daya manusianya, melakukan perbaikan terhadap server pada saat mengalami gangguan yang dilakukan oleh staf TI, melakuakn open recruitmen untuk staf TI, akan terus mengembangkan dan menyempurnakan sistem QR code, mengupayakan agar sistem QR code ini tetap terlaksana dengan baik meskipun berganti kepemimpinan. Kata Kunci : penerapan pasal 44 KUHAP, penyimpanan barang bukti, penyimpanan barang bukti berbasis sistem informasi Implementation Of Article 44 Criminal Code By Attorney Through the Storage of Evidence Based On Information System (Study at Surabaya State Attorney) Fachrurizka Maulidatul Chasanah, Eny Harjati, SH., MH., Alfons Zakaria, SH., LLM. Faculty of Law, University of Brawijaya rizkafachrurizka@gmail.com ABSTRACT Fachrurizka Maulidatul Chasanah , Criminal Law Faculty of Law University of Brawijaya, May 2017, IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 44 CRIMINAL CODE BY ATTORNEY THROUGH THE STORAGE OF EVIDENCE BASED ON INFORMATION SYSTEM (Study at Surabaya State Attorney), Eny Harjati, SH., MH., Alfons Zakaria, SH., LLM. The foundings of this research show that the implementation of article 44 Criminal Code based on the Information System that’s been done by Surabaya State Attorney doesn’t transgress the regulations as based on the Criminal Law Procedural Code. The inovation made by Surabaya State Attorney is one of the best possible form of the management of the evidence. There are several obstacles faced by Surabaya State Attorney, such as there is yet no official regulation from the General Attorney to use information systems in the management of evidence, the absence of budget from the government to create a QR code system in the management of evidence, the QR code system that has not been online so it can’t be accessed by other law enforcement officers, the human resources that aren’t all easily adaptable to technology, Frequent server interruptions, lack of IT staff, the imperfect QR code system, and customs in the attorney whose policies tend to depend on the leader. The efforts made by Surabaya State Attorney are to seek for the formation of General Attorney rules about the availability of administration system for IT-based cases-handling by the General Attorney, to seek for the efforts at putting evidences QR code system into online in integrating law enforcement institutions such as police, to keep giving comprehensions and socializations toward its human resources, to repair the server whenever there’s any disruptions, to do the open recruitment for IT staffs, to keep developing and upgrading the QR code system, to seek for the well sustainability of the QR code system although there might be any changes in leadership. Keyword : The implementation of article 44 Criminal Code, storage of the evidence, storage of evidence based on information systems2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Fachrurizka Maulidatul Chasanah']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1ca75d2f3a977f13758f9c00d02710e1e70f6818Voucher specimens are the ultimate raw data of biodiversity studies because they document the interpretation of the names used in papers and reports resulting from such studies. The value of voucher specimens is increased by making their records webaccessible but they can be further enhanced by linking them to other online resources, particularly if the links are birectional. In this presentation, we discuss the potential benefits of such links for a group of agricultural significance, the Triticeae, a tribe of grasses that includes wheat, barley and rye among its 300+ species. The late Dr. D.R. Dewey conducted extensive cytogenetic studies in the tribe and deposited voucher specimens in the herbarium of Utah State University. Some of the voucher specimens were collected in the region but the majority were grown from germplasm accessions obtained from GRIN, the United States Department of Agriculture's Germplasm Resources Information Network. The specimen labels of the GRIN vouchers hold minimal information but one item that is present is the “PI Number” or GRIN identifier. Linking the GRIN vouchers to data in the GRIN database gives access to the original collection information, which is often complete enough to permit georeferencing the specimen, thereby enabling it and any derived information to be associated with the environmental parameters at the point of collection. The links could also be used to disseminate changes in identification of the voucher specimen to genebanks with duplicates of the original accession. The PI numbers also link the specimens to trait data deposited in the world’s genebank system and to publications in which the accession was cited, regardless of whether they relate to the original intent of the ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ §2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['M. Barkworth', 'P. Wolf', 'Sylvia P. Kinosian', 'Curtis Dyreson', 'W. Pearse', 'B. Brandt', 'N. Cobb']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a40d3ed8407387d7d0ae2fcd72cf835a1f243fedABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) menghasilkan media pembelajaran IPSberbasis web pada materi pajak untuk siswa SMP Muhammadiyah Mungkid kelas VIII, 2) mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran berdasarkan penilaian ahli media, ahli materi, uji coba terhadap guru mata pelajaran IPSdan siswa kelas VIII. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian R & D (Research and Development) yang berorientasi pada produk.Produk yang dihasilkan berupa media pembelajaran dengan sistem komunikasi multi arah, baik secara perorangan maupun kelompok. Media pembelajaran ini dapat dijalankan pada vesi offline maupun online. Prosedur pengembangan dilakukan dari tahap penelitian dan pengumpulan data, tahap perencanaan, tahap pengembangan produk, tahap validasi dan ujicoba lapangan. Validasi dilakukan oleh ahli media dan ahli materi untuk menganalisis kelayakansehingga menghasilkan revisi pengembangan tahap awal. Selanjutnya untuk menganalisis aspek keterlaksanaan dan kemenarikan maka dilakukan uji coba lapangan awal terhadap guru mata pelajaran IPSdan siswa. Sedangkan untuk menganalisis aspek keefektifan maka dilaksanakan uji coba lapangan utama terhadap semua siswa satu kelas. Setelah diketahui hasil analisis terhadap media pembelajaran IPS berbasis web maka dilakukan revisi tahap akhir sehingga menghasilkan produk akhir berupa website pada materi pajak. Hasil penelitian ini adalah:1) media pembelajaran IPSberbasis web pada materi pajak untuk siswa SMP kelas VIII pada alamat https://mediabelajarok.id, 2) pengembangan media pembelajaran IPS berbasis web pada materi pajak yang layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Adapun hasil penilaian dari para ahli yaitu: ahli media menilai cukup layak dengan skor 75% dan ahli materi menilai layak dengan skor 79%. Hasil uji coba lapangan awal mencapai kriteria sangat baik pada subjek coba guru dengan skor 96% dan pada subjek coba siswa mendapatkan skor 87% dengan kriteria sangat menarik. Sedangkan pada uji coba lapangan utama terhadap subjek coba semua siswa satu kelasmenghasilkan nilai diatas KKM dengan rata-rata 80,80sehingga jumlah nilai siswa meningkat 19%. Adapun tingkat ketuntasan siswa mencapai 100% sehingga dinyatakan sangat efektif. Penelitian kedepan diharapkan dapat memunculkan pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis webpada mata pelajaran yang berbeda karena keterbatasan pada media ini yang hanya digunakan untuk membahas materi pembelajaran IPS. Selain itu, konten dalam web diharapkan dapat memunculkan materi yang terbaru.Selanjutnya diharapkan juga dapat mengembangkan produk buku elektronik versi mobile yang dapat diakses menggunakan perangkat komunikasi smartphone. 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The lack-of-bias property has methodological benefits: independent estimators can be generated in parallel, and CI can be constructed from the central limit theorem to quantify the approximation error. To design unbiased estimators, we combine a generic debiasing technique for Markov chains, with a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for smoothing. The resulting procedure is widely applicable and we show in numerical experiments that the removal of the bias comes at a manageable increase in variance. We establish the validity of the proposed estimators under mild assumptions. Numerical experiments are provided on toy models, including a setting of highly informative observations, and for a realistic Lotka–Volterra model with an intractable transition density. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.Journal of the American Statistical Association20177854This work combines a generic debiasing technique for Markov chains, with a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm for smoothing, and establishes the validity of the proposed estimators under mild assumptions.2017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of the American Statistical Association['P. Jacob', 'F. Lindsten', 'Thomas Bo Schön']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0870e2780111b83953b85ed68e29f2e10e16f15eSentiment analysis, also known as opinion mining, is referred to the studying and analyzing of people’s opinions, emotions, sentiments, appraisals, evaluations and attitudes about an entity like an organization, product, service, issue, individual, event, topic, etc. and about their properties. It denotes a major problem part. While in Technical industry, the name, sentiment analysis is generally used, but in academic institutions, both terms, ‘sentimental analysis’ and ‘opinion mining’ are frequently used. They, unitedly represent the unique field of study. The term ‘sentiment analysis’ was first appeared in (Nasukawa and Yi, 2003) probably, and the term opinion mining was first appeared in (Dave, Lawrence and Pennock, 2003). In spite of the previous researches on sentiments and opinions published earlier, they become more prominent after this date. Opinion mining and its related fields, for example, estimations, feelings, assessments, and states of mind are the subjects of investigation of slant examination and sentiment mining. The commencement and quick development of the field agree with those of the online networking on the Web, e.g., audits, gathering dialogs, web journals, microblogs, Twitter, and interpersonal organizations, in light of the fact that without precedent for mankind's history, we have an enormous volume of stubborn information recorded in computerized frames. We are working on accessing data from various data sources available online, including the various social networking sites, blogs or forums available. By using the provided APIs (of the respective site) and the web crawler mechanism, we will generate the outcomes and use them as a representation for users. Users can access the data represented in the forms of graphs and charts to analyze the behavior of the public on a particular brand, topic, issue or product.2017193Opinion mining is working on accessing data from various data sources available online, including the various social networking sites, blogs or forums available, and using the provided APIs and the web crawler mechanism to generate the outcomes and use them as a representation for users.2017-01-08T00:00:00International Journal of Education and Management Engineering['Himanshu Jain']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5a0463effb06e4f69ee7ee20dbcd1262a51cff7bABSTRACT Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan merupakan bagian dari pendidikan secara keseluruhan karena dalam pendidikan jasmani terdapat tiga ranah yaitu afektif yang berhubungan dengan sikap, kognitif yang berhubungan dengan kemampuan berfikir anak dan psikomotor yang berhubungan dengan kemampuan gerak. Akan tetapi pelajaran PJOK yang seminggu sekali selama 2 jam pelajaran tidak bisa mewadahi ketiga ranah tersebut. PJOK hanya terbatas pada psikomotorik. Harus ada suatu media pembelajaran yang memberikan solusi dari masalah kurangnya pemberian materi pada peserta didik tanpa harus mengurangi jam pembelajaran di sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan Media Pembelajaran Blended Learning untuk Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan Siswa Kelas XI. Dengan adanya media pembelajaran ini, siswa dapat aktif dalam proses belajar mengajar. dan memperoleh pengetahuan yang lebih luas tentang materi Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan. Penelitian dan Pengembangan ini menggunakan Model Rancangan Pembelajaran Berbasis Blended Learning. Langkah-langkah rancangan tersebut secara umum dilakukan dalam tiga tahap yaitu : (1) analisis, (2) Rancangan, dan (3) evaluasi. Pada tahap analisis dilakukan dengan melakukan analisis kebutuhan dengan wawancara dengan guru dan angket kepada siswa. Dari data tersebut digunakan sebagai langkah selanjutnya untuk membuat rancangan produk. Tahap selanjutnya adalah tahap evaluasi. Produk pengembangan ini di evaluasi oleh 3 ahli yaitu ahli materi PJOK, ahli media pembelajaran, dan praktisi lapangan yaitu guru. Tahap selanjutnya adalah uji coba lapangan. Uji coba lapangan ada 3 tahap yaitu uji coba perorangan, uji coba kelompok kecil, dan uji coba kelompok besar. Hasil dari penelitian dan pengembangan ini adalah media pembelajaran blended learning untuk mata pelajaran pendidikan jasmani, olahraga, dan kesehatan. Produk pengembangan ini terdiri dari 3 bentuk yaitu untuk tatap muka menggunakan buku teks, untuk offline menggunakan Autoplay, dan untuk pembelajaran online menggunakan Edmodo. Dari data kevalidan produk didapatkan rata-rata persentase 87.10 % dengan kriteria sangat valid. Dari data tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa produk pengembangan ini layak untuk digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran. Penelitian ini hanya sebatas pada prototipe produk. Untuk pemakaian lebih lanjut tergantung dari kreatifitas pemakai produk baik guru ataupun peserta didik. 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O recorte busca documentar experiencias de docentes que utilizam o aplicativo WhatsApp como recurso didatico e que tenham obtido resultados que eles proprios considerem satisfatorios. O objeto foi delimitado com base nas seguintes perguntas: De que maneiras o WhatsApp pode ser usado de forma didatica em atividades escolares? Quais as vantagens e os principais desafios apresentados por quem ja fez esse uso? Partindo do pressuposto de que as tecnologias sao mais bem aproveitadas quando o professor as aceita, prepara-se para apropriar-se delas e torna-las um material pedagogicamente adequado, busca-se aqui compreender o potencial de transformacao do aplicativo reunindo reflexoes de pesquisadores que se debrucam sobre o tema e relatos de educadores que inserem diferentes recursos pedagogicos em suas praticas diarias.  A pesquisa tem natureza qualitativa e foi desenvolvida com base na amostragem bola de neve com professores de escolas publicas e particulares que sao familiarizados com esta tecnologia. Foi aplicado um questionario online em que 105 participantes que responderam a cinco questoes de multipla escolha, tres questoes dissertativas e uma sobre o perfil. A conclusao aponta que quando ha engajamento, preparacao e planejamento docente, o WhatsApp tem potencial para tornar-se aliado de praticas pedagogicas exitosas, seja qual for a estrutura educacional em que o professor esteja inserido.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Tereza Cristina Rodrigues']2017-01-08T00:00:00 100d5ce65dc44ce20c08c6f7130f6d5c8549e21fABSTRACT Perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi mempengaruhi dunia pendidikan untuk menyedikan pendidikan yang berkualitas.Penjaminan mutu pendidikan eratkaitannya dengan kondisi pembelajaran yang salah satu upaya perbaikannya dengan melaksanakan kegiatan supervisi pembelajaran di dalam kelas, hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan guru-guru senior yang berkompeten untuk mensupervisi guru-guru lainnya untuk menumbuhkan hubungan kesejawatan (peer) antar guru dansupervisornya, sehingga diperlukannya proses manajemen pengetahuan untuk mengelolah pengetahuan individu dalam organisasi menjadi pengetahuan organisasi dan sebaliknya melalui kegiatan supervisi pembelajaran di sekolah. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah research and development dengan menggabungkan metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Pengumpulan data awal dengan metode kualitatif untuk mengetahui karakteristik latar tempat penelitian dengan teknik wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi yang kemudian di analisis dengan analisis SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, danthreat) untuk mengetahui peluang pengembangan model di sekolah sedangkan uji kelayakan produk diuji dengan kuantitif dengan instrumen penelitian berupa angket. Sebelum produk pengembangan diuji cobakan di lapangan sebelumnya diuji ahlikan terlebih dahulu, yang dalam penelitian ini menggunakan empat ahli yaitu dua ahli supervisi dari jurusan Manajemen Pendidikan, satu ahli media dari jurusan Tehnologi Pendidikan dan satu ahli IT dari jurusan Teknik Informatika. Penelitian pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan (a) konsep awal pengembangan model (b) proses pengembanngan model (c) faktor pendukung dan penghambat pengembangan model (d) alternatif cara mengatasi faktor penghambat pengembangan model Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) konsep awal pengembangan model yang disesuaikan dengan karakteristik sekolah dengan mengidentifikasi tiap variabel pengembangan dengan rinciaan pengembangan (a) clinical supervision, melalui tiga tahapan yaitu pertemuan awal, observasi dan pertemuan balikan serta adanya instrumen supervisi secara klinik; (b) knowledge management process, degan peilaian kondisi guru melalui empat kuadran, memilih guru yang berpotensi sebagai sebagai supervisor, memberdayakan guru yang berpotensi untuk membagikan pengetahuan dan keterampilan ke guru lainnya, memiliki best practice pembelajaran tiap mata pelajaran; (c) meningkatan mutu pembelajaran, dengan penjaminan mutu pembelajaran melalui penilaian kinerja guru secara online dan laporan hasil kinerja guru secara online. (2) proses pengembangan produk dimulai dengan merancang pengembangan produk yang kemudian diujicobakan ke para ahli untuk divalidasi kelayakan instrumen pengukuran produk dan kelayakan produk di lapangan, yang kemudian dilakukan uji coba produk skala kecil dan uji coba produk skala besar. (3) faktor pendukung dan faktor penghambat penggunaan produk di lapangan adalah (a) faktor pendukung pelaksanaan pengembangan model di lapangan yaitu kebutuhan sekolah akan aspek-aspek yang dikembangkan pada penilaian kondisi guru secara objektif untuk menentukan guru yang berpotensi sebagai supervisor, pengarsipan data perkembangan kompetensi guru melalui supervisi klinik dan PKG, dan best practise pembelajaran yang dapat diakses oleh seluruh guru. (b) faktor penghambat penerapan pengembangan model ini pada aplikasi ini tergantung pada jaringan internet, alamat susah ditemukan, user diantaranya masih awamnya penggunaan aplikasi secara online khususnya pada guru-guru senior. (4) alternatif cara mengatasi faktor penghambat adalah menjalin hubungan kolegian dalam penggunaan aplikasi pengembangan model sehingga jika terjadi masalah pada jaringan internat kegiatan supervisi tetap berlagsung namun input data dilakukan jika jaringan internet sudah stabil, mensosialisasikan pengembangan model ini secara terus menerus yang dilengkapi dengan buku panduan yang penggunaan program yang mudah di akses hal ini sebagai upaya dalam memaksimalkan pemanfaatannya. Saran pemanfaatanproduklebihlanjutditujukanbagi (1) dinaspendidikankota Malang, sebagaimenjadi rujukan dalam melaksanakan supervisi pembelajaran dengan pendekatan klinik dalam meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran, hal ini dapat mempermudah dalam pemantauan kualitas pembelajaran guru sekolah dan implementasi penilaian kinerja guru bagi sekolah-sekolah; (2) SMP Negeri 5 kota Malang, sekolah negeri yang menjadi salah satu sekolah induk di kota Malang diharapkan mampu mengembangkan kualitas pembelajaran salah satunya dengan pembinaan terhadap profesionalisme guru di sekolah; (3) bagisekolah lain gunamembantu sekolah-sekolah menjalankan supervisi pembelajaran, karena dalam program yang dikembangkan dilengkapi dengan panduan mekanisme pelaksanaan supervisi klinik dengan memanfaatkan teman sejawat. 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Generally, municipalities have two possibilities how to reduce the negative effects of the gambling business run at their territories: they can prohibit the gambling at all or they can heavily tax the gambling business to minimize all the negative impacts of the hazard. The main goal of this article is to confirm or refute the hypothesis that the new regulation protects the interests of Czech municipalities in the area of hazard. It is obvious that gambling tax is an effective tool (not only) for local self-government and it is a new local tax in the Czech Republic as it fulfills all the conditions I have defined for a local tax.2017042017-01-08T00:00:00Lex Localis-journal of Local Self-government['Michal Radvan']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c228b2c0309830bb2530e4597b47d949bc44bcb9Abstract : This final report provides an overview of research efforts performed under the Suspicion, Trust, and Automation research portfolio as well as detailed sections from one of several studies in three distinct research efforts. The first section examines predictors of state-level IT suspicion. The second section summarizes a conceptual demonstration and prototype development of a non-contact functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device. The final section focuses on a software engineer's trust in reusable software code, specifically readability and organization.201705An overview of research efforts performed under the Suspicion, Trust, and Automation research portfolio as well as detailed sections from one of several studies in three distinct research efforts on a software engineer's trust in reusable software code, specifically readability and organization are provided.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Christopher S. Calhoun', 'P. Bobko', 'Matthew J. Schuelke', 'Sarah A. Jessup', 'Tyler J. Ryan', 'Charles Walter', 'R. Gamble', 'Leanne M. Hirshfield', 'N. Bowling', 'C. Bragg', 'Steven Khazon', 'Alex D. Nelson', 'Gene M. Alarcon', 'C. Stokes']2017-01-08T00:00:00 85e46cb096becc6d9aa9e958af3c13e74d3ec573201711432017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of High Energy Physics['A. Sirunyan', 'A. Tumasyan', 'W. Adam', 'E. Asilar', 'T. Bergauer', 'J. Brandstetter', 'E. Brondolin', 'M. Dragicevic', 'J. Erö', 'M. Flechl', 'M. Friedl', 'R. Frühwirth', 'V. Ghete', 'C. Hartl', 'N. Hörmann', 'J. Hrubec', 'M. Jeitler', 'A. König', 'I. Krätschmer', 'D. Liko', 'T. Matsushita', 'I. Mikulec', 'D. Rabady', 'N. Rad', 'B. Rahbaran', 'H. Rohringer', 'J. Schieck', 'J. Strauss', 'W. Waltenberger', 'C. Wulz', 'V. Chekhovsky', 'O. Dvornikov', 'Y. Dydyshka', 'I. Emeliantchik', 'A. Litomin', 'V. Makarenko', 'V. Mossolov', 'R. Stefanovitch', 'J. Gonzalez', 'V. Zykunov', 'N. Shumeiko', 'S. Alderweireldt', 'E. Wolf', 'X. Janssen', 'J. Lauwers', 'M. Klundert', 'H. Haevermaet', 'P. Mechelen', 'N. Remortel', 'A. Spilbeeck', 'S. A. Zeid', 'F. Blekman', 'J. D’Hondt', 'N. Daci', 'I. Bruyn', 'K. Deroover', 'S. Lowette', 'S. Moortgat', 'L. Moreels', 'A. Olbrechts', 'Q. Python', 'K. Skovpen', 'S. Tavernier', 'W. Doninck', 'P. Mulders', 'I. Parijs', 'H. Brun', 'B. Clerbaux', 'G. Lentdecker', 'H. Delannoy', 'G. Fasanella', 'L. Favart', 'R. Goldouzian', 'A. Grebenyuk', 'G. Karapostoli', 'T. Lenzi', 'A. Léonard', 'J. Luetić', 'T. Maerschalk', 'A. Marinov', 'A. Randle-conde', 'T. Ševa', 'C. Velde', 'P. Vanlaer', 'D. Vannerom', 'R. Yonamine', 'F. Zenoni', 'Fengwangdong Zhang', 'A. Cimmino', 'T. Cornelis', 'D. Dobur', 'A. Fagot', 'M. Gul', 'I. Khvastunov', 'D. Poyraz', 'S. Salva', 'R. Schöfbeck', 'M. Tytgat', 'W. Driessche', 'E. Yazgan', 'N. Zaganidis', 'H. Bakhshiansohi', 'C. Beluffi', 'O. Bondu', 'S. Brochet', 'G. Bruno', 'A. Caudron', 'S. Visscher', 'C. Delaere', 'M. Delcourt', 'B. Francois', 'A. Giammanco', 'A. Jafari', 'M. Komm', 'G. Krintiras', 'V. Lemaitre', 'A. Magitteri', 'A. Mertens', 'M. Musich', 'C. Nuttens', 'K. Piotrzkowski', 'L. Quertenmont', 'M. Selvaggi', 'M. V. Maroño', 'S. Wertz', 'N. Beliy', 'W. L. A. Júnior', 'F. Alves', 'G. Alves', 'L. Brito', 'C. Hensel', 'A. Moraes', 'M. Pol', 'P. Teles', 'E. B. D. Chagas', 'W. Carvalho', 'J. Chinellato', 'J. Chinellato', 'A. Custódio', 'E. Costa', 'G. G. Silveira', 'G. G. Silveira', 'D. J. Damião', 'C. Martins', 'S. F. Souza', 'L. H. Guativa', 'H. Malbouisson', 'D. Figueiredo', 'C. M. Herrera', 'L. Mundim', 'H. Nogima', 'W. D. Silva', 'A. Santoro', 'A. Sznajder', 'E. Manganote', 'E. Manganote', 'A. Pereira', 'S. Ahuja', 'C. Bernardes', 'S. Dogra', 'T. Tomei', 'E. Gregores', 'P. Mercadante', 'C. Moon', 'S. Novaes', 'S. Padula', 'D. R. Abad', 'J. Vargas', 'A. Aleksandrov', 'R. Hadjiiska', 'P. Iaydjiev', 'M. Rodozov', 'S. Stoykova', 'G. Sultanov', 'M. Vutova', 'A. Dimitrov', 'I. Glushkov', 'L. Litov', 'B. Pavlov', 'P. Petkov', 'W. Fang', 'M. Ahmad', 'J. Bian', 'G. Chen', 'H. Chen', 'M. Chen', 'Y. Chen', 'T. Cheng', 'C. Jiang', 'D. Leggat', 'Z. Liu', 'F. Romeo', 'M. Ruan', 'S. Shaheen', 'A. Spiezia', 'J. Tao', 'C. Wang', 'Z. Wang', 'H. Zhang', 'Jing-zhou Zhao', 'Y. Ban', 'G. Chen', 'Q. Li', 'S. Liu', 'Y. Mao', 'S. Qian', 'D. Wang', 'Z. Xu', 'C. Avila', 'A. Cabrera', 'L. F. C. Sierra', 'C. Florez', 'J. Gomez', 'C. F. Hernández', 'J. D. R. Alvarez', 'J. Sanabria', 'N. Godinovic', 'D. Lelas', 'I. Puljak', 'P. Cipriano', 'T. Šćulac', 'Z. Antunović', 'M. Kovac', 'V. Brigljevic', 'D. Ferencek', 'K. Kadija', 'B. Mesić', 'S. Mićanović', 'L. Sudić', 'T. Susa', 'A. Attikis', 'G. Mavromanolakis', 'J. Mousa', 'C. Nicolaou', 'F. Ptochos', 'P. Razis', 'H. Rykaczewski', 'D. Tsiakkouri', 'M. Finger', 'E. C. Jarrin', 'A. Abdelalim', 'A. Mohamed', 'M. Kadastik', 'L. Perrini', 'M. Raidal', 'A. Tiko', 'C. Veelken', 'P. Eerola', 'J. Pekkanen', 'M. Voutilainen', 'J. Härkönen', 'T. Jarvinen', 'V. Karimäki', 'R. Kinnunen', 'T. Lampén', 'K. Lassila-Perini', 'S. Lehti', 'T. Lindén', 'P. Luukka', 'J. Tuominiemi', 'E. Tuovinen', 'L. Wendland', 'J. Talvitie', 'T. Tuuva', 'M. Besançon', 'F. Couderc', 'M. Dejardin', 'D. Denegri', 'B. Fabbro', 'J. Faure', 'C. Favaro', 'F. Ferri', 'S. Ganjour', 'S. Ghosh', 'A. Givernaud', 'P. Gras', 'G. H. Monchenault', 'P. Jarry', 'I. Kucher', 'E. Locci', 'M. Machet', 'J. Malcles', 'J. Rander', 'A. Rosowsky', 'M. Titov', 'A. Zghiche', 'A. Abdulsalam', 'I. Antropov', 'S. Baffioni', 'F. Beaudette', 'P. Busson', 'L. Cadamuro', 'E. Chapon', 'C. Charlot', 'O. Davignon', 'R. D. Cassagnac', 'M. Jo', 'S. Lisniak', 'P. Miné', 'M. Nguyen', 'C. Ochando', 'G. Ortona', 'P. Paganini', 'P. Pigard', 'S. Regnard', 'R. Salerno', 'Y. Sirois', 'T. Strebler', 'Y. Yilmaz', 'A. Zabi', 'J. Agram', 'J. Andrea', 'A. Aubin', 'D. Bloch', 'J. Brom', 'M. Buttignol', 'E. Chabert', 'N. Chanon', 'C. Collard', 'É. Conte', 'X. Coubez', 'J. Fontaine', 'D. Gelé', 'U. Goerlach', 'A. Bihan', 'P. Hove', 'S. Gadrat', 'S. Beauceron', 'C. Bernet', 'G. Boudoul', 'C. Montoya', 'R. Chierici', 'D. Contardo', 'B. Courbon', 'P. Depasse', 'H. Mamouni', 'Jiawei Fan', 'J. Fay', 'S. Gascon', 'M. Gouzevitch', 'G. Grenier', 'B. Ille', 'F. Lagarde', 'I. Laktineh', 'M. Lethuillier', 'L. Mirabito', 'A. Pequegnot', 'S. Perriès', 'A. Popov', 'D. Sabes', 'V. Sordini', 'M. Donckt', 'P. Verdier', 'S. Viret', 'T. Toriashvili', 'Z. Tsamalaidze', 'C. Autermann', 'S. Beranek', 'L. Feld', 'M. K. Kiesel', 'K. Klein', 'M. Lipinski', 'M. Preuten', 'C. Schomakers', 'J. Schulz', 'T. Verlage', 'A. Albert', 'M. Brodski', 'E. Dietz-Laursonn', 'D. Duchardt', 'M. Endres', 'M. Erdmann', 'S. Erdweg', 'T. Esch', 'R. Fischer', 'A. Güth', 'M. Hamer', 'T. Hebbeker', 'C. Heidemann', 'K. Hoepfner', 'S. Knutzen', 'M. Merschmeyer', 'A. Meyer', 'P. Millet', 'S. Mukherjee', 'M. Olschewski', 'K. Padeken', 'T. Pook', 'M. Radziej', 'H. Reithler', 'M. Rieger', 'F. Scheuch', 'L. Sonnenschein', 'D. Teyssier', 'S. Thüer', 'V. Cherepanov', 'G. Flügge', 'B. Kargoll', 'T. Kress', 'A. Künsken', 'J. Lingemann', 'T. Müller', 'A. Nehrkorn', 'A. Nowack', 'C. Pistone', 'O. Pooth', 'A. Stahl', 'M. Martin', 'T. Arndt', 'C. Asawatangtrakuldee', 'K. Beernaert', 'O. Behnke', 'U. Behrens', 'A. A. Anuar', 'K. Borras', 'A. Campbell', 'P. Connor', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'F. Costanza', 'C. D. Pardos', 'G. Dolinska', 'G. Eckerlin', 'D. Eckstein', 'T. Eichhorn', 'E. Eren', 'E. Gallo', 'J. García', 'A. Geiser', 'A. Gizhko', 'J. Luyando', 'A. Grohsjean', 'P. Gunnellini', 'A. Harb', 'J. Hauk', 'M. Hempel', 'H. Jung', 'A. Kalogeropoulos', 'O. Karacheban', 'M. Kasemann', 'J. Keaveney', 'C. Kleinwort', 'I. Korol', 'D. Krücker', 'W. Lange', 'A. Lelek', 'J. Leonard', 'K. Lipka', 'A. Lobanov', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. Mankel', 'I. Melzer-Pellmann', 'A. Meyer', 'G. Mittag', 'J. Mnich', 'A. Mussgiller', 'E. Ntomari', 'D. Pitzl', 'R. Plačakytė', 'A. Raspereza', 'B. Roland', 'M. Sahin', 'P. Saxena', 'T. Schoerner-Sadenius', 'C. Seitz', 'S. Spannagel', 'N. Stefaniuk', 'G. Onsem', 'R. Walsh', 'C. Wissing', 'V. Blobel', 'M. Vignali', 'A. Draeger', 'T. Dreyer', 'E. Garutti', 'D. Gonzalez', 'J. Haller', 'M. Hoffmann', 'A. Junkes', 'R. Klanner', 'R. Kogler', 'N. Kovalchuk', 'T. Lapsien', 'T. Lenz', 'I. Marchesini', 'D. Marconi', 'M. Meyer', 'M. Niedziela', 'D. Nowatschin', 'F. Pantaleo', 'T. Peiffer', 'A. Perieanu', 'J. Poehlsen', 'C. Sander', 'C. Scharf', 'P. Schleper', 'A. Schmidt', 'S. Schumann', 'J. Schwandt', 'H. Stadie', 'G. Steinbrück']2017-01-08T00:00:00 39e3888eccda4cf08066619de76b487e3df30452A long‐term goal is to bioengineer, fully functional, living teeth for regenerative medicine and dentistry applications. Biologically based replacement teeth would avoid insufficiencies of the currently used dental implants. Using natural tooth development as a guide, a model was fabricated using post‐natal porcine dental epithelial (pDE), porcine dental mesenchymal (pDM) progenitor cells, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) encapsulated within gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) hydrogels. Previous publications have shown that post‐natal DE and DM cells seeded onto synthetic scaffolds exhibited mineralized tooth crowns composed of dentin and enamel. However, these tooth structures were small and formed within the pores of the scaffolds. The present study shows that dental cell‐encapsulated GelMA constructs can support mineralized dental tissue formation of predictable size and shape. Individually encapsulated pDE or pDM cell GelMA constructs were analysed to identify formulas that supported pDE and pDM cell attachment, spreading, metabolic activity, and neo‐vasculature formation with co‐seeded endothelial cells (HUVECs). GelMa constructs consisting of pDE–HUVECS in 3% GelMA and pDM‐HUVECs within 5% GelMA supported dental cell differentiation and vascular mineralized dental tissue formation in vivo. These studies are the first to demonstrate the use of GelMA hydrogels to support the formation of post‐natal dental progenitor cell‐derived mineralized and functionally vascularized tissues of specified size and shape. These results introduce a novel three‐dimensional biomimetic tooth bud model for eventual bioengineered tooth replacement teeth in humans. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine20175548The present study shows that dental cell‐encapsulated GelMA constructs can support mineralized dental tissue formation of predictable size and shape, and introduces a novel three‐dimensional biomimetic tooth bud model for eventual bioengineered tooth replacement teeth in humans.2017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine['Elizabeth E. Smith', 'Weibo Zhang', 'N. Schiele', 'A. Khademhosseini', 'Catherine K. Kuo', 'P. Yelick']2017-01-08T00:00:00 d95987e31d7ea6100f1d8657044acf79cc16fc1a201799422017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of High Energy Physics['V. Khachatryan', 'A. Sirunyan', 'A. Tumasyan', 'W. Adam', 'E. Asilar', 'T. Bergauer', 'J. Brandstetter', 'E. Brondolin', 'M. Dragicevic', 'J. Erö', 'M. Flechl', 'M. Friedl', 'R. Frühwirth', 'V. Ghete', 'C. Hartl', 'N. Hörmann', 'J. Hrubec', 'M. Jeitler', 'A. König', 'I. Krätschmer', 'D. Liko', 'T. Matsushita', 'I. Mikulec', 'D. Rabady', 'N. Rad', 'B. Rahbaran', 'H. Rohringer', 'J. Schieck', 'J. Strauss', 'W. Waltenberger', 'C. Wulz', 'O. Dvornikov', 'V. Makarenko', 'V. Zykunov', 'V. Mossolov', 'N. Shumeiko', 'J. Gonzalez', 'S. Alderweireldt', 'E. Wolf', 'X. Janssen', 'J. Lauwers', 'M. Klundert', 'H. Haevermaet', 'P. Mechelen', 'N. Remortel', 'A. Spilbeeck', 'S. A. Zeid', 'F. Blekman', 'J. D’Hondt', 'N. Daci', 'I. Bruyn', 'K. Deroover', 'S. Lowette', 'S. Moortgat', 'L. Moreels', 'A. Olbrechts', 'Q. Python', 'S. Tavernier', 'W. Doninck', 'P. Mulders', 'I. Parijs', 'H. Brun', 'B. Clerbaux', 'G. Lentdecker', 'H. Delannoy', 'G. Fasanella', 'L. Favart', 'R. Goldouzian', 'A. Grebenyuk', 'G. Karapostoli', 'T. Lenzi', 'A. Léonard', 'J. Luetić', 'T. Maerschalk', 'A. Marinov', 'A. Randle-conde', 'T. Ševa', 'C. Velde', 'P. Vanlaer', 'D. Vannerom', 'R. Yonamine', 'F. Zenoni', 'Fengwangdong Zhang', 'Fengwangdong Zhang', 'A. Cimmino', 'T. Cornelis', 'D. Dobur', 'A. Fagot', 'G. Garcia', 'M. Gul', 'I. Khvastunov', 'D. Poyraz', 'S. Salva', 'R. Schöfbeck', 'Archana Sharma', 'M. Tytgat', 'W. Driessche', 'E. Yazgan', 'N. Zaganidis', 'H. Bakhshiansohi', 'C. Beluffi', 'C. Beluffi', 'O. Bondu', 'S. Brochet', 'G. Bruno', 'A. Caudron', 'S. Visscher', 'C. Delaere', 'M. Delcourt', 'B. Francois', 'A. Giammanco', 'A. Jafari', 'P. Jež', 'M. Komm', 'G. Krintiras', 'V. Lemaitre', 'A. Magitteri', 'A. Mertens', 'M. Musich', 'C. Nuttens', 'K. Piotrzkowski', 'L. Quertenmont', 'M. Selvaggi', 'M. V. Maroño', 'S. Wertz', 'N. Beliy', 'W. L. A. Júnior', 'F. Alves', 'G. Alves', 'L. Brito', 'C. Hensel', 'A. Moraes', 'M. Pol', 'P. R. Teles', 'E. B. D. Chagas', 'W. Carvalho', 'J. Chinellato', 'J. Chinellato', 'A. Custódio', 'E. Costa', 'G. G. Silveira', 'G. G. Silveira', 'D. J. Damião', 'C. Martins', 'S. F. Souza', 'L. H. Guativa', 'H. Malbouisson', 'D. Figueiredo', 'C. M. Herrera', 'L. Mundim', 'H. Nogima', 'W. D. Silva', 'A. Santoro', 'A. Sznajder', 'E. Manganote', 'E. Manganote', 'A. Pereira', 'S. Ahuja', 'C. Bernardes', 'S. Dogra', 'T. Tomei', 'E. Gregores', 'P. Mercadante', 'C. Moon', 'S. Novaes', 'S. Padula', 'D. R. Abad', 'J. Vargas', 'A. Aleksandrov', 'R. Hadjiiska', 'P. Iaydjiev', 'M. Rodozov', 'S. Stoykova', 'G. Sultanov', 'M. Vutova', 'A. Dimitrov', 'I. Glushkov', 'L. Litov', 'B. Pavlov', 'P. Petkov', 'W. Fang', 'W. Fang', 'M. Ahmad', 'J. Bian', 'G. Chen', 'H. Chen', 'M. Chen', 'Y. Chen', 'T. Cheng', 'C. Jiang', 'D. Leggat', 'Z. Liu', 'F. Romeo', 'S. Shaheen', 'A. Spiezia', 'J. Tao', 'C. Wang', 'Z. Wang', 'H. Zhang', 'Jing-zhou Zhao', 'Y. Ban', 'G. Chen', 'Q. Li', 'S. Liu', 'Y. Mao', 'S. Qian', 'D. Wang', 'Z. Xu', 'C. Avila', 'A. Cabrera', 'L. F. C. Sierra', 'C. Florez', 'J. Gomez', 'C. F. Hernández', 'J. D. R. Alvarez', 'J. Sanabria', 'N. Godinovic', 'D. Lelas', 'I. Puljak', 'P. Cipriano', 'T. Šćulac', 'Z. Antunović', 'M. Kovac', 'V. Brigljevic', 'D. Ferencek', 'K. Kadija', 'B. Mesić', 'S. Mićanović', 'L. Sudić', 'T. Susa', 'A. Attikis', 'G. Mavromanolakis', 'J. Mousa', 'C. Nicolaou', 'F. Ptochos', 'P. Razis', 'H. Rykaczewski', 'D. Tsiakkouri', 'M. Finger', 'M. Finger', 'E. Jarrin', 'A. Kamel', 'M. Mahmoud', 'M. Mahmoud', 'A. Radi', 'A. Radi', 'M. Kadastik', 'L. Perrini', 'M. Raidal', 'A. Tiko', 'C. Veelken', 'P. Eerola', 'J. Pekkanen', 'M. Voutilainen', 'J. Härkönen', 'T. Jarvinen', 'V. Karimäki', 'R. Kinnunen', 'T. Lampén', 'K. Lassila-Perini', 'S. Lehti', 'T. Lindén', 'P. Luukka', 'J. Tuominiemi', 'E. Tuovinen', 'L. Wendland', 'J. Talvitie', 'T. Tuuva', 'M. Besançon', 'F. Couderc', 'M. Dejardin', 'D. Denegri', 'B. Fabbro', 'J. Faure', 'C. Favaro', 'F. Ferri', 'S. Ganjour', 'S. Ghosh', 'A. Givernaud', 'P. Gras', 'G. H. Monchenault', 'P. Jarry', 'I. Kucher', 'E. Locci', 'M. Machet', 'J. Malcles', 'J. Rander', 'A. Rosowsky', 'M. Titov', 'A. Zghiche', 'A. Abdulsalam', 'I. Antropov', 'S. Baffioni', 'F. Beaudette', 'P. Busson', 'L. Cadamuro', 'E. Chapon', 'C. Charlot', 'O. Davignon', 'R. G. Cassagnac', 'M. Jo', 'S. Lisniak', 'P. Miné', 'M. Nguyen', 'C. Ochando', 'G. Ortona', 'P. Paganini', 'P. Pigard', 'S. Regnard', 'R. Salerno', 'Y. Sirois', 'T. Strebler', 'Y. Yilmaz', 'A. Zabi', 'J. Agram', 'J. Andrea', 'A. Aubin', 'D. Bloch', 'J. Brom', 'M. Buttignol', 'E. Chabert', 'N. Chanon', 'C. Collard', 'É. Conte', 'X. Coubez', 'J. Fontaine', 'D. Gelé', 'U. Goerlach', 'A. Bihan', 'K. Skovpen', 'P. Hove', 'S. Gadrat', 'S. Beauceron', 'C. Bernet', 'G. Boudoul', 'E. Bouvier', 'C. A. C. Montoya', 'R. Chierici', 'D. Contardo', 'B. Courbon', 'P. Depasse', 'H. Mamouni', 'Jiawei Fan', 'J. Fay', 'S. Gascon', 'M. Gouzevitch', 'G. Grenier', 'B. Ille', 'F. Lagarde', 'I. Laktineh', 'M. Lethuillier', 'L. Mirabito', 'A. Pequegnot', 'S. Perriès', 'A. Popov', 'A. Popov', 'D. Sabes', 'V. Sordini', 'M. Donckt', 'P. Verdier', 'S. Viret', 'T. Toriashvili', 'T. Toriashvili', 'Z. Tsamalaidze', 'Z. Tsamalaidze', 'C. Autermann', 'S. Beranek', 'L. Feld', 'A. Heister', 'M. K. Kiesel', 'K. Klein', 'M. Lipinski', 'A. Ostapchuk', 'M. Preuten', 'F. Raupach', 'S. Schael', 'C. Schomakers', 'J. Schulz', 'T. Verlage', 'H. Weber', 'A. Albert', 'M. Brodski', 'E. Dietz-Laursonn', 'D. Duchardt', 'M. Endres', 'M. Erdmann', 'S. Erdweg', 'T. Esch', 'R. Fischer', 'A. Güth', 'M. Hamer', 'T. Hebbeker', 'C. Heidemann', 'K. Hoepfner', 'S. Knutzen', 'M. Merschmeyer', 'A. Meyer', 'P. Millet', 'S. Mukherjee', 'M. Olschewski', 'K. Padeken', 'T. Pook', 'M. Radziej', 'H. Reithler', 'M. Rieger', 'F. Scheuch', 'L. Sonnenschein', 'D. Teyssier', 'S. Thüer', 'V. Cherepanov', 'G. Flügge', 'B. Kargoll', 'T. Kress', 'A. Künsken', 'J. Lingemann', 'T. Müller', 'A. Nehrkorn', 'A. Nowack', 'C. Pistone', 'O. Pooth', 'A. Stahl', 'A. Stahl', 'M. Martin', 'T. Arndt', 'C. Asawatangtrakuldee', 'K. Beernaert', 'O. Behnke', 'U. Behrens', 'A. A. Anuar', 'K. Borras', 'A. Campbell', 'P. Connor', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'F. Costanza', 'C. D. Pardos', 'G. Dolinska', 'G. Eckerlin', 'D. Eckstein', 'T. Eichhorn', 'E. Eren', 'E. Gallo', 'J. García', 'A. Geiser', 'A. Gizhko', 'J. G. Luyando', 'P. Gunnellini', 'A. Harb', 'J. Hauk', 'M. Hempel', 'H. Jung', 'A. Kalogeropoulos', 'O. Karacheban', 'M. Kasemann', 'J. Keaveney', 'C. Kleinwort', 'I. Korol', 'D. Krücker', 'W. Lange', 'A. Lelek', 'J. Leonard', 'K. Lipka', 'A. Lobanov', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. Mankel', 'I. Melzer-Pellmann', 'A. Meyer', 'G. Mittag', 'J. Mnich', 'A. Mussgiller', 'E. Ntomari', 'D. Pitzl', 'R. Plačakytė', 'A. Raspereza', 'B. Roland', 'M. Sahin', 'P. Saxena', 'T. Schoerner-Sadenius', 'C. Seitz', 'S. Spannagel', 'N. Stefaniuk', 'G. Onsem', 'R. Walsh', 'C. Wissing', 'V. Blobel', 'M. Vignali', 'A. Draeger', 'T. Dreyer', 'E. Garutti', 'D. Gonzalez', 'J. Haller', 'M. Hoffmann', 'A. Junkes', 'R. Klanner', 'R. Kogler', 'N. Kovalchuk', 'T. Lapsien', 'T. Lenz', 'I. Marchesini', 'D. Marconi', 'M. Meyer']2017-01-08T00:00:00 3c16e1b38b70844ec21f7bd2a571f27508ffdd04Retaining teachers in high-poverty schools is essential for ensuring students who live in poverty have equitable educational opportunities. Understanding novices’ experiences can help school leaders improve novices’ retention in high-poverty schools throughout their careers. This integrative review of studies investigates novices’ experiences teaching in high-poverty schools. We identified common themes in extant studies, as well as several important areas of research that are, to date, under-studied; most notably, more research is needed to explore differences in novices’ experiences of their working conditions in high- versus low-poverty schools, and the implications of those differences for teacher development and retention.201774302017-01-08T00:00:00Urban Education['Elizabeth F. Bettini', 'Yujeong Park']2017-01-08T00:00:00 5328b0b73cb53ece02fda94aeb1bceab3bbc8a92ABSTRACT Bamboo-shavings hemicellulose (BSH) is a water-extractable hemicellulose isolated from steamed-exploded bamboo shavings. The present study investigated the protective potential of BSH against cyclophosphamide (CPA)-induced immunosuppression in mice. Mice were orally administered BSH once daily at the dose of 50, 100 or 200 mg/kg body weight (BW) for 14 days, coupled with a hypodermic injection of CPA (70 mg/kg BW/day) on days 4, 8 and 12. The results showed that 14 days of oral administration of BSH at a dose of 100 or 200 mg/kg BW/day significantly accelerated the recoveries of serum hemolysin formation, phagocytic function of the reticuloendothelial system, splenocyte proliferation, splenic NK cell activity, secretion of splenic Th1/Th2 cytokines (IL-2, IL-12, TNF-α, INF-γ/IL-4) together with mRNA expression of Th1/Th2 transcription factors (T-bet/GATA-3) in CPA-induced immunosuppressive mice. Our results demonstrated that BSH could ameliorate CPA-induced immunosuppression in mice and may potentially serve as a supportive therapy in conventional chemotherapy.20173921It is demonstrated that BSH could ameliorate CPA-induced immunosuppression in mice and may potentially serve as a supportive therapy in conventional chemotherapy.2017-01-08T00:00:00Food and Agricultural Immunology['Juqing Huang', 'M. Pang', 'Guang-yu Li', 'Nan Wang', 'Lu Jin', 'Ying Zhang']2017-01-08T00:00:00 26ee0b005dc0721458ffea1550f73b62e7f5b05f201763152017-01-08T00:00:00Journal of High Energy Physics['A. Sirunyan', 'R. Erbacher', 'C. A. C. Montoya', 'W. Carvalho', 'M. Górski', 'D. Kotlinski', 'B. Ujvari', 'S. Bein', 'R. Lander', 'N. Smith', 'Young-Il Choi', 'R. Hadjiiska', 'R. Bartek', 'A. Lath', 'W. Johns', 'L. Uplegger', 'P. Hove', 'A. Iorio', 'U. Heintz', 'A. Thea', 'A. Hart', 'S. Sagir', 'K. Kothekar', 'J. Chu', 'O. Driga', 'C. Peña', 'J. Molnár', 'S. Mitra', 'T. Dreyer', 'D. Nowatschin', 'P. Miné', 'Shamik Ghosh', 'E. Asilar', 'M. Rodozov', 'M. Tytgat', 'D. Gyun', 'R. Schöfbeck', 'L. Pape', 'J. Hirschauer', 'B. Bilki', 'S. Toda', 'F. Yumiceva', 'M. Bakirci', 'V. Giakoumopoulou', 'R. Goldouzian', 'R. K. Dewanjee', 'C. Rovelli', 'D. Fasanella', 'R. Hirosky', 'J. Sanabria', 'A. Meyer', 'H. Reithler', 'L. Pant', 'D. Tlisov', 'A. Baty', 'T. Lindén', 'Z. Lesko', 'G. Hanson', 'G. Selvaggi', 'F. Colombo', 'Jaehoon Lim', 'A. Dasgupta', 'B. Bhawandeep', 'A. Junkes', 'Y. Lai', 'W. Zeuner', 'T. Camporesi', 'R. G. Cassagnac', 'G. Daskalakis', 'K. Lo', 'E. Migliore', 'I. Hos', 'G. Ortona', 'M. Llatas', 'N. Cavallo', 'A. Magnan', 'C. Mcginn', 'C. Hwang', 'A. Adair', 'A. Holzner', 'Kai-Feng Chen', 'M. Nguyen', 'D. Stickland', 'G. Apollinari', 'M. Felcini', 'D. Lelas', 'S. Bilmis', 'M. Olszewski', 'J. Rodriguez', 'M. Mulders', 'F. Palla', 'S. Hasegawa', 'D. Curry', 'S. Bansal', 'R. Walsh', 'V. Krychkine', 'C. Palmer', 'K. Hahn', 'Tao Huang', 'P. Traczyk', 'A. Marini', 'J. Vaitkus', 'J. Heilman', 'G. Stephans', 'O. Karacheban', 'Alicia Calderon', 'T. Peiffer', 'P. Netrakanti', 'T. Kress', 'G. Karapostoli', 'F. Ptochos', 'N. Beni', 'A. Zanetti', 'M. Baarmand', 'V. Calvelli', 'A. Petrilli', 'A. Kornmayer', 'C. Richardson', 'G. Anagnostou', 'M. Cepeda', 'C. Caillol', 'J. Chou', 'P. Petkov', 'D. Piccolo', 'M. Guchait', 'P. Barbaro', 'N. Akchurin', 'P. Verdier', 'R. Betts', 'V. Innocente', 'Hyunchul Kim', 'A. Rácz', 'P. Baillon', 'V. Savrin', 'J. Komaragiri', 'M. Masciovecchio', 'A. Dishaw', 'R. Conway', 'M. Northup', 'K. Tatar', 'A. Perloff', 'D. Anderson', 'A. Safonov', 'B. Mahakud', 'V. Khristenko', 'D. Krücker', 'S. Tkaczyk', 'A. Campbell', 'A. Martelli', 'D. Majumder', 'I. Caballero', 'I. Kucher', 'B. Ille', 'S. Banerjee', 'S. Buontempo', 'S. Taroni', 'G. Kasieczka', 'E. Paradas', 'A. Massironi', 'T. Lapsien', 'D. Lange', 'R. Mueller', 'C. Kleinwort', 'Jingyu Zhang', 'R. Fischer', 'K. Mondal', 'I. Shvetsov', 'B. Michlin', 'M. Heindl', 'G. Abbiendi', 'M. Paulini', 'D. Figueiredo', 'A. Cakir', 'P. Lariccia', 'S. Piperov', 'J. Hernández', 'L. Wendland', 'Huaqiao Zhang', 'Y. Iiyama', 'V. Petrov', 'E. Gurpinar', 'M. Galanti', 'A. S. Hernández', 'G. Alves', 'I. Antropov', 'M. Turner', 'A. Nikitenko', 'K. Burkett', 'S. Cooper', 'R. Demina', 'Arun Kumar', 'W. Luo', 'J. Dittmann', 'Chunjie Wang', 'T. Arndt', 'E. Bouvier', 'D. Krofcheck', 'C. Pistone', 'Z. A. Ibrahim', 'M. Zientek', 'T. Peltola', 'R. P. Kenny', 'H. Heath', 'S. Ahuja', 'A. Olbrechts', 'M. Hamer', 'P. Silva', 'A. Svyatkovskiy', 'D. Winn', 'J. Malcles', 'E. Butz', 'P. Kyberd', 'B. Mangano', 'R. Loveless', 'A. Dermenev', 'M. Savina', 'D. Horvath', 'A. Delgado', 'A. Tiko', 'T. Orimoto', 'D. R. Abad', 'A. Garabedian', 'A. Gritsan', 'M. Carver', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. A. Manzoni', 'F. Fiori', 'B. Radburn-Smith', 'Yi Chen', 'A. Panagiotou', 'L. Gutay', 'P. Wittich', 'F. Geurts', 'C. Florez', 'P. Behera', 'L. Sudić', 'M. Lipinski', 'C. Harrington', 'C. Caputo', 'F. Thyssen', 'M. Waqas', 'E. Wolfe', 'B. Parida', 'G. Mantovani', 'P. Symonds', 'E. E. Kangal', 'A. P. Yzquierdo', 'B. Francois', 'K. Kaadze', 'R. Campanini', 'A. Schmidt', 'F. Navarria', 'M. Schröder', 'F. Primavera', 'A. Roy', 'K. Padeken', 'C. Civinini', 'M. Marionneau', 'M. Hoffmann', 'R. Syarif', 'M. Sharan', 'I. Papadopoulos', 'A. Litomin', 'M. Schmitt', 'U. Yang', 'P. R. Teles', 'P. Paolucci', 'Zhen Hu', 'R. Castello', 'C. Schnaible', 'L. Moroni', 'E. Auffray', 'K. Nawrocki', 'K. H. Anampa', 'J. Conway', 'I. Fisk', 'P. Garcia-Abia', 'P. M. R. Arbol', 'M. Varma', 'H. Oğul', 'O. Gutsche', 'A. Fagot', 'B. Asavapibhop', 'A. Güth', 'Q. Ingram', 'T. Eichhorn', 'S. Lisniak', 'L. Beck', 'G. Cerminara', 'S. Lacaprara', 'M. Sani', 'A. Zghiche', 'D. Abbaneo', 'P. Sphicas', 'Willis Lin', 'N. Sur', 'R. Maria', 'S. Maselli', 'B. Cruz', 'J. Siado', 'M. Canelli', 'C. Hensel', 'S. Shalhout', 'M. Kirakosyan', 'E. Tuovinen', 'C. Tully', 'A. Santocchia', 'J. Bradmiller-Feld', 'Yanchu Wang', 'G. Masetti', 'D. Son', 'T. Pree', 'R. Patel', 'N. Neumeister', 'H. Mermerkaya', 'C. Bernet', 'C. Shepherd-Themistocleous', 'S. My', 'E. Torassa', 'E. Olaiya', 'I. Vai', 'D. Rank', 'Y. Sirois', 'Qiao Xu', 'V. Matveev', 'J. Castle', 'S. Cerci', 'W. Erdmann', 'G. Yu', 'V. Ciulli', 'M. Pelliccioni', 'F. Cavallari', 'G. Codispoti', 'L. H. Guativa', 'E. Gülmez', 'M. Ryu', 'J. Schieck', 'J. Bernardini', 'J. Ellison', 'L. Benussi', 'K. Mazumdar', 'C. Snyder', 'E. Calvo', 'A. Ershov', 'A. Moeller', 'A. Vanhoefer', 'S. Gundacker', 'V. Mossolov', 'P. Ronchese', 'J. Gomez', 'K. Krajczár', 'S. Baur', 'B. Maier', 'P. Checchia', 'J. Lawhorn', 'M. Wang', 'I. Golutvin', 'J. Gómez', 'N. Zaganidis', 'T. Jarvinen', 'A. Meneguzzo', 'Y. Jo', 'P. Saxena', 'E. Tiras', 'C. D. Martins', 'T. Rodrigo', 'J. Brandstetter', 'U. Joshi', 'T. Aziz', 'F. Meijers', 'M. Dordevic', 'B. Mesić', 'M. Diemoz', 'B. Choudhary', 'V. Bhatnagar', 'A. Ahmad', 'G. Benelli', 'J. Antunes', 'T. Bergauer', 'S. Bitioukov', 'S. Malik', 'M. Klute', 'A. Belyaev', 'L. Matteo', 'G. Mohanty', 'W. Adam', 'P. D. Luckey', 'J. Flix', 'S. Erdweg', 'M. Naseri', 'S. Troshin', 'G. Sguazzoni', 'M. Komm', 'M. Margoni', 'M. Gruttola', 'N. Tambe', 'T. H. Doan', 'H. Jung', 'O. Toldaiev', 'W. A. Khan', 'D. Fehling', 'D. Bloch', 'T. Rohe', 'R. Bi', 'A. Hervé', 'D. Kovalskyi', 'C. Charlot', 'D. Puigh', 'G. Bencze', 'L. Antonelli', 'S. Kyriacou', 'H. Newman', 'V. Blinov', 'C. Barth', 'A. Hortiangtham', 'A. Kaur', 'D. Poyraz', 'M. Arenton', 'J. C. Sáa', 'M. Krohn', 'L. Teodorescu', 'G. Fedi', 'J. Kaisen', 'S. Zenz', 'V. Daponte', 'M. Monteno', 'K. Rose', 'G. G. Ceballos', 'R. Eusebi', 'C. Brew', 'A. Soha', 'T. Ruggles', 'G. Zumerle', 'F. Scheuch', 'M. Preuten', 'W. Ji', 'C. Vernieri', 'A. Askew', 'V. Kachanov', 'C. Campagnari', 'A. Savin', 'C. Lange', 'A. Vartak', 'D. Gelé', 'Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez', 'B. Betchart', 'E. Longo', 'L. Cadamuro', 'L. Thomas', 'T. Pook', 'F. Simonetto', 'M. Chadeeva', 'F. R. Hosseinabadi', 'G. Eckerlin', 'I. Ojalvo', 'Y. Oh', 'C. You', 'G. Martinez', 'S. Tosi', 'M. Kasemann', 'D. Rabady', 'D. Burns', 'P. Parracho', 'D. Abercrombie', 'M. Maggi', 'R. V. Cortabitarte', 'Y. Hsiung', 'S. Bhowmik', 'C. Seitz', 'T. Esch', 'K. Ulmer', 'C. Sander', 'P. Thomassen', 'Q. Hassan', 'P. Bloch', 'P. Harris', 'E. Eren', 'F. Chlebana', 'N. Pastika', 'M. Besançon', 'J. Hollar', 'S. Wimpenny', 'Song-hoon Lee', 'J. Poehlsen', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'B. Gomber', 'K. F. Johnson', 'G. Angioni', 'M. Malberti', 'You-Hao Chang', 'L. Spiegel', 'F. Pandolfi', 'G. Snow', 'C. Roland', 'Zhixing Wang', 'S. Jindariani', 'D. Sheffield', 'A. Bundock', 'M. Finger', 'G. Auzinger']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0c35f35d8a0e4fcf80c94fcd8ba669af06452dc9ABSTRACT The most extensively evaluated intervention for auditory hallucinations is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), which is usually delivered in statutory settings by experienced clinicians. In contrast, peer support networks, such as the Hearing Voices Network (HVN), operate informally using peers to normalise and manage voices. This article compares these two approaches to identify points of synergy and difference. Its analysis suggests the two approaches share many features, but also deviate in important ways that could compensate for each other. Instead of competing with each other as might first be thought, they may actually be complementary. Further, HVN may align comfortably with the values and principles of social work. Social workers seeking to engage with voice hearers may be advised to study the underlying principles of each approach to guide the way in which they can capitalise on intervention opportunities to better assist voice hearers.2017588Analysis of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis and the Hearing Voices Network suggests the two approaches share many features, but also deviate in important ways that could compensate for each other.2017-01-08T00:00:00Australian Social Work['Gordon Kay', 'E. Kendall', 'F. Dark']2017-01-08T00:00:00 cfb96080d78d1b785714ff2f04f8052bd1a881bcAbstract In premodern narratives contradictions are omnipresent – conflicting concepts, logical inconsistencies, acts of objection. In a narratological perspective ›contradiction‹ – conflicts of incompatible knowledges and narrative patterns; inconsistencies in or between speech (by narrator or characters) and action; contradictory or inconsistent information and motivation – is apt to subvert, complicate, or enrich the textual production of meaning. The project ›Contradiction as a Narrative Principle in Premodern Narrative‹ (University of Bremen) explores different types of contradictions in medieval epic and romance.20171672017-01-08T00:00:00Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur['Elisabeth Lienert']2017-01-08T00:00:00 68bba74b4ce322a4a89a218324e64ec2f1d63f66Young men and women create speeches and stories based on their experiences and everyday life. That is why their notions and ways of referring to realities, are closely linked to their gender. These modes –for this particular case– explicit in lexical categories (adjectives), topics, and use of metaphors, which are generically understood as tropes of thinking, finely link thought to language.2017042017-01-08T00:00:00El Ágora USB['Elsa María Ortiz Casallas']2017-01-08T00:00:00 4cc21f0b7718603a71918cc6f177d4e88d956285Traders around the world are known to use particular spoken argots. This arises out of a need to develop coded or secret language to disguise the specialised knowledge employed in their trade, and also marks them out as a separate social group. Many examples of such spoken mercantile languages can be found; from the relatively limited market argots used among Yemeni businessmen (Walter 2003) and the goldsmiths in Cairo (Khan 1995–1997), to a horse and cattle traders’ sociolect, related to other Yiddish-influenced argots such as Rotwelsh, Yenish and masematte, that emerged in Germany (see Guggenheim-Grunberg 1954). This phenomenon of mercantile language is not restricted to speech; written forms of mercantile language developed too: Yiddish-speaking merchants in 17th-century Prague resorted to encoding parts of their business letters in a secret alphabet (Landau 1911: xxx, 63–64), and Italian traders had developed their own style of handwriting, mercantesca, distinct from the contemporary chancery hands cancelleresca, by the 14th century (Ceccherini 2009).2017642017-01-08T00:00:00['E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1e00d4f38248624a26bded8d75af346a067c1c1cLa diabetes mellitus (DM) es una enfermedad metabolica que frecuentemente se presenta en perros, que se caracteriza por niveles elevados de glucosa plasmatica. En la actualidad, no existe ninguna clasificacion de los distintos tipos de este padecimiento en perros. En humanos, puede clasificarse como: DM tipo I, tipo II y diabetes asociada a la gestacion. En perros se utiliza la misma clasificacion pero hay cuadros clinicos asociados al diestro y a la pancreatitis. En los perros se presenta el 50% de DM tipo I y el resto se agrupa entre la DM tipo II y los otros. Los principales signos clinicos que presentan los perros diabeticos son: poliuria, polidipsia, perdida de peso, polifagia; menos frecuentemente es la hepatomegalia y las cataratas. Para realizar su diagnostico se usan tres pruebas de laboratorio: hemograma, perfil bioquimico y uroanalisis. Al encontrar resultados positivos de hiperglucemia y glucosuria, el paciente sera diagnosticado con DM. Entonces el medico veterinario le brindara al paciente un tratamiento adecuado basado en suministro de insulina, dieta balanceada y ejercicio constante. Por tal motivo, el objetivo de esta revision bibliografica es proporcionar informacion actualizada acerca de la DM, para estudiantes de medicina veterinaria y medicos veterinarios. Palabras clave: Perro, diabetes mellitus, insulina, glucosa.Abanico Veterinario2017134Esta revision bibliografica es proporcionar informacion actualizada acerca oficiales de la DM, para estudiantes de medicina veterinaria y medicos veterinarios.2017-01-08T00:00:00Abanico Veterinario['Betsy Álvarez-Linares', 'Fidel Ávila-Ramos', 'Sergio López-Briones']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f62ee0e7894e407e39bf069fe7db701e7c5b1b162017032017-01-08T00:00:00['R. Selbach', 'E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 0e138e8d1871d86fe16db6e9072500d3dc1e4a882017032017-01-08T00:00:00['J. A. Carnicero', 'E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 ab55cb55e0858ca7ceb15fe3868a905203bc480e2017022017-01-08T00:00:00['Luciana Oliveira', 'Beth Clark‐Gareca', 'J. M. Agudo']2017-01-08T00:00:00 4141c943af8171f7ca00ec5c8e241949d6ccebc3The purpose of this research is to test the quality of service and company capability through the customer satisfaction and company performance of Indonesia social security agency of human resource ( BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). This is  quantitative research with survey method approach. It was population 1.011 people and distributed 91 questionnaires for BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Jember branch. Partial Least Square (PLS) software used to test the hyphotesis. The research found  that service quality variable has effect through the customer satisfaction but does not have any effect for the company performance. Company capability variable affects the customer satisfaction and company performance. Keywords : Service Quality, Company  Capability, Customer Satisfaction, Company Performance, Social Security AgencyInternational ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility2017012017-01-08T00:00:00['Elsa Triandhani Putri']2017-01-08T00:00:00 6a23582ad5dee7007d93a9230b12c5a02ce78b91Hellenic Journal of Cardiology20171015 variants of each of the following genes: CETP, AIPOQ, IGFBP3, and ACE were found to be associated with atherosclerosis, left main coronary disease and longevity.2017-01-08T00:00:00Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese['V. Kolovou', 'E. Fragopoulou', 'Smaragdi Antonopoulou', 'G. Kolovou']2017-01-08T00:00:00 517bfbb81726714675224b2d96a4b36267eb753e2017012017-01-08T00:00:00['Merja Stenroos', 'E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b7ee679337d44a36f50c17a3d0a88ac30e933cf92017012017-01-08T00:00:00['E. Schmidt', 'Dieter Schönecker', 'F. Bormann']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a3a66446f6a10bb3c5f9339fbb2d94bed96e27ff2017012017-01-08T00:00:00['E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1fa1534a1ed73910d528947907692020f847bf9820173012017-01-08T00:00:00symploke['Julie Beth Napolin']2017-01-08T00:00:00 127fa21df98eeb9f88d534e1f7039ef4d920dc1b2017002017-01-08T00:00:00Current Musicology['Dennis Libby']2017-01-08T00:00:00 7ea1b8f5f813c22791d2408181324a1f13e622182017002017-01-08T00:00:00['A. Nesse', 'E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 63f0791feaaae39d7080d0d4cddb75181a1cb6c12017002017-01-08T00:00:00Age['J. Vincent']2017-01-08T00:00:00 030e7e80c6d6d1a9c395026c99c7e9f6afae43bb2017002017-01-08T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-08T00:00:00 9e998a7f0b0f6c5b98c0daa89bf9a2b4335911afUne formation de trois jours, organisee par le Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale (CNFPT) a l'INSET d'Angers s'est deroulee les 5, 6 et 7 decembre dernier. Ciblant plus…2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Elisabeth Le Faucheur']2017-01-08T00:00:00 1de5e5156604cd31e8708e9821e0a2401c2e057a2017002017-01-08T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences['B. Ng', 'S. Tan', 'C. Quek', 'P. Looker', 'Jaime Koh']2017-01-08T00:00:00 2450ab27e14f5e1d3865d9a3badb49b374c77583Nowy rok w polityce przywital nas nierozwiązanym konfliktem parlamentarnym. My wyszliśmy dalej i zapytaliśmy liderow politycznych o ich tegoroczne plany.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Eliza Olczyk', 'Joanna Miziołek']2017-01-08T00:00:00 15ac52adade14c4f4e0e5087211cffae80bc6ad5Introduccion:El virus Zika es transmitida por el mosquito Aedes Aegypti, es originaria del oeste de Africa, cursa asintomatica en el 70 u 80 % de los casos; sus sintomas son semejantes a los del Dengue y puede producir alteraciones fetales graves Objetivos:Determinar que conocen nuestras embarazadas sobre Zika. Distinguir la percepcion del riesgo que poseen de infestarse por el virus ellas y sus productos. Metodo:Aplicamos una encuesta a 56 gestantes que acudieron a la consulta de Genetica Comunitaria  en la ultima semana de marzo del ano en curso. Consideramos que tenian buenos conocimientos sobre la enfermedad aquellas que respondieron el 51%  o mas de las preguntas correctamente y que los conocimientos no eran suficientes si las respuestas consideradas correctas eran inferiores a esta cifra. Los datos fueron analizados mediante el calculo de porcientos y se muestran en tablas y graficos. Resultados: Determinamos que el 78.5 % conoce de la existencia de la enfermedad, de ellas el  86.3 % distingue sus sintomas y aunque el 29.5% aplica medidas preventivas  solo un 6.8% reconoce la via de transmision sexual mientras que apenas un 40.9% identifica defectos en el feto. Conclusiones: Aunque la mayoria de nuestras gestantes conoce de la existencia el virus la percepcion que poseen del riesgo es notablemente baja.201700Aunque la mayoria de nuestras gestantes conoce de the existencia el virus the percepcion que poseen del riesgo es notablemente baja.2017-01-08T00:00:00['Rodriguez Quintana Milagros', 'Luna Ceballos Elsa', 'Horta Barrios Ana Belkis', 'Revuelta Trujillo Raysa']2017-01-08T00:00:00 54c637e0dc9a48f24b2dec50815022983ddce398ABSTRACT This article reads the poetry of “Ann of Swansea”, Ann Julia Hatton (née Kemble, 1764–1838), in the context of recent scholarship that emphasizes the expansive but networked and responsive nature of Romantic-period women’s writing. Building on recent research, it shows Hatton as part of a writerly community shaped by poets and novelists into what Harriet Guest has termed “a shared cultural identity forged through sociable and literary exchanges”. It goes on to consider Hatton as a Welsh writer by choice rather than background or birth, claiming a place within Wales's bardic tradition through her identification with Swansea and the surrounding south coast. This article concludes with a close reading of the reception history of Hatton that offers the category of the local as a new direction within histories of women’s writing and notions of literary recovery. In this way, it suggests ways of reconfiguring Romantic-period literary culture to account more fully for the work and reception of non-metropolitan writers.Women’s Writing from Wales before 191420173202017-01-08T00:00:00Women's Writing['Elizabeth Edwards']2017-01-08T00:00:00 b266dea51e84b5d3d2960c4fc3bbbd5c6f899a002017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Jane Sillis', 'J. Plimmer', 'Lisa Jacques', 'H. Pillai', 'Gina Mollett', 'Ruth Mateus-Berr', 'Luise Reitstätter']2017-01-08T00:00:00 bdb5672932f9b8e5f0706b934f720dabd3c0efb22017002017-01-08T00:00:00Dental Products Report['Bruce Hamilton', 'A. Hill', 'Rdh Bba MEd Beth Mobilian']2017-01-08T00:00:00 c00284017ebc8a121ad7f169d22a7140137af1feIntroduction : Continuous training are training activities implemented by organizations destined to improve the professional skills of their members, which obligates the generation of new teaching and training methods, since the learning needs and the theories that describe it, must reflect underlying social environments, therefore, online education has become into a more adequate option nowadays, nevertheless, the design of psychoeducational methodologies for the proper use and exploitation of tools is required. In this paper a successful case of online training for public employees of the Mexican Government is exposed. Method : The intervention consisted of making an online course using the LMS (Moodle) about "PROSPERA Programa de Inclusion Social" (Mexican government social development program) for 9733 employees of the health, education, productive sectors and internal staff of the program distributed all over the country. The course followed at instructional level a methodology based on principles of Behaviorism and self-regulated learning, including diagrams, videos and formative and summative assessments composed by interactive questions. Results : From a total of 9733 participants, 53.86% of them were from public education system, 37.14% were from public healthcare sector, 9.71% belongs to productive sector, and .29% were internal staff of the Social Development Program. Furthermore, the perception of participants about the course was evaluated through an online survey; on a scale of 0 to 10, 42% of them rated the course with 10 as it refers to quality, while 39% rated it with 9, and the remaining 19% gave ratings of 8 to 6. In adition, the utility, didactic components, navigation and interface of the course were evaluated in each sector. Conclusions : The training demanded by the institution was successfully provided, proving that ICT and psychoeducational methods proposed in this work are useful and functional tools for the continuous training of the human resource.2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['José Manuel Sánchez Sordo', 'Mirna Elizabeth Quezada', 'J. Ramírez']2017-01-08T00:00:00 dcc697d3fbc7d064699c5131bd88f296e71b06882017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Henrike Kühnert', 'E. Wagner', 'Bettina Beinhoff', 'B. Outhwaite']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f24ae98ef44470640aeb58f1767a2f464e9817a62017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Miftachur Rohmah']2017-01-08T00:00:00 f287e5de5864dfd7940d5cb774d39e996cb031a4ABSTRACT Kepuasan siswa terhadap sekolah perlu ditingkatkan karena berdampak pada kesehatan mental siswa dan keberhasilan pembelajaran. Problem-problem yang dialami oleh siswa seperti problem akademik (rendahnya prestasi belajar), problem psikologis (bullying), problem sosial (kenakalan remaja), dan rendahnya hasil survei kepuasan sekolah menjadi sejumlah indikator rendahnya kepuasan siswa terhadap sekolah. Beberapa faktor yang diperkirakan sangat kuat pengaruhnya pada kepuasan siswa terhadap sekolah adalah gaya pengasuhan, koping stres, iklim sekolah, dan persepsi kompetensi akademik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui model kepuasan terhadap sekolah pada siswa sekolah menengah pertama yang paling sesuai (fit). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif korelasional lapangan. Populasi penelitian adalah para siswa SMP/MTs di Kabupaten Bantul, dengan pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik multistage area random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan skala kepuasan terhadap sekolah, skala gaya pengasuhan, skala iklim sekolah, skala koping stres, dan skala persepsi kompetensi akademik. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan model persamaan struktural (SEM). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat kesesuaian antara model teoritik kepuasan sekolah dengan temuan empirik di lapangan. Secara umum kepuasan terhadap sekolah dipengaruhi oleh gaya pengasuhan, koping stres, iklim sekolah, dan persepsi kompetensi akademik. Prediktor tertinggi kepuasan terhadap sekolah berasal dari koping stres, selanjutnya secara berturut-turut diikuti oleh iklim sekolah, persepsi kompetensi akademik, dan gaya pengasuhan. Gaya pengasuhan berpengaruh secara tidak langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah melalui persepsi kompetensi akademik. Koping stres berpengaruh langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah dan secara tidak langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah dimediasi oleh persepsi kompetensi akademik. Iklim sekolah berpengaruh langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah dan secara tidak langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah dimediasi oleh persepsi kompetensi akademik. Persepsi kompetensi akademik berpengaruh langsung pada kepuasan terhadap sekolah. Saran bagi penelitian selanjutnya untuk terus mengembangkan penelitian menggunakan konstrak kepuasan terhadap sekolah baik dengan metode eksperimen. Pihak sekolah perlu mengupayakan program sekolah sejahtera dan peningkatan iklim sekolah yang positif untuk meningkatkan kepuasan siswa, sedangkan bagi Dinas Pendidikan, Pemuda, dan Olahraga (Disdikpora) Kabupaten Bantul bekerja sama dengan Badan Kesejahteraan Keluarga, Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Keluarga Berencana (BKKPPK) Kabupaten Bantul dapat mendukung sekolah-sekolah melalui relalisasi program pemerintah yaitu Sekolah Ramah Anak (SRA). Students 'school satisfaction needs to be improved because it affects the students' mental health and learning success. Problems experienced by students such as academic problems (low of academic achievement), psychological problems (bullying), social problems (juvenile delinquency), and low of the students’ satisfaction survey results are indicators of school satisfaction problem. Several factors have strong influence on school satisfaction are parenting style, stress coping, school climate, and perceived academic competence. The purpose of this study was to determine the fit model of school satisfaction in junior high school students. This study employed correlational quantitative approach. The population of this study were the students of SMP / MTs in Bantul District. The sampling technique was multistage area random sampling. Data collection was conducted using the school satisfaction scale,the parenting style scale, the school climate scale, the stress coping scale, and perceived academic competence scale. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The result of this study showed that the theoretical model of school satisfaction can be confirmed by empirical findings. In general, school satisfaction is influenced by parenting style, stress coping, school climate, and perceived academic competence. The highest predictor of school satisfaction is stress coping, followed by school climate, perceived academic competence, and parenting style. The parenting style has an indirect effect on the school satisfaction mediated by perceived academic competence. The stress coping has a direct effect on the school satisfaction and an indirect effect on the school satisfaction mediated by the perceived academic competence. The school climate has a direct effect on the school satisfaction and an indirect effect on the school satisfaction mediated by the perceived academic competence. The perceived academic competence has a direct effect on the school satisfaction. The suggestion for the further research is developing the research of school satisfaction using experimental method or mix method. The suggestions for the schools are implementing school well-being and improving positive school climate in increasing school satisfaction, while Disdikpora and Badan Kesejahteraan Keluarga, Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Keluarga Berencana (BKKPPKB) Bantul can support the schools through realization of government program called Sekolah Ramah Anak (SRA). Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017002017-01-08T00:00:00['Nur Hidayah', 'Marthen Pali', 'M. Ramli', 'Fattah Hanurawan']2017-01-08T00:00:00 a075838e011a21c30ca9ad797ccf5fe7323b90a9Despite social media use being one of the most popular activities among adolescents, prevalence estimates among teenage samples of social media (problematic) use are lacking in the field. The present study surveyed a nationally representative Hungarian sample comprising 5,961 adolescents as part of the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). Using the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and based on latent profile analysis, 4.5% of the adolescents belonged to the at-risk group, and reported low self-esteem, high level of depression symptoms, and elevated social media use. Results also demonstrated that BSMAS has appropriate psychometric properties. It is concluded that adolescents at-risk of problematic social media use should be targeted by school-based prevention and intervention programs.PLoS ONE201775663It is concluded that adolescents at-risk of problematic social media use should be targeted by school-based prevention and intervention programs.2017-01-09T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Fanni Bányai', 'Ágnes Zsila', 'O. Király', 'A. Maráz', 'Z. Elekes', 'M. Griffiths', 'C. S. Andreassen', 'Z. Demetrovics']2017-01-09T00:00:00 55598858febd5b815c688c2c665f4b22616f1c87Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of social media marketing activities on brand loyalty, value consciousness and brand consciousness. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered questionnaire was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 346 undergraduate students Findings The findings of this research indicated that social media marketing has a significant effect on brand loyalty; brand consciousness and value consciousness mediate the relationship between social media marketing and brand loyalty. Originality/value This study confirms the growing importance of social media marketing. It also provides insights for marketers on envisioning brand loyalty.2017722982017-01-09T00:00:00Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics['A. Ismail']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e4f9024b258834cc27cafbcd74d3994d42fd29ddThe purpose of this paper is twofold: to perform a synthesis of academic research published between 2009 and 2016 regarding the changes in tourism consumer behavior brought about by the use of social media (SM); and to suggest a set of strategies for tourism businesses to seize opportunities and deal with resulting challenges.,A volume of 146 peer-reviewed journal articles were retrieved from two major databases. Content analysis of this academic research has been performed, exploring the effects of online reviews on tourism consumers and providers.,The content analysis identified three main research themes that were investigated by scholars and classified into two major categories, namely, consumer perspective and provider perspective: the antecedents (factors motivating and influencing tourists); the influence of online reviews on consumer behaviour; and the impact of these reviews on tourism businesses (providers’ perspective).,This study is based on a literature review and outcomes reported by previous studies; hence, the suggestions are indicative rather than conclusive. Some publication sources were not included.,This paper suggests a range of adequate strategies, along with operational actions, formulated for industry practitioners in the fields of management and marketing.,It provides an update of the state of published academic research into SM and an integrated set of management and marketing strategies for tourism providers in seizing the opportunities and dealing with the challenges raised in a digital context.20171491952017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['M. Sotiriadis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4f9f3b2fa9be1367fc3b0c4dbdfbebddc7cd7dbfAbstract This study analyses the use of a group space on the social networking site Facebook as a way to facilitate research supervision for teams of learners. Borrowing Lee’s framework for research supervision, the goal was to understand how supervision and learning was achieved in, and shaped by, the properties of a social networking space. For this purpose, the discourse between supervisor and learners was analysed along with the structural properties afforded by the space. Using the empirical findings and further literature, a conceptual framework was developed that illustrates the ways in which functional supervision, enculturation, emancipation, critical thinking and relationship development are achieved and formed by the interplay of the technological, functional, multimodal and the wider sociocultural, political and sociolinguistic structures associated with social media space.20172742017-01-09T00:00:00Technology, Pedagogy and Education['Christoph Pimmer', 'J. Chipps', 'P. Brysiewicz', 'Fiona Walters', 'Sebastian Linxen', 'U. Gröhbiel']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c3e065c6a94ea23dcf71962fc25370976a0a77582017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Jacqueline Tunnecliff', 'D. Ilić', 'P. Morgan', 'J. Keating', 'J. Gaida', 'L. Clearihan', 'S. Sadasivan', 'David Davies', 'S. Ganesh', 'P. Mohanty', 'J. Weiner', 'J. V. Reynolds', 'S. Maloney']2017-01-09T00:00:00 69bc891c0163c49232f83282b9f8964be70433532017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Rachel F. Moll', 'Wendy Nielsen', 'C. Linder']2017-01-09T00:00:00 09fae488f722f55a2f01cee86def29c7295098f9La etica y responsabilidad social en la educacion media superior en Mexico se presento como una propuesta de politica educativa para la formacion integral de los jovenes que cursan el bachillerato en la republica mexicana, ante la Secretaria de Educacion Publica el pasado mes de septiembre de 2016. Esta politica se basa en diez problemas mundiales, considerados parte integrante de la agenda urgente hacia el 2030, no solo de los gobiernos, sino tambien de todas las instituciones publicas, privadas y sociedad en general. Dentro de los desafios de agenda urgente estan, entre otros, la educacion, la pobreza extrema, la salud, el empleo, la corrupcion y la delincuencia. El presente estudio propone reorientar la mision educativa de las escuelas y maestros para que formen jovenes con solidos principios eticos, responsables socialmente, que contribuyan al bien comun.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00['H. Venegas']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1cb442464a9a36a27a0db8638c9daea3d10ae776ABSTRACT Cyberbullying crimes happens because the rise of the Internet users, especially social networking users (Facebook, Twitter, and other) without some basic knowledge of ethics in the use of Internet technology. The formulation of the problem are why cyberbullying is a crime and how to manage cyberbullying crimes on law number 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions. The research found that cyberbullying has any impact that can not be underestimated, cyberbullying that happen continuously can lead to prolonged depression that would eventually lead to the victim wishes to undertake extreme measures, like to end their lives by suicide. Cyberbullying crimes in Indonesia has legal provisions and sanctions has been regulated in Law Number 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions. Based on the matter is expected that Internet users especially social networking users can more prudence in using internet technology, so the crime of cyberbullying can be avoided. Key words: Cyberbullying , Cybercrime201700It is expected that Internet users especially social networking users can more prudence in using internet technology, so the crime of cyberbullying can be avoided.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Arbainsyah Arbainsyah']2017-01-09T00:00:00 79b07be1b3b4fb47e648372e8f2c30599af01fbaABSTRACT Objective: to reflect on the use of virtual networks by nurses in the care of people with chronic illness. Method: descriptive study of reflexive analysis. MEDLINE scientific articles were consulted. The information was analyzed and presented in three thematic axes: >; >; >. Results: for patients with chronic diseases, this feature allows easy and confidential access. Among the professionals, there are favorable situations for the use and removal of this space. Conclusion: Virtual networks and online platforms offer the potential to promote individual and public health as well as professional development, as well as a better interaction between professional and patient. Descriptors : Nursing; Social Network; Social Media; Chronic Disease. RESUMO Objetivo : refletir sobre o uso das redes virtuais pelos enfermeiros no cuidado as pessoas com doenca cronica. Metodo : estudo descritivo de analise reflexiva. Foram consultados artigos cientificos na MEDLINE. As informacoes foram analisadas e apresentadas em tres eixos tematicos: >; >; >. Resultados : para pacientes com doencas cronicas, este recurso possibilita acesso facil e confidencial. Entre os profissionais, ha situacoes favoraveis para o uso e para o afastamento desse espaco. Conclusao : as redes virtuais e plataformas on-line oferecem o potencial para promover a saude individual e publica, bem como o desenvolvimento profissional, alem de uma melhor interacao entre profissional e paciente . Descritores : Enfermagem; Rede Social; Midias Sociais; Doenca Cronica. RESUMEN Objetivo: reflexionar sobre el uso de redes virtuales por los enfermeros en el cuidado de personas con enfermedad cronica. Metodo: estudio descriptivo de analisis reflexivo. Fueron consultados los articulos cientificos en MEDLINE. Las informaciones fueron analizadas y presentadas en tres ejes tematicos: >; >; >. Resultados : para los pacientes con enfermedades cronicas, este recurso permite el acceso facil y confidencial. Entre los profesionales, hay situaciones propicias para el uso y para el eliminacion de ese espacio. Conclusion : las redes virtuales y plataformas on-line ofrecen la posibilidad de promover la salud individual y publica, asi como desarrollo profesional, asi como una mejor interaccion entre profesional y paciente. Descriptores : Enfermeria; Red Social; Medios de Comunicacion Sociales; Enfermedad Cronica . 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Tavares', 'Cosme Sueli de Faria Pereira', 'Rejane Eleuterio Ferreira']2017-01-09T00:00:00 028a5ec02daf6a70268888ef7f962388e14cb263Abstract This paper explores the politics of the 2014 floods in the contentious and conflict-prone Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The September 2014 floods were the most serious natural disaster in the state in the past 60 years, and affected some two million people in the Kashmir valley. Drawing on qualitative interview evidence from 50 flood victims in south, central and north Kashmir, the paper examines the extent to which the disaster transformed existing political narratives. In doing so, it examines the role of the state and central governments, the army, local volunteers, and the media. The paper engages with the politics of disaster literature, exploring how disasters can serve as a lens rather than as a catalyst, and stressing the relevance of understanding the social construction of disaster narratives.201747482017-01-09T00:00:00Oxford Development Studies['R. Venugopal', 'Sameer Yasir']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c525527190a1bb9fd398dc1389333a48e0111704Abstract This article discusses bricolage in the context of a social enterprise for urban development. It focuses on the case of BDK Limited, and discusses how this organisation contributes to the economic and social development of the British city of Bradford by promoting city-wide film-based cultural consumption and cultural pride. This research used semi-structured interviews, participant observation and documentary analysis to examine this organisation’s different modes of material and ideational bricolage. The entrepreneurs serve as material bricoleurs as they transform the residuals of the city’s industrial past from materials of no use and reminders of backwardness to sites for cultural consumption. This paper also identifies patterns of ideational bricolage. In Bradford, ethnic diversity has long been discursively associated with conflicts and backwardness by local businesses, potential investors, the media and even urban social entrepreneurs themselves. However, in this case study, diversity is re-perceived as a cultural asset for urban tourism and related industries.201753162017-01-09T00:00:00Entrepreneurship & Regional Development['Tingyu Kang']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b9bc8414d1399644983d6834991a3921f331cfc2This article explores journalism ethics, credibility and objectivity on contemporary journalism platforms (blog, online journalism and citizen journalism) by case study of Ohmynews— a citizen journalism developed in South Korea. To answer the challenge of citizen journalism in relation with credibility and objectivity on contemporary journalism, at least there are three solutions. First, by developing education and training for citizen journalism. Second, by building collaboration between professional journalism and citizen. Third, in their task, journalist must based on nine journalism elements. So, media idealism as social control and education for society can be practiced20170112017-01-09T00:00:00['Y. Widodo']2017-01-09T00:00:00 48449f391fbaa5840d93d440d4d782d0ed0065282017032017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Tipnis', 'C. Chandrashekhar']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1c8d5331ad4628a5b6cbe805c2ffdc81e7300816Social media have transformed the way we talk about science. Blogging in particular has become popular among scientists of all stripes, and has proven to be a useful tool for engaging the public in scientific discourse. Science bloggers have also helped to instill change within academia, highlighting discrimination, misconduct, and gross errors in peer review. But for all the laudable activism, the thought-provoking commentaries, and the brilliant posts that make up the scientific blogosphere, there is an equal if not greater amount of scientific gobbledygook. And for scientists who choose to blog, it is getting harder and harder to attract and sustain an online audience, even for the very best science writers. Given this competitive online environment, is it even worth the effort of starting and maintaining a blog? What are the perks, if any, of becoming an online science sensation? What are the drawbacks? In this light-hearted essay, I explore these and other blog-related questions, as well as my own relationship with science blogging, as I seek to understand the current state of the scientific blogosphere.Frontiers in Communication20173632017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Communication['D. Smith']2017-01-09T00:00:00 744dda2017eaa769fa1e9af6e8188ec5f2fccb03Purpose: The study was carried out to analyze librarians' perception of  technological, institutional and socio-economic factors that influences poor reading  culture amongst secondary school students in Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for this study with questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The population of study comprises of core librarians working with university libraries selected from four states namely Enugu, Abia, Imo and Rivers States. The purposive sampling technique was used to select ninetyseven (97) core librarians used for the study. Proliferation and availability of smart phones, chatting culture and social  media were identified as technological factors influencing poor reading culture  among secondary school students in Nigeria whole the institutional / political factors include poor government implementation of educational policy, lack of recreational facilities in public libraries, inefficiency of school/public libraries, inadequacy of book resources in libraries etc. Also social-economic factors such as parents' literacy level/background, poor reading foundation from home, parents' financial disposition to providing reading resources, availability of home libraries were revealed as factors influencing poor reading culture. Recommendation was made in line with the findings.Keywords: Institutional factors, Nigeria, Reading Culture, Secondary School,  Socioeconomic factors, Students, Technological factor.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00Nigerian School Library Journal['Linda I. Anyalebechi', 'C. Odimegwu', 'Oyemike Victor Benson', 'Ifeyinwa Aidah Ariole']2017-01-09T00:00:00 bd8b70f20cc4afa4d976878e97e3f59f1d68d410The consternation caused by comments by a senior member of the inspectorate caused a social media storm on the Isle of Wight last year, but served to highlight the powerful drive to improve life chances.2017202017-01-09T00:00:00Eye['Alex Sabine']2017-01-09T00:00:00 395fd5f899297d4b18418ff76f1496c5a50e6d26This work consists of the development of a digital marketing plan for the company of domestic services ESIM. The main objective of the project is to promote and to iniciate their presence in the digital world and to extract profit getting clients across this channel. It has been made an actions Planning to promote their services, in which they are specialists. In these actions, you can see the importance of the social networks in the current society, for the fact that they spend many hours in them. It is a very efficace tool to get potencial clients definint very well the product and what they needs. Paraules clau Xarxes socials, Pla de màrqueting, Branding digital, Media, Comunicació, Promoció, Serveis domèstics, Neteja, Assistència social Planificació i desenvolupament del pla de màrqueting digital d’una empresa de Serveis domèstics Màster Universitari Aplicacions Multimèdia – Albert Iniesta Montoro201700The main objective of the project is to promote and to iniciate the company of domestic services ESIM's presence in the digital world and to extract profit getting clients across this channel.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Albert Iniesta Montoro']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c6ee3ea473c6617fd84267b16958490084a08342Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology2017375421The author discusses the years of the development of structural modeling as the consequence of many researchers’ systematically growing needs (in particular in the social sciences) who strove to effectively understand the structure and interactions of latent phenomena.2017-01-09T00:00:00Quality & Quantity['P. Tarka']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ddaa10e368d6cf62c414fffb57547d09a43948cfArabian Journal of Chemistry201763982017-01-09T00:00:00Arabian Journal of Chemistry['M. Naghdi', 'M. Taheran', 'Rama Pulicharla', 'T. Rouissi', 'S. Brar', 'M. Verma', 'R. Surampalli']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4deabd4cada9dd2ea9f024a1e47031cab2b61a22Nature Human Behaviour2017641842017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Human Behaviour['Carolyn Parkinson', 'Adam M. Kleinbaum', 'T. Wheatley']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1e2fd9e8d010bfcb94999150f0c646cdef638049In this article, we conduct a critical reading of the European Union social innovation policy discourse. We argue that rather than being a transformative discourse within European Union policy, European Union social innovation policy discourse reinforces neoliberal hegemony by (re)legitimizing it. Inspired by post-foundational discourse theory and Glynos and Howarth’s logics of critical explanation, we analyse three central European Union social innovation policy documents. We characterize what kind of political project is articulated in and through European Union social innovation policy discourse, and uncover how it relates to neoliberal political rationality. Our contribution lies in showing (1) how the social logics of European Union social innovation policy can be understood as both ‘roll-out’ and ‘roll-with-it’ neoliberalization, thereby relegitimizing and naturalizing neoliberalism; (2) how the political logics of European Union social innovation policy pre-empt the critique of ‘roll-back’ neoliberalization and thus legitimize decreased public expenditure; and (3) how the fantasmatic logics make European Union social innovation policy ideologically useful in relegitimizing neoliberalism through the win-win-win fantasy and the ethical responsibilization of subjects. We argue that resisting the neoliberalizing power of European Union social innovation policy discourse implies resisting the fantasmatic grip of social innovation as carrying a sublime win-win-win. Instead of accepting social innovation as driven by a replication of best practices, we need to understand social innovations as conceived and suited for particular social issues in particular contexts: we call for a different win-win mindset that does not blind innovators to possible negative impacts of social innovations.2017611112017-01-09T00:00:00Organization['M. Fougère', 'Beata Segercrantz', 'H. Seeck']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c4e7533adbe0f55441d3d60f911191e56f730a3cSocial networks allow rapid spread of ideas and innovations while the negative information can also propagate widely. When the cascades with different opinions reaching the same user, the cascade arriving first is the most likely to be taken by the user. Therefore, once misinformation or rumor is detected, a natural containment method is to introduce a positive cascade competing against the rumor. Given a budget k, the rumor blocking problem asks for k seed users to trigger the spread of the positive cascade such that the number of the users who are not influenced by rumor can be maximized. The prior works have shown that the rumor blocking problem can be approximated within a factor of (1 − 1/e− δ) by a classic greedy algorithm combined with Monte Carlo simulation with the running time of O(k3 mn ln n/δ2), where n and m are the number of users and edges, respectively. Unfortunately, the Monte-Carlo-simulation-based methods are extremely time consuming and the existing algorithms either trade performance guarantees for practical efficiency or vice versa. In this paper, we present a randomized algorithm which runs in O(km ln n/δ2) expected time and provides a (1 − 1/e − δ)-approximation with a high probability. The experimentally results on both the real-world and synthetic social networks have shown that the proposed randomized rumor blocking algorithm is much more efficient than the state-of-the-art method and it is able to find the seed nodes which are effective in limiting the spread of rumor.IEEE Conference on Computer Communications20172692A randomized rumor blocking algorithm which runs in O(km ln n/δ2) expected time and provides a (1 − 1/e − δ)-approximation with a high probability is presented.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE INFOCOM 2017 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications['G. Tong', 'Weili Wu', 'Ling Guo', 'Deying Li', 'Cong Liu', 'Bin Liu', 'D. Du']2017-01-09T00:00:00 99c61f6b2423bc2e5602c7cb6b51301529439e6aAbstract The article builds on prior arguments that research on issues of social justice in education has often lacked constructive engagement with education policy-making, and that this can be partly attributed to a lack of clarity about what a socially just education system might look like. Extending this analysis, this article argues that this lack of clarity is perpetuated by a series of contradictions and dilemmas underpinning ‘progressive’ debate in education, which have not been adequately confronted. At the heart are dilemmas about what constitutes a socially just negotiation of the binarised hierarchy of knowledge that characterises education in the UK, Australia and elsewhere. Three exemplar cases presented from contemporary education curriculum policy in England and Australia are used to illustrate these dilemmas. We then extend this argument to a series of other philosophical dilemmas which haunt education and create tensions or contradictions for those concerned with social justice. It is maintained that we need to confront these dilemmas in efforts to extend conceptual clarity in what it is we are seeking to achieve, which in turn can better equip us to provide the empirical and conceptual information necessary to effectively engage policy-making to remediate inequalities in education.2017135872017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Education Policy['B. Francis', 'Martin Mills', 'R. Lupton']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b7fed7c71344cd120e70a6b519044ead8368b022Child Psychiatry and Human Development20176080Results indicated that only at an adolescent age, the ASD group reported higher levels of loneliness than the control groups, and in all groups these social variables correlated in a theoretically meaningful with loneliness.2017-01-09T00:00:00Child Psychiatry and Human Development['A. Deckers', 'P. Muris', 'J. Roelofs']2017-01-09T00:00:00 807637762b06bd2ede920caac22bb712e228f439Gun violence is related to substantial morbidity and mortality with surrounding discussions framed and shaped by the media. This study’s objective was to explore national news media’s reporting of gun violence around a mass shooting. National news pieces were coded according to categories of gun violence, media frames, entities held responsible, responses, and reporting of the public heath approach. Individuals were held responsible for gun violence in 63% of pieces before and 32% after the shooting. Lawmakers were held responsible in 30% of pieces before and 66% after. Background checks were a proposed gun violence prevention method in 18% of pieces before and 55% after Sandy Hook, and lethality reduction of firearms was in 9% before and 57% after. Following a mass shooting, the media tended to hold government, not individuals, primarily responsible. The media often misrepresented the real picture of gun violence and key public health roles.Frontiers in Public Health20174319Following a mass shooting, the media tended to hold government, not individuals, primarily responsible, and the media often misrepresented the real picture of gun violence and key public health roles.2017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Public Health['J. Jashinsky', 'Brianna M. Magnusson', 'C. Hanson', 'Michael D. Barnes']2017-01-09T00:00:00 39b1353a9bc121c542bc2112daa654d6779e61d8Environmental disasters, ranging from catastrophic floods to extreme temperatures, have caused more than 30,000 deaths per year and more than US$ 250–300 billion a year in economic losses, globally, between 1995 and 2015 (1). Improved infrastructure and planning for extreme events is essential in urban areas, where an increasingly greater fraction of the world’s inhabitants reside. In response, international governmental and private initiatives have placed the goal of resilience at the center stage of urban planning. [For example, The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative (www.100resilientcities.org/); the Global Covenant of Mayors (https://www.compactofmayors.org/globalcovenantofmayors/); and the recent UN Habitat III (https://habitat3.org/the-new-urban-agenda)]. In addition, scientific and policy communities alike now recognize the need for “safe-to-fail” infrastructural design, and the potential role of green and blue infrastructure in mediating hydrological and climatic risks in cities (2). Fig. 1. Improving urban resilience could help cities better cope with natural disasters, such as neighborhood flood events in Mexico City pictured here. Data source: Unidad Tormenta, Sistema de Aguas de la Ciudad de Mexico. Nevertheless, the social and political norms, values, rules, and relationships that undergird and structure the myriad decisions made by public and private actors—what we call “socio-political infrastructure”—are likely to be as influential in urban vulnerability dynamics as “hard” infrastructure and environmental management. Urban planning for enhanced resilience and sustainability is ultimately a complex social and political process. Socio-political infrastructure creates patterns of behavior and action that shape the built environment. Developing more sustainable pathways of urban development hinges on making this socio-political infrastructure transparent and legible in the tools and approaches available for risk management. We argue that sustainability science is in the position to create the tools, methods, and strategies to identify, represent, and communicate the significance of these social and political processes to decision makers at all levels. In doing so, we can help … [↵][1]1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: Hallie.Eakin{at}asu.edu. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20178142It is argued that sustainability science is in the position to create the tools, methods, and strategies to identify, represent, and communicate the significance of these social and political processes to decision makers at all levels.2017-01-09T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['H. Eakin', 'L. Bojórquez-Tapia', 'M. Janssen', 'M. Georgescu', 'David Manuel-Navarrete', 'E. Vivoni', 'A. Escalante', 'Andres Baeza-Castro', 'M. Mazari-Hiriart', 'A. Lerner']2017-01-09T00:00:00 da41109c2b868b0c2ae520aabd8d2ffbc219fd71Abstract This paper demonstrates that the capabilities approach offers a number of conceptual and evaluative benefits for understanding social innovation and—in particular, its capacity to tackle marginalisation. Focusing on the substantive freedoms and achieved functionings of individuals introduces a multidimensional, plural appreciation of disadvantage, but also of the strategies to overcome it. In light of this, and the institutional embeddedness of marginalisation, effective social innovation capable of tackling marginalisation depends on (a) the participation of marginalised individuals in (b) a process that addresses the social structuration of their disadvantage. In spite of the high-level ideals endorsed by the European Union (EU), social innovation tends to be supported through EU policy instruments as a means towards the maintenance of prevailing institutions, networks and cognitive ends. This belies the transformative potential of social innovation emphasised in EU policy documentation and neglects the social structuration processes from which social needs and societal challenges arise. One strategy of displacing institutional dominance is to incorporate groups marginalised from multiple institutional and cognitive centres into the policy design and implementation process. This incorporates multiple value sets into the policy-making process to promote social innovation that is grounded in the doings and beings that all individuals have reason to value.201754612017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Human Development and Capabilities['Nadia von Jacobi', 'Daniel Edmiston', 'R. Ziegler']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1d9d5c6c8a3347b675a6b961b80e372991a461c3Reading & Writing201773602017-01-09T00:00:00Reading and Writing['Lisa B. Hsin', 'C. Snow']2017-01-09T00:00:00 49f1922d5ec6789de6e14d6b9d50849c9324e38520170802017-01-09T00:00:00['D. Conley', 'Jason M. Fletcher']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2e3bd442c0013eef6f660faaeb1d5fc458694d0eAbstract In light of the growing importance of social innovations in addressing the big social challenges, this article examines the need to develop a concept of social innovation as an analytical category. As such, social innovation is grounded in social theory, which looks at its various manifestations, actors and cultural contexts as well as its interrelationship with processes of social change. With recourse to social practice theories and the social theory of Gabriel Tarde, social innovations are analyzed as an intentional new figuration of social practices and as a generative mechanism of social change. Based on the outlined social-theoretical foundation of social innovations, the various interactions between social practices, social innovations and concepts of human development are discussed.201784522017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Human Development and Capabilities['Jürgen Howaldt', 'M. Schwarz']2017-01-09T00:00:00 436ceb0a98f6a700f3afeffbfb903054edf152fbAbstract Violence in childhood is a widespread human rights violation that crosses cultural, social and economic lines. Social norms, the shared perceptions about others that exist within social groups, are a critical driver that can either prevent or perpetuate violence in childhood. This review defines injunctive and descriptive social norms and lays out a conceptual framework for the relationship between social norms and violence in childhood, including the forces shaping social norms, the mechanisms through which these norms influence violence in childhood (e.g. fear of social sanctions, internalization of normative behavior), and the drivers and maintainers of norms related to violence in childhood. It further provides a review of theory and evidence-based practices for shifting these social norms including strategic approaches (targeting social norms directly, changing attitudes to shift social norms, and changing behavior to shift social norms), core principles (e.g. using public health frameworks), and intervention strategies (e.g. engaging bystanders, involving stakeholders, using combination prevention). As a key driver of violence in childhood, social norms should be an integral component of any comprehensive effort to mitigate this threat to human rights. Understanding how people’s perceptions are shaped, propagated, and, ultimately, altered is crucial to preventing violence in childhood.Psychology, Health & Medicine20178248This review defines injunctive and descriptive social norms and lays out a conceptual framework for the relationship between socialnorms and violence in childhood, including the forces shaping social norms, the mechanisms through which these norms influence violence in Childhood, and the drivers and maintainers.2017-01-09T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['P. Lilleston', 'L. Goldmann', 'R. Verma', 'J. McCleary-Sills']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e38fc32bcb16e0c6ec1a97958e20ed9d961dcfb7Negative index materials are artificial structures whose refractive index has negative value over some frequency range. The study of these materials has attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community not only because of their many potential interesting applications but also because of challenges in understanding their intriguing properties due to the sign-changing coefficients in equations describing their properties. In this paper, we establish cloaking using complementary media for electromagnetic waves. This confirms and extends the suggestions of Lai et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 093901] for the full Maxwell equations. The analysis is based on the reflecting and removing localized singularity techniques, three-sphere inequalities, and the fact that the Maxwell equations can be reduced to a weakly coupled second order elliptic equations.E S A I M: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations201739102017-01-09T00:00:00ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations['Hoai-Minh Nguyen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 eb8a4816ab0259c67536c14605dc9a3406f0c37fTerrorism is the major issue in the recent years. As political communications forms, terrorism can only have significance as a communication act if the action of terrorism group transmitted through the mass media to the large audience. Terrorist did violence and other terror actions in order to get support from public, make fearness for institutional government and raise funding from their supporters.2017092017-01-09T00:00:00['Fajar Junaedi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 11ad4e601d9548c78363ed726916555f2714f7acThis article would like to present Michel Foucault’s idea concerning Knowledge and Power in media industry. As a contemporary intellectual, Foucault’s thought has a unique style of postmodernism. His thought had gone beyond traditional critical theory whose trying to disclose the relation of power and economic behind the ideology of media. Foucault’s thought had given new perspective in understanding how the media produce truth under tightly control process into something that seems normal. With the assumption of media has the power to create mass culture, which has to be studied critically by media literacy approach, Foucault’s thought had given new space of discursive. An alternative thought on how to estimate the work of mass media as supervisor of truth and creator of information trough normalization practice.2017062017-01-09T00:00:00['Iswandi Syahputra']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6c7f72e945d459fcbef81dfef9f55f528719d32eJournal of Abnormal Child Psychology20179029Investigation of the potential mediating effects of ANS activity on the relationship between social adversity and antisocial behavior in a group of 7- to 10-year-old children from the community revealed that low resting heart rate, but not PEP or HRV, mediated the relationships in males only.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology['Shawn E. Fagan', 'Wei Zhang', 'Yu Gao']2017-01-09T00:00:00 390a8449b992717f3e4d16cfc54348a32ea71930eprints@whiterose.ac.uk https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Reuse This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. This licence only allows you to download this work and share it with others as long as you credit the authors, but you can’t change the article in any way or use it commercially. More information and the full terms of the licence here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/201799182017-01-09T00:00:00['Feeli NG Nor', 'L. Ma', 'F. Griffin']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b4222bd346e03bec0d6d75dc714cbfd9c72beda1Humanistic Management Journal201722282017-01-09T00:00:00Humanistic Management Journal['Andrés Chinchilla', 'Mayte Garcia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4e7cf34e8f4781c2001018819c1684e87ff61489A rail-mounted synthetic aperture radar has been constructed to operate at W-band (75–110 GHz) and a terahertz (THz) band (325–500 GHz) in order to ascertain its ability to detect and locate isolated small, visually obscured metallic scatterers embedded in highly scattering dielectric hosts that are either semitransparent or opaque. A “top view” two-dimensional (2-D) algorithm was used to reconstruct scenes from the acquired data, locating metallic scatterers at W-band with high-range and cross-range resolution of 4.3 and 16 mm, respectively, improved to 0.86 and 5 mm at the THz band. Millimeter-sized metallic scatterers were easily located when embedded in semitransparent, highly scattering target hosts of polystyrene and polyethylene packing foam but were more difficult to locate when embedded in relatively opaque, highly scattering polyisocyanurate insulation panels. Although the THz band provided the expected greater spatial resolution, it required the target to be moved closer to the rail and had a more limited field of view that prevented some targets from being identified. Techniques for improving the signal-to-noise ratio are discussed. This paper establishes a path for developing techniques to render a complete 3-D reconstruction of a scene rapidly.IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology201728162017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology['Jonathan T. Richard', 'H. Everitt']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5d9fabefb1da983c9a7f06151c0c2a9be256821fJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20172725PoV cameras may provide a more sensitive method for measuring eye contact in children with autism spectrum disorder during live interactions and reveal a difference between gaze targets of children with ASD and typically developing children.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Sarah R. Edmunds', 'A. Rozga', 'Yin Li', 'Elizabeth A. Karp', 'Lisa V. Ibañez', 'James M. Rehg', 'W. Stone']2017-01-09T00:00:00 683db84b136f02742bc30720547f9f3c6ec2f159Urban planners and ecologists have long debated the relationship between the structure of urban landscapes and social activities. There have, however, been very few discussions as to whether any such relationships might depend on the scales of observation. This work applies a hierarchical zoning technique to data from the city of Quito, Ecuador, to examine how relationships between typical spatial landscape metrics and social indicators depend on zoning scales. Our results showed that the estimates of both landscape heterogeneity features and social indicators significantly depend on the zoning scale. The mean values of the typical landscape metrics and the social indicators all exhibited predictable responses to a changing zoning scale, suggesting a consistent and significant scaling relationship within the multiple zoning scales. Yet relationships between these pairs of variables remain notably invariant to scale. This quantitative demonstration of the scale-free nature of the relationship between landscape characteristics and social indicators furthers our understanding of the relationships between landscape structures and social aspects of urban spaces, including deprivation and public service accessibility. The relationships between social indicators and one typical landscape aggregation metric (represented as the percentage of like adjacencies) were nevertheless significantly dependent on scale, suggesting the importance of zoning scale decisions for analyzing the relationships between the social indicators and the landscape characteristics related with landscape adjacency. Aside from this typical landscape aggregation metric, the general invariance to the zoning scale of relationships between landscape structures and socioeconomic indicators in Quito suggests the importance of applying these scale-free relationships in understanding complex socio-ecological systems in other cities, which are shaped by the conflated influences of both anthropogenic and natural factors. Moreover, this scale-free behavior of landscape–social relationships challenges the traditional modifiable area unit problem, and provides mechanistic insight into the conflicts and compatibilities between human activities and human-induced land use change.201775232017-01-09T00:00:00Sustainability['Chunzhu Wei', 'M. Padgham', 'P. C. Barona', 'T. Blaschke']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8eed6c074f8a579d2fe0db47147184db1ffbc020Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to attest whether generalized trust variable is the best proxy for social capital in explaining the latter’s effect on economic growth in a panel setting. Via a specially formulated theoretical framework, the authors also test whether the growth-effect of social capital is direct or indirect, and if it is indirect, can property rights be the link between social capital and growth. Design/methodology/approach - The authors begin with testing the robustness of generalized trust variable in explaining the effect of social capital on growth and property rights. The authors then propose a number of trust-alternative variables that are shown to contain an element of trust based on theoretical arguments drawn from previous studies, to proxy for social capital and re-estimate its effect on growth and property rights. In this study, the authors use panel estimation technique, hitherto has been limited in social capital studies, which are capable of reducing omitted variable bias and time-invariant heterogeneity compared to the commonly used cross-sectional estimation. Findings - First, the authors find that generalized trust data obtained by the World Value Survey (WVS) are unable to yield sufficiently robust results in panel estimation due to missing observations problem. Using the proposed trust-alternative variables, the estimation results improve significantly and the authors are able to show that social capital is a deep determinant of growth and it is affecting growth via property rights channel. The findings also give supporting evidence to the primacy of informal rules and constraints as proposed by North (2005) over the political prominence theory by Acemoglu Research limitations/implications - Generalized trust data obtained from the WVS, frequently used in majority of social capital studies to measure social capital, yield highly non-robust results in panel estimation due to missing observations problem. Future studies in social capital intending to use panel estimation therefore need to find trust-alternative variables to proxy for social capital, and this paper has proposed four such variables. Originality/value - The use of panel estimation technique extends the evidence of social capital significance to economic growth and property rights, since the previous social capital studies rely heavily on cross-sectional estimation technique. Due to the availability of annual observations of the trust-alternative variables, this paper is able to find better results as compared to estimation using generalized trust data.201769232017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Social Economics['Mahyudin Ahmad', 'S. Hall']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c8396e4eade6dafcce19302a08f23fa69bcce252Purpose This paper aims to illustrate how managing multiple business models can become a key factor for succeeding in base-of-the-pyramid markets. Design/methodology/approach Case study was conducted through an engaged scholarship approach. Findings The authors highlight that companies can manage multiple business models, if they are following these three steps: recognition of costs-and-benefits, improvement and growth and creation of synergies. Practical implications The study provides guidance on how to manage multiple business models. Social implications This paper discusses Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, a social enterprise, which provides basic sanitation in bade-of-the-pyramid markets. Originality/value Operating more than one business model could cause often strategic failures. Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods explored the advantages of having multiple business models in following three steps: recognition of costs-and-benefits, improvement and growth and creation of synergies.20172202017-01-09T00:00:00Strategic Direction['Heiko Gebauer', 'C. Saul', 'Mirella Halidmann', 'S. Kramer']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4efbda655d39563876f8232e257641a57d9e5246The extractive removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous sulfate and nitrate solutions by Aliquat 336/xylene system has been studied at 298.2 K and 101.3 kPa. The extraction efficiency of Cr (VI) by Aliquat 336 follow the order H 2 SO 4 > HNO 3 . The carrier yields a maximum Cr (VI) removal efficiency fixed at the concentration ratio (Aliquat 336/Cr (VI) ≤ 0.5) for 0.1 mol/dm 3 aqueous acidity. Separation profile of Cr (VI) is dependent equally strongly on the types and concentrations of the carrier, acid and the transferred Cr (VI) species. Distribution data have been subjected to formulation of an optimization structure for an effective Cr (VI) separation based on a derivative variation method. The method calls for the use the first order derivatives of the optimized quantity. 0.2 mol/dm 3 Aliquat 336 concentration is optimal for achieving 99 and 80% Cr (VI) removal from aqueous sulfate and nitrate media, respectively. Re-extraction results indicate that Cr (VI) is stripped successfully from the organic phase by NaOH, NaCl and Na 2 SO 4 solutions, yielding 88, 54.5 and 13.8% stripping degrees, respectively. Modelling efforts based on the LSER (linear solvation energy relation) and mass-action law principles have shown considerable success. The LSER-based solvation model using nine physical descriptors of components yielded a mean error of 10% and satisfies established limiting behaviour of the physical event.2017632017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Senol']2017-01-09T00:00:00 575732eb9e87533c37474808891314a8223347faAbstract The topic of the present paper is how successful young people from a migration background in Germany are in making the transition to initial vocational education and training (VET). Particular emphasis is placed on interactions with social origin and gender. The analyses are based on the 2011 BIBB Transitional Study, a representative survey of over 5000 young people living in Germany from the birth cohorts between 1987 and 1993. It is revealed that a migration background exerts a negative effect on the chances of progressing to company-based or fully qualifying training. For a successful transition to VET the school-leaving qualification achieved is very important and migrants often achieve only lower school-leaving qualifications. Interaction effects occur between migration background, social origin and gender. The transition chances of young migrants are, however, also worse when a multitude of relevant factors are controlled for. The results indicate that migrants in German society still have to contend with reservations.201760162017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Vocational Education & Training['U. Beicht', 'G. Walden']2017-01-09T00:00:00 405dae239f413f11f3377b38a23b5c4fe57c4a0aJamur kuping (Auricularia polytricha) termasuk dalam kelas Basidiomycetes yang banyak dibudidayakan di Indonesia. Setelah 6-8 bulan masa pembudidayaan media budidaya jamur kuping harus diperbaharui. Sejauh ini media sisa budidaya jamur kuping belum dimanfaatkan dengan baik, bahkan limbah tersebut hanya dibuang begitu saja sebagai limbah. Hal ini sangat berbahaya karena sisa miselia yang terdapat di dalam media sisa dapat mendegradasi lebih lanjut media dan mengakibatkan pencemaran lingkungan yaitu terlepasnya gas metana ke udara. Oleh karena itu pemanfaatan sisa media budidaya kuping perlu dilakukan antara lain untuk memproduksi gula pereduksi dengan menggunakan berbagai jenis enzim selulase. Penelitian ini menggunakan media sisa budidaya jamur kuping yang berasal dari 3 jenis kayu, yaitu sengon (Falcataria moluccana), jati (Tectona grandis), dan meranti (Shorea sp.), yang dihidrolisis menggunakan 3 jenis enzim selulase yaitu Driselase, Cellulase “Onozuka” R-10, dan Meicelase. Setelah hidrolisis, kemudian diukur laju hidrolisisnya dan dianalisis kadar gula pereduksinya. Rancangan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak lengkap dengan aras 3 x 3 serta ulangan sebanyak 3 untuk setiap perlakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media sisa budidaya jamur kuping memiliki potensi sebagai bahan baku gula pereduksi yang selanjutnya dapat difermentasi menjadi bio-etanol atau bahan kimia lainnya. Laju hidrolisis berkisar antara 1,43-21,29%, dengan kombinasi tertinggi yaitu media sisa budidaya yang terbuat dari serbuk kayu meranti dengan menggunakan enzim Meicelase. Kadar dan rendemen gula pereduksi tertinggi juga dihasilkan dari kombinasi perlakuan yang sama, yaitu berturut-turut sebesar 127,7 mg/g dan 12,8% dengan kisaran hasil antara 56,01-127,7 mg/g atau rendemen 5,6-12,8%. The Hydrolysis of Ear-Mushroom Cultivation Media Residue by Using Three Kinds of Cellulase Enzymes Abstract Ear mushrooms (Auricularia polytricha) belongs to class Basidiomycetes is widely cultivated in Indonesia. After 6-8 months of cultivation, the media should be renewed. Therefore, the rest of the media is under utilized and just thrown away as a waste. This is dangerous because the residual mycelia that contained in the rest of the media may further degrade the media. This pollutes the environmental pollution due to discharge of methane into the air. Therefore, the utilization of residual ear mushroom media needs to be processed. In fact, this residue can produce a reducing-sugar using various commercial cellulase enzymes. This study used the residual media of the cultivation of mushroom derived from three types of wood, i.e. sengon (Falcataria moluccana), teak (Tectona grandis), and meranti (Shorea sp.), and then they were hydrolyzed using three types of cellulase enzymes, i.e. Driselase, Cellulase “Onozuka” R-10, and Meicelase. The hydrolysis rate was measured and the reducing-sugar yield was analyzed. The design used was completely randomized design with 3 x 3 factors and 3 replications for each treatment. The results showed that the residue of the mushroom cultivation media has the potential of reducing sugar as a raw material which can then be fermented into bio-ethanol or other chemicals. Hydrolysis rate ranged from 1.43 to 21.29%. The highest combination of residual cultivation medium was made from meranti sawdust by using Meicelase enzyme. The highest reducing sugar content yield were also resulted from the combination of the same treatment, which amounted to 127.7 mg/g or 12.8% with output range between 56.0 and 127.7 mg/g (or yield 5.6-12.8%).2017022017-01-09T00:00:00['Denny Irawati']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5793386d917e67919a5a8f1e2e1e8b118d8ba7beBackground : MRI of head post contrast media T1WI with Fat saturation the lesions appear bright whereas the organs around the fat looks darker. The purpose of this study was determine the difference in anatomical information of MRI Head FSE sequences T1 weighted axial slice using fat saturation and without fat saturation. Methods: This research is a quantitative research to determine differences in anatomical MRI information head with FSE sequences T1 weighted axial slice using Fat Fat Saturation Saturation and without air MRI on 1.5 T. The results are summarized and described to determine the value of anatomic information. Then proceed with the Wilcoxon test to see differences in anatomical information on T1 weighted MRI with Chief FSE And without Fat Fat Saturation Saturation. Result : The results obtained results description clearer criteria on the use of Fat Saturation is a pathological lesions without Fat Saturation is the maxillary sinus, orbit, skull base, CSF, Sulcus gyrus, cutis and sub cutis. For the p value is 0.108 (p> 0.05) there was no significant difference MRI anatomical information chief weighted FSE T1 sequence axial pieces with Fat Saturation and without Fat Saturation Conclusion : : From the analysis of quantitative seen that there are no differences in the anatomy of the head of information at the head MRI examination (p> 0.05) between Fat saturation and Non Fat Saturation.201702It is seen that there are no differences in the anatomy of the head of information at the head MRI examination (p> 0.05) between Fat saturation and Non Fat Saturation.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Dwi Kristiyanto', 'Mohamad Irwan Katili', 'Emi Murniati']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7ad1d334f739ccdc336fead44d4a1d07a8a41beePenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan Produk Media Visual Kartu Bergambar Ornamen Nusantara yang berisi motif ornamen diantaranya Motif Mataram, Motif yogyakarta, Motif Surakarta, Motif Pajajaran, Motif Cirebon, Motif Madura, Motif Jepara, Motif Pekalongan, Motif Majapahit, Motif Bali dan terdapat penjelasan bentuk motif dimasing-masing kartu. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan (Research and Development). Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga tahap pengembangan. Tahap studi pendahuluan, tahap pengembangan produk, tahap melakukan uji coba produk. Penelitian ini ditentukan dengan purposive sampling yaitu oleh 1 ahli materi, 1 ahli media dan 32 peserta didik kelas VII SMP N 2 Muntilan. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa kuesioner berisi indikator validasi aspek pembelajaran, aspek materi, dan aspek tampilan. Media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan dinilai menggunakan skala likert skor 1-4 dan dinyatakan layak apabila prosentase kualitas produk di atas 56%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) materi dalam media pembelajaran kartu bergambar mencakup materi ornamen yang meliputi jenis motif, fungsi ornamen, motif flora dan fauna, bentuk-bentuk ukiran pada motif, dan 10 motif diantaranya Motif Mataram, Motif yogyakarta, Motif Surakarta, Motif Pajajaran, Motif Cirebon, Motif Madura, Motif Jepara, Motif Pekalongan, Motif Majapahit, Motif Bali, (2) tahap pembuatan media pembelajaran kartu bergambar melalui studi pendahuluan dan studi literatur diperoleh data bahwa peserta didik membutuhkan media pembelajaran sebagai bahan referensi yang dapat digunakan secara klasikal maupun individual kemudian melalui tahap pembuatan sketsa motif dan pewarnaan motif dan terakhir penyusun media menggunakan beberapa software diantaranya Adobe Photoshop X6 dan Corel X5, (3) hasil akhir validasi ahli materi pada aspek pembelajaran dinyatakan sangat layak digunakan dengan prosentase 100% dan aspek isi dinyatakan sangat layak digunakan dengan proseentase 100% serta hasil validasi ahli media pada aspek tampilan dinyatakan sangat layak dengan prosentase 94,25% sementara hasil uji coba lapangan pada aspek pembelajaran dengan skor 91,13%, aspek isi dengan skor 91,53%, dan aspek tampilan 91,13% dinyatakan sangat layak, (4) hasil akhir produk media pembelajran kartu bergambar dalam penelitian ini dikemas dengan box berukuran 10cm x 13,5cm.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00[]2017-01-09T00:00:00 183b89179de2de6b0776ff61b7fd3bd8248830bcThe European Commission has recently launched a ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’. This policy brief contributes to the much-needed broad reflection on ‘social Europe’ initiated by the EU Pillar consultation which will conclude in March 2017. It develops a focused and realistic fourfold proposal to upgrade the social acquis by adopting (1) a Directive for the Protection of Dependent Workers, ensuring the application of the existing EU social and labour law measures to all dependent workers (2) a Protection against Precarious Work Directive, (3) a Directive for the Enforcement of Workers Rights and (4) a Declaration safeguarding the integrity of the social acquis as an EU floor for worker protection.20172132017-01-09T00:00:00['S. Garben', 'C. Kilpatrick', 'E. Muir']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f39c76fd1ac4fe521051dd589e04da79b6c37f6b201787292017-01-09T00:00:00Social Work Research['Gina Fedock']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b743615427ab5f09b79f6bd4dd7da9394e041299Purpose of the Study Social service departments in nursing homes (NHs) are staffed by qualified social workers (QSWs) and paraprofessionals. Due to greater workforce challenges in rural areas, this article aims to describe the staffing levels and composition of these departments by rurality. Design and Methods Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports data from 2009 to 2015 are used to examine the effect of rurality on social service staffing using random-effects linear panel regressions. Results The average NH employed 1.8 full-time equivalents (FTEs), with approximately two thirds of social services staffed by QSWs. Large NHs had more staff, but employed fewer staff hours per resident day. Staffing levels were lower and QSWs made up a smaller percentage of staff in rural areas. Implications National trends indicate variability in staffing by NH size and degree of rurality. Very low staffing within rural NHs is a concern, as staff may have less time to respond to residents' needs and these NHs may utilize fewer QSWs.The gerontologist20172212The staffing levels and composition of these departments by rurality in nursing homes (NHs) are described, as staff may have less time to respond to residents' needs and these NHs may utilize fewer QSWs.2017-01-09T00:00:00The Gerontologist['A. Roberts', 'J. Bowblis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 405ad7ae61c4a2ec80e79816ee0998b529908be4A brief guide to the services and equipment offered by CNAQ Library Digital Media Centre- where we encourage you to explore the use of digital multimedia technologies to create knowledge and content for your class assignments.201700A brief guide to the services and equipment offered by CNAQ Library Digital Media Centre- where the authors encourage you to explore the use of digital multimedia technologies to create knowledge and content for your class assignments.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Dhanya Lijo', 'Donna Crann', 'C. D. Groot', 'Winnie Canaria']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3e406cbb115707ed7f48a615cf51026c5e2f61feEnglish as a language has undergone a history of transitions. These, due to historical events have contributed for the growth of the language. We are now in a world where the New Media is taking on English as a language and goes well beyond the structural patterns adding convergent symbols so that there is a global reach. The abandonment of structures like grammar, spelling and syntax enables them to converse with people who have only bare minimal knowledge of the language of English even. These are signs of counter linguistic culture and at the same time these are the convergent mantras of the Globalized world. These are also signs of the progress of the language. Here the efforts taken by the two systems of English education may not have been really used, but only in reference to them can we recognize the signs of deviation.201751The abandonment of structures like grammar, spelling and syntax enables them to converse with people who have only bare minimal knowledge of the language of English even, signs of counter linguistic culture and at the same time these are the convergent mantras of the Globalized world.2017-01-09T00:00:00IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies['R. C. George', 'T. Pius']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c2e8f0417852ac15bd06693aa7af453997b4363bPenyandang cacat adalah setiap orang dengan kelainan fisik atau mental yang dapat mengganggu atau merupakan rintangan baginya untuk melakukan kegiatan secara layak. Tunarungu merupakan penyandang cacat dengan kelainan pendengaran. Karakteristik menonjol anak tunarungu adalah gangguan komunikasi secara verbal, karena kehilangan seluruh atau sebagian daya pendengarannya, sehingga menggunakan bahasa isyarat dalam berkomunikasi, pergaulan dengan orang normal mengalami hambatan. Selain itu mereka memiliki ego sentris yang melebihi anak normal, cepat marah dan mudah tersinggung. Perilaku pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut dapat ditingkatkan melalui pendidikan kesehatan gigi dengan penyuluhan sesuai metode yang sesuai, sehingga pesan dapat diterima oleh sasaran. media yang dibutuhkan untuk menunjang keberhasilan pembelajaran dan pemahaman anak tunarungu harus memiliki daya visual yang tinggi. Salah satu bentuk media dengan daya visual tinggi adalah video animasi.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Sariyem Sariyem']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1699a482422913c17c7818d32ecb82d7372c20ffPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan Produk Media Visual Kartu Bergambar Ornamen Nusantara yang berisi motif ornamen diantaranya Motif Mataram, Motif yogyakarta, Motif Surakarta, Motif Pajajaran, Motif Cirebon, Motif Madura, Motif Jepara, Motif Pekalongan, Motif Majapahit, Motif Bali dan terdapat penjelasan bentuk motif dimasing-masing kartu. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan (Research and Development). Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga tahap pengembangan. Tahap studi pendahuluan, tahap pengembangan produk, tahap melakukan uji coba produk. Penelitian ini ditentukan dengan purposive sampling yaitu oleh 1 ahli materi, 1 ahli media dan 32 peserta didik kelas VII SMP N 2 Muntilan. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa kuesioner berisi indikator validasi aspek pembelajaran, aspek materi, dan aspek tampilan. Media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan dinilai menggunakan skala likert skor 1-4 dan dinyatakan layak apabila prosentase kualitas produk di atas 56%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) materi dalam media pembelajaran kartu bergambar mencakup materi ornamen yang meliputi jenis motif, fungsi ornamen, motif flora dan fauna, bentuk-bentuk ukiran pada motif, dan 10 motif diantaranya Motif Mataram, Motif yogyakarta, Motif Surakarta, Motif Pajajaran, Motif Cirebon, Motif Madura, Motif Jepara, Motif Pekalongan, Motif Majapahit, Motif Bali, (2) tahap pembuatan media pembelajaran kartu bergambar melalui studi pendahuluan dan studi literatur diperoleh data bahwa peserta didik membutuhkan media pembelajaran sebagai bahan referensi yang dapat digunakan secara klasikal maupun individual kemudian melalui tahap pembuatan sketsa motif dan pewarnaan motif dan terakhir penyusun media menggunakan beberapa software diantaranya Adobe Photoshop X6 dan Corel X5, (3) hasil akhir validasi ahli materi pada aspek pembelajaran dinyatakan sangat layak digunakan dengan prosentase 100% dan aspek isi dinyatakan sangat layak digunakan dengan proseentase 100% serta hasil validasi ahli media pada aspek tampilan dinyatakan sangat layak dengan prosentase 94,25% sementara hasil uji coba lapangan pada aspek pembelajaran dengan skor 91,13%, aspek isi dengan skor 91,53%, dan aspek tampilan 91,13% dinyatakan sangat layak, (4) hasil akhir produk media pembelajran kartu bergambar dalam penelitian ini dikemas dengan box berukuran 10cm x 13,5cm.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Shwarna Dyah Andartika']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8abd919bef0065027b830219601335d63ed27de9201770The means and methods of constructing media reality as perceived by users with reference to the reporting of violence in Northeast India are dealt with.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Payel Chakrabarti', 'D. Chakrabarti']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5624ab0b87ce00c9d0e51081642a000a383cab3dJournal of Solution Chemistry20171412017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Solution Chemistry['E. Bottari', 'M. R. Festa', 'Lorella Gentile']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6c095e93560d9dca35722e60055c6bfebaf6b457A brief guide to the services and equipment offered by CNAQ Library Digital Media Centre- where we encourage you to explore the use of digital multimedia technologies to create knowledge and content for your class assignments. Citing Media Souces201700A brief guide to the services and equipment offered by CNAQ Library Digital Media Centre- where the authors encourage you to explore the use of digital multimedia technologies to create knowledge and content for your class assignments.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Dhanya Lijo', 'Donna Crann', 'C. D. Groot', 'Winnie Canaria']2017-01-09T00:00:00 76e18974a7ae1eb897192785df3f813ea098ab86Penelitian yang berjudul "Makna Interaksi Sosial Ngopi di Ruang Publik" ini dilatar belakangi oleh (1) Peneliti setiap harinya secara tidak langsung mengamati kegiatan ngopi merasakan ada makna yang berbeda dari interaksi sosial ngopi saat ini (2) Banyaknya mahasiswa yang melakukan kegiatan di warung kopi mengingat Kota Malang sebagai kota pendidikan maka banyak aktivitas di ruang publik (3) Maraknya penggunaan media sosial pada saat ngopi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui makna interaksi sosial pada saat ngopi di ruang publik bagi pengguna media sosial di warung kopi gapuro dan mengetahui makna interaksi sosial pada saat "Ngopi" di ruang publik bagi pengguna media sosial di warung kopi gapuro. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Proses penentuan subjek menggunakan teknik purposive sampling berdasarkan kriteria yang peneliti tentukan. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara dan observasi. Dari penelitian ini ditemukan kesimpulan bahwa Makna dari ngopi di ruang publik adalah sarana mempererat silaturahmi, menjalin komunikasi membangun ruang interaksi sosial dan berbagai makna lain yaitu baik untuk kesehatan, berbeda dengan ngopi dirumah sampai tidak bisa memaknai karena berbagai kesibukan. Bersamaan dengan itu pula berkembang dengan pesat sebuah teknologi komunikasi khususnya media sosial. Hadirnya aktivitas lain selain tujuan awal mereka mendatangi warung kopi untuk ngopi mempengaruhi komunikasi tatap muka di warung kopi. Adanya media sosial saat ini, interaksi yang terjadi di warung kopi tidak lagi seperti dulu dimana komunikasi yang terjadi di warung kopi tanpa ada hambatan, para pengunjung dapat ngopi dan melakukan interaksi sosial secara langsung tanpa ada gangguan notifikasi gadget yang ia miliki yang menjadikan ngopi seolah kehilangan maknanya.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['SathiÂ’ul Burhan']2017-01-09T00:00:00 645a769ff700a93896a0661eede65a79c90c4a42Media pembelajaran dapat menjadi pendukung tercapainya tujuan pembelajaran. Namun, kenyataannya guru masih menggunakan media yang dianggap kurang tepat dalam pembelajaran menyusun teks anekdot. Pada penelitian ini, dikembangkan media pembelajaran Poster Paper Tole untuk pembelajaran menyusun teks anekdot. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMAN 2 Batu dengan mempertimbangkan kebutuhan guru dan siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan model pengembangan Borg & Gall. Data yang dihasilkan pada penelitian ini berupa data verbal (deskripsi kalimat) dan data nonverbal (angka). Hasil analisis data pada tahap pengembangan produk I dari ahli materi untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 50%, dari ahli media untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 71%, dan dari praktisi ahli untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 65%. Kemudian, hasil analisis data produk II pada uji coba skala kecil dengan melibatkan tiga siswa diperoleh persentase 91%. Hasil analisis data dari ahli materi untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 85%, ahli media untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 87,5%, dan praktisi ahli untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 91%. Hasil analisis data produk III pada uji coba skala sedang dengan melibatkan lima siswa diperoleh persentase 93%, ahli materi untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 97,5%, ahli media untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 87,5%, dan praktisi ahli untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 91%. Hasil analisis data produk IV yang diuji cobakan pada skala luas dengan melibatkan 29 siswa diperoleh persentase 91%, ahli materi untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 97,5%, ahli media untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 96%, dan praktisi ahli untuk keseluruhan aspek diperoleh persentase 93%. Jadi, berdasarkan hasil validasi dan uji coba yang telah dilakukan, media pembelajaran Poster Paper Tole dinyatakan sangat layak dan dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai alternatif media pembelajaran yang kurang tepat agar pembelajaran mencapai tujuan yang diharapkan.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Verida Yulianti']2017-01-09T00:00:00 30d942a85351c37189be6a082997adde70a83046GEM stocks are more susceptible to the attention of news media because of their liquidity and high risk characteristics. This paper uses Baidu News search and the data of companies listed on GEM from 2009 to 2015 to investigate the impact of media attention and stock liquidity on stock price information content respectively and the impact of stock liquidity on the relationship between media attention and stock liquidity. The results show that with the number of media news coverage increasing and stock liquidity accelerating, stock information content will also be improved; further studies find that with the acceleration of stock liquidity, liquidity weakens the positive relationship between media attention and shares information content.20173112017-01-09T00:00:00Modern Economy['N. Cao']2017-01-09T00:00:00 92179e1d8c3c69fe599e1c3717ab25354c3e57dfThis paper is driven by two fundamental questions: which are the major transformations that the book as a medium and the book industry as a whole are undergoing through the advent of digitalization? And in how far can the products of this new digital environment be understood as an altogether new sort of literature. If this new literature is on the rise, as this paper argues, then the analytical practices of literary studies as well as book / media studies must answer this new challenge with adequate new theories and methods.2017150If this new literature is on the rise, as this paper argues, then the analytical practices of literary studies as well as book / media studies must answer this new challenge with adequate new theories and methods.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Christoph Bläsi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1680049b436650a620391bb63de404b95881580dABSTRAK Huda Raha Dwiyanto, D1313052, Komunikasi Terapan Minat Periklanan mengambil Judul Tugas Akhir : PERAN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER DALAM MENANGANI KLIEN DI FOCUS MEDIA KOMUNIKASI pada tahun 2016. Penulis memilih melaksanakan program Kuliah Kerja Media (KKM) di Focus Media Komunikasi karena Focus Media Komunikasi adalah perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang advertising agency. Penulis melaksanakan Kuliah Kerja Media (KKM) selama 2 bulan terhitung mulai dari tanggal 15 Februari sampai dengan 14 April 2016. Laporan ini membahas apa yang penulis amati dan lakukan selama melakukan KKM di Focus Media Komunikasi, yaitu dari bertemu klien medapatkan brief sampai membuat contact report dan me-layout cover buku serta mendesain backdrop dari klien. Pada saat penulis melakukan kuliah kerja media di Focus Media Komunkasi, penulis lebih banyak diberi kesempatan dalam hal melihat, mempelajari dan mengamati proses kinerja account executive dalam menangani klien. Dan juga diberi tugas membantu divisi creative sebagai graphic designer untuk me-layout serta mendesain. Berdasarkan apa yang penulis amati selama kuliah kerja media disimpulkan bahwa seorang account executive harus mempunyai jiwa leadership dalam team work dan dalam menagani klien serta menjadi graphic designer juga harus mempunyai ide yang kreatif dan luwes terhadap creative brief dari klien . Kata Kunci : Account Executive, Graphic Designer, Leadership, Agensi iklan2017102017-01-09T00:00:00['Huda Raha Dwiyanto']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0040b828c164382f1b64478f2e63270d14b35a1cRizqi Pratamajati. 2016. Penerapan Model Think Pair Share dengan Media Audio Visual dalam Pembelajaran Sejarah untuk Meningkatkan Minat dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Kelas XI IPA1 SMA Negeri 1 Klirong Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. Tesis. Pembimbing I: Prof. Dr. Sunardi, Msc. Pembimbing II: Dr. Akhmad Arif Musadad, M.Pd. Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah, Program Pascasarjana Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan minat dan prestasi belajar siswa melalui Model Think Pair Share dengan menggunakan media audiovisual pada kelas XI IPA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Klirong Tahun 2015/2016. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode Classroom Action Research dalam tiga siklus. Subjek penelitian yaitu siswa kelas XI IPA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Klirong. Objek penelitian ini adalah minat dan prestasi belajar siswa di pelajaran Sejarah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran Sejarah menggunakan model Think Pair Share dengan media audiovisual pada kelas XI IPA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Klirong yang dilaksanakan melalui tiga siklus dapat meningkatkan minat belajar siswa kelas XI IPA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Klirong tahun pelajaran 2015/2016. Peningkatan minat belajar siswa dapat diketahui dari hasil angket minat belajar setelah pelaksanaan tindakan. Pada siklus 1 mencapai 23,5%, siklus 2 meningkat menjadi 38,2%, dan siklus III meningkat menjadi 88,2%. Sementara prestasi belajar siswa pada kondisi awal menunjukkan nilai rata-rata sebesar 67,8 dengan ketuntasan klasikal 23,5%, setelah dilakukan tindakan pada siklus 1 mengalami peningkatan nilai rata-rata menjadi 70,8 dengan ketuntasan klasikal 50%, siklus 2 meningkat nilai rata-rata menjadi 74,6 dengan ketuntasan klasikal sebesar 64,7 % dan pada siklus 3 mengalami peningkatan dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 80,8 dengan ketuntasan klasikal sebesar 88,2 %. Kata kunci: model pembelajaran Think Pair Share, media audio visual, minat dan prestasi belajar siswa.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Rizqi Pratamajati']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ebee9477ecf3e56c609a2686239973bf0e52a05cA brief guide to the services and equipment offered by CNAQ Library Digital Media Centre- where we encourage you to explore the use of digital multimedia technologies to create knowledge and content for your class assignments.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Dhanya Lijo', 'Donna Crann', 'C. D. Groot', 'Winnie Canaria']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4992c5b9cf4edacf195e57a5a781bd1331cfb9dfTranslational Behavioral Medicine20174211There is a need for a fundamental shift in research on social support in interventions for smoking cessation, based on the knowledge of the extensive literature on socialSupport interventions that has been published over the past 30+ years.2017-01-09T00:00:00Translational Behavioral Medicine['Amanda L. Graham', 'G. Papandonatos', 'K. Zhao']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2dd77d82e430550267db7898cdbea0cfc6283e95Abstract This paper highlights the important role of action research in triggering and promoting social innovation processes in communities. By conceptualising social innovation as a process involving the development and delivery of new ideas for improving human capabilities and social relations, we argue that well-designed and well-executed action research can provide participants with opportunities to reflect on and develop shared understandings of individual and societal challenges and their possible solutions. Well-designed and well-executed action research also can provide participants with opportunities to critique and test proposed novel ideas, strategies, services and products, thereby determining their effectiveness or ineffectiveness in facilitating the realisation of envisioned social, economic and political goals. Drawing on evidence from empirical research undertaken in the fisheries sector of Ukerewe District in Tanzania, where small-scale fishers cogently argued for and positioned themselves as “constrained wealth creators” instead of poor actors, we illustrate how the provision of adequate spaces for dialogue enables the unveiling of innovative ideas and solutions to individual, sectoral and societal challenges.201718112017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Human Development and Capabilities['A. Mazigo']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e87a037b68ae7a593e3a02eed842307b08c4cf2dInternational Journal for Equity in Health20174311The 2006 Act had a modest, albeit significant, impact on support for non-professional carers and residential care, coexisting with a high prevalence of non-use of social services by severely disabled persons.2017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['J. Almazán-Isla', 'M. Comín-Comín', 'E. Alcalde-Cabero', 'C. Ruíz', 'E. Franco', 'R. Magallón', 'J. Damián', 'J. De Pedro-Cuesta', 'L. A. Larrosa-Montañes', 'Javier Fuencisla Enrique Juan Manuel Javier Joao Belén Pa Almazán Avellanal Alcalde Castellote Damián Forjaz', 'J. Almazán', 'F. Avellanal', 'E. Alcalde', 'J. Castellote', 'J. Damián', 'J. Forjaz', 'B. Frades', 'P. Martínez-Martín', 'J. de Pedro Cuesta', 'Javier Virúes‐Ortega', 'Magdalena Comín', 'Ana Peña', 'A. Cieza', 'Heinrich Gall', 'G. Reed', 'Olga Burzaco', 'E. Franco', 'C. Ruíz', 'C. Martínez', 'Natividad Romanos', 'M. Tris', 'Susana Coloma', 'R. Magallón', 'G. Gracia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ab2328fb6baaff7d625f5e05302df19e04f4154c................................................................................................................. xxv CHAPTER ONE ..............................................................................................................2017249182017-01-09T00:00:00['P. Sasaka']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5c33a3de4d3374b6a11ad5bc32ef83b88b0cbc90ABSTRACT Social protection programmes are now expanded due to their efficacy in reducing poverty and vulnerability. However, the literature is scarce regarding long-term effects. Using administrative panel data, this study analyses social mobility in Ecuador and evaluates the effect of the social transfer programme Bono de Desarrollo Humano (BDH). Results show that social policies should focus on household composition, the accumulation of human capital, and the accumulation of durable goods. Complementary policies must address gender and ethnic equity, as well as reproductive health. Finally, we find that the BDH does foster social mobility, especially if the transfer is complemented with economic inclusion programmes.Journal of Development Effectiveness20175182017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Development Effectiveness['Andrés Mideros', 'F. Gassmann']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7a7b1651cb1eb405e0da23a892e584bfcb838796The protolytic stability of (dfepe)PtMe2 (dfepe = (C2F2)2PCH2CH2P(C2F5)2) and cis-(dfmp)2PtMe2 (dfmp = (C2F5)2PMe) and NMR characterization of their corresponding products in SbF5–HF superacid solvent mixtures are reported. Dissolution of (dfepe)Pt(Me)2 in 10 mol % of SbF5–HF at −60 °C resulted in the clean protonolysis of a single Pt–Me bond to form the cationic methyl complex (dfepe)Pt(Me)+; further conversion of (dfepe)Pt(Me)+ to (dfepe)Pt2+ occurred upon warming to −20 °C and followed pseudo-first-order kinetics (k = [1.4(2)] × 10–2 min–1). In contrast, dissolution of the nonchelating analogue cis-(dfmp)2PtMe2 in 10 mol % of SbF5–HF at 20 °C evolved methane and cleanly produced the stable monomethyl complex trans-(dfmp)2Pt(Me)+. trans-(dfmp)2Pt(Me)+ is the most protolytically stable organometallic known: 33% conversion to the cis dicationic product cis-(dfmp)2Pt2+ requires 2 weeks in 10 mol % of SbF5–HF at 20 °C, whereas >90% conversion was observed in 30 h in 50 mol % of SbF5–HF. Dissolution of cis-(...20173042017-01-09T00:00:00Organometallics['Thomas Parson', 'Jeffrey L. Butikofer', 'James F. Houlis', 'D. Roddick']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5d638bfcbfe04024c0e6d964fe4f97b790c5722420174442017-01-09T00:00:00['João A. Ribeiro']2017-01-09T00:00:00 30c5a467d2da33e067f0917d2d4c36444008250cLas universidades permiten valerse de herramientas que contribuyan a lograr un personal identificado con las directrices corporativas. El presente artículo se enmarca en el paradigma positivista, lógico y descriptivo, a fin de analizar al Endomarketing como estrategia dinamizadora para la Responsabilidad Social del sector universitario privado colombo-venezolano. Es evidente que estas universidades requieren centrarse en el cliente interno y alinear sus prácticas con los valores éticos que promueven la responsabilidad social. Se concluye que desarrollar estrategias de Endomarketing es una oportunidad para la conciliación de intereses en la relación diádica personalorganización y posicionamiento de estas instituciones como entes socialmente responsables. Palabras Clave: estrategias; endomarketing; responsabilidad social; sector universitario. ABSTRACT:20173262017-01-09T00:00:00['Migdalia Josefina Caridad Faria', 'Carmen Salazar', 'M. Castellano']2017-01-09T00:00:00 95869b8d2b2ab46d047074f9767b88086dbd70572017162017-01-09T00:00:00['Suman Devadula', 'K. Ghadge', 'S. Vishwanathan', 'Shuk Han Chan', 'Q. Langfitt', 'D. Dornfeld', 'A. Gupta', 'Sudarshan Rachuri', 'G. Ameta', 'A. Chakrabarti']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9d21787b28178bb03703c4b53f7ef7b2d44681a6The aim of this work was to analyze the self-efficacy, social participation and perception of the university services between men and women who study at a higher education institution in Michoacan, Mexico. The study was quantitative and transversal. A total of 587 university students participated. They answered a Self-Efficacy Scale, a Social Participation Scale, and a Questionnaire of the Use and Satisfaction of the Services Delivered to the Students. There were found differences in pressure resistance and sport self-efficacy. More social participation was found in men than in women, and a low contact with the university services in both groups. In conclusion, more diffusion of the university services is required to call the attention of the students, and to promote these services in order to increase the perception of self-efficacy, and social participation in men and in women.20174162017-01-09T00:00:00['María Elena Rivera Heredia', 'M. M. Fuentes', 'F. G. Betanzos', 'Miriam Anahí Salazar García']2017-01-09T00:00:00 80b0e27bdb7028dd1f4e06d1467ccee5b82a21aaAbstract: This research was motivated by the results of students' mathematics learning class V SD Negri 2 Sidorejo Temanggung is still low, fifth grade students of SDN 2 Sidorejo Temanggung by the number of students 32 children became the subject of research. The experiment was conducted using cooperative learning methods make a match (looking for a partner), this study is an action research model and Targgert Kemmis with four phases: planning, implementation, observation stage, and the stage of reflection. Executed with two cycles, each cycle consisting of two meetings. Percentage increase student learning outcomes of the initial conditions to the first cycle and the second cycle from 56.25% to 62.5% in the first cycle and 83.88% in the second cycle. Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas V SD Negri 2 Sidorejo Temanggung yang masih rendah, siswa kelas V SDN 2 Sidorejo Temanggung dengan jumlah siswa 32 anak menjadi subyek penelitian. Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode pembelajaran kooperatif tipe make a match (mencari pasangan), penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas menggunakan model Kemmis dan Targgert dengan empat tahap yaitu tahap perencanaan, tahap pelaksanaan, tahap pengamatan, dan tahap refleksi. Dilaksanakan dengan dua siklus, setiap siklus terdiri dari dua pertemuan. Persentase kenaikan hasil belajar siswa dari kondisi awal ke siklus I dan siklus II dari 56,25%  menjadi 62,5% pada siklus I dan 83,88% pada siklus II. Kata Kunci: Metode make a match, media gambar, hasil belajar2017032017-01-09T00:00:00['Slamet Santoso']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6e13694744688f2da03de3542305b8d3f058017b2017322017-01-09T00:00:00Gender, Place & Culture['P. Ortiz']2017-01-09T00:00:00 84c7645550706415b1a7cac4429e078fecdc655a2017022017-01-09T00:00:00['I. Taylor']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5f537e72fe200a3628fcfab7f0cdbef62fe86825Abstract Duplicate tonsilar swabs were collected from 77 bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and 19 mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Utah. Swabs were refrigerated in bacterial transport medium or frozen in cryopreservation medium prior to bacteriologic culture. The cryopreservation medium yielded comparable or superior bacterial growth while permitting more flexibility in specimen shipment to the laboratory.Journal of Wildlife Diseases20171022017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Wildlife Diseases['A. Roug', 'Dubraska Diaz-Campos', 'C. Teitzel', 'T. Besser']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5efefc74fe51b3bee16e1f78eeefa8b2c84f0761This guide is a helpful tool for those new to BGS on how to use the various library resources.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Cathy Oxley']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cd6a1fb0d691e7d8f8ab87b8ee16fa893241d3142017002017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Asnawi', 'S. Sugito', 'Sanusi Sanusi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cf7ba331e26d859b557f8a50f9acbff7a8f7382dNous vous donnons rendez-vous le mercredi 8 fevrier 2017 de 9 h a 12 h pour decouvrir les ruptures et tendances a venir dans les Technologies, Medias et Telecommunications ainsi que leurs incidences commerciales sur les entreprises.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Nathalie Pirello']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6df4095ae22e34008d26e41c3995d3aa06205485OBJECTIVE The correlation between the isosorbide-induced decompression effect on the endolymphatic space and plasma osmolality (p-OSM) or plasma arginine vasopressin (p-AVP) was investigated on comparing two different dosages of isosorbide (2.8 and 1.4 g/kg) to elucidate why the decompression effect is delayed with a large dose of isosorbide. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two experiments were performed using 80 guinea pigs. Experiment 1 was designed to morphologically investigate the sequential influence of the oral intake of 1.4- and 2.8-g/kg doses of isosorbide on the endolymphatic volume. The animals used were 50 guinea pigs (control: 10, experimental: 40). All animals underwent surgical obliteration of the endolymphatic sac of the left ear. One month after the surgery, control animals were sacrificed 3 hours after the intake of distilled water, and experimental animals were sacrificed 3 and 6 hours after the isosorbide intake. All of the left temporal bone served for the quantitative assessment of changes in the endolymphatic space, and the cross-sectional area of the scala media was measured from the mid-modiolar sections of the cochlea.Experiment 2 was designed to investigate changes in p-OSM and p-AVP levels 3 hours after the oral intake of isosorbide. Animals used were 15 guinea pigs (control: 5, experimental: 10). The control group received the oral administration of distilled water (4 ml/kg), and the experimental animals were subdivided into two groups consisting of 10 animals each by the dosage of isosorbide (1.4 or 2.8 g/kg). All animals were sacrificed for the measurement of p-OSM and p-AVP concentrations 3 hours after the intake of water or 70% isosorbide solution. RESULTS Morphologically, an isosorbide-induced decompression effect was noted in animals with both 1.4- and 2.8-g/kg doses of isosorbide. According to the regression analysis, however, the volumetric decrease of the endolymphatic space was more evident in cases with the small dose (1.4 g/kg) 3 hours after the intake (analysis of covariance [ANCOVA], p < 0.001). Six hours after, the decompression effect was significantly greater in cases with the large dose (2.8 g/kg) (ANCOVA, p < 0.001).Isosorbide intake caused a rise in p-OSM levels dose-dependently. The Cochran-Cox test revealed that the differences in the mean values among control and isosorbide groups were significant (p < 0.01). Regarding the p-AVP level, a significant increase was evident in cases with the large dose (2.8 g/kg) (p < 0.01, Cochran-Cox test), and not in cases with the small dose (1.4 g/kg). CONCLUSION An isosorbide-induced decompression effect of the endolymphatic space was evident in spite of two different dosages of isosorbide (2.8 and 1.4 g/kg). Three hours after the isosorbide intake, however, the decompression effect was more marked in the group with the small dose (1.4 g/kg). Since significant rises in p-OSM and p-AVP were evident in the group with the large dose, this early rise of p-AVP due to dehydration seems to be the major reason for the delayed decompression effect in cases with a large isosorbide intake.Otology and Neurotology2017261The correlation between the isosorbide-induced decompression effect on the endolymphatic space and plasma osmolality (p-OSM) or plasma arginine vasopressin ( p-AVP) was investigated on comparing two different dosages of isOSorbide to elucidate why the decompressive effect is delayed with a large dose of isos orbide.2017-01-09T00:00:00Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology['T. Takeda', 'S. Takeda', 'N. Uehara', 'Shungaku Yanagisawa', 'T. Furukawa', 'K. Nibu', 'A. Kakigi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 efdfaf75ffd45b4f8a620c2691d9637952d609852017002017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Cellucci']2017-01-09T00:00:00 428929ab7ed0d08fa9f852b3cb92f19b973ddead2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Andi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e104191f05a2819c21d90d32070976b6bae0e3c22017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Margery Ashmun']2017-01-09T00:00:00 65d9733d7ac481a80bc518c5155b2c89121177c22017002017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Cellucci']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9a495731a6c9853ba8a6a0113de6c67dfe3edd08Seseorang sebaiknya mengkonsumsi buah durian tidak lebih dari 100 gram, karena dalam 100 gram itu sudah memberikan nutrisi yang cukup dan dapat menghindarkan dari efek panas. Ahli gizi menganalisis setiap jenis buah durian memiliki nilai energi yang berbeda-beda antara 129 kalori sampai 181 kalori per 100 gramnya. Namun pada durian yang memiliki rasa super manis, nilai kalorinya dapat meningkat. Misalnya jenis durian montong diperkirakan dari 100 gram menghasilkan total kalori panas sebesar 978 kalori. Maka perlu adanya aplikasi untuk mendeteksi kadar makanan yang dikemas. Aplikasi Augmented Reality (AR) yang dikombinasikan dengan smartphone agar menghasilkan informasi yang mudah, jelas dan ringkas untuk dipahami, dan diharapkan mampu memberikan informasi kepada masyarakat mengenai nutrisi makanan sehingga dapat memberikan kemudahan menjaga kesehatan mereka. Pemodelan object oriented berbasis Unified Modeling Language (UML) yang meliputi Use Case Diagram , Activity Diagram . Pada tahap implementasi melakukan beberapa proses diantaranya proses implementasi pembutan marker , implementasi pembuatan objek 3 dimensi dan implementasi pembuatan aplikasi di unity , sehingga tercipta aplikasi pengukur kadar nutrisi berbasiskan Augmented Reality menggunakan smartphone . Aplikasi ini hanya mengambil satu sampel buah durian saja dengan kadar kandungan nutrisi 100 gram.2017612017-01-09T00:00:00['E. Fuad', 'A. Nugraha', 'Muhammad Khoiril']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a1a838d0440d2a6dae5d56f83d1e43032b258f632017002017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Cellucci']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e363d4d712581fa958d34b02bde74869e41305ce2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Nurjanna Nurjanna']2017-01-09T00:00:00 321eed789c40e4956209fcdcb1c5dae4562f0d7b2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Alain Bouldoires', 'Christine Larrazet']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0da2d87790390eb894237f52f26202879948175bDi Indonesia masih banyak konsumen yang menggunakan sepeda motor untuk kebutuhan sehari-hari. Salah satu suku cadang kendaran yang harus dilakukan penggantian adalah Roda Gigi Tarik. Dalam pengoperasiannya  komponen Roda Gigi Tarik selalu bergesekan dengan rantai dari gesekan tersebut menyebabkan keausan dan berkurangnya umur pakai maka dibutuhkan kekerasan dan kekuatan Roda Gigi Tarik  yang tinggi. Ada dua jenis produk Roda Gigi Tarik yang beredar di pasaran yaitu produk original yang berharga mahal dan produk non original (imitasi) yang relatif lebih murah. Penelitian ini bertujuan meningkatkan kekerasan permukaan pada Roda Gigi Tarik  imitasi sepeda motor yang nilai kekerasannya mendekati Roda Gigi Tarik original dengan harga relative murah sehingga dapat efisien dan ekonomis untuk masarakat yang mengunakan sepeda motor. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu dengan melakukan perlakuan panas pada specimen roda gigi imitasi yaitu dengan cara memanaskan roda gigi hingga temperatur 930 o C dengan oven pemanas  dan menahan temperatur tersebut selama 60 menit kemudian didinginkan  dengan cepat menggunakan media larutan garam (NaCl) dengan konsentrasi larutan 10 %. Kemudian specimen diuji kekerasannya menggunakan Alat Uji Kekerasan Rockwell skala B. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh kekerasann roda gigi setelah perlakuan panas rata-rata sebesar  95,35 HRB sedangkan kekerasan roda gigi sebelum perlakuan panas rata-rata sebesar 77,05 HRB. Berarti ada kenaikan kekerasan secara signifikan.Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan melakukan perlakuan panas dapat meningkatkan  kekerasannya dari Roda Gigi Tarik tanpa perlakuan panas.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['I. Ismardi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e2f410480bf4385866fbcabbc235ba3311d8300b2017002017-01-09T00:00:00The Learning Organization['T. Rebelo']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a3d787afbd051f5d4c51ea7692e8773e972d28232017002017-01-09T00:00:00['D. Hawkins']2017-01-09T00:00:00 03ac0817481d6a2aec8c1aa78f9fee0c87312368If the modern world has told us anything it is that people are influenced in many ways from a wide variety of sources. This is a complex and personal construct, but has serious implications for the early years.201700If the modern world has told us anything it is that people are influenced in many ways from a wide variety of sources, but this is a complex and personal construct, but has serious implications for the early years.2017-01-09T00:00:00Eye['D. Wright']2017-01-09T00:00:00 46a34763f4f5e18319267c340b2adbb74818d5bbOne important aspect of Bahasa Indonesia teaching in elementary role is reading, especially read aloud. Bahasa Indonesia learning geared to improve the ability of learners to communicate in Bahasa Indonesia properly, whether oral or written, create appreciation of human literacy in Indonesia. Indonesian language learning according to the author's experiences during this time by verbal learning, students just listen to teachers lecturing from day to day and it make students bore. This situation can be resolved by creating fun and friendly teaching and learning activities. Teachers, in delivering the material, can use word card. The delivery of learning, especially in Bahasa Indonesia needs strategy to increase the ability of the 2nd grade students especially in read aloud a simple sentence. This strategy can be done through observation of concrete objects, using simple examples in real life, using simple language, conducted in interesting and fun situations, so that children are motivated and not easily bored. With the application of such methods, it is expected to improve the ability to read aloud of 2nd grade students in SDN Pajang 1 No. 93. The researchers used a qualitative approach of classroom action research type. The result of this study shows an increase in the ability to read aloud by average score of 68.6 with 100% pass. The result of the evaluation of Cycle II shows the study achievement study until 100%. It is proven that the method of word card in loud reading is suitable to enhance reading skills of 2nd grade students at SDN Pajang 1 No. 93 Surakarta. Article visualizations:201720It is proven that the method of word card in loud reading is suitable to enhance reading skills of 2nd grade students at SDN Pajang 1 No. 93 Surakarta.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Yuwono Wiropati', 'R. Karsidi', 'G. Gunarhadi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 74d2d0bbc721bcdbef3aab0e0cb79578ca902d8cAbstract The engagement of service-users in social work education has now become a recognised and accepted imperative. There are various ways in which this engagement can be formulated. This paper will address one such area that of developing a meaningful role for service-users in the assessment of social work learning. In partnership with a drugs rehabilitation centre in Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD), the authors worked with service-users in developing a curriculum and assessment method for a module on a Masters of Social Work programme. This paper describes how mixed-method research approach was used to engage both service-users and students in exploring and evaluating the assessment process. Both participant groups gave their informed consent to participate in focus groups, assignments, feedback and reflection activities. The findings indicated that service-users were keen to influence the way that social workers carried out assessments, and that social work students were, in turn, influenced by these views. The paper concludes with an appeal for such participatory approaches to social work education and learning where service-users can play meaningful roles in the important areas of student learning.Service User Involvement in Social Work Education20172652017-01-09T00:00:00Social Work Education['H. Loughran', 'Gary Broderick']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d15ff31b4b8635594cbd508a56317a3cb68e8cfeJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20172532017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Sarah R. Edmunds', 'A. Rozga', 'Yin Li', 'Elizabeth A. Karp', 'Lisa V. Ibañez', 'James M. Rehg', 'W. Stone']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b522efae56329f3376b7c51cb11db36c3432584220174932017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Adult Development['C. Gangi', 'Erin A. Koterba']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e7b9a5cad85e582a33733768e4b1f53d9c7dceff20172132017-01-09T00:00:00Eurasian Economic Review['B. Bruno', 'M. Faggini']2017-01-09T00:00:00 588f33a7deac4a63bddca2a1e90a21364a0a5b2dSubject area This case study focuses on social entrepreneurship in emerging markets, looking at what is social entrepreneurship, theories of market failure, opportunity generation through effectuation, social franchising and funding. Study level/applicability Students of social entrepreneurship, development studies, sustainable livelihoods and asset-based development. It is useful for customised or short programmes or for students with a background in business (e.g. Diploma in Business Administration/MBA/custom programmes) wanting to understand social enterprise and blended theories of social and economic change. Case overview The case tells the story of Unjani container clinics which are providing affordable, quality access to people who struggle to access South Africa’s crumbling public health system. Dr Iain Barton recognised the role that nurses can play to relieve pressure on the system, by providing primary healthcare. He piloted Unjani using shipping containers as clinics with support from his company, Imperial Health Sciences. The story of Unjani is therefore one of startup and sustainable growth, partnership and building independent, self-sustaining social enterprises in a franchising system. The theory explored includes the importance of context, the role of market failure in spotting opportunity, developing opportunity through effectuation, defining social entrepreneurship and funding and growing the organisation. Expected learning outcomes The teaching objectives are framed by Mair (2010) who finds that where social entrepreneurs operate affects what they do and how they do it. Objective 1: Explores the influence of context on social entrepreneurship helping students frame a definition of social entrepreneurship. Objective 2: Students are able to connect the theory of market failure to opportunity identification and effectuation for social entrepreneurs. Objective 3: Students apply the definition of social entrepreneurship based on Santos’ (2010) Positive Theory. Objective 4: Students will be able to apply knowledge of social franchising models, as an approach to scaling. Objective 5: Students understand the principles of resource dependency theory and are able to use the funding spectrum as a tool to identify funding types. Supplementary materials Links to two videos are provided in the case. Recommendations are also made for materials to be used in the class, e.g. Global Competitiveness Index and Gapminder World, which are excellent tools to demonstrate the social and economic growth divide. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.2017032017-01-09T00:00:00Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies['M. Sutherland', 'K. Krige']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f05d16a3ac36cc1ef9532156a53564ada9d034d1Purpose The purposes of this study are to synthesize the current research findings reported in major hospitality and tourism journals and to discuss the knowledge gaps where additional research endeavors are needed. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review approach was adopted to analyze 67 research articles about online reviews that were published between January 2000 and July 2015 in seven major hospitality and tourism journals. Findings This study presents a thematic framework of online review research, which was advanced by integrating the interactions among quantitative evaluation features, verbal evaluation features, reputation features and social features of online reviews with important outcomes of consumer decision-making and business performance. The thematic framework helps researchers identify the areas in extant hospitality literature of online reviews and point out possible directions for future studies. Research limitations/implications The systematic review approach has a qualitative nature, where relevant literature was interpreted based on the authors’ domain knowledge and expertise. Practical implications Practitioners can gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic relationships among the key influential factors in online reviews, as presented in the thematic framework of online review research. Accordingly, managers will be able to develop effective strategies to leverage the positive impacts of online reviews to the business outcomes. Originality/value This systematic review synthesizes the findings reported in most recent publications (January 2000-July 2015; also including “Online First” articles) in seven major hospitality and tourism journals and develops an integrated research framework, anchoring on four meta-research questions and showing the dynamic relationships among the key players/factors/themes in online review research. This framework provides a visual diagram to practitioners for a better understanding of the relevant literature and assists researchers in developing new research questions for future studies.20171051452017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['Linchi Kwok', 'Karen L. Xie', 'T. Richards']2017-01-09T00:00:00 80a12a0175e2c3dfff23fef604eb242cc0993fe6We consider a decentralized online convex optimization problem in a network of agents, where each agent controls only a coordinate (or a part) of the global decision vector. For such a problem, we propose two decentralized stochastic variants (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathsf{SODA}\hbox{-}\mathsf{C}$</tex-math> </inline-formula> and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathsf{SODA}\hbox{-}\mathsf{PS}$</tex-math> </inline-formula>) of Nesterov's dual averaging method <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$(\mathsf{DA})$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, where each agent only uses a coordinate of the noise-corrupted gradient in the dual-averaging step. We show that the expected regret bounds for both algorithms have sublinear growth of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(\sqrt{T})$</tex-math></inline-formula>, with the time horizon <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$T$</tex-math></inline-formula>, in scenarios when the underlying communication topology is time-varying. The sublinear regret can be obtained when the stepsize is of the form <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1/\sqrt{t}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and the objective functions are Lipschitz-continuous convex functions with Lipschitz gradients, and the variance of the noisy gradients is bounded. We also provide simulation results of the proposed algorithms on sensor networks to complement our theoretical analysis.IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control20172568Two decentralized stochastic variants of Nesterov's dual averaging method, where each agent only uses a coordinate of the noise-corrupted gradient in the dual-averaging step, are proposed and shown to have sublinear regret bounds.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control['Soomin Lee', 'A. Nedić', 'M. Raginsky']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c4e7533adbe0f55441d3d60f911191e56f730a3cSocial networks allow rapid spread of ideas and innovations while the negative information can also propagate widely. When the cascades with different opinions reaching the same user, the cascade arriving first is the most likely to be taken by the user. Therefore, once misinformation or rumor is detected, a natural containment method is to introduce a positive cascade competing against the rumor. Given a budget k, the rumor blocking problem asks for k seed users to trigger the spread of the positive cascade such that the number of the users who are not influenced by rumor can be maximized. The prior works have shown that the rumor blocking problem can be approximated within a factor of (1 − 1/e− δ) by a classic greedy algorithm combined with Monte Carlo simulation with the running time of O(k3 mn ln n/δ2), where n and m are the number of users and edges, respectively. Unfortunately, the Monte-Carlo-simulation-based methods are extremely time consuming and the existing algorithms either trade performance guarantees for practical efficiency or vice versa. In this paper, we present a randomized algorithm which runs in O(km ln n/δ2) expected time and provides a (1 − 1/e − δ)-approximation with a high probability. The experimentally results on both the real-world and synthetic social networks have shown that the proposed randomized rumor blocking algorithm is much more efficient than the state-of-the-art method and it is able to find the seed nodes which are effective in limiting the spread of rumor.IEEE Conference on Computer Communications20172692A randomized rumor blocking algorithm which runs in O(km ln n/δ2) expected time and provides a (1 − 1/e − δ)-approximation with a high probability is presented.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE INFOCOM 2017 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications['G. Tong', 'Weili Wu', 'Ling Guo', 'Deying Li', 'Cong Liu', 'Bin Liu', 'D. Du']2017-01-09T00:00:00 004c4d6a9621a7ffe372c28ff0b89be6b973adb8International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition20175518A dominant points-based script-independent feature extraction technique for online handwriting that is suitable for real-life applications and avoids the limitation of original Ramer–Douglas–Peucker technique that gives variable number of dominant points.2017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)['Sukhdeep Singh', 'A. Sharma', 'Indu Chhabra']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3e5ecc00d6ac826768ba039ea522119819b8ed59BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making20174731An example of using the Person-Based Approach to refine a digital intervention for hypertension (HOME BP) is provided, demonstrating how it improved the acceptability and feasibility of HOME BP based on feedback from practice staff.2017-01-09T00:00:00BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making['K. Bradbury', 'K. Morton', 'R. Band', 'C. May', 'R. McManus', 'P. Little', 'L. Yardley']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b77779d0b526e1e2c8a3b63f743591df79d7d610The process adopted for continuous monitoring of eigenfrequencies and damping ratios during the test flight of a research aircraft is presented. This comprises measurement hardware, distributed data acquisition system and software architecture in order to stream, store, and simultaneously analyze data with the methods of Operational Modal Analysis. The algorithms utilize only measured output time histories to identify modal parameters at different flight conditions. The autonomous implementations of the Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI) and the Least-Square Complex Frequency domain (LSCF) algorithms provide estimations of the aeroelastic damping within a few seconds.2017221The process adopted for continuous monitoring of eigenfrequencies and damping ratios during the test flight of a research aircraft is presented and the autonomous implementations of the Stochastic Subspace Identification and the Least-Square Complex Frequency domain algorithms provide estimations of the aeroelastic damping within a few seconds.2017-01-09T00:00:00['G. Jelicic', 'J. Schwochow', 'Y. Govers', 'J. Sinske', 'Ralf Buchbach', 'J. Springer']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7774235de22a66bec9b27c3eb1f3a3976557c844Safe flight-envelope prediction is essential for preventing aircraft loss of control after the occurrence of sudden structural damage and aerodynamic failures. Considering the unpredictable nature of such failures, many challenges remain in the process of implementing such a prediction system. In this paper, an approach to online safe flight-envelope prediction is proposed that is based on the retrieval of information from offline-assembled databases. One of the key steps of this approach is determining the structural damage of the state of the aircraft by using the identification, detection, and classification methods presented in this paper. The estimated damage cases will lead to structural damage indices in the database corresponding to those safe flight envelopes that are “closest” to the actual safe flight envelope of the damaged aircraft. The feasibility of the proposed database-driven approach is proved by simulation results, where three damage cases are successfully detected and classified.2017358The feasibility of the proposed database-driven approach is proved by simulation results, where three damage cases are successfully detected and classified and the estimated damage cases will lead to structural damage indices in the database corresponding to those safe flight envelopes that are “closest" to the actual safe flight envelope of the damaged aircraft.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Ye Zhang', 'C. de Visser', 'Q Ping Chu']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0bf9f86d4fe4ddd2a944f971f504ce18eab0d1bcTechnologies such as audience response units (‘clickers’) have been used to facilitate greater student engagement within a variety of educational settings, but numerous technical issues have limited their more widespread use. More recently, flexible, cloud-based student response systems (SRSs), which are designed for use with student mobile devices and overcome most of the limitations of clicker systems, have become widely available. However, the suitability of use for such systems in accelerated degree programmes such as graduate entry to medicine (GEM) has yet to be assessed. Therefore, we utilised Socrative, a freely available SRS, in a physiology component of a first year GEM module to ascertain, a) its ease of deployment, b) its popularity with students and, c) if they felt it improved their learning. There were no technical problems using Socrative. Further, 93% of respondents to an attitudinal survey strongly agreed or agreed that they favoured using Socrative in the classroom, and that they felt that it had improved their learning (92%). Thus, our data strongly indicate that the use of SRSs like Socrative would be highly valued even by the time-pressured, relatively mature students enrolled on accelerated professional courses such as GEM.20175014The data strongly indicate that the use of SRSs like Socrative would be highly valued even by the time-pressured, relatively mature students enrolled on accelerated professional courses such as GEM.2017-01-09T00:00:00MedEdPublish['M. Rae', 'D. O’Malley']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7374adf6866692667dc7340a8f9ae3e1fa213a48We investigated the effects of life and game self-efficacy of players of online games on the psychosocial factors of depression, loneliness, and aggression, exploring these relationships via an integrated path model using multidimensional factors of each construct. With survey data from 1,227 Korean online gamers, we examined how coping and social aspects of life and game self-efficacy affect these psychosocial factors. The results highlighted the important role of life self-efficacy, which significantly and negatively affected loneliness and depression; however, the results showed positive associations of game self-efficacy with these factors. Life self-efficacy had greater positive effects on depression and loneliness when mediated by preferred game playing. These findings provide novel contributions to research on the relationship between life and game self-efficacy, as therapeutic prerequisite factors in online game playing, and players’ psychosocial factors.201703Life self-efficacy had greater positive effects on depression and loneliness when mediated by preferred game playing, as therapeutic prerequisite factors in online gamePlaying, and players’ psychosocial factors.2017-01-09T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['H. Lee', 'E. Jeong']2017-01-09T00:00:00 19d633e2cbf640ebdea3ef30a5df5becfb47d887Over the years that I have taken secondary school students to the theatre, the the digital revolution has moved through schools, classrooms, and even theatres, calling into question my goal of contributing positively to students’ identity formation through exposure to live plays. Responding to calls to examine the ways in which young people’s online and offline lives are interwoven, a one-year qualitative case study of student theatregoers suggests that online settings feature prominently in students’ identity formation and that non-digital school experiences such as the theatre trip are often experienced in light of students’ digital lives. Traditional events such as a trip to the theatre are influenced by and combined with online experiences to contribute to a new “iDentity” formation.20172432017-01-09T00:00:00['J. Richardson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0d99b1e73e49b1d9fb81fbba4f21c7e33bb3471cStudies of processes involved in the selection, purchase, use or disposition of goods and services to satisfy needs and desires of individuals have received solid contributions in the academic literature. Electronic marketing, which promotes convenience by breaking barriers imposed by time and distance, influences the process of consumer purchasing. This study was descriptive in nature, of the survey type and of quantitative approach aimed to investigate the influence of internal and external variables on the online shopping behavior of undergraduate students of the Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul. Thus, with the aid of the tool Google Docs, information was collected from a sample of 460 students. The data was submitted to descriptive analyzes with the use of Microsoft Excel software and SPSS Statistics. Of the respondents, four out of five have already purchased, at least once, a product online, and among the reasons for using this form of purchase, the most cited were the best price, convenience, possibility to compare prices, product diversity and promotions. External variables that were most influential in the online purchase were the culture, family members and friends, and among the internal factors, gender, lifestyle, personal values and motivation were cited. This suggested that further investigation, narrower in scope but with greater depth be carried out in order to better understand the internal and subjective variables at the individual level, which therefore, require further qualitative analysis.2017022017-01-09T00:00:00Navus: Revista de Gestão e Tecnologia['J. Coutinho', 'Elise Cristina Eidt', 'Everton Paulo Folletto', 'Janaína Gularte Cardoso']2017-01-09T00:00:00 774aeabec5a300279e28f261a823d27cd6d84225Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education2017162It is pointed out that the dynamic nature of a CGT-portal promotes active learning philosophy, the success of which depends on understanding the background and psychology of the student population.2017-01-09T00:00:00Education and Information Technologies['Viswanathan K. Iyer']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cd6069f8a506b6a6e51179d8aab08bf21eef065fThe charity Orbis’s online mentoring and training platform is helping to build a global community for eye health in which doctors can learn, collaborate, and innovate. The BMJ’s readers have raised £13 275 to date, and there’s still time to donate, writes Richard Hurley. Please give generouslyBritish medical journal201700The charity Orbis’s online mentoring and training platform is helping to build a global community for eye health in which doctors can learn, collaborate, and innovate.2017-01-09T00:00:00British Medical Journal[]2017-01-09T00:00:00 be31aed0e8e9e99e076dbeccb6a0f5d1dc5b638aThe information system which until now growing rapidly create all the jobs in this life many who have gone aided by information technology. The technology can help more easily, quickly, safely and effectively clear it is helpful to anyone who use it. Including to assist students in finding a boarding house when they study / lectures as well as the owner of the boarding house in home market. The need for a boarding house is important, since the students who did the study for a long time and needed a place to stay in the area. And it makes the issue of how these students can seek the appropriate boarding houses, given some constraints such as do not know the area, or have a friend who can demonstrate appropriate boarding house for students.The management system is a system that embodies or can be a friend to the students who feel confused in finding an appropriate boarding houses as well as assist in marketing the owner of a boarding house online. System focused in finding the appropriate criteria for boarding up with the booking to boarding room can be done with this system. Success in implementing this system is to work well to help the students in the search for the location of the appropriate boarding house. From the search, until the online booking can be done with media E-mail. As well as providing benefits to the owner of the boarding house to be able to market the house  fullest.201700The management system is a system that embodies or can be a friend to the students who feel confused in finding an appropriate boarding houses as well as assist in marketing the owner of a boarding house online.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Ardi Sugiarto', 'Tony Tony', 'Bobby Tumbelaka']2017-01-09T00:00:00 619863db3e6c8fc815f8091d58443c575429d095Seiring berkembangnya teknologi informasi, penggunaan internet dan smartphone semakin bertambah. Hal ini membuat perkembangan bisnis online atau e-commerce semakin berkembang pesat. Persaingan di bidang ini semakin ketat karena dapat memudahkan orang dalam melakukan transaksi penjualan dan pembelian serta dapat memperluas jangkauan bisnis tersebut. Paper Factory merupakan wirausaha yang menjual paper craft yang dapat di design dengan muka sendiri. Paper Factory belum memiliki web online shop agar dapat jual beli secara online. Berdasarkan permasalahan maka dibuat aplikasi berbasis web dan mobile yang dapat mengelola data transaksi penjualan dan mengembangkan jaringan penjualan Paper Factory. Aplikasi berbasis web menggunakan bahasa pemograman PHP. Aplikasi mobile menggunakan bahasa pemograman java dengan Android Studio. Berdasarkan Kuesioner mayoritas responden user berpendapat aplikasi paper factory dari sisi tampilan dan kemudahan sudah memenuhi kebutuhan user untuk bertransaksi di paper factory. Hasil pengujian terhadap data, dapat diketahui data yang ditampilkan pada kedua aplikasi sudah dapat terdistribusi dan terintegrasi.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00['K. Prasetio']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8ce6f6f5c7e5b33c873db1b57d0dc36cdd415dcbThe technological progress to more sensitive detection techniques such as mass spectrometry reveals the complexity of samples from fields as diverse as proteomics, genomics, environmental protection and food science. One dimensional liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometric detection is a powerful tool for the analysis of such complex samples, but it has limitations in terms of peak capacity. An alternative separation technique with higher peak capacity is comprehensive two dimensional liquid chromatography. This thesis deals with the development and optimization of multidimensional methods based on microscale comprehensive online liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The performance of the microscale two-dimensional system was evaluated by a comparison to a conventional one-dimensional system. For the comparison multi-reference standards as well as samples with a complex matrix (influent of a wastewater treatment plant) were used. An automatic workflow based on Excel macro programming was developed and applied for the visualization of the two- or three-dimensional data sets. The comparison of the reference standards showed that it is possible to detect more compounds with the conventional one-dimensional approach. In contrast, for the complex sample it was possible to detect and identify two times more compounds with the microscale two-dimensional approach than with the conventional one-dimensional approach. The comparison showed not only the enormous potential of the two-dimensional system, but also significant technical and methodological weaknesses, including dilution caused by the system, the selection of stationary phases and data evaluation/data visualization. These aspects were addressed in this thesis and possible solutions are presented and discussed in detail. To counteract dilution caused by the system, a 50 mm long stationary phase based on porous graphitic carbon was used in the first dimension of the microscale system at the beginning. This allowed the injection of large volumes of aqueous samples, which resulted in a better sensitivity. However, significant disadvantages relating to the peak shape of non-polar analytes could be observed. Therefore, a pre-column concept was developed in this work that is based on a serial coupling of a 1 cm short pre-column filled with porous graphitic carbon and an additional main column. The concept evaluation revealed that it is possible to inject large volumes of aqueous samples without significant peak broadening for non-polar analytes. To evaluate the pre-column concept in the first dimension of the microscale two-dimensional system, a new method for the calculation of the orthogonality and selectivity based on the compound distribution across the separation space was developed. Additionally, the new method was compared with three established methods reported in literature. The orthogonality study of this work showed that the additional selectivity of the serially coupled columns in the first dimension results in a higher orthogonality of the two-dimensional system. In addition, there is now a simple and automatable tool available for method development in the field of two-dimensional separation techniques. The best column combination can be determined based on a few basic measurements and a representative reference standard. Further technical developments in the field of microscale two-dimensional liquid chromatography could focus on the coupling with ion mobility spectrometry to further increase the analytical information gained from measurement of unknown samples. In that regard, the evaluation of new algorithms for automatic data processing should also be pursued.201712102017-01-09T00:00:00['Juri Leonhardt']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5d638bfcbfe04024c0e6d964fe4f97b790c5722420174442017-01-09T00:00:00['João A. Ribeiro']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2783f685beb2e95913866f6872417ce1e2ffae41Genome sequencing has become a powerful tool for studying emerging infectious diseases; however, genome sequencing directly from clinical samples (i.e., without isolation and culture) remains challenging for viruses such as Zika, for which metagenomic sequencing methods may generate insufficient numbers of viral reads. Here we present a protocol for generating coding-sequence-complete genomes, comprising an online primer design tool, a novel multiplex PCR enrichment protocol, optimized library preparation methods for the portable MinION sequencer (Oxford Nanopore Technologies) and the Illumina range of instruments, and a bioinformatics pipeline for generating consensus sequences. The MinION protocol does not require an Internet connection for analysis, making it suitable for field applications with limited connectivity. Our method relies on multiplex PCR for targeted enrichment of viral genomes from samples containing as few as 50 genome copies per reaction. Viral consensus sequences can be achieved in 1–2 d by starting with clinical samples and following a simple laboratory workflow. This method has been successfully used by several groups studying Zika virus evolution and is facilitating an understanding of the spread of the virus in the Americas. The protocol can be used to sequence other viral genomes using the online Primal Scheme primer designer software. It is suitable for sequencing either RNA or DNA viruses in the field during outbreaks or as an inexpensive, convenient method for use in the lab.Nature Protocols201768928A protocol for generating coding-sequence-complete genomes, comprising an online primer design tool, a novel multiplex PCR enrichment protocol, optimized library preparation methods for the portable MinION sequencer and the Illumina range of instruments, and a bioinformatics pipeline for generating consensus sequences.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Protocols['J. Quick', 'N. Grubaugh', 'S. Pullan', 'I. Claro', 'Andrew D. Smith', 'K. Gangavarapu', 'G. Oliveira', 'R. Robles-Sikisaka', 'T. Rogers', 'N. Beutler', 'D. Burton', 'L. Lewis-Ximenez', 'J. D. de Jesus', 'M. Giovanetti', 'S. Hill', 'Allison Black', 'T. Bedford', 'M. Carroll', 'M. Nunes', 'L. Alcântara', 'E. Sabino', 'S. Baylis', 'N. Faria', 'M. Loose', 'J. Simpson', 'O. Pybus', 'K. Andersen', 'N. Loman']2017-01-09T00:00:00 02aed7bdac3d7de08b93e383632a936bb79ffca52017002017-01-09T00:00:00['G. H.']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f19ca4ab77c8b4fe183a9f2259e26667a2f100322017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Keith M. Harris', 'L. Phelan', 'Bonnie McBain', 'Jennifer Archer', 'Antony Drew', 'Carole James']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5ff1b9715b60225895068f81c661043eeaa84b492017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Fabio Parasecoli']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6ee0357086e0a707b6dcf57785be649190669ff12017902017-01-09T00:00:00['Pražák Petr']2017-01-09T00:00:00 70619dd7174656af97d860e7177959330f55b7b12017012017-01-09T00:00:00['Paramitha Tampubolon']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9fe5ce48e12447d551e0732bdd1357fa4e9d480cPenelitian ini adalah penerapan E-Commerce pada HijrahKu Hijab. Selama ini sistem penjualan dan promosi produk hijab di HijrahKu Hijab masih kurang menarik minat beli dari konsumen. Saat ini promosi yang dilakukan oleh HijrahKu Hijab melalui sosial media seperti Facebook , Instagram , BBM dan dari mulut ke mulut. Untuk itu akan dibuat website E-Commerce . Tujuan pembuatan website ini untuk mengetahui produk, harga dan promosi di HijrahKu Hijab. Mengetahui minat beli hijab di HijrahKu Hijab. Mengetahui pengaruh produk, harga dan promosi di HijrahKu Hijab. Serta untuk menganalisa perencanaan dan perancangan E-Commerce yang efisien untuk penjualan dan promosi produk hijab di HijrahKu Hijab. Website E-Commerce ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP berbasis web  dan untuk database menggunakan MySQL , tools yang digunakan adalah Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 dan Xampp. Website E-Commerce ini adalah sebuah situs penjualan kerudung muslimah/khimar di wilayah Kota Tegal.Power Elektronik Jurnal Orang Elektro2017012017-01-09T00:00:00Power Elektronik: Jurnal Orang Elektro['Bahrun Niam', 'Martselani Adias Sabara']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3bf2528e00947b7e8c5464d23af5e90d0f4278302017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Stacey A. Mackay', 'Katherine M. White', 'Patricia L. Obst']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6f234fa14d85a795cb971f9a636d240310ea429dDistributed System Development At Toko Emas Makmur  Based On Desktop and Web Applications is an application used to allow users to store to report all transactions and data items. This application uses three (3) platforms, the Desktop and Web applications are distributed using the Web Service. This application was built using Visual Studio 2015 software on desktop and web applications, as well as SQL Server 2015 as the database of the program. This application involves three (3) the results of which will be a report that sales transactions, purchase transactions, and Data Products. This application uses the UAT (User Aceptence Test), and Blackbox testing in the testing process. From the testing that has been done shows that desktop applications can be connected or properly distributed to the web through the Web Service.201700From the testing that has been done shows that desktop applications can be connected or properly distributed to the web through the Web Service.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Foris Julio Suyanto', 'Tony Tony', 'Bobby Tumbelaka']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a9e8e3b50b3064664afd8faf1d8eb93074fc3a4520171012017-01-09T00:00:00['Yutao Wang', 'Wenya Zhou', 'Y. Pang']2017-01-09T00:00:00 689faa72c47fa34ab8635ad9c09091f4d190a90e2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Keith M. Harris', 'L. Phelan', 'Bonnie McBain', 'Jennifer Archer', 'Antony Drew', 'Carole James']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c36667ca3431c0075f6437da17bb85c2a0b33b532017002017-01-09T00:00:00['P. Schaar']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e69fb221045f48f9ed4688520835473f17e0062b2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['R. Romero']2017-01-09T00:00:00 41ff7cc4781b760caa90e941d94bddda21e074172017002017-01-09T00:00:00['K. Ellis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 685459e6a0ccb68a7b4ad6a5e4089b414c827bc22017002017-01-09T00:00:00['P. Martínez']2017-01-09T00:00:00 749335f57e2243e9518746891485ac889c3fdbe82017002017-01-09T00:00:00['N. Schneider', 'O. Krause', 'U. Junius-Walker', 'M. Hartung']2017-01-09T00:00:00 bdfab1c8a46bbb735c0c2cf53435c9afa6d738992017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Danielle Dion']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6bd3e9e39039fe025c0ea4b2aa2cf00b2ed12fe5American Psychological Association (APA) style is commonly used for citing references in science and social science courses, such as Psychology and Social Work. This guide is based on the APA Manual (6th ed.), published in 2009.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Jcsu Library']2017-01-09T00:00:00 40a17bb3419ec5b8ff472c1c6dd5d0135882bf80Basic sources for researching an architecture topic including finding books and journal articles, images, web directories, DVDs, and more.201700Basic sources for researching an architecture topic including finding books and journal articles, images, web directories, DVDs, and more are provided.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Andi Back']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4c4d5c5a1c1ca6779864933985af0a71640f439fBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth201743252Prevalence of personal and work-related burnout in Australian midwives was high and the physical and psychological exhaustion associated with the different types of burnout were reflected in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms.2017-01-09T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['D. Creedy', 'M. Sidebotham', 'J. Gamble', 'J. Pallant', 'J. Fenwick']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e4f9024b258834cc27cafbcd74d3994d42fd29ddThe purpose of this paper is twofold: to perform a synthesis of academic research published between 2009 and 2016 regarding the changes in tourism consumer behavior brought about by the use of social media (SM); and to suggest a set of strategies for tourism businesses to seize opportunities and deal with resulting challenges.,A volume of 146 peer-reviewed journal articles were retrieved from two major databases. Content analysis of this academic research has been performed, exploring the effects of online reviews on tourism consumers and providers.,The content analysis identified three main research themes that were investigated by scholars and classified into two major categories, namely, consumer perspective and provider perspective: the antecedents (factors motivating and influencing tourists); the influence of online reviews on consumer behaviour; and the impact of these reviews on tourism businesses (providers’ perspective).,This study is based on a literature review and outcomes reported by previous studies; hence, the suggestions are indicative rather than conclusive. Some publication sources were not included.,This paper suggests a range of adequate strategies, along with operational actions, formulated for industry practitioners in the fields of management and marketing.,It provides an update of the state of published academic research into SM and an integrated set of management and marketing strategies for tourism providers in seizing the opportunities and dealing with the challenges raised in a digital context.20171491952017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['M. Sotiriadis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a93c559fff13af7e75591d47f6d555a70148b8b1Purpose This study aims to examine determinants of perceived website quality and associations among consequences of perceived website quality. Adopting the framework of loyalty development, causal links are investigated among the website quality, customers’ perceived service quality, their satisfaction, return intention and loyalty in the context of the lodging industry. Design/methodology/approach An online field survey is conducted with internet bookers. A confirmatory factor analysis and a parameter estimate analysis using structural equation modeling are adopted to analyze the data. Findings The progression of the phases of loyalty proceeds in a linear fashion on a lodging website. Mediation effects of customer satisfaction and return intention are detected. Moderation effects of gender were also detected in the relationships among website service quality and consequences of website service quality. Research limitations/implications Caution is advised in generalizing findings of this study due to convenience sampling, although findings of the study do confirm results of previously conducted studies. Practical implications This study provides practical tips for website development for hospitality management to understand the e-loyalty formation process so that appropriate marketing strategies can be established to accommodate the type and degree of individual customer’s loyalty as well as gender-specific expectations from prospective customers. Originality/value This study demonstrates that customer loyalty formation in both physical and online environments has identical processes in the context of the lodging industry. The male group, compared to the female group, appears to be more sensitive in perceiving the effects of functionality of a lodging website, tends to develop customer satisfaction when perceiving website service quality and inclines to develop customer loyalty when having return intention.201793143The male group, compared to the female group, appears to be more sensitive in perceiving the effects of functionality of a lodging website, tends to develop customer satisfaction when perceiving website service quality and inclines to developCustomer loyalty when having return intention.2017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['M. Jeon', 'Miyoung Jeong']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8a44858a32d00c362afb5377781ace31b41271f0We examined the relationships between the determinants that affect customers’ use of food delivery apps. Using an extended technology acceptance model, we explored consumers’ experiences in purchasing delivery food through mobile apps. We distributed a self-administered questionnaire online and used structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses. We found that user-generated information, firm-generated information, and system quality had a significant effect on perceived usefulness. In addition, system quality and design quality strongly influenced the perceived ease of use, which improved perceived usefulness, and in turn, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use affected attitude toward the use of mobile apps. Practical implications for the food service industry are discussed.20170145The relationships between the determinants that affect customers’ use of food delivery apps and consumers’ experiences in purchasing delivery food through mobile apps are examined using an extended technology acceptance model and user-generated information, firm- generated information, and system quality had a significant effect on perceived usefulness.2017-01-09T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Eun-yong Lee', 'Soo-bum Lee', 'Y. Jeon']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d75bd1988bfdd83d65a8340575d34aa2fc00b4c9Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20174571It is pointed to the importance of addressing feeding challenges in addition to selectivity, such as disruptive mealtime behaviors, and doing so within the context of the family and home environment.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['M. Thullen', 'Aaron Bonsall']2017-01-09T00:00:00 86dccfb4b61f55649df34756fe55efa1c08efad6Information Technology & Tourism201714664It is found that e-servicescape influences consumers’ flow experience and positive affect, and flow experience prompts positive affect which in turn, impacts consumers' behavioral intention.2017-01-09T00:00:00Information Technology & Tourism['Dan Huang', 'Zhiyong Li', 'Jian Mou', 'Xinyi Liu']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5bb4f059972c476e5d122167c730beccd2d1ccbcPurpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting employees’ overall acceptance, satisfaction and future use of e-learning, specifically exploring the impact that age has on the intended future use of e-learning relative to the other potential predictors. Design/methodology/approach The project developed an online survey and invited employees of one Australian rail organisation to participate. Questions were structured around the factors that affect acceptance and future use of e-learning. Statistical analysis was used. Findings The findings from the study suggest that, despite the often espoused stereotype, age is not a significant factor impacting either future use intentions or satisfaction with e-learning. In contrast, three variables were found to be useful predictors of intention for future use of organisational e-learning; low complexity, authenticity and technical support. Research limitations/implications The study did not consider other moderating effects related to demographic data other than age, such as educational experience. Further, the case presented is a single organisation and therefore is not necessarily representative of other industries. Future studies should adopt a mixed methods approach. Practical implications This study has emphasised that attention needs to be focussed on factors over which organisations have control when adopting and using e-learning. Employee age should not be seen as an obstacle to e-learning implementation, rather attention needs to turn to effective and user-friendly e-learning interventions along with sufficient technology support. Originality/value Perceptions within industry and indeed in some literature, suggest that employee age stereotypes still exist in relation to technology uptake. This research has demonstrated that this stereotype is an erroneous assumption and emphasised the importance of other factors.20175561The findings from the study suggest that, despite the often espoused stereotype, age is not a significant factor impacting either future use intentions or satisfaction with e-learning, and attention needs to turn to effective and user-friendly e- learning interventions along with sufficient technology support.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Education and Training['Julie Fleming', 'Karen Becker', 'C. Newton']2017-01-09T00:00:00 72c7a2e91b5b5f5cf1a4feedd0720a160d9c78acTypical analysis of content caching algorithms using the metric of steady state hit probability under a stationary request process does not account for performance loss under a variable request arrival process. In this paper, we instead conceptualize caching algorithms as complexity-limited online distribution learning algorithms and use this vantage point to study their adaptability from two perspectives: 1) the accuracy of learning a fixed popularity distribution and 2) the speed of learning items’ popularity. In order to attain this goal, we compute the distance between the stationary distributions of several popular algorithms with that of a genie-aided algorithm that has the knowledge of the true popularity ranking, which we use as a measure of learning accuracy. We then characterize the mixing time of each algorithm, i.e., the time needed to attain the stationary distribution, which we use as a measure of learning efficiency. We merge both the abovementioned measures to obtain the “learning error” representing both how quickly and how accurately an algorithm learns the optimal caching distribution and use this to determine the trade-off between these two objectives of many popular caching algorithms. Informed by the results of our analysis, we propose a novel hybrid algorithm, adaptive-least recently used, that learns both faster and better the changes in the popularity. We show numerically that it also outperforms all other candidate algorithms when confronted with either a dynamically changing synthetic request process or using real world traces.IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications20174845A novel hybrid algorithm is proposed, adaptive-least recently used, that learns both faster and better the changes in the popularity and outperforms all other candidate algorithms when confronted with either a dynamically changing synthetic request process or using real world traces.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications['Jian Li', 'S. Shakkottai', 'John C.S. Lui', 'V. Subramanian']2017-01-09T00:00:00 abf53625fc59a5000146fbb0c9de760bf978dc2fABSTRACT The maker movement is a cultural trend that focuses on an individual’s ability to be a creator of things using technology. This study provides an exploratory analysis of the motivations of making and community participation in the maker movement. This study conducted a field study based on motivation theory using a survey methodology that involved 93 individual makers from seven online maker communities. The analysis results show that different motives have a positive effect on makers in different ways: extrinsic, status opportunity motivation affects making itself while use-value motivation affects community participation. Intrinsic motivation does not have a significant relationship with either participation or making. Furthermore, community participation is an important factor in making as it influences both learning and performance, while making only influences performance. These results can help to enlarge the understanding of makers and contribute to the growth of the maker movement.Information Technology for Development20176937The analysis results show that different motives have a positive effect on makers in different ways: extrinsic, status opportunity motivation affects making itself while use-value motivation affects community participation.2017-01-09T00:00:00Information Technology for Development['B. Kwon', 'Junyeong Lee']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a5eb9a80ce5d2ed83b9e453140373790ae1b1882The visionary concept of zero waste advocates a systematic process of designing out waste and recovering resources from waste. A strategic zero waste framework (ZWF) is essential for developing and executing systematic waste management activities to achieve the overarching goals. This study identifies the key principles for the development of a strategic ZWF based on a waste experts’ survey analysis. Around 68 experts from different regions responded and provided their views on the key elements of a strategic ZWF though an online questionnaire survey. Eighteen strategic elements of waste prevention, management, treatment and assessment were identified as the key principles of the zero waste framework. As the study followed a generalized approach, it is important to acknowledge that all identified and proposed strategic elements may need to be contextualized based on the local conditions in order to achieve zero waste goals. Based on the findings, the study suggests the following three fundamental strategic action plans that need to be implemented simultaneously for moving towards zero waste societies: (i) sustainable production through a cradle-to-cradle design and product stewardship; (ii) collaborative and responsible consumption of natural resources; and (iii) zero waste management through conservation of resources. In addition, a constant evaluation of progress towards zero waste goals is essential. It is anticipated that by considering local circumstances, the proposed strategic guidelines would be beneficial for local authorities and relevant stakeholders while developing their zero waste strategy.201790352017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Zaman']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4e8a76d42e3522c5992081c0e41b5a9faa5cff6bUsing simultaneously scanning small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and UV-vis absorption with integrated online size exclusion chromatography, supplemental with molecular dynamics simulations, we unveil the long-postulated global structure evolution of a model multidomain protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) during acid-induced unfolding. Our results differentiate three global packing structures of the three molten globule domains of BSA, forming three intermediates I1, I2, and E along the unfolding pathway. The I1-I2 transition, overlooked in all previous studies, involves mainly coordinated reorientations across interconnected molten globule subdomains, and the transition activates a critical pivot domain opening of the protein for entering into the E form, with an unexpectedly large unfolding free energy change of -9.5 kcal mol-1, extracted based on the observed packing structural changes. The revealed local packing flexibility and rigidity of the molten globule domains in the E form elucidate how collective motions of the molten globule domains profoundly influence the folding-unfolding pathway of a multidomain protein.Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters20174934The revealed local packing flexibility and rigidity of the molten globule domains in the E form elucidate how collective motions of the lava subdomains profoundly influence the folding-unfolding pathway of a multidomain protein.2017-01-09T00:00:00The journal of physical chemistry letters['Y. Yeh', 'K. Liao', 'Orion Shih', 'Y. Shiu', 'Wei‐Ru Wu', 'C. Su', 'Po-Chang Lin', 'U. Jeng']2017-01-09T00:00:00 16ca4da07ed00f263b7cd6276d2b11ec92535c48This paper presents a 4K2K 480-fps global-shutter CMOS image sensor with a super 35-mm format for a highly realistic digital video system. The sensor employs newly developed gain-adaptive column analog-to-digital converters to obtain input-referred dark random noise of 140 $\mu \text{V}_{\mathrm {rms}}$ for an input-referred full-scale readout of 923 mV. An on-chip online correction of the error between two switchable gains maintained the nonlinearity of the output image within 0.18%. A chip-on-chip integration process realized a front-illuminated image sensor stacked with two diced logic chips through 38-K microbump interconnections. The global-shutter pixel achieved a parasitic light sensitivity of −99.6 dB. The 16-channel output interfaces with 4.752 Gbps/ch were implemented in the stacked logic chips.IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits20172031This paper presents a 4K2K 480-fps global-shutter CMOS image sensor with a super 35-mm format for a highly realistic digital video system and employs newly developed gain-adaptive column analog-to-digital converters.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits['Y. Oike', 'Kentaro Akiyama', 'Luong D. Hung', 'Wataru Niitsuma', 'A. Kato', 'Mamoru Sato', 'Yuri Kato', 'Wataru Nakamura', 'Hiroshi Shiroshita', 'Y. Sakano', 'Y. Kitano', 'Takuya Nakamura', 'T. Toyama', 'H. Iwamoto', 'T. Ezaki']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b5eee28694623da2e19b9f6d13bab13ef9e718e05G envisages a “hyperconnected society” where trillions of diverse entities could communicate with each other anywhere and at any time, some of which will demand extremely challenging performance requirements such as submillisecond low latency. Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) concept where application computing resources are deployed at the edge of the mobile network in proximity of an end user is a promising solution to improve quality of online experience. To make MEC more flexible and cost-effective Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies are widely adopted. It leads to significant CAPEX and OPEX reduction with the help of a joint radio-cloud management and orchestration logic. In this paper we discuss and develop a reference architecture for the orchestration and management of the MEC ecosystem. Along with the lifecycle management flows of MEC services, indicating the interactions among the functional modules inside the Orchestrator and with external elements, QoS management with a focus on the channel state information technique is presented.Mobile Information Systems20171327A reference architecture for the orchestration and management of the MEC ecosystem is developed, indicating the interactions among the functional modules inside the Orchestrator and with external elements, and QoS management with a focus on the channel state information technique is presented.2017-01-09T00:00:00Mob. Inf. Syst.['S. Peng', 'J. O. Fajardo', 'P. Khodashenas', 'Bego Blanco', 'F. Liberal', 'C. Ruiz', 'C. Turyagyenda', 'Mick Wilson', 'S. Vadgama']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ae838dc4280931540328acf24bdf606ea95754d4Considering the lack of the scientific studies on the selected topic, the authors of this article raise the aim to set up the definition of digital shadow economy and identify its distinctive features and channels. Thus far, the studies on illegal digital activities have covered ambiguous inter­pretations of digital shadow economy that incorporated both criminal and economic aspects of the activities performed. The results of the empirical research have enabled to formulate the definition of digital shadow economy that refers to illegal activities, such as digital service provision and sales of goods/services online, when operating exceptionally in digital space, the entities violate the existent legal norms and regulations with a pursuit of illegal mutual interest and material benefits. The newly formulated definition of digital shadow economy has served as a corner-stone for identification of the distinctive features and channels of this phenomenon. Hence, the results of the research may make a significant and weighty contribution to the development of the theory of economics and may raise the awareness of what the phenomenon of digital shadow economy implies. First published online: 09 Jan 2017201744302017-01-09T00:00:00Technological and Economic Development of Economy['Rita Remeikienė', 'Ligita Gasparėnienė', 'F. Schneider']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b4222bd346e03bec0d6d75dc714cbfd9c72beda1Humanistic Management Journal201722282017-01-09T00:00:00Humanistic Management Journal['Andrés Chinchilla', 'Mayte Garcia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d72defc92899a5d1b61b797440baf3bfa56d0248Introduction: Medical applications help physicians to make more rapid and evidence based decisions that may provide better patient care. This study aimed to determine the extent to which smart phones and medical applications are integrated in the emergency department daily practice. Method: In a cross sectional study, a modified standard questionnaire (Payne et al.) consisting of demographic data and information regarding quality and quantity of smartphone and medical app utilization was sent to emergency-medicine residents and interns twice (two weeks apart), in January 2015. The questionnaire was put online using open access "Web-form Module" and the address of the web page was e-mailed along with a cover letter explaining the survey. Finally, responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and SPSS 22 software. Results: 65 cases participated (response rate 86%). The mean age of interns and residents were 25.03 ± 1.13 and 30.27 ± 4.68 years, respectively (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between interns and residents in owning a smartphone (p = 0.5). Android was more popular than IOS (67.7% against 25.8%) and the most popular medical apps were Medscape and UpToDate, respectively. 38 (61.3%) of the respondents were using their apps more than once a day and mostly for drug information. English (83.9%), Persian (12.9%), and other languages (3.2%) were preferred languages for designing a medical software among the participants, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of present study showed that smartphones are very popular among Iranian interns and residents in emergency department and a substantial number of them own a smartphone and are using medical apps regularly in their clinical practice.Emergency20172025It was showed that smartphones are very popular among Iranian interns and residents in emergency department and a substantial number of them own a smartphone and are using medical apps regularly in their clinical practice.2017-01-09T00:00:00Emergency['Amirhosein Jahanshir', 'E. Karimialavijeh', 'H. Sheikh', 'M. Vahedi', 'M. Momeni']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7117e66e4d10153dcaa369dbee89d222645790cfDiscussions on farm animal welfare have become frequent, especially in developed countries. The aim of this research was to study the perception of fish sentience, welfare and slaughter by highly educated citizens from Bogotá, Colombia, and Curitiba, Brazil. An online survey with 12 questions presented as open-ended, multiple choice and 5-point Likert-type scale formats was available to respondents. Answers from 395 participants in Bogotá and 387 in Curitiba were analyzed, and results are presented in the order Bogotá followed by Curitiba. The percentage of participants who perceived fish as sentient animals was 79.7% and 71.8%. The classification of sentience perception among taxonomic groups seems in accordance with the phylogenetic proximity to humans, suggesting participants were more likely to perceive sentience in mammals than in other animals. The descending order related to the highest perception of fish suffering in different scenarios was fishing with hook and line (75.6%, 70.6%); municipal live fish fair (68.7%—only in Curitiba); fish-and-pay ponds (59.7%, 54.4%); fish kept as laboratory animals (58.0, 48.1%); fish farming (35.7, 36.8%); fish in pet stores (35.5%, 26.1%); production of ornamental fish (19.3%, 21.8%); fish in aquarium exhibits (18.8%,16.9%); and fish kept as pets (12.4%,12.3%). Lack of knowledge about the conditions of capture, handling, transport and sale of ornamental fish may justify the perception of low level of suffering in the last scenarios. Regarding humane slaughter, 57.0% and 55.0% of respondents were unaware of the issue. After reflection induced by the questionnaire, 76.0% and 72% of participants believed that fish should be included in humane slaughter regulations. This study presents original data suggesting that respondents from Bogotá and Curitiba consider fish as sentient beings. The perception of suffering in specific scenarios challenges common activities. Recognition of suffering also endorses humane slaughter regulations to reduce pain in a large number of individuals of fish slaughtered annually for human consumption in Colombia and Brazil.PLoS ONE20178524This study presents original data suggesting that respondents from Bogotá and Curitiba consider fish as sentient beings, and recognition of suffering also endorses humane slaughter regulations to reduce pain in a large number of individuals of fish slaughtered annually for human consumption in Colombia and Brazil.2017-01-09T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Daniel Santiago Rucinque', 'A. P. O. Souza', 'C. Molento']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7ec387dd13a4afbb887401a1cbb8c4c064ec63a7It is common for cancer patients to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This study was designed to explore China's oncologists’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical practices regarding CAM use by their patients. An online survey was conducted of China's oncologists. Among 11,270 participants who completed the online survey, 6,007 (53.3%) were identified as oncologists. Most were men (75.2%), with a mean age of 33.4 (standard deviation: 6.5) years. The 6,007 oncologists discussed with 36.5% of their patients about CAM. Most of them (75.6%) did not want to initiate discussions due to lack of knowledge on CAM. Oncologists estimated that 40.0% of their patients used CAM treatments. Oncologists reported that 28.7% of their patients underwent anticancer therapy with the concurrent use of CAM. Four out of five of the responding oncologists self-reported inadequate knowledge and only 22.0% reported receiving professional education on CAM. Nearly half (44.9%) of the oncologists believed CAM treatment was effective for symptoms and treatment of cancer. Physician factors associated with initiating discussions with patients about CAM use included sex, age (≥ 33 years), medical license for traditional Chinese medicine, enough knowledge and professional education experience. China's oncologists infrequently discussed with their patients about CAM due to lack of knowledge. Most of the oncologists did not encourage CAM use.OncoTarget20172821China's oncologists infrequently discussed with their patients about CAM due to lack of knowledge, and most of the oncologist did not encourage CAM use.2017-01-09T00:00:00Oncotarget['Geliang Yang', 'Richard T. Lee', 'Hui-qing Zhang', 'W. Gu', 'Peiying Yang', 'C. Ling']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5f9ab04e38682be428fffdba37d547c230e016b4Background Recently, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) scientific production is growing, but transgender (TG) people is less considered in the LGBT-related research, highlighting the lack of representative data on this neglected population. METHODS To assess the current status of scientific production on TG population, a bibliometric study was performed using the articles on TG people deposited in five databases, including PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Science Citation Index (SCI), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS). RESULTS The PubMed/Medline search retrieved 2370 documents, which represented 0.008% of all articles recorded in Medline. The Scopus search identified 4974 articles. At SCI, 2863 articles were identified. A search of the SciELO database identified 39 articles, whereas the LILACS search identified 44 articles. Most papers were from the US (57.59%), followed by Canada (5.15%), the UK (4.42%), Australia (3.19%), The Netherlands (2.46%) and Peru (1.83%). These six countries accounted for 74.6% of all scientific output. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that the TG-related research is low, especially in low-income developing countries, where stigma and discrimination are common. More awareness, knowledge, and sensitivity in healthcare communities are needed to eliminate barriers in health attention and research in this population.Sexual Health2017616The findings indicate that the TG-related research is low, especially in low-income developing countries, where stigma and discrimination are common.2017-01-09T00:00:00Sexual health['Y. Ortiz-Martínez', 'C. Rios-González']2017-01-09T00:00:00 74def68b6dd69e1dfaf6ca5d5b331d8e67d526f0SUMMARY Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis which can be fatal in infants. Although high vaccine coverage led to prolonged disease control in England, a national outbreak of pertussis in 2011 led to the largest increase in over two decades, including a marked increase in cases aged ⩾15 years. A case-control study in four regions of England was undertaken to investigate risk factors for pertussis in adolescents and adults, specifically employment type and professional and household contact with children. Pertussis cases were laboratory-confirmed and aged ⩾15 years. Controls were recruited through general practitioner nomination. Demographic and risk factor information were collected using an online survey. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate independent associations with outcome. Two hundred and thirty-one cases and 190 controls were recruited. None of the four employment variables (social care, education, health sector, patient contact) were significantly associated with pertussis. Professional contact with children aged < 1 year was associated with a significantly reduced odds of pertussis [odds ratio (OR) 0·25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0·08–0·78, P = 0·017]. Household contact with ⩾1 child aged 10–14 years was associated with significantly increased odds of pertussis (OR 2·61, 95% CI 1·47–4·64, P = 0·001). Occupational contact with very young children was associated with reduced odds of pertussis, probably due to immune boosting by low-level exposures to B. pertussis. Sharing a household with a young adolescent was a significant risk factor for pertussis in adults and older teenagers. The primary focus of the childhood pertussis vaccination programmes is to prevent infant disease. Although evidence is emerging that adolescent vaccination does not provide indirect protection to infants, our results highlight the importance of children aged 10–14 years in pertussis transmission to older adolescents and adults.Epidemiology and Infection20173613The results highlight the importance of children aged 10–14 years in pertussis transmission to older adolescents and adults, and share a household with a young adolescent was a significant risk factor for pertussedis in adults and older teenagers.2017-01-09T00:00:00Epidemiology and Infection['A. Wensley', 'G. Hughes', 'H. Campbell', 'G. Amirthalingam', 'N. Andrews', 'N. Young', 'L. Coole']2017-01-09T00:00:00 59ecb354b5ed1f31854767507b9ec97d4ab91306Thermal field-flow fractionation (ThFFF) is applied to the characterization of vinyl polymers such as poly(vinylcyclohexane) (PVCH) in terms of size, molar mass and chemical composition. It is shown by 1H NMR that, although limited, ThFFF using single component solvents can separate polystyrene (PS) and its hydrogenated product, PVCH, according to differences in molecular microstructure. Different from single component solvents, binary solvent systems of cyclohexane and methyl ethyl ketone can provide an additional driving force (in the form of solvent partitioning) to dramatically improve the separation of PS and PVCH by ThFFF. It is found that the separation of PS and PVCH improves with increasing methyl ethyl ketone content in the mobile phase up to 30 vol %. Additionally, it is shown that the compositional distribution of PVCH in the binary solvent systems can be obtained by the online coupling of infrared spectroscopy to ThFFF.201721122017-01-09T00:00:00Macromolecules['G. Greyling', 'H. Pasch']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4992c5b9cf4edacf195e57a5a781bd1331cfb9dfTranslational Behavioral Medicine20174211There is a need for a fundamental shift in research on social support in interventions for smoking cessation, based on the knowledge of the extensive literature on socialSupport interventions that has been published over the past 30+ years.2017-01-09T00:00:00Translational Behavioral Medicine['Amanda L. Graham', 'G. Papandonatos', 'K. Zhao']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b9bc8414d1399644983d6834991a3921f331cfc2This article explores journalism ethics, credibility and objectivity on contemporary journalism platforms (blog, online journalism and citizen journalism) by case study of Ohmynews— a citizen journalism developed in South Korea. To answer the challenge of citizen journalism in relation with credibility and objectivity on contemporary journalism, at least there are three solutions. First, by developing education and training for citizen journalism. Second, by building collaboration between professional journalism and citizen. Third, in their task, journalist must based on nine journalism elements. So, media idealism as social control and education for society can be practiced20170112017-01-09T00:00:00['Y. Widodo']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e525738314e1bd591502c803576a63e8d73f71d3ABSTRACT Student preferences for delivery options were obtained within a monetary framework by asking students to purchase their ideal course structure. Results show that accounting students prefer to spend more on tutorials but purchase less lecture time; the difference due to the higher cost of tutorials compared to lectures. Face-to-face classes were preferred to web-based materials. Within lectures and tutorials students prefer more time devoted to teacher-centred activities than student-centred activities. Monetary valuations, where students must take into account the cost of delivery as well as effectiveness, provide insights for teaching staff and administrators, who need to simultaneously enhance teaching and learning, satisfy student preferences and operate with limited resources. Online and/or student-centred learning may not be compatible with preferences of accounting students. Teachers need to balance calls to change educational delivery and learning activities with preferences of accounting students, or ensure they educate students on why non-preferred approaches are undertaken.201783102017-01-09T00:00:00Accounting Education['R. Taplin', 'Rosy Kerr', 'Alistair M. Brown']2017-01-09T00:00:00 66c88a1a1f76c64d0bbb0f67c2f0c616609a1ab0Abstract Purpose To evaluate the preferences of women and men regarding female pubic hair depilation and identify possible reasons for these preferences. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of men and women over 18 years old who were invited by the official blog of our institution to respond anonymously to an online and self-administered questionnaire made by the researchers. The analyses were made using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS, SAS Inc., Cary, NC, US) software, version 9.3, and contingency tables were used to verify the distribution of variables. The univariate statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson chi-squared test, and the differences for values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. Results We obtained data from 69,920 subjects (52,787 women and 17,133 men). The mean age was 31.9 years for men, and 28.5 years for women. Most women (64.3%) and men (62.2%) preferred complete removal of female pubic hair, and this preference was more pronounced in younger women and men. Most women reported performing depilation at home (55.8%), with 44.4% using hot wax and 40.1% using a razor blade. About half of the women (44.7%) and men (50.1%) reported sexual activity, having intercourse 2 to 3 times per week. The frequency of intercourse and sexual satisfaction in women correlated with total pubic hair removal. Conclusion Most Brazilian women and men prefer the complete removal of female pubic hair, especially those who are younger and more sexually active. Women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal of pubic hair.Gynecologie et obstetrique2017169Most Brazilian women and men prefer the complete removal of female pubic hair, especially those who are younger and more sexually active, and women who are satisfied with the appearance of their own genitalia have a stronger preference for complete removal.2017-01-09T00:00:00RBGO Gynecology & Obstetrics['Maria Luiza Prudente de Oliveira Sangiorgi', 'L. Lara', 'Maria Rita Lerri', 'R. Ferriani', 'A. Romão']2017-01-09T00:00:00 366cf2e0bc633a97e267e4c0fec3400c3ff3112fWe demonstrate that Schh onhage storage modiication machines are equivalent , in a strong sense, to unary abstract state machines. We also show t h a t i f one extends the Schh onhage model with a pairing function and removes the unary restriction , then equivalence between the two machine models survives.Journal of universal computer science (Online)2017917It is demonstrated that Schh onhage storage modiication machines are equivalent, in a strong sense, to unary abstract state machines.2017-01-09T00:00:00J. Univers. Comput. Sci.['Scott D. Dexter', 'P. Doyle', 'Y. Gurevich']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4b2791f9f172c5e5d9940c59dd84a5e871827a3d201778A framework for designing clothes as realistic 3D digital models and for allowing customers to evaluate the designed clothes by using realistic virtual mannequins of their bodies instead of the standard ones is described.2017-01-09T00:00:00['M. Carulli', 'A. Vitali', 'G. Caruso', 'M. Bordegoni', 'C. Rizzi', 'U. Cugini']2017-01-09T00:00:00 52cdaf65dd8b7feaa0627800893fd547e563856b2017256This installation is designed in accordance with persuasive theories, and utilizes moderate amounts of coercive feedback to motivate people and bring about a behaviour change without being paternalistic in nature.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Jayati Bandyopadhyay', 'Girish Dalvi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0558a84718ba902cca767ba5be93b0fb09e16235Chromatographia2017157The problem was solved by revising the sample collection and dilution methods which were subsequently successfully applied to a clinical study and revealed that urine samples at high ASP2151 concentrations became heterogeneous during sample handling and storage.2017-01-09T00:00:00Chromatographia['Yoshiaki Ohtsu', 'R. van Trigt', 'Kaori Takama', 'D. Groenendaal', 'A. Takada', 'Takeshi Nakamura', 'K. Noguchi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2188c31e47444a1dd9ffc320f3ebca5a8bfef7e1Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of Members of Parliament (MPs) in Bangladesh. It aimed at determining the information sources, preferred information format, frequency of seeking information and access to information and communication technology and online information services by the MPs. The study also intended to assess the role of parliament library for satisfying the information needs of the MPs. Design/methodology/approach A survey method was adopted for data collection; the respondents were interviewed by the researchers with the guidance of a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was read out for the respondents and filled up by the interviewers based on the answers they received. Fifty MPs were selected for the study using simple random sampling. The data were analysed with the help of weighted mean. Findings The study found that the MPs mainly seek information to make a parliamentary request/inquiry, to make a speech and to make a decision. The most important sources of information were minutes of sessions, mass media, personal letters and information networks; and they preferred printed formats rather than online documents. The result also showed that only a few MPs were aware of the information services provided by the parliament library and were satisfied with the services they received. Originality/value There has been no study carried out on the information needs and information-seeking behaviour of MPs in Bangladesh prior to this research. The study will help the policymakers to improve the library services for MPs in Bangladesh.20171572017-01-09T00:00:00['Uzzal Hossain', 'A. Hossain', 'Shariful Islam']2017-01-09T00:00:00 77e9e3a76347f28dd1dd21c98fae06fb401c5ae7Purpose Via an experimental approach, this study therefore seeks to examine the effects of outcome valence upon service perception in the higher education setting where academic services form the core service element. To further extend this inquiry, the purpose of this paper is to explore the carryover effect of these emotional states to a subsequent unrelated service encounter which is classified as a peripheral service element which is hedonic in nature. Design/methodology/approach By using a simulated laboratory experimental procedure involving 300 participants, the authors examined the extent to which a student’s feeling toward an online test result has a bearing upon the teaching evaluation and a subsequent service experience in a branded retail context. Findings The results gathered from this study highlight the variability of the carryover effect of outcome valence from a work-related service context that serves as incidental emotions to a subsequent unrelated service encounter which is hedonic in nature. From the results gathered, variations were observed in relation to the dynamics of outcome valence in affecting core service evaluation where teaching quality was assessed, and in the peripheral service context in the form of retail experience at a branded cafe. From the basis of these findings, the psychological role of retail stores operating in a valence-oriented industry such as the higher education is discussed in this study. Practical implications Essentially, this study contributes to the academic literature and managerial practices by extending the knowledge in the dynamics of valence and its impact upon service perceptions. Originality/value This study adopts a simulated experimental design to assess the transference effect of valence in specific service encounters. This methodological approach offers greater reliability compared to existing studies which undertake a retrospective approach via questionnaire survey to examine outcome valence in service experiences. The results from this study provide important managerial implications by assessing the impact of valence upon customer satisfaction ratings which are commonly used for performance appraisal of service staff members. Additionally, the outcome of this study potentially assist managers to account for incidental emotions which may have an impact upon customer’s service experience.20174762017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Service Theory and Practice['Y. S. Chong', 'P. Ahmed']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6d6077194a555ac264ec34c8ff472e4bb68b18d4the reproductive performance in monoicous and dioicous bryophytes: examples from a Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. 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Substrate preference in some forest bryophytes: a quantitative study. Lindbergia, 18: 98–103. Stark, L.R., Mishler, B.D. &McLetchie, D.N. 2000. The cost of realized sexual reproduction: assessing patterns of reproductive allocation and sporophyte abortion in a desert moss. American Journal of Botany, 87: 1599–608. Stark, L.R., McLetchie, D.N. & Eppley, S.M. 2010. Sex ratios and the shy male hypothesis in the moss Bryum argenteum (Bryaceae). Bryologist, 113: 788–97. Stark, L.R., McLetchie, D.N., Greenwood, J.L. & Eppley, S.M. 2016. Moss antheridia are desiccation tolerant: rehydration dynamics influence sperm release in Bryum argenteum. American Journal of Botany 103(5): 856–64. StatSoft. 2007. STATISTICA version 8.0, data analysis software system. Tulsa: StatSoft. [accessed 27 May 2016]. Available at www.statsoft.com Valente, E.B. & Pôrto, K.C. 2006. Briófitas de uma área de afloramento rochoso na Serra da Jibóia, município de Santa Teresinha, Bahia, Brasil. Boletim do Instituto de Botânica, 18: 207–11. Wyatt, R. & Anderson, L.E. 1984. Breeding systems in bryophytes. In: A.F. Dyer & J.G. Duckett, eds. The experimental biology of bryophytes. London: Academic Press, pp. 39–64.201755The female sex ratio patterns and fertility of Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Mitt.) Hedenäs at different spatial scales and the shy male hypothesis in the moss Bryum argenteum (Bryaceae).2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Bryology['R. Zander']2017-01-09T00:00:00 fe760e988bd5ed961983142783acef1a5bac42b4Online access was made completely free of charge from 2005. An institutional membership provides discounted publication charges for corresponding authors based at the member institution. The print subscription does not entitle authors to discounted publication charges. See https://academic.oup.com/nar/pages/Open Access Initiative. There may be other subscription rates available, for a complete listing please visit https://academic.oup.com/nar/subscribe.Nucleic Acids Research201700This dissertation aims to provide a history of web exceptionalism from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen in order to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “Web 2.0” began to circulate.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nucleic Acids Research[]2017-01-09T00:00:00 9041324d6b55dbe00df697ecf357bfbf62972a3fUnderstanding consumer behavior in the luxury industry is important. The extant literature suggests that cross-cultural conditions reflect the existence of differences in behavior and perceptions of consumers. This research investigated the way consumers in different countries and cultures perceive the country-of-origin concept in the luxury sector and also their perception about luxury brands itself. The purpose of this research was to investigate how the perception of the country-of-origin concept and the concept of luxury brands differs across nations. The value of this research is to provide empirical evidence describing how the different perceptions of country-of-origin issues and luxury brands contribute in the development of the fashion luxury brands industry. This quantitative research utilized online questionnaires attended by 190 respondents distributed from June 2012 to July 2012. Questionnaires were distributed online to different nation groups. The findings of the research indicate two interesting outcomes. First, for the case of fashion luxury brands, there were no significant differences of perceptions among the nation group perceptions regarding the country-of-origin concept. Second, there were significant differences of perceptions among the different nation group perceptions regarding to the luxury brand concept.Jurnal Akuntansi, Manajemen dan Ekonomi20172252017-01-09T00:00:00Jurnal Akuntansi, Manajemen dan Ekonomi['Handini Audita', 'M. Marck']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0d53c78dbb63018b46d3e5367ae641724579059dBackground Immigration rates have increased recently in the UK. Migrant patients may have particular needs that are inadequately met by existing primary care provision. In the absence of national guidance, local adaptations are emerging in response to these new demands. Aim To formatively assess the primary care services offered to new migrants and the ways in which practitioners and practices are adapting to meet need. Design & setting Online survey and case studies of current practice across primary care in the UK. Case studies were selected from mainstream and specialist general practice as well as primary care provision in the third sector. Method Non-probability sample survey of primary care practitioners (n = 70) with descriptive statistical analysis. Qualitative case studies (n = 8) selected purposively; in-depth exploration of organisational and practitioner adaptations to services. Analysis is structured around the principles of equitable care. Results Survey results indicated that practitioners focused on working with communities and external agencies and adapting processes of, for example, screening, vaccination, and health checks. Lack of funding was cited most frequently as a barrier to service development (n = 51; 73%). Case studies highlighted the prominence partnership working and of an organisational and practitioner focus on equitable care. Adaptations centred on addressing wider social determinants, trauma, and violence, and additional individual needs; and on delivering culturally-competent care. Conclusion Despite significant resource constraints, some primary care services are adapting to the needs of new migrants. Many adapted approaches can be characterised as equity-oriented.BJGP open2017295Despite significant resource constraints, some primary care services are adapting to the needs of new migrants, and many adapted approaches can be characterised as equity-oriented.2017-01-09T00:00:00BJGP Open['E. Such', 'Elizabeth Walton', 'B. Delaney', 'Janet Harris', 'S. Salway']2017-01-09T00:00:00 05c8bd299672998ce19f67842e0042a5200846fc43 How to cite this article: Acharya R, Gyawalee M. Uncommon presentation of Pityriasis versicolor; hyper and hypopigmentation in a same patient with variable treatment response. Our Dermatol Online. 2017;8(1):43-45. Submission: 20.02.2016; Acceptance: 06.06.2016 DOI:10.7241/ourd.20171.11 Uncommon presentation of Pityriasis versicolor; hyper and hypopigmentation in a same patient with variable treatment response201765Rare presentation of Pityriasis versicolor; hyper and hypopigmentation in a same patient with variable treatment response in aSame patient withVariable treatment response.2017-01-09T00:00:00Our Dermatology Online['R. Acharya', 'M. Gyawalee']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9fcdb2e8c2621f115c2f2c0b203c5467e04b1b74Purpose External facilitation has been shown to increase the implementation and aid sustainment of new clinical practices. The purpose of this paper is to describe the addition of facilitation to web-based training on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to promote adoption of this intervention among diverse mental health providers at US Veterans Health Administration facilities. Design/methodology/approach In total, 41 participants completed six web-based modules and met in two groups monthly over nine months by telephone with a facilitator who was also an experienced DBT skills group therapist. All participants agreed to conduct a DBT skills group as part of training. The facilitators employed a variety of engagement strategies to meet the evolving needs of participants during the training period. Participants completed an online evaluation of the modules and their facilitation experience at six weeks post-training and responded to an e-mail query at five months post-training about conducting a DBT group. Findings Overall, participants found the training and monthly interprofessional calls with the facilitator useful. Five months post-training, 33 of 41 participants reported conducting a DBT skills group, thus improving access to this intervention. Participants said the biggest barrier to training was finding time during clinic hours to complete the modules, despite assurances of support from local leaders. Originality/value This project provides evidence that virtual facilitation enhances training and promotes the adoption of new clinical practices.2017375Evidence that virtual facilitation enhances training and promotes the adoption of new clinical practices is provided, as well as a variety of engagement strategies to meet the evolving needs of participants during the training period.2017-01-09T00:00:00The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice['M. Kauth', 'G. Adler', 'Stephen J. McCandless', 'Wendy S. Leopolous']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1c8d5331ad4628a5b6cbe805c2ffdc81e7300816Social media have transformed the way we talk about science. Blogging in particular has become popular among scientists of all stripes, and has proven to be a useful tool for engaging the public in scientific discourse. Science bloggers have also helped to instill change within academia, highlighting discrimination, misconduct, and gross errors in peer review. But for all the laudable activism, the thought-provoking commentaries, and the brilliant posts that make up the scientific blogosphere, there is an equal if not greater amount of scientific gobbledygook. And for scientists who choose to blog, it is getting harder and harder to attract and sustain an online audience, even for the very best science writers. Given this competitive online environment, is it even worth the effort of starting and maintaining a blog? What are the perks, if any, of becoming an online science sensation? What are the drawbacks? In this light-hearted essay, I explore these and other blog-related questions, as well as my own relationship with science blogging, as I seek to understand the current state of the scientific blogosphere.Frontiers in Communication20173632017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Communication['D. Smith']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a8ddce3e21f3978c35b0ad9e8c3788dc3a94e18120171032017-01-09T00:00:00['P. Kalita', 'Supradip Das', 'A. Das']2017-01-09T00:00:00 155c650f02e9cbd3834d56209fe8106e5947605cIntroduction The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus vectored by Aedes mosquitoes that infects humans in tropical and sub-tropical areas of Asia and Africa. Recently, outbreaks have been reported in tropical and sub-tropical areas of countries that were previously unaffected (e.g., Brazil, Colombia). Currently, the following geographical genotypes have been identified through phylogenetic analysis of CHIKV E1 gene sequences: the West African (WAf), East/Central/South African (ECSA), and Asian genotypes. Outbreaks in a geographical area can happen with the same or different genotypes. Determining which genotypes are circulating in an outbreak is important for public health management. Objectives To create a computer-based system available online that is suitable for detecting changes in CHIKV nucleotide and amino acid sequences and identifying their corresponding geographical genotype. Methods We used several computer frameworks, tools, programming languages, algorithms, and infrastructure systems to build a software tool that analyzes changes in nucleotide and amino acid sequences and identifies different geographical genotypes through phylogenetic analysis. Results We have built an online software tool called Pathogen Sequence Signature Analysis (PSSA) that allows researchers to analyze nucleotide and amino acid sequence variations between sample CHIKV sequences taken from infected patients and obtained through conventional Sanger sequencing, to identify their corresponding geographical genotype. Conclusion PSSA is able to analyze sequences in a simple and effective manner, and includes proper documentation (i.e., UML diagrams) and also basic examples that serve to test the algorithm. Furthermore, PSSA provides various ways to visualize the data in order to aid understanding and interpretation of results. Results provided by PSSA will be useful for the identification of circulating CHIKV genotypes and public health surveillance. PSSA is available at: http://pssa.itiud.org.F1000Research2017103An online software tool called Pathogen Sequence Signature Analysis (PSSA) is built that allows researchers to analyze nucleotide and amino acid sequence variations between sample CHIKV sequences taken from infected patients and obtained through conventional Sanger sequencing, to identify their corresponding geographical genotype.2017-01-09T00:00:00F1000Research['K. Salvatierra', 'H. Florez']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3fec43d7fda5c04b593d5cd1d39af088e1081e40Starting during the colonial period, the process of discovering, assessing, and describing Arabic manuscript collections scattered across West Africa helped debunk the myth of a continent steeped in oral tradition and ritual. This, in turn, paved the way for a growing number of initiatives from the 1960s onwards, particularly in manuscript-rich areas in Mali, Mauritania, and northern Nigeria. Mainly focused on bibliographic description, content analysis, and preservation, these initiatives employed storage and reformatting technologies (microfilm and digitization), database management systems, and the Internet, to develop computerized catalogs and finding aids, create surrogate copies of selected manuscripts, and eventually make these resources available online, thus ensuring or expanding access to a wealth of previously unknown resources for the study of African history and culture. Considering the harsh environment, the problematic nature of the materials and their storage conditions, and the limited human, technological, and financial resources involved, it is remarkable how some of these projects managed to survey large swaths of the West African manuscript landscape, often making the results of their work permanently available. At the same time, a review of their accomplishments and shortcomings will help understand how many such initiatives failed to meet the expectations of their intended and potential users. Only by understanding these evolving trends and realities, and engaging information professionals with the appropriate knowledge and skills, will new initiatives to preserve and document West African manuscripts succeed in providing access to both intellectual content and material culture, rather than simply generating new digital dust.20173132017-01-09T00:00:00Book History['G. Krätli']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9de8b560d4d075fffed4c9a8d9e042ac0e60d8eeRecently, discriminative correlation filter (DCF)-based trackers have achieved extremely successful results in many competitions and benchmarks. These methods utilize a periodic assumption of the training samples to efficiently learn a classifier. However, this assumption will produce unwanted boundary effects, which severely degrade the tracking performance. Correlation filters with limited boundaries and spatially regularized DCFs were proposed to reduce boundary effects. However, their methods used the fixed mask or predesigned weights function, respectively, which was unsuitable for large appearance variation. We propose an accurate mask-based spatially regularized correlation filter for visual tracking. Our augmented objective can reduce the boundary effect even in large appearance variation. In our algorithm, the masking matrix is converted into the regularized function that acts on the correlation filter in frequency domain, which makes the algorithm fast convergence. Our online tracking algorithm performs favorably against state-of-the-art trackers on OTB-2015 Benchmark in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and robustness.J. Electronic Imaging2017293This work proposes an accurate mask-based spatially regularized correlation filter for visual tracking that can reduce the boundary effect even in large appearance variation and performs favorably against state-of-the-art trackers on OTB-2015 Benchmark.2017-01-09T00:00:00J. Electronic Imaging['Xiaodong Gu', 'Xinping Xu']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f536c51dfc384470af0a00eb1aeade01ea01749fLogistics Journal : referierte Veroffentlichungen, Vol. 2017, Iss. 01 - Biomimetics and logistics have been discussed broadly in the scientific literature with regard to their particular discipline. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the amount and structure of the scientific research on the interdisciplinary topic of biomimetics applied to logistics. With this subject area, we performed a query of scientific online databases and conducted a bibliometric analysis to explore the most influential works and their impact on logistics. However, the term bionics was introduced in the late 1960s, and our analysis revealed a marginal scientific attention on the combined topic bionics & logistics until 2003. Nevertheless, the interdisciplinary topic was increasing disproportionately until today in comparison to their particular disciplines. Additionally, the results of our analysis indicate that some fields of logistics benefit a lot from principles of nature (e.g. transport logistics from behavioural biology) while other fields of logistics could not use this potential. Furthermore, our analysis presents a country ranking according to the amount of publications, which is led by China. Finally, contents and findings are briefly discussed to provide an overview of the previous academic research.2017022017-01-09T00:00:00['Daniel Tinello', 'Martin Knödl', 'Dirk Jodin', 'H. Winkler']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1f48c843b5134ce9dc863cd0be8d448a79db87ea1 How to cite this article: Saka B, Diatta AB, Faye O, Diané BF, Sangaré A, Niamba P, Mandengue C, Kobengue L, Diop A, Ly F, Dieng MT, Dicko A, Soumah MM, Cissé M, Kourouma SH, Kouassi I, Akakpo S, Téclessou JN, Pitché PV. Erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis) in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentric study of 562 cases. Our Dermatol Online. 2017;8(1):1-5. Submission: 12.06.2016; Acceptance: 02.08.2016 DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20171.01 Erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis) in sub-Saharan Africa: A multicentric study of 562 cases2017182Erysipelas of the leg (cellulitis) in sub-Saharan Africa: A multicentric study of 562 cases 2017;8(1):1-5.2017-01-09T00:00:00Our Dermatology Online['B. Saka', 'Ahy Boubacar Diatta', 'O. Faye', 'B. Diané', 'A. Sangaré', 'P. Niamba', 'C. Mandengue', 'L. Kobengue', 'A. Diop', 'F. Ly', 'M. Dieng', 'A. Dicko', 'M. Soumah', 'M. Cissé', 'S. Kourouma', 'I. Kouassi', 'S. Akakpo', 'J. Teclessou', 'P. Pitché']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2079d94d456fc3340ae7c345d159f62e7126a312In this thesis, we have investigated the human object interaction recognition by using the skeleton data and local depth information provided by RGB-D sensors. There are two main applications we address in this thesis: human object interaction recognition and abnormal activity recognition. First, we propose a spatio-temporal modeling of human-object interaction videos for on-line and off-line recognition. In the spatial modeling of human object interactions, we propose low-level feature and object related distance feature which adopted on on-line human object interaction recognition and abnormal gait detection. Then, we propose object feature, a rough description of the object shape and size as new features to model human-object interactions. This object feature is fused with the low-level feature for online human object interaction recognition. In the temporal modeling of human object interactions, we proposed a shape analysis framework based on low-level feature and object related distance feature for full sequence-based off-line recognition. Experiments carried out on two representative benchmarks demonstrate the proposed method are effective and discriminative for human object interaction analysis. Second, we extend the study to abnormal gait detection by using the on-line framework of human object interaction classification. The experiments conducted following state-of-the-art settings on the benchmark shows the effectiveness of proposed method. Finally, we collected a multi-view human object interaction dataset involving abnormal and normal human behaviors by RGB-D sensors. We test our model on the new dataset and evaluate the potential of the proposed approach.20171332This thesis investigates the human object interaction recognition by using the skeleton data and local depth information provided by RGB-D sensors and proposes a spatio-temporal modeling of human-object interaction videos for on-line and off-line recognition and abnormal gait detection.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Meng Meng']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5cf3a1e35ec944b87a339e41a4e467f4da7496d3These “Notes from the Field” describe one doctoral student’s public visual fieldnotes practice during her data collection for her dissertation. In the creation of a public digital space for participants and the public to engage with the fieldnotes through online comments and in-person conversations, this shifts the practice of keeping the researcher’s initial thoughts private and separate from the research participants. In an attempt to address a critique of her own Master’s work, and the potentially exclusionary practice of private fieldnotes writing in participatory research, the piece raises questions about positionality and ethical concerns in relation to a digital archive of public visual fieldnotes as reflexive ethnographic practice.  RENDRE PUBLIQUES LES NOTES DE TERRAIN VISUELLES EN TANT QUE PRATIQUE ETHNOGRAPHIQUE REFLEXIVE  Ce texte decrit la demarche de diffusion publique de notes de terrain visuelles par une etudiante au doctorat au cours de l’etape de collecte de donnees pour sa these. Celle-ci a cree un espace numerique public permettant aux participants et au public de reagir aux notes, par le biais de commentaires en ligne ou d’echanges en personne. Ce faisant, elle a modifie la pratique de garder privees et hors de portee des participants les reflexions initiales du chercheur. Cette note se veut une demarche critique de son travail de maitrise et de la pratique potentielle d’exclusion que constituent les notes de terrain gardees privees dans le contexte d’un projet de recherche participative. Ce texte souleve des questions sur le positionnement du chercheur et des preoccupations ethiques en lien avec l’archivage numerique de notes de terrain visuelles en tant que pratique ethnographie reflexive.2017822017-01-09T00:00:00['Casey Burkholder']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9d0bc34a66fed7ab26560ccc8d4c5afae5f35cd12017812017-01-09T00:00:00['Gareth Loudon', 'Clara Watkins', "Angelo D'Onofrio", 'Huw Hopkins', 'Elora Ancelot']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7ad22cc297e0f3d43ffdd6eaf0d1ef7633d3f18dAbstract: The following piece is an extensively edited transcript of a talk given by Clifford Lynch titled “Born-digital News Preservation in Perspective,” from a meeting called “Dodging the Memory Hole 2016: Saving Online News.” It retains the informality of the presentation. The meeting was hosted by the UCLA Library in Los Angeles on October 13–14, 2016, and is presented online at RJI (the Donald W.) Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri; there is also video of the talk available on the Internet). https://www.rjionline.org/stories/clifford-lynch-born-digital-news-preservation-in-perspective; accessed 8/3/17. The meeting was sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Reynolds School of Journalism, UCLA, the University of Missouri Libraries, and Educopia Institute.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture['C. Lynch']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c61a45025bb23aaacd470b983bf2bfd3303a756eThe present research aims to establish the factors that allow online tutoring based on the theoretical references of the functions and virtual tutor roles. The study had as sample 77 postgraduate students who experienced their learning in the virtual classroom of the Experimental Pedagogical University Libertador "Gervasio Rubio", Tachira State. This is a quantitative research under the descriptive level and was based on the factorial analysis as statistical technique, where a 21 items questionnaire was applied. The study showed that teachers regularly focus discussions in discussion forums, which hinders the social interaction of students during the educational activities in the virtual classroom and collaborative learning201701The study showed that teachers regularly focus discussions in discussion forums, which hinders the social interaction of students during the educational activities in the virtual classroom and collaborative learning.2017-01-09T00:00:00['A. Sánchez']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c5ef64d5848e3433816f0b1fb141be18562bcd3cTwo are the main aims of the paper: to highlight the contributions of sequential mixed method designs in the study of migrations, more specifically in the study of migratory trajectories of skilled Romanian professionals in Barcelona and explain the trajectories of a profile of immigrants that in the Spanish context must be understood from a double exceptionality. Based on a design that includes an online survey to 217 Romanians (belonging to a professional network abroad), 30 biographical interviews and 30 life charts satisfaction of Romanian professionals living in Barcelona, the article tackles the way mixed methods are shaped in the case of skilled profiles of migrants and the particularities of a profile that counts with a low social and academic visibility. As for the methodological contributions, the article reveals the usefulness of online survey (and cluster analysis) as a tool to determine the selection of the profiles studied in the second phase of the study (qualitative). The second methodological contribution links with the way life satisfaction charts may be combined with the analysis of biographical interviews. Finally, the main empirical contribution highlights the heterogeneous nature of the profile of skilled migrants, who develops strategies and different paths depending on the set of resources that mobilize before and especially after migrating. While those who migrate through the transfer of a multinational company count on a safety net that is the company itself, for those who correspond to the profile of international students, the institution is perceived as a launching platform that leads to the incorporation into the skilled labour market, even in times of economic crisis. Finally, when the meso level resources do not exist, the micro-level resources (social networks) are the one that explain successful careers.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales['Alisa Petroff']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c43e89bd2ff5630822b02648e732f63e24610116201751This paper proposes the use of parts of speech (POS) tagging, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) task, to group the words or entities in a text into pre-defined domain specific concepts to help automatic extraction of conceptual information corresponding to an ontology.2017-01-09T00:00:00['B. D. Jesudas', 'B. Gurumoorthy']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ea8bcb53f42e67631ad8f6469cc26adcd7452a01Chromatographia2017111The results showed that platelet aggregation rate could be obtained or calculated based on the peak height or peak area of free platelets in CE analysis, and the anti-platelet aggregation activities were both dose-dependent manner determined by the CE and turbidimetry methods.2017-01-09T00:00:00Chromatographia['Feng-qin Wang', 'Qiao-Qiao Li', 'Qian Zhang', 'Yin-Zhen Wang', 'Yuanjia Hu', 'Peng Li', 'J. Wan', 'Zhining Xia', 'Fengqing Yang']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e0feb66ba0f169a045c3db725b55350c7bc803d3Scientific Reports201701An affiliation has been omitted for Myriam Catalano, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.2017-01-09T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Giada Cellot', 'L. Maggi', 'M. D. Castro', 'M. Catalano', 'Rosanna Migliore', 'M. Migliore', 'M. Scattoni', 'G. Calamandrei', 'E. Cherubini']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0191f372fd23fe902b4fcc25ade0d0b2425ca50eJadwiga Schwann was a dermatologist from Poland. Among her contributions to dermatology, she is credited for describing a syndrome, in German and Polish languages. This syndrome appeared latter in English literature by Robert S. Bart (Dermatologist) (Fig. 1) and Robert E. Pumphrey (Otolaryngologist); both from USA, and so the syndrome was then known as Bart – Pumphrey syndrome. Schwann syndrome is cited in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, as knuckle pads, leukonychia, and sensorineural deafness. It is characterized by knuckle pads, leukonychia, palmoplanter keratoderma (PPK) and sensorineural deafness [1].201761Jadwiga Schwann syndrome is cited in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, as knuckle pads, leukonychia, and sensorineural deafness.2017-01-09T00:00:00Our Dermatology Online['Ahed A Aqeel', 'K. A. Aboud', 'A. Harbi', 'Adnan Alehibi', 'Rasha Al Harbi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1db6314e18dd65d675477622095fa3ad80d1693cThis thesis explores the emergence of identity in multimodal interaction within the situated context of a virtual exchange, that is a "technology-enabled, sustained, people-to-people education program". It takes the view that identity is discursively constructed and reconstituted every time we engage in interaction, and that the situated contexts of interaction can both limit and enhance opportunities for individuals to engage in language use and identity construction. Understanding how learners construct and enact identities in certain contexts can thus help us in the design and implementation of online language learning in education. This thesis begins by presenting a framework for the analysis of identity in online contexts, based on ethnographic and discourse-centred approaches to identity in interaction, research on CMC and multimodality. This framework allows me to explore identity in virtual exchange on various levels. I first of all of look at the ideological, political and theoretical underpinnings of a virtual exchange which was designed to address the relationship between ‘Western societies’ and ‘predominantly Muslim societies’. I then explore the mediating role and the affordances of the multimodal, asynchnronous and synchronous technologies adopted for interaction and identity construction in the exchange. Finally, I analyse the patterns of interaction and identity positionings of one particular group of young people connecting from Palestine, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United States to engage in “facilitated dialogue” in the virtual exchange over a period of 7 weeks. Findings indicate that identities in this context are fluid and emergent, as are the power dynamics within interactions. The power relations between facilitators and participants are asymmetric and this is reflected in certain exchanges, but the facilitators also address power dynamics by supporting understanding through transcription, and supporting the participants in creating a safe space and to take control of the interactions. Power dynamics thus shifted as participants initiated interactions, questioned, challenged and built upon one another’s perspectives. In seeking to gain understanding of the “other”, interactants made relevant their own and each others’ local and lived identities, for example being a young person in Tunisia or Egypt at a historic time when people have been taking to the streets to demand change or being a young American who disagrees with or knows little about his government’s foreign policy. Orienting to these identities in the context of a facilitated dialogue group with the shared goal of acquiring greater understanding of the “other” allowed many of the participants to find a voice, despite the asymmetries in terms of language competence, quality of connection and knowledge of geopolitics. Research in this area is relevant, particularly in the current time which is marked by refugee crises, increased nationalisms and populisms, terror alerts and fear of the “other”. Policy makers are calling on educators to have students engage positively with difference, develop digital literacies and critical awareness and there is an urgent need for greater understanding as to how this can be done. I seek to highlight how we can apply some of the findings of this study to the design of learning in multimodal online contexts which offer learners a range of identity positionings.201701Findings indicate that identities in this context are fluid and emergent, as are the power dynamics within interactions, which can both limit and enhance opportunities for individuals to engage in language use and identity construction.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Francesca Helm']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d71476ca00f3adf981f9bd9c7f55d0265a27164fNature Microbiology201700This work presents a novel probabilistic approach to cell reprograming that allows us to assess the importance of knowing the carrier and removal status of canine coronavirus as a source of infection for other animals.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Microbiology['Amir Mor', 'A. White', 'Ke Zhang', 'Matthew G. Thompson', 'Matthew Esparza', 'Raquel Muñoz-Moreno', 'K. Koide', 'K. Lynch', 'A. García-Sastre', 'B. Fontoura']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3f97b3504130931d0d9216fc36a2609beadc1756In this article, we describe the design and implementation of an e-internship program that BioScience Project offers high school students over the summer. Project topics are in the areas of behavioral neuroscience and brain disorders. All research, teaching, and communication is done online using open access databases and webtools, a learning management system, and Google apps. Students conduct all aspects of a research project from formulating a question to collecting and analyzing the data, to presenting their results in the form of a scientific poster. Results from a pilot study indicate that students are capable of comprehending and successfully completing such a project, and benefit both intellectually and professionally from participating in the e-internship program.F1000Research2017110The design and implementation of an e-internship program that BioScience Project offers high school students over the summer is described, indicating that students are capable of comprehending and successfully completing such a project, and benefit both intellectually and professionally from participating in the e- internship program.2017-01-09T00:00:00F1000Research['Wim E Crusio', 'C. Rubino', 'A. Delprato']2017-01-09T00:00:00 df2626967a2443ac5809c7738a22407125fd97b9Online registration application was shown to effect efficient, easy and secure against practicum participants, lectures and admin practicum. This system is regenerated using laravel Framework system and supported using mobile android applications. The results of some test perfomed using several security techniques such as bruteforece, HTTP INJECT and SQL Injection has been done and give good results and this results of security testing for this system mean, this system is enough to prevent the destruction system by “CRACKER” or a person who is not to be repsonsible in addition there is a survei regrading this application. The results of the survei can be said to havebeen able to fullfill design objectives of this applications.201700Online registration application was shown to effect efficient, easy and secure against practicum participants, lectures and admin practicum, and this system is enough to prevent the destruction system by “CRACKER” or a person who is not to be repsonsible.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Michael Michael', 'Bobby Tumbelaka']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6355d2a3b08b9af7d0269a3bca55cb701f85928eThe main focus of this study is to develop system to aggregate Indonesian online newspaper and cluster it according to its topic automatically. The system use content extraction to get the main content of articles and Hierarchical Agglomerative Clustering to group articles by its topic with Dice Similarity Coefficient for similarity measure. To determine the cutting point, we cut dendrogram where the gap between two successive combination similarities is largest. Additionally, we add threshold to limit cutting area to improve cluster result. We use Standard Boolean Model for searching feature and Silhouette to evaluate cluster results. Test results using 998 articles shows that limiting cutting area with 0.1 and 0.5 can produce highest average silhouette value 0.264.201700To determine the cutting point, dendrogram is cut where the gap between two successive combination similarities is largest, and threshold is added to limit cutting area to improve cluster result.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Stenly Tirta Wijaya', 'Viny Christanti Mawardi', 'Janson Hendryli']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3b69fc126255e5a243135353a9caa6346c99efc7Reinforcement learning is a promising framework for controlling complex vehicles with a high level of autonomy, since it does not need a dynamic model of the vehicle, and it is able to adapt to changing conditions. When learning from scratch, the performance of a reinforcement learning controller may initially be poor and -for real life applications- unsafe. In this paper the effects of using human demonstrations on the performance of reinforcement learning is investigated, using a combination of offline and online least squares policy iteration. It is found that using the human as an efficient explorer improves learning time and performance for a benchmark reinforcement learning problem. The benefit of the human demonstration is larger for problems where the human can make use of its understanding of the problem to efficiently explore the state space. Applied to a simplified quadrotor slung load drop off problem, the use of human demonstrations reduces the number of crashes during learning. As such, this paper contributes to safer and faster learning for model-free, adaptive control problems.2017200It is found that using the human as an efficient explorer improves learning time and performance for a benchmark reinforcement learning problem, and contributes to safer and faster learning for model-free, adaptive control problems.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Gerben Schonebaum', 'J. Junell', 'E. Kampen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b1111a2b80577aa520716b585ee1af99604a28edOnline shop "Henz Collection" is an onlineshop that sells products such as clothes, bags, and shoes. The main problem faced by the online shop are not yet have a website that specialized in selling the products that it sells itself and difficult to know which customers have loyalty to this shop online. Ecommerce application is built using Fuzzy C-Means. Fuzzy C-Means clustering is a technique in which the existence of each data point is determined by the degree of membership (partition). Value centroid k-means clustering taken from random numbers, so that when the centroid determination will be modified so that the clustering results have not changed, so that the customer data can be grouped consistently and data on the cluster have been no changes during the period that would diklaster not changed. The purpose of the application design e-commerce based website is to look at the criteria for customers who are entitled to a rebate / discount. Based on test results and data modules can be concluded that the application is running as expected. Discounting seen from the experimental formation of clusters that provide the best global value silhouette. Cluster in the period 2014 to have the degree of similarity of 60% of customer data and in the period 2015 to have the degree of similarity of 80% of customer data contained in these clusters with the data of the owner onlineshop discount.201700The purpose of the application design e-commerce based website is to look at the criteria for customers who are entitled to a rebate / discount and based on test results and data modules can be concluded that the application is running as expected.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Hendry Wijaya', 'Teny Handhayani']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1af9f6adf1f9162e956abc8caf2fb556fd081c0cJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders2017460It is pointed to the importance of addressing feeding challenges in addition to selectivity, such as disruptive mealtime behaviors, and doing so within the context of the family and home environment.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['M. Thullen', 'Aaron Bonsall']2017-01-09T00:00:00 fbd010e1968848c9bca271e9f755eabe770b7aa8Listen online Russkaya reklama - pop. Radio of Russian immigration in the USA. The greatest hits, good humor. Radio Russkaya reklama is broadcasting in Russian from USA, New York City.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-09T00:00:00 68c7aa31bf69b84f06890bbd4e855f6e9e39d63aWelcome to BJGP Open , our new open access, online-only journal of primary care research, practice, and policy. BJGP Open has original, high-quality, peer-reviewed primary care research at its core, complemented by reviews, case studies, clinical reports, policy analysis, and the opportunity for discussion and debate. For some time we have been aware that the BJGP receives far more high quality original material that it can publish: less than one in four Research articles is accepted, pressure on the non-Research sections of the Journal is intense, and many of the Research articles that we decline are of good scientific quality. The same goes for articles submitted to other sections of the Journal. Primary care everywhere needs to continue to build an evidence base for health care and clinical practice, and to continue to …BJGP open201700BJGP Open has original, high-quality, peer-reviewed primary care research at its core, complemented by reviews, case studies, clinical reports, policy analysis, and the opportunity for discussion and debate.2017-01-09T00:00:00BJGP Open['Roger H Jones', 'Euan Lawson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8b3881d1b01e511e7290513a4c30325388df0795Abstract Objectives: Good glycemic control is an important goal of diabetes management. Late adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at risk for poor glycemic control as they move into young adulthood. For a subset of these patients, this dysregulation is extreme, placing them at risk for life-threatening health complications and permanent cognitive declines. The present study examined whether deficiency in emotional decision making (as measured by the Iowa Gambling Task; IGT) among teens with T1D may represent a neurocognitive risk factor for subsequent glycemic dysregulation. Methods: As part of a larger longitudinal study, a total of 241 high-school seniors (147 females, 94 males) diagnosed with T1D underwent baseline assessment that included the IGT. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which reflects glycemic control over the course of the past 2 to 3 months, was also assessed at baseline. Of the 241,189 (127 females, 62 males, mean age=17.76, mean HbA1c=8.11) completed HbA1c measurement 1 year later. Results: Baseline IGT performance in the impaired range (per norms) was associated with greater dysregulation in glycemic control 1 year later, as evidenced by an average increase in HbA1c of 2%. Those with normal IGT scores (per norms) exhibited a more moderate increase in glycemic control, with an HbA1c increase of 0.7%. Several IGT scoring approaches were compared, showing that the total scores collapsed across all trials was most sensitive to change in glycemic control. Conclusions: IGT assessment offers promise as a tool for identifying late adolescents at increased risk for glycemic dysregulation. (JINS, 2017, 23, 204–213)Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society2017485IGT assessment offers promise as a tool for identifying late adolescents at increased risk for glycemic dysregulation in type 1 diabetes, as evidenced by an average increase in HbA1c 1 year later.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society['Y. Suchy', 'Tara L Queen', 'B. Huntbach', 'D. Wiebe', 'S. Turner', 'J. Butner', 'Caitlin S. Kelly', 'P. White', 'Mary A. Murray', 'Michael T. Swinyard', 'C. Berg']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2abaa97923d7cdd669396d617e66ad425ae8908e2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['N. Dowling', 'A. Suomi', 'A. Jackson', 'T. Lavis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cd620fd8f1c17953df13ae2dfffc2938f7ff27ed2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['B. Gavriel-Fried', 'M. Teichman', 'G. Rahav']2017-01-09T00:00:00 bcd56e43c8e28c15b0aaa89670dd9966e66543f02017002017-01-09T00:00:00['R. Shorey', 'S. Anderson', 'Gregory L. Stuart']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4c4d5c5a1c1ca6779864933985af0a71640f439fBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth201743252Prevalence of personal and work-related burnout in Australian midwives was high and the physical and psychological exhaustion associated with the different types of burnout were reflected in symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms.2017-01-09T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['D. Creedy', 'M. Sidebotham', 'J. Gamble', 'J. Pallant', 'J. Fenwick']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ee823d637a5fce24cf58466b491e7a20d93e500fLike birds, bats, and insects, a benefit of morphing aircraft is their ability to adapt to a variety of flight conditions by changing the geometry of their wings, unlike their traditional counterparts which remain designed and optimized typically for a single flight condition. Here we study the coupled effect of multi-scale morphing, namely sweep and camber, for varying velocities. Nine different wing configurations are considered consisting of combinations of three sweep angles and three airfoil profiles. The three sweep configurations include minimally, moderately, and highly swept planforms. The airfoil profiles considered include a NACA 0012 airfoil, a conventionally cambered airfoil, and a reflex cambered airfoil. The study is based on numerical simulations conducted using a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence model for low-Reynolds-number flow. The results for the simulations are presented and discussed with a particular focus on gliding behavior during steady level flight. From the numerical results, there is a clear indication that there are considerable benefits in the proposed multi-scale morphing, modifying the wing and the airfoil shapes at varying velocities.20171242017-01-09T00:00:00['Lawren L. Gamble', 'Amin Moosavian', 'D. Inman']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8da848266b334549b58d0d37d0ee276d622a9902An editorial accompanying the article “Treatment Options in Hepatitis C — The Current State of the Art,” by Stefan Zeuzem in this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International course, gives priority to advanced stages of disease, and spreads the cost of treatment over a period of up to two decades. Sofosbuvir, the first highly effective drug against hepatitis C, is very expensive (3). When it was introduced in Germany, the price of treatment added up to more than €100 000 per patient; since then, the monthly costs have remained essentially the same, but a reduction of the required duration of treatment has lowered the overall price per patient to €40 000—50 000. The high price is due to systemic features of new drug introduction in Germany. The initial price can be set by the manufacturers themselves. They are liable to their shareholders, who expect a return on their investment; often, as in the case of sofosbivir, this investment involves a financial gamble in the form of patent purchases or corporate acquisitions (4). From an economic perspective, the market for breakthrough drugs is not really free and competi tive. Although similarly effective drugs may come out within a few years, like for the interferon-free treatment of hepatitis C, for kinase and immune checkpoint inhibitors in oncology, and for combination therapy for HIV, these drugs generally cost no less than their predecessors. The situation seems about to change in the case of hepatitis C, as the combined preparation of grazoprevir with elbasvir is indeed lower-priced. In Germany, the the mandatory early risk-benefit assessment of new drugs, as specified by the the Pharmaceutical Market Reorganization Act (Arznei mittelmarktneuordnungsgesetz, AMNOG) of 2010, has had an unfavorable effect on the initial drug prices. The decisions of the Joint Federal Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss, G-BA) according to this law provide the basis for subsequent rebate negotiations between healthinsurance carriers and drug companies; thus, the price at market entry has a large influence on the final price (5). Moreover, early ratings of drug benefits have become so rapid and efficient, with more than 200 of them carried out to date, that the German prices are used as reference values in many other countries. W hen Deutsches Ärzteblatt International invited me to write an editorial on the treatment of hepatitis C, I hesitated. The topic is evidently relevant not only to gastroenterology, but also to my own specialty, hematology/oncology; it is, however, currently surrounded by emotionally charged debate, sparked by the many new drugs against hepatitis C and their high prices. For both specialties, the availability of new treatment options coincides with major progress in our understanding of the disease. Yet discussions of how patients with hepatitis C should be treated are often narrowly centered on the question of drug costs, and the views expressed on the matter are often rigid and partisan. We can learn much from the way the new drugs for hepatitis C have been dealt with up to now.Deutsches Ärzteblatt International201762An editorial accompanying the article “Treatment Options in Hepatitis C — The Current State of the Art,” by Stefan Zeuzem in this issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International course, gives priority to advanced stages of disease, and spreads the cost of treatment over a period of up to two decades.2017-01-09T00:00:00Deutsches Arzteblatt international['B. Wörmann']2017-01-09T00:00:00 139947c344080f9dfc9ef43202e794fc9b5c700fCancer Cell2017731159It is shown that FTO, as an m6A demethylase, plays a critical oncogenic role in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and provides profound insights into leukemogenesis and drug response.2017-01-09T00:00:00Cancer cell['Zejuan Li', 'Hengyou Weng', 'R. Su', 'X. Weng', 'Zhixiang Zuo', 'Chenying Li', 'Huilin Huang', 'S. Nachtergaele', 'Lei Dong', 'Chao Hu', 'Xi Qin', 'Lichun Tang', 'Yungui Wang', 'Gia-ming Hong', 'Hao Huang', 'Xiao Wang', 'Ping Chen', 'S. Gurbuxani', 'Stephen Arnovitz', 'Yuanyuan Li', 'Shenglai Li', 'J. Strong', 'Mary Beth Neilly', 'R. Larson', 'Xi Jiang', 'Pumin Zhang', 'Jie Jin', 'Chuan He', 'Jianjun Chen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 80b68c409b5797740f84ec44edc69721b10bb2a5Nature Plants201742632It is demonstrated that dsRNA can be loaded on designer, non-toxic, degradable, layered double hydroxide (LDH) clay nanosheets and shows sustained release and can be detected on sprayed leaves even 30 days after application.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Plants['N. Mitter', 'Elizabeth A. Worrall', 'K. Robinson', 'Peng Li', 'R. Jain', 'Christelle Taochy', 'Stephen J. Fletcher', 'B. Carroll', 'G. Lu', 'Gao Qing Lu', 'Z. Xu']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7622b82ddd385e2f5e1c9e43921718f3a41bb664Purpose Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is an age-related condition characterized by somatic mutations in the blood of otherwise healthy adults. We hypothesized that in patients undergoing autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT) for lymphoma, CHIP at the time of ASCT would be associated with an increased risk of myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia, collectively termed therapy-related myeloid neoplasm (TMN), and other adverse outcomes. Methods We performed whole-exome sequencing on pre- and post-ASCT samples from 12 patients who developed TMN after autologous transplantation for Hodgkin lymphoma or non-Hodgkin lymphoma and targeted sequencing on cryopreserved aliquots of autologous stem-cell products from 401 patients who underwent ASCT for non-Hodgkin lymphoma between 2003 and 2010. We assessed the effect of CHIP at the time of ASCT on subsequent outcomes, including TMN, cause-specific mortality, and overall survival. Results For six of 12 patients in the exome sequencing cohort, mutations found in the TMN specimen were also detectable in the pre-ASCT specimen. In the targeted sequencing cohort, 120 patients (29.9%) had CHIP at the time of ASCT, which was associated with an increased rate of TMN (10-year cumulative incidence, 14.1% v 4.3% for those with and without CHIP, respectively; P = .002). Patients with CHIP had significantly inferior overall survival compared with those without CHIP (10-year overall survival, 30.4% v 60.9%, respectively; P < .001), including increased risk of death from TMN and cardiovascular disease. Conclusion In patients undergoing ASCT for lymphoma, CHIP at the time of transplantation is associated with inferior survival and increased risk of TMN.Journal of Clinical Oncology201722340In patients undergoing ASCT for lymphoma, CHIP at the time of transplantation is associated with inferior survival and increased risk of TMN, and targeted sequencing on cryopreserved aliquots of autologous stem-cell products showed that patients with CHIP had significantly inferior overall survival compared with those without it.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['C. Gibson', 'R. C. Lindsley', 'V. Tchekmedyian', 'B. Mar', 'Jiantao Shi', 'S. Jaiswal', 'A. Bosworth', 'L. Francisco', 'Jianbo He', 'A. Bansal', 'E. Morgan', 'A. LaCasce', 'A. Freedman', 'D. Fisher', 'E. Jacobsen', 'P. Armand', 'E. Alyea', 'J. Koreth', 'V. Ho', 'R. Soiffer', 'J. Antin', 'J. Ritz', 'S. Nikiforow', 'S. Forman', 'F. Michor', 'D. Neuberg', 'R. Bhatia', 'S. Bhatia', 'B. Ebert']2017-01-09T00:00:00 11b0133b20a3b5a74e7e48e4e9101a2beecbed4cNature Network Boston201745185It is demonstrated that alloreactive T cells expressing CD28-costimulated CD19 CARs experience enhanced stimulation, resulting in the progressive loss of both their effector function and proliferative potential, clonal deletion, and significantly decreased occurrence of GVHD, which could explain the reduced risk of GvHD occurring with cumulative TCR and CAR signaling.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Medicine['Arnab Ghosh', 'Melody Smith', 'Scott E. James', 'M. Davila', 'E. Velardi', 'K. Argyropoulos', 'Gertrude Gunset', 'F. Perna', 'F. Kreines', 'Emily R. Levy', 'Sophie Lieberman', 'Hillary V. Jay', 'Andrea Tuckett', 'J. Zakrzewski', 'Lisa Tan', 'L. Young', 'Kate Takvorian', 'J. Dudakov', 'R. Jenq', 'A. Hanash', 'A. C. Motta', 'G. Murphy', 'Chen Liu', 'A. Schietinger', 'M. Sadelain', 'M. V. D. van den Brink']2017-01-09T00:00:00 9bf9d8aa335178ca8785145dd253ae37af5b285eNature Genetics201792139Mutations in SMCHD1 contribute to distinct phenotypic spectra, from craniofacial malformation and reproductive disorders to muscular dystrophy, which are speculated to be consistent with oligogenic mechanisms resulting in pleiotropic outcomes.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Genetics['N. Shaw', 'H. Brand', 'Zachary A. Kupchinsky', 'Hemant Bengani', 'L. Plummer', 'T. Jones', 'Serkan Erdin', 'K. Williamson', 'J. Rainger', 'A. Stortchevoi', 'K. Samocha', 'Benjamin Currall', 'D. Dunican', 'Ryan L. Collins', 'J. Willer', 'A. Lek', 'M. Lek', 'Malik Nassan', 'S. Pereira', 'T. Kammin', 'D. Lucente', 'Alexandra Silva', 'C. Seabra', 'Colby Chiang', 'Yu An', 'M. Ansari', 'J. Rainger', 'S. Joss', 'Jill Clayton Smith', 'Margaret F. Lippincott', 'Sylvia S. Singh', 'Nirav Patel', 'Jenny W Jing', 'J. Law', 'Nalton Ferraro', 'A. Verloes', 'A. Rauch', 'K. Steindl', 'M. Zweier', 'I. Scheer', 'Daisuke Sato', 'N. Okamoto', 'Christina M. Jacobsen', 'J. Tryggestad', 'S. Chernausek', 'L. Schimmenti', 'Benjamin Brasseur', 'C. Cesaretti', 'J. García-Ortíz', 'Tatiana Pineda Buitrago', 'Orlando Pérez Silva', 'J. Hoffman', 'W. Mühlbauer', 'K. Ruprecht', 'B. Loeys', 'M. Shino', 'A. Kaindl', 'Chie-Hee Cho', 'C. Morton', 'R. Meehan', 'V. van Heyningen', 'E. Liao', 'Ravikumar Balasubramanian', 'Janet E. Hall', 'S. Seminara', 'D. MacArthur', 'S. Moore', 'K. Yoshiura', 'J. Gusella', 'J. Marsh', 'J. Graham', 'A. Lin', 'N. Katsanis', 'P.L. Jones', 'W. Crowley', 'Erica E. Davis', 'D. FitzPatrick', 'M. Talkowski']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2a69764053d0530619770f4301271768de73c561Objective: We investigated whether potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) during a combat deployment may lead to PTSD through distinct pathways from danger-based events. We also examined the prevalence of perpetration-based PMIEs, during which service members behaved in ways that violated their own moral values, and betrayal-based PMIEs, during which personal moral expectations were violated by trusted others. Method: Using a sample of 867 active duty Marines from a single infantry battalion that engaged in heavy ground combat while deployed to Afghanistan, a structural equation model was built to examine the relationships between perpetration- and betrayal-based PMIEs, combat experiences, and peritraumatic dissociation reported at 1 month postdeployment, and guilt/shame, anger, and PTSD symptoms reported at 8 months postdeployment. Results: The relationship between betrayal-based PMIEs and PTSD was mediated by anger (&bgr; = .14). There was marginal evidence of mediation of the relationship between perpetration-based PMIEs and PTSD by shame and guilt (&bgr; = .09), and of the relationship between danger-based combat events and PTSD by peritraumatic dissociation (&bgr; = .08). No significant direct relationships were found between any of these 3 types of events and subsequent PTSD. Perceived perpetration and betrayal accounted for PTSD symptoms above and beyond combat exposure. Over a third of the sample reported experiencing perpetration- or betrayal-based PMIEs. Conclusions: The associations of perpetration and betrayal with PTSD, controlling for danger-based combat events, highlight the limitations of conceptualizations and treatments of PTSD based on fear or helplessness as sole etiologic factors.Psychological Trauma201758128The associations of perpetration and betrayal with PTSD, controlling for danger-based combat events, highlight the limitations of conceptualizations and treatments of PTSD based on fear or helplessness as sole etiologic factors.2017-01-09T00:00:00Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy['A. Jordan', 'Ethan Eisen', 'Elisa E. Bolton', 'W. Nash', 'B. Litz']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4297f1df7b13979b520b547e1aa5384c9e44ef82Proceedings of the Indian Academy of sciences. Chemical sciences2017631242017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Chemical Sciences['P. Saikia', 'A. T. Miah', 'P. Das']2017-01-09T00:00:00 68ca98dbfdabca48776b2b2bfad5e51630ab2f7fBackground Although there is robust evidence linking childhood adversities (CAs) and an increased risk for psychotic experiences (PEs), little is known about whether these associations vary across the life-course and whether mental disorders that emerge prior to PEs explain these associations. Method We assessed CAs, PEs and DSM-IV mental disorders in 23 998 adults in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Discrete-time survival analysis was used to investigate the associations between CAs and PEs, and the influence of mental disorders on these associations using multivariate logistic models. Results Exposure to CAs was common, and those who experienced any CAs had increased odds of later PEs [odds ratio (OR) 2.3, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9–2.6]. CAs reflecting maladaptive family functioning (MFF), including abuse, neglect, and parent maladjustment, exhibited the strongest associations with PE onset in all life-course stages. Sexual abuse exhibited a strong association with PE onset during childhood (OR 8.5, 95% CI 3.6–20.2), whereas Other CA types were associated with PE onset in adolescence. Associations of other CAs with PEs disappeared in adolescence after adjustment for prior-onset mental disorders. The population attributable risk proportion (PARP) for PEs associated with all CAs was 31% (24% for MFF). Conclusions Exposure to CAs is associated with PE onset throughout the life-course, although sexual abuse is most strongly associated with childhood-onset PEs. The presence of mental disorders prior to the onset of PEs does not fully explain these associations. The large PARPs suggest that preventing CAs could lead to a meaningful reduction in PEs in the population.Psychological Medicine201768115Exposure to CAs is associated with PE onset throughout the life-course, although sexual abuse is most strongly associated with childhood-onset PEs, and the large PARPs suggest that preventing CAs could lead to a meaningful reduction in PEs in the population.2017-01-09T00:00:00Psychological Medicine['John J. McGrath', 'Katie A McLaughlin', 'S. Saha', 'S. Aguilar-Gaxiola', 'A. Al-Hamzawi', 'J. Alonso', 'R. Bruffaerts', 'G. Girolamo', 'P. Jonge', 'O. Esan', 'S. Florescu', 'O. Gureje', 'J. Haro', 'Chi‐yi Hu', 'E. Karam', 'V. Kovess-Masfety', 'S. Lee', 'J. Lépine', 'C. Lim', 'C. Lim', 'M. Medina-Mora', 'Z. Mneimneh', 'B. Pennell', 'M. Piazza', 'J. Posada-Villa', 'N. Sampson', 'M. Viana', 'Miguel Xavier', 'E. Bromet', 'K. Kendler', 'Ronald C. Kessler']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a83219ce519987e495397cff81c27d8ec9ecd015RbpA and CarD are essential transcription regulators in mycobacteria. Mechanistic analyses of promoter open complex (RPo) formation establish that RbpA and CarD cooperatively stimulate formation of an intermediate (RP2) leading to RPo; formation of RP2 is likely a bottleneck step at the majority of mycobacterial promoters. Once RPo forms, CarD also disfavors its isomerization back to RP2. We determined a 2.76 Å-resolution crystal structure of a mycobacterial transcription initiation complex (TIC) with RbpA as well as a CarD/RbpA/TIC model. Both CarD and RbpA bind near the upstream edge of the −10 element where they likely facilitate DNA bending and impede transcription bubble collapse. In vivo studies demonstrate the essential role of RbpA, show the effects of RbpA truncations on transcription and cell physiology, and indicate additional functions for RbpA not evident in vitro. This work provides a framework to understand the control of mycobacterial transcription by RbpA and CarD. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22520.001eLife201783107In vivo studies demonstrate the essential role of RBPA, show the effects of RbpA truncations on transcription and cell physiology, and indicate additional functions for Rbp a not evident in vitro, which provides a framework to understand the control of mycobacterial transcription by Rbpa and CarD.2017-01-09T00:00:00eLife['Elizabeth A. Hubin', 'A. Fay', 'Catherine Xu', 'James M Bean', 'R. Saecker', 'M. Glickman', 'S. Darst', 'Elizabeth A Campbell']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e35bcd6ce59da0bfa204253a8cfc1483a0c9ab08BACKGROUND Long-term physical conditions affect 10% to 12% of children and adolescents worldwide; these individuals are at greater risk of developing psychological problems, particularly anxiety and depression. Access to face-to-face treatment for such problems is often limited, and available interventions usually have not been tested with this population. As technology improves, e-health interventions (delivered via digital means, such as computers and smart phones and ranging from simple text-based programmes through to multimedia and interactive programmes, serious games, virtual reality and biofeedback programmes) offer a potential solution to address the psychological needs of this group of young people. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of e-health interventions in comparison with attention placebos, psychological placebos, treatment as usual, waiting-list controls, or non-psychological treatments for treating anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group's Controlled Trials Register (CCMDTR to May 2016), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (Issue 8, 2017), Web of Science (1900 - 18 August 2016, updated 31 August 2017) and Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO (cross-search 2016 to 18 Aug 2017). We hand-searched relevant conference proceedings, reference lists of included articles, and the grey literature to May 2016. We also searched international trial registries to identify unpublished or ongoing trials. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cluster-randomised trials, and cross-over trials of e-health interventions for treating any type of long-term physical condition in children and adolescents (aged 0 to 18 years), and that measured changes in symptoms or diagnoses of anxiety, depression, or subthreshold depression. We defined long-term physical conditions as those that were more than three-months' duration. We assessed symptoms of anxiety and depression using patient- or clinician-administered validated rating scales based on DSM III, IV or 5 (American Psychological Association 2013), or ICD 9 or 10 criteria (World Health Organization 1992). Formal depressive and anxiety disorders were diagnosed using structured clinical interviews. Attention placebo, treatment as usual, waiting list, psychological placebo, and other non-psychological therapies were eligible comparators. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently reviewed titles, abstracts, and full-text articles; discrepancies were resolved through discussion or addressed by a third author. When available, we used odds ratio (OR) to compare dichotomous data and standardised mean differences (SMD) to analyse continuous data, both with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We undertook meta-analysis when treatments, participants, and the underlying clinical question were adequately similar. Otherwise, we undertook a narrative analysis. MAIN RESULTS We included five trials of three interventions (Breathe Easier Online, Web-MAP, and multimodal cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)), which included 463 participants aged 10 to 18 years. Each trial contributed to at least one meta-analysis. Trials involved children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions, such as chronic headache (migraine, tension headache, and others), chronic pain conditions (abdominal, musculoskeletal, and others), chronic respiratory illness (asthma, cystic fibrosis, and others), and symptoms of anxiety or depression. Participants were recruited from community settings and hospital clinics in high income countries.For the primary outcome of change in depression symptoms versus any control, there was very low-quality evidence meaning that it could not be determined whether e-health interventions were clearly better than any comparator (SMD -0.06, 95% CI -0.35 to 0.23; five RCTs, 441 participants). For the primary outcome of change in anxiety symptoms versus any comparator, there was very low-quality evidence meaning that it could not be determined whether e-health interventions were clearly better than any comparator (SMD -0.07, 95% CI -0.29 to 0.14; two RCTs, 324 participants). For the primary outcome of treatment acceptability, there was very low-quality evidence that e-health interventions were less acceptable than any comparator (SMD 0.46, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.69; two RCTs, 304 participants).For the secondary outcome of quality of life, there was very low-quality evidence meaning that it could not be determined whether e-health interventions were clearly better than any comparator (SMD -0.83, 95% CI -1.53 to -0.12; one RCT, 34 participants). For the secondary outcome of functioning, there was very low-quality evidence meaning that it could not be determined whether e-health interventions were clearly better than any comparator (SMD -0.08, 95% CI -0.33 to 0.18; three RCTs, 368 participants). For the secondary outcome of status of long-term physical condition, there was very low-quality evidence meaning that it could not be determined whether e-health interventions were clearly better than any comparator (SMD 0.06, 95% CI -0.12 to 0.24; five RCTs, 463 participants).The risk of selection bias was considered low in most trials. However, the risk of bias due to inadequate blinding of participants or outcome assessors was considered unclear or high in all trials. Only one study had a published protocol; two trials had incomplete outcome data. All trials were conducted by the intervention developers, introducing another possible bias. No adverse effects were reported by any authors. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS At present, the field of e-health interventions for the treatment of anxiety or depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions is limited to five low quality trials. The very low-quality of the evidence means the effects of e-health interventions are uncertain at this time, especially in children aged under 10 years.Although it is too early to recommend e-health interventions for this clinical population, given their growing number, and the global improvement in access to technology, there appears to be room for the development and evaluation of acceptable and effective technologically-based treatments to suit children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews2017231103To assess the effectiveness of e-health interventions in comparison with attention placebos, psychologicalplacebos, treatment as usual, waiting-list controls, or non-psychological treatments for treating anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions, a meta-analysis was conducted.2017-01-09T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['H. Thabrew', 'K. Stasiak', 'S. Hetrick', 'Stephen Wong', 'Jessica H Huss', 'S. Merry']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d6b1afa09bd34be92b0d63a39756fd26fe289cfbPhenotypic divergence can promote reproductive isolation and speciation, suggesting a possible link between rates of phenotypic evolution and the tempo of speciation at multiple evolutionary scales. To date, most macroevolutionary studies of diversification have focused on morphological traits, whereas behavioral traits─including vocal signals─are rarely considered. Thus, although behavioral traits often mediate mate choice and gene flow, we have a limited understanding of how behavioral evolution contributes to diversification. Furthermore, the developmental mode by which behavioral traits are acquired may affect rates of behavioral evolution, although this hypothesis is seldom tested in a phylogenetic framework. Here, we examine evidence for rate shifts in vocal evolution and speciation across two major radiations of codistributed passerines: one oscine clade with learned songs (Thraupidae) and one suboscine clade with innate songs (Furnariidae). We find that evolutionary bursts in rates of speciation and song evolution are coincident in both thraupids and furnariids. Further, overall rates of vocal evolution are higher among taxa with learned rather than innate songs. Taken together, these findings suggest an association between macroevolutionary bursts in speciation and vocal evolution, and that the tempo of behavioral evolution can be influenced by variation in developmental modes among lineages.Evolution; international journal of organic evolution2017126105Evidence for rate shifts in vocal evolution and speciation across two major radiations of codistributed passerines is examined, finding that evolutionary bursts in rates of speciation and song evolution are coincident in both thraupids and furnariids and that the tempo of behavioral evolution can be influenced by variation in developmental modes among lineages.2017-01-09T00:00:00Evolution['Nicholas A. Mason', 'K. Burns', 'J. Tobias', 'S. Claramunt', 'N. Seddon', 'E. Derryberry']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e579c9d9ecfb52194bd6a41facf8f21047f2585eSignificance Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by multifocal lesions in the central nervous system. These lesions are caused by infiltrating leukocytes that take advantage and/or actively participate in the disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB). In this study, the specific role of the adhesion molecule ALCAM (activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule) present on BBB endothelial cells was assessed. We demonstrated that ALCAM knockout mice develop a more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the mouse model of MS, due to an increased permeability of the BBB. This phenotypic change is caused by a dysregulation of junctional molecules with which ALCAM indirectly binds, suggesting that in addition to its role in leukocyte transmigration, ALCAM regulates and maintains tight junction stability by acting as an adaptor molecule. Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is a cell adhesion molecule found on blood–brain barrier endothelial cells (BBB-ECs) that was previously shown to be involved in leukocyte transmigration across the endothelium. In the present study, we found that ALCAM knockout (KO) mice developed a more severe myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)35–55–induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). The exacerbated disease was associated with a significant increase in the number of CNS-infiltrating proinflammatory leukocytes compared with WT controls. Passive EAE transfer experiments suggested that the pathophysiology observed in active EAE was linked to the absence of ALCAM on BBB-ECs. In addition, phenotypic characterization of unimmunized ALCAM KO mice revealed a reduced expression of BBB junctional proteins. Further in vivo, in vitro, and molecular analysis confirmed that ALCAM is associated with tight junction molecule assembly at the BBB, explaining the increased permeability of CNS blood vessels in ALCAM KO animals. Collectively, our data point to a biologically important function of ALCAM in maintaining BBB integrity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20176382It is demonstrated that ALCAM knockout mice develop a more severe experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the mouse model of MS, due to an increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), suggesting that in addition to its role in leukocyte transmigration, A LCAM regulates and maintains tight junction stability by acting as an adaptor molecule.2017-01-09T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Marc-André Lécuyer', 'O. Saint-laurent', 'L. Bourbonnière', 'S. Larouche', 'C. Larochelle', 'L. Michel', 'M. Charabati', 'Michael Abadier', 'Stephanie E. J. Zandee', 'N. Haghayegh Jahromi', 'E. Gowing', 'Camille L. Pittet', 'R. Lyck', 'B. Engelhardt', 'A. Prat']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2c579afd5285b9a05130fdac65c42a1611cfdb49Nature Microbiology20175968It is shown that the toxicity of AT-rich DNA in Escherichia coli frequently results from constitutive transcription initiation within the coding regions of genes, which causes titration of RNA polymerase and a global downshift in host gene expression.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Microbiology['Lisa E Lamberte', 'Gabriele Baniulyte', 'Shivani S. Singh', 'A. Stringer', 'Richard P. Bonocora', 'Mathew Stracy', 'A. Kapanidis', 'J. Wade', 'David C. Grainger']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b2e4ede049f7bcb65d56a89319338b54682dca28p300/CREB binding protein associated factor (PCAF/KAT2B) and general control nonderepressible 5 (GCN5/KAT2A) are multidomain proteins that have been implicated in retroviral infection, inflammation pathways, and cancer development. However, outside of viral replication, little is known about the dependence of these effects on the C-terminal bromodomain. Herein, we report GSK4027 as a chemical probe for the PCAF/GCN5 bromodomain, together with GSK4028 as an enantiomeric negative control. The probe was optimized from a weakly potent, nonselective pyridazinone hit to deliver high potency for the PCAF/GCN5 bromodomain, high solubility, cellular target engagement, and ≥18000-fold selectivity over the BET family, together with ≥70-fold selectivity over the wider bromodomain families.Journal of Medicinal Chemistry20176766The probe was optimized from a weakly potent, nonselective pyridazinone hit to deliver high potency for the PCAF/GCN5 bromodomain, high solubility, cellular target engagement, and ≥18000-fold selectivity over the BET family, together with ≥70-fold selection over the wider bromidomain families.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of medicinal chemistry['P. Humphreys', 'P. Bamborough', 'C. Chung', 'P. Craggs', 'Laurie J. Gordon', 'P. Grandi', 'Thomas G. Hayhow', 'J. Hussain', 'K. Jones', 'M. Lindon', 'A. Michon', 'J. Renaux', 'C. Suckling', 'D. Tough', 'R. Prinjha']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f72114a33e00eef17f9994c7f2a0d4917ec38a0b2017144652017-01-09T00:00:00Remote Sensing of Environment['M. Buchwitz', 'M. Reuter', 'O. Schneising', 'W. Hewson', 'R. Detmers', 'H. Boesch', 'O. Hasekamp', 'I. Aben', 'H. Bovensmann', 'J. Burrows', 'A. Butz', 'F. Chevallier', 'B. Dils', 'C. Frankenberg', 'J. Heymann', 'G. Lichtenberg', 'M. Mazière', 'J. Notholt', 'R. Parker', 'T. Warneke', 'C. Zehner', 'D. Griffith', 'N. Deutscher', 'A. Kuze', 'H. Suto', 'D. Wunch']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1d9d5c6c8a3347b675a6b961b80e372991a461c3Reading & Writing201773602017-01-09T00:00:00Reading and Writing['Lisa B. Hsin', 'C. Snow']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a912aefb93a0583bfdad3e1695ae14f1b5391740Significance Ovulation is thought to be divergent from insects to mammals. In the latter case, ovulation is regulated by luteinizing hormone and the steroid hormone progesterone, neither of which is found in insects so far. This paper reports a role of ecdysteroids in Drosophila ovulation. Similar to the action of progesterone in mammals, 20-hydroxyecdysone produced in Drosophila follicle cells activates one of its receptors, EcR.B2, to allow proper activation of matrix metalloproteinase and follicle rupture. The conservation of steroid signaling in ovulation makes Drosophila a simple model to define the mechanism of steroid action in ovulation. Although ecdysteroid signaling regulates multiple steps in oogenesis, it is not known whether it regulates Drosophila ovulation, a process involving a matrix metalloproteinase-dependent follicle rupture. In this study, we demonstrated that ecdysteroid signaling is operating in mature follicle cells to control ovulation. Moreover, knocking down shade (shd), encoding the monooxygenase that converts ecdysone (E) to the more active 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), specifically in mature follicle cells, blocked follicle rupture, which was rescued by ectopic expression of shd or exogenous 20E. In addition, disruption of the Ecdysone receptor (EcR) in mature follicle cells mimicked shd-knockdown defects, which were reversed by ectopic expression of EcR.B2 but not by EcR.A or EcR.B1 isoforms. Furthermore, we showed that ecdysteroid signaling is essential for the proper activation of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (Mmp2) for follicle rupture. Our data strongly suggest that 20E produced in follicle cells before ovulation activates EcR.B2 to prime mature follicles to be responsive to neuronal ovulatory stimuli, thus providing mechanistic insights into steroid signaling in Drosophila ovulation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20174953It is demonstrated that ecdysteroid signaling is operating in mature follicle cells to control ovulation and showed that ecdysone signaling is essential for the proper activation of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (Mmp2) for follicle rupture.2017-01-09T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Elizabeth M Knapp', 'Jianjun Sun']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1a8634932ebe938c5316247ed5fbe067e9bb963bAbstract Little is known about the patterns and mechanisms by which humanitarian emergencies may exacerbate violence against children. In this article, we propose using the ecological framework to examine the impact of humanitarian emergencies on interpersonal violence against children. We consider the literature that supports this framework and suggest future directions for research to fill identified gaps in the framework. The relationship between humanitarian emergencies and violence against children depends on risk factors at multiple levels, including a breakdown of child protection systems, displacement, threats to livelihoods, changing gender roles, changing household composition, overcrowded living conditions, early marriage, exposure to conflict or other emergency events, and alcohol abuse. The empirical evidence supporting the proposed emergency/violence framework is limited by cross-sectional study designs and a propensity to predominantly examine individual-level determinants of violence, especially exposure to conflict or emergency events. Thus, there is a pressing need to contextualize the relationship between conflict or emergency events and violence against children within the wider ecological and household dynamics that occur during humanitarian emergencies. Ultimately, this will require longitudinal observations of children, families and communities from before the emergency through recovery and improvements to ongoing global surveillance systems. More complete data will enable the humanitarian community to design effective, appropriate and well-targeted interventions.Psychology, Health & Medicine20175654This article proposes using the ecological framework to examine the impact of humanitarian emergencies on interpersonal violence against children, considering the literature that supports this framework and suggesting future directions for research to fill identified gaps in the framework.2017-01-09T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['Beth L Rubenstein', 'L. Stark']2017-01-09T00:00:00 07bed8e6da26837fa6f51a9e0980a360d52fb3d5A (pyridyl)phosphine-ligated ruthenium(II) catalyst is reported for the chemoselective benzylic N-alkylation of amines, via a hydrogen-borrowing mechanism. The catalyst operates under mild conditions, neat, and without a base or other additive. These conditions offer remarkable functional group compatibility for applications in organic synthesis, including reactions involving phenols and anilines, which are very difficult to achieve. Mechanistic studies suggest that, unlike other catalysts for this reaction, the redox steps are fast and reversible while imine formation is slow. We perceive that this is the origin of the selectivity realized with these reaction conditions.2017150562017-01-09T00:00:00ACS Catalysis['J. Celaje', 'Xingyue Zhang', 'Forrest Zhang', 'Lisa Kam', 'Jessica Herron', 'T. Williams']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c057b5c09281384457bbf720f065d14578c7ae7eAmmonia-oxidizing microorganisms are an important source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) in aquatic environments. Identifying the impact of pH on N2O production by ammonia oxidizers is key to understanding how aquatic greenhouse gas fluxes will respond to naturally occurring pH changes, as well as acidification driven by anthropogenic CO2. We assessed N2O production rates and formation mechanisms by communities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) in a lake and a marine environment, using incubation-based nitrogen (N) stable isotope tracer methods with 15N-labeled ammonium (15NH4+) and nitrite (15NO2−), and also measurements of the natural abundance N and O isotopic composition of dissolved N2O. N2O production during incubations of water from the shallow hypolimnion of Lake Lugano (Switzerland) was significantly higher when the pH was reduced from 7.54 (untreated pH) to 7.20 (reduced pH), while ammonia oxidation rates were similar between treatments. In all incubations, added NH4+ was the source of most of the N incorporated into N2O, suggesting that the main N2O production pathway involved hydroxylamine (NH2OH) and/or NO2− produced by ammonia oxidation during the incubation period. A small but significant amount of N derived from exogenous/added 15NO2− was also incorporated into N2O, but only during the reduced-pH incubations. Mass spectra of this N2O revealed that NH4+ and 15NO2− each contributed N equally to N2O by a “hybrid-N2O” mechanism consistent with a reaction between NH2OH and NO2−, or compounds derived from these two molecules. Nitrifier denitrification was not an important source of N2O. Isotopomeric N2O analyses in Lake Lugano were consistent with incubation results, as 15N enrichment of the internal N vs. external N atoms produced site preferences (25.0–34.4‰) consistent with NH2OH-dependent hybrid-N2O production. Hybrid-N2O formation was also observed during incubations of seawater from coastal Namibia with 15NH4+ and NO2−. However, the site preference of dissolved N2O here was low (4.9‰), indicating that another mechanism, not captured during the incubations, was important. Multiplex sequencing of 16S rRNA revealed distinct ammonia oxidizer communities: AOB dominated numerically in Lake Lugano, and AOA dominated in the seawater. Potential for hybrid N2O formation exists among both communities, and at least in AOB-dominated environments, acidification may accelerate this mechanism.Frontiers in Microbiology201714351Assessing N2O production rates and formation mechanisms by communities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) in a lake and a marine environment revealed distinct ammonia oxidizer communities: AOB dominated numerically in Lake Lugano, and AOA dominated in the seawater.2017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['M. Klotz', 'L. Stein', 'Annika C. Mosier', 'C. Frame', 'E. Lau', 'E. Joseph', 'Nolan Iv', 'T. Goepfert', 'M. Lehmann']2017-01-09T00:00:00 82f70d8574a618e18097c4b370d8d65e29341f8bIn the two fungal pathogens Fusarium fujikuroi and Fusarium graminearum, secondary metabolites (SMs) are fitness and virulence factors and there is compelling evidence that the coordination of SM gene expression is under epigenetic control. Here, we characterized Ccl1, a subunit of the COMPASS complex responsible for methylating lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me). We show that Ccl1 is not essential for viability but a regulator of genome-wide trimethylation of H3K4 (H3K4me3). Although, recent work in Fusarium and Aspergillus spp. detected only sporadic H3K4 methylation at the majority of the SM gene clusters, we show here that SM profiles in CCL1 deletion mutants are strongly deviating from the wild type. Cross-complementation experiments indicate high functional conservation of Ccl1 as phenotypes of the respective △ccl1 were rescued in both fungi. Strikingly, biosynthesis of the species-specific virulence factors gibberellic acid and deoxynivalenol produced by F. fujikuroi and F. graminearum, respectively, was reduced in axenic cultures but virulence was not attenuated in these mutants, a phenotype which goes in line with restored virulence factor production levels in planta. This suggests that yet unknown plant-derived signals are able to compensate for Ccl1 function during pathogenesis.Frontiers in Microbiology201710445It is shown that SM profiles in CCL1 deletion mutants are strongly deviating from the wild type, and high functional conservation of Ccl1 is indicated as phenotypes of the respective △ccl1 were rescued in both fungi.2017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['L. Studt', 'S. Janevska', 'B. Arndt', 'Stefan Boedi', 'M. Sulyok', 'H. Humpf', 'B. Tudzynski', 'J. Strauss']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c27bcb18b14524be45462e2f29039abcefa472abAbstract Objective To investigate the differential effects of dietary diversity (DD) and maternal characteristics on child linear growth at different points of the conditional distribution of height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) in sub-Saharan Africa. Design Secondary analysis of data from nationally representative cross-sectional samples of singleton children aged 0–59 months, born to mothers aged 15–49 years. The outcome variable was child HAZ. Quantile regression was used to perform the multivariate analysis. Setting The most recent Demographic and Health Surveys from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Subjects The present analysis was restricted to children aged 6–59 months (n 31 604). Results DD was associated positively with HAZ in the first four quantiles (5th, 10th, 25th and 50th) and the highest quantile (90th) in Nigeria. The largest effect occurred at the very bottom (5th quantile) and the very top (90th quantile) of the conditional HAZ distribution. In DRC, DD was significantly and positively associated with HAZ in the two lower quantiles (5th, 10th). The largest effects of maternal education occurred at the lower end of the conditional HAZ distribution in Ghana, Nigeria and DRC. Maternal BMI and height also had positive effects on HAZ at different points of the conditional distribution of HAZ. Conclusions Our analysis shows that the association between DD and maternal factors and HAZ differs along the conditional HAZ distribution. Intervention measures need to take into account the heterogeneous effect of the determinants of child nutritional status along the different percentiles of the HAZ distribution.Public Health Nutrition20174841Investigation of the differential effects of dietary diversity and maternal characteristics on child linear growth at different points of the conditional distribution of height-for-age Z-score in sub-Saharan Africa shows that the association between DD and maternal factors and HAZ differs along the conditional HAZ distribution.2017-01-09T00:00:00Public Health Nutrition['D. Amugsi', 'Z. T. Dimbuene', 'E. Kimani-Murage', 'B. Mberu', 'A. Ezeh']2017-01-09T00:00:00 23c565ed8f51cc6fcbb42466567e2338bf4fee09Background: Weight cycling, defined by an intentional weight loss and subsequent regain, commonly occurs in overweight and obese women and is associated with some negative health outcomes. We examined the role of various weight-change patterns during early to mid-adulthood and associated risk of highly prevalent, obesity-related cancers (breast, endometrial, and colorectal) in postmenopausal women. Methods: A total of 80,943 postmenopausal women (age, 63.4 ± 7.4 years) in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study were categorized by self-reported weight change (weight stable; weight gain; lost weight; weight cycled [1–3, 4–6, 7–10, >10 times]) during early to mid-adulthood (18–50 years). Three site-specific associations were investigated using Cox proportional hazard models [age, race/ethnicity, income, education, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, hormone therapy, diet, and body mass index (BMI)]. Results: A total of 7,464 (breast = 5,564; endometrial = 788; and colorectal = 1,290) incident cancer cases were identified between September 1994 and August 2014. Compared with weight stability, weight gain was significantly associated with risk of breast cancer [hazard ratio (HR), 1.11; 1.03–1.20] after adjustment for BMI. Similarly, weight cycling was significantly associated with risk of endometrial cancer (HR = 1.23; 1.01–1.49). Weight cycling “4 to 6 times” was most consistently associated with cancer risk, showing a 38% increased risk for endometrial cancer [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.08–1.76] compared with weight stable women. Conclusions: Weight gain and weight cycling were positively associated with risk of breast and endometrial cancer, respectively. Impact: These data suggest weight cycling and weight gain increase risk of prevalent cancers in postmenopausal women. Adopting ideal body-weight maintenance practices before and after weight loss should be encouraged to reduce risk of incident breast and endometrial cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(5); 779–86. ©2017 AACR.Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention20176242Adopting ideal body-weight maintenance practices before and after weight loss should be encouraged to reduce risk of incident breast and endometrial cancers in postmenopausal women.2017-01-09T00:00:00Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention['Laura M. Welti', 'D. Beavers', 'B. Caan', 'H. Sangi-Haghpeykar', 'M. Vitolins', 'K. Beavers']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1ff7d18feeb8666bcb658d66f21f4f5352a9bc7dPurpose: To generate and characterize a murine GITR ligand fusion protein (mGITRL-FP) designed to maximize valency and the potential to agonize the GITR receptor for cancer immunotherapy. Experimental Design: The EC50 value of the mGITRL-FP was compared with an anti-GITR antibody in an in vitro agonistic cell–based reporter assay. We assessed the impact of dose, schedule, and Fc isotype on antitumor activity and T-cell modulation in the CT26 tumor model. The activity of the mGITRL-FP was compared with an agonistic murine OX40L-FP targeting OX40, in CT26 and B16F10-Luc2 tumor models. Combination of the mGITRL-FP with antibodies targeting PD-L1, PD-1, or CTLA-4 was analyzed in mice bearing CT26 tumors. Results: The mGITRL-FP had an almost 50-fold higher EC50 value compared with an anti-murine GITR antibody. Treatment of CT26 tumor-bearing mice with mGITRL-FP–mediated significant antitumor activity that was dependent on isotype, dose, and duration of exposure. The antitumor activity could be correlated with the increased proliferation of peripheral CD8+ and CD4+ T cells and a significant decrease in the frequency of intratumoral Tregs. The combination of mGITRL-FP with mOX40L-FP or checkpoint inhibitor antagonists enhanced antitumor immunity above that of monotherapy treatment. Conclusions: These results suggest that therapeutically targeting GITR represents a unique approach to cancer immunotherapy and suggests that a multimeric fusion protein may provide increased agonistic potential versus an antibody. In addition, these data provide, for the first time, early proof of concept for the potential combination of GITR targeting agents with OX40 agonists and PD-L1 antagonists. Clin Cancer Res; 23(13); 3416–27. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research20174943The results suggest that therapeutically targeting GITR represents a unique approach to cancer immunotherapy and suggests that a multimeric fusion protein may provide increased agonistic potential versus an antibody.2017-01-09T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['R. Leyland', 'A. Watkins', 'Kathy Mulgrew', 'Nicholas Holoweckyj', 'Lisa Bamber', 'N. Tigue', 'E. Offer', 'J. Andrews', 'Li Yan', 'Stefanie R. Mullins', 'M. Oberst', 'Jane Coates Ulrichsen', 'D. A. Leinster', 'K. McGlinchey', 'L. Young', 'Michelle Morrow', 'S. Hammond', 'P. Mallinder', 'A. Herath', 'C. Leow', 'R. Wilkinson', 'R. Stewart']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e4dbab297a52f470b7b4da3822774a7873b82772A postsynthetic covalent strategy involving dual-acyl chloride has been developed to introduce uncoordinated carboxyl groups into amine containing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). The carboxyl group functionalized MOFs have been characterized by various techniques, including X-ray diffraction patterning, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, thermal gravimetric analysis, and gas adsorption. Results clearly indicated uncoordinated carboxyl groups were successfully grafted to the MIL-101(Cr)–NH2 framework. In addition, most of the amine groups (>80%) were grafted with carboxyl groups, which indicates this method is very effective. The thermal stability and adsorption selectivity of CO2/N2 were substantially enhanced, albeit the BET surface areas and total pore volumes were reduced. These observations could be explained by the effect of elimination of macropores in the framework due to the projecting of new functional groups in pore apertures. Here the successful fabrication of a MOF with uncoordinated carboxyl groups provides the possibility of efficiently modifying other MOFs.201749402017-01-09T00:00:00RSC Advances['Zhou Feng', 'Jingjing Zhou', 'Xuechao Gao', 'Chunlong Kong', 'Liang Chen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4874d335352866f5f82c386d764f1f70c7584620Critical Care20174638In this study the application of whole-body vibration was safe and feasible and the technique leads to increased energy expenditure, which may offer the chance to treat patients in the ICU with whole- body vibration.2017-01-09T00:00:00Critical Care['T. Wollersheim', 'K. Haas', 'S. Wolf', 'K. Mai', 'C. Spies', 'E. Steinhagen-Thiessen', 'K. Wernecke', 'J. Spranger', 'S. Weber-Carstens']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6b7451e38eeac5766f1348c04095639b332ae30eIntroduction A number of previous studies examined a possible association of toxic metals and autism, and over half of those studies suggest that toxic metal levels are different in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Additionally, several studies found that those levels correlate with the severity of ASD. Methods In order to further investigate these points, this paper performs the most detailed statistical analysis to date of a data set in this field. First morning urine samples were collected from 67 children and adults with ASD and 50 neurotypical controls of similar age and gender. The samples were analyzed to determine the levels of 10 urinary toxic metals (UTM). Autism-related symptoms were assessed with eleven behavioral measures. Statistical analysis was used to distinguish participants on the ASD spectrum and neurotypical participants based upon the UTM data alone. The analysis also included examining the association of autism severity with toxic metal excretion data using linear and nonlinear analysis. “Leave-one-out” cross-validation was used to ensure statistical independence of results. Results and Discussion Average excretion levels of several toxic metals (lead, tin, thallium, antimony) were significantly higher in the ASD group. However, ASD classification using univariate statistics proved difficult due to large variability, but nonlinear multivariate statistical analysis significantly improved ASD classification with Type I/II errors of 15% and 18%, respectively. These results clearly indicate that the urinary toxic metal excretion profiles of participants in the ASD group were significantly different from those of the neurotypical participants. Similarly, nonlinear methods determined a significantly stronger association between the behavioral measures and toxic metal excretion. The association was strongest for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (including subscales on Irritability, Stereotypy, Hyperactivity, and Inappropriate Speech), but significant associations were found for UTM with all eleven autism-related assessments with cross-validation R2 values ranging from 0.12–0.48.PLoS ONE20177836Nonlinear multivariate statistical analysis significantly improved ASD classification with Type I/II errors of 15% and 18%, respectively, and clearly indicate that the urinary toxic metal excretion profiles of participants in the ASD group were significantly different from those of the neurotypical participants.2017-01-09T00:00:00PLoS ONE['J. Adams', 'D. Howsmon', 'U. Kruger', 'Elizabeth Geis', 'Eva Gehn', 'Valeria Fimbres', 'Elena L. Pollard', 'Jessica Mitchell', 'Julie Ingram', 'R. Hellmers', 'D. Quig', 'Juergen Hahn']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b5332f071556ebe8fde1f43fd5d2b93771e4bdd0Nature Communications20175638This work uses molecular simulations to demonstrate that the IRMOF-74 series undergoes a deformation that is similar to the mechanism behind breathing MOFs, but is unique because the deformation pattern extends beyond a single unit cell of the original structure.2017-01-09T00:00:00Nature Communications['Sudi Jawahery', 'Cory M. Simon', 'Efrem Braun', 'M. Witman', 'D. Tiana', 'Bess Vlaisavljevich', 'B. Smit']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e3edc2e7b686232e1e0651819e0347c0b5f312b4Abstract The San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is a federally endangered small carnivore whose distribution is limited to the San Joaquin Valley in central California. Population decline is due to profound habitat loss, and conservation of all remaining populations is critical. A robust urban population occurs in the city of Bakersfield. In spring of 2013, putative cases of mange were reported in this population. Mites from affected animals were confirmed to be Sarcoptes scabiei morphologically and by DNA sequencing. By the end of 2014, 15 cases of kit foxes with mange had been confirmed. As with other species, sarcoptic mange in kit foxes is characterized by intense pruritus and dermatitis, caused by mites burrowing into the epidermal layers, as well as alopecia, hyperkeratosis, and encrustations, secondary bacterial infections, and finally extreme morbidity and death. Of the 15 cases, six foxes were found dead, six were captured but died during attempted rehabilitation, and three were successfully treated. We have no evidence that untreated kit foxes can recover from mange. Sarcoptic mange constitutes a significant threat to the Bakersfield kit fox population and could pose an even greater threat to this imperiled species if it spreads to populations in nearby natural lands.Journal of Wildlife Diseases20173739Sarcoptic mange constitutes a significant threat to the Bakersfield kit fox population and could pose an even greater threat to this imperiled species if it spreads to populations in nearby natural lands.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Wildlife Diseases['B. Cypher', 'Jaime L. Rudd', 'Tory L. Westall', 'L. Woods', 'N. Stephenson', 'J. Foley', 'Donald Richardson', 'D. Clifford']2017-01-09T00:00:00 558005371f0eb093a8ef294291fa1a12ef369da4Current Biology20171432How the newly discovered phytoplankton lineages contribute to food chains and vertical carbon export to the deep sea remains unknown, but their prevalence in expanding, low nutrient surface waters suggests they will have a role in future oceans.2017-01-09T00:00:00Current Biology['Chang Jae Choi', 'Charles Bachy', 'G. S. Jaeger', 'Camille Poirier', 'Lisa A. Sudek', 'V. Sarma', 'A. Mahadevan', 'S. Giovannoni', 'A. Worden']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f09540c3023c8c42cafbc80623e1c452aac72437ABSTRACT Monitoring the emergence of antibiotic resistance is a recent issue in the treatment of Legionnaires' disease. Macrolides are recommended as first-line therapy, but resistance mechanisms have not been studied in Legionella species. Our aim was to determine the molecular basis of macrolide resistance in L. pneumophila. Twelve independent lineages from a common susceptible L. pneumophila ancestral strain were propagated under conditions of erythromycin or azithromycin pressure to produce high-level macrolide resistance. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on 12 selected clones, and we investigated mutations common to all lineages. We reconstructed the dynamics of mutation for each lineage and demonstrated their involvement in decreased susceptibility to macrolides. The resistant mutants were produced in a limited number of passages to obtain a 4,096-fold increase in erythromycin MICs. Mutations affected highly conserved 5-amino-acid regions of L4 and L22 ribosomal proteins and of domain V of 23S rRNA (G2057, A2058, A2059, and C2611 nucleotides). The early mechanisms mainly affected L4 and L22 proteins and induced a 32-fold increase in the MICs of the selector drug. Additional mutations related to 23S rRNA mostly occurred later and were responsible for a major increase of macrolide MICs, depending on the mutated nucleotide, the substitution, and the number of mutated genes among the three rrl copies. The major mechanisms of the decreased susceptibility to macrolides in L. pneumophila and their dynamics were determined. The results showed that macrolide resistance could be easily selected in L. pneumophila and warrant further investigations in both clinical and environmental settings.Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy20176229The results showed that macrolide resistance could be easily selected in L. pneumophila and warrant further investigations in both clinical and environmental settings.2017-01-09T00:00:00Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy['G. Descours', 'C. Ginevra', 'Nathalie Jacotin', 'F. Forey', 'J. Chastang', 'E. Kay', 'J. Etienne', 'G. Lina', 'P. Doublet', 'S. Jarraud']2017-01-09T00:00:00 504b02e8c00730311375fc1cd0cda826f25e2080Abstract Background Most Lyme disease cases in the Midwestern United States are reported in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In recent years, however, a widening geographic extent of Lyme disease has been noted with evidence of expansion eastwards into Michigan and neighboring states with historically low incidence rates. Methods We collected confirmed and probable cases of Lyme disease from 2000 through 2014 from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, entering them in a geographic information system. We performed spatial focal cluster analyses to characterize Lyme disease expansion. We compared the distribution of human cases with recent Ixodes scapularis tick distribution studies. Results Lyme disease cases in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan expanded more than 5-fold over the study period. Although increases were seen throughout the Upper Peninsula, the Lower Peninsula particularly expanded along the Indiana border north along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Human cases corresponded to a simultaneous expansion in established I scapularis tick populations. Conclusions The geographic distribution of Lyme disease cases significantly expanded in Michigan between 2000 and 2014, particularly northward along the Lake Michigan shore. If such dynamic trends continue, Michigan—and possibly neighboring areas of Indiana, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada—can expect a continued increase in Lyme disease cases.Open Forum Infectious Diseases20171833The geographic distribution of Lyme disease cases significantly expanded in Michigan between 2000 and 2014, particularly northward along the Lake Michigan shore.2017-01-09T00:00:00Open Forum Infectious Diseases['Paul M. Lantos', 'J. Tsao', 'L. Nigrovic', 'P. Auwaerter', 'V. Fowler', 'F. Ruffin', 'Erik Foster', 'G. Hickling']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1a8c3832ce9791655cdcf1ba0b337b2e6a59dce2Malaria Journal20176228In vivo selection study revealed that all isolates detected in the follow-up period harboured wild type alleles in pfkelch13 and the six background genes, which may not play an important role in the in vivo selection after artemether–lumefantrine treatment in Uganda.2017-01-09T00:00:00Malaria Journal['B. Balikagala', 'Toshihiro Mita', 'Mie Ikeda', 'Miki Sakurai', 'S. Yatsushiro', 'Nobuyuki Takahashi', 'Shin-Ichiro Tachibana', 'M. Auma', 'Edward H. Ntege', 'D. Ito', 'E. Takashima', 'N. Palacpac', 'T. Egwang', 'Joseph Okello Onen', 'M. Kataoka', 'E. Kimura', 'T. Horii', 'T. Tsuboi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 65eac6bf28d5075cd54f3ee76f84082a17c8fc29Thiophosphate compounds have been studied extensively in the past for their rich structural variations and for a large variety of interesting properties. Here, we report 11 new phases with the composition ALnP2S6 (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs; Ln = lanthanide). These new thiophosphates crystallize in four different structure types, with the space groups Fdd2, P1̅, P21, and P21/c, respectively. All phases are insulating and the calculated band gaps range between 3 eV and 3.5 eV. Magnetic measurements on the compounds with open f-shells show paramagnetic behavior and magnetic moments that match the expected free ion values of the respective lanthanide cations. We present a structural stability phase diagram for the ALnP2S6 family of compounds, which reveals a clear relationship between ionic radii and the preferred crystal structure, as well as stability regions to form ALnP2S6-type phases.Inorganic Chemistry20174231A structural stability phase diagram is presented for the ALnP2S6 family of compounds, which reveals a clear relationship between ionic radii and the preferred crystal structure, as well as stability regions to form ALnS6-type phases.2017-01-09T00:00:00Inorganic chemistry['L. Schoop', 'R. Eger', 'R. Kremer', 'A. Kuhn', 'J. Nuss', 'B. Lotsch']2017-01-09T00:00:00 6186cfc5a61ad6f42c7695dd6cd11e0cb08775adBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders20172631Compared to OA, a diagnosis of osteonecrosis was associated with worse outcomes post-THA, and a detailed preoperative discussion including the risk of complications is needed for informed consent from patients with oste onecrosis.2017-01-09T00:00:00BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders['J. Singh', 'Jason Chen', 'M. Inacio', 'R. Namba', 'E. Paxton']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f5a938231ab8e96730a3e242e4508655ce9c689cScientific Reports20174333The results indicated that the DPMS had high efficiency and improved stability for lipase immobilization and the stabilities of LCS@DPMS were improved significantly compared to the free lipase and LCS@MS.2017-01-09T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Junkai Gao', 'Yanjun Jiang', 'Jinshu Lu', 'Zhi Han', 'Jiajia Deng', 'Yan Chen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 660313443713db08241edf145c643f4d040b1321The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of activated carbons prepared from Macadamia nutshells as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from aqueous solutions. The activated carbon was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), CHNS analyzer and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). For effective removal of Cr(VI), the optimum parameters found were pH 2, 120 min of contact time and 0.2 g of sorbent. The adsorption data fitted well into the Freundlich model, suggesting a multilayer sorption process. The results demonstrated that Macadamia activated carbon could be used as cost-effective biosorbent for the treatment of aqueous solutions contaminated by Cr(VI) with an adsorption capacity of 22.3 mg g-1. The mode of removal involved adsorption and reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III).Water Science and Technology20175030The results demonstrated that Macadamia activated carbon could be used as cost-effective biosorbent for the treatment of aqueous solutions contaminated by Cr(VI) with an adsorption capacity of 22.3 mg g-1.2 g of sorbent.2017-01-09T00:00:00Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research['V. Pakade', 'O. Nchoe', 'L. Hlungwane', 'N. Tavengwa']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ea2c575c1680c1a9deed1f6081f3408c44b5f60fScientific Reports20176526SzV-1287 exerts potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions in chronic arthritis models of distinct mechanisms, without inducing cartilage destruction, which was confirmed in vitro.2017-01-09T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Á. Horváth', 'Awt Menghis', 'B. Botz', 'É. Borbély', 'Á. Kemény', 'V. Tékus', 'J. Csepregi', 'A. Mócsai', 'T. Juhász', 'R. Zákány', 'Dóra Bogdán', 'P. Mátyus', 'J. Keeble', 'E. Pintér', 'Z. Helyes']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5d9fabefb1da983c9a7f06151c0c2a9be256821fJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20172725PoV cameras may provide a more sensitive method for measuring eye contact in children with autism spectrum disorder during live interactions and reveal a difference between gaze targets of children with ASD and typically developing children.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Sarah R. Edmunds', 'A. Rozga', 'Yin Li', 'Elizabeth A. Karp', 'Lisa V. Ibañez', 'James M. Rehg', 'W. Stone']2017-01-09T00:00:00 20dde59a7e7619c61bc56b35a6cc4c199e843233Journal of general internal medicine20172522PCP beliefs about mammography effectiveness and screening recommendations are only modestly associated with use, suggesting other likely influences on patient participation in mammography.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of General Internal Medicine['J. Haas', 'W. Barlow', 'M. Schapira', 'Charles D MacLean', 'C. Klabunde', 'B. Sprague', 'Elisabeth F Beaber', 'Jane S. Chen', 'A. Bitton', 'T. Onega', 'Kimberly A. Harris', 'A. Tosteson', 'On behalf of the Acmt Toxicology Investigators Consortium']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b9303e2ab34eb77cfdaf1b2f05f6055566089590Bone Marrow Transplantation20171421Tumor regression concomitant with steroid-refractory GvHD highlights the pitfalls of PD-1 blockade following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.2017-01-09T00:00:00Bone Marrow Transplantation['E. McDuffee', 'G. Aue', 'L. Cook', 'C. Ramos-Delgado', 'R. Shalabi', 'T. Worthy', 'P. Vo', 'R. Childs']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7d4eb202d73519c15a39e3bcb5caa379ec498648Background: Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and its premalignant phase (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; CIN1-3) are distinguished by gynecologic and pathologic examination, yet no current methodologies can predict precancerous lesions that are destined to progress to ICC. Thus, development of reliable assays to assess patient prognosis is much needed. Methods: Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA methylation is significantly altered in cervical disease. Using an HPV enrichment approach and next-generation DNA sequencing, methylation status was characterized in a case–case comparison of CIN (n = 2 CIN1; n = 2 CIN2; n = 20 CIN3) and ICC (n = 37) samples. Pyrosequencing validated methylation changes at CpGs of interest in a larger sample cohort (n = 61 CIN3; 50 ICC). Results: Global viral methylation, across HPV types, was significantly higher in ICC than CIN3. Average L1 gene methylation in 13 different HPV types best distinguished CIN3 from ICC. Methylation levels at individual CpG sites as a quantitative classifier achieved a sensitivity and specificity of >95% for detecting ICC in HPV 16 samples. Pyrosequencing confirmed significantly higher methylation of these CpGs in E1 of HPV 16 in ICC compared with CIN3. Conclusions: Global HPV methylation is significantly higher in ICC than CIN3, with L1 gene methylation levels performing best for distinguishing CIN3 from ICC. Methylation levels at CpGs in the E1 gene of HPV 16 (972, 978, 1870, and 1958) can distinguish between CIN3 and ICC. Impact: Higher methylation at specific E1 CpGs may associate with increased likelihood of progression to ICC in HPV 16–positive CIN3 lesions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(4); 642–50. ©2017 AACR.Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention20173520Global viral methylation, across HPV types, was significantly higher in ICC than CIN3, with L1 gene methylation levels performing best for distinguishing CIN 3 from ICC.2017-01-09T00:00:00Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention['Pengyuan Liu', 'Marissa Iden', 'Samantha Fye', 'Yi-Wen Huang', 'Elizabeth E. Hopp', 'Chen Chu', 'Yan Lu', 'J. Rader']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cc5be26071b4ebf0542e9cfeeb411fae49f7e345Aims Alcohol use disorders are more prevalent in HIV patients than the general population. Both chronic alcohol consumption and HIV infection have been linked to mitochondrial dysregulation; and this is considered an important mechanism in the pathogenesis of muscle myopathy. This study investigated if chronic binge alcohol (CBA) administration impairs the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial homeostasis in SIV-infected macaques. Methods Male rhesus macaques were administered daily CBA (to achieve peak blood alcohol concentrations of 50-60 mM within 2 h after start of infusion) or sucrose (SUC) intragastrically 3 months prior to intravenous SIVmac251 inoculation and continued until macaques met criteria for end-stage disease. Skeletal muscle (SKM) samples were obtained at necropsy. Muscle samples were obtained from a cohort of healthy uninfected macaque controls and used for comparison of analyzed variables. Total RNA was extracted and gene expression was analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results The relative expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 beta (PGC-1β) was significantly decreased in the SKM of CBA/simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) macaques compared to uninfected controls (P < 0.05). SIV infection resulted in a significant upregulation (P < 0.05) of mitophagy-related gene expression, which was prevented by CBA. CBA suppressed expression of anti-apoptotic genes and increased expression of pro-apoptotic genes (P < 0.05). Conclusions These findings suggest that SIV infection disrupts mitochondrial homeostasis and when combined with CBA, results in differential expression of genes involved in apoptotic signaling. We speculate that impaired mitochondrial homeostasis may contribute to the underlying pathophysiology of alcoholic and HIV/AIDS associated myopathy. Short summary This study investigated if CBA administration dysregulates gene expression associated with mitochondrial homeostasis in the SKM of SIV-infected macaques. The results suggest that SIV infection disrupts mitochondrial homeostasis and when combined with CBA, results in differential expression of genes involved in apoptotic signaling.Alcohol and Alcoholism20175121The results suggest that SIV infection disrupts mitochondrial homeostasis and when combined with CBA, results in differential expression of genes involved in apoptotic signaling.2017-01-09T00:00:00Alcohol and Alcoholism['Anthony A. Duplanty', 'L. Simon', 'P. Molina']2017-01-09T00:00:00 065646990fc6701e6bf5dbfd3e9afc93c68d8e83In this paper, a frequency reconfigurable antenna system with a directional selectivity is presented. The reconfiguration of the antenna’s radiation characteristics is wirelessly controlled through a mobile phone and a microcontroller. The antenna system is a multi-element radiator composed of four monopoles on top of a hexagonal ground plane, in addition to four rectangular microstrip two-elements antenna arrays. The monopoles and the microstrip arrays are designed to contribute to the communication requirements of the complete system. The position, orientation, and topology of the various antennas are optimized to achieve the required frequency reconfigurability in addition to the variable selective directivity performance. The whole system is fabricated and integrated in a single compact unit controlled by a microcontroller, four servo motors, and a Bluetooth module. The antenna system is tested and the measured results confirm the validity of the proposed design.IEEE Access20172118A frequency reconfigurable antenna system with a directional selectivity is presented that is wirelessly controlled through a mobile phone and a microcontroller and the measured results confirm the validity of the proposed design.2017-01-09T00:00:00IEEE Access['Y. Tawk', 'J. Costantine', 'F. Makhlouf', 'M. Nassif', 'Leonel Geagea', 'C. Christodoulou']2017-01-09T00:00:00 dfbaa95ade733d16042701bf801c51a118f56e8bTotal mesorectal excision (TME) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has offered superior control for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, but can carry a quality of life cost. Fortunately, some patients achieve a complete response after CRT alone without the added morbidity caused by surgery. Efforts to increase fidelity of radiation treatment planning and delivery may allow for escalated doses of radiotherapy (RT) with limited off-target toxicity and elicit more pathological complete responses (pCR) to CRT thereby sparing more rectal cancer patients from surgery. In this review, methods of delivering escalated RT boost above 45-50.4 Gy are discussed including: 3D conformal, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and brachytherapy. Newly developed adaptive boost strategies and imaging modalities used in RT planning and response evaluation such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) are also discussed.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology20177618Methods of delivering escalated RT boost above 45-50 Gy are discussed including: 3D conformal, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT, and brachytherapy), and newly developed adaptive boost strategies and imaging modalities used in RT planning and response evaluation.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of gastrointestinal oncology['Jonathan D Van Wickle', 'E. Paulson', 'J. Landry', 'B. Erickson', 'W. Hall']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4aa49cc05bf1a14e787ecc8be9309f0186918cacPurpose Aromatase inhibitors are established breast cancer chemoprevention interventions. However, nonadherence remains a significant challenge. We investigated the association between worsening menopause-specific quality of life, baseline participant characteristics, and early treatment discontinuation within the Mammary Prevention.3 (MAP.3) breast cancer prevention trial. Methods In the MAP.3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating exemestane, participants completed the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) at entry and at 6 months. Multivariable log-binomial regression was used to assess the associations of baseline participant characteristics and clinically meaningful worsening in menopause-specific quality of life (QOL) with treatment discontinuation at 1 year. Results Of the 4,501 participants eligible for this analysis, 724 (17%) discontinued assigned treatment within the first year of random assignment of treatment (19% of the exemestane group and 13% of the placebo group). Between 19% and 35% of women experienced a clinically meaningful worsening in the vasomotor, sexual, physical, and psychosocial domains of the MENQOL within 6 months of treatment initiation. Regardless of receiving exemestane or not, experiencing a worsening in any MENQOL domain or, especially, overall menopause-specific QOL, was associated with early treatment discontinuation (relative risk, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.53 to 2.10 for overall worsening). Assignment to exemestane, having a smoking history, and current employment also were significantly associated with early discontinuation. Conclusion Negative changes in menopause-specific QOL influence a woman's decision to stop chemoprevention therapy. Attention to such symptoms may improve QOL and potentially improve chemoprevention adherence.Journal of Clinical Oncology20172717Positive changes in menopause-specific QOL influence a woman's decision to stop chemoprevention therapy and attention to such symptoms may improve QOL and potentially improve chemoparevention adherence.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['Olivia Meggetto', 'E. Maunsell', 'R. Chlebowski', 'P. Goss', 'D. Tu', 'H. Richardson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 10785d38daa4c4f81b5ccba9c0215adf7dd5710aBACKGROUND The benefits of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have been previously demonstrated. However, the efficacy and safety of short-acting epoetins administered at larger doses and reduced frequency as well as of new epoetins and biosimilars remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES This review aimed to evaluate the benefits and harms of different routes, frequencies and doses of epoetins (epoetin alpha, epoetin beta and other short-acting epoetins) for anaemia in adults and children with CKD not receiving dialysis. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Specialised Register to 12 September 2016 through contact with the Information Specialist using search terms relevant to this review. Studies contained in the Specialised Register are identified through search strategies specifically designed for CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE; handsearching conference proceedings; and searching the International Clinical Trials Register (ICTRP) Search Portal and ClinicalTrials.gov. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised control trials (RCTs) comparing different frequencies, routes, doses and types of short-acting ESAs in CKD patients. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed study eligibility and four authors assessed risk of bias and extracted data. Results were expressed as risk ratio (RR) or risk differences (RD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for dichotomous outcomes. For continuous outcomes the mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was used. Statistical analyses were performed using the random-effects model. MAIN RESULTS We identified 14 RCTs (2616 participants); nine studies were multi-centre and two studies involved children. The risk of bias was high in most studies; only three studies demonstrated adequate random sequence generation and only two studies were at low risk of bias for allocation concealment. Blinding of participants and personnel was at low risk of bias in one study. Blinding of outcome assessment was judged at low risk in 13 studies as the outcome measures were reported as laboratory results and therefore unlikely to be influenced by blinding. Attrition bias was at low risk of bias in eight studies while selective reporting was at low risk in six included studies.Four interventions were compared: epoetin alpha or beta at different frequencies using the same total dose (six studies); epoetin alpha at the same frequency and different total doses (two studies); epoetin alpha administered intravenously versus subcutaneous administration (one study); epoetin alpha or beta versus other epoetins or biosimilars (five studies). One study compared both different frequencies of epoetin alpha at the same total dose and at the same frequency using different total doses.Data from only 7/14 studies could be included in our meta-analyses. There were no significant differences in final haemoglobin (Hb) levels when dosing every two weeks was compared with weekly dosing (4 studies, 785 participants: MD -0.20 g/dL, 95% CI -0.33 to -0.07), when four weekly dosing was compared with two weekly dosing (three studies, 671 participants: MD -0.16 g/dL, 95% CI -0.43 to 0.10) or when different total doses were administered at the same frequency (four weekly administration: one study, 144 participants: MD 0.17 g/dL 95% CI -0.19 to 0.53).Five studies evaluated different interventions. One study compared epoetin theta with epoetin alpha and found no significant differences in Hb levels (288 participants: MD -0.02 g/dL, 95% CI -0.25 to 0.21). One study found significantly higher pain scores with subcutaneous epoetin alpha compared with epoetin beta. Two studies (165 participants) compared epoetin delta with epoetin alpha, with no results available since the pharmaceutical company withdrew epoetin delta for commercial reasons. The fifth study comparing the biosimilar HX575 with epoetin alpha was stopped after patients receiving HX575 subcutaneously developed anti-epoetin antibodies and no results were available.Adverse events were poorly reported in all studies and did not differ significantly within comparisons. Mortality was only detailed adequately in four studies and only one study included quality of life data. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Epoetin alpha given at higher doses for extended intervals (two or four weekly) is non-inferior to more frequent dosing intervals in maintaining final Hb levels with no significant differences in adverse effects in non-dialysed CKD patients. However the data are of low methodological quality so that differences in efficacy and safety cannot be excluded. Further large, well designed, RCTs with patient-centred outcomes are required to assess the safety and efficacy of large doses of the shorter acting ESAs, including biosimilars of epoetin alpha, administered less frequently compared with more frequent administration of smaller doses in children and adults with CKD not on dialysis.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20176416This review aimed to evaluate the benefits and harms of different routes, frequencies and doses of epoetins (epoetin alpha, epOetin beta and other short-acting epoETins) for anaemia in adults and children with CKD not receiving dialysis.2017-01-09T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['D. Hahn', 'C. Esezobor', 'Noha Elserafy', 'A. Webster', 'E. Hodson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4cac27dee6cfe5578eee7584741b61a4358829e5Ceria nanocrystals were prepared hydrothermally and tested as potential catalysts for oxidation of volatile organic compounds using toluene as a model compound. Pure ceria with a crystallite size of 4 nm, determined by the Scherrer method from XRD pattern has been obtained. The specific surface area of the prepared nanoparticles determined by BET analysis yielded 201 m2 g–1, while the band gap of 3.2 eV was estimated from DRS spectrum via Tauc’s plot. Catalytic tests were performed on calcined ceria (500 °C) with increased crystallite size (9 nm) caused by thermal treatment. The tests showed good activities for the toluene oxidation with T50 temperatures, corresponding to 50 % toluene conversion, observed at 250 °C and even lower temperatures depending on the total flow rate of the gas mixture. The one-dimensional pseudo-homogeneous model of the fixed bed reactor was proposed to describe the reactor performance and the appropriate kinetic parameters were estimated. Good agreement between experimental data and the proposed model was observed.201734142017-01-09T00:00:00Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly['M. Duplančić', 'S. Kurajica', 'V. Tomašić', 'I. Minga']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3baab0b4645b0a23256fab0ca7df393140066fdeWe present a phylogeny of all booted eagles (38 extant and one extinct species) based on analysis of published sequences from seven loci. We find molecular support for five major clades within the booted eagles: Nisaetus (10 species), Spizaetus (4 species), Clanga (3 species), Hieraaetus (6 species) and Aquila (11 species), requiring generic changes for 14 taxa. Additionally, we recommend that the Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) and the Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) remain in their monotypic genera, due to their distinctive morphology. We apply the recently resurrected genus Clanga for the spotted eagles (previously Aquila spp.) to resolve the paraphyly of the genus Aquila such that the clade including the Booted Eagle (H. pennatus), Little Eagle (H. morphnoides), Pygmy Eagle (H. weiskei), Ayres's Eagle (H. ayresii) and Wahlberg's Eagle (H. wahlbergi) can remain in the genus Hieraaetus. The Rufous-bellied Eagle should be retained in the genus Lophotriorchis. For consistency in English names, we recommend that the term "hawk-eagles" be used only for the species in the genera Nisaetus and Spizaetus. We suggest following new or modified English names: Cassin's Eagle (Aquila africana), Bonaparte's Eagle (A. spilogaster), Ayres's Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii), and Black-and-chestnut Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus isidori).Zootaxa2017014A phylogeny of all booted eagles (38 extant and one extinct species) is presented based on analysis of published sequences from seven loci and the recently resurrected genus Clanga is applied for the spotted eagles to resolve the paraphyly of the genus Aquila.2017-01-09T00:00:00Zootaxa['Heather R. L. Lerner', 'L. Christidis', 'A. Gamauf', 'C. Griffiths', 'E. Haring', 'Christopher J. Huddleston', 'Sonia Kabra', 'Annett Kocum', 'M. Krosby', 'K. Kvaløy', 'D. Mindell', 'P. Rasmussen', 'N. Røv', 'Rachel Wadleigh', 'M. Wink', 'J. O. Gjershaug']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b73343ab7605276452247b764cc604f59d30c60bAdenoviruses are the most widely used vectors in cancer gene therapy. Adenoviruses vectors are well characterized and are easily manipulated. Adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) is the most commonly used human serotype. Ad5 internalization into host cells is a combined effect of binding of Ad5 fiber knob with the coxsackie virus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) and binding of RGD motifs in viral penton to cell surface integrins (αvβ3, αvβ5). Ad5’s wide range of host-cell transduction and lack of integration into the host genome have made it an excellent choice for cancer therapeutics. However, Ad5 has limited ability to transduce cells of hematopoietic origin. It has been previously reported that low or no expression of CAR is a potential obstacle to Ad5 infection in hematopoietic origin cells. In addition, we have previously reported that low levels of cell surface integrins (αvβ3, αvβ5) may inhibit Ad5 infection in canine lymphoma cell lines. In the current report we have examined the ability of an Ad5 vector to infect human (HEK293) and canine non-cancerous (NCF and PBMC), canine non-hematopoietic origin cancer (CMT28, CML7, and CML10), and canine hematopoietic origin cancer (DH82, 17–71, OSW, MPT-1, and BR) cells. In addition, we have quantified CAR, αvβ3 and αvβ5 integrin transcript expression in these cells by using quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (q-RT-PCR). Low levels of integrins were present in MPT1, 17–71, OSW, and PBMC cells in comparison to CMT28, DH82, and BR cells. CAR mRNA levels were comparatively higher in MPT1, 17–71, OSW, and PBMC cells. This report confirms and expands the finding that low or absent expression of cell surface integrins may be the primary reason for the inability of Ad5-based vectors to transduce cells of lymphocytic origin and some myeloid cells but this is not true for all hematopoietic origin cells. For efficient use of Ad5-based therapeutic vectors in cancers of lymphocytic origin, it is important to address the defects in cell surface integrins.PLoS ONE20172513The finding that low or absent expression of cell surface integrins may be the primary reason for the inability of Ad5-based vectors to transduce cells of lymphocytic origin and some myeloid cells is confirmed and expands.2017-01-09T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Payal Agarwal', 'Elizabeth A. Gammon', 'A. Sajib', 'M. Sandey', 'Bruce F. Smith']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0cf7d7d08771085bf10b2979385bb417d9b0b457Journal of urban health2017815Residents in Philadelphia spoke of a desire for increased intercultural exchange, improved access to English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, and sustained support for refugees and immigrant families, and they saw the public library as a logical site for all of these activities.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Urban Health['Anna U Morgan', 'R. Dupuis', 'E. Whiteman', 'Bernadette A. D’Alonzo', 'C. Cannuscio']2017-01-09T00:00:00 03fed5fc6b8b07f79acf29e33da30b0837e82841BMC Cell Biology20177214It is suggested that the nuclear envelope defect, rather than chromosomal unequal distribution during cytokinesis, is the main cause of aneuploidy in ovarian cancer development.2017-01-09T00:00:00BMC Cell Biology['C. D. Capo-chichi', 'T. Yeasky', 'Elizabeth R. Smith', 'Xiang-Xi Xu']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a340a1f134aed2482e94dd6c2a344eedf1d5774ePurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the implementation of self-service at public libraries from the perspective of their users. The implementation of self-service is related to a diverse societal context including, for example, an overall digitalisation, budget constraints and political expectations on public libraries to contribute to marketing the local community. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with users and observations have been undertaken at self-service libraries in the south of Sweden. The material is analysed by means of a theoretical framework consisting of previous critical LIS-research, Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis and Habermas’ theory of the colonisation of the life world. Findings The implementation of self-service is affecting the users’ library practices as well as their expectations on the library. These expectations are shaped by various and sometimes competing discourses. Social implications To support public libraries’ role as democratic, public spheres, the complexity of the users’ understandings should be taken into consideration when implementing self-service. Originality/value The differing expectations articulated by the users, and the various discourses they can be related to, implicate a hegemonic struggle, corresponding to a changing view on public libraries.J. Documentation20173610The differing expectations articulated by the users, and the various discourses they can be related to, implicate a hegemonic struggle, corresponding to a changing view on public libraries.2017-01-09T00:00:00J. Documentation['Lisa Engström', 'Johanna Rivano Eckerdal']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5fcca8e4ae697ef3775607fc684e8230d102b039Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to implement a strategy for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) newborn screening in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design A NICU-specific curriculum, screening algorithm, slide presentations, and templates of orders, policies, and procedures were developed into a toolkit for training NICU personnel. Screening was conducted on first and second screen pre- and postductal oxygen saturations (SpO2) on newborns admitted or transferred to the NICU. Results We trained 347 NICU personnel in 13 Texas hospitals, representing rural, suburban, and metropolitan settings. Key hospital staff submitted deidentified, case-based screening data. Of 4,621 NICU admissions, 80% received a first screen. Second screening rates were substantially lower in all gestational age groups. Screening rates on first and second screens were lowest among infants born < 28 weeks. For the first screen, SpO2 was lowest among the youngest gestational ages. The false positive rate was 2.3%. Conclusion CCHD screening in the NICU is challenging, given the complexities of the NICU population. A modified screening protocol that recognizes special circumstances of neonatal intensive care could facilitate a more efficient system.American Journal of Perinatology20171510A modified screening protocol that recognizes special circumstances of neonatal intensive care could facilitate a more efficient system, given the complexities of the NICU population.2017-01-09T00:00:00American Journal of Perinatology['A. Gong', 'Charleta Guillory', 'L. Creel', 'Judith Ellen Livingtson', 'Tiffany M McKee-Garrett', 'Regine M. Fortunov']2017-01-09T00:00:00 373070ca0af49cac684cf89530233a5f3f4843b1Ionics (Kiel)201734112017-01-09T00:00:00Ionics['Hui-jun Zou', 'B. Wang', 'Fengyu Wen', 'Lianmei Chen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3109049a5b729faccb8c658edd131d0db6ab6b82Abstract The recent increase in the creation of transboundary protected areas and wildlife corridors between them lends importance to information on pathogen prevalence and transmission among wildlife species that will become connected. One such initiative is the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area of which Botswana's Okavango Delta constitutes a major contribution for wildlife and ecosystems. Between 2008 and 2011, we collected serum samples from 14 lions (Panthera leo), four leopards (Panthera pardus), 19 spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta), and six cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Okavango. Samples were tested for antibodies against canine distemper virus (CDV), feline panleukopenia virus, enteric coronavirus, feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus (FHV-1), and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Evidence of exposure to all of these pathogens was found, to varying degrees, in at least one of the species sampled. High antibody prevalence (>90%) was only found to FHV-1 and FIV in lions. Only hyenas (26%, 5/19) were positive for CDV antibody. Except for one case, all individuals displayed physical conditions consistent with normal health for ≥12 mo following sampling. Our results emphasize the need for a comprehensive, multispecies approach to disease monitoring and the development of coordinated management strategies for subpopulations likely to be connected in transboundary initiatives.Journal of Wildlife Diseases2017188The results emphasize the need for a comprehensive, multispecies approach to disease monitoring and the development of coordinated management strategies for subpopulations likely to be connected in transboundary initiatives.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Wildlife Diseases['A. Chaber', 'G. Cozzi', 'F. Broekhuis', 'R. Hartley', 'John W McNutt']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d83095181b6fd6afec4e91d82662e32c4f317f8dIn this study, three-dimensional bismutite Bi2O2CO3 nanoparticels (BSC NPs) have been synthesized through a facile hydrothermal treatment under mild conditions. The reaction temperatures and NaOH concentration have a vital influence on the physical and photocatalytic properties of the obtained BSC NPs. The crystal structure, morphology, chemical composition, specific surface area and photoresponse of as-obtained catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microsprctrosopy, Energy-dispersive spectroscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms and UV-Vis spectra, respectively. Furthermore, Rhodamine 6G was used as model reaction to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of BSC NPs. As a result, there was no obvious effect of hydrothermal reaction temperature and NaOH concentration on phase structure and UV-visible light response; while the morphology, BET surface area and photoactivity were affected by hydrothermal reaction temperature and NaOH concentration.20171962017-01-09T00:00:00Open Journal of Physical Chemistry['Hong Hu', 'Changlong Xiao']2017-01-09T00:00:00 62c3b7a1279fc901d9475b4e3c1303c1a5fea802For future long duration space missions, crewed vehicles will require advanced thermal control systems to maintain a desired internal environment temperature in spite of a large range of internal and external heat loads. Current radiators are only able to achieve turndown ratios (i.e. the ratio between the radiator's maximum and minimum heat rejection rates) of approximately 3:1. Upcoming missions will require radiators capable of 12:1 turndown ratios. A radiator with the ability to alter shape could significantly increase turndown capacity. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer promising qualities for this endeavor, namely their temperature-dependent phase change and capacity for work. In 2015, the first ever morphing radiator prototype was constructed in which SMA actuators passively altered the radiator shape in response to a thermal load. This work describes a follow-on endeavor to demonstrate a similar concept using highly thermally conductive composite materials. Numerous versions of this new concept were tested in a thermal vacuum environment and successfully demonstrated morphing behavior and variable heat rejection, achieving a turndown ratio of 4.84:1. A summary of these thermal experiments and their results are provided herein.20171862017-01-09T00:00:00['C. Bertagne', 'Jorge B. Chong', 'J. Whitcomb', 'D. Hartl', 'L. Erickson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4c970fd9f7274ec27abe6b70c5565461dac19b0cAbstract We investigated the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in 2011–15 to assess its potential threat on the endangered Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) in California, US. Surveillance was simultaneously performed on populations of syntopic rodent species. We detected antibodies to T. gondii in sera from 10.5% of 135 wild-caught Amargosa voles; 8% of 95 blood samples were PCR-positive for the T. gondii B1 gene, and 5.0% of 140 sympatric rodent brain samples were PCR-positive. Exposure to T. gondii did not change the probability that an animal would be recaptured in the field study. Behavioral response to domestic cat (Felis catus) and bobcat (Lynx rufus) urine was evaluated in five nonendangered Owens Valley voles (Microtus californicus vallicola) as surrogates for Amargosa voles and seven uninfected controls. Voles showed mild attraction to mouse urine and had neutral reactions to domestic cat urine whether or not infected. Time spent near bobcat urine was approximately twice as high in infected than in uninfected voles (although not statistically significant). The presence of T. gondii in wild Amargosa vole and sympatric rodent populations may hinder the endangered Amargosa vole population's ability to recover in the wild.Journal of Wildlife Diseases2017276Voles showed mild attraction to mouse urine and had neutral reactions to domestic cat urine whether or not infected, and the presence of T. gondii in wild Amargosa vole and sympatric rodent populations may hinder the endangered Amarg Rosa vole population's ability to recover in the wild.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Wildlife Diseases['Amanda Poulsen', 'H. Fritz', 'D. Clifford', 'P. Conrad', 'A. Roy', 'Elle Glueckert', 'J. Foley']2017-01-09T00:00:00 8a8bd985733bc7b3c0f2f67a22ba53ff32c3a1d1Las mujeres y las personas trans que ejercen la prostitucion constituyen un grupo vulnerado y estigmatizado socialmente, no solo por pertenecer al genero femenino, sino por el tipo de actividad que realizan, estigmatizada por la sociedad en su conjunto, inclusive los varones que consumen. En ese sentido, el presente trabajo analiza los factores sociales que afectan la salud de las mujeres y de las personas trans en situacion de prostitucion; asimismo, examina las influencias del genero en la salud de ellas. Se utiliza como instrumento para la recoleccion de datos las historias de vida. Cabe aclarar que el mismo se trata de avances logrados hasta el momento como resultado de un proceso de investigacion cualitativa mas amplio. Las mujeres y las personas trans en situacion de prostitucion se encuentran expuestas a condiciones laborales y de salud, desfavorables. Dentro de ellas se pueden mencionar: la mercantilizacion del cuerpo, la violencia que pueden sufrir a causa de transitar a altas horas de la noche en zonas centricas como perifericas, las escasas posibilidades de negociar el uso del preservativo; ya que, los prostituyentes ofrecen mayor remuneracion a cambio de no utilizarlo. Como si esto fuera poco, la asistencia a los centros de salud se torna dificil por los horarios de atencion (en sus momentos de descanso) y por la discriminacion a la que se ven expuestas.2017062017-01-09T00:00:00['Irma Elizabeth Chazarreta']2017-01-09T00:00:00 406599d00c00cd8ef5251b9a029e8679395e6694Background Long-term physical conditions affect 10% to 12% of children and adolescents worldwide. These individuals are at greater risk of developing psychological problems, particularly anxiety and depression, sometimes directly related to their illness or medical care (e.g. health-related anxiety). There is limited evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychological therapies for treating anxiety and depression in this population. Therapies designed for children and adolescents without medical issues may or may not be appropriate for use with those who have long-term physical conditions. Objectives This review was undertaken to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of psychological therapies in comparison with controls (treatment-as-usual, waiting list, attention placebo, psychological placebo, or non-psychological treatment) for treating anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions. Search methods We searched Ovid MEDLINE (1950- ), Embase (1974- ), PsycINFO (1967- ) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) to 27 September 2018. An earlier search of these databases was conducted via the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Controlled Trial Register (CCMD-CTR) (all years to May 2016). In addition we searched the Web of Science (Core Collection) (12 October 2018) and conducted a cited reference search for reports of all included trials. We handsearched relevant conference proceedings, reference lists of included articles, and grey literature. Selection criteria Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cluster-randomised trials and cross-over trials of psychological therapies for treating anxiety or depression in children with long-term physical conditions were included. Data collection and analysis Abstracts and complete articles were independently reviewed by two authors. Discrepancies were addressed by a third author. Odds ratio (OR) was used for comparing dichotomous data and standardised mean differences (SMD) for comparing continuous data. Meta-analysis was undertaken when treatments, participants, and the underlying clinical question were similar. Otherwise, narrative analysis of data was undertaken. Main results Twenty-eight RCTs and one cross-over trial with 1349 participants were included in the review. Most participants were recruited from community settings and hospital clinics in high-income countries. For the primary outcome of treatment efficacy, short-term depression (versus any control), there was low-quality evidence from 16 trials involving 1121 participants suggesting that psychological therapies may be more effective than control therapies (SMD -0.31, 95% CI -0.59 to -0.03; I2 = 79%). For the primary outcome of treatment efficacy, short-term anxiety (versus any control), there was inadequate evidence of moderate-quality from 13 studies involving 578 participants to determine whether psychological therapies were more effective than control conditions (SMD -0.26, CI -0.59 to 0.07, I2 = 72%). Planned sensitivity analyses could not be undertaken for risk of bias due to the small number of trials that rated high for each domain. Additional sensitivity analysis demonstrated that psychological interventions specifically designed to reduce anxiety or depression were more effective than psychological therapies designed to improve other symptoms or general coping. There was some suggestion from subgroup analyses that they type of intervention (Chi² = 14.75, df = 5 (P = 0.01), I² = 66.1%), the severity of depression (Chi² = 23.29, df = 4 (P = 0.0001), I² = 82.8%) and the type of long-term physical condition (Chi² = 10.55, df = 4 (P = 0.03), I² = 62.1%) may have an impact on the overall treatment effect.There was qualitative (reported), but not quantitative evidence confirming the acceptability of selected psychological therapies for anxiety and depression. There was low-quality evidence that psychological therapies were more effective than control conditions in improving quality of life (SMD 1.13, CI 0.44 to 1.82, I2 = 89%) and symptoms of long-term physical conditions (SMD -0.34, CI -0.6 to -0.06, I2 = 70%), but only in the short term. There was inadequate low-quality evidence to determine whether psychological therapies were more effective than control conditions at improving functioning in either the short term or long term. No trials of therapies for addressing health-related anxiety were identified and only two trials reported adverse effects; these were unrelated to psychological therapies. Overall, the evidence was of low to moderate quality, results were heterogeneous, and only one trial had an available protocol. Authors' conclusions A limited number of trials of variable quality have been undertaken to assess whether psychological therapies are effective for treating anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions. According to the available evidence, therapies specifically designed to treat anxiety or depression (especially those based on principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)) may be more likely to work in children and adolescents who have mild to moderate levels of symptoms of these disorders, at least in the short term. There is a dearth of therapies specifically designed to treat health-related anxiety in this age group.20172076There was qualitative (reported), but not quantitative evidence confirming the acceptability of selected psychological therapies for anxiety and depression, and additional sensitivity analysis demonstrated that psychological interventions specifically designed to reduce anxiety or depression were more effective than psychological therapies designed to improve other symptoms or general coping.2017-01-09T00:00:00Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews['H. Thabrew', 'K. Stasiak', 'S. Hetrick', 'L. Donkin', 'Jessica H Huss', 'April Highlander', 'Stephen Wong', 'S. Merry']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7c31551ed42aeb75eb0005d6db7157f552551112Background Chest physiotherapy and suctioning are routine methods for airway clearance in mechanically-ventilated children. However, chest physiotherapy has not been confirmed to affect ventilation parameters, such as tidal volume (TV), peak inflation pressure (PIP), peak inspiratory flow (PIF), and peak expiratory flow (PEF), as well as blood gas analysis (BGA) values in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients. Objective To determine the efficacy of chest physiotherapy and suctioning vs. suctioning alone for improving the mechanical ventilation parameters and BGA. Methods This randomized, single-blind, clinical trial was conducted from November 2012 to June 2013 in the PICU at Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan. A total of 40 mechanically-ventilated pediatric patients were enrolled and divided into either the chest physiotherapy and suctioning group (24 subjects) or the suctioning alone group (16 subjects). Subjects underwent treatment, followed by monitoring of their ventilation parameters and blood gas analyses. Data were analyzed by independent t-test and Mann-Whitney test. Results Subjects comprised of 23 boys and 17 girls, with an age range of 1–204 months. After the respective treatments (chest physiotherapy and suctioning vs. suctioning alone), the ventilation parameters were as follows: median TV (60.0 vs. 56.5 mL, respectively; P=0.838), median PEF (10.4 vs. 10.8 I/s, respectively; P=0.838), median PIF (7.4 vs. 8.2 I/s, respectively; P=0.469), and mean PIP (17.3 vs . 15.6 cmH 2 O, respectively; P=0.23). The BGA values were: median pH (7.4 vs. 7.3, respectively; P=0.838), median pCO 2 (38.4 vs . 36.2 mmHg, respectively; P=1.000), mean pO 2 (136.6 vs. 139.2 mmHg, respectively; P=0.834), median HCO 3 (20.4 vs. 22.7 mmol/L, respectively; P=0.594), median TCO 2 (22.0 vs. 23.7 mmol/L, respectively; P=0.672), mean BE (-4.3 vs. -3.1 mmol/L, respectively; P=0.629), and median O 2 saturation (98.5 vs. 98.3 %, respectively; P=0.967). Conclusion In mechanically-ventilated children in the PICU, ventilation parameters and BGA values are not significantly different between subjects who received both chest physiotherapy and suctioning and those who received suctioning alone.2017175In mechanically-ventilated children in the PICU, ventilation parameters and BGA values are not significantly different between subjects who received both chest physiotherapy and suctioning and those who received suctioned alone.2017-01-09T00:00:00Paediatrica Indonesiana['M. Elizabeth', 'C. Yoel', 'Muhammad Ali', 'M. S. Loebis', 'H. Arifin', 'P. Sianturi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 19806e816ddb94e6044d67f267bd7ae7a96300faBarad’s diffractive methodology was used to explore one man’s encounter with Parkinson’s disease after long exposure to pesticides in home maintenance. The study moved from a realist account of relevant studies in toxicology, entomology, and neurology toward an onto-ethico-epistemological enquiry that asked how humans and insects live and work within the shared mattering of minerals, water, and time. Constructed memories of my father’s later life were explored within masculine discourses about protection of the family from invading insects and an intra-active reconsideration of the contradictions involved in the use of poison as both care and harm. New materialist theorizing took the focus from an exploration of the difference experienced by one fragile body toward a larger engagement with material and discursive forces, ending with questions about U.S. modernism and the tenaciousness of human subjectivities in a time of changing climate and movement of species around the globe.20173052017-01-09T00:00:00Qualitative Inquiry['L. Claiborne']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b151b6fd8a6692cd6a05dbabc819454cdc669f17Upcoming crewed space missions will involve large internal and external heat loads and require advanced thermal control systems to maintain a desired internal environment temperature. Radiators with at least 12:1 turndown ratios (the ratio between the maximum and minimum heat rejection rates) will be needed. However, current technologies are only able to achieve turndown ratios of approximately 3:1. A morphing radiator capable of altering shape could significantly increase turndown capabilities. Shape memory alloys offer qualities that may be well suited for this endeavor; their temperature-dependent phase changes could offer radiators the ability to passively control heat rejection. In 2015, a morphing radiator prototype was constructed and tested in a thermal vacuum environment, where it successfully demonstrated the morphing behavior and variable heat rejection. Newer composite prototypes have since been designed and manufactured using two distinct types of SMA materials. These models underwent temperature cycling tests in a thermal vacuum chamber and a series of fatigue tests to characterize the lifespan of these designs. The focus of this paper is to present the design approach and testing of the morphing composite facesheet. The discussion includes: an overall description of the project background, definition of performance requirements, composite materials selection, use of analytic and numerical design tools, facesheet fabrication, and finally fatigue testing with accompanying results.20171352017-01-09T00:00:00['M. Wescott', 'J. S. Mcquien', 'C. Bertagne', 'J. Whitcomb', 'D. Hartl', 'L. Erickson']2017-01-09T00:00:00 fc8f8560b57586bd3c99a1f0ac8aeeeffda100b8The hydroxyl radical is a well known reactive oxygen species important for interstellar, atmospheric, and combustion chemistry in addition to multiple biochemical processes. Although there are many methods to generate the hydroxyl radical, most of these are inorganic based, with only a few originating from organic precursor molecules. Reported herein is the observation that trimethylammonium benzyl alcohols and their corresponding deuterated isotopologues act as a good source of hydroxyl and deuteroxyl radicals in the gas-phase under collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions. Attempts to replicate this chemistry in the condensed phase are described.2017355The observation that trimethylammonium benzyl alcohols and their corresponding deuterated isotopologues act as a good source of hydroxyl and deuteroxyl radicals in the gas-phase under collision-induced dissociation (CID) conditions is reported.2017-01-09T00:00:00Australian Journal of Chemistry['Peter W. Moore', 'J. P. Hooker', 'Athanasios Zavras', 'George N. Khairallah', 'E. Krenske', 'P. Bernhardt', 'Gina Quach', 'E. Moore', "R. O'hair", 'Craig M. Williams']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0d53c78dbb63018b46d3e5367ae641724579059dBackground Immigration rates have increased recently in the UK. Migrant patients may have particular needs that are inadequately met by existing primary care provision. In the absence of national guidance, local adaptations are emerging in response to these new demands. Aim To formatively assess the primary care services offered to new migrants and the ways in which practitioners and practices are adapting to meet need. Design & setting Online survey and case studies of current practice across primary care in the UK. Case studies were selected from mainstream and specialist general practice as well as primary care provision in the third sector. Method Non-probability sample survey of primary care practitioners (n = 70) with descriptive statistical analysis. Qualitative case studies (n = 8) selected purposively; in-depth exploration of organisational and practitioner adaptations to services. Analysis is structured around the principles of equitable care. Results Survey results indicated that practitioners focused on working with communities and external agencies and adapting processes of, for example, screening, vaccination, and health checks. Lack of funding was cited most frequently as a barrier to service development (n = 51; 73%). Case studies highlighted the prominence partnership working and of an organisational and practitioner focus on equitable care. Adaptations centred on addressing wider social determinants, trauma, and violence, and additional individual needs; and on delivering culturally-competent care. Conclusion Despite significant resource constraints, some primary care services are adapting to the needs of new migrants. Many adapted approaches can be characterised as equity-oriented.BJGP open2017295Despite significant resource constraints, some primary care services are adapting to the needs of new migrants, and many adapted approaches can be characterised as equity-oriented.2017-01-09T00:00:00BJGP Open['E. Such', 'Elizabeth Walton', 'B. Delaney', 'Janet Harris', 'S. Salway']2017-01-09T00:00:00 370ae7cedc7e8612e20192973deae0272f2782d3SUMMARY Marek's disease virus (MDV) is an alphaherpesvirus that causes Marek's disease (MD), a lymphoproliferative disease in chickens. Understanding of MDV gene function advanced significantly following the cloning of the MDV genome as either a series of overlapping cosmids or as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC), both of which could produce viable MDV. The objectives of this study were to compare multiple virulent MDV BAC clones using the Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory's pathotyping assay, and to demonstrate the use of these clones as standardized reagents for a modified pathotyping assay by other laboratories. To date, MDV BAC clones have been produced for at least 10 MDV strains from all three serotypes including several virulent serotype 1 strains. We determined that MDV BAC clones exist for each virulent pathotype, despite the fact that these clones are not always equal in virulence to their corresponding parental strains. One clone from each pathotype was further evaluated in commercial specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens and found suitable for use in assays such as best-fit pathotyping, although results were variable based on the source of the SPF birds. The benefits of using BAC clones, which include easy shipping, ability to more easily manipulate, and long-term ability to use at a low passage level, are likely to result in the use of BAC clones as standard reagents for MD research. The use of the defined set of clones should allow side-by-side comparison, allowing researchers to better interpret results produced in different laboratories using different MDV field strains. Furthermore, a modified best-fit pathotyping assay has been proposed using these clones and reduced bird numbers.Avian diseases2017554It is determined that MDV BAC clones exist for each virulent pathotype, despite the fact that these clones are not always equal in virulence to their corresponding parental strains.2017-01-09T00:00:00Avian Diseases['J. Dunn', 'S. Reddy', 'M. Niikura', 'V. Nair', 'J. Fulton', 'Hans H. Cheng']2017-01-09T00:00:00 82a92cc2c54e9dfc2f0465c82beeb39ce67672a1Este trabajo esta enmarcado en el ambito de la educacion emocional y la satisfaccion vital de los futuros docentes. Se analiza la existencia de posibles diferencias significativas en funcion de las variables genero (hombres vs. mujeres) y edad (menores de 25 vs. mayores de 25 anos). Los participantes son 60 estudiantes (n=60) del Grado de Educacion Infantil de la Universidad de Jaen (Espana). Se han empleado como instrumentos el TMMS-24 (Fernandez-Berrocal, Extremera y Ramos, 2004) y el SWLS-R (Atienza, Pons, Balaguer y Garcia-Merita, 2000). Los resultados obtenidos informan de diferencias significativas (p<.05) en funcion del genero en satisfaccion vital y dependiendo de la edad en percepcion emocional. Los resultados obtenidos guardan consonancia con los que se han obtenido en otros estudios en contextos similares al nuestro2017042017-01-09T00:00:00['Francisca Ortega-Álvarez', 'Elisabeth Núñez-Hergueta', 'David Molero', 'José-Antonio Torres-González']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0d38693104498876ae0fe2a90cf8d8cf2db3b1fdMom and I sat in my dad’s car on a hot summer afternoon. I was stressed because there were doctors to see and forms to fill out. Mom was carefree. She sat quietly in the passenger’s seat and observed, taking everything in. We stopped at the lights at a major intersection. My mind was racing toCanadian Medical Association Journal201704Mom and I sat in my dad's car on a hot summer afternoon and I was stressed because there were doctors to see and forms to fill out and Mom was carefree.2017-01-09T00:00:00Canadian Medical Association Journal['Liza Futerman']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d15ff31b4b8635594cbd508a56317a3cb68e8cfeJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20172532017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Sarah R. Edmunds', 'A. Rozga', 'Yin Li', 'Elizabeth A. Karp', 'Lisa V. Ibañez', 'James M. Rehg', 'W. Stone']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b648fc7e7f09aa49d5e38ccb05c35127a897dcd3Journal of general internal medicine2017163The patient is a middle-aged man with HIV/AIDS and systolic CHF who presents with sub-acute progressive dyspnea and chest pain that suddenly worsened, and the clinician acknowledges the challenges of composing a problem representation in such a complicated patient, especially early in the clinical decisionmaking process.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of General Internal Medicine['S. Stuart', 'JR Hartig', 'L. Willett']2017-01-09T00:00:00 26c718cc96cf14843ca179c2e3af4b943fa628ea2017032017-01-09T00:00:00['F. Raes', 'Elizabeth Pommier', 'K. Neff', 'Dinska Van Gucht']2017-01-09T00:00:00 cd340262a1bf1940620c875ca27f16b36cd0fc3f2017432017-01-09T00:00:00['Elizabeth Ward', 'I. Chopra', 'A. Datta']2017-01-09T00:00:00 a5027ffa62dc524c990d538cc7a4f5c58b917fdfReaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis20172132017-01-09T00:00:00Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis['A. Samimi', 'A. Salehirad', 'Mohamad-Javad Vatankhah', 'Davod Mohebbi-Kalhori']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4869b8df51a221135aa57ae624cafa2686cf07aaObjective. Current American retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening guidelines is imprecise for infants ≥ 30 weeks with birth weights between 1500 and 2000 g. Our objective was to evaluate a risk factor based approach for screening premature infants at low risk for severe ROP. Study Design. We performed a 13-year review from Intermountain Health Care (IHC) data. All neonates born at ≤32 weeks were reviewed to determine ROP screening and/or development of severe ROP. Severe ROP was defined by stage ≥ 3 or need for laser therapy. Regression analysis was used to identify significant risk factors for severe ROP. Results. We identified 4607 neonates ≤ 32 weeks gestation. Following exclusion for death, with no retinal exam or incomplete data, 2791 (61%) were included in the study. Overall, severe ROP occurred in 260 (9.3%), but only 11/1601 ≥ 29 weeks (0.7%). All infants with severe ROP ≥ 29 weeks had at least 2 identified ROP risk factors. Implementation of this risk based screening strategy to the IHC population over the timeline of this study would have eliminated screening in 21% (343/1601) of the screened population. Conclusions. Limiting ROP screening for infants ≥ 29 and ≤ 32 weeks to only those with clinical risk factors could significantly reduce screening exams while identifying all infants with severe ROP.International Journal of Pediatrics2017273Limiting ROP screening for infants ≥ 29 and ≤ 32 weeks to only those with clinical risk factors could significantly reduce screening exams while identifying all infants with severe ROP.2017-01-09T00:00:00International Journal of Pediatrics['K. Friddle', 'B. Yoder', 'M. Hartnett', 'E. Henry', 'R. DiGeronimo']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2768087d6ae93f2b13e657a3189fbca75c966f3c20174222017-01-09T00:00:00The Chaucer Review['B. McCormick', 'Leah Schwebel', 'Lynn Shutters']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4f973e4844efd47488bf56b2b0d5eb6893c918a3This article highlights the critical importance of facilitating and sustaining informal learning in healthcare settings and discusses how distributed leadership can promote the ongoing collaboration required to enhance the way informal learning is cultivated and existing knowledge and experiences are shared. This article poses a number of challenges to traditional leadership and learning processes and highlights the critical need for more empirical research in this area.2017322How distributed leadership can promote the ongoing collaboration required to enhance the way informal learning is cultivated and existing knowledge and experiences are shared is discussed.2017-01-09T00:00:00British Journal of Healthcare Management['S. Corrigan', 'E. Curtis']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d93281f52b6255112e4dc95674bb7ced4362669dThe Common Research Model wing-body configuration is investigated with the k-kL-MEAH2015 turbulence model implemented in FUN3D. This includes results presented at the Sixth Drag Prediction Workshop and additional results generated after the workshop with a nonlinear Quadratic Constitutive Relation (QCR) variant of the same turbulence model. The workshop provided grids are used, and a uniform grid refinement study is performed at the design condition. A large variation between results with and without a reconstruction limiter is exhibited on "medium" grid sizes, indicating that the medium grid size is too coarse for drawing conclusions in comparison with experiment. This variation is reduced with grid refinement. At a fixed angle of attack near design conditions, the QCR variant yielded decreased lift and drag compared with the linear eddy-viscosity model by an amount that was approximately constant with grid refinement. The k-kL-MEAH2015 turbulence model produced wing root junction flow behavior consistent with wind tunnel observations.20172822017-01-09T00:00:00['K. Abdol-Hamid', 'J. Carlson', 'C. Rumsey', 'E. M. Lee-Rausch', 'M. Park']2017-01-09T00:00:00 0dc75a234505bc78241d4de792e7c6bac52dec63OBJETIVO: El presente informe contiene un estudio comparativo que busca establecer si se producen diferencias considerables en los resultados experimentales en funcion del procedimiento de medicion, para los constructos calidad y productividad en el marco de un experimento de Test-Driven Development (TDD). METODO: Para lo cual se realizaron una serie de actividades organizadas en tres principales etapas: analisis de requisitos, gestion de pruebas y finalmente un procedimiento de medicion y analisis de resultados, con el fin de obtener nuevos datos de estas variables a traves del uso de Particiones de equivalencia como tecnica para obtener nuevos casos de prueba. Durante el desarrollo de cada una de las etapas definidas se desarrollaron unas tareas especificas como la division del dominio de cada tarea en slices o pequenas funcionalidades que aportan valor al usuario, el diseno de las pruebas con la aplicacion del proceso sistematico de particiones de equivalencia para su posterior ejecucion en tres niveles de adaptacion de los test a la logica de desarrollo de cada sujeto, siendo etiquetadas como UPM 1 a la ejecucion y medicion estandar para todos los sujetos, UPM 2 a la ejecucion con una adaptacion basica a la logica de desarrollo de cada sujeto y UPM 3 a la ejecucion y medicion de los casos de prueba mayormente adaptados a la logica de desarrollo utilizada en cada caso, haciendo uso en todas las ejecuciones del mismo conjunto de casos de prueba. RESULTADOS: Teniendo en cuenta las ejecuciones de los casos de prueba, se obtienen 3 datos de mediciones para cada una de las variables respuesta cantidad de trabajo realizado, calidad y productividad, que son usadas para el estudio comparativo junto con los resultados de un experimento TDD adelantado en conjunto por integrantes del equipo del laboratorio de Ingenieria de Software de la Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) y de la universidad de UOLU (Finlandia). CONCLUSIONES: Como resultado se encontro que existen diferencias entre las mediciones de cantidad de trabajo realizado, calidad y productividad entre los resultados del experimento TDD y las tres mediciones realizadas en este proyecto. Adicionalmente, en el analisis de los datos a traves de un modelo lineal general aplicado en cada una de las mediciones, se encontraron cambios importantes en el resultado general del experimento con relacion a los efectos que ocasionan los diferentes factores en las variables respuesta.2017022017-01-09T00:00:00['Jaimes Sequeda', 'Doris Elizabeth']2017-01-09T00:00:00 74f83eb342dbf05098948fdb4f22bcd59fa74f0cO artigo problematiza o processo de crescimento da direita no Brasil, a hegemonia da agenda conservadora no cenario politico e as fragilidades da democracia brasileira. Considera que, na atualidade, a cena politica esta marcada pelo crescimento da presenca de amplos setores da direita nas ruas, disputando o apoio da populacao para os seus temas conservadores e autoritarios. Argumenta que essa direita tem demonstrado forca e tem pautado o debate politico ancorada no resultado das eleicoes de 2014 que conferiu ao Congresso Nacional e as politicas governamentais um carater conservador e autoritario que coloca em discussao o exercicio da democracia no Brasil. Palavras-chave : Democracia, autoritarismo.2017012017-01-09T00:00:00Revista de Políticas Públicas['Ilse Gomes Silva']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f787c37f02aa0e00dbea9f32a7b82ecd460c88cc2017291Il est tout aussi fondamental that le patient ait bien compris les enjeux de sa maladie afin d’etre un acteur important dans cette prise en charge, and cela passe par l’education therapeutique dont le developpement reste insuffisant en France.2017-01-09T00:00:00Presse Medicale['R. Isnard', 'N. Hammoudi', 'L. Legrand', 'F. Pousset']2017-01-09T00:00:00 608b60ab8a8a5171671bdd13fa5f051a9a09c1b1Microbial Ecology201701This study characterized the diversity of microbial genes associated with biomass conversion (carbohydrate-active enzymes, or so-called CAZYmes) in soil and freshwater of the semi-arid Caatinga and identified aCAZYme signature that can be used to discriminate between soil and water samples, and this signature may be related to the microbial species adapted to the habitat.2017-01-09T00:00:00Microbial Ecology['A. C. Andrade', 'A. Fróes', 'F. Lopes', 'Fabiano L. Thompson', 'R. Krüger', 'E. Dinsdale', 'Thiago Bruce']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c042ea34bece6412acb4c99123a100282d9ffb77Waste and Biomass Valorization20172512017-01-09T00:00:00Waste and Biomass Valorization['Nick Sweygers', 'R. Dewil', 'L. Appels']2017-01-09T00:00:00 12c08da537804efef852541b919f4e1ee53fca142017012017-01-09T00:00:00['S. Holmes', 'Lisa M. Fornaresio', 'Casey E. Miller', 'Deborah J. Shuman', 'N. Ad']2017-01-09T00:00:00 54491ea21538e605b2b1614a10659fe6785b074b2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz']2017-01-09T00:00:00 307b545590757d00546760f5369a2ff1d68cf7feThe Health Care Assistant provides person-centered care to adults and people with disabilities who have individual, diverse and often complex, health care needs. The Library supports learning in the certificate program.201700The Health Care Assistant provides person-centered care to adults and people with disabilities who have individual, diverse and often complex, health care needs.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Lisa Hubick']2017-01-09T00:00:00 f7698337e07d1cc20cc7d73cd9cd2a62bcfb7093ABSTRAK   Produksi ASI pada hari-hari pertama melahirkan menjadi kendala bagi ibu dalam pemberian ASI. Pijat oksitosin merupakan salah satu cara untuk mengatasi ketidaklancaran produksi ASI. Tujuan peneliti ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan pengeluaran ASI ibu postpartum yang diberikan terapi pijat oksitosin dan tidak diberikan terapi pijat oksitosin di RSUD Tugurejo Semarang. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan metode deskriptif dengan desain penelitian case study research dengan post test only with control group design. Subjek penelitian ini menggunakan pengambilan sampel non probability sampling dengan pendekatan purposive sampling sebanyak 10 responden yang terdiri dari 5 kelompok intervensi dan 5 kelompok kontrol. Analisis data yang digunakan studi kasus dengan domain analisis dengan tujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran menyeluruh mengenai jumlah produksi ASI pada kelompok intervensi dan kontrol. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa ada perbedaan antara kelompok intervensi yang telah diberikan perlakuan terapi pijat oksitosin lebih banyak produksi ASI nya dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol yang tidak diberikan perlakuan terapi pijat oksitosin. Hasil penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai masukan bagi ibu postpartum dan petugas kesehatan untuk memberikan edukasi agar dapat menerapkan tehnik pemijatan untuk meningkatkan produksi ASI, khususnya pijat oksitosin. Kata Kunci : pijat oksitosin, produksi ASI, postpartum   ABSTRACT   Production breastfeeding in the very first days childbirth are being obstacles for their in the provision of breastfeeding. Massage oksitosin is one of a way to deal with ketidaklancaran production breastfeeding. The purpose of researchers this is for knows the difference expenditure breastfeeding mother postpartum given massage therapist oksitosin and not given massage therapist oksitosin. Design this research used the method descriptive with the design research case study research with post test only with control group design. The subject of study it uses the sample collection non probability of sampling with the approach purposive sampling as many as 10 people consisting of 5 group intervention and 5 the control group. Data analysis used case study by the domain analysis in order to have a thorough on the number of production breastfeeding in the intervention and control. The analysis showed that the difference between the intervention was given treatment massage therapist oksitosin breastfeeding him more production compared to the control group not given treatment oksitosin therapeutic massage .The result of this research can be used as input for postpartum mothers to give education and health workers to apply breastfeeding pemijatan technique to increase production , especially oksitosin massage201700The analysis showed that the difference between the intervention was given treatment massage therapist oksitosin breastfeeding him more production compared to the control group not given treatment oks itosin therapeutic massage.2017-01-09T00:00:00['Kurniawati Liza', 'Niken Sukesi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 b7de1b102ebae70713ccdb75980bfbe6fafddfcc2017002017-01-09T00:00:00PLOS Pathogens['O. Joel', 'L. Sergei', 'A. Lisa', 'R. Sanjay', 'M. Ben', 'S. Sharmila', 'M. S. Davey', 'Scheffler Konrad', 'V. Lucia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 ca4c1c763c1be479c20c520b5f88d4c885debab3We thank Marks, Kaidar-Person, and Poortmans for their comments in a letter to the editor in response to our recent article in Journal of Clinical Oncology titled “Postmastectomy Radiotherapy: An American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology Focused Guideline Update.” We agree that the risk of localregional failure (LRF) by itself is not sufficient to determine the full value of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT). As they demonstrate, even reducing LRF by a substantial amount will not lead to improved survival unless systemic therapy is effective enough to prevent a substantial proportion of patients from experiencing systemic relapse that could result from residual disease in irradiated areas. This was also shown in an analysis of the Danish trials with regard to receptor phenotype. The impact of PMRTon LRF was substantial in all patient subgroups, but PMRT did not change overall survival rates in patients with estrogen receptor–negative, progesterone receptor–negative, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive cancers. Systemic therapy has changed considerably since that used in the Danish trials (tamoxifen given for only 1 year for postmenopausal women and nine cycles of intravenous cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil given every 4 weeks for premenopausal patients). Hence, the value of PMRT in the subgroup labeled as good (patients whose 5-year LRF rate was 11% in the Danish trials) is uncertain. However, its value may well be less with current systemic treatment regimens, because long-term LRF rates in patients receiving such therapies are considerably , 10% in many more recent series. We hope that the results from the SUPREMO trial and further analysis of prospective and retrospective studies will allow for a much more selective, tailored use of PMRT than in the past, to maximize its benefits at the least possible price in toxicity. And we greatly appreciate the writers’ endorsement of our call for shared decision making between all oncologic specialists and the patient about the benefits of PMRT for each individual.Journal of Clinical Oncology201750It is hoped that the results from the SUPREMO trial and further analysis of prospective and retrospective studies will allow for a much more selective, tailored use of PMRT than in the past, to maximize its benefits at the least possible price in toxicity.2017-01-09T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['A. Recht', 'E. Comen', 'R. Fine', 'G. Fleming', 'P. Hardenbergh', 'A. Ho', 'C. Hudis', 'E. Hwang', 'J. Kirshner', 'M. Morrow', 'K. Salerno', 'G. Sledge', 'L. Solin', 'P. Spears', 'T. Whelan', 'M. Somerfield', 'S. Edge']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2b006f97090b3b409798981bee5ca42d3345fde5Tragedi Minamata yang terjadi di Jepang akibat pencemaran merkuri bukan hanya berdampak terhadap negara Jepang namun berdampak global.United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) sebagai wadah bagi program lingkungan membentuk Konvensi Minamata pada 2013 sebagai rezim yang mengatur permasalahan merkuri secara terstruktur.Indonesia sebagai negara pengguna serta pengimpor merkuri turut menandatangani konvensi tersebut, tetapi Indonesia menunda ratifikasi Konvensi Minamata tentang merkuri 2013. Penelitian ini menjelaskan tentang alasan-alasan Indonesia menunda ratifikasi Konvensi Minamata dengan menggunakan konsep state behavior melalui cara analisis Paul R Viotti dan Mark V Kauppi yang melihat objectives negara melalui kepentingan nasional, ancaman, kapabilitas nasional serta peluang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan eksplanatif serta library research sebagai teknik pengumpulan data.Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa alasan Indonesia menunda ratifikasi terlihat dari perilaku Indonesia yaitu adanya kepentingan Indonesia untuk menunda ratifikasi, Indonesia memiliki peluang untuk menunda ratifikasi, meskipun Indonesia memiliki ancaman untuk menunda ratifikasi namun kapabilitas nasional Indonesia yang belum mampu untuk meratifikasi. Jadi berdasarkan alasan tersebut Indonesia harus menunda ratifikasi ini. Kata kunci: ratifikasi, Konvensi, Minamata, Merkuri2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Apriana Liza']2017-01-09T00:00:00 786604e4bf00425b3117a73a5dada6344ed4fd7d2017002017-01-09T00:00:00PLOS Pathogens['O. Joel', 'L. Sergei', 'A. Lisa', 'R. Sanjay', 'M. Ben', 'S. Sharmila', 'M. S. Davey', 'Scheffler Konrad', 'V. Lucia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d7cdd74798cdd76cc224d31dc160de9ebd7e50cd2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['L. León', 'Doris Elizabeth']2017-01-09T00:00:00 e57e942a22627df896a53b0053a3f157f4a009072017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Teri M. Krakovich', 'J. McGrew', 'Yue Yu', 'Lisa A. Ruble']2017-01-09T00:00:00 704d24e97c0bfd82d865231486152f5919f51d372017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Lisa McQuilken', 'N. Robertson', 'M. Polonsky', 'P. Harrison', 'David H. B. Bednall']2017-01-09T00:00:00 d11e981252e072ea8cc1430113946c7eb477a28a2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['E. Perez-Moreno', 'M. J. Hernández-Lloreda', 'Trinidad Ruiz Gallego-Largo', 'M. A. Castellanos']2017-01-09T00:00:00 c4cfbe89eec275f8712f4e42f1cb9c80b3338faf2017002017-01-09T00:00:00PLOS Pathogens['O. Joel', 'L. Sergei', 'A. Lisa', 'R. Sanjay', 'M. Ben', 'S. Sharmila', 'M. S. Davey', 'Scheffler Konrad', 'V. Lucia']2017-01-09T00:00:00 417b7ba99ca837a7324920e1e92e6a37ae7d3fc02017002017-01-09T00:00:00['M. Wong', 'K. Brower', 'E. Craun']2017-01-09T00:00:00 107df45768358d1a93cd35a3abd5c2837dd916de2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['B. Marcus', 'Vanessa C. Selby', 'R. Niaura', 'J. Rossi']2017-01-09T00:00:00 4b3a35ddfb3062ccd0516ebcad8355b0c9e467fbC. D. Friedrich est le plus souvent presente, dans l’historiographie traditionnelle, comme un peintre oublie durant les decennies qui ont suivi sa mort a Dresde, en 1840. Peu connu en dehors de son Allemagne natale, il n’aurait ete redecouvert que grâce a cette grande retrospective de l’art allemand que fut la Berliner Jahrhundert Ausstellung de 1906. La premiere biographie du XXe siecle que lui consacre l’historien norvegien Andreas Aubert, Dieu, liberte, patrie (Gott, Freiheit, Vaterland, 1915) attire l’attention sur l’orientation politique et patriotique de certaines de ses peintures. Cette these propose de reconsiderer divers aspects de la reception de l’œuvre du peintre, en la placant, non plus dans le seul contexte allemand mais dans celui, europeen, du XIXe siecle. Si Friedrich a ete longtemps meconnu des historiens d’art, il devint, de par sa culture pomeranienne germano-scandinave, une reference aux yeux d’artistes scandinaves, qui entrerent personnellement en contact avec lui ou par l’intermediaire de son voisin d’atelier, le peintre norvegien J C. C. Dahl. Sujet d’intenses debats, non exempts de considerations politiques, la peinture de paysage est egalement devenue un enjeu patriotique en Allemagne et dans les pays scandinaves. L’objectif est de preciser la place de l’esthetique de Friedrich dans l’instauration de traditions picturales nordiques, au-dela des affinites et resonances pouvant unir les œuvres entre elles. Le suivi de cette trajectoire, passant par les pays nordiques et parvenant en France, permet egalement de relancer la question de la reception de Friedrich dans les milieux artistiques francais, ou il n’a pas expose.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Elisabeth Vroemen']2017-01-09T00:00:00 7960ecfb4fa935db7d2108a91e0c61cd3a56c8502017002017-01-09T00:00:00PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases['Ramos-Castañeda José', 'Barreto dos Santos Flavia', 'Martínez-Vega Ruth', 'de Araujo Josélio Maria Galvão', 'J. Graham', 'Sarti Elsa']2017-01-09T00:00:00 3cb3ffbd31bde26dd5a10f7122e8aaa0ed5d3050Abstract Although many cross-sectional studies have examined bullying experiences and correlated factors among adolescents in schools, relatively little is known about the extent to which bullying roles are stable or fluid over time. This short-term quantitative longitudinal study in Vietnam examined temporal patterns and predictors of bullying roles over an academic year. A total of 1424 middle and high school students aged 12–17 years completed two anonymous, self-administered questionnaires six months apart in 2014 and 2015. Young people were classified into different bullying roles as follow: not-involved (38.9%), victims only (24%), bullies only (6.6%), and bully-victims (40.4%) across the two times. About 60% of all surveyed students experienced bullying either as victim, bully, or bully-victim during the year. Of these students, nearly three in four indicated unstable bullying roles over time. Multivariate multinomial logistic regressions indicated factors ranging from individual (age, gender, and mental health) to family (social support, parental supervision and monitoring, witnessing parental violence, and conflict with siblings), school (perceived social support, teachers’ attempt to stop bullying at school), and peers (social support, students’ attempt to stop bullying at school) have significant associations with levels of bullying involvement. Implications for bullying prevention programs nationally and internationally are discussed.Psychology, Health & Medicine20176679Examination of temporal patterns and predictors of bullying roles over an academic year in Vietnam indicated factors ranging from individual (age, gender, and mental health) to family, school, and peers have significant associations with levels of bullying involvement.2017-01-09T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['H. Le', 'M. Dunne', 'M. Campbell', 'M. Gatton', 'H. Nguyen', 'N. Tran']2017-01-09T00:00:00 78c68ed4e8a9e3df880444b83e80d3705173ee8620170502017-01-09T00:00:00['D. Olweus']2017-01-09T00:00:00 91016e606d9ca48447f9b45379dc0a2388bac95cFenomena bullying di sekolah merupakan masalah di seluruh dunia yang dapat berdampak negatif bagi psikologis siswa. Data dari Polresta Padang bulan Januari – Juli 2016 dilaporkan sebanyak 16 kasus adanya kekerasan atau bullying pada anak usia 7-13 tahun.Penelitian ini betujuan untuk menganalisis kejadian bullying pada siswa sekolah dasar kecamatan Padang Selatan. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dengan teknik pengambilan sampel adalah teknik random sampling dengan jumlah sampel 202 orang dari kelas 4,5, dan 6. Instrument penelitian menggunakan bully survey of elementary student yang dimodifikasi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan pengolahan data dilakukan dengan komputerisasi yang ditampilkan dalam bentuk distribusi frekuensi dan persentase. Hasil penelitian didapatkan hampir seluruh siswa menjadi korban bullying (91,6%), menjadi pelaku bullying(88,6%), tindakan bullying verbal langsung adalah tindakan yang sering dialami korban (84,2%) dan dilakukan pelaku (76,2%), penyebab siswa yang menjadi korban kurus/ gemuk (63,9%), penyebab siswa menjadi pelaku bullying memiliki pengaruh (81,2) dan hubungan pelaku dengan korban bullying adalah teman sebaya sekelas (72,5%). Orang tua dan pihak sekolah untuk dapat mencegah tindakan bullying di sekolah dasar, dan mengidentifikasi faktor penyebab dari kebiasaan bullying. Kata Kunci : bullying, siswa,sekolah dasar NURSING FACULTY ANDALAS UNIVERSITY January 2017 Name : Risa Fadhilah Register Number : 1511316007 Analysis Of The Incidence Of Bullying In Primary School Students In Kecamatan Padang Selatan 2016 ABSTRACT Bullying phenomenon in school is a worldwide problem that can have negative lifelong consequences for psicologic students. Data of Polresta Padang January-July 2016 reported 16 casess bullying at children 7-13 years. This research aims to analysis the incidence of bullying in primary school students in the district Padang Selatan. Design of research is descriptive, the data on 202 students class of 4th, 5th, 6th. Sample was taken by using simple random sampling. Instruments of research used the modified from bully survey of elementary student. Data was collected by using a questionnaire and processing data by computerized shown in the form of frequency distribution and percentage. Result show that the majority of students become victims of bullying (91,6%), students become bullies (88,6%), students become victims and bullies (93,6%), direct of verbal bullying is the most frequent actions suffered by victims (84,2%) and who do perpretors bullying (76,2%), the characteristics of bullying victims are students who are thin or fat (63,9%), the characteristics of bullies are students who have influence (81,2%), group of bullies are peers classmate (72,5%). This research suggested parents and teachers toprevent bullying in elementery schools and identify the cause of the habit of bullying. Keyword : bullying, students,pimary school2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Fadhilah Risa']2017-01-09T00:00:00 2c627591dc7d638f476de1578678db4c83d9465d2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['F. R. Shank']2017-01-09T00:00:00 5408779b4b7a583ebc8e3fcadd24f4c7f3d9f340Researchers are still searching for the ways to identify different categories of employees according to their exposure to negative acts and psychological experience of workplace bullying. We followed Notelaers and Einarsen’s application of the ROC analysis to determine the NAQ-R cut-off scores applying a “lower” and “higher” threshold. The main goal of this research was to develop and test different gold standards of personal and organizational relevance in determining the NAQ-R cut-off scores in a specific cultural and economic context of Serbia. Apart from combining self-labeling as a victim with self-perceived health, the objectives were to test the gold standards developed as a combination of self-labeling with life satisfaction, self-labeling with intention to leave and a complex gold standard based on self-labeling, self-perceived health, life satisfaction and intention to leave taken together. The ROC analysis on Serbian workforce data supports applying of different gold standards. For identifying employees in a preliminary stage of bullying, the most applicable was the gold standard based on self-labeling and intention to leave (score 34 and higher). The most accurate identification of victims could be based on the most complex gold standard (score 81 and higher). This research encourages further investigation of gold standards in different cultures.Frontiers in Psychology20178210The main goal of this research was to develop and test different gold standards of personal and organizational relevance in determining the NAQ-R cut-off scores in a specific cultural and economic context of Serbia.2017-01-09T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Ivana B. Petrović', 'Milica Vukelić', 'Svetlana Cizmic']2017-01-09T00:00:00 1ef7a950932e9289a6a8a4af33c424e4f6976406Abstract: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan melalui audiovisual terhadap perilaku bullying pada anak usia sekolah di SD Muhammadiyah Mlangi Gamping Sleman Yogyakarta. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan quasi experiment dengan rancangan non equivalent control group. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V yang berjumlah 68 siswa yang terbagi menjadi 2 kelompok yaitu 35 orang sebagai kelompok eksperimen dan 33 orang sebagai kelompok kontrol. Intrumen pada peneletian ini menggunakan kuesioner tentang perilaku bullying. Hasil uji validitas instrumen perilaku bullying dalam rentang 0,408-0,772 dengan reliabilitas 0,865. Teknik sampel yang digunakan yaitu total sampling. Analisis data menggunakan wilcoxon dan mann whitney yang menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan kesehatan melalui audiovisual mempunyai pengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku bullying pada anak usia sekolah (p=0,01; p<0,05). Penelitian ini menyarankan agar siswa bahwa siswa harus memanggil teman dengan nama yang baik. Bagi sekolah disarankan untuk menambahkan pendidikan kesehatan melalui audiovisual pada mata pelajaran bimbingan dan konsling (BK) agar perilaku bullying dapat menurun. Kata Kunci: Anak usia sekolah, audiovisual, pendidikan kesehatan, perilaku bullying.2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Wulan Suryaningseh']2017-01-09T00:00:00 738feaac97afcacca0d532aee65ae96f7edf1da9We examined the factors related to predicting cyberbullying behavior in adolescents, specifically demographics and the use of information and communication technologies. The study participants were 417 adolescents attending high school in Kir s ehir, Turkey. We used an individual information form and a cyberbullying scale to collect information and found that 149 (35.7%) of the adolescents had cyberbullied others at least once. Hierarchical regression analysis showed in Step 1 that age, gender, grade, father’s age, and family income were significant factors predictive of cyberbullying, and in Step 2 that owning a computer rather than just having access to one in a public library or Internet cafe, parental control of use of the Internet, and previously being bullied on the Internet were significant predictive factors. Based on these findings, we propose that effective strategies for the prevention of cyberbullying are parental supervision of adolescent use of information and communication technologies, education for parents and teachers, and offering information technology communication (media) literacy courses in schools.20170412017-01-09T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Utku Beyazıt', 'Sukran Simsek', 'Aynur Bütün Ayhan']2017-01-09T00:00:00 69fdb4513f906c723ddf4ecb783dd402716fa13b2017002017-01-09T00:00:00['Shane Gallagher', 'S. Dunsmuir']2017-01-09T00:00:00 05b99f9d1e16a50b25ac7bf207a6694463ee0117Background College can be stressful for many freshmen as they cope with a variety of stressors. Excess stress can negatively affect both psychological and physical health. Thus, there is a need to find innovative and cost-effective strategies to help identify students experiencing high levels of stress to receive appropriate treatment. Social media use has been rapidly growing, and recent studies have reported that data from these technologies can be used for public health surveillance. Currently, no studies have examined whether Twitter data can be used to monitor stress level and emotional state among college students. Objective The primary objective of our study was to investigate whether students’ perceived levels of stress were associated with the sentiment and emotions of their tweets. The secondary objective was to explore whether students’ emotional state was associated with the sentiment and emotions of their tweets. Methods We recruited 181 first-year freshman students aged 18-20 years at University of California, Los Angeles. All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire that assessed their demographic characteristics, levels of stress, and emotional state for the last 7 days. All questionnaires were completed within a 48-hour period. All tweets posted by the participants from that week (November 2 to 8, 2015) were mined and manually categorized based on their sentiment (positive, negative, neutral) and emotion (anger, fear, love, happiness) expressed. Ordinal regressions were used to assess whether weekly levels of stress and emotional states were associated with the percentage of positive, neutral, negative, anger, fear, love, or happiness tweets. Results A total of 121 participants completed the survey and were included in our analysis. A total of 1879 tweets were analyzed. A higher level of weekly stress was significantly associated with a greater percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=1.7, SE 0.7; P=.02) and tweets containing emotions of fear (beta=2.4, SE 0.9; P=.01) and love (beta=3.6, SE 1.4; P=.01). A greater level of anger was negatively associated with the percentage of positive sentiment (beta=–1.6, SE 0.8; P=.05) and tweets related to the emotions of happiness (beta=–2.2, SE 0.9; P=.02). A greater level of fear was positively associated with the percentage of negative sentiment (beta=1.67, SE 0.7; P=.01), particularly a greater proportion of tweets related to the emotion of fear (beta=2.4, SE 0.8; P=.01). Participants who reported a greater level of love showed a smaller percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=–1.3, SE 0.7; P=0.05). Emotions of happiness were positively associated with the percentage of tweets related to the emotion of happiness (beta=–1.8, SE 0.8; P=.02) and negatively associated with percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=–1.7, SE 0.7; P=.02) and tweets related to the emotion of fear (beta=–2.8, SE 0.8; P=.01). Conclusions Sentiment and emotions expressed in the tweets have the potential to provide real-time monitoring of stress level and emotional well-being in college students.JMIR Mental Health20173639Sentiment and emotions expressed in the tweets have the potential to provide real-time monitoring of stress level and emotional well-being in college students.2017-01-10T00:00:00JMIR Mental Health['Sam Liu', 'Miaoqi Zhu', 'Dongling Yu', 'A. Rasin', 'S. Young']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b01d5f115bf61d07a399540cff7bb099cba48f30201744202017-01-10T00:00:00Quality & Quantity['Kyujin Jung', 'Kenneth Chilton', 'Jesús N. Valero']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e8eee0068258a2915379a890f502494ae66835c1This article focuses on Facebook Advertising and examine the effectiveness of the advertisements in enhancing customer’s purchasing intention in 2015. Five Construct of this article are Social Media Advertising, Brand Equity, Brand Image, Word of Mouth, and Purchase Intention. The investigation of this study can enable social media advertising to forecast the future  purchasing intention of customer. The statistical population included all undergraduate students will be the social media’s users in University of Indonesia. A conceptual model was developed and was tested using structural equation modeling and SPSS17.2017052017-01-10T00:00:00['S. EstherElsemina', 'Wijanto Wijanto', 'R. E. Halim']2017-01-10T00:00:00 258aa39574224c3280329412fd87e650f1dacfb2Drug Safety2017229Saber et al. propose to explore the data collected by Twitter to raise data about prescription medication abuse and provide a standardized method to automatically detect these data for future research.2017-01-10T00:00:00Drug Safety['Emilie Jouanjus', 'M. Mallaret', 'J. Micallef', 'Camille Ponté', 'A. Roussin', 'M. Lapeyre-Mestre']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b4f185b32dc9c6ec928cf0da752ab4cd2e28de81In this article,  I examine political jokes that flooded social media after Hassan Rouhani won the 2013 Iranian presidential election.  I argue that political jokes in non-democratic countries like Iran are not unified expressions of resisting, succumbing to, or making fun of a shared oppressor. They can rather be interpreted and used in very different ways, even  by those who are normally placed under the overarching category of “the politically oppressed.” I examine the polysemic nature of the “Thanks, Rouhani” jokes and trace the ways in which they have been interpreted and utilized to represent contradicting political opinions of different groups of people.  I also compare the “Thanks, Rouhani” joke cycle to its American counterpart, “Thanks, Obama.” This juxtaposition, while revealing interesting parallels between the two cycles in terms of their form and content, also highlights a similar level of complexity in the meaning and usage of political humor regardless of the state of politics in the two countries.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Rezaei']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9fd83726fa247ebd53421cf4c4deab2038839acdSocial Media and Sexual Misconduct Social Media as a Tool to Reduce Sexual Misconduct in Medical Facilities David Bychkov, PhD, 1 and Sean Young, PhD, MS 2 Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, inHealth Measurement Corps, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA Article Type: Commentary Funding: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors Correspondence and reprint requests: Sean D. Young, PhD, MS Department of Family Medicine University of California, Los Angeles 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1800 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Email: Dr. Bychkov (DBychkov@mednet.ucla.edu); Dr. Young (SDYoung@mednet.ucla.edu)American Journal of Medical Quality2017111Social Media and Sexual Misconduct Social Media as a Tool to reduce sexual Misconduct in Medical Facilities and how to use social media in medical facilities is studied.2017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Medical Quality['D. Bychkov', 'S. Young']2017-01-10T00:00:00 927cdf23e4196d187a5f359e9a1c67a035070aa5Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology20176102017-01-10T00:00:00Quality & Quantity['Kyujin Jung', 'Kenneth Chilton', 'Jesús N. Valero']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6e8e4fb9817a995194e08ab1459654b1f0189b962017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Rares G. Piloiu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 654bddc7cab036151139ebb3b596c1fa7558e0b82017002017-01-10T00:00:00Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology['Bai Koyu', 'Rajkumar Josmee Singh', 'Kankabati Kalai', 'Talom Dabi', 'Tanmoy Das']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9b5c8decfc1b1ef72ec657b20c31285a7b6e7a422017002017-01-10T00:00:00['J. Bateman', 'Janina Wildfeuer', 'Tuomo Hiippala']2017-01-10T00:00:00 425615fbd62b45336be5945fa75a310c8d1867a12017002017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Cik', 'Cornelia Hebenstreit', 'Christopher Horn', 'Gunnar Schulze', 'Matthias Traub', 'E. Schweighofer', 'Walter Hötzendorfer', 'M. Fellendorf']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9fe7bbd344ac8a9c33452bf8c19ff60de0417bed2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Sian Paine']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3f2887560959d19711fcc6c40de88acebce5edadINDONESIA: Siswa dalam menunjang hasil proses pembelajaran dengan baik diperlukan guru memiliki kreatifitas tinggi dalam mengelola kelas serta pemanfaatan media pembelajaran juga mendukung dalam proses belajar yang dijadihkan sebagai alat untuk menyampaikan pembelajaran dengan baik. Sehingga siswa dapat tertarik pada materi yang disampaikan dengan baik dan mudah di mengerti. Hasil belajar adalah merupakan salah satu hal yang terpenting dalam suatu pembelajaran, Hasil belajar sering digunakan dalam banyak hal, salah satunya sebagai tolak ukur keberhasilan dan evaluasi belajar bagi peserta didik dalam menyelesaiakan suatu tanggung jawab proses belajar. Tujuan umum dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk mengetahui pengaruh kreatifitas guru dalam mengelola kelas terhadap hasil belajar siswa (2) pengaruh pemanfaatan media pembelajaran terhadap hasil belajar siswa (3) pengaruh kreatifitas guru dalam mengelola kelas dan pemanfaatan media pembelajaran terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas VIII di MTsN Malang III Gondanglegi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan regresi berganda dengan satu variabel terikat dan dua variabel bebas. Populasi pada seluruh jumlah penelitihan ini sebanyak 292 dari jumlah populasi sampel diambil sebanyak 82, teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitihan ini adalah simple random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data diperoleh dari metode angket dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriftif pencapain skor pada setiap variabel dan analisis inferensial yang menggunakan rumus person product moment dengan taraf hipotesis kepercayaan 95%. Hasil penelitian menujukan bahwa guru kreatif dalam mengelola kelas signifikan dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa dengan t hitung 2.399 dengan Sig.t 0,019 (p < 0.05). Sedangkan pemanfaatan media pembelajaran tidak significant terhadap hasil belajar siswa bahwa value t hitung 1.029 dengan Sig. t 0,307 (p > 0.05). Keseluruhan variabel secara simultan signifikan berpengaruh terhadap variabel terikat dengan Sig. f 0,039 (p < 0.05). Nilai R Square yang didapat dari keseluruhan variabel bebas senilai 0.079 yang mana 7.9 % mempengaruhi sedangkan sisanya 92.1 % dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain. ENGLISH: In the students support the students learning outcome process with a good teacher is required to have a high creativity in classroom management as well as the utilization learning media also supports to learning process as a tool for delivering learning properly. So that students can be interested in the material presented and more easy to understand. The students learning outcome is one of the most important things in a study, the results of study are frequently used in many things, one of them as a benchmark of success and evaluation of learning for learners in completing a responsibility of the learning process. General purposes of this research are to determain (1) The Influence of teachers creativity in classroom management toward students learning outcome (2) The Influence of utilization learning media toward students learning outcome (3) The Influence of teachers creativity in classroom management and utilization learning media to students learning outcome grade VIII at MTsN Malang III Gondanglegi. The research design is research using quantitative approach where one of independent variable two dependent variables.The population of this inquiry is all of the students of grade VIII which the total 292 peoples. From the population taken 82 respondents design is regresif and its used simple random sampling technique. The technique of data collection were questionare and documentation. The data analysis technique using person product momen formula which is used to test hypothesis on 95 % reliance level. The result show have significant the influence of teachers creativity in classroom management to students learning outcome that t hitung 2.399 with Sig.t 0,019 (p < 0.05).Whereas have not significant the influence of utilization learning media to students learning outcome that Sig.f 0,039 (p < 0.05). It means to all of variables R square 0.079 where 7.9 % while 92.1 % influence of other variation outside the research models that are not included in the limitation of this research.2017142017-01-10T00:00:00['Uruatul Huskho']2017-01-10T00:00:00 029ce4180301ae975961019f92c56e7dca99ccd8This article, focusing on journalists working for Turkish-language newspapers in the United Kingdom, examines the way that journalists working in ethnic media perceive their professional roles and performance. Ethnic media have different forms and functions to mainstream media and present different challenges and pressures for journalists, reflecting their communities’ consumption habits and social, economic and political circumstances. This study, based on interviews conducted with journalists and editors working for Turkish-language newspapers, suggests three conceptual dimensions that can be operationalized as a model to help understand ethnic media journalists’ professional roles and performance: perception of audience, relation to power and professional ideals. These dimensions, which may overlap in practice, aim to provide the basis for studying ideas and attitudes towards journalism and the context of production within ethnic media.20177162017-01-10T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Sanem Şahin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e7eeb42320379fdf2c12452d87920e58bc261aa2Social media users and microbloggers post about a wide variety of (off-line) collective social activities as they participate in them, ranging from concerts and sporting events to political rallies and civil protests. In this context, people who take part in the same collective social activity often post closely related content from nearby locations at similar times, resulting in distinctive spatiotemporal patterns. Can we automatically detect these patterns and thus provide insights into the associated activities? In this paper, we propose a modeling framework for clustering streaming spatiotemporal data, the Spatial Dirichlet Hawkes Process (SDHP), which allows us to automatically uncover a wide variety of spatiotemporal patterns of collective social activity from geolocated online traces. Moreover, we develop an efficient, online inference algorithm based on Sequential Monte Carlo that scales to millions of geolocated posts. Experiments on synthetic data and real data gathered from Twitter show that our framework can recover a wide variety of meaningful social activity patterns in terms of both content and spatiotemporal dynamics, that it yields interesting insights about these patterns, and that it can be used to estimate the location from where a tweet was posted.SDM20172811This paper proposes a modeling framework for clustering streaming spatiotemporal data, the Spatial Dirichlet Hawkes Process (SDHP), which allows for automatically uncover a wide variety of spatiotsemporal patterns of collective social activity from geolocated online traces, and develops an efficient, online inference algorithm based on Sequential Monte Carlo that scales to millions of geolocate posts.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['M. Jankowiak', 'M. Gomez-Rodriguez']2017-01-10T00:00:00 47b10a8498710d9c161cb6f3b05afeac9891b4f8Application of the factual principle of information presentation is of particular relevance in the present conditions of global use of information environment as a confrontation field of different models of modern civilization development. The main objective of the study is to substantiate the basic status of fact and its  nterpretation in the media system. The factual principle is realized within the factual field, which is a set of information about changes in the social environment, the presentation of which is integrated by lexical, grammatical, logical, stylistic connections and has respective focus and pragmatic attitude. Factual field is formed by a system of interconnected factors: basic fact, which is a communicative nucleus, the core of the message in the mass-communication process; factual environment, which is created by the facts illustrating the basic fact; journalist skills, which includes the ability to convince with fact-based proofs and arguments. Factual field is the natural component of social interaction. Consistency and comprehensiveness of factual field is realized in the interconnections of the objective (basic fact, factual environment), and subjective (means journalist skills) factors. Factual principle of information presentation in mass media is based on the following functional characteristics: flexibility, consistency, associativity, analyticity, reliability, professionalism of fact presentation. The essence of the fact phenomenon functioning in the media is realized in the following components: in the change of the objective reality and in the interpretation of such change in the mass media.201780Application of the factual principle of information presentation is of particular relevance in the present conditions of global use of information environment as a confrontation field of different models of modern civilization development.2017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Komova']2017-01-10T00:00:00 faaffb85d64293e219b7eca14f8bc890618b17beTesis doctoral inedita cotutelada por la Macquarie University, Department of Anthropology y la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras, Departamento de Antropologia Social y Pensamiento Filosofico Espanol. Fecha de lectura: 10-01-2017201720702017-01-10T00:00:00['Á. Chaves']2017-01-10T00:00:00 35e4d617d5b984140904451f9ce837c394e84778Nature Human Behaviour201774155This work investigates quality discrimination in a stylized model of an online social network, where individual agents prefer quality information, but have behavioural limitations in managing a heavy flow of information.2017-01-10T00:00:00Nature Human Behaviour['Xiaoyan Qiu', 'Diego F. M. Oliveira', 'Alireza Sahami Shirazi', 'A. Flammini', 'F. Menczer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0bd6cf4c8548856c1056ce3468fddc57d7a928a8As social software is becoming increasingly disruptive to organizational structures and processes, Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives that have hitherto taken the form of a ‘knowledge repository’ now need redefining. With the emergence of Social Media (SM) platforms like Twitter, the hierarchical boundaries within the organization are broken down and a lateral flow of information is created. This has created a peculiar kind of tension between KM and SM, in which one is perceived as threatening the continued relevance of the other. Particularly, with the advances of social media and social software, KM is more in need of delivering measurable value to corporate organizations, if it is to remain relevant in the strategic planning and positioning of organizations. In view of this, this paper presents EMSoD — Enterprise Mobility and Social Data — a conceptual social framework which mediates between KM and SM to deliver actionable knowledge and employee engagement. Meanwhile, given that the main objective of this research is in the delivery of KM value to corporate organizations, this paper devises some mechanisms for measuring actionable knowledge and employee engagement, both as parameters of KM value.20171020EMSoD — Enterprise Mobility and Social Data — a conceptual social framework which mediates between KM and SM to deliver actionable knowledge and employee engagement is presented.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Christopher Adetunji', 'L. Carr']2017-01-10T00:00:00 54c9c0da25ae40692429dd0b523382f1593c9e13With the world’s academic output currently standing at 2.5 million articles per year and doubling every 9 years, sifting the relevant from the irrelevant is vital for researchers, publishers, and funding bodies. Until recently, the influence of a published article would primarily be measured by its citations, a slow process resulting in a long wait before the importance of an article is truly recognized. Views of the article (including PDF and HTML) are another measure of importance, but views can also accumulate slowly. Altmetrics are increasingly recognized tools that aim to measure the real-time reach and influence of an academic article. Altmetric scores quantify the digital attention an article receives in a multitude of online sources. Social media, Wikipedia, public policy documents, blogs, and mainstream news are tracked and screened by the Altmetric database. References to research outputs are traced back to their unique identifier code. The Altmetric algorithm produces a weighted score to reflect the relative reach of each source. For instance, blogs are weighted differently than a mainstream news report. This process allows the attention an individual article receives to be measured from the moment the article is published.Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)20174115Altmetric scores quantify the digital attention an article receives in a multitude of online sources and allow the attention an individual article receives to be measured from the moment the article is published.2017-01-10T00:00:00JAMA['Hannah R Warren', 'N. Raison', 'P. Dasgupta']2017-01-10T00:00:00 444b08d06fa08689b8e5394588ef9dbf6eaf2fc0In today’s “liquid modern world” where everything is transitory and perishable and consumerism has become a social product in itself accelerating the cyclic reposition of worn goods and services, nourished by a fear of dropping out of “the social circulation” of esteem and human networks a growing number of critical societal actors have started to demand a more responsible approach for commercial communication, requiring more complete, accurate and truthful information about brands and corporations. Consumers, consumer organizations, communication scholars and media, among others, are willing to become part of the co-creation of brand information and stories, moving the focus from disinformation to information, responding to the demands for a more responsible commercial world, aligned with the emerging concept of responsible research and innovation (RRI). New interactive ways of advertising and the blurring of boundaries between advertising and entertainment also contribute to creating a challenging scenario for future advertising professionals who need to re-define their way of informing and communicating not only with consumers but all other societal stakeholders. The purpose of this article is to explain how including advertising literacy and education in the curricula of university level communication studies and applying innovating teaching methodology can efficiently respond to at least part of these new societal demands, emphasizing the “right impacts and values” of advertising by future communicators. 1 Advertising Literacy and Youth Since the start of the new millennium, dramatic changes in the commercial media environment have occurred because the boundaries between advertising, entertainment and information have become increasingly blurred (Balasubramanian20173712017-01-10T00:00:00['P. N. Gómez', 'L. Hänninen', 'Gabriele Siegert', 'M. B. Rimscha', 'Stephanie Grubenmann']2017-01-10T00:00:00 18034894ef409900299a80bf099d1f61c8ee56a1Abstract:On 15 July 2016, Turkey was shaken by an attempted coup. For the first time in modern Turkish history—a history littered with attempted coups—the elected government thwarted the putsch. We suggest that the success of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in defeating the coup attempt is part and parcel of its competitive authoritarian regime. On the one hand, AKP’s extensive access to public and private resources, as well as its control over conventional and social media, bolstered its capacity to mobilize during the time of crisis. On the other hand, the regime’s electoral features have armored the AKP with political (not to mention popular) legitimacy, and have incentivized opposition parties to remain committed to the regime, rather than opt for an uncertain future under military rule. We conclude that the failure of the coup attempt not only indicates the resilience of competitive authoritarianism in Turkey, it may also pave the way for a more stable authoritarian regime under the AKP’s rule.201715942017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Democracy['Berk Esen', 'Sebnem Gumuscu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c4b6dc14ea683e149bd0df029c1ac32a61f4f8eAudiences play a fundamental role in disseminating and evaluating news content, and one of the big questions facing news organizations is what elements make content viral in the digital environment. This comparative study of the United States, Brazil and Argentina explores what values and topics present in news shared online predict audience interaction on social media. Findings shed light on what news values and topics trigger more audience responses on Facebook and Twitter. At the same time, a comparison between popular content produced by traditional media versus online-native media reveals that the former lean more toward government-related news and conflict/controversy news values than online native media. Brazilian stories prompted more social media interactivity than content from the United States or Argentina. Through content analysis, this study contributes to improving our understanding of audiences’ news values preferences on social networks. It also helps us to recognize the role of users’ online activities (sharing, commenting and liking) in the social construction of news and meaning inside the networked sphere. Finally, it opens an old media debate about whether providing and sharing too much media content with conflict, controversy and oddity could potentially hinder understanding and agreement in society. Articles were collected via media tracking and the data collection company NewsWhip.201772372017-01-10T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Víctor Gárcia Perdomo', 'Ramón Salaverría', 'Danielle K. Kilgo', 'Summer Harlow']2017-01-10T00:00:00 db0c93f8f6778c716f5a8cffff7a121617fe4742Abstract Drawing upon the preliminary findings of an Australian empirical project on cross-border reproduction (CBR), this article argues that regulators and policymakers could learn from the experiences of those who travel overseas in order to access fertility treatment and surrogacy. It makes four principal observations. First, the distinction between so-called ‘altruistic’ and ‘commercial’ gamete donation and surrogacy is increasingly unsustainable and is not experienced as meaningful by many participants in CBR. Secondly, the status of the law in CBR is profoundly equivocal; for participants it is often there and not there at the same time. Thirdly, self-sourced information, from the internet and more specifically social media such as Facebook, is now the principal source of information and peer support for reproductive travellers. Fourthly, and relatedly, domestic reproductive services providers are often sidestepped. If one of the goals of regulation is to minimise the risk of harm to participants, it is not clear that it is currently achieving this aim, and this article argues that any reforms will only work if they are more responsive to the reality of CBR.Medical Law Review20171825It is argued that regulators and policymakers could learn from the experiences of those who travel overseas in order to access fertility treatment and surrogacy if any reforms will only work if they are more responsive to the reality of CBR.2017-01-10T00:00:00Medical Law Review['E. Jackson', 'J. Millbank', 'I. Karpin', 'A. Stuhmcke']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4e818059358dab7b163f18c7678fa0760592ec06BMC Infectious Diseases20173220Building on shared experiences and interdependence of MDR-TB patients in this study, innovative patient-centred support systems would likely help to reduce stigma, promote access to care and support services, and potentially impact on the outcome of treatment.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Infectious Diseases['Kingsley Lezor Bieh', 'Ralf Weigel', 'Helen Smith']2017-01-10T00:00:00 eda02f2f86330e16bdb972f7a931b66aad2c5ca2The most disruptive business model innovation of 21st century global market place is sharing economy. The value of sharing is indispensable to unlocking ambiguity, paradox and the uncertainty of economy. Sharing economy by definition has to design socio-economic ecosystem between communities who share features of production. Sharing economy hold three core features: (1) digital platform, (2) access of ownership and (3) deeper social interaction. Mobile SECO will comes as a platform of multi-sided markets which aims to developers capturing value of socio-economic ecosystem. With that value, Mobile-SECO will helps users and developer campaign the project to be shared with all of social media, that’s what we call Mini- Campaign Platform (MCP). Hopefully, Mobile-SECO will become a platform that can attract developers to implement of fiqh muamalah as community service obligations.2017162017-01-10T00:00:00['M. R. Maika']2017-01-10T00:00:00 28d55558c8f039d4143620211c942827794fddf0Online social networks are marketplaces in which memes compete for our attention. While one would expect the best ideas to prevail, empirical evidence suggests that high-quality information has no competitive advantage. Here we investigate this puzzling lack of discriminative power through an agent-based model that incorporates behavioral limitations in managing a heavy flow of information and measures the relationship between the quality of an idea and its likelihood to become prevalent at the system level. We find that both information overload and limited attention contribute to a degradation in the market's discriminative power. A good tradeoff between discriminative power and diversity of information is possible according to the model. However, calibration with empirical data characterizing information load and finite attention in real social media reveals a weak correlation between quality and popularity of information. In these realistic conditions, the model provides an interpretation for the high volume of viral misinformation we observe online.arXiv.org2017657An agent-based model that incorporates behavioral limitations in managing a heavy flow of information and measures the relationship between the quality of an idea and its likelihood to become prevalent at the system level finds that both information overload and limited attention contribute to a degradation in the market's discriminative power.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['Xiaoyan Qiu', 'Diego F. M. Oliveira', 'Alireza Sahami Shirazi', 'A. Flammini', 'F. Menczer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b797ce30ecc048a89f58fabea4a00ed6f6a19478Gang warfare is one of the social problems that draw attention in Denmark and it occupies an important place in the media discourse. However, the discriminatory and exclusionary effects of this discourse have been largely overlooked in many of the previous studies focusing on this problem. Taking this into account, this study examines the discriminatory aspects of the online news discourse covering these gang wars. In this way, it uncovers the forms of anti-immigrant bias in the news discourse in Denmark by examining articles from two online news articles of the newspaper Politiken’s and the news quoted from the same newspaper. Specifically, this study aims to demonstrate that the discriminatory and exclusionist discourse on the gang wars in Denmark may cause ethnic discrimination by producing negative social capital. The chosen sample of news articles have been analysed by devoting special focus on the concepts of ‘racism’, ‘exclusion’, ‘marginalisation’ and ‘negative social capital’ which are based on the critical discourse analysis of Teun A. van Dijk, who argues that news and media messages are ideological. The results of the analysis of the chosen news articles revealed that gang wars are not racism based wars as was claimed by the dominant media discourse.2017092017-01-10T00:00:00Migration Letters['P. Yazgan', 'Deniz Eroğlu Utku']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0110150e05da6a208eb1a32c88da6d39b68cae25Webometric Ranking of Universities provides a way to evaluate these institutions based on their web content and presence. Such an endeavour motivates institutions on improving the presence of their academic activities on their websites to help publicize their various achievements. Previous works emphasized on the objective features of Universities that do not sufficiently give account of the activities of Universities. In this paper, an enhanced Webometric System that incorporates subjective features is proposed for ranking Federal Universities in Nigeria. The features are: social media presence, existence of beneficiary programs to the Government and educational impact programs on the society. The accuracy level of the proposed system as measured with Spearman Rank Correlation, showed a significant impact level of the ranking metrics introduced. A social acceptance survey was conducted with the aid of questionnaires on the proposed model and it had above 70% acceptance.2017211An enhanced Webometric System that incorporates subjective features is proposed for ranking Federal Universities in Nigeria and the features are: social media presence, existence of beneficiary programs to the Government and educational impact programs on the society.2017-01-10T00:00:00['B. Ojokoh', 'A Akinola']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d571a838a09b26ee86174cd972d01666b131f2caLinkedIn has become the premier social media site for professionals, most employers will search for a job candidate on LinkedIn despite this many students use a range of other social media. LinkedIn has many powerful tools and inherent capabilities that facilitate the range of networking that students engage in to find internships, placements, jobs, and to make professional connections, and keep them. The aim of this project is to leverage the social capital within the networks of our alumni by creating a LinkedIn group to connect Fashion and Textiles academics, alumni and undergraduates. The course team of BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Buying Management has been encouraging undergraduates to join the University of Huddersfield alumni group on LinkedIn since 2013. This enterprise employability initiative has provided new focus and updated information on graduate destinations and career progression, as well as enhancing networking opportunities for undergraduates. Additionally, recent graduates have been invited back to give a presentation of their experiences and advice to undergraduates. This indicates an increased potential to more actively utilize alumni as role models and mentors as well as a willingness of alumni to act as mentors and facilitators. We recognised in previous cohorts a slow build take-up to engage as “future professionals”, and this year we have adopted the University of Huddersfield ADA Teaching and Learning project framework to facilitate a series of workshops and activities during the 2016/17. This academic year 2016/17 we have started immediately to launch Linkedin with Year 1, in Term 1, in Week 1. BA FTBM year 1 students have responded enthusiastically and very professionally, and the project has attracted increased numbers of alumni and business partners to connect with the School of ADA, Department of Fashion & Textiles.2017902017-01-10T00:00:00['J. Conlon', 'Andrew Taylor']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fef7c0c9ceb98d5bad35dd35daddf29eb3c00fd7The tsunami of super smart mobile device usage across global generation Z familiar with using disruptive technologies such as AR, VR, and IoT are now transforming existing industries and impacting on the skills required by BA and MA graduates seeking employment in the industry. While it’s impossible to say exactly how far and where app based mobile technology will pull and push the fashion and textiles sector in the coming months and years; we predict that the future for the industry and young professionals involves an ever closer tacit relationship with open social media interconnect mobile technologies. The sector must recognize that these graduates can change the future of the industry. They have the capacity to respond rapidly, create differently, innovate, inspire and communicate and manage change faster than ever in an increasingly digital era, and will become the future experts, generating what’s happening right now with an intuitive tacit techne feel for what’s coming next – this initiative encourages our undergraduates, MA and academics to invest in interdisciplinary experiences to establish a powerful user position to gain competitive advantage. The platform of PLM technologies and associated business processes are now the backbone of the majority of global brands and manufacturers providing the capabilities to manage all aspects of product life: innovation, design, launch, supply chain, retail and post-retail. The platform of PLM provides a mechanism to create, collaborate and manage across the supply chain by connecting people, processes and product data throughout the lifecycle of a product. PLM connects established technologies such as CAD and PDM as well as emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT). We must therefore consider how to prepare our students with a sound appreciation of commercial practices and knowledge of PLM as an important delivery tool. The PLM team in Department of Fashion and Textiles led by Jo Conlon has implemented PTC’s FlexPLM 10.2 PLM system and integrated PLM education within a new, and unique, learning and business design practice led programme for the next generation of industry professionals. This project presentation outlines how we intend to extend that USP to all Fashion and Textiles groups in an integrated interdisciplinary workshop. The aim of this project presentation is to share best practice of PLM with Fashion and Textiles colleagues and students through the introduction of a non-assessed practice led experience of working with PLM through a departmental event week in February 2018: Collaborate into the Future: Connecting design and business practice with Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) This event also includes a range of industry experts participating to present the latest experiences in digital transformation within the industry.201700The aim of this project presentation is to share best practice of PLM with Fashion and Textiles colleagues and students through the introduction of a non-assessed practice led experience of working with PLM through a departmental event week in February 2018.2017-01-10T00:00:00['J. Conlon', 'Andrew Taylor']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ae6c75257a32e2527ae1b953adcb9b2342cfb86aIn Shobana Jeyasingh's TooMortal, a contemporary dance piece made for historic churches in Britain and Europe, six dancers enact rituals of life's journey. They use the pews as coffins and cradles and in doing so they interact with the architecture and rituals of the church space in new and disruptive ways. In this article Amita Nijhawan utilizes Judith Butler's notion of performativity and Rosi Braidotti's concept of nomadic subjectivity to suggest that through these encounters the dancers construct the church as a space where women can find power, refuge, agency, and perhaps sensuality. The dancers start by engaging with church rituals and imperfectly reiterating them in such a way that the performance takes on a performative function. The dancers’ bodies show the potential for dancing female bodies to disrupt patriarchal spaces and, therefore, the normative social order. Amita Nijhawan is a Teaching Fellow in Dance at the University of Surrey. Among others she has published in Media/Culture Journal, South Asian Popular Culture, and PAJ. She is a kathak and yoga practitioner, and a creative writer.New Theatre Quarterly20171712017-01-10T00:00:00New Theatre Quarterly['A. Nijhawan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e9b898f75ad59191ece2f6f715ad5d6b3d226597With the arrival of the Portuguese in the Indian subcontinent in the tenth century AH / the sixteenth century AD, the printing industry entered the land. The reason for the transfer of this industry to the Indian subcontinent was to carry out propaganda missions for Christian missionaries. As a result, the production and distribution of Christian propaganda books began in native languages of the Indian subcontinent. With the introduction and then consolidation of the power of the British East Indian Company in India, the print industry turned into a media and tool for influencing and expanding Britain's social and cultural activities in the region. On the other hand, the familiarity of Indian society with the printing industry and the applications of this socio-cultural media also provided the basis for using this industry among the native peoples of the Subcontinent. This article based on descriptive-analytical approach will study the role of printing press in cultural relation between British East India Company and Indian Society. The findings of this study suggest that British East India Company had used the printing press for cultural and social domination in Indian subcontinent, whereas Indian natives and reform movements used this industry as a tool for confronting against the cultural influence of Britain and preserving their native, ethnic and written heritage.2017012017-01-10T00:00:00['J. Noroozi', 'M. Abbasi', 'Safura Borumand']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0abc3291f96f24dd61ad721e7d3d296d28989729This paper addresses the convergence between tourism and the film and the development of a new segment that is the cinematographic tourism. It’s about its effects as an economic activity and how the cultural industry and tourism are intertwined. The cinema has significant influence in the tourist imaginary audience that watches the audiovisual productions that are portrayed natural landscapes, human behavior and cultural diversity. The tourist and social imaginary is built from what people access on the media which permeates society through schools, businesses and even the family. The relationship between tourism and the imaginary is established from what is disclosed of tourist destinations in which influences the customer's decision to choose one place to visit. The study object of this paper is the Rio animation franchise, with movies Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014) on which filmic analysis were performed, observing the aspects portrayed as: biodiversity, morphology, actions of the characters, content, local culture and stereotypes and cliches. It was held, also, an interview with the manager of a receptive tourism agency, as well informal interviews and observations as a hidden customer in four travel agencies and tourism. It was also applied online questionnaire in Portuguese for Brazilians who live outside the state of Rio de Janeiro and in English for foreigners who watched the movies. The results indicate that the features observed the movie analysis is related to the historical and social context of the city in which the films were constructed. The interview and the observations about the agencies and the questionnaires allow to state that the Rio movies contribute to the development of city tours and can influence the public to choose Rio de Janeiro as a tourist destination.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Glauciane Gonçalves']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f13ec14945472660c080493486b31833b45ed6cbVariety entertaining online quiz that is now easy to find and connect directly with social networking sites. Some of them often use cartoon as dayak appeal, but some cartoon character turns itidak presented in accordance with the values held by a society, which then affects how the cartoons were produced. Cartoons be a reflection of reality, where reality is undergoing a process of reproduction, which produces seuatu forms of representation depicted in the cartoon. The events described by the cartoons usually contain elements of humor or satire, such events are often not really happen. However, the form of representation contained in cartoons still take reality as the source. He is a reflection of the realities that exist in society. In the process of producing a cartoon, cartoonist produces a form of representation of reality. A form of representation that can not escape the influence of interests that arise from the media, the public, and of the cartoonists themselves. Order thinking is, therefore, lead to forms of representation that exist in the cartoon has a particular ideology. This opens up a space for researchers to construct ideologically owned by cartoons, through semiotics as a method in social research. In this study, researchers looked at how the representation of God in South Korean online media to view the position of God in society. Therefore, in interpreting signs in cartoons, researchers used a semiotic approach Barthes. Keywords: Cartoon, Semiotic, Representation of God2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Wa Ode Seprina']2017-01-10T00:00:00 30c16b81a247a2c05b55ccff052239c7b891181bReaders’ reaction as an effective feedback mechanism, which thrives on subjectivity and marked individualism, is an important mode of sharing knowledge between newspaper audience and columnists. Little scholarly attention has been paid to the needs of readers of newspaper columns by mass media researchers. The study, therefore, analysed the thematic content and functional value of readers’ reactions. Findings show that the content of the readers’ reactions is a function of these variables: subject matter, style, and displeasure. Functionally, readers’ reaction, by creating a forum for exchange of comment and criticism, fosters social integration, provides an avenue for columnists to improve the way they write, helps newspapers build and sustain readership, provides a means of assessing audience’s understanding of, and disposition to, media messages, and gives column loyalists a platform for the propagation of viewpoints and ventilation of feelings. Readers’ reaction, therefore, is a requirement for a free society. The book will, therefore, be useful to mass media audience researchers, media managers, columnists, and prospective columnists.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Ikechukwu W. Eke']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8886884ddc91cd0b82fdbbfcacf492583c14ec5fThis essay analyzes power and its meanings from the work of two contemporary thinkers: Michel Foucault and Byung-Chul Han. In this sense, excerpts from the works of philosophers are presented, in addition to the inclusion of other thinkers as a way to scale the debate. Thus, from a so-called biopolitics (politics aimed at managing life) extracted from Foucault's work and a psychopolitics (mind capture) from Han's works, both converging on a contestation about neoliberalism, I seek to analyze aspects concerning the which would be a type of psyche control based on the massive use of the internet, the web and digital media and social networks, converging in the current moment, where the digital seems to become the new space for the articulation of a more complex and subjective power.Entropia2017002017-01-10T00:00:00Entropia['Júlio Ferreira']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f73b944bcc24cfb745039e6a20382c2ef223c903International journal of pharmaceutics20175044The aqueous media were found to have significant effects on the physical characteristics of the particles, as well as their overall stability under different conditions and their cytotoxicity to different human cell lines.2017-01-10T00:00:00International journal of pharmaceutics['Mohammad A. Obeid', 'I. Khadra', 'A. Mullen', 'R. Tate', 'V. Ferro']2017-01-10T00:00:00 273cfb9efdd161391d88da6c58dbfba6cce95ca5China’s footprint in Africa’s media sector over the last decade has reached dimensions that make it impossible to go unnoticed. In South Africa, one of the countries where this imprint is most diversified, Chinese media have been engaged in a varied range of activities, including content production and distribution, infrastructure development, direct investment in local media and training of journalists. Building on previous exploratory studies by the authors, this paper addresses an unresolved question in the study of China’s media internationalization: the impact on journalism. Using data from 20 semi-structured in-depth interviews with editors, journalists and policy makers, we investigate how much influence Chinese media exercise on journalism in South Africa. We present responses along three dimensions: consumption of and attitudes towards Chinese media, impact on local journalism and views about South Africa–China relations. Our data offer evidence that, despite having substantially increased their presence, Chinese media are far from having a profound impact on media professionals. While some interviewees report the adoption of some Chinese media in their daily news consumption, scepticism towards China, and by extension its media, dominates. We discuss these findings in the context of Chinese state-owned media’s attempts to increase their discursive power globally.201753252017-01-10T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Dani Madrid-Morales', 'H. Wasserman']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c9a1d492fad76ec530f9291eeea9b8d628d89359In recent years communication scholars have repeatedly pointed out that commercial logic represents an integral element of (news) media logic, referring to specific news content characteristics such as conflict, personalization, negativity or scandal reporting that are assumed to be increasingly deployed by journalists to gain public attention. In order to empirically prove the assumption that commercial news media logic is on the rise, differences and commonalities in media reality construction are examined in Germany’s most influential news media across all regular news beats, analysing a total of 2973 news items from 1984/1989 and 2014. The sample includes the leading national quality daily (Süddeutsche Zeitung), the leading tabloid (Bild-Zeitung), and the major television newscast (Tagesschau). The findings suggest that, compared to the past, German news media reality is constructed differently in 2014, using—as predicted—a higher share of commercial logic characteristics. Surprisingly enough, these changes not only affect hard news in particular but especially address Germany’s paper of record, the Süddeutsche Zeitung.201765222017-01-10T00:00:00Journalism Studies['M. Karidi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 48233094073d466c5daec273b5b367d8358fb588AIMS The aim of this study is to present a contrast media (CM) protocol for the dynamic visualisation of the tricuspid valve (TV) and tricuspid annulus (TA) with CT. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifteen patients with no cardiac abnormalities (controls), 15 patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) <3+, and 13 patients with FTR ≥3+ underwent a dedicated cardiac CT protocol. Using advanced visualisation, segmentation and analysis software, the annular area, entire annular circumference, its three parts, and annular diameters were measured by two independent, blinded readers. The homogeneity of attenuation in the right heart was 63 HU in the RA and 46 HU in the RV, showing a significant negative correlation with the degree of FTR (r=-0.61, p<0.001). The annular area, entire annulus and diameters were larger in patients with FTR compared to controls (p<0.05). There were significant differences between systole and diastole in controls and patients with FTR <3+ and FTR ≥3+ for the annular area and annulus (p<0.05). The annulus was significantly smaller (all, p<0.05) in 2D compared to 3D (systematic underestimation: 1.0-1.3 mm), the difference decreasing with increasing FTR grades. CONCLUSIONS This study introduces an individually tailored CM protocol for optimised visualisation of the TV with CT. We found dynamic changes of the geometry within the cardiac cycle and between 3D and 2D measurements, the latter systematically underestimating the true size of the TA. Use of this CM protocol enables accurate imaging of the dynamic geometry of the TA prior to transcatheter valve repair.EuroIntervention20172623Use of this individually tailored CM protocol enables accurate imaging of the dynamic geometry of the TA prior to transcatheter valve repair, and dynamic changes of the geometry within the cardiac cycle and between 3D and 2D measurements are found.2017-01-10T00:00:00EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology['R. Hinzpeter', 'M. Eberhard', 'P. Burghard', 'F. Tanner', 'M. Taramasso', 'R. Manka', 'G. Feuchtner', 'F. Maisano', 'H. Alkadhi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 db802f273482e5e5083e39554a9930293c227d11When political scandals erupt in the press, we usually blame misconduct by public officials, but these episodes are political events whose occurrence and severity also depend in part on the political and media context. Using data on U.S. governors, I show that several key factors affect the likelihood and intensity that alleged misconduct will be politicized by the opposition and publicized by the press. First, lower approval ratings, which decrease the cost of politicizing and publicizing an allegation, are generally associated with more frequent and intense media scandals. By contrast, competing news events can crowd potential scandals off the news agenda. However, no evidence is found that opposition control of state political institutions leads to more media scandal. These results suggest that the occurrence of media scandal depends more on circumstance than we typically assume.201766212017-01-10T00:00:00Political Research Quarterly['B. Nyhan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 59c2f3ede6ab58c7563825adcc2901f625f9c76f3 Cellulose is a major polymer and a major component of plant cell wall which can be synthesized 4 by plants and microorganisms. Bacterial cellulose (BC) is cellulose synthesized by selected 5 strains of microorganisms. Itis purer, has higher tensile strenght, elasticity than plant cellulose. 6 Fruit juice with high sugar contents have been used as substrates for the production of BC.The 7 effect of different fruit juice on BC production byAcinetobacter sp. BAN1 andAcetobacter 8 pasteurianus PW1 and Characterization of the BC was investigated. Two (2) BC producers were 9 selected for BC production using different fruit juice media, Pineapple juice medium (PIJM), 10 Pawpaw juice medium (PAJM) and Watermelon juice medium (WMJM). The dry weight of the 11 BC produced by Acinetobacter sp. BAN1 and Acetobacter pasteurianus PW1 ranged from 0.3 – 12 6.4 g/l and0.1 – 7.7 g/l. PAJM supported the highest.FTIR spectrum of the BC produced 13 indicatesthe presence of bonds that connect the glucose monomers into a polymer also the 14 presence of carbonyl groups and hydroxyl groups the study has shown that the setected cellulose 15 producing strains can utilize the nutrients and sugars in the fruits for production of BC. 1620173319The study has shown that the setected cellulose producing strains can utilize the nutrients and sugars in the fruits for production of BC, purer, higher tensile strenght, elasticity than plant cellulose.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology['B. Adebayo-Tayo', 'M. O. Akintunde', 'J. Sanusi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 dc389c4626451b4dc1f386dd8e5a552406f13af2Electronic Markets20172656A multi-method case study of one business school and a discussion about the implications that the current trajectory of ASN use has on major stakeholders in academic publishing are discussed.2017-01-10T00:00:00Electronic Markets['Mikael Laakso', 'Juho Lindman', 'Cenyu Shen', 'Linus Nyman', 'B. Björk']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0a21aac0e8667cd1f7d39ba8669cacdaa16e1b30Abstract Background and Objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, representing the primary cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults. Cognitive dysfunction can affect patients at any time during the disease process and might alter the six core functional domains. Social cognition is a multi-component construct that includes the theory of mind, empathy and social perception of emotions from facial, bodily and vocal cues. Deficits in this cognitive faculty might have a drastic impact on interpersonal relationships and quality of life (QoL). Although exhaustive data exist for non-social cognitive functions in MS, only a little attention has been paid for social cognition. The objectives of the present work are to reappraise the definition and anatomy of social cognition and evaluate the integrity of this domain across MS studies. We will put special emphasis on neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies concerning social cognitive performance in MS. Methods:Studies were selected in conformity with PRISMA guidelines. We looked for computerized databases (PubMed, Medline, and Scopus) that index peer-reviewed journals to identify published reports in English and French languages that mention social cognition and multiple sclerosis, regardless of publication year. We combined keywords as follows: (facial emotion or facial expression or emotional facial expressions or theory of mind or social cognition or empathy or affective prosody) AND multiple sclerosis AND (MRI or functional MRI or positron emission tomography or functional imaging or structural imaging). We also scanned references from articles aiming to get additional relevant studies. Results: In total, 26 studies matched the abovementioned criteria (26 neuropsychological studies including five neuroimaging studies). Available data support the presence of social cognitive deficits even at early stages of MS. The increase in disease burden along with the “multiple disconnection syndrome” resulting from gray and white matters pathology might exceed the “threshold for cerebral tolerance” and can manifest as deficits in social cognition. Admitting the impact of the latter on patients’ social functioning, a thorough screening for such deficits is crucial to improving patients’ QoL. (JINS, 2017, 23, 266–286)Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society201718162The definition and anatomy of social cognition is reappraised and the integrity of this domain across MS studies is evaluated to evaluate the presence of social cognitive deficits even at early stages of MS.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society['Moussa Antoine Chalah', 'S. Ayache']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1ee5575a5a1190bbbb8c3fa416017f18a0b92604ABSTRACT This article evaluates the effects of operating parameters on fine particle grinding process with a vertically stirred media mill. The effects are investigated through size reduction under different operating conditions by changing solids content, tip speed and the configuration of the impeller. Solids content at 65% (w/w) is demonstrated to be more efficient than 75% (w/w). The maximum difference in product size () is about 2 . Velocity maps are described at tip speeds of 5.23 m/s, 6.54 m/s and 9.81 m/s by positron emission particle tracking (PEPT). The lower tip speed saves the specific energy 50–100 kWh/t. Over energy input 100–300 kWh/t, of product is reduced 1–2 by replacing standard impeller with new types of impeller.201726142017-01-10T00:00:00Separation Science and Technology['Yang Yang', 'N. Rowson', 'R. Tamblyn', 'A. Ingram']2017-01-10T00:00:00 da82e8bd40a2da9cd10aa21e190cba78c3e53c1dAcross many social contexts, women are found to be more religious than men. Risk preference theory proposes that women are less likely than men to accept the existential risks associated with nonbelief. Building on previous critiques of this theory, we argue that the idea of risk is relevant to understanding the relationship between gender and religiosity if risk is understood not as existential, but as social. The research on existential risk focuses on religious identification as solely a matter of belief; as part of the movement away from this cognitivist bias, we develop the concept of social risk to theorize the ways that social location and differential levels of power and privilege influence women’s nonreligious choices. We show that women’s nonreligious preferences in many ways mirror those of other marginalized groups, including nonwhites and the less educated. We argue that nonreligion is socially risky, that atheism is more socially risky than other forms of nonreligion, and that women and members of other marginalized groups avoid the most socially risky forms of nonreligion.201786552017-01-10T00:00:00Social Currents['Penny Edgell', 'Jacqui Frost', 'Evan Stewart']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ca3735d25eb9b2bc70899e05642ca1e3711f727aABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the mitigating effect of perceived social support from parents, teachers, and friends on the association between cyber victimization and depression, accessed one year later. Adolescents (n = 131; 13–15 years old; 73% male) with intellectual and developmental disabilities completed questionnaires on their face-to-face and cyber victimization, perceived social support, and depression in 7th grade (Time 1). They also completed the depression questionnaire one year later in the 8th grade (Time 2). The findings suggested that high levels of Time 1 perceived social support from parents and teachers weakened the relationship between Time 1 cyber victimization and Time 2 depression, while controlling for Time 1 face-to-face victimization and Time 1 depression. The results are discussed in regard to the supportive roles of parents and teachers in adolescents’ lives. Recommendations are made for programs to consider including adolescents with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders in prevention and intervention programs.201756422017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities['Michelle F. Wright']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2f987d64a323126f476b88b4ac79cbb2a5fbde40Through the study of two UNICEF-supported youth media initiatives from Palestine, this article theorizes and generates new empirical knowledge about the encounter between constructions of youth in rights-based discourses of UNICEF and young people’s digital media narratives. The research encountered instances where the universal discourse of children’s rights did not connect with the local realities of youth (constraints) but found that young people translate children’s rights to construct new meanings to suit their local contexts and experiences (possibilities).New Media & Society20173112This article theorizes and generates new empirical knowledge about the encounter between constructions of youth in rights-based discourses of UNICEF and young people’s digital media narratives from Palestine and finds that young people translate children's rights to construct new meanings to suit their local contexts and experiences.2017-01-10T00:00:00New Media & Society['Sanjay Asthana']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0d92c8a68be72fc2b3464742f4e48ec2db493762Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry201722122017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry['E. Kuzovkina', 'E. Lavrinovich', 'A. Novikov', 'E. Stepanova', 'M. Karavan', 'I. Smirnov']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4d13a8e08073d644559b8fe7be7d3bc3f753c1a6Although Corporate Social Responsibility, Customer Value, Corporate Image and Marketing Performance have become attractive research topics in the business literature, not much is known about their interrelationships. Hence Prior research has examined the relationships within subsets of these concepts. Therefore, this study aims to address this gap by developing a causal model incorporating these concepts to investigate the relationships among them in the context of hospitals. However, main objective of the study is to investigate the mediating effect of Customer Value and Corporate Image on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Marketing Performance. The proposed model was tested on data were obtain through survey conducted on managers and consultant physicians of private Jordanian hospitals in Amman. A structural equation model analysis was conducted using AMOS 22.0 and PLS 7.0 to verify the reliability and validity of the multi-item scales and to test the hypothesized relationships. However, the results indicate a positive direct effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Customer Value, Corporate Image and Marketing Performance. Result also indicates a positive directs effect of Customer Value on Corporate Image as well as Marketing Performance. Findings also indicate that Corporate Image has positive direct effects on Marketing Performance. Furthermore, result indicates a partial mediation effect of corporate image and customer value. However, Findings indicate that Corporate Social Responsibility did enhance hospital performance, yet this effect was direct and indirect .Thus, the result positions customer value and corporate image as the primary mechanism through which the beneficial effects of Corporate Social Responsibility are realized. The study concludes with a discussion of the research and managerial implications of these findings.2017108402017-01-10T00:00:00International Business Research['L. Alrubaiee', 'Sami Aladwan', 'Mahmoud Hussein Abu Joma', 'W. Idris', 'S. Khater']2017-01-10T00:00:00 94274cd28da29ee58651dd59b6895785f79de23120170292017-01-10T00:00:00['S. Brica', 'L. Freimane', 'L. Kulikovska', 'A. Zicmanis']2017-01-10T00:00:00 943c2c3e620773ecf4b14afd23d5eb6da5cbddc3The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of using word wall media to increase science-based vocabulary of students with hearing impairment of the third grade in SLB B YRTRW Surakarta the academic year 2015-2016. The vocabulary of science-based is about energy. This research used pre experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design by using sample of 8 students of the third elementary school. Data was collected by using multiple choice objective tests. The data analysis technique used was quantitative analysis with non-parametric technique Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test with SPSS version 23 and showed the increasing of the test scores between before and after treatment. The result of this research is concluded that Word Wall Media is effectively increased science-based vocabulary of students with hearing impairment of the third grade elementary school in SLB B YRTRW Surakarta in the academic year 2015-2016. Article visualizations:20171910It is concluded that Word Wall Media is effectively increased science-based vocabulary of students with hearing impairment of the third grade elementary school in SLB B YRTRW Surakarta in the academic year 2015-2016.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Yasi Rahajeng Anindyajati', 'A. Choiri']2017-01-10T00:00:00 61375bf0f2e5049f72b37ac61cfbf8a4fb1643bf201713102017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Criminal Justice['K. Lopez', 'D. Forde', 'J. Mitchell Miller']2017-01-10T00:00:00 495b4821d4e1bbf443a3d1acdb88a8299162b72e201786612017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['J. Graafland', 'H. Smid']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4401fe2f22d5575ef016b781c8120edb7548f2b5Clinical Rheumatology20172825It is suggested that ED may develop in the patients with FMF who have no additional CVD risk, even during young adulthood, and endocan may be a favorable biomarker at demonstration of ED than ADMA among FMF patients.2017-01-10T00:00:00Clinical Rheumatology['Veysel Ozalper', 'M. Kara', 'A. Tanoğlu', 'Ibrahim Cetindağlı', 'C. Ozturker', 'Yusuf Hançerli', 'Serdar Hıra', 'K. Kara', 'Y. Beyazıt', 'Y. Yazgan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 37bc70b64e3543bbf1dfd7b8d4540916b1aae2ffUsing survey data from CEOs and other top managers at large and mid-sized public companies in the U.S., as well as from journalists, we explore how ingratiation, a fundamental means of building and maintaining one’s social capital, may trigger behavior that damages the social capital of the person being ingratiated. Although ingratiation, such as flattery or opinion conformity, may elicit positive affect from its target, we suggest it can also elicit a specific form of negative affect toward the target, which in turn can trigger interpersonal harm-doing. Focusing on ingratiation by top managers toward the CEO, we find that ingratiating managers are likely to develop feelings of resentment toward the CEO and that ingratiation may be especially likely to elicit resentment among top managers when the CEO is a racial minority or a woman. We also find that negative affect from ingratiation can induce interpersonal behavior that has the potential to damage the social capital of the influence target, as feelings of resentment that result from ingratiatory behavior can trigger social undermining of the CEO in the manager’s communications with journalists.2017169342017-01-10T00:00:00Administrative Science Quarterly['Gareth D. Keeves', 'James D. Westphal', 'Michael L. McDonald']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c66e8fbcc851ad8cca699d8d0bce423598ac828aAIMS The aims were to: (1) identify, monitor and analyse the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices of the alcohol industry in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and (2) examine whether the alcohol industry is using these actions to market their products and brands. METHODS Nine health experts from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay conducted a content analysis of 218 CSR activities using a standardized protocol. A content rating procedure was used to evaluate the marketing potential of CSR activities as well as their probable population reach and effectiveness. The LEAD procedure (longitudinal, expert and all data) was applied to verify the accuracy of industry-reported descriptions. RESULTS A total of 55.8% of the actions were found to have a marketing potential, based on evidence that they are likely to promote brands and products. Actions with marketing potential were more likely to reach a larger audience than actions classified with no marketing potential. Most actions did not fit into any category recommended by the World Health Organization; 50% of the actions involving classroom and college education for young people were found to have marketing potential; 62.3% were classified as meeting the definition of risk management CSR. CONCLUSION Alcohol industry Corporate Social Responsibility activities in Latin America and the Caribbean appear to have a strategic marketing role beyond their stated philanthropic and public health purpose.Addiction20172332Alcohol industry Corporate Social Responsibility activities in Latin America and the Caribbean appear to have a strategic marketing role beyond their stated philanthropic and public health purpose.2017-01-10T00:00:00Addiction['T. Babor', 'D. Jernigan', 'C. Brookes', 'Daniela Pantani', 'R. Peltzer', 'Mariana Cremonte', 'K. Robaina', 'T. Babor', 'I. Pinsky']2017-01-10T00:00:00 131a7ee21f2f26440df6cbd5f383e1c08b9634872017126422017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['Maria Ehrnström-Fuentes', 'M. Kröger']2017-01-10T00:00:00 cabad5a8b972d63e278876311ef630df4bfdde22Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20176031It was found that drivers with typical development reacted faster to social hazards, while drivers with ASD showed no difference in reaction time to social versus non-social hazards.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['H. Bishop', 'F. Biasini', 'D. Stavrinos']2017-01-10T00:00:00 5b153f3c4db0663464ed45d852c0d70647693311Neuroscience Letters20172452Outbred CD1 mice are as appropriate as inbred C57 mice for studying social behavior using either the single or the three-chamber test using a specific acclimation paradigm.2017-01-10T00:00:00Neuroscience Letters['L. Hsieh', 'J. Wen', 'Laura Miyares', 'P. Lombroso', 'A. Bordey']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e6ceab10284cd4c5bbe6333b2031a2be7389422eAbstractThis article discusses how the introduction of technology has led to a fundamental shift in the relationship between education and time. As a means of analysing the extent of such changes on pupils from different backgrounds, I use Bernstein’s ‘conditions for democracy’ as a framework for evaluating the impact new understandings of time in education are having on disadvantaged social groups in England. I conclude that Bernstein’s framework presents a useful way of illuminating the complex interplay of personal agency and the external environment. Consequently, here we see that new definitions of time in education, specifically with regard to synchronous versus asynchronous learning, have resulted in new inequalities for those in deprived areas.201722242017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Sociology of Education['S. Gray']2017-01-10T00:00:00 879e7538bfc71b95eac2815915e2bea0d9432fb6This paper offers the results of an analysis of the level of mathematical anxiety, understood to mean a feeling of discomfort experienced when someone is required to take mathematics classes, as displayed in students of secondary education in Costa Rica. The study was performed with a sample of 3,725 students in public secondary education in Costa Rica in 2013. The results show statistically significant differences between the sexes in the level of mathematical anxiety, with female students experiencing moderately higher anxiety levels. Differences in anxiety levels are also determined by the student’s educational level, with significant differences found between third-cycle students (7th, 8th and 9th grades) and diversified education students (10th and 11th grades); the latter displayed moderately higher anxiety levels. Nonetheless, the study concludes that despite the differences observed, only 22.4% of students show high or very high levels of mathematical anxiety.20170152017-01-10T00:00:00Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa['Evelyn Agüero Calvo', 'Luis Gerardo Meza Cascante', 'Z. Valdés-Ayala', 'Sandra Schmidt Quesada']2017-01-10T00:00:00 94782eb8ac4fb6be0da02702209b7cd79bafe39fThe goal of the study is studying the specific features of organizing a priority social and economic development area (PSEDA) on the example of PSEDA “Yurga” in Kemerovo region (Russia). The problem is formulated as the question: which institutes, ideas, resources and management technologies may fuel transition to the new stage of the monotown development. The practical task is to determine the promising trends of development of single-industry municipalities on the example of the town of Yurga in Kemerovo region. In the paper we formulate the trends of developing sustainable urban environment of the monotown as of priority social and economic development area for further synergetic integration into higher order structures.The goal of the study is studying the specific features of organizing a priority social and economic development area (PSEDA) on the example of PSEDA “Yurga” in Kemerovo region (Russia). The problem is formulated as the question: which institutes, ideas, resources and management technologies may fuel transition to the new stage of the monotown development. The practical task is to determine the promising trends of development of single-industry municipalities on the example of the town of Yurga in Kemerovo region. In the paper we formulate the trends of developing sustainable urban environment of the monotown as of priority social and economic development area for further synergetic integration into higher order structures.20176232017-01-10T00:00:00['V. Trifonov', 'O. Loyko', 'D. Nesteruk', 'S. Zhironkin', 'Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Strekovtsova']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9b7be187c1b809c3c2e77167bb5d355e8e9d6f2eKant, in introducing his Third and final Critique, now rendered in English as Critique of the Power of Judgment, a work that was to provide the essential and missing keystone of his critical philosophy by bridging the gap between the cognitive and themoral, between the theoretical and the practical, would never have dreamed of using the word “new” to describe the object of “aesthetical judgment.” He was fascinated by a certain type of judgment that seemed to claim universal validity but without having recourse to a universally valid concept, or, put differently, to a previous cognition. Aesthetic judgments of taste—of the beautiful or the sublime—exemplified this strange and significant activity: to call something “beautiful” or “sublime” was not the same as merely stating that one “likes” something or finds it pleasing; precisely, it implied agreement from all others, were they subjected to the same object. Kant never thought of describing such judgments as “new,” although from a contemporary, or modern, perspective, they could well claim such a predicate. After all, they responded to the encounter with objects or situations that did not fit into the existing store of concepts, rules, or general ideas—and precisely as such seemed to defy universalizing judgments. And yet—and yet that is precisely what Kant found in aesthetic judgments of taste: something that shared with cognitive judgment the claim to universal validity but, unlike such judgments, was unable to argue its case, as it were, by presenting concepts that could justify such a claim. Instead, Kant pointed to a “feeling” of pleasure or pain that unlike most feelings did not simply belong to an individual but was experienced as intrinsically shareable, “communicable,” or “impartable” (mitteilbar is the German word he used). Kant, writing in the 1780s, still could conceive of aesthetic judgments—and indeed aesthetic experiences—as essentially the property of individual subjects. Over a century later, at the other end of the German-speaking world, Karl Kraus could no longer make such an assumption. For him, aesthetic experience had now been socialized, but in a way that tended to preclude or make difficult the kind of encounter with singularity that so fascinated Kant. The difference was the rise of the media. Not quite yet the audiovisual media of our times,Current Anthropology20170132017-01-10T00:00:00Current Anthropology['Samuel Weber']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d1ea54577d7e8198b9df9dae2061b6d88fa0022bThis study aims to determine the effect of Acetobacteraceti concentration and incubation time on levels of acetic acid in the vinegar fermentation of cocoa beans waste media. This study uses a completely randomized design (CRD) arranged as factorial, consisting of two factors and repeated three times. The frst factor is the concentration of Acetobacteraceti which consists of three levels, namely Acetobacteraceti starter concentration of 10% (A1), 13% (A2) and 16% (A3). While the second factor is the time of incubation for 6 days (W1), 8 days (W2) and 10 days (W3). Results of analysis of variance showed that the concentration of Acetobacteraceti and incubation time affect the concentration of acetic acid in the vinegar fermentation of cocoa beans waste media. While Duncan’s test results showed the treatment inoculation 13% starter Acetobacteraceti with 6 days of incubation time signifcantly different from the other treatments with maximum acetic acid content is 4,02%. So that these results meet the standards of vinegar.2017052017-01-10T00:00:00['Wiwik Kusmawati']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4555ccf4a2775a9f07b48d2d2d928c647858fc78The Economist201733192017-01-10T00:00:00De Economist['M. Kattenberg', 'W. Hassink']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c1744fb7a6dccea1464ac47bbec8a2c6c017aa6Background: There is an ongoing discussion whether high doses of growth hormone (GH) may lead to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, we studied the longitudinal relationships between GH treatment and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), which is predictive of the development of atherosclerosis. Methods: We measured blood pressure, lipids, hemoglobin HbA1c, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and cIMT in 28 children treated with supraphysiological doses of GH (mean age 9.8 ± 2.2 years, 39% males) and 36 children suffering from GH deficiency (GHD) and treated with physiological doses of GH (mean age 9.7 ± 2.2 years, 72% males) in a longitudinal study over 3 years. Results: The cIMT values did not change significantly in the observation period in children with GHD (Δmaximum and Δmean cIMT 0.0 ± 0.1 mm). The mean (+0.1 ± 0.1 mm) but not the maximum cIMT (0.0 ± 0.1 mm) increased significantly (p = 0.049) in the children treated with supraphysiological doses of GH. Blood pressure, lipids, and HbA1c were not related to cIMT, while IGF-1, IGFBP-3, body mass index expressed as a standard deviation score, and treatment duration correlated significantly with cIMT. Conclusions: We did not find any robust evidence that GH treatment is associated with changes in cIMT. Further studies are necessary to analyze the impact of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 concentrations on cIMT.Hormone Research in Paediatrics2017484The longitudinal relationships between GH treatment and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), which is predictive of the development of atherosclerosis, did not find any robust evidence that GH treatment is associated with changes in cIMT.2017-01-10T00:00:00Hormone Research in Paediatrics['J. Rothermel', 'C. Knop', 'Nina Lass', 'Christina Toschke', 'R. Wunsch', 'T. Reinehr']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0f204ceeb272bd15ad8b63d37809306e6a666898BMC Public Health20173918Several specific psychological and social work factors are independent contributors to risk of disability retirement and workplace interventions should consider targeting the predictors identified by the present study.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Public Health['J. S. Emberland', 'M. B. Nielsen', 'S. Knardahl']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6feebebf135f93c005092b0e1130da405fd92e28The phase-modulated optical signal produced by light propagation through stressed transparent media is detected using the non-steady-state photoelectromotive force technique. The mechanical system, including the glass plate and piezoelectric transducer, demonstrates resonant behavior in the vicinity of 100 kHz. The measured distribution of the optical phase is a bell-shaped surface for these frequencies. The simulation of the piezo-optic response shows qualitative coincidence with the experimental data and provides maps of the stress field. The characterization of the β-Ga2O3 adaptive detector is performed for the light wavelength λ=532  nm.Applied Optics2017493The phase-modulated optical signal produced by light propagation through stressed transparent media is detected using the non-steady-state photoelectromotive force technique and the characterization of the β-Ga2O3 adaptive detector is performed for the light wavelength λ=532  nm.2017-01-10T00:00:00Applied optics['M. Bryushinin', 'I. Sokolov', 'A. Balbashov']2017-01-10T00:00:00 69b4d1bbe947fad8aa88bd16c50e150144550fdfPurpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and company’s performance (CP) in Jordanian Companies Listed on ASE. Place and Duration of Study: The paper was undertaken in emerging economies, 107 companies listed on ASE during the 10-years 2002-2011 were selected as sample for this study. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data were collected by purposive sampling method, descriptive2017166172017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science['Najeb Masoud', 'Awni Halaseh']2017-01-10T00:00:00 18c2817fef13790b3067f3cb828ea3fac1431bd1Chlamydospores of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis are well known as fungus survival spores in soil, also act as a causal agent of Bayoud disease of the date palm. Till now, there are a little study in the literature about the favorable media for the formation of chlamydospores and the stages of chlamydogenesis. This study shows that rice flour based medium (45 chlamydospores per mm 2), oatmeal (31 chlamydospores per mm 2) and bean flour (27 chlamydospores per mm 2) tested for the first time, are among the media inducing the formation of chlamydospores in large numbers. The optimum formation of chlamydospores is observed on rice flour-based medium after 7 days of Original Research Article Smail et al.; ARRB, 18(4): 1-9, 2017; Article no.ARRB.35653 2 incubation at 18°C and pH 7. The effect of light does not seem very important on chlamydogenesis. However, relative humidity has a significant effect on the growth and chlamydogenesis of F. oxysporum f.sp. albedinis. The tested G 1 isolate grows and forms chlamydospores at relative humidities of 70 and 100%. The number of chlamydospores varies between 40.01 and 44.05 chlamydospores/mm 2. To form chlamydospores, cultures of F. oxysporum f.sp. albedinis need to be in contact with the favorable culture medium. Thus, the cultures develop and form more chlamydospores on a single layer of cellophane deposited on a culture medium, but show slower growth and do not form chlamydospores on two layers of cellophane. Chlamydospores of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis are always at the extremity of the mycelial filaments. They differ in one to four cells in superimposed position. A terminal hyphal bulge leads to the formation of the terminal cell. The second cell is formed at the base of the first, and the process continues so that one can sometimes observed chlamydospores in bead-like chains.2017402This study shows that rice flour based medium, oatmeal and bean flour tested for the first time, are among the media inducing the formation of chlamydospores in large numbers.2017-01-10T00:00:00Annual research & review in biology['A. Smail', 'E. Aicha', 'B. Omar', 'A. Touhami', 'R. Benkirane', 'A. Douira']2017-01-10T00:00:00 33589e6aa24c1c2c44566e1625d3e70e35b3635aAbstrak Masih ada siswa yang kesulitan dalam pembelajaran secara langsung apalagi pelajaran TIK berbasis praktek. Tujuan penelitian: Untuk menjelaskan/mendeskripsikan pemanfaatan media video dalam pembelajaran dan Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar dengan media video pada mata pelajaran TIK Pada Siswa Kelas 7.4 Tahun 2011-2012 di SMP Negeri 6 Malang. Penelitian PTK ini dilaksanakan pada semester Genap yang dimulai pada bulan Mei dilakukan di SMP Negeri 6 Malang Tahun Pelajaran 2012/2013, subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas 7.4 dengan jumlah 34 siswa. Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: kemampuan, pemahaman dan motivasi dalam menyelesaikan tes, hasil dari siklus 1 70,6% dan ada kenaikan pada siklus 2 yaitu 91,2%. Abstract Still students who have difficulty in learning directly especially ICT-based teaching practices. The purpose of this study is t o explain / describe the use of video media in learning and t o know the learning outcome use video on ICT In Grade 7.4 Year 2011-2012 SMP Negeri 6 Malang. This research was conducted on even semester that start in May conducted in SMP 6 Malang in academic year 2012/2013, the research subjects were students of class 7.4 with a number of 34 students. The results of the study are as follows: ability, understanding and motivation to complete the test, the results of the first cycle of 70.6% and no increase in cycle 2, namely 91.2%.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['M. S. Hidayatullah']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9a3d5714f1715b2dc608e12e09f5c7d39058f03aNatural potentials in the Terdepan, Terluar,Tertinggal (3T) regions can be used by science teachers as a learning medium interesting for students in elementary school. Using of real medium is a solution for teachers to improve science skills and to introduce potential areas for students. The purpose of this research are to give information on how to use the natural potential as a real medium for science lesson in elementary school and using realia media can improve the skills of science. Types of research is classroom action research with two cycles. Data obtained from observations, area studies and document analysis of regional potential. These results indicate that the potential of the area can be used as a medium of realia in science teaching in the 3T regions and the using of realia medium can improve the science skill by 6.25%. Keywords: science skills, 3T potential regions, real medium2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['Sri Wahyuni']2017-01-10T00:00:00 640c7c07f38b05b5b4db18c6817fab1b859963a5The antimicrobial activity of methanol, hot water and cold water extracts of the leaf of Emilia pratermissa was evaluated against organisms isolated from patients with otitis media using agar well diffusion method. The isolated bacteria were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing using disc diffusion method. In addition, antifungal assay was conducted on the test fungi using agar well diffusion techniques. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined using the tube dilution technique. All the experiments were carried out in triplicates and data obtained from the study were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA). From the results, highest inhibition of methanol extract was recorded against Staphylococcus aureus with a zone of inhibition value of 29.00 mm while the least zone of inhibition value of 17.33 mm was recorded on Streptococcus pyogenes. For hot water extracts, the highest inhibition was recorded on Streptococcus pneumoniae with 24.67 mm and least inhibition on Staphylococcus aureus with 16.67 mm. For cold water extracts, the highest zone of inhibition was recorded for Escherichia coli with zone of inhibition value of 27.00 mm and lowest on Proteu s mirabilis with 17.33 mm. For antifungal activity, methanol extract recorded the highest inhibition value of 11.67 for Aspergillus niger while the least zone of inhibition value of 7.33 mm was recored for Candida albicans. The highest inhibition by cold water extract was recorded for Aspergillus flavus with a zone of inhibition value of 12.33 mm while the least zone of inhibition value of 5.33 mm was recorded for Candida albicans. For hot water extract, Aspergillus niger had the highest zone of inhibition with 12.67 mm and least for Candida albicans with 3.33 mm. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of extracts ranged from 3.125 mg/ml to 12.5 mg/ml for the test organisms. The antimicrobial activity of the three extracts inhibited the growth of the test organisms as much as that of the commercial antibiotics. Antimicrobial potential of Emilia pratermissa may be a source of new bioactive compounds for drug development, and also suggest that the plant could be promising in traditional phytomedicine for the treatment of otitis media infection.2017192Antimicrobial potential of Emilia pratermissa may be a source of new bioactive compounds for drug development, and also suggest that the plant could be promising in traditional phytomedicine for the treatment of otitis media infection.2017-01-10T00:00:00Microbiology Research Journal International['C. Afolayan', 'A. Onifade', 'P. Akindele']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0e9b5de4d5a264b598bb56121d50fed7785a1b05This study investigated the impact of a collaborative learning intervention on students’ self-efficacy, social skills and knowledge toward mobile apps development. Twenty-nine undergraduate students were recruited for participation in the research study. They participated in a 12-week collaborative learning intervention. The self-efficacy for learning and performance scales from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and Social Skills Inventory were used to evaluate students’ self-efficacy in mobile apps development and social skills respectively. A knowledge of mobile apps assessment form was designed to assess a student’s knowledge in mobile apps development. The results revealed that students experienced a significant increase in knowledge of mobile apps. However, collaborative learning only has a small positive effect on a student’s self-efficacy and social skills. Implications for practice and research are provided for future study.20172714The results revealed that students experienced a significant increase in knowledge of mobile apps, however, collaborative learning only has a small positive effect on a student’s self-efficacy and social skills.2017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Educational Research['Q. Law', 'H. C. So', 'J. Chung']2017-01-10T00:00:00 83cfd6769a7cdcd55abac18da1f139085c615d24The live of unfold of information is unrelentingly expanded in online social organizations, as an example, Facebook and Twitter. To utilize online social organizations as a promoting stage, there are many examinations on the simplest way to utilize the proliferation of impact for viral advertising. one amongst the exploration problems is influence maximization (IMAX), that plans to get k seed clients to amplify the unfold of impact among clients in social organizations. during this project our contribution is to indicate the ad of products in step with the age of user consequently. it's over up being a NP-hard issue by Kempe et al. Since they planned an avaricious calculation for the difficulty, various analysts have planned totally different heuristic routines.2017013This project's contribution is to indicate the ad of products in step with the age of user consequently, to utilize the proliferation of impact for viral advertising in social organizations.2017-01-10T00:00:00International Education and Research Journal['Prathamesh Phuke', 'S. Rathod']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4673395af6ace4a1373fc95c9d7429fe5e7b1e7dBackground: Assessment of carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) have evolved over the years to assume a key role in assessment of cardiovascular risk. However, there is paucity of data on CIMT among Nigerian. We assessed CIMT and its association with cardiovascular risk factors among apparently healthy individuals. Methods: Apparently healthy adults were consecutively recruited from July 2013 through March 2014 at the Federal Medical Centre Nguru. Anthropometric variables were measured and blood samples collected. CIMT was determined at the common carotid, carotid bifurcation, and proximal internal carotid artery levels using a high-resolution 2-D USS scanner, and values above 0.9mm Original Research Article Talle et al.; CA, 6(4): 1-8, 2017; Article no.CA.35807 2 considered abnormal. Means of continuous variables were compared using Student t-test or MannWhitney U test, while between groups mean was compared using one-way ANOVA. Association of CIMT other continuous variable was assessed using bivariate correlation and multivariable linear regression models. A p value of <0.05 was considered significant for all statistical analysis. Results: Ninety nine apparently healthy consenting adults comprising 63(63.6%) males and 36(36.4%) females were consecutively recruited. Their median (interquartile range) age was 34(27) years. Mean left CIMT at common carotid, carotid bifurcation and internal carotid artery levels were 0.82(0.22), 0.91(0.23) and 0.85(0.21) respectively (F=3.57, p=0.029). There was no difference in CIMT between the left and the right sides. Thirty one (31.3%) had CIMT above 0.9mm. Significant correlation was found between CIMT and age (r 2 =0.33, p<0.001), body mass index (BMI) (r 2 =0.06, p<0.001), systolic blood pressure (r=0.11, p=0.001), glycated haemoglobin (r=0.34, p<0.001), total cholesterol (r 2 =0.42, p<0.001), LDL-c (r 2 =0.47, p<0.001) and HDL-c (r 2 =-0.14, p<0.001). Age, BMI, blood pressures, total cholesterol, LDL-c and HDL-c independently predicted CIMT. Conclusion: The prevalence of increased CIMT is high among healthy adults, and CIMT correlated positively with other cardiovascular risk factors. Routine assessment of CIMT may identify individuals with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and result in more targeted preventive measures.2017291The prevalence of increased CIMT is high among healthy adults, and CimT correlated positively with other cardiovascular risk factors, and Routine assessment of CIMt may identify individuals with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and result in more targeted preventive measures.2017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Talle', 'M. M. Baba', 'P. Ibinaiye', 'H. Abdul', 'F. Buba']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b9b87c430d65581b7a607d7ff7f099065a466cd0Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh antara budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja pegawai pada CV. Syabia Media Palembang Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh pegawai pada CV. Syabia Media Palembang yang berjumlah 38 orang, sedangkan jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 38 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik sampel jenuh. Teknik analisis deskriptif kuantitatif merupakan teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini. Teknik tersebut digunakan untuk mengolah dan menganalisis hasil penelitian dalam bentuk kuantitatif dengan menggunakan statistik inferensial, didukung dengan mendeskripsikan hasil penelitian. Perhitungan dan pengolahan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan bantuan SPSS ( Statistical Program and Service Solution ) Versi 16. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuisioner, wawancara ( interview ), dan observasi (pengamatan). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada pengaruh budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja pegawai CV. Syabia Media Palembang. Hal ini sejalan dengan hasil koefisien korelasi yang kuat dan positif (0,890), koefisien detreminasi yang cukup tinggi (79,1%) serta nilai koefisien regresi b yang posisitif (0,843). Kata Kunci : Budaya Organisasi, Kinerja2017012017-01-10T00:00:00['Benny Usman']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ec3f05453bdb79b00b85af0540e02fbd565d0fe8Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan media cetak, mengetahui pemilihan kosmetik, dan mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media cetak terhadap pemilihan kosmetik pada guru – guru SMK Negeri 1 Berastagi. Pada penelitian ini sampel adalah guru-guru SMK Negeri 1 Berastagi sebanyak 30 orang. Instrument penelitian yang digunakan adalah angket digunakan untuk mengumpul data penggunaan media cetak (X) dan pemilihan kosmetik (Y). Sebelum penelitian dilakukan, instrument penelitian yaitu angket yang disusun oleh peneliti terlebih dahulu di ujicobakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat penggunaan media cetak pada guru –guru SMK Negeri 1 Berastagi cenderung cukup, sedangkan tingkat kecenderungan pemilihan kosmetik pada guru –guru SMK Negeri 1 Berastagi cenderung kurang. Uji normalitas data menggunakan rumus chi – kuadrat pada taraf signifikan 5% dengan dk=5, diperoleh variabel penggunaan media cetak berdistribusi normal, karena χ2hitung < χ2tabel (4,75 < 11,070) dan variabel pemilihan kosmetik berdistribusi normal, karena χ2hitung < χ2tabel (10,87 < 11,1). Sedangkan uji linieritas dan uji keberartian persamaan regresi, Y = 110,96 + 135,87X mempunyai hubungan yang linier pada taraf signifikan 5% karena untuk uji linier Fhitung < Ftabel (0,217 < 2,39) dan koefisien arah regresi Y atas X adalah berarti karena Fhitung > Ftabel (8,81 > 4,20 ). Hasil analisis korelasi diperoleh rxy sebesar 0,987 sedangkan nilai rtabel pada taraf signifikan 5% dengan N= 30 sebesar 0,361. Dengan demikian rxy > rtabel (0,987 > 0,361). Dengan mengkonsultasikan harga ttabel terhadap thitung terlihat bahwa harga thitung > ttabel (32,47 > 1,701). Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara Penggunaan Media Cetak Terhadap Pemilihan Kosmetik Pada Guru – Guru SMK Negeri 1 Berastagi. Kata Kunci : Penggunaan Media Cetak, Pemilihan KosmetikFlawless.2017402017-01-10T00:00:00Flawless.['Berta Eriska Simbolon', 'Nurhayati Tanjung']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d213a70cb86dc87537ec0d513f726c1bfbe63cb9Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui  pengaruh pembagian kerja terhadap prestasi kerja pegawai Media Lintas Indonesia Sumatera Selatan. Rumusan masalahnya adakah pengaruh pembagian kerja terhadap prestasi kerja pegawai Media Lintas Indonesia Sumatera Selatan.   Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah berdasarkan lamanya waktu atau periode yaitu dari bulan Maret sampai Juni 2016, sedangkan sampel yang diambil yaitu selama waktu 4 bulan. Penelitian ini adalah termasuk pada penelitian asosiatif. Variabel yang digunakan adalah Variabel Pembagian Kerja (X) dan Prestasi Kerja (Y). Metode pengumpulan data yaitu observasi (pengamatan), dan kuisioner (pertanyaan). Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis kuantitatif. Dari hasil pengujian hipotesis dengan menggunakan perbedaan dua rata-rata yang dilakukan penulis dengan t hitung = 10,085 lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan t tabel = 2,008 (lihat lampiran tabel t) pada taraf nyata 0,05, untuk dk = n - 2 = 53 - 2 = 51.  Hasil perhitungan t tabel dan t hitung  diperoleh t hitung < -t tabel atau  ─0,270 < 2,008.  Sehingga kesimpulan dalam pengujian hipotesis perbedaan dua rata-rata adalah Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima berarti terdapat Pengaruh Pembagian Kerja Terhadap Prestasi Kerja Pegawai Media Lintas Indonesia Sumatera Selatan. Kata Kunci : Pembagian Kerja, Prestasi Kerja2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Ermini']2017-01-10T00:00:00 edf1011f0c0f5f94d158335c400deb86bb023fecCOWEN, TYLER (2014) Se acabo la clase media, como prosperar en un mundo digital. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch2017012017-01-10T00:00:00Revista Internacional de Organizaciones['Teresa Morlà']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9c24e0c49799d3537abb85d1a5b97de06df16218General purpose media for growing fastidious pathogenic Gram negative (FGN) bacteria are limited to non-selective blood and chocolate agar. These suffer from excessive contamination with fungi, Gram positive, and Gram negative bacteria, especially Pseudomonas spp. MacConkey agar can be modified to grow Haemophilus, Helicobacter, Campylobacter and other FGN without the use of antibiotics. BNO 100 and BNO 70 media were based on MacConkey medium. BNO1-4 were Blood Agar Base containing crystal violet and no bile salts. All media were made as chocolate agar with 8% defibrinated sheep blood, yeast extract 0.5%, glycerol 0.5% (v/v), vitamins, and agar. Campylobacter jejuni ATCC29428 and Haemophilus influenzae were able to grow on all described media including BNO100. Helicobacter pylori ATCC43504 grew on all BNO media but not BNO100. Most BNO media were inhibitory for the growth of several Gram positive bacteria; Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus atrophaeus QUBC16, Staphylococcus aureus including three MRSA clinical isolates. C. jejuni and H. pylori were successfully grown on BNO media containing Dent’s, Skirrow’s, or Line’s selective antibiotic-supplements. MacConkey based BNO Chocolate agar media may be used as general purpose selective media for Gram negative bacteria including FGNs. We recommend the utilization of BNO 70 and BNO2 for research and clinical sample processing involving FGN bacteria. The antibiotic-free BNO media reduced contamination with Gram positive and fungi. The incorporation of selective antibiotics and antifungal agents was compatible with the formulated BNO media; whereas Pseudomonas continued to pause a serious contamination problem.2017181The incorporation of selective antibiotics and antifungal agents was compatible with the formulated BNO media; whereas Pseudomonas continued to pause a serious contamination problem; whereas the antibiotics reduced contamination with Gram positive and fungi.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research['Abdallah Bani Odeh', 'Issa Shtayeh', 'M. Ayesh', 'I. Warad', 'S. Barghouthi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9408762989578ed23f8d61715138581e3b5765ecThe present study was carried out to determine the recovery response of cold-shocked Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria on Sano-Gam media. Sano-Gam medium is an abbreviation of the two scientists names Sanousi and Gamer Aldawla. This medium consisted of; Sodium pyruvate, Mg, Cu, Fe and Zn, and cellular catalase enzyme. The catalase enzyme was extracted from fresh broth culture of E. coli bacterium and was incorporated in the media separately or in variety of combinations with sodium pyruvate and trace elements. The studied bacteria were Streptococcus spp., Salmonella spp., Proteus vulgaris and Bacillus cereus. All tested bacteria were obtained from one standard culture collection (Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum). On Sano-Gam media the response of all tested bacteria to recovery were monitored and determined through sequential colony counting. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were found to have an excellent ability to repair their cellular damages and well recovered on Sano-Gam media, notwithstanding of their distinctive cell wall components. Original Research Article2017191Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were found to have an excellent ability to repair their cellular damages and well recovered on Sano-Gam media, notwithstanding of their distinctive cell wall components.2017-01-10T00:00:00Microbiology Research Journal International['M. Gamer', 'S. Elsanousi.']2017-01-10T00:00:00 349c54f98b0d6004ab8639fba52ba08085e8a002Televisi sebagai media yang digunakan oleh masyarakat luas khususnya dalam program tayangan stasiun dangdut di JTV. Masyarakat bisa menyalurkan kegemarannya untuk memperoleh hiburan yang terjangkau dan murah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana konsumsi media masyarakat pedesaan pada tayangan televisi lokal dalam program tayangan stasiun dangdut di JTV. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan yaitu Deskriptif Kualitatif. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model interaktif (Tahap Pengumpulan Data, Reduksi Data, Penyajian Data, dan Penarikan Kesimpulan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian bagaimana konsumsi media masyarakat pada tayangan televisi local di JTV dalam program acara stasiun dangdut diKab. Mojokerto,Kec. Ngoro, Desa Wotanmas Jedong RT/RW: 29/03, Maka kesimpulan yang dapat diambil bahwa warga Desa mengkonsumsi stasiun dangdut untuk mengisi waktu istirahat usai pulang bekarja, sebagai media hiburan dan menambah kerekatan hubungan antar keluarga. Kepuasaan yang didapatkan setelah mereka menontonnya yaitu secara tidak langsung warga Desa Wotanmas Jedong, RT/RW: 29/03 mereka merasakan mengikuti alunan musik untuk bergoyang meskipun tidak berada di studio JTV dan ketika melewati program tayangan tersebut mereka merasakan kurang dalam kebutuhan hiburan setiap harinya.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Dian Aisyah']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6ff7fe3cff714d5db498996ce76b84fcfc2e3f1bChildhood is the Future of the nation should nourished the soul and soul to a review of Children Become Smart, Skilled And Good character. Early child Age Class 7 MTs should be developed gross motor and fine motor skills through play activities. One of Duties and Obligations For the teacher is Constantly working to improve the quality of education by having innovation-innovation learning The prayer only is with using Media Learning to appeal for Students, praying only Media is kocerin (smart box Interactive) That can be motivating students to review more Understanding A problem Shape Game The proposed hearts and can be cause of imagination and creative thinking stimulus prepare Son.This research is R & D to develop a media review Kocerin For Students MTs / SMP. Research shows that the product has been validated by 2 kocerin orangutan expert validator material and Learning Media with score averaged 93.5 and 95.5 means that products used kocerin feasible to review Learning Process in MTs, has applied MTsN 2 Semarang, response then children Very Enthusiastic WITH percentage More Than 90% children Enthusiastic follow with learning Media with smart box interactive in MTsN 2 Semarang.201700This research is R & D to develop a media review Kocerin For Students MTs / SMP that can be motivating students to review more Understanding A problem Shape Game and can be cause of imagination and creative thinking stimulus prepare Son.2017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Buchori']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3089d9e342d8973008189ef62d923b472071e711Background: Elevated risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in patients with reduced lung function had been demonstrated in s everal studies. Fewer studies have investigated the relation between pulmonary function, arterial blood gases, and the risk of cerebral stroke. Aim of the Work: The present work aimed to detect the link between lung function parameters (FEV 1 , FVC, FEV 1 /FVC%, PEF and MVV), arterial blood gases parameters (pH, PaO 2 , PaCO 2 , SPO 2 %, and HCO 3 ) and carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) as risk factors in cerebral stroke and non stroke patients without chronic respiratory disease. Patients and Methods: Our study was conducted on 50 cerebral stroke and 200 non stroke patients as a control group. Lung function was assessed by forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver. Carotid ultrasonography to measure cIMT and arterial blood gases were done. Results: The risk for cerebral stroke of our studied patients was higher among those with elevated cIMT than patients with normal cIMT. There were high statistical significant decrease in pH, forced expiratory volume in the first second/ forced vital capacity% (FEV 1 /FVC%), and peak expiratory flow (PEF), and high statistical significant increase in PaCO 2 , HCO 3 , and cIMT in stroke patients compared to non stroke patients. Reduced FVC, FEV 1 /FVC%, MVV, and PaO 2 were associated with elevated cIMT. Results of the stepwise multivariable regression model demonstrated that cIMT was directly proportional to age and FEV 1 and inversely proportional to FEV 1 /FVC%, PaO 2, FVC and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV). Conclusion: The risk for cerebral stroke was higher among patients with elevated cIMT. Reduced FVC, FEV 1 /FVC%, MVV, and PaO 2 were associated with elevated cIMT. Stroke patients had reduced FEV1/FVC%), PEF, and pH than non stroke patients. These results suggest the requirement to perform pulmonary function and arterial blood gases in people without respiratory disease to screen those with impaired lung function for the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis to prevent the risk for cerebral stroke. 2 : O 2 saturation %.2017320The requirement to perform pulmonary function and arterial blood gases in people without respiratory disease to screen those with impaired lung function for the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis to prevent the risk for cerebral stroke is suggested.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research['Khalid Alquility', 'Magdy M. Emara', 'S. Amer', 'Maki Habib', 'H. Yamany']2017-01-10T00:00:00 dd890647c31c3b633b739be519ef4dc5fa5ad9c3Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan aktivitas dan hasil belajar matematika tentang bilangan pecahan sederhana melalui media film animasi pada siswa kelas VI tunagrahita ringan SLB Negeri Wiradesa Kabupaten Pekalongan tahun 2017/2018. PTK ini berlangsung dua siklus dengan empat kali pertemuan. Nilai rata-rata pada pratindakan 50,7. Pada Siklus I 68,5 terjadi peningkatan 17,8.  Siklus II dengan rata-rata nilai mencapai 91,4. Jadi ada peningkatan yang signifikan yaitu 22,9. Dengan prosentase ketuntasan belajar 100% dari 7 siswa. Hasil penelitian menujukan bahwa aktivitas belajar siswa dalam pembejalaran matematika melalui media film animasi, mengalami peningkatan 57 % dan hasil belajar siswa mengalami peningkatan 42,86 %.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Suyanto']2017-01-10T00:00:00 26fc2e1399a8189e9031be8846651e721602315eWhat I want to do is to build the game model of the government, the media, and the public in the public crisis event based on evolutionary game replication dynamic analysis method. The thesis analyzes the game relation of in the process of information release, reports and follow, then gives the stability strategy of each participation main body in different situations, and use three-dimensional map to demonstrate the gradual trend of different strategy combinations. At the same time, it takes the Songhua River water pollution incident as an example, analyzes the behavior changes of the government, the media and internet users in the crisis event. The simulation results showes that the government should implement an the crisis management plan to early release, highly guide and highly regulation.2017110The thesis analyzes the game relation of in the process of information release, reports and follow, then gives the stability strategy of each participation main body in different situations, and uses three-dimensional map to demonstrate the gradual trend of different strategy combinations.2017-01-10T00:00:00DEStech Transactions on Environment, Energy and Earth Science['Longji Hu', 'Jingjing Dong', 'Yong Zhao']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f1c7916d9984a018f47cfb17eeb95f5b84c25b56ABSTRAK Kata Kunci : Strategi, Manajemen Pemasaran, Instagram. Penelitian ini berjudul “Strategi Manajemen Pemasaran Usaha Cake Melalui Sosial Media Instagram Pada Akun Cake By Amizaharau”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui strategi manajemen pemasaran yang dilakukan oleh Ami Zaharau dalam mengembangkan serta mempromosikan usaha cakenya melalui akun sosial media instagram pada akun Cake By Amizaharau. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif. Data dan infomasi diperoleh dengan menggunakan wawancara kepada key informan yaitu pemilik usaha CC, yang sebelumnya peneliti melakukan observasi non-partisipasi dengan menggunakan smart phone dan dokumentasi dalam mengumpulkan data terhadap sosial media instagram pada akun Cake By Amizaharau dengan tujuan mendapatkan informasi tentang strategi manajemen pemasaran terhadap postingan foto hasil cake yang di lakukan oleh pemilik usaha. Data tersebut kemudian dianalisis dengan melakukan reduksi data, penyajian data dan pengambilan kesimpulan. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui, nama usaha CC terkenal disebabkan karena memanfaatkan teknologi masa kini yakni sosial media instagram. Ami Zaharau selaku pemilik usaha terus berinovasi dalam pencitraan nama usaha cakenya dengan berbagai strategi yang terus disesuaikan dengan kondisi sebagai upaya meningkatkan nama usaha tersebut. Penyampaian informasi untuk tanya jawab disambungkan pada jejaring sosial media LINE yang tertera pada kolom biodata instagram, sebagai penghubung untuk informasi harga, cara pemesanan, penentuan jenis cake dan dekorasi cake serta proses pembayaran sampai pengambilan cake. Pemilik usaha CC, sebaiknya melakukan evaluasi rutin minimal 3 atau 6 bulan sekali terhadap usahanya. Hal ini bisa dilakukan dengan cara mempostingkan foto kritik dan saran pada akun Cake By Amizaharau dengan tujuan menampung tingkat kepuasan konsumen. Postingan ini bisa dilakukan pada hari khusus usaha misalnya ulang tahun usaha CC. Strategi ini dilakukan sebagai wujud yang mengutamakan pelayanan serta kenyamanan yang dilakukan pemilik usaha terhadap calon konsumen dan konsumen CC.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Ulfa']2017-01-10T00:00:00 050041966330f9f6fe1a08bddd813ce277ef5001American Journal of Criminal Justice20172402017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Criminal Justice['K. Lopez', 'D. Forde', 'J. Mitchell Miller']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4cc6d12aaf6f7816ec41268e858065d5c4663285Selama proses pembesaran ikan beronang dering kematian yang cukup tinggi akibat stres oleh kondisi lingkungan. Kematian terbesar biasanya terjadi pada satu bulan pertama. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah mempertahankan mutu media pemeliharaan melalui sistem resirkulasi sederhana. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan dilakukan pemeliharaan secara terpisah. Wadah yang digunakan adalah empat bak beton ukuran 2,5 m x 1,5 m x 1 m yang ditebari benih beronang ukuran rata-rata 6,3 g/ekor sebanyak 100 ekor tiap bak. Tahap I pemeliharaan dengan sistem pergantian air dan tahap II pemeliharaan dengan sistem resirkulasi dan filterisasi. Resirkulasi dilakukan selama 24 jam dengan debit air 20–25 L/menit. Pada akhir pemeliharaan selama satu bulan dengan cara pergantian air diperoleh sintasan 87% dan bobot rata-rata sebesar 19,51 g dengan pertumbuhan harian 3,74%. Sedangkan dengan cara resirkulasi diperoleh sintasan 92% bobot rata-rata sebesar 25,7 g dengan pertumbuhan harian 5,49%. Hasil kegiatan sistem resirkulasi menunjukkan sintasan dan pertumbuhan yang lebih baik dibanding hanya pergantian air, Hasil pengukuran parameter kualitas air pada sistem resirkulasi yakni suhu 27,1oC–28,1oC, Oksigen terlarut 6,50–7,23 mg/L, salinitas 34–35 ppt, pH 7,58–8,52, BOT 91–131 mg/L, dan NO2, NH3 tidak terdeteksi.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Muhammad Idris']2017-01-10T00:00:00 dadf116cde8435e23a52dfba7df6e45483b899bbThe emergence of many companies engaged in interior design due to the rapid growth of the property business where business developers or property owners want the concept of space is exclusive and unique. It becomes a tremendous opportunity for an interior design company to increase its revenue and marketshare. One of the companies in this field one of which is the company Clover interior design and construction. In conducting its business in the field of interior design company Clover had only relied on word of mouth promotion through so that the results are not quite optimal. To increase the number of customers and revenue in order to compete with other companies, the company needs to have a media campaign as a support in conducting promotional activities, so it was designed concept of a media campaign that fit the profile and information to be provided by the company to potential customers and loyal consumers use The company's services.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Raharja', 'Obed Bima Wicandara', 'Asthararianty Asthararianty']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a2ddf2fc88fff8c66988724e210ac22a037d928dKegiatan promosi yang memanfaatkan media sosial Instagram, Facebook dan Twitter. Kebanyakan di Indonesia ini yang dipromosikan adalah Pulau Bali yang sudah jelas banyak pengunjungnya. Oleh karena itu penulis ingin mempromosikan suatu daerah yang layak untuk dipromosikan dan masih minim promosi dari pihak-pihak daerahnya.2017012017-01-10T00:00:00['L. Liana', 'A. D. Hagijanto', 'Aniendya Christianna']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fc027eb4fcca471dd98ec9aceab13a8059b0aca0This study was conducted in order to display the peculiar appearance of bacteria which were recovered on Sano-Gam Media. The studied bacteria were Escherichia coli , Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus , Proteus vulgaris and Klebsiella pneumoniae . Some of the tested bacteria recovered on SANO-GAM media reflected peculiar growth appearance which had been noticed as high carbon dioxide production by Salmonella spp., in Glucose medium. A huge mist growth of P . vulgaris , spider network and crystal manifestation of E. coli colonies , strange accumulation of K. pneumoniae on Cu Sano-Gam medium were observed as button-like colonies of Salmonella spp., and ferrum stained colonies of E. coli were seen. From the positive point of view the new invented Sano-Gam media were being able to recover all tested bacteria nicely irrespectively whether they have expressed their growth peculiarly or not.2017170From the positive point of view the new invented Sano-Gam media were being able to recover all tested bacteria nicely irrespectively whether they have expressed their growth peculiarly or not.2017-01-10T00:00:00Microbiology Research Journal International['M. Gamer', 'S. Elsanousi.']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ab709e9b304c2e03deef2992e4573bd8c6bf5a97Do language means have the power to breach the information quality of news reporting? Yes, they do. Media organizations operate in the public space and hence they have the ability to impinge on public opinion! That is why the society demands socially responsible behavior from the media. The flagship of media activities is the production of news reporting. This is presented as a reflection of current reality and as such atrributed such positive values as being truthful, objective, and balanced. The team of researchers of Palacký University proves that via the language means the evaluation of news or preconceived emotional attitude towards them can be foisted upon the recipient.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Božena Bednaříková', 'V. Jílek']2017-01-10T00:00:00 65df7f8491a1a72c5bf1019482269eed2bd84077ABSTRAK AJENG OCTAVIANY DWI PUTRI. Efektivitas Komunikasi Pemasaran Produk Hasil Pertanian Melalui Media Sosial. Dibawah bimbingan YATRI INDAH KUSUMASTUTI. Tanaman hias merupakan salah satu produk hasil pertanian yang banyak diminati oleh sebagian masyarakat karena memiliki berbagai manfaat seperti meningkatkan keindahan rumah dan lingkungan sekitar serta menjaga dan meningkatkan kebersihan udara. Usaha pemasaran produk hasil pertanian yang dilakukan oleh suatu perusahaan adalah menjadikan suatu usaha agribisnis yang perduli terhadap pertanian serta untuk mempromosikan green lifestyle. Dalam pelaksanaanya, diperlukan komunikasi pemasaran yang efektif agar produk dikenal oleh khalayak dan dapat menarik minat beli konsumen. Efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran merupakan keberhasilan dalam mencapai tujuan komunikasi pemasaran dengan melihat perubahan perilaku. Efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran dapat diukur melalui ragam bauran komunikasi pemasaran dan ragam media komunikasi pemasaran. Keefektivitasan komunikasi pemasaran dapat dilihat dari perubahan sikap pengunjung melalui aspek kognitif, afektif, dan konatif. Kata kunci: efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran, produk hasil pertanian, media. ABSTRACT AJENG OCTAVIANY DWI PUTRI. Effectiveness of Marketing Communication Agricultural Product Throught Social Media. Supervised by YATRI INDAH KUSUMASTUTI. The ornamental plants is one of agricultural product that are in high demand by some communities because it has many benefits such as increasing the beauty of the house and the environment as well as maintain and improve the cleanliness of the air. Agricultural products marketing efforts undertaken by a company to make an agribusiness concerned with the agricultural as well as to promote a green lifestyle. In the implementation of effective marketing communication is needed to make the product known by audiences and to attract consumers to buy. The effectiveness of marketing communication is the success in achieving the goal of marketing communications to see changes in behavior. Marketing communications effectiveness can be measured through a variety of marketing communications mix and variety of marketing communications media. Effectiveness of marketing communications seen from the change of visitor attitude through cognitive, affective, and conative aspects. Keywords: effectiveness of marketing communications, agricultural product, media.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['A. D. A. Putri']2017-01-10T00:00:00 bee84c978c358784d2acb446c9a633bff0ddd52e20178372017-01-10T00:00:00The Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences['T. Sopandi', 'A. Wardah']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c7418baf1e685b65ad3902cb951793470e3d0b0The objective of the study is to examine the educational level and the social profile of the indigenous people of Ecuador by means of a descriptive and multidimensional statistical analysis of this sector of the Ecuadorian population, based on data from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment from 2015. The descriptive analysis shows the frequency and percentages of the variables used in the investigation, while the multidimensional statistical analysis is used in order to show the principal and most important criteria of differentiation and classification among the groups of people investigated. These methods involve a factorial analysis of multiple correspondences which demostrates the criteria of differentiation and a hierarchical cluster analysis to define groups of people according to their common traits.201715112017-01-10T00:00:00Review of European Studies['Josefina Domínguez Mújica y Juan Manuel Parreño Castellano', 'E. Stefos', 'Lisa Gaye Williams Goodrich']2017-01-10T00:00:00 12bba18c4aa01cf00d79a9d61440fb6db63d5ce12017072017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Plant and Soil Science['G. Hakim', 'E. Gandolfo', 'E. Giardina', 'A. Benedetto']2017-01-10T00:00:00 35e4d617d5b984140904451f9ce837c394e84778Nature Human Behaviour201774155This work investigates quality discrimination in a stylized model of an online social network, where individual agents prefer quality information, but have behavioural limitations in managing a heavy flow of information.2017-01-10T00:00:00Nature Human Behaviour['Xiaoyan Qiu', 'Diego F. M. Oliveira', 'Alireza Sahami Shirazi', 'A. Flammini', 'F. Menczer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b0c5a226bf4e11a8e6094858ce791ac17f546d97Motivated by applications in computational advertising and systems biology, we consider the problem of identifying the best out of several possible soft interventions at a source node V in an acyclic causal directed graph, to maximize the expected value of a target node Y (located downstream of V). Our setting imposes a fixed total budget for sampling under various interventions, along with cost constraints on different types of interventions. We pose this as a best arm identification bandit problem with K arms where each arm is a soft intervention at V, and leverage the information leakage among the arms to provide the first gap dependent error and simple regret bounds for this problem. Our results are a significant improvement over the traditional best arm identification results. We empirically show that our algorithms outperform the state of the art in the Flow Cytometry data-set, and also apply our algorithm for model interpretation of the Inception-v3 deep net that classifies images.International Conference on Machine Learning20174969This work poses this as a best arm identification bandit problem with K arms where each arm is a soft intervention at V, and leverages the information leakage among the arms to provide the first gap dependent error and simple regret bounds for this problem.2017-01-10T00:00:00{'pages': '3057-3066'}['Rajat Sen', 'Karthikeyan Shanmugam', 'A. Dimakis', 'S. Shakkottai']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b84861de695ff07fb334554687e04e607444e812BACKGROUND Survival rates for women with a diagnosis of breast cancer continue to improve. However, some women may experience physical, psychological and emotional effects post diagnosis, throughout treatment and beyond. Support groups can provide opportunities for people to share their experiences and learn from others. As the number of online support groups increases, more and more women with breast cancer will likely access them. OBJECTIVES To assess effects of online support groups on the emotional distress, uncertainty, anxiety, depression and quality of life (QoL) of women with breast cancer. SEARCH METHODS We searched for trials in the Cochrane Breast Cancer Specialised Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2016, Issue 4), MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO on 2 May 2016, and we handsearched journals and reference lists. We also searched the World Health Organization's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) search portal and clinicaltrials.gov on 2 May 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing effects of online support groups on women with a diagnosis of breast cancer and women who have completed breast cancer treatment. We included studies comparing online support groups with a usual care group, and studies comparing two or more types of online support groups (without a usual care group). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias. We presented outcome data using mean differences (MDs) and standardised mean differences (SMDs) along with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and we used the fixed-effect model when appropriate. We assessed the quality of the body of evidence using the GRADE approach. MAIN RESULTS We included six studies (492 women) that assessed online support groups for women with breast cancer. Online support groups in these six trials lasted from six to 30 weeks. Women participated in these groups between 1.5 and 2.5 hours per week, and investigators conducted all studies in the USA. Participants were predominantly white and well educated and were moderate to high earners. Four studies compared an online support group versus a control group, and the other two compared a 'moderated' versus a 'peer-led' online support group, and a 'standard' versus an 'enhanced' online support group, respectively.None of the included studies measured 'emotional distress' or uncertainty. One study (78 women) for which data for analysis were missing reported no positive effects of online support on 'distress' and 'cancer-specific distress' versus support provided by a control group. Two studies measured anxiety: One study (72 women) found no difference in anxiety at the end of the intervention between the online support group and the control group (MD -0.40, 95% CI -6.42 to 5.62; low-quality evidence), and the second study (184 women) reported a reduction in anxiety levels at the end of the intervention when comparing the 'standard' support group (run by participants without prompting from health professionals) versus an 'enhanced' online support group (in which participants were specifically asked by the researcher to respond to one another's need for support).Five studies (414 women) measured depression. Three studies compared depression in the online support group with depression in the control group. Pooled data from two studies (120 women) showed a small to moderate reduction in depression in the online support group compared with control groups at the end of the intervention (SMD -0.37, 95% CI -0.75 to 0.00; very low-quality evidence). The third study, a pilot study (30 women), provided no data for analysis but reported no difference in depression between participants in support and control groups at the end of the intervention. Of the remaining two studies that measured depression, one study (60 women) provided no extractable data for comparison but reported no difference in depressive symptoms between a 'moderated' and a 'peer-led' support group; the other study (184 women) reported greater reduction in depression in the 'standard' support group than in the 'enhanced' online support group.Three studies measured quality of life. One pilot study (30 women) provided limited data for analysis but reported no change in quality of life at the end of the intervention. Only two studies (140 women) provided data for pooling and showed no positive effects on quality of life at four months post intervention compared with controls (SMD -0.11, 95% CI -0.47 to 0.24; very low-quality evidence). At 12 months post intervention, one study (78 women) reported that the intervention group did not attain better quality of life scores than the control group (MD -10.89, 95% CI -20.41 to -1.37; low-quality evidence).We found no data for subgroup analyses on stage of disease, treatment modality and types and doses of interventions. No studies measured adverse effects. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review did not find the evidence required to show whether participation in online support groups was beneficial for women with breast cancer, because identified trials were small and of low or very low quality. Large, rigorous trials with ethnically and economically diverse participants are needed to provide robust evidence regarding the psychosocial outcomes selected for this review.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20173958Six randomised controlled trials assessing effects of online support groups on women with a diagnosis of breast cancer and women who have completed breast cancer treatment and the quality of life of women with breast cancer were conducted.2017-01-10T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['E. McCaughan', 'K. Parahoo', 'I. Hueter', 'L. Northouse', 'I. Bradbury']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a5fda273c8c012dc71d05ce1c4a8d1595d084ad1In this work, a novel online three dimensional liquid chromatography (3D-LC) system was first developed by effectively coupling of preseparation and comprehensive 2D-LC using a stop-flow interface, aiming at improving the separation of complex samples. The sample was separated into two or several fractions through the first dimensional separation, and then each fraction was transferred in an orderly way into the following comprehensive 2D-LC part for further analysis. More optimal conditions could be operated in the second and third dimensions according to the properties of each fraction. Thus, the resolution of the 3D-LC system was substantially improved. Analysis of soybean extract was taken as a proof-of-principle to demonstrate the powerful separation of the established 3D-LC system. The amide column was selected as the first dimension column. Weakly polar metabolites (such as lipids, aglycones, etc.) and polar metabolites (such as glycosides, etc.) were separated into different fractions. Fluorophenyl and C18 columns were used in the second and third dimensions of the 3D-LC system for further separation, respectively. There were 83 flavonoids characterized in the soybean extract, including many difficult to separate isomers and low-abundance flavonoids; in total, they were nearly 30% more than those identified in the comparative comprehensive 2D-LC approach. In conclusion, this 3D-LC system is flexible in construction and applicable to complex sample analysis.Analytical Chemistry20173420A novel online three dimensional liquid chromatography system was first developed by effectively coupling of preseparation and comprehensive 2D-LC using a stop-flow interface, aiming at improving the separation of complex samples.2017-01-10T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Shuangyuan Wang', 'Xianzhe Shi', 'Guowang Xu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 53c6beef3a42f9d18185722a3c7351df59525b7fThe problem of online parameter identification for spatially distributed systems using a mobile sensor network is investigated in this brief. Inspired by the passive identifier developed for boundary control of partial differential equations (PDEs) using a static sensor network, we propose a distributed online passive identifier that is able to estimate the unknown diffusion coefficient of the advection-diffusion PDE using data collected by a mobile sensor network moving in the field. To enable the online passive identifier, we develop a distributed cooperative Kalman filter run by each sensing agent that provides state estimates of the field. Optimal trajectory for the mobile sensor network in the advection-diffusion field is found, and distributed control laws to control the mobile sensor network to estimate and follow the trajectory while keeping a desired formation are designed. We prove that the parameter estimation errors are bounded and achieve parameter consensus. In addition, by generating a persistence of excitation condition, we further verify the asymptotic parameter convergence. Numerical simulations for 2-D and 3-D cases demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed online passive identifier.IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology20172814A distributed online passive identifier is proposed that is able to estimate the unknown diffusion coefficient of the advection-diffusion PDE using data collected by a mobile sensor network moving in the field.2017-01-10T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology['Jie You', 'Wencen Wu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b93fb016460465863c9c3ff264076ce9ce490b0bPrediction is one of the most popular topic in Education Data Mining. Prediction is related to students' performance, which can be accurately observed through Educational Data Mining. Online discussion forum can utilize prediction modeling techniques to identify key predictors of students' academic performance by monitoring the progress of students with fully use of online discussion forum. In this paper, a new model in E-learning to predict students' performance in online discussion forum was proposed. This research was participated to 165 students in English for Librarians course by extracting and analyzing online discussion forum data from E-learning log in Open University, Indonesia. The result from analysis is used to determine which features in online discussion forum as the key indicator to predict students' performance. Course module instance list viewed, discussion created, discussion subscription created, discussion subscription deleted, discussion viewed, module course viewed, post created, post deleted, post updated, some content has been posted and user report viewed were the features to predicting students' performance.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology20171412This research was participated to 165 students in English for Librarians course by extracting and analyzing online discussion forum data from E-learning log in Open University, Indonesia to determine which features inOnline discussion forum as the key indicator to predict students' performance.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Febrianti Widyahastuti', 'Yasir Riady', 'Wanlei Zhou']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a466d4e913ee82a0d06af89f871e23b5ac198ec3One typically expects that sharing and re-use of information improve both quality and process cost effectiveness. To explore this in a learning environment, we have developed the UnRizkNow forum. The purpose of this study is to investigate the students' behavior in knowledge sharing activities on UnRizkNow forum. In our study, we found that students used UnRizkNow for learning, sharing and interacting with the instructor. However, students are skeptical of participating and sharing information for various reasons. The behaviors of students are explained with the help of descriptive theories at individual and community level of participation. The findings of this study will assist teachers and researchers to predict the behavior of the participants in an online community of practice and to assess the effectiveness of design alternatives when developing knowledge sharing platforms for learning information security.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology2017379The findings of this study will assist teachers and researchers to predict the behavior of the participants in an online community of practice and to assess the effectiveness of design alternatives when developing knowledge sharing platforms for learning information security.2017-01-10T00:00:00['V. Agrawal', 'E. Snekkenes']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b797ce30ecc048a89f58fabea4a00ed6f6a19478Gang warfare is one of the social problems that draw attention in Denmark and it occupies an important place in the media discourse. However, the discriminatory and exclusionary effects of this discourse have been largely overlooked in many of the previous studies focusing on this problem. Taking this into account, this study examines the discriminatory aspects of the online news discourse covering these gang wars. In this way, it uncovers the forms of anti-immigrant bias in the news discourse in Denmark by examining articles from two online news articles of the newspaper Politiken’s and the news quoted from the same newspaper. Specifically, this study aims to demonstrate that the discriminatory and exclusionist discourse on the gang wars in Denmark may cause ethnic discrimination by producing negative social capital. The chosen sample of news articles have been analysed by devoting special focus on the concepts of ‘racism’, ‘exclusion’, ‘marginalisation’ and ‘negative social capital’ which are based on the critical discourse analysis of Teun A. van Dijk, who argues that news and media messages are ideological. The results of the analysis of the chosen news articles revealed that gang wars are not racism based wars as was claimed by the dominant media discourse.2017092017-01-10T00:00:00Migration Letters['P. Yazgan', 'Deniz Eroğlu Utku']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c9386c6521b5a91a2dcc6980519bd1e1d82e22cElectronic Governance (e-Governance) is the application of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with the aim to simplify and support the governance across different parties including public government organizations, business and citizens. Through the adoption and use of Information and Communication technology which will connect all of these three together to support the overall government's processes and operations. It's anticipated that e-Governance shall bring boundless improvements towards strategic planning, proper monitoring of government programs, investments, projects and activities. The e-Governance will provide easy access and delivery of government services to the citizens and reduce associated costs of transactions that occur across government entities. In the recent years, some of the new technological advancement concepts that include Gamification becomes one of the solutions that can be attached with the e-Governance implementation to sustain the effective adoption of government services delivery. Gamification is an evolution that supports people interactions with implemented government electronic services. It can be widely used within public organizations for training of new hires at workplaces, help employees to perform certain tasks and carry their day-to-day activities more efficiently by using Gamification tools which government entities has to offer in order to facilitate e-Governance implementation and services adoption by publics. The developed mobile application is based on a Gamification platform for employees at public government organizations for the purpose of training and learning. In this research, different variables were measured including productivity, motivational engagement, performance, training, support and services, collaboration, innovation, skills development, personal development and behavior changes.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology20171813The developed mobile application is based on a Gamification platform for employees at public government organizations for the purpose of training and learning and different variables were measured including productivity, motivational engagement, performance, training, support and services, collaboration, innovation, skills development, personal development and behavior changes.2017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Alloghani', 'A. Hussain', 'D. Al-Jumeily', 'A. Aljaaf', 'J. Mustafina']2017-01-10T00:00:00 28d55558c8f039d4143620211c942827794fddf0Online social networks are marketplaces in which memes compete for our attention. While one would expect the best ideas to prevail, empirical evidence suggests that high-quality information has no competitive advantage. Here we investigate this puzzling lack of discriminative power through an agent-based model that incorporates behavioral limitations in managing a heavy flow of information and measures the relationship between the quality of an idea and its likelihood to become prevalent at the system level. We find that both information overload and limited attention contribute to a degradation in the market's discriminative power. A good tradeoff between discriminative power and diversity of information is possible according to the model. However, calibration with empirical data characterizing information load and finite attention in real social media reveals a weak correlation between quality and popularity of information. In these realistic conditions, the model provides an interpretation for the high volume of viral misinformation we observe online.arXiv.org2017657An agent-based model that incorporates behavioral limitations in managing a heavy flow of information and measures the relationship between the quality of an idea and its likelihood to become prevalent at the system level finds that both information overload and limited attention contribute to a degradation in the market's discriminative power.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['Xiaoyan Qiu', 'Diego F. M. Oliveira', 'Alireza Sahami Shirazi', 'A. Flammini', 'F. Menczer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a84e2e6ef388d1c06b81eddb06f79121786d57a0In the past few decades, the concept of corporate social responsibility has been at the centre of interest in many areas of economic research, studies using different levels of analysis. This paper analyses corporate social responsibility at the level of organisation within the banking system, where the issue of corporate social responsibility disclosure comes under the spotlight with the emergence of the global economic crisis. The purpose of the study is twofold: to examine whether Croatian banks’ online corporate social responsibility reporting depends upon their market share, and whether it focuses on community related information. Using website content analysis of all twenty-eight banks currently operating in the Croatian banking sector, corporate social responsibility disclosure is categorised in terms of themes (environment, human resources, customers and products, and community involvement). The research findings reveal that the level of Croatian banks’ online CSR disclosure is largely dependent on banks’ market share. On the other hand, results indicate that Croatian banks are mainly reporting on activities related to customers and products, followed by those, which imply community involvement. Human resources and environmental initiatives receive the least amount of attention. The results of the study can be used to more deeply comprehend and understand banks’ corporate social responsibility as a business philosophy that contributes to organisational performance and building trust between market participants.20174362017-01-10T00:00:00International Public Administration Review['Sanda Grudić Kvasić', 'Ljerka Cerović', 'Bojana Olgić Draženović']2017-01-10T00:00:00 207b0fb8d3bcb171de4c87e4d2baadf95d1536cfThis paper aimed to examine how web design, responsiveness, reliability, enjoyment, ease of use, security, and customization influence e-service quality of online hotel booking agencies in Hong Kong. Quantitative approach was used to examine the relationships between each of the dimensions and overall e-service quality. Based on findings in prior studies, current study extended the framework to the dimensions of ease of use, security and customization in addition to the dimensions of web design, responsiveness, reliability and enjoyment. An online survey website was set up to collect responses from students20173942017-01-10T00:00:00['K. Chow']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4c8d49b1bfdfa1991d770de7854b8aeceb9441a52017062017-01-10T00:00:00['Komlan Gbongli', 'T. Csordás', 'K. Mireku']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4f60c5ef9fa0e52432469e2ac89cd4b56a007b1aWith the development of Internet technology and increasingly rich online curriculum resources, e-learning is becoming more and more popular. Although the e-learning systems can record some interactions of online learners, these records cannot reflect the physical behaviors of the learners during the learning process, such as the thinking duration and the watching focus. The measurement and recognition of these physical behaviors is helpful for the evaluation of learning process. In this paper, a kind of measurement tool, based on the Tobii eye tracker, is developed to collect the learner's gaze movement data and recognize the corresponding learning behavior pattern. Two metrics, namely saccade distance and horizon movement proportion, are proposed to describe the gaze movement of online learners. Total three kinds of learning behavior patterns, including reading courseware, typing text and watching video clips, are considered in our tool. A polynomial fitting model is developed to recognize them from the measured gaze movement data. The experiments show that this tool can distinguish the three kinds of learning behavior patterns with acceptable errors, and it can be used for analyzing the behavior of online learners.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology2017132A kind of measurement tool, based on the Tobii eye tracker, is developed to collect the learner's gaze movement data and recognize the corresponding learning behavior pattern, and it can be used for analyzing the behavior of online learners.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Wei Liu', 'Zijian Fan', 'Feifan Liu', 'Jing Xu', 'W. Cheng']2017-01-10T00:00:00 27cafd50394a3e358ed36e6cec56b0a49af391f5This study is preliminary and exploratory, aimed to investigate student affective factors in reading tasks under computer-based platforms. Particularly, this study empirically explores student factors that include affect, personality, and learning styles. Students, affect and personality are measured using a self-report inventory; student personality is revealed using Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). Meanwhile, student learning styles are measured using Kolb Learning Style Inventory (K-LSI). The result indicates that student characteristics are interestingly dynamic during reading activities. It is argued that with such characteristics, students have preferences and choices that lead them to problem solving strategies during reading activities. The pedagogical implication of such findings is that the respondents' tendencies in reading activities are useful basis for further designing reading comprehension tasks, particularly under online learning environments.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology2017212The result indicates that student characteristics are interestingly dynamic during reading activities, and that the respondents' tendencies in reading activities are useful basis for further designing reading comprehension tasks, particularly under online learning environments.2017-01-10T00:00:00['F. A. Bachtiar', 'G. Sulistyo', 'E. Cooper', 'K. Katsuari']2017-01-10T00:00:00 83f93016728278f38390c663ea0841f112ce1acbPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh atmosfer, desain layout, gairah emosional dan perilaku konsumen toko online terhadap minat beli. Data yang diperoleh berasal dari penyebaran kuesioner kepada konsumen yang pernah melakukan pembelian pada shopping website. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan (simultan) atmosfer, desain layout, gairah emosional dan sikap konsumen berpengaruh terhadap minat beli. Secara individu (parsial) desain layout dan atmosfer website berpengaruh terhadap gairah emosional, gairah emosional berpengaruh terhadap sikap konsumen terhadap website dan sikap konsumen terhadap website berpengaruh terhadap minat beli2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Febriwanti Ampangallo']2017-01-10T00:00:00 74b6dfde097f44a350734e389b84774b14ceb6bbOnline text recognition systems have been continually given due importance these days globally because of the rapidly developing touch screen gadgets. However, it has been difficult to utilize keyboards and external mouse-like inputs in significantly tinier devices which consequently paved the way to current researched based scientists to look for some newer techniques which could design such type of online systems which could further deal with different kinds of texts for example, digits, symbols and alphabets. In the present paper, an online system for recognizing manually written Arabic numerals is being given. This paper will show digit acquisition, preprocessing, feature extraction and recognition phases in detail. The set of the data was gathered from 100 writers using a touch screen PC with 100 samples of every digit. The average accuracy rate of the outcome of the test of this proposed system was 98%, which is a significant accuracy rate.2017181An online system for recognizing manually written Arabic numerals is being given and digit acquisition, preprocessing, feature extraction and recognition phases in detail are shown in detail.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of data science['Mustafa Ali Abuzaraida', 'A. Zeki', 'A. Zeki']2017-01-10T00:00:00 52b216981f378c3565998c2f16d40026cffaf919The main problem of the paper is if tools elaborated to observe and evaluate online discussion tasks can be also applied in face-to-face context and b-learning scenarios. I will discuss the main features of those tools (Henri 1992; Gunawardena et al. 1997; Garrison et al. 2001; Newman et al. 1995; Wozniak et Silveira 2004) and focus specifically on those features which allow the negotiation of the aims and the course of the argumentative, thus inviting critical argumentation.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00Glottodidactica. An International Journal of Applied Linguistics['Joanna Górecka']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ccaf347266f24fb49b34b91cf55d0de67eacf896This is the online appendix for When Customers Anticipate Liquidation Sales: Managing Operations under Financial Distress. The full paper is available here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2652994.2017012017-01-10T00:00:00ERN: Pricing (Topic)['J. Birge', 'Rodney P. Parker', 'M. X. Wu', 'S. A. Yang']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0bb97906d894fd157d66500d7d44387501798642O objetivo foi investigar contribuicoes pontuais para a area da educacao frente a cultura de aprendizagem online a fim de identificar possibilidades de (res)significacao da relacao entre espacos virtuais e presenciais. Realizou-se varredura heuristica no portal online da Capes – Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior, valendo-se da busca tematica Educacao e aprendizagem online e recorte temporal no periodo entre 2006 a 2016. Apos triagem, obteve-se sete trabalhos selecionados, os quais foram analisados mediante Analise de Conteudo. Enquanto resultados, foram construidas duas categorias: i) Acao do sujeito e do coletivo na rede; e ii) Participacao, cooperacao e autonomia online. Possibilitaram discussoes no que tange aos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem em espacos permeados pelos avancos dos cabos de fibra otica, codigos binarios e alta velocidade informacional. Percebe-se que somente com organizacao e contextualizacao curricular e possivel aproximar a escola da cultura online. Palavras-chave: Tecnologias digitais. Aprendizagem online. Escola. ABSTRACT The aim of this paper was to investigate specific contributions to the educational area which concerns online learning culture in order to identify possibilities of (re)signification of the relationship between virtual and face-to-face spaces. It was held an heuristic scanning at the online portal Capes - Coordination of Personnel Improvement in Higher Education, making use of the thematic search ‘education and online learning’ and a period of time between 2006/2016. After the screening, it was yielded seven selected works, which were analyzed through Content Analysis. As a result, two categories were constructed: i) the individual and collective action on the internet; and ii) participation, cooperation and online autonomy. Thus, it was enabled discussions respecting to teaching and learning processes in space pervaded by advances in fiber optic cables, binary codes and informational high speed. It is realized that only with organization and curricular contextualization is possible to approach the school's online culture. Keywords: Digital technologies. Online learning. School.201700Investigation of specific contributions to the educational area which concerns online learning culture in order to identify possibilities of (re)signification of the relationship between virtual and face-to-face spaces realized that only with organization and curricular contextualization is possible to approach the school's online culture.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Michel Mendes', 'Márcia Brandão Rodrigues Aguilar', 'M. P. Rosa', 'Fabiana Pauletti', 'R. Fenner']2017-01-10T00:00:00 748501a0184ef8df42e06651ef7ceea6698b161bThis book is an effort of author, who has been doing extensive research in the area of Marketing in general and Online Shopping in particular for several years. This book is indispensable for the research scholars, online Companies, Customers of online shopping, officials of various facilitating agencies & Consultants. It is presented in five chapters and the objective of the study is to find the perceptions of people towards online shopping and also to find out the factors that contributes towards online shopping. The study concludes that “The intentions of the respondents on online shopping revealed that they like to go for shopping with their friends, followed by the energy and fun of shopping at local retail stores and they perceive that internet offers low prices than local stores.It is suggested that the customers should be educated towards using the online shopping benefits by creating a portal that provides the comprehensive and hassle free shopping information, which will be helpful for all the stakeholders.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Vishnukanth Rao Velagapaly']2017-01-10T00:00:00 55115891abd9fc5103e0f51b14088a2b8a1218e2Navigating the online galaxy for up-to-date evidence-based knowledge in clinical neurology can be a challenge. Practical Neurology is a noted and popular online clinical resource,1 which according to its website is "…practical in the sense of being useful for everyone who sees neurological patients and who want to keep up to date, and safe, in managing them." As UK-based neurology trainees, we have been fortunate to have automatic access to Practical Neurology during our training. We found that the articles adequately covered most elements in our syllabus and were ideal reference material for our department. This accords with the recent readership survey: for almost 80% of readers, the journal impacts positively on their clinical work, contains reliable information and reflects real-life clinical neurology practice.2 Therein lay an opportunity to address the challenge of how to navigate online resources for high-standard reference material: that is, by using Practical Neurology as a standard knowledge base. We set about arranging all the articles from the …Practical Neurology201750The opportunity to address the challenge of how to navigate online resources for high-standard reference material is addressed by using Practical Neurology as a standard knowledge base.2017-01-10T00:00:00Practical Neurology['D. Sokhi', 'A. Brockington', 'Christine Lo']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f13ec14945472660c080493486b31833b45ed6cbVariety entertaining online quiz that is now easy to find and connect directly with social networking sites. Some of them often use cartoon as dayak appeal, but some cartoon character turns itidak presented in accordance with the values held by a society, which then affects how the cartoons were produced. Cartoons be a reflection of reality, where reality is undergoing a process of reproduction, which produces seuatu forms of representation depicted in the cartoon. The events described by the cartoons usually contain elements of humor or satire, such events are often not really happen. However, the form of representation contained in cartoons still take reality as the source. He is a reflection of the realities that exist in society. In the process of producing a cartoon, cartoonist produces a form of representation of reality. A form of representation that can not escape the influence of interests that arise from the media, the public, and of the cartoonists themselves. Order thinking is, therefore, lead to forms of representation that exist in the cartoon has a particular ideology. This opens up a space for researchers to construct ideologically owned by cartoons, through semiotics as a method in social research. In this study, researchers looked at how the representation of God in South Korean online media to view the position of God in society. Therefore, in interpreting signs in cartoons, researchers used a semiotic approach Barthes. Keywords: Cartoon, Semiotic, Representation of God2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Wa Ode Seprina']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6d858cf11c2feea5ad5b8b3d2b7cecccd89855caIn order to capture the heterogeneity of ideas about family that contributes to shaping family change, we build and analyse a dataset composed of over half a million individuals to develop a new set of indicators based on role identities - as displayed in Twitter profiles. We compute our indicators for US States and show how they relate to behavioural indices linked to the ideas of Second Demographic Transition and Gender Revolution. Our approach provides an innovative way to map, and potentially track over time, the cultural footprints that underlie family change.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['F. Billari', 'N. Cavalli', 'Eric Qian', 'Ingmar Weber']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1e21a567003ed3a50082121f031ecef49a66a7222017022017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Scientific Research and Reports['M. Alam', 'M. Asad', 'M. Mondal']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2121543f49e0604e8c2b553c2346b8afaa86c247One of the difficulties of educational equity for developing country area of clothing marketing research. The research aimed to apply a consumer decision-making model to specific shopping styles involving apparel. It also examined specific shopping pattern differences between selected university students. This study analyzed the effect of seven factors: brand, quality, recreation, confusion, fashion, impulse, and price consciousness. It adopted the revised scale of Consumer Style Inventory (CSI). Faculty, gender, college classification, and interaction were compared, based on four hypotheses, to determine if any significance existed among the seven factors. There were 152 computer science college students and 76 social science college students from a total of 232 samples were usable data. The research questions were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, MANOVA, and mean comparisons. As a result, computer science consumers and social science college-aged consumers demonstrated different shopping patterns. Moreover, difference shopping pattern between male and female was revealed about on quality, confusion, price, and brand consciousness. There are no statistically significant differences in quality, recreation, confusion, fashion, impulse, price, and brand consciousness about college classifications. Finally, in the interaction tests among faculty, gender, and college-aged classifications, there was an interaction between faculty and gender on fashion consciousness.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology20173012017-01-10T00:00:00['V. U. Tjhin', 'Dina Fitria Murad']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2beef03178addc0edd3eb7149ce75222c66988fa2017012017-01-10T00:00:00['Rabiah Rustam']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6c595348ccb521ce3c79a4bda65b28f1d6d8a8c02017012017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science['B. Ojokoh', 'Tobore Igbe', 'A. Araoye']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d4350abf6ce41a9ff00b14616e24bd45c18fc9192017002017-01-10T00:00:00A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research['M. Shah', 'S. Shah', 'Saurabh Shah']2017-01-10T00:00:00 de2ee5177c38fded29f79639b1894cb5c3fca5912017012017-01-10T00:00:00['Michael Vitoulis']2017-01-10T00:00:00 15ace612c2e5a2d386a4502bd69f35b94e89a526These are our TOP 7 things you need to know about the Library to succeed in your first semester!2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['R. Stokes']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f85fc517c5ec8ecefc097d20f6b9554dd6667f31Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui tingkat pengaruh intensitas lamanya bermain daring dengan prestasi geometri dan menggambar pada anak Sekolah Dasar. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada anak SD usia 10- 11 tahun yang menghabiskan minimal 1 jam sehari bermaian game on line baik dilakukan di warnet, rumah, komputer, handphone. Tempat penelitian dilakukan di SDN Ciputat 1,  6 dan 9 tahun ajaran 2014/2015. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan diskriptif kuantitatif yang menggambarkan intensitas waktu bermain game selama 1 jam (60 menit) - 7 jam (420 menit) setiap harinya dengan melibatkan responden penelitian sebanyak 73 siswa. Pengambilan datanya melalui angket, tes bangun datar dan menggambar bebas. Teknik analisis data menggunakan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil hipotesis menunjukkan lama bermain game berpengaruh terhadap nilai geometri dan menggambar menunjukkan bahwa di dapat lebih besar pengaruh lamannya bermaian game terhadap nilai menggambar dibandingkan nilai geometri. Jika diitingkatkan lamanya permaianan daring yang mengalami penurunan nilai prestasi siswa lebih besar pada nilai menggambar dibanding geometri. Abstract: the purpose of this study was to determine the level of intensity influence the length of playing online with geometry and drawing on the achievements of primary school children. Research was conducted on elementary school children aged 10- 11 years were spent at least 1 hour a day bermaian online gaming is best done in cafes, homes, computers, mobile phones. Place of research conducted in SDN Ciputat 1, 6 and 9 of the school year 2014/2015. This study used quantitative descriptive approach which describes the intensity time playing the game for 1 hour (60 minutes) - 7 hours (420 minutes) each day involving research respondents as many as 73 students. Capturing data through questionnaires, geometry tests  and draw freely. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression. Results show hypothesized to play the game affect the value of geometry and drawing can show that in the bigger influence on the value of their pages game bermaian draw compared to the value of geometry. If increase length online games or impaired student achievement is greater in value than the drawing geometry.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Lestari']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0514a7a37d5e41628e18801c71b91d847f0ff62aThe study entitled News Report University student hanged herself North Sumatra and Universitas Sumatera Utara Image (Correlational Study of theInfluence of News Report of University student hanged herself North Sumatra Service to Universitas Sumatera Utara Image in the eyes of people around the campus). This study is aiming to determine how the influence of the news report University student hanged herself North Sumatra to corporate image. The theory used in this research is the theory of communication, mass communication theory, theory of news, and the theory of the image. The method used in the research is the correlational studies which find a relation between the variable X (News Report University student hanged herself North Sumatra) with a variable Y (Image of Universitas Sumatera Utara) Correlational method is a method that aims to examine how far the variations of one factors related to other factor. Sampling techniques using the technique of Proportional Stratified Random sampling and Accidental Sampling, which the population of the research is the people of around the campus were in the way Dr Mansyur, jalan Pembangunan, jalan Harmonika, and jalan Jamin Ginting using Slovin Formula in order to obtain a total sample of 88 people. In this study, the sample is people of around the campus with the characteristics of respondents are; aged 25-65 years, who have read the news University student hanged herself North Sumatra service in the newspaper twice at minimal. This study was conducted Oktober 2016. Data collection techniques used in this research dividedin two ways, that is The Library Research and Field Research by distributing questionnaires. Data analysis techniques used in this research is the Single Table Analysis, Cross Table Analysis, and hypotheses test through Rank Order Correlation Coefficient formula by Spearman by with using application SPSS 2.0. which showed is a low but definite relation between Report University student hanged herself North Sumatra and Universitas Sumatera Utara Image. From these results, it was shown that there is no influence of new reporting University student hanged herself North Sumatra and Universitas Sumatera Utara Image.2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['E. Tampubolon']2017-01-10T00:00:00 49f766161d82881a0ace982b566bd6431b715296In this contribution, we present a wavelength-sensitive method for the detection of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) photon energies between 30 eV and 120 eV. The method is based on 45° reflectivity from either a cesium iodide-coated or an uncoated metal surface, which directs the XUV beam onto an electron or ion detector and its signal is used to monitor the XUV beam. The benefits of our approach are a spectrally sensitive diagnosis of the XUV radiation at the interaction place of time-resolved XUV experiments and the detection of infrared leak light though metal filters in high-harmonic generation (HHG) experiments. Both features were tested using spectrally shaped XUV pulses from HHG in a capillary, and we have achieved excellent agreement with XUV spectrometer measurements and reflectivity calculations. Our obtained results are of interest for time-resolved XUV experiments presenting an additional diagnostic directly in the interaction region and for small footprint XUV beamline diagnostics.20173002017-01-10T00:00:00Applied Sciences['Andreas Hoffmann', 'C. Egelkamp', 'D. Winters', 'Thomas Kühl', 'C. Spielmann']2017-01-10T00:00:00 04957c710b0751ab24ae3a6a8faa2450880b75d42017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Emily Babusci']2017-01-10T00:00:00 514d8a2c810dc59ff33d33dc332ff2a75f5e95cc2017002017-01-10T00:00:00['P. S. Gaikar', 'R. Autade', 'R. Jadhav', 'A. Savant', 'Rakeshkumar S. Choudhary', 'A. Kharde']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6cf4417ad9e9413b46dc6196f1fd7b99d784f3832017002017-01-10T00:00:00['Boyan Huang', 'Chenxi Wang', 'Zheng Zhu', 'Yi Shen', 'Yegui Xiao']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2a8d7c0ce368ef3521eaa77e62cae85562dea3032017002017-01-10T00:00:00['K. Heil', 'Björn Biester', 'Carsten Wurm']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b0c42670b010085f3b104b284c42606c3eebf04bComputer games are ubiquitous and can be utilized for serious purposes such as health and education. “Applied games” including serious games (in brief, computerized games for serious purposes) and gamification (gaming elements used outside of games) have the potential to increase the impact of mental health internet interventions via three processes. First, by extending the reach of online programs to those who might not otherwise use them. Second, by improving engagement through both game-based and “serious” motivational dynamics. Third, by utilizing varied mechanisms for change, including therapeutic processes and gaming features. In this scoping review, we aim to advance the field by exploring the potential and opportunities available in this area. We review engagement factors which may be exploited and demonstrate that there is promising evidence of effectiveness for serious games for depression from contemporary systematic reviews. We illustrate six major categories of tested applied games for mental health (exergames, virtual reality, cognitive behavior therapy-based games, entertainment games, biofeedback, and cognitive training games) and demonstrate that it is feasible to translate traditional evidence-based interventions into computer gaming formats and to exploit features of computer games for therapeutic change. Applied games have considerable potential for increasing the impact of online interventions for mental health. However, there are few independent trials, and direct comparisons of game-based and non-game-based interventions are lacking. Further research, faster iterations, rapid testing, non-traditional collaborations, and user-centered approaches are needed to respond to diverse user needs and preferences in rapidly changing environments.Frontiers in Psychiatry201753453This scoping review highlights six major categories of tested applied games for mental health and demonstrates that it is feasible to translate traditional evidence-based interventions into computer gaming formats and to exploit features of computer games for therapeutic change.2017-01-10T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychiatry['T. Fleming', 'Lynda M Bavin', 'K. Stasiak', 'Eve Hermansson-Webb', 'S. Merry', 'Colleen Cheek', 'Mathijs F. G. Lucassen', 'Ho Ming Lau', 'B. Pollmuller', 'S. Hetrick']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6e6cf4dda8d375f057c4ee4a4e15f66fe532b601The majority of online display ads are served through real-time bidding (RTB) --- each ad display impression is auctioned off in real-time when it is just being generated from a user visit. To place an ad automatically and optimally, it is critical for advertisers to devise a learning algorithm to cleverly bid an ad impression in real-time. Most previous works consider the bid decision as a static optimization problem of either treating the value of each impression independently or setting a bid price to each segment of ad volume. However, the bidding for a given ad campaign would repeatedly happen during its life span before the budget runs out. As such, each bid is strategically correlated by the constrained budget and the overall effectiveness of the campaign (e.g., the rewards from generated clicks), which is only observed after the campaign has completed. Thus, it is of great interest to devise an optimal bidding strategy sequentially so that the campaign budget can be dynamically allocated across all the available impressions on the basis of both the immediate and future rewards. In this paper, we formulate the bid decision process as a reinforcement learning problem, where the state space is represented by the auction information and the campaign's real-time parameters, while an action is the bid price to set. By modeling the state transition via auction competition, we build a Markov Decision Process framework for learning the optimal bidding policy to optimize the advertising performance in the dynamic real-time bidding environment. Furthermore, the scalability problem from the large real-world auction volume and campaign budget is well handled by state value approximation using neural networks. The empirical study on two large-scale real-world datasets and the live A/B testing on a commercial platform have demonstrated the superior performance and high efficiency compared to state-of-the-art methods.Web Search and Data Mining201742232A Markov Decision Process framework is built for learning the optimal bidding policy to optimize the advertising performance in the dynamic real-time bidding environment and the scalability problem from the large real-world auction volume and campaign budget is well handled by state value approximation using neural networks.2017-01-10T00:00:00Proceedings of the Tenth ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining['Han Cai', 'Kan Ren', 'Weinan Zhang', 'Kleanthis Malialis', 'Jun Wang', 'Yong Yu', 'Defeng Guo']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b5fa29bc44e9e2930da1efb953ed25dd83bea76fBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth201771201Maternity service development and provision needs to be underpinned by a paradigm and framework that prioritises both the physical and emotional needs of women, and care providers require training and support to minimise interpersonal birth trauma.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['R. Reed', 'R. Sharman', 'Christian Inglis']2017-01-10T00:00:00 54c9c0da25ae40692429dd0b523382f1593c9e13With the world’s academic output currently standing at 2.5 million articles per year and doubling every 9 years, sifting the relevant from the irrelevant is vital for researchers, publishers, and funding bodies. Until recently, the influence of a published article would primarily be measured by its citations, a slow process resulting in a long wait before the importance of an article is truly recognized. Views of the article (including PDF and HTML) are another measure of importance, but views can also accumulate slowly. Altmetrics are increasingly recognized tools that aim to measure the real-time reach and influence of an academic article. Altmetric scores quantify the digital attention an article receives in a multitude of online sources. Social media, Wikipedia, public policy documents, blogs, and mainstream news are tracked and screened by the Altmetric database. References to research outputs are traced back to their unique identifier code. The Altmetric algorithm produces a weighted score to reflect the relative reach of each source. For instance, blogs are weighted differently than a mainstream news report. This process allows the attention an individual article receives to be measured from the moment the article is published.Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)20174115Altmetric scores quantify the digital attention an article receives in a multitude of online sources and allow the attention an individual article receives to be measured from the moment the article is published.2017-01-10T00:00:00JAMA['Hannah R Warren', 'N. Raison', 'P. Dasgupta']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3302ef1147895671c8fe459d09584d7aefd062b9This paper offers the results of a quantitative study carried out with the aim of defining the technological skills profile of 301 students entering the BA in elementary education. A 29-question digital survey was used; results reflect a prevalence of female students over 30 years of age, who have access to a computer with an Internet connection, prefer to interact using phones, use e-mail, surf the Internet every day, are able to use technology at a basic level, particularly office suites, and are unfamiliar with the use of modern tools such as blogs and social bookmarking. It is concluded that these students do not display the characteristics expected of digital natives: the production, dissemination and consumption of culture online.20172477A quantitative study carried out with the aim of defining the technological skills profile of 301 students entering the BA in elementary education concluded that these students do not display the characteristics expected of digital natives.2017-01-10T00:00:00Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa['Almudena Castellanos Sánchez', 'C. Romero', 'J. Hernández']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9e33fab09d0bfd126dff771d97ae814287e95e27BioMedical Engineering OnLine201744101The result suggests that the proposed PI as a promising additional parameter for the cuff less blood pressure monitoring is suggesting that its appropriateness by experimental methods is validated.2017-01-10T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Hangsik Shin', 'S. Min']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4241a4fa2c743698bc434e8c1969956a54f9ac14Whatever our proffesion, the war on cops how the new attack on law and order makes everyone less safe can be good resource for reading. Find the existing documents of word, txt, kindle, ppt, zip, pdf, and also rar in this site. You could completely check out online or download this book by right here. Currently, never ever miss it. This is really going to save you time and your money in something should think about. If you're seeking then search around for online. Without a doubt there are several these available and a lot of them have the freedom. However no doubt you receive what you spend on. An alternate way to get ideas would be to check another the war on cops how the new attack on law and order makes everyone less safe. Our goal is always to offer you an assortment of cost-free ebooks too as aid resolve your troubles. We have got a considerable collection of totally free of expense Book for people from every single stroll of life. We have got tried our finest to gather a sizable library of preferred cost-free as well as paid files. GO TO THE TECHNICAL WRITING FOR AN EXPANDED TYPE OF THIS THE WAR ON COPS HOW THE NEW ATTACK ON LAW AND ORDER MAKES EVERYONE LESS SAFE, ALONG WITH A CORRECTLY FORMATTED VERSION OF THE INSTANCE MANUAL PAGE ABOVE.2017070Whatever the authors' proffesion, the war on cops how the new attack on law and order makes everyone less safe can be good resource for reading.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Criminal Justice Education['John A. Shjarback']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4988a1f4ecfa33429cba86650452528659b0cef9This paper proposes a high-speed measurement system for the thickness of metal films based on the eddy-current method. Theoretical derivation shows the effects of film thickness on the impedance of the sensor coil. In a voltage division circuit, the thickness information is converted to the phase difference of two measured signals. The tangent value of the phase difference is proportional to thickness h, which is a result that has been verified theoretically and experimentally. The prototype used in this paper can cover a measurement range of 10 μm–0.5 mm for copper films, and can achieve a high measurement speed (up to excitation frequency) without a complex demodulation circuit. The measurement error caused by the temperature variation is roughly –0.2%/°C. The influence of external magnetic field on the prototype is also tested. The entire sensor size can be easily controlled in 50 × 50 × 30 mm3 as a handheld device. The instrument can meet many industrial requirements for both online measurement and postinspection.IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print)20172455A high-speed measurement system for the thickness of metal films based on the eddy-current method that can meet many industrial requirements for both online measurement and postinspection is proposed.2017-01-10T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics['Wei Li', 'Yang Ye', 'Kang Zhang', 'Zhihua Feng']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c4b6dc14ea683e149bd0df029c1ac32a61f4f8eAudiences play a fundamental role in disseminating and evaluating news content, and one of the big questions facing news organizations is what elements make content viral in the digital environment. This comparative study of the United States, Brazil and Argentina explores what values and topics present in news shared online predict audience interaction on social media. Findings shed light on what news values and topics trigger more audience responses on Facebook and Twitter. At the same time, a comparison between popular content produced by traditional media versus online-native media reveals that the former lean more toward government-related news and conflict/controversy news values than online native media. Brazilian stories prompted more social media interactivity than content from the United States or Argentina. Through content analysis, this study contributes to improving our understanding of audiences’ news values preferences on social networks. It also helps us to recognize the role of users’ online activities (sharing, commenting and liking) in the social construction of news and meaning inside the networked sphere. Finally, it opens an old media debate about whether providing and sharing too much media content with conflict, controversy and oddity could potentially hinder understanding and agreement in society. Articles were collected via media tracking and the data collection company NewsWhip.201772372017-01-10T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Víctor Gárcia Perdomo', 'Ramón Salaverría', 'Danielle K. Kilgo', 'Summer Harlow']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c41afba462e95e0e2ef676937147117a94f70799BACKGROUND Tension-type headache (TTH) affects about 1 person in 5 worldwide. It is divided into infrequent episodic TTH (fewer than one headache per month), frequent episodic TTH (two to 14 headache days per month), and chronic TTH (15 headache days per month or more). Aspirin is one of a number of analgesics suggested for acute treatment of episodic TTH. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of aspirin for acute treatment of episodic tension-type headache (TTH) in adults compared with placebo or any active comparator. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and the Oxford Pain Relief Database from inception to September 2016, and also reference lists of relevant published studies and reviews. We sought unpublished studies by asking personal contacts and searching online clinical trial registers and manufacturers' websites. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (parallel-group or cross-over) using oral aspirin for symptomatic relief of an acute episode of TTH. Studies had to be prospective, with participants aged 18 years or over, and include at least 10 participants per treatment arm. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed studies for inclusion and extracted data. For various outcomes (predominantly those recommended by the International Headache Society (IHS)), we calculated the risk ratio (RR) and number needed to treat for one additional beneficial outcome (NNT), one additional harmful outcome (NNH), or to prevent one event (NNTp) for oral aspirin compared to placebo or an active intervention.We assessed the evidence using GRADE and created a 'Summary of findings' table. MAIN RESULTS We included five studies enrolling adults with frequent episodic TTH; 1812 participants took medication, of which 767 were included in comparisons of aspirin 1000 mg with placebo, and 405 in comparisons of aspirin 500 mg or 650 mg with placebo. Not all of these participants provided data for outcomes of interest in this review. Four studies specified using IHS diagnostic criteria; one predated commonly recognised criteria, but described comparable characteristics and excluded migraine. All participants treated headaches of at least moderate pain intensity.None of the included studies were at low risk of bias across all domains considered, although for most studies and domains this was likely to be due to inadequate reporting rather than poor methods. We judged one study to be at high risk of bias due to small size.There were no data for aspirin at any dose for the IHS preferred outcome of being pain free at two hours, or for being pain free at any other time, and only one study provided data equivalent to having no or mild pain at two hours (very low quality evidence). Use of rescue medication was lower with aspirin 1000 mg than with placebo (2 studies, 397 participants); 14% of participants used rescue medication with aspirin 1000 mg compared with 31% with placebo (NNTp 6.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.1 to 12) (low quality evidence). Two studies (397 participants) reported a Patient Global Evaluation at the end of the study; we combined the top two categories for both studies to determine the number of participants who were 'satisfied' with treatment. Aspirin 1000 mg produced more satisfied participants (55%) than did placebo (37%) (NNT 5.7, 95% CI 3.7 to 12) (very low quality evidence).Adverse events were not different between aspirin 1000 mg and placebo (RR 1.1, 95% CI 0.8 to 1.5), or aspirin 500 mg or 650 mg and placebo (RR 1.3, 95% CI 0.8 to 2.0) (low quality evidence). Studies reported no serious adverse events.The quality of the evidence using GRADE comparing aspirin doses between 500 mg and 1000 mg with placebo was low or very low. Evidence was downgraded because of the small number of studies and events, and because the most important measures of efficacy were not reported.There were insufficient data to compare aspirin with any active comparator (paracetamol alone, paracetamol plus codeine, peppermint oil, or metamizole) at any of the doses tested. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS A single dose of aspirin between 500 mg and 1000 mg provided some benefit in terms of less frequent use of rescue medication and more participants satisfied with treatment compared with placebo in adults with frequent episodic TTH who have an acute headache of moderate or severe intensity. There was no difference between a single dose of aspirin and placebo for the number of people experiencing adverse events. The amount and quality of the evidence was very limited and should be interpreted with caution.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20175026To assess the efficacy and safety of aspirin for acute treatment of episodic tension-type headache in adults compared with placebo or any active comparator, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and the Oxford Pain Relief Database were searched.2017-01-10T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['S. Derry', 'P. J. Wiffen', 'R. A. Moore']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7aa3f4106dc04704d636fc8a0961ed492e6553a8In this paper, a fuzzy approximator based adaptive dynamic surface control scheme is proposed for a class of unknown time delay nonlinear systems preceded by asymmetric hysteresis nonlinearities. The features of the proposed method are: 1) by combining the approximated property of the fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) with the finite covering lemma, the Krasovskii functionals are disposed of, achieving the ${L}_{{\infty }}$ norm of the tracking error by using the initializing technique; 2) the assumptions on the time-delay functions are removed due to the use of the finite covering lemma and the FLSs; and 3) the proposed adaptive fuzzy dynamic surface control scheme can also compensate the asymmetric shifted Prandtl-Ishlinskii (ASPI) hysteresis without constructing the inverse of the ASPI model with the density function of ASPI model being unknown and estimated online to compensate the hysteresis. It is proved that all the signals in the closed-loop system are ultimately uniformly bounded and can be made arbitrarily small. Simulation results show the validity of the proposed method.IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems20175029It is proved that all the signals in the closed-loop system are ultimately uniformly bounded and can be made arbitrarily small.2017-01-10T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems['Xiuyu Zhang', 'Zhaoshan Xu', 'C. Su', 'Zhi Li', 'Xiaoming Li', 'C. Xiong', 'Yan Lin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 66742c34cc81f65c90d6fde132af7bebe8d4e5c7According to the ASM thesis, any algorithm is essentially a Gurevich abstract state machine. The only objection to this thesis, at least in its sequential version, has been that ASMs do not capture recursion properly. To this end, we suggest recursive ASMs.Journal of universal computer science (Online)2017935This work suggests recursive ASMs, which are essentially a Gurevich abstract state machine and capture recursion properly in the sequential version of the ASM thesis.2017-01-10T00:00:00J. Univers. Comput. Sci.['Y. Gurevich', 'Marc Spielmann']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a057fe6f92bcd2100016f9aeb768637103eb3eb8Most methods of file transfer between mobile devices have to take considerable time to obtain and input target identifiers. To speed up file sharing of mobile devices, an intelligent file transfer framework is designed based on mobile cloud computing. Only single‐finger action is performed in the proposed framework, which just drags the file to the target face on the touchscreen of a mobile device. The dragged file can be transmitted to the target receiver who can either get the file immediately as her/his mobile device is online or receive the file later after connecting to the Internet. Our framework provides the following features: (i) users do not need to know the target identifier in advance; (ii) users do not need to input identity information by themselves; and (iii) users can select a specific target among multiple candidates from the camera of a mobile device. The intelligent file transfer framework reveals an efficient architecture and innovative user interfaces to transfer files between mobile devices, which can significantly reduce the complexity and difficulty of file sharing. An Android‐based prototype is implemented to verify the feasibility and superiority of our framework. Experimental results show that our approach outperforms existing schemes and can save large amounts of time in file sharing for mobile users. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.International Journal of Communication Systems20173022The intelligent file transfer framework reveals an efficient architecture and innovative user interfaces to transfer files between mobile devices, which can significantly reduce the complexity and difficulty of file sharing.2017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Communication Systems['Lien-Wu Chen', 'Yu-Fan Ho', 'Wei-Ting Kuo', 'Ming-Fong Tsai']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8692acedc17a6926008740f4ba9cbcf1b6aed981Student feelings towards the laboratory component of an introductory chemistry unit were evaluated in an action research study, over a three-year period at the University of Western Australia. In 2013 we found that the percentage of students with negative feelings towards the laboratory increased over the duration of a semester. In 2014 we developed and introduced the use of pre-laboratory online activities, which the students found to be helpful in preparing them for the laboratory. However, there was no change in trend of negative feelings towards laboratory classes from 2013 to 2014. In 2015 we introduced the Prepare, Do, Review model and found that there was a reduction in the percentage of students with negative feelings towards laboratory classes compared with previous years. The Prepare, Do, Review model allows students more time to process the information given in the laboratory. We believe that this model could apply to laboratory programs in any discipline.201718182017-01-10T00:00:00Chemistry Education Research and Practice['D. Spagnoli', 'Lawrence P. W. Wong', 'S. Maisey', 'T. Clemons']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3bb0027992f700f56a1df1f911f82ce72e73185220173520An iterative error modification approach is designed in this paper to yield the potential benefits of statistical models, including a set of error forecasting models and has a better performance than the traditional linear method for amending short-term forecasts.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy['Man Xu', 'Zongxiang Lu', 'Ying Qiao', 'Y. Min']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ab3f1334df70e919258f2c95597a67b5dedf850eAbstract In this article, we conduct a review of introduced and enacted youth concussion legislation in Canada and present a conceptual framework and recommendations for future youth sport concussion laws. We conducted online searches of federal, provincial, and territorial legislatures to identify youth concussion bills that were introduced or successfully enacted into law. Internet searches were carried out from July 26 and 27, 2016. Online searches identified six youth concussion bills that were introduced in provincial legislatures, including two in Ontario and Nova Scotia and one each in British Columbia and Quebec. One of these bills (Ontario Bill 149, Rowan’s Law Advisory Committee Act, 2016) was enacted into provincial law; it is not actual concussion legislation, but rather a framework for possible enactment of legislation. Two bills have been introduced in federal parliament but neither bill has been enacted into law. At present, there is no provincial or federal concussion legislation that directly legislates concussion education, prevention, management, or policy in youth sports in Canada. The conceptual framework and recommendations presented here should be used to guide the design and implementation of future youth sport concussion laws in Canada. RÉSUMÉ Législation sur la commotion cérébrale subie au cours d’activités sportives chez les jeunes au Canada : revue, cadre conceptuel et recommandations. Nous avons procédé à une revue des mesures législatives déposées et adoptées au Canada concernant la commotion cérébrale chez les jeunes et nous présentons un cadre conceptuel et des recommandations pour d’éventuelles lois sur la commotion cérébrale subie au cours d’activités sportives chez les jeunes. Nous avons procédé à des recherches en ligne des législatures fédérale, provinciales et territoriales pour identifier les projets de loi sur la commotion cérébrale chez les jeunes qui ont été présentés ou adoptés par ces législatures. Les recherches dans Internet ont été effectuées les 26 et 27 juillet 2016. Les recherches en ligne ont permis d’identifier 6 projets de loi sur la commotion cérébrale chez les jeunes qui ont été présentés dans des législatures provinciales, dont 2 en Ontario et en Nouvelle-Écosse et une en Colombie-Britannique et au Québec respectivement. Un de ces projets de loi (le projet de loi 149 de la législature ontarienne, la loi « Rowan » présentée par un Comité consultatif en 2016) a été adopté et a maintenant force de loi en Ontario. Il ne s’agit pas véritablement d’une législation sur la commotion cérébrale, mais bien d’un cadre pour l’adoption éventuelle d’une telle législation. Deux projets de loi ont été déposés au parlement fédéral, mais aucun n’a été adopté. Actuellement, il n’existe pas de législation provinciale ou fédérale sur la commotion cérébrale qui touche directement l’éducation, la prévention, la gestion ou la politique concernant la commotion cérébrale subie lors d’activités sportives chez les jeunes au Canada. Le cadre conceptuel et les recommandations que nous présentons ici devraient servir de guide pour la conception et la mise en œuvre de futures lois sur la commotion cérébrale subie au cours d’activités sportives chez les jeunes au Canada.Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques20172315A review of introduced and enacted youth concussion legislation in Canada and a conceptual framework and recommendations for future youth sport concussion laws are presented, conducted online searches of federal, provincial, and territorial legislatures.2017-01-10T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques['K. Russell', 'Michael J. Ellis', 'S. Bauman', 'Charles Tator']2017-01-10T00:00:00 475b794b47fcbe8d3fc0df322d785d4201534f27In this paper, we bring the celebrated max-weight features (myopic and discrete actions) to mainstream convex optimization. Myopic actions are important in control because decisions need to be made in an online manner and without knowledge of future events and discrete actions, because many systems have a finite (so nonconvex) number of control decisions. For example, whether to transmit a packet or not in communication networks. Our results show that these two features can be encompassed in the subgradient method for the Lagrange dual problem by the use of stochastic and $\epsilon$-subgradients. One of the appealing features of our approach is that it decouples the choice of a control action from a specific choice of subgradient, which allows us to design control policies without changing the underlying convex updates. Two classes of discrete control policies are presented: one that can make discrete actions by looking only at the system's current state, and another that selects actions using blocks. The latter class is useful for handling systems that have constraints on the order in which actions are selected.IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control20172615This paper brings the celebrated max-weight features (myopic and discrete actions) to mainstream convex optimization by using the subgradient method for the Lagrange dual problem by the use of stochastic and $\epsilon$-subgradients.2017-01-10T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control['Víctor Valls', 'D. Leith']2017-01-10T00:00:00 83cfd6769a7cdcd55abac18da1f139085c615d24The live of unfold of information is unrelentingly expanded in online social organizations, as an example, Facebook and Twitter. To utilize online social organizations as a promoting stage, there are many examinations on the simplest way to utilize the proliferation of impact for viral advertising. one amongst the exploration problems is influence maximization (IMAX), that plans to get k seed clients to amplify the unfold of impact among clients in social organizations. during this project our contribution is to indicate the ad of products in step with the age of user consequently. it's over up being a NP-hard issue by Kempe et al. Since they planned an avaricious calculation for the difficulty, various analysts have planned totally different heuristic routines.2017013This project's contribution is to indicate the ad of products in step with the age of user consequently, to utilize the proliferation of impact for viral advertising in social organizations.2017-01-10T00:00:00International Education and Research Journal['Prathamesh Phuke', 'S. Rathod']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e1f225c07c2c667f3a62082154e8badccf64f7a1Keratoconus (KTCN, OMIM 148300) is a degenerative eye disorder characterized by progressive stromal thinning that leads to a conical shape of the cornea, resulting in optical aberrations and even loss of visual function. The biochemical background of the disease is poorly understood, which motivated us to perform RNA-Seq experiment, aimed at better characterizing the KTCN transcriptome and identification of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that might be involved in KTCN etiology. The in silico functional studies based on predicted lncRNA:RNA base-pairings led us to recognition of a number of lncRNAs possibly regulating genes with known or plausible links to KTCN. The lncRNA sequences and data regarding their predicted functions in controlling the RNA processing and stability are available for browse, search and download in KTCNlncDB (http://rhesus.amu.edu.pl/KTCNlncDB/), the first online platform devoted to KTCN transcriptome. Database URL: http://rhesus.amu.edu.pl/KTCNlncDB/Database J. Biol. Databases Curation20173413In silico functional studies based on predicted lncRNA:RNA base-pairings led to recognition of a number of lncRNAs possibly regulating genes with known or plausible links to KTCN.2017-01-10T00:00:00Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation['M. Szcześniak', 'Michał Kabza', 'Justyna A. Karolak', 'M. Rydzanicz', 'D. M. Nowak', 'B. Ginter-Matuszewska', 'P. Polakowski', 'R. Płoski', 'J. Szaflik', 'M. Gajecka']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9bd60076812e920fa3b1984ff943e2b19af76d44Aan increase in competence of teachers learning is a strategic to reach teachers with a capacity of cruising area that is geographically difficult to reach but having internet access , learning teachers is designed and developed by gtk who expected to use by teachers with indefinite period of time and space ,until the objective can improved that competence .teacher learning can do expected , in the end can improve the quality of education in indonesia .One of learning program for teachers is conducted in online and face-to-face with accompanied by mentor and facilitated by preceptor . Key words : Teachers learner, mode of online2017013One of learning program for teachers is conducted in online and face-to-face with accompanied by mentor and facilitated by preceptor and can improve the quality of education in indonesia.2017-01-10T00:00:00['S. Djaja']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8ad5680756551c3b2a4651ce4b2bb9fc80161a5aNonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) is very well suited for online coupling with mass spectrometry due to the relatively high volatility and low surface tension of most organic solvents. Here we present a quantitative NACE-ESI-MS/MS method for separating and determining physcion, chrysophanol, and aloe-emodin in rhubarb. Dantron was used as an internal standard to ensure accuracy and reproducibility in quantitative analyses. Parameters including the pH, background electrolyte (BGE) composition, flow-through microvial chemical modifier solution composition, and modifier solution flow rate were carefully optimized. The developed method was validated by assessing its precision, LODs, and linear range. The contents of physcion, chrysophanol, and aloe-emodin in rhubarb were determined to be 0.22%, 1.0%, and 0.17%, respectively.Analytical Chemistry20171313A quantitative NACE-ESI-MS/MS method for separating and determining physcion, chrysophanol, and aloe-emodin in rhubarb was presented and validated by assessing its precision, LODs, and linear range.2017-01-10T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['J. Cheng', 'Lingyu Wang', 'Weifen Liu', 'D. Chen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d6aedc873ef584e874cb6b1602214c3bb8a35e02We use a competitive search (price-posting) framework to experimentally examine how buyer information and fairness perceptions affect market behavior. We observe that moving from zero to one uninformed buyers leads to higher prices in both 2 (seller)×2 (buyer) and 2 × 3 markets: the former as predicted under standard preferences, the latter the opposite of the theoretical prediction. Perceptions of fair prices—elicited in the experiment—are a powerful driver of behavior. For buyers, fair prices correlate with price responsiveness, which varies systematically across treatments and impacts sellers’ pricing incentives. For sellers, fair prices correlate with underpricing, which also varies systematically across treatments. Data and the online appendix are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2620. This paper was accepted by Uri Gneezy, behavioral economics.Management Sciences20173113It is observed that moving from zero to one uninformed buyers leads to higher prices in both 2 (seller)×2 (buyer) and 2 × 3 markets: the former as predicted under standard preferences, the latter the opposite of the theoretical prediction.2017-01-10T00:00:00Manag. Sci.['Nejat Anbarcı', 'Nick Feltovich']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e7eeb42320379fdf2c12452d87920e58bc261aa2Social media users and microbloggers post about a wide variety of (off-line) collective social activities as they participate in them, ranging from concerts and sporting events to political rallies and civil protests. In this context, people who take part in the same collective social activity often post closely related content from nearby locations at similar times, resulting in distinctive spatiotemporal patterns. Can we automatically detect these patterns and thus provide insights into the associated activities? In this paper, we propose a modeling framework for clustering streaming spatiotemporal data, the Spatial Dirichlet Hawkes Process (SDHP), which allows us to automatically uncover a wide variety of spatiotemporal patterns of collective social activity from geolocated online traces. Moreover, we develop an efficient, online inference algorithm based on Sequential Monte Carlo that scales to millions of geolocated posts. Experiments on synthetic data and real data gathered from Twitter show that our framework can recover a wide variety of meaningful social activity patterns in terms of both content and spatiotemporal dynamics, that it yields interesting insights about these patterns, and that it can be used to estimate the location from where a tweet was posted.SDM20172811This paper proposes a modeling framework for clustering streaming spatiotemporal data, the Spatial Dirichlet Hawkes Process (SDHP), which allows for automatically uncover a wide variety of spatiotsemporal patterns of collective social activity from geolocated online traces, and develops an efficient, online inference algorithm based on Sequential Monte Carlo that scales to millions of geolocate posts.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['M. Jankowiak', 'M. Gomez-Rodriguez']2017-01-10T00:00:00 23954ee762f51296dfd28baaacab19e4e017daaeJournal of Genetic Counseling20173411Training programs, continuing education, and peer supervision might include discussion of CT, informed by examples from the present study, to increase genetic counselor awareness and skills for managing the phenomenon.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Genetic Counseling['Rebecca A. Reeder', 'P. Veach', 'Ian M. MacFarlane', 'B. LeRoy']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6bdf2328bcbb4e2f6a09fdd501854034f08f00bcIn two experiments, we examine the effects of employer reputation in an online labor market in which employers may decline to pay workers while keeping the work product. In the first experiment, a blinded worker performs tasks posted by employers with good, bad, or no online reputations. Results confirm that reputation provides information on task completion time and nonpayment, and thereby effective wage rates. In the second experiment, we create multiple employer identities endowed with different exogenously introduced reputations. We find that employers with good reputations attract workers at nearly twice the rate as those with bad reputations with no discernible difference in quality. We interpret these results through the lens of an equilibrium search model in which the threat of a bad reputation deters employers from the abuse of authority even in the absence of contractual protections of workers.201749112017-01-10T00:00:00Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures eJournal['Alan Benson', 'Aaron J. Sojourner', 'Akhmed Umyarov']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e6be1ef312e611bfbee565278f45c3976460f497Asia Pacific Family Medicine20174011A resident self-competency assessment provides a simple and practical way to conduct an assessment of skills, to monitor skills over time, to use the data to inform residency program improvement, and to demonstrate the breadth of family medicine training to policymakers, and other stakeholders.2017-01-10T00:00:00Asia Pacific Family Medicine['M. Fetters', 'Satoko Motohara', 'Lauren E. Ivey', 'Keiichiro Narumoto', 'K. Sano', 'Masahiko Terada', 'Tsukasa Tsuda', 'M. Inoue']2017-01-10T00:00:00 82d8d9f3940cbb39ff9128ef52698b5228476ecbNetwork latencies have become increasingly important for the performance of web servers and cloud computing platforms. Identifying network-related tail latencies and reasoning about their potential causes is especially important to gauge application run-time in online data-intensive applications, where the 99th percentile latency of individual operations can significantly affect the the overall latency of requests. This paper deconstructs the "tail at scale" effect across TCP-IP, UDP-IP, and RDMA network protocols. Prior scholarly works have analyzed tail latencies caused by extrinsic network parameters like network congestion and flow fairness. Contrary to existing literature, we identify surprising rare tails in TCP-IP round-trip measurements that are as enormous as 110x higher than the median latency. Our experimental design eliminates network congestion as a tail-inducing factor. Moreover, we observe similar extreme tails in UDP-IP packet exchanges, ruling out additional TCP-IP protocol operations as the root cause of tail latency. However, we are unable to reproduce similar tail latencies in RDMA packet exchanges, which leads us to conclude that the TCP/UDP protocol stack within the operating system kernel is likely the primary source of extreme latency tails.arXiv.org20172410The TCP/UDP protocol stack within the operating system kernel is likely the primary source of extreme latency tails, and the experimental design eliminates network congestion as a tail-inducing factor.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['Akshitha Sriraman', 'Sihang Liu', 'Sinan Gunbay', 'Shan Su', 'T. Wenisch']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6e2b49a21aa5a3af3dcb3a0e16c89ee0330e7008BMC Obesity2017249This study explored adults’ perceptions of the meaning of four terms used to describe unhealthy foods: junk food, snack food, party food, and discretionary food to demonstrate that different terms for unhealthy foods can have substantially different meanings for audience members.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC obesity['S. Pettigrew', 'Z. Talati', 'I. Pratt']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e718c4b6e41359296b02db13365db6e0feeb5242We prove the Linear Time Hierarchy Theorems for random access machines and Gurevich abstract state machines. One long-term goal of this line or research is to prove lower bounds for natural linear time problems.Journal of universal computer science (Online)20171319The Linear Time Hierarchy Theorems for random access machines and Gurevich abstract state machines are proved and lower bounds for natural linear time problems are proved.2017-01-10T00:00:00J. Univers. Comput. Sci.['A. Blass', 'Y. Gurevich']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ab89a1871b9ed779193d3fd2f9e3dcc3ce634282BioMedical Engineering OnLine20173119Six well-known open source DTI registration algorithms: Elastic, Rigid, Affine, DTI-TK, FSL and SyN were applied on 11 subjects from an open-access dataset, among which one was randomly chosen as the template.2017-01-10T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Yi Wang', 'Yu-Jia Shen', 'Dongyang Liu', 'Guoqin Li', 'Zhe Guo', 'Yangyu Fan', 'Yilong Niu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ce36b4b6999b20fbc3c3fb4e86ba480ec1efdb15This study investigated the relationship of students’ satisfaction and learning interest when the teacher used a web-based learning platform. Participants were drawn from a tertiary institution in central Taiwan, ages ranging between 19 to 24 years old taken from two departments, the Department of Applied English and the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering. Three hundred and two participants completed an online questionnaire, but only 225 questionnaires were valid when the data was analyzed. Data analysis was conducted descriptively, Pearson correlation, and ANOVA were computed to determine the answers to research questions posted in this study. The results of this study showed that students’ satisfaction and learning interest when using a web-based learning platform were positively correlated at a significant level. The outcome could be thereby interpreted as the more a teacher used a web-based learning platform in teaching instruction; the more likely the students were satisfied with the class which also impacted their learning interest. Also, the results showed only students’ satisfaction significantly differed in the aspect of students’ ages. However, the results did not show statistical significance regarding gender and department. This result can be interpreted that no matter what the gender or major, students’ experience of using a web-based learning platform for learning English was positive and valuable. In-depth discussions and pedagogical implications are addressed in the paper. At the end, the limitations of this study and future research directions are discussed as well.201708The results of this study showed that students’ satisfaction and learning interest when using a web-based learning platform were positively correlated at a significant level, which can be interpreted that no matter what the gender or major,Students’ experience of using aWeb- based learning platform for learning English was positive and valuable.2017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Educational Research['L. Hsu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 5392c2ee5a42322537405fbf0589270947140edfBioMedical Engineering OnLine20173014A novel two-dimensional non-rigid MR-TRUS registration algorithm that uses correlation ratio-based mutual information (CRMI) as the similarity criterion and an improved stochastic gradient descent (ISGD) optimization method based on the Metropolis acceptance criteria to improve the global optimization ability and decrease the registration time is proposed.2017-01-10T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Lun Gong', 'Haifeng Wang', 'Chengtao Peng', 'Yakang Dai', 'Min Ding', 'Yinghao Sun', 'Xiaodong Yang', 'Jian Zheng']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d0b76597e86a66904645ef5a0bf726a87dd93de5questionnaire the data and statistically the introduction and results. the analysis of the study, the discussion and ABSTRACT Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) among undergraduate (UGS) and postgraduate (PGS) Saudi female dental students in College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al Monwarah. Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Study: between January 2016 till 2016. Methodology: This study incorporated 108 female dental students. The information was assembled through an online anonymous pre-prepared questionnaire consisted of 15 structured Original Research Article close-ended questions. Descriptive statistics calculated in terms of frequencies and percentages by Chi-Square test. Results: Our study showed that the majority of participants knew CBCT (93.8%). Awareness of CBCT was nearly similar between UGS (92.9%) and PGS (100.0%). The highest percentage of participants (67.9%) acquired information about CBCT from faculty lessons. Only three (3.7%) did not work with digital radiography. Most of the UGS agreed that the faculty provided adequate education regarding CBCT (70%), in contrast with PGS who disagreed (90.9%). 86.4% of contributors supposed it is needed for CBCT to be available at dental faculties. There was a high satisfaction of using CBCT amongst UGS (78.6%) and PGS (90.9%). Conclusion: The study participants’ responses reflect the importance of CBCT in the dental field. Nevertheless, the study necessitates that dental school curriculum should include adequate CBCT practical training and its integration with other clinical courses to improve students’ basic knowledge and interpretation regarding this recent technology.2017186It is necessitates that dental school curriculum should include adequate CBCT practical training and its integration with other clinical courses to improve students’ basic knowledge and interpretation regarding this recent technology.2017-01-10T00:00:00British journal of medicine and medical research['Reham Noaman', 'S. Khateeb']2017-01-10T00:00:00 52e869e146050e2f8f7999e6190a4a09557cc3b9A novel paradigm for building code modulated visual evoked potential (cVEP) brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) is proposed. The paradigm is based on grouping modulation of stimuli with different codes in order to increase the number of stimuli and resulting information transfer rate (ITR). In a single group, an original code and its circularly shifting codes are used for modulating 16 stimuli. To achieve good separability of stimuli, the original codes for different groups should have good autocorrelation and cross-correlation properties. A pair of Golay complementary series and an almost perfect autocorrelation sequence are used as the original codes to implement a three-group cVEP BCI with 48 targets. Four subjects participated in a simulated online experiment and a high ITR of 129.58 bits/min was achieved due to the sharp increase of the number of targets.2017117A novel paradigm for building code modulated visual evoked potential (cVEP) brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) is proposed, based on grouping modulation of stimuli with different codes in order to increase the number of stimuli and resulting information transfer rate (ITR).2017-01-10T00:00:00Electronics Letters['Qingguo Wei', 'Huayun Gong', 'Zongwu Lu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 670138c284d539e44eeaa5ee0fa08629cb744a57Objective : This study evaluated the effectiveness of an immersive teaching and learning approach for undergraduate nurses. Traditional classroom tutorials were combined with self-directed learning using LabTutor™, an online learning platform, and clinical nursing simulation using high fidelity manikins. Learning modules were designed to link the student’s knowledge and understanding of biosceince with clinical assessment and nursing management in order to develop clinical decision-making skills. It was anticipated that students’ learning experience would be enhanced by the higher level of realism that is possible using the sophisticated manikins and authentic patient clinical data and case notes provided in LabTutor™. Methods : The study took place in a New Zealand School of Nursing in 2014. Qualitative data was gathered using focus groups and an external facilitator. Quantitative data was gathered using an online survey. Results : Participants were second year undergraduate nursing students (N = 111): 71 (64%) interviewees, and 82 (73%) survey respondents. Qualitative data showed that the immersive learning process was effective. Quantitative data affirmed that immersive learning was liked, confidence improved, students enjoyed the process, and would recommend it to others. Using simulation and patient case studies were preferred teaching strategies. Performing experiments, and using digital LabTutor™ technology challenged many, but skills improved over the year. Conclusions : The immersive learning approach was effective. However, despite the high level of authenticity made possible by using high fidelity manikins, realism was hard to establish. An unexpected learning outcome occurred when intermittent technology malfunction prompted students to use problem-solving skills.2017527The immersive learning approach was effective, however, despite the high level of authenticity made possible by using high fidelity manikins, realism was hard to establish.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Nursing Education and Practice['Liz Ditzel', 'Karole Hogarth', 'R. Lesā']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8a429039ee212186ffa08008cdf5dcd54807fa4aObjectives: An online survey and focus groups were conducted, providing qualitative information on the work–life balance of psychiatrists and trainees in Australasia. Methods: An invitation to participate in an anonymous online welfare survey was emailed to all the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists trainees, Fellows, and Affiliates. Following this, nine focus groups were held across Australia and New Zealand. Results: Responses received were thematically analysed. The emergent patterns are presented in this report. Conclusions: Our research suggests that work–life balance can be subjectively and objectively measured. There are phases of good and bad work–life balance, depending on stage of career and other commitments. Work–life balance may be an indicator of the health of individuals and organisations. Due to its complexity, with intrinsic and extrinsic factors involved, solutions are unlikely to be simple. Further studies are needed to substantiate our findings.Australasian Psychiatry2017137The research suggests that work–life balance can be subjectively and objectively measured and may be an indicator of the health of individuals and organisations.2017-01-10T00:00:00Australasian Psychiatry['Lois Evans', 'G. Young']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1b9d36dd38ee68052a11741235ca5a81973b0a1eObjective: To assess the level of career satisfaction and factors associated with work stress in members of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Methods: In 2014 an online survey was distributed to members of the RANZCP (including psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees). Results: A total of 1051 members responded to the survey. Almost 85% of respondents indicated that they were satisfied with the work they were doing at the current stage of their career. ‘Too much work to do in too little time’ emerged as a key stressor and was ranked as the number one stressor in last 12 months by over one third of respondents. Where applicable, examinations, prospect of revalidation and training hurdles were all noted to be moderately/extremely stressful by over 50% of respondents. Conclusions: The majority of psychiatrists and trainees appear to be satisfied with their current work. However, there are many factors creating increased work stress and affecting welfare. The role of the college in protecting the welfare of its members should be further considered.Australasian Psychiatry2017117The majority of psychiatrists and trainees appear to be satisfied with their current work, however, there are many factors creating increased work stress and affecting welfare.2017-01-10T00:00:00Australasian Psychiatry['S. Rotstein', 'Kym Jenkins']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6c2957173c4d88ee5163ff74d5c020463a801312Introduction: Geriatric poly-pharmacy is defined as the use of more drugs in older adults than are medically necessary. It is widely prevalent in clinical practice. The rationale for poly-pharmacy in the elderly is not clear. Objective: 1) Review the epidemiology, etiologic factors and potential consequences of geriatric poly-pharmacy; 2) Provide recommendations for prevention and reduction of geriatric polypharmacy. Methods: A review of literature for published articles in English language from online databases (Medline, EBSCO, Psychinfo, Google scholar) was conducted from 2000-2017. Results: With minor geographical variation, the prevalence of geriatric poly-pharmacy ranges from 15-80%. The trend is rising globally. Etiology is not clear. Associated factors include demographic factors (advanced age, education, geographic variation, socio-economic status, insurance), comorbidities, health status, severity of disease, treatment- refractoriness, healthcare setting (inpatient, out-patient or nursing home), cultural beliefs, physician prescribing pattern, etc. The concurrent administration and use of multiple medications increase the risk of drug interactions, potential adverse consequences, falls, fractures including morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Geriatric poly-pharmacy is also associated with cumulative toxicity, poor medication adherence and treatment non-compliance. Recommendations provided are targeted at preventing and reducing unnecessary geriatric poly-pharmacy in clinical practice. Conclusion: The growing epidemic of geriatric poly-pharmacy poses a significant public health problem. This article highlights on the strategies for preventing and reducing unnecessary prescribing of drugs in the elderly. A better understanding of physicians’ rationale for geriatric polypharmacy, patient tolerability and effectiveness of this strategy is needed to guide clinicians and to inform the development of evidence based treatment guidelines. Records searched from 2000-2017, identified through online databases (Medline, EBSCO, Psychinfo, Google Scholar).2017906A better understanding of physicians’ rationale for geriatric polypharmacy, patient tolerability and effectiveness of this strategy is needed to guide clinicians and to inform the development of evidence based treatment guidelines.2017-01-10T00:00:00British journal of medicine and medical research['S. Sarkar']2017-01-10T00:00:00 734a0cf96922c2362e60e4da388c93ca48911109Galaxy is a popular framework for execution of complex analytical pipelines typically for large data sets, and is a commonly used for (but not limited to) genomic, genetic and related biological analysis. It provides a web front-end and integrates with high performance computing resources. Here we report the development of the blend4php library that wraps Galaxy’s RESTful API into a PHP-based library. PHP-based web applications can use blend4php to automate execution, monitoring and management of a remote Galaxy server, including its users, workflows, jobs and more. The blend4php library was specifically developed for the integration of Galaxy with Tripal, the open-source toolkit for the creation of online genomic and genetic web sites. However, it was designed as an independent library for use by any application, and is freely available under version 3 of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LPGL v3.0) at https://github.com/galaxyproject/blend4php. Database URL: https://github.com/galaxyproject/blend4phpDatabase J. Biol. Databases Curation2017155The development of the blend4php library that wraps Galaxy’s RESTful API into a PHP-based library to automate execution, monitoring and management of a remote Galaxy server, including its users, workflows, jobs and more is reported.2017-01-10T00:00:00Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation['Connor Wytko', 'Brian Soto', 'S. Ficklin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c7cdf8fae91a8f652525a828e6c72156fd856b33Background: The prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout had shown an increasing trend all over the world including in developing countries. The patients may receive very little education on the dietary and lifestyle factors associated with gout. Objective of the Study: Assess knowledge and awareness about gout disease and determine prevalence of gout in Qatar. Methodology: A prospective cross-sectional study had been done on Qatari people in the period from December 2016 to March 2017. The Inclusion criteria were selected to be (i) Qatari (ii) older than sixteen years (iii) living in Qatar and (iv) agree to answer the questionnaire after mentioning the main objective of it. The data was collected from 447 Qatari by using a self-administered online questionnaire in Arabic language specially designed for the research purpose. All data were entered to the computer program MS EXCEL 2007 and frequency, percentage calculated for all the items in the questionnaire with representation for the answers by either pie chart or bar chart. Results: Among the 447 subjects 52% were males, 62% aged between sixteen to thirty six years. 38% are university graduate. The average knowledge regarding etiology, predisposing factors, complications and diagnosis of gout were 30%, average knowledge regarding diet consumption Short Research Article Alshammari and Mujtaba; JPRI, 17(4): 1-11, 2017; Article no.JPRI.34375 2 related to gout is approximately 30%, average knowledge regarding signs and symptoms of gout was 31% and the overall mean for participants knowledge and awareness were 31%. Overall the participants who reported to have gout were only thirty-six (8%) among them 33% know the normal range of uric acid in blood, 61% informed by their physician or pharmacist about the medication to be taken during the acute attack and 64% informed by physician or pharmacist about the types of foods that should be avoided. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study found low awareness and knowledge regarding gout among Qatari people. More attention is needed on patient education on gout and self-management training.2017344Low awareness and knowledge regarding gout among Qatari people is found and more attention is needed on patient education on gout and self-management training.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Pharmaceutical Research['Intithar Alshammari', 'Mujtaba']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1753d444cc822cb459236001acb0dcc69c4d6bf3Your mobile phone hosts a rich array of information about you and your behavior. This includes a wide range of unique identifiers and sensitive personal information that enables online tracking, often times for delivering targeted advertisement. It is, however, striking how little insight and control we, as mobile users have into the operation and performance of our devices, into how (or whether) they protect information we entrust to them, and who they share it with. Further, it is not just regular users that are in the dark; much of the operation of mobile devices remains mysterious even to experts. The ICSI Haystack project aims to overcome the limitations found on previous methodologies to better illuminate the mobile ecosystem at scale. At the core of the project is the Lumen app, available for free on Google Play. The app runs on the mobile phone itself and can comprehensively observe app, device and network activity. This will allow ICSI researchers to understand the operation, performance and personal information flow---including online third-party services collecting this information---at unprecedented scales with real user stimuli. Specifically, Lumen’s comprehensive vantage point facilitates four research thrusts: network performance analysis, mobile traffic characterization, analysis of the mobile tracking ecosystem, and mobile networking security assessment.201704The ICSI Haystack project aims to overcome the limitations found on previous methodologies to better illuminate the mobile ecosystem at scale and facilitate four research thrusts: network performance analysis, mobile traffic characterization, analysis of the mobile tracking ecosystem, and mobile networking security assessment.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Narseo Vallina-Rodriguez', 'C. Kreibich', 'M. Allman', 'V. Paxson']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9ad6009c408408c7cbc67541bdc13c5213f68acfThe purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of a series of online, module-based instructional reusable learning objects (RLOs) targeted at entry-level, 1st year, Master of Occupational Therapy students. The content of the RLOs addressed knowledge and implementation of A SECRET, a parental reasoning approach for children with a sensory processing disorder, specifically sensory over responsiveness. Nine RLOs were developed and embedded within a commonly used learning management system. Participants (n = 8) were evaluated regarding their ability to discriminate between appropriate and inappropriate A SECRET strategies using a selected-response assessment. The participants' overall average score was 68%, a positive finding given the novelty of the instruction, assessment, and the content.Occupational Therapy International2017274A series of online, module-based instructional reusable learning objects targeted at entry-level, 1st year, Master of Occupational Therapy students addressed knowledge and implementation of A SECRET, a parental reasoning approach for children with a sensory processing disorder, specifically sensory over responsiveness.2017-01-10T00:00:00Occupational Therapy International['B. Gee', 'Jane Strickland', 'Kelly Thompson', 'L. Miller']2017-01-10T00:00:00 5b7e5cce9596c66ef24e0b6c55b09cb4f84a3a18The article considers the method of remote research of traffic flow characteristics in the largest cities based on satellite monitoring. The aim of the research is to develop mathematical conformities of traffic flow theory that allow interpreting the results of decoding the traffic situation static picture obtained from free online services into primary and derived traffic characteristics. Data on functional dependences of traffic density and traffic flow speed differentiated with respect to transport and road conditions is provided. The developed technique made it possible to minimize resource costs to conduct simultaneous monitoring of traffic flows on the road network in the largest cities of the Ural Federal District.201724The aim of the research is to develop mathematical conformities of traffic flow theory that allow interpreting the results of decoding the traffic situation static picture obtained from free online services into primary and derived traffic characteristics.2017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Testeshev', 'V. Timohovetz']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8a73cd936d290c04301cc9746f66b7987006fa00Knowledge and technology uptake in the context of climate change adaptation is critical in ensuring that communities vulnerable to climate risks, respond effectively with appropriate actions, and particularly to its extreme events that are increasingly bedeviling agricultural natural resources and livelihoods, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Uptake as a subject is either loosely treated or lightly understood by actors in the African climate change research and development continuum. The objective of this article was to appraise the status of uptake of innovations (knowledge and technologies) of climate change adaptations in crop-based systems in Uganda, and propose viable Review Article Tenywa et al.; AIR, 11(2): 1-14, 2017; Article no.AIR.34892 2 interventions for enhancing the uptake process to obviate the escalating effects of climate change and its associated variability. The study was conducted during December 2016. It was dominantly a desk review, primarily based on existing online information sources and other national institutional repositories. The other information source was from a two-days stakeholder workshop involving key actors within the climate change research and development value chain in Uganda. They validated the synthesised information and supplemented with more recent events and hitherto undocumented scenarios. The study revealed that uptake of climate change adaptation actions was measurably low in the country; hence, communities were far from ready to face the recurrently changing and increasingly aggressive climate change events. Among the major contributors to slow uptake were lack of a coherent climate change activity coordination entity in the country, to organise actors into a functional service delivery system with minimum duplication; ensuring quality actions and following a unidirectional long term goal. The other hindrances included scattered knowledge and technologies, sub-optimal communication and extension services, technology products misconception, low adaptation capacity, unfavourable policies and policy environments, ineffectiveness traditional public and civil society extension agencies. Interventions are proposed to obviate these bottlenecks, using largely internal mechanisms.20175242017-01-10T00:00:00Artificial Intelligence Review['J. Tenywa', 'M. Nabasirye', 'R. Twinomuhangi', 'D. Mfitumukiza']2017-01-10T00:00:00 566325a9fa929e2c5f8a6443839a0c2826d21f4eIncreasing growth of industry and industrial productions caused the exposure of more than 4 million people with a wide variety of chemicals in the world (1,2). So, the number of chemicals detected at present is over 18 million and 1000 to 2000 new chemicals are added to this number annually which toxicology information is available currently only for 10000 types of chemicals. Some of these substances are new compounds and mixtures which their toxicological properties have not been studied and may be dangerous for humans (3). Exposure to these substances without considering the precautionary principles and control measures, while working with them, can cause numerous health effects on people. Health effects depending on the type of chemicals, route of entry, duration of the A-R-T-I-C-L-EI-N-F-O A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T Article Notes: Received: Jun 5, 2016 Received in revised form: Sep 15, 2016 Accepted: Oct 20, 2016 Available Online: Jan 1, 2017 Background & Aims of the Study: Petrochemical industry is an important industry in the economic development of the country that causes employees have exposure with several kinds of contamination. The aim of this study was Semi-quantitative assessment of the health risk of occupational exposure to chemical materials and investigation of spirometry indices between employees of petrochemical industry. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in one of the petrochemical industry complex in a special area of Assaluyeh in Iran in 2016. Health risk assessment of exposure to harmful chemical agents was performed in all of units and during three stages (identification of harmful material, determination of hazard rate of the chemical material, exposure rate and estimate of risk rate). Spirometry indices were measured using spirometry. Results: The results of chemical materials risk assessment showed that Raffinate in Butadiene unit has identified the highest amount of risk rank among 27 chemical materials in investigated units. In comparison with spirometry indices in Olefine unit between age with FVC parameter and history work with FVC and FEV1 parameters has observed a significant and negative correlation (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results of risk assessment in all of the petrochemical units showed that 48.14% of materials were at low risk level, 29.62% medium risk, 18.51% high risk and 3.7% had very high risk level. The variables affecting on spirometry employees such as age and work experience play an important role in reducing the pulmonary function tests in exposed subjects.2017154Assessment of the health risk of occupational exposure to chemical materials and investigation of spirometry indices between employees of petrochemical industry showed that Raffinate in Butadiene unit has identified the highest amount of risk rank among 27 chemical materials in investigated units.2017-01-10T00:00:00Archives of Hygiene Sciences['Hajar Dazi', 'Payam Heydari', 'S. Shokri', 'S. Varmazyar', 'A. Variani']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6ed9c4373fee0b641b48ed4a9efda4ed4dbaea21A new mode of modern vocational education curriculum has been found, after lots of practices and researches having been done by many researchers in two courses --- "Building mechanics and structure" and "reinforced concrete engineering construction". Based on the goal of cultivating students' abilities of independent learning, innovation and lifelong learning, these practices and researches are combined with SPOC (Small Private Online Course) and MOOC (Massive Open Online Couses), flipped classroom and blended learing. Before teaching, teachers should make various teaching videos, texts and other materials of knowledge points by a special learning platform. Students can choose which way to learn according to their tastes, and complete the online test left by teachers. According to the online test, students can know about their own learning situation and teachers can analyze test results so as to determine which key-points and difficult-points needed to be explained in the class. In theclasses, the teacher will firstly make a detailed explanation of the problems from the online test, and then give the class-task. Students should complete the task independently and collaboratively, and evaluate each other. The teacher will do the final judgment. After class, teachers assigned thehomework according to the learning content. Students consolidate, strengthen and improve their studies in the process of completing their homework.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology20172032017-01-10T00:00:00['M. Wang']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e7139dee811744fec69713ac1346824b91797b83Objective: To understand the challenges faced by psychiatrists and psychiatry trainees in accessing healthcare. Methods: An online survey was distributed to all members (fellows, associates and affiliates) of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and a number of focus groups were held across Australia and New Zealand. Results: A total of 1051 members responded to the survey and nine focus groups were held. Almost all respondents indicated they had a personal general practitioner. However, there were varying factors affecting access to healthcare and the ability to take leave when unwell. Conclusion: There are numerous barriers facing RANZCP members in looking after their own health. Addressing these barriers will require action at multiple points in the system.Australasian Psychiatry201753There are numerous barriers facing RANZCP members in looking after their own health and addressing these barriers will require action at multiple points in the system.2017-01-10T00:00:00Australasian Psychiatry['Kym Jenkins']2017-01-10T00:00:00 30976ef6e3a19e1b1a8cb8bb02a3236794be3f18New vernacular anti-gentrification media communities were formed in the twenty-first century that both documented changes in urban environments and aimed to inspire future action. This essay looks at how a specific blogging community, Jeremiah Moss and the East Village Blog Mafia, started campaigns online and off, facilitated meaningful dialogue, created a distinct folk group that was focused on saving New York City, and became cultural agents of change themselves. Grassroots movements, such as this one, raise important questions about collective identity, community values, and neighborhood diversity, issues that are at the center of our field. This case study is a call for folklorists to study anti-gentrification media communities, folk responses to displacement, and the material culture of vanishing urban cultures and communities. Urban folklorists should be a part of the gentrification conversation going forward.20173332017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Glass']2017-01-10T00:00:00 62faf31b5d2c93d9101166a74a3bf85815f9e565Student-generating questions activity is a meaningful learning approach for providing the learners with opportunity of reflecting on and elaborating their learning content. The purpose of this study is to investigate the undergraduate student's perception and online navigation behaviors toward afore mentioned activities in engineering education. The on-line student-posting questions and problem-solving activities are conducted in the course of data structures for undergraduate students of computer science department in Taipei. The participants were asked for generating and posting questions with its solving process on learning management system (LMS for abbrev.). The learning experiment lasted for 18-week. The on-line navigation behaviors are gathered from LMS, and the self-reported questionnaire is used for collecting the participants' perception toward afore mentioned activities. The results reveal that such learning by assessing activities are helpful in attaining multiple solving strategies for student-generating questions. The questions-reviewing frequency of high achievers are significant greater than that of low achievers based on profile of on-line navigation behaviors in LMS. The difference of navigation behaviors among some learning styles is divergently different.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology2017193The results reveal that such learning by assessing activities are helpful in attaining multiple solving strategies for student-generating questions.2017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Lai']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3abbd72d843613076be671b2044d7ca29777c57cThe impact of emerging technologies on authentic learning in higher education remains a core concern in the South African context. Learning Management Systems (LMSs) must include emerging technologies to support innovative teaching and learning practices, given their importance in expanding student access to learning materials, and the facilitation of student development. At the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the Centre for Innovative Education and Communication Technologies (CIECT) has championed the adoption of innovative eLearning practices for over 10 years. This study explores the infusion of learning theories aligned to eTools in service of national higher education imperatives. The authors discuss the value of learning theories in the eLearning field, and deliberate on the development of the main learning theories. Original Research Article Stoltenkamp et al.; ACRI, 8(1): 1-9, 2017; Article no.ACRI.34133 2 The study also discusses the application of learning theories in online environments, and this issue is explored by way of six cases, providing examples of how various learning theories can be aligned to eTools. These were gathered from CIECT’s marketing blog, which constitutes a research repository of practitioner experiences and reflections of the institutional LMS and innovative teaching and learning practices. The aim is to explore and emphasize the importance of grounding emerging eTools use in theory and pedagogy to promote student development, as well as the application of learning theories, specifically when designing learning environments to support traditional teaching and learning practices. The qualitative study is primarily exploratory and descriptive. It also includes a brief discussion of the results of a student questionnaire (179 respondents from across faculties and departments) exploring how and why students use eTools at UWC. This exploration of broader student eTools use will help create the foundation for a followup study to explore the use of learning theories in promoting more focused eTools adoption.2017193The aim is to explore and emphasize the importance of grounding emerging eTools use in theory and pedagogy to promote student development, as well as the application of learning theories, specifically when designing learning environments to support traditional teaching and learning practices.2017-01-10T00:00:00['J. Stoltenkamp', 'André Siebrits', 'Valentino van de Heyde']2017-01-10T00:00:00 72ea90f7edad7ab5fd4aa8b1eb82208db639ac27This essay presents an online community in the context of the larger performance of digital identity that has become somewhat common in recent years. Through applying folkloristic methodologies, the paper examines the creation and evolution of a new community that pushes traditional understandings of how folk groups are conceptualized and analyzed. As shown here, the digital community exists in a hybridized and fractured limbo, yet is still bound by the premodern rules of folkloric boundaries that folklorists have studied and identified for generations.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['J. E. Price']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2f400dc5817cbbdca436fd1addbc6a85c7be42daEste trabajo se situa en el ambito de los intangibles en el sector publico, un campo de investigacion que se encuentra en la interseccion de varias disciplinas como son la comunicacion politica, las relaciones publicas y la comunicacion corporativa. La investigacion explora la dinamica de la legitimidad y reputacion de un lider publico y su organizacion con responsabilidades ejecutivas en un gobierno central. Mas especificamente, se analiza lo que esta en la base para la construccion de estos intangibles: la congruencia que hay entre los juicios de reputacion y legitimidad que sobre un ministerio de educacion (Ministerio de Educacion del Gobierno de Espana, con ministros Jose Ignacio Wert y Inigo Mendez de Vigo (2011-2015) formulan la propia organizacion, los medios y los ciudadanos. El marco teorico, al amparo de la teoria de identidad social, profundiza en los conceptos reputacion y legitimidad, pero en la deriva que con la mediacion de los medios (tambien online) adoptan como “legitimidad mediatica-offline/online” y “reputacion mediatica offline/online”. El estado mas actual del debate academico sobre la relacion entre estos dos intangibles (la complementariedad y no independencia) es objeto del analisis. El diseno metodologico para la observacion empirica es triangular y consiste en un analisis de contenido cuantitativo de los juicios de legitimidad y reputacion contrastando tres puntos de observacion, asi como el caracter online/offline de la comunicacion. En concreto, de la organizacion se analiza la comunicacion en Twitter de los ministros y del ministerio, asi como las notas de prensa y comunicados; de la prensa se analiza prensa impresa y los perfiles de los diarios en Twitter; y de los ciudadanos, los tuits. Con apoyo en los datos del contraste triangular, y al amparo del marco teorico, el trabajo proporciona informacion sobre la deriva que adopta la comunicacion de una organizacion publica en su interaccion con los diferentes actores, y como esta interaccion puede afectar a su reputacion y legitimidad y, en ultimo termino, a los ciudadanos. Se apuntan implicaciones operativas para la construccion de estos bienes intangibles en instituciones publicas. El trabajo incluye mapas metodologicos elaborados tras una revision completa de lo realizado hasta el momento sobre legitimidad y reputacion mediaticas tanto online como offline.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['Carmen María López López']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7b59a8b682c862396e49aa6d3753c7ad956e92deHighly-available datastores are widely deployed for online applications. However, many online applications are not contented with the simple data access interface currently provided by highly-available datastores. Distributed transaction support is demanded by applications such as large-scale online payment used by Alipay or Paypal. Current solutions to distributed transaction can spend more than half of the whole transaction processing time in distributed commit. An efficient atomic commit protocol is highly desirable. This paper presents the HACommit protocol, a logless one-phase commit protocol for highly-available systems. HACommit has transaction participants vote for a commit before the client decides to commit or abort the transaction; in comparison, the state-of-the-art practice for distributed commit is to have the client decide before participants vote. The change enables the removal of both the participant logging and the coordinator logging steps in the distributed commit process; it also makes possible that, after the client initiates the transaction commit, the transaction data is visible to other transactions within one communication roundtrip time (i.e., one phase). In the evaluation with extensive experiments, HACommit outperforms recent atomic commit solutions for highly-available datastores under different workloads. In the best case, HACommit can commit in one fifth of the time 2PC does.arXiv.org2017432HACommit has transaction participants vote for a commit before the client decides to commit or abort the transaction; in comparison, the state-of-the-art practice for distributed commit is to have the client decide before participants vote.2017-01-10T00:00:00ArXiv['Yuqing Zhu', 'Philip S. Yu', 'Guolei Yi', 'Wenlong Ma', 'Mengying Guo', 'Jianxun Liu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c59b129adae98b6fa16f1888e1c56c614b6a7c2fRNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) has become a routine technology for investigating gene expression differences in comparative transcriptomic studies. Differential expression (DE) analysis of the isoforms of genes is just emerging now that expression (read counts) can be estimated with higher accuracy at the isoform level. Estimating the statistical power that can be achieved with a specific number of repeats is a key step in RNA-Seq analysis. The R library proper was developed to provide realistic empirical power analysis. However, proper uses differential expression methods more suited for power calculation of gene-level expression data. We propose extensions to this tool that would allow for power analysis which takes into account the specificities of isoforms expression. This was achieved by enabling the use of EBSeq, a DE approach well-tailored for isoform-level expression, as an additional analysis method within PROPER. The new extensions and exemplar code for their usage are freely available online at: https://github.com/agaye/proper_extensionFrontiers in Genetics201792This work enables the use of EBSeq, a DE approach well-tailored for isoform-level expression, as an additional analysis method within PROPER, and proposes extensions to this tool that would allow for power analysis which takes into account the specificities of isoforms expression.2017-01-10T00:00:00Frontiers in Genetics['Amadou Gaye']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b7d75f25c44cd7f47be6bfc421ea007bd70d9285Abstract. To obtain more and accurate biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emission rates for more plant species in China and further improve the accuracy of emission rates used in BVOC emission inventories, we conducted field measurements and developed a statistical approach for estimating representative emission rates. We performed field measurements of BVOC emissions from 50 plant species at nine locations in China using our established semi-static enclosure system. The emissions of 102 VOCs, including isoprene, α-pinene, β-pinene, and other VOC species, were analyzed with a custom-built online gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/flame ionization detector system. From the results, broadleaf trees were the greatest potential emitters of isoprene, while needle-leaf trees emitted more pinene. Shrubs had lower isoprene and pinene emission potentials, but higher emission potentials for other VOCs. Methyl methacrylate, isopropylbenzene, isopentane, acetone, ethane, propane, toluene, and xylene were the dominant species among other VOCs, probably with high emission intensities. Therefore, their emissions should be considered in future global and regional BVOC estimation studies. Next, we summarized our field measurements along with reported emission rates from China and abroad. The emission intensity categories were produced based on statistics, with more detailed categories, accurate emission rate intervals and representative rates compared to previous studies. The results showed that the BVOC emission intensities of plants displayed different categories, such as lowest, lower, low, moderate, high, higher, and highest. The isoprene emission rate intervals and representative rates were: lowest, 0.08–0.11 and 0.1 μg C gdw−1 h−1; lower, 0.9–1.3 and 1.0 μg C gdw−1 h−1; low, 5.2–6.5 and 5.8 μg C gdw−1 h−1; moderate, 13.1–15.3 and 14.4 μg C gdw−1 h−1; high, 31.1–37.0 and 33.6 μg C gdw−1 h−1; higher, 67.2–75.1 and 70.1 μg C gdw−1 h−1; and highest, 135.1–157.6 and 142.5 μg C gdw−1 h−1. The monoterpene emission rate intervals and representative rates were: lowest, 0.08–0.11 and 0.1 μg C gdw−1 h−1; lower, 0.17–0.22 and 0.2 μg C gdw−1 h−1; low, 0.5–0.7 and 0.6 μg C gdw−1 h−1; moderate, 1.2–1.5 and 1.4 μg C gdw−1 h−1; high, 2.8–3.3 and 3.0 μg C gdw−1 h−1; and higher, 11.1–14.9 and 12.6 μg C gdw−1 h−1. Using these established emission intervals, we determined the isoprene and monoterpene emission rates for 192 plant species/genera in China, including 30 dominant tree species, 149 shrub and grass genera, and 13 crop species. These estimations would be further improved by integrating larger quantities of rigorous field measurements from China in the future.2017012017-01-10T00:00:00Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics['Lingyu Li', 'Yaqi Li', 'S. Xie']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7aacba25cf0fa6c5db277ecc8c1bec6bd01ee7daMostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud1,2, Fathy A. Abdel-Ghaffar2, Azza El-Amir2, Gamal Badr3 and Saleh Al-Quraishy1* 1Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia 2Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 61616, Egypt 3Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Physiology, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt Article Information Received 03 December 2015 Revised 22 June 2016 Accepted 04 September 2016 Available online 10 January 20172017311This work aims to provide a clear picture of the immune system’s role in the response to infectious disease and aims to clarify the role of immune deficiency in the development of immune-inflammatory bowel disease.2017-01-10T00:00:00Pakistan Journal of Zoology['M. A. Abdel-Maksoud', 'F. Abdel-Ghaffar', 'A. El-Amir', 'Gamal Badr', 'S. Al-Quraishy']2017-01-10T00:00:00 81c355d96dd37b53d53b436c497da4af6411446eSmartphone apps are now being increasingly used to help the patient to manage his health and gain access to useful information 1 . Thus it is essential to use the existing technology to spread dental health. The need of the hour is to develop a suitable app for the patient’s use and help the patient to choose from an assortment of apps available in the market. Thus, an online search was conducted on the World Wide Web and Google Play Store to gain an insight into the existing dental apps. The search result showed an array of apps, of various specialities and features. Based on the observations regarding the existing apps, an app was designed to  advocate  oral health in the future. It is important for the end user to be able to choose an app with features that are personalized and validated.2017121Based on the observations regarding the existing apps, an app was designed to  advocate  oral health in the future and it is important for the end user to be able to choose an app with features that are personalized and validated.2017-01-10T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['V. Chadda', 'Akshi', 'Anuradha Sharma', 'A. Juneja', 'A. Mehta', 'S. S. Bhasin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1ba79d9e248a4e122699cd6c4ee5001468ede06cIn early 2013, the publishing house Thienemann caused a quite heated controversy with the announcement to remove racist terms from a new edition of the popular German children‘s book “Die kleine Hexe” (The Little Witch). Drawing on a qualitative analysis of readers’ comments in eleven online newsportals, we argue that many of the utterances employ simplifying negative stereotypes (so-called “limitiation stereotypes”) to devalue a de-individualized “outgroup”. However, these stereotypes, as well as the inherent aggression against said “out-group”, are not spelled out explicitly but rather conveyed by means of humorous utterances or hyperbolic comparisons. In this paper, we analyze these implicitness strategies and discuss how the parameter of implicitness can be operationalized in discourse analysis more generally.2017612017-01-10T00:00:00['S. Hartmann', 'Nora Sties', 'S. Bonacchi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4667187d09677187a9b6530f616632077ad134f2Self-management programmes for epilepsy have been developed and studied for several decades but have proven difficult to implement and sustain in clinical practice settings. The most advanced work on the concept of self-management has occurred in academic centres with a focus on the theoretical underpinnings of patient and caregiver learning and social support, and the validation of outcome metrics. Although limited by trial design and real-world implementation, many programmes for epilepsy self-management have been successfully demonstrated to provide some benefits. Very few of these programmes however have been successfully sustained and scaled beyond the academic world. Known barriers include logistics and staff resource limitation, patient/caregiver travel, lack of an incentive structure, and limited healthcare promotion. New digital methods of presenting self-management educational content and services may address many of these barriers, even if the experience is less controlled. These online and mobile services permit ‘on-demand’ availability of content that can be tailored to individual needs. However, the epilepsy community must continue to actively promote and sponsor the concept of self-management as a whole.EMJ Innovations2017371New digital methods of presenting self-management educational content and services may address many of known barriers, even if the experience is less controlled, and permit ‘on-demand’ availability of content that can be tailored to individual needs.2017-01-10T00:00:00EMJ Innovations['J. Hixson']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1bb3cffb4c08bcd9702cb2c3978b1501161fc4a8Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze female sexual dysfunction and potential risk factors influencing the sexual life in Kosovo’s women population. Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted through an online survey in Kosovo, between May-September 2015. Methods: A self‐administered structured questionnaire, A Brief Sexual Symptom Checklist for Women, (BSSC) was administered to assess overall satisfaction (prevalence), desire, genital sensation, lubrication, orgasm and pain. The respondent rate was 87.5% (350/400). Original Research Article Fejza et al.; BJMMR, 19(1): 1-6, 2017; Article no.BJMMR.29615 2 Results: The level of sexual dissatisfaction was 36.9%. Little or no interest in sex was reported in 32% of women, an orgasmic problem in 20%, genital sensation problem in 16.7%, a lubrication problem in 12.7% and pain during sex in 16.0%. 76.8% of women would like to talk about these problems with their doctor. Age and smoking history are the potential risk factors. Conclusion: The level of sexually dissatisfied women in Kosovo is quite high but similar to other studies within the field. The willing to discuss with a doctor was reported by 2/3 of respondents. The level of satisfaction is in correlation with age. The second most important risk factor is smoking.2017140The level of sexually dissatisfied women in Kosovo is quite high but similar to other studies within the field, which is in correlation with age.2017-01-10T00:00:00British journal of medicine and medical research['H. Fejza', 'I. Tolaj', 'Behrije Vishi', 'A. Fejza', 'L. Jemini', 'Minire Alilaj']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1b64fe39bc69eac05464fcdf225234066f017f84: The purpose of correlating future visits from the same person or machine with historical data. Some uses of such tracking techniques are well established and ordinary. For example, they are commonly employed to tell real users from malicious bots, to make it harder for attackers to gain access to compromised accounts, or to store user preferences on a website. In the same vein, the online advertising industry has used cookies as the primary client identification technology since the mid-1990s. Other practices may be less known, may not essentially map to presented browser controls, and may be impossible or difficult to detect. Many of them - in particular, various methods of client fingerprinting - have garnered concerns from software vendors, standards bodies, and the media. To guide us in improving the range of existing browser controls and to highlight the potential pitfalls when designing new web APIs, we decided to prepare a technical overview of known tracking and fingerprinting vectors available in the browser. Note that we describe these vectors, but do not wish this document to be interpreted as a broad invitation to their use. Website owners should keep in mind that any single tracking technique may be conceivably seen as inappropriate, depending on user expectations and other complex factors beyond the scope of this doc. We divided the methods discussed on this page into several categories: explicitly assigned client-side identifiers, such as HTTP cookies; inherent client device characteristics that identify a particular machine; and measurable user behaviors and preferences that may reveal the identity of the person behind the keyboard.. After reviewing the known tracking and fingerprinting techniques, we also discuss potential directions for future work and summarize some of the challenges that browser and other software vendors would face trying to detect or prevent such behaviors on the Web.201730A technical overview of known tracking and fingerprinting vectors available in the browser is prepared and some of the challenges that browser and other software vendors would face trying to detect or prevent such behaviors on the Web are summarized.2017-01-10T00:00:00['E. Jyoti']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fc0c90669fcb3f809da62c8687cc8decea2fa32fObjective: The aim of the research was to characterize the diversity of current pharmacy faculty members in the US and UK. Methods: An online self-completion survey was designed and sent to the faculty members from the top 40 accredited pharmacy institutions in USA and top 20 in the UK. Data were analyzed to identify differences between pharmacy faculty members in both regions. Results: The response rate was 9.4% (411/4355). In both UK and US, more female faculty members stand at junior academic positions (e.g. assistant professor/associate professor in US or lecturer/senior lecturer in UK), while male professors were significant more in senior academic level (e.g. professor in US or reader/professor in UK). The results indicated the obstacles for female faculty members to pursue the further professional progression in pharmacy academics. Caucasians accounted for high proposition of faculty members at UK (95.4%) and US (89.6%), while there were very few Hispanic or African/Caribbean-descent faculty members in both countries. Thus, there was significant underrepresentation of minority in pharmacy faculty in both countries. Among the pharmacy discipline, pharmacy practice comprised over half of respondents (53% in UK and 58% in US), while science-related subjects (e.g. medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacology) took the rest positions. The results showed that the training models of pharmacy education in UK and US emphasized on clinical pharmacy and practice. Conclusion: Our research provided a comparative view of the professional development to current pharmacy faculty members in the US and UK. It is also an effective reference to the administrators in pharmacy school.2017130The research provided a comparative view of the professional development to current pharmacy faculty members in the US and UK and showed that the training models of pharmacy education in UK and US emphasized on clinical pharmacy and practice.2017-01-10T00:00:00Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research['Weixiang Zhang', 'Yitao Wang', 'D. Ouyang']2017-01-10T00:00:00 dda28e35e99ed3b88df40eb12ef0fe719065fa5eThe use of high-dose baclofen emerged in 2008 in the treatment of alcohol-use disorders. Its prescription is still off-label in France, but recent trials have suggested the interest of using high doses for alcohol dependence, so we have to deal with an increase in its use. However, we still have few data about the adverse effects of a high-dose baclofen prescription, especially in complex addictive disorders. We present a case of a 32-year-old man who sought treatment for gambling disorders (GDs). He had complex addictive disorders, including alcohol-use disorders and GDs. He developed a severe GD, after treatment with a high dose of baclofen. The maximum dose was 160 mg/day, prescribed for his alcohol-use disorders. According to the Naranjo algorithm, the score was +7, it enabled to conclude that problem of gambling was probably imputable to baclofen. We discuss this case with reference to literature.BMJ Case Reports2017302A case of a 32-year-old man who sought treatment for gambling disorders (GDs), who had complex addictive disorders, including alcohol-use disorders and GDs, who developed a severe GD, after treatment with a high dose of baclofen, according to the Naranjo algorithm.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMJ Case Reports['Morgane Guillou-Landreat', 'C. Victorri Vigneau', 'M. Gérardin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 bc087c1b11bcca96cef3e4237bfe120c66b7f0f7Background The LOTCA (Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment) battery is a cognitive screening test which is widely used in occupational health. However, no work has been found that explores its use in addiction treatment. Objectives of Study To explore the convergent validity of LOTCA with neuropsychological tests that assess related cerebral functional areas. Methods The LOTCA, along with a battery of neuropsychological tests, was administered to a sample of 48 subjects who start a treatment by substance or gambling addictions. Findings A correlational pattern was observed of a considerable magnitude between the effects of the LOTCA scales and those of some neuropsychological tests, but not with others. There is barely any convergence in measures with memory and executive function tests. Relevance to Clinical Practice There is a lack of research applying test of occupational assessment to populations of patients treated by addictive behaviors. The LOTCA seems to be a reliable and valid test for preliminary screening of function in certain cognitive areas, easy, and quick to use (around 30 minutes). However, it must be supplemented with other tests for a full and ecological assessment of patients. Limitations An incident, small-size sample. Recommendations for Further Research New studies are needed to explore the applicability, diagnostic validity, and whole psychometric quality of the test in addiction-related treatment.Occupational Therapy International20174215A correlational pattern was observed of a considerable magnitude between the effects of the LOTCA scales and those of some neuropsychological tests, but not with others, and there is barely any convergence in measures with memory and executive function tests.2017-01-10T00:00:00Occupational Therapy International['G. Rojo-Mota', 'E. J. Pedrero-Pérez', 'J. M. Ruiz-Sánchez de León', 'Irene León-Frade', 'Patricia Aldea-Poyo', 'M. Alonso-Rodríguez', 'J. Pedrero-Aguilar', 'S. Morales-Alonso']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7c5eb02c83c1f2324d5c27b03c30b5c2856bb5dcAbstract This paper provides a new cumulative prospect theory (PT) perspective on IPOs by proposing a median-based expected skewness measure as the reference point for potential investors. Since our sample of 837 book-built Chinese IPOs over the 2006–2012 period comprises of 30% negative and 70% positive skewness issues, this paper reveals novel findings on the left-skewed IPOs that enjoy a mean first-day return of 65.61% compared with 56.55% for the right-skewed subsample. A one standard-deviation increase in skewness lead to an increase of 10.41 percentage points in the first-day return which is virtually 50% larger than that on right-skewed IPOs. While left-skewed IPOs exhibit a significantly positive relationship between offer price discounting and (absolute) skewness, the relationship for right-skewed IPOs is insignificant. A one-standard-deviation shock to skewness deepens discounting by left-skewed IPOs by 21.21 percentage points, making such IPOs susceptible to nominal price illusion. A skewness shock attracts more than double the mean value of retail orders to the left- than to the right-skewed subsample although the latter attracts 26% more investors. Prospect theory suggests that investors in left-skewed IPOs tend to flip to exploit the deep discounting (relative to their underlying value) on the first trading day rather than gamble on possible long run gains. Relatedly, their long run return measures are independent of absolute skewness but we find significantly inverse relationships between these variables for right-skewed IPOs. Overall, our PT framework provides the basis for a more nuanced picture of the motives for IPO investment and their contrasting implications for initial and long run returns.201767292017-01-10T00:00:00Capital Markets: Asset Pricing & Valuation eJournal['Zhiqiang Wang', 'Bingbai Su', 'J. Coakley', 'Zhe Shen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4e7a7e413691fcae42f8b16aab11df6b7666087dDecision theory aims to provide mathematical analysis of which choice one should rationally make in a given situation. Our current decision theory norms have been very successful, however, several problems (such as Pascal’s Wager, the St. Petersburg Paradox, and Pascal’s Mugging) have proven vexing for standard decision theory. In this paper, I show that these problems all share a similar structure and identify a class of problems which decision theory overvalues. I demonstrate that agents who follow current standard decision theory can be exploited and have their preferences reordered if offered decision problems of this class. I show that preference reordering is a serious problem, which motivates my search for a decision theory which is immune to exploitation. I find Dr. Nick Smith’s theory of Rationally Negligible Probabilities cannot be exploited in this way and discuss why agents should adopt it.20171552017-01-10T00:00:00['A. Chalmers']2017-01-10T00:00:00 dce2713ea17b32787130a4f8e39532021f57e7e92017002017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology['P. Yu', 'Tingting Tao', 'Yuemiao Wu', 'Y. Fei', 'Bo Xiao']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d25266f798cf363c7ba776a81f12bc6b1bf52213Importance Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk. Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions. Objective To estimate the association between SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg and SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher and the burden of different causes of death and disability by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015. Design A comparative risk assessment of health loss related to SBP. Estimated distribution of SBP was based on 844 studies from 154 countries (published 1980-2015) of 8.69 million participants. Spatiotemporal Gaussian process regression was used to generate estimates of mean SBP and adjusted variance for each age, sex, country, and year. Diseases with sufficient evidence for a causal relationship with high SBP (eg, ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke) were included in the primary analysis. Main Outcomes and Measures Mean SBP level, cause-specific deaths, and health burden related to SBP (≥110-115 mm Hg and also ≥140 mm Hg) by age, sex, country, and year. Results Between 1990-2015, the rate of SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg increased from 73 119 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 67 949-78 241) to 81 373 (95% UI, 76 814-85 770) per 100 000, and SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher increased from 17 307 (95% UI, 17 117-17 492) to 20 526 (95% UI, 20 283-20 746) per 100 000. The estimated annual death rate per 100 000 associated with SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg increased from 135.6 (95% UI, 122.4-148.1) to 145.2 (95% UI 130.3-159.9) and the rate for SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher increased from 97.9 (95% UI, 87.5-108.1) to 106.3 (95% UI, 94.6-118.1). Loss of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) associated with SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg increased from 148 million (95% UI, 134-162 million) to 211 million (95% UI, 193-231 million), and for SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher, the loss increased from 5.2 million (95% UI, 4.6-5.7 million) to 7.8 million (95% UI, 7.0-8.7 million). The largest numbers of SBP-related deaths were caused by ischemic heart disease (4.9 million [95% UI, 4.0-5.7 million]; 54.5%), hemorrhagic stroke (2.0 million [95% UI, 1.6-2.3 million]; 58.3%), and ischemic stroke (1.5 million [95% UI, 1.2-1.8 million]; 50.0%). In 2015, China, India, Russia, Indonesia, and the United States accounted for more than half of the global DALYs related to SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg. Conclusions and Relevance In international surveys, although there is uncertainty in some estimates, the rate of elevated SBP (≥110-115 and ≥140 mm Hg) increased substantially between 1990 and 2015, and DALYs and deaths associated with elevated SBP also increased. Projections based on this sample suggest that in 2015, an estimated 3.5 billion adults had SBP of at least 110 to 115 mm Hg and 874 million adults had SBP of 140 mm Hg or higher.Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)2017471775In international surveys, although there is uncertainty in some estimates, the rate of elevatedSBP (≥110-115 and ≥140 mm Hg) increased substantially between 1990 and 2015, and DALYs and deaths associated with elevated SBP also increased.2017-01-10T00:00:00JAMA['M. Forouzanfar', 'Patrick Y. Liu', 'Gregory A. Roth', 'Marie Ng', 'S. Biryukov', 'L. Marczak', 'Lily T Alexander', 'Kara Estep', 'Kalkidan Hassen Abate', 'T. Akinyemiju', 'R. Ali', 'N. Alvis-Guzmán', 'P. Azzopardi', 'A. Banerjee', 'T. Bärnighausen', 'Arindam Basu', 'T. Bekele', 'D. Bennett', 'S. Biadgilign', 'F. Catalá-López', 'V. Feigin', 'João Fernandes', 'F. Fischer', 'A. Gebru', 'P. Gona', 'Rajeev Gupta', 'G. Hankey', 'J. Jonas', 'S. Judd', 'Y. Khang', 'A. Khosravi', 'Y. Kim', 'R. Kimokoti', 'Y. Kokubo', 'D. Kolte', 'Alan D. Lopez', 'P. Lotufo', 'R. Malekzadeh', 'Y. Melaku', 'G. Mensah', 'Awoke Misganaw', 'A. Mokdad', 'Andrew E. Moran', 'Haseeb Nawaz', 'B. Neal', 'F. Ngalesoni', 'T. Ohkubo', 'F. Pourmalek', 'Anwar Rafay', 'R. Rai', 'D. Rojas-Rueda', 'Uchechukwu Sampson', 'I. Santos', 'M. Sawhney', 'A. Schutte', 'S. Sepanlou', 'G. T. Shifa', 'I. Shiue', 'B. Tedla', 'A. Thrift', 'M. Tonelli', 'T. Truelsen', 'N. Tsilimparis', 'K. Ukwaja', 'O. Uthman', 'T. Vasankari', 'N. Venketasubramanian', 'V. Vlassov', 'T. Vos', 'R. Westerman', 'Lijing L. Yan', 'Y. Yano', 'N. Yonemoto', 'M. Zaki', 'C. Murray']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b5b909bf7ae59c334887e4999f121829d7b2c2c5Over the span of years, improvements over various synthesis methods of graphene are constantly pursued to provide safer and more effective alternatives. Though the extraction of graphene through Hummers method is one of the oldest techniques yet it is one of the most suitable methods for the formation of bulk graphene. Graphene can be obtained in the form of reduced Graphite oxide, sometimes also referred as Graphene oxide. The effectiveness of this oxidation process can be evaluated by the magnitude of carbon/oxygen ratio of the obtained graphene. Here, graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by oxidizing the purified natural flake graphite (NFG) by a modified Hummers method. The attempts have been made to synthesize GO having few layers by using a modified Hummers method where the amount of NaNO3 has been decreased, and the amount of KMnO4 is increased. The reaction has been performed in a 9:1 (by volume) mixture of H2SO4/H3PO4. This modification is successful in increasing the reaction yield and reducing the toxic gas evolution while using a varied proportion of KMnO4 and H2SO4 as those required by Hummers method. A new component of K2S2O8 has been introduced to the reaction system to maintain the pH value. Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was thereafter extracted by thermal modification of GO. Here, GO has been used as a precursor for graphene synthesis by thermal reduction processes. The results of FTIR and Raman spectroscopy analysis show that the NFG when oxidized by strong oxidants like KMnO4 and NaNO3, introduced oxygen atoms into the graphite layers and formed bonds like C=O, C-H, COOH and C-O-C with the carbon atoms in the graphite layers. The structure and morphology of both GO and rGO were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).2017309312017-01-10T00:00:00['S. N. Alam', 'Nidhi Sharma', 'L. Kumar']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b0c42670b010085f3b104b284c42606c3eebf04bComputer games are ubiquitous and can be utilized for serious purposes such as health and education. “Applied games” including serious games (in brief, computerized games for serious purposes) and gamification (gaming elements used outside of games) have the potential to increase the impact of mental health internet interventions via three processes. First, by extending the reach of online programs to those who might not otherwise use them. Second, by improving engagement through both game-based and “serious” motivational dynamics. Third, by utilizing varied mechanisms for change, including therapeutic processes and gaming features. In this scoping review, we aim to advance the field by exploring the potential and opportunities available in this area. We review engagement factors which may be exploited and demonstrate that there is promising evidence of effectiveness for serious games for depression from contemporary systematic reviews. We illustrate six major categories of tested applied games for mental health (exergames, virtual reality, cognitive behavior therapy-based games, entertainment games, biofeedback, and cognitive training games) and demonstrate that it is feasible to translate traditional evidence-based interventions into computer gaming formats and to exploit features of computer games for therapeutic change. Applied games have considerable potential for increasing the impact of online interventions for mental health. However, there are few independent trials, and direct comparisons of game-based and non-game-based interventions are lacking. Further research, faster iterations, rapid testing, non-traditional collaborations, and user-centered approaches are needed to respond to diverse user needs and preferences in rapidly changing environments.Frontiers in Psychiatry201753453This scoping review highlights six major categories of tested applied games for mental health and demonstrates that it is feasible to translate traditional evidence-based interventions into computer gaming formats and to exploit features of computer games for therapeutic change.2017-01-10T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychiatry['T. Fleming', 'Lynda M Bavin', 'K. Stasiak', 'Eve Hermansson-Webb', 'S. Merry', 'Colleen Cheek', 'Mathijs F. G. Lucassen', 'Ho Ming Lau', 'B. Pollmuller', 'S. Hetrick']2017-01-10T00:00:00 79d32b36f72835a5b86175c3607a256879221f58Heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are complicated materials with dynamic structures. They can exhibit potential-induced phase transitions, potential-dependent electronic properties, variable oxidation and protonation states, and disordered local/surface phases. These properties make understanding the OER, and ultimately designing higher efficiency catalysts, challenging. We report a series of procedures and measurement techniques that we have adopted or developed to assess each of the above challenges in understanding materials for the OER. These include the targeted synthesis of hydrated oxyhydroxide phases, the assessment and elimination of electrolyte impurities, the use of a quartz crystal microbalance to monitor film loading and dissolution, and the use of an in situ conductivity measurement to understand the flow of electrons from the catalyst active sites to the conductive support electrode. We end with a recipe for the synthesis and characterization of a “stand...20171024572017-01-10T00:00:00Chemistry of Materials['M. Stevens', 'Lisa J. Enman', 'Adam S. Batchellor', 'Monty R. Cosby', 'Ashlee E. Vise', 'Christina D. M. Trang', 'S. Boettcher']2017-01-10T00:00:00 79ae92da636496383feb502c600494d896c27829Nature Human Behaviour2017261440This work uses tract-tracing studies of macaque monkeys, followed by two intrinsic functional magnetic resonance imaging samples, to evaluate the existence of an intrinsic allostatic–interoceptive system in the human brain and demonstrates its relation to regulating peripheral systems in the body, called allostasis.2017-01-10T00:00:00Nature human behaviour['I. Kleckner', 'Jiahe Zhang', 'Alexandra Touroutoglou', 'L. Chanes', 'L. Chanes', 'Chenjie Xia', 'W. K. Simmons', 'K. Quigley', 'B. Dickerson', 'L. F. Barrett', 'L. F. Barrett']2017-01-10T00:00:00 88ad2b2d0e0c99c019d4e2616920ba7d07e9061aAlthough the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts are widely used, BMI‐for‐age z‐Scores (BMIz) are known to be uninformative above the 97th percentile. This study compared the relations of BMIz and other BMI metrics (%BMIp95, percent of 95th percentile, and ΔBMIp95, BMI minus 95th percentile) to circumferences, skinfolds, and fat mass. We were particularly interested in the differences among children with severe obesity (%BMIp95 ≥ 120).Obesity201736202This study compared the relations of BMIz and other BMI metrics to circumferences, skinfolds, and fat mass to investigate the differences among children with severe obesity.2017-01-10T00:00:00Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)['D. Freedman', 'N. Butte', 'E. Taveras', 'E. Lundeen', 'H. Blanck', 'Alyson B Goodman', 'Cynthia L Ogden']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d5000ac25686c3b0388497d1cfa2316d00fa275eObjective: To test the hypothesis that chronic treatment of early-stage Huntington disease (HD) with high-dose coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) will slow the progressive functional decline of HD. Methods: We performed a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with early-stage HD (n = 609) were enrolled at 48 sites in the United States, Canada, and Australia from 2008 to 2012. Patients were randomized to receive either CoQ 2,400 mg/d or matching placebo, then followed for 60 months. The primary outcome variable was the change from baseline to month 60 in Total Functional Capacity score (for patients who survived) combined with time to death (for patients who died) analyzed using a joint-rank analysis approach. Results: An interim analysis for futility revealed a conditional power of <5% for the primary analysis, prompting premature conclusion in July 2014. No statistically significant differences were seen between treatment groups for the primary or secondary outcome measures. CoQ was generally safe and well-tolerated throughout the study. Conclusions: These data do not justify use of CoQ as a treatment to slow functional decline in HD. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00608881. Classification of evidence: This article provides Class I evidence that CoQ does not slow the progressive functional decline of patients with HD.Neurology201736102These data do not justify use of CoQ as a treatment to slow functional decline in HD, and Class I evidence that CoQ does not slow the progressive functional decline of patients with HD is provided.2017-01-10T00:00:00Neurology['A. McGarry', 'M. Mcdermott', 'K. Kieburtz', 'Elisabeth A. de Blieck', 'F. Beal', 'K. Marder', 'C. Ross', 'I. Shoulson', 'P. Gilbert', 'William M. Mallonee', 'M. Guttman', 'J. Wojcieszek', 'R. Kumar', 'Mark S. LeDoux', 'M. Jenkins', 'H. D. Rosas', 'M. Nance', 'K. Biglan', 'P. Como', 'R. Dubinsky', 'K. Shannon', "P. O'Suilleabhain", 'K. Chou', 'F. Walker', 'W. Martin', 'Vicki L. Wheelock', 'E. McCusker', 'J. Jankovic', 'C. Singer', 'J. Sanchez-Ramos', 'B. Scott', 'O. Suchowersky', 'Stewart A. Factor', 'D. Higgins', 'E. Molho', 'Frédy J. Revilla', 'J. Caviness', 'J. Friedman', 'J. Perlmutter', 'A. Feigin', 'K. Anderson', 'Ramon Rodriguez', 'Nikolaus R. McFarland', 'R. Margolis', 'Eric S. Farbman', 'Lynn A. Raymond', 'V. Suski', 'S. Kostyk', 'A. Colcher', 'L. Seeberger', 'E. Epping', 'Sherali Esmail', 'N. Díaz', 'Wai Lun Alan Fung', 'A. Diamond', 'S. Frank', 'P. Hanna', 'N. Hermanowicz', 'L. Dure', 'M. Cudkowicz']2017-01-10T00:00:00 2b7b3c1ad6d5bbc3d6812e877f78250138547699Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)2017498Differences between medical and nonmedical marijuana users across all US states are examined, suggesting a need for information about national rates of marijuana use for medical purposes.2017-01-10T00:00:00JAMA['W. Compton', 'B. Han', 'A. Hughes', 'Christopher M. Jones', 'C. Blanco']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e91d6bde309fd19cd049584588aa6e3a775029d1Current theories about human memory have been shaped by clinical observations and animal experiments. This doctrine holds that the medial temporal lobe subserves one memory system for explicit or declarative memories, while the basal ganglia subserves a separate memory system for implicit or procedural memories, including habits. Cortical areas outside the medial temporal lobe are said to function in perception, motor control, attention, or other aspects of executive function, but not in memory. 'The Evolution of Memory Systems' advances dramatically different ideas on all counts. It proposes that several memory systems arose during evolution and that they did so for the same general reason: to transcend problems and exploit opportunities encountered by specific ancestors at particular times and places in the distant past. Instead of classifying cortical areas in terms of mutually exclusive perception, executive, or memory functions, the authors show that all cortical areas contribute to memory and that they do so in their own ways-using specialized neural representations. The book also presents a proposal on the evolution of explicit memory. According to this idea, explicit (declarative) memory depends on interactions between a phylogenetically ancient navigation system and a representational system that evolved in humans to represent one's self and others. As a result, people embed representations of themselves into the events they experience and the facts they learn, which leads to the perception of participating in events and knowing facts. 'The Evolution of Memory Systems' is an important new work for students and researchers in neuroscience, psychology, and biology.2017076It is shown that all cortical areas contribute to memory and that they do so in their own ways-using specialized neural representations, which leads to the perception of participating in events and knowing facts.2017-01-10T00:00:00['E. Murray', 'S. Wise', 'K. Graham']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f1a171d1754c67412bfac43b5ed4517560a012e9Purpose The sequelae of cancer treatment may increase systemic inflammation and create a phenotype at increased risk of functional decline and comorbidities, leading to premature mortality. Little is known about how this trajectory compares with natural aging among peers of the same age without cancer. This longitudinal study investigated proinflammatory cytokines and comorbidity development over time among breast cancer survivors and a noncancer control group. Methods Women (N = 315; 209 with breast cancer and 106 in the control group) were recruited at the time of their work-up for breast cancer; they completed the baseline questionnaire, interview, and blood draw (lipopolysaccharide-stimulated production of interleukin [IL] -6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and IL-1β). Measures were repeated 6 and 18 months after primary cancer treatment (cancer survivors) or within a comparable time frame (control group). Results There were no baseline differences in comorbidities or cytokines between survivors and the control group. Over time, breast cancer survivors had significantly higher tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-6 compared with the control group. Survivors treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy accumulated a significantly greater burden of comorbid conditions and suffered greater pain associated with inflammation over time after cancer treatment than did the control group. Conclusion Survivors who had multimodal treatment had higher cytokines and comorbidities, suggestive of accelerated aging. Comorbidities were related to inflammation in this sample, which could increase the likelihood of premature mortality. Given that many comorbidities take years to develop, future research with extended follow-up beyond 18 months is necessary to examine the evidence of accelerated aging in cancer survivors and to determine the responsible mechanisms.Journal of Clinical Oncology20173572Survivors who had multimodal treatment had higher cytokines and comorbidities, suggestive of accelerated aging, which could increase the likelihood of premature mortality.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['C. Alfano', 'Juan Peng', 'R. Andridge', 'M. Lindgren', 'S. Povoski', 'A. Lipari', 'D. Agnese', 'W. Farrar', 'L. Yee', 'W. Carson', 'J. Kiecolt-Glaser']2017-01-10T00:00:00 25c04c620b37cac07127b7c3f1f5abd302d4050aAs a society, we grapple with a host of national and global social issues — ranging from hunger and poverty to education to financial stability. Today’s corporations are playing an increasing role in efforts to address such concerns, predominantly through corporate volunteering. Yet, because research on corporate volunteering has been primarily focused on the individual volunteer experience, we still know relatively little about how corporate volunteering can help address grand challenges. In this study, we introduce the concept of corporate volunteering climate in order to examine the broader, more system-level functioning of corporate volunteering in workplaces. Drawing on the sensemaking process, we theorize about how a corporate volunteering climate develops — to what extent is it driven by company-level policies versus employee convictions for a cause? We also explore the potential influence of corporate volunteering climate for volunteers and non-volunteers, both in terms of the workplace (through employee affective commitment) and in terms of the broader community (through employee intentions to volunteer, both in corporate opportunities and on personal time). The results of a study conducted with United Way Worldwide suggest that corporate volunteering climate not only arises through either employees’ belief in the cause or corporate policies, but also that these forces act as substitutes for one another. Moreover, by fostering a sense of collective pride among employees, this climate is related to affective commitment, as well as both corporate and personal volunteering intentions.201790672017-01-10T00:00:00LSE Research Online Documents on Economics['J. B. Rodell', 'Jonathan E. Booth', 'John W. Lynch', 'Kate P. Zipay']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6b4d64266dba971ef8ddd1b8bb3fd0d4d194243aSignificance Plant functional traits—characteristics that influence performance or fitness—are increasingly being used to model important ecosystem properties such as primary production. These approaches assume that traits confer specific functions or responses under given environmental conditions, and that these trait–environment and trait–function relationships can be generalized globally irrespective of a region's history or differences in species assemblages. Here, we test this assumption in grasslands with distinct histories and find that different combinations of trait values can yield similar productivity–precipitation relationships. Our study highlights a missing link in the development of trait-based approaches to modeling ecosystem function, namely that there is not necessarily a single solution or set of traits that yields higher function in a given environment. Plant functional traits are viewed as key to predicting important ecosystem and community properties across resource gradients within and among biogeographic regions. Vegetation dynamics and ecosystem processes, such as aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP), are increasingly being modeled as a function of the quantitative traits of species, which are used as proxies for photosynthetic rates and nutrient and water-use efficiency. These approaches rely on an assumption that a certain trait value consistently confers a specific function or response under given environmental conditions. Here, we provide a critical test of this idea and evaluate whether the functional traits that drive the well-known relationship between precipitation and ANPP differ between systems with distinct biogeographic histories and species assemblages. Specifically, we compared grasslands spanning a broad precipitation gradient (∼200–1,000 mm/y) in North America and South Africa that differ in the relative representation and abundance of grass phylogenetic lineages. We found no significant difference between the regions in the positive relationship between annual precipitation and ANPP, yet the trait values underlying this relationship differed dramatically. Our results challenge the trait-based approach to predicting ecosystem function by demonstrating that different combinations of functional traits can act to maximize ANPP in a given environmental setting. Further, we show the importance of incorporating biogeographic and phylogenetic history in predicting community and ecosystem properties using traits.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20174861A critical test of whether the functional traits that drive the well-known relationship between precipitation and ANPP differ between systems with distinct biogeographic histories and species assemblages is evaluated and demonstrates that different combinations of functional traits can act to maximize ANPP in a given environmental setting.2017-01-10T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Elisabeth J. Forrestel', 'M. Donoghue', 'E. Edwards', 'W. Jetz', 'J. D. du Toit', 'Melinda D. Smith']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ae4a20778b284e4c2c1f6db59a0c213649721f21INTRODUCTION Previous studies have shown that physical exercise in cancer patients during radiation therapy (RT) and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) improves cardiac fitness and quality of life (QoL), as well as reduces fatigue, but it is still not entirely known how it affects inflammation or metabolic factors and what its consequences are in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a 12‑month physical exercise program on inflammatory and cardiometabolic parameters, as well as on functional status in patients with PCa undergoing RT and ADT. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a randomized controlled clinical trial including 72 men with high‑risk and intermediate‑risk PCa, allocated to 2 groups before RT. The physical exercise group trained 5 days/ wk during RT and then 3 days/wk. The control group received usual care according to recommendations. Measurements were performed at baseline, after RT (8 weeks), and after 10 months. The parameters assessed were proinflammatory cytokine levels, lipid profile, aerobic capacity, body mass index (BMI), waist‑to‑hip ratio (WHR), and functional status (FACT‑F and EORTC questionnaires). RESULTS We observed an significant improvement in functional capacity, BMI, and WHR, and a decrease in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and fatigue in the exercise group compared with controls after 12 months. The level of fatigue was significantly higher in controls than in the exercise group, especially after RT. CONCLUSIONS Long‑term supervised exercise training is more effective than educational materials on physical activity in terms of a decrease in cardiovascular risk and improvement in functional status in patients with PCa during RT and ADT.Polish Archives of Internal Medicine20174556Long‑term supervised exercise training is more effective than educational materials on physical activity in terms of a decrease in cardiovascular risk and improvement in functional status in patients with PCa during RT and ADT.2017-01-10T00:00:00Polish archives of internal medicine['K. Hojan', 'Eliza Kwiatkowska-Borowczyk', 'E. Leporowska', 'P. Milecki']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a28ad39286e11872ff87a4e705152f461fdaae5bInadequate hand hygiene is estimated to result in nearly 300,000 deaths annually, with the majority of deaths being among children younger than 5 years. In an effort to promote handwashing with soap and water treatment behaviors among highly susceptible household members of cholera patients, we recently developed the Cholera-Hospital-Based Intervention-for-7-Days (CHoBI7); chobi means picture in Bengali. This 1-week handwashing with soap and water treatment intervention is delivered by a promoter in the hospital and the home to cholera patients and their household members. In our randomized controlled trial of this intervention, we observed a significant reduction in symptomatic cholera infections during the 1-week intervention period compared to the control arm and sustained high uptake of observed handwashing with soap behaviors up to 12 months postintervention. The aim of the present study was to assess the underlying mechanism of change that led to the high handwashing with soap behavior observed among participants who received the CHoBI7 intervention. Handwashing with soap was measured using 5-hour structured observation, and psychosocial factors were assessed using a structured questionnaire among 170 intervention and 174 control household members enrolled in the CHoBI7 trial. To investigate potential mediators of the CHoBI7 intervention effect, mediation models were performed. Response efficacy was found to mediate the intervention’s effect on habit formation for handwashing with soap at the 1-week follow-up, and disgust, convenience, and cholera awareness were mediators of habit maintenance at the 6- to 12-month follow-up. These results support the use of theory-driven approaches for the development and implementation of handwashing with soap interventions.Health Education & Behavior20174662Responsibility efficacy was found to mediate the intervention’s effect on habit formation for handwashing with soap at the 1-week follow-up, and disgust, convenience, and cholera awareness were mediators of habit maintenance at the 6- to 12-month follow- up.2017-01-10T00:00:00Health Education & Behavior['C. George', 'S. Biswas', 'Danielle Jung', 'J. Perin', 'Tahmina Parvin', 'S. Monira', 'K. Saif-Ur-Rahman', 'Mahamud-Ur Rashid', 'S. Bhuyian', 'Elizabeth D. Thomas', 'R. Dreibelbis', 'F. Begum', 'F. Zohura', 'Xiaotong Zhang', 'D. A. Sack', 'Munirul Alam', 'R. B. Sack', 'E. Leontsini', 'P. Winch']2017-01-10T00:00:00 880c8ffee3277a93c617693787102343821111c1BACKGROUND Airway oedema (swelling) and mucus plugging are the principal pathological features in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis. Nebulised hypertonic saline solution (≥ 3%) may reduce these pathological changes and decrease airway obstruction. This is an update of a review first published in 2008, and previously updated in 2010 and 2013. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of nebulised hypertonic (≥ 3%) saline solution in infants with acute bronchiolitis. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE Daily, Embase, CINAHL, LILACS, and Web of Science on 11 August 2017. We also searched the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) and ClinicalTrials.gov on 8 April 2017. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials and quasi-randomised controlled trials using nebulised hypertonic saline alone or in conjunction with bronchodilators as an active intervention and nebulised 0.9% saline, or standard treatment as a comparator in children under 24 months with acute bronchiolitis. The primary outcome for inpatient trials was length of hospital stay, and the primary outcome for outpatients or emergency department trials was rate of hospitalisation. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently performed study selection, data extraction, and assessment of risk of bias in included studies. We conducted random-effects model meta-analyses using Review Manager 5. We used mean difference (MD), risk ratio (RR), and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) as effect size metrics. MAIN RESULTS We identified 26 new trials in this update, of which 9 await classification due to insufficient data for eligibility assessment, and 17 trials (N = 3105) met the inclusion criteria. We included a total of 28 trials involving 4195 infants with acute bronchiolitis, of whom 2222 infants received hypertonic saline.Hospitalised infants treated with nebulised hypertonic saline had a statistically significant shorter mean length of hospital stay compared to those treated with nebulised 0.9% saline (MD -0.41 days, 95% CI -0.75 to -0.07; P = 0.02, I² = 79%; 17 trials; 1867 infants) (GRADE quality of evidence: low). Infants who received hypertonic saline also had statistically significant lower post-inhalation clinical scores than infants who received 0.9% saline in the first three days of treatment (day 1: MD -0.77, 95% CI -1.18 to -0.36, P < 0.001; day 2: MD -1.28, 95% CI -1.91 to -0.65, P < 0.001; day 3: MD -1.43, 95% CI -1.82 to -1.04, P < 0.001) (GRADE quality of evidence: low).Nebulised hypertonic saline reduced the risk of hospitalisation by 14% compared with nebulised 0.9% saline among infants who were outpatients and those treated in the emergency department (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.98; P = 0.02, I² = 7%; 8 trials; 1723 infants) (GRADE quality of evidence: moderate).Twenty-four trials presented safety data: 13 trials (1363 infants, 703 treated with hypertonic saline) did not report any adverse events, and 11 trials (2360 infants, 1265 treated with hypertonic saline) reported at least one adverse event, most of which were mild and resolved spontaneously. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Nebulised hypertonic saline may modestly reduce length of stay among infants hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis and improve clinical severity score. Treatment with nebulised hypertonic saline may also reduce the risk of hospitalisation among outpatients and emergency department patients. However, we assessed the quality of the evidence as low to moderate.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20176661Nebulised hypertonic saline reduced the risk of hospitalisation by 14% compared with nebulised 0.9% saline among infants who were outpatients and those treated in the emergency department, and may modestly reduce length of stay among infants hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis.2017-01-10T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['Linjie Zhang', 'R. Mendoza-Sassi', 'C. Wainwright', 'T. Klassen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6c70d699234481f375144187485a3a17d13eca96Purpose: Ibrutinib, a first-in-class, once-daily, oral inhibitor of Bruton tyrosine kinase, promotes apoptosis, and inhibits B-cell proliferation, adhesion, and migration. Ibrutinib has demonstrated single-agent efficacy and acceptable tolerability at doses of 420 and 840 mg in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who were treatment-naïve (TN) or had relapsed/refractory (R/R) CLL after ≥1 prior therapy in a phase Ib/II study (PCYC-1102). Subsequently, the ibrutinib 420 mg dose was approved in CLL. Experimental Design: We report data with 44 months of follow-up on 94 patients with TN and R/R CLL/SLL receiving ibrutinib 420 mg once-daily in PCYC-1102 and the long-term extension study PCYC-1103. Results: Ninety-four CLL/SLL patients (27 TN, 67 R/R) were treated with ibrutinib (420 mg/day). Patients with R/R disease had received a median of four prior therapies (range, 1–12). Responses were rapid and durable and median duration of response was not reached. Best overall response was 91% [85% TN (complete response, CR 26%) and 94% R/R (9% CR)]. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was not reached in either group. The 30-month PFS rate was 96% and 76% for TN and R/R patients, respectively. Ibrutinib was well tolerated with extended follow-up; rates of grade ≥3 cytopenias and fatigue, as well as discontinuations due to toxicities decreased over time. Conclusions: Single-agent ibrutinib at 420 mg once-daily resulted in durable responses and was well tolerated with up to 44 months follow-up in patients with TN and R/R CLL/SLL. Currently, 66% of patients continue on ibrutinib. Clin Cancer Res; 23(5); 1149–55. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research20171957Single-agent ibrutinib at 420 mg once-daily resulted in durable responses and was well tolerated with up to 44 months follow-up in patients with TN and R/R CLL/SLL.2017-01-10T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['S. Coutre', 'R. Furman', 'I. Flinn', 'J. Burger', 'K. Blum', 'J. Sharman', 'Jeffrey A Jones', 'W. Wierda', 'Weiqiang Zhao', 'N. Heerema', 'A. Johnson', 'A. Tran', 'Cathy Zhou', 'Elizabeth Bilotti', 'D. James', 'J. Byrd', "S. O'brien"]2017-01-10T00:00:00 7731a96507d3db869dda5b9e7c0716347c22e48aNanofibers are a ubiquitous structural motif in a variety of functional materials. In the field of organic electronics, π–π-stacking of conjugated polymers leads to fibrillar morphologies with a wide array of fiber packing behavior. Fiber orientation and alignment are known to influence the charge transport properties of devices such as organic field effect transistors. The solution processing methods used to create these devices give rise to large variations in these structural parameters—however, they are only observable with imaging techniques such as atomic force microscopy (AFM). To bring more rigorous quantification of orientation and alignment to these materials, a comprehensive image analysis tool is introduced to quantify the two-dimensional orientation and alignment of nanofibers from AFM images. It has been developed in MATLAB and packaged as a stand-alone application, so that researchers with no computational expertise can produce publication-ready figures directly from their images. AFM frequ...201751532017-01-10T00:00:00Chemistry of Materials['Nils Persson', 'Michael McBride', 'M. Grover', 'E. Reichmanis']2017-01-10T00:00:00 3485643dad1139c751c017c47e14d21bc2b157e0British Journal of Cancer20173955The BKM120 was associated with an unfavourable safety profile and minimal antitumour activity in monotherapy in advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma.2017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Cancer['P. Heudel', 'M. Fabbro', 'C. Roemer-Bécuwe', 'M. Kaminsky', 'A. Arnaud', 'Florence Joly', 'S. Roche-Forestier', 'J. Meunier', 'C. Foa', 'Benoît You', 'F. Priou', 'Y. Tazi', 'A. Floquet', 'F. Selle', 'D. Berton-Rigaud', 'A. Lesoin', 'E. Kalbacher', 'A. Lortholary', 'L. Favier', 'I. Treilleux', 'I. Ray-Coquard']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6aebea5120359079483e2a5ee6b626c3dcd32f72As the prescription opioid epidemic grew in the USA, its impact extended to pregnant women and their infants. This review summarises how increasing rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome resulted in a need to improve care to pregnant women and opioid-exposed infants. We discuss the variations in care delivery with particular emphasis on screening at-risk mothers, scoring systems for neonatal drug withdrawal, type and duration of pharmacotherapy, and discharge safety.Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition20178143This review summarises how increasing rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome resulted in a need to improve care to pregnant women and opioid-exposed infants and discusses the variations in care delivery.2017-01-10T00:00:00Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition['Jason R. Pryor', 'F. Maalouf', 'E. Krans', 'R. Schumacher', 'W. Cooper', 'S. Patrick']2017-01-10T00:00:00 bc06620e069fb46b59bfc4e21bce01a615438704American Journal of Gastroenterology20171747Although both the SES-CD and CDEIS are valid measures of endoscopic disease activity that are moderately responsive to changes in endoscope disease activity, the S ES-CD displayed numerically greater responsiveness in this data set.2017-01-10T00:00:00The American Journal of Gastroenterology['R. Khanna', 'G. Zou', 'L. Stitt', 'B. Feagan', 'W. Sandborn', 'P. Rutgeerts', 'J. McDonald', 'E. Dubcenco', 'R. Fogel', 'R. Panaccione', 'V. Jairath', 'S. Nelson', 'L. Shackelton', 'Bidan Huang', 'Qian Zhou', 'A. Robinson', 'B. Levesque', "G. D'Haens"]2017-01-10T00:00:00 0debfd9a728892ac8e377a86e8467397d8313862Significance Hepatitis A virus (HAV) remains enigmatic, being unusually stable physically. Where the receptor binds and how the virion can be destabilized to release the genome are unknown. We report a potent HAV-specific neutralizing monoclonal antibody, R10, that blocks receptor attachment and interferes with viral uncoating. We have determined high-resolution cryo-EM structures of HAV full particles, empty particles, and full particles complexed with R10 Fab, revealing that R10 binds to the viral surface along the edges of the pentameric building block of the virus, and these interactions are critical for receptor binding and viral uncoating. Our results point to the use of a receptor mimic mechanism to neutralize virus infection, highlighting new opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infects ∼1.4 million people annually and, although there is a vaccine, there are no licensed therapeutic drugs. HAV is unusually stable (making disinfection problematic) and little is known of how it enters cells and releases its RNA. Here we report a potent HAV-specific monoclonal antibody, R10, which neutralizes HAV infection by blocking attachment to the host cell. High-resolution cryo-EM structures of HAV full and empty particles and of the complex of HAV with R10 Fab reveal the atomic details of antibody binding and point to a receptor recognition site at the pentamer interface. These results, together with our observation that the R10 Fab destabilizes the capsid, suggest the use of a receptor mimic mechanism to neutralize virus infection, providing new opportunities for therapeutic intervention.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20175349High-resolution cryo-EM structures of HAV full and empty particles and of the complex of Hav with R10 Fab reveal the atomic details of antibody binding and point to a receptor recognition site at the pentamer interface, suggesting the use of a receptor mimic mechanism to neutralize virus infection.2017-01-10T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Xiangxi Wang', 'Ling Zhu', 'M. Dang', 'Zhong-yu Hu', 'Q. Gao', 'S. Yuan', 'Yao Sun', 'Bo Zhang', 'Jingshan Ren', 'A. Kotecha', 'T. Walter', 'Junzhi Wang', 'E. Fry', 'D. Stuart', 'Z. Rao']2017-01-10T00:00:00 543c855ff1ff629bcb88c3bde27bb0b48818be6bRecently the paradigm that the healthy lung is sterile was challenged and it is now believed that the lungs harbor a diverse microbiota also contributing to the pathogenesis of various diseases. Most of the research studies targeting the respiratory microbiome have focused on bacteria and their impact on lung health and lung diseases. Recently, also the mycobiome has gained attention. Lower respiratory tract (LRT) diseases (e.g., cystic fibrosis) and other diseases or conditions (e.g., HIV infection, lung transplantation, and treatment at intensive care units) have been investigated with regard to possible involvement of mycobiome in development or progression of diseases. It has been shown that diversities of mycobiome in the LRT vary in different populations and conditions. It has been proposed that the mycobiome diversity associated with LRT can vary with different stages of diseases. Overall, Candida was the dominant fungal genus in LRT samples. In this review, we summarize the recent findings regarding the human LRT mycobiome from a clinical perspective focussing on characterization of investigated patient groups and healthy controls as well as sampling techniques. From these data, clinical implications for further studies or routine practice are drawn. To obtain clinically relevant answers efforts should be enhanced to collect well characterized and described patient groups as well as healthy individuals for comparative data analysis and to apply thorough sampling techniques. We need to proceed with elucidation of the role of mycobiota in healthy LRT and LRT diseases to hopefully improve patient care.Frontiers in Microbiology20172642A review of the recent findings regarding the human LRT mycobiome from a clinical perspective focussing on characterization of investigated patient groups and healthy controls as well as sampling techniques and Candida was the dominant fungal genus in LRT samples.2017-01-10T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['R. Krause', 'C. Moissl-Eichinger', 'B. Halwachs', 'G. Gorkiewicz', 'G. Berg', 'T. Valentin', 'J. Prattes', 'C. Högenauer', 'I. Zollner-Schwetz']2017-01-10T00:00:00 28dc05620feb952200b6a7843dc6b798ebb9001fWe describe in this review our approach toward the rational development of functional nanomaterials (or nanodevices). In particular, we focus on a current “study case” that we believe represents a good example. Practical and technical details will play a central role in the manuscript, but the reader will be referred to the original publications for a complete description of methods and materials characterization. In our view, this example comprises methodologies and experimental pros and cons that can be applied to other projects.2017105462017-01-10T00:00:00Chemistry of Materials['Leonardo Scarabelli', 'C. Hamon', 'L. Liz‐Marzán']2017-01-10T00:00:00 063811ae7e615fc4bc3e18d4708ef8a7c06df27aPseudogenes are duplicated genes with mutations rendering them nonfunctional. For single-gene disorders with homologous pseudogenes, the pseudogene might be a target for genetic correction. Autosomal-recessive p47phox-deficient chronic granulomatous disease (p47-CGD) is a life-threatening immune deficiency caused by mutations in NCF1, a gene with 2 pseudogenes, NCF1B and NCF1C. The most common NCF1 mutation, a GT deletion (ΔGT) at the start of exon 2 (>90% of alleles), is constitutive to NCF1B and NCF1C. NCF1 ΔGT results in premature termination, undetectable protein expression, and defective production of antimicrobial superoxide in neutrophils. We examined strategies for p47-CGD gene correction using engineered zinc-finger nucleases targeting the exon 2 ΔGT in induced pluripotent stem cells or CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells derived from p47-CGD patients. Correction of ΔGT in NCF1 pseudogenes restores oxidase function in p47-CGD, providing the first demonstration that targeted restoration of pseudogene function can correct a monogenic disorder.Blood Advances20172443Correcting ΔGT in NCF1 pseudogenes restores oxidase function in p47-CGD, providing the first demonstration that targeted restoration of pseudogene function can correct a monogenic disorder.2017-01-10T00:00:00Blood advances['R. Merling', 'D. Kuhns', 'C. Sweeney', 'Xiaolin Wu', 'S. Burkett', 'J. Chu', 'Janet Lee', 'S. Koontz', 'G. Di Pasquale', 'S. Afione', 'J. Chiorini', 'E. Kang', 'U. Choi', 'S. de Ravin', 'H. Malech']2017-01-10T00:00:00 418da33666df0d8ee9674f663beb7fb0c0ac9de1TiO2 nanospheres were synthesized and then modified with copper(II) sulfide (CuS) to form TiO2-CuS-a and TiO2-CuS-b, respectively, by two different loading methods (direct deposition vs bifunctional linker coupling). The structural, morphological, and optical properties of the two different composites TiO2-CuS-a and TiO2-CuS-b were characterized and compared using FESEM, HRTEM, XRD, XPS, BET, and DRS techniques. The TiO2-CuS-b with a regular “spiky-ball-like” structure exhibited enhanced disinfection ability, improved photodegradation performance of organic pollutants, and hydrogen evolution efficiency under solar and UV light as compared to TiO2-CuS-a (direct deposition method) due to its higher effective combination with CuS through the bifunctional linking molecule, l-cysteine. The influence of CuS content, the structure, and the charge-transfer mechanism were systematically investigated by PL, CV, EIS, and EPR techniques.201734432017-01-10T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['Shuyan Yu', 'Jincheng Liu', 'Yan Zhou', 'R. Webster', 'Xiaoli Yan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 65f832d1f9fc956c0513e47bb612de0871593a1e2017125402017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['S. Zailani', 'K. Govindan', 'Mohd Rizaimy Shaharudin', 'Elisa Eg Lay Kuan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 970af29cf25aa017b5e3bb536d004f7605da868eBiological Psychiatry20176938Findings identify the LDTg as a novel nucleus with therapeutic potential in mediating amylin's effects on energy balance through gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor signaling.2017-01-10T00:00:00Biological Psychiatry['D. Reiner', 'Elizabeth G. Mietlicki-Baase', 'Diana R. Olivos', 'Lauren E. Mcgrath', 'Derek J. Zimmer', 'Kieran Koch-Laskowski', 'Joanna Krawczyk', 'Christopher A. Turner', 'E. Noble', 'J. D. Hahn', 'H. Schmidt', 'S. Kanoski', 'M. R. Hayes']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fa996d2fb448287685013a9be5ae82410d3b65cdAim and background There is growing evidence around the impact of injury and recovery trajectories but little focuses on older people, despite rising burden. The aim of this review was to describe the evidence for postinjury functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older people. Method A systematic search of three databases and an extensive search of the grey literature was carried out on prospective injury outcome studies in older people (age ≥65 years) that used a generic health status outcome measure. The search results were reported using PRISMA reporting guidelines, and risk of bias was assessed using a modification of the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. Results There was limited evidence on functioning and HRQoL postinjury in older people. There were 367 studies identified, with 13 eligible for inclusion. Most focused on hip fracture or traumatic brain injury. Older people appeared to have poorer postinjury functioning and HRQoL compared with younger adults or preinjury levels. Poor preinjury function, pre-existing conditions and increasing age were associated with poorer outcomes, whereas preinjury-independent living was associated with better outcomes. Discussion The studies were heterogeneous, limiting synthesis. There was a lack of evidence around the impact of injury on older people in terms of paid work and unpaid work. It was unclear if existing injury outcome guidelines are appropriate for older people. Conclusions Further research is required on older people's postinjury course, outcomes and determinants. This will require standardised methodologies and qualitative studies. The findings will inform clinical care, policy development, health and compensation systems.Injury Prevention20174538The evidence for postinjury functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older people is described to inform clinical care, policy development, health and compensation systems.2017-01-10T00:00:00Injury Prevention['Katherine Brown', 'I. Cameron', 'L. Keay', 'K. Coxon', 'R. Ivers']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8ac7e8de9eb10e9eb6c778861aa89d4406db273fp–n junctions based on vertically stacked single or few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted substantial scientific interest. Due to the propensity of TMDCs to show exclusively one type of conductivity, n- or p-type, heterojunctions of different materials are typically fabricated to produce diode-like current rectification and photovoltaic response. Recently, artificial, stable and substitutional doping of MoS2 into n- and p-type materials has been demonstrated. MoS2 is an interesting material for use in optoelectronic applications due to its potential of low-cost production in large quantities, strong light–matter interactions and chemical stability. Here we report the characterization of the optoelectronic properties of vertical homojunctions made by stacking few-layer flakes of MoS2:Fe (n-type) and MoS2:Nb (p-type). The junctions exhibit a peak external quantum efficiency of 4.7% and a maximum open circuit voltage of 0.51 V; they are stable in air; and their rectification characteristics and photovoltaic response are in excellent agreement with the Shockley diode model. The gate-tunability of the maximum output power, the ideality factor and the shunt resistance indicate that the dark current is dominated by trap-assisted recombination and that the photocurrent collection depends strongly on the spatial extent of the space charge region. We demonstrate a response time faster than 80 ms and highlight the potential to integrate such devices into quasi-transparent and flexible optoelectronics.201752382017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Materials Chemistry C['S. Svatek', 'E. Antolín', 'D. Lin', 'R. Frisenda', 'C. Reuter', 'A. Molina‐Mendoza', 'Manuel Muñoz', 'N. Agrait', 'T. Ko', 'D. P. D. Lara', 'A. Castellanos-Gomez']2017-01-10T00:00:00 78750af29c37db82c1a4612465ac507eb262e30fStellar core collapse events are expected to produce gravitational waves via several mechanisms, most of which are not yet fully understood due to the current limitations in the numerical simulations of these events. In this paper, we begin with an empirical functional form that fits the gravitational-wave spectra from existing simulations of stellar core collapse and integrate over all collapse events in the Universe to estimate the resulting stochastic gravitational-wave background. We then use a Gaussian functional form to separately fit and model a low-frequency peak in the core-collapse strain spectra, which likely occurs due to prompt convection. We systematically study the parameter space of both models, as well as the combined case, and investigate their detectability by upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, such as Advanced LIGO and the Einstein Telescope. Assuming realistic formation rates for progenitors of core-collapse supernovae, our results indicate that both models are 2--4 orders of magnitude below the expected sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, and 1--2 orders of magnitude below that of the Einstein Telescope.20179352017-01-10T00:00:00Physical Review D['K. Crocker', 'T. Prestegard', 'V. Mandic', 'T. Regimbau', 'K. Olive', 'E. Vangioni']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f1ec1e47a447bc7676695c1a477722bd38b8aeb9BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders20176734This multimodality cadaver study is one of the first to combine dissection, including drill holes, with anatomical measurements and radiological data and recommends that in some women and smaller individuals, smaller baseplates should be selected.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders['Sandra Mathews', 'M. Burkhard', 'Nabil Serrano', 'Karl Link', 'M. Häusler', 'Nakita Frater', 'Ingeborg Franke', 'Helena Bischofberger', 'Florian M. Buck', 'D. Gascho', 'M. Thali', 'S. Serowy', 'M. Müller-Gerbl', 'G. Harper', 'F. Qureshi', 'T. Böni', 'H. Bloch', 'O. Ullrich', 'F. Rühli', 'E. Eppler']2017-01-10T00:00:00 56cb67f4b2c92ef440feaea917b7b674aecc50acCoral reefs20172631A first detailed assessment of the prokaryotic community associated with scleractinian corals over a depth gradient to the lower mesophotic realm is provided, highlighting the contribution of structured microbial communities over depth to the coral’s ability to colonize a broader depth range.2017-01-10T00:00:00Coral Reefs (Online)['B. Glasl', 'P. Bongaerts', 'Nathalie H. Elisabeth', 'O. Hoegh‐Guldberg', 'G. Herndl', 'P. Frade']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9135a2c2d97c2a8c13046a9f6f4691981179ee6fAnnals of Surgical Oncology20174633There were notable racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic variations in the utilization of MIS for endometrial cancer staging in the US and there was no association between minimally invasive staging surgery and 3-year overall survival.2017-01-10T00:00:00Annals of Surgical Oncology['A. Bregar', 'A. Melamed', 'E. Diver', 'Joel T. Clemmer', 'S. Uppal', 'J. Schorge', 'L. Rice', 'M. D. del Carmen', 'J. Rauh-Hain']2017-01-10T00:00:00 df9525868a2ceb3148b1f5c02ccefea693a7d2f8Scientific Reports20174630Reduced levels of EHMT1 protein in Ehmt1+/− mice does not result in general learning deficits in a touchscreen-based battery, but leads to increased adult cell proliferation in the hippocampus and enhanced pattern separation ability.2017-01-10T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Benevento', 'C. Oomen', 'Alexa E. Horner', 'H. Amiri', 'Tessa Jacobs', 'Charlotte Pauwels', 'M. Frega', 'T. Kleefstra', 'M. Kopanitsa', 'S. Grant', 'T. Bussey', 'L. Saksida', 'C. Van der Zee', 'H. van Bokhoven', 'J. Glennon', 'N. N. Kasri']2017-01-10T00:00:00 292510f8dd69ca4edc02c9f3eca628759a3dc83dBackground: Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG) serve as an approach to provide dietary and lifestyle information with the ultimate goal to contribute to public health. Recommendations for the development and implementation of FBDG are given by the EFSA and the WHO/FAO. An overview of the currently present FBDG and used elements in FBDG is lacking. Aim: The aims of this study were (1) to provide an overview of all official FBDG that are currently present for the general healthy population, and (2) to get insight in the elements and visual approaches used in these guidelines. Methodology: A comprehensive internet search was performed to analyse the presence of official FBDG in a total of 226 countries worldwide. Both information content and visual representation of FBDG were reviewed using descriptive statistics. Results: FBDG were found for 93 out of 226 countries, of which 79 FBDG included a visual representation. Representations of six or seven food groups in FBDG were most common. In 61% of FBDG, cereals were the most prominent food group representing the highest relative amount of food to be eaten. Hierarchical models, such as pyramids, were used about as frequently as nonReview Article van ’t Erve et al.; EJNFS, 7(1): 1-56, 2017; Article no.EJNFS.2017.001 2 hierarchical models, such as plates. The lifestyle factor “exercise” was mentioned in 85% of FBDG. Non-caloric beverages and exercise were present in the visual representation in 48% and 46% of FBDG, respectively. Conclusion: 41% of the analysed countries had a national FBDG. Most FBDG included a visual representation, consisted of six or seven food groups and made use of graphic design aspects like colour. FBDG considerably differed regarding the food groups that were represented and graphic design aspects, like hierarchy and shape.20171428An overview of all official FBDG that are currently present for the general healthy population is provided to get insight in the elements and visual approaches used in these guidelines.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Erve t', 'M. Tulen', 'J. Laar', 'A. Van', 'R. Minnema', 'R. Schenk', 'D. Wolvers', 'R. van', 'H. Verhagen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0452cc5f0872894a75a18ae0dcd6b34dd5a772d7Chemical Research in Chinese Universities201734272017-01-10T00:00:00Chemical Research in Chinese Universities['Lin-Rui Lü', 'Xiaojun Jiang', 'Lian Jia', 'Tian Ai', 'Hang Wu']2017-01-10T00:00:00 41a74a41878aa056f339aed1baa1f3d705ccd8efAmerican Journal of Clinical Dermatology20171132Patients who were non-responders to etanercept after 12 weeks, as defined by failure to meet sPGA 0/1 or PASI 75 (UNCOVER-3), achieved high levels of response 12-weeks after switching to ixekizumab.2017-01-10T00:00:00American Journal of Clinical Dermatology['A. Blauvelt', 'K. Papp', 'C. Griffiths', 'L. Puig', 'J. Weisman', 'Y. Dutronc', 'L. Kerr', 'D. Ilo', 'L. Mallbris', 'M. Augustin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 94d42d2208d0fe9ce0a5baf27de016ea09c09c64Scientific Reports20173731NP covalently linked to pericardial patches are a novel composite delivery system that allows sustained site-specific delivery of therapeutics; NP delivering rapamycin inhibit patch neointimal hyperplasia may represent a next generation of tissue engineered cardiovascular implants.2017-01-10T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Hualong Bai', 'Jung Seok Lee', 'E. Chen', 'Mo Wang', 'Ying Xing', 'T. Fahmy', 'A. Dardik']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4f7baa74575c799d817d61d4dd6816e7881f449bPolyelectrolyte (PE) wrapping of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) is a standard method to control NP surface chemistry and charge. Because excess polyelectrolytes are usually employed in the surface modification process, it is critical to evaluate different purification strategies to obtain a clean final product and thus avoid ambiguities in the source of effects on biological systems. In this work, 4 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were wrapped with 15 kDa poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), and three purification strategies were applied: (a) diafiltration or either (b) one round or (c) two rounds of centrifugation. The bacterial toxicity of each of these three PAH-AuNP samples was evaluated for the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and is quantitatively correlated with the amount of unbound PAH molecules in the AuNP suspensions, as judged by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance experiments and quantification using fluorescent assay. Dialysis experiments show that, for a 15 kDa polyelectrolyte, a 50 kDa dialysis membrane is not sufficient to remove all PAH polymers. Together, these data showcase the importance of choosing a proper postsynthesis purification method for polyelectrolyte-wrapped NPs and reveal that apparent toxicity results may be due to unintended free wrapping agents such as polyelectrolytes.Analytical Chemistry20170262017-01-10T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Tian A Qiu', 'M. Torelli', 'Ariane M. Vartanian', 'Nathan B Rackstraw', 'Joseph T. Buchman', 'Lisa M. Jacob', 'C. Murphy', 'R. Hamers', 'C. Haynes']2017-01-10T00:00:00 679e027f8e0ab0b17bd71abcddb1eb885ca2c430201755282017-01-10T00:00:00Physics Letters B['C. Adolph', 'M. Aghasyan', 'R. Akhunzyanov', 'M. G. Alexeeva', 'G. Alexeev', 'A. Amoroso', 'V. Andrieux', 'N. Anfimov', 'V. Anosov', 'A. Antoshkin', 'K. Augsten', 'W. Augustyniak', 'A. Austregesilo', 'C. Azevedo', 'B. Badelek', 'F. Balestra', 'M. Ball', 'J. Barth', 'R. Beck', 'Y. Bedfer', 'J. Bernhard', 'K. Bicker', 'E. Bielert', 'R. Birsa', 'M. Bodlák', 'P. Bordalo', 'F. Bradamante', 'C. Braun', 'A. Bressan', 'M. Buechele', 'Wen-Chen Chang', 'C. Chatterjee', 'M. Chiosso', 'I. Choi', 'S. Chung', 'A. Cicuttin', 'M. Crespo', 'Q. Curiel', 'S. Torre', 'S. Dasgupta', 'S. Dasgupta', 'O. Denisov', 'L. Dhara', 'S. Donskov', 'N. Doshita', 'C. Dreisbach', 'V. Duic', 'W. Duennweber', 'M. Dziewiecki', 'A. Efremov', 'P. Eversheim', 'W. Eyrich', 'M. Faessler', 'A. Ferrero', 'M. Finger', 'H. Fischer', 'C. Franco', 'N. D. F. V. Hohenesche', 'J. Friedrich', 'V. Frolov', 'E. Fuchey', 'F. Gautheron', 'O. Gavrichtchouk', 'S. Gerassimov', 'J. Giarra', 'F. Giordano', 'I. Gnesi', 'M. Gorzellik', 'S. Grabmueller', 'A. Grasso', 'M. Perdekamp', 'B. Grube', 'T. Grussenmeyer', 'A. Guskov', 'F. Haas', 'D. Hahne', 'G. Hamar', 'D. Harrach', 'F. Heinsius', 'R. Heitz', 'F. Herrmann', 'N. Horikawa', 'N. d’Hose', 'C. Hsieh', 'S. Huber', 'S. Ishimoto', 'A. Ivanov', 'Y. Ivanshin', 'T. Iwata', 'V. Jarý', 'R. Joosten', 'P. Joerg', 'E. Kabuß', 'A. Kerbizi', 'B. Ketzer', 'G. Khaustov', 'Y. Khokhlov', 'Y. Kisselev', 'F. Klein', 'K. Klimaszewski', 'J. Koivuniemi', 'V. Kolosov', 'K. Kondo', 'K. Koenigsmann', 'I. Konorov', 'V. Konstantinov', 'A. Kotzinian', 'O. Kouznetsov', 'M. Kraemer', 'P. Kremser', 'F. Krinner', 'Z. Kroumchtein', 'Y. Kulinich', 'F. Kunne', 'K. Kurek', 'R. Kurjata', 'A. Lednev', 'A. Lehmann', 'M. Levillain', 'S. Levorato', 'Y.-S. Lian', 'J. Lichtenstadt', 'R. Longo', 'A. Maggiora', 'A. Magnon', 'N. Makins', 'N. Makke', 'G. Mallot', 'B. Mariański', 'A. Martin', 'J. Marzec', 'J. Matoušek', 'H. Matsuda', 'T. Matsuda', 'G. Meshcheryakov', 'M. Meyer', 'W. Meyer', 'Y. Mikhailov', 'M. Mikhasenko', 'E. Mitrofanov', 'N. Mitrofanov', 'Y. Miyachi', 'A. Nagaytsev', 'F. Nerling', 'D. Neyret', 'J. Nový', 'W. Nowak', 'G. Nukazuka', 'A. S. Nunes', 'A. Olshevsky', 'I. Orlov', 'M. Ostrick', 'D. Panzieri', 'B. Parsamyan', 'S. Paul', 'J. Peng', 'F. Pereira', 'M. Pešek', 'D. Peshekhonov', 'N. Pierre', 'S. Platchkov', 'J. Pochodzalla', 'V. Polyakov', 'J. Pretzd', 'M. Quaresma', 'C. Quintans', 'S. Ramos', 'C. Regali', 'G. Reicherz', 'C. Riedl', 'M. Roskot', 'N. Rogacheva', 'D. Ryabchikov', 'A. Rybnikov', 'A. Rychter', 'R. Salac', 'V. Samoylenko', 'A. Sandacz', 'C. Santos', 'S. Sarkar', 'I. Savin', 'T. Sawada', 'G. Sbrizzai', 'P. Schiavon', 'K. Schmidt', 'H. Schmieden', 'K. Schönning', 'E. Seder', 'A. Selyunin', 'L. Silva', 'L. Sinha', 'S. Sirtl', 'M. Slunecka', 'J. Smolík', 'A. Srnka', 'D. Steffen', 'M. Stolarski', 'O. Subrtt', 'M. Sulc', 'H. Suzuki', 'A. Szabelski', 'T. Szameitat', 'P. Sznajder', 'S. Takekawa', 'M. Tasevsky', 'S. Tessaro', 'F. Tessarotto', 'F. Thibaud', 'A. Thiel', 'F. Tosello', 'V. Tskhay', 'S. Uhl', 'A. Vauth', 'J. Veloso', 'M. Virius', 'J. Vondra', 'S. Wallner', 'T. Weisrock', 'M. Wilfert', 'J. Wolbeek', 'K. Zaremba', 'P. Zavada', 'M. Zavertyaev', 'E. Zemlyanichkina', 'N. Zhuravlev', 'M. Ziembicki', 'A. Zink']2017-01-10T00:00:00 6fdd3be4ab31fc8280d13daa321c993bc6133926Abstract Imidazolium-based metal and halogen-free Brönsted acidic ionic liquid (BAIL) (3,3′-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis(2-methyl-1-(3-sulfopropyl)-1H-benzimidazolium) hydrogensulfate [HbMBIM-PS][HSO4] was synthesized. The physicochemical properties of this BAIL were investigated using a variety of different analytical and spectroscopic techniques such as 1H and13C-NMR, FT-IR, mass, UV–vis and TGA spectra. A porous silica matrix has been synthesized using BAIL and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as silica source by nonhydrolytic sol–gel method. The properties of IL confined silica gel matrix have been studied using FTIR, TGA, SEM, N2-sorption measurement (BET characterization for determining pore parameters), and NH3-TPD techniques. From the N2-sorption measurement, it has been found that BET surface area decreased while pore volume, average pore size and porosity decreased. The thermal stability of the IL has been found to increase upon confinement in silica gel matrix. The results suggested that IL had been successfully confined on silica gel. This IL confined silica gel catalyst is environment friendly and useful for alkane isomerization and esterification reactions.201750282017-01-10T00:00:00Composite Interfaces['R. Vekariya', 'A. Dhar', 'Jignesh Lunagariya']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c8004077930817110c15c5a0b33c88585f05d6eaEnvironmental science and pollution research international20174827The results show that the degradation of MG was more than 80%, achieved after 3 h of irradiation at pH 4.6 and with a catalyst loading of 75 mg and it was found that the dye photo–degradation obeyed the pseudo-first order kinetic via Langmuir Hinshelwood model.2017-01-10T00:00:00Environmental Science and Pollution Research['N. Helaili', 'A. Boudjamaa', 'M. Kebir', 'K. Bacharı']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e4e0d72e4f270eb7979a730619b33b624b192f2dThe aim of this study was to improve the state of the art recommendation techniques in thee-Portfolio domain.A Systematic Review method is used inthis literature review, with the following steps: (a) Identification of recommendation focus that influences the implementation of e-Portfolio; (b) Identification of recommendation techniques in e-Portfolio environment; (c) Synthesizing the literature; (d)Make comparing in the recommendation focus andtechniques for the implementation of the e- portfolio; and (e) Discuss the result and future research. The process of inclusion and exclude literature obtained from 5 electronic databases, with the amount of literature that met the initial stages as many as 5805 articles, up to 107 papers obtained are eligible. Then from 28 the papers, performed synthesize to produce recommendation focus and techniquesin the e-portfolio of the most widely implemented The results of this study is to find that recommender system may suitable for thee-Portfolio domain is a focus on personalization based on hybrid technique and collaborative filtering.International Conference Innovation Engineering and Technology20174924The results of this study are to find that recommender system may suitable for thee-Portfolio domain is a focus on personalization based on hybrid technique and collaborative filtering.2017-01-10T00:00:00['Puji Rahayu', 'D. I. Sensuse', 'B. Purwandari', 'Indra Budi', 'F. Khalid', 'Nuralamsah Zulkarnaim']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b2e918109d01ea47c4a65e935eb7fbfc2e4fc74fRespiratory Research20172423Inflammation in the CF lung appeared to be gender-specific in the authors' population, as the significant increase of eosinophils, mast cells and CD4 T cells was especially notable in the female subpopulation.2017-01-10T00:00:00Respiratory Research['E. Lammertyn', 'E. Vandermeulen', 'H. Bellon', 'Stephanie Everaerts', 'S. Verleden', 'K. van den Eynde', 'K. Bracke', 'G. Brusselle', 'P. Goeminne', 'E. Verbeken', 'B. Vanaudenaerde', 'L. Dupont']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c5a743466db9787168bc52dfb600f00af8c16283Journal of Adult Development201748232017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Adult Development['J. Lampis', 'A. Busonera', 'S. Cataudella', 'M. Tommasi', 'E. Skowron']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d63b778072a320303ced6ef3789ae81d2b94ffb2Dioecy has a demographic disadvantage compared with hermaphroditism: only about half of reproductive adults produce seeds. Dioecious species must therefore have fitness advantages to compensate for this cost through increased survival, growth, and/or reproduction. We used a full life cycle approach to quantify the demographic costs and benefits associated with dioecy while controlling for demographic differences between dioecious and hermaphroditic species related to other functional traits. The advantage of this novel approach is that we can focus on the effect of breeding system across a diverse tree community. We built a composite integral projection model for hermaphroditic and dioecious tree populations from Barro Colorado Island, Panama, using long-term demographic and newly collected reproductive data. Integration of all costs and benefits showed that compensation was realized through increased seed production, resulting in no net costs of dioecy. Compensation was also facilitated by the low contribution of reproduction to population growth. Estimated positive effects of dioecy on tree growth and survival were small and insignificant for population growth rates. Our model revealed that, for long-lived organisms, the cost of having males is smaller than generally expected. Hence, little compensation is required for dioecious species to maintain population growth rates similar to those of hermaphroditic species.American Naturalist201775222017-01-10T00:00:00The American Naturalist['Marjolein Bruijning', 'M. Visser', 'H. Muller‐Landau', 'S. Wright', 'L. Comita', 'S. Hubbell', 'H. de Kroon', 'E. Jongejans']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1f0e4d6f86678d58a5f1ca117e9fe0867660e0caBritish Journal of Cancer20175222Trabectedin could be good candidate for clinical studies in JMML/CMML patients and downregulated the expression of genes belonging to the Rho GTPases pathway having a critical role in cell growth and cytoskeletal dynamics.2017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Cancer['M. Romano', 'M. D. Della Porta', 'A. Gallì', 'N. Panini', 'S. A. Licandro', 'E. Bello', 'I. Craparotta', 'V. Rosti', 'E. Bonetti', 'R. Tancredi', 'M. Rossi', 'L. Mannarino', 'S. Marchini', 'L. Porcu', 'C. Galmarini', 'A. Zambelli', 'M. Zecca', 'F. Locatelli', 'M. Cazzola', 'A. Biondi', 'A. Rambaldi', 'P. Allavena', 'E. Erba', 'M. D’Incalci']2017-01-10T00:00:00 92b1fcebed4c0953b0f8cd93f592fdf8fcd69641BMC Infectious Diseases20172419Qualitative results demonstrated plausible processes by which peer support improved client engagement in care, cotrimoxazole use, and safe water vessel use, which suggest several areas for improvement for future implementation of pre-ART peer support programs.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Infectious Diseases['April Monroe', 'G. Nakigozi', 'W. Ddaaki', 'J. Bazaale', 'R. Gray', 'M. Wawer', 'S. Reynolds', 'C. Kennedy', 'L. Chang']2017-01-10T00:00:00 05f10084db7735892c06c525d96e3073199d532cPurpose: AZD5153 is a novel BRD4/BET inhibitor with a distinctive bivalent bromodomain binding mode. To support its clinical development, we identified pharmacodynamic (PD) biomarkers for use in clinical trials to establish target engagement. Experimental Design: CCR2 and CD180 mRNAs, initially identified from whole transcriptome profiling, were further evaluated by quantitative PCR in hematologic cell lines, xenografts, and whole blood from rat, healthy volunteers, and patients with cancer. MYC and HEXIM1 mRNAs were also evaluated. Results: RNA-sequencing data showed consistent decreases in CCR2/CD180 expression across multiple hematologic cell lines upon AZD5153 treatment. Evaluation of dose dependence in MV4,11 cells confirmed activity at clinically relevant concentrations. In vivo downregulation of CCR2/CD180 mRNAs (>80%) was demonstrated in MV4,11 and KMS-11 xenograft tumors at efficacious AZD5153 doses. Consistent with in vitro rat blood data, an in vivo rat study confirmed greater inhibition of CCR2/CD180 mRNA in whole blood versus MYC at an efficacious dose. Finally, in vitro treatment of whole blood from healthy volunteers and patients with cancer demonstrated, in contrast to MYC, almost complete downregulation of CCR2/CD180 at predicted clinically achievable concentrations. Conclusions: Our data strongly support the use of CCR2 and CD180 mRNAs as whole blood PD biomarkers for BRD4 inhibitors, especially in situations where paired tumor biopsies are unavailable. In addition, they can be used as tumor-based PD biomarkers for hematologic tumors. MYC mRNA is useful as a hematologic tumor-based biomarker but suboptimal as a whole blood biomarker. Utility of HEXIM1 mRNA may be limited to higher concentrations. Clin Cancer Res; 23(4); 1025–35. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research20173420The data strongly support the use of CCR2 and CD180 mRNAs as whole blood PD biomarkers for BRD4 inhibitors, especially in situations where paired tumor biopsies are unavailable.2017-01-10T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['T. Yeh', "G. O'Connor", 'P. Petteruti', 'A. Dulak', 'M. Hattersley', 'J. Barrett', 'Huawei Chen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7c0bb02ee0fe346c0cfe6b7fd068e6b66374faa3Background: Albinos in Africa are at constant risk of developing skin cancer due to the damage caused by ultra-violet exposure. This study identifies the common skin conditions among albinos in Kenya as a country located along the equator. Methods: In this descriptive study on albino patients who were admitted to Mbagathi District Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya the census method was used for sampling and a total of 151 albinos were registered. All necessary data including age, gender, type, site and the number of skin lesions were recorded. Suspected patients with malignant and premalignant lesions were studied individually through skin biopsy and histopathological investigation. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: Albinos with serious skin lesions were 121(80%) patients. Females were 64 (52.9%). The frequency of the following premalignant and malignant skin lesions including actinic-cheilitis, solar elastosis, actinic keratosis (AK), basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) were 17.88%, 11.92%, 37.08%, 7.94% and 5.29%, respectively. Hands (20.52%), face (19.20%), head (18.18%), shoulder (14.56%) and neck (7.94%) were the most affected areas by malignant and premalignant lesions. Conclusions: BCC was the most common type of cutaneous malignancy on the face and shoulders while AK was the most common cutaneous pre-malignancy on the hands and face in albinos in Kenya. Therefore, appropriate physical protection, avoiding any trauma when carrying sharp, heavy or rough instruments by the shoulder and hands, and finally urgent and quality treatment for any lesion even a small erosion and ulcer, especially on exposed areas in albinos, are recommended.Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran20172618Appropriate physical protection, avoiding any trauma when carrying sharp, heavy or rough instruments by the shoulder and hands, and finally urgent and quality treatment for any lesion even a small erosion and ulcer, especially on exposed areas in albinos, are recommended.2017-01-10T00:00:00Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran['Seyed Emad Emadi', 'Andrew Juma Suleh', 'F. Babamahmoodi', 'F. Ahangarkani', 'Vanessa Betty Chelimo', 'B. Mutai', 'S. Raeeskarami', 'A. Ghanadan', 'S. Emadi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fd17eabf8cd19fa7762d3b57c80d06f4effa5eb3Resistance to cancer chemotherapies leads to deadly consequences, yet current research focuses only on the roles of somatically acquired mutations in this resistance. The mutational status of the germline is also likely to play a role in the way cells respond to chemotherapy. The carrier status for the POLB rs3136797 germline mutation encoding P242R DNA polymerase beta (Pol β) is associated with poor prognosis for lung cancer, specifically in response to treatment with cisplatin. Here, it is revealed that the P242R mutation is sufficient to promote resistance to cisplatin in human cells and in mouse xenografts. Mechanistically, P242R Pol β acts as a translesion polymerase and prefers to insert the correct nucleotide opposite cisplatin intrastrand cross-links, leading to the activation of the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway, removal of crosslinks, and resistance to cisplatin. In contrast, wild-type (WT) Pol β preferentially inserts the incorrect nucleotide initiating mismatch repair and cell death. Importantly, in a mouse xenograft model, tumors derived from lung cancer cells expressing WT Pol β displayed a slower rate of growth when treated with cisplatin, whereas tumors expressing P242R Pol β had no response to cisplatin. Pol β is critical for mediating crosstalk in response to cisplatin. The current data strongly suggest that the status of Pol β influences cellular responses to crosslinking agents and that Pol β is a promising biomarker to predict responses to specific chemotherapies. Finally, these results highlight that the genetic status of the germline is a critical factor in the response to cancer treatment. Implications: Pol β has prognostic biomarker potential in the treatment of cancer with cisplatin and perhaps other intrastrand crosslinking agents. Mol Cancer Res; 15(3); 269–80. ©2017 AACR.Molecular Cancer Research20174820The current data strongly suggest that the status of Pol β influences cellular responses to crosslinking agents and that Pol β is a promising biomarker to predict responses to specific chemotherapies and highlight that the genetic status of the germline is a critical factor in the response to cancer treatment.2017-01-10T00:00:00Molecular Cancer Research['Antonia A. Nemec', 'L. Abriola', 'J. Merkel', 'E. de Stanchina', 'M. Deveaux', 'D. Zelterman', 'P. Glazer', 'J. Sweasy']2017-01-10T00:00:00 785ff13296590297a0b3ba80bc99e0a432f5df69Community mental health journal20172419Examination of youth perceptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) communication with their pediatric providers, their reported adherence to their ADHD medications, and their desired location for an ADHD educational program concluded that youth want their providers to engage them more during visits.2017-01-10T00:00:00Community Mental Health Journal['B. Sleath', 'D. Carpenter', 'R. Sayner', 'K. Thomas', 'Larry Mann', 'A. Sage', 'Sandra H. Sulzer', 'A. Sandler']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1629b7787c38f8964df521568f1bb04abbb6362a201724192017-01-10T00:00:00Physics Letters B['J. Konki', 'J. Khuyagbaatar', 'J. Uusitalo', 'P. Greenlees', 'K. Auranen', 'H. Badran', 'M. Block', 'R. Briselet', 'D. Cox', 'M. Dasgupta', 'A. Nitto', 'C. Düllmann', 'T. Grahn', 'K. Hauschild', 'A. Herzáň', 'R. Herzberg', 'F. Heßberger', 'D. Hinde', 'R. Julin', 'S. Juutinen', 'E. Jäger', 'B. Kindler', 'J. Krier', 'M. Leino', 'B. Lommel', 'A. Lopez-Martens', 'D. H. Luong', 'M. Mallaburn', 'K. Nishio', 'J. Pakarinen', 'P. Papadakis', 'J. Partanen', 'P. Peura', 'P. Rahkila', 'K. Rezynkina', 'P. Ruotsalainen', 'M. Sandzelius', 'J. Sarén', 'C. Scholey', 'J. Sorri', 'S. Stolze', 'B. Sulignano', 'C. Theisen', 'A. Ward', 'A. Yakushev', 'V. Yakusheva']2017-01-10T00:00:00 21e687461853d65a44f751add8594aebd1d9c2feHypophosphatemia causes rickets by impairing hypertrophic chondrocyte apoptosis. Phosphate induction of MEK1/2-ERK1/2 phosphorylation in hypertrophic chondrocytes is required for phosphate-mediated apoptosis and growth plate maturation. MEK1/2 can be activated by numerous molecules including Raf isoforms. A- and B-Raf ablation in chondrocytes does not alter skeletal development, whereas ablation of C-Raf decreases hypertrophic chondrocyte apoptosis and impairs vascularization of the growth plate. However, ablation of C-Raf does not impair phosphate-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation in vitro, but leads to rickets by decreasing VEGF protein stability. To determine whether Raf isoforms are required for phosphate-induced hypertrophic chondrocyte apoptosis, mice lacking all three Raf isoforms in chondrocytes were generated. Raf deletion caused neonatal death and a significant expansion of the hypertrophic chondrocyte layer of the growth plate, accompanied by decreased cleaved caspase-9. This was associated with decreased phospho-ERK1/2 immunoreactivity in the hypertrophic chondrocyte layer and impaired vascular invasion. These data further demonstrated that Raf kinases are required for phosphate-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation in cultured hypertrophic chondrocytes and perform essential, but partially redundant roles in growth plate maturation.Journal of Biological Chemistry20174318It is demonstrated that Raf kinases are required for phosphate-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation in cultured hypertrophic chondrocytes and perform essential, but partially redundant roles in growth plate maturation.2017-01-10T00:00:00The Journal of Biological Chemistry['Garyfallia Papaioannou', 'Elizabeth T. Petit', 'E. Liu', 'M. Baccarini', 'C. Pritchard', 'M. Demay']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a16e47e7585c15727fc3d397b45457867aa18792The resolution of inkjet printing technology is determined by wetting and evaporation processes after the jet drop contacts the substrate. Here, the wetting of different picoliter solubilized polymer droplets jetting onto one-end-closed porous alumina was investigated. The selected polymers are commonly used in inkjet ink. The synergistic effects of the hierarchical structure and substrate surface modification were used to control the behavior of polymer-based ink drops. A model that invokes the effect of surface tension was applied to calculate the amount of polymer solution penetrating into the pores. The calculation corroborates experimental observations and shows that the volume of polymer solution in the pores increases with an increase in pore radius and depth, resulting in less solution remaining on the substrate surface. The structure of the porous substrate coupled with intrinsic polymer properties and surface modifications all contribute to the resolution that can be achieved via inkjet printing.Langmuir20175717The synergistic effects of the hierarchical structure and substrate surface modification were used to control the behavior of polymer-based ink drops and showed that the volume of polymer solution in the pores increases with an increase in pore radius and depth, resulting in less solution remaining on the substrate surface.2017-01-10T00:00:00Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids['Haihua Zhou', 'Rui Chang', 'E. Reichmanis', 'Yanlin Song']2017-01-10T00:00:00 15a6d704a2115dad9079cf71dbf8b2e9e6c87152Aim: To determine and compare the phytochemical composition and antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts of Jackfruit roots, leaves and bark, found in selected regions of Kenya and Uganda. Study Design: A total of 192 samples of leaves, roots and barks, were obtained from 64 different Original Research Article Ojwang et al.; JABB, 16(1): 1-13, 2017; Article no.JABB.37355 2 Jackfruit trees. The samples were then dried and extracted using methanol. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at The University of Nairobi, Chiromo campus, Department of Biochemistry in Nairobi, Kenya. The research was carried out from May 2016 to June 2017. Methodology: The composition of phenolic and tannin contents were determined using FolinCiocalteu method. Flavonoids content was determined through the formation of the flavonoids– aluminium complex assay. Antioxidant activity was determined through the DPPH scavenging activity and the reducing power of the extracts. Results: The phytochemical composition had significant variation at (P=.05) in all the different parts of the plant. The roots had the highest phenolic content (67.3759.00 mg/g), while the bark region had the least (38.14 -28.34 mg/g). The flavonoid content was also highest in the roots (10.74 7.31 mg/g) and lowest in the bark region (3.09 – 1.49 mg/g). The tannin contents were equally higher in the roots (3.88 2.69 mg/g), and lowest in bark (0.93 -0.52 mg/g). The DPPH scavenging activity was also highest in the roots (66 -72%), while that of the bark was (24 40%). The reducing power of the roots, leaves and bark ranged from (114.38 – 93.62 μg/ml), (71.63 -67.04 μg/ml) and (54.16 33.15 μg/ml) respectively. Conclusion: The findings suggest that Jackfruit roots, leaves and bark are natural antioxidants and they have significant variation in composition of phytochemical compounds.20172717The findings suggest that Jackfruit roots, leaves and bark are natural antioxidants and they have significant variation in composition of phytochemical compounds.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology['R. A. Ojwang', 'E. Muge', 'B. Mbatia', 'Benson Mwanza', 'D. Ogoyi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e3bab555adcb26070ae88313733f557912ca1940Objective The aim of this study was to examine the potential association between intrauterine exposure to maternal diabetes and attention deficits in the offspring. Research design and methods Adolescent offspring of a prospectively followed cohort of women with type 1 diabetes (n = 269) and a control group from the background population (n = 293) participated in a follow-up assessment in 2012–2013. We used scores from Conners Continuous Performance Test II to assess attention and based on a principal component analysis we evaluated scores on five different attention factors: focused attention, vigilance, hyperactivity/impulsivity, sustained attention and response style. Results A higher frequency of the exposed offspring had a parent/self-reported use of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication compared to the control group (2.2% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.01). Clinical significant differences between adolescents exposed to maternal diabetes and unexposed controls were not found in either single scores on Conners Continuous Performance Test or on any of the five attention factors identified. Conclusions Exposure to maternal type 1 diabetes did not seem to increase the risk of attention deficits in the adolescent offspring. However, a higher self-reported use of ADHD medication in the exposed group could suggest a difference in attention not revealed by the applied test.PLoS ONE20173814Exposure to maternal type 1 diabetes did not seem to increase the risk of attention deficits in the adolescent offspring, however, a higher self-reported use of ADHD medication in the exposed group could suggest a difference in attention not revealed by the applied test.2017-01-10T00:00:00PLoS ONE['B. Bytoft', 'S. Knorr', 'Z. Vlachová', 'R. B. Jensen', 'E. Mathiesen', 'H. Beck-Nielsen', 'C. Gravholt', 'D. M. Jensen', 'Tine D. Clausen', 'Erik Lykke Mortensen', 'P. Damm']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1fe1adc18b8174c249e336a4bfcd51899b1da445Extremophiles20175115This work uses a combination of biochemical and biophysical approaches to demonstrate that the binding properties of S. solfataricus SSB are essentially identical for ssDNA and ssRNA.2017-01-10T00:00:00Extremophiles['Michael J. Morten', 'Roland Gamsjaeger', 'L. Cubeddu', 'Ruvini Kariawasam', 'J. Peregrina', 'J. Penedo', 'M. F. White']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9ccdad12ecb1aff777630078eca93e41f5506451Synthetic antimicrobial peptides (SynAMPs) are an interesting class of novel antibiotic agents used to fight infections caused by resistant bacterial strains. Herein we report the synthesis of a ferrocene-containing lysine (FcLys) suitable for standard Fmoc/tBu solid-phase peptide synthesis. A library of (Arg-Trp)3-based antimicrobial peptides have been synthesized in which all the tryptophan residues were replaced systematically by FcLys and their biological activities evaluated. We call this technique a “ferrocene scan”, in analogy with the well-established “alanine scan” used to investigate crucial interactions in peptides. The FcLys-peptides showed excellent activity against gram-positive bacterial strains compared with the metal-free parent peptide, including a four-fold increase in activity against the resistant bacterial strain MRSA. Moreover, some members of this family of ferrocenoyl peptides also showed an up to 16-fold increased activity compared with the parent peptide against the gram-negative bacterium A. baumannii. This behavior distinguishes these synAMPs from the previously investigated N-terminally ferrocenoylated peptides, which in general showed a dramatically reduced activity against gram-negative bacteria. The FcLys-peptides also showed low hemolytic activity against red blood cells (RBCs), which indicates excellent bacterial selectivity, making them an attractive class of novel peptide-based organometallic antimicrobial agents.20174213The synthesis of a ferrocene-containing lysine (FcLys) suitable for standard Fmoc/tBu solid-phase peptide synthesis is reported, which shows excellent activity against gram-positive bacterial strains compared with the metal-free parent peptide, including a four-fold increase in activity against the resistant bacterial strain MRSA.2017-01-10T00:00:00European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry['J. Slootweg', 'Pascal Prochnow', 'Sandra Bobersky', 'J. Bandow', 'N. Metzler‐Nolte']2017-01-10T00:00:00 7ce64a2b7a8cf89f9d6d4e38c5e5cc2961a45f1f1 Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Abuja, Nigeria. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany. 3 Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria. 5 Department of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany. 6 Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany. German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.20172112This research presents a novel and scalable approach that allows for real-time assessment of the impact of infectious disease-related coronavirus infection on hospital admissions and mortality in Nigeria.2017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health['O. Adeoye', 'D. Tom-Aba', 'C. Ameh', 'O. Ojo', 'E. Ilori', 'S. Gidado', 'E. Waziri', 'P. Nguku', 'S. Mall', 'K. Denecke', 'Maike Lamshoeft', 'N. Schwarz', 'G. Krause', 'G. Poggensee']2017-01-10T00:00:00 efd6e14a19cbec1ee08b1f0e4781391f42f77e57We discuss scalar-tensor realizations of the Anamorphic cosmological scenario recently proposed by Ijjas and Steinhardt [1]. Through an analysis of the dynamics of cosmological perturbations we obtain constraints on the parameters of the model. We also study gravitational Parker particle production in the contracting Anamorphic phase and we compute the fraction between the energy density of created particles at the end of the phase and the background energy density. We find that, as in the case of inflation, a new mechanism is required to reheat the universe.201772122017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics['L. Graef', 'W. S. Hipólito-Ricaldi', 'Elisa G. M. Ferreira', 'R. Brandenberger']2017-01-10T00:00:00 58082d635ceecc9275fae828a53d48a5c021ebd9International Journal of Clinical Oncology20173812IORT was used infrequently for RPS but generated equivalent outcomes compared to EBRT, despite being utilized more often for larger tumors and those with peri-tumoral soft-tissue invasion.2017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Clinical Oncology['Liz B. Wang', 'D. McAneny', 'G. Doherty', 'T. Sachs']2017-01-10T00:00:00 0d874bcb9500ec38b99500def1b31f84ee2a163bPilot and Feasibility Studies20173812Recruitment rates show that the main trial is feasible, and the results suggest that the intervention may improve retention and quit rates in smoking cessation services.2017-01-10T00:00:00Pilot and Feasibility Studies['V. Madurasinghe', 'R. Sohanpal', 'W. James', 'L. Steed', 'S. Eldridge', 'Sjc Taylor', 'Chris Griffiths', 'R. Walton']2017-01-10T00:00:00 8c7418baf1e685b65ad3902cb951793470e3d0b0The objective of the study is to examine the educational level and the social profile of the indigenous people of Ecuador by means of a descriptive and multidimensional statistical analysis of this sector of the Ecuadorian population, based on data from the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment from 2015. The descriptive analysis shows the frequency and percentages of the variables used in the investigation, while the multidimensional statistical analysis is used in order to show the principal and most important criteria of differentiation and classification among the groups of people investigated. These methods involve a factorial analysis of multiple correspondences which demostrates the criteria of differentiation and a hierarchical cluster analysis to define groups of people according to their common traits.201715112017-01-10T00:00:00Review of European Studies['Josefina Domínguez Mújica y Juan Manuel Parreño Castellano', 'E. Stefos', 'Lisa Gaye Williams Goodrich']2017-01-10T00:00:00 16b6a88889dec49ed7b1b31fa43cb45cd5709fb7Claisen rearrangements of benzyl vinyl ethers are much less facile than those of aliphatic allyl vinyl ethers, and their synthetic utility has remained relatively unexplored. A one-pot procedure is reported for the generation and Claisen rearrangement of benzyl vinyl ethers that contain an activating α-alkoxy substituent on the vinyl group. A [3,3]-sigmatropic mechanism was supported by trapping of the intermediate isotoluene in an intramolecular Alder–ene reaction.2017359A one-pot procedure is reported for the generation and Claisen rearrangement of benzyl vinyl ethers that contain an activating α-alkoxy substituent on the vinyl group.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Evolutionary Biology['Jed M. Burns', 'E. Krenske', 'R. McGeary']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c363b49a03347e443e24b788900a8ea1265ea401BMC Cancer2017588There were no associations between early life SES indicators and non-dense area after adjustment for adult BMI and neither adult education nor adult income was statistically significantly associated with any measure of mammographic density after adjusting for age and adult BMI.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Cancer['P. Tehranifar', 'P. Tehranifar', 'B. Cohn', 'J. Flom', 'A. Protacio', 'P. Cirillo', 'L. Lumey', 'K. Michels', 'K. Michels', 'M. Terry', 'M. Terry']2017-01-10T00:00:00 bd4ae35498a7bf54da9100a9e9b85def0490f037Electronic timekeeping is a ubiquitous feature of the modern workplace. Time and attendance software enables employers to record employees’ hours worked, breaks taken, and related data to determine compensation. Sometimes this software also undermines wage and hour law, allowing bad actor employers more readily to manipulate employee time cards, set up automatic default rules that shave hours from employees’ paychecks, and disguise edits to records of wages and hours. Software could enable transparency, but when it serves to obfuscate instead, it misses an opportunity to reduce costly legal risk for employers and protect employee rights. This article examines thirteen commonly used timekeeping programs to expose the ways in which software innovation can erode compliance. Drawing on insights from the field of behavioral compliance, we explain how the software presents subtle situational cues that can encourage and legitimize wage theft. We also examine gaps in the Fair Labor Standards Act’s recordkeeping rules – unchanged since the 1980s – that have created a regulatory vacuum in which timekeeping software has developed. Finally, we propose a series of reforms to those recordkeeping requirements that would better regulate timekeeping data and software systems and encourage wage and hour law compliance across workplaces.2017118This article examines thirteen commonly used timekeeping programs to expose the ways in which software innovation can erode compliance and proposes a series of reforms that would better regulate timekeeping data and software systems and encourage wage and hour law compliance across workplaces.2017-01-10T00:00:00LSN: Compensation Law (Topic)['Elizabeth Tippett', 'Charlotte S. Alexander', 'Zev J. Eigen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 670138c284d539e44eeaa5ee0fa08629cb744a57Objective : This study evaluated the effectiveness of an immersive teaching and learning approach for undergraduate nurses. Traditional classroom tutorials were combined with self-directed learning using LabTutor™, an online learning platform, and clinical nursing simulation using high fidelity manikins. Learning modules were designed to link the student’s knowledge and understanding of biosceince with clinical assessment and nursing management in order to develop clinical decision-making skills. It was anticipated that students’ learning experience would be enhanced by the higher level of realism that is possible using the sophisticated manikins and authentic patient clinical data and case notes provided in LabTutor™. Methods : The study took place in a New Zealand School of Nursing in 2014. Qualitative data was gathered using focus groups and an external facilitator. Quantitative data was gathered using an online survey. Results : Participants were second year undergraduate nursing students (N = 111): 71 (64%) interviewees, and 82 (73%) survey respondents. Qualitative data showed that the immersive learning process was effective. Quantitative data affirmed that immersive learning was liked, confidence improved, students enjoyed the process, and would recommend it to others. Using simulation and patient case studies were preferred teaching strategies. Performing experiments, and using digital LabTutor™ technology challenged many, but skills improved over the year. Conclusions : The immersive learning approach was effective. However, despite the high level of authenticity made possible by using high fidelity manikins, realism was hard to establish. An unexpected learning outcome occurred when intermittent technology malfunction prompted students to use problem-solving skills.2017527The immersive learning approach was effective, however, despite the high level of authenticity made possible by using high fidelity manikins, realism was hard to establish.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Nursing Education and Practice['Liz Ditzel', 'Karole Hogarth', 'R. Lesā']2017-01-10T00:00:00 ec3a74db7f0c528b37be670c032387e992ecc5cbWorking memory (WM) was one of the first cognitive processes studied with functional magnetic resonance imaging. With now over 20 years of studies on WM, each study with tiny sample sizes, there is a need for meta‐analysis to identify the brain regions that are consistently activated by WM tasks, and to understand the interstudy variation in those activations. However, current methods in the field cannot fully account for the spatial nature of neuroimaging meta‐analysis data or the heterogeneity observed among WM studies. In this work, we propose a fully Bayesian random‐effects metaregression model based on log‐Gaussian Cox processes, which can be used for meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies. An efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme for posterior simulations is presented which makes use of some recent advances in parallel computing using graphics processing units. Application of the proposed model to a real data set provides valuable insights regarding the function of the WM.Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C: Applied Statistics2017527This work proposes a fully Bayesian random‐effects metaregression model based on log‐Gaussian Cox processes, which can be used for meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies and an efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo scheme for posterior simulations is presented which makes use of some recent advances in parallel computing using graphics processing units.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics)['P. Samartsidis', 'C. Eickhoff', 'S. Eickhoff', 'T. Wager', 'Lisa Feldman Barrett', 'S. Atzil', 'Timothy D. Johnson', 'Thomas E. Nichols']2017-01-10T00:00:00 f0d1b3d00baee939b43e72df724c3c52efbb3f381 Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2 Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3 Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.20173072017-01-10T00:00:00British journal of medicine and medical research['E. Borges', 'Patricia Lima', 'A. Peluso', 'W. Sampaio', 'Jamil Oliveira', 'M. Oliveira', 'G. Etelvino', 'R. Ruoccolo', 'A. Ferreira', 'Robson Santos']2017-01-10T00:00:00 92d1d12dca44c8acd05451d82e2a1718a0cd11c9Tourism20172062017-01-10T00:00:00British Journal of Applied Science and Technology['Ninin Gusdini', 'Bernard Hasibuan', 'Lisa Ratnasari']2017-01-10T00:00:00 71884d1d6b4d6cd58f52b31894693a9dd0eaafc7Annals of Intensive Care20171277This research presents a meta-analysis of the immune system’s response to repeated exposure to carbon dioxide and shows clear patterns of decline in the immune response to carbon monoxide poisoning.2017-01-10T00:00:00Annals of Intensive Care['W. Bougouin', 'É. Marijon', 'B. Planquette', 'N. Karam', 'F. Dumas', 'D. Celermajer', 'D. Jost', 'L. Lamhaut', 'F. Beganton', 'A. Cariou', 'G. Meyer', 'X. Jouven', 'C. Bureau', 'J. Charpentier', 'O. Salem', 'L. Guillemet', 'M. Arnaout', 'A. Ferré', 'G. Geri', 'N. Mongardon', 'F. Pène', 'J. Chiche', 'J. Mira', 'Guylaine Labro', 'François Belon', 'Vinh-Phuc Luu', 'J. Chenet', 'G. Besch', 'M. Puyraveau', 'G. Piton', 'G. Capellier', 'Maëlle Martin', 'J. Lascarrou', 'A. Le Thuaut', 'J. Lacherade', 'L. Martin‐Lefèvre', 'M. Fiancette', 'I. Vinatier', 'C. Lebert', 'K. Bachoumas', 'A. Yehia', 'Matthieu Henry-Laguarrigue', 'G. Colin', 'J. Reignier', 'Elodie Privat', 'Joséphine Escutnaire', 'Cyrielle Dumont', 'V. Baert', 'C. Vilhelm', 'H. Hubert', 'Vincent Robert-Edan', 'K. Lakhal', 'A. Quartin', 'B. Hobbs', 'C. Cely', 'C. Bell', 'T. Pham', 'R. Schein', 'Yimin Geng', 'C. Ng', 'S. Ehrmann', 'Charlotte Salmon Gandonnière', 'J. Boisramé‐Helms', 'Olivier Le Tilly', 'Isabelle Benz de Bretagne', 'E. Mercier', 'J. Mankikian', 'A. Bretagnol', 'F. Meziani', 'J. Halimi', 'C. L. Le Guellec', 'S. Gaudry', 'D. Hajage', 'F. Tubach', 'B. Pons', 'É. Boulet', 'A. Boyer', 'G. Chevrel', 'N. Lerolle', 'D. Carpentier', 'N. de Prost', 'A. Lautrette', 'J. Mayaux', 'S. Nseir', 'J. Ricard', 'D. Dreyfuss', 'R. Robert', 'F. Garzotto', 'Eric Kipnis', 'C. Tetta', 'C. Ronco', 'D. Schnell', 'Bourmaud Aurelie', 'M. Reynaud', 'C. 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Valade', 'L. Galicier', 'C. De Bazelaire', 'N. Munoz‐Bongrand', 'X. Mignard', 'L. Biard', 'D. Mokart', 'M. Nyunga', 'F. Bruneel', 'A. Rabbat', 'P. Pérez', 'A. Meert', 'D. Benoit', 'É. Mariotte', 'Franck Ehooman', 'R. Hamidfar-Roy', 'Y. Hourmant']2017-01-10T00:00:00 843331733d28d51ea8f7db8d334b276a3cd444e62017072017-01-10T00:00:00['Lisa A. Harvey', 'Owen M Katalinic', 'R. D. Herbert', 'Anne M. Moseley', 'Natasha A. Lannin', 'Karl Schurr']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e2a64d232b78bc205e13eb513bb25eb661d9c180High vaginal swabs were collected from female students aged 17-31 years of the University of Calabar, Calabar following informed consent. Each student completed a questionnaire that explored information on their personal hygiene and behavioral risk factors. The samples were cultured and evaluated for the presence of Candida albicans using standard microbiological techniques. Candida albicans was detected in 20.0% of the subject samples. Persons aged 22-26 years had the highest prevalence (32.3%) while the age range of 27-31years had the least prevalence (5.7%). Candida albicans was significantly associated (p<0.05) with the age of the study Original Research Article Mbim et al.; JALSI, 13(3): 1-7, 2017; Article no.JALSI.34601 2 subjects. The use of broad spectrum antibiotics, wearing of non-ventilating tight nylon pants, pregnancy, use of oral contraceptive pills and vaginal douching were identified risk factors for vaginal candidiasis. This study revealed a high prevalence of vaginal candidiasis among apparently healthy female students population and makes need for an intervention.2017277The use of broad spectrum antibiotics, wearing of non-ventilating tight nylon pants, pregnancy, use of oral contraceptive pills and vaginal douching were identified risk factors for vaginal candidiasis.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Applied Life Sciences International['E. Mbim', 'C. I. Mboto', 'U. George', 'C. Umego', 'U. Edet', 'N. Orajiaka']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c7c64322efe54df1ff4404e614e89479dea5e3b7International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction20174972017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction['B. Russell', 'Mellissa S. Gordon']2017-01-10T00:00:00 416f0b924c73361f32ff76e1ca99dae65b0cf44eNeuroscience Letters2017417Results from the feeding study demonstrate that intracerebroventricular administration of GALP (1ng/g bodyweight) increases goldfish food intake at 1h post-injection, forming the first report on the presence ofGALP in the fish brain and gut, and also on its modulatory role on fish feeding behavior.2017-01-10T00:00:00Neuroscience Letters['E. T. Mensah', 'A. Blanco', 'A. Donini', 'S. Unniappan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 67a4a32b7d7deeb93d772c43786ea8a74fc21670Microbial Ecology2017496A strong antifeedant effect was observed by 2-phenylethanol, which could thus be a good candidate for use to protect planted conifer seedlings against feeding damage caused by H. abietis.2017-01-10T00:00:00Microbial Ecology['Karolin Axelsson', 'Vera Konstanzer', 'G. Rajarao', 'O. Terenius', 'Lisa Seriot', 'H. Nordenhem', 'G. Nordlander', 'A. Borg-Karlson']2017-01-10T00:00:00 59a73d2f62a4170437bc6466cfc7a0c4304d242c20171162017-01-10T00:00:00International Journal of Mineral Processing['S. Garg', 'V. Papangelakis', 'E. Edwards', 'R. Mahadevan']2017-01-10T00:00:00 21c4086c772264df2c60ff8c293db60315ab34e2Abstract Background: Whether general practitioner (GP) registrars have adequate exposure to, and feel confident in, managing children’s health during training is unknown. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and associations of GP registrars’ paediatric vs. non-paediatric consultations. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis from a cohort study of Australian GP registrars’ 2010–2014 consultations. Results: 889 registrars contributed details for 26,427 (21.8% (95% CI: 21.4–22.2) paediatric consultations. Paediatric patients were more likely to be male and new to the practice. Although paediatric patients were less likely to have a chronic disease (OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.36, 0.40) and presented with fewer problems (OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.57, 0.61), registrars were more likely to seek in-consultation advice (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.19, 1.31) and generate learning goals (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.07, 1.18) for paediatric consultations. Discussion: GP registrars appear to feel less confident in managing paediatric compared with adult consultations, suggesting an unmet training need.Education for Primary Care2017205GP registrars appear to feel less confident in managing paediatric compared with adult consultations, suggesting an unmet training need.2017-01-10T00:00:00Education for Primary Care['H. Hiscock', 'G. Freed', 'Simon Morgan', 'A. Tapley', 'E. Holliday', 'Andrew Davey', 'Jean Ball', 'M. V. van Driel', 'N. Spike', 'L. McArthur', 'P. Magin']2017-01-10T00:00:00 d955f41999547de6d444f1622a6dd8631a3ac64dFour pyridinyl alcohols and the corresponding hemilabile pyridinyl alcoholato ruthenium carbene complexes of the Grubbs second generation-type RuCl(H2IMes)(O^N)(=CHPh), where O^N = 1-(2′-pyridinyl)-1,1-diphenyl methanolato, 1-(2′-pyridinyl)-1-(2′-chlorophenyl),1-phenyl methanolato, 1-(2′-pyridinyl)-1-(4′-chlorophenyl),1-phenyl methanolato and 1-(2′-pyridinyl)-1-(2′-methoxyphenyl),1-phenyl methanolato, are synthesized in very good yields. At high temperatures, the precatalysts showed high stability, selectivity and activity in 1-octene metathesis compared to the Grubbs first and second generation precatalysts. The 2-/4-chloro- and 4-methoxy-substituted pyridinyl alcoholato ligand-containing ruthenium precatalysts showed high performance in the 1-octene metathesis reaction in the range 80–110 °C. The hemilabile 4-methoxy-substituted pyridinyl alcoholato ligand improved the catalyst stability, activity and selectivity for 1-octene metathesis significantly at 110 °C.20175252017-01-10T00:00:00Catalysts['T. Tole', 'J. D. Toit', 'Cornelia Gertina Catharina Elizabeth van Sittert', 'J. Jordaan', 'H. Vosloo']2017-01-10T00:00:00 07805e6088ca04ec93eeadfbe27df85e382dfd5aBiomedical microdevices2017205A low-cost laser platform based on a CD-DVD unit for direct rapid-prototyping is used to etch any desired design on polymethylmethacrylate substrates to produce microchannels with controlled geometry, with a highly repeatable micron-scale resolution.2017-01-10T00:00:00Biomedical Microdevices['Jehú López-Aparicio', 'M. Hautefeuille', 'Sara Herrera-Domínguez', 'Adriana Razo-de-León', 'Mariel Cano-Jorge', 'Ixchetl Rojas-Benito', 'M. Centeno-Sierra', 'Tatiana Fiordelisio-Coll', 'C. Stern-Forgach']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c0d26766f6caa40ed242e9629e87eb9d3d33febcAustralian Critical Care2017405A feasible multicomponent intervention program to prevent ICU delirium was developed based on expert consensus and no consensus was reached on cognitive training, but a pilot study is planned to determine the feasibility of cognitive training in the ICU.2017-01-10T00:00:00Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses['A. Wassenaar', 'M. Boogaard', 'L. Schoonhoven', 'L. Schoonhoven', 'P. Pickkers']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b95d3d6a1df70ee8907660eb6d5983ae7803c176Annals of Intensive Care20171715Post traumatic cerebral thrombophlebitis: prospective study about 15 cases Annals of Intensive Care 2017, 7(Suppl 1):P144.2017-01-10T00:00:00Annals of Intensive Care['Chtara Kamilia', 'K. Regaieg', 'N. Baccouch', 'H. Chelly', 'M. Bahloul', 'M. Bouaziz', 'A. Jendoubi', 'Ahmed Abbes', 'Houda Belhaouane', 'Oussama Nasri', 'Layla Jenzri', 'S. Ghedira', 'M. Houissa', 'Kamal Belkadi', 'Y. Harti', 'A. Nsiri', 'K. Khaleq', 'D. Hamoudi', 'R. Harrar', 'Camille Thieffry', 'F. Wallet', 'E. Parmentier-Decrucq', 'R. Favory', 'D. Mathieu', 'J. Poissy', 'T. Lafon', 'P. Vignon', 'E. Begot', 'Alexandra Appert', 'M. Hadj', 'P. Claverie', 'Morgan Matt', 'O. Barraud', 'B. François', 'A. Jamoussi', 'A. Jazia', 'T. Marhbène', 'Dhouha Lakhdhar', 'J. B. Khelil', 'M. Besbes', 'J. Goutay', 'C. Blazejewski', 'Isabelle Joly-Durand', 'I. Pirlet', 'M. P. Weillaert', 'S. Béague', 'Soufi Aziz', 'Reda Hafiane', 'K. Hattabi', 'M. A. Bouhouri', 'Driss Hammoudi', 'A. Fadil', 'R. Harrar', 'K. Zerouali', 'F. Medhioub', 'R. Allela', 'N. B. Algia', 'S. Cherif', 'M. Slaoui', 'S. Boubia', 'Y. Hafiani', 'A. Khaoudi', 'R. Cherkab', 'W. Elallam', 'C. Elkettani', 'L. Barrou', 'M. Ridaii', 'Rihi El Mehdi', 'C. Schimpf', 'A. Mizrahi', 'B. Pilmis', 'A. Le Monnier', 'K. Tiercelet', 'M. Cherin', 'C. Bruel', 'F. Philippart', 'S. Bailly', 'J. Lucet', 'A. Lepape', 'F. L’hériteau', 'M. Aupée', 'C. Bervas', 'S. Boussat', 'A. Berger-Carbonne', 'A. Machut', 'A. Savey', 'J. Timsit', 'K. Razazi', 'J. Rosman', 'N. de Prost', 'G. Carteaux', 'C. Jansen', 'J. Decousser', 'C. Brun-Buisson', 'A. Dessap', "A. M'Rad", 'Z. Ouali', 'M. Barghouth', 'A. Kouatchet', 'R. Mahieu', 'E. Weiss', 'D. Schnell', 'J. Zahar', 'M. Artiguenave', 'Paktoris-Papine Sophie', 'F. Espinasse', 'F. Sayed', 'A. Dinh', 'C. Charron', 'G. Geri', 'A. Vieillard-Baron', 'X. Repéssé', 'H. Kallel', 'C. Mayence', 'S. Houcke', 'P. Guegueniat', 'D. Hommel', 'K. Dhifaoui', 'Z. Hajjej', 'Amira Fatnassi', 'W. Sellami', 'I. Labbene', 'M. Ferjani', 'F. Dachraoui', 'Sabrine Nakkaa', 'Abdelwaheb M’ghirbi', 'A. Adhieb', 'Dhouha Ben Braiek', 'K. Hraiech', 'A. Ousji', 'Islem Ouanes', 'Hammouda Zaineb', 'S. B. Abdallah', 'L. Ouanes‐Besbes', 'F. Abroug', 'Simon Klein', 'M. Miquet', 'J. Thouret', 'V. Peigne', 'J. Daban', 'M. Boutonnet', 'B. Lenoir', 'Takoua Merhbene', 'Céline Derreumaux', 'T. Seguin', 'J. Conil', 'C. Kelway', 'V. Blasco', 'C. Nafati', 'K. Harti', 'L. Reydellet', 'J. Albanèse', 'N. Aicha', 'Khaoula Meddeb', 'A. Khedher', 'J. Ayachi', 'N. Fraj', 'N. Sma', 'I. Chouchène', 'M. Boussarsar', 'S. B. Yedder', 'W. Samoud', 'Bousselmi Radhouene', 'Bousselmi Mariem', 'A. Ammar', 'A. Cheikh', 'H. B. Lakhal', 'Messaouda Khelfa', 'Y. Hamdaoui', 'N. Bouafia', 'Timothée Trampont', 'T. Daix', 'V. Legarçon', 'H. Karam', 'N. Pichon', 'F. Essafi', 'N. Foudhaili', 'H. Thabet', 'Y. Blel', 'N. Brahmi', 'H. Ezzouine', 'Mahmoud Kerrous', 'S. Haoui', 'Soufiane Ahdil', 'A. Benslama', 'K. Abidi', 'T. Dendane', 'Ssouni Oussama', 'J. Belayachi', 'N. Madani', 'R. Abouqal', 'A. Zeggwagh', 'Hatem Ghadhoune', 'A. Chaari', 'Guissouma Jihene', 'H. Allouche', 'Insaf Trabelsi', 'H. Brahmi', 'M. Samet', 'Hatem El Ghord', 'B. Habiba', 'Nouira Hajer', 'N. Tilouch', 'S. Yaakoubi', 'Oussama Jaoued', 'R. Gharbi', 'M. F. Hassen', 'S. Elatrous', 'J. Arcizet', 'B. Leroy', 'Caroline Abdulmalack', 'C. Renzullo', 'M. Hamet', 'J. Doise', 'J. Coutet', 'Chaigar Mohammed Cheikh', 'Zakaria Quechar', 'M. Joris', 'D. T. Beauport', 'L. Kontar', 'Delphine Lebon', 'B. Gruson', 'M. Slama', 'J. Marolleau', 'J. Maizel', 'J. Gorham', 'L. Ameye', 'T. Berghmans', 'M. Paesmans', 'J. Sculier', 'A. Meert', 'M. Guillot', 'Marie-Pierre Ledoux', 'Thierry Braun', 'Quentin Maestraggi', 'B. Michard', 'V. Castelain', 'R. Herbrecht', 'F. Schneider', 'S. Couffin', 'David Lobo', 'N. Mongardon', 'G. Dhonneur', 'R. Mounier', 'P. Le borgne', 'S. Couraud', 'Jean-Etienne Herbrecht', 'Alexandra Boivin', 'F. Lefebvre', 'P. Bilbault', 'S. Zelmat', 'D. Batouche', 'F. Mazour', 'Belkacem Chaffi', 'N. Benatta', 'Ali Habiba Sik', 'I. Talik', 'M. Perrier', 'E. Gouteix', 'C. Koubi', 'Annabelle Escavy', 'Victoria Guilbaut', 'J. Fosse', 'R. B. Jazia', 'A. Abdelghani', 'P. Cungi', 'J. Bordes', 'C. Nguyen', 'C. Pierrou', 'Maximilien Cruc', 'A. Benois', 'F. Duprez', 'T. Bonus', 'G. Cuvelier', 'S. Ollieuz', 'Sharam Machayekhi', 'F. Paciorkowski', 'G. Reychler', 'R. Coudroy', 'A. Thille', 'X. Drouot', 'V. Diaz', 'J. Meurice', 'R. Robert', 'O. Turki', 'H. Ben', 'Mona Assefi', 'R. Deransy', 'H. Brisson', 'A. Monsel', 'F. Conti', 'O. Scatton', 'O. Langeron', 'H. B. Ghezala', 'S. Snouda', 'C. Ben', 'M. Kaddour', 'Anwar Armel', 'Lafrikh Youness', 'Bensaid Abdelhak', 'Miloudi Youssef', 'Al Harrar Najib', 'Amouzoun Mustapha', 'Mtioui Noufel', 'Z. Mohamed', 'El Khyat Salma', 'Medkouri Ghizlane', 'B. Mohamed', 'R. Benyounes', 'Florent Montini', 'S. Moschietto', 'E. Gregoire', 'G. Claisse', 'J. Guiot', 'P. Morimont', 'J. Krzesinski', 'C. Mariat', 'B. Lambermont', 'E. Cavalier', 'P. Delanaye', 'Soumia Benbernou', 'Sofiane Ilies', 'Abdelkader Azza', 'Khalida Bouyacoub', 'Meriem Louail', 'Houria Mokhtari-Djebli', 'R. Arrestier', 'F. Daviaud', 'Xavier Laborne Francois', 'E. Brocas', 'G. Choukroun', 'Ó. Peñuelas', 'J. Lorente', 'P. Cardinal-Fernández', 'J. Rodríguez', 'J. Aramburu', 'A. Esteban', 'F. Frutos-Vivar', 'L. Bitker', 'N. Costes', 'D. Le Bars', 'F. Lavenne', 'M. Devouassoux', 'J. Richard', 'Malika Mechati', 'M. Gainnier', 'L. Papazian', 'C. Guervilly', 'A. Garnero', 'J. Arnal', 'H. Rozé', 'J. Richard', 'Benjamin Repusseau', 'A. Dewitte', 'O. Joannes-Boyau', 'A. Ouattara', 'Nadia Harbouze', 'A. M. Amine', 'A. G. Olandzobo', 'A. Herbland', 'Marie Richard', 'N. Girard', 'Lucile Lambron', 'O. Lesieur', 'Sarah Wainschtein', 'S. Hubert', 'A. Hugues', 'M. Tran', 'P. Bouillard', 'V. Loteanu', 'M. Leloup', 'A. Laurent', 'Florent Lheureux', 'Alessia Prestifilippo', 'Martin Delgado Maria Cruz', 'R. Romain', 'M. Antonelli', 'Torra Lluis Blanch', 'F. Bonnetain', 'Maria Grazzia-Bocci', 'J. Mancebo', 'E. Samain', 'Hebert Paul', 'G. Capellier', 'T. Zavgorodniaia', 'M. Soichot', 'I. Malissin', 'S. Voicu', 'P. Garçon', 'A. Goury', 'Lamia Kerdjana', 'N. Deye', 'E. Bourgogne', 'B. Mégarbane', 'O. Mejri', 'M. Hmida', 'S. Tannous', 'L. Chevillard', 'L. Labat', 'P. Risède', 'H. Fredj', 'M. Léger', 'M. Brunet', 'G. Le Roux', 'D. Boels', 'N. Lerolle', 'Souaad Farah', 'Hélène Amiel-Niemann', 'N. Kubis', 'X. Declèves', 'Nicoals Peyraux', 'F. Baud', 'M. Serafini', 'J. Alvarez', 'A. Heinzelman', 'M. Jozwiak', 'S. Millasseau', 'J. Teboul', 'J. Alphonsine', 'F. Dépret', 'Nathalie Richard', 'P. Attal', 'C. Richard', 'X. Monnet', 'D. Chemla', 'Salma Jerbi', 'Wafa Khedhiri', 'H. Necib', 'Paolo Scarfo', 'C. Chevalier', 'M. Piagnerelli', 'A. Lafont', 'A. Galy', 'C. Mancia', 'A. Zerhouni', 'K. Tabeliouna', 'A. Gaja', 'B. Hamrouni', 'A. Malouch', 'S. Fourati', 'Rihab Messaoud', 'Y. Zarrouki', 'A. Ziadi', 'M. Rhezali', 'Z. Zouizra', 'D. Boumzebra', 'M. Samkaoui', 'Jennifer Brunet', 'Bertrand Canoville', 'P. Verrier', 'C. Ivascau', 'A. Séguin', 'X. Valette', 'D. Du Cheyron', 'C. Daubin', 'W. Bougouin', 'N. Aissaoui', 'L. Lamhaut', 'D. Jost', 'C. Maupain', 'F. Beganton', 'A. Bouglé', 'F. Dumas', 'É. Marijon', 'X. Jouven', 'A. Cariou', 'F. Poirson', 'U. Chaput', 'Thomas Beeken', 'Leclerc Maxime', 'Oueslati Haikel', 'D. Vodovar', 'J. Chelly', 'P. Marteau', 'R. Chocron', 'P. Juvin', 'T. Loeb', 'F. Adnet', 'É. Lecarpentier', 'A. Rivière', 'B. De Cagny', 'T. Soupison', 'Elodie Privat', 'Joséphine Escutnaire', 'Cyrielle Dumont', 'V. Baert', 'C. Vilhelm', 'H. Hubert', 'S. Leteurtre', 'M. Fresco', 'M. Bubenheim', 'G. Béduneau', 'D. Carpentier', 'S. Grangé', 'Elise Artaud-Macari', 'B. Misset', 'F. Tamion', 'C. Girault', 'G. Dumas', 'S. Chevret']2017-01-10T00:00:00 336623827cd3b57d5e02093e4aa65ca1204dd6c12017032017-01-10T00:00:00['Gabrieli Prosper', 'Elisa Doroth']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1b2ae4eaa746a6cf119037bb2dc2091538e0d62a2017042017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology['D. H. Amin', 'C. Borsetto', 'S. Tolba', 'A. Abolmaaty', 'N. Abdallah', 'E. Wellington']2017-01-10T00:00:00 64163551181c5d379f27872cd03244eedcbc2b9a2017042017-01-10T00:00:00['U. George', 'C. I. Mboto', 'E. Mbim', 'U. Edet', 'C. Umego', 'H. Sunday']2017-01-10T00:00:00 9db463991c991f5eae3ade021ddb8d9bb7377b8aBACKGROUND Placental transfusion (by means of delayed cord clamping (DCC), cord milking, or cord stripping) confers benefits for preterm infants. It is not known if providing respiratory support to preterm infants before cord clamping improves outcomes. OBJECTIVES To assess the efficacy and safety of respiratory support provided during DCC compared with no respiratory support during placental transfusion (in the form of DCC, milking, or stripping) in preterm infants immediately after delivery. SEARCH METHODS We used the standard search strategy of Cochrane Neonatal to search the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, 2017, Issue 5), MEDLINE via PubMed (1966 to 19 June 2017), Embase (1980 to 19 June 2017), and CINAHL (1982 to 19 June 2017). We also searched clinical trials databases, conference proceedings, and the reference lists of retrieved articles for randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized trials. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized, cluster randomized, or quasi-randomized controlled trials enrolling preterm infants undergoing DCC, where one of the groups received respiratory support before cord clamping and the control group received no respiratory support before cord clamping. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS All review authors assisted with data collection, assessment, and extraction. Two review authors assessed the quality of evidence using the GRADE approach. We contacted study authors to request missing information. MAIN RESULTS One study fulfilled the review criteria. In this study, 150 preterm infants of less than 32 weeks' gestation undergoing 60 second DCC were randomized to a group who received respiratory support in the form of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or positive pressure ventilation during DCC and a group that did not receive respiratory support during the procedure. Mortality during hospital admission was not significantly different between groups with wide confidence intervals (CI) for magnitude of effect (risk ratio (RR) 1.67, 95% CI 0.41 to 6.73). The study did not report neurodevelopmental disability and death or disability at two to three years of age. There were no significant differences between groups in condition at birth (Apgar scores or intubation in the delivery room), use of inotropic agents (RR 1.25, CI 0.63 to 2.49), and receipt of blood transfusion (RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.54). In addition, there were no significant differences in the incidences of any intraventricular haemorrhage (RR 1.50, 95% CI 0.65 to 3.46) and severe intraventricular haemorrhage (RR 1.33, 95% CI 0.31 to 5.75). Several continuous variables were reported in subgroups depending on method of delivery. Unpublished data for each group as a whole was made available and showed peak haematocrit in the first 24 hours and duration of phototherapy did not differ significantly. Overall, the quality of evidence for several key neonatal outcomes (e.g. mortality and intraventricular haemorrhage) was low because of lack of precision with wide CIs. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The results from one study with wide CIs for magnitude of effect do not provide evidence either for or against the use of respiratory support before clamping the umbilical cord. A greater body of evidence is required as many of the outcomes of interest to the review occurred infrequently. Similarly, the one included study cannot answer the question of whether the intervention is or is not harmful.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews2017434The results from one study with wide CIs for magnitude of effect do not provide evidence either for or against the use of respiratory support before clamping the umbilical cord, and the quality of evidence for several key neonatal outcomes was low.2017-01-10T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['M. Meyer', 'Elizabeth Nevill', 'M. Wong']2017-01-10T00:00:00 1ad05c1e2b1611c85120d0d705cec48d6490fa9820174442017-01-10T00:00:00Physics Letters B['V. Khachatryan', 'A. Sirunyan', 'A. Tumasyan', 'W. Adam', 'E. Asilar', 'T. Bergauer', 'J. Brandstetter', 'E. Brondolin', 'M. Dragicevic', 'J. Erö', 'M. Flechl', 'M. Friedl', 'R. Frühwirth', 'V. Ghete', 'C. Hartl', 'N. Hörmann', 'J. Hrubec', 'M. Jeitler', 'A. König', 'I. Krätschmer', 'D. Liko', 'T. Matsushita', 'Ivan Mikulec', 'D. Rabady', 'N. Rad', 'B. Rahbaran', 'H. Rohringer', 'J. Schieck', 'J. Strauss', 'W. Treberer-treberspurg', 'W. Waltenberger', 'C. E. Wulz', 'V. Mossolov', 'N. Shumeiko', 'J. Gonzalez', 'S. Alderweireldt', 'E. Wolf', 'X. Janssen', 'J. Lauwers', 'M. Klundert', 'H. Haevermaet', 'P. Mechelen', 'N. Remortel', 'A. Spilbeeck', 'S. A. Zeid', 'F. Blekman', 'J. D’Hondt', 'N. Daci', 'I. Bruyn', 'K. Deroover', 'N. Heracleous', 'S. Lowette', 'S. Moortgat', 'L. Moreels', 'A. Olbrechts', 'Q. Python', 'S. Tavernier', 'W. Doninck', 'P. Mulders', 'I. Parijs', 'H. Brun', 'C. Caillol', 'B. Clerbaux', 'G. Lentdecker', 'H. Delannoy', 'G. Fasanella', 'L. Favart', 'R. Goldouzian', 'A. Grebenyuk', 'G. Karapostoli', 'T. Lenzi', 'A. Léonard', 'J. Luetić', 'T. Maerschalk', 'A. Marinov', 'A. Randle-conde', 'T. Ševa', 'C. Velde', 'P. Vanlaer', 'R. Yonamine', 'F. Zenoni', 'Fengwangdong Zhang', 'A. Cimmino', 'T. Cornelis', 'D. Dobur', 'A. Fagot', 'G. Garcia', 'M. Gul', 'D. Poyraz', 'S. Salva', 'R. Schöfbeck', 'M. Tytgat', 'W. Driessche', 'E. Yazgan', 'N. Zaganidis', 'H. Bakhshiansohi', 'C. Beluffi', 'O. Bondu', 'S. Brochet', 'G. Bruno', 'A. Caudron', 'S. Visscher', 'C. Delaere', 'M. Delcourt', 'L. Forthomme', 'B. Francois', 'A. Giammanco', 'A. Jafari', 'P. Jež', 'M. Komm', 'V. Lemaitre', 'A. Magitteri', 'A. Mertens', 'M. Musich', 'C. Nuttens', 'K. Piotrzkowski', 'L. Quertenmont', 'M. Selvaggi', 'M. V. Maroño', 'S. Wertz', 'N. Beliy', 'W. L. A. Júnior', 'F. L. Alves', 'G. Alves', 'L. Brito', 'C. Hensel', 'A. Moraes', 'M. Pol', 'P. R. Teles', 'E. B. D. Chagas', 'W. Carvalho', 'J. Chinellato', 'A. Custódio', 'E. Costa', 'G. G. Silveira', 'D. J. Damião', 'C. D. Martins', 'S. F. Souza', 'L. H. Guativa', 'H. Malbouisson', 'D. Figueiredo', 'C. M. Herrera', 'L. Mundim', 'H. Nogima', 'W. D. Silva', 'A. Santoro', 'A. Sznajder', 'E. Manganote', 'A. Pereira', 'S. Ahuja', 'C. Bernardes', 'S. Dogra', 'T. Tomei', 'E. Gregores', 'P. Mercadante', 'C. Moon', 'S. Novaes', 'S. Padula', 'D. R. Abad', 'J. Vargas', 'A. Aleksandrov', 'R. Hadjiiska', 'P. Iaydjiev', 'M. Rodozov', 'S. Stoykova', 'G. Sultanov', 'M. Vutova', 'A. Dimitrov', 'I. Glushkov', 'L. Litov', 'B. Pavlov', 'P. Petkov', 'W. Fang', 'M. Ahmad', 'J. Bian', 'G. Chen', 'H. S. Chen', 'M. Chen', 'Y. Chen', 'T. Cheng', 'C. Jiang', 'D. Leggat', 'Z. Liu', 'F. Romeo', 'S. Shaheen', 'A. Spiezia', 'J. Tao', 'C. Wang', 'Z. Wang', 'H. Zhang', 'Jing-zhou Zhao', 'Y. Ban', 'G. Chen', 'Q. Li', 'S. Liu', 'Y. Mao', 'S. Qian', 'D. Wang', 'Z. Xu', 'C. Avila', 'A. Cabrera', 'L. F. C. Sierra', 'C. Florez', 'J. Gomez', 'C. F. Hernández', 'J. D. R. Alvarez', 'J. Sanabria', 'N. Godinovic', 'D. Lelas', 'I. Puljak', 'P. Cipriano', 'Z. Antunović', 'M. Kovac', 'V. Brigljevic', 'D. Ferencek', 'K. Kadija', 'S. Mićanović', 'L. Sudić', 'T. Susa', 'A. Attikis', 'G. Mavromanolakis', 'J. Mousa', 'C. Nicolaou', 'F. Ptochos', 'P. Razis', 'H. Rykaczewski', 'M. Finger', 'E. C. Jarrin', 'E. El-khateeb', 'S. Elgammal', 'A. Mohamed', 'B. Calpas', 'M. Kadastik', 'M. Murumaa', 'L. Perrini', 'M. Raidal', 'A. Tiko', 'C. Veelken', 'P. Eerola', 'J. Pekkanen', 'M. Voutilainen', 'J. Härkönen', 'V. Karimäki', 'R. Kinnunen', 'T. Lampén', 'K. Lassila-Perini', 'S. Lehti', 'T. Lindén', 'P. Luukka', 'T. Peltola', 'J. Tuominiemi', 'E. Tuovinen', 'L. Wendland', 'J. Talvitie', 'T. Tuuva', 'M. Besançon', 'F. Couderc', 'M. Dejardin', 'D. Denegri', 'B. Fabbro', 'J. Faure', 'C. Favaro', 'F. Ferri', 'S. Ganjour', 'S. Ghosh', 'A. Givernaud', 'P. Gras', 'G. H. Monchenault', 'P. Jarry', 'I. Kucher', 'E. Locci', 'M. Machet', 'J. Malcles', 'J. Rander', 'A. Rosowsky', 'M. Titov', 'A. Zghiche', 'A. Abdulsalam', 'I. Antropov', 'S. Baffioni', 'F. Beaudette', 'P. Busson', 'L. Cadamuro', 'E. Chapon', 'C. Charlot', 'O. Davignon', 'R. G. Cassagnac', 'M. Jo', 'S. Lisniak', 'P. Miné', 'M. Nguyen', 'C. Ochando', 'G. Ortona', 'P. Paganini', 'P. Pigard', 'S. Regnard', 'R. Salerno', 'Y. Sirois', 'T. Strebler', 'Y. Yilmaz', 'A. Zabi', 'J. L. Agram', 'J. Andrea', 'A. Aubin', 'D. Bloch', 'J. Brom', 'M. Buttignol', 'E. Chabert', 'N. Chanon', 'C. Collard', 'É. Conte', 'X. Coubez', 'J. Fontaine', 'D. Gelé', 'U. Goerlach', 'A. Bihan', 'J. Merlin', 'K. Skovpen', 'P. Hove', 'S. Gadrat', 'S. Beauceron', 'C. Bernet', 'G. Boudoul', 'E. Bouvier', 'C. Montoya', 'R. Chierici', 'D. Contardo', 'B. Courbon', 'P. Depasse', 'H. Mamouni', 'J. Fan', 'J. Fay', 'S. Gascon', 'M. Gouzevitch', 'G. Grenier', 'B. Ille', 'F. Lagarde', 'I. Laktineh', 'M. Lethuillier', 'L. Mirabito', 'A. Pequegnot', 'S. Perriès', 'A. Popov', 'D. Sabes', 'V. Sordini', 'M. Donckt', 'P. Verdier', 'S. Viret', 'A. Khvedelidze', 'Z. Tsamalaidze', 'C. Autermann', 'S. Beranek', 'L. Feld', 'A. Heister', 'M. K. Kiesel', 'K. Klein', 'M. Lipinski', 'A. Ostapchuk', 'M. Preuten', 'F. Raupach', 'S. Schael', 'C. Schomakers', 'J. Schulte', 'J. Schulz', 'T. Verlage', 'H. Weber', 'V. Zhukov', 'M. Brodski', 'E. Dietz-Laursonn', 'D. Duchardt', 'M. Endres', 'M. Erdmann', 'S. Erdweg', 'T. Esch', 'R. Fischer', 'A. Güth', 'M. Hamer', 'T. Hebbeker', 'C. Heidemann', 'K. Hoepfner', 'S. Knutzen', 'M. Merschmeyer', 'A. Meyer', 'P. Millet', 'S. Mukherjee', 'M. Olschewski', 'K. Padeken', 'T. Pook', 'M. Radziej', 'H. Reithler', 'M. Rieger', 'F. Scheuch', 'L. Sonnenschein', 'D. Teyssier', 'S. Thüer', 'V. Cherepanov', 'G. Flügge', 'W. H. Ahmad', 'F. Hoehle', 'B. Kargoll', 'T. Kress', 'A. Künsken', 'J. Lingemann', 'A. Nehrkorn', 'A. Nowack', 'I. Nugent', 'C. Pistone', 'O. Pooth', 'A. Stahl', 'M. Martin', 'C. Asawatangtrakuldee', 'K. Beernaert', 'O. Behnke', 'U. Behrens', 'A. A. Anuar', 'K. Borras', 'A. Campbell', 'P. Connor', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'F. Costanza', 'C. D. Pardos', 'G. Dolinska', 'G. Eckerlin', 'D. Eckstein', 'E. Eren', 'E. Gallo', 'J. García', 'A. Geiser', 'A. Gizhko', 'J. G. Luyando', 'P. Gunnellini', 'A. Harb', 'J. Hauk', 'M. Hempel', 'H. Jung', 'A. Kalogeropoulos', 'O. Karacheban', 'M. Kasemann', 'J. Keaveney', 'J. Kieseler', 'C. Kleinwort', 'I. Korol', 'D. Krücker', 'W. Lange', 'A. Lelek', 'J. Leonard', 'K. Lipka', 'A. Lobanov', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. Mankel', 'I.-A. Melzer-Pellmann', 'A. Meyer', 'G. Mittag', 'J. Mnich', 'A. Mussgiller', 'E. Ntomari', 'D. Pitzl', 'R. Plačakytė', 'A. Raspereza', 'B. Roland', 'M. Sahin', 'P. Saxena', 'T. Schoerner-Sadenius', 'C. Seitz', 'S. Spannagel', 'N. Stefaniuk', 'K. D. Trippkewitz', 'G. Onsem', 'R. Walsh', 'C. Wissing', 'V. Blobel', 'M. Vignali', 'A. Draeger', 'T. Dreyer', 'E. Garutti', 'K. Goebel', 'D. Gonzalez', 'J. Haller', 'M. Hoffmann', 'A. Junkes', 'R. Klanner', 'R. Kogler', 'N. Kovalchuk', 'T. Lapsien', 'T. Lenz', 'I. Marchesini', 'D. Marconi', 'M. Meyer', 'M. Niedziela', 'D. Nowatschin', 'J. Ott', 'F. Pantaleo', 'T. Peiffer', 'A. Perieanu', 'J. Poehlsen', 'C. Sander', 'C. Scharf', 'P. Schleper', 'A. Schmidt', 'S. Schumann']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b03b218ad9b0503eb332957bcfea5fc3e093007fZusammenfassung Hintergrund Jedes Jahr wird in Deutschland eine hohe Gesamtanzahl an Hüfttotalendoprothesenimplantationen (H-TEP-Implantationen) durchgeführt. Jeder Faktor, der zur Notwendigkeit der Revision einer solchen Hüfttotalendprothese beiträgt, kann somit potenziell nicht nur zu schwerwiegenden klinischen Komplikationen des einzelnen betroffenen Patienten führen, sondern auch zu bedeutenden ökonomischen Konsequenzen innerhalb eines ganzen Gesundheitssystems. Ziel dieser Studie war es daher, die Komorbiditäten bei Primärimplantation einer H-TEP zu identifizieren, die einen Einfluss auf die Revisionsrate haben. Patienten/Material und Methoden Insgesamt wurden in dieser retrospektiven Studie 867 Patienten eingeschlossen. Alle Revisionen, die innerhalb eines Jahres nach H-TEP-Primärimplantation und in der primär operierenden Klinik stattfanden, wurden analysiert. Anhand administrativer Daten registrierten wir bestehende Komorbiditäten mithilfe der Definition nach Elixhauser, welche 30 Krankheiten beinhaltet. Um Korrelationen zwischen Komorbidität und Revisionsrisiko zu überprüfen, nutzten wir das Cox-Regressionsmodell sowie den Exakten Test nach Fisher. Ergebnisse: 41 Patienten benötigten innerhalb des 1. Jahres nach H-TEP-Implantation eine Revisionsoperation. Das Vorliegen von einer oder mehr der untersuchten Nebendiagnosen ist mit einem erhöhten Revisionsrisiko assoziiert. Ebenfalls zeigte sich für Mangelanämie, Übergewicht, Substanzmissbrauch, Alkoholabusus, Flüssigkeits- und Elektrolytstörung und periphere Gefäßerkrankungen ein signifikant gesteigertes Revisionsrisiko (p < 0,05). Schlussfolgerung Es zeigten sich neben der Gesamtanzahl bestehender Komorbiditäten auch einige spezifische Krankheiten als unabhängige Einflussfaktoren, die das Risiko einer Revision innerhalb eines Jahres nach H-TEP-Primärimplantation erhöhen. Die gewonnenen Informationen können hilfreich sein, um die prä- und postoperative Risikoabschätzung und Patientenauswahl zu verbessern und damit die Komplikationsrate in der Hüftendoprothetik zu senken.Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie2017334Ebenfalls zeigte sich fur Mangelanamie, Ubergewicht, Substanzmissbrauch, Alkoholabusus, Flussigkeits- and Elektrolytstorung and periphere Gefaserkrankungen ein signifikant gesteigertes Revisionsrisiko (p  Schlussfolgerung).2017-01-10T00:00:00Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie['Roman Nesslage', 'K. Radtke', 'L. Hohloch', 'T. Flörkemeier', 'H. Windhagen', 'G. Lewinski']2017-01-10T00:00:00 43e6a7972d77e6175d708c135a640b1f9a49639c2017042017-01-10T00:00:00['E. Mbim', 'C. I. Mboto', 'U. Edet', 'C. Umego', 'U. George', 'I. Temidayo']2017-01-10T00:00:00 fb6493dcb61101a8227db285332d2d5f19cf7280Activated carbon (AC) from Terminalia catappa fruit shells has been produced through microwave irradiation assisted chemical activation. Potassium hydroxide (KOH) was used as activating agent with ratio of mass percentage of pre-carbonized of Terminalia catappa fruit shells and KOH of 2:1. The AC was irradiated using microwave with the output power of 630 Watt and different irradiation time of 15, 20, and 25 minutes. The physical properties of ACs i.e. microstructures, surface morphology, and BET surface area were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm, respectively. Interlayer spacing d002 and d100, and stack width La increased, and stack height Lc decreased with increasing irradiation time. The N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm data of the ACs showed the BET surface area of 365 and 300 m2/g for AC15 and AC25, respectively.20171642017-01-10T00:00:00['Awitdrus', 'Al Annur', 'R. Farma', 'Iwantono', 'M. Deraman']2017-01-10T00:00:00 21ca9b0ad54202e91cac6140749aa8946aa2a583BMC Pulmonary Medicine2017243Albuterol delivery was marginally affected by ventilatory settings in NIV, while position of the leak port had a major effect, and Nebulizers should be placed between an unvented mask and the leakport in order to maximize aerosol delivery.2017-01-10T00:00:00BMC Pulmonary Medicine['Y. Sutherasan', 'Lorenzo Ball', 'P. Raimondo', 'V. Caratto', 'E. Sanguineti', 'F. Costantino', 'Maurizio Ferretti', 'R. Kacmarek', 'P. Pelosi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 bba173ffbbb9ed9fbf8caa47f5ce57fbae4ca69e2017032017-01-10T00:00:00['Elisabeth Gareis', 'Ling Chen']2017-01-10T00:00:00 a25133d27556c89ee133d92653f452c6f6034a7eINTRODUCTION Major trauma is a leading cause of death in those aged under 40 years. In order to improve the care for multiply injured patients, the major trauma network was activated in April 2012 in England. Its goal was to link all district hospitals to major trauma centres (MTCs) and allow for rapid transfer of patients. Anecdotally, this has affected elective orthopaedic operating at MTCs. The aim of this study was to compare the number of lower limb arthroplasty procedures performed before and after the establishment of the trauma network. METHODS Data on hip and knee arthroplasties in England during the two years prior to and the two years following the introduction of the trauma network were obtained from the National Joint Registry. These were broken down by type of unit (MTCs vs non‐MTCs). Differences between the number of hip and knee arthroplasties undertaken in the two time periods were analysed. The chi‐squared test was used to assess statistical significance. RESULTS The total number of lower limb arthroplasties increased after the activation of the trauma network by 5.5% (from 211,453 to 223,119). When stratifying the data by type of unit, this increasing trend was present for non‐MTCs; however, in MTCs, a reduction occurred: the number reduced by 13.6% (from 13,492 to 11,657). This reversal of trend was seen in both hip and knee procedures independently (both p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS The introduction of the trauma network has led to a reduction in the total number of lower limb arthroplasty procedures performed in MTCs. Various reasons have been postulated for this but its impact on surgical training and hospital finances must be scrutinised in future research.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England201733The introduction of the trauma network has led to a reduction in the total number of lower limb arthroplasties performed in MTCs, and its impact on surgical training and hospital finances must be scrutinised in future research.2017-01-10T00:00:00Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England['A. Memarzadeh', 'H. Taki', 'E. Tissingh', 'P. Hull']2017-01-10T00:00:00 c2241ab44fc03e25e67df96a2a2b84e7a0a83dc2Wetland agriculture brings significant benefits to food security, health and income. However, ill-considered development often leads to deleterious environmental impacts and harmful consequences to people’s livelihoods. This study using multi-criteria approach addresses possible environmental and food security hazards’ in vegetable gardens in urban wetlands of the Bamenda municipality, besides conflicts over access. It evaluates their ecological status, soil heavy metal loads, and their accumulation in vegetables. Twenty one samples each of surface soils and Solanum scarbrum were collected from vegetable gardens in the municipality and analysed for their heavy metal (Cd, Pb, Cr, and Mn) content using the atomic absorption spectrometry. The results indicated that the wetlands of the municipality have been moderately modified with a loss and change of biota such as the Raffia fanifera. Pollution load indices varied considerably at the different sites, and ranged from unpolluted through slight pollution to medium pollution. The mean values of bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for Solanum scarbrum, stood at Cd>Mn>Pb>Cr, with respective values of1.23, 1.14, 1.01, and 0.48, insignificantly higher (P>0.05) than those of the control sample. Cadmium is easily transferred in this vegetable than any other metal. The intake of Cd was estimated at 9E-7 mg, representing approximately 0.009 % of the referenced dose (R f D), established to 0.001 mg kg –1 .Due to the gradual degradation of wetlands in Bamenda and the urgent need to secure and improve people’s quality of life while simultaneously safeguarding the ecological benefits derived from the wetland, policy makers should integrate conservation and development in planning.20173632017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International['G. Asongwe', 'B. Yerima', 'A. Tening', 'E. Mbomi']2017-01-10T00:00:00 4d4a011bac0a4d500beb5dfc39a708b16ca4b6642017032017-01-10T00:00:00['K. Long', 'M. Stavig', 'C. Roberts', 'L. Mondy']2017-01-10T00:00:00 76a804e79f430c0039ea5a9df7d2d4a71720b6c1This is an open access article that can be retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/JAERI/2017/303662017322This is an open access article that can be retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/JAERI/2017/30366 where the author states that it is necessary to characterize the response of the immune system to foreign substance abuse.2017-01-10T00:00:00Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International['S. Katuromunda', 'D. Mpairwe', 'E. Sabiiti', 'E. Wredle']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b645e35dcda5b5358b0b937a772af0b9196caa61Mathews Journal of Cardiology Role of QRS Complex Fragmentation in Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events Osmar Antonio Centurión*, Nelson Javier Aquino-Martinez, Judith María Torales-Salinas, Luis Marcelo Miño, Orlando Robert Sequeira-Villar, Karina Elizabeth Scavenius-Aguilera Department of Health Sciences’s Investigation, Sanatorio Metropolitano. Fernando de la Mora. Paraguay, Cardiology Department. Clinic Hospital. Asunción National University. San Lorenzo, Paraguay. Corresponding Author: Osmar Antonio Centurión, Professor of Medicine, Asuncion National University, Department of Health Sciences’s Investigation, Sanatorio Metropolitano, Teniente Ettiene 215 c/ Ruta Mariscal Estigarribia, Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, Tel: 595 21 585 540; Email: osmarcenturion@hotmail.com2017402The role of QRS Complex Fragmentation in patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events and its role in clinical practice is investigated in Paraguay.2017-01-10T00:00:00['O. Centurión', 'Nelson Javier Aquino-Martinez', 'Judith María de los Angeles Torales-Salinas', 'Luis Marcelo Mintilde', 'Orlando Robert Sequeira-Villar', 'Karina Elizabeth Scavenius-Aguilera']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b1b8331ad4cc18f5460fa3bccbb40c823c135d45College graduation rates are a source of concern; many students fail to complete degree programs and therefore miss out on the socioeconomic benefits accruing to college graduates. Some have proposed that colleges be evaluated based on their graduation rates, with financial aid dollars directed away from poor performers. However, none of these proposals have taken student characteristics into account. Drawing data from the federal government’s college scorecard, graduation rates were analyzed in terms of student academic readiness (SAT scores) and financial instability (percentage eligible for Pell grants) for every private four-year college and university in the Northeastern United States, excluding certain highly specialized schools or those (mostly for-profit institutions) that failed to report adequate data. The results were crossvalidated on two other populations: colleges situated in the Midwestern United States and those in a selection of Southeastern states. All told, the samples included 558 colleges located in 24 states (plus the District of Columbia) end enrolling slightly over 1,500,000 undergraduates. SAT scores and Pell-eligible population account for 74 – 83% of the variance in graduation rates. Analysis of residuals enables identification of relatively more (or less) successful colleges: those graduating a higher (or lower) proportion of their students than would be expected given the qualities of those students. This leads to a number of interesting findings. For example, historically Black institutions tend to do quite well at guiding students through to graduation, while those focusing on STEM fields tend to have lower graduation rates. The most important conclusion is that any attempt to evaluate colleges based on graduation rates needs to begin with the characteristics of their entering students. Recent years have seen increasing concern over college graduation rates. A college education is widely (and fairly accurately) perceived as, if not a “ticket” to the middle class, at least a prerequisite. Ambitious individuals, therefore, want to go (or send their children) to college. On a societal level, our information-rich economy also needs ever more educated workers in order to remain globally competitive. Yet when quantitative researchers turned their attention to the matter, they found that a surprisingly large proportion of those who begin college do not actually graduate within a reasonable span of time. This is made even more worrisome by the finding that those with a year or so of college, but no degree, seem not to share much in the benefits accruing to those who complete their degree programs. In a New York Times Upshot article, Quoctrung Bui discussed two aspects of this problem, though they were not always differentiated clearly. One side of the issue concerns individual students. Those who are not well prepared academically and/or lack adequate financial resources are far less likely to graduate. Yet their failed attempts at negotiating the challenges of university may involve them in considerable debt. The second side of the issue concerns the universities themselves. Graduation rates vary considerably across types of institution, and also from school to school within any given category. Government data indicate, for example, that private, non-profit colleges have an average 6-year completion rate of 65%; public colleges, 58%, and for-profit institutions, 32%. Graduation rates from community colleges are even lower, at 20%. (Incidentally, this raises doubts about the wisdom of the current “push” to make community college even more affordable. By offering incentives that induce more students to select this option, would we cause still fewer to complete the degrees to which they aspire?) Might we, as a nation, want to do something about one or the other of these problems? Are there prospective students with so little chance of succeeding that they ought not to be allowed to try? Or at least, not awarded federally guaranteed loans for the purpose? Are there institutions of so-called higher education that do such a poor job of actually educating students that federal funds ought not to be disbursed to those they enroll? I will have little to say about the first problem as such. But I would like to observe that one of the accreditation standards all colleges are supposed to meet is to accept only students who have a “reasonable potential for success.” The difficulty here is that nobody has ever defined “reasonable.” We would all, I am sure, agree that a 90% chance of success is a pretty good bet, and that a 10% chance is a pretty bad one. But where, precisely, will we choose to draw the line? Here, it makes quite a difference whether you look at it from the perspective of an individual student (who aspires to a better life and is ready to make a risky investment) or that of the investor guaranteeing a loan (who looks for a net gain). As a student, I would feel that even a 25% chance was worth pursuing. But as a coldly rational economist, I might think otherwise. We also need to remember that countries providing free college (such as Denmark or Sweden) do not make university available to all; admission is competitive enough that their citizens are no more likely than Americans to obtain bachelor’s degrees. This is a conversation worth having, though not one we will enjoy – or one I intend to pursue here. My main concern is with the second problem: that of institutional performance. However, this is complicated by the fact that the two problems are entangled with each other. Students are not randomly assigned to colleges, or anything like it. Rather, colleges and prospective students engage in an excruciating annual ritual akin to the mating season of an unusually competitive species, the end result of which is that aspiring students are sorted into a stratified system of more and less prestigious colleges. What this means is that the graduation rate of a college, all by itself, actually tells us very little. Think about it. “Ashwood University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75%.” Well, if Ashwood is competing with elite schools like the Ivies, then that looks pretty bad. But if its students are mostly drawn from the middle of the national applicant pool, the same figure would look quite good. The issue is this: colleges educate the students they have. This sounds obvious, but it is usually ignored. What we really want to know is how successful a college has been at helping its students to navigate four years of increasingly advanced coursework and complete their bachelor’s degrees. But most analyses of graduation rates, such as the Third Way white paper on which Bui’s article was largely based, completely ignore the academic readiness of the students themselves. As a result, they fail to identify the schools that are actually making an unusually good (or poor) job of their educational missions. Now as it happens, we can do a pretty good job of evaluating institutional performance using data that are ready to hand. Most of what we need is posted to the federal government’s “college scorecard” web site. Academic readiness can be approximated by the average SAT score at each college. Arguably limited in its ability to predict individual outcomes, the SAT is nonetheless a very reliable measure that should work well on a group level. SAT scores are presumably compounded of native wit, history of educational/cultural opportunity, and due diligence (i.e., study habits) – though in what proportion, we are not sure. The extent to which a college serves socioeconomically less advantaged students may be approximated by the percentage of those students who are eligible for federal Pell grants, which implies a family income below $40,000 per annum. (This is just slightly more than 1.5 times the poverty threshold for a family of four.) I compiled SAT scores, Pell percentages, and certain other figures for almost every private four-year college in the northeastern United States. The data set includes 239 schools enrolling just over 775,000 students: nearly 20% of those enrolled in private four-year colleges nationwide. For what it is worth, here is a description of the “typical” private college in the Northeast. It enrolls 2000 – 3000 students; these students have average SAT scores of about 540; 25 – 30% of them are eligible for Pell grants. Given this student body, it achieves a 65% graduation rate, very close to the national average. How strongly do these variables relate to college graduation rates? Very strongly. The correlation between graduation rate and average student SAT score is +.88; that between the percent of students from financially struggling backgrounds and graduation rate is -.82. For those not accustomed to thinking in terms of correlation coefficients, the following table may be helpful. I broke the colleges down into six groups, or levels, based on their students’ average test scores, then calculated graduation rates and Pell percentage for each. Here are the results: Mean SAT Score # Schools Graduation Rate Pell Eligible < 500 72 47.8% 41.5% 500 – 549 62 61.0 30.9 550 – 599 40 71.5 23.8 600 – 649 27 79.9 19.1 650 – 699 22 87.9 15.5 > 700 16 94.1 15.2 As others have observed, most of the less advantaged students are found at colleges with relatively low graduation rates. However, these are also the colleges striving to educate the least well prepared students, and the academic limitations of their students is the key predictor of their low graduation rates. In fact, 77.4% of the variation in graduation rates is explained by this one factor. Given such a strong linear relationship, we can use SAT scores to predict graduation rates with a surprising degree of accuracy. Even more interesting, we can compare the actual graduation rate for each school with the rate predicted by our formula. In this way, we can identify those schools that are outperforming predictions (i.e., gra2017022017-01-10T00:00:00['S. Joy']2017-01-10T00:00:00 08b6acfaf2b57f437b48f3504645fd8ffab5bc282017022017-01-10T00:00:00Asian Journal of Medicine and Health['K. Tan', 'L. Fhun', 'M. Yaakub', 'M. Chong', 'A. Liza-Sharmini']2017-01-10T00:00:00 b7901783d2fa0abd3553651c08f66227de08c4a620177962017-01-10T00:00:00Sexuality Research and Social Policy['Doug Meyer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 12c7914e342bbdd38be7972df909796e0bd737ecThis study on bullying, carried out in Peru, draws on a mixed research approach (qualitative and quantitative) to assess a prevention program based on social and interpersonal competence. The procedure includes a quasi-experimental design developed in two phases: 1) the analysis and detection of bullying situations, and 2) the design, implementation and assessment of the program. The study included 176 students from three educational institutions in Chiclayo, Peru. Data was collected through questionnaires, participant observation and assessment sheets. The results show that the program boosted social competence skills. After implementation of the program, students’ attitudes improved, showing better coexistence with peers, dialog, expression of feelings, understanding and empathy towards those who suffer, as well as friendship and solidarity in bullying situations. This highlights the importance of strengthening social competence skills.2017022017-01-10T00:00:00Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa['María Nery Sampén-Díaz', 'María Carmen Aguilar-Ramos', 'J. Tojar-Hurtado']2017-01-10T00:00:00 e9b6199caa6bde4ba816e3bf53814848981f1d4bSexuality Research & Social Policy20178602017-01-10T00:00:00Sexuality Research and Social Policy['Doug Meyer']2017-01-10T00:00:00 316dc4b6911bb9cc0a7c112f99b3f24e555513caPurpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between popularity in a social media network and a company’s revenue, expenditure and market value. Additionally, social media networks are analysed as tools for both voluntary and involuntary intellectual capital (IC) disclosure. Design/methodology/approach These aims are analysed in the context of the football industry. An empirical analysis evaluates the correlations between team and player social media metrics from Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Instagram and their football club’s market value, revenue and player transfer fees. Examples of timely IC disclosure are also reported. Findings The results indicate that popularity metrics in social media are determinants of the value of human and relational capital in professional football clubs. Popularity in social media positively correlates to market capitalisation, revenue and player transfer fees. Additionally, examples are provided to show how social media can be a tool for disclosing IC information in a relevant and timely manner. Practical implications From a strategic management perspective, the authors find that there are economic opportunities to be gained from managing social media platforms appropriately and that knowledge derived from social media needs to be used effectively by club managers, so that fans and followers can be transformed into consumers. One practical implication of this research is the need to hire social media experts that are able to develop, coordinate and manage digital communication strategies. Originality/value This paper presents an analysis of emerging changes in technology and communication platforms and different types of disclosure. It aims to demonstrate that the metrics derived from social media can be used as tool to disclose voluntary and involuntary information about IC – information that is particularly useful to investors because their shortage of tangible assets can make football clubs difficult to evaluate.201767472017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Intellectual Capital['Alessandra Lardo', 'John Dumay', 'Raffaele Trequattrini', 'G. Russo']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a58e0d78540a18b08aea93b3aadf4bc98bb9edf2Abstract Microblogs known as “tweets” are a rapid, effective method of information dissemination in health care. Although several medical specialties have described their Twitter conference experiences, Twitter-related data in the fields of anesthesiology and pain medicine are sparse. We therefore analyzed the Twitter content of 2 consecutive spring meetings of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine using publicly available online transcripts. We also examined the potential contribution of a targeted social media campaign on Twitter engagement during the conferences. The original Twitter meeting content was largely scientific in nature and created by meeting attendees, the majority of whom were nontrainee physicians. Physician trainees, however, represent an important and increasing minority of Twitter contributors. Physicians not in attendance predominantly contributed via retweeting original content, particularly picture-containing tweets, and thus increased reach to nonattendees. A social media campaign prior to meetings may help increase the reach of conference-related Twitter discussion.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine20171130The Twitter content of 2 consecutive spring meetings of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine using publicly available online transcripts was analyzed and the potential contribution of a targeted social media campaign on Twitter engagement during the conferences was examined.2017-01-11T00:00:00Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine['E. Schwenk', 'K. Jaremko', 'R. Gupta', 'Ankeet D. Udani', 'C. McCartney', 'Anne H Snively', 'E. Mariano']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2c36fce1f6be1a3a63f9e75edcf738ca5ccc995dInternational journal of biometeorology20176320The result indicates that the number of tweets in most themes exhibited a significant positive relationship with maximum temperature, and the ARIMA model results suggest that each city shows a slightly different relationship between heat exposure and the tweet count.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Biometeorology['Jihoon Jung', 'C. Uejio']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b4a06953a9bd6cacf0bc4d793742f52728472e7cPatient compliance is the phenomenon of following the instructions of the prescriber by the patient. It is a key factor towards the effectiveness of a therapy. Now-a-days social media addiction has become an epidemic. People all across the globe is seriously involved with social media, spending lots of time in using one or other form of social media and so social media is affecting lives of millions of people in the world. In this project, a relationship is likely to develop between social media addiction and the patient compliance. For this purpose handsome strength of patients with few common characters was surveyed in order to know about their addiction to any sort of social media. Patient who were found to be social media addicted were allocated to a group. Now a standard questionnaire was circulated among the members of that group to analyze the extent of Patient Compliance and factors behind showing non-compliance. One the other hand the compliance was measured also by standard compliance measuring techniques. Data from both the questionnaires and the measurement was co-related. Statistical tools were applied to the recorded data in order to analyze that to how much extent the compliance is being affected by addiction of social media201753A relationship is likely to develop between social media addiction and the patient compliance, and statistical tools were applied to the recorded data in order to analyze to how much extent the compliance is being affected by addiction of social media.2017-01-11T00:00:00['S. Khan', 'Faqeer Ullah', 'Muhammad Kamran Khan', 'Attaulllah Jan Sajid Raza', 'H. Shah']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2d5410c4efa412af9f7eb0f34ac1cab955e04b7c20170212017-01-11T00:00:00['C. Hoffmann', 'C. Hoffmann', 'W. Bublitz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 08f4a9072aa65ef84e411547d45e57af707f6503There are some categories of speech acts to use in different occasions for various purposes, namely, requests, apologies, advices, refusals, invitations, compliments, etc. offering condolences are considered another category of speech acts. This study investigated the way people use condolence speech acts in social media, instagram, in Iranian context. The researchers chose the lately deceased famous puppeteer, to check the comments posted on four of her acquaintances obituary posts for the deceased. The comments were coded as Al-Shbul and Maros (2013) did them into seven categories: 1)Praying for God’s mercy and forgiveness to be with the deceased, 2)Recitation of Quranic verses, 3)Enumerating the virtues of the deceased, 4)Expressing shock and grief, 5)Offering condolences, 6)Realizing that death is a natural part of life, 7)Using proverbs and saying, and one category was added namely, using foreign condolence phrases which was absent in Al-sabuh and Maros (2013), Pishghadam and Morady Moghadam (2012). The chi-square formula was conducted to check the frequency of the items in the taxonomies. The results indicated that the most typical comments were attributed to communal sympathy, faith and religious beliefs. Key words : condolence; speech acts; obituary post; Instagram; Chi-square2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Behnam Feizollahi', 'F. Torabi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5e50c30cf6f8f28d3ba080f35982400522589b00.................................................................................................................... xv CHAPTER ONE ...............................................................................................................20171532017-01-11T00:00:00['E. Shuma']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b0db3871f853f6195d0daadf240d178898011e252017002017-01-11T00:00:00['James Ripley']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8184d9e106eb905ec9b051e8c8cb98e9f0ebf8df2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Lauren Smith']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d075b92d32c2856ad7632e1a7056d1f37b8b7a422017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Jessica Albano']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d55ab5d0a9ae40356eeb4783c46dd689cd23b0e32017202017-01-11T00:00:00Educational research and innovation['M. Clay']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fec05a44c5f458d9b2bc02673b8a39ded77acd802017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Bruce Whitham']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2bb0602969e9acc7e52f1311cbf45efa5727b8d52017002017-01-11T00:00:00['A. Schmeltzer']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bd76d414c9770a7039e9936e30a7030c127efa40Recent studies in social media spam and automation provide anecdotal argumentation of the rise of a new generation of spambots, so-called social spambots. Here, for the first time, we extensively study this novel phenomenon on Twitter and we provide quantitative evidence that a paradigm-shift exists in spambot design. First, we measure current Twitter's capabilities of detecting the new social spambots. Later, we assess the human performance in discriminating between genuine accounts, social spambots, and traditional spambots. Then, we benchmark several state-of-the-art techniques proposed by the academic literature. Results show that neither Twitter, nor humans, nor cutting-edge applications are currently capable of accurately detecting the new social spambots. Our results call for new approaches capable of turning the tide in the fight against this raising phenomenon. We conclude by reviewing the latest literature on spambots detection and we highlight an emerging common research trend based on the analysis of collective behaviors. Insights derived from both our extensive experimental campaign and survey shed light on the most promising directions of research and lay the foundations for the arms race against the novel social spambots. Finally, to foster research on this novel phenomenon, we make publicly available to the scientific community all the datasets used in this study.The Web Conference201751434An extensive study of the rise of a new generation of spambots on Twitter and quantitative evidence that a paradigm-shift exists in spambot design is provided, which calls for new approaches capable of turning the tide in the fight against this raising phenomenon.2017-01-11T00:00:00Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion['S. Cresci', 'R. D. Pietro', 'M. Petrocchi', 'A. Spognardi', 'Maurizio Tesconi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 766ac3502818287ea4000eee28d3cf28e6b95bafABSTRACT Existing urban boundaries are usually defined by government agencies for administrative, economic, and political purposes. However, it is not clear whether the boundaries truly reflect human interactions with urban space in intra- and interregional activities. Defining urban boundaries that consider socioeconomic relationships and citizen commute patterns is important for many aspects of urban and regional planning. In this paper, we describe a method to delineate urban boundaries based upon human interactions with physical space inferred from social media. Specifically, we depicted the urban boundaries of Great Britain using a mobility network of Twitter user spatial interactions, which was inferred from over 69 million geo-located tweets. We define the non-administrative anthropographic boundaries in a hierarchical fashion based on different physical movement ranges of users derived from the collective mobility patterns of Twitter users in Great Britain. The results of strongly connected urban regions in the form of communities in the network space yield geographically cohesive, nonoverlapping urban areas, which provide a clear delineation of the non-administrative anthropographic urban boundaries of Great Britain. The method was applied to both national (Great Britain) and municipal scales (the London metropolis). While our results corresponded well with the administrative boundaries, many unexpected and interesting boundaries were identified. Importantly, as the depicted urban boundaries exhibited a strong instance of spatial proximity, we employed a gravity model to understand the distance decay effects in shaping the delineated urban boundaries. The model explains how geographical distances found in the mobility patterns affect the interaction intensity among different non-administrative anthropographic urban areas, which provides new insights into human spatial interactions with urban space.International Journal of Geographical Information Science20174494A method to delineate urban boundaries based upon human interactions with physical space inferred from social media is described, which explains how geographical distances found in the mobility patterns affect the interaction intensity among different non-administrative anthropographic urban areas.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Geographical Information Science['Junjun Yin', 'A. Soliman', 'Dandong Yin', 'Shaowen Wang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a1e5e70f921759cae8477b02ab678ab295487ff3Background: The separate spheres, in which men dominate the public sphere of politics, arts, media, and wage work and women dominate the private sphere of unpaid production and caring, is a powerful configuration in much social theory (including Parsons, Becker, and Goode), which posited that with industrialization, family structures and activities would converge towards the nuclear family with strict gender roles.Objective: This paper examines the major trends unraveling the gender division of family support and care that reached its peak in the mid-20th century, often called the ‘worker-carer’ or the ‘separate spheres’ model, by comparing the experiences of Sweden and the United States.Methods: We use data that includes time series of macro-level demographic and economic indicators, together with cross-sectional data from censuses and time use surveys.Results: The unraveling of the separate spheres began with the increase in the labor force participation of married women and continues with the increase in men’s involvement with their homes and children, but its foundations were laid in the 19th century, with industrialization. We show that despite short-term stalls, slowdowns, and even reverses, as well as huge differences in policy contexts, the overall picture of increasing gender sharing in family support and care is strongly taking shape in both countries.Contribution: By doing a comparative, in-depth analysis, it becomes clear that the extreme role specialization within the couple that divided caring from ‘work,’ though theoretically important, applied only for a limited period in Northern Europe and the United States, however important it might be in other regions.2017203562017-01-11T00:00:00['Maria Stanfors', 'F. Goldscheider']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5b1eceeae742e97d1f28ee90eb6509dadfee3848Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a rating and scoring tool for measuring small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) reputation, engagement and goodwill (REG), including internet presence and following on social media, by an exploratory study undertaken in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach A discrete choice experiment (DCE) applying the PAPRIKA method via an online survey was conducted to determine weights representing the relative importance of six indicators related to SMEs’ REG. Usable responses were received from 159 people involved with SMEs. Cluster analysis to identify participants with similar patterns of weights was performed. Findings The six indicators, in decreasing order of importance (mean weights in parentheses), are: “captured” customer opinions about the business (0.28); contact with customer database (0.19); website traffic (0.16); Google Search ranking (0.15); size of customer database, (0.11); and following on social media (0.11). These indicators and weights can be used to rate and score individual SMEs. The cluster analysis indicates that participants’ age has some influence on their weights. Research limitations/implications Only 159 usable responses for the DCE. Practical implications The indicators and their weights provide a practical and inexpensive tool for measuring SMEs’ REG. Originality/value This is the first study to use a DCE to determine weights representing the relative importance of indicators included in a tool for measuring SMEs’ REG. The tool is innovative because it includes readily available indicators of firms’ internet presence and following on social media.201768172017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Intellectual Capital['R. Whiting', 'P. Hansen', 'Anindya Sen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 09b1efcda5f43feb0fea4e403a80353a8dd0fe60ABSTRACT This paper provides an empirical assessment of the relationship between media exposure and leader effects on voting through an analysis of Italy––an ideal case for the study of the personalization of politics and its connection with political communication. The results show the dominance of leader effects among voters strongly exposed to television and a somewhat differentiated impact on Internauts. By looking at leader effects across different audiences, this paper elaborates on the missing link between electoral research and political communication, and it eventually speaks to the broader question of how important media is for the outcome of contemporary democratic elections.Social Media Campaigning in Europe201780192017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['Diego Garzia']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cfd82702211d57724138de4ded1b2761b1eacf2bAbstract: There are statistically significant associations between such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs and forums. Twitter is a microblogging tool and social media site created in 2006 that gives you a chance to share quick thoughts using not more than 140 characters in a post. It’s a great way to share your current research, publications and links to achieve maximum publicity. Twitter assist you to stay current with the literature and new developments in your field of interest. Proper tools allow the researchers to increase the research impact and citations. This presentation will provide various techniques on how microblogging improving your research impact and visibility. Abstract This paper presents a bibliographic analysis of Nature articles based on altmetrics. We assess the concern degree of social users on the Nature articles through the coverage analysis of Twitter and Facebook by publication year and discipline. The social media impact of a Nature article is examined by evaluating the mention rates on Twitter and on Facebook. Moreover, the correlation between tweets and citations is analyzed by publication year, discipline and Twitter user type to explore factors affecting the correlation. The results show that Twitter users have a higher concern degree on Nature articles than Facebook users, and Nature articles have higher and faster-growing impact on Twitter than on Facebook. The results also show that tweets and citations are somewhat related, and they mostly measure different types of impact. In addition, the correlation between tweets and citations highly depends on publication year, discipline and Twitter user type.201783This presentation will provide various techniques on how microblogging improving your research impact and visibility is provided, and shows that Twitter users have a higher concern degree on Nature articles than Facebook users, and Nature articles have higher and faster-growing impact on Twitter than on Facebook.2017-01-11T00:00:00['F. Xia', 'Zhang', 'Lee']2017-01-11T00:00:00 821c0b07b4f89d67be21d24bd6357c7e5f09a78dJournal of Technology in Behavioral Science2017263Think You Can Shrink?2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science['Thomas Ungar', 'Cameron D. Norman', 'Stephanie Knaak']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b963e55ea688c72fdd5f595acb736322f8221959There are many ways and media that can be chosen by individual to create personal brand. Through the vast changing of technology era, individual can create personal brand through social media. One of the social media that can be used to create personal brand is Instagram. With this social media, celebgram @dianrizkita managed to build her personal brand through uploading photos of hers. The purpose of this study is to know what kind of personal brand @diazrizkita intend to build through her Instagram account, and how is the perception of followers regarding @dianrizkita’s personal brand. This research used McNally’s three elements that made a strong personal brand. The type of this research is descriptive. The method of the study is mixed method and the sampling technique used was sensus sampling. Data obtained by conducting an interview with @dianrizkita and spreading questionnaire through Google Drive. The analysis technique used was descriptive with the help of SPSS For Windows application. The conclusion of this study is that @dianrizkita has a strong personal brand in followers’ eyes. With a strong personal brand @dianrizkita can boost her personal value to followers and increase the probability of increasing the number of her followers. A strong personal brand can also built her credibility and reputation for the followers and endorser. Through that, Dian will create and attract many new opportunity and enrich her relationship dan carreer as celebgram. Keywords: celebgram, Instagram, personal brand, followers’ perception, @dianrizkita2017012017-01-11T00:00:00['Anggraini Kusuma Dewi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2e48ccb705d7e4a83db3d43515782977568b1908Abstract: There are statistically significant associations between higher citations for articles and the use of various social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs and forums. Twitter is a microblogging tool and social media site created in 2006 that gives you a chance to share quick thoughts using not more than 140 characters in a post. It’s a great way to share your current research, publications and links to achieve maximum publicity. Twitter assist you to stay current with the literature and new developments in your field of interest. Proper tools allow the researchers to increase the research impact and citations. This presentation will provide various techniques on how microblogging improving your research impact and visibility. There are statistically significant associations between higher citations for articles and the use of various social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, blogs and forums. Twitter is a microblogging tool and social media site created in 2006 that gives you a chance to share quick thoughts using not more than 140 characters in a post. It’s a great way to share your current research, publications and links to achieve maximum publicity. Twitter assist you to stay current with the literature and new developments in your field of interest. Proper tools allow the researchers to increase the research impact and citations. This presentation will provide various techniques on how microblogging improving your research impact and visibility.2017120This presentation will provide various techniques on how microblogging improving your research impact and visibility can be improved.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Nader Ale Ebrahim']2017-01-11T00:00:00 47178136036db9e903472e0449caabe75e3cca1bAvailability of accessible information for farmers is hot topic. Many extension personals continue to use traditional extension methods to collect data rather than adopting new approaches like social media providing opportunity for exchanging information and keeping electronic logs for future practice. Cellular apps like WhatssApp, Facebook Messenger, LINE and Viber are presented here to be the part of extension toolbox. Discussed apps hold potential to exchange information in text, audio and video form not only individually but also in groups. Information dissemination is free of cost and could be more effective through problems and solution sharing form extension agents to farmers and from farmers to farmers creating feasibility of farmer-to-farmers extension. On the basis of analysis integration and usage of cellular apps among extension personal is strongly recommended and farmers must be motivated to adopt and use these cellular app to get the solution of their problems..2017002017-01-11T00:00:00The Journal of Agricultural Extension['S. Ashraf', 'Z. Y. Hassan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 6f66c78f40c932ea9c12f67d6c256d8557332949Las relaciones de genero son una forma de interaccion social que media la percepcion y modos de actuacion de los individuos de cualquier sociedad. Son reguladoras fundamentales de la division sexual del trabajo, la explotacion, la ideologia, la politica, la ley, la religion, la moral y la sexualidad, al establecer las diferencias de los individuos. Influyen en la formacion con respecto a las diferencias y relaciones de genero, los procesos de socializacion cultural que realizan la familia, el ambito laboral y las instituciones educativas. Sin embargo, estas ultimas desempenan un rol superior al dotar a los estudiantes de herramientas que sobrepasan el conocimiento cotidiano, al utilizar los contenidos para la transformacion social acorde con los principios de equidad y justicia social. El presente articulo presenta una propuesta de procedimiento para la incorporacion del enfoque de genero en los planes de estudio de las carreras universitarias fruto del analisis de la documentacion que rige el proceso docente educativo y el trabajo metodologico. Toma como punto de partida a la carrera Estudios Socioculturales por el modelo del profesional que forma y por algunos conocimientos de asignaturas que pueden generalizarse a todas las carreras universitarias en Cuba. Palabras clave: Enfoque de genero, transversalizacion, contenidos. ABSTRACT Gender relationship is a type of social interaction which regularizes the perception and modes of action of individuals of any society. They are main regulators of the sexual division of work, exploitation, ideology, politics, law, religion, morality and sexuality. It establishes differences between men and women in sexual labor division, ideology, politics, law, religion and sexuality at stablishing differences in gender relationships among individuals. Processes of cultural socialization which are developed by the family, the working environment and educative institutions influence the formation with respects to the differences and gender relationships. However the last one plays an important role at providing the students with tools which exceed everyday knowledge when using contents for social transformation according to principles of equity and social justice. This article presents a proposal for the incorporation of gender approach in the training programs of higher education resulting from the documentary analysis which rules the teaching educative process and the methodological work. It takes as a starting point the Training Program of Socio-cultural Studies which may be generalized to all Higher education careers in Cuba. Keywords: Gender approach, transversalization, contents.2017022017-01-11T00:00:00Revista Conrado['MSc. Yisel Herrera Martínez', 'M. León']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bc92e8b32e8e2ccffea5956a20896a6ae5dd3885Sex Roles2017802017-01-11T00:00:00Sex Roles['Eileen L. Zurbriggen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 eb2a3de2055eacab42ae9fef8e6ae82644fd3982In this study, by using dicobalt phosphide nanoparticles as precatalysts, we demonstrated that electrochemical activation of metallic precatalysts in alkaline media (comparing with directly electrochemical activation in neutral media) could significantly promote the OER catalysis in neutral media, specifically realizing a 2-fold enhanced activity and meanwhile showing a greatly decreased overpotential of about 100 mV at 10 mA cm-2. Compared directly with electrochemical activation in neutral media, the electrochemical activation in harsh alkaline media could easily break the strong Co-Co bond and promote active species generation on the surface of metallic Co2P, thus accounting for the enhancement of neutral OER activity, which is also evidenced by HRTEM and the electrochemical double-layer capacitance measurement. The activation of electrochemical oxidation of metallic precatalysts in alkaline media enhanced neutral OER catalysis could also be observed on CoP nanoparticles and Ni2P nanoparticles, suggesting this is a generic strategy. Our work highlights that the activation of electrochemical oxidation of metallic precatalysts in alkaline media would pave new avenues for the design of advanced neutral OER electrocatalysts.Nano letters (Print)201728183It is demonstrated that electrochemical activation of metallic precatalysts in alkaline media could significantly promote the OER catalysis in neutral media, specifically realizing a 2-fold enhanced activity and meanwhile showing a greatly decreased overpotential.2017-01-11T00:00:00Nano letters['Kun Xu', 'Han Cheng', 'Linqi Liu', 'Haifeng Lv', 'Xiaojun Wu', 'Changzheng Wu', 'Yi Xie']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4e555c0601eaea6f180dc5d713ea3f46ee315730Developing an efficient strategy for light focusing through scattering media is an important topic in the study of multiple light scattering. The enhancement factor of the light focusing, defined as the ratio between the optimized intensity and the background intensity is proportional to the number of controlling modes in a spatial light modulator (SLM). The demonstrated enhancement factors in previous studies are typically less than 1,000 due to several limiting factors, such as the slow refresh rate of a LCoS SLM, long optimization time, and lack of an efficient algorithm for high controlling modes. A digital micro-mirror device is an amplitude modulator, which is recently widely used for fast optimization through dynamic biological tissues. The fast frame rate of the DMD up to 16 kHz can also be exploited for increasing the number of controlling modes. However, the manipulation of large pattern data and efficient calculation of the optimized pattern remained as an issue. In this work, we demonstrate the enhancement factor more than 100,000 in focusing through scattering media by using 1 Mega controlling modes of a DMD. Through careful synchronization between a DMD, a photo-detector and an additional computer for parallel optimization, we achieved the unprecedented enhancement factor with 75 mins of the optimization time. We discuss the design principles of the system and the possible applications of the enhanced light focusing.BiOS20174648This work demonstrates the enhancement factor more than 100,000 in focusing through scattering media by using 1 Mega controlling modes of a DMD using a digital micro-mirror device and achieves the unprecedented enhancement factor with 75 mins of the optimization time.2017-01-11T00:00:00{'volume': '10073'}['Hyeonseung Yu', 'KyeoReh Lee', 'Yongkeun Park']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3c88cafa6ab49210ccfe832830d1ec3cb3133126BMC Medicine201779174Exposure to a single microbial strain can protect against certain stress-induced behaviours and systemic immune alterations without preventing dysbiosis, and supports microbe-based interventions for stress-related disorders.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Medicine['Aadil Bharwani', 'Aadil Bharwani', 'M. F. Mian', 'M. Surette', 'J. Bienenstock', 'J. Bienenstock', 'P. Forsythe', 'P. Forsythe', 'P. Forsythe']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9e59ed84ccff2b313d155d29a098c39c99694718In explaining academic achievement, school climate and social belonging (connectedness, identification) emerge as important variables. However, both constructs are rarely explored in one model. In the current study, a social psychological framework based on the social identity perspective (Turner, Hogg, Oakes, Reicher, & Wetherell, 1987) is introduced that provides a way to integrate these two areas of enquiry. Using this framework, the current study (N = 340 grade 7 and 9 students) investigates: (a) school climate and social identification as distinct predictors of academic achievement; and (b) social identification as a mediator of the school climate and achievement relationship. Achievement in reading, numeracy and writing was assessed by a national standardized test. The three variables most significantly associated with achievement were parental education, socio-economic status, and school identification. In line with predictions, school identification fully mediated the relationship between school climate and academic achievement in numeracy and writing, but not reading. The research highlights the importance of feeling psychologically connected to the school as a group for academic success.2017691552017-01-11T00:00:00School Psychology International['Katherine J. Reynolds', 'Eunro Lee', 'Isobel Turner', 'David Bromhead', 'Emina Subašić']2017-01-11T00:00:00 880688a8487326498bbe47a63cda6d1cde1f8849Human motion models are finding an increasing number of novel applications in many different fields, such as building design, computer graphics and robot motion planning. The Social Force Model is one of the most popular alternatives to describe the motion of pedestrians. By resorting to a physical analogy, individuals are assimilated to point-wise particles subject to social forces which drive their dynamics. Such a model implicitly assumes that humans move isotropically. On the contrary, empirical evidence shows that people do have a preferred direction of motion, walking forward most of the time. Lateral motions are observed only in specific circumstances, such as when navigating in overcrowded environments or avoiding unexpected obstacles. In this paper, the Headed Social Force Model is introduced in order to improve the realism of the trajectories generated by the classical Social Force Model. The key feature of the proposed approach is the inclusion of the pedestrians’ heading into the dynamic model used to describe the motion of each individual. The force and torque representing the model inputs are computed as suitable functions of the force terms resulting from the traditional Social Force Model. Moreover, a new force contribution is introduced in order to model the behavior of people walking together as a single group. The proposed model features high versatility, being able to reproduce both the unicycle-like trajectories typical of people moving in open spaces and the point-wise motion patterns occurring in high density scenarios. Extensive numerical simulations show an increased regularity of the resulting trajectories and confirm a general improvement of the model realism.PLoS ONE201742122The Headed Social Force Model is introduced in order to improve the realism of the trajectories generated by the classical Social Force model, and features high versatility, being able to reproduce both the unicycle-like trajectories typical of people moving in open spaces and the point-wise motion patterns occurring in high density scenarios.2017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['F. Farina', 'D. Fontanelli', 'A. Garulli', 'Antonio Giannitrapani', 'D. Prattichizzo']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ac60a453e5aa64d079b510575ccc3e72ac86a7b5Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how individual innovativeness and social factors shape consumers’ purchase decisions of organic products. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on an online survey of 988 Canadian participants. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships between social identity, social influence, perceived value and purchase intention within a multi-group framework to show the moderating effect of consumer innovativeness. Findings The results show that the two social dimensions – social identity and social influence – influence purchase intention and the perceived value of organic products partially mediates these relationships. Further, the personal characteristic, “consumer innovativeness”, moderates these relationships. Research limitations/implications Although the sample consists of a higher proportion of younger participants, the results are consistent with theoretical arguments and empirical evidence, which underscores the importance of generational differences in organic product purchases. Practical implications Managers need to develop a more nuanced understanding of how social influence and social identity play different roles in the purchase intentions of consumer innovators vs later adopters. This knowledge can guide practical segmentation, targeting, positioning and promotion strategies. Originality/value This study complements the individual innovativeness predispositions literature by showing that the consideration of social factors leads to a more nuanced understanding of consumers’ purchase intention than either set of factors separately. It also contributes to the literature on adoption of organic products by introducing consumer innovativeness dimension as a key factor.201775832017-01-11T00:00:00Marketing Intelligence & Planning['A. Persaud', 'S. Schillo']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cfe45dbc51480e6236536ed7826dbd4c0c519a65BMC Medical Ethics20176161It is argued that, for the purposes of research ethics oversight, human microbiome research samples should be treated with the same privacy considerations as human tissues samples, and return of research results and incidental findings for clinical management.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Medical Ethics['Kim H. Chuong', 'D. Hwang', 'D. E. Tullis', 'Valerie J. Waters', 'Yvonne C. W. Yau', 'David S. Guttman', 'Kieran C. O’Doherty']2017-01-11T00:00:00 feace3c2299599d62596a811445e8b2382890de6Purpose of the Study We aimed to investigate the interactive effects of perceived neighborhood safety and social cohesion on the psychological health of older adults with and without functional impairments. Design and Methods This cross-sectional study included 13,897 community-dwelling older adults (aged 65 years and older) from the 2011-2012 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Hypotheses were tested using weighted moderated ordinary least squared regression analysis. Results Perceived neighborhood safety was significantly associated with psychological health regardless of respondents' physical functioning, although the effect was greater among older adults with functional limitations. Perceived social cohesion, however, was only significantly related to psychological health among those with functional limitations. Among physically impaired respondents, social cohesion buffered the ill-effect of an unsafe neighborhood on psychological health. Implications Findings suggest that efforts to promote perceived neighborhood safety and social cohesion are essential to the well-being of older adults. Special attention should be paid to older adults with functional limitations, who appear to be more vulnerable to the negative effects of neighborhood environments.The gerontologist20175560Perceived neighborhood safety was significantly associated with psychological health regardless of respondents' physical functioning, although the effect was greater among older adults with functional limitations, and social cohesion buffered the ill-effect of an unsafe neighborhood on psychological health.2017-01-11T00:00:00The Gerontologist['Yeon Jin Choi', 'C. Matz-Costa']2017-01-11T00:00:00 52018c935fb70785ee24f2099688786a9306c8faSeveral papers published in recent years have revived interest in Sorokin's dissociative thesis: the view that intergenerational social mobility has detrimental effects on the social relationships and wellbeing of individuals. In this paper, I test the dissociative thesis using data from the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society. On a wide range of indicators that measure participation in civic associations, contact with parents, close personal relationships, social support, subjective wellbeing, etc. individuals who have achieved long-range upward mobility (i.e. those who move from working class origin to salariat destination) tend to fare better than those who are immobile in the working class. Those who have experienced long-range downward mobility (moving from salariat origin to working class destination) do about as well as second-generation members of the working class. Overall, there is no support for Sorokin's thesis.British Journal of Sociology20175659The dissociative thesis that intergenerational social mobility has detrimental effects on the social relationships and wellbeing of individuals is tested using data from the British Household Panel Survey and Understanding Society, finding no support for Sorokin's thesis.2017-01-11T00:00:00The British journal of sociology['T. Chan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7d4e8a06b96ac2d436bffeca39ad10cb07c5dda5Abstract Objective: Acute otitis media causes discomfort to children and inconvenience to their parents. This study evaluated the quality of life in children with recurrent acute otitis media aged less than 24 months. Methods: Quality of life was evaluated in 149 children aged 10 to 24 months who were referred to the Oulu University Hospital on account of recurrent acute otitis media. The children were treated with or without surgery. Age-matched controls were selected randomly from the general child population. Parents completed the Child Health Questionnaire. Results: The children with recurrent acute otitis media had a significantly poorer quality of life than control children. The control children with a history of a few acute otitis media episodes had a significantly poorer quality of life than those without any such history. The quality of life of the children with recurrent acute otitis media improved during the one-year follow up, regardless of the treatment, but did not reach the same level as healthy children. Conclusion: Acute otitis media detracted from quality of life when a generic measure was used. The mode of treatment used to prevent further recurrences of acute otitis media did not influence quality of life improvement.The Journal of Laryngology &#x0026; Otology20173815The quality of life of the children with recurrent acute otitis media improved during the one-year follow up, regardless of the treatment, but did not reach the same level as healthy children.2017-01-11T00:00:00The Journal of Laryngology &#x0026; Otology['Tiia Kujala', 'Alho Op', 'A. Kristo', 'Matti Uhari', 'M. Renko', 'T. Pokka', 'Peppi Koivunen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1ccc50ad5511e964af1570b4c9862547f2eab02bNeuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews201713785A theoretical framework is suggested that explains how genetic predisposition and cultural learning can lead to the implementation of metacontrol defaults, which however can be shifted towards persistence or flexibility by situational factors.2017-01-11T00:00:00Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews['B. Hommel', 'L. Colzato']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e9079e10b5ac135e93cb7afdf94a411772948e00Human Resources for Health20176849As linking social capital framework shows, for VHTs to effectively act as links between the community and formal health care and harness the resources that exist in institutions beyond the community, it is important to take into account the power relationships embedded in vertical relationships and forge a partnership between public health providers and the communities they serve.2017-01-11T00:00:00Human Resources for Health['L. Musinguzi', 'E. B. Turinawe', 'J. Rwemisisi', 'Daniel H. de Vries', 'D. Mafigiri', 'D. Muhangi', 'Marije de Groot', 'A. Katamba', 'R. Pool']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c5c18f2c1a2a759f6f1ea00c025ae1975f45e428While current discourse promotes social innovation as a normative good, in practice it is highly contested by institutionalised ways of thinking, acting and organising. Concurrently stimulating and resisting innovation creates a ‘double bind’ of conflicting communicative signals that weaken capacities for joint sense making and sustainable change. I develop a meta-theoretical framework that explains what is involved in these relational dynamics of change and resistance, how these can be assessed and improved, and why the double bind both necessitates and inhibits substantive change. Analysing relational dynamics in a case of neighbourhood governance in Amsterdam, I argue that social innovators should be prepared to constructively confront rationalistic evaluation, defensiveness, and experiential detachment while institutional actors should welcome fundamental relational transformations of hierarchical and competitive dynamics institutionalised in urban governance.201783502017-01-11T00:00:00Urban Studies['Koen P. R. Bartels']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e43551ff501dfbca7a0af4959dde10a309180912Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms. Nonmotor symptoms include cognitive deficits and impairment in emotions recognition ability associated with loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and with alteration in frontostriatal circuits. In this review, we analyzed the studies on social cognition ability in patients with PD. We searched on PubMed and Web of Science databases and screening references of included studied and review articles for additional citations. From initial 260 articles, only 18 met search criteria. A total of 496 patients were compared with 514 health controls, through 16 different tests that assessed some subcomponents of social cognition, such as theory of mind, decision-making, and emotional face recognition. Studies on cognitive function in patients with PD have focused on executive function. Patients with PD showed impairment in social cognition from the earliest stages of disease. This ability seems to not be significantly associated with other cognitive functions.Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology20179551This review of studies on social cognition ability in patients with PD found impairment in social cognition from the earliest stages of disease seems to not be significantly associated with other cognitive functions.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology['Rosanna Palmeri', 'Viviana Lo Buono', 'F. Corallo', 'M. Foti', 'G. Di Lorenzo', 'P. Bramanti', 'S. Marino']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8bb2633aa1fd0a115211ca69760d16a19aa193e6This study explores the potential of social franchising to contribute to the development of the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem in contexts of market and governance failure in least developed countries. Social franchising is a social enterprise business model that provides market coordination and support systems to rural enterprises so they can achieve social objectives in a financially sustainable way. The case of Krishi Utsho—a network of 112 agricultural input shops in Bangladesh—illustrates how social franchising can address market and government coordination failures in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to benefit both rural entrepreneurs and their client smallholder farming families who earn under US$1 per day.201741362017-01-11T00:00:00The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation['K. McKague', 'J. Wong', 'N. Siddiquee']2017-01-11T00:00:00 91fe41fb2a9e1180678d9c016c67a25dcfc13658The ever-increasing volumes of social knowledge shared in online social networks, the establishment of trustworthy social relationships over these platforms, and the emergence of technologies that allow friendship networks to be inferred from data exchanged in communication networks have motivated researchers to build socially aware authentication schemes. We conduct the first study that surveys the literature related to social authentication. In this paper, we not only created a taxonomy for classifying all social authentication schemes deployed in online or physical social contexts and extensively analyzed their authentication features, but also built a novel framework for evaluating the effectiveness of all social authentication schemes, identified all the practical and theoretical attacks that may be mounted against such schemes, addressed possible defense strategies, and identified challenges, open questions, and future research opportunities. To measure their accuracy, strengths, weaknesses, and limitations, as well as to identify the potential of knowledge-based and trust-based social authentication schemes, a comprehensive comparative assessment of the security, usability, and deployability was conducted. We hope, by providing a solid foundation for gaining sufficient understanding of the manners in which users’ social interactions have been utilized in user authentication schemes and their corresponding security implications, we will guide future research in this domain.IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials201715237This paper built a novel framework for evaluating the effectiveness of all social authentication schemes, identified all the practical and theoretical attacks that may be mounted against such schemes, addressed possible defense strategies, and identified challenges, open questions, and future research opportunities.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials['Noura Alomar', 'Mansour Alsaleh', 'A. Alarifi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0d1bb82b8642ca1b75ec2d2a5a30ec194eea9875OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that violence among US adolescents spreads like a contagious disease through social networks. METHODS Participants were a nationally representative sample of 90 118 US students aged 12 to 18 years who were involved in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Violence was assessed by having participants report the number of times in the preceding 12 months they had been involved in a serious physical fight, had hurt someone badly, and had pulled a weapon on someone. RESULTS Participants were 48% more likely to have been involved in a serious fight, 183% more likely to have hurt someone badly, and 140% more likely to have pulled a weapon on someone if a friend had engaged in the same behavior. The influence spread up to 4 degrees of separation (i.e., friend of friend of friend of friend) for serious fights, 2 degrees for hurting someone badly, and 3 degrees for pulling a weapon on someone. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents were more likely to engage in violent behavior if their friends did the same, and contagion of violence extended beyond immediate friends to friends of friends.American Journal of Public Health20173437Adolescents were more likely to engage in violent behavior if their friends did the same, and contagion of violence extended beyond immediate friends to friends of friends.2017-01-11T00:00:00American journal of public health['Robert M. Bond', 'B. Bushman']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b6b99b0b805a1e7a9eb625e707a4ea2686593288Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery20171524Though tympanoplasty combined with cortical mastoidectomy is better in hearing improvement, graft uptake and clinical improvement but the difference in 2 groups is statistically insignificant.2017-01-11T00:00:00Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery['A. Agrawal', 'P. Bhargava']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a55c879eb7ee0cf9781596c7590f68aa0930d3f0ABSTRAK Malang memiliki banyak wisata sejarah berupa candi yang jarang sekali diketahui atau bahkan dikunjungi masyarakat. Hal ini sangat mengkhawatirkan mengingat tugas sebagai warga negara yang  baik terutama generasi muda penerus bangsa adalah menjaga dan melestarikan warisan budaya leluhurnya. Maka dari itu, dirancang  sebuah  aplikasi yang menerapkan  Augmented Reality  untuk mendukung  pembelajaran  interaktif pengenalan candi-candi di wilayah Malang  berbasis android, yang diharapkan dapat  membantu  memberi  motivasi    kepada  generasi muda untuk mulai turut serta menjaga dan melestarikan warisan budaya bangsanya Kata kunci : Candi Malang, Augmented Reality, Media Pembelajaran Interaktif, Android. ABSTRACT Malang has a lot of historical temples which are rarely visited or even known by community. This is very anxious, because citizens especially teenagers as the country’s successors, should maintain and preserve cultural heritages of their ancestors. Therefore, Application based on Android is developed that implements AR to support interactive learning on introducing temples in Malang area. This application can motivate the young generation in maintaining and preserving their country’s cultural heritages. Key words: Malang Temples, Augmented Reality, Interactive Learning Media, Android2017192017-01-11T00:00:00['Muhammad Avief Barkah Rini Agustina']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5369a66adde4455cab270bbac5c05bfe6262debfThe solar system is an astronomy subject which is taught in Elementary Schools, particularly in Grade 6. This subject requires the teachers to teach creatively because the lecturing method in teaching is too common. Besides, in learning this topic, the media is highly needed to help students understand and comprehend the materials given. The media used in the current learning process is considered not sufficient because of the limited teaching aids and learning media. Therefore, based on the technology development, there are many multimedia technologies. One of them is VR which provides real-time interaction to what is displayed in the application. Hence, a design of learning media for the solar system lesson using animation and virtual reality was developed. This study aims to help students who are studying this lesson to have a better understanding of the lesson since they can interact directly with what they are learning.201788This study aims to help students who are studying this lesson to have a better understanding of the lesson since they can interact directly with what they are learning.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Daniel Raditya Donny Eryanto', 'Jasson Prestiliano']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1aea5d28c424a177a4981c2ee518fbb95f3de26cThis article investigates the peculiarity of entrepreneurial attitudes in family firms and how they are perceived to impact performance by qualitatively analysing 25 narrative in-depth interviews with family owner-managers in the state of Tyrol, Austria. Contributing to the transmission of the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) construct in family firms, this study adds a thicker description of entrepreneurial attitudes in the family firm context. Findings indicate that aggressive competition contradicts the social embeddedness of family firms and has negative consequences for the family and the firm. The interviewees emphasise non-financial performance goals as drivers of their EO, their social responsibility as a family firm, the embeddedness in regional communities and the importance to be respected by the society.20170332017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business['A. Kallmuenzer', 'M. Peters']2017-01-11T00:00:00 633d765d005c28753f5bdb6d20e64f47451a9b5820170442017-01-11T00:00:00['W. Przepiorka', 'J. Berger', 'Ben Jann']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fe17e3f2f7d07eb93cfb43997e5a9f54a392d089Social Indicators Research20176026This paper is a response to the article entitled “Fifty years after the Social Indicators Movement: Has the promise been fulfilled?” by Ken Land and Alex Michalos (2015) and highlights five issues—progress, paradigms, puzzles, promise, and potential research directions of social indicators research.2017-01-11T00:00:00Social Indicators Research['D. Shek', 'Florence K. Y. Wu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1d8309039597bf3b687d6aabb34a34c3cca684d0Environmental Management20175324It is suggested that managers of coordinated invasive species control efforts may benefit from devoting time and resources toward addressing beliefs about social and ecological context, rather than solely providing financial subsidies and information about control tactics or the impacts of invasive species.2017-01-11T00:00:00Environmental Management['R. Niemiec', 'R. Pech', 'G. Norbury', 'A. Byrom']2017-01-11T00:00:00 42888fa07f571380478eea5eb225c15b2278ed53European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry20174224There may be deficits in ER which generalize across childhood anxiety disorders, and children’s ER strategies aggressive action, withdrawal and self-devaluation and the parental ER strategy reappraisal were associated with social anxiety symptoms.2017-01-11T00:00:00European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry['Verena Keil', 'Julia Asbrand', 'B. Tuschen-Caffier', 'Julian Schmitz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fc98fc7d77675ee8f004a034b95d9506adaae16aBMC Public Health20176821The intervention development and design of an intervention to make the purchase behavior of employees in the worksite cafeteria healthier and a set of 19 strategies based on theory of nudging and social marketing (marketing mix) are described.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Public Health['Elizabeth Velema', 'E. L. Vyth', 'I. Steenhuis']2017-01-11T00:00:00 85c6e0d58b82e3b8f0515aaec5f186761be804a8Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of media attention on corporate disaster relief. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a matched sample research design, which is considered more appropriate than a random sample design for studying events that have low-occurrence rates in general. For each donor firm in the Yushu earthquake, the authors matched the firm with a non-donor firm in the same industry and with a firm size of within ±30 percent of the total assets in the year prior to the year of the occurrence of the Yushu earthquake. Then, using the Baidu engine, which is the most popular Chinese search engine, the authors captured the online media attention to the donor firms and their disaster relief. Findings The authors found that media attention drove corporate disaster relief. Research limitations/implications Although the authors highlighted the role of the media as an important stakeholder in influencing corporate disaster relief, the authors did not fully explore the media’s influence. Future research should delve more deeply into the impact of the tenor of media coverage on corporate disaster relief. Originality/value This study reveals that the media, a particularly powerful stakeholder, can be a corporate disaster relief driver in China.20173552017-01-11T00:00:00Disaster Prevention and Management['Z. Ouyang', 'Jiuchang Wei', 'Yu Xiao', 'Fei Wang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d9fdb5ee0100ed6df003fd631500306d0b8cb646In the age of spirited debates about the mediating role of technologies, the other side of the coin is the state of direct experience in contemporary news production, that is, cases in which news reporters still rely on traditional channels such as “legwork,” “firsthand witnessing,” or “shoe-leather reporting.” The present study is a systematic attempt to identify journalists’ reasons for engaging in legwork, by recreating item by item the work processes and reasoning behind hundreds of individual news reports produced in the digital age, across Israeli print, television, radio, and online news outlets (N = 859). Insofar as legwork can serve as a proxy for painstaking journalism, journalists’ decisions make some difference in determining if more or less legwork will ensue. The data avail an opportunity to explore scholarly musings about journalists’ motivations behind legwork: be they knowledge related, medium related, or event related. We find support for all three possibilities and discuss the implications of these findings.20170112017-01-11T00:00:00Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly[]2017-01-11T00:00:00 af5501fde809e3445a92894a94b31937670f379eWe present a novel study on the role of gender in perceptions of and emotions about in-group social image among American Muslims. Two hundred and five (147 females, 58 males) American Muslims completed a questionnaire on how Muslims feel in U.S. society. The study measured both stereotypical (i.e., ‘frightening,’ ‘oppressed’) as well as non-stereotypical in-group social images (i.e., ‘powerful,’ ‘honorable’). In particular, participants were asked how much they believe Muslims are seen as ‘frightening,’ ‘oppressed,’ ‘honorable,’ and ‘powerful’ in U.S. society, and how much anger and sadness they feel about the way U.S. society views Muslims. Participants believed Muslims are seen in stereotypical ways (i.e., as ‘frightening’ and ‘oppressed’) more than in non-stereotypical ways (i.e., as ‘powerful’ and ‘honorable’). Moreover, perceived in-group social image as ‘powerful’ or ‘honorable’ did not predict the intensity of felt anger or sadness. In contrast, the more participants believed Muslims are seen as ‘frightening,’ the more intense their anger and sadness. Furthermore, responses to perceived social image as ‘oppressed’ were moderated by gender. American Muslim female participants believed that Muslims are seen as ‘oppressed’ in U.S. society to a greater extent than male participants did. In addition, perceived social image as ‘oppressed’ only predicted anger for female participants: the more female participants believed Muslims are seen as ‘oppressed,’ the more intense their anger. This study contributes to the scarce literature on American Muslims in psychology, and shows that both anger and sadness are relevant to the study of perceived social image.Frontiers in Psychology20174021It is shown that both anger and sadness are relevant to the study of perceived social image, and shows the role of gender in perceptions of and emotions about in-group social image among American Muslims.2017-01-11T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Patricia M. Rodriguez Mosquera', 'Tasmiha Khan', 'A. Selya']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8a1331a23ce012efeb23acb767c2fbacc61dece1The use of cosmetics is very common among women in Iran. Given the importance of the use of mass media and the impact on the consumption of cosmetics, this study attempted to consider the influence of mass media on the use of cosmetics among women in Kashan. Using a standard designed questionnaire, the data were obtained from 800 women. Multi-stage cluster sampling was randomly carried out. The data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software. The findings showed that 59.9% of the participants believed that satellite programs have the greatest impact on the use of cosmetics. 33% of the participants who believed that mass media had significant influence in this regard; they had a constant tendency to use cosmetics. Mass media advertisements encourage women to consume cosmetics; therefore, introducing the real and appropriate cultural models via advertisements on mass media may have positive impacts on women to consume cosmetics properly.20172652017-01-11T00:00:00Iranian journal of health, safety and environment['R. Dehghani', 'R. Talaee', 'M. Sehat', 'Narges Nikkhah Ghamsari', 'L. Mesgari']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d4ca96154baf24499fe0323972e35c80de25df13Beberapa masalah yang dialami oleh siswa kelas IV dalam menerima pembelajaran IPA, yaitu tidak adanya alat peraga, pembelajaran hanya melalui media buku dan menggambar materi IPA di papan tulis yang masih terlihat abstrak. Dengan proses pembelajaran seperti ini membuat siswa kurang memahami materi yang disampaikan, karena guru hanya menjelaskan materi tersebut dengan media pembelajaran berupa media buku atau ceramah. Sehingga berdampak hasil belajar siswa menurun. Hal ini perlu adanya media sebagai alat bantu proses pembelajaran yaitu media yang lebih mudah dipahami oleh siswa nantinya.Oleh karena itu diperlukan suatu media pembelajaran berupa alat bantu peraga dengan teknologi Augmented Reality yang dapat membantu memvisualisasikan pembelajaran IPA yang lebih baik secara realtime kepada siswa sehingga dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa terhadap materi tersebut.Kata Kunci: Media Pembelajaran, Augmented RealityABSTRACTSome of the problems experienced by the fourth grade students in receiving learning science are the lack of props, learning only by books and drawing materials science on the board that still seems abstract. The learning process like this makes students do not understand the material clearly, because teachers only explain the material to study in the form of a book or lecture media. Thereby this impacts the decreasing of student grade. It needs the media as a tool for learning process, that more easily understood by students.Therefore learning media as teaching tool is developed with Augmented Reality technology that can help to visualize science teaching in realtime to the students, this it can improve student to learn material.2017142017-01-11T00:00:00['Khusnul Khotimah Yusriel Ardian']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7b90a2ed9d4944cef094e8395bb09738763b6d43Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan media pembelajaran matematika berbasis komputer pokok bahasan bangun datar segitiga yang berkualitas. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian pengembangan (Research and Development / R&D). Model pengembangan yang digunakan adalah model ADDIE dengan tahapan yang sistematis yaitu Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation. Analisis pendahuluan dilakukan melalui observasi dan wawancara guru matematika dan siswa di Mts An Najah Bojonggede. Teknik pengujian kualitas media menggunakan metode angket dengan hasil review dari para ahli, guru, dan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan layak untuk digunakan, dengan total hasil penilaian dari ahli media, ahli materi, dan ahli pengembangan sebesar 87,96% (sangat baik). Selain itu, media ini juga mendapatkan penilaian dari siswa sebesar 85,23% (sangat baik). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, maka media yang dikembangkan termasuk dalam kategori sangat baik dan sangat layak untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran matematika.2017042017-01-11T00:00:00['D. Liana', 'Leonard Leonard']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3d69e883bcfa17fdf178459533780b07e542086aThis letter characterizes the intertwined behavior of a susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model involving multiple mutually exclusive memes, each competing over distinct contact planes of an undirected multi-layer social network, with the possibility of inter-switching. Based on the mean-field theory, we contrast and derive closed-form analytical expressions for the steady-state thresholds that govern the transitions between extinction, co-existence, and absolute dominance of the inter-switchable memes. Moreover, a non-linear optimization formulation is presented to determine the optimal budget allocation for controlling the switching rates to a particular co-existing meme. Validated by simulations, the impact of switching on the tipping thresholds and their implications in reality are demonstrated using data extracted from online social networks.IEEE Communications Letters20171217This letter characterizes the intertwined behavior of a susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model involving multiple mutually exclusive memes, each competing over distinct contact planes of an undirected multi-layer social network, with the possibility of inter-switching.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Communications Letters['Aresh Dadlani', 'Muthukrishnan Senthil Kumar', 'Manikanta Gowtham Maddi', 'Kiseon Kim']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e4576f82de6be75d746f9e250bd84bf51a8fad4cBy using the unfolding operators for periodic homogenization, we give a general compactness result for a class of functions defined on bounded domains presenting perforations of two different size. Then we apply this result to the homogenization of the flow of a Bingham fluid in a porous medium with solid obstacles of different size. Next, we give the interpretation of the limit problem in terms of a nonlinear Darcy law. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.201720112017-01-11T00:00:00Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences['R. Bunoiu', 'G. Cardone']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7a3ae55a45019f044ecc2a1a0864707e0af9a5a2The question of how cooperation and social order can evolve from a Hobbesian state of nature of a “war of all against all” has always been at the core of social scientific inquiry. Social dilemmas are the main analytical paradigm used by social scientists to explain competition, cooperation, and conflict in human groups. The formal analysis of social dilemmas allows for identifying the conditions under which cooperation evolves or unravels. This knowledge informs the design of institutions that promote cooperative behavior. Yet to gain practical relevance in policymaking and institutional design, predictions derived from the analysis of social dilemmas must be put to an empirical test. The collection of articles in this book gives an overview of state-of-the-art research on social dilemmas, institutions, and the evolution of cooperation. It covers theoretical contributions and offers a broad range of examples on how theoretical insights can be empirically verified and applied to cooperation problems in everyday life. By bringing together a group of distinguished scholars, the book fills an important gap in sociological scholarship and addresses some of the most interesting questions of human sociality.20170142017-01-11T00:00:00['Ben Jann', 'W. Przepiorka']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e48086e311c3ae5b529d269fa2f8e39b4bf284d5Program pemerintah terkait dengan revolusi mental layak untuk mendapatkan apresiasi. Penentuan program tersebut tentunya bukan tanpa alasan, hilangnya nilai-nilai yang luhur serta budi pekerti menjadi alasan yang kuat mengapa revolusi mental diperlukan di Indonesia. Namun demikian, penerapan program tersebut bukannya tanpa kendala. Hal ini disebabkan dalam melakukan revolusi mental diperlukan adanya penanaman nilai-nilai yang terkait dengan budi pekerti dan akhlak. Salah satu akhlak yang harus ditanamkan kepada masyarakat Indonesia adalah kejujuran. Penanaman sikap jujur sebagai media pendidikan akhlak sangatlah krusial dalam perkembangan bangsa kita. Bahkan, penerapan sikap ini harus dimulai sejak dini. Salah satu cara yang dapat ditempuh dalam melatih sikap jujur ini adalah dengan membuat kantin kejujuran untuk perguruan tinggi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Mengetahui faktor pendukung kantin kejujuran dalam pendidikan akhlak pada mahasiswa (2) Mengetahui dampak kantin kejujuran dalam pendidikan akhlak pada mahasiswa. Adapun target dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Pengayaan bahan ajar pada mata kuliah Pendidikan Agama Islam, (2) Publikasi ilmiah dalam jurnal lokal yang mempunyai ISSN atau jurnal nasional terakreditasi. Dalam rangka mencapai target tersebut, maka penelitian ini dirancang dengan menggunakan pendekatan “Deskriptif Kualitatif” . Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan studi pustaka, observasi dan wawancara. Adapun teknik analisis data menggunakan bentuk analisis data interaktif yang meliputi pengumpulan data, reduksi data, sajian data, dan verifikasi data. Kata kunci : Kantin Kejujuran, Pendidikan,  Akhlak.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Musta’an Musta’an']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2a74ed6e6d6880257f5490dfa626664c5db1705a201752152017-01-11T00:00:00Social Theory & Health['Fiona Cuthill']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a13f950ecc73993e4cf57d0ada1f4878cd44136dMaritime Studies201756142017-01-11T00:00:00Maritime Studies['L. Teh', 'N. Hotte', 'U. Sumaila']2017-01-11T00:00:00 aa32fc6dd44ecf9e770061cdb3e3c1ca47b9a54eGeoff Payne considers a wide range of dimensions of mobility and life chances to assess the causes and consequences of mobility as social and political processes, and challenges well-established opinions of politicians, pressure groups, the press, academics and the public.IMISCOE Research Series20170132017-01-11T00:00:00IMISCOE Research Series['G. Payne']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3521d64fdec9c980e460af1a075aaa00efb47a6fSSM - population health20175830Findings from a process evaluation nested within a randomised controlled trial of the Strengthening Families Programme 10–14 highlight the need for process evaluations to consider both the structural and process components of implementation to explain whether programme activities are delivered as intended and why.2017-01-11T00:00:00SSM - Population Health['J. Segrott', 'S. Murphy', 'H. Rothwell', 'J. Scourfield', 'D. Foxcroft', 'D. Gillespie', 'J. Holliday', 'K. Hood', 'Claire Hurlow', 'S. Morgan-Trimmer', 'C. Phillips', 'H. Reed', 'Z. Roberts', 'L. Moore']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e1cfc67380ba8613000a5a9363a9ee8999ec358520170282017-01-11T00:00:00['G. Payne']2017-01-11T00:00:00 59ebbcb6d11a507d00d1d3a792078bd225df3f76This research has 3 objectives: 1) to create effective surveillance of advertisement broadcasted in the media on food, medicines and health products 2) to find out the exploited content and format of broadcasted advertisements especially for food, medicine and health care products in a media and 3) to give the policy recommended on supervision of advertisements broadcasted in the media. This research used a mixed methodology of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The instruments were a training workshop and focus group discussion. The quantitative research methodology was recording data by collecting the data from monitoring advertisements from the media. The samples were 82 persons selected by purposive samplings from 4 regions. The result was the process to create the effective network called “the classic model”; advertising of health products washigh and the most popular types of advertising was using a spot between most programs.201710The result was the process to create the effective network called “the classic model”; advertising of health products was high and the most popular types of advertising was using a spot between most programs.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Ladawan Kaewseenual']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d195ac1d5bec5e8fa16c35235511950d5d7b5235ABSTRAK Apabila pihak yang dirugikan atau badan hukum tersebut dirugikan atau merasa kurang puas, maka orang atau badan hukum tersebut mengajukan tuntutan kepada Pengadilan Negeri dan setelah ditanggapi dan penerbitan pers tersebut memuat sanggahan atau penjelasan atas tulisan yang merugikan itu. Tuntutan ganti rugi oleh pihak yang dirugikan atau badan hukum yang merasa nama baiknya dicemarkan oleh media pers tersebut, agar para wartawan sebagai petugas dalam menyebarkan berita terkini pada media pers dapat menanggapi atas kesalahannya dan dapat menerima tuntutan ganti rugi dari pihak yang dirugikan tersebut, kalau memang benar pihaknya yang terbukti bersalah. Tanggung jawab media massa terhadap berita salah yang merugikan pihak lain dituntut tersebut, apabila pihak yang dirugikan tersebut benar-benar tidak melakukan perbuatan yang telah diberitakan dalam media massa. Tanggung jawab media massa atau media pers atas perbuatan berita yang salah atau berita yang merugikan pihak lain atau badan hukum tersebut, dapat menuntut ganti kerugian atau pemulihan nama baik sesuai dengan putusan Hakim Pengadilan Negeri dan sesuai dengan pasal 1365 KUH Perdata berupa ganti rugi yang telah ditentukan tersebut.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Benediktus Beda Niron']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9800f36205610550db9f88cbdf62567bc913eb14Penggunaan buku jilid Ummi sebagai media mempunyai banyak kekurangan sehingga menyebabkan siswa kurang aktif dan bosan. Hal tersebut mempengaruhi peningkatan keterampilan membaca Al Quran siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan berbasis android dan pengaruhnya dalam peningkatan keterampilan membaca Al Quran menggunakan metode Ummi jilid 1. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi experimental design dengan mengadopsi penelitian pengembangan dalam proses pembuatan medianya. Desain penelitian eksperimen yang digunakan adalah nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah lembar angket, dan lembar observasi. Dari analisis data, diperoleh hasil persentase uji kelayakan produk dari ahli media sebesar 87% (sangat layak) dan ahli materi sebesar 90% (sangat layak). Hasil analisis uji t diperoleh thitung = 3,293 > ttabel = 2,101. Hasil analisis uji gain pada kelas eksperimen sebesar 0,544 (sedang) dan kelas kontrol sebesar 0,4 (sedang), hal tersebut menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan dan peningkatan keterampilan membaca Al Quran kelas eksperimen lebih tinggi daripada kelas kontrol. Hasil analisis uji regresi linear diperoleh nilai (sig) = 0,003 lebih kecil dari α = 0,025. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran Al Quran metode Ummi berbasis Android sangat layak digunakan dan berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap peningkatan keterampilan membaca Al Quran.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Misbakhudin']2017-01-11T00:00:00 86b5b02cbf516348f049c226e4c3d9e9e3b60df3INDONESIA: Matematika merupakan suatu ilmu yang berhubungan atau menelaah bentuk-bentuk atau struktur-struktur yang abstrak dan hubungan-hubungan di antara hal-hal itu. Untuk dapat memahami struktur-struktur serta hubungan-hubungan, tentu saja diperlukan pemahaman tentang konsep-konsep yang terdapat didalam matematika itu. Dalam matematika terdapat banyak materi yang harus dipelajari salah satunya pecahan sederhana. Materipada pecahan sederhana adalah salah satu materi pada mata pelajaran matematika yang harus dikuasai oleh siswa kelas III SD/MI. Pada materi ini siswa dituntut dapatm engetahui macam-macam pecahan sederhana. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk; 1) Untuk menjelaskan desain pengembangan produk berupa media puzzle, 2) Untuk menjelaskan kemenarikan produk yang dihasilkan yaitu berupa media puzzle, 3) Untuk menjelaskan hasil belajar siswa sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan produk pengembangan berupa media puzzle materi pecahan sederhana kelas III (SDN Karangwidoro 02 Dau Malang. Bentuk penelitian yang digunakan peneliti adalah metode penelitian dan pengembangan (Research and Development), dimana metode penelitian yang digunakan untuk menghasilkan produk tertentu dan mengujike efektifan produk tersebut. Metode penelitian dan pengembangan ini mengacu pada model Borg and Gall. Pengembangan media pembelajaran ini telah menghasilkan produk media pembelajaran berupa media puzzle materi pecahan sederhana. Dari hasil validasi bahan ajar ini menunjukkan kevalidan yang terbukti dengan presentase rata-rata dari validasi ahli isi (materi) 97,5% menyatakan sangat valid, hasil validasi ahli media desain pembelajaran 85% menyatakan valid, hasilvalidasi praktisi mata pelajaran (guru) 96% menyatakan valid. Hasil presentase tingkat kevalidan pada uji coba kelas III SDN Karangwidoro 02 Dau Malang menunjukkan 86,3% menyatakan sangat valid.Dari hasil analisis data melalui rumusu ji t-test berkorelasi (related), menghasilkan t hitung = 2,85 >t tabel = 2,14, sehingga terdapat perbedaan pada siswa sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan bahan ajar. Bahan ajar berupa Puzzle yang telah dikembangkan memiliki tingkat relevansi yang baik dengan kurikulum yang ada, materi bahan ajar mudah dipahami, bahasa yang digunakan lebih sederhana serta langkah-langkah sederhana dalam melaksanakan pembelajarannya. Hasil pengembangan yang telah dilakukan mampu meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. ENGLISH: Mathematics is a science-related or examine the forms or abstract structures and relationships between these things. To understand the structures and relationships, of course, required an understanding of concepts in mathematics. In mathematic there is a lot of material to learn one simple fraction. The material on simple fraction is one of the subjects in mathematics that must be mastered by the thirdgrade students of Elementary. In this material, the students are required to know the kinds of simple fractions. The purposes of this research are to; 1) To explain the design of the development of products such as media puzzle, 2) To explain the attractiveness of the products produced in the form of media puzzle, 3) To explain the learning outcomes of students before and after using the product pngembangan form of media puzzle material simple fraction in Third Grade of Elementary School Karang Widoro 02 Dau Malang. The Forms of this researchers used a method of research and development (RND), where the research methods used to produce a specific product and test the effectiveness of the product. Methods of research and development refers to the model of the Borg and Gall. The development of learning media has resulted in aninstructional media such as media puzzle simple fraction material. From these materials the validation results demonstrate the validity of which is evident by the average percentage of expert validation contents (matter) 97.5% stated very valid, the validation results media expert instructional design 85% declared valid, a validation result subjects practitioners (teachers) 96 % declared valid. The results of the percentage level of validity of the trial Third Grade in Elementary School Karangwidoro 02 Dau Malang showed 86.3% said it valid. From data analysis through t-test formula correlated (related), generating t = 2.85> t table = 2 , 14, so that there is a difference in the students before and after the use of teaching materials. Puzzle in the form of teaching materials that have been developed have a good level of relevance with the existing curriculum, teaching materials easy to understand, the language used more simple and the simple steps in implementing learning. The result of these developments has been able to improve student learning outcomes.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['A. Alfian']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8e709997427bb77803d701d3a2b8d606e5447a16What: A two-day workshop (on 25 February and 4 March) with local artist and inspirational tutor Cath Baldwin. Join Cath to respond to the Ray Atkins exhibition using a variety of media. You will explore colour, collage, mark making a...2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['samanthatabner']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5b9ff364fca0bc19e5bb7f09dd2205b974c3af9f2017612017-01-11T00:00:00Russian Physics Journal['V. Fisanov']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1abe24a089bfa141057ba8c2f4e934841423697cABSTRAK Eli Purwati - S221008005 – 2016 - Media Dan Penanaman Nilai-Nilai Sosial Budaya Ponoragan (Studi Kasus Penanaman Nilai-Nilai Sosial Tentang Karakter Warok Di Acara Dangdut Ponoragan Di Radio Duta Nusantara Ponorogo). Komisi Pembimbing I : Dra. Prahastiwi Utari, M.Si,Ph.D. Komisi Pembimbing II : Dr. Mahendra Wijaya, M.S, Tesis Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi, Program Pascasarjana. Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. Reog merupakan budaya lokal yang memiliki nilai-nilai kearifan lokal. Menurut Astra, kearifan lokal (local genius) pertama kali digunakan oleh Wales dalam tulisannya berjudul “ Culture Change in Greater India” yang kemudian diperluas lagi dalam bukunya berjudul The Making of Greater India: a Study in Southeast Asian Culture. Kearifan lokal atau local wisdom menurut pemahaman lain sering dikacaukan dengan kebudayaan lokal (local culture). Di samping itu istilah lain yang juga sering timbul adalah pengetahuan lokal (local knowledge). (Ratna 2011, 91). Didalam pagelaran Reog ada peran tokoh Warok atau yang disajikan dan di gambarkan dengan wajah seram. Bagi masyarakat luas Ponorogo, warok merupakan gelar yang disandang masyarakat pada seseorang berdasarkan kriteria tertentu. Kriteria utamanya bersifat fisik, yakni kesaktian atau kekebalan. Peran media dalam mempengaruhi keberlangsungan sebuah budaya sangatlah dominan. Kekuatan media mampu meng infiltrasi sebuah budaya yang ada bahkan membentuk karakter tersendiri. Media televisi, suratkabar bahkan radio punya konsumen mereka masing. Seperti yang terjadi di Ponorogo, kota yang terkenal dengan budaya reognya tersebut karakter budayanya juga di pengaruhi oleh media. Media yang paling dominan mempengaruhi adalah media radio. Media radio Duta Nusantara mengkonstruksikan atau menginformasikan karakter warok berbeda dengan karakter warok yang ada. Dalam membandingkan relitas social dan penggemar kelas berat dan kelas ringan, dominasi yang muncul adalah bahwa program siaran tersebut telah melahirkan komunitas media social yang memahami karakter warok berdasarkan informasi dari penyiar. Maka dari itu menjadi sangat penting untuk mengembalikan dan meluruskan citra warok yag tergeser oleh bigkai media. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi kasus. Dengan pendekatan teori kultivasi menarik untuk dikaji bagaimana media radio telah mengkultivasi keyakinan tertentu mengenai kenyataan yang dianggap sesuatu yang umum oleh konsumen komunikasi massa. Asumsi analisis kultivasi, radio secara esensi dan fundamental, berbeda dengan bentuk – bentuk media massa lainnya yaitu radio mudah diakses dan tersedia bagi siapa saja, radio telah membentuk cara berpikir dan membuat kaitan ke masyarakat Proses Kultivasi pada Analisis sistem pesan, terdiri atas analisis isi mendetail dari pemrogaman radio untuk menunjukkan tema, nilai dan penggambaran tentang tokoh warok yang paling sering berulang dan konsisten dalam program siaran dangdut Ponoragan tersebut. Realitas objektif warok vi Karakter Warok dalam perspektif Masyarakat Ponorogo adalah sosok yang sangat sederhana, santun, andap asor, elegan, tegas serta memiliki kemampuan olah kanuragan maupun olah batin yang sangat tinggi. Nilai Warok yang ditampilkan adalah nilai-nilai Kejujuran, Kesederhanaan, Kerendahan Hati dan Ketegasan dalam berprinsip. Perilaku Warok bukanlah sosok yang Adigang, Adigung dan Adiguno meskipun memiliki kemampuan keilmuan yang tinggi baik ilmu kanuragan maupun ilmu kebatinan tapi Perilaku Warok justru mencerminkan Falsafah Padi, semakin berilmu sosok seorang Warok adalah semakin tawadu. Bahasa warok Karakter warok yang dianggapa sesepuh dialeg atau penggunaan bahasa yang keras itu sebenarnya tidak ada. Dan dialeg yang dikembangkan oleh media merupakan stressing suara berharap bias menimbulkan aura kewibawaan warok. Realitas Objektif media. Acara ini sebagai upaya untuk mencirikan kehidupan atau perilaku warok, dalam bentuk siaran yang dilambangkan dengan gaya siaran. warok hanya sebagai simbol , seperti apa kondisi warok yang sebenarnya kita tidak mengetahuinya. Namun paling tidak karakter warok dengan kekhasannya tersendiri seperti yang sering ditampilkan di pagelaran reog. Realitas Objektif pendengar, Persepsi Pendengar radio pada program radio dangdut ponoragan lebih cenderung mempersepsikan warok lebih terlihat pada watak yg keras kepala., Karakter Warok yang dikemas oleh media sangat bertolak belakang dengan kondisi sebenarnya. Sebagai salah satu contoh penggunaan logat Warok KATA KUNCI : NILAI-NILAI SOSIAL, PONORAGAN, DAN KARAKTER WAROK2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Eli Purwanti']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1d0d90014665604cfc188f4d685a23f00fb8addaINDONESIA: Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kurangnya minat belajar siswa khususnya pada mata pelajaran IPS karena merupakan mata pelajaran yang kurang diminati karena banyaknya materi yang penuh dengan hafalan sehingga banyak siswa yang tidak tertarik, tidak bersemangat, serta kurang memperhatikan guru saat pelajaran, dan pemahaman siswa pun berkurang. Melalui pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif diharapkan hasil belajar siswa ini dapat ditingkatkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui desain dan kelayakan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif, dan menganalisis perbedaan terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas V SD NU Bangil. Jenis penelitian yang diguanakan adalah penelitian dan pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D), dengan model Borg & Gall dengan tahapan yaitu potensi atau masalah, pengumpulan data, desain poduk, validasi desain, revisi desain, uji coba produk, revisi produk, uji coba pemakaian dan revisi produk akhir. Hasil pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif memenuhi kriteria valid dengan prosentase hasil uji coba oleh ahli materi 87%, ahli desain media 86%, ahli pembelajaran 93% dan hasil uji coba lapangan adalah 88%. Hasil belajar siswa rata-rata pre-test adalah 45,19 dan nilai post-test adalah 76,15. Pada uji t manual dengan tingkat kemaknaan 0,05 diperoleh nilai thitung>ttabel yaitu 4.660 > 2,060 yang artinya Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima, sehingga terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap media yang dikembangkan. Dari hasil yang diperoleh menunjukkan bahwa produk yang dikembangkan dapat mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa kelas V SD NU Bangil. Dengan demikian, bahan ajar berbasis multimedia interaktif layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran IPS. ENGLISH: This research is motivated by the lack of student interest in learning, especially in social studies because it is a subject that is less desirable because the large amount of material that is filled with memorizing so many students are not interested, not excited, and less attention to the teacher during the lesson, and the students' understanding was reduced. Through the development of learning media based interactive multimedia is expected to improve learning outcomes of students. This research aims to determine the design and feasibility of learning media based on interactive multimedia, and analyze the differences in the learning outcomes of fifth grade students in Elementary School NU Bangil. This type of research is Research and Development (R & D), with a model Borg & Gall with stages namely potential or problems, data collection, product design, design validation, design revisions, product testing, product revision, practical utility testing and revision of the final product. The result of the development of learning media based on interactive multimedia fills up valid criteria with the percentage of test results by materials experts 87%, media design experts 86%, learning experts 93% and the results of field trials is 88%. The results of students' average pre-test is 45.19 and post-test score is 76.15. In manual t test with significance level of 0.05 is obtained tcount> ttable namely 4.660> 2.060 which means that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted, so there is a significant difference to the media developed. From the results obtained shows that the products developed can affect learning outcomes fifth grade students of Elementary School NU Bangil. Thus, teaching materials based on interactive multimedia eligible for use in social studies learning.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['R. Hidayah']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7f802b275c978458a492fb92e770dfe659690ba9Interaksi sosial adalah hubungan timbal balik antara perorangan dengan perorang, perorangan dengan kelompok dan kelompok dengan kelompok seperti yang terjadi didalam proses pembelajaran di kelas. Permasalahan yang diangkat dalam skripsi ini adalah bagaimana proses pembelajaran seni tari dan bagaimana interaksi sosial dalam pembelajaran seni tari di SMP Negeri 7 Semarang. Adapun tujuan dalam penelitian ini untuk mendiskripsikan proses pembelajaran seni tari dan mendeskripsikan pembelajaran seni tari sebagai media interaksi sosial di SMP Negeri 7 Semarang. Manfaat dari penelitian ini adalah sebagai acuan dalam melaksanakan kegiatan pembelajaran seni tari. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan peneliti terdiri dari observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi. Pemeriksaan keabsahan data menggunakan empat kriteria yaitu Kontruk, Internal, Eksternal, dan keajegan, serta menggunakan teknik triangulasi. Analisis data pada penelitian ini yaitu reduksi data dan penyajian data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran seni tari kajian interaksi sosial di SMP Negeri 7 Semarang meliputi guru menyiapkan RPP dan Silabus yang akan digunakan untuk 1 Semester. Pembelajaran seni tari sebagai media interaksi sosial nampak ketika kegiatan belajar mengajar berlangsung. Wujud interaksi sosial meliputi kerjasama, kekompakan, akomodasi, persaingan, pertentangan, sopan santun, berkata tidak kasar, saling menghormati, kepedulian, empati, dan suka menolong. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa materi pembelajaran seni tari kajian interaksi sosial disampaikan pada semester dua dengan memberikan penjelasan mengenai tarian yang menggunakan interaksi sosial, dan bagaimana interaksi sosial itu bisa diterapkan dalam proses pembelajaran. Melalui pembelajaran seni tari, wujud interaksi sosial nampak pada saat kegiatan belajar berlangsung. Saran penulis perlu dipertahankannya pemberian materi yang dapat mendidik interaksi sosial peserta didik sesuai dengan kurikulum.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['R. Andriani']2017-01-11T00:00:00 f03a1e18d42bb23a58fb5cd7424b5c999343d22dPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan aktivitas membaca dalam pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia melalui model pembelajaran Scramble berbantu media kartu kata. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya aktivitas dan keterampilan membaca permulaan pada siswa kelas I SD Negeri Brekat 02. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah tes, observasi dan dokumentasi. Melalui model pembelajaran scramble berbantu media kartu kata dapat meningkatkan aktivitas membaca dalam pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia. Hal ini dibuktikan dari peningkatan hasil observasi aktivitas belajar siswa yang pada siklus I memperoleh skor sebesar 16 (62%) kriteria cukup aktif meningkat pada siklus II dengan perolehan skor menjadi 21,7 (83%) kriteria aktif. Dan dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran scramble ini juga dapat meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Lestariningsih']2017-01-11T00:00:00 10d2321d2c59f7280eaec32182cffb109662a993Masalah pada penelitian ini adalah bagaimanakah penggunaan media dalam pembelajaran memahami struktur teks anekdot kelas X Animasi SMK Negeri 1 Bandar Lampung tahun pelajaran 2015/2016 berdasarkan kriteria pemilihan media, fungsi media, tujuan media dan keberterimaan media. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan penggunaan media dalam pembelajaran memahami struktur teks anekdot kelas X Animasi SMK Negeri 1 Bandar Lampung tahun pelajaran 2015/2016 berdasarkan kriteria pemilihan media, fungsi media, tujuan media dan keberterimaan media. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian adalah proses pembelajaran yang menggunakan media dalam pembelajaran memahami struktur teks anekdot SMK Negeri 1 Bandar Lampung. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa dokumentasi, observasi, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media yang digunakan guru dalam pembelajaran memahami struktur teks anekdot di kelas X Animasi SMK Negeri 1 Bandar Lampung yaitu media visual berupa media power point. Pada aspek kriteria pemilihan media pembelajaran, media power point yang digunakan hampir seluruhnya sesuai dengan kriteria, hanya saja pada kriteria interaktif terusmenerus dan sajian gambar/grafik yang kurang sesuai. Pada aspek fungsi media pembelajaran, media power point yang digunakan mempunyai satu kriteria yang kurang sesuai, yaitu pada kriteria membawa kesegaran dan variasi bagi pengalaman belajar siswa. Pada aspek tujuan media pembelajaran kriteria menumbuhkan sikap dan keterampilan tertentu dalam teknologi karena peserta didik tertarik untuk menggunakan media tertentu masih kurang sesuai. Pada aspek keberterimaan media pembelajaran, media power point yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran memahami struktur teks anekdot sudah sesuai dengan kriteria.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Nadia Hidayati']2017-01-11T00:00:00 f0ed591d41630e488907c27c5c9b5b2bb35069b6ABSTRAK Lapisan Multi Media (LMM) merupakan suatu metoda pengolahan limbah cair dengan menggunakan tanah, zeolite dan arang. Sistem LMM terbuat dari box Akrilik (50x15x50)cm berisikan campuran tanah vulkanik, arang, jerami padi dan serbuk besi (7,5 :1 :1 : 0,5) yang dibuat seperti blok batu bata dan untuk lapisan permeable layers (PL) digunakan zeolit 3-5 mm. Sampel diambil dari limbah cair industri tahu yang berada di Kota Payakumbuh, Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini mempelajari pengaruh variasi laju alir 15,30,60,120 dan 240 mL/menit (aerasi dan non aerasi), sehingga diperoleh efisiensi laju alir 15 mL/menit yang paling baik dalam menurunkan nilai TSS, BOD, COD, Nitrat, dan pospat berturut-turut sebesar 99,47%; 94,65%; 99,41%; 100%; 100% dan pH meningkat dari 4,18 menjadi 6,79 pada kondisi aerasi. Sementara untuk kondisi nonaerasi 96,69%; 35,70%; 57,97%; 100%; 100% dan pH meningkat dari 4,18 menjadi 4,62. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metoda LMM dapat digunakan untuk mengolah limbah cair industri tahu. Kata kunci: Lapisan Multi Media, Limbah cair industri tahu, zeolite, jerami padi2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Novrian Je Heric']2017-01-11T00:00:00 17db28752e531b69931f56d95166128526e1593bCette recherche a pour but de developper et d’examiner la faisabilite du logiciel pedagogique du jeu de puzzle illustre en profitant de l’Androide pour l’apprentissage de la competence d’expression ecrite en francais des apprenants de la classe XI. Cette recherche est une Recherche et Developpement (R&D) avec six etapes qui se composent de : a) l’analyse du potentiel et du probleme, b) la collecte des donnees, c) le dessin du produit, d) la validation du dessin, e) la revision du dessin, et f) l’examination du produit. L’examination du produit a eu lieu le 22 octobre 2016 a SMA N 1 Sanden Bantul ou un enseignant du francais et les 27 apprenants de la classe XI IPA 4 (20 filles et 7 garcons) etaient engages comme repondants. La validation du produit se faisait de maniere descriptive basee sur des donnees quantitatives et qualitatives. Cette recherche a employe l’instrument des enquetes fermees pour collecter des donnees. La validation de qualite de media a ete effectuee par l’expert du media, un professeur du Departement de l’Ingenierie Informatique d’UNY, tandis que la validation de qualite de la matiere a ete menee par l’expert de la matiere pedagogique, un professeur du Departement du Francais d’UNY. Cette recherche a produit un logiciel pedagogique du jeu de puzzle illustre en profitant de l’Androide ayant le theme de « presenter quelqu’un » et « les gouts » dont le nom est Puzzle Educatif. La validation du logiciel se fonde sur la qualite de media, la qualite de matiere, la reponse de l’enseignant du francais, et la reponse des apprenants. La qualite de media qui a ete validee par la maitrise du media a obtenu du 83,18% qui faisant partie de la categorie « excellent ». La qualite de matiere qui a ete evaluee par la maitrise de matiere pedagogique a obtenu du 85,42% dont la categorie etait « excellent ». L’enseignant du francais de SMA N 1 Sanden Bantul a donne l’evaluation de 74,66% qui faisait partie de la categorie « bien ». Le resultat des enquetes qui ont montre les reponses des apprenants a contribue le 89,20% dont la categorie etait « fortement d’accord ». Le pourcentage moyen de ces quatre evaluations etait 83,11% qui faisant partie dans la categorie « excellent ». Ce resultat a montre que le logiciel pedagogique de Puzzle Educatif etait faisable a appliquer dans l’apprentissage de la competence d’expression ecrite en francais des apprenants de la classe XI. Les mots cles : le logiciel pedagogique, le jeu de puzzle illustre, l’Androide, la competence d’expression ecrite en francais2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Titis Dwiyuliani']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1ad1f401213d558073517017a113407627a50db7Cette recherche a pour but de developper le logiciel pedagogique du jeu de serpents et echelles base sur l’Adobe Flash CS6 pour l’apprentissage de la competence d’expression ecrite en francais des apprenants de la classe XI de SMA N 1 Sanden et savoir la fiabilite de ce logiciel developpe. Cette recherche est une Recherche and Development (R&D) dont la procedure se compose de cinq etapes de recherche, telles que 1) le potentiel et le probleme, 2) la collecte des donnees, 3) le dessin du produit, 4) la validation du dessin, et 5) la revision, et (6) l’examination du produit. Le sujet de la recherche est les 27 apprenants de la classe XI IPA de SMA N 1 Sanden. Les donnees de la recherche sont les donnees quantitatives et qualitatives obtenues a partir des enquetes fermees. La fiabilite du logiciel developpe se determine par la validation de l’expert de matiere du Departement du Francais de FBS d’UNY, la validation de l’expert de media du Departement de la Technologie de l’Education de FIP d’UNY, l’evaluation de l’enseignant de SMA N 1 Sanden, et les reponses des apprenants de la classe XI IPA de SMA N 1 Sanden. Cette recherche developpe le logiciel pedagogique pour l’apprentissage de la competence d’expression ecrite en francais des apprenants de la classe XI du jeu de serpents et echelles base sur l’Adobe Flash CS6 dont la matiere est en particulier « presenter quelqu’un », « les gouts », et « la famille ». L’application du jeu de serpents et echelles est validee par l’expert de matiere qui donne l’evaluation en pourcentage de 85%. Ce pourcentage fait partie de la categorie « excellente ». La validation effectuee par l’expert de media obtient l’evaluation en pourcentage de 87% dont la categorie est « excellente ». L’enseignant du francais donne le pourcentage pour l’evaluation de la qualite de matiere de 77,3% et le pourcentage pour l’evaluation de la qualite de media de 73,3%. Tous ces pourcentages sont dans la categorie « bien ». Les 27 apprenants de la classe XI IPA de SMA N 1 Sanden donnent l’evaluation de 80,5% dont la categorie est« fortement d’accord ». En considerant ces resultats, l’application du jeu de serpents et echelles developpe dans cette recherche obtient le pourcentage moyen de 80,7%. Ces resultats montrent que le logiciel pedagogique du jeu de serpents et echelles base sur l’Adobe Flash CS6 qui est developpe dans cette recherche est fiable a utiliser dans l’apprentissage de la competence d’expression ecrite des apprenants de la classe XI.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Welas Sedyaningsih']2017-01-11T00:00:00 41560393af8f4d885a458c261af298d12a8a9c7aPusat Studi Islam dan Filsafat (PSIF) Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang bersama Jaringan Intelektual Muda Muhammadiyah (JIMM) belum lama ini menyelenggarakan diskusi bertajuk Muhammadiyah dan Urgensi Literasi di Media Sosial ,Sabtu (10/12). Acara ini bukan hanya membahas buruknya budaya membaca dan menulis pada bangsa kita, melainkan juga melakukan oto kritik terhadap budaya literasi di lingkungan kader-kader Muhammadiyah. Salah satu poin penting yang tersampaikan dari diskusi tersebut ialah literasi di sekitar warga Muhammadiyah masih minim. Paling tidak ada dua hal yang bisa dijadikan ukuran kenapa Persyarikatan kita sekarang relatif minim literasi, di antaranya; Pertama ,dengan melihat seberapa banyak buku dan laporan penelitian yang menjadikanMuhammadiyah sebagai obyek riset, baik oleh kader maupun peneliti di luar Persyarikatan; Kedua , kekagetan warga Muhammadiyah dalam menyikapi perbedaan pandangan, paradigma pemikiran, dan keyakinan. Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, sangat jarang kita temui buku baru atau laporan penelitian dari para sarjana dalam dan luar negeri yang membahas tentang Muhammadiyah, baik dari sisi gerakan maupun pemikiran kekiniannya. Lembaga Pustaka dan Informasi PP Muhammadiyah yang belum lama ini merilis 12 buku bertemakan Persyarikatan, juga bukan semuanya buku yang benar-benar baru, bahkan 4 di antaranya merupakan artikel bunga rampai dari sejumlah penulis muda Muhammadiyah.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Nafik Muthohirin']2017-01-11T00:00:00 31a14b7c301df7181c420bdc0124af97ec5e2755Learning Arabic is part of national education process that needs to be updated inmethodology, improvement of teaching materials, improvement of education facilities andinfrastructure analification. The medium of learning and improving teacher, innovative, andcompetitive. In order to Arabic learning process goes well, competitive, and be able to compete withother foreign language, it is necessary to master the methodology of Arabic learning. One suchinnovation is interactive learning medium based android using Google's Speech (voice).Google speech convert voice into text, thus it can know ability in learning Arabic language,designed learning media can be effective to assist students in learning Arabic.Principal of MTs. Raudlatul Muta'allimin said the presence of a system that is capable toconvert voice into text can provide more understanding and help the learning process better and moreeffective.201711The presence of a system that is capable to convert voice into text can provide more understanding and help the learning process better and more effective, principal of MTs.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Mohammad Budianto']2017-01-11T00:00:00 587995ab5fe7d439bcddf845d8124677b8e5d8dbKemajuan tekonologi membuat perkembangan yang sangat pesat khususnya di bidang e-business yang telah banyak memberi kemudahan untuk semua pengguna internet dalam berbagai aspek, salah satu nya adalah bisnis online. Banyak orang yang memanfaatkan media sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, dan Instagram untuk berbinis online. Pada media sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, dan Instagram umumnya pembeli langsung transfer uang kepada penjual sehingga banyak orang yang merasa kurang percaya dan memilih menggunakan Rekening Bersama atau RekBer, sehingga transaksi bisa lebih aman. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode pengumpulan data yang terdiri dari metode studi pustaka dan wawancara. Rekening Bersama (RekBer) adalah sistem pembayaran dalam jual beli barang atau jasa yang menggunakan fasilitas pihak ke tiga (penyedia jasa RekBer) untuk memberikan keamanan yang lebih baik dalam bertransaksi online. Maka dari itu Rekening Bersama dapat dijadikan suatu sistem kepercayaan yang menjanjikan antara penjual dan pembeli dalam melakukan transaksi jual beli barang atau jasa dalam situs jual beli online.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Adikusuma', 'Sri Ernawati Amirullah', 'Zulfikar Ardianto']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ea0225ca144853d3ec67ec10762f7469f03853d6Berdasarkan hasil observasi yang dilakukan di SMKN 1 Kota Jantho menunjukkan bahwa proses belajar siswa lebih banyak mendengarkan guru menjelaskan materi dan mencatat.Beberapa materi yang memerlukan pengamatan praktikum secara langsung tidak dapat dilaksanakan karena keterbatasan fasilitaslaboratorium.Salah satu model yang cocok guna memudahkan pemahaman peserta didik dalam memahami materi yang memerlukan pengamatan atau praktek langsung ini adalah model direct intruction melalui media virtual laboratory.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana aktifitas guru dan siswa, respon dan peningkatan hasil belajar dan keterampilan vokasional siswa selama proses pembelajaran. Rancangan penelitian menggunakan desain penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK). Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa XI TKR2 berjumlah 18 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik observasi, pemberian tes berbentuk essay dan angket. Data observasi dianalisis menggunakan teknik persentase, hasil tes dianalisis menggunakan rumus ketuntasan belajar dan ketuntasan klasikal,sedangkan respon siswa dianalisis dengan teknik persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: persentase aktivitas guru sebesar 66.66% pada siklus I dan meningkat pada siklus II dengan persentase 83.33%. Persentase aktivitas siswa 61.53% pada siklus I dan meningkat pada siklus II dengan persentase 82.69%. Hasil belajar dan keterampilan vokasional siswa dengan persentase 66.66% pada siklus I dan meningkat pada siklus II dengan persentase 88.88%.Respon siswa terhadap model tersebut diperoleh respon siswa dengan jawaban “Ya” dengan persentase 87.74% dan jawaban “Tidak” dengan persentase 11.3%. Berdasarkan penelitian tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan model direct instruction melalui media virtual laboratorydapat meningkatkan hasil belajar dan keterampilan vokasional siswa pada materi termokimia.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Siti Wardah']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b2c7589c72630e7a1e21f9e5fff4c90c6ac8dd6fGranular Matter2017002017-01-11T00:00:00Granular Matter['Shahar Amitai', 'R. Blumenfeld']2017-01-11T00:00:00 db0c883f596d82ad13cb734e853a68e2ced1201aINDONESIA: Bahasa Indonesia merupakan materi pelajaran yang menekankan pada keterampilan membaca, menulis, menyimak dan berbicara, untuk mengembangkan kemampuan keterampilan berbahasa siswa tentu dibutuhkan maka dibutuhkan stimulus yang dapat menjadikan siswa secara maksimal mengembangkan keteramipilan mereka. Salah satu stimulus yang bisa digunakan adalah penggunaan media pembelajaran. Media yang dikembangkan berupa media kotak tema cita-citaku. Rumusan masalah dari penelitian ini adalah: (1) Bagaimana proses pengembanagn media kotak tema cita-citaku kelas IV untuk meningkatkan 4 keterampilan Bahasa (2) Bgaimana efektifitas media kotak tema cita-citaku kelas IV untuk meningkatkan 4 keterampilan bahasa (3) Apakah ada perbedaan kemampuan keterampilaln bahasa antara siswa yang menggunakan media kotak denan siswa yang tidak menggunakan mdia kotak wawancara. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian pengembangan Research and Development (R & D), dengan menggunakan model Borg and Gall. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MIN Malang 2 dengan mengambil sample kelas IV C yang di bagi kedlam dua kelompok, yakni eksperiment dan control, masing-masing kelompok terdiri dari 15 siswa. Tujuan dari pengembangan media kotak selain menghasilkan produk pengembangan, dengan media ini kemampuan dalan keterampilan bahasa siswa meningkat dan memberikan pengalaman yang berbeda kepada siswa dalam pembelajaran. Pengembangan media kotak telah melalui proses: tahap studi pendahuluan dengan menganalisis kebutuhan merupakan langkah yang paling penting untuk melakukan pengembangan yaitu mengumpulkan berbagai informasi, baik dari hasil observasi, dan wawancara. Dari analisis yang dilakuakan dapat dijadikan langkah awal mengembangkan produk, perumusan masalah dan menentukan tujuan penelitian. Dari keefektifan, menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan media ini menunjukkan keefektifan. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari proses kegiatan pembelajaran yang dilakukan pada kelompok eksperimen. Pada aspek ketepatan media dengan tujuan pembelajaran dinilai sudah sesuai. media yang dikembangkan sudah mencakup konsep maupun generalisasi materi wawancara untuk meningkatkan 4 keterampilan bahasa. Hasil validasi beberapa ahli, meliputi ahli materi, ahli media pembelajaran maupun guru tematik terhadap media kotak wawancara ini pada tema cit-citaku dinilai valid, terbukti dengan prosentase rata-rata perolehan hasil validasi oleh ahli materi menunjukkan 80% menyatakan valid, hasil validasi oleh ahli media pembelajaran menunjukkan 90% menyatakan valid, hasil validasi oleh guru tematik menunjukkan 88,9% menyatakan valid. Dengan perhitungan menggunakan uji t dengan tingkat kemaknaan 0,05 diperoleh hasil thitung ≥ ttabel yaitu 3,41≥2,14 artinya H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima. Selain itu, media kotak wawancara secara efektif dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbahasa siswa kelas IV di MIN Malang 2. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari rata-rata (mean) kelas kontrol yang lebih kecil dibandingkan kelas eksperimen pada soal posttest yaitu 70,03 < 80,36, maka dapat dikatakan bahwa media kotak wawancara secara signifikan terdapat perbedaan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan bahasa Indonesia pada tema cita-citaku materi wawancara kelas IV di MIN Malang 2. ENGLISH: Indonesian Language is the subjects that emphasizes the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, to develop the capacity of language skills students needed stimulus package that can make the maximum by the students to develop their skills language. One of the stimulus packages that can be used media. Media that developed is interview box media theme the ideals. The formulation of this research is: (1) How the development process of box media theme cita-citaku of class IV to increase the four language skills (2) How the effectiveness of box media theme cita-citaku of class IV to increase the four language skills (3) There is a difference between the students language skills capabilities that use box media with students who do not use box media. This research uses a type of Research and Development (R&D), using the model of the Borg and Gall. This research conducted at MIN Malang 2 to take samples of grade IV C in an effect similar two groups, namely experiment and control, each group consisting of 15 students. The purpose of the development box media in addition to produce product development, with this media backing ability language skills students increased and provides a different experience to students in learning. The development of box media has been through the process of: stage of study introduction to needs analyze is the most important step to do the development that is collecting information from both the result of observation and interview. From the analysis that can be an initial step to develop the formulation of product and determine formulation research. From the effectiveness, shows that the development of this media shows the effectiveness. This can be seen from the process of learning activities conducted in the group experiment. On the aspects of the accuracy media with the appropriate learning goals judged already developed media. Already includes concepts and generalizations interview material to improve the four language skills. The result of the validation from some validator, include experts in the matter, the experts learning media and the teachers thematic on the interview box media is on the theme my ideals considered valid as shown by the percentage of the average earnings validation results by the experts in the matter shows 80% stated valid, the result of the validation by the experts learning media showed 90% stated valid, validation results by teachers thematic shows 88,9% stated valid. With the calculation using the t test with the level of significance of 0.05 obtained the results of consecutive patients t tabel t hitung namely 3.41≥2.14 means H0 rejected and H1 received. In addition, box media can effectively increase the language skills of grade IV students at MIN Malang 2. This can be seen from the average (mean) control class that is smaller than the class of experiments on the question of posttest namely 70,03 < 80,36, it can be said that the media interview box significantly there are differences to improve Indonesian language skills on the theme the ideals interview material class IV at MIN Malang 2.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Azkiya Vitakhunnisa’ Afiani']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1167e0cfecb5ff042b967822347f791eff987ed4ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan menambah khasanah media ajar pada matakuliah Robotika, membahas tentang komponen-komponen pendukung, serta cara kerja dari Robot Line Follower Analog (RLFA). RLFA adalah robot pengikut garis yang tidak memerlukan pemrograman untuk dapat berjalan diatas garis. Blok sistem dari RLFA diantaranya adalah sensor garis, komparator, dan motor driver. Prinsip dasar RLFA adalah membedakan warna gelap dan terang pada lantai atau dasar lapangan, perbedaan warna pada dasar permukaan tersebut menjadi acuan untuk bergerak mengikuti garis yang telah ditentukan.Dibangun dengan komponen elektronik diantaranya resistor, led, photodioda, IC LM393, relay dan motor DC. Hasil pengukuran pada titik ukur sensor garis menghasilkan nilai tegangan rata-rata 4,5V pada titik keluaran sensor disaat sensor garis berada pada media pantul hitam, dan menghasilkan tegangan rata-rata 0.5V disaat sensor garis berada pada media pantul putih, perbandingan nilai input pada komparator menghasilkan logika ‘1’ dan ‘0’ pada keluaran. Pengembangan berikutnya diharapkan dapat menghasilkan modul ajar lebih aplikatif, dengan kemudahan dalam merangkai, mudah dalam pengukuran, presentasi penyajian komunikatif terhadap peserta didik, berbasis multimedia, web,dan dapat disajikan secara mobile.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Santoso Santoso']2017-01-11T00:00:00 298aeadbcc5e2ed129dc50ba5d464b0152c7c52bHousing markets are unlikely to be impervious to the preferences and prejudices associated with urban segregation. For example, two neighbourhoods with very different religious attributes are unlikely to be perceived as close substitutes by homebuyers that have a strong preference for neighbours of a particular religion. This paper offers a new framework for the conception and measurement of social integration, defined in terms of perceived homophily. Homophily is the tendency for links to form between similar nodes in a network and we can think of perceived homophily as the tendency for any pair of neighbourhoods to be considered by the housing market to be close substitutes. Textbook economic theory suggests that we should expect the degree of perceived substitutability to affect cross-price elasticities. These can be measured empirically to reveal discontinuities in the network of perceived substitutability of different housing locations. Applying homophily coefficients to substitutability measures allows us to estimate perceived religious homophily between neighbourhoods. The approach can be applied to any city or region that has geocoded house transactions and socio-demographic data. We illustrate the method using data on Glasgow and find strong evidence of religious homophily. This suggests an underlying lack of social integration/cohesion and implies that the Glaswegian housing market is by no means blind to religion.201733112017-01-11T00:00:00Urban Studies['Nema Dean', 'G. Pryce']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a39a1b1acacb2a0372b958b192d443dd5d044017Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management20176211A set of steps to exploit social networks for early epidemic outbreaks are proposed, including a proper document model for the outbreaks, a Graphical User Interface for the public health officials, and the identification of suitable sources of information useful as ground truth for the assessment of outbreak detection algorithms.2017-01-11T00:00:00Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management['S. Di Martino', 'Sara Romano', 'M. Bertolotto', 'Nattiya Kanhabua', 'A. Mazzeo', 'W. Nejdl']2017-01-11T00:00:00 defaa389d103348477f98be5e525570ee3a5d296201771192017-01-11T00:00:00Sex Roles['Anjali Dutt', 'S. Grabe']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b12f2280eff69bece6a92f647a58ad73eadba1d2Purpose : The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of a hybrid enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, combining an ERP system with enterprise social software (ESS). The study will provide a critical assessment of the implementation of this process technology. Design/methodology/approach : Multiple case studies of organisations based in China were conducted to understand the use of ERP systems in different contexts. Following an evaluation of the context of each ERP implementation (within-case analysis) the research draws a cross-case conclusion that defines the nature of a hybrid ERP system and then synthesises the propositions related to the benefits and challenges of implementation. Findings : The authors find that a hybrid ERP system is able to support efficiency in business process management and also provide a flexible response to changes in business requirements. It does this by allowing for the continued use of informal processes that cannot be incorporated into the ERP system. Practical implications : This research indicates how ERP systems in conjunction with ESS can provide a flexible response to changing business requirements and increase collaboration within the organisation. Key lessons include the need to perform informal activities under the guidance of managers and provide clear boundaries for the implementation of informal activities. Originality/value : This study has found that the use of case studies can provide a valuable insight into the use of a hybrid ERP system from the perspective of its use within the organisation as a work system that requires an assessment of the context within which organisational members perform their work.Business Process Management Journal2017448A hybrid ERP system is able to support efficiency in business process management and also provide a flexible response to changes in business requirements by allowing for the continued use of informal processes that cannot be incorporated into the ERPsystem.2017-01-11T00:00:00Bus. Process. Manag. J.['A. Greasley', 'Yucan Wang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5de432219a06fa4ed882bf782d84987729097461Recent studies on the group of pupils with Rare Diseases show that they have health, social and educational needs that must be satisfied both by the corresponding health services and the social and educational services in order to improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases and their families. The special educational needs cover most of the curriculum areas and change depending on the nature, development or phases of the disease. In order to provide an appropriate educational response it is necessary to perform access and individualized curricular adaptations (communication, technical assistance, professional support ...), and organize and coordinate the available resources in educational and health systems, associations and family.2017198In order to provide an appropriate educational response it is necessary to perform access and individualized curricular adaptations (communication, technical assistance, professional support ...), and organize and coordinate the available resources in educational and health systems, associations and family.2017-01-11T00:00:00['M. F. Hawrylak', 'C. Grau']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c743873afa82e9794ac6e86853e2fc6a657a2655Este estudo objetiva explicar a evidenciacao da responsabilidade social em termos dos seus determinantes. As explicacoes buscam suporte na teoria da legitimidade estabelecida como apropriado fundamento teorico para a evidenciacao da responsabilidade social. A ideia central da tese e que a evidenciacao da responsabilidade social e uma funcao da assimetria da informacao e consequente pressao social dos publicos de interesse das Instituicoes de Ensino Superior Filantropicas (IESFs), preocupados com a sua responsabilidade social. As IESFs, dado algumas caracteristicas ambientais, podem sofrer pressao social por transparencia e prestacao de contas de sua responsabilidade social. Estas caracteristicas podem determinar o nivel de evidenciacao das IESFs. Aquelas mais complexas, mais diversificadas, que sofrem maior cobertura da midia, que se localizam em determinadas regioes do pais, que se configuram como comunitarias e ou confessionais, que tem mais qualidade, que tem os maiores conselhos universitarios e ou que tem outros conselhos e comites na sua estrutura de governanca, bem como as maiores, mais alavancadas e com os menores resultados economicos, devem evidenciar em maior extensao a sua responsabilidade social. O estudo iniciou com a criacao de uma relacao de indicadores de informacoes quantitativas e qualitativas, representativos de responsabilidade social, que foram observados nas paginas eletronicas de Internet de IESFs. Essa atividade se desenvolveu em seis fases: sistematizacao dos indicadores; avaliacao dos indicadores; validacao dos indicadores; revisao da relacao dos indicadores; reavaliacao dos indicadores; e refinamento da pesquisa feito na Durham University no Reino Unido. Na sequencia, com a relacao de indicadores, verificou-se a extensao da evidenciacao e se criou os indices de evidenciacao da responsabilidade social das IESFs. A partir desses indices e das variaveis explicativas criadas para cada uma das caracteristicas ambientais, possiveis determinantes da extensao da evidenciacao da responsabilidade social, definiram-se os modelos econometricos da pesquisa. Depois, realizou-se os testes de regressao linear multipla pelo metodo dos minimos quadrados ordinarios e outros testes complementares para identificar os determinantes da extensao da evidenciacao. Os resultados empiricos suportam que a teoria da legitimidade e um fundamento teorico para a evidenciacao da responsabilidade social das IESFs. As hipoteses relativas a complexidade, a diversificacao, ao fator regional, ao evento especifico – comunitarias, a qualidade das IESFs, ao tamanho e a alavancagem das mantenedoras das IESFs nao rejeitam esse suporte. Assim, a tese contribui para a lacuna na literatura empirica sobre os determinantes da extensao da evidenciacao de IESFs e evidenciacao de informacoes representativas de responsabilidade social a partir dos interesses dos publicos especificos. Tambem contribui com uma relacao de informacoes que podem nortear legisladores e organismos reguladores dessas organizacoes, bem como as proprias IESFs, em termos de evidenciacao de sua responsabilidade social para atender aos interesses dos publicos que as legitimam.201706Os resultados empiricos suportam that a teoria da legitimidade e um fundamento teorico para a evidenciacao da responsabilidade social das IESFs, dado algumas caracteristicas ambientais, podem sofrer pressao social por transparencia e prestacao de contas de sua responsabilidad social.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Rosane Maria Seibert']2017-01-11T00:00:00 294d18d921dc96dfad7703360047d0590b2b70b7Les combines à la Ponzi sont un type de réseautage social où les investisseurs sont recrutés par une variété d’acteurs sociaux. Cette étude utilise une analyse des réseaux sociaux pour enquêter si le type de lien social qui a poussé les victimes de la combine à la Ponzi de Enron à investir est associé aux différents torts soufferts par les victimes à cause de leur participation à la fraude. Les résultats dévoilent que la confiance aux liens sociaux est liée à une augmentation de nom-breux différents types de torts rapportés par les victimes. Les résultats dévoilent aussi que les victimes qui avaient été influencées à investir par multiples types de liens sociaux ont généralement rapporté un niveau de tort moins élevé. Ponzi schemes are a type of social network where investors are recruited by a variety of social actors. This study uses network analysis to investigate whether the type of social tie that influenced victims of the Eron Ponzi scheme to invest is associated with the different harms victims experienced from their involvement in the fraud. The results reveal that trust in social ties is associated with increases in many of the types of harm reported by victims. The findings also reveal that victims who were influenced to invest by multiple types of social ties generally reported lower levels of harm.20175372017-01-11T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice['Rebecca Nash', 'M. Bouchard', 'Aili E. Malm']2017-01-11T00:00:00 58bd3aaba4950b5bcaa07f4d65e067eae9be86bbAntecedentes: Para brindar herramientas que permitan a las personas desarrollar todo su potencial, la educacion deberia no solo proveer conocimientos y aptitudes, sino tambien contribuir a la formacion de actitudes, valores y disposiciones positivas. Los sistemas educativos deberian ser evaluados en funcion de este caracter multifacetico de la educacion, y la informacion disponible indica que los paises difieren en la medida en que sus estudiantes adquieren tanto competencias cognitivas como no cognitivas. Interesa por ello comprender mejor el desarrollo de ambos tipos de logros, proceso complejo que depende de factores personales, familiares, escolares y contextuales. Mientras que la mayoria de las investigaciones empiricas orientadas a explicar la calidad educativa ha considerado unicamente los logros cognitivos, el presente trabajo pone el foco en los no cognitivos. Metodos: Se estima un modelo de regresion multinivel multivariado que analiza simultaneamente los determinantes de dos resultados alcanzados por los alumnos argentinos participantes del Programa para la Evaluacion Internacional de Alumnos (PISA) 2012: uno cognitivo —la nota obtenida en la prueba de matematicas— y uno no cognitivo —la apertura hacia la resolucion de problemas—. Resultados: Se hallan diferencias en los factores explicativos entre los dos tipos de logros: los colegios parecen cumplir un papel mas relevante en la determinacion del desempeno escolar cognitivo que en la formacion de resultados no cognitivos. No obstante, factores como el genero o el nivel socioeconomico del hogar inciden significativamente en ambos casos. Asimismo, si bien los atributos escolares resultan menos relevantes que los individuales en la explicacion de los dos resultados, se aprecia un margen para mejorar su desarrollo desde la escuela. Conclusiones: La inexistencia de homogeneidad respecto a las variables que determinan las dos clases de resultados estudiados sugiere que las politicas tendientes a mejorar unos u otros deberian ser diferentes. De todas formas, el desarrollo de ambos tipos de logros requiere principalmente que se mejoren las condiciones socioeducativas de los alumnos en sus hogares.2017042017-01-11T00:00:00El Trimestre Económico['María Marta Formichella', 'Natalia Krüger']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4fc6798a93b111af8b6b2a72811ea628fbefbdb9En les ultimes dues decades els robots socials s'han convertit en un camp emergent en el qual encara hi ha molt per fer. Aquest camp requereix coneixements en mecanica, control, intel·ligencia artificial, sistemes, etc., pero tambe en psicologia, disseny, etica, etc. El nostre grup de recerca de perfil interdisciplinari ha estat treballant en el disseny de robots socials en diferents aplicacions per a nens amb necessitats especials. L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi es investigar diferents escenaris en terapia o educacio on els robots socials podrien ser una eina util per als nens. Es van realitzar 4 estudis amb diferents proposits: (1) dissenyar activitats amb robotica de LEGO per avaluar el comportament social dels nens amb trastorn de l'espectre autista (TEA) (entre companys i amb adults) i analitzar la seva efectivitat, (2) dissenyar un robot social per recuperar les funcionalitats mes afectades a causa de traumatismes cranioencefalics (TCE) en nens i veure l'eficacia del tractament, (3) proporcionar un robot mascota per alleujar els sentiments d'ansietat, solitud i estres en nens hospitalitzats, i (4) comprovar com un robot amb comportament social i amb una personalitzacio versus robots sense aquestes caracteristiques mostra diferencies en termes d'interaccio amb nens i, per tant, pot ajudar en l'efectivitat de diferents tractaments com hem esmentat anteriorment. Els resultats van revelar diferents resultats depenent de l'aplicacio: (1) efectivitat amb la plataforma robotica social que vam dissenyar en el tractament neuropsicologic per a aquells nens afectats per TCE, (2) eficacia amb les activitats de robotica de LEGO dissenyades per un grup de terapeutes en termes de millora d'habilitats socials (3) un efecte positiu entre els mediadors i facilitadors de la interaccio i les relacions entre els diferents agents involucrats en el proces de la cura: pacients hospitalitzats, familiars, voluntaris i personal clinic, i (4) una interaccio diferent, en termes de temps, entre els dos grups durant periode de dues setmanes. En las ultimas dos decadas los robots sociales se han convertido en un campo emergente en el que todavia hay mucho por hacer. Este campo requiere conocimientos en mecanica, control, inteligencia artificial, sistemas, etc., pero tambien en psicologia, diseno, etica, etc. Nuestro grupo de investigacion de perfil interdisciplinar ha estado trabajando en el diseno de robots sociales en diferentes aplicaciones para ninos con necesidades especiales. El objetivo de esta tesis es investigar diferentes escenarios en terapia o educacion donde los robots sociales podrian ser una herramienta util para los ninos. Se realizaron 4 estudios con diferentes propositos: (1) disenar actividades con robotica de LEGO para evaluar el comportamiento social de los ninos con trastorno del espectro autista (TEA) (entre companeros y con adultos) y analizar su efectividad, (2) disenar un robot social para recuperar las funcionalidades mas afectadas a causa de traumatismos craneoencefalicos (TCE) en ninos y ver la eficacia del tratamiento, (3) proporcionar un robot mascota para aliviar los sentimientos de ansiedad, soledad y estres en ninos hospitalizados, y (4) comprobar como un robot con comportamiento social y con una personalizacion versus robots sin esas caracteristicas muestra diferencias en terminos de interaccion con ninos y, por tanto, puede ayudar en la efectividad de diferentes tratamientos como mencionamos anteriormente. Los resultados revelaron diferentes resultados dependiendo de la aplicacion: (1) efectividad con la plataforma robotica social que disenamos en el tratamiento neuropsicologico para aquellos ninos afectadas por TCE, (2) eficacia con las actividades de robotica de LEGO disenadas por un grupo de terapeutas en terminos de mejora de habilidades sociales (3) un efecto positivo entre los mediadores y facilitadores de la interaccion y las relaciones entre los diferentes agentes involucrados en el proceso del cuidado: pacientes hospitalizados, familiares, voluntarios y personal clinico, y (4) una interaccion diferente, en terminos de tiempo, entre ambos grupos en el promedio de un periodo de dos semanas. Over the past two decades social robots have become an emerging field where there are many things still to work on. This field not only requires knowledge in mechanics, control, artificial intelligence, systems, etc., but also in psychology, design, ethics, etc. Our multidisciplinary research group has been working on designing social robotic platforms in different applications for children with special needs. The aim of this thesis is to investigate different scenarios in therapy or education where social robots could be a useful tool for children. We ran 4 studies with different purposes: (1) to design activities with LEGO robotics to assess children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) social behaviour (between peers and with adults) and to analyze the effectiveness, (2) to design a social robotic platform to recover the functionalities most affected by traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in children and see the effectiveness of the treatment, (3) to provide a pet robot to alleviate feelings of anxiety, loneliness and stress of long-term children inpatient and their bystanders, and (4) to verify how a robot with social behaviour and personalization verses those robots without, shows differences in terms of interaction with children and thus, helps the effectiveness of different treatments as we mention above. The results revealed different outcomes depending on the application: (1) effectiveness with the social robotic platform that we designed in neuropsychological treatment in those areas affected by TBI, (2) effectiveness with the LEGO robotics activities designed by a group of therapists in terms of improvement of the social skills and engagement, (3) a positive effect within mediators and facilitators of interaction and relationships between the different agents involved in the caring process: in-patients, relatives, volunteers and clinical staff (4) slight evidence towards a different interaction, in terms of time, between both groups in the average of a two-week period.2017062017-01-11T00:00:00['Alex Barco Martelo']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e37dca211565d66a44fad443e0b56dcb16974182Background: There is a growing understanding of the importance of the social factors of posttraumatic stress disorder. Aims: This study expands research on association between posttraumatic stress and social factors by introducing the measure of the acceptance of social changes and evaluating possible links between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and acceptance of social changes. Methods: A general population sample (n = 778) aged from 18 to 89 years (M = 40.2) from Lithuania participated in our study, of whom 68% reported exposure to traumatic events. Posttraumatic stress reactions were measured with the Impact of Event Scale – Revised (IES-R), and acceptance of social changes was measured with the Acceptance of Social Changes Instrument (SOCHI) developed by the authors of this study. Results: About 8% of the participants had a potential posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. Acceptance of social changes was negatively associated with posttraumatic stress. PTSD was related to lower acceptance of social changes (d = .61). Structural equation model (SEM) revealed the mediating role of PTSD for acceptance of social changes following trauma exposure. Conclusion: Findings of our study indicate that the acceptance of social changes might be an important psychosocial factor of PTSD.International Journal of Social Psychiatry2017226Findings of this study indicate that the acceptance of social changes might be an important psychosocial factor of PTSD.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Social Psychiatry['E. Kazlauskas', 'P. Zelviene']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7d08304ec27bda6fb5fd13fe643f250ad5be77caEnvironmental science and pollution research international2017116The problem to explore is the relationship between local and federal public strategies in MCMA and their stance on energy transition concern, social empowerment, new technology appropriation, and the will to boost social development and urban sustainability.2017-01-11T00:00:00Environmental Science and Pollution Research['Angel Raúl Arenas-Aquino', 'Y. Matsumoto-Kuwabara', 'M. Kleiche-Dray']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4b6311007e89ed617f679e89d5c07b9c2edeeb482017012017-01-11T00:00:00['Yolanda “Linda” R. Chassiakos']2017-01-11T00:00:00 48dc3d192b0881c7f36abecc8e2e8eb62a11fd982017002017-01-11T00:00:00['R. Deller']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0e44a32fe0ca4f2800135a4e7c3fa5a2eaaeb638Purpose For entrepreneurs operating in an Internet-of-Things (IoT) environment, it is essential to monitor more systematically, both the interaction with the consumers and the sharing of information among the consumers. The purpose of this paper is to identify the antecedents of word-of-mouth (WOM) in the online SME’s context in terms of consumers “citing the site” to peers in personal communications. A research model integrates the determinants of retail website-specific positive WOM communication, and proposes that WOM about a particular website is influenced by: site-level variables, that is, website quality and interactivity; and consumer-level variables, these being the site user’s satisfaction with and commitment to the website. The research advances the study of IoT entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from graduate and undergraduate students with business and entrepreneurship majors from a reputed school in the Northeast region of the USA, using an online survey. The hypotheses were then tested with SEM using AMOS 18.0. Findings Findings suggest that in an IoT context, WOM is influenced by a variety of factors of which the e-satisfaction and attitude toward website constructs play important roles. The study highlights the importance of the e-satisfaction construct and its metrics. E-satisfaction is not only a critical outcome metric, but also a primary predictor of customer e-loyalty, measured in terms of the customer’s positive attitude, stickiness and propensity to spread positive WOM. Originality/value The paper contributes to the entrepreneurship and IoT literature with a comprehensive framework of information sharing, interactivity and WOM, showing that specific antecedents drive consumers to cite and advocate for a website to fellow customers. The framework helps retail SME entrepreneurs in the IoT context to design appropriate strategies to influence website visitors’ endorsement of the site to fellow customers.Internet Research201711184The paper contributes to the entrepreneurship and IoT literature with a comprehensive framework of information sharing, interactivity and WOM, showing that specific antecedents drive consumers to cite and advocate for a website to fellow customers.2017-01-11T00:00:00Internet Res.['Xiaoyu Yu', 'S. Roy', 'Ali M. Quazi', 'B. Nguyen', 'Yuqing Han']2017-01-11T00:00:00 31a4d1ca16707d97fc62dd2d923b499b083ce7f7Using survey data with a national representative of U.S. adult women, the current study tested both the perceptual and behavioral hypotheses for the third-person effect of online advertising of cosmetic surgery (OACS) in a theoretical process model. A strong third-person perception (TPP) was observed in assessing the influence of OACS. The results of a path analysis revealed that the self–other exposure gap and social undesirability were positive predictors of the TPP. TPP had a direct impact on support for regulation (SFR) of OACS and an indirect effect on corrective actions. Both SFR and online political self-efficacy (OPSE) were the good predictors for corrective actions.201781572017-01-11T00:00:00Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly['Joon Soo Lim']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ebefb336496cacbac777bb499b1c00bd320c7e97Citizen science continues to grow, potentially increasing competition among projects to recruit and retain volunteers interested in participating. Using web analytics, we examined the ability of a marketing campaign to broaden project awareness, while driving engagement and retention in an online, crowdsourced project. The campaign challenged audiences to support the classification of >9,000 pairs of images. The campaign was successful due to increased engagement, but it did not increase the time participants spent classifying images. Engagement over multiple days was significantly shorter during the campaign. We provide lessons learned to improve targeted recruitment and retention of participants in online projects. Abstract20174753This work examined the ability of a marketing campaign to broaden project awareness, while driving engagement and retention in an online, crowdsourced project and provided lessons learned to improve targeted recruitment and retention of participants in online projects.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Alycia Crall', 'M. Kosmala', 'Rebecca Cheng', 'Jonathan Brier', 'D. Cavalier', 'S. Henderson', 'A. Richardson']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a0b8f4039b1075e8237c1651ef2f43c3b2c174f0Knowledge and Information Systems20172942This paper proposes a new online transfer learning algorithm that merges and leverages the classifiers of the source and target domain with an ensemble method and demonstrates that the algorithm outperforms the compared baseline algorithms.2017-01-11T00:00:00Knowledge and Information Systems['Qingyao Wu', 'Xiaoming Zhou', 'Yuguang Yan', 'Hanrui Wu', 'Huaqing Min']2017-01-11T00:00:00 33ef0b1946adc508727f23055a086a23c409aba3Online optimal control of a multicarrier home energy system, including a fuel cell (FC) with combined heat and power functionality, a furnace, and a battery as an energy storage system, is presented in this paper. An appropriately defined objective function (OF) is formulated to address the operation costs of the home energy system by considering the electrical time-of-use price and time-varying electrical and thermal demand. To determine the optimal control strategy of the FC, the defined OF is solved analytically to reach a closed-form solution for the optimal operation of the FC, which results in the global optimum compared with the near-optimal point in previous works of FC scheduling. To attain the whole system optimal operation, a rule-based solution for the optimal operation of the battery is proposed according to its characteristics. The proposed method is applied to a realistic case study including real load demand and experimentally verified data of the FC. The results are compared with previous approaches, in which optimization techniques have been used to achieve near-optimal scheduling of FC with/without a battery. It is shown that the proposed control strategy results in more exact scheduling and can be applied successfully in real applications.IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics20172746It is shown that the proposed control strategy results in more exact scheduling and can be applied successfully in real applications.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics['M. Sanjari', 'H. Karami', 'H. Gooi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 96bedb733a0d9068d7dd02a3ee509b57c1f18854Purpose Consumers display complex shopping behaviors in the multichannel environment, which includes traditional retail stores and the internet. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the customer-sales associate relationship, customers’ receptiveness to online store shopping, and their interaction effects on the customer’s attitude toward multichannel shopping behavior when the firm decides to establish an online store as the online channel. The authors also examine how customers’ multichannel shopping behavior affects their future spending intentions. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected by soliciting 231 customers who purchased cosmetics in department stores within the past three months. Subjects were asked to give their overall evaluation of their offline and online shopping experiences in the last three months. Findings Results show that the customer-sales associate relationship significantly reduces customers’ attitude toward searching offline but purchasing online. Receptiveness to online store shopping has significant effects on customers’ attitude toward multichannel shopping behaviors regardless of whether they search or purchase via the online channel. The customer-sales associate relationship also moderates the relationship between customers’ receptiveness to online store shopping and multichannel shopping behaviors. Finally, unlike other types of online and offline multichannel shoppers who display higher future spending intentions when the physical store decides to open an online store, those who prefer physical stores for both information searching and product purchasing display lower spending intentions. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to use customer-sales associate relationships to investigate consumers’ attitude toward multichannel shopping behavior. The findings provide meaningful implications for service providers that use sales associates to increase consumers’ value via face-to-face service, but find it challenging to go online.Internet Research20176337The effects of the customer-sales associate relationship, customers’ receptiveness to online store shopping, and their interaction effects on the customer’s attitude toward multichannel shopping behavior when the firm decides to establish an online store as the online channel are examined.2017-01-11T00:00:00Internet Res.['J. Chiou', 'Szu-Yu Chou', 'G. C. Shen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 80e63685864117d8dac2cf89e85c603e66be801dThe monitoring of seasonal influenza yearly epidemics remains one of the main activity of national syndromic surveillance systems. The development of internet-based surveillance tools has brought an innovative approach to seasonal influenza surveillance by directly involving self-selected volunteers among the general population reporting their health status on a weekly basis throughout the flu season. In this paper, we explore how Influweb, an internet-based monitoring system for influenza surveillance, deployed in Italy since 2008 has performed during three years from 2012 to 2015 in comparison with data collected during the same period by the Italian sentinel doctors surveillance system.PLoS ONE20171542How Influweb, an internet-based monitoring system for influenza surveillance, deployed in Italy since 2008 has performed during three years from 2012 to 2015 in comparison with data collected during the same period by the Italian sentinel doctors surveillance system is explored.2017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Daniela Perrotta', 'A. Bella', 'C. Rizzo', 'D. Paolotti']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e6d35dd2100961b75f72dd3110bd97be0259f6a3Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education20174233Results are significant for demonstrating the potential of online formative assessments in achieving the desired learning outcomes in higher education, as well as for gaining insights into students’ habits of using them.2017-01-11T00:00:00Education and Information Technologies['J. Petrović', 'P. Pale', 'B. Jeren']2017-01-11T00:00:00 28479822c0844ab5df9f118bf75273cf40716806Signal, Image and Video Processing20173222This work proposes a score function to predict the optimal candidate directly instead of learning a classifier to address the drift problem and designs a sparsity-constrained sample selection strategy to choose some representative support samples from the large number of training samples on the updating stage.2017-01-11T00:00:00Signal, Image and Video Processing['Qiao Liu', 'Xiao Ma', 'Weihua Ou', 'Quan Zhou']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fd6b2784d1a2ac820ed20d4f0426b127a65c0a01ABSTRAK Penelitian ini mengambil objek dan permasalahan pada percetakan TAHA, merupakan usaha bergerak dibidang percetakan, pemesanan undangan. Pada awalnya belum ada fasilitas untuk melakukan pemesanan undangan secara online, awalnya pada saat memilih undangan untuk dipesan masih menggunakan sistem manual dangan cara memperlihatkan banyaknya jenis undangan. Keadaan ini kurang mendukung, masih banyak menggunakan tempat untuk mengeluarkan jenis barang. Perkembangan teknologi yang semakin pesat, dan penggunaan internet yang semakin populer, menjadi inspirasi untuk menggunakan teknologi ini sebagai sarana dan fasilitas dalam pemesanan undangan secara online. Pembangunan aplikasi berbasis web ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP dan MySQL sebagai basis datanya. Dua bahasa pemrograman ini dinilai mampu membuat sebuah aplikasi web yang dapat diakses secara online, sehingga kegiatan pengelolaan dalam pemesanan undangan online dapat dipenuhi. Dari hasil pengujian didapat hasil, aplikasi dapat dipergunakan untuk memilih contoh desain, mengisi kata-kata yang akan dipakai dalam undangan, dan dapat memesan jumlah undangan, juga terdapat nominal harga yang harus dibayarkan dari pemesanan yang dilakukan. Kata Kunci : Undangan, pemesanan, online, web.2017021Dari hasil pengujian didapat hasil, aplikasi dapat dipergunakan untuk memilih contoh desain, mengisi kata-kata yang akan dipakai dalam undangan, dan dap at memesan jumlah undangan.2017-01-11T00:00:00['F. Rahman', 'S. Santoso']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0613053541daffc96877a6b89d053a57544e552cPurpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of nature of advergame and moderating roles of game-product congruence and need for cognition (NFC) on gamers’ ad-persuasion from attention and elaboration perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A 2 (nature of game: fast or slow)×2 (game-product congruence: high or low)×2 (NFC: high or low) between measures design is used. In total, 224 graduate students participated in the study. A 2×2×2 between subjects ANOVA is used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results show that slow-paced advergames result in high persuasion than fast-paced advergames. A 2 way-interaction indicates that for a slow-paced advergame, low game-product congruence result in high persuasion than in high game-product congruence. Furthermore, findings reveal that for a slow-paced advergame with low game-product congruence, subjects with high NFC report high persuasion than subjects with low NFC. For a fast-paced advergame with low game-product congruence, subjects with high NFC report high persuasion than subjects with low NFC. Practical implications The findings of the study are very important for advertising practitioners as selection of media that fit the advertised product with reference to the content of the media is a planning strategy that has been widely used by media planners. Thus, if high brand recall and recognition is the primary goal for advertisers, then, slow-paced advergames with low-congruent brand placements can be considered a better media strategy for in-game advertising. Furthermore, advertising managers can design advergames by taking into account NFC factor to make sure that the implementation has the strongest positive effect on consumers’ persuasion. Furthermore, advertising managers can design advergames by taking into account NFC factor to make sure that the implementation has the strongest positive effect on consumers’ persuasion. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature of non-traditional online advertising, specifically advergaming context by exploring the impact of nature of game and game-product congruence on gamers’ ad-persuasion. Also, this study is the first attempt toward understanding the moderating role of NFC on gamers’ ad-persuasion in the context of online advertising.Internet Research20179933If high brand recall and recognition is the primary goal for advertisers, then, slow-paced advergames with low-congruent brand placements can be considered a better media strategy for in-game advertising.2017-01-11T00:00:00Internet Res.['Devika Vashisht Sreejesh']2017-01-11T00:00:00 865c30b4944cd05f74ca040a25b6078907b61d7fWireless energy transfer (WET) has been a promising technology to tackle the lifetime bottlenecks of energy-limited wireless devices in recent years. In this paper, we study a WET-enabled multiple-input multiple-output system including a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE), which has a finite battery capacity. We consider slotted transmissions, where each slot includes two phases, namely, a downlink (DL) WET phase and an uplink (UL) wireless information transmission (WIT) phase. In the WET phase (a fraction <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\tau$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of a slot), the BS transfers energy and the UE stores the received energy in the battery. In the WIT phase (a fraction <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1-\tau$</tex-math></inline-formula> of a slot), the UE transmits information to the BS by using the energy in the battery. Considering the power sensitivity <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha$</tex-math></inline-formula> of the radio frequency to DC conversion circuits, the BS transfers energy only if the UE received power is larger than <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha$</tex-math></inline-formula>, and the DL WET is formulated as a Bernoulli process. Based on the formulation, we propose an online power and time allocation algorithm to maximize the average data rate of UL WIT. We also extend the proposed algorithm to multiple user systems. The numerical results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing schemes in terms of average data rate, energy efficiency, and outage probability.IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology20173717This paper proposes an online power and time allocation algorithm to maximize the average data rate of UL WIT and extends the proposed algorithm to multiple user systems.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology['Kai Liang', 'Liqiang Zhao', 'Kun Yang', 'Xiaoli Chu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 50a3d60ec4b6dd30779407a68f63566bb1023501Knowledge and Information Systems201705This paper proposes a new online transfer learning algorithm that merges and leverages the classifiers of the source and target domain with an ensemble method and demonstrates that the algorithm outperforms the compared baseline algorithms.2017-01-11T00:00:00Knowledge and Information Systems['Qingyao Wu', 'Xiaoming Zhou', 'Yuguang Yan', 'Hanrui Wu', 'Huaqing Min']2017-01-11T00:00:00 be4a526420c93022b7b112475be58663784e0e66ABSTRAK Dhanu Ario Putra. S131408018. 2016. Analisis Kualitas Terjemahan Terhadap Istilah-Istilah Teknis di dalam Game Ragnarok Online Karya Gravity. TESIS. Pembimbing. (I) Prof. Dr. Djatmika, M.A, (II) Dr. Tri Wiratno, M. A. Pascasarjana Program Magister Linguistik, Minat utama Linguistik Penerjemahan Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta. Penelitian ini membahas tentang kualitas terjemahan istilah-istilah teknis didalam game Ragnarok Online (RO) karya Gravity. Co.Ltd. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Morfologi penerjemahan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) menemukan apa saja istilah teknis dan proses pembentukan istilah-istilah tersebut didalam game RO; (2) menemukan teknik penerjemahan yang digunakan di dalam game RO; (3) Menemukan hubungan antara penggunaan teknik penerjemahan terhadap proses pembentukan istilah dan unit istilah-istilah didalam game RO; (4) mengetahui kualitas terjemahan istilah-istilah teknis didalam game RO. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah video game berjudul Ragnarok Online yang berjenis MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) dan para informan untuk menilai kualitas terjemahannya. Pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini dilakukan dengan cara mengkaji sumber data yang berupa kalimat yang mengandung istilah teknis, kuiosioner dan melakukan FGD (Focus Group Discussion). Ditemukan sebanyak 7 proses dalam pembentukan istilah-istilah teknis di dalam game RO, proses pembentukan istilah teknis melalui proses Compounding yang lebih banyak ditemukan. Ditemukan 13 Teknik Penerjemahan yang digunakan oleh penerjemah dalam menerjemahkan istilah-istilah teknis. Untuk kualitas terjemahan istilah-istilah teknis, terjemahannya tergolong akurat, berterima, dan memiliki keterbacaan tinggi. Penggunaan teknik peminjaman-murni yang dominan digunakan disebabkan karena pengaruh domain, tidak mengurangi kualitas terjemahannya. Penggunaan teknik terjemahan peminjaman-murni lebih dominan digunakan pada unit kata tunggal, tetapi jika di dalam bentuk phrase, maka peminjaman-murni tidak lagi mendominan dalam penggunaannya. Penggunaan teknik reduksi-penghilangan, menyebabkan keakuratan dan keberterimaannya tergolong rendah, namun tidak mempengaruhi kualitas terjemahan dari segi keterbacaan. Kata Kunci: istilah teknis, pembentukan istilah, teknik penerjemahan, kualitas terjemahan istilah teknis ABSTRACT Dhanu Ario Putra. S131408018. 2016. Analysis of technical words translation quality in Ragnarok Online Game created by Gravity. THESIS. Supervisor. (I) Prof. Dr. Djatmika, M.A, (II) Dr. Tri Wiratno, M. A. Postgraduate Prorgamme in Linguistics, Majoring in Translation Studies. Sebelas Maret University. Surakarta. This research describes about technical words translation quality in Ragnarok Online (RO) developed by Gravity. Co. Ltd. This research applies Morphology Approach. The purposes of this researches: (1) To find out the technical words and word formation process in RO; (2) To find out translation technique which is used in translating technical words in RO; (3) To find out the relation between translation technique in word formation process and technical word unit in RO; (4) To find out the quality of the technical words translation. This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The research data source is online game with title Ragnarok Online, a MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) game and informants to rate the translation quality. Data are collected by observing sentences which contain technical word as the data source, from questionnaires and perform FGD (Focus Group Discussion). There are 7 word formations process in forming technical words in RO, Compounding is word formations process which is mostly used. The are 13 translation techniques which used by the translator in translating the technical words. The technical words translation quality is accurate, acceptable and have high readability. Pure Borrowing is a translation technique which dominantly used due to domain effect. Pure Borrowing technique is dominantly used in single unit word, but not in a phrase. The uses of Deletion translation technique reduce the translation accuracy and acceptability but it does not affect the readability. Keywords: technical words, word formation, translation technique, technical words translation quality.2017294Penelitian ini membahas tentang kualitas terjemahan istilah-istilah teknis didalam game Ragnarok Online (RO) karya Gravity, yang berjenis MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) dan para informan untuk menilai kUALitas terJemahannya.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Dhanu Ario Putra']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c7751bfbf3d1acd926d4e6051f3bbb91953c4867Education and Information Technologies : Official Journal of the IFIP technical committee on Education201704Results are significant for demonstrating the potential of online formative assessments in achieving the desired learning outcomes in higher education, as well as for gaining insights into students’ habits of using them.2017-01-11T00:00:00Education and Information Technologies['J. Petrović', 'P. Pale', 'B. Jeren']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5d497059c4595589a31be2246c306e713f5cbd65Teaching practical science at a distance is challenging – how do you give students studying online a meaningful practical experience? In July 2013, the Open University (OU) launched the Wolfson OpenScience Laboratory (OSL) to deliver a wide a range of authentic practical science activities for their distance learning undergraduates. Prompted by the recognition that modern science is increasingly conducted via a computer screen (e.g. remote sensing, Martian fieldwork), the OSL presents a variety of opportunities for students to observe, investigate, gather and analyse data. The rationale is to foster problem-based, active learning, which has been proven effective by numerous studies. Simulation is kept to a minimum; most activities either generate or use real data, with authentic anomalies and ‘noise’ included – an aspect valued by the students. Geoscience is rooted in raw data collected during practical investigations, notably fieldwork. A key skill is observation, so the OSL includes digital collections of minerals, rocks and fossils, as zoomable, high resolution images and 360° videos for the 3D perspective. The Virtual Microscope enables petrographic examination of thin sections using high-quality zoomable images, in both plane- and cross polarised light, with rotation of the sample for certain points of interest. There is a virtual field trip based in a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE), as well as an exercise on maps and landforms. Developed primarily for OU undergraduates, many of the assets in the OSL are being made more openly accessible, with free registration. We are developing partnerships with other universities and schools, both as users and contributors to further assets (e.g. thin section collections). We have also gathered feedback from several surveys of OU undergraduates, as well as external users. Feedback on the pedagogical aspects of the OSL is broadly positive, with some assets (e.g. the virtual microscope) garnering particular praise; respondents value the potential for interaction with experts but also desire an explicit connection to the materials’ original field context. However, technological issues at times present a barrier to learning – perhaps reflecting the high diversity of OU cohorts, especially in terms of their individual hardware, software and IT skills. Some students resent the time investment required to master specialised scientific software, though it could be argued that acquiring such IT skills is an essential part of practising modern science!201702The Open University (OU) launched the Wolfson OpenScience Laboratory (OSL) to deliver a wide a range of authentic practical science activities for their distance learning undergraduates, with feedback on the pedagogical aspects of the OSL broadly positive.2017-01-11T00:00:00['T. Argles', 'Marcus Brodeur', 'N. Braithwaite']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d88015656db387ad5136bfe107e27ba9ab9a6fa2This case study, examining the experiences of a criminal justice instructor teaching  Women and Crime online, highlights some of the issues, challenges and discoveries that surface as the course continues to evolve and improve.  Some specific topics include facilitating discussion online, concern about online cheating, the prevalence of online course delivery, performance issues and the "double-edges sword of anonymity."  The theme of continuous improvement is emphasized.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00Public voices['Mary Ann Eastep']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4ebac20e1f9b11ba7c1023339dd7c009331ae1c1Online communities are of huge interest in terms of learning and knowledge creation because of the potential to distribute knowledge among possibly large audience independently from time and place. In this context, various forms of online learning have developed over time ranging from small learning groups to massive open online courses (MOOCs) with thousands of participants. In order to support learning in those settings an increased understanding of specific characteristics of learners in online communities is necessary. Thus, dedicated means to gather valuable information from data produced in online learning environments have to be developed. This cumulative dissertation includes five publications aiming to make progress in this direction with a particular focus on the advancement of methods to analyse activity and interaction data of learners. The methodological foundation of the work is (social) network analysis, which provides a well-grounded set of methods for structural analysis of relational data. Network analysis is especially suited since the collected data about actors (in this thesis mostly learners) who create and consume digital content (artefacts) can be modelled as actor-artefact networks. Those actor-artefact networks denote the starting point of all analyses presented in this dissertation, which target different aspects of learning in online communities, in particular the usage of learning resources, emergence of interest profiles, and information exchange between learners. In the course of this work, stable artefacts that are not assumed to have changing content over time are distinguished from time-evolving dynamic artefacts (typically user generated content). In the case of stable artefacts, affiliations of learners to learning resources in online courses are analysed by identifying mixed clusters of learners and resources using network clustering algorithms. The evolution of these learner-resource clusters over time is investigated in detail leading to discoveries of typical resource access patterns that characterise learners regarding their interests in provided learning materials. The approach is further extended and combined with content analysis techniques to analyse thematic development in discussion forums. Discussion forums are also the subject of two other studies investigating information exchange between learners in MOOCs. The evolving discussion threads are considered as dynamically evolving artefacts that are used to extract social networks reflecting information exchange between forum users. These networks are analysed to uncover different roles of forum users with respect to their positions in the network. For this task different approaches are described that are capable of modelling structural characteristics of the information exchange network over time and further take discussion topics as additional information into account.201700Stable artefacts that are not assumed to have changing content over time are distinguished from time-evolving dynamic artefacts (typically user generated content) and affiliations of learners to learning resources in online courses are analysed by identifying mixed clusters of learners and resources using network clustering algorithms.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Tobias Hecking']2017-01-11T00:00:00 acefa0dadecccab05d6e94b786887bb5a557eff2Der Anaesthesist201701In Germany, medical indication and schedule of invasive vascular catheterisation of severely injured patients in the trauma room is rarely regulated by SOPs and often performed at the discretion of the attending trauma team.2017-01-11T00:00:00Der Anaesthesist['M. Struck', 'P. Hilbert-Carius', 'B. Hossfeld', 'J. Hinkelbein', 'M. Bernhard', 'T. Wurmb']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7c7dcc72edfd2b16868ba6b89bc3f88ddac43228Internet-delivered interventions can be effective in changing behavior, but more research is needed on effective elements of behavior change interventions. Moreover, although anonymity is one of the advantages of using an online context, it might also increase the perceived distance between the participant and the intervention. Hence, the current study investigated whether the behavior change methods of self-reevaluation and anticipated regret can be used to narrow the perceived distance and, ultimately, foster attitude change. A 3 × 3 factorial between-persons design with an additional control group was used (N = 466), resulting in a total of 10 conditions (n's ranging from 43 to 49). The first factor manipulated is assessment of self-image; cognitive, affective, or the combination of both. The second factor manipulated is behavioral focus; self-image with behavior, without behavior or both with and without behavior. Post-test measurements were conducted immediately after the manipulation. The key finding of the current study is that the behavior change methods of self-reevaluation and anticipated regret did not have an impact on changes in attitude toward oral contraceptive use, nor on the distance perceived by participants. Despite the null results, the current study contributes to the body of evidence regarding self-reevaluation and anticipated regret, which can be integrated in meta-regressions of experimental studies to advance behavior change theory.Frontiers in Psychology2017580The key finding of the current study is that the behavior change methods of self-reevaluation and anticipated regret did not have an impact on changes in attitude toward oral contraceptive use, nor on the distance perceived by participants.2017-01-11T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['R. Crutzen', 'Dianne Cyr', 'S. Taylor', 'E. Lim', 'R. Ruiter']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bb62a9328d819dd8262e9f88f984db5f29948cc3Online surveys are becoming more and more popular in the social sciences, for example in electoral research. Plenty of studies have shown that participants who take part in online-surveys differ significantly from participants taking part in face-to-face, or telephone surveys, in terms of their socio-demographic background and political attitudes. Still, since electoral research aims primarily to explain voting behavior, online surveys are deemed useful tools, if the relationship between dependent and independent variables are similar in different survey types, for instance, if vote choice can be described by the same factors, regardless of the survey mode. This paper analyzes these relationships by comparing models of voting behavior which are based on data from different survey modes. Survey data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is used since this project simultaneously conducted a face-to-face and telephone survey, as well as online surveys ahead of the 2009 German Federal Election. Hence, these are ideal conditions for comparing different survey modes. Consequently, this paper enables one to evaluate the use of online surveys for empirical electoral research2017012017-01-11T00:00:00['I. Bieber', 'E. Bytzek']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7f0133502e742190c05ce955188b71d69109d8fbAbstract Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to assess the opinion of online consumers about the possibility of making custom apparel using 3D body scanning technology in an online environment and to investigate the shopping experience of consumers who purchase in the online apparel market. In order to be able to propose solutions to improve the online shopping experience, we also investigated aspects influencing non-purchasing in an online environment. Methods: An online questionnaire on shopping experience, influences on the purchase, and the process of online apparel shopping using advanced technology was prepared and distributed via several online channels to the consumers who purchase apparel online. The questionnaire was completed by 76 respondents from different European countries, the United States and Australia. In order to analyze individual aspects influencing non-purchasing in an online environment, an exploratory factor analysis was performed. Results: The factor analysis revealed that the two broad dimensions of reasons why consumers have never bought any ready-to-wear apparel online despite browsing are a misperception of product integrity and time-consuming searching. The results show that the proposed solutions to improve the online apparel experience, such as making custom apparel using advanced technologies, have a positive impact on the decision of the consumers to purchase on the online apparel market. It turned out that a high proportion of potential consumers are willing to share their body dimensions through 3D body scanning technology in order to improve the fit of the apparel. Conclusion: According to the results, we expect that the advanced 3D body scanning technology would provide substantial progress regarding fit, visualization, and manufacturing of custom-made apparel when purchasing in online stores.2017261The results show that the proposed solutions to improve the online clothing experience, such as making custom apparel using advanced technologies, have a positive impact on the decision of the consumers to purchase on the online apparel market.2017-01-11T00:00:00Organizacija['Milica Žuraj', 'Petra Sparl', 'Anja Žnidaršič']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b65bfd9391f79d1193d4ed8fbd116a678f5abe1cMachine-mediated learning201700A novel inference algorithm, called the Online Bayesian Inference algorithm for CTR model, which is efficient and scalable for learning from data streams, and jointly optimize the combined objective function of both PMF and LDA in an online learning fashion.2017-01-11T00:00:00Machine Learning['Chenghao Liu', 'Tao Jin', 'S. Hoi', 'P. Zhao', 'Jianling Sun']2017-01-11T00:00:00 026cb5d49da9b9c7b126b49b370f65ef1a05d980This file contains the Appendices C, D and E of "A Structural Model of Dense Network Formation".Original paper can be found at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2897563.201772This file contains the Appendices C, D and E of "A Structural Model of Dense Network Formation".2017-01-11T00:00:00Johns Hopkins: Economics (Topic)['A. Mele']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e13241b1e38faed89c3d5df6bd75df077dd8eaea2017802017-01-11T00:00:00Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America['G. Williams']2017-01-11T00:00:00 dd4a0b5726d1b56444977521ec8d36e8b1905bfb2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Jennifer Newman']2017-01-11T00:00:00 079621da26daaee27dfd785701145f3db5343ff72017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Lora K. Amsberryaugier']2017-01-11T00:00:00 016748b86aca331baa4322c78c6c1618edefee842017002017-01-11T00:00:00['B. Matthew']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e29a7b90ce18528266671edc8bc66251a0e2610d2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Gabriel Torrero Grau']2017-01-11T00:00:00 580e6ebf6d2bd9671b1de72a4d59eaa645294b91Selly Kusuma Wardhani, Yenni Eta Widyanti, S.H., M.H. , Dr.Reka Dewantara, S.H., M.H Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya Email: sellykusuma11@gmail.com ABSTRAK Pengaturan tanggung jawab pelaku usaha fintech terhadap aplikasi berbasis mobile payment (salah satu contoh T-Cash) atas kehilangan saldo belum dapat kita temui peraturannya secara spesifik, namun hal tersebut dapat di interpretasikan menggunakan Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 1999 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen dan Peraturan Bank Indonesia Nomor 16/1/PBI/ 2014 tentang Perlindungan Konsumen Sektor Jasa Sistem Pembayaran dan menghubungkannya dengan salah satu prinsip tanggung jawab berdasarkan unsur kesalahan. Prinsip tanggung jawab ini dapat dituntukan karena terjadi kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh pelaku usaha, kesalahan tersebut berupa kelalaian yang mengakibatkan hilangnya saldo milik pengguna. Selain itu bila dilihat dari segi perjanjian, maka pelaku usaha dapat dimintai tanggung jawab berdasarkan wanprestasi, karena pelaku usaha tidak memenuhi prestasinya untuk menjaga keamanan simpanan dari pengguna selaku konsumen Kata Kunci : tanggung jawab, fintech, mobile payment ABSTRACT The regulation of the responsibility of fintech business actors on mobile payments based applications (one example of T-Cash) for loss of balance has not been able to meet specific regulations, but it can be interpreted by using Law Number 8 Year 1999 regarding Consumer Protection and Bank Regulation Indonesia No. 16/1 / PBI / 2014 on Consumer Protection in the Service Sector of Payment System and relates it to one of the principles of responsibility based on the element of error. This principle of responsibility can be deducted because of mistakes made by the business actor, the error is a negligence that resulted in the loss of the user's balance. In addition, when viewed from the terms of the agreement, the business actor can be held responsible based on default, because business actors do not fulfill their performance to maintain the security of savings from users as consumers Keywords: responsibility, fintech, mobile payment2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['S. K. Wardhani']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d15b8d9720007d2a6a67d777970d54950d3f61a9Archives of Virology201728106A brief history of the ICTV is presented, showing how it has adapted to advancements in knowledge of virus diversity and the methods used to characterize it, and recent developments that are facilitating substantial changes in the operations and promoting dialogue with the virology community are outlined.2017-01-11T00:00:00Archives of Virology['M. Adams', 'E. Lefkowitz', 'A. King', 'B. Harrach', 'R. L. Harrison', 'N. Knowles', 'A. Kropinski', 'M. Krupovic', 'J. Kuhn', 'A. Mushegian', 'M. Nibert', 'S. Sabanadzovic', 'H. Sanfaçon', 'S. Siddell', 'P. Simmonds', 'A. Varsani', 'F. Zerbini', 'R. Orton', 'Donald B. Smith', 'A. Gorbalenya', 'A. Davison']2017-01-11T00:00:00 39274d06211722fb0c3f4f78fd52c3d743eb57bcOBJECTIVES To update previous examinations of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of lethal force by US police. METHODS I examined online national vital statistics data for deaths assigned an underlying cause of "legal intervention" (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, external-cause-of-injury codes Y35.0-Y35.7, excluding Y35.5 [legal execution]) for the 5-year period 2010 to 2014. RESULTS Death certificates identified 2285 legal intervention deaths (1.5 per million population per year) from 2010 to 2014. Among males aged 10 years or older, who represented 96% of these deaths, the mortality rate among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic individuals was 2.8 and 1.7 times higher, respectively, than that among White individuals. CONCLUSIONS Substantial racial/ethnic disparities in legal intervention deaths remain an ongoing problem in the United States.American Journal of Public Health2017689Substantial racial/ethnic disparities in legal intervention deaths remain an ongoing problem in the United States.2017-01-11T00:00:00American journal of public health['J. Buehler']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0ddd9efb0439f5d71ad67a9c14d45ddc5b5485b5Behavior Research Methods20177379This investigation sought to produce the first compilation of emotionally evocative film stimuli into an accessible and comprehensive catalog and identified 24 articles and 295 film clips from four decades of research.2017-01-11T00:00:00Behavior Research Methods['T. Lee Gilman', 'Razan Shaheen', 'K. M. Nylocks', 'Danielle J. Halachoff', 'Jessica M. Chapman', 'Jessica J. Flynn', 'Lindsey M Matt', 'Karin G. Coifman']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ac60a453e5aa64d079b510575ccc3e72ac86a7b5Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how individual innovativeness and social factors shape consumers’ purchase decisions of organic products. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on an online survey of 988 Canadian participants. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships between social identity, social influence, perceived value and purchase intention within a multi-group framework to show the moderating effect of consumer innovativeness. Findings The results show that the two social dimensions – social identity and social influence – influence purchase intention and the perceived value of organic products partially mediates these relationships. Further, the personal characteristic, “consumer innovativeness”, moderates these relationships. Research limitations/implications Although the sample consists of a higher proportion of younger participants, the results are consistent with theoretical arguments and empirical evidence, which underscores the importance of generational differences in organic product purchases. Practical implications Managers need to develop a more nuanced understanding of how social influence and social identity play different roles in the purchase intentions of consumer innovators vs later adopters. This knowledge can guide practical segmentation, targeting, positioning and promotion strategies. Originality/value This study complements the individual innovativeness predispositions literature by showing that the consideration of social factors leads to a more nuanced understanding of consumers’ purchase intention than either set of factors separately. It also contributes to the literature on adoption of organic products by introducing consumer innovativeness dimension as a key factor.201775832017-01-11T00:00:00Marketing Intelligence & Planning['A. Persaud', 'S. Schillo']2017-01-11T00:00:00 27e46dfcfbcce75660b39462cccff62328d0ede5A policy debate centers around the question whether news aggregators such as Google News decrease or increase traffic to online news sites. One side of the debate, typically espoused by publishers, views aggregators as substitutes for traditional news consumption because aggregators’ landing pages provide snippets of news stories and therefore reduce the incentive to click on the linked articles. Defendants of aggregators, on the other hand, view aggregators as complements because they make it easier to discover news and therefore drive traffic to publishers. This debate has received particular attention in the European Union where two countries, Germany and Spain, enacted copyright reforms that allow newspapers to charge aggregators for linking to news snippets. In this paper, we use Spain as a natural experiment because Google News shut down all together in response to the reform in December 2014. We compare the news consumption of a large number of Google News users with a synthetic control group of similar non-Google News users. We find that the shutdown of Google News reduces overall news consumption by about 20% for treatment users, and it reduces page views on publishers other than Google News by 10%. This decrease is concentrated around small publishers while large publishers do not see significant changes in their overall traffic. We further find that when Google News shuts down, its users are able to replace some but not all of the types of news they previously read. Post-shutdown, they read less breaking news, hard news, and news that is not well covered on their favorite news publishers. These news categories explain most of the overall reduction in news consumption, and shed light on the mechanisms through which aggregators interact with traditional publishers.Social Science Research Network20171468It is found that the shutdown of Google News reduces overall news consumption by about 20% for treatment users, and it reduces page views on publishers other than Google News by 10%.2017-01-11T00:00:00Microeconomics: Search; Learning; Information Costs & Specific Knowledge; Expectation & Speculation eJournal['S. Athey', 'M. Mobius', 'Jenő Pál']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4d6a9a21fe8a754666bf77ae739b097adcf0f1d8Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that affect the adoption of an electronic tax filing system in an emerging economy. Using the theory of planned behavior, the technology acceptance model (TAM), the information systems success model (ISSM), and Hofstede’s cultural values as the theoretical basis, this paper examines the influence that computer skills (CS), perceived ease of use (PEoU), perceived usefulness (PU), information systems quality, and espoused national culture have on the adoption of an electronic tax filing system in an emerging economy. Design/methodology/approach A survey was used to collect the data from individuals who e-filed theirs or someone else’s (individual and/or business) income taxes using government or private vendor websites. Snowball sampling technique is used to collect the data. A total of 201 usable questionnaires were analyzed. Findings Results indicate that PEoU and PU have a positive impact on user satisfaction (US), and higher US is linked to higher intentions of adopting online tax filing. Results show that high-power distance positively influences US. Practical implications The study provides insight for policymakers in emerging economies involved in diffusion of technology decisions. Considerations for requisite CS, perceptions of usefulness and ease, and culture should be included in the diffusion process. Originality/value This paper provides evidence supporting the predictability of TAM and ISSM in technology adoption. In addition, the study examines the moderating effect of culture on technology adoption. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to develop and test a holistic technology adoption model in context of a multicultural and emerging economy.20176153Evidence supporting the predictability of TAM and ISSM in technology adoption is provided, and results show that high-power distance positively influences US, and higher US is linked to higher intentions of adopting online tax filing.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Syed K. Zaidi', 'Cassy D. Henderson', 'Gaurav Gupta']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4a610c43cb02610535facfb87f139f6ca6cb51c4Purpose Companies are now using social network sites (SNSs) within their marketing and brand-building activities. Twitter is the preferred SNS for creating brand communities, which offer companies many advantages. The purpose of this paper is to examine how individuals manage their competing needs for being affiliated (operationalized as personal and communal-brand connections) and for being seen as distinctive (operationalized as need for uniqueness (NFU)) when they are members of brand communities on Twitter. The authors have also analysed which type of brand community is able to achieve the balance between both needs, enhancing identification with the brand community. Design/methodology/approach A total of 318 valid responses were collected from three camera brand communities on Twitter. Messages (“tweets”) which included a link to an online questionnaire were sent to community members via Twitter. The authors examine the proposed model using structural equation modelling. Findings The authors demonstrate that consumers can satisfy their need for affiliation in brand communities created in Twitter. However, consumers can only reach a balance between the need for affiliation and the need for distinctiveness in brand communities built around niche brands. In contrast, the two needs work in opposition to shape identification in brand communities of big brands. Originality/value Optimal distinctiveness theory is used as a theoretical background for proposing how the antecedents of identification with the brand community enhance brand loyalty, with reference to the conflict between the individual’s needs for both distinctiveness and affiliation. Consumers’ identification with the brand community is proposed as a mediator to achieve brand loyalty in brand communities. Consumers reach this balance in brand communities built around a niche brand, where individuals with high NFU feel a high identification with the brand community. For big brands, as consumers’ NFU increases, their identification with the brand community and brand loyalty decreases.Internet Research201712554Optimal distinctiveness theory is used as a theoretical background for proposing how the antecedents of identification with the brand community enhance brand loyalty, with reference to the conflict between the individual’s needs for both distinctiveness and affiliation.2017-01-11T00:00:00Internet Res.['Manuela López', 'Mariafrancesca Sicilia', 'Alberto Alejandro Moyeda-Carabaza']2017-01-11T00:00:00 26ced8c6d22fe50a5e8c7e6ffea106f38f1e4369As the stream of experience unfolds, our memory system rapidly transforms current inputs into long-lasting meaningful memories. A putative neural mechanism that strongly influences how input elements are transformed into meaningful memory codes relies on the ability to integrate them with existing structures of knowledge or schemas. However, it is not yet clear whether schema-related integration neural mechanisms occur during online encoding. In the current investigation, we examined the encoding-dependent nature of this phenomenon in humans. We showed that actively integrating words with congruent semantic information provided by a category cue enhances memory for words and increases false recall. The memory effect of such active integration with congruent information was robust, even with an interference task occurring right after each encoding word list. In addition, via electroencephalography, we show in 2 separate studies that the onset of the neural signals of successful encoding appeared early (∼400 ms) during the encoding of congruent words. That the neural signals of successful encoding of congruent and incongruent information followed similarly ∼200 ms later suggests that this earlier neural response contributed to memory formation. We propose that the encoding of events that are congruent with readily available contextual semantics can trigger an accelerated onset of the neural mechanisms, supporting the integration of semantic information with the event input. This faster onset would result in a long-lasting and meaningful memory trace for the event but, at the same time, make it difficult to distinguish it from plausible but never encoded events (i.e., related false memories). SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Conceptual or schema congruence has a strong influence on long-term memory. However, the question of whether schema-related integration neural mechanisms occur during online encoding has yet to be clarified. We investigated the neural mechanisms reflecting how the active integration of words with congruent semantic categories enhances memory for words and increases false recall of semantically related words. We analyzed event-related potentials during encoding and showed that the onset of the neural signals of successful encoding appeared early (∼400 ms) during the encoding of congruent words. Our findings indicate that congruent events can trigger an accelerated onset of neural encoding mechanisms supporting the integration of semantic information with the event input.Journal of Neuroscience20177145The findings indicate that congruent events can trigger an accelerated onset of neural encoding mechanisms supporting the integration of semantic information with the event input, which would result in a long-lasting and meaningful memory trace for the event.2017-01-11T00:00:00The Journal of Neuroscience['P. A. Packard', 'A. Rodríguez-Fornells', 'N. Bunzeck', 'B. Nicolás', 'R. de Diego-Balaguer', 'L. Fuentemilla']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3784d51eb836fac52007ca9a3bc5405cc724024bPediatric Rheumatology Online Journal20174357Three CTPs were developed for use in children with skin predominant JDM, which reflect typical treatment approaches, and are not considered to be specific recommendations or standard of care.2017-01-11T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['Susan Kim', 'P. Kahn', 'A. Robinson', 'B. Lang', 'A. Shulman', 'E. Oberle', 'K. Schikler', 'M. Curran', 'L. Barillas-arias', 'C. Spencer', 'L. Rider', 'A. Huber']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a31e595b08d2919b734c603707278bcbfe18d38dThe purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which environmentally themed activities within an intercollegiate sport context impact fan engagement. A total of 557 fans responded to an online survey measuring fan connection to the athletic department, environmental values, expectations for environmental activities, event and at home environmental behaviors, perceptions of profile enhancement, and recall of environmental sponsors and major initiatives. Results found that fans expected athletic department environmental action and they help with favorable perceptions about the athletic program and university and influenced at event and home behaviors. Cluster analysis identified two clusters based on high pro-environmental and low pro-environmental perceptions. The high proenvironmental cluster was skewed female, had lower connection to the athletic program, and had higher recall of official environmental sponsors and athletic initiatives. The results provide a fundamental and foundational understanding of how environmental activities impact fan engagement and the value of such efforts.201770382017-01-11T00:00:00['Jonathan M. Casper', 'Michael Pfahl', 'B. McCullough']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4b730202d2b890b2a5c8e020022eebd5d3cc6201BioMedical Engineering OnLine20173645An adaptive optimization method based on the Kriging surrogate model is presented to optimize the structure of stent and the length of their dilatation balloon to prolong stents fatigue life and decreases the dogboning effect of stents during expansion process.2017-01-11T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Hongxia Li', 'Tao Liu', 'Minjie Wang', 'Danyang Zhao', 'A. Qiao', 'Xue Wang', 'Junfeng Gu', 'Zheng Li', 'Bao Zhu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 91fe41fb2a9e1180678d9c016c67a25dcfc13658The ever-increasing volumes of social knowledge shared in online social networks, the establishment of trustworthy social relationships over these platforms, and the emergence of technologies that allow friendship networks to be inferred from data exchanged in communication networks have motivated researchers to build socially aware authentication schemes. We conduct the first study that surveys the literature related to social authentication. In this paper, we not only created a taxonomy for classifying all social authentication schemes deployed in online or physical social contexts and extensively analyzed their authentication features, but also built a novel framework for evaluating the effectiveness of all social authentication schemes, identified all the practical and theoretical attacks that may be mounted against such schemes, addressed possible defense strategies, and identified challenges, open questions, and future research opportunities. To measure their accuracy, strengths, weaknesses, and limitations, as well as to identify the potential of knowledge-based and trust-based social authentication schemes, a comprehensive comparative assessment of the security, usability, and deployability was conducted. We hope, by providing a solid foundation for gaining sufficient understanding of the manners in which users’ social interactions have been utilized in user authentication schemes and their corresponding security implications, we will guide future research in this domain.IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials201715237This paper built a novel framework for evaluating the effectiveness of all social authentication schemes, identified all the practical and theoretical attacks that may be mounted against such schemes, addressed possible defense strategies, and identified challenges, open questions, and future research opportunities.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials['Noura Alomar', 'Mansour Alsaleh', 'A. Alarifi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 de2d3cdbffbe5dba0e68122a791c4f608fe7470cInternational journal of hematology20173527In aplastic anemia patients treated with ATG, early mortality rate was not significantly different in patients receiving horse or rabbit ATG , although a sensitivity analysis showed higher early mortality in the Rabbit ATG group.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Hematology['J. Hayakawa', 'J. Kanda', 'Y. Akahoshi', 'N. Harada', 'K. Kameda', 'T. Ugai', 'H. Wada', 'Y. Ishihara', 'K. Kawamura', 'K. Sakamoto', 'M. Ashizawa', 'Miki Sato', 'K. Terasako-Saito', 'S. Kimura', 'M. Kikuchi', 'R. Yamazaki', 'S. Kako', 'Y. Kanda']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2393db5df955d343baebb302f55026d93a413ef7ABSTRACT This study examines the experiences of transgender college students in coping with stress in comparison to their cisgender peers. Undergraduate and graduate students from 73 colleges, totaling 26,292 participants, of which 47 identified as transgender completed an online survey. Transgender students reported greater exposure to trauma and higher rates of suicidal experiences, as well as different precipitants to reported stressful periods and sources of support than their cisgender peers. Implications for individual and group counseling as well as outreach and prevention to better support transgender students are explored.201740272017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of College Student Psychotherapy['Martin A. Swanbrow Becker', 'Stacey F. Nemeth Roberts', 'Sam M. Ritts', 'W. T. Branagan', 'Alia R. Warner', 'Sheri L. Clark']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a58e0d78540a18b08aea93b3aadf4bc98bb9edf2Abstract Microblogs known as “tweets” are a rapid, effective method of information dissemination in health care. Although several medical specialties have described their Twitter conference experiences, Twitter-related data in the fields of anesthesiology and pain medicine are sparse. We therefore analyzed the Twitter content of 2 consecutive spring meetings of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine using publicly available online transcripts. We also examined the potential contribution of a targeted social media campaign on Twitter engagement during the conferences. The original Twitter meeting content was largely scientific in nature and created by meeting attendees, the majority of whom were nontrainee physicians. Physician trainees, however, represent an important and increasing minority of Twitter contributors. Physicians not in attendance predominantly contributed via retweeting original content, particularly picture-containing tweets, and thus increased reach to nonattendees. A social media campaign prior to meetings may help increase the reach of conference-related Twitter discussion.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine20171130The Twitter content of 2 consecutive spring meetings of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine using publicly available online transcripts was analyzed and the potential contribution of a targeted social media campaign on Twitter engagement during the conferences was examined.2017-01-11T00:00:00Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine['E. Schwenk', 'K. Jaremko', 'R. Gupta', 'Ankeet D. Udani', 'C. McCartney', 'Anne H Snively', 'E. Mariano']2017-01-11T00:00:00 328e2192bb2d070cc04ce41fe8d8bfa2a525e0fbABSTRACT Objective: We examine weight control behavior used to (a) compensate for caloric content of heavy alcohol use; and (b) enhance the psychoactive effects of alcohol among college students. We evaluate the role of gender orientation and sex. Participants: Participants completed an online survey (N = 651; 59.9% women; 40.1% men). Method: Weight control behavior was assessed via the Compensatory-Eating-and-Behaviors-in Response-to-Alcohol-Consumption-Scale. Control variables included sex, race/ethnicity, age, and depressive symptoms. Gender orientation was measured by the Bem Sex Role Inventory. The prevalence and probability of alcohol-related weight control behavior using ordinal logistic regression are reported. Results: Men and women do not significantly differ in compensatory-weight-control-behavior. However, regression models suggest that recent binge drinking, other substance use, and masculine orientation are positively associated with alcohol-related weight control behavior. Conclusions: Sex was not a robust predictor of weight control behavior. Masculine orientation should be considered a possible risk factor for these behaviors and considered when designing prevention and intervention strategies.Journal of American College Health20178832Sex was not a robust predictor of weight control behavior and regression models suggest that recent binge drinking, other substance use, and masculine orientation are positively associated with alcohol-related weight controlbehavior.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of American College Health['Robert L. Peralta', 'P. Barr']2017-01-11T00:00:00 66f3b777edaffb99159b69546b20b37f25b387b0Abstract The usefulness of the online Skype system for qualitative data collection has been well documented, but its application in qualitative data analysis has been largely ignored. This article provides insight into the use of Skype in the context of interdisciplinary team research, with a focus on the analytical phase of a qualitative investigation. Team members used Skype throughout the implementation of a qualitative study that was informed by the Consensual Qualitative Research process. Research team members found that regardless of proximity to one another, Skype enabled an effective collaborative qualitative data analysis process. The system facilitated team members’ communication and analytical consensus building due to its unique system features that enabled all team members to view data in real time during all phases of the data analysis process, including coding, categorization, and identification of domains. Use of the Skype system increased the efficiency and effectiveness of a team-based qualitative data analysis process that, in this case, was consensual but can be usefully applied to other analytical contexts.20173828Insight is provided into the use of Skype in the context of interdisciplinary team research, with a focus on the analytical phase of a qualitative investigation, that was informed by the Consensual Qualitative Research process.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Social Research Methodology['A. Quartiroli', 'S. Knight', 'E. Etzel', 'Molly M. Monaghan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cd513ebe74ac2e97ca522677838ca17a4de0dd78The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology20172929The proposed KPCMD index is based on Mahalanobis distance and moving window kernel principal component analysis technique and it is applied successfully for monitoring of numerical example as well a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR).2017-01-11T00:00:00The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology['Hajer Lahdhiri', 'O. Taouali', 'I. Elaissi', 'Ines Jaffel', 'Mohamed Faouzi Harakat', 'H. Messaoud']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a3a0a7453894a5ba73b11475a6a5e786d5cac335Maternal and Child Health Journal20173224The primary messages presented on preconception care websites emphasized biomedical aspects of women’s health, which medicalizes this pre-pregnancy period by defining it as a biomedical condition requiring lifestyle changes and interventions.2017-01-11T00:00:00Maternal and Child Health Journal['E. Thompson', 'Coralia Vázquez-Otero', 'C. Vamos', 'S. Marhefka', 'Nolan S. Kline', 'E. Daley']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1c48afa467f9b709343f1c99c941144157bcdc0fPurpose This study aims to examine the features of training evaluation process in Russian manufacturing companies. On the basis of three assumptions regarding the differences in group of employees involved in training, duration and costs of a training program, the authors tried to find out the peculiarities of training evaluation tools and levels in Russian manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach The HR professionals from 24 Russian manufacturing companies completed the author’s online questionnaire. Findings The results revealed that the respondents perceived training evaluation as highly important, but their satisfaction level toward existing evaluation was low. The most significant training evaluation goal was recognized as raising the efficiency of training process and the most widely used training evaluation model was Kirkpatrick’s, with focus on the reaction level. It was confirmed that training evaluation tools used in Russian manufacturing enterprises differed among the employee groups and different levels of training evaluation depended on duration and cost of the training program. Originality/value This is the first study which focuses on current training evaluation processes and gaps in Russian manufacturing companies. The recommendations proposed by the authors could be used by an HR team to improve training evaluation depending on employee group involved in training, duration and costs of the training program.201739252017-01-11T00:00:00European Journal of Training and Development['D. Kucherov', 'Daria Manokhina']2017-01-11T00:00:00 acec70026aeb47578bca3dc96a9829518f61a421Abstract Samaritan listening volunteers provide emotional support to people in distress or suicidal. Samaritans’ has high volunteer turnover, which may be due to burnout. This study evaluated the role of demographic and psychosocial factors in predicting Samaritans listening volunteers’ burnout and health status. Samaritans’ listening volunteers (n = 216) from seven branches across UK completed an online survey to assess their levels of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, personal accomplishment), subjective health status, coping, empathy and social support. Overall, listeners showed low levels of burnout and good health. Regression analysis revealed that higher emotional exhaustion was predicted by younger age and avoidant coping style; higher depersonalisation was predicted by lower empathy fantasy and higher avoidant coping style; lower personal accomplishment scores were predicted by higher empathy personal distress and worse health status was predicted by more hours per week spent on listening duties, lower social support and higher avoidant coping style. Overall, different factors influenced different facets of burnout. However, higher use of avoidant coping style consistently predicted higher burnout and worse health status, suggesting avoidant coping is an important target for intervention.Psychology, Health & Medicine20172625Higher use of avoidant coping style consistently predicted higher burnout and worse health status, suggesting avoidant cope is an important target for intervention.2017-01-11T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['A. Roche', 'J. Ogden']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a14c2c71809770a02e198997147a14994bfb007fBMC Health Services Research20173925Modelling the effects of evidence-based cost-effective interventions and making this information widely available has the potential to improve the health and quality of life both of people with dementia and their carers, while ensuring that resources are used efficiently.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Health Services Research['A. Comas-Herrera', 'M. Knapp', 'R. Wittenberg', 'Sube Banerjee', 'A. Bowling', 'E. Grundy', 'C. Jagger', 'N. Farina', 'D. Lombard', 'K. Lorenz', 'D. McDaid']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5350b4f1e7f91a10328384429119f660ab0518d3We analyze the welfare implications of consumer data sharing, and restrictions to that sharing, in the context of online targeted advertising. Targeting technologies offer firms the ability to reach desired audiences through intermediary platforms. The platforms run auctions in real time to display ads on internet sites, leveraging consumers’ personal information collected online to personalize the ads. The online advertising industry posits that targeted advertising benefits advertising firms (that is, merchants who want to target ads to the desired consumers), consumers who see ads for preferred products, and the intermediary platforms that match consumers with firms. However, the claims that targeted advertising benefits all players involved have not been fully vetted in the literature. We develop an analytical model to analyze the economic and welfare implications of targeting technologies for those three players under alternative consumer information regimes. The regimes differ in the type and amount of consumer data available to the intermediary and to the advertising firms, and reflect the presence or absence of technological or regulatory restrictions to personal information flows. We find evidence of incentive misalignment among the players, as the intermediary prefers to share only a subset of consumer information with firms, whereas advertising firms prefer having complete information about the consumers. As such, a strategic intermediary with the ability to control which information is shared during the auction can have an incentive to use only the information that maximizes its payoff, overlooking the interests of both advertising firms and consumers. The information regimes that maximize consumer welfare vastly differ depending on consumers’ heterogeneity along two dimensions: a horizontal dimension, capturing consumer’s heterogeneity in product preferences; and a vertical dimension, capturing consumers’ heterogeneity in purchase power. Consumers prefer none of their personal information to be used for targeting only in limited circumstances. Otherwise, consumers are either indifferent or prefer only specific types of information to be used for targeting.Information systems research201762242017-01-11T00:00:00Information Systems & Economics eJournal['V. Marotta', 'Yue Wu', 'Kaifu Zhang', 'Alessandro Acquisti']2017-01-11T00:00:00 412c8ed6008e5889b39d9fdb794090280071a83cUniversities across the United States have reported consistently high rates of alcohol use and abuse among students during the past 20 years. The college student alcohol consumption level is considered an important public health concern. The increase in problematic drinking seems to be campus wide, but there is an understudied at-risk demographic—collegiate student-athletes. The purpose of this study is to examine student-athletes’ motives for alcohol consumption, drinking patterns, and alcohol-related negative consequences. Student-athletes (N = 283) from five Midwestern universities completed an online questionnaire assessing this behavior. Male student-athletes reported higher levels in all three categories than females. In addition, differences were found in the drinking motives of individual and team sport student-athletes. Unlike previous studies, Division I student-athletes did not differ from Division III with respect to these behaviors. Male student-athletes seem particularly at-risk for problematic alcohol consumption. Additionally, differences were found in motives experienced for alcohol consumption based on sport type (i.e., individual versus team). Level of play was not found to influence drinking motives or alcohol consumption which may signify participation in intercollegiate athletics is a greater influence than division. Differences found in gender and sport type may provide insight to help decrease dangerous drinking habits of student-athletes.201754172017-01-11T00:00:00['E. Taylor', 'R. Ward', 'R. Hardin']2017-01-11T00:00:00 5b1eceeae742e97d1f28ee90eb6509dadfee3848Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a rating and scoring tool for measuring small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) reputation, engagement and goodwill (REG), including internet presence and following on social media, by an exploratory study undertaken in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach A discrete choice experiment (DCE) applying the PAPRIKA method via an online survey was conducted to determine weights representing the relative importance of six indicators related to SMEs’ REG. Usable responses were received from 159 people involved with SMEs. Cluster analysis to identify participants with similar patterns of weights was performed. Findings The six indicators, in decreasing order of importance (mean weights in parentheses), are: “captured” customer opinions about the business (0.28); contact with customer database (0.19); website traffic (0.16); Google Search ranking (0.15); size of customer database, (0.11); and following on social media (0.11). These indicators and weights can be used to rate and score individual SMEs. The cluster analysis indicates that participants’ age has some influence on their weights. Research limitations/implications Only 159 usable responses for the DCE. Practical implications The indicators and their weights provide a practical and inexpensive tool for measuring SMEs’ REG. Originality/value This is the first study to use a DCE to determine weights representing the relative importance of indicators included in a tool for measuring SMEs’ REG. The tool is innovative because it includes readily available indicators of firms’ internet presence and following on social media.201768172017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Intellectual Capital['R. Whiting', 'P. Hansen', 'Anindya Sen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 64a81c0ff94dc6e6b0a5488090684a66c0cc308eThis paper presents a new method for motion planning under differential constraints by incorporating a numerically solved discretized representation of reachable state space for faster state sampling and nearest neighbor searching. The reachable state space is solved for offline and stored into a “reachable map” which can be efficiently applied in online planning. State sampling is performed only over states encompassed by the reachable map to reduce the number of unsuccessful motion validity checking queries. The nearest neighbor distance function is revised such that only reachable states are considered, with states which are unreachable or only reachable beyond a designated time horizon disregarded. This method is generalized for application to any control system, and thus can be used for vehicle models where analytical solutions cannot be found. Greater improvement is expected for more constrained systems where motion checking cost is relatively high. Simulation results are discussed for case studies on a holonomic model and a Dubins car model, both with maximum speed limitation and time included as a dimension in the configuration space, where planning speed (measured by tree growth rate) can be improved through reachability guidance in each system by at least a factor of 3 and 9, respectively.IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters20172318A new method for motion planning under differential constraints is presented by incorporating a numerically solved discretized representation of reachable state space for faster state sampling and nearest neighbor searching and thus can be used for vehicle models where analytical solutions cannot be found.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters['S. Pendleton', 'Wei Liu', 'Hans Andersen', 'Y. Eng', 'Emilio Frazzoli', 'D. Rus', 'M. Ang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d9fdb5ee0100ed6df003fd631500306d0b8cb646In the age of spirited debates about the mediating role of technologies, the other side of the coin is the state of direct experience in contemporary news production, that is, cases in which news reporters still rely on traditional channels such as “legwork,” “firsthand witnessing,” or “shoe-leather reporting.” The present study is a systematic attempt to identify journalists’ reasons for engaging in legwork, by recreating item by item the work processes and reasoning behind hundreds of individual news reports produced in the digital age, across Israeli print, television, radio, and online news outlets (N = 859). Insofar as legwork can serve as a proxy for painstaking journalism, journalists’ decisions make some difference in determining if more or less legwork will ensue. The data avail an opportunity to explore scholarly musings about journalists’ motivations behind legwork: be they knowledge related, medium related, or event related. We find support for all three possibilities and discuss the implications of these findings.20170112017-01-11T00:00:00Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly[]2017-01-11T00:00:00 3d69e883bcfa17fdf178459533780b07e542086aThis letter characterizes the intertwined behavior of a susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model involving multiple mutually exclusive memes, each competing over distinct contact planes of an undirected multi-layer social network, with the possibility of inter-switching. Based on the mean-field theory, we contrast and derive closed-form analytical expressions for the steady-state thresholds that govern the transitions between extinction, co-existence, and absolute dominance of the inter-switchable memes. Moreover, a non-linear optimization formulation is presented to determine the optimal budget allocation for controlling the switching rates to a particular co-existing meme. Validated by simulations, the impact of switching on the tipping thresholds and their implications in reality are demonstrated using data extracted from online social networks.IEEE Communications Letters20171217This letter characterizes the intertwined behavior of a susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model involving multiple mutually exclusive memes, each competing over distinct contact planes of an undirected multi-layer social network, with the possibility of inter-switching.2017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Communications Letters['Aresh Dadlani', 'Muthukrishnan Senthil Kumar', 'Manikanta Gowtham Maddi', 'Kiseon Kim']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a5304c45a9506e47bf3bae213be0971f2cec4a7dThe purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the concept of personal innovativeness through an application of the Ettlie and O'Keefe (1982) innovativeness scale. A mixed-mode approach to data collection involving online and postal surveying was used to obtain responses from 404 practicing UK managers. Although the work has a number of limitations relating to the personal innovativeness scale employed and difficulties associated with comparative analysis of the results, the findings are statistically significant and appear to have face value. The most important finding from this study is the identification of five key dimensions of personal innovativeness which suggests that the concept is fragmenting and becoming more complex. The paper concludes by considering the implications of the findings in terms of recruitment of managers, their education and training, the design of reward packages, and the allocation of resources.201759102017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Business Innovation and Research['K. Walley', 'Sophie Goodall', 'A. Humphries', 'J. Huntington', 'David R. White', 'Tony Asson']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7b8dc4599e0ac60e687562daaee34acaabb04d91Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the inter-relationships between product category embarrassment, consumption contexts, individual’s attachment styles, and their combined effects on individual’s preference toward online and physical store channels while buying embarrassing products. Design/methodology/approach Experimental design was employed by taking a sample of young adult students. Findings The results of this study shows that embarrassing product class and social consumption context can potentially elicit embarrassment. Anxiously attached individuals are more prone to be embarrassed compared to the individuals adopting secure and avoidant attachment styles. Originality/value Value of the paper lies in empirically investigating the complex inter-relationships between product class-specific embarrassment, context specific embarrassment, individual’s attachment styles and buying channel selection.201758112017-01-11T00:00:00Marketing Intelligence & Planning['Juhi Gahlot Sarkar', 'Abhigyan Sarkar']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ac9cb0d496a5f606747797bf1d03ac744c5bbc3dDeciphering the combinatorial histone codes has been a long-standing interest in the epigenetics field, which requires the reliable and robust characterization of the post-translational modifications (PTMs) coexisting on histones. To this end, weak cation exchange hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography is commonly used in middle-down liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry approaches for online separation of variously modified histone peptides. Here we provide a novel strategy that combines the selective histone peptide derivatization using N-hydroxysuccinimide propionate ester with reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) for the robust, sensitive, and reliable characterization of combinatorial histone PTMs. Derivatization amplifies the subtle physical differences between similarly modified histone peptides, thereby allowing baseline separation of these peptides by standard RPLC. Also, the sensitivity of MS is enhanced greatly by derivatization due to the increased peptide hydrophobicity and concentrated charge-state envelope during electrospray ionization. Furthermore, we systematically optimized the dual electron transfer and higher energy collision dissociation and achieved near-complete peptide sequence coverage in MS/MS spectra, allowing highly precise and reliable PTM identification. Using this method, we identified 311 and 293 combinations of histone H3 PTMs from the lymphoma cells Karpas-422 with/without drug treatment, confirming the advantages of our method in serving as a platform for profiling combinatorial histone PTMs.Journal of Proteome Research20173610A novel strategy that combines the selective histone peptide derivatization using N-hydroxysuccinimide propionate ester with reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) for the robust, sensitive, and reliable characterization of combinatorial histone PTMs is provided.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of proteome research['Rijing Liao', 'Dan Zheng', 'Aiying Nie', 'Shaolian Zhou', 'H. Deng', 'Yuan Gao', 'Pengyuan Yang', 'Yanyan Yu', 'Lin Tan', 'W. Qi', 'Jiaxi Wu', 'E. Li', 'Wei Yi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4df6e6fb40bb58e6e718d356f4b237a90f941fa6BioMedical Engineering OnLine20175616The logarithmic response obtained with higher sensitivity at the lower range of thickness of fat suggests that implementation of NIRS may be suited for detecting under-nutrition and monitoring nutritional interventions for malnutrition in neonates in resource-constrained communities.2017-01-11T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['F. H. Mustafa', 'P. Jones', 'A. McEwan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 400a7c4ec221241d6bb9dafb4f200f308d02ddc5With an increased demand arising from stake holders to provide more complex clinical experiences and to have students better prepared for clinical rotations, educators need to develop instructional tasks and measures to teach and assess clinical reasoning. The purpose of this article is to highlight a clinical simulation measure revolving around the A SECRET reasoning approach, which is also generalizable to other conditions and interventions. Preliminary findings of 1st year Master of Occupational Therapy students (n = 8) who took part in a pilot of the A SECRET case scenario reported positive, yet not strong, attitudes toward the A SECRET assessment and the sensory processing related content delivered in an online format as a part of a larger study. Overall the student perceptions and the processes of the measure development suggest an inherent value of using the proposed type of simulated case scenarios in assisting occupational therapy students in their program's first year with the development of clinical reasoning.Occupational Therapy International2017337Overall the student perceptions and the processes of the measure development suggest an inherent value of using the proposed type of simulated case scenarios in assisting occupational therapy students in their program's first year with the development of clinical reasoning.2017-01-11T00:00:00Occupational Therapy International['B. Gee', 'Kelly Thompson', 'Jane Strickland', 'L. Miller']2017-01-11T00:00:00 42ea0f2908e77be96d25daf85468c81752b00f71eleed, Iss. 12 - Comparisons show online courses to be inferior to blended learning courses. Studies of the absence of students from classes as well as time budget analysis of the workload of Bachelor students provide evidence for a positive effect of the face-to-face component of blended learning environments on learning success. Attendance or presence seems to be even more important for the learning success than self-study, which in today’s bachelor curricula with their conservative structure and classical teaching methods reduces learning to cramming. This essay presents some evidence for a special role of attendance for learning success and explains the positive effect of face-to-face (f2f) situations through motivation and communication theory, and an analysis of recorded lectures.201707This essay presents some evidence for a special role of attendance for learning success and explains the positive effect of face-to-face (f2f) situations through motivation and communication theory, and an analysis of recorded lectures.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Rolf Schulmeister']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4848694bf1ab960e407d242d6aaf67436e14c754BioMedical Engineering OnLine2017329An initial development of a method to measure an electrocardiogram (ECG) through tap water without conscious awareness of the presence of electrodes that are placed outside the bathtub wall, and the ECG signal, in particular ECG/QRS components, were successfully detected.2017-01-11T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['K. Motoi', 'Y. Yamakoshi', 'T. Yamakoshi', 'Hiroaki Sakai', 'Naoto Tanaka', 'K. Yamakoshi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 85c6e0d58b82e3b8f0515aaec5f186761be804a8Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of media attention on corporate disaster relief. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a matched sample research design, which is considered more appropriate than a random sample design for studying events that have low-occurrence rates in general. For each donor firm in the Yushu earthquake, the authors matched the firm with a non-donor firm in the same industry and with a firm size of within ±30 percent of the total assets in the year prior to the year of the occurrence of the Yushu earthquake. Then, using the Baidu engine, which is the most popular Chinese search engine, the authors captured the online media attention to the donor firms and their disaster relief. Findings The authors found that media attention drove corporate disaster relief. Research limitations/implications Although the authors highlighted the role of the media as an important stakeholder in influencing corporate disaster relief, the authors did not fully explore the media’s influence. Future research should delve more deeply into the impact of the tenor of media coverage on corporate disaster relief. Originality/value This study reveals that the media, a particularly powerful stakeholder, can be a corporate disaster relief driver in China.20173552017-01-11T00:00:00Disaster Prevention and Management['Z. Ouyang', 'Jiuchang Wei', 'Yu Xiao', 'Fei Wang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3939fc7023ed878181a2d6d6515c89bd951cc5e6The current unit scheduling criteria on Penghu Island entail applying net load demand to determine the numbers of online diesel units. The net load may underestimate the number of required online units in a system with high wind power penetration, especially under off-peak load and high wind conditions, both of which engender insufficient operating reserves. Therefore, this study proposes new unit scheduling criteria that integrate the system equivalent speed droop with the M factor by considering different loads and wind conditions. This study also identified the maximum allowable power loss and the required size of the operating reserve by considering system reliability. Finally, this study determined the allocation modes for units and the required generation distributions for various loads. In accordance with the requirements of system loads at specific times, the proposed unit scheduling criteria could provide system operators with corresponding unit operating modes, as well as generation distributions, thereby sustaining power reliability and quality levels.IEEE transactions on industry applications20171652017-01-11T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications['Chia-An Chang', 'Ting-Chun Lo', 'Yuan-Kang Wu', 'Bin Chen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 15b9bbff982f510fffdd79ac7ba9790e64f8e390Journal of Computational Science and Technology2017235An efficient and effective algorithm is proposed, entitled Influence, which constrains the load of each expert in order to keep all members from overworking and performs better than the state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of effectiveness and time efficiency.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Computer Science and Technology['Yu Zhou', 'Jianbin Huang', 'Xiaolin Jia', 'Heli Sun']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4c43c1212c1d33cae4f02c8037522193d19adceeScientific Reports201704This Article contains errors in the affiliations for Xin Qian, Jiao Du and Caiyun Chen, who were incorrectly listed as affiliated to “Department of Respiratory Medicine, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, No. No. 1”.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Qi Huang', 'I. Duan', 'Xin Qian', 'Jinshuo Fan', 'Zhilei Lv', 'Xiuxiu Zhang', 'Jieli Han', 'Feng Wu', 'Mengfei Guo', 'Guorong Hu', 'Jiao Du', 'Caiyun Chen', 'Yang Jin']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bfd03e7ab48561c2001b07f0d65e26577ac4d39cPurpose The purpose of this paper is to test the feasibility of implementing a healthy lifestyles intervention to maintain or achieve healthy weight for low-income young adults in vocational education. Design/methodology/approach Non-randomized, quasi-experimental feasibility test of a ten-week intervention with follow-up assessment designed using PRECEDE-PROCEED. A convenience sample included low-income young adults (n=165), 18-24 years recruited from two vocational training facilities. The intervention had weekly: online educational modules, targeting the non-dieting approach through healthful eating, and physical activity; and messages to promote fruit and vegetable intake, increased physical activity and stress management. Anthropometrics were measured, and an online survey on physical activity and eating behavior (e.g. self-regulation, self-instruction, emotional eating) was administered at baseline, post-, and follow-up. Findings At baseline, males were overweight and females were obese based on average BMI; no significant change in BMI, food intake, physical activity, or stress management were noted following the intervention. Eating behavior changed in treatment vs control group; food self-regulation was higher (p=0.025) for high use treatment group compared to the control group. Practical implications Lifestyle interventions are critical for low-income young adults who are overweight or obese by 18-24 years of age. Young adults who engage in such interventions can make food behavior changes that can have a mediating effect on healthy weight management. Models like PRECEDE-PROCEED are vital to success when working toward sustainable programs within communities. Originality/value Few healthy lifestyle programs have been reported for low-income, non-college young adults, specifically with a largely male population, and none with PRECEDE-PROCEED.2017534A feasibility test of a healthy lifestyles intervention to maintain or achieve healthy weight for low-income young adults in vocational education designed using PRECEDE-PROCEED found no significant change in BMI, food intake, physical activity, or stress management following the intervention.2017-01-11T00:00:00Health Education['J. Walsh', 'K. Kattelmann', 'Adrienne A. White']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bdd9140157b5711a4b71186f79ffb00817903c83This article describes how Australia’s metadata retention and disclosure regime addresses the retention and disclosure of location information and location identifiers by locally licensed telecommunications service providers and those that do not require a licence to operate in Australia. The article specifically looks at over the-top-content and communication services. The retention and disclosure duties are described in contrast to the powers of the law enforcement agencies to access and use location information from free online social networking services, whereas the law seeks to restrict the retention and thereby the disclosure of location information in respect of over the-top-content and communication services that are not provided by the licensed or unlicensed telecommunications service provider. The paper argues the retention limitations in respect of over the-top-content and communication services are undermined by the actions of the agencies to harvest location information and conduct big data analytics. Similarly, so does the discretion granted to the telecommunications service provider to retain location information in respect of over the-top-content and communication services, provided by a third party content service provider and then be required to disclose it, without any additional safeguards. The actions of the agencies and the discretion granted to the telecommunications companies undermine privacy protections.2017353The paper argues the retention limitations in respect of over the-top-content and communication services are undermined by the actions of the agencies to harvest location information and conduct big data analytics and the discretion granted to the telecommunications companies undermine privacy protections.2017-01-11T00:00:00Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy['Stanley Shanapinda']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a0d9471739c28e00b4d836c125d437811e423de1Muhammad Raheel1,*, Nazir Javed2, Sajid Aleem Khan2, Hafiz Muhammad Aatif3 and Sohail Ahmed4 1University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan 2Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 3College of Agriculture, BZU Bahadur Subcampus, Layyah, Pakistan 4Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Article Information Received 25 january 2015 Revised 31 May 2016 Accepted 27 June 2016 Available online 11 January 2017201773This paper aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, as to provide real-time information about the honey bees of Bahawalpur in the summer of 2015.2017-01-11T00:00:00Pakistan Journal of Zoology['M. Raheel', 'N. Javed', 'S. Khan', 'H. Aatif', 'Sohail Ahmed']2017-01-11T00:00:00 66dca2f92acda8690229f166d5acaf4286d07288The expanding network of Higher Education and Research facilities through inter-federation, whilst generally perceived as extremely valuable for collaboration and online security at large, exposes inviting new possibilities for malicious attacks[1]. A single compromised account may provide an entry point to this global network of resources linking thousands of organisations. How can we, the community, coordinate a response spanning countries and continents? How can trust be built between the organisations, and between the people, in our communities? REFEDS (the Research and Education FEDerations group)[2], in conjunction with the European Commission funded AARC Project (Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration)[3], is spearheading the Security Incident Response Trust Framework for Federated Identity (Sirtfi)[4] as a method for mitigating the impact of security incidents to federations. This framework provides a list of statements which an organisation must self- assert to be deemed Sirtfi compliant, spanning best practices in operational security to traceability. Organic global trust groups already provide a platform for informal alliances within academia, research and industry, however there is a need for heightened transparency, inclusivity and structure to facilitate this process. The lack of centralised governance within this space, in contrast to individual organisations or even national federations, calls for a standard procedure that can be adopted by all participants. What role will individuals play as this network grows in magnitude? This paper, a summary of the presentation given at the International Symposium on Grids and Clouds 2016, explores the practicalities of closing the loop on federated security. A two fold approach is presented, building trust between organisations and between the individuals therein.201743This paper, a summary of the presentation given at the International Symposium on Grids and Clouds 2016, explores the practicalities of closing the loop on federated security and presents a two fold approach, building trust between organisations and between the individuals therein.2017-01-11T00:00:00['H. Short', 'R. Wartel']2017-01-11T00:00:00 83a673edb9bfb28287e65cc5f374e22988b462e4ABSTRACT Hopkinsville Community College’s Technological Education for the Rural Community (TERC) project is funded through the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) division. It is advancing innovative educational pathways for technological education promoted at the community college level serving rural communities to fill highly technical positions. Deficiencies in mathematics preparation and access to meaningful math program content were identified as barriers to educational attainment for the technician. Math courses were hybridized to deliver material in class with an online component. Didactic content was employed using portable media that students without Internet could use outside of class. Materials were contextualized using problem-based learning focusing on curriculum requirements relating to industry-specific problem solving with relevant examples that are of use to the technician. Interdepartmental and industrial collaborations were conducted to incorporate hands-on content from math, engineering, and technician fields.2017132017-01-11T00:00:00Community College Journal of Research and Practice['Sherry L. McCormack', 'Stuart Zieman']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2d5992e2abc789c4a947cffee0df2f01c3cb0bd0En el presente articulo se describe un proyecto educativo entre Universidad y Escuela, donde el principal objetivo es cohesionar la teoria de Educacion inclusiva y la practica profesional docente. En colaboracion con el centro educativo Escuela 2 (Valencia), se proponen diferentes lineas de trabajo hacia la mejora de este paradigma, en base a practicas reales de aula y de centro. Asimismo, se realiza una revision del constructo teorico de forma actualizada y se lleva a cabo una evaluacion de centro. Como resultados destacamos la realizacion de una base de datos online inclusiva, asi como un listado de practicas inclusivas de exito. Por el contrario se observa la resistencia docente como la mayor barrera en el desarrollo de procesos de ensenanza-aprendizaje inclusivos. Pero en definitiva, se concluye que la tipologia inclusiva de Educacion es posible mediante grupos heterogeneos, practicas inclusivas validas y personal profesional.20173432017-01-11T00:00:00['C. Álvarez', 'Paula Jardón Giner', 'Roser Grau Vidal']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9fe7d33ff8956d802eb71e0bcb9a93cca1efc8acAbstract: Zarb’s (1992) criteria were used to inspect the emancipatory potential met in six pieces of focus group research and the level of collaboration and inclusion for people with ID as ‘active partners’ in research. Selected post-2010 research was sourced from a search of online databases pertinent to nursing, social work and ID. The exercise found that control mostly lies in the hands of academics and clinicians. Research is carried out with people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities while those with more complex needs are excluded. Power relationships are not closely examined. It is possible to involve people with ID in research using adapted methods and disabled researchers. Firstly, the idea of power and control for active involvement of participants with ID in focus groups is examined. Then recent research is explored through comparative analysis and a discussion. The author concludes that researchers should account more fully for their own positions of power in the medical or social model of disability. Researchers should offer opportunities for criticism and account for the products of research. Turning abstract concepts into concrete examples may benefit participants with intellectual disabilities.Keywords: focus groups; intellectual disabilities; disability research; groupwork; group workGroupwork201702Zarb’s (1992) criteria were used to inspect the emancipatory potential met in six pieces of focus group research and the level of collaboration and inclusion for people with ID as ‘active partners’ in research and it is concluded that researchers should account more fully for their own positions of power in the medical or social model of disability.2017-01-11T00:00:00Groupwork['Rosa Wright']2017-01-11T00:00:00 335aa9ae5b41d4b4b50a1159c198b59580590aa6BMC Genomics201712This paper presents a meta-analysis of power estimation and sample size determination for replication studies of genome-wide association studies with findings that suggest power estimation values should be considered as a proxy for sample size in association studies.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Genomics['Wei Jiang', 'Weichuan Yu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 f09e64b4f852577be886ae3a914258f7685aabe8Scientific Reports201702This Article incorrectly affiliated Ivo Grosse to “Department of Soil Ecology, UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany”.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Hölzer', 'Verena Krähling', 'F. Amman', 'Emanuel Barth', 'S. Bernhart', 'Victor A. O. Carmelo', 'Maximilian Collatz', 'Gero Doose', 'Florian Eggenhofer', 'Jan Ewald', 'Jörg Fallmann', 'Lasse M. Feldhahn', 'Markus Fricke', 'Juliane Gebauer', 'Andreas J. Gruber', 'Franziska Hufsky', 'H. Indrischek', 'Sabina Kanton', 'J. Linde', 'Nelly Mostajo', 'Roman Ochsenreiter', 'Konstantin Riege', 'Lorena Rivarola-Duarte', 'A. Sahyoun', 'Sita J. Saunders', 'S. Seemann', 'Andrea Tanzer', 'Bertram Vogel', 'S. Wehner', 'Michael T. Wolfinger', 'R. Backofen', 'J. Gorodkin', 'I. Grosse', 'I. Hofacker', 'S. Hoffmann', 'C. Kaleta', 'P. Stadler', 'S. Becker', 'M. Marz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b972dd64ef6eef6c2540420ff908efedeb32f651Over the recent years, globalization has resulted in an exponential growth in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Earlier, offline ERP has been used widely among the industrialists including small scale units, but due to recent penetration of web-based ERP, scholars have questioned on its effectiveness in comparison to offline. Thus the present review summarizes on benefits and weakness and critical success factors that impact SMEs performance in specific to India i.e. the effectiveness of web-based or offline ERP systems was observed. (Here in both online and web-based and offline or offline has been used interchangeably). For this identification, the present study adopted the secondary data collection method where various research articles were reviewed. From the review it is evident that both web-based and offline ERP system has it pros and cons. In the aspect of critical success factors involve include reduction in development time, reduction of productivity cost, low inventory overhead, fewer resources, improved procurement, transparency, improved supply chains time, improved response time in market conditions, better use of resources, customer satisfaction and ease of global reach influence the firm performance of SMEs. However, it is observed in this review, web-based ERP systems are more efficient than offline ERP based on the factors like Scalability, Maintainability, Portability and Return-On-Investment (ROI). Offline ERP system are also effective for firm performance, though where time frame for implementation and cost factor are observed to be minimum. Hence it is concluded that compared to offline ERP system, the web based ERP has significant effect in enhancing the firm performance. Therefore, this review suggested that the SMEs and other larger organisations may apply web-based ERP system to achieve success in present competitive world.2017951It is concluded that compared to offline ERP system, the web based ERP has significant effect in enhancing the firm performance and is suggested that the SMEs and other larger organisations may apply web-based ERPs system to achieve success in present competitive world.2017-01-11T00:00:00ERN: Other Organizations & Markets: Formal & Informal Structures (Topic)['Dinesh Elango']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cfed588e8fa1bbe9e9055caf37d0e62cf3eb0198Aiken, G.T., 2016. Polysemic, polyvalent and phatic: a rough evolution of community with reference to low carbon transitions. People, Place and Policy Online, 10 (2), 126–145. Beck, U., 1992. Risk society: towards a new modernity. London: Sage. Boykoff, M. and Goodman, M.K., 2015. Science (and policy) friction: how mass media shapes North American climate discourses. In: B. Sommer, ed. Cultural dynamics of climate change and the environment in Northern America. Climate and culture. Leiden: Brill, 189–205. Feola, G. and Him, M.R., 2016. The diffusion of the Transition Network in four European countries. Environment and Planning A, 48 (11), 2112–2115. Feola, G. and Nunes, J.R., 2014. Success and failure of grassroots innovations for addressing climate change: the case of the Transition Movement. Global Environmental Change, 24, 232–250. Noorgard, K.M., 2011. Living in denial: climate change, emotions and everyday life. Boston: MIT Press. Seyfang, G. and Longhurst, N., 2013. Desperately seeking niches: grassroots innovations and niche development in the community currency field. Global Environmental Change, 23 (5), 881–891.2017412017-01-11T00:00:00Local Environment['A. Karvonen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 90c757e3a283803277149174554cec532323b576Pesatnya perkembangan teknologi komunikasi dan informasi telah mengubah model dan pola pembelajaran didunia pendidikan. Salah satu inovasi dalam proses pembelajaran yaitu metode blended learning. Pemanfaatan moodle sebagai perangkat pengelola pembelajaran berfungsi sebagai sarana untuk melaksanakan sistem pembelajaran secara online. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah One Shot Case Study. Populasi dan sampelnya adalah siswa kelas XII IPA MA Muhammadiyah Kudus yang berjumlah 37 siswa. Data yang dikumpulkan adalah efektifitas hasil belajar siswa dan data hasil kuesioner untuk melihat tanggapan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata hasil posttest siswa sebesar 79,92. Hasil uji t pihak kanan thitung = 7,58 > ttabel = 2,015 sehingga Ha diterima. Hasil belajar siswa diuij menggunakan uji gain score yang memperoleh nilai gain 0,3516 atau 35,56% berada dalam rentang 0,3 ≤ g ≤ 0,7 yang dikategorikan sedang. Sedangkan hasil analisis tanggapan siswa memiliki presentase sebesar 80,36% yang berarti Sangat Layak. Berdasarkan penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa blended learning menggunakan moodle terbukti mampu membantu keefektifan hasil belajar siswa pada materi berkreasi dengan CorelDRAW. Saran peneliti yaitu pendidik dapat menggunakan blended learning dengan moodle dalam proses pembelajaran sebagai salah satu alternatif untuk memudahkan siswa dalam memahami materi.2017012017-01-11T00:00:00['Agung Supriyadi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c9223bc0c26c78ee63c31bdcdbcfb02a784d2331Field teaching is an indispensable feature of geoscience education, at all levels. However, delivering effective field experiences is challenging under many circumstances – not least for distance students such as Open University (OU) undergraduates. Hence, OU geoscience modules over the last 25 years have featured virtual field trips (VFTs), exploiting a range of formats, typically delivered via CD-ROM, DVD or web browser. 2013 saw a dramatic reboot with the launch of Virtual Skiddaw, a field exercise framed in a multi-user virtual environment that was created using 3D gaming software (Unity 3D). Virtual world field trips (VWFTs) offer a wealth of new opportunities for online field learning. Advances in scanning and photogrammetry make detailed observation possible, while the digital landscape and ambient audio foster immersion. Rather than merely trying to replicate an outdoor field trip, the VWFT can also go ‘beyond fieldwork’: users can access aerial perspectives; drape the digital landscape with different imagery (e.g. maps); teleport and fly to save time; call up subsurface cross-sections; even fade other avatars out if they are obscuring the view! The multi-user capability enables collaborative work, even among groups that are widely dispersed, as OU students are. There are times when a VFT can replace physical fieldwork, for example for those who cannot access the outdoor locations. However, we regard their primary role as support for physical field teaching, so that students can make the most of their, often limited, time in the field: pre-trip familiarisation and orientation, followed by post-trip revision, reflection or extension – for both educators and students; introducing basic fieldwork concepts and logistics, risk assessment, and even some fieldwork skills – for instance to students with no prior field experience – to alleviate anxiety and build confidence. For example, in Virtual Skiddaw both mapwork and compass skills can be practised in the context of a 3D landscape. VWFTs also facilitate development of spatial literacy skills by bridging the 2D/3D conceptual gap, promote active learning, foster collaborative skills and reinvigorate problem-solving exercises.201701Virtual world field trips offer a wealth of new opportunities for online field learning, facilitate development of spatial literacy skills by bridging the 2D/3D conceptual gap, promote active learning, foster collaborative skills and reinvigorate problem-solving exercises.2017-01-11T00:00:00['T. Argles', 'D. Burden', 'S. Tilling', 'S. Minocha']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9ee73bc275f1701ed43ba73ede80320cde436108This article describes an exploratory study on how secondary education students, from nine different states in Brazil, used SNS as a form of communication, more specifically Facebook and Facebook fan pages, in order to organize and to publish news, videos and pictures about their Students’ Social Movements. This study is framed under Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, in order to understand how students achieve their objectives acting collaboratively. Data was obtained from 9 pages on Facebook, which coordinates more than 400 pages created by students all over the country. Our findings suggest that collaborative agency plays a central role for the development and expansion of the social movements. By using Facebook as a communicative mediational tool, students were able to report, plan and coordinate online and physical activities.20173212017-01-11T00:00:00['Fernando Rezende da Cunha Júnior', 'Monica Lemos']2017-01-11T00:00:00 00f8621b8df49ec1b88876e2bd6ab803b0912afdThe paper addresses the recent emergence of two phenomena on the political agenda of many OECD countries: political parties born out of social movements and the Universal Basic Income (UBI). Regarding the former, one of the most important novelties in the Spanish political context has been the emergence of Podemos. Coming from nowhere, just four months after its foundation the party became the third political force in 23 of the 40 main cities in the European elections 2014. With regards to the latter, one of the social policy proposals most discussed recently in Spain, especially after Podemos included it in the program for the European elections, has been the UBI. The paper explores the future of this proposal on the economic agenda of Podemos in the light of the preferences of its constituency. To do so the paper uses an online survey on the UBI conducted during November 10 and December 15 2014 by the “Circle” of Podemos on the UBI proposal. We propose and test two hypotheses in the article: (1) being left-wing is going to play a decreasingly important role in the vote for Podemos; (2) as a result of this, Podemos didn’t include the UBI proposal in the party’s economic program for the general elections in December 2015.20171112017-01-11T00:00:00['B. Calvo', 'C. Sánchez']2017-01-11T00:00:00 748f291998b99228913c5fa1fd6d82510c363949Analisis del tipo de relaciones perceptuales del espectador de arte visual de la ciudad de Leon, Guanajuato, por medio de una encuesta online que servira para la realizacion de la introduccion de un cuadernillo de conceptos utilizados para la descripcion del arte contemporaneo y actual.2017212017-01-11T00:00:00['Claudia Paulina Vela Ramírez', 'Rolando Ramos Reyes', 'M. Torres']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4762c176a4482c6c2db1ba4726a72f8eab6b8d04Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an important aspect of HIV prevention following potential exposure. We conducted a survey to assess knowledge of HIV PEP, and awareness of HIV PEP resources, among key healthcare professionals, using an anonymous online questionnaire. Twelve (18%) of 68 respondents answered five or more of six knowledge questions correctly; 49 (72%) cited the Emergency Management of Injuries (EMI) toolkit as a resource. Although most respondents were aware of the EMI Toolkit for HIV PEP, the low number of respondents correctly answering knowledge questions suggests a need for training to avoid potential suboptimal HIV PEP use.Irish medical journal201701Although most respondents were aware of the EMI Toolkit for HIV PEP, the low number of respondents correctly answering knowledge questions suggests a need for training to avoid potential suboptimal HIV P EP use.2017-01-11T00:00:00Irish medical journal['P. Garvey', 'L. Thornton', 'F. Lyons']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d8bdc38be8f5047ea6018c51cf772f9a43aa6868Abstract The objectives of this study were 1) to compare the before and after of students’ learning achievement in plant propagation by using the Model of blended learning and science project and 2) to study the students’ learning retention in plant propagation by Model of blended learning and science project. The purposive sampling used in this study consisted of 34 fifth grade pupils in semester 1 of academic year 2016, Narathiwat Primary Education Service Area Office 3. Research design is pre-experimental design that was used the One- Group Pretest - Post - test Design. The research instruments were (1) the online lesson is to be effective as 83.67/81 is higher than as the criteria of 80/80. (2) the achievement test is to be reliability as 0.77 and 3) the lesson plan is to be effective as mean 4.63 is a very good level. Statistics employed for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and t-test dependent. The findings were as follows: 1) The students’ learning achievement after learning are statistically higher than learning the plant propagation on online lesson by using the Model of blended learning and science project at .05 level. 2) The learning retention by Model of blended learning and science project examined 2 weeks after was reduced significantly at .05 level. Keyword: Blended Learning, Science Project, Learning Retention, Learning Achievement บทคดยอ การวจยครงนมจดประสงคเพอ (1) เพอเปรยบเทยบผลสมฤทธทางการเรยนกอนเรยนและหลงเรยนของ ผเรยนทเรยนโดยใชรปแบบการเรยนรแบบผสมผสานและโครงงานวทยาศาสตร เรอง การขยายพนธพช (2) เพอศกษา ความคงทนในการเรยนรของผเรยนทเรยนโดยใชรปแบบการเรยนรแบบผสมผสานและโครงงานวทยาศาสตร เรอง การขยายพนธพช กลมตวอยางทนำมาใชในการวจยครงน เปนนกเรยนทกำลงศกษาอยในระดบชนประถมศกษาปท 5 ในภาคเรยนท 1 ปการศกษา 2559 สำนกงานเขตพนทการศกษาประถมศกษานราธวาส เขต 3 โดยวธเลอกแบบ เจาะจง จำนวน 34 คน เปนการวจยการออกแบบกอนทดลอง (Pre-Experimental Design) แบบแผนการวจย คอ การศกษาแบบกลมเดยววดสองครง เครองมอทใชในการวจย ประกอบดวย (1) บทเรยนออนไลน เรอง การขยาย พนธพชมประสทธภาพ 83.67/81 ซงสงกวาเกณฑ 80/80 ทตงไว (2) แบบทดสอบวดผลสมฤทธทางการเรยนมคา ความเชอมนเทากบ 0.77 และ (3) แผนการจดการเรยนรมคณภาพทคาเฉลย 4.63 อยในระดบดมาก สถตทใชใน การวเคราะหขอมล ไดแก คาเฉลย สวนเบยงเบนมาตรฐาน และทดสอบสมมตฐานโดยใช t-test dependent ผลการวจยพบวา (1) ผลสมฤทธทางการเรยนของผเรยนทเรยนโดยใชรปแบบการเรยนรแบบผสมผสานและโครงงาน วทยาศาสตรหลงเรยนสงกวากอนเรยนอยางมนยสำคญทางสถตทระดบ .05 และ (2) ความคงทนในการเรยนรของ รปแบบการเรยนรแบบผสมผสานและโครงงานวทยาศาสตรภายหลงผานไป 2 สปดาหลดลงอยางมนยสำคญทาง สถตทระดบ .05 คำสำคญ: การเรยนรแบบผสมผสาน โครงงานวทยาศาสตร ความคงทนในการเรยนร ผลสมฤทธทางการเรยน2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['คณิตา นิจจรัลกุล', 'ทรงธรรม แก้วประถม', 'มนฑกาน อรรถสงเคราะห์', 'มุกดา ธรรมกิรติ', 'ธเนศ สุขมาตย์', 'นิตยา สืบประดิษฐ์', 'นูรียะตี จะปะกิยา']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ce144de4c614b5e35b6bb6fa8d1cbdaeeab8dc9bAbstract Wild animals and natural habitats are rapidly being lost because of overpopulation and global climate change. Here I recount some of my own charmed life, including adventures and experiences, and I present some preliminary new data on gender differences in 80 lizard species from 14 different families. In most of these species of desert lizards, females are larger than males but males have relatively larger heads than females. Today's lizard ecologists face impediments and a difficult future in which species and habitats are in short supply. I plan to provide access to my own data as a legacy for frustrated future lizard ecologists. These data are described here and online at A Desert Lizard Data Book for the 21st Century (http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/pianka/Proposal.html).Journal of Herpetology2017280Some of my own charmed life, including adventures and experiences are recounted, and some preliminary new data on gender differences in 80 lizard species from 14 different families are presented, suggesting females are larger than males but males have relatively larger heads than females.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Herpetology['E. Pianka']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7fca255d96cc9936bba63a17202212fd57bbed66Nature2017002017-01-11T00:00:00Nature['D. Csala', 'Harry Hoster']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d3f891f1539518d4ad3f766f6d6ccf2f58d9c8ceScientific Reports201700This Article contains an error in Figure 1A, where the y-axis ’Relative DNM2 level’ is incorrectly labelled as ‘Relative CRLF2level’.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Z. Ge', 'Yan Gu', 'Q. Han', 'Gang Zhao', 'Min Li', 'Jianyong Li', 'Baoan Chen', 'Tianyu Sun', 'S. Dovat', 'R. Gale', 'Chunhua Song']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7ae7f837f9a7dac92bee528c901a0114f134aad4Auf die Frage, ob er sich als Journalist, Dozent oder Schriftsteller verstehe, antwortet Viktor Martinowitsch, er schaffe Sinn. Das sei in verschiedenen Genres moglich. In erster Linie versuche er, als Romanautor eine kunstlerische Ordnung ins Chaos des Lebens zu bringen. Daneben lehrt er Politikwissenschaft an der Europaischen Geisteswissenschaftlichen Universitat, die im Jahr 2005 wegen politischer Schikanen von Minsk ins litauische Exil nach Vilnius verlegt wurde. Schliesslich ist Martinowitsch Kolumnist fur «Zeit online» und verschiedene weissrussische Kulturportale.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['U. Schmid']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cd7b8e4fba2cb566a0c0f66a3f3b0e8408c7ed2aThis paper aims to study the effects of cross section of Internet finance and mobile payment on the Internet financial deepening and the interest rate liberalization. Because more than 50% of online payment is completed by way of mobile payments and financial products in Internet finance also have such two ways as online transactions and mobile client transactions, the interest rate index on behalf of the Internet finance can be largely replaced by the return of financial products in it. The study of the relationship between return of common monetary fund in transactional Internet finance and quasi benchmark fund—SHIBOR helps to determine the effect of Internet mobile payment on Internet financial deepening and the interest rate liberalization. First, ensure the stability of time series data on SHIBOR, Yu’E Bao returns, payment of the third party with ADF test and Johansen co-integration test and then build the VEC model and perform T test and AR stationary test, then make response analysis on impulse function to describe the impact of endogenous variables. Finally, make analysis and risk prevention suggestions according to empirical results based on the market situation.20171402017-01-11T00:00:00International journal of economics and finance['Yaqian Pan', 'Shubing Li', 'Xinxin Chen', 'Shiqi Yu', 'Lijuan Yu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8741ccfc377e0db50347ab1f528e982389cafc0cThe websites below provide open access to clinically-oriented podcasts and audio recordings, delivering a broad mix of lectures and interviews and conversations and commentary. The content on these sites can be listened to online or downloaded. Websites which contain openly accessible allied health oriented podcasts and audio recordings.201700The websites below provide open access to clinically-oriented podcasts and audio recordings, delivering a broad mix of lectures and interviews and conversations and commentary.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Tpch Library']2017-01-11T00:00:00 dd9002c46d684a2b2c2691d3a1ed69a055731d4cEl grafeno es una hoja de un solo atomo de grafito, un mineral abundante el cual es un alotropo del carbono que se compone de atomos de carbono unidos muy firmemente organizados en una red hexagonal. Lo que hace especial al grafeno es su hibridacion sp2. Los nanotubos de carbono son basicamente tiras de grafeno enrolladas en una cierta direccion. Los nanotubos pueden ser conductores o semiconductores dependiendo de su quiralidad. Las nanocintas de grafeno son tiras delgadas de grafeno cuyas propiedades electronicas dependen de su estructura de enlace; la quiralidad de las nanocintas esta definida ligeramente diferente que la de los nanotubos. CNTbands es un software online que permite simular la estructura de bandas electronicas para los nanotubos de carbono asi como para las nanocintas de grafeno. En este trabajo utilizamos CNTbands para comparar las propiedades estructurales y energeticas de los nanotubos y las nanocintas.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['L. García', 'Paulo César García Quijas']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c536e8264a2e354ca594e3520c7d504f9dfc0295Introduction: The interaction between sleep and biomarkers of immune functioning (e.g., altered cytokine profiles) has been shown previously. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived immune functioning and sleep in healthy young adults. Methods: Students of different Dutch universities participated in an online survey. Subscales of the SLEEP-50 questionnaire were completed to assess narcolepsy, insomnia, and circadian rhythm disorder (CRD). Total Sleep Time (TST), sleep quality, and number of nightly awakenings were assessed as well. Perceived immune functioning was assessed with the Immune function questionnaire (IFQ), and rated on a scale ranging from 0 (very poor) to 10 (excellent). Associations between sleep outcomes were related to perceived immune functioning using nonparametric Spearman correlations. Results: A total of 2489 healthy students (16.8% men) completed the survey. Their mean (SD) age was 21.2 (2.1) years old. Perceived immune functioning, as assessed with the IFQ, correlated significantly with scores of insomnia (r = 0.282, p = 0.000), narcolepsy (r = 0.229, p = 0.000), and CRD (r = 0.166, p = 0.000). In line, perceived immune functioning assessed with the 1-item rating also correlated significantly with scores of insomnia (r = -0.193, p = 0.000), narcolepsy (r = -0.135, p = 0.000), and CRD (r = -0.136, p = 0.000). TST did not correlate significantly with perceived immune functioning. The number of nightly awakenings correlated significantly with both the IFQ score (r = 0.185, p = 0.000), and the 1-item perceived immune functioning rating (r = -0.108, p = 0.000). Significant associations were also found between sleep quality and both the IFQ score (r = -0.209, p = 0.000) and 1-item perceived immune functioning rating (r = 0.199, p = 0.000). Conclusion: Significant associations were observed between perceived immune functioning and various sleep parameters. These results confirm previous findings of a bi-directional relationship between sleep and immune functioning, and suggest that a healthy immune status may contribute to improved sleep, and vice versa.201700Findings confirm previous findings of a bi-directional relationship between sleep and immune functioning, and suggest that a healthy immune status may contribute to improved sleep, and vice versa.2017-01-11T00:00:00Sleep['L. W. Versprille', 'M. Mackus', 'A. V. D. Loo', 'A. Kraneveld', 'J. Garssen', 'J. Verster']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4d83136ae218210656f357c81d8c4f3634bcabd1Scientific Reports201700The Supplementary Information file originally published with this Article contained incorrect Figures for the ‘NMR spectra of all new compounds’.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['S. Fieulaine', 'Rodolphe Alves de Sousa', 'L. Maigre', 'Karim Hamiche', 'Mickael Alimi', 'J. Bolla', 'Abbass Taleb', 'A. Denis', 'J. Pagés', 'I. Artaud', 'T. Meinnel', 'C. Giglione']2017-01-11T00:00:00 587995ab5fe7d439bcddf845d8124677b8e5d8dbKemajuan tekonologi membuat perkembangan yang sangat pesat khususnya di bidang e-business yang telah banyak memberi kemudahan untuk semua pengguna internet dalam berbagai aspek, salah satu nya adalah bisnis online. Banyak orang yang memanfaatkan media sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, dan Instagram untuk berbinis online. Pada media sosial seperti Facebook, Twitter, dan Instagram umumnya pembeli langsung transfer uang kepada penjual sehingga banyak orang yang merasa kurang percaya dan memilih menggunakan Rekening Bersama atau RekBer, sehingga transaksi bisa lebih aman. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode pengumpulan data yang terdiri dari metode studi pustaka dan wawancara. Rekening Bersama (RekBer) adalah sistem pembayaran dalam jual beli barang atau jasa yang menggunakan fasilitas pihak ke tiga (penyedia jasa RekBer) untuk memberikan keamanan yang lebih baik dalam bertransaksi online. Maka dari itu Rekening Bersama dapat dijadikan suatu sistem kepercayaan yang menjanjikan antara penjual dan pembeli dalam melakukan transaksi jual beli barang atau jasa dalam situs jual beli online.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Adikusuma', 'Sri Ernawati Amirullah', 'Zulfikar Ardianto']2017-01-11T00:00:00 99a16fc5d997c52154d4dd63bc5bbb758308adb6Scientific Reports201700In this Article, R. A. Griffiths is incorrectly listed as being affiliated with ‘Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augres Manor, Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK’.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Hudson', 'R. Young', 'J. D. Jackson', 'P. Orozco‐terWengel', 'L. Martin', 'A. James', 'M. Sulton', 'G. Garcia', 'R. Griffiths', 'R. Thomas', 'C. Magin', 'M. Bruford', 'A. Cunningham']2017-01-11T00:00:00 edb37184157492843e9270d78c4b048a237a7035This guide is intended to help you search for images to use in your projects and research. It is not a comprehensive list of image resources but rather an introduction to the process of locating appropriate images. Online Resources for Images201700This guide is intended to help you search for images to use in your projects and research by providing an introduction to the process of locating appropriate images.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Jessica L Norman']2017-01-11T00:00:00 220483aa3397e598fccff71c857275e5fa9bd2cdThe websites below provide open access to clinically-oriented podcasts and audio recordings, delivering a broad mix of lectures and interviews and conversations and commentary. The content on these sites can be listened to online or downloaded.201700The websites below provide open access to clinically-oriented podcasts and audio recordings, delivering a broad mix of lectures and interviews and conversations and commentary.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Tpch Library']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d38632444d62bd23c5578a44b62d0f0c7ba671cbWe investigate the problem of gambling with uncertainty in outcome probabilities. Stochastic optimization models are proposed for optimal investing on events with mutually exclusive outcomes when probabilities are estimated using multinomial logistic regression. Special attention is given to the case of there being two outcomes and the general case of many outcomes. An empirical study using simulated data was conducted where the loss of return from probability estimation error was observed, and superior returns were achieved taking it into consideration.Decision Analytics2017132The problem of gambling with uncertainty in outcome probabilities is investigated, and stochastic optimization models are proposed for optimal investing on events with mutually exclusive outcomes when probabilities are estimated using multinomial logistic regression.2017-01-11T00:00:00Decis. Anal.['Michael R. Metel']2017-01-11T00:00:00 58f22576227f94e7c9d34c0c4a1d6d3a59424f072017837Basic research may or may not lead to new technologies, but the safest bet in this gamble is to give the brightest minds the funding and freedom to dream big.2017-01-11T00:00:00['H. Schwarz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0b3e081f8d209c817b1e930d07c1c315b86fa2c6Abstract Background and purpose: Mainstream economic models do not take ownership into consideration. Only after the findings of behavioural economists was endowment effect widely observed. Endowment effect means that goods that one owns are valued higher than other goods not held in endowment. At the same time the principal-agent literature is concerned with how the principal (such as employer) can motivate his agent (say the employee), to act in the principal’s interests and also for their holdings. The main problem is that acting in somebody’s else’s interests can influence our values as well. Moreover, the principal as owner suffers from endowment effect. Both situations can be treated as a risky decision. Risk confuses our rationality in a predictable way. Design/Methodology/Approach: Due to this it was observed how foreign students from various cultural backgrounds decided (n=186 answers) in a risky financial situation by focusing on Allais’ classic gambles. I also presented their preferences over certain and uncertain outcomes regarding the owner of the final win; i.e. how they choose for themselves or on behalf of one of their best friends. One famous experiment - which tested the descriptive validity of the axioms’ expected utility theory - was Allais. Allais handled probabilities and outcomes in high hypothetical payoff financial gamble situations; he found that when offering two similar options, the common consequences will not be removed by the actors. I was interested in what happens when the actors take risks on behalf of others. It was used between-subjects technique on an extended multicultural sample. Regarding the two different topics, three hypotheses were tested (1); based on Allais paradox (2); observed ownerships (3); the comparison of two phenomena. Results: The results show that the subjects responded differently when they needed to decide about their own properties rather when their friends’ properties were concerned. When a sure safe outcome was offered to the subjects, they took more risk on behalf of their friends rather than own. Moreover, the subjects do not take into consideration that the same attributes must be ignored, so Allais paradox was verified. Conclusion: The goal of this paper is then twofold. First, it was established a conceptual link between Allais-type behaviour and ownership problem. Second, Allais axiom was used to characterize different roles. Knowing predictable patterns of seemingly irrational heuristics in human behaviour can improve economic theory. At the same time, this knowledge helps us to avoid irrational decisions.20173612017-01-11T00:00:00Organizacija['Anita Kolnhofer-Derecskei']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d38632444d62bd23c5578a44b62d0f0c7ba671cbWe investigate the problem of gambling with uncertainty in outcome probabilities. Stochastic optimization models are proposed for optimal investing on events with mutually exclusive outcomes when probabilities are estimated using multinomial logistic regression. Special attention is given to the case of there being two outcomes and the general case of many outcomes. An empirical study using simulated data was conducted where the loss of return from probability estimation error was observed, and superior returns were achieved taking it into consideration.Decision Analytics2017132The problem of gambling with uncertainty in outcome probabilities is investigated, and stochastic optimization models are proposed for optimal investing on events with mutually exclusive outcomes when probabilities are estimated using multinomial logistic regression.2017-01-11T00:00:00Decis. Anal.['Michael R. Metel']2017-01-11T00:00:00 f06e87874c46e8553b0861a67b04d5b1f5603f3fABSTRACT Cryptococcosis is a potentially lethal disease of humans/animals caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Distinction between the two species is based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Recently, it was proposed that C. neoformans be divided into two species and C. gattii into five species based on a phylogenetic analysis of 115 isolates. While this proposal adds to the knowledge about the genetic diversity and population structure of cryptococcosis agents, the published genotypes of 2,606 strains have already revealed more genetic diversity than is encompassed by seven species. Naming every clade as a separate species at this juncture will lead to continuing nomenclatural instability. In the absence of biological differences between clades and no consensus about how DNA sequence alone can delineate a species, we recommend using “Cryptococcus neoformans species complex” and “C. gattii species complex” as a practical intermediate step, rather than creating more species. This strategy recognizes genetic diversity without creating confusion.Msphere201743318In the absence of biological differences between clades and no consensus about how DNA sequence alone can delineate a species, it is recommended to use “Cryptococcus neoformans species complex” and “C. gattii speciescomplex” as a practical intermediate step, rather than creating more species.2017-01-11T00:00:00mSphere['K. Kwon-Chung', 'J. Bennett', 'B. Wickes', 'W. Meyer', 'Christina A. Cuomo', 'Kurt R. Wollenburg', 'T. Bicanic', 'E. Castañeda', 'Yun C. Chang', 'Jianghan Chen', 'M. Cogliati', 'F. Dromer', 'D. Ellis', 'S. Filler', 'M. Fisher', 'T. Harrison', 'S. Holland', 'S. Kohno', 'J. Kronstad', 'M. Lazéra', 'S. Levitz', 'M. Lionakis', 'R. May', 'Popchai Ngamskulrongroj', 'P. Pappas', 'J. Perfect', 'V. Rickerts', 'T. Sorrell', 'T. Walsh', 'P. Williamson', 'Jianping Xu', 'A. Zelazny', 'A. Casadevall']2017-01-11T00:00:00 22a3f125d33c8b82c6261a23d0d80a0a01ef95c0We show that thermal treatment of small Au seeds results in extensive twinning and a subsequent drastic improvement in the yield (>85%) of formation of pentatwinned nanoparticles (NPs), with preselected morphology (nanorods, bipyramids, and decahedra) and aspect ratio. The "quality" of the seeds thus defines the yield of the obtained NPs, which in the case of nanorods avoids the need for additives such as Ag+ ions. This modified seeded growth method also improves reproducibility, as the seeds can be stored for extended periods of time without compromising the quality of the final NPs. Additionally, minor modification of the seeds with Pd allows their localization within the final particles, which opens new avenues toward mechanistic studies. Together, these results represent a paradigm shift in anisotropic gold NP synthesis.Journal of the American Chemical Society201724291It is shown that thermal treatment of small Au seeds results in extensive twinning and a subsequent drastic improvement in the yield (>85%) of formation of pentatwinned nanoparticles (NPs), with preselected morphology and aspect ratio, which represents a paradigm shift in anisotropic gold NP synthesis.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of the American Chemical Society['A. Sánchez-Iglesias', 'Naomi Winckelmans', 'T. Altantzis', 'S. Bals', 'M. Grzelczak', 'L. Liz‐Marzán']2017-01-11T00:00:00 429342bb846604b0bfc1f7b8e508e01463d0bfd7Leukemia201789194The data show that O-GlcNAcylation of STAT5 is an important process that contributes to oncogenic transcription through enhanced STAT5 tyrosine phosphorylation and oligomerization driving myeloid transformation.2017-01-11T00:00:00Leukemia['P. Freund', 'M. Kerenyi', 'M. Hager', 'T. Wagner', 'B. Wingelhofer', 'H. Pham', 'M. Elabd', 'Xiaonan Han', 'Xiaonan Han', 'P. Valent', 'F. Gouilleux', 'V. Sexl', 'O. Krämer', 'B. Groner', 'R. Moriggl', 'R. Moriggl']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1797a62f7ff94942efc10e827d3eb8ae69b5d3a7Nature201738160The lipid-modifying enzyme PLA2G16 is identified as a picornavirus host factor that is required for a previously unknown event in the viral life cycle, and two competing processes triggered by virus entry are uncovers.2017-01-11T00:00:00Nature['J. Staring', 'E. Castelmur', 'V. Blomen', 'L. Hengel', 'Markus Brockmann', 'Jim Baggen', 'H. Thibaut', 'Joppe Nieuwenhuis', 'H. Janssen', 'F. V. Kuppeveld', 'A. Perrakis', 'J. Carette', 'T. Brummelkamp']2017-01-11T00:00:00 349c24a39a5f555f3eb643221e8f1945fe9804cdWhile basic access to clean water is critical, another important issue is the affordability of water access for people around the globe. Prior international work has highlighted that a large proportion of consumers could not afford water if priced at full cost recovery levels. Given growing concern about affordability issues due to rising water rates, and a comparative lack of work on affordability in the developed world, as compared to the developing world, more work is needed in developed countries to understand the extent of this issue in terms of the number of households and persons impacted. To address this need, this paper assesses potential affordability issues for households in the United States using the U.S. EPA’s 4.5% affordability criteria for combined water and wastewater services. Analytical results from this paper highlight high-risk and at-risk households for water poverty or unaffordable water services. Many of these households are clustered in pockets of water poverty within counties, which is a concern for individual utility providers servicing a large proportion of customers with a financial inability to pay for water services. Results also highlight that while water rates remain comparatively affordable for many U.S. households, this trend will not continue in the future. If water rates rise at projected amounts over the next five years, conservative projections estimate that the percentage of U.S. households who will find water bills unaffordable could triple from 11.9% to 35.6%. This is a concern due to the cascading economic impacts associated with widespread affordability issues; these issues mean that utility providers could have fewer customers over which to spread the large fixed costs of water service. Unaffordable water bills also impact customers for whom water services are affordable via higher water rates to recover the costs of services that go unpaid by lower income households.PLoS ONE201756130Analytical results from this paper highlight high-risk and at-risk households for water poverty or unaffordable water services and highlight that while water rates remain comparatively affordable for many U.S. households, this trend will not continue in the future.2017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Elizabeth A. Mack', 'S. Wrase']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d9811678e078dde7429548b8d9d3a04888b43ccdCell Host and Microbe201742136It is shown that Smurf1 facilitates selective autophagy of the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and host defense against tuberculosis infection.2017-01-11T00:00:00Cell host & microbe['L. Franco', 'Vidhya R. Nair', 'C. R. Scharn', 'R. Xavier', 'J. Torrealba', 'M. Shiloh', 'B. Levine']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c68fbc1a1edb571b3eda42a30a9e58479c6210bfInternational Breastfeeding Journal201741109Interventions promoting behavior change with regards to breastfeeding should focus on dispelling the beliefs and practices that result to suboptimal breastfeeding practices and to build on the positive ones, while involving spouses and other family members as they are important sources of information on breastfeeding.2017-01-11T00:00:00International Breastfeeding Journal['M. Wanjohi', 'P. Griffiths', 'F. Wekesah', 'P. Muriuki', 'Nelson Muhia', 'R. Musoke', 'Hillary N. Fouts', 'N. Madise', 'E. Kimani-Murage']2017-01-11T00:00:00 78226099ffd352e3c625271a2ab20f4ce5ef7258Implementation Science20175377This study makes an important contribution to the limited experimental evidence regarding strategies to improve implementation of school nutrition policies and suggests that, with multi-strategic support, implementation of healthy canteen policies can be achieved in most schools.2017-01-11T00:00:00Implementation Science : IS['L. Wolfenden', 'Nicole Nathan', 'Lisa Janssen', 'J. Wiggers', 'K. Reilly', 'Tessa Delaney', 'C. Williams', 'C. Bell', 'Rebecca J Wyse', 'R. Sutherland', 'Libby Campbell', 'C. Lecathelinais', 'C. Oldmeadow', 'M. Freund', 'S. Yoong']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0196c148c11f19d623cfa14af2294e563bd8180eEuropean Journal of Pediatrics20175162Parents need early explanation from professionals about balancing between their aims and the related tasks to get a grip on their situation and to prevent becoming overburdened in paediatric palliative care.2017-01-11T00:00:00European Journal of Pediatrics['L. Verberne', 'M. Kars', 'A. S. Schouten-van Meeteren', 'D. Bosman', 'Derk A. Colenbrander', 'M. Grootenhuis', 'J. V. van Delden']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a50b9afd7ac4bc9c180aa9db66aad1a5d4730d99ABSTRACT Full-length human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA serves as the genome or as an mRNA, or this RNA undergoes splicing using four donors and 10 acceptors to create over 50 physiologically relevant transcripts in two size classes (1.8 kb and 4 kb). We developed an assay using Primer ID-tagged deep sequencing to quantify HIV-1 splicing. Using the lab strain NL4-3, we found that A5 (env/nef) is the most commonly used acceptor (about 50%) and A3 (tat) the least used (about 3%). Two small exons are made when a splice to acceptor A1 or A2 is followed by activation of donor D2 or D3, and the high-level use of D2 and D3 dramatically reduces the amount of vif and vpr transcripts. We observed distinct patterns of temperature sensitivity of splicing to acceptors A1 and A2. In addition, disruption of a conserved structure proximal to A1 caused a 10-fold reduction in all transcripts that utilized A1. Analysis of a panel of subtype B transmitted/founder viruses showed that splicing patterns are conserved, but with surprising variability of usage. A subtype C isolate was similar, while a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) isolate showed significant differences. We also observed transsplicing from a downstream donor on one transcript to an upstream acceptor on a different transcript, which we detected in 0.3% of 1.8-kb RNA reads. There were several examples of splicing suppression when the env intron was retained in the 4-kb size class. These results demonstrate the utility of this assay and identify new examples of HIV-1 splicing regulation. IMPORTANCE During HIV-1 replication, over 50 conserved spliced RNA variants are generated. The splicing assay described here uses new developments in deep-sequencing technology combined with Primer ID-tagged cDNA primers to efficiently quantify HIV-1 splicing at a depth that allows even low-frequency splice variants to be monitored. We have used this assay to examine several features of HIV-1 splicing and to identify new examples of different mechanisms of regulation of these splicing patterns. This splicing assay can be used to explore in detail how HIV-1 splicing is regulated and, with moderate throughput, could be used to screen for structural elements, small molecules, and host factors that alter these relatively conserved splicing patterns.Journal of Virology20176060The splicing assay described here uses new developments in deep-sequencing technology combined with Primer ID-tagged cDNA primers to efficiently quantify HIV-1 splicing at a depth that allows even low-frequency splice variants to be monitored.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Virology['A. Emery', 'Shuntai Zhou', 'Elizabeth Pollom', 'R. Swanstrom']2017-01-11T00:00:00 33cb7a2d729ffaa7f938fe937819ba801391bf80Purpose Planned episodic change programs, rigid processes and traditional structures, optimized for efficiency rather than agility, are no longer appropriate in a context where competitive advantage is fueled by high-speed innovation, supported by a more entrepreneurial mindset. The purpose of this paper is to offer a review of relevant research to provide an informed case for continuous strategic transformation facilitated by enhanced organizational agility. The concept of agility is explored, defined and a framework for categorizing agility-enhancing capabilities is presented. Specific aspects of this agility framework are examined to better understand how these interrelated competencies contribute to overall corporate performance in this fast-paced world. Design/methodology/approach A range of published empirical and practitioner research articles were reviewed to study the concepts of organizational agility and transformation as critical factors contributing to sustained competitive advantage, organizational performance and survival in the increasingly competitive global context. This literature review explores how organizations are overcoming the challenges imposed by their traditional structures, cultures and leadership models and identifies dynamic competencies to be developed to achieve a greater level of corporate agility. Findings Increased organizational agility increases the ability to respond proactively to unexpected environmental changes. The commitment to continuous transformation and agile strategies implies changes at all levels of the organization from its structure, through its leadership and decision-making dynamics, down to the skills and interpersonal relationships of the individuals implementing the agile mission. Research limitations/implications There is a gap in the literature with respect to agility, namely that most research focuses on the characteristics of agile organizations, with little attention given to how to develop agile capabilities and embed the commitment to continuous change deep into the corporate DNA, beyond the process level, into the psyche of the people driving the organization. Practical implications Managers should consider agility as an overarching principle guiding strategic and operational activities. Fostering agility-enhancing capabilities will be paramount in ensuring the successful integration of agility as a performance enhancing paradigm. Social implications For small- and medium-sized companies with limited resources, this reality makes staying relevant an uphill battle but also opens windows of opportunity. The challenge of the next century for large organizations will be to rekindle their innovative agile beginnings and for start-ups to continue to foster their dynamic capabilities as they grow. Originality/value The paper provides practical and empirical evidence of the importance of enterprise agility and specific dynamic capabilities on firm performance.201718542017-01-11T00:00:00Industrial and Commercial Training['S. H. Appelbaum', 'R. Calla', 'Dany Desautels', 'Lisa N. Hasan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2ec2d531f21ba593723f0da7b66ccf32f8294c90Leukemia20175655This work uses T-ALL as a model system to identify novel synergistic drug combinations with the BH3 mimetic venetoclax and provides a rationale to develop a new type of targeted combination therapy for selected subgroups of high-risk leukemia patients.2017-01-11T00:00:00Leukemia['Sofie Peirs', 'V. Frismantas', 'F. Matthijssens', 'W. V. Loocke', 'T. Pieters', 'Niels Vandamme', 'B. Lintermans', 'M. P. Dobay', 'G. Berx', 'B. Poppe', 'S. Goossens', 'B. Bornhauser', 'J. Bourquin', 'P. V. Vlierberghe']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b61bc77a925a320f62ee78ee1466ee5fb377586fAbstract Activated carbons of various features were produced by the impregnation of local coal samples that were taken from Kilimli region of Zonguldak (Turkey) with chemical agents KOH, NaOH and ZnCl2 at different temperatures (600–800 °C) and concentrations (1:1–6:1 agent:coal), for their evaluation in CO2 adsorption studies. BET, DR, t-plot and DFT methods were used for the characterization of carbon samples based on N2 adsorption data obtained at 77 K. The pore sizes of activated carbons produced were generally observed to be in between 13–25 Å, containing highly micropores. Mesopore formations were higher in samples treated with ZnCl2. The highest value for the BET surface area was found as 2,599 m2 g−1 for the samples treated with KOH at 800 °C with a KOH to coal ratio of 4:1. It was observed that the CO2 adsorption capacities obtained at atmospheric pressure and 273 K were considerably affected by the micropore volume and surface area. The highest CO2 adsorption capacities were found as 9.09 mmol/g (28.57 % wt) and 8.25 mmol g−1 (26.65 % wt) for the samples obtained with KOH and NaOH treatments, respectively, at ratio of 4:1. The activated carbons produced were ordered as KOH>NaOH>ZnCl2, according to their surface areas, micropore volumes and CO2 adsorption capacities. The low-cost experimental methods developed by the utilization of local coals in this study enabled an effective capture of CO2 before its emission to atmosphere.201749502017-01-11T00:00:00International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering['Atakan Toprak', 'T. Kopac']2017-01-11T00:00:00 641e5abf426da2bf923226e879f38599962ac937Background Acute cholangitis (AC) requires the immediate initiation of antibiotic therapy in addition to treatment for biliary obstruction. Against a background of an increasing prevalence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, the risk factors for the failure of empiric therapy must be defined. Methods Using a pathogen-based approach, 1764 isolates from positive bile duct cultures were retrospectively analyzed to characterize the respective pathogen spectra in two German tertiary centers. Using a patient-based approach, the clinical and laboratory data for 83 patients with AC were assessed to identify risk factors for AC with pathogens resistant to the applied empiric therapy. Results Bile cultures were predominantly polymicrobial, and empiric antibiotic therapies did not cover the full biliary pathogen spectrum in 78% of cases. MDR bacteria were isolated from the bile of 24/83 (29%) patients. The univariate risk factors for biliary MDR bacteria were male sex, nosocomial AC, prior antibiotic exposure and prior biliary stenting, of which biliary stenting was the only independent risk factor according to multivariate analysis (OR = 3.8; 95% CI 1.3–11.0, P = 0.013). Although there were no significant differences in survival or hospital stay in AC patients with and without detected biliary MDR pathogens, the former more often had a concomitant bloodstream infection (58% vs. 24%; P = 0.019), including those involving MDR pathogens or fungi (21% vs. 2%; P = 0.007). Conclusion Patients with biliary stents who develop AC should receive empiric therapy covering enterococci and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae. These patients are at an increased risk for bloodstream infections by MDR pathogens or fungi.PLoS ONE20173548Patients with biliary stents who develop AC should receive empiric therapy covering enterococci and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae, as these patients are at an increased risk for bloodstream infections by MDR pathogens or fungi.2017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['P. Reuken', 'Dorian Torres', 'M. Baier', 'B. Löffler', 'C. Lübbert', 'N. Lippmann', 'A. Stallmach', 'Tony Bruns']2017-01-11T00:00:00 dc289960a6be636ed7c1953f182389da5ba94cb6Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of probiotics on diarrhea during in- and outpatient treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted involving 400 children admitted with SAM. Patients received 1 daily dose of a blend of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (10 billion colony-forming units, 50:50) or placebo during hospitalization followed by an 8- to 12-week outpatient treatment period, depending on patients’ recovery rate. All outcomes were reported for in- and outpatient treatment separately. The primary outcome was number of days with diarrhea during hospitalization. Secondary outcomes included other diarrhea outcomes, pneumonia, weight gain, and recovery. Results: There was no difference in number of days with diarrhea between the probiotic (n = 200) and placebo (n = 200) groups during inpatient treatment (adjusted difference +0.2 days, 95% confidence interval −0.8 to 1.2, P = 0.69); however, during outpatient treatment, probiotics reduced days with diarrhea (adjusted difference −2.2 days 95% confidence interval −3.5 to −0.3, P = 0.025). There were no effects of probiotics on diarrhea incidence and severity or pneumonia, weight gain or recovery during in- or outpatient treatment. Twenty-six patients died in the probiotic versus 20 in the placebo group (P = 0.38). Conclusions: Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus had no effect on diarrhea in children with SAM during hospitalization, but reduced the number of days with diarrhea in outpatient treatment by 26%. Probiotics may have a role in follow-up of hospitalized children with SAM or in community-based treatment of malnourished children, but further studies are needed to confirm this.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN20173948Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus had no effect on diarrhea in children with SAM during hospitalization, but reduced the number of days with diarrhea in outpatient treatment by 26%.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition['B. Grenov', 'Hanifa Namusoke', 'Betty Lanyero', 'Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi', 'C. Ritz', 'C. Mølgaard', 'H. Friis', 'K. Michaelsen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2c8477a206adb47986dd5a5a589592778df898bbVirology Journal201724452017-01-11T00:00:00Virology Journal['E. Caselli', 'M. D’Accolti', 'I. Soffritti', 'M. Zatelli', 'R. Rossi', 'E. D. degli Uberti', 'D. Di Luca']2017-01-11T00:00:00 925cffb5776dc94b56cfd740a9134d880f94f17eInvestigation of the origin of high-Curie temperature ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic oxides has become one of the focal points of research on solid-state magnetism. While several possible mechanisms have been proposed theoretically, broader experimental evidence is still lacking. Here we report a comparative study of the electronic structure and magnetic properties of colloidal Fe-doped In2O3 and SnO2 nanocrystals, as building blocks for grain-boundary-rich diluted magnetic oxide films. The dopant ions in both nanocrystal host lattices are principally in 3+ oxidation state, with possibly a minor presence of Fe2+ in In2O3, and no conclusive evidence of the presence of Fe2+ in SnO2 nanocrystals. Subsequently, we found that Fe-doped In2O3 nanocrystalline films exhibit only minor ferromagnetic ordering (with a magnetic moment of less than ca. 0.1 μB/Fe) and decreasing saturation magnetization with increasing doping concentration at room temperature. The saturation magnetic moment of Fe-doped SnO2 nanocrys...201768412017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Natalie S. Garnet', 'V. Ghodsi', 'Lisa N. Hutfluss', 'Penghui Yin', 'M. Hegde', 'P. Radovanovic']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7be69ab81d375698a0f8ae1de2b81935f599f0c0Protein–protein interactions govern biological functions in cells, in the extracellular milieu, and at the border between cells and extracellular space. Viruses are small intracellular parasites and thus rely on protein interactions to produce progeny inside host cells and to spread from cell to cell. Usage of host proteins by viruses can have severe consequences e.g. apoptosis, metabolic disequilibria, or altered cell proliferation and mobility. Understanding protein interactions during virus infection can thus educate us on viral infection and pathogenesis mechanisms. Moreover, it has led to important clinical translations, including the development of new therapeutic and vaccination strategies. Here, we will discuss protein interactions of members of the Flaviviridae family, which are small enveloped RNA viruses. Dengue virus, Zika virus and hepatitis C virus belong to the most prominent human pathogenic Flaviviridae. With a genome of roughly ten kilobases encoding only ten viral proteins, Flaviviridae display intricate mechanisms to engage the host cell machinery for their purpose. In this review, we will highlight how dengue virus, hepatitis C virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, and Zika virus proteins engage host proteins and how this knowledge helps elucidate Flaviviridae infection. We will specifically address the protein composition of the virus particle as well as the protein interactions during virus entry, replication, particle assembly, and release from the host cell. Finally, we will give a perspective on future challenges in Flaviviridae interaction proteomics and why we believe these challenges should be met.Molecular & Cellular Proteomics201720152This review will highlight how dengue virus, hepatitis C virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, tick-borne encephalopathy virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, and Zika virus proteins engage host proteins and how this knowledge helps elucidate Flaviviridae infection.2017-01-11T00:00:00Molecular & Cellular Proteomics['G. Gerold', 'Janina Bruening', 'Bettina Weigel', 'T. Pietschmann']2017-01-11T00:00:00 39b7082566666d2e575d264bbe8bb57cd2b7a6dcABSTRACT To replicate efficiently, viruses must create favorable cell conditions and overcome cell antiviral responses. We previously reported that the reovirus protein μ2 from strain T1L, but not strain T3D, represses one antiviral response: alpha/beta interferon signaling. We report here that T1L, but not T3D, μ2 localizes to nuclear speckles, where it forms a complex with the mRNA splicing factor SRSF2 and alters its subnuclear localization. Reovirus replicates in cytoplasmic viral factories, and there is no evidence that reovirus genomic or messenger RNAs are spliced, suggesting that T1L μ2 might target splicing of cell RNAs. Indeed, RNA sequencing revealed that reovirus T1L, but not T3D, infection alters the splicing of transcripts for host genes involved in mRNA posttranscriptional modifications. Moreover, depletion of SRSF2 enhanced reovirus replication and cytopathic effect, suggesting that T1L μ2 modulation of splicing benefits the virus. This provides the first report of viral antagonism of the splicing factor SRSF2 and identifies the viral protein that determines strain-specific differences in cell RNA splicing. IMPORTANCE Efficient viral replication requires that the virus create favorable cell conditions. Many viruses accomplish this by repressing specific antiviral responses. We demonstrate here that some mammalian reoviruses, RNA viruses that replicate strictly in the cytoplasm, express a protein variant that localizes to nuclear speckles, where it targets a cell mRNA splicing factor. Infection with a reovirus strain that targets this splicing factor alters splicing of cell mRNAs involved in the maturation of many other cell mRNAs. Depletion of this cell splicing factor enhances reovirus replication and cytopathic effect. Our results provide the first evidence of viral antagonism of this splicing factor and suggest that downstream consequences to the cell are global and benefit the virus.Journal of Virology20178639It is demonstrated here that some mammalian reoviruses, RNA viruses that replicate strictly in the cytoplasm, express a protein variant that localizes to nuclear speckles, where it targets a cell mRNA splicing factor.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Virology['Efraín E Rivera-Serrano', 'Ethan J. Fritch', 'Elizabeth H. Scholl', 'B. Sherry']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c5dddba261e3fe0bb30ce81c898deec2847d9b48Abstract Background: Re-irradiation (Re-RT) is offered widely in clinical routine, and has been established as a key element in the treatment of recurrent gliomas. At our center, generally re-resection is performed widely by an experienced neurosurgical team. Thus, Re-RT mostly offered to patients with macroscopic residuals or irresectable lesions, is applied later compared to other centers. Therefore, we sought to validate the Combs Prognostic Score developed in 2012 using our independent patient cohort. Patients and methods: We included 199 patients treated from 2002 until April 2016 for recurrent glioma at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich. Different concepts of Re-RT were applied. Results: Median follow-up after Re-RT was 2.5 months. Median overall survival (OS) after Re-RT was 7.9 months for WHO IV gliomas, 11.3 months for WHO III gliomas, and 13.6 months for low-grade gliomas (WHO I/II). Univariate analyses confirmed the prognostic factors primary histology (p = 0.001), age (p = 0.002), and time between primary radiotherapy and Re-RT (p < 0.001). We also tested Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS), gender, and neurological symptoms before Re-RT as well as planning target volume and found only KPS also significant at p < 0.001. Comparing the prognostic score groups, the outcome was highly statistically significant at p < 0.001. Conclusion: In our analysis, we validated the Combs Prognostic Score. Validation in this independent large patient cohort confirms the significance of the score for glioma recurrences. Thus, the role of the Combs Prognostic Score might be an essential component of future clinical decision making and patient stratification.Acta oncologica20171538Validation in this independent large patient cohort confirms the significance of the Combs Prognostic Score for glioma recurrences and might be an essential component of future clinical decision making and patient stratification.2017-01-11T00:00:00Acta Oncologica['K. Kessel', 'J. Hesse', 'C. Straube', 'C. Zimmer', 'F. Schmidt-Graf', 'J. Schlegel', 'B. Meyer', 'S. Combs']2017-01-11T00:00:00 18f80490436b994afb12ebe357ae49d4d5ca44deSponges are efficient filter feeders, removing significant portions of particulate and dissolved organic matter (POM, DOM) from the water column. While the assimilation and respiration of POM and DOM by sponges and their abundant microbial symbiont communities have received much attention, there is virtually no information on the impact of sponge holobiont metabolism on the composition of DOM at a molecular-level. We applied untargeted and targeted metabolomics techniques to characterize DOM in seawater samples prior to entering the sponge (inhalant reef water), in samples exiting the sponge (exhalent seawater), and in samples collected just outside the reef area (off reef seawater). Samples were collected from two sponge species, Ircinia campana and Spheciospongia vesparium, on a near-shore hard bottom reef in the Florida Keys. Metabolic profiles generated from untargeted metabolomics analysis indicated that many more compounds were enhanced in the exhalent samples than in the inhalant samples. Targeted metabolomics analysis revealed differences in diversity and concentration of metabolites between exhalent and off reef seawater. For example, most of the nucleosides were enriched in the exhalent seawater, while the aromatic amino acids, caffeine and the nucleoside xanthosine were elevated in the off reef water samples. Although the metabolic profile of the exhalent seawater was unique, the impact of sponge metabolism on the overall reef DOM profile was spatially limited in our study. There were also no significant differences in the metabolic profiles of exhalent water between the two sponge species, potentially indicating that there is a characteristic DOM profile in the exhalent seawater of Caribbean sponges. Additional work is needed to determine whether the impact of sponge DOM is greater in habitats with higher sponge cover and diversity. This work provides the first insight into the molecular-level impact of sponge holobiont metabolism on reef DOM and establishes a foundation for future experimental studies addressing the influence of sponge-derived DOM on chemical and ecological processes in coral reef ecosystems.PeerJ20179937This work provides the first insight into the molecular-level impact of sponge holobiont metabolism on reef DOM and establishes a foundation for future experimental studies addressing the influence of sponge-derived DOM on chemical and ecological processes in coral reef ecosystems.2017-01-11T00:00:00PeerJ['C. Fiore', 'C. Freeman', 'E. Kujawinski']2017-01-11T00:00:00 75fdcf61e9d43b20ef59d1e69cd0282c43bb7c26The “hub and spoke model” of semantic representation suggests that the multimodal features of objects are drawn together by an anterior temporal lobe (ATL) “hub”, while modality-specific “spokes” capture perceptual/action features. However, relatively little is known about how these components are recruited through time to support object identification. We used magnetoencephalography to measure neural oscillations within left ATL, lateral fusiform cortex (FC) and central sulcus (CS) during word-picture matching at different levels of specificity (employing superordinate vs. specific labels) for different categories (manmade vs. animal). This allowed us to determine (i) when each site was sensitive to semantic category and (ii) whether this was modulated by task demands. In ATL, there were two phases of response: from around 100 ms post-stimulus there were phasic bursts of low gamma activity resulting in reductions in oscillatory power, relative to a baseline period, that were modulated by both category and specificity; this was followed by more sustained power decreases across frequency bands from 250 ms onwards. In the spokes, initial power increases were not stronger for specific identification, while later power decreases were stronger for specific-level identification in FC for animals and in CS for manmade objects (from around 150 ms and 200 ms, respectively). These data are inconsistent with a temporal sequence in which early sensory-motor activity is followed by later retrieval in ATL. Instead, knowledge emerges from the rapid recruitment of both hub and spokes, with early specificity and category effects in the ATL hub. The balance between these components depends on semantic category and task, with visual cortex playing a greater role in the fine-grained identification of animals and motor cortex contributing to the identification of tools.PLoS ONE2017125352017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['G. Mollo', 'P. Cornelissen', 'R. Millman', 'A. Ellis', 'E. Jefferies']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a621065d513d8be235d7dd42ad0fb9c31943e2afBackground: Moderate-late preterm infants, 33–35 weeks’ gestational age (wGA), are at increased risk for respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization (RSVH). The objective of this study is to quantify the burden of RSVH in moderate-late preterm infants. Methods: A pooled analysis was conducted on RSVH from 7 prospective, observational studies in the Northern Hemisphere from 2000 to 2014. Infants’ 330–356 wGA without comorbidity born during the respiratory syncytial virus season who did not receive respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis were enrolled. Data for the first confirmed RSVH during the season (+1 month) were analyzed. Incidence and hospitalization rate per 100 patient-seasons, intensive care unit admission and length of stay (LOS), oxygen support, mechanical ventilation and overall hospital LOS were assessed. Results: The pooled analysis comprised 7,820 infants; 267 experienced a confirmed RSVH at a median age of 8.4 weeks. The crude pooled RSVH incidence rate was 3.41% and the rate per 100 patient-seasons was 4.52. Median hospital LOS was 5.7 days. A total of 22.2% of infants required intensive care unit admission for a median LOS of 8.3 days. A total of 70.4% received supplemental oxygen support for a median of 4.9 days, and 12.7% required mechanical ventilation for a median of 4.8 days. Conclusions: The burden of RSVH in moderate-late, 33–35 weeks’ wGA preterm infants without comorbidities born during the viral season in Northern Hemisphere countries is substantial. Severe cases required prolonged and invasive supportive therapy.The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal20174939The burden of RSVH in moderate-late, 33–35 weeks’ wGA preterm infants without comorbidities born during the viral season in Northern Hemisphere countries is substantial.2017-01-11T00:00:00The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal['E. Anderson', 'X. Carbonell-Estrany', 'M. Blanken', 'M. Lanari', 'M. Sheridan-Pereira', 'B. Rodgers-Gray', 'J. Fullarton', 'E. Rouffiac', 'P. Vo', 'G. Notario', 'F. Campbell', 'B. Paes']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b066eb688256ebe796001c99126d760c42c1aaaeThe role of natural killer (NK) cell function in HIV disease especially in the setting of long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) and viral suppression is not fully understood. In the current study, we have investigated NK cell activation in healthy controls and aviremic ART-treated HIV+ subjects with different degrees of immune restoration. We performed a cross sectional study in 12 healthy controls and 24 aviremic ART-treated HIV-infected subjects including 13 HIV+ subjects with CD4+ T cells above 500 cells/μL defined as “immunologic responders” and 11 HIV+ subjects with CD4+ T cells below 350 cells/μL defined as “immunologic non-responders”. We analyzed NK cell number, subset, and activation by expression of CD107a and NKG2D and co-expression of CD38 and HLA-DR. NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity against uninfected CD4+ T cells was tested in vitro. We found that NK cell absolute number, percentage of NK cells, and percentage of NK cell subsets were similar in the three study groups. The increased NK cell activation was found predominantly in CD56dimCD16+ subset of immunologic non-responders but not immunologic responders compared to healthy controls. The activation of NK cells was inversely correlated with the peripheral CD4+ T cell count in HIV+ subjects, even after controlling for chronic T cell activation, sex, and age, potential contributors for CD4+ T cell counts in HIV disease. Interestingly, NK cells from immunologic non-responders mediated cytotoxicity against uninfected CD4+ T cells ex vivo. NK cells may play a role in blunted CD4+ T cell recovery in ART-treated HIV disease.PLoS ONE20178239Interestingly, NK cells from immunologic non-responders mediated cytotoxicity against uninfected CD4- T cells ex vivo may play a role in blunted CD4+ T cell recovery in ART-treated HIV disease.2017-01-11T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Zhenwu Luo', 'Zhen Li', 'Lisa Martin', 'Zhiliang Hu', 'Hao Wu', 'Zhuang Wan', 'M. Kilby', 'S. Heath', 'Lei Huang', 'Wei Jiang']2017-01-11T00:00:00 58f22576227f94e7c9d34c0c4a1d6d3a59424f072017837Basic research may or may not lead to new technologies, but the safest bet in this gamble is to give the brightest minds the funding and freedom to dream big.2017-01-11T00:00:00['H. Schwarz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 015b3a3ea99e715dcb5c6a179becfa24d1ca1552The lymphatic system plays an important role in the induction of the immune response by transporting antigens, inflammatory mediators, and leukocytes from peripheral tissues to draining lymph nodes. It is emerging that lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) are playing an active role in this context via the expression of chemokines, inflammatory mediators promoting cell migration, and chemokine receptors. Particularly, LECs express atypical chemokine receptors (ACKRs), which are unable to promote conventional signaling and cell migration while they are involved in the regulation of chemokine availability. Here, we provide a summary of the data on the role of ACKR2 expressed by lymphatics, indicating an essential role for this ACKRs in the regulation of the inflammation and the immune response in different pathological conditions, including infection, allergy, and cancer.Frontiers in Immunology20175929An essential role for ACKR2 expressed by lymphatics is indicated in the regulation of the inflammation and the immune response in different pathological conditions, including infection, allergy, and cancer.2017-01-11T00:00:00Frontiers in Immunology['Ornella Bonavita', 'Valeria Mollica Poeta', 'E. Setten', 'M. Massara', 'R. Bonecchi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 11a6c2816b885f6594bfb97d289d84952009575cWorld Journal of Surgery20172528The study indicates that nil by mouth until postoperative day 7 followed by a slow increase to a blended diet after esophagectomy results in less severe complications and a tendency of fewer anastomotic leakages.2017-01-11T00:00:00World Journal of Surgery['Kristine Elisabeth Eberhard', 'M. Achiam', 'H. Rolff', 'M. Belmouhand', 'L. Svendsen', 'M. Thorsteinsson']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ce37e13c8b5e6ed51bc4344fde53df645ac3a22fBMC Public Health20173326There was no evidence of mediation of the relationship between frequency of shopping and BMI by fruit and vegetables consumption, and more work should be done to understand factors within farmers’ markets that encourage fruit and vegetable purchases.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Public Health['S. J. Jilcott Pitts', 'Jedediah Hinkley', 'Qiang Wu', 'Jared T. McGuirt', 'Mary Jane Lyonnais', 'A. Rafferty', 'O. Whitt', 'Nancy L. Winterbauer', 'Lisa Phillips']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d14d4e6786c30a184aafc585c6ff21dec649e52cABSTRACT Monovalent bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are projected to have broad clinical applications due to their ability to bind two different targets simultaneously. Although they can be produced using recombinant technologies, the correct pairing of heavy and light chains is a significant manufacturing problem. Various approaches exploit mutations or linkers to favor the formation of the desired BsAb, but a format using a single common light chain has the advantage that no other modification to the antibody is required. This strategy reduces the number of formed molecules to three (the BsAb and the two parent mAbs), but the separation of the BsAb from the two monovalent parent molecules still poses a potentially difficult purification challenge. Current methods employ ion exchange chromatography and linear salt gradients, but are only successful if the difference in the observed isoelectric points (pIs) of two parent molecules is relatively large. Here, we describe the use of highly linear pH gradients for the facile purification of common light chain BsAbs. The method is effective at separating molecules with differences in pI as little as 0.10, and differing in their sequence by only a single charged amino acid. We also demonstrate that purification resins validated for manufacturing are compatible with this approach.mAbs20174228The use of highly linear pH gradients for the facile purification of common light chain BsAbs is described, effective at separating molecules with differences in pI as little as 0.10, and differing in their sequence by only a single charged amino acid.2017-01-11T00:00:00mAbs['Beth Sharkey', 'Sarat Pudi', 'Ian Wallace Moyer', 'Lihui Zhong', 'B. Prinz', 'Hemanta Baruah', 'Heather Lynaugh', 'Sampath R. Kumar', 'K. Wittrup', 'Juergen H. Nett']2017-01-11T00:00:00 02560a3d433b95735c93bf6deaca8f925a7bd51dThe study of new product development best practices aimed at helping new product development process managers improve the process has been the subject of many publications in recent years. These practices have been analyzed, categorized, and disseminated based on numerous research methods, such as benchmarking, success factors analysis, surveys of practices used by successful companies, practitioner panels, and practice frameworks. However, the adoption of such practices depends on many factors, such as product characteristics, market, cultural aspects, and the ecosystem of the country or region where a company operates. This research proposes an alternative to identify and recommend new product development process practices with a greater potential to solve the most common difficulties encountered in new product development process. This approach can be used to complement the previously mentioned ones. The inspiration for this work came from the observation of business process improvement methodologies such as Lean Thinking and Six Sigma, in which the first step is to identify and analyze problems prior to defining actions to eliminate them. To achieve this goal, a survey involving 346 companies operating in Brazil was conducted to identify common new product development process practices and problems. Multivariate contingency tables with Chi-square significance tests and odds ratio were applied to analyze the data. The hypothesis tested was that the absence of a new product development process practice heightens the risk of the new product development process problem. This suggests that the successful application of a practice eliminates or prevents the corresponding problem. The result of this research is an alternative way to propose practices that can potentially eliminate specific new product development process problems.Concurrent Engineering - Research and Applications20178424The inspiration for this work came from the observation of business process improvement methodologies such as Lean Thinking and Six Sigma, in which the first step is to identify and analyze problems prior to defining actions to eliminate them.2017-01-11T00:00:00Concurrent Engineering['M. Echeveste', 'H. Rozenfeld', 'D. Fettermann']2017-01-11T00:00:00 154c6bbcc44dd61cb7d23465a2710886365bfd67Neurological Sciences20173825The ET-based neuropsychological battery developed could provide an extensive assessment of cognitive functions, allowing participants to perform tasks independently from the integrity of motor or verbal channels.2017-01-11T00:00:00Neurological Sciences['B. Poletti', 'L. Carelli', 'F. Solca', 'Annalisa Lafronza', 'E. Pedroli', 'A. Faini', 'S. Zago', 'N. Ticozzi', 'A. Ciammola', 'C. Morelli', 'P. Meriggi', 'P. Cipresso', 'D. Lulé', 'A. Ludolph', 'G. Riva', 'V. Silani']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fc98fc7d77675ee8f004a034b95d9506adaae16aBMC Public Health20176821The intervention development and design of an intervention to make the purchase behavior of employees in the worksite cafeteria healthier and a set of 19 strategies based on theory of nudging and social marketing (marketing mix) are described.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Public Health['Elizabeth Velema', 'E. L. Vyth', 'I. Steenhuis']2017-01-11T00:00:00 45a01319d55f0da350abf3f33f5ed04ea707d025Reactions of phenanthrenedione- and pyrenedione-derived borocyclic radicals, CnH8O2B(C6F5)2• (n = 14 (1), 16 (3)), with a variety of nucleophiles have been studied. Reaction of 1 with P(t-Bu)3 affords the zwitterion 3-(t-Bu)3PC14H7O2B(C6F5)2 (5) in addition to the salt [HP(t-Bu)3][C14H8O2B(C6F5)2] (6). In contrast, the reaction of 1 with PPh3 proceeds to give two regioisomeric zwitterions, 1-(Ph3P)C14H7O2B(C6F5)2 (7a) and 3-(Ph3P)C14H7O2B(C6F5)2 (7b), as well as the related boronic ester C14H8O2B(C6F5) (2). In a similar fashion, 3 reacted with PPh3 to give 3-(Ph3P)C16H7O2B(C6F5)2 (8a), 1-(Ph3P)C16H7O2B(C6F5)2 (8b), and boronic ester C16H8O2B(C6F5) (4). Reactions of secondary phosphines Ph2PH and tBu2PH with 3 yield 3-(R2PH)C16H7O2B(C6F5)2 (R = Ph (9), t-Bu (10)). The reaction of 1 with N-heterocyclic carbene IMes afforded 3-(IMes)C14H7O2B(C6F5)2 (11) and [IMesH][C14H8O2B(C6F5)2] (12), while the reactions with quinuclidine and DMAP afforded the species 3-(C7H13N)C14H7O2B(C6F5)2 (13) and [H(NC7H13)2][C14H8O2B(C6F5)2] (14), and the salt [9,10-(DMAP)2C14H8O2B(C6F5)2][C14H8O2B(C6F5)2] (15), respectively. These products have been fully characterized, and the mechanism for the formation of these products is considered in the light of DFT calculations.Journal of the American Chemical Society20174922These products have been fully characterized, and the mechanism for the formation of these products is considered in the light of DFT calculations.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of the American Chemical Society['L. Longobardi', 'P. Zatsepin', 'Roman Korol', 'Lei Liu', 'S. Grimme', 'D. Stephan']2017-01-11T00:00:00 af1e08bb6ba9f08865cd789f37ff1f8c1dcbb28120172716It is emphasised that CC in response to non-adherent patients is not determined solely by a HCP's innate nature, but can be affected by an individual’s appraisal of this interaction and the resources he/she has available to cope.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Compassionate Health Care['S. Tierney', 'K. Seers', 'Joanne Reeve', 'L. Tutton']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ddb125a5b59841fa5addbbb6144ff004fcf278b0Corumbá city is one of the oldest visceral leishmaniasis-endemic foci in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, where the transmission of Leishmania infantum has been attributed to Lutzomyia cruzi Aiming at investigating the parameters of the vectorial capacity of Lu. cruzi for L. infantum, a project was undertaken in this city. Among these parameters, vector competence was investigated and the results obtained are reported herein. Of the 12 hamsters exposed to feed wild-caught female sandflies, two developed infection with L. infantum and surprisingly, one with Leishmania amazonensis In addition, hamsters with L. infantum infection were bitten only by females of Lu. cruzi, whereas the hamster infected with L. amazonensis was bitten by 124 Lu. cruzi females and one of Evandromyia corumbaensis Although there is a strong suspicion regarding the competence of Lu. cruzi in transmitting L. amazonensis naturally, it was not demonstrated.American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene20172718Of the 12 hamsters exposed to feed wild-caught female sandflies, two developed infection with L. infantum and surprisingly, one with Leishmania amazonensis, and vector competence was investigated and the results obtained were not demonstrated.2017-01-11T00:00:00The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene['Everton Falcão de Oliveira', 'E. T. Oshiro', 'W. S. Fernandes', 'A. M. Ferreira', 'A. G. de Oliveira', 'E. Galati']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ae490ff444ebc173f3088681dcadc94fc72417a6Cancers of the Head & Neck20175818Increased research on predicting indolent behavior is needed to avoid an epidemic of overtreatment of thyroid cancer.2017-01-11T00:00:00Cancers of the Head & Neck['L. Hahn', 'C. Kunder', 'Michelle M. Chen', 'L. Orloff', 'T. Desser']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a532560bb2aad99b8a6501ae23125bdefdb23126Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme20173717The incidence of malignancies among SpA patients treated with the three TNFi was higher than in general population; having had a previous solid cancer is predictive of a new malignancy.2017-01-11T00:00:00Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme['F. Atzeni', 'A. Carletto', 'R. Foti', 'M. Sebastiani', 'V. Panetta', 'F. Salaffi', 'G. Bonitta', 'F. Iannone', 'E. Gremese', 'M. Govoni', 'A. Marchesoni', 'E. Favalli', 'R. Gorla', 'R. Ramonda', 'P. Sarzi-Puttini', 'G. Ferraccioli', 'G. Lapadula']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8535ac7e8d1c8f61949e84bf7b89389252cf748bBMC Cancer20173616None of the markers TOP1 CN, TOP1/CEN-20-ratio or TOP1/CEN-2-ratio were associated with progression free survival, overall survival or baseline characteristics, and other biomarkers to be paired with TOP1 CN are highly warranted.2017-01-11T00:00:00BMC Cancer['J. Palshof', 'E. Høgdall', 'T. Poulsen', 'D. Linnemann', 'B. Jensen', 'P. Pfeiffer', 'L. Tarpgaard', 'N. Brünner', 'J. Stenvang', 'M. Yilmaz', 'D. Nielsen']2017-01-11T00:00:00 096b70cb20d61326b3128e9b01a383e0898e27c2In Lusaka, Zambia, where malaria prevalence is low, national guidelines continue to recommend that all pregnant women receive sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for malaria prophylaxis monthly at every scheduled antenatal care visit after 16 weeks of gestation. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women should receive co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV and not SP, but many still receive SP. We sought to determine whether increased dosage of SP is still associated with a reduced risk of low birth weight (LBW) in an area where malaria transmission is low. Our secondary objective was to determine whether any association between SP and LBW is modified by receipt of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We analyzed data routinely collected from a cohort of HIV-positive pregnant women with singleton births in Lusaka, Zambia, between February 2006 and December 2012. We used a log-Poisson model to estimate the risk of LBW by dosage of SP and to determine whether the association between SP and LBW varied by receipt of ART. Risk of LBW declined as the number of doses increased and appeared lowest among women who received three doses (adjusted risk ratio [ARR] = 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.64-0.95). In addition, women receiving combination ART had a higher risk of delivering an LBW infant compared with women receiving no treatment or prophylaxis (ARR = 1.18; 95% CI = 1.09-1.28), but this risk was attenuated among women who were receiving SP (risk ratio = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.99-1.21). SP was associated with a reduced risk of LBW in HIV-positive women, including those receiving ART, in a low malaria prevalence region.American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene20173716SP was associated with a reduced risk of LBW in HIV-positive women, including those receiving ART, in a low malaria prevalence region in an area where malaria transmission is low.2017-01-11T00:00:00The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene['Marie C. D. Stoner', 'B. Vwalika', 'M. Smid', 'A. Kumwenda', 'E. Stringer', 'B. Chi', 'J. Stringer']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ee14a9ddcd78dde5621a7cfda61b624d65318ba1Purpose Older adults seek health care for low back pain from multiple providers who may not coordinate their treatments. This study evaluated the perceived feasibility of a patient-centered practice model for back pain, including facilitators for interprofessional collaboration between family medicine physicians and doctors of chiropractic. Design and Methods This qualitative evaluation was a component of a randomized controlled trial of 3 interdisciplinary models for back pain management: usual medical care; concurrent medical and chiropractic care; and collaborative medical and chiropractic care with interprofessional education, clinical record exchange, and team-based case management. Data collection included clinician interviews, chart abstractions, and fieldnotes analyzed with qualitative content analysis. An organizational-level framework for dissemination of health care interventions identified norms/attitudes, organizational structures and processes, resources, networks-linkages, and change agents that supported model implementation. Results Clinicians interviewed included 13 family medicine residents and 6 chiropractors. Clinicians were receptive to interprofessional education, noting the experience introduced them to new colleagues and the treatment approaches of the cooperating profession. Clinicians exchanged high volumes of clinical records, but found the logistics cumbersome. Team-based case management enhanced information flow, social support, and interaction between individual patients and the collaborating providers. Older patients were viewed positively as change agents for interprofessional collaboration between these provider groups. Implications Family medicine residents and doctors of chiropractic viewed collaborative care as a useful practice model for older adults with back pain. Health care organizations adopting medical and chiropractic collaboration can tailor this general model to their specific setting to support implementation.The gerontologist20175714The perceived feasibility of a patient-centered practice model for back pain, including facilitators for interprofessional collaboration between family medicine physicians and doctors of chiropractic, is evaluated.2017-01-11T00:00:00The Gerontologist['S. Salsbury', 'C. Goertz', 'R. Vining', 'M. Hondras', 'A. Andresen', 'C. Long', 'K. Lyons', 'L. Killinger', 'R. Wallace']2017-01-11T00:00:00 64a660b64dd0d286e3356cafeb0f6c2b965fdb57The present study focuses on the use of copolymer nanoparticles as a dispersant for a model pigment (silica). Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) alcoholic dispersion polymerization was used to synthesize sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles. The steric stabilizer block was poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMA) and the core-forming block was poly(benzyl methacrylate) (PBzMA). The mean degrees of polymerization for the PDMA and PBzMA blocks were 71 and 100, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies confirmed a near-monodisperse spherical morphology, while dynamic light scattering (DLS) studies indicated an intensity-average diameter of 30 nm. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reported a volume-average diameter of 29 ± 0.5 nm and a mean aggregation number of 154. Aqueous electrophoresis measurements confirmed that these PDMA71–PBzMA100 nanoparticles acquired cationic character when transferred from ethanol to water as a result of protonation of the weakly basic PDMA chains. Electrostatic adsorption of these nanoparticles from aqueous solution onto 470 nm silica particles led to either flocculation at submonolayer coverage or steric stabilization at or above monolayer coverage, as judged by DLS. This technique indicated that saturation coverage was achieved on addition of approximately 465 copolymer nanoparticles per silica particle, which corresponds to a fractional surface coverage of around 0.42. These adsorption data were corroborated using thermogravimetry, UV spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. TEM studies indicated that the cationic nanoparticles remained intact on the silica surface after electrostatic adsorption, while aqueous electrophoresis confirmed that surface charge reversal occurred below pH 7. The relatively thick layer of adsorbed nanoparticles led to a significant reduction in the effective particle density of the silica particles from 1.99 g cm–3 to approximately 1.74 g cm–3, as judged by disk centrifuge photosedimentometry (DCP). Combining the DCP and SAXS data suggests that essentially no deformation of the PBzMA cores occurs during nanoparticle adsorption onto the silica particles.Langmuir20177815Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) alcoholic dispersion polymerization was used to synthesize sterically stabilized diblock copolymer nanoparticles, which acquired cationic character when transferred from ethanol to water as a result of protonation of the weakly basic PDMA chains.2017-01-11T00:00:00Langmuir['S. M. North', 'Elizabeth R. Jones', 'Gregory N. Smith', 'O. Mykhaylyk', 'Tom Annable', 'S. Armes']2017-01-11T00:00:00 963cb9e38fbb637bc1f647d4f457faa9de31b4b5NME1 (nonmetastatic expressed 1) gene, which encodes nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) A [also known as nonmetastatic clone 23 (NM23)‐H1 in humans and NM23‐M1 in mice], is a suppressor of metastasis, but several lines of evidence—mostly from plants—also implicate it in the regulation of the oxidative stress response. Here, our aim was to investigate the physiologic relevance of NDPK A with respect to the oxidative stress response in mammals and to study its molecular basis. NME1‐knockout mice died sooner, suffered greater hepatocyte injury, and had lower superoxide dismutase activity than did wild‐type (WT) mice in response to paraquat‐induced acute oxidative stress. Deletion of NME1 reduced total NDPK activity and exacerbated activation of the stress‐related MAPK, JNK, in the liver in response to paraquat. In a mouse transformed hepatocyte cell line and in primary cultures of normal human keratinocytes, MAPK activation in response to H2O2 and UVB, respectively, was dampened by expression of NM23‐M1/NM23‐H1, dependent on its NDPK catalytic activity. Furthermore, excess or depletion of NM23‐M1/NM23‐H1 NDPK activity did not affect the intracellular bulk concentration of nucleoside di‐ and triphosphates. NME1‐deficient mouse embryo fibroblasts grew poorly in culture, were more sensitive to stress than WT fibroblasts, and did not immortalize, which suggested that they senesce earlier than do WT fibroblasts. Collectively, these results indicate that the NDPK activity of NM23‐M1/NM23‐H1 protects cells from acute oxidative stress by inhibiting activation of JNK in mammal models. —Peuchant, E., Bats, M.‐L., Moranvillier, I., Lepoivre, M., Guitton, J., Wendum, D., Lacombe, M.‐L., Moreau‐Gaudry, F., Boissan, M., Dabernat, S. Metastasis suppressor NM23 limits oxidative stress in mammals by preventing activation of stress‐activated protein kinases/JNKs through its nucleoside diphosphate kinase activity. FASEB J. 31, 1531–1546 (2017) www.fasebj.orgThe FASEB Journal20177913Results indicate that the NDPK activity of NM23‐M1/NM23‐H1 protects cells from acute oxidative stress by inhibiting activation of JNK in mammal models.2017-01-11T00:00:00The FASEB Journal['E. Peuchant', 'Marie-Lise Bats', 'I. Moranvillier', 'M. Lepoivre', 'J. Guitton', 'D. Wendum', 'M. Lacombe', 'F. Moreau-Gaudry', 'M. Boissan', 'S. Dabernat']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c47e9c15b367be7307fa70cfe09590bb51aaa280Purpose More than 6,500 megavoltage teletherapy units are needed worldwide, many in low-resource settings. Cobalt-60 units or linear accelerators (linacs) can fill this need. We have evaluated machine performance on the basis of patient throughput to provide insight into machine viability under various conditions in such a way that conclusions can be generalized to a vast array of clinical scenarios. Materials and Methods Data from patient treatment plans, peer-reviewed studies, and international organizations were combined to assess the relative patient throughput of linacs and cobalt-60 units that deliver radiotherapy with standard techniques under various power and maintenance support conditions. Data concerning the frequency and duration of power outages and downtime characteristics of the machines were used to model teletherapy operation in low-resource settings. Results Modeled average daily throughput was decreased for linacs because of lack of power infrastructure and for cobalt-60 units because of limited and decaying source strength. For conformal radiotherapy delivered with multileaf collimators, average daily patient throughput over 8 years of operation was equal for cobalt-60 units and linacs when an average of 1.83 hours of power outage occurred per 10-hour working day. Relative to conformal treatments delivered with multileaf collimators on the respective machines, the use of advanced techniques on linacs decreased throughput between 20% and 32% and, for cobalt machines, the need to manually place blocks reduced throughput up to 37%. Conclusion Our patient throughput data indicate that cobalt-60 units are generally best suited for implementation when machine operation might be 70% or less of total operable time because of power outages or mechanical repair. However, each implementation scenario is unique and requires consideration of all variables affecting implementation.Journal of Global Oncology20171712The authors' patient throughput data indicate that cobalt-60 units are generally best suited for implementation when machine operation might be 70% or less of total operable time because of power outages or mechanical repair.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Global Oncology['R. McCarroll', 'B. Youssef', 'B. Beadle', 'M. Bojador', 'R. Cardan', 'R. Famiglietti', 'D. Followill', 'G. Ibbott', 'A. Jhingran', 'C. Trauernicht', 'P. Balter', 'L. Court']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fbcb89a6c4c338d62e3e7318894e6aa37ae6a49dAlternative approaches to reinforce native tissue in reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse are warranted. Tissue engineering combines the use of a scaffold with the regenerative potential of stem cells and is a promising new concept in urogynecology. Our objective was to evaluate whether a newly developed long-term degradable polycaprolactone scaffold could provide biomechanical reinforcement and function as a scaffold for autologous muscle fiber fragments. We performed a study with three different rat abdominal wall models where the scaffold with or without muscle fiber fragments was placed (1) subcutaneously (minimal load), (2) in a partial defect (partial load), and (3) in a full-thickness defect (heavy load). After 8 weeks, no animals had developed hernia, and the scaffold provided biomechanical reinforcement, even in the models where it was subjected to heavy load. The scaffold was not yet degraded but showed increased thickness in all groups. Histologically, we found a massive foreign body response with numerous large giant cells intermingled with the fibers of the scaffold. Cells from added muscle fiber fragments could not be traced by PKH26 fluorescence or desmin staining. Taken together, the long-term degradable polycaprolactone scaffold provided biomechanical reinforcement by inducing a marked foreign-body response and attracting numerous inflammatory cells to form a strong neo-tissue construct. However, cells from the muscle fiber fragments did not survive in this milieu. Properties of the new neo-tissue construct must be evaluated at the time of full degradation of the scaffold before its possible clinical value in pelvic organ prolapse surgery can be evaluated.Journal of Biomaterials Applications20171912Taken together, the long-term degradable polycaprolactone scaffold provided biomechanical reinforcement by inducing a marked foreign-body response and attracting numerous inflammatory cells to form a strong neo-tissue construct.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Biomaterials Applications['Hanna Jangö', 'S. Gräs', 'L. Christensen', 'G. Lose']2017-01-11T00:00:00 27b8fc2e66ac74e1614ab737601bd098898da64aVaccine20172312There is strong field and now economic rationale for administering Hib and PCV during at least one humanitarian emergency and it was highly cost-effective, even with just one-dose of either vaccine.2017-01-11T00:00:00Vaccine['L. Gargano', 'R. Hajjeh', 'S. Cookson']2017-01-11T00:00:00 600bdef530b5932111a7afa072723175399b4fd0Scientific Reports20175112Functional studies showed that NE impaired the EMILIN1-α4β1 integrin interaction by cleaving the gC1q domain in a region crucial for its proper structural conformation, paving the way to better understand NE effects on EMILin1-cell interaction in pathological context.2017-01-11T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Orlando Maiorani', 'E. Pivetta', 'A. Capuano', 'Teresa Maria Elisa Modica', 'Bruna Wassermann', 'F. Bucciotti', 'A. Colombatti', 'R. Doliana', 'P. Spessotto']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e78a2773faf0df10026a4b9c0436281ff1b29f0fAIM This study examined the association between sedentary behavior patterns and whole brain gray matter (GM), white matter (WM) and subcortical GM structures in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS 36 persons with MS wore an accelerometer and underwent a brain MRI. Whole brain GM and WM and deep GM structures were calculated from 3D T1-weighted structural brain images. RESULTS There were statistically significant (p < 0.01) and moderate or large associations between number of sedentary bouts/day and brain volume measures. The primary result was a consistent negative association between number of sedentary bouts/day and whole brain GM and WM, and deep GM structures. CONCLUSION We provide novel evidence for decreased brain volume as a correlate of a sedentary behavior pattern in persons with MS.Neurodegenerative Disease Management20172811Novel evidence for decreased brain volume as a correlate of a sedentary behavior pattern in persons with multiple sclerosis is provided.2017-01-11T00:00:00Neurodegenerative disease management['R. Klaren', 'E. Hubbard', 'Nathan C Wetter', 'B. Sutton', 'R. Motl']2017-01-11T00:00:00 22776627ab9e35cc8023273ec22ec7588a903f5bThe role of smooth muscle endothelinB (ETB) receptors in regulating vascular function, blood pressure (BP), and neointimal remodeling has not been established. Selective knockout mice were generated to address the hypothesis that loss of smooth muscle ETB receptors would reduce BP, alter vascular contractility, and inhibit neointimal remodeling. ETB receptors were selectively deleted from smooth muscle by crossing floxed ETB mice with those expressing cre-recombinase controlled by the transgelin promoter. Functional consequences of ETB deletion were assessed using myography. BP was measured by telemetry, and neointimal lesion formation induced by femoral artery injury. Lesion size and composition (day 28) were analyzed using optical projection tomography, histology, and immunohistochemistry. Selective deletion of ETB was confirmed by genotyping, autoradiography, polymerase chain reaction, and immunohistochemistry. ETB-mediated contraction was reduced in trachea, but abolished from mesenteric veins, of knockout mice. Induction of ETB-mediated contraction in mesenteric arteries was also abolished in these mice. Femoral artery function was unaltered, and baseline BP modestly elevated in smooth muscle ETB knockout compared with controls (+4.2±0.2 mm Hg; P<0.0001), but salt-induced and ETB blockade–mediated hypertension were unaltered. Circulating endothelin-1 was not altered in knockout mice. ETB-mediated contraction was not induced in femoral arteries by incubation in culture medium or lesion formation, and lesion size was not altered in smooth muscle ETB knockout mice. In the absence of other pathology, ETB receptors in vascular smooth muscle make a small but significant contribution to ETB-dependent regulation of BP. These ETB receptors have no effect on vascular contraction or neointimal remodeling.HYPERTENSION20175311In the absence of other pathology, ETB receptors in vascular smooth muscle make a small but significant contribution to ETB-dependent regulation of BP.2017-01-11T00:00:00Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)['Eileen Miller', 'A. Czopek', 'Karolina M. Duthie', 'N. Kirkby', 'E. E. F. van de Putte', 'Sibylle Christen', 'R. Kimmitt', 'Rebecca Moorhouse', 'R. F. Castellan', 'Y. Kotelevtsev', 'R. Kuc', 'A. Davenport', 'N. Dhaun', 'D. Webb', 'P. Hadoke']2017-01-11T00:00:00 31894eaf6edcd6a54c3f6249c434643bea0c1279Surgical Endoscopy20173210Stent grafting seems to be an effective less invasive technique for the treatment of esophageal perforation and for debridement of surrounding infected structures.2017-01-11T00:00:00Surgical Endoscopy['F. Biancari', 'T. Tauriainen', 'Tatu Ylikotila', 'M. Kokkonen', 'J. Rintala', 'Elisa J. Mäkäräinen-Uhlbäck', 'V. Koivukangas', 'J. Saarnio']2017-01-11T00:00:00 6a18e4269704a29fc3f7dcdf1148a38946e2493dResearch on chemical intermediates (Print)20177492017-01-11T00:00:00Research on Chemical Intermediates['A. Khataee', 'S. Bozorg', 'B. Vahid']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4f5e9ec53f22cd482da2626d1a35a153102fd36dCancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, the search for new and less aggressive treatments is currently the focus of the anticancer research. An attractive alternative for this purpose is the use of bioactive peptides from plants. Plants live everywhere on Earth, both on land and in water, and they are a major source of diverse molecules with pharmacological potential as antioxidant peptides. Hence, this review focuses on the importance of the antioxidant activity of terrestrial and aquatic plant peptides against cancer throughout several mechanisms. The influence of the antioxidant activity of peptides by different factors such as molecular weight and amino acid composition as a crucial factor for anticancer activity is also revised. Furthermore, the relation of antioxidant activity with anticancer property as well as safety and legal aspects of protein hydrolysates and bioactive peptides for their use in cancer treatments is discussed.Current protein and peptide science201708The relation of antioxidant activity with anticancer property as well as safety and legal aspects of protein hydrolysates and bioactive peptides for their use in cancer treatments is discussed.2017-01-11T00:00:00Current protein & peptide science['E. Márquez‐Ríos', 'C. L. Del‐Toro‐Sánchez']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4af719241ab8057e6d37dd2d578e4b4d141863a9Purpose: Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) has demonstrated an effect on skill performance, compared with the usual outpatient rehabilitation, in people living with stroke when implemented by occupational therapists. This study explored refining CO-OP for delivery by both occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Client Description: Two cases were recruited and treated using the CO-OP approach, which augments task-specific training with cognitive strategies and guided discovery. Intervention: Case 1 was a 79-year-old woman, 31 days after parietal stroke, and Case 2 was a 45-year-old man, 62 days after bilateral brain stem stroke. Case 1 withdrew from the study for medical reasons. Outcome measures applied were the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), the Self-Efficacy Gauge, the Berg Balance Scale, the Box and Block Test, and the 2-minute walk test. Measures and Outcomes: After 10 sessions, Case 2 made gains in most measures, including a 22-point gain in the SIS mobility domain. Implications: The therapists reported that the combined delivery required additional communication with the patients but was feasible. Case 2 reported physical and mobility gains larger than the mean changes seen in past CO-OP research. Although these results cannot be generalized, findings suggest that the inter-professional application of CO-OP warrants further investigation.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiothérapie Canada2017166Findings suggest that the inter-professional application of CO-OP warrants further investigation, and that the combined delivery required additional communication with the patients but was feasible.2017-01-11T00:00:00Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada['S. McEwen', 'Dianne Cirone', 'Betty Lee']2017-01-11T00:00:00 cded3812b52f27523ec33fb909d0b486bce97e0bBackground: Improvements in cognition often accompany fitness improvements in older adults, and research suggests insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) may influence this association. No prior work has examined this in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We predicted that IGF-1 would moderate the relationship between cognition and aerobic endurance improvement, such that greater baseline IGF-1 would accompany a stronger relationship between cognition and aerobic endurance change. Method: Twenty-seven individuals with MCI completed assessments of aerobic endurance (2-minute step test [2MST]) and global cognition (Modified Mini-Mental State [3MS]) before and after a 6-month period of twice-weekly exercise. Serum IGF-1 levels were assessed at baseline via fasted blood draw. The Johnson-Neyman technique determined whether baseline IGF-1 levels moderated the relationship between changes in aerobic endurance (Δ2MST) and cognition (Δ3MS). Results: A significant interaction was found; however, Δ2MST was inversely associated with Δ3MS in individuals with above-average serum IGF-1 levels; this relationship was strengthened as IGF-1 increased and was not seen when IGF-1 was below average. Conclusion: The relationship between cognitive and aerobic endurance change varies as a function of IGF-1 in persons with MCI. Additional work is needed to clarify the mechanisms of these findings.Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology2017326The relationship between cognitive and aerobic endurance change varies as a function of IGF-1 in persons with MCI, and this relationship was strengthened as IGF- 1 increased and was not seen when IGF-2 was below average.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology['Jason R. Anderson', 'D. Calvo', 'E. Glickman', 'J. Gunstad', 'M. Spitznagel']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e502a617d6e1225c9e5c8ad112a6f4141f505e9dPositive tone photosensitive polyimides (p-PSPIs) composed of poly(amic acid) (PAA) and a diazonaphthoquinone photoactive compound (DNQ PAC) have been greatly contributed to the progress of microelectronics. However, the relationships among PAC molecular structures, hydrogen-bonding interactions, and dissolution inhibitation for p-PSPIs have not been well understood. In this study, multiscale molecular modeling was utilized to evaluate such relationships. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to predict the polarity of various DNQ PAC models and their corresponding indenylidene ketene (IK) compounds. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to mimic the interactions between DNQ PAC and PAA polymer chains by calculating parameters such as the energy of mixing (ΔEmix) and Flory–Huggins parameter (χAB). The computational results showed that χAB values of PACs containing mono functional phenols significantly differed before and after UV exposure. Their corresponding suppositional p-...20175262017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Feng Zheng', 'Cornelia Gertina Catharina Elizabeth van Sittert', 'Qing Lu']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a240971eab9ffa119d958d5c23236f07660fc143Experimental Brain Research2017366It is concluded that the execution of mental rotations activates cognitive mechanisms that are also used to perceive rotations in different modalities and that are associated with directional motor control processes.2017-01-11T00:00:00Experimental Brain Research['J. Lohmann', 'Bettina Rolke', 'Martin Volker Butz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1496924d4e0764c0eac22149a64883f805a606c6When properly used and adequately maintained, a biological safety cabinet (BSC) provides protection to the laboratory worker, the products, and the environment. Knowledge about proper use of the BSC is therefore important. This study evaluated BSC usage knowledge and practices and the effect of prior experience on training outcomes. Thirteen participants randomly selected from research centers were evaluated through a structured questionnaire covering biosafety considerations involved in using a BSC as per the World Health Organization’s Laboratory Biosafety Manual, third edition. The questionnaire was administered before and after the training. Training was conducted using the NUITM-KEMRI biosafety training program, enhanced to include more modules on BSCs. Differences in the participants’ knowledge and practices regarding BSC usage were observed. After training, the participants were able to give correct responses. Furthermore, participants who had fewer years of experience showed the greatest improvement. Results indicate the need for proper training of laboratory workers early in their careers, coupled with close supervision, mentorship, and regular refresher training.2017116Results indicate the need for proper training of laboratory workers early in their careers, coupled with close supervision, mentorship, and regular refresher training.2017-01-11T00:00:00Applied Biosafety['Gabriel Miringu', 'M. Bundi', 'B. Muriithi', 'Ernest Apondi', 'A. Galata', 'Cyrus Njogu Kathiiko', 'E. Odoyo', 'Sora Guyo', 'Obed Nyang’ate Ongubo', 'John Odhiambo Ouko', 'M. Karama', 'M. Shah', 'Shingo Inoue', 'Y. Ichinose']2017-01-11T00:00:00 314c989556f1755338f2b0b0c8aa8468b0b9156cThrough this paper we examine children’s literacy groupware, cloud-based reading management systems that combine digital reading collections with behaviour tracking and analysis, communication tools, and reader incentives. Children’s literacy groupware extends the notion of a digital library for children by providing value-added tools for teaching, monitoring, evaluating and encouraging young readers. We offer an analysis of two for-profit app-based systems that provide reading content and instruction for elementary age children in the United States and Canada. We question the influence of these systems on the practice of reading. How do systems for managing engagement with digital texts frame reading practice: the what, where, when and how of reading, including behaviours, attitudes and dispositions toward the practice itself?First Monday201706This paper examines children’s literacy groupware, cloud-based reading management systems that combine digital reading collections with behaviour tracking and analysis, communication tools, and reader incentives, and offers an analysis of two for-profit app-based systems that provide reading content and instruction for elementary age children in the United States and Canada.2017-01-11T00:00:00First Monday['E. Meyers', 'L. Nathan', 'Casey Stepaniuk']2017-01-11T00:00:00 615191d594cbc9ae8865c75b95d1c3ecf104bd0fMaturation, reproduction and early life history of Lophius piscatorius was investigated in Faroese waters. Length at first maturity (L50) was 58 cm for males and 84 cm for females, corresponding to an age of about four years for males and seven years for females. The proportions of females and males were similar in fish less than 55 cm long, and were skewed towards more males in medium sized fish (55–75  cm).  Females  were  predominant  in the larger fish (> 85 cm). Observations of spawning males and females, egg ribbons and pelagic anglerfish larvae, suggest that the main spawning season is from February to April and the spawning area seems to be southwest of the Faroe Plateau and in the Faroe Bank area. The Faroe Plateau probably serves as a nursery ground for juvenile anglerfish. Morphological transformation from larvae to juveniles occurred when the fish were about 7–9 cm long and they settled to the bottom when they were about 11 cm long. Thus, all life stages, as well as nursery areas, spawning areas and feeding areas of anglerfish are found in Faroese waters, indicating a separate stock in the area.2017525Observations of spawning males and females, egg ribbons and pelagic anglerfish larvae, suggest that the main spawning season is from February to April and the spawning area seems to be southwest of the Faro Plateau and in the Faroe Bank area.2017-01-11T00:00:00['L. H. Ofstad', 'T. Petersen', 'P. Steingrund']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b6fce78cd0ce327476af71c2c7b0496d1dc0aabbOrbital biopsy of nonspecific orbital inflammation, commonly referred to as "orbital pseudotumor," typically shows a combination of polyclonal lymphocytes, plasmocytes, leukocytes, macrophages, and variable degrees of collagen deposition. Herein, we report a patient with a positive history of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis who presented with an orbital mass with a histological profile of idiopathic orbital inflammation. Immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of the orbital specimens demonstrated that the orbital inflammation was associated with the presence of antigens of Leishmania braziliensis and DNA from the parasite.American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene201795Immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of the orbital specimens demonstrated that the orbital inflammation was associated with the presence of antigens of Leishmania braziliensis and DNA from the parasite.2017-01-11T00:00:00The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene['A. Cruz', 'Eliza V. C. Alves-Ferreira', 'Gherusa Milbratz-Moré', 'F. Chahud', 'P. C. Ruy', 'M. Duarte', 'A. Cruz']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4610a3b32b10f690d24d1d75a192a02d02b3dd54Aim: Vascular leakage following cardiopulmonary bypass contributes to morbidity. Angiopoietin-1 and -2 are biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction. Our aim was to characterize Ang-1 and -2 association with clinical characteristics and outcomes. Methods: Observational cohort study measuring Ang-1/-2 with a panel of cytokines in adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Results: Ang-2 levels increased immediately postop whereas Ang-1 levels decreased over time. No significant correlation was found with other inflammatory mediators. High correlation was found between the hospital length of stay and Ang-2 increase at 24 h (rho = 0.590; p < 0.0001). The predictors of Ang-2 increase were female gender, cross clamp time, transfusion of blood and absence of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor as a pre-op medication. Conclusion: Angiopoietins can detect vascular leakage early and could impact patient's management to decrease length of stay after cardiac surgery.Future Science OA2017454Angiopoietin-1 and -2 can detect vascular leakage early and could impact patient's management to decrease length of stay after cardiac surgery, according to a large cohort study measuring angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor as a pre-op medication.2017-01-11T00:00:00Future Science OA['E. Charbonney', 'E. Wilcox', 'Y. Shan', "P. P. D'Empaire", 'A. Duggal', 'G. Rubenfeld', 'C. Liles', 'C. Santos']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8872fa3512a923d49d2e1d0270baa666420847c9Virology Journal201704In vitro findings correlate with what observed in AITD patients, further supporting the association between HHV-6A infection and AITd development and suggesting diverse virus mechanisms of action and therapeutic approaches.2017-01-11T00:00:00Virology Journal['E. Caselli', 'M. D’Accolti', 'I. Soffritti', 'M. Zatelli', 'R. Rossi', 'E. D. degli Uberti', 'D. Di Luca']2017-01-11T00:00:00 be77218a4548b7f9a64dbc31b0f4705527cdd96cTeripang pasir, Holothuria scabra merupakan komoditas hasil laut yang bernilai ekonomis tinggi. Penangkapan berlebihan stok di alam mendorong berkembangnya kegiatan budidaya. Penempelan merupakan fase kritis pada larva teripang karena terjadi peralihan sifat planktonis ke bentik yang memerlukan substrat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui preferensi penempelan, pertumbuhan, dan sintasan larva H. scabra fase penempelan pada substrat lamun yang berbeda. Penelitian menggunakan metode rancangan acak lengkap dengan perlakuan empat jenis daun lamun berbeda dan lima ulangan. Perlakuan terdiri atas Enhalus acoroides (L-1), Syringodium isoetifolium (L-2), Cymodocea serrulata (L-3), dan Cymodocea rotundata (L-4). Jumlah awal larva sebanyak 1.000 individu dan substrat dirangkai dengan luasan yang sama sebesar 12 cm x 17 cm untuk setiap unit penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan jenis lamun yang digunakan sebagai substrat berpengaruh secara nyata terhadap preferensi penempelan dan sintasan larva teripang pasir, namun tidak berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan. E. acoroides menunjukkan hasil terbaik dengan preferensi penempelan 0,26 ind. cm-2 dan sintasan 10,66%; sehingga layak digunakan sebagai substrat penempelan dalam pembenihan teripang pasir, H. scabra. Holothuria scabra larvae on different seagrass substrates. By: Lisa Fajar Indriana, Yuli Afrianti, Sitti Hilyana, and Muhammad Firdaus Sandfish Holothuria scabra is marine commodities with a high economic value. Overfishing of natural stocks has compelled an interest to begin aquaculture practice. Settlement is a critical phase for the planktonic larvae as they will transform to benthic form in the presence of substrate. This study aims to evaluate the settlement preferences, growth, and survival rate of H. scabra larvae settled on different seagrass leaves. The research was conducted using the Completely randomized design with four different species of seagrass leaves and five replications. The treatments consist of Enhalus acoroides (L-1), Syringodium isoetifolium (L-2), Cymodocea serrulata (L-3), and Cymodocea rotundata (L-4). Initial number of larvae was 1,000 individuals and the substrate was set with same widthof 12 cm x 17 cm for each unit. Results of the experiment indicated that settlement preference and survival rate of H. scabra larvae was significantly affected by seagrass used as substrate while no significantly differences was observed for growth of larvae. E. acoroides showed the best result with 0.26 ind. cm-2 settelement preference and 10.66% survival rate, so that suitable to be used as settlement substrate in H. scabra hatchery.201704Results of the experiment indicated that settlement preference and survival rate of H. scabra larvae was significantly affected by seagrass used as substrate while no significantly differences was observed for growth of larvae.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Lisa Fajar Indriana', 'Yulinda Afrianti', 'Sitti Hilyana', 'M. Firdaus']2017-01-11T00:00:00 45dee8868bdd4878028c98d93f3646d6d31755a8Antecedentes: La reforma energetica del 2008 promueve la generacion y el uso de las energias renovables. Metodos: El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar la efectividad de una politica ambiental que promueva la sustitucion de energias fosiles, por energias renovables a traves de una politica fiscal, para ello se utiliza un modelo de equilibrio general. Resultados: Los resultados muestran que la eficacia de una politica ambiental depende de la elasticidad de sustitucion existente en la economia. Conclusiones: Resulta crucial invertir en la investigacion y el desarrollo de tecnologia que promueva el cambio tecnologico y propicie un mayor uso de las energias renovables, sobre todo en los sectores productivos mas contaminantes en Mexico. Asimismo, se muestra que es necesario acelerar una transicion energetica, que utilice fuentes de energia limpia, como parte de las politicas y estrategias de mitigacion de gases de efecto invernadero2017042017-01-11T00:00:00El Trimestre Económico['H. Pérez', 'J. Ramírez', 'M. A. Andrade', 'E. Pulido']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1ce07ba237869bce286db7f99207e10e71f9ae39HNO (Berlin. Print)2017163Evaluation of different outpatient PG devices compared to stationary PSG in clinical practice methods, considered the reference method for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).2017-01-11T00:00:00HNO['J. Lindemann', 'Bettina Augenstein', 'F. Stupp', 'B. Saul', 'M. Reichert', 'R. Riepl', 'F. Sommer', 'A. Grossi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 6a3ec6018d23d541c5ead4cf9f076cdbc59a2d46We demonstrate a useful method for quantifying autophosphorylation of purified bacterial histidine kinases. Histidine kinases are known for their involvement in two-component signal transduction, a ubiquitous system through which bacteria sense and respond to environmental stimuli. Two-component signaling features autophosphorylation of a histidine kinase, followed by phosphotransfer to the receiver domain of a response regulator protein, which ultimately leads to an output response. Autophosphorylation of the histidine kinase is responsive to the presence of a cognate environmental stimulus, thereby giving bacteria a means to detect and respond to changes in the environment. Despite their importance in bacterial biology, histidine kinases remain poorly understood due to the inherent lability of phosphohistidine. Conventional methods for studying these proteins, such as SDS-PAGE autoradiography, have significant shortcomings. We have developed a nitrocellulose binding assay that can be used to characterize histidine kinases. The protocol for this assay is simple and easy to execute. Our method is higher throughput, less time-consuming, and offers a greater dynamic range than SDS-PAGE autoradiography.Journal of Visualized Experiments201703A useful method for quantifying autophosphorylation of purified bacterial histidine kinases is demonstrated, which is higher throughput, less time-consuming, and offers a greater dynamic range than SDS-PAGE autoradiography.2017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE['J. Fischer', 'Roger A. Johnson', 'Elizabeth M. Boon']2017-01-11T00:00:00 1018e775dda89e2eccee037c5e652147d01192abWe consider the problems of liveness verification and liveness synthesis for recursive programs. The liveness verification problem (LVP) is to decide whether a given omega-context-free language is contained in a given omega-regular language. The liveness synthesis problem (LSP) is to compute a strategy so that a given omega-context-free game, when played along the strategy, is guaranteed to derive a word in a given omega-regular language. The problems are known to be EXPTIME-complete and EXPTIME-complete, respectively. Our contributions are new algorithms with optimal time complexity. For LVP, we generalize recent lasso-finding algorithms (also known as Ramsey-based algorithms) from finite to recursive programs. For LSP, we generalize a recent summary-based algorithm from finite to infinite words. Lasso finding and summaries have proven to be efficient in a number of implementations for the finite state and finite word setting.arXiv.org2017343This work considers the problems of liveness verification and liveness synthesis for recursive programs, and generalizes recent lasso-finding algorithms from finite to recursive programs to create new algorithms with optimal time complexity.2017-01-11T00:00:00ArXiv['R. Meyer', 'Sebastian Muskalla', 'Elisabeth Neumann']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fbced1c7572b80bca863053a17dc5e4c659cdd87Objetivo: Determinar la relacion entre los habitos alimentarios y estado nutricional de los estudiantes de las universidades de la Region Lima - 2015. Materiales y Metodos: Estudio de enfoque cuantitativo cualitativo tipo correlacional descriptivo, transversal, retrospectivo realizado en una muestra de 360 estudiantes de las universidades de la Region Lima; cuenta con el soporte de las teorias de Cloningery Bandura; los instrumentos para la recolecta de datos validos y confiables mediante el juicio de expertos y prueba piloto respectivamente. Para el analisis de los datos se empleo la prueba Chi cuadrado con el programa SPSS version 17.0. Resultados: El 46.1% tiene habitos alimentarios poco adecuados, el 28,6% habitos adecuados y el 25,3% habitos inadecuados. El estado nutricional de los universitarios reporta el IMC de 57.8% normal, el 21,4% delgadez y el 20,8% obesidad. Conclusion: Los habitos alimentarios poco saludables pueden ser los responsables de los problemas nutricionales que presentan los estudiantes como la delgadez y obesidad. La relacion entre los habitos alimentarios y estado nutricional de los estudiantes universitarios, genera una linea de investigacion en el area de nutricion y salud mental, en procura de fomentar la cultura de la alimentacion saludable. Palabras clave: Habitos alimentarios, estado nutricional, universidad saludable.2017032017-01-11T00:00:00['Elsa Carmen Oscuvilca Tapia', 'Walter Jesús Sosa Hijar', 'Olga Cáceres Estrada', 'William Rogelio Peña Ayudante', 'Jacinto Jesús Palacios Solano']2017-01-11T00:00:00 04352c93d8e808b4b8dfccf635ec6db66d9d17e12017022017-01-11T00:00:00['Sirpa Wrede', 'Antero Olakivi', 'Noora Emilia Elisabeth Fischer', 'Anton Sigfrids']2017-01-11T00:00:00 38055929a95e595e6949f5bcb2bcc1d20489f69fIn OpenStack, the current resources allocation model provides to each user group a fixed amount of resources. This model based on fixed quotas, accurately reflects the economic model, pay-per-use, on which the Cloud paradigm is built. However it is not pretty suited to the computational model of the scientific computing whose demands of resources consumption can not be predetermined, but vary greatly in time. Usually the size of the quota is agreed with the Cloud Infrastructure manager, contextually with the creation of a new project and it just rarely changes over the time. The main limitation due to the static partitioning of resources occurs mainly in a scenario of full quota utilization. In this context, the project can not exceed its own quota even if, in the cloud infrastructure, there are several unused resources but assigned to different groups. It follows that the overall efficiency in a Data Centre is often rather low. The European project INDIGO DataCloud is addressing this issue with “Synergy”, a new service that provides to OpenStack an advanced provisioning model based on scheduling algorithms known by the name of “fair-share”. In addition to maximizing the usage, the fair-share ensures that these resources are equitably distributed between users and groups. In this paper will be discussed the solution offered by INDIGO with Synergy, by describing its features, architecture and the selected algorithm limitations confirmed by the preliminary results of tests performed in the Padua testbed integrated with EGI Federated Cloud.201702The solution offered by INDIGO with Synergy is discussed, a new service that provides to OpenStack an advanced provisioning model based on scheduling algorithms known by the name of “fair-share”, which ensures that these resources are equitably distributed between users and groups.2017-01-11T00:00:00['L. Zangrando', 'M. Verlato', 'F. Fanzago', 'M. Sgaravatto']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a74881145f43bdfaad825ac9b8eab6aeb8563aa5Abstract: When working with flora in dictionaries, lexicographers who are not botanists, or botanically inclined, face particular difficulties with identification, synonyms, and description of plants. Working cooperatively with a botanist and following the guidelines outlined here can help ensure accuracy and completeness; these guidelines include criteria for inclusion of common names, collaborating with herbaria and botanists, finding sources for citations, and orthography. Botanical challenges for lexicographers include botanical terminology, scientific name change, source or locality for common names, availability of reference sources, and variation in ascription of medicinal properties. Challenges for both botanists and lexicographers involve polysemy and synonymy of common names within and between regions. This paper uses the Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago as an example, but the principles would apply to lexicographers in any area and to many specialist areas.2017422These guidelines include criteria for inclusion of common names, collaborating with herbaria and botanists, finding sources for citations, and orthography for lexicographers in any area and to many specialist areas.2017-01-11T00:00:00Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America['Yasmin Lise Baksh-Comeau', 'L. Winer']2017-01-11T00:00:00 871c990e695ca0ab56ce4a216858906e4165d514ABSTRACT National Guard and Reserve service members have some of the highest rates of posttraumatic stress disorder in the military. Despite similarities between the 2 groups, the groups maintain separate roles in warfare, with the National Guard component having a more combat-oriented role than does the Reserve component. This study examined the differences in posttraumatic stress symptoms between 305 National Guard service members and 349 Reserve service members residing in the southwestern region of Pennsylvania. National Guard service members had significantly higher averages of posttraumatic stress symptoms than did Reserve service members. Further clinical implications are discussed.20172922017-01-11T00:00:00Military Behavioral Health['Richard Hofscher', 'E. Bennett', 'Michael Crabtree', 'Emily M. Russell', 'Anthony Isacco']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3dbc31d273c892d1ae0fb7459b326532853e20272017022017-01-11T00:00:00['Takamasa Tsubouchi', 'S. Bacon', 'A. N. Garabato', 'Y. Aksenov', 'A. Beszczynska-Möller', 'E. Hansen', 'L. Steur', 'B. Curry', 'Craig M. Lee']2017-01-11T00:00:00 e5493167e09b4678035aff1e700ad8cebb83a580The harmful effects of technological devices, including smart phones have been increasingly suspected among university students; bedtimes have become increasingly later at night, and leisure activities often extend through the night. Likewise, availability and need of increasing part-time job hours have been considered. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship among lifestyles, quality of sleep, and daytime drowsiness of nursing students of University A. The research was conducted in June 2015, when student life rhythms were considered stable after two months of lectures. Responses with missing values or with inappropriate answers were excluded. Of the data collected from 96 respondents, only 71 were acceptable. The survey focused on lifestyle, daytime sleepiness (using ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and quality of subjective sleep (using the PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index). Approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Shikoku University. While in this study, more than half (63.4%) of the students had poor quality of sleep, however, there was no relationship between their quality of sleep and daytime drowsiness, or between their lifestyles and the quality of sleep. These findings suggest that while university students’ use of technological devices is suspected to influence on sleep deprivation and consequent daytime drowsiness, the findings did not provide the evidence.2017422It is suggested that while university students’ use of technological devices is suspected to influence on sleep deprivation and consequent daytime drowsiness, the findings did not provide the evidence.2017-01-11T00:00:00Open Journal of Psychiatry['Miki Sato', 'Hirokazu Ito', 'H. Sugimoto', 'T. Tanioka', 'Yuko Yasuhara', 'R. Locsin', 'Beth King']2017-01-11T00:00:00 591466b52a348b48a02e0a650e38627926f70ccd2017022017-01-11T00:00:00['M. N. Haidle', 'Duilio Garofoli', 'Sebastian Scheiffele', 'R. E. Stolarczyk', 'Gregor Etzelmüller', 'T. Fuchs', 'Christian Tewes']2017-01-11T00:00:00 d773f6fc9b1c6230f7d954d0105fc31f2c7fd9f2The article focuses on the U.S. Affordable Care Act's (ACA) anti-discrimination provisions meant to eliminate coverage discrimination. It talks abut the three nondiscrimination provisions in the ACA which seek to prevent coverage discrimination and problems with those provisions. It recommends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services strengthen nondiscrimination provisions under Essential Heath Benefits.American Journal of Public Health201701The article focuses on the U.S. Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination provisions meant to eliminate coverage discrimination and recommends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services strengthen nondiscrimination provisions under Essential Heath Benefits.2017-01-11T00:00:00American journal of public health['Elizabeth Guo', 'D. Jacobs', 'A. Kesselheim']2017-01-11T00:00:00 c0f9af1cc7664bda7ab0dc19435e348d952bb219[eng] In this work, the effect of CO2 on the hydrogen production under substoichiometric ethanol steam reforming (ESR) conditions over nickel based catalysts was studied. A special emphasis was focused on the application of carbon dioxide as a reactant under the CO2-assisted substoichiometric ethanol steam reforming. Moreover, CO2 was applied as regenerating agent to reduce the amount of carbonaceous deposits, which formation is a main drawback of the nickel catalysts. The obtained results were related with the physical-chemical properties of the catalysts. A series of nickel catalysts supported on single metal oxides (MgO, Al2O3, Y2O3, La2O3 and ZrO2), and on binary (ZrO2-Y2O3, ZrO2-La2O3) and ternary systems (Y2O3-ZrO2-La2O3) was prepared. The supports of the catalysts were prepared by a pseudo sol-gel method using active carbon as templating agent. The catalysts were characterized by ICP-AES for chemical analysis, physisorption of nitrogen (BET), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed reduction with H2 (H2-TPR). The surface density and strength of basic centres were determined from calorimetry of CO2 adsorption and temperature programmed desorption of CO2 (TPD-CO2) experiments. A relationship between the surface area of Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3, Ni/ZrO2-La2O3 and Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3-La2O3 and the Zr content in the catalysts was found. Catalysts with higher Zr content showed higher values of surface area, independently of the components of the support. The analysis of the reducibility of the catalysts showed that, for yttrium- and lanthanum-containing catalysts, the H2-consumption values largely exceeded those expected for NiO reduction to Ni0. This was related with the partial reduction of the supports due to the presence of superficial oxygen vacancies and/or with the presence of La2O2CO3. Catalytic behaviour of all catalysts was studied under ESR conditions (ethanol/water = 1.0/1.6, molar ratio), at 600 ° C. The catalysts supported on single metal oxides were also tested under substoichiometric CO2-assisted ethanol steam reforming (CDESR) (ethanol/CO2/water = 1.0/1.6/1.6, molar ratios), at 600 ° C. In all cases, CO2 was also applied as a regenerating agent in order to remove carbon deposits. The catalysts were active under the tested conditions; the main product was hydrogen (40-70% mol/mol). Carbon monoxide, methane, ethene, carbon dioxide and acetaldehyde were also obtained as a function of the catalyst and the reaction conditions used. Application of CO2-treatments to partially deactivated catalysts allowed to recover partially or totally the catalytic performance. The spent catalysts were characterized in order to determine changes of the crystalline phases (powder XRD) and surface composition (XPS). The amount and the characteristics of the carbon deposits formed under the reaction conditions were determined using temperature programmed oxidation with mass spectrometer (TPO-MS) and Raman and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectrometry analysis (DRIFTS). For catalysts supported on single oxides, the effect of CO2 introduction as reactant is related with the basic characteristics of catalysts. After CDESR, Ni/La2O3 showed a lower amount and less ordered carbon deposits than after ESR. This was related with possible formation of La2O2CO3, which could participate in gasification of the carbon deposits. Application of CO2-treatments during ESR resulted an effective way in the regeneration of Ni/La2O3, Ni/Y2O3, Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3, Ni/ZrO2-La2O3 and Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3-La2O3 catalysts. The partial removal of carbon deposits through the reverse Boudouard reaction is related with the surface density of rather strong basic sites of the catalysts. Ni/12Zr29Y13La exhibited the smallest carbon formation under substoichiometric ESR with intermediate CO2-treatments and the formed carbon deposits were poorly ordered. This catalyst was tested under long-time substoichiometric ESR test (280 h). Using periodic CO2-treatments for regeneration, a continuous operation of Ni/12Zr29Y13La under 100% ethanol conversion with a H2 yield of about 65% during a long-term ESR experiment was achieved. [spa] En este trabajo se han estudiado catalizadores de niquel soportado para la produccion de hidrogeno a partir del reformado subestequiometrico de etanol con vapor. En el mismo se analiza el efecto de la introduccion de CO2 como reactivo, realizando un reformado asistido con CO2 en condiciones subestequiometricas de agua/etanol. El objetivo principal del estudio fue relacionar el comportamiento catalitico de los catalizadores con las propiedades fisico-quimicas de los soportes usados. Ademas, se hizo enfasis en la aplicacion del dioxido de carbono como agente regenerador de los catalizadores con el fin de reducir la presencia de depositos carbonosos, que es el problema mas comun de los catalizadores de niquel. Atendiendo a los objetivos mencionados, se preparo y caracterizo una serie de catalizadores de niquel soportado sobre oxidos simples (MgO, Al2O3, Y2O3, La2O3 y ZrO2), y sobre sistemas binarios (ZrO2-Y2O3, ZrO2-La2O3) y ternarios (ZrO2-Y2O3-La2O3), con diversas composiciones. Para los catalizadores preparados se determino las propiedades fisicoquimicas de superficie, como el area BET expuesta (fisisorcion de N2), la densidad y fuerza de los centros basicos (TPD-CO2, calorimetria de adsorcion de CO2) y la composicion atomica (XPS). Se determino las diferentes fases cristalinas presentes (XRD) y su reducibilidad (H2-TPR). El comportamiento catalitico de todos los catalizadores se estudio en condiciones de reformado subestequiometrico de etanol con vapor (etanol/agua = 1.0/1.6, ratio molar), a 600 °C. Adicionalmente, con los catalizadores soportados sobre oxidos simples se hicieron ensayos bajo condiciones de reformado subestequiometrico de etanol con vapor y asistido con CO2 (etanol/CO2/agua = 1.0/1.6/1.6, ratio molar). Todos los catalizadores preparados resultaron activos bajo las condiciones de reaccion; el producto principal fue H2. Se obtuvo tambien CO, CH4, C2H4, CO2 y acetaldehido, en diferentes proporciones en funcion del catalizador y las condiciones de reaccion. Los catalizadores usados fueron caracterizados mediante XRD, XPS, espectroscopias Raman e infrarroja y experimentos de oxidacion a temperatura programada (TPO-MS), determinando la cantidad y las caracteristicas de los depositos carbonosos formados bajo las condiciones de reaccion. El efecto en el comportamiento catalitico de la introduccion de CO2 con reactivo se ha podido relacionar con las caracteristicas basicas de los catalizadores. La aplicacion de CO2 como agente de reactivacion resulto efectiva en la disminucion de la cantidad de depositos carbonosos para los catalizadores Ni/La2O3, Ni/Y2O3, Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3, Ni/ZrO2-La2O3 y Ni/ZrO2-Y2O3-La2O3. El catalizador Ni/12Zr29Y13La mantuvo conversion completa de etanol, y rendimiento hacia H2 de alrededor de 65%, bajo condiciones de reformado subestequiometrico de etanol mediante la aplicacion de tratamientos periodicos de regeneracion con CO2.20172312017-01-11T00:00:00['L. Bednarczuk']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bcbd81536f37db238e3d37082b8e91cf4e222cbaIntroduction: Anterior shoulder dislocation can be associated with vascular and neurological complications. However, axillary artery injury associated with shoulder dislocation is rare and extremely rare without bone fracture. An early diagnosis of these complications allows predicting long-term functional outcomes. Methods: This article reports the case of a 66-year-old patient who presented an anterior shoulder dislocation after a ski fall without any neurological dysfunction or pulse deficit. Results: The first reduction attempts were unsuccessful and during the new attempt, we observed a hematoma. A CT scan showed a disruption of the axillary artery and a bilateral pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: Neurovascular injury must be systematically sought before and after reduction, and a multidisciplinary approach is always necessary.SICOT-J201751The case of a 66-year-old patient who presented an anterior shoulder dislocation after a ski fall without any neurological dysfunction or pulse deficit is reported, and neurovascular injury must be systematically sought before and after reduction.2017-01-11T00:00:00SICOT-J['B. Leclerc', 'F. Loisel', 'M. Ferrier', 'M. Al Sayed', 'S. Rinckenbach', 'L. Obert']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bb62a9328d819dd8262e9f88f984db5f29948cc3Online surveys are becoming more and more popular in the social sciences, for example in electoral research. Plenty of studies have shown that participants who take part in online-surveys differ significantly from participants taking part in face-to-face, or telephone surveys, in terms of their socio-demographic background and political attitudes. Still, since electoral research aims primarily to explain voting behavior, online surveys are deemed useful tools, if the relationship between dependent and independent variables are similar in different survey types, for instance, if vote choice can be described by the same factors, regardless of the survey mode. This paper analyzes these relationships by comparing models of voting behavior which are based on data from different survey modes. Survey data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is used since this project simultaneously conducted a face-to-face and telephone survey, as well as online surveys ahead of the 2009 German Federal Election. Hence, these are ideal conditions for comparing different survey modes. Consequently, this paper enables one to evaluate the use of online surveys for empirical electoral research2017012017-01-11T00:00:00['I. Bieber', 'E. Bytzek']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ad6e5571f1835b706cc1dd95062b56196e5b6015Introduccion: Ademas de las alteraciones fisiologicas de las adicciones, existen una variedad de alteraciones psicosociales, no solo para los consumidores, sino para dinamica familiar en especial para los adolescentes. Objetivo: evaluar las funciones ejecutivas superiores y su relacion con las caracteristicas psicometricas en adolescentes. Metodologia: Estudio descriptivo de 3 casos, se utilizo una cedula de datos sociodemograficos; Modelo de tripartito de ansiedad y depresion; EMBU-I, y la escala de resiliencia (READ); la Bateria BANFE. Resultados: Solo un participante refiere 8 horas de sueno; mismo que presenta los menores niveles de estres y ansiedad (19 puntos); y mayores niveles de precepcion de crianza parental (226 puntos). En el caso 2, presenta un mayor nivel de ansiedad y depresion (29 puntos), sin embargo, su nivel de resiliencia es mayor (92 puntos). El caso 3, los puntajes de resiliencia son mas bajos (74 puntos), sus puntajes de ansiedad y depresion son mayores (51 puntos), presentando una peor ejecucion neurocognitiva. Conclusion: Es evidente la relacion entre ansiedad, estres y depresion con el grado de resiliencia, y con la percepcion de crianza parental entre los adolescentes evaluados; todo lo anterior puede estar fuertemente relacionado con los puntajes en las evaluaciones de funciones ejecutivas.20171312017-01-11T00:00:00['Lizeth Alejandra Lugo Ramírez', 'Diana Lizbeth Arteaga Cruz', 'H. Zavala']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9db691498a09b4d4c8178b38889138d1cf6297ff2017012017-01-11T00:00:00Forum Médical Suisse['Alice C. Thürlimann', 'Walter P. Weber', 'Savas D. Soysal', 'Elisabeth A. Kappos', 'Dirk J. Schaefer', 'Martin Haug']2017-01-11T00:00:00 169e9d6fd625e52a5a967c65ed2217cc215f24982017012017-01-11T00:00:00['Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer', 'Jörg Meibauer', 'A. Betten', 'U. Fix', 'Berbeli Wanning']2017-01-11T00:00:00 dd38b79ff236287519a627fd7ab45bf331f6325e2017002017-01-11T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b8e9d51c3d6b7d74ba8e5e49e03a8410368186dfHow to sign up for electronic access to the Thrift Library Digital subscription on any device201700The Thrift Library Digital subscription allows you to sign up for electronic access to the Thrift library Digital subscription on any device and receive updates on new releases and special offers.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Betsy Elsner']2017-01-11T00:00:00 02fa1d8d90493f36a68bf4d2b2679037bfd6dc3bAbstract : It is unknown whether ketamine administered via patient-controlled analgesia provides adequate analgesia in trauma patients while reducing opioid consumption in the traumatically injured patient. The objective of this study was to compare differences in breakthrough opioid consumption. It was hypothesized that ketamine patient-controlled analgesia leads to decreased opioid use and similar pain scores compared to hydromorphone patient-controlled analgesia. This was an investigator-initiated, single-center, patient- and caregiver-blinded, randomized, pilot trial conducted from 2014-2016 in a surgical intensive care unit at a level 1 trauma center. Participants were native airway trauma patients with an injury severity score of greater than 9 who were receiving patient-controlled analgesia per the primary treating team. Four subjects in the ketamine group and one subject in the hydromorphone group withdrew from the study after initiating therapy.2017280It was hypothesized that ketamine patient- controlled analgesia leads to decreased opioid use and similar pain scores compared to hydromorphone patient-controlled analgesia, and this was an investigator-initiated, single-center, patient- and caregiver-blinded, randomized, pilot trial.2017-01-11T00:00:00['Sheila Takieddine', 'C. Droege', 'N. Ernst', 'M. Droege', 'Megan Webb', 'R. Branson', 'T. Gerlach', 'B. Robinson', 'J. Johanningman', 'E. Mueller']2017-01-11T00:00:00 251929c665213ddcb7edfbe8c1f38af705350fa4Metarhizium es uno patogeno de insectos ubicuo, simbionte de plantas, endofitico y micorriza competente. En este trabajo evaluamos 10 genes de Metarhizium en diferentes fuentes de carbono y nitrogeno que se pueden encontrar en los exudados de las raices de las plantas. Los resultados por RT-PCR muestran la regulacion de los genes seleccionados, algunos estan regulados por carbohidratos especificos o fuente de nitrogeno.201700Los resultados por RT-PCR muestran la regulacion oficial de los genes seleccionados, algunos estan regulados por carbohidratos especificos o fuente de nitrogeno.2017-01-11T00:00:00['L. Velázquez', 'Fabiola Dávila Berúmen', 'G. Hernández', 'I. Guerrero']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b93c14d9a9ed005cfea3d89d6d51f80ed5594a0c2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['M. Lisa', 'T. Wagner', 'M. Alexandre', 'N. Barilone', 'B. Raynal', 'P. Alzari', 'M. Bellinzoni']2017-01-11T00:00:00 fd3e8e19401405c38fab2e4ab3e56dd515c8c922An introduction is presented which addresses a reprint of Emilia Lombardi's article "Enhancing Transgender Health Care" and Ilan Meyer's editorial "Why Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health?" which appear in the June 2001 issue of the journal, and it mentions the February 2017 issue.American Journal of Public Health201790An introduction is presented which addresses a reprint of Emilia Lombardi's article "Enhancing Transgender Health Care" and Ilan Meyer's editorial "Why Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health?" which appear in the June 2001 issue of the journal.2017-01-11T00:00:00American journal of public health['T. Brown', 'E. Fee']2017-01-11T00:00:00 15926ee45e2c34425884123e826b8ae8567b4c24En este trabajo se reporta la sintesis y caracterizacion por 29Si RMN de un nuevo disilano tetravalente con las funciones –NCS, Si2(NCS)6, el cual fue obtenido a partir de hexaclorodisilano, Si2Cl6 y NH4SCN. La reactividad del disilano Si2(NCS)6 se probo frente a un ligante tetradentado O,N,N,O donador tipo Salen, con el objetivo de obtener un disilano hexavalente. Sin embargo, solo se observo la ruptura del enlace Si-Si y la formacion de la especie monomerica de silicio hexavalente (Salen)Si(NCS)2. Esta especie ya se ha obtenido previamente en nuestro grupo de investigacion [1], a partir de Si(NNCCCS)4 y el ligante tipo Salen.2017502017-01-11T00:00:00['Diana Elisa Fernández Ramírez', 'Gerardo González García', 'A. López', 'P. Puello']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bc0f60e8309e8a5995379800f241661c2c52ba6dManajemen produksi seni pertunjukan merupakan suatu sistem kegiatan dalam rangka penyelenggaraan pertunjukan. Manajemen produksi teater belum banyak dikaji dan dijadikan kajian.Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah manajemen produksi ekstrakulikuler teater SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta memerlukan pengelolaan yang baik sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip manajemen pertunjukan. Beberapa ekstrakulikuler teater SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta belum mengelola secara berkelanjutan. Namun, Teater Jubah Macan SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta dan Teater Kertas SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta yang memiliki keproduktifitasanya konsisten sejak tahun 2006-2016. Ekstrakulikuler Teater Jubah Macan SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta dan Teater Kertas SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta menunjukan penerapan manajemen yang berkelanjutan. Biaya produksi pementasan kedua ekstrakulikuler teater ditahun 2016, menghabiskan biaya produksi lebih dari Rp 50.000.000,00. Pada biaya pementasan menunjukan bahwa ada hal yang menarik untuk diteliti dan membagi waktu antara instrakulikuler dan ekstrakulikuler, karena kedua teater SMA Negeri yaitu Teater Jubah Macan SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta dan Teater Kertas SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta dapat memproduksi pementasan besar dan memenuhi kebutuhan biaya produksi. Oleh karena itu, perlu dikaji upaya manajemen produksi pementasan Teater Jubah Macan SMA Negeri 3 Yogyakarta lakon Caligula karya Albert Camus dan Teater Kertas SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta lakon Kong X Kong karya Bertolt Brecht adaptadi oleh Tia Noor Larasati.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Happy Aremawan Lisa Putra']2017-01-11T00:00:00 b39a1e4ea17cfebc783ed63b7d34bbcc305cc1212017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Elisabeth Gräb-Schmidt', 'H. Deuser', 'Markus Kleinert']2017-01-11T00:00:00 ed952c42ecfa5395dcbf9766d5c317ad1d819050ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Course Review Horay (CRH) Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Dan Hasil Belajar Matematika Peserta Didik Kelas III SDI Sunangiri Wonorejo Sumbergempol Tulungagung Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016” yang ditulis oleh Elly Puji Lestari, NIM. 2817123051, Jurusan Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN). Pembimbing: Ummu Sholihah, M.Si Kata kunci : Metode Course Review Horay (CRH), hasil belajar, minat. Fenomena bahwa dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah yang biasanya kita temui siswa-siswi mengalami kesulitan belajar terlebih pada mata pelajaran Matematika. Untuk bisa mempelajari sesuatu dengan baik, kita perlu mendengar, melihat, melakukannya, dan menemukannya. Bukan hanya itu, siswa perlu mengerjakannya, yakni menyelesaikan sesuatu dengan cara mereka sendiri, mencoba mempraktekkan keterampilan dan mengerjakan tugas yang menuntut pengetahuan yang telah mereka dapatkan. Menyikapi permasalahan tersebut, perlu diterapkan metode mengajar yang tepat dan efektif. Metode pembelajaran Course Review Horay (CRH) sebagai salah satu model belajar yang menjadikan pembelajaran lebih efektif, kreatif dan menyenangkan, diharapkan mampu meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Matematika materi keliling dan luas persegi panjang. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah : 1. Bagaimana penerapan Model Course Review Horay Materi Pokok Keliling dan Luas Persegi Panjang Kelas III SDI SDI Sunangiri Wonorejo Sumbergempol Tulungagung ? 2. Bagaimana peningkatan minat dan hasil belajar perseta didik setelah penerapan Model Course Review Horay Materi Pokok Keliling dan Luas Persegi Panjang Kelas III SDI SDI Sunangiri Wonorejo Sumbergempol Tulungagung ? Tujuan penelitian ini adalah : 1) Untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan Model Course Review Horay pada mata pelajaran Matematika Materi Pokok Keliling dan Luas Persegi Panjang Kelas III SDI SDI Sunangiri Wonorejo Sumbergempol Tulungagung. 2) Untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan minat dan hasil belajar perseta didik setelah penerapan Model Course Review Horay pada mata pelajaran Matematika Materi Pokok Keliling dan Luas Persegi Panjang Kelas III SDI Sunangiri Wonorejo Sumbergempol Tulungagung. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas (Class Action Research) karena masalah yang dipecahkan berasal dari praktik pembelajaran di kelas. Proses pelaksanaannya sendiri meliputi: (1) Menyusun perencanaan (plannng), (2) Melaksanakan tindakan (acting), (3) Pengamatan (observing), (4) Refleksi (reflection). Instrumen yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data antara lain observasi, wawancara, tes, dokumentasi, catatan lapangan, angket. Analisis data yang digunakan mencakup reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Indikator keberhasilan dalam penelitian ini apabila penguasaan materi peserta didik mencapai 75% dari tujuan yang seharusnya dicapai, dengan nilai Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal 75. Setelah peneliti mengadakan penelitian dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran berdasarkan paparan data, temuan peneliti, dan pembahasan yang telah diuraikan, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran Course Review Horay (CRH) dalam kegiatan pembelajaran dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar pada mata pelajaran Matematika peserta didik kelas III SDI Sunangiri Sumbergempol Tulungagung tahun ajaran 2015/2016. Adapun langkah-langkah penerapan model pembelajaran tersebut adalah : 1) Mengidentifikasi topik dan mengorganisasikan siswa ke dalam kelompok, 2) Merencanakan tugas-tugas belajar, 3) Melaksanakan penerapan model Course Review Horay (CRH), 4) menyiapkan laporan akhir, dan 5) Mempresentasikan laporan akhir, 6) Evaluasi. Setelah dilakukan analisis data, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran Course Review Horay (CRH) dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar dan minat pada materi pokok keliling dan luas persegi panjang peserta didik kelas III SDI Sunangiri Sumbergempol Tulungagung. dari hasil analisis data, diketahui bahwa rata-rata hasil Pre Test 65,7, pada siklus 1 menjadi 86,13, dan pada siklus II naik menjadi 92,58. Tingkat ketuntasan belajar juga meningkat dari 41,66 %, pada siklus I menjadi 82,60 %, dan pada siklus II naik menjadi 100%.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['E. Lestari']2017-01-11T00:00:00 47f172b6db0faa216b6733ea5ac03c8bd773141cTrends in health and social care are changing how care is delivered. This is creating new roles for nurses, who are needed to supervise and coordinate work in many settings, including hospitals, care homes and the community.Nursing Standard201700Nurses are needed to supervise and coordinate work in many settings, including hospitals, care homes and the community, which is creating new roles for nurses.2017-01-11T00:00:00Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)['Elisabeth Jelfs']2017-01-11T00:00:00 8fcc75b2d1bece909885b0faecf0fbc9494c11e0La silice mesoporosa triamino modificada denominada UGM-triamin, ha mostrado en sistemas de Cu-CN la capacidad de remocion del Cu(I) y la destruccion del CN en el sistema. El presente trabajo evalua la capacidad de adsorcion y destruccion de cianuro de una silice mesoporosa triamino modificada obtenida a partir de Si(OH)4. Se observando una capacidad de destruccion del cianuro en un 95 %.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Ilse Alejandra Ramírez Mata', 'M. Hernández']2017-01-11T00:00:00 a1e8112940cbc3ec36d7391f8e381f16d9ef2a71Warum sollten wir uns um die Fusse unserer Patienten mit Diabetes kummern? Weil zwei Drittel aller Diabetiker eine diabetische Neuropathie entwickeln und bei einem Viertel einmal im Leben ein Fussulkus entsteht, von denen 20% zu einer Amputation fuhren konnen.2017202017-01-11T00:00:00Primary and Hospital Care['Johanna Sommer', 'Bettina Peter-Riesch']2017-01-11T00:00:00 bfe85e1be665f41a6e3ddc2e6c9bbf26b92a2059Journal of Biomechanical Engineering2017002017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of biomechanical engineering['V. Barocas', 'B. Winkelstein']2017-01-11T00:00:00 6e3f1576f65aaca25416c59d51edc74750a114c9Este articulo muestra los resultados preliminares de la investigacion sobre violencia y espacios publicos. Se pretendio analizar si los espacios publicos, las calles, las comunidades, mercados, entre otros, del municipio de Salvatierra, Guanajuato, son considerados seguros o no, por hombres y mujeres. Se aplico una encuesta a una muestra de poblacion (hombres y mujeres) que es estadisticamente representativa de la poblacion del municipio. Se concluye que tanto hombres como mujeres consideran que cada vez mas los espacios publicos se tornan peligrosos. Se encuentra evidencia de que hay delitos del orden comun, pero tambien delitos del crimen organizado, ademas de que se perciben altos porcentajes de violencia hacia las mujeres.2017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Juana Lizbeth Hurtado García', 'Rocío Rosas Vargas', 'Marilú León Andrade', 'Alejandro Ortega Hernández']2017-01-11T00:00:00 4f6023529f5994add99fd06dd585d13768df60d42017002017-01-11T00:00:00['Lisa Shaffer', 'Gwen Weldy']2017-01-11T00:00:00 86a92a06be067dadde447cda6f34395f881ec8e42017002017-01-11T00:00:00['T. Ghi', 'A. Youssef', 'F. Martelli', 'E. Montaguti', 'J. Krsmanovic', 'G. Pacella', 'G. Pilu', 'N. Rizzo', 'S. Gabrielli']2017-01-11T00:00:00 2e0992ba79ef31991d26c356bed39190a81306882017002017-01-11T00:00:00['L. Weisbrod']2017-01-11T00:00:00 0f0356fcca9c47e99c99349e1c37b7743325506ePurpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether person-related bullying, work-related bullying, and physically intimidating bullying predict three forms of job strain: physical exhaustion, work-related depression, and interpersonal counterproductive work behaviour (CWB-P). Design/methodology/approach The study surveyed a wide cross-section of employees across a number of private sector organisations in a small developing country in the Caribbean region. Findings The prevalence rate of workplace bullying in the current Caribbean sample was 54 per cent. The regression results revealed that person-related bullying and work-related were positively related to work-related depression, whereas physically intimidating bullying and work-related bullying were positively related to CWB-P. None of the three forms of bullying predicted physical exhaustion. When the overall workplace bullying composite was used, all three job strains were significantly predicted. Research limitations/implications The study utilised a cross-sectional self-report survey research design which does not permit causal inferences to be made. Common method variance is a possible limitation due to the use of self-report measure but this was ruled out by a Harman’s single factor test. Longitudinal research using a mixture of subjective and objective measures is needed to further investigate these relationships reported here. Practical implications First, social and interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence training and development opportunities should be provided to both managers and employees as a means of developing individuals who are socially aware, interpersonally competent, and emotionally intelligent in their interactions with each other at work. Second, a zero-tolerance approach should be communicated throughout the organisation evidenced by clear and explicit organisational policies against these acts. Third, it would be of good practical value to establish health and safety committees to identify, assess and tackle various psychosocial and other hazards at work (e.g. workplace bullying). Originality/value The study utilised a three-dimensional model of bullying at work (as well as a composite form of bullying) for predicting three forms of job strains among employees in various Caribbean workplaces.201741152017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research['Dwayne Devonish']2017-01-11T00:00:00 24b43106c597828f06119a2e49ef150aa16e7195School Mental Health2017484Strong social bonds in the community are supportive for school climate and can reduce the level of bullying at schools, using data collected in Poland in 2015 and aggregated to school level.2017-01-11T00:00:00School Mental Health['J. Mazur', 'I. Tabak', 'D. Zawadzka']2017-01-11T00:00:00 be5a486c75fb56156eee06c51e4d80b6edf41bc0School Mental Health2017002017-01-11T00:00:00School Mental Health['J. Mazur', 'I. Tabak', 'D. Zawadzka']2017-01-11T00:00:00 3f41393753d87b881cc6a3179966ea56dc486635En este articulo se pretende contribuir a la clarificacion del bullying y sus modalidades. Para ello, se han analizado los posibles factores desencadenantes o facilitadores, los perfiles de agresores y victimas… Ademas se plantea el como la escuela inclusiva puede hacer frente a este fenomeno, mediante la prevencion e intervencion temprana antes situaciones conflictivas. Se considera fundamental dotar al profesorado de las herramientas necesarias para hacer frente, de manera efectiva, a una situacion de bullying en las aulas. Por ultimo, se incluyen orientaciones sobre como los educadores pueden actuar ante dicha situacion2017042017-01-11T00:00:00['M. Fernández', 'Dolores Madrid Vivar']2017-01-11T00:00:00 9f3a94df2c446e4a488147022c59f55cc8fca512Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine public perception of factors relevant in sentencing decision making for juvenile school shooters with a history of familial abuse, peer victimization, and school intervention. Design/methodology/approach Through the use of school shooting vignettes, 298 college-aged participants were randomly assigned to one of eight experimental conditions which differed based on the inclusion of the independent variables. Findings Results revealed no significant differences among the groups on the sentencing recommendations (i.e. psychiatric placement and incarceration). However, correlational analyses indicated that participants’ generally perceived they were influenced by the perpetrator’s history of peer victimization and the level of intervention offered by school personnel when the shooter was bullied. Further regression analyses suggested that participant characteristics such as race, gender, and prior experiences with bullying were among the most powerful predictors of agreement with sentencing recommendations. Practical implications Implications of the current findings raise questions as to the influence of peer victimization in civil and criminal court proceedings and its associated impact on the juvenile justice system, the educational system, and society’s desire for justice. Originality/value This study ambitiously ventures into exploring and understanding the relevant sociological, academic, and legal factors in addressing acts of school violence.20175012017-01-11T00:00:00Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research['Sherzine McKenzie', 'J. Crosby']2017-01-11T00:00:00 7690219bb46bc40cc3f2a2e55d390561cd323623Purpose The rise of social media such as Facebook and Twitter has provided employees with means to share work-related information. Increasingly, social media governance policies are implemented to negotiate the risks and opportunities of such behaviors. The purpose of this paper is to unveil the motivations behind managers’ attempts to govern these behaviors. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten communication managers of various organizations. Higgins’ regulatory focus theory (Higgins, 1997) was used to examine whether managers adopted a prevention or promotion focus to social media, and whether regulatory focus affected the measures taken toward social media governance. Findings Prevention and promotion foci were both observed among managers, and differed per communication model. Managers who employed dialogic models of communication were primarily promotion-focused and emphasized opportunities to improve stakeholder relations, while managers who employed one-way models were primarily prevention-focused and highlighted the risks of social media (e.g. the risk of employees publishing messages that contradict corporate communication and confuse stakeholders). Social media governance differed depending on regulatory focus. In the prevention scheme managers usually attempted to regain control by restricting social media to private use only, while in the promotion focus managers trained and facilitated employees for work-related social media use, to various extends. Originality/value By examining the interplay of regulatory focus, communication models and governance, this paper sheds light on the rationale behind social media governance policies that are implemented in organizations.201733292017-01-12T00:00:00Corporate Communications: An International Journal['Annelieke C. van den Berg', 'J. Verhoeven']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5847995dfb86cb667550be11b6d135a78b57b632The integration of new knowledge into clinical practice continues to lag behind discovery. The use of Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) has disrupted communication between emergency physicians, making it easy for practicing clinicians to interact with colleagues from around the world to discuss the latest and highest impact research. FOAM has the potential to decrease the knowledge translation gap, but the concerns raised about its growing influence are 1) research that is translated too quickly may cause harm if its findings are incorrect; 2) there is little editorial oversight of online material; and 3) eminent online individuals may develop an outsized influence on clinical practice. We propose that new types of scholars are emerging to moderate the changing landscape of knowledge translation: 1) critical clinicians who critically appraise research in the same way that lay reviewers critique restaurants; 2) translational teachers adept with these new technologies who will work with researchers to disseminate their findings effectively; and 3) interactive investigators who engage with clinicians to ensure that their findings resonate and are applied at the bedside. The development of these scholars could build on the promise of evidence-based medicine by enhancing the appraisal and translation of research in practice.CJEM20172787It is proposed that new types of scholars are emerging to moderate the changing landscape of knowledge translation: critical clinicians who critically appraise research in the same way that lay reviewers critique restaurants; translational teachers adept with these new technologies who will work with researchers to disseminate their findings effectively; and interactive investigators who engage with clinicians to ensure that their findings resonate and are applied at the bedside.2017-01-12T00:00:00CJEM['T. Chan', 'N. Trueger', 'D. Roland', 'Brent Thoma']2017-01-12T00:00:00 98920d85a3a249a393bac70014ecd49fce0db454The purpose of this paper is to investigate an area of growing importance that is widely recognised in the literature relating to the issue of how to improve ways that assessments and feedback are provided to students within higher education. This paper reports on a study that aimed to explore the views of both educators (n=70) and students (n=540) on feedback and feed-forward at a UK university. The study also investigated their experience and attitudes to social media applications as a means of enhancing access to feedback within the context of mobile learning.,The research approach adopted in this study predominately conforms to a quantitative research design though embeds elements of qualitative research via a “mixed methods” approach. The overall methodology of the paper adheres to an exploratory case study in a higher education environment to identify various issues and approaches that could be addressed or enhanced to aid ways that assessments and feedback are disseminated to students within higher education.,Participants’ views were sought in relation to students receiving learning materials, as well as feedback from tutors directly to their smartphones and mobile devices. In addition, the study explored possible reasons for students not wanting to use social media and mobile devices for their learning and feedback. Overall, the results indicated a positive attitude on the part of educators and students to using mobile devices and social media applications for teaching and learning purposes.,The case study presented in this paper draws on findings from one higher educational institution. Further research is required to determine the generalisability of the findings to allow comparison of the findings to be undertaken within other higher education institutions.,The originality of the paper is that it provides detailed empirical evidence and findings that provide several important implications in relation to enhancing the student learning experience and providing considerable improvements to the way that feedback is provided that make it more likely that students will take more notice to feedback and act upon it. This in turn enables educators to better plan and manage their teaching and student experience online and through students’ mobile devices. The value of this study is that it explores views of both educators and students, whereas many other previous studies tend to focus on the views of either educators or students.20173725The results indicated a positive attitude on the part of educators and students to using mobile devices and social media applications for teaching and learning purposes, which enables educators to better plan and manage their teaching and student experience online and through students’ mobile devices.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education['M. B. Ada', 'M. Stansfield', 'Gavin J. Baxter']2017-01-12T00:00:00 417e994e05c2ad3eaff2cfca840f093e04e731abABSTRACT Each year, thousands of children visit memorials and other heritage sites during family or school trips, yet heritage scholars possess little understanding of their experiences. Despite its absence from the scholarly literature, children’s exploratory play at war memorials recurs frequently in the popular media. Extensive social media interest suggests that public sentiment, often emotional and vividly expressed, deserves study as a potential influence on children’s experiences at these and other dark heritage sites. This paper provides new insights of behavioral expectations for children at memorials, based on content analysis of 150 comments on a viral social media post picturing children playing on the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, DC. Conducting a stance analysis of comments, we considered commenters’ behavioral expectations, meanings they ascribed to memorials, and rationales for their intensely worded positions. Commenters shared several values: that memorials represented soldiers’ sacrifice, veterans’ service, general places for respect or to do what is right, or artistic value. Yet despite these shared rationales, many commenters expressed polarized opinions of children’s play at memorials. Commenters also referenced memorials and battlefields worldwide. This study provides greater understanding of the cultural context of children’s visits to memorials and other sites of painful heritage.201759142017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Heritage Tourism['Rebecca H. Price', 'M. M. Kerr']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c29d10cd19491fb956c597f7d8f18526c6e382d9Customers often rely on peers’ opinions and experiences when forming expectations and evaluating a service provider. New media channels such as consumer review platforms and social networking sites help customers obtain firsthand information from other customers to evaluate a service. Prior research confirms the effects of positive electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on recipients, yet less is known about how companies should respond to negative eWOM. The authors conducted a series of experimental studies in the context of new media online channels (i.e., consumer review sites and social media brand pages) to investigate the effects of various company response strategies on consumers’ perceptions. The results have two implications for service firms: First, adequate response strategies to negative eWOM compensate for the negative effects that occur when Internet users attribute responsibility to the firm. Second, the findings indicate that firms need both adequate response strategies and an engaged community to restore their perceived trustworthiness in consumers’ eyes. This research expands knowledge from service recovery research to new media channels and assesses the effects on eWOM receivers who observe customer–service provider and customer–customer interactions.20174962017-01-12T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['Andreas Munzel', 'W. Kunz', 'Benedikt Jahn']2017-01-12T00:00:00 fa93c4f1553a2ab1262a83c3af98aa434fde676eSocial media has irreversibly changed television news and distorted the distinction between professional and citizen journalism. This research investigated the professional efforts in-house television broadcasters make to embrace social media in newsgathering and broadcasting. This research’s overarching objective was to establish whether the use of social media content poses a threat to news broadcast authenticity. The research questions included; How do television broadcasters employ social media in reporting? What does unchecked social media appropriation mean for the scope and quality of news? How do citizen journalists and social media wield their newfound power? How is user-generated content more appealing to broadcasters compared to traditional newsgathering methods? The approach to the study is qualitative and I used the narrative research method. My target population comprised all media houses. These media firms comprise 3,220 Media Council of Kenya registered journalists and 6,500 freelance journalists. I used purposive sampling to select a sample size of twelve interviewees in Nairobi and used in-depth interviews and document reviews to collect data. After thematic data analysis, I presented my findings in a narrative format. This research’s findings confirmed that unprofessional journalism on social media offers cheaper, relevant and strategically useful information for news broadcasting. Broadcasters were implicated of unrestrained use of unconfirmed and unregulated social media content, a risky practice to audiences and stakeholders. Although social media offers swift, concise and interactive news that broadcasters cannot ignore, it remains their onus to strategically compliment social media content together with traditional newsgathering for rich, all-inclusive news. This research recommends formulation of regulatory policies at national and broadcaster level and also recommends social media appropriation skills training curriculum development for journalists. From this study, broadcasters can appreciate social media’s unique information mobilisation power and the dynamism it heralds for television news.20177802017-01-12T00:00:00['Oketch Dennis Danson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3036ee591db743be8a81a2aa27e861556a5d211ePenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh social media dan active involvement terhadap personal branding pemimpin daerah Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Wali Kota Padang) dan Ridwan Kamil (Wali Kota Bandung). Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 180 responden kepada masyarakat Kota Padang pengguna media sosial facebook, twitter, instagram, mengenal sosok Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Wali Kota Padang) dan sosok Ridwan Kamil (Wali Kota Bandung). Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner, menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengolahan data penelitian dilakukan dengan SPSS 16.0. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini ada 3 variabel yaitu social media, active involvement, dan personal branding. Variabel independen pada penelitian ini ialah social media dan active involvement, variabel dependen pada penelitian ini ialah personal branding. Untuk variabel social media, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa social media berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap personal branding pemimpin daerah Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Wali Kota Padang) dan Ridwan Kamil (Wali Kota Bandung). Untuk variabel active involvement, hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa active involvement berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap personal branding pemimpin daerah Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Wali Kota Padang) dan Ridwan Kamil (Wali Kota Bandung). Kata Kunci: Social Media, Active Involvement, Personal Branding2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Primadona Fazni Veni']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b7b44d44aafc82cda6a523ee8595e82b196b1900There are large amounts of insight and social discovery potential in mining crowd-sourced comments left on popular news forums like Reddit.com, Tumblr.com, Facebook.com and Hacker News. Unfortunately, due the overwhelming amount of participation with its varying quality of commentary, extracting value out of such data isn't always obvious nor timely. By designing efficient, single-pass and adaptive natural language filters to quickly prune spam, noise, copy-cats, marketing diversions, and out-of-context posts, we can remove over a third of entries and return the comments with a higher probability of relatedness to the original article in question. The approach presented here uses an adaptive, two-step filtering process. It first leverages the original article posted in the thread as a starting corpus to parse comments by matching intersecting words and term-ratio balance per sentence then grows the corpus by adding new words harvested from high-matching comments to increase filtering accuracy over time.arXiv.org2017240The approach presented here uses an adaptive, two-step filtering process that first leverages the original article posted in the thread as a starting corpus to parse comments, then grows the corpus by adding new words harvested from high-matching comments to increase filtering accuracy over time.2017-01-12T00:00:00ArXiv['Manuel Amunategui']2017-01-12T00:00:00 83eefe95da35f5f873e5b20145396e952a0c47862017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Tsugawa Sho']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b300ef4fe153dbaac2239393fd922244bc5e1aa3Information Systems Frontiers201711613The results demonstrate the importance of three different types of gratification – content, social and performance gratification as well as users’ environmental concerns in determining the intention to continue using an eco-localization website.2017-01-12T00:00:00Information Systems Frontiers['Roya Gholami', 'A. Molla', 'Suparna Goswami', 'C. Brewster']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b2403f33b090ee11aa1519010850efb8bd7d701cA study of integration processes, which integrate components of media-political system such as media, advertising and public relations, allows us to conclude its convergence nature, when the essence of information relations in politics becomes identical in different channels of mass communication. This approach allows finding a base, in which communication is combined with social constructivism and political reality of society. Such a process of perception and understanding of mass communication allows us to consider mass communication as a way to regulate social activities of society and active influence on its political institutions. Thus, strengthening of influence and role of media in Ukrainian society, significant adjustments to the system of media relations with the state and citizens, on the one hand, and further entry of Ukraine into the world information space and activation of external influences, on the other hand, define a series of problems, which relate, in particular, to effectiveness of public administration in this sphere, coordination of positions and powers between public, private and social sectors, security of national information space.2017032017-01-12T00:00:00['V. V. Stotsky']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a24378cb6f3901c040bb82f966ee2d5616817269In the EU citizens realize their political rights at national and local levels. An important role is played by the national media, which do not only inform citizens about the policies of the Union, but as well shape public opinion on certain trans-European political decisions, and thus contribute to popularizing and supporting the process of European integration. The availability of reliable information about the EU is a prerequisite for citizens’ greater political activity. Another problematic point is the "nationalization" of European topics by Member States when issues of a trans-European scale are treated purely from the national perspective. The negative consequence of this approach is the reduction of the level of public interest in European issues and, as a result, the decline in trust to the EU institutions. The article analyzes the horizontal and vertical dimensions of media information of EU citizens to support social integration, it studies the channels of communication with the media and citizens.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['N. Karpchuk']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a86ecb21f4917fb7df552bc2a70c4ced34012e8aNo Brasil, a educacao publica enfrenta serios problemas para promover a inclusao social de parcela da populacao que vive em contexto social marcado pela miseria e empobrecimento crescentes. Constata-se a intensificacao de desigualdades economicas e sociais, em uma nova cultura marcada pelos conflitos para garantir direitos para todos. Considerando o exposto, este trabalho buscou a resposta para o problema central: Qual a realidade de ensino em um bairro periferico pobre da cidade de Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brasil? Para tanto, foram formulados os seguintes objetivos especificos: tracar um breve perfil educacional daqueles moradores em relacao aos niveis de ensino e conhecer a percepcao dos mesmos quanto as politicas publicas de educacao que tem acesso. A estrategica metodologica utilizada neste estudo de caso fundamentou-se em pesquisas exploratorias e descritivas, com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa. Optou-se por uso de entrevistas com moradores e professores, alem da coleta de dados em 290 domicilios do bairro, por meio de um questionario estruturado. Ao final da investigacao, foi possivel perceber que o poder publico precisa continuar com as acoes voltadas para a promocao da elevacao global do nivel de escolaridade da populacao pesquisada e a reducao das desigualdades sociais, no tocante ao acesso e a permanencia em todos os niveis de ensino. Ademais, ficou evidenciado que a implantacao do Centro Municipal de Educacao Infantil Frei Graciano de Santo Elpidio (Creche e Pre-escola) foi uma importante acao para a inclusao de moradores na Educacao Infantil. Palavras-chave : Bairro pobre. Periferia. Politicas educacionais Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['F. Carvalho', 'Mauro dos Santos Carvalho', 'A. Santos', 'Marcelle Bittencourt Xavier Almeida']2017-01-12T00:00:00 954b912d1d1ada1037e03959198d6dec68b22535An entire industry has been developed around keyword optimization for buyers of advertising space. However, the social media landscape has shifted to photo-driven behaviors, and there is a need to overcome the challenge of analyzing the large amount of visual data that users post on the internet. We will address this analysis by providing a review on how to measure image and video interestingness and memorability from content that is tacked in real time on social networks. We will investigate state-of-the-art methods that are used to analyze social media images and present experiments that were performed to obtain comparable results based on the studied proposals and to determine which are the best characteristics and classifiers. Finally, we will discuss future research directions that could be beneficial to both users and companies.International journal of pattern recognition and artificial intelligence2017665A review on how to measure image and video interestingness and memorability from content that is tacked in real time on social networks and investigates state-of-the-art methods that are used to analyze social media images.2017-01-12T00:00:00Int. J. Pattern Recognit. Artif. Intell.['Xesca Amengual', 'Anna Bosch', 'J. L. D. L. R. Esteva']2017-01-12T00:00:00 fc1d6b4815611a34f6d51e5c547542ba244e973bThis study describes the secondary school students’ online social network activities as a natural learning environment. Accordingly, the opinions of nine high school students were collected via a semi-structured interview form, which was developed by the researchers, and content analysis was performed on the data. According to the results, the students learn most by asking their friends and teachers on social network sites. They enhance their language skills most within these media – mostly English. In terms of the courses, they use these media in order to do their homework/projects and study for the exams.20174542017-01-12T00:00:00['M. F. Alkan', 'Salih Bardakcı']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3650ce4b475a00c3db751997cc4717b683e53a43En este articulo se investiga la relacion entre el dialogo social y el trabajo decente en Malta. La economia de Malta, que esta pasando por una reestructuracion considerable, esta creciendo a un ritmo mas rapido que la media de la UE, y esta creando suficientes puestos de trabajo para mantener el desempleo en un nivel bajo. Sin embargo, una serie de desafios amenazan a estas tendencias positivas y ejercen presion sobre el futuro bienestar economico y social del pais. El dialogo social desempena un papel fundamental en la mejora de los resultados economicos de Malta al tiempo que mejora las condiciones de trabajo. El analisis sobre las politicas publicas muestra que no solo se estan ampliando los foros de participacion de los agentes sociales para que manifiesten sus intereses y contribuyan a la construccion conjunta del proyecto de futuro social, sino que, ademas, la negociacion colectiva, llamada a jugar un papel importante en la mejora de las condiciones de trabajo, esta afrontando retos identicos a los del resto de paises europeos. Esto es, la descentralizacion y la limitacion de su eficacia. Para afrontar tales desafios, los interlocutores sociales reclaman mayores inversiones la sensibilizacion de los trabajadores, asi como en su propia implantacion en todo el territorio, lo cual redundara en un aumento de la confianza entre los interlocutores sociales, y la creacion de mayores sinergias interactivas, necesarias para hacer frente a nuevas realidades del mercado laboral. This article investigates the relationship between social dialogue and decent work in Malta. The Maltese economy, which is passing through considerable restructuring, is growing at a faster rate than the EU average, and is creating sufficient jobs to keep unemployment at a low level. However, a number of challenges threaten these positive trends and put pressure on the country’s future economic and social wellbeing. Social dialogue plays a fundamental role in improving Malta’s economic performance while enhancing working conditions. At a policy level, social partners push forward their interests through various means such as the participation on official bodies, fora and mass media, and the drafting of policy documents. Collective bargaining also plays a major role in improving working conditions in Malta. Social partners are faced with the challenge of remaining strong and relevant. They need to invest more on capacity-building and on educating workers. Increased trust between social partners would create more synergies required to confront emerging labour market realities. An overhaul of the employment and industrial legislation may provide a better framework through which social dialogue takes place, with the consequent positive effects on decent work.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Manwel Debono']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7f95f0f7ed58d57a8542cbeff5693febfb4566ffSeiring dengan perkembangan internet yang semakin pesat, dunia pendidikan harus pula beradaptasi dengan perkembangan tersebut terutama dalam pemanfaatan media pembelajaran. Edmodo merupakan bukti pesatnya perkembangan teknologi internet yang menyediakan kemudahan bagi guru dan siswa, untuk meminimalisasi hambatan belajar di kelas dan untuk meningkatkan profesionalisme guru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat seberapa besar hasil pencapaian kompetensi siswa serta persepsi siswa terhadap pemanfaatan social learning network Edmodo pada Mata Pelajaran Simulasi Digital, di kelas X Teknik Elektronika Industri khususnya materi Kelas Maya. Selain itu, dalam penelitian ini juga ingin mengetahui bahwa media pembelajaran social learning network Edmodo ini lebih cocok digunakan pada karakteristik siswa kelas X TEI A atau kelas X TEI B. Adapun dalam penelitian ini menggunakan mixed method dan instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes hasil belajar, angket persepsi siswa, serta wawancara sebagai penguat data persepsi siswa. Data tes hasil pencapaian kompetensi siswa, menunjukkan pemanfaatan social learning network Edmodo pada kedua kelas yaitu X TEI A dan X TEI B meningkat. Namun berdasarkan rata-rata posttest kelas X TEI B lebih besar dibandingkan dengan kelas X TEI A, dimana rata-rata nilai N-Gain kelas X TEI A sebesar 0,58 dan kelas X TEI B sebesar 0,71. Dalam penelitian ini juga dikaji persepsi siswa terhadap pemanfaatan social learning network Edmodo, berdasarkan angket dan wawancara didapat bahwa persepsi siswa kelas X TEI A lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan kelas X TEI B. Adapun berdasarkan angket karakteristik siswa, menunjukkan bahwa kelas X TEI B memiliki karakteristik siswa yang lebih baik jika dibandingkan denga kelas X TEI A. Oleh karena itu penggunaan media pembelajaran berbasis social learning network Edmodo cocok diterapkan pada karakteristik siswa kelas X TEI B, karena siswa kelas X TEI B mampu meningkatkan pengorganiasian diri dalam pembelajaran secara optimal. Kata Kunci : Media Pembelajaran, Edmodo, Pencapaian Kompetensi, Persepsi, Along with the increasingly rapid development of internet, field of education have to adapt with internet fenomena especially in the use of learning media. Edmodo is one averment of developing rapidly internet technology that provide easiness application for teacher and student that minimalize learning difficulties at the class and increase teacher's profesionalism. Goal of this research is getting learning report and student's attitude when using 'social learning network of Edmodo' of Digital Simulation Subject, that applicated at Class X – Industrial Electronique Engineering especially Kelas Maya. In addition, this study also want to know that social learning network Edmodo is more suited to the characteristics of the class X TEI A or B. This research using mixed methode and research instrument that used into learning test report, student perceptions questionnaire and also interview report to amplify student's perceptions data. Data of Test Result Learning was that used social learning network Edmodo increase at class X TEI A and X TEI B. Based on post test result, class X TEI B bigger than class X TEI A. Post test result of class X TEI A have point 85.19 and class X TEI B have point 86.19, and then N Gain class X TEI A have point 0.58 and class X TEI B have points 0.71. In this research also examined students' perceptions of the use social learning network Edmodo, based on perceptions questionare and interviews, class X TEI A have points higher than X TEI B. The questionnaire is based on student characteristics, indicates that the class X TEI B has better characteristics than the class X TEI A. Therefore, the use of media-based learning social learning network Edmodo is compatible to the characteristics of the class X TEI B, because students of class X TEI B can improve themselves in learning pengorganiasian optimally Keyword : Learning Media, Edmodo, achievement of competence, perceptions characteristics of students2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ratih Kinasih Sulistiadi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 31aa0faea8e83c822c01c9afee4ff4935484b490Background: People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have identified “wellness” and associated behaviors as a high priority based on “social media listening” undertaken by the National MS Society (i.e. the Society). Objective: The Society recently convened a group that consisted of researchers with experience in MS and wellness-related research, Society staff members, and an individual with MS for developing recommendations regarding a wellness research agenda. Method: The members of the group engaged in focal reviews and discussions involving the state of science within three approaches for promoting wellness in MS, namely diet, exercise, and emotional wellness. Results: That process informed a group-mediated activity for developing and prioritizing research goals for wellness in MS. This served as a background for articulating the mission and objectives of the Society’s Wellness Research Working Group. Conclusion: The primary mission of the Wellness Research Working Group is the provision of scientific evidence supporting the application of lifestyle, behavioral, and psychosocial approaches for promoting optimal health of mind, body, and spirit (i.e. wellness) in people with MS as well as managing the disease and its consequences.Multiple Sclerosis20172368The primary mission of the Wellness Research Working Group is the provision of scientific evidence supporting the application of lifestyle, behavioral, and psychosocial approaches for promoting optimal health of mind, body, and spirit in people with MS as well as managing the disease and its consequences.2017-01-12T00:00:00Multiple Sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)['R. Motl', 'E. Mowry', 'D. Ehde', 'N. Larocca', 'Kathy E Smith', 'K. Costello', 'L. Shinto', 'A. Ng', 'A. Sullivan', 'B. Giesser', 'K. McCully', 'B. Fernhall', 'M. Bishop', 'M. Plow', 'P. Casaccia', 'N. Chiaravalloti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d21fecf1ae43916af74058422902ec73e765762eSeveral challenges of today’s higher education were motivations to reconsider the contents and formats of lectures and tutorials and to conceive the classroom communication system Backstage, a social media platform supporting a novel form of large-class teaching. The purpose of this paper is to report on the challenges met, on the novel teaching form and on an evaluation of this teaching form.,The use of Backstage in two courses is evaluated. One of the courses has been specially adapted to promote student participation, the other course has been held in a traditional way. To investigate the usefulness and acceptance of Backstage in the given settings the data collected on Backstage and student responses in surveys are analyzed.,The results indicate that Backstage can foster interactivity and awareness in large-class lectures when used in combination with a teaching format that provides opportunities for and encourges lecture-relevant communication. Furthermore, students appreciated the use of Backstage.,This paper reports on a case study which lacks generalizability. Further studies under controlled conditions and of the learning effectiveness of the approach are still outstanding.,This paper describes an approach fostering a form of Active Learning in large classes. Since large classes are widespread in higher education, the approach has a considerable practical potential.,The paper describes an approach to large class higher education teaching in using social media.,Similar results have not been published so far.20176316The results indicate that Backstage can foster interactivity and awareness in large-class lectures when used in combination with a teaching format that provides opportunities for and encourges lecture-relevant communication.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education['François Bry', 'A. Pohl']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d2956097ba7ebacb4f7e269346dbdeec9e9151c2Many have noted the immense potential of social media as a catalyst for political engagement. While we know a great deal about the people who use social media for politics, and even why they do it, we know very little about when, or under what conditions, political uses of social media actually occur. In this article I extend interpersonal goals theory to examine when political social media use happens. Results suggest that, above and beyond cognitive political engagement, interpersonal goals contribute significantly in explaining political behaviors on Facebook. I find that political posts entail greater affective and interaction-related risks than following political pages or updating one’s profile, while “liking” political posts affords users a low-cost/low-reward strategy for managing interactions. As such, this study provides evidence that political expression on Facebook takes several distinct forms.201720102017-01-12T00:00:00Communication Research Reports['M. Kearney']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6d7ae5a5a8ac130257fc975951036c8dd12c6ca9Information Systems Frontiers201701This paper first proposes a conceptualisation of crowdsourcing roles and then analyses methods and tools based on a combination of two variables: types of data being processed and involvement of the crowds.2017-01-12T00:00:00Information Systems Frontiers['M. Poblet', 'Esteban García-Cuesta', 'Pompeu Casanovas']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a64fea7b9d8a7190b8ae8ec08cb3ccd974f8996bThis research resulted in a conceptual framework describing the actual learning components influencing the learning experience of informal, adult learners engaged in FutureLearn courses. The conceptual framework consists of five learning components: individual & social learning, context, technology and media elements, organising learning, and learner characteristics. These five learning components are driven by two enablers or inhibitors of learning: motivation and learning goals. For adult informal learners, motivation is mostly intrinsic, and learning goals are mostly personal. This research investigated the informal learning of 56 adult learners with prior online experience, engaging in individual and/or social self-directed learning using any device to follow a FutureLearn course. Literature from MOOCs, mobile and informal learning provides scientific support, in addition to literature clarifying the rationale for choosing self-directed learning compared to similar learning concepts (self-regulated, self-determined and self-managed learning). The participants of this study voluntarily followed one of three FutureLearn courses that were rolled out for the first time by the end of 2014. Data were collected at three different stages: an online survey (pre-course), self-reported learning logs (during the course), and semi-structured one-on-one interviews (post-course). The data were analysed using Charmaz’s (2014) method for constructing a grounded theory. The analysis included memo-writing, and involved open coding, line-by-line coding, and focused coding in order to construct a grounded theory that provided insights into the self-directed learning experiences of FutureLearn participants. By getting a better understanding of the self-directed learning in FutureLearn courses, additional insights are gained to enhance informal learning, instructional design, and to contextualize and personalise learning within FutureLearn courses to create an increasingly meaningful learning experience.20172144By getting a better understanding of the self-directed learning in FutureLearn courses, additional insights are gained to enhance informal learning, instructional design, and to contextualize and personalise learning within Future learn courses to create an increasingly meaningful learning experience.2017-01-12T00:00:00['I. D. Waard']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f63764918407c8ce6ab1fbf25b187926196ecb46Recently, oral history accounts—the memories of ordinary people, life stories, living strategies, daily life, and so on—have been gaining status as historical accounts. Online comment sections of news media can be regarded as a subsection of the literature dedicated to memories; the comments represent opinions expressed at a fixed time on a fixed topic. This article discusses vernacular history and historical knowledge based on comments written to a news item published in the daily newspaper Eesti Paevaleht on February 9th, 2005 announcing that the social science award had gone to Indrek Jaats for his study on early collective farms in the Oisu region. *** V zadnjem casu so si ustna zgodovina, tj. spomini navadnih ljudi, njihove življenjske zgodbe, življenjske strategije, vsakdanje življenje ipd. pridobili status zgodovinskih porocil. V tem okviru je mogoce spletne komentarje pri medijskih novicah obravnavati kot posebno obliko literature posvecene spominu; pripombe predstavljajo izrazito trenutna mnenja na doloceno temo. Avtorica v clanku analizira podobo zgodovine in zgodovinskega znanja, ki ju kažejo komentarji novice, objavljene v casopisu Eesti Paevaleht (9. februar 2005), o nagradi družbenih znanosti, ki jo je prejel Indrek Jaats za raziskave o zacetku kolektivnih kmetij v pokrajini Oisu.2017102017-01-12T00:00:00Traditiones['Ell Vahtramäe']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6b94438e8a5b9dfb7e3ccba58fa708d42a513d0bSo far, a vast amount of studies on sustainability in supply chain management have been conducted by academics over the last decade. Nevertheless, socially related aspects are still neglected in the related discussion. The primary motivation of the present literature review has arisen from this shortcoming, thus the key purpose of this study is to enrich the discussion by providing a state-of-the-art, focusing exclusively on social issues in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) by considering the textile/apparel sector as the field of application. The authors conduct a literature review, including content analysis which covers 45 articles published in English peer-reviewed journals, and proposes a comprehensive map which integrates the latest findings on socially related practices in the textile/apparel industry with the dominant conceptualization in order to reveal potential research areas in the field. The results show an ongoing lack of investigation regarding the social dimension of the triple bottom line in SSCM. Findings indicate that a company’s internal orientation is the main assisting factor in sustainable supply chain management practices. Further, supplier collaboration and assessment can be interpreted as an offer for suppliers deriving from stakeholders and a focal company’s management of social risk. Nevertheless, suppliers do also face or even create huge barriers in improving their social performance. This calls for more empirical research and qualitative or quantitative survey methods, especially at the supplier level located in developing countries.20171011812017-01-12T00:00:00Sustainability['D. Köksal', 'Jochen Strähle', 'M. Müller', 'Matthew Freise']2017-01-12T00:00:00 82d5e4748f39409e6fd4571bf2afdaed7a63769cThe disintegration of hexagonal NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP) was studied by incubating various nanoparticle concentrations in aqueous suspensions over time while monitoring the upconversion emission intensity and measuring the dissolved particle-constituting ion concentrations. The results revealed that the ions dissolved into water resulting apparently in anisotropic structural disintegration of the UCNPs as observed with transmission electron microscopy. The UCNP disintegration caused partial loss of active ions Yb3+ and Er3+ from the host matrix and therefore decrease in the upconversion luminescence intensity. The decrease, however, was strongly dependent on the UCNP concentration, and dramatic drop in the intensity was observed especially at diluted nanoparticle suspensions, where the nanoparticles disintegrated almost completely until the solubility equilibrium was achieved. At the concentrated suspensions the equilibrium was achieved already with minimal disintegration, and the...201737742017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Satu Lahtinen', 'Annika Lyytikäinen', 'Henna Päkkilä', 'Emmy Hömppi', 'Niina Perälä', 'M. Lastusaari', 'T. Soukka']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6b4727f1d7eaf8dc73ae33ee59f27d6c174d160cWithin communication studies, the political economy of communication (PEC) approach is typically seen to be the sole preserve of Marxist scholars, with origins in the late 20 th century. Such a view, however, obscures an older, trans-Atlantic political economy tradition forged by Europe and North American scholars who made communications media central objects of their analyses in the late-19 th and early-20 th centuries. This earlier tradition was imported into communication studies through the halfway house of sociology, mostly after the turn of the 20 th century, thereby thoroughly entangling the intellectual history of communication studies with that of political economy from the beginning. Moreover, the formative years of the field were never the barren ‘administrative wasteland’ often thought. Indeed, combined with the research done beyond the field’s borders by economists, business historians, legal and regulatory scholars, etc. throughout the 20 th Century, a wealth of underused resources is close-to-hand that can help us to reimagine and reconstruct what we mean by the PEC traditions today. This paper starts to recover these neglected elements, and the contributions of the institutionalist and Cultural Industries schools especially. It closes with a survey of recent PEC research and a handful of provocations that contemporary researchers might explore: (1) in an evermore internet- and mobile wireless-centric world, bandwidth is king, not content; (2) subscriber fees are now the economic base of the media not advertising, by roughly a 3:1 ratio; (3) rather than seeing media as a ‘unified system’, developments vary greatly across media: some are growing fast, others stagnating, and yet others appear to be in decline; (4) people create, consume and share a lot of media outside the market; and (5) contra neoliberal mythology, the role of the state remains vital: as regulator, a counter to market power, investor and in terms of surveillance.201764352017-01-12T00:00:00['D. Winseck']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2f88aa782a95ff641b0e92502927e1fb19285405Emotion expression is critical for the communication of important social information, such as emotional states and behavioral intentions. However, people tend to vary in their level of emotional expression. This meta-analysis investigated the relationships between levels of emotion expression and suppression, and social and interpersonal outcomes. PsycINFO databases, as well as reference lists were searched. Forty-three papers from a total of 3,200 papers met inclusion criteria, allowing for 105 effect sizes to be calculated. Meta-analyses revealed that greater suppression of emotion was significantly associated with poorer social wellbeing, including more negative first impressions, lower social support, lower social satisfaction and quality, and poorer romantic relationship quality. Furthermore, the expression of positive and general/nonspecific emotion was related to better social outcomes, while the expression of anger was associated with poorer social wellbeing. Expression of negative emotion generally was also associated with poorer social outcomes, although this effect size was very small and consisted of mixed results. These findings highlight the importance of considering the role that regulation of emotional expression can play in the development of social dysfunction and interpersonal problems.Emotion2017102146Investigation of the relationships between levels of emotion expression and suppression, and social and interpersonal outcomes revealed that greater suppression of emotion was significantly associated with poorer social wellbeing, and the expression of positive and general/nonspecific emotion was related to better social outcomes.2017-01-12T00:00:00Emotion['Elizabeth Chervonsky', 'C. Hunt']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cfc05d305bad0aae631e674f23ba72ac309f0c97201752492017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Hydrogen Energy['Yuanhang Qin', 'Zi-Yao Xiong', 'Jiayu Ma', 'Li Yang', 'Wu Zaikun', 'Weiliang Feng', 'Wang Tielin', 'Weiguo Wang', 'Cun-wen Wang']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f415084139253d32f566d648d4c46651a642f4b3201721402017-01-12T00:00:00['Victor W. Pickard']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6e948db24ac73b70ec25dc6215987d9ff269b337Trade-offs are manifestations of the complex dynamics in interdependent social-ecological systems. Addressing trade-offs involves challenges of perception due to the dynamics of interdependence. We outline the challenges associated with addressing trade-offs and analyze knowledge coproduction as a practice that may contribute to tackling trade-offs in social-ecological systems. We discuss this through a case study in coastal Kenya in which an iterative knowledge coproduction process was facilitated to reveal social-ecological trade-offs in the face of ecological and socioeconomic change. Representatives of communities, government, and NGOs attended two integrative workshops in which methods derived from systems thinking, dialogue, participatory modeling, and scenarios were applied to encourage participants to engage and evaluate trade-offs. Based on process observation and interviews with participants and scientists, our analysis suggests that this process lead to increased appreciation of interdependences and the way in which trade-offs emerge from complex dynamics of interdependent factors. The process seemed to provoke a reflection of knowledge assumptions and narratives, and management goals for the social-ecological system. We also discuss how stakeholders link these insights to their practices.20172872017-01-12T00:00:00Ecology and Society['D. Galafassi', 'T. Daw', 'Lydiah Munyi', 'K. Brown', 'C. Barnaud', 'I. Fazey']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4b502e90db7c709ccd76811db92569bd9b3c2a5eABSTRACT This exploratory case study integrated digital media into an intergenerational art class. Its goals were to generate knowledge of how to bring young children and elders together to expand their opportunities for meaning-making and seeing themselves in affirming ways so as to generate transferable understanding of digitally enhanced multimodal curricula across the lifespan. Participants included 15 elders and 9 pre-schoolers. Focusing on how the digital media were used and with what implications for participants' literacy and identity options as well as relationship-building, data were collected through ethnographic methods, and a qualitative thematic analysis with multimodal elements was conducted. The study found that the digital media were used in tangent with non-digital media for the creation of digital portfolios, digital text-making, and teacher- and participant-led referencing for text-making. Findings suggest that the integration of digital media enhanced literacy options by providing new tools for meaning-making and expanded identity options by highlighting achievements and promoting intergenerational relationships. The study contributes to literatures concerning literacy curriculum and practices in early and late life.201761212017-01-12T00:00:00Language and Education['R. Heydon', 'L. McKee', 'Bridget Daly']2017-01-12T00:00:00 81853bb045a1d8764ede072e14d6a151be5d1d41A six-compartment mathematical model is formulated to investigate the role of media campaigns in Ebola transmission dynamics. The model includes tweets or messages sent by individuals in different compartments. The media campaigns reproduction number is computed and used to discuss the stability of the disease states. The presence of a backward bifurcation as well as a forward bifurcation is shown together with the existence and local stability of the endemic equilibrium. Results show that messages sent through media have a more significant beneficial effect on the reduction of Ebola cases if they are more effective and spaced out.20171320Results show that messages sent through media have a more significant beneficial effect on the reduction of Ebola cases if they are more effective and spaced out.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Differential Equations['S. D. D. Njankou', 'F. Nyabadza']2017-01-12T00:00:00 656de1ee4159699e81a17ff3bb09090faa328e73Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengetahui penyebab media pembelajaran tematik yang belum terdesain dengan tepat d kelas III SD Kab Ngada, (2) mendesain media pembelajaran tematik berbasis mind mapping yang dapat di terapkan di kelas III SD Kab Ngada, (3) mengetahui tanggapan guru terhadap media pembelajaran tematik berbasis mind mapping yang diterapkan di kelas III SD Kab Ngada. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan model ADDIE. Metode ini memiliki lima tahap yaitu: 1) Tahap Analisis ( Analysis ), 2) Tahap Desain ( Design ), 3) Tahap pengembangan ( development ), 4) Implementasi ( Implementation ) 5) Tahap evaluasi. Data yang telah dikumpulkan akan dianalisis secara deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) media pembelajaran tematik berbasis mind maping belum tersusun dikarenakan masih minimnya pemahaman guru SD tentang pembuatan media mind maping di kabupaten Ngada. 2) Hasil pengembangan media dari uji pakar menunjukkan kategori baik dengan skor 54, sedangan respon guru memberikan skor 58 pada kategori baik terhadap media yang telah dikembangkan. Dengan demikian media pembelajaran tematik berbasis mind maping dapat digunakan guna pelaksanaan pembelajaran di SD kabupaten Ngada.20170182017-01-12T00:00:00['Dimas Qondias', 'Erna Laurensia Anu', 'Irama Niftalia']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8e2763bd8fbc202f9679615e32536644950f4ca9Technology is placing new demands on the media industry. Creative output is no longer simply the content itself, but the ‘containers’ in which it appears. Media industry leaders and practitioners must now understand the strategic importance of technology in all its dimensions. Yet more than this, they must be able to make the necessary – and often difficult – adjustments inside organisations. This essay draws on two exploratory research projects into technology transitions in the media industry. The findings suggest the ascendancy of technology does not necessitate a diminution in the importance of creative content. However, it does raise two key challenges: first, a need for new ‘editorial-technological’ competencies, and second, a shift in media workplace culture to recognise the equivalency in importance between classic media creative skills and the newer but equally intellectually demanding tech-media skills.20171172017-01-12T00:00:00['L. Küng']2017-01-12T00:00:00 40fe20acaa40417d2b163d414ffae2f328508026This article analyses creative work in one of Europe’s largest media organizations, in which a newly formed development team was tasked with creating a new multi-platform media product. The objective of this article is to explore the dynamics of team creativity in the process of developing and managing media content innovation. To do this, this study utilizes the concept of ambidexterity for understanding multi-level tensions between the on-going media production work and innovation processes typically co-existing in media operations. The results of the analysis indicate that, due to pressures created by the routine media production, media innovations require specific focus and prioritization to succeed. This requires recognizing, balancing and managing the ambidextrous tensions between exploration and exploitation in creative media work. In addition to practical implications for management of media innovations, this study contributes to research on media innovations, particularly from the perspectives of creative work and organizational creativity.201758162017-01-12T00:00:00['Sari Virta', 'Nando Malmelin']2017-01-12T00:00:00 956fe3f41acf21045ba84713aeaef317f5784dafABSTRACT We empirically investigate how sellers’ website quality affects buyers’ economic and social satisfaction, which in turn influences buyers’ repurchase intentions in consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce contexts. In addition, we examine how the effects exerted by economic and social satisfaction on repurchase intentions are moderated by relational capital between buyers and sellers. Data collected from 311 buyers on the TaoBao website provide strong support for the proposed model. The results indicate that information quality exerts a stronger impact on economic satisfaction than does service quality. Service quality exerts a stronger impact on social satisfaction than does information quality. System quality has no effect on economic or social satisfaction. Economic satisfaction can contribute to buyers’ repurchase intentions, but the impact of social satisfaction on repurchase intentions is insignificant. Furthermore, relational capital positively moderates the effect of social satisfaction on repurchase intentions, whereas it has no moderating role in the relationship between economic satisfaction and repurchase intentions. Our study advances the theoretical understanding of the information systems success model in the C2C e-commerce context. The results also inform online sellers that they should more strategically improve website quality dimensions according to different types of buyers’ satisfaction and take advantage of relational capital in order to facilitate buyers’ repurchase intentions.International Journal of Electronic Commerce20178162The results indicate that information quality exerts a stronger impact on economic satisfaction than does service quality, and online sellers should more strategically improve website quality dimensions according to different types of buyers' satisfaction and take advantage of relational capital in order to facilitate buyers’ repurchase intentions.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['Xiayu Chen', 'Qian Huang', 'R. Davison']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8c03e9ed0e9f6302043e34b511187647bec01b74This article identifies a qualitative change in the diversity of actors who represent Muslims in British news media. Hitherto, the literature discussing Muslims and the media has tended to characterize media organizations as institutions which portray Muslims in an essentialized, monolithic way. In contrast, I propose in this article that the process of representation is more complex, including greater agency and engaging a wider diversity of Muslims than the prevailing literature suggests. Sociological studies distinguish between official and unofficial sources who help determine the representations that journalists employ in their texts, and I apply this to Muslim communities in Glasgow. Using qualitative methods drawn from media production analysis, including participant-observation and ethnographic interviews, I identify a shift from a ‘gatekeeper’ model of representing the community to that of a plurality of sources, which reveals and insists on the diversity of Muslim communities and voices. I will show why a wider range of actors emerged to speak publicly, what differentiates them and how they position themselves as representatives of Muslims. This focus on producers and on source strategies brings fresh insights into a field dominated by content analysis and a ‘media-centric’ approach.Media Culture and Society20173615This article identifies a qualitative change in the diversity of actors who represent Muslims in British news media, using qualitative methods drawn from media production analysis to identify a shift from a ‘gatekeeper’ model of representing the community to that of a plurality of sources, which reveals and insists on the Diversity of Muslim communities and voices.2017-01-12T00:00:00Media, Culture, and Society['Michael B. Munnik']2017-01-12T00:00:00 fb565fe30f2053aad8ac25a862d9ae0a1e381e50Purpose This paper aims to extract colour from micro-organisms (as a source of natural pigments) using agro-industrial substrates to replace synthetic media by solid state fermentation. Nature is filled with colours. Due to health and environmental consciousness among people, use of synthetic colour has declined, and so the need to develop colour from cheap and easily available natural sources (plants, animals, micro-organisms and algae) using a cost-effective technique with higher yield and rapid growth. Monascus purpureus colour is a potent source of compounds (Dimerumic acid, Monacolin-k and -aminobutyric acid) having antimutagenic, antimicrobial and antiobesity, which helps in combating diseases. Design/methodology/approach Response surface methodology was used to optimise the biopigments extraction from Monascus purpureus using solid state fermentation. Findings The best optimised conditions for biopigments production using Monascus purpureus MTCC 369 were pH 5.4 at 32°C for 8 days 9 hours (8.9 days) from sweet potato peel and pea pod powder, 7.8 (w/w) and 3.9 per cent (w/w), respectively, which gave a final yield of 21 CVU/g. The model F-value of 69.18 and high value of adjusted determination coefficient 96.00 per cent implies high level of significance of the fitted model. Practical implications Extracted colour can be used in beverages, confectionery and pharmaceutical industries. Social implications Colour produced using Monascus purpureus MTCC 369 is a natural source. As consumers are reluctant to use synthetic colour because of the undesirable allergic reactions caused by them, so a biopigment produced is natural colouring compound with wide application in food sector. Originality/value Selected sources of carbon and nitrogen were not used earlier by any researcher to extract biopigment from Monascus purpureus MTCC 369.201730152017-01-12T00:00:00Pigment & Resin Technology['Rachna Sehrawat', 'P. S. Panesar', 'T. Swer', 'Anit Kumar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 19e5ddb5572b64d043929046ee6e3d5e080b19a9This article advances a hierarchy-centered approach to the study of international social pressure on states. Prior scholarship has centered on the exposure of a gap between word and deed as key for social pressure. We argue that the scholarship on social pressure would benefit from paying more attention to the centrality of social hierarchies in the dynamics and effects of social pressure on states. It is through comparative assessments — the normative ordering of states as superior and inferior and placement in a social hierarchy — that social pressure is exerted and states are prodded into action. States positioned at the top or in the middle of normative hierarchies may be subjected to different social pressure than states positioned at the bottom. Developing this claim, we contend that normative hierarchies come in several forms. Reflecting on the dynamics of these normative hierarchies is important in and of itself, in our view, as it provides a deeper understanding of how norms generate shame, embarrassment, or status anxiety. That said, understanding normative hierarchies also gives us added purchase on explaining how states manage the social pressure of being ranked.201778472017-01-12T00:00:00European Journal of International Relations['Ann E. Towns', 'Bahar Rumelili']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e3565cd319cd5e5f2593efe92b015bb07275d6afDigital disruption is often characterized as the conflict between the exponential rate of change in technology, and the slower-paced, incremental rate of change in law, economy, policy, and society writ-large (Franklin, 2012). The rapid encroachment of over-the-top (OTT) content distribution raises policy issues concerning jurisdiction, access, pricing, consolidation of ownership, and source diversity (Holt, 2014), while undermining many of the traditional policy instruments. In this paper, we analyze Netflix’s strategic expansion and meteoric growth in Canada, and focus on a landmark event in Canadian broadcasting policymaking: the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) “Let’s Talk TV” hearings of 2013-2014. Through an examination of public documents, we analyze the ways Netflix is considered an opportunity, ally, or a threat by consumers, broadcasters, independent producers, and governments. We show that in a reprioritization of values, many of the principles that motivated legacy broadcasting policy are being sidelined by a consumerist approach that gives freer rein to streamed services. However, Netflix’s refusal to provide the Commission with information it was ordered to produce suggests the most serious disruption is to the notion that online video distribution can or should be regulated in the public interest.201767302017-01-12T00:00:00['C. Davis', 'Emilia Zboralska']2017-01-12T00:00:00 03cb7bccc6a7618bcb91becad4831df5e9905cc5201745112017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering['O. Anwar Bég', 'V. Prasad', 'B. Vasu', 'R. Gorla']2017-01-12T00:00:00 71c933d465333f92fe500e7fea47016265b89e4aFood Security201778352017-01-12T00:00:00Food Security['F. Graef', 'G. Uckert', 'J. Schindler', 'H. König', 'Hadijah Mbwana', 'A. Faße', 'Lutengano Mwinuka', 'H. Mahoo', 'L. Kaburire', 'P. Saidia', 'Y. Yustas', 'V. Silayo', 'B. Makoko', 'L. Kissoly', 'C. Lambert', 'A. Kimaro', 'S. Sieber', 'H. Hoffmann', 'F. Kahimba', 'K. Mutabazi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 76a9ae42d9e2cd96b3e20ea780b83a4fcd2d51be20170242017-01-12T00:00:00['M. Hellwig']2017-01-12T00:00:00 9274035ed40844cce59cb94ee940846be38ddaadWe first report that a highly enantioselective C–C bond formation reaction was achieved with liposomes in aqueous media. Alkylation of N-(diphenylmethylene)glycine tert-butyl ester (DMGBE) with benzyl bromide was conducted in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide micelles, resulting in a high conversion of DMGBE but little enantiomeric excess (e.e.) of the product. The same reaction was then carried out in 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine liposome suspensions, where the e.e. values were high (at least 90 % (S)), indicating that the liposome membranes can behave as the promoter of the enantioselective reaction. Changing the type of lipid to 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine to form a more ordered bilayer membrane lowered the reaction conversion but still maintained high e.e.% , that is, >90 (S), regardless of lipid chirality. It is indicated that multiple interactions between the DMGBE intermediate and lipid molecules promoted the migration of the intermediate into the interior of the membrane, whose bottom side (Si face) could be free for alkylation. These results suggest that liposomes can promote and regulate the alkylation of amino acid derivatives.ACS Omega2017268It is indicated that multiple interactions between the DMGBE intermediate and lipid molecules promoted the migration of the intermediate into the interior of the membrane, whose bottom side could be free forAlkylation, suggesting that liposomes can promote and regulate the alkylation of amino acid derivatives.2017-01-12T00:00:00ACS Omega['Fumihiko Iwasaki', 'Keishi Suga', 'Y. Okamoto', 'H. Umakoshi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d4e6e1720bf7d9edff1fde1cd33de1fdf0ff97e3Traditional media companies increasingly search for know-how and novel input outside their own networks to keep up with the rapidly changing environment. As an instrument to explore and exploit new business opportunities, corporate venture capital (CVC) has become particularly important. However, there is little research on the CVC investments by legacy media companies, despite these having been responsible for some of the largest investments in past years. To lay a foundation for research in this field, we investigate how traditional media companies organize their CVC activities. Using an extensive analysis of the 90 largest legacy media companies in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, we explore the organizational structure, investment objectives, investment focus, and industry related- ness of investments. Our findings show the majority of investments are conducted through different forms of direct investments, predominantly focusing on strategic goals and using both exploration and exploitation. Moreover, we identify a trend toward investments in content- and commerce-related fields.20175862017-01-12T00:00:00['Reinhard E. Kunz', 'Joschka Mütterlein', 'Vanessa Walton']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0407cd28bbcbf8e88b8129c5df18b6e76dd2e61eAbstrak Tujuan penelitian adalah mengembangkan materi pembelajaran pada suatu  platform e-learning  berbasis  opensource  dan  Learning Management System  (LMS) sebagai media pembelajaran secara  Blended Learning.  Pembelajaran dilakukan pada mata pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam (IPA). Media tersebut diharapkan dapat digunakan sebagai suplemen pembelajaran atau alat bantu untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar dan keterampilan kolaborasi peserta didik kelas VII SMP Terpadu Daarul Muttaqien Surabaya. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan  platform Course Networking  untuk mendesain dan mengatur pembelajaran. Prosedur pengembangan media pembelajaran menggunakan model pengembangan Borg & Gall. Dengan 10 tahapan yaitu, (1) Identifikasi kebutuhan instruksional, (2) Analisis Tujuan Instruksional, (3) Mengidentifikasi karakteristik dan konteks awal peserta didik, (4) Penjabaran tujuan instruksional umum ke dalam tujuan instruksional khusus, (5) Mengembangkan instrumen penilaian, (6) Mengembangkan strategi instruksional, (7) Mengembangkan bahan ajar (materi), (8) Mendesain dan menyelenggarakan evaluasi formatif, (9) Revisi instruksional, (10)  Mendesain dan melakukan evaluasi sumatif. Produk pengembangan yang dihasilkan berbentuk (1) model  web learning  materi ekosistem, dan (2) panduan penggunaan untuk peserta didik dan guru. Pengembangan media ini telah diujicoba pada kegiatan pembelajaran untuk materi ekosistem kelas VII SMP Terpadu Daarul Muttaqien Surabaya semester genap tepatnya pada bulan Maret hingga awal Mei tahun pelajaran 2015. Hasil pengembangan telah divalidasi ahli materi dan ahli media masing-masing mendapatkan prosentase 77,17% dan 77,5%. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan hasil pengembangan produk sudah baik dan layak untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Untuk hasil implementasi penggunaan media dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar dan keterampilan kolaborasi peserta didik, digunakan uji T Independen, yang menunjukkan hasil post-test hasil belajar menunjukkan t hitung  = 2,079 , sedangkan keterampilan kolaborasi t hitung  = 1,127, dengan t tabel  = 2,000 (signifikansi 5%, df=60). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran secara  blended learning,  yaitu pengembangan materi pembelajaran dalam  platform Course Networking  tersebut dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik, namun belum dapat meningkatkan keterampilan kolaborasi peserta didik. Abstract The purpose of research is to develop learning material on an e-learning platform based on open source and the Learning Management System (LMS) as a medium of learning in Blended Learning course. Learning is done on the subjects of Natural Sciences (IPA) class. Media are expected to be used as a learning supplement and be a learning tool to improve learning outcomes and collaborative skills of students of class VII SMP Integrated Daarul Muttaqien Surabaya. This development research Course Networking platform to design and organize learning. Procedure development of instructional media used development model of Borg & Gall. With 10 stages, namely, (1) identification of instructional needs, (2) Analysis of Instructional Objectives, (3) Identify the characteristics and context of early learners, (4) Translation of instructional objectives general to the specific instructional objectives, (5) Developing assessment instruments, (6) Develop instructional strategies, (7) Develop teaching material (material), (8) Designing and conducting formative evaluation, (9) Revision instructional, (10) Design and conduct summative evaluation. The resulting shaped product development (1) model of learning material web ecosystem, and (2) guidelines for the use of students and teachers. The development of this medium has been tested on learning activities for class VII SMP material Integrated ecosystem Daarul Muttaqien Surabaya precisely semester from March to early May in the academic year 2015. The result of the development of a validated matter experts and media experts each get a percentage of 77.17% and 77.5%. These results show the results of product development has been good and deserve to be used in learning. For the implementation of the use of media in improving learning outcomes and skills of collaborative learners, used the T test Independent, which shows the results of post-test learning results showed t = 2.079, while the skills of collaboration t = 1.127, with table = 2.000 (5% significance, df = 60). This shows that by using media learning blended learning, namely the development of learning materials in the Course Networking platform that can improve student learning outcomes, but has not been able to improve the collaboration skills of learners.2017062017-01-12T00:00:00['Heni Prasetyorini', 'Mustaji', 'B. S. Bachri']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d96fc73b30fc8b4b980a010f21336c0d03fc2f71Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders201712329It is proposed that dynamic and/or fragmented FEC tasks can elicit deficits in implicit processing of facial emotion more efficiently and the difficulties of ASD in solving complex SC tasks can be ascribed to deficits in the acquisition and application of social schemata.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['U. Schaller', 'R. Rauh']2017-01-12T00:00:00 663c42afea8f634bcfea52d0ea7c62153ade1592Abstract Objective: There is increasing recognition that socio-cognitive skills, such as moral reasoning (MR), are affected in a wide range of developmental and neuropsychological conditions. However, the lack of appropriate measures available to neuropsychologists poses a challenge for the direct assessment of these skills. This study sought to explore age-related changes in MR using an innovative visual tool and examine the developmental sensitivity of the task. Method: To address some of the methodological limitations of traditional measures of MR, a novel, visual task, the Socio-Moral Reasoning Aptitude Level (So-Moral), was used to evaluate MR in 216 healthy participants aged 6–20 years. Results: The findings show a linear increase in MR from childhood to late adolescence with significant group differences between childhood (6–8 years) and preadolescence (9–11 years), and between early adolescence (12–14 years) and middle adolescence (15–17 years). Conclusions: Interpreted in light of current brain development research, the results highlight age-related changes in MR that offer insight into typical MR development and opportunities for comparisons with clinical populations. The findings also provide evidence of the potential of the So-Moral as a developmentally appropriate measure of MR throughout childhood and adolescence.Clinical Neuropsychologist201710841Age-related changes in MR are explored using an innovative visual tool and the findings provide evidence of the potential of the So-Moral as a developmentally appropriate measure of MR throughout childhood and adolescence.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Clinical Neuropsychologist['V. Chiasson', 'E. Vera-Estay', 'G. Lalonde', 'J. Dooley', 'Miriam H. Beauchamp']2017-01-12T00:00:00 10871c13a500a9319e2f4ba5e5273decdb274280Neurochemical Research20173330It is suggested that physical activity is a more important component of EE regarding the effect on astrocytes proliferation and BDNF expression, which may contribute to the improved neurological function of stroke animals.2017-01-12T00:00:00Neurochemical Research['Xiuping Chen', 'Xin Zhang', 'W. Liao', 'Qi Wan']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a9fd9c550553737decf76b65ab59dae55e611c29VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations2017110292017-01-12T00:00:00VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations['S. Hielscher', 'J. Winkin', 'A. Crack', 'I. Pies']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f3fb4a02f74b9b71c181554aa8b3414be635513cScientific Reports20177729The findings suggest that in a collectivist culture oxytocin may promote the desire of males, but not females, with a stronger independent orientation to rebuild social connections with individuals who have previously excluded them.2017-01-12T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Xiaolei Xu', 'S. Yao', 'Lei Xu', 'Yayuan Geng', 'Weihua Zhao', 'Xiaole Ma', 'J. Kou', 'Ruixue Luo', 'K. Kendrick']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5ffc64cab338045963bcbb3f94b736214e6e67e4Since 1983, Social Security benefits have been subject to income taxation, a provision that can significantly increase the marginal income tax rate for older individuals. To assess the impact of this tax, we construct and calibrate a detailed life-cycle model of labor supply, saving, and Social Security claiming. We find that in a long-run stationary environment, replacing the taxation of Social Security benefits with a revenue-equivalent change in the payroll tax would increase labor supply, consumption, and welfare. From an ex-ante perspective an equally desirable reform would be to make the portion of benefits subject to income taxes completely independent of other income.201780302017-01-12T00:00:00Political Economy: Government Expenditures & Related Policies eJournal['J. Jones']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5e022a1a386595f7fe49ecd24f5fd8b2299503e6This paper presents the papers published in a special issue devoted to the modeling of behavioral social systems. Some perspective ideas on possible objectives of future research are extracted from the contents of this issue and brought to the reader’s attention. The final ambitious aim is the development of a mathematical theory for complex living systems.201746282017-01-12T00:00:00Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences['N. Bellomo', 'F. Brezzi', 'M. Pulvirenti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 fc3ce3482ddb48deba77d21a9f540eabab7dd42cThe existing spray-based routing algorithms in DTN cannot dynamically adjust the number of message copies based on actual conditions, which results in a waste of resource and a reduction of the message delivery rate. Besides, the existing spray-based routing protocols may result in blind spots or dead end problems due to the limitation of various given metrics. Therefore, this paper proposes a social relationship based adaptive multiple spray-and-wait routing algorithm (called SRAMSW) which retransmits the message copies based on their residence times in the node via buffer management and selects forwarders based on the social relationship. By these means, the proposed algorithm can remove the plight of the message congestion in the buffer and improve the probability of replicas to reach their destinations. The simulation results under different scenarios show that the SRAMSW algorithm can improve the message delivery rate and reduce the messages’ dwell time in the cache and further improve the buffer effectively.Mobile Information Systems20174024A social relationship based adaptive multiple spray-and-wait routing algorithm (called SRAMSW) which retransmits the message copies based on their residence times in the node via buffer management and selects forwarders based on the social relationship is proposed.2017-01-12T00:00:00Mob. Inf. Syst.['Jianfeng Guan', 'Qi Chu', 'I. You']2017-01-12T00:00:00 66259b513b8ab828143a064bc75b7beafb1175e2ABSTRACT This study employs the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Index developed by Chen and Hung [2013. “A Study on Corporate Social Responsibility Index and Investment Performance.” GreTai Securities Market 165: 88–97 (in Chinese)] to measure the CSR performance of Taiwanese companies and proposed a CSR efficiency hypothesis that the influence of CSR on stock returns depends on corporate value. According to our findings, CSR activities not only increase the costs of low value firms but also decrease corporate value, exerting a negative effect on stock returns. In contrast, high value firms have a greater capability to implement CSR, and CSR investments can effectively increase their stock prices and market value.201733252017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment['Roger C. Y. Chen', 'Shih‐Wei Hung', 'C. Lee']2017-01-12T00:00:00 dcc76d7e6a5379ab5028d74cb94ba3af230a7fb0Today, the use of social network-based virtual learning communities is increasing rapidly in terms of knowledge management. An important dynamic of knowledge management processes is the knowledge sharing behaviors (KSB) in community. The purpose of this study is to examine the KSB of the students in a Facebook-based virtual community created within the scope of a class in terms of their social presence (SP) and transactional distance (TD) perceptions. Both SP and TD are important factors in the creation of a community feeling and in the interaction of the participants, and it is believed that these two factors will effect KSB in virtual communities. Data were gathered from 217 university students by using three scales: the KSB scale, the SP scale (subdimensions: interaction, ownership, and affective statements) and the TD scale (subdimensions: student–student [S–S] interaction, student–teacher [S–T] interaction, student–content [S–C] interaction, student–interface [S–I] interaction, and student–environment [S–E] interaction). The structural equation modeling showed that students’ KSB were related to their SP and TD perceptions in the process of utilizing virtual learning communities. The results of the study indicate that each subdimension of SP and TD scales are significant predictors on KSB. Further researches and implications are explained and discussed.20177622The structural equation modeling showed that students’ KSB were related to their SP and TD perceptions in the process of utilizing virtual learning communities, and indicated that each subdimension of SP and TD scales are significant predictors on KSB.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Educational Computing Research['Fatma Gizem Karaoğlan Yılmaz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d5b673c6b6752c5493dbf33c8b1d2bbcaa43c2caAbstract The present study aimed to explore the impact of the combination of two pedagogical models, Sport Education and Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility, for learners with disabilities experiencing a contactless kickboxing learning unit. Twelve secondary education students agreed to participate. Five had disabilities (intellectual and motor). Additionally, three physical education teachers and the mother of one of the students contributed. Five different research instruments were used to obtain information from all participants: drawings, open-ended questions, discussion groups, diaries and semi-structured interviews. Thematic content analysis and constant comparison guided data analysis resulted in three major categories: part of the team, learning and enjoyment. Several ideas were also identified: inclusion, friendship, cooperation, students’ important role and transference. In conclusion, the hybridisation of Sport Education and Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility seems to be a powerful tool for including students with disabilities in physical education, helping them and their classmates connect in and out of class.201736222017-01-12T00:00:00European Journal of Special Needs Education['José Ignacio Díaz Menéndez', 'J. Fernández-Río']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e42673d39a69d5491254cdd746d6aacd520f6e3a20170352017-01-12T00:00:00['E. Laugeson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cbb4ab705798ef942a96d2bde1f040dedd43315fPurpose: Purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stress, social support, and lifestyle on health-related quality of life among middle-aged women. Methods: One hundred forty three-middle aged women were recruited and completed questionnaires regarding their stress, social support, lifestyle and health-related quality of life. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression. Results: Regression model was statistically significant (F= 24.80, p < .001) with 46% of adjusted R. Stress showed to be a major factor influencing health-related quality of life in middle-aged women (p < .001) and the presence of chronic illness (p = .011) was noted as next in the result of a multiple regression analysis. Conclusion: The results suggest that nursing professionals should include strategies to reduce stress and to consider helping women with chronic illness when developing a health promotion program to increase health related quality of life for middle-aged women.20172718The results suggest that nursing professionals should include strategies to reduce stress and to consider helping women with chronic illness when developing a health promotion program to increase health related quality of life for middle-aged women.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Kyung-hwa Jung', 'Nami Chun']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0fafa23a0631070db526c95d18fa40e959d7464dA considerable amount of marketing research has reported that consumers are more saliently influenced by friends (strong social ties) than by acquaintances and strangers (weak social ties). To shed light on the neural and psychological processes underlying such phenomenon, in this study we designed an amended S1-S2 paradigm (product-[reviewer-review]) that is based on realistic consumer purchase experiences. After incoming all given information (product, reviewer, review), participants were required to state their purchase intentions. The neurocognitive and emotional processes related to friend and stranger stimuli were delineated to suggest how social ties influence consumers during their shopping processes. Larger P2 (fronto-central scalp areas) and P3 (central and posterior-parietal scalp areas) components under stranger condition were elicited successfully. These findings demonstrate that the cognitive and emotional processing of friend and stranger stimuli occurs at stages of neural activity, and can be indicated by the P2 and P3 components. Electrophysiological data also support the hypothesis that different neural and emotional processing magnitude and strength underlie friend and stranger effect in the context of consumer purchase. During this process, the perception of stimuli evoked P2, subsequently emotional processing and attention modulation were activated and indicated by P2 and P3. The friend dominated phenomenon can be interpreted as the result of distinctive neurocognitive and emotional processing magnitude, which suggests that psychological and emotional factors can guide consumer decision making. This study consolidates that event related potential (ERP) methodology is likely to be a more sensitive method for investigating consumer behaviors. From the perspectives of management and marketing, our findings show that the P2 and P3 components can be employed as an indicator to probe the influential factors of consumer purchase intentions.PLoS ONE20174319The findings demonstrate that the cognitive and emotional processing of friend and stranger stimuli occurs at stages of neural activity, and can be indicated by the P2 and P3 components, and consolidate that event related potential (ERP) methodology is likely to be a more sensitive method for investigating consumer behaviors.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Jing Luan', 'Z. Yao', 'Yan Bai']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8fbb720fe3e1ee294aa9310243fd0e265f6d910fAbstract The aim of this study was to explore the level of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and its relationship to the level of stress coping strategies, spirituality and social support among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (n = 250). The level of PTG was measured by the Polish adaptation of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Stress coping strategies were evaluated by the Polish adaptation of the Mini-COPE Inventory. Spirituality was measured by the Self-Description Questionnaire. Social support was assessed with the Berlin Social Support Scales. Stress coping strategies (return to religion, acceptance), spirituality and social support (need for support) were significantly related to the level of PTG among participants. Despite evidence of a beneficial relationship between PTG and the course of RA, little empirical attention has been paid to the factors associated with PTG among this patient group. Given the substantial health-related benefits associated with PTG among RA patients, it is important to further explore the phenomena of PTG among RA patients.Psychology, Health & Medicine20172219Despite evidence of a beneficial relationship between PTG and the course of RA, little empirical attention has been paid to the factors associated with PTG among this patient group of rheumatoid arthritis patients.2017-01-12T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['M. Rzeszutek', 'W. Oniszczenko', 'B. Kwiatkowska']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a464acf3b73260985b5eb913684862629a107350Purpose The purpose of this paper is to detail the perceived influence of early gaming habits toward media production from seven students enrolled at a university in the Southeastern US. Participants identified as heavily involved in creating media such as anime, videos, fanfiction, webcomics, games, and digital music. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study used qualitative research, thus data collection and analysis included questionnaires, interviews, and artifacts identifying and categorizing six main themes: game play preferences, persistence, early connections between game play and media, support and feedback, creations inspired by games, and significance of games in current lives. Findings The study found that most participants believed game play in childhood influenced increasingly complex media production habits. Six of the seven believed game play influenced their career path. The paper concludes with implications for education including games as conduits to personalized learning and career paths. Originality/value Results from this study extend prior research on the value of games to promote media production and meet personal and professional goals. This is significant as prior research linking early game play to media production influencing career goals is sparse.20173332017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education['Danielle Herro', 'Lorraine Lin', 'M. Fowler']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1722ed6c230bd5fa36c6d99e96d226ff531a975eINDONESIA: Pengembangan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis i-spring didasarkan pada kenyataan bahwa hasil belajar siswa terhadap sistem pernafasan manusia dan hewan tergolong rendah. Hal ini disebabkan karena keterbatasan media pembelajaran dalam menyampaikan materi sistem pernafasan manusia dan hewan. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya media pembelajaran interaktif yang mampu menyajikan bentuk konkrit dari materi itu sendiri, seperti media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis i-spring. Pengggunaan media pembelajaran interaktif dengan menerapkan i-spring dapat membantu siswa dalam memahami materi sistem pernafasan manusia dan hewan karena media pembelajaran interaktif ini memadukan antara teks, gambar, simulasi, video, games, dan evaluasi sehingga menjadikan materi yang disajikan menarik untuk dipelajari. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk: (1) Menghasilkan bentuk produk media pembelajaran berbasis I-spring, (2) Mendeskripsikan tingkat kemenarikan media pembelajaran berbasis I-spring, dan (3) Mendeskripsikan efektifitas penggunaan media pembelajaran berbasis I-spring terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar siswa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode Research and Development (R&D), dengan model pengembangan Borg and Gall yang memiliki sepuluh langkah dalam prosedur rancangan dan pengembangannya. Subyek penilaian produk untuk kelayakan media pembelajaran terbatas pada tiga ahli yaitu ahli materi, ahli desain, dan ahli pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam kelas V SD/MI, sasaran uji coba produk yaitu seluruh siswa kelas V C MIN Loloan Timur Jembrana BALI yang berjumlah 20 siswa. Hasil dari penelitian pengembangan media pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam berbasis i-spring memenuhi kriteria valid dengan hasil uji ahli materi mencapai tingkat kevalidan 94%, ahli desain mencapai 94%, ahli pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam kelas V mencapai 90%. Nilai rata-rata pre-test 59,5% dan nilai rata-rata post-test 90,75% Pada uji-t manual dan SPSS diperoleh thitung sebesar 4,26 dengan tingkat kemaknaan 0,05 (5%) denngan derajat kebebasan (db=19) adalah 2.093, jadi thitung (4,26) > ttabel (2,093). Hasil hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa Ha diterima, karena thitung lebih besar dari ttabel, sehingga dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa adanya perbedaan yang signifikan terhadap pemahaman konsep siswa kelas V C MIN Loloan Timur Jembrana Bali yang menggunakan media pembelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam berbasis i-spring dari produk pengembangan. ENGLISH: The Development of i-spring-based interactive learning media is based on the fact that the result of students' learning on the respiratory system of humans and animals is low. This is due to the limitations of learning media in conveying the material of respiratory systems of humans and animals. Therefore, it is needed an interactive learning media which is able to present the concrete forms of the material itself, such as the i-spring-based interactive learning media. The use of interactive learning media by applying i-spring can help students to understand the material of humans' and animal's respiratory systems because this interactive learning media combines text, images, simulations, video, games, and evaluation so as to make the material presented interesting to learn. The purpose of this study was to: (1) Produce the form of i-spring based learning media , (2) Describe the level of attractiveness of the learning media based on i-spring, and (3) Describe the effectiveness of the use of i-spring-based learning media in improving the students' learning outcomes. The method used in this research is the Research and Development (R & D), with Borg and Gall development model that has ten steps in the procedure of design and development. The subject of product assessment for the feasibility of the learning media is limited to three experts namely material experts, design experts and learning experts of Natural Sciences grade V SD / MI, the trial target of the product is all students of class V-C MIN East Loloan Jembrana Bali as many as 20 students. The results of the research on Development of i-spring-based Natural Sciences Learning Media is valid in criteria with the material experts test results reached the level of validity of 94%, 94% from design experts, and 90% from learning experts of Natural Sciences grade V. The average value of pretest is 59.5% and the average value of post-test is 90.75% On t-test and SPSS manual it is obtained t-count of 4.26 with a significance level of 0.05 (5%) and degrees of freedom ( db = 19) is 2,093, so t-count (4.26) > t-table (2,093). The results of hypothesis shows that Ha is accepted, because the t-count is greater than the t-table, so it can be concluded that there are significant differences on the understanding of concept from the grade V-C students MIN East Loloan Jembrana Bali who used i-spring-based learning media of Natural Science from the development product.2017032017-01-12T00:00:00['D. Rahmah']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c9659f43b2166089d04159d8f99cee4d4f716d6eThis study aims to elucidate the intricate interplay between public attention and public emotion toward multiple social issues. A theoretical framework is developed based on three perspectives including endogenous affect hypothesis, affect transfer hypothesis, and affective intelligence theory. Large-scale longitudinal data with 265 million tweets on five social issues are analyzed using a time series analytical approach. Public attention on social issues can influence public emotion on the issue per se. Social issues interact with one another to attract public attention in both cooperative and competitive ways. Instead of a direct transfer from public emotion to public attention, the public emotion toward a social issue moderates the interaction between the issue and other issue(s).PLoS ONE20178817A theoretical framework is developed based on three perspectives including endogenous affect hypothesis, affect transfer hypothesis, and affective intelligence theory based on large-scale longitudinal data with 265 million tweets on five social issues using a time series analytical approach.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Tai-Quan Peng', 'Guodao Sun', 'Yingcai Wu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bc639d0944daf897d85e1223016a9c7f67d5ecb820170102017-01-12T00:00:00['Smita Kheria', 'C. Waelde', 'Nadine Levin']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8ad9750935577a2a65274e06e644c8090d5d42a1Background . Need analysis of media development in early stage showed that Pulosaren villagers wanted Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) health education supported by attractive, easy to understand, long lasting, and inexpensive media. Objective. The purpose of this research is to develop IDD education media which could be used by people in Pulosaren village. Methods. This was a qualitative research in developing media using ADDIE model. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) supported by indepth interviews were used. Informants consisted of village heads, youth leaders, religious leaders, cadres, member of women organization, stakeholders in the local government of Wonosobo district, village chiefs and Pulosaren village midwives. Results . Based on the results of FGD shows the required education media in the form of handbook and flipchart. The media is hopefully made of thick and colored paper, not easily wet, and the form of writing from the computer. Development of handbook and flipchart through several stages of activity consist of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE models). Contained in media were: iodine understanding, potentially deficient areas of iodine, foods contain iodine, effects of iodine deficiency, spectrum of IDD, how to prevent IDD, goitrogenic, and iodized salt. In the implementation and evaluation phase, input from the village community was obtained in addition to the font size of the paper, the simplification of the term, and the addition of the illustration of the drawings in several sections. Views with more images than posts are more easily understood by the community. Conclusion . The ADDIE model can be used for the development of education media in the form of handbook and flipchart for countermeasures of IDD in Pulosaren Village.201702The ADDIE model can be used for the development of education media in the form of handbook and flipchart for countermeasures of IDD in Pulosaren Village.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Asih Setyani', 'Leny Latifah', 'Cati Martiyani', 'S. Riyanto']2017-01-12T00:00:00 00ce52183597fe1ca9a7a75d0d1b1244e3545950Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui cara mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis Android dalam materi ajar gerak dan gaya serta menerapkan aplikasi tersebut ke dalam pembelajaran di sekolah sebagai alternatif pembelajaran. Metode pengembangan aplikasi yang digunakan adalah waterfall yang memiliki siklus tahap analisis kebutuhan, desain, implementasi (pembangunan aplikasi) dan tahap pengujian. Tahap pengujian terdiri dari uji blackbox, validasi perangkat lunak (aplikasi media pembelajaran) dan tahap uji tanggapan pengguna melalui pengambilan data dengan angket. Analisis data menggunakan skala Likert untuk menentukan panjang interval penilaian untuk aplikasi media pembelajaran. Hasil pengujian menunjukan bahwa media pembelajaran dalam bentuk buku saku digital berbasis Android termasuk kategori layak digunakan sebagai alternatif pembelajaran di sekolah maupun di luar sekolah. Pengujian validasi produk aplikasi media diperoleh skor 69 dengan presentase interval penilaian media 75% (Keriteria Setuju/Layak). Sedangkan hasil uji tanggapan pengguna diperoleh skor 1967 dengan presentase interval penilaian kelayakan media yaitu 80,87% (Keriteria Setuju/Layak).2017022017-01-12T00:00:00['Nim. M. Fahrudin Ali Reza']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1e4f23639921b6073c5c679d78503b5d0f8bb315: This article examines and assesses the nature of civil society responses to the great Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008 which took the lives of 70,000, injured 375,000 and left five million homeless. The analysis is set against the rise of civil entrepreneurship of the preceding decade and considers its implications for democracy.201733332017-01-12T00:00:00['Carolyn L. Hsu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cf2263b6f9feea1c3597e4fd140f2335c712bbb5Stand up comedy adalah sebuah genre komedi baru dimana seseorang melakukan monolog yang lucu di atas panggung dengan memberikan pengamatan, pendapat, atau pengalaman pribadinya. Stand up comedy lahir sebagai freedom of speech di Indonesia dan sering digunakan sebagai salah satu senjata ampuh untuk melemparkan kritik serta mengutarakan keresahan. Namun, seiring perkembangan stand up comedy yang cukup pesat mulai menggeser esensinya sebagai wadah freedom of speech. Hal ini disebabkan oleh kooptasi televisi yang menjadikan stand up comedy sebagai sebuah produk televisi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana bentuk kooptasi media televisi terhadap freedom of speech dalam stand up comedy dengan menggunakan teori Hegemoni Antonio Gramsci. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan paradigma kritis. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan mewawancarai empat orang comic dari komunitas Stand Up Indo Padang yang sudah pernah tampil di televisi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa setelah televisi mengadopsi stand up comedy menjadi sebuah produk televisi, media televisi menanamkan ideologi kapitalisme berupa penghargaan, kebanggaan, dan persaingan bagi para comic. Comic secara tidak sadar mengikuti aturan-aturan yang diberikan oleh televisi, yang sebenarnya adalah bentuk kooptasi televisi terhadap freedom of speech dalam stand up comedy. Sehingga dengan itu, televisi mampu melanggengkan kekuasaannya terhadap para comic. Stand up comedy kemudian dimanfaatkan untuk mencapai kepentingan-kepentingan media itu sendiri, yaitu kepentingan bisnis dan politik pemilik modal media tersebut. Kata kunci : Kooptasi Televisi, Stand Up Comedy, Freedom of Speech, Hegemoni2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Rikhaflina Gesyca']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8eeb6c3284e2de6513d355d5890860e874a87391Keberlanjutan sumber daya air tidak hanya penting bagi wilayah perkotaan tapi juga wilayah perdesaan. Masyarakat memegang peranan penting dalam keberlanjutan sumber daya air, karena masyarakat sebagai pemanfaat dan pengelola sumber daya air yang tersedia diwilayahnya. Oleh karenanya program penyuluhan dan sosialisasi terhadap konservasi sumber daya air menjadi penting. Media poster dipilih menjadi salah satu media penyuluhan dan pendidikan terhadap masyarakat Desa Girimoyo. Media poster yang digunakan adalah media poster dengan ukuran A0, X-Banner, dan spanduk. Harapan setelah dilakukan penyuluhan kepada masyarakat adalah masyarakat lebih bijak dalam penggunaan air, sehingga generasi masa depan masih bisa menikmati sumber daya air yang dinikmati oleh generasi saat ini.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Akhmad Faruq Hamdani', 'Nelya Eka Susanti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 334e80ba15b8808309e70d9feb5fb0c4a910e0f3Pengamatan awal yang dilakukan di SMPN 23 Bandung, ternyata dilapangan terdapat permasalahan yang berkenaan dengan rendahnya prestasi kognitif siswa. Hal ini terbukti dengan hasil ulangan yang diperoleh banyak siswa dibawah KKM. Guru dalam proses pembelajaran masih bersifat konvensional / berpusat pada guru (teacher centered), metode yang digunakan tidak variatif, materi yang diajarkan hanya bersumber dari buku paket, jarang menggunakan media pembelajaran seperti Powerpoint, CD interaktif, dan Video Pembelajaran.Media pembelajaran yang terdapat di sekolah khususnya in focus masih kurang, sebagian sudah tidak berfungsi dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh bukti empiris mengenai pengaruh kompetensi pedagogik guru dan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi informasi terhadap prestasi kognitif siswa dalam mata pelajaran PAI di lapangan. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi bagi pengembangan khazanah pengetahuan mengenai kompetensi pedagogik guru dan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi informasi dalam meningkatkan prestasi kognitif siswa demi tercapainya tujuan pembelajaran. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode deskriftif teknik survei. Adapun teknik pengolahan data penelitian dengan teknik analisis statistika menggunakan software 23,0 for window. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan diantaranya melalui angket, wawancara, observasi, dokumentasi, dan tes. Angket disebarkan kepada 67 siswa sebagai responden dari variabel X1, variabel X2, dan variabel Y sebanyak 20 item pertanyaaan untuk setiap variabel. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : 1) Pengaruh kompetensi pedagogik guru terhadap prestasi kognitif siswa dalam mata pelajaran PAI terdapat korelasi yang signifikan dengan memberikan kontribusi sebesar 25,2 %, sedangkan faktor-faktor sisanya 74,8% dipengaruhi faktor-faktor lainnya. 2) Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran berbasis teknologi informasi terhadap prestasi kognitif siswa dalam mata pelajaran PAI terdapat korelasi yang signifikan dengan memberikan kontribusi sebesar 25,8 %, sedangkan sisanya 74,2 % dipengaruhi faktor-faktor lainnya. 3) Pengaruh kompetensi pedagogik guru dan media pembelajaran berbasis teknologi informasi terhadap prestasi kognitif siswa dalam mata pelajaran PAI terdapat korelasi yang signifikan dengan memberikan kontribusi sebesar 51 % , sedangkan sissanya 49 % dipengaruhi faktor –faktor lainnya.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['S. Mardiyah']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b6c29fb2b06fb135e3d804967da355de5e545097Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang berjudul “ Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan pembelajara MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS TEKS ANEKDOT MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA MEME DI KELAS X IPS 2 SMA NEGERI BANYUMAS TAHUN 2016/2017” menulis teks anekdot dengan media gambar meme pada siswa kelas X SMAN BANYUMAS dan peningkatan kemampuan menulis teks anekdot pada siswa kelas X IPS yang berjumlah 36. Pengambilan data penelitian dilakukan dengan te knik tes dan nontes. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Dari hasil penelitian dapat penulis simpulkan bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran menulis teks anekdot dengan media gambar meme pada siswa kelas X SMAN Banyumas dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Pelaksanaan tindakan pada siklus I dan II meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi.Selanjutnya, peningkatan kemampuan menulis teks anekdot pada siswa kelas X SMAN Banyumas tahun pelajaran 2016/2017 terjadi setelah memperoleh pembelajaran menulis teks anekdot dengan media gambar meme Peningkatan terjadi pada siklus I dan siklus II Nilai rata-rata pre tes ke post test 1 pada sklus I mengalami peningkatan rata-rata dari 77,6 menjad i 81. Nilai rata- rata siklus ke I ke siklis ke 2 juga mengalami peningkatan, yakni 81 menjadi 83. Ketuntasan belajar mengalami peningkatan. Rata-Rata menulis teks anekdot menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis masalah dengan menggunakan media meme mengalami peningkatan. Nilai rata-rata pre tes ke post test 1 pada sklus I mengalami peningkatan rata-rata dari 77,6 menjadi 81. Nilai rata- rata siklus ke I ke siklis ke 2 juga mengalami peningkatan, yakni 81 menjadi 83. Ketuntasan belajar mengalami peningkatan. Rata-Rata menulis teks anekdot menggunakan pembelajaran berbasis masalah dengan menggunakan media meme mengalami peningkatan. Jika pada pre test presentase ketuntasan sebanyak 63%, pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 83% dan pada siklus II 100%.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['H. Fitriani']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f817d33856068bba0710f032c2272c65d113b45cABSTRAK GHINA SHABRINA ULFA. Efektivitas Media Sosial sebagai Media Promosi Kampanye Gerakan Sosial Lingkungan. Dibawah bimbingan ANNA FATCHIYA. Gerakan sosial lingkungan merupakan sebuah tindakan yang dilakukan secara kolektif berfokus pada penyelamatan lingkungan, membentuk keadaan lingkungan yang lebih baik, seperti menjaga dan melindungi keseimbangan ekosistem. Kampanye gerakan sosial lingkungan dilakukan untuk mempengaruhi masyarakat agar lebih peduli terhadap lingkungan. Kegiatan kampanye gerakan sosial memerlukan promosi dari berbagai media, salah satunya media sosial agar masyarakat luas dapat ikut berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan kampanye. Melalui media sosial di internet komunitas penyelenggara gerakan sosial mendapatkan keuntungan informasi lebih menyebar cepat, luas, dan biaya yang murah. Promosi melalui media sosial juga lebih memudahkan berinteraksi langsung dengan masyarakat. Dengan demikian, efektivitas media sosial dapat membantu kegiatan kampanye gerakan sosial lingkungan. Kata kunci: gerakan sosial, lingkungan, media sosial, promosi ABSTRACT GHINA SHABRINA ULFA. The Effectiveness of the Social Media as a Promotion Media of Environmental Social Movement Campaign. Supervised by ANNA FATCHIYA. Environmental social movement is an action that taken collectively focused on saving the environment, establish better environmental conditions, such as maintaining and protecting the ecosystem balance. Environmental social movement campaigns to influence people to be more concerned about the environment. Campaign activities of social movements require a promotion from many of media, one of which is social media so that the public can participate in the campaign activities. Through social media, community that organizing social movements can get benefit such as spread information more quickly, widely and not cost much. Promotion through social media also make it easier to interact directly with the public. So, the effectiveness of social media can help campaign of environment social movement. Keywords: environmental, promotion, social media, social movement2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ghina Shabrina Ulfa']2017-01-12T00:00:00 73b5a9112f6d102359206d966e1eabfd803b0798Agarosa diisolasi dari agar Gracilaria gigas. Agarosa hasil isolasi diperoleh dari agar dengan melarutkan agar dalam propilen glikol dengan konsentrasi 1% b/v larutan agar dengan pengadukan pada suhu 105 °C. Isopropanol ditambahkan untuk mengendapkan agarosa murni dan endapan agarosa murni dipisahkan dan dikeringan. Isolasi agarosa A dibuat dengan melarutkan agar dalam propilen glikol dengan konsentrasi 1% b/v. sedangkan agarosa B dibuat dengan melarutkan agar dalam propilen glikol dengan konsentrasi 1% b/v dan dilakukan dua kali isolasi dengan pelarut yang sama dan konsentrasi yang sama. Kandungan sulfat dan kekuatan gel dari agarosa A dan B secara berurutan adalah 0,29%, 1470 g/cm² dan 0,15%, 1570 g/cm². Pada penelitian ini, agarosa hasil isolasi digunakan untuk media pertumbuhan sel kanker paru-paru H1299. Kanker paru merupakan salah satu jenis kanker yang mempunyai tingkat insidensi yang tinggi di dunia, sebanyak 17% insidensi terjadi pada pria (peringkat kedua setelah kanker prostat) dan 19% pada wanita (peringkat ketiga setelah kanker payudara dan kanker kolorektal). Hasil penelitian diperoleh dari pengamatan secara visualisasi menggunakan mikroskop yang disajikan berupa foto pertumbuhan sel kanker. Melalui pengamatan dengan mikroskop terlihat bahwa sel kanker tumbuh membentuk koloni yang glowing, utuh, dan menyebar pada permukaan agarosa (tidak menumpuk), ini menunjukkan bahwa agarosa hasil isolasi dapat digunakan untuk media pertumbuhan sel kanker paru-paru H1299.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ristantia Yuliana']2017-01-12T00:00:00 08bdc3127c7a9055b200e2eaa285f38c5b96eef2The use of media, as a precondition for the development and modernisation of a school environment in all its segments is significantly conditioned by the attitudes of teachers, their media competencies and their personal attitudes towards the media resources which can be used for educational purposes. The main aim of the research is to examine the use of media in a school environment depending on teachers ́ years of experience. The results of the research show that there are statistically significant differences in the attitudes of teachers towards the type of media, the frequency of use, the ICT competencies of teachers and years of service in education. On the basis of the obtained data we recommend a systemic approach to the problem of a professional development of already employed teachers, especially of those with more years of work experience, and all for the purposes of raising the level of ICT competencies.20172812017-01-12T00:00:00['D. Pavlovic', 'Z. Petrović', 'T. Vulic']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bdfa406b225b454569705a04a5c13c564e0c2abcPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh waktu kontak dan pH media terhadap efisiensi biosorpsi ion Pb2+ oleh sel ragi S. cerevisiae dengan adanya pengaruh interferensi ion Cd2+. Subjek penelitian ini adalah ragi S. cerevisiae dan objek penelitian ini adalah biosorpsi ragi S. cerevisiae terhadap ion Pb2+. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara bertahap untuk mengetahui kondisi biosorpsi meliputi: (1) Penentuan profil pertumbuhan S. cerevisiae pada rentang waktu 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 24 dan 48 jam, (2) pengukuran terhadap pertumbuhan ragi S. cerevisiae dengan konsentrasi Pb2+ 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, dan 25 ppm, (3) pengukuran terhadap pertumbuhan ragi S. cerevisiae pada variasi waktu kontak 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 dan 10 jam tanpa dan dengan interferensi Cd2+, (4) pengukuran terhadap pertumbuhan ragi S. cerevisiae dengan pH media 3, 5, 7 dan 9 tanpa dan dengan interferensi Cd2+. Karakterisasi sampel dengan menggunakan Spectronic 20 dan Spektrofotometer Serapan Atom (SSA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variasi waktu kontak dan pH media berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan ragi S. cerevisiae. Pada waktu kontak 6 jam menunjukkan efisiensi pertumbuhan sebesar 45,31%. Pada pH 5 ragi S. cerevisiae menunjukkan biosorpsi optimum yaitu 43,78%.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ariqah Khoirunnisa']2017-01-12T00:00:00 57ee01447d195f70949b0e75a2efee09352ddeb8ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran KERTAS POTONG (KEPO) Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa Kelas X Ma At – Thohiriyah Ngantru Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016” yang ditulis oleh Khamim Jazuli, NIM.2814123077, pembimbing Ummu Sholihah, M.Si. Kata kunci: Media, pembelajaran Kertas Potong (KEPO), materi persamaan kuadrat, berpikir kreatif. Fenomena bahwa salah satu penyebab hasil nilai matematika rendah adalah pelaksanaan pembelajaran di kelas masih berorientasi pada guru, sehingga siswa kurang aktif dalam pembelajaran. Pada proses pembelajaran yang banyak digunakan para guru saat ini misalnya, guru masih banyak memberikan soal latihan yang memiliki proses penyelesaian tunggal sehingga prosesnya selalu diulang dan dihafal. Kegiatan itu memang memadai dalam proses pembelajaran tetapi cenderung bersifat monoton, kurang kreatif, dan membosankan. Hal ini berdampak buruk bagi hasil belajar siswa, Keterbatasan ingatan siswa membuat mereka hanya menghafal rumus yang dianggap bermakna. Oleh karena itu, siswa tidak bisa hanya mengandalkan ingatan yang ada, melainkan mereka harus meningkatkan ketrampilan berpikirnya. Dengan demikian diperlukan sebuahsebuah kebiasaan dari pikiran yang dilatih dengan memperhatikan intuisi, menghidupkan imajinasi, mengungkapkan kemungkinan-kemungkinan baru, membuka sudut pandang yang menakjubkan, dan membangkitkan ide-ide yang tidak terduga. Dengan berpikir kreatif orang mampu menciptakan hal baru yang tak terduga dengan cara yang sama dengan orang lain. Adapun yang menjadi tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk Mengetahui ada tidaknya pengaruh penggunaan media pemmbelajaran KERTAS POTONG (KEPO)Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa Kelas X MA At – Thohiriyah Ngantru Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kuantitatif dan jenis penelitian eksperimen semu, teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling dan populasinya adalah seluruh siswa kelas X sebanyak 122 siswa, sedangkan sampelnya berasal dari kelas X A berjumlah 20 siswa sebagai kelas eksperimen dan X B berjumlah 24 siswa sebagai kelas kontrol. Dalam penelitian ini juga digunakan metode observasi, tes dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan Hasil hitung sig. (2-tailed) <  = 0,05, yaitu 0,017 < 0,05, maka Ada pengaruh penggunaan media pemmbelajaran KERTAS POTONG (KEPO)Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif Siswa Kelas X MA At – Thohiriyah Ngantru Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kelas eksperimen lebih baik dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Khamim Jazuli']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c3c68f810d59aa3b9e6791947724cefdcb6f4548In Croatian classrooms it is possible to observe teaching scenarios that follow the features of constructivist and traditional teaching theories and many variants and combinations of teaching didactics that are student centered and those that are teacher centered. Teachers struggle to find their way in the selection and design of a media environment that fulfils the developmental needs and ways of learning of the net generation. In many classrooms, pupils still spend most of their time seated in twos at tables aligned in three columns listening to and watching what the teacher is saying and doing (in other words, teacher-centered instruction). Teaching equipment and furniture are mostly adjusted to the needs of the traditional theories of teaching and frontal instruction. The research was carried out on a total sample of 435 pupils in the upper secondary level of education in four counties in the continental part of the Republic of Croatia in order to examine the predictors of using the new media environment for learning. The authors employed the stepwise model to determine statistically significant predictors within the model. The predictors, such as the subject specialisation of the teacher, years of service, the traditional didactics paradigm and the constructivist position paradigm account for 12.7% of the variance of the criterion variable of using the new media environment for learning. Sex, type of school and the frequency of permanent professional development were not seen as statistically significant predictors, i.e., they were not included in the stepwise regression models. The question then arises about what the other, non-investigated predictors of the new media environment for learning would be, considering that the predictors determined do not provide an explanation for the high variability of the criterion variable. Years of service and the subject specialism of the teacher are seen as the most significant predictors of using the new media environment for learning.20172012017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences['Milan A. Matijevic', 'Siniša Opić']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4d51d5f4dee47400ac860d967bc0b719a7358a10QURRANISYA CHELLA ARIYANTI, Efektivitas Media Komunikasi Pemasaran Kawasan Agrowisata. Dibawah bimbingan DWI RETNO HAPSARI. Memanfaatkan potensi kekayaan alam Indonesia dengan kegiatan rekreasi sekaligus edukasi menjadi suatu keunikan dari agrowisata.Perkembangan industri agrowisata membuat pengelola agrowisata berusaha untuk mengenalkan agrowisata dengan kekhasan yang dimiliki melalui media komunikasi pemasaran.Tujuan dari penulisan Studi Pustaka ini adalah mengetahui efektivitas penggunaan media komunikasi pemasaran yang digunakan oleh perusahaan-perusahaan agrowisata dalam memasarkan produk dan jasa serta mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan Studi Pustaka ini dengan metode analisis data sekunder dari pustaka berupa buku teks, skripsi, dan jurnal ilmiah yang memiliki keterkaitan dengan dengan judul yang diangkat kemudian dipelajari, diringkas, dan dibuat analisis sintesis sehingga menciptakan kerangka penelitian yang baru. Kesimpulan dari Studi Pustaka ini adalah efektivitas media komunikasi dalam pemasaran kawasan agrowisata untuk mempromosikan dan menginformasikan kekhasan serta keunggulan obyek agrowisata beserta dengan fasilitas dan kegiatannya, serta sebagai strategi untuk bertahan di tengah persaingan industri agrowisata saat ini. Kata kunci: agrowisata, efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran, media ABSTRACT QURRANISYA CHELLA ARIYANTI. The Effectiveness of Marketing Communication Media in Agrotourism. Supervised by DWI RETNO HAPSARI. Recreation and education is the distinctness of agrotourism in using Indonesian natural wealth potential. Agrotourism development has made agrotourism venture trying to introduce the distinctness they have using marketing communication media. The purpose from this literature study is to see the effectiveness from agrotourism venture while using marketing communication media when offering products and services also to identify factor that effected. The method that use in this literature study is secondary data analysis from a few books, theses, and scientific journals that have relevance to the themes and then learned, summarizedand made analysis synthesis, and creating a new research framework. The conclusion of the literature study is the effectiveness of communication media in agrotourism marketing to promote and inform thedistinctness and superiority of agrotourism objects and facilities and activities, as well as a strategy in the competitive agrotourism industry today. Keywords: agrotourism, effectiveness of marketing communication, media2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Qurranisya Chella Ariyanti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b62b6d1f44b8740d79c51255d949c332beed696bEuropean Union / United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Symposium:  #SpreadNoHate: Hate Speech Against Migrants and Refugees in the Media Thursday, ...2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ricardo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0015debef9c22bbfdca1671348e46154ec799166espanolLas enfermedades cardiovasculares se encuentran entre las primeras causas de mortalidad y discapacidad a nivel mundial. El principal mecanismo etiopatogenico subyacente es la arterosclerosis. La arteriosclerosis es una enfermedad inflamatoria sistemica asociada al engrosamiento y cambios cualitativos de la pared arterial. Progresa de forma asintomatica durante decadas, produciendo en fases avanzadas consecuencias clinicas irreversibles, con una elevada tasa de mortalidad. Actualmente, disponemos de herramientas para detectar marcadores intermedios de la enfermedad en su fase preclinica, denominada arteriosclerosis subclinica, que facilitan un abordaje precoz. Entre las tecnicas no invasivas mas utilizadas se encuentran la velocidad de la onda de pulso (VOP), para evaluar la rigidez arterial (RA), y la ecografia carotidea, que valora la carga arteriosclerotica segun la medida del grosor de la intima media y la deteccion de placas de ateroma. La medicion de la VOP desde el arco aortico a la arteria femoral comun (VOPcf) se considera la prueba "gold standard" para determinar la rigidez aortica o central. Los sistemas que valoran la RA central presentan limitaciones que dificultan su aplicacion a la practica clinica. En los ultimos anos se han fabricado dispositivos sencillos que evaluan la RA en arterias perifericas (mas accesibles). Nuestro grupo ha desarrollado VOPITB (velocidad de onda de pulso indice tobillo brazo), un dispositivo que mide de forma independiente la VOP en brazos y piernas y permite realizar comparaciones entre la VOP de miembros superiores e inferiores, explorando la utilidad de diversos indices en la evaluacion de la RA y la enfermedad arteriosclerotica. EnglishCardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The main underlying etiologic mechanism is arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a systemic inflammatory disease associated with qualitative changes and thickening of the arterial wall. It progress asymptomatically for decades and produces, in advanced stages, irreversible clinical consequences with a high mortality. Currently, there are some tools to detect intermediate disease markers in its preclinical phase, called subclinical arteriosclerosis, which would facilitate an early approach. Among non-invasive techniques used are pulse wave velocity (PWV) to assess the arterial stiffness (AS) and carotid ultrasound to study the arteriosclerotic carotid load by measuring carotid intima-media thickness and atherosclerotic plaques detection. PWV measured from the aortic arch to the common femoral artery (cfPWV) test is considered the "gold standard" to assess aortic stiffness, also called central stiffness. Systems that measure central AS have limitations that hinder its application to clinical practice In recent years, simple devices that evaluate arterial stiffness in peripheral arteries (more accessible) have been manufactured. A new device called abiPWV (ankle brachial index PWV) has been developed by our research group. It works by measuring independently PWV in arms and legs, that allows comparisons between PWV upper and lower limbs and explores the utility of different indices in the assessment of the AS and arteriosclerotic disease.201700Among non-invasive techniques used are pulse wave velocity (PWV) to assess the arterial stiffness (AS) andCarotid ultrasound to study the arteriosclerotic carotid load by measuring carotids intima-media thickness and atherosclerotic plaques detection.2017-01-12T00:00:00['N. Jiménez', 'Jorge de']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8f9ded0b392c4135860ba3b4d82e1c862cdc4ef2Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran komik cerita rakyat. Secara rinci, bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan media komik cerita rakyat, respon siswa dan guru terhadap media komik cerita rakyat dan keefektifan media komik cerita rakyat dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia materi membaca pemahaman Kelas IV SD Negeri Grojogan. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan. Prosedur pengembangan dalam penelitian ini adalah potensi dan masalah, pengumpulan data, desain produk, validasi desain, revisi desain, uji coba terbatas, revisi produk, uji coba lapangan, revisi produk, dan produk akhir. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara, angket, dan tes. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Teknik analisis data kuantitatif yang digunakan adalah lembar validasi, respon siswa dan guru dan keefektifan media menggunakan uji independent samples t-test. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SD N Grojogan Tamanan Bantul pada semester genap. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas IVA dan kelas IVB SD N Grojogan. Kelas IVA sebagai kelas kontrol yang berjumlah 22 siswa dan IV B sebagai kelas eksperimen yang berjumlah 22 siswa. Hasil penelitian pengembangan menunjukan bahwa produk media layak untuk digunakan dan efektif sebagai media pembelajaran. Hal ini ditunjukan oleh hasil penilaian ahli materi dengan skor 66 kriteria sangat baik. Ahli media menilai produk dengan skor 74 kriteria baik. Hasil angket respon siswa uji coba terbatas di peroleh persentase 79% dengan kriteria baik dan uji coba lapangan diperoleh persentase 85% dengan kriteria sangat baik. Berdasarkan hasil respon guru mendapat skor 50 kriteria sangat baik. Hasil uji independent sample t-test nilai postest kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol diperoleh nilai Asymp.Sig (2-tailed) 0.010 < 0.05, sehingga ada perbedaan yang signifikan dan dapat disimpulkan media yang digunakan pada kelas eksperimen yaitu media komik cerita rakyat efektif. Kata kunci: Media Pembelajaran, Membaca Pemahaman, Komik Cerita Rakyat Abstract This research aims to knowing the feasibility of folklore comic media, student and teacher responses to the folkfore comic media and effectiveness of folkfore comic media in learning Indonesian subject material about reading comprehension in 4th graders of State Elementary School Grojogan Tamanan Bantul. This is developmental research. Development Procedure in this research are potentials and problems, data collection, product design, design validation, design revisions, limited trials, product revisions, field trials, product revisions, and final products. Data collection techniques used interviews, questionnaires, and tests. Data analysis techniques used qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. Quantitative data analysis techniques used validation sheet, student and teacher response and media effectiveness using independent test samples t-test. This research was implemented in State Elementary School Grojogan Tamanan Bantul at 2nd semester. The research subjects were 4th grade A and B grade students. 4th A grade as control class with 22 students and 4th B grade as experiment class with 24 students. Research development result showed that media product proper to use and effective as learning media. This case showed by material expert assessment result with score 66 is in very good criteria. Media expert assessment results in terms of aspects physical conditions, cover design, story content, packaging, and the used of media showed score 74 is in good criteria. Limited trials student response questionnaire result obtained percentage 79% with good criteria and field trial obtained 85% percentage with very good criteria. According teacher response result obtained score 50 is in very good criteria. T-test sample independent experiment result on experiment class postest score with control class obtained score Asymp.Sig (2-tailed) 0.010 < 0.05, therefore there was a significant difference and can be concluded that the media folklore comic which used in the experiment class was effective. Keywords: Learning Media, Reading Comprehension, Comic Story2017312017-01-12T00:00:00['A. Tabroni', 'S. Sunarti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1e5dd5287c19feb1613fe60b22c50798dfedaa7fMuseum merupakan salah satu destinasi wisata lembaga non-profit yang bersifat permanen untuk melayani masyarakat dan dengan seiring perkembangannya terbuka untuk umum yang bertugas untuk mengumpulkan, melestarikan, meneliti, mengkomunikasikan serta memamerkan warisan sejarah yang berwujud benda dan tak benda beserta lingkungannya, untuk tujuan penelitian, pendidikan dan hiburan. Kebutuhan akan informasi yang disediakan oleh museum mengenai museum beserta isisnya sehingga pengunjung akan menilai jasa yang dimiliki museum mendorong para penyedia jasa pada destinasi pariwisata untuk ikut terlibat dalam persaingan. Tolak ukur keunggulan yang dimiliki pihak museum adalah dengan berpusat pada kepuasan pengunjung. Setiap aktivitas museum yang ada harus difokuskan pada upaya pihak museum untuk memberikan kinerja jasa yang melebihi harapan konsumen. Upaya tersebut dapat dilakukan melalui jasa dari media interpretasi non-personal yang terdiri dari signs, interpretation board, brochure, map dan media audio visual. Unit analisis dari penelitian ini adalah wisatawan nusantara individu yang berkunjung ke Museum Geologi Bandung dalam jumlah populasi sebanyak 100 Pengunjung. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dan verifikatif, Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam kurun waktu kurang dari satu tahun, maka metode yang digunakan adalah metode cross sectional method. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan data sekunder yang dilakukan melalui studi kepustakaan dan kuesioner. Untuk mengukur besarnya pengaruh media interpretasi non-personal terhadap kepuasan pengunjung digunakan analisis regresi berganda. Berdasarkan statistik hipotesis, media interpretasi non-personal yang terdiri dari signs, interpretation board dan media audio visual dapat mempengaruhi kepuasan pengunjung dalam memperoleh informasi serta berpengaruh positif dan signifikan secara parsial maupun simultan. Oleh karena itu, pihak museum diharapkan mampu meningkatkan kinerja pelayanan untuk meningkatkan nilai kepuasan pengunjung. Kata Kunci : media interpretasi non-personal dan Kepuasan Pengunjung Museum is one of the tourist destinations non-profit agency that is permanent to serve the community and by the concomitant development open to the public is responsible for collecting, preserving, researching, communicating and to showcase the historical legacy of tangible objects and intangible and their environment, for research purposes, education and entertainment. The information provided by the museum visitors will assess services owned museum encourages service providers in tourism destinations to get involved in the competition. Yardstick advantages of the museum is centered on visitor satisfaction. Every activity of the existing museum should focus on the museum to provide performance services that exceed customer expectations. Such efforts can be made through the services of a non-personal interpretation media consisting of signs, interpretation boards, brochure, map and audio-visual media. The unit of analysis of this study is the individual tourists who visit the Geological Museum of Bandung in a total population of 100 visitors. The method used in this research is descriptive and verification method, this research was done in less than one year, then the method used is the cross sectional method. The data used are primary data and secondary data is done through literature study and questionnaire. To measure the effect of non-personal interpretation of the media to the satisfaction of the visitors used multiple regression analysis. Based on statistical hypothesis, the interpretation of non-personal media consisting of signs, interpretation boards and audio-visual media can affect visitor satisfaction in obtaining information as well as the positive and significant effect partially or simultaneously. Therefore, the museum is expected to improve the performance of services to increase the value of visitor satisfaction. Keywords: media interpretation non-personal and visitor satisfaction2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Nendey Fetrina']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a81726df7acd7f3d5d93165f18324872f2091970ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “pengaruh pendekatan realistic mathematic education (RME) menggunakan media komputer terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi pokok segitiga siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016” ini ditulis oleh Harko Wikan Jatmiko, NIM. 2814123086, Pembimbing Miswamto, M.Pd. Kata kunci: pendekatan pembelajaran, Realistic Mathematics Education, hasil belajar. Penelitian dalam skripsi ini dilatarbelakangi oleh sebuah kondisi dimana pembelajaran matematika masih dengan metode konvensional serta dari informasi yang didapat dilapangan sebelumnya hasil belajar serta pemahaman siswa terhadap matematika terbilang masih cukup. Selain itu, siswa di lokasi tersebut masih sangat berpotensi dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika sehingga memiliki hasil belajar yang lebih baik. Oleh karena itu, guna mewujudkan hasil belajar matematika yang diharapkan, diperlukan pendekatan pembelajaran yang proses pembelajarannya dapat dikaitkan dengan kehidupan siswa sehari-hari. Diharapkan setiap siswa mendapatkan kesempatan untuk mengkonstruksi kembali pengetahuannya. Dalam hal ini peneliti ingin mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh pendekatan realistic mathematic education (RME) menggunakan media komputer terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi pokok segitiga siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) Mengetahui pengaruh pendekatan realistic mathematic education (RME) menggunakan media komputer terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi pokok segitiga siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. (2) Mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh pendekatan realistic mathematic education (RME) menggunakan media komputer terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi pokok segitiga siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian eksperimen. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara purposive sampling. Dalam penelitian ini sampel yang dipilih sebagai subyek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VII B sebagai kelas kontrol dan VII A sebagai kelas eksperimen di SMPN 2 Sumbergempol tahun ajaran 2015/2016. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah soal tes dan data dokumentasi. Soal tes tersebut digunakan untuk mengukur hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VII di SMPN 2 Sumbergempol. Hasil penelitian yang dilaksanakan oleh peneliti adalah. 1) Uji hipotesis menggunakan uji-t, hasilnya menunjukkan adanya pengaruh yang signifikan antara t_hitung dan t_tabel yang diperoleh dari perhitungan yaitu nilai t_hitung=3,087 sedangkan t_tabel=2,008 pada taraf signifikansi 5%. karena t_hitung>t_tabel maka H_a diterima, sehingga dapat disimpulkan ada pengaruh pendekatan realistic mathematic education (RME) menggunakan media komputer terhadap hasil belajar matematika siswa pada materi pokok segitiga siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016. 2) Besarnya pengaruh diperoleh Nilai Spooled = 13,18 = 0,88, dalam interpretasi 79%. Bedasarkan hasil penelitian maka pendekatan pembelajaran RME berpengaruh besar terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas VII SMPN 2 Sumbergempol yaitu sebesar 79%.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Harko Wikan Jatmiko']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c3e168a305e65d57397a24c0616e2f5a66efc54ePada awal tahun 2011 standar akuntansi keuangan untuk Entitas tanpa Akuntabilitas Publik (SAK ETAP) mulai berlaku efektif. Standar ini relatif lebih sederhana dari SAK umum yang sebelumnya digunakan di Indonesia. Namun demikian pemahaman UKM terkait akuntansi relatif masih rendah. Masih rendahnya pemahaman UKM terhadap akuntansi berikut penerapannya menjadi dasar yang kuat terkait sosialisasi akuntansi berikut standar akuntansi yang digunak an. Hasil penelitian pada UKM di kota Palembang yang dilakukan dengan cara menyevar kuesioner terhadap 120 UKM diperoleh informasi bahwa hampir semua UKM menyetujui dilakukannya sosialisasi akuntansi sekaligus hampir semua UKM memilih (menyetujui) sosialisasi melalui penyuluhan. Sosialisasi melalui melalui media elektronik kurang disukai dibanding sosialisasi secara langsung.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Nelly Masnila', 'Yuliana Sari', 'Sandrayati Sandrayati']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7d7efc2d2acd2aa2caf8756ecbfba13a0122b17aSalah satu masalah utama dalam Penjasorkes di Indonesia dewasa ini ialah belum efektifnya pengajaran Penjasorkes di sekolah-sekolah. Hal ini disebabkan beberapa faktor diantaranya terbatasnya sarana dan prasarana yang digunakan untuk mendukung proses pembelajaran dan terbatasnya kemampuan guru untuk melakukan pembelajaran Penjasorkes. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa dalam pembelajaran senam lantai roll depan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah class action research (penelitian tindakan kelas) dengan dua siklus. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah : (1) Pada pembelajaran pra siklus aktivitas siswa selama mengikuti proses pembelajaran senam lantai roll depan adalah 56 pada kategori kurang. Pada pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media gambar pada siklus I menjadi 74 pada kategori cukup dan siklus II 84 pada kategori baik. Pada pembelajaran pra siklus hasil belajar siswa diperoleh nilai rata-rata 58 pada kategori kurang, pada siklus I menjadi 71 pada kategori cukup dan pada siklus II 84 pada kategori baik. Dari data yang ada maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan media gambar dalam pembelajaran senam lantai roll depan dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar bagi siswa kelas IV SDN Bulakwaru 03 Kecamatan Tarub Kabupaten Tegal.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Karno']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2f61b43850b87efdb369132379158c6db7a07773John Cage’s Lecture on Nothing is one of his early, legendarily forbidding speeches first held in 1950. The score of the lecture can be understood as a reaction to one of the most momentous cuts in twentieth century’s media history. Cage’s lecture overtly responds to the establishment of the electromagnetic recording, storing and distributing of acoustic material after World War II by reflecting on these technical developments. The text, however, also accurately and subtly reacts to the profound destabilization of the relationship between literacy and orality triggered by these inventions by applying new methods of writing. Seen as such, the Lecture on Nothing can be connected to Cage’s electronic music on audiotape, Williams Mix for example, and his elaboration of 4’33”, which forms the basis of his “silent pieces.” What unifies these three contemporaneous, but essentially different, works is their thought-provoking semantic emptiness. This article argues that these works are best understood as an artist’s quest for an adequate semiotic means of writing an aural event after electroacoustic media have become widely accessible.Journal of Sonic Studies2017012017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Sonic Studies['S. Aeberhard']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0cb80289c2de7f560d22f7fed22c09828b81c44dZAHRAH LATHIFAH. Pengaruh Media Sosaial terhadap Peningkatan Kemajuan Usaha. Di bawah bimbingan DJUARA P. LUBIS. Pembangunan dapat dikatakan sebagai sebuah perubahan yang terencana yang memberikan perubahan, perubahan yang lebih baik dari satu situasi ke situasi lainnya. Saat ini para pelaku UKM seharusnya memiliki strategi-strategi yang dapat memberikan kemajuan pada usahanya. Pemasaran merupakan salah satu faktor yang sangat penting dalam sebuah kemajuan usaha. Dengan adanya pemasaran yang efektif konsumen dapat dengan mudah mencari informasi mengenai produk yang dihasilkan oleh UKM. Tujuan dari tulisan ini adalah mengidentifikasi sejauh mana pengaruh media sosial terhadap peningkatan kemajuan usaha. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah metode analisis bahan pustaka, berupa skripsi, jurnal ilmiah, buku teks, artikel, monograph, serta laporan hasil penelitian lainnya yang berkaitan dengan pengaruh media sosial terhadap peningkatan kemajuan usaha. Hasil identifikasi mengungkapkan bahwa media sosial memiliki pengaruh terhadap peningkatan kemajuan usaha. Kata Kunci : pengaruh, media sosial, promosi, kemajuan usaha ZAHRAH LATHIFAH. The Influence of Social Media for Business Improvement. Supervised by DJUARA P. LUBIS. Development can be said as a planned change in which can make a better change from a situation to another situation. Nowadays everyone who own business such UKM should have more strategies that can improve their business. Promotion is a factor that have huge influence for business improvement. As there is an effective promotion, consumer will get easier to find the products that produced by the producer. The purpose of this paper is to identify how far the influence from social media can make an improvement for a business. The method used in this paper is the analysis method of library materials, such as thesis, scientific journals, textbooks, articles, monographs, and reports of other research related to the influence of socialization patterns by parents on youth’s job. The results revealed that business improvement influenced by social media. Keywords: influence, social media, promotion, business improvement2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Z. Lathifah']2017-01-12T00:00:00 528e4800ba6505a3884f8e9820e6865c2bad4253Agarosa diisolasi dari agar Gracilaria gigas. Agarosa hasil isolasi diperoleh dari agar dengan melarutkan agar dalam propilen glikol dengan konsentrasi 1% b/v larutan agar dengan pengadukan pada suhu 105 °C dan isopropanol ditambahkan untuk mengendapkan agarosa murni dan endapan agarosa murni dipisahkan dan dikeringan (agarosa A, B dan C). Kandungan sulfat, dan kekuatan gel dari agarosa A, B dan C secara berurutan adalah 0,60% dan 1546 g/cm²; 0,59% dan 1549 g/cm²; 0,65% dan 1523 g/cm². Pada penelitian ini, agarosa hasil isolasi digunakan sebagai pengganti agar pada media uji difusi cakram antibiotik, dan kemudian dibandingkan dengan media nutrient agar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan zona diameter hambat pada media nutrient agarosa lebih bulat lebih jernih dan lebih luas daripada media nutrient agar, dilihat dari nilai standar deviasi yang diperoleh pada media nutrient agarosa lebih kecil daripada media nutrient agar dan menunjukkan bahwa agarosa hasil isolasi dapat digunakan sebagai pengganti agar pada media uji difusi cakram antibiotik.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Laras Alit Rayi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3f13ab3875664e11aefe1bca73c6c8d7772d6eaeWe use a kinetic mode-coupling theory (MCT) combining with generalized Langevin equation (GLE) to study the diffusion and conformational dynamics of a bead-spring Rouse chain (RC) dissolved in porous media. The media contains fluid particles and immobile matrix ones wherein the latter leads to the lack of translational invariance. The friction kernel ζ(t) used in the GLE can be obtained directly by adopting a simple density-functional approach in which the density correlators calculated by MCT equations of porous media serve as inputs. Due to cage effects generated by surrounding particles, ζ(t) shows a very long tail memory in the high volume fraction of fluid and matrix. It is found that the long-time center-of-mass diffusion constant D_{CM} of the RC decreases with the increment of volume fraction, influencing more strongly by the matrix particles than by the fluid ones. The auto-correlation function (ACF) of the end-to-end distance fluctuation can also be calculated theoretically based on GLE. Of particular interest is that the power-law region of ACF has a nearly fixed length in logarithmic scale when it shifts to longer time range, with increasing the volume fraction of media particles. Moreover, the effect of lack of translational invariance has been investigated by comparing the results between fluid-matrix and pure fluid cases under identical total volume fraction.Physical Review E201700A kinetic mode-coupling theory (MCT) combining with generalized Langevin equation (GLE) is used to study the diffusion and conformational dynamics of a bead-spring Rouse chain dissolved in porous media, finding that the long-time center-of-mass diffusion constant D_{CM} of the RC decreases with the increment of volume fraction.2017-01-12T00:00:00Physical review. E['H. Ding', 'Huijun Jiang', 'N. Zhao', 'Z. Hou']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5e1b44e2dbe79415c64d062396262d178b0221dcPenulis mengambil judul “Pengaruh Kualitas Komunikasi Praktisi Public Relations Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel Terhadap Kualitas Relasi dengan Media Massa.” Pengambilan judul ini didasarkan pada teori yang mengungkapkan bahwa peran dan fungsi Public relations sangat penting bagi sebuah organisasi/perusahaan. Public relations harus ahli di bidang komunikasi dan peran public relations adalah sebagai komunikator dan relationship. Komunikasi eksternal yang berkualitas akan menghasilkan sebuah ikatan-ikatan diantara publik dan perusahaan. Media adalah salah satu publik eksternal perusahaan. Kualitas komunikasi yang dilakukan oleh praktisi public relations dapat dilihat berdasarkan “7Cs Communications”, yang menjelaskan stategi public relations dalam berkomunikasi. Relasi merupakan hal yang sangat penting dalam keberlangsungan hidup suatu organisasi/perusahaan. Pendekatan Organization-public relationship menjelaskan suatu proses pembentukan relasi yang berkesinambungan antara organisasi dengan publiknya, dan hasil dari relasi itu mempunyai konsekuensi atau dampak yang luas. Untuk melihat kualitas relasi, pendekatan OPR memiliki empat dimensi yakni: control mutuality, trust, satisfaction, and commitment. Jenis dan tipe penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif-eksplanatif. Proses penelitian kuantitatif-eksplanatif dilakukan melalui instrumen atau alat ukur penelitian dengan menggunakan teknik atau instrumen yang objektif dan baku yang memenuhi standar validitas dan reliabilitas yang tinggi. Penelitian ini menunjukkan hasil bahwa ada pengaruh kualitas komunikasi praktisi public relations Jogjakarta Plaza Hotel terhadap kualitas relasi dengan media massa dimana pengaruh tersebut masuk dalam kategori kuat. Kualitas komunikasi public relations dan kualitas relasi dengan media massa juga termasuk dalam kategori baik. Pemilihan jenis media dan skope media yang digunakan sebagai kontrol juga ternyata mampu mempengaruhi perubahan kualitas relasi dan jenis media cetak dan media lokal memiliki pengaruh yang lebih dibandingkan dengan media lainnya.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Yosef Alexandro Janggat']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1eaeb3bfdbf4ac3699b851b0ddfa248502aa72b4This study aims at inquiring the Education faculty students’ relationship between their media literacy levels, demographic characteristics and the mass media ( the new media).This study is a descriptive survey model. The study group covers 705 prospective teachers in Dokuz Eylul University and Ege University. The data gathered from the surveys were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, One Way Anova Test and Scheffe Test. The findings indicated that Education faculty students’ media literacy levels were a little higher than the moderate level. However, the variables such as age and department were not found to be effecting to the media literacy levels. Whereas, the variables of gender, having a computer, and having internet connection were found to be contributing to the media literacy levels of the students.2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Neşe Aslan', 'Asuman Tuncer Basel']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c7c4a870782936964ec5973ec7c8201b60a52b85Wangsalan has the potential interest of students in learning the Java language since it has elements of games and entertainment. Bedhekan items in wangsalan can be arranged in the form of crossword puzzles or in Javanese language better known with the term prapatan. The composition of the bedhekan wangsalan in the later abbreviated BALAPAN (Bedhekan Wangsalan Prapatan). The use of this medium can be used as an alternative to the Java language learning techniques, including writing letters to fill in the fields using the Java letters of Java. The Media is expected to overcome boredom and a sense of saturation of students in the learning process. Learning to write Java letter with the media BALAPAN can improve the ability of students in writing letters of Java. This is evident from the results of the study showed that the average value of Pracycle, The Cycle I, and Cycle II has increased. The average value of Pracycle of the I and the Cycle of 59,29 74,46 or increased by 25.6%. The value of the Cycle I and Cycle II 74,46 $ 86.25% 15,83 or increased. Overall improvement of writing skills of Java Pracycle letter to the Cycle II experienced an increase of 45,28%. Behavior change in the learning activities of students also experience a change to the better. A learning recreatif media is able to encourage the interest and motivation of students at the time of learning. Students are more motivated in my experience, learn, and discover knowledge, build understanding, communicating the results of his thinking, and more reflective thinking.   Keywords: Bedhekan Wangsalan Prapatan, wangsalan, media, creatif learning.201700Learning to write Java letter with the media BALAPAN can improve the ability of students in writing letters of Java and encourage the interest and motivation of students at the time of learning.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Yustina Tri Retno Sri Rachmiwati']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0262d3281f4ec10ae1faec2b7b59512e6460557dMass media play an influential role in pivoting public opinion around crucial issues of national importance. Such an issue was the Kenya ICC cases which elicited public interest not just because six Kenyans had been indicted by the court, but because two of them had successfully contested for and won the presidency in Kenya. Consequently, news regarding these two and their co-accused elicited passionate attention from readership of print media and viewership of electronic media. Due to this heightened curiosity to follow the goings-on at the ICC, Kenyans depended hugely on reportage, especially as was presented in the leading Kenyan newspapers. This study‘s main objective was to a comparatively analyze how two leading newspapers in Kenya prime ICC Kenya cases news before and after the acquittals. The specific questions that this study sought to answer were: to establish the key ICC case themes and how they are disseminated to the public through print media; who the key voices and agenda-setters are and how were they primed over time; and the geographic diffusion pattern of the media coverage of the ICC Kenya case news. The study reviewed the Priming Theory and the Agenda setting theory. The research design involved content analysis of the literature with a bias towards the following themes: number of articles; size in cm2, type of the story, placement, prominence and the main subject that stories are published mostly. Data collection involved collection of news items and articles related to the ICC in the period before Kenyatta’s and Ruto’s acquittal from the ICC court. The study used the Sunday Nation and the Sunday Standard as its principle data source. These were chosen for their comprehensive review of matters that captured headlines during the week. A total of 128 items were captured to constitute the corpus for this study. Using content analysis, the items were ordered through a coding criterion that identified the thematic content. One major limitation is the fact that the research was based on information provided to a certain portion of the overall Kenyan demographic, and thus the recommendations could be most valid and useful for a similar portion of the Kenyan demographic. Notably, the study evidence suggests the media were more amicable to the vested interests of the political class as they dealt with the ICC issues. The study found that the Standard newspaper published more articles regarding the cases than did the Daily Nation. However, with regard to articles, there was little difference in priming of the issues in both newspapers. In a nutshell, the print media is a powerful tool that has been and can continue to be used to effect sociopolitical change. The ICC cases news was an important and salient issue of the present time. The study recommended that there was need to enhance the levels of framing sensitive news in ways that the media already finds to be compelling; Media houses can increase the number of articles written and published on such issues in the media.20174202017-01-12T00:00:00['ayub Ayub Savula Angatia']2017-01-12T00:00:00 98195049fc630546477ffb85fa9c1205a1352cb0Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering20174702017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering['O. Anwar Bég', 'V. Prasad', 'B. Vasu', 'R. Gorla']2017-01-12T00:00:00 68d19204f1568d4680751513d1e1ac31aa3dd9baABSTRAK CHIKAMEIRANI ADHANISA. Efektivitas Media Online sebagai Sarana Promosi Kawasan Wisata Berbasis Masyarakat. ANNA FATCHIYA. Promosi melalui media online banyak digunakan oleh pengelola kawasan wisata termasuk kawasan wisata berbasis masyarakat. Promosi online penting untuk menarik minat wisatawan agar mengunjungi kawasan wisata. Seperti yang dikaji dalam studi pustaka ini yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektifitas media online sebagai sarana promosi kawasan wisata berbasis masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan mengumpulkan data yang berasal dari penelitian terdahulu baik dalam bentuk jurnal, skripsi, maupun buku. Temuan hasil analisis ini menyatakan bahwa konsep Attention, Interest, Desire, dan Action (AIDA) dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik responden seperti umur, jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan, jenis pekerjaan, dan pendapatan selain itu terdapat juga unsur-unsur yang terkandung di dalam media promosi online berupa jenis media online, warna tampilan, gaya bahasa, ilustrasi, lokasi, dan ukuran huruf. Kata kunci: media online, promosi, wisata berbasis masyarakat. ABSTRACT CHIKAMEIRANI ADHANISA. Effectiveness of Online Media as Means of Promotion on Community Based Tourism. ANNA FATCHIYA. Promotion through online media is widely used by the Manager of the tourist including community based tourism area. Online promotion is important to attracting tourists into visiting a tourist area. As examined in the study of this library that aims to analyze the effectiveness of online media as a means of promotion of community-based tourism. The method used is to collect data that are derived from earlier research in the form of journals, theses, and books. The findings of this analysis results stated that the concept of Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action (AIDA) is influenced by the characteristics of the respondents such as age, gender, level of education, type of work, income; and in addition there are also elements that are contained in the online media promotions in the form of online media types, color display, language style, illustration, location, and font size. Keywords : community based tourism, online media, promotion.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Chikameirani Adhanisa']2017-01-12T00:00:00 359877f9b43b901631471e32712d2ebd7229c179ABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Pemanfaatan Media Tehnologi Informasi dalam Meningkatkan Proses Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di Man 2 Tulungagung Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016” ini ditulis oleh Abdul Rohim dengan dibimbing oleh Dr. Luk Luk Nur Mufida., M.Pd.I Kata Kunci: Media Berbasis Komputer dan Internet, Kualitas Belajar, Pembelajaran Agama Islam Penelitian dalam skripsi ini dilatarbelakangi oleh sebuah fenomena pembelajaran agama Islam yang hanya menggunakan media klasik saja di dalam proses pembelajarannya. Perkembangan teknologi informasi telah memberikan pengaruh terhadap dunia pendidikan, khususnya dalam proses pembelajaran. Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi yang hampir tidak pernah lepas dari keseharian masyarakat di berbagai belahan dunia tentunya juga sangat potensial dijadikan sebagai media berbagi infomasi, atau sebaliknya yaitu dijadikan sebagai media mendapatkan infomasi yang tepat. Rumusan masalah dalam penulisan tesis ini adalah: (1) Bagaimana cara guru dalam memanfaatan komputer dan internet di MAN 2 Tulungagung dalam upaya meningkatkan proses pembelajaran PAI. (2)Apakah kelebihan dan kekurangan media komputer dan internet dalam meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran pendidikan agama islam di MAN 2 Tulungagung? Penelitian ini ditulis dengan menggunakan rancangan penelitian dengan pendekatan kualitatif dimana peneliti berkedudukan sebagai instrumen kunci. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara, observasi, serta dokumentasi. Sedangkan tenik analisisnya menggunakan analisis kasus tunggal yang dilanjutkan dengan analisis secara sistematis dan obyektif, serta dalam pemerikasaan keabsahan datanya menggunakan triangulasi data. Dari hasil penelitian ini, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa: (1) Pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media berbasis komputer dan internet yang di terapkan di MAN 2 Tulungagung adalah pembelajaran yang terintegrasi. Guru dalam pembelajaran agama Islam memillih media yang tepat dengan memadukan penyampaian materi menggunakan media berbasis komputer dan internet untuk menciptakan pembelajaran yang berkualitas. Adapun cara guru dalam memanfaatkan komputer dan internet di MAN 2 Tulungagung Adalah; Menyesuaikan Materi dengan Media, Memilih Media yang tepat. (2) Kelebihan Pemanfaatan Komputer dan Internet di MAN 2 Tulungagung diantaranya; Lebih Menyenangkan dan digemari siswa, lebih Mudah menyampaikan materi bagi guru. Adapun kekuranganya Media Komputer dan internet dalam Proses Pembelajaran di MAN 2 Tulungagung yaitu; Ketergantungan pada internet bagi guru, sehingga guru lalai dengan peran utamanya. Dan guru fiqih yang memanfaatkan komputer dan Internet masih sedikit2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['A. Rohim']2017-01-12T00:00:00 020d2cee60eaec5f2faffb86bc3e01383b09ffabespanolEsta investigacion permitio sistematizar la experiencia pedagogica sobre el diseno de situaciones de aprendizaje en la asignatura Quimica en el nivel de Educacion Media General. Se fundamenta en Castillo, Ramirez y Gonzalez (2013), Ausubel (1963), y reformulada por Ausubel, Novak y Hanesian (2002), Diaz y Hernandez (2002), Pozo y Gomez (2006). El estudio es de tipo cualitativo, con sistematizacion de experiencias. Se empleo la tecnica de relatos y se concluye que el diseno de situaciones de aprendizaje es una estrategia de ensenanza contextualizada que despierta el interes en el estudiante hacia el estudio de la Quimica. EnglishThis research allowed to systematize the pedagogical experience on designing learning situations in chemistry course at the level of Secondary General Education. It is based on Castillo Ramirez and Gonzalez (2013), Ausubel (1963) and reformulated by Ausubel, Novak and Hanesian (2002), Diaz and Hernandez (2002), Pozo and Gomez (2006). The study is qualitative, with systematization of experiences. The technique used was tell stories and concludes that the design of learning situations is a teaching strategy contextualized that arouses interest in the student towards the study of chemistry.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Eudo Montiel', 'Alexander Castillo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e60e99107819f375ff3e59cc31e4e9697af67b36The present work has a central question: how a certain media distinguishes itself from the other communicational and linguistic apparatuses of the world. And with that, he turns on the big question of what each media practice would be. The hypothesis defended here is that each type of media, in its definition, is a language and not an apparatus. Using the concepts of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Jacques Derrida, Jean-Francois Lyotard and John R. Searle, the concepts of parergon and ergon are discussed. Thus, there is the consideration that if the study of the parergon is a logical study, close to the philosophical debates of the Analytical Philosophy and of authors of Continental Philosophy that quoted Wittgenstein, the study of ergon is a pragmatic study, focused on the speech acts. Logic and Pragmatics do not enter here as competitors, but rather as analytical partners in the definition and study of a language. While the first one analyzes the clipping modes, the second analyzes the action made possible by its clipping.20171202017-01-12T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['R. Venâncio']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1054db3098294c6d04a01d6f912ee06497b1ac55With a smart phone at hand, it becomes easy now to snap pictures and publish them online with few lines of texts. The GPS coordinates and User-Generated Content (UGC) data embedded in the shared photos provide opportunities to exploit important knowledge to tackle interesting tasks like geographically organizing photos and location visualization. In this work, we propose to organize photos both geographically and semantically, and investigate the problem of location visualization from multiple semantic themes. The novel visualization scheme provides a rich display landscape for geographical exploration from versatile views. A two-level solution is presented, where we first identify the highly photographed places of interest (POI) and discover their focused themes, and then aggregate the lower-level POI themes to generate the higher-level city themes for location visualization. We have conducted experiments on crawled Flickr and Instagram data and exhibited the visualization for the cities of Singapore and Sydney. The experimental results have validated the proposed method and demonstrated the potentials of location visualization from multiple themes.ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology20173726This work proposes to organize photos both geographically and semantically, and investigate the problem of location visualization from multiple semantic themes, and presents a two-level solution, where the highly photographed places of interest are identified and their focused themes are discovered.2017-01-12T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST)['J. Sang', 'Quan Fang', 'Changsheng Xu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 13661d41b9e48405cb64a01cc72cd7e70fe01c4fTo measure the effects of advertising, marketers must know how consumers would behave had they not seen the ads. The authors develop a methodology they call “ghost ads,” which facilitates this comparison by identifying the control group counterparts of the exposed consumers in a randomized experiment. The authors show that, relative to public service announcement and intent-to-treat A/B tests, ghost ads can reduce the cost of experimentation, improve measurement precision, deliver the relevant strategic baseline, and work with modern ad platforms that optimize ad delivery in real time. The authors also describe a variant, “predicted ghost ad” methodology, which is compatible with online display advertising platforms; their implementation records more than 100 million predicted ghost ads per day. The authors demonstrate the methodology with an online retailer's display retargeting campaign. They show novel evidence that retargeting can work: the ads lifted website visits by 17.2% and purchases by 10.5%. Compared with intent-to-treat and public service announcement experiments, advertisers can measure ad lift just as precisely while spending at least an order of magnitude less.201749127The authors show that, relative to public service announcement and intent-to-treat A/B tests, ghost ads can reduce the cost of experimentation, improve measurement precision, deliver the relevant strategic baseline, and work with modern ad platforms that optimize ad delivery in real time.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Marketing Research['Garrett A. Johnson', 'Randall A. Lewis', 'Elmar I. Nubbemeyer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5847995dfb86cb667550be11b6d135a78b57b632The integration of new knowledge into clinical practice continues to lag behind discovery. The use of Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM) has disrupted communication between emergency physicians, making it easy for practicing clinicians to interact with colleagues from around the world to discuss the latest and highest impact research. FOAM has the potential to decrease the knowledge translation gap, but the concerns raised about its growing influence are 1) research that is translated too quickly may cause harm if its findings are incorrect; 2) there is little editorial oversight of online material; and 3) eminent online individuals may develop an outsized influence on clinical practice. We propose that new types of scholars are emerging to moderate the changing landscape of knowledge translation: 1) critical clinicians who critically appraise research in the same way that lay reviewers critique restaurants; 2) translational teachers adept with these new technologies who will work with researchers to disseminate their findings effectively; and 3) interactive investigators who engage with clinicians to ensure that their findings resonate and are applied at the bedside. The development of these scholars could build on the promise of evidence-based medicine by enhancing the appraisal and translation of research in practice.CJEM20172787It is proposed that new types of scholars are emerging to moderate the changing landscape of knowledge translation: critical clinicians who critically appraise research in the same way that lay reviewers critique restaurants; translational teachers adept with these new technologies who will work with researchers to disseminate their findings effectively; and interactive investigators who engage with clinicians to ensure that their findings resonate and are applied at the bedside.2017-01-12T00:00:00CJEM['T. Chan', 'N. Trueger', 'D. Roland', 'Brent Thoma']2017-01-12T00:00:00 38d71da9c9703b70e3e6e958656ebb676302a36dResearch documents increased and problematic alcohol use during study abroad experiences for college students yet no research documents effective preventive programs with these students. The present randomized controlled trial was designed to prevent increased and problematic alcohol use abroad by correcting misperceptions of peer drinking norms abroad and by promoting positive and healthy adjustment into the host culture (i.e., sojourner adjustment) through brief online personalized feedback interventions. A sample of 343 study abroad college students was randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions including a personalized normative feedback intervention (PNF), a sojourner adjustment feedback intervention (SAF), a combined PNF + SAF intervention, and an assessment-only control condition. Generalized estimated equation analyses accounting for baseline drinking and consequences revealed an intervention effect for PNF that was mitigated by baseline drinking level, such that PNF was best for those with lighter baseline drinking, but heavier baseline drinkers receiving PNF alone or PNF + SAF drank comparatively similar or more heavily abroad to those in the control condition. However, PNF + SAF condition participants with greater baseline levels of consequences reported comparatively less consequences abroad than their control participants. Thus, PNF alone may be helpful for lighter drinkers at predeparture and the addition of SAF to PNF may help prevent consequences abroad for those reporting more consequences prior to departure abroad. This research represents an important first step in designing and implementing efficacious interventions with at-risk study abroad college students, for which no current empirically based programs exist.Psychology of Addictive Behaviors20176624A randomized controlled trial was designed to prevent increased and problematic alcohol use abroad by correcting misperceptions of peer drinking norms abroad and by promoting positive and healthy adjustment into the host culture through brief online personalized feedback interventions.2017-01-12T00:00:00Psychology of Addictive Behaviors['E. Pedersen', 'C. Neighbors', 'David C. Atkins', 'Christine M. Lee', 'M. Larimer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 71d9ce76b4405155a072ecad414abc36852c4d89Swingers are couples practicing consensual extradyadic heterosexual relations. This subculture is defined by venues and online communities. This study aimed to assess swingers' lifestyle, sexual health, and history of testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to review risk factors for sexual risk behavior and STI transmission. An online survey was distributed through venues, chat websites, and dating websites. Most of 480 swingers starting the survey completed it (n = 392, 81.6%). Women (n = 146) reported more frequent swinging (p = 0.013), same-sex contacts (p < 0.001), and more sex under influence of alcohol (p < 0.001). Men (n = 334) reported more anal sex (p = 0.002) and condomless vaginal sex (p = 0.004). Of respondents tested, 25.7% ever received an STI diagnosis. Using logistical regression, being male, older, single, and party drug use were associated with sexual risk behavior (p = 0.009). Higher frequency of swinging was associated with an STI diagnosis (p = 0.036). Swingers were sexually active, reported factors associated with sexual risk behavior, and were more diagnosed with an STI compared to the general population. Many swingers were tested for STIs. Nonetheless, implementation of tailored testing strategies should be considered given their elevated risk for STI acquisition.Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy20173920Swingers were sexually active, reported factors associated with sexual risk behavior, and were more diagnosed with an STI compared to the general population and many swingers were tested for STIs.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy['T. Platteau', 'J. van Lankveld', 'Lieselot Ooms', 'E. Florence']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ac0dda2bdc1dc7baa29ef4ca406cdbc7ea75213cJournal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques20171628News data from Naver the most famous Korean portal site have been collected and analyzed and 20 most frequently used keyword were ranked both in 2015 and 2016, showing the difference in terms of importance.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques['Guozhong Li', 'Jiangxue Dai', 'Eun-Mi Park', 'Seong-Taek Park']2017-01-12T00:00:00 12ddea1437b4bb4588fc209350ca9251f6b6898aABSTRACT How can the cohesion and vitality of an online community be improved through online privacy management and security policy advocacy? This has long been a goal of service providers and online group managers. However, previous studies have rarely explored the subject of group privacy concerns and their effect on group impression management. This study focuses on how to improve the cohesion and vitality of online communities by reducing group privacy concerns, based on promotive and protective group impression management methods. Two studies were carried out in this research: Study 1 explores the impact of group impression management on the cognition of group member privacy concerns, by means of survey research. Study 2 explores how group impression management affects group privacy behavior, by means of experimental research. The research reveals that group impression management can effectively improve group trust, reduce group privacy concerns, and enhance group cohesion and vitality. It also finds that promotive group impression management is better than protective group impression management at positively improving group trust and reducing group privacy concerns. These results can be used by the operators of online communities to reduce the privacy concerns of group members and to increase their involvement in online activities.International Journal of Electronic Commerce201710415The research reveals that group impression management can effectively improve group trust, reduce group privacy concerns, and enhance group cohesion and vitality, and finds that promotive group impressionManagement is better than protective group impressionmanagement at positively improving group trust and reducing group privacy Concerns.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['Yufeng Pan', 'Yan Wan', 'Jing Fan', 'Bailing Liu', 'N. Archer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 92c8330a87dd76e835d06ef269b2f26daf814df5Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze antecedents of listed corporations’ propensity to adopt online shareholder platforms. It differentiates two strategic investor relations (IR) frames, shielding and engaging, and explores their effect on ICT adoption. Design/methodology/approach Findings are based on a survey of 82 corporations listed on the Swiss, German and Austrian stock exchanges. The authors apply multiple linear regression analysis to test a multi-faceted adoption model. Findings The authors find that resource constraints, familiarity with online media and efficiency considerations drive listed corporations’ willingness to adopt online shareholder platforms. Beyond these operational antecedents, strategic considerations significantly affect adoption: IR functions geared toward shareholder engagement are more likely to apply interactive platforms, while IR departments geared toward shielding the corporation from shareholder interventions will be less attracted to the participatory affordances of online media. Research limitations/implications This study is limited in scope to corporations listed on the Swiss, German and Austrian stock exchanges and cannot account for antecedents distinct to other regulatory environments. Practical implications IR functions need to carefully develop and apply communication strategies, which in turn will inform ICT adoption. The authors find that IR departments geared toward a two-way symmetrical communication model are more attracted to the participatory affordances of online platforms. Thereby, they are more likely to innovate by employing current digital applications. Originality/value This study contributes to research on the benefits of digital media to two-way symmetrical and dialogic corporate communications. It is the first study to explore these relationships in the context of IR. It further contributes to research on the strategic role of IR by developing and applying two distinct strategic frames to the subject of ICT adoption in IR.20176111The authors find that IR departments geared toward a two-way symmetrical communication model are more attracted to the participatory affordances of online platforms, which makes them more likely to innovate by employing current digital applications.2017-01-12T00:00:00Corporate Communications: An International Journal['C. Hoffmann', 'L. Aeschlimann']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ffaab427338f07183e4bad1ec823f81e41ad39a5Abstract This paper introduces a noise robust real time heart rate detection system from electrocardiogram (ECG) data. An online data acquisition system is developed to collect ECG signals from human subjects. Heart rate is detected using window-based autocorrelation peak localisation technique. A low-cost Arduino UNO board is used to implement the complete automated process. The performance of the system is compared with PC-based heart rate detection technique. Accuracy of the system is validated through simulated noisy ECG data with various levels of signal to noise ratio (SNR). The mean percentage error of detected heart rate is found to be 0.72% for the noisy database with five different noise levels.Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology2017239A noise robust real time heart rate detection system from electrocardiogram (ECG) data developed to collect ECG signals from human subjects and validated through simulated noisy ECG data with various levels of signal to noise ratio (SNR).2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology['Sangita Das', 'S. Pal', 'M. Mitra']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c29d10cd19491fb956c597f7d8f18526c6e382d9Customers often rely on peers’ opinions and experiences when forming expectations and evaluating a service provider. New media channels such as consumer review platforms and social networking sites help customers obtain firsthand information from other customers to evaluate a service. Prior research confirms the effects of positive electronic word of mouth (eWOM) on recipients, yet less is known about how companies should respond to negative eWOM. The authors conducted a series of experimental studies in the context of new media online channels (i.e., consumer review sites and social media brand pages) to investigate the effects of various company response strategies on consumers’ perceptions. The results have two implications for service firms: First, adequate response strategies to negative eWOM compensate for the negative effects that occur when Internet users attribute responsibility to the firm. Second, the findings indicate that firms need both adequate response strategies and an engaged community to restore their perceived trustworthiness in consumers’ eyes. This research expands knowledge from service recovery research to new media channels and assesses the effects on eWOM receivers who observe customer–service provider and customer–customer interactions.20174962017-01-12T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['Andreas Munzel', 'W. Kunz', 'Benedikt Jahn']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a64fea7b9d8a7190b8ae8ec08cb3ccd974f8996bThis research resulted in a conceptual framework describing the actual learning components influencing the learning experience of informal, adult learners engaged in FutureLearn courses. The conceptual framework consists of five learning components: individual & social learning, context, technology and media elements, organising learning, and learner characteristics. These five learning components are driven by two enablers or inhibitors of learning: motivation and learning goals. For adult informal learners, motivation is mostly intrinsic, and learning goals are mostly personal. This research investigated the informal learning of 56 adult learners with prior online experience, engaging in individual and/or social self-directed learning using any device to follow a FutureLearn course. Literature from MOOCs, mobile and informal learning provides scientific support, in addition to literature clarifying the rationale for choosing self-directed learning compared to similar learning concepts (self-regulated, self-determined and self-managed learning). The participants of this study voluntarily followed one of three FutureLearn courses that were rolled out for the first time by the end of 2014. Data were collected at three different stages: an online survey (pre-course), self-reported learning logs (during the course), and semi-structured one-on-one interviews (post-course). The data were analysed using Charmaz’s (2014) method for constructing a grounded theory. The analysis included memo-writing, and involved open coding, line-by-line coding, and focused coding in order to construct a grounded theory that provided insights into the self-directed learning experiences of FutureLearn participants. By getting a better understanding of the self-directed learning in FutureLearn courses, additional insights are gained to enhance informal learning, instructional design, and to contextualize and personalise learning within FutureLearn courses to create an increasingly meaningful learning experience.20172144By getting a better understanding of the self-directed learning in FutureLearn courses, additional insights are gained to enhance informal learning, instructional design, and to contextualize and personalise learning within Future learn courses to create an increasingly meaningful learning experience.2017-01-12T00:00:00['I. D. Waard']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e4783c7b256dac3a7a08dc260132b6a140b9eb57ABSTRACT Using a mixed methods research approach this study explores faculty perceptions of LORLS at DBS. Data generated by the study will inform advocacy, marketing and training initiatives to promote the platform. The study concludes with a number of deductive and inductive findings. The first is that although DBS faculty are highly predisposed to using LORLS, there are a number of variables that impact its use that must be considered in the context of advocacy, marketing and training activities. Grounded theory analysis of the focus group data also revealed that faculty would like LORLS to have greater interoperability with the virtual learning environment (VLE) Moodle. A key output of the study is a LORLS Process Implementation Chart for proposed inclusion on the LORLS developers' implementation blog to assist other organizations with LORLS adoption. The chart synthesizes the key findings of the literature review and of the data generated in this study.20171672017-01-12T00:00:00New Review of Academic Librarianship['M. O’Neill', 'L. Musto']2017-01-12T00:00:00 69e9c26a49395f834460c2cd47319eb12c70db28The aim of this study is to determine the students’ sense of community and engagement levels which have an impact on the learning process in online learning environments and to examine the relationships between these variables. The study sample consists 175 pedagogical formation program students at Karabuk University during 2014-2015 academic year. In order to obtain research data the Sense of Community Scale, Student Engagement Scale, and also a demographic information form has been used. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis H-Test, Mann Whitney U-Test, Spearman Rho Correlation Coefficient and descriptive statistics. The main finding shows that the students’ sense of community feeling were high. Also students’ sense of community did not differ significantly by the frequency of participation in online course. Students’ engagements were significantly different on the frequency of participation in online course. Students’ sense of community and engagements were in a positive correlation.2017342The main finding shows that the students’ sense of community feeling were high and students” sense ofCommunity feeling did not differ significantly by the frequency of participation in online course.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Esin Ergün', 'F. Kurnaz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 830fc8d6767e862b404aaeabf05f74d305a58735In this paper, we propose an improvement to our previously reported online probabilistic transmission power control method for base stations (BSs) in heterogeneous networks where low transmission-power pico-BSs are overlaid onto a high transmission-power macro-BS. The previously reported method requires only a single metric to be exchanged among BSs, which is a measure of system throughput at each cell. The previous method adaptively controls the activation probability of each BS individually, depending on the time variation in the system throughput and the temporal transmission power states of each BS. As a result, the system throughput is enhanced due to appropriately reduced inter-cell interference. However, since the previous method updates the transmission power of each BS with a small step size at each iteration, there is room for further improvement in the convergence rate and ability to track the change in user distribution. The proposed new algorithm defines a limited set of candidate transmission power levels. The application probability of each candidate transmission power level is updated based on the time variation in the system throughput and the temporal transmission power states of each BS. As a result, the performance after convergence and the ability to track the change in user distribution is improved compared to the previous method. Computer simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed method compared to conventional approaches.Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications201701An improvement to the previously reported online probabilistic transmission power control method for base stations (BSs) in heterogeneous networks where low transmission-power pico-BSs are overlaid onto a high transmission-power macro-BS.2017-01-12T00:00:002017 23rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC)['Takahiro Saito', 'Kenichi Higuchi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 39adc4b4cc35b31ad57e7dfb5c73993bdf53ab22Las mejoras en las redes de la comunicacion y la cada vez mas rapida transferencia de datos mediante la red, han convertido internet en una necesidad casi diaria para la llamada nueva generacion digital. No obstante, la cantidad de datos de informacion existente dentro de internet, puede estar fuera del alcance de un usuario basico de la red. Es por esto, que surge el fuerte auge de los llamados metabuscadores, plataformas basadas en la aglutinacion de datos procedentes de diferentes fuentes para proporcionar busquedas de informacion mas eficaces a los usuarios online. Asi pues, el presente trabajo cubre un proceso analitico de la situacion actual de los metabuscadores, un estudio de aplicabilidad del concepto analizado en otros sectores poco maduros en la metabusqueda y finalmente el diseno de una solucion para el sector encontrado. En la primera parte del proyecto se organizara y analizara exhaustivamente los diferentes conceptos clave de los modelos de negocios basados en dos metabuscadores lideres en sus respectivos mercados, como son KAYAK y Rastreator.com, para tratar de extraer los aspectos diferenciales e innovadores que han conseguido convertirlos en casos de exito en el mundo empresarial. El analisis estara enfocado en entender el potencial del marketing online en estas plataformas y evaluar las posibles carencias existentes en los casos de estudio. Una vez realizado el analisis inicial, para seleccionar el sector mas adecuado donde extrapolar los aspectos diferenciales encontrados en los casos de exito estudiados, se han escogido tres sectores (sector textil, sector electronico y sector muebles y decoracion). Para seleccionar la alternativa mas adecuada se han utilizado una serie de criterios y variables, basadas en el estudio inicial, para realizar un analisis multicriterio. Tras dicho analisis el sector con mas potencial para implementar un metabuscador ha sido el sector textil. Por ultimo, los conocimientos adquiridos, riesgos encontrados y las conclusiones extraidas del estudio inicial, permitiran plantear un Business Model Canvas de un metasbucador implementado en el sector textil. La nueva propuesta, denominada Moddy, tiene como finalidad crear un concepto de metabuscador adaptado a las nuevas tecnologias y que permita solucionar las principales necesidades que aparecen en el sector. El modelo propuesto incluye una investigacion del mercado donde se centra la solucion, asi como una simulacion en tres escenarios diferentes, de los ingresos y costes que aparecen en los primeros cuatro anos de funcionamiento del metabuscador.20171302017-01-12T00:00:00['M. Nadal']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f63764918407c8ce6ab1fbf25b187926196ecb46Recently, oral history accounts—the memories of ordinary people, life stories, living strategies, daily life, and so on—have been gaining status as historical accounts. Online comment sections of news media can be regarded as a subsection of the literature dedicated to memories; the comments represent opinions expressed at a fixed time on a fixed topic. This article discusses vernacular history and historical knowledge based on comments written to a news item published in the daily newspaper Eesti Paevaleht on February 9th, 2005 announcing that the social science award had gone to Indrek Jaats for his study on early collective farms in the Oisu region. *** V zadnjem casu so si ustna zgodovina, tj. spomini navadnih ljudi, njihove življenjske zgodbe, življenjske strategije, vsakdanje življenje ipd. pridobili status zgodovinskih porocil. V tem okviru je mogoce spletne komentarje pri medijskih novicah obravnavati kot posebno obliko literature posvecene spominu; pripombe predstavljajo izrazito trenutna mnenja na doloceno temo. Avtorica v clanku analizira podobo zgodovine in zgodovinskega znanja, ki ju kažejo komentarji novice, objavljene v casopisu Eesti Paevaleht (9. februar 2005), o nagradi družbenih znanosti, ki jo je prejel Indrek Jaats za raziskave o zacetku kolektivnih kmetij v pokrajini Oisu.2017102017-01-12T00:00:00Traditiones['Ell Vahtramäe']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b9ebcbd3b82609872081735c1998176289935e00Actualment, Internet ja no es un fenomen nou, pero sens dubte ha revolucionat el mon tal i com es coneixia fa uns anys. Una de les principals utilitats d’Internet es el comerc electronic, el qual ha ocasionat molts canvis en la forma d’operar i fer negocis en la majoria d’empreses. Concretament en el sector del turisme es una practica habitual la compra online de productes turistics (vols, hotels, trasllats, etc.). En aquest context, han aparegut les agencies de viatges online, plataformes que ofereixen productes turistics i que estan inspirades en les agencies de viatges tradicionals. En general, l’exit en el mon del turisme, un sector extremadament competitiu, depen de la satisfaccio dels clients. Es per aixo que el principal objectiu d’aquesta recerca es coneixer millor el consumidor d’aquestes plataformes online identificant quins son els factors que influeixen en la seva confianca i com aquesta afecta a la satisfaccio, la lleialtat i el boca-orella positiu. Entenent aixo, aquestes empreses podrien millorar en molts aspectes i fins i tot redefinir la seva estrategia per tal de conquistar el seu consumidor. En primer lloc, s’ha contextualitzat l’estudi parlant del sector del turisme a Espanya i la importancia del e-commerce en aquesta industria. En segon lloc, s’han analitzat les principals agencies de viatges online per tal de coneixer millor com son i detectar diferencies entre elles. En tercer lloc, s’ha dissenyat un model on es representen els possibles factors que afecten sobre la confianca i com aquesta es relaciona amb la satisfaccio, la lleialtat i el boca-orella positiu i s’ha analitzat mitjancant analisis factorials i un model d’equacions estructurals. Per ultim, s’han elaborat un seguit de recomanacions en base als resultats obtinguts per a les empreses propietaries d’aquestes plataformes. Els resultats d’aquest estudi revelen que, per tal de que el client estigui satisfet, has d’aconseguir que aquest tingui confianca amb l’empresa i per guanyar aquesta confianca has d’invertir en iniciatives relacionades amb la informacio, la utilitat percebuda, la influencia de tercers i la familiaritat. Un cop tens el client satisfet, sera molt mes facil que aquest sigui lleial a la marca i aixo influira que aquest expliqui la seva experiencia positiva als altres.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Júlia Pladevall Viladecans']2017-01-12T00:00:00 9196d52a8bf87c1f8ff0f509607d590e1764831aThe study has been led to research the components that impact the clients of electronic banking services to utilize internet banking in Bangladesh. In this study there has been utilizing diverse compelling components that has an extraordinary effect to rouse or impact the internet banking client in determination of their web based banking framework in Bangladesh will be examine and with different analytical procedures. It has been seen from the result of the literature that, the ease of usefulness is the most critical component that impacts the client in choice of internet Abstract: banking. Different questions will be asked to determine the most influencing term under use of usefulness. On perception, a proper policy may go a long way to increase the ease use online banking system with the improvement of other related facilities which will help the online banking system to attract the new clients.201700A proper policy may go a long way to increase the ease use online banking system with the improvement of other related facilities which will help the online banking system to attract the new clients.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Bashir Uddin', 'A. Haque', 'D. Swain']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0e3a4cdf18f21697f0e032502bec05909b177971Penelitian ini dilator belakangi oleh fenomena perkembangan teknologi di Indonesia yaitu internet. Dengan adanya perkembangan internet banyak muncul bisnis ritel yaitu online shopping. Salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak dibidang bisnis online shopping adalah Sarang Kapuyuak. Dalam menentukan pembelian produk, salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi perilaku belanja online adalah dengan adanya persepsi risiko. Oleh karena itu perusahaan harus memperhitungkan risiko dalam berbelanja online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh risiko pengiriman, risiko produk, risiko keuangan, risiko waktu, risiko sosial, dan risiko keamanan terhadap perilaku belanja online. Sampel penelitian ini adalah konsumen Sarang Kapuyuak yang berada di kota Payakumbuh dan Kabupaten Limapuluh Kota. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 190 responden, dengan teknik pengambilan sampel non-probability sampling. Analisis data menggunakan bantuan Program SmartPLS versi 2.0. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada empat variabel yang signifikan mempengaruhi perilaku belanja online yaitu variable risiko keuangan, risiko waktu, risiko sosial, dan risiko keamanan, sementara untuk variable risiko pengiriman dan risiko produk tidak signifikan mempengaruhi perilaku belanja online. Kata kunci: Risiko Pengiriman, Risiko Produk, Risiko Keuangan, Risiko Waktu, Risiko Sosial, Risiko Keamanan, Perilaku Belanja Online.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Angriawan Rifel']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4c9c27d0a34f156abe68f96e726253aca6d5dc37Multimedia tools and applications201700A novel methodology to model and predict the popularity of online news, and it is shown that the combination of features related to content, meta-data, and the temporal behavior leads to significantly improved predictions, compared to existing approaches.2017-01-12T00:00:00Multimedia Tools and Applications['Steven Van Canneyt', 'P. Leroux', 'B. Dhoedt', 'Thomas Demeester']2017-01-12T00:00:00 68d19204f1568d4680751513d1e1ac31aa3dd9baABSTRAK CHIKAMEIRANI ADHANISA. Efektivitas Media Online sebagai Sarana Promosi Kawasan Wisata Berbasis Masyarakat. ANNA FATCHIYA. Promosi melalui media online banyak digunakan oleh pengelola kawasan wisata termasuk kawasan wisata berbasis masyarakat. Promosi online penting untuk menarik minat wisatawan agar mengunjungi kawasan wisata. Seperti yang dikaji dalam studi pustaka ini yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektifitas media online sebagai sarana promosi kawasan wisata berbasis masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan mengumpulkan data yang berasal dari penelitian terdahulu baik dalam bentuk jurnal, skripsi, maupun buku. Temuan hasil analisis ini menyatakan bahwa konsep Attention, Interest, Desire, dan Action (AIDA) dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik responden seperti umur, jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan, jenis pekerjaan, dan pendapatan selain itu terdapat juga unsur-unsur yang terkandung di dalam media promosi online berupa jenis media online, warna tampilan, gaya bahasa, ilustrasi, lokasi, dan ukuran huruf. Kata kunci: media online, promosi, wisata berbasis masyarakat. ABSTRACT CHIKAMEIRANI ADHANISA. Effectiveness of Online Media as Means of Promotion on Community Based Tourism. ANNA FATCHIYA. Promotion through online media is widely used by the Manager of the tourist including community based tourism area. Online promotion is important to attracting tourists into visiting a tourist area. As examined in the study of this library that aims to analyze the effectiveness of online media as a means of promotion of community-based tourism. The method used is to collect data that are derived from earlier research in the form of journals, theses, and books. The findings of this analysis results stated that the concept of Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action (AIDA) is influenced by the characteristics of the respondents such as age, gender, level of education, type of work, income; and in addition there are also elements that are contained in the online media promotions in the form of online media types, color display, language style, illustration, location, and font size. Keywords : community based tourism, online media, promotion.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Chikameirani Adhanisa']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c8031d8ef5bdd611274b85a776a2156607f5d041Get live, confidential online advice on dementia, from Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline staff.201700Get live, confidential online advice on dementia, from Alzheimer's Society National Dementia Helpline staff.2017-01-12T00:00:00['K. Green']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3cd1d57dc88b1fd93ac74a3d7e6569a194885188JIPITEC 7 (2017) 3 - The process introduced by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to assess and allocate new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) offers a vehicle for content regulation at two levels. First, regarding the gTLD itself, objection procedures were set up to allow third parties to challenge an applied-for gTLD deemed to be contrary to “general principles of international law for morality and public order” or detrimental to broadly defined communities. The real target of these objections managed by the International Chamber of Commerce was not the gTLD itself, but the potentially controversial content that might be published under it. Second, these preventive measures were coupled with a strengthened anti-abuse policy for new gTLDs. ICANN amended its standard agreements with domain name registries and registrars to impose additional safeguards, compliance with “all applicable laws”, and remedies such as suspension of the domain name, which is a powerful tool to deny access to online content. Surprisingly these amendments were not discussed under ICANN’s consensus policy development process but added at the request of governments after the launch of the New gTLDs Program. These provisions, if actually enforced by ICANN, could lead to content policing by private entities without any measure to ensure due consideration of domain name holders’ freedom of expression.201700These provisions, if actually enforced by ICANN, could lead to content policing by private entities without any measure to ensure due consideration of domain name holders’ freedom of expression.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Caroline Bricteux']2017-01-12T00:00:00 17f860b84c0d1034ae1c02bfba0a14521b5f7dceNeurocomputing2017283A hybrid load scheduling scheme is proposed in which scheduling is performed not only at the level of the component, but also within components, to improve both execution efficiency and searching accuracy.2017-01-12T00:00:00Neurocomputing['Kai Cui', 'Jie Wang', 'Houbing Song', 'Chi Lin', 'Kuanjiu Zhou', 'Mingchu Li']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2fcc07daf5dd50ee9c48b8d2ba68761b26461c1a2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Dian Schaffhauser']2017-01-12T00:00:00 433d6eacb8b30e1d9384dd98ec9910e7cc8a15512017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Literatures and Languages Library']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6fa15c4fc686d63363dd000d6585c38a7ae140822017002017-01-12T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences['L. Motsi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 64d782a474f16ff24d10a3c90d222715928c07652017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Takahashi Kosuke', 'Higuchi Kenichi']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ee1c593f3f57320ca343680c700b912a59316d2f2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['K. Dietz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 58fdce305405c340dd0dcedf4a91abb2f644b7362017002017-01-12T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-12T00:00:00 aea21cbd504d238c1e0e66838dc6c1d5326c94a32017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Sakai Tomoya']2017-01-12T00:00:00 255d01b0e8dec38976555c44de5d2c7cf6e227fbSomatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging is widely used for guiding the management of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients. 68Ga-DOTATATE approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has triggered widespread clinical interest in SSTR PET/CT throughout the United States. Here, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of SSTR PET/CT on the management of patients with NETs. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed using The National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed online database, applying the following key words: “management” AND “PET” AND “neuroendocrine”. Fourteen of 190 studies were deemed suitable based on the following inclusion criteria: original research, cohort study, number of patients 10 or more, and reported change in management after SSTR PET/CT. Change in management across studies was determined by a random-effects model. Results: A total of 1,561 patients were included. Overall, change in management occurred in 44% (range, 16%–71%) of NET patients after SSTR PET/CT. In 4 of 14 studies, SSTR PET/CT was performed after an 111In-Octreotide scan. In this subgroup, additional information by SSTR PET/CT led to a change in management in 39% (range, 16%–71%) of patients. Seven of 14 studies differentiated between inter- and intramodality changes, with most changes being intermodality (77%; intramodality, 23%). Conclusion: The management was changed in more than one third of patients undergoing SSTR PET/CT even when performed after an 111In-Octreotide scan. Intermodality changes were 3 times more likely than intramodality changes, underlining the clinical impact of SSTR PET/CT.Journal of Nuclear Medicine201734157The management was changed in more than one third of patients undergoing SSTR PET/CT even when performed after an 111In-Octreotide scan, underlining the clinical impact of SSTRPET/CT.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Nuclear Medicine['M. Barrio', 'J. Czernin', 'S. Fanti', 'V. Ambrosini', 'I. Binse', 'Lin Du', 'M. Eiber', 'K. Herrmann', 'W. Fendler']2017-01-12T00:00:00 68c7bfb0a67cfbcb07ad9a3f1799c94d7a9b110cABSTRACT This empirical study examines distance effects on cross-border electronic commerce and in particular the importance of express delivery in reducing the time dimension of distance. E-commerce provides suppliers with a range of opportunities to reduce distance as perceived by online buyers. They can reduce psychological barriers to cross-border demand by designing websites that simplify the search for and comparison of products and suppliers across countries. They can reduce cost barriers by applying pricing strategies that redistribute transportation costs, and they can overcome time barriers offering express delivery services. This study of 721 regions in five countries of the European Union shows that distance is not “dead” in e-commerce, that express delivery reduces distance for cross-border demand, and that e-demand delivered by express services is more time sensitive and less price sensitive than e-demand satisfied by standard delivery. The willingness of e-customers to pay for express services is shown to be affected by income and by the relative lead-time benefits and express charges. Furthermore, the adoption of express delivery is positively associated with e-loyalty in terms of repurchase rates. The results confirm the importance for e-suppliers of cleverly designed delivery services to reduce distance in order to attract online customers across borders.International Journal of Electronic Commerce201768147This study of 721 regions in five countries of the European Union shows that distance is not “dead” in e-commerce, that express delivery reduces distance for cross-border demand, and that e-demand delivered by express services is more time sensitive and less price sensitive than e- demand satisfied by standard delivery.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['T. Kim', 'R. Dekker', 'C. Heij']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a3117b9df575fa1ccee5c1cdf150d97dde85b709Journal of Scheduling20176280The computational results show that the algorithm has been efficiently tuned toward finding high-quality solutions and that it outperforms all existing algorithms for large instances and indicates that the optimality gap even within the larger class of elementary policies is very small.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Scheduling['S. Rostami', 'S. Creemers', 'R. Leus']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7d328033466978bedbd41ddbb38f6ed989dd78feABSTRACT Travelers increasingly consider electronic word of mouth (e-WOM) from online review platforms when making their accommodation decisions. Theory predicts that e-WOM increases sales, but little is known regarding the role that branding plays in the relation between e-WOM and hotels’ financial performance. This study relied on financial data (including Revenue per Available Room—RevPAR—and sales profitability) and 34,164 online customer reviews gathered from TripAdvisor (as a proxy for e-WOM) based on panel data from 221 hotels, including not-branded and branded chain hotels in France from 2005 to 2013. The results show that the volume of reviews has no effect on RevPAR growth for branded chain hotels and a positive effect on RevPAR growth for not-branded chain hotels. In addition, the direct effect of the valence of online reviews and its interaction effect with the yearly and cumulative volume of online reviews on RevPAR growth and sales profitability is shown to apply to not-branded chain hotels but not to branded chain hotels. This study contributes to the e-WOM literature by revealing the role of a brand in e-WOM’s impact on hotel financial performance. Based on our results, managers of branded chain hotels should know that they might find it difficult to leverage e-WOM to achieve higher RevPAR growth and greater sales profitability, as their economic advantages derive from their brand instead of e-WOM.International Journal of Electronic Commerce20174572The role of a brand in e-WOM’s impact on hotel financial performance is revealed by revealing the direct effect of the valence of online reviews and its interaction effect with the yearly and cumulative volume of online Reviews on RevPAR growth and sales profitability.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['E. Raguseo', 'Claudio Vitari']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e55698780c78ed8098604f45323b989cfec4f4abGenome Medicine2017457Genetic comparison between mucinous ovarian tumors and mucinous cancers from other anatomical sites and exome discovery cohort and nucleotide substitution frequency and context.2017-01-12T00:00:00Genome Medicine['G. Ryland', 'S. Hunter', 'M. Doyle', 'F. Caramia', 'Jason Li', 'Simone M. Rowley', 'M. Christie', 'P. Allan', 'A. Stephens', 'D. Bowtell', 'I. Campbell', 'Kylie L. Gorringe']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cf2d8372c7f1af5adf7ef121e9374c811fa4c19cABSTRACT Background: Research about termination for fetal abnormality (TFA) suggests that it is a traumatic event with potential negative psychological consequences. However, evidence also indicates that following traumatic events individuals may experience growth. Although TFA’s negative psychological outcomes are well documented, little is known of the potential for growth following this event. Therefore, the study’s objectives were to measure posttraumatic growth (PTG) post-TFA, examine the relationship between PTG, perinatal grief and coping, and determine the predictors of PTG. Design: An online, retrospective survey was conducted with 161 women. Methods: Eligible participants were women over 18 who had undergone TFA. Participants were recruited from a support organisation. They completed the Brief COPE, Short Perinatal Grief Scale and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Data were analysed using regression analyses. Results: Moderate levels of PTG were observed for “relating to others,” “personal strengths” and “appreciation of life.” “Positive reframing” was a significant predictor of PTG. Despite using mainly “adaptive” coping strategies, women’s grief levels were high. Conclusions: “Adaptive” coping strategies such as, “positive reframing” are relevant to TFA. They may act as protective factors against distress and as foundations for growth, implicating that interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which aim to reframe women’s experience, may be beneficial.Anxiety, Stress, & Coping20175641“Adaptive” coping strategies such as, “positive reframing” are relevant to TFA and may act as protective factors against distress and as foundations for growth, implicating that interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which aim to reframe women's experience, may be beneficial.2017-01-12T00:00:00Anxiety, Stress, & Coping['C. Lafarge', 'K. Mitchell', 'P. Fox']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c60d9cd948d32f63ef936d2c937ca24dd278cc00Organizational hiring practices have been charged for unfair treatment on the grounds of age. Drawing on theories of planned behavior and core self-evaluations, this research investigated the impact of negative attitudes toward older workers on hiring decisions and examined the moderating role of decision-makers’ core self-evaluations. We tested our hypotheses based on a structured online questionnaire and a vignette study using a sample of 102 participants working in human resource management across different industries. As predicted, negative attitudes toward older workers were positively related to avoidance of hiring older people, which in turn was negatively related to the likelihood to select the oldest candidate. Because hiring decisions are not only about the hiring subject but also about the decision-maker, we tested the moderating role of decision-makers’ core self-evaluations. Results showed that core self-evaluations buffered the relationship between negative attitudes toward older workers and avoidance of hiring older people. Theoretical implications of the findings with regard to hiring decisions about older people and practical recommendations to improve diversity management strategies and age-balanced hiring practices in organizations are discussed.Frontiers in Psychology20176542Results showed that core self-evaluations buffered the relationship between negative attitudes toward older workers and avoidance of hiring older people and practical recommendations to improve diversity management strategies and age-balanced hiring practices in organizations are discussed.2017-01-12T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Ulrike Fasbender', 'Mo Wang']2017-01-12T00:00:00 922a62e3c0dc04b60eae4b6c40097b3dfd1cfd52Scientific Reports2017049This Article contains a typographical error in the name of fluorescence dye for the mutant LNA probe in Table 3.2017-01-12T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Yuri Uchiyama', 'M. Nakashima', 'Satoshi Watanabe', 'M. Miyajima', 'M. Taguri', 'S. Miyatake', 'N. Miyake', 'H. Saitsu', 'H. Mishima', 'A. Kinoshita', 'H. Arai', 'K. Yoshiura', 'N. Matsumoto']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8cbd780b907163d3df5271f762b7fda7f5a0e578Cancer Causes and Control20175138There is consistent evidence for a significant crossover in colorectal cancer disparity from 1980 to 2010, and the disparity trend is concordant with the idea that introduction of medical screening and treatment leads to lower uptake in lower compared to higher SES populations and that differential uptake yields disparity in population mortality.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cancer Causes & Control['N. Breen', 'D. Lewis', 'J. Gibson', 'Mandi Yu', 'S. Harper']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8e55a216f1889c89927eb16037166f583609dc03With its bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots, Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes, international impact and socio-political contexts, Scandinavian Crime Fiction guides readers through such key texts as Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Henning Mankell's Wallander books and TV series such as The Killing. Including guides to further reading and online resources to help readers explore the genre for themselves, this book is essential for readers, viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing.20170362017-01-12T00:00:00['J. Stougaard-Nielsen']2017-01-12T00:00:00 086ff4e260bcffcb7e7395d1c00a465360fdc464We live in a dynamic world comprised of continuous events. Remembering our past and predicting future events, however, requires that we segment these ongoing streams of information in a consistent manner. How is this segmentation achieved? This research examines whether the boundaries adults perceive in events, such as the Olympic figure skating routine used in these studies, align with the beginnings (sources) and endings (goals) of human goal-directed actions. Study 1 showed that a group of experts, given an explicit task with unlimited time to rewatch the event, identified the same subevents as one another, but with greater agreement as to the timing of goals than sources. In Study 2, experts, novices familiarized with the figure skating sequence, and unfamiliarized novices performed an online event segmentation task, marking boundaries as the video progressed in real time. The online boundaries of all groups corresponded with the sources and goals offered by Study 1’s experts, with greater alignment of goals than sources. Additionally, expertise, but not mere perceptual familiarity, boosted the alignment of sources and goals. Finally, Study 3, which presented novices with the video played in reverse, indicated, unexpectedly, that even when spatiotemporal cues were disrupted, viewers’ perceived event boundaries still aligned with their perception of the actors’ intended sources and goals. This research extends the goal bias to event segmentation, and suggests that our spontaneous sensitivity toward goals may allow us to transform even relatively complex and unfamiliar event streams into structured and meaningful representations.Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory and Cognition20175533This research extends the goal bias to event segmentation, and suggests that the authors' spontaneous sensitivity toward goals may allow us to transform even relatively complex and unfamiliar event streams into structured and meaningful representations.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition['Dani Levine', 'K. Hirsh-Pasek', 'Amy E. Pace', 'Roberta Michnick Golinkoff']2017-01-12T00:00:00 198c6c2b5775933f0d72246c055a77693f7a8dd3Background: The study investigated the incidence of chronic pain as well as causes and mechanisms of pain chronification in orchestra musicians. Aims: Chronic pain is a serious problem in the study group due to very specific playing techniques and body positions while playing, with a high impact on professional and private life. Methods: 8,645 professional musicians from 132 German cultural orchestras were contacted and asked about chronic pain via an online questionnaire. The study group comprised orchestra musicians suffering from pain. The control group consisted of musicians playing the same type of instruments (same working conditions) who reported to be free of pain. Results: The response rate was 8.6% (740 musicians). 66.2% (n=490) out of 740 musicians who completed the questionnaire reported chronic pain. The most frequently reported localizations of pain were the body parts which are mostly involved in instrumental playing such as back (70%), shoulders (67.8%), neck (64.1%), hands and wrists (39.8%). 27.4% of the investigated musicians suffered from pain with a high degree of impairment. Conclusions: These results appear conclusive and indicate a need to continue research into chronic pain in musicians.German medical science : GMS e-journal20174327There is a need to continue research into chronic pain in musicians due to very specific playing techniques and body positions while playing, with a high impact on professional and private life.2017-01-12T00:00:00GMS German Medical Science['E. Gasenzer', 'Marie-Juliana Klumpp', 'D. Pieper', 'E. Neugebauer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bdb5923b83f6ee1547d2cf1ad58841ff8aa9da0bBritish Journal of Cancer2017033The authors of this paper would like to add the following statement to the acknowledgements section: The authors thank Mr Andrew Girgis for his role in the analysis of the TCGA data.2017-01-12T00:00:00British Journal of Cancer['N. White', 'O. Masui', 'D. Newsted', 'A. Scorilas', 'A. Romaschin', 'G. Bjarnason', 'K. M. Siu', 'G. Yousef']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4a1bafca2232c50e494180867cf67c217447a2ad“Bespoke,” or mass customization strategy, combines demand learning and preference learning. We develop an analytical framework to study the economic value of bespoke systems and investigate the interaction between demand learning and preference learning. We find that it is possible for demand learning and preference learning to be either complements or substitutes, depending on the customization cost and the demand uncertainty profile. They are generally complements when the personalization cost is low and the probability of having high demand is large. Contrary to usual belief, we show that higher demand uncertainty does not necessarily yield more complementarity benefits. Our numerical study shows that the complementarity benefit becomes weaker when customers are more strategic. Interestingly, the substitute loss can occur when the personalization cost is small and the probability of having high demand is large, when customers are strategic. The online supplement is available at https://doi.org/10.1287...Management Sciences20175628An analytical framework to study the economic value of bespoke systems and the interaction between demand learning and preference learning is developed and it is shown that higher demand uncertainty does not necessarily yield more complementarity benefits.2017-01-12T00:00:00ERN: Statistical Decision Theory; Operations Research (Topic)['Tingliang Huang', 'Chao Liang', 'Jingqi Wang']2017-01-12T00:00:00 48c583799867aed75ec031eed78910e73da337bcHuman Resources for Health20171930This paper aims to increase awareness about the CHW Reference Guide and its usefulness and connect a broader audience to the critical importance of strengthening large-scale CHW programs for the health benefits that they can bring to underserved populations around the world.2017-01-12T00:00:00Human Resources for Health['H. Perry', 'L. Crigler', 'S. Lewin', 'C. Glenton', 'K. Leban', 'S. Hodgins']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1054db3098294c6d04a01d6f912ee06497b1ac55With a smart phone at hand, it becomes easy now to snap pictures and publish them online with few lines of texts. The GPS coordinates and User-Generated Content (UGC) data embedded in the shared photos provide opportunities to exploit important knowledge to tackle interesting tasks like geographically organizing photos and location visualization. In this work, we propose to organize photos both geographically and semantically, and investigate the problem of location visualization from multiple semantic themes. The novel visualization scheme provides a rich display landscape for geographical exploration from versatile views. A two-level solution is presented, where we first identify the highly photographed places of interest (POI) and discover their focused themes, and then aggregate the lower-level POI themes to generate the higher-level city themes for location visualization. We have conducted experiments on crawled Flickr and Instagram data and exhibited the visualization for the cities of Singapore and Sydney. The experimental results have validated the proposed method and demonstrated the potentials of location visualization from multiple themes.ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology20173726This work proposes to organize photos both geographically and semantically, and investigate the problem of location visualization from multiple semantic themes, and presents a two-level solution, where the highly photographed places of interest are identified and their focused themes are discovered.2017-01-12T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology (TIST)['J. Sang', 'Quan Fang', 'Changsheng Xu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 531fd8c19e02fccbe4a703ce29ec124c7d612d12Nature20170182017-01-12T00:00:00Nature[]2017-01-12T00:00:00 eeced7232db0896382588d70179f9e71693cea14Abstract This article draws upon data from 1880 students across Europe, gathered through an online survey. It aims at identifying general trends regarding their beliefs about multilingualism: Are these still shaped by the dominant standard language ideology (SLI)? In the article, results from factor analysis that examined underlying dimensions of beliefs about multilingualism and language learning are presented. These dimensions are evaluated differently by subsamples of students. On the one hand, students are divided by national backgrounds; for instance, Central European students differ from Belgian students. On the other hand, variables such as geographical mobility play an equal role: Students who consider moving to another country differ in their beliefs from their peers who prefer to stay in their home countries.European Journal of Applied Linguistics201736252017-01-12T00:00:00European Journal of Applied Linguistics['Ulrike Vogl']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5d8be14c1d5e6c0aa23abdab663574d2b7160ab2Rather than enjoying a fine book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, otherwise they juggled in the manner of some harmful virus inside their computer. the devops adoption playbook a guide to adopting devops in a multi speed it enterprise is easy to get to in our digital library an online entry to it is set as public consequently you can download it instantly. Our digital library saves in complex countries, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books behind this one. Merely said, the the devops adoption playbook a guide to adopting devops in a multi speed it enterprise is universally compatible behind any devices to read.2017022The devops adoption playbook a guide to adopting devops in a multi speed it enterprise is universally compatible behind any devices to read.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Sanjeev Sharma']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c741bbd3e5185600f585a2a15051b19bb16f98aaAssistive technology was once a specialised field of practice, involving products designed for populations with specific impairments or functional goals. In Australia, occupational therapists have, at times, functioned as gatekeepers to public funding, prescribing products from a predefined list. An expanding range of accessible mainstream products available via international and online markets has changed the meaning and application of assistive technology for many people with disability. In the policy context of consumer choice and cost-effectiveness, have occupational therapists been left behind? This paper describes the change in context for access to assistive technology resulting in expanded possibilities for participation and inclusion. A case study of environmental control systems is used to explore the overlap of mainstream and assistive products and the funding and services to support their uptake. The analysis describes a future policy and practice context in which assistive technology includes a spectrum of products decoupled from access to independent advice and support services. A broader scope of occupational therapy practice has potential to enhance the occupational rights of people with disability and the efficiency and effectiveness of assistive technology provision.Occupational Therapy International20173520The analysis describes a future policy and practice context in which assistive technology includes a spectrum of products decoupled from access to independent advice and support services, resulting in expanded possibilities for participation and inclusion.2017-01-12T00:00:00Occupational Therapy International['Emily J. Steel', 'Ricky Buchanan', 'Natasha A Layton', 'E. Wilson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 be16646fe68809ce52b0edbae93e3c7dd565a111This paper introduces differential graphical games for continuous-time non-linear systems and proposes an online adaptive learning framework. The error dynamics and the user-defined performance indices of each agent depend only on local information and the proposed cooperative learning algorithm learns the solution to the cooperative coupled Hamilton–Jacobi equations. In the proposed algorithm, each one of the agents uses an actor/critic neural network (NN) structure with appropriate tuning laws in order to guarantee closed-loop stability and convergence of the policies to the Nash equilibrium. Finally, a simulation example verifies the effectiveness of the proposed approach.20175619This paper introduces differential graphical games for continuous-time non-linear systems and proposes an online adaptive learning framework that uses an actor/critic neural network structure with appropriate tuning laws in order to guarantee closed-loop stability and convergence of the policies to the Nash equilibrium.2017-01-12T00:00:00Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control['Farzaneh Tatari', 'M. Naghibi-Sistani', 'K. Vamvoudakis']2017-01-12T00:00:00 32af1440eaa665e58ffde0faabdf02f09905f16fAbstract Background: In the UK, evidence of written reflection is part of licensing and revalidation for general practitioners (GPs). However, there is little evidence of specific benefits compared to other forms of reflective practice. Aim: To seek GPs’ and general practice (GP) trainees’ views on the role of written reflection in learning and assessment. Design and setting: An online survey of 1005 GPs and GP trainees (GPTs) in the UK. Method: An anonymous questionnaire containing 38 attitudinal items was administered. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse Likert scale responses, thematic analysis for free-text responses. Results: In total 544 GPs and 461 GPTs completed the survey, with 842 (83.8%) agreeing they find verbal reflection with a colleague more useful than written reflection. Three quarters disagreed that written reflection is a way of identifying poorly performing GPs. Over 70% of respondents stated that summative, written reflection is a time-consuming, box-ticking exercise which distracts from other learning. They question its validity as part of assessment and state that its use may contribute to current difficulties with recruitment and retention to GP. Conclusions: For many GPs, written reflection is an onerous process rather than beneficial to their learning, indicating its continued use in assessment needs to be critically examined.Education for Primary Care20172320For many GPs, written reflection is an onerous process rather than beneficial to their learning, indicating its continued use in assessment needs to be critically examined.2017-01-12T00:00:00Education for Primary Care['P. Curtis', 'G. Taylor', 'R. Riley', 'T. Pelly', 'Michael Harris']2017-01-12T00:00:00 614ba9434150679a34ba1423b17f03a72c99052bABSTRACT Consumer-generated product ratings have become a fundamental component of online businesses, yet seem to be susceptible to biases that shift the distribution toward the extreme points of the rating scales. Response biases (such as extreme response style) due to intrinsic traits are widely investigated in survey design and marketing research, yet little is known about how rating scale variations in consumer-generated product evaluation systems influence the generated ratings. In two experiments across two product categories, the findings suggest that explicitly labeling the midpoint of the rating scale reduces extreme responses, though this effect is attenuated when emotional labels are used at the endpoints. Furthermore, the use of emotional labels deters users from giving extreme ratings when the size of the rating scale is large. The effects remain consistent across different model specifications and robustness checks. The study extends the theoretical implications regarding extreme response bias in the context of consumer product ratings and enriches the understanding of response behavior beyond self-selection reasons, and across various rating scale elements, product contexts, and sample traits. The broad use of product ratings in generating recommendations and estimating future product performance and investments necessitates a focus on how to better account for such potential distortions in these ratings due to the implemented rating scales.International Journal of Electronic Commerce20179117In two experiments across two product categories, the findings suggest that explicitly labeling the midpoint of the rating scale reduces extreme responses, though this effect is attenuated when emotional labels are used at the endpoints.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Electronic Commerce['Dimitrios Tsekouras']2017-01-12T00:00:00 53246558e9a99f782ea6121e9749be4add4afb2aThe information–motivation–behavioral skills (IMB) model has been used to explain and promote medication adherence among patients with diabetes and HIV. The objective of this study was to examine whether the IMB model predicted medication adherence among vasculitis patients. Adult vasculitis patients (n=228) completed online questionnaires at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Linear regressions were calculated to determine the direct effects of information and motivation on medication adherence (P<0.05). A mediation analysis using a bootstrapping approach was used to test whether behavioral skills significantly mediated the effect of information and motivation on medication adherence. Participants reported high levels of information (M=4.0; standard deviation [SD]=0.68), moderate levels of motivation (M=2.7; SD=1.00), and high levels of behavioral skills (M=4.1; SD=0.74). In the regression model, only behavioral skills (B=0.38; P<0.001) were significantly associated with medication adherence; however, mediation analysis revealed that behavioral skills significantly mediated the effects of information and motivation on medication adherence. The results support the IMB-hypothesized relationships between information, motivation, behavioral skills, and medication adherence in our sample. Findings suggest that providers should work with vasculitis patients to increase their medication-related skills to improve medication adherence.Patient Preference and Adherence20174217It is suggested that providers should work with vasculitis patients to increase their medication-related skills to improve medication adherence, and the results support the IMB-hypothesized relationships between information, motivation, behavioral skills, and medication adherence.2017-01-12T00:00:00Patient preference and adherence['D. Alexander', 'S. Hogan', 'J. Jordan', 'R. Devellis', 'D. Carpenter']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d5517f50384bde1339c6432ca302f0d8898dfe35This paper proposes an analytical model to approximate the transient aggregate joint queue-length distribution of tandem finite (space) capacity Markovian networks. The methodology combines ideas from transient aggregation-disaggregation techniques as well as transient network decomposition methods. The complexity of the proposed method is linear in the number of queues and is independent of the space capacities of the individual queues. This makes it a suitable approach for the analysis of large-scale networks. The transient joint distributions are validated versus simulation estimates. The model is then used to describe urban traffic dynamics and to address a dynamic traffic signal control problem. The signal plan analysis shows the added value of using joint distributional information, and more generally spatial-temporal between-link dependency information, to enhance urban traffic operations. The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2015.0629.Transportation Science20176917The model is used to describe urban traffic dynamics and to address a dynamic traffic signal control problem and shows the added value of using joint distributional information, and more generally spatial-temporal between-link dependency information, to enhance urban traffic operations.2017-01-12T00:00:00Transp. Sci.['C. Osorio', 'Jana Yamani']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6139516bc4e21f50417f881d55d25e5ea2688d45In today's era, millions of users make use of internet in their day to day activities. In various commercial and non-commercial applications it is very essential to protect the confidentiality of data. Hence it is mandatory to have automated tools to protect the data. With the introduction of distributed computing systems, network communication security has become another major aspect. All academic institutions, business and government organisations make use of distribution networks to process their data. Therefore, protecting data during a transmission within a network of computers located at different geographical locations where end users working simultaneously are inevitable. Also for people making modern day e-transactions like money transfer, online shopping etc., a secure framework is adequate. Cryptography and Steganography are a few of the methods used for secure communication. In this paper, a technique has been proposed for providing multilayer security by combining cryptography and steganography. The proposed RSA cryptographic algorithm integrated with dual audio steganography algorithm provides a higher level of security.IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology2017115A technique has been proposed for providing multilayer security by combining cryptography and steganography, and the proposed RSA cryptographic algorithm integrated with dual audio Steganography algorithm provides a higher level of security.2017-01-12T00:00:002017 2nd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology (RTEICT)['Kripa N Bangera', 'N. S. Reddy', 'Yashika Paddambail', 'G. Shivaprasad']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e2fef9007dccd6b60f7dc924e4b6e043ad96a6441. Aim for the Heart 2. The Shape of the Story 3. Find Memorable Characters 4. Write Inviting Leads 5. Verbs and Adjectives 6. The Art of the Interview 7. Why Pictures are So Powerful 8. The Vital Role of Lighting 9. Video and Visual Techniques 10. Caution, This May Get Graphic: Thinking Visually 11. The Sound of the Story 12. Working as a Backpack, VJ and One-Man Band Journalist 13. Tell the Story Online 14. Ethics and Broadcast Journalists: Seek Truth and Report as Fully as Possible 15. Ethics and Broadcast Journalists: Act Independently 16. Ethics and Broadcast Journalists: Minimize Harm 17. Let's Get Critical 18. The Power of Enterprise Reporting 19. Surviving and Thriving in Today's Newsroom20170122017-01-12T00:00:00['Al Tompkins']2017-01-12T00:00:00 79a786d2abb68f8ec1134d34ce754962b9773230Objectives: There is a dearth of research on the mental health of Polynesians residing in the United States. The aims of this study were to examine experiences of racial discrimination, self-esteem, trait anger, satisfaction with life, and psychological well-being among 628 Polynesians (e.g., Native Hawaiian, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, Tahitian, Maori; 60% women (n = 378) and 40% men (n = 249); mean age = 28.7). Method: Measures were administered through an online survey to 628 Polynesians residing in the United States. Comparison analyses between men and women, correlations, and path analyses were analyzed for this Polynesian sample. Results: Polynesian women showed higher levels of self-esteem and lower levels of depression and anxiety. Racial discrimination was inversely correlated with self-esteem and satisfaction with life, and positively linked to trait anger, depression, anxiety, and stress. Self-esteem had an indirect effect on the relationship between racial discrimination and satisfaction with life. Conclusions: Mental health professionals need to be aware of racial discrimination on psychological health and incorporate the value of self-esteem in the psychological treatment of Polynesians. Additional results are provided and implications of these findings are outlined.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology20176314Mental health professionals need to be aware of racial discrimination on psychological health and incorporate the value of self-esteem in the psychological treatment of Polynesians.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology['G. Allen', 'Hokule’a Conklin', 'D. K. Kane']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3945dce746380acb0876cd3d88d8ab6a39b72d62Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the differential effect of reciprocal and negotiated social exchanges in establishing workplace relationship cohesion, providing a mediating influence between social constructed initiatives (i.e. internal socialization and support) and internal customers’ psychological connectedness. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered via a national online survey of service employees in Australia, representing a diverse range of service industries (e.g. retail (food/non-food), health, financial, administrative support, real estate, household, insurance, education and training, etc.). Findings Reciprocal-exchange relationship quality fully mediates the relationship between internal socialization and psychological connectedness; and negotiated-exchange relationship quality partially mediates the relationship between internal support and psychological connectedness of internal customers. Research limitations/implications While the findings reported herein support the salience of interpersonal relationship quality enhancing the internal performance of the organization, it is essential to consider how the findings link to externally perceived performance (i.e. from the customer’s perspective). Future research is guided by a framework that the authors propose as a result of the study’s findings to facilitate research in this under-researched area. Practical implications The development of sound socially relevant internal marketing strategies is vital to the long-term health and prosperity of the firm and its internal counterparts necessitating a move beyond transactional internal marketing, reflecting “pay for service” organizational thinking. Originality/value The examination of internal relationship cohesion and how this effects internal customers’ allegiance to their organizations addresses an important research gap and, thus, provides a significant contribution to both theory and practice.201774132017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Service Theory and Practice['D. Grace', 'Ceridwyn King', 'Joseph Lo Iacono']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5897bd2db5f740dbfa5ada1e6cd7a741c61a97fcSupplementary Material to this article is available online at www.thrombosis-online.com.Thrombosis and Haemostasis20172613It is necessary to select patients suitable for surgery for deep vein thrombosis based on prior history and once they provide informed consent for surgery, the prognosis is good for both the patient and the surgery.2017-01-12T00:00:00Thrombosis and Haemostasis['C. Giannarelli', 'David T. Rodriguez', 'M. Urooj Zafar', 'Daniel J. Christoffel', 'V. Vialou', 'C. Peña', 'Ana Badimon', 'G. Hodes', 'Pauline Mury', 'Jaclyn Rabkin', 'M. Alique', 'G. Villa', 'C. Argmann', 'E. Nestler', 'S. Russo', 'J. Badimón']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cc08656b0cdce35216daf6d4f5623da944ed94eeAims This study aimed to assess the scope of newborn infant physical examination (NIPE) education in programmes of pre-registration midwifery education. Methods An online questionnaire was sent to all lead midwives for education in the UK. Findings are reported in two parts: part A (the current paper) examines the education provision for the inclusion of NIPE in the midwifery curriculum. Part B (a subsequent paper) explores NIPE education as a post-registration module. Findings Of 58 education institutions, 40 (68.9%) completed the questionnaire. A quarter (25.0%) stated that NIPE training is included in their pre-registration midwifery programmes; 37.5% reported plans to implement it within the next 2–5 years and 30.0% had no plans to do so. Benefits for practice partners, commissioners, students and service users were identified. Challenges were noted, particularly in relation to resources and student support in practice. Conclusion Although barriers doubtless exist, the success of the few institutions ...2017110Assessment of the scope of newborn infant physical examination (NIPE) education in programmes of pre-registration midwifery education in the UK found barriers doubtless exist, but the success of the few institutions that implement NIPE training is remarkable.2017-01-12T00:00:00The British Journal of Midwifery['C. Yearley', 'C. Rogers', 'A. Jay']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0f1c6e978f24df5208b88bfef1490ce6eca2584eRadiolabeling of the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitor Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx) using the 68Ga chelator HBED-CC (PSMAHBED) allows imaging of prostate cancer lesions because of high expression of PSMA in prostate carcinoma cells and in bone metastases and lymph nodes related to the disease. The aim of this work was to optimize labeling of 68Ga-PSMAHBED using the efficient cation-exchange postprocessing of 68Ga as well as the development of a thin-layer chromatography (TLC)–based quality control system. Methods: Labeling was optimized for online ethanol-postprocessed 68Ga eluate investigating various parameters, such as buffer molarity (0.1–1 M), temperature (25°C–90°C), tracer amount (0.11–0.74 nmol), and labeling time. In addition, purification of the crude product was tested. For radio-TLC quality control, various mobile phases were analyzed using silica gel 60 plates and the results were validated using high-performance liquid chromatography. The most superior mobile phases were also applied on instant thin-layer chromatography (ITLC) silica gel plates. Results: Using optimized conditions, labeling yields of more than 95% were obtained within 10 min when ethanol-based postprocessing was applied using PSMAHBED amounts as low as 0.1 nmol. A higher precursor concentration (0.7 nmol) further increased labeling and quantitative yields to more than 98% within 5 min. In clinical routine, patient batches (>200 applications) with radiochemical purity greater than 98% and specific activities of 326 ± 20 MBq/nmol are obtained reproducibly. When TLC quality control was performed on silica gel 60 plates, 4 mobile phases with suitable separation properties and complementary Rf values were identified. Two systems showed equivalent separation on ITLC silica gel plates, with ITLC analysis finished within 5 min, in contrast to 20 min for the TLC system. Labeling of PSMAHBED was optimized for cation-exchange postprocessing methods, ensuring almost quantitative labeling and high nuclide purity of final 68Ga-PSMAHBED, making subsequent purification steps unnecessary. Conclusion: The new radio-TLC method allows quality control in a short time using a fast, reliable, low-cost method with little equipment complexity. Using this approach, the synthesis is easily adopted by automated synthesis modules.Journal of Nuclear Medicine20172810Labeling of PSMAHBED was optimized for cation-exchange postprocessing methods, ensuring almost quantitative labeling and high nuclide purity of final 68Ga-PSMA HBED, making subsequent purification steps unnecessary.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Nuclear Medicine['E. Eppard', 'T. Homann', 'A. de la Fuente', 'M. Essler', 'F. Rösch']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2010b960776fcf341d789d988bd59a4313a9a95bBackground: Rehabilitation after hospital stay implies several benefits for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); still few patients are referred and participate in rehabilitation programs. We conducted a case study to investigate the effects of interventions targeting the referral, uptake, and completion for a program of early rehabilitation in the primary health-care sector. Methods: We undertook targeted initiatives to make patients participate in an individualized rehabilitation program with gradual increased intensity. After discharge, primary care COPD nurses and physiotherapists guided patients through progressing exercises in small groups online. Patients proceeded to class-based exercises, patient education and/or leisure activities, or continued telerehabilitation. We evaluated the effects of the intervention by assessing referral rates, completion, and readmission. Results: Sixteen (23% of discharged patients) patients were referred to rehabilitation. In comparison, only 1 (0.8%) in 131 patients from Vejle hospital was referred to Vejle hospital. Twelve patients completed rehabilitation, all having severe COPD. All started the program within 2 weeks and proceeded to the online-guided exercises within 4 weeks. Study data showed that after 30 days, 1 (6.3%) of the 16 patients in the rehabilitation program had been readmitted compared to 8 (14.8%) of 55 patients who were not referred. After 90 days, 2 (12.5%) and 11 (20.0%) patients were readmitted, respectively. The readmission rate showed a nonsignificant decline in patients participating in rehabilitation. Conclusion: This case study showed that the referral rate of patients with COPD to early municipal rehabilitation is extremely low without a targeted effort and still insufficient in spite of a focused intervention. We showed that completion of a municipal rehabilitation program shortly after discharge is possible even for patients with severe COPD. The findings from our pilot study can guide further investigations into the effect of implementation strategies for handovers between health-care sectors to secure early-onset rehabilitation of patients with COPD.Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology2017317It was showed that completion of a municipal rehabilitation program shortly after discharge is possible even for patients with severe COPD, and the referral rate of patients with COPD to early municipal rehabilitation is extremely low without a targeted effort and still insufficient in spite of a focused intervention.2017-01-12T00:00:00Health services research and managerial epidemiology['Lars Morsø', 'M. Jensen', 'C. von Plessen', 'P. Qvist']2017-01-12T00:00:00 188bbc93e3098bf0008367642d9bcfb3e283bfd1Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2017107Erratum zu: Herzschr Elektrophys 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00399-019-00648-9 In der ersten Online-Version des Artikels wurde der Name des Autors Prof. A. Markewitz falsch geschrieben.2017-01-12T00:00:00Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie['A. Markewitz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d7e2418b253816996604ba1964ea873ef68ef7f4Scientific Reports201706A supplementary dataset containing 3411 genes and their expression profiles from 303 microarrays available in the public domain, Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) was omitted from the original version of this Article.2017-01-12T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Jun Jiang', 'Xian Sun', 'Wei Wu', 'Li Li', 'Hai Wu', 'Lu Zhang', 'Guohua Yu', 'Yao Li']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3d21875e104c13ae6a0d9f04c19a1850f8dac170doi:10.1093/cvr/cvw251 ......................................................................................................................................................................... Corrigendum to: HIF-2a-mediated induction of pulmonary thrombospondin-1 contributes to hypoxia-driven vascular remodelling and vasoconstriction [Cardiovasc Res 2016; 109 (1): 115–130] The authors of the above paper wish to inform readers that the following funding information was omitted from the paper as published: This work was co-funded by European Union, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, FEDER. The paper has now been corrected online.Cardiovascular Research201700The authors of the above paper wish to inform readers that the following funding information was omitted from the paper as published: This work was co-funded by European Union, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, FEDER.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cardiovascular Research[]2017-01-12T00:00:00 aacf5f1190f541acd82f515fa42dd75f72ad1e76Kielhofners Research In Occupational Therapy: Methods Of Inquiry For Enhancing Practice PDF, Kielhofners Research In Occupational Therapy: Methods Of Inquiry For Enhancing Practice PDF Download, Download Kielhofners Research In Occupational Therapy: Methods Of Inquiry For Enhancing Practice PDF, Kielhofners Research In Occupational Therapy: Methods Of Inquiry For Enhancing Practice Download PDF, Kielhofners Research In Occupational Therapy: Methods Of Inquiry For Enhancing Practice by Renee R. 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Taylor PhD, and free downloads of the full book and epub of the research report are available.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Renée R Taylor']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6f0fe10f4cfddc1ac422ad615d7acf4d6ed8776dIndia is a nation where more focus is now towards the field of digitalization. Government is focusing on the initiative “Digital India” where it is more encouraged to make use of online facilities for various types of money transfers. People are encouraged to make use of NEFT, RTGS and various other modes in which the money is transferred directly to the other persons account rather than the liquid cash being circulated. Internet banking is one of the ways where in money transfer is usually done by the user instead of stepping into bank. Here user needs to remember all the credentials to login. Another approach is proposed in this paper where biometric information of the user can be used for login process. All the bank accounts are now linked with the Aadhaar number of the person. Aadhaar number is a unique identification number given to all the Indians which uniquely identifies the person. Aadhaar will have all the details of a person's biometric information like finger print which is used for the login process of the internet banking. This eases the login process of the internet banking. The main focus here is to make the personal banking experience of the user better.IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology201745An approach is proposed in this paper where biometric information of the user can be used for login process and this eases the login process of the internet banking.2017-01-12T00:00:002017 2nd IEEE International Conference on Recent Trends in Electronics, Information & Communication Technology (RTEICT)['Prasad K Saralaya', 'R. Anjali', 'G. Shivaprasad', 'N. S. Reddy']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1db4984cc8d678863eced3e2189052b0f993921fIntroducao: A Osteoartrite (OA) e a doenca osteoarticular cronica mais prevalente na populacao idosa. Os tratamentos da OA tem como objetivo o alivio da dor e melhora da funcao musculoesqueletica. Dentre os possiveis tratamentos conservadores, a Hidroterapia tem sido frequentemente indicada. Objetivo: O presente artigo tem como objetivo, descrever sobre os beneficios da hidroterapia no tratamento da OA de quadril. Metodo: Para o desenvolvimento desse trabalho, foi realizada uma revisao bibliografica, utilizando como fonte de pesquisa livros e publicacoes online, sendo elas: artigos, periodicos e revistas publicadas nas bases de dados Medline e Bireme, no periodo de janeiro a maio de 2015. Resultados: Observou-se que a hidroterapia e um recurso benefico e eficaz no tratamento de pacientes portadores de OA de quadril. Conclusao: Dentre os principais beneficios observados, podemos citar a reducao da dor como o seu principal efeito fisiologico, alem do aumento da amplitude de movimento, da capacidade respiratoria e funcional do paciente.  Palavras-Chave: Modalidades de Fisioterapia; Hidroterapia; Osteoartrite.2017284Dentre os principais beneficios observados, podemos citar a reducao da dor como o seu principal efeito fisiologico, alem do aumento da amplitude de movimento, da capacidade respiratoria e funcional do paciente.2017-01-12T00:00:00['F. Castro', 'Lisanete Castro', 'Luciana Carvalho', 'Yally Sbardelott', 'Janimar Nogueira de Sousa', 'P. Martinelli']2017-01-12T00:00:00 fc1d6b4815611a34f6d51e5c547542ba244e973bThis study describes the secondary school students’ online social network activities as a natural learning environment. Accordingly, the opinions of nine high school students were collected via a semi-structured interview form, which was developed by the researchers, and content analysis was performed on the data. According to the results, the students learn most by asking their friends and teachers on social network sites. They enhance their language skills most within these media – mostly English. In terms of the courses, they use these media in order to do their homework/projects and study for the exams.20174542017-01-12T00:00:00['M. F. Alkan', 'Salih Bardakcı']2017-01-12T00:00:00 65fdbb3ba97fa31c7e3350dd962af590359ddd09The Alcohol Program of the Spanish Network on Addictive Disorders-RTA requires a longitudinal study to address different research questions related to alcoholism. The cohort study (CohRTA) focuses on patients seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder, as a multicentre, collaborative research project aimed to improve secondary prevention and early diagnosis of pathological processes associated with the disorder. Methods: multicentre cohort study in adults (>18 years) seeking their first treatment of the disorder. Patients sign an informed consent and data is collected in an online platform specifically designed for the study; patients are also requested to provide biological samples that are stored in a biobank. Baseline and prospective, socio-demographic, epidemiological, clinical and treatment data are collected. Currently there are 10 participating centres that expect to recruit more than 1,000 patients. Results: As of December 2015, 344 patients (77% men) were included. Median age at admission was 50 years (IQR: 43-55 years). Median age at the start of alcohol consumption was 15 years (IQR: 14-18 years) and 61% of cases reported antecedents of alcohol use disorder in the family. During the 30 days prior to admission, alcohol consumption amounted to 12.5 SDU/day (IQR: 7.1-20 SDU/day), 72% of the patients were tobacco smokers and 30% currently used cocaine. Organising an open cohort of patients with alcohol use disorder may be crucial to better understand the clinical consequences of alcoholism in Spain. This cohort may potentiate quantitative and qualitative research within the Spanish Network on Addictive Disorders-RTA/RETICS. Having a well-established, representative cohort of patients will increase translational research on consequences of alcoholism in our country.Adicciones201704The cohort study (CohRTA) focuses on patients seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder, as a multicentre, collaborative research project aimed to improve secondary prevention and early diagnosis of pathological processes associated with the disorder.2017-01-12T00:00:00Adicciones['A. Sanvisens', 'P. Zuluaga', 'I. Rivas', 'G. Rubio', 'A. Gual', 'M. Torrens', 'Antoni Short', 'F. Álvarez', 'J. Tor', 'M. Farré', 'F. Rodríguez de Fonseca', 'R. Muga']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7f992c8ea80b7ee9640d67be92f377ee11cd01a1Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) models trained without stopword removal often produce topics with high posterior probabilities on uninformative words, obscuring the underlying corpus content. Even when canonical stopwords are manually removed, uninformative words common in that corpus will still dominate the most probable words in a topic. We propose a simple strategy for automatically promoting terms with domain relevance and demoting these domain-specific stop words. Our approach is easily applied within any existing LDA framework and increases the amount of domain-relevant content and reduces the appearance of canonical and humanevaluated stopwords in three very different domains: Department of Labor accident reports, online health forum posts, and NIPS abstracts. Along the way, we show that standard topic quality measures such as coherence and pointwise mutual information act counter-intuitively in presence of common but irrelevant words. We also explain why these standard metrics fall short, propose an additional topic quality metric that targets the stopword problem, and show that it correlates with our human subject experiments.arXiv.org2017314This work proposes a simple strategy for automatically promoting terms with domain relevance and demoting these domain-specific stop words, and increases the amount of domain-relevant content and reduces the appearance of canonical and humanevaluated stopwords in three very different domains.2017-01-12T00:00:00ArXiv['Angela Fan', 'F. Doshi-Velez', 'Luke W. Miratrix']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3ae7dd28cfad1dbbd0ccb313648429283819b1a5Journal clubs have been traditionally incorporated into academic training programs to enhance competency in the interpretation of literature. We designed a structured journal club (JC) to improve skills in the interpretation of literature; however, we were not aware of how learners (interns, residents, clinical pharmacists, etc.) would perceive it. We aimed to assess the perception of learners at different levels of pharmacy training. A cross-sectional design was used. A self-administered online survey was emailed to JC attendees from 2010–2014 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The survey questions included: introduction sessions, topic selection, JC layout, interaction with the moderator, and decision-making skills by clinical pharmacists. The response rate was 58/89 (65%); 52/54 (96%) respondents believed that JC adds to their knowledge in interpreting literature. Topic selection met the core curriculum requirements for credentials exams for 16/36 (44.4%), while 16/22 (73%) presenters had good to excellent interaction with the moderator. JC facilitated decision-making for 10/12 (83%) of clinical pharmacists. The results suggest that clinical pharmacist-steered JC may serve as an effective tool to empower learners at different levels of pharmacy practice, with evidence-based principles for interpretation of literature and guide informed decision-making.Pharmacy2017214The results suggest that clinical pharmacist-steered journal club may serve as an effective tool to empower learners at different levels of pharmacy practice, with evidence-based principles for interpretation of literature and guide informed decision-making.2017-01-12T00:00:00Pharmacy['Sherine Ismail', 'Sara H Al Khansa', 'M. Aseeri', 'H. Alhamdan', 'K. Quadri']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bf26c4cc19a7739e164d1ea994028632373713bdJIPITEC 7 (2017) 3 - This paper will assess the regulation of the internet in the ambit of hate speech expressed digitally through the internet. To do so, it will provide a definitional framework of hate speech, an overview of the internet’s role in the ambit of hate speech and consider the challenges in legally regulating online hate speech through a discussion of relevant case-law as well as the Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention. The jurisprudential analysis will allow for a comparison of the stances adopted by the ECtHR and national courts of European countries on the one hand, and courts of the United States on the other, in the sphere under consideration. By looking at regional and national case-law and the initiative of the Council of Europe in the form of the Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention, the paper seeks to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the realm of regulating hate but also to demonstrate that such regulation, as occurring to date, is dysfunctional, predominantly due to the vast divergence of US-European approaches to the issues of free expression both on and off line. It is argued that due to the very nature of the internet as a borderless and global entity, this normative divergence cannot be overcome so long as traditional approaches to the issue of regulation continue to be taken. The paper’s analysis will emanate from the premise that there exists a need to strike an equitable balance between the freedom of expression on the one hand and the freedom from discrimination on the other.2017032017-01-12T00:00:00['Natalie Alkiviadou']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8740edca90917a8eb2200db2979285e62ef9eaf3Online advertising is one of the pillars in the Internet industry. An online ad network allows advertisers to bid on reaching specific audience through its targeting language. Google AdWords1, the largest online ad network for instance, allows advertisers to target audiences based on search terms, the website (publisher) that the user browses, and simple user demographics (gender, age group, location). The price is set by a second-price auction [3]. Other online ad networks, specifically that run by Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other Online Social Networks (OSNs), offer much finer targeting controls. These OSNs contain detailed information shared directly by the user. This includes detailed educational records about the user, past and present employment experience, significant life events like changes in marital status or having a baby. This helps OSNs start to be in a position to offer advertisers significantly more control in precisely targeting their audience. LinkedIn, for instance, allows advertisers to target a software engineer in Microsoft, or a user who masters C++ but works in the medical industry. Facing a variety of user segments, advertisers need guidance to compile and tune their ad campaigns. Fortunately, Facebook [1] and LinkedIn [2] satisfy the core of advertisers' need by providing bid suggestion which is a function that, for any targeting condition, shows the suggested bid to win the auction and the number of users satisfying the condition. This is exciting because 1) suggested bids provide an economic view, i.e. the amount of money an advertiser has to pay to reach audience of their target, and 2) for the first time in the history of advertising, these prices are now transparent for very fine characteristics of users. Motivated by this observation, we study the question how much is the attention of a user worth. We approach this problem by tapping into the bid suggestion function extensively. We present comprehensive analyses of suggested bids in LinkedIn with the following contributions. First, we created a crawler and ran it for more than 100 days. As a result, we harvest a large dataset consisting of 188, 260 suggested bids over 450 distinct targeting conditions (of 8 common attributes) from LinkedIn. Second, we present detailed analyses of suggested bids from LinkedIn. We analyze their temporal and spatial properties, and investigate their distributions over a variety of user attributes related to career. We discover many consistent results of suggested bids from LinkedIn. They are generally stable over time. The suggested bids of 50 states in the US negatively correlate with per capita GDP and income of the states; the suggested bids of users from different industries vary a lot, and they negatively correlate with per capita GDP of the industries. The suggested bids of users with specific skills are positively correlated with the demand-to-supply ratios of the skills in the labor market in LinkedIn. We also observe that the user working for a larger company or with a higher position in the company is set with a higher suggested bid. Detailed results could be found in the working paper copy2. We also crawled suggested bids from Facebook [4], and find that the suggested bids from these two OSNs have a moderate positive correlation. Besides, we observe that users with high or low income have higher suggested bids than users with median income. To find out reasons for the bias, it is interesting to study this open question: what ads are shown to OSN users with what attributes? Assuming that the suggested bid is the actual cost to reach a qualifying user, we study how advertisers can use these suggested bids strategically. As a future work, we formulate the targeting problem for advertisers' point of view. We show through data analysis that targeting subsets of users is a viable approach, and then we propose a greedy algorithm to help advertisers reach up to 40% more target audience. The above targeting strategy takes advantage of the arbitrage among the costs to target di?erent user sets. Although it benefits advertisers, it might hurt OSNs, e.g. in terms of revenue. Therefore, our another future work includes devising a revenue maximizing pricing which eliminates any potential arbitrage for the OSNs' point of view.PERV201753This work presents comprehensive analyses of suggested bids in LinkedIn, and shows through data analysis that targeting subsets of users is a viable approach, and proposes a greedy algorithm to help advertisers reach up to 40% more target audience.2017-01-12T00:00:00SIGMETRICS Perform. Evaluation Rev.['Chaolun Xia', 'S. Guha', 'S. Muthukrishnan']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bbaf4d1c212e2069ad8b854d1902064ec8551c89ABSTRACT This article discusses meanings of people–place relationships, relating to ethnicity–class–gender intersections. The case examined concerns the ‘contested place-making’ of Irish Travellers at Dale Farm (UK), where the Travellers were eventually evicted from a place they owned. The material consists mainly of online slideshows in the Guardian. Visuals and place share the role of concretizing news, situating them and underlining their truth claims. Hence, news visuals are well suited for discussions of relationships between places and peoples. The study comprises theories of media, place and identity, relating to mobility, minorities and globalization. Methodologically, compositional analysis, discourse-theoretical method and an intersectional approach are combined. The place conflict is rarely understood in terms of justice. Instead, ethnicity–class–gender intersections appear as significant in the imagery, countering certain old stereotypes, but also connecting to discourses of ‘threatening minorities’, and ‘bad mobility’. Manifested through excessive imagery of barricades/fences/walls/gates, ‘identity management’ meets ‘place management’, detaching some identities from some places. The Travellers thus appear as anomalies, separated from others. This is partly connected to the slideshow format, where linguistic elaboration on motifs is very limited, partly to the selection of certain themes and motifs in the slideshows, and partly to the societal politics surrounding the issue.20175432017-01-12T00:00:00Social Identities['Anna Roosvall']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2bd92d0ec54e3caad61a55c30f372661dc7281bfAbstract The purpose of this study was to generate consensus among experienced surgeons on “what skills a resident should possess before continuing safe training in the operating room (OR).” An online survey of 65 questions was developed and distributed to surgeons in the European community. A total of 216 responded. The survey included 15 questions regarding generic and specific skills; 16 on patient and tissue manipulation, 11 on knowledge of pathology and 6 on inspection of e-anatomical structures; 5 methods to prepare residents; and 12 on specific skills exercises. The importance of each question (arthroscopic skill) was evaluated ranging from 1 (not important at all) to 6 (very important). Chi-square test, respondent agreement, and a qualitative ranking method were determined to identify the top ranked skills (p < 0.05). The top four of general skills considered important were “anatomical knowledge,” “tissue manipulation,” “spatial perception,” and “triangulation” (all chi-square test > 134, p < 0.001, all excellent agreement > 0.85, and all “high priority” level). The top ranked 2 specific arthroscopic skills were “portal placement” and “triangulating the tip of the probe with a 30-degree scope” (chi-square test > 176, p < 0.001, excellent agreement, and assigned high priority). The online survey identified consensus on skills that are considered important for a trainee to possess before continuing training in the OR. Compared with the Canadian colleagues, the European arthroscopy community demonstrated similar ranking.The journal of knee surgery2017242The online survey identified consensus on skills that are considered important for a trainee to possess before continuing training in the OR and compared with the Canadian colleagues, the European arthroscopy community demonstrated similar ranking.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Knee Surgery['G. Tuijthof', 'F. Cabitza', 'V. Ragone', 'R. Compagnoni', 'P. Randelli']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5c1c19c360453af2cadfc0b2178416887499aa7aInstitute of Nature Resources and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin150040, China; limengsha19861004@163.com*Correspondence: qipeishi@163.com; Tel.: +86-186-868-67821The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. The change does not affectthe scientific results. The manuscript will be updated and the original will remain online on thearticle webpage.201722The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused, as the manuscript will be updated and the original will remain online on the article webpage.2017-01-12T00:00:00Water['Chao Xue', 'P. Qi', 'Mengsha Li', 'Yun-zhi Liu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 47c5e2f6a59eceb36f8911a8c9c59078fff1ad96A virtual research and learning community can be a powerful tool for educational purposes. It has a wide range of possibilities for multi-institution participation, such as synchronous and asynchronous online engagement, decentralized student discussions and academic networking - as well as being cost effective. In this context, the CEVALE2VE virtual community (Centro de Altos Estudios de Altas Energ\'{i}as) is a Venezuelan initiative to support the new generation of researchers in High Energy Physics (HEP). Its goal is to contribute to the scientific dissemination of fundamental physics and the regional modernization of university education. The members of CEVALE2VE are a group of Venezuelan researchers, currently involved in projects related to the HEP field, and geographically located in different academic institutions of Europe and North America. The project involves several academic institutions in Venezuela and Colombia in order to reach a wide audience, and exploits current communications technologies, where data, software tools and information resources are shared. Several activities have been hosted by CEVALE2VE, including a series of public lectures, virtual visits to the ATLAS experiment, the implementation of a virtual course "Introduction to Particle Physics" for undergraduate students with the recent addition of dual Spanish-English material, and the supervision of masters theses in physics and internships in other fields like language studies. The use of the current technologies to share material and interact with the students creates a vibrant and participatory learning environment, having as its meeting point the www.cevale2ve.org portal.201702The CEVALE2VE virtual community is a Venezuelan initiative to support the new generation of researchers in High Energy Physics (HEP) and contribute to the scientific dissemination of fundamental physics and the regional modernization of university education.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Sanchez Pineda', 'A. Rodolfo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 31c93fb452d815ea6a41a544db3eee05b208d789Community of Inquiry Model defines operations and behaviors required for the construction of knowledge and meaning in online or blended learning environments according to the development of cognitive, social and teaching presence structures. Even though the dynamic relationship between these three factors was verified by many researchers, some others criticized the model suggesting that the effect of social presence on cognitive presence was insignificant. The purpose of this study, which was designed to discuss the criticisms directed to the model, is to explore whether social and teaching presence in the Facebook groups that were formed in accordance with the community of inquiry model predict cognitive presence or not. The study was conducted with a semi-experimental design.Data were obtained according to the Community of Inquiry Scale. Regression analysis was employed in the analysis of data. The analytical results indicated that social and teaching presence were significant predictors of cognitive presence, and social presence explained the majority of variance in cognitive presence.2017022017-01-12T00:00:00['Ebru Öztürk', 'M. Erdem', 'D. Deryakulu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 993209a7733626b29aa1abc33fda86964fb3a98fScientific Reports2017402There is a plotting error in Figure 1b and c, due to the data sorting technique, which affects other analyses, results, or the conclusions of this paper.2017-01-12T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Gregg A. Castellucci', 'M. McGinley', 'D. McCormick']2017-01-12T00:00:00 60a8c6c68941d658da9750afb8e93a518b573b7dSharing economy refers to the peer-to-peer fee-based resource sharing business model. Through sharing economy, individual resource owners allow potential buyers to access their under-utilized resources and gain profits. This is also beneficial to the buyers, who can usually access the resources at cheaper prices than through conventional channels. Several factors, including the increase of consumer awareness, the development of online platforms, and growth of social communities, make sharing economy increasingly popular. Successful examples of sharing economy include Fon for WiFi sharing, Uber for car sharing, and Airbnb for room sharing. In all these examples, the pricing and the quality of shared resources (e.g., QoS of Fon Wi-Fi, safety of Uber taxi, and comfort of Airbnb room) have significant impact on resource owners’ profits and buyers’ experiences. In an online sharing economy, reputation of the resource owner is a good indicator of the quality and reliability of her shared resource. A resource owner is more likely to have a higher level of reputation if she has stronger social relationship with buyers. On the other hand, owners with no prior social relationship with buyers may gradually build up the reputation over time. The combination of pricing and reputation of resource owners will determine the buyers’ purchasing decisions. In this work, we study the impact of reputation on the economic interactions among resource owners and buyers in an online-based sharing network. Such interactions are inherently a repeated process, and hence can be modeled as a repeated game. At the beginning of each time slot (say every week for Airbnb), owners announce their unit prices for their resources, and each buyer decides which owner to choose and the amount of resource to consume based on the prices and owner reputations during the time slot. Hence, a repeated game consists of a sequence of single-slot games, each of which is a two-stage multi-leader-multi-follower game that can be analyzed within the Stackelberg game framework. Our analysis shows that in each single-slot game, each buyer will choose the owner with the largest reputation-price ratio. For the competition among resource owners with heterogeneous reputations, there exists a unique price equilib-PERV201712The impact of reputation on the economic interactions among resource owners and buyers in an online-based sharing network is studied as a repeated game that consists of a sequence of single-slot games that can be analyzed within the Stackelberg game framework.2017-01-12T00:00:00SIGMETRICS Perform. Evaluation Rev.['Qian Ma', 'Jianwei Huang', 'T. Başar', 'Ji Liu', 'Xudong Chen']2017-01-12T00:00:00 170824dfc4c9a8a3462ec6d1d8c77bd176b060e0The amount and scope of data mining practices from our online activities and personal digital media devices should yield highly detailed profiles of our individual preferences, so that marketers can create decidedly calculated and targeted advertising messages.  Oscar Gandy described an early version of this process in his 1993 book, The Panoptic Sort: A Political Economy of Personal Information, and critiqued some of its ill effects.  This analysis reexamines Gandy’s critique and explores further concerns about the panoptic machine, including the ‘missort’ of personal information and the misrepresentation of individuals. This political economic analysis shows the inability of U.S. privacy policy to properly address the harms of missorting, and examines the hegemonic nature of ‘big data’ ownership and control.2017251This political economic analysis shows the inability of U.S. privacy policy to properly address the harms of missorting, and examines the hegemonic nature of ‘big data’ ownership and control.2017-01-12T00:00:00['J. Blevins']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d73060a8eceadec37717fc565a87fa07c3b9d638The article presents and compares the rise of two self-made politicians, Donald Trump in the US and Ivan Kramberger of Slovenia. Their presidential candidacies were based of their fame and fortune, rather than on the basis of their political experience. The author notes that the self-promotion strategies, utilised by Trump and Kramberger, are not used only politicians, but also by other outstanding individuals who take care of their own popularity with pseudo-events, spread through the media and online networks. *** Prispevek predstavi in primerja vzpon dveh samoniklih politikov, Donalda Trumpa v ZDA in Ivana Krambergerja v Sloveniji. Oba sta za predsednika države kandidirala na temeljih svoje slave in bogastva, namesto na podlagi politicnih izkusenj. Avtor ugotavlja, da podobnih strategij samouprizarjanja kot Trump in Kramberger ne uporabljajo le politiki, temvec tudi drugi izstopajoci posamezniki, ki skrbijo za lastno priljubljenost s psevdo-dogodki, ki jih sirijo po medijih in spletnih omrežjih.20171212017-01-12T00:00:00Traditiones['Dan Podjed']2017-01-12T00:00:00 900908c936a67f743d02b9bb286d8a834dbc0a21In recent years, there has been a growing academic interest in understanding the extent and determinants of Euroscepticism among the non-Europeans. As a concept about mistrust in the EU, the level of Euroscepticism can give valuable data about the socio-political structure of a society and its very perception of Europe. Moreover, the dynamics of the relationship between Europe and the given country can be better understood. To this end, this paper aims to find the roots of Euroscepticism and trace the patterns of it among the International Relations (IR) students in Turkey via online survey.Through analysing the tendencies of answers, we believe that both the reasons of the students’ support for the EU and their basic concerns can be understood with a broad range of reasons. In fact, several focal points of scepticism can be observed around political, cultural and national concerns as our survey results are examined closely. We hope that this survey analysis is not only a contribution to better comprehend relations between Turkey and the EU, but also helping us, the IR scholars, to learn more about the characteristics of our students and their perception of Europe.2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['F. A. E. Jorgensen', 'B. Ünal']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6a7b25c5f69b3a28322993f84da16cf5432efdc3Amac: Calismanin amaci, hemsirelerin basinc yaralari icin kullanmakta olduklari kavramlara iliskin var olan durumun degerlendirilmesidir. Yontem: Calisma, tanimlayici ozellikte olup 29 Nisan-30 Mayis 2013 tarihleri arasinda cesitli alanlarda calisan 166 gonullu hemsirede 13 sorudan olusan online anket yontemi kullanilarak gonulluluk sorusuna “evet” cevabi verenler uzerinde gerceklestirildi. Demografik sorular, hemsirelerin sosyo-demografik durumlarini tanimlama amaciyla toplandi. Kapali uclu sorular, katilimcilarin basinc yarasi terimini kullanma durumunu belirlemeye yonelikti. Coktan secmeli sorular ise, terimin hemsireler arasinda ve calistiklari hastanedeki formlarda kullanim durumunu tespit etmek amaciyla soruldu. Verilerin analizi, SPSS 19.0 paket programinda tanimlayici istatistikler kullanilarak yapildi. Bulgular: Calismaya katilan hemsirelerin yas ortalamasi 27.71±5.65 idi. Hemsirelerin 117’si (%70.4) lisans ve onlisans mezunu iken, n=35’i (%21.1) lisansustu mezunu idi. Ayrica %45.1’i (n=75) ozel hastane, %28.3’u (n=47) devlet hastanesi ve % 26.5’i (n=44) universite ve egitim - arastirma hastanesinde calisiyordu. Doksan bes hemsirenin (%57.2), basincla olusan yaralari tanimlamada “basi yarasi” terimini, %56.6’sinin (n=94) “dekubitus” ve %48.2’sinin (n=80) ise “yatak yarasi” terimini kullandigi tespit edildi. Hemsirelerin %51.2’sinin (n=85) internette bu tur yaralara iliskin arama yaparken “basi yarasi” terimini kullandigi belirlendi. Sonuc: Basincin yol actigi doku butunlugundeki bozulmayi tanimlamada ortak terimin kullanilmasi, formlarda standardizasyon saglanmasi ve Turk Dili’ne uygun olmasinin saglanmasi amaciyla “basinc yaralanmasi” teriminin kullanilmasi uygun olacaktir. Anahtar Kelimeler : Basinc, hemsire, kavram, Turkce, yaralanma.20171612017-01-12T00:00:00['Seher Ünver', 'Meltem Yıldırım', 'N. Akyolcu', 'Nevin Kanan']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7dc4d8331c56e4f725c1b916f233ddd5fd761d19This study aims to investigate the psychiatric symptoms with relation to problematic internet use among university students. The data collected from 555 university students (male:214, female:341). Online Cognition Scale (OCS), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Demographic and General Information Form which contain internet using behaviors were used for data collection. Student t-test and chi-square test were used for statistical analyses. As a result of analysis, there were 140 students with PIU and 142 students without PIU.  Sixty-one female students (43.6%) and 79 male students (56.4%) were in PIU group. Only male students have significantly higher level of diminished impulse control than female students (t=2.432 p<0.016). Also, significantly association was found between PIU and Positive Symptoms Distress Index (PSDI). There were differences in terms of the means of OCS and subscales of OCS; social comfort, loneliness/depression, distraction and diminished impulse control between with and without PIU groups. Additionally, there were differences in terms of the means of total BSI and subscales of BSI; anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, somatization and hostility between with and without PIU groups. This study results indicate that having psychiatric symptoms is indicator of high level of PIU in university students, earlier intervention of psychiatric symptoms will be prevent the problematic internet. Keywords: Problematic Internet use; psychiatric sypmtoms; university students2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Hatice Demirbaş']2017-01-12T00:00:00 dbe44b853ef149a967de9025bfeb65e773bf438bO Acidente Vascular Cerebral e a segunda principal causa de obitos no mundo e promove alteracoes de sensibilidade como, por exemplo, a dor que e um sintoma subjetivo de uma alteracao sensorial ou emocional que leva a uma sensacao desagradavel, podendo envolver aspectos psicossociais e ate mesmo culturais. O tratamento da dor pode ocorrer atraves de farmacos, por procedimentos invasivos, por metodos fisicos e psicoterapia. O objetivo foi pesquisar as abordagens fisioterapeuticas, clinicas, educativas e informativas no alivio da dor de pacientes apos acidente vascular cerebral. A coleta de dados foi realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE , na PubMed , na Lilacs, na Bireme, na Science Direct e na Science Electronic Library Online , considerando o periodo entre janeiro de 2006 a marco de 2016.  Para estrategia de busca foi utilizada as seguintes palavras-chave: “stroke” AND “pain” AND “physical therapy” e “acidente vascular encefalico” AND “dor” AND “fisioterapia”. Compuseram essa revisao 9 artigos que estavam relacionados com a fisioterapia e suas abordagens clinicas na dor de pacientes apos acidente vascular cerebral. As abordagens fisioterapicas, clinicas, educativas e informativas, promoveram um alivio da dor e diminuicao das sequelas de pacientes apos o acidente vascular cerebral e consequentemente melhora da qualidade de vida.2017140As abordagens fisioterapicas, clinicas, educativas e informativas, promoveram um alivio da dor e diminuicao das sequelas de pacientes apos o acidente vascular cerebral e consequentemente melhora da qualidade of vida.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Thaís Françolin Galócio', 'Patrícia Vilela Okano', 'Patrícia Regina Ramos Maraschi', 'Ana Claudia Nunciato']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cb525b5912ad4e38f375ea4b29f64140d73de056Studying the  Latin language and its culture is one way for people to connect to Europe’s roots. In the Italian high school system, learning Latin is progressively disappearing and its didactic method has never been updated. For instance, it does not take advantage of the educational technologic resources currently available. Blended learning allows students to use  LMS like Moodle, which can easily support learning at home, providing  inter alia custom solutions. Online  gamification resources, like Kahoot! or Zaption, can engage students in classroom, allowing them to use their own smartphones as learning tools ( BYOD policy). Equally, it is important to (1) verify different didactic and assessment methods, like  flipped classroom ,  peer education and  peer assessment ; (2) teach neglected areas of the subject like culture, civilization and historical linguistic aspects; (3) translate texts that are contemporary or culturally closer to the students in order to stimulate their  reasoning skills . Furthermore, the significant change that should be offered to these young learners is the opportunity to connect the subject’s knowledge with the digital competencies they must have nowadays. This can be achi eved teaching Latin with the goal of teaching the basis of word processing, graphic design, digital publishing, communication, and e-learning theory as well. This means changing how students perceive the subject: no more distant and antiquated but close to them and related to social and practical aspects. These ideas have been tested during two educational experiences of 20 lessons (Feb-Jun 2016; Nov 2016-Mar 2017)  in a Tuscan high school . The outcomes have been positive, especially regarding lifelong learning. The workshop proposed for this congress presents one of the most appreciated lessons: the analysis of Latin aphorisms ( theory ) their use as part of visual elements for social media, and their creation with the graphic design tool web-tool Canva ( tutorial ).201700The workshop proposed for this congress presents one of the most appreciated lessons: the analysis of Latin aphorisms, their use as part of visual elements for social media, and their creation with the graphic design tool web-tool Canva.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Alessandro Iannella', 'G. Fiorentino', 'I. Pera']2017-01-12T00:00:00 71e5f54ef723613206bf4f2d66930c747f9c8b06Continous education aims to develop the potential of human resources in terms of their attributions and responsibilities, in order to respond the demands of their political, social and economic environment through specific knowledge and skills. In governmental instances it is necessary to implement new forms of training that respond to the social requirements of innovation, being education through ICT a consistent option with the information society. The implementation of these tools entails the challenge of designing a learning methodology according to the digital training proposal, since the training is achieved by its method rather than by the tool used. In this work an online training case for public officials of the Mexican Government is presented, with the objective of exposing the functionality of e-learning as a formative option for human resources. Method: Under request of the dependency, an online course about "Teamwork" was designed and implemented, based on behaviorism and significative learning. Results: Of the total number of participants, 94% satisfactorily approved the course with an average score of 92.49/100 with a mode of 95.29 with a standard deviation of 4.89. On the other hand, on a scale of 0 to 10, 28% of the participants rated the course as 10 in quality, while 44% rated it as 9, the remaining 18% awarded scores of 8, and 9% remainder gave scores between 4 and 7. In addition, comments were collected from the participants' training experience. Conclusions: The need for continuous training of the human resource was covered using strategies that integrated the use of ICT and the proposed psychoeducational methodology, resulting in a viable and economical option.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Mirna Elizabeth Quezada', 'José Manuel Sánchez-Sordo', 'Abigail Galván-Arista']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b49f6e0f22c1ccc874464ebb44402033b96e3a28Introducao: A Osteoartrite (OA) e a doenca osteoarticular cronica mais prevalente na populacao idosa. Os tratamentos da OA tem como objetivo o alivio da dor e melhora da funcao musculoesqueletica. Dentre os possiveis tratamentos conservadores, a Hidroterapia tem sido frequentemente indicada. Objetivo: O presente artigo tem como objetivo, descrever sobre os beneficios da hidroterapia no tratamento da OA de quadril. Metodo: Para o desenvolvimento desse trabalho, foi realizada uma revisao bibliografica, utilizando como fonte de pesquisa livros e publicacoes online, sendo elas: artigos, periodicos e revistas publicadas nas bases de dados Medline e Bireme, no periodo de janeiro a maio de 2015. Resultados: Observou-se que a hidroterapia e um recurso benefico e eficaz no tratamento de pacientes portadores de OA de quadril. Conclusao: Dentre os principais beneficios observados, podemos citar a reducao da dor como o seu principal efeito fisiologico, alem do aumento da amplitude de movimento, da capacidade respiratoria e funcional do paciente.  Palavras-Chave: Modalidades de Fisioterapia; Hidroterapia; Osteoartrite.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['F. Castro', 'Lisanete Castro', 'Luciana Carvalho', 'Yally Sbardelott', 'J. J. Sousa', 'P. Martinelli']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f81d816fa9fc877033eaec0c16584d10e501beb9Purpose: The purpose of this study was to build and verify a structural model that could predict the severity of irritable bowel syndrome in university students. Methods: Participants were 205 students enrolled in college with irritable bowel syndrome using the irritable bowel syndrome module of the ROME IV Adult Questionnaire. The data were collected using online questionnaires in AprilMay 2019. The data were analyzed using the SPSS WIN 25.0 and AMOS 20.0 programs. Results: 1) The symptom severity that participants experienced were mild (14.6%), moderate (45.4%), and severe (40%). 2) Fit indices of the model were x = 79.66 (df = 52, p = .009), CFI= .94, TLI= .96, RMSEA= .05, RMR= 1.59, GFI= .94, and TLI= .96.3). The severity of irritable bowel syndrome was influenced directly by anxiety and sleep, and indirectly by family history, perfectionism, social support, coping, and stress. The severity of irritable bowel syndrome was indirectly affected by the following: family history through anxiety; perfectionism through stress, anxiety, and sleep; social support through coping, stress, anxiety, and sleep; coping through stress and anxiety; and stress through anxiety and sleep. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, a nursing intervention is needed to reduce the anxiety and stress and improve the quality of sleep to improve the health of the college students and manage the symptoms of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.2017550A nursing intervention is needed to reduce the anxiety and stress and improve the quality of sleep to improve the health of the college students and manage the symptoms of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Park Bin-Hee', 'Kyung-Sook Lee']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2a5298cd3496b94ceaecb161233c562a8a6cd4a5The traditional research tools in Political Science are merit serious attention when investigating international news online infotainment. Online monitoring, content analysis and intent analysis, statistical and textual table compiling, are among the most reliable. The definition of standards for evaluation is a very important part of research. A set of criteria for online infotainment characterization should be broadening. The style playfulness is being worth noticing as the special criterion of online infotainmentization for future research.201700The traditional research tools in Political Science are merit serious attention when investigating international news online infotainment, including online monitoring, content analysis and intent analysis, statistical and textual table compiling, among the most reliable.2017-01-12T00:00:00['O. S. Korovaiev', 'I. Charskykh']2017-01-12T00:00:00 91bfd988355353ac034c57e4e50de63274951313Nature2017002017-01-12T00:00:00Nature['D. Csala', 'Harry Hoster']2017-01-12T00:00:00 617718aa3ce140b98f63eb7e42cecfe17c33dc1fThe online courses are a very good motivation tool. They surely support all education, foreign language teaching inclusive. As for use of blended learning in foreign language teaching, it is a case of  very progressive and useful way. Learning on our praxis and experience we regard blended learning as a very suitable means of teaching German and we count on its extension into other education fields. The researchers constantly enrich their created courses by using new technical possibilities. And also for this reason they are popular with our students. An anonymous evaluation of the courses takes place usually place in the end of a term. All students say that the teaching by means of supporting courses suits them.    Keywords: Blended learning; Comparison; Foreign students; German language201790The online courses are a very good motivation tool and the researchers constantly enrich their created courses by using new technical possibilities, and also for this reason they are popular with the authors' students.2017-01-12T00:00:00['S. Hubackova']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3f853d3d7849bee8ca4f388bd5bab2a5a6642f3bCancer Causes and Control201700There is consistent evidence for a significant crossover in colorectal cancer disparity from 1980 to 2010, and the disparity trend is concordant with the idea that introduction of medical screening and treatment leads to lower uptake in lower compared to higher SES populations and that differential uptake yields disparity in population mortality.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cancer Causes & Control['Nancy Breen', 'D. Lewis', 'J. Gibson', 'Mandi Yu', 'S. Harper']2017-01-12T00:00:00 42d1bcc94bfd8d06a7b40e780a6df9ca97a3eaebABSTRAK Perkembangan teknologi, ketatnya persaingan dan berubahnya pola perilaku konsumen menjadikan para produsen untuk lebih kreatif dalam mempromosikan produknya dalam mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian pada produk tersebut. Dalam penelitian ini online shop menggunakan media sosial Instagram untuk mempromosikan dan meningkatkan proses keputusan membeli dengan menggunakan strategi celebgram endorser. Penelitian ini berjudul Peran Celebgram Endorser dalam Proses Pengambilan Keputusan Membeli Pakaian Wanita di Instagram pada Mahasiswi Universitas Syiah Kuala. Tujuanpenelitianini untuk mengetahui bagaimana peran celebgram endorser di Instagram dalam proses pengambilan keputusan membeli. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori Hierarchy of Effect Model. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek penelitiandipilih dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan ialah teknik wawancara dengan mahasiswi Unsyiah, observasi terhadap akun celebgram endorser, dan dokumentasi yang berkaitan dengan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran celebgram endorserberpengaruhdalam proses pengambilan keputusan membeli di Instagram pada mahasiswi Universitas Syiah Kuala.Celebgram endorser berperan dalam setiap urutan proses pengambilan keputusan yang terjadi pada konsumen. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa peran yang dilakukan celebgram endorseryaitu memberikan kesaksian (testimonial), memberikan penggunaan atau dorongan (endorsement) dan sebagai aktor dalam iklan. Satu peran yang tidak dilakukan oleh celebgram endorser yaitu sebagai juru bicara perusahaan dalam melakukan media relation. Kata Kunci: Peran, Celebgram Endorser, Instagram.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Maulidar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 71c2386823231f12e6e74e01bdd97031ee4ab7cbEn aquest treball es descriuen els diferents processos que s’han de programar per tal de transformar una pagina de venta d’ulleres per internet en una optica online per mitja de la creacio d’un proces de venta d’ulleres amb vidres graduats. Es descriu com s’adquireix i s’emmagatzema la informacio sobre els vidres amb els quals es treballaran. Tambe s’explica un metode innovador per tal d’extreure propietats fisiques de les muntures de les ulleres a partir de la seva imatge. El disseny de la pagina web que facilitara coneixer les necessitats dels clients i, finalment, com s’integra tota aquesta informacio per tal de poder generar una comanda. Apart, s’explica breument, els processos i estats pels quals una comanda passa en el taller. Finalment s’adjunta un diagrama de Gantt amb la planificacio de les diferents tasques de programacio, un pressupost del cost del projecte i un estudi d’impacte ambiental. Aquest projecte s’ha finalitzat dins del termini amb un resultat positiu en les proves finals realitzades i amb un pressupost minim. Per motius de confidencialitat, l’empresa on es realitza el projecte i l’empresa que facilita els serveis de taller i magatzem se’ls anomenara respectivament: “l’empresa” i “el taller d’optica”.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Ernest Salas Colàs']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bc27b6436213c7d12edda1bce15f6dc7b37e2c82Financial decision support systems have become an important research topic and are also of great interest to practitioners. On one hand, the financial regulatory authorities are faced with tracking an increasing amount of online information published on financial blogs and news in order to maintain financial market surveillance. On the other hand, two rapidly emerging trends, the increasing amount of available data and the evolution of data mining methods, pose challenges for researchers. Financial decision support sys-tems can aid decision making by providing the authorities with relevant information in a timely fashion. This thesis presents IT artifacts that can support financial market surveil-lance decision making. Furthermore, an explanatory design theory is provided that ad-dresses the requirements posed by the regulatory authorities and compliance officers in financial institutions.2017480This thesis presents IT artifacts that can support financial market surveil-lance decision making and an explanatory design theory is provided that ad-dresses the requirements posed by the regulatory authorities and compliance officers in financial institutions.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Irina Alic']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5021de54ab46b2236ec616669820326598c561d9Support strong assessment potential with this comprehensive Cambridge A Level Economics title. It was written to match the latest syllabus (9708) to ensure complete exam coverage. Up-to-date and international case studies will support understanding of current Economics practice, preparing students for assessment and their future careers. Specifically designed to give students confidence in their studies, and in preparation for their examination, it covers all the key concepts in the latest syllabus. In addition, you will receive online access to interactive activities to reinforce understanding and prepare students for exams.2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['Terry Cook', 'Clive Riches', 'Richard Taylor']2017-01-12T00:00:00 34df0dce7b9708c920ea0a7887e205e5fc8d785fApplied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback201754103The results suggest that the presence of a stressor may generally result in failure to attend to the full range of possible consequences of a decision, and the relationship pattern between the degree of stress responding and successful decision making may be different for men and women.2017-01-12T00:00:00Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback['S. Wemm', 'E. Wulfert']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5efc173bfefee221f1a64cca7f6c76ef732e27ffApplied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback20175112017-01-12T00:00:00Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback['S. Wemm', 'E. Wulfert']2017-01-12T00:00:00 03f7261d6be39cf7237b2a84271f94fdaf65ff73Jornal de Pediatria20173925Tight glycemic control for neonatal hyperglycemia does not change survival without neurodevelopmental impairment, but reduces height, increases height‐adjusted lean mass, and reduces fasting blood glucose concentrations at school age.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Pediatrics['Anna C Tottman', 'J. Alsweiler', 'F. Bloomfield', 'G. Gamble', 'Yannan Jiang', 'Myra Leung', 'Tanya Poppe', 'Benjamin Thompson', 'T. Wouldes', 'J. Harding']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f966bec694ad9befa855f363ea994a5769a8ff93Three cinnamyl ether spacers (non-methyl, α-methyl, and γ-methyl) for caging of phenols have been synthesized and are physiologically stable. When triggered, the γ-methyl spacer releases phenols (pKa 7.8 and 9.8) with a t1/2 < 30 s and <2 min in aqueous and aqueous-organic solvent, respectively. The α-methyl spacer releases a phenol (pKa 7.8) with a t1/2 = 27 and 54 min. For the γ-methyl spacer, the results suggest the presence of a resonance and inductively stabilized aza-cinnamyl methide.Organic Letters2017364Three cinnamyl ether spacers for caging of phenols have been synthesized and are physiologically stable and the results suggest the presence of a resonance and inductively stabilized aza-cinnAmyl methide.2017-01-12T00:00:00Organic letters['Siddharth S. Matikonda', 'Jessica M. Fairhall', 'J. Tyndall', 'S. Hook', 'Allan B. Gamble']2017-01-12T00:00:00 70715cf57d70495145861106aafc9526fffa2d6c2017002017-01-12T00:00:00British Journal of Healthcare Assistants['P. Bradley']2017-01-12T00:00:00 9f6ea4da691fd9c8caa448294efb254423be194fWithin the limited antifungal armamentarium, the azole antifungals are the most frequent class used to treat Candida infections. Azole antifungals such as fluconazole are often preferred treatment for many Candida infections as they are inexpensive, exhibit limited toxicity, and are available for oral administration. There is, however, extensive documentation of intrinsic and developed resistance to azole antifungals among several Candida species. As the frequency of azole resistant Candida isolates in the clinical setting increases, it is essential to elucidate the mechanisms of such resistance in order to both preserve and improve upon the azole class of antifungals for the treatment of Candida infections. This review examines azole resistance in infections caused by C. albicans as well as the emerging non-albicans Candida species C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. krusei, and C. glabrata and in particular, describes the current understanding of molecular basis of azole resistance in these fungal species.Frontiers in Microbiology2017153652This review examines azole resistance in infections caused by C. albicans as well as the emerging non-albicans Candida species C. tropicalis, C. krusei, and C. glabrata and describes the current understanding of molecular basis of azole Resistance in these fungal species.2017-01-12T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['D. Sanglard', 'E. Berkow', 'S. Whaley', 'E. Berkow', 'J. Rybak', 'A. Nishimoto', 'K. Barker', 'P. David Rogers']2017-01-12T00:00:00 dbe837727afe4267e8a10f9f62fec258223bb7a0Background Which, medication, if any, to use to prevent the headache of pediatric migraine has not been established. Methods We conducted a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial of amitriptyline (1 mg per kilogram of body weight per day), topiramate (2 mg per kilogram per day), and placebo in children and adolescents 8 to 17 years of age with migraine. Patients were randomly assigned in a 2:2:1 ratio to receive one of the medications or placebo. The primary outcome was a relative reduction of 50% or more in the number of headache days in the comparison of the 28‐day baseline period with the last 28 days of a 24‐week trial. Secondary outcomes were headache‐related disability, headache days, number of trial completers, and serious adverse events that emerged during treatment. Results A total of 361 patients underwent randomization, and 328 were included in the primary efficacy analysis (132 in the amitriptyline group, 130 in the topiramate group, and 66 in the placebo group). The trial was concluded early for futility after a planned interim analysis. There were no significant between‐group differences in the primary outcome, which occurred in 52% of the patients in the amitriptyline group, 55% of those in the topiramate group, and 61% of those in the placebo group (amitriptyline vs. placebo, P=0.26; topiramate vs. placebo, P=0.48; amitriptyline vs. topiramate, P=0.49). There were also no significant between‐group differences in headache‐related disability, headache days, or the percentage of patients who completed the 24‐week treatment period. Patients who received amitriptyline or topiramate had higher rates of several adverse events than those receiving placebo, including fatigue (30% vs. 14%) and dry mouth (25% vs. 12%) in the amitriptyline group and paresthesia (31% vs. 8%) and weight loss (8% vs. 0%) in the topiramate group. Three patients in the amitriptyline group had serious adverse events of altered mood, and one patient in the topiramate group had a suicide attempt. Conclusions There were no significant differences in reduction in headache frequency or headache‐related disability in childhood and adolescent migraine with amitriptyline, topiramate, or placebo over a period of 24 weeks. The active drugs were associated with higher rates of adverse events. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health; CHAMP ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01581281).New England Journal of Medicine201729275There were no significant differences in headache frequency or headache‐related disability in childhood and adolescent migraine with amitriptyline, topiramate, or placebo over a period of 24 weeks, and the active drugs were associated with higher rates of adverse events.2017-01-12T00:00:00The New England Journal of Medicine['S. Powers', 'C. Coffey', 'L. A. Chamberlin', 'D. Ecklund', 'Elizabeth A. Klingner', 'Jon W. Yankey', 'L. Korbee', 'L. Porter', 'A. Hershey']2017-01-12T00:00:00 11ab30de11852353c562d765e00dc06acb801288BACKGROUND: A radiation-attenuated Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) sporozoite (SPZ) malaria vaccine, PfSPZ Vaccine, protected 6 of 6 subjects (100%) against homologous Pf (same strain as in the vaccine) controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) 3 weeks after 5 doses administered intravenously. The next step was to assess protective efficacy against heterologous Pf (different from Pf in the vaccine), after fewer doses, and at 24 weeks. METHODS: The trial assessed tolerability, safety, immunogenicity, and protective efficacy of direct venous inoculation (DVI) of 3 or 5 doses of PfSPZ Vaccine in non-immune subjects. RESULTS: Three weeks after final immunization, 5 doses of 2.7 × 105 PfSPZ protected 12 of 13 recipients (92.3% [95% CI: 48.0, 99.8]) against homologous CHMI and 4 of 5 (80.0% [10.4, 99.5]) against heterologous CHMI; 3 doses of 4.5 × 105 PfSPZ protected 13 of 15 (86.7% [35.9, 98.3]) against homologous CHMI. Twenty-four weeks after final immunization, the 5-dose regimen protected 7 of 10 (70.0% [17.3, 93.3]) against homologous and 1 of 10 (10.0% [-35.8, 45.6]) against heterologous CHMI; the 3-dose regimen protected 8 of 14 (57.1% [21.5, 76.6]) against homologous CHMI. All 22 controls developed Pf parasitemia. PfSPZ Vaccine was well tolerated, safe, and easy to administer. No antibody or T cell responses correlated with protection. CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge that PfSPZ Vaccine can protect against a 3-week heterologous CHMI in a limited group of malaria-naive adult subjects. A 3-dose regimen protected against both 3-week and 24-week homologous CHMI (87% and 57%, respectively) in this population. These results provide a foundation for developing an optimized immunization regimen for preventing malaria. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02215707. FUNDING: Support was provided through the US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Military Infectious Diseases Research Program, and the Naval Medical Research Center's Advanced Medical Development Program.JCI Insight201728203It is demonstrated for the first time to the authors' knowledge that PfSPZ Vaccine can protect against a 3-week heterologous CHMI in a limited group of malaria-naive adult subjects and provides a foundation for developing an optimized immunization regimen for preventing malaria.2017-01-12T00:00:00JCI insight['J. Epstein', 'K. Paolino', 'T. Richie', 'M. Sedegah', 'Alexandra Singer', 'A. Ruben', 'S. Chakravarty', 'April Stafford', 'Richard C. Ruck', 'A. Eappen', 'Tao Li', 'P. Billingsley', 'Anita Manoj', 'Joana C. Silva', 'K. Moser', 'R. Nielsen', 'Donna M Tosh', 'S. Cicatelli', 'Harini Ganeshan', 'Jessica Case', 'Debbie Padilla', 'S. Davidson', 'L. Garver', 'Elizabeth Saverino', 'Tooba Murshedkar', 'A. Gunasekera', 'P. Twomey', 'S. Reyes', 'J. Moon', 'Eric R. James', 'Natasha Kc', 'Minglin Li', 'E. Abot', 'A. Belmonte', 'Kevin Hauns', 'M. Belmonte', 'Jun Huang', 'C. Vásquez', 'Shon A. Remich', 'Mary Carrington', 'Y. Abebe', 'Amy Tillman', 'Bradley W. Hickey', 'J. Regules', 'Eileen D. Villasante', 'B. Sim', 'Stephen L. Hoffman']2017-01-12T00:00:00 2f88aa782a95ff641b0e92502927e1fb19285405Emotion expression is critical for the communication of important social information, such as emotional states and behavioral intentions. However, people tend to vary in their level of emotional expression. This meta-analysis investigated the relationships between levels of emotion expression and suppression, and social and interpersonal outcomes. PsycINFO databases, as well as reference lists were searched. Forty-three papers from a total of 3,200 papers met inclusion criteria, allowing for 105 effect sizes to be calculated. Meta-analyses revealed that greater suppression of emotion was significantly associated with poorer social wellbeing, including more negative first impressions, lower social support, lower social satisfaction and quality, and poorer romantic relationship quality. Furthermore, the expression of positive and general/nonspecific emotion was related to better social outcomes, while the expression of anger was associated with poorer social wellbeing. Expression of negative emotion generally was also associated with poorer social outcomes, although this effect size was very small and consisted of mixed results. These findings highlight the importance of considering the role that regulation of emotional expression can play in the development of social dysfunction and interpersonal problems.Emotion2017102146Investigation of the relationships between levels of emotion expression and suppression, and social and interpersonal outcomes revealed that greater suppression of emotion was significantly associated with poorer social wellbeing, and the expression of positive and general/nonspecific emotion was related to better social outcomes.2017-01-12T00:00:00Emotion['Elizabeth Chervonsky', 'C. Hunt']2017-01-12T00:00:00 54c92521e78b1af676fcec83e9fe77f740b297ffActa Neuropathologica20178291Otub1 and particularly Otub1 inhibitors, currently under development for cancer therapies, may therefore yield interesting novel therapeutic avenues for Tauopathies and AD.2017-01-12T00:00:00Acta Neuropathologica['Peng Wang', 'G. Joberty', 'A. Buist', 'Alexandre Vanoosthuyse', 'I. Stancu', 'B. Vasconcelos', 'Nathalie Pierrot', 'Maria Faelth-Savitski', 'P. Kienlen-Campard', 'J. Octave', 'M. Bantscheff', 'G. Drewes', 'D. Moechars', 'I. Dewachter']2017-01-12T00:00:00 558efa8524fced68f798a522c31ab1dbd0a4bd18Mesoionic carbenes (MICs) are currently hugely popular as ligands, and triazolylidenes are arguably the most prominent classes of such MICs. Mesoionic carbenes with ferrocenyl substituents are presented that can act as metalloligands for the generation of heteromultimetallic iridium(I) and gold(I) complexes. The ferrocenyl substituents allow for reversible oxidation of these heteromultimetallic complexes, and these oxidation steps have a strong influence on the donor properties of the MICs. Tolman electronic parameters (TEP) determined from analysis of the iridium-carbonyl complexes show that the neutral ferrocenyl-MIC ligands are stronger donors than the imidazolylidene based carbenes, the one-electron oxidized ferrocenyl MICs are in the range of the tricyclohexyl phosphines and the two-electron oxidized forms, which are electron-poor, lie in the range of triphenyl phosphines. Taking advantage of the generation of these electron-poor MICs, we show their gold(I) complexes are potent catalysts for the synthesis of oxazolines, with complexes of the oxidized MIC ligands, without any additional additive, outperforming their neutral counterparts by almost a factor of ten. These results thus present the first examples of MIC ligands that are reversibly electronically tunable, and show the potential of the oxidized MIC ligands in types of catalysis where electron-poor ligands are necessary. The potential of MICs for molecular electroactive materials is also shown.Chemistry201710077The results thus present the first examples ofMIC ligands that are reversibly electronically tunable, and show the potential of the oxidized MIC ligands in types of catalysis where electron-poor ligands are necessary.2017-01-12T00:00:00Chemistry['Lara Hettmanczyk', 'Lisa Suntrup', 'S. Klenk', 'Carolin Hoyer', 'B. Sarkar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 9a93b3bfd527f5f0a2c268bbd4d4157690ad5814Abstract Polyploidy is an example of instantaneous speciation when it involves the formation of a new cytotype that is incompatible with the parental species. Because new polyploid individuals are likely to be rare, establishment of a new species is unlikely unless polyploids are able to reproduce through self-fertilization (selfing), or asexually. Conversely, selfing (or asexuality) makes it possible for polyploid species to originate from a single individual—a bona fide speciation event. The extent to which this happens is not known. Here, we consider the origin of Arabidopsis suecica, a selfing allopolyploid between Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis arenosa, which has hitherto been considered to be an example of a unique origin. Based on whole-genome re-sequencing of 15 natural A. suecica accessions, we identify ubiquitous shared polymorphism with the parental species, and hence conclusively reject a unique origin in favor of multiple founding individuals. We further estimate that the species originated after the last glacial maximum in Eastern Europe or central Eurasia (rather than Sweden, as the name might suggest). Finally, annotation of the self-incompatibility loci in A. suecica revealed that both loci carry non-functional alleles. The locus inherited from the selfing A. thaliana is fixed for an ancestral non-functional allele, whereas the locus inherited from the outcrossing A. arenosa is fixed for a novel loss-of-function allele. Furthermore, the allele inherited from A. thaliana is predicted to transcriptionally silence the allele inherited from A. arenosa, suggesting that loss of self-incompatibility may have been instantaneous.Molecular biology and evolution20179576This work identifies ubiquitous shared polymorphism with the parental species, and hence conclusively reject a unique origin in favor of multiple founding individuals of Arabidopsis suecica, and estimates that the species originated after the last glacial maximum in Eastern Europe or central Eurasia.2017-01-12T00:00:00Molecular Biology and Evolution['P. Novikova', 'Takashi Tsuchimatsu', 'S. Simon', 'Viktoria Nizhynska', 'V. Voronin', 'R. Burns', 'O. Fedorenko', 'S. Holm', 'T. Säll', 'Elisa Prat', 'W. Marande', 'V. Castric', 'M. Nordborg']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bf72773a5584c78a38a541a2c8ff8b7b34b036f0Targeting the fusion oncoprotein BCR-ABL with tyrosine kinase inhibitors has significantly affected chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treatment, transforming the life expectancy of patients; however the risk for relapse remains, due to persistence of leukemic stem cells (LSCs). Therefore it is imperative to explore the mechanisms that result in LSC survival and develop new therapeutic approaches. We now show that major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-II and its master regulator class II transactivator (CIITA) are downregulated in CML compared with non-CML stem/progenitor cells in a BCR-ABL kinase-independent manner. Interferon γ (IFN-γ) stimulation resulted in an upregulation of CIITA and MHC-II in CML stem/progenitor cells; however, the extent of IFN-γ-induced MHC-II upregulation was significantly lower than when compared with non-CML CD34+ cells. Interestingly, the expression levels of CIITA and MHC-II significantly increased when CML stem/progenitor cells were treated with the JAK1/2 inhibitor ruxolitinib (RUX). Moreover, mixed lymphocyte reactions revealed that exposure of CD34+ CML cells to IFN-γ or RUX significantly enhanced proliferation of the responder CD4+CD69+ T cells. Taken together, these data suggest that cytokine-driven JAK-mediated signals, provided by CML cells and/or the microenvironment, antagonize MHC-II expression, highlighting the potential for developing novel immunomodulatory-based therapies to enable host-mediated immunity to assist in the detection and eradication of CML stem/progenitor cells.Blood20175365Data suggest that cytokine-driven JAK-mediated signals, provided by CML cells and/or the microenvironment, antagonize MHC-II expression, highlighting the potential for developing novel immunomodulatory-based therapies to enable host-mediated immunity to assist in the detection and eradication of CML stem/progenitor cells.2017-01-12T00:00:00Blood['Anuradha Tarafdar', 'L. Hopcroft', 'P. Gallipoli', 'F. Pellicanò', 'Jennifer E. Cassels', 'A. Hair', 'K. Korfi', 'H. Jørgensen', 'D. Vetrie', 'T. Holyoake', 'A. Michie']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ba832850f65c451349af1de9a0178156a7928f57Scientific Reports20175260A longitudinal measurement of MCI brain images and a hierarchical classification method for AD prediction demonstrating very promising performance forAD prediction is presented.2017-01-12T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Meiyan Huang', 'Wei Yang', 'Qianjin Feng', 'Wufan Chen', 'M. W. P. R. C. R. W. J. Q. A. Weiner Aisen Petersen Jack Jagust Trojanowki Toga', 'M. Weiner', 'P. Aisen', 'R. Petersen', 'C. Jack', 'W. Jagust', 'J. Trojanowki', 'A. Toga', 'L. Beckett', 'R. Green', 'A. Saykin', 'J. Morris', 'L. Shaw', 'J. Kaye', 'J. Quinn', 'L. Silbert', 'B. Lind', 'R. Carter', 'S. Dolen', 'L. Schneider', 'S. Pawluczyk', 'Mauricio Beccera', 'L. Teodoro', 'B. Spann', 'J. Brewer', 'H. Vanderswag', 'A. Fleisher', 'J. Heidebrink', 'J. Lord', 'S. Mason', 'C. Albers', 'D. Knopman', 'K. Johnson', 'R. Doody', 'J. Villanueva-Meyer', 'M. Chowdhury', 'S. Rountree', 'M. Dang', 'Y. Stern', 'L. Honig', 'K. Bell', 'B. Ances', 'J. Morris', 'M. Carroll', 'M. Creech', 'E. Franklin', 'M. Mintun', 'S. Schneider', 'A. Oliver', 'D. Marson', 'R. Griffith', 'D. Clark', 'D. Geldmacher', 'J. Brockington', 'E. Roberson', 'M. N. Love', 'H. Grossman', 'Effie M. Mitsis', 'R. Shah', 'L. deToledo‐Morrell', 'R. Duara', 'D. Varon', 'Maria T. Greig', 'Peggy Roberts', 'M. Albert', 'C. Onyike', 'D. D’Agostino', 'Stephanie J. Kielb', 'J. Galvin', 'Brittany Cerbone', 'Christina A. Michel', 'D. Pogorelec', 'H. Rusinek', 'M. D. de Leon', 'Lidia Glodzik', 'S. de Santi', 'P. Doraiswamy', 'J. Petrella', 'S. Borges-Neto', 'T. Wong', 'Edward Coleman', 'Charles D. Smith', 'G. Jicha', 'Peter Hardy', 'P. Sinha', 'Elizabeth Oates', 'G. Conrad', 'A. Porsteinsson', 'B. Goldstein', 'K. Martin', 'K. Makino', 'M. Ismail', 'C. Brand', 'R. Mulnard', 'G. Thai', 'Catherine Mc-Adams-Ortiz', 'K. Womack', 'D. Mathews', 'M. Quiceno', 'A. Levey', 'J. Lah', 'J. Cellar', 'J. Burns', 'R. Swerdlow', 'W. Brooks', 'L. Apostolova', 'K. Tingus', 'E. Woo', 'D. Silverman', 'P. Lu', 'G. Bartzokis', 'N. Graff-Radford', 'F. Parfitt', 'Tracy Kendall', 'Heather K. Johnson', 'M. Farlow', 'A. Hake', 'B. Matthews', 'J. Brosch', 'S. Herring', 'Cynthia Hunt', 'C. V. van Dyck', 'R. Carson', 'M. Macavoy', 'P. Varma', 'H. Chertkow', 'H. Bergman', 'C. Hosein', 'S. Black', 'B. Stefanovic', 'Curtis Caldwell', 'G. Hsiung', 'H. Feldman', 'B. Mudge', 'M. Assaly', 'E. Finger', 'S. Pasternack', 'Irina Rachisky', 'D. Trost', 'A. Kertesz', 'C. Bernick', 'D. Munic', 'M. Mesulam', 'K. Lipowski', 'S. Weintraub', 'B. Bonakdarpour', 'D. Kerwin', 'Chuang‐Kuo Wu', 'N. Johnson', 'C. Sadowsky', 'Teresa Villena', 'R. Turner', 'K. Johnson', 'B. Reynolds', 'R. Sperling', 'Keith A. Johnson', 'G. Marshall', 'J. Yesavage', 'Joy Taylor', 'B. Lane', 'A. Rosen', 'J. Tinklenberg', 'M. Sabbagh', 'C. Belden', 'S. Jacobson', 'Sherye A. Sirrel', 'N. Kowall', 'R. Killiany', 'A. Budson', 'A. Norbash', 'P. L. Johnson', 'T. Obisesan', 'S. Wolday', 'Joanne S. Allard', 'A. Lerner', 'P. Ogrocki', 'C. Tatsuoka', 'P. Fatica', 'E. Fletcher', 'P. Maillard', 'J. Olichney', 'C. DeCarli', 'Owen Carmichael', 'S. Kittur', 'M. Borrie', 'T. Lee', 'R. Bartha', 'Sterling C. Johnson', 'S. Asthana', 'C. Carlsson', 'S. Potkin', 'Adrian Preda', 'D. Nguyen', 'P. Tariot', 'A. Burke', 'Nadira Trncic', 'A. Fleisher', 'S. Reeder', 'V. Bates', 'H. Capote', 'M. Rainka', 'D. Scharre', 'M. Kataki', 'Anahita Adeli', 'E. Zimmerman', 'D. Celmins', 'Alice D. Brown', 'G. Pearlson', 'K. Blank', 'K. Anderson', 'L. Flashman', 'M. Seltzer', 'M. Hynes', 'R. Santulli', 'K. Sink', 'Leslie Gordineer', 'J. Williamson', 'P. Garg', 'F. Watkins', 'B. Ott', 'H. Querfurth', 'G. Tremont', 'S. Salloway', 'P. Malloy', 'S. Correia', 'H. Rosen', 'B. Miller', 'D. Perry', 'J. Mintzer', 'K. Spicer', 'D. Bachman', 'N. Pomara', 'R. Hernando', 'A. Sarrael', 'N. Relkin', 'G. Chaing', 'Michael P. Lin', 'L. Ravdin', 'Amanda G. Smith', 'B. A. Raj', 'K. Fargher']2017-01-12T00:00:00 314626b843493e859d637d1e62717a67a2b98f79People with post-stroke aphasia may have some degree of chronic deficit for which current rehabilitative treatments are variably effective. Accumulating evidence suggests that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may be useful for enhancing the effects of behavioral aphasia treatment. However, it remains unclear which brain regions should be stimulated to optimize effects on language recovery. Here, we report on the therapeutic potential of right cerebellar tDCS in augmenting language recovery in SMY, who sustained bilateral MCA infarct resulting in aphasia and anarthria. We investigated the effects of 15 sessions of anodal cerebellar tDCS coupled with spelling therapy using a randomized, double-blind, sham controlled within-subject crossover trial. We also investigated changes in functional connectivity using resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging before and 2 months post-treatment. Both anodal and sham treatments resulted in improved spelling to dictation for trained and untrained words immediately after and 2 months post-treatment. However, there was greater improvement with tDCS than with sham, especially for untrained words. Further, generalization to written picture naming was only noted during tDCS but not with sham. The resting state functional connectivity data indicate that improvement in spelling was accompanied by an increase in cerebro-cerebellar network connectivity. These results highlight the therapeutic potential of right cerebellar tDCS to augment spelling therapy in an individual with large bilateral chronic strokes.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience20174558The therapeutic potential of right cerebellar tDCS to augment spelling therapy in an individual with large bilateral chronic strokes and resting state functional connectivity data indicate that improvement in spelling was accompanied by an increase in cerebro-cerebellar network connectivity.2017-01-12T00:00:00Frontiers in Human Neuroscience['R. Sebastian', 'Sadhvi Saxena', 'K. Tsapkini', 'A. Faria', 'Charltien Long', 'Amy Wright', 'C. Davis', 'D. Tippett', 'Antonios P. Mourdoukoutas', 'M. Bikson', 'P. Celnik', 'A. Hillis']2017-01-12T00:00:00 aedc77984e12b8e58b50baea69bb5e1afc66a1daObjectives: Although social science research has examined police and law enforcement-perpetrated discrimination against Black men using policing statistics and implicit bias studies, there is little quantitative evidence detailing this phenomenon from the perspective of Black men. Consequently, there is a dearth of research detailing how Black men’s perspectives on police and law enforcement-related stress predict negative physiological and psychological health outcomes. This study addresses these gaps with the qualitative development and quantitative test of the Police and Law Enforcement (PLE) Scale. Method: In Study 1, we used thematic analysis on transcripts of individual qualitative interviews with 90 Black men to assess key themes and concepts and develop quantitative items. In Study 2, we used 2 focus groups comprised of 5 Black men each (n = 10), intensive cognitive interviewing with a separate sample of Black men (n = 15), and piloting with another sample of Black men (n = 13) to assess the ecological validity of the quantitative items. For Study 3, we analyzed data from a sample of 633 Black men between the ages of 18 and 65 to test the factor structure of the PLE, as we all as its concurrent validity and convergent/discriminant validity. Results: Qualitative analyses and confirmatory factor analyses suggested that a 5-item, 1-factor measure appropriately represented respondents’ experiences of police/law enforcement discrimination. As hypothesized, the PLE was positively associated with measures of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Preliminary evidence suggests that the PLE is a reliable and valid measure of Black men’s experiences of discrimination with police/law enforcement.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology20179542Preliminary evidence suggests that the PLE is a reliable and valid measure of Black men’s experiences of discrimination with police/law enforcement and positively associated with measures of racial discrimination and depressive symptoms.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology['D. English', 'Lisa Bowleg', 'Ana María del Río-González', 'J. Tschann', 'R. Agans', 'David J. Malebranche']2017-01-12T00:00:00 82926e4ece0e29b25e7e865376c26c12d0d2ee08Interhemispheric functional connectivity abnormalities are often reported in autism and it is thus not surprising that structural defects of the corpus callosum (CC) are consistently found using both traditional MRI and DTI techniques. Past DTI studies however, have subdivided the CC into 2 or 3 segments without regard for where fibers may project to within the cortex, thus placing limitations on our ability to understand the nature, timing and neurobehavioral impact of early CC abnormalities in autism. Leveraging a unique cohort of 97 toddlers (68 autism; 29 typical) we utilized a novel technique that identified seven CC tracts according to their cortical projections. Results revealed that younger (<2.5 years old), but not older toddlers with autism exhibited abnormally low mean, radial, and axial diffusivity values in the CC tracts connecting the occipital lobes and the temporal lobes. Fractional anisotropy and the cross sectional area of the temporal CC tract were significantly larger in young toddlers with autism. These findings indicate that water diffusion is more restricted and unidirectional in the temporal CC tract of young toddlers who develop autism. Such results may be explained by a potential overabundance of small caliber axons generated by excessive prenatal neural proliferation as proposed by previous genetic, animal model, and postmortem studies of autism. Furthermore, early diffusion measures in the temporal CC tract of the young toddlers were correlated with outcome measures of autism severity at later ages. These findings regarding the potential nature, timing, and location of early CC abnormalities in autism add to accumulating evidence, which suggests that altered inter-hemispheric connectivity, particularly across the temporal lobes, is a hallmark of the disorder.Cortex20179945Early diffusion measures in the temporal CC tract of the young toddlers were correlated with outcome measures of autism severity at later ages, adding to accumulating evidence, which suggests that altered inter-hemispheric connectivity, particularly across the temporal lobes, is a hallmark of the disorder.2017-01-12T00:00:00Cortex['Noa Fingher', 'I. Dinstein', 'M. Ben-Shachar', 'Shlomi Haar', 'A. Dale', 'L. Eyler', 'K. Pierce', 'E. Courchesne']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c088603102619a4c5aca2738ff4aa915e62830abThe highly dispersed MgO-nanoflake modified diatomite (MgO–D) was synthesized by a two-step process and used for the adsorption of phosphate from wastewater. The adsorbents involved were characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Different conditions such as solution pH, contact time, temperature, and coexisting anions were investigated. MgO–D exhibited an excellent phosphate adsorption capacity within the pH range of 3–10 and approached its maximum of 104.94 mg g–1 at optimal conditions. The adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The adsorption isotherms had a good fit with the Langmuir model, while the maximum adsorption capacity reached 137.93 mg g–1 at 298 K. The thermodynamics parameters indicated that the sorption process was spontaneous and exothermic. A mechanism that involved (i) hydroxylation of MgO nanoflakes, (ii) electrostatic attraction of negatively charged phosphate ions with hy...201748432017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data['Peng Xia', 'W. Xuejiang', 'Xin Wang', 'Jing Zhang', 'Hao Wang', 'Jingke Song', 'Rongrong Ma', 'Jiayi Wang', 'Zhao Jianfu']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b08832ec6a52291d785e113292cfdcc75cf1a3ddDespite widespread uses of tetanus toxoid (TT) as a vaccine, model antigen and protein carrier, TT epitopes have been poorly characterized. Herein we defined the human CD4+ T cell epitope repertoire by reevaluation of previously described epitopes and evaluation of those derived from prediction of HLA Class II binding. Forty-seven epitopes were identified following in vitro TT stimulation, with 28 epitopes accounting for 90% of the total response. Despite this diverse range of epitopes, individual responses were associated with only a few immunodominant epitopes, with each donor responding on average to 3 epitopes. For the top 14 epitopes, HLA restriction could be inferred based on HLA typing of the responding donors. HLA binding predictions re-identified the vast majority of known epitopes, and identified 24 additional novel epitopes. With these epitopes, we created a TT epitope pool, which allowed us to characterize TT responses directly ex vivo using a cytokine-independent Activation Induced Marker (AIM) assay. These TT responses were highly Th1 or Th2 polarized, which was dependent upon the original priming vaccine, either the cellular DTwP or acellular DTaP formulation. This polarization remained despite the original priming having occurred decades past and a recent booster immunization with a reduced acellular vaccine formulation. While TT responses following booster vaccination were not durably increased in magnitude, they were associated with a relative expansion of CD4+ effector memory T cells.PLoS ONE20174148The human CD4+ T cell epitope repertoire is defined by reevaluation of previously described epitopes and evaluation of those derived from prediction of HLA Class II binding, which re-identified the vast majority of known epitopes, and identified 24 additional novel epitopes.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['R. da Silva Antunes', 'S. Paul', 'J. Sidney', 'D. Weiskopf', 'J. Dan', 'E. Phillips', 'S. Mallal', 'S. Crotty', 'A. Sette', 'C. L. Lindestam Arlehamn']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f044f2d5876ea7e8c813703fd053f60fc8cbaa6fCurrently, biomarkers that predict the efficacy of everolimus in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients are lacking. Everolimus inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) expression. We performed PET scans on mRCC patients with 89Zr-bevacizumab, a VEGF-A–binding antibody tracer. The aims were to determine a change in tumor tracer uptake after the start of everolimus and to explore whether 89Zr-bevacizumab PET can identify patients with early disease progression. Methods: 89Zr-bevacizumab PET was done before and 2 and 6 wk after the start of everolimus, 10 mg/d, in mRCC patients. Routine CT scans were performed at baseline and every 3 mo thereafter. Tumor tracer uptake was quantified using SUVmax. The endpoints were a change in tumor tracer uptake and treatment response on CT after 3 mo. Results: Thirteen patients participated. The median SUVmax of 94 tumor lesions was 7.3 (range, 1.6–59.5). Between patients, median tumor SUVmax varied up to 8-fold. After 2 wk, median SUVmax was 6.3 (1.7–62.3), corresponding to a mean decrease of 9.1% (P < 0.0001). Three patients discontinued everolimus early. At 6 wk, a mean decrease in SUVmax of 23.4% compared with baseline was found in 70 evaluable lesions of 10 patients, with a median SUVmax of 5.4 (1.1–49.4, P < 0.0001). All 10 patients who continued treatment had stable disease at 3 mo. Conclusion: Everolimus decreases 89Zr-bevacizumab tumor uptake. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the predictive value of 89Zr-bevacizumab PET for everolimus antitumor efficacy.Journal of Nuclear Medicine20172644The aims were to determine a change in tumor tracer uptake after the start of everolimus and to explore whether 89Zr-bevacizumab PET can identify patients with early disease progression, and to evaluate the predictive value of 89ZR-beVacizuab PET for everolitus antitumor efficacy.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Nuclear Medicine['S. C. van Es', 'A. Brouwers', 'S. Mahesh', 'A. Leliveld-Kors', 'I. D. de Jong', 'M. L. Lub-de Hooge', 'E. D. de Vries', 'J. Gietema', 'S. Oosting']2017-01-12T00:00:00 281270c5bc155ae3aeb3f877d1a4c6cd783b5a93BACKGROUND In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) the sinuses are a bacterial reservoir for Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). From the sinuses the GNB can repeatedly migrate to the lungs. In a one-year follow-up study, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) with adjuvant therapy reduced the frequency of pulmonary samples positive for GNB. We investigated whether the effect is sustained. METHODOLOGY We report the effect of ESS and adjuvant therapy three years postoperatively in a CF cohort participating in this prospective clinical follow-up study. The primary endpoint was the lung infection status defined by Leeds criteria. RESULTS One hundred and six CF patients underwent ESS; 27 had improved lung infection status after three years. The prevalence of patients free of lung colonization with GNB significantly increased from 16/106 patients (15%) preoperatively to 35/106 patients (33%) after three years. The total cohort had decreasing lung function during follow-up; however, in 27 patients with improved lung infection status lung function was stable. Revision surgery was performed in 31 patients (28%). CONCLUSION ESS with adjuvant therapy significantly improves the lung infection status for at least three years in our cohort of patients with CF and may postpone chronic lung infection with GNB and thus stabilize lung function.Rhinology20174243ESS with adjuvant therapy significantly improves the lung infection status for at least three years in a cohort of patients with CF and may postpone chronic lung infection with GNB and thus stabilize lung function.2017-01-12T00:00:00Rhinology['M. Alanin', 'K. Aanaes', 'N. Høiby', 'T. Pressler', 'Marianne Skov', 'Kim G. Nielsen', 'D. Taylor-Robinson', 'Elisabeth', 'Waldmann', 'H. K. Johansen', 'C. Buchwald']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7fddb5e8c73d680406d32c005151c5611165c734Background We present temporal trends in self-reported and biological markers of unprotected sex and sex with concurrent partners in discordant couples receiving couples' voluntary HIV counselling and testing (CVCT). Methods Heterosexual Zambian HIV-serodiscordant couples were enrolled into longitudinal follow-up in an open cohort (1994–2012). Multivariable Anderson-Gill models explored predictors of self-report and biological indicators of unprotected sex within (including sperm on a vaginal swab, incident pregnancy or incident linked HIV infection) and outside (including self-report, STI and unlinked HIV infection) the union. Measures of secular trends in baseline measures were also examined. Results At enrolment of 3049 couples, men were 35 years old on average, women were 29 years, and couples had been together for an average of 7 years. M+F− couples reported an average of 16.6 unprotected sex acts in the 3 months prior to enrolment (pre-CVCT), dropping to 5.3 in the >0–3 month interval, and 2.0 in >6 month intervals (p-trend <0.001). Corresponding values for M−F+ couples were 22.4 unprotected sex acts in the 3 months prior enrolment, dropping to 5.2 in the >0–3 month interval, and 3.1 in >6 month intervals (p-trend <0.001). Significant reductions in self-report and biological markers of outside partners were also noted. Predictors of unprotected sex between study partners after CVCT included prevalent pregnancy (adjusted HR, aHR=1.6–1.9); HIV+ men being circumcised (aHR=1.2); and HIV− women reporting sex with outside partners (aHR=1.3), alcohol (aHR=1.2), injectable (aHR=1.4) or oral (aHR=1.4) contraception use. Fertility intentions were also predictive of unprotected sex (aHR=1.2–1.4). Secular trends indicated steady declines in reported outside partners and STIs. Conclusion Reductions in self-reported unprotected sex after CVCT were substantial and sustained. Reinforced risk-reduction counselling in pregnant couples, couples desiring children and couples with HIV− women having outside partners or using alcohol or injectable or oral contraception are indicated.Sexually Transmitted Infections20172844Reductions in self-reported unprotected sex after CVCT were substantial and sustained and Reinforced risk-reduction counselling in pregnant couples, couples desiring children and couples with HIV− women having outside partners or using alcohol or injectable or oral contraception are indicated.2017-01-12T00:00:00Sexually Transmitted Infections['K. Wall', 'W. Kilembe', 'B. Vwalika', 'L. Haddad', 'S. Lakhi', 'U. Onwubiko', 'N. Htee Khu', 'I. Brill', 'R. Chavuma', 'C. Vwalika', 'L. Mwananyanda', 'E. Chomba', 'J. Mulenga', 'A. Tichacek', 'S. Allen']2017-01-12T00:00:00 98bcb5a60b91329798ee519081997dfdee519a64Journal of urban health20175839Joint trajectories of adolescent alcohol and marijuana use are estimated to determine if they relate differently to four sexual outcomes: multiple sexual partners, sex without a condom, teenage pregnancy, and contraction of a sexually transmitted infection in young adulthood.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Urban Health['K. Green', 'Rashelle J. Musci', 'P. Matson', 'Renee M. Johnson', 'B. Reboussin', 'N. Ialongo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0c3fd8e48c948615a61a16d61d96a3564193b2a5Abstract Objective: This study examined the influence of Hispanic ethnicity and language/cultural background on performance on the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB). Method: Participants included healthy, primarily English-speaking Hispanic (n = 93; Hispanic-English), primarily Spanish-speaking Hispanic (n = 93; Hispanic-Spanish), and English speaking Non-Hispanic white (n = 93; NH white) adults matched on age, sex, and education levels. All participants were in the NIH Toolbox national norming project and completed the Fluid and Crystallized components of the NIHTB-CB. T-scores (demographically-unadjusted) were developed based on the current sample and were used in analyses. Results: Spanish-speaking Hispanics performed worse than English-speaking Hispanics and NH whites on demographically unadjusted NIHTB-CB Fluid Composite scores (ps < .01). Results on individual measures comprising the Fluid Composite showed significant group differences on tests of executive inhibitory control (p = .001), processing speed (p = .003), and working memory (p < .001), but not on tests of cognitive flexibility or episodic memory. Test performances were associated with language/cultural backgrounds in the Hispanic-Spanish group: better vocabularies and reading were predicted by being born outside the U.S., having Spanish as a first language, attending school outside the U.S., and speaking more Spanish at home. However, many of these same background factors were associated with worse Fluid Composites within the Hispanic-Spanish group. Conclusions: On tests of Fluid cognition, the Hispanic-Spanish group performed the poorest of all groups. Socio-demographic and linguistic factors were associated with those differences. These findings highlight the importance of considering language/cultural backgrounds when interpreting neuropsychological test performances. Importantly, after applying previously published NIHTB-CB norms with demographic corrections, these language/ethnic group differences are eliminated.Clinical Neuropsychologist20174238On tests of Fluid cognition, the Hispanic-Spanish group performed the poorest of all groups, highlighting the importance of considering language/cultural backgrounds when interpreting neuropsychological test performances.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Clinical Neuropsychologist['Ilse Flores', 'K. Casaletto', 'M. Marquine', 'A. Umlauf', 'D. Moore', 'D. Mungas', 'R. Gershon', 'J. Beaumont', 'R. Heaton']2017-01-12T00:00:00 00889b5c660b6234d78e6bd85feb0108c55f953dAdvances in Health Sciences Education20173234Research evaluating influences of fictional medical television on health professional students suggests that students often view these television programs independently and that integration of this programming into medical education is feasible and acceptable.2017-01-12T00:00:00Advances in Health Sciences Education['Beth L. Hoffman', 'Robert Hoffman', 'C. Wessel', 'A. Shensa', 'M. Woods', 'B. Primack']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4241eacd32e9f12a3e2ea36fb8264d4c6e980132The aim of this research is to study the role of nanocrystalline TiO2/SnO2 n–n heterojunctions for hydrogen sensing. Nanopowders of pure SnO2, 90 mol % SnO2/10 mol % TiO2, 10 mol % SnO2/90 mol % TiO2 and pure TiO2 have been obtained using flame spray synthesis (FSS). The samples have been characterized by BET, XRD, SEM, HR-TEM, Mössbauer effect and impedance spectroscopy. Gas-sensing experiments have been performed for H2 concentrations of 1–3000 ppm at 200–400 °C. The nanomaterials are well-crystallized, anatase TiO2, rutile TiO2 and cassiterite SnO2 polymorphic forms are present depending on the chemical composition of the powders. The crystallite sizes from XRD peak analysis are within the range of 3–27 nm. Tin exhibits only the oxidation state 4+. The H2 detection threshold for the studied TiO2/SnO2 heterostructures is lower than 1 ppm especially in the case of SnO2-rich samples. The recovery time of SnO2-based heterostructures, despite their large responses over the whole measuring range, is much longer than that of TiO2-rich samples at higher H2 flows. TiO2/SnO2 heterostructures can be intentionally modified for the improved H2 detection within both the small (1–50 ppm) and the large (50–3000 ppm) concentration range. The temperature Tmax at which the semiconducting behavior begins to prevail upon water desorption/oxygen adsorption depends on the TiO2/SnO2 composition. The electrical resistance of sensing materials exhibits a power-law dependence on the H2 partial pressure. This allows us to draw a conclusion about the first step in the gas sensing mechanism related to the adsorption of oxygen ions at the surface of nanomaterials.Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology20175937A conclusion is drawn about the first step in the gas sensing mechanism related to the adsorption of oxygen ions at the surface of nanomaterials as well as the electrical resistance of sensing materials exhibits a power-law dependence on the H2 partial pressure.2017-01-12T00:00:00Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology['B. Lyson-Sypien', 'A. Kusior', 'M. Rekas', 'J. Żukrowski', 'M. Gajewska', 'K. Michalow-Mauke', 'T. Graule', 'M. Radecka', 'K. Zakrzewska']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f31b3c815c89ce62bb781da9754d0b368752039eBritish Journal of Cancer20172636Low levels of serum LDH may indicate that bevacizumab is still efficacious in inhibiting angiogenesis activation, and validation of present results in subgroup analyses of other randomised trials of second-lineAngiogenesis inhibitors is warranted.2017-01-12T00:00:00British Journal of Cancer['F. Marmorino', 'L. Salvatore', 'C. Barbara', 'G. Allegrini', 'L. Antonuzzo', 'G. Masi', 'F. Loupakis', 'B. Borelli', 'S. Chiara', 'M. Banzi', 'E. Miraglio', 'D. Amoroso', 'F. Dargenio', 'A. Bonetti', 'A. Martignetti', 'M. Paris', 'D. Tomčíková', 'L. Boni', 'A. Falcone', 'C. Cremolini']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e1bcdd1d0ab2fb69144a2f326316be33308dcd69We examined the concepts and emotions people associate with their national flag, and how these associations are related to nationalism and patriotism across 11 countries. Factor analyses indicated that the structures of associations differed across countries in ways that reflect their idiosyncratic historical developments. Positive emotions and egalitarian concepts were associated with national flags across countries. However, notable differences between countries were found due to historical politics. In societies known for being peaceful and open-minded (e.g., Canada, Scotland), egalitarianism was separable from honor-related concepts and associated with the flag; in countries that were currently involved in struggles for independence (e.g., Scotland) and countries with an imperialist past (the United Kingdom), the flag was strongly associated with power-related concepts; in countries with a negative past (e.g., Germany), the primary association was sports; in countries with disruption due to separatist or extremist movements (e.g., Northern Ireland, Turkey), associations referring to aggression were not fully rejected; in collectivist societies (India, Singapore), obedience was linked to positive associations and strongly associated with the flag. In addition, the more strongly individuals endorsed nationalism and patriotism, the more they associated positive emotions and egalitarian concepts with their flag. Implications of these findings are discussed.201747342017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology['J. Becker', 'D. Butz', 'C. Sibley', 'F. Barlow', 'Lisa M. Bitacola', 'O. Christ', 'Sammyh S. Khan', 'Chan‐Hoong Leong', 'Samuel Pehrson', 'N. Srinivasan', 'Aline Sulz', 'Nicole Tausch', 'Karolina Urbanska', 'Steven C. Wright']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8580dca6decb35fdca6551de211b4da9cf26f20dOxidation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (ox-CaMKII) by ROS has been associated with asthma. However, the contribution of ox-CaMKII to the development of asthma remains to be fully characterized. Here, we tested the effect of ox-CaMKII on IgE-mediated mast cell activation in an allergen-induced mouse model of asthma using oxidant-resistant CaMKII MMVVδ knockin (MMVVδ) mice. Compared with WT mice, the allergen-challenged MMVVδ mice displayed less airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and inflammation. These MMVVδ mice exhibited reduced levels of ROS and diminished recruitment of mast cells to the lungs. OVA-activated bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMCs) from MMVVδ mice showed a significant inhibition of ROS and ox-CaMKII expression. ROS generation was dependent on intracellular Ca2+ concentration in BMMCs. Importantly, OVA-activated MMVVδ BMMCs had suppressed degranulation, histamine release, leukotriene C4, and IL-13 expression. Adoptive transfer of WT, but not MMVVδ, BMMCs, reversed the alleviated AHR and inflammation in allergen-challenged MMVVδ mice. The CaMKII inhibitor KN-93 significantly suppressed IgE-mediated mast cell activation and asthma. These studies support a critical but previously unrecognized role of ox-CaMKII in mast cells that promotes asthma and suggest that therapies to reduce ox-CaMKII may be a novel approach for asthma.JCI Insight20176235A critical but previously unrecognized role of ox- CaMKII in mast cells that promotes asthma is supported and therapies to reduce ox-CaMKII may be a novel approach for asthma.2017-01-12T00:00:00JCI insight['Jingjing Qu', 'Danh C. Do', 'Yufeng Zhou', 'Elizabeth D. Luczak', 'W. Mitzner', 'M. Anderson', 'P. Gao']2017-01-12T00:00:00 9b70573d2b874c6a4408dda21ad94c01223045dcBACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by an IgE-mediated reaction. Aging usually induces a progressive decline of immune system function. There is common belief that both allergic symptoms severity and serum IgE production decline during aging. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the possible impact of age on: i) serum allergen-specific IgE levels in a large sample of subjects, and ii) AR symptom severity in a group of mono-allergic patients. METHODS Serum allergen-specific IgE to birch, Bet v 1, Parietaria, and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus were measured by immunofluorometric assay (IFMA) in a sample of 8098 subjects. AR symptom severity was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) in a sub-group of 531 mono-allergic patients. RESULTS The analysis of variance showed that IgE to Bet v 1, birch, and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus significantly decreased considering the age, whereas IgE to Parietaria did not significantly decline in respect of the age. Considering the global sample of mono-allergic patients, elderly subjects (over 65 years old) tended to have lower IgE levels, but had significantly lower VAS rating, and significantly less sensitizations than adult subjects (18-65 years old). In both adult and elderly patients VAS strongly correlated with IgE values. CONCLUSIONS Allergen-specific IgE levels tend to reduce with aging, but with differences between types of allergy. The IgE decrease is usually associated with reduced AR symptom severity. Elderly AR patients seem to have a different phenotype/endotype in comparison with adult AR ones, characterized by milder symptoms, lower IgE production, and less sensitizations. However, a close positive relationship between IgE values and VAS scores is shared by both adult and elderly AR patients, confirming the close link between allergy and symptoms that persists also in the elderly.Rhinology20174029A close positive relationship between IgE values and VAS scores is shared by both adult and elderly AR patients, confirming the close link between allergy and symptoms that persists also in the elderly.2017-01-12T00:00:00Rhinology['Giorgio Ciprandi', 'P. Comite', 'F. Ferrero', 'V. Fontana', 'Marco Bruzzone', 'Michele Mussap']2017-01-12T00:00:00 48810bcd0cb7513de1714deab82aece1803b8310Background and purpose — Fast-track protocols have been introduced worldwide to improve the recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA). These protocols have reduced the length of hospital stay (LOS), and THA in an outpatient setting is also feasible. However, less is known regarding the first weeks after THA with fast track. We examined patients’ experiences of the first 6 weeks after hospital discharge following inpatient and outpatient THA with fast track.Patients and methods — In a prospective cohort study, 100 consecutive patients who underwent THA surgery in a fast-track setting between February 2015 and October 2015 received a diary for 6 weeks. This diary contained various internationally validated questionnaires including HOOS-PS, OHS, EQ-5D, SF-12, and ICOAP. In addition, there were general questions regarding pain, the wound, physiotherapy, and thrombosis prophylaxis injections.Results — 94 patients completed the diary, 42 of whom were operated in an outpatient setting. Pain and use of pain med...Acta Orthopaedica2017031Patients’ experiences of the first 6 weeks after hospital discharge following inpatient and outpatient THA with fast track is examined to improve the recovery after total hip arthroplasty.2017-01-12T00:00:00Acta Orthopaedica['L. Klapwijk', 'N. Mathijssen', 'J. V. van Egmond', 'Bianca M Verbeek', 'S. Vehmeijer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a10df46e2b164e48cb7be0d0f5e0e1161118a2cdMetabolomics20173828K. pneumoniae produces a core suite of volatile compounds across all growth media studied, although the volatile metabolic signature of this organism is fundamentally media-dependent.2017-01-12T00:00:00Metabolomics['C. Rees', 'K. Nordick', 'F. Franchina', 'Alexa E. Lewis', 'Elizabeth B. Hirsch', 'Jane E. Hill']2017-01-12T00:00:00 408b5752f8727eb87ba51453064c4dc4a361341bObjective: To study associations of cerebrovascular metabolism genotypes and haplotypes with age at Alzheimer’s disease dementia (AD) onset and with neuropsychiatric symptoms according to each dementia stage. Methods: Consecutive outpatients with late-onset AD were assessed for age at dementia onset and Neuropsychiatric Inventory scores according to Clinical Dementia Rating scores, apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) haplotypes, angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) variants rs1800764 and rs4291, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol receptor gene (LDLR) variants rs11669576 and rs5930, cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene (CETP) variants I422V and TaqIB, and liver X receptor beta gene (NR1H2) polymorphism rs2695121. Results: Considering 201 patients, only APOE-ɛ4 carriers had earlier dementia onset in multiple correlations, as well as less apathy, more delusions, and more aberrant motor behavior. Both ACE polymorphisms were associated with less intense frontally mediated behaviors. Regarding LDLR variants, carriers of the A allele of rs11669576 had less anxiety and more aberrant motor behavior, whereas carriers of the A allele of rs5930 had less delusions, less anxiety, more apathy, and more irritability. CETP variants that included G alleles of I422V and TaqIB were mostly associated with less intense frontally mediated behaviors, while severely impaired carriers of the T allele of rs2695121 had more anxiety and more aberrant motor behavior. Conclusion: Though only APOE haplotypes affected AD onset, cerebrovascular metabolism genotypes were associated with differences in several neuropsychiatric manifestations of AD.Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria20174827Though only APOE haplotypes affected AD onset, cerebrovascular metabolism genotypes were associated with differences in several neuropsychiatric manifestations of AD.2017-01-12T00:00:00Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry['F. F. de Oliveira', 'E. Chen', 'Marília Cardoso Smith', 'P. Bertolucci']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7d4ba39533cc02eab4083e6b74685140ff616e39Background and purpose — Fast-track protocols have been introduced worldwide to improve the recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA). These protocols have reduced the length of hospital stay (LOS), and THA in an outpatient setting is also feasible. However, less is known regarding the first weeks after THA with fast track. We examined patients’ experiences of the first 6 weeks after hospital discharge following inpatient and outpatient THA with fast track. Patients and methods — In a prospective cohort study, 100 consecutive patients who underwent THA surgery in a fast-track setting between February 2015 and October 2015 received a diary for 6 weeks. This diary contained various internationally validated questionnaires including HOOS-PS, OHS, EQ-5D, SF-12, and ICOAP. In addition, there were general questions regarding pain, the wound, physiotherapy, and thrombosis prophylaxis injections. Results — 94 patients completed the diary, 42 of whom were operated in an outpatient setting. Pain and use of pain medication had gradually decreased during the 6 weeks. Function and quality of life gradually improved. After 6 weeks, 91% of all patients reported better functioning and less pain than preoperatively. Interpretation — Fast track improves early functional outcome, and the PROMs reported during the first 6 weeks in this study showed continued improvement. They can be used as a baseline for future studies. The PROMs reported could also serve as a guide for staff and patients alike to modify expectations and therefore possibly improve patient satisfaction.Acta Orthopaedica20173032Fast track improves early functional outcome, and the PROMs reported during the first 6 weeks in this study showed continued improvement, and they can be used as a baseline for future studies and serve as a guide for staff and patients alike to modify expectations and therefore improve patient satisfaction.2017-01-12T00:00:00Acta Orthopaedica['L. Klapwijk', 'N. Mathijssen', 'J. V. van Egmond', 'Bianca M Verbeek', 'S. Vehmeijer']2017-01-12T00:00:00 03f7261d6be39cf7237b2a84271f94fdaf65ff73Jornal de Pediatria20173925Tight glycemic control for neonatal hyperglycemia does not change survival without neurodevelopmental impairment, but reduces height, increases height‐adjusted lean mass, and reduces fasting blood glucose concentrations at school age.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Pediatrics['Anna C Tottman', 'J. Alsweiler', 'F. Bloomfield', 'G. Gamble', 'Yannan Jiang', 'Myra Leung', 'Tanya Poppe', 'Benjamin Thompson', 'T. Wouldes', 'J. Harding']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ddb4977e11d0320f9c0e5b513616f1109a8364d9Drug and Alcohol Dependence20173524Demonstrating that client language is under partial control of the provider supports the feasibility of clinical trials to investigate the impact of shaping client language on treatment outcomes.2017-01-12T00:00:00Drug and alcohol dependence['T. Moyers', 'J. Houck', 'Lisa H Glynn', 'Kevin A. Hallgren', 'Jennifer K Manuel']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3219e02c8195350b170842d03f014366ffb10564Throughout a marriage couples will share countless ordinary moments together that may seem trivial, but which actually have potential to affirm and strengthen relational bonds. According to theories of emotional capital, the accumulation of shared positive moments in a relationship should serve as an essential resource for protecting the relationship against threats. To date, however, few empirical studies have explored the role emotional capital may play in shaping responses to negative relationship experiences. In the current study, newly married couples completed 3 14-day daily diary tasks assessing emotional capital, negative partner behaviors, and marital satisfaction over a 3-year period, for a total of 42 potential days of diary data. Contrary to predictions, emotional capital on a given day was not associated with reactivity to relationship threats on the following day. However, conceptually replicating prior work, individuals who accumulated more emotional capital on average across the diary tasks did exhibit lower reactivity to daily relationship threats; that is, on days of greater relationship threat (i.e., negative partner behaviors), those spouses who generally accrued more shared positive moments with their partner maintained greater feelings of marital satisfaction compared with spouses who accrued fewer positive moments. These findings contribute to a growing literature illustrating how positive shared activities between partners help sustain relationship quality over time.Journal of family psychology2017023Conceptually replicating prior work, individuals who accumulated more emotional capital on average across the diary tasks did exhibit lower reactivity to daily relationship threats; that is, on days of greater relationship threat (i.e., negative partner behaviors), those spouses who generally accrued more shared positive moments with their partner maintained greater feelings of marital satisfaction compared with spouses who accrued fewer positive moments.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Family Psychology['C. Walsh', 'Lisa A. Neff', 'M. Gleason']2017-01-12T00:00:00 87dc01939c6601970b2772fd4b29e51b5df972cfnew microbes and new infections20173221PCR-based screening during vanA-positive Enterococcus faecium outbreaks in four university hospitals in Copenhagen, Denmark had high diagnostic accuracy and the prompt availability of results gave a considerable benefit for infection control decision making.2017-01-12T00:00:00New Microbes and New Infections['B. Holzknecht', 'D. S. Hansen', 'L. Nielsen', 'A. Kailow', 'J. Jarløv']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6897f6c6ee83cb689ffa10c4957e2cee4e9d4730Oral tolerance is a promising approach for allergy prevention in early life, but it strongly depends on allergen exposure and proper immune environment. Small tolerance-inducing peptides and dietary immunomodulatory components may comprise an attractive method for allergy prevention in at-risk infants. This study aimed to investigate whether early oral exposure to β-lactoglobulin-derived peptides (BLG-peptides) and a specific synbiotic mixture of short- and long- chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS/lcFOS, FF) and Bifidobacterium breve (Bb) M-16V (FF/Bb) can prevent cow’s milk allergy (CMA). Three-week-old female C3H/HeOuJ mice were orally exposed to phosphate buffered saline (PBS), whey protein, or a mixture of four synthetic BLG-peptides combined with a FF/Bb-enriched diet prior to intragastric sensitization with whey protein and cholera toxin. To assess the acute allergic skin response and clinical signs of allergy, mice were challenged intradermally with whole whey protein. Serum immunoglobulins were analyzed after a whey protein oral challenge. Cytokine production by allergen-reactivated splenocytes was measured and changes in T cells subsets in the spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, and intestinal lamina propria were investigated. Pre-exposing mice to a low dosage of BLG-peptides and a FF/Bb-enriched diet prior to whey protein sensitization resulted in a significant reduction of the acute allergic skin response to whey compared to PBS-pretreated mice fed a control diet. Serum immunoglobulins were not affected, but anaphylactic symptom scores remained low and splenocytes were non-responsive in whey-induced cytokine production. In addition, preservation of the Th1/Th2 balance in the small intestine lamina propria was a hallmark of the mechanism underlying the protective effect of the BLG-peptides–FF/Bb intervention. Prior exposure to BLG-peptides and a FF/Bb-enriched diet is a promising approach for protecting the intestinal Th1/Th2 balance and reducing the allergic response to whole whey protein. Therefore, it might have implications for developing successful nutritional strategies for CMA prevention.Frontiers in Immunology20175122Investigating whether early oral exposure to β-lactoglobulin-derived peptides and a specific synbiotic mixture of short- and long- chain fructo-oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V can prevent cow’s milk allergy found it to be a promising approach for protecting the intestinal Th1/Th2 balance and reducing the allergic response to whole whey protein.2017-01-12T00:00:00Frontiers in Immunology['A. Kostadinova', 'L. Meulenbroek', 'B. Van Esch', 'G. Hofman', 'J. Garssen', 'L. Willemsen', 'L. Knippels']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e0a113629ee0f5680a0ea7f51161ec69a986f279This paper investigates the efficacy of a novel bioresidue (made from biomass) for organic modification of sodium montmorillonite clay. To this end, montmorillonite was biomodified using a solution-intercalation processing technique. The results of experiments, carried out using techniques of XRD, FTIR, TGA, and oscillatory rheometry, showed that strong interactions exist between certain molecular species of bioresidue (e.g., amide and carboxyl groups) and silicate platelets of montmorillonite clay, leading to a highly intercalated clay structure. An atomic-level analysis using density functional theory (DFT) was also employed to study the effect of the bioresidue’s polar functional groups on the basal d-spacing of montmorillonite. On the basis of DFT results, the overall increase in the gallery spacing observed for amide and carboxyl intercalants could be attributed to the ion–dipole and dipole–dipole interactions and, most importantly, reduction in positive charge of the gallery space. This reduction of...201744212017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Ellie H. Fini', 'B. Høgsaa', 'J. Christiansen', 'Catalina-Gabriela Sanporean', 'E. A. Jensen', 'M. Mousavi', 'F. Pahlavan']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3044a88ab3e87c95a4b5c18ed66e5dccbb566525An understanding of how each individual 5q chromosome critical deleted region (CDR) gene contributes to malignant transformation would foster the development of much needed targeted therapies for the treatment of therapy related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs). Early Growth Response 1 (EGR1) is a key transcriptional regulator of myeloid differentiation located within the 5q chromosome CDR that has been shown to regulate HSC (hematopoietic stem cell) quiescence as well as the master regulator of apoptosis—p53. Since resistance to apoptosis is a hallmark of malignant transformation, we investigated the role of EGR1 in apoptosis of bone marrow cells; a cell population from which myeloid malignancies arise. We evaluated radiation induced apoptosis of Egr1+/+ and Egr1-/- bone marrow cells in vitro and in vivo. EGR1 is not required for radiation induced apoptosis of murine bone marrow cells. Neither p53 mRNA (messenger RNA) nor protein expression is regulated by EGR1 in these cells. Radiation induced apoptosis of bone marrow cells by double strand DNA breaks induced p53 activation. These results suggest EGR1 dependent signaling mechanisms do not contribute to aberrant apoptosis of malignant cells in myeloid malignancies.PLoS ONE20176221The results suggest EGR1 dependent signaling mechanisms do not contribute to aberrant apoptosis of malignant cells in myeloid malignancies.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Karine Z. Oben', 'Beth W. Gachuki', 'Sara S Alhakeem', 'M. McKenna', 'Ying Liang', 'D. S. St. Clair', 'V. Rangnekar', 'S. Bondada']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a442fedf210305e925ba9ea30c8a8aa5190e818d201740212017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials['L. Bufaiçal', 'R. Finkler', 'L. T. Coutrim', 'P. Pagliuso', 'C. Grossi', 'F. Stavale', 'E. Baggio-Saitovitch', 'E. M. Bittar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a0ede6ef029ed0b8299e6d71bda2f97966c47b93[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169086.].PLoS ONE20173518This research presents a novel probabilistic procedure that allows for direct measurement of the response of the immune system to earthquake-triggered landsliding.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['R. da Silva Antunes', 'S. Paul', 'J. Sidney', 'D. Weiskopf', 'J. Dan', 'E. Phillips', 'S. Mallal', 'S. Crotty', 'A. Sette', 'C. L. Lindestam Arlehamn']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c66e0630226a84a9e8ac5a7161bcc208b87936f2Adsorption isotherms of pure C2H4 and C3H6 were measured on 11 adsorbents and at pressures up to 0.8 MPa using a volumetric method. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area of the adsorbents had a significant effect on adsorption capacities of both C2H4 and C3H6. The metal organic framework MIL-101 had the highest BET surface area and the highest adsorption capacity. For zeolite molecular sieves 5A, the C2H4 adsorption capacity was higher than that of C3H6, which is opposite to the results for most adsorbents. The isosteric heats of C3H6 on AC-1, 5A, MIL-101, ZIF-8, and SG-1 were higher than those of C2H4. The C3H6/C2H4 separation selectivities were calculated using the ideal solution theory, and the activated carbon AC-1 had the highest separation selectivity of 8.8.201723202017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data['W. Su', 'Ai-Xing Zhang', 'Y. Sun', 'M. Ran', 'Xiaojing Wang']2017-01-12T00:00:00 54b55879f153bf14089e73f4a092d395d54ab353Multiple nociceptive pathways in the nervous system have been identified based on structural connectivity studies (Willis, 1991, 2007). However, scientific understanding of the neural dynamics underlying traffic patterns along these highways (i.e., functional connectivity) remains incomplete. Extant techniques for sampling neural data at the micro-scale level using single-unit electrophysiology, and at the macro-scale level using whole brain fMRI, have left a wide knowledge gap at the level of mesoscale network dynamics mediating pain perception. Approaches involving neural ensemble recordings combined with optogenetic interventions represent a valid strategy for closing this knowledge gap. However, significant research efforts to simply amass big data without a valid conceptual framework risk being misguided; data without theory are just numbers. We propose a unifying framework for the interpretation of neural data at the cellular and network levels, generating testable hypotheses, and leading to a more comprehensive understanding of pain in the context of network dynamics.Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience20176318A unifying framework for the interpretation of neural data at the cellular and network levels is proposed, generating testable hypotheses, and leading to a more comprehensive understanding of pain in the context of network dynamics.2017-01-12T00:00:00Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience['C. Saab', 'L. F. Barrett']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1e44da2903dd6bb3aac2227fb0816b20ebd3a69dThis study investigated the association between extent of lifetime attendance in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and spiritual gains among treatment seeking adults for alcohol use disorder. Participants included 246 individuals from 2 of the 3 sites in the Relapse Replication and Extension Project (Lowman, Allen, Stout, & The Relapse Research Group, 1996). Baseline characteristics included 63% male, 39.9% single, and the average age was 34 years (SD = 8.2). The Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement questionnaire (Tonigan, Connors, & Miller, 1996) was used to assess lifetime AA attendance. The Religious Beliefs & Behaviors Questionnaire (Connors, Tonigan, & Miller, 1996) was used to assess spirituality. Percent days abstinent (PDA) and drinks per drinking day (DPDD) were measured using the Form 90. At baseline, adults with more extensive AA histories were more severely alcohol impaired although they were no older relative to adults with less past AA exposure. Clear patterns of AA engagement were found between the high–low AA history groups over follow-up, with adults with less AA experience reporting less AA participation across a swath of AA-specific measures. Gains in spiritual practices significantly mediated AA-related benefit as measured by PDA and DPDD. Tests for moderated-mediation indicated that the magnitude of the mediational effect of spiritual gains did not differ between high–low AA history groups. Having an extensive AA history did not advantage (or disadvantage) adults in mobilizing future spiritual practices that are prescribed in AA. Clinical assessment of client AA history is important, however, because it predicts both the nature and extent that clients may participate in AA.Psychology of Addictive Behaviors20171318Having an extensive AA history did not advantage (or disadvantage) adults in mobilizing future spiritual practices that are prescribed in AA and clear patterns of AA engagement were found between the high–low AA history groups over follow-up.2017-01-12T00:00:00Psychology of Addictive Behaviors['J. S. Tonigan', 'Elizabeth McCallion', 'Tessa Frohe', 'Matthew R. Pearson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bd0dd232c90dcdada1aa5978bf4f6aef9410986aBIN1 is the second most significant Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk factor gene identified through genome-wide association studies. BIN1 is an adaptor protein that can bind to several proteins including c-Myc, clathrin, adaptor protein-2 and dynamin. BIN1 is widely expressed in the brain and peripheral tissue as ubiquitous and tissue-specific alternatively spliced isoforms that regulate membrane dynamics and endocytosis in multiple cell types. The function of BIN1 in the brain and the mechanism(s) by which AD-associated BIN1 alleles increase the risk for the disease are not known. BIN1 has been shown to interact with Tau and two studies reported a positive correlation between BIN1 expression and neurofibrillary tangle pathology in AD. However, an inverse correlation between BIN1 expression and Tau propagation has also been reported. Moreover, there have been conflicting reports on whether BIN1 is present in tangles. A recent study characterized predominant BIN1 expression in mature oligodendrocytes in the gray matter and the white matter in rodent, and the human brain. Here, we have examined BIN1 localization in the brains of patients with AD using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence techniques to analyze BIN1 cellular expression in relation to cellular markers and pathological lesions in AD. We report that BIN1 immunoreactivity in human AD is not associated with neurofibrillary tangles or senile plaques. Moreover, our results show that BIN1 is not expressed by resting and activated microglia, astrocytes, or macrophages in human AD. In accordance with a recent report, low-level de novo BIN1 expression can be observed in a subset of neurons in the AD brain. Further investigations are warranted to understand the complex cellular mechanisms underlying the observed correlation between BIN1 expression and the severity of tangle pathology in AD.Matters20171517BIN1 immunoreactivity in human AD is not associated with neurofibrillary tangles or senile plaques, and the results show that BIN1 is not expressed by resting and activated microglia, astrocytes, or macrophages inhuman AD.2017-01-12T00:00:00Matters['P. de Rossi', 'Virginie Buggia-Prevot', 'Robert J Andrew', 'Sofia V. Krause', 'Elizabeth Woo', 'P. Nelson', 'P. Pytel', 'G. Thinakaran']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d316518d8b02b4f0b9f497c2e3703bfe1e93e954After winning the Peter L. Bernstein Award, David Blitz spoke to Ronald Kahn about what inspired his research. See the full interview here. The low-volatility anomaly is often attributed to limits to arbitrage, such as leverage, short-selling, and benchmark constraints. One would therefore expect hedge funds, which are typically not hindered by these constraints, to be the smart money that is able to benefit from the anomaly. This article finds that the return difference between low- and high-volatility stocks is indeed a highly significant explanatory factor for aggregate hedge fund returns, but with the opposite sign, that is, hedge funds tend to bet not against the low-volatility anomaly, rather than on it. This finding suggests that limits to arbitrage are not the key driver of the low-volatility anomaly and that concerns about low-volatility having become an “overcrowded” trade may be exaggerated. Another contribution of this study is that it identifies a new, highly significant explanatory factor for hedge fund returns.The Journal of Alternative Investments201723152017-01-12T00:00:00{'pages': '17 - 26', 'volume': '21'}['David Blitz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0944e8c893df5d2235b26e5b3a64afaf02cbf668Understanding the interface between organic and inorganic materials presents many challenges due to the complex chemistries involved. Modeling and experimental work have elucidated only a few facets of the physical and chemical nature of the adhesion between such surfaces. In this work, we use density functional theory to understand the adhesion between five different inorganic crystal surfaces (two-dimensional silica, both sides of kaolinite, hydroxylated quartz, hydroxylated albite) with five different organic molecules (benzene, phenol, phthalimide, N-phenylmaleimide, diphenyl ether). In the analysis, we explore the binding motifs that constitute parts of a polyimide monomer and examine their interactions with increasingly complex crystal surfaces. Comparing these systems, we elucidate the key factors (such as electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bond formation, and cation effects) that affect adhesion of organics on inorganic surfaces. It is found that the presence of cations and the availability of t...201761162017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Mathew Mckenzie', 'S. Goyal', 'Sung-Hoon Lee', 'Hyunhang Park', 'Elizabeth S Savoy', 'A. Rammohan', 'J. Mauro', 'Hyunbin Kim', 'K. Min', 'Eunseog Cho']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d8c82cb02cf1ac38b8fcb7f470884fb639d1097fA SNP identified as rs548234, which is found in PRDM1, the gene that encodes BLIMP1, is a risk allele associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). BLIMP1 expression was reported to be decreased in women with the PRDM1 rs548234 risk allele compared with women with the nonrisk allele in monocyte-derived DCs (MO-DCs). In this study, we demonstrate that BLIMP1 expression is regulated by the binding of Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) to the risk SNP. KLF4 is highly expressed in MO-DCs but undetectable in B cells, consistent with the lack of altered expression of BLIMP1 in B cells from risk SNP carriers. Female rs548234 risk allele carriers, but not nonrisk allele carriers, exhibited decreased levels of BLIMP1 in MO-DCs, showing that the regulatory function of KLF4 is influenced by the risk allele. In addition, KLF4 directly recruits histone deacetylases (HDAC4, HDAC6, and HDAC7), established negative regulators of gene expression. Finally, the knock down of KLF4 expression reversed the inhibitory effects of the risk SNP on promoter activity and BLIMP1 expression. Therefore, the binding of KLF4 and the subsequent recruitment of HDACs represent a mechanism for reduced BLIMP1 expression in MO-DCs bearing the SLE risk allele rs548234.JCI Insight20176315It is demonstrated that BLIMP1 expression is regulated by the binding of Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) to the risk allele, and the knock down of KLF4 expression reversed the inhibitory effects of the risk SNP on promoter activity and BLIMp1 expression.2017-01-12T00:00:00JCI insight['S. Jang', 'Helen Chen', 'P. Gregersen', 'B. Diamond', 'S. Kim']2017-01-12T00:00:00 572c2a8d02a4493cd1ae91484f2fce619bcacaccThe performance of adaptive optics systems is partially dependent on the algorithms used within the real‐time control system to compute wavefront slope measurements. We demonstrate the use of a matched filter algorithm for the processing of elongated laser guide star (LGS) Shack‐Hartmann images, using the CANARY adaptive optics instrument on the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope and the European Southern Observatory Wendelstein LGS Unit placed 40 m away. This algorithm has been selected for use with the forthcoming Thirty Meter Telescope, but until now had not been demonstrated on‐sky. From the results of a first observing run, we show that the use of matched filtering improves our adaptive optics system performance, with increases in on‐sky H‐band Strehl measured up to about a factor of 1.1 with respect to a conventional centre of gravity approach. We describe the algorithm used, and the methods that we implemented to enable on‐sky demonstration.20178152017-01-12T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['A. Basden', 'L. Bardou', 'D. B. Calia', 'T. Buey', 'M. Centrone', 'F. Chemla', 'J. Gach', 'E. Gendron', 'D. Gratadour', 'I. Guidolin', 'D. Jenkins', 'E. Marchetti', 'T. Morris', 'R. Myers', 'J. Osborn', 'A. Reeves', 'M. Reyes', 'G. Rousset', 'Gianluca Lombardi', 'M. Townson', 'F. Vidal']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5d495fa3016c187938d030dc1d35ff39cec85b08In order to minimize the effects of surface roughness and deformation, a new method for estimating the Hamaker constant, A, of solids using the approach-to-contact regime of an atomic force microscope (AFM) is presented. First, a previous "jump-into-contact" quasi-static method for determining A from AFM measurements is analyzed and then extended to include various AFM tip-surface force models of interest. Then, to test the efficacy of the "jump-into-contact" method, a dynamic model of the AFM tip motion is developed. For finite AFM cantilever-surface approach speeds, a true "jump" point, or limit of stability, is found not to appear, and the quasi-static model fails to represent the dynamic tip behavior at close tip-surface separations. Hence, a new "quasi-dynamic" method for estimating A is proposed that uses the dynamically well-defined deflection at which the tip and surface first come into contact, dc, instead of the dynamically ill-defined "jump" point. With the new method, an apparent Hamaker constant, Aapp, is calculated from dc and a corresponding quasi-static-based equation. Since Aapp depends on the cantilever's approach speed, vc, and the AFM's sampling resolution, δ, a double extrapolation procedure is used to determine Aapp in the quasi-static (vc → 0) and continuous sampling (δ → 0) limits, thereby recovering the "true" value of A. The accuracy of the new method is validated using simulated AFM data. To enable the experimental implementation of this method, a new dimensionless parameter τ is introduced to guide cantilever selection and the AFM operating conditions. The value of τ quantifies how close a given cantilever is to its quasi-static limit for a chosen cantilever-surface approach speed. For sufficiently small values of τ (i.e., a cantilever that effectively behaves "quasi-statically"), simulated data indicate that Aapp will be within ∼3% or less of the inputted value of the Hamaker constant. This implies that Hamaker constants can be reliably estimated using a single measurement taken with an appropriately chosen cantilever and a slow, yet practical, approach speed (with no extrapolation required). This result is confirmed by the very good agreement found between the experimental AFM results obtained using this new method and previously reported predictions of A for amorphous silica, polystyrene, and α-Al2O3 substrates obtained using the Lifshitz method.Langmuir20172314A new "quasi-dynamic" method for estimating A is proposed that uses the dynamically well-defined deflection at which the tip and surface first come into contact, dc, instead of the dynamically ill-defined "jump" point.2017-01-12T00:00:00Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids['Sean G. Fronczak', 'Jiannan Dong', 'Christopher A. Browne', 'Elizabeth C. Krenek', 'E. Franses', 'S. Beaudoin', 'D. Corti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5c005105b9d3b36e26a0211e894988f1e37f3e44201743122017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences['E. I. Vogt', 'V. M. Kupfer', 'Julia Bechtner', 'L. Frisch', 'R. Vogel', 'L. Niessen']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e043112fdf3fd51932d06852baa28c2427aa44a620170122017-01-12T00:00:00['Sri Prihatini', 'Dewi Permaesih', 'Elisa Julianti']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b8b8127ee24002d03c7fe8273c515e170c39a851Abstract Objective: To investigate short- and long-term effectiveness and safety of the 5% lidocaine medicated plaster in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in elderly patients (≥70 years of age). Methods: Data from three European clinical trials was compared after stratification according to age (<70 years and ≥70 years). Length of study phase investigated was 4 weeks for study 1, 8 weeks for study 2, and up to 12 months for study 3. Effectiveness outcome measures were pain intensity, pain relief, allodynia severity, Clinical Global Impression of Change, and Patient Global Impression of Change. Safety was assessed by adverse event documentation. Results: Mean average pain intensity improved in the elderly by −2.1 (SD 2.1) vs. −2.5 (SD 2.0) for <70 year old patients after 4 weeks, by −1.4 (SD 1.8) vs. −1.7 (SD 1.3) after 8 weeks, and by −1.5 (SD 1.9) vs. −2.7 (SD 2.2) after 12 months. Most patients presented with allodynia (>85% of elderly, >78% of younger patients) which was described by >51% as painful or extremely painful. Allodynia severity was markedly reduced in both groups during all three trials. Drug-related adverse events occurred in <20% of elderly and <15% of <70 year old patients and were mainly skin related. Conclusions: The 5% lidocaine medicated plaster provided pain relief and marked reductions in allodynia severity in elderly PHN patients with an excellent safety profile under short- and long-term treatment supporting the addition of the plaster to the treatment armamentarium for this age group. Study limitations: All analyzed study phases were open-label and lacking a placebo control group.Current Medical Research and Opinion20173712The 5% lidocaine medicated plaster provided pain relief and marked reductions in allodynia severity in elderly PHN patients with an excellent safety profile under short- and long-term treatment supporting the addition of the plaster to the treatment armamentarium for this age group.2017-01-12T00:00:00Current Medical Research and Opinion['R. Sabatowski', 'I. Bösl', 'Simone König', 'B. Buchheister', 'T. Meier', 'R. Baron']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8e161cfd22dcd30af88542b7e1030f5c6780ab12The Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) is a widely accepted approach to measuring fear of childbirth and is available in two versions: antenatal (version A) and postnatal (version B). The aim of this study was to develop the Japanese W-DEQ version B and confirm its validity and reliability among Japanese women. A self-administered questionnaire incorporating the translated Japanese W-DEQ (JW-DEQ) version B and the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was distributed to Japanese mothers at two days postpartum. Of the 246 women recruited, 231 who completed the questionnaire at two days postpartum were analyzed. An exploratory factor analysis of the JW-DEQ version B revealed four factors: fear, lack of positive anticipation, isolation and riskiness. The JW-DEQ version B exhibited a positive correlation with the HADS anxiety subscale (r = 0.34, p < 0.001). The Cronbach’s α value derived from the total 33 items was 0.95. This study provides evidence of the factorial, concurrent validity and the internal consistency of the JW-DEQ version B. However, a further study involving participants from different demographic groups will be required.201727112017-01-12T00:00:00Open Journal of Nursing['M. Takegata', 'M. Haruna', 'Masayo Matsuzaki', 'Mie Shiraishi', 'T. Okano', 'E. Severinsson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1fcc73de1f9f17b9bfc34feec66c037d7cf28ca1Abstract Background: The emergence of novel strains of influenza A viruses with hemagglutinins (HAs) that are antigenically distinct from those circulating in humans, and thus have pandemic potential, pose concerns and call for the development of more broadly protective influenza vaccines. In the present study, modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) encoding internal influenza antigens were evaluated for their immunogenicity and ability to protect HLA-A2.1 transgenic (AAD) mice from infection with influenza viruses. Methods: MVAs expressing NP (MVA-NP), M1 (MVA-M1) or polymerase PB1 (MVA-PB1) of A/California/4/09 (CA/09) virus were generated and used to immunize AAD mice. Antibodies and CD8+T cell responses were assessed by ELISA and ELISPOT, respectively, and challenge experiments were performed by infecting vaccinated mice with CA/09 virus. Results: CD8+T cells specific to immunodominant and subdominant epitopes on the internal influenza proteins were elicited by MVA-based vectors in AAD mice, whereas influenza-specific antibodies were detected only in MVA-NP-immunized mice. Both M1- and NP-based MVA vaccines, regardless of whether they were applied individually or in combination, conferred protection against lethal influenza virus challenge. Conclusion: Our data further emphasize the promising potential of MVA vector expressing internal antigens toward the development of a universal influenza vaccine.Pathogens and Global Health20174511Both M1- and NP-based MVA vaccines, regardless of whether they were applied individually or in combination, conferred protection against lethal influenza virus challenge.2017-01-12T00:00:00Pathogens and Global Health['Giuseppina Di Mario', 'E. Sciaraffia', 'M. Facchini', 'F. Gubinelli', 'E. Soprana', 'M. Panigada', 'Valentina Bernasconi', 'Bruno Garulli', 'A. Siccardi', 'I. Donatelli', 'M. Castrucci']2017-01-12T00:00:00 bd821787fe8301693fa83f26c0353ce8dc294108This note addresses hybrid permanent establishment (PE) mismatches involving third countries. The author examines the McDonald’s case, an example of a hybrid PE scenario, in the context of recent guidance approved by the Code of Conduct Group.European Taxation2017011The McDonald’s group of companies, located in the United States, has a subsidiary in Luxembourg, “McDonald's Europe Franchising Sarl”, a holding company that owns the intellectual property (IP) rights of the group in Europe.2017-01-12T00:00:00European Taxation['Elizabeth Gil García']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0f1c6e978f24df5208b88bfef1490ce6eca2584eRadiolabeling of the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitor Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx) using the 68Ga chelator HBED-CC (PSMAHBED) allows imaging of prostate cancer lesions because of high expression of PSMA in prostate carcinoma cells and in bone metastases and lymph nodes related to the disease. The aim of this work was to optimize labeling of 68Ga-PSMAHBED using the efficient cation-exchange postprocessing of 68Ga as well as the development of a thin-layer chromatography (TLC)–based quality control system. Methods: Labeling was optimized for online ethanol-postprocessed 68Ga eluate investigating various parameters, such as buffer molarity (0.1–1 M), temperature (25°C–90°C), tracer amount (0.11–0.74 nmol), and labeling time. In addition, purification of the crude product was tested. For radio-TLC quality control, various mobile phases were analyzed using silica gel 60 plates and the results were validated using high-performance liquid chromatography. The most superior mobile phases were also applied on instant thin-layer chromatography (ITLC) silica gel plates. Results: Using optimized conditions, labeling yields of more than 95% were obtained within 10 min when ethanol-based postprocessing was applied using PSMAHBED amounts as low as 0.1 nmol. A higher precursor concentration (0.7 nmol) further increased labeling and quantitative yields to more than 98% within 5 min. In clinical routine, patient batches (>200 applications) with radiochemical purity greater than 98% and specific activities of 326 ± 20 MBq/nmol are obtained reproducibly. When TLC quality control was performed on silica gel 60 plates, 4 mobile phases with suitable separation properties and complementary Rf values were identified. Two systems showed equivalent separation on ITLC silica gel plates, with ITLC analysis finished within 5 min, in contrast to 20 min for the TLC system. Labeling of PSMAHBED was optimized for cation-exchange postprocessing methods, ensuring almost quantitative labeling and high nuclide purity of final 68Ga-PSMAHBED, making subsequent purification steps unnecessary. Conclusion: The new radio-TLC method allows quality control in a short time using a fast, reliable, low-cost method with little equipment complexity. Using this approach, the synthesis is easily adopted by automated synthesis modules.Journal of Nuclear Medicine20172810Labeling of PSMAHBED was optimized for cation-exchange postprocessing methods, ensuring almost quantitative labeling and high nuclide purity of final 68Ga-PSMA HBED, making subsequent purification steps unnecessary.2017-01-12T00:00:00The Journal of Nuclear Medicine['E. Eppard', 'T. Homann', 'A. de la Fuente', 'M. Essler', 'F. Rösch']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6d97cb2133a0fd67f9f0fdb5cfc8b4c9307d5847We consider a tractable affine stochastic volatility model that generalizes the seminal Heston model by augmenting it with jumps in the instantaneous variance process. In this framework, we consider both realized variance options and VIX options, and we examine the impact of the distribution of jumps on the associated implied volatility smile. We provide sufficient conditions for the asymptotic behavior of the implied volatility of variance for small and large strikes. In particular, by selecting alternative jump distributions, we show that one can obtain fundamentally different shapes of the implied volatility of variance smile---some clearly at odds with the upward-sloping volatility skew observed in variance markets.SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics2017426By selecting alternative jump distributions, it is shown that one can obtain fundamentally different shapes of the implied volatility of variance smile---some clearly at odds with the upward-sloping volatility skew observed in variance markets.2017-01-12T00:00:00SIAM J. Financial Math.['Elisa Nicolato', 'Camilla Pisani', 'David Sloth']2017-01-12T00:00:00 053e87cffd55e5756053fbbc9048049e244fce70Disclosed generally the impact they have caused to the life of society intense seismic activity in the area, especially the tectonic situation of Ecuador and particularized on stage at the coastal territory, given its proximity to the Ring of Fire. a balance of the most intense earthquakes occurred during the twentieth century and in the time of this century and is particularized in the consequences resulting therefrom for society is shown. An analysis related to the vision deployed by the UN related to resilience as a capacity to prevent disasters and crises are addressed, as well as to foresee natural disasters, minimize them, take them into account or recover from them on time and in an efficient and sustainable including protection. The results of an assessment of the resilience evacuees at Camp “Los Tamarindos” Portoviejo city where the SV-RES scale methodology that evaluates twelve dimensions developed offered.2017982017-01-12T00:00:00International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences['A. Meza', 'S. Chávez', 'Elizabeth Alejandra Espín Cedeño']2017-01-12T00:00:00 15628506f9652c29ebe4409a8b1449630e544577Background HIV negative members of serostatus discordant couples are at high risk for HIV acquisition, but few interventions are in place to target them in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods In this study, we interviewed 28 couples, 3 times over a period of one year to understand their perceptions and attitudes around discordance, their relationship dynamics, their HIV risk behaviour, their beliefs and attitudes about antiretroviral therapy (ART) and their views of the community perceptions of discordance and treatment for HIV. Results Findings revealed that at baseline there were multiple complex explanations and interpretations about discordance among discordant couples and their surrounding community. Shifts in beliefs and attitudes about discordance, HIV risk reduction and ART over time were enabled through re-testing negative members of discordant couples and repeat counselling but some beliefs remain solidly embedded in cultural imperatives of the importance of childbearing as well as culturally determined and enforced gender roles. Conclusions Interventions that aim to target discordant couples must embrace the complex and dynamic understandings of HIV diagnosis and treatment in context of fluid relationships, and changing beliefs about HIV risk and treatment.PLoS ONE2017388Interventions that aim to target discordant couples must embrace the complex and dynamic understandings of HIV diagnosis and treatment in context of fluid relationships, and changing beliefs about HIV risk and treatment.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS ONE['R. King', 'Jiho Kim', 'M. Nanfuka', 'Murisho Shafic', 'Maureen Nyonyitono', 'Florence Galenda', 'D. Moore']2017-01-12T00:00:00 120d5ff18505b6f39b1c50b048875ebe01a9da1cIntroduction: This article presents some of the results of a year-long project in the Republic of Ireland to review the quality of the hospital inpatient enquiry data for its use in activity-based funding (ABF). This is the first of two papers regarding best practice in the management of clinical coding services. Methods: Four methods were used to address this aspect of the project, namely a literature review, a workshop, an assessment of the coding services in 12 Irish hospitals by structured interviews of the clinical coding managers, and a medical record audit of the clinical codes in 10 hospitals. Results: The results included here are those relating to the quality of the medical records, coding work allocation and supervision processes, data quality control measures, communication with clinicians, and the visibility of clinical coders, their managers, and the coding service. Conclusion: The project found instances of best practice in the study hospitals but also found several areas needing improvement. These included improving the structure and content of the medical record, clinician engagement with the clinical coding teams and the ABF process, and the use of data quality control measures.2017307A year-long project in the Republic of Ireland to review the quality of the hospital inpatient enquiry data for its use in activity-based funding (ABF) found instances of best practice in the study hospitals but also found several areas needing improvement.2017-01-12T00:00:00Health Information Management Journal['B. Reid', 'Lee Ridoutt', 'P. O’Connor', 'D. Murphy']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4096d3e4ef9f6da86ee35661457384719cb11a45Osteoporosis International2017467PPI use during and after hospital stay due to hip fracture is associated with a considerable decrease in mortality, and these findings could have implications for hip fracture treatment.2017-01-12T00:00:00Osteoporosis International['W. Brozek', 'B. Reichardt', 'J. Zwerina', 'H. Dimai', 'Klaus Klaushofer', 'E. Zwettler']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f5822cbe5350ede510a83ca63e61c9990db3d062The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) began accrediting echocardiography laboratories in 1996 to improve quality in diagnostic imaging facilities. With no existing data linking accreditation to improved outcomes, the aim of this study was to examine the perceived value of accreditation among individuals who have successfully achieved IAC echocardiography accreditation. An electronic survey was sent to accredited facilities soliciting demographic data along with questions regarding the perceived value of accreditation related to 15 quality indicators; 10.455 emails were sent with 999 responses (9.6%), and 63% of respondents reported improvement in results due to accreditation. Of the 15 quality indicators, the process was perceived as leading to improvement by a majority for 10 of the quality indicators. Nonphysicians tended to report more improvement compared with physicians (64% vs. 54%, P = .056). The perceptions from hospital-based respondents were more favorable than nonhospital-based respondents (67% vs. 59%, P < .001). More than 90% of respondents reported that maintaining accreditation was important for improved quality and better reimbursement. The study showed that IAC echocardiography facility accreditation is perceived by most facilities to improve operations for most quality indicators, particularly regarding study quality and reporting.2017157The study showed that IAC echocardiography facility accreditation is perceived by most facilities to improve operations for most quality indicators, particularly regarding study quality and reporting.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography['L. Lopez', 'M. Farrell', 'John Y. Choi', 'K. Cockroft', 'H. Gornik', 'G. Heller', 'S. Jerome', 'W. Manning']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8748f463942a4b04de0fa6ee521aef5a118164f5We have explored the magnetism in $\gamma$-CoV$_{2}$O$_{6}$ which possesses competing magnetic interactions but not geometric frustration. Our neutron diffraction patterns at low temperatures ($T$ $\leqslant$ $T_{\mathrm{N}}$ = 6.6 K) are best described by a model in which two magnetic phases coexist in a volume ratio 65(1) : 35(1), with each phase consisting of a single spin modulation. This model fits previous studies and our observations better than the model proposed by Lenertz et al in J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 13981 (2014), which consisted of one phase with two spin modulations. By decreasing the temperature from $T_{\mathrm{N}}$, the minority phase of our model undergoes an incommensurate-commensurate lock-in transition at $T^{*}$ = 5.6 K. We conclude that phase separation is an alternative approach for degeneracy-lifting in frustrated magnets.2017862017-01-12T00:00:00arXiv: Strongly Correlated Electrons['L. Shen', 'E. Jellyman', 'E. Forgan', 'E. Blackburn', 'M. Laver', "E. Can'evet", 'J. Schefer', 'Zhangzhen He', 'M. Itoh']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e45064ea8e70bfdd42b5ec8e36f9f4df01d89b85Abstract Diet of the volcano keyhole limpet Fissurella volcano was determined from stomach contents of 56 specimens collected from two rocky reefs along the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico in July and November 2006 and March 2007. We identified 40 taxa, including 27 diatoms, one cyanoprokaryota, eight macroalgae (mainly red algae), one sea grass, and three protozoans. Food items >20% in relative frequency were diatoms, cyanoprokaryota, and Pyropia sp. Among the diatoms, 10 species represent 80% of relative frequency (Grammatophora marina, Cocconeis speciosa, Navicula longa, Amphora sp., Cocconeis dirupta, Tabularia investiens, Cocconeis plancentula, Cocconeis distans, Tabularia fasciculata, and Cocconeis notata). These findings suggest that Fissurella volcano is a herbivore with preference for diatoms, periphyton, and foliose and filamentous red seaweeds.Pacific Science2017444It is suggested that Fissurella volcano is a herbivore with preference for diatoms, periphyton, and foliose and filamentous red seaweeds.2017-01-12T00:00:00Pacific Science['K. León-Cisneros', 'A. Mazariegos-Villarreal', 'Claudia M. Miranda-Saucedo', 'Uri Argumedo-Hernández', 'D. Siqueiros-Beltrones', 'E. Serviere-Zaragoza']2017-01-12T00:00:00 586af07cf5d94c8d6e776a919a6b9ca26343d9eeA hospitalizacao na infância pode alterar significativamente o desenvolvimento dos pacientes envolvidos, uma vez que restringe as suas relacoes de convivencia, dado o afastamento da familia, dos amigos e da sua escola, substituida por um ambiente onde a dor e a doenca podem vir a ser presencas constantes. O principal objetivo deste artigo e apresentar, por meio de uma revisao da li teratura, a contribuicao da Classe Hospitalar (CH) sobre as dificuldades recorrentes da hospitalizacao de criancas em idade escolar, considerando-se os aspectos emocionais, fisicos e cognitivos envolvidos neste contexto. Com base no levantamento bibliografico realizado, verificou-se a existencia de um consenso sobre os beneficios da CH, que, ao promover aprendizagem de conteudos escolares, concomitantemente participa positivamente do desenvolvimento cognitivo e emocional dos alunos.2017042017-01-12T00:00:00['Rosana Maria Menzani', 'Elisa Maria Gatti Regueiro', 'Juliene de Cassia Leiva']2017-01-12T00:00:00 df97cfa914b21695795750bdf1d92e52ed165c802017042017-01-12T00:00:00['A. Ferguson', 'Elizabeth Spencer', 'E. Armstrong']2017-01-12T00:00:00 ecc7e44a9f3d066e3cb5a33884ea6f1b6bb693a5Tourism development could improve people's lives, because of growth in employment, due to the opportunities new ventures. Government Sawahlunto is one area that also develop tourism for the economic growth of tourism is one of the locations Unique Park Waterboom. The purpose of this study was to describe how social and economic impacts once established waterboom Village Muaro Kalaban Silungkang District of Sawahlunto. This study used a qualitative approach and descriptive type. Data collected by observation, interview and document  analysis. In-depth interviews were conducted at several informants community representatives and community leaders such as village chief Muaro Kalaban, Head of Dusun Sawah tabang, traders around. The results showed that after the establishment of The Unique Park Waterboom Muaro Kalaban social and economic impacts. Its social effects are positive impacts and negative impacts. The negative impact is imitate how to dress, way of thinking and swim behavior, religious values of society. While the positive impact that increased education and relations of good interaction. The economic impact that arises is to create jobs for the people, rising incomes, the community initiative to build shophouses, increasing public facilities and infrastructure such as roads. Pembangunan pariwisata daerah bisa meningkatkan taraf kehidupan masyarakat, karena pertumbuhan lapangan pekerjaan akibat adanya peluang usaha baru. Pemerintah Kota Sawahlunto merupakan salah satu daerah yang juga mengembangkan pariwisata untuk pertumbuhan ekonomi salah satu lokasi wisatanya adalah The Unique Park W aterboom .  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana dampak sosial ekonomi setelah adanya objek wisata waterboom di Desa Muaro Kalaban Kecamatan Silungkang Kota Sawahlunto. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan tipe deskriptif. Data dikumpulkan dengan observasi, wawancara mendalam dan studi dokumen.  Wawancara mendalam dilakukan pada beberapa informan yaitu perwakilan masyarakat dan tokoh –tokoh masyarakat seperti Kepala Desa Muaro Kalaban, Kepala Dusun Sawah Tabang, pedagang yang di sekitar objek wisata. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa setelah berdirinya objek wisata The Unique Park W aterboom Muaro Kalaban menimbulkan dampak sosial dan ekonomi. Dampak sosial yang ditimbulkan terbagi atas dua yaitu dampak positif dan dampak negatif. Dampak negatif yaitu meniru cara berpakaian dan prilaku berenang, nilai keagamaan masyarakat mulai luntur. Sedangkan dampak positif yaitu meningkatnya pendidikan dan terjalinnya hubungan interaksi yang baik. Dampak ekonomi yaitu terciptanya lapangan pekerjaan, meningkatnya pendapatan masyarakat, adanya inisiatif masyarakat untuk membangun ruko-ruko, dan meningkatnya sarana-prasarana umum.2017042017-01-12T00:00:00['Lisa Destaria', 'Fachrina Fachrina', 'Faishal Yasin']2017-01-12T00:00:00 09fa1f1afb94c52695ac88ab61c288d9e3cce942Introduction: The Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium (D-RSC) was established to develop tools to accelerate drug development for DMD. The resulting tools are anticipated to meet validity requirements outlined by qualification/endorsement pathways at both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Administration (EMA), and will be made available to the drug development community. The initial goals of the consortium include the development of a disease progression model, with the goal of creating a model that would be used to forecast changes in clinically meaningful endpoints, which would inform clinical trial protocol development and data analysis. Methods: In April of 2016 the consortium and other experts met to formulate plans for the development of the model. Conclusions: Here we report the results of the meeting, and discussion as to the form of the model that we plan to move forward to develop, after input from the regulatory authorities.PLOS Currents201774The resulting tools are anticipated to meet validity requirements outlined by qualification/endorsement pathways at both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Administration (EMA) and will be made available to the drug development community.2017-01-12T00:00:00PLoS Currents['J. Larkindale', 'R. Abresch', 'Enrique Avilés', 'A. Bronson', 'J. Chin', 'P. Furlong', 'H. Gordish-Dressman', 'Elizabeth Habeeb-Louks', 'E. Henricson', 'H. Kroger', 'Charles Lynn', 'S. Lynn', 'D. Martin', 'G. Nuckolls', 'W. Rooney', 'K. Romero', 'L. Sweeney', 'K. Vandenborne', 'G. Walter', 'J. Wolff', 'B. Wong', 'C. McDonald', 'members of the Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium, Imaging-DM']2017-01-12T00:00:00 86a565d56e260d158823286136b237277c50acd7Este articulo realiza una revision exhaustiva de la evidencia cientifica existente sobre el estres toxico prenatal, los mecanismos por los que afecta al feto en formacion, sus factores de riesgo y sus efectos sobre el desarrollo posterior del nino, tanto a corto como a largo plazo. Concluye que una parte de las diferencias en el desarrollo neurocognitivo que se observan entre niveles socioeconomicos, reflejadas, por ejemplo, en los resultados en aprendizajes se explica por la mayor prevalencia del estres prenatal entre los mas pobres. Por lo tanto, si la sociedad chilena quiere moverse hacia estandares de mayor igualdad de oportunidades no puede dejar de prestar atencion a politicas publicas que colaboren a prevenir y apoyar a las mujeres en riesgo de experimentar situaciones de estres toxico, ya que este mina el potencial de los ninos aun antes de nacer2017042017-01-12T00:00:00['E. Aguirre', 'Marcela Abufhele', 'Rodrigo Aguirre']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0282ea7bb6fd473179a1b4a4bb318b1a7e98a13cEnglishThe present research has as its principal aim to search for an alternative to develop mathematical concepts with a completely blind student, which may be meaningful and that contribute for her learning and development. The research presents a qualitative approach, using the case study as its strategy. It was carried out in a non-governmental institution that offers specialized care in the visual disability area, in Guarapuava, in the interior of Parana State. Based on Vygotsky's cultural history theory, we conducted a pedagogical intervention so that the student could elaborate concepts of Geometry and Algebra. The results showed that the student consolidated mature concepts, producing new ones from them. It was possible to perceive that, in spite of their limitations, students with visual disabilities are able to elaborate concepts that are necessary for their autonomy and social participation. portuguesEsta pesquisa tem como objetivo buscar uma alternativa para desenvolver conceitos matematicos com uma estudante cega total, os quais tenham sentido e contribuam para a sua aprendizagem e o seu desenvolvimento. A pesquisa apresenta uma abordagem qualitativa, sendo utilizado o estudo de caso como estrategia. Ela foi realizada em uma instituicao nao governamental que oferece atendimento especializado na area da deficiencia visual, no municipio de Guarapuava, interior do Estado do Parana. Fundamentados na teoria historico-cultural de Vygotsky, procedemos a uma intervencao pedagogica para que a estudante elaborasse conceitos de Geometria e Algebra. Os resultados mostraram que a estudante consolidou conceitos em fase de maturacao, produzindo novos conceitos a partir deles. Tambem foi possivel perceber que, independentemente das limitacoes, estudantes com deficiencia visual sao capazes de elaborar conceitos necessarios para a autonomia e a participacao social.2017342017-01-12T00:00:00Ciência & Educação['Lúcia Virginia Mamcasz-Viginheski', 'E. Shimazaki', 'Sani Silva', 'Edilson Roberto Pacheco']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cc5e396ca230b1bafeb64d15cc86e8aedcb1031cAbstract In this study, PtNi nanoalloy embedded in highly ordered mesoporous carbon (PtNi/OMC) has been prepared via an impregnation approach. The PtNi/OMC was characterised by BET surface area, TEM, XPS and XRD analyses (low and wide angle). Hydrogen storage properties of PtNi/OMC have been investigated in the pressure range 0·05 to atmospheric pressure and at 77 and 87 K. This gives hydrogen adsorption capacities of about 1·8 and 1·4 wt% at 77 and 87 K, respectively. The isosteric heat of adsorption (Qst) was investigated as a function of hydrogen uptake at 77 and 87 K over the pressure range of 0·05 to atmospheric pressure. The isosteric heat of adsorption for PtNi/OMC (8·5 kJ mol−1) was found to be higher than mesoporous carbon-based materials indicating a favourable interaction between hydrogen and surface of the platinum nickel alloy-loaded ordered mesoporous carbon.20173442017-01-12T00:00:00Materials Technology['S. Moradi', 'A. Nasrollahpour']2017-01-12T00:00:00 1cfaa2a90918aed273464dc6d45a8b915ec1babcSpecifically, the purpose of this study is: (1) to test the validity and reliability of the measurement model of Fisher's spiritual well-being (SWB) construct (2010); (2) to test the validity and reliability of the measurement model of Forsyth’s ethical orientation of decision-making (EDM) construct (1980), and (3) to examine the correlation of Fisher’s SWB variables with Forsyth’s EDM variables (1980). Testing instruments or measurement models  uses confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach Alpha's reliability and testing correlation uses Perlson's correlation. The data is processed with SPSS version 22. The results of this study showed that: (1) the measurment model of Fisher’s  SWB construct is valid and reliable; (2) the measurment model of Forsyth’s EDM construct is also valid and reliable. It is also concluded that there is a positive and significant correlation between ideal spiritual well-being (ISWB) construct, either in whole (ISWB) and each dimension (ICSWB, IPSWB, ITSWB, IESWB) with ideal ethical orientation of decision-making (IEDM). There is also a positive and significant relationship between lived spiritual well-being (LSWB) construct as a whole with  relative ethical orientation of decision-making (REDM). In testing the correlation of each dimension of LSWB construct (LCSWB, LPSWB, LTSWB, LESWB) with  REDM construct, despite all the dimensions of LSWB shows positive correlations  with REDM, but the level of significance of the association varies.2017932017-01-12T00:00:00['I. Ardana', 'Elizabeth Sugiarto D', 'Y. Yuniarwati']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3630f145a9416605d539f5fb70d41a03473d8678This study was conducted to determine the Diversity of macrofungi growing on wood substrates in Block CiselaLowland Forest Nature Reserve Bojonglarang Jayanti, Cianjur, West Java.Fungi is a nucleated organisms, sporated, lacking chlorophyll and its cell wall composed of cellulose or chitin.Wood is a good habitat for mold growth. This research was conducted in may 2015 usingroaming method by exploring the entire region along 300-meter transect line, left to right along 5 meter and 5 meter length. Field data capture wasdone by establishing 5 stations. The results of the researchwhich has been conducted provided 19types of fungi that grow on timber substrate, namely, Auricularia polytricha, Boletinellus merulioides, Campanella junghuhnii, Favolaschia cyatheae, Ganoderma lucidum,Marasmiellus Candidus, Marasmiellus ramealis, Marasmiellus sp., Microporus xanthopus, Phellinus noxious, Polyporus alveolar, Polyporus, arcularius Polyporus melanopus, tenuiculus Polyporus, Schizophyllum sp., Trametes sp., Trametes versicolor, Tyromyces chioneus, xylaria apiculata, xylaria hypoxylon,Trametes versicolor mushrooms were found most often atevery station.2017113The results of the research provided 19 types of fungi that grow on timber substrate, namely, Auricularia polytricha, Boletinellus merulioides, Campanella junghuhnii, Favolaschia cyatheae, Ganoderma lucidum, and Trametes versicolor mushrooms were found most often atevery station.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Bacteriology & Mycology: Open Access['B. Marzuki', 'N. Rossiana', 'Normanita']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c32cd22dceadbda7e2900da44862be2ce19c1747A cross-sectional study using secondary data was conducted in Sarawak General Hospital with a review of congenital hypothyroidism screening daily return census from 2008-2010 to determine the effectiveness of the screening programme based on the ministry of health set performance indicators and the birth prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in Kuching, Sarawak. From this 3 years audit, 34715 newborn babies were screened out of a total of 35019 live births. There were 14 cases of congenital hypothyroidism detected of which 2 cases were later found to be transient hypothyroxinaemia. The average duration from birth to starting treatment was 23 days and only 3 cases were treated within 14 days. The shortest time to treatment was 8 days while the longest was 44 days. A total of 12 confirmed cases of congenital hypothyroidism were detected which gives a birth prevalence of 1 in 3502 live births. There has been an underperformance in terms of the duration from birth to treatment in confirmed cases. The causes of delay were multifactorial ranging from interruption of service from automated machine breakdown, delay in the review of results during festive seasons and difficulty in locating patients for retesting. Please download the full paper by clicking on the PDF file below...2017113There has been an underperformance in terms of the duration from birth to treatment in confirmed cases and the causes of delay were multifactorial ranging from interruption of service from automated machine breakdown, delay in the review of results during festive seasons and difficulty in locating patients for retesting.2017-01-12T00:00:00Malaysian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health['A. C. Wong', 'B. Sue', 'C. Gaik']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3070619468bc1f92ebdc2b4b8d0acdb5d89443f7Background: In Swiss hospitals, patients are waiting for a hip fracture surgery due to a variety of reasons, despite the guidelines recommending a rapid surgical treatment. Quantitative studies show that long delays have a negative impact on the physical and psychological health. Caregivers are confronted directly with waiting patients. Often they feel insecure and helpless, because little is known about how patients experience their waiting period. Aim: In order to derive implications for nursing care, the study describes the experiences of patients with hip fracture while waiting for this specific surgery. Method: A qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews was chosen. The data were analysed with the open coding method by Saldaña. Results: Due to recruitment problems, patients with pelvic fracture were subsequently included. The participants – 33 to 89 year old – had an average waiting time of 68 hours. This condition has been perceived as a standstill and waste of time. Adequate information and attentive care, improved the confidence in the medical team and understanding of the situation, eased the waiting period, while physical and psychological distress such as pain, immobility or worries influenced it negatively. Under these circumstances, patients could hardly occupy themselves. They let time pass and appreciated distraction by their relatives. Conclusions: Consequently, reliable, consistent information and a compassionate, attentive care are core elements in caring for patients with delayed surgery.Pflege, Die wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift für Pflegeberufe201703Adequate information and attentive care, improved the confidence in the medical team and understanding of the situation, eased the waiting period, while physical and psychological distress such as pain, immobility or worries influenced it negatively.2017-01-12T00:00:00Pflege['Elisabeth Lanz-Suter', 'C. Mischke']2017-01-12T00:00:00 7d08b8e7b24213ea6d9fa49024a2b59be4f8acb4We consider a network of binary-valued sensors with a fusion center. The fusion center has to perform K-means clustering on the binary data transmitted by the sensors. In order to reduce the amount of data transmitted within the network, the sensors compress their data with a source coding scheme based on binary sparse matrices. We propose to apply the K-means algorithm directly over the compressed data without reconstructing the original sensors measurements, in order to avoid potentially complex decoding operations. We provide approximated expressions of the error probabilities of the K-means steps in the compressed domain. From these expressions, we show that applying the K-means algorithm in the compressed domain enables to recover the clusters of the original domain. Monte Carlo simulations illustrate the accuracy of the obtained approximated error probabilities, and show that the coding rate needed to perform K-means clustering in the compressed domain is lower than the rate needed to reconstruct all the measurements.Data Compression Conference2017253A network of binary-valued sensors with a fusion center is considered and it is shown that applying the K-means algorithm directly over the compressed data without reconstructing the original sensors measurements enables to recover the clusters of the original domain.2017-01-12T00:00:002018 Data Compression Conference['Elsa Dupraz']2017-01-12T00:00:00 30fb4cdf4c586fac0f2d2dcbe943385bdb1c89e3med at evnen til at gennemføre sufficient mundhygiej­ ne reduceres. Velbehandlede tandsæt forfalder på kort tid i disse situationer. Tandsundheden blandt de ældre, som bliver svækkede, er må­ ske den største udfordring for tandplejen, fordi flere svækkede ældre bevarer deres tænder, samtidig med at forekomsten af tandsygdom­ me øges, en udvikling der naturligt kalder på etablering af effektive tandplejeprogrammer for denne borgergruppe.Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende20175022017-01-12T00:00:00Den norske tannlegeforenings Tidende['Lisa Bøge Christensen', 'Børge Hede', 'Päivi Siukosaari']2017-01-12T00:00:00 8447bff1f2802839bcbe6672e4e99de8e3668ad2Metallography Microstructure and Analysis20172222017-01-12T00:00:00Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis['L. Deibler', 'Arthur Brown', 'J. Puskar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f41d9f545eb362db3dd875e25a82c73cad53355eMarde Christian Stenly Mawikere , Salvation theological comparison between Catholic and protestant before and after reform. This article is an overview of comparative theology Safety bet-ween Catholics and Protestants Before and After Reform based review of the literature has been provided. Departing from the historical context of the socio-religious Europe since the 5th century to 1517 which shows the blend between philosophy and theology of the church led to deviate from the teachings of the Bible. The situation Christianity and medieval zeitgeist called dark ages of the church which fueled the Protestant reform movement. The Protestant reform movement seemed to be a renaissance of the church to return to the Bible, especially the problem of salvation (soteriology), emphasizing the supremacy of God's grace and Christ's Atonement. Marde Christian Stenly Mawikere , Perbandingan Teologi Keselamatan Antara Katolik Dan Protestan Sebelum Dan Sesudah Gerakan Reformasi. Artikel ini merupakan tinjauan perbandingan Teologi Keselamatan Antara Katolik dan Protestan Sebelum dan Sesudah Reformasi berdasarkan ulasan literatur yang telah tersedia. Berangkat dari konteks historis socio religious di Eropa sejak abad 5 sampai 1517 yang menunjukkan paduan antara filsafat dengan teologi menyebabkan gereja menyimpang dari ajaran Alkitab. Situasi kekristenan dan zeit geist abad pertengahan yang disebut abad kegelapan gereja memicu lahirnya gerakan reformasi protestan. Gerakan reformasi protestan seakan menjadi renaissance gereja untuk kembali kepada pemahaman Alkitab, terutama masalah keselamatan (soteriologi) yang menekankan supremasi anugerah Allah dan Penebusan Kristus.2017022017-01-12T00:00:00['Marde Christian Stenly Mawikere']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6535eb2a0cf5438ecad2999919e63560cb3f0f2d2017022017-01-12T00:00:00['R. A. Klein', 'C. Ebersole', 'C. Cook', 'Brian A. Nosek', 'Liz Redford', 'L. Vaughn', 'C. Levitan', 'A. Sherman', 'Christopher R. Chartier', 'Gwendolyn Gardiner']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c6ca9331759a72f7a432f9799396cef4a6c388062017022017-01-12T00:00:00['L. Robin']2017-01-12T00:00:00 77d541dba9eed3b6363d3ffcac8f1035c03eff4eThe Belle II VerteX Detector (VXD) is a 6 layers silicon tracker device that will cope with an unprecedented luminosity of 8×1035 cm−2s−1 achievable by the new SuperKEKB e+e− collider, at the KEK laboratory (Tsukuba, Japan). All environment parameters such as temperature, humidity and radiation levels, must be constantly monitored and under certain conditions action must be promptly taken, such as interlocking the power supply or delivering an abort signal to the SuperKEKB collider. In this contribution we describe the Belle II VXD monitoring system. We also present the first results of the temperature and humidity system commissioned in a Beam Test at DESY in April 2016 and the preliminary results of the radiation monitoring achieved with a prototype system during the first SuperKEKB commissioning phase at KEK in February-June 2016.20171122017-01-12T00:00:00['L. Vitale', 'K. Adamczyk', 'H. Aihara', 'C. Angelini', 'T. Aziz', 'V. Babu', 'S. Bacher', 'S. Bahinipati', 'E. Barberio', 'T. Baroncelli', 'T. Baroncelli', 'A. Basith', 'G. Batignani', 'A. Bauer', 'P. Behera', 'T. Bergauer', 'S. Bettarini', 'B. Bhuyan', 'T. Bilka', 'F. Bosi', 'L. Bosisio', 'A. Bozek', 'F. Buchsteiner', 'L. Bulla', 'G. Caria', 'G. Casarosa', 'G. Cotter', 'M. Ceccanti', 'D. Červenkov', 'S. Chendvankar', 'N. Dash', 'S. Divekar', 'Z. Doležal', 'D. Dutta', 'F. Forti', 'M. Friedl', 'D. Giuressi', 'K. Hara', 'T. Higuchi', 'T. Horiguchi', 'C. Irmler', 'A. Ishikawa', 'H. Jeon', 'C. Joo', 'J. Kandra', 'N. Kambara', 'K. Kang', 'T. Kawasaki', 'P. Kodyš', 'T. Kohriki', 'S. Koike', 'M. M. Kolwalkar', 'R. Kumar', 'W. Kun', 'P. Kvasnička', 'L. Lanceri', 'J. Lettenbicher', 'J. Libby', 'T. Lueck', 'M. Maki', 'P. Mammini', 'S. Mayekar', 'G. Mohanty', 'S. Mohanty', 'T. Morii', 'K. Nakamura', 'Z. Natkaniec', 'Y. Onuki', 'W. Ostrowicz', 'A. Paladino', 'E. Paoloni', 'H. Park', 'F. Pilo', 'A. Profeti', 'I. Rashevskaya', 'G. Rizzo', 'P. K. Resmi', 'M. Różańska', 'J. Sasaki', 'N. Sato', 'S. Schultschik', 'C. Schwanda', 'Y. Seino', 'N. Shimizu', 'J. Stypuła', 'J. Suzuki', 'S. Tanaka', 'G. Taylor', 'R. Thalmeier', 'R. Thomas', 'T. Tsuboyama', 'S. Uozumi', 'P. Urquijo', 'S. Watanuki', 'M. Watanabe', 'I. Watson', 'J. Webb', 'J. Wiechczynski', 'S. Williams', 'B. Würkner', 'H. Yamamoto', 'H. Yin', 'T. Yoshinobu', 'L. Zani', 'G. D. Pietro', 'G. D. Pietro']2017-01-12T00:00:00 27562ffeb97fcf6653991b25cb552ded014044aaAbstract Background: Vaccination offers protection against influenza, although current vaccines need to be reformulated each year. The development of a broadly protective influenza vaccine would guarantee the induction of heterosubtypic immunity also against emerging influenza viruses of a novel subtype. Vaccine candidates based on the stalk region of the hemagglutinin (HA) have the potential to induce broad and persistent protection against diverse influenza A viruses. Methods: Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) expressing a headless HA (hlHA) of A/California/4/09 (CA/09) virus was used as a vaccine to immunize C57BL/6 mice. Specific antibody and cell-mediated immune responses were determined, and challenge experiments were performed by infecting vaccinated mice with CA/09 virus. Results: Immunization of mice with CA/09-derived hlHA, vectored by MVA, was able to elicit influenza-specific broad cross-reactive antibodies and cell-mediated immune responses, but failed to induce neutralizing antibodies and did not protect mice against virus challenge. Conclusion: Although highly immunogenic, our vaccine was unable to induce a protective immunity against influenza. A misfolded and unstable conformation of the hlHA molecule may have affected its capacity of inducing neutralizing antiviral, conformational antibodies. Design of stable hlHA-based immunogens and their delivery by recombinant MVA-based vectors has the potential of improving this promising approach for a universal influenza vaccine.Pathogens and Global Health2017322Although highly immunogenic, the vaccine was unable to induce a protective immunity against influenza, and a misfolded and unstable conformation of the hlHA molecule may have affected its capacity of inducing neutralizing antiviral, conformational antibodies.2017-01-12T00:00:00Pathogens and Global Health['Giuseppina Di Mario', 'E. Soprana', 'F. Gubinelli', 'M. Panigada', 'M. Facchini', 'C. Fabiani', 'Bruno Garulli', 'M. Basileo', 'Antonio Cassone', 'A. Siccardi', 'I. Donatelli', 'M. Castrucci']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c8efededddfaa54f6b9566a20d1a878dd7aeaf87Free fatty acids(FFA) from Crude Palm Oil (CPO) have been adsorbed by alkaline earth metal silicate (M-silicate : M = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) adsorbents in ethanol using batch method. The adsorbents were prepared from the chloride salts of alkaline metals and Na2SiO3. The resulting white solid of the alkaline earth metal silicates were then heated at 800°C for 3 hours to enlarge their porosities. All adsorbents were characterized by SEM-EDX, XRD and BET. The EDX spectrum of SEM-EDX showed the appearance of all elements in the adsorbents, and the XRD spectrum of all adsorbents showed that they have crystobalite structure. The porosity of the adsorbents calculated by BET method showed that the porosities of the adsorbents range from 2.0884 - 2.0969 nm. All the adsorbents were used to adsorb the FFA from CPO containing 4.79%, 7.3%, 10.37% and 13.34% of FFA. The ratio of adsorbent to CPO to be used in adsorption of FFA from CPO were made 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3, with adsorption time of 1 hour. We found that the maximum a...2017512017-01-12T00:00:00['Indra Masmur', 'Seri bima Sembiring', 'N. Bangun', 'J. Kaban', 'N. K. Putri']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a2efce4695efc465001f9cedf53a77f178e32e872017012017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders['E. Farmer', 'M. Rauktis']2017-01-12T00:00:00 a2ef0f9d8728f8ec1f5e7c591efa5f56bdb22b99Мета роботи: оптимізувати підходи до комплексного лікування безпліддя в жінок, хворих на ендометріоз, шляхом розробки моделі прогнозування ефективності терапії на підставі аналізу динаміки змін імунних показників. Матеріали та методи. У статті наведено результати дослідження впливу імунних факторів на результативність лікування безпліддя з використанням стандартних підходів і допоміжних репродуктивних технологій у 65 жінок, хворих на ендометріоз, асоційований із безпліддям. Результати. Клінічна ефективність лікування безпліддя в жінок, хворих на ендометріоз, найбільше залежить від ступеня змін експресії мРНК T-bet, GATA-3, Foxp3, TLR2, TLR4, рівнів IL-2 та IL-4. Результативність консервативних підходів обернено пропорційна ступеню змін експресії TLR2 та Foxp3 у тканині ендометрія та рівню IL-2 у сироватці крові (інформативність — 2,66; 1,81; 1,33 відповідно), а результативність використання допоміжних репродуктивних технологій обернено пропорційна ступеню змін експресії T-bet/GATA-3, GATA-3 у тканині ендометрія та рівню IL-4 у сироватці крові (інформативність — 2,23; 2,12; 1,26 відповідно). Дані результати дають змогу персоніфікувати підходи та підвищити ефективність лікування безпліддя у хворих на ендометріоз. Висновки. Для оптимізації лікування безпліддя в жінок, хворих на ендометріоз, доцільно застосовувати розроблену модель прогнозування результатів лікування з урахуванням впливу імунних чинників. У жінок із сумою більше ніж 5,56 бала за результатами прогнозування оптимальним є консервативне лікування безпліддя, а жінок із сумою менше ніж 5,56 бала слід направляти на лікування з використанням допоміжних репродуктивних технологій.201701The future of the global business community is under threat, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Endocrinology['H. Koval', 'V. Chopyak', 'O. Yuzko']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0d5c58d69c0f5a09a7f604a28e04d141ed49a02eObjective: To evaluate the association of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, and risk factors with occurrence of pressure ulcers in institutionalized elderly people. Method: This cross-sectional, analytical study, in quantitative approach, performed from the database analysis linked to the project “Pressure Ulcer in institutionalized elderly people: Association of incidence with the risk factors to functional and nutritional assessment” developed in six long-stay institutions for the elderly people in Jo&atildeo Pessoa. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Associations were made through chi square test and Odds Ratio. Results: The clinical conditions of significant associations with the occurrence of pressure ulcers were the variables neurological disorders (p = 0.011) and visual impairment (p = 0.005). As for risk factors, the most important was fecal incontinence (p < 0.001), urinary incontinence (p < 0.001), cognitive impairment (p = 0.007) and physical limitation (p < 0.001). The chance for the occurrence of injury was nine times higher for elderly people with physical limitations and about three times higher among those who use diapers. Conclusion: The analysis of the associations pointed out problems that require intervention in order to prevent health implications of the elderly people and to minimize the risk and occurrence of this injury.2017141The analysis of the associations pointed out problems that require intervention in order to prevent health implications of the elderly people and to minimize the risk and occurrence of this injury.2017-01-12T00:00:00Open Journal of Nursing['Suellen Duarte de Oliveira Matos', 'Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz', 'Adriana Lira Rufino de Lucena', 'Smalyanna Sgren da Costa Andrade', 'Karen Krytine Gonçalves de Brito', 'Elizabeth Souza Silva de Aguiar', 'Emanuelle Malzac Freire de Santana', 'Mailson Marques de Sousa', 'Ana Paula Marques Andrade de Souza', 'H. F. Coêlho', 'Mirian Alves da Silva', 'Marta Miriam Lopes Costa', 'M. J. G. Soares', 'Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira']2017-01-12T00:00:00 830ad45bca1bb88f2c30959dcb82085a96d12129Bijblijven2017111Oncologische follow-up (behalve bij laagrisico BCC) hoort in principe thuis in de tweede lijn, maar zou in sommige situaties overgenomen kunnen worden door de huisarts.2017-01-12T00:00:00Bijblijven['W. Gorgels']2017-01-12T00:00:00 91b06a3d0bb0a3b2617d208e93cc322d70aedeb82017012017-01-12T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-12T00:00:00 edf791bc9ff97ada47972eb67c5d5c01778903132017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Lisette Wright', 'S. Tobias', 'Angela Hickman']2017-01-12T00:00:00 b89419b05bb2727e6e23d895663cc3af0b8e5288Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders2017521A clearer indication of the specific nature of handwriting impairments in children with ASD is provided, and a relationship with core clinical symptom severity, attention and motor behaviours is suggested.2017-01-12T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['N. Grace', 'P. Enticott', 'B. Johnson', 'N. Rinehart']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5ae25a2222b3f10d6e02c087cd05720b6290a4ecBackground: Identifying women at risk for violence caused by intimate partner violence is difficult in connection with visits at emergency department. Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to explore and describe risk factors of IPV reported by women in connection with seeking emergency care, Design: This study is part of a larger study using an explorative and comparative design. Method: Based upon data from a questionnaire and some demographic data, 82 women who reported to have experienced intimate partner violence answered the Danger Assessment Scale. Results: The results showed that the violence escalated in frequency and severity when a weapon such as a knife or gun was used to harm the women. When the abuser used narcotics and threatened the woman with a weapon, the risk of being injured increased. The odds for being threatened to death when the abuser was reported to use narcotics and illegal drugs was about thirteen times higher compared to the case when the abuser was not using narcotics. Other life threatening factors were discovered such as the man’s capability of killing the woman. Conclusion: By using a questionnaire about the violence, healthcare personnel can identify women who are at risk of being severely injured or killed. By identifying these women, one can take action to provide for their safety. Relevance to Clinical Practice: Using the Danger Assessment instrument can facilitate health care personnel’s ability at emergency departments to identify women at risk for lethal violence.2017331By using a questionnaire about the violence, healthcare personnel can identify women who are at risk of being severely injured or killed by identifying these women, one can take action to provide for their safety.2017-01-12T00:00:00Open Journal of Nursing['Darcia Pratt-Eriksson', 'Elisabeth Dahlborg-Lyckhage', 'I. Bergbom']2017-01-12T00:00:00 454eab9d6056ac3cec8b38fe99c9a42208a0c9a4Handwriting evolves with the pass of time. The type of script which children begin to learn depends on curriculum in their countries and the educational policy. There are two main types of script: manuscript and cursive. There is a controversial issue about which type of script would be best to use to begin the teaching of handwriting, but has not been a consensus yet. This research analyzes manuscript and cursive script modalities. Our objective was to determine whether there are differences in accuracy and fluency when students are copying the alphabet letters using different types of script (manuscript vs. cursive), and also whether these differences are mediated by the grade (1st, 2nd and 3rd ). A subtest from the test called Early Grade Writing Assessment (EGWA) (Jimenez, 2012) was administered to a sample of children from 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.20171712017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de psicología['C. Morales', 'V. Gil', 'N. Suárez', 'Desirée González', 'J. Jiménez']2017-01-12T00:00:00 504653a670880fadfc2569e2bf5dc4f5bcf00f4fPor meio do presente artigo, socializamos resultado de pesquisa cujo objetivo foi o de analisar a organizacao do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciacao Cientifica para o Ensino Medio (PIBIC-EM) na Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) e a sua contribuicao para a formacao critica dos estudantes do nivel medio das escolas publicas no que diz respeito a ciencia e a cidadania. A pesquisa, de carater exploratorio, foi realizada por meio de analise bibliografica e documental – valendo-se dos materiais produzidos nos projetos desenvolvidos no Laboratorio de Politicas Publicas e Planejamento Educacional (LaPPlanE) – discutindo o programa e a sua contribuicao para a efetivacao de um dialogo entre a Educacao Basica e o Ensino Superior. O texto introduz o contexto nacional e local do Programa, para entao apresentar os conceitos de ciencia e de cidadania assumidos na pesquisa, bem como as atividades desenvolvidas nos projetos, e a partir dai estabelece uma relacao dialogica entre essas atividades e a abordagem teorica, finalizando com algumas consideracoes vinculadas aos resultados da pesquisa, dos quais podemos destacar mudanca significativa na forma como os alunos bolsistas entendem a ciencia e se reconhecem como sujeitos de direito. Palavras-chave: Iniciacao Cientifica. Ensino Medio. Cidadania.2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['L. Silva', 'Ana Elisa Spaolonzi Queiroz Assis']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6b5661f7322bc86a5260668f98231d773cbc99deEste trabajo de investigacion indaga las historias cortas como estrategia para ensenar comprension de lectura. Las historias cortas fueron investigadas y aplicadas para saber si estan siendo utilizadas por los profesores en la ensenanza de la comprension lectora y si son las mas efectivas para ellos. Este trabajo ejecuto el metodo de investigacion cualitativa para investigar las opiniones de los profesores. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron la observacion y la entrevista, que se aplicaron al profesor y a los alumnos de decimo grado secundaria del Colegio EMAUS Asambleas de Dios, en Esteli. La muestra considerada fue de 10 participantes de una poblacion de 26 estudiantes. Los datos encontraron que las historias cortas como estrategia ayudan a mejorar la capacidad de comprender textos para los estudiantes. Es decir, cuando las historias cortas son sobre un tema interesante.2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Greyling Elisa Lanuza Gutiérrez', 'Erlika Francisca Trujillo Obando', 'C. Castillo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e4dcf4892b51e56c62a71a91d4b38bec7399bc792017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Betty Nia Rulen', 'S. H. Siregar', 'Elda Nazriati']2017-01-12T00:00:00 0cb2d4460d99d6cba05216b8505fee79e58b398d2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Daniel B. Singley', 'Lisa M. Edwards']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e48e6bde925db12b7f4727ed718712ca6afcb418Executive Summary Introduction • This research about mothers’ early experiences of infant feeding was developed following discussions about South Gloucestershire’s public health priorities for breastfeeding; current services supporting breastfeeding; and relatively low breastfeeding continuation rates. Background and context • Breastfeeding is recognised as the optimal way to feed infants from birth and exclusive breastfeeding is recommended until about six months of age, with the introduction of complementary feeding when babies are developmentally ready, usually around six months. • The support, promotion and protection of breastfeeding is a national and local priority. In 2014/15, initiation of breastfeeding in South Gloucestershire, was 77.1% while continuation was 47.8%. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment in 2016, highlighted the need to obtain the views of mothers on their experience of support for breastfeeding. Research question • The research question was: What are the experiences of mothers (with a focus on support) in South Gloucestershire in relation to infant feeding in the first 6-8 weeks? Methods • The research design adopted a purposive sampling strategy, based on criteria sampling, with mothers that had; experience of breastfeeding in the first 6-8 weeks of their baby’s life, a baby up to 6 months of age and were engaged with a Children’s Centre. We recruited mothers who met all three criteria. • Support for the research was obtained from Midwifery, Health Visiting and Children’s Centres managers. Baby and Me groups were visited to invite participation; 53 mothers expressed an interest and 24 mothers selected randomly were interviewed. An information sheet, consent form and interview schedule were developed. • NVivo was used to support data management and analysis in which themes were identified. Data protection requirements were adhered to throughout the research. The research had ethical approval from both South Gloucestershire Council and the University of the West of England.   The findings Findings from this project suggest that there are three ‘critical stages’ in supporting a mother to breastfeed and in her experience of breastfeeding; within these the main themes emerging from this research are discussed: • Support before birth: o Preparation antenatally for breastfeeding does not prepare women for the reality. o Many mothers would have liked information about expressing milk and bottle-feeding before they become mothers. • Support around the time of the birth: o In hospital, after the birth, some mothers receive conflicting messages and don’t always feel supported. o Birth experience can influence early experiences of breastfeeding. • Support once at home: o On return home, Health Visitors are generally perceived as supportive although contact can be minimal. o Breastfeeding support groups suit some women but are not available when needed. o Family, friends and other networks are a key source of support and advice for many mothers o Many women seek support from other sources including online groups and apps although telephone helplines were not much used. Recommendations A number of recommendations are made; these are mainly directed towards South Gloucestershire Council but are also of relevance to the wider partnership of health and community and voluntary sector agencies. Recommendations concern the promotion and protection of breastfeeding; the mental and emotional health and wellbeing of women; consistent evidence-based personal and timely support; mothers awareness of differing professional roles; evaluation of breastfeeding groups and; consistent approach to signposting women to websites, apps and social media; and quality assurance of resources and workforce development.2017250Findings from this project suggest that there are three ‘critical stages’ in supporting a mother to breastfeed and in her experience of breastfeeding; within these the main themes emerging from this research are discussed.2017-01-12T00:00:00['S. Dowling', 'Liz. Oxford', 'Mat Jones', 'M. Fraser', 'N. Ellis']2017-01-12T00:00:00 e7e20e4166b697a725de291e440763d03db48cc3Adult safeguarding is the process of protecting vulnerable adults from harm or exploitation. In 2014, our sexual health clinic implemented a new adult safeguarding pathway, including an adult safeguarding proforma, an electronic database and a monthly adult safeguarding meeting. We conducted a retrospective case note review of patients entered onto the safeguarding database and found that greater numbers of adults were identified as vulnerable following the introduction of this pathway. Many required referral for onward support, highlighting the importance of robust safeguarding procedures in a sexual health setting.International Journal of STD and AIDS201710A retrospective case note review of patients entered onto the safeguarding database found that greater numbers of adults were identified as vulnerable following the introduction of this pathway.2017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of STD & AIDS['N. Mody', 'C. Kirby', 'P. Grech', 'H. Thompson', 'Frances Turner', 'Lorette Runacres', 'E. Hamlyn']2017-01-12T00:00:00 6599474c0660965482c74e1ba043b3ac769b8fbe2017002017-01-12T00:00:00Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books['Elizabeth Bush']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3a17b001b34e4a98c8608830140d4bd5d3fa6e942017002017-01-12T00:00:00Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books['Elizabeth Bush']2017-01-12T00:00:00 c9e37ee67430ec87b546aa47d81c8653ea67e6ad2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['E. Laugeson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 f0cd74a699c078e03e1fafccd0cad499ce785e3e2017002017-01-12T00:00:00['T. Keith']2017-01-12T00:00:00 31fd4fa3842fcadfe2a8ff4245efd64b690f7fe8En el inicio de la formacion se aborda el termino bullying dentro de un marco conceptual mas amplio. Para comprender este termino es necesario delimitar las caracteristicas y los roles implicados, diferenciandolo claramente de otros terminos mas generales como violencia escolar o agresividad. Entre las caracteristicas de este fenomeno se destaca la importancia de los aspectos sociometricos del grupo-aula, como factor clave en la aparicion y mantenimiento de estas dinamicas. Distintos estudios perfilan caracteristicas sociales asociadas a cada rol y afirman que los alumnos victimas y agresores-victimas se encuentran aislados y rechazados por sus companeros frente a los bullies que ven reforzada su situacion de agresor. En el nivel de expertos se abordan pautas de intervencion, siendo la prevencion en la etapa de Educacion Primaria un primer nivel de actuacion dentro del programa CIP (Cerezo, Calvo y Sanchez, 2010). Un estudio piloto realizado en un grupo de 3o de EP muestra la mejora de la cohesion grupal como indicativo a la vez de la mejora de habilidades de comunicacion, expresion de sentimientos y resolucion de conflictos. A su vez la mejora en la red de relaciones y una mayor concienciacion del fenomeno ayudo a identificar situaciones de victimizacion y a denunciar estas situaciones.20171142017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de psicología['Consuelo Sánchez Lacasa', 'F. Ramírez']2017-01-12T00:00:00 08df2a84548b4fb0a85577991f0e7d6a053952e4El fenomeno Bullying (Olweus, 1993) es una situacion que a dia de hoy es posible encontrar en nuestros centros escolares con mucha frecuencia, dando lugar a un problema social que implica a toda la comunidad educativa, por ello resulta indispensable desarrollar programas e intervenciones, con el fin de dotar de estrategias de afrontamiento, especialmente teniendo como centro de la intervencion a las victimas, dado que son los que peores consecuencias a nivel fisico y psicologico sufren, y son una pieza clave a la hora de hacer frente a esta problematica; en el ultimo informe del defensor del pueblo sobre este tema, a la vista de los datos que este nos ofrece, podemos comprobar como los porcentajes de alumnos implicados dentro de este fenomeno, van aumentando con el paso del tiempo, produciendose una igualdad en el sexo, tanto de agresores como victimas (Informe del defensor del pueblo, 2007). De este modo, en el presente proyecto pretendemos valernos de las bondades de la tecnologia, con el fin de llegar a los adolescentes y preadolescentes diana de esta intervencion, a traves de una forma de comunicacion que para ellos supone una realidad en la que se han desarrollado, puestos que son considerados una Generacion Net (Yoon Bong Seo, 2007).2017032017-01-12T00:00:00International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD de psicología['Noelia Carbonell Bernal', 'Sheila Sánchez Esteban', 'F. Ramírez']2017-01-12T00:00:00 678bde757e61a9e10cbde81219eba1b87307b1d1Despite increasing awareness of the problem, and recognition of the need for change, levels of bullying in the NHS remain stubbornly high, says Madeline Carter2017172Despite increasing awareness of the problem, and recognition of the need for change, levels of bullying in the NHS remain stubbornly high, says Madeline Carter.2017-01-12T00:00:00Practice Management['Madeline M. Carter']2017-01-12T00:00:00 4e3e6cb9c0e35c06740e6a380bfe0712b2756d5fEsta investigacion tuvo como proposito analizar el acoso escolar como factor limitante en la inclusion educativa de ninos, ninas y jovenes con Trastornos del Espectro Autista (TEA). La sustentacion teorica se baso en la doctrina de Delgado, Serrano, Olweusy, Roldan, entre otros. El tipo de investigacion fue cualitativo con metodo fenomenologico a traves de entrevistas a profundidad y notas de campo. La seleccion de informantes clave fue de7 estudiantes con TEA asistentes a escuelas regulares. Se concluye que el acoso escolar genera en alumnos con TEA, sentimientos de inadecuacion e inadaptacion que conllevan al aislamiento, exclusion social, resistencia y desercion escolar. This research had the purpose to analyze bullying as a limiting factor in the educational inclusion of children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The theoretical framework was based on the doctrine of Delgado 2009, 2011, 2012, Serrano 2006, Castillo 2011, Olweus, 1998 and Roldan 2008, among others. The research, with qualitative approach, applied phenomenological method, using techniques as in-depth interview and field notes. For the selection of key informants, children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders attending regular schools, were chosen. It is concluded that bullying in students with ASD generates feelings of unsuitability and maladjustment that produces isolation, social exclusion, resistance and dropping out.2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Maribel Vazquez']2017-01-12T00:00:00 3d3378cb253eba646ec1afecce2c050667ca3a9d2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Yeraldin Fernanda Farfán Díaz', 'P. Poveda', 'Yesika Paola Rincón Currea']2017-01-12T00:00:00 d6b4555a3854d852a047a553bc33d83df08c39992017002017-01-12T00:00:00['E. Laugeson']2017-01-12T00:00:00 5330f2a2225cf954b732e1a2391629c422122e30The present study is conducted to determine the state of being cyber bullies and victims as secondary school students living in Anamur region and to create awareness related to the issue. Being a cyber-bully and victim are tested whether they differ or not in terms of the following variables; gender, grade level, frequency of internet use, having a personal computer, having a personal mobile phone, parent’s education level. The study consists of 349 students studying in two different secondary schools in Anamur region. In order to collect data "cyber bullying and victimization scale" developed by Ayas and Horzum (2010) is used. Depending on the results obtained via normality test, the data were analyzed using nonparametric tests. According to the results the state of being a cyber-bully and victim are both more in male students. Students who have personal computers and mobile phones are more cyber bullies and victims. The state of being a cyber-victim is found more in 8th grade students. There was no significant relationship between status and grade level regarding cyber bullies.     Keywords: cyber bully; cyber victim; secondary school students;  the internet2017012017-01-12T00:00:00['Serife Nur Tuna', 'Aslıhan Saban', 'A. Çoklar']2017-01-12T00:00:00 cd962446e73eb8c41d5d53e88c9eff5cdf488850Lebanon is host to more than one million refugees, having the highest concentration of refugees per capita in the world. Half of the refugee population in Lebanon are children in school age, and around half of them are out of school. There are different factors hampering the access to quality education for those Syrian refugees out of school and as well for the ones that are already enrolled in the public education system. There are several barriers inside the schools, such as an unfamiliar teaching language and curriculum, violence, bullying and discrimination, lack of space, lack of school opportunities in remote areas, lack of implementation of the education policies, among others. But there also are several barriers affecting education from outside the school, and those are the governmental measures on the refugees, the imposed conditions they have to cope with, the most relevant ones being the harder renewal conditions having to pay high renewal fees, getting a sponsorship and signing a pledge not to work, committing the adults to not work in Lebanon while legally registered under the UNHCR. These external factors are leading to an increase of poverty and decrease of livelihoods opportunities and therefore to an increase of child labour, making the children become the breadwinners of their families and missing years of school. To understand how all those dynamics work together in Lebanon and how they are leading to negative coping mechanisms such as drop outs in education and child labour, a situation analysis of the education opportunities in Lebanon and a cross check with quality education standards is done. An analysis of the child labour situation and the reasons why it might be taking place is developed in order to see how the governmental measures are also leading to such situation. The above described conditions are found to be of major impact on education for Syrian refugees. Education is every child’s right and the lack of access to quality education is leading to a worse situation for the refugees in which negative coping mechanisms are being put in place. Key words: Quality education – child labour – Lebanon – Syrian refugees201700A situation analysis of the education opportunities in Lebanon and a cross check with quality education standards is done, finding conditions are found to be of major impact on education for Syrian refugees.2017-01-12T00:00:00['Lorena Martin Redondo']2017-01-12T00:00:00 310b85071fc266d1e9bf68e5d4d3c323ed0cbb8dPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges associated with introducing internal social media (ISM) into organizations in order to help them reap the benefits of coworker communication on ISM. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on an exploratory study in ten organizations. The data were collected in semi-structured interviews with ISM coordinators in Spring 2014. Findings According to the ISM coordinators, four challenges were associated with introducing ISM: coworkers could perceive communication on ISM as not work related; coworkers might not understand the informal nature of communication on ISM, and self-censorship might stop them communicating on ISM; ISM was not considered a “natural” part of the daily routines in the organizations; and top managers mainly supported ISM in words, not in action. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the perceptions of ISM coordinators. Further research is called for to explore both coworker perceptions and actual communication on ISM. Practical implications Practitioners introducing ISM should be aware of these four challenges, and should help coworkers to make sense of communication on ISM as work-related communication among coworkers. ISM coordinators’ perceptions of their own role in relation to coworker communication on ISM make a difference. Originality/value The study provides insights into the key challenges associated with introducing ISM, as well as the role of ISM coordinators as community facilitators and sense-givers.201739272017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['V. Madsen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 90e38b8797a2ceaac3f1a468b240639f9ae31188Journal of cancer survivorship20173217In future interventions designed to improve cancer survivors’ emotional health, health practitioners should not only encourage cancer survivors to use social media for health purposes, but also activate them in the course of care, and improve their emotion self-management skills.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Survivorship['Shaohai Jiang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 79ff606b02bc7e745fd2ff0cac73f043db9b80edSocial networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have been shown to function as effective social sensors that can "feel the pulse" of a community. The aim of the current study is to test the feasibility of designing, implementing and evaluating a bespoke social media-enabled intervention that can be effective for sharing and changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in meaningful ways to promote public health, specifically with regards to prevention of skin cancer. We present the design and implementation details of the campaign followed by summary findings and analysis.arXiv.org201791This study test the feasibility of designing, implementing and evaluating a bespoke social media-enabled intervention that can be effective for sharing and changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in meaningful ways to promote public health, specifically with regards to prevention of skin cancer.2017-01-13T00:00:00ArXiv['Oluwaseun Ajao', 'A. Jurek', 'A. Gough', 'R. Hunter', 'E. Barrett', 'G. McKeown', 'Jun Hong', 'F. Kee']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f3d37c2c28602d369ebe51632adee81f41440c1fSocial media has become a platform that is easily accessible to anyone with internet access and proves out to be an inexpensive platform for the organization to implement marketing campaign.The present paper examines the factors that affecting the social media marketing. The present study is based on primary data collected from two districts of Karnataka namely; Mysore and Bangalore. Chi-square test applied to test the association between dimension and opinion.It has been found from the study that the awareness of people in Bangalore about social media marketing is significantly high and at the same time profession also has significant association with awareness about social media marketing.  Male consumers have better awareness about social media marketing compared to female.  The use of social media for buying is significantly high in Bangalore compared to Mysore.  There is no profession based variation and gender sensitivity in use of social media for buying. Hence, region, occupation and gender are the significant factors in determining the awareness about social media marketing and use of social media for online purchase has been significantly determined by region. Profession and gender are neutrol in determining the use of social media for buying. Therefore, while preparing the strategies for promotion and marketing of the product through social media, companies needs to concentrate on specific region and its specifications and dimensions.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00International journal of scientific research['Vijaya Kumar', 'Usha Devi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 86c1418c5437878b12363ee772475f393fe7a2beInvestors use social media in order to access and exchange information regarding recent events in the business and financial domain. Social media support investors to reduce uncertainty about the implications and the evaluation of such business events. Companies benefit from these event-related activities in social media, for instance with regard to business intelligence purposes. Therefore, it is important for companies to understand why some business events attract more activity in social media than others as well as when investors make use of different types of social media to exchange information related to business events. This cumulative dissertation investigates how the announcement of business events affects the activity in social media and the choice of social media type. This is investigated in the context of merger announcements representing a major business event with uncertainties on many levels. Two categories of influencing factors are considered to explain event-related activity in social media: event-specific factors (i.e. event characteristics) and firm-specific factors (i.e. firm characteristics). The research presented in this dissertation provides evidence that both event characteristics related to information needs of investors as well as firm characteristics related to the visibility of the involved firms explain the event-related activity in social media and the choice of social media type.20171990This cumulative dissertation investigates how the announcement of business events affects the activity in social media and the choice of social media type in the context of merger announcements representing a major business event with uncertainties on many levels.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Mirko Jan Zülch']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a633ef1f505435f3c8af6469ec59021ad01347f1The advent of social media (SM) has significantly changed the entire landscape of information accessing and sharing which is more horizontal, single tired and with multilateral manner. This platform empowered every individual to create, access interact, and share their information online. This fastgrowing use of these applications in a short period of time is because of youth and students and can facilitate them in different types of communication and learning. However, students considered these applications as a source of entertainment and use it substantially for their social interaction. This attitude of Young’s and students has turned these facilities into a source of distraction, which diverts their attention from their effective learning. The prior research has formally declared that SM have the potential to improve student learning and academic activities, even though, less effort has been made to know the student’s perception of these applications for learning purposes. The current study has been carried out with the objective to inquired student’s psychological characteristics in respect to the acceptance of these applications for learning purposes. Data for this current research was collected from top five research universities Malaysia. Applying big five framework of McCrae and Costa (1987) as a theoretical approach, our finding shows that student’s psychological characteristics are positively and significantly affect their use of SM application for learning and academic purposes. Furthermore, future directions are also suggested20173502017-01-13T00:00:00International Review of Management and Marketing['Murad Ali', 'R. Yaacob', 'M. N. A. Endut']2017-01-13T00:00:00 73413c7acb097a4231cb411f50680e0b824680572017022017-01-13T00:00:00['M. Wykes']2017-01-13T00:00:00 03d507b15dfd4a0bdce3b9946f37e4b31205fa002017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Katie Voss']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9fb145476e69bc2715812ee9af22d9f54a79d82fAn extensive literature demonstrates that religion is a key determinant of Americans’ social and political attitudes. This literature, however, has neglected an important measure of everyday religious practice, preference, and socialization: religious media consumption. We take a key social issue where attitudes have been shown to be largely shaped by religion—same-sex relationships—as an example to determine whether religious media consumption predicts social attitudes net of the measures typically included in the literature on religion and attitudes: affiliation, practice, and literalism. We draw on data from three national surveys, each of which contains different measures of religious media consumption and attitudes toward various same-sex relationships: the 1998 General Social Survey, 2005 Baylor Religion Survey, and 2012 Portraits of American Life Study. Both multivariate and propensity score matching analyses demonstrate that religious media consumption independently predicts lower support for same-sex relationships in all three surveys. We propose that religious media consumption is a key measure of religious practice, preference, and socialization that shapes Americans’ views toward social issues through both direct messages and by fortifying subcultural boundaries.20176672017-01-13T00:00:00Social Currents['Samuel L. Perry', 'Landon Schnabel']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1f136b1284da6084524d6ae05f16f3341e2533c8No Medievo, a morte possui um estatuto juridico, uma personalidade. Ao mesmo tempo, o fenomeno encontra-se inserido num processo cultural, fruto das relacoes sociais e de poder. Neste artigo, refletiremos sobre o aparato teorico-metodologico no tratamento do tema e apresentaremos os exitos e as dificuldades sobre os debates a respeito do Poder e da Historiografia sobre a Morte na Idade Media. Para exemplificar como o fenomeno encontra-se inserido nas relacoes sociais e de poder, discutiremos a concepcao de morte dos quatro ultimos reis Portugueses pertencentes a dinastia Afonsina e como as expressoes das ultimas vontades dos monarcas legitimaram o seu papel perante o estrato social. Analisaremos o periodo compreendido entre o reinado de D. Dinis a Fernando I, cujos obitos aconteceram respectivamente em 1325 e 1383.2017602017-01-13T00:00:00['Airles Almeida dos Santos']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2e9954fe9d1a40141418bf6746e90307aea6b2aaO presente artigo pretende explorar questoes ligadas a comunicacao social no Brasil, enfocando o problema do oligopolio e a relacao de politicos que ocupam mandatos eletivos no Congresso Nacional com a exploracao da radiodifusao de sons e de sons e imagens, revelando o problema que tais situacoes ocasionam para o Estado Democratico de Direito. A partir de uma pesquisa bibliografica e da analise das declaracoes de bens dos Deputados e Senadores, conseguiu-se trazer para a discussao os temas citados. Ao fim, sem esgotar o tema, revela-se a necessidade de uma regulacao Estatal eficiente, de forma democratica e nao burocratica no tocante as concessoes, uma maior fiscalizacao acerca dos criterios escolhidos para concessao ou renovacao de concessao e uma punicao efetiva para aqueles que descumprirem a vedacao constitucional trazida no Art. 54, I e II, sendo possivel construir, no Brasil, uma opiniao publica democratica. Palavras-chave: Comunicacao social; Oligopolio; Opiniao publica. ABSTRACT This article intends to explore issues related to social communication in Brazil, with emphasis on the problem of oligopoly and the relationship of politicians holding elective mandates in the National Congress with the exploration of the transmission of sounds and sounds and images, revealing the problem that such situations cause For the Democratic State of Law. From a bibliographical research and analysis of the declarations of property of the Deputies and Senators, the mentioned subjects were brought to the discussion. Finally, without exhausting the theme, there is a need for efficient, democratic and non-bureaucratic state regulation of concessions, for greater supervision of the criteria chosen for granting or renewing concessions, and for an effective punishment for those who violate the constitutional seal introduced in Art. 54, I and II, and it is possible to build democratic public opinion in Brazil. Keywords: Social communication; Oligopoly; Public opinion.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['T. Coelho', 'Tatiana Stroppa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7318affba42f22798a7a5323cc3bae4d715cfdbfPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the dialogic theory of public relations can help strategic communication practitioners support and enhance the relationship between individuals and organizations. Design/methodology/approach This inquiry applied the dialogic theory of public relations by investigating leading media companies’ context-based strategic use of Twitter. Researchers conducted a qualitative content analysis of 1,800 tweets from 18 top-performing media organizations. Findings This study identified strategies, rooted in dialogic theoretical principles that media organizations used to engage stakeholders. Media companies employed strategies based on dialogic principles, including promoting organizations as industry and thought leaders, integrating social media, and using an interactive, synergistic organizational voice. Research limitations/implications These strategies support the need to expand theoretical conceptualizations and use of dialogic principles to study online communication. Practical implications Findings offer practical strategies for practitioners managing organizations’ Twitter communication to foster engagement. In particular, practitioners should consider organizational context and subsequent content advantages. Originality/value Findings offer practical and theoretical contributions to the debate of interactivity.201737402017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['Beth Sundstrom', 'A. Levenshus']2017-01-13T00:00:00 36c21fbf8843afe29ce7c820390dac32c4203105Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how Hofstede’s six cultural dimensions are reflected on the official corporate Facebook pages from 259 organizations on Fortune magazine’s Global 500 list. This is the first attempt to create a conceptualization of Hofstede’s dimensions for organizational social media use. Design/methodology/approach To determine how Facebook is used by the Global 500 corporations, a content analysis was carried out based on the 2013 listing of the highest revenue corporations throughout the world. As a research method, content analysis allows researchers to examine the actual practices of communication by focusing on the information provided through textual and visual messages. Findings The results paint a mixed picture indicating that the global nature of these corporations is echoed in a somewhat similar overall presence on Facebook; but when the individual elements (About Us, updates, and media) are examined, statistical differences emerge in relation to the reflection of the cultural dimensions. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first work to match Facebook behaviors with Hofstede’s dimensions. This work needs to be replicated with other organizations to determine its staying power. In addition, future research might tap into agency and any consciousness on the part of social media managers in a specific direction. Depending on those findings, they might make important statements on the emergence of a global social media culture.201755162017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['Kevin D. Lo', 'Richard D. Waters', 'N. Christensen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4e7791c66cff66cdf7fc562af2ff16b7468dfa3cPhatic refers to the rhetorical function of creating effective communication channels, keeping them open, and establishing ongoing and fruitful relationships, all of which are vital in the age of digital rhetoric, social media, and global intercultural exchange. In this realm, the professional communicator functions less as an originator of new information and more as a space designer, a facilitator of others’ online interactions, a curator of user-generated content, and a communication leader. The phatic function—especially relevant to online interactions such as virtual teamwork, intercultural communication, and user help forums—deserves significant attention as a primary purpose for professional communication.20177011The phatic function—especially relevant to online interactions such as virtual teamwork, intercultural communication, and user help forums—deserves significant attention as a primary purpose for professional communication.2017-01-13T00:00:00Business and Professional Communication Quarterly['J. E. Porter']2017-01-13T00:00:00 62123bab611a2f2886e78095404231d7140ae383Social Media Analytics playing a major role in e-commerce for extracting the useful information of a product/service. Opinion Mining has become the key process of Social Media Analytics. In this paper, the process of opinion mining in social media while dealing with different kind of opinionated documents and the challenges associated to opinion mining from social media has been discussed. The twitter is a big online social activity where some millions of people share their opinions. Applying sentiment analysis on social media data to get product reviews based on the product features is one major concern. K-means clustering technique applied on a sample twitter dataset to cluster different sentiments in context with different features of products and been evaluated and explained with the help of a machine learning tool.International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing201768K-means clustering technique applied on a sample twitter dataset to cluster different sentiments in context with different features of products has been evaluated and explained with the help of a machine learning tool.2017-01-13T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing['Anjan G. Babu', 'S. Kumari', 'Kamakshaiah Kolli']2017-01-13T00:00:00 560d62b92bc8ddf0354f176de57ae2870ce09d88BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is important in reducing healthcare-associated infections. The World Health Organization has defined 'five moments' when hand hygiene compliance is required. During 2013, New Zealand national data showed poor compliance with these moments by medical students. AIM To improve medical students' compliance with the five moments. METHODS In this prospective student-led quality improvement initiative, student investigators developed, implemented and evaluated a multi-modal intervention comprising a three-month social media campaign, a competition and an entertaining educational video. Data on individual patient-medical student interactions were collected covertly by observers at baseline and at one week, six weeks and three months after initiation of the intervention. RESULTS During the campaign, compliance improved in moment 2, but not significantly in moments 1, 3, 4 or 5. Statistical analysis of amalgamated data was limited by non-independent data points-a consideration apparently not always addressed in previous studies. CONCLUSIONS The initiative produced improvements in compliance by medical students with one hand hygiene moment. Statistical analysis of amalgamated data for all five moments should allow for the non-independence of each occasion in which clinicians interact with a patient. More work is needed to ensure excellent hand hygiene practices of future doctors.The New Zealand medical journal201777A prospective student-led quality improvement initiative comprising a three-month social media campaign, a competition and an entertaining educational video that produced improvements in compliance by medical students with one hand hygiene moment.2017-01-13T00:00:00The New Zealand medical journal['Nathanael Lucas', 'C. Hume', 'Abdal Al-Chanati', 'William Diprose', 'S. Roberts', 'Josh Freeman', 'Vernon Mogol', 'David Hoskins', 'R. Hamblin', 'C. Frampton', 'W. Bagg', 'A. Merry']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4a0ea2b39570fa3324d569a11156deee61bc6bb0Vaccine discussions are an important part of the general pediatrician's day. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, in particular, has been slow to gain acceptance by the general public. It has recently gained momentum (both positive and negative) on social media, which has led to an increase in questions and concerns from families. It is important that providers are equipped to address these concerns, answer questions, and provide quality information for families to help guide them in their vaccination decisions. Not only is it crucial to be knowledgeable about the vaccines themselves, but providers should also be informed about HPV and its potential disease burden. The HPV vaccine recommendations are also evolving, so it is important to stay abreast with current data to provide the best care for all patients. [Pediatr Ann. 2017;46(1):e2-e5.].Pediatric annals201746It is crucial to be knowledgeable about the vaccines themselves, but providers should also be informed about HPV and its potential disease burden to provide the best care for all patients.2017-01-13T00:00:00Pediatric annals['L. Khan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 68db84a017ec3290c3bdfcc16823b376be08b9eaInternational Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology2017181This paper addresses the challenge of ambiguity and multilingual scripts in social media posts and distinguish them into various religious sentiments of users and creates a hypothesis that social media websites are a rich source of information for mining these beliefs and automatically identifying the religious conflicts among users which overcomes the gaps of offline studies.2017-01-13T00:00:00{'pages': '43-57'}['Swati Agarwal', 'A. Sureka']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a9556e57465de3c969ef3177eb39e72da937ea35This article, based on interviews and mass media data, analyzes the formation of class inequality in the course of employer-employee relationships between domestic workers and their employers in Russian households. The concept of the dialectics of control enables us to examine how two variants of the culture of inequality are formed in the private sphere. The first model of “conspicuous inequality” appears and is maintained in the course of interactions between modern “masters” and their “servants.” In such interactions the status of the domestic worker is constructed as subordinate to the employer.This status is formed through mechanisms of distancing, control, verbal signification, and exploitation. The second model of “egalitarian inequality” is maintained bythe new middle class of professionals and managers and their domestic helpers. This model presumes dialogue and feedback in employer-employee relationships, as well asa reduction of social distance and smoothing of the hierarchy between them. Both partiesin the contract display a mutual understanding based on personalized trust. Thestudy takes into account gendered structural characteristics of domestic work and family division of labor, as well as the peculiarities of the market of domestic workers in Russia connected to intra- and intercountry migration flows in the post-Soviet space.  In Russian , extended summary in English .2017032017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Zdravomyslova', 'Olga Tkach']2017-01-13T00:00:00 be625f4be41f3cf6065671d170fab635c59969faMommy wars is a phenomenon that occurs in worldwide through daily conversation and digital media conversation. This phenomenon potraits the debate about ideal motherhood, where society's opinion devided into two group. First group said that full-time mother is an ideal motherhood. While another groups said that working mother is a new concept of ideal motherhood. This conception occurs whe society try to construct it through several medium. In another word, the concept of ideal motherhood is the result of social construction. Severals medium are used for mediating the process of social construction. Such as mass media. In this research, author use advertisement to clarify the social contruction of ideal motherhood. The advertisement is produced by a milk producer in Indonesia, i.e. Frisian Flag Mama. They produce an advertisement about mommy's experience in pregnancy (both working and full-time mother). Author use semiotic analysis to clarify the process of social construction, where the unit analysis are visual and text only. The research shows that this advertisement try to construct about concept of ideal motherhood within another way. They said that working mom is a modesty person, profesional, and has an equal position inside the family. Meanwhile, full-time mother is a person who has traditional taste in fashion and has lower position inside the family. The advertisement doesn't has a spesific intention to one group. Therefore, audience can have a neutral conception about ideal motherhood. Keywords: Semiotic, Advertisement, Ideal Motherhood, Social Construction.2017022017-01-13T00:00:00['Putri Limilia']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b448cd16887dfe847e03f037f33b183e37bcfb7920173212017-01-13T00:00:00Crime, Law and Social Change['Diarmaid Harkin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c0e639df25adeaa547c2d23b732c4ebf3abe4848This research discusses about bias and power in the four chosen news articles published by the Jakarta Post. Those four articles discuss the competition between two bickering factions inside Golkar Party, Bakrie's group and Laksono's group, to grab the position of new house speaker in early 2016. The main goal of this research is to reveal the power and bias applied implicitly through the linguistic features enacted in media. The revelation of bias is analyzed through its linguistic choice by using Appraisal theory proposed by Martin and White (2005). Since bias is one of the social inequalities phenomena, this research is revealed under Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) scope, especially using Firclough's three dimensional frameworks, which deals with analyzing the relation between language and social context. The Jakarta Post needs to obey the principles of journalist that are being neutral, independent and objective in informing the news. However, the result of this research shows that the media is possible to do bias because of political interest.2017012017-01-13T00:00:00['Ismi Kuntum Zulaikha']2017-01-13T00:00:00 dcf67a5f12de2bd354e61f15d9ffac8cfb28ca15In the Indian modern country is fast emerging as a global power but for half of its population, the women across the country, struggle to live life with dignity continues. In the modern society women have been the victims of exploitations since long time in different fields in their life both physically, socially, mentally and economically. There are several causes of sexual as well as moral abuse which are very often highlighted by the media in Indian modern society, and a lot of those also remain unexplored. . Women are being trafficked for sex, harassment at workplaces and tortured in family and society. The paper has attempted to find out the Indian perspectives women exploitation in modern society. Women safety is a big social issue which needs to be solved urgently by the effort of all. It is inhibiting the growth and development of the country and most importantly hurting the half population of the country in all aspects (physically, mentally, and socially).The objective of paper is to highlight various aspects of women safety and create awareness for every level. We put some efforts for women safety by individual, social and governmental level.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00International journal of scientific research['S. Saxena', 'Amita Joshi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e7c647e06215bd34efefc09714cea91425ab3121Crime, law and social change20175702017-01-13T00:00:00Crime, Law and Social Change['Diarmaid Harkin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 41ed42a15c4e43dd31dec7f7b9bd2d674873fcdaMultimedia tools and applications201700A novel multi-modal feature extraction approach, which involves the neighborhood reversibility verifying of information objects with different modalities, is proposed to build reliable similarity estimation among multimedia documents.2017-01-13T00:00:00Multimedia Tools and Applications['Shikui Wei', 'Yao Zhao', 'Tao Yang', 'Zhili Zhou', 'Shiming Ge']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a7576e97cd903dbbe036d6820b42b7cd48670601Research on social capital in public health is approaching its 20th anniversary. Over this period, there have been rich and productive debates on the definition, measurement and importance of social capital for public health research and practice. As a result, the concepts and measures characterising social capital and health research have also evolved, often drawing from research in the social, political and behavioural sciences. The multidisciplinary adaptation of social capital-related concepts to study health has made it challenging for researchers to reach consensus on a common theoretical approach. This glossary thus aims to provide a general overview without recommending any particular approach. Based on our knowledge and research on social capital and health, we have selected key concepts and terms that have gained prominence over the last decade and complement an earlier glossary on social capital and health.Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health201749309This glossary is a general overview of key concepts and terms that have gained prominence over the last decade and complement an earlier glossary on social capital and health.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health['Spencer Moore', 'I. Kawachi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 738f8ceca235a2906e85075b154083b9c80ec120The relative role of convection and diffusion is characterized both numerically and experimentally for porous media flows due to a Rayleigh-Taylor instability of a horizontal interface between two miscible solutions in the gravity field. We show that, though globally convection dominates over diffusion during the nonlinear regime, diffusion can locally be as important as convection and even dominates over lateral convection far away from the fingertips. Our experimental and numerical computations of the temporal evolution of the mixing length, the width of the fingers, and their wavelength are in good agreement and show that the lateral evolution of fingers is governed by diffusion.201726262017-01-13T00:00:00['S. Gopalakrishnan', 'J. C. Landeira', 'A. Wit', 'B. Knaepen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0a37bba91fa8f5fc754458070d97b18ba10c8238Purpose of the Study: This study was designed to identify social network types among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults and examine the relationship between social network type and mental health. Design and Methods: We analyzed the 2014 survey data of LGBT adults aged 50 and older (N = 2,450) from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study. Latent profile analyses were conducted to identify clusters of social network ties based on 11 indicators. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the association between social network types and mental health. Results: We found five social network types. Ordered from greatest to least access to family, friend, and other non-family network ties, they were diverse, diverse/no children, immediate family-focused, friend-centered/restricted, and fully restricted. The friend-centered/restricted (33%) and diverse/no children network types (31%) were the most prevalent. Among individuals with the friend-centered/restricted type, access to social networks was limited to friends, and across both types children were not present. The least prevalent type was the fully restricted network type (6%). Social network type was significantly associated with mental health, after controlling for background characteristics and total social network size; those with the fully restricted type showed the poorest mental health. Implications: Unique social network types (diverse/no children and friend-centered/restricted) emerge among LGBT older adults. Moreover, individuals with fully restricted social networks are at particular risk due to heightened health needs and limited social resources. This study highlights the importance of understanding heterogeneous social relations and developing tailored interventions to promote social connectedness and mental health in LGBT older adults.The gerontologist20174976Unique social network types (diverse/no children and friend-centered/restricted) emerge among LGBT older adults and individuals with fully restricted social networks are at particular risk due to heightened health needs and limited social resources.2017-01-13T00:00:00The Gerontologist['Hyun-Jun Kim', 'K. Fredriksen-Goldsen', 'A. Bryan', 'A. Muraco']2017-01-13T00:00:00 86089ce92aa3185ae0dcf78d0192041cc30a91b0The generation of superoxide (O2•–) in ionic liquids (ILs) has been used to destroy hazardous materials. In this study, O2•– was used for the oxidative desulfurization of benzothiophene (BT) and dibenzothiophene (DBT) in two ILs as reaction media. The O2•– was released by dissolving potassium superoxide in 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [BMPyrr][TFSI] and n-methoxyethyl-n-methylmorpholinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [MOEMMor][TFSI]. The highest conversion percentages for BT in [MOEMMor][TFSI] and [BMPyrr][TFSI] were 99.4 and 96.6%, respectively, and the highest conversion percentages for DBT in [MOEMMor][TFSI] and [BMPyrr][TFSI] were 98.3 and 94.3%, respectively. As the temperature was increased, the reaction of the O2•– with BT and DBT was enhanced significantly. The BT was converted easier than DBT due to the nucleophilic characteristic of the O2•– and the higher electron density of the sulfur atom in DBT than that in BT. In addition, the ILs had a clear effect o...201775202017-01-13T00:00:00ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering['M. Hayyan', 'A. Alakrach', 'Adeeb Hayyan', 'M. Hashim', 'H. Hizaddin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5fc3fbd2114ca146008a3ed39262d0b53a653833Purpose of the Study: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults have elevated rates of high-risk alcohol consumption compared with heterosexual adults. Although drinking tends to decline with age in the general population, we know little about LGB older adults’ drinking. Using 2014 data from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study (NHAS), we aimed to identify factors associated with high-risk drinking in LGB older adults. Design and Methods: A U.S. sample of 2,351 LGB adults aged 50–98 years completed a survey about personal and social experiences, substance use, and health. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to identify predictors of past-month high-risk alcohol consumption. Results: Approximately one fifth (20.6%) of LGB older adults reported high-risk drinking, with nonsignificantly different rates between men (22.4%) and women (18.4%). For women, current smoking and greater social support were associated with greater likelihood of high-risk drinking; older age, higher income, recovery from addiction, and greater perceived stress were associated with lower likelihood. For men, higher income, current smoking, and greater day-to-day discrimination were associated with greater likelihood of high-risk drinking; transgender identity and recovery from addiction were associated with lower likelihood. Implications: Social contexts and perceived drinking norms may encourage higher levels of alcohol consumption in LGB older women, whereas men’s drinking may be linked with discrimination-related stress. Prevention and intervention with this population should take into account gender differences and sexual minority-specific risk factors. With future waves of data, we will be able to examine LGB older adults’ drinking trajectories over time.The gerontologist20176472Social contexts and perceived drinking norms may encourage higher levels of alcohol consumption in LGB older women, whereas men’s drinking may be linked with discrimination-related stress.2017-01-13T00:00:00The Gerontologist['A. Bryan', 'Hyun-Jun Kim', 'K. Fredriksen-Goldsen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0ee67802f75e1451355aa2ecf98277bf443b85e0Abstract This study applies agenda setting theory to understand how firms’ financial performance is affected by both the news media and the public agenda. Using content and time-series analysis for the data of five Dutch firms (period 2009−2013), we demonstrate that media attention (newspaper coverage) and public attention (GoogleTrends search) for a firm affect stock market ratings. As hypothesized, the effect of media attention was found to be negative whereas the effect of public attention was positive.201764142017-01-13T00:00:00Communications['T. G. van der Meer', 'R. Vliegenthart']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8a920f19f0d00b2c5ef2cc607609369a26287276BMC Public Health20173243Documenting the wide range of factors that influence treatment adherence in a severely affected remote population will assist in improving TB control and provide impetus for further community-based efforts aimed at improving access to TB diagnosis and treatment, and maintaining successful treatment outcomes in the face of emerging drug resistance.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Public Health['Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob', 'David Plummer', 'Robert Dowi', 'Sinba Wamagi', 'Bisato Gula', 'Keyanato Siwaeya', 'D. Pelowa', 'P. Siba', 'J. Warner']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2945153f1d0f1a7572ad2c0f27f57e06af7835b2ABSTRACT The focus of this article is a cluster of grassroots movements and networks of networks: the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers (ATKI) based in Hong Kong. By using Kelly's [2007. Filipino Migration, Transnationalism and Class Identity (ARI Working Papers Series, 90). Singapore: Asia Research Institute.] typology of four dimensions of class (i.e. position, process, performance and politics) as a framework of analysis, the article shows that Indonesian migrant domestic workers can hold multiple class identities at various positions in transnational political space(s). Through organising in these particular spaces, Indonesian migrant domestic workers express agency, reformulate their gender roles and identify themselves as a transnational social class. This social class identification is based on their awareness of the transnational nature of the exploitation that migrants experience but is also framed within a wider global perspective of ‘root causes’ such as neoliberal policies and unjust trade agreements. By not accepting the class position ascribed to them as domestic workers, these migrant organisations chose to define their social class by performance and generate political capital. The article adds the notion of positionality to the intersectionality approach, that is, the way social class intersects with gender, economic status/occupation, ethnicity and transnational status might differ depending on the position.201745412017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies['Stefan Rother']2017-01-13T00:00:00 21deeacb4b4b8bb4ecfa0d73f25126ba5c1d7dafThe increasing pervasiveness of social networks allows users to share purchase behaviors with their online friends. In this study, we examine optimal pricing strategies of a monopolistic firm using an analytical model that accounts for behavioral observational learning in social networks. We show that a seller could potentially control the information available to future customers and induce behavioral observational learning, using an information‐revealing pricing strategy. This result suggests that offering introductory discounts is not always an effective method to boost purchases in social networks. It could prevent the behavioral observational learning that would increase future customers' willingness to pay.20178143It is shown that a seller could potentially control the information available to future customers and induce behavioral observational learning by using an information-revealing pricing strategy, suggesting that offering introductory discounts is not always an effective method to boost purchases in social networks.2017-01-13T00:00:00Production and Operations Management['Liangfei Qiu', 'Andrew Whinston']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2fe4ff5fff46b57923dd2ed8491eeb37ea41db78When waves propagate through weakly scattering but correlated, disordered environments they are randomly focused into pronounced branchlike structures, a phenomenon referred to as branched flow, which has been studied in a wide range of isotropic random media. In many natural environments, however, the fluctuations of the random medium typically show pronounced anisotropies. A prominent example is the focusing of tsunami waves by the anisotropic structure of the ocean floor topography. We study the influence of anisotropy on such natural focusing events and find a strong and nonintuitive dependence on the propagation angle which we explain by semiclassical theory.Physical Review Letters2017012This work studies the influence of anisotropy on such natural focusing events and finds a strong and nonintuitive dependence on the propagation angle which is explained by semiclassical theory.2017-01-13T00:00:00Physical review letters['H. Degueldre', 'J. Metzger', 'Erik Schultheis', 'R. Fleischmann']2017-01-13T00:00:00 82ae2c49e610ec51200a32dfa3edf4440f939678Abstract In this work, a new molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction protocol was developed for the selective extraction and purification of glycyrrhizic acid from liquorice roots in aqueous media. The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for glycyrrhizic acid were prepared by using bismethacryloyl-β-cyclodextrin and methacrylic acid as double functional monomers and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, thermo gravimetric analysis, nitrogen adsorption and elemental analysis. In aqueous media, the adsorption properties of MIPs including adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms and selectivity adsorption were investigated. The characterization of imprinted polymers indicated that the prepared MIPs had good stability and many cavity structures. The results of adsorption experiments illustrated the MIPs had high adsorption capacity of glycyrrhizic acid (69.3 mg g−1) with the imprinting factor 3.77, and it took ~5 min to get adsorption equilibrium. The MIPs could be used as an solid phase extraction sorbent absorbent for enrichment and purification of glycyrrhizic acid from the crude extraction of licorice roots, and the results showed promising practical value.Journal of Chromatographic Science2017299The MIPs could be used as an solid phase extraction sorbent absorbent for enrichment and purification of glycyrrhizic acid from the crude extraction of licorice roots, and the results showed promising practical value.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Chromatographic Science['Weili Tang', 'Wei Du', 'Pengqi Guo', 'Ningli Wu', 'K. Du', 'Changgen Xu', 'Zhimin Luo', 'Ruimiao Chang', 'Ai-guo Zeng', 'Wanghui Jing', 'Chunran Chang', 'Ji Li', 'Qiang Fu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9b2c4d66ab02f8501fcd0e8f7fff59fc81a74c9fBMC Gastroenterology2017459Local application of a combination of antibiotic and antimycotic agents to ERC contrast media efficiently reduced post-ERC infectious events in patients with biliary obstruction.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Gastroenterology['H. Wobser', 'Agnetha Gunesch', 'F. Klebl']2017-01-13T00:00:00 526aa3ceb7d5ba6f255896c4febb09d4770dbfb9BMC Public Health20176034The study rigorously evaluates the effectiveness of a promising strategy to prevent IPV by utilizing a multi-component social behaviour change communication (SBCC) strategy involving a radio drama and community mobilization to shift attitudes, norms and behaviours that underpin IPV perpetration in Nepal.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Public Health['C. Clark', 'Rachael A. Spencer', 'B. Shrestha', 'Gemma Ferguson', 'J. M. Oakes', 'J. Gupta']2017-01-13T00:00:00 11db21fec2f7ebd309ba449aba2d542765bd6744A new protocol for the synthesis of 1-iodoalkynes from terminal alkynes under metal-free conditions in aqueous media via quaternary ammonium iodide and oxone mediated oxidative iodination has been developed. Simple reaction conditions, low cost and commercial availability of reagents and the use of readily available, non-toxic and universal solvent i. e., water as a reaction media makes this approach as an eco-friendly and economically viable.20175762017-01-13T00:00:00['Kodumuri Srujana', 'P. Swamy', 'Mameda Naresh', 'Chevella Durgaiah', 'Banothu Rammurthy', 'Gajula Krishna Sai', 'T. Sony', 'N. Narender']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8310f4f32c099ee5147935525d66dcc40b46208bCluster Computing20174126This work makes a further analysis for the real information spread and finds that the information is commonly topic sensitive and opinion leaders are always topic limited in the certain topic area.2017-01-13T00:00:00Cluster Computing['Li Yang', 'Y. Tian', 'Jin Li', 'Jianfeng Ma', 'Junwei Zhang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 820aff98332490e2ce6eefbfb022d93431c83473Many frequent and severe air pollution incidents have emerged across the vast parts of China recently. The identification of factors and mapping social vulnerability has become extremely necessary for environmental management and sustainable development. However, studies associating social vulnerability with air pollution remain sparse. With reference to research achievements of social vulnerability, this study made a new trial regarding social vulnerability assessment to air pollution. With the projection pursuit cluster (PPC) model, the top three factors contributing to social vulnerability index (SVI) were discovered and SVI and SVI dimensions (susceptibility, exposure, and adaptability) were evaluated. Results revealed that adaptability values are higher than susceptibility and exposure values. SVI is in a poor condition as, for the whole region, most values belong to the high-medium level. High SVI values mainly appear in the northern and the southern ends of study area. SVI in Shanghai is lower than in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. On the scale of prefecture-level city, it can be found that the low-value centers of SVI always occurred in urban core areas. The spatial variation and inequality in social vulnerability provide policy-makers a scientific basis for air pollution prevention and sustainable management.201771252017-01-13T00:00:00Sustainability['Yi Ge', 'Haibo Zhang', 'Wen Dou', 'Wenfang Chen', 'Ning Liu', 'Y. Wang', 'Yulin Shi', 'Wenxin Rao']2017-01-13T00:00:00 46d1db59cee709dbd26ef529a961b07de844be54Smart Learning Environments20176023The purpose of this paper is first to incorporate an appropriate data-analytic thinking framework for pursuing education goals, and to present a well-defined model that can help ensure the quality of results, contribute to a better understanding of the techniques behind the model, and lead to faster, more reliable, and more manageable knowledge discovery.2017-01-13T00:00:00Smart Learning Environments['Ming-Chi Liu', 'Yueh-Min Huang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7316b8b3f4d92310e87877f9119b0b476c6d9726The article analyzes the scaling up of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) agenda in the regional integration processes of Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and MERCOSUR. We ask how the SSE is being used in processes of regional policy cooperation and what implications this has for the construction of regional governance frameworks supportive of social development. Our argument is that the regional processes in the contexts of UNASUR and MERCOSUR adopt a narrow concept of SSE that defines it as a social policy instrument to combat poverty. This limits the transformative potential of the SSE agenda, a more expansionist interpretation of which would otherwise herald the strengthening of socio-productive practices as an alternative to extractivist development in the region.201753222017-01-13T00:00:00Global Social Policy['Marcelo Saguier', 'Zoe W. Brent']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2f066d23a335115368305ff3b97a494627218b5fPhilosophical Studies201787202017-01-13T00:00:00Philosophical Studies['A. Griffith']2017-01-13T00:00:00 17b3163c8436aed58c4b5f760469335962117bd6ABSTRACT Scuba diving and snorkeling with manta rays (M. birostris, M. alfredi) at sites in Hawaii, USA, have become popular, with upward of 30 tour boats and 300 participants daily. This article examined whether conflicts are occurring within and between these activities and if so, what types of conflict are prevalent and how would participants respond (support restrictions, sanction others). Data from surveys of 444 participants following evening trips to view manta rays showed that 79% of snorkelers experienced in-group conflict with other snorkelers, and 53% of scuba divers reported conflict with other divers. Most conflicts were interpersonal (physical interactions among individuals interfering with experiences). Conflict behaviors included bumping into people (up to 92%), not being aware (up to 73%), and blinding people with underwater flashlights (up to 56%). There were fewer out-group conflicts between different activities (snorkelers vs. scuba divers) and minimal social values conflicts (negative preconceptions, no physical interactions among individuals). Participants supported limiting numbers of snorkelers, scuba divers, and boats, and providing education on how to behave with others. Those experiencing conflicts were more supportive of these strategies and more likely to directly sanction participants causing conflicts, but were not more likely to indirectly sanction managers and operators.201779202017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Sustainable Tourism['Mark D. Needham', 'B. Szuster', 'Camilo Mora', 'Laura Lesar', 'E. Anders']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ee75f75ec488acda3402e00e87e8060afcd8615dClays play an important role in the environment. By removing cations and anions either through ion exchange, adsorption and precipitation, or all these combined, they can act as natural decontaminating agents of numerous pollutants. In this study, four modified bentonites (La-, Ce-, Y-, Fe-bentonite) were prepared and characterized, and their phosphate sorption capabilities were measured in batch experiments. Equilibrium times were also examined. The activation energy of the sorption process was calculated. The La- , Ce- and Y-bentonite can bind similar amount of phosphate ions, while iron-bentonite can bind only half of it compared to La-, Ce- and Y-bentonite.201726102017-01-13T00:00:00Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering['D. Buzetzky', 'N. Nagy', 'J. Kónya']2017-01-13T00:00:00 822e99791b24639505ed604e789fcc9ae88b47e1Transition metal coordinated porphyins generally exhibit effective carbon-chloride bond cleavage of environmentally harmful organochlorides through electrochemical reductive catalysis in non-aquaous media, but the recyclable use of the catalyst remains a challenge. In this manuscirpt, a new strategy of an efficient and recyclable C−Cl bond cleavage is described, and the structural characterization, electrochemical behaviour and electrochemical catalysis were illustrated by various techniques. It is demonstrated that the Fe3O4@SiO2@Co(II)porphyrin magnetic materials can be effectively used for at least 30 cycles.20173722017-01-13T00:00:00['Weihua Zhu', 'Tingting Huang', 'Minzhi Li', 'Li-Min Zheng', 'S. Bao', 'N. Kobayashi', 'Xu Liang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 08cc3564c1955f431ab50b3b8bde8b640f317e33Sensual Advertising is advertising using sex appeal. Ads with female existence can not be separated, because women have the power to help selling the product being advertised. Researchers chose version TVC ad AXE University in 2014 as an advertising being analyzed as this ads shows the presence of symptoms and the exploitation of the female body as a representation of capitalism media. This research aims to analyze the presence of women in the AXE deodorant ad became a major commodity, knowing the media representations of capitalism and female hyperrealitas Indonesia in the ad TVC "Axe University" .and analyzing the connotation and denotation of meaning contained in the body language of women who are at AXE deodorant ad. Research on AXE ad TVC uses the type of visual analysis of qualitative research with the aim to dismantle an object of analysis, in this case the visual image AXE ads containing construction meaningful symbols which call for interpretation. Data collection techniques used in this study is the analysis of the documents in the form of object data on ad ad campaign TVC AXE AXE University 2014 version of the data analysis techniques used in this study is a qualitative analysis using semiotics. Data in the form of ad ad campaign ads TVC AXE AXE University 2014 version. The results of the study took advantage of advertising sensual sensuality as its appeal. Sensual advertisement contained in the version of the Axe Axe TVC University has meaning as an attraction, so sensual advertising should be able to cause a feeling or interest to any destination of his own advertising. Sensual is a way of advertising a product to captivate the audience / consumer. Sensual advertising intentionally produced and are made in such a way as a representation of capitalism in the business industry. Women as objects of capitalism in getting profit. So women are always in the process of construction in advertising by capitalists become a commodity in benefit. Keywords: sensual advertising, representation of capitalism, TVC AXE University, hyperrealitas, simulacra.2017022017-01-13T00:00:00['Ardhariksa Zukhruf Kurniullah']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b376d108c736ee95fee5addc37664ad80b8b4743ABSTRACT Recent research has demonstrated the important role of social trust in economic growth. As a form of informal institution, social trust and formal institution are inextricable and intrinsically related. This article aims to investigate the relationship between social trust and institution, and their combined effects on economic growth. In an empirical investigation of cross-provincial data in the period 2001–2009 in China, our estimates suggest that the increase in social trust significantly promotes economic growth. The improvement of formal institution is also beneficial to economic growth. The effect of social trust on economic growth depends on the institution level, and this effect weakens with institutional strength.201748152017-01-13T00:00:00Emerging Markets Finance and Trade['W. Cui']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2c730ec3a22c8adb87d68b20401834da976d8b3cABSTRACT Family interventions in chronic psychosis are well established through systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Such reviews report that family intervention might reduce relapse and improve compliance with medication and reduction in levels of expressed emotion (EE). However, most of the previous research has been conducted in caregivers with chronic schizophrenia, and the effects of family interventions in the early stages are largely unknown. Using a quasi-experimental nonequivalent comparison group design, we evaluated the effectiveness of a 7-session group intervention among 59 caregivers of patients with first episode psychosis. Outcome variables measured were carers’ EE and social support. Carers were recruited from inpatient psychiatry units of a tertiary mental health center in South India. Follow-up assessments were carried out after one and three months of intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to the data. Carers in the intervention group reported reduction of EE and improvements in social support at a one-month follow-up assessment. However, these benefits were not sustained at the three-month follow-up. Overall, both groups showed significant changes in all outcome variables over the time period.20174413Evaluating the effectiveness of a 7-session group intervention among 59 caregivers of patients with first episode psychosis found both groups showed significant changes in all outcome variables over the time period.2017-01-13T00:00:00Social Work in Mental Health['A. Sadath', 'D. Muralidhar', 'S. Varambally', 'B. Gangadhar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 77c5f522ae730f5a428a3e8b218e37379ab9e84fBMC Medical Education20172713Despite the lack of an explicit thematic presentation of social pediatric learning objectives by the Royal College and residency training program, social pediatric topics are integrated, taught and learned throughout the entire curriculum.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Medical Education['Meta van den Heuvel', 'M. A. Martimianakis', 'R. Levy', 'A. Atkinson', 'E. Ford-Jones', 'M. Shouldice']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3b4238e8cd558d33003adb4ec66533909f526af2The survivability of caprine spermatozoa was compared in semen extenders prepared from the conventional egg-yolk citrate and goat-milk citrate. Motility was comparable in both sets of extenders during the first 24 hours post-extension when extended ejaculates were stored at either room temperature (28 O C) or refrigerator temperature (5 O C). Motility in goat milk citrate extenders at 5 O C was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that stored at 28 O C and in egg-yolk citrate extenders at both investigated temperature (p<0.05) 48 hours post extension. Beyond 72 hours of storage, motility in both extenders and at both temperature was less than 40%. The results showed that goat milk in part can replace egg-yolk as a medium for semen extension. Therefore, an extender with concentration of 10-20 % heated goat milk, 70-80% sodium citrate and 10% egg-yolk could be used to store goat semen at 5 O C for 2-3 days. Keywords : Egg-yolk citrate, Goat-milk citrate, Motility, Semen extension, Spermatozoa2017389The results showed that goat milk in part can replace egg-yolk as a medium for semen extension and an extender with concentration of 10-20 % heated goat milk, 70-80% sodium citrate and 10% egg-Yolk could be used to store goat semen at 5 O C for 2-3 days.2017-01-13T00:00:00Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences['S. Olurode', 'O. Ajala']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a0ab38898be8bc9693e306edfe3580f66017bc5aPrior experiments show that campaign communications revealing subjects’ past turnout and applying social pressure to vote (the “Self” treatment) increase turnout. However, nearly all existing studies are conducted in low-salience elections, raising concerns that published findings are not generalizable and are an artifact of sample selection and publication bias. Addressing the need for further replication in high-salience elections, we analyze a field experiment involving 1.96 million subjects where a nonpartisan campaign randomly sent Self treatment mailers, containing a subject’s vote history and a comparison of each subject’s history with their state median registrant’s turnout behavior, in high-salience elections across 17 states in 2014. Sending the Self mailer increases turnout by 0.7 points or 2.2%. This effect is largely consistent across states, with somewhat larger effects observed in states with lower ex ante election salience. Our study provides precise evidence that social pressure effects on turnout are generalizable.201729122017-01-13T00:00:00American Politics Research['A. Gerber', 'G. Huber', 'Albert H. Fang', 'Andrew Gooch']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f0921ab0cf46d8d03eb3246b821e428de9003e07VOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations201733122017-01-13T00:00:00VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations['Haijing Dai', 'Yan-lam Lau', 'K. Lee']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c43e5f958d9cb9505725ff8acd65bfcc6aeb481fKeterampilan menulis cerita pendek siswa kelas X.2 MA PSA Nurul Amal Bandungan tergolong masih rendah. Hal tersebut terbukti pada hasil tes awal atau prasiklus dengan nilai rata-rata 51,58 dan belum mencapai batas minimal ketuntasan yang telah ditentukan sekolah yaitu sebesar 75, termasuk dalam kategori kurang. Hasil prasiklus ini didukung dengan hasil wawancara dan observasi kelas. Pembelajaran yang belum berhasil juga dapat dilihat dari hasil pekerjaan siswa dalam menulis cerita pendek secara tertulis, khususnya dalam menentukan tema dan alur serta kurang sesuainya teknik yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran, pemanfaatan media yang kurang maksimal, dan siswa yang kurang tertarik dalam mengikuti pembelajaran menulis cerita pendek. Peningkatan keterampilan menulis cerita pendek perlu ditingkatkan dengan model dan media pembelajaran yang tepat, dalam hal ini guru sebagai fasilitator berperan penting dalam pemilihan model dan media pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan pembelajaran menulis cerita pendek. Penggunaan model discovery learning melalui media dokumentasi foto kegiatan santri dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis cerita pendek. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan proses pembelajaran, mendeskripsikan peningkatan keterampilan menulis cerita pendek, dan mendeskripsikan perubahan perilaku siswa menggunakan model discovery learning melalui media dokumentasi foto kegiatan santri pada siswa kelas X.2 MA PSA Nurul Amal Bandungan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang terdiri atas dua siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri atas empat tahapan, yaitu tahap perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Setiap siklus terdiri atas dua pertemuan, masing-masing pertemuan terdapat tiga tahap yaitu tahap pendahuluan, inti, dan penutup. Dalam tahapan inti pembelajaran peneliti memasukkan model pembelajaran discovery learning yang memiliki enam sintag, yaitu stimulation, problem statement, data collection, data processing, verification, dan generalization. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X.2 MA PSA Nurul Amal Bandungan dengan jumlah 24 siswa. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan teknik tes dan nontes. Teknik tes berupa menulis cerita pendek, sedangkan nontes berupa observasi, wawancara, jurnal, dan dokumentasi foto. Analisis data meliputi data kuantitatif dan data kualitatif. Pada proses pembelajaran keterampilan menulis cerita pendek, guru juga melakukan perbaikan dari siklus ke siklus untuk memperbaiki kualitas proses pembelajaran. Proses pembelajaran menulis cerita pendek siswa kelas X.2 MA PSA Nurul Amal Bandungan menggunakan model discovery learning melalui media dokumentasi foto kegiatan santri tercipta situasi pembelajaran yang efektif, kondusif, dan intensif.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['S. Sriyanto']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c9d045234a39d80ba5f5ddf7911482c4cb85abd2MSc student Jack Graham gives his take on the recent ‘fake news’ controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump and the implications for the media.201700MSc student Jack Graham gives his take on the recent ‘fake news’ controversy surrounding President-elect Donald Trump and the implications for the media.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Jack Graham']2017-01-13T00:00:00 38b3bb8afe88eb0f95cfce4147c7b6dd7becc877ABSTRAK - Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apa faktor yang mempengaruhi media cetak Harian Serambi Indonesia mempublikasikan iklan pengobatan alternatif dengan melanggar  pedoman keputusan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor: 386/Men.Kes/SK/1V/1994 tentang Pedoman Periklanan: Obat Bebas, Obat Tradisional, Alat Kesehatan, Kosmetika, Perbekalan Kesehatan Rumah Tangga Dan Makanan-Minuman. Ada beberapa iklan yang diteliti, yaitu Iklan “Fisioterapi SASYA MEDICA”, Iklan “GREEN CAP Kapsul Khusus Pria” , Iklan “Kesehatan mengobati Wasir/Ambeien” dan Iklan “Kini, pengantin baru ini tak cepat lelah lagi”. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori Ekonomi Media, Disini media menjadi perusahaan dimana pengiklan menjadi klien-klien dari media tersebut. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Alat pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini berupa wawancara Semi Berstruktur, Observasi dan Studi Dokumentasi. Teknik pemilihan informan yang digunakan adalah teknik purposive. Berdasarkan hasil dan pengolahan data yang dilakukan maka terlihat bahwa ada suatu unsur kepentingan pada media cetak Harian Serambi Indonesia dalam bisnis ekonomi pada media, mengingat iklan-iklan pada media cetak Harian Serambi Indonesia baik dengan sistim iklan paketan maupun non paket di bayar mahal oleh pihak produsen ( client) . Sehingga iklan merupakan pendapatan utama bagi media cetak Serambi Indonesia dan sangat berpengaruh dalam menjaga stabilitas media. Kata Kunci: Iklan, Media Cetak harian Serambi Indonesia, Pengobatan Tradisional ABSTRACT - The purpose of this study was determine what factors influence Serambi Indonesia daily print media publish alternative medicine ads with health minister’s decision violated the guidelines numbers: 386/Men.Kes/SK/1V/1994 about the advertising guidance: Free Medicine, Traditionall Medicine, Health Tools, Cosmetics, Home Health Supply and Food and beverage. There are some ads studied, namely: advertisement “Fisiotrapis SASYA MEDICA”, advertisement “GREEN CAP Men’s Capsule”, advertisement “Cure Health Hemorrhoids/Piles” and advertisement “Now the newly weds do not get tired anymore”. Theoretical framework of the research is economic media theory. The methodology of the research is qualitative approach with descriptive research. The instruments of this research are semi-structured interview, observation and documentation. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. Based on the findings, it is shown that there is the interest of print media Serambi Indonesia in economical business of media, according to advertisements of print media Serambi Indonesia in packet advertisement system or non-packet advertisements system which is paid highly costs by print media Serambi Indonesia and extremmely influence in stabilizing media. Keyword: Advertising, Print Media Serambi Indonesia, Alternative Medicine2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Astia Ulfa', 'Hamdani M. Syam']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9936ecbe31953979931311432a5aa2680f5fc0f1Leicester’s central position in the country, range of industry, and cheap housing, meant that by the 1970s the city had the biggest immigrant population in the country. This paper will examine local media representations of Asians in Leicester during the 1970s, focusing on the Leicester Mercury and ATV news: ITV’s regional news channel for the Midlands. Asian immigrants tended to congregate in the centre of the city, with specific Muslim and Hindu areas being formed. Negative local media depictions of Asians in Leicester often focused on their physical impact on certain areas of the city, for example the Hindu tradition of doorstep painting. I will suggest that local media fuelled the atmosphere of racial tension which lead to the emergence of racial boundaries in Leicester. Leicester gained national attention numerous times throughout the 1970s, firstly due to hostile reactions to Ugandan Asian refugees, and again in 1974 when Asian workers at the Imperial typewriter factory went on strike. On both occasions, Asian were depicted negatively by local media, which focused on run down accommodation and aggressive Asian men marching through the streets, fuelling fears about physical changes to the city. This paper develops the work of Joanna Herbert, which explores racial boundaries in Leicester, and scholars such as Wendy Webster and Gavin Schaffer, who have examined the impact of national media on public perceptions of immigration in Britain. It will develop their work by demonstrating how local media contributed to the varying development of race relations within British communities.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Rachel Yemm']2017-01-13T00:00:00 748b36e1d213d341aae155ec100133a5c80d19efTujuan dari penelitian ini  untuk mengetahui peningkatan kekuatan tarik baja karbon AISI 1040 akibat proses perlakuan panas dengan memvariasikan media pendingin dan mengetahui perubahan sifat mekanik yaitu kekuatan tarik Baja Karbon AISI 1040 akibat proses pendinginan dengan media pendingin yang berbeda melalui diagram hasil uji tarik. Luaran penelitian ini diharapkan adalah publikasi ilmiah dalam jurnal yang mempunyai ISSN yaitu Jurnal APTEK. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan dengan melakukan proses perlakuan panas terhadap spesimen baja karbon AISI 1040 pada temperatur 930 0 C selama 1 (satu) jam, kemudian ketiga model/spesimen didinginkan pada 3 (tiga) media pendingin berbeda yaitu oli SAE 40W, larutan garam dan udara. Setelah itu dilakukan pengujian kekekuatan tarik (uji-tarik) terhadap ketiga specimen dan mencatatkan hasil yang diperoleh. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh material dasar Baja Karbon 1040 sebelum perlakuan panas mempunyai kekuatan tarik sebesar 698,59 MPa, sedangkan setelah dilakukan perlakuan panas diperoleh kekuatan tarik sebesar 1106,05 MPa menggunakan media larutan garam, 658,53 MPa menggunakan pendinginan udara, dan 783,57 MPa menggunakan pendinginan oli SAE 40. Kesimpulan penelitian ini bahwa peningkatan kekuatan tarik Baja Karbon AISI 1040 setelah perlakuan panas diperoleh nilai tertinggi sebesar 1106,05 MPa dengan menggunakan media pendingin larutan garam.2017012017-01-13T00:00:00['Yosef Rizal']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9a23b7a6f074814b8871117f0908363c3c6806e7ABSTRAK - Penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh menjadi sorotan publik, tidak hanya lokal dan nasional, bahkan juga dunia internasional. Sorotan itu datang dari pemberitaan berbagai media tentang sisi positif dan negatif. Setiap media memiliki ideologi yang berbeda, selain itu cara pandang antara satu media massa dengan media massa lain terhadap suatu isu juga berbeda tergantung dengan kepentingan masing-masing media. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konstruksi pemberitaan media nasional dalam memberitakan penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh dengan cara membandingkan isi pemberitaan dua portal media nasional yaitu Republika Online dan Okezone untuk memberi gambaran pemberitaan media massa nasional terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian bersifat kualitatif deskriptif, yang menggunakan metode analisis framing dengan pendekatan konstruksionis. Untuk melihat konstruksi pemberitaan oleh kedua media tersebut digunakan teori konstruksi realitas sebagai acuan dasar dan analisis framing model Robert N. Etnman. Framing model ini didasarkan bagaimana cara untuk melihat penekanan atau penonjolan aspek-aspek tertentu dari suatu realitas. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa pemberitaan terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh yang dikonstruksikan oleh kedua media tersebut dimana Republika online lebih berimbang, artinya berita yang disampaikan  apa adanya atau tidak ada unsur keberpihakan di dalamnya. Sedangkan, pemberitaan yang dikonstruksikan oleh Okezone terkesan menyudutkan, maksudnya Okezone menganggap syariat Islam di Aceh itu banyak bertentangan dengan subtansi dasar bangsa Indonesia. Kata kunci: Konstruksi Berita, Syariat Islam, Republika Online , Okezone ABSTRACT Application of Islamic law in Aceh in the public eye, not only locality and nationality  but also  internationality. Highlights came from the news media about the positive and negative sides. Each medium has different ideologies, besides the perspective of the mass media and other mass media on the issue are also difference that is depended  on the interests of each media. This study aims to determine the construction of the national news media in reporting the application of Islamic law in Aceh with  comparing the content of the two national media portals, namely Republika Online and Okezone to illustrate the national mass media to the application of Islamic law in Aceh. The method used a qualitative descriptive research method, which uses analytical methods framing the constructionist approach. To see the construction of the news by the media is used theoretical construction of reality as a basic reference and framing analysis model of Robert N. Etnman. This framing  model is based on how to see the emphasis or protrusion certain aspects of reality. Based on the results of this research note that the preaching of the application of Islamic law in Aceh constructed by both the media where the Republika online more balanced, meaning that the message of what there is no element of partisanship in it. Meanwhile, the news is constructed by Okezone impressed cornering, meaning Okezone consider Islamic law in Aceh was a lot of conflict with the basic substance of the Indonesian nation.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Albert Juanda', 'Hamdani M. Syam', 'M. Yunus']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6cec72f6b51ea3ef0f389f3f1024c67d9a50966eABSTRAK PUTIK BUNGA DERANA. PENGGUNAAN MEDIA KOMUNIKASI DALAM PENYULUHAN PERTANIAN. Di bawah bimbingan HADIYANTO. Indonesia merupakan negara yang terdiri atas beberapa pulau, sehingga dijuluki sebagai negara kepulauan terbesar dengan sumberdaya alam yang berlimpah dan beranekaragam. Salah satu cara agar menunjang Indonesia menjadi lebih maju adalah dengan mengelola dan memanfaatkan sumberdaya alam. Untuk mendukung kemajuan pertanian, penyuluhan pertanian perlu diselenggarakan secara efektif. Salah satunya dengan menggunakan media komunikasi ketika penyuluhan pertanian guna mempermudah dan meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan petani. Sebab dengan menggunakan media komunikasi telah berpengaruh baik terhadap penyuluhan pertanian. Studi pustaka ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis media komunikasi yang digunakan dan mengidentifikasi alasan-alasan penggunaan jenis media komunikasi dalam penyuluhan pertanian. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah metode analisis bahan pustaka, berupa jurnal ilmiah, buku teks, skripsi, maupun hasil penelitian lain yang relevan dengan topik Studi Pustaka. Kata kuci : penyuluhan pertanian, media komunikasi, preferensi ABSTRACT PUTIK BUNGA DERANA. THE USE OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION. Supervised by HADIYANTO. Indonesia is a country that consists of several islands, so it was dubbed as the biggest archipelagic country with abundant natural resources and diverse. One way to support Indonesia become more advanced is to manage and utilize natural resources. To support the advancement of agriculture, agricultural extension should be organized effectively. One of them using communication media when agricultural extension in order to simplify and improve the knowledge and skills of farmers. This literature review is aimed to know the types of communication media used and identify the reasons for use of these types of communication media in agricultural extension. The method that be used in this paper is a method of literature study, such as scientific journals, textbooks, thesis, and result reports from other studies that related to the topic of this literature review. Keywords : agricultural extension, communication media, preference2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Putik Bunga Derana']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9889f3b55962067da1cd23ff9870b13d6803097cRHESA ARDIANSYAH WIRMANA. Analisis Efektivitas Komunikasi Pemasaran Agrowisata melalui Media Sosial. Dibimbing oleh NINUK PURNANINGSIH. Komunikasi pemasaran sangat diperlukan dalam pengembangan agrowisata untuk mempertahankan eksistensinya. Komunikasi pemasaran merupakan segala bentuk aktivitas yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan untuk memberi informasi, mempengaruhi dan membujuk khalayak agar tertarik untuk membeli atau memanfaatkan prodak atau jasa yang ditawarkan. Aktivitas dalam komunikasi pemasaran diantaranya adalah ragam media (dalam penelitian ini media sosial), daya tarik pesan AIDA (attention, interest, desire, dan action), dan frekuensi penyampaian pesan. Efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran merupakan keberhasilan dalam proses pencapaian semua tujuan yang diharapkan dari suatu perusahaan. Tujuan komunikasi pemasaran adalah merubah sikap konsumen yang terdiri dari komponen kognitif, afektif, dan konatif. Penelitian ini betujuan untuk menganalisis bentuk komunikasi pemasaran agrowisata khususnya melalui media sosial, hubungan antara karakteristik pengunjung dengan efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran, dan hubungan antara aktivitas komunikasi pemasaran dengan efektivitas komunikasi pemasaran. Kata Kunci: Efektivitas, komunikasi pemasaran, media sosial, agrowisata ABSTRACT RHESA ARDIANSYAH WIRMANA. Analysis The Effectiveness Of Agro Marketing Communication Through Social Media. Supervised by NINUK PURNANIGSIH. Effective marketing communication is indispensable in the development of agro-tourism to maintain its existence. Marketing communications is any activity carried out by the company to inform, influence and persuade audiences that are interested in buying or utilizing prodak or services offered. Activities in marketing communications including the variety of social media, the appeal of the message AIDA (attention, interest, desire and action), and the frequency of delivery of the message. The effectiveness of marketing communication is a success in the process of achieving all the goals of a company. The purpose of marketing communications is to change consumer attitudes which consists of components of cognitive, affective, and conative. This study aims to analyze the forms of marketing communication agroturism, especially through social media, the relationship between the behavior of visitors to the effectiveness of marketing communications, and the relationship between marketing communication activities with the effectiveness of marketing communications. Keywords: Effectiveness, marketing communications, social media, agrotourism2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Rhesa Ardiansyah Wirmana']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5b6956861442e522216a5540edb9d1634b33c7b1Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk berupa media pembelajaran piano dengan partitur digital di dalamnya yang disertakan video pembelajaran untuk siswa usia Sekolah Dasar dan mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran piano berbasis komputer untuk siswa usia Sekolah Dasar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan yang mencakup tujuh tahap yaitu (1) Studi Pendahuluan (2) Perencanaan Pengembangan (3) Desain produk awal  (4) Preliminary Field Test (5) Revisi Uji Coba Tebatas (6) Main Field Test (7) Revisi Uji Coba Lapangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Media pembelajaran yang dihasilkan berbentuk media pembelajaran piano berbasis komputer ( computer-assited instruction ) yang berjudul “Easy Piano” yang dikemas dalam CD; (2) Media ini dikategorikan layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran piano untuk siswa usia SD di Antonio School of Music dilihat dari sudut pandang ahli materi, ahli multimedia, pengajar dan siswa. Di samping itu, dibuktikan dengan perolehan data  melalui angket dan uji coba produk yaitu 89,11 % responden mengatakan bahwa aplikasi media pembelajaran piano ini mampu mengatasi masalah dalam menangani kejenuhan saat pembelajaran piano berlangsung.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Abednego Johan Nugroho Subroto']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e37de6e26697020c841a30b39c329f61682607ffABSTRAK R Givary Apriman Z. Analisis Penggunaan Media Internet pada Kelompok Masyarakat di Pedesaan. Dibimbing oleh SUTISNA RIYANTO. Penulisan studi pustaka ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana pemahaman masyarakat pedesaan pada media internet, penggunaan media internet pada kelompok masyarakat pedesaan, serta menganalisis manfaat internet terhadap kelompok masyarakat pedesaan. Studi pustaka ini merangkum hasil penelitian berupa jurnal jurnal yang membahas mengenai pola penggunaan internet, dampak internet terhadap masyarakat pedesaan, serta faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi masyarakat pedesaan dalam mengakses internet. Penelitian yang ada sudah spesifik membahas penggunaan internet pada kelompok masyarakat pedesaan, serta dampak dari penggunaan media internet terhadap masyarakat pedesaan. Berdasarakan hasil rangkuman dan pembahasan, didapatkan perumusan masalah baru yaitu, bagaimana pola penggunaan internet pada kelompok masyarakat pedesaan, apa saja faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi masyarakat pedesaan dalam mengakses internet, serta apa saja bentuk perubahan yang terjadi pada masyarakat pedesaan setelah mengakses internet. Kata Kunci : Penggunaan Internet, Kelompok masyarakat pedesaan, Dampak mengakses internet ABSTRACT R Givary Apriman Z. Analysis of Usage of Internet Media in Society in Rural Areas. Supervised by SUTISNA RIYANTO. This literatur study aims to analyze how the understanding of rural communities on the internet media, people use of internet media in rural communities, and to analyze the benefits of the internet to rural communities. This literature study summarizes the results of research in the form of journals that discuss about internet usage patterns, the impact of the internet to rural communities, as well as factors that affect rural communities in accessing the internet. Research that is already specifically addressed the use of internet in rural communities, and the impact of use the media internet to rural communities. Based on the results summary and discussion, it was found that the formulation of new problems, how patterns of Internet use in rural communities, what are the factors that affect rural communities in accessing the internet, as well as any form of change in the rural community after accessing the internet. Keywords: internet usage, rural communities, the impact of use internet2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Raden Givary Apriman Zulkarnaen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 35fbc3d0e226ac50d385740a23de2eecc6ab6302ABSTRAK NUR AZIZAH RIZKI ASTUTI. Analisis Efektivitas Penggunaan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi sebagai Media Penyuluhan. Di bawah bimbingan HADIYANTO Semakin majunya teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) menjadikan berbagai aspek kehidupan masyarakat menjadi lebih terdedah internet, tidak terkecuali dalam bidang penyuluhan pertanian. Perkembangan TIK telah memberikan kontribusi yang nyata dalam proses berkembangnya sistem pengembangan informasi pertanian, khususnya sebagai media komunikasi inovasi pertanian. Studi Pustaka ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui teknologi informasi dan komunikasi apa yang tepat digunakan sebagai media penyuluhan serta bagaimana efektivitas penggunaan TIK sebagai media penyuluhan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah metode analisis bahan pustaka, berupa jurnal ilmiah, buku teks, skripsi, maupun hasil penelitian lain yang relevan dengan topik Studi Pustaka. Kata kunci: teknologi informasi dan komunikasi, media penyuluhan, efektivitas ABSTRACT NUR AZIZAH RIZKI ASTUTI. Analysis of The Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology Utilisation as an Extension Media. Supervised by HADIYANTO The rapid advance of information and communication technology renders many aspects of lives to be highly exposed to the internet, let alone the field of agricultural extension. Noticeably, the development of ICT contributes in the development of agricultural information system, in particular as a communication media of agricultural innovation. The objective of this study of literature is to find out appropriate ICT applied as an extension media, as well as the effectiveness of ICT utilization as an extension media. This work is prepared using literature analysis method, by analyzing scientific journals, text books, thesis, and other relevant research materials that align with the topic. Keywords: information and communication technology, extension media, effectiveness2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['N. Astuti']2017-01-13T00:00:00 71fef9b63f6512e30bf1c63efdf9bc6820c5d736Penelitian yang berjudul “Studi Analisis Isi atas Objektivitas Berita Investigasi pada Media Online Malangtimes.com Edisi 5 Oktober 2015 –13 Maret 2016”, bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kualitas berita yang ditinjau dari konsep objektivitas berita oleh Westerstahl, melalui analisis isi sebagai metode. Penelitian ini menghitung frekuensi yang muncul dan mendeskripsikan objektivitas dalam suatu berita, dengan 4 variabel yakni, kebenaran, relevansi, keberimbangan dan netralitas. Dalam variabel kebenaran terdiri dari indikator faktualitas, akurasi dan kelengkapan. Sedangkan untuk variabel relevansi terdiri dari indikator normatif, jurnalistik, khalayak, real-world. Selanjutnya katagori objektivitas berita berdasarkan impartialitas yang terdiri dari keseimbangan yaitu peliputan dua sisi (cover both side) dan netralitas yaitu non-sensasional dan non-evaluatif. Populasi dan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah berita investigasi Malangtimes edisi 5 Oktober hingga 13 Maret 2016, yang berjumlah 50 item berita dengan menggunakan total sampling. Pemberitaan dalam media masa terutama pada media online lokal dinilai dapat mempengaruhi persepsi di dalam masyarakat, sehingga diperlukan keseimbangan dalam penyampaian berita agar sesuai dengan fakta yang ada. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media online Malangtimes.com menyajikan berita kurang objektif kepada masyarakat mengenai berita investigasi yang ditayangkan, karena masih ditemukannya kualitas indikator-indikator yang sangat rendah. Pada variabel kebenaran media Malangtimes.com memiliki kualitas yang tinggi dengan presentase setiap indikatornya, faktualitas 100 persen, akurasi 91,33 persen dan kelengkapan 72,22 persen. Sedangkan untuk variabel relevansi yang terdiri dari indikator normatif, jurnalistik, khalayak dan real-world, setiap indikator mendapatkan hasil presentase yang sama yakni 97,22. Selanjutnya, untuk variabel keberimbangan mendapatkan kualitas rendah dengan nilai presentase indikator non-evaluatif 27,78 persen dan indikator dua sisi yang kualitasnya rendah sekali dengan 19,44 persen. Sementara untuk variabel netralitas Malangtimes memiliki kualitas yang tinggi dengan presentase non-evaluatif 72,22 persen dan non-sensasional 75 persen.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Imadudin Muhammad']2017-01-13T00:00:00 794202afd7c7d390077659991a40ee07491e7787Curating new media art exhibitions challenges the understanding of how new media technologies reconfigure user’s relation to reality. Artists explore the potential of new communication models to encode ideas and experiences that relate to familiar concepts and to new paradigms. The paper presents two aspects that characterize communication in new media, its problematic materiality and playfulness, and illustrates them with two ArtNetLab group exhibitions: Immaterial and Enter/tain. The object that the curatorial practice reconstructs in the two experimental exhibitions is the attitude that the gallery visitor or the user assumes when coming into contact with a communicative artifact.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00Acta Graphica['N. Bovcon', 'A. Vaupotic']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8b23eccc4780e6959294fa7ac3fba83138cde933Media memiliki peran penting dalam menyalurkan informasi kepada khalayak. Dalam proses penyalurannya, media melakukan pembingkaian realitas dengan memasukan makna dan tujuan tertentu sesuai dengan kepentingan dan ideologi yang dianutnya. Salah satunya adalah tindakan Basuki Tjahaya Purnama dalam menertibkan Kalijodo. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana media melakukan konstruksi realitas terhadap tindakan Basuki Tjahaja Purnama dalam menertibkan kawasan Kalijodo melalui portal berita Kompas.com dan Jawapos.com. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis framing dengan jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Dengan menggunakan analisis framing Robert N.Entman yang menekankan pada problem identification, causal interpretation, moral evaluation dan treatment recommendation. Hasil dari penelitian ini memperlihatkan Kompas.com dan Jawapos.com lebih memfokuskan pada ‘siapa yang dipersalahkan’ dan mengesampingkan penyelesaian masalahnya. Kedua media ini cenderung memihak salah satu sisi dan memberikan penekanan terhadap tindakan yang dapat dijadikan sebagai pemicu masalah. Dalam pemberitaannya, Kompas.com berusaha membangun frame bahwa tindakan Basuki Tjahaja purnama dalam menertibkan kawasan Kalijodo berlandaskan pada penegakan hukum, sehingga memposisikan warga Kalijodo dalam posisi bersalah. Sebaliknya, pemberitaan Jawapos.com mendukung tindakan warga Kalijodo dengan melihatnya dari berbagai sudut pandang dan diperkuat oleh narasumber yang memiliki kredibilitas tinggi. Hal ini terlihat melalui frame pemberitaan kedua media online melalui pemilihan kata, pemilihan narasumber, pengutipan pesan, serta penggunaan foto pemberitaan.2017012017-01-13T00:00:00['Asef Awaludin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 003677bc57ede93ed30a3ff91561ba876d907448Produksi ikan bandeng dibeberapa daerah mengalami peningkatan, Peningkatan produksi dalam budidaya ikan bandeng dibatasi oleh beberapa faktor diantaranya adalah keterbatasan air, lahan dan polusi terhadap lingkungan. Air sebagai media pemeliharan ikan harus selalu diperhatikan kualitasnya. Salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk menjaga kualitas air dengan sistem resirkulasi akuakultur. Sistem resirkulasi memerlukan suatu filter untuk memperbaiki kualitas air baik filter fisik, mekanik, maupun biologi. Filtrasi dalam sistem resirkulasi dapat memperbaiki kualitas air di dalam media pemeliharaan yang sangat berpengaruh bagi kehidupan ikan. Dalam filtrasi deperlukan alat untuk memisahkan ataupun mendegradasi sisa pakan dan feses. Salah satu jenis filter yang dapat di gunakan adalah bio-ball salah satu jens media filter biologi yang dapat menumbuhkan bakteri. Kondisi bakteriologis perairan merupakan salah satu parameter penunjang keberhasilan budidaya air laut maupun air tawar. Belum diketahui secara pasti bakteri yang tumbuh pada filter bio-ball dengan filter mekanik yang berbeda. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah memperoleh informasi mengenai kelimpahan dan jenis bakteri yang terdapat pada media bio-ball dengan filter mekanik yang berbeda. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif. Metode yang berupa data atau informasi yang diperoleh secara langsung dari seorang pakar maupun buku-buku yang berhubungan dengan kasus yang diteliti. Hasil dari pengamatan kepadatan bakteri didapat kan hasil pada media bio-ball dengan kepadatan pada hari ke 15 didapatkan jumlah koloni 165 x 108 CFU /ml dan pada hari ke 30 didapatkan kepadatan 202 x 1016 CFU /ml. Hasil pengamatan secara makroskopis didapatkan hasil 7 isolat yang berbeda morfologinya, memiliki persentase 62,5% bulat dan 37,5% oval. Karakteristik “warna” memiliki persentase 41,7% putih, 29,2% putih kekuningan, dan 29,1% kuning. Persentase karakteristik dari “elevasi” sendiri memiliki 50% cembung dan 50% datar. Karakteristik “tepi” memiliki persentase 70,8% rata dan 29,2% bergelombang. Hasil pengamatan jenis bakteri yang tumbuh pada media bio-ball bakteri yang tumbuh tersebut adalah Corynebaterium sp., Corynebaterium aquaticum, Pseudomonas alcaligenes, Hafnia alvei, Pseudomonas sp. dan Bacillus sp. Distribusi bakteri pada masing-masing filter mekanis yang berbeda. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian agar dapat dijadikan referensi bagi para petani yaitu bahwa filter penggunaan filter bio-ball + batu baik digunakan dalam budidaya ikan bandeng dengan sistem resirkulasi dan adanya penelitian lebih lanjutan yang menggunakan metode dan alat bahan yang lebih canggih sehingga dapat diketahui komposisi bakteri perombak bahan organik dan peran spesifik tiap spesies bakteri pada lingkungan perairan dengan media bio-ball.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Izzul Muttaqin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ca5ca53fa8a3ec3d931ee00982138ee359d9e597ABSTRAK REISHA WIDIA ANGGIANY. Analisis Peran Radio Komunitas sebagai Media Penyuluhan. Di bawah bimbingan HADIYANTO Penyiaran radio komunitas memberikan manfaat bagi seluruh komunitas yang membutuhkan informasi mengenai sumberdaya setempat, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan. Dalam pelaksanaannya, diperlukan analisis bagaimana perannya untuk melihat sejauh mana pengetahuan petani dan masyarakat mengenai pertanian terpadu setelah mendengarkan program yang di sampaikan oleh radio komunitas. Studi pustaka ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran radio komunitas jika ditinjau dalam perspektif ilmu penyuluhan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah metode analisis bahan pustaka, berupa skripsi, jurnal ilmiah, buku teks, artikel, monograph, serta laporan hasil penelitian lainnya yang berkaitan dengan pengaruh siaran pertanian radio komunitas sebagai media penyuluhan. Kata Kunci: Analisis peran, Radio Komunitas, Media Penyuluhan. ABSTRACT REISHA WIDIA ANGGIANY. Analysis of the Role of Community Radio as Media Extension. Supervised by HADIYANTO Community radio broadcasters provide benefits for the whole community who need information about loval resources, both men and women. In practice, the required analysis of how its role to see how far the knowledge of farmers and agricultural community about the integrated after listening program conveyed by community radio. This literature study aims to determine the role of community radio if viewed in the perspective of extension education. The method used in this paper is a method of analysis of library materials, such as theses, scientific journal, textbook, article, monographs, and reports the result of other studies related to the influence of broadcast agriculture community radio as a medium of education. Keyword : Analysis of the role, Radio Community, Media Extension2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Reisha Widia Anggiany']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2d3dd23c7be630cf2491c89d2ac16c95af9d0e18The 1960s witnessed the emergence of television as a global medium. One way of demonstrating the powers and possibilities of television was the production and airing of transnational broadcast events. In order to produce these, national broadcast organizations had to engage in joint production of such events. The article examines two such events: Gagarin’s return to Moscow after orbiting the earth in April 1961 and the more well-known ‘Our World’ broadcast 6 years later. At the time of their production, these broadcasts were seen as crucial moments in television history, as prototypes of what could be expected of television in the future. They also relied on extensive cooperation between broadcast organizations in socialist and Western countries, organizations that to a large extent shared the same production values but also had to negotiate competing visions of the geography of modern communications networks. The broadcasts discussed in this article thus provide the opportunity to reflect upon the shaping of television history and global media memories. Based on case studies of the planning and production of the broadcasts, the article argues that global power relations have shaped the remembered history of television and therefore must be part of our understanding of it.20174572017-01-13T00:00:00European Journal of Cultural Studies['L. Lundgren', 'Christine Evans']2017-01-13T00:00:00 cf6cdab628780aa7d68ce9413e3f61dd8a733b95Since its beginnings as a profession in Spain, the ethical commitment of social work professionals has been seen in the responses they have offered during each era to the ethical conflicts and dilemmas that have occurred in their professional practice. Faced with the absence of similar studies at national level, the objective of this article is to explain our periodization proposal with regard to the evolution of the ethical commitment of social work professionals in Spain based on a study of the ethical values that they have themselves emphasised from 1861 to the present day. In order to do so, we explain the different periods in which we have structured the evolution of social work ethics in Spain, identifying certain elements of Stoicism.201712102017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['F. Goldaracena', 'María Jesús Uriz Pemán', 'Juan Jesús Viscarret Garro']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f4c5837c24e82523224401cc1d151a726a930aecIn recent decades, personality as a long term paralinguistic information has attracted more and more researchers. The main idea of the personality refers to the characteristics which acts as interactions between persons and the social occasions This paper proposes an approach for the automatic prediction of the Big-Five personality traits and 30 sub dimensions the listeners attribute to a speaker they don't know. The experiments are performed over a corpus of 1031 speech clips (337 identities in total) annotated not only Big-Five personality traits, but also all 30 sub-dimensions by using The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R). The results show that it is possible to predict some particular sub-dimension with high accuracy (more than 75%) whether a person is perceived to be in the higher or lower part of the scales corresponding to each of the 30 sub dimensions, these sub dimensions give personality more accurate descriptions to lay the foundation for a more diversified personality classificationInternational Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing2017218An approach for the automatic prediction of the Big-Five personality traits and 30 sub dimensions the listeners attribute to a speaker they don't know and these sub dimensions give personality more accurate descriptions to lay the foundation for a more diversified personality classification.2017-01-13T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing['Yingnan Zhang', 'Jing Liu', 'Jin Hu', 'Xiang Xie', 'Shilei Huang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7cc6b9b2c8bbab04a2d4e953cd7313d6ca3112deRecently, the involvement of various authors coming from the social sciences and the arts has reinforced the humanistic component of bioethics. Their contributions vary from very theoretical perspectives to rather practical ones. In this paper, Martha Nussbaum's books, The Fragility of Goodness (1986), Love's Knowledge (1990), Cultivating Humanity (1997) and Creating Capabilities (2011) are analysed from the vantage point of narrative bioethics. It is argued that Nussbaum's notions of ‘Narrative’, ‘Imagination’ and ‘Cultivation’ open up the possibility of developing an action-oriented form of narrative bioethics, that is, a bioethics committed to social action and justice.Medical Humanities2017428It is argued that Nussbaum's notions of ‘Narrative’, ‘Imagination’ and ‘Cultivation’ open up the possibility of developing an action-oriented form of narrativeBioethics, that is, a bioethics committed to social action and justice.2017-01-13T00:00:00Medical Humanities['Camilo Hernán Manchola Castillo', 'J. Solbakk']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2fc16844744fc7afeadadcdf888c8bb2be455d4fABSTRACT Standing on the hope of the initial social work course from 1914 at Morgan College, this article provides insight into the significant learning outcomes of contemporary students in advanced social work practice with urban African American families. This research introduces the conceptual framework of urban womanist social work pedagogy as an inclusive practice-informed knowledge produced through the rituals, traditions, values, culture, and resilience of historically disenfranchised communities. Urban womanist social work teaching methods honor truth telling from the ones who have lived there. Urban womanist social work affirms transformative-centered research, teaching, and scholarship produced through institutions such as historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s). The students’ reflective narratives reveal a process of transformation, centered in the freedom standpoint, which includes recognizing the location and context of their individual and collective identity as African Americans in the profession of social work. Urban womanist social work pedagogy cumulatively equips our students with intergenerational knowledge that inform their assessment of critical issues in Baltimore’s African American communities.20174472017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment['Denise R. McLane-Davison']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0550457fee5d851e3a0ca5d329a0db57f1921452The aim of this article is to reflect on ethical dilemmas in social work with a focus on gender, especially with regard to interventions with women. We carried out a qualitative investigation to analyze professional discourse in order to identify the way in which the ethical dimension and gender cut across ways of thinking and intervening. Rethinking ethics from this perspective is central to understanding how we construct social work, both theoretically and methodologically.20171072017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['B. Romero', 'C. Casal', 'Teresa Fernández Contreras']2017-01-13T00:00:00 157ac3473b2a3400514d8a44f9a1bd3989e7a4cdSkripsi ini membahas tentang instrumen musik tradisional Sasando dari Nusa Tenggara Timur, tepatnya dari pulau Rote. Selain memaparkan sejarah tentang alat musik tradisional Sasando, tulisan ini juga menjelaskan tentang jenis Sasando, material dasar pembuatan Sasando, cara memainkan nada, serta berbagai modifikasi instrumen sebagai bagian dari transmisi dan pelestarian alat musik tersebut. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan di dalam tulisan ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif yang memfokuskan pembahasan pada alat musik Sasando. Hasil dari penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui banyak hal tentang instrumen musik tradisional Sasando agar pengetahuan tentang instrumen musik Sasando tersebut bisa pelajari oleh berbagai kalangan sebagai bagian dari kurikulum musik, baik pada sekolahsekolah musik maupun lembaga kursus musik. Respon masyarakat terhadap alat musik Sasando sebagai bagian dari pelestarian budaya di Kepulauan Rote, Nusa Tenggara Timur juga menjadi bagian dari pemaparan tulisan ini.2017132017-01-13T00:00:00['Yayo Sami Francis']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1d0824d5b5c323f893dad48af079dc9dcbeffc7c2017032017-01-13T00:00:00['Jennifer L. Klein']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2121242f8cf79fb47849f49a9d2b1da3f868d81fThe propagation of stress through granular and dampened granular material has been reported previously, the addition of significant amounts of liquid in granular beds causes the mechanism of transmission of blast from one of percolation through the bed pores to one of stress transmission through the granules of the bed. It has been shown, however, that limited amounts liquid can retard propagation within blast-loaded beds by approximately an order of magnitude. This paper presents data on percolation through dampened granular beds using a shock tube as the pressure driver. The effect of particle shape and size was investigated using angular grains of quartz sand as well as smooth glass microspheres. The effect of addition of small amounts of liquids is presented.20171122017-01-13T00:00:00['H. Badham', 'M. Chalmers', 'Thuy-Tien N. Nguyen', 'W. Proud']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8b1152f69f4d9bef29de0353ea333a7a17feae552017002017-01-13T00:00:00['J. Maltby']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8e2377a5d00db57164cdb765b981b9e2ae1bdeae2017112017-01-13T00:00:00['Tejas Vijay Bhongale']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f7080daa084dda0b15aeaf83099eda80521137b52017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Stanley Oguchukwu Nwokedi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 88801246e8cca4cdf660e6ef88e50051435bc7edThe purpose of this research is to increase the listening skill of Gathutkaca Lair leather-puppet story by using snake ladder game on Mu’adz fourth grade students in SD Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Solo in the academic year 2015/2016. The form of this research is classroom action researches conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consist of two gathering and four steps, they are planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The research subject are the teacher and the Mu’adz fourth grade students of SD Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Solo in the academic year 2015/2016 consist ed of 25 students. Data collecting technique s used are documentation, observation, interview and test. Data analysis technique used is interactive analyses (Miles & Huberman). D ata validations used are sources and technique triangulation. Based on the result of this research it can be concluded that the use of snake ladder game can improve the listening skill Gathutkaca Lair leather-puppet story on the Mu’adz fourth grade students of SD Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Solo in the academic year 2015/2016. It can be proven by the improvement of the listening skill score in each cycle. The class average score of the listening skill before the treatmen t was only 44,8 with the minimum learning completeness of 8%. After the treatmen t , the class average score become 69,8 with the minimum learning completeness of 48% in cycle I, and become 84, with the minimum learning completeness of 84% in cycle II.201700It can be concluded that the use of snake ladder game can improve the listening skill Gathutkaca Lair leather-puppet story on the Mu’adz fourth grade students of SD Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Solo in the academic year 2015/2016.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Alikta Hasnah Safitri', 'Soegiyanto', 'Joko Daryanto']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3084b557aa096ec7aaaad88f1bdbc21f240471a72017002017-01-13T00:00:00['A. Wyckoff']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9d1a43ab55127219beaaa6adeeed0035e0bbf3742017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa Hartman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 744dbdd1eb31a8e773d5c79ba94bc3f329944b992017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Ramona Fritschi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4f588c9b1a9c44c15e835f17c506d0d77fcdc3b92017002017-01-13T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences['Sean Vincent']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9f9bb632ccfd9ac1d2b5f29a6e25f4dfdfec7761Face-ism describes a phenomenon in which men are presented with more facial prominence in images than are women. Previous theorists have ascribed this phenomenon to social causes. However, occurrence of face-ism across historical and cultural contexts suggests the possibility of biological influence. The current study aimed to explore face-ism through the intersection of social influence and biological factors via the investigation of photographs of women of different ages and social standing within the context of academia. Results show that graduate students displayed the face less prominently than both tenured and nontenured faculty. Additionally, younger women displayed the face less prominently than older women.20172152017-01-13T00:00:00Communication Research Reports['Glenna L. Read', 'Rachelle L. Pavelko', 'Hansol Hwang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3ed445375b95b047bf60f78f541344573e15f451Nature201771854It is shown that hyperexpansion of the cortical surface area between 6 and 12 months of age precedes brain volume overgrowth observed between 12 and 24 months in 15 high-risk infants who were diagnosed with autism at 24 months.2017-01-13T00:00:00Nature['H. Hazlett', 'H. Gu', 'B. Munsell', 'S. H. Kim', 'M. Styner', 'J. Wolff', 'J. Elison', 'M. Swanson', 'Hongtu Zhu', 'K. Botteron', 'D. Collins', 'J. Constantino', 'S. Dager', 'A. Estes', 'Alan C. Evans', 'Vladimir S Fonov', 'G. Gerig', 'P. Kostopoulos', 'R. McKinstry', 'J. Pandey', 'S. Paterson', 'J. Pruett', 'R. Schultz', 'D. Shaw', 'L. Zwaigenbaum', 'J. Piven']2017-01-13T00:00:00 11337eb1299612d9fb503ad9fda11a3d9b3304cfPolice officers and social workers are key actors in the forced repatriation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking refugee children. Police officers are tasked with arranging the children’s departure, whereas social workers are responsible for the children’s well-being during their stay in Sweden. To gain a better understanding of how to handle stressors and cope effectively with forced repatriation work, the current study aimed to describe and compare police officers’ and social workers’ coping strategies for forced repatriation work, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and social support. Nationally distributed surveys to social workers (n = 380) and police officers (n = 714) with and without experience of forced repatriation were used, analyzed by univariate and multivariable regression models. The police officers used more planful problem-solving and self-controlling strategies, whereas the social workers used more escape-avoidance, distancing and positive reappraisal coping. Additionally, social workers with experience in forced repatriation used more planful problem-solving than those without experience. Police officers involved in forced repatriation manage their work stress via adaptive coping strategies and control over the situation, whereas social workers use more maladaptive coping strategies. Concrete tools are needed at the individual level to strengthen key actors’ ability to support the well-being of unaccompanied asylum-seeking refugee children.20175152017-01-13T00:00:00Psychology['J. Sundqvist', 'M. Ghazinour', 'M. Padyab']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b4943fccd318077231c3eea39cdbc3620cf0dfe7OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to find the effect of depression and perceived social support systems on quality of life in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients. MATERIAL and METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted between June and September 2016 on 122 hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients at the Erciyes University Health Application and Research Center and a private dialysis center. The patient information form, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and WHOQOL-BREF were used as data collection tools. RESULTS: Patients got the highest scores in the environmental field in WHOQOL-BREF, and the family support sub-dimension was the highest in MSPSS. Patients who were illiterate and literate had statistically significantly lower mean scores in the mental field and environmental field when compared with the other education levels. There was a negative correlation between the age and physical and mental fields, peritoneal dialysis duration and social field, peritoneal dialysis treatment time per day and mental field. MSPSS total score and mental, social, and environmental fields had a statistically significant positive correlation (p<0.05). BDI and WHOQOL-BREF life quality sub-scale scores had a statistically significant negative correlation. CONCLUSION: Depression has a negative effect on the quality of life of dialysis patients, whereas social support systems have positive effect. KEy wORDS: Dialysis, Depression, Social support, Quality of life2017115Depression has a negative effect on the quality of life of dialysis patients, whereas social support systems have positive effect.2017-01-13T00:00:00Turkish Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation['S. Mıstık', 'D. Ünalan', 'B. Tokgoz']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f8fb73f2b8d244fe607fdb824cddc8b249372c75This article first argues that moral philosophy can assist social workers to enrich their reflections on practice and to refine their judgments when choosing their own style of professional action. But this article also maintains that professional codes of conduct do not make an adequate contribution to these aims, and that other benefits generally attributed to such codes, including strengthening of identity and professional prestige, would be better achieved by means of other documents summarizing the dominant political stances of the profession in a given time and place. The theoretical basis for these arguments is provided by Bernard Williams’ criticism of political moralism —understood as the attempt to subordinate politics to moral ends and judgments— and my own proposal of political minimalism, which incorporates an understanding of the relationship between ethics and politics in terms of «reciprocal inclusion».2017342017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['J. R. Alcázar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fd35449fe781761e906eb68c72618a04f7843ac8caracteriza al ser humano es que es un ser moral. Sin entrar en el tipo de moralidad por el que opta una u otra persona, es un hecho que las preguntas sobre lo bueno, lo justo o simplemente sobre el camino que nos lleva hacia la felicidad surgen una y otra vez en la mente humana. Esto que nos sucede en el terreno personal, también ocurre en el terreno profesional. Las preguntas sobre si una actuación profesional es o no correcta, sobre si habremos acertado o no con una decisión ante un dilema moral, también remueven constantemente nuestro ser como profesionales. De ahí el reconocimiento universal de la importancia de la ética en todas las profesiones. En el caso de profesiones que intervienen directamente con personas, como es el caso del Trabajo Social, la ética se convierte, además, en un elemento vertebrador. Cuando se interviene con familias, menores, personas dependientes, jóvenes, personas mayores; cuando se interviene en tantas y tantas situaciones problemáticas como la exclusión, la dependencia, el final de la vida; en definitiva, cuando hay que solventar situaciones tan difíciles para la vida de las personas, la reflexión y la sensibilidad ética se convierten en indispensables. Y es que esta profesión abarca tantos ámbitos de intervención y tantos tipos de situaciones problemáticas (exclusión, marginación, dependencia, pobreza) que lo más frecuente es que, en estas intervenciones profesionales, surjan muchos conflictos éticos. La ética es, por lo tanto, uno de los pilares que deben sustentar la profesión de Trabajo Social. Este reconocimiento de la importancia de la ética es ampliamente compartido, tanto en el ámbito académico, como por los y las profesionales del Trabajo Social. Tanto profesionales como académicos reconocen que la ética es consustancial al propio Trabajo Social y que los y las profesionales deben actuar siempre con una mirada ética. Este reconocimiento es uno de los motivos fundamentales que explican el surgimiento de tantas reflexiones y publicaciones en torno a este tema. Si volvemos la vista hacia las publicaciones científicas nacionales sobre ética y Trabajo Social en los últimos años encontramos que la reflexión ética en España comienza en la década de 1960, si bien no es hasta la segunda mitad de la década de 1990 cuando se produce un importante crecimiento productivo. Este crecimiento tiene su reflejo en la2017042017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['María Jesús Uriz Pemán', 'Damián Salcedo Megales']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5f979f2c71087f016ca26fc8d1dd98b1e3a7cc47A study on social network based on grooming interactions among males of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) at Gunung Meru, Padang has been conducted from August to October 2015. The dominance relationship determined by submissive interactions among 17 adult males. Submissive interactions were recorded using ad libitum observation and grooming interactions by continuous recording method. The results showed that the dominance hierarchy among males was linear (Matman linearity index: h' = 0.97). Alfa male appeared to have the highest centrality index among all the males. This study indicates that individuals attained higher dominance hierarchy tend to have higher degree of centrality.JURNAL BIOLOGI UNAND2017124This study indicates that individuals attained higher dominance hierarchy tend to have higher degree of centrality and Alfa male appeared to have the highest centrality index among all the males.2017-01-13T00:00:00Jurnal Biologi UNAND['Hidayat Ami']2017-01-13T00:00:00 dc1a2e5232e2acae5738619a0401d7bb6db14af4In this paper, we will suggest that social work needs to recover its connection to the Aristotelian ethical tradition wherein, to be «virtuous» is a «practice». Virtue ethics, we argue, is holistic. It implies a strength of character within the polity. No one can live a good life by focusing only on a single «virtue» or dimension of character. Social work is a complex practice through which not only the client but the practitioner will be enhanced or transformed. In spite of the Kantian emphasis on duty, the behaviorists emphasis on «behavior», the professional association’s emphasis on «codes» to control misconduct, and more recently the emphasis on risk management in social agencies, social work is still a «calling», a moral enterprise wherein excellence depends on the character traits or virtues of the practitioner. The article suggests paths for incorporating virtue ethics in the curriculum.20171432017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['E. Martinez-brawley', 'P. Zorita']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fa9d567415444d3c6b7098d111e7b7170c006c6d20175932017-01-13T00:00:00['Y. Sayed', 'A. Badroodien', 'Aki Hanaya', 'D. Rodríguez']2017-01-13T00:00:00 42189073a261c8304fbfa4b02e0837b6c0d29867ABSTRACT The ways in which teenagers understand their social environments can be important for social service providers to understand. A cognitive anthropological approach grounded in cultural consensus theory was used to investigate teenagers and social and health service providers in a pilot study in East Cleveland, Ohio (N = 28). The qualitative method of free listing was used to determine the cultural models of popularity, stress, social support, and causes of violence. Teens were also surveyed to examine their levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Consensus was tested and not found in the domains. Teens were found to have above-average rates of stress and anxiety. A greater understanding of the sources of stress and causes of violence is described, along with the clinical, policy, and research implications of this study.20172732017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment['Cyleste C. Collins', 'LeaAnne DeRigne']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8a37b56d47f2a2c8c36905d4c74f973625c3fcadO presente trabalho aborda um processo de formacao de professores na forma de Residencia Pedagogica, desenvolvido em uma instituicao publica do Rio de Janeiro, projeto que atende prioritariamente a egressos da instituicao, mas que vem recebendo interessados em discutir suas praticas docentes e aprimorar o que fazem. O recorte escolhido para esse artigo enfatiza a formacao de professores para a justica social, a partir de Zeichner, que defende um programa de formacao radical em que ensinar e visto como uma atividade critica e o docente como um profissional que investiga e reflete sobre sua pratica. Entendemos que a reflexao sobre o fazer docente e uma condicao politica fundamental da formacao do professor, sendo que a sua formacao reflexiva deve vincular-se a luta pela construcao da justica social e intelectual no pais. Cabe a sociedade, como um todo, e aos responsaveis pela elaboracao de politicas publicas, em todos os niveis, buscarem assegurar que a escola cumpra seu papel de espaco privilegiado na promocao dos direitos humanos, procurando garantir a inclusao, o respeito e a valorizacao das diferencas, tentando garantir que o espaco escolar propicie liberdade de expressao, promocao dos direitos humanos, inclusao educacional, em outras palavras, justica social.2017732017-01-13T00:00:00Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos em Educação['H. Fontoura']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b5a2eca518f287ca82322bbcaac63839b5edc8e420173292017-01-13T00:00:00['J. Akins', 'L. Winfree']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b4fe0a1dc5090a815870cb179d195cd6c2087c4bSocial Work is a product of the context in which it is performed. Consequently, the dynamic of the social structure corresponds to its success and growth. Together with the economic crisis, recent social events that have been highlighted in academia and research are determining factors in the epistemology, values and ethics of social work. These circumstances have required the profession to evolve and it has transformed from an initial stage with a morality still removed from the requirements of the scientific method to its current success, characterised by the competency model and integration within social sciences on equal terms, overcoming its previous subordination. Within a few decades, social work has moved from a concern for the morality of society and the values of its recipients to unprecedented conceptual and scientific development, with improvements in undergraduate and postgraduate training, increased numbers of doctors and scientific publications with high impact factors. We explore the implication of this development in the profession in light of the change in values and the acquisition of ethical competencies applied to social work.20171722017-01-13T00:00:00ARQ['L. García']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3640754436a221392c4c19adc2462f7ba34a5f8bHigher education providers are becoming increasingly aware of the diversity of their current and potential learners and are moving to provide a range of options for their engagement. The increasingly flexible delivery modes available for university students provide multiple pathways and opportunities for those seeking further education. In changing between and across modes, a one-size-fits-all approach is often used. That is, internal content is converted into a form deemed suitable for an external delivery. However, there is a significant problem with the one-size-fits-all approach for external students who feel or experience isolation. When compared to their internal counterparts, these students often face a number of barriers to their full participation in coursework units. These barriers may not be experienced by those engaging in these same units via face-to-face or blended enrolment modes and therefore present another type of learner to consider in the planning and implementation of learning activities online. The barriers to participation appear particularly evident in groupwork activities. The online environment also presents challenges for many academic staff who increasingly require higher levels of technological competency and proficiency on top of their regular academic workload. Drawing on reflections of several years of facilitating student learning online, this paper provides one lecturer’s perspective and critical commentary on some of the challenges faced by external students and the implications of an increasingly online delivery framework for practice.20170525One lecturer’s perspective and critical commentary on some of the challenges faced by external students and the implications of an increasingly online delivery framework for practice are provided.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Jenna K. Gillett-Swan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 39e3ff7285d4707e8b55b565c555f630760e62c5BMC Medical Education20174855It is demonstrated that while intercultural collaborative peer learning activities like RIPPLE are feasible, they require robust logistical support and an awareness of the need to manage curriculum alignment in ways that facilitate more effective student engagement.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Medical Education['M. Ambrose', 'L. Murray', 'N. Handoyo', 'Deif Tunggal', 'N. Cooling']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c52197520fce7df1f46c0c08af7611b1215e9128BMC Public Health20172424The findings suggest a need for information which is easily found, transparently authored, well-referenced, and written in a way that is easily understood in pro-vaccine sites.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Public Health['K. Wiley', 'K. Wiley', 'Maryke S. Steffens', 'Nina Berry', 'J. Leask']2017-01-13T00:00:00 070ebf04ec5f0c4f9ffb3b8954f6d99e3dca6f08Journal of Chromatography A20171824The method development and validation results demonstrated that this method was precise, accurate, and robust, with high-throughput (∼10min per sample); thus suitable for large-scale epidemiological studies.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of chromatography. A['C. Yu', 'B. Patel', 'Marilou Palencia', 'Z. Fan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d538f59f0c16d2f0e24936d5b56b8e78a2512349This paper presents the study’s mixed methods designed to explore how students’ English proficiency, online instructor guidance and online collaboration influence the students’ online learning in an introductory information technology course offered by Hong Kong’s cyber higher education. The design of mixed methods used in this study mainly adopted Creswell and Plano Clark’s (2011) follow-up explanations variant of the explanatory sequential design of mixed methods. The  reliability  and validity of research, which  have  been  discussed  in  both  quantitative  research  and qualitative  research,  have to  be  reconsidered for mixed methods in  order  to  reflect the  multiple  methods of establishing  the research’s  trustworthiness. This paper discusses these issues. So far, the major findings of this research using the mixed methods are presented in Wong’s (2015) quantitative phase, which revealed that students’ English proficiency exhibits the largest effect while online instructor guidance and online collaboration have a moderate effect on the students’ learning in cyber education. These quantitative findings provide implications for the qualitative phase of the mixed methods as a follow-up to explore the cause–effect relationship between the variables and the students’ learning in cyber education. To cite this document: Simon Wong and Paul Cooper, "Reliability and validity of the explanatory sequential design of mixed methods adopted to explore the influences on online learning in Hong Kong bilingual cyber higher education", International Journal of Cyber Society and Education, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 45-64, 2016. Permanent link to this document:  http://dx.doi.org/10.7903/ijcse.14752017011Reliability and validity of the explanatory sequential design of mixed methods adopted to explore the influences on online learning in Hong Kong bilingual cyber higher education, International Journal of Cyber Society and Education, Vol.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Simon C. K. Wong', 'P. Cooper']2017-01-13T00:00:00 dbe023af06623c078da1fd26713d8d86d3496b17Brand commitment studies had gained considerable attention in today’s marketing practices. Sustaining the brand competitive advantages become challenging especially in the context of digital marketing. Development of Web 2.0 that enables interactive communication had offered a new mechanism for owner of the brand to strengthen the bond among their admirers and users via online brand community. Attitude and behavior of online brand community members can be crucial to overall brand competitive advantage. This is because brand image and reputation can be praised or tarnished just by one click from the members. Hence, owner of the brand should understand how online brand community commitment could affect overall brand performance. This study attempts to examine how brand trust and brand community commitment among online brand community will affect their brand resonance behavior namely brand referral and intention to purchase new product of the brand in the future. The study among 167 members of online brand community indicate that brand trust and brand community commitment play a significant roles in determining brand community behavior such as brand referral and intention to purchase new product. Discussion and recommendation for future research direction also were discussed in this article.201737102017-01-13T00:00:00International Review of Management and Marketing['H. Shaari', 'Intan Shafinaz Binti Ahmad']2017-01-13T00:00:00 044251f495d9e3eaf2afbbb35d98eb89c240b6e8Sparse decomposition of ground penetration radar (GPR) signals facilitates the use of compressed sensing techniques for faster data acquisition and enhanced feature extraction for target classification. In this paper, we investigate use of an online dictionary learning (ODL) technique in the context of GPR to bring down the learning time as well as improve identification of abandoned anti-personnel landmines. Our experimental results using real data from an L-band GPR for PMN/PMA2, ERA and T72 mines show that ODL reduces learning time by 94% and increases clutter detection by 10% over the classical K-SVD algorithm. Moreover, our methods could be helpful in cognitive operation of the GPR where the system adapts the range sampling based on the learned dictionary.IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium2017347This paper investigates use of an online dictionary learning (ODL) technique in the context of GPR to bring down the learning time as well as improve identification of abandoned anti-personnel landmines.2017-01-13T00:00:002017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)['F. Giovanneschi', 'K. Mishra', 'M. González-Huici', 'Yonina C. Eldar', 'J. Ender']2017-01-13T00:00:00 abf79a9d8c67c0069dd8c13b63b913fb4ea18928Whether a visual stimulus seems near or far away depends partly on its vertical elevation. Contrasting theories suggest either that perception of distance could vary with elevation, because of memory of previous upwards efforts in climbing to overcome gravity, or because of fear of falling associated with the downwards direction. The vestibular system provides a fundamental signal for the downward direction of gravity, but the relation between this signal and depth perception remains unexplored. Here we report an experiment on vestibular contributions to depth perception, using Virtual Reality. We asked participants to judge the absolute distance of an object presented on a plane at different elevations during brief artificial vestibular inputs. Relative to distance estimates collected with the object at the level of horizon, participants tended to overestimate distances when the object was presented above the level of horizon and the head was tilted upward and underestimate them when the object was presented below the level of horizon. Interestingly, adding artificial vestibular inputs strengthened these distance biases, showing that online multisensory signals, and not only stored information, contribute to such distance illusions. Our results support the gravity theory of depth perception, and show that vestibular signals make an on-line contribution to the perception of effort, and thus of distance.PLoS ONE20175910The results support the gravity theory of depth perception, and show that vestibular signals make an on-line contribution to the perception of effort, and thus of distance.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Ágoston Török', 'E. R. Ferré', 'Elena Kokkinara', 'V. Csépe', 'David Swapp', 'P. Haggard']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c435d9615793645602427b902515f609ad689de3Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an in-depth analysis of online communities of practice that support the innovative development of web applications. The analysis is aimed at understanding the preeminent characteristics of communities of practice that can favour the process of innovation (conceptualisation and realization of a web application) and if these characteristics differ in the diverse phases of a software development project (requirement specification, design, implementation and verification). Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a multiple case study research design, selected 29 communities of practice related to the development of web applications and classified them recognizing the different practices that refer to the different phases of the innovation process of web-applications software development. Finally, the authors focussed on seven communities comparing five important dimensions for each one. Findings The results of the empirical analysis show that the best practices are different, considering the different phases of the project, and that these practices can be strategies directed at members to attract them and also, strategies directed at the community to permit collaboration. Originality/value The paper proposes an important and new insight into the management of virtual communities of practice (VCoP). The authors supposed that the ways to manage a VCoP could depend on project phases. In particular, the management practices of community should differ according to the different project phases, i.e. requirements specification, design, implementation and verification of the software. Literature in this sense presented only research focussed on the different effects of virtualness on teams depending on the length of team duration and on communication efforts.Industrial management & data systems2017903An in-depth analysis of online communities of practice that support the innovative development of web applications shows that the best practices are different, considering the different phases of the project, and that these practices can be strategies aimed at members to attract them and also, strategies directed at the community to permit collaboration.2017-01-13T00:00:00Ind. Manag. Data Syst.['Alessandro Annarelli', 'C. Battistella', 'F. Nonino']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fa6450790bb6895f70c1bcbeef94a35120baeac8Journal of Scheduling2017263This work considers the problem of scheduling intervals on m identical machines where each interval can be seen as a job with fixed start and end time and presents deterministic and randomized online algorithms and proves lower bounds on the competitive ratio.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Scheduling['Marco Bender', 'Clemens Thielen', 'Stephan Westphal']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5630534d9528f06033b7242aa5459406682623aeThe MMWR Weekly is now using MMWR ScholarOne Manuscripts, an online system for manuscript submissions. Launching this system provides comprehensive workflow management and streamlines the Weekly submission process.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2017002017-01-13T00:00:00MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report[]2017-01-13T00:00:00 71fef9b63f6512e30bf1c63efdf9bc6820c5d736Penelitian yang berjudul “Studi Analisis Isi atas Objektivitas Berita Investigasi pada Media Online Malangtimes.com Edisi 5 Oktober 2015 –13 Maret 2016”, bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kualitas berita yang ditinjau dari konsep objektivitas berita oleh Westerstahl, melalui analisis isi sebagai metode. Penelitian ini menghitung frekuensi yang muncul dan mendeskripsikan objektivitas dalam suatu berita, dengan 4 variabel yakni, kebenaran, relevansi, keberimbangan dan netralitas. Dalam variabel kebenaran terdiri dari indikator faktualitas, akurasi dan kelengkapan. Sedangkan untuk variabel relevansi terdiri dari indikator normatif, jurnalistik, khalayak, real-world. Selanjutnya katagori objektivitas berita berdasarkan impartialitas yang terdiri dari keseimbangan yaitu peliputan dua sisi (cover both side) dan netralitas yaitu non-sensasional dan non-evaluatif. Populasi dan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah berita investigasi Malangtimes edisi 5 Oktober hingga 13 Maret 2016, yang berjumlah 50 item berita dengan menggunakan total sampling. Pemberitaan dalam media masa terutama pada media online lokal dinilai dapat mempengaruhi persepsi di dalam masyarakat, sehingga diperlukan keseimbangan dalam penyampaian berita agar sesuai dengan fakta yang ada. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media online Malangtimes.com menyajikan berita kurang objektif kepada masyarakat mengenai berita investigasi yang ditayangkan, karena masih ditemukannya kualitas indikator-indikator yang sangat rendah. Pada variabel kebenaran media Malangtimes.com memiliki kualitas yang tinggi dengan presentase setiap indikatornya, faktualitas 100 persen, akurasi 91,33 persen dan kelengkapan 72,22 persen. Sedangkan untuk variabel relevansi yang terdiri dari indikator normatif, jurnalistik, khalayak dan real-world, setiap indikator mendapatkan hasil presentase yang sama yakni 97,22. Selanjutnya, untuk variabel keberimbangan mendapatkan kualitas rendah dengan nilai presentase indikator non-evaluatif 27,78 persen dan indikator dua sisi yang kualitasnya rendah sekali dengan 19,44 persen. Sementara untuk variabel netralitas Malangtimes memiliki kualitas yang tinggi dengan presentase non-evaluatif 72,22 persen dan non-sensasional 75 persen.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Imadudin Muhammad']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7c7b72e915762e82a48ccebcf86f173e9aed775aPenelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara intensitas bermain game online dengan problem solving pada mahasiswa. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif. Subjek penelitian yaitu 115 mahasiswa yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan skala intensitas bermain game online Horrigan (Iskandar, 2013) dan skala problem solving Heppner (2004). Analisis data menggunakan teknik statistik korelasi product moment-pearson. Hasil penelitian dengan analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa koefisian korelasi sebesar 0,509 dengan tingkat signifikansi (ρ) sebesar 0,000, artinya terdapat hubungan positif antara intensitas bermain game online dengan problem solving pada mahasiswa, sehingga semakin tinggi intensitas bermain game online maka semakin tinggi problem solving pada mahasiswa.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Rossita Yuniar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f0e35e62fab9f429cf37e8efcb83892b1881c735A SZE AK Konyvtar Online Tajekoztato Szolgaltatasanak celja, hogy a hallgatok, oktatok informacios igenyeit kielegitse.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['N. Ildikó']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9a23b7a6f074814b8871117f0908363c3c6806e7ABSTRAK - Penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh menjadi sorotan publik, tidak hanya lokal dan nasional, bahkan juga dunia internasional. Sorotan itu datang dari pemberitaan berbagai media tentang sisi positif dan negatif. Setiap media memiliki ideologi yang berbeda, selain itu cara pandang antara satu media massa dengan media massa lain terhadap suatu isu juga berbeda tergantung dengan kepentingan masing-masing media. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konstruksi pemberitaan media nasional dalam memberitakan penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh dengan cara membandingkan isi pemberitaan dua portal media nasional yaitu Republika Online dan Okezone untuk memberi gambaran pemberitaan media massa nasional terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian bersifat kualitatif deskriptif, yang menggunakan metode analisis framing dengan pendekatan konstruksionis. Untuk melihat konstruksi pemberitaan oleh kedua media tersebut digunakan teori konstruksi realitas sebagai acuan dasar dan analisis framing model Robert N. Etnman. Framing model ini didasarkan bagaimana cara untuk melihat penekanan atau penonjolan aspek-aspek tertentu dari suatu realitas. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa pemberitaan terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh yang dikonstruksikan oleh kedua media tersebut dimana Republika online lebih berimbang, artinya berita yang disampaikan  apa adanya atau tidak ada unsur keberpihakan di dalamnya. Sedangkan, pemberitaan yang dikonstruksikan oleh Okezone terkesan menyudutkan, maksudnya Okezone menganggap syariat Islam di Aceh itu banyak bertentangan dengan subtansi dasar bangsa Indonesia. Kata kunci: Konstruksi Berita, Syariat Islam, Republika Online , Okezone ABSTRACT Application of Islamic law in Aceh in the public eye, not only locality and nationality  but also  internationality. Highlights came from the news media about the positive and negative sides. Each medium has different ideologies, besides the perspective of the mass media and other mass media on the issue are also difference that is depended  on the interests of each media. This study aims to determine the construction of the national news media in reporting the application of Islamic law in Aceh with  comparing the content of the two national media portals, namely Republika Online and Okezone to illustrate the national mass media to the application of Islamic law in Aceh. The method used a qualitative descriptive research method, which uses analytical methods framing the constructionist approach. To see the construction of the news by the media is used theoretical construction of reality as a basic reference and framing analysis model of Robert N. Etnman. This framing  model is based on how to see the emphasis or protrusion certain aspects of reality. Based on the results of this research note that the preaching of the application of Islamic law in Aceh constructed by both the media where the Republika online more balanced, meaning that the message of what there is no element of partisanship in it. Meanwhile, the news is constructed by Okezone impressed cornering, meaning Okezone consider Islamic law in Aceh was a lot of conflict with the basic substance of the Indonesian nation.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Albert Juanda', 'Hamdani M. Syam', 'M. Yunus']2017-01-13T00:00:00 664b832e895d6349c9b780242402596081d2b8e5SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara adalah salah satu sekolah di kabupaten Banjarnegara. Kondisi sekolah yang jauh dari pusat kota Banjarnegara membuat akses ke sekolah tersebut sulit. Namun, melihat semangat dan minat belajar anak – anak setempat yang tinggi membuat sekolah ini tidak pernah sepi pendaftar. Sistem penerimaan siswa baru yang berjalan pada saat ini di SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara dilakukan secara manual berupa pencatatan di kertas, yaitu menggunakan formulir penerimaan siswa baru. Kondisi lokasi sekolah yang jauh dari jalan raya dan tingginya minat anak – anak yang ingin bersekolah di sekolah ini, bahkan hingga anak – anak yang berada di kabupaten Kebumen (sebelah selatan kabupaten Banjarnegara) membuat calon siswa merasa terlalu jauh menempuh perjalanan untuk mendaftar sekolah dan kerepotan melihat pengumuman mengenai PPBD yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak sekolah. Untuk mempermudah calon siswa mendaftar dan melihat pengumuman yang terbaru dari sekolah, dibangunlah sebuah website PPDB Online SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan sistem informasi pendaftaran siswa baru pada SMPN 5 purwanegara secara mudah dan efisien dalam pengelolaan dan penyeleksian calon siswanya. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penyusunan Tugas Akhir ini adalah Observasi, Wawancara. Program ini dikembangkan dengan menggunakan PHP dan MySQL. Desainnya dibangun menggunakan Sublime text. Sistem Informasi Pendaftaran Siswa Baru Online SMP 5 purwanegara ini telah selesai dibuat dengan menggunakan PHP dan MySQL.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['H. Putra']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2e629b454b49bd4844ef28f49f0c26c4e876dd372017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Sonia Didriksson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8b23eccc4780e6959294fa7ac3fba83138cde933Media memiliki peran penting dalam menyalurkan informasi kepada khalayak. Dalam proses penyalurannya, media melakukan pembingkaian realitas dengan memasukan makna dan tujuan tertentu sesuai dengan kepentingan dan ideologi yang dianutnya. Salah satunya adalah tindakan Basuki Tjahaya Purnama dalam menertibkan Kalijodo. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana media melakukan konstruksi realitas terhadap tindakan Basuki Tjahaja Purnama dalam menertibkan kawasan Kalijodo melalui portal berita Kompas.com dan Jawapos.com. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis framing dengan jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Dengan menggunakan analisis framing Robert N.Entman yang menekankan pada problem identification, causal interpretation, moral evaluation dan treatment recommendation. Hasil dari penelitian ini memperlihatkan Kompas.com dan Jawapos.com lebih memfokuskan pada ‘siapa yang dipersalahkan’ dan mengesampingkan penyelesaian masalahnya. Kedua media ini cenderung memihak salah satu sisi dan memberikan penekanan terhadap tindakan yang dapat dijadikan sebagai pemicu masalah. Dalam pemberitaannya, Kompas.com berusaha membangun frame bahwa tindakan Basuki Tjahaja purnama dalam menertibkan kawasan Kalijodo berlandaskan pada penegakan hukum, sehingga memposisikan warga Kalijodo dalam posisi bersalah. Sebaliknya, pemberitaan Jawapos.com mendukung tindakan warga Kalijodo dengan melihatnya dari berbagai sudut pandang dan diperkuat oleh narasumber yang memiliki kredibilitas tinggi. Hal ini terlihat melalui frame pemberitaan kedua media online melalui pemilihan kata, pemilihan narasumber, pengutipan pesan, serta penggunaan foto pemberitaan.2017012017-01-13T00:00:00['Asef Awaludin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 cf8b78489107fdb20ba5a46a270cffa07ee4894fWe present a scalable framework to embed nodes of a large social network into an Euclidean space such that the proximity between embedded points reflects the similarity between the corresponding graph nodes. Axes of the embedded space are chosen to maximize data variance so that the dimension of the embedded space is a parameter to regulate noise in data. Using recommender system as a benchmark, empirical results show that similarity derived from the embedded coordinates outperforms similarity obtained from the original graph-based measures.International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing2017230Empirical results show that similarity derived from the embedded coordinates outperforms similarity obtained from the original graph-based measures.2017-01-13T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing['Phuong Pham', 'Fredrik Erlandsson', 'S. F. Wu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5e878321ea9c783dc4bfe91a56e0fab12102fff32017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Natalie Wahl']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1a8b2dba9ea42cc628202da68b1892862585415c2017002017-01-13T00:00:00["Lynne' Colbert"]2017-01-13T00:00:00 cc96b6013c28cbca915cbd1b488c338ac86dbc962017002017-01-13T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences['David Kaufman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a9f074e8deb82c20de473efe07dcc1bd33ad49a82017002017-01-13T00:00:00['A. Bustamante', 'Claudia Tapia Cáceres']2017-01-13T00:00:00 eb6ef6d250e44099e81888db34414b24b10f8273Microelectronics and reliability201700The authors summarize the overall applications of bundles of CNTs, as innovative conducting material to fabricate interconnect through-silicon vias (TSVs) in order to improve the performance, reliability and integration of 3D integrated circuits (ICs).2017-01-13T00:00:00Microelectron. Reliab.['C.L. Gan', 'Mohamad Zainudeen Moideen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c6b9d687969d7a2e7103021d67684e4eb157af9aThe flipped classroom (FC) approach to teaching has been increasingly employed in undergraduate medical education in recent years. In FC applications, students are first exposed to content via online resources. Subsequent face-to-face class time can then be devoted to student-centered activities that promote active learning. Although the FC has been well received by students in other contexts, the perceptions of medical students regarding this innovation are unclear. This review serves as an early exploration into medical student perceptions of benefits and limitations of the FC. Medical students have generally expressed strong appreciation for the pre-class preparation activities (especially when facilitated by concise, readily accessed online tools) as well as for interactive, engaging small group classroom activities. Some students have expressed concerns with the FC and noted that suboptimal student preparation and insufficient direction and structure during active learning sessions may limit the student-centered benefits. Although students generally perceive that FC approaches can improve their learning and knowledge, this has not been conclusively shown via performances on assessment tools, which may be related to caveats with the assessment tools used. In any case, lifelong self-directed learning skills are perceived by medical students to be enhanced by the FC. In conclusion, medical students have generally expressed strong satisfaction with early applications of the FC to undergraduate medical education, and generally prefer this method to lecture-based instruction.Advances in Medical Education and Practice201746280In conclusion, medical students have generally expressed strong satisfaction with early applications of the FC to undergraduate medical education, and generally prefer this method to lecture-based instruction.2017-01-13T00:00:00Advances in Medical Education and Practice['C. Ramnanan', 'Lynley D. Pound']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0e708b7982fd64995eeb68a30a92053afde69574Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate and examine the factors contributing to consumers’ mobile shopping continuance intention (CI) of food and non-food items via smartphones and other mobile terminals. Design/methodology/approach An integrated model was proposed on the basis of the technology acceptance model (TAM) and expectation confirmation model (ECM), focussing on perceived value (PV). The survey responses of 203 Chinese mobile shoppers (m-shoppers) were analysed using structural equation modelling with the partial least squares approach. Findings The results indicated that perceived usefulness does not motivate all user groups. Furthermore, satisfaction and perceived ease of use significantly impacted different user groups. For online food m-shoppers, value for money (VM) was the most important factor influencing satisfaction and CI. However, perceived usefulness only affected CI for non-food m-shoppers. Practical implications Marketers can improve users’ CI by enhancing VM and maximising effectiveness and enjoyment while minimising prices. Moreover, in determining strategies for different users, marketers should identify the behavioural differences among all groups and those between the two classified groups. Originality/value This is one of the studies attempting to explain Chinese mobile shopping consumers’ CI, but especially through an integrated model based on TAM and ECM with PV on food and non-food m-commerce perspective. It offers several implications for researchers and practitioners and contributes to the literature of technology acceptance and post-adoption behaviour in m-commerce.Industrial management & data systems201744182Investigation and examine the factors contributing to consumers’ mobile shopping continuance intention (CI) of food and non-food items via smartphones and other mobile terminals indicated that perceived usefulness does not motivate all user groups and satisfaction and perceived ease of use significantly impacted different user groups.2017-01-13T00:00:00Ind. Manag. Data Syst.['Dawei Shang', 'Weiwei Wu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d78d864865eab46d437b51cb196bec57e806a453Maternal and Child Health Journal201737134Findings from this study suggest that at least as many women use e-cigarette during pregnancy as tobacco cigarettes, that pregnant women view e-cigarettes as being safer than tobaccoarettes, and that these views may be influenced by exposure to e- cigarette advertisements.2017-01-13T00:00:00Maternal and Child Health Journal['Nicholas J. Wagner', 'Marie Camerota', 'Cathi B. Propper']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3a77f470d5c37490e6a33852f89cba732a7f77c6Cryptocurrencies have become increasingly popular since the introduction of bitcoin in 2009. In this paper, we identify factors associated with variations in cryptocurrencies’ market values. In the past, researchers argued that the “buzz” surrounding cryptocurrencies in online media explained their price variations. But this observation obfuscates the notion that cryptocurrencies, unlike fiat currencies, are technologies entailing a true innovation potential. By using, for the first time, a unique measure of innovation potential, we find that the latter is in fact the most important factor associated with increases in cryptocurrency returns. By contrast, we find that the buzz surrounding cryptocurrencies is negatively associated with returns after controlling for a variety of factors, such as supply growth and liquidity. Also interesting is our finding that a cryptocurrency’s association with fraudulent activity is not negatively associated with weekly returns—a result that further qualifies the media’s influence on cryptocurrencies. Finally, we find that an increase in supply is positively associated with weekly returns. Taken together, our findings show that cryptocurrencies do not behave like traditional currencies or commodities—unlike what most prior research has assumed—and depict an industry that is much more mature, and much less speculative, than has been implied by previous accounts.PLoS ONE201746120The findings show that cryptocurrencies do not behave like traditional currencies or commodities—unlike what most prior research has assumed—and depict an industry that is much more mature, and much less speculative, than has been implied by previous accounts.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Sha Wang', 'Jean-Philippe Vergne']2017-01-13T00:00:00 11c6ae078f6ae33f602f3e78242f6aa89f916a29Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition20174086In Bangladesh, the utilisation of any ANC rose steadily between 1994 and 2014, but progress in terms of 4+ ANC utilisation was much slower as the expectation was to achieve the national set target by 2016.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition['Aminur Rahman', 'M. Nisha', 'T. Begum', 'Sayem Ahmed', 'N. Alam', 'I. Anwar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 bba654f9d41134841fce7ece2c5997485f483277ISSN: 0003-3790 (Print) 1464-505X (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tasc20 The Life Organic: The Theoretical Biology Club and the Roots of Epigenetics Peter J. Bowler To cite this article: Peter J. Bowler (2017): The Life Organic: The Theoretical Biology Club and the Roots of Epigenetics, Annals of Science, DOI: 10.1080/00033790.2017.1342869 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00033790.2017.1342869Annals of Science2017276The Life Organic: The Theoretical Biology Club and the Roots of Epigenetics Peter J. Bowler, Annals of Science, DOI: 10.1342869.2017-01-13T00:00:00Annals of Science['Peter J. Bowler']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b5940230424c8759142754a8d7ce70300008d03fPurpose - The purpose of this paper is the analysis of reasons to involve financial service providers (FSPs) in the integrated management of supply chain flows through supply chain finance (SCF) practices. In addition, service requirements are derived for FSPs in order to respond to company needs related to SCF practices. Design/methodology/approach - The selected methodology represents a multi-method approach. First, a survey with 62 companies from Switzerland and ten expert interviews were applied to analyze company needs. Second, the study was complemented with a review of gray press, online offers and 11 expert interviews on the service offer of FSPs for managing supply chain flows. Findings - The results derive company needs for an integrated management of supply chain flows. The company needs are matched with available service offer of FSPs. Based on this match quality gaps are identified and service requirements are derived. The results describe initial measures to close the quality gaps. Research limitations/implications - This research primarily focuses on financial flows related to the working capital of companies thereby neglecting fixed assets. Practical implications - The results provide companies with a structured process to analyze the value added of FSPs. FSPs can use the results to better match their service offer with company needs. Originality/value - This research contributes to research on SCF by developing a structured process for analyzing the company needs for SCF practices as well as the value added of FSPs in offering these practices.201760652017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Applied Accounting Research['Judith Martin', 'Erik Hofmann']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c173156ee04f0e8e2c3fc4cc418633744ee9168dHarm Reduction Journal20174844Male GPs and those with higher levels of addiction training are more likely to support a more liberal drug policy approach to cannabis for personal use, and over 60% agreed that cannabis can have a role in palliative care, pain management and treatment of multiple sclerosis.2017-01-13T00:00:00Harm Reduction Journal['D. Crowley', 'C. Collins', 'Íde Delargy', 'E. Laird', 'M. Van Hout']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0477f3b3c26aba5a2bb80590747ff90f5fc851eaABSTRACT This article examines whether employment outcomes for exoffenders are associated with employers’ subjective belief in redeemability, mediated through exoffenders’ objective desistance signals. An online factorial vignette survey was completed by 367 employers, which examined their hiring decisions in the context of exoffender job applicants. OLS regression and serial multiple mediation analyses revealed that both belief in redeemability and desistance signals positively and significantly predicted employers’ hiring decisions. As well, exoffenders’ objective desistance signals mediated the association between belief in redeemability and employment outcomes. These findings highlight the importance for exoffenders to effectively communicate their desistance from crime to employers in their endeavors to obtain employment.2017117422017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Offender Rehabilitation['S. Reich']2017-01-13T00:00:00 21deeacb4b4b8bb4ecfa0d73f25126ba5c1d7dafThe increasing pervasiveness of social networks allows users to share purchase behaviors with their online friends. In this study, we examine optimal pricing strategies of a monopolistic firm using an analytical model that accounts for behavioral observational learning in social networks. We show that a seller could potentially control the information available to future customers and induce behavioral observational learning, using an information‐revealing pricing strategy. This result suggests that offering introductory discounts is not always an effective method to boost purchases in social networks. It could prevent the behavioral observational learning that would increase future customers' willingness to pay.20178143It is shown that a seller could potentially control the information available to future customers and induce behavioral observational learning by using an information-revealing pricing strategy, suggesting that offering introductory discounts is not always an effective method to boost purchases in social networks.2017-01-13T00:00:00Production and Operations Management['Liangfei Qiu', 'Andrew Whinston']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6b0d7a0e0abfc3993016faef1f50ee18f3f481c8The purpose of this paper is to identify the influence of the frequency of word exposure on online news based on the availability heuristic concept. So that this is different from most churn prediction studies that focus on subscriber data.,This study examined the churn prediction through words presented the previous studies and additionally identified words what churn generate using data mining technology in combination with logistic regression, decision tree graphing, neural network models, and a partial least square (PLS) model.,This study found prediction rates similar to those delivered by subscriber data-based analyses. In addition, because previous studies do not clearly suggest the effects of the factors, this study uses decision tree graphing and PLS modeling to identify which words deliver positive or negative influences.,These findings imply an expansion of churn prediction, advertising effect, and various psychological studies. It also proposes concrete ideas to advance the competitive advantage of companies, which not only helps corporate development, but also improves industry-wide efficiency.Industrial management & data systems20174545This study examined the churn prediction through words presented and identified words what churn generate using data mining technology in combination with logistic regression, decision tree graphing, neural network models, and a partial least square (PLS) model and found prediction rates similar to those delivered by subscriber data-based analyses.2017-01-13T00:00:00Ind. Manag. Data Syst.['Eui-Bang Lee', 'Jinwha Kim', 'Sang-Gun Lee']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4f0d46f8ce1d4594f31fae263a9259f2c6dc5533Firms posting job openings in an online labor market were randomly assigned minimum hourly wages. When facing a minimum wage, fewer firms hired, but those they did hire paid higher wages. Hoursworked fell substantially. Treated firms shifted to hiring more productive workers. Using the platform's imposition of a market-wide minimum wage after the experiment, I find that many of the experimental results also hold in equilibrium, including the substitution towards more productive workers. However, there was also a large reduction in the number of jobs posted for which the minimum wage would likely bind. (JEL J22, J23, J31, J38)Social Science Research Network201751522017-01-13T00:00:00Labor: Public Policy & Regulation eJournal['J. Horton']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7318affba42f22798a7a5323cc3bae4d715cfdbfPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the dialogic theory of public relations can help strategic communication practitioners support and enhance the relationship between individuals and organizations. Design/methodology/approach This inquiry applied the dialogic theory of public relations by investigating leading media companies’ context-based strategic use of Twitter. Researchers conducted a qualitative content analysis of 1,800 tweets from 18 top-performing media organizations. Findings This study identified strategies, rooted in dialogic theoretical principles that media organizations used to engage stakeholders. Media companies employed strategies based on dialogic principles, including promoting organizations as industry and thought leaders, integrating social media, and using an interactive, synergistic organizational voice. Research limitations/implications These strategies support the need to expand theoretical conceptualizations and use of dialogic principles to study online communication. Practical implications Findings offer practical strategies for practitioners managing organizations’ Twitter communication to foster engagement. In particular, practitioners should consider organizational context and subsequent content advantages. Originality/value Findings offer practical and theoretical contributions to the debate of interactivity.201737402017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['Beth Sundstrom', 'A. Levenshus']2017-01-13T00:00:00 403594304795a58284fcb3c22e125bc8cae8236bWe consider a firm that sells a large number of products to its customers in an online fashion. Each product is described by a high dimensional feature vector, and the market value of a product is assumed to be linear in the values of its features. Parameters of the valuation model are unknown and can change over time. The firm sequentially observes a product's features and can use the historical sales data (binary sale/no sale feedbacks) to set the price of current product, with the objective of maximizing the collected revenue. We measure the performance of a dynamic pricing policy via regret, which is the expected revenue loss compared to a clairvoyant that knows the sequence of model parameters in advance. We propose a pricing policy based on projected stochastic gradient descent (PSGD) and characterize its regret in terms of time $T$, features dimension $d$, and the temporal variability in the model parameters, $\delta_t$. We consider two settings. In the first one, feature vectors are chosen antagonistically by nature and we prove that the regret of PSGD pricing policy is of order $O(\sqrt{T} + \sum_{t=1}^T \sqrt{t}\delta_t)$. In the second setting (referred to as stochastic features model), the feature vectors are drawn independently from an unknown distribution. We show that in this case, the regret of PSGD pricing policy is of order $O(d^2 \log T + \sum_{t=1}^T t\delta_t/d)$.Journal of machine learning research20172638This work proposes a pricing policy based on projected stochastic gradient descent (PSGD) and characterize its regret in terms of time $T, features dimension $d, and the temporal variability in the model parameters, $\delta_t$.2017-01-13T00:00:00J. Mach. Learn. Res.['Adel Javanmard']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7a86514c528a5c53aaa0fe6abe2583326739b413BMC Nephrology20175539Varying levels of engagement and eagerness to learn more about self-management highlight the need for a person-centred approach to SMS.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Nephrology['K. Havas', 'C. Douglas', 'A. Bonner']2017-01-13T00:00:00 13e54c3e8588fc7b7d4a40a00b8da76a82346047“Portable sundial” sounds like a joke out of The Flintstones or Asterix the Gaul. In fact, however, an in-passing mention by the Roman engineer and author Vitruvius (c. 80 BC c. 15 BC) suggests that in his time they were reasonably common. Their manufacture continued in antiquity, in the Islamic world, in Renaissance Nuremberg (gorgeous luxury items made of ivory), and indeed they are still manufactured and you can buy them online.20170322017-01-13T00:00:00['R. Talbert']2017-01-13T00:00:00 cef5b4940e91bf1c5669754f8a4b572fa001d261BACKGROUND Completing large systematic reviews and maintaining them up to date poses significant challenges. This is mainly due to the toll required of a small group of experts to screen and extract potentially eligible citations. Automated approaches have failed so far in providing an accessible and adaptable tool to the research community. Over the past decade, crowdsourcing has become attractive in the scientific field, and implementing it in citation screening could save the investigative team significant work and decrease the time to publication. METHODS Citations from the 2015 update of a pediatrics vitamin D systematic review were uploaded to an online platform designed for crowdsourcing the screening process (http://www.CHEORI.org/en/CrowdScreenOverview). Three sets of exclusion criteria were used for screening, with a review of abstracts at level one, and full-text eligibility determined through two screening stages. Two trained reviewers, who participated in the initial systematic review, established citation eligibility. In parallel, each citation received four independent assessments from an untrained crowd with a medical background. Citations were retained or excluded if they received three congruent assessments. Otherwise, they were reviewed by the principal investigator. Measured outcomes included sensitivity of the crowd to retain eligible studies, and potential work saved defined as citations sorted by the crowd (excluded or retained) without involvement of the principal investigator. RESULTS A total of 148 citations for screening were identified, of which 20 met eligibility criteria (true positives). The four reviewers from the crowd agreed completely on 63% (95% CI: 57-69%) of assessments, and achieved a sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 88-100%) and a specificity of 99% (95% CI: 96-100%). Potential work saved to the research team was 84% (95% CI: 77-89%) at the abstract screening stage, and 73% (95% CI: 67-79%) through all three levels. In addition, different thresholds for citation retention and exclusion were assessed. With an algorithm favoring sensitivity (citation excluded only if all four reviewers agree), sensitivity was maintained at 100%, with a decrease of potential work saved to 66% (95% CI: 59-71%). In contrast, increasing the threshold required for retention (exclude all citations not obtaining 3/4 retain assessments) decreased sensitivity to 85% (95% CI: 65-96%), while improving potential workload saved to 92% (95% CI: 88-95%). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the accuracy of crowdsourcing for systematic review citations screening, with retention of all eligible articles and a significant reduction in the work required from the investigative team. Together, these two findings suggest that crowdsourcing could represent a significant advancement in the area of systematic review. Future directions include further study to assess validity across medical fields and determination of the capacity of a non-medical crowd.Translational Pediatrics20176123This study demonstrates the accuracy of crowdsourcing for systematic review citations screening, with retention of all eligible articles and a significant reduction in the work required from the investigative team, suggesting that crowdsourcing could represent a significant advancement in the area of systematic review.2017-01-13T00:00:00Translational pediatrics['Nassr Nama', 'Klevis Iliriani', 'Meng Yang Xia', 'B. P. Chen', 'L. Zhou', 'Supichaya Pojsupap', 'C. Kappel', 'Katie O’Hearn', 'M. Sampson', 'K. Menon', 'J. McNally']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9dad15c6c3c40769c6371e447d8045b5b97853d7Purpose miRNAs are stable and can be extracted from tissues, blood and other body fluid without degradation. miRNAs are abnormally expressed in the presence of a pathological status, including cancer. Therefore, miRNAs are ideal biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) suffer the worst prognosis, although great efforts have been made. Many studies have investigated the role of miRNAs in predicting the outcomes of TNBC patients for better adjustment of treatment. However, results were inconsistent. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to summarize the published studies for conclusive results. Methods Eligible studies from different database were retrieved from the online databases, and we used STSTA 12.0 to analysis the prognostic role of miRNAs in triple negative breast cancer. Results Overall high miRNA expression indicated a worse survival with HR value of 1.78 (95% CI: 0.97–3.25). However, subtotal HRs of oncogenic miRNAs and tumor suppressive miRNAs were 2.73 (95% CI: 2.08–3.57; P<0.001) and 0.44 (95% CI: 0.21–0.90; P = 0.024), respectively, and no heterogeneity was observed within the subgroups. Conclusions The miRNAs showed a slightly stronger prognostic value for disease-free survival, relapse-free survival and distant metastasis-free survival compared to the overall survival of TNBC patients. Circulating miRNAs could serve as potential biomarkers for the prognosis of TNBC patients and need further investigation.PLoS ONE20173618The miRNAs showed a slightly stronger prognostic value for disease- free survival, relapse-free survival and distant metastasis-free Survival compared to the overall survival of TNBC patients.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Yanli Liu', 'Yuchao Zhang', 'Qingfu Li', 'Junfang Li', 'Xiao-tian Ma', 'Jinfang Xing', 'Shouhua Rong', 'Zhong Wu', 'Yuan Tian', 'Jing Li', 'L. Jia']2017-01-13T00:00:00 172c7a17c0107465879f34f99c84d4a64e063b10Introduction: There is evidence that non-sterile clinical gloves (NSCG) are over-used by healthcare workers (HCWs) and are associated with cross-contamination. This study aimed to determine attitudes of student nurses and members of the public to the use of NSCG. Methods: Third-year student nurses completed a questionnaire indicating tasks for which they would wear NSCG and influences on their decision. Correlations between tasks were identified using exploratory factor analysis. An online survey of the public was conducted using snowball sampling method. Results: Sixty-seven students completed the questionnaire; they indicated use of NSCG for low-risk tasks and reported their own judgement as the main influence on their decision to wear them. Correlated tasks included ‘perceived to be risky’ or ‘definitive indication for gloves/no gloves’ and ‘related to personal hygiene’. A total of 142 respondents completed the public survey. They reported being uncomfortable with HCW wearing gloves for some personal tasks, e.g. assisting to toilet and dressing, but 94% preferred their use for washing ‘private parts’; 29% had observed inappropriate glove use by HCWs during recent contact with healthcare. Conclusion: Student nurses reported using NSCG routinely for tasks for which they are neither required nor recommended. The public observe inappropriate glove use and are uncomfortable with their use for some personal tasks.Journal of Infection Prevention20171616Student nurses reported using NSCG routinely for tasks for which they are neither required nor recommended, and the public observe inappropriate glove use and are uncomfortable with their use for some personal tasks.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Infection Prevention['Jennie Wilson', 'A. Bak', 'A. Whitfield', 'A. Dunnett', 'H. Loveday']2017-01-13T00:00:00 cdd4b16639a00d97ade543cdbe599d25627152b8We show that the Kinematic Theory produces synthesized stroke gestures that “look and feel” the same and hold the same statistical characteristics as human-generated gestures. Previous research in this vein has conducted such comparison from the classification accuracy performance, which is a legitimate though indirect measure. In this article, we synthesized two well-known public datasets comprising unistroke and multistroke gestures. We then compared geometric, kinematic, and articulation aspects of human and synthetic gestures, and found no practical differences between both populations. We also conducted an online survey involving 236 participants and found that it is very difficult to tell human and synthetic gestures apart. We can finally be confident that synthesized gestures are actually reflective of how users produce stroke gestures. In sum, this work enables a deeper understanding of synthetic gestures’ production, which can inform the design of better gesture sets and development of more accurate recognizers.Interacting with computers20175120It is shown that the Kinematic Theory produces synthesized stroke gestures that “look and feel” the same and hold the same statistical characteristics as human-generated gestures, and enables a deeper understanding of synthetic gestures’ production.2017-01-13T00:00:00Interact. Comput.['Luis A. Leiva', 'Daniel Martín-Albo', 'R. Plamondon']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2338d1b2bbb155ea9255bbae9161f63abff2171aThis article analyses Internet users’ participation and the ways in which it is framed by journalists, with a particular focus on the Live Blog format. It provides a case study of the online media coverage of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest in New York in May 2011, by the highly respected media Le Monde.fr. A lexicometric (statistical) and discourse (qualitative) analysis of two sets of corpora (Corpus 1 being composed of all the comments submitted by Internet users throughout the live blogging process and Corpus 2 of the few which were finally published on the Live Blog) will highlight the nature and the various forms of audience participation as well as the ways in which they are framed by journalists. The article aims to investigate the representativeness of the published messages and the participative audience profile which journalists foreground within this media space of multiple voices.New Media & Society20173416The article aims to investigate the representativeness of the published messages and the participative audience profile which journalists foreground within this media space of multiple voices.2017-01-13T00:00:00New Media & Society['Emmanuel Marty', 'Nathalie Pignard-Cheynel', 'Brigitte Sebbah']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f4926de6aacfac837d2d2548dfccd0677b266172ABSTRACT Previous theories of sexual orientation development and sexual fluidity are limited because they describe these processes separately and represent the experiences of only some sexual orientation subgroups. This study qualitatively examined sexual orientation development and sexual fluidity among 18 young adults, ages 18 to 26 years. Participants reported sexual fluidity in attractions on an online survey and represented a range of gender identities and sexual minority subgroups. Participants completed an in-depth interview about sexual orientation development, sexual orientation identity labels, and interpretations of sexual fluidity. Three categories of themes emerged from participants' narratives and were explored in depth: early indicators of sexual orientation, context of first questioning sexual orientation, and current perceptions of sexual orientation and changes. The facilitative environments model is proposed to provide a conceptual representation of sexual orientation development and sexual fluidity as occurring at the confluence of individual, interpersonal, and societal factors.201768152017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Bisexuality['Sabra L. Katz-Wise', 'J. Hyde']2017-01-13T00:00:00 548038157a1aba3c6fc0842ac81a7b1033365564BMC Genomics20173715Functional enolases from public databases are identified and characterized with a combination of dry and wet bench processes in the silkworm B. mori to address the problem of incorrectly annotated genes in public databases.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Genomics['A. Kikuchi', 'Takeru Nakazato', 'K. Ito', 'Yosui Nojima', 'T. Yokoyama', 'K. Iwabuchi', 'H. Bono', 'A. Toyoda', 'A. Fujiyama', 'R. Sato', 'H. Tabunoki']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5cff2c4d8e6bdabb41e0a1265088c677296a5eeaJournal of digital imaging20171615Twitter activity rose rapidly after the USPSTF draft guidelines on LDCT, and users maintained an overall favorable view of screening, while expressing various concerns.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Digital Imaging['Siddharth Khasnavis', 'A. Rosenkrantz', 'V. Prabhu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4e7791c66cff66cdf7fc562af2ff16b7468dfa3cPhatic refers to the rhetorical function of creating effective communication channels, keeping them open, and establishing ongoing and fruitful relationships, all of which are vital in the age of digital rhetoric, social media, and global intercultural exchange. In this realm, the professional communicator functions less as an originator of new information and more as a space designer, a facilitator of others’ online interactions, a curator of user-generated content, and a communication leader. The phatic function—especially relevant to online interactions such as virtual teamwork, intercultural communication, and user help forums—deserves significant attention as a primary purpose for professional communication.20177011The phatic function—especially relevant to online interactions such as virtual teamwork, intercultural communication, and user help forums—deserves significant attention as a primary purpose for professional communication.2017-01-13T00:00:00Business and Professional Communication Quarterly['J. E. Porter']2017-01-13T00:00:00 006adda15c78978187461491c9f8d0be6635fec4This paper presents a novel architecture of the executive-level control system for management of the discrete machinery productions. It combines the use of a supervisory control and a data acquisition system, and the tasks of the execution system based on the use of virtual Forth-machine. The widely used solutions for modern manufacturing are based on interaction of the manufacturing execution system directly with the supervisory control and data acquisition system, but this is not suitable for a discrete machinery manufacture, because of complexity of its production process. In the proposed architecture the su- pervisory control and data acquisition system are used for the online state monitoring of the CNC-machines hardware, signal logging and fault prediction. The task execution system downloads the manufacturing task, designed as the Forth program, from the manufacturing execution system and uploads it into the virtual machine, which controls the sequence of operations during one manufacturing task. Besides, the task execution system includes information exchange module, which ensures a software abstraction layer between the virtual machine and the hardware. The proposed architecture allows us to combine in one manufacturing process operations with a different degree of automation, and ensures replacement of the manual processes with automated ones without changing the manufacturing tasks documentation. The experimental results show that the proposed architecture is implementable, which determines the relevance of the further development in this direction.20171911The proposed architecture of the executive-level control system for management of the discrete machinery productions allows to combine in one manufacturing process operations with a different degree of automation, and ensures replacement of the manual processes with automated ones without changing the manufacturing tasks documentation.2017-01-13T00:00:00['M. Romanov', 'A. Romanov', 'E. N. Kashirskaya', 'V. Kholopov', 'A. Kharchenko']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4ac2fdf3ec9e2dfa8c107a14ff5ba7fea0efaac7Abstract Online discussion boards are commonplace in higher education courses, intended either to supplement or in certain cases, replace face-to-face conversations. This article considers discussion boards from the perspective of David Kantor and Otto Scharmer’s generative conversational models. It goes on to establish a rationale for applying these models to the analysis of discussion boards in higher education courses. The proposed models also establish scaffolding for the review of recent research into how online discussion boards support or diminish student engagement and dialogue. In drawing from these frameworks and related research, this article makes a case for online instructors and facilitators to adapt generative conversational models to help support conditions for constructive and transformative forms of learning in their course discussions.201736102017-01-13T00:00:00Innovations in Education and Teaching International['Kaylea Champion', 'Olen Gunnlaugson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 295ad862d717f34728c210fc711f727219a1dfeeSoft Computing - A Fusion of Foundations, Methodologies and Applications2017438Numerical results have shown that the proposed certificate-aware framework for online access control system in mobile computing is effective, as it enables all players to maximize their utilities and improve the degree of the trust of mobile computing systems.2017-01-13T00:00:00Soft Computing['Dazhi Li', 'Minglu Li', 'Jianhua Liu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 62123bab611a2f2886e78095404231d7140ae383Social Media Analytics playing a major role in e-commerce for extracting the useful information of a product/service. Opinion Mining has become the key process of Social Media Analytics. In this paper, the process of opinion mining in social media while dealing with different kind of opinionated documents and the challenges associated to opinion mining from social media has been discussed. The twitter is a big online social activity where some millions of people share their opinions. Applying sentiment analysis on social media data to get product reviews based on the product features is one major concern. K-means clustering technique applied on a sample twitter dataset to cluster different sentiments in context with different features of products and been evaluated and explained with the help of a machine learning tool.International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing201768K-means clustering technique applied on a sample twitter dataset to cluster different sentiments in context with different features of products has been evaluated and explained with the help of a machine learning tool.2017-01-13T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing['Anjan G. Babu', 'S. Kumari', 'Kamakshaiah Kolli']2017-01-13T00:00:00 89686f3320e124ae25b4d2637ebf0671c2685718Purpose The paper aims to validate the measurement of entrepreneurial leadership in the context of innovation management and strategic entrepreneurship, and to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial leadership and the innovation process. It proposes the measurement of entrepreneurial leadership and outlines the reason and the importance of entrepreneurial leadership in the innovation process. The study further examines whether the innovation process would have direct impact on innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for an explanatory and confirmatory study using quantitative approach employing an online survey/questionnaire distributed to two groups of employees representing middle and senior management having mixed background such as finance, marketing, operations, and management. The first group consists of 222 respondents spread across multiple industries; and the second group consists of 60 respondents mainly from the financial services industry to validate the m...2017072017-01-13T00:00:00International Journal of Innovation Science['Avanti Fontana', 'Soebowo Musa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 72bacbb50dc5f10ebadd8dd5ea5b53a64089f29bObjetivo: O estudo teve como objetivo analisar a participacao dos profissionais de fisioterapia na reabilitacao do paciente vitima de acidente vascular encefalico. Metodologia: Foram analisados ensaios clinicos e estudos de casos publicados nos idiomas portugues e ingles de 2009 a 2015, disponiveis online. Foram utilizados os indexadores: fisioterapia, reabilitacao, acidente vascular encefalico, nas ferramentas de pesquisa cientifica Biblioteca Virtual em Saude (BVS) e Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). Resultados: Foram encontrados 348 estudos, sendo 340 excluidos, selecionando-se oito artigos referente a atuacao do profissional de fisioterapia na reabilitacao de individuos acometidos por acidente vascular encefalico, a partir de intervencoes que variaram desde cinesioterapia ate novos tratamentos terapeuticos, promovendo melhorias no controle e uso do membro hemiparetico e independencia desses pacientes. Consideracoes Finais: A fisioterapia se mostra importante no tratamento das sequelas decorrentes do acidente vascular encefalico, cabendo ao profissional de fisioterapia devolver a estes individuos uma melhor qualidade de vida. Descritores : Fisioterapia, Reabilitacao, Acidente Vascular Encefalico.201708O estudo teve como objetivo analisar a participacao dos profissionais de fisioterapia na reabilitacao do paciente vitima de acidente vascular encefalico, promovendo melhorias no controle e uso do membro hemiparetico e independencia desses pacientes.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Salomão Lustosa Arrais', 'Aniclécio Mendes Lima', 'T. G. Silva']2017-01-13T00:00:00 da473fc4a4e476fb58f833f27b4a91944f565bc8The purpose of this paper is to compare and evaluate the personal cloud storage products (PCSPs) in China and find the gap among them for promoting their service level. There are five representative products including Baidu cloud, Tencent cloud, Qihoo 360-cloud, Kingsoft cloud and Huawei DBank.,This study, first, extracts corresponding indicators based on the extant literature to evaluate PCSPs, and then collects the data about each index by investigation and the performance test, finally proposes a model to rank PCSPs, which applies analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to determine the indexed weights and the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution-grey relational analysis calculate evaluation score of each PCSP.,Among them, Qihoo 360-cloud gets the highest evaluation score contributed by large space, file editing and fast transmission speed. The rest are Kingsoft cloud, Baidu cloud, Huawei DBank and Tencent cloud in order. These storage products are all want of the addition or improvement of the online editing service similar as Google Docs.,AHP method is subjective, some of the data is incomplete, and some accidental error and systematic error exist in the actual testing process.,The findings can assist users in selecting more suitable products and offer cloud storage providers (CSPs) a general direction of improving their product performance.,Contributing to improve the overall level of the cloud storage services in China.,The study perfects the evaluation index system of the PCSP and fills the research gap in studying PCSPs in China, and expands the application field of the multiple criteria decision-making problems. This evaluation process and results have implied that CSPs in China should provide good services of large capacity, cooperation and security with the good internet environment of economical, high and stable speed by institutions and internet access providers.Industrial management & data systems2017458The study perfects the evaluation index system of the PCSP and fills the research gap in studying PCSPs in China, and expands the application field of the multiple criteria decision-making problems.2017-01-13T00:00:00Ind. Manag. Data Syst.['Debao Dai', 'Wenfang Zheng', 'T. Fan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 decf0554cb96e676894a1fd9c87feaf0ae53cadcObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess the restorative choices for pulpal therapy by members of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry (ANZSPD). Methods: Members of the ANZSPD were sent an online survey asking about the procedures that they performed and their choice of dental materials. Results: The respondents were 31 general dentists (GD) and 55 specialist paediatric dentists (PD). Materials used for indirect pulp capping included calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] cement (CHC), glass ionomer cement or resin-modified glass ionomer cement (GIC/RMGIC), Ca(OH)2 paste (CHP) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Materials for direct pulp capping included MTA, CHP and CHC. Materials and techniques used for pulpotomy included MTA, ferric sulphate, formocresol and diathermy, CHP and CHC. GD and PD were similar in their choice of materials. However, there was no preferred product for pulp therapy. Most GD learnt how to use MTA from CPD lectures, while some PD learnt how to use MTA from their postgraduate training as well as CPD lectures. Many GD and PD did not have hands-on training from their education on how to use MTA (GD: 80%, PD: 43%). Most would like to attend hands-on MTA courses (GD: 86%, PD: 65%). Conclusion: There was no clear preferred product for the various types of pulp therapy in paediatric dentistry. Education appears to be the major barrier to the use of MTA rather than the cost of MTA.European Endodontic Journal2017286There was no clear preferred product for the various types of pulp therapy in paediatric dentistry and education appears to be the major barrier to the use of MTA rather than the cost of MTA.2017-01-13T00:00:00European Endodontic Journal['W. Ha', 'B. Kahler', 'L. Walsh']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2ec5785787a00a14e93e038e60a0144dd2afa183BDJ2017206The provision of an interdisciplinary clinic for hypodontia patients varies amongst hospital units throughout the UK, and the provision of orthodontic-restorative care for hypoda patients also varies between these units.2017-01-13T00:00:00BDJ['T. McSwiney', 'J. Collins', 'G. Bassi', 'S. Khan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c93f70f61e935405dc6f015f770c53ca4c5c60efPurpose Different organisations have developed policies and programmes to prevent workplace injuries and facilitate return to work. Few multiple workplace studies have examined workers’ perceptions of these policies and programmes. The purpose of this paper is to compare workers’ perception and experience of workplace policies and practices on injury prevention, people-oriented work culture, and return to work. Design/methodology/approach This study recruited 118 workers from three healthcare facilities through an online and paper survey. Findings Work-related musculoskeletal injury was experienced by 46 per cent of the workers, with low back injuries being most prevalent. There were significant differences in perception of policies and practices for injury prevention among occupational groups, and between workers who have had previous workplace injury experience and those without past injury. Research limitations/implications Selection bias is possible because of voluntary participation. A larger sample could give stronger statistical power. Practical implications The perception of workplace policies can vary depending on workers’ occupational and injury status. Organisational managers need to pay attention to the diversity among workers when designing and implementing injury prevention and return to work policies. Social implications Risks for workplace injuries are related to multiple factors, including workplace policies and practices on health and safety. Workers’ understanding and response to the policies, programmes, and practices can determine injury outcomes. Originality/value No previous study has reported on workers’ perceptions of workplace policies and practices for injury prevention and return in Manitoba healthcare sector.2017476Comparing workers’ perception and experience of workplace policies and practices on injury prevention, people-oriented work culture, and return to work in Manitoba healthcare sector finds significant differences among occupational groups, and between workers who have had previous workplace injury experience and those without past injury.2017-01-13T00:00:00International Journal of Workplace Health Management['N. Oranye', 'B. Wallis', 'Nora Ahmad', 'Zaklina Aguilar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fae4fd1b649be515becd313850d760860cc68d8dBioMedical Engineering OnLine2017489Results suggest that extremely flexible registration methods are not always beneficial, since they can reduce the variability of the atlas and hence its ability to give sensible values of probability when used as an aid in segmentation of new cases.2017-01-13T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['E. Durá', 'J. Domingo', 'G. Ayala', 'L. Martí-Bonmatí', 'E. Goceri']2017-01-13T00:00:00 78c8ee7bc782d1a76d907ef3188c6873cae50cbfRESUMO Objetivo: analisar a producao cientifica sobre acoes gerenciais e assistenciais da enfermagem para a seguranca do paciente nas instituicoes hospitalares. Metodo: revisao integrativa, que utilizou as bases de dados: Literatura Latino Americana em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) e Base de Dados em Enfermagem (BDENF). Foram selecionados 15 artigos apos atendimento aos criterios de inclusao e exclusao. Resultados: as principais acoes identificadas foram o gerenciamento dos riscos e identificacao de eventos adversos. Alem disso, a comunicacao efetiva e acoes de educacao permanente tambem tem sido desenvolvidas para a assistencia mais segura. Considerando as metas internacionais de seguranca nao foram encontrados estudos abordando identificacao do paciente. Conclusao: a seguranca deve ser instituida enquanto processo cultural e nao acoes pontuais e isoladas. Descritores: Seguranca do Paciente; Enfermagem; Assistencia a Saude. ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the scientific production on managerial and Nursing care actions for patient safety in hospital institutions. Method: integrative review, which used the databases: Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and Nursing Database (BDENF). We selected 15 articles after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: the main actions identified were risk management and identification of adverse events. In addition, effective communication and continuing education actions have also been developed for safer care. When considering the international safety targets, no studies were found addressing patient identification. Conclusion: security must be instituted as a cultural process and not specific and isolated actions. Descriptors : Patient Safety; Nursing; Delivery of Health Care. RESUMEN Objetivo: analizar la literatura cientifica sobre acciones de gestion y asistencia de enfermeria para la seguridad del paciente en los hospitales. Metodo: revision integral, que utilizo las bases de datos: Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS), Analisis de Literatura Medica y Sistema de Recuperacion Online (MEDLINE) y Base de Datos de Enfermeria (BDENF). Se seleccionaron 15 articulos despues de atender a los criterios de inclusion y exclusion. Resultados: las principales acciones identificadas fueron la gestion de los riesgos y la identificacion de eventos adversos. Ademas, la comunicacion efectiva y iniciativas de educacion permanente tambien han sido desarrolladas para la asistencia mas segura. Teniendo en cuenta las metas internacionales de seguridad, no se encontraron estudios abordando la identificacion del paciente. Conclusion: la seguridad debe establecerse como un proceso cultural y no medidas concretas y aisladas. Descriptores : Seguridad del Paciente; Enfermeria; Prestacion de Atencion de Salud.  Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017235Security must be instituted as a cultural process and not specific and isolated actions for patient safety in hospital institutions, as well as effective communication and continuing education actions developed for safer care.2017-01-13T00:00:00['A. G. Siman', 'Simone Graziele Silva Cunha', 'M. J. M. Brito']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7f3ab00e51128afadbf14896001b25cf43e81859Mitochondrial DNA is suitable for phylogenetic studies. Hence in this study mitochondrial DNA genes in Salmo trutta caspius were sequenced and deposited in Genbank. Six sequences of S.t. caspius mitochondrial ATPase 6 gene with accession nos. LC011387.1, LC154842- LC154847 and the full length of the mitochondrial genome in S.t. caspius (accession no. LC011387.1) were deposited in Genbank. Sequences were aligned between S.t. caspius and Salmo trutta by BLAST program. Although results showed a high homology between both sequences, but single nucleotide variations between ND genes in S.t. caspius and Salmo trutta were observed. S.t. caspius, S. trutta, and Salmo salar sequences were converted into a circular map in an online system named Organellar Genome DRAW (http://ogdraw. mpimp-golm.mpg.de). Maps created by OGDRAW were different for S.t. caspius, S. trutta and S. salar. Moreover, Maximum Parsimony method was conducted for evolutionary analysis using MEGA 6.0 program tree between S.t. caspius and other salmonids. The results showed that S.t. caspius, Salmo trutta, Salmo trutta fario and S. trutta are covered in a group. On the other hand, results of evolutionary analysis using Tajima's test were conducted in MEGA 6.0 program for three sequencing including, S.t. caspius, S.t. trutta specimen voucher Nor 00, and S.t. fario used as an outgroup for equality of evolutionary rate. Comparison of partial mitochondrial sequence in Iranian S.t. caspius population was performed between three regions [Tonekabon (Cheshmekileh Roud), Ramsar (Safa Roud) and Talesh (Nav roud)]. The results showed that except for one single nucleotide mutation in the partial sequence of mitochondria of S.t. caspius [Ramsar (Safa Roud)], there has been 100% homology between them. In conclusion, the mitochondrial genome homology of S.t. caspius and other salmonids were high, though some SNPs were observed between S.t. caspius and other salmonid species.2017465The results showed that except for one single nucleotide mutation in the partial sequence of mitochondria of S.t. caspius [Ramsar (Safa Roud], there has been 100% homology between them.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Fisheries & Livestock Production['A. Rezaei', 'Sheyda Akhshabi', 'Jamalzadeh Hr']2017-01-13T00:00:00 aacd9bccef1b76807e0a328742c261ddd7044779Talking about the increase in human resources, substantively library occupies a very urgent role. However, more library serves as a storage pile of books deserted from literacy activities, let alone research and development activities. This article examines how should the role of librarians in globalization era. In this globalization era, there are four important role librarians, that is collecting and providing access to information and knowledge and sources scattered around the world in multiformat, add or put a value on information and knowledge (adding value), provides online service for 24 hours, and provide varied and dynamic services, included the whole cycle of knowledge, from creation, recording and publication, dissemination, use, and re-creation of knowledge. With these four librarians role, expected to libraries in globalization era not merely as “noun”, that is a place to store a collection of books and a variety of other collections, but the library is able to transform a “verb” or process, that is nursery places and dissemination of knowledge.2017052017-01-13T00:00:00Libraria: Jurnal Perpustakaan['Aat Hidayat']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a68c75bf95e0bd0e1fea4cc7f30484a300ee9af3ABSTRACT Through a proposed stakeholder framework with different participation modes, this study of the Chinese migrant community in Auckland explored the relationships around their participation in Rugby World Cup, namely, their awareness of the event and its link to event participation, economic links, identity, and national pride. Adopting a pre- and post-event approach, data from self-administered and online questionnaires were collected and examined using a multivariate analysis. A multidirectional participation effect was found for multicultural value, linkages, sense of identity and pride, business engagement, and recommending the country. Finally, stakeholder relationships were redefined by regrouping stakeholders in a mega sporting event.20177732017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Convention & Event Tourism['Chloe Lau', 'S. Milne', 'Raymond Chi Fai Chui']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1152d2d0278c0dca42290ccde213fa7e03c4c2fdObjetivo: Evidenciar como a literatura especializada e atualizada na area da saude aborda os aspectos emocionais vivenciados pelo individuo em seu processo de enfrentamento da condicao de estomizado. Metodos: Trata-se de uma revisao integrativa de literatura. A questao de pesquisa foi: quais os impactos emocionais gerados pela presenca de uma estomia na vida do sujeito? A busca bibliografica foi realizada nos portais Scopus e Biblioteca Virtual de Saude (BVS), em que foram consultadas as bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS) e Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). Foram utilizados os descritores “estomia” e “emocoes”, de janeiro de 2010 a dezembro de 2014. Resultados: O levantamento nas bases de dados resultou em seis artigos selecionados. A discussao seguiu estruturada de acordo com os nucleos de sentido presentes na sequencia de apresentacao dos objetivos, dos resultados e das conclusoes; enfatizando os aspectos do enfrentamento de maior representatividade e fundamentada nos proprios textos. Conclusoes: O processo de enfrentamento da estomizacao e um evento complexo na vida do sujeito, uma vez que e vivenciado de diferentes formas conforme o periodo de adaptacao em que a pessoa se encontra. Portanto, as preocupacoes no pos-cirurgico sao diferentes daquelas relacionadas a alta e ao autocuidado no domicilio, bem como daquelas a longo prazo.2017042017-01-13T00:00:00['Rômulo Mágnus de Castro Sena', 'E. G. C. D. Nascimento', 'Welyton Paraíba da Silva Sousa', 'Maria Aurelina Machado de Oliveira', 'Eulália Maria Chaves Maia']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2f6c7b1e608bd5c00712c5a19e21110f57c5db8bJournal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering2017393A feature network-driven quadrant mapping that captures and incorporates opinions from customer reviews is proposed, based on construction of a feature network which is based on co-occurrence and sematic similarities, and a quadrant display showing the opinions polarity of feature groups.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering['S. Cho', 'S. Kim']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7da0a6f239aca6b0a516534c00ef70d2f0dc82b020172032017-01-13T00:00:00German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research['Martin Schnitzer', 'Maximilian Bork', 'T. Eder', 'Nicole Zobl', 'P. Schlemmer']2017-01-13T00:00:00 491d2aa8eb706b6f22e3c050b9ce734b4c51f0bfBiological Procedures Online2017557This work validated the potential of Aux/IAA proteins to extract and purify IAA from crude plant extracts once the techniques for these processes were refined.2017-01-13T00:00:00Biological Procedures Online['Yi Su', 'Weigui Luo', 'Xiaofei Chen', 'Huizhen Liu', 'Yueqing Hu', 'Wanhuang Lin', 'Langtao Xiao']2017-01-13T00:00:00 08d598afdd40f2526cc8573fcc41926473e94692People are anxious about the future of libraries, with justification. There are good reasons to worry about levels of funding for US public libraries, for example, but sometimes astonishing claptrap even from otherwise reputable sources feeds the anxiety about the health of libraries. Here’s what Alberto Manguel had to say about public libraries in the New York Times in October 2015: “Most libraries today are used less to borrow books than to seek protection from harsh weather and to find jobs online.” Manguel produces no evidence for this extraordinary assertion and seems unaware that in 2012 (the latest year for which data are available), Americans made 1.5 billion trips to public libraries—the equivalent of more than 4.1 million visits each day. Some were undoubtedly sheltering from the cold or job hunting, but the great majority were there to check out library materials (two billion items circulated in 2012, an increase of 28% over the previous 10 years), or attend programs (92 million attendees—an increase of 37% over the previous eight years) (“Public Libraries”). Despite these encouraging numbers, the overall tenor of Manguel’s article is that public libraries are in dire straits. More positively, but similarly misconceived, is the commonplace “Libraries aren’t just for books anymore.” In another recent New York Times article, “These Public Libraries Are for Snowshoes and Ukuleles,” Patricia Leigh Brown draws attention to unusual circulating materials like cake pans and science equipment, as well as to “makerspaces” that can be found in public and academic libraries, where library patrons can use state-of-the-art technologies (3-D printers are common) to work on projects, join clubs, and share skills. Since assertions about library obsolescence usually rest on claims about the primacy of individually owned electronic or virtual resources, librarians appreciate media attention to communities’ value for the physical spaces and services the library provides. But to claim that libraries used to be “dusty warehouses” of books shows ignorance of the library’s past as well as its present. Libraries have20171222017-01-13T00:00:00American Literary History['Christine Pawley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a965f8c31f9050593815d8bcba634158ad93ad2aDrug discovery process plays an important role in identifying new investigational drug-likes and developing new potential inhibitors related to a determinate target, in biopharmaceutical field [1]. An alternative promising and efficient used to identify new active substances is Pharmacophore modeling method.We defined a new computational strategy protocol characterized by the use of bioinformatics online tools and by the application of locally installed tools, for lead candidates generation-optimization able to reduce the cycle time and cost of this process and to promote the next steps of study [2].Hence, we have tried to apply this new computational procedure, in a more detailed screening, of small bioactive molecules, searching and identifying new candidates as “lead compounds”, potentially able to inhibit biological target AKT1 human protein and its related molecular mechanisms [3].The workflow executed in our work has been characterized by a multi-step design, which concerns different topics: search in PDB database of a model structure for AKT1, pharmacophore modeling and virtual computational screening, biological evaluation divided in two parts (molecular validation of selected compounds and study of physical-chemical properties related to pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics prediction models). All these step have been performed through PHARMIT (http://pharmit.csb.pitt.edu) and Discovery Studio 4.5 platform.We selected the PDB structure 3O96 as the reference complex (protein-ligand), and we analyzed it by means of PHARMIT and Discovery Studio, to generate four different “pharmacophore models” with four different list of natural compounds.It is performed a thorough screening of compounds applying several filters, to find some good candidates as possible natural AKT1 allosteric inhibitors.The compounds that match a well-defined pharmacophore have been analyzed through direct molecular docking, for selecting only the best candidates and studying the protein-ligand interactions. Selected compounds have been investigated in more details, to trace their origin, by their chemical-physical properties.This information can help us to predict some plausible enzyme-catalyzed reaction pathways, through PathPred web-server and KEGG compound database, in order to highlight the most important reactions for biosynthesis of compounds and obtain PharmacoKinetics/PharmacoDynamics (PK/PD) models, to investigate the ADMET properties of these lead compounds and to study their behavior in some biological systems, for the next experimental assays.This new computational strategy has been very efficient in showing what could be good “lead compounds” and potential natural inhibitors of AKT1 and PI3K/AKT1 signaling cascade. Therefore, the next steps could be the experimental analysis of pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics and toxicity properties “in vitro/in vivo”, in order to evaluate the results obtained “in silico”.PeerJ Preprints201792A new computational strategy protocol characterized by the use of bioinformatics online tools and by the application of locally installed tools, for lead candidates generation-optimization able to reduce the cycle time and cost of this process and to promote the next steps of study.2017-01-13T00:00:00PeerJ Prepr.['S. Dotolo', 'A. Facchiano']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0113b1087ba9fd38ff0e8fce51417ac6ef45a8efWe present a comprehensive introduction to judgmental demand forecasting along with a model that allows for effectively debiasing team forecasts and estimating demand distributions. This case is recommended for classes in operations management, marketing, or retail management; two companion papers are ideal for advanced courses (e.g., master’s or doctorate programs). We confront students with a demand forecasting problem encountered by Canyon Bicycles, the German premium bicycle manufacturer and online retailer. We present both a model and a process for deriving an accurate judgmental demand forecast. In particular, we demonstrate how one can (i) identify the best team composition, (ii) prepare for and run the forecasting meeting, (iii) debias team forecasts, (iv) estimate demand distributions, (v) deal with heterogeneous product collections, and (vi) judge the quality of forecasted demand distributions.INFORMS Transactions on Education2017151This case is recommended for classes in operations management, marketing, or retail management; two companion papers are ideal for advanced courses (e.g., master’s or doctorate programs).2017-01-13T00:00:00INFORMS Trans. Educ.['Christoph Diermann', 'Arnd Huchzermeier']2017-01-13T00:00:00 35b754abcde7cae106cb86c586a03751b6dde132Scientific Reports201701In the original version of this Article, all instances of “sGFP” were incorrectly given as “EGFP’s”.2017-01-13T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Ryohei Yokoyama', 'Takeshi Hirakawa', 'Seri Hayashi', 'Takuya Sakamoto', 'S. Matsunaga']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d06e30e70fbc56523ea66846e21df02e365b6332Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects language. Most explanatory accounts of SLI have posited that particular functional impairments can best explain the disorder, such as deficits of grammar or working memory. However, SLI is clearly rooted in the brain, and thus a brain-based hypothesis may have substantial explanatory power. The Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH) of SLI proposes that abnormalities of brain structures underlying procedural memory can largely explain the disorder. Here we review the neurocognition of SLI in light of the predictions of the PDH, in comparison to other explanatory accounts. We show that this neurocognitive account indeed has substantial explanatory power, and can help advance our understanding of SLI as well as related disorders. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Psychology Volume 69 is January 4, 2018. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.201701It is shown that the neurocognitive account of SLI in light of the predictions of the PDH has substantial explanatory power, and can help advance the understanding of SLI as well as related disorders.2017-01-13T00:00:00['M. Ullman', 'M. Pullman', 'Jarrett Lovelett', 'E. I. Pierpont', 'P. Turkeltaub']2017-01-13T00:00:00 68db84a017ec3290c3bdfcc16823b376be08b9eaInternational Conference on Distributed Computing and Internet Technology2017181This paper addresses the challenge of ambiguity and multilingual scripts in social media posts and distinguish them into various religious sentiments of users and creates a hypothesis that social media websites are a rich source of information for mining these beliefs and automatically identifying the religious conflicts among users which overcomes the gaps of offline studies.2017-01-13T00:00:00{'pages': '43-57'}['Swati Agarwal', 'A. Sureka']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b7d6106d5611cfb7b4f118fa9344e15f76b55a96Analysis of the customers' satisfaction guarantees the improvement of service quality in call centers. In this paper, an intelligent satisfaction recognition system is introduced to analyze the customers' satisfaction through the customers' emotion recognition. The nature dialogues are collected from the Chinese call center. Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) are used for the mapping model respectively. According to the experiment, the best F score of SVM is 0.71. Compared to SVM, the best F of ELM is up to 0.723. The training time of SVM ranges from 1268s to 5002s while ELM's only ranges from 7.28s to 15.82s, with a decrease of 99%. ELM shortens the training time largely without damaging the performance. Because of the faster training speed, ELM is more beneficial to the model updating in real time. Therefore, ELM has a great edge on online learning.International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing2017141An intelligent satisfaction recognition system is introduced to analyze the customers' satisfaction through the customers', which is more beneficial to the model updating in real time, and has a great edge on online learning.2017-01-13T00:00:00Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Machine Learning and Soft Computing['Jing Liu', 'Yingnan Zhang', 'Jin Hu', 'Xiang Xie', 'Shilei Huang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 93905821c474a4a151012d1366e8c641751e6201Book review. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Web Librarianship on 13/01/2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2017.1268512.201700This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Web Librarianship on 13/01/2017, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19322909.2017.1268512.2017-01-13T00:00:00['B. Eden']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1a0841b2bf70cb69870465c0b50f692038769829This guide provides access to the Library Catalogue, the Online Reference Generator, Premier's Reading Challenge website, how-to information for databases, and access to ClickView Wondering what services are available from the Wilderness Library? Here are the details of several to help you.201700This guide provides access to the Library Catalogue, the Online Reference Generator, Premier's Reading Challenge website, how-to information for databases, and access to ClickView.2017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Phillips']2017-01-13T00:00:00 46da88675525f9fd206404d8207e775fd9adf101Guru di SMAN 7 Pekanbaru sering mengalami kesulitan dalam proses penentuan jurusan yang cocok bagi siswa. Psikotes adalah salah satu cara yang dilakukan untuk memberikan pertimbangan penjurusan siswa. Namun, proses dan penyampaian hasil penjurusan siswa juga membutuhkan waktu yang relatif lama karena masih berbasis kertas atau tertulis. Oleh karena itu dirancanglah sebuah aplikasi psikotes yang mampu melakukan rekomendasi penjurusan siswa dengan menggunakan algoritma tertentu. Algoritma yang digunakan adalah algoritma klasifikasi Nearest Neigbor. Algoritma ini digunakan untuk memprediksi hasil dari penjurusan berdasarkan data terdahulu (training). Algoritma ini menggunakan k=15, k tersebut adalah jumlah tetangga terdekat yang akan dibandingkan dengan data baru (testing). Setelah dilakukan pengujian dan perbandingan, hasil dari sistem ujian psikotes online ini sama persis dengan hasil pengujian dengan menggunakan tools data mining. Aplikasi ujian psikotes online ini menjadi sistem rekomendasi bagi guru untuk penentuan jurusan siswa .2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['A. Alta', 'M. Zul', 'M. Ridha']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a0922edb768cd90e4ad0fe88c2d4912b11dfd7afGerman Journal of Exercise and Sport Research2017002017-01-13T00:00:00German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research['Martin Schnitzer', 'Maximilian Bork', 'T. Eder', 'Nicole Zobl', 'P. Schlemmer']2017-01-13T00:00:00 72ae9fc5ff450ed3dbf990338fc0e0b8bd8d2dc2The present study results from a reflection on pedagogy to teaching Research Paper Writing to undergraduate English majors in an EFL context. This paper outlines a conceptualized scaffold with a genre approach embedded and provides students with support for writing a research paper. Through Moodle, a free and open-source learning management system, language components and referencing skills were phased into the online course for students to progress in a systematic order. To raise students’ genre awareness, the teacher-researcher sought to make learners recognize the communicative purpose, structure and linguistic features of a research paper. Consequently, another goal of this research was to evaluate the proposed teaching framework. Results provide some evidence of the effectiveness of genre knowledge in organizing information and developing ideas. Questionnaires reflect a majority of students’ need for research literacy.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['W. Hsu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a68e8d5ca00ab083681bbfcc7c49089ea36703b3‘Five Propositions Towards a Scottish Collection of Artists’ Moving Image’ is a series of public consultation events run by LUX Scotland in 2017 that will inform the development of a new Scottish collection of artists' moving image. I was one of five speakers at the inaugural event invited to present a proposition for LUX Scotland's artists' film collection. I selected Duncan Campbell's Bernadette (2008) and presented a short paper on its significance for the collection as well as its significance to me as an educator and researcher who focuses on artists' film. My short paper will form part of a collection of online materials that LUX Scotland is collating in support of this major project.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Sarah Smith']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0b761af3e5862a9b6f9dfad7eed3059da77315ccGreenCol es una empresa comercializadora de esmeralda colombiana totalmente modernizada, tomando provecho de los medios de comunicacion y tecnologicos (E - Commerce) busca revolucionar la comercializacion de las esmeraldas en Colombia. Contara con una plataforma online donde el consumidor se va a sentir seguro y comodo a la hora de realizar una compra desde cualquier parte del mundo. La manera por la que se va a lograr dicho objetivo va a ser por las garantias que se van a tener en la venta y post – venta. Tendra gran enfasis en la promocion de la empresa a traves de mercadeo y publicidad en diferentes medios de comunicacion y redes sociales del mundo. Esto con el fin de generar identificacion de marca y confianza. Diferenciandose, debido a que, ninguna empresa exportadora de esmeralda ha abarcado este vacio. Una ventaja competitiva con la que cuenta GreenCol es el acceso que tiene a la mineria de esmeralda, ya que, sus socios cuentan con inversiones en dicha actividad permitiendo de esta manera que GreenCol pueda abarcar toda la cadena de produccion. GreenCol contara con su oficina administrativa y de ventas, con el fin recibir clientes nacionales y extranjeros. Dicha oficina va a contar con adecuaciones que buscaran junto con el personal hacer sentir al cliente como en casa.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['P. Caro', 'Camilo Ándres']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a633ef1f505435f3c8af6469ec59021ad01347f1The advent of social media (SM) has significantly changed the entire landscape of information accessing and sharing which is more horizontal, single tired and with multilateral manner. This platform empowered every individual to create, access interact, and share their information online. This fastgrowing use of these applications in a short period of time is because of youth and students and can facilitate them in different types of communication and learning. However, students considered these applications as a source of entertainment and use it substantially for their social interaction. This attitude of Young’s and students has turned these facilities into a source of distraction, which diverts their attention from their effective learning. The prior research has formally declared that SM have the potential to improve student learning and academic activities, even though, less effort has been made to know the student’s perception of these applications for learning purposes. The current study has been carried out with the objective to inquired student’s psychological characteristics in respect to the acceptance of these applications for learning purposes. Data for this current research was collected from top five research universities Malaysia. Applying big five framework of McCrae and Costa (1987) as a theoretical approach, our finding shows that student’s psychological characteristics are positively and significantly affect their use of SM application for learning and academic purposes. Furthermore, future directions are also suggested20173502017-01-13T00:00:00International Review of Management and Marketing['Murad Ali', 'R. Yaacob', 'M. N. A. Endut']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3636cc1931b3ad8fc8e6d34165255c24fcab90b9This guide provides access to the Library Catalogue, the Online Reference Generator, Premier's Reading Challenge website, how-to information for databases, and access to ClickView201700This guide provides access to the Library Catalogue, the Online Reference Generator, Premier's Reading Challenge website, how-to information for databases, and access to ClickView.2017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Phillips']2017-01-13T00:00:00 70fa5244a3e37ae42ff831bf819606fffea59db4"Sistem Informasi Pengolahan Nilai Siswa Berbasis Web dengan PHP dan MySQL di SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara"adalah judul skripsi penelitian yang saya tulis. Dalam makalah ini dibahas bagaimana merancang sebuah sistem nilai rekapitulasi raport siswa berbasis web yang dapat mengakomodasi pengolahan raport siswa dengan nilai raport siswa yang dapat diakses secara online. Penelitian ini didasarkan pada perkembangan pesat dari informasi teknologi, sehingga sistem diperlukan untuk mengambil lebih banyak pekerjaan dengan cepat dan efisien. Saat ini SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara masih menggunakan manual dalam pengumpulan dan pengolahan buku laporan. Tetapi dengan sistem baru maka guru menjadi lebih mudah untuk menyerahkan nilai akhir siswa. Siswa juga dapat mengakses laporan akhir mereka dan memantaunya langsung. Admin menjadi lebih mudah untuk mengelola data nilai dan raport siswa. Dengan sistem baru ini diharapkan dapat membantu pekerjaan di SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara dalam proses pengumpulan dan pengolahan raport siswa menjadi lebih cepat dan lebih efisien.201700"Sistem Informasi Pengolahan Nilai Siswa Berbasis Web dengan PHP dan MySQL di SMP Negeri 5 Purwanegara"adalah judul skripsi penelitian yang saya tulis, sehingga sistem diperlukan untuk mengambil lebih banyak pekerjaan dengan cepat dan efisien.2017-01-13T00:00:00['P. Rahayu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2b5f924b7d08a16c3e69be4f12bad24919f6b8a6BMC Genomics201700Three functional enolases from public databases are identified and characterized with a combination of dry and wet bench processes in the silkworm B. mori and it is determined that BmEno2 and BMEnoC had species-specific functions.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Genomics['Akira Kikuchi', 'Takeru Nakazato', 'K. Ito', 'Yosui Nojima', 'T. Yokoyama', 'K. Iwabuchi', 'H. Bono', 'A. Toyoda', 'A. Fujiyama', 'R. Sato', 'H. Tabunoki']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5aba082f63706decfd994b4f2fd34224e62f0b59Salah satu bisnis yang sangat berkembang di Kota Payakumbuh yaitu bisnis fashion. Dengan perkembangan teknologi dan informasi memudahkan bisnis fashion bisa dilakukan secara online maupun offline. Namun semakin banyak dan menjamurnya bisnis tersebut, menjadikan tingkat kompetisi antara bisnis produk fashion tidak bisa dihindarkan. Oleh karena itu pemilik bisnis harus memiliki daya tarik agar minat beli konsumen terhadap produk yang mereka tawarkan semakin meningkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh Citra Merek dan Promosi Electronic Word of Mouth terhadap Purchase Intention sepatu Vans di Kota Payakumbuh. Sampel penelitian ini adalah konsumen yang akan, atau yang membeli sepatu Vans di Kota Payakumbuh. Jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 108 responden, dengan teknik pengambilan sampel non-probability sampling menggunakan metoda accidental sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner dan diolah atau dianalisis menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling dengan bantuan software SmartPLS versi 2.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Electronic Word Of Mouth tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Purchase Intention. Selain itu ditemukan juga bahwa Electronic Word Of Mouth berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Brand Iamge. Serta Brand Image juga ditemukan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Purchase Intention. Kata Kunci : Brand Image, Electronic Word of Mouth, Purchase Intention.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Saputra Wisnu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 03a8cbb280aa7f00619a30c385b25b62c998e0ccAlexander Meynell, Commercial Director at CreDec, comments on how consumers’ high-street habits reflect the wider drive to digital and the potential problems of moving our lives online.201700How consumers’ high-street habits reflect the wider drive to digital and the potential problems of moving the authors' lives online are commented on.2017-01-13T00:00:00['L. Stewart']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c59dddd2e6432f2189a0c4ae8810e6078099e507Diabetes & Metabolism - In Press.Proof corrected by the author Available online since vendredi 13 janvier 20172017002017-01-13T00:00:00['K. Kantartzis', 'I. Rettig', 'H. Staiger', 'J. Machann', 'F. Schick', 'L. Scheja', 'A. Gastaldelli', 'E. Bugianesi', 'A. Peter', 'M. Schulze', 'A. Fritsche', 'H. Häring', 'N. Stefan']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8453d45dd6ecd7580c5e852f27aad3fbf43d494bTujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengembangkan model monitoring dan evaluasi kinerja guru sekolah menengah kejuruan (SMK) berbasis web dalam bentuk SIMonev PKG Online, yang menghasilkan: (1) produk yang dapat berjalan secara online maupun offline, (2) gambaran dan informasi menyeluruh bagi sekolah dan instansi terkait terhadap pelaksanaan monitoring dan evaluasi penilaian kinerja guru, (3) model dengan tingkat validitas dan reliabilitas yang tinggi, dan (4) model yang dapat mengatasi keterbatasan sistem monitoring dan evaluasi kinerja guru konvensional. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dan pengembangan yang menggunakan model Borg & Gall yang disederhanakan ke dalam lima tahap, yaitu: (1) analisis kebutuhan produk, (2) mengembangkan produk awal, (3) validasi ahli dan revisi 1, (4) uji lapangan terbatas dan revisi 2, dan (5) uji lapangan skala luas dan produk akhir. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengembangkan sistem ini adalah formulir wawancara, angket penelitian, diagram pemodelan sistem informasi, dan formulir penilaian kinerja guru kelas atau guru bidang studi. Tingkat validitas dan reliabilitas SIMonev PKG Online yang dikembangkan tersebut dinilai oleh ahli pemrograman web dan pengguna akhir sistem ini. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa SIMonev PKG Online yang dikembangkan praktis digunakan sebagai perangkat sistem monitoring dan evaluasi kinerja guru SMK, karena SIMonev PKG Online yang dikembangkan memiliki kemampuan: (1) menampilkan profil guru dalam bentuk tabel dan grafik; (2) antarmuka (interface) yang interaktif; (3) menyimpan, mengolah, dan mempresentasikan data dalam berbagai format; dan (4) akses multi-user dan real time. Hasil pengujian juga menunjukkan bahwa tingkat validitas dan reliabilitas SIMonev PKG Online sudah cukup tinggi, yaitu Aiken's - V setiap item penilaian > 0,750 dan Alpha Cronbach α > 0,718, dan tingkat kepraktisan serta efektivitasnya yang tinggi saat digunakan dalam kegiatan monitoring dan evaluasi kinerja guru.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Ta’ali Ta’ali']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6972ca74f735582d928d98a7c92d3ba25e08ecbcThis research is a theoretical and practical study about interactive documentaries used as educational tools for the broadcasting of Colombian cultural heritage. It is comprised of three parts, that range from the theoretical to its applied uses. The first part is an analytical corpus, a contextualization under two perspectives: One starting from the connotations of heritage education, digitalization, and information and communication technology usage in cultural heritage digital broadcasting; and the other one starting from the analysis of the relationship between knowledge and new technologies in cyberculture, and the investigation about the teaching functions of multimedia and the teaching implications of technology usage, all within this research's theoretical framework. To accomplish the latter, a brief classification is elaborated and trends and differentiated methods of teaching materials and MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) courses about cultural heritage are established. The focus of the second part of this study is the interactive documentary, highlighting its audiovisual, narrative and stylistics particularities: Role reconsideration of directors and spectators within nonlinear narratives and technical tools that determine its development; exclusive software usage in this type of work and script elaboration as a mind map; and the outlining of browsing and possible interactions in interactive documentaries within multimodal education. Some referent interactive documentaries are analyzed and proposals about this genre made in Colombia from 2012 to 2016 are established, highlighting related proposals to cultural heritage. Lastly, coproduction, promotion, broadcasting, and debate spaces exclusive to interactive audiovisual work in Colombia are defined. In the third part of this study, two examples of interactive documentaries about Colombian cultural heritage are introduced. These are the result and consequence of the theoretical study project, referent analysis, and conceptual outlining. One of the documentaries tends more to multimedia and tangible heritage broadcasting; the other to hypermedia and intangible heritage broadcasting. As a result, two models that contribute to the broadcasting of cultural heritage have been obtained, as well as tools for heritage education directed to new audiences. This demonstrates that in the designing and making of nonlinear documentaries on the Web, different digital art resources can be used, such as video creation, expository documentary, 360° images, two-dimensional animation, and multimedial photography banks and infographics. Digital art tools contribute to enrich the esthetic, teaching, and ludic experience of people approaching cultural heritage. La investigacion es un estudio teorico practico sobre el documental interactivo como un instrumento educativo para la difusion del patrimonio cultural colombiano. El estudio se compone de tres partes que van de lo teorico a lo aplicado. La primera parte es el corpus teorico, una contextualizacion desde dos perspectivas: por un lado desde las connotaciones de la educacion patrimonial, la digitalizacion y el empleo de las tecnologias de la informacion y la comunicacion en la difusion digital del patrimonio cultural. Por otro lado, dentro del marco teorico se analiza la relacion entre el conocimiento y las nuevas tecnologias en la cibercultura, se indaga sobre la funcion pedagogica de los multimedia y sobre la implicacion didactica del uso de las tecnologias, para esto se hace una breve clasificacion y se establecen las tendencias y metodos diferenciados del material educativo y de los cursos MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) sobre patrimonio cultural. La segunda parte del estudio se enfoca en el documental interactivo, senalando sus particularidades audiovisuales, narrativas y estilisticas: el replanteamiento de los roles del director y del espectador dentro de las narraciones no lineales y las herramientas tecnicas que determinan su desarrollo; el uso de software exclusivos en este tipo de obras y la elaboracion del guion como un mapa mental; se plantean las posibilidades de interaccion y navegacion del documental interactivo dentro de la educacion multimodal; se analizan algunos referentes de documental interactivo y se establecen las propuestas que sobre este genero se han realizado en Colombia entre 2012 al 2016, enfatizando en las propuestas relacionadas con patrimonio cultural; por ultimo, se determinan los espacios de coproduccion, promocion, difusion y discusion dirigidos exclusivamente a audiovisuales interactivos en Colombia. En la tercera parte de la investigacion se presentan dos ejemplos practicos de documental interactivo sobre patrimonio cultural colombiano, como resultado y consecuencia del proyecto teorico de estudio, del analisis de referentes y de los conceptos planteados. Uno de los documentales interactivos esta mas enfocado al multimedia y a la difusion del patrimonio material, mientras que el otro modelo, tiende mas hacia el hipermedia y a la difusion del patrimonio inmaterial. Como resultado se han obtenido dos modelos que contribuyen a difundir el patrimonio cultural, herramientas para la educacion patrimonial dirigida sobre todo a nuevos publicos. Se demuestra que en el diseno y elaboracion de los documentales no lineales en la Web se pueden emplear distintos recursos del arte digital, como video creacion, documental expositivo, imagenes 360o, animaciones en 2 dimensiones, banco de fotografias multimedia e infografias. Las herramientas del arte digital contribuyen a enriquecer la experiencia estetica, pedagogica y ludica de las personas que se acercan al patrimonio cultural. Aquesta investigacio es un estudi teoric practic sobre el documental interactiu com un instrument educatiu per a la difusio del patrimoni cultural colombia. L'estudi consta de tres parts que van dels aspectes teorics a la materialitzacio practica. La primera part es el corpus teoric, una contextualitzacio des de dues perspectives: per una banda des de les connotacions de l'educacio patrimonial, la digitalitzacio i l'us de tecnologies de la informacio i la comunicacio en la difusio digital del patrimoni cultural. D'altra banda, la relacio entre coneixement i noves tecnologies en la Cibercultura s'analitza des del marc teoric, aixi com es pregunta sobre la funcio pedagogica dels multimedia i la implicacio didactica en l'us de les tecnologies, per aixo es fa una breu classificacio i s'estableixen les tendencies i metodes diferenciats del material educatiu i dels cursos MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) sobre patrimoni cultural. La segona part de l'estudi se centra en el documental interactiu, assenyalant les particularitats audiovisuals, narratives i estilistiques: cal apuntar el replantejament de les funcions del director i de l'espectador dins de les narracions no lineals i les eines tecniques que determinen el seu desenvolupament; l'us de software exclusiu en aquest tipus d'obres i l'elaboracio del guio com un mapa mental; es plantegen possibilitats d'interaccio i navegacio del documental interactiu dins l'educacio multimodal; s'analitzen algunes referencies del documental interactiu i s'estableixen les propostes que en aquest genere s'han fet a Colombia entre 2012 al 2016, destacant les propostes relacionades amb el patrimoni cultural. Llavors es determinen els espais de coproduccio, promocio, difusio i debat dirigit exclusivament a l'audiovisual interactiu en Colombia. A la tercera part de la recerca es presenta dos exemples practics del documental interactiu sobre patrimoni cultural colombia, resultat i consequencia del projecte teoric d'estudi, de l'analisi de referents i dels conceptes plantejats. Un dels documentals interactius esta mes centrat a la multimedia i a la difusio del patrimoni material, mentre l'altre model, tendeix mes cap a conceptes d'hipermedia i a la difusio del patrimoni immaterial. El resultat d'aquest treball ha sigut l'obtencio de dos models que contribueixen a difondre el patrimoni cultural, eines per a l'educacio patrimonial dirigit majoritariament a public nou. Es mostra que en el disseny i desenvolupament dels documentals no lineals a la Web es poden utilitzar diferents recursos de l'art digital, com video creacio, documental expositiva, imatges de 360o, animacions en 2 dimensions, banc de fotografies multimedia i infografies. Les eines de l'art digital contribueixen a enriquir l'experiencia estetica, pedagogica i ludica de les persones que s'apropen al patrimoni cultural.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Arciniegas Martínez', 'A. Teresa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 09c735a8727147b3e12ebe55c6b78165747b2579Abstract Faith-based engagement with digital culture calls communities of faith beyond an instrumental use of apps, gadgets, and platforms. Rather, engaging in digital culture calls for prophetic engagement that seeks to communicate truth and offer hope in and through digital communication. One salient area for such prophetic engagement is the reality of verbal violence online, especially as manifest in flaming comments in online public discourse. This article explores this prophetic approach and draws implications for Christian religious education.2017180Faith-based engagement with digital culture calls communities of faith beyond an instrumental use of apps, gadgets, and platforms for prophetic engagement that seeks to communicate truth and offer hope in and through digital communication.2017-01-13T00:00:00Religious Education['Daniella Zsupan-Jerome']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c1128db29f41d1d1a2bf95f1cd47b433fbdf3a60Get to know the library! Learn how to find articles, images, and more through our online databases.201700This dissertation aims to provide a history of web exceptionalism from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “Web 2.0” began to circulate.2017-01-13T00:00:00['D. Walton']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3e8e95a4327bb8eb197ac4759382937515a43ea1Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal2017174Children diagnosed with oligoJIA that present with monoarthritis of the hip, wrist and elbow can have aggressive disease, and early referral to specialized care may improve their diagnosis, treatment and outcome.2017-01-13T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['N. Lepore', 'M. Cashin', 'D. Bartley', 'D. Ardelean']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c0a28bc2abf3696dd4dc22d3d677958bb4bdcb40Purpose To determine useful magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features to differentiate nonhypervascular pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). Materials and Methods The institutional review board approved this retrospective study and waived the informed consent requirement. Seventy-four patients with surgically confirmed PNETs and 82 patients with PDACs who underwent gadobutrol-enhanced MR imaging were included. Two radiologists independently evaluated the morphologic characteristics and temporal enhancement patterns of each tumor. Quantitative analysis, including measurement of tumor size, maximal upstream parenchymal thickness (MUPT), contrast-to-noise ratio, and apparent diffusion coefficient values, was performed. Uni- and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify relevant features to differentiate between PNETs and PDACs. Results On the basis of arterial enhancement, 38 PNETs (51%, 38 of 74) were hypervascular and 36 PNETs (49%, 36 of 74) were nonhypervascular. At MR imaging, nonhypervascular PNETs showed significantly higher frequencies of a well-defined margin, portal hyper- or isoenhancement, and MUPT of 10 mm or greater but lower frequencies of ductal dilatation, vascular invasion, and peripancreatic infiltration when compared with PDACs (P < .05 for all). At multivariate analysis, a well-defined margin and portal hyper- or isoenhancement were independent significant differentiators of PNETs from PDACs (odds ratio, 20.3 and 16.1, respectively). When applying the criteria of a well-defined margin and portal hyper- or isoenhancement, 64% of sensitivity and 99% of specificity were observed for the differential diagnosis of PNETs from PDACs. Conclusion A well-defined margin and hyper- or isoenhancement in the portal venous phase are useful MR imaging features that are more common in nonhypervascular PNETs and may help discriminate nonhypervascular PNETs from PDACs. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20173275A well-defined margin and hyper- or isoenhancement in the portal venous phase are useful MR imaging features that are more common in nonhypervascular PNETs and may help discriminate nonhyperVascular P NETs from PDACs.2017-01-13T00:00:00Radiology['S. Jeon', 'J. Lee', 'I. Joo', 'Eun Sun Lee', 'H. Park', 'Jin‐Young Jang', 'J. Ryu', 'K. Lee', 'J. Han']2017-01-13T00:00:00 32d02967055ffb13bc3a496295ba66f69b714e74BMC Bioinformatics20173460This work uses machine learning techniques to create an accurate pan-cancer diagnosis system, and a prediction model for treatment outcomes, and builds a prognosis predictor model to predict the outcome of treatment with 85% accuracy to create a tool that recommends personalized treatment regimens.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Bioinformatics['Nikhil Cheerla', 'O. Gevaert']2017-01-13T00:00:00 917d85c7bd31791a4069757688d235e7c5c1a5adAbstract Background: To help the growing number of cancer survivors deal with the challenges of cancer survivorship, survivorship care plans (SCPs) were recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2006. The SCP is a formal document that contains both a tailored treatment summary and a follow-up care plan. Since the IOM recommendation 10 years ago, the implementation in daily clinical practice is minimal. Several studies have investigated the effects of SCPs on patient-reported outcomes and oncology and primary care providers (PCPs), but the quantity and quality of these studies are limited. Results: The first four randomized trials comparing SCP delivery with usual care failed to show a positive effect on satisfaction with information provision, satisfaction with care, distress or quality of life. SCPs did improve the amount of information provided and communication of PCPs with medical specialists and patients. A recent small trial that changed the focus from SCP as primarily an information delivery intervention to a behavioral intervention did observe positive effects on self-reported health, lower social role limitations and a trend towards greater self-efficacy. Gaps in knowledge about SCPs include uncertainty about content and length of the SCP; whether it should be delivered online or on paper; the timing and frequency of delivery; which health care provide should deliver SCP care. Finally, cost-effectiveness of SCP interventions has received limited attention. Conclusion: Currently, there is not enough evidence to warrant large-scale implementation of SCPs, or to abandon SCPs altogether. Emphasis on the SCP process and survivor engagement, supporting self-management may be an important way forward in SCP delivery. Whether this is beneficial and cost-effective on the long term and among different groups of cancer survivors needs further investigation.Acta oncologica20173251There is not enough evidence to warrant large-scale implementation of SCPs, or to abandon SCPs altogether, but emphasis on the SCP process and survivor engagement, supporting self-management may be an important way forward in SCP delivery.2017-01-13T00:00:00Acta Oncologica['L. V. van de Poll-Franse', 'K. Nicolaije', 'N. Ezendam']2017-01-13T00:00:00 49c0d18f8ad0f57b7ae27cd867a0a6a1ab47f144Purpose To develop a method to incorporate the propagation of contrast material into computational anthropomorphic phantoms for estimation of organ dose at computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods A patient-specific physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model of the human cardiovascular system was incorporated into 58 extended cardiac-torso (XCAT) patient phantoms. The PBPK model comprised compartmental models of vessels and organs unique to each XCAT model. For typical injection protocols, the dynamics of the contrast material in the body were described according to a series of patient-specific iodine mass-balance differential equations, the solutions to which provided the contrast material concentration time curves for each compartment. Each organ was assigned to a corresponding time-varying iodinated contrast agent to create the contrast material-enhanced five-dimensional XCAT models, in which the fifth dimension represents the dynamics of contrast material. To validate the accuracy of the models, simulated aortic and hepatic contrast-enhancement results throughout the models were compared with previously published clinical data by using the percentage of discrepancy in the mean, time to 90% peak, peak value, and slope of enhancement in a paired t test at the 95% significance level. Results The PBPK model allowed effective prediction of the time-varying concentration curves of various contrast material administrations in each organ for different patient models. The contrast-enhancement results were in agreement with results of previously published clinical data, with mean percentage, time to 90% peak, peak value, and slope of less than 10% (P > .74), 4%, 7%, and 14% for uniphasic and 12% (P > .56), 4%, 12%, and 14% for biphasic injection protocols, respectively. The exception was hepatic enhancement results calculated for a uniphasic injection protocol for which the discrepancy was less than 25%. Conclusion A technique to model the propagation of contrast material in XCAT human models was developed. The models with added contrast material propagation can be applied to simulate contrast-enhanced CT examinations. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20174734A technique to model the propagation of contrast material in XCAT human models was developed and can be applied to simulate contrast-enhanced CT examinations.2017-01-13T00:00:00Radiology['P. Sahbaee', 'W. Segars', 'D. Marin', 'R. Nelson', 'E. Samei']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7e2a5060c53b5b2d3f5b75fcddfda355692674bcPurpose The purpose of this paper is to find out how issue management and media monitoring is exercised in the digital age to anticipate crises. More specifically, it was investigated how these practices differ across communication professionals, organizations, and sectors in the Netherlands. Organizations are nowadays confronted with a fast-changing environment. Anticipating dicey issues, being in control of the flow of messages, and managing various stakeholders on diverse channels becomes a primary concern for organizations these days. Design/methodology/approach The study relies on qualitative interviews with 17 communication professionals working in various industrial sectors in the Netherlands. Professionals were recruited from distinct organizations and from diverse sectors, including media, public affairs, technology, consultancy, municipality, lottery, oil/gas, cultural, insurance, and the financial industry. The interview data were analyzed by means of an inductive analysis and in-depth reading. Findings Practitioners seem to acknowledge the importance of issue monitoring. However, professionals differ with regard to their expertise in online media monitoring, depending on the sector they work for. Stakeholder mapping and the monitoring of competitors has been found to be crucial for issue management, but also to vary among large and small organizations. Eventually, monitoring in times of crises was seen indispensable. It also has the potential to empower practitioners within their organizations. Originality/value New technologies, external services, and automized monitoring processes have facilitated issue monitoring for professionals to a great extent, making it possible to analyze great amounts of data efficiently in short time and with fewer resources. Furthermore, the focus of media monitoring is increasingly moving toward the online sphere, including the active engagement of stakeholders. Eventually, the empowerment of practitioners through online monitoring practices in times of crises can be considered as a further step toward the positioning of communication professionals within the dominant coalition.201741262017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['Nadine Strauβ', 'J. Jonkman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 064c2319e2e2c58e0a3cd9aec30e4374684e362cJournal of cancer survivorship20172127Mailed surveys followed by phone calls achieved the highest response rate; email invitations and online surveys cost less per response; Electronic methods, even among those with email availability, may miss important populations including Hispanics, non-English speakers, and those of lower socioeconomic status.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Survivorship['H. Feigelson', 'C. McMullen', 'Sarah D. Madrid', 'A. Sterrett', 'J. D. Powers', 'Erica Blum-Barnett', 'P. Pawloski', 'J. Ziegenfuss', 'V. Quinn', 'D. Arterburn', 'D. Corley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2a909a5861de2b0e4a635e583bf32704c1f00cc7Imagining Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die . By Kara L. McCormack. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2016. ix + 206 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. $27.95.) If not for one man and one town, the history of Southern Arizona would be no more celebrated than the history of Southern Oregon. That man, of course, is Wyatt Earp, and the town is Tombstone. The story of Earp’s feud with the cowboys, and the showdown on the streets of Tombstone, near the OK Corral in 1881, has been detailed in countless books, magazine articles, and films. Why an itinerant frontier gambler and a dusty mining camp rose to such levels of cultural significance has puzzled historians for several generations. Kara L. … jboess{at}comcast.net2017002017-01-13T00:00:00Western Historical Quarterly['John Boessenecker']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ae7d886ca4276afb051ce9702fdfea031db2f54a2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['P. Rana']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d59e216529dd758c37095080c66d5bb6f1ba52e4Prediction markets have proved excellent tools for forecasting, outperforming experts and polls in many settings. But do larger markets, with a wider participation, perform better than smaller markets? This paper analyses a series of repeated natural experiments in sports betting. The Queen’s Club Tennis Championships are held every year, but every other year the Championships clash with a major soccer tournament. We find that tennis betting prices become significantly less informative when participation rates are affected adversely by the clashing soccer tournament. This suggests that measures which increase prediction market participation may lead to a greater forecast accuracy.International Journal of Forecasting201732102017-01-13T00:00:00ERN: Behavioral Economics (Topic)['Alasdair Brown', 'Fuyu Yang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 4972647767a4c1e6880376337427ed877790d265Beta anomaly is one of the greatest anomalies in finance literature as capital asset pricing model (CAPM) conveys a positive relationship between the beta of a stock and future returns; however, empirical studies do not document this proposition. Branded as betting against beta (BAB), this conundrum is known as a controversial subject. Drawing on literature the authors propose new multi-factor models to develop our understanding of BAB using investor sentiment as well as structural equation modeling methodology to gauge the models in the presence of the top-down approach. Results indicate that investor sentiment provides a good explanation of the BAB. Limitation and future research directions are presented at the end of paper.20174012017-01-13T00:00:00International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues['Hooman Abdollahi', 'S. B. Ebrahimi', 'Hamed Tayebi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 07e0747da645e022a5a30f41301a10db753839982017002017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Cold War Studies['R. Parrott']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b0de84053f1190e42887e81bdc360263d150ee47J M Keynes rejected Ramsey’s subjective theory of probability in general. He did accept Ramsey’s betting quotient approach in the special case where the weight of the evidence, w, equaled one so that all the probabilities were linear, additive, precise, exact, definite, single number answers. In general, Keynes’s probabilities were indeterminate, interval valued probabilities that were non additive and nonlinear because the weight, w, was less than 1. F.Y. Edgeworth, Bertrand Russell, and Edwin Bidell Wilson all recognized the interval valued nature of Keynes’s probabilities (See my Reviewing the Reviewers of Keynes’s A Treatise on Probability, 2016). The Keynes – Townshend exchanges provide incontrovertible evidence that Keynes never accepted Ramsey’s subjective approach to probability because there was no place in that theory for interval valued probability or for the concept of the weight of the evidence, since, for Ramsey, the subjective estimate of a degree of belief is the confidence a decision maker has in the betting odds while for Keynes, it is the degree of rational belief, not the degree of belief.The Keynes –Townshend exchanges, if carefully read and digested, contains the relevant evidence that allows a reader to conclude that Keynes remained an adherent practitioner of his theory of logical probability his entire life. He never changed his mind.Overlooking the Keynes – Townshend exchanges of 1937-38 explains why economists and academicians have failed to see the close connections that exist between the GT and TP.20172912017-01-13T00:00:00History of Economics eJournal['M. E. Brady']2017-01-13T00:00:00 250dd7781a3cad9ff483bcd295957bbf64ef29daCancer & Metabolism201761310It is shown that co-culture of breast cancer cells with adipocytes revealed cancer cell-stimulated depletion of adipocyte triacylglycerol, highlighting a novel and potentially important role for adipocyte lipolysis in the provision of metabolic substrates to Breast cancer cells, thereby supporting cancer progression.2017-01-13T00:00:00Cancer & Metabolism['Seher Balaban', 'Robert F Shearer', 'Lisa S. Lee', 'M. van Geldermalsen', 'Mark Schreuder', 'Harrison C. Shtein', 'Rose Cairns', 'Kristen C. Thomas', 'D. Fazakerley', 'T. Grewal', 'J. Holst', 'D. Saunders', 'A. Hoy']2017-01-13T00:00:00 89f8521f7378b0429558654fb0a0414c55c91c24Phages build themselves a wall The compartmentalization of DNA replication away from other cytoplasmic events is a key feature of the cell nucleus. Chaikeeratisak et al. studied the replication of the very large Pseudomonas bacteriophage 201φ2-1 by using fluorescence microscopy and cryo–electron tomography. They found that the phage assembled a nucleus-like compartment when it infected a bacterial cell. The phage genome was completely enclosed by an apparently contiguous protein shell, within which DNA replication, recombination, and transcription occurred. Translation, precursor biosynthesis, and viral assembly occurred outside the structure. Science, this issue p. 194 Phages assemble a compartment that separates DNA replication and transcription from metabolism and translation in host cells. We observed the assembly of a nucleus-like structure in bacteria during viral infection. Using fluorescence microscopy and cryo-electron tomography, we showed that Pseudomonas chlororaphis phage 201φ2-1 assembled a compartment that separated viral DNA from the cytoplasm. The phage compartment was centered by a bipolar tubulin-based spindle, and it segregated phage and bacterial proteins according to function. Proteins involved in DNA replication and transcription localized inside the compartment, whereas proteins involved in translation and nucleotide synthesis localized outside. Later during infection, viral capsids assembled on the cytoplasmic membrane and moved to the surface of the compartment for DNA packaging. Ultimately, viral particles were released from the compartment and the cell lysed. These results demonstrate that phages have evolved a specialized structure to compartmentalize viral replication.Science201722194It is shown that Pseudomonas chlororaphis phage 201φ2-1 assembled a compartment that separated viral DNA from the cytoplasm, demonstrating that phages have evolved a specialized structure to compartmentalize viral replication.2017-01-13T00:00:00Science['Vorrapon Chaikeeratisak', 'Katrina T. Nguyen', 'Kanika Khanna', 'A. Brilot', 'M. Erb', 'Joanna Coker', 'Anastasia Vavilina', 'G. Newton', 'R. Buschauer', 'K. Pogliano', 'E. Villa', 'D. Agard', 'J. Pogliano']2017-01-13T00:00:00 56bac95b54316dfaa7a8434157ba0ecd24888d85Nature Microbiology201778151The activity of EspL defines a family of T3SS cysteine protease effectors found in a range of bacteria and reveals a mechanism by which gastrointestinal pathogens directly target RHIM-dependent inflammatory and necroptotic signalling pathways.2017-01-13T00:00:00Nature Microbiology['J. Pearson', 'Cristina Giogha', 'S. Mühlen', 'U. Nachbur', 'Chi L. L. Pham', 'Ying Zhang', 'Joanne M. Hildebrand', 'Clare V. L. Oates', 'Tania Wong Fok Lung', 'D. Ingle', 'Laura F. Dagley', 'Aleksandra Bankovacki', 'E. Petrie', 'G. Schroeder', 'V. Crepin', 'G. Frankel', 'S. Masters', 'J. Vince', 'James M. Murphy', 'M. Sunde', 'A. Webb', 'J. Silke', 'E. Hartland']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6c061e1ba45bd9b25b8d88cceb2212b1b2bfc4a2Nutrix Journal201782109The HEYMAN program demonstrated feasibility in assisting young men to make some positive lifestyle changes, and provides support for the conduct of a larger, fully-powered RCT, but with minor amendments to research procedures and intervention components required.2017-01-13T00:00:00Nutrition Journal['L. Ashton', 'P. Morgan', 'M. Hutchesson', 'M. Rollo', 'C. Collins']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8f62adeec210e8d50b22652c12d7916d63026b41Environmental science and pollution research international20173985It is demonstrated that magnetically modified biochar might be an attractive, cost-effective, and easily separated adsorbent for contaminated water.2017-01-13T00:00:00Environmental Science and Pollution Research['Xiangrui Kong', 'Yaoxuan Liu', 'Jiachang Pi', 'Wenhong Li', 'Qianjiahua Liao', 'J. Shang']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2b218abc6bce07d6f96b4e52dd5ce0ed0437e065Novel ramsdellite MnO2 hollow spheres consisting of closely stacked nanosheets (R-MnO2-HS) were synthesized by a facile method. The R-MnO2-HS sample was characterized with SEM, XRD, TEM, BET, XPS, diffusive reflectance UV-vis-IR absorption, etc. Remarkably, R-MnO2-HS exhibits highly efficient catalytic activity for the purification of benzene (a carcinogenic air pollutant) under the full solar spectrum or visible-infrared irradiation, even under the infrared irradiation. Its catalytic activity (initial CO2 production rate) under the full solar spectrum irradiation is as high as 210.5 times higher than TiO2(P25), a well-known benchmark photocatalyst for environmental cleanup. The excellent catalytic activity of R-MnO2-HS is ascribed to its efficient thermocatalytic activity and its efficient photothermal conversion in the whole solar spectrum region, resulting in high efficient solar light driven thermocatalysis. Very interestingly, a novel photoactivation, which is completely different from the well-known photoactivation induced by photoexcited electrons and holes on TiO2, considerably enhances the solar light driven thermocatalysis. By use of CO temperature-programmed reduction (CO-TPR) under solar light irradiation and in the dark together with density function theory (DFT) calculations, the origin of the novel photoactivation was revealed: The lattice oxygen activity plays a crucial role in the thermocatalysis on MnO2. The solar light irradiation significantly promotes the lattice oxygen activity of R-MnO2-HS, consequently resulting in a considerable enhancement in the thermocatalytic activity.ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces20175971A novel photoactivation, which is completely different from the well-known photoactivation induced by photoexcited electrons and holes on TiO2, considerably enhances the solar light driven thermocatalytic activity.2017-01-13T00:00:00ACS applied materials & interfaces['Yi Yang', 'Yuanzhi Li', 'M. Mao', 'Min Zeng', 'Xiujian Zhao']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3c9ae473ea26295a2a912015fa5c6eaf468bffdeSweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) is a global food crop, now being recognized as a functional food due to several of its nutraceutical components. Several experimental studies have reported that sweet potato can generally be beneficial in the prevention or treatment of chronic diseases through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anticancer/antitumour, antimicrobial and antiulcer activities. Studies on the haematinic effect of potato leaves and their ability to enhance some haemotological parameters are reviewed in this paper. Furthermore, the review provides an overview of the significance and influence of cultivar on the composition and pharmacological activities of sweet potato. Sweet potato contains a lot of beneficial phytochemicals, some of which are peculiar to certain varieties. There is, therefore, a need for the continuous evaluation and selection of cultivars with the appropriate phytochemical composition and bioactivities to be able to fully explore the medicinal value of sweet potato. Studies aimed at the isolation, characterization and toxicological evaluation of its bioactive compounds may help to strengthen and confirm the possible role of sweet potato as a health promoting food and an alternative remedy for chronic diseases. This review highlights the pharmacological reports on different forms of sweet potato and their potential medicinal values. Keywords: Sweet potato, Cultivar influence, Chronic diseases, Ipomoea batatas, Diabetes, Anticancer, Haematological effect20178066There is a need for the continuous evaluation and selection of cultivars with the appropriate phytochemical composition and bioactivities to be able to fully explore the medicinal value of sweet potato.2017-01-13T00:00:00Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research['Taiwo Betty Ayeleso', 'K. Ramachela', 'E. Mukwevho']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1167690501b43558e33cf58531e06aa3ad73fb6fScientific Reports20175260It is reported that TIGIT expression increased over time despite early initiation of ART, highlighting the importance of the TIGit/CD226/PVR axis as an immune checkpoint barrier that could hinder future “cure” strategies requiring potent HIV-specific CD8+ T cells.2017-01-13T00:00:00Scientific Reports['J. Tauriainen', 'Lydia Scharf', 'J. Frederiksen', 'A. Naji', 'H. Ljunggren', 'A. Sönnerborg', 'O. Lund', 'G. Reyes-Terán', 'F. Hecht', 'S. Deeks', 'M. Betts', 'M. Buggert', 'A. Karlsson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b00a684fc8b69c73fe6d2440b70ca01360f292d1Upon systemic infection with human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans (C. albicans), human monocytes and polymorph nuclear neutrophilic granulocytes are the first immune cells to respond and come into contact with C. albicans. Monocytes exert immediate candidacidal activity and inhibit germination, mediate phagocytosis, and kill fungal cells. Here, we show that human monocytes spontaneously respond to C. albicans cells via phagocytosis, decondensation of nuclear DNA, and release of this decondensed DNA in the form of extracellular traps (called monocytic extracellular traps: MoETs). Both subtypes of monocytes (CD14++CD16−/CD14+CD16+) formed MoETs within the first hours upon contact with C. albicans. MoETs were characterized by the presence of citrullinated histone, myeloperoxidase, lactoferrin, and elastase. MoETs were also formed in response to Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, indicating a general reaction of monocytes to infectious microbes. MoET induction differs from extracellular trap formation in macrophages as MoETs are not triggered by simvastatin, an inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis and inducer of extracellular traps in macrophages. Extracellular traps from both monocytes and neutrophils activate complement and C3b is deposited. However, factor H (FH) binds via C3b to the extracellular DNA, mediates cofactor activity, and inhibits the induction of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta in monocytes. Altogether, the results show that human monocytes release extracellular DNA traps in response to C. albicans and that these traps finally bind FH via C3b to presumably support clearance without further inflammation.Frontiers in Immunology20174960The results show that human monocytes release extracellular DNA traps in response to C. albicans and that these traps finally bind FH via C3b to presumably support clearance without further inflammation.2017-01-13T00:00:00Frontiers in Immunology['L. D. Halder', 'M. Abdelfatah', 'Emeraldo A. H. Jo', 'I. Jacobsen', 'M. Westermann', 'N. Beyersdorf', 'S. Lorkowski', 'P. Zipfel', 'C. Skerka']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c8b9afc09b98bebd031a09d4672ffd4be26ed67aBMC Health Services Research20176352The pilot results support the potential of training community health agents in Motivational Interviewing (MI)-based counseling for patients with poorly controlled diabetes in a primary care center in São Paulo, Brazil to incorporate effective diabetes self-management support into their routine patient encounters.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Health Services Research['Thais Moura Ribeiro do Valle Nascimento', 'K. Resnicow', 'M. Nery', 'A. Brentani', 'E. Kaselitz', 'P. Agrawal', 'S. Mand', 'M. Heisler']2017-01-13T00:00:00 87a408cc9f153da1099f10efcc6b7d3c63d46777BMC Geriatrics20179045The protocol used to examine determinants of food and fluid intake among older adults participating in the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) study is fully described to consider important modifiable factors associated with poor food intake of residents in LTC.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Geriatrics['H. Keller', 'N. Carrier', 'S. Slaughter', 'C. Lengyel', 'C. Steele', 'C. Steele', 'L. Duizer', 'K. Brown', 'H. Chaudhury', 'M. Yoon', 'A. Duncan', 'Veronique Boscart', 'Veronique Boscart', 'Veronique Boscart', 'G. Heckman', 'L. Villalon']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1b83d7ad2b6b9f6096337170a90b7e92540be492Purpose: In germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) mutation carriers, restoration of tumor BRCA1/2 function by a secondary mutation is recognized as a mechanism of resistance to platinum and PARP inhibitors, primarily in ovarian cancer. We evaluated this mechanism of resistance in newly diagnosed patients with BRCA1/2-mutant breast cancer with poor response to neoadjuvant platinum-based therapy. Experimental Design: PrECOG 0105 was a phase II neoadjuvant study of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and iniparib in patients with stage I–IIIA triple-negative or BRCA1/2 mutation–associated breast cancer (n = 80). All patients underwent comprehensive BRCA1/2 genotyping. For mutation carriers with moderate or extensive residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy, BRCA1/2 status was resequenced in the residual surgical breast tumor tissue. Results: Nineteen patients had a deleterious germline BRCA1/2 mutation, and four had moderate residual disease at surgery. BRCA1/2 sequencing of residual tissue was performed on three patients. These patients had BRCA1 1479delAG, 3374insGA, and W1712X mutations, respectively, with LOH at these loci in the pretreatment tumors. In the first case, a new BRCA1 mutation was detected in the residual disease. This resulted in a 14–amino acid deletion and restoration of the BRCA1 reading frame. A local relapse biopsy 4 months later revealed the identical reversion mutation, and the patient subsequently died from metastatic breast cancer. Conclusions: We report a BRCA1 reversion mutation in a patient newly diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer that developed over 18 weeks of platinum-based neoadjuvant therapy. This was associated with poor therapy response, early relapse, and death. Clin Cancer Res; 23(13); 3365–70. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research20173552A BRCA1 reversion mutation is reported in a patient newly diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer that developed over 18 weeks of platinum-based neoadjuvant therapy that was associated with poor therapy response, early relapse, and death.2017-01-13T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['A. Afghahi', 'K. Timms', 'S. Vinayak', 'K. Jensen', 'A. Kurian', 'R. Carlson', 'Pei-Jen Chang', 'E. Schackmann', 'A. Hartman', 'J. Ford', 'M. Telli']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0794c3619143bba8629051c38da578c9d8bf7ba9BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine20174752CCl4 was more consistent than APAP in inducing cell injury and prevented depletion of total antioxidants compared with CCl4, and AST, LDH, and MDA levels were good markers of liver damage.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine['Liliana Torres González', 'N. W. Minsky', 'L. E. M. Espinosa', 'Ricardo Salazar Aranda', 'J. Meseguer', 'P. C. Pérez']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7318affba42f22798a7a5323cc3bae4d715cfdbfPurpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the dialogic theory of public relations can help strategic communication practitioners support and enhance the relationship between individuals and organizations. Design/methodology/approach This inquiry applied the dialogic theory of public relations by investigating leading media companies’ context-based strategic use of Twitter. Researchers conducted a qualitative content analysis of 1,800 tweets from 18 top-performing media organizations. Findings This study identified strategies, rooted in dialogic theoretical principles that media organizations used to engage stakeholders. Media companies employed strategies based on dialogic principles, including promoting organizations as industry and thought leaders, integrating social media, and using an interactive, synergistic organizational voice. Research limitations/implications These strategies support the need to expand theoretical conceptualizations and use of dialogic principles to study online communication. Practical implications Findings offer practical strategies for practitioners managing organizations’ Twitter communication to foster engagement. In particular, practitioners should consider organizational context and subsequent content advantages. Originality/value Findings offer practical and theoretical contributions to the debate of interactivity.201737402017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Communication Management['Beth Sundstrom', 'A. Levenshus']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6e8dabdbcdd1789dee691367a73df31908a58c08Abstract Objective: The present study evaluated strategies used by healthy adults coached to simulate traumatic brain injury (TBI) during neuropsychological evaluation. Method: Healthy adults (n = 58) were coached to simulate TBI while completing a test battery consisting of multiple performance validity tests (PVTs), neuropsychological tests, a self-report scale of functional independence, and a debriefing survey about strategies used to feign TBI. Results: “Successful” simulators (n = 16) were classified as participants who failed 0 or 1 PVT and also scored as impaired on one or more neuropsychological index. “Unsuccessful” simulators (n = 42) failed ≥2 PVTs or passed PVTs but did not score impaired on any neuropsychological index. Compared to unsuccessful simulators, successful simulators had significantly more years of education, higher estimated IQ, and were more likely to use information provided about TBI to employ a systematic pattern of performance that targeted specific tests rather than performing poorly across the entire test battery. Conclusion: Results contribute to a limited body of research investigating strategies utilized by individuals instructed to feign neurocognitive impairment. Findings signal the importance of developing additional embedded PVTs within standard cognitive tests to assess performance validity throughout a neuropsychological assessment. Future research should consider specifically targeting embedded measures in visual tests sensitive to slowed responding (e.g. response time).Clinical Neuropsychologist20173037Results contribute to a limited body of research investigating strategies utilized by individuals instructed to feign neurocognitive impairment and signal the importance of developing additional embedded PVTs within standard cognitive tests to assess performance validity throughout a neuropsychological assessment.2017-01-13T00:00:00The Clinical Neuropsychologist['Robert J Kanser', 'L. Rapport', 'Jesse R Bashem', 'Nia Billings', 'R. Hanks', 'B. Axelrod', 'Justin B. Miller']2017-01-13T00:00:00 779defc31942b8ec372ba6fe61a13f88db4f15daRecent evidence indicates that protein kinase CK1α may support the growth of multiple myeloma (MM) plasma cells. Here, by analyzing a large cohort of MM cases, we found that high CK1α mRNA levels are virtually associated with all MM patients. Moreover, we provided functional evidence that CK1α activity is essential for malignant plasma cell survival even in the protective niche generated by co-cultures with bone marrow stromal cells. We demonstrated that CK1α inactivation, while toxic for myeloma cells, is dispensable for the survival of healthy B lymphocytes and stromal cells. Disruption of CK1α function in myeloma cells resulted in decreased Mdm2, increased p53 and p21 and reduced expression of β-catenin and AKT. These effects were mediated partially by p53 and caspase activity. Finally, we discovered that CK1α inactivation enhanced the cytotoxic effect of both bortezomib and lenalidomide. Overall, our study supports a role for CK1α as a potential therapeutic target in MM in combination with proteasome inhibitors and/or immunomodulatory drugs.OncoTarget20175734A role for CK1α as a potential therapeutic target in MM in combination with proteasome inhibitors and/or immunomodulatory drugs is supported by a large cohort of MM cases.2017-01-13T00:00:00Oncotarget['S. Manni', 'M. Carrino', 'M. Manzoni', 'K. Gianesin', 'S. C. Nunes', 'M. Costacurta', 'L. Q. Tubi', 'P. Macaccaro', 'E. Taiana', 'A. Cabrelle', 'G. Barilà', 'A. Martines', 'R. Zambello', 'L. Bonaldi', 'L. Trentin', 'A. Neri', 'G. Semenzato', 'F. Piazza']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fa9618e92b58dbe0cd6316d4c6e307554bac4a67Abstract Two proteins with PIN endonuclease domains, yUtp24(Fcf1)/hUTP24 and yUtp23/hUTP23 are essential for early pre-ribosomal (r)RNA cleavages at sites A0, A1/1 and A2/2a in yeast and humans. The yUtp24/hUTP24 PIN endonuclease is proposed to cleave at sites A1/1 and A2/2a, but the enzyme cleaving at site A0 is not known. Yeast yUtp23 contains a degenerate, non-essential PIN domain and functions together with the snR30 snoRNA, while human hUTP23 is associated with U17, the human snR30 counterpart. Using in vivo RNA–protein crosslinking and gel shift experiments, we reveal that yUtp23/hUTP23 makes direct contacts with expansion sequence 6 (ES6) in the 18S rRNA sequence and that yUtp23 interacts with the 3΄ half of the snR30 snoRNA. Protein–protein interaction studies further demonstrated that yeast yUtp23 and human hUTP23 directly interact with the H/ACA snoRNP protein yNhp2/hNHP2, the RNA helicase yRok1/hROK1(DDX52), the ribosome biogenesis factor yRrp7/hRRP7 and yUtp24/hUTP24. yUtp23/hUTP23 could therefore be central to the coordinated integration and release of ES6 binding factors and likely plays a pivotal role in remodeling this pre-rRNA region in both yeast and humans. Finally, studies using RNAi-rescue systems in human cells revealed that intact PIN domain and Zinc finger motifs in human hUTP23 are essential for 18S rRNA maturation.Nucleic Acids Research20174229Using in vivo RNA–protein crosslinking and gel shift experiments, it is revealed that yUtp23/hUTP23 makes direct contacts with expansion sequence 6 (ES6) in the 18S rRNA sequence and that y Utp23 interacts with the 3΄ half of the snR30 snoRNA.2017-01-13T00:00:00Nucleic Acids Research['G. Wells', 'F. Weichmann', 'K. Sloan', 'David Colvin', 'N. Watkins', 'C. Schneider']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ae4b0e037d2dff0444031b9cb4e876e86f24316eAbstract: In this article, we carefully examine two important implementation issues when estimating propensity scores using generalized boosted models (GBM), a promising machine learning technique. First, we examine which of the following methods for tuning GBM lead to better covariate balance and inferences about causal effects: pursuing covariate balance between the treatment groups or tuning the propensity score model on the basis of a model fit criterion. Second, we examine how well GBM can handle irrelevant covariates that are included in the estimation model. We find that chasing balance rather than model fit when estimating propensity scores yielded better covariate balance and more accurate treatment effect estimates. Additionally, we find that adding irrelevant covariates to GBM increased imbalance and bias in the treatment effects. The findings from this paper have useful implications for other work focused on improving methods for estimating propensity scores.Journal of Causal Inference20173632It is found that chasing balance rather than model fit when estimating propensity scores yielded better covariate balance and more accurate treatment effect estimates and adding irrelevant covariates to GBM increased imbalance and bias in the treatment effects.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Causal Inference['B. Griffin', 'D. McCaffrey', 'D. Almirall', 'Lane F Burgette', 'C. Setodji']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ac5a917a628e13048c304761ccadc90caf65ebb6Plant and Soil201764312017-01-13T00:00:00Plant and Soil['S. Jeffery', 'Ilse Memelink', 'E. Hodgson', 'S. Jones', 'Tess F. J. van', 'de Voorde', 'T. Bezemer', 'L. Mommer', 'Jan Willem Groenigen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fb894ac5cbefc3f188c4bb22712fa529eda84f53ABSTRACT Synthesis of valuable multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by thermal pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) waste was investigated via a two-stage process. The first stage was the thermal pyrolysis of LDPE to gaseous hydrocarbons, and the second stage was the catalytic decomposition of the pyrolysis gases over Ni-Mo/Al2O3 catalysts. Two catalysts with the compositions of 5.2%Ni-10.96%Mo/Al2O3 and 10%Ni-9.5%Mo/Al2O3 were tested for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) formation. The catalyst containing 10%Ni showed better activity in terms of CNTs production. Accordingly, the impact of either pyrolysis or decomposition temperatures was investigated using the 10%Ni-9.5%Mo/Al2O3 catalyst. TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TGA, TPR, and BET analysis tools were used to characterize the fresh catalysts as well as the obtained carbon nanomaterials. TEM images proved that MWCNTs with various morphological structures were obtained at all pyrolysis and decomposition temperatures. Moreover, cup-stacked carbon nanotubes (CS-CNTs) were observed at the decomposition temperature of 600°C. MWCNTs with the best quality were produced at decomposition temperature of 750°C. The optimum pyrolysis and decomposition temperatures in terms of CNTs production were at 700 and 650°C, respectively.201748322017-01-13T00:00:00Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures['A. Aboul-Enein', 'H. Adel-Rahman', 'A. Haggar', 'A. Awadallah']2017-01-13T00:00:00 6c789d662589c6dc1ee71cf72db74f5062ba4cf1Abstract Context: Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-folate drug that has been utilized in both malignant and chronic inflammatory conditions. Doctors are often concerned with a potential adverse outcome when managing patients with acute oral MTX poisoning given its potential for serious adverse reactions at therapeutic doses. However, there is surprisingly little data from acute poisoning cases and more data from the therapeutic use of high-dose MTX. Objectives: To review pharmacokinetic and pharmacological properties of MTX and systematically review series of acute MTX poisonings and therapeutic studies on high-dose MTX that provide pharmacokinetic or clinical data. Methods: An Embase (1974–October 2016) and Medline (1946–October 2016) search was performed by combining “MTX” and “overdose/poison” or “MTX” and “toxicity” or “MTX” and “high-dose MTX” or “MTX” and “bioavailability” or “pharmacokinetics”; 25, 135, 109 and 365 articles were found, respectively, after duplicates were removed. There were 15 papers that provided clinical data on acute ingestion and toxicity that occurred with low-dose administration. Eighteen papers were on high-dose MTX (>1 g per m2 body surface area) used as a single chemotherapy agent which provided pharmacokinetic or clinical data on MTX toxicity. Thirty papers were reviewed to determine the toxic dose, pharmacokinetics, risk factors, clinical symptoms and management of acute MTX toxicity. Given the limited acute poisoning data, a retrospective audit was performed through the consultant records of the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre from April 2004 to July 2015 to examine the clinical syndrome and toxicity of acute oral MTX poisoning. Pharmacokinetics: Reduced MTX bioavailability is a result of saturable absorption. Although maximal bioavailable absorption occurs at a dose of ∼15 mg m−2, splitting the dose increases bioavailability. MTX clearance is proportional to renal function. Acute toxicity: Oncologists prescribe doses up to 12 g m−2 of MTX. Patients treated with an intravenous dose of MTX <1g m−2 do not require folinic acid rescue. MTX toxicity correlates better with duration and extent of exposure than peak serum concentration. Acute oral poisoning: Acute oral MTX poisoning in 177 patients did not report any severe toxicity. In the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre audit data (2004–2015), 51 cases of acute MTX poisoning were reported, of which 15 were accidental paediatric ingestions. The median reported paediatric ingestion was 50 mg (IQR: 10–100; range: 10–150) with a median age of 2 years (IQR: 2–2; range: 1–4). Of the 36 patients with acute deliberate MTX poisoning, median age and dose were 47 years (IQR: 31–62; range: 10–85) and 325 mg (IQR: 85–500; range: 40–1000), respectively. Of the 19 patients who had serum MTX concentrations measured, all were significantly below the concentrations used in oncology and the folinic acid rescue nomogram line and no patient reported adverse sequelae. Management of acute oral poisoning: Due to the low bioavailability of MTX, treatment is not necessary for single ingestions. Oral folinic acid may be used to lower the bioavailability further with large ingestions >1 g m−2. Oral followed by intravenous folinic acid may be used in patients with staggered ingestion >36 h or patients with acute overdose and renal impairment (eGFR <45 mL/min/1.73 m2). Conclusions: As a consequence of saturable absorption MTXs bioavailability is so low that neither accidental paediatric MTX ingestion nor acute deliberate MTX overdose causes toxicity. An acute oral overdose will not provide a bioavailable dose even close to 1 g m−2 of parenteral MTX. Hence, no treatment is required in acute ingestion unless the patient has renal failure or staggered ingestion. There is also no need to monitor MTX concentrations in acute oral MTX poisoning.Clinical toxicology20176931A retrospective audit was performed through the consultant records of the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre from April 2004 to July 2015 to examine the clinical syndrome and toxicity of acute oral MTX poisonings and management of acute MTX toxicity.2017-01-13T00:00:00Clinical Toxicology['B. Chan', 'A. Dawson', 'N. Buckley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1dbccb65ca0476c703450a7daf2c0734e43a7d66Advances in Space Research2017260282017-01-13T00:00:00Advances in Space Research['I. C. M. Aartsen', 'M. Ackermann', 'J. Adams', 'J. Aguilar', 'M. Ahlers', 'M. Ahrens', 'I. A. Samarai', 'D. Altmann', 'K. Andeen', 'T. Anderson', 'I. Ansseau', 'G. Anton', 'M. Archinger', 'C. Arguelles', 'J. Auffenberg', 'S. Axani', 'X. Bai', 'S. Barwick', 'V. Baum', 'R. Bay', 'J. Beatty', 'J. Tjus', 'K. Becker', 'S. BenZvi', 'D. Berley', 'E. Bernardini', 'A. Bernhard', 'D. Besson', 'G. Binder', 'D. Bindig', 'E. Blaufuss', 'S. Blot', 'C. Bohm', 'M. Borner', 'F. Bos', 'D. Bose', 'S. Boser', 'O. Botner', 'J. Braun', 'L. Brayeur', 'H. Bretz', 'S. Bron', 'A. Burgman', 'T. Carver', 'M. Casier', 'E. Cheung', 'D. Chirkin', 'A. Christov', 'K. Clark', 'L. Classen', 'S. Coenders', 'G. Collin', 'J. Conrad', 'D. Cowen', 'R. Cross', 'M. Day', "J. Andr'e", 'C. Clercq', 'E. del Pino Rosendo', 'H. Dembinski', 'S. Ridder', 'P. Desiati', 'K. D. Vries', 'G. Wasseige', 'M. With', 'T. DeYoung', "J. C. D'iaz-V'elez", 'V. Lorenzo', 'H. Dujmovic', 'J. Dumm', 'M. Dunkman', 'B. Eberhardt', 'T. Ehrhardt', 'B. Eichmann', 'P. Eller', 'S. Euler', 'P. Evenson', 'S. Fahey', 'A. Fazely', 'J. Feintzeig', 'J. Felde', 'K. Filimonov', 'C. Finley', 'S. Flis', 'C.-C. Fosig', 'A. Franckowiak', 'E. Friedman', 'T. Fuchs', 'T. Gaisser', 'J. Gallagher', 'L. Gerhardt', 'K. Ghorbani', 'W. Giang', 'L. Gladstone', 'T. Glauch', 'T. Glusenkamp', 'A. Goldschmidt', 'J. G. Gonzalez', 'D. Grant', 'Z. Griffith', 'C. Haack', 'A. Hallgren', 'F. Halzen', 'E. Hansen', 'T. Hansmann', 'K. Hanson', 'D. Hebecker', 'D. Heereman', 'K. Helbing', 'R. Hellauer', 'S. Hickford', 'J. Hignight', 'G. Hill', 'K. Hoffman', 'R. Hoffmann', 'K. Hoshina', 'F. Huang', 'M. Huber', 'K. Hultqvist', 'S. In', 'A. Ishihara', 'E. Jacobi', 'G. Japaridze', 'M. Jeong', 'K. Jero', 'B. Jones', 'W. Kang', 'A. Kappes', 'T. Karg', 'A. Karle', 'U. Katz', 'M. Kauer', 'A. Keivani', 'J. Kelley', 'A. Kheirandish', 'J. Kim', 'M. Kim', 'T. Kintscher', 'J. Kiryluk', 'T. Kittler', 'S. Klein', 'G. Kohnen', 'R. Koirala', 'H. Kolanoski', 'R. Konietz', 'L. Kopke', 'C. Kopper', 'S. Kopper', 'D. Koskinen', 'M. Kowalski', 'K. Krings', 'M. Kroll', 'G. Kruckl', 'C. Kruger', 'J. Kunnen', 'S. Kunwar', 'N. Kurahashi', 'T. Kuwabara', 'M. Labare', 'J. Lanfranchi', 'M. Larson', 'F. Lauber', 'D. Lennarz', 'M. Lesiak-Bzdak', 'M. Leuermann', 'L. Lu', 'J. Lunemann', 'J. Madsen', 'G. Maggi', 'K. Mahn', 'S. Mancina', 'M. Mandelartz', 'R. Maruyama', 'K. Mase', 'R. Maunu', 'F. McNally', 'K. Meagher', 'M. Medici', 'M. Meier', 'T. Menne', 'G. Merino', 'T. Meures', 'S. Miarecki', 'T. Montaruli', 'M. Moulai', 'R. Nahnhauer', 'U. Naumann', 'G. Neer', 'H. Niederhausen', 'S. Nowicki', 'D. Nygren', 'A. Pollmann', 'A. Olivas', "A. O'Murchadha", 'T. Palczewski', 'H. Pandya', 'D. Pankova', 'P. Peiffer', 'O. Penek', 'J. Pepper', 'C. Heros', 'D. Pieloth', 'E. Pinat', 'P. Price', 'G. Przybylski', 'M. Quinnan', 'C. Raab', 'L. Radel', 'M. Rameez', 'K. Rawlins', 'R. Reimann', 'B. Relethford', 'M. Relich', 'E. Resconi', 'W. Rhode', 'M. Richman', 'B. Riedel', 'S. Robertson', 'M. Rongen', 'C. Rott', 'T. Ruhe', 'D. Ryckbosch', 'D. Rysewyk', 'L. Sabbatini', 'S. Herrera', 'A. Sandrock', 'J. Sandroos', 'S. Sarkar', 'K. Satalecka', 'P. Schlunder', 'T. Schmidt', 'S. Schoenen', 'S. Schoneberg', 'L. Schumacher', 'D. Seckel', 'S. Seunarine', 'D. Soldin', 'M. Song', 'G. Spiczak', 'C. Spiering', 'J. Stachurska', 'T. Stanev', 'Alexander Stasik', 'J. Stettner', 'A. Steuer', 'T. Stezelberger', 'R. Stokstad', 'A. Stossl', 'R. Strom', 'N. Strotjohann', 'G. Sullivan', 'M. Sutherland', 'H. Taavola', 'I. Taboada', 'J. Tatar', 'F. Tenholt', 'S. Ter-Antonyan', 'A. Terliuk', "G. Tevsi'c", 'S. Tilav', 'P. Toale', 'M. Tobin', 'S. Toscano', 'D. Tosi', 'M. Tselengidou', 'C. Tung', 'A. Turcati', 'E. Unger', 'M. Usner', 'J. Vandenbroucke', 'N. Eijndhoven', 'S. Vanheule', 'M. Rossem', 'J. Santen', 'M. Vehring', 'M. Voge', 'E. Vogel', 'M. Vraeghe', 'C. Walck', 'A. Wallace', 'M. Wallraff', 'N. Wandkowsky', 'A. Waza', 'C. Weaver', 'M. Weiss', 'C. Wendt', 'S. Westerhoff', 'B. Whelan', 'S. Wickmann', 'K. Wiebe', 'C. Wiebusch', 'L. Wille', 'D. Williams', 'L. Wills', 'M. Wolf', 'T. R. Wood', 'E. Woolsey', 'K. Woschnagg', 'D. Xu', 'X. Xu', 'Y. Xu', 'J. Yáñez', 'G. Yodh', 'S. Yoshida', 'M. Zoll']2017-01-13T00:00:00 667ee621893ad90de88897c45351afbf0ccdaa6f201763292017-01-13T00:00:00Polymer['M. Oliva', 'E. Martinelli', 'G. Galli', 'C. Pretti']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5c6d9191d8b8bbdb23b3769b0f528320da911daeJournal of Neuroinflammation201710627These findings demonstrate enhancement of xCT protein expression in MS pathology and suggest that system xc− on immune cells invading the CNS participates to EAE.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Neuroinflammation['Ellen Merckx', 'G. Albertini', 'M. Paterka', 'C. Jensen', 'P. Albrecht', 'Michael Dietrich', 'Joeri Van Liefferinge', 'Eduard Bentea', 'Lise Verbruggen', 'Thomas Demuyser', 'L. Deneyer', 'J. Lewerenz', 'G. van Loo', 'J. De Keyser', 'Hideyo Sato', 'P. Maher', 'A. Methner', 'A. Massie']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ab73459492956c061a2f79c0355e1ebab546d3faABSTRACT Bispecific antibody engineering, in which binding specificities toward 2 distinct epitopes are combined into a single molecule, can greatly enhance immunotherapeutic properties of monoclonal antibodies. While the bispecific antibody approach has been applied widely to targets for indications such as cancer and inflammation, the development of such agents for viral immunotherapy is only now emerging. Here, we review recent advances in the development of bispecific antibodies for viral immunotherapy, highlighting promising in vitro and in vivo results.Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20174526Recent advances in the development of bispecific antibodies for viral immunotherapy are reviewed, highlighting promising in vitro and in vivo results.2017-01-13T00:00:00Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics['E. Nyakatura', 'A. Soare', 'J. Lai']2017-01-13T00:00:00 61e05dfc2b1192f1a1695956a14363d89dc036eeBMC Public Health20172325The study has shown that the Good Start Program was effective in engaging children from Maori and Pacific Island backgrounds and in improving knowledge, and some attitudes and practices, related to healthy eating and physical activity.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Public Health['S. Mihrshahi', 'L. Vaughan', 'Nicola Fa’avale', 'S. De Silva Weliange', 'Inez Manu-Sione', 'L. Schubert']2017-01-13T00:00:00 df8ca7f1ddd26158ac66612987a29cc6431e3042ABSTRACT Introduction: Positive schizotypy and creativity seem to be linked. However, the question still remains why they are related, and what may make the difference? As creative ideation is hypothesised as a dual process (association and inhibition), the propensity for remote associations might be a shared mechanism. However, positive schizotypy and creative thinking might be differentially linked to inhibition. Therefore, this study investigated a potentially overlapping feature of positive schizotypy and creativity (remote associations) as well as a potential dissociative factor (auditory inhibition). Methods: From a large screening sample, 46 participants covering a broad range of positive schizotypy were selected. Association proneness was assessed via two association tasks, auditory inhibition skill with the forced-left condition of the Dichotic Listening Test, and creative thinking by means of two creative ideation tests. Results: Positive schizotypy and creative thinking were positively associated. Both traits were linked to lower rates of common associations. However, creative thinking was associated with higher and positive schizotypy with lower inhibitory control in the auditory domain. Conclusions: While creativity and positive schizotypy shared some variance (related to remote associations), profound inhibition skills may be vital for creative performance and may coincide with lower levels of positive schizotypy.Cognitive Neuropsychiatry20178624Investigating a potentially overlapping feature of positive schizotypy and creativity (remote associations) as well as a potential dissociative factor (auditory inhibition) found profound inhibition skills may be vital for creative performance and may coincide with lower levels ofpositive schizotypesy.2017-01-13T00:00:00Cognitive Neuropsychiatry['C. Rominger', 'A. Fink', 'E. Weiss', 'Jannis Bosch', 'I. Papousek']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0bdf6c9aef4db6b65d3ecf36e9eda6115985f736Technology, Knowledge and Learning20172523GRAPHIC contributed to dental public health education, and the logging system of gaming activities can be considered as a helpful feature of serious games, to permit academic staff to identify and assist students in achieving learning outcomes, and inform future game refinement.2017-01-13T00:00:00Technology, Knowledge and Learning['K. Sipiyaruk', 'J. Gallagher', 'S. Hatzipanagos', 'P. Reynolds']2017-01-13T00:00:00 1c262076e56535df90a2df7f8a35718cbbf6fb53The direct creation of a fuel from sunlight and water via photochemical energy conversion provides a sustainable method for producing a clean source of energy. Here we report the preparation of a solar fuel biohybrid that embeds a nickel diphosphine hydrogen evolution catalyst into the cofactor binding pocket of the electron shuttle protein, flavodoxin (Fld). The system is made photocatalytic by linking a cysteine residue in Fld to a ruthenium photosensitizer. Importantly, the protein environment enables the otherwise insoluble Ni catalyst to perform photocatalysis in aqueous solution over a pH range of 3.5–12.0, with optimal turnover frequency 410 ± 30 h–1 and turnover number 620 ± 80 mol H2/mol hybrid observed at pH 6.2. For the first time, a reversible light-induced charge-separated state involving a Ni(I) intermediate was directly monitored by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Transient optical measurements reflect two conformational states, with a Ni(I) state formed in ∼1.6 or ∼185 μs tha...201744232017-01-13T00:00:00ACS energy letters['Sarah R Soltau', 'J. Niklas', 'P. Dahlberg', 'Karen L. Mulfort', 'O. Poluektov', 'L. Utschig']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f5fb16f4d1bf2960218ffb80553724c10947a1d5Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to critically examine intraoperative vasopressor usage as it relates to free flap perfusion and its effect on perioperative complications in autologous breast reconstruction. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed involving all free autologous breast reconstructions at a single institution over a 5 year period. Data collection focused on perioperative care, specifically fluid administration, urine output (UOP), use of vasopressors, and case duration. Outcomes included major intraoperative and postoperative complications. Patients who received intraoperative vasopressors were compared to all patients who did not. The use, type, and timing of the vasopressor agent were assessed with standard statistical analyses and regression modelling. Results: Six hundred and eighty-two patients reconstructed with 1039 flaps were included. Of these, 475 (69.6%) patients received vasopressors. The vasopressor cohort was older (p = 0.001), with higher rates of hypertension (p = 0.02). They had a greater number of hypotensive episodes (2.3 vs 0.8, p < 0.0001) and received a greater volume of fluid (4653.0 vs 4291.7 ml, p = 0.004). Examining complications, no increase in intraoperative thrombotic events (arterial or venous) or flap loss was noted with vasopressor administration. A higher rate of minor complications was, however, noted (53.1% vs 43.0%, p = 0.016). Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the use of intraoperative vasopressor agents in the anaesthetic care of free flap breast reconstruction patients is common, but likely does not impact thrombotic events or flap loss. Minor complications may, however, be more common in these patients.Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery20172519It is demonstrated that the use of intraoperative vasopressor agents in the anaesthetic care of free flap breast reconstruction patients is common, but likely does not impact thrombotic events or flap loss.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery['J. Nelson', 'J. Fischer', 'Ritwik Grover', 'P. Nelson', 'Alexander F. Au', 'J. Serletti', 'Liza C. Wu']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9ca00c2094af98db877733d6b5b2a8ec89ebcb5bEuropean Journal of Pediatrics20172020The number of laboratory-confirmed CRS cases among Indonesian infants was high and hearing impairment is the most common clinical feature of CRS in infants, indicating the importance of implementation of rubella vaccine in Indonesia.2017-01-13T00:00:00European Journal of Pediatrics['E. Herini', 'Gunadi', 'A. Triono', 'A. Mulyadi', 'Niprida Mardin', 'Rusipah', 'Y. Soenarto', 'S. Reef']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d15096e3826f547e55590127457441ebe131158cPediatric Research20172619Cord blood 25(OH)D correlates with inflammatory markers MMP-8 and hs-CRP, which may reflect the diverse immunomodulatory functions of vitamin D in the innate immune response of the newborn.2017-01-13T00:00:00Pediatric Research['Jenni Rosendahl', 'Elisa M. Holmlund-Suila', 'O. Helve', 'H. Viljakainen', 'Helena H. Hauta-alus', 'Saara M Valkama', 'Maria Enlund-Cerullo', 'T. Hytinantti', 'T. Tervahartiala', 'T. Sorsa', 'O. Mäkitie', 'S. Andersson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 de2aeb9fb7e67a05345a10362c2d90a87b568894Neoplasia20177921The pH-mediated gene-regulation studies described are the first to record H+-based reporter studies for any mammalian system and demonstrate the exquisite response of the MCT2 gene to minute changes in tumor pH.2017-01-13T00:00:00Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.)['James P Caruso', 'B. J. Koch', 'P. Benson', 'Elsa B. Varughese', 'Michael D. Monterey', 'Amanda E Lee', 'Ajal M. Dave', 'S. Kiousis', 'A. Sloan', 'Saroj P. Mathupala']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f480ce14344f570f545878496b62b9eacd9c40b8Background Several common genetic variants have been associated with either ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, replication efforts have been limited. Therefore, we aimed to analyze whether such variants may contribute to VF caused by first ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods We analyzed 27 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) previously associated with SCD/VF in other cohorts, and examined whether these SNPs were associated with VF caused by first STEMI in the GEnetic causes of Ventricular Arrhythmias in patients with first ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (GEVAMI) study on ethnical Danes. The GEVAMI study is a prospective case-control study involving 257 cases (STEMI with VF) and 537 controls (STEMI without VF). Results Of the 27 candidate SNPs, one SNP (rs11720524) located in intron 1 of SCN5A which was previously associated with SCD was significantly associated with VF caused by first STEMI. The major C-allele of rs11720524 was present in 64% of the cases and the C/C genotype was significantly associated with VF with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.87 (95% CI: 1.12–3.12; P = 0.017). After controlling for clinical differences between cases and controls such as age, sex, family history of sudden death, alcohol consumption, previous atrial fibrillation, statin use, angina, culprit artery, and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow, the C/C genotype of rs11720524 was still significantly associated with VF with an OR of 1.9 (95% CI: 1.05–3.43; P = 0.032). Marginal associations with VF were also found for rs9388451 in HEY2 gene. The CC genotype showed an insignificant risk for VF with OR = 1.50 (95% CI: 0.96–2.40; P = 0.070). Conclusion One common intronic variant in SCN5A suggested an association with VF caused by first STEMI. Further studies into the functional abnormalities associated with the noncoding variant in SCN5A may lead to important insights into predisposition to VF during STEMI.PLoS ONE20174419One common intronic variant in SCN5A suggested an association with VF caused by first STEMI, and further studies into the functional abnormalities associated with the noncoding variant in scn5A may lead to important insights into predisposition to VF during STEMI.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['R. Jabbari', 'C. Glinge', 'J. Jabbari', 'B. Risgaard', 'B. Winkel', 'C. Terkelsen', 'H. Tilsted', 'L. Jensen', 'M. Hougaard', 'S. Haunsø', 'T. Engstrøm', 'C. Albert', 'J. Tfelt‐Hansen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 fb687cccd1b150f65ea4b82b13fcb969d31989bcAbstract The wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, (WCM) is a global pest of bread wheat that reduces yields significantly. In addition, WCM carries Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV, family Potyviridae, genus Tritimovirus), the most significant wheat virus in North America; High Plains wheat mosaic virus (HPWMoV, genus Emaravirus, formerly High plains virus); and Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV, family Potyviridae, genus Poacevirus). Viruses carried by WCM have reduced wheat yields throughout the U.S. Great Plains for >50 yr, with average yield losses of 2-3% and occasional yield losses of 7-10%. Acaricides are ineffective against WCM, and delayed planting of winter wheat is not feasible. Five wheat breeding lines containing Cmc4, a WCM resistance gene from Aegilops tauschii, and Wsm2, a WSMV resistance gene from wheat germplasm CO960293-2 were selected from the breeding process and assessed for phenotypic reaction to WCM feeding, population increase, and the degree of WSMV, HPWMoV, and TriMV infection. Experiments determined that all five lines are resistant to WCM biotype 1 feeding and population increase, and that two breeding lines contain resistance to WSMV, HPWMoV, and TriMV infection as well. These WCM-, WSMV-, HPWMoV-, and TriMV-resistant genotypes can be used improve management of wheat yield losses from WCM–virus complexes.Journal of Economic Entomology20177020Five wheat breeding lines are resistant to WCM biotype 1 feeding and population increase, and that two breeding lines contain resistance to WSMV, HPWMoV, and TriMV infection as well, which can improve management of wheat yield losses from WCM–virus complexes.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Economic Entomology['Wen-Po Chuang', 'Lina Maria Aguirre Rojas', 'Luaay Khalaf', 'Guorong Zhang', 'A. Fritz', 'A. Whitfield', 'C. Smith']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e55eebcb99898fbf852dfc4bcfec9287be90a363The lack of experimental validation for processes occurring at sub-micron length scales on time scales ranging from nanoseconds to microseconds hinders detonation model development. Particularly, quantification of late-time energy release requires measurement of carbon condensation kinetics behind detonation fronts. A new small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) endstation has been developed for use at The Dynamic Compression Sector to observe carbon condensation during detonation. The endstation and beamline demonstrate unprecedented fidelity; SAXS profiles can be acquired from single x-ray pulses, which in 24-bunch mode are about 80 ps in duration and arrive every 153.4 ns. This paper presents both the current temporal capabilities of this beamline, and the ability to distinguish different carbon condensate morphologies as they form behind detonation fronts. To demonstrate temporal capabilities, three shots acquired during detonation of hexanitrostilbene (HNS) are interleaved to show the evolution of the SAX...201726202017-01-13T00:00:00Bulletin of the American Physical Society['T. Willey', 'M. Bagge-Hansen', 'L. Lauderbach', 'R. Hodgin', 'D. Hansen', 'C. May', 'T. Buuren', 'D. Dattelbaum', 'R. Gustavsen', 'E. Watkins', 'M. Firestone', 'B. Jensen', 'T. Graber', 'S. Bastea', 'L. Fried']2017-01-13T00:00:00 359e466496215e170123100d316c214cf1f1c4e9201723202017-01-13T00:00:00Fire Technology['C. Zhang', 'L. Choe', 'J. Gross', 'Selvarajah Ramesh', 'M. Bundy']2017-01-13T00:00:00 db8aa02faa98e476568856e7aac1583665fbdfcbPrevious evidence suggests physical activity interventions effectively produce short-term improvements in physical function for older adults. The present study examined whether improvements in physical function after a DVD-delivered exercise intervention were maintained 18 months postintervention. Older adults (n = 153) randomized to a 6-month DVD-delivered exercise intervention or an attentional control condition were contacted 18 months postintervention. Participants completed the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and measures of flexibility, strength, and functional limitations were taken. Analyses of variance were conducted to determine if improvements in physical function as a result of the intervention were maintained at follow-up. Improvements in the SPPB, F (1,125) = 3.70, p = .06, η2 = .03, and upper body strength, F (1,121) = 3.04, p = .08, η2 = .03 were maintained for the intervention condition. Home-based DVD exercise training interventions may hold promise for long-term maintenance of physical function in older adults.Journal of Aging and Physical Activity20172216Home-based DVD exercise training interventions may hold promise for long-term maintenance of physical function in older adults.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of aging and physical activity['Sarah Roberts', 'Elizabeth Awick', 'Jason T. Fanning', 'Diane K. Ehlers', 'R. Motl', 'E. McAuley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e20f2d997267dc617465cec10295d56d391f33c9Biological control of insect pests consists of the beneficial action of entomophagous predators and parasitoids, and entomopathogenic microorganisms (protozoa, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and viruses) in controlling pest populations. There are three biological pest control strategies: classical biological control, conservation, and augmentation. Because Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil, RPW) and Paysandisia archon (palm borer moth, PBM) are invasive species in a large area, it could be hypothesized that the only feasible and suitable biocontrol method is classical biological control, defined as “the intentional introduction of an exotic biological control agent for permanent establishment and long-term pest control” (Eilenberg, Hajek, and Lomer 2001). Unfortunately, there are few reports on parasitoids and predators of these two palm pests in their native areas, probably because they do not cause important damage in those areas. RPW eggs, larvae, and adults are preys of the black earwig Chelisoches morio (Fabr.) (Dermaptera: Chelisochidae). The common blackbird (Turdus merula L.), the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus L.), and the common magpie (Pica pica L.) have also been described to feed on adults and larvae of PBM and RPW. In addition, some mammals, such as bats and rats, can be occasional predators of adults of both the weevil and the moth. However, the practical use of mammals, reptiles, and birds in classical biological control is limited. There is some parasitization of R. ferrugineus larvae by the large wasp Scolia erratica Smith and by the calliphorid fly Sarcophaga fuscicauda Bottcher, but again, they do not play a significant role in limiting the pest populations. Laboratory experiments performed with several strains of Trichogramma have shown this parasitoid's potential for PBM egg control. Among entomopathogenic microorganisms, the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter) showed low activity against RPW larvae in laboratory assays. An unidentified species of the cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus group has been reported to infect all stages of RPW, with laboratory infections of late instars resulting in the development of malformed adults. Natural infections of RPW by the genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema have been occasionally recorded, but inundative release of commercial strains of Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) produced inconsistent data. Recent studies have revealed the natural occurrence of entomopathogenic fungi in weevil and moth populations throughout the Mediterranean Basin, and the efficacy of several indigenous strains of Beauveria sp. and Metarhizium sp. against larvae of both species and adults of RPW has been ascertained under laboratory and field conditions using different approaches. (Resume d'auteur)20174316It is hypothesized that the only feasible and suitable biocontrol method is classical biological control, defined as “the intentional introduction of an exotic biological control agent for permanent establishment and long-term pest control” (Eilenberg, Hajek, and Lomer 2001).2017-01-13T00:00:00['Lola Ortega-García', 'E. Tabone', 'L. Beaudoin‐Ollivier', 'D. Ment', 'Maurane Buradino', 'J. A. Jaques', 'I. Garrido-Jurado', 'Ó. Dembilio', 'E. Moraga']2017-01-13T00:00:00 bfbeb3aa7c12b26d4db6b2fe6e5479afa16bbf13Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica20176714The dog with spontaneous ischaemic stroke is of interest as a complementary spontaneous animal model for further neuropathological studies and was euthanized 3 days after onset of neurological signs.2017-01-13T00:00:00Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica['B. Thomsen', 'Hanne Gredal', 'M. Wirenfeldt', 'B. Kristensen', 'B. Clausen', 'Anders Elm Larsen', 'B. Finsen', 'M. Berendt', 'K. Lambertsen']2017-01-13T00:00:00 77c5f522ae730f5a428a3e8b218e37379ab9e84fBMC Medical Education20172713Despite the lack of an explicit thematic presentation of social pediatric learning objectives by the Royal College and residency training program, social pediatric topics are integrated, taught and learned throughout the entire curriculum.2017-01-13T00:00:00BMC Medical Education['Meta van den Heuvel', 'M. A. Martimianakis', 'R. Levy', 'A. Atkinson', 'E. Ford-Jones', 'M. Shouldice']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ab0d4b423d67241221ab3ed07d1dcee537a4471bIn recent years, increased awareness of the morbidity and potential mortality of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) has led to concerted prevention efforts. In addition to wanting to avert these complications for our patient’s benefit, many countries—the United States included—have taken a very rigid stance that HAIs should be, essentially, “never events”. In pursuit of this ideal, we have made tremendous progress in HAI prevention, using evidence-based “bundles” consisting of education related to insertion and removal of devices, checklists, empowerment of nursing and other care team members, protocolized use of sedatives and, as described in the article under discussion, use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) baths (1).Annals of Translational Medicine20171315Evidence-based “bundles” consisting of education related to insertion and removal of devices, checklists, empowerment of nursing and other care team members, protocolized use of sedatives and, as described in the article under discussion, use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) baths are presented.2017-01-13T00:00:00Annals of translational medicine['Elizabeth W. Wang', 'A. Layon']2017-01-13T00:00:00 13a1acfd99f7a356c1a63017e44ae49c4df1a1a9Hydrophobicity has proven to be an extremely useful parameter in small molecule drug discovery programmes given that it can be used as a predictive tool to enable rational design. For larger molecules, including peptoids, where folding is possible, the situation is more complicated and the average hydrophobicity (as determined by RP‐HPLC retention time) may not always provide an effective predictive tool for rational design. Herein, we report the first ever application of partitioning experiments to determine the log D values for a series of peptoids. By comparing log D and average hydrophobicities we highlight the potential advantage of employing the former as a predictive tool in the rational design of biologically active peptoids.Biopolymers20174114The first ever application of partitioning experiments to determine the log D values for a series of peptoids is reported, highlighting the potential advantage of employing the former as a predictive tool in the rational design of biologically active peptoids.2017-01-13T00:00:00Biopolymers['H. L. Bolt', 'C. Williams', 'R. V. Brooks', 'R. Zuckermann', 'S. Cobb', 'E. Bromley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e9d0705627fb7aa85452a6c72c072f59df99bcfcAn off-stoichiometric but single phase Cu1.95Zn1.1Sn0.96Se4 kesterite powder was investigated by temperature dependent transient surface photovoltage (SPV) spectroscopy. SPV signals excited at different wavelengths were transformed into SPV spectra that depended on the response time of measurement. Shallow electronic states and states with transition energies at 0.83 eV or 0.78… 0.9 eV were distinguished. The temperature dependence of the band gap of Cu1.95Zn1.1Sn0.96Se4 was obtained. Results were discussed on the basis of defects in Cu-poor and Zn-rich kesterite.201720122017-01-13T00:00:00Applied Physics Letters['T. Dittrich', 'L. E. V. Rios', 'S. Kapil', 'G. Gurieva', 'N. Rujisamphan', 'S. Schorr']2017-01-13T00:00:00 35963378cb2d43e65e0bef801ea39baac85ca2cdThere is widespread interest in the relationship between the neurobiological systems supporting human cognition and emerging computational systems capable of emulating these capacities. Human speech comprehension, poorly understood as a neurobiological process, is an important case in point. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems with near-human levels of performance are now available, which provide a computationally explicit solution for the recognition of words in continuous speech. This research aims to bridge the gap between speech recognition processes in humans and machines, using novel multivariate techniques to compare incremental 'machine states', generated as the ASR analysis progresses over time, to the incremental 'brain states', measured using combined electro-and magneto-encephalography (EMEG), generated as the same inputs are heard by human listeners. This direct comparison of dynamic human and machine internal states, as they respond to the same incrementally delivered sensory input, revealed a significant correspondence between neural response patterns in human superior temporal cortex and the structural properties of ASR-derived phonetic models. Spatially coherent patches in human temporal cortex responded selectively to individual phonetic features defined on the basis of machine-extracted regularities in the speech to lexicon mapping process. These results demonstrate the feasibility of relating human and ASR solutions to the problem of speech recognition, and suggest the potential for further studies relating complex neural computations in human speech comprehension to the rapidly evolving ASR systems that address the same problem domain. Author Summary The ability to understand spoken language is a defining human capacity. But despite decades of research, there is still no well-specified account of how sound entering the ear is neurally interpreted as a sequence of meaningful words. At the same time, modern computer-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems are capable of nearhuman levels of performance, especially where word-identification is concerned. In this research we aim to bridge the gap between human and machine solutions to speech recognition. We use a novel combination of neuroimaging and statistical methods to relate human and machine internal states that are dynamically generated as spoken words are heard by human listeners and analysed by ASR systems. We find that the stable regularities discovered by the ASR process, linking speech input to phonetic labels, can be significantly related to the regularities extracted in the human brain. Both systems may have in common a representation of these regularities in terms of articulatory phonetic features, consistent with an analysis process which recovers the articulatory gestures that generated the speech. These results suggest a possible partnership between human-and machine-based research which may deliver both a better understanding of how the human brain provides such a robust solution to speech understanding, and generate insights that enhance the performance of future ASR systems.bioRxiv20177111This research uses a novel combination of neuroimaging and statistical methods to relate human and machine internal states that are dynamically generated as spoken words are heard by human listeners and analysed by ASR systems, and finds that the stable regularities discovered by the ASR process can be significantly related to the regularities extracted in the human brain.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS Computational Biology['Cai Wingfield', 'Li Su', 'Xunying Liu', 'Chao Zhang', 'P. Woodland', 'Andrew Thwaites', 'E. Fonteneau', 'W. Marslen-Wilson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ea4850638d92f32fee8476bd46478139ad1c5e39The purpose of this investigation is to examine differences in rest-activity patterns and sleep characteristics in older adults with heart failure (HF) and healthy older adults. The sample included older adults with HF (n = 20) and a reference group of healthy older adults (n = 20). Traditional cosinor analysis was used to assess three parameters of rest-activity from wrist actigraphy data: amplitude (range of activity), mesor (mean activity), and acrophase (time of peak activity). Traditional sleep characteristics were also determined from actigraphy data: total sleep time (TST), sleep latency (SL), sleep efficiency (SE), and wake after sleep onset (WASO). The HF group demonstrated significantly lower mesor and amplitude than the reference group (p < .01). The HF group had significantly greater TST (p < .01), but the groups had similar SE, SL, and WASO. Despite similar sleep characteristics to healthy older adults, overall rest-activity patterns were significantly dampened in those with HF.Journal of Aging and Physical Activity2017610Despite similar sleep characteristics to healthy older adults, overall rest-activity patterns were significantly dampened in those with HF.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of aging and physical activity['Daniel Liebzeit', 'C. Phelan', 'Chooza Moon', 'Roger L. Brown', 'Lisa C. Bratzke']2017-01-13T00:00:00 abf79a9d8c67c0069dd8c13b63b913fb4ea18928Whether a visual stimulus seems near or far away depends partly on its vertical elevation. Contrasting theories suggest either that perception of distance could vary with elevation, because of memory of previous upwards efforts in climbing to overcome gravity, or because of fear of falling associated with the downwards direction. The vestibular system provides a fundamental signal for the downward direction of gravity, but the relation between this signal and depth perception remains unexplored. Here we report an experiment on vestibular contributions to depth perception, using Virtual Reality. We asked participants to judge the absolute distance of an object presented on a plane at different elevations during brief artificial vestibular inputs. Relative to distance estimates collected with the object at the level of horizon, participants tended to overestimate distances when the object was presented above the level of horizon and the head was tilted upward and underestimate them when the object was presented below the level of horizon. Interestingly, adding artificial vestibular inputs strengthened these distance biases, showing that online multisensory signals, and not only stored information, contribute to such distance illusions. Our results support the gravity theory of depth perception, and show that vestibular signals make an on-line contribution to the perception of effort, and thus of distance.PLoS ONE20175910The results support the gravity theory of depth perception, and show that vestibular signals make an on-line contribution to the perception of effort, and thus of distance.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Ágoston Török', 'E. R. Ferré', 'Elena Kokkinara', 'V. Csépe', 'David Swapp', 'P. Haggard']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b450c5c09783f8bc3f99fe4f069adeb4b1a9302cThe convergence of competitive fitness experiments and phenotypic screening would seem to be an auspicious beginning for validation of an antibacterial target. IMPDH was already identified an essential protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis when not one, but two, groups discovered inhibitors with promising antitubercular activity. A new target appeared to be born. Surprisingly, the two groups came to completely different conclusions about the vulnerability of IMPDH and its future as a drug target. This viewpoint discusses these papers and how to resolve this conundrum.ACS Infectious Diseases20171010A viewpoint discusses two papers that came to completely different conclusions about the vulnerability of IMPDH and its future as a drug target and how to resolve this conundrum.2017-01-13T00:00:00ACS infectious diseases['L. Hedstrom']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f770977f7b06de9108e374c321df3c9a32c994d3— Thermal insulating composites help to reduce the total power consumption in a building by creating a barrier between external and internal environment. Such composites can be used in the roofing tiles or wall panels for exterior surfaces. This study purposes to develop lightweight cement-based composites for thermal insulating applications. Waste materials like silica fume (an industrial by-product) and fly ash cenosphere (FAC) (hollow micro-spherical shells obtained as a waste residue from coal fired power plants) were used as partial replacement of cement and lightweight filler, respectively. Moreover, aerogel, a nano-porous material made of silica, was also used in different dosages for improved thermal insulating behavior, while poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers were added for enhanced toughness. The raw materials including binders and fillers were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis techniques in which various physical and chemical properties of the raw materials were evaluated like specific surface area, chemical composition (oxide form), and pore size distribution (if any). Ultra-lightweight cementitious composites were developed by varying the amounts of FAC and aerogel with 28-day unit weight ranging from 1551.28 kg/m 3 to 1027.85 kg/m 3 . Excellent mechanical and thermal insulating properties of the resulting composites were obtained ranging from 53.62 MPa to 8.66 MPa compressive strength, 9.77 MPa to 3.98 MPa flexural strength, and 0.3025 W/m-K to 0.2009 W/m-K as thermal conductivity coefficient (QTM-500). The composites were also tested for peak temperature difference between outer and inner surfaces when subjected to heating (in a specially designed experimental set-up) by a 275W infrared lamp. The temperature difference up to 16.78 o C was achieved, which indicated outstanding properties of the developed composites to act as a thermal barrier for building envelopes. Microstructural studies were carried out by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) for characterizing the inner structure of the composite specimen. Also, the hydration products were quantified using the surface ar e a mapping and line scale technique in EDS. The microstructural analyses indicated excellent bonding of FAC and aerogel in the cementitious system. Also, selective reactivity of FAC was ascertained from the SEM imagery where the partially consumed FAC shells were observed. All in all, the lightweight fillers, FAC, and aerogel helped to produce the lightweight composites due to their physical characteristics, while exceptional mechanical properties, owing to FAC partial reactivity, were achieved.201730112017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering['A. Hanif', 'P. Parthasarathy', 'Zongjin Li']2017-01-13T00:00:00 db9d9fab8a6d93d6d54ecbd9713d9ef6891640b0Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed to extracellular epitopes of human and mouse Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (CD31 or PECAM-1) stimulate binding of other mAbs to distinct adjacent PECAM-1 epitopes. This effect, dubbed Collaborative Enhancement of Paired Affinity Ligands, or CEPAL, has been shown to enhance delivery of mAb-targeted drugs and nanoparticles to the vascular endothelium. Here we report new insights into the mechanism underlying this effect, which demonstrates equivalent amplitude in the following models: i) cells expressing a full length PECAM-1 and mutant form of PECAM-1 unable to form homodimers; ii) isolated fractions of cellular membranes; and, iii) immobilized recombinant PECAM-1. These results indicate that CEPAL is mediated not by interference in cellular functions or homophilic PECAM-1 interactions, but rather by conformational changes within the cell adhesion molecule induced by ligand binding. This mechanism, mediated by exposure of partially occult epitopes, is likely to occur in molecules other than PECAM-1 and may represent a generalizable phenomenon with valuable practical applications.PLoS ONE20173510Results indicate that CEPAL is mediated not by interference in cellular functions or homophilic PECAM-1 interactions, but rather by conformational changes within the cell adhesion molecule induced by ligand binding.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['R. Kiseleva', 'C. Greineder', 'C. Villa', 'E. Hood', 'V. Shuvaev', 'Jing Sun', 'A. Chacko', 'Valsamma Abraham', 'H. DeLisser', 'V. Muzykantov']2017-01-13T00:00:00 643741ca95c777a90a85c509d99807e3fc6d09acCulex quinquefasciatus Say is a vector of many pathogens of humans, and both domestic and wild animals. Personal protection, reduction of larval habitats, and chemical control are the best ways to reduce mosquito bites and, therefore, the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens. Currently, to reduce the risk of transmission, the pyrethroids, and other insecticide groups have been extensively used to control both larvae and adult mosquitoes. In this context, amino acids and acylcarnitines have never been associated with insecticide exposure and or insecticide resistance. It has been suggested that changes in acylcarnitines and amino acids profiles could be a powerful diagnostic tool for metabolic alterations. Monitoring these changes could help to better understand the mechanisms involved in insecticide resistance, complementing the strategies for managing this phenomenon in the integrated resistance management. The purpose of the study was to determine the amino acids and acylcarnitines profiles in larvae of Cx. quinquefasciatus after the exposure to different insecticides. Bioassays were performed on Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae exposed to the diagnostic doses (DD) of the insecticides chlorpyrifos (0.001 μg/mL), temephos (0.002 μg/mL) and permethrin (0.01 μg/mL). In each sample, we analyzed the profile of 12 amino acids and 31 acylcarnitines by LC-MS/MS. A t-test was used to determine statistically significant differences between groups and corrections of q-values. Results indicates three changes, the amino acids arginine (ARG), free carnitine (C0) and acetyl-carnitine (C2) that could be involved in energy production and insecticide detoxification. We confirmed that concentrations of amino acids and acylcarnitines in Cx. quinquefasciatus vary with respect to different insecticides. The information generated contributes to understand the possible mechanisms and metabolic changes occurring during insecticide exposure.PLoS ONE2017769Monitoring changes in amino acids and acylcarnitines in larvae of C. quinquefasciatus could help to better understand the mechanisms involved in insecticide resistance, complementing the strategies for managing this phenomenon in the integrated resistance management.2017-01-13T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Abdiel Martín-Park', 'M. A. Gómez-Govea', 'Beatriz Lopez-Monroy', 'V. Treviño-Alvarado', 'M. R. Torres-Sepúlveda', 'G. A. López-Uriarte', 'O. K. Villanueva-Segura', 'M. D. C. Ruiz-Herrera', 'M. Martínez-Fierro', 'I. Delgado-Enciso', 'A. Flores-Suarez', 'Gregory S. White', 'L. E. Martínez de Villarreal', 'G. Ponce-Garcia', 'W. Black', 'I. Rodríguez-Sánchez']2017-01-13T00:00:00 2dd55a68ef11b51350b18831348d047688c74c27Intertumor heterogeneity has been proposed as a potential mechanism to account for variability in cognitive performance in women diagnosed with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between variation in pathologic tumor features (PTFs) and variability in preadjuvant therapy cognitive performance in postmenopausal women newly diagnosed with early‐stage breast cancer. Participants (N = 329) completed a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests to evaluate cognitive performance after primary surgery but prior to initiation of adjuvant anastrozole±chemotherapy. PTF data were abstracted from medical records. Robust multiple linear regression models were fit to estimate associations between individual PTFs and the cognitive function composite domain scores. All models controlled for age, estimated intelligence, and levels of depressive symptoms, anxiety, fatigue, and pain. Diagnosis of a HER2‐positive tumor contributed to poorer verbal (b = −0.287, P = 0.018), visual (b = −0.270, P = 0.001), and visual working (b = −0.490, P < 0.001) memory performance compared to diagnosis of a HER2‐negative tumor. Similarly, as HER2 immunohistochemistry classification score increased, verbal (b = −0.072, P = 0.093), visual (b = −0.081, P = 0.003), and visual working (b = −0.170, P < 0.001) memory performance score decreased. Associations with performance were also noted between location, focality/centricity, hormone receptor expression, cellular proliferation (i.e., Ki67), and Oncotype DX® Breast Cancer Assay Recurrence Score®.) Our results suggest that certain PTFs related to more aggressive tumor phenotypes or inferior breast cancer prognosis may be implicated in poorer preadjuvant therapy cognitive performance. Follow‐up studies that include a cognitive assessment before primary surgery should be conducted to further delineate the role of intertumor heterogeneity on cognitive performance.Cancer Medicine2017558The results suggest that certain PTFs related to more aggressive tumor phenotypes or inferior breast cancer prognosis may be implicated in poorer preadjuvant therapy cognitive performance.2017-01-13T00:00:00Cancer Medicine['Theresa A. Koleck', 'C. Bender', 'S. Sereika', 'C. Ryan', 'Puja Ghotkar', 'A. Brufsky', 'R. Jankowitz', 'P. McAuliffe', 'B. Clark', 'Y. Conley']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f6e62811fedf34c312e71363b58e979a9cc6f810ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI), gender, age, controller medication use, household smoke exposure, season, and allergic rhinitis status with asthma control in a group of lower income, African American children. We hypothesized that non-obese children would have better asthma control. Methods: Baseline data from a longitudinal study of children in a school-based asthma program in a Midwest urban area were analyzed. 360 children, ages 4–15 years, who were enrolled in either the 2012–2013 or 2013–2014 program were included. Asthma control was classified using criteria from the 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Multiple ordinal regression was performed. Results: The median age was 9 years, 61% had well-controlled asthma, and 29% were obese. The model included all main effects plus two interaction terms and was significant (χ2(7) = 22.17, p =.002). Females who were normal weight (OR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.38–5.60, p =.004) or overweight (OR, 3.12; 95% CI, 1.26–7.72, p =.014) had better asthma control than obese females. For males, there were no differences by BMI category but males without allergic rhinitis had significantly better asthma control (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.25–3.97, p =.006) than those with allergic rhinitis. Conclusions: Non-obese girls and non-allergic males had better asthma control. Promotion of healthy activity and nutrition as well as management of allergic rhinitis should be part of the asthma plan in school-based programs in low income urban areas. Innovative approaches to address asthma care in low income populations are essential.Journal of Asthma2017426Non-obese girls and non-allergic males had better asthma control and promotion of healthy activity and nutrition as well as management of allergic rhinitis should be part of the asthma plan in school-based programs in low income urban areas.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Asthma['D. Loman', 'Christina G. Kwong', 'Lisa D. Henry', 'Christina S Mahl', 'Lisa A. Meadows', 'Alysa G. Ellis']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a4a2e3fe1b708d5e7765b77294a3428f60659cb3International Journal of Mental Health Systems2017267Changes in perceptions of organisational culture in two community mental health services implementing cognitive therapies into routine psychosis care over 3 years are examined, consistent with the literature that organisationalculture is relatively robust and resilient.2017-01-13T00:00:00International Journal of Mental Health Systems['F. Dark', 'H. Whiteford', 'N. Ashkanasy', 'C. Harvey', 'M. Harris', 'D. Crompton', 'Ellie Newman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 43583e30925f211b556de619d318653ec54f3b3bABSTRACT Family connectedness has been linked to better than expected asthma health in youth at risk for asthma disparities, yet it is unclear whether benefits exist across child development. The association between family connectedness and asthma management was examined in 245 youth (6–15 years), as well as whether this relationship varied by child age and race or ethnicity. Youth and caregivers completed family connectedness and asthma management semi-structured interviews. Higher levels of family connectedness were related to better asthma management across racial/ethnic groups. Child age was a significant moderator of the relation between family connectedness and asthma management for non-Latino White youth only, suggesting that for this group, the effect of family connectedness on asthma management was weaker for older youth. Conversely, family connectedness may consistently promote asthma management for Latino and non-Latino Black youth throughout development.2017375Child age was a significant moderator of the relation between familyconnectedness and asthma management for non-Latino White youth only, suggesting that for this group, the effect of family connectedness on asthma management was weaker for older youth.2017-01-13T00:00:00Children's Health Care['Alvina Rosales', 'E. McQuaid', 'D. Koinis-Mitchell']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7cbe0fe33eeff56751e64bbfe0c2f4ab4a569067Changes in inhibitory connections are essential for experience-dependent circuit adaptations, and inhibitory defects may underlie neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism. Inhibitory axons and their presynaptic boutons can undergo rapid changes, but the molecular mechanisms underlying these dynamics and their role in inhibitory synapse formation are currently unclear. By monitoring inhibitory axons over time in organotypic hippocampal slices, we show that stabilization of presynaptic boutons is the first step in inhibitory synapse formation and that this process is regulated by the guidance protein Semaphorin4D (Sema4D). Sema4D signaling induces inhibitory bouton stabilization within tens of minutes without affecting bouton disassembly. We show that this signaling pathway requires ongoing neuronal activity, and involves activation of receptor tyrosine kinase MET and actin remodeling. Our data indicate that actin plays an important role during synapse formation and demonstrate a novel link between MET, a known autism risk factor, and inhibitory presynaptic dynamics.bioRxiv2017943It is shown that stabilization of presynaptic boutons is the first step in inhibitory synapse formation and that this process is regulated by the guidance protein Semaphorin4D (Sema4D), and that actin plays an important role duringsynapse formation.2017-01-13T00:00:00bioRxiv['C. P. Frias', 'Tomke Bresser', 'Lisa Scheefhals', 'P. M. P. van Bergen en Henegouwen', 'C. Hoogenraad', 'C. Wierenga']2017-01-13T00:00:00 92511b727170c2f563d042775d571dee0a6516d5Background In acutely ill patients with new onset hyperglycaemia, plasma glucose cannot reliably distinguish between stress hyperglycaemia and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. We, therefore, investigated the diagnostic reliability of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in acute illness by prospectively evaluating the effect of the systemic inflammatory response, as provoked by elective orthopaedic surgery, on HbA1c. Methods HbA1c and serum C-reactive protein concentrations were compared before and two days after elective knee or hip surgery in 30 patients without diabetes. C-reactive protein was used to assess the systemic inflammatory response. Results The mean (standard deviation) serum C-reactive protein increased following surgery (4.8 [7.5] vs. 179.7 [61.9] mg/L; P<0.0001). HbA1c was similar before and after surgery (39.2 [5.4] vs. 38.1 [5.1] mmol/moL, respectively; P = 0.4363). Conclusions HbA1c is unaffected within two days of a systemic inflammatory response as provoked by elective orthopaedic surgery. This suggests that HbA1c may be able to differentiate newly presenting type 2 diabetes mellitus from stress hyperglycaemia in acutely ill patients with new onset hyperglycaemia.Annals of Clinical Biochemistry201763HbA1c is unaffected within two days of a systemic inflammatory response as provoked by elective orthopaedic surgery, which suggests that HbA 1c may be able to differentiate newly presenting type 2 diabetes mellitus from stress hyperglycaemia in acutely ill patients with new onset hyper glycaemia.2017-01-13T00:00:00Annals of Clinical Biochemistry['Andrew J. Chadburn', 'Elizabeth Garman', 'Raad Abbas', 'Anu Modupe', 'C. Ford', 'Osmond L Thomas', 'S. Chugh', 'S. Deshpande', 'R. Gama']2017-01-13T00:00:00 565fe7c1e47f4430411783d76a6ed0556ef23fb82017022017-01-13T00:00:00['Jessica Meyerson', 'Zach Vowell', 'F. Rios', 'Tim Walsh', 'Wendy Hagenmaier', 'A. Leventhal', 'E. Roke', 'Steve Marks', 'Nicole Contaxis', 'Megan Potterbusch']2017-01-13T00:00:00 d06e30e70fbc56523ea66846e21df02e365b6332Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects language. Most explanatory accounts of SLI have posited that particular functional impairments can best explain the disorder, such as deficits of grammar or working memory. However, SLI is clearly rooted in the brain, and thus a brain-based hypothesis may have substantial explanatory power. The Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH) of SLI proposes that abnormalities of brain structures underlying procedural memory can largely explain the disorder. Here we review the neurocognition of SLI in light of the predictions of the PDH, in comparison to other explanatory accounts. We show that this neurocognitive account indeed has substantial explanatory power, and can help advance our understanding of SLI as well as related disorders. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Psychology Volume 69 is January 4, 2018. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.201701It is shown that the neurocognitive account of SLI in light of the predictions of the PDH has substantial explanatory power, and can help advance the understanding of SLI as well as related disorders.2017-01-13T00:00:00['M. Ullman', 'M. Pullman', 'Jarrett Lovelett', 'E. I. Pierpont', 'P. Turkeltaub']2017-01-13T00:00:00 e8dad2b7df29b0d22480ebbc48ff8263de4b7270ABSTRACT Healthcare reform is currently a hot topic in the United States, and the Chronic Care Model has frequently been cited as the foundation of recent attempts to integrate mental health and physical health care. However, challenges exist to fully integrated care that have delayed adequately meeting the multiple needs of mental health service recipients. This article highlights multiple changes that can be incorporated into mental health care now, derived from the Chronic Care Model, to better meet clients’ physical and mental health needs. These changes include focusing on population-level data and incorporating technology and multidisciplinary teams in treatment and prevention efforts.2017531Multiple changes that can be incorporated into mental health care now, derived from the Chronic Care Model, to better meet clients’ physical and mental health needs are highlighted.2017-01-13T00:00:00Social Work in Mental Health['W. Sullivan', 'E. Wahler']2017-01-13T00:00:00 810a35138d60d3bb6e89dec41d3470295df2473eAbstract: Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy, which is part legal history and part memoir, arrives at a moment when the tides may be turning in US criminal justice. Stevenson is a singular catalyst in the emergence of a movement against mass imprisonment, and the topics he is focused on are central to the prospect of lasting systemic reform. In his work as litigator, professor, and public figure, Stevenson has helped to usher in a new common sense that far-reaching reforms to US criminal justice are both required and imminent. Stevenson’s work becomes all the more significant when we consider the scope of change that structural reform requires. He has helped to draw the US Supreme Court away from a stance of extreme deference to legislative judgment in non-capital sentencing review – a meaningful shift in the direction of legal limits on the politics of tough punishment. This review contextualizes the publication of Just Mercy as a component of Stevenson’s legal and cultural strategies aimed at consolidating the reform movement against US mass imprisonment.20172612017-01-13T00:00:00University of Toronto Law Journal['Lisa Kerr']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c71364c30a582902571ecab380dcd052412be0a7The Department of Chemistry at the University of York has introduced trained Unconscious Bias (UB) observers to shortlisting meetings and job interviews with the aim of reducing UB at all stages of recruitment and the promotion of good practice.2017012017-01-13T00:00:00['Elizabeth M. Bonello', 'Helen Coombs', 'C. Dessent', 'C. Jardine', 'Leonie Jones', 'D. Wann', 'P. Walton']2017-01-13T00:00:00 59de42622e95f6b4db9f8c1ba35222e0fd112dd5A measurement of when the detonator breaks out and lights an initiation train has been a desirable diagnostic for both modelers and experimentalists alike. A detonator diagnostic has been developed using magnet wire circuit to transmit a signal when the detonation wave breaks the cup. This is used to establish time zero for a variety of types of shots. This paper describes the design and testing challenges of this diagnostic, and the tests conducted to prove the concept. The value of this diagnostic is that it is an in situ measurement, meaning it can easily be housed inside the booster counterbore on the detonator face. It provides an unambiguous measurement of time zero, when coupled with diagnostics that supply detonator bridge burst information.2017112017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Francois', 'K. Thomas', 'Gary H. Liechty', 'Carl Johnson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8dd9f1574e36e14a70c9be98cc14d8b0f5abbd87Anyone who rose morning after morning this week for an exhausting and ache-generating exercise class to fulfill a New Year's resolution will envy the bar-headed goose. The bird has the strength and endurance to fly 4000 kilometers over the Himalayas without having to do a lick of exercise to prepare. Reported last week at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the goose study is one of several examples of birds that can, in effect, get up from the couch ready to run a marathon—a painful contrast to humans, with our need for regular exercise to stay in shape. They may be able to avoid training because their bodies are so well adapted to make sure enough oxygen gets to their muscles. And extra exercise can have a downside, work in zebra finches shows. More work needs to be done, however, to determine whether any other animals are like us and need to use it or lose it when it comes to being fit.Science2017012017-01-13T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c87b868e2b5d37698f257b3aefc9bfec4d3d083b2017012017-01-13T00:00:00Current Musicology['E. Marvin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8a5172f75282df2f938fd3cc5941049a92f13907Fertility Research and Practice2017271In this discovery cohort, a large proportion of MFM preconception consultations lacked appropriate screening for obesity-related comorbidities, and relatively few patients achieved significant weight loss.2017-01-13T00:00:00Fertility Research and Practice['C. M. Page', 'E. Ginsburg', 'R. Goldman', 'C. Zera']2017-01-13T00:00:00 017ee5784b470eb6af6c34e0332cbf3ae4f359152017012017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Roke', 'G. Edwards', 'Wendy Hagenmaier', 'Daniel W. Noonan', 'Katherine Thornton', 'Tim Walsh', 'Megan Potterbusch', 'Lauren Work']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b90f5efb4e0b4a9ff4b43e49175c7caa996c6612This work introduces a novel approach to display and arbitration of machine to machine abstract argumentation for Internet of Things devices, which does not require human intervention. The proposed model is a hybrid between weighted Dung style argumentation frameworks and competitive facility placement Voronoi games. It can accommodate weights of arguments and attack relations to depict weighted argumentation frameworks, as well as a set of premises for dynamic argumentation frameworks. Included is a visualization tool for the strength of attacks and strength of arguments and a discussion on computational challenges of the paradigm.Multiagent and Grid Systems2017341This work introduces a novel approach to display and arbitration of machine to machine abstract argumentation for Internet of Things devices, which does not require human intervention.2017-01-13T00:00:00Multiagent Grid Syst.['Ellie Lovellette', 'H. Hexmoor']2017-01-13T00:00:00 a5d6d8fd994ae37c2bbb9e33f4a145afb047242bTechnology, Knowledge and Learning2017271GRAPHIC contributed to dental public health education, and the logging system of gaming activities can be considered as a helpful feature of serious games, to permit academic staff to identify and assist students in achieving learning outcomes, and inform future game refinement.2017-01-13T00:00:00Technology, Knowledge and Learning['K. Sipiyaruk', 'J. Gallagher', 'S. Hatzipanagos', 'P. A. Reynolds']2017-01-13T00:00:00 62bacb3236654906c97ad50e6380233cbfa7449dThe Lancet2017012017-01-13T00:00:00The Lancet['N. Kassebaum', 'Ryan Barber', 'L. Dandona', 'S. Hay', 'H. Larson', 'Stephen S. Lim', 'Alan D. Lopez', 'A. Mokdad', 'M. Naghavi', 'Christine Pinho', 'C. Steiner', 'T. Vos', 'Haidong Wang', 'T. Achoki', 'G. M. Anderson', 'Megha Arora', 'S. Biryukov', 'J. Blore', 'A. Carter', 'Daniel C. Casey', 'M. Coates', 'M. Coggeshall', 'D. Dicker', 'E. Dossou', 'T. Fleming', 'Maya S. Fraser', 'Joseph Friedman', 'N. Fullman', 'Nicholas Graetz', 'Jamie Hancock', 'Chantal K Huynh', 'Marissa Iannarone', 'L. Kemmer', 'X. Kulikoff', 'Michael Kutz', 'Patrick Y. Liu', 'N. Marquez', 'Awoke Misganaw', 'M. Mooney', 'M. Moradi-Lakeh', 'Marie Ng', 'Grant Nguyen', 'A. Pain', 'K. Shackelford', 'Naris Silpakit', 'Amber Sligar', 'Jessica M. Smith', 'Reed J. D. Sorensen', 'S. Vollset', 'Joseph A Wagner', 'Timothy M Wolock', 'Yingxi Zhao', 'Maigeng Zhou', 'C. Murray', 'B. Ebel', 'N. Futran', 'Kimani M Harun', 'Z. Bhutta', 'M. I. Nisar', 'N. Akseer', 'P. Jeemon', 'R. Dandona', 'S. Goenka', 'G. Kumar', 'P. Gething', 'D. Bisanzio', 'A. Deribew', 'C. Cooper', 'R. Ali', 'D. Bennett', 'V. Jha', 'K. Rahimi', 'Y. Kinfu', 'G. Murthy', 'Yanping Li', 'Shiwei Liu', 'Liyan Wang', 'Xiaofeng Liang', 'Shicheng Yu', 'P. Azzopardi', 'K. Gibney', 'A. Meretoja', 'C. Szoeke', 'K. Alam', 'Samantha M. Colquhoun', 'R. Weintraub', 'T. Wijeratne', 'R. Lozano', 'I. Campos-Nonato', 'J. Campuzano', 'H. Gómez-Dantés', 'Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa', 'Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez', 'J. C. Hernandez', 'Pablo Montero', 'G. Mensah', 'J. Salomon', 'A. Thorne-Lyman', 'O. Ajala', 'T. Bärnighausen', 'E. Ding', 'M. Farvid', 'J. Fitchett', 'A. Abajobir', 'L. Knibbs', 'R. Lalloo', 'N. Alam', 'Yuming Guo', 'K. H. Abate', 'T. Gebrehiwot', 'A. Gebremedhin', 'K. Abbas', 'Foad Abd-Allah', 'M. Abdallat', 'A. Abdulle', 'S. Abera', 'Y. Melaku', 'F. Tesfay', 'A. Aregay', 'Tigist Assefa Bayou', 'B. Betsu', 'M. Gebremedhin', 'A. Gebru', 'G. B. Hailu', 'Tesfaye Tekle', 'A. Z. Yalew', 'Henock G. Yebyo', 'V. Aboyans', 'I. Abubakar', 'R. Aldridge', 'A. Banerjee', 'Niveen M. E. Abu-Rmeileh', 'A. Adebiyi', 'A. Adelekan', 'F. Ojelabi', 'I. Adedeji', 'A. K. Adou', 'K. Afanvi', 'A. Badawi', 'A. Agarwal', 'A. Kiadaliri', 'T. Akinyemiju', 'D. Schwebel', 'J. Singh', 'Ziyad Al-Aly', 'A. Kemp', 'J. Leigh', 'A. Mekonnen', 'D. Alasfoor', 'S. Aldhahri', 'A. Terkawi', 'Samia Alhabib', 'A. Alkerwi', 'F. Alla', 'Rajaa Al-Raddadi', 'U. Alsharif', 'E. A. Martin', 'Nelson Alvis-Guzmán', 'Azmeraw T. Amare', 'Liliana G. Ciobanu', 'G. Tessema', 'Tesfaye Setegn', 'A. Amberbir', 'A. Amegah', 'A. Kudom', 'W. Ammar', 'H. Harb', 'S. Amrock', 'H. Andersen', 'Rose Mayerline Antoine', 'C. Antonio', 'E. J. Faraon', 'J. Ärnlöv', 'A. Larsson', 'V. Arsenijevic', 'A. Barać', 'A. Artaman', 'H. Asayesh', 'S. Atique', 'Euripide Avokpaho', 'A. Awasthi', 'B. Quintanilla', 'U. Bacha', 'M. Bahit', 'K. Balakrishnan', 'Suzanne Barker-Collo', 'S. Mohammed', 'S. Basu', 'Y. Bayou', 'Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi', 'J. Beardsley', 'Neeraj Bedi', 'T. Bekele', 'M. Bell', 'B. Biroscak', 'John J Emmanuel Huang', 'I. Santos', 'I. Benseñor', 'P. Lotufo', 'A. Berhane', 'C. Wolfe', 'E. Bernabé', 'A. Beyene', 'S. Biadgilign', 'B. Bikbov', 'A. Abdulhak', 'E. Bjertness', 'A. Htet', 'M. Brainin', 'A. Brazinova', 'M. Majdan', 'Jiabin Shen', 'N. Breitborde', 'T. Brugha', 'Z. Butt', 'Rosario Cárdenas', 'S. Fereshtehnejad', 'M. Kivipelto', 'E. Weiderpass', 'Rasmus J Havmoeller', 'S. Sindi', 'C. Castañeda-Orjuela', 'R. Castro', 'F. Catalá-López', 'F. Cavalleri', 'V. Colistro', 'Hsing-Yi Chang', 'Jung-Chen Chang', 'L. Chavan', 'C. Chibueze', 'V. Chisumpa', 'C. Mapoma', 'F. Masiye', 'J. Choi', 'Rajiv Chowdhury', 'D. Christopher', 'M. Cirillo', 'L. Cooper', 'T. Dahiru', 'A. Damasceno', 'H. Danawi', 'A. Refaat', 'J. Neves', 'D. Leo', 'R. Dellavalle', 'Kebede Deribe', 'A. Hailu', 'Worku Tefera', 'A. Z. Giref', 'T. Jibat', 'G. T. Shifa', 'D. Jarlais', 'S. Dharmaratne', 'M. Dubey', 'Mahfuzar Rahman', 'U. Ram', 'Abhishek Singh', 'A. Yadav', 'C. Ellingsen', 'M. Savic', 'V. Skirbekk', 'I. Elyazar', 'S. P. Ermakov', 'S. Soshnikov', 'B. Eshrati', 'F. Farzadfar', 'A. Kasaeian', 'F. Pishgar', 'A. Esteghamati', 'N. Hafezi-Nejad', 'S. Sheikhbahaei', 'A. Khosravi', 'R. Malekzadeh', 'G. Roshandel', 'S. Sepanlou', 'V. Rahimi-Movaghar', 'T. Farid', 'Abdur Rahman Khan', 'C. Farinha', 'Andre Faro', 'João Fernandes', 'F. Fischer', 'N. Foigt', 'E. França', 'R. Franklin', 'Thomas Fürst', 'A. Majeed', 'K. Gambashidze', 'K. Kazanjan', 'M. Kereselidze', 'I. Khonelidze', 'Marina Shakh-Nazarova', 'L. Sturua', 'A. Gamkrelidze', 'T. Gebre', 'J. Geleijnse', 'M. Giroud', 'Melkamu Dedefo Gishu', 'A. Tura', 'E. Glaser', 'P. Gona', 'A. Goodridge', 'S. Gopalani', 'A. Goto', 'H. Gugnani', 'Rahul Gupta', 'Vipin Gupta', 'O. Norheim', 'R. Hamadeh', 'S. Hamidi', 'A. Handal', 'G. Hankey', 'S. Harikrishnan', 'H. Hoek', 'M. Horino', 'N. Horita', 'H. Hosgood', 'D. Hoy', 'G. Hu', 'Hsiang Huang', 'I. Huybrechts', 'K. Iburg', 'B. Idrisov', 'Veena Iyer', 'K. Jacobsen', 'N. Jahanmehr', 'M. Jakovljevic', 'Mehdi Javanbakht', 'A. Jayatilleke', 'S. Jee', 'D. Lal', 'S. Zodpey', 'G. Jiang', 'Ying Jiang', 'J. Jonas', 'Z. Kabir', 'R. Kamal', 'C. Kesavachandran', 'Jun She', 'H. Kan', 'André Karch', 'D. Karletsos', 'Anil Kaul', 'N. Kawakami', 'K. Shibuya', 'J. Kayibanda', 'Dhruv S. Kazi', 'P. Keiyoro', 'A. Kengne', 'C. Wiysonge', 'K. Sliwa', 'A. Keren', 'Y. Khader', 'E. Khan', 'Y. Khang', 'Sungho Won', 'J. Khubchandani', 'Y. Kim', 'Y. Kokubo', 'S. Kosen', 'P. Koul', 'A. Koyanagi', 'S. Krishnaswami', 'B. K. Defo', 'B. Bicer', 'H. Lam', 'Q. Lan', 'D. Laryea', 'R. Leung', 'S. Lipshultz', 'J. Wilkinson', 'Edgar P. Simard', 'Yueh-Feng Liu', 'M. Phillips', 'Q. Xiao', 'B. Lloyd', 'R. Lunevicius', 'D. Pope', 'Stefan Ma', 'H. A. E. Razek', 'W. Marcenes', 'P. Meaney', 'D. Margolis', 'M. Marzan', 'Tasara Mazorodze', 'Tasara Mazorodze', 'A. Mehari', 'M. Mehndiratta', 'S. Woldeyohannes', 'B. Tedla', 'Z. Memish', 'W. Mendoza', 'T. Meretoja', 'F. Mhimbira', 'T. Miller', 'E. Mills', 'N. Ibrahim', 'K. Mohammad', 'A. Mohammadi', 'G. Mola', 'L. Monasta', 'M. Montico', 'L. Ronfani', 'J. D. Monis', 'A. Moore', 'L. Morawska', 'Rosana E Norman', 'R. Mori', 'A. Werdecker', 'U. Mueller', 'R. Westerman', 'S. Murthy', 'F. Pourmalek', 'J. Nachega', 'A. P. Caicedo', 'S. Seedat', 'B. Tran', 'A. Naheed', 'L. Naldi', 'G. Remuzzi', 'D. Nand', 'V. Nangia', 'D. Nash', 'S. Neupane', 'J. Newton', 'F. Ngalesoni', 'P. Nguhiu', 'Q. Nguyen', 'Marika Nomura', 'L. Nyakarahuka', 'C. Obermeyer', 'F. Ogbo', 'I. Oh', 'Pedro R Olivares', 'B. Olusanya', 'J. Olusanya', 'John Nelson Opio', 'Eyal Oren', 'E. Ota', 'A. Oyekale', 'P. Mahesh', 'N. Papantoniou', 'V. Stathopoulou', 'Eun‐Kee Park', 'Hye-Youn Park', 'S. Patten', 'V. Paul', 'A. Roy', 'R. Sagar', 'Maheswar Satpathy', 'David M Pereira', 'Monica Cortinovis', 'N. Perico', 'K. Pesudovs', 'M. Petzold', 'J. Pillay', 'S. Polinder', 'M. Qorbani', 'Anwar Rafay', 'S. Rahman', 'R. Rai', 'C. Ranabhat', 'T. Rangaswamy', 'P. Rao', 'S. Resnikoff', 'David Rojas-Rueda', 'G. Ruhago', 'B. Sunguya', 'Muhammad Muhammad Saleh', 'J. Sanabria', 'Maria Dolores Sanchez-Niño', 'Rodrigo Sarmiento-Suarez', 'B. Sartorius', 'M. Sawhney', 'Mete Saylan', 'I. Schneider', 'D. Silva', 'Edson Serván-Mori', 'M. Shaikh', 'Rajiv P. Sharma', 'Min-Jeong Shin', 'Seok-Jun Yoon', 'R. Shiri', 'K. Shishani', 'I. Shiue', 'I. Sigfusdottir', 'D. Silveira', 'J. Silverberg', 'Y. Yano', 'O. Singh', 'P. Singh', 'Virendra Singh', 'S. Soneji', 'J. Soriano', 'L. Sposato', 'C. Sreeramareddy', 'K. Stroumpoulis', 'S. Swaminathan', 'Bryan L. Sykes', 'Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos']2017-01-13T00:00:00 66de462016d18ac6dc8b7d1664f595c720bcb855Objective Lymphocyte apoptosis in critical illness is associated with immunosuppression. We explored for the first time the associations between pain ratings and expression of the apoptotic receptor Fas on B and T cells in critically ill patients and the potential mediating effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, and substance P (SP). Design This is an exploratory correlational study with repeated measurements (14 days followup) and cross-sectional comparisons. Setting This study was conducted in a state hospital in the metropolitan area of Athens, Greece. Participants The participants were 36 consecutive critically ill patients and 36 matched controls. Outcome measures Pain measured by the self-reported numeric rating scale [NRS], the behavioral pain scale, and the pain assessment scale was the primary outcome measure. Flow cytometry (Fas), electrochemiluminescence (ACTH and cortisol) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (SP) were used. Mixed linear models for repeated measurements and bivariable associations at discrete time points were employed. Results Significant pain at rest was noted. Pain ratings associated with Fas expression on cytotoxic T cells (P=0.041) and B cells (P=0.005), even after adjustment for a number of clinical treatment factors (P=0.006 and P=0.052, respectively). On the day that more patients were able to communicate, Fas on B cells (r=0.897, P=0.029) and cytotoxic T cells (r=0.832; P=0.037) associated with NRS ratings. Associations between pain ratings and ACTH serum levels were noted (P<0.05). When stress neuropeptide levels were added to the model, the statistical significance of the associations between pain ratings and Fas expression was attenuated (P=0.052–0.063), suggesting that stress neuropeptides may partially mediate the association. Conclusion Preliminary evidence for the association between pain and lymphocyte apoptotic susceptibility is provided. The role of pain management in maintaining immunocompetence in critical illness is worth exploring.Journal of Pain Research2017451Preliminary evidence for the association between pain and lymphocyte apoptotic susceptibility is provided and the role of pain management in maintaining immunocompetence in critical illness is worth exploring.2017-01-13T00:00:00Journal of Pain Research['Elizabeth Papathanassoglou', 'M. Mpouzika', 'M. Giannakopoulou', 'E. Bozas', 'N. Middleton', 'G. Tsiaousis', 'A. Karabinis']2017-01-13T00:00:00 27697fe664dd240904cfcff4c95d0ebdb47f32f6The fluvial pattern of the Ventana creek is determined, through hydrological and geomorphologic features in the middle upper segment of the watercourse. A Digital Terrain Model of the middle and upper basin of the course was generated based on the contours of the 1:50,000 Tornquist topographic map. The geomorphological mapping of the course was made from photogrammetric flight (1981) at 1:20,000. Three cross sections of the channel were surveyed. Two different river patterns were identified: a braided type, in the upper segment of the course, and another meandering type in the middle segment of the course. Current river dynamics shows a tendency of incision in the course.20171002017-01-13T00:00:00['B. G. Martínez', 'V. Gil', 'M. E. Carbone', 'J. C. P. Simeón']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b0355e37316beb39fbe15ac1130842408be2d9972017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Beth Seyala']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f4433c139a90b1cdc84b46476799b5eda8492cc8ABSTRACT The family Sphaeriidae is a group of cosmopolitan freshwater clams that inhabit temporary and permanent fluvial and lacustrine environments around the world. In Chile, Sphaeriidae is represented by 11 species belonging to the genera Musculium, Pisidium and Sphaerium. In this study, the nuclear DNA content (or 2C-value) of Musculium argentinum (d’Orbigny, 1835) and Pisidium llanquihuense Ituarte, 1999 was estimated for the first time. Musculium argentinum showed a 2C-value of 3.7 ± 0.38 pg, whereas P. llanquihuense showed a 2C-value of 3.57 ± 0.36 pg. These 2C-values are within the range previously reported for Sphaeriidae (2.35–5.7 pg), which includes diploids and polyploids, amounting to 13 of the species examined around the world. Of the cytological data available for the family, the nuclear DNA content can have a unifying role in understanding the magnitude of the chromosome polymorphisms within this polyploid complex.2017600The nuclear DNA content of Musculium argentinum and Pisidium llanquihuense Ituarte, 1999 was estimated for the first time and can have a unifying role in understanding the magnitude of the chromosome polymorphisms within this polyploid complex.2017-01-13T00:00:00Molluscan Research['Pedro Jara-Seguel', 'E. Parada', 'S. Peredo', 'Claudio Palma‐Rojas', 'E. von Brand']2017-01-13T00:00:00 11ef4f3485e32ae71ea2322fa8d0fad390d2ea162017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa L. Sample', 'Emily C. Radar']2017-01-13T00:00:00 c71f5ffbc9dfac8c328598d39b6f0d3d4ee9794eVOLUNTAS - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations20175902017-01-13T00:00:00VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations['M. Kallman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 54f08d7e8d75116e9025e683e1bcd7960c059fa8Young people know what they want from sex and relationships education – and that's a good place to start, explains the Sex Education Forum's Lisa Hallgarten201700Young people know what they want from sex and relationships education – and that's a good place to start, explains the Sex Education Forum's Lisa Hallgarten.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa Hallgarten']2017-01-13T00:00:00 10dc2017be4159295b21d9eb232bd11e5689f120All teachers are teachers of SEND and as such SEND education is a whole-school responsibility. SENCO Elizabeth Burns discusses how her school ensures that all staff are equipped to support students with SEND2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Elizabeth Burns']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b60b3d1845985779433ffbdc9927afd3f316071cThimerosal is a mercury-containing preserving agent used in various medicinal products as well as vaccines. In this thesis we examined the toxicity of thimerosal and its glutathione-conjugated dissociative products as well as the toxicity of the two substances 4-chloromercuribenzoic acid and chloroethylmercury, which are chemically related to thimerosal or its metabolites, in order to compare the test results. For these studies we used a cell cytotoxicity assay and human cell lines of the types A-549 and Hep-G2. The tests resulted in a dose related reduction of vitality in both cell lines from all five substances. The highest reduction of vitality was caused by chloroethylmercury, followed – in descending order – by thimerosal, ethylmercury glutathione, and 4-chloromercuribenzoic acid. The lowest effect of vitality reduction was shown by glutathione-conjugated thiosalicylic acid. These results corroborate the assumption that the conjugation of glutathione with thimerosal leads to a reduction of toxicity in the human organism and substantiate the presupposition of a protective effect caused from glutathione. The toxifying role of glutathione in various processes of bioactivation of other noxa is discussed in the course of this thesis. This work was undertaken to develop a better understanding of the toxicity of thimerosal in the human organism and additionally referenced a possible allergenic potential of thimerosal.201700Results corroborate the assumption that the conjugation of glutathione with thimerosal leads to a reduction of toxicity in the human organism and substantiate the presupposition of a protective effect caused from glutathion.2017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa-Maria Tyroller']2017-01-13T00:00:00 3412d8792c0be45c192b7b614b1865feffbee3d42017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Mls Lisa McCormick']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f706c8d707f6456d1cfb7fe4a8382b1c5eb02e0c2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Elizabeth G. McClenney']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0ce5c787dd14bb14519d4be57d39a3fdc38a4f9eThis guide supports a class on Religion and the Law, and may be useful for anyone researching this topic.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lizzie Ochoa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5b74b12f35fd1f754f277093adb115c04ba5eebbABSTRACT Our analysis of the burning of nitramine propellant in a turbulent shear flow involves several preparatory considerations, their development, and subsequent implementation. Involved are the thermochemistry and chemical kinetics of nitramine combustion, a flow model, and a turbulence model. Li and Williams (1996) provide a reduced mechanism for nitramine combustion, one appropriate for incorporation in a turbulent flow analysis. Our fluid mechanical model consists of simple shear flow with a specified thickness and a specified velocity and turbulent intensity in its external stream. The chemical composition of this external stream consists of the complete first stageof the combustion of nitramine. Given the overall complexity of the system, we adopt the model of turbulence rather than a more complete Reynolds stress model. A key parameter in the equations resulting from these considerations is a Reynolds number based on conditions in the external stream and on the shear layer thickness. We exploit the large magnitude of this number in flows of applied interest and carry out an asymptotic analysis. As in related analyses the shear layer is found to involve a two-layer structure: a thin layer which is adjacent to the nitramine surface and in which molecular and turbulent transport exchange dominance, and a thick outer layer involving only turbulent transport. A significant finding from the asymptotic analysis is that combustion of the products of the devolitization of nitramine is confined to the thin inner layer. There are several important consequences of this finding. A parameter relating the characteristic flow and chemical times is determined by the solution for the inner layer. The outer layer involves no combustion and constant density. Since mass transfer is involved, the asymptotic analysis exposes the significant effect of mass transfer on the usual log-law behavior of the mean velocity at the outer edge of the wall layer. Solutions are given for the inner layer for four pairs of values for the two parameters determining the rate of nitramine consumption and the turbulent intensity in the external flow. The outer layer is then described through a representative solution of the corresponding equations. Moreover, an elegant solution for the combustion in the case of laminar flow is presented.20172302017-01-13T00:00:00Combustion Science and Technology['K. Bray', 'M. Champion', 'P. Libby']2017-01-13T00:00:00 66a7e684f9dc53df29bb16e89c464deee68ca2aeThis guide supports a class on Religion and the Law, and may be useful for anyone researching this topic. Tips on finding and evaluating news2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lizzie Ochoa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 b083cb42522f768d47972cb4fd56d999c2c8ffb2Assuming it is controlled by its plastic behavior, the Gurson model aims at describing damage development in a porous ductile material. It has been extended by Perrin to describe damage evolution in ductile viscoplastic porous materials. The so-called Gurson-Perrin model (GPm) allows representing damage development with respect to stress triaxiality and strain-rate conditions. We propose a new experimental design able to test and validate the GPm under various dynamic conditions and for different triaxiality levels. The principle of this experimental project will be detailed in this paper. An analysis of its results and a comparison with numerical simulations will be presented.2017402017-01-13T00:00:00['L. Pillon', 'Lise-Marie Adolf']2017-01-13T00:00:00 7590f6a5aa9c7a214eb933e9c22af435a89b34e12017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa Drevsholt', 'Vivian Johnsen', 'Ronnie Neumann Fløjbo']2017-01-13T00:00:00 914bb01bb9967909d17b4ec6ce708da33a70ea922017002017-01-13T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering['A. Rodríguez-Hernández', 'A. Rojas-Pérez', 'Liz M. Díaz-Vázquez']2017-01-13T00:00:00 5b553b42bc76fcd01bcea6b551d61bf2ec3c020d2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Francesca Soldati', 'O. Burman', 'E. John', 'T. W. Pike', 'A. Wilkinson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 481f6b299a1d1ccbf177af980ca986d83e266c58After the adoption in 2011 of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers,national campaigns for ratification took different organizational forms in different countries. While in some cases trade unions organized domestic workers, in others domestic workers were represented by NGO s, and in yet others alliances between different organizational forms developed. Based on Shireen Ally’s classifications of domestic worker organizing, this article defines the case of the Czech Republic as following an associational model. The article explains the lack of union involvement in demanding ratification by referring to the postsocialist legacies of trade union organizing, but also by the fact that domestic workers do not feel that trade unions can represent their rights. This is not only because of a lack of knowledge about tradeunions or of not seeing trade unions as being able to represent self-employed or informal workers, but because their identity aligns better with organizing based on migration status and gender than on class.  In English, extended summary in Russian .20176102017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa-Marie Heimeshoff']2017-01-13T00:00:00 9d1a43ab55127219beaaa6adeeed0035e0bbf3742017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lisa Hartman']2017-01-13T00:00:00 f6cf81a97dda32ede4788267b1cbd5796f441ed5This guide supports a class on Religion and the Law, and may be useful for anyone researching this topic. A selection of websites of churches and religious organizations2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Lizzie Ochoa']2017-01-13T00:00:00 83e27f3300ffac4966cfcf133969a7e6c1ab4063ABSTRACT FROM: Scahill L, Bearss K, Lecavalier L, et al. Effect of parent training on adaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behavior: results of a randomized trial. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2016;55:602–9.[OpenUrl][1] Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by impaired social communication and restricted/repetitive behaviours.1 Although arguably less cited, delayed adaptive functioning and disruptive behaviours are also considered hallmark features of this disorder. Parent training (PT) is a common treatment for youth with ASD, with previous research demonstrating reduced disruptive behaviour in young children.2 However, the extent to which PT positively influences adaptive behaviour has yet to be investigated. The current study examines the immediate and long-term impact of PT, in comparison to an active treatment control on the daily living skills of young children with ASD. Participants included 180 children with ASD aged 3–7 years (158 boys and … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJ%2BAm%2BAcad%2BChild%2BAdolesc%2BPsychiatry%26rft.volume%253D55%26rft.spage%253D602%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253ActxEvidence-Based Mental Health201750The immediate and long-term impact of PT, in comparison to an active treatment control on the daily living skills of young children with ASD, is examined.2017-01-13T00:00:00Evidence-Based Mental Health['E. Laugeson']2017-01-13T00:00:00 51328fee9066fdb80ecd1ba40370688b6c43ec9f2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['Tomaro I. Taylor']2017-01-13T00:00:00 bf6ea60fe65815f5f91f11f822dd466046eccd72This project investigated the ways that genes associated with Alzheimer's disease are regulated.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-13T00:00:00 8c7562eaa11ccdbe71e518c775112742c9d33ad5Registro sonoro del programa de radio Emprende realizado por el Departamento de Investigacion Desarrollo e Innovacion; Politecnico Grancolombiano; Bogota, 18 de Septiembre de 2013.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00['G. Orjuela', 'L. Pava', 'Andrés Barreto', 'Liz Flemin']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ac9c628565f40683e1b9265351df647c8dbdd3d0Fire technology20172402017-01-13T00:00:00Fire Technology['C. Zhang', 'L. Choe', 'J. Gross', 'Selvarajah Ramesh', 'M. Bundy']2017-01-13T00:00:00 aa7117fd68237241674e023bebee75160111e579Purpose Organizational change eliciting negative outcomes might play a role in the development of workplace bullying. The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and the interaction effect of two particular negative outcomes of organizational change, such as high workload and job insecurity, on workplace bullying. Design/methodology/approach Participants in the study were 134 Italian workers who had just experienced an organizational change. A multiple regression analysis, using the stepwise method, was conducted to test for whether workload, job insecurity, and their interactions predicted workplace bullying. Findings Results show that high level of workload is related to workplace bullying; job insecurity is not directly related to workplace bullying; the interaction between high workload and job insecurity enhanced the risk for workplace bullying. In particular, when the level of job insecurity is high there is a stronger relationship between workload and bullying, compared to when the level of job insecurity is low. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design applied does not allow inference on the causal relationships between the predictors and outcomes. Practical implications In order to decrease the occurrence of bullying, managers should avoid that employees experience high workload after organizational change by carefully designing the reengineering process. Additionally, they should try to reduce, as far as possible, employee perceptions of job insecurity. Originality/value The focus of the study is on the “survivors” after organizational change and on particular interaction of workplace bullying’s causes that could extremely enhance the risk of the phenomena.201742302017-01-13T00:00:00International Journal of Workplace Health Management['P. Spagnoli', 'C. Balducci']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ae5df7be7c9b19ba1b532431a9eb789c35783686Atlantic (Basic Books 2003). A smattering of excellent primary material from the National Archives of Britain buttresses the account. At best, Dimbleby’s book is an accurate reflection of the myopic and ossified popular British understanding of the Atlantic war. In this view, the U-boats were responsible for all the trouble: kill them, and you win the war. The decline in British imports by October 1940 Dimbleby attributes directly to U-boats, and he chastises Churchill and the Admiralty for their fixation on Bismarck and Tirpitz when the U-boat threat was so evident. The Atlantic war was never a zero-sum game, though. To win, the Allies had to overcome much more than Germany’s U-boats. Cynthia Behrens’s Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War (H. M. Stationery off. 1955) demonstrated that more than half a century ago. Martin Doughty’s Merchant Shipping and War (Humanities Press 1982) showed that the primary cause of the drop in British imports over the winter of 1940–41 was the Luftwaffe attacks on east coast ports; it took a year to reorient cargo handling to the west. As for the Admiralty’s fixation on large German surface ships, that was perfectly justifiable. In January 1941, there were only eight U-Boats at sea, but the battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Hipper were loose in the North Atlantic in January and February. Dimbleby focuses on the high drama of the battles with U-boats and moves the sorties of these big ships out of sequence, mentioning them en passant two chapters later (chapter 7) as part of the Bismarck story. Sadly, Dimbleby’s unfamiliarity with what historians have written on the Battle of the Atlantic undermines his whole book. That is probably because much of the new, archive-based writing on the Atlantic war over the last thirty years has emerged from Canada. It turns out that Canadians were vital to the Atlantic war from the outset in ways of which Anglo-American historians are blithely unaware. As part of the British global intelligence and Naval Control of Shipping system, Canadians ran North American shipping from 1939 until the Americans took over in July 1942. All Canadian and major American ports were linked through Ottawa with the Admiralty in London and with other NCS centres. The primary means of defending shipping was evasive routing, and the escort only fought if the U-boats could not be avoided. That is why there were so few really epic convoy battles. This reviewer’s 1997 article on NCS in The Mariner’s Mirror (Vol. 83, No. 2, Taylor & Francis) lays that out in some detail. Had Dimbleby read the modern official history of the RCN, he would also have known that the first convoys in the US coastal zone were not those of the USN in June 1942, but the Halifax-to-Boston convoys begun by the RCN in March, and that the Canadians organized, escorted, and ran oil tanker convoys through the US Eastern Sea Frontier at the height of the carnage of 1942 without loss. All of this new information completely muddles comfortable Anglo-American notions of what went on in 1942. Dimbleby does no better with the crisis of the winter of 1943. For example, Admiral Ernie King did not “put greater pressure on the Canadians” (410) at the Washington Convoy Conference in March. In fact, the Canadians bullied King into calling the conference because they were fed up with an American admiral in Newfoundland exercising operational command over virtually the entire Canadian navy. In short, Dimbleby has simply failed to grasp—let alone master— any of the literature that would have made this more than simply an illinformed cracking good read. The staff at OUP clearly need to do a much better job refereeing their products, and should resist the urge to claim anything as “definitive.” This is good history for the people of the Shires.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00History: Reviews of New Books['W. Daniel']2017-01-13T00:00:00 0a1f679ebe9e452115364061f291657c131060a8as a vital dimension of Frederick’s personality and, hence, a matter of historical significance. Frederick acceded to the throne upon the death of his father at the end of May 1740, and the defining moment of the new reign came a few months later: Prussia’s seizure of the Austrian province of Silesia. The conquest proceeded well enough, but retention proved another matter and required an immense effort that came close to shattering both Prussia and its ruler. Frederick’s decision in 1740 gives Blanning an opportunity to reassert the importance he accords both chance and personal considerations in shaping historical outcomes, as opposed to putting everything down to longer-term, impersonal, structural factors. For example, Blanning argues that Frederick’s motivation in 1740 was chiefly personal glory, rather than some wellthought-through master plan for Prussia’s growth, and it was the chance death within a few weeks of each other of the rulers of Austria (Charles VI) and Russia (Anna) that determined the timing. Silesia came to supply forty percent of Prussia’s revenues, thereby establishing this kingdom as a first-rate power. During the Seven Years War (1756–63), this status was confirmed when Frederick fought off a combination that included not only Austria, but France and Russia as well. Given this achievement, it might be concluded that Frederick was something of a genius who could do no wrong, but Blanning is far from conceding this. Frederick, as he emerges here, was a spiteful man, a victim of bullying who himself became a bully. He behaved appallingly toward his wife, whom he had married only to establish the pretense of a normal family life in order to appease his father. Frederick, like his father, and despite his reputation as an enlightened sovereign, was capable of ordering arbitrary, summary executions. He made costly mistakes on the battlefield, for which he tended to blame his subordinates. He failed to anticipate the alliance between the Habsburgs and France in 1756. In terms of artistic and literary tastes, he was stuck in the era of Louis XIV. His management style was far from ideal. He could not delegate but, instead, attempted to micromanage everything himself, which he just about succeeded in doing, thanks to his capacity for exceptionally hard work. Worst of all, he failed to train his successor. Given all this, one wonders why Frederick deserves his epithet, “the Great.” Yet Blanning is far from denying him this. Frederick sustained a successful partnership between the Prussian crown and local notables, an achievement to be contrasted with the failures of late Bourbon France and Josephist Austria. Frederick was sufficiently media-savvy to turn even questionable episodes, such as his intervention in the Miller Arnold affair, to his advantage in terms of public opinion. It is true that the Frederican state was crushed spectacularly by Napoleon in 1806, but more noteworthy than this defeat (and, after all, Napoleon had managed to defeat a much larger Austro-Russian coalition the previous year) was how Prussia rebounded. This recovery owed much to Prussia’s capacity to attract the most capable foreigners into its service—Prussians by choice, such as Stein and Hardenberg, and Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. That Prussia could do so, according to Blanning, was largely thanks to Frederick’s ability to inspire loyalty in his own lifetime, and to create a legend that shaped both Prussia and Germany after his death. This is a convincing, detailed, and eminently readable book. Blanning’s previous scholarship on the Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, international relations in the late eighteenth century, the interplay between politics and culture, and music all contributes to the richness and texture of this volume. One can think of few other statesmen or sovereigns whose lives were as replete with extraordinary episodes as Frederick’s, so it would have been a real achievement, indeed, to have produced a tedious biography; but Blanning, as one has learned to expect, is one of the most capable writers of history when it comes to conveying the essence with style, wit, and, above all, clarity of expression. The overall result is an excellent volume, as informative as it is readable.2017002017-01-13T00:00:00History: Reviews of New Books['S. Brasher']2017-01-13T00:00:00 ec11060392c439df8bb1d9c8a8b8d8cb9af58cb1It is observed that the relationship between the use of the social media by people and the loneliness and depression increases day by day. The main aim of this study is to examine the loneliness, depression and use of the social media by university students with different variables. The study group of the research consists of a total of 530 students during the spring term of the academic year 2014-2015. There was a significant difference among the faculties in terms of using the social media between the Faculties of Education and Theology and the average use of social media by the Faculty of Education was determined to be significantly higher. A significant difference emerged when the relationship between the use of the social media and the levels of depression is studied.  Article visualizations:20171232017-01-14T00:00:00European Journal of Education Studies['Yağmur Çerkez', 'D. Kara']2017-01-14T00:00:00 8269580c6d053baf055349ad17ee58240e413df7Follow regional Alzheimer's Society social media accounts and find out what's happening for people with dementia in your local area.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['K. Green']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ea681d2d2a895fc85f2ece77edbb6b40d979c73c2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Benedetta Crisafulli', 'D. El‐Manstrly', 'Jaywant Singh']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a39e0dd37d8962062f19f4ea759bde8f716222c3Abstraction - Social media (social media) is something that is not foreign to the society in Indonesia, of course people may still remember that before social media only to send electronic messages via email and chat. The development of information technology is currently growing very rapidly. The information technology is like social media, which is an application created to simplify our work as users. The results of innovation in the field of information technology in developing software has shortened the technical life and economic life of software or hardware before. This fact brings users (end users) are always vying to improve the latest technology use. With the rapid development of social media information technology, slowly making users more dependent to use social media. This fact has a positive impact and negative impact on the user (end user). The use of social media brings so much convenience to its users. With all the facilities provided by social media. But behind the ease of the presence of social media also brings a bad side to the behavior of its users. The most obvious and destructive impact is that social media users can directly access immoral unscrupulous content that is easily accessible via the internet. The aim of this research is to study the behavior of social media usage on adolescent approach model of Everyday life information of case study at Campus AMIK BSI Purwokerto, and then tested by Path Analysis using Software Analysis of Moment Structure. Keywords: Social media, Information technology, Model of Everyday life information Abstraksi - Media sosial (social media) merupakan sesuatu yang tidak asing lagi bagi masyrakat di Indonesia, tentu masyarakat mungkin masih mengingat bahwa sebelumnya media sosial hanya untuk berkirim pesan elekronik melalui email dan chatting . Perkembangan teknologi informasi saat ini berkembang sangat pesat sekali. Adapun teknologi informasi itu seperti media sosial, yang merupakan aplikasi yang diciptakan untuk mempermudah pekerjaan kita sebagai penggunanya. Hasil inovasi di bidang  teknologi informasi dalam mengembangkan perangkat lunak telah mempersingkat umur teknis dan umur ekonomis dari perangkat lunak maupun perangkat keras sebelumnya. Kenyataan ini membawa pengguna (end user) selalu berlomba-lomba untuk meningkatkan pengguaan teknologi terbaru tersebut. Dengan adanya perkembangan teknologi informasi media sosial yang semakin pesat ini, secara perlahan membuat penggunanya semakin ketergantungan untuk menggunakan media sosial. Kenyataan ini membawa dampak positif dan dampak negatif bagi pengguna (end user). Penggunaan media sosial membawa begitu banyak kemudahan bagi penggunanya. Dengan segala fasilitas yang disediakan oleh media sosial. Namun dibalik kemudahan tersebut kehadiran media sosial juga membawa sisi buruk bagi perilaku penggunannya. Dampak yang paling nyata dan merusak adalah dengan media sosial penggunanya dapat langgsung mengakses konten-konten asusila yang tak bermoral yang dengan mudah dapat diakses dengan melalui internet. Penelitian yang dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengkaji perilaku penggunaan media sosial pada kalangan remaja pendekatan model of Everyday life information studi kasus pada Kampus AMIK BSI  Purwokerto, dan kemudian diuji dengan Analisis Jalur menggunakan Software Analysis of Moment Structure. Kata kunci : Social media , Teknologi informasi, Model of Everyday life information20170352017-01-14T00:00:00IJNS - Indonesian Journal on Networking and Security['Fahlepi Roma Doni Amik Bsi Purwokerto', 'Husni Faqih Amik Bsi Tegal']2017-01-14T00:00:00 275b8d81e18b7dbf466e0085b818bc711f7f91faGender-sensitive reporting is a recent issue in the feminist media studies. Especially in the sphere of crime reporting, it is very necessary to maintain an ethical standard when one must report gender sensitive news. Gender-sensitive issues always involve feminist interpretations by the media practitioners, issues like domestic violence and sexual harassment are not properly reported by the newspapers. An element of the sensationalism is a major portion of the news related to the rape and kidnapping. Media should give special consideration to the gender-sensitive news with an eye of social responsibility and ethical boundaries should be seen in the report. In this research focus is given to the frequency of gender-sensitive news in terms of the gender representation and a comparison is given between frequency of crime news and gender-sensitive news in two newspapers which includes one Urdu and one English newspaper to advance the understanding about the coverage about the gender representation in the media. Additionally, a separate comparison among the gender-sensitive news stories is also analyzed to explore the frequency of gender-sensitive news covering the male and female. Then, further analysis is conducted to explore the gender-sensitive news stories which represents the women that how much coverage represents the gender-sensitive issues about the household women and working women.20173202017-01-14T00:00:00['S. Raza', 'Muhammad Ashraf Khan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 19649d54aaad64faef8bad2d8c2d294f3b8f069dThis study was undertaken to investigate the factors influencing proenvironmental behavior of individuals residing in the Northern Rocky Mountains (N = 267). Measures of relatedness to nature and perceived science knowledge were collected through a convenience sample approach using multiple avenues such as city email lists, organizational newsletters, and social media channels. Analysis of the data was conducted using both partial least squares and covariance based structural equation modeling to explore the relationships between the constructs. Additionally, qualitative definitions of proenvironmental behavior were investigated in order to address potential gaps between self-reported and observed behaviors. Quantitative findings show a renewed positive connection between science education, nature relatedness, and proenvironmental behaviors. Furthermore, qualitative findings suggest positive relationships between how publicly people are willing to share their passion for the outdoors and their willingness to engage in proenvironmental behaviors.201753442017-01-14T00:00:00Education Sciences['Amanda Obery', 'A. Bangert']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7ec3712c5dfd596a5cd3fc1f9c5b04a94d1bdfc6BMC Public Health20173121The results of this study suggest that innovation contests may be a useful tool for public health promotion by enhancing community engagement and re-orienting health campaigns to make them more patient-centered.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Public Health['Wei Zhang', 'David Schaffer', 'L. S. Tso', 'Songyuan Tang', 'W. Tang', 'Shujie Huang', 'Bin Yang', 'J. Tucker']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0ad2ea53d4cb873ecdf99132fddb643429d43895Cyber security is a major concern to cloud service vendors, social networks, money transfer services and mostly the user. Lack of cyber security causes losses to companies and even death to new social media users. Without cyber security, cloud adoption becomes a problem because the user is not satisfied of the safety of his/her information in cloud storage. Many companies have adopted the cloud computing system to improve on their storage facilities and save on the cost of buying the hardware. Cloud computing services are efficient to the user and he/she can easily retrieve information with any device connected to the internet. Using the cloud computing services, however, comes with challenges. It is can be attacked by hackers to be used to their advantage, just like other internet provided services. The paper will use a pragmatic approach to compare company performance on those adopted to cloud computing and those that still use traditional methods of storing data along with the importance of cyber security to the government and the public.20172015The paper will use a pragmatic approach to compare company performance on those adopted to cloud computing and those that still use traditional methods of storing data along with the importance of cyber security to the government and the public.2017-01-14T00:00:00['Kutub Thakur', 'Lixin Tao', 'Tianyu Wang', 'Liakat Ali']2017-01-14T00:00:00 897aaecd4382aa281b2e0423417079dbbfa95955The impact of social media and its growing association with the sharing of ideas and propagation of messages remains vital in everyday communication. Twitter is one effective platform for the dissemination of news and stories about recent events happening around the world. It has a continually growing database currently adopted by over 300 million users. In this paper we propose a novel grid-based approach employing supervised Multinomial Naive Bayes while extracting geographic entities from relevant user descriptions metadata which gives a spatial indication of the user location. To the best of our knowledge our approach is the first to make location inference from tweets using geo-enriched grid-based classification. Our approach performs better than existing baselines achieving more than 57% accuracy at city-level granularity. In addition we present a novel framework for content-based estimation of user locations by specifying levels of granularity required in pre-defined location grids.arXiv.org2017171This approach is the first to make location inference from tweets using geo-enriched grid-based classification using supervised Multinomial Naive Bayes while extracting geographic entities from relevant user descriptions metadata which gives a spatial indication of the user location.2017-01-14T00:00:00ArXiv['Oluwaseun Ajao', 'P Deepak', 'Jun Hong']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7b2c5d6c34101f15b76d2ac52f673367e1161950El objetivo de esta investigacion fue determinar el patron y la funcionalidad del sitio arqueologieo Tuente, ubicado en el distrito de Colcamar, provincia de Luya, region Amazonas. Para ello, se realizo actividades de prospeccion, cuatro excavaciones del tipo trinchera y trabajo de gabinete. Se encontro que Tuente es un conjunto de estructuras arquitectonicas cuya base son aterrazamientos en lo niveles, donde se construyeron mausoleos y sarcofagos adosados en una cornisa del cerro; los materiales empleados fueron la piedra, barro como mortero, relleno (materiales culturales, ichu, tierra, piedras de canto rodado) y pachillas. En las excavaciones se encontro material cultural ceramico, litico y textil. La ceramica pertenece al periodo Kuelap pintura roja y Kuelap aplicado. Se concluye que el sitio arqueologico corresponde a una arquitectura funeraria mixta donde se combina mausoleo y sarcofago, utilizada por una clase social media.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['L. R. Rodríguez']2017-01-14T00:00:00 fad05913a83c30a41d544c0005af99582b5cb9961. From moral panics in print media to recent films such as Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Tokyo Sonata (2008), Japanese mass culture has been much concerned with the image of the fragmented family. Fragmentation is often discussed as a recent occurrence caused by the alienation of the internet age, or contemporary phenomena such as the otaku, the kyoiku mama, the salaryman dad or the parasite single.[1] Using Kinoshita Keisuke's Nihon no Higeki (The Tragedy of Japan) (1953) as a case study, I want to suggest that a public discourse of the fragmented family was present in Japanese mass culture as early as the post-defeat years of the 1950s. Analysing Kinoshita's film in its historical context demonstrates the occurrence of fissures in the family structure during Japan's first decade of postwar independence. I posit film as a mass medium through which social anxieties such as those of the fragmented family were not only discussed, but also to a certain extent negotiated and alleviated.20171712017-01-14T00:00:00['J. Coates']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0a2573e67bf894e260324be42f42d33de2d5910eWe investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm-level capital allocation efficiency. Using seminal investment-Q framework, we provide evidence that CSR distorts investment sensitivity to Q. We further determine that this effect of CSR is moderated by the assumed level of agency conflict, stakeholder engagement, as well as financial slack. We also document that CSR negatively affects the sensitivity of external finance to Q and aggravates investment sensitivity to cash flow. In addition, we find that the distortion in the firm-level capital allocation efficiency is reflected in firm performance. Our findings are robust to alternative variable measurement as well as tests for endogeneity.20171072932017-01-14T00:00:00CGN: Other Corporate Governance: Social Responsibility & Social Impact (Topic)['Avishek Bhandari', 'David Javakhadze']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7b1805e504d2292e45d6aa3295f71a7776d0dd6dClimatic Change201746122017-01-14T00:00:00Climatic Change['M. Gebara', 'P. May', 'Rachel Carmenta', 'Bruno Calixto', 'M. Brockhaus', 'M. Di Gregorio']2017-01-14T00:00:00 d18183716ac7344e28ceb796809b12ad4d43217eABSTRACT A framed field experiment combined with a latent class econometric approach was used to investigate how prestige-seeking behaviour influences food choices. We propose a theoretical framework to test conspicuous consumption of specialty food products. We test the hypothesis empirically by categorizing individuals into unobserved latent classes according to their general prestige-seeking behaviour. We find evidence of food consumption driven by prestige to the point of becoming a symbol of social status. The prestige-seeking behaviour seems to be motivated by invidious comparison or higher-class individuals seeking to differentiate themselves from lower-class individuals; and pecuniary emulation, or lower-class individuals buying prestigious goods in order to be perceived as members of a higher class. Findings from this study revealed that the effects of differentiating labelling attributes had a higher impact for individuals classified into classes with prestige-seeking behaviour to attain an elevated social status.201737342017-01-14T00:00:00Applied Economics['M. Palma', 'M. Ness', 'David P. Anderson']2017-01-14T00:00:00 5775ac0732705caffd9048fdc75b2d954707bd5aIs bilingualism better than monolingualism? Previous work shows that bilinguals have an advantage over monolinguals in cognitive flexibility, the ability to shift between different mental sets. In this study, we explore if bilingualism also provides an advantage in social flexibility, which we define as the ability to (a) switch with ease and adapt between different social environments and (b) accurately read social cues in the environment. Data was collected from 465 monolinguals and 206 bilinguals. Bilinguals reported higher social flexibility than monolinguals. Mediation analyses demonstrated that bilinguals’ social flexibility gave them an advantage over monolinguals in the self-reported frequency of social interactions. This study reports the first evidence of a social flexibility advantage of bilinguals, and it suggests that as bilinguals alternate between two languages, they might also alternate between two cultural worlds, providing tools to adapt to different social environments and facilitating the frequency of social interactions.201744242017-01-14T00:00:00Bilingualism: Language and Cognition['Elif G. Ikizer', 'N. Ramírez-Esparza']2017-01-14T00:00:00 715004a020a00c1bbacf3480e27dd1c2a48e59f0Linguoecology studies all various-level language units, the use of which is contrary to the structurallanguage or ethical-speech standards and reduces the purity and comfort of communication. Linguoecology researches discourse as speech-thinking activity organizing specific communication types (audio, visual, audio-visual communication) which are eventually markers of mass media discourse and mediaspace in general. Discourse is understood as the actualizations of text structures in interaction with extralinguistic factors determining the perception and understanding of information allowing to consider the discourse as cognitive and communicative-pragmatic phenomenon. The discourse structure is multidimensional and includes described events, their participants, performative information and “non-events”, i.e. the backdrop to the events, background, evaluation of the event participants, etc. The article discusses the emerging correlative connections between the conceptual paradigm of linguistic ecology and heuristic potential for the study of media discourse in modern linguistics.20173442017-01-14T00:00:00Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities['A. Kuznetsova', 'E. Kulikova', 'Vladimir Rafaeliyevich Sarkisiyants', 'P. V. Zayats']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7acc144ba41adb1e9d1c437885fe19ff9e17ff87In Lombok Island, Lelakaq Sasak is one of the important cultures used to give suggestion to people. Nowdays Lelakaq Sasak are used as campaign media e.g. elections for head village, legislative, regency and governor to attract constituent. The goal of this research is to know how Lelakaq  types and function used in Mataram regency campaign. Data were collected using observation, quotation, document, and were analyzed using structural analysis, semiotic and hermeneutic. The results showed some types of Lelakaq used for campaing in Mataram regency election existed. Structural analysis found Lelakaq was used in terms of theme and advice. In semiotic, Lelakaq was presented in terms of metaphor, hyperbola. In hermeneutic Lelakaq apperead in terms of sounds, aliteration, association, diction. Lelakaq functioned as entertaint, stimulus and advice. The purpose of Lelakaq is about to describe event and feeling and in the campaign lelakaq was represented to give moral value, material, spiritual and people’s  visualisation.2017022017-01-14T00:00:00['Usman Jayadi']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e6b99751505ca5be3d8139dabdf9975e97609708ABSTRAK Budiyanti Cendana, 2013050239, Pengaruh Kedisiplinan Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT. Pelita Media Nusantara Bertujuan untuk mengetahui kedisiplinan yang diterapkan pada PT. Pelita Media Nusantara, untuk mengetahui kinerja karyawan dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kedisiplinan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Metode penelitian bersifat assosiatif kuantitatif yaitu penelitian yang penyajian datanya dan analisis menggunakan statistik. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 70 orang, sedangkan sampel yang digunakan adalah sampel jenuh yaitu sebanyak 70 responden. Metode pengumpulan data penelitian dengan menggunakan kuesioner (angket), sedangkan penelitian dianalisis menggunakan uji validitas, uji reliabilitas, uji regresi linear sederhana, uji korelasi product moment, uji koefisien determinasi dan uji hipotesis (uji-t). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kedisiplinan secara umum masih kategori baik. Hal itu dapat dilihat dari jawaban responden yang setuju paling banyak sebesar 50,89% . Kinerja karyawan secara umum juga masih dalam kategori baik, hal itu dapat dilihat dari jawaban responden yang setuju sebesar 72,86%. Nilai persamaan regresi dalam penelitian ini yaitu Y = 22,888 + 0,279X yang berarti koefisien b bernilai positif, hal ini menunjukan bahwa perubahan Y searah dengan arah perubahan X. Koefisien regresi b = 0,279% jika X naik satu satuan maka Y naik sebesar 0,279 satuan. Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data diperoleh nilai koefisien korelasi antara kedisiplinan dengan kinerja karyawan berada pada kategori cukup kuat dan signifikan. Nilai koefisien determinasi yang diperoleh sebesar 34% dan sisanya 66% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain. Sedangakan hasil uji signifikan thitung lebih besar dari ttabel (7,441 > 1,995) yang artinya Ho ditolah dan Ha diterima. Kata kunci: Kedisiplinan, Kinerja Karyawan2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Budiyanti Cendana']2017-01-14T00:00:00 20ce9a0b88652072401f3c09c7bdb35bf2a722caABSTRAK Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindak kelas yang dilakukan di kelas VII SMP Islamiyah Bandar Lampung Tahun Pelajaran 2015-2016.yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar dan keterampilan berbicara (bebalah). Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus.Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII SMP Islamiyah Bandar Lampung Tahun Pelajaran 2015-2016.yang berjumlah 30 siswa,terdiri dari laki-laki berjumlah 14 siswa dan perempuan berjumlah 16 siswa.Objek atau sasaran yang diteliti dalam penelitian ini adalah aktivitas siswa dan keterampilan berbicara (bebalah) dengan pemanfaatan media audio visual.Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan pada aktivitas dan keterampilan bebalah siswa di kelas VII SMP Islamiyah Bandar Lampung pada tiap siklus. Siklus I aktivitas siswa masuk dalam kategori kurang.kemudian menjadi katagori baik di siklus II. Tingkat kemampuan siswa dalam bebalahan pada siklus I rerata nilai perolehan 53,3% masuk dalam kategori kurang. dan tingkat kemampuan siswa meningkat menjadi baik dengan rerata nilai sebesar 83,3% pada siklus II menjadi lebih baik . Hal ini membuktikan bahwa pemanfaatan media audio visual berupa video mampu meningkatkan aktivitas dan keterampilan berbicara (bebalah) pada siswa kelas VII SMP Islamiyah Bandar Lampung Tahun Pelajaran 2015-2016. Kata Kunci : Media audiovisual, aktivitas hasil belajar, keterampilan berbicara ABSTRACT This research was a classroom action research conducted in class VII Junior High School Islamiyah Bandar Lampung in academic year 2015-2016 which aimed to improve learning outcomes and speaking skills (bebalah).This study was conducted in two cycles. Subjects were students of class VII Junior High School Islamiyah Bandar Lampung in academic year 2015-2016 totaling 30 students, consisting of a total of 14 male and female students amounted to 16 students.The object or goal in this research is the activity of students and speaking skills (bebalah) with the use of audio-visual media. Data were analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis method. The results showed an increase in activity and skill (bebalah) students in class VII Junior High School Islamiyah Bandar Lampung in each cycle.The first cycle of student activity in the category of less then into the category of good in the second cycle. Bebalahan ability levels of students in the first cycle the average value of the acquisition of 53.3% in the category of less and skill levels of students increased to well with a mean value of 83.3% in the second cycle to be better.This proves that the used of audio-visual media such as video can increase the activity and speaking skills (bebalah) on a class VII Junior High School Islamiyah Bandar Lampung in lessons year 2015-2016. Keywords: audio-visual media, the activity of learning outcomes, speaking skills2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Masturi Rulia']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e7d6ca1401780026d26cf0aa912a79cf263d7f11The problem of communication has always been in the center of attention of philosophers. Today it became of current interest because the world is changing and becoming very complicated. Human's position in the world is unstable and it is becoming difficult to survive in a total communication. Virtual communication "displaces" real "meeting" I and Thou. Media just complicate existing structures of communication. In this turbulent world the younger generation (Digital Natives) still needs mentors which are able to direct their intuition and energy in creative direction, to create a sphere of dialogue, to cultivate harmonious personalities. Communication is the substance of human existence, but in the discourse of the media features of communication complicated, they take the nature of rhizome, become chaotic. At the same time human can establish harmony with the outside world and him(or her-) self. But he (or she) can’t overcome the effects of the media (the acceleration of information; the simplification of information; the likening of information; the "dissolution" of person) alone. Therefore, finding ways to harmonize communication in the era of networked media becomes the priority. That is why the main result of the study is identifying requirements of communication which can help human to find announced harmony.2017160The main result of the study is identifying requirements of communication which can help human to find announced harmony.2017-01-14T00:00:00Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities['V. Gladyshev', 'A. Kouznetsova', 'R. Penner']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7e5154a9ae90394c510c23f7a294c784427ef17420170232017-01-14T00:00:00['Katherine Poker']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a597220773889f89db2ae957126093f8dd41f943The purpose of this study is to understand and present multiple perspectives on the trends and developments on access to higher education in India. It particularly aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on access, equity and social justice as part of social justice demand for higher education. Higher education institutions in India use three approaches to admit students, namely; classical – merit/elite door, social responsive – reservation door and economic responsive – financial interest door or the combination of the three, depending on their status and background such as public, private aided, private unaided. The study consulted relevant documents and literature to understand the problem, gathered empirical data through semi-closed qualitative interviews and used critical reflection and social constructivism approach to analyse and discuss the results. The findings indicate that some of the respondents support merit/elite door, some favour reservation door, some demand fair and square reservation system, some others seem to accept financial interest door, while some others support the combination of the two or the three approaches. The findings confirmed the initial assumption of the study that privatisation of higher education and the emergence of self-financing programmes and institutions have slowed down and posed new challenges to the social justice agenda. The study argues that it is important that higher educational institutions to uphold social responsiveness by embracing equity and social justice. Moreover, it is important to raise conscious about the social responsiveness of higher education among various stakeholders and accounting divergent perspectives contribute to engineer fair and just society.20172362017-01-14T00:00:00Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities['S. David']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0cca5d080c6daf107bfb54068ff90cef08d405b4Frontiers in Zoology2017455It is concluded that the modulation of the males behavioural strategy due to an unstable social environment during early development facilitates the endocrine adaptation to a comparable social situation later in life.2017-01-14T00:00:00Frontiers in Zoology['Katja Siegeler', 'L. Lewejohann', 'K. Failing', 'N. Sachser', 'S. Kaiser']2017-01-14T00:00:00 166427c65443b9a58728d28f671581bcf37a5367Since the 1940s there has been an interest in the question of why social networks often give rise to two antagonistic factions. Recently a dynamical model of how and why such a balance might occur was developed. This article provides an introduction to the notion of social balance and a new (and simplified) analysis of that model. This new analysis allows us to choose general initial conditions, as opposed to the symmetric ones previously considered. We show that for general initial conditions, four factions will evolve instead of two. We characterize the four factions, and give an idea of their relative sizes.The American mathematical monthly2017154This article provides an introduction to the notion of social balance and a new (and simplified) analysis of that model, showing that for general initial conditions, four factions will evolve instead of two.2017-01-14T00:00:00The American Mathematical Monthly['J. Veerman']2017-01-14T00:00:00 3f3ab7c008067546009bd4f9cf3408fd1513e328The purpose of the study was a critical analysis of the impact of classroom dynamics on students’ social interaction in secondary schools in Kenya. Most of the Kenyan secondary schools are faced with the challenge of overcrowding in the classrooms thus unsuited to providing a positive classroom atmosphere hence limited leaner-teacher contact. The critical analysis was to establish and address issues and strategies that must be implemented to create a positive classroom atmosphere where learners feel comfortable to learn and communicate with each other and the teacher. The main purpose of the study was to critically analyze the gender related issues, leaner’s personality related issues and the impact they have on classroom dynamics and establish the impact of learners discipline on classroom dynamics. Moreover the study generate the importance of learners participation in the classroom set up and also the role of the teacher in motivating learners who are  not naturally motivated. The study adopted a qualitative research design that was valid in studying critical analysis. The study established key recommendations to the school management to ensure that classrooms have adequate space to accommodate all the students comfortably and allow the teacher to move freely and easily connect with the learners. It also recommends provision of in-service training for teachers on how to handle large classes with learners of mixed ability, varying ages and genders, teachers should provide teaching approaches that sustain learner’s interest and ensure participation of students in class and finally teachers should provide a friendly learning environment that engages all the learners irrespective of their gender and personality abilities as it enhances a good classroom dynamic and social interaction among learners. Article visualizations:2017332017-01-14T00:00:00European Journal of Education Studies['M. Ngugi', 'R. Thinguri']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e8cfdab47bacc4797c900e33fae3aa951b55d553This article examines the role of the chocolate industry in the exploitation of children on cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire. Under the guise of corporate social responsibility (CSR), the chocolate industry has used its power in the United States to shape policy and program-level initiatives to address the worst forms of child labor, while protecting its business interests and disregarding poverty as the root cause of the problem. The non-profit industrial complex (NPIC) limits the ability of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to effectively implement programs that address poverty. The increasing CSR funding to INGOs prevents them from holding the chocolate industry accountable. Further, this article discusses the unique contribution of the social work profession in creating the social and structural change required to mitigate the negative consequences of the relationship between CSR and the NPIC.20172322017-01-14T00:00:00['Gabrielle Cole']2017-01-14T00:00:00 75a5e8f6a95953582b5f6cdcdd86fa2907225c84Hasan Hanafi states that a thorough revival in religious reforms affects social revolution and Muslims’ politics, interpretation methodologies are needed go beyond the textual and historical interpretations, which do not take al-Qur’an in a narrow space and time in Rasulullah period, Hasan Hanafi gave a social approach in interpreting the Qur’an (almanhaj al-ijtima’i Fi at-Tafsir). With this interpretation, according to Hanafi, an exegete who want to find the meaning of al-Qur’an do not only deduce the meaning of the text, but on the contrary, can induce the real meaning into the text. Interpret according to Hasan Hanafi means looking for something, object focus. Interpreting is to find something new among language text. It uses thematic method that is characteristic of interpretation by the scientific paradigm, which expresses the subjectivity emphasis of commitment interests and interpreter objective socially2017022017-01-14T00:00:00Jurnal Ushuluddin['Ade Jamaruddin']2017-01-14T00:00:00 01a976ded2c96f1d1bf9b652d431ee77c39413b0This study aims to investigate whether there is a relationship between the 5-6 years old children’s social skills and their age, gender as well as their parent’s age and educational background and similar variables. The sampling of the study consists of the 5-6 years old children who continue kindergarten, nursery and pre-school in the city of Ankara. The sampling was composed of 300 children and their parents (143 girls and 157 boys). The data was collected with questionnaire and scales. The information about children and their parents was compiled by using the questionnaire form that was prepared by the researcher. The children social skills were measured by using “Social Skills Assessment Scale” that includes 62 items with 9 sub-scales developed by Avcioglu (2007). The obtained data was tested with t-test and one-way ANOVA. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences between gender and social skills of children. The girls have statistically higher scores than boys on social skills sub-scales. Also, there are statistically significant differences in some social skills scales between mothers who are not working and mothers who are working. Children whose mothers are housewives had much higher scores on Anger Management and Accommodation Skills, Self-Control Skills, Listening Skills, Outcome Accepting Skills than children whose mothers are working. The results are discussed within the scope of the relevant literature.  Article visualizations:20171812017-01-14T00:00:00European Journal of Education Studies['A. Özçelik']2017-01-14T00:00:00 4db58d35d791afa256eb1673f530b92181965c65In line with Applied ELT (Pishghadam, 2011), English for Life Purposes (ELP) advocates boosting learners' life skills along with the enhancement of their language proficiency. In this respect, the present study investigates social withdrawal (anxiety, shyness and depression) levels of Iranian high school students with and without communicative language learning experience. The data was collected from a total of 183 high school students between the ages of 14-18 in two cities in the North West of Iran. The first group (N=96) had communicative and interaction-based language learning experience in private language schools for over three years, while the other one (N=87) had no systematic communicatively-driven language learning experience in private language schools. All participants completed the Cattell’s Anxiety Scale (Cattle, 1957), the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1983), and Shyness questionnaire (Samouei, 1994). The results of t-tests revealed meaningful differences in the anxiety, shyness and depression levels leading to meaningful differences in the social withdrawal levels of Iranian high school students with and without language learning experience and its sub-levels through at varying rates. By comparison, this study revealed that school students with language learning experiences in communicative settings enjoy a low rate of social withdrawal. Keywords: Anxiety, Applied ELT, Depression, ELP, Life skills, Shyness, Social Withdrawal2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Javad Gholami', 'S. Rezaei']2017-01-14T00:00:00 63496519e0161bbf5e6aeb1aaf1d62c126e781c3AYU PRIMA WIYANTO PUTRI. Hubungan Gaya Kepemimpinan dengan Partisipasi Anggota Kelompok dalam Program Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Di bawah bimbingan SUMARDJO. Tanggungjawab sosial perusahaan merupakan bentuk komitmen usaha untuk berkontribusi untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup dari karyawan dan keluarganya, komunitas lokal, dan komunitas luas. Komitmen tersebut mencakup aspek-aspek ekonomi, sosial dan lingkungan hidup yang dibuat dalam bentuk program-program pemberdayaan. Partisipasi anggota dalam pelaksanaan program CSR menjadi hal penting untuk keberhasilan program dan agar anggota dapat meningkatkan kapasitas dirinya melalui program pemberdayaan. Partisipasi anggota dapat dipengaruhi oleh cara pemimpin dalam menjalankan kepemimpinannya yang disebut dengan gaya kepemimpinan. Kepemimpinan adalah kegiatan mempengaruhi perilaku orang-orang agar bekerja bersama-sama menuju suatu tujuan tertentu yang diinginkan bersama. Cara pemimpin dalam menjalankan kepemimpinannya berbeda-beda sesuai dengan kondisi kelompok. Tujuan penulisan ini adalah untuk mengetahui : (1) gaya kepemimpinan yang diterapkan ketua kelompok pada program CSR ; (2) tingkat partisipasi anggota kelompok pada program CSR dan (3) hubungan gaya kepemimpinan ketua kelompok dengan tingkat partisipasi anggota kelompok dalam program CSR. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan ini adalah pengumpulan data melalui berbagai pustaka. Kata kunci : gaya kepemimpinan, partisipasi, CSR2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Ayu Prima Wiyanto Putri']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0353384e0b6e512b217bb9f8a943f62eb7361c60Frontiers in Zoology201700The modulation of the males behavioural strategy due to an unstable social environment during early development facilitates the endocrine adaptation to a comparable social situation later in life.2017-01-14T00:00:00Frontiers in Zoology['Katja Siegeler', 'L. Lewejohann', 'K. Failing', 'N. Sachser', 'S. Kaiser']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c52f8b82d7cc04e63114f89ddb480fdebe8e8c76This article presents empirical findings of research seeking to explore the formation of social capital in community development practice, that exhibits a model or mechanism by which social capital can be formed and maintained. This study also depicts how the empowerment objective can be achieved through this form of social capital. The result of this study found that the grouping mechanism established by local community development organization, namely Posdaya, has led to the formation and strengthening of social capital. The members of Posdaya have been grouped based the similarities of their interests, such as hobbies, talents, and professions. This study highlights the fact that this social capital has given rise to collective participation of the Posdaya members by sharing their knowledge, skills, and information; and finding solutions to their development problems with minimum outside intervention. These mutual and collective actions can be considered part of the self-help principle which has succeeded in empowering the members of Posdaya.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00International journal of social science studies['A. Chawa']2017-01-14T00:00:00 beb89c0982ecf678c4836f273876c248ba8610a3The South societies, under the influence of their Northern counterparts, have undergone profound familial changes; these transformations are translated in a reduction of the number of marriages and in making wedlock unions fragile along with the consequences that this entails on children. Drawing on the data from four Demographic and Health surveys (DHS) (1992, 1998, 2006, and 2012) which Niger has so far conducted, this study aims at verifying whether the influence of social transformations on the family in Niger can be captured through an examination of the increase in median age at the first marriage, in the proportion of single women (and definitive celibacy), in polygamous marriages, in couples living in consensual union (not in wedlock), in the proportion of children living with their single mother, and in that of the divorced/separated women. Our results show that though urbanization and education influence marriage, women’s “dismarriage” is yet to be a topical issue. Thus, we notice an intensification of marriages which comes, however, with a slight increase in the age at first marriage.20173502017-01-14T00:00:00International journal of social science studies['Zourkaleini Younoussi', 'Yacoubou Alou']2017-01-14T00:00:00 4480abb81f76cbeccc254ad5deda8b194c030ab6Technology has always played a key role in language education and robot assisted language learning (RALL) takes significant role in the development of language learning in EFL learners. On the other hand, learning English grammar has always been boring for young EFL learners. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of a social robot on Persian young EFL learners’ anxiety and attitude in English grammar acquisition. To this end, 10 Persian young EFL learners participated in this study and some grammar points taken from the book  Hey There 2A , in 8 sessions were taught to them with the help of a social robot. Subsequently participants responded to 28 written questions on learning anxiety with rating scale of 1-5, and 15 questions on investigating learners’ attitude towards using RALL in learning grammar in the classroom. After analyzing the data, the result indicated that there was low anxiety among learners in RALL class and high positive attitude towards learning grammar by employing a social robot. From these findings, it can be concluded that employing a humanoid robot can positively influence the learning anxiety and causes more positive attitude towards learning grammar. Current research provides a brand new method of language teaching for schools, institutes and organizations to make revolutionary changes in the process of learning by the use of a social robot as technology based approach in the field of language teaching. Keywords : Social/humanoid robot; RALL; Teaching/Learning English grammar; Technology in Education.201700It can be concluded that employing a humanoid robot can positively influence the learning anxiety and causes more positive attitude towards learning grammar by employing a social robot.2017-01-14T00:00:00['M. Alemi', 'nayereh bakhtiari fard']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e7c021b95d716847210f6f2f41add469388034d0O objetivo deste trabalho e compreender a cultura organizacional, as representacoes de natureza e os significados d’“o ambiental” que mais se destacam na atuacao de profissionais de orgaos do Sistema Estadual de Meio Ambiente de Minas Gerais (SISEMA/MG) e como essa atuacao se insere num contexto mais amplo de conflitos sobre o mundo natural. Foram realizadas e analisadas, em 2011, entrevistas em profundidade semiestruturadas mistas, combinando historias de vida e entrevistas tematicas, com oito analistas ambientais funcionarios efetivos desses orgaos. Conclui-se que, com as reformas recentes de descentralizacao na estrutura do SISEMA, nas disputas por uma definicao legitima do mundo social e natural (nos termos de Bourdieu), foi reforcada em seus orgaos uma cultura ou visao naturalizadora, uma “dessocializacao” do meio ambiente se estabelecendo como diretriz governamental, com a identificacao d’“o ambiental” com uma dimensao exclusivamente fisico-biotica, levando a um efeito de reforco da especialidade tecnica como capital especifico do campo ambiental e de invisibilizacao ou deslegitimacao da dimensao humana e social - consubstanciada nas pessoas afetadas por empreendimentos de desenvolvimento - nos processos de ocupacao do espaco e do territorio. Apontamos, ao final, para a limitacao das lutas que se atenham ao âmbito institucional, destacando, ao contrario, as formas cotidianas de resistencia. Palavras-Chave: conflitos ambientais; dessocializacao; modernizacao ecologica; orgaos ambientais estatais; representacoes sociais de natureza.20171902017-01-14T00:00:00['Bernardo Vaz de Macedo']2017-01-14T00:00:00 433766b6f7620461fc8c8fdfe511c1fba80896f0En Mexico, el Marketing Social tiene pocas decadas de estudio y aplicacion. Entendido como “el diseno, implementacion y control de programas, que buscan influir en la aceptacion de ideas sociales” (Kotler & Zalmant, 1971, p.5), se trata pues, de una estrategia que busca el cambio de habitos en beneficio de la sociedad (Rangun & Karim, 1991; Andreasen, 1994), mediante la inclusion de estrategias que el marketing convencional utiliza. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una revision acerca del termino de Marketing Social para lograr construir una definicion util y aplicable a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Mexico, la cual oriente las practicas de promocion de dichas organizaciones y se logre un mayor impacto social. Se trata de una investigacion exploratoria, de corte no experimental basada en analisis documental de fuentes primarias y secundarias de informacion. Las conclusiones arrojan que existen grandes diferencias entre el Marketing Comercial y el Social, al menos en un terreno teorico, sin embargo, en la practica los contrastes se difuminan, ganando terreno la mision que persigue la organizacion que implementa las estrategias de Marketing Social, asi como tambien el proceso de planeacion y gestion de las mismas.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Ricardo Peredo Barrientos', 'Diana del Consuelo Caldera González', 'María Guadalupe Arredondo Hidalgo']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0d29c99fd5b5bafd9b896ad89dc871bbeb5fac54Pulapre Balakrishnan (pulapre.balakrishnan@gmail.com) teaches at the Ashoka University, Sonepat and is senior fellow, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.2017852017-01-14T00:00:00['P. Balakrishnan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 637b9e1af463a2dc200df3a307b2cd6ee4c469f6En el articulo se cuestiona la memoria como una practica colectiva, cuando la violencia permanece activa en el presente, tomando como referente la experiencia de docentes de secundaria de dos colegios publicos de la ciudad de Bogota, quienes, con la colaboracion de sus estudiantes desarrollaron iniciativas de memoria sobre el conflicto armado en Colombia. Esto, precisamente, cuando en el pais se adelantan negociaciones de paz y a la vez se implementan medidas de justicia transicional. Mas especificamente, se identifican e interpretan los marcos desde los que se configuran las narrativas con las que estos actores educativos dan cuenta de su participacion en tales iniciativas. En principio, se observa como el postulado del filosofo George Santayana “Aquellos que no recuerdan el pasado estan condenados a repetirlo” es utilizado recurrentemente para insertar sus experiencias en la produccion colaborativa de memoria. Sin embargo, en el transcurso de la narracion, el pasado, el presente violento y el futuro incierto convergen, conduciendo a los participantes a cuestionar si hay lugar para la no- repeticion, cuando problematicas actuales, ligadas a formas historicas de violencia, y las expectativas de construccion de paz a futuro emergen y se ubican en el centro de la discusion. En consecuencia, se ven abocados a reenmarcar sus planteamientos iniciales, al punto de aceptar que el conocimiento del pasado cobra sentido, siempre que en el presente se lleven a cabo acciones que contribuyan a la transformacion de las contradicciones subyacentes del conflicto, y asi evitar su reproduccion ciclica. En sintesis, a partir de un analisis de marcos interpretativos, este articulo arroja luz sobre las practicas discursivas y sobre las luchas que actores especificos libran en espacios concretos, como la escuela, ante las contradicciones impuestas por un contexto en el que la produccion de memoria debe coexistir con diferentes formas de violencia.20172322017-01-14T00:00:00['Julian D. Osorio']2017-01-14T00:00:00 70e77c82e6e10dff3f350654888abc11182ddfd62017012017-01-14T00:00:00['QU Ming chengLIU Yu peng Zhang Ya nan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 251560f649ec753d573afa4f59b4eb94b248bca5Molecular Neurobiology201700It is suggested that WDPMP stress during gestation can induce long-term mood alterations in pregnant mice, which may correlate with changes in miR-206-3p and BDNF expression in the hippocampus, mPFC and amygdala.2017-01-14T00:00:00Molecular Neurobiology['Z. Miao', 'Fengbiao Mao', 'Jialong Liang', 'M. Szyf', 'Yan Wang', 'Zhongsheng Sun']2017-01-14T00:00:00 38f2791362ee7d4f76464b53c02d6b2717c802222017002017-01-14T00:00:00['D. Lightfoot']2017-01-14T00:00:00 2068a137aa020cbb7688c941125b4d104f75c1c81. Objectif general Maitriser les impacts generes par la rehabilitation de la station d’epuration des eaux usees du quartier Biyem-Assi dans la CAY VI 2. Objectifs specifiques OS1 : Decrire le site d’implantation de la station d’epuration de Biyem-Assi et ses environs pour bien comprendre son fonctionnement ; OS2 : Analyser les impacts de la rehabilitation de cette station sur le cadre et les conditions de vie des populations riveraines ; OS3 : Proposer un plan de gestion rationnelle des differents impacts sur l’environnement et la population. 3. Hypothese La rehabilitation de la station d’epuration de Biyem-Assi dans la Commune d’Arrondissement de Yaounde 6e genere des impacts maitrisables sur l’environnement et les habitants. 4. Methodologie L’approche methodologique adoptee est essentiellement dynamique et participative. La collecte d’informations de sources primaires est faite a l’aide des entretiens avec les responsables de SOPREC et de GIC le Vert. Les observations in situ sont assorties de prises de vues pour l’illustration des faits saillants dont la simple description ne peut pas les rendre fidelement. Les questionnaires sont administres de facon aleatoire et la population cible est celle proche de la station a rehabiliter.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Y. L. G. Wette', 'B. Mougoué', 'H. Nzouatom']2017-01-14T00:00:00 64c54d858c10da81ca107f2845b637ee378b5a0b2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Z. A. Wahab', 'Y. Kurniawan', 'H. Wahab']2017-01-14T00:00:00 99ed368055d50999a0e5f9c7161c69d6269072e8PART 1 Introduction to Strategic Management and Business Policy CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts of Strategic Management CHAPTER 2 Corporate Governance 42 CHAPTER 3 Social Responsibility and Ethics in Strategic Management 70 PART 2 Scanning the Environment 93 CHAPTER 4 Environmental Scanning and Industry Analysis 94 CHAPTER 5 Internal Scanning: Organizational Analysis 136 PART 3 Strategy Formulation 173 CHAPTER 6 Strategy Formulation: Situation Analysis and Business Strategy 174 CHAPTER 7 Strategy Formulation: Corporate Strategy 204 CHAPTER 8 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy and Strategic Choice 236 PART 4 Strategy Implementation and Control 269 CHAPTER 9 Strategy Implementation: Organizing for Action 270 CHAPTER 10 Strategy Implementation: Staffing and Directing 300 CHAPTER 11 Evaluation and Control 328 PART 5 Introduction to Case Analysis 363 CHAPTER 12 Suggestions for Case Analysis 364 PART 6 Cases in Strategic Management 1-1201701362017-01-14T00:00:00['Thomas L. Wheelen', 'J. Hunger', 'A. Hoffman', 'C. Bamford']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e5c27573466a60d6917c2742124aa46e2dbab4daAIM To develop a human in vitro model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), utilising primary hepatocytes cultured in a three-dimensional (3D) perfused platform. METHODS Fat and lean culture media were developed to directly investigate the effects of fat loading on primary hepatocytes cultured in a 3D perfused culture system. Oil Red O staining was used to measure fat loading in the hepatocytes and the consumption of free fatty acids (FFA) from culture medium was monitored. Hepatic functions, gene expression profiles and adipokine release were compared for cells cultured in fat and lean conditions. To determine if fat loading in the system could be modulated hepatocytes were treated with known anti-steatotic compounds. RESULTS Hepatocytes cultured in fat medium were found to accumulate three times more fat than lean cells and fat uptake was continuous over a 14-d culture. Fat loading of hepatocytes did not cause any hepatotoxicity and significantly increased albumin production. Numerous adipokines were expressed by fatty cells and genes associated with NAFLD and liver disease were upregulated including: Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1, fatty acid-binding protein 3 and CYP7A1. The metabolic activity of hepatocytes cultured in fatty conditions was found to be impaired and the activities of CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 were significantly reduced, similar to observations made in NAFLD patients. The utility of the model for drug screening was demonstrated by measuring the effects of known anti-steatotic compounds. Hepatocytes, cultured under fatty conditions and treated with metformin, had a reduced cellular fat content compared to untreated controls and consumed less FFA from cell culture medium. CONCLUSION The 3D in vitro NAFLD model recapitulates many features of clinical NAFLD and is an ideal tool for analysing the efficacy of anti-steatotic compounds.World Journal of Gastroenterology201761109The 3D in vitro NAFLD model recapitulates many features of clinicalNAFLD and is an ideal tool for analysing the efficacy of anti-steatotic compounds.2017-01-14T00:00:00World Journal of Gastroenterology['T. Kostrzewski', 'T. Cornforth', 'S. Snow', 'L. Ouro-Gnao', 'C. Rowe', 'E. Large', 'D. Hughes']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0d20ca26d272a351c4edbb6f0dd6f9cd4b8d650bPayment transactions with electronic money were conducted by transferring the fund electronically to merchant terminal, which would directly subtract the value of electronic money on electronic device managed by the owner. The characteristic of electronic money are as follows: to be deposited in advance to the issuer; the sum of money is electronically deposited in a particular medium, it can be card or other communication instrument; its function is as a non cash payment instrument to merchant not to the issuer of electronic money; and the sum of electronic money does not constitute saving product because it does not include in those guaranteed by Deposit Guarantor and it is not given any interest or reward. Electronic money is essentially cashless money, whose monetary value comes from the value of money deposited in advance to the publisher, then stored electronically in an electronic media such as server (hard drive) or chip card, which functions as a Non-cash payment instrument to the non-electronic issuer concerned. The monetary value of the electronic money is in electronic form (electronic value) obtained by redeeming a sum of cash or debiting his account in the bank and then stored electronically in electronic media in the form of a stored value card.2017070Electronic money is essentially cashless money, whose monetary value comes from the value of money deposited in advance to the publisher, then stored electronically in an electronic media such as server (hard drive) or chip card, which functions as a Non-cash payment instrument to the non-electronic issuer concerned.2017-01-14T00:00:00Yuridika['Rachmadi Usman']2017-01-14T00:00:00 01f4477d92d2817d8b1b75e8efb51018d0e2b39dInternational Journal for Equity in Health20173469The study shows that support/caregiving for elderly populations imposes economic burden on families, potentially influencing the economic position of families with attendant implications for equity and future family support for such vulnerable populations.2017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['S. Nortey', 'G. Aryeetey', 'M. Aikins', 'Djesika D. Amendah', 'J. Nonvignon']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c310462f8e29e8ff65e5ec925648d2924e7d5bd3BMC Geriatrics20175564The study identified a set of health, social and contextual variables as strongly related to HRQL in functionally independent community-dwelling older people and highlights the multidimensional nature of HRQL.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Geriatrics['M. Machón', 'I. Larrañaga', 'M. Dorronsoro', 'K. Vrotsou', 'I. Vergara']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6b07b0d9a0ff27397e30c147ae0cbc4edeeb4a3cBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth20175240The findings suggest that the CBT model is applicable and useful as a way of understanding and informing the treatment of PTSD following childbirth, even when clinical, demographic and obstetric were controlled for.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['L. King', 'Kirstie McKenzie-Mcharg', 'A. Horsch']2017-01-14T00:00:00 4bfeed88621942bf2a9e5e261acc31b2d746da01Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control20172435Results of blood culture diagnostics should be swiftly available to guide treatment of critically ill patients and species identification by MALDI-TOF MS from shortly incubated subcultures resulted in adjustments of empirical antibiotic therapies and might improve the clinical outcome of septic patients.2017-01-14T00:00:00Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control['R. Köck', 'J. Wüllenweber', 'D. Horn', 'C. Lanckohr', 'K. Becker', 'E. Idelevich']2017-01-14T00:00:00 baf72beb479c0a908443e31929dce1d7eff40dcbBMC Psychiatry20174033An elevated severity level of personality disturbance is associated with an increase in psychiatric morbidity and social dysfunction and the findings highlight the complexity related to the use of diagnostic thresholds for separate personality disorders.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Psychiatry['M. Karukivi', 'T. Vahlberg', 'K. Horjamo', 'M. Nevalainen', 'J. Korkeila']2017-01-14T00:00:00 59baa61affbe6acd420031d9f59760bb5842fd68Background Jolkinolide A (JA) and Jolkinolide B (JB) are diterpenoids extracted from the roots of Euphorbia fischeriana Steud and have been shown to have anti-tumor activity. However, their effects on the ability of tumor cells to invade blood vessels and metastasize remain largely unknown. Investigations into the effects of JA and JB on the angiogenesis of tumor tissues may facilitate the identification of new natural drugs with anti-tumor growth and metastasis activities. Material/Methods We used different concentrations of JA and JB (20 μg/ml, 40 μg/ml, 60 μg/ml, 80 μg/ml, and 100 μg/ml) to stimulate A549 cells and then studied the effects on the growth and metastasis of lung cancers. In addition, we used conditional media from A549 cells (A549-CM) stimulated by either JA or JB in different concentrations to culture human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Results We found that both JA and JB significantly inhibited the Akt-STAT3-mTOR signaling pathway and reduced the expression of VEGF in A549 cells, but JB exhibited more significant inhibitory effects than JA. The JB-stimulated A549 cell conditional media had a greater inhibitory effect on the proliferation and migration of HUVECs than did the conditional media of JA-stimulated A549 cells. This effect gradually increased with increasing concentrations of either type of Jolkinolide. Conclusions Our results suggest that JA and JB inhibited VEGF expression in A549 cells through the inhibition of the Akt-STAT3-mTOR signaling pathway, and directly inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUVECs. These findings are of great significance for the development of new plant-derived chemotherapy agents for the treatment of cancer.Medical Science Monitor20176018The results suggest that JA and JB inhibited VEGF expression in A549 cells through the inhibition of the Akt-STAT3-mTOR signaling pathway, and directly inhibited the proliferation and migration of HUVECs.2017-01-14T00:00:00Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research['Lei Shen', 'Shanqiang Zhang', 'Lei Liu', 'Yu Sun', 'Yuxuan Wu', 'Liping Xie', 'Jichuan Liu']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7e198699ef068abc282b1f4356aab6a2c7637667Objective: People living with HIV (PLWH) have chronic immune activation and increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Activation of monocytes and T lymphocytes causes upregulation of glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) for efficient function. PLWH have an increased percentage of GLUT1-expressing monocytes and T lymphocytes, but it is unclear if these cells are associated with CVD. We evaluated the expression of GLUT1 and CD38 on monocyte and T lymphocyte populations from HIV-infected women with subclinical CVD. Methods: Participants with more than 75th percentile (n = 15) and less than 25th percentile (n = 15) age-adjusted intima-media thickness (IMT) at the right common carotid artery and bifurcation were identified from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Groups were matched by age, race/ethnicity, smoking status, and CD4+ cell count. All women were receiving suppressive antiretroviral therapy except for one high and one low IMT participant. Monocyte and T lymphocyte populations were evaluated for GLUT1 and CD38 expression using flow cytometry. Results: Intermediate monocytes from high IMT women had significantly increased expression of GLUT1 (310 MFI vs. 210 MFI, P = 0.024) (66.4% vs. 48.5%, P = 0.031) and CD38 (339 MFI vs. 211 MFI, P = 0.002) (10.5% vs. 3.8%, P = 0.0002) compared with women with low IMT. High and low IMT participants showed no differences in GLUT1 or CD38 expression on classical monocytes, nonclassical monocytes, CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. Conclusion: GLUT1-expressing intermediate monocytes are elevated in HIV-infected women with subclinical CVD. These cells may contribute to development of CVD in PLWH and could be a novel target to limit inflammation.AIDS (London)20174018GLUT1-expressing intermediate monocytes are elevated in HIV-infected women with subclinical CVD in PLWH and could be a novel target to limit inflammation.2017-01-14T00:00:00AIDS['T. Butterfield', 'D. Hanna', 'R. Kaplan', 'J. Kizer', 'H. Durkin', 'M. Young', 'M. Nowicki', 'P. Tien', 'E. Golub', 'M. Floris-Moore', 'K. Titanji', 'M. Fischl', 'S. Heath', 'Jefferey Martinson', 'S. Crowe', 'Clovis S Palmer', 'A. Landay', 'J. Anzinger']2017-01-14T00:00:00 3c84e605eb8109be3a887ea35d656b5696e53ff4Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology20172413A scalable process offering high purity and recovery, taking advantage of the isoelectric point difference between full and empty particles, which results in 98% contaminating protein removal and 96% empty particle elimination.2017-01-14T00:00:00Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology['B. Leuchs', 'Veronika Frehtman', 'Markus Riese', 'M. Müller', 'J. Rommelaere']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ca0d247d4dda387f282188c949e9fe70ca240fceGamification is the use of game design elements in non-game context platforms such as services and marketing to motivate people to participate in planned activities to increase engagement and loyalty to achieve goals. Gamification has been applied to academic fields including software engineering in recent years. Some studies show that gamification can motivate engineers in Software Engineering (SE) if applied appropriately. However, most gamification implementations are lacking well-defined frameworks or models. This paper develops a software gamification model (SGM) with a well-defined framework that provides a robust process for implementing gamification for SE. This model also contains elements from applied psychology, Social Software Engineering (SSE), and the Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Having those elements ensures that the model has a solid foundation in gamification and SE disciplines. The model is further tailored for cross-cultural software development teams (CCSDT). CCSDT have been popular in recent years due to the fact that software development has become a global business. However, as more and more CCSDT are formed, many challenges and issues have been raised in those cross-cultural environments stemming from miscommunication, misunderstanding, cultural differences and conflicts. This paper uses the SGM to help resolve the issues.International Conference on Management Engineering, Software Engineering and Service Sciences20173112A software gamification model (SGM) with a well-defined framework that provides a robust process for implementing gamification for SE and contains elements from applied psychology, Social Software Engineering (SSE), and the Capability Maturity Model (CMM).2017-01-14T00:00:00{'pages': '1-8'}['Isaac Chow', 'LiGuo Huang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 14b09ddf51d5ee3acb203d1a7b383b016027e729Current psychology20174811This study shows that two distinct types of activation may trigger different interpretations of social stimuli, which means that there is a link between both types of processes.2017-01-14T00:00:00Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)['K. Imbir']2017-01-14T00:00:00 5924b1fc51660f50530a654ffe47ce5be4f5723eAbstract A Cu(II)-methylmalonate complex, (C3H7N6)4[Cu(II)(C4H4O4)2](H2O)4Cl2 (1) (where C3H7N6 = protonated melamine, C4H4O4 = methylmalonic acid), has been synthesized from aqueous media and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The anionic Cu(II)-methylmalonate complex mediated formation of interesting supramolecular assemblies in the solid state by means of ionic interactions with protonated melamine. Moreover, other forces such as antielectrostatic H-bonding and π+–π+ interactions also play a crucial role in defining the final 3-D architecture of 1. An interesting stacking among protonated melamine molecules is studied by DFT calculations. Lattice water molecules and chlorides form various hydrogen bonds to take part in the self-assembly processes.20174992017-01-14T00:00:00Journal of Coordination Chemistry['M. Mitra', 'Anowar Hossain', 'Prankrishna Manna', 'S. R. Choudhury', 'S. Kaenket', 'M. Helliwell', 'Antonio Bauzá', 'A. Frontera', 'S. Mukhopadhyay']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ce972f35435d3a88e4c6eb173af837b71a33ab0aThe sharing economy is a new economic model from practice, with the aid of the Information and Communications Technology, transfer the temporary use right of idle resources from the supplier to demander, improving the efficiency of the existing resource, promoting the sustainable development of social economy. Scale effect exists in sharing economy, the more resource providers and users participate in the sharing economy, the lower the cost, and the higher the efficiency. To encourage more people to participate in sharing economy, we should have a dearth understanding of why people would participate in it first. This research takes the meaning, classification, characteristics and essence of sharing economy as a premise, the Theory of Planned Behavior as a basic, purposes a TPB model for participating behavior in sharing economy, and analyzes the variables of different levels, attempting to study the factors that influence people's participating behavior in sharing economy. This research argues that the attitude toward the behavior, subjective norm and perceived behavior control are the general variables impacting the behavior intention of shared resources providers and users, and according to the essence of sharing economy, providers have their own special variables.International Conference on Management Engineering, Software Engineering and Service Sciences2017169This research argues that the attitude toward the behavior, subjective norm and perceived behavior control are the general variables impacting the behavior intention of shared resources providers and users, and according to the essence of sharing economy, providers have their own special variables.2017-01-14T00:00:00{'pages': '306-310'}['Junfeng Liao', 'Shuhua Li', 'T. Chen']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7ef48afb5ba3f41d0969a7f6d20751e14bcd66a6Ethical behaviour if not practiced has the ability of reducing organization performance; it may cause disagreements, lawsuits, client dissatisfaction, poor service delivery, poor time management, and corruption among others. Some of the unethical behaviours observable that may affect organizational performance include arrogance, ignorance, neglect, absenteeism, alcohol consumption, smoking, and neglect among others. An organization's ability to bring forth ethical behaviour that goes above and beyond the call of duty can be a key asset and one that is difficult for competitors to imitate. The main objective of the study was to assess the influence of ethical behaviour on organizational performance in the Kenyan Public Health Sector. This was for the purpose of proposing appropriate strategies that could cultivate commitment and compliance among health workers in the sector. The study was based on the Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura (1977). It posits that people learn from one another, by way of observation, imitation, and modeling. The study was carried out in Baringo District Hospital-Kabarnet, Rift-Valley Province. A mixed approach method was used with a survey research design. It applied a census inquiry on all the staff in the facility and 174 returned their questionnaires. Questionnaires were used for primary data collection. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and content analysis for ordinal and nominal data, respectively. Data presentation was done using tables, frequencies and percentages. The results showed that neglect, absenteeism, poor time management, corruption, disputes, and dishonest were rife in the sector. It was recommended that training of staff, government support and strict enforcement of the Public Officer Ethics Act (2003) be duly implemented to curb these vices. The office of the Ombudsman should put in place mechanisms that enable clients or patients to report any act of malpractice either via social media or text messages for prompt action. Key words: Behaviour, ethics, performance, corruption.2017982017-01-14T00:00:00African Journal of Business Management['H. Yatich', 'Richard Musebe']2017-01-14T00:00:00 46ca06c9e6b02c2b4852596e535bf32298b6d61fMultinational retailers are now very powerful and their activities could influence whole economies. In this paper, we investigate why they engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices towards consumers, how it fosters sustainable development, and what the role of institutions are in the process of developing CSR strategies. Changes that have taken place in Poland since 1989, when the transition process into a market economy started, constituted an excellent research field due to the fact that the retail market was not saturated at the beginning, consumers were only slightly protected by the law, and there were no institutions promoting the implementation of social responsibility standards by companies. Research involving analysis of secondary data drawn from retailers’ websites, CSR reports, and published data relating to the CSR institutions allowed the following: (1) identification of three stages of development in consumers’ conception of CSR characterized by the immoral, amoral, and moral management; (2) showing that these activities have a business case; and (3) explaining the role of institutions and competition in this process. It is also shown how multinational retailers could contribute to the sustainable development of less mature markets in which they invest.20176982017-01-14T00:00:00Administrative Sciences['Grażyna Śmigielska', 'Renata Oczkowska']2017-01-14T00:00:00 b1a1b4a9e0a01ffb96cea81d38772721e9cb8c26Water, Air and Soil Pollution20176242017-01-14T00:00:00Water, Air, & Soil Pollution['A. Acquavita', 'Stefano Biasiol', 'D. Lizzi', 'G. Mattassi', 'Mariangela Pasquon', 'N. Skert', 'L. Marchiol']2017-01-14T00:00:00 bd2f973aa5fa7e84e3f516021200e6b3bc3155ffBackground: This study aims to investigate the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and clinical and metabolic correlation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Materials and methods : In this prospective observational case control study, which included 34 patients with RA having disease duration of more than 5 years were compared to 34 healthy matched controls. Results: The mean age of each cohort and control groups were 48±14.4 and 48.6±14.0 respectively with female preponderance in the study group. Both the groups were comparable for various atherogenic biochemical risk indices like body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, random blood sugar, and lipid profile. The study group had a significant elevation of CRP as compared to control group (88% vs 15%). The mean CIMT of study group was 0.86 ± 0.18 and that of control group was 0.53 ± 0.15 and which is statistically significant (p<0.0001). As the severity of disease increases according to disease activity score (DAS 28), the CIMT in study group also showed increasing trend. Conclusion : Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic manageable disease with various musculoskeletal morbidities and cardiovascular complications because of chronic subclinical inflammatory state. 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Bhatt', 'A. Patel', 'I. Madabhavi', 'Aishwary Gupta', 'H. Zadafiya', 'M. Patil']2017-01-14T00:00:00 78ffa11553a04ade85112e815df4de4f1da92631Most of the developers are collaborating freely as the team works through the Internet, for developing open source software projects without access restriction, playing different tasks including communications and coordination, making various social collaboration in the open source software projects (e.g., Bug/issue report, discussion, code revisions, etc.). All these activities can be recorded into software repositories like GitHub, and used to generate an implicit developer social network (DSN). In this paper, we conduct our empirical study using 50 open source software projects collected from GitHub and construct VCS-DSN and BTS-DSN to investigate the same collaboration between developers in the real world, and to find similarities and differences between them, in addition to the degree of similarity and diversity.International Conference on Management Engineering, Software Engineering and Service Sciences2017283This paper conducts an empirical study using 50 open source software projects collected from GitHub and construct VCS-DSN and BTS- DSN to investigate the same collaboration between developers in the real world, and to find similarities and differences between them, in addition to the degree of similarity and diversity.2017-01-14T00:00:00{'pages': '30-37'}['Mohamed Abdelrahman Aljemabi', 'Zhongjie Wang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 17bb206c4aa68081509e0ef6650fe92ed8631037Objective – The aim of the research is to cheer the Engineering Students of Southern Tamil Nadu, India to do participative learning in English and facilitate them in obtaining English communication skills for their development in Professional and Career Orientation. Methodology/Technique – The study was undertaken in India with the sample of 300 students who are in the Engineering colleges of Southern Tamil Nadu. Data had been collected through questionnaire which was later evaluated using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and AMOS (Analysis and Moment Structure) software to validate the conceptual framework. Findings – The study has revealed the factors affecting LSRW and satisfaction of students. The major factors that are paved the way for this are Professional Purposes, Academic Developments, Personal Developments, Professional Communication Skills, Academic English and Social Communications. Novelty – This paper will fabricate and determined outline for the development of Engineering Students in Southern Tamil Nadu in the Postmodern Era and encourage them for improving their Professional Communication Skills in English. Type of Paper: Empirical.20171642017-01-14T00:00:00['A. Hariharasudan', 'S. Gnanamony', 'S. Rajaram']2017-01-14T00:00:00 77b951676848605b5e02d852d5cc1bdd6b3d76f2Social factors may affect the available sources of toxic substances and causes of poisoning, and these factors may change over time. Additionally, understanding the characteristics of poisoning cases is important for treating such patients. Therefore, the present study investigated the characteristics of poisoning cases in Baghdad Poisoning Consultation Center (PCC) and Forensic Medicine Institute (FMI). Data on all poisoning cases reported in PCC and FMI during 2013 were retrospectively obtained from medical records. Total of 1131 reports of poisoning cases (1082 from PCC and 49 from FMI) were analyzed according to age, sex, geographical distribution and causes of poisoning according to the type and class of poisoning agent. The results showed that most of the poisoning case are from urban area, and the incidence in male is greater than that in females. In both centers, the higher percent of poisoning occurred within the age range 11-20 years. Regarding the type of poisons, zinc sulphide and carbon monoxide represent the cause of poisoning reported in MFI, while metals (mostly copper) and drugs (mostly CNS depressants) represent the major causes of toxicity reported in PCC. In conclusion, among the elements that are common between the two centers are the age distribution of the cases. Rodenticides and metals represent the major causes of poisoning cases reported in Baghdad during 2013. The study results suggest that it is necessary to continuously collect data of patients admitted to emergency departments with toxic poisoning at multiple centers. Keywords: Poisoning, Consultation center, Forensic medicine.Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences2017294The results showed that most of the poisoning case are from urban area, and the incidence in male is greater than that in females, and among the elements that are common between the two centers are the age distribution of the cases.2017-01-14T00:00:00Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ( P-ISSN 1683 - 3597 E-ISSN 2521 - 3512)['Faris H.Maedie', 'H. Alhaddad', 'S. Hussain']2017-01-14T00:00:00 d83c3c34f7025aac52d2468322627ac0287e1324Program Pendaftaran Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) dan Sekolah Agama Negeri (SAN) adalah satu usaha murni kerajaan untuk membantu dan memperkasakan sekolah-sekolah agama di Malaysia.  Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tahap iklim sekolah dan komitmen guru Sekolah Agama Bantuan Kerajaan (SABK) di negeri Kelantan.  Artikel ini penting kerana kedua-dua variabel terlibat adalah merupakan aset utama danterkandung dalam anjakan keempat PPPM 2013-2025. Sebanyak 9 buah sekolah telah dipilih secara rawak dari 3 daerah iaitu daerah Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, dan Tanah Merah.  Seramai 217 responden terlibat dalam menjawab soal selidik yang diedarkan, dari jumlah populasi seramai 497 orang.  Penganalisaan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan beberapa kaedah analisis yang terdapat dalam program Statistical Package For The Social Sciences (SPSS) .  Instrumen yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah instrumen iklim sekolah, School level environment Questionnaire (SLEQ) yang dibina oleh Johnson, Steven & Zvoch (2007) manakala instrumen komitmen guru ini telah dibuat adaptasi oleh Lei Mee, Thien, Nordin dan Ramayah (2014).  Dapatan artikel ini menunjukkan tahap komitmen dan iklim sekolah berada pada tahap yang tinggi serta terdapatnya hubungan yang kuat antara iklim sekolah dengan komitmen guru SABK di negeri Kelantan.  Adalah diharapkan hasil artikel ini dapat digunakan sebagai rujukan khususnya kepada para pentadbir sekolah ke arah meningkatkan pencapaian, keberkesanan pentadbiran dan pengurusan sekolah. Kualiti pentadbiran dan pengurusan sekolah perlu sentiasa dikaji, diteliti dan ditingkatkan demi merealisasikan hasrat Kementerian Pendidikan untuk menjadikan sistem pendidikan di Malaysia bertaraf dunia.20171342017-01-14T00:00:00['Mohamad Kasim', 'Siti Noor Ismail', 'Suhaila Mohammad', 'Hasliza Ibrahim']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f733c0c3fbf7fbc0e2d434d5ad8fdcfd65e3350dExperimental results show that ratchets may be implemented in semiconductor and chemical systems, bypassing the second law and opening up huge gains in energy production. This paper summarizes or describes experiments and results on systems that effect demons and ratchets operating in chemical or electrical domains. One creates temperature differences that can be harvested by a heat engine. A second produces light with only heat input. A third produces harvestable electrical potential directly. These systems share creating particles in one location, destroying them in another and moving them between locations by diffusion (Brownian motion). All absorb ambient heat as they produce other energy forms. None requires an external hot and cold side. The economic and social impacts of these conversions of ambient heat to work are, of course, well-understood and huge. The experimental results beg for serious work on the chance that they are valid.Entropy2017163Experimental results show that ratchets may be implemented in semiconductor and chemical systems, bypassing the second law and opening up huge gains in energy production.2017-01-14T00:00:00Entropy['Peter M. Orem', 'F. M. Orem']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6be525e0d906c4c0674f185fc9eb303a2d3fc155Every individual adopts a unique way to obtain knowledge and this way of acquiring knowledge is known as learning style. These learning approaches of the students can significantly influence their learning outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the learning styles of Master level students enrolled in Education programs of the public sector universities in southern Punjab region of Pakistan. The study findings reveal that students majoring in Education practice multiple learning styles to accomplish their academic goals endeavors. Moreover, assimilating was the most practiced learning style by the sampled students. The results of ANOVA posits that there are significant differences in learning styles adopted by the students of different universities. The findings of this study provide useful information about the learning style preferences of the social science students and postulate that the choice of university significantly influences the learning style adaptation of students.20171832017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of Learning and Development['Fakhra Yasmin', 'A. Akbar', 'Zhang Yan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1736eaa118c37eb8264dcc5e08c795a6966f4338This paper focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing the regular education school, the legitimizing of diversity within their structures and explanatory consciousness. It proposes a comprehensive framework for improving quality in the inclusive school, by understanding their business processes and the construction of social justice, about diversity as a factor inherent in the socio experience. The author analyzes the objective and subjective possibilities, associated with the construction quality of inclusive schools, from the institutional, organizational and ecological-contextual. So, constantly wondering about what way the school can become a space of real inclusion for all students?20171032017-01-14T00:00:00['Aldo Ocampo González']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c14747efb50a0a703475b60877c9678a28ad7ba3City, Territory and Architecture20171332017-01-14T00:00:00City, Territory and Architecture['N. Costantino']2017-01-14T00:00:00 88a1ec673dd4d752cfa37afc571720db7e91fe8eThis research was purposely made to attempt to study the guideline for propagation of Buddhism in the Buddha’s time and Thai society and to study the situation of Thai Buddhist Sangha’s propagation in Western world and to comparatively analyze them to find the suitable guideline for the propagation of Buddhism in Western world. This is a documentary research. In the study, it was found that the suitable guideline for the propagation of Buddhism in Western world comprises of the essential components which are as follows: 1) the suitable method: it basically requires the right staff whose qualities are necessarily qualified for the mission. Apart from this, there should have convenient places for Western ways of life in the Dhamma practice as well as Dhamma media, 2) the contents of teaching: the Dhamma contents should be based on the reasonable proof in the present time by avoiding what cannot be proved by contemporary sciences, furthermore, such Dhamma contents should not be aimed at insulting others’ faith, 3) the target of propagation: native people who are interested in Buddhism should be focused on through the providing of suitable Dhamma, and 4) the goal of propagation: the application of the Dhamma in their daily lives in order to peacefully live in the society leading to the full realization of truth resulting in getting rid of a great deal of suffering should be prioritized.201700It was found that the suitable guideline for the propagation of Buddhism in Western world comprises of the essential components which are as follows: the suitable method, the right staff whose qualities are necessarily qualified for the mission, and the goal of propagation.2017-01-14T00:00:00['พระทินวัฒน์ จนฺทปญฺโญ']2017-01-14T00:00:00 eb8d2649f6d914746d529c446829803c00b65e69ABSTRACT In a series of cases spanning more than three decades, the courts have attempted to establish boundaries on the permissible use of racial preferences in college admissions. Proponents of these policies believe that race-based preferences are needed to create a diverse student body that facilitates effective learning and social inclusion. Opponents of such policies contend that racial preferences are inherently discriminatory and eliminating them would yield a more able student body. Whereas race-based preferences have garnered the most attention, elite colleges regularly employ other types of preferences, including those for alumni and talented athletes. To inform this important policy debate, we develop a simple model comprised of a rational college administrator that maximizes a linear combination of student body ability and the college endowment through the choice of race, legacy and merit admission shares. We find that relaxing the racial-preferences constraint can produce a ‘less-able’ student body even when the college administrator places greater weight on student body ability than she does on the college endowment. The change in admissions policy may serve only to increase the number of admissions that can be ‘sold’ to wealthy alumni through legacy preferences and thereby foster the growth of weeds in the Ivy.20172722017-01-14T00:00:00Applied Economics['Dennis L. Weisman', 'Dong Li']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c11e6dd8990e91e7852680a2ab1ad87b29d59ce3Constitutions are traditionally seen as inherently domestic documents, written by the people, for the people, and reflecting the nation’s highest values. Yet, constitutions also have important external dimensions. Constitutions define the territory of the nation. They articulate the requirements for citizenship. They define war-powers, treaty-making powers, and structure foreign affairs. They commonly demand that governments protect nationals that reside abroad. In some cases, they extend protections to foreigners in need, especially when they are seeking admission.In a globalized world, this external face of constitutions is changing, reflecting the technological, political, economic, social and cultural changes that continuously reshape a variety of boundaries and determine their nature and level of permeability. Hence questions arise as to whether national constitutions take account of their impact on strangers, whether they should do so, and if so, how do they accommodate their concerns. Our aim in this Introduction Essay and in this Symposium is to draw attention to the external dimensions of constitutions, to the role constitutions play in the global sphere and, ultimately, to the question of responsibility of constitution drafters and interpreters to the outside world. While constitutions are traditionally understood as domestic documents, their significant and multifarious external dimensions raise moral and perhaps also legal questions about the respect that is due to outsiders and their human entitlement to equal concern and respect. We hope that this Symposium serves as the opening for such a debate also among constitutional lawyers.2017022017-01-14T00:00:00['E. Benvenisti', 'Mila Versteeg']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f4f5caf72051b2bcfbdbed2cc6a3fabcfd4721baThe rule of law as a globally recognised concept is multi-faceted (Chesterman, 2008). In the common-law tradition, it is conceived through a formal and substantive framework. In essence, it centres on the supremacy of the law over the arbitrary exercise of power and the formal legality of the law (Tamanaha, 2004, p. 115; Cotterrell, 1992, p. 157). The rule-of-law concept has been criticised as being of unique European origin, where plural social organisation and universal natural law constitute its two preconditions (Unger, 1977, pp. 80–110). It has, however, been advocated around the world as one essential principle leading to modernity, where the legitimacy of the law based on the formal and substantive rule of law serves as a strong symbol for a modern society (Deflem, 1996, p. 5).International Journal of Law in Context20174522017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of Law in Context['Qianlan Wu']2017-01-14T00:00:00 fff6987de503a30ca2fdaf67025ca3367c83c1b5Behind a ‘Veil of Ignorance’, the Social Planner’s problem of choosing from a collection of diverse wellbeing outcome distributions is akin to a problem of individual decision making under risk. Aside from adding economic insight, this interpretation provides a rationale for using Stochastic Dominance ‘optimality’ in wellbeing analysis which is shown to improve upon the discriminatory power of standard pairwise comparisons. A Linear Programming test for optimality of a given distribution can be derived from the first principles of Expected Utility. A simulation experiment examines the power of this test and finds a high frequency of triplets of non-dominated distributions and pairs of optimal distributions. Several empirical examples for large advanced economies illustrate that the optimality test better captures the history of income distributions than pairwise tests.20173722017-01-14T00:00:00Games & Political Behavior eJournal['G. Anderson', 'T. Post']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e7215c7cf2b8ff73256dec1189d5d84a3b5531f1The problem of auditor independence has been (and still) a long debatable issue. Major failures to maintain independence were attributed to extended auditor client relationship. The theory of Social Interactionism claims that, auditor independence is theoretically not only a matter of so called socioeconomic/Meso-level factors (raising the interdependence effect between the auditor and the client) but it also tends to be a macro as well as micro levels factors of social interaction. Due to such non-linear relationship, this research intends to examine the effect between different levels of interactions (with a focus on the micro level representation and the degree of auditors’ religiosity, i.e. religious commitment) on the degree of auditors’ independence (in different situations at auditors’ moral development). The main objective of the paper is to determine the interactive effect between religiosity and moral development on the degree of auditor independence. This main objective is to be achieved through three sub-objectives. First is to test whether there is a main effect of moral development on the degree of auditor independence under different economic conditions of clients. Second is to test, whether there is a substantial effect of auditors’ degree of religiosity on the degree of auditor independence, and the interactive effect between religiosity and moral development on auditor independence at different economic conditions of clients. This statistical experimental research was conducted using a questionnaire at a sample of 190 auditors working in Egypt. This research uses the mixed factorial ANOVA technique to determine the interactional effects of the previously listed independent variables on the degree of auditor independence assessed by his/her likelihood to accept client’s materially misstated reported information using eight (2x2x2) scenarios. The findings of the paper demonstrate that religiosity can affect the degree of auditor independence only at clients’ weak economic conditions, and the same applies to morality as well. There is no evidence that there is an interactive effect between the religiosity and moral development that affect the degree of auditors’ independence. The originality of this research rests being the first experimental designed research, measuring the degree of auditor independence, in Egypt rather than the classical perceptional assessment approach. Second, it is the first study to test the interactive effect between religious orientation/commitment rather than religious affiliation and morality on the degree of auditor independence.20178122017-01-14T00:00:00Auditing eJournal['Diana Mostafa', 'K. Ehab', 'M. Hussain']2017-01-14T00:00:00 872c1887fbb59b80e8b73356135d05b7ae9dfa5fMy think-tank Polis is hosting a public debate at the LSE on Wednesday January 25th at 6.30pm with the London Press Club on how the news media should respond to a Trump Presidency. In the wake of Brexit there are all sorts of issues being raised about the new ‘populism’ and the wider context of ‘fake news’, propaganda, hacking, trust, and ‘elite’ bias in ‘post-truth’ or ‘post-fact’ world.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['C. Beckett']2017-01-14T00:00:00 38e7491485b73186fa03f7d2503a5011b45932ebApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology201700The whole large-scale purification process involves filtration, single-step DEAE anion exchange chromatography, buffer exchange by cross-flow filTration, and final formulation in Visipaque/Ringer solution, results in 98% contaminating protein removal and 96% empty particle elimination.2017-01-14T00:00:00Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology['B. Leuchs', 'Veronika Frehtman', 'Markus Riese', 'M. Müller', 'J. Rommelaere']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ac50b54063f7aec6082cd67e49a26ad40b89258fThe research objectives were to study the problem of Buddhism propagation of Thai Sangha in Chiang Mai province and to develop the format and method of proactive strategy of Thai Sangha in Chiang Mai province. This research found the present characteristics of Buddhism propagation format in Chiang Mai province included non-standardized and less harmonious way of teaching, less potential human resources, both monks and persons, for religious teaching, irresponsive improvement of policy execution to the single characteristics of each temple, and less attractive and effective teaching media.  Additionally, in the future, there would be less qualified superior and subordinate monks which could be a morality risk in Thai society. The recommended proactive methods of Buddhism propagation for Thai monks ensemble in Chiang Mai province included 1) “Dharma (Buddhism) Road Show” which the monks ensemble will act as a troop of Buddhism lecturers in various communities  2)     “Dharma (Buddhism) Learning Center in Public Places; Temples and Schools” for people in all ages, and 3) direct morality teaching within various ritual happenings for public audience. These three recommended methods would be suitable for Chiang Mai society due to the people’s traits in the province that have been generous and Buddhism-based living. The promotion and application of the concrete Buddhism propagation as recommended will be the mechanism for making greatly appropriate way of living and peaceful area for the people in the province.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['พระมหาสมชาย กลิ่นจันทร์']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f00bd140cd7f9853608c65cd5a9837fb95e5102fWe study the free energy flux across a stratified media made by graphene (G) and/or molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). The flux depends not only on the number of G/MoS2 layers but also on the priority of graphene layer respect to MoS2 layer in the media. The rule is; the thinner layer should be the nearest neighborhood of leftmost and rightmost sides of the media for getting the highest energy flux. The free energy flux can be tuned by applying an external gate voltage to MoS2 layers due to the tunable property of the dielectric constant of MoS2 by the gate voltage. Also we show in the silicon/MoS2/silicon three-body configuration, the photon heat tunneling is amplified significantly due to the increasing the number of the coupled modes. Due to the amplifying effect, this mechanism could be exploited to improving detection ability in the near infrared detection systems.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00arXiv: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics['H. Simchi']2017-01-14T00:00:00 3facc7bad448a138356ad346e30a92dbebe2c8dcO direito canonico e um dos pilares da ciencia juridica ocidental. O seculo quarto tem uma especial importância pois nessa epoca se realizaram os primeiros concilios ecumenicos, presididos pelo imperador romano. A igreja imperial mesclou conceitos romanos e canonicos na seara juridica, formando as bases do direito comum da baixa idade media.2017102017-01-14T00:00:00['C. Brandão', 'Altamir']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e1de63c1a5c2906d5ffb9469bdd697a6c0b13cecWe study the free energy across a stratified media made by graphene (G) and/or molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). The flux depends not only on the number of G/MoS2 layers but also on the priority of graphene layer respect to MoS2 layer in the media. The rule is; the thinner layer should be the nearest neighborhood of leftmost and rightmost sides of the media for getting the highest energy flux. The free energy can be tuned by applying an external gate voltage to MoS2 layers due to the tunable property of the dielectric constant of MoS2 by the gate voltage. Also we show in the silicon/MoS2/silicon three-body configuration, the photon heat tunneling is amplified significantly due to the increasing the number of the coupled modes. Due to the amplifying effect, this mechanism could be exploited to improving detection ability in the near infrared detection systems.20172302017-01-14T00:00:00['H. Simchi']2017-01-14T00:00:00 241dfcc70d94f4aaae7107dd4f66f692ca44ddf6Neste artigo, procurei compreender como o conceito de campesinato e politicamente utilizado e reinterpretado ao longo dos tempos no Brasil. Para isto, realizei uma revisao dos estudos das diversas areas das ciencias sociais sobre este modo de vida a partir da decada de 1970. Busquei compreender as formas como se reproduzem no campesinato as esferas fundantes desta categoria. Em seguida, subsidiei-me dos estudos mais recentes que apontam as novas categorias politicas que surgem, trazendo consigo novos discursos, sao eles: agricultura familiar e populacoes, povos ou comunidades tradicionais. As discussoes realizadas apontam a permanencia das sociedades camponesas na contemporaneidade. Ao mesmo tempo em que criam estrategias de reproducao social, elas se fortalecem no campo das lutas politicas e permanecem reproduzindo modos de vida baseados na reciprocidade e no interconhecimento; se reconhecem como pertencentes a um grupo que compartilha saberes, praticas e valores comuns. Este trabalho e fruto de uma pesquisa de doutorado que teve como tema o feminino campones na regiao Norte de Minas Gerais, portanto, este espaco e palco privilegiado das reflexoes realizadas. Palavras-Chave: Campesinato. Agricultura familiar. Povos tradicionais. Resistencia. Visibilidade politica.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['M. D. G. G. Cunha']2017-01-14T00:00:00 23e94aee7ddd4653608dd4c11948d174604f14e9Paget’s disease of the bone (PDB) is a chronic skeletal disorder which occurs from overactive osteoclastic bone resorption followed by a compensatory increase in osteoblastic new bone formation that results in a high rate of bone remodeling and abnormal bone formation. The ensuing poor bone quality in PDB can predispose patients to fractures. Impaired fracture healing is also common in the setting of pathologic bone- hence; implant failure secondary to persistently high stresses in the setting of non-union is rather unsurprising. We review management of a proximal femoral non-union in a case of failed fixation for a subtrochanteric femur fracture in a Pagetic patient. When implants for proximal femur fractures fail in PDB patients, total hip arthroplasty (THA) or revision with a new implant is recommended. Not all PDB patients with previous broken hardware are good candidates for THA, based on past medical and social history, and there exist a high likelihood of failure of revision fixation secondary to impaired healing potential. We recommend proximal femoral replacement as an appropriate surgical option for PDB patients who are least suited for THA following failed internal fixation.2017201Proximal femoral replacement is recommended as an appropriate surgical option for PDB patients who are least suited for THA following failed internal fixation, and total hip arthroplasty (THA) or revision with a new implant is recommended.2017-01-14T00:00:00['A. Do', 'Forsh Da']2017-01-14T00:00:00 49382eec5a6921a5c3c28dd2fd2dea16af18a9f8Junho de 2013 foi um mes extraordinario na sociedade brasileira. A mobilizacao em massa tomou conta das ruas das principais cidades do pais estendendo-se, no decorrer dos dias, aos centros medios e perifericos. As questoes pautadas pelos manifestantes demonstraram-se como fontes de consenso e divergencia na conducao do conflito politico. Concomitantemente, a prospeccao de que o pais vivia numa inercia social foi contradita por uma maneira relativamente nova de acao coletiva respaldada e incentivada, principalmente, pela gramatica da internet. Atraves dos blogs, redes sociais e midias alternativas, os manifestantes propagaram suas indignacoes e reuniram forcas para o confronto politico questionando o poder instituido nas trincheiras da politica e nos discursos propagados pela grande midia. Por intermedio deste panorama, o presente artigo procura oferecer uma interpretacao possivel sobre as manifestacoes de Junho de 2013 que contemple tres principais eixos: as caracteristicas sobre o ativismo social na contemporaneidade; a acao coletiva de confronto e suas repercussoes; e as consequencias de Junho para sociedade brasileira.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['Gustavo Paccelli']2017-01-14T00:00:00 dafc3067177f3c17c5f1579856562ad7599291b7At a time in history when the role of structural factors in shaping the HIV epidemic is not receiving the attention it deserves, the study by The Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research Europe (COHERE) [1], published in this issue, provides a social epidemiological analysis of the relationship between educational level and positive and negative outcomes of HIV combination antiretroviral treatment (cART). They perform this analysis on data from several cohorts of people living with HIV in Europe recording educational attainment. We focus on this study because, beyond presenting valuable data, it also provides an opportunity to consider the role of structural factors over time, in a multicausal framework, and the importance of always keeping the big picture in perspective.AIDS (London)2017141A social epidemiological analysis of the relationship between educational level and positive and negative outcomes of HIV combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) and the role of structural factors over time is provided.2017-01-14T00:00:00AIDS['C. Caceres']2017-01-14T00:00:00 bea1b4ee2ae02bc896abc747e1b56f9a7c59274dIn the place where public lives are strong, people in the community do not rely on state institutions despite being the strong and powerful institutions. But in a community where there are no public lives, people in communities often rely on public institutions. As a result, the state is responsible for all aspects of the community resulting in the failure of all needs giving rise to great deals of inefficiencies respectively. In urban where public lives are strong, the relationship of people, be it in the forms of organization of corporate network, formal or informal, is often associated with one other in a horizontal level. This kind of relationship always brings about the honesty and mutual trust among others. But in the place of urban where there are no public lives, the relationship between man and man, social institution and social institution remain in the vertical level. Both are benefiting one another. But one side must rely on the other side. Both types cause communication. But the data flows from a vertical relationship bring less belief. On the one hand, the relationships between the horizontal levels lead to a city wherein a good system of government and economic prosperity can be met with. On the other hand, the vertical relationships pose a mafia regime and the backward economy2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['กีรติ กมลประเทืองกร']2017-01-14T00:00:00 908f1e519a7f7735cb20377ae74c4d2d7dcbaf9fThe present study investigates the effect of gender representation in Saudi Arabian school curricula on children’s value systems and social character. In particular, the study examines gender distribution in first-grade school textbooks in Saudi Arabia where schooling, and education at large, is single-sex throughout. The data for the study is constituted by six textbooks prescribed for the first school semester at boys’ and girls’ schools. The study attempts a content analysis of the texts and illustrations in these textbooks in order to examine the representation, indeed construction, for the children of society and the stereotypical social roles of its members. Analysis reveals a gendered representation. Women suffer low visual and verbal visibility, and are almost completely denied occupations. Moreover, social activity is segregated by gender, with women appearing mostly in indoor activities and men in outdoor activities. The paper concludes by revisiting these findings against the backcloth of the idiosyncratic religious and cultural character of the Saudi society in which gender differences are normalized.20173112017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of English Linguistics['T. K. Ghalib']2017-01-14T00:00:00 010242b4fc175dd6e5708c55c0b0d9ddb5f682abSocial Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are adjusted to reflect the increase, if any, in the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The purpose of the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is to ensure that the purchasing power of Social Security and SSI benefits is not eroded by inflation.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['D. Butler']2017-01-14T00:00:00 882bfa20b43450767406a1ff3c1e46fc0f4fd041The first quarter of the twentieth century in Portugal was characterised by a series of important historical and political events: the Regicide (1 February 1908), the fall of the Monarchy and establishment of the Republic (5 October 1910), and the First World War (1914-1918). By this time, women could not yet vote and they were systematically ignored in the debate of crucial social issues. Therefore, the main question here addressed is how poetry as free embodiment can take part in a gender revolution, promoting the feminist turn. The answer lies in the consequent breakout of female sentimental literature, which entitled women to reveal themselves, by enabling the poetic scrutiny of their intimacy through a particular focus on the body as prime referent. In this way, they dared to expose dreams, desires, fulfilments and despairs, firming an identity pact through poetry, and engendering a collective voice with social meaning. The published poems here analysed convey the idea that being a woman was something valuable and unique, and, at the same time, manage to inscribe female poets such as Virgínia Vitorino and Zulmira Falcarreira in the Portuguese intellectual mainstream.2017912017-01-14T00:00:00Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities['Isabel Pinto']2017-01-14T00:00:00 d2dc24cf4895f6b43080511551ed2fc7b4b35cffBy using unit level data on migration from nationally representative National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) for two points of time (1993 and 2007-08), this paper looks at the change in the level of employment related inter-state out migration in India. This paper brings out: the change occurred in the rate of inter-state out-migration between 1993 and 2007-08, the proportion of economically engaged women within the category of women who migrated due to marriage out of their state, the volume of employment related inter-state out migration of women, and finally, the propensity of Indian people for employment related inter-state out migration by their social, economic and geographical attributes. This paper finds a two times increase in inter-state out-migration in India during last one and a half decades. The increase is found even higher in many states/union territories and when we confine the analysis only to the working-age population. The gender gap has been glaring. Compared to 35 males per 1000 working age male population out-migrating across the border of their state of domicile for employment there is only 10 per 1000 working age females.  Further female migration in India is predominantly occurs within the state. Out of the total women inter-state out-migrants, 4 percent reported to have migrated exclusively for employment, while more than 80 per cent reported marriage as a reason of migration. In India, economic activity of women is under reported. Keeping this in view, we have tried to adjust the reason of migration for women. This study shows that the adjusted employment related reason of migration for inter-state women rises to 18 per cent at the all India level. The logistic regression analysis further shows that these women who reported marriage a reason of migration but actually part of the workforce belong to lower socio-economic households.20171512017-01-14T00:00:00['Imtiyaz Ali', 'Abdul Jaleel CP', 'RB Bhagat']2017-01-14T00:00:00 0cfbe7c35879f992ca14097561a4e5d39ba19defThis study investigates kinship greeting in Sasaknese.  The study used ethnolinguistic approach that described aspects of relation between language and culture to maintain cultural practices and social structure of a society.  The study revealed: (1) the Sasak kinship greetings had relation to the kinship structure, having hierarchical boundaries of four generations above one’s family group chart and three generations below one’s family group chart, and are related to users’ age; (2) the custom greetings have social and cultural functions; (3) the existing condition of the use of the kinship greetings is undergoing a shifting in some areas on Lombok Island as a result of modernization. The shifting is merely occurred on the greetingforms; whereas others, which are related to the kinship structure and the users’ age, remain as the characteristic of Sasak tribe; (4) by constantly using the kinship greetings, Sasak people, have participated in preserving the cultural riches; that is the local language. This effort constitutes one of the strategies in preventing language extinction as the cultural heritage of the nation.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['H. Haerudin']2017-01-14T00:00:00 87a915b8dddb562a10dad8c536fd03a4852b59e2Abstract: Breast milk is the most perfect food for baby. Giving breastfeeding means giving nutri tion of high nutritional value that needed for growth and development of nerve and brain, giving immunity substances  to some diseases and realize the emotional bond between mother and baby. This study is a study of the correlation (correlation study) using analytical survey method with cross-sectional (cross-sectional). A nalysis shows an e ffect of duration of breastfeeding contributes to development of children , that is   to the social development  amounted to 59.3% ,  to the development of fine motor skills of children at 41.5% , on the development of children's language to 51.9% , against gross motor development of children to 69.2%. There is a positive influence between duration of breast-feeding to the child's development, in which the child's development consists of four aspects: social personal, fine motor, language and gross motor  amounted to 78.4%. Keywords:  Breastfeeding, Child Development. A bstrak : ASI merupakan makanan yang paling sempurna bagi bayi.Pemberian ASI berarti memberikan gizi-gizi yang bernilai gizi tinggi yang di butuhkan untuk pertumbuhan dan perkembangan saraf dan otak, memberikan zat-zat kekebalan terhadap beberapa penyakit dan mewujudkan ikatan emosional antara ibu dan bayinya. P enelitian ini merupakan penelitian studi korelasi (correlation stydy) dengan menggunakan metode survey analitik dengan rancangan cross-sectional (potong-lintang). Hasil analisis menunjukkan ada pengaruh lamanya pemberian ASI terhadap perkembangan anakyaitu terhadap perkembangan sosial sebesar 59.3%, terhadap perkembangan motorik halus anak sebesar 41.5%, terhadap perkembangan bahasa  sebesar  51.9%, terhadap perkembangan motorik kasar anak, sebesar  69.2%.Ada pengaruh positif antara lamanya pemberian ASI  terhadap perkembangan anak, dimana perkembangan anak terdiri dari 4 aspek yaitu personal sosial, motorik halus, bahasa, dan motorik kasar sebesar  78.4%. Kata kunci : Pemberian ASI, Perkembangan Anak201701There is a positive influence between duration of breast-feeding to the child's development, in which the child’s development consists of four aspects: social personal, fine motor, language and gross motor.2017-01-14T00:00:00IJNS - Indonesian Journal on Networking and Security['S. Lestari', 'Tatik Trisnowati Akper Insan Husada Surakarta']2017-01-14T00:00:00 cb8ce875f017d9965384dbf50a1eb5e7aa35fe68Dominant approaches to the study of happiness have primarily tended to be oriented towards the maximization of happiness. This drive toward maximization has entailed looking for ways to quantify and consequently measure the levels of happiness in individuals as well as in social groups. This paper, which represents an initial inquiry into the critical study of happiness, insists on the irreducible and finally profoundly subjective dimension of happiness. Drawing on the work of G.W.F Hegel, Theodor Adorno, and Alain Badiou, this essay attempts to formulate a theoretical framework that would be able to advance a legitimate critique on happiness, a concept that has for the most part evaded criticism, and suggests that the insights drawn from those aforementioned thinkers offer meaningful entry points through which a thorough inquiry of happiness might be pursued.20171102017-01-14T00:00:00Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities['Jeremy De Chavez', 'Jan Alain Villegas']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a50ff52ae238c40e2b93b76b79934ca0015e7672This research described the use of jargon in social interaction of Sasak language. The researcher evoked the issue on forms, function and meaning of jargon used by students of MAN Gerung, West Lombok regency.  This research is a descriptive research that used qualitative approach. The techniques of data collection were observation and documentation. The data were analyzed through specific linguistic feature based on linguistic attitude. The results were summarized as follows: 1) forms of jargon were found in terms of word and phrase forms, 2) the functions of jargon were for communicative simplicity, identiying function and milieu restoration. While the meaning of the data jargon jargon MAN Gerung students varies based on the students' understanding.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Muhsan Muhsan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 cbea24e4da06db27a846c32f674de68a40c538e0a decada de 1980, movimentos sociais passaram a reivindicar uma saude publica igualitaria e universal no Brasil, que se opusesse ao sistema privatista de medicina ate entao vigente, que privilegiava metodos curativos e atendia apenas trabalhadores formalmente registrados e seus dependentes. Os anseios sociais foram ouvidos pelo constituinte de 1988 e o Sistema Unico de Saude [SUS] foi criado, sob as diretrizes da descentralizacao, do atendimento integral e da participacao popular, sendo pos-teriormente regulado por legislacoes como a Lei no 8.080/90 e a Lei no 8.142/90. Seguindo este ideario, o presente artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar, atraves de um estudo bibliografico que segue o metodo hipotetico dedutivo, que o SUS deve ser universal, tendo como fundamento politicas publicas que priorizem a reducao de riscos e a promocao da saude, a fim de que o direito social e fundamental a saude nao seja lesado e o proprio sistema possa sustentar-se frente a sua complexidade, atendendo, assim, a concepcao ampliada de saude. Logo, verificou-se que o SUS foi e e um importante avanco social em materia sanitaria, mas que o carater promocional e preventivo do sistema ainda pode ser fortalecido. Portanto, as politicas publicas sao essenciais na consolidacao do direito a saude.2017302017-01-14T00:00:00['J. Sturza', 'Maria Cristina Schneider Lucion']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6566e859d0236af6e02b3c3613b55f73219333a5Current Psychology2017002017-01-14T00:00:00Current Psychology['K. Imbir']2017-01-14T00:00:00 cf09fe7e0879ad2f195ae7fc1aed4e58de996880The research entiled “Integration of sikkha and Iddhipada in Learning Management For Development of desirable Characteristics Facultr of Education Mahachulalongkronrajavidlaya University” was the research to study the principal of Sikkha 3 by integrating Iddhipāda4 inthe form of manual as the objectives of learning management to develop desirable characterisics, to learning management to develop desirable characterisics of student in the faculty Education Mahachulalongkronrajavidlaya University, Lamsai Sub-district, wangnoi Distinct, Ayttaya Province. During of research October 2557 – September 2558 Findings: procedure in learning management as the principle of Sikkha 3 and Iddhipāda 4 less than was the social studies in Evaluation and measurement and teaching groups teaching of Social Studies  teaching group which there most improvement making disciplinary learners, pay attention and more responsibility. There were about the achiever in learning better than another groups, by social study teaching groups in population study subject was higher level than another groups from less to the best, less than social study teaching groups in the Evaluation and measurement subject, it was the higher level Thai Language teaching groups in Evaluation and measurement subject.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['บุญเลิศ จีรภัทร์']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1dd675086e8b8aa6a8af7af7d1fdf233480e3874The research objectives were to examine the present situations and problems of folk wisdom apphying for community development in Roi-Et Province and to study a pattern of folk wisdom apphying for community development in the province. There were 90 samples and research tool included survey form, participatory observation form, in-depth interview form, focus group discussion form, and workshop records form. The results were described: 1) the present situations and problems occurred in aspects of (1.1) religious place reconstruction; (1.2) surroundings improvement; (1.3) job development; (1.4) social subsidy; (1.5) public health support; (1.6) morality training; (1.7) local culture promotion; (1.8) infrastructure development; and (1.9) tourism promotion, and 2) a pattern of folk wisdom application for community development in Roi-Et Province included (2.1) planning with participatory action; (2.2) organizing towards taskforce; (2.3) staffing based on individual expertise; (2.4) directing to follow the plan; and (2.5) controlling under the clear criteria.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['พระมหาสมเดช วงศ์ธรรม']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7c97dd62f609c35e95983bebe42776b53ebf0954In the Islamic point of view, marriage is the foundation of life in social interaction and the noblest deed in managing. If in its implementation, a marriage does not fulfill its legitimate requirements, it can be cancelled. The cancellation can be caused by the violation against marriage procedures and material. Therefore, a marriage cancellation was filed to the Court in the jurisdiction where the husband and wife live (Article 25 of Marriage Law No. 1/1974) in the judge’s verdict on the request of the husband or wife, and/ or of the other parties. Keywords : Cancellation, Marriage, Legal Consequence2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Nurul Mariati Simanjuntak']2017-01-14T00:00:00 16ac732b20ccd03c590f2e640a576414003dfb87Existing approaches to online convex optimization make sequential one-slot-ahead decisions, which lead to (possibly adversarial) losses that drive subsequent decision iterates. Their performance is evaluated by the so-called regret that measures the difference of losses between the online solution and the best yet fixed overall solution in hindsight. The present paper deals with online convex optimization involving adversarial loss functions and adversarial constraints, where the constraints are revealed after making decisions, and can be tolerable to instantaneous violations but must be satisfied in the long term. Performance of an online algorithm in this setting is assessed by the difference of its losses relative to the best dynamic solution with one-slot-ahead information of the loss function and the constraint (that is here termed dynamic regret); and the accumulated amount of constraint violations (that is here termed dynamic fit ). In this context, a modified online saddle-point (MOSP) scheme is developed, and proved to simultaneously yield sublinear dynamic regret and fit, provided that the accumulated variations of per-slot minimizers and constraints are sublinearly growing with time. MOSP is also applied to the dynamic network resource allocation task, and it is compared with the well-known stochastic dual gradient method. Numerical experiments demonstrate the performance gain of MOSP relative to the state of the art.IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing201747202A modified online saddle-point (MOSP) scheme is developed, and it is proved to simultaneously yield sublinear dynamic regret and fit, provided that the accumulated variations of per-slot minimizers and constraints are sublinearly growing with time.2017-01-14T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing['Tianyi Chen', 'Qing Ling', 'G. Giannakis']2017-01-14T00:00:00 69db79a3554e9fb4593ef72788d446d13645c732Understanding the behavior of the consumers is exceptionally important for the organizations where consumers have different attitudes towards the product or service. Literature of the consumer studies endows with various factors of the consumer buying behavior. Regardless, advertising plays an important role while numerous traditional tools are already accessible. However, e-marketing is challenging and growing trend to incline the consumers due to the rapid diffusion of the technology. The core objective of this study is to investigate the effect of "e-marketing" on online consumer buying behavior in the context of the Pakistan. Data were collected through questionnaires distribution among 800 online users from November 2015 to June 2016. Later, 726 questionnaires were found valid for further analysis, addressed 90% accuracy in the response rate. In order to test the research hypotheses, structural equation modeling (SEM) and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) were employed. It is revealed that electronic marketing (eM) is significantly correlated to the online consumer buying behavior in the context of Pakistan. The findings of the research also indicated a positive relationship of each sub-items of the e-marketing, as independently analyzed. Moreover, this study proposes certain managerial implications along with possible future work for academic researchers and practitioners.International Conference on Management Engineering, Software Engineering and Service Sciences2017245It is revealed that electronic marketing is significantly correlated to the online consumer buying behavior in the context of Pakistan and certain managerial implications are proposed along with possible future work for academic researchers and practitioners.2017-01-14T00:00:00{'pages': '163-167'}['A. Waheed', 'Jianhua Yang', 'Kalsoom Rafique']2017-01-14T00:00:00 904240fe30155e2c77edb1fc9a253d87e54c653cIn 2015, Ministry of Education and Culture of Republic of Indonesia introduced online national examination systems for senior high school students to replace paper-based national examination systems. The problem faced by many schools are students are not ready to have a computer-based test because they do not have enough preparation. The root this problem is because scholls do not have an online examination systems for training their students. This paper discusses a development and application of online national examination preparation systems for SMA Muhammadiyah 4 Kartasura. The objective of the development is to provide a web based sistem which could be used for training students to face online national examination. The system was developed following system development life cycle (SDLC) principle with waterfall approach. The requirement analysis showed that the features of the systems needed by the school are involving randomizing mechanism for questions, test duration limitation, automatic marking systems, administrator functions and login systems for students and teachers. The national examination preparation systems was developed using PHP programming language dan MySQL database management systems. The result of the development is a web-based national examination preparation systems with complete features in accordance with requirement analysis. The questionaire analysis of system testing by the users involving teachers and students showed that 70% respondents feel satisfy with the developed systems. Keywords: computer based test, online national examination, web-based test systems,201700The result of the development is a web-based national examination preparation systems with complete features in accordance with requirement analysis and the questionaire analysis of system testing by the users involving teachers and students showed that 70% respondents feel satisfy with the developed systems.2017-01-14T00:00:00['Heru Supriyono', 'Anam Sutopo', 'Rahma Fitri Wahadati', 'Kunti Dwi Narwattu Jati', 'Unsta Nastiti Lingga Rastari']2017-01-14T00:00:00 868d40b7f07892cc65f5c769e970fee6ff97e7e1Abstract - The development of science and technology today is almost perceived all areas of community life, one of which is the application of online attendance system in an agency or organization which aims to facilitate the attendance system both when the use, supervision and reporting. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of the application of online absenteeism to the work discipline of Purple Express Laundry Jakarta. Data were collected by distributing questionnaires to 30 employees and data analysis using SPSS version 23. The method used was simple linear regression analysis. The results obtained that the application of online absence a positive and significant impact on employee work discipline. Keywords: online attendance system, employee work discipline. Intisari - Perkembangan IPTEK dewasa ini hampir dirasakan seluruh bidang kehidupan masyarakat, salah satunya adalah penerapan sistem absensi online di suatu instansi atau organisasi yang mana bertujuan untuk memudahkan sistem absensi baik saat penggunaan, pengawasan maupun pelaporannya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh penerapan absensi online terhadap disiplin kerja karyawan Purple Express Laundry Jakarta. Data dikumpulkan dengan cara menyebar kuisioner terhadap 30 karyawan dan analisis datanya menggunakan SPSS versi 23. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear sederhana. Diperoleh hasil bahwa penerapan absensi online berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap disiplin kerja. Kata Kunci: Sistem absensi online, disiplin kerja karyawan.2017412017-01-14T00:00:00['Mahmud Safudin Amik Bsi Pontianak']2017-01-14T00:00:00 936eba265e06d499bf1062c3f1cff5e4fcbf309fNot all information is publicly available and not always free, but here are some places to start searching for people or businesses online.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Julie Ridlon']2017-01-14T00:00:00 766aafc74533433d640da231a877472b5313b27d2017022017-01-14T00:00:00['B. Liu', 'Y. Wang', 'L. Zhang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 855f6a66b12a3a0de8c0658a6a49189c042952ae2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['R. Ashford']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f44ba243a1614fce8991ab7ee4a96e4dd3a3cd85If your organisation provides support services for people affected by dementia, get in touch today to promote your services on Dementia Connect for free.201700If your organisation provides support services for people affected by dementia, get in touch today to promote your services on Dementia Connect for free.2017-01-14T00:00:00['K. Green']2017-01-14T00:00:00 402b28db7040f35da0187fe11e68e1c86f4551e82017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Jaywant Singh', 'Benedetta Crisafulli']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f5dad36421e74f73564b78aa7be7e433879f24492017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Wahyu Catur Hastuti', 'Tri Irawati', 'W. Laksito']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1c60cd885ce90d71d77e8c6384b8d1858f6e5f3ePediatric Rheumatology Online Journal20173021Pediatric rheumatic conditions represented 0.32% of admissions at a pediatric hospital in Kenya and other countries in East Africa, and Acute inflammatory arthropathies, septic arthritis and Kawasaki disease were the most frequent in-patient rhematic diagnoses.2017-01-14T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['A. Migowa', 'I. Colmegna', 'C. Hitchon', 'E. Were', "Evelyne W Ng'ang'a", 'T. Ngwiri', 'J. Wachira', 'S. Bernatsky', 'R. Scuccimarri']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c68a7953cd6e1c9acf3be4410029396f0f10f50cBioMedical Engineering OnLine20173122Experimental results show that the proposed method is superior to eight other state of the art methods and achieves the highest VOE, RVD, ASD, RMSD and MSD scores using the MICCAI-2007 Grand Challenge scoring system.2017-01-14T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Yongchang Zheng', 'Danni Ai', 'J. Mu', 'Weijian Cong', 'Xuan Wang', 'Haitao Zhao', 'Jian Yang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e01b31c6c2b4ebc5ced7c56f95e193e6e956dfe6The study targeted a group of 27 students at a college in Kuwait who were enrolled in a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) English course during the academic year 2015-2016. The purpose of the study was to monitor students’ assessments of their writing competence in English and to measure their attitudes toward the CLIL course. Data collection utilized a total of five focus-group interviews with the students which were recorded and transcribed, and a category system was generated to describe the commonalities in the participants’ responses. Additionally, an online survey using Google Forms was based on the categories delineated from the interview data. The Microsoft Excel program was used for counting the means, standard deviations, and percentages for each of the survey items. The results of the study indicated that the majority of the students (80%) thought that the CLIL course enhanced their writing competence both within and beyond the sentence level. Writing skills within the sentence level included the accurate use of punctuation marks and capitalization rules. Writing skills beyond the sentence level included paragraph organization, use of proper transition words, and writing cause-and-effect paragraphs. Approximately 20% of the students did not think CLIL improved their writing competence beyond the sentence level. Furthermore, the students displayed highly positive attitudes toward all aspects of the CLIL course. Implications were drawn for specialized teacher training to cope with the demands of CLIL courses, and longitudinal studies to track students’ development of writing competence over time.20173762017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of English Linguistics['Sulaiman Alrabah', 'Shu-Hua Wu']2017-01-14T00:00:00 374ffd310c3afb501992ce4fa7f2db345be3055720179372017-01-14T00:00:00Sex Roles['Maartje H. J. Meijs', 'Kate A. Ratliff', 'J. Lammers']2017-01-14T00:00:00 555d4aa8f61faa93ad978658c506fab008d4502bPediatric Rheumatology Online Journal2017299It is suggested that HSP causes short term endothelial dysfunction that improves with time, and Reactive Hyperemic Index levels in patients who had endothelial function measured more than 6 years since the diagnosis of HSP are significantly higher.2017-01-14T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['Y. Butbul Aviel', 'L. Dafna', 'Giora Pilar', 'R. Brik']2017-01-14T00:00:00 b5cac939c0cc8f32a183ddbee5b9fcf7efa4c282Benjamin G. Kohl (1938-2010) taught at Vassar College from 1966 till his retirement as Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities in 2001. His doctoral research at The Johns Hopkins University was directed by Frederic C. Lane, and his principal historical interests focused on northern Italy during the Renaissance, especially on Padua and Venice. His scholarly production includes the volumes Padua under the Carrara, 1318-1405 (1998), and Culture and Politics in Early Renaissance Padua (2001), and the online database The Rulers of Venice, 1332-1524 (2009). The database is eloquent testimony of his priority attention to historical sources and to their accessibility, and also of his enthusiasm for collaboration and sharing among scholars.2017052017-01-14T00:00:00Renaissance and Reformation['M. Knapton', 'J. Law', 'Allison Smith']2017-01-14T00:00:00 2cd08308d1e50d5ced391a8393866a89538fb8d8Big data and data analytics offer the promise to enhance teaching and learning, improve educational research and progress education governance. This chapter aims to contribute to the conceptual and methodological understanding of big data and analytics within educational research. It describes the opportunities and challenges that big data and analytics bring to education as well as critically explore the perils of applying a data driven approach to education. Despite the claimed value of the increasing amounts of large and complex data sets and the growing interest in making sense of them there is still limited knowledge on big data and educational research. Over the last decades, the developments on information and communication technologies are reshaping teaching and learning and the governance of education. A broad variety of online behaviours and transactional data is (or can be) now stored and tracked. Its analysis could provide meaningful insights to enhance teaching and learning processes, to make better management decisions and to evaluate progresses –of individuals and education systems. This chapter starts by defining big data and the sources and artefacts collect, generate and display data. In doing so it explores aspects related to data ownership and researchers’ access to big data. It then assesses the value of big data for educational research by critically considering the stages involved in the use of big data, providing examples of recent educational research using big data. The chapter is not meant to provide the “how to” details of the analysis of big data. Instead, it aims to offer a pragmatic perspective and to highlight the necessity for educational researchers to acquire computational and statistical skills and to engage with interdisciplinary work to deal with big data, and, at the same time, abide a sociological mind. The chapter also highlights research areas that can be explored to augment our understanding of the role of Big data in education.201704The opportunities and challenges that big data and analytics bring to education are described as well as the perils of applying a data driven approach to education, with examples of recent educational research using big data.2017-01-14T00:00:00['R. Beneito-Montagut']2017-01-14T00:00:00 b0474e48d776fc36522d88084cafaf7c905e156bWe enjoyed reading the paper by Vizioli et al. [1] , which stresses the complementary role of lung ultrasonography (LUS) in interstitial lung diseases. In such conditions, LUS sensitivity is even higher than that of chest X-rays, although the latter is essential to detect inner chest lesions without adhesion to the explorable pleural surface (including those adherent to the mediastinal and retroscapular pleura), also providing information about other intrathoracic organs such as the heart, mediastinum, esophagus, and trachea. The current results are in line with previous ones obtained by our group on larger samples of patients. By facing LUS with imaging and functional data, we showed that it can display typical (though not disease-specific) features such as diffuse and/or focal thickening of the pleural line, subpleural nodules, and an increase in artifacts [2] . Moreover, in 175 patients with systemic sclerosis who had undergone LUS and chest high-resolution CT [3] , we Published online: January 14, 2017Respiration201733By facing LUS with imaging and functional data, it is shown that it can display typical features of interstitial lung diseases, such as diffuse and/or focal thickening of the pleural line, subpleural nodules, and an increase in artifacts.2017-01-14T00:00:00Respiration['M. Sperandeo', 'G. Rea', 'P. Filabozzi', 'V. Carnevale']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1ed5776808f6f6928af539b90e6ed627c154400fComputer assisted language learning (CALL) literacy is an issue of great concern not sufficiently dealt with in the literature of language teaching and learning. This study examines CALL literacy by Iranian EFL teachers. Reviewing the literature and some models of computer, information, and technology literacy, to collect the data, a questionnaire in Likert scale composed of four sections of computer mediated communication (CMC) tools, online information literacy, multimedia literacy, and basic computer skills was utilized. Following the data analysis by SPSS package, the findings showed Iranian EFL teachers’ moderate level of CALL literacy; however, their literacy on CMC tools was below the satisfactory level. Further, there was a significant relationship between the teachers’ literacy and their academic degree, yet the relationship between their CALL literacy and their teaching experience as well as the difference between the teachers’ literacy and gender was found insignificant. The study has implications for EFL teachers in educational systems supporting CALL-based pedagogy.2017343The findings showed Iranian EFL teachers’ moderate level of CALL literacy; however, their literacy on CMC tools was below the satisfactory level, and the relationship between their CALL literacy and their teaching experience was found insignificant.2017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of English Linguistics['Behrouz Jamalvandi', 'Hossein Sadeghi', 'Hassan Soleimani']2017-01-14T00:00:00 cdfc1c9a753e53a657bef550061abb496038fdcaCore layout and depletion features of thorium molten salt reactor(TMSR) are analyzed using the self-developed lattice and core code SONG/TANG-MSR. Based on the results of previous lattice optimization research, fuel salt that contains no BeF2 is adopted, BeO is introduced as moderator instead of graphite, and SiC is chosen as cladding material. According to further lattice analysis at core level, the optimized three-zone layout of core is obtained, with high breeding ratio, negative power coefficient, flat temperature distribution. Thereafter, the depletion calculation and analysis is performed considering the online processing of fuel salt. The results show that the core has high breeding ratio, short doubling time, and long term stable operation. Thus, the design of TMSR has been greatly improved with increased breeding ability and sufficient safety margins.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00High Power Laser and Particle Beams['Bei Hua', 'S. Shengyi', 'Chen Qichang', 'Zhao Jin-kun']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e328ec6cf450ca78d9a8b69dd5fe6055a7af5522With the rapid increase in the development of online learning technology and the huge amount of learning materials generated on the web. Besides, the learning resources are growing infinitely making it difficult for users to choose appropriate resources for their learning. This paper discusses current applications of artificial neural networks and its great potential to help users in a personal learning environment to identify relevant and interesting items from a large number of items by suggesting actions to learners.2017191Current applications of artificial neural networks and its great potential to help users in a personal learning environment to identify relevant and interesting items from a large number of items by suggesting actions to learners are discussed.2017-01-14T00:00:00International Journal of Science, Technology and Society['R. K. A. Ahmed']2017-01-14T00:00:00 f0a95e04e5e1b0ffa78f8fc949b5712248a9d5c3Sex Roles201710102017-01-14T00:00:00Sex Roles['Maartje H. J. Meijs', 'Kate A. Ratliff', 'J. Lammers']2017-01-14T00:00:00 9c63fa86f688ad3a0258d04224665b403aa68c8dEthereum contracts can be designed to function as fully decentralized applications called DAPPs. Many DAPPs have already been fielded, including an online marketplace, a role playing game, a prediction market, and an Internet service provider. Unfortunately, DAPPs can be hacked, and the assets they control can be stolen. A recent attack on an Ethereum decentralized application called The DAO demonstrated that smart contract bugs are more than an academic concern. Ether worth tens of millions of US dollars was extracted by an attacker from The DAO, sending the value of its tokens and the overall exchange price of ether tumbling. We present a market-based technique for insuring the ether holdings of a DAPP using futures contracts indexed by the trade price of ether for DAPP tokens. Under fairly general circumstances, our technique is capable of recovering the majority of ether lost from theft with high probability even when all of the ether holdings are stolen; and the only cost to DAPP token holders is an adjustable ether withdrawal fee. If the probability of a margin call in $d$ days is $p$ for a futures contract with 20 times leverage, then our approach will allow for the recovery of half the stolen ether with probability $p$ and a withdrawal fee of 5%. A higher withdrawal fee of 25% allows for more than 80% of the ether to be recovered with probability $p$.arXiv.org201790This work presents a market-based technique for insuring the ether holdings of a DAPP using futures contracts indexed by the trade price of ether for DAPP tokens, capable of recovering the majority of ether lost from theft with high probability even when all of the Ether holdings are stolen.2017-01-14T00:00:00ArXiv['G. Bissias', 'B. Levine', 'Nikunj Kapadia']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6224fb1e0eaa6c9200bf71ffed606d96591672c5Comptes Rendus Palevol - In Press.Proof corrected by the author Available online since samedi 14 janvier 20172017002017-01-14T00:00:00['R. Godinho', 'V. Toro-Ibacache', 'Laura C Fitton', 'P. O’Higgins']2017-01-14T00:00:00 00d2c9898847147eb013b507bad50bdb39d3e24eHow to create a link to articles and other content from library research databases. Special instructions for linking to online databases and resources in Laulima courses.201700How to create a link to articles and other content from library research databases with special instructions for linking to online databases and resources in Laulima courses.2017-01-14T00:00:00['Ralph Toyama']2017-01-14T00:00:00 75b76c43a5d76c0c0ef3af7d5ad3fe84de794a49PDF file of Extended Abstract  [Extended Abstract] , Power Point Presentation mixed with Author's narration [PPT MP3]  and  Power Point PDF  [PPT PDF]  are available only for  Registered Users Only . To  view/download  all the conference open access materials you must be  Registered  with the IESTOC SCHOLARLY REFEREED ONLINE CONFERENCE SYSTEM. Registration is Free .. Register Now .. Register Yourself and get full access of IESTOC published materials...2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['Santosh Chennamaneni', 'Bulli Venkata Satyanarayana Raju Chintalapati', 'S. Malasri', 'Kyle D. Dunno']2017-01-14T00:00:00 5293d18df8475976831e90494c59dd1035cff98bL’internationalisation des directives COMIFAC relatives a la formation forestiere et environnementale Forest – Savanna Sustainability Project Cameroon (FOSAS) "Nouvelles" de la Revue du RIFFEAC The IUCN Program of African Protected Areas & Conservation is lauching a 2nd session of its MOOC (online training) on protected areas management in Africa UICN : Deux elephants bagues dans le parc National de Sena Oura au Tchad pour leur suivi et la lutte contre le braconnage Agenda2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['S. Fotso']2017-01-14T00:00:00 7a271fbb46689f9721f504949c3271294f3246352017002017-01-14T00:00:00Bijzijn XL['Wim Don']2017-01-14T00:00:00 2b8e6c4aab65b1430d493a7675d55ab4954a5af3This command is a part of the online appendix for Lavy et al. (NBER, 2016) "Empowering Mothers and Enhancing Early Childhood Investment: Effect on Adults Outcomes and Children Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills". It is designed to calculate the mean effect size on multiple outcome variables (summary index) with the advantage that we account for different weights, reversibility of outcome sign, multiple treatment groups and different types of robust standard errors. The command can estimate the effect by taking account covariance of treatment effects using a seemingly uncorrelated regression; or direct estimate the effect using a linear regression with missing data imputation (at group means).2017002017-01-14T00:00:00Statistical Software Components['Z. Yan']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a9a7813f8680d6abfcf38ef46dd8498ec0e1a54cMeasurements of in-core detectors, as one of the most important inputs for a reactor core on-line power distribution monitoring system, seriously affect the on-line monitoring results. Therefore, the diagnosis and processing of detector failure are necessary. Harmonics expansion method is employed to the on-line monitoring calculation of reactor core power distribution. To diagnose failure of detectors, three methods direct method, comparison of measurements method and comparison of reconstructed responses methodare used in combination. Based on these methods, diagnosis and processing of detector failure have been added into NECP-ONION, an in-house online monitoring code developed by NECP Lab. Benchmark for Evaluation and Validation Reactor Simulations(BEAVRS) has been used for code validation, especially for the diagnosis and processing of detector failure. Numerical results show that, the combination of these three methods is not only effective to the complete failed condition, but also useful for measurements deviation of normal value. In addition, NECP-ONION is functional to distinguish detector failure or local power oscillation. This could reduce the misdiagnosis for detector failure. For the processing of detector failure, it has been observed that single detector failure or a small number of detectors failed has limit effect on the monitoring system NECP-ONION.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00High Power Laser and Particle Beams['Li Zhuo', 'Wu Hongchun', 'Cao Liangzhi', 'Liu Yunzhao', 'Liu Zhouyu']2017-01-14T00:00:00 98b9fde16d450f858bae75dfc466f2009083a9f0Motivation: Single‐cell RNA sequencing (scRNA‐seq) is increasingly used to study gene expression at the level of individual cells. However, preparing raw sequence data for further analysis is not a straightforward process. Biases, artifacts and other sources of unwanted variation are present in the data, requiring substantial time and effort to be spent on pre‐processing, quality control (QC) and normalization. Results: We have developed the R/Bioconductor package scater to facilitate rigorous pre‐processing, quality control, normalization and visualization of scRNA‐seq data. The package provides a convenient, flexible workflow to process raw sequencing reads into a high‐quality expression dataset ready for downstream analysis. scater provides a rich suite of plotting tools for single‐cell data and a flexible data structure that is compatible with existing tools and can be used as infrastructure for future software development. Availability and Implementation: The open‐source code, along with installation instructions, vignettes and case studies, is available through Bioconductor at http://bioconductor.org/packages/scater. Contact: davis@ebi.ac.uk Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017611277The R/Bioconductor package scater is developed to facilitate rigorous pre‐processing, quality control, normalization and visualization of scRNA‐seq data and provides a convenient, flexible workflow to process raw sequencing reads into a high‐quality expression dataset ready for downstream analysis.2017-01-14T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Davis J. McCarthy', 'Kieran R. Campbell', 'A. Lun', 'Quin F. Wills']2017-01-14T00:00:00 06bc76b891cc3ae080e208189f4df10ac8fc383cBACKGROUND Because of an aging population,osteoporotic vertebral fractures are becoming more frequent.Conservative therapy was considered the gold standard for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) in the past. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) or balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) as minimally invasive techniques are new treatments that are widely used for painful OVCFs. However, an increase in new vertebral compression fractures at non-treated levels following augmentation is of concern. There is no convincing evidence that new fractures are inevitable after augmentation compared to after conservative treatment, and it is still unclear whether further fractures are the consequence of augmentation or a result of the natural progression of osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the new-level fracture risk after PVP or BKP compared with conservative (non-operative) treatment and to determine the dominant risk factor associated with new OVCFs. STUDY DESIGN A meta-analysis of comparative studies was performed to evaluate the incidence of new vertebral fractures between vertebral augmentation, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, and no operation. SETTING The PubMed, ISI Web of Science, ELSEVIER ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library databases and abstracts published in annual proceedings were systematically searched.In addition, we also retrieved data from references when titles met our inclusion criteria. METHODS Detailed searches of a number of online databases comparing operative and non-operative groups were performed. We included randomized controlled trials,clinical controlled trials,and prospective clinical studies to provide available data. All studies were reviewed by two reviewers independently, and all the references that met our inclusion criteria were searched for additional trials, using the guidelines set by the QUOROM (Quality of Reporting of Meta-analysis) statement. RESULTS We evaluated 12 studies encompassing 1,328 patients in total, including 768 who underwent operation with polymethylmethacrylateand 560 who received non-operative treatments. For new-level vertebral fractures, our meta-analysis found no significant difference between the 2 methods, including total new fractures (P = 0.55) and adjacent fractures (P = 0.5). For pre-existing vertebral fractures, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (operative and non-operative groups) (P = 0.24). Additionally,there was no significant difference in bone mineral density, both in the lumbar (P = 0 .13) and femoral neck regions (P = 0.37), between the 2 interventions. LIMITATION All studies we screened were published online except for unpublished articles. Moreover, only a few data sources could be extracted from the published studies.There were only 5 randomized clinical trials and 7 prospective studies that met our inclusion criteria. CONCLUSION Vertebral augmentation techniques, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, have been widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures in order to alleviate back pain and correct the deformity, and it has been frequently reported that many new vertebral fractures occurred after this operation. Our analysis did not reveal evidence of an increased risk of fracture of vertebral bodies, especially those adjacent to the treated vertebrae, following augmentation with either method compared with conservative treatment.Key words: Vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, new osteoporotic compression vertebral fracture, meta-analysis.Pain Physician201773149Vertebral augmentation techniques, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, have been widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures in order to alleviate back pain and correct the deformity, but analysis did not reveal evidence of an increased risk of fracture of vertebral bodies, especially those adjacent to the treated vertebrae, following augmentation with either method compared with conservative treatment.2017-01-14T00:00:00Pain physician['Hui Zhang', 'Caiyuan Xu', 'Tongxing Zhang', 'Zhong-yu Gao', 'Tao Zhang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6b07b0d9a0ff27397e30c147ae0cbc4edeeb4a3cBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth20175240The findings suggest that the CBT model is applicable and useful as a way of understanding and informing the treatment of PTSD following childbirth, even when clinical, demographic and obstetric were controlled for.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['L. King', 'Kirstie McKenzie-Mcharg', 'A. Horsch']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c262cb56237a42a184af73015a7c41aa6c7787b6known as “chromothripsis”, has been observed in cells that are either deficient in p53 or in which its function has been experimentally disabled [Rausch et al., 2012; Mardin et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015]. Chromothripsis is currently defined as a process in which one or several chromosomes are broken into many segments with narrowly spaced breakpoints, subsequently being joined in random order and orientation, whereby some fragments are lost and others preserved, such that an alternating pattern of lost and retained heterozygosity emerges [Holland and Cleveland, 2012; Korbel and Campbell, 2013; Zhang et al., 2013; Nazaryan-Petersen and Tommerup, 2016]. While chromothripsis may occur repeatedly in growing tumor cells, it appears as a single cataclysmic event in the germline [Kloosterman et al., 2011, 2012; Nazaryan et al., 2014; Nazaryan-Petersen and Tommerup, 2016]. Chromothripsis may result from under-replication of one or several chromosomes being temporarily isolated in a micronucleus or from a telomere crisis followed by breakage-fusion-bridge cycles [Zhang et al., 2013, 2015; Maciejowski et al., 2015; Mardin et al., 2015]. Alternatively, a chromothripsis-like pattern, typified by multiple CNVs including deletions, duplications, and/or triplications as well as translocations and inversions, may arise in the germline [Liu et al., 2011]. Breakpoint sequencing of these cases revealed small templated insertions and microhomology at the breakpoint junctions, which have been attributed to DNA replication errors, such as fork stalling and template switching and microhomology-mediated break-induced replication [Liu et al., 2011]. Thus, The genomes of all eukaryotes are contained within a set of chromosomes with a, for each species characteristic, number and appearance collectively known as the karyotype. Alterations in this karyotype, either occurring in the germline, in dividing somatic cells, or in postmitotic cells, are often associated with considerable phenotypic effects [Poot and Haaf, 2015]. The mere complexity of a karyotypic alteration, be it a simple copy number variation (CNV) or a complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR), is not a measure of its possible phenotypic effect; approximately 70% of all CCRs proved not to be associated with any clinical phenotype at all [Pellestor et al., 2011]. Among the documented phenotypic mechanisms of CCRs are gene dosage-dependent effects and disruptions of chromosomal architecture, producing truncated and de novo fused genes or affecting topologically associated domains [Poot and Haaf, 2015; Lupiáñez et al., 2016; Spielmann and Mundlos, 2016]. In cultured tumor cells, treatments with drugs such as doxorubicin and mitomycin C result in massive chromosome fragmentation and cell death [Liu et al., 2014]. The surviving cells show “chaotic” karyotypes in which numerous fragments from several chromosomes at once are stitched together by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) in a seemingly random process [Liu et al., 2014; Giam and Rancati, 2015]. This appears not to be a single catastrophe, but rather an ongoing process leading to unprecedented genome instability reflected by nonclonal chromosome rearrangements and increased transcriptome dynamics [Stephens et al., 2012; Heng et al., 2016]. Such chromosome fragmentation, Accepted: November 30, 2016 by M. Schmid Published online: January 14, 2017Molecular Syndromology20173017This work has shown that in cultured tumor cells, treatments with drugs such as doxorubicin and mitomycin C result in massive chromosome fragmentation and cell death, and the surviving cells show “chaotic” karyotypes in which numerous fragments from several chromosomes at once are stitched together by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) in a seemingly random process.2017-01-14T00:00:00Molecular Syndromology['M. Poot']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ba72d4981076283b15ec2274333e1f692efabef9Motivation: Comparing ribonucleic acid (RNA) secondary structures of arbitrary size uncovers structural patterns that can provide a better understanding of RNA functions. However, performing fast and accurate secondary structure comparisons is challenging when we take into account the RNA configuration (i.e. linear or circular), the presence of pseudoknot and G‐quadruplex (G4) motifs and the increasing number of secondary structures generated by high‐throughput probing techniques. To address this challenge, we propose the super‐n‐motifs model based on a latent analysis of enhanced motifs comprising not only basic motifs but also adjacency relations. The super‐n‐motifs model computes a vector representation of secondary structures as linear combinations of these motifs. Results: We demonstrate the accuracy of our model for comparison of secondary structures from linear and circular RNA while also considering pseudoknot and G4 motifs. We show that the super‐n‐motifs representation effectively captures the most important structural features of secondary structures, as compared to other representations such as ordered tree, arc‐annotated and string representations. Finally, we demonstrate the time efficiency of our model, which is alignment free and capable of performing large‐scale comparisons of 10 000 secondary structures with an efficiency up to 4 orders of magnitude faster than existing approaches. Availability and Implementation: The super‐n‐motifs model was implemented in C ++. Source code and Linux binary are freely available at http://jpsglouzon.github.io/supernmotifs/. Contact: Shengrui.Wang@Usherbrooke.ca Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017429The super‐n‐motifs model, based on a latent analysis of enhanced motifs comprising not only basic motifs but also adjacency relations, computes a vector representation of secondary structures as linear combinations of these motifs.2017-01-14T00:00:00Bioinformatics['J. Glouzon', 'J. Perreault', 'Shengrui Wang']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a41e0d1167124f95331b83cfd2f6a909a4bbff67'UNTITLED: Art on the conditions of our time' is a major touring exhibition curated by Paul Goodwin and Hansi Momodu-Gordon in collaboration with New Art Exchange, Nottingham. The exhibition emerged from a project conceived in 2013 and curated by Paul Goodwin called 'African Diaspora Artists in the 21st Century' with the Cultural Institute at King's College London and Iniva. The exhibition is part of New Art Exchange's Arts Council England tour programme 2017-2019. The exhibition adopts a progressive stance on exhibition making to allow new ways of thinking about art by African diaspora artists to emerge. Fixed curatorial themes have been stripped out to create a stimulating space where artworks can be experienced more openly, and where the interplay between the artists' practices can be observed. As the exhibition curators state, "This is not a show 'about' a coherent movement – instead it presents works by British African diaspora artists outside of the usual framing". UNTITLED displays a 'snapshot' of art today by mapping a variety of practice and medium, including conversational, participatory practice and the use of online gaming technology; to painting, drawing, performance, film, printmaking and bookbinding. This broad survey approach reveals the key concerns of artists working today and as such, the current conditions of our time, from shifting racial, sexual and gendered identities, to investigations of popular culture, social networks, history and conflict. The show features two brand new commissions. Larry Achiampong and David Blandy premiere a new instalment of 'Finding Fanon, Gaiden', a series where the artists discover the work of political humanist Frantz Fanon as a way of retracing their own relationships to colonialism. Barby Asante's socially engaged project collaborates with young adults living in Nottingham as coresearchers of an interactive online map that visualises the hidden connections, and unconventional centres of local knowledge about art and culture. Addressing the challenge in how collective memory is preserved, Kimathi Donkor's paintings re-imagine history, and Barbara Walker's charcoal drawings of black servicemen show their contribution and sacrifices which are often overlooked. Popular culture plays a leading role in Harold Offeh's humorous re-enactments of iconic album covers, NT's montages of archival film footage, and through Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom's sculpture where balloons are playfully used to reenact Michael Jackson's dance stance. Themes around the migrant crisis and globalisation prevail in Phoebe Boswell's large-scale drawing of the comings and goings in public space. Evan Ifekoya is inspired by nightlife culture and performative movement, working in a range of mediums such as drawing, installation and video. Ima-Abasi Okon's site responsive installation explores ideas around language, knowledge and voice and makes reference to issues of access, permission and circulation. Cedar Lewisohn's presentation interrogates Modernist art histories through a labour intensive set of handbound books and accompanying woodblocks.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['P. Goodwin']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a90835c0b47df499c460dbe3fc5cdad9d6888ec8The Lancet201746313The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a brief psychological treatment (Healthy Activity Program) for delivery by lay counsellors to patients with moderately severe to severe depression in primary health-care settings in Goa, India is assessed.2017-01-14T00:00:00Lancet (London, England)['V. Patel', 'Benedict Weobong', 'H. Weiss', 'Arpita Anand', 'Bhargav Bhat', 'Basavraj Katti', 'Sona Dimidjian', 'R. Araya', 'S. Hollon', 'M. King', 'L. Vijayakumar', 'A. Park', 'D. McDaid', 'Terry Wilson', 'R. Velleman', 'B. Kirkwood', 'C. Fairburn']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1dad368dd15fb3d3e168c883bfe9329ad04dfe33American Journal of Preventive Medicine201723154This national study is the first to report on cigarettes, cigars, and e-cigarettes by examining differences in transgender tobacco use independent of sexual orientation by assessing differences in use of various tobacco products using questions that specifically ask for gender identity separately from sexual orientation.2017-01-14T00:00:00American journal of preventive medicine['F. Buchting', 'K. Emory', 'Scout', 'Yoonsang Kim', 'P. Fagan', 'Lisa Vera', 'S. Emery']2017-01-14T00:00:00 d2848f991c08eeb1d6064b56c47c0220a0b80a5aThe Lancet201753130The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP), a brief psychological treatment delivered by lay counsellors to patients with harmful drinking attending routine primary health-care settings, was assessed.2017-01-14T00:00:00Lancet (London, England)['A. Nadkarni', 'Benedict Weobong', 'H. Weiss', 'J. Mccambridge', 'Bhargav Bhat', 'B. Katti', 'P. Murthy', 'M. King', 'D. McDaid', 'A. Park', 'Terry Wilson', 'B. Kirkwood', 'C. Fairburn', 'R. Velleman', 'V. Patel']2017-01-14T00:00:00 34fddd5d9408babc5a2e94aebd890954ad334226Molecular Neurodegeneration20174162These novel animal models provide a valuable tool for drug discovery to reduce DPR associated toxicity in ALS/FTLD patients with C9orf72 repeat expansions, and demonstrate poly-GA toxicity in zebrafish.2017-01-14T00:00:00Molecular Neurodegeneration['Y. Ohki', 'A. Wenninger-Weinzierl', 'Alexander Hruscha', 'K. Asakawa', 'K. Kawakami', 'C. Haass', 'D. Edbauer', 'Bettina Schmid']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1abec39dc9b479b36e486fd7e5b1497bdd7f8faeBrain Imaging and Behavior20177452The preliminary results suggest that collegiate football players might benefit from periods without exposure to RHI, and changes appear to return to baseline after 6 months of no-contact rest, suggesting remission of WM alterations.2017-01-14T00:00:00Brain Imaging and Behavior['M. Mayinger', 'Kian Merchant-Borna', 'Jakob Hufschmidt', 'M. Muehlmann', 'I. Weir', 'B. Rauchmann', 'M. Shenton', 'I. Koerte', 'J. Bazarian']2017-01-14T00:00:00 8917419adbbb2c3ef02400917893dabd75774ad5BMC Cell Biology20176338The results suggest that changes in nuclear size and shape, which are mediated by nuclear envelope structural proteins lamin A/C and/or emerin, also impact gene regulation and lineage differentiation in early embryos.2017-01-14T00:00:00BMC Cell Biology['Elizabeth R. Smith', 'Yue Meng', 'Robert Moore', 'Jeffrey D. Tse', 'Arn G. Xu', 'Xiang-Xi Xu']2017-01-14T00:00:00 6855a44b6680ac05fed6dac3cc6eb364ec22ebc0Background: Although 20-30% of all strokes occur in the posterior circulation, few studies have explored the characteristics of patients with strokes in the posterior compared to the anterior circulation so far. Especially data on young patients is missing. Methods: In this secondary analysis of data of the prospective multi-centre European sifap1 study that investigated stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients aged 18-55 years, we compared vascular risk factors, stroke aetiology, presence of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and cerebral microbleeds (CMB) between patients with ischaemic posterior circulation stroke (PCS) and those having suffered from anterior circulation stroke (ACS) based on cerebral MRI. Results: We diagnosed PCS in 612 patients (29.1%, 407 men, 205 women) and ACS in 1,489 patients (70.9%). Their age (median 46 vs. 47 years, p = 0.205) and stroke severity (modified Rankin Scale: both 2, p = 0.375, Barthel Index 90 vs. 85, p = 0.412) were similar. PCS was found to be more frequent among the male gender (66.5 vs. 60.1% with ACS, p = 0.003). Vertebral artery (VA) dissection was more often the cause of PCS (16.8%) than was carotid artery dissection of ACS (7.9%, p < 0.001). Likewise, small vessel disease (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment [TOAST] = 3, PCS: 14.7%, ACS: 11.8%) and stroke of other determined aetiology (TOAST = 4, PCS: 24.5%, ACS: 16.0%) were more frequent in those with PCS. Furthermore, patent foramen ovale (PFO; PCS: 31.1%, ACS: 25.4%, p = 0.029) was more often detected in patients with PCS. In contrast, large-artery atherosclerosis (TOAST = 1, PCS: 15.4%, ACS: 22.2%) and cardio-embolic stroke (TOAST = 2, PCS: 15.6%, ACS: 18.0%) were less frequent in those with PCS (p < 0.001) as were preceding cerebrovascular events (10.1 vs. 14.1%, p = 0.014), TIA (4.8 vs. 7.7%, p = 0.016) and smoking (53.2 vs. 61.0%, p = 0.001). The presence, extent, and location of WMH and CMB did not differ between the 2 groups. Conclusions: Our data suggested a different pattern of aetiology and risk factors in young patients with PCS compared to those with ACS. These findings especially call for a higher awareness of VA dissection and potentially for more weight of a PFO as a risk factor in young patients with PCS. Clinical trial registration-URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov; NCT00414583.Cerebrovascular Diseases20174132The data suggested a different pattern of aetiology and risk factors in young patients with PCS compared to those with ACS, and call for a higher awareness of VA dissection and potentially for more weight of a PFO as a risk factor in young Patients withPCS.2017-01-14T00:00:00Cerebrovascular Diseases['Bettina von Sarnowski', 'U. Schminke', 'U. Grittner', 'C. Tanislav', 'T. Böttcher', 'M. Hennerici', 'T. Tatlisumak', 'J. Putaala', 'M. Kaps', 'F. Fazekas', 'C. Enzinger', 'A. Rolfs', 'C. Kessler']2017-01-14T00:00:00 9d1178ffc92165cd6447347ea5ac7929198c5b3eComplex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic, debilitating, neuropathic pain condition which is often misdiagnosed, difficult to manage, and lacks proven methods for remission. Most available methods provide some relief to a small percentage of patients. Recent FDA approval and superiority of the Nevro Senza 10-kHz high frequency (HF10) spinal cord stimulation (SCS) therapy over traditional low-frequency spinal cord stimulation for treatment of chronic back and leg pain may provide a new interventional therapeutic option for patients suffering from CRPS. We provide a case report of a 53-year-old Caucasian woman who suffered with CRPS in the right knee and thigh for over 7 years. Implantation of the HF10 device provided over 75% relief of pain, erythema, heat, swelling, and tissue necrosis to the entire region within 1 month of treatment. Because the HP10 therapy provides pain relief without paresthesia typical of traditional low-frequency, this system may provide relief for patients suffering from chronic pain.Key words: Complex regional pain syndrome, spinal cord stimulation, Nevro Senza HF10, erythema, knee, thigh.Pain Physician20173121A case report of a 53-year-old Caucasian woman who suffered with CRPS in the right knee and thigh for over 7 years is provided and implantation of the HF10 device provided over 75% relief of pain, erythema, heat, swelling, and tissue necrosis to the entire region within 1 month of treatment.2017-01-14T00:00:00Pain physician['Joseph T Crapanzano', 'L. Harrison-Bernard', 'Mark R. Jones', 'A. Kaye', 'Erich O. Richter', 'Mordeci N Potash']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1f34757dbe62db1f238871a3c8758ffba6771047The liable application of solid egg shell waste obtained from food processing industry into biocompatible calcium ferrite nano materials will put in significance to the waste generated.Million tons of egg shell waste are produced every day which has contributed to environmental pollution.In this framework blending of nanotechnology with science, ensuing green chemistry moralities has led to arrival of innovative and improved technologies in the field of material science. Our present work aims at synthesis of calcium ferrite nanoparticles by solution combustion method using waste egg shells as source of calcium, ferric nitrate as Fe precursor in presence of urea as fuel at 500 o c. Obtained calcium ferrites nanoparticles were annealed 900 o c and characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscope, Scanning electron microscope, BET, and Vibrating sample magnetometer. XRD results for the sample annealed at 900 o c show the formation of calcium ferrites with octahedral structure of crystallite size 10nm and exhibit mixed spherical and capsule morphology. BET surface area of 6.93m2/g with total pore volume of 0.00381 cm 3 /g and average pore diameter of 2.19nm is obtained. M-H curve for calcium ferrites annealed at 900 o c shows hardly hysteresis behavior under applied magnetic field. Magnetic saturation and Coercive magnetic field strength found to be low which implies that material acts as soft ferrites. Thus their magnetization can easily be reversed without dissipating much energy. Hence the process of transforming eggshell waste into nanocrystaline calcium ferrite is an ecofriendly process, besides; the present work may lead to generation of high valuable ferrite which is applicable in various fields of engineering.20171862017-01-14T00:00:00['M.Veerabhadraswamy', 'B. B. Lakshmi']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e48113e9a6edae5dbba2b118c5948d95dcf63566Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neuro-radiologic diagnosis that has become more widely recognized and reported over the past few decades. As such, there are a number of known risk factors that contribute to the development of this syndrome, including volatile blood pressures, renal failure, cytotoxic drugs, autoimmune disorders, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia. This report documents the first reported case of PRES in a patient with severe alcoholic hepatitis with hepatic encephalopathy and delves into a molecular pathophysiology of the syndrome.World Journal of Gastroenterology2017155This report documents the first reported case of PRES in a patient with severe alcoholic hepatitis with hepatic encephalopathy and delves into the molecular pathophysiology of the syndrome.2017-01-14T00:00:00World Journal of Gastroenterology['Elizabeth S. John', 'Ramy Sedhom', 'I. Dalal', 'Ranita Sharma']2017-01-14T00:00:00 64190a0e4ff40c96844e7117b186667a6b433875Neurosurgical review2017223Concomitant, mutimodality endovascular and surgical therapy may offer a safe and potentially more effective paradigm than single modality approaches for the management of multiple, complex, or “failed” aneurysm treatments in selected patients.2017-01-14T00:00:00Neurosurgical Review['A. Alobaid', 'E. Nossek', 'K. Wagner', 'A. Setton', 'A. Dehdashti', 'D. Langer', 'D. Chalif']2017-01-14T00:00:00 23d7c24d1f7d8cb1bbe80286155f0d59d9eab7f8American Journal of Emergency Medicine2017154A case of a 30 year old female who presented to the ED with acute abdomen and hemoperitoneum due to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and salpingectomy was reported, after which the patient recovered without complications.2017-01-14T00:00:00American Journal of Emergency Medicine['Caroline M Canelas', 'R. Shih', 'L. Clayton', 'L. Giroski', 'S. Alter', 'Stacey Feinstein', 'L. Learman']2017-01-14T00:00:00 1b3f464d31b925349b02592342a6371e394f7588En el ano 1985, el jurista aleman Gunther Jakobs introduce la expresion “derecho penal del enemigo” en su obra del mismo nombre. En esta introduce la nocion del derecho penal del enemigo y el derecho penal del ciudadano. De esta manera, identifica que: El Derecho Penal conoce dos polos o tendencias de sus regulaciones. Por un lado, el trato con el ciudadano, en el que se espera hasta que este exterioriza su hecho para reaccionar, con el fin de confirmar la estructura normativa de la sociedad, y por otro, el trato con el enemigo que es interceptado muy pronto en el estadio previo y al que se le combate por su peligrosidad.2017012017-01-14T00:00:00['Elizabeth Méndez', 'C. Miño']2017-01-14T00:00:00 058bab7af3a1c5217a45246b815233b13440cdaeSex Roles2017402017-01-14T00:00:00Sex Roles['Lisa F. Platt']2017-01-14T00:00:00 bb1a6bbe90eca8b5924c5bb5c18d5815b17edb28The Chemical Engineering department is based in Dupuis Hall, which is a multi-purpose facility with extensive research laboratories, and large-and small-group teaching classrooms. Department researchers in the bioengineering and bioremediation fields also have laboratory facilities in the multi-disciplinary Biosciences complex, Nicole Hall, and in the Centre for Health Innovation at Kingston General Hospital. We are a medium-sized department, with sufficient size to ensure a breadth of research activities, yet small enough to foster a cohesive learning environment. Research serials and books are housed in the Engineering and Science Library, and a variety of search and document delivery facilities are available on-line. Research is being conducted in the fields of materials and interfaces, bioengineering, sustainable energy sources, and data analytics, optimization and control. Facilities within the polymer and reaction engineering field include a variety of bench and pilot scale polymerization reactors (gas-phase polyolefin, solution and emulsion free-radical, living-radical and condensation polymer systems), polymer processing equipment (twinscrew extruder, Haake internal mixer), rotational and capillary rheometers, fuel cell equipment, and the biomedical research facilities include cell and tissue culture labs. The Chemical Engineering Analytical Facility (ChEAF) was established for the measurement of polymeric physical, thermal and structural properties, and is supported by the Senior Research Engineer. Physical measurements and chemical analyses are carried out using a variety of instruments such as gas chromatographs, elemental analyzer, HPLCs, gel permeation chromatographs, BET surface area analyzer, capillary hydrodynamic fractionation submicron particle size analyzer, spectrophotometers, IR, FTIR, GC mass spectroscopy, and also by means of novel probes based in light scattering, absorption and fluorescence. Research computations are conducted using a wide range of symbolic computation, numerical analysis, statistical analysis and process simulation software. The research laboratories are supported by two departmental laboratory technologists while the computing facilities are supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Information Technology Group.2017502017-01-14T00:00:00['J. Hipple']2017-01-14T00:00:00 c548270e141daaa9fbca58a44480554953d0a31d2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-14T00:00:00 da64413afb344be1d031ac5d91f37f914682bed2We report a case of a 53-year old man admitted because of fever (38.5°C) and atypical chest pain. He also complained of epigastric pain spread to left hypochondrium and exacerbated by breathing. In his past medical history, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, gastric MALToma (oncologic follow-up only), hypothyroidism, and hypertension are recorded. Fifteen days prior actual hospital admission, the patient underwent angioplasty with stenting due to a ST elevation myocardial infarction. Moreover, he was enrolled in the experimental clinical double-blind trial GEMINI-ACS [1], designed to compare the safety of rivaroxaban vs aspirin in addition to either clopidogrel or ticagrelor. Thus, his complete therapy included also ticagrelor, bisoprolol, perindopril, levothyroxine, pantoprazole, and atorvastatin. At the time of admission chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusion. Blood chemistry panel showed moderate anemia, increase of inflammatory indexes, in particular fibrinogen 1057 mg/dl (normal range 150-400 mg/dl), C-reactive-protein 17.6 mg/dl (normal range <0.5 mg/dl), serum ferritin 650 ng/ ml (normal range 11-306 ng/ml), while serum pro-calcitonin was normal. Electrocardiography and cardiac troponin I were not suggestive of further heart ischemic damage. Two days later, the patient showed hypotension, exacerbation of chest pain, as well as a rapid drop hemoglobin values. A thoracicabdominal CT (figure 1) was performed, showing peri-hepatic and pericardial effusions associated with hyper-reflectivity of pericardial leaflets. After a precautionary discontinuation of the experimental drugs, acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel were only given, together with antibiotics, diuretics and steroids. Clinical conditions slowly improved, blood pressure levels raised, together with hemoglobin values, and inflammatory parameters decreased. The patient was discharged in good clinical conditions, with the conclusive discharge diagnosis of Dressler syndrome (DS) related to angioplasty and stenting procedure for acute myocardial infarction.2017120Clinical conditions slowly improved, blood pressure levels raised, together with hemoglobin values, and inflammatory parameters decreased, and the patient was discharged in good clinical conditions, with the conclusive discharge diagnosis of Dressler syndrome related to angioplasty and stenting procedure for acute myocardial infarction.2017-01-14T00:00:00['A. Giorgi', 'M. Guarino', 'F. Moro', 'Dario Gozzi', 'C. Molino', 'R. Tiseo', 'E. Misurati', 'B. Boari', 'C. Parisi', 'R. Manfredini', 'F. Fabbian']2017-01-14T00:00:00 22c657e834dae396988658a86e29ad78f5272bc3Esta investigacion refleja, estrategias que propician la participacion de ninos y ninas en la elaboracion de materiales didacticos y la aplicabilidad en el aula de clase de tercer nivel “D” del preescolar Sotero Rodriguez de la ciudad de Esteli, en el primer semestre del ano 2016; promoviendo la participacion de los ninos y las ninas en las diferentes acciones orientadas a la elaboracion de materiales didacticos, permitiendo que en ellos y ellas se adquiera y potencie las diferentes areas del desarrollo. Al culminar el estudio se evidencio la presencia de participacion de los ninos y las ninas en las actividades orientadas a la elaboracion de materiales prefabricados debido a la insistencia de los padres y madres de familia a que sus hijos, hijas no hagan uso de materiales como tijeras, sin embargo se admitio que participar de estos procesos representa una experiencia educativa tanto para los ninos, ninas y docente.2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['María José Cordonero Rugama', 'Karen Valdez Cruz', 'Jessica Elizabeth Dávila Solís']2017-01-14T00:00:00 a8469e6ae104f327b9ca2b41fcb9d344db56a5f32017802017-01-14T00:00:00['E. Kwong', 'C. McGregor']2017-01-14T00:00:00 e463c0796e7e440dc378a36967fdf2e6ae876f292017302017-01-14T00:00:00Sex Roles['Lisa F. Platt']2017-01-14T00:00:00 980bd3edca37ee49fd648e1e5428cb6c3d6c4dbc2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['E. Veeckman']2017-01-14T00:00:00 2e1a7f418250c40e4a0e852578319322bb30c97e2017002017-01-14T00:00:00['E. Arnaud']2017-01-14T00:00:00 ce2e9514aa05c7ddfe49e9e653ebd6a4020ae861The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of parental nurturance on behavior acquisition among primary school pupils in Kenya. The government invests heavily in education sector each year yet problem behaviors among pupils affects effective learning in primary schools a state that is likely to lead to wastage of resources. The problem behaviors studied included fighting, bullying, stealing and truancy among others. The objectives of the study were to critically analyze the impact of parental availability, parental provision, and parental dialogue with the pupil, parent’s marital status and parental role modeling on behavior acquisition among primary school pupils in Kenya. Qualitative research design method was employed since it was effective in critically analyzing the findings. The study recommended that schools should organize seminars with parents to enlighten them on the significance of their availability on the pupils’ behavior and academic performance, the government and school administrators should sensitize parents on the importance of parental provision on positive behavior acquisition among pupils and the parents should be educated on the importance of embracing dialogue with their children as it reduces conflicts  hence enhancing moral development of pupils. The study also recommended that parents should be sensitized on the significant role they play in role modeling pupil’s behavior. Article visualizations:20171002017-01-14T00:00:00European Journal of Education Studies['L. Njuguna', 'R. Thinguri']2017-01-14T00:00:00 5d68bb921b20a2c76a0577c043978314354b26f1To date, investors' efforts to evaluate a company's culture have been hampered by a lack of timely data. To address these limitations, we employ a probabilistic topic model known as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to automatically infer employees’ perceptions expressed in social media. We find evidence of a statistically significant relation between employees’ perceptions of performance-orientated cultures and firms' future earnings surprises. Our study highlights the merits of textual analysis for automated corporate culture analysis and builds on the growing body of evidence which suggests that intangible information is not fully exploited by investors.20178025This study employs a probabilistic topic model known as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to automatically infer employees' perceptions expressed in social media and finds evidence of a statistically significant relation between employees’ perceptions of performance-orientated cultures and firms' future earnings surprises.2017-01-15T00:00:00FEN: Behavioral Finance (Topic)['Andy Moniz']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1327596beb6c2a3f834ca2c4c3738ba0804cb7ecIn this webtext, Hidalgo and Grimes respond to Kristine Blair’s call to make online spaces more hospitable to women’s social professional and political goals by developing six social media guidelines rooted in feminism. They argue that feminism provides key insights on how to create online communication styles that foster positive and productive interactions.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Alexandra Hidalgo', 'K. Grimes']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f8ecacb38a79d7d954c14cb7df4c5277d3cfa50b2017032017-01-15T00:00:00['Samira Benidir']2017-01-15T00:00:00 72217232c00fbe6daf92714f72dfbdd0850e82622017002017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Williams', 'P. Burnap']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a71c245ee863c65c0c5ee3935379dc190ba6d44fAlthough social media ubiquitously supplementstraditional information sources such as newspapers,magazines, radio, and television, investigation of onlinehealth information related to sun protection and skincancer prevention has been scarce and largely limitedto English language sources. Using the search terms"sun protection," "sunscreen," "skin cancer prevention,""tanning bed" and "vitamin D," we investigated 281YouTube videos presented in 6 languages: English,German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Danish. Foreach video, we used a four-sectioned checklist toassess general information, popularity, expert drivenmeasures, and heuristic driven measures. Differencesbetween languages were detected: English languagevideos were most frequently viewed (median numberof views: 5488 compared to 248 -1591 in otherlanguages). Approximately 60% of videos revealednegative effects of solar ultraviolet (UV)-exposure.The majority of videos (75%) targeted adults. Videoson tanning beds and sunscreen contained false ormisleading information 40% and 20% of the time,respectively. We confirm observations made withrespect to other medical disciplines that the generalquality of YouTube contributions is often inferiorand does not deliver sustainable information. Othersources of information should be included whensearching for health information online.Dermatology Online Journal20174632It is confirmed that the general quality of YouTube contributions is often inferior and does not deliver sustainable information and others sources of information should be included whensearching for health information online.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['Linda Ruppert', 'B. Køster', 'A. Siegert', 'Christian Cop', 'L. Boyers', 'C. Karimkhani', 'Helena Winston', 'J. Mounessa', 'R. Dellavalle', 'D. Reinau', 'T. Diepgen', 'C. Surber']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f3de3227c5f92b3f50cd524831f799bde903b0edWe study how collective memories are formed online. We do so by tracking entities that emerge in public discourse, that is, in online text streams such as social media and news streams, before they are incorporated into Wikipedia, which, we argue, can be viewed as an online place for collective memory. By tracking how entities emerge in public discourse, that is, the temporal patterns between their first mention in online text streams and subsequent incorporation into collective memory, we gain insights into how the collective remembrance process happens online. Specifically, we analyze nearly 80,000 entities as they emerge in online text streams before they are incorporated into Wikipedia. The online text streams we use for our analysis comprise of social media and news streams, and span over 579 million documents in a time span of 18 months. We discover two main emergence patterns: entities that emerge in a “bursty” fashion, that is, that appear in public discourse without a precedent, blast into activity and transition into collective memory. Other entities display a “delayed” pattern, where they appear in public discourse, experience a period of inactivity, and then resurface before transitioning into our cultural collective memory.J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.20176320This work analyzes nearly 80,000 entities as they emerge in online text streams before they are incorporated into Wikipedia, and discovers two main emergence patterns: entities that emerge in a “bursty” fashion, that is, that appear in public discourse without a precedent, blast into activity and transition into collective memory.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology['David Graus', 'Daan Odijk', 'M. de Rijke']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5bc27aad838d6efc425ef896552f73197d624191Background : the aim of the article is to conduct an overview of the impact of OA on the medical articles based on 3-part categorization. Methods : Data were identified by a search strategy with eight combinations of keywords (open access, citation impact, citation advantage, citation count, article download, article usage, social media attention, altmetrics) and searched in three different databases. Results : the analysis was conducted on 107 studies dealing with citations, downloads and social impact. Sixty-seven of them simply employed the counting citations to OA and non-OA articles; nineteen articles compared the downloads and citations counts; and twenty-one articles investigated the social impact of OA articles. Twenty-five articles investigated the citations, download counts, and social impact of medical articles. Conclusions : The studies investigating the citation impact mostly showed citation advantages. Those that employed citation and download counts of medical articles using randomized controlled trials showed that OA articles were downloaded significantly more frequently, but found no evidence of a citation advantage for open access articles. The citation advantage from open access might be caused by other factors. Results of the studies comparing the social media attention and citations/downloads of the medical articles are often diametrically opposed.201702An overview of the impact of OA on the medical articles based on 3-part categorization found that OA articles were downloaded significantly more frequently, but found no evidence of a citation advantage for open access articles.2017-01-15T00:00:00Slovenian Medical Journal['Nana Turk']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2a1935b1431e1913e0ee370f36a169dbdc8802e9This case study highlights an experiment that aimed to disrupt traditional television news production and presentation models in post-revolution Egypt. It is a snapshot of a brief moment in Egyptian television history when an attempt was made at innovating news production and content, but much like the Egyptian revolution, ultimately failed to change the status quo. The case study of 25TV examines how political, social, and economic dissatisfaction among Egyptian youth inspired innovation in news formats that gave more content production power to younger and less experienced news presenters and producers. Through the brief lifespan of 25TV, this article will discuss the role of social media and television in the immediate aftermath of the revolution, the contentious relationship between freedom of speech and military rule, and the innovative ways in which television formats in Egypt were nurtured, grew and perished in the post-revolution era.Arab Media &amp; Society20171302017-01-15T00:00:00Arab Media &amp; Society['Dina Ibrahim']2017-01-15T00:00:00 64e6eb414f23228b4fd18b2acbf20946c96b20e8The article deciphers the symbolic deconstruction of the Israeli Indignant Protest (2011–2012) on behalf of the local cultural simulacrum—based on Zionist narratives of Judaism. It presents, through the subjective eye of a participant observer, the symbolic paradigm by which the protest opened its way through street poetry’s contemporary representation, including in this concept poetry, prose, songs, pictures, memes, graffiti, and other social media and street phenomena.Arab Media &amp; Society2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Arab Media &amp; Society['Cynthia Gabbay']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e86b1411fde238c4c7b459b98ef1bdcf1d14a5c3: Exposure to air pollution may impair nervous system, brain function and cognitive function, particularly for susceptible groups like children, elderly adults and patients with chronic diseases. It may also reduce subjective well-being, cause anxiety and depression, and even increase suicide risks. The physiological mechanisms of different pollutants’ influences on cognition and psychological well-being are different. Apart from physiological mechanisms, air pollution can also generate psychological impacts on individuals or groups indirectly through media representation, and the severity of these impacts is associated with social vulnerability and resilience. Future studies should explore the pathogenesis of nervous system impairment and cognitive impairment caused by air pollution exposure, explore the influence of air pollution on the psychological well-being of Chinese citizens and its underlying inequality among different social groups, and then develop effective psychological intervention measures.2017665Future studies should explore the pathogenesis of nervous system impairment and cognitive impairment caused by air pollution exposure, explore the influence of air pollution on the psychological well-being of Chinese citizens and its underlying inequality among different social groups, and then develop effective psychological intervention measures.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Xiaokang Lv', 'Wang Cong']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e3c545fd156a6ab642b5115f0bdaa7e75cf6af5cThe present paper evidences the tendency of Constitution and Law generating agents towards a preference of a sanctioning model in the government’s procurement regime of incapacities and incompatibilities and highlights its interest in punishing through administrative law in order to keep a straight tendency that seeks to nourish punitive policies in the legal establishment, reacting to social claims that expresses itself by means of mass media and social networks that demand efficient results from the state. Additionally, it’s undoubtable that this approach by the legislation it’s oriented by international organizations which Colombia wishes to permanently adhere, like the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); a position that explains the recently approved improvements and projects aimed to make a structural review of the present government procurement market, like the one beholden by the Agencia de Contratación Colombia Compra Eficiente (CCE), that complies to same goal by pretending to replace the regime of incapacities and incompatibilities with a model of clampdowns and conflict of interests.2017202017-01-15T00:00:00Revista De Derecho (valdivia)['A. Moreno']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9eb578ac9ecc2d19cdb9350a7561440a55ac87b0We analyze the link between media consumption and the attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS in Chile. We used data from a sample of 1000 people, obtained in the 2011 wave of the World Values Survey (WVS). We use a logistic binary regression model by maximum likelihood. Our results suggest that the way TV news handles information related to AIDS can help reducing discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. keywords : VIH/AIDS, media consumption, television, social representation. Fecha de recepción: Enero 25 de 2016 Fecha de aceptac ión: Febrero 3 de 20172017240The results suggest that the way TV news handles information related to AIDS can help reducing discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Tomás Dodds', 'Felipe García del Río']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c03bb1631f54b70cf990d7b2f38202ffa4d355a5Police fully recognizably plays an important role in life of every citizen. Without an adequate level of security of social life and economic would be much more difficult.This article makes an attempt to present the role of the police in a modern society.Indicate the source and essence of the social demand for police services and the impact of social expectations on the manner in which the ranking police tasks. Determination of the ratio between the use of repression and the performance of the role of guardian is a difficult and complex task. In order to ensure their security, every citizen is obliged to waive part of their liberties and freedom. The huge influence of the mass media to create awareness of social causes Police is also involved in the creation of channels of information favorable in relation institution-citizen.2017102017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Wierzbicki']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a6771ae61670f5da5f4fac5f887d9f8f78ad1299Assuming that the discursive functioning in/of the body revels the presence of social and ideological values, congruous to people’s culture. We propound, from discourses aired by online media, about the beauty contest Miss World and Miss Muslim, understand in what way the power is symbolized in body, and what strategies has been used by occidental and oriental media, concerning gender studies.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Adriana Stela Bassini Edral', 'A. Assumpção', 'Luciane Botelho Martins']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fcd77561a3165d95b55d0661a1a82b4fa27d735dصدر مؤخرا عن دار طاكسيج. كوم، بمركز البحوث والدراسات، كتاب جديد للباحثة الجزائرية صونية عبديش، "بعنوان الشباب الجزائري والفيس بوك، بين فرص الاستخدام ومعضلة الإدمان"، الكتاب من الحجم المتوسط مكون من 282 صفحة. من خلال محتوى الكتاب نلمس سعي المؤلفة للإجابة عن الإشكالية المنبثقة عن واقع اهتمام المجتمع الجزائري -على غرار باقي المجتمعات- باستخدام شبكات التواصل الاجتماعية على الإنترنت؛ إذ توفر هذه الشبكات أدوات تسهل عملية ربط علاقة حول مركز اهتمام مشترك، وتسمح بالاتصال على الخط، فيتواصل من خلالها ملايين البشر تجمعهم اهتمامات أو تخصصات معينة، ويتاح لأعضاء هذه الشبكات مشاركة الملفات والصور، وتبادل مقاطع الفيديو، وإنشاء المدونات، والمراسلة، وإجراء المحادثات الفورية السمعية والسمعية البصرية، وتوصف هذه الشبكات بأنها تتيح التواصل مع الأصدقاء وزملاء الدراسة، وتقوي الروابط بين أعضاء هذه الشبكات في فضاء الإنترنت، ومن أشهر هذه الشبكات الاجتماعية عالميا الفيس بوك؛ حيث استأثر بقبول وتجاوب عدد كبير من الناس، خصوصاً الشباب في جميع أنحاء العالم، وهذا ما تؤكده إحصاءات موقع "سوشيال بايكرز" (Social Packers).* ولكون استخدام موقع الفيس بوك ظاهرة تخللت المجتمعات وحركت الفضول العلمي لاكتشافها في جميع أنحاء العالم، وفي ضوء المعدلات المتزايدة في استخدام الشباب الجامعي الجزائري للموقع، سعت المؤلفة للإجابة عن التساؤل الجوهري التالي:Arab Media &amp; Society2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Arab Media &amp; Society['Sonia Abdeesh']2017-01-15T00:00:00 75b692d8a086f2180ae3d2273046dcd77f2e1cacThe field of comics scholarship has expanded radically in the past decade as the medium has entered into the realm of mainstream academic discourse, thanks to the contributions of scholars who are themselves comic artists, like Will Eisner and Scott McCloud, and others, notably Hillary Chute and Jared Gardner.[1] Comics are now ‘understood as one of the decisive pictorial elements of popular culture’, alongside film and television, and an integral part of modern culture, ‘since they enduringly form people’s perceptions of cultural, social and political patterns’.[2] In the Middle East, some attention has been paid to the growing trend and popularity of graphic narratives.[3] Much of the attention, however, has been about censorship and novelty: what can and cannot be drawn, and what is considered provocative or not in some markets,[4] or on the relationship between Islam and comics, as depicted in Naif al-Mutawa’s The 99.[5] The Lebanese comics I discuss in this chapter do not fall into either of these categories.Arab Media &amp; Society2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Arab Media &amp; Society['Ghenwa Hayek']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3b390f6aee4830b5b6f34a3518402c867164328aThe following is an excerpt from the anthology Ten Arab Filmmakers edited by Josef Gugler and published by Indiana University Press (2015). Mohamed Chouikh occupies a key position as a kind of relay between the post-colonial, idealized Algeria of the 1960s and what one might call the contested, dysfunctional Algeria of the 1980s and since. As an actor, he played a part in the pioneering Algerian films of the sixties and early seventies, sometimes known as cinema moudjahid or what we might call freedom-fighter cinema, predominantly state-sponsored, nationalist commemorations of the liberation struggle against French colonial rule. But his work as director, especially his mature work from The Citadel (1988) onward, interrogates the social, cultural, and political power of the Algerian state. Chouikh in this way embodies a general shift within Algerian cinema from the nationalist and anticolonial confidence of the presidency of Boumediene (1965-1978) to the disjuncture between the state and the people, the contestation of the one-part system of the FLN (Front de libération nationale), and the search for emancipation from traditional conceptions of gender, history, and power of the 1980s and since (see Austin 2012). His work can in this way be related to current forms of Algerian protest and can be read as mirroring the disillusionment of the Algerian people with state power. This cinema of contestation has focused in particular on women’s rights, and on the codes of violence (both literal and symbolic) that are imposed upon women in the Arab world. In terms of aesthetics, Chouikh’s cinema makes sustained use of allegory, metaphor, and symbol, but rather than instrumentalizing these as means to perpetuate a nationalist discourse based on realism, Chouikh effectively uses them as forms of critique, as well as—less obviously—in order to celebrate the possibilities that he still locates in values such as pluralism and tolerance, and in formal terms in the visual construction of space.Arab Media &amp; Society2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Arab Media &amp; Society['Guy Austin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e2133ea3de98cb25b2aac90f0afcb22483badb6eThis review explicates the past, present and future of theory and research concerning audience perceptions of the media as well as the effects that perceptions of media have on audiences. Before the sections that examine media perceptions and media effects perceptions, we first identify various psychological concepts and processes involved in generating media-related perceptions. In the first section, we analyze two types of media perceptions: media trust/credibility perceptions and bias perceptions, focusing on research on the Hostile Media Perception. In both cases, we address the potential consequences of these perceptions. In the second section, we assess theory and research on perceptions of media effects (often referred to as Presumed Influence) and their consequences (referred to as the Influence of Presumed Influence). As examples of Presumed Influence, we evaluate the literature on the Persuasive Press Inference and the Third-Person Perception. The bodies of research on media perceptions and media effects perceptions have been featured prominently in the top journals of the field of mass communication over the past 20 years. Here we bring them together in one synthetic theoretical review.2017220562017-01-15T00:00:00['D. McLeod', 'David A. Wise', 'Mallory R. Perryman']2017-01-15T00:00:00 22dabe33f6726dac01614ae58320bb6e7b81a8ccJournal of Hazardous Materials20176863Investigation of effects of iron oxide and aluminum oxide on retention and transport of CMC-ZVI nanoparticles found that the metal oxides coatings on quartz sand greatly enhanced particle retention and a mechanistically sounder transport model was proposed.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of hazardous materials['Man Zhang', 'Feng He', 'Dongye Zhao', 'X. Hao']2017-01-15T00:00:00 57be62e59f9966278dc90a376dff9f8cd94ee049201743552017-01-15T00:00:00Applied Surface Science['Pengcheng Wang', 'Yingke Zhou', 'Hu Min', 'Jian Chen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 03db4929824fbc387cdd0356b47060635de972382017421032017-01-15T00:00:00Geomorphology['G. Kondolf', 'Pedro J. Pinto']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7a91e8d52f67486c9b2a985d01aad169b2f42b7bJournal of Environmental Management20173539It is concluded that phytoremediation converted the dredged maritime sediments into suitable substrates for growing ornamental plants, and that the re-use by plant nursery industry can be a sustainable management and valorization for remediated sediments.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of environmental management['Paola Mattei', "L. D'Acqui", 'F. Nicese', 'Giulio Lazzerini', 'G. Masciandaro', 'C. Macci', 'S. Doni', 'Francesco Sarteschi', 'L. Giagnoni', 'G. Renella']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a48d6228d07fbed69b5e295bc7a21dcf06cd0ebbNeuroImage201710486It is suggested that, in PSI, increased within‐network cingulo‐opercular FC may be associated with hypervigilance to social threat, whereas reduced right middle/superior frontal gyrus FC to the cingular network may beassociated with diminished impulse control.2017-01-15T00:00:00NeuroImage['E. Layden', 'J. Cacioppo', 'S. Cacioppo', 'S. Cappa', 'A. Dodich', 'A. Falini', 'N. Canessa']2017-01-15T00:00:00 98dd46c34074a36b0b23dd92188e94d502eef0cbJournal of Colloid and Interface Science20178431In the limit of thin electrical double layer, this work establishes a pore-scale numerical model for inhomogeneously charged electro-osmosis including four ions: Na+,Cl-,H+ and OH-.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of colloid and interface science['Li Zhang', 'Moran Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 02cf51920ca857a4d765e68123333da19dd596db201744282017-01-15T00:00:00Biochemical Engineering Journal['Thomas Auxenfans', 'E. Husson', 'C. Sarazin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ac47d16c9d9fbdf64302c5030062176d9a060e1b201756222017-01-15T00:00:00Agricultural and Forest Meteorology['Elad Levintal', 'M. Dragila', 'T. Kamai', 'N. Weisbrod']2017-01-15T00:00:00 65c0d079e42432ce3806f3864a2f7e01ea7c4318Direct synthesis of charged hybrid particles in non-polar media has not been widely described in the literature but can lead to many applications such as electrophoretic displays. In this work, we propose a way to synthesize charged hybrid particles within the electrophoretic medium (Toluene or Isopar G) in the presence or not of additives (Charge Control Agent, CCA). The particles synthesis was performed by Nitroxide-mediated Radical Polymerization (NMRP) via dispersion polymerization in aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents leading to stable chargeable particles with a good size control. Hybrid particles are successfully charged by reaction with functional monomers or addition of CCA to obtain electrophoretic particles. The performance of a dual-color red/white ink in a display was demonstrated with a test-cell. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 338–34820174762017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of Polymer Science Part A['A. Noel', 'Déborah Mirbel', 'A. Charbonnier', 'É. Cloutet', 'G. Hadziioannou', 'C. Brochon']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1cf22c39c918d25a78279a6aadb5e54ff8a6505220173941A game theoretic framework is developed that models a competitive influence maximization problem and demonstrates that graph topology, as well as the nodes’ sociability and initial tendency measures have an effect on the determination of the influential node in the network.2017-01-15T00:00:00Physica A-statistical Mechanics and Its Applications['Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani', 'S. F. F. Ardestani', 'A. Aliahmadi', 'F. Barzinpour']2017-01-15T00:00:00 53b230b856a9126753be690b3934fdb186af8229Behavioural Brain Research20172542Experimental found hASCs' therapeutic effects on autistic phenotypes in a ASD model mice for the first time and investigated the therapeutic effects of human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) on valproic acid (VPA)-induced autism model mice.2017-01-15T00:00:00Behavioural Brain Research['S. Ha', 'Hyunjun Park', 'Usman Mahmood', 'J. Ra', 'Y. Suh', 'Keun-A Chang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0b7218ab5fd3f58e0af41a310ad39a52339082aa20174172017-01-15T00:00:00Applied Surface Science['N. Mashovets', 'I. M. Pastukh', 'S. Voloshko']2017-01-15T00:00:00 27d03d06c5e0e0a63e06cf0f1d736d7a5722dd66201737132017-01-15T00:00:00Optics Communications['Lanhua Zhong', 'Jing Yang', 'Zhanmei Ren', 'Q. Guo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9b8a274ad280be8c983bc2de8feb32765dd345a6Abstract This article examines the construction and representation of Media Studies education in the British press. Drawing on an empirical analysis of five years of newspaper coverage, it concludes that Media Studies has been predominantly represented and framed as a ‘soft’ or ‘Mickey Mouse’ subject, with over half (61.1%) the news stories analysed approaching it through this lens. It shows that the right of centre British press in particular promoted this understanding of Media Studies as a subject devoid of educational value and with low potential for employability, rather than a legitimate option for study. When themes could be approached from either a negative or positive viewpoint (such as employability prospects and subject value), more often than not the negative perspective dominated. This article argues that this perspective has been bolstered by these newspapers largely through their justification of government action and policy towards the subject, which is framed as a positive interjection and opportunity for protecting educational standards. Ultimately, we show that the British debate surrounding Media Studies has been informed by a top-down discourse of elite political and Conservative party sources, with a scarcity of oppositional or broader political representation – a landscape that frames Media Studies education as a delegitimized and worthless pursuit of study.20172852017-01-15T00:00:00Continuum['Lucy Bennett', 'J. Kidd']2017-01-15T00:00:00 98e2b297f85fb76a0fb99026065ba514374fc146Journal of Affective Disorders20176836Each of the cognitive variables, with the exception of PBW, was found to correlate with SAD symptoms, SAD severity and overall functioning.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of affective disorders['Cate S. Hearn', 'C. Donovan', 'S. Spence', 'Sonja March']2017-01-15T00:00:00 31a1760c114f6d0bbf6b16f899169aafe8c275aeJournal of Affective Disorders201712635Cognitive functions mediated by a fronto-parietal network, show linear impairments in unaffected relatives of BDP and schizophrenia patients; processing speed and verbal fluency impairments were evident only in schizophrenia relatives.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of affective disorders['E. Gkintoni', 'E. Pallis', 'P. Bitsios', 'S. Giakoumaki']2017-01-15T00:00:00 bd7cce58000099e10d113d084dd0785307f458f5The current study aimed to design technology-supported interactive social stories to teach social skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A design-based research was implemented with children with ASD along with the participation of their mothers, teachers, peers and field experts. An iterative remediation process was followed through the feedback of participants. The data collection process was further supported through researcher notes, interviews, video-recorded observations and log files. Three cycles of remediation were employed to improve the interactive materials, which lead them to be perceived as pleasant, interesting, engaging and user-friendly. It was observed that children gained useful non-target skills as well as the target behaviors. Interactive stories were particularly helpful in raising satisfaction as they provided children with the opportunity to make their own learning decisions.201754182017-01-15T00:00:00Contemporary Educational Technology['S. Sani-Bozkurt', 'Sezgin Vuran', 'Y. Akbulut']2017-01-15T00:00:00 56fa5ebbec3b70f7f14e4c93d46bd8032ed49712Abstrak. Kanker payudara menempati urutan kedua dari seluruh kanker pada perempuan. Kanker payudara dapat dideteksi secara dini dengan Pemeriksaan Payudara Sendiri (SADARI). SADARI tidak semua orang mengetahuinya maka diperlukan suatu pendidikan kesehatan dengan menggunakan media video dan modul. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan pengaruh sebelum dan sesudah pendidikan kesehatan menggunakan media video dan modul terhadap perubahan pengetahuan dan perilaku tentang praktik SADAR. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Quasi eksperimen bersifat deskriptif analitik dengan desain pre-post test group. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 52 orang di SMA 2 Sendawar Kutai Barat pada siswi kelas XI dengan Metode pengambilan sampel   total Sampling. Analisa dengan uji kolmogorov smirnov menunjukan adanya perbedaan pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan menggunakan media video dan modul terhadap perubahan pengetahuan dan perilaku tentang praktik SADARI pada sisiwi kelas XI SMA 2 Sendawar tahun 2014 yang signifikan dimana diperoleh setelah dilakukan pendidikan kesehatan nilai p=0,000 (<0,05) Kata Kunci : SADARI, Pengetahuhan, Perilaku, Video, Modul Abstract Breast cancer ranks second of all cancers in women. Breast cancer can be detected early with Breast Self Examination (BSE). BSE not everyone knows we need a health education using video media and module This study aims to determine the effect of the difference before and after health education using video media and modules to change knowledge and attitudes about BSE. This study is research quasi-experimental are descriptive analytic with a pre-post test design group. The study population totaling 52 people in SMA 2 Sendawar Kutai Barat to grade students class XI. Results by using kolmogorov smirnov test showed a difference in the effect of health education using video media and the module to change the behavior of knowledge and attitudes about pratice of BSE in class XI SMA 2 Sendawar in 2014 the significant which is obtained after the health education the value of p = 0,000 (<0.05) Keywords: Health Education, Media videos and modules, Knowledge, Behavior, BSE2017032017-01-15T00:00:00['Susi Purwanti']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a686189cc2649594eb78723c41671933e970d8eaWhat are the effects of treatments (analgesics, antibiotics, and myringotomy) in children with acute otitis media?American Family Physician2017032017-01-15T00:00:00American family physician['R. Venekamp', 'Roger Damoiseaux', 'A. Schilder']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a8ea387d34c411786851e4365583e0aed3d3a06fABSTRACT This paper is an exploration of the debates surrounding the publication of a new National Curriculum for history in England. The draft curriculum was published in February 2013 and was withdrawn just 6 months later in the face of considerable opposition. This paper offers a tentative explanation for this example of a rare phenomenon: effective resistance to curriculum change. Using a socio-cognitive approach to discourse analysis, the paper explores the context models of the two antagonists in the contestation: new right traditionalism and social realism. While both context models are viewed as coherent, it is suggested that critics of the draft prevailed because they more fully comprehended the context model of their opponents and were prepared to adapt their strategy accordingly. The paper takes an analytical narrative approach to the contestation. Resistance to the draft is presented in two phases: an initial phase in which criticism was diffuse, instinctive and political; and a more effective mature phase in which opposition united around a depoliticised disciplinary defence of the subject in social realist terms. It is argued that this deft shift went unnoticed by Education Secretary, Michael Gove, rendering ineffective his attacks on his critics as ‘Marxists’ and ‘progressives’.201784172017-01-15T00:00:00British Journal of Educational Studies['Joseph Smith']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e8ea57d60ec5e4989fa341edbd776a815a9fdf9cA high-power laser beam propagating through a dielectric in the presence of fluctuations is subject to diffraction, dissipation, and optical Kerr nonlinearity. A method of moments was applied to a stochastic, nonlinear enveloped wave equation to analyze the evolution of the long-term spot radius. For propagation in atmospheric turbulence described by a Kolmogorov-von Kármán spectral density, the analysis was benchmarked against field experiments in the low-power limit and compared with simulation results in the high-power regime. Dissipation reduced the effect of self-focusing and led to chromatic aberration.Optics Letters20171412A method of moments was applied to a stochastic, nonlinear enveloped wave equation to analyze the evolution of the long-term spot radius in atmospheric turbulence and reduced the effect of self-focusing and led to chromatic aberration.2017-01-15T00:00:00Optics letters['B. Hafizi', 'J. Peñano', 'J. Palastro', 'R. Fischer', 'G. DiComo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 cfa0bf9eb80ff8f7cb2d4737e3fbed41fb545cb9Penelitian ini bertujuanuntuk mengetahui media budidaya yang terbaik dalam meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan kelangsungan hidup benih ikan arwana silver . Pelaksanaan penelitian ini dilakukan di BBI (Balai Benih Ikan) Klansin Kapuas Hul u. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RA K ) dengan 3 perlakuan dan 3  ulanga n dengan wadah antara lain adalah perlakuan A ( wadah kolam terpal ), B ( wadah bak semen ), dan C (wadah fiberglass ). Parameter pengamatan yang dilakukan adalah Pertumbuhan Berat Mutlak, Pertumbuhan Panjang Mutlak, Efesiensi Pakan, Kelangsungan Hidup Larva, dan Parameter Kualitas Air . Hasil dari pengamatan menunjukanpenggunaan wadah bak fiberglass  dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan berat benih, pertumbuhan panjang benih, nilai efesien pakan, dan kelangsungan hidup benih. Hal ini dikarenakan penggunaan bak fiber sangat berpengaruh terhadap intensitas cahaya yang masuk hingga ke dasar bak. Semakin kuat intensitasnya maka respon ikan semakin tinggi dalam hal mencari makanan. Perbedaan intensitas ini menyebabkan ikan memberikan respon yang berbeda pada setiap perlakuan dan pertambahan berat ikan disebabkan padat tebar yang rendah sehingga tidak terjadi persaingan terhadap ruang gerak dan makanan yang diberikan dapat dimanfaatkan secara optimal. Kata kunci : Kolam Terpal, Bak Semen, Wadah Fiberglass,Pertumbuhan Berat, Pertumbuhan Panjang, Kelangsungan Hidup,  BenihArwana Silver201700Penelitian ini bertujuanuntuk mengetahui media budidaya yang terbaik dalam meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan kelangsungan hidup benih ikan arwana silver, while pengamatan menunjukanpenggunaan wadah bak fiberglass yang diberikan dapat dimanfaatkan secara optimal.2017-01-15T00:00:00['U. Amri', 'Eka Indah Raharjo', 'Farida']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7b075607b1b742251bbb1be2490cf877fe0d25ffAbstract Preimplantational genetic technologies (PG technologies) used in the processes of reproduction under laboratory conditions are considered to be one of the most controversial fields of gene technology. These tests are performed on embryos and result in the selection of the most capable embryo, while destroying the rest. Several moral questions arise regarding the ethical application of these procedures. This study investigated the representation of this topic in the Hungarian online media, applying (qualitative) Foucauldian discourse analysis. The results suggest that the narratives related to the topic can be organized according to their objects around three discourses: discourses surrounding parents, discourses surrounding the embryo, discourses surrounding the application of PG technologies. It was also revealed that narratives of risk, responsibility and freedom of autonomous decision play important role in constructing the representations of PG technologies in the Hungarian online news media.20174012017-01-15T00:00:00Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy['Eszter Kádár']2017-01-15T00:00:00 48fa437f5ca34433d2832bf67cbdd21ea64ff352In this paper, the model of media monitoring organization in the case of partial digitization of printed media with a focus on media content analysis sector has been analyzed. The organizational structure and functioning of the media monitoring company depend on the level of digitization of printed media. Consequently, the organization model for media monitoring companies, based on the traditional press clipping, that is print media as the main source of news, differs from the model of such an organization based solely on online news. The Adresa autora: Senka Bengin  senka.bengin@yahoo.com Bengin S. Analiza medijskih sadržaja FBIM Transactions Vol. 5 No. 1 pp. 13-24 14 │ MESTE Published: January 2017 paper presents the structure, work processes, and methodology of media content analysis sector of a typical media monitoring organization based on a comparison of several media monitoring organizations in the countries of the supremacy of press media in contrast to the digital editions. The relation of media content analysis methodology with the level of print media digitalization has been shown.201760The structure, work processes, and methodology of media content analysis sector of a typical media monitoring organization based on a comparison of several media monitoring organizations in the countries of the supremacy of press media in contrast to the digital editions are presented.2017-01-15T00:00:00FBIM Transactions['Senka Bengin', 'Z. Čekerevac']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b1ca9b38ec889ad3d2bdd5d232d092316d65f17cPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lama waktu pengangkutan terhadap kelangsungan hidup ikan pasca penyadaran dengan menggunakan ketebalan media busa 6 Cm untuk mempertahankan suhu rendah. Penelitian ini menggunakanRancangan Acak Lengkap (RA L ) menurut Hanafiah ( 2012 ), terdiri dari 4 perlakuan dan 3 ulangan dengan susunannya yaitu perlakuan Alama waktu 2,5 jam, perlakuan Blama waktu  3,5 jam, perlakuan Clama waktu 4,5 jam dan perlakuan Dlama waktu 5,5 jam.  Hasil penelitian menunj ukkan lama waktu transportasi ikan jelawat menggunakan sistem kering dengan ketebalan media busa 6 cm berpengaruh terhadap kelangsungan hidup ikan jelawat. Selama penyadaran ikan, waktu yang terbaik yaitu 15 menit 58 detik dengan suhu wadah dalam kemasan sebesar 13 0 C serta perubahan bobot tubuh ikan sebesar 0,10 gram dan tingkat kelangsungan hidupnya sebesar 83,33% terdapat pada perlakuan A dengan lama waktu 2,5 jam. Sebaliknya pada perlakuan D tingkat kelangsungan hidup yaitu 0,00% dengan lama waktu sadar 29 menit 83 detik. Ikan tidak menunjukkan tanda-tanda kehidupan di sebabkan oleh kenaikan suhu dalam wadah kemasan sebesar 23 0 C maka es dalam media kemasan seluruhnyamencair sehingga tidak mampu mempertahankan suhu media busa,akibatnyaterjadipenurunan bobot tubuh ikan sebesar 1,81 gram selama waktu 5,5 jam. Penurunan berat tersebut disebabkan oleh terjadinya stres akibat kenaikan suhu lingkungan (thermal stress) maka d iduga semakin lama waktu pengangkutan menyebabkan ikan jelawat semakin stres sehingga mengakibatkan kematian selama pengangkutan. Kata Kunci :Ikan Jelawat, Waktu Pemingsanan,Waktu Penyadaran, Perubahan Bobot , Kelangsungan Hidup2017102017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Nurdian', 'Eka Indah Raharjo', 'Farida']2017-01-15T00:00:00 47e1d1dca76929d0a62370980e7741787d7032caThe objective of the research was to develop a theoretical framework for planning activities to build capacities of civil society organization fore effective media relations. The regional context is that of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Turkey where a need to improve current media capacities of civil society organizations has been recognized. The basic aim of this research is to give a strategic direction to further improvement of the relationship between civil society organisations and media which also includes mapping future building capacities of civil society organisations to engage and become visible in the media, therefore developing public relations and media relations skills. The conceptual framework for this strategic direction includes capacity building of professionals engaged in communication and media relations function, advocacy and awareness raising in a dialogical and relational communication model, and effective communication to ensure quality relationships that include collaboration and possible partnerships.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Majda Tafra-Vlahović']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b498bf5a33c3e784a836469466339b30e70a083aThis research was a quasi-experiment—instigated by the low of students’ chemistry achievement. This research aimed at knowing the effect of using Team Games Tournament (TGT) type of Cooperative Learning Model with Molymod media tomard students’ achievement of X grade at Senior High School of YLPI Pekanbaru. The samples of this research were Random Sampling comprising 2 classes—X1 (Experimental group) and X3 (Control group). There were 4 meetings done. Test, interview, questionnaire, and documentation were the techniques of collecting the data. T-test formula was used to find out the result of students’ achievement. Based on the data analysis, it can be stated that tobserved was 4.14 and ttable 2.00 and it showed that tobserved was higher than ttable. It revealed that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. In other words, there was a significant effect of using Team Games Tournament (TGT) type of Cooperative Learning model with Molymod media toward students’ achievement of X grade at Senior High School of YLPI Pekanbaru with coefficient effect 20%. Keywords: Team Games Tournament (TGT) of Cooperative Learning Model, Molymod Media, Achievement.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Nur Azmiati', 'Miterianifa Miterianifa']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1b17eae30e7bee6c6e8783e34bb4e5dd0dc4a74dAbstrak Berdasarkan hasil observasi di SDN 1 Mulung Kecamatan Driyorejo Kabupaten Gresik khususnya di kelas V, guru hanya menekankan pembelajaran pada pencapaian kemampuan intelegensi sehingga kemampuan siswa untuk berpikir kritis pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat masih tergolong rendah. Hal ini disebabkan guru belum menemukan cara dan media yang dapat digunakan untuk menanamkan konsep perkalian bilangan bulat. Sehingga siswa masih menggunakan metode menghafal suatu konsep dan belum bisa memahami konsep tersebut. Hal ini menyebabkan kurang maksimalnya hasil belajar dan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Pada penelitian ini, upaya yang dilakukan peneliti untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat adalah menggunakan media kancing-kancing magnetik. Tujuan yang dicapai adalah mendeskripsikan aktivitas guru dalam menggunakan media kancing magnetik pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat, mendeskripsikan aktivitas siswa dalam menggunakan media kancing magnetik pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat, dan mendeskripsikan hasil peningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas V SDN 1 Mulung pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat dengan menggunakan media kancing magnetik. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Berdasarkan jenis penelitian maka metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif dan deskriptif kuantitatif. Sesuai dengan metode maka teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif untuk data observasi aktivitas guru dan siswa. Sedangkan data kuantitatif pada penelitian ini diperoleh dari hasil tes. Penelitian dilakukan dua siklus dan setiap siklus terdiri dari dua pertemuan. Setelah peneliti menggunakan media kancing magnetik pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat, peneliti mendapatkan hasil yang memuaskan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa adanya peningkatan nilai aktivitas guru pada siklus I sebesar 82,3% dan pada siklus II meningkat menjadi 92,7% dengan kategori sangat baik. Hasil observasi aktivitas siswa juga mengalami peningkatan dari 82,5% pada siklus I dan meningkat pada siklus II menjadi 92,5% dengan predikat sangat baik. Selain itu, dari hasil tes pada siklus I menunjukkan secara klasikal kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa mencapai 76,7% dan pada siklus II meningkat menjadi 93,3% dengan kategori sangat baik. Sehingga  dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan penggunaan media kancing magnetik dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi perkalian bilangan bulat di kelas V SDN 1 Mulung Kecamatan Driyorejo Kabupaten Gresik. Abstract Based on the observation in SDN 1 Mulung Kecamatan Driyorejo Kabupaten Gresik especially for the fifth grade students, the teacher only focused on the learning to reach the intelligent ability so the ability of the student to think critically on integer multiplication was still low. In this research, the researcher tried to develop the students’ critical thinking on integer multiplication by using magnetic buttons. The purposes are to describe the activities of the teacher in using magnetic buttons on integer multiplication, to describe the activities of the students in using magnetic buttons on integer multiplication, and to describe the result of the improvement of students’ critical thinking. This research includes of studies class action was obtained through observation and analyzed test by using descriptive qualitative technical analysis and descriptive quantitative. There were two cycles in this research, each cycle contained of two meetings. The result of the research showed that there was an improvement of the teacher’s activities value on cycle I for about 82,3% and on cycle II increased to be 92,7% with excellent category. The result of the students’ activities also increased from 82, 5% on cycle I to be 92,5% on cycle II with very good category. Beside that, from the result of the test on cycle I the ability of the students’ critic thinking got 76,7% classically and on cycle II increased to be 93,3% with very good category. It could be concluded that by using magnetic buttons could improve the activities of the teacher and students.20171412017-01-15T00:00:00['Rivo Nugroho', 'R. Setyawati']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0105c66af16ebca5edae26c9476cdbc12bb33c09AIM To determine the clinical and dietary predictors of common carotid artery intima media thickness (CCA IMT) in a cohort of subjects with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. METHODS Participants with type 1 (n = 23) and type 2 diabetes (n = 127) had mean and mean maximum CCA IMT measured using B mode ultrasound. Dietary intake was measured using a food frequency questionnaire. Clinical and dietary predictors of mean and mean maximum CCA IMT were determined using linear regression analysis adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS The main predictors of mean and mean maximum CCA IMT were age and weight. After multivariate adjustment there were no dietary predictors of CCA IMT. However, in subjects that were not prescribed a lipid lowering medication alcohol consumption was positively associated with CCA IMT after multivariate adjustment. No difference existed in CCA IMT between subjects with type 1 or type 2 diabetes once age was adjusted for. CONCLUSION CCA IMT was predominantly predicted by age and weight in these subjects with diabetes. The finding that CCA IMT was not different between people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes warrants further investigation in a larger cohort.World Journal of Diabetes2017561CCA IMT was predominantly predicted by age and weight in these subjects with diabetes, and was not different between people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes warrants further investigation in a larger cohort.2017-01-15T00:00:00World Journal of Diabetes['K. Petersen', 'J. Keogh', 'P. Meikle', 'M. Garg', 'P. Clifton']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9fa96b8a0de80fa2b52db875a0a285c420cb5065Proses pembelajaran yang kurang didukung oleh media yang memadai diduga berdampak pada kurangnya kemampuan siswa secara akademis. Selain itu alat pendukung yang lain seperti bahan ajar, piranti alat praktik, lingkungan belajar dan alat evaluasi juga dapat mempengaruhi hasil belajar yang kurang maksimal. Sepertihalnya dengan sistem pneumatik akan lebih baik jika dilengkapi dengan media untuk menampilkan simulasi karena siswa akan lebih jelas dalam memahami materi tersebut. Penelitian pemanfaatan media berupa Media Pembelajaran Sistem Pneumatik dengan Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Berbasis Flash ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui manfaat media dalam kegiatan proses belajar mengajar terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar siswa setelah menggunakan Media Pembelajaran tersebut. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen pengembangan dari true eksperimental dengan bentuk Quasi Experimental Design dengan jenis Nonequivalent Control Group Design. Pembelajaran pada kelas eksperimen menggunakan media pembelajaran berbasis flash dan pada kelas kontrol dengan media gambar dengan dibantu media power point. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode dokumentasi, tes dan observasi. Bedasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh rata-rata nilai post test kelas eksperimen 88,93 dengan persentase ketuntasan belajar mencapai 100% dan rata-rata kelas kontrol 85,33 dengan persentase ketuntasan belajar 93%. Hasil uji signifikansi nilai post test diperoleh nilai thitung = 2,036 > ttabel = 2,001, yang berarti ada perbedaan hasil belajar kelas eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah pemanfaatan media pembelajaran sistem Pneumatik dengan Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) berbasis Flash dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa dan dapat dijadikan alternatif dalam pembelajaran Instalasi Motor Listrik (IML) khususnya untuk materi sistem pneumatik.dengan proggrammable logic controller (PLC). Selain itu, terdapat peningkatan hasil belajar pada aspek afektif dan psikomotorik yang ditunjukkan dengan adanya perbedaan nilai rata-rata tiap aspek kelas eksperimen yang lebih tinggi dari kelas kontrol. Sehingga penggunaan media pembelajaran tersebut mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadaphasil belajar siswa.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Feri Adianto']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c5ad037532871f744561e28d5293bf9f2308603820172262017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry['Dajeong Kim', 'Jinho Chang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9c8ff4404ef6afdd2ca1d1fe691b083a198a8e1cComput. Networks20175222Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithms significantly outperform state-of-the-arts in terms of the operational cost, yet run much faster.2017-01-15T00:00:00Comput. Networks['Qiufen Xia', 'W. Liang', 'Zichuan Xu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1fe22786a93fd6086c870a0761050b188b0bd814201723182017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['T. Kawamoto', 'Mitsuhiro Ura', 'K. Hiraki']2017-01-15T00:00:00 47550795f16eb7220f35fb81915c337e40abcc50Abstract In order to learn and teach English, learners and teachers employ various kinds of methods, techniques, instruments and procedures. Amid them utilizing Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) is significantly growing. Though Internet for educational use has not found a high position and many schools have limited use of computers, it is clear that technology and TEFL will have more connections in this new information age. Therefore, teachers need to seek variety and innovation in their teaching process.  By the advancement of technology, great numbers of the learners possess smart phones and have access to social networks such as Telegram, LINE, and IMO. Through online discussions in groups for the learners outside the classroom, it is hoped that they achieve a good level of fluency in their speaking and let the communication go smoothly. The current study aims at exploring the effects of using social networks on Developing EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Competence through Speaking Accuracy and Fluency. To this purpose, 60 homogenous participants, whose English language proficiency was checked by an OPT were randomly assigned into two groups: the Experimental Group (EG), and the Control Group (CG) each with 30 participants. The experimental group used Telegram and the control group received the traditional instruction in speaking which lasted for six weeks. The results of Independent Sample T-test revealed that the experimental group outperformed significantly the control group in speaking accuracy and fluency. Key words : Pragmatic competence, social networks, speaking fluency and accuracy201706The effects of using social networks on Developing EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Competence through Speaking Accuracy and Fluency is explored and it is revealed that the experimental group outperformed significantly the control group in speaking accuracy and fluency.2017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Alipour']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2e5d89bd3fd995132663d9bc6dae990feefd4d76E-commerce berevolusi dengan web yang mempunyai kapabilitas meningkatkan partisipasi pelanggan dan meningkatkan nilai ekonomi. Fenomena tersebut dikenal dengan istilah social commerce (s-commerce). Penelitian ini bersifat kuantitatif dengan menerapkan model kepuasan pelanggan pada tiga s-commerce yaitu tokopedia.com, bukalapak.com dan lazada.co.id. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode statistik Struktural Equation Modelling (SEM) berbasis Partial Least Square (PLS) dan perangkat lunak SmartPLS untuk membuktikan hubungan antar variabel penelitian. Variabel yang diambil meliputi kualitas informasi, kualitas sistem dan kualitas layanan. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah pengisian kuisioner dengan responden sebanyak 400 pengguna internet di Provinsi Lampung. Dari model yang diterapkan didapat hasil bahwa tokopedia menempati urutan pertama social commerce di Provinsi Lampung. Kata kunci: s-commerce, kualitas website, SEM, SmartPLS, system, service, informasi2017072017-01-15T00:00:00['Dyah Ayu Megawati']2017-01-15T00:00:00 00dcda711b1f2300bd8e4ebe39832c5001c2ce3920172842017-01-15T00:00:00Optics Communications['J. F. Aguilar-Gutiérrez', 'M. L. A. Carrasco', 'M. Iturbe-Castillo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 41c64a05e6a8a68b4215f104f57b512ac86f34e0Journal of Affective Disorders20173414The findings suggest that unified interventions and/or prevention efforts are needed to not only assess specific symptoms, but also to treat GPP in adolescence.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of affective disorders['T. Lee', 'K. Wickrama', 'C. O’Neal', 'F. O. Lorenz']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d27a4b035da747b093791dbc85b0aba32e5fc92eBehavioural Brain Research20177012It is demonstrated that PSI increases interaction time and aggressive behaviors during escapable social interaction, and that the aggressiveness of the stimulus rat in a social encounter is an important component of behavioral and neural outcomes for both isolation and group‐reared rats.2017-01-15T00:00:00Behavioural Brain Research['Dayton J. Goodell', 'M. Ahern', 'Jessica Baynard', 'Vanessa L. Wall', 'S. Bland']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e840daa25249acf9fd85485af82f73ec36e59c522017002017-01-15T00:00:00['M. T. Lišanin', 'A. Galfi', 'M. Palić']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3be789bc646f86472863baf754af457089c83be5The goal of this study was to find out the effect of the implementation of science, technology, and society (STS) learning model by using concept maps toward students’ learning interest in Islamic Senior High School. Therefore, the study was carried out in queasy experiment design and the sample was taken through purposive sampling technique, which consists of two classes, namely XC as experiment class and XB as control one. After implementing those learning model and technique, the data was collected through questionnaire and documentation. Due to the statistic analysis, it was examined that the implementation of concept maps technique on experiment class has affected students’ interest in learning 81.45%, and it was categorized into good, in contrast, in control group it has affected students’ interest about 61.2% that was categorized into Fair. Similarity, the hypothesis testing by using Mann-Whitney test on the final questionnaire average score has revealed that the Zo (t-obtained) score was -5.74 and Z table score was -1.96 based on 5% significant standard, further, when Zo ≤-Z table, the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In conclusion, there was the significant effect of science, technology, and society (STS) learning model by using concept maps technique toward students’ learning interest in Hydrocarbon class in Islamic Senior High School of Islamic Boarding School Daarun Nahdhah Thawalib Bangkinang for the 2015/2016 academic year. Keywords : Science, Technology, Society (STS) teaching model, concept maps techniques, students’ learning Interest, and hydrocarbon.201700There was the significant effect of science, technology, and society (STS) learning model by using concept maps technique toward students’ learning interest in Hydrocarbon class in Islamic Senior High School of Islamic Boarding School Daarun Nahdhah Thawalib Bangkinang for the 2015/2016 academic year.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Hayati Nufus', 'Yuni Fatisa']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e91ba564e3236297bfa008aedf87abff255be7552017012017-01-15T00:00:00The Korean Journal of Advertising['Kim Woon Han']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5d7253ea8ad5aa371a830db5e5a24c9b0c40eb622017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Albert Abrefo Awotwe']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e6b7f67c307ece2b80fd66dbee7727f370c620e52017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Anita Runjić-Stoilova', 'Tomelić Ćurlin Marijana', 'V. Vidučić']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1accd8e22680bb276539bb9c4694e6e7256485c520171002017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Lange', 'M. D. Waal']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fafbb54048fd25998ce86c49cc94b9638a35dce62017002017-01-15T00:00:00The Korean Journal of Advertising['Jeong， Se-Hoon', 'Jung-Yoon Yum', 'I-Jung Choi', 'Soojung Choi', 'Minhey Chung']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f3be365ad841e008fe24e36a2cad3dd2ec220961Company has a number of responsibilities towards different stakeholders such as management, workers, customers, shareholders, government and the society. Realisation and fulfilment of responsibilities towards these stakeholders is termed as Corporate Social Responsibilities. It is the responsibility of the business to produce and supply goods at fair prices, provide fair wages and facilities to its employees, provide a fair return on shareholder’s funds, pay taxes and duties regularly and contribute to social development in which it is prospering. Considering features of banks in India, RBI is stressing the need for Corporate Social Responsibility and pointed out that these initiatives by the banks are vital for sustainable development. BASEL Committee has prescribed certain rules on Corporate Social Responsibility for banks in India. CSR policy basically works as a standard of built-in, self-regulating mechanism and ensure their harmony with law, ethical standards and international norms. The three keys to an effective CSR policy are commitment, clarity and congruence with corporate values. Researcher has selected two banks from four categories from nationalized banks, private banks, co-operative banks and foreign banks. Researcher has compared data available about CSR Report on websites of various banks.2017052017-01-15T00:00:00['K. K. Patil']2017-01-15T00:00:00 781a371fe5faedf30c6c9361fd10cfc4e6cb08f9O presente artigo visa a analisar a utilizacao da tributacao em sua funcao extrafiscal como instrumento capaz de maximizar a implementacao do direito fundamental social a educacao, promovendo a sua tutela em niveis que superem o minimo existencial. Parte-se da premissa de que a Constituicao brasileira de 1988 estabelece um modelo de Estado Social e Democratico de Direito que exige do Poder Publico a realizacao dos direitos sociais em niveis maximos (e nao minimos), como meio para a promocao do desenvolvimento socioeconomico. O estudo sustenta que um dos mecanismos adequados para atingir esse objetivo consiste na tributacao, em seu aspecto extrafiscal, especialmente por meio da concessao de isencoes fiscais que estimulem a sociedade a adotar medidas voltadas a efetivacao de direitos fundamentais sociais. Para demonstrar a utilidade da funcao extrafiscal da tributacao como meio de maximizacao do direito social a educacao, o artigo examina o Programa Universidade para Todos – Prouni, que concede bolsas de estudos integrais e parciais para estudantes de baixa renda em instituicoes de ensino superior privadas, que, por sua vez, sao beneficiadas com a isencao de tributos federais para incentivar sua adesao ao programa .2017042017-01-15T00:00:00['Daniel Wunder Hachem', 'Gilberto Alexandre de Abreu Kalil']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2100cb9328173e16c261f2ce61fe0ff2f53c0253Background and purpose: The increasing growth of cosmetic surgeries, especially Botox has raised the need for further attention to this cosmetic treatment. The current study investigated the role of body image, social support and religious beliefs in predicting Botox cosmetic surgery in Kermanshah. Materials and methods: This causal-comparative study was performed in two groups of Botox applicants (n=330) and those who were interested in having Botox cosmetic surgery (n=310) attending skin care and beauty clinics. They were selected by convenient sampling in Kermanshah, Iran, 2014. Data was collected using three questionnaires: the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith (1997), the Zimet's Perceived Social Support (1998) and the Appearance Schemas Inventory developed by Cash (1990). Data analysis was done in SPSS V.19 applying discriminate analysis. Results: Significant difference was found between the two groups in predictive variables (P<0.05). Among the predictive variables, the body schema of body appearance (SC 0.67), perceived support from significant others (SC 0.43), and perceived support from family (SC -0.34) were the main predicting factors for Botox cosmetic surgery. Conclusion: According to this study, the body schema of body appearance, social support by significant others, and perceived support by family play significant roles in predicting cosmetic surgeries.2017764According to this study, the body schema of body appearance, social support by significant others, and perceived support by family play significant roles in predicting cosmetic surgeries.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences['Siros Kabodi', 'Elias Salimi', 'Hossain Kavoussi', 'A. Ebrahimi', 'Hossain Ashtaria', 'N. R. Gilan', 'M. Shirzadi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9b007e0b61f26bee62f1222a3bfb84dc93f26fb220172842017-01-15T00:00:00['C. Avin', 'Zvi Lotker', 'D. Peleg', 'Y. Pignolet', 'Itzik Turkel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2a17f2bf5767240c22bd33184ea36cd77d2802d2Social capital is decisive to many of strategic objectives of organizations. Although it has been extensively defined in the literature, social capital continues to be discussed in particular concerning its measurement. What is the usability of the existing indicators of social capital? How do managers decide which one they would prefer? An overview of the literature reveals that there are very few measurements of social capital and those which have already developed are very complex. Direct measurements appear to provide a better understanding of the complexity of relationships than aggregated measurements. Yet, we show that they are of unsatisfactory quality. Using simple counter-examples, we advance that they give rise to contradictions. From this discussion and using Graph Theory, we propose two complementary indicators of social capital which we call “relational strength” and “relational potential”. These operational indicators can be handled by any actors to position themselves within their social sphere.20173932017-01-15T00:00:00['Laurence Saglietto', 'D. David', 'Cécile Cézanne']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1a60ca130faed16bd089bb166c9992876b79e874Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Social Expression Scale – Motor (EMES-M) in a Brazilian Sample The present article aims to describe the process of adaptation and validation of the Multidimensional Social Expression Scale – Motor Part (EMES-M) for the Brazilian context. Motor social expression consists of social skills, which are predictors of quality of life and interpersonal relationship quality. The sample consisted of 925 individuals of both sexes, between 18 and 35 years old. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed with a theoretically based eight-factor model. The scale had adequate psychometric properties, with CFI 0.910, TLI of 0.904, RMSEA of 0.049 and internal consistency of the total scale of 0.945. It also presented convergent validity, measured from correlations with scales that evaluate assertiveness and social anxiety. From the results, we conclude that the scale can be used in research contexts to evaluate social skills.720172222017-01-15T00:00:00Avaliaçao Psicologica: Interamerican Journal of Psychological Assessment['A. Pereira', 'Luciana Dutra-Thomé', 'S. Koller']2017-01-15T00:00:00 6b8f5560d7b19f88948e3b379301cc10d09246fdIssues such as poverty, inequality and inefficient use of natural resources create difficulties in the operation of productive equipment and have become a topic of interest in the agendas of the industrialized nations. In turn, a change is evident in consumer behavior, demanding the participation of the company in society through the generation of responsible practices. The above scenario raises the need to strengthen support from private enterprise to sustainable development of the nation, based on the dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).      In this sense, the document focuses its objective to identify and classify innovative approaches to CSR as a strategic tool for today's organizations. Both innovation and CSR frame a complex and multidimensional relationship, therefore, the document opts for a view from the instrumental theory to offer three approaches as a framework of innovative CSR and organizational impact.      The proposed approaches are related to the instrumental theory, given the interaction between innovative CSR stakeholders, guidance for generating competitive advantage and marketing with cause, all these aspects of value creation. So are strategic alternatives for companies seeking to boost their CSR as a differentiating strategic aspect for both corporate value chain and for social actors with which it relates and directs their CSR practices.20172422017-01-15T00:00:00['Fabian Arley Ninco Hernández', 'Yenni Viviana Duque Orozco']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9cf61db221dd252cc5e510ab149ac270cbf9e609Aim of this study the views of the classroom teachers concerning the use of oral history as a teaching and learning method in social studies courses. The participants of the study were a total of 120 classroom teachers working in public basic education school in  Afyonkara hisar. The data were collected using an interview form with open-ended items and the data obtained were analysed through descriptive statistics.  The findings of the study showed that  although the participants employed the oral history activities in social studies course they experienced certain problems such as lack of source people, ignorance by family members and students, students’ inability to comprehend what was told to them, inconsistency between topic and interviewees, lack of optimal interview setting, time constraints, students’ inability to bring the source to the classroom, limited nature of topics, and financial constraints.20171722017-01-15T00:00:00['N. Fidan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c7d7d9073255e19663b36d0d9b3e9078a34dceb62017082017-01-15T00:00:00Aquatic Mammals['P. Rachinas-Lopes', 'A. Luís', 'A. S. Borges', 'M. P. Neto', 'M. E. D. Santos']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4a206822681168df47cba83468a77e56ae8d84caFieldwork Practicum in Social Work Education: Some Reflections on the Theory-Practice Relationship2017012017-01-15T00:00:00Indian Journal of Social Work['Kaivalya T. Desai']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8b6f47cc09561e5d9e8008ff8dc2b9616e0da797: Social Network is one of the most popular interactive medium to share, communicate and distribute information. It is the platform to build social relations among people. Users have ability to keep in touch with friends by exchanging different types of information or messages. Sometimes people post messages which may cause a serious problem to user’s reputation. There is one fundamental issue in Social Network is to give users ability to control the messages posted on their own private space. To avoid the problem of unwanted messages, the proposed system called filter wall able to filter messages from user walls. In order to make social network user wall a secured wall, introducing a rule based system wall as well as Machine Learning approach, neural text classification applied on user wall.2017131In order to make social network user wall a secured wall, introducing a rule based system wall as well as Machine Learning approach, neural text classification applied on user wall is applied.2017-01-15T00:00:00International journal on innovative research in electrical, electronics, instrumentation and control engineering['Sheetal Rajput', 'N. Patil']2017-01-15T00:00:00 49cdfcf63e753a883e97051ce8d5789eedb6fdaeApplication of corporate social responsibility concept in hotel companies should facilitate the establishment of conditions for successful market entry and raise of competitive advantages of a local hotel and tourism enterprises. Also, corporate social responsibility represents a direct factor in promoting sustainable development, especially when it comes to tourism and hospitality sector. The question of social responsibility concept application has been recently brought to the spotlight which has encouraged the creation of Montenegro law legislation regarding this matter and embracing various legislation acts such as the Law on Environmental Protection, Law on Consumers Protection, laws against corruption, adopting codes of business ethics and corporate management etc. Montenegrin hotels that should constantly improve their offer and place their focus on more emitting markets must recognize the importance of applying socially responsibility concept which will serve to the environment protection, consumer protection, energy efficiency improvement and promotion of sustainable development in Montenegro. This essay places its focus on the necessity of identifying levels of socially responsible behavior implementation in hotel companies with the aim of improving tourism product and sustainable development of Montenegro. The overall objective of the research is to get through the aspect of corporate social responsibility to help hotel enterprises in Montenegro to better position themselves in the minds of consumers on wider tourism market and improve their competitive advantage. Traditional Montenegrin code of social behavior expressed in humanity gives a proper interpretation of social responsibility "Humanity means protecting others from ourselves", of course, translated into the framework of modern business.2017112017-01-15T00:00:00FBIM Transactions['Zlatibor Milić', 'Z. Čekerevac']2017-01-15T00:00:00 6a1d6e6a3b0eb14eb401ac4655295dbfb6f09defThis article supports the relevance of the sequential practice of professional ethics and social responsibility by the main leaders of enterprises and governments. This is achieved by means of the criticism of the conception of public server enterprise owner that emerged from the linkage between the Enterprise and the Government. This research has a purely qualitative focus, accomplishing the fusion of the ethics analysis in its most philosophical and general perception, passing through its derivation in the capitalist justice and neoliberalism, to finally conclude in the perception of professional ethics and social responsibility, from a mutual perspective of governmental and business management. In the results, the intrinsic responsibility enterprise – government, on the geo-political consequences of the neoliberal system is established, taking the argumentation to the discussion of the main roll of entrepreneur and governor, as managers of life itself. At the end, the research offers paradigms for managers of both public and private sector, in20171112017-01-15T00:00:00['R. Moreno', 'Rébeca Rodriguez Minor']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c3b45c730911137e8b2c70b876d5a63dbe74c2dfA striking feature of the recent rekindling of debates about grammar schools is how readily the priority of social mobility is pushed, across the political spectrum. Left and right will disagree about whether grammar schools promote it, but the notion itself seems scarcely up for dispute. This raises a number of questions. If people from different political directions are so united in their keenness to achieve it, why has social mobility been stagnating for decades? Why do the life chances of rich and poor still differ in such stark respects? Part of the answer, I’ll suggest in this article, lies in a widely shared set of ‘common sense’ beliefs about the family that severely limit the political scope for achieving anything like fairness for generations of children born into a society with stark class divisions. We talk a lot about social mobility while at the same time avoiding some of the uncomfortable places to which we would need to travel in any genuine attempt to realise it.20171712017-01-15T00:00:00Soundings: A journal of politics and culture['Gideon Calder']2017-01-15T00:00:00 972306bfccf973d49fa1d9540c7b731fbeadc601As a starting point, the paper summarizes the current health situation in Colombia and then continues to evaluate the results of the management of the Venancio Diaz Diaz Hospital with traditional theories and value management. Specifically, the analysis is based on the calculation of traditional indicators and focuses on the analysis of the entity's EVA for the years 2012-2015. After obtaining the financial results, the paper solves the dilemma of whether these types of companies should always seek economic profitability, or if, on the contrary, a positive social impact frees them from being sustainable when both objectives can not be achieved (Profitability and Social impact). The article in its final part is complemented with an evaluation of the social responsibility of this hospital in the municipality where it exerts influence.201731The paper solves the dilemma of whether these types of companies should always seek economic profitability, or if a positive social impact frees them from being sustainable when both objectives can not be achieved.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Diego Alejandro Ramírez Tapias']2017-01-15T00:00:00 6dd7540075db9b39d04feb0dfffaa5125c9b844bApresentam-se aqui, as possibilidades sobre a atuacao do pedagogo nas organizacoes sociais, integrando as diretrizes e intencionalidades das politicas publicas da assistencia social. Desta maneira pretende levantar possiveis reflexoes a respeito da assistencia social no Brasil, a formacao do pedagogo, suas funcoes no campo do trabalho social, assim como a sua contribuicao para o alcance dos objetivos das politicas publicas de assistencia social. Serao abordados tais conceitos a partir de pesquisa bibliografica onde os indicadores das hipoteses foram levantados de maneira empirica para elucidar conceitos, hipoteses e a comprovacao das questoes inicialmente levantadas. Atraves desta pesquisa alguns desafios foram apontados, esclarecendo-nos que o trabalho do pedagogo nas entidades sociais, ou seja, a pedagogia social esta intrinsecamente ligada aos conceitos de educacao social, educacao nao formal e a educacao integral dos individuos; a amplitude desses conceitos junto a desvalorizacao do profissional pedagogo que atua no campo social potencializa a importância de nao cessarmos nossa busca pela clareza e reconhecimento do pedagogo social.2017212017-01-15T00:00:00['Karen Amaral do Nascimento Oliveira', 'José Anderson Santos Cruz', 'Antonio Barros de Brito Junior', 'Michelle Mattos', 'S. Volpato']2017-01-15T00:00:00 83553c5dde0ae9e16d9abffe5d5275acd297b4e9The book Direito e Questoes Tecnologicas Aplicados no Desenvolvimento Social Vol. 2, published by the Jurua publishing house in 2012, was developed with the aim of complementing the research presented in Volume 1, published in 2008. As a result of the accelerated technological development of our times, it becomes necessary to continuously analyse the evolution of the "information society".2017012017-01-15T00:00:00['Paula Andrea Gomez', 'Vanessa Pedreros Monroy']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3bbb9a218e8ea694ede22693a36c7a2970177474To describe Spiral Jetty (1970) as a well-trodden example of twentieth-century art is something of an understatement. Nevertheless the conceptual, historical, material and social forces that unfolded during the production of this canonical work still hold the possibility of saying something new. This essay foregrounds the significance of Smithson’s fascination with the pharonic ruins of ancient Egypt and Sigmund Freud’s thesis of the death drive (1920). They were fundamental to the formulation of the remote monuments and thus Smithson’s articulation of the self-destructive ‘whirlpool’ of American politics in the 1960s and early 1970s. This essay draws on postcolonial scholarship in the field of Egyptology and Smithson’s interest in the ‘dialectical situation’ of his work, however, to foreground the physical emergence of Spiral Jetty in and of the social. As such Spiral Jetty marks the point at which Freud’s thought and Smithson’s practice part company and facilitates a critique of the asocial vision of humanity that underpins Freudian psychoanalysis.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Vanessa Corby']2017-01-15T00:00:00 907e497d1c3c3764284d26e67e14622c80564242Resumo: As ocupacoes do espaco, o ser humano que o habita, as tensoes e conflitos que o envolvem, sua religiosidade, suas formas de reproduzir a vida, sua diversao, enfim, o modo de vida dos sertanejos. Sua tradicao, sua memoria social frente as contradicoes na realizacao da vida. O estabelecido e o estranho em relacoes conflituosas, o papel do Estado e de outros agentes nesse desenrolar. Como a memoria social foi a resposta para o desenvolvimento social das comunidades rurais no Distrito de Serra das Araras e vive hoje um xeque-mate diante da ofensiva moderna.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Edmilson Borges Silva']2017-01-15T00:00:00 de1d6a28a00d0cc60c730450b3edd54d9e12f290Abstract Many linguistic, paralinguistic, and metalinguistic issues have undergone research in light of social class since Bernstein’s (1958) preliminary assertions on the association of language patterns and social class status. However, little research has been conducted to investigate whether L1 and L2 politeness strategies use can be predicted by social class variables. To fill this gap, a group of Iranian EFL learners were administered (a) a social class questionnaire measuring the educational, behavioral, and economic aspects of their social class status, and (b) Persian and English discourse completion tasks (DCTs) including nine scenarios for the three face-threatening speech acts of request, complaint, and disagreement. The analysis of DCTs showed that negative and positive politeness strategies in both L1 and L2 were the most common strategies. On the contrary, off-record politeness strategies were rarely used. A total make-up of similarities was found between L1 and L2 in the frequency of politeness strategies in the three face-threatening speech acts. The results of regression analysis showed that educational and behavioral social class variables were strong and weak predictors of L1 and L2 politeness strategies use, respectively. However, the economic aspect of social class did not significantly predict L1 and L2 politeness strategies use.  It can be concluded from the findings that social class must be considered as a critical driving force in speech act production. Keywords : social class, social class variables, politeness strategies, face-threatening act2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Z. Tajeddin', 'Mahmoud Qaracholloo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ca57b9d1a0ee5803232dc99aed5be5ab67d8896fParticipation in networking is an alternative to generate greater competitiveness in the business context, so that the development of social capital based on the recognition of social values becomes a necessary step to promote cohesion within organizations input. Social capital as an intangible asset of a community or cluster, is based on the recognition of the social structure, which from the associativity produces public and private benefits. Structuralism as an epistemological foundation of capital from sociology identifies the elements that legitimizes networks to exist; however, one can not say that the capital is limited to networks only because it involves an intangible cognitive dimension of social values such as trust and reciprocity. In the case of this project it is working on creating a tool to devise strategies to strengthen the social capital within organizations from recognition of cognitive and structural dimensions, in order to generate interaction with other organizations and likewise strengthen relations. In this sense, a software to measure the capacity to generate capital within each organization is proposed. Software development will take place and finally implemented in medium-sized enterprises, it shall be based on a methodology based on the process lifecycle of an information system.201750In this project, a software to measure the capacity to generate capital within each organization from recognition of cognitive and structural dimensions, in order to generate interaction with other organizations and likewise strengthen relations is proposed.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Luz Stella García Monsalve', 'M. Jiménez']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ac09e6ddef48720886828fec02e8f20cc9d173b6Antonino VidAl ortegA Universidad del Norte Doctor en Historia, Universidad de Sevilla. Docente del Departamento de Historia y Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad del Norte. Autor de Cartagena de Indias en articulación del espacio regional Caribe 1580 1540 (1998); Cartagena de Indias y la región histórica del Caribe 1580 1640 (2002), La Gobernación del Darién a finales del siglo XVIII (2002); El informe de un funcionario ilustrado (2004); De las Indias remotas: cartas del Cabildo de Santa Marta, 1529-1640 (2007); Ciudades portuarias. La gran Cuenca del Caribe. Visión histórica (2010). Coautor de El barrio el Prado. Hito histórico de Barranquilla (2010).2017052017-01-15T00:00:00Memorias['Antonino Vidal Ortega']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ff48465c9af1967fdb37abbae2e2f8a940ed30bb20177552017-01-15T00:00:00['Krupa Shandilya']2017-01-15T00:00:00 cc10e6e7b4f520995c9e365c3165931a0fdf14592017042017-01-15T00:00:00['E. Lamberts']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ed24085bf914f0e43c7c63ca2b6b0ff7cd1628a120172932017-01-15T00:00:00Jentashapir Journal of Health Research['K. Roushani', 'Soodabeh Bassak Nejad', 'N. Arshadi', 'Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand', 'A. Fakhri']2017-01-15T00:00:00 024a5c6b0d843862284ffc651bbb9a5b94f522da: In recent years, tourism’s commercial exploitation of China’s historical areas has been in full swing. However, the status quo of those historical sites is increasingly worrying due to their over-commercialization, the dissimilation of original lifestyles and, especially, the phenomenon of population displacement, with historical residents moving out and the non-native population flooding in, which directly gives rise to the loss of traditional culture. As per our investigation of Kulangsu, concerning its current population and culture situations, this paper aims to dig out the root cause of the population displacement, grasp the law and features of this phenomenon, analyze the significance and impacts it brings about and put forward optimization proposals for the sustainable development of Kulangsu Island.20171322017-01-15T00:00:00International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development['Zhang Ruoxi', 'Zhang Yunyi', 'Liu Xuting', 'Yin Qiuyi', 'Yang Lvxia']2017-01-15T00:00:00 304133ea08aca8f773e8ce9843d0045f98b85c642017012017-01-15T00:00:00['Kai Bai', 'Yajie Qu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 bcc0909b6121f213181443a3f88f77144a0e27a7Journal of Neurological Sciences2017012017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['Ildefonso Rodríguez-Leyva', 'J. F. Gomez', 'Juan Francisco Hernández Sierra']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a186ffb8bd401b8015027787f8d73a3fa2772ced2017012017-01-15T00:00:00['Dixon Robert Edward']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4a610c0854d1fa0b32eadb048372e558b034bf61The Integrated Reporting Framework of 2013 represents the latest international attempt to connect a firm’s financial and sustainability (i.e., environmental, social and governance) performance in one company report. An Integrated Report (IR) should communicate “concisely” about how a firm’s strategy, governance, performance and prospects, in the context of its external environment, lead to the creation of sustainable value. At the same time, an IR needs to be “complete and balanced”, i.e., broadly including all material matters, both positive and negative, in a balanced way. Drawing on impression management studies, we examine a selection of performance determinants to gain insights into the factors associated with conciseness, completeness and balance in IR. The results from a sample of IR early adopters show that in the presence of a firm’s weak financial performance, the IR tends to be significantly longer and less readable (i.e., less concise), and more optimistic (i.e., less balanced). We additionally find that firms with worse social performance provide reports that are foggier (i.e., less concise) and with less information on their sustainability performance (i.e., less complete). Our evidence implies that IR early adopters employ quantity and syntactical reading ease manipulation as well as thematic content and verbal tone manipulation as impression management strategies. The results also suggest that such strategies depend not only on the level of firms’ performance but also on the type of performance (financial versus nonfinancial/sustainability). This paper adds to the limited literature on IR in sustainability accounting as well as to the research in mainstream financial accounting that examines disclosure quality using textual analysis.20171082832017-01-15T00:00:00SRPN: Corporate Reporting (Topic)['G. Melloni', 'A. Caglio', 'P. Perego']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f73d8e4e2e102e4ac21adffe57bfba6fcd0ed1b1The objective of this monograph is to give guidelines to determine if the legal name of a legal person is attachable or not. When one of the contractual parties fails to comply with their obligations, the party that did not meet their claim is entitled to go to legal proceedings and obtain through the process of payment their credit. At this point it is relevant to find out if within the general garment is included the name of a society, since if we conclude affirmatively to our question we would get to the point of putting into practice an embargo, kidnapping and later auctioning of this one with the product of the forced sale to pay the creditor; on the contrary, if we conclude that the name is not embargoable, we would have to examine why several entities of the national order have emphatically stated that it is.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Andrea Paola Gil Molano', 'María Fernanda Molano']2017-01-15T00:00:00 86b0edb0a82709b46ac2c17df29143ad9215e3512017002017-01-15T00:00:00The Social Studies['M. Idrissi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a2619d9f1e6466d020b779690eb57656a9af01e2This paper investigates the linguistic attitudes in a community of undergraduate Language students at the University Eduardo Mondlane in the city of Maputo (Mozambique), focusing on the status of Mozambican indigenous languages against the former colonial Portuguese.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Letícia Cao Ponso']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c7da533e029eb64e3ac2bf68de3a4360158e5b5e2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Health and Social Care Chaplaincy['M. Paterson']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b5a7d681a3f4f6099d0fa6459e85841ca159912e2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Health and Social Care Chaplaincy['M. Cobb']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c09ede2d8e3786c605f2ea979d9274ad9311969a2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Zhou Yu', 'Zhang Dandan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3d6ae9bfd1b1a5ad6ba43f9e0246002232153ef52017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Joan Fort Sabaté']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ea26be7fe31038ec5bfbcec61f9fb30eb0e3af2e201734186An online sequential prediction method for imbalanced fault diagnosis problem is proposed based on extreme learning machine and proves that, even existing information loss, the proposed method has lower bound of the model reliability.2017-01-15T00:00:00Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing['Wentao Mao', 'Wentao Mao', 'Ling He', 'Yunju Yan', 'Jinwan Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b9c5c004e5fa3a75972780d720f3bbf967d96fdcA retailer following a competition-based dynamic pricing strategy tracks competitors' price changes and then must answer the following questions: (1) Should we respond? (2) If so, respond to whom? (3) How much of a response? (4) And on which products? The answers require unbiased measures of price elasticity as well as accurate estimates of competitor significance and the extent to which consumers compare prices across retailers. There are two key challenges to quantify these factors empirically: first, the endogeneity associated with almost any type of observational data, where prices are correlated with demand shocks observable to pricing managers but not to researchers, and second, the absence of competitor sales information, which prevents efficient estimation of a full consumer-choice model. We address the first issue by conducting a field experiment with randomized prices. We resolve the second issue by exploiting the retailer's own and competitors' stockouts as a source of variation to the consumer choice set, in addition to variations in competitors' prices. We estimate an empirical model capturing consumer choices among substitutable products from multiple retailers. Based on the estimates, we propose a best-response pricing strategy that takes into account consumer choice behavior, competitors' actions, and supply parameters (procurement costs, margin target, and manufacturer price restrictions). We test our algorithm through a carefully controlled live experiment that lasts five weeks. The experiment documents an 11 percent revenue increase while maintaining a margin above a retailer-specified target.Management Sciences201764140This work estimates an empirical model capturing consumer choices among substitutable products from multiple retailers and proposes a best-response pricing strategy that takes into account consumer choice behavior, competitors’ actions, and supply parameters (procurement costs, margin target, and manufacturer price restrictions).2017-01-15T00:00:00Product Innovation eJournal['M. Fisher', 'Santiago Gallino', 'Jun Li']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c7567efdb5d3ed312aaa40da0d4cf2d0809bae2fPredicting user response is one of the core machine learning tasks in computational advertising. Field-aware Factorization Machines (FFM) have recently been established as a state-of-the-art method for that problem and in particular won two Kaggle challenges. This paper presents some results from implementing this method in a production system that predicts click-through and conversion rates for display advertising and shows that this method it is not only effective to win challenges but is also valuable in a real-world prediction system. We also discuss some specific challenges and solutions to reduce the training time, namely the use of an innovative seeding algorithm and a distributed learning mechanism.The Web Conference201732103This paper presents some results from implementing field-aware Factorization Machines in a production system that predicts click-through and conversion rates for display advertising and shows that this method it is not only effective to win challenges but is also valuable in a real-world prediction system.2017-01-15T00:00:00Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion['Yu-Chin Juan', 'Damien Lefortier', 'O. Chapelle']2017-01-15T00:00:00 30f9ed39f93ad0c80a62c86e80d47521f64a8f4620173664Results from the proposed adaptive-learning-based method for machine faulty detection and health degradation monitoring reveal that the proposed method is effective in online detection and adaptive assessment of machine health degradation.2017-01-15T00:00:00Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing['Jianbo Yu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1db200f7d145db08c3f982a06f59dc297691998fTalanta: The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry20173259This study proposes a study that joins both RAMIPs and mass spectrometry in a single system, where it could analyse tricyclic antidepressants from human plasma, without offline extraction or chromatographic separation.2017-01-15T00:00:00Talanta['Mariane Gonçalves Santos', 'Isabela Maria Campos Tavares', 'A. Barbosa', 'J. Bettini', 'E. Figueiredo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a6b06a705ff4154070f0a55bad8d9e2588d840fd201759342017-01-15T00:00:00Chemical Engineering Journal['C. M. Piqueras', 'Á. Cabeza', 'G. Gallina', 'Danilo A. Cantero', 'J. García-Serna', 'M. J. Cocero']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fc5fe83d43088857a8de833b7876aa259df95989201722232017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['Wu Chen', 'Xiaochun Xie', 'Fan Ping', 'Mingzhong Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2e844388a57630f55d80daaefd2ef632889ee13eWith the quick development of the Internet, online platforms that provide financial news and opinions have attracted more and more attention from investors. The question whether investor sentiment expressed on the Internet platforms has an impact on asset return has not been fully addressed. To this end, this paper uses the Baidu Searching Index as the agent variable to detect the effect of online investor sentiment on the asset price movement in the Chinese stock market. The empirical study shows that although there is a cointegration relationship between online investor sentiment and asset return, the sentiment has a poor ability to predict the price, return, and volatility of asset price. Meanwhile, the structural break points of online investor sentiment do not lead to changes in the asset price movement. Based on the empirical mode decomposition of online investor sentiment, we find that high frequency components of online investor sentiment can be used to predict the asset price movement. Thus, the obtained results could be useful for risk supervision and asset portfolio management.201736112017-01-15T00:00:00Mathematical Problems in Engineering['Chi Xie', 'Yuanxia Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e6ba2d7cc12670c443e90352191762b62d62432bThe nature of institutions is an important question for the Personal Learning Environment (PLE). Whilst the PLE has tended to focus on what is considered to be “non-institutional” technology like social software, most online tools today have a corporate/institutional foundation. How should educators position themselves with learners who have to negotiate different institutional and discursive contexts – whether within corporate social software, formal education, work or the family? Drawing on previous work focusing on how learners maintain personal coherence in organising learning between different contexts, institutional theory is used to revise the model of the learner as a ‘viable system’, which focuses on the dynamics of transactions that learners make with different institutional entities. Data from an online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course in acute cancer care is analysed to show how learner transactions indicate constraints bearing upon learners both from their professional context and from their formal educational study. The pattern of learner engagement suggests that the interaction of constraints creates the conditions to motivate in-depth contribution to the course forums.  This finding leads us to suggest a rethink of pedagogy within the PLE, and a broader consideration of institutional and other constraints in educational dynamics.20173411Drawing on previous work focusing on how learners maintain personal coherence in organising learning between different contexts, institutional theory is used to revise the model of the learner as a ‘viable system’, which focuses on the dynamics of transactions that learners make with different institutional entities.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research['M. Johnson', 'D. Prescott', 'S. Lyon']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fe24a16f20fb5a7ae6777aef5d4ff1615e46f7bcABSTRACT This paper examines how intercultural communication (ICC) and the notion of culture are framed in on-line promotional discourse of higher education (HE) ICC courses. It analyses a specialised corpus comprised of 14,842 words from 43 course websites of master's programmes in ICC in the UK and the US – internationally, the two largest providers of such programmes. Through combining corpus tools with a ‘situated meaning’ approach, the analysis reveals that while a small number of courses acknowledge cultural ‘complexity’, culture is still very often reduced to an essentialised and static notion, despite growing criticism against such an approach in ICC literature. ICC is valorised as a combination of desirable skills and knowledge conducive to effective communication of different cultural groups and for those working in international arenas. Significant differences between the UK and US courses are identified with regard to the extent of associations with diversity-related social categories. The lack of interpretive, critical, and constructivist positions on culture in promotional discourse is discussed in the context of neoliberal discourse and the current thinking towards professional competences dominant in Britain, North America, and other parts of the world.201744192017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development['Zhu Hua', 'M. Handford', 'Tony Young']2017-01-15T00:00:00 62647c488cb92d1424123acb81c6e4ec7e28e853Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences20173617This study provides an approach for pharmacokinetic studies for various metabolites from herb medicines, but also can predict druggability of their bioactive metabolites, which should facilitate drug development and toxicity research.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences['Xueju Zhang', 'Shu Liu', 'Zifeng Pi', 'Zhiqiang Liu', 'Fengrui Song']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e5340850d557f1556c7087973364dd40552a65ecIn the current competitive energy market, the nuclear industry is committed to lowering operations and maintenance costs and increasing productivity and efficiency while maintaining a safe and reliable operation. The present nuclear power plant operating model is dependent on a large technical staff, which has put the nuclear industry at a long-term economic disadvantage. Technology can play a key role in nuclear power plant configuration management to offset labor costs by automating manually performed plant activities. The technology being developed, tested, and demonstrated in this paper will support continued safe operation of today's fleet of light water reactors by providing the technical means of monitoring components in nuclear power plants today that are only routinely monitored through manual activities. The wireless-enabled valve position indicators that are the subject of this paper are able to provide a continuously available, rather than periodically available, valid position indication. A real-time (online) availability of valve positions using affordable technologies is vital to plant configuration when compared with long-term labor rates and it provides information that can be used for a variety of plant engineering, maintenance, and management applications.IEEE Sensors Journal201723142017-01-15T00:00:00IEEE Sensors Journal['V. Agarwal', 'John W Buttles', 'Lawrence H. Beaty', 'J. Naser', 'B. Hallbert']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0ac712b72c3ae398569b364f02360d372861563f20172611A dual-frequency online phase measurement profilometry method with phase-shifting parallel to moving direction of measured object is proposed in this paper and the high-frequency fringe is used for the better modulation patterns in pixel matching.2017-01-15T00:00:00Optics Communications['Kuang Peng', 'Yiping Cao', 'Yingchun Wu', 'Cheng Chen', 'Y. Wan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d2fc1b1e54db3f121649ec825417cfca8d84d833Increase in online available bioinformatics tools for protein research creates an important opportunity for scientists to reveal characteristics of the protein of interest by only starting from the predicted or known amino acid sequence without fully depending on experimental approaches. There are many sophisticated tools used for diverse purposes; however, there are not enough reviews covering the tips and tricks in selecting and using the correct tools as the literature mainly state the promotion of the new ones. In this review, with the aim of providing young scientists with no specific experience on protein work a reliable starting point for in silico analysis of the protein of interest, we summarized tools for annotation, identification of motifs and domains, determination isoelectric point, molecular weight, subcellular localization, and post-translational modifications by focusing on the important points to be considered while selecting from online available tools.2017714This review summarized tools for annotation, identification of motifs and domains, determination isoelectric point, molecular weight, subcellular localization, and post-translational modifications by focusing on the important points to be considered while selecting from online available tools.2017-01-15T00:00:00Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology['Caner Yavuz', 'Z. N. Öztürk']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5ce69f2d416d52c4632b0958ba85f17034bfafd9Online appendix for a work in progress Web Science PhD. Includes a lightweight ontology for TATE (in turtle, description is included as rdfs:comment and :description) and some queries validating the requirements.Assigned DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/404732201700Online appendix for a work in progress Web Science PhD includes a lightweight ontology for TATE (in turtle, description is included as rdfs:comment and :description) and some queries validating the requirements.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Faranak Hardcastle']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7b075607b1b742251bbb1be2490cf877fe0d25ffAbstract Preimplantational genetic technologies (PG technologies) used in the processes of reproduction under laboratory conditions are considered to be one of the most controversial fields of gene technology. These tests are performed on embryos and result in the selection of the most capable embryo, while destroying the rest. Several moral questions arise regarding the ethical application of these procedures. This study investigated the representation of this topic in the Hungarian online media, applying (qualitative) Foucauldian discourse analysis. The results suggest that the narratives related to the topic can be organized according to their objects around three discourses: discourses surrounding parents, discourses surrounding the embryo, discourses surrounding the application of PG technologies. It was also revealed that narratives of risk, responsibility and freedom of autonomous decision play important role in constructing the representations of PG technologies in the Hungarian online news media.20174012017-01-15T00:00:00Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy['Eszter Kádár']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e01ba97731cb78e85d6cd18332ece563eb1c611fPerkembangan teknologi saat ini sangat pesat, menjadikan website sebagai alat untuk sebuah organisasi dalam hal layanan bagi pengguna/pelanggan. Website merupakan halaman situs sistem informasi yang dapat diakses secara cepat. Website ini didasari dari adanya perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi. Website PT PLN merupakan website resmi dari PT PLN yang berfungsi untuk memberikan informasi kepada pelanggan maupun masyarakat umum dan juga bertujuan untuk memberikan kemudahan kepada pelanggan untuk bisa menggunakan layanan online yang dibutuhkan. Untuk menilai tingkatan kepuasan pada layanan online website PT PLN, dapat diukur dengan melakukan analisis dan pengukuran menggunakan metode WebQual 4.0 yang terdiri dari tiga variabel yaitu Kegunaan, Kualitas Informasi dan Kualitas Interaksi Pelayanan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengukur tingkat kepuasan pelanggan terhadap layanan online website PT PLN yang berfokus pada tiga variabel. Hasil dari pengukuran kepuasan menggunakan metode WebQual 4.0 yaitu tingkat kepuasan website PT PLN. Hasil tersebut dapat dijadikan sebagai evaluasi apabila akan dilakukan pengembangan pada website tersebut. Kata kunci: Sistem Informasi, Pengukuran, Kepuasan, Website PT PLN, WebQual 4.201701Website ini didasari dari adanya perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi, dapat dijadikan website sebagai alat untuk sebuah organisasi dalam hal layanan bagi pengguna/pelanggan, yaitu tingkat kepuasan website PT PLN.2017-01-15T00:00:00['A. Nurjanah', 'D. D. Sakam', 'Ds Comaluddin Tarsim']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0e28f1cba44a01bb7073391724cdabc85a6ca363The traditional paradigm of archival mediation had to come to grips with the web environment. If guides, inventories and indexes act as mediation tools between what is inside archives and whoever needs to access them, traditional archival finding aids are not ready to be published on the web, where users are basically free from any mediation. The starting point for rethinking the archival mediation paradigm could be the principle that “output is not input” (Sheir 2005), and the compliance to current archival standards is a necessary condition, but not sufficient to guarantee the usability of archives online. Rarely archival projects organize specific user studies to finalize language, interfaces and architectures of the new environments. The paper, based also on a huge research with user studies on an archives online prototype, aims to propose some first elements to guide the drawing of a new model, built to ensure quality to archives online in terms of user needs, experience and satisfaction, and presents the case study of evaluation of a huge archival portal based on an user-centred approach, during the formative phase.201700The paper aims to propose some first elements to guide the drawing of a new model, built to ensure quality to archives online in terms of user needs, experience and satisfaction, and presents the case study of evaluation of a huge archival portal based on an user-centred approach, during the formative phase.2017-01-15T00:00:00JLIS.it['Pierluigi Feliciati', 'Alessandro Alfier']2017-01-15T00:00:00 14bb91b2b087850a3e3b903b9bd158117a7543e2Kegiatan bisnis perusahaan saat ini yang dapat didukung oleh teknologi informasi dapat digunakan juga untuk divisi customer service dalam melakukan pelayanan service. Salah satu bidang bisnis yang akan dibahas dalam skripsi ini adalah program aplikasi customer service berbasis online untuk menghubungkan dengan teknologi informasi maka diperlukan dukungan kajian ilmu dalam pengembangan sistem informasi, kajian ilmu tersebut yaitu sistem informasi. Sistem informasi adalah proses yang menjalankan fungsi mengumpulkan, memproses, menyimpan, menganalisis, dan menyebarkan informasi untuk tujuan tertentu. Metodologi yang dipakai dalam perancangan applikasi ini adalah System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Dengan adanya aplikasi customer serivce yang sudah berbasis online dapat memudahkan staff bagian customer serivice dalam melakukan aktivitas menerima dan mengatur jadwal perbaikan. Sistem ini dirancang untuk membantu staff customer service dalam mencatat permintaan perbaikan, jadwal kunjungan dan memberikan laporan tentang customer service yang terdapat di divisi customer service.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['A. Kurniawan', 'D. S. Naga', 'Ririen Setyarini']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c174b312cc069107795c483ead0762723323615cHungarian Abstract: Vizsgalodasomban nehany pelda kapcsan beszelek olyan strategiakrol, melyek soran az adatbazisok felhalmozott, osszegyűjtott tartalma okos adatta valtozik. Az adatbazis logika korunk meghatarozo szimbolikus formaja, viszont itt is szerep jut egyreszt az adatok tortenetekbe, masreszt meg kepbe rendezesenek. Mindket lehetőseg az adatok ertelmezeset, az adatbazisok felhasznalhatosagat biztositja. Az adatbazisok semleges adatai a tortenetek, illetve a vizualizaciok altal valnak okos adatta. Mindket eszkoz kiugraszt osszefuggeseket, ertekelhetőve tesz ismetlődeseket, tovabblepesi es felhasznalasi modokat ajanl, nyomvonalakat epit ki. English Abstract: In the present analysis the author presents such strategies, based on a few examples, trough which the collected, accumulated content of databases becomes smart data. Database logic is a determining symbolic form of our days, nevertheless we deal with the role of organizing data into narratives and into visual images. Both Possibilities assure the interpretation of data and the application of databases. The neutral data of databases are turning into smart data either by narratives or by visualisations. Both tools generate connections, make repetitions evaluable, offer more ways to move on and to use, builds up ways of reference.201700In the present analysis the author presents such strategies, based on a few examples, trough which the collected, accumulated content of databases becomes smart data.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Otília Ármeán']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4f18d46e08a70505649aca9296473ac0992ad305Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales['Laura Fontcuberta', 'J. Delclòs', 'J. Martínez', 'Margarita León', 'P. Varela', 'Reyes Zapater', 'E. Ronda']2017-01-15T00:00:00 313a05c5def19bf441d972bab2e0cd0e865ab076Mit dem Ende des Sozialismus ist nicht nur dem Kapitalismus der Gegenspieler abhandengekommen, auch die Sozialdemokratie hat verloren: Sie hat keine populare Geschichte mehr zu erzahlen. Das ist ein Problem fur die Demokratie insgesamt. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/sozialdemokratie-in-der-krise-gastbeitrag-thomas-beschorner-a-1129338.html2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Thomas Beschorner']2017-01-15T00:00:00 67080976b4ab2887786913d4b522d41468b104e3Instrument design is a powerful research approach to answer questions on a unique research topic. If the design was crafted to gather demographic information, and included open-ended remarks from respondents, the instrument could gather data that could be used in primary and secondary analyses on the same topic. Further, the quantitative data could establish independent and dependent variables for statistical tests, while the open-ended questions could garner qualitative data. This researcher created a 35-question instrument on workplace bullying for American higher education and conducted a study on 142 American community colleges. The findings revealed that 64% of respondents endured workplace bullying (Hollis, 2016). This data set supported several book chapters that included descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, and qualitative data from the respondents. Further, by using the demographic data, the researcher was able to conduct a variety of analyses regarding workplace bullying and the association in community colleges involving race, gender, and sexual orientation. This practical essay will discuss insight to instrument development including a reflection on the literature review that informed the instrument design20173602017-01-15T00:00:00European journal of educational research['L. Hollis']2017-01-15T00:00:00 547e9a863c9a51801e5e19a1606b34eabe131dadIn the steel works, direct observation of the internal states of many processes which involves shaft furnaces, such as the blast furnace, is difficult. Such processes are operated manually depending on the operator’s ability and experience. Hence, automation based on process visualization is an urgent issue. There have been many approaches to the visualization of internal state by physical model calculations. For instance, complicated models which take into account fluid motion, reaction, and heat transfer have been developed.1) However, because these models employ fixed parameters, they cannot deal with the transient phenomena caused by fluctuations of unknown parameters of materials characteristics, and so on. In order to adapt to such situations, many studies have attempted to assimilate the model calculation with partial information from sensors, and compensate for modeling errors. Examples of conventional techniques are the Kalman filter,2) which is based on a linear approximation of the model, and the particle filter with simplified models based on a lumped element approximation.3,4) In the field of process control, there have been a small number of studies that retain the feature of the model, which directly reflects nonlinear and complicated phenomena as a distributed element model, while making the best use of sensor information. On the other hand, in the field of meteorology, there have been numerous studies of data assimilation in which largeOnline Heat Pattern Control of a Shaft Furnace Based on a Realtime Visualization by Particle Filter2017101In the steel works, direct observation of the internal states of many processes which involves shaft furnaces, such as the blast furnace, is difficult, and automation based on process visualization is an urgent issue.2017-01-15T00:00:00Isij International['Yoshinari Hashimoto', 'Kazuro Tsuda', 'Takashi Anyashiki', 'Hidekazu Fujimoto']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9b0b525ecd2b9d3f19c2d4c5a3de1f42a8e5b7baAbstract Background: Statistical models that use an individual’s DNA methylation levels to estimate their age (known as epigenetic clocks) have recently been developed, with 96% correlation found between epigenetic and chronological age. We postulate that differences between estimated and actual age [age acceleration (AA)] can be used as a measure of developmental age in early life. Methods: We obtained DNA methylation measures at three time points (birth, age 7 years and age 17 years) in 1018 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Using an online calculator, we estimated epigenetic age, and thus AA, for each child at each time point. We then investigated whether AA was prospectively associated with repeated measures of height, weight, body mass index (BMI), bone mineral density, bone mass, fat mass, lean mass and Tanner stage. Results: Positive AA at birth was associated with higher average fat mass [1321 g per year of AA, 95% confidence interval (CI) 386, 2256 g] from birth to adolescence (i.e. from age 0–17 years) and AA at age 7 was associated with higher average height (0.23 cm per year of AA, 95% CI 0.04, 0.41 cm). Conflicting evidence for the role of AA (at birth and in childhood) on changes during development was also found, with higher AA being positively associated with changes in weight, BMI and Tanner stage, but negatively with changes in height and fat mass. Conclusions: We found evidence that being ahead of one’s epigenetic age acceleration is related to developmental characteristics during childhood and adolescence. This demonstrates the potential for using AA as a measure of development in future research.International Journal of Epidemiology201741107Evidence is found that being ahead of one’s epigenetic age acceleration is related to developmental characteristics during childhood and adolescence, demonstrating the potential for using AA as a measure of development in future research.2017-01-15T00:00:00International Journal of Epidemiology['A. Simpkin', 'L. Howe', 'K. Tilling', 'Tom R. Gaunt', 'O. Lyttleton', 'W. McArdle', 'S. Ring', 'S. Horvath', 'G. Smith', 'C. Relton']2017-01-15T00:00:00 eba0b77c55ab36e0112449738c403109a02cd0c5Monitoring the traffic volumes of elephant flows, including the total byte count per flow, is a fundamental capability for online network measurements. We present an asymptotically optimal algorithm for solving this problem in terms of both space and time complexity. This improves on previous approaches, which can only count the number of packets in constant time. We evaluate our work on real packet traces, demonstrating an up to X2.5 speedup compared to the best alternative.IEEE Conference on Computer Communications20174669This work presents an asymptotically optimal algorithm for solving the traffic volumes of elephant flows, including the total byte count per flow, in terms of both space and time complexity, which improves on previous approaches, which can only count the number of packets in constant time.2017-01-15T00:00:00IEEE INFOCOM 2017 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications['R. Ben-Basat', 'Gil Einziger', 'R. Friedman', 'Yaron Kassner']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a5870c5d8058c0470b52fa1c7d43ae4c3383f684The use of data is often viewed as a potentially powerful democratic force in journalism, promoting the flow of information sources and enriching debates in the public sphere. We explore a key feature of the relationship between data and journalism, drawing upon the largest ever study of statistical references in news reporting (N = 4285) commissioned by the BBC Trust to examine how statistics inform coverage in a wide range of UK television, radio and online media (N = 6916). Overall, our study provides a cautionary tale about the use of data to enlighten democratic debate. While we found that statistics were often referenced in news coverage, their role in storytelling was often vague, patchy and imprecise. Political and business elites were the main actors referencing statistics and interpreting them, but many of their claims were neither questioned nor interrogated further by journalists, with statistics often traded by opposing sides of an argument without independent analysis. In order to enhance the independent scrutiny of statistics, we argue a radical shift in newsgathering and journalistic interpretation is needed, which allows reporters to draw on a wider range of statistical sources and to adopt more critical judgements based on the weight of statistical evidence.201734632017-01-15T00:00:00Journalism Practice['Stephen Cushion', 'Justin Lewis', 'R. Callaghan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2ee190bbc7aec32fc14a1155b9a15facdf5384a9We present a simple and fast phase aberration compensation method in digital holographic microscopy (DHM) for quantitative phase imaging of living cells. By analyzing the frequency spectrum of an off-axis hologram, phase aberrations can be compensated for automatically without fitting or pre-knowledge of the setup and/or the object. Simple and effective computation makes the method suitable for quantitative online monitoring with highly variable DHM systems. Results from automated quantitative phase imaging of living NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblasts demonstrate the effectiveness and the feasibility of the method.Optics Letters20171464Results from automated quantitative phase imaging of living NIH-3T3 mouse fibroblasts demonstrate the effectiveness and the feasibility of the simple and fast phase aberration compensation method in digital holographic microscopy.2017-01-15T00:00:00Optics letters['Junwei Min', 'Baoli Yao', 'S. Ketelhut', 'C. Engwer', 'B. Greve', 'B. Kemper']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e8c331c02d2263567a9d69c7a66e951ac40ffacaMiniaturized electrochemical pH sensors are increasingly in demand for applications such as online monitoring of water quality and health monitoring. The metal oxides are the best candidates for sensing electrodes of such sensors as they offer high chemical stability. In this paper, we present a novel approach to obtain interdigitated conductimetric pH sensor using screen printing of TiO2 thick film on an alumina substrate. The microstructural and crystalline properties of the TiO2 sensitive film were examined with scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The impedance spectroscopic studies of the fabricated thick film sensor were carried out in the frequency range of 5-20 kHz for the test solutions in the pH range of 4-10 and it was observed that the impedance of the film is distinctly dependent on pH. Using the measured impedance data, we have also proposed an equivalent RC network model for the fabricated pH sensor. The physical meaning of the model parameters was determined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analysis, and through statistical analysis it was found that all parameters are distinctly pH-dependent.IEEE Sensors Journal201740502017-01-15T00:00:00IEEE Sensors Journal['M. Simić', 'Libu Manjakkal', 'K. Zaraska', 'G. Stojanović', 'R. Dahiya']2017-01-15T00:00:00 6d925e3e1b8c0ac01a0a0099d88c9975efb7cff2Non-invasive steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) based brain-computer interface (BCI) systems offer high bandwidth compared to other BCI types and require only minimal calibration and training. Virtual reality (VR) has been already validated as effective, safe, affordable and motivating feedback modality for BCI experiments. Augmented reality (AR) enhances the physical world by superimposing informative, context sensitive, computer generated content. In the context of BCI, AR can be used as a friendlier and more intuitive real-world user interface, thereby facilitating a more seamless and goal directed interaction. This can improve practicality and usability of BCI systems and may help to compensate for their low bandwidth. In this feasibility study, three healthy participants had to finish a complex navigation task in immersive VR and AR conditions using an online SSVEP BCI. Two out of three subjects were successful in all conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first work to present an SSVEP BCI that operates using target stimuli integrated in immersive VR and AR (head-mounted display and camera). This research direction can benefit patients by introducing more intuitive and effective real-world interaction (e.g. smart home control). It may also be relevant for user groups that require or benefit from hands free operation (e.g. due to temporary situational disability).arXiv.org20172037This is the first work to present an SSVEP BCI that operates using target stimuli integrated in immersive VR and AR (head-mounted display and camera) and can benefit patients by introducing more intuitive and effective real-world interaction.2017-01-15T00:00:00ArXiv['J. Faller', 'B. Allison', 'C. Brunner', 'Reinhold Scherer', 'D. Schmalstieg', 'G. Pfurtscheller', 'C. Neuper']2017-01-15T00:00:00 002f43effba7e8ad7b47dbf7d008ee19c024feebAcCNET (Accessory genome Constellation Network) is a Perl application that aims to compare accessory genomes of a large number of genomic units, both at qualitative and quantitative levels. Using the proteomes extracted from the analysed genomes, AcCNET creates a bipartite network compatible with standard network analysis platforms. AcCNET allows merging phylogenetic and functional information about the concerned genomes, thus improving the capability of current methods of network analysis. The AcCNET bipartite network opens a new perspective to explore the pangenome of bacterial species, focusing on the accessory genome behind the idiosyncrasy of a particular strain and/or population. Availability and Implementation: AcCNET is available under GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3) from http://sourceforge.net/projects/accnet Contact: valfernandez.vf@gmail.com Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20171236The AcCNET bipartite network opens a new perspective to explore the pangenome of bacterial species, focusing on the accessory genome behind the idiosyncrasy of a particular strain and/or population.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['V. Lanza', 'F. Baquero', 'F. Cruz', 'T. Coque']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1451855fdc18d4d100e0744cf1afa9de76278fa0Summary: As high-throughput sequencing of B cells becomes more common, the need for tools to analyze the large quantity of data also increases. This article introduces ImmuneDB, a system for analyzing vast amounts of heavy chain variable region sequences and exploring the resulting data. It can take as input raw FASTA/FASTQ data, identify genes, determine clones, construct lineages, as well as provide information such as selection pressure and mutation analysis. It uses an industry leading database, MySQL, to provide fast analysis and avoid the complexities of using error prone flat-files. Availability and Implementation: ImmuneDB is freely available at http://immunedb.com A demo of the ImmuneDB web interface is available at: http://immunedb.com/demo Contact: Uh25@drexel.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017628ImmuneDB, a system for analyzing vast amounts of heavy chain variable region sequences and exploring the resulting data, uses an industry leading database, MySQL, to provide fast analysis and avoid the complexities of using error prone flat-files.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Aaron M. Rosenfeld', 'Wenzhao Meng', 'E. Prak', 'Uri Hershberg']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a61010c35ea8e6f3d34422812fc7718c2a4b794bBackground: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in Iranian patients with thalassemia major. Methods: The current study has been conducted based on PRISMA guideline. To obtain the documents, Persian and English scientific databases such as Magiran, Iranmedex, SID, Medlib, IranDoc, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, Web of Science, Springer, Wiley Online Library as well as Google Scholar were searched until December 2015. All steps of the study were conducted by two authors independently. To the high heterogeneity of the studies, the random effect model was used to combine studies. Data were analyzed using STATA Version 11.1 software. Results: Thirty-two studies involving 3959 major thalassemia patients with mean age of 16.83 years were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of diabetes in Iranian patients with thalassemia major was estimated as 9% (95% CI: 6.8-10.5) and estimated rate was 12.6% (95% CI: 6.1-19.1) for males and 10.8% (95% CI: 8.2-14.5) for females. The prevalence of IFG and IGT were 12.9% (95% CI: 7-18.8) and 9.6% (95% CI: 6.6-12.5) respectively. No relationship between serum ferritin and development of diabetes was noted. Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetes, IFG, and IGT in patients with thalassemia major in Iran is high and accordingly requires new management strategies and policies to minimize endocrine disorders in Iranian patients with thalassemia major. Screening of patients for the early diagnosis of endocrine disorders particularly diabetes, IFG, and IGT is recommended.Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine20176624The prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in patients with thalassemia major in Iran is high and accordingly requires new management strategies and policies to minimize endocrine disorders in Iranian patients.2017-01-15T00:00:00Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine['M. Azami', 'A. Sharifi', 'Siros Norozi', 'A. Mansouri', 'K. Sayehmiri']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b46b88a5f193a8a7621e4fc43fa3c10f42e342f5BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections, includingurogenital gonorrheal infection, are a growing healthconcern in the United States. Nearly 50% of cervicalinfections are asymptomatic. If left undiagnosedand untreated, there is a risk of disseminatedinfection. PURPOSE To describe an 18-year-old womanpresenting with disseminated gonococcal infectionconfirmed by blood cultures, skin biopsy, and urinegonococcal probe. We also describe the presentation,diagnosis, and treatment of disseminated gonococcalinfection, including discussion of the variousmorphologies of cutaneous lesions that have beenreported in the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thefeatures of a woman with disseminated gonococcalinfection are presented. Using PubMed, the termscutaneous, disseminated, gonococcal, gonorrhea,infection, lesions, manifestations, pustules, skin, andsystemic were searched. Relevant citations wereutilized and discussed. RESULTS Hemorrhagic pustules,petechiae, and purpuric lesions developed in a youngwoman with fever and joint pain. Blood cultures grewbeta lactamase negative Neisseria gonorrhoeae andthe Neisseria gonorrhoeae/Chlamydia trachomatisprobe was positive for both N. gonorrhoeae and C.trachomatis. Biopsy revealed bulla with neutrophils,extravasated erythrocytes, fibrin deposits in the vesselwalls, and leukocytoclasia. CONCLUSION Cutaneouslesions of disseminated gonococcal infection caninclude abscesses, cellulitis, petechiae, purpuricmacules, necrotizing fasciitis, and vasculitis. It isimportant for the clinician to recognize the clinicalsigns and symptoms of disseminated gonococcalinfection, particularly the various cutaneousmanifestations.Dermatology Online Journal20172526Cutaneouslesions of disseminated gonococcal infection can include abscesses, cellulitis, petechiae, purpuricmacules, necrotizing fasciitis, and vasculitis and it is important for the clinician to recognize the clinical signs and symptoms of disseminations, particularly the various cutaneous manifestations.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['S. Beatrous', 'Stratton B Grisoli', 'Ryan R. Riahi', 'Ryan J. Matherne']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f3de3227c5f92b3f50cd524831f799bde903b0edWe study how collective memories are formed online. We do so by tracking entities that emerge in public discourse, that is, in online text streams such as social media and news streams, before they are incorporated into Wikipedia, which, we argue, can be viewed as an online place for collective memory. By tracking how entities emerge in public discourse, that is, the temporal patterns between their first mention in online text streams and subsequent incorporation into collective memory, we gain insights into how the collective remembrance process happens online. Specifically, we analyze nearly 80,000 entities as they emerge in online text streams before they are incorporated into Wikipedia. The online text streams we use for our analysis comprise of social media and news streams, and span over 579 million documents in a time span of 18 months. We discover two main emergence patterns: entities that emerge in a “bursty” fashion, that is, that appear in public discourse without a precedent, blast into activity and transition into collective memory. Other entities display a “delayed” pattern, where they appear in public discourse, experience a period of inactivity, and then resurface before transitioning into our cultural collective memory.J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.20176320This work analyzes nearly 80,000 entities as they emerge in online text streams before they are incorporated into Wikipedia, and discovers two main emergence patterns: entities that emerge in a “bursty” fashion, that is, that appear in public discourse without a precedent, blast into activity and transition into collective memory.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology['David Graus', 'Daan Odijk', 'M. de Rijke']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a71c245ee863c65c0c5ee3935379dc190ba6d44fAlthough social media ubiquitously supplementstraditional information sources such as newspapers,magazines, radio, and television, investigation of onlinehealth information related to sun protection and skincancer prevention has been scarce and largely limitedto English language sources. Using the search terms"sun protection," "sunscreen," "skin cancer prevention,""tanning bed" and "vitamin D," we investigated 281YouTube videos presented in 6 languages: English,German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Danish. Foreach video, we used a four-sectioned checklist toassess general information, popularity, expert drivenmeasures, and heuristic driven measures. Differencesbetween languages were detected: English languagevideos were most frequently viewed (median numberof views: 5488 compared to 248 -1591 in otherlanguages). Approximately 60% of videos revealednegative effects of solar ultraviolet (UV)-exposure.The majority of videos (75%) targeted adults. Videoson tanning beds and sunscreen contained false ormisleading information 40% and 20% of the time,respectively. We confirm observations made withrespect to other medical disciplines that the generalquality of YouTube contributions is often inferiorand does not deliver sustainable information. Othersources of information should be included whensearching for health information online.Dermatology Online Journal20174632It is confirmed that the general quality of YouTube contributions is often inferior and does not deliver sustainable information and others sources of information should be included whensearching for health information online.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['Linda Ruppert', 'B. Køster', 'A. Siegert', 'Christian Cop', 'L. Boyers', 'C. Karimkhani', 'Helena Winston', 'J. Mounessa', 'R. Dellavalle', 'D. Reinau', 'T. Diepgen', 'C. Surber']2017-01-15T00:00:00 14672677d3073d923d16ded40c264eaac056133bSummary: Data-parallel programming techniques can dramatically decrease the time needed to analyze large datasets. While these methods have provided significant improvements for sequencing-based analyses, other areas of biological informatics have not yet adopted them. Here, we introduce Biospark, a new framework for performing data-parallel analysis on large numerical datasets. Biospark builds upon the open source Hadoop and Spark projects, bringing domain-specific features for biology. Availability and Implementation: Source code is licensed under the Apache 2.0 open source license and is available at the project website: https://www.assembla.com/spaces/roberts-lab-public/wiki/Biospark Contact: eroberts@jhu.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20171221Biospark is introduced, a new framework for performing data-parallel analysis on large numerical datasets, building upon the open source Hadoop and Spark projects, bringing domain-specific features for biology.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Max Klein', 'Rati Sharma', 'C. Bohrer', 'Cameron M. Avelis', 'Elijah Roberts']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e6a5a4d82b658dabb2a2cc770b98f8600d763eb6Summary: The TRI_tool, a sequence-based web tool for prediction of protein interactions in the human transcriptional regulation, is intended for biomedical investigators who work on understanding the regulation of gene expression. It has an improved predictive performance due to the training on updated, human specific, experimentally validated datasets. The TRI_tool is designed to test up to 100 potential interactions with no time delay and to report both probabilities and binarized predictions. Availability and Implementation: http://www.vin.bg.ac.rs/180/tools/tfpred.php. Contact: vladaper@vinca.rs; nevenav@vinca.rs Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017715The TRI_tool is a sequence-based web tool for prediction of protein interactions in the human transcriptional regulation that has an improved predictive performance due to the training on updated, human specific, experimentally validated datasets.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Vladimir Perovic', 'Neven Sumonja', 'Branislava Gemović', 'Eneda Toska', 'Stefan G. Roberts', 'N. Veljkovic']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0da05d43e19304709c074b66a069324756acb266As Internet applications have become more diverse in recent years, users having heavy demand for online video services are more willing to pay higher prices for better services than light users that mainly use e-mails and instant messages. This encourages the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to explore service differentiations so as to optimize their profits and allocation of network resources. Much prior work has focused on the viability of network service differentiation by comparing with the case of a single-class service. However, the optimal service differentiation for an ISP subject to resource constraints has remained unsolved. In this work, we establish an optimal control framework to derive the analytical solution to an ISP's optimal service differentiation, i.e., the optimal service qualities and associated prices. By analyzing the structures of the solution, we reveal how an ISP should adjust the service qualities and prices in order to meet varying capacity constraints and users' characteristics. We also obtain the conditions under which ISPs have strong incentives to implement service differentiation and whether regulators should encourage such practices.IEEE Conference on Computer Communications20172515This work establishes an optimal control framework to derive the analytical solution to an ISP's optimal service differentiation, and reveals how an ISP should adjust the service qualities and prices in order to meet varying capacity constraints and users' characteristics.2017-01-15T00:00:00IEEE INFOCOM 2017 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications['Mao Zou', 'Richard T. B. Ma', 'Xin Wang', 'Yinlong Xu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 56edba970c03dd9b6744b1757277c016e38d5f84We sought to further define the epidemiology of the complex, multiple injuries collectively known as polytrauma/blast-related injury (PT/BRI). Using a systems science approach, we performed Bayesian network modeling to find the most accurate representation of the complex system of PT/BRI and identify key variables for understanding the subsequent effects of blast exposure in a sample of Florida National Guard members (1,443 deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom and 1,655 not deployed) who completed an online survey during the period from 2009 to 2010. We found that postdeployment symptoms reported as present at the time of the survey were largely independent of deployment per se. Blast exposure, not mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), acted as the primary military deployment–related driver of PT/BRI symptoms. Blast exposure was indirectly linked to mild TBI via other deployment-related traumas and was a significant risk for a high level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) arousal symptoms. PTSD arousal symptoms and tinnitus were directly dependent upon blast exposure, with both acting as bridge symptoms to other postdeployment mental health and physical symptoms, respectively. Neurobehavioral or postconcussion-like symptoms had no significant dependence relationship with mild TBI, but they were synergistic with blast exposure in influencing PTSD arousal symptoms. A replication of this analysis using a larger PT/BRI database is warranted.American Journal of Epidemiology20173611It was found that postdeployment symptoms reported as present at the time of the survey were largely independent of deployment per se, and blast exposure, not mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), acted as the primary military deployment–related driver of PT/BRI symptoms.2017-01-15T00:00:00American Journal of Epidemiology['Peter A. Toyinbo', 'R. Vanderploeg', 'H. Belanger', 'A. Spehar', 'W. Lapcevic', 'S. Scott']2017-01-15T00:00:00 32d47d7ed6094e19ef378027c7dd108a56831fb9Motivation: Pathway association analysis has made great achievements in elucidating the genetic basis of human complex diseases. However, current pathway association analysis approaches fail to consider tissue-specificity. Results: We developed a tissue-specific pathway interaction enrichment analysis algorithm (TPIEA). TPIEA was applied to two large Caucasian and Chinese genome-wide association study summary datasets of bone mineral density (BMD). TPIEA identified several significant pathways for BMD [false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05], such as KEGG FOCAL ADHESION and KEGG AXON GUIDANCE, which had been demonstrated to be involved in the development of osteoporosis. We also compared the performance of TPIEA and classical pathway enrichment analysis, and TPIEA presented improved performance in recognizing disease relevant pathways. TPIEA may help to fill the gap of classic pathway association analysis approaches by considering tissue specificity. Availability and Implementation: The online web tool of TPIEA is available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/tpieav1/files. Contact: fzhxjtu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20173610A tissue-specific pathway interaction enrichment analysis algorithm (TPIEA) was applied to two large Caucasian and Chinese genome-wide association study summary datasets of bone mineral density (BMD), and TPIEA presented improved performance in recognizing disease relevant pathways.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Wenyu Wang', 'J. Hao', 'Shuyu Zheng', 'Q. Fan', 'A. He', 'Y. Wen', 'Xiong Guo', 'Cuiyan Wu', 'Sen Wang', 'Tielin Yang', 'Hui Shen', 'Xiangding Chen', 'Q. Tian', 'L. Tan', 'H. Deng', 'Feng Zhang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0e38b65e9618623674b26779fd3a1a364eb5f3d4The majority of online content is written in languages other than English, and is most commonly encoded in UTF-8, the world's dominant Unicode character encoding. Traditional compression algorithms typically operate on individual bytes. While this approach works well for the single-byte ASCII encoding, it works poorly for UTF-8, where characters often span multiple bytes. Previous research has focused on developing Unicode compressors from scratch, which often failed to outperform established algorithms such as bzip2. We develop a technique to modify byte-based compressors to operate directly on Unicode characters, and implement variants of LZW and PPM that apply this technique. We find that our method substantially improves compression effectiveness on a UTF-8 corpus. On ASCII and binary files, our variants perform similarly to the original unmodified compressors.Data Compression Conference20172210A technique to modify byte-based compressors to operate directly on Unicode characters, and implement variants of LZW and PPM that apply this technique is developed and found to substantially improves compression effectiveness on a UTF-8 corpus.2017-01-15T00:00:002017 Data Compression Conference (DCC)['A. Gleave', 'Christian Steinruecken']2017-01-15T00:00:00 99b55f61cb143586c17a57fe25d1d6a36b00f9f4Cutaneous field cancerization (CFC) is associated witha high-risk of developing cutaneous squamous cellcarcinoma (cSCC). It manifests as actinic keratoses(AK) as one of the few macroscopic alterations in CFCpatients. A prospective, single-arm, case-series wasperformed to evaluate the utility of a novel sunscreencontaining DNA-photolyase for treatment of CFCin nine subjects (mean age 70.6 years, male: femaleratio 5:4). The cream was applied topically twicedaily on CFC/AK areas and patients were followedup for three months, with no other treatments. Theprimary outcome was the overall response rate (ORR),categorized as complete response (CR, completeresolution of AKs), partial response (PR, reduction inthe number of AKs), and no-response (NR, similar/increase in number of AKs). A 100% PR was observed.All subjects displayed at minimum, a 50% reductionin their lesion number and most patients experiencedalmost CR. Evaluation of AK numbers revealed anabsolute count reduction of 76.6% in the number oflesions, with the mean number of lesions reducedfrom 13.4 to 3.1 (p < 0.0001). No adverse events werereported. Patients with CFC may benefit from noveltopical applications containing DNA-photolyase,at minimum, as complementary therapy for themanagement of CFC disease. We propose a newconcept called "active photoprotection" because of itsdual mechanism involving therapy and protection.Dermatology Online Journal2017022Patients with CFC may benefit from noveltopical applications containing DNA-photolyase, at minimum, as complementary therapy for themanagement of CFC disease, and a new concept called "active photoprotection" is proposed because of its dual mechanism involving therapy and protection.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['C. Navarrete-Dechent', 'M. Molgó']2017-01-15T00:00:00 19d15a4c61899ce151ea863099951503184f36faDigital archives, as they are set up online by Indian stakeholders, perform the dual task of involving practices of lived memory and storing archival information. They decidedly claim to preserve the past, and they actively engage users as prosumers on the web who interact with the creation and sharing of the digital archives’ content. Two Indian digital archives exemplify how this is done successfully. These archives are thus digital spaces that scrutinize the distinct line between lieux de memoire and milieux de memoire as a conventional concept of distinguishing history from memory. Yet, at the same time, they rely on ideas of History and memory that reinvent notions of archives as authoritarian voices.2017319Two Indian digital archives, set up online by Indian stakeholders, perform the dual task of involving practices of lived memory and storing archival information and rely on ideas of History and memory that reinvent notions of archives as authoritarian voices.2017-01-15T00:00:00Digithum['Katja Müller']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0cdb6f81ee6e60f6f42564bfebd67692cedbacb2RATIONALE The recent development of compound-specific online chlorine isotope analysis (37 Cl-CSIA) methods has fostered dual chlorine-carbon isotope studies to gain better insights into sources and environmental transformation reactions of chlorinated ethenes. One-point and two-point calibration schemes are currently used to convert raw data to the international δ37 ClSMOC scale, but a critical evaluation of best practices to arrive at reliable δ37 ClSMOC signatures and enrichment factors was missing and is presented here. METHODS Aqueous solutions of neat perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene (TCE) and aqueous samples from a TCE biodegradation experiment with pure cultures of Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 were analysed for their chlorine isotope ratios using GC/qMS and GC/IRMS. The δ37 ClSMOC values were obtained using one-point and two-point calibration schemes. Chlorine isotope enrichment factors, εCl , were calculated using both approaches and the corresponding bias of δ37 ClSMOC values introduced by the different types of calibration was determined. RESULTS Different calibration methods resulted in significant differences (up to 30%) in both δ37 Cl signatures and εCl values. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate that a two-point calibration together with comprehensive information on reference materials is indispensable and should become standard practice for reliable 37 Cl-CSIA of organic compounds. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry2017379The results demonstrate that a two-point calibration together with comprehensive information on reference materials is indispensable and should become standard practice for reliable 37 Cl-CSIA of organic compounds.2017-01-15T00:00:00Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM['K. Ebert', 'Christine Laskov', 'M. Elsner', 'S. Haderlein']2017-01-15T00:00:00 00586ff81eeb47be6e07d8433ef2faf771e7691aRecurrent erythema multiforme with oralinvolvement is therapeutically challenging.Apremilast has been used with success in resolvingthe oral aphthae of Behçet disease, prompting theuse of the drug in patients with oral erosions fromerythema multiforme. Three patients with oralerythema multiforme were given apremilast at dosesof 30-60mg daily. Complete clearance of the lesionswere observed in all three patients, including thoserefractory to other standard therapies. Apremilast maypresent an effective option for recurrent erythemamultiforme for patients who have failed trials antiviraland immunosuppressive therapies.Dermatology Online Journal2017616Apremilast may present an effective option for recurrent erythemamultiforme for patients who have failed trials antiviral and immunosuppressive therapies, and may be an effective options for patients with oral erosions fromerythema multiforme.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['T. Chen', 'J. Levitt', 'Lauren Geller']2017-01-15T00:00:00 718eb16264e861170254f0f91faacb6311e07a57Inspired by the 2016 case of the encrypted Apple iPhone used by alleged terrorists in the San Bernardino, Calif. attack, this paper explores the question of whether the use of completely unbreakable encryption online or off-line would be considered ethical by the political philosopher John Rawls. Rawls is widely acknowledged as having played an important role in how we perceive freedom and liberty in Western democracies today, and his work on justice, fairness and liberty appears to be a great source of knowledge for politicians, policy-makers and activists. Several recent events and threats to national security of a technological nature have raised ethical questions about the relationship between state and citizen and how technological power should be divided between these two parties, particularly when it comes to the right to privacy. However, in contrast with a wide-spread perception of Rawls’ work, this article shows that there are cases in which Rawls’ principles actually place a limitation on liberty in these matters. This paper presents a thought experiment in which it becomes clear that Rawls’ advocacy for liberty did not extend to cases in which social cooperation in a well-ordered society would be obstructed. Based on a study of Rawls’ work, the author concludes that whereas Rawls would consider strong encryption both necessary and ethical, completely unbreakable encryption would be considered a violation of social cooperation and thus indefensible for Rawls.First Monday201708It is shown that there are cases in which Rawls’ principles actually place a limitation on liberty in these matters, and whereas Rawls would consider strong encryption both necessary and ethical, completely unbreakable encryption would be considered a violation of social cooperation and thus indefensible for Rawls.2017-01-15T00:00:00First Monday['Morten Bay']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0840a5dbfef70ebaca9de8fef51e0bb9823b1c29The blast furnace ironmaking process is an important unit operation in the manufacturing of iron and steel. It consumes the main energy input to the integrated route of steel production and emits much carbon oxide which is the main cause of the greenhouse effect. As one of the most energy intensive and complicated industrial process, there has been a growing awareness of modeling and controlling the blast furnace ironmaking process for increasing efficiency and reducing cost. The silicon content, indicating the thermal state in blast furnace, is the most important index of pig iron quality. It must be kept at an appropriate level to facilitate the production and stable running of the ironmaking process. Therefore, accurate online prediction of the silicon content in hot metal is very critical.1–6) Extensive research on the thermodynamic and kinetic behaviors occurring inside the blast furnace ironmaking process has been investigated. However, an accurate mechanism model in industrial processes has not been constructed. Nowadays, a large amount of process data containing useful information can be obtained in industrial blast furnace ironmaking processes. To online predict the silicon content, various data-driven soft sensor modeling approaches, including various neural networks,7–14) partial least squares,14,15) fuzzy inference systems,16) nonlinear time series analysis,17–20) subspace identification,21) support vector regression (SVR) and least squares SVR (LSSVR),22–24) Adaptive Weighting Just-in-Time-Learning Quality Prediction Model for an Industrial Blast Furnace20174082017-01-15T00:00:00Isij International['Kun Chen', 'Yi Liu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 15622fefdf540538d1292b276279847de4f674c3Study Design. Survey. Objective. The aim of this study was to objectify the burden of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) to better advocate for scoliosis care in the future. Summary of Background Data. AIS is a common spinal deformity that can affect individuals on many levels. Patients with big curves usually seek medical advice for surgical correction of their deformity. Methods. Participants completed an online questionnaire to help measure the health burden of AIS. Three utility outcome measures were then calculated. These included the visual analog scale, time trade off, and standard gamble. Student t test and linear regression were used for statistical analysis. Results. One hundred and ten participants were included in the analysis. The mean visual analog scale, time trade off, and standard gamble scores for AIS were 0.77 ± 0.16, 0.90 ± 0.11, and 0.91 ± 0.13, respectively. Factors such as age, sex, income, and level of education were dependent predictors of utility scores for AIS. Conclusion. Our participants demonstrated a significant perceived burden of AIS. If faced with AIS, participants were willing to sacrifice 3.6 years of their lives and undergo a procedure with 9% mortality rate to gain perfect health. Such findings can guide future allocation of resources for better scoliosis care and management. Level of Evidence: 4Spine2017298The participants demonstrated a significant perceived burden of AIS, and such findings can guide future allocation of resources for better scoliosis care and management.2017-01-15T00:00:00SPINE['S. Aldebeyan', 'H. Sinno', 'A. Makhdom', 'J. Ouellet', 'N. Saran']2017-01-15T00:00:00 821c4adc044a7591413c3bcc127e1eff5bfdda58The Trigger and Data Acquisition (TDAQ) system of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN is composed of a large number of distributed hardware and software components (about 3000 computers and more than 25000 applications) which, in a coordinated manner, provide the data-taking functionality of the overall system. During data taking runs, a huge flow of operational data is produced in order to constantly monitor the system and allow proper detection of anomalies or misbehaviours. In the ATLAS trigger and data acquisition system, operational data are archived and made available to applications by the P-BEAST (Persistent Back-End for the Atlas Information System of TDAQ) service, implementing a custom time-series database. The possibility to efficiently visualize both realtime and historical operational data is a great asset facilitating both online identification of problems and post-mortem analysis. This paper will present a web-based solution developed to achieve such a goal: the solution leverages the flexibility of the P-BEAST archiver to retrieve data, and exploits the versatility of the Grafana dashboard builder to offer a very rich user experience. Additionally, particular attention will be given to the way some technical challenges (like the efficient visualization of a huge amount of data and the integration of the P-BEAST data source in Grafana) have been faced and solved.2017118A web-based solution that leverages the flexibility of the P-BEAST archiver to retrieve data, and exploits the versatility of the Grafana dashboard builder to offer a very rich user experience is presented.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of Physics: Conference Series['G. Avolio', "M. D'Ascanio", 'G. Lehmann-Miotto', 'I. Soloviev']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4cad4d967d17a46539a46a53dfdd6cacc6c7a7fcWe present a 36-year-old HIV-positive man with a sixweek history of spreading, ulcerative, and necroticcutaneous lesions. Laboratory and histopathologicexamination revealed syphilis. This case of malignantsyphilis, also known as lues maligna, is an uncommonvariant of this sexually transmitted infection. This casehighlights the importance of including malignantsyphilis in the differential diagnosis of patientspresenting with a disseminated ulcerative andnecrotic rash, especially in individuals with HIV.Dermatology Online Journal20171314The importance of including malignantsyphilis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with a disseminated ulcerative and necrotic rash, especially in individuals with HIV is highlighted.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['G. Mohan.', 'Robert Ali', 'C. Isache', 'Rohit Sharma', 'C. Perniciaro']2017-01-15T00:00:00 47550795f16eb7220f35fb81915c337e40abcc50Abstract In order to learn and teach English, learners and teachers employ various kinds of methods, techniques, instruments and procedures. Amid them utilizing Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) is significantly growing. Though Internet for educational use has not found a high position and many schools have limited use of computers, it is clear that technology and TEFL will have more connections in this new information age. Therefore, teachers need to seek variety and innovation in their teaching process.  By the advancement of technology, great numbers of the learners possess smart phones and have access to social networks such as Telegram, LINE, and IMO. Through online discussions in groups for the learners outside the classroom, it is hoped that they achieve a good level of fluency in their speaking and let the communication go smoothly. The current study aims at exploring the effects of using social networks on Developing EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Competence through Speaking Accuracy and Fluency. To this purpose, 60 homogenous participants, whose English language proficiency was checked by an OPT were randomly assigned into two groups: the Experimental Group (EG), and the Control Group (CG) each with 30 participants. The experimental group used Telegram and the control group received the traditional instruction in speaking which lasted for six weeks. The results of Independent Sample T-test revealed that the experimental group outperformed significantly the control group in speaking accuracy and fluency. Key words : Pragmatic competence, social networks, speaking fluency and accuracy201706The effects of using social networks on Developing EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Competence through Speaking Accuracy and Fluency is explored and it is revealed that the experimental group outperformed significantly the control group in speaking accuracy and fluency.2017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Alipour']2017-01-15T00:00:00 79439bf01ea9fb884a20afccba8295d2f000d436The emerging connected-vehicle technology provides a new dimension for developing more intelligent traffic control algorithms for signalized intersections. An important challenge for scheduling in networked transportation systems is the switchover delay caused by the guard time before any traffic signal change. The switch-over delay can result in significant loss of system capacity and hence needs to be accommodated in the scheduling design. To tackle this challenge, we propose a distributed online scheduling policy that extends the well-known Max-Pressure policy to address switch-over delay by introducing a bias factor favoring the current schedule. We prove that the proposed policy is throughput-optimal with switch-over delay. Furthermore, the proposed policy remains optimal when there are both connected signalized intersections and conventional fixed-time ones in the system. With connected-vehicle technology, the proposed policy can be easily incorporated into the current transportation systems without additional infrastructure. Through extensive simulation in VISSIM, we show that our policy indeed outperforms the existing popular policies.ACM Interational Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing2017446A distributed online scheduling policy that extends the well-known Max-Pressure policy to address switch-over delay by introducing a bias factor favoring the current schedule is proposed and it is proved that the proposed policy is throughput-optimal with switch- over delay.2017-01-15T00:00:00Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing['Ping-Chun Hsieh', 'Xi Liu', 'Jian Jiao', 'I.-Hong Hou', 'Yunlong Zhang', 'P. Kumar']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1b91f90212a39fb186c387782138b70d782593ceThe aim of this study is to investigate the moderating effects of attachment styles and gender on the predictive strength of marital adjustment on psychological symptoms among Turkish married individuals. Correlational model was used and the sample consisted of 178 married individuals. The data was gathered through online survey. The Turkish form of Brief Symptom Inventory (BFI) was used to measure psychological symptoms. The Turkish form of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) was used to measure marital adjustment and the Turkish form of Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) was used to measure attachment styles. The hypothetical model was formed and tested through path analysis technique of structural equational modeling. Results showed that secure, dismissing and fearful attachment styles and gender moderated the predictive strength of marital adjustment on psychological symptoms. It was found that the relationship between marital adjustment and psychological symptom is stronger among individuals who have secure attachment style20173462017-01-15T00:00:00European journal of educational research['S. Koruk']2017-01-15T00:00:00 af9b1071ac0a2d4a5521a4ae6db488a1c30e8d23Aquagenic keratoderma (AK) or aquagenic wrinklingis a rare palmoplantar skin disease. It is sporadic orhereditary condition. It appears in childhood or youngadulthood and it is seen as multiple asymptomaticsmall shiny papules on the peripheral margin ofpalms and/or soles after submersion in water. Thepathogenesis and etiology of ASA remains unclear.Drugs sometimes trigger AK. Herein, we present thecase of a 29-year-old man who had begun treatmentwith gabapentin three weeks before the onset of hiscutaneous symptoms.Dermatology Online Journal2017811A 29-year-old man who had begun treatment with gabapentin three weeks before the onset of hiscutaneous symptoms is presented, showing clear signs of aquagenic keratoderma.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['Nazan Emiroglu', 'F. P. Cengiz', 'O. Su', 'N. Onsun']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8bad9b3185a05dec0611458ba300e6d461449e27BACKGROUND The sign of Leser-Trélat is characterizedby the sudden appearance of seborrheic keratosesassociated with an underlying malignancy. OBJECTIVES An elderly man who developed multiple new-onsetseborrheic keratoses temporally associated witha diagnosis of mycosis fungoides is described andlymphoma-associated Leser-Trélat sign is reviewed. METHODS Pubmed was used to search the followingterms: cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Leser-Trélat,leukemia, lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, and Sézarysyndrome. Papers with these terms and referencescited within these papers were reviewed. RESULTS An 84-year-old man developed multiple seborrheickeratoses temporally associated with a diagnosisof mycosis fungoides is presented. He was treatedwith bexarotene and achieved clinical remission;the number of seborrheic keratoses also decreased.Lymphoma-associated Leser-Trélat sign has beenobserved not only with mycosis fungoides but alsoother lymphomas and leukemias. CONCLUSIONS Thesign of Leser-Trélat is predominantly associated withsolid organ adenocarcinomas. Albeit less common, aneruptive onset of seborrheic keratoses can also occurin association with hematopoietic malignancies.Dermatology Online Journal2017379The sign of Leser-Trélat is predominantly associated with solid organ adenocarcinomas and can also occur in association with hematopoietic malignancies.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['S. Narala', 'Philip R. Cohen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8d291fc95db7b70a61ecc01bca94a9b4939e5276Water corrosion and scaling is a phenomenon caused by the contact of materials with surrounding environment (1,2). This phenomenon has been studied in two important branches including erosion and electrochemical corrosions (3). The first type is a degradation of materials by physical factors such as the impact of suspended solids in water or wastewater pipes (4,5). The second type includes producing an electric cell and performing electrochemical reactions between the surrounding environment of pipelines, facilities and constructed materials. Electrochemical corrosion occurs in water transmission and distribution lines due to the nature of the process in metallic materials such as steel pipes (4,6). A-R-T-I-C-L-EI-N-F-O A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T Article Notes: Received: Sep. 8, 2016 Received in revised form: Nov. 15, 2016 Accepted: Nov. 24, 2016 Available Online: Jan 1, 2017 Background & Aims of the Study: Corrosion and scaling play undesirable effects on transmission and distribution system of drinking water. The aim of this study was to assess the corrosion and scaling potential of drinking water resources in Babol city, Iran. Materials and Methods: Totally, 54 water samples were collected from 27 wells in spring and autumn. Calcium hardness, pH, total alkalinity, total dissolved solids, and temperature were measured, using standard methods. The Langelier, Rayzner, Puckhorius, Larson and aggressive indices were calculated and data were analyzed by SPSS 19. To compare the mean values of each index, the results were analyzed using t-test. Results: The range of temperature, pH, TDS, total alkalinity and calcium hardness were 16-24°c; 6.8-7.89; 445-1331 mg/l; 322.9-396 mg/l and 250.50-490 mg/l, respectively. The mean of Langelier and Ryznar indices in drinking water samples in spring and autumn was 0.14, 0.15; 7.28 and 7.35, respectively. The mean of Puckhorius and Larson indices in these seasons was 11.9, 11.95 and 0.95 and 0.93, respectively. The mean of aggressive index was 6.17 and 6.27, respectively. Overall, 82.2%, 100%, 94.6%, 100% and 85.7% of water samples were corrosive based on the Langelier, Ryznar, Puckhorius, Larson and aggressive indices, respectively. Conclusion: According to these results, drinking water of Babol city has corrosion potential. Therefore, the water quality should be controlled based on pH, alkalinity and hardness parameters, along with the use of corrosion resisting materials and pipes in drinking water distribution systems.20171852017-01-15T00:00:00Archives of Hygiene Sciences['A. Amouei', 'H. Asgharnia', 'Hourieh Fallah', 'A. Yari', 'M. Mahmoudi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a761c1c877ce636c09dcfcd2a158bbbcf6b945c5A XXI. szazad kezdete egyben az uj mediumok elterjedesenek időszaka is. Ma mar szinte mindenhol velunk vannak a mobil-, illetve okostelefonok, es nagyobb kerdes, hogy mikor nem vagyunk elerhetők a nagyvilag szamara, mintsem az, hogy mikor vagyunk jelen ezeken az eszkozokon. Szemelyes kozossegeink reszben felkoltoznek az internetes kozossegi halokra, es egyben uj halozatok szovik at a mindennapok tarsadalmat a digitalis terben. A szerzők online kerdőives kutatasukban arra vallalkoztak, hogy bepillantast nyerjenek, mennyire valt fontossa az emberek eleteben a mobiltelefon, es a hazankban legelterjedtebb kozossegi mediaoldal: a Facebook. Ezen felul azt vizsgaltak, hogy milyen attitűdok ovezik ezen eszkozok hasznalatat, kulonosen, amikor a maganeletről es a szemelyes adatok hasznalatarol van szo. Kutatasuk celja, hogy helyzetkepet alkotva kimutassak, hogyan fugg ma ossze a modern media, a nyilvanossag es a maganelet, illetve mennyire tarulkoznak ki az emberek az allando media-jelenletben.2017942017-01-15T00:00:00['A. Simay', 'Mirkó Gáti']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0d626ce1586cc66a318e3bc9a6421d47cc213569Certolizumab is a TNF inhibitor that has showngreat efficacy in chronic inflammatory diseases. Wereport a patient exhibiting a novel adverse effect ofcertolizumab: drug-induced guttate psoriasiformeruption. A review of the mechanism of psoriasiformdrug eruptions is also included.Dermatology Online Journal2017108A patient exhibiting a novel adverse effect of Certolizumab: drug-induced guttate psoriasiformeruption is ported to hospital for treatment with the TNF inhibitor.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['R. Fischer', 'M. DaCunha', 'Anand Rajpara']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7412c04db708ceb231f35d50f76072eda32530d6espanolEste articulo analiza la exposicion a informacion politica (infopolitica) de los actores vinculados de forma mas directa a la politica (los cargos politicos, los periodistas politicos, los academicos o profesores y los consultores politicos) en las elecciones criticas, segun el concepto de Key (1955), de Argentina, Espana y Venezuela. La investigacion empirica se apoya en un encuesta online realizada en mayo de 2016. Se detecta una tendencia comun hacia lo digital, y de integracion con medios tradicionales, pero tambien se observan diferencias significativas en la infopolitica en los tres paises analizados EnglishThis article analyses the exposure to political information (infopolitics) for few of the publics that are more interested in politics (politicians, political journalists, political researchers, and political consultants). The study considered three critical elections: Argentina, Spain and Venezuela, following a concept proposed by V.O. key (1955). Empirical research is supported by an online survey conducted in May 2016. There is a common trend to increase the use of digital sources, and integrate them with traditional media. However we also significant differences in Infopolitics for the three countries analysed.20173932017-01-15T00:00:00['Jordi Rodríguez-Virgili', 'Carmen Beatriz Fernández']2017-01-15T00:00:00 62f7b8cf2179ce7d5b19e7f233ee5afa37c6d3b0BACKGROUND Venous leg ulcers generally take manyweeks to heal. Novel therapies that shorten healingtime and require less complex care are needed. PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to presenta pilot study for a new method that can result ina faster healing time for venous leg ulcers usinginexpensive materials. METHODS A central-gauzeprotocol was developed as described here. A three-ply gauze sponge was placed in the center of theulcer, allowing a peripheral 3-5 mm rim of ulcer toremain exposed. Saline solution was applied to thegauze sponge. A 3-layer Unna boot was applied overthe ulcer with short-stretch compression. This noveltechnique exposed only a peripheral rim of the ulcerto the zinc oxide paste, allowing the central portionof the ulcer to drain through the saline-soaked gauze.The ulcer was photographed at each clinic visit andthe wound area was estimated by finding the bestfitellipse for the ulcer area and computing the areaof the ellipse by a standard formula. RESULTS Threepatients with small venous leg ulcers treated with thezinc rim technique showed an average healing rate of46.1% per week (range 27.8% - 50.7%). All ulcers werenearly healed by three weeks. After the ulcer size wasreduced sufficiently, patients were discharged withinstructions to apply pieces of Unna dressing to theulcer, under a conventional self-adhesive bandage,maintaining compression, without any saline-gauzein the center. CONCLUSIONS The three patients in thispilot study showed rapid healing for venous leg ulcerswith the central gauze modification of Unna boottherapy.Dermatology Online Journal2017297The three patients in this pilot study showed rapid healing for venous leg ulcers with the central gauze modification of Unna boottherapy, showing an average healing rate of 46.1% per week.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['A. L. Gao', 'J. G. Cole', 'W. Stoecker']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e350817a08e6b2ae9a42703b985eb76c255e38bbObjective To investigate the clinical and genetic character of Chinese children with the aarF domain containing kinase 4 (ADCK4)-associated glomerulopathy. Methods Applying next generation sequencing to detect possible gene mutation(renal disease associated monogene was pooled as one panel) in 69 children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) or persistent proteinuria of unknown origin. Sanger sequencing was used to confirm the significant mutations found in the children and to validate these mutation sites in their patients. Using online software (PolyPhen2, SIFT, Mutation Taster) to predict whether the detected missense mutations were disease causing or not. Collecting and analyzing clinical data of children with ADCK4-associated glomerulopathy, which included onset age, clinical manifestation, and renal pathology. Results The ADCK4 gene mutation was detected in 8 children with a positive rate of 11.6% (8 out of 69), among which 3 patients carried homozygous c.748G>C mutation, 3 patients carried homologous c.737G>A mutation, 1 patient carried compound heterozygous mutation(c.748G>C and c.737G>A), and 1 patient carried compound heterologous mutation(c.551A>G and c.737G>A). Collectively, there were only 3 mutation sites found in total 8 patients, in which the mutation sites of c.748G>C and c.737G>A had high detection frequency in these 8 patients. These 3 mutation sites were all missense mutation which were predicted to be disease causing by online software and not reported before. The average onset age was 6.5 years (2 years-11.75 years). Four patients presented with SRNS and the other 4 presented with persistent proteinuria. All 8 patients had no extrarenal manifestation, renal biopsy revealed focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in most patients, among which 3 cases had gone to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at disease onset, and 2 cases progressed to ESRD 2 and 5 years after onset respectively. Seven patients had received glucocorticoid and/or immunosuppressive drug while only one patient getting partial response. All 8 patients were treated with large amount of coenzyme Q10 (15 mg·kg-1·d-1) after definite diagnosis of ADCK4 mutation-some patients had acquired encouraging curative effect. Conclusions ADCK4-associated glomerulopathy is not rare especially in the children with SRNS. The onset age is relatively old and the extrarenal manifestation is less common. FSGS is a main pathology type. Patients usually have no response to immunosuppressive therapy, but may benefit from addition of large amount of coenzyme Q10. Some patients may only manifest with insidious proteinuria, causing the early diagnosis to be difficult, which deserves more attention. Three new missense mutations expand disease causing mutation repertoire of ADCK4 gene, among which the two sites of c.748G>C and c.737G>A may be mutation hotspot of ADCK4-associated glomerulopathy in Chinese population, and need further study. Key words: Nephrotic syndrome; Proteinuria; Mutation; Ubiquinone; AarF domain containing kinase 4201702The clinical and genetic character of Chinese children with the aarF domain containing kinase 4 (ADCK4)-associated glomerulopathy is investigated to find out whether these patients may only manifest with insidious proteinuria, causing the early diagnosis to be difficult, which deserves more attention.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Xiaoxiang Song', 'Hong Xu', 'Q. Shen', 'Li Sun', 'Q. Cao', 'Guoming Li', 'X. Fang', 'Hai-mei Liu', 'Y. Zhai']2017-01-15T00:00:00 bebccb0ffc4f0ed93696bf4a713823f5bb829450Contemporary texts have been re-signified by the development of online technology so that such texts favor collaboration and interaction between authors and readers thus reconfiguring their roles. The current paper aims at revisiting the place of reading and the reader position by discussing the place occupied by the canon and the fanon (neologism to fan texts) in scholar literacies at the present days.2017012017-01-15T00:00:00['A. C. Fidelis', 'Eliane Fernandes Azzari']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4fa7ee88b3429bbad2f7090c260d3475032d441eThe paper deals with identification and authentication of web users participating in the Internet information processes (based on features of online texts). In digital forensics web user identification based on various linguistic features can be used to discover identity of individuals, criminals or terrorists using the Internet to commit cybercrimes. Internet could be used as a tool in different types of cybercrimes (fraud and identity theft, harassment and anonymous threats, terrorist or extremist statements, distribution of illegal content and information warfare). Linguistic identification of web users is a kind of biometric identification, it can be used to narrow down the suspects, identify a criminal and prosecute him. Feature set includes various linguistic and stylistic features extracted from online texts. We propose dynamic feature selection for each web user identification task. Selection is based on calculating Manhattan distance to k-nearest neighbors (Relief-f algorithm). This approach improves the identification accuracy and minimizes the number of features. Experiments were carried out on ОТБОР ИНФОРМАТИВНЫХ ПРИЗНАКОВ ДЛЯ ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИИ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ПОЛЬЗОВАТЕЛЕЙ... Научно-технический вестник информационных технологий, механики и оптики, 2017, том 17, No 1 118 several datasets with different level of class imbalance. Experiment results showed that features relevance varies in different set of web users (probable authors of some text); features selection for each set of web users improves identification accuracy by 4% at the average that is approximately 1% higher than with the use of static set of features. The proposed approach is most effective for a small number of training samples (messages) per user.20172712017-01-15T00:00:00Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics['Воробьева Алиса Андреевна']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9fd19b8bb85e48ad04cc2b5643f22d4672f2a992This article aims to present the legal interpretation of the requirement established by the Legislator in the Article 17, paragraph d, of Law 1712 of 2014, which deals with the alignment that must exist between the online government strategy and the computer systems implemented by the subjects obligated by Article 5 of the same Law. This requirement was established in order to ensure that such systems constitute a tool to promote access to public information. In order to identify the requirements that the obligated subjects must meet in order to achieve this ?alignment,? this paper examines the right of access to public information as well as the online government strategy and its relationship with the duties of the obligated subjects.201701The legal interpretation of the requirement established in Article 17, paragraph d, of Law 1712 of 2014, which deals with the alignment that must exist between the online government strategy and the computer systems implemented by the subjects obligated by Article 5 of the same Law is presented.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Paula Pérez Gómez']2017-01-15T00:00:00 def6b06a2c4ebdeff608057901b7ef38c9e357eeDirect download and listen online to Chetori Divooneh by Mohammadreza Golzar on Download Music201700Direct download and listen online to Chetori Divooneh by Mohammadreza Golzar on Download Music.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Mohammadreza Golzar']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f597f7c92ad552d047cc9e38d573c8182c24b268A consequence of the economic crisis that affected Italy in the last years is a significant decrease of economic resources for libraries, especially for those depending from the Ministry for Cultural Heritage. In this framework, the National Library of Florence and the National bibliographic agency, belonging to it, suffered a significant reshaping of their output, the Italian National Bibliography (BNI), due to the reduction of people in its editorial staff. The search for solutions to cope with this difficult situation lead to two main decisions, both based on the meaning of public service and on the cooperation principle. The first had the result of the free and online publication of the Italian National Bibliography, starting from May 2016, so that aligning the BNI to other National European Bibliographies. The latter lead to a collaboration project that on one side confirmed the role of the National Library of Florence as bibliographic, technical and editorial coordinator, and on the other opens the National Bibliography to a certain number of libraries with specific traits (legal deposition coverage and subject specialisation), so that contributing to a collaborative Italian National Bibliography.201700The National Library of Florence and the National bibliographic agency, belonging to it, suffered a significant reshaping of their output, the Italian National Bibliography (BNI), due to the reduction of people in its editorial staff, so that aligning the BNI to other National European Bibliographies.2017-01-15T00:00:00JLIS.it['L. Bellingeri', 'M. Giunti']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c97852d82068644fac1cd207e95956c5a73305d7Received December 5, 2016; revised manuscript received December 14, 2016; accepted December 19, 2016; released online January 15, 2017 Time for primary review: 6 days Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita (T.Y., O.K., F.O., T.N., S.Y.); Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto (T.Y., S.Y.), Japan Mailing address: Osami Kawarada, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita 565-8565, Japan. E-mail: kawarada.osami.hp@ncvc.go.jp ISSN-1346-9843 All rights are reserved to the Japanese Circulation Society. For permissions, please e-mail: cj@j-circ.or.jp Neoatherosclerosis in the Iliac Artery Stent ― Insights From Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound ―Circulation Journal201740Neoatherosclerosis in the Iliac Artery Stent ― Insights From Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound ―2017-01-15T00:00:00Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society['Takeshi Yagyu', 'Osami Kawarada', 'F. Otsuka', 'T. Noguchi', 'S. Yasuda']2017-01-15T00:00:00 48fa437f5ca34433d2832bf67cbdd21ea64ff352In this paper, the model of media monitoring organization in the case of partial digitization of printed media with a focus on media content analysis sector has been analyzed. The organizational structure and functioning of the media monitoring company depend on the level of digitization of printed media. Consequently, the organization model for media monitoring companies, based on the traditional press clipping, that is print media as the main source of news, differs from the model of such an organization based solely on online news. The Adresa autora: Senka Bengin  senka.bengin@yahoo.com Bengin S. Analiza medijskih sadržaja FBIM Transactions Vol. 5 No. 1 pp. 13-24 14 │ MESTE Published: January 2017 paper presents the structure, work processes, and methodology of media content analysis sector of a typical media monitoring organization based on a comparison of several media monitoring organizations in the countries of the supremacy of press media in contrast to the digital editions. The relation of media content analysis methodology with the level of print media digitalization has been shown.201760The structure, work processes, and methodology of media content analysis sector of a typical media monitoring organization based on a comparison of several media monitoring organizations in the countries of the supremacy of press media in contrast to the digital editions are presented.2017-01-15T00:00:00FBIM Transactions['Senka Bengin', 'Z. Čekerevac']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a6771ae61670f5da5f4fac5f887d9f8f78ad1299Assuming that the discursive functioning in/of the body revels the presence of social and ideological values, congruous to people’s culture. We propound, from discourses aired by online media, about the beauty contest Miss World and Miss Muslim, understand in what way the power is symbolized in body, and what strategies has been used by occidental and oriental media, concerning gender studies.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Adriana Stela Bassini Edral', 'A. Assumpção', 'Luciane Botelho Martins']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ff2ecad10c637d8906cba983f766359d5369aa93Perancangan Aplikasi Koleksi Laporan Skripsi dan Kerja Praktik Fakultas Teknologi Informasi Universitas Tarumanagara Berbasis Web Dan Mobile bertujuan untuk melakukan proses penyimpanan laporan Kerja Praktik dan Skripsi secara online berdasarkan prosedur yang berlaku di Fakultas Teknologi Informasi Universitas Tarumanagara (FTI Untar). Prosedur pada aplikasi Web terbagi menjadi 3 tahapan utama, yaitu upload file, search, dan download file. Aplikasi yang dirancang dapat kompresi file yang diunggah. Prosedur pada aplikasi Mobile memiliki 1 tahapan, yaitu search. Pengguna dari aplikasi dibagi menjadi 2 kategori yaitu, mahasiswa dan operator (karyawan dan dosen). Pengujian terhadap aplikasi dilakukan dengan metode black box testing dan user acceptance testing. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan aplikasi yang dibuat telah berjalan sesuai dengan rancangan dan aplikasi memiliki proteksi password dalam soft copy laporan yang telah dikompresi.201700Perancangan Aplikasi Koleksi Laporan Skripsi dan Kerja Praktik Fakultas Teknologi Informasi Universitas Tarumanagara Berbasis Web Dan Mobile bertujuan untuk melakukan proses penyimpanan laporan Kerja Bektik dan SkriPSi secara online berdasarkan prosedur.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Andreas Andreas']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1327596beb6c2a3f834ca2c4c3738ba0804cb7ecIn this webtext, Hidalgo and Grimes respond to Kristine Blair’s call to make online spaces more hospitable to women’s social professional and political goals by developing six social media guidelines rooted in feminism. They argue that feminism provides key insights on how to create online communication styles that foster positive and productive interactions.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Alexandra Hidalgo', 'K. Grimes']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f8206e463d52248403284b07b5f8a2c3ca69b087A 64 year-old woman presented with a one-yearhistory of purpuric, atrophic, linear patches alongthe left lateral forearm. The patient had receivedtwo ultrasound-guided triamcinolone injectionsone year earlier into her left extensor pollicis brevisand abductor pollicis longus tendon sheathsfor DeQuervain tendonitis. In the seven monthsfollowing the second injection, the patient developedatrophy, purpura, and telangiectasias starting at thesite of injection and extending proximally, followingthe course of her left cephalic vein. The patient wastreated initially with amlactin and moisturizing creamcontaining alpha-hydroxy acid cream to aid in dermalrepair. Despite treatment, she continued to haveproximal progression of the atrophy and purpura.A 4mm punch biopsy revealed a normal-appearingepidermis overlying horizontal dermal fibrosis, alongwith atrophic-appearing adipocytes with accentuatedcapillaries in the subcutaneous fat, consistent witha diagnosis of corticosteroid atrophy. These grossand microscopic changes presumably resulted fromlymphatic uptake and spread of the corticosteroidfollowing the injections for tendonitis. Although localatrophy and vascular fragility are well-documentedside effects of corticosteroid injections, linear spreadof these symptoms is rarely reported, and to this pointhas not been demonstrated in the literature followingultrasound-guided steroid injection for DeQuervaintendonitis.Dermatology Online Journal2017114Although localatrophy and vascular fragility are well-documented side effects of corticosteroid injections, linear spread of these symptoms is rarely reported, and to this pointhas not been demonstrated in the literature followingultrasound-guided steroid injection for DeQuervaintendonitis.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['H. B. Willardson', 'Shannon Buck', 'James R. Neiner']2017-01-15T00:00:00 db754e689307515e9f4ee692217d2c144ec32279Dermatology Online Journal2017144A 73-year-old man with a history of ulcerative colitis who presented with a diffusepustular rash, renal failure, elevated liver functiontests, and leukocytosis with neutrophilia was diagnosed with acute generalized exanthamous pustulosis, and mesalamine was discontinued, and the patient's skin eruption and function subsequently improved.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['E. Rocci', 'Kelly K. Park', 'K. Hutchens', 'L. Winterfield']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7177471e01bd20d6ffc6ecc4cee5e757d76f5ca5Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal angioproliferativetumor of endothelial origin. Despite nearly identicalclinical and histopathologic presentations, KS isclassified into four distinct varieties: classic/sporadic,AIDS-associated, African/endemic, and iatrogenic. Allsubtypes are invariably linked to human herpesvirus-8(HHV-8) and show a male predilection. Classic Kaposisarcoma is exceedingly rare in the Asian populationand its incidence varies by region and ethnic grouppredominance. A study in the Xinjiang region of Chinafound that only 1% of classic KS cases occurred inpatients belonging to the Han Chinese ethnic group,which formulates 84% of the Taiwanese population.Therefore, classic KS is extremely rare in Taiwan, withvery few reports describing the manifestations ofdisease in this population. We report a case of animmunocompetent 68-year-old HIV-negative HanChinese man born and raised in Taiwan with classicKaposi sarcoma on his trunk and extremities.Dermatology Online Journal2017234A case of animmunocompetent 68-year-old HIV-negative HanChinese man born and raised in Taiwan with classic Kaposi sarcoma on his trunk and extremities is reported.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['Victoria Mitre', 'Danielle S. Applebaum', 'Silvia Potenziani', 'S. Hsu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3ea65d7a08fe7a9b9cf36b004e3937a0d9fa2973Acute allergic contact dermatitis to poison ivy is acommon and miserable dermatosis which affectsmillions of Americans each year. Preventativemeasures, such as avoidance, protective clothing,barrier creams, soaps, and solvents often fail despiteour patients' best attempts. Severe allergic reactionsto poison ivy are a significant source of decreasedemployee productivity owing to inability to work anda major health care expenditure. Patients may haveto leave their jobs and discontinue favorite outdoorrecreational activities as a result of severe urushiolsensitivity. Thus, a simple and effective method ofpreventing poison ivy dermatitis would be of greatbenefit to clinical dermatologists and their patients.Complementary and alternative medical practitionerscommonly prescribe homeopathic poison ivyproducts by mouth for the prevention of poisonivy dermatitis. Yet, conventional dermatologists aremostly unaware of this little known clinical pearl. Theauthor discusses two open studies and anecdotalexperience with administration of homeopathicpoison ivy in the prevention of acute allergic contactdermatitis related to poison ivy exposure. Potentialadvantages could include patient acceptability,ease of administration, affordability, and availability.Randomized clinical trials are needed to furtherevaluate the safety and efficacy of this interesting andpromising clinical tip.Dermatology Online Journal201774A simple and effective method of preventing poison ivy dermatitis would be of great benefit to clinical dermatologists and their patients and potential advantages could include patient acceptability, ease of administration, affordability, and availability.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['Robert Joseph Signore']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8f0ed87c8f280fa9dc385c3b50b6a9f47b07ff68Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is arare fibrosing disorder of the skin, the pathogenesisof which is incompletely understood. It is thought,however, to involve interplay of genetic dispositionand triggering environmental factors, such asinfections and autoimmunity. Pregnancy as a potentialtrigger has only been reported in four cases. Herein,we present a patient who developed morphea of thebreasts during pregnancy, which rapidly resolvedwith a normal delivery. Our patient was distinct fromsome of the reported patients because her conditionwas tightly correlated with her pregnancy, as judgingby rapid resolution after delivery. In addition, therewas no apparent infection, history of autoimmunity,or development of autoimmunity during or afterpregnancy. Although the pathogenesis of pregnancyassociatedmorphea is largely unknown, we exploredpotential mechanisms of this condition, which mayinvolve mechanical injury, "microchimerism," andshifts in intrapartum hormones, such as TGF-β.Dermatology Online Journal201772A patient is presented who developed morphea of the breasts during pregnancy, which rapidly resolved with a normal delivery, and potential mechanisms of this condition are explored, which may involve mechanical injury, "microchimerism," and shifts in intrapartum hormones, such as TGF-β.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['A. K. Pham', 'B. Srivastava', 'A. Deng']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8ea5244336e31978b70cf9ba23b4211908fc2041Eruptive collagenoma is a rare entity, with unknownetiology, considered to be a type of connective tissuenevus composed of collagen. It is usually reported inyoung adults occurring predominantly on the trunkand extremities. Systemic findings and family historyof a similar condition are not typically associated andthe prognosis is excellent. There are few pediatric casesreported in literature. Herein we report an uncommoncase of eruptive collagenoma in a 12-year-old childand present a brief review of the literature.Dermatology Online Journal201792An uncommon case of eruptive collagenoma in a 12-year-old child is reported and a brief review of the literature is presented.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['A. António', 'J. Alves', 'H. Barreiros', 'E. Bártolo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 6b6c4a420b6ead86a06249c8274bbdd1f45cc2b6Mustard seeds and powder are commonly used inhomeopathic and traditional medicines, in whichthey are believed to have both anti-microbial andanti-inflammatory properties. They are thereforeutilized in the treatment of conditions ranging fromarthritis to respiratory congestion. Herein, we presenta patient with a second degree burn who usedmustard powder in the form of a mustard plasterto treat chest congestion. She experienced seconddegree burn wounds to the lower neck and chest, andrecovery with complete re-epithelialization followingtopical silver sulfadiazine, liberal emollient therapy,and triamcinolone ointment. This case highlightsthe potential danger of inappropriate use of topicalhomeopathic remedies such as mustard powder anddetails a successful treatment regimen.Dermatology Online Journal201731A patient with a second degree burn who used mustard powder in the form of a mustard plaster to treat chest congestion is presented, highlighting the potential danger of inappropriate use of topicalhomeopathic remedies such as mustard powder.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['D. Tartar', 'Victoria Sharon']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1a9f1664a2cb2f00b97662d791d3da2218dfecf8A 41-year-old man from Cuero, Texas with a nonhealinglesion on his left cheek was referred to ourclinic for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma. Thepatient first noticed a "pimple" on his left cheek 3-4months prior to presentation. When the lesion beganto grow he presented to his primary care physician anda biopsy was taken, showing "atypical squamous cellproliferation." Mohs surgery was performed and thenodule was removed with no evidence of malignancyseen on histopathology. Upon review of the surgicalbiopsies by consulting pathologists, the diagnosis ofleishmaniasis was established and later confirmed bythe Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)as Leishmania mexicana. The patient was referred toinfectious disease specialists for further management.Dermatology Online Journal2017170A 41-year-old man from Cuero, Texas with a nonhealinglesion on his left cheek was referred to the clinic for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma and the diagnosis of Leishmaniasis was established and confirmed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as Leishmania mexicana.2017-01-15T00:00:00Dermatology online journal['T. Oetken', 'B. Hiscox', 'I. Orengo', 'T. Rosen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 55685af7f67a4e5af5e1b51c037dbf60ebf128feMotivation: Single-cell transcriptome data provide unprecedented resolution to study heterogeneity in cell populations and present a challenge for unsupervised classification. Popular methods, like principal component analysis (PCA), often suffer from the high level of noise in the data. Results: Here we adapt Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) to study the problem of identifying subpopulations in single-cell transcriptome data. In contrast to the conventional gene-centered view of NMF, identifying metagenes, we used NMF in a cell-centered direction, identifying cell subtypes (‘metacells’). Using three different datasets (based on RT-qPCR and single cell RNA-seq data, respectively), we show that NMF outperforms PCA in identifying subpopulations in an accurate and robust way, without the need for prior feature selection; moreover, NMF successfully recovered the broad classes on a large dataset (thousands of single-cell transcriptomes), as identified by a computationally sophisticated method. NMF allows to identify feature genes in a direct, unbiased manner. We propose novel approaches for determining a biologically meaningful number of subpopulations based on minimizing the ambiguity of classification. In conclusion, our study shows that NMF is a robust, informative and simple method for the unsupervised learning of cell subtypes from single-cell gene expression data. Availability and Implementation: https://github.com/ccshao/nimfa Contacts: c.shao@Dkfz-Heidelberg.de or t.hoefer@Dkfz-Heidelberg.de Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.201736100This study shows that NMF is a robust, informative and simple method for the unsupervised learning of cell subtypes from single-cell gene expression data, as identified by a computationally sophisticated method.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Chunxuan Shao', 'T. Höfer']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f1943732fed45190da185cda19016f8fb175ea99Motivation: Many forms of variations exist in the human genome including single nucleotide polymorphism, small insert/deletion (DEL) (indel) and structural variation (SV). Somatically acquired SV may regulate the expression of tumor-related genes and result in cell proliferation and uncontrolled growth, eventually inducing tumor formation. Virus integration with host genome sequence is a type of SV that causes the related gene instability and normal cells to transform into tumor cells. Cancer SVs and viral integration sites must be discovered in a genome-wide scale for clarifying the mechanism of tumor occurrence and development. Results: In this paper, we propose a new tool called seeksv to detect somatic SVs and viral integration events. Seeksv simultaneously uses split read signal, discordant paired-end read signal, read depth signal and the fragment with two ends unmapped. Seeksv can detect DEL, insertion, inversion and inter-chromosome transfer at single-nucleotide resolution. Different types of sequencing data, such as single-end sequencing data or paired-end sequencing data can accommodate to detect SV. Seeksv develops a rescue model for SV with breakpoints located in sequence homology regions. Results on simulated and real data from the 1000 Genomes Project and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma samples show that seeksv has higher efficiency and precision compared with other similar software in detecting SVs. For the discovery of hepatitis B virus integration sites from probe capture data, the verified experiments show that more than 90% viral integration sequences detected by seeksv are true. Availability and Implementation: seeksv is implemented in C ++ and can be downloaded from https://github.com/qkl871118/seeksv. Contact: dragonbw@163.com Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20173658Results on simulated and real data from the 1000 Genomes Project and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma samples show that seeksv has higher efficiency and precision compared with other similar software in detecting SVs.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Ying Liang', 'Kunlong Qiu', 'Bo Liao', 'Wen Zhu', 'Xuanlin Huang', 'Lin Li', 'Xiangtao Chen', 'Keqin Li']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4bdc1e26e028ac204730dcbe24c15f7d0878be77MOTIVATION In biomedicine, every molecular measurement is relative to a reference point, like a fixed aliquot of RNA extracted from a tissue, a defined number of blood cells, or a defined volume of biofluid. Reference points are often chosen for practical reasons. For example, we might want to assess the metabolome of a diseased organ but can only measure metabolites in blood or urine. In this case, the observable data only indirectly reflects the disease state. The statistical implications of these discrepancies in reference points have not yet been discussed. RESULTS Here, we show that reference point discrepancies compromise the performance of regression models like the LASSO. As an alternative, we suggest zero-sum regression for a reference point insensitive analysis. We show that zero-sum regression is superior to the LASSO in case of a poor choice of reference point both in simulations and in an application that integrates intestinal microbiome analysis with metabolomics. Moreover, we describe a novel coordinate descent based algorithm to fit zero-sum elastic nets. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION The R-package "zeroSum" can be downloaded at https://github.com/rehbergT/zeroSum Moreover, we provide all R-scripts and data used to produce the results of this manuscript as Supplementary Material CONTACT: Michael.Altenbuchinger@ukr.de, Thorsten.Rehberg@ukr.de and Rainer.Spang@ukr.deSupplementary information: Supplementary material is available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20172638It is shown that reference point discrepancies compromise the performance of regression models like the LASSO, and zero-sum regression is superior to the LassO in case of a poor choice of reference point both in simulations and in an application that integrates intestinal microbiome analysis with metabolomics.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['M. Altenbuchinger', 'T. Rehberg', 'H. Zacharias', 'Frank Stämmler', 'K. Dettmer', 'D. Weber', 'A. Hiergeist', 'André Gessner', 'Ernst Holler', 'P. Oefner', 'R. Spang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 97ab0d74470b92ee09a838e746b794703770fbcfMotivation: While aiming to determine orientations and orders of fragmented contigs, scaffolding is an essential step of assembly pipelines and can make assembly results more complete. Most existing scaffolding tools adopt scaffold graph approaches. However, due to repetitive regions in genome, sequencing errors and uneven sequencing depth, constructing an accurate scaffold graph is still a challenge task. Results: In this paper, we present a novel algorithm (called BOSS), which employs paired reads for scaffolding. To construct a scaffold graph, BOSS utilizes the distribution of insert size to decide whether an edge between two vertices (contigs) should be added and how an edge should be weighed. Moreover, BOSS adopts an iterative strategy to detect spurious edges whose removal can guarantee no contradictions in the scaffold graph. Based on the scaffold graph constructed, BOSS employs a heuristic algorithm to sort vertices (contigs) and then generates scaffolds. The experimental results demonstrate that BOSS produces more satisfactory scaffolds, compared with other popular scaffolding tools on real sequencing data of four genomes. Availability and Implementation: BOSS is publicly available for download at https://github.com/bioinfomaticsCSU/BOSS. Contact: jxwang@mail.csu.edu.cn Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20172633A novel algorithm, called BOSS, which employs paired reads for scaffolding, which adopts an iterative strategy to detect spurious edges whose removal can guarantee no contradictions in the scaffold graph.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Junwei Luo', 'Jianxin Wang', 'Zhen Zhang', 'Min Li', 'Fang-Xiang Wu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 dc098ede401fa943b97e8468d9cfacf4dc1845a3Motivation: Read length is continuously increasing with the development of novel high-throughput sequencing technologies, which has enormous potentials on cutting-edge genomic studies. However, longer reads could more frequently span the breakpoints of structural variants (SVs) than that of shorter reads. This may greatly influence read alignment, since most state-of-the-art aligners are designed for handling relatively small variants in a co-linear alignment framework. Meanwhile, long read alignment is still not as efficient as that of short reads, which could be also a bottleneck for the upcoming wide application. Results: We propose long approximate matches-based split aligner (LAMSA), a novel split read alignment approach. It takes the advantage of the rareness of SVs to implement a specifically designed two-step strategy. That is, LAMSA initially splits the read into relatively long fragments and co-linearly align them to solve the small variations or sequencing errors, and mitigate the effect of repeats. The alignments of the fragments are then used for implementing a sparse dynamic programming-based split alignment approach to handle the large or non-co-linear variants. We benchmarked LAMSA with simulated and real datasets having various read lengths and sequencing error rates, the results demonstrate that it is substantially faster than the state-of-the-art long read aligners; meanwhile, it also has good ability to handle various categories of SVs. Availability and Implementation: LAMSA is available at https://github.com/hitbc/LAMSA Contact: Ydwang@hit.edu.cn Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.201736282017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Bo Liu', 'Yan Gao', 'Yadong Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3f2d49defb9053df2ff0ea032f76ba1303f0e44dThe terrible mortality rate of Ebola virus (EBOV) disease (EVD) is most pronounced in the vulnerable groups of pregnant women and neonates. During the 2013–2016 West African outbreak, hundreds of EBOV-infected pregnant women were reported, withmaternal mortality rate estimated at >70% and neonatal mortality rate nearly 100%. Thus, Dornemann et al’s [1] interesting case report in this issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, describing an EBOV-infected neonate who not only survived but had no apparent sequelae at 8 months of age, represents a first. The surviving baby, one of the last cases of EVD seen in Guinea, gives hope that perhaps we are finally turning the corner in finding effective treatments for this disease. Of course, one case does not constitute scientific proof of effectiveness, and it remains possible that she is simply a very fortunate outlier. The report is not only instructive in itself, but also raises a number of points with respect to clinical management and assessment of investigational EVD therapeutics. In addition to aggressive supportive care, the baby received 3 experimental therapies for EVD—ZMapp (a cocktail of 3 human-mouse chimeric anti-EBOV monoclonal antibodies), a buffy coat infusion, and GS-5734, the prodrug of a nucleoside viral RNA polymerase inhibitor. In addition, the fetus may have also been exposed in utero to the RNA polymerase inhibitor favipiravir, which the mother received for 3 days before delivery and her subsequent death. Thus, like most patients with EVD who received care in hospitals in the United States and Europe [2], this infant received several investigational therapeutic agents, making it very difficult to determine the impact of any particular one. Mortality in EVD correlates directly with blood viral load [3–5], usually reflected in the field by the cycle threshold (Ct) noted on quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), the most readily available diagnostic technique. The Ct varies inversely with the viral RNA load [5]. Initial review of the Ct profile of the child’s case indicates that the 4 ZMapp infusions were insufficient to clear EBOV RNA from her blood, although it is possible that their administration controlled viral replication sufficiently to enable the child’s immune system to respond and ultimately eliminate the virus. After an initial increase in Ct value following the first ZMapp dose, it fell again, reflecting an increase in viral load. One consideration is the emergence of ZMapp-resistant variants, as observed in EBOV-infected nonhuman primates (NHPs) given another antibody cocktail, MB-003 [6]. The eventual clearance of EBOV RNA from blood occurred well after the last ZMapp plus buffy coat infusions and likely before use of GS-5734. Unfortunately, the absence of serologic data from EBOV-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent or neutralizing antibody assays during the patient’s acute course or later during convalescence does not allow conclusions regarding her adaptive immune responses. But just as it is impossible to attribute the child’s survival to the experimental therapies, we should not discount their potential influence. As noted above, survival of an EBOV-infected neonate is extremely rare. We might be further encouraged by the 18.5% mortality rate seen in patients with EVD who received care in hospitals in the United States and Europe, 85% of whom also received 1 or more experimental therapies [2], compared with case-fatality rates ranging from 31% to 76% for patients treated in West Africa without access to these experimental therapies [7]. Of course, all of the aforementioned patients received a level of aggressive supportive care, including close attention to fluid and electrolyte balance, that was not available to the vast majority of patients with EVD in West Africa. But even if we conclude a causal benefit from these collective interventions, an 18.5% case-fatality rate is still unacceptably high. Antiviral agents with greater potency, likely achieved through use of combination regimens to rapidly control virus replication, together with hostresponse-modifying agents to mitigate the consequences of infection, will likely be needed. Received and accepted 12 October 2016; published online 9 January 2017. Correspondence: F. G. Hayden, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 801342, Charlottesville, VA 22908 ( fgh@ virginia.edu). The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017;215:167–70 © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw496Journal of Infectious Diseases20173225An EBOV-infected neonate who not only survived but had no apparent sequelae at 8 months of age, represents a first and gives hope that perhaps the authors are finally turning the corner in finding effective treatments for this disease.2017-01-15T00:00:00The Journal of infectious diseases['F. Hayden', 'M. Friede', 'D. Bausch']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f58c28d6aba5a4f1d6510139772dc0d6b9503778Linda Castaneda1 , Nada Dabbagh2, Ricardo Torres-Kompen31University of Murcia, Spain {lindacq@um.es}2George Mason University, USA {ndabbagh@gmu.edu}3Universitat Ramon Llull - La Salle Barcelona Campus, Spain {ricardot@salleurl.edu}Received on 26 December 2016; revised on 28 December 2016; accepted on 29 December 2016; published on 15 January 2016DOI: 10.7821/naer.2017.1.229Personal Learning Environments (PLE), as a concept as well as an emerging practice, is not just one of the most innovative dimensions of technology-enabled student-centered learning, but also one of the most challenging disruptions to the institutional traditional conception of knowledge.A PLE is usually described as a structure and process that helps learners organize the influx of information, resources and interactions that they are faced with on a daily basis into a personalized learning space or experience. In a PLE, the learner develops an individualized digital identity through the perceptual cues and cognitive affordances that the personal learning environment provides, such as what information to share and when, who to share it with, and how to effectively merge formal and informal learning experiences (Castaneda, Cosgrave, Marin, Cronin, 2016).Events as the PLE Conference, which started in 2010, emerged as an answer to the need for showcasing, disseminating and sharing the novel and original research (and knowledge) specific to the PLE movement. Additionally, they were a departure from the traditional format of most conferences in that the attendees, who had developed individualized research-based PLE practice, came together in what we call the "spirit of PLEs": sharing, collaborating and creating together.This past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the quantity of research published on PLEs and most of it has been enriched by the papers presented in the successive PLE events that have formed part of special issues of a diversity of journals, including Digital Education Review, the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, and others (Hernandez, 2016).Thanks to the previous -and current- debate, experts are trying to understand what our relationship with the PLE concept is, and how it could help us improve the role of technology, people, communities, educational and information resources, cognitive mechanisms and so on, in learning. From these debates and discussions, witnessed at the PLE events and beyond, original discussions regarding institutional or non-institutional education have evolved into how to reconcile -pedagogically and technologically- learning inside and outside formal contexts.Other discussions about technological and pedagogical perspectives have evolved to sociomaterial visions of learning recognising the reciprocal, recursive, and transformative interaction between people and technology.The network, the impact -and training- of metacognition, the horizontal organisation, are emerging and ongoing topics that are enriching the learning debate and forcing new explorations in research and practice. Such investigations will focus more on people and their relationship with technology and less on the use of technology for automating the learning experience.On the one hand, it seems that PLE is no longer the centre of the discussion, at least not as a standalone construct. But, on the other hand, PLE is more than ever the paradigm for supporting new learning models for the digital times.PLEs have had direct implications on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), adaptive learning, and learning analytics, to name a few new learning models and processes that have personalization of learning at their core. MOOCs have been characterised as PLE-type environments providing learners with the appropriate tools to engage in self-directed and personalised learning and integrating social media features to boost opportunistic interaction and informal exchanges between students (Gillet, 2013; Kop & Fournier, 2014). …2017419This past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the quantity of research published on PLEs and most of it has been enriched by the papers presented in the successive PLE events that have formed part of special issues of a diversity of journals.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research['Linda J. Castañeda', 'N. Dabbagh', 'Ricardo Torres-Kompen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5bf54131e06be682a41f6e83ce0d1caf3b08728fMOTIVATION Computer simulations are excellent tools for understanding the evolutionary and genetic consequences of complex processes that cannot be analytically predicted and for creating realistic genetic data. There are many software packages that simulate genetic data, but they are typically not fast or memory efficient enough to simulate realistic, individual-level genome-wide SNP/sequence data. RESULTS GeneEvolve is a user-friendly and efficient population genetics simulator that handles complex evolutionary and life history scenarios and generates individual-level phenotypes and realistic whole-genome sequence or SNP data. GeneEvolve runs forward-in-time, which allows it to provide a wide range of scenarios for mating systems, selection, population size and structure, migration, recombination and environmental effects. The software is designed to use as input data from real or previously simulated phased haplotypes, allowing it to mimic very closely the properties of real genomic data. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION GeneEvolve is freely available at https://github.com/rtahmasbi/GeneEvolve CONTACT: Rasool.Tahmasbi@Colorado.eduSupplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017713GeneEvolve is a user-friendly and efficient population genetics simulator that handles complex evolutionary and life history scenarios and generates individual-level phenotypes and realistic whole-genome sequence or SNP data.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['R. Tahmasbi', 'M. Keller']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2196a007a724463ed6b2ef8a43be3405c1cf6396Today, we are witnessing the growth of population and increasing the development of industries along with increasing the production of hazardous waste which should be reduced, using suitable methods. Leachate is a strong wastewater with high organic load and heavy metals (1) which are mainly produced during waste collection, transfer and disposal (2). Nowadays, the problems arising from the heavy metals in landfill leachate have always been important issues (3). Heavy metals can be concentrated in food chains and cause adverse effects on humans healthy and environment (4). Therefore, in order to prevent destructive effects, the leachate must be treated to reach its discharge standards before disposal (3). Also, an accurate management of the leachate containing heavy metals as one of the contaminants of water resources is very critical. An important step in proper leachate treatment is determination of heavy metal concentration. Since leachate quality varies in different landfill sites, they must be studied separately to achieve an appropriate treatment method (5,6). Qazvin landfill site has daily housed more than 300 tons of municipal and industrial solid waste for 29 years. Aims of the study: The aim of the current study is to study heavy metals concentration in the leachate of Qazvin A-R-T-I-C-L-EI-N-F-O A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T Article Notes: Received: Jun 1, 2016 Received in revised form: Sep 11, 2016 Accepted: Oct 6, 2016 Available Online: Jan 1, 2017 Background & Aims of the Study: Leachate production is a major problem for solid waste landfills and causes important threat to health public and environment. One of the typical properties of heavy metals is that they cannot easily decompose in the environment. The aim of this study was to measure of heavy metals concentrations in old-age leachate from Qazvin landfill site, Iran. Materials & Methods: Sampling was conducted during summer 2014 from the leachate which was produced in Qazvin landfill site in Lia park. The concentration of heavy metals including Zn, Ni, Hg, Cu, Co, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, and Pb along with pH were measured based on the standard method. Results: The results of this study indicated the leachate generated from Qazvin landfill site, contains large amounts of different heavy metals. The mean concentration of Zn, Ni, Hg, Cu, Co, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, and Pb were 2.8, 0.2, 0.01, 0.1, 0.08, 0.04, 0.04, 4.6, 1.4 and 1.3 ml/L, respectively. Also pH value was 8.4. The concentration of Fe, Pb, Zn and Mn in the landfill leachate was higher than the permissible standard value which was suggested by Department of Environmental (DOE). Conclusion: The results suggest that we can achieve the permissible standards to discharge effluents into the surface water, absorbing well and agricultural irrigation by applying biological and physicochemical methods.201713122017-01-15T00:00:00Archives of Hygiene Sciences['M. P. Fard', 'A. Mahvi', 'A. Asgari', 'Maryam Moradnia']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a3294cabbeab185f75885af73f1b2485cf80ee6bMotivation: The biological regulatory system is highly dynamic. The correlations between many functionally related genes change over different biological conditions. Finding dynamic relations on the existing biological network may reveal important regulatory mechanisms. Currently no method is available to detect subnetwork-level dynamic correlations systematically on the genome-scale network. Two major issues hampered the development. The first is gene expression profiling data usually do not contain time course measurements to facilitate the analysis of dynamic relations, which can be partially addressed by using certain genes as indicators of biological conditions. Secondly, it is unclear how to effectively delineate subnetworks, and define dynamic relations between them. Results: Here we propose a new method named LANDD (Liquid Association for Network Dynamics Detection) to find subnetworks that show substantial dynamic correlations, as defined by subnetwork A is concentrated with Liquid Association scouting genes for subnetwork B. The method produces easily interpretable results because of its focus on subnetworks that tend to comprise functionally related genes. Also, the collective behaviour of genes in a subnetwork is a much more reliable indicator of underlying biological conditions compared to using single genes as indicators. We conducted extensive simulations to validate the method’s ability to detect subnetwork-level dynamic correlations. Using a real gene expression dataset and the human protein-protein interaction network, we demonstrate the method links subnetworks of distinct biological processes, with both confirmed relations and plausible new functional implications. We also found signal transduction pathways tend to show extensive dynamic relations with other functional groups. Availability and Implementation: The R package is available at https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/LANDD. Contacts: yunba@pcom.edu, jwlu33@hotmail.com or tianwei.yu@emory.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20174512The proposed LANDD (Liquid Association for Network Dynamics Detection) method links subnetworks of distinct biological processes, with both confirmed relations and plausible new functional implications, and found signal transduction pathways tend to show extensive dynamic relations with other functional groups.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Yan Yan', 'Shan Qiu', 'Zhuxuan Jin', 'Sihong Gong', 'Yun Bai', 'Jianwei Lu', 'Tianwei Yu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0fdc5d05e2746e42f17088b27f3bdbc36092273bMotivation: The advent of high-throughput DNA methylation profiling techniques has enabled the possibility of accurate identification of differentially methylated genes for cancer research. The large number of measured loci facilitates whole genome methylation study, yet posing great challenges for differential methylation detection due to the high variability in tumor samples. Results: We have developed a novel probabilistic approach, differential methylation detection using a hierarchical Bayesian model exploiting local dependency (DM-BLD), to detect differentially methylated genes based on a Bayesian framework. The DM-BLD approach features a joint model to capture both the local dependency of measured loci and the dependency of methylation change in samples. Specifically, the local dependency is modeled by Leroux conditional autoregressive structure; the dependency of methylation changes is modeled by a discrete Markov random field. A hierarchical Bayesian model is developed to fully take into account the local dependency for differential analysis, in which differential states are embedded as hidden variables. Simulation studies demonstrate that DM-BLD outperforms existing methods for differential methylation detection, particularly when the methylation change is moderate and the variability of methylation in samples is high. DM-BLD has been applied to breast cancer data to identify important methylated genes (such as polycomb target genes and genes involved in transcription factor activity) associated with breast cancer recurrence. Availability and Implementation: A Matlab package of DM-BLD is available at http://www.cbil.ece.vt.edu/software.htm. Contact: Xuan@vt.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017386DM-BLD has been applied to breast cancer data to identify important methylated genes associated with breast cancer recurrence and fully take into account the local dependency for differential analysis, in which differential states are embedded as hidden variables.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Xiao Wang', 'Jinghua Gu', 'L. Hilakivi-Clarke', 'R. Clarke', 'J. Xuan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f9a7a8330849a9269f9184085c01b9ab0cd7388fMotivation: Labelling experiments in biology usually make use of isotopically enriched substrates, with the two most commonly employed isotopes for metabolism being 2H and 13C. At the end of the experiment some metabolites will have incorporated the labelling isotope, to a degree that depends on the metabolic turnover. In order to propose a meaningful biological interpretation, it is necessary to estimate the amount of labelling, and one possible route is to exploit the fact that MS isotopic patterns reflect the isotopic distributions. Results: We developed the IsotopicLabelling R package, a tool able to extract and analyze isotopic patterns from liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and gas chromatography-MS (GC-MS) data relative to labelling experiments. This package estimates the isotopic abundance of the employed stable isotope (either 2H or 13C) within a specified list of analytes. Availability and Implementation: The IsotopicLabelling R package is freely available at https://github.com/RuggeroFerrazza/IsotopicLabelling. Contacts: r.ferrazza@unitn.it Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017135The IsotopicLabelling R package is developed, a tool able to extract and analyze isotopic patterns from liquid Chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-MS data relative to labelling experiments, and estimates the isotopic abundance of the employed stable isotope within a specified list of analytes.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Ruggero Ferrazza', 'J. Griffin', 'G. Guella', 'P. Franceschi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 710eef052ef2d44d8ea23eaa5eb361e3443b84b7Motivation: RNA–RNA interactions via base pairing play a vital role in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Efficient identification of targets for such regulatory RNAs needs not only discriminative power for positive and negative RNA–RNA interacting sequence data but also accurate prediction of interaction sites from positive data. Recently, a few studies have incorporated interaction site accessibility into their prediction methods, indicating the enhancement of predictive performance on limited positive data. Results: Here we show the efficacy of our accessibility-based prediction model RactIPAce on newly compiled datasets. The first experiment in interaction site prediction shows that RactIPAce achieves the best predictive performance on the newly compiled dataset of experimentally verified interactions in the literature as compared with the state-of-the-art methods. In addition, the second experiment in discrimination between positive and negative interacting pairs reveals that the combination of accessibility-based methods including our approach can be effective to discern real interacting RNAs. Taking these into account, our prediction model can be effective to predict interaction sites after screening for real interacting RNAs, which will boost the functional analysis of regulatory RNAs. Availability and Implementation: The program RactIPAce along with data used in this work is available at https://github.com/satoken/ractip/releases/tag/v1.0.1. Contact: ykato@rna.med.osaka-u.ac.jp or shingo@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017295The efficacy of the accessibility-based prediction model RactIPAce can be effective to predict interaction sites after screening for real interacting RNAs, which will boost the functional analysis of regulatory RNAs.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Yuki Kato', 'Tomoya Mori', 'Kengo Sato', 'S. Maegawa', 'H. Hosokawa', 'T. Akutsu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 17a69073400a9a2d160ad7538995beabc3c1c534Motivation: Whole genome DNA-sequencing (WGS) of paired tumor and normal samples has enabled the identification of somatic DNA changes in an unprecedented detail. Large-scale identification of somatic structural variations (SVs) for a specific cancer type will deepen our understanding of driver mechanisms in cancer progression. However, the limited number of WGS samples, insufficient read coverage, and the impurity of tumor samples that contain normal and neoplastic cells, limit reliable and accurate detection of somatic SVs. Results: We present a novel pattern-based probabilistic approach, PSSV, to identify somatic structural variations from WGS data. PSSV features a mixture model with hidden states representing different mutation patterns; PSSV can thus differentiate heterozygous and homozygous SVs in each sample, enabling the identification of those somatic SVs with heterozygous mutations in normal samples and homozygous mutations in tumor samples. Simulation studies demonstrate that PSSV outperforms existing tools. PSSV has been successfully applied to breast cancer data to identify somatic SVs of key factors associated with breast cancer development. Availability and Implementation: An R package of PSSV is available at http://www.cbil.ece.vt.edu/software.htm. Contact: xuan@vt.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017325A novel pattern-based probabilistic approach, PSSV, to identify somatic structural variations from WGS data that can differentiate heterozygous and homozygous SVs in each sample, enabling the identification of those somatic SVs withheterozygous mutations in normal samples and hom allele mutations in tumor samples.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Xi Chen', 'Xu Shi', 'L. Hilakivi-Clarke', 'A. Shajahan', 'R. Clarke', 'J. Xuan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d2999c2bcb274d78e3a5191e2d3ff215e1e24dd0Motivation: In this era of biological big data, data integration has become a common task and a challenge for biologists. The Resource Description Framework (RDF) was developed to enable interoperability of heterogeneous datasets. The EBI-RDF platform enables an efficient data integration of six independent biological databases using RDF technologies and shared ontologies. However, to take advantage of this platform, biologists need to be familiar with RDF technologies and SPARQL query language. To overcome this practical limitation of the EBI-RDF platform, we developed cMapper, a web-based tool that enables biologists to search the EBI-RDF databases in a gene-centric manner without a thorough knowledge of RDF and SPARQL. Results: cMapper allows biologists to search data entities in the EBI-RDF platform that are connected to genes or small molecules of interest in multiple biological contexts. The input to cMapper consists of a set of genes or small molecules, and the output are data entities in six independent EBI-RDF databases connected with the given genes or small molecules in the user's query. cMapper provides output to users in the form of a graph in which nodes represent data entities and the edges represent connections between data entities and inputted set of genes or small molecules. Furthermore, users can apply filters based on database, taxonomy, organ and pathways in order to focus on a core connectivity graph of their interest. Data entities from multiple databases are differentiated based on background colors. cMapper also enables users to investigate shared connections between genes or small molecules of interest. Users can view the output graph on a web browser or download it in either GraphML or JSON formats. Availability and Implementation: cMapper is available as a web application with an integrated MySQL database. The web application was developed using Java and deployed on Tomcat server. We developed the user interface using HTML5, JQuery and the Cytoscape Graph API. cMapper can be accessed at http://cmapper.ewostech.net. Readers can download the development manual from the website http://cmapper.ewostech.net/docs/cMapperDocumentation.pdf. Source Code is available at https://github.com/muhammadshoaib/cmapper. Contact:smahn@gachon.ac.kr Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20172032017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['M. Shoaib', 'A. A. Ansari', 'Sung‐Min Ahn']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2e3e273b5fb868b7c033992eeee6c43182dc05b8By rapid growth of population and development of societies, in addition to urban and agricultural water needs, other needs such as industry and power generation are increasing everyday (1). Water is vital for life and is the most important natural resources in the world. All living organisms, such as plants, animals and humans are depended on it and live in a place where water may exist (2). On the other hand, the contamination of water resources is expanding today. In addition to microbial contamination, chemical contamination of water is also one of the important issues which was discussed in the meantime and heavy metals have particular importance (1). Ground water contamination by pollutants such as heavy metals like chromium, nickel and manganese reduce the quality of this resource and make it unusable in some areas (3). Heavy metal pollution of water resources is due to agricultural activities, industrial and urban development in the last decade and has been one of the serious environmental problems (4). Studies on the crops that are irrigated with contaminated water showed heavy metals of contaminated water build up in these crops and through this enter in human food chain (3). The most fundamental question in relation to heavy metals is their metabolism in the body. In fact, heavy metal after entering the body, have not excreted from the body but accumulate in tissues such as fat, muscles, bones and joints. A-R-T-I-C-L-EI-N-F-O A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T Article Notes: Received: Aug 25, 2016 Received in revised form: Nov 20, 2016 Accepted: Dec 18, 2016 Available Online: Jan 1, 2017 Background & Aims of the Study: Heavy metals are one of the most important environmental pollutants which agricultural and industrial activities and urban development increased their entry rate to the underground resources. This study aimed to investigate the concentration of chromium, nickel and manganese in groundwater resources in Asadabad plain. Materials & Methods: Sampling of groundwater done in 2015 autumn. In this study, according to the Cochran’s sample size formula, tote formula, totally 60 samples of groundwater of Asadabad plain were collected from 20 wells and after preparation stage with atomic device, elements concentration of samples is read. To analysis of data SPSS 19 with significant level of 0.50 is used. Results: The concentration average of Chromium, Nickel and Manganese equal to 0.044¬ ±0.016, 70.42±10.83 and 2.64±0.83 ppb. The comparison results of the concentration average of elements based on WHO and ISIRI standard shows the concentration average of elements is lower than standard level. Conclusions: Currently the groundwater resources of Asadabad plain are not polluted with heavy metals, but long-term excessive use of agricultural inputs and construction of polluting industries can cause a threat to groundwater resources in this area.20172122017-01-15T00:00:00Archives of Hygiene Sciences['A. Ghobadi', 'A. Jahangard']2017-01-15T00:00:00 066c0a39470660630325af1a14d082dacebfb90dIntroduction Shrimp farming is a growing, high value enterprise in the coastal areas of the all countries. It has expanded considerably and has significant impacts on the environment and natural resources and a number of concerns have been expressed by the environmental activists and scientists (Dierberg and Kiattisimukul, 1996). The main environmental concern is about the increased levels of nutrients in the discharge water. Shrimp aquaculture wastewater comprises both living and dead plankton, feed waste, faecal matter and other excretory products of the animal (Krom and Neori, 1989). Though biodegradable, the soluble nutrients can result in nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in the receiving water bodies. The impact may be significant where large numbers of shrimp farms are established in areas with poor flushing capacity. The most commonly reported impacts in poorly flushed areas are increased sedimentation of suspended solids, turbidity, eutrophication, algal and microbial blooms and higher demand for biological and chemical oxygen. Long term increase in nutrients and suspended solids in open waters can be avoided by adopting good management practices (Boyd, 2003). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 1 (2017) pp. 271-281 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Biological treatment aims at using plants and animals to reduce nutrients load and particulate matter in shrimp farm discharge. Although extensive literature is available on the different types of shrimp culture practices, its advantages and disadvantages including the impact caused due to enormous application of chemicals such as antibiotics and use of robotics, he information available on the treatment of effluent in general and biological methods in particular are very scarce. The extensive search of literature revealed that only a few works are available in the direction and the following works are worth mentioning. Some researchers used Halophytes for the treatment of aquaculture effluents and the solid management and removal for intensive land based aquaculture production system. However, information on the commercial utilization of coastal organisms and their possible extent of removal of water from the culture pond by growing them as secondary cultivars are wanting. Biodegradation of farm wastes could be accelerated by employing biological treatment using various important cultivable organisms such as edible seaweeds and similar others. Hence these organisms can be effectively cultured as secondary species to provide added income to the shrimp farmers apart from cleaning the discharge waters. K e y w o r d s Biodegradation, Shrimp Farm Wastes, Seaweeds. Accepted: 18 December 2016 Available Online: 10 January 2017 Article Info Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2017) 6(1): 271-281 272 Biodegradation of farm wastes could be accelerated by employing biological treatment using various important cultivable organisms such as edible oysters, mussels, clams, seaweeds and similar others (Chandrapal, 2003). The Aquaculture Authority of India (AAI) has made it mandatory that all shrimp farms of 5ha area and above, located within the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and 10ha water spread area and above located outside CRZ should have an effluent treatment system (Aquaculture Authority, 2001). Considering the above, suitable biological methods were identified for the treatment of discharge water from a Penaeus monodon farm. The suitability and the extent of waste removal by the individual groups were studied under field trials by development of microcosms adjacent to the experimental culture ponds. Materials and Methods The development of microcosm was carried out in the buffer zone between experimental culture ponds at Marakkanam in front of artificial mangrove cover in Uppanar. The tanks were circular, 1.2 m in depth with a diameter of 1.5 m and with a capacity of 2121 liters. Commonly available species of seaweed (Enteromorpha compressa, Chaetomorpha linum) were collected from Marakkanam uppanar estuary and stocked in individual tanks. Algae (E. compressa, Chaetomorpha linum) were stocked at the rate of 5 kg wet weight. Cleaning continued every month and foulers and borers were checked. A portion of the suspended solids in the pond discharge settles at the floor of the bioponds especially, where seaweeds were stocked. This sludge was periodically removed to prevent the deterioration of the water quality and building up of microbes. Experimental culture ponds were ploughed and liming was done. After pumping the water, disinfection was done using bleaching powder and left for a week. Fertilization was done with urea and super phosphate for establishment of bloom. The pond was stocked with healthy Penaeus monodon seeds tested for SEMBV using PCR after proper acclimatization. Stocking was done at the rate of 35,000 per pond (0.3 ha) and culture was carried out for a period of 4 months. Water exchange in ponds was done every ten days and effluent water was filled into individual tanks containing secondary cultivars. A control tank was maintained throughout the culture period devoid of any secondary cultivars. Water samples were collected from the bioponds on 1 DOC and at an interval of 10 days or during every water exchange for nutrient analysis. Water quality parameters were monitored twice daily. Important water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity and temperature were recorded. For analysis of Total Suspended Solids (TSS), 100 litre of the sample water was filtered through filter paper in a Millipore apparatus. Pre weighed filter paper was used for filtration. After filtration, the paper was dried in a hot air oven at 105°C for 1 hr. The dried filter paper was weighed again and TSS was calculated using the formula (A B) X 100 mg total suspended solid/l = -----------------------------Sample volume (ml) where A = weight of filter+ dried residue(mg) and B = weight of filter (mg). Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2017) 6(1): 271-281 273 Nutrients such as inorganic phosphate, nitrite, nitrate and reactive silicate were estimated adopting the methods described by Strickland and Parsons (1972). Total phosphorus and total nitrogen were estimated using the persulphate oxidation method of Menzel and Corwin (1965). Ammonia was estimated following the methods of Solorzano (1969). To ascertain the growth of bivalves in the bioponds, random samples were taken weekly. Total length of oysters, mussels and clams were measured to the nearest millimeter using a scale. The wet weight of seaweeds was also measured to the nearest milligram after proper washing and cleaning the silt, debris and other foreign materials. Results and Discussion The DO values ranged from 3 to 6.5 mg/l. The BOD values varied from 4.2 – 7.6 mg/l in both the ponds (Figs. 1-5). pH values were from 7.8 to 8.9. Salinity was high during the initial days of culture and reached up to 45ppt and decreased to 21ppt due to the sudden rains. Temperature varied between 23.4 o C to 33.9 o C. Macro algae removed the nutrients effectively. TSS was not absorbed but settled on to the thalli, which got dispersed on disturbance. TN, TPO4, NO2, NO3, NH3 and SiO3 were reduced to 10.5 ppm, 0.56 ppm, 0.069 ppm, 1.55 ppm, 0.55 ppm, and 0.12 ppm respectively in ten days. In oyster treatment TN, TPO4, SiO3 and TSS were decreased to 16.86 ppm, 0.82 ppm, 0.18 ppm and 17.83mg/l respectively. NO2, NO3 and NH3 were found to increase to 0.35 ppm, 5.58 ppm and 1.85 ppm respectively in ten days. It is quite evident from the present study that macroalgae and oysters reduced nutrients at a higher rate followed by clams and mussels. Bivalves were quite effective in reducing particulate organic matter and macroalgae in removing dissolved organic matter. Seaweeds showed an average wet weight increase of 1.5 kg per month. To prevent overcrowding and obtain maximal production of seaweeds, harvesting was done monthly to maintain the stock in the bioponds. The negative impact of aquaculture is mainly due to particulate and dissolved nutrients from animal excretion and uneaten food (Krom and Neori, 1989). Effluents from pond aquaculture resemble non-point sources of pollution and application of Good Management Practices (GMPs) could be a reasonable and affordable alternative to improve the quality and reduce the volume of the effluents (Boyd, 2003). Current techniques for reducing the particulate matter in waste water involve mechanical removal by sedimentation and microseiving (Gowen et al., 1989; Cripps, 1991). But sedimentation was found to be ineffective and microseives are expensive and require regular maintenance (Heerfordt, 1991). Moreover, most water treatment methods used in intensive or recirculating systems result in relocation of nutrients and organic matter and not in an overall reduction in discharges (Piedrahita, 2003). Thus traditional methods of wastewater treatment were found to be ineffective and highly expensive for application in treating shrimp farm effluents (Hopkins et al., 1995a). A potential viable alternative with minimum environmental impact was the biological treatment of farm effluents using macroalgae. The concept of developing an environmentally clean aquaculture practice based on an integrated fish-mollusc-seaweed system has been tried at the National Centre for Mariculture in Israel. In the model, water from the fish ponds drains through an earthen sedimentation pond, a bivalve filtration unit Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2017) 6(1): 271-281 274 and a seaweed filtration or production unit and is finally discharged into the sea (Shpigel et al., 1993). Folke and Kautsky (1992) have also proposed a model for integrated coastal aquaculture linking species from different trophic levels such as salmon, mussels and seaweeds. We tested the efficiency of commonly available seaweeds in shrimp farm discharge. Discharge water was fed to indivi2017202Information on the commercial utilization of coastal organisms and their possible extent of removal of water from the culture pond by growing them as secondary cultivars are wanting, and suitable biological methods were identified for the treatment of discharge water from a Penaeus monodon farm.2017-01-15T00:00:00International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences['N. Santhi', 'Balaraman Deivasigamani', 'V. Subramanian']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f59354debf78f5f08cf1ab461ce74781dbce55a8Economic evaluation of policies regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is important. The value of a statistical life (VSL) for OHCA victims is the most important component in a cost-benefit analysis of interventions that have the possibility to reduce mortality from this cause. This value is not known. We use responses to a national Swedish mail survey, based on the stated-preference technique to directly elicit individuals’ hypothetical willingness to pay for a reduced risk of dying from OHCA. A lower-bound estimate of VSL for OHCA would be in range of SEK 30 to 50 million. The value is found to be higher than for comparable VSL estimates from the transport sector, even though individuals who suffer OHCAs are generally older and less healthy than people who die in road traffic accidents. The results indicate that it is not an overestimation to use the ‘baseline’ VSL value from the transport sector (SEK 24 million) in cost-benefit analysis of OHCA policy decisions and that the cause of death is important when examining willingness to pay for death risk reductions. We do not support a general declining VSL due to the age of the victims, i.e. a ‘senior death discount’, for this cause of death. Published:  Online January 2017. In print December 2017.2017431The results indicate that it is not an overestimation to use the ‘baseline’ VSL value from the transport sector in cost-benefit analysis of OHCA policy decisions and that the cause of death is important when examining willingness to pay for death risk reductions.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Björn Sund']2017-01-15T00:00:00 51dbc46677485b2057a4582b59a3cf5d1e85201fMotivation: Despite RNA-seq reads provide quality scores that represent the probability of calling a correct base, these values are not probabilistically integrated in most alignment algorithms. Based on the quality scores of the reads, we propose to calculate a lower bound of the probability of alignment of any fast alignment algorithm that generates SAM files. This bound is called Fast Bayesian Bound (FBB) and serves as a canonical reference to compare alignment results across different algorithms. This Bayesian Bound intends to provide additional support to the current state-of-the-art aligners, not to replace them. Results: We propose a feasible Bayesian bound that uses quality scores of the reads to align them to a genome of reference. Two theorems are provided to efficiently calculate the Bayesian bound that under some conditions becomes the equality. The algorithm reads the SAM files generated by the alignment algorithms using multiple command option values. The program options are mapped into the FBB reference values, and all the aligners can be compared respect to the same accuracy values provided by the FBB. Stranded paired read RNA-seq data was used for evaluation purposes. The errors of the alignments can be calculated based on the information contained in the distance between the pairs given by Theorem 2, and the alignments to the incorrect strand. Most of the algorithms (Bowtie, Bowtie 2, SHRiMP2, Soap 2, Novoalign) provide similar results with subtle variations. Availability and Implementation: Current version of the FBB software is provided at https://bitbucket.org/irenerodriguez/fbb. Contact: rhuerta@ucsd.edu Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.2017341A feasible Bayesian bound is proposed that uses quality scores of the reads to align them to a genome of reference and two theorems are provided to efficiently calculate theBayesian bound that under some conditions becomes the equality.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Irene Rodríguez-Luján', 'J. Hasty', 'R. Huerta']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b9f1678616629d92ff9ab881506e7d27782c4809Kompetisi pada dunia pendidikan telah menciptakan persaingan ketat antara Sekolah yang satu dengan Sekolah yang lainnya dalam hal memperoleh Siswa Baru yang berkualitas. SMK 45 Lembang merupakan salah satu Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan Swasta yang setiap tahunnya dibanjiri Siswa-Siswi pada kegiatan penerimaan siswa baru, terbukti disetiap periode jumlah Calon Siswa yang melakukan pendaftaran mengalami peningkatan, namun SMK 45 Lembang masih mempunya kekurangan dari segi kecepatan, dan keakuratan, karena tidak memiliki sistem yang dapat mempercepat proses pelayanan pendaftaran, penyeleksian maupun pembuatan laporan, penyeleksian yang dilakukan masih secara manual, dengan cara Panitia harus menyeleksi berkas Calon Siswa satu persatu, hal ini menyebabkan tidak akuratnya hasil kelulusan yang ditetapkan. Dalam pelaksanaan penerimaan siswa baru, sistem yang digunakan oleh SMK 45 Lembang tidak memberikan kemudahan bagi Panitia sebagai pengelola maupun bagi Calon Siswa yang melakukan pendaftaran. Untuk mengatasi permasalah yang ada, maka dilakukan Perancangan Sistem Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru, dengan menggunakan metode SSADM (structured system analysis and design method), dan bantuan work system framework untuk melakukan analisis sistem kerja yang sedang berjalan saat ini, dengan tujuan membantu Panitia dalam mengelola penerimaan siswa baru sehingga dapat menunjang berjalannya penerimaan siswa baru menjadi lebih baik. Hasil akhir dari Perancangan Sistem Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru adalah suatu rancangan sistem informasi yang dapat membantu Panitia dalam mengelola penerimaan siswa baru, dan dapat membantu Calon Siswa dalam melakukan pendaftaran, karena Calon Siswa dapat melakukan pendaftaran secara online, membantu SMK 45 Lembang mendapatkan Siswa Baru yang tepat untuk setiap program keahlian dan menjamin bahwa Siswa Baru yang diterima adalah Siswa pilihan terbaik, dan hasil Sistem Informasi Penerimaan Siswa Baru yang dirancang dapat memberikan informasi secara accessible, accurate, complete, secure, timely, dan verifiable. Kata kunci : Sekolah, Sistem Informasi, Penerimaan Siswa Baru, SSADM (Structured System Analysis And Design Method), Work System Framework.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['M. Riki', 'D. C. E. Supriana', 'Ds Asep Somantri']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f92717dc5c67148d8f19915e0788ff2315385e16: Background: Given the role of psychological problems (e.g. anxiety, depression and stress) in the risk-taking and the importance of this topic in adolescent girls, the main purpose of this study was to study the effect of anxiety, depression and stress on the risk-taking in adolescent girls. Material and Methods: In this causal-comparative designed study, participants were divided in four groups: the control group and groups with symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. In order to control the effects of demographic variables, all groups were matched for age, field of study and the education level. All participants were assessed with the Iowa gambling test (IGT), the anxiety, depression and stress questionnaires (DASS21); then data were collected. Results: Based on the results, the highest level of risk-taking was found for depression, stress and anxity groups, respectively. In addition, the depression and stress groups had significant higher rate of risk-taking compared to the normal group. Furthermore, results showed the predictive capacity of depression in risk-taking. Conclusion: Due to the high prevalence rate of depression in adolescent girls and its significant association with risk-taking, it is necessary to pay more attention to the risk-taking managements and prevention programs among the adolescents.2017322Due to the high prevalence rate of depression in adolescent girls and its significant association with risk-taking, it is necessary to pay more attention to the risk- taking managements and prevention programs among the adolescents.2017-01-15T00:00:00KAUMS Journal['V. Nejati', 'F. Alipour', 'Masoud Sharifi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 57947d9f41dfe651632fe82abee20edc4f74cff8201741442017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['A. Passanisi', 'Ugo Pace']2017-01-15T00:00:00 15622fefdf540538d1292b276279847de4f674c3Study Design. Survey. Objective. The aim of this study was to objectify the burden of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) to better advocate for scoliosis care in the future. Summary of Background Data. AIS is a common spinal deformity that can affect individuals on many levels. Patients with big curves usually seek medical advice for surgical correction of their deformity. Methods. Participants completed an online questionnaire to help measure the health burden of AIS. Three utility outcome measures were then calculated. These included the visual analog scale, time trade off, and standard gamble. Student t test and linear regression were used for statistical analysis. Results. One hundred and ten participants were included in the analysis. The mean visual analog scale, time trade off, and standard gamble scores for AIS were 0.77 ± 0.16, 0.90 ± 0.11, and 0.91 ± 0.13, respectively. Factors such as age, sex, income, and level of education were dependent predictors of utility scores for AIS. Conclusion. Our participants demonstrated a significant perceived burden of AIS. If faced with AIS, participants were willing to sacrifice 3.6 years of their lives and undergo a procedure with 9% mortality rate to gain perfect health. Such findings can guide future allocation of resources for better scoliosis care and management. Level of Evidence: 4Spine2017298The participants demonstrated a significant perceived burden of AIS, and such findings can guide future allocation of resources for better scoliosis care and management.2017-01-15T00:00:00SPINE['S. Aldebeyan', 'H. Sinno', 'A. Makhdom', 'J. Ouellet', 'N. Saran']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3dabe59227576c3b76a1c1ba63e5741b20e7c2b5Modeling ecological niche of rare endemic species is an understated issue especially for data-deficient endangered taxa. Syzygium travancoricum Gamble. a critically endangered plant in southern Western Ghats of India was considered to examine the role of pseudo-absence and modeling algorithms in endemic species niche formulation. This aided in reassessing IUCN status emphasizing on geographical distribution. Seven different modeling algorithms were attempted considering different sets of pseudo-absence points through BIOMOD2 program in R and MaxEnt. The outputs were compared with the extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO), as done in conservation status assessment exercise by IUCN. Modeling algorithm and pseudo-absence points play an important role in model development. Ensemble methods displayed wider variations in outputs despite having good statistical performance thus emphasizing on importance of multiple algorithm trials for data deficient taxa. Both model and topology based methods have shown much higher values for EOO and AOO which contradict it’s critically endangered status; thus, suggesting re-evaluation of the threat status with comprehensive field investigation.201707Syzygium travancoricum Gamble, a critically endangered plant in southern Western Ghats of India was considered to examine the role of pseudo-absence and modeling algorithms in endemic species niche formulation, aiding in reassessing IUCN status emphasizing on geographical distribution.2017-01-15T00:00:00International Journal of Ecology & Development['R. Ray', 'T. Ramachandra']2017-01-15T00:00:00 27989134f4064273d58a0ff8068917c559e304ecThe short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are bacterial metabolites produced during the colonic fermentation of undigested carbohydrates, such as dietary fibre and prebiotics, and can mediate the interaction between the diet, the microbiota and the host. We quantified the fraction of colonic administered SCFAs that could be recovered in the systemic circulation, the fraction that was excreted via the breath and urine, and the fraction that was used as a precursor for glucose, cholesterol and fatty acids. This information is essential for understanding the molecular mechanisms by which SCFAs beneficially affect physiological functions such as glucose and lipid metabolism and immune function.Journal of Physiology2017572662017-01-15T00:00:00The Journal of Physiology['E. Boets', 'S. Gomand', 'L. Deroover', 'T. Preston', 'K. Vermeulen', 'V. De Preter', 'H. Hamer', 'G. Van den Mooter', 'L. De Vuyst', 'C. Courtin', 'P. Annaert', 'J. Delcour', 'K. Verbeke']2017-01-15T00:00:00 abbca029c23d655470e6b5ed33f4c6f869b24401Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common optic neuropathy, is a heritable disease. Siblings of POAG cases have a ten-fold increased risk of developing the disease. Intraocular pressure (IOP) and optic nerve head characteristics are used clinically to predict POAG risk. We conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of IOP and optic disc parameters and validated our findings in multiple sets of POAG cases and controls. Using imputation to the 1000 genomes (1000G) reference set, we identified 9 new genomic regions associated with vertical cup-disc ratio (VCDR) and 1 new region associated with IOP. Additionally, we found 5 novel loci for optic nerve cup area and 6 for disc area. Previously it was assumed that genetic variation influenced POAG either through IOP or via changes to the optic nerve head; here we present evidence that some genomic regions affect both IOP and the disc parameters. We characterized the effect of the novel loci through pathway analysis and found that pathways involved are not entirely distinct as assumed so far. Further, we identified a novel association between CDKN1A and POAG. Using a zebrafish model we show that six6b (associated with POAG and optic nerve head variation) alters the expression of cdkn1a. In summary, we have identified several novel genes influencing the major clinical risk predictors of POAG and showed that genetic variation in CDKN1A is important in POAG risk.Human Molecular Genetics201785148Several novel genes influencing the major clinical risk predictors of POAG are identified and it is shown that genetic variation in CDKN1A is important in POAG risk.2017-01-15T00:00:00Human Molecular Genetics['Henriët Springelkamp', 'Adriana I. Iglesias', 'A. Mishra', 'René Höhn', 'R. Wojciechowski', 'A. Khawaja', 'A. Nag', 'Y. X. Wang', 'J. Wang', 'G. Cuéllar-Partida', 'Jane Gibson', 'J. C. Bailey', 'E. Vithana', 'P. Gharahkhani', 'Thibaud S. Boutin', 'W. Ramdas', 'T. Zeller', 'R. Luben', 'Ekaterina Yonova-Doing', 'Ananth C. Viswanathan', 'S. Yazar', 'A. Cree', 'Jonathan L. Haines', 'J. Koh', 'E. Souzeau', 'James F. Wilson', 'N. Amin', 'Christian Müller', 'Cristina Venturini', 'L. Kearns', 'Jae H. Kang', 'Yih-Chung Tham', 'Tiger Zhou', 'E. V. van Leeuwen', 'Stefan Nickels', 'P. Sanfilippo', 'Jiemin Liao', 'H. C. van der Linde', 'Wanting Zhao', 'Leonieke M. E. van Koolwijk', 'Li Zheng', 'F. Rivadeneira', 'M. Baskaran', 'S. J. van der Lee', 'S. Perera', 'Paulus T. V. M. de Jong', 'B. Oostra', 'A. Uitterlinden', 'Q. Fan', 'A. Hofman', 'E. Tai', 'J. R. Vingerling', 'Xueling Sim', 'R. Wolfs', 'Y. Teo', 'H. Lemij', 'C. Khor', 'R. Willemsen', 'K. Lackner', 'Tin Aung', 'N. Jansonius', 'Grant W. Montgomery', 'Philipp S Wild', 'Terri L. Young', 'K. Burdon', 'P. Hysi', 'Louis R. Pasquale', 'T. Wong', 'C. Klaver', 'A. Hewitt', 'J. Jonas', 'Paul Mitchell', 'A. Lotery', 'Paul J. Foster', 'V. Vitart', 'Norbert Pfeiffer', 'Jamie E. Craig', 'David A. Mackey', 'Christopher J. Hammond', 'J. Wiggs', 'Ching-Yu Cheng', 'Cornelia M. van Duijn', 'Stuart MacGregor']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a54d6ace545c0718821f1cf8212ce483ac75f2eaWe report on 9 cases of male-to-female sexual transmission of Zika virus in the United States occurring January–April 2016. This report summarizes new information about both timing of exposure and symptoms of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease, and results of semen testing for Zika virus from 2 male travelers.Clinical Infectious Diseases201714110This report summarizes new information about both timing of exposure and symptoms of sexually transmitted Zika virus disease, and results of semen testing for Zika virus from 2 male travelers.2017-01-15T00:00:00Clinical Infectious Diseases['K. Russell', 'S. Hills', 'A. Oster', 'C. Porse', 'Gregory Danyluk', 'Marshall R. Cone', 'R. Brooks', 'S. Scotland', 'E. Schiffman', 'Carolyn Fredette', 'Jennifer L. White', 'K. Ellingson', 'A. Hubbard', 'Amanda Cohn', 'M. Fischer', 'P. Mead', 'A. Powers', 'J. Brooks']2017-01-15T00:00:00 cf6d67669e05398794f83a5c38b42e913f70a1e12017491002017-01-15T00:00:00Fuel['K. Zeng', 'D. Gauthier', 'D. Minh', 'E. Weiss-Hortala', 'A. Nzihou', 'G. Flamant']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fb7bdffa7cd96277f93544607b7173497cd561d1201762702017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['Elizabeth C. Pinel', 'Anson E Long', 'E. Murdoch', 'Peter J. Helm']2017-01-15T00:00:00 9c606bf527037bd851ecb126c4314c6f5c0e801eIL-10 is a pleiotropic cytokine expressed during malaria, a disease characterized by short-lived, parasite-specific Ab responses. The role of IL-10 in regulating B cell responses during malaria is not known. In this study we report that IL-10 is essential for anti-Plasmodium humoral immunity. We identify that germinal center (GC) B cell reactions, isotype-switched Ab responses, parasite control, and host survival require B cell-intrinsic IL-10 signaling. IL-10 also indirectly supports humoral immunity by suppressing excessive IFN-γ, which induces T-bet expression in B cells. Genetic ablation of either IFN-γ signaling or T-bet expression in B cells substantially enhanced GC B cell responses and anti-Plasmodium Ab production. Together, our data show that B cell-intrinsic IL-10 enhances whereas B cell-intrinsic IFN-γ and T-bet suppress GC B cell responses and anti-Plasmodium humoral immunity. These data identify critical immunoregulatory circuits in B cells that may be targeted to promote long-lived humoral immunity and resistance to malaria.Journal of Immunology20172776It is identified that germinal center (GC) B cell reactions, isotype-switched Ab responses, parasite control, and host survival require B cell-intrinsic IL-10 signaling, and genetic ablation of either IFN-γ signaling or T-bet expression in B cells substantially enhanced GC B cell responses and anti-Plasmodium Ab production.2017-01-15T00:00:00The Journal of Immunology['Jenna J. Guthmiller', 'A. Graham', 'Ryan A Zander', 'Rosemary L. Pope', 'N. Butler']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0ac20f4e7bf39210410fd6766b401db6faab0dbaScience of the Total Environment20173971Two typical Italian beef production systems are investigated in order to evaluate the greenhouse gas emissions from "cradle to gate farm" by a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach; the carbon footprint (CF) per 1kg of live weight meat is calculated.2017-01-15T00:00:00The Science of the total environment['C. Buratti', 'Francesco Fantozzi', 'M. Barbanera', 'E. Lascaro', 'M. Chiorri', 'L. Cecchini']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7dcdf76b149324cbdb70ae71730674d428e3005fThe Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) was a National Institutes of Health‐funded initiative to develop measures of symptoms and function. Responsiveness is the degree to which a measure can detect underlying changes over time. The objective of the current study was to document the responsiveness of 8 PROMIS measures in a large, population‐based cancer cohort.Cancer20172473The objective of the current study was to document the responsiveness of 8 PROMIS measures in a large, population‐based cancer cohort.2017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer['Roxanne E. Jensen', 'C. Moinpour', 'A. Potosky', 'T. Lobo', 'E. Hahn', 'R. Hays', 'D. Cella', 'Ashley Wilder Smith', 'Xiao-Cheng Wu', 'T. Keegan', 'L. Paddock', 'A. Stroup', 'D. Eton']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8e58de27dfa1c508bb5babc0c9fd6940889a398bMethods201712462Strategies to assist in predicting the pathogenicity of ARS variants are outlined and cautious evaluation of genetic and functional data is urged prior to linking an ARS mutation to a human disease phenotype.2017-01-15T00:00:00Methods['Stephanie N. Oprescu', 'L. Griffin', 'A. Beg', 'A. Antonellis']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f8b4bc09247fcdc697bea4f0c24325f34e581cfcJournal of Affective Disorders20176958Independent of depression severity, SI was associated with less NREM Stage 4 sleep, and higher nocturnal wakefulness across diagnostic groups, which may warrant further investigation in the pathogenesis of suicide risk, particularly in TRD, where risk may be heightened.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of affective disorders['Rebecca Bernert', 'D. Luckenbaugh', 'W. Duncan', 'Naomi G. Iwata', 'E. Ballard', 'C. Zarate']2017-01-15T00:00:00 39395e939837f92b83f8a7361db026920da42b0dAmerican Journal of Cardiology20173146High potassium levels at admission are associated with an impaired renal function but a better diuretic response and changes in potassium levels are common, and overall levels increase during hospitalization, which are not associated with mortality after multivariate adjustment.2017-01-15T00:00:00The American journal of cardiology['J. Tromp', 'J. T. ter Maaten', 'K. Damman', "C. O'connor", 'M. Metra', 'H. Dittrich', 'P. Ponikowski', 'J. Teerlink', 'G. Cotter', 'B. Davison', 'J. Cleland', 'M. Givertz', 'D. Bloomfield', 'M. L. van der Wal', 'T. Jaarsma', 'D. V. van Veldhuisen', 'H. Hillege', 'A. Voors', 'P. van der Meer']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d51a2a8a01b42f042810f6fe94c06b7ce327cafaJournal of Neurological Sciences20175246This study shows that MS is associated with a high prevalence of sleep complaints, including subjectively poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, RLS and symptoms of OSAS and underlines their relationship with anxiety and depression in MS patients.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['V. Nociti', 'F. Losavio', 'V. Gnoni', 'A. Losurdo', 'E. Testani', 'C. Vollono', 'G. Frisullo', 'V. Brunetti', 'M. Mirabella', 'G. Marca']2017-01-15T00:00:00 101befe0d8109db7caa455a528c6c57735fd6ec4Biological Psychiatry20173645A ChIP-seq pipeline for epigenome mapping in the neuronal and nonneuronal nuclei from the postmortem brain is presented, including a stepwise system of quality controls and user-friendly data presentation platforms.2017-01-15T00:00:00Biological Psychiatry['M. Kundakovic', 'Yan Jiang', 'D. Kavanagh', 'Aslihan Dincer', 'Leanne Brown', 'V. Pothula', 'Elizabeth Zharovsky', 'Royce B. Park', 'Rivka Jacobov', 'Isabelle Magro', 'Bibi S. Kassim', 'Jennifer R. Wiseman', 'Kristen K. Dang', 'S. Sieberts', 'P. Roussos', 'M. Fromer', 'Brent T. Harris', 'B. Lipska', 'M. Peters', 'P. Sklar', 'S. Akbarian']2017-01-15T00:00:00 70b8afa48ac9bcbda4d95d6fcc412eb2ae7780c1201758442017-01-15T00:00:00Earth and Planetary Science Letters['M. Pratt', 'M. Wysession', 'G. Aleqabi', 'D. Wiens', 'A. Nyblade', 'P. Shore', 'G. Rambolamanana', 'F. Andriampenomanana', 'T. Rakotondraibe', 'R. Tucker', 'G. Barruol', 'E. Rindraharisaona']2017-01-15T00:00:00 798e028631db1198ee5fc4bb61ea8fc656b0ca76Marine Pollution Bulletin201713640Investigation of the spatial distribution, composition, and sources of PAHs in sediments of three recreational marinas in San Diego Bay, California revealed significant differences among marinas, with concentrations in one site exceeding 16,000ngg-1.2017-01-15T00:00:00Marine pollution bulletin['C. Neira', 'J. Cossaboon', 'G. Mendoza', 'E. Hoh', 'L. Levin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 45369433ceff2f30e36067f426894382c249492c201735402017-01-15T00:00:00Energy and Buildings['G. Newsham', 'Henry Xue', 'C. Arsenault', 'J. J. Valdés', 'Gregory J. Burns', 'Elizabeth Scarlett', 'S. Kruithof', 'W. Shen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 66b22d61d787684ca991917744e302933102d325Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics20174240Evidence is presented that the reduction of quinones by NfsA is most consistent with a single-step (H-) hydride transfer mechanism, and this step is much faster than the steady-state turnover number.2017-01-15T00:00:00Archives of biochemistry and biophysics['Benjaminas Valiauga', 'E. Williams', 'D. Ackerley', 'N. Čėnas']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ab9104802724cb24881f2a403f15a01d454c8efeThe relationship of mode of delivery to risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is uncertain. After linking birth records and cancer registry data from California, we conducted a population-based case-control study to investigate the role of delivery by cesarean section (C-section) in the etiology of childhood ALL. This study included 5,081 cases and 18,927 matched controls born in 1978–2009; more detailed data were available on type of C-section (i.e., elective vs. emergency) for a subset of 1,552 cases and 5,688 controls. No association was observed between C-section overall and childhood ALL risk (<15 years of age), but elective C-section was associated with a significantly elevated risk of ALL (odds ratio (OR) = 1.17, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 1.36). At the peak ages of ALL incidence (2–4 years), C-section was associated with an 11% higher risk of ALL (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.22) compared with vaginal delivery, and the magnitude of the association was larger for elective C-section (OR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.11, 1.70). Emergency C-section was not associated with childhood ALL. Because of design features minimizing nonparticipation and inaccurate recall, this record linkage–based study is less prone to bias. Our results suggest that delivery by elective C-section was associated with a higher risk of childhood ALL, especially at the peak ages of incidence. It is important to evaluate possible mechanisms, because this potential risk factor is modifiable.American Journal of Epidemiology20174139The results suggest that delivery by elective C-section was associated with a higher risk of childhood ALL, especially at the peak ages of incidence, and the magnitude of the association was larger for electiveC-section.2017-01-15T00:00:00American Journal of Epidemiology['Rong Wang', 'J. Wiemels', 'C. Metayer', 'L. Morimoto', 'S. Francis', 'N. Kadan-Lottick', 'A. Dewan', 'Yawei Zhang', 'Xiaomei Ma']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3a0cee3c84ab9be77506b13a133d5d7dc52beee4201748362017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['M. Andreychik', 'Elizabeth J Lewis']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b210fc97c3965dfabb8b06a7b84d41101b2fd2c4STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine effects of yoga and aerobic exercise compared with usual activity on objective assessments of sleep in midlife women. METHODS Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial in the Menopause Strategies: Finding Lasting Answers for Symptoms and Health (MsFLASH) network conducted among 186 late transition and postmenopausal women aged 40-62 y with hot flashes. Women were randomized to 12 w of yoga, supervised aerobic exercise, or usual activity. The mean and coefficient of variation (CV) of change in actigraph sleep measures from each intervention group were compared to the usual activity group using linear regression models. RESULTS Baseline values of the primary sleep measures for the entire sample were mean total sleep time (TST) = 407.5 ± 56.7 min; mean wake after sleep onset (WASO) = 54.6 ± 21.8 min; mean CV for WASO = 37.7 ± 18.7 and mean CV for number of long awakenings > 5 min = 81.5 ± 46.9. Changes in the actigraphic sleep outcomes from baseline to weeks 11-12 were small, and none differed between groups. In an exploratory analysis, women with baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index higher than 8 had significantly reduced TST-CV following yoga compared with usual activity. CONCLUSIONS This study adds to the currently scant literature on objective sleep outcomes from yoga and aerobic exercise interventions for this population. Although small effects on self-reported sleep quality were previously reported, the interventions had no statistically significant effects on actigraph measures, except for potentially improved sleep stability with yoga in women with poor self-reported sleep quality.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine20173838This study adds to the currently scant literature on objective sleep outcomes from yoga and aerobic exercise interventions for this population of late transition and postmenopausal women by finding potentially improved sleep stability with yoga in women with poor self-reported sleep quality.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine['D. Buchanan', 'C. Landis', 'Chancellor Hohensee', 'K. Guthrie', 'Julie L Otte', 'M. Paudel', 'G. Anderson', 'B. Caan', 'E. Freeman', 'H. Joffe', 'A. LaCroix', 'K. Newton', 'S. Reed', 'K. Ensrud']2017-01-15T00:00:00 baaaf2fac1a75eea8d8adcbf1ca891e55d4a7cf8Journal of Environmental Management20175036B. laevigata has shown a marked ability to bioaccumulate trace metals, especially Tl and, to a lesser extent, Zn, Pb, Fe and Mn, and it can influence metal mobility in the rhizo-soil.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of environmental management['E. Pavoni', 'E. Petranich', 'G. Adami', 'E. Baracchini', 'M. Crosera', 'Andrea Emili', 'D. Lenaz', 'P. Higueras', 'S. Covelli']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c71d1390cadc1e8aa2564ba7304479796c9a382dUsing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we assessed the relationship of white matter integrity and performance on the Boston Naming Test (BNT) in a group of retired professional football players and a control group. We examined correlations between fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) with BNT T-scores in an unbiased voxelwise analysis processed with tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). We also analyzed the DTI data by grouping voxels together as white matter tracts and testing each tract's association with BNT T-scores. Significant voxelwise correlations between FA and BNT performance were only seen in the retired football players (p < 0.02). Two tracts had mean FA values that significantly correlated with BNT performance: forceps minor and forceps major. White matter integrity is important for distributed cognitive processes, and disruption correlates with diminished performance in athletes exposed to concussive and subconcussive brain injuries, but not in controls without such exposure.Journal of Neurotrauma20175136White matter integrity is important for distributed cognitive processes, and disruption correlates with diminished performance in athletes exposed to concussive and subconcussive brain injuries, but not in controls without such exposure.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of neurotrauma['Jeremy F. Strain', 'N. Didehbani', 'Jeffrey S. Spence', 'Heather Conover', 'E. Bartz', 'Sethesh Mansinghani', 'Myrtle Jeroudi', 'N. K. Rao', 'L. Fields', 'Michael A. Kraut', 'M. Kraut', 'C. Cullum', 'J. Hart', 'K. Womack']2017-01-15T00:00:00 81efa5febbb897e916b3a3f61b9a7729ebb24a91201734282017-01-15T00:00:00Chemical Engineering Journal['S. D. Ros', 'Matthew D. Jones', 'D. Mattia', 'Marcio Schwaab', 'Elisa Barbosa-Coutinho', 'R. Rabelo-Neto', 'F. Noronha', 'J. Pinto']2017-01-15T00:00:00 68706831f56044ac5494efb121e3560c6f180769Environmental enrichment (EE) confers significant benefits after experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI). In contrast, the antipsychotic drug (APD) haloperidol (HAL) exerts deleterious effects on neurobehavioral and cognitive recovery. Neurorehabilitation and management of agitation, however, are integral components of the treatment strategy for patients with TBI. Hence, the goal of this study was to determine how the two therapeutic approaches interact and influence motor and cognitive recovery. Anesthetized adult male rats received a controlled cortical impact (2.8 mm tissue deformation at 4 m/sec) or sham injury and then were provided HAL (0.5 mg/kg; intraperitoneally [IP]) or vehicle (VEH; 1 mL/kg; IP) commencing 24 h after surgery and once daily for 19 days while housed in EE or standard (STD) conditions. Beam balance/walk and Morris water maze performance were assessed on post-injury days 1-5 and 14-19, respectively, followed immediately by quantification of cortical lesion volumes. The data revealed both expected and unexpected findings. It was not surprising that the TBI groups receiving EE performed significantly better than those in STD housing and that the TBI + STD + HAL group performed worse than the TBI + STD + VEH group (p < 0.05). What was surprising was that the therapeutic effects of EE were greatly reduced by concomitant administration of HAL. No differences in cortical lesion volumes were observed among the groups (p > 0.05). The potential clinical implications of these findings suggest that administering HAL to patients undergoing neurorehabilitation may be a double-edged sword because agitation must be controlled before rehabilitation can be safely initiated and executed, but its use may compromise therapeutic efficacy.Journal of Neurotrauma20178028The findings suggest that administering HAL to patients undergoing neurorehabilitation may be a double-edged sword because agitation must be controlled before rehabilitation can be safely initiated and executed, but its use may compromise therapeutic efficacy.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of neurotrauma['Kaitlin A. Folweiler', 'C. Bondi', 'Elizabeth A Ogunsanya', 'M. LaPorte', 'Jacob B. Leary', 'Hannah L. Radabaugh', 'Christina M. Monaco', 'A. Kline']2017-01-15T00:00:00 c1428fab8ff4bb748be85aa328163657a7632aa9PURPOSE Results of a survey to characterize pharmacist prescribing in the Canadian province of Alberta are reported. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of pharmacists registered with the Alberta College of Pharmacists was conducted. The survey was developed in four stages, with evidence of reliability and construct validity compiled. Analysis of variance and chi-square testing were used to compare prescribing behaviors. RESULTS Three hundred fifty of 692 invited pharmacists (51%) completed the survey, with 76.9% and 11.1% indicating that they practiced in community and hospital settings, respectively, and 12.0% practicing in a consultant role (i.e., on a primary care team or in a long-term care setting). Overall, 93.4% of the pharmacists had prescribed. The most common practices were renewing prescriptions for continuity of therapy (92.3%), altering doses (74.3%), and substituting a medication due to a shortage (80.6%). Twenty-three pharmacists (6.6%) indicated that they did not prescribe because they were on an interprofessional team, had a consulting role, or preferred to fax physicians to request orders. Pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization (6.3% of the total survey population) were more likely to prescribe to adjust ongoing medications (63.6%) than to initiate a new medication (18.2%). CONCLUSION A survey showed that Alberta pharmacists prescribed in a manner that mirrored their practice environment. Compared with other groups, hospital and consultant pharmacists were more likely to adapt prescriptions, and community pharmacists were more likely to renew medications. Pharmacists in rural areas were prescribing most frequently.American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy20172826A survey showed that Alberta pharmacists prescribed in a manner that mirrored their practice environment, compared with other groups, hospital and consultant pharmacists were more likely to adapt prescriptions, and community pharmacists are more likely than other groups to renew medications.2017-01-15T00:00:00American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists['L. Guirguis', 'C. Hughes', 'M. Makowsky', 'C. Sadowski', 'Theresa J. Schindel', 'N. Yuksel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 406cf7247fdfae52d69b9b96cc2784e4f2296634Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a technologically advanced and resource‐intensive method of delivering radiation therapy (RT) and is used to minimize toxicity for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Dependence on feeding tubes is a significant marker of toxicity of RT. The objective of this analysis was to compare the placement and duration of feeding tube use among patients with HNC from 1999 through 2011.Cancer20179333The objective of this analysis was to compare the placement and duration of feeding tube use among patients with HNC from 1999 through 2011.2017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer['B. Beadle', 'K. Liao', 'S. Giordano', 'A. Garden', 'K. Hutcheson', 'S. Lai', 'B. Guadagnolo']2017-01-15T00:00:00 af5041f67fc1e30e0799b4e2e262de260c9f0c64The life-long story of the heart starts concomitantly with primary differentiation events occurring in multipotent progenitors located in the so-called heart tube. This initially tubular structure starts a looping process, which leads to formation of the final four-chambered heart with a primary contribution of geometric and position-associated cell sensing. While this establishes the correct patterning of the final cardiac structure, it also provides feedbacks to fundamental cellular machineries controlling proliferation and differentiation, thus ensuring a coordinated restriction of cell growth and a myocyte terminal differentiation. Novel evidences provided by embryological and cell engineering studies have clarified the relevance of mechanics-supported position sensing for the correct recognition of cell fate inside developing embryos and multicellular aggregates. One of the main components of this pathway, the Hippo-dependent signal transduction machinery, is responsible for cell mechanics intracellular transduction with important consequences for gene transcription and cell growth control. Being the Hippo pathway also directly connected to stress responses and altered metabolism, it is tempting to speculate that permanent alterations of mechanosensing may account for modifying self-renewal control in tissue homeostasis. In the present contribution, we translate these concepts to the aging process and the failing of the human heart, two pathophysiologic conditions that are strongly affected by stress responses and altered metabolism.Stem Cells and Development201715929The present contribution translates concepts of mechanics-supported position sensing to the aging process and the failing of the human heart, two pathophysiologic conditions that are strongly affected by stress responses and altered metabolism.2017-01-15T00:00:00Stem cells and development['M. Pesce', 'E. Messina', 'I. Chimenti', 'A. Beltrami']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4ae3aab9bd8ca8530502bd319965e787e901fc19Journal of Neurological Sciences20173026Rituximab treatment on NMO and NMOSD patients showed significant improvement in disability and relapse-rate without any significant adverse effects.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['M. Evangelopoulos', 'Elisabeth Andreadou', 'G. Koutsis', 'V. Koutoulidis', 'M. Anagnostouli', 'P. Katsika', 'D. Evangelopoulos', 'Ioannis Evdokimidis', 'C. Kilidireas']2017-01-15T00:00:00 54320d12de26f976dc5d625f3bd70b3198ae9855Patient Education and Counseling20173324Use of DAs by clinicians during clinic visits may improve understanding ofSDM and there is an opportunity for DAs that provide clinician instruction on core elements of SDM to lead to enhanced SDM in clinical practice.2017-01-15T00:00:00Patient education and counseling['Megan Coylewright', "Elizabeth S. O'Neill", 'Sara R. Dick', 'Stuart W. Grande']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f8bd27c4c30fc4f974e1fa57fb68637511d482de201732242017-01-15T00:00:00Fluid Phase Equilibria['I. Sedov', 'Timur M. Salikov', 'Erin Hart', 'Elizabeth Higgins', 'W. Acree', 'M. Abraham']2017-01-15T00:00:00 561ba57e0888de9ef12516ffff55a20aa1cc55f0Animal models with constant, long-lasting motor deficits together with the right tests to assess behavioral abnormalities are needed to study the effectiveness of potential therapies to restore motor functions. In the current study, controlled cortical impact (CCI) was applied in rats to induce damage to the forelimb area of the motor cortex and the dorsal striatum. Motor behavior was assessed before and after CCI, using fine motor skill tests such as the adhesive removal test, the cylinder test, and the Montoya staircase test as well as the automated gait analysis system CatWalk XT over a 6 week period. CCI caused a variety of unilateral motor deficits, which were characterized in detail by using the selected fine motor skill tests. In striking contrast to previous studies on CCI in mice, neither forelimb impairments, nor general changes in gait, were detected with the CatWalk XT. These data suggest that the adhesive removal test, the cylinder test, and the Montoya staircase test are the methods of choice to detect long-term unilateral motor deficits in rats after CCI, whereas the use of automated gait analysis systems might not be suitable to measure these behavioral deviations.Journal of Neurotrauma20174319The data suggest that the adhesive removal test, the cylinder test, and the Montoya staircase test are the methods of choice to detect long-term unilateral motor deficits in rats after CCI, whereas the use of automated gait analysis systems might not be suitable to measure these behavioral deviations.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of neurotrauma['Lisa-Maria Schönfeld', 'A. Jahanshahi', 'E. Lemmens', 'S. Schipper', 'D. Dooley', 'E. Joosten', 'Y. Temel', 'S. Hendrix']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4ed57c2083632dd88abb0430d0465d84ca5a728dBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters20172022The synthesis of two series of novel substituted pyrimidine derivatives bearing a sulfamide group have been described and their in vitro cancer growth inhibition activities have been evaluated against three human tumour cell lines and a potential antiestrogen activity is suggested.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters['Carole-Anne Lefebvre', 'Elsa Forcellini', 'Sophie Boutin', 'M. Côté', 'R. C.-Gaudreault', 'P. Mathieu', 'P. Lagüe', 'J. Paquin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3b8669f0d9b833f59d62eccc396ab1628cb17cfdInternational Journal of Cardiology20171919Reduced subjective and objective functional capacity was demonstrated in small, unrepaired VSDs compared with healthy, matched controls and a correlation was seen between the impaired peak exercise capacity and lower self-estimated physical health.2017-01-15T00:00:00International journal of cardiology['Marie Maagaard', 'J. Heiberg', 'V. Hjortdal']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a5bc355eae92fd510835620f29f96ea3f2cabc85Proponents of minimum wage legislation point to its potential to raise earnings and reduce poverty, while opponents argue that disemployment effects lead to net welfare losses. But these arguments typically ignore the possibility of spillover effects on other aspects of households' financial circumstances. This paper examines how state-level minimum wages affect the decisions of lenders and low-income borrowers. Using data derived from direct mailings of credit offers, survey-reported usage of high-cost alternative credit products, and debt recorded in credit reports, we find that higher minimum wages increase the supply of unsecured credit to lower-income adults, who in turn, use more traditional credit and less high-cost alternative credit like payday loans. Further, delinquency rates fall and credit scores rise in both the short run and one year later. Overall, our results suggest that minimum wage policy has positive spillover effects by relaxing borrowing constraints among lower-income households, thereby reducing borrowing costs. This reduction in borrowing costs can increase disposable income by 20-110 percent more than the direct effect on earnings alone.20179172017-01-15T00:00:00ERN: Econometric Studies of Households' Consumption Patterns (Topic)['Lisa J. Dettling', 'Joanne W. Hsu']2017-01-15T00:00:00 552a725f75fd1658992e4666482c08cb29661425201738202017-01-15T00:00:00Agricultural and Forest Meteorology['P. Dumortier', 'M. Aubinet', 'Y. Beckers', 'Henri Chopin', 'A. Debacq', 'L. D. Motte', 'E. Jerome', 'F. Wilmus', 'B. Heinesch']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e8348c4fd0d00071ce21f9e844a4ba5642faa50aAIM To evaluate the frequency and the quantity of polyhydramnios attributable to diabetes in pregnancy. METHODS The charts of patients with a four-quadrant amniotic fluid index (AFI) ≥ 20 cm and either a diagnosis of diabetes or a diabetes screening test during the index pregnancy were retrospectively reviewed. AFI was stratified into 5 categories and the frequency of diabetes was evaluated for each group. The frequency of polyhydramnios attributable to diabetes was compared to the frequency of polyhydramnios in the setting of fetal anomalies or no known cause. RESULTS One thousand five hundred and forty-five patients were included in the study. Eight point five percent (n = 131) had diabetes and no other cause for polyhydramnios. Eleven point two percent (173) had antenatally diagnosed anomalies. For all categories of AFI except the largest (> 40.9 cm) the most common cause of polyhydramnios was idiopathic. In patients with diabetes the AFI was most likely to be between 26 cm and 35.9 cm. CONCLUSION The rate of polyhydramnios in this study is 8.5%. Patients with diabetes most commonly have mild polyhydramnios between 26 and 35.9 cm of fluid on a four-quadrant AFI.World Journal of Diabetes2017717The rate of polyhydramnios in this study is 8.5%.2017-01-15T00:00:00World Journal of Diabetes['L. Moore']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a905735eae1653f7685750c17a4ff88b256ea7f4201745172017-01-15T00:00:00Forest Ecology and Management['Elizabeth Cole', 'M. Newton', 'J. Bailey']2017-01-15T00:00:00 610f03fc7969530348546eeb0984642f5ca73439201719172017-01-15T00:00:00Agricultural and Forest Meteorology['Sawaid Abbas', 'J. Nichol', 'G. Fischer']2017-01-15T00:00:00 bbd677b817d0760f8b58dd249801d63fb4a760e8Objective. We used the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) and the European League Against Rheumatism Sjögren’s Syndrome Disease Activity Index (ESSDAI) articular domain to assess the effect of rituximab (RTX) and abatacept (ABA) on articular involvement in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS). Methods. Patients with pSS treated with RTX (n = 18) or ABA (n = 13) and having a DAS28 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)/C-reactive protein (CRP) level ≥ 3.2 at baseline were selected. Generalized estimating equations were used to analyze the DAS28 and ESSDAI articular domain over time. Results. In the RTX group, DAS28-ESR/CRP decreased significantly up to 48 weeks. In the ABA group, DAS28-ESR/CRP decreased significantly up to 24 weeks. DAS28 correlated significantly with ESSDAI articular domain. Conclusion. DAS28 is useful to evaluate the effect of biologicals on articular involvement in patients with pSS.Journal of Rheumatology20171415DAS28 is useful to evaluate the effect of biologicals on articular involvement in patients with pSS and correlated significantly with ESSDAI articular domain.2017-01-15T00:00:00The Journal of Rheumatology['R. Moerman', 'S. Arends', 'P. Meiners', 'A. Vissink', 'F. Spijkervet', 'F. Kroese', 'E. Brouwer', 'H. Bootsma']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4ea2435ce04e2d7eee58790718c04a159120e4b3Whether patient navigation improves outcomes for patients with comorbidities is unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the effect of comorbidities on the time to diagnostic resolution after an abnormal cancer screening test and to examine whether patient navigation improves the timeliness and likelihood of diagnostic resolution for patients with comorbidities in comparison with no navigation.Cancer20172715The aims of this study were to determine the effect of comorbidities on the time to diagnostic resolution after an abnormal cancer screening test and to examine whether patient navigation improves the timeliness and likelihood of diagnostic resolution for patients with comorbridities in comparison with no navigation.2017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer['E. Whitley', 'P. Raich', 'D. Dudley', 'K. Freund', 'E. Paskett', 'S. Patierno', 'Melissa A Simon', 'V. Warren-Mears', 'Frederick R. Snyder']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d8a9246a818d21ed67b2fe6b699d651b0b3ae331Journal of Neurological Sciences20173514In this retrospective assessment of treatment-recalcitrant fulminant inflammatory CNS syndromes, HDMTX-LR was observed to be a safe and highly effective treatment, producing the rapid and near complete cessation of disease activity, in conjunction with an important corresponding and 'durable remission' in the majority of patients.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['Shin C. Beh', 'Eric J. Kildebeck', 'Ram Narayan', 'A. Desena', 'Doug Schell', 'E. Rowe', 'Vernon Rowe', 'Dennis K. Burns', 'L. Whitworth', 'T. Frohman', 'B. Greenberg', 'E. Frohman']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7f9b337b54fd4ce0450639ad608760a375977992International Journal of Cardiology201715114The gender-specific differences in within acute coronary syndromes are considered in terms of diagnostic dilemmas, pathophysiology, and treatment options (including pharmacological, percutaneous and surgical methods).2017-01-15T00:00:00International journal of cardiology['Elizabeth Davis', 'Diana A Gorog', 'C. Rihal', 'A. Prasad', 'M. Srinivasan']2017-01-15T00:00:00 3fff09ca2465a2f3b0e84dabff8edf7ad188081dIn each of 2015 and 2016, a “pitching research” competition was held at the University of Queensland, sponsored by the UQ Association of Postgraduate Students (UQuAPS). The UQuAPS events are truly comprehensive – they capture the full spectrum of academic discipline areas: from mechanical engineering to…tourism to…virology in 2015 and from human movements to…chemistry to…medicine in 2016. But what have we learned over these two editions? How can we make the 2017 event even bigger and better?201715142017-01-15T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['R. Faff', 'Nazila Babakhani', 'Robin Carrick', 'Angel Chen', 'Kathy Dallest', 'Lisa Daunt', 'M. Escobar', 'G. Foley', 'Chelsea Gill', 'Bo Xuan Matthew Khong', 'Maggie Liu', 'Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud', 'Jon McCullough', 'Zina Ndugwa', 'B. Nguyen', "S. O'Brien", 'F. Orole', 'A. Qureshi', 'H. Rad', 'S. Rekker', 'S. Shahzad', 'Marita Smith', 'Tran Le Nghi Tran', 'William Tunny', 'Annali Wallin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 42d8d3f4d0ed743de05df897ad6d206efac418aeIndividuals with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at increased risk for a number of disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. However, mediators of the long-term morbidity are uncertain. We conducted a multi-site, prospective trial in chronic TBI patients (∼18 years post-TBI) living in long-term 24-h care environments and local controls without a history of head injury. Inability to give informed consent was exclusionary for participation. A total of 41 individuals (17 moderate-severe TBI, 24 controls) were studied before and after consumption of a standardized breakfast to determine if concentrations of amino acids, cytokines, C-reactive protein, and insulin are potential mediators of long-term TBI morbidity. Analyte concentrations were measured in serum drawn before (fasting) and 1 h after meal consumption. Mean ages were 44 ± 15 and 49 ± 11 years for controls and chronic TBI patients, respectively. Chronic TBI patients had significantly lower circulating concentrations of numerous individual amino acids, as well as essential amino acids (p = 0.03) and large neutral amino acids (p = 0.003) considered as groups, and displayed fundamentally altered cytokine-amino acid relationships. Many years after injury, TBI patients exhibit abnormal metabolic responses and altered relationships between circulating amino acids, cytokines, and hormones. This pattern is consistent with TBI, inducing a chronic disease state in patients. Understanding the mechanisms causing the chronic disease state could lead to new treatments for its prevention.Journal of Neurotrauma20174114It is found that many years after injury, TBI patients exhibit abnormal metabolic responses and altered relationships between circulating amino acids, cytokines, and hormones, which are consistent with TBI, inducing a chronic disease state in patients.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of neurotrauma['W. Durham', 'J. Foreman', 'Kathleen M. Randolph', 'C. Danesi', 'H. Spratt', 'Brian D. Masel', 'Jennifer R Summons', 'Charan Singh', 'Melissa A. Morrison', 'C. Robles', 'Cindy Wolfram', 'L. Kreber', 'R. Urban', 'M. Sheffield-Moore', 'B. Masel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 485c1879be95f73a77995e570b8cd82c1475f2c8Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters20171513It was determined that modification of the 3-amino and 2-aryl carboxamide functionalities resulted in complete elimination of activity, whilst modification at C-5 allowed compounds of greater activity to be prepared.2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters['M. van Rensburg', 'E. Leung', 'Natalie A. Haverkate', 'Chatchakorn Eurtivong', 'L. Pilkington', 'J. Reynisson', 'D. Barker']2017-01-15T00:00:00 87769a8fc409da641f4a683e541c93fbc1866a29Spectrochimica Acta Part A - Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy20171913New boundaries for the time range in which orchil and folium dyes were used which is wider than previously thought are defined, and their particular uses in the decoration of books are focused on.2017-01-15T00:00:00Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy['M. Aceto', 'E. Calà', 'A. Agostino', 'G. Fenoglio', 'A. Idone', 'C. Porter', 'M. Gulmini']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1c43d6f4366e717c224d1c3242af4ebc33666030201743122017-01-15T00:00:00Quaternary Science Reviews['N. Limondin‑Lozouet', 'Valentina Villa', 'A. Pereira', 'S. Nomade', 'J. Bahain', 'E. Stoetzel', 'Daniele Aureli', 'É. Nicoud']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d89843e99986cc61a096d0a1824259bc2f9692e5Journal of Neurological Sciences20173211There was a temporal association between the GBS cluster and a dengue epidemic, but there was unable to substantiate an epidemiologic or laboratory association, and potential associations between arboviral infections and GBS are explored.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['Daniel M. Pastula', 'Aalisha Sahu Khan', 'Tyler M. Sharp', 'V. Biaukula', 'Taina Naivalu', 'E. Rafai', 'E. Belay', 'J. E. Staples', 'M. Fischer', 'O. Kosoy', 'J. Laven', 'Elizabeth J. Bennett', 'A. Jenney', 'R. Naidu', 'R. Lanciotti', 'R. Galloway', 'E. Nilles', 'J. Sejvar', 'M. Kama']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1a9ac882214b52a96c14751d46106aa7ac2d81f5201736112017-01-15T00:00:00Personality and Individual Differences['N. P. Gill', 'E. Bos', 'E. Wit', 'P. Jonge']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7d907bf24f439af9346d711d5bca2fcc2ca53484This study reports on the professional learning of two teachers of science who were learning to engage their grade four students in meaningful, hands-on learning. Teachers' learning took place in the context of a 10-month university-based action research program designed to help improve the practice of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Kindergarten to grade 9 teachers. Post-project analysis relied on Cultural Historical Activity Theory and its principle of expansive learning. Findings revealed that expansion of teachers' community served as a catalyst in their adoption of new tools. These included action research tools, pedagogical tools and information and technology tools. To capitalise on the affordances of the tools, the norms and division of labour needed to expand. Norms of practice shifted to an iterative process of design, implementation and observation and redesign of students' learning. Teachers expanded the division of labour from a position of vertical, teacher-centred direction and instruction to one in which they became facilitators of learning.20175792017-01-15T00:00:00Issues in Educational Research['Karen Goodnough', 'Elizabeth Murphy']2017-01-15T00:00:00 483c3cd6c3372b88c3f6c2ad11de7fb51561de4cInternational Journal of Cardiology2017378In this prospective Australian study, patients with valve disease and preoperative AF had inferior short and long term survival, particularly the case for patients with non-RHD valve disease.2017-01-15T00:00:00International journal of cardiology['E. Russell', 'W. Walsh', 'L. Tran', 'R. Tam', 'C. Reid', 'A. Brown', 'J. Bennetts', 'R. Baker', 'G. Maguire']2017-01-15T00:00:00 900ec553fc43bf75185711c83b1649e347f97d0aLimited data are available on the efficacy of anti‐IGF‐1R agents in KRAS mutant colorectal cancer (CRC). We analysed the outcome of 69 chemorefractory, KRAS exon 2 mutant CRC patients who were enrolled in a double‐blind, randomised, phase II/III study of irinotecan and cetuximab plus dalotuzumab 10 mg/kg once weekly (arm A), dalotuzumab 7.5 mg/kg every second week (arm B) or placebo (arm C). Objective response rate (5.6% vs. 3.1% vs. 4.8%), median progression‐free survival (2.7 vs. 2.6 vs. 1.4 months) and overall survival (7.8 vs. 10.3 vs. 7.8 months) were not statistically significantly different between treatment groups. Most common grade ≥3 treatment‐related toxicities included neutropenia, diarrhoea, hyperglycaemia, fatigue and dermatitis acneiform. Expression of IGF‐1R, IGF‐1, IGF‐2 and EREG by quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction was assessed in 351 patients from the same study with available data on KRAS exon 2 mutational status. Median cycle threshold values for all biomarkers were significantly lower (i.e., higher expression, p < 0.05) among patients with KRAS wild‐type compared to those with KRAS exon 2 mutant tumours. No significant changes were found according to location of the primary tumour with only a trend towards lower expression of IGF‐1 in colon compared to rectal cancers (p = 0.06). Albeit limited by the small sample size, this study does not appear to support a potential role for anti‐IGF‐1R agents in KRAS exon 2 mutant CRC. Data on IGF‐1R, IGF‐1 and IGF‐2 expression here reported may be useful for patient stratification in future trials with inhibitors of the IGF pathway.International Journal of Cancer2017458This study does not appear to support a potential role for anti‐IGF‐1R agents in KRAS exon 2 mutant CRC and may be useful for patient stratification in future trials with inhibitors of the IGF pathway.2017-01-15T00:00:00International Journal of Cancer['F. Sclafani', 'T. Y. Kim', 'D. Cunningham', 'Tae Won Kim', 'J. Tabernero', 'H. Schmoll', 'J. Roh', 'Sun Young Kim', 'Y. Park', 'T. Guren', 'E. Hawkes', 'Stephen J. Clarke', 'D. Ferry', 'J. Frodin', 'M. Ayers', 'M. Nebozhyn', 'C. Peckitt', 'A. Loboda', 'D. Watkins']2017-01-15T00:00:00 909ac65fa694b5a4369518c7978676b7e0d415cb20172582017-01-15T00:00:00Physica C-superconductivity and Its Applications['J. Kitaygorsky', 'W. Słysz', 'R. Shouten', 'S. Dorenbos', 'E. Reiger', 'V. Zwiller', 'R. Sobolewski']2017-01-15T00:00:00 efd5fbb952ff9e62fc925ea4ed2a9309e813dbd020172582017-01-15T00:00:00Surface & Coatings Technology['Rodolfo Múgica‐Vidal', 'F. Alba‐Elías', 'Elisa Sainz‐García', 'A. González‐Marcos']2017-01-15T00:00:00 b38f789eeaeb8cefb8f171e1cd1f20ade7f4122bBioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry2017337It is demonstrated that 5 strongly binds (18.0nM±2.5nM) MMP-9, the most relevant MMP responsible of ocular surface damages in induced dry eyes syndrome (DES).2017-01-15T00:00:00Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry['L. Cerofolini', 'V. Baldoneschi', 'Elisa Dragoni', 'Andrea Storai', 'M. Mamusa', 'D. Berti', 'M. Fragai', 'Barbara Richichi', 'C. Nativi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e5bcd9432db3583fc5dbfac8d74302973492a78920174772017-01-15T00:00:00Acta Materialia['F. Lalire', 'B. Ravat', 'B. Oudot', 'B. Appolaire', 'A. Perron', 'E. Aeby-Gautier', 'F. Delaunay']2017-01-15T00:00:00 231db4ef12fad7b9151d9cc411f94add01300c7eClinical Infectious Diseases201746The available quality of evidence is very low, and the benefit of treating preemptively far outweighs the risk, so it is suggested that these asymptomatic patients be treated with an oral azole-based regimen for at least 3 months followed by close monitoring.2017-01-15T00:00:00Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America['F. Lieveld', 'J. Arends', 'L. Amelung', 'E. Dijk', 'E. Gisolf', 'J. Vrolijk', 'K. V. van Erpecum', 'P. Siersema', 'B. Spanier', 'A. Hoepelman', 'C. Richter']2017-01-15T00:00:00 838081b0032453b0029c5ae658731c4b399bde7a20171752017-01-15T00:00:00Physica A-statistical Mechanics and Its Applications['J. D. Agudelo-Giraldo', 'S. Morales-Rojas', 'V. A. Hurtado-Marín', 'E. Restrepo‐Parra']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ba4c7150d653523045e31268e7896eb66c54eba5Journal of Neurological Sciences2017545Community-dwelling, nondemented individuals with DM2 had greater cognitive deficits, which do not appear to be mediated by brain amyloidosis.2017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Neurological Sciences['G. Chiang', 'E. Chang', 'S. Pandya', 'Amy Kuceyeski', 'L. Ravdin']2017-01-15T00:00:00 a6fa99f460b05ceddcf5562c3ab8f4cf0bd799e0International Journal of Cardiology2017353It is demonstrated that the pathology of MAS shows similarities with that of TAAs but pathological differences in the ascending aorta, suggesting that MAS might be a disease of different origin.2017-01-15T00:00:00International journal of cardiology['U. Baranyi', 'C. Stern', 'B. Winter', 'A. Türkcan', 'Bernhard Scharinger', 'M. Stelzmüller', 'T. Aschacher', 'M. Andreas', 'M. Ehrlich', 'G. Laufer', 'D. Bernhard', 'B. Messner']2017-01-15T00:00:00 82abd63517d95e4d3b9aa057e9edda6600f749d7Angle-resolved heat capacity measurements of a π–d interacting system of κ-(BETS)2FeBr4 [BETS = bis(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene] with in-plane magnetic fields are performed. We observed a thermal anomaly in association with the superconducting transition of the π electrons in the π–d compound for the first time. By pursuing a systematic change in the thermal anomaly, we found that the thermodynamic feature of the superconducting state shows large anisotropy against in-plane magnetic fields. When the field is applied parallel to the c-axis, the thermal anomaly remains up to 2.6 T with a distinct peak structure. On the other hand, it is suppressed in synchrony with the decrease of the antiferromagnetic transition temperature, when the field is applied parallel to the a-axis. Our thermodynamic results indicate that the effect of the π–d interaction appears even when the π electrons are itinerant and that the anisotropic field-direction dependence of the superconducting transition originates from the ...20172632017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Physical Society of Japan['Fukuoka Shuhei', 'Yamashita Satoshi', 'Nakazawa Yasuhiro', 'Yamamoto Takashi', 'Fujiwara Hideki']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5e1846e668419ecc7a0159d7b54ee234c0654f79Toxicology Letters2017444Finn2, a putative target of α(E)-catenin, may play important role in preventing cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury and overexpression of fascin2 in C2 cells restored actin stress fibers and attenuated the increased sensitivity of C1 cells to cisplin-induced apoptosis.2017-01-15T00:00:00Toxicology letters['Xinhui Wang', 'L. Nichols', 'Elizabeth A. Grunz‐Borgmann', 'Zhe Sun', 'G. Meininger', 'Timothy L. Domeier', 'C. Baines', 'A. Parrish']2017-01-15T00:00:00 4296c0aa3dd65cbdb7cd3d7ec325a6c2e7a8a81bThe linear mixed effects model based on a full likelihood is one of the few methods available to model longitudinal data subject to left censoring. However, a full likelihood approach is complicated algebraically because of the large dimension of the numeric computations, and maximum likelihood estimation can be computationally prohibitive when the data are heavily censored. Moreover, for mixed models, the complexity of the computation increases as the dimension of the random effects in the model increases. We propose a method based on pseudo likelihood that simplifies the computational complexities, allows a wide class of multivariate models, and that can be used for many different data structures including settings where the level of censoring is high. The motivation for this work comes from the need for a joint model to assess the joint effect of pro‐inflammatory and anti‐inflammatory biomarker data on 30‐day mortality status while simultaneously accounting for longitudinal left censoring and correlation between markers in the analysis of Genetic and Inflammatory Markers for Sepsis study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Two markers, interleukin‐6 and interleukin‐10, which naturally are correlated because of a shared similar biological pathways and are left‐censored because of the limited sensitivity of the assays, are considered to determine if higher levels of these markers is associated with an increased risk of death after accounting for the left censoring and their assumed correlation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Statistics in Medicine2017184This work proposes a method based on pseudo likelihood that simplifies the computational complexities, allows a wide class of multivariate models, and that can be used for many different data structures including settings where the level of censoring is high.2017-01-15T00:00:00Statistics in Medicine['Ghideon Solomon', 'L. Weissfeld']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1ef7176e0b068b1373462aae8cb166cc42d75e532017234An outbreak of postpartum endometritis due to S. pyogenes is described, involving three patients who were admitted to a quaternary care medical center on the same day and, following discharge, were all readmitted with sepsis and endomet arthritis.2017-01-15T00:00:00Clinical Microbiology Newsletter['J. Cooper', 'S. Cooper', 'D. Wolk', 'A. Tice', 'T. Persing', 'L. Esolen']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8488d5c7106cd4cd1cd89ba23f947d1a9369e0e1PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the Latham-type appliance's effect on the development and eruption of posterior teeth during the mixed dentition stage before palatal expansion and secondary alveolar bone graft(s). METHODS The charts of complete cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients treated with and without the Latham-type appliance were screened using the following inclusion criteria: nonsyndromic; CLP; and available panoramic radiographs and clinical photographs in the mixed dentition prior to palatal expansion and secondary alveolar bone grafts. Surgical repair for Latham-type appliance patients followed the Latham-Millard protocol. The differences in outcomes were analyzed using Fisher's exact tests. RESULTS The sample consisted of 65 patients treated with the appliance (Latham group) and 36 subjects who were not (non-Latham group). Similar incidences were found between the non-Latham group and the Latham group for maxillary second premolar agenesis (11 percent versus 10 percent) and enamel defects in the maxillary arch (17 percent versus 14 percent). The incidence of ectopic permanent maxillary first molars was higher in the Latham group than in the non-Latham group (28 percent versus one percent, P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS A higher incidence of ectopic permanent maxillary first molars was found in patients treated with the Latham-type appliance.Pediatric Dentistry201703A higher incidence of ectopic permanent maxillary first molars was found in patients treated with the Latham-type appliance than in the non-Latham group.2017-01-15T00:00:00Pediatric dentistry['Jin Lin', 'V. Allareddy', 'Elizabeth Ross', 'S. Shusterman']2017-01-15T00:00:00 e92e2da3c7ac064ff3fb1c3622ee1432531926962017022017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer Research['Zhiyi Liu', 'Lisa M. Arendt', 'Dimitra Pouli', 'C. Kuperwasser', 'I. Georgakoudi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8979004fff2c931b6d628f1b3b015d61d1a2475cThe aim of this work was to evaluate the inclusion of oregano essential oil (OEO) Lippia origanoides Kunth in diets enriched with poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on oxidative stability of eggs during storage. A total of 216 layer hens were randomly assigned of one of six treatments: 1) Basal diet with 2% of (Elaeis guineensis) palm oil (CONTP), 2) Basal diet with 2% of fish oil (CONT), 3) Basal diet with fish oil and 200 g/t of vitamin E (VITE), 4) Basal diet with fish oil and 100 g/t AEO (O100), 5) Basal diet with fish oil and 150 g/t AEO (O150), 6) Basal diet with fish oil and 200 g/t AEO (O200). At the end of the period, 14 freshly eggs from each replicate were collated, totaling 504 eggs. Seventy-two eggs were used to evaluate the initial state of the lipid oxidation and the remaining were storage at 4°C and -10°C, and analyzed for malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in yolk at 15, 30 and 60 days of storage. Data were analyzed as a completely randomized factorial design 6 x 2; Factor A dietary treatment, Factor B temperature (4°C and -10°C) with repeated measures of days of storage (15, 30 60 days). Tukey method was used to compared means (p 0.05) MDA value in egg yolk, showing better oxidative stability (p<0.05) compared to CONT and O100 (50.6 y 48.3 ng MDA/g of yolk, respectively). In the yolk of fresh eggs and stored during 60 days at 4°C, there was an inverse relationship between level of OEO in the diet and MDA concentration in the egg yolk (Y= 60.5 – 0.08 OEO; R2= 0.7028; p<0.0001 and Y= 47.3 – 0.09 OEO; R2= 0.8569; p<0.0001, respectively). It can be concluded that there is a clear oxidative stability effect of OEO supplementation in n-3 fatty acids enriched eggs during storage.2017202There is a clear oxidative stability effect of OEO supplementation in n-3 fatty acids enriched eggs during storage, and the inclusion of oregano essential oil (OEO) Lippia origanoides Kunth in diets enriched with poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on oxidative stability of eggs duringstorage is evaluated.2017-01-15T00:00:00Archivos De Zootecnia['R. E. Ortiz', 'D. Vásquez', 'G. Afanador', 'C. Ariza']2017-01-15T00:00:00 023a5094a104d6bcb2a11b07222be59786e946ccSystematic measurements of the magnetic torque τ of the organic conductor λ-(BETS)2FeCl4 have been performed to investigate the magnetic properties. In the magnetic field dependence of τ, a very sharp structure is observed at ∼1.2 T, resulting from the spin-flop transition. A step-like behavior associated with small hysteresis appears at ∼10 T, which is caused by the antiferromagnetic insulator–paramagnetic metal (AFI–PM) transition. In the angular dependence of τ for magnetic fields in the b*–c plane, it is found that the zero-crossing angles significantly change with field and temperature. The changes provide reasonable evidence of the antiferromagnetic order of the π spins (not the Fe 3d spins) in the AFI phase. The AFI–PM transition field has a minimum when the magnetization of the 3d spins has a maximum as a function of field angle.20173122017-01-15T00:00:00Journal of the Physical Society of Japan['S. Shiori', 'S. Kazuo', 'Tajima Naoya', 'Nishio Yutaka', 'Terashima Taichi', 'Isono Takayuki', 'Kato Reizo', 'Uji Shinya']2017-01-15T00:00:00 032d68b6696360663ef7b760a57cb6c1ea9a45d1Maksud dan tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh bagian bahan dan metode pra penepungan terhadap kadar kurkuminoid pada tepung kunyit (Curcumae domestica Vahl) dengan metode UPLC (Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography) yang memiliki sifat fungsional. Metode rancangan percobaan yang digunakan dalam penelitian pembuatan tepung kunyit adalah Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) dengan 2 (dua) faktor. Faktor pertama terdiri dari bagian bahan kunyit yaitu umbi induk dan rimpang serta metode pra penepungan sebagai faktor kedua yaitu diparut, diblender, dan diblender kemudian diperas. Respon yang dilakukan terhadap tepung kunyit ini adalah penentuan kadar kurkuminoid (kurkumin, desmetoksikurkumin dan bisdesmetoksikurkumin), serta penetuan kadar air sebagai respon kontrol terhadap kualitas. Hasil penelitian yang didapat bahwa bagian bahan dan metode pra penepungan berpengaruh terhadap kadar kurkuminoid serta kadar air sebagai respon kontrol. Produk terbaik yang diperoleh yaitu pada perlakuan a1b3 (diblender dan diperas) dengan nilai kadar kurkumin 6,16 %, desmetoksikurkumin 4,95 % dan bisdesmetoksikurkumin 2,21 % atau memiliki kadar kurkuminoid total sebesar 13,32 % serta memiliki kadar air sebesar 9,16 %. Kata Kunci: Bagian kunyit, Curcumae domestica, Kurkuminoid, Kadar air, Metode pra penepungan2017012017-01-15T00:00:00['Liza Amalia Puspa', 'Ds Yusep Ikrawan', 'Ds Nana Sutisna Achyadi']2017-01-15T00:00:00 63d6e9ab660c21655e74028f464212e391262c4120173112017-01-15T00:00:00['Douglas K. Bardsley', 'E. Palazzo', 'Nathanael D. Wiseman', 'R. Stringer']2017-01-15T00:00:00 88d02c31e3eea6512d4326f28cddc012ecffb6ceThe  present  study  was  encouraged  by  the  low  learning  outcomes  of  students  at  MAN  1  Pekanbaru that  were  influenced  by  the  lack  of  students’  participation  during  learning  process  and  caused teacher-centered  learning.  This  study  was  a  quasi-experimental  research  with  Pretest-Posttest Control  Group  design.  It  aimed  at  investigating the  effect  of  implementing  learning  model  “Guided Inquiry-Based  Portfolio  Assessment”  on  students’  chemistry  learning  outcomes  in  colloid  topic  at XI  Grade  of  State  Islamic  Senior  High  School  1  Pekanbaru.  Afterwards,  the  samples  of  this  study were  students  of  XI  Science  2  class  as  an  experimental  class  and  XI  Science  3  as  a  control  class taken  through  simple  random  sampling  from  all  students  of  XI  Science  classes  in  academic  year 2015/2016  as  population.  In  addition,  the  data  was  collected  by  using  tests  including  homogeneity test  as  the  preliminary  data  in  the  previous  materials  and  pretests  and  posttests  as  the  last  data, documentation,  and  observation.  Then,  the  data  were  analyzed  by  using  t-test.  As  the  result,  it  was obtained  that  tobtained  =2.880  and  ttable  =2.000  in  significance  level  5%.  Therefore,  it  showed  that tobtained  ≥  ttable  so  that  Ho  was  rejected  and  Ha  was  accepted  which  indicated  that  there  was  an  effect of  implementing  learning  model  “Guided  Inquiry-Based  Portfolio  Assessment”  on  students’ chemistry  learning  outcomes  in  colloid  topic  at  XI  Grade  of  State  Islamic  Senior  High  School  1 Pekanbaru with  influence  coefficient  12.5%. Key  words: 1. learning  model  “Guided  Inquiry-Based  Portfolio  Assessment”,  learning  outcomes, colloid.2017012017-01-15T00:00:00['Yudhi Setiawan', 'Lisa Utami']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1c991765964ee5a02f3fb5fb5237bd4af126ad21Introduction: The clinical simulator, specifically the simulated patient, generates a significant learning and an approach to reality, preparing the undergraduate student for better performance and quality in the care. Objective : To evaluate the influence of the use of the simulated patient to get a meaningful learning of the content about the procedure "wound healing" and how this learning has been used in the clinical practice. Materials and Methods: A quantitative, comparative quasi-experimental study was designed. The use of the simulated patient was implemented in a group of 60 students from the first year of the nursing degree; while in another group, also of 60 students, traditional teaching was used. Subsequently, in clinical practice, the execution of the procedure was evaluated against real patients in both groups. Results: Concerning the student's perception, it was found that both groups reported the importance of the use of specific instructional strategies such as simulation. There were significant differences between groups in knowledge level, skills, and procedure execution. The execution improved in the intervention group. Conclusions: The students perceive the difference between the two methods. However, they say that it is better to continue teaching by repetition (traditional). They diminish abilities acquired in analogous practice, especially that carried out by simulators. However, when facing the real patient's attention, those who used the simulator perform the procedures better.201701Evaluating the influence of the use of the simulated patient to get a meaningful learning of the content about the procedure "wound healing" and how this learning has been used in the clinical practice found that both groups reported the importance of the Use of specific instructional strategies such as simulation.2017-01-15T00:00:00Revista Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud UDES['Lizette Martínez Felipe', 'M. G. Velázquez']2017-01-15T00:00:00 ba0a4b6c151ae59e462e65bf45fce4d7385ba5a42017002017-01-15T00:00:00['E. Maga']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1aa64befecb97e13705b9130c9a9f4675cdff340Belleau and Johnson respond to the three articles in the Focus Feature. Agreeing with the general proposition that dissent matters, that it is valuable, and that it strengthens our system of law, they share ten theses on dissent. These theses touch on: dissent as a structural feature of our system; the linking of emotion and reason in the language of dissent; the articulation of tensions between principle and practice across different categories of dissent; the variable emergence of dissent across different legal topics; the need for attention to both heightened dissent and its absence; the impact of judicial identity on dissent; dissent as a (sometimes invisible) process rather than only a product; different currents with respect to dissenting practice at the trial, appellate, and Supreme Court levels; dissent as legal pedagogy; the role of the reader of dissent; and the place of dissent in nourishing the legal imaginary. In brief, they argue that lawyers, law professors, and the public more generally ought to attend to judicial dissent in order to engage with the ways that our system of justice operates, renews itself, and changes.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Marie-Claire Belleau', 'Rebecca Johnson', 'Peter Hogg', 'R. Amarnath', 'Amit Pundik', 'R. Richards', 'Freda Steel', 'Wanda Wiegers', 'Wei Cui', 'D. Bertolini', 'C. Campbell', 'Dale Smith', 'Karen Knop', 'S. J. Anaya', 'S. Puig', 'Jutta Brunnée', 'Stephen J. Toope', 'Jean-Louis Cohen', 'Ruth Dukes', 'Andrew Erueti', 'Evan Fox-Decent', 'Christopher McCrudden', 'Arnulf Becker Lorca', 'P. Macklem', 'Alice Ristroph', 'Christopher Essert', 'P. Goemans', 'R. Grantham', 'Darryn Jensen', 'Kevin Stack', 'Kent Roach', 'S. Agon', 'Eyal Benvenisti', 'Christa Scholtz', 'Lucia Zedner', 'L. Kerr', 'Brenda Cossman', 'Gail E. Henderson', 'Florian Rödl', 'A. Gomes', 'Mariana Prado', 'Lee Epstein', 'D. Leydet', 'Matthew Lewans', 'R. Danay', 'Benjamin Oliphant', 'Lauren Wihak', 'É. Eastaugh', 'Michaela Hailbronner', 'Athanasios Psygkas', 'Roy Kreitner', 'Robert Nelson', 'C. Waters', 'M. Moran', 'Coel Kirkby', 'John Gardner', 'Luke Taylor', 'Javier Wilenmann', 'J. Raso', 'C. Hutchison', 'Ignacio Cofone', 'A. Fell', 'Mark Tushnet', 'Andrew S. Gold', 'Henry E. Smith', 'J. Nichols', 'Robert J. Hamilton', 'L. Murphy', 'Gideon Parchomovsky', 'Alex Stein', 'David Cabrelli', 'Malcolm Lavoie', 'Ummni Khan', 'Robert Leckey', 'Kyle Kirkup', 'Lionel Smith', 'Janet McLean', 'Lael K Weis', 'Kristen Rundle', 'David J. Doorey', 'Arie Rosen', 'Nicole Roughan', 'L. Sumner', 'Colin Grey', 'Felipe Jiménez', 'Hanoch Dagan', 'Avihay Dorfman', 'A. Lund', 'G. Webber', 'B. Salama', 'Yael Lifshitz', 'R. Stacey', 'John D. Mccamus', 'H. Dedek', 'Stephen Smith', 'Kathryn Chan', 'Philip Pettit', 'Oscar Vilhena Vieira', 'Kevin E. Davis', 'Marta R de Assis Machado', 'Raquel de Mattos Pimenta', 'Mariana Mota Prado', 'Tina Søreide', 'Peter Jaffey', 'Vincent Chiao', 'Alison Jones', 'Caio Mario da Silva Pereira Neto', 'Fernando Limongi', 'Sara Gwendolyn Sara Gwendolyn Ross', 'A. Cheung', 'Erich Mendelsohn', 'Martin Loughlin', 'Ezra Rosser', 'Stephanie Classmann', 'Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir', 'Eyal Zamir', 'O. Katz', 'Timothy Endicott', 'Karen Yeung', 'K. Wilkins', 'N. Davidson', 'L. Bilsky', 'David Lie', 'Lisa Austin', 'Peter Sun', 'Wenjun Qiu', 'Rebecca R. Stone', 'Leah West', 'Erin Beeghly', 'Rande Kostal', 'E.A.C. Chamberlain', 'Tammy Katsabian', 'G. Davidov', 'R. Gillis', 'Joanna Langille', 'Zhong Xing Tan', 'Leora Katz', 'Irit Ballas', 'J. Weinrib', 'Roberto Gargarella', 'Andrew Green', 'Benjamin Alarie', 'Albert Yoon', 'Martin Heslop', 'Robert E. Scott', 'Stephen J. Choi', 'Mitu Gulati', 'Emily S. Taylor Poppe', 'A. Casey', 'Anthony Niblett', 'Bradley W. Miller', 'Heidi Bohaker', 'Lori Chambers', 'Michael Morin', 'Benjamin T. Ewing', 'L. Kerr', 'Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry']2017-01-15T00:00:00 36d2a924d8b1b201120cb70a870f67888d925ee6Abstract This research is based on the low outcomes of class XI students on their chemistry subject. Therefore, the experiment research by pretest and posttest to discover the effect of cooperative learning model of Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) by using Handout toward learning outcomes of State Senior High School 1 Kampar on salt hydrolysis is conducted. The subject of this research is the students of class XI Mia in 2015-2016 year by using 2 classroom samples: XI Mia 1 (exsperiment) dan XI Mia 4 (control). The data was collected by using observation, initial test (homogeneity), final test (pretest and postest), and documentation. To discover the effect of the model on learning outcomes, the formula of Kp is applied. The effect differences are analyzed by t-test sampel related . The analysis result of initial and final data is t-counting = 2.325 and t-table = 1,68 in the significant rate of 5%. The value of t-counting > t-table, therefore, H o is rejected and Ha is accepted. This shows that there is the effect of cooperative learning model of Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) by using handout toward learning outcomes of State Senior High School 1 Kampar on salt hydrolysis by the effect as much as 7.8%. Key words: Learning outcomes, model learning model of STAD, salt hydrolysis2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Feby Julianti', 'Lisa Utami']2017-01-15T00:00:00 cb7612fe8b5adab9a933af44544b79c76a2acd3420173602017-01-15T00:00:00['E. Sleddens', 'W. Kroeze', 'Leonie F.M. Kohl', 'L. Bolten', 'Elizabeth Velema', 'P. Kaspers', 'J. Brug', 'S. Kremers']2017-01-15T00:00:00 41b1ba60c1efe024ad44fac0d76aa86d933c67cd2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['E. Prodromou']2017-01-15T00:00:00 953cef59c7843db89a78de830eb7a64a85f1d0842017002017-01-15T00:00:00['L. Hoplock', 'D. A. Stinson']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7b94e2bcd342423bd9789843d59e76515c9b31702017002017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer Research['Jon-Vidar Gaustad', 'Trude G. Simonsen', 'L. M. K. Andersen', 'E. Rofstad']2017-01-15T00:00:00 149f67a1cac704bbeda33fd8fe39c228ce9c678aThis guide is designed to help people located key information resources about Nutrition and Food Science, including dietetics, food science, and community nutrition.201700This guide is designed to help people located key information resources about Nutrition and Food Science, including dietetics, food science, and community nutrition.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Lisa Smith']2017-01-15T00:00:00 56af82c2cdf75a9f73f2eea0db48cc6b82461da2Este artigo apresenta os resultados de estudo documental e bibliografico sobre as principais mudancas educacionais ocorridas no Brasil, durante os governos de Fernando Henrique Cardoso e Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. O referido estudo centrou-se na analise dessas medidas, as quais atendem as exigencias dos organismos internacionais. Para a melhor compreensao destas, utilizou-se de referencias teoricas, legislacao e documentos oficiais. Os resultados apontam que, embora as medidas aplicadas correspondam as solicitacoes da preparacao do aluno para atender as exigencias economicas, tambem contribuem para a melhor aprendizagem dos alunos.2017102017-01-15T00:00:00['R. M. Boeno', 'M. E. B. Miguel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 fc2e4333ba8b3bf357b3e273e4c8633e73330db12017002017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer Research['K. Emblem', 'E. Gerstner', 'A. Sorensen', 'B. Rosen', 'P. Wen', 'T. Batchelor', 'R. Jain']2017-01-15T00:00:00 11bbb45fe3445c0c122ff155063968817fcb34742017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Johnston Meg Elizabeth']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2df141ce224c4737057327bb197b139df0e585f12017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Alexander Lisa Victoria']2017-01-15T00:00:00 d7b3867b2e4fa7fb0eb48d1908dbe6822ab3a2de2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde['P. Ryckaert', 'Lisa De Jonghe', 'P. Herijgers', 'J. Goffin', 'D. V. Raemdonck', 'J. Eggermont']2017-01-15T00:00:00 0a819f5d0ca5c205ef41e6096719a056cff138e2The onset of local invasion typically defines the transition from benign to malignant tumors. This pathological definition has clear implications for cell behaviors governing invasion onset, which nonetheless remain mysterious. Thus we asked whether established cytoskeletal regulators contributed specifically to invasion in multicellular ensembles. We investigated roles of actin nucleators from the formin family and the Arp2/3 complex during collective invasion by two cell types: tumor explants from PyMT mice, and acini of Manin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells, which initiate collective invasion in response to Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF). Contrary to our expectations, inhibition of Arp2/3 did not prevent invasion in either cell type. The pan-formin inhibitor SMIFH2, however, drastically reduced invasive fronts in both cell types. This phenotype was specific to 3D invasion, as formins were dispensable for 2D motility by single cells or cell collectives. We identified Diaphanous 1 (Dia1) and FHOD1 as formin family members required for invasion by MDCK acini. Live imaging of Dia1 knockdown acini revealed that while they formed transient extensions into the collagen, these were too unstable to support invasion. Despite these defects, Dia1 knockdown cells could deform the collagen matrix locally and exerted traction stresses equal to controls. Stiffer, bundled collagen gels potentiated invasion by control acini but could not rescue invasion by Dia1 knockdown acini. We then imaged acini in which GFP-Lifeact and mCherry-Myosin Light Chain were coexpressed as they invaded into labelled collagen. During invasion onset, we observed formation of subcellular actomyosin puncta on minute timescales. These puncta could adhere stably and alter collagen even while the cell continued to change shape and migrate within the acinus. Such adhesions formed rarely and with unstable dynamics in Dia1 knockdown acini. Thus formins may contribute to malignancy through molecular and physical mechanisms distinct from overall cell contractility. Rather, they mediate invasion in 3D contexts where competing cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions make stringent local requirements of adhesion stability. This work provides a bridge between cell motility in 3D and canonical models of 2D migration. Citation Format: Tim Fessenden, Yvonne Beckham, Mathew Perez-Neut, Guillermina Ramirez-San Juan, Margaret L. Gardel. Formins stabilize cell-ECM adhesions during invasion onset. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Engineering and Physical Sciences in Oncology; 2016 Jun 25-28; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A03.201700This work provides a bridge between cell motility in 3D and canonical models of 2D migration and investigates roles of actin nucleators from the formin family and the Arp2/3 complex during collective invasion by two cell types.2017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer Research['Tim B. Fessenden', 'Yvonne Beckham', 'Mathew Perez-Neut', 'G. R. R. Juan', 'M. Gardel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 1110d2dd1df2d6249499a9d030094cafd3f5d1dbAnatomic variations in the provision of the renal veins are generally ignored and not referenced; very rare situations that involve commonly the left renal vein, which have their origin in failures in the normal development of periaortic subsupracardinal anastomosis, in its conformation, disposition and/or course. Embryologically the circum-aortic ring, is a venous collar that consists of a ventral arm and a dorsal arm; the ventral involution and dorsal persistence of these arms, gives rise to the retroaortic innominate vein. This anomaly is a relatively rare disease. Generally is often overlooked. However, it has been documented in previous reports that the best diagnostic methods for their detection are the renal venogram, Doppler, MRI and CT scan. Few cases present clinical symptoms, this happens at the compression of the left renal vein by the aorta developing secondary renal venous hypertension due to the difficulty of the drainage, in which there is the nutcracker phenomenon that is characterized by hematuria, dilation of the gonadal vein and varicocele. The present case show type I retroaortic variation.2017100Type I retroaortic variation is shown, which happens at the compression of the left renal vein by the aorta developing secondary renal venous hypertension due to the difficulty of the drainage, in which there is the nutcracker phenomenon.2017-01-15T00:00:00['Agustín I Rodríguez-Blas', 'J. D. Díaz-García', 'Carlos Rubén Salinas-Ramos', 'Elisa Barrios-Santos', 'Rocha-Rodríguez María Guadalupe']2017-01-15T00:00:00 f1e670e56b87372e65be95c815419174e071a2522017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Mariluce Bittar', 'Carina Elisabeth Maciel']2017-01-15T00:00:00 7234c1cfa5acbc2a287433fd9019ae4e73db77a8The ecological crisis is imposed on us day by day. The most obvious manifestation of it is climate change; therefore, it is urgent to have an ecological ethic, with a radical assessment of all living beings such as the one that was present throughout the Neolithic and that has endured in traditional wisdom. Based on this holistic idea of life and relativistic about the human being, Leopold formulates a very concise eco-ethical proposal that today, more than ever, is worthy of consideration, not only because of the ecological crisis that we face, but also because it is a «moderate eco- ethics» that transcends the problems of radical eco-ethics, so that it opens a theoretical path for thinking about our environmental problems.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Lizbeth Sagols Salles']2017-01-15T00:00:00 350d2bc46e7beb6de654d2d90d10823cff8e27232017002017-01-15T00:00:00Physics['C. Precker', 'P. Esquinazi', 'A. Champi', 'J. Barzola-Quiquia', 'M. Zoraghi', 'Santiago Muiños-Landín', 'A. Setzer', 'W. Böhlmann', 'D. Spemann', 'J. Meijer', 'T. Muenster', 'Oliver Baehre', 'G. Kloess', 'H. Beth']2017-01-15T00:00:00 5e315539a3ed1b67b0d872b274947bc1c1394c16The high attrition rates observed in cancer drug discovery (up to 95% of failure of drugs tested in phase I trials) have raised the awareness of the scientific and industrial communities towards the need for more predictive pre-clinical models. These models should be more representative of the disease and consequently help to eliminate at pre-clinical stages drug candidates that lack efficacy or safety. Tumor microenvironment is composed by a network of fibroblasts, endothelial cells, immune-competent cells within the extracellular matrix (ECM). Interactions between these components are critical for tumor initiation, proliferation, migration and metastasis. The design of in vitro cancer cell models that recapitulate the tumor microenvironment and 3D architecture provides higher physiological relevance as they more closely resemble the in vivo cellular context. We have established methodologies for scalable generation of 3D cancer cell models in stirred-tank culture systems, and applied these to a large panel of tumor cell lines from different pathologies, including breast, colon, hepatic and lung tumor cell lines. Large numbers of spheroids were obtained per culture (typically 1000-1500 spheroids/mL) with representative characteristics of native tumors, such as morphology, proliferation and hypoxia gradients, in a cell-line dependent mode. With the aim of increasing the relevance of spheroids as tumor cell models, several aspects of tumor microenvironment were incorporated, such as the presence of stromal cells (fibroblasts and monocytes) and specific physical parameters, namely by embedding cells in a polymeric matrix. Heterotypic 3D breast and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) cancer models, based on co-cultures of tumor cells with stromal cells were established by using an alginate matrix to provide physical support to cells. Tumor spheroids were microencapsulated alone or with fibroblasts and monocytes, thus allowing the establishment of an epithelial tumor compartment and a stromal compartment of increasing complexity. Cultures were performed in stirred-tank vessels for 15 days with continuous monitoring. In both breast and lung tumor models, the presence of fibroblasts was associated with secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and accumulation of collagen in the microcapsules. Long-term culture (up to 15 days) resulted in phenotypic alterations in co-cultured breast tumor spheroids, such as loss of cell polarity, reduced cell-cell adhesions, collective cell migration and increased angiogenic potential. In contrast, the effects of fibroblasts were not as significant in NSCLC co-cultures using H1650, H1437 and H157 cell lines suggesting that the effect of tumor-stroma cross-talk is cell line dependent. Moreover, these models have also been shown as feasible tools for drug screening by assessing the effect of chemotherapeutic and specific inhibitors compounds on mono- and co-cultures. In conclusion, we have developed scalable, robust and versatile methodologies for the generation and culture of 3D cancer models, enabling long-term in vitro recapitulation of tumor-stroma crosstalk, via reconstruction of key aspects of the tumor microenvironment, allowing continuous monitoring of disease progression events in vitro. In addition, it is easily transferable to industry for feeding high-throughput systems or miniaturized bioreactors used in drug development, target validation and target identification. Acknowledgments: We acknowledge support from the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (IMI grant agreement n° 115188), resources composed of financial contribution from EU - FP7 and EFPIA companies in kind contribution. iNOVA4Health Research Unit (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-007344), which is cofunded by Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia / Ministerio da Ciencia e do Ensino Superior, through national funds, and by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement, is acknowledged. This research has also received support from Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, Portugal—PTDC/BBB-BIO/1240/2012. MFE, SA and CP are the recipients of PhD fellowships from FCT (SFRH/BD/52208/2013, PD/BD/105768/2014 and SFRH/BD/52202/2013, respectively). Citation Format: Vitor E Santo, Marta F Estrada, Sofia P Rebelo, Sofia Abreu, Catarina Pinto, Elizabeth Anderson, Wolfgang Sommergruber, Paula Alves, Erwin Boghaert, Catarina Brito. 3D tumor models in bioreactors recapitulate microenvironment and disease progression. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Engineering and Physical Sciences in Oncology; 2016 Jun 25-28; Boston, MA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A21.2017002017-01-15T00:00:00Cancer Research['V. E. Santo', 'Marta F. Estrada', 'S. Rebelo', 'S. Abreu', 'C. Pinto', 'Elizabeth Anderson', 'W. Sommergruber', 'P. Alves', 'E. Boghaert', 'C. Brito']2017-01-15T00:00:00 8b5ae8ca2dfb75903147192a4a7c291791bb72fbAbstract Human needs on fossil fuels is increasing, but the source is limited.  Thus, a renewable alternative source is needed.  One of them is Biomass.  Biomass fuel can be in the form of bio-briquette. Bio-briquette utilization as fuel is based on the carbon content contained in Biomass such as peat and bagasse.  This research aimed at knowing bio-briquette quality as fuel and learning source at senior high school.  Bio-briquette prepared with variation of peat and bagasse mass composition were 40: 0, 30: 10, 20: 20, 10: 30, 0: 40 (g: g).  Bio-briquette was made by using 20 g adhesive kanji.  Bio-briquette quality tested was done by testing the water content, ash content, volatile matter, fixed carbon, calorific value, and duration of flame.  Bio-briquette the best quality is the mass variation of G 10g: 30g AT with water content of 3.93%, ash content of 6.33%, volatile matter of 46.60%, fixed carbon of 43.14%, calorific  value of 5986 cal / g , duration of flame 210 minutes and the mass variation 0g G: 40g AT with water content of 2.33%, ash content of 3.83%, volatile matter of 49.47%, calorific value of 6198 cal / g, duration of flame 250 minutes. Preparing bio-briquette of peat and bagasse as learning source on chemistry material and its implementation was on the category of good (93.33%). Keywords : Bio-briquette, Peat, Bagasse, Quality test2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['Lisa Mariati', 'Yusbarina Yusbarina']2017-01-15T00:00:00 71b1da7f3fde3b907f35d50de3c4ccd282b39dfe2017002017-01-15T00:00:00['C. Weeks', 'L. V. Dijk', 'D. Main']2017-01-15T00:00:00 93a72959d89c0b033fb5315126fcea23512bafb2Microbial production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass provides promising bio-renewable alternatives to the conventional petroleum-based products. However, heterogeneous sugar composition of lignocellulosic biomass hinders efficient microbial conversion due to carbon catabolite repression. The most abundant sugar monomers in lignocel-lulosic biomass materials are glucose and xylose. While industrial Escherichia coli strains efficiently utilize glucose, their ability to utilize xylose is often repressed in the presence of glucose. Here we independently evolved three E. coli strains from the same ancestor to achieve high efficiency for xylose fermentation. Each evolved strain has a point mutation in a transcriptional activator for xylose catabolic operons, either CRP or XylR, and these mutations are demonstrated to enhance xylose fermentation by allelic replacements. Identified XylR variants (R121C and P363S) have a higher affinity to their DNA binding sites, leading to a xylose catabolic activation independent of catabolite repression control. Upon introducing these amino acid substitutions into the E. coli D-lactate producer TG114, 94 % of a glucose-xylose mixture (50 g L-1 each) was utilized in mineral salt media that led to a 50 % increase in product titer after 96 h of fermentation. The two amino acid substitutions in XylR enhance xylose utilization and release glucose-induced repression in different E. coli hosts, including wild-type, suggesting its potential wide application in industrial E. coli biocatalysts.bioRxiv2017440The two amino acid substitutions in XylR enhance xylose utilization and release glucose-induced repression in different E. coli hosts, including wild-type, suggesting its potential wide application in industrial E. Escherichia coli biocatalysts.2017-01-15T00:00:00bioRxiv['Christian Sievert', 'Lizbeth M. Nieves', 'Larry A. Panyon', 'Taylor Loeffler', 'Chandler Morris', 'R. Cartwright', 'Xuan Wang']2017-01-15T00:00:00 2805c873130f3b34af81aefb44a695f7bd47f7a7This paper describes the causes and the evolutionary process that has continued child labor in Mexico; however, exposure elements that identify the problem in the global context are taken up. In this regard, we emphasize that for some time the work of infants in the labor market was seen as a means to learn specific job and that this connotation has not ceased to exist, but now coexists with other trends associated with; it organized, such as prostitution, child pornography and crime tourism that is to say, activities closely linked to human trafficking. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the problem and the main practices of those who carry out such behavior, so there was need for the implementation of a focused interview, based on eight informants, in order to know the perception of people involved in this problem. After work, it is observed that the issue in question continues to grow in Mexico, a situation that is supported by the data provided by various institutions noting that Mexico currently ranks first in such behavior.2017022017-01-15T00:00:00Revista De Derecho (valdivia)['Angélica García Marbella', 'Elías García Rosas']2017-01-15T00:00:00 67080976b4ab2887786913d4b522d41468b104e3Instrument design is a powerful research approach to answer questions on a unique research topic. If the design was crafted to gather demographic information, and included open-ended remarks from respondents, the instrument could gather data that could be used in primary and secondary analyses on the same topic. Further, the quantitative data could establish independent and dependent variables for statistical tests, while the open-ended questions could garner qualitative data. This researcher created a 35-question instrument on workplace bullying for American higher education and conducted a study on 142 American community colleges. The findings revealed that 64% of respondents endured workplace bullying (Hollis, 2016). This data set supported several book chapters that included descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, and qualitative data from the respondents. Further, by using the demographic data, the researcher was able to conduct a variety of analyses regarding workplace bullying and the association in community colleges involving race, gender, and sexual orientation. This practical essay will discuss insight to instrument development including a reflection on the literature review that informed the instrument design20173602017-01-15T00:00:00European journal of educational research['L. Hollis']2017-01-15T00:00:00 829044c699e69c3f74c757dcbc5adc1c59698f10Purpose As organisations are increasing their investment in social media marketing (SMM), evaluation of such techniques is becoming increasingly important. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to knowledge regarding SMM strategy by developing a stage model of SMM evaluation and uncovering the challenges in this process. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with 18 key informants working for specialist SMM agencies. Such informants are a particularly rich source, since they manage social media campaigns for a wide range of clients. An exploratory research was conducted and thematic analysis surfaced the key components of the SMM evaluation process and associated challenges. Findings The SMM evaluation framework is developed. This framework has the following six stages: setting evaluation objectives, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying metrics, data collection and analysis, report generation and management decision making. Challenges associated with each stage of the framework are identified, and discussed with a view to better understanding decision making associated with social media strategies. Two key challenges are the agency-client relationship and the available social analytics tools. Originality/value Despite an increasing body of research on social media objectives, KPIs and metrics, no previous study has explored how these components are embedded in a marketing campaign planning process. The paper also offers insights in the factors that make SMM evaluation complex and challenging. Recommendations for further research and practice are offered.2017711332017-01-16T00:00:00Management Decision['B. Keegan', 'J. Rowley']2017-01-16T00:00:00 852271b23103eff74b639e29b752b44391977692Recently, there has been an increased interest in the use of social media data as important traffic information sources. In this paper, we review social media based transportation research with social network analysis methods.We summarize main research topics in this field, and report collaboration patterns at levels of researchers, institutions, and countries, respectively. Finally, some future research directions are identified.IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica20174385This paper reviews social media based transportation research with social network analysis methods, and summarizes main research topics in this field, and reports collaboration patterns at levels of researchers, institutions, and countries.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica['Yisheng Lv', 'Yuan-yuan Chen', 'Xiqiao Zhang', 'Y. Duan', 'Naiqiang Li Li']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7d904ae7b7f6034cecfc0a7ae7fb720ba4f13e4fThis paper points out the importance of organisation impression management to project a good corporate image to be perceived positively by the organisation's stakeholders. In the era of fierce competition, in one of the most dynamic sectors like telecommunications, improving brand image is of critical importance. As the role of social media is becoming increasingly important in business world, organisations are working on creating well-managed strategies to secure their position against their rivalry. The research setting for this study consisted of the three Egyptian telecommunications companies. The dynamics of organisation impression management (OIM) employed on the three Facebook pages were examined. The objective was to identify OIM strategies applied by each of the study organisations and their effect on organisation's appeal by measuring customers' satisfaction and engagement on the companies' Facebook pages. Research on OIM is still new; hence, the results of this study will add value to the literature in terms of influencing how organisations should approach their customers.2017032017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Technology Marketing['Tarek A. El-Badawy', 'Rana Chahine']2017-01-16T00:00:00 18f28769ca3266f65e51fcb4ccc5398a072686eeIn this study focused on innovative Small and Medium Entities (SMEs), I investigate the impact of social media (i.e., Twitter and Facebook) information on investors’ attention. Given that investors’ attention is a scarce resource, social media disclosure can play an important role in increasing the saliency of a stock during earnings announcement. It allows managers to directly communicate to investors with low direct costs and without intermediaries. This new communication method is particularly relevant for innovative SMEs since they operate in a complex and uncertain environment, which is also characterized by a lack of media coverage. At the same time, this type of firm is often criticized for providing opaque and scarce information to outsiders, through traditional public communication channels. Moreover, it is still an open question whether investors pay attention to news conveyed through social media, especially concerning firms with little visibility. I examine SMEs listed on the AIM London stock exchange, an exchange for firms of smaller size, over the 2007-2015 period. I show that the presence on social media and the disclosure of financial information lead to higher investors’ attention. Social media communication also affects stock prices, leading innovative SMEs to strategically use social media. I document that innovative SMEs communicate more on social media when they are about to disclose bad news. This paper contributes to the literature on investors’ attention, on the burgeoning discussion around new channels of communication and their relevance for firms with low visibility and to the debate over the demand for additional information to innovative firms of smaller size.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['A. Ghio']2017-01-16T00:00:00 98d4426969c9147b0a3337c2e74703f86b0ea463ABSTRACT There are increasing concerns that social pressures, such as family changes and social media, are ‘invading’ the sanctuary of the bedroom with the result that students arrive at school tired and stressed. This paper seeks to examine whether these concerns are justified and contribute to the growing literature on the social dimensions of sleep through examining the rest and routines of two cohorts of young people aged 12–13 and 14–15 years old. Our research indicates that, in general, most young people have ‘reasonable’ amounts of sleep and routines. But, a significant proportion does go to school tired, with apparent negative consequences for their well-being. The paper examines some of the within-cohort variations, in particular, the significance of volume of sleep, routines and engagement with social media and how these may reflect the material and cultural circumstances of the young people. The paper concludes by arguing for more research on the complex social causes and consequences of sleep deprivation among today’s youth.201732202017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Youth Studies['S. Power', 'Chris Taylor', 'K. Horton']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f5fd47b2434c8d7e03eb7ee5b3be2ecbcdec821cThis study uses Rutgers University–Camden’s Local Knowledge Blog as a case study to examine how social media can move digital publishing beyond promotion of academic research to build and amplify voices outside the academy. In doing so, social media can further the civic engagement of universities by changing the focus on service-learning to a focus on co-generating research. This paper argues that social media can blend and expand civic engagement and digital publishing, helping move both to a broader paradigm of co-generating knowledge.201706It is argued that social media can blend and expand civic engagement and digital publishing, helping move both to a broader paradigm of co-generating knowledge.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Scholarly Publishing[]2017-01-16T00:00:00 ec48370aa930d93b6f6c4c397622c81dcdf41030This study aimed to highlight the concepts of e-marketing through social networking sites and its role in the enhancement of small business projects; and the extent to which it is effective for proprietors of such projects. Questionnaire technique was used for collecting data from large number of individuals. Analysis of data was performed by using the analytic and descriptive approaches. The population was comprised of some directors of the small business projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study evaluated that there is a general recognition for the significance of using social networking sites in marketing. To advertise the products and services of the small business projects in consideration with social media sites as a modern method for e-marketing together with its widespread application, it is essential to utilize the need for taking advantage from the revolution of social networking sites in marketing sector. Doing so will give attention to creative activities related to the sorts of such small projects, and attempt to know continuously the latest electronic applications. The retrieved outcomes of the study demonstrate that how e-marketing and social networking sites support small business projects and identify the major obstacles faced by the proprietors in Saudi Arabia.2017145It is demonstrated that how e-marketing and social networking sites support small business projects and identify the major obstacles faced by the proprietors in Saudi Arabia.2017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Marketing Studies['N. Salamah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 13a2d9e3da5a1fc883782fac89532c6353addfa7Virtual social networks (VSN) represent a phenomenon that continues reconfiguring the social dynamics. They have gone from the embryonic stage to a stage of maturity where it is observed that the context uses and appropriates those considered useful, giving them the use that seems to fit. Thus, Mexico and Spain contexts have specific characteristics and conditions. The aim of this study is to describe the access and appropriations of VSN, both in Mexico and in Spain and to show the challenges they face. The structure of this research is primarily an introduction to explain social networks as a current media phenomenon to later compare how each context has accessed, used and fitted these social networks into their own contexts. Finally, it will be discussed how Spain and Mexico face their challenges and last how each country treat the social media either as a threat or as an opportunity.20174302017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Marketing Studies['Salvador Madrigal Moreno', 'J. Lafuente', 'Gerardo G. Alfaro Calderón', 'Floritzel Moreno']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4d2633ebe8390b2c663313a5a4767c35d6866042Digital activism merupakan suatu konsep baru yang diterapkan oleh organisasi atau suatu institusi, dalam penelitian ini diterapkan di dalam organisasi yang berbau politik. Digital activism ini dilakukan oleh online volunteerism dan berujung kepada suatu bentuk crowdsourcing yang dihasilkan oleh organisasi tersebut. Penelitian ini berfokus pada proses kerja di dalam Teman Ahok sebagai salah satu organisasi yang sempat menerapkan aspek komunikasi politik dan berkomunikasi dengan khalayak melalui media digital, berangkat dari konsep digital activism, dan kinerja relawan online (online volunteerism) di dalam Teman Ahok, terutama ketika proses pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok (ketika masih berada di jalur independen). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan proses kerja aktivitas digital dan relawan online di dalam Teman Ahok selama Ahok masih berada di jalur independen, terutama saat proses pengumpulan satu juta KTP. Kajian teori yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Computer Mediated Communication. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan metode kualitatif, dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan wawancara mendalam yang peneliti lakukan terhadap dua informan dari Teman Ahok menunjukkan bahwa Teman Ahok memilih untuk lebih aktif menggunakan media sosialnya dikarenakan lebih efektif, bebas biaya, dan masif menjangkau masyarakat yang mempunyai akses internet. Penyebaran informasi dan konten mengenai Ahok dan pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok waktu itu juga disebarkan melalui media sosial mereka, dilakukan oleh relawan online (Tim Digital) yang terampil dan ahli menggunakan internet. Teman Ahok juga merupakan suatu bentuk crowdsourcing yang hadir di dalam masyarakat, dan menerapkan crowdsourcing terikat atau terbatas, dimana di dalam perjalanannya, pengumpulan data (atau dalam konteks ini pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok), dan segala informasi mengenai Ahok dilakukan oleh relawan-relawan yang terlatih (karena sudah melewati tahap wawancara dan training sebelumnya) dengan metode dan struktur yang sistematis dan terorganisir.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Ashley KatyaNatasha']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0dc65a2182cd8b2c286f94f32c43a3e1e3c9b570This article, with its focus on university students as intended recipients and users of technological innovations in education, explores student preferences across three dimensions of technology-enhanced learning: mode of instruction; communication; and educational technology tools embedded in learning and teaching activities. The article draws on results of an exploratory case study, where mixed (quantitative and qualitative) data was collected from a randomized student sample generated through the institutional learning management system. An online survey (N=66) gaged students’ engagement with educational technologies, online and blended learning and social media as a learning tool. The findings confirmed previous research arguing that students generally use educational technology in a narrow way, rarely engaging with technological tools, unless it is presented to them as integral to their learning or if they are already familiar with a particular tool and/or perceive it as useful. Despite a well-cited characteristic by proponents of ‘digital natives’ that students need constant entertainment, this study found no evidence that this was the case.20174533The findings confirmed previous research arguing that students generally use educational technology in a narrow way, rarely engaging with technological tools, unless it is presented to them as integral to their learning or if they are already familiar with a particular tool and/or perceive it as useful.2017-01-16T00:00:00Contemporary Educational Technology['E. Pechenkina', 'Carol Aeschliman']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2b1cbac1ab5484a1abe153d6e3fb945dc6904845Film as one of super important visual media is currently growing in Indonesia. Films will only be meaningful if it meets with the audience. Indonesia's willingness to watch the movie becomes very important. According to the survey the majority of wide screen film lovers , films adapted from literary works such as novels. This research is qualitative research in the field of literary studies and concentrate on the educational value of social psychology. Based on the analysis , it can be concluded that moviegoers are more interested in the film because of adopting novel storyline that often make a good impression, especially on their personality. Literary works such as novels able to be taught and enjoyed also by the presence of the film that this requirement will be educational value. Compared with the films that did not adopt a literary work, lovers of literature are sometimes not more interested in movies with some reason considered quite rational. Differences in the way the story and imagination commercial terms was seen as reducing the spirit of a literary work's title.2017092017-01-16T00:00:00['P. Kartika']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2c7639889238f414d7b8b123a38c16601bb0cab8Local food supports local finance, employment and cultural traditions. Local food producers often have limited resources to invest in R'D, and their risk-taking ability is low. Earlier studies in the online community context indicate that utilising the user's creativity and innovation capability has a great deal of potential for new product development and service design. For local food producers, social media offers cost-efficient opportunities for involving customers in product and service development. The aim of the study is to explore the potential of a co-creation approach for local food producers and how to engage consumers in that co-creation. The study is dyadic, taking both the consumers' and producers' perspectives. The results indicate that consumers seem to be interested in having long-term relationships with producers. Their motivations to participate in co-creation processes were found to be mostly related to the possibility of producing better products and of learning and gaining new insights. The producers who participated in our study have already taken the first steps in using social media, and the next logical step would be utilising social media in the co-creation process.2017032017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Technology Marketing['Maria Antikainen', 'Marketta Niemelä']2017-01-16T00:00:00 35d724c4d1f4f0601e458824fb08906862b2a05eThis article explains that the role of post-conflict political volunteers in 2004, who began with the presidential activity mapping and projection of the volunteers. It was to find out the tactical steps taken by the political volunteers, especially in issues of politics and government. This study revealed that volunteers more engaged in social media, then divides typology into a community volunteer and non-volunteer community. Form the two typology of volunteers turned out more volunters who choose passivity rather than active. Passive attituded intended to be a controller of goverment, while the more active attituded as the guardian of power. This article argues that the role of volunteers in post-conflict digital style presidential politics in 2014 more strengthen the institutionalization of digital activism for political aducation of the public.2017622017-01-16T00:00:00['Bambang Arianto']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a0aee1bb7ed9f5cc62f2bffd63c0e091620514b6Journal of Supercomputing201700This research work attempts to expand the bandwidth of the querying system of the Parametric Data Model, an efficient dimensional data model, which comes equipped with its own SQL-like query language, known as Parametric Structured Query Language (ParaSQL).2017-01-16T00:00:00The Journal of Supercomputing['Sugam Sharma', 'S. Gadia']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9c72b43381b8d1a5488b284fc8b45016413b077aABSTRAK The goal of this research is to describe and to explain the integrated marketing communication strategic od Go-Jek Branch Bali in establishing brand awareness among the expatriate. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach. Informants are chosen by purposive technique and snowball. The data obtained through interview, direct observation, and documentation study. As for the analysis techniques used in this research is through several step, which is data reduction, presentation, and conclusion. The results showed that Go-Jek Branch Bali uses the integrated marketing communication strategy in establishing brand awareness among the expatriate. Although it has a diverse audience segmentation, Go-Jek Branch Bali using the similar integrated marketing communication but adapted in terms of language. In addition, Go-Jek Branch Bali are focusing the marketing communication in digital by utilizing social media. In delivering the message, Go-Jek Branch Bali deliver a similar message to every communication channel but without including keywords so the message would look different. Keywords: integrated marketing communication, Go-Jek Branch Bali, Expatriate2017602017-01-16T00:00:00['Putu Yurika Ari Mahayuni', 'N.L.R. Purnawan', 'D. Cahyani']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d28dcb9a1c1102c413c4917284136a6876df5ec4This article provides a preview of Vega, a new scholarly publishing platform in development (set to be released in late 2017). With twenty-plus years of experience publishing scholarly multimedia in the journal Kairos, the author summarizes editorial practices for multimedia content in terms of the scholarly, social, and technical infrastructures required to sustain digital media-rich publishing venues. Vega is an outgrowth of those practices that aims to provide a stable platform for training editors, publishers, and authors in how to create, edit, and maintain the scholarly record.2017133This article provides a preview of Vega, a new scholarly publishing platform in development that aims to provide a stable platform for training editors, publishers, and authors in how to create, edit, and maintain the scholarly record.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Scholarly Publishing['Cheryl E. Ball']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9c8efb15a0a00728af137f08101c68d71cd1ccb0Introducao: A cirurgia cardiaca e o prognostico de muitas cardiopatias, mas em decorrencia da agressividade deste procedimento, a ocorrencia de dor perincisional e por consequencia, a diminuicao dos volumes e capacidades pulmonares no pos-operatorio e frequente, aumentando o risco de complicacoes e os indices de morbimortalidade. Objetivos: Analisar os efeitos da TENS sobre a dor e volumes pulmonares em individuos submetidos a cirurgia cardiaca. Materiais e Metodos: Foram incluidos ao estudo todos os individuos submetidos a cirurgia cardiaca em janeiro de 2016, em um hospital da grande Florianopolis, que aceitaram participar do estudo e atenderam os criterios de inclusao. Foi realizada a avaliacao da dor, volume corrente e volume minuto antes e apos a aplicacao da TENS. Para a analise estatistica, foi utilizado o software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences versao 20.0 (SPSS). Resultados: Na avaliacao pre-TENS foi observado media da EVA 7,4±0,9, na reavaliacao a media foi de 5,5±0,8, deste modo houve reducao estatisticamente significativa da dor apos a TENS (p<0,05). Decorrente a diminuicao do quadro algico, obtivemos aumento significativo do VC e VM, no pre-TENS a media encontrada foi, respectivamente, 310,07±145,46 ml e 6460,8±2629,05 ml/min, apos a aplicacao da corrente os valores foram, na ordem, 475,25±138,23 ml e 8294,2±2259,9 ml/min (p<0,001). Conclusoes: No presente estudo a utilizacao da TENS demonstrou ser eficaz no controle da dor, e por consequencia, no aumento dos volumes pulmonares. Sugere-se que novos estudos sejam realizados.2017172No presente estudo a utilizacao da TENS demonstrou ser eficaz no controle da dor, e por consequencia, no aumento dos volumes pulmonares.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Caroline Lopes Machado', 'Renata Mendes Brito', 'Luana Meneghini Belmonte']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d8ba8c4e553c3a37460bdb32bdeb6e27a658ffc0The publication features contributions from 37 academics across the globe. It presents a range of disciplinary perspectives on politics and emotions, including the fields of computer science, (digital) media studies, journalism studies and political science. Drawing on a range of case studies such as the 2016 Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament march in London, the movement against TTIP-TAFTA and, health activism such as “I Want PrEP Now”, the contributors provide new insight into the affective turn in protest and social movements.201701Drawing on a range of case studies such as the 2016 Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament march in London, the movement against TTIP-TAFTA and, health activism such as “I Want PrEP Now”, the contributors provide new insight into the affective turn in protest and social movements.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Anastasia Veneti', 'P. Reilly', 'D. Atanasova']2017-01-16T00:00:00 60ae822ae1142a825a999ede76862c0bb32c73e2Dunia kini dibanjiri dengan fenomena-fenomena unik yang keberadaan sudah menjamur di kalangan anak-anak hingga dewasa yaitu fenomena memainkan perangkat smartphone atau telepon cerdas. Baik memainkan dalam wajah media social (medsos) facebook, twitter, BBM, whatshap, line, instagram, ichat, telegram atau dalam bentuk game-game tertentu. Game dan Medsos yang terekam dalam sebuah smartphone android inilah saat ini bisa mengambil hati mereka dengan mudahnya. Kecanggihan fitur dan aplikasi-aplikasi yang ditawarkan android membuat manusia menjadi hilang akal. Tak heran jika mulai bangun tidur hingga tidur lagi yang dielus-elus adalah smartphone. Bahkan setiap menit manusia akan secara otomatis mengambil smartphhone walaupun hanya untuk mengecek notifikasi line, whatsap dan kawan-kawannya. Belum lagi ada jam-jam yang dianggap membuat jenuh atau bisa jadi itu merupakan jenuh buatan akibat kecanduan android. Pada jam-jam yang dianggap jenuh itulah manusia akan mulai mencari game-game terbaru yang menurutnya bisa mengisi hari-hari penatnya, bisa melengkapi kesendiriannya, bisa memberinya sebuah aktivitas baru walau hanya dengan memainkan sepasang jari-jemari. Smartphone saat ini sudah menjadi bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari hidup manusia. Mulai dari bangun tidur hingga kembali tidur, saat berada di mana saja , kapan saja kita selalu tidak ketinggalan memainkan smartphone kita. Akan tetapi di balik kebiasaan yang hampir setiap hari tidak bisa terpisah dari smartphone itu menimbulkan dampak negatif yang cukup mencengangkan bagi kesehatan fisik maupun psikis. Banyak dampak akibat kecanduan android yang terkadang tidak kita sadari sebagaimana yang dilansir di situs kompasiana. Pertama, Sakit kepala hebat akibat posisi leher yang salah dan tegang pada mata karena seringnya melihat layar handphone. Kedua, Pandangan kabur (Blurry Vision) akibat dari tegangnya otot mata yang tidak mampu fokus lagi pada jarak yang berbeda. Hal ini bisa mengakibatkan rabun jauh. Ketiga, timbulnya gangguan pendengaran akibat terlalu lama meggunakan speaker. Pengguna yang rata-rata menggunakan 10 menit atau lebih dalam sehari dapat meningkatakan resiko mendapatkan gangguan pendengaran. Keempat, kelainan postur tubuh, biasanya seperti gangguan arthritis serta penyakit degeneratif yang banyak di temui pada usia 40-50 tahun. Akan tetapi kini di temukan juga pada pengguna smartphone berusia muda akibat postur tubuh yang salah. Adapun dampak secara psikis diantaranya mengakibatkan kecanduan, sulit tidur, kurang produktif, pemalas, merusak otak bahkan bisa merusak hubungan keakraban antar anggota keluarga dan teman dekat.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Fika Andriyani']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0789bcfae17fc85160033b8ef4008c99864fbf43Journal of food microbiology20174480The obtained data suggest the potential use of EOs, alone or in combination, for the formulation of sanitizers as alternative or in support in the disinfection of contaminated surfaces.2017-01-16T00:00:00International journal of food microbiology['R. Campana', 'L. Casettari', 'L. Fagioli', 'M. Cespi', 'G. Bonacucina', 'W. Baffone']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a1fea0206fd989faf90c40f12ef7d100ca4e31acABSTRACT ClassDojo is one of the world’s most successful educational technologies, currently used by over 3 million teachers and 35 million children globally. It reinforces and enacts emerging governmental ‘psycho-policies’ around the measurement and modification of children’s social and emotional learning in schools. This article focuses specifically on the ways ClassDojo facilitates psychological surveillance through gamification techniques, its links to new psychological concepts of ‘character development,’ ‘growth mindsets’ and ‘personal qualities,’ and its connections to the psychological techniques of Silicon Valley designers. Methodologically, the research mobilizes network analysis to trace the organizational, technical, governmental and scientific relations that are translated together and encoded in the ClassDojo app. Through its alignment with emerging education psycho-policy agendas around the measurement of non-cognitive learning, ClassDojo is a key technology of ‘fast policy’ that functions as a ‘persuasive technology’ of ‘psycho-compulsion’ to reinforce and reward student behaviours that are aligned with governmental strategies around social-emotional learning.2017481082017-01-16T00:00:00Learning, Media and Technology['Ben Williamson']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4e1f336526c8469cf44b89d4a93205009d22ed67Journal of food microbiology20174553Evaluated ecophysiological conditions governing growth, OTA production and sporulation of A. westerdijkiae show that it may represent a great potential risk of OTA contamination in dry-cured ham due to the high production under a wide range of conditions.2017-01-16T00:00:00International journal of food microbiology['Ziva Vipotnik', 'Alicia Rodríguez', 'P. Rodrigues']2017-01-16T00:00:00 6b37b3360c5458913a57fd44dfd7d09f798c4460Neurotoxicity research20178796The ESI model of early-life social isolation in rats is used to characterize development of depressive-like behavior, the role of microglia, levels of histone methylation, as well as expression of glutamate receptor subunits in the hippocampus, to suggest that ESI induces depressive- like behavior, which may be mediated by microglial signaling.2017-01-16T00:00:00Neurotoxicity Research['Hong-Tao Wang', 'F. Huang', 'Zhaolan Hu', 'Wen-juan Zhang', 'Xiaoqing Qiao', 'Yan-Qing Huang', 'Ru‐Ping Dai', 'Fang Li', 'Chang-Qi Li']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1ec15d3a06d0d75c066a73f4a4b9149e179c6837We ask whether the transition from socialism to the market is consequential for social mobility, and, by implication, the permeability of class structures. While the short-term effects of market transition on patterns of social mobility have been documented for a small number of countries, we are able to examine the long-term effects of market transition for a group of 13 central and eastern European (CEE) countries. Only in the longer term can we properly appreciate the settled effects of transition on the distribution of resources, the organization of class and economic structures, and the transmission of inequalities across generations. We use data drawn from nationally representative cross-national surveys of CEE countries to compare patterns of social mobility in the early 1990s with those in the late 2000s. We find a significant decline in relative social mobility between the two periods and show that this decline is a consistent feature of mobility patterns across the region. We argue that changes in the institutions that regulate the transfer of capital across generations are likely to explain why the move from socialism to the market is associated with declining levels of social fluidity.201770642017-01-16T00:00:00Sociological Science['M. Jackson', 'Geoffrey Evans']2017-01-16T00:00:00 50fdba32ef0f71c647969c8e4b0f951d0e6e140dOBJECTIVES To review research addressing the polymicrobial aetiology of otitis media in Indigenous Australian children in order to identify research gaps and inform best practice in effective prevention strategies and therapeutic interventions. METHODS Literature review. RESULTS Studies of aspirated middle-ear fluid represented a minor component of the literature reviewed. Most studies relied upon specimens from middle-ear discharge or the nasopharynx. Culture-based middle-ear discharge studies have found that non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae predominate, with Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes isolated in a lower proportion of samples. Alloiococcus otitidis was detected in a number of studies; however, its role in otitis media pathogenesis remains controversial. Nasopharyngeal colonisation is a risk factor for otitis media in Indigenous infants, and bacterial load of otopathogens in the nasopharynx can predict the ear state of Indigenous children. CONCLUSION Most studies have used culture-based methods and specimens from middle-ear discharge or the nasopharynx. Findings from these studies are consistent with international literature, but reliance on culture may incorrectly characterise the microbiology of this condition. Advances in genomic technologies are now providing microbiologists with the ability to analyse the entire mixed bacterial communities ('microbiomes') of samples obtained from Indigenous children with otitis media.Journal of Laryngology and Otology20176216Research addressing the polymicrobial aetiology of otitis media in Indigenous Australian children is reviewed to identify research gaps and inform best practice in effective prevention strategies and therapeutic interventions.2017-01-16T00:00:00The Journal of laryngology and otology['J. Jervis-Bardy', 'Andrew Carney', 'R. Duguid', 'A. Leach']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4bcc2d5c88eb67ea718483a08199794efab88fafBackground. Inappropriate self-medication causes wastage of resources among others. Method. This survey study was conducted to determine self-medication pattern of 404 social science university students in Northwest Ethiopia, who were selected through stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS version 20 statistical software. Binary Logistic Regression analysis was employed with P value < 0.05 considered statistically significant. Result. At 95.3% response rate, mean age of 21.26 ± 1.76 years, and male/female ratio of 1.26, the prevalence of self-medication during the six month recall period was 32.7%. Headache (N = 87, 69.1%) was the primary complaint that prompted the practice and hence analgesics (N = 67, 53.2%) were the mostly used drugs followed by antimicrobials (N = 50, 39.7%). The top two reasons driving the practice were nonseverity of the illness (N = 41, 32.5%) and suggestions from friends (N = 33, 26.2%). Female sex (P = 0.042) and higher income (P = 0.044) were associated with the practice. Conclusion. Self-medication practice, involving the use of both nonprescription and prescription drugs such as antimicrobials, among the social science university students is high. Therefore health education interventions regarding the risks of inappropriate self-medication are essential.The Journal of pharmacy20173247Self-medication practice, involving the use of both nonprescription and prescription drugs such as antimicrobials, among the social science university students is high and therefore health education interventions regarding the risks of inappropriate self-medications are essential.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Pharmaceutics['Dessalegn Asmelashe Gelayee']2017-01-16T00:00:00 96fabfd09af91c579f510fa42d1053fc4be5c62aThe effects of structural changes of organophosphorus cationic exchangers on metal-distribution curves (extraction efficiency vs. pH) have been investigated for the recovery of cobalt(II), nickel(II) and manganese(II) from acidic chloride solutions. By using alkyl groups with different branching and hydrophobicity and by including oxygen atoms in the hydrophobic chains of the cationic exchangers, it has been shown that the change of the chemical structure in the hydrophobic chains plays an important role in the extraction behaviours and causes more specifically a shift of the extraction curves to higher or lower pH depending on pKa values of extracting agents (evaluated by using QSPR calculations), distribution constants of metal–ligand complexes between organic and aqueous phases and the formation constant of the metal–ligand complexes. Based on the present results, interest in the new cationic exchangers synthesized in the present work for cobalt(II), nickel(II) and manganese(II) separation is also discussed.201741332017-01-16T00:00:00RSC Advances['K. Omelchuk', 'P. Szczepański', 'Akhilesh Shrotre', 'M. Haddad', 'A. Chagnes']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b4002b5a7263d45e2268e864df463d2c20c11b32Purpose This paper aims to fill the existing gaps in literature which deal with both the application of a socially oriented philosophy to the theme of strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) integration and to the systematic analysis of the processes of strategic CSR management, and to create a connection between social management philosophy and the dynamic approach to CSR integration based on the strategic management processes. In particular, this study aims at creating a conceptual model to highlight, in a structured and organic way, the dynamic relationships, based on a social management philosophy, characterizing the integration of CSR in the different strategic management processes: formulation and implementation of both intended and emergent strategies. In relation to these goals, the following research questions are formulated: What are the most important strategic management processes in which to integrate CSR following a social management philosophy? How does integration (strategic CSR) based on social management philosophy impact these processes? How do strategic CSR processes based on social management philosophy determine strategic change? Which are the management tools which support integration based on social management philosophy? Design/methodology/approach The work is a conceptual paper. The paper has been developed as follows: the identification of the theoretical gaps; the definition of the research objectives; the literature review about both CSR integration and strategic management in a dynamic perspective; the formulation of the research questions; the conceptual analysis, based on social management philosophy, of the relevant propositions related to the dynamic approach to CSR integration; the building of the conceptual model based on the propositions; and the description and the analysis of the model. Findings In this model, three circles of change that are able to describe the integration of CSR into strategic management have been identified: A, the circle for achieving the strategic intent; B, the circle for formulating the strategic intent; and C, the circle of bottom-up innovations. Practical implications From a managerial perspective, it is possible to point out the following implications related to the integration of CSR into strategic management and the achievement of a strategic CSR: as for change dynamics which are linked to the formulations of the intended strategy, it is fundamental to develop a social management philosophy; to achieve the strategic intent, it is necessary to incorporate CSR actions into core activity of value chain; to favour the socially oriented bottom-up innovations, it is necessary to define a favourable organizational context; the strategic CSR must be supported by integrated tools and methodologies that make the rationalization of processes of change possible; and the application of tools and processes, even sophisticated ones, which are not based on social management philosophy may lead, in the long run, to negative tensions among stakeholders, as well as to serious repercussions on the firm’s management and its performance. Social implications It is possible to pinpoint other implications for the society: the circle for achieving the strategic intents, with the aim of improving the execution phase, increases the positive externalities and reduces the negative externalities of the economic activities; the circle for formulating strategic intents allows to identify a win–win solution for CSR issues; and the bottom-up entrepreneurship increases the chances to find innovative solutions which combine social aspects and competitive aspects. Originality/value The analyses provide an integrated approach, connecting strategic management and CSR in a dynamic perspective.201796422017-01-16T00:00:00Corporate Governance['Filippo Vitolla', 'M. Rubino', 'Antonello Garzoni']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9dfa804bcb4c209e2178d2da4802d6f6287ef8adThis paper explores the relationship between governance and social innovation in the area of organizations. In order to understand that relationship, we offer a model that links the absorptive capacity of knowledge [Cohen and Levinthal 1990. “Absorptive Capacity: A new Perspective on Learning and Innovation.” Administrative Science Quarterly 35 (1): 128–152] with open innovation [Chesbrough and Di Minin 2014. “Open Social Innovation.” In New Frontiers in Open Innovation, edited by H. Chesbrough, W. Vanhaverbeke, and J. West, 169–187. Oxford: Oxford University Press]. On the basis of the pilot study Regional Social Innovation Index carried out in the Basque Country (Spain), we empirically explore three types of governance (social, inter-organizational, and sustainable) in social innovation projects propelled by four types of key agents at a regional level: profit and non-profit organizations, universities, and technology centers. The proposed governance Index in Social Innovation contributes to discussions about governance and social innovation at a micro level and, and to the debate about the production of indicators in social innovation.201752372017-01-16T00:00:00Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research['Alfonso Unceta', 'Javier Castro-Spila', 'Javier García Fronti']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fe3be5c8d50b67cb600f0873aa5af74e7142109eDelay-tolerant networks (DTNs) are intermittently connected networks, such as mobile social networks formed by human-carried mobile devices. Routing in such mobile social DTNs is very challenging, as it must handle network partitioning, long delays, and dynamic topology. Recently, social-based approaches, which attempt to exploit social behaviors of DTN nodes to make better routing decision, have drawn tremendous interest in the DTN routing design. In this paper, we propose a novel social-based routing approach for mobile social DTNs, where a new metric, i.e., social energy, is introduced to quantify the ability of a node to forward packets to others, inspired by general laws in particle physics. Social energy is generated via node encounters and shared by the communities of encountering nodes. Similar to the radiation of energy in physics, the social energy of any node decays over time. Our proposed social-energy-based routing (SEBAR) protocol considers social energy of encountering nodes and is in favor of the node with a higher social energy in its or the destination's social community. Our simulations with real-life wireless traces demonstrate the efficiency and the effectiveness of the SEBAR method by comparing it with several existing DTN routing schemes. In addition, two variations of SEBAR with the aim of overhead reduction are also presented and evaluated.IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology20173339This paper proposes a novel social-based routing approach for mobile social DTNs, where a new metric, i.e., social energy, is introduced to quantify the ability of a node to forward packets to others, inspired by general laws in particle physics.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology['Fan Li', 'Hong Jiang', 'Hanshang Li', 'Y. Cheng', 'Yu Wang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 76a7dd6194f6ea4c1870bf15cc8411cec1989c45Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience20179463Auditory processing deficits in ASD correlate with social and behavioral symptoms and reduced interhemispheric connectivity is found with more severe sensory symptoms, which may compensate for sensory and social deficits.2017-01-16T00:00:00Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience['Annika C. Linke', 'R. J. Jao Keehn', 'Ellyn B Pueschel', 'I. Fishman', 'R. Müller']2017-01-16T00:00:00 91766f4136d3f027339c18a2496ea36ca9fb109aAbstract Juvenile social play behavior is a shared trait across a wide variety of mammalian species. When play is characterized by the frequency or duration of physical contact, males usually display more play relative to females. The endocannabinoid system contributes to the development of the sex difference in social play behavior in rats. Treating newborn pups with a nonspecific endocannabinoid agonist, WIN55,212-2, masculinizes subsequent juvenile rough-and-tumble play behavior by females. Here we use specific drugs to target signaling through either the CB1 or CB2 endocannabinoid receptor (CB1R or CB2R) to determine which modulates the development of sex differences in play. Our data reveal that signaling through both CB1R and CB2R must be altered neonatally to modify development of neural circuitry regulating sex differences in play. Neonatal co-agonism of CB1R and CB2R masculinized play by females, whereas co-antagonism of these receptors feminized rates of male play. Because of a known role for the medial amygdala in the sexual differentiation of play, we reconstructed Golgi-impregnated neurons in the juvenile medial amygdala and used factor analysis to identify morphological parameters that were sexually differentiated and responsive to dual agonism of CB1R and CB2R during the early postnatal period. Our results suggest that sex differences in the medial amygdala are modulated by the endocannabinoid system during early development. Sex differences in play behavior are loosely correlated with differences in neuronal morphology.eNeuro20179235The data reveal that signaling through both CB1R and CB2R must be altered neonatally to modify development of neural circuitry regulating sex Differences in play, and suggest that sex differences in the medial amygdala are modulated by the endocannabinoid system during early development.2017-01-16T00:00:00eNeuro['K. J. Argue', 'J. W. VanRyzin', 'David J. Falvo', 'Allison R. Whitaker', 'Stacey J. Yu', 'M. McCarthy']2017-01-16T00:00:00 709f424c04412942a3946d0ca7d1553e8bdf8097Unsaturated flow in hydrating porous media is pertinent to several engineering applications, including underground and surface use of cemented tailings. Proper description and modelling of flow is complicated by changes in material properties due to hydration as well as by the generation of suction by the net consumption of water volume by hydration, variously termed chemical shrinkage or self-desiccation. It is necessary to define changes in hydraulic properties with time; for instance, the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) is not unique in time in addition to being path (drying versus wetting) dependent. To address this problem, a theory for modelling unsaturated flow in hydrating materials is introduced. The theory deconstructs the SWCC into a pore-size distribution, which changes with time as hydration occurs, and the water content, which is a variable that must be tracked with space and time. Matric suction depends on the time-dependent SWCC and the water content variable. The theory is applied ...20173892017-01-16T00:00:00Canadian Geotechnical Journal['M. Witteman', 'P. Simms']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7f4b26d41f086af952522d30b5f34416f7e98755We propose a novel eigenspace time-reversal robust Capon beamformer (E-TR-RCB) for improved target localization in continuous random media. We also derive the Beamspace-TR-RCB (B-TR-RCB) algorithm and compare their localization performances by varying the medium characteristic and excitation bandwidth. Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is used to numerically obtain the multistatic scattered field data from the continuous random dielectric medium. The results indicate that the E-TR-RCB has superior performance over the B-TR-RCB and outperforms the conventional (elementspace) TR-RCB and decomposition of the time-reversal operator (DORT) imaging techniques.IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters2017178A novel eigenspace time-reversal robust Capon beamformer (E-TR-RCB) is proposed for improved target localization in continuous random media and outperforms the conventional (elementspace) TR-RCBs and decomposition of the time- reversal operator (DORT) imaging techniques.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters['Md. Delwar Hossain', 'A. Mohan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 03e2a149f02649e70f85c97b54b8bb42748d5739Given the huge impact that Online Social Networks (OSN) had in the way people get informed and form their opinion, they became an attractive playground for malicious entities that want to spread misinformation, and leverage their effect. In fact, misinformation easily spreads on OSN, and this is a huge threat for modern society, possibly influencing also the outcome of elections, or even putting people's life at risk (e.g., spreading "anti-vaccines" misinformation). Therefore, it is of paramount importance for our society to have some sort of "validation" on information spreading through OSN. The need for a wide-scale validation would greatly benefit from automatic tools. In this paper, we show that it is difficult to carry out an automatic classification of misinformation considering only structural properties of content propagation cascades. We focus on structural properties, because they would be inherently difficult to be manipulated, with the the aim of circumventing classification systems. To support our claim, we carry out an extensive evaluation on Facebook posts belonging to conspiracy theories (representative of misinformation), and scientific news (representative of fact-checked content). Our findings show that conspiracy content reverberates in a way which is hard to distinguish from scientific content: for the classification mechanism we investigated, classification F-score never exceeds 0.7.International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security20174729It is shown that it is difficult to carry out an automatic classification of misinformation considering only structural properties of content propagation cascades, and that conspiracy content reverberates in a way which is hard to distinguish from scientific content.2017-01-16T00:00:002017 IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS)['M. Conti', 'Daniele Lain', 'R. Lazzeretti', 'Giulio Lovisotto', 'Walter Quattrociocchi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f5e385435ce35d3bada17413ae9c991a7075ebefAbstract This article is based on an investigation that involves five experts by experience in the field of mental health and eight students of social work. Both groups investigated the experiences of people with mental ill-health living in group homes. The article identifies the advantages if the researchers are expert by experience and the epistemological shift produced by the inclusion of people with the lived experience. Expert by experience research is a challenge to both experts by experience and for social work practice since it promotes the basic principle of social work as the science of doing. This study was based on the assertion that the real integration of theory and practice will not come from a rigid body of knowledge, but from the humility to learn from experts by experience.Service User Involvement in Social Work Education201747272017-01-16T00:00:00Social Work Education['Petra Videmšek']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5424a9964aff1f2340e45f7b4bc0f2a234105659Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has demonstrated the positive influence on consumer attitudes and buying behaviors. However the questions worth investigating are i°how different CSR types influence consumer purchase intention?i± Also, how does firmi¯s overall CSR lead to consumer purchase intention? The purpose of this investigation is to examine the intervening mechanism between CSR and consumer purchase intention. We expect consumer support for responsible business (CSRB) mediates the relationship between CSR and consumer purchase intention. We tested the hypotheses with data from dyad sample of 200 firmsi¯ representatives and consumers from apparel industry in China. The result supported the hypothesized relationships between CSR, CSRB, and consumer purchase intention. Findings of this study contribute to the CSR and consumer attitude research. This study also discusses the theoretical and practical implications of the findings.201720242017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Marketing Studies['Naveedullah Mulaessa', 'Hong Wang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f41364ce4f048aeb6135d0718856cee72a7c7edePenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kondisi awal mahasiswa tentang pre- knowledge , merancang software media pembelajaran interaktif pada materi Group, validasi dan uji coba empiris software media pembelajaran interaktif, implementasi software media pembelajaran interaktif,  mengukur  keterampilan  berpikir  kritis  matematik,  mengetahui  persepsi  mahasiswa melalui penyebayaran angket dan wawancara. Luaran dari penelitian ini antara lain s oftware media pembelajaran   interaktif   pada   materi   Group.   Penelitian   ini   merupakan   jenis   penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan metode development researh dan tehnik trianggulasi meliputi tahapan: tes pr e knowledge , validasi software media pembelajaran interaktif, uji coba empiris, implementasi software media pembelajaran interaktif, menyebarkan angket persepsi mahasiswa, tes keterampilan berpikir kritis matematik, wawancara. Populasi penelitiannya yaitu mahasiswa semester 5 dan semester 7 Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika terdiri atas masing-masing 5 kelas,  diambil  satu  kelas  secara  acak  yaitu  menggunakan  tekhnik cluster  random  sampling . Semester 7 terambil Kelas A sebanyak 28 orang dan semester 5 terambil kelas D sebanyak 30 orang. Simpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu pre-knowledge mahasiswa pada materi Gorup termasuk kualifikasi baik, meskipun secara individual masih ada beberapa mahasiswa yang kurang. Software media pembelajaran interaktif pada Materi Group layak diimplementasikan. Keterampilan berpikir kritis matematik mahasiswa termasuk kualifikasi baik, meskipun secara individual lemah pada indikator reason dan inference. Kesulitan mahasiswa secara beurutan dari yang paling banyak mengalami kesulitan yaitu pada indikator: clarity, inference, reason, dan overview. K a t a Kunci : Software Media Pembelajaran Interaktif, Pre-Knowledge , Keterampilan Berpikir kritis Matematik2017052017-01-16T00:00:00['N. Ratnaningsih']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7252256865550dcc677412f808c953669cbd41dcWe investigate whether the societal-level social capital enjoyed by firms affects the cost of their bank loans. Employing a measure of societal-level social capital for U.S. counties, we find that firms with higher societal-level social capital are associated with lower loan spreads. To further identify causality, we explore two events: Using a sample of firms that relocate their headquarters for tax reasons, we find that firms that move to lower (higher) social capital counties experience a higher (lower) cost of bank loans following relocations. The second event was the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. After the disaster, social capital in affected counties—mainly in the State of New York, the State of Virginia, and adjacent counties—increased through social capital building efforts. We show that firms headquartered in the affected counties experience significantly lower loan spreads than other firms after the attack. Our findings contribute to the understanding of how societal-level social capital promotes economic development through its impact on financing costs.201778182017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance['C.S. Agnes Cheng', 'Jing Wang', 'Ning Zhang', 'Shan Zhao']2017-01-16T00:00:00 913dd407b7c54c5d2338038c65547c9afd84f803Sustainable production of microalgae biorefineries presents several technical bottlenecks in different levels, including maximization of productivity of energy blocks as carbohydrates and lipids, which can be used as feedstocks for biodiesel and bioethanol production. An alternative for increasing productivity of energy blocks is the use of alternative crops to traditional chemical media, which are based on carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen sources and microelements. This work presents the design of two mixotrophic crops were designed at different concentrations of carbon, nitrogen and phosphate sources with the aim of evaluating the carbohydrates and lipids production from Chlorella vulgaris . The culture media were designed at different concentrations of sodium nitrate, potassium phosphate and sodium acetate / ammonium carbonate as carbon source. In addition, Pareto charts and Response Surface were performed using the statistical software STATISTICA 7.0, in order to know the significant influence of study variables on metabolites production. Results showed that the concentration of nutrients in the mixotrophic cultures affect the production of metabolites, for the case of carbohydrates production, acetate, carbonate and phosphate had a positive effect on it. Regarding lipids production, when the culture media contained acetate, there was not any variable that influenced significantly, whereas for the cultivation with ammonium carbonate, nitrate and interactions carbonate-phosphate, nitrate-phosphate had a significant influence on production of this metabolite.2017234The design of two mixotrophic crops were designed at different concentrations of carbon, nitrogen and phosphate sources with the aim of evaluating the carbohydrates and lipids production from Chlorella vulgaris and showed that the concentration of nutrients in theMixotrophic cultures affect the production of metabolites.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Ana Álvarez', 'Y. Matos', 'M. E. Cáceres', 'Á. D. G. Delgado', 'Andrés Fernando Barajas Solano']2017-01-16T00:00:00 278b66a70aaaf65e82850f03de353bf4dd69efd4Social cognition can be impaired in a range of neuro-degenerative conditions, yet the impact of these difficulties on behaviour and social relationships is not yet fully understood. This study assessed social cognition in 27 participants with Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (DAT) and their co-residing partners (N = 27) and explored the relationships between social cognition, cognitive ability, relationship continuity and behaviour following diagnosis. In line with previous research, participants with dementia scored lower on social cognition tasks compared to their partners. Behaviour changes such as apathy, disinhibition and agitation in participants with dementia were significantly related to relationship continuity; however, no significant associations were found with measures of social cognition. The results of this study are discussed within a therapeutic context and in line with current guidelines and policies.Brain Impairment20176817Behaviour changes such as apathy, disinhibition and agitation in participants with dementia were significantly related to relationship continuity; however, no significant associations were found with measures of social cognition.2017-01-16T00:00:00Brain Impairment['Blanca Poveda', 'K. Osborne-Crowley', 'K. Laidlaw', 'F. Macleod', 'K. Power']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a56d571f95eefd462ea7dc7bece78e5b2f53af1020170102017-01-16T00:00:00['D. Cali']2017-01-16T00:00:00 18339589115ea684770205837073a9e53397f963This paper presents the theory of the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-space method generalized to model elastic wave propagation in heterogeneous anisotropic media. The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-space methods are promising time integration techniques giving, in conjunction with collocation spectral methods, accurate and efficient numerical schemes for problems in heterogeneous media. In this paper, the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-space operator is derived in a spatially continuous form using the Fourier analysis of the displacement formalism of elastodynamics. An efficient numerical algorithm is then constructed by applying a Fourier collocation spectral method, leading to define the discrete <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-space scheme. The proposed method is temporally exact for homogeneous media, unconditionally stable for heterogeneous media, and also allows larger time steps without loss of accuracy. Implementation of the method is discussed in detail. The method is validated through a set of numerical tests. The numerical results show the efficacy of the method compared with the conventional schemes.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control2017622The theory of the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex- Math>-space method generalized to model elastic wave propagation in heterogeneous anisotropic media is presented.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control['K. Firouzi', 'B. Khuri-Yakub']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8885de38890591ee8126b729f1555b9adef34e57ABSTRACT The article draws attention to the loss of contract power of people, especially those with mental disabilities. It shows a gap between policies and ideology of participation on the one hand and lived experiences of participation practices in the care proceedings’ systems on the other. Users’ participation seems to be a trademark of contemporary EU social policy or mental health policy, while children’s participation is the most emphasised part of child-friendly justice discourse, but the question arises whether they really are in place. The national and European research projects conducted by the author and her colleagues in the last years are used to emphasise the most problematic points, but also innovative social work and advocacy practices. The central focus of the article is therefore the author’s recent EU research project ‘Access to Justice for Children with Mental Disabilities’, which has addressed the participation of children with mental disabilities in all stages of the legal processes. In the case of Slovenia, these are mainly taking the place at centres of social work. The findings showed that in spite of the progress towards participation of children in general in social care decisions, children with mental disabilities remain virtually invisible.201716122017-01-16T00:00:00European Journal of Social Work['M. Urek']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7a5b961c9d3599cfaa2e3dbd3cadbcbf780b8469Masih rendahnya rasa percaya diri siswa dan prestasi be lajar siswa di kelas V SD Negeri Ajibarang kulon melatarbekangi penelitian ini. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan rasa percaya diri dan prestasi belajar matematika melalui model pembelajaran Van Hiele berb antu media ICT siswa di kelas lima SD Negeri Ajibarang Kulon. Penelitian ini dilakukan dalam dua siklus yang terdiri dari dua pertemuan dalam setiap siklus . Setiap siklus m elibatkan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan dan refleksi. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik tes dan non tes berupa tes individu, angket dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan rasa percaya diri dan prestasi belajar meningkat. P restas i belajar siswa pada siklus pertama adalah 72,4 dengan presentase kelulusan 45 % , dan meningkat pada siklus II 77,2 dengan 87 ,5%. Percaya diri siswa juga menunjukkan peningkatan dari yang pertama dua sik lus. Pada siklus pertama, hasil rat a-rata siswa percaya diri pada siikap percaya diri 2,45 (cukup ) meningkat pada siklus II 3,46 (s angat baik ). Dap at disimpulkan bahwa kepercayaan diri dan prestasi belajar siswa kelas V SD Negeri Ajibarang Kulon dapat ditingkatkan melalui penerapan model Van Hiele berbantu ICT.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Eni Tusmiyati']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8ea6e102697ab88258993e3eb5d42a090248ee50Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana peningkatan prestasi belajar siswa dengan menggunakan media audio visual pada mata pelajaran IPSs di kelas VII SMP Negeri 9 Sampit. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan beberapa metode, antara lain observasi, wawancara dan tes. Kegiatan penelitian yang dilakukan ialah perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah: nilai rata-rata dari pra tindakan, siklus I dan siklus II yang mengalami peningkatan. Nilai rata-rata prestasi pada kegiatan pra tindakan ialah mencapai 69. Nilai rata-rata prestasi post test pada siklus I mencapai 72. pada siklus II nilai rata-rata prestasi post test yaitu 77. nilai rata-rata prestasi post test pada pra tindakan, siklus I dan siklus II mengalami kenaikan. Persentase keberhasilan siswa dalam pra tindakan, siklus I maupun siklus II juga mengalami peningkatan. Pada pra tindakan siswa yang tuntas sebanyak 24 dalam siklus I meningkat menjadi 27 dan dalam siklus II kembali meningkat menjadi 32 siswa.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Qahfi', 'Norhayatun Norhayatun', 'Rahmadani Rahmadani']2017-01-16T00:00:00 95131ab5b154b4b5c2f8a69114188f2f486cfefbPenelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang bertujuan untuk mengembangkan produk media pembelajaran mata pelajaran Gambar Eksterior Bangunan Gedung dengan bahasan materi konsep dan gaya eksterior bangunan gedung. Produk penelitian ini berupa media pembelajaran berbasis mobile application dengan sistem augmented reality yang dapat dioprasikan pada gadget dengan Operating System android. Penelitian pengembangan ini mengadaptasi model pengembangan 4D ( four- D). Proses penelitian ini dilakukan melalui empat tahapan utama, yaitu pendefinisian, perancangan, pengembangan dan penyebaran. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk pengambilan data berupa angket dengan beberapa butir penilaian. Angket  dalam penelitian ini berfungsi untuk mengetahui berapa besar skor kelayakan media pembelajaran oleh ahli media dan materi lalu dilakukan penilaian kemudahan penggunaan oleh siswa yang setelah itu dilakukan konversi data kuantitatif ke kualitatif dengan acuan skala likert yang telah ditentukan. Hasil pengembangan didapatkan media pembelajaran yang terdiri dari tujuh komponen utama, yaitu halaman utama, start , augmented reality , materi, panduan, evaluasi, dan exit . Hasil validasi oleh ahli media pembelajaran termasuk dalam kategori “sangat layak” dengan perolehan skor kelayakan sebesar 97.2 sedangkan untuk validasi oleh ahli materi termasuk dalam kategori “layak” dengan perolehan skor kelayakan sebesar 70.23, untuk penilaian kemudahan penggunaan oleh siswa terhadap media pembelajaran dapat dikategorikan “layak” dengan perolehan skor kelayakan sebesar 80.23 sehingga hasil pengembangan dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran alternatif.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Luthfi Anandhika', 'M. Hariyanto']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7459b8ff4fcf4f714803ed012363d335cd669ecfThe electric construction vehicle of network multi-media device is carried the present invention relates to a kind of, including is in communication with each other managing main frame and the flat board computer terminal of connection；The managing main frame includes local storage unit, and the tablet personal computer terminal includes real-time monitoring camera, and the real-time monitoring camera recorded broadcast video is simultaneously sent to the local storage unit.201700The electric construction vehicle of network multi-media device is carried and the present invention relates to a kind of managing main frame and the flat board computer terminal of connection in communication with each other.2017-01-16T00:00:00['孔涛', '赵爽', '王晶']2017-01-16T00:00:00 97fd28d2b09c660c82d887eaec045d291f9116bdSince the advent of print media communication channels have become faster with passage of time. With the emergence and evolution of electronic media from radio to television and now internet media has taken a centre stage in our daily lives. The present paper is an attempt to give a brief account of history   and emergence of media in India. A survey was conducted to ascertain the Impact of media on teacher and taught. The sample size consists of 96 participants from different states of India. The analysis was done by surveying four categories: Male Teachers, Female Teachers, Male Students and Female Students. There were marked contrasts and similarities among the four groups. Positively or negatively media is going to affect our lives significantly in coming years.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00International Education and Research Journal['Ravinder Singh', 'J. Negi', 'N. Talukdar']2017-01-16T00:00:00 72b01cf50ec169d70ba40125a50e4476ed9b3d97Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dan motivasi terhadap hasil belajar menulis cerpen. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen (two group), yaitu membandingkan dua kelas. Kelas eksperimen diberikan perlakuan dengan menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dan kelas kontrol diberikan perlakuan dengan tidak menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada semester ganjil tahun ajaran 2016/2017. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI SMA Tunas Pelita Binjai. Sampel dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui teknik cluster random sampling, yaitu kelas XI-IPA U sebagai kelas eksperimen sebanyak 26 siswa dan kelas kontrol yaitu kelas XI-IPS 1 sebanyak 25 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan angket motivasi belajar dan tes hasil belajar menulis cerpen. Teknik analisis data menggunakan menggunakan uji anava dua jalan. Berdasarkan perhitungan data, diperoleh hasil penelitian sebagai berikut: (1) motivasi siswa kelas XI SMA Tunas Pelita Binjai yang menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ lebih tinggi daripada siswa yang tidak menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dengan pemerolehan harga F tabel = 3,94 untuk 5% dan 6,90 untuk 1%. Harga F hitung = 113,815 lebih besar daripada harga F tabel = 3,94 untuk 5% dan 5,01 untuk 1%; (2) hasil belajar menulis cerpen siswa kelas XI SMA Tunas Pelita Binjai yang menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ lebih tinggi daripada siswa yang tidak menggunakan media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dengan pemerolehan harga F tabel = 0,898 untuk 5% dan 6,90 untuk 1%. Harga F hitung = 3,94 lebih besar daripada harga F tabel untuk 5%, yaitu 3,94>0,898 dan untuk 1% yaitu 6,90>0,898; (3) terdapat interaksi media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dan motivasi terhadap hasil belajar menulis cerpen siswa dengan perolehan harga F tabel 3,94 untuk 5% dan 6,90 untuk 1%. Harga F hitung = 89.005 lebih besar daripada F tabel yaitu 89,005 > 3,94. Dengan demikian, hipotesis alternatif ( H_a) diterima. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh media audiovisual ‘Kerja Keras Orang Tua’ dan motivasi terhadap hasil belajar menulis cerpen siswa kelas XI SMA Tunas Pelita Binjai Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Risky Erillia']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fe6de4b21183f17f6b6d14f21f8e560a73c2118bThe purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using the beam media on fractions students with visual impairment to improve the learning outcomes about mathematical summation material on fractions students in YKAB special schools (SLB) Surakarta. The research method which is used in this study is single subject research design experimental that is design A-B-A (Baseline-1 - Intervention - Baseline-2) with the subject is chosen directly by the researchers based on the need of two students on a 4th grade of special school. The Techniques of analysing data used are statistical analysis and visual analysis.  Statistical analysis is in the form of charting a simple statistic description of Antam. Visual analysis focuses on changes in one variable and two conditions (results) that change all the intervention phase and the changing compared with the baseline phase. Based on data analysis from all three phases, it is known that the using of fractional block media provides positive influence on mathematics learning outcome fractions summation material of students with visual impairment. Based on these results, we can conclude that fractional block is an effective media to improve the learning outcomes about fraction  summation material  for fourth grade  students with visual impairment. Article visualizations:201701Fractional block is an effective media to improve the learning outcomes about fraction summation material for fourth grade students with visual impairment and it is known that the using of fractional block media provides positive influence on mathematics learning outcome fractions summationmaterial of students withVisual impairment.2017-01-16T00:00:00['M. F. Nahwah', 'A. Choiri', 'S. Sunardi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0f96d9f1e9456aa3827fa1161e4352ac13745d9bAbstrak Penggunaan animasi keluarga dalam pembelajaran mampu menumbuhkan motivasi belajar siswa dan sikap kemandirian siswa. Oleh sebab itu, penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas, efektivitas pengembangan animasi keluarga dan respon siswa terhadap penggunaan animasi keluarga. Model pengembangan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu model pengembangan yang dikemukakan oleh Sadiman. Model ini terdiri dari 6 tahap yang meliputi: 1. Perumusan tujuan 2. Perumusan butir-butir materi 3. Perumusan alat pengukur keberhasilan 4. Penulisan naskah media 5. Tes uji coba 6. Revisi. Namun, penelitian ini hanya sampai pada tahap tes uji coba. Berdasarkan analisis dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil pengembangan animasi keluarga memiliki kriteria sangat baik dan layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Mandarin. Hal itu didukung dengan hasil penilaian dari ahli materi sebesar 93,94 % dan ahli media sebesar 83,33 %. Dimana kedua hasil berada pada skala yang sangat kuat dengan menggunakan perbandingan skala Likert. Kemudian hasil pengembangan animasi keluarga dinyatakan efektif digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Efektivitas tersebut diperoleh dari hasil uji coba terbatas yang dilakukan pada kelas XI SMK Negeri 1 Jombang. Nilai t (kelas uji coba) = 10.20 > t (5%,db = 33) 2,03 maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikansi antara nilai pre-test dan post-test pada pembelajaran kosakata pada materi anggota keluarga menggunakan animasi. Berdasarkan hasil analisis angket respon siswa animasi keluarga mendapatkan respon positif atau sangat kuat dengan presentase sebesar 97,38 % yang menyatakan bahwa penyajian materi animasi keluarga sudah sesuai dan memiliki animasi yang menarik sehingga mampu membangkitkan motivasi belajar siswa. Simpulan penelitian ini adalah animasi keluarga layak dan mampu meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata bahasa Mandarin siswa kelas XI SMK Negeri 1 Jombang. Kata Kunci: Animasi, Keluarga, Adobe Flash CS6. Abstract The of animation family in learning is able to improve students ''''motivation and attitude of students'''' independence. Therefore, this study was conducted in order to determine the quality, effectiveness animation development family and the students'''' response to the use of animation family. The model development is used in this research is the development model proposed by Sadiman. This model consists of six stages which include: 1. Formulation 2. Formulation purposes particles of matter 3. Formulation of gauge success 4. Script writing media 5. Tests 6. Revision of the trial. However, this study only reached the stage of pilot tests.Based on the analysis, concludes that the results of the development of animation family has a very good criteria and eligible for used in learning Mandarin vocabulary. This is supported by the results of expert assessment of the material by 93.94% and 83.33% of media experts.Where both results are in a very strong scale using Likert scale comparison.Then the results of the development of animation family was declared effectively use in learning. The effectiveness is obtained from the limited testing performed on class XI SMKN 1 Jombang. Score T (class test) = 10:20> t (5%, db = 33) 2.03 so it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test on vocabulary learning in matter of family members using animation.Based on analysis of student questionnaire, animated family get a positive response or a very strong with a percentage of 97.38% which states that the presentation of the material animated family was appropriate and has an interesting animation in order to improve students'''' motivation in learning. The conclusion of this study is the animated family worthy and able to increase knowledge of Mandarin vocabulary in class XI student of SMK Negeri 1 Jombang. Keywords: Animation, Family, Adobe Flash CS6.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Tri Arieska Kusumastuti']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7ed3ea55fe1e9300e7fa9f9fc31d3fdee6623defProponer un modelo estrategico de mercadeo enfocado a instituciones privadas de educacion basica y media en la ciudad de Bogota pertenecientes a los estratos 3 y 4, que permita la identificacion de factores claves de exito.20171202017-01-16T00:00:00['Á. González', 'D. Rivera', 'Donny Rossoff']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ab1d73a098eb7790ee25c13b772980600cf072b0Telah dilakukan penelitian pengaruh media air laut dan inhibitor asam askorbat terhadap laju korosi  dan morfologi permukaan pada baja A 242. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi inhibitor asam askorbat dan waktu perendaman terhadap laju korosi baja A242 dalam media air laut. Hasil pengujian laju korosi baja A242 dalam media air laut tanpa inhibitor asam askorbat sebesar 0,203 mmpy. Namun untuk konsentrasi inhibitor asam askorbat dan waktu perendaman yang terbesar laju korosinya adalah pada sampel baja A242 mengalami penurunan (dari 0,122mmpy menjadi 0,060 mmpy) pada konsentrasi larutan inhibitor asam askorbat 400 ppm dan dalam waktu perendaman 4 minggu.  Hasil pengamatan mikrografi dengan SEM menunjukkan bahwa baja A242 terjadi korosi secara merata dan bentuk pitting selama perendaman baik sebelum dan sesudah ditambah inhibitor askorbat dan diperkuat hasil uji Energy Disversif X-ray Spektroscopy ( EDXS) yang mengindikasikan klorida (Cl) pada produk korosi tersebut. Hasil analisa uji Anova didapat F hitung = 41,861 dan F = 3,59 maka sesuai hipotesis jika F hitung > dari F tabel maka Ho ditolak, dan H diterima sehingga disimpulkan  bahwa berpengaruh secara signifikan  antara variasi konsentrasi inhibitor  asam askorbat dan waktu perendaman terhadap morfologi permukaan dan laju korosi baja A242 pada media air laut.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['B. Budiarto', 'Angga Saputra']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e561c2a18e5861c4cfec963e95ff8d509f247e14Program hubungan media memainkan peran kunci dalam meningkatkan reputasi perusahaan, termasuk di PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (PT. KAI) yang menempatkan humas sebagai bagian penting dari organisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana strategi hubungan media pada PT. KAI dalam menjalankan aspek pemetaan isu di media, manajemen krisis di media, program hubungan media, klasifikasi media massa, kebijakan perusahaan dalam menjalankan hubungan media dan kualitas hubungan media. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan strategi studi kasus. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan untuk penelitian adalah wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, studi dokumentasi, dan studi literatur. Informan utama dalam penelitian ini adalah Jurnalis Tribun Jawa Barat dan Jurnalis Pikiran Rakyat. Sementara informan pendukung dalam penelitian ini adalah Vice President Humas, Manajer Eksternal Humas, Asisten Manager Eksternal Humas dan Junior Manager Operation Control. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa humas PT. KAI telah menjalankan program hubungan media dengan baik, namun dalam pelaksaannya masih belum optimal. Hal tersebut karena jurnalis sebagai target program merasa kurang puas dengan sikap humas. Humas Pusat PT. KAI periode ini dinilai kurang proaktif, lambat dalam merespon isu dan cenderung melimpahkan tanggungjawab kepada Humas Daerah. Kualitas program hubungan media humas tergantung pada pimpinannya, karena pemimpin cenderung merubah, menghapus atau membuat kebijakan baru. Berbeda pemimpin maka kualitasnya pun akan berbeda.;--- Media relations program plays a key part in increasing the reputation of a company, also including PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (PT. KAI) which places public relations as an important part of its organization. This research aims to observe the strategy of media relations in PT. KAI on running the mapping aspect of the issue in the media, media relations program, mass media classification, the company’s policy on media relations and the quality of media relations. Data collection methods used for the research are in-depth interview, participant observation, documentation study, and literature study. Main informants of this research are the journalists from Tribun Jawa Barat and the journalists from Pikiran Rakyat. While the additional informants in this research are The Vice President of Public Relations, External Manager of Public Relations, Assistant of External Manager of Public Relations, and Junior Manager Operation Control. The result of the research indicates that the PR from PT. KAI has been running the media relations program quite well, however, the implementation of it is still less than optimal. That is because the journalist, as the target of the program, has not feeling satisfied by the PR’s attitude. PR of PT. KAI from this period is seen as less proactive, late in responding to issues, and tends to delegate responsibilities to PR from the region. The quality of media relations program depends on its leader, because the leader tends to change, remove, or create new policy. Different leader will then produce different quality.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Henry Gunawan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ab8efff407a551264cad85e59af9fc510c02260bPermasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah rendahnya prestasi belajar ekonomi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui : 1) Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Visual Terhadap Prestasi Belajar ekonomi, 2) Pengaruh Minat Belajar Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ekonomi, 3) Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Visual dan Minat Belajar Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Ekonomi siswa kelas XI IPS SMA Negeri 1 Salak Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat T.A.2016/2017 dengan populasi sebanyak 98 siswa dan dengan sampel sebanyak 98 siswa. Pemilihan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tehnik total sampling. Dari hasil uji Validitas angket yang penulis lakukan hasilnya yaitu Variabel X1 atau media visual dari 20 item soal yang diujikan hasilnya valid semua begitu juga dengan variabel X2 atau minat belajar dari 20 item soal yang diujikan ternyata hasilnya valid semua. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian Expost Facto, dimana untuk mendapatkan data penelitian digunakan angket, observasi dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan uji hipotesis secara parsial (uji-t) diperoleh hasil bahwa variabel Media Pembelajaran Visual (X1) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi yang ditunjukkan nilai thitung > ttabel (6,432 > 1,661) dan Minat Belajar (X2) berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi yang ditunjukkan nilai thitung > ttabel (8,866 > 1,661). Sedangkan dengan uji hipotesis secara simultan (uji-f) diperoleh hasil bahwa Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Visual dan Minat Belajar secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi belajar ekonomi yang ditunjukkan nilai Fhitung > Ftabel (73,143 > 3,09). Berdasarkan uji koefisien determinasi, diperoleh nilai R2 sebesar 0,606 yang artinya Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Visual dan Minat Belajar sebesar 60,6% dapat menjelaskan prestasi belajar ekonomi dan sisanya dijelaskan oleh variabel lain yang tidak dibahas dalam penelitian ini. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Visual dan Minat Belajar terhadap prestasi belajar siswa kelas XI mata pelajaran ekonomi SMA Negeri 1 Salak Kabupaten Pakpak Bharat T.P.2016/2017.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['S.Gana M Banurea']2017-01-16T00:00:00 59af55a171645ef917f02fc3afbc789978630906Scottish media is in dire straits – it's why alternatives like Bella Caledonia are vital As the Scottish independence movement contemplates a possible second referendum, it has been rocked by news that an online magazine that established a significant voice in the first vote could close. Bella Caledonia is arguably the most prominent among a number of online comment sites and blogs that provide a counterbalance to a unionist­inclined press in Scotland. But now Mike Small, its editor and co­founder, has indicated the task of running the site full­time is beyond present resources. The board has said it intends to carry on, but the publication's future is far from clear. Bella Caledonia offers sharp online commentary and analysis from a perspective that is pro­ independence but not chest­thumping. Scotland has few of these alternative platforms and it can hardly afford to lose any – especially with a second referendum threatening to raise as many questions about fair coverage as last time. Scotland's political and cultural development has been characterised by a disparity between its restored awareness of itself since devolution and the decline of the media. Its externally owned newspapers have been stripped of resource. Despite strong indigenous radio provision led by BBC Radio Scotland, the nation's TV offering is locked into a pattern largely unchanged since the 1950s. Scotland gets television largely scheduled from London from the leading BBC and STV services, with a slender offering of its own products, often at unfriendly times. There is the invaluable exception of Gaelic service BBC Alba, but it can only do so much.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00The conversation['N. Blain']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e16a9dbf1559e4a30b1ddd62fbcfad32d4b052fbSistem Informasi Akademik merupakan suatu sistem yang memberikan layanan informasi yang berupa data akademik. Keberadaan sistem informasi akademik ini sangat penting dalam membatu setiap proses akademik di sebuah instasi pedidikan. Dalam hal ini, SMK Cyber Media dijadikan sebagai tempat penelitian, karena sistem informasi akademik yang ada di sekolah tersebut belum terkelola dengan baik sehingga sering terjadinya kekeliruan dan masih banyak data manual atauarsip yang tersimpan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untukmembuat SMK Cyber Media lebih efesien dan efektif dalam pengunaan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah berdasarkan metode kualitatif. Sedangkan pengembangan sistemnya menggunakan model waterfall. Perangkat lunak yang digunakan adalah: Microsoft Windows 2016 Professional 64-Bit, Microsoft Visio 2016, Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, Star Uml. Hasil dari penelitan ini adalah sebuah Web sekolah bernama: SIAKAD SMK Cyber Media.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Yenny Tsara Azizah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 659a3a0ab8836cc97d9140af8d44866e5db1174cABSTRAK Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kesulitan peserta didik dalam memahami operasi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bilangan bulat. Hal ini  dikarenakan peserta didik cenderung menerima apa yang disampaikan guru dalam memelajari materi baru dan jarang mengungkapkan pendapatnya. Salah satu cara untuk mengatasi kesulitan tersebut adalah dengan menerapkan pembelajaran pendidikan matematika realistik berbantuan media MTB. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran matematika realistik berbantuan  media MTB yang baik dan mendeskripsikan keefektifan pembelajaran matematika pada materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bilangan bulat menggunakan perangkat pembelajaran matematika realistik berbantuan media MTB di kelas IV SD. Subjek penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah 1 Pucang Anom Sidoarjo tahun pelajaran 2015/2016 yang terdiri dari enam kelas paralel, terpilih kelas IV Ali bin Abi Thalib untuk kelas uji coba dan  kelas IV Khalid bin Walid untuk kelas implementasi. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran menggunakan model 4-D. Perangkat yang dihasilkan meliputi: RPP, media MTB, LKP, dan Lembar penilaian yang terdiri atas THB , lembar penilaian afektif dan psikomotor. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) Perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan memenuhi kriteria: (a) kevalidan, dimana penilaian validator terhadap perangkat pembelajaran adalah baik dengan skor antara 4,00-5,00, (b) kepraktisan, hal ini ditunjukkan oleh kemampuan guru dalam mengelola pembelajaran berkategori baik dengan rata-rata setiap pertemuan 4,18 dan 4,27 (c) keefektifan, ditunjukkan oleh aktivitas peserta didik dalam pembelajaran berada pada rentang waktu ideal, ketuntasan klasikal hasil belajar kognitif mencapai 97,4%, hasil belajar afektif 89,7%, dan hasil belajar psikomotor 97,44%, dan respon peserta didik positif  (2)  pembelajaran menggunakan perangkat pembelajaran matematika realistik berbantuan media MTB efektif untuk mengajarkan materi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bilangan bulat. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh: (a) ketuntasan hasil belajar klasikal pada kelas implementasi untuk hasil belajar kognitif mencapai 87,09%, hasil belajar afektif mencapai 87,10%, dan hasil belajar psikomotor mencapai 80,65%, (b)  aktivitas peserta didik dalam pembelajaran berada pada rentang waktu ideal, (c) respon peserta didik terhadap pembelajaran positif. Dengan demikian, perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif pembelajaran pada materi operasi penjumlahan dan pengurangan bilangan bulat. Kata-kata kunci: matematika realistik, media MTB, bilangan bulat.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Enik Chairul Umah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4e748a1dcc8adbbba737172090619b9ce36a446bWith the vigorous development of digital media industry nowadays, more and more colleges and universities have been attaching great importance on talent cultivation of digital media profession and cultivating mode; on the other hand, studio system, as a new talents training mode, has been extensively recognized and applied. Since the digital media industry is still at the initial development stage in China, the studio system requires further improvement. How to realize healthy growth of digital media profession studio under different development environment, and to promote successful industry-university-research cooperation reform still require constant test and deepening. Starting from the essence of studio-system, the paper put forward the five "differences" on studio system curriculum group construction requiring attention and the four "principles" to be mastered thus to contribute to the professional personnel cultivation of digital media profession of China.2017110The paper put forward the five "differences" on studio system curriculum group construction requiring attention and the four "principles" to be mastered thus to contribute to the professional personnel cultivation of digital media profession of China.2017-01-16T00:00:00DEStech Transactions on Social Science, Education and Human Science['Jiahui Lu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5b588a1a488c5cd4f3bd541ecbb3d8ff9ced80b1Produksi cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) masih sangat tergantung dari hasil tangkapan, sehingga jumlahnya sangat bergantung dengan kondisi alam. Jumlah hasil tangkapan cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) yang terus ditingkatkan namun tidak diiringi dengan kegiatan pengayaan stoknya, maka untuk mempertahankan populasi cumi-cumi diperlukan teknologi terapan yang dapat membantu cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) mudah berkembang biak. Atraktor cumi-cumi merupakan salah satu teknologi yang dapat diaplikasikan untuk membantu pengayaan stok cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) di alam. Atraktor ini dapat dibuat dari berbagai jenis bahan dan berbagai bentuk, tergantung dari mudah didapatnya bahan untuk pembuatan atraktor. Penelitian atraktor cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) yang berbeda bentuk dan bahan dilakukan di Perairan Tuing, Kabupaten Bangka, Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung pada bulan Oktober 2012 sampai bulan Juni 2013. Enam buah atraktor berbentuk kotak dari bahan kayu dan enam buah atraktor berbentuk silinder dari drum bekas diteliti untuk mengetahui keefektifan dari dua bentuk atraktor. Atraktor dipasang pada kedalaman 3-5m dengan cara berselingan antara bentuk kotak dan silinder. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penempelan telur cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) lebih banyak pada atraktor bentuk silinder yang mencapai 95% dibandingkan dengan bentuk kotak yang hanya 5%. Atraktor cumi-cumi bentuk silinder dari drum bekas lebih efektif karena bentuknya yang seperti gowa yang dapat menarik atau merangsang cumi-cumi (Loligo sp) untuk menempelkan telurnya.2017182017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Baskoro', 'M. A. Sondita', 'Roza Yusfiandayani', 'Indra Ambalika Syari']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a9ba65394c056b15facb9758a05da1642558211dThis paper investigates the effect of social cues in a malli¯s shopping environment on customer behavior. Two competing mediation scenarios are assessed: emotion-cognition and cognition-emotion in a stimulus-organism-response (SOR)-based framework. Although the role of social cues in driving customer behavior in shopping contexts is largely addressed in the extant literature, the mechanism of the effect is still under-researched area and this study is an attempt to fill this gap. The conceptual model is validated through a questionnaire survey of 1028 shopping mall customers from three cities in Jordan. Two different conceptual models are tested. The analysis reveals that the cognition-emotion mediated model is more robust in predicting the effect of social cues than emotion-cognition mediated model. The findings indicate that a) social cues have a significant positive effect on customersi¯ emotion of pleasure; cognition; and behavioral response; and b) only pleasure and cognition mediate the effect of social cues on customersi¯ behavioral response. Theoretically, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism by which customersi¯ emotions and cognition mediate the effect of social cues on customer behavior; and practically, it asserts the significance of social cues as a marketing tool.201785102017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Marketing Studies['N. Nusairat', 'A. H. Akhorshaideh', 'T. Rashid', 'S. Sahadev', 'G. Rembielak']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f1cb3574f71ae098f6f3c3e998f3cc3bc3f93d62Purpose Employees often expect an emphasis on financial aspects to be predominant when their employers choose a fund management company for the investment of employees’ pension fund deposits. By contrast, in an attempt to appear as socially responsible company managers may emphasize social responsibility (SR) in pension fund choices. The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent managers for small- and medium-sized companies emphasize SR vs expected returns when choosing investment managers for their employees’ pension funds. Design/methodology/approach A conjoint experiment among 276 Norwegian SMEs’ decision makers examines their trade-offs between social and financial goals in their choice of employees’ pension management. Furthermore, the study examines how the companies’ decision makers’ characteristics influence their pension fund management choices. Findings The findings show that the employers placed the greatest weight to suppliers providing funds adhering to socially responsible investment (SRI) practices, followed by the suppliers’ corporate brand credibility, the funds’ expected return, and the suppliers’ management fees. Second, employers with investment expertise emphasized expected returns and downplayed SR in their choice, whereas employers with stated CSR-strategies downplayed expected return and emphasized SR. Originality/value Choice of supplier to manage employees’ pension funds relates to a general discussion on whether companies should do well – maximizing value, or do good, – maximizing corporate SR. In this study, doing well means maximizing expected returns and minimizing costs of the pension investments, whereas doing good means emphasizing SRI in this choice. Unfortunately, the employees might pay a price for their companies’ ethicality as moral considerations may conflict with maximizing the employees’ pension fund value.201772112017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Bank Marketing['Harald Biong', 'Ragnhild Silkoset']2017-01-16T00:00:00 bbd9227dc7f11a2fe804042e2f269bf454b28c52Purpose In this paper, the authors aim to look at the relationship between divergent national corporate social policies as embedded in corporate governance regimes and the development of the firm’s organizational capabilities. More specifically, the authors illustrate how the different systems of corporate governance developed in the USA and Germany are major resource-based factors on the decision to develop production-related organizational capabilities. The authors develop an integrative framework, drawing on both the corporate governance, as well as strategic management literatures, to explain idiosyncrasies and commonalities in capability development. In the aggregate, this would lead to differential corporate social and economic performance between Germany and the USA. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper that develops a framework to link national corporate social policy as embedded in governance systems to corporate social and economic performance. Findings Corporate governance systems – embodying divergent corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientations vis-a-vis the firm’s stakeholders – can be viewed as determinants of group-specific resources that will not be transferable across different nation-states, leading to divergent corporate social and economic performance. Originality/value The analysis emphasizes that CSR is an essential element of corporate governance. The authors highlight that regulatory, normative and cognitive institutional structures and orientations help to utilize and configure important firm-specific, industry-specific and country-specific resources and capabilities. This framework also contributes to recent developments in the corporate governance and management literatures that position CSR as a central element of corporate governance institutions.201759112017-01-16T00:00:00Corporate Governance['Manzur Rahman', 'C. Carpano']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d06fa3ea3854e520eb962f12267de3249c0b3d76Social Choice and Welfare20173711It is shown that the social choice correspondences is aserial dictatorship à la Eraslan and McLennan and that a serial dictatorship can include “invisible serial dictators” à la Kirman and Sondermann.2017-01-16T00:00:00Social Choice and Welfare['Shino Takayama', 'Akira Yokotani']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b69cba809e692d46cc0cedf279c78e48ea92c94eNeurotoxicity research201709The ESI model of early-life social isolation in rats is used to characterize development of depressive-like behavior, the role of microglia, levels of histone methylation, as well as expression of glutamate receptor subunits in the hippocampus, to suggest that ESI induces depressive- like behavior, which may be mediated by microglial signaling.2017-01-16T00:00:00Neurotoxicity Research['Hong-Tao Wang', 'F. Huang', 'Zhaolan Hu', 'Wen-Juan Zhang', 'Xiaoqing Qiao', 'Yan-Qing Huang', 'Ru‐Ping Dai', 'Fang Li', 'Chang-Qi Li']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1e6c49d8864969590363b374ecdc49fd2f1fcd6aSUMMARY Pertussis epidemics have displayed substantial spatial heterogeneity in countries with high socioeconomic conditions and high vaccine coverage. This study aims to investigate the relationship between pertussis risk and socio-environmental factors on the spatio-temporal variation underlying pertussis infection. We obtained daily case numbers of pertussis notifications from Queensland Health, Australia by postal area, for the period January 2006 to December 2012. A Bayesian spatio-temporal model was used to quantify the relationship between monthly pertussis incidence and socio-environmental factors. The socio-environmental factors included monthly mean minimum temperature (MIT), monthly mean vapour pressure (VAP), Queensland school calendar pattern (SCP), and socioeconomic index for area (SEIFA). An increase in pertussis incidence was observed from 2006 to 2010 and a slight decrease from 2011 to 2012. Spatial analyses showed pertussis incidence across Queensland postal area to be low and more spatially homogeneous during 2006–2008; incidence was higher and more spatially heterogeneous after 2009. The results also showed that the average decrease in monthly pertussis incidence was 3·1% [95% credible interval (CrI) 1·3–4·8] for each 1 °C increase in monthly MIT, while average increase in monthly pertussis incidences were 6·2% (95% CrI 0·4–12·4) and 2% (95% CrI 1–3) for SCP periods and for each 10-unit increase in SEIFA, respectively. This study demonstrated that pertussis transmission is significantly associated with MIT, SEIFA, and SCP. Mapping derived from this work highlights the potential for future investigation and areas for focusing future control strategies.Epidemiology and Infection20173919It is demonstrated that pertussis transmission is significantly associated with MIT, SEIFA, and SCP, and mapping derived from this work highlights the potential for future investigation and areas for focusing future control strategies.2017-01-16T00:00:00Epidemiology and Infection['Xiaodong Huang', 'S. Lambert', 'C. Lau', 'R. Magalhães', 'J. Marquess', 'M. Rajmokan', 'G. Milinovich', 'Wenbiao Hu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ec7c519ffe6de33201a1c5998a47cab92bb554ddThis research aims to obtain empirical evidence of the influence of leverage, profitability, management and ownership on CSR disclosure mining company. CSR disclosure can be seen on the social responsibility report contained in the company's annual report. Measurement of CSR disclosure index with Global Reporting Initiative Generation 3.1 (GRI G 3.1). Data collection methods used in this study was a nonparticipant observation by multiple linear regression analysis technique. This research was conducted on the mining companies were listed on the Indonesia stock exchange period 2011-2014. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling and retrieved 40 data already meets the criteria of a sample. The research results showed that profitability and ownership management has positive influence on CSR disclosure mining companies listed on the Indonesia stock exchange period 2011-2014.2017082017-01-16T00:00:00E-Jurnal Akuntansi['S. Prakasa', 'I. B. P. Astika']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9c672cb971a78567fe2ab87873210ebbefd48951Sexual assertiveness is an issue of interest in the context of gender equality and sexual health. This study investigated the social tuning hypothesis that encountering a gender-traditional partner would lead to stronger gender-typical behavior, i.e., respectively, higher and lower levels of taking sexual initiative among men and women. Participants (N = 271) read a vignette describing a romantic partner, who was either presented as gender-traditional or not, followed by a sexual scenario. Subsequently, participants were asked about their expectations toward their own sexual initiative taking. Results showed a significant ‘target gender-traditionality × participant gender × participant gender-typicality (masculinity/femininity)’ interaction meaning that less gender-typical men were more likely to initiate sexual contact in the experimental, compared to the control condition. Men low in masculine characteristics showed higher initiative taking in response to a gender-traditional target female. We conclude that less gender-typical men seem to employ more social tuning toward their sexual partner, whereas more gender-typical men seem to adhere to their gender-typical behavior regardless of perceived partner characteristics. These results were not seen among the women in the sample. These findings are a starting point for the further development of experimental investigations regarding the gendered nature of both sexual initiative taking and sexual assertiveness in general.Frontiers in Psychology2017527It is concluded that less gender-typical men seem to employ more social tuning toward their sexual partner, whereas more gender-types seem to adhere to their gender-Typical behavior regardless of perceived partner characteristics.2017-01-16T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Peggy Emmerink', 'R. van den Eijnden', 'Tom ter Bogt', 'I. Vanwesenbeeck']2017-01-16T00:00:00 773073e8f1a487a1ea51b890dd94b651382f000aBackground The Derriford Appearance Scale 59 (DAS59) is a widely used measure of the spectrum of psychological distress and dysfunction that is characteristic of disfigurement. Also, disfigurement due to burn injury leads to feeling guilty or less socially competent, avoiding social situations, suicide, poor self-esteem, sexual difficulties, and depression. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to translate and culturally adapt three subscales of DAS59 into Persian language and to investigate its factor structure for Iranian burned patients. Method Translation–back translation of the scale into Persian was done. The internal consistency of the translated scale was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha. Next, construct validity of the translated instrument was assessed by exploratory factor analysis using principal components and rotation of varimax methods. This research involved a convenience sample of 189 adult burned patients with disfigurement in their face, head, ears, neck, hands, and legs. Result The Cronbach’s alpha for overall scale, subscales 1, 2, and 3 were 0.93, 0.93, 0.89, and 0.80, respectively. The best solution from the principal components analysis of the 40 items of the DAS59 revealed three factors corresponding to the three subscales with 20 items: factor 1 (general self-consciousness of appearance) consisted of 9 statements accounting for 33.23% of the variance (eigenvalue =9.23); factor 2 (social self-consciousness of appearance) consisted of 7 statements accounting for 22.91% of the variance (eigenvalue =1.53); and factor 3 (negative self-concept) consisted of 4 statements accounting for 14.98% of the variance (eigenvalue =1.13). Conclusion The factor structure of the three subscales of DAS59 provides a widely acceptable, psychometrically robust, factorial self-report scale to assess distress and dysfunction in problems of appearance among Iranian burned patients, and facilitates further research into the efficacy of treatment approaches for problems of appearance and early investigation of therapeutic outcome.Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment2017416The factor structure of the three subscales of DAS59 provides a widely acceptable, psychometrically robust, factorial self-report scale to assess distress and dysfunction in problems of appearance among Iranian burned patients, and facilitates further research into the efficacy of treatment approaches forblems of appearance and early investigation of therapeutic outcome.2017-01-16T00:00:00Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment['H. Sadeghi-Bazargani', 'Z. Zare', 'F. Ranjbar']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a386aef9c6b4d6aae30f58d6c7c2d7bf4560ff10This article reviews current criticism of the concept of culture among academics, identifying the misuses and the social context which have led to calls for it to be abandoned. Drawing extensively on recent critical approaches to the concept, it outlines a complex multi-level approach avoiding the traps of determinism and methodological nationalism, allowing us to better understand and deal with contemporary debates and discourses surrounding culture, in the light of which it appears ever more important that social science scholars make their voices heard.20173562017-01-16T00:00:00Episteme['A. Frame']2017-01-16T00:00:00 930dcb8dd3d1aa6ce0a66834b6ccb6ece16119d3Abstract The study of social network analysis in Indonesia and the Philippines reveals that after a certain period in a new community and living among involuntarily resettled strangers, household heads and community leaders will eventually replace their disrupted previous networks with new network ties. The paper likewise demonstrates how gender moulds social network features at the levels of the Indonesian household heads and Philippine community organization after involuntary resettlement. Existing gendered context in two settings like the Indonesian woman’s role as primary caretaker of the household and the absence of a consolidated patriarchal system in the Philippines is shown to have reinforced gender (dis)advantages. As reflected in the two settings, those who have the biggest networks are also the brokers or the influential actors who can control and have an advantage in accessing social capital. Further, basing on the two cases, we identify the gender norm of the centrality of women’s role as homemaker and caregiver in addition to other roles as a similar explanation for the bigger proportions of friends in the networks of women as compared to men. Unless outside interventions reconfigure the natural trajectory of the social networks, gender equality in terms of leadership, decision-making and access to suitable programs and projects as well as to the relevant authorities, remains problematic.20176562017-01-16T00:00:00Gender, Place & Culture['M. Quetulio-Navarra', 'Anja Žnidaršič', 'A. Niehof']2017-01-16T00:00:00 069e79a60d38ad3526d4844bcee089c47e18918c....................................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... vii Table of201703It is suggested that the manuscript should be rewritten in a chapters-by- chapters format to facilitate more detailed discussion of the author’s motivations and methods.2017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Spanjers']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2f30e86d611afce37a7a8014059c5bf5d3d68987ABSTRACT The development of science and technology in manufacturing industry continues to grow, particular in machineries. One of many machineries in production is drilling machine. Cooling medium is important factor in drilling process. The research aims to figure out the effect of cooling medium (water and lubricant oil) on mechanical and physical properties on HSS drill when used for drilling of S45C steel / AISI 1045. HSS drill has composition of 0.75% -1.5% (C), 4% -4.5% (Cr), 10% -20% (W) and (Mo), 5% (V) and more than 12% Cobalt (Co). The research is conducted at spinde speed and drill velocity of 640-970 rpm and 20-30 m/minute, respectively. The result shows that HSS drill’s harness is the highest for cooling medium of lubricant oil. Thi is due to microstructure of ferit and carbon and also affacted by Cr and Mn. The hardness of HSS drill is higher in cooling medium of lubricant oil compared than in cooling medium of water. At drill velocity of 20 m/minute, the hardness of HSS drill is 62,3 HRC for cooling medium of water and 63, 7 HRC for cooling medium of lubricant oil. Meanwhile, at 30 m/minute drill velocity, the hardness of HSS drill is 63,7 HRC for cooling medium of water and 64, 7 HRC for cooling medium of lubricant oil. Keywords: Mechanical properties, cooling medium, cutting speed2017022017-01-16T00:00:00['Agus Duniawan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 60e511f0cd29cca977ff43b0980bee1b8c90fa8e2017022017-01-16T00:00:00['D. Afandi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c7211e9fbf6ee1e0b12c2a50f357f8d8cde03079Angelina Jolie’s openness about her diagnosis has undoubtedly raised public awareness of the importance of inherited cancers. Although Desai and Jena’s study implies that the majority of those accessing gene testing after Jolie’s announcement were at low risk of carrying a mutation,1 even a small …British medical journal201711The study implies that the majority of those accessing gene testing after Jolie’s announcement were at low risk of carrying a mutation, but even a small number of them may have had a mutation they did not know about.2017-01-16T00:00:00British Medical Journal['A. Rosenthal']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e720c0c85d579eda983e982a5cb8bf56e402d6dfLa importancia de conocer el nivel de salud mental positiva de uno de los grupos vulnerables de nuestro pais, los adolescentes, quienes estan expuestos a multiples agentes nocivos debido en gran parte al ambiente violento que existe en la Republica Mexicana, contexto en el cual la desesperanza y la poca confianza en las personas se convierten en un fenomeno frecuente, ha sido sustento para medir, analizar y describir el bienestar psicologico de esta poblacion a partir de cuatro dimensiones: “autoaceptacion”, “autonomia”, “relaciones interpersonales” y “satisfaccion” con la vida. Los resultados obtenidos en la muestra indican un bajo nivel de bienestar psicologico en los estudiantes adolescentes participantes, especificamente en: “relaciones interpersonales” y “autonomia”.20172912017-01-16T00:00:00['Xiadani de los Santos Pineda', 'Jaime Rodolfo Gutiérrez Becerril']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7ac5caa8ecb935cb934483420f0f70afd48b2738Sesuai kutipan di atas, Kepolisian Republik Indonesia (Polri) dalam perannya sebagai salah satu institusi penegak hukum akan selalu menghadapi tantangan, baik tantangan berat maupun ringan dalam tugasnya. Tantangan tugas Polri bukan saja pada level institusi pusat maupun wilayah, individu anggota perwira berpangkat tinggi, menengah, maupun anggota berpangkat rendah,namun juga terjadi di tingkat lapangan saat di mana anggota Polri berhadapan langsung sebagai pelayan dan pelindung masyarakat. Polisi dan masyarakat merupakan dua elemen yang saling membutuhkan, sebab polisi lahir dan berasal dari masyarakat. Sementara di sisi lain, masyarakat dibutuhkan polisi karena di sanalah ladang pekerjaannya. Harapan masyarakat tentang polisi dalam melaksanakan tugasnya sangat di nantikan oleh publik, oleh sebab itu, polisi juga harus memperhatikan kinerjanya yang dari hari kehari, apakah yang mereka lakukan sudah memenuhi harapan masyarakat. Masyarakat merupakan tempat lahan yang sangat potensial bagi polisi untuk mengabdi, dan ini merupakan suatu amanah atau tongkat estafet yang di tinggalkan oleh para pejuangpejuang zaman dahulu. Maka seharusnyalah sebagai polisi harus menjadi yang terbaik di antara para penegak hukum yang ada di negeri yang kita cintai ini. Di banding dengan penegak hukum yang lain, tugas polisi sangatlah berat dan membutuhkan dukungan dari berbagai pihak. Anton Tabah dan Satjipto Raharjo dalam buku “Polisi pelaku dan Pemikir” mengatakan bahwa prestasi kerja polisi merupakan fungsi dari keadaan sekelilingnya. Ini menunjukkan bahwa ada suatu ikatan yang erat antara tugas polisi dengan lingkungan, masyarakat dan bangsanya.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Muhammad Muntasir']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e170129643ad63a5fab1dc7a058808abcaf69812ABSTRAK Berdasarkan studi pendahuluan yang dilakukan oleh peneliti di SKh Adi Setia Cikotok, terdapat dua siswa anak tunagrahita sedang yang mengalami kesulitan dalam belajar yaitu belajar mengenal lambang bilangan 11-20. Kedua siswa sering mengalami kesalahan dalam meyebutkan lambang bilangan yang ia lihat, menunjukan lambang bilangan yang sesuai dengan yang ia dengar, menuliskan dan memasangkan lambang bilangan yang mewakili benda yang ia bilang. Hal tersebut dapat menjadi indikator bahwa anak tidak mengenal lambang bilangan dengan baik. Anak cepat bosan dalam menerima materi pelajaran mengenal lambang bilangan 11-20. Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan menunjukkan hasil pretes di kelas dasar IV pada SKh Adi Setia Cikotok, menunjukkan bahwa dari 2 subjek penelitian yaitu ST dan RS, dapat mengikuti kegiatan belajar dengan baik walaupun masih banyak kekurangan dalam peroses pembelajaran dikelas. Hal ini menggambarkan bahwa tingkat kemampuan memahami tugas yang berhubungan dengan konsep menghapal dan atau memaahami masih kurang sehingga siswa sulit menyelesaikan tugas yang diberikan Setelah diberikan pembelajaran Matematika dengan menggunakan media animasi komputer dalam meningkatkan kemampuan mengenal bilangan 11-20 sebanyak 6 kali pertemuan dengan waktu 2 x 35 menit setiap pertemuan kemampuan mengenal bilangan 11-20 pada siswa tunagraita kelas dasar IV mengalami peningkatan yang berarti.Berdasarkan hasil tes pada siklus ke II terhadap 2 subjek penelitian yaitu ST dan RS sesudah diberikan perlakuan melalui aktivitas mengenal bilangan 11-20 dengan media animasi komputer, kemampuan mengenal bilangan 11-20 siswa tunagrahita sedang kelas dasar IV SKh Adi Setia Cikotok. Kata Kunci: Media Pembelajaran, Animasi Komputer, Tunagrahita sedang2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Sari']2017-01-16T00:00:00 6959530ff62c86c867eb5ad5bf6ad6fee75004572017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Leny Leny Nurhanifah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 77ab6d39c55c09ce3b14f0c686fb4a3758885e5cDigital platforms facilitate public discourse, but discourage competing views, write Shaila Miranda, Amber Young, and Emre Yetgin2017012017-01-16T00:00:00['S. Miranda', 'A. Young', 'Emre Yetgin']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c10fe663e82a8813578725aff147e9b05a326f01Tunagrahita adalah mereka memiliki tingkat kecerdasan jauh di bawah rata-rata anak normal, sehingga tidak mampu mengikuti program sekolah yang diperuntukan bagi anak-anak normal. Mereka membutuhkan pelayanan penddidikan khusus. Anak ini disebut anak terbelakang mental. Anak tunagrahita terdapat di mana-mana, baik di kota maupun di desa, dilingkungan orang kaya maupun dilingkungan orang miskin. Karena mereka memiliki kecerdasan di bawah rata-rata, sehingga mereka tidak mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungannya. Mereka tidak mampu memikirkan hal-hal yang abstrak dan berbelit-belit. Demikian juga dalam pelajaran seperti mengarang, berhitung, dan pelajaran yang bersifat akademik lainnya. Anak tunagrahita ini ada beberapa macam, juga memliki ciri-ciri dan tingkat ketunagrahitaan yang berbeda-beda, Ada yang ringan, ada yang sedang, dan ada yang berat. Layanan pendidikan untuk anak tunagrahita diberikan pada sekolah luar biasa (SLB). Dalam satu kelas maksimal 10 anak tunagrahita dengan pembimbing atau pengajar guru khusus dan teman sekelas yang dianggap sama kemampuannya tunagrahita. Kegiatan belajar mengajar sepanjang hari penuh di kelas khussu untuk anak tunagrahitaringan dapat bersekolah di SLB–C. Kata kunci : tunagrahita, media pembelajaran, matematika, puzzle angka.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['endang warman']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e8b8fd45c5560d3f229fca1b39c46cc3f1ff614eArticulo de investigacion presentado en la Maestria en Gerencia Estrategica de Mercadeo.201420173102017-01-16T00:00:00['G. ÁlvaroFernandoGonzález', 'Diego Fernando Rivera Fúquene', 'Donny Alexei Rossoff Chawez', 'César Niño']2017-01-16T00:00:00 6becbc6d9e89d154e847789605d2a505280a084720172302017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Evolution of medical and Dental Sciences['Suchit Roy B R', 'Salima Rema Windsor', 'Namitha Krishna V']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9d29707c6e7d443712054bd83cf985d980bbd381Dalam penelitian ini menjadi objek sebuah sanggar musik yang bernama Sekolah Musik Alam Yogyakarta (SULAM) yang berada di Jalan Siliran Lor 21, RT 12 RW 04, Panembahan, Kraton, Kota Yogyakarta. Sekolah Musik Alam memiliki tiga kelas pembelajaran yang terdiri dari kelas gesek, kelas perkusi, dan kelas gitar. Dalam penelitian ini melalui dua tahap, tahap pertama penelitian dimulai pada tanggal 13 Maret 2016 dengan tahapan pemahaman tentang imitasi bunyi dan kemudian dilanjutkan dengan pembelajaran dasar teknik beatbox dan kemudian diakhir materi mengikuti Festival Musik Kreatif di Pascasarjana ISI Yogyakarta. Pada tahap ke dua penelitian dilakukan pada tanggal 18 September 2016 dengan subjek penelitian penggabungan beatbox dengan instrumen yang sudah mereka pelajari, dengan mengambil sampel pada kelas gesek dan kelas perkusi. Setelah melakukan penelitian ini melalui dua tahap ada hal yang berpengaruh ketika beatbox digabungkan dengan instrumen musik yang sudah dikuasai seorang anak. Pengaruhnya adalah dapat meningkatkan individual ritmis yang terdiri dari tiga hal, yaitu pemahaman ritmis, ketepatan ritmis, dan stabilitas tempo.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00['Gilang Abdi Pamungkas']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8881c2a71cc76ebe328a90473d1e5246a31fe49f2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Zhanna Bezpiatchuk']2017-01-16T00:00:00 df9fba75cc50dcf9c9da408df2543b3be9965b122017002017-01-16T00:00:00['W. Aslam']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e5b9414ecd2dc3db359b8d59ecb8c957f605dc5a2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Zhanna Bezpiatchuk']2017-01-16T00:00:00 160e937f7333c7377226332cb11d8d270f5af7cdRevista Española de Cardiología201770The EHRA and AEPC-Arrhythmia Working Group joint consensus statement on pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy for arrhythmias in the pediatric population and short-term data from the pediatric ablation registry are published.2017-01-16T00:00:00Revista espanola de cardiologia['Ramón Rubio Patón', 'M. I. Pacheco Tenza', 'E. Bernal Morell', 'Juan Carlos Bonaque González', 'R. M. Soto Ruiz', 'J. A. Castillo Moreno']2017-01-16T00:00:00 dda43c425146e133aee26aba24743af8250af3e72017002017-01-16T00:00:00['J. Bernhard']2017-01-16T00:00:00 08dc0697f3131a64d5fdea697a0249192f812122ABSTRACT School-based social work can reach children at risk through the promotion of children’s participation in seeking support. Drawing on Gibson’s theory of affordances, the aim of this interview-based study was to identify affordances for self-referral associated with school-based social work support. Results reveal three affordances facilitating children’s self-initiated contact: (i) the day-to-day presence of social workers in the school environment supports investment in relationships, (ii) use of communication technologies facilitates contact and (iii) the visibility of the social workers’ practice encourages contact-initiation. Common to all three affordances are the accessibility of the social workers, and the generation of trust.20173152017-01-16T00:00:00European Journal of Social Work['A. Bolin', 'E. Sorbring']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ecbe6a445929f25ee07d00f2a6e5d173dc0d7f10Journal of Proteomics20173910The present study combined the analysis of secreted volatile compounds with proteome assignments and a field bioassay with synthetic compounds to clearly demonstrate that Dufour's gland does in fact biosynthesize alarm pheromones in social wasps.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of proteomics['Franciele Grego Esteves', 'J. R. A. Santos-Pinto', 'D. Saidemberg', 'M. Palma']2017-01-16T00:00:00 37c9a2339bc345f7c77f9e0dc4b8ba9841a8c0d3Abstract Aesthetic values give agents reasons to perform not only acts of contemplation, but also acts like editing, collecting, and conserving. Moreover, aesthetic agents rarely operate solo: they conduct their business as integral members of networks of other aesthetic agents. The consensus theory of aesthetic value, namely that an item’s aesthetic value is its power to evoke a finally valuable experience in a suitable spectator, can explain neither the range of acts performed by aesthetic agents nor the social contexts in which they operate. This paper proposes a new theory of aesthetic value specifically to explain facts about the sociality of aesthetic agents.Canadian Journal of Philosophy20176842017-01-16T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Philosophy['D. Lopes']2017-01-16T00:00:00 08542b110bd6800933145c1230b8fd483a36a6afConference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Informatics2017234The experimental study shows that the proposed hybrid profile correlation model collects and combines accurate information effectively from different online sources in a fully-automated way and becomes a powerful toolkit to carry out social engineering and other attacks, or for profit and decision-making data mining purposes.2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '423-435'}['A. Kokkos', 'T. Tzouramanis', 'Y. Manolopoulos']2017-01-16T00:00:00 55ca8abc8df09c9654ef6a78bcb854b6bf211c00This research was carried to look at the quality of the 9-year primary education at the primary schools under the responsibility of PT Windu Nabatindo Lestari Bumitama Gunajaya Agro , a palm oil plantation in Central Kalimantan. The four standards measured are (1) competence of the graduates, (2) teachers and supporting staff, (3) facilities and infrastructures, and (4) costs. The company is responsible for increasing the standard quality of education within the plantation through its Corporate Social Reaponsibility (CSR) which targets education in the platation areas. This research uses qualitative method; data collection was done through observation, interviews, school documents, database, and note taking. The results shows that not all minimum indicators of the standards met the requirements, such as, there was no career tracks for teachers and supporting staff, budget was allocated more on operational coats. Facilities ad infrastructures were far from adequate for a quality education.2017032017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Limbong']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f7deed38e8b2dad3ea7c3a7a1e231fe98dec5cdbThe first impression when someone hears the phrase “social disorganization”, is that neighbourhoods that are socially disorganised will definitely be more prone to crime. It is true that crime is not haphazardly allocated beyond neighbourhoods in a city and doesn’t take place evenly in all areas. Instead, it verges to raise in particular locales and not others. Social disorganisation theory considers this fact the non random distribution of crimeas a departure point for explicating crime [1]. Many people relate social disorganisation with individuals taking or dealing drugs in the streets, fights, high rates of crime, prostitution or different criminal and non criminal acts that generates a feeling of danger and it is seen by neighbourhoods as evidence of failure and collapse in social regulation [2]. In order to confirm or disprove this idea, this essay will try to examine the theories of the Chicago School by analysing their theories and hypothetical models about crime and its connection and reason, to and by different social components. Furthermore, considering researches that have been conducted, an examination of the function of social efficacy in neighbourhoods and the drawbacks of its absence in delinquency and human bonds will be done. Finally, an effort will be made to reinforce this notion by associating it to the “Broken Windows” theory in order to provide an optimum comprehension of the relation amid sociable and physical disorder and crime.20173832017-01-16T00:00:00['Ioannis Derziotis']2017-01-16T00:00:00 68b2a1c19ee9dfe5693758dd755921bff9552e99A concepcao financeira, que se faz presente e influente nas corporacoes nas ultimas decadas, traz consigo formulacoes que vem alterar as perspectivas de carreira e desenvolvimento profissional no interior das organizacoes. Os ambientes organizacionais estruturados sob a logica financeira tendem a ser orientados para os modelos que priorizam a obtencao de resultados que criem valor para o acionista e neste processo, modificam importantes fatores construidos nestas organizacoes, inclusive influenciando cultura e valores compartilhados. Atraves de pesquisa realizada em campo em duas industrias sucroalcooleiras, uma de controle totalmente familiar e outra de controle misto, objetivou-se a partir da analise dos resultados inerentes a duas acoes organizacionais especificas verificar as transformacoes nos ambientes organizacionais pesquisados. O capital social tomado como um destes fatores valorizados nos ambientes organizacionais, tambem se apresenta como um possivel alvo a ser atingido pelas inovacoes de gestao do capital e das financas que adentram ao ambiente organizacional, por esta razao ele e tomado neste trabalho como o centro de analise das mudancas que marcaram o setor sucroalcooleiro deste a sua constituicao, a fim de verificar de que modo estas novas concepcoes que orientam a acao organizacional tem modificado a importância do capital social neste ambiente profissional especificamente.2017622017-01-16T00:00:00['J. Donadone', 'Vanessa Cenedezi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 48a11a3bb3d0de9a1fe1a4cb868b6079a23a57c4The primary purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect influences of video game addiction on Thai adolescents’ levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, being mediated by self-regulation and social support. A total of 200 Thai adolescents (aged between 18 and 20 years) participated in this study by filling in a self-administered survey questionnaire designed to measure the study’s primary variables (video game addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, self-regulation, and social support). Results from the path analysis showed that the respondents’ level of video game addiction directly influenced the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress such that the higher the level of video game addiction, the higher is their level of depression, anxiety, and stress. Video game addiction has indirect influences on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress when mediated by self-regulation. However, video game addiction has no indirect influence on anxiety and stress when mediated by social support. Nonetheless, video game addiction was found to have a positive influence on social support, such that the higher the level of addiction, the higher is the level of social support. Among the three dependent variables of depression, anxiety, and stress, it was found that only depression decreases in level when the mediator social support is increased, even when the level of video game addiction is high. The study’s conclusions, implications, and avenues for future research are discussed.20171522017-01-16T00:00:00['Warin Rujataronjai', 'P. Varma']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1e3e6f3d049136acd4b4dff5ab3f22e80c724049ABSTRACT Photographs provide critical retrieval cues for personal remembering, but few studies have considered this phenomenon at the collective level. In this research, we examined the psychological consequences of visual attention to the presence (or absence) of racially charged retrieval cues within American racial segregation photographs. We hypothesised that attention to racial retrieval cues embedded in historical photographs would increase social justice concept accessibility. In Study 1, we recorded gaze patterns with an eye-tracker among participants viewing images that contained racial retrieval cues or were digitally manipulated to remove them. In Study 2, we manipulated participants’ gaze behaviour by either directing visual attention toward racial retrieval cues, away from racial retrieval cues, or directing attention within photographs where racial retrieval cues were missing. Across Studies 1 and 2, visual attention to racial retrieval cues in photographs documenting historical segregation predicted social justice concept accessibility.Memory2017492Photographs provide critical retrieval cues for personal remembering, but few studies have considered this phenomenon at the collective level and visual attention to racial retrieval cues embedded in historical photographs predicted social justice concept accessibility.2017-01-16T00:00:00Memory['P. Salter', 'Nicholas J. Kelley', 'Ludwin E. Molina', 'L. T. Thai']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d3dbe99263146816746a58704ace8644bbd17378Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute to research on the impact that the creation of value theory has on professional, organizational, and economic performance. However, a special emphasis is on explicating the theoretical foundation of the concept. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is based on a hermeneutic study of the relationship between value creation and managing economic resources. The paper traces the value creation concept to its roots from the foundation of Western Civilization through the value theory of Adam Smith and up to recent technological age advancements in value theory. Findings - Since its emergence the value concept has been explicated in an abundance of literature. However, there has been very little in regards to explanations detailing the theoretical underpinnings of the concept. According to John Stuart Mill, attempts to apply value theory will fail (due to misinformation or inaccurate information) without inclusiveness of the full scope of what is relevant for social science and social economic research. Research limitations/implications - Although studies on organizational behavior encompass the economic aspects of research economic research tends to be narrower in scope making it difficult to verify some value claims in economic terms. This is especially true in terms of making claims in regards to the connection between economic value theory, social value theory, the Philosophy of Economics, and the Philosophy of Science. Practical implications - The study introduces a theoretical framework for integrating the value added and value creation concepts as a strategy for increasing shareholder benefits, stakeholder capital, and social capital. Social implications - The paper explains how the value creation concept contributes to an increase in wealth, prosperity, flourishing by drawing from a technological age approach to value creation. Originality/value - The paper fills the void in the literature regarding the theoretical framework of the concept thus undergirds claims about its practical benefits by clarifying its theoretical framework.20173422017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Social Economics['Leon Miller']2017-01-16T00:00:00 970e016fcb1e00c7d86e65d07f0f4b1ae4fe344bInsulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules and dc-link capacitors are important parts in the majority of power electronic converters which contribute to cost, size, and failure rate on a considerable scale. This paper presents an online condition monitoring method for both IGBT modules and dc-link capacitors of power converters based on short-circuit current of an IGBT module, which is a good condition indicator according to the theory analysis. The failure prediction of dc-Link capacitor is realized by equivalent series resistance, which can be calculated by short-circuit current and a step voltage, and the bond wires fatigue can also be identified by the short-circuit current. The proposed method is capable for detecting small changes in the failure indicators of IGBT modules and electrolytic capacitors, and its effectiveness is validated by a confirmatory experiment. The novelty of the proposed method is that the degradations of IGBT modules and capacitors can be identified simultaneously, and has the merits of low cost and circuit simplicityIEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print)20173372An online condition monitoring method based on short-circuit current of an IGBT module, which is a good condition indicator according to the theory analysis, and has the merits of low cost and circuit simplicity.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics['Pengju Sun', 'Can Gong', 'Xiong Du', 'Quanming Luo', 'Haibo Wang', 'Luowei Zhou']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5a77666bea8d8b09277a1cc7860cfa6525103e67We consider the online traveling salesperson problem (TSP), where requests appear online over time on the real line and need to be visited by a server initially located at the origin. We distinguish between closed and open online TSP, depending on whether the server eventually needs to return to the origin or not. While online TSP on the line is a very natural online problem that was introduced more than two decades ago, no tight competitive analysis was known to date. We settle this problem by providing tight bounds on the competitive ratios for both the closed and the open variant of the problem. In particular, for closed online TSP, we provide a 1.64-competitive algorithm, thus matching a known lower bound. For open online TSP, we give a new upper bound as well as a matching lower bound that establish the remarkable competitive ratio of 2.04. Additionally, we consider the online DIAL-A-RIDE problem on the line, where each request needs to be transported to a specified destination. We provide an improved non-preemptive lower bound of 1.75 for this setting, as well as an improved preemptive algorithm with competitive ratio 2.41. Finally, we generalize known and give new complexity results for the underlying offline problems. In particular, we give an algorithm with running time O(n2) for closed offline TSP on the line with release dates and show that both variants of offline DIAL-A-RIDE on the line are NP-hard for any capacity c≥ 2 of the server.ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms20172547This work considers the online traveling salesperson problem (TSP), where requests appear online over time on the real line and need to be visited by a server initially located at the origin, and gives an algorithm with running time O(n2) for closed offline TSP on the line with release dates and shows that both variants of offline DIAL-A-RIDE on the lines are NP-hard for any capacity c≥ 2 of the server.2017-01-16T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Algorithms (TALG)['Antje Bjelde', 'Y. Disser', 'J. Hackfeld', 'Christoph Hansknecht', 'M. Lipmann', 'Julie Meißner', 'Kevin Schewior', 'Miriam Schlöter', 'L. Stougie']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e5ae1cf2ed25d7c5fba1af2a42b8b1ff02195786A number of early features can precede the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD).Movement Disorders20172465A number of early features can precede the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD).2017-01-16T00:00:00Movement Disorders['A. Noyce', "L. R'bibo", 'Luisa Peress', 'J. Bestwick', 'Kerala L Adams-Carr', 'N. Mencacci', 'C. Hawkes', 'Joseph M. Masters', 'N. Wood', 'J. Hardy', 'G. Giovannoni', 'A. Lees', 'A. Schrag']2017-01-16T00:00:00 345f041a34bda9eae07aa1481d792061e0134b0eThe new European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation aims to adapt children’s right to privacy to the ‘digital age’. It explicitly recognizes that children deserve specific protection of their personal data, and introduces additional rights and safeguards for children. This article explores the dilemmas that the introduction of the child-tailored online privacy protection regime creates – the ‘empowerment versus protection’ and the ‘individualized versus average child’ dilemmas. It concludes that by favouring protection over the empowerment of children, the Regulation risks limiting children in their online opportunities, and by relying on the average child criteria, it fails to consider the evolving capacities and best interests of the child.New Media & Society20175138By favouring protection over the empowerment of children, the Regulation risks limiting children in their online opportunities, and by relying on the average child criteria, it fails to consider the evolving capacities and best interests of the child.2017-01-16T00:00:00New Media & Society['M. Macenaite']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7eb97b46532582f9067a94ecdadba94d479893c1That children have a right to protection when they go online is an internationally well-established principle, upheld in laws that seek to safeguard children from online abuse and exploitation. However, children’s own transgressive behaviour can test the boundaries of this protection regime, creating new dilemmas for lawmakers the world over. This article examines the policy response from both the Global North and South to young people’s online behaviour that may challenge adult conceptions of what is acceptable, within existing legal and policy frameworks. It asks whether the ‘childhood innocence’ implied in much protection discourse is a helpful basis for promoting children’s rights in the digital age. Based on a comparative analysis of the emerging policy trends in Europe, South Africa and the United States, the article assesses the implications for policymakers and child welfare specialists as they attempt to redraw the balance between children’s online safety while supporting their agency as digital citizens.New Media & Society20175833The article assesses the implications for policymakers and child welfare specialists as they attempt to redraw the balance between children’s online safety while supporting their agency as digital citizens.2017-01-16T00:00:00New Media & Society['Monica Bulger', 'Patrick Burton', "B. O'Neill", 'Elisabeth Staksrud']2017-01-16T00:00:00 af1d19bcd9dfc1f52c8148fcfff33f16c411ddcbThough distribution system operators have been adding more sensors to their networks, they still often lack an accurate real-time picture of the behavior of distributed energy resources such as demand responsive electric loads and residential solar generation. Such information could improve system reliability, economic efficiency, and environmental impact. Rather than installing additional costly sensing and communication infrastructure to obtain additional real-time information, it may be possible to use existing sensing capabilities and leverage knowledge about the system to reduce the need for new infrastructure. In this paper, we disaggregate a distribution feeder's demand measurements into: 1) the demand of a population of air conditioners, and 2) the demand of the remaining loads connected to the feeder. We use an online learning algorithm, Dynamic Fixed Share (DFS), that uses the real-time distribution feeder measurements as well as models generated from historical building- and device-level data. We develop two implementations of the algorithm and conduct case studies using real demand data from households and commercial buildings to investigate the effectiveness of the algorithm. The case studies demonstrate that DFS can effectively perform online disaggregation and the choice and construction of models included in the algorithm affects its accuracy, which is comparable to that of a set of Kalman filters.IEEE Transactions on Power Systems20173626This paper uses an online learning algorithm, Dynamic Fixed Share (DFS), that uses the real-time distribution feeder measurements as well as models generated from historical building- and device-level data to disaggregate a distributionFeeder's demand measurements into: 1) the demand of a population of air conditioners, and 2) thedemand of the remaining loads connected to the feeder.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Systems['Gregory S. Ledva', 'L. Balzano', 'J. Mathieu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4fa28a930f4140a2174d73b384156844a644a748Abstract PalDat is the world’s most comprehensive pollen database. At present, the database provides about 22 000 pollen pictures from more than 2500 plant species. Each dataset includes a detailed description of the pollen grain, light- and electron-microscopy images of the pollen grain, images of the plant/inflorescence/flower and relevant literature. Founded in 1997, PalDat had a major revision in 2015. The database contains tools for pollen identification and online publication. Online access to the database and data submission (www.paldat.org) are free of charge.20171117PalDat is the world’s most comprehensive pollen database that contains tools for pollen identification and online publication and had a major revision in 2015.2017-01-16T00:00:00Grana['Martina Weber', 'Silvia Ulrich']2017-01-16T00:00:00 92e86a504d191f10cfbca15752f97715813d8f37Objective. Self-paced EEG-based BCIs (SP-BCIs) have traditionally been avoided due to two sources of uncertainty: (1) precisely when an intentional command is sent by the brain, i.e., the command onset detection problem, and (2) how different the intentional command is when compared to non-specific (or idle) states. Performance evaluation is also a problem and there are no suitable standard metrics available. In this paper we attempted to tackle these issues. Approach. Self-paced covert sound-production cognitive tasks (i.e., high pitch and siren-like sounds) were used to distinguish between intentional commands (IC) and idle states. The IC states were chosen for their ease of execution and negligible overlap with common cognitive states. Band power and a digital wavelet transform were used for feature extraction, and the Davies–Bouldin index was used for feature selection. Classification was performed using linear discriminant analysis. Main results. Performance was evaluated under offline and simulated-online conditions. For the latter, a performance score called true-false-positive (TFP) rate, ranging from 0 (poor) to 100 (perfect), was created to take into account both classification performance and onset timing errors. Averaging the results from the best performing IC task for all seven participants, an 77.7% true-positive (TP) rate was achieved in offline testing. For simulated-online analysis the best IC average TFP score was 76.67% (87.61% TP rate, 4.05% false-positive rate). Significance. Results were promising when compared to previous IC onset detection studies using motor imagery, in which best TP rates were reported as 72.0% and 79.7%, and which, crucially, did not take timing errors into account. Moreover, based on our literature review, there is no previous covert sound-production onset detection system for spBCIs. Results showed that the proposed onset detection technique and TFP performance metric have good potential for use in SP-BCIs.Journal of Neural Engineering20174514Results showed that the proposed onset detection technique and TFP performance metric have good potential for use in SP-BCIs and were promising when compared to previous IC onset detection studies using motor imagery.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Neural Engineering['Youngjae Song', 'F. Sepulveda']2017-01-16T00:00:00 975898a262cbcced108813cd67e4d23f22c8b3c9Online store environments have changed due to advancements in broadband speed and web development technologies. Despite the widespread real-time interactive features in online stores, social cues have been overlooked in a great number of taxonomies of online store atmospheric cues. To fill the gap, this study considers social cues with other atmospheric cues (i.e., visual, information, and navigation) in the taxonomy, and examines critical atmospheric cues that can generate a pleasure emotional response. The study also investigates whether the pleasure emotional response can lead to the approach behavior of consumers. Amazon.com, the U.S. top online pure player, is used as the specific research setting, and the results demonstrate that all atmospheric cues except visual cues can generate the pleasure emotional response. The pleasure emotional response turned out to be a significant predictor of the approach behavior.20173712This study considers social cues with other atmospheric cues in the taxonomy, and examines critical atmospheric cues that can generate a pleasure emotional response, and investigates whether the pleasureotional response can lead to the approach behavior of consumers.2017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Marketing Studies['Wanmo Koo', 'H. Park']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a1a55b564e3888488f2553981364ba750fa7ebedThe demand for higher education is increasing worldwide. To meet this demand, and to provide increased access, flexible forms of delivery are needed. Although online courses are criticized for a lack of interaction, when intentionally designed, they can provide learners with opportunities for collaboration that supports the achievement of desired learning outcomes. The latter may focus on only content mastery, however, rather than on specific learner needs. The diverse learners entering higher education institutions today due to widening access often need help with how to learn and particularly how to learn in an online context. Inclusion of this element in course design supports immediate and future academic success. This study illustrates how online English language courses, based on distance education, learning, and language acquisition theories and related pedagogical approaches, can result not only in improved linguistic skill, but also broader educational outcomes. The significance of this approach is its focus on how to learn and how to facilitate learning rather than simply on what to learn. The theoretical framework is introduced followed by application of the theories for course design and illustrations of instructor/learner interaction.201708This study illustrates how online English language courses, based on distance education, learning, and language acquisition theories and related pedagogical approaches, can result not only in improved linguistic skill, but also broader educational outcomes.2017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of education and training studies[]2017-01-16T00:00:00 44b88762ec697da51cc152a25a4858391b6e925b201716142017-01-16T00:00:00Vacuum['M. A. Varnosfaderani', 'D. Strickland']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fcde604e3f6b37bfd4867c4108df47a264336e5eTrajectory simplification has become a research hotspot since it plays a significant role in the data preprocessing, storage, and visualization of many offline and online applications, such as online maps, mobile health applications, and location-based services. Traditional heuristic-based algorithms utilize greedy strategy to reduce time cost, leading to high approximation error. An Optimal Trajectory Simplification Algorithm based on Graph Model (OPTTS) is proposed to obtain the optimal solution in this paper. Both min-# and min-e problems are solved by the construction and regeneration of the breadth-first spanning tree and the shortest path search based on the directed acyclic graph (DAG). Although the proposed OPTTS algorithm can get optimal simplification results, it is difficult to apply in real-time services due to its high time cost. Thus, a new Online Trajectory Simplification Algorithm based on Directed Acyclic Graph (OLTS) is proposed to deal with trajectory stream. The algorithm dynamically constructs the breadth-first spanning tree, followed by real-time minimizing approximation error and real-time output. Experimental results show that OPTTS reduces the global approximation error by 82% compared to classical heuristic methods, while OLTS reduces the error by 77% and is 32% faster than the traditional online algorithm. Both OPTTS and OLTS have leading superiority and stable performance on different datasets.ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.2017276A new Online Trajectory Simplification Algorithm based on Directed Acyclic Graph (OLTS) is proposed to deal with trajectory stream, which reduces the global approximation error by 82% compared to classical heuristic methods, while OLTS reduces the error by 77% and is 32% faster than the traditional online algorithm.2017-01-16T00:00:00ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.['Fan Wu', 'Kun Fu', 'Yang Wang', 'Z. Xiao']2017-01-16T00:00:00 345f6d90dbe430a140f767c8ac6f3e01c03d8c53A simple and rapid column-switching ion chromatography with non-suppressed conductivity detection method was developed for simultaneous determination of L-carnitine, choline and mineral ions (free sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium ions) in milk and powdered infant formula samples. On-line sample clean-up was achieved on the pretreatment column Dionex IonPac NG1 (50 mm × 4 mm, i.d.), with pretreatment elution (3 mmol L−1 MSA) and washing solution (100% acetonitrile) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min−1. After column switching, the separation and determination of analytes were performed using guard column Dionex IonPac SGS (50 mm × 4 mm, i.d.) and analytical column Dionex IonPac SCS (250 mm × 4 mm, i.d.) with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of 3 mmol L−1 MSA and 10% (v/v) acetonitrile, at flow-rate of 1 mL min−1, followed by non-suppressed conductivity detection. The organic matrices clean-up performance of the proposed method was studied using an UV detector working at 200–400 nm. Under the optimal conditions, detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 0.05–0.30 mg L−1, good linearities in the range of 1–100 mg L−1 with a correlation coefficient over 0.9973, and satisfactory recoveries in the range between 94% and 105% with relative standard deviation less than 2.1% for real samples were attainted. The proposed method was successfully applied to rapid, simultaneous, and labour-saving detection of L-carnitine, choline, and mineral ions in milk and powdered infant formula samples.20172813The proposed method was successfully applied to rapid, simultaneous, and labour-saving detection of L-carnitine, choline, and mineral ions in milk and powdered infant formula samples.2017-01-16T00:00:00RSC Advances['Dan Wei', 'Xu Wang', 'Nani Wang', 'Yan Zhu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2255b400ae7dd6a3eeb93ebb681168e796bfa1b3The emergence of MOOC has fundamentally changed the traditional teaching methods. MOOC enables students obtaining high-quality course resources anytime and anywhere using internet technology, which has the characteristics of massive, open and low-cost. However, current MOOC systems have several problems to solve: (1) the lack of real-time interactions between teachers and students; (2) lack of individual learning management; (3) lack of opinion leader mechanism. This paper designed an online course community system towards MOOC, including real-time interaction service, opinion leader forming process and resource sharing framework.201795This paper designed an online course community system towards MOOC, including real-time interaction service, opinion leader forming process and resource sharing framework.2017-01-16T00:00:00DEStech Transactions on Social Science, Education and Human Science['Pei Pei', 'L. Shen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d38e2a0cb55f05da6a91fce91e180dc6db9426b4We consider the Online Boolean Matrix-Vector Multiplication (OMV) problem studied by Henzinger et al. [STOC'15]: given an n × n Boolean matrix M, we receive n Boolean vectors v1,...,vn one at a time, and are required to output Mvi (over the Boolean semiring) before seeing the vector vi+1, for all i. Previous known algorithms for this problem are combinatorial, running in O(n3 /log2 n) time. Henzinger et al. conjecture there is no O(n3−e) time algorithm for OMV, for all e > 0; their OMV conjecture is shown to imply strong hardness results for many basic dynamic problems. We give a substantially faster method for computing OMV, running in [EQUATION] randomized time. In fact, after seeing [EQUATION] vectors, we already achieve [EQUATION] amortized time for matrix-vector multiplication. Our approach gives a way to reduce matrix-vector multiplication to solving a version of the Orthogonal Vectors problem, which in turn reduces to "small" algebraic matrix-matrix multiplication. Applications include faster independent set detection, partial match retrieval, and 2-CNF evaluation. We also show how a modification of our method gives a cell probe data structure for OMV with worst case [EQUATION] time per query vector, where w is the word size. This result rules out an unconditional proof of the OMV conjecture using purely information-theoretic arguments.ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms201705A substantially faster method for computing OMV, running in [EQUATION] randomized time, which gives a way to reduce matrix-vector multiplication to solving a version of the Orthogonal Vectors problem, which in turn reduces to "small" algebraic matrix-matrix multiplication.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Kasper Green Larsen', 'Ryan Williams']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d157913533095c6b62a82744440651cf86837e84Perilaku konsumtif adalah keinginan mengonsumsi produk secara berlebihan dan tidak wajar yang dipengaruhi oleh faktor eksternal dan faktor internal. Salah satu faktor eksternal adalah kelompok referensi. Penelitian ini bertujuanuntuk mengetahui hubungan antara konformitas dengan perilaku konsumtif pembelian tas melalui online shop pada mahasiswi FISIP dan FIB Universitas Diponegoro. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 198 mahasiswi yang didapatkandengan teknik convenience sampling. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Skala Perilaku Konsumtif (26 aitem ; α = 0,905) dan Skala Konformitas (28 ; α = 0,841). Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalahanalisis regresi sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan positif antara konformitas dengan perilaku konsumtif dalam pembelian tas melalui online shop (rxy = 0,402 ; (p<0,05). Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi konformitas, maka semakin tinggi perilaku konsumtif terhadap pembelian tas melalui online shop pada mahasiswi. Konformitas memberikan sumbangan efektif sebesar 16% pada perilaku konsumtif.Jurnal EMPATI2017052017-01-16T00:00:00Jurnal EMPATI['P. Azizah', 'Anita Listiara']2017-01-16T00:00:00 08542b110bd6800933145c1230b8fd483a36a6afConference on Current Trends in Theory and Practice of Informatics2017234The experimental study shows that the proposed hybrid profile correlation model collects and combines accurate information effectively from different online sources in a fully-automated way and becomes a powerful toolkit to carry out social engineering and other attacks, or for profit and decision-making data mining purposes.2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '423-435'}['A. Kokkos', 'T. Tzouramanis', 'Y. Manolopoulos']2017-01-16T00:00:00 190fd5e85788d7b5647b29fbfe92052f689f5584As we all know the Working of Blood Bank Management System. A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation or collection, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The main aim of this project is to save lives of people by providing blood online using technology. Our project Online Blood Bank system using Cloud Computing is developed so that users can view the information of nearby donors, hospitals, blood banks. This project is developed by three perspectives i.e. hospital, blood bank, and patient/donor. We have provided security for authenticated user as a new user have to register according to their type of perspective and existing user have to log in. While registering, to check whether the donor is giving correct information about his blood group we will ask the donor to upload his/ her license or any government id proof on which blood group is mentioned. This project requires an internet connection. We are using the android application to find a nearby donor and to select the nearby hospital online instantly by tracing its location using GPS. We are also proving an alert system for severe accidents as using that function an ambulance will be sent to your destination without any wastage of time. Notification regarding blood donation camps, health check-up drives etc. in the area will also be sent to the registered users. This application reduces the time to a greater extent that is searching for the required blood through blood banks and hospitals. Thus this application provides the required information in less time and also helps in quicker decision making. It basically bridges the gap between donor and the receiver. It provides better blood management and storage.201764The main aim of this project is to save lives of people by providing blood online using technology to reduce the time to a greater extent that is searching for the required blood through blood banks and hospitals.2017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology['Sagar Shrinivas Vasaikar', 'Vijay Suresh Yennam', 'Krupa Patel', 'Trupti Shah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 22f2cb85becd894e215c902bf5cb12b847e3b2b0Purpose This study aims to discuss the metadata structure of an online legal information system (OLIS) developed to suit the Indian environment. The OLIS is accessible online at www.olisindia.in. It contains several types of legal information resources to help lawyers, research scholars, students and the common user. The open-access OLIS helps the users to get the required information expeditiously. Dublin Core (DC) metadata standard was selected to create records in the OLIS because of ease of use and high adoption rate. Design/methodology/approach The OLIS was designed using the system analysis and design method after a needs assessment survey conducted in eight major legal organizations in Delhi. The OLIS, accessible at www.olisindia.in, was accessed to identify and validate the metadata elements with the DC metadata standard. Findings This paper discusses in detail the metadata structures of the OLIS. The system contains 15 types of resources relating to judicial and legislative information. Each database has a different metadata framework so that information desired by the legal community can be retrieved with precision and quick recall. In addition, a number of functions, such as latest news, online help, Frequently Asked Questions, query submission, online discussion forum for help and video tutorials, have been integrated into the OLIS. Practical implications The study guides law libraries and library professionals to follow metadata standards in building an open-access database and also provides a legal resources metadata framework that enables them to select suitable resources for their libraries. Originality/value The study confirms that the metadata elements set for managing judicial and legislative information are different compared to other types of scholarly information. The study can help newly established law university libraries to build legal information systems to suit their environment and satisfy the information needs of the diverse law community.2017253The study can help newly established law university libraries to build legal information systems to suit their environment and satisfy the information needs of the diverse law community.2017-01-16T00:00:00Library Review['R. Bhardwaj', 'Madhusudhan Margam']2017-01-16T00:00:00 dc976db1f816d59079895657e9aafca2ee6b73c3Zusammenfassung Dieser Beitrag hat die Plattform Ernst Jandl Online zum Thema. Nach einer Einfuhrung zum osterreichischen Schriftsteller Ernst Jandl (1925-2000) und zu bisherigen Ansatzen, sein Leben in verschiedenen Formaten zu prasentieren, wird das Konzept der Plattform dargestellt. Den Ausgangspunkt der Uberlegungen bildet dabei die Frage nach dem Verhaltnis von verschiedenartigen Egodokumenten zueinander. Ausgehend davon wird das biographietheoretische Konzept der Website skizziert, die sich einerseits auf das Modell der Anti-Biographie (Nye), andererseits auf die historischen Formen der Biobibliographik stutzt. Unter Miteinbeziehung der Akteur-Netzwerk-Theorie und Pierre Bourdieus Biographieverstandnis werden die konventionellen Ansatze biographischer Narration (Werk- und Leistungsschau, vom Geniegedanken ausgehende Meistererzahlung und Entwicklungsgeschichte) hinterfragt und der Versuch beschrieben, sie mit dem datenbasierten Zugang der Plattform zu durchbrechen: Die Zersplitterung des Subjekts im digitalen Raum wird fruchtbar gemacht, indem die „Biographeme“ (Barthes) identifiziert, sichtbar gemacht und neu zusammengefugt werden. Das individuelle Zusammensetzen der Lebenspixel ist dabei Aufgabe der Benutzenden, wodurch der spotlight approach auf Biographierte und Biographierende gleichermasen gebrochen wird. ----- Bibliographie: Hannesschlager, Vanessa: Ernst Jandl Online. Lebenswerk und Leben eines Werkes im digitalen Raum, BIOS, 1+2-2015, S. 251-265.  https://doi.org/10.3224/bios.v28i1-2.142017302017-01-16T00:00:00Bios['Vanessa Hannesschläger']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e9997aefc096ec8fab413d3208ed9507e0ba1430R.A.Hefiani Dwi Putri Pratiwi., Dr.Hanif Nur W.SH.MH, Zairul Alam.SH.MH Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya Email : Putrihefiani@gmail.com ABSTRAK Pada karya tulis ini, penulis mengangkat permasalahan mengenai penetapan tarif batas bawah pada taksi konvensional dan taksi berbasis aplikasi online. Pemilihan tema tersebut dilatarbelakangi oleh munculnya surat keterangan DPD Organda DKI Jakarta nomor 512.DPD/ORG-DKI/1/2015 yang isinya tarif angkutan turun sekitar Rp.500,-. Akibat penetapan tersebut taksi konvensional tidak dapat bersaing dengan taksi berbasis aplikasi online. sehingga penetapan tarif batas bawah dapat memicu adanya pelanggaran terhadap hukum persaingan usaha di Indonesia. Berdasarkan hal tersebut di atas, karya tulis ini mengangkat rumusan masalah : (1) Apakah taksi berbasis aplikasi online dan taksi konvensional mempunyai pasar bersangkutan yang sama? (2) Apakah penetapan tarif batas bawah di dalam keputusan DPD Organda yang dituangkan dalam Surat Keterangan Nomor 512.DPD/ORG-DKI/1/2015 melanggar pasal 5 Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 1999 Tentang larangan Praktik Monopoli dan Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat tentang Penetapan Harga? Kemudian pada karya tulis ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian normatif, dengan dua metode pendekatan yaitu pendekatan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan kasus, dimana bahan penelitian terdiri dari (1) Bahan hukum primer yang didapat dari peraturan perundang-undang nasional. (2) Bahan hukum sekunder, meliputi pendapat para ahli hukum di bidangnya yang diperoleh dari hasil studi dokumentasi berupa literatur-literatur yang berkaitan dengan masalah Hukum Persaingan Usaha Tidak Sehat (3) Bahan hukum tersier, yang didapat dari berbagai macam kamus hukum dan kamus bahasa. Dalam pembahasan akan dibahas mengenai pasar bersangkutan yang sama antara taksi konvensional dengan taksi berbasis aplikasi online serta analisis penetapan tarif batas bawah yang melanggar penetapan harga pasal 5 undang-undang nomor 5 tahun 1999 tentang larangan praktik monopoli dan persaingan usaha tidak sehat. Menyikapi hal tersebut, maka penulis berharap agar Pemerintah sebaiknya membentuk suatu peraturan yang lebih lengkap dan efektif mengenai Transportasi berbasis aplikasi online. Hal ini mengingat bahwa peraturan tentang Hukum Persaingan Usaha yang berlaku selama ini boleh dikatakan sangat sederhana. Kata kunci : Hukum Persaingan Usaha, Penetapan tarif, Tarif batas bawah, transportasi berbasis aplikasi online2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['R. Pratiwi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 355be37b96e712820980252f81843ee7d4bdd0c9Online consumer evaluation has been considered as an important medium for consumers to obtain product information and assisting in making purchasing decisions about related products. By collecting and analysing sales information of solid wood furniture and online consumer evaluations on Taobao, it can be found that the number of evaluations, the average word of evaluations and emotional tendency have significant influence on sales volume. The three influencing factors are chosen to make logistic regression analysis with the sales volume. It can be concluded that the high sales relates positively to the number of evaluations and the average word of evaluations, the average word of evaluations has a greater impact on sales. Finally, key recommendations were highlighted to help promote sales volume growth in e-commerce platforms and to build a favourable online shopping environment. This paper takes furniture as the research object, which is more targeted and of practical significance.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics['Ying Li', 'Yue Zhao', 'Hesi Pan', 'Zongli Zhang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f2d58c4906c093e0d1d5bb2b056477b348b0c947When competing in eBay bidding, online games, or e-exams in embedded computing environments, people naturally face asynchronous starts from different computing devices, which is treated as a security risk of online contests. The security risks of online contests also include eavesdropping during data transmission without intended rights, and false starts by malicious competitors, which also means asynchrony in contests. Accordingly, online contests need security guarantees, especially on synchronization. In this article, for synchronic and secure starts in a contest, we update security requirements of confidentiality, anonymity, and synchrony, comparing the current work to our previous work. Based on the updated requirements, we propose a general framework for the Advanced Secure Synchronized Reading (ASSR) system, which can hold multiple contests simultaneously in the cloud. It is important to note that the system can ignore the impacts of heterogeneity among competitors. Considering the heterogeneity both on transmission and computing, we construct a novel Randomness-reused Identity Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism (RIBKEM) to support separable decapsulation, which can shorten both decryption delay and transmission delay with the best efforts. Finally, ASSR enhances synchronization achievement for contest starts with heterogeneous delays of competitors while satisfying other security requirements. As a complement, the analysis on the provable security of ASSR is given, as well as a further analysis on the achievement of synchronization.ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems2017381This article proposes a general framework for the Advanced Secure Synchronized Reading (ASSR) system, which can hold multiple contests simultaneously in the cloud, and constructs a novel Randomness-reused Identity Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism (RIBKEM) to support separable decapsulation.2017-01-16T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS)['Wei Wang', 'Peng Xu', 'L. Yang', 'W. Susilo', 'Jinjun Chen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e1b368bc0def6131b4bfd604103fabceb21a342fBothof, M. (2017).Autonomous motivation and study return in higher distance education. Case study research regarding potential policies enhancing autonomous motivation in online education in order to increase study return. Januari, 16, 2017, Heerlen, Nederland: Open Universiteit.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Meliana Bothof']2017-01-16T00:00:00 15bec06878191be6de07e572fccc43fb67f921282017002017-01-16T00:00:00['M. P. Heaton']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2c84149bc9b5b67ca812d93891bc873fcf159b082017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Yunhui Huang', 'Shunping Han', 'Zhijie Lin']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ef08455a50f1526a67597317d5fd95cd6203ffdcConference Proceedings of the 6th World MultiConference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics. Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Available from Mari Pete marip@dut.ac.za2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['A. Govender', 'D. Heukelman', 'P. Khalili', 'Charl Fregona', 'Marí Peté']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5e02f6d771ea8fb2ee523073a45a73440f059224This research used a SWOT analysis is to analyze the internal and external factors on Fast Jek company. This study aims to determine and analyze how a SWOT analysis in the determination of competitive strategy. The research was conducted at a company of Fast Jek. IFAS (Internal Strategic Factor Analysis Summary) is strategy of internal factors on a company is contain of strengths and weakness. EFAS (Eksternal Strategic Factor Analysis Summary) is strategy of exsternal factors on a company is contain of opportunities and threats. In the analysis stage has four set strategy alternative that is  SO strategy it use strength to abuse opportunity for company in cell 1. WO strategy is minimizing weaknesess to exploit opportunities  for company in cell 3. ST strategy is use strength to overcome threats for company in cell 2, WT strategy is minimizing weaknesess and avoid opportunities  for company in cell 4. The results of this study with SWOT method get the value of  IFAS is 2,15 and EFAS is 2,00. Base on  diagram SWOT so the position line of cartesian in cell 1B is to support stable growth strategy. Keywords : Fast Jek, SWOT, Strategy, EFAS and IFAS.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Ade Priska', 'M. Yulius', 'Yesmizarti Muchtiar']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8e1f804fa6d7fbc0ad1486ff3dfe6c1b4f5ec388............................................................................................................................................ 3 Table of20178512017-01-16T00:00:00['Khanuengnit Khaosaeng']2017-01-16T00:00:00 89000ae2e3f7b7fdc08b883bc09650770234c6b72017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Vidal Morant', 'M. José']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3d0c0c026d734bdbdc92f387becfc835d5453931concepts ("freedom") differ from concrete ones ("cat"), as they do not have a bounded, identifiable, and clearly perceivable referent. The way in which abstract concepts are represented has recently become a topic of intense debate, especially because of the spread of the embodied approach to cognition. Within this framework concepts derive their meaning from the same perception, motor, and emotional systems that are involved in online interaction with the world. Most of the evidence in favor of this view, however, has been gathered with regard to concrete concepts. Given the relevance of abstract concepts for higher-order cognition, we argue that being able to explain how they are represented is a crucial challenge that any theory of cognition needs to address. The aim of this article is to offer a critical review of the latest theories on abstract concepts, focusing on embodied ones. Starting with theories that question the distinction between abstract and concrete concepts, we review theories claiming that abstract concepts are grounded in metaphors, in situations and introspection, and in emotion. We then introduce multiple representation theories, according to which abstract concepts evoke both sensorimotor and linguistic information. We argue that the most promising approach is given by multiple representation views that combine an embodied perspective with the recognition of the importance of linguistic and social experience. We conclude by discussing whether or not a single theoretical framework might be able to explain all different varieties of abstract concepts. (PsycINFO Database RecordPsychological bulletin2017276339It is argued that the most promising approach is given by multiple representation views that combine an embodied perspective with the recognition of the importance of linguistic and social experience, and whether or not a single theoretical framework might be able to explain all different varieties of abstract concepts.2017-01-16T00:00:00Psychological bulletin['A. Borghi', 'F. Binkofski', 'C. Castelfranchi', 'Felice Cimatti', 'C. Scorolli', 'Luca Tummolini']2017-01-16T00:00:00 22b7824a3a610fc0c8b9ac7444fd3fe3094d6459Nature Genetics201735225By reanalyzing data from 1,540 patients with acute myeloid leukemia, this work explores how large knowledge banks of matched genomic–clinical data can support clinical decision-making and suggests personally tailored management decisions could reduce the number of hematopoietic cell transplants in patients with AML while maintaining overall survival rates.2017-01-16T00:00:00Nature Genetics['M. Gerstung', 'E. Papaemmanuil', 'I. Martincorena', 'L. Bullinger', 'V. Gaidzik', 'P. Paschka', 'M. Heuser', 'F. Thol', 'N. Bolli', 'P. Ganly', 'A. Ganser', 'U. McDermott', 'K. Döhner', 'R. Schlenk', 'H. Döhner', 'P. Campbell']2017-01-16T00:00:00 cff9e3a0949d5bbcc42f3a1ba429e13866242b72Abstract Forming part of the new ‘methodological frontier’ the use of digital communication technologies has become increasingly commonplace in social research. Whilst audio-only online interviews and asynchronous means of communicating online has been discussed for over two decades, video capabilities; being able to see a participant face-to-face online (e.g. via Skype, Face Time, Google Hangouts) is a much more recent phenomenon. Discussion of such new opportunities has tended to centre on the practicalities and technicalities. Alternatively, this paper moves beyond the recent empiricist focus to reflect critically on the implications of using internet video calls on methodological matters of importance to qualitative (longitudinal) researchers. Drawing on a long-standing qualitative longitudinal study following lives of over 50 young people, the paper focuses on the potentials and pitfalls for rapport of using internet video calls for qualitative interviewing. The findings have resonance for short-term studies, and longitudinal endeavours.2017462042017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Social Research Methodology['Susie Weller']2017-01-16T00:00:00 01964b63309db1f7ba8bbf82aee061e680726178ABSTRACT As information technology continues to evolve rapidly, programming skills become increasingly crucial. To be able to construct superb programming skills, the training must begin before college or even senior high school. However, when developing comprehensive training programmers, the learning and teaching processes must be considered. In order to improve the students' learning outcome and engagement in programming course, this study applied learning analytics into the proposed massive online open courses (MOOCs) enabled collaborative programming course. Through the proposed learning activity, instructors receive a monthly report that explains which students are at risk and in need of timely intervention. This study conducted an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed learning activity. Students in the experimental group received learning interventions from an instructor according to the result of learning analytics, and students in the control group received interventions according to the instructor's observation. The data for this study were collected over 10 weeks at a university in Taiwan. The result indicated that the proposed programming course with learning analytics improved students' learning outcomes and levels of engagement.Interactive Learning Environments201725155This study applied learning analytics into the proposed massive online open courses (MOOCs) enabled collaborative programming course to improve students' learning outcome and engagement.2017-01-16T00:00:00Interactive Learning Environments['Owen H. T. Lu', 'Jeff C. H. Huang', 'Anna Y. Q. Huang', 'Stephen J. H. Yang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 23f0f1ac0189f862d04b2356b4a6a33d0cc0aca1Macrophage phenotypic and functional heterogeneity derives from tissue-specific transcriptional signatures shaped by the local microenvironment. Most studies addressing the molecular basis for macrophage heterogeneity have focused on murine cells, whereas the factors controlling the functional specialization of human macrophages are less known. M-CSF drives the generation of human monocyte-derived macrophages with a potent anti-inflammatory activity upon stimulation. We now report that knockdown of MAFB impairs the acquisition of the anti-inflammatory profile of human macrophages, identify the MAFB-dependent gene signature in human macrophages and illustrate the coexpression of MAFB and MAFB-target genes in CD163+ tissue-resident and tumor-associated macrophages. The contribution of MAFB to the homeostatic/anti-inflammatory macrophage profile is further supported by the skewed polarization of monocyte-derived macrophages from multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man #166300), a pathology caused by mutations in the MAFB gene. Our results demonstrate that MAFB critically determines the acquisition of the anti-inflammatory transcriptional and functional profiles of human macrophages.Journal of Immunology20177164It is demonstrated that MAFB critically determines the acquisition of the anti-inflammatory transcriptional and functional profiles of human macrophages.2017-01-16T00:00:00The Journal of Immunology['V. Cuevas', 'Laura Anta', 'R. Samaniego', 'E. Orta-Zavalza', 'Juan Vladimir de la Rosa', 'G. Baujat', 'Ángeles Domínguez-Soto', 'P. Sánchez-Mateos', 'M. Escribese', 'A. Castrillo', 'V. Cormier-Daire', 'M. Vega', 'Á. Corbí']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7dccf7bee476769d3a502ec061f080217a12fc43Genome Biology20174056GAVIN is presented, a new method that accurately classifies variants for clinical diagnostic purposes and provides GAVIN as an online MOLGENIS service to annotate VCF files and as an open source executable for use in bioinformatic pipelines.2017-01-16T00:00:00Genome Biology['Joeri van der Velde', 'E. N. Boer', 'C. V. Diemen', 'B. Sikkema‐Raddatz', 'K. Abbott', 'A. Knopperts', 'L. Franke', 'R. Sijmons', 'T. Koning', 'C. Wijmenga', 'R. Sinke', 'M. Swertz']2017-01-16T00:00:00 865bdc8d9256fd2cdd56cc182f4c6eafcb723186We consider the problem of online Min-cost Perfect Matching with Delays (MPMD) recently introduced by Emek et al, (STOC 2016). This problem is defined on an underlying n-point metric space. An adversary presents real-time requests online at points of the metric space, and the algorithm is required to match them, possibly after keeping them waiting for some time. The cost incurred is the sum of the distances between matched pairs of requests (the connection cost), and the sum of the waiting times of the requests (the delay cost). We prove the first logarithmic upper bound and the first polylogarithmic lower bound on the randomized competitive ratio of this problem. We present an algorithm with a competitive ratio of O(log n), which improves the upper bound of O(log2 n + log Δ) of Emek et al, by removing the dependence on Δ, the aspect ratio of the metric space (which can be unbounded as a function of n). The core of our algorithm is a deterministic algorithm for MPMD on metrics induced by edge-weighted trees of height h, whose cost is guaranteed to be at most O(1) times the connection cost plus O(h) times the delay cost of every feasible solution. The reduction from MPMD on arbitrary metrics to MPMD on trees is achieved using the result on embedding n-point metric spaces into distributions over weighted hierarchically separated trees of height O(log n), with distortion O(log n). We also prove a lower bound of [EQUATION] on the competitive ratio of any randomized algorithm. This is the first lower bound which increases with n, and is attained on the metric of n equally spaced points on a line.ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms20171643An algorithm with a competitive ratio of O(log n), which improves the upper bound of O (log2 n + log Δ) of Emek et al, by removing the dependence on Δ, the aspect ratio of the metric space (which can be unbounded as a function of n).2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '1051-1061'}['Y. Azar', 'Ashish Chiplunkar', 'Haim Kaplan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8845ddfcd947d8ec18d8ab91e84897c39197c84eMost of our daily activities are now moving online in the big data era, with more than 25 billion devices already connected to the Internet, to possibly over a trillion in a decade. However, big data also bears a connotation of &ldquo;big brother&rdquo; when personal information (such as sales transactions) is being ubiquitously collected, stored, and circulated around the Internet, often without the data owner's knowledge. Consequently, a new paradigm known as online privacy or Internet privacy is becoming a major concern regarding the privacy of personal and sensitive data.IEEE Signal Processing Magazine2017636A new paradigm known as online privacy or Internet privacy is becoming a major concern regarding the privacy of personal and sensitive data.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Signal Processing Magazine['S. Kung']2017-01-16T00:00:00 71519d1faf89825c827ebdd6b248457531f6e33cABSTRACT Hot springs are a $50 billion global industry and a growing segment of the wellness tourism sector, yet no previous research has focused on the views of hot spring users and the drivers for hot spring visitation in Australia are unclear. We performed a cross-sectional observational study through an online Qualtrics survey to assess the characteristics, motivations and experiences of visitors to Australia’s largest commercial hot spring. Primary analysis of data from 4265 mostly female respondents involved descriptive statistics, which aimed to describe trends around respondents’ characteristics, motivations and experiences. The data on respondents’ medical conditions was further analysed to determine the perceived benefit/harm for each condition. Analysis revealed that “relaxation,” “peace and tranquility,” “indulgence” and “escape” were the most important motivators for bathing. Most respondents reported general health benefits (98%) and better sleep (82%) from bathing, one third experienced fainting/dizziness. One third of respondents also had medical conditions. Significant benefits were reported for back pain, arthritis, stress/anxiety, depression and insomnia. These results suggest that while relaxation is currently the major driver of hot spring visitation, balneotherapy warrants consideration from Australian health practitioners and insurers as a complementary therapy.201729392017-01-16T00:00:00Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research['James Clark-Kennedy', 'Marc M Cohen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e484a64c0f5923a7191ac9223e84febf76534114In this paper we consider the decremental single-source shortest paths (SSSP) problem, where given a graph G and a source node s the goal is to maintain shortest paths between s and all other nodes in G under a sequence of online adversarial edge deletions. (Our algorithm can also be modified to work in the incremental setting, where the graph is initially empty and subject to a sequence of online adversarial edge insertions.)In their seminal work, Even and Shiloach [JACM 1981] presented an exact solution to the problem with only O(mn) total update time over all edge deletions. Later papers presented conditional lower bounds showing that O(mn) is optimal up to log factors.In SODA 2011, Bernstein and Roditty showed how to bypass these lower bounds and improve upon the Even and Shiloach O(mn) total update time bound by allowing a (1 + ϵ) approximation. This triggered a series of new results, culminating in a recent breakthrough of Henzinger, Krinninger and Nanongkai [FOCS 14], who presented a (1 + ϵ)-approximate algorithm whose total update time is near linear: [EQUATION].However, every single one of these improvements over the Even-Shiloach algorithm was randomized and assumed a non-adaptive adversary. This additional assumption meant that the algorithms were not suitable for certain settings and could not be used as a black box data structure. Very recently Bernstein and Chechik presented in STOC 2016 the first deterministic improvement over Even and Shiloach, that did not rely on randomization or assumptions about the adversary: in an undirected unweighted graph the algorithm maintains (1+ϵ)-approximate distances and has total update time O(n2).In this paper, we present a new deterministic algorithm for the problem with total update time [EQUATION]: it returns a (1 + ϵ) approximation, and is limited to undirected unweighted graphs. Although this result is still far from matching the randomized near-linear total update time, it presents important progress towards that direction, because unlike the STOC 2016 O(n2) algorithm it beats the Even and Shiloach O(mn) bound for all graphs, not just sufficiently dense ones. In particular, the O(n2) algorithm relied entirely on a new sparsification technique, and so could not hope to yield an improvement for sparse graphs. We present the first deterministic improvement for sparse graphs by significantly extending some of the ideas from the O(n2) algorithm and combining them with the hop-set technique used in several earlier dynamic shortest path papers.Also, because decremental single source shortest paths is often used as a building block for fully dynamic all pairs shortest paths, using our new algorithm as a black box yields new deterministic algorithms for fully dynamic approximate all pairs shortest paths.ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms20171837This paper presents the first deterministic improvement for sparse graphs by significantly extending some of the ideas from the O(n2) algorithm and combining them with the hop-set technique used in several earlier dynamic shortest path papers.2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '453-469'}['A. Bernstein', 'S. Chechik']2017-01-16T00:00:00 03e2a149f02649e70f85c97b54b8bb42748d5739Given the huge impact that Online Social Networks (OSN) had in the way people get informed and form their opinion, they became an attractive playground for malicious entities that want to spread misinformation, and leverage their effect. In fact, misinformation easily spreads on OSN, and this is a huge threat for modern society, possibly influencing also the outcome of elections, or even putting people's life at risk (e.g., spreading "anti-vaccines" misinformation). Therefore, it is of paramount importance for our society to have some sort of "validation" on information spreading through OSN. The need for a wide-scale validation would greatly benefit from automatic tools. In this paper, we show that it is difficult to carry out an automatic classification of misinformation considering only structural properties of content propagation cascades. We focus on structural properties, because they would be inherently difficult to be manipulated, with the the aim of circumventing classification systems. To support our claim, we carry out an extensive evaluation on Facebook posts belonging to conspiracy theories (representative of misinformation), and scientific news (representative of fact-checked content). Our findings show that conspiracy content reverberates in a way which is hard to distinguish from scientific content: for the classification mechanism we investigated, classification F-score never exceeds 0.7.International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security20174729It is shown that it is difficult to carry out an automatic classification of misinformation considering only structural properties of content propagation cascades, and that conspiracy content reverberates in a way which is hard to distinguish from scientific content.2017-01-16T00:00:002017 IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS)['M. Conti', 'Daniele Lain', 'R. Lazzeretti', 'Giulio Lovisotto', 'Walter Quattrociocchi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0dc65a2182cd8b2c286f94f32c43a3e1e3c9b570This article, with its focus on university students as intended recipients and users of technological innovations in education, explores student preferences across three dimensions of technology-enhanced learning: mode of instruction; communication; and educational technology tools embedded in learning and teaching activities. The article draws on results of an exploratory case study, where mixed (quantitative and qualitative) data was collected from a randomized student sample generated through the institutional learning management system. An online survey (N=66) gaged students’ engagement with educational technologies, online and blended learning and social media as a learning tool. The findings confirmed previous research arguing that students generally use educational technology in a narrow way, rarely engaging with technological tools, unless it is presented to them as integral to their learning or if they are already familiar with a particular tool and/or perceive it as useful. Despite a well-cited characteristic by proponents of ‘digital natives’ that students need constant entertainment, this study found no evidence that this was the case.20174533The findings confirmed previous research arguing that students generally use educational technology in a narrow way, rarely engaging with technological tools, unless it is presented to them as integral to their learning or if they are already familiar with a particular tool and/or perceive it as useful.2017-01-16T00:00:00Contemporary Educational Technology['E. Pechenkina', 'Carol Aeschliman']2017-01-16T00:00:00 165fae623a092a9ecf92608c7ea91762aec71ae8ABSTRACT In response to rising consumption effects on the environment, green advertisers have employed different tactics to advertise their unique products. Limited research has explored the impact of culturally congruent appeals in green advertising. A total of 118 (N) adults participated online to assess the influence of these appeals in a cross-cultural context. Findings indicate that collectivistic appeals worked best among Indian consumers while individualistic appeals were more effective for Americans. Ad novelty and environmental concern were important covariates. Implications for advertisers are discussed.201797272017-01-16T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['Sidharth Muralidharan', 'Carrie La Ferle', 'Yongjun Sung']2017-01-16T00:00:00 48657171aff9f5e191b859aeb28c4bd3c6cd3321Objectives: Research is limited on psychiatrists’ opinions on the concepts of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Problematic Internet Use (PIU). We aimed to assess health literacy among psychiatrists on IGD/PIU. Methods: A self-report survey was administered online to members of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) (n=289). Results: The majority (93.7%) were familiar with the concepts of IGD/PIU. The majority (78.86%) thought it is possible to be ‘addicted’ to non-gaming internet content, and 76.12% thought non-gaming addictions could possibly be included in classificatory systems. Forty-eight (35.6%) felt that IGD maybe common in their practice. Only 22 (16.3%) felt they were confident in managing IGD. Child psychiatrists were more likely to screen routinely for IGD (11/45 vs. 7/95; Fishers Exact test χ2=7.95, df=1, p<0.01) and were more likely to elicit specific symptoms of addiction (16/45 vs. 9/95; Fishers Exact test χ2=14.16, df=1, p<0.001). Conclusions: We recommend adoption of terms alternate to PIU/IGD which are more in line with the content of material irrespective of medium of access. Screening instruments/ protocols are needed to assist in early diagnosis and service planning. Barriers to screening would need to be addressed both in research and service settings.Australasian Psychiatry20171121Assessment of health literacy among psychiatrists on IGD/PIU recommended adoption of terms alternate to PIU/IGD which are more in line with the content of material irrespective of medium of access.2017-01-16T00:00:00Australasian Psychiatry['Pravin Dullur', 'P. Hay']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3eeffa90c8373f685acc3118822f1db5fa5ab04fThe present study aimed to identify the microRNA (miRNA) responsible for the development of primary hypertension, and examine the downstream signaling pathway, which mediates the effect of the miRNA. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed to identify which miRNA may be involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. In silico analysis and a luciferase assay were used to validate the target of the selected miRNA, and miRNA mimics and small interfering (si)RNA of the target were transfected into smooth muscle cells to examine its effect on the biological activity of the cells. miR-34b was found to be upregulated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), compared with Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. Therefore, the present study used online miRNA target prediction tools to predict the candidate target genes of miR-34b in the database, and consequently identified cyclin G1 (CCNG1) and cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) as its possible target genes. CDK6 subsequently identified to be the direct target gene of miR-34b using a luciferase reporter assay in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The present study also established the possible negative regulatory association between miR-34b and CDK6 via investigating the mRNA and protein expression levels of CDK6 and CCNG1 in VSMCs collected from the SHRs and WKY rats, respectively. To investigate the signaling pathways between miR-34b and CDK6, the mRNA and protein expression levels of CDK6, and the proliferation rates were compared in VSMCs transfected with CDK6 siRNA or miR-34b mimics, the results of which indicated that the miR-34b mimics exerted the same effects on the expression of CDK6 and cell proliferation as CDK6 siRNA. The negative regulatory association between miR-34b and its target, CDK6, was confirmed, which may offer potential as a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of hypertension.Molecular Medicine Reports20173316The negative regulatory association between miR-34b and its target, CDK6, was confirmed, and may offer potential as a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of hypertension.2017-01-16T00:00:00Molecular Medicine Reports['Fan Yang', 'HaiYu Li', 'You-you Du', 'Q. Shi', 'Luosha Zhao']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a35c9d56a812f16fca4ae9622b47dac7b7dfbee2Abstract We administered an online choice experiment to a sample of U.S. raw-oyster consumers to identify factors influencing preferences for Gulf of Mexico oysters, determined the extent of preference heterogeneity, and estimated marginal willingness to pay for specific varieties and other key attributes. Results indicate significant preference heterogeneity among select varieties, with non-Gulf respondents estimated to require a price discount on Gulf oyster varieties on the order of $3–$6/half dozen. Gulf respondents were found to be less sensitive to oyster variety, and estimated to be willing to pay a price premium only for select Gulf varieties on the order of $0–$3/half dozen.Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics201744142017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics['D. Petrolia', 'W. Walton', 'Lauriane S. Yehouenou']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4d31f747fd6840eebfb463782ebe008325acd77dThis article examines the problem of the competition or cooperation of the container terminals in the North Adriatic hub and spoke system with respect to the leadership position of the ship owners, which defines the flow of containers. The problem is defined as a two-stage game where the shipping companies act as leaders and the container terminals are the followers. The stages of the game are defined as a multi-objective optimization problem on a graph. The proposed simulations and the results obtained could be a first step in defining a sustainable method of collabora-tion in the hub and spoke system between the ports and the ship owners. The purpose of the article is also to present a systematic examination of a hub and spoke port network based on a competition–cooperation model. The model could also be used by the shipping companies or container terminals to find an optimal strategy in the game and validate their business decisions. First published online 16 January 2017201725142017-01-16T00:00:00Transport['Danijela Tuljak-Suban']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4eb73fa8d4cd24da780577e1a9852f2121a80f89Purpose Recent innovations in payment instruments have fundamentally changed the ways we pay. These innovations, such as mobile/SMS payments and online banking, contain features that are likely to influence how people choose to pay. The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors that impact payers’ choice of payment instruments. Design/methodology/approach Through in-depth interviews using the repertory grid technique, the authors explored 15 payers’ perceptions of six payment instruments, including coins, banknotes, debit cards, credit cards, mobile payments, and online banking. The approach draws heavily on organizational systematics to better understand payers’ choice of payment instruments. Findings A four-category taxonomy of payments was developed. The authors refer to the taxonomy as the 4Ps: the purchase, the payer, the payment instrument, and the physical technology. The taxonomy comprises 16 payment characteristics consisting 76 payment features that influence payers’ instrument choice. One characteristic not known in prior research was identified – that is, “cancellation” – a characteristic more frequently associated with digital payment instruments than with cash or checks. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that payers view payment instruments in a much broader sense, including context, control, or cultural beliefs. Consequently, the authors suggest that researchers try to understand the essence of an innovation before assuming any economic rationalism in human or organizational behavior. The authors also urge researchers to understand the underlying meaning behind constructs of interest; as this study has shown that concepts like context and convenience have many different interpretations. Practical implications According to McKinsey (2014) there are over 12,000 startups in the payment arena. For them, the taxonomy can function as a template for the design of payment instruments, as well as understanding the various factors that influence payer choice of payment instruments. Originality/value The main contribution of this paper is the 4Ps taxonomy of payments. The taxonomy builds on and extends the work by Hirschman (1982). Since this work, and despite recent trends in payments, there has not been a comprehensive investigation that takes into account more recent innovations in payment instruments.201777142017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Bank Marketing['J. Hedman', 'F. Tan', 'Jacques Holst', 'M. Kjeldsen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 aa464f5b40f5ed3cf87b1410ce0abee118987a1cSafety is one of the crucial issues for robot-aided neurorehabilitation exercise. When it comes to the passive rehabilitation training for stroke patients, the existing control strategies are usually just based on position control to carry out the training, and the patient is out of the controller. However, to some extent, the patient should be taken as a “cooperator” of the training activity, and the movement speed and range of the training movement should be dynamically regulated according to the internal or external state of the subject, just as what the therapist does in clinical therapy. This research presents a novel motion control strategy for patient-centered robot-aided passive neurorehabilitation exercise from the point of the safety. The safety-motion decision-making mechanism is developed to online observe and assess the physical state of training impaired-limb and motion performances and regulate the training parameters (motion speed and training rage), ensuring the safety of the supplied rehabilitation exercise. Meanwhile, position-based impedance control is employed to realize the trajectory tracking motion with interactive compliance. Functional experiments and clinical experiments are investigated with a healthy adult and four recruited stroke patients, respectively. The two types of experimental results demonstrate that the suggested control strategy not only serves with safety-motion training but also presents rehabilitation efficacy.BioMed Research International20172512The safety-motion decision-making mechanism is developed to online observe and assess the physical state of training impaired-limb and motion performances and regulate the training parameters, ensuring the safety of the supplied rehabilitation exercise.2017-01-16T00:00:00BioMed Research International['Lizheng Pan', 'Aiguo Song', 'Suolin Duan', 'Zhuqing Yu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c0e589bf01718e081aed1240c6871d947f4f1182Knowledge and Information Systems2017011This paper analyzes the properties of an incremental algorithm that uses a sorted tree structure with a sliding window to compute AUC with forgetting, called prequential AUC, and shows that the proposed measure is statistically consistent with AUC computed traditionally on streams without drift and comparably fast to existing evaluation procedures.2017-01-16T00:00:00Knowledge and Information Systems['D. Brzezinski', 'J. Stefanowski']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f71f337f73df6a6f9990ca4adb1f7c83c1a4e1f3A high energy conversion and cost efficiency are keys for the transition to renewable energy sources, e.g., solar cells. The efficiency of multicrystalline solar cells can be improved by enhancing the understanding of its crystallization process, especially the directional solidification. In this paper, a novel measurement system for the characterization of flow phenomena and solidification processes in low-temperature model experiments on the basis of ultrasound (US) Doppler velocimetry is described. It captures turbulent flow phenomena in two planes with a frame rate of 3.5 Hz and tracks the shape of the solid-liquid interface during multihour experiments. Time-resolved flow mapping is performed using four linear US arrays with a total of 168 transducer elements. Long duration measurements are enabled through an online, field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based signal processing. Nine single US transducers allow for in situ tracking of a solid–liquid interface. Results of flow and solidification experiments in the model experiment are presented and compared with numerical simulation. The potential of the developed US system for measuring turbulent flows and for tracking the solidification front during a directional crystallization process is demonstrated. The results of the model experiments are in good agreement with numerical calculations and can be used for the validation of numerical models, especially the selection of the turbulence model.IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control20172211The developed US system for measuring turbulent flows and for tracking the solidification front during a directional crystallization process is demonstrated and can be used for the validation of numerical models, especially the selection of the turbulence model.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control['N. Thieme', 'P. Bönisch', 'D. Meier', 'R. Nauber', 'L. Büttner', 'K. Dadzis', 'O. Pätzold', 'L. Sylla', 'J. Czarske']2017-01-16T00:00:00 27d60268a59f79afc06963c2c5c9e0e69c2f84c8Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the outcomes of continuing education programs that are being carried out, either having positive or negative effects on the personal and professional lives of the participants. Design/methodology/approach The research method used for this study was a survey, which had been based on findings derived from a comprehensive literature review. The data collection tool was an online questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale. Questionnaires were circulated to the 120 library professionals equally divided among three online discussion groups which have high rate of library professionals’ memberships: Pakistan Library Automation Group, Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization (PLWO) and Pakistan Library Club through emails. The 100 completely filled questionnaires were received and so the response rate was 83 per cent. Findings The study concluded that continuing education programs (CEPs) had positive effects on the participants’ professional as well as personal lives. The results revealed that CEPs improved librarians’ professional knowledge about digital resources, library automation and management systems, searching techniques, library management and skills regards team work. The effect on their personal lives was also noticeable: helped them to build confidence, increased personal interaction and developed their ability to research, leadership, communication and managerial skills. Therefore, the study clearly indicates that CEPs proved very helpful in capacity building of professional librarians. Practical implications The paper clearly addresses the effects of CEPs on participants’ professional and personal lives. As expressed, the results CEPs are playing an important role in the capacity building of professional librarians. This study will stimulate CEPs managing associations or organizations to check outcomes, whether they are valuable for the participants. Originality/value This paper reports the effects of formal or informal training sessions on LIS professionals’ professional and personal lives.20171510The results revealed that CEPs improved librarians’ professional knowledge about digital resources, library automation and management systems, searching techniques, library management and skills regards team work and helped them to build confidence, increased personal interaction and developed their ability to research, leadership, communication and managerial skills.2017-01-16T00:00:00Library Review['Aamir Hamid', 'M. S. Soroya']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e38dd631d0b685a835409acfb3cdbb056abcfcfaWe construct a dynamic currency trading strategy that earns the (theoretically) maximum attainable Sharpe ratio. Empirically, our strategy earns a remarkable out-of-sample Sharpe ratio of 1.04 before and 0.78 after transaction costs. It substantially outperforms other popular carry trade strategies in terms of Sharpe ratio, skewness, kurtosis, maximum drawdown, expected recovery time, and percentage of positive returns. Popular factor pricing models in international finance do not explain the superior performance. Our strategy predicts future (1- to 24-month ahead) returns and changes in global volatility in FX markets. Moreover, a pricing model using our trading strategy as a single factor outperforms and fully replaces the popular "dollar"-"carry" two factor pricing model. The online appendix may be found at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2837851.201741102017-01-16T00:00:00Social Science Research Network['T. Maurer', 'Thuy-Duong Tô', 'N. Tran']2017-01-16T00:00:00 61e9180881c88d3962fd8f723a824fe3bb976125ABSTRACT Concern for the academic performance and persistence to graduation among university students is well-warranted. Numerous studies have tied performance to overall positive affect in professional settings and to individual internal concepts, indicating an expectation for similar ties in demanding academic settings. For students at increased risk for attrition, social connection and resilience are expected to play a role in buffering against attainment failures. This study examined the relationship between academic achievement, academic attainment, and various dimensions of well-being using a multidimensional well-being scale currently in development. Participants completed the Journey to College Success Scale, and Brief MSLSS-College in an online format, and were asked for permission to examine academic transcript records. We found relationships between the JCSS overall well-being score and academic achievement, a group of dimensions relating to resilience and academic achievement, a relationship between attainment and achievement, and a relationship between overall well-being and attainment, providing preliminary support for these connections.20175182017-01-16T00:00:00Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education['Kevin A. Click', 'Leesa V. Huang', 'L. Kline']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a3994b6a521bc65688414430278e6bb1635a8c44A number of countries, in both developed and developing nations, have started e-government programs that aim to provide public services online, improve government procedures and, most importantly, provide improved services for citizens. The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that are currently influencing the development and diffusion of e-government in Jordan as perceived by government employees involved in e-government service delivery. The study also investigates how Jordan government benefit from the generous advantages created by such applications and avoid the barriers that hinder its' implementation. In this research a quantitative survey is used in three key public service agencies in Jordan that include the municipality of Amman, licenses and vehicle department and the tax department. All three selected public agencies were actively involved in e-government and have some transaction level of e-government services. The research identifies nine key factors that are influencing the progress of the national e-government project in Jordan. Ease of use and access to the internet and trust on the system may lead to high levels of confidence among employees' in relation to e-government adoption. The most important benefit that encourage e-government adoption is found to be providing a more reliable service to customers while the most important barrier that inhibit its adoption is found to be the difficulty of maintaining the government websites.2017646The research identifies nine key factors that are influencing the progress of the national e-government project in Jordan and finds that ease of use and access to the internet and trust on the system may lead to high levels of confidence among employees' in relation to e- government adoption.2017-01-16T00:00:00American Journal of Applied Sciences['Wasfi Alrawabdeh']2017-01-16T00:00:00 437f4c3027bef7adb09b7de2b817240349fefe30In the reordering buffer problem a sequence of items located in a metric space arrive online, and have to be processed by a single server moving within the metric space. At any point in time, the first k still unprocessed items from the sequence are available for processing and the server has to select one of these items and process it by visiting its location. The goal is to process all items while minimizing the total distance the server moves. Englert, Racke, Westermann (STOC'07) gave a deterministic O(D · log k)-competitive online algorithm for weighted tree metrics with hop-diameter D. We improve the analysis of this algorithm and significantly improve the dependency on D. Specifically, we show that the algorithm is in fact O(log D+ log k)-competitive. Our analysis is quite robust. Even when an optimal algorithm, to which we compare the online algorithm, is allowed to choose between the first h > k unprocessed items, the online algorithm is still O(h·(log D + log h)/k)-competitive. For h = (1 + e) · k, with constant e > 0, this is optimal. Our results also imply better competitive ratio for general metric spaces, improving the randomized O(log n · log2 k) result or n-point metric spaces from STOC'07 to O(log n · log k).ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms2017267The analysis of this algorithm is improved and it is shown that the algorithm is in fact O(log D+ log k)-competitive, and the dependency on D is significantly improved and the results imply better competitive ratio for general metric spaces.2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '1224-1234'}['Matthias Englert', 'Harald Räcke']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f13ef8fd3cc8bfe0f6c95bf5a203ea7a1d8a6c13The emergence of wireless communication technologies such as Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) has promoted the evolution of collision warning from simple ranging-sensor-based systems to cooperative systems. In cooperative systems, path prediction is a promising method for reflecting a driver’s intention and estimating the future position of vehicles. In this study, a short-term trajectory-modelling method is proposed to predict vehicle motion behaviour in the cooperative vehicular environment. In addition, a collision detection algorithm for winding roads is presented based on a model for determining the minimum distance of vehicles’ future trajectories. The cooperative collision avoidance system’s performance is analysed through simulation, providing useful theoretical insights into the effects of DSRC technology on vehicle collision avoidance in a curved road environment. First published online 16 January 20172017166A short-term trajectory-modelling method is proposed to predict vehicle motion behaviour in the cooperative vehicular environment and a collision detection algorithm for winding roads is presented based on a model for determining the minimum distance of vehicles’ future trajectories.2017-01-16T00:00:00Transport['Daxin Tian', 'Yong Yuan', 'Jian Wang', 'Haiying Xia']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ecf4ad34f8eb8e3f73a7db8996bf16bf15219ad3Association between let-7-KRAS rs712 polymorphism and cancer risk was inconsistent. We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to clarify the association between let-7-KRAS rs712 polymorphism and cancer risk with STATA 14.0 software. A systemic literature search in online databases (PubMed, Embase, CNKI and Wanfang database) was preformed to obtain relevant articles. A total of 13 case-control studies involving 3,453 patients and 4,470 controls were identified up to May 16, 2015. The pooled results indicated that significantly increased risk were observed in Chinese population in T vs. G (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.03–1.42) and TT vs. GG + GT genetic models (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.17–2.42). Sensitivity analysis was conducted and the result without heterogeneity showed significant associations in all five genetic models. Subgroup analyses of cancer type indicated a similar result in digestive cancer (for T vs. G: OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.26–1.57; GT vs. GG: OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.07–1.43; TT vs. GG: OR = 2.53, 95% CI = 1.86–3.44; GT + TT vs. GG: OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.19–1.56; TT vs. GG + GT: OR = 2.35, 95% CI = 1.73–3.19). In summary, these evidences demonstrate that let-7-KRAS rs712 G > T polymorphism might be associated with digestive system cancer risk in the Chinese population.OncoTarget2017387It is demonstrated that let-7-KRAS rs712 G > T polymorphism might be associated with digestive system cancer risk in the Chinese population.2017-01-16T00:00:00Oncotarget['Xin-ya Du', 'Yuan-Yuan Hu', 'C. Xie', 'Chun-Yan Deng', 'Cai-Yun Liu', 'Zhi-guo Luo', 'Yu-Ming Niu', 'M. Shen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 26b157c061a18373e3fcf34da341f4a3e8ce39ccIntroduction Six reviews/inquiries into housing adaptations/home modifications processes occurred in Wales between 2004 and 2015. One resulted in the removal of the means test for children's Disabled Facilities Grants. This research investigated families' and professionals' experiences of the adaptations/home modification process to gain an understanding of their views and experiences. Method Mixed methods of an online questionnaire for professionals, and semi-structured interviews or an online questionnaire for families (depending on their preference), were employed. Forty-eight families participated and an additional 16 families responded to an online questionnaire. Analysis of qualitative data identified emergent themes, which are discussed in this article. Findings The themes were: poor information and communication mainly aimed at older adults; negative experience of the process; and the positive impact of the completed adaptation. Additionally, whilst undergoing the process, families felt that they needed a contact to guide them through the process. This contact was often by default the community occupational therapist. Conclusion A single contact person should be made available for families; occupational therapists should consider their part in that role; more specific information on children's needs should be provided; families need to recognize the part they can play in adding to delays in the delivery of adaptations.2017186A single contact person should be made available for families; occupational therapists should consider their part in that role; more specific information on children's needs should be provided; families need to recognize the part they can play in adding to delays in the delivery of adaptations.2017-01-16T00:00:00British Journal of Occupational Therapy['G. Boniface', 'Deborah Morgan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0f5e4cdad0ace2a907256e5175950e77f865893fSeeking competent reading sources? We have guided by the mountains navajo political philosophy and governance to read, not just check out, but likewise download them or perhaps check out online. 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Gregory', 'Shengchun Tang', 'Yudong Luo', 'Yantao Shen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0da9f3dc32d31f17a34e04bf063b06544ece8da6Now a days everybody is more and more concerned and worried about the natural environment, business organizations and companies have started redefining their working culture in view to increase greenery to the maximum extent . Green banking explains combining operational improvements, technology and changing client habits in banking business in an effective manner. This clearly promoting environmental-friendly practices and reducing carbon footprint from banking transactions. The main practices  comes in many forms such as – using online banking instead of branch banking ,paying bills online instead of mailing them; instead of large multi-branch banks; or finding the local bank in the area that is taking initiatives to support local initiatives  going Green .2017032017-01-16T00:00:00International Education and Research Journal['P. Pillai', 'D. Raj']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d6b61243a0188318f3b6dd2d6789763fb3b80f0fINTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to evaluate the distribution of the most common comorbid conditions associated with chronic temporomandibular disorders, and the Pharmacological agents which play an integral role in the overall management of temporomandibular joint disorders . MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 23 articles are included in this comprehensive review of the relevant studies on common comorbid conditions related to temporomandibular disorders. This review provides summarized clinical and online platform based analyses focused on five most common comorbid conditions and its relevant pharmacological therapy. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION : The majority of the studies show that comorbid conditions may include fibromyalgia, systemic myofascial pain and chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headaches, migraine, heart arrhythmias, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, low back pain, sleep disorders - insomnia, autoimmune diseases, sleep apnea, noises and irritation in the ear, vulvodynia and mental disorders. The top comorbid conditions reported from people with TMJ syndrome, regardless of status are: anxiety, depression, insomnia, fatigue and pain.2017263The majority of the studies show that comorbid conditions may include fibromyalgia, systemic myofascial pain and chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic headaches, migraine, heart arrhythmias, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, low back pain, sleep disorders - insomnia, autoimmune diseases, sleep apnea, noises and irritation in the ear, vulvodynia and mental disorders.2017-01-16T00:00:00['V. Svechtarov', 'Savina Nencheva Svechtarova']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3ebd09752f3515836ac0726a90edd83324b2b7c7© 2017 Delft University of Technology and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/2017042017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Catulli', 'M. Cook', 'P. Stephen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c30a7d4bca74c47a01be52ec037f73f81352016aThis study aimed to determine teachers’ knowledge of common ICT software, their perceptions towards using ICT and their perceived self-confidence in integrating ICT in their classes according to gender in two international schools in Thailand in 2015. Students in Thailand and globally need to be able to cope well with the demands of the 21st century skills and ICTs are an important element of curricula worldwide. Therefore, the researcher wanted to determine if the male or the female teachers were more skilled in ICT to be able to pass on the knowledge to their students. An online questionnaire was used as a primary data collection instrument. The questionnaire measured the three variables of interest: knowledge of common ICT software, perceptions of ICT use, and perceived self-confidence in integrating ICT in their classes. The study respondents were teachers working in two international schools in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 145 teachers (84 male and 81 female) were targeted with the online questionnaire. Ninety-seven teachers responded out of which 49 were male and 48 were female. The study found that both male and female teachers had high knowledge of common ICT software. However, the male teachers had more positive perceptions of ICT and higher perceived self-confidence in integrating ICT into their classes as compared to the female teachers. Recommendations For both practice and future research are provided.2017284The study found that both male and female teachers had high knowledge of common ICT software, however, the male teachers had more positive perceptions of ICT and higher perceived self-confidence in integrating ICT into their classes as compared to the female teachers.2017-01-16T00:00:00['H. Gandhi', 'Richard Lynch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2c7639889238f414d7b8b123a38c16601bb0cab8Local food supports local finance, employment and cultural traditions. Local food producers often have limited resources to invest in R'D, and their risk-taking ability is low. Earlier studies in the online community context indicate that utilising the user's creativity and innovation capability has a great deal of potential for new product development and service design. For local food producers, social media offers cost-efficient opportunities for involving customers in product and service development. The aim of the study is to explore the potential of a co-creation approach for local food producers and how to engage consumers in that co-creation. The study is dyadic, taking both the consumers' and producers' perspectives. The results indicate that consumers seem to be interested in having long-term relationships with producers. Their motivations to participate in co-creation processes were found to be mostly related to the possibility of producing better products and of learning and gaining new insights. The producers who participated in our study have already taken the first steps in using social media, and the next logical step would be utilising social media in the co-creation process.2017032017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Technology Marketing['Maria Antikainen', 'Marketta Niemelä']2017-01-16T00:00:00 835ef537a85e0a3d3106e16ec35163ff62036022 Überblicksband zum Thema Subjektivität und Identität aus interdisziplinärer Sicht Zunächst stellt der Autor die wichtigsten theoretischen Positionen zu Subjektivität und Identität vor. Dabei werden die unterschiedlichen Begriffsbildungen und der jeweilige Diskussionsstand in den Bereichen der Philosophie, Soziologie, Psychologie und der Literaturwissenschaft ausführlich beleuchtet. Am Ende des Bandes entwirft der Autor eine dialogische Subjektivität, die die Basis einer dialogischen Theorie bildet. Standardlektüre für alle, die sich mit der Subjektivitätsdebatte befassen. „Das Buch ist ein Meilenstein der gegenwärtigen Subjektivitätsdebatte.“ IASL Online2017032017-01-16T00:00:00['P. V. Zima']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ef0fc8543e0e34d6b9980debbe95dbd1ad93529aThe growth in variety and volume of OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) applications poses a challenge to OLTP systems to meet performance and cost demands in the existing hardware landscape. These applications are highly interactive (latency sensitive) and require update consistency. They target commodity hardware for deployment and demand scalability in throughput with increasing clients and data. Currently, OLTP systems used by these applications provide trade-offs in performance and ease of development over a variety of applications. In order to bridge the gap between performance and ease of development, we propose an intuitive, high-level programming model which allows OLTP applications to be modeled as a cluster of application logic units. By extending transactions guaranteeing full ACID semantics to provide the proposed model, we maintain ease of application development. The model allows the application developer to reason about program performance, and to influence it without the involvement of OLTP system designers (database designers) and/or DBAs. As a result, the database designer is free to focus on efficient running of programs to ensure optimal cluster resource utilization.arXiv.org2017283This work proposes an intuitive, high-level programming model which allows OLTP applications to be modeled as a cluster of application logic units and extends transactions guaranteeing full ACID semantics to provide the proposed model, to maintain ease of application development.2017-01-16T00:00:00ArXiv['Vivek Shah']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3b31c6192b83faf76c06527a87943c7767f80472Objective: Identify the academic education modality offerings in health marketing in Ibero-America. Materials and methods: Descriptive observational research. Questionnaire by email, online documental review. Universe made up of representatives of the Ibero-American Health Marketing Network (henceforth referred to by its Spanish acronym RIMS) and teachers involved with the subject in 20 Ibero-American countries in 2015; non-probability convenience sampling used. The questionnaire was answered in 17 countries. The summarized information is presented in absolute frequencies and percentages. Results: In all of the countries that answered the questionnaire, some form of health marketing modality is offered. "Lack of understanding of the need to offer various modalities to train health professionals and managers in marketing" was given as the main reason for its absence in academic education in health sciences. Most of the countries (82.4 %) state that they have teachers trained in the subject. The modalities most offered are: master’s degree subject (24.39 %), courses (19.5 %) and diplomas (17.07 %). Conclusions: Insufficient supply of academic education offerings in health marketing and a lack of dissemination of existing ones is a common denominator to all countries, coupled with a lack of understanding in the public sector of the need to train health professionals in marketing.2017122Insufficient supply of academic education offerings in health marketing and a lack of dissemination of existing ones is a common denominator to all countries, coupled with a lack to understanding in the public sector of the need to train health professionals in marketing.2017-01-16T00:00:00['N. S. Lugo']2017-01-16T00:00:00 afeee73f3f2abca2679783179be9001669a4d404Abstract Motivation Flux balance analysis and its variants are widely used methods for predicting steady-state reaction rates in biochemical reaction networks. The exploration of high dimensional networks with such methods is currently hampered by software performance limitations. Results DistributedFBA.jl is a high-level, high-performance, open-source implementation of flux balance analysis in Julia. It is tailored to solve multiple flux balance analyses on a subset or all the reactions of large and huge-scale networks, on any number of threads or nodes. Availability and Implementation The code is freely available on github.com/opencobra/COBRA.jl. The documentation can be found at opencobra.github.io/COBRA.jl. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinformatics201722This work presents a high-level, high-performance, open-source implementation of flux balance analysis in Julia, tailored to solve multiple flux balance analyses on a subset or all the reactions of large and huge-scale networks, on any number of threads or nodes.2017-01-16T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Laurent Heirendt', 'I. Thiele', 'R. Fleming']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c6f3ef3142f796ca0f79429ee6f1449b88788050Bloggers, influencers, citizen journalists?today's news landscape is crowded and constantly changing. As a PR professional, how do you match your message to the medium and ensure that it gets heard above the noise? Public relations maverick Marian Salzman goes behind the scenes of creative power house Havas PR, revealing the newest, most effective tactics for championing brands, organizations, and causes. Punctuated by case studies from the United Nations Foundation, Wyclef Jean, Sears, and other campaigns, Agile PR reveals how to:   Use newscrafting to help clients be the news Personalize pitches to reporters and bloggers Master the art of storytelling Break through Web clutter Create branded hashtags that get shared Bump clients to the top of online searches Gain exposure at SXSW, TED, and other key conferences Avert and resolve crises Measure the impact of media placements And more   Ambitious media plans call for cutting-edge tools. Agile PR unlocks industry secrets sure to help anyone broaden their reach and increase their impact.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00['Marian L. Salzman']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fbebb970a3ed02477a73dc29a1972da7a69ad0e9Objective To establish a mixed teaching mode characterized by online teaching and flipped class, and explore its application effect. Methods From February 2016 to July 2016, a total of 180 students from 6 classes of grade 2015 in Hangzhou Medical College were selected as the research object by cluster sampling method. According to random number table, students were divide into the control group (3 classes, n=90) , and the observation group (3 classes, n=90) . For the comprehensive skills and clinical thinking courses, traditional teaching mode was applied in the control group, while observation group adopted the mixed teaching mode which was combined the massive open online courses (MOOCs) and flipped class together. Teaching participation, teaching effect, teaching methods were evaluated to assess the implementation effect of two teaching methods one term after the implementation of mixed teaching model. Results The total person-time of online visits was 9 564. The number of discussions and fullfiled tasks were 372 and 38. The total final exam score of students in the observation group was (91.75±5.40) , which was higher than that in the control group (84. 57±5.32) (t=-2.683, P<0.05) . The scores of evaluation of 8 aspects in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, such as urging to prepare, finding information actively, developing self-study ability, improving study enthusiasm, improving the class participation enthusiasm, being impressive for the mistake, assessing more objectively and overall evaluation (P<0.05) . Conclusions Mixed teaching model could promote the autonomous learning and class participation of nursing students. It also can make the teaching appraisal more objective and fair. However, how to make the students love this mode and how to set up the examination ratio scientifically should be studied further. Key words: Education, nursing; Massive open online courses; Flipped class; Mixed teaching mode201701Mixed teaching model could promote the autonomous learning and class participation of nursing students and it also can make the teaching appraisal more objective and fair.2017-01-16T00:00:00Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing['Jing-yuan Guo', 'Ling-zhi Zhang', 'Xiuwen Zhu', 'Y. Rao', 'Xiao-qin Wu']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8842e5d5188c1ca342554f15690abf9bc4c38444Introduction:  In the blood transfusion patients may be exposed or are stimulated to produce red cell antibodies that cause immediate and delayed transfusion reactions. Antibodies that agglutinate the red blood cells are called signifiers. Already insignificant antibodies that agglutinate red blood cells  "in vitro",  and which do not promote changes in the body can be sub-categorized into Rh and Kell system, MNSs, Lewis, Duffy and Kidd.  Objectives:  Identify the types of irregular antibodies.  Materials and Methods:  This study was conducted through a wide reading-based research papers published from 2000 to 2014 available on the websites: Scielo -  Scientific Electronic Library Online,  LILLACS -  Latin American and Caribbean Sciences WWII Health  and PubMed - US  National Library of Medicine  and BIREME -  Regional Library of Medicine.  Inclusion criteria were: articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish and exclusion criteria: review articles that do not directly addressed the issue of irregular antibodies and blood transfusion.  Results and Discussion:  We identified 51 articles on alternate sites: 43 in Scielo, 02 in BIREME, 01 in LILLACS and 05 found in PubMed. Only 22 articles met the inclusion criteria proposed for the study and were distributed in several categories: descriptive, quantitative and qualitative research.  Conclusion:  Common antibodies are Rh and Kell system. Erythrocyte sensitizations occur to each unit of transfused red blood cells. Therefore, phenotyping and genotyping for Rh, Kell, Duffy, Kidd and MNSs antibodies to patients undergoing blood transfusion is recommended for safe and quality therapy.2017261P phenotyping and genotyping for Rh, Kell, Duffy, Kidd and MNSs antibodies to patients undergoing blood transfusion is recommended for safe and quality therapy.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Patrícia Rodrigues Lima', 'Afrânio Côgo Destefani']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5fc5643deea5376ecd36ca5255b84fc26b0bbe77With the increased application of model-based whole-body control methods in legged robots, there has been an resurgen ce of interest in whole-body system identification strategies an d adaptive control. An important class of methods relates to the identi fication of inertial parameters for rigid-body systems. That is, the mass, first mass moment (related to center of mass location), and 3D rota tional inertia tensor for each link. It is known that the standard manipulator equations of a rigid-body system are linear in these inertia l parameters, enabling many methods for offline model identification and online adaptive control. Recent work has shown that previous metho ds can lead to parameter estimates that are non-physical (i.e. canot possibly represent any physical rigid-body system), due to the viola tion of certain triangle inequalities on the principal moments of inertia. The main contribution of this paper is to formulate these added const raints as Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs). Matrix inequalities ar e developed not in terms of the inertia tensor, but in terms of the density-weighted covariance of each body, suggesting a statistical interpre tation of the rigid body for inertia identification problems. Enforcing t hese extra conditions on physical realizability surprisingly results in an LMI of lower dimension in comparison to previous work. Through this insight, semi-definite programming approaches can be used to solve in ertia parameter identification problems to global optimality.arXiv.org20175612017-01-16T00:00:00ArXiv['Patrick M. Wensing', 'J. Slotine']2017-01-16T00:00:00 59af55a171645ef917f02fc3afbc789978630906Scottish media is in dire straits – it's why alternatives like Bella Caledonia are vital As the Scottish independence movement contemplates a possible second referendum, it has been rocked by news that an online magazine that established a significant voice in the first vote could close. Bella Caledonia is arguably the most prominent among a number of online comment sites and blogs that provide a counterbalance to a unionist­inclined press in Scotland. But now Mike Small, its editor and co­founder, has indicated the task of running the site full­time is beyond present resources. The board has said it intends to carry on, but the publication's future is far from clear. Bella Caledonia offers sharp online commentary and analysis from a perspective that is pro­ independence but not chest­thumping. Scotland has few of these alternative platforms and it can hardly afford to lose any – especially with a second referendum threatening to raise as many questions about fair coverage as last time. Scotland's political and cultural development has been characterised by a disparity between its restored awareness of itself since devolution and the decline of the media. Its externally owned newspapers have been stripped of resource. Despite strong indigenous radio provision led by BBC Radio Scotland, the nation's TV offering is locked into a pattern largely unchanged since the 1950s. Scotland gets television largely scheduled from London from the leading BBC and STV services, with a slender offering of its own products, often at unfriendly times. There is the invaluable exception of Gaelic service BBC Alba, but it can only do so much.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00The conversation['N. Blain']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7d679f91f16b09303acd695465563c04f7e9a8fdScientific Reports201701In this Article, an additional affiliation for Hana Huskova was omitted and the correct affiliations for this Author are listed below.2017-01-16T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Olivier', 'A. Weninger', 'M. Ardin', 'Hana Hušková', 'X. Castells', 'M. Vallée', 'J. Mckay', 'T. Nedelko', 'K. Muehlbauer', 'H. Marusawa', 'J. Alexander', 'L. Hazelwood', 'G. Byrnes', 'M. Hollstein', 'J. Zavadil']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d0a611c5e2b48223329462f145bb692918616ee0This Dataset contains a long list of online, freely available sk2 and MDL mol files of a number of pesticide active ingredients for use by anyone interested (students, teachers, researchers, etc.).2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['T. Kőmíves']2017-01-16T00:00:00 29def7117746b7d0e718e8391415e8ef27271825An important feature of young consumers is their desire to be fashionable and keep up with friends and trends in society. In this way they can individualize themselves, feel unique and prove their belonging to a particular social group. Their physical appearance intimated by the way they dress and the accessories they wear plays an important role. For modern consumers, price is most often the leading factor in choosing the most suited dress or jewelry as they attempt to find the fanciest clothes, jewelry and accessories at the most affordable price. The present study highlights the assortment and price strategy of Pandora, a global player in the jewelry industry, which is focusing mainly on young consumers. The novel design, the permanently renewed collections, the innovations, the focus on online promotion, as well as very friendly personnel are key elements by which this “category killer” becomes very successful on various international markets. The company pursues an effective targeting strategy addressed to younger consumers, enhancing its competitive advantage and gaining attractiveness and awareness among its customers.201700The present study highlights the assortment and price strategy of Pandora, a global player in the jewelry industry, which is focusing mainly on young consumers, and pursues an effective targeting strategy addressed to younger consumers, enhancing its competitive advantage and gaining attractiveness and awareness among its customers.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Cristina Maria Balgaradean', 'Anca Bucuta', 'Dan-Cristian Dabija']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5a37e4954090a45c948911a61ca1383cb7dd7944The renowned US hospital the Cleveland Clinic is to re-examine the provision of alternative medicine services at its Wellness Institute after the institute’s medical director suggested a link between vaccines and autism in a blog published by local news sites. Homeopathic products will no longer be sold at the site, and other services will be re-evaluated to determine whether they meet the clinic’s goal of providing evidence based medicine, a spokeswoman for the hospital said. The Wellness Institute’s medical director and chief operating officer, Daniel Neides, a family doctor, sparked an online uproar when he wrote in a regular blog last week, “What I will stand up and scream is that newborns without intact immune systems and …British medical journal201700Homeopathic products will no longer be sold, and other services will be re-evaluated to determine whether they meet the Cleveland Clinic’s goal of providing evidence based medicine, a spokeswoman for the hospital said.2017-01-16T00:00:00British Medical Journal['O. Dyer']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e9e37797c7dd5675209b91a70a0e442fb897dc03Abstract submissions are being accepted for the 2017 Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM), which will be held June 25–28 at Oregon State University, in Corvallis, Ore. A breadth of symposia will be featured across 11 technical tracks, including undergraduate and precollege programs and a general poster session. An Innovation Fair, held in conjunction with the exposition, will provide early-stage companies and proto-ventures an opportunity to showcase their chemistry-based innovations. The final program summary will be published in CE the online program will be available on May 22. Abstracts are due on April 3. To submit an abstract, visit the meeting website or ACS’s Meeting Abstracts Programming System at maps.acs.org. For more information, visit norm2017.org.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Chemical & Engineering News['Linda Wang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 180381214dcfef54e5c3791824e00a573cc98600Scientific Reports2017500This work reports on the development of a new self-calibrating, solid-state based magnetometer which measures magnetic field induced changes in current within a SiC pn junction caused by the interaction of external magnetic fields with the atomic scale defects intrinsic to the semiconductor.2017-01-16T00:00:00Scientific Reports['C. Cochrane', 'J. Blacksberg', 'M. Anders', 'P. Lenahan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 bc4ccf1d336719e9171b18ed1a90ef7360dbc1c2Di Era media online seperti saat ini banyak berita yang menjamur ke masyarakat, terutama di kalangan masyarakat yang budaya literasi infoemasinya rendah mereka akan tergopoh-gopoh menghadapinya, parahnya lagi kini berita hoax telah menyebar tanpa filter. Berita hoax adalah pemberitaan palsu yang di tujukan untuk menipu dan mengakali pembaca dan pendengarnya untuk mempercayai sesuatu.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Rahmanto']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ac678da111f89797a66ed6b707c73252aafd574bIn 2015, police officers killed 1,146 people in the United States, according to The Counted, the Guardian newspaper’s online project documenting police killings. The vast majority were by gunshot, and one in five victims were unarmed. Of the total number, 193 (16%) were African American males aged between 15-34, despite representing just 2% of the general US population. The rate of police-involved deaths for this group is five times higher than for white men of the same age.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['F. Koch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4d2633ebe8390b2c663313a5a4767c35d6866042Digital activism merupakan suatu konsep baru yang diterapkan oleh organisasi atau suatu institusi, dalam penelitian ini diterapkan di dalam organisasi yang berbau politik. Digital activism ini dilakukan oleh online volunteerism dan berujung kepada suatu bentuk crowdsourcing yang dihasilkan oleh organisasi tersebut. Penelitian ini berfokus pada proses kerja di dalam Teman Ahok sebagai salah satu organisasi yang sempat menerapkan aspek komunikasi politik dan berkomunikasi dengan khalayak melalui media digital, berangkat dari konsep digital activism, dan kinerja relawan online (online volunteerism) di dalam Teman Ahok, terutama ketika proses pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok (ketika masih berada di jalur independen). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan proses kerja aktivitas digital dan relawan online di dalam Teman Ahok selama Ahok masih berada di jalur independen, terutama saat proses pengumpulan satu juta KTP. Kajian teori yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Computer Mediated Communication. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif dengan metode kualitatif, dengan menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data wawancara mendalam dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan wawancara mendalam yang peneliti lakukan terhadap dua informan dari Teman Ahok menunjukkan bahwa Teman Ahok memilih untuk lebih aktif menggunakan media sosialnya dikarenakan lebih efektif, bebas biaya, dan masif menjangkau masyarakat yang mempunyai akses internet. Penyebaran informasi dan konten mengenai Ahok dan pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok waktu itu juga disebarkan melalui media sosial mereka, dilakukan oleh relawan online (Tim Digital) yang terampil dan ahli menggunakan internet. Teman Ahok juga merupakan suatu bentuk crowdsourcing yang hadir di dalam masyarakat, dan menerapkan crowdsourcing terikat atau terbatas, dimana di dalam perjalanannya, pengumpulan data (atau dalam konteks ini pengumpulan 1 juta KTP untuk Ahok), dan segala informasi mengenai Ahok dilakukan oleh relawan-relawan yang terlatih (karena sudah melewati tahap wawancara dan training sebelumnya) dengan metode dan struktur yang sistematis dan terorganisir.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Ashley KatyaNatasha']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7e8af758893f448487186e807d50ffd5b6d54032As I’d noted recently in the local online press, commuters returning to work in Brisbane’s CBD after the summer holiday period will by now have adjusted to a partially closed William Street and fully closed Queens Wharf Road. These first visible signs of disruption followed the handover on January 1 of the Queens Wharf resort and casino site to the Destination Brisbane Consortium, led by the Star Entertainment Group. In an otherwise quiet time of year for government announcements, the happy task fell to State Development Minister, Anthony Lynham, to declare the jobs-generating project officially underway. Domestic construction firm Probuild has commenced site enabling works, including ‘soft strip-out’ of three adjoining, now-emptied government buildings soon to be demolished. The majority of their public servant occupants had moved by late last year to the imposing new government tower at 1 William Street opposite Parliament House.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Chris Salisbury']2017-01-16T00:00:00 dbdbfc2039e8d44d1129c065e01a7fe76c5e239fJournalisten sind zunehmend durch eine erhöhte Arbeitsbelastung herausgefordert. Diese kann individuelles Leid und Einschränkungen der Funktionstüchtigkeit des journalistischen Systems hervorrufen. Dies betrifft auch medienethische Fragestellungen. Arbeitsbelastung ist in der Journalismusforschung ein Randthema. Es liegen nur einige, i.d.R. qualitative Studien vor. Die wenigen quantitativen Studien haben einen entscheidenden Mangel: Die Erhebungsinstrumente wurden in der Kommunikationswissenschaft selbstständig entwickelt und erlauben keine direkten Skalenwert-Vergleiche zu anderen Berufsgruppen. Dabei liegen entsprechende Messinstrumente zum psychosozialen Belastungserleben seit einigen Jahren aus anderen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen vor. Zur detaillierten Erforschung der Arbeitsbelastung von Journalisten wurde erstmals in der Kommunikationswissenschaft das Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionaire (COPSOQ) verwendet. In einer explorativen Studie konnten online 166 Journalisten befragt werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen bei (Zeitungs-)Journalisten im branchenübergreifenden Vergleich deutliche Konflikte von Beruf und Privatleben, bei der Führungsqualität des Vorgesetzten sowie dem Gerechtigkeitsempfinden bei Entscheidungsprozessen. Die explorative Studie belegt, dass sich das komplexe Instrument COPSOQ in der Journalismusforschung und für medienethische Fragestellungen sinnvoll anwenden lässt.20171802017-01-16T00:00:00['Markus Beiler', 'Dirk Stascheit']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7a2d1a5c65845f5fb50a0a85081cfcaf1f2a69d1Listen online 70′sRockUs - rock. Station plays Rock from 50s to 00s. Radio 70′sRockUs is broadcasting in English from Canada, Toronto.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9d71af265f10661dc936b95fb681373a828d068eInternational Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications201700This work presents an online identification scheme for determining the bio-impedance parameters of the well-known Cole–Cole circuit model for the skin–electrode interface that greatly improves the tactile rendering performance of electrical stimulation (electro-tactile) systems and will benefit the development of electro-Tactile-based rehabilitative robotic devices and human–robot interfaces.2017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications['J. Gregory', 'Shengchun Tang', 'Yudong Luo', 'Yantao Shen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fb47be1419d97766702075955125ae9ce5ed1c29El APRENDIZAJE UBICUO se define como aquel que se produce en cualquier lugar y momento y el M-LEARNING como una metodologia de ensenanza y aprendizaje valiendose del uso de dispositivos moviles. Se presenta una propuesta que facilita la utilizacion de minimos recursos  y estructuras informaticas elementales para aplicar en una materia, asignatura o espacio academico. El  A prendizaje Ubicuo bajo un marco potencial del M-learning es la manera  mas  practica y sencilla que cualquier docente pudiera adoptar y desarrollar. El docente aplicando las bases de la guia, llegara a  los  estudiantes  de  una  manera  mas  novedosa,  facil  y  mas  eficiente. Se  decide incursionar con esta propuesta creando un escrito, libro o instructivo que contiene 118 aplicativos entre online y offline con un resumen ejecutivo de lo que hace y acompanados con su respectivo video tutorial, dichos videos son creados por el autor. Se podra crear miles de actividades academicas para los dispositivos celulares, tabletas o PDA´s”;  Se manifiesta que  los  docentes  adicionalmente  a  su  conocimiento  cientifico,  deben agregar tecnologia educativa no solo en el aula de clase sino tambien fuera de ella, en todo lugar y en todo momento de alli que se alcanzaria una mejor labor de ensenanza - aprendizaje. Entre esas fichas que se deben aplicar en el aula de clase y fuera de ella se evidencia lo facil que es hacer: videos, conferencias, nubes de datos, revistas, infografias, mapas  mentales, pizarras, diagramas, lineas de tiempo, collages, audio libros,  emisoras, video chat, redes educativas, gestion aulas, pantallas remotas y encuestas. Con excelente acogida en congresos de  Argentina,  Espana, Japon, Brasil y Canada. El objetivo es seguir aprendiendo y llegar a mas partes del mundo, mejorar futuras  publicaciones y aportar aunque de forma minima al mundo educativo.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['L. E. Lara']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e01675bb739f7ed77128fae86508faca16ea50ddIntroducao: Na tentativa de resgatar o protagonismo da mulher e do bebe no momento do parto, o Brasil tem se empenhado na criacao de politicas publicas que visem a humanizacao e a qualidade da atencao obstetrica e neonatal, incentivando boas praticas de atencao ao parto e ao nascimento, preconizadas pela Organizacao Mundial da Saude. O Fisioterapeuta, por realizar condutas que corroborem com premissas do Ministerio da Saude, desde a gravidez ate o puerperio na vida de mulheres, esta diretamente ligado a assistencia obstetrica. Objetivo: Fomentar, atraves de documentos oficiais, a participacao e colaboracao do profissional Fisioterapeuta na humanizacao da assistencia ao parto no Brasil. Metodologia: Atraves de pesquisa documental, realizou-se uma busca online por cartilhas do Ministerio da Saude que demostrassem protocolos e condutas a serem realizados para a humanizacao do parto e nascimento com intuito de relacionar a Fisioterapia a Humanizacao do Parto. Resultados: Foram selecionados e analisados 11 documentos, sendo 10 do Ministerio da Saude e um da Organizacao Mundial da Saude. Consideracoes finais: Apos a analise proposta, percebe-se que existe uma lacuna a ser preenchida no que tange as necessidades fisicas de preparacao e suporte da mulher em todas as fases do periodo gravidico-puerperal. Sugere-se, portanto, que o Fisioterapeuta seja mais um profissional apto para atender as necessidades da assistencia obstetrica humanizada e deveria ser incluido nos documentos oficiais do Ministerio da Saude e da Organizacao Mundial da Saude reforcando o reconhecimento de suas atribuicoes como integrante da equipe de profissionais que assistem aos cuidados destas mulheres.20171502017-01-16T00:00:00['A. Souza', 'Daysi Jung da Silva Ramos']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c5d8b6b167c24db2ea201c33b3e8c937ab95c88bCommunication positioning has a significant application in modern life. The positioning of communication terminals is divided into two categories: outdoor localization and indoor localization. At present, many researchers are limited to the pursuit of positioning accuracy, so they rarely carry out a comprehensive study, such as the positioning objects, environmental construction and data acquisition etc., which leads to a reduction in the value of the applications. In the paper, our research object is based on the education robot, whose active scenario is indoor, using WiFi fingerprint positioning technology, Aps layout and RSS data acquisition and process under the offline environment, which facilitates the further research about online stage in the later. In the study, the APs were arranged in a regular hexagonal honeycomb, rational use and clustering signals, which solves the strong interference between APs and improves the usability of the signals.201770In the study, the APs were arranged in a regular hexagonal honeycomb, rational use and clustering signals, which solves the strong interference between APs and improves the usability of the signals.2017-01-16T00:00:00DEStech Transactions on Social Science, Education and Human Science['Wenxing Luo', 'Youmei Wen', 'Wen-Min Luo', 'An Long']2017-01-16T00:00:00 833416fc814aa80ec38dd7d1ccf360d6734f6fa5Motivation: Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is commonly used to analyze sets of homologous protein or DNA sequences. This has lead to the development of many methods and packages for MSA over the past 30 years. Being able to compare different methods has been problematic and has relied on gold standard benchmark datasets of ‘true’ alignments or on MSA simulations. A number of protein benchmark datasets have been produced which rely on a combination of manual alignment and/or automated superposition of protein structures. These are either restricted to very small MSAs with few sequences or require manual alignment which can be subjective. In both cases, it remains very difficult to properly test MSAs of more than a few dozen sequences. PREFAB and HomFam both rely on using a small subset of sequences of known structure and do not fairly test the quality of a full MSA. Results: In this paper we describe QuanTest, a fully automated and highly scalable test system for protein MSAs which is based on using secondary structure prediction accuracy (SSPA) to measure alignment quality. This is based on the assumption that better MSAs will give more accurate secondary structure predictions when we include sequences of known structure. SSPA measures the quality of an entire alignment however, not just the accuracy on a handful of selected sequences. It can be scaled to alignments of any size but here we demonstrate its use on alignments of either 200 or 1000 sequences. This allows the testing of slow accurate programs as well as faster, less accurate ones. We show that the scores from QuanTest are highly correlated with existing benchmark scores. We also validate the method by comparing a wide range of MSA alignment options and by including different levels of mis‐alignment into MSA, and examining the effects on the scores. Availability and Implementation: QuanTest is available from http://www.bioinf.ucd.ie/download/QuanTest.tgz Contact: quan.le@ucd.ie Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20173642QuanTest is described, a fully automated and highly scalable test system for protein MSAs which is based on using secondary structure prediction accuracy (SSPA) to measure alignment quality and it is shown that the scores from QuanTest are highly correlated with existing benchmark scores.2017-01-16T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Quan Le', 'Fabian Sievers', 'D. Higgins']2017-01-16T00:00:00 6da40ffc119ae3a4611cfe5bf56c08504bfe44f6Sketches are probabilistic data structures designed for recording frequencies of items in a multi-set. They are widely used in various fields, especially for gathering Internet statistics from distributed data streams in network measurements. In a distributed streaming application with high data rates, a sketch in each monitoring node “fills up” very quickly and then its content is transferred to a remote collector responsible for answering queries. Thus, the size of the contents transferred must be kept as small as possible while meeting the desired accuracy requirement. To obtain significantly higher accuracy while keeping the same update and query speed as the best prior sketches, in this article, we propose a new sketch – the Slim-Fat (SF) sketch. The key idea behind the SF-sketch is to maintain two separate sketches: a larger sketch, the Fat-subsketch, and a smaller sketch, the Slim-subsketch. The Fat-subsketch is used for updating and periodically producing the Slim-subsketch, which is then transferred to the remote collector for answering queries quickly and accurately. We also present the error bound as well as an accurate model of the correct rate of the SF-sketch, and verify their correctness through experiments. We implemented and extensively evaluated the SF-sketch along with several prior sketches. Our results show that when the size of our Slim-subsketch and of the widely used Count-Min (CM) sketch are kept the same, our SF-sketch outperforms the CM-sketch by up to 33.1 times in terms of accuracy (when the ratio of the sizes of the Fat-subsketch and the Slim-subsketch is 16:1). We have made all source codes publicly available at Github [“Source code of SF sketches,” [Online]. Available: https://github.com/paper2017/SF-sketch].IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems20175118The Slim-Fat (SF) sketch is proposed, a new sketch designed for gathering Internet statistics from distributed data streams in network measurements that outperforms the CM-sketch by up to 33.1 times in terms of accuracy.2017-01-16T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems['Lingtong Liu', 'Yulong Shen', 'Yibo Yan', 'Tong Yang', 'Muhammad Shahzad', 'B. Cui', 'Gaogang Xie']2017-01-16T00:00:00 70d35b1ad76ad00b1fa0404a4f648ba739cf1f08Injury Epidemiology20172414There appears to be a mismatch between injury risk perception and actual risk among Muay Thai fighters, and future injury prevention strategies in combat sports such asMuay Thai kickboxing should consider educational- and psychosocial-based interventions that include efforts to correct erroneous beliefs and attitudes about actual risk of injury in the sport.2017-01-16T00:00:00Injury Epidemiology['S. Strotmeyer', 'R. Lystad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b52e37d53d2534efba790c931e2255dac7b1a03fHernia20173117The laparostomy registry is a useful tool for quickly generating sufficient evidence for open abdomen treatment and would involve fascial traction, visceral protection and negative pressure.2017-01-16T00:00:00Hernia['A. Willms', 'Filip Muysoms', 'C. Güsgen', 'R. Schwab', 'J. Lock', 'S. Schaaf', 'Christoph-Thomas Germer', 'I. Richardsen', 'Ulrich A. Dietz']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2cb476a4cb7f753f60dbd0fea730344b5aa060ceMotivation: A glycan consists of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds, has branches and forms complex molecular structures. Databases have been developed to store large amounts of glycan‐binding experiments, including glycan arrays with glycan‐binding proteins. However, there are few bioinformatics techniques to analyze large amounts of data for glycans because there are few tools that can handle the complexity of glycan structures. Thus, we have developed the MCAW (Multiple Carbohydrate Alignment with Weights) tool that can align multiple glycan structures, to aid in the understanding of their function as binding recognition molecules. Results: We have described in detail the first algorithm to perform multiple glycan alignments by modeling glycans as trees. To test our tool, we prepared several data sets, and as a result, we found that the glycan motif could be successfully aligned without any prior knowledge applied to the tool, and the known recognition binding sites of glycans could be aligned at a high rate amongst all our datasets tested. We thus claim that our tool is able to find meaningful glycan recognition and binding patterns using data obtained by glycan‐binding experiments. The development and availability of an effective multiple glycan alignment tool opens possibilities for many other glycoinformatics analysis, making this work a big step towards furthering glycomics analysis. Availability and Implementation: http://www.rings.t.soka.ac.jp Contact: kkiyoko@soka.ac.jp Supplementary information: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinform.20172512The MCAW (Multiple Carbohydrate Alignment with Weights) tool is developed, which is able to find meaningful glycan recognition and binding patterns using data obtained by glycan‐binding experiments and opens possibilities for many other glycoinformatics analysis.2017-01-16T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Masae Hosoda', 'Y. Akune', 'Kiyoko F. Aoki-Kinoshita']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b087d882d61637563b9b6a15cbafb174e5092021Pilot and Feasibility Studies20176511An exploratory pilot trial to assess the feasibility of the procedures and processes, including recruitment, most appropriate outcome measure(s), acceptability of type and number of measures, potential nocebo effects, and potential effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a specially adapted distance-delivered mindfulness-based intervention in people affected by Parkinson's disease.2017-01-16T00:00:00Pilot and Feasibility Studies['A. Bogosian', 'Catherine S. Hurt', 'D. V. E. Sa', 'John V. Hindle', 'Lance M. McCracken', 'Patricia Cubi-Molla']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8e4ded8572b9c8ac9d446fd2dc0d84b1653cf0d6Abstract Motivation Loops are often vital for protein function, however, their irregular structures make them difficult to model accurately. Current loop modelling algorithms can mostly be divided into two categories: knowledge-based, where databases of fragments are searched to find suitable conformations and ab initio, where conformations are generated computationally. Existing knowledge-based methods only use fragments that are the same length as the target, even though loops of slightly different lengths may adopt similar conformations. Here, we present a novel method, Sphinx, which combines ab initio techniques with the potential extra structural information contained within loops of a different length to improve structure prediction. Results We show that Sphinx is able to generate high-accuracy predictions and decoy sets enriched with near-native loop conformations, performing better than the ab initio algorithm on which it is based. In addition, it is able to provide predictions for every target, unlike some knowledge-based methods. Sphinx can be used successfully for the difficult problem of antibody H3 prediction, outperforming RosettaAntibody, one of the leading H3-specific ab initio methods, both in accuracy and speed. Availability and Implementation Sphinx is available at http://opig.stats.ox.ac.uk/webapps/sphinx. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.Bioinformatics201708A novel method, Sphinx, which combines ab initio techniques with the potential extra structural information contained within loops of a different length to improve structure prediction, and is able to generate high-accuracy predictions and decoy sets enriched with near-native loop conformations, performing better than the abinitio algorithm on which it is based.2017-01-16T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Claire Marks', 'Jaroslaw Nowak', 'S. Klostermann', 'G. Georges', 'James Dunbar', 'Jiye Shi', 'S. Kelm', 'C. Deane']2017-01-16T00:00:00 65afa07f542df86a841f95570536054e14b1692fRenowned offshore organizations are drifting towards collaborative exertion to win and implement international projects for business gains. However, devoid of financial constraints, with the availability of skilled professionals, and despite improved project management practices through state-of-the-art tools and techniques, project delays have become a norm these days. This situation calls for exploring the factor(s) affecting the bonding between project management performance and project success. In the context of the well-known 3M’s of project management (that is, manpower, machinery, and materials), machinery and materials are dependent upon manpower. Because the body of knowledge inveterate on the influence of national culture on men, hence, the realization of the impact on the link between project management performance and project success need to be investigated in detail to arrive at the possible cause(s) of project delays. This research initiative was, therefore, undertaken to fill the research gap. The unit of analysis for the proposed research excretion was the individuals who had worked on skyscraper construction projects. In reverent studies, project management is best described using construction examples. It is due to this reason that the project oriented city of Dubai was chosen to reconnoiter on causes of project delays. A structured questionnaire survey was disseminated online with the courtesy of the Project Management Institute local chapter to carry out the cross-sectional study. The Construction Industry Institute, Austin, of the United States of America along with 23 high-rise builders in Dubai were also contacted by email requesting for their contribution to the study and providing them with the online link to the survey questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was warranted using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.70. The appropriateness of sampling adequacy and homogeneity in variance was ensured by keeping Kaiser–Meyer– Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett’s test of sphericity in the range ≥ 0.60 and < 0.05, respectively. Factor analysis was used to verify construct validity. During exploratory factor analysis, all items were loaded using a threshold of 0.4. Four hundred and seventeen respondents, including members from top management, project managers, and project staff, contributed to the study. The link between project management performance and project success was significant at 0.01 level (2-tailed), and 0.05 level (2-tailed) for Pearson’s correlation. Before initiating the moderator analysis test for linearity, multicollinearity, outliers, leverage points and influential cases, test for homoscedasticity and normality were carried out which are prerequisites for conducting moderator review. The moderator analysis, using a macro named PROCESS, was performed to verify the hypothesis that national culture has an influence on the said link. The empirical findings, when compared with Hofstede's results, showed high power distance as the cause of construction project delays in Dubai. The research outcome calls for the project sponsors and top management to reshape their project management strategy and allow for low power distance between management and project personnel for timely completion of projects.201710742017-01-16T00:00:00['K. F. Rafat', 'R. Ahmed']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a666ec72d292a5512d1ab4e6e06a69feb551a98cFor most young people with autism, completing secondary school is something akin to falling off the edge of a cliff. There is relief that the intense pressure of social conformity is removed, but apprehension when looking into the dark abyss of what the future holds. Current Australian research on the quality of life of young adults with autism paints an extraordinarily bleak picture. Young people on the spectrum who have completed or stopped attending school have an unemployment rate of between 45 and 50%. They have very low rates of tertiary education participation and only a 28% completion rate in post-secondary courses. The most astounding statistic, and one which illustrates the sense of isolation experienced by this cohort, is that on average, adolescents on the autism spectrum spend 68 hours per week engaged in solitary technology based activities. That amounts to over 9 hours each day! Digital creative arts practice is grounded in both an aesthetic framework and a diverse range of ever changing and evolving software tools. And this shared vocabulary of authorship is available to an army of creative autodidacts playing and learning till the wee hours as they build cathedrals of aesthetic and technical knowledge from sources as diverse as online manuals, You Tube tutorials and FAQ chat groups. The Altered States project at Queensland University of Technology was a pilot post-school creative media project which sought to introduce these hibernating digital creatives on the autism spectrum to undergraduate studies in the creative industries by asking the fundamental question, “What are you the best at in the room?”. The decision to focus on the development of individual strengths rather than deficits is at the core of all community arts practice, and in sharp contrast to most clinical programs which typically devise strategies which address specific areas of need. The prolonged hibernation of autistic teenagers into bedroom digital caves following secondary school is a phenomenon many families observe. This long-term exclusion from social contact with school friends, and in some cases family members, can herald an erosion in self-esteem, confidence and social functioning that without intervention, can entrench experiences of social anxiety, depression and agoraphobia. The Altered States project brought young people with autism together with creative artists in the fields of music, 3-D animation, film making and sound design to create an immersive new work to be premiered at the opening of QUT’s new Creative Industries precinct. Motivation and enjoyment were key ingredients in the psychosocial outcomes of the program with emotional wellbeing, social participation and friendship being key contributors to the success of the project.201704The Altered States project brought young people with autism together with creative artists in the fields of music, 3-D animation, film making and sound design to create an immersive new work to be premiered at the opening of QUT’s new Creative Industries precinct.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Lvia S S Valentin']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a61e04fbefdd0e1a3e29f859b59d0fbb2e29729fAbstract Margin trading is popular with retail investors around the world. To limit the scale of these investors’ potential losses, regulators impose a system of collateral requirements and margin calls. We show in this paper, however, that the collateral requirement imposed by margin calls results in negative expected returns for these traders whilst also inducing positive skew in the returns distribution. Investments in assets with symmetric returns, when traded on margin, instead offer limited losses and a small chance of a large gain, much like lottery stocks and other gambles. We demonstrate this theoretically and then show empirically, using a unique database of account data from a Chinese retail brokerage, that the realized losses of margin traders are often substantial. This leads us to question whether current regulation is appropriate.Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization20174132017-01-16T00:00:00ERN: Behavioral Finance (Microeconomics) (Topic)['D. Ladley', 'Guanqing Liu', 'J. Rockey']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1cc0bc43c6200a50d92a870116825358f8201d26Nature Communications2017105453RNA sequencing is utilized to complement genotyping of patients with a rare mitochondrial disease by detecting aberrant RNA expression, splicing and allele-specific expression.2017-01-16T00:00:00Nature Communications['Laura S. Kremer', 'Daniel M Bader', 'Christian Mertes', 'R. Kopajtich', 'G. Pichler', 'A. Iuso', 'T. Haack', 'E. Graf', 'T. Schwarzmayr', 'Caterina Terrile', 'E. Koňaříková', 'B. Repp', 'G. Kastenmüller', 'J. Adamski', 'P. Lichtner', 'Christoph Leonhardt', 'B. Funalot', 'A. Donati', 'V. Tiranti', 'A. Lombès', 'C. Jardel', 'D. Gläser', 'Robert W. Taylor', 'D. Ghezzi', 'J. Mayr', 'A. Rötig', 'P. Freisinger', 'F. Distelmaier', 'T. Strom', 'T. Meitinger', 'J. Gagneur', 'H. Prokisch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 80f8a19aab36ec658e87d87d2dad7e94a32e0fa6The origin and nature of age-associated B cells (ABCs) in mice are poorly understood. In this article, we show that their emergence required MHC class II and CD40/CD40L interactions. Young donor B cells were adoptively transferred into congenic recipients and allowed to remain for 1 mo in the absence of external Ag. B cells expressing the T-bet transcription factor, a marker for ABCs, were generated after multiple cell divisions from C57BL/6 donors but not from MHC class II– or CD40-deficient donors. Furthermore, old CD154 (CD40L)-deficient mice did not accrue ABCs, confirming that they arise primarily through T-dependent interactions. To determine what Igs ABCs express, we sequenced VH and Vκ rearranged genes from unimmunized 22-mo-old C57BL/6 mice and showed that they had a heterogeneous repertoire, which was comparable to that seen in old follicular and marginal zone B cell subsets. However, in contrast to the follicular and marginal zone cells, ABCs displayed significant somatic hypermutation. The mutation frequency was lower than found in germinal center cells after deliberate immunization, suggesting that ABCs have undergone mild stimulation from endogenous Ags over time. These observations show that quiescent ABCs are Ag-experienced cells that accumulate during T cell–dependent responses to diverse Ags during the life of an individual.Journal of Immunology20173999It is shown that quiescent ABCs are Ag-experienced cells that accumulate during T cell–dependent responses to diverse Ags during the life of an individual, suggesting that ABCs have undergone mild stimulation from endogenous Ags over time.2017-01-16T00:00:00The Journal of Immunology['Lisa M. Russell Knode', 'Martin S Naradikian', 'A. Myles', 'Jean L. Scholz', 'Y. Hao', 'Danya Liu', 'M. Ford', 'J. Tobias', 'M. Cancro', 'P. Gearhart']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7a3e4da5cbf15bd13f716ced29da88ea40f31c0fOncogene20175673This study identifies NRP1 for the first time as a novel androgen-suppressed gene upregulated during the adaptive response of prostate tumors to ATTs and a prognostic biomarker of clinical metastasis and lethal PCa.2017-01-16T00:00:00Oncogene['B. Tse', 'M. Volpert', 'E. Ratther', 'N. Stylianou', 'M. Nouri', 'K. McGowan', 'M. Lehman', 'S. McPherson', 'M. Roshan-Moniri', 'M. Butler', 'J. Caradec', 'C. Gregory‐Evans', 'J. McGovern', 'R. Das', 'M. Takhar', 'N. Erho', 'M. Alshalafa', 'E. Davicioni', 'E. Schaeffer', 'R. Jenkins', 'A. Ross', 'R. J. Karnes', 'R. Den', 'L. Fazli', 'P. Gregory', 'M. Gleave', 'E. Williams', 'P. Rennie', 'R. Buttyan', 'J. Gunter', 'L. Selth', 'P. Russell', 'C. Nelson', 'B. G. Hollier']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8bbac6fcbe2952c791bf22c5b364051acd323ca3Journal of food microbiology20177463All species identified in this study, except A. flavus, showed a positive correlation with at least one physicochemical parameter assessed, highlighting the pectin content, total sugar, total acidity and phenolic compounds.2017-01-16T00:00:00International journal of food microbiology['L. Freire', 'F. Passamani', 'A. B. Thomas', 'R. C. M. R. Nassur', 'Laís Mesquita Silva', 'F. Paschoal', 'G. Pereira', 'G. Prado', 'L. Batista']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ee2007c1f2aabe72bfa7eb7a93cd7df7c653ba7fThis study was a systematic evaluation across different and prominent diffusion MRI models to better understand the ways in which scalar metrics are influenced by experimental factors, including experimental design (diffusion‐weighted imaging [DWI] sampling) and noise.Magnetic Resonance in Medicine20174064This study was a systematic evaluation across different and prominent diffusion MRI models to better understand the ways in which scalar metrics are influenced by experimental factors, including experimental design (diffusion‐weighted imaging [DWI] sampling) and noise.2017-01-16T00:00:00Magnetic Resonance in Medicine['E. Hutchinson', 'A. Avram', 'M. Irfanoglu', 'C. Koay', 'A. Barnett', 'M. Komlosh', 'E. Özarslan', 'S. Schwerin', 'S. Juliano', 'C. Pierpaoli']2017-01-16T00:00:00 87b5bcfc8456d96f830f31e0b64e3c7d2ebe1c98Fluctuations in water surface elevation (WSE) along rivers have important implications for water resources, flood hazards, and biogeochemical cycling. However, current in situ and remote sensing methods exhibit key limitations in characterizing spatiotemporal hydraulics of many of the world's river systems. Here we analyze new measurements of river WSE and slope from AirSWOT, an airborne analogue to the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission aimed at addressing limitations in current remotely sensed observations of surface water. To evaluate its capabilities, we compare AirSWOT WSEs and slopes to in situ measurements along the Tanana River, Alaska. Root‐mean‐square error is 9.0 cm for WSEs averaged over 1 km2 areas and 1.0 cm/km for slopes along 10 km reaches. Results indicate that AirSWOT can accurately reproduce the spatial variations in slope critical for characterizing reach‐scale hydraulics. AirSWOT's high‐precision measurements are valuable for hydrologic analysis, flood modeling studies, and for validating future SWOT measurements.201743582017-01-16T00:00:00Geophysical Research Letters['E. Altenau', 'T. Pavelsky', 'D. Moller', 'C. Lion', 'L. Pitcher', 'G. Allen', 'P. Bates', 'S. Calmant', 'M. Durand', 'L. Smith']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ca63344c49447c6feb479b19297efa1d6d7711d7Ceria-based materials have received considerable attention in catalysis field due to their unique physicochemical characteristics. Compared to bulk ceria, nanosized ceria received particular interest, due to its high surface to volume ratio, improved reducibility and optimal morphological features. Hence, the fine-tuning of ceria properties by means of advanced synthesis routes is of particular importance. In this regard, the present work aims at investigating the impact of synthesis parameters on the solid state properties of CeO2 materials. Four different time- and cost-effective preparation methods were followed, i.e. thermal decomposition, co-precipitation and hydrothermal method of low and high NaOH concentration, employing in all cases Ce(NO3)3·6H2O as cerium precursor. A complementary characterization study, involving N2 adsorption at −196 °C (BET method), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR) and scanning/transmission electron microscopy (SEM/TEM), was carried out to gain insight into the impact of synthesis route on the textural, structural, morphological and redox properties. The results revealed the superiority of the hydrothermal method towards the development of ceria nanoparticles of high specific surface area (>90 m2 g−1), well-defined geometry (nanorods) and improved redox properties. CO oxidation was employed as a probe reaction to gain insight into the structure–activity correlation. Ceria nanorods prepared by hydrothermal method of high NaOH concentration demonstrated the optimum CO oxidation performance. A direct quantitative correlation between the catalytic activity and the abundance of easily reduced, loosely bound oxygen species, was revealed. Hence, this particular reactivity descriptor can potentially be used for the rational design of ceria-based materials.201754602017-01-16T00:00:00RSC Advances['Maria Lykaki', 'E. Pachatouridou', 'E. Iliopoulou', 'S. Carabineiro', 'M. Konsolakis']2017-01-16T00:00:00 6677cc559d1a00731179e9e07145203d0ade947cJournal of food microbiology20176945High functional diversity among isolates of P. roqueforti strains isolated from Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) blue cheeses was shown and a clear relationship between genetic diversity, population structure and the assessed functional traits was shown.2017-01-16T00:00:00International journal of food microbiology['G. Gillot', 'J. Jany', 'Elisabeth Poirier', 'M. Maillard', 'S. Debaets', 'A. Thierry', 'E. Coton', 'M. Coton']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e2975b6fee09c1346063bfd14d13eb488d59d1b5Familial Cancer20172852The cancer detection rate in this group justifies a minimum baseline non-contrast WB MRI in germline TP53 mutation carriers, and should be adopted into national guidelines for management of adult TP53 mutations carriers in addition to the current practice of contrast enhanced breast MRI imaging.2017-01-16T00:00:00Familial Cancer['S. Saya', 'E. Killick', 'Sarah Thomas', 'N. Taylor', 'E. Bancroft', 'J. Rothwell', 'S. Benafif', 'A. Dias', 'C. Mikropoulos', 'Jenny Pope', 'A. Chamberlain', 'R. Gunapala', 'L. Izatt', 'L. Side', 'L. Walker', 'S. Tomkins', 'J. Cook', 'J. Barwell', 'Vicki Wiles', 'Lauren Limb', 'D. Eccles', 'M. Leach', 'S. Shanley', 'F. Gilbert', 'H. Hanson', 'D. Gallagher', 'B. Rajashanker', 'R. Whitehouse', 'D. Koh', 'S. Sohaib', 'D. Evans', 'R. Eeles']2017-01-16T00:00:00 31f17fe2f2751c76a22f90b0676e3ef870cf1141Cellulose201726462017-01-16T00:00:00Cellulose['Ran Li', 'Jinyan Du', 'Yanmei Zheng', 'Yueqin Wen', 'Xinxiang Zhang', 'Wenbin Yang', 'Ang Lue', 'Lina Zhang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3f6d650cf011bb244cd13394d445fff743d85473Purpose. The purpose of this research was to collect data to inform intervention strategies to optimise body composition in South African preschool children. Methods. Data were collected in urban and rural settings. Weight status, physical activity, and gross motor skill assessments were conducted with 341 3–6-year-old children, and 55 teachers and parents/caregivers participated in focus groups. Results. Overweight and obesity were a concern in low-income urban settings (14%), but levels of physical activity and gross motor skills were adequate across all settings. Focus group findings from urban and rural settings indicated that teachers would welcome input on leading activities to promote physical activity and gross motor skill development. Teachers and parents/caregivers were also positive about young children being physically active. Recommendations for potential intervention strategies include a teacher-training component, parent/child activity mornings, and a home-based component for parents/caregivers. Conclusion. The findings suggest that an intervention focussed on increasing physical activity and improving gross motor skills per se is largely not required but that contextually relevant physical activity and gross motor skills may still be useful for promoting healthy weight and a vehicle for engaging with teachers and parents/caregivers for promoting other child outcomes, such as cognitive development.BioMed Research International20177935The findings suggest that an intervention focussed on increasing physical activity and improving gross motor skills per se is largely not required but that contextually relevantPhysical activity andgross motor skills may still be useful for promoting healthy weight and a vehicle for engaging with teachers and parents/caregivers for promoting other child outcomes, such as cognitive development.2017-01-16T00:00:00BioMed Research International['C. Draper', 'S. Tomaz', 'Matthew Stone', 'Trina Hinkley', 'Rachel A. Jones', 'J. Louw', 'R. Twine', 'K. Kahn', 'S. Norris']2017-01-16T00:00:00 39d1aa88bdb6a977e492e5d8bbf31645a50fc871The paper deals with the potential of high energy-efficient windows with granular silica aerogel for energy saving in building refurbishment. Different glazing systems were investigated considering two kinds of granular silica aerogel and different glass layers. Thermal transmittance and optical properties of the samples were measured and used in building simulations. The aerogel impact on heat transfer is remarkable, allowing a thermal transmittance of 1.0–1.1 W/(m2·K) with granular aerogel in interspace only 15 mm in thickness. A 63% reduction in U-value was achieved when compared to the corresponding conventional windows, together with a significant reduction (30%) in light transmittance. When assembled with a low-e glass, the U-value reduction was lower (31%), but a moderate reduction in light transmittance (about 10%) was observed for larger granules. Energy simulations for a case study in different climate conditions (hot, moderate, and cold) showed a reduction in energy demand both for heating and cooling for silica aerogel glazing systems, when compared to the conventional ones. The new glazings are a suitable solution for building refurbishment, thanks to low U-values and total solar transmittance, also in warm climate conditions.201738372017-01-16T00:00:00Buildings['C. Buratti', 'E. Moretti', 'M. Zinzi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b613a28bce82a7be9a9b035992b6b110de9577a2Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy20174931Non-surgical therapy is successful in treating pubic overload and osteitis pubis in athletes, thus enabling return-to-football within 3 months after trauma.2017-01-16T00:00:00Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy['M. Schöberl', 'L. Prantl', 'O. Loose', 'J. Zellner', 'P. Angele', 'F. Zeman', 'M. Spreitzer', 'M. Nerlich', 'W. Krutsch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 095eccb24ae4b6df6ff6a534fb9e12ddfed65926Background The novel group treatment program Training for Awareness, Resilience, and Action (TARA) was developed to target specific mechanisms based on neuroscience findings in adolescent depression and framed within the National Institute of Mental Health Research Domain Criteria. TARA contains training of autonomic and emotional self-regulation, interoceptive awareness, relational skills, and value-based committed action. Methods We performed a single-arm trial to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of TARA in reducing depression and anxiety levels and assessed whether the specific targeted domains of function reflected the hypothesized symptom change. Twenty-six adolescents (14–18 years old, 7 males and 19 females) participated in the 12-week group program. Assessment was performed before (T0), immediately after (T1), and 3 months after the end of TARA (T2). Results Significant improvement was seen in depression symptoms (Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale Second Edition) between T0–T1 (t-value = −3.56, p = 0.002, CI = −6.64, −1.77) and T0–T2 (t-value = −4.17, p < 0.001, CI = −11.20, −3.75) and anxiety symptoms (Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children) between T0–T1 (t-value = −2.26, p = 0.033, CI = −4.61, −0.21) and T0–T2 (t-value = −3.06, p = 0.006, 95% confidence interval = −9.02, −1.73). Significant improvements in psychological flexibility, sleep, and mindfulness skills were also found between T0 and T2. Limitations The sample size was small without a control condition. The pilot design did not allow for testing the hypothesized brain changes and effect of TARA on relevant systemic biomarkers. Conclusion TARA is feasible in a sample of clinically depressed and/or anxious adolescents and preliminary efficacy was demonstrated by reduced depression and anxiety symptoms. The specific symptom and behavioral outcomes corresponded well with the hypothesized mechanisms of change.Frontiers in Psychiatry20177532TARA is feasible in a sample of clinically depressed and/or anxious adolescents and preliminary efficacy was demonstrated by reduced depression and anxiety symptoms and the specific symptom and behavioral outcomes corresponded well with the hypothesized mechanisms of change.2017-01-16T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychiatry['E. Henje Blom', 'O. Tymofiyeva', 'M. Chesney', 'T. Ho', 'P. Moran', 'Colm G. Connolly', 'Larissa G. Duncan', 'Lisa Baldini', 'Helen Y. Weng', 'M. Acree', 'V. Goldman', 'F. Hecht', 'Tony T. Yang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3c99dccd2d47eb338d9acd73d4c266b02eeaaa0cSex offender legislation is influenced by public pressure. However, there is evidence suggesting that the public's beliefs about sex offenders may be based upon myths and misperceptions. This study examined the relationship between knowledge of sex offenders in areas concerning their recidivism rates, treatment outcomes, and victim types, as well as current supervision and correctional management directed toward sex offenders and how this knowledge relates to overall attitudes towards sex offenders, sex offender treatment, and community notification laws. Further, we sought to examine how conservative belief systems affect this relationship. Using a sample of 559 undergraduate students we found that knowledge about sex offenders and conservative beliefs were significantly related to attitudes toward sex offenders such that those who had more conservative beliefs and less knowledge were more likely to have negative views toward sex offenders. Additionally, conservative belief systems moderated the relationship between knowledge about sex offenders and general attitudes toward sex offenders. These findings will be discussed as they pertain to the development of evidence-based sex offender policies.Psychiatry, Psychology and Law20178129This study examined the relationship between knowledge of sex offenders in areas concerning their recidivism rates, treatment outcomes, and victim types, as well as current supervision and correctional management directed toward sex offenders and how this knowledge relates to overall attitudes towards sex offenders, sex offender treatment, and community notification laws.2017-01-16T00:00:00Psychiatry, Psychology and Law['Michelle Rosselli', 'E. Jeglic']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a6747bcd20176cc990673aee30bb1d9db6cd2961Abstract Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)‐causing mutations in the CHMP2B gene lead to the generation of mutant C‐terminally truncated CHMP2B. We report that transgenic mice expressing endogenous levels of mutant CHMP2B developed late‐onset brain volume loss associated with frank neuronal loss and FTD‐like changes in social behaviour. These data are the first to show neurodegeneration in mice expressing mutant CHMP2B and indicate that our mouse model is able to recapitulate neurodegenerative changes observed in FTD. Neuroinflammation has been increasingly implicated in neurodegeneration, including FTD. Therefore, we investigated neuroinflammation in our CHMP2B mutant mice. We observed very early microglial proliferation that develops into a clear pro‐inflammatory phenotype at late stages. Importantly, we also observed a similar inflammatory profile in CHMP2B patient frontal cortex. Aberrant microglial function has also been implicated in FTD caused by GRN, MAPT and C9orf72 mutations. The presence of early microglial changes in our CHMP2B mutant mice indicates neuroinflammation may be a contributing factor to the neurodegeneration observed in FTD.Human Molecular Genetics20177128These data are the first to show neurodegeneration in mice expressing mutant CHMP2B and indicate that the mouse model is able to recapitulate neurodegnerative changes observed in FTD, and neuroinflammation may be a contributing factor to the neurodegenersation observed inFTD.2017-01-16T00:00:00Human Molecular Genetics['E. Clayton', 'R. Mancuso', 'T. Nielsen', 'S. Mizielinska', 'Holly E. Holmes', 'N. Powell', 'F. Norona', 'J. Larsen', 'Carmelo Milioto', 'Katherine Wilson', 'M. Lythgoe', 'S. Ourselin', 'J. Nielsen', 'P. Johannsen', 'I. Holm', 'J. Collinge', 'P. Oliver', 'D. Gomez-Nicola', 'A. Isaacs']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7eb97b46532582f9067a94ecdadba94d479893c1That children have a right to protection when they go online is an internationally well-established principle, upheld in laws that seek to safeguard children from online abuse and exploitation. However, children’s own transgressive behaviour can test the boundaries of this protection regime, creating new dilemmas for lawmakers the world over. This article examines the policy response from both the Global North and South to young people’s online behaviour that may challenge adult conceptions of what is acceptable, within existing legal and policy frameworks. It asks whether the ‘childhood innocence’ implied in much protection discourse is a helpful basis for promoting children’s rights in the digital age. Based on a comparative analysis of the emerging policy trends in Europe, South Africa and the United States, the article assesses the implications for policymakers and child welfare specialists as they attempt to redraw the balance between children’s online safety while supporting their agency as digital citizens.New Media & Society20175833The article assesses the implications for policymakers and child welfare specialists as they attempt to redraw the balance between children’s online safety while supporting their agency as digital citizens.2017-01-16T00:00:00New Media & Society['Monica Bulger', 'Patrick Burton', "B. O'Neill", 'Elisabeth Staksrud']2017-01-16T00:00:00 fae2e64099def892e5fcbc715d6efd03941db16bBACKGROUND To assess the safety and clinical outcomes of bipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) assisted vertebroplasty (VP) and osteoplasty (OP) in pathological and insufficiency fractures. The insufficiency fractures were in patients who sustained demineralization secondary to cancer treatment. METHODS Patients referred for symptomatic malignant or insufficiency fractures for VP or OP from January 2011 to May 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Bipolar RFA was performed (Osteocool RF ablation system, Baylis Medical) reaching a constant temperature of 70 ℃ over 7 to 15 minutes followed by cement injection. Clinical outcomes were evaluated by review of the electronic medical record (EMR). Radiological outcomes were assessed with CT. Pre and post procedural pain scores were also documented for the RFA subset, primarily to see if there were any adverse effects when using RFA on pain relief. RESULTS Twenty-six patients in the study were treated with the RFA assisted technique. These contributed to 4 OPs and 35 VP levels. Of these four VP levels were insufficiency fractures. All were technically successful without morbidity or mortality. Fifty-six patients were treated with a non RFA assisted technique. All these were VPs and 142 levels were treated in total. Two levels in this subset were insufficiency fractures. All were technically successful without morbidity or mortality. There was a significantly reduced rate of posterior and venous cement leaks when RFA was used prior to VP. There was no difference in the rate of leakage into the disc spaces when comparing RFA assisted to the conventional technique. Pain scores in the RFA assisted group decreased significantly post procedure with no unanticipated neuropathic events. CONCLUSIONS RFA assisted VP and OP using a bipolar device is safe and allows for controlled injection of cement into a preformed thermal cavity with a significant decrease in venous and posterior cement leaks. Rate of cement leakage into the disc spaces was unaffected.Annals of Palliative Medicine20171631RFA assisted VP and OP using a bipolar device is safe and allows for controlled injection of cement into a preformed thermal cavity with a significant decrease in venous and posterior cement leaks.2017-01-16T00:00:00Annals of palliative medicine['E. David', 'S. Kaduri', 'A. Yee', 'E. Chow', 'A. Sahgal', 'Stephanie Chan', 'R. Hanna']2017-01-16T00:00:00 83a4bb81557fb9422b0115c132c62bcb2f61d1aaPeptides and proteins control and direct all aspects of cellular function and communication. Having been honed by nature for millions of years, they also typically display an unsurpassed specificity for their biological targets. This underlies the continued focus on peptides as promising drug candidates. However, the development of peptides into viable drugs is hampered by their lack of chemical and pharmacokinetic stability and the cost of large scale production. One method to overcome such hindrances is to develop polymer systems that are able to retain the important structural features of these biologically active peptides, while being cheaper and easier to produce and manipulate chemically. This review illustrates these principles using examples of polymers designed to mimic antimicrobial host-defence peptides. The host-defence peptides have been identified as some of the most important leads for the next generation of antibiotics as they typically exhibit broad spectrum antimicrobial ability, low toxicity toward human cells and little susceptibility to currently known mechanisms of bacterial resistance. Their movement from the bench to clinic is yet to be realised, however, due to the limitations of these peptides as drugs. The literature provides a number of examples of polymers that have been able to mimic these peptides through all levels of structure, starting from specific amino acid sidechains, through to more global features such as overall charge, molecular weight and threedimensional structure (e.g. α-helical). The resulting optimised polymers are able retain the activity profile of the peptides, but within a synthetic macromolecular construct that may be better suited to the development of a new generation of antimicrobial therapeutics. Such work has not only produced important new leads to combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, but may also open up new ways for polymers to mimic other important classes of biologically active peptides.Current Medicinal Chemistry2017030The literature provides a number of examples of polymers that have been able to mimic these peptides through all levels of structure, starting from specific amino acid sidechains, through to more global features such as overall charge, molecular weight and threedimensional structure (e.g α-helical).2017-01-16T00:00:00Current medicinal chemistry['Matthias Hartlieb', 'Elizabeth G L Williams', 'Agnès Kuroki', 'S. Perrier', 'K. Locock']2017-01-16T00:00:00 81b5c9ada5ebd32856f9ea253370ac8a7fbca6c4Mn and Ce were loaded on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) via impregnation and in situ doping methods. The catalytic capacities of the obtained composite materials were evaluated in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO. The existing form of Mn–Ce in the MOF originates from different doping methods and its effect on the catalytic performance was investigated. Mn–Ce introduced by impregnation was deposited on the surface of the MOF and exhibited high catalytic efficiency of more than 98% from 200 °C to 300 °C. According to the results of BET, XRD, XPS, and ICP analyses, it was concluded that Mn–Ce introduced via the in situ doping method was inserted in the crystal lattice structure of the MOF, which resulted in an enlarged surface area, low Mn concentration, and poor redox property as compared to that introduced via the impregnated method. By exploring these factors, it was proven that the limited redox ability was the direct reason that resulted in the low activity of the MnCeMOF. Using thermal decomposition, the in situ doped Mn–Ce was liberated from the MnCeMOF crystal lattice and subsequently, exhibited recovered redox properties and catalytic activity. In this study, we proved that different doping methods lead to different forms of Mn–Ce in the MOF, which exhibit different redox properties and thus directly lead to different catalytic performance.201745272017-01-16T00:00:00RSC Advances['Xiao Zhang', 'B. Shen', 'Xiaoqi Zhang', 'Fumei Wang', 'Guilong Chi', 'M. Si']2017-01-16T00:00:00 777089ce151cfeabee41d511ab273edf5088357fJournal of nanoparticle research201737252017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Nanoparticle Research['Rongzheng Liu', 'Malin Liu', 'J. Chang']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a376e57b5f89de5f4a91c53fcc6549b0168717b1Cysteinyl cathepsin K (CatK) is expressed in osteoclasts to mediate bone resorption, but is also inducible under inflammatory conditions. Faslpr mice on a C57BL/6 background develop spontaneous systemic lupus erythematosus-like manifestations. Although normal mouse kidneys expressed negligible CatK, those from Faslpr mice showed elevated CatK expression in the glomeruli and tubulointerstitial space. Faslpr mice also showed elevated serum CatK levels. CatK deficiency in Faslpr mice reduced all tested kidney pathologies, including glomerulus and tubulointerstitial scores, glomerulus complement C3 and IgG deposition, chemokine expression and macrophage infiltration, and serum autoantibodies. CatK contributed to Faslpr mouse autoimmunity and pathology in part by its activity in TLR-7 proteolytic processing and consequent regulatory T (Treg) cell biology. Elevated TLR7 expression and proteolytic processing in Faslpr mouse kidneys and Tregs showed significantly reduced levels in CatK-deficient mice, leading to increased spleen and kidney Treg content. Purified CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ Tregs from CatK-deficient mice doubled their immunosuppressive activity against T effector cells, compared with those from CatK-sufficient mice. In Faslpr mice, repopulation of purified Tregs from CatK-sufficient mice reduced spleen sizes, autoantibody titers, and glomerulus C3 and IgG deposition, and increased splenic and kidney Treg contents. Tregs from CatK-deficient mice had significantly more potency than CatK-sufficient Tregs in reducing spleen sizes, serum autoantibody titers, and glomerulus C3 deposition, and in increasing splenic and kidney Treg content. This study established a possible role of CatK in TLR7 proteolytic activation, Treg immunosuppressive activity, and lupus autoimmunity and pathology.Journal of Immunology20175825A possible role of CatK in TLR7 proteolytic activation, Treg immunosuppressive activity, and lupus autoimmunity and pathology is established.2017-01-16T00:00:00The Journal of Immunology['Yi Zhou', 'Huimei Chen', 'Li Liu', 'Xueqing Yu', 'G. Sukhova', 'Min Yang', 'V. Kyttaris', 'I. Stillman', 'B. Gelb', 'P. Libby', 'G. Tsokos', 'G. Shi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0c0ed405aeecf18ffa61ee27b56cb6ad51e860e7Background: Tissue resident memory T cells (TrM) provide an enhanced response against infection at mucosal surfaces, yet their function has not been extensively studied in humans, including the female genital tract (FGT). Methods: Using polychromatic flow cytometry, we studied TrM cells, defined as CD62L-CCR7-CD103+CD69+ CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in mucosa-derived T cells from healthy and HIV-positive women. Results: We demonstrate that TrM are present in the FGT of healthy and HIV-positive women. The expression of the mucosal retention receptor, CD103, from HIV-positive women was reduced compared to healthy women and was lowest in women with CD4 counts < 500 cells/mm3. Furthermore, CD103 expression on mucosa-derived CD8+ T cells correlated with antigen-specific IFN-γ production by mucosal CD4+ T cells and was inversely correlated with T-bet from CD8+CD103+ mucosa-derived T cells. Conclusions: These data suggest that CD4+ T cells, known to be impaired during HIV-1 infection and necessary for the expression of CD103 in murine models, may play a role in the expression of CD103 on resident T cells from the human FGT.Pathogens and Immunity20175522It is demonstrated that TrM are present in the FGT of healthy and HIV-positive women and suggested that CD4+ T cells, known to be impaired during HIV-1 infection and necessary for the expression of CD103 in murine models, may play a role in the expressionof CD103 on resident T cells from the human FGT.2017-01-16T00:00:00Pathogens & Immunity['David Moylan', 'P. Goepfert', 'M. Kempf', 'M. Saag', 'H. Richter', 'J. Mestecky', 'S. Sabbaj']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4bbc6e3269abf36ea2450a8e302ebbc54d3dd97aDuring the last decade, with the advent of inexpensive microarray and RNA-seq technologies, there have been many expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) studies for identifying genetic variants called eQTLs that regulate gene expression. Discovering eQTLs has been increasingly important as they may elucidate the functional consequence of non-coding variants identified from genome-wide association studies. Recently, several eQTL studies such as the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) consortium have made a great effort to obtain gene expression from multiple tissues. One advantage of these multi-tissue eQTL datasets is that they may allow one to identify more eQTLs by combining information across multiple tissues. Although a few methods have been proposed for multi-tissue eQTL studies, they are often computationally intensive and may not achieve optimal power because they do not consider a biological insight that a genetic variant regulates gene expression similarly in related tissues. In this paper, we propose an efficient meta-analysis approach for identifying eQTLs from large multi-tissue eQTL datasets. We name our method RECOV because it uses a random effects (RE) meta-analysis with an explicit covariance (COV) term to model the correlation of effect that eQTLs have across tissues. Our approach is faster than the previous approaches and properly controls the false-positive rate. We apply our approach to the real multi-tissue eQTL dataset from GTEx that contains 44 tissues, and show that our approach detects more eQTLs and eGenes than previous approaches.bioRxiv20173821The method RECOV is proposed, which uses a random effects (RE) meta-analysis with an explicit covariance (COV) term to model the correlation of effect that eQTLs have across tissues, and is faster than the previous approaches and properly controls the false-positive rate.2017-01-16T00:00:00Bioinformatics['Dat Q. Duong', 'Lisa Gai', 'S. Snir', 'Eun Yong Kang', 'B. Han', 'J. Sul', 'E. Eskin']2017-01-16T00:00:00 e95d3725f10f36010835599b980108eb2fe3d6bcScientific Reports20176520Bi-exponential modelling was applied to characterise and compare B. pertussis specific serological dynamics in a comprehensive database of IgG, IgG subclass and IgA responses to Ptx, FHA, Prn, Fim2/3 and OMV antigens of (ex-) symptomatic pert Mussis cases across all age groups and revealed that antigen type and age group were major factors determining differences in levels and kinetics of Ig (sub) classes.2017-01-16T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Inonge van Twillert', 'A. B. Bonačić Marinović', 'B. Kuipers', 'J. A. M. van Gaans-van den Brink', 'E. Sanders', 'C. V. van Els']2017-01-16T00:00:00 042d4c4e802c0ba5b94e644f59172f21d77abf79Abstract Diamond-like carbon (DLC) material is used in blood contacting devices as the surface coating material because of the antithrombogenicity behavior which helps to inhibit platelet adhesion and activation. In this study, DLC films were doped with boron during pulsed plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to improve the blood compatibility. The ratio of boron to carbon (B/C) was varied from 0 to 0.4 in the film by adjusting the flow rate of trimethylboron and acetylene. Tribological tests indicated that boron doping with a low B/C ratio of 0.03 is beneficial for reducing friction (μ = 0.1), lowering hardness and slightly increasing wear rate compared to undoped DLC films. The B/C ratio in the film of 0.03 and 0.4 exhibited highly hydrophilic surface owing to their high wettability and high surface energy. An in vitro platelet adhesion experiment was conducted to compare the blood compatibility of TiNb substrates before and after coating with undoped and boron doped DLC. Films with highly hydrophilic surface enhanced the blood compatibility of TiNb, and the best results were obtained for DLC with the B/C ratio of 0.03. Boron doped DLC films are promising surface coatings for blood contacting devices.Science and Technology of Advanced Materials20176120Boron doped DLC films are promising surface coatings for blood contacting devices and enhanced the blood compatibility of TiNb, and the best results were obtained for DLC with the B/C ratio of 0.03.2017-01-16T00:00:00Science and Technology of Advanced Materials['S. Liza', 'J. Hieda', 'H. Akasaka', 'N. Ohtake', 'Y. Tsutsumi', 'A. Nagai', 'T. Hanawa']2017-01-16T00:00:00 875d73d772bfeae4b69e68aec98b33509c1d01ccThe stimulus sets presently used to study emotion processing are primarily static pictures of individuals (primarily adults) making emotional facial expressions. However, the dynamic, stereotyped movements associated with emotional expressions contain rich information missing from static pictures, such as the difference between happiness and pride. We created a set of 1.1 s dynamic emotional facial stimuli representing boys and girls aged 8–18. A separate group of 36 individuals (mean [M] age = 19.5 years, standard deviation [SD] = 1.95, 13 male) chose the most appropriate emotion label for each video from a superset of 250 videos. Validity and reliability statistics were performed across all stimuli, which were then used to determine which stimuli should be included in the final stimulus set. We set a criterion for inclusion of 70% agreement with the modal response made for each video. The final stimulus set contains 142 videos of 36 actors (M age = 13.24 years, SD = 2.09, 14 male) making negative (disgust, embarrassment, fear, sadness), positive (happiness, pride), and neutral facial expressions. The percent correct among the final stimuli was high (median = 88.89%; M = 88.38%, SD = 7.74%), as was reliability (κ = 0.753).International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research20173316The stimulus sets presently used to study emotion processing are primarily static pictures of individuals (primarily adults) making emotional facial expressions, however, the dynamic, stereotyped movements associated with emotional expressions contain rich information missing from static pictures, such as the difference between happiness and pride.2017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research['N. Giuliani', 'J. Flournoy', 'E. Ivie', 'Arielle Von Hippel', 'Jennifer H. Pfeifer']2017-01-16T00:00:00 030acbe2b225e18e4349dc9ddeb07e1a36fdf566ABSTRACT The effects of physicochemical properties of Mn–Ti catalysts on O3 conversion were examined. The catalysts were prepared by a wet impregnation method that gave manganese supported on various commercial sources of TiO2. The properties of the catalysts were studied using physicochemical techniques, including Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2-TPR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The O3 decomposition tests of Mn–Ti catalysts with various manganese loadings revealed that the 10 wt% manganese catalyst exhibited optimal, excellent activity. The O3 conversion and Mn valence state of the Mn–Ti catalysts were different, depending on the structure of the TiO2 source. Increasing the O/Ti surface atomic ratio in TiO2 increased the Mn3+ ratio. The Mn3+ ratio directly affected the O3 decomposition activity of the Mn–Ti catalyst. When the Mn3+ ratio was the largest, the catalyst showed the highest activity in O3 decomposition. The valence state of Mn exposed to the surface was a critical factor in O3 decomposition by Mn–Ti catalysts.Environmental technology20172714The valence state of Mn exposed to the surface was a critical factor in O3 decomposition by Mn–Ti catalysts, and increasing the O/Ti surface atomic ratio in TiO2 increased the Mn3+ ratio.2017-01-16T00:00:00Environmental Technology['Dong Wook Kwon', 'G. Kim', 'Jong Min Won', 'S. Hong']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a2f3447c3900218e5cbcdd89e9bf8a291b9f77deRemaja pada umumnya membutuhkan interaksi mutual dengan teman sebaya. Semakin banyak interaksi yang dilakukan semakin terbentuk pula kematangan sosial pada diri remaja. Kematangan sosial dapat dibentuk melalui pendidikan. Terdapat tiga jalur pendidikan di Indonesia salah satunya adalah pendidikan informal, seperti homeschooling. Homeschooling merupakan salah satu model belajar bagi anak dan merupakan pendidikan pilihan yang diselenggarakan oleh orang tua. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan kematangan sosial pada remaja yang sedang menjalani homeschooling. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumen. Partisipan penelitian berjumlah 1 orang yaitu remaja yang sedang menjalani homeschooling, dan 3 informan yaitu orang tua, guru sewaktu SD, dan teman yang bersedia menjadi partisipan penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian kematangan sosial pada partisipan tergambarkan dari konsep diri yang positif, self-direction yang bagus, kemandirian dalam belajar dimana partisipan sendiri yang memutuskan untuk homeschooling dengan berbagai pertimbangan di usianya pada saat itu. Dalam bersosialisasi partisipan cukup terampil berinteraksi dengan orang-orang lintas usia atau yang tidak sebaya. Sedangkan dalam berinteraksi dengan teman sebaya, partisipan mengalami sedikit kendala karena memiliki perbedaan jadwal dalam pembelajaran.Jurnal EMPATI20170132017-01-16T00:00:00Jurnal EMPATI['Lisa Ananda', 'Ika Febrian Kristiana']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c6b0327f629956f3e1b7a46bd5d07ee86510cdc4Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience20175112The combined findings suggest that the abilities of autistic and typical children for ensemble perception of emotions are comparable on average, with autistic children performing worse than adults on all three tasks.2017-01-16T00:00:00Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience['Themelis Karaminis', 'Louise Neil', 'C. Manning', 'Marco Turi', 'Chiara Fiorentini', 'D. Burr', 'E. Pellicano']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9b5fdea4e6d3740cdeb9c7162dec5fd013be6297Abstract This paper explores what could be wrong with the fact of human extinction. I first present four reasons why we might consider human extinction to be wrong: (1) it would prevent millions of people from being born; (2) it would mean the loss of rational life and civilization; (3) it would cause existing people to suffer pain or death; (4) it would involve various psychological traumas. I argue that looking at the question from a contractualist perspective, only reasons (3) and (4) are admissible. I then consider what implications this limitation on reasons has for the wrongfulness of various forms of human extinction.Canadian Journal of Philosophy201721122017-01-16T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Philosophy['Elizabeth Finneron‐Burns']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9e55b81d0527d718e316300d48d6d80b47bf5cf1Abstract This article discusses findings from a qualitative longitudinal study of dignity in later life, which focused on the perspectives of older people at a time when their need for help and support was increasing as a result of long-term illness. It reflects critically on the methodology for its ability to generate knowledge about this eventful and unstable period of the life-course. It is argued that a longitudinal qualitative approach provides the optimum conditions for researching older people’s perspectives on their health and illness as well as on their experiences of being helped and supported. It sheds light on the changes they faced in their relationships, their home environments and their daily lives as well as how they dealt with these changes while maintaining their dignity.201735122017-01-16T00:00:00International Journal of Social Research Methodology['L. Lloyd', 'M. Calnan', 'A. Cameron', 'J. Seymour', 'Randall Smith', 'K. White']2017-01-16T00:00:00 019f5a0af84372c3300b29cef5a9a514d5053c1dPurpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how the open access policy environment has developed since the Rights Metadata for Open Archiving Project’s call in 2003 for universities and academics to assert joint copyright ownership of scholarly works and investigate whether UK universities are moving towards a joint copyright ownership. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses 81 UK university copyright policies to understand what proportion make a claim over: IP ownership of all outputs; the copyright in scholarly works; re-using scholarly works in specific ways; and approaches to moral rights. Results are cross-tabulated by policy age and mission group. Findings Universities have not asserted their interest in scholarly works through joint ownership, leaving research funders and publishers to set open access policy. The paper finds an increased proportion of universities assert a generic claim to all IP (87 per cent) relative to earlier studies. In total, 74 per cent of policies relinquished rights in scholarly works in favour of academic staff; 20 per cent of policies share ownership of scholarly works through licensing; 28 per cent of policies assert the right to re-use scholarly works in some way; and 32 per cent of policies seek to protect moral rights. Policies that “share” ownership of scholarly works are more recent. The UK Scholarly Communication Licence (UK-SCL) should have an impact on this area. The reliance on individual academics to enforce a copyright policy or not to opt-out of the UK-SCL could be problematic. The paper concludes that open access may still be best served by joint ownership of scholarly works. Originality/value This the first large-scale analysis of UK university policy positions towards scholarly works. The paper discovers for the first time a move towards “shared” ownership of scholarly works in copyright policies.Aslib Journal of Information Management20173910It is concluded that open access may still be best served by joint ownership of scholarly works, with an increased proportion of universities assert a generic claim to all IP relative to earlier studies.2017-01-16T00:00:00Aslib J. Inf. Manag.['Elizabeth Gadd']2017-01-16T00:00:00 cfa7dda0b28a50ceabc6f0614b5bc6db61493ef1Catalysis Letters201738112017-01-16T00:00:00Catalysis Letters['Y. Jeong', 'Pullur Anil Kumar', 'H. Ha', 'Kwan-Young Lee']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ad74c0034ae504534cf630125877ce91e55b2031Both impulsivity and sleep disturbance have been associated with heavy alcohol use among young adults; yet studies to date have not examined their interactive effects. The current study aimed to determine if adequate sleep moderates the association between impulsive personality traits and alcohol use among young adults. College students (N = 568) who had been mandated to alcohol treatment following violation of campus alcohol policy provided information regarding alcohol use and related consequences, impulsive personality traits (measured using the UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale), and perception of sleep adequacy as part of a larger intervention trial. Higher urgency, lower premeditation, and higher sensation-seeking predicted greater levels of alcohol consumption, while higher urgency predicted more alcohol-related consequences. As hypothesized, there was a significant interaction between premeditation and sleep adequacy in the prediction of drinks per week; in contrast to hypotheses, however, premeditation was associated with drinking only among those reporting adequate (rather than inadequate) sleep. Specifically, the tendency to premeditate was associated with less drinking among those who reported adequate sleep and was not associated with drinking among those reporting inadequate sleep. Sensation-seeking and urgency are associated with greater alcohol involvement among young adults, regardless of sleep adequacy. Conversely, the ability to plan ahead and anticipate the consequences of one’s behaviors (premeditation) is only protective against heavy drinking among individuals receiving adequate sleep. With replication, these findings may inform alcohol prevention and intervention efforts.Psychology of Addictive Behaviors20176011College students who had been mandated to alcohol treatment following violation of campus alcohol policy provided information regarding alcohol use and related consequences, impulsive personality traits, and perception of sleep adequacy as part of a larger intervention trial to determine if adequate sleep moderates the association between impulsive Personality traits and alcohol use among young adults.2017-01-16T00:00:00Psychology of Addictive Behaviors['M. Miller', 'Angelo M. DiBello', 'Sarah A. Lust', 'Matthew K. Meisel', 'K. Carey']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4b09fe3597b86c862dd220f30a8e0af2cdc93ee5Chronic pain is highly prevalent in older adults, contributes to activity restriction and social isolation, disrupts family and interpersonal relationships, and poses a significant economic burden to society. Negative emotions such as sadness, anxiety, helplessness, and hopelessness are associated with chronic pain and contribute to poor quality of life, impaired interpersonal and social functioning, and increased disability. Psychosocial interventions for older adults with chronic pain have been historically developed for, and are almost exclusively delivered to, cognitively intact patients. Therefore, many older adults with chronic pain and comorbid cognitive deficits have limited treatment options. Our multidisciplinary team developed Problem Adaptation Therapy for Pain in Primary Care (PATH-Pain), a psychosocial intervention for older adults with chronic pain, negative emotions, and a wide range of cognitive functioning, including mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment. In the current article, we describe the principles underlying PATH-Pain, review the steps taken to adapt the original PATH protocol, outline the treatment process, and present a case illustrating its potential value.Geriatrics20172010The principles underlying PATH-Pain are described, the steps taken to adapt the original PATH protocol are reviewed, the treatment process is outlined, and a case illustrating its potential value is presented.2017-01-16T00:00:00Geriatrics['D. Kiosses', 'L. Ravdin', 'A. Stern', 'Ruth Bolier', 'Cara Kenien', 'M. C. Reid']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f6c4d3008fde74a6d3c27dae0d4f0355b0c8c8d0Abstract We document the first report of a blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, parasitizing an American Kestrel, Falco sparverius Linnaeus (Falconiformes: Falconidae), in Canada. A fully engorged I. scapularis nymph was collected from the base of the tongue of an American Kestrel nestling recovered at Mirabel, Québec. This nestling had recently fledged the nest, and was exposed to I. scapularis immatures that were host-seeking in the surrounding low-level vegetation. DNA barcoding was used to confirm the identification of the tick. Primers of the flagellin (fla) gene were employed to determine whether the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) Johnson, Schmid, Hyde, Steigerwalt & Brenner, was present in the I. scapularis nymph; the tick was negative. We provide the first report of I. scapularis parasitizing a raptor in Canada and, likewise, the first account of this tick species attached to the oral cavity of a bird. Moreover, this bird parasitism is the first documentation of a tick on a falconid bird in Canada.Systematic and Applied Acarology20175110This report provides the first report of I. scapularis parasitizing a raptor in Canada and, likewise, the first account of this tick species attached to the oral cavity of a bird.2017-01-16T00:00:00Systematic and Applied Acarology['John D. Scott', 'J. Foley', 'Monica R. Young', 'L. Durden']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7ef9a20a8cad5e6fd202504c88401bd58410f153Co-evaporation of Cu and Pd was used for the deposition of a relatively small gradient concentration thin film combinatorial library with Pd amounts between 4 and 14 atomic percent (at%). Screening for electrocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde was performed by scanning droplet cell microscopy along the Cu–Pd compositional spread in alkaline solution and a best material performance for this process was identified for 7.5 at% Pd in Cu confirming results from co-sputtering studies. However, the microstructure and crystallographic analysis of Cu–Pd thin film alloys showed a compositionally induced gradual change of properties without any significant discontinuity. This indicates that the Cu–Pd atomic ratio is the main factor defining the electrocatalytic activity of the investigated alloys. This finding is also confirmed for bulk Cu–Pd alloys where the reproducibility of significant formaldehyde oxidation electrocatalytic activity when using Cu-7.5 at% Pd was demonstrated. An amperometric formaldehyde sensor was fabricated and its reproducibility, repeatability and stability were assessed. During successive anodic formaldehyde current oxidation peak observations a standard deviation value of 8% was measured. Multiple efficient successive use of the same sensor (5 to 10 times) were demonstrated and a maximum of 5% decrease in the current density was observed after 21 days of normal environment storage during a shelf-lifetime evaluation of the sensor. Overall, the study reveals inexpensive approaches for fabrication of multiple use formaldehyde sensors via thermal evaporation or bulk alloy casting, as well as the transfer of the main feature (i.e. maximum current density for formaldehyde oxidation) from a thin film combinatorial library to bulk samples.201741102017-01-16T00:00:00RSC Advances['Isabella Pötzelberger', 'C. Mardare', 'Lisa Maria Uiberlacker', 'S. Hild', 'A. I. Mardare', 'A. W. Hassel']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5b679dcf276bf0ae66b9ba3c98e6d883e25185ddThe Frechet distance is a well-studied measure for the similarity of shapes. While efficient algorithms for computing the Frechet distance between curves exist, there are only few results on the Frechet distance between surfaces. Recent work has shown that the Frechet distance is computable between piecewise linear functions f and g: M → ℝk with M a triangulated surface of genus zero. We focus on the case k = 1 and M being a topological sphere or disk with constant boundary. Intuitively, we measure the distance between terrains based solely on the height function. Our main result is that in this case computing the Frechet distance between f and g is in NP. We additionally show that already for k = 1, computing a factor 2 − e approximation of the Frechet distance is NP-hard, showing that this problem is in fact NP-complete. We also define an intermediate distance, between contour trees, which we also show to be NP-complete to compute. Finally, we discuss how our and other distance measures between contour trees relate to each other.ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms2017429This paper measures the distance between terrains based solely on the height function, and shows that in this case computing the Frechet distance between f and g is in NP, and defines an intermediate distance, between contour trees, which is shown to be NP-complete to compute.2017-01-16T00:00:00{'pages': '2443-2455'}['K. Buchin', 'Tim Ophelders', 'B. Speckmann']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0c341cc5e0180e47434177821b2d6615ae3bee92The use of heart rate (HR) monitors for horse training assessment under field conditions has been expanded because its use facilitates the understanding of horse fitness levels. Work has been carried out to determine the HR, velocity (V) and exercise time for pull and helper horses submitted to the Vaquejada simulation test (VST). The test was used on 70 Quarter Horses that had trained and competed for more than 6 months. The VST consists of two horses, a puller and a helper, and a bull, all running on a soft sand track. A race cycle consists of three runs with the bull. Pull horses run one cycle and helper horses run two cycles. A Polar V800-GPS HR monitor for equines was used to measure several parameters: time, V and HR. The results were analysed by ANOVA and a Tukey test with P set at 5%. It was shown that pull horses developed an HRmax of ~200 bpm and an HRmin ~110 bpm, both higher than the helper horses (P<0.05). However, the HRmed of pull horses (~150 bpm) and helper horses (~139 bpm) in C-2 trials...2017188Work has been carried out to determine the HR, velocity (V) and exercise time for pull and helper horses submitted to the Vaquejada simulation test (VST).2017-01-16T00:00:00Comparative Exercise Physiology['M. Hunka', 'L.C.F. Lima', 'L. A. D. Souza', 'C. J. F. L. Silva', 'Elizabeth Regina Rodrigues da Silva', 'H. Manso', 'H. C. M. Filho']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c043743d68923ed103fddd7e4fd34a7c8c1a1cbfStudia Geophysica et Geodaetica20174642017-01-16T00:00:00Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica['Miguel Cervantes-Solano', 'Lisa Kapper', 'A. Goguitchaichvili', 'V. Ruiz-Martínez', 'J. Rosas-Elguera', 'J. Morales', 'Rafael Maciel-Peña', 'Rubén Cejudo-Ruiz']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c676e89dcd3e507aef64e8c823b958f098903d0cBackground: Patient satisfaction is one of the key evidence of the quality of health-care delivery in nursing. Nursing is a patient-centered activity; al though nurse-patient interaction is one of the key tenets of mental health nursing, a structured program to enha nce this interaction is lacking. To address the gap , the WOW program was developed in a psychiatric hospital but its effectivenesss had not been evaluated. Objective: This study aims to compare satisfaction levels bet ween patients who have undertaken the WOW program and those who have not. Methodology: A comparative survey design was employed for this study. A purposive sample of 91 adults was obtained from two inpatient psychiatric units: one where the WOW program had been implemented and the other, a matched control unit. After patien ts had been admitted to one of the two inpatient psychiatric units for a week, a questionnaire, modi fied from the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing S cale (NSNS), was administered to participants to assess their level of satisfaction with nursing care. Results and Conclusion: When the satisfaction scores of participants in th e WOW group and the control group were compared, it was revealed that the WOW group was more satisfied with nursing care than the control group. Though the difference was not statis tically significant, the potential of a structured nursepatient interaction program to enhance patients’ sa tisfaction is encouraging. The results of this stud y offer valuable information that may direct the future enh ancement and development of programs to improve patient satisfaction.2017253It was revealed that the WOW group was more satisfied with nursing care than the control group, and the potential of a structured nursepatient interaction program to enhance patients’ satisfaction is encouraging.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Xie Ht', 'L. Zq']2017-01-16T00:00:00 83fbbbf3ff4b639dba115ea795d1b46fd7836357This article reports on the current status of client projects (CPs) in business communication courses, provides a scaffolded model for implementing CP, and assesses student learning in CPs. Using a longitudinal mixed method research design, survey data and qualitative materials from six semesters are presented. The instructor survey indicated need for a model for CPs, assistance identifying community partners, and advice on tailoring CPs to course objectives, all of which are provided here. Results from assessing the model’s application indicate that students expressed higher levels of confidence as communicators and felt better prepared to engage in workplace communication.2017373Results from assessing the model’s application indicate that students expressed higher levels of confidence as communicators and felt better prepared to engage in workplace communication.2017-01-16T00:00:00Business and Professional Communication Quarterly['Elizabeth C. Tomlinson']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9fa2816e594b9e4dce46716db71ec386ef80b506Plants are exposed to a wide range of environmental and developmental signals to which they must respond if they are to grow and reproduce. To allow this, plants have evolved complex mechanisms by which these different signals are perceived and transduced to bring about an appropriate physiological response. While these signalling pathways are highly diverse, they all possess two key properties: signal amplification and signal specificity. In addition, many of the components of plant cell signalling pathways are common to all eukaryotes. These include membrane receptors that recognise individual stimuli and numerous proteins, including kinase and phosphatase enzymes, and small molecules that transfer the signals from where they are perceived to their site of action within cells. However, the manner in which these components function in plants can often be different from how they function in other organisms.2017502Plants are exposed to a wide range of environmental and developmental signals to which they must respond if they are to grow and reproduce and have evolved complex mechanisms by which these different signals are perceived and transduced to bring about an appropriate physiological response.2017-01-16T00:00:00['M. McAinsh', 'J. Taylor']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5097b2837dca6df418ba7bb2a75d396b45f5a9212017022017-01-16T00:00:00Spine['Jaime A. Gómez', 'Lafage', 'Scuibba Dm', 'S. Bess', 'G. Mundis', 'B. Liabaud', 'R. Hanstein', 'C. Shaffrey', 'M. Kelly', 'C. Ames', 'Smith Js', 'P. Passias', 'T. Errico', 'F. Schwab']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5cd4f26062c8006a35061d16225abc8eba345646Ultrafine particles (UFP, particles with diameters (Dp) < 100 nm) play a key role in climate forcing; thus, there is interest in improved understanding of atmosphere‐surface exchange of these particles. Long‐term flux measurements from a deciduous forest in the Midwestern USA (taken during December 2012 to May 2014) show that although a substantial fraction of the data period indicates upward fluxes of UFP, on average, the forest is a net sink for UFP during both leaf‐active and leaf‐off periods. The overall mean above‐canopy UFP number flux computed from this large data set is −4.90 × 106 m−2 s−1 which re‐emphasizes the importance of these ecosystems to UFP removal from the atmosphere. Although there remain major challenges to accurate estimation of the UFP number flux and in drawing inferences regarding the actual surface exchange from measurements taken above the canopy, the above the canopy mean flux is shown to be downward throughout the day (except at 23.00) with largest‐magnitude fluxes during the middle of the day. On average, nearly three quarters of the total UFP capture by this ecosystem occurs at the canopy. This fraction increases to 78% during the leaf‐active period, but the over‐storey remains dominant over the subcanopy even during the leaf‐off period.20174922017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres['S. Pryor', 'R. Barthelmie', 'S. Larsen', 'L. Sørensen']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b5599932ceeb6d7c97ebaa4230c1c45282dbbeb32017022017-01-16T00:00:00['B. Sarnowski', 'U. Schminke', 'U. Grittner', 'C. Tanislav', 'T. Böttcher', 'M. Hennerici', 'T. Tatlisumak', 'J. Putaala', 'M. Kaps', 'F. Fazekas', 'C. Enzinger', 'A. Rolfs', 'C. Kessler']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4d2cfbf806a4d8fd5304a24bbe6d30ed9f4e64002017012017-01-16T00:00:00['Lisa-Marie Conrad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ad93505566a64dfaffc2004ef365ba3a87ce32d9Vertical distributions of atmospheric dimethyl sulfide (DMS(g)) were sampled aboard the research aircraft Polar 6 near Lancaster Sound, Nunavut, Canada in July 2014 and on pan-Arctic flights in April 2015 that started from Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen, and passed through Alert and Eureka, Nunavut and Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Larger mean DMS(g) mixing ratios were present during April 2015 (campaign-mean of 116±8 pptv) compared to July 2014 (campaign-mean of 20±6 pptv). Observations in July 2014 indicated a decrease in DMS(g) mixing ratios with altitude up to about 3 km, and the largest mixing ratios were found near the surface above ice-edge and open water, coincident with increased particle concentrations. In contrast, DMS(g) mixing ratios sampled in April 2015 were as high as 100 pptv near 2500 m. The April campaign also exhibited uniform campaign-mean vertical profiles overall although some profiles showed an increase with altitude. GEOS-Chem chemical-transport model simulations indicate that Arctic seawater (north of 66° N) contributes the majority of DMS(g) to the Arctic profiles (>90 %) in July 2014 flight tracks which were below 3000 m. More than 90 % of DMS(g) in April 2015 was from Arctic seawater for measurements below 500 m, but that declined to 60 % for altitudes between 500 m and 3000 m. FLEXPART simulations indicate that for summer 2014, the sampled air mass originated over Baffin Bay and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Whereas, for springtime 2015, the air mass sampled on flights near Alert and Eureka originated from Baffin Bay/Canadian Archipelago and from long-range transport (LRT) around the northern tip of Greenland. Our results highlight the role of open water below the flight as the source of DMS(g) during July 2014, and the influence of LRT of DMS(g) from further afield in the Arctic above 2500 m during April 2015.2017312017-01-16T00:00:00Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics['Roghayeh Ghahremaninezhad', 'A. Norman', 'B. Croft', 'R. Martin', 'J. Pierce', 'Julia Burkart', 'O. Rempillo', 'H. Bozem', 'D. Kunkel', 'Jennie L. Thomas', 'A. Aliabadi', 'G. Wentworth', 'M. Levasseur', 'R. Staebler', 'Sangeeta Sharma', 'R. Leaitch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0b6c0d0db7a2bca3cc9b760194e25d0e0a41c062Jasa pelayanan kesehatan seperti dokter gigi dalam melakukan perawatan atau pengobatan kepada pasien akan menghasilkan limbah medis. limbah medis adalah semua bahan buangan yang dihasilkan dari fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan, seperti rumah sakit, klinik, bank darah, praktik dokter gigi, dan rumah sakit/klinik hewan, serta fasilitas penelitian medis dan laboratorium. Untuk meningkatkan derajat kebersihan lingkungan dan kesehatan masyarakat maka, limbah medis harus dikelola dengan baik seperti melakukan pemisahan, pewadahan, penampungan dan pembuangan. Limbah kedokteran gigi termasuk limbah medis dalam kategori B3 (Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun). Limbah menjadi konsekuensi langsung terhadap akitivitas manusia dan sangat mempengaruhi lingkungan disekitarnya. Dalam perawatannya dokter gigi menggunakan alat yang tajam contohnya seperti jarum suntik yang terkontaminasi darah atau cairan tubuh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyampaikan cara dokter gigi dalam mengelola limbah medis agar tidak mencemari lingkungan sekitarnya dan memberikan dampak yang negatif. Metode penelitian dilakukan dengan pengambilan data melalui survei dengan mengisi kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 20 dokter gigi yang disurvei melakukan pengelolaan limbah medis dengan cukup baik, 2 dokter gigi mencapai nilai 150 yang merupakan nilai sempurna dan sebagian besar memiliki nilai diatas rata-rata, hanya 3 dokter gigi yang memiliki nilai 60 yang merupakan nilai terkecil. Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil berdasarkan hasil penelitian bahwa dokter gigi di Kota Surabaya cukup memenuhi syarat karena dari hasil kuesioner didapatkan jumlah diatas rata-rata oleh 14 dokter gigi.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00['Corputty Lisa Maria Charlotte']2017-01-16T00:00:00 54349176a7a7b76eedf9744dd18c76485911f0f52017012017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ca6dd7b8abc5220f43afa17337de54c9e1bd4153To address the question ‘how to strengthen a collective environment, reflection on their practice of university professors?’ we have designed an alternative education based on a study session Classes articulated with the notion of systematic reflection. We established theoretical framework from the reflection and the notion of mathematical task to address, with a qualitative approach, an interpretive study. We examined data from transcripts of the video recording of the session in an international event. It is noted that alternative training proposal has elements that favor reflection on teaching practice.2017012017-01-16T00:00:00Revista Electronica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado['Elisabeth Ramos-Rodríguez', 'Pamela Reyes-Santander']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d6a73bfb219b7068f6287d3e299f72190f2f67812017012017-01-16T00:00:00Bibliotheksdienst['Bettina Harling', 'Bernd Schmid-Ruhe']2017-01-16T00:00:00 605696446fa25aa7342815dfaa645495ff8e418920171012017-01-16T00:00:00Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews['V. Jairath', 'G. Zou', 'C. Parker', 'J. Macdonald', 'M. Mosli', 'T. AlAmeel', 'M. A. Beshir', 'M. Almadi', 'T. Al-Taweel', 'N. Atkinson', 'S. Biswas', 'T. Chapman', 'P. Dulai', 'M. Glaire', 'D. Hoekman', 'O. Kherad', 'A. Koutsoumpas', 'E. Minas', 'S. Restellini', 'M. Samaan', 'R. Khanna', 'B. Levesque', "G. D'Haens", 'S. Travis', 'W. Sandborn', 'B. Feagan']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d74cc4d3f536208c0a90b6d29ed6470782f0a1b0If you live with dementia and drive a car, you’ll need to make some changes in order to adjust for the future.201701If you live with dementia and drive a car, you’ll need to make some changes in order to adjust for the future.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8f77043420e94ad020974eb4c5a465ac0cf0b968Pendahuluan . Hiperglikemia saat perawatan merupakan faktor risiko yang dapat ditatalaksana dengan optimal untuk menurunkan mortalitas. Penelitian hubungan variabilitas glukosa terhadap mortalitas telah diteliti, namun menggunakan indikator yang bervariasi. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengkaji hubungan variabilitas glukosa yaitu rerata perubahan glukosa absolut (mean absolute glucose change, MAG) dan simpang baku glukosa terhadap mortalitas pasien kritis. Metode . Studi kohort retrospektif dilakukan pada 280 pasien yang dirawat di intensive care unit (ICU) dan high care unit (HCU) Rumah Sakit dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) Jakarta periode Januari 2012-Agustus 2013. Variabel MAG dan simpang baku glukosa dibagi menjadi 4 kuartil. Analisis hubungan antara MAG dan simpang baku glukosa dengan mortalitas dilakukan dengan uji chi Square. Untuk mengeluarkan faktor perancu (skor MSOFA, indeks komorbiditas Charlson, hipoglikemia, dan hiperglikemia) dilakukan uji regresi logistik. Hasil . Nilai median MAG dan simpang baku gukosa masing-masing adalah 3,3 mg/dL/jam dan 38,3 mg/dL. Proporsi mortalitas yang lebih tinggi didapatkan pada kuartil atas MAG dan simpang baku glukosa dibandingkan kuartil bawah. Berdasarkan uji chi square, didapatkan hasil OR MAG kuartil atas terhadap mortalitas OR 4,26 (IK 95% 1,98-9,15) dan OR simpang baku glukosa kuartil atas terhadap mortalitas OR 2,78 (IK 95% 1,35-5,71). Setelah dilakukan uji regresi logistik didapatkan fully adjusted OR 3,34 (IK 95% 1,08-10,31) untuk MAG dan 0,90 (IK 95% 0,28-2,88) untuk simpang baku glukosa. Simpulan . Proporsi mortalitas MAG kuartil atas (>8,1 mg/dL/jam) lebih tinggi daripada kuartil bawah ( 59 mg/dL) lebih tinggi daripada kuartil bawah ( 8.1 mg/dL/hour) is higher than lower quartile ( 59 mg/dL) is higher than lower quartile(<22.7 mg/dL), but the difference is not statistically significant. Keywords: glucose standard deviation, glucose variability, mean absolute glucose change, mortality20173612017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Yasmine', 'Arif Mansjoer', 'Dyah Purnamasari', 'Hamzah Shatri']2017-01-16T00:00:00 024dbda3f5c1d46a5770bd6aeb43ec8f7342fcb1This paper explores Canadian market data on CEO perquisites gathered by a large consulting firm over the period from 1971 to 2008. Perquisites are one of the least documented total compensation components in the academic literature on executive pay. Scant existing literature may be due to the relatively recent and limited corporate disclosures on CEO perquisites, as well as to the comparatively modest monetary value of perquisites relative to other total CEO compensation components. Meanwhile, CEO perquisites regularly capture the public’s imagination in the media because of some perceived excesses, such as immoderate personal use of corporate aircraft (see Rajan & Wulf, 2006). We document a significant evolution in CEO perquisites practices over the period. Consistent with a nascent body of literature, this paper supports empirically hypotheses arguing that CEO perquisites do not uniquely occur as a result of an agency problem, the main theoretical explanation for their existence as of yet, but that they can also serve a legitimate, value-creating, business purpose for the benefit of shareholders.20172102017-01-16T00:00:00ERN: CEO & Executive Motivation & Incentives (Topic)['Lisa Baillargeon', 'Patrice Gélinas']2017-01-16T00:00:00 80d0ee8061d9eeadce43e18bdba1f46526b2cd9fEn 2007, soit quatre siecles apres la publication du premier tome de L’Astree, Eric Rohmer adaptait au cinema le roman-fleuve d’Honore d’Urfe. Comme bien des critiques l’ont souligne dans la presse specialisee, l’idee pouvait paraitre « curieuse », voire « incongrue », le risque un peu « fou » et le resultat proche de l’« aerolithe1 » cinematographique. La metamorphose formelle induite par la transposition artistique representait un defi de taille. Comment porter a l’ecran un roman pastoral paru en cinq volumes et dont les effets baroques se pretent assez mal au « realisme » reclame par le medium cinematographique ? Le cineaste a choisi de recentrer l’intrigue autour des trois premiers livres et des deux personnages principaux : les quelques cinq mille pages du roman, ou s’inserent nombre de recits enchâsses, sont metamorphosees par Rohmer en un film assez bref (1h49 seulement), tres dense et stylise. Plutot que le foisonnement du roman pastoral, Les Amours d’Astree et de Celadon rappelle le genre des fables ou des « contes moraux », modeles litteraires que l’on sait prises par Rohmer. L’emboitement des temporalites et la demultiplication des anachronismes constituaient une difficulte supplementaire. Comment representer sans ridicule, au cinema et au xxie siecle une histoire de bergers, de nymphes et de druides dans une Gaule fantasmee ? Dans le compte-rendu qu’il a redige pour la revue Etudes Episteme, Tony Gheeraert resume en ces termes la gageure du film :Il ne dut pas etrLes genres littéraires, les genres cinématographiques et leurs émotions2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Les genres littéraires, les genres cinématographiques et leurs émotions['Lise Forment']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f39ea090774984e38318ae62c29425beba526da4Read practical advice on handling someone's personal information to help them manage their affairs, or when managing their affairs for them.201700Practical advice on handling someone's personal information to help them manage their affairs, or when managing their affairs for them.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c3016ac5a61eff517b0bd7faa7dd16780dff58ab2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['M. Huchler', 'T. Bartels', 'J. Berk', 'F. Deerberg', 'A. Dressel', 'M. Erhard', 'O. Ermakow', 'D. Freihold', 'H. Hafez', 'R. Müller', 'B. Spindler', 'S. Thieme', 'M. Krautwald-Junghanns']2017-01-16T00:00:00 15bcc2203262b16b28b93d2fbb0d7a6dcf720f4f2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['D. Freihold', 'T. Bartels', 'J. Berk', 'F. Deerberg', 'A. Dressel', 'M. Erhard', 'O. Ermakow', 'M. Huchler', 'M. Krautwald-Junghanns', 'R. Müller', 'B. Spindler', 'S. Thieme', 'H. Hafez']2017-01-16T00:00:00 cfb153a9fada694eafb90d9fc225dde6399abf472017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Liz Gruchala-Gilbert']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ccffdd25a1d9669c1fed8da6cd02c503e26ef566At the start of the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco last week (see page 9), Celgene and Sanofi both announced partnerships in autoimmune disease. Celgene is paying privately-held Anokion $45 million up front for access to its antigen engineering technology in a deal that includes an option to purchase the biotech firm. Sanofi, meanwhile, will pay an undisclosed sum for rights to ImmuNext’s INX-021, a CD40L antibody in preclinical development with potential to treat a swath of autoimmune diseases. Milestone payments could reach $500 million.201700Celgene is paying privately-held Anokion $45 million up front for access to its antigen engineering technology in a deal that includes an option to purchase the biotech firm, and Sanofi will pay an undisclosed sum for rights to ImmuNext’s INX-021.2017-01-16T00:00:00Chemical & Engineering News['L. Jarvis']2017-01-16T00:00:00 d80b24087ac64a84f732ebb92c4c688d548b47362017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Elizabeth Nelson']2017-01-16T00:00:00 8592aa26eec867ca3091e134dcb7175b28b83037This booklet explains what NHS continuing healthcare is, who can get it, how assessments are carried out, and what to do if it is not awarded.201710This booklet explains what NHS continuing healthcare is, who can get it, how assessments are carried out, and what to do if it is not awarded.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 c8a9b9843ed314526991b998cad3e9c00b42b487With the right help and support, people diagnosed with dementia may be able to stay independent for a long time.201700With the right help and support, people diagnosed with dementia may be able to stay independent for a long time.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 778ccdb7f94613709d23926ff54f2b55e02ab6362017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Eliza Olczyk', 'Joanna Miziołek']2017-01-16T00:00:00 53fb2737b2a66aec881b3b86fd8e60706cdec112The Vicosa (Blooming) mixture is an important product for pest and disease control in agriculture. It is considered as an alternative fungicide, and no effects are expected when exposed to humans and non-target organisms, which may not be true because it contains copper in its composition and may be applied multiple times in certain crops. Thus, the objective of this study was to verify its ecotoxicological potential through survival and reproduction trials of the invertebrates of the soil Enchytraeus crypticus and Folsomia candida . Both trials lasted 28 days in a completely randomized design, in tropical artificial (TAS) and natural soils. From the recommended 0.5% concentration of Vicosa mixture, increasing doses equivalent to 0% (control), 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1 and 3% were tested. There were effects on survival and reproduction of soil invertebrates on TAS and natural soils from the lowest dose of 0.1%. Therefore, it is concluded that the use of this copper-based mixture presents toxic potential over the life cycle of invertebrates living in the soil, and there is need of new studies that evaluate the effects in natural environment.201700It is concluded that the use of this copper-based mixture presents toxic potential over the life cycle of invertebrates living in the soil, and there is need of new studies that evaluate the effects in natural environment.2017-01-16T00:00:00['B. A. Silva', 'Rafael Nogueira Scoriza', 'M. E. F. Correia']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ce04c5c38f38d9a17d5d33fe95b6991490aa1c51Le Territoire de Quintana Roo, au sud-est du Mexique et a la frontiere avec le Belize, nait en 1902. Dans cette region peripherique, le peuplement constitue un enjeu strategique d’affirmation de la souverainete et de l’identite nationales. Cette recherche mene une anthropologie historique portant a la fois sur la racialisation des politiques migratoires, l’instauration de mesures d’integration et de developpement de la region et les negociations entre administrations du centre (Mexico) et de la capitale du Territoire (Payo Obispo, Chetumal). En s’interessant a l’emergence d’une nouvelle entite politico-administrative a la marge de la nation et en inscrivant le Mexique au sein des societes post-esclavagistes marquees par les migrations de travailleurs afrodescendants, il s’agit ainsi d’introduire une alterite autre qu’indienne dans les reflexions sur la nation, le metissage et la race, a partir du cas de l’etranger noir.20172002017-01-16T00:00:00['Élisabeth Cunin']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1542266d7d8d66a34774bc9100831087f787101fKeep active and try to remain positive about the future with our Living with dementia guide.201700Keep active and try to remain positive about the future with the authors' Living with dementia guide.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a7996aeb1ff505ae7bdd6c89292c00684a7d3421Whole-body regeneration, the formation of an entire adult from only a small fragment of its own tissue, is extremely rare among chordates. Exceptionally, in the colonial ascidian Botrylloides leachii, a fully functional adult is formed from their common vascular system, upon ablation of all adults from the colony, in just 10 days thanks to their high blastogenetic potential. While previous studies have identified key genetic markers and morphological changes, no study has yet focused on the haematological aspects of regeneration despite the major involvement of the remaining vascular system and the contained haemocytes in this process. To dissect this process, we analysed colony blood flow patterns using time-lapse microscopy to obtain a quantitative description of the velocity, reversal pattern, and average distance travelled by haemocytes. We also observed that flows present during regeneration are powered by temporally and spatially synchronized contractions of the terminal ampullae. In addition, we revised previous studies on B. leachii haematology as well as asexual development using histological sectioning, and compared the role of haemocytes during whole-body regeneration. We found that regeneration starts with a rapid healing response characterized by blood clotting and infiltration of immunocytes, followed by increased activity of haemoblasts, recruitment of macrophage-like cells for clearing the tissues of debris, and their subsequent disappearance from the circulation concomitant with the maturation of a single regenerated adult. Overall, we provide a uniquely detailed account of the haematological properties of regenerating B. leachii colonies, providing novel lines of inquiry towards the decipherment of regeneration in chordates.bioRxiv2017510It is found that regeneration starts with a rapid healing response characterized by blood clotting and infiltration of immunocytes, followed by increased activity of haemoblasts, recruitment of macrophage-like cells for clearing the tissues of debris, and their subsequent disappearance from the circulation concomitant with the maturation of a single regenerated adult.2017-01-16T00:00:00bioRxiv['S. Blanchoud', 'Lisa E Zondag', 'M. Lamare', 'M. Wilson']2017-01-16T00:00:00 19d1cf22a983aa3d9b22bdf0f199b11e61829811In Eisenhower and Cambodia: Diplomacy, Covert Action and the Origins of the Second Indochina War, William J. Rust focuses on the origins of the Vietnam War by examining the lesser studied relationship between the United States and Cambodia under the presidency of Eisenhower. Drawing upon an impressive wealth of documents, this book masterfully shows the disastrous consequences of US efforts to draw Cambodia away from a position of neutrality, writes Elizabeth Becker.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Elizabeth Becker']2017-01-16T00:00:00 552c83da289568c5fb275d388b2e42eefd53e463Introducao: As celulites da regiao orbitaria sao uma patologia relativamente comum, em idade pediatrica, com um potencial de gravidade estimavel. Objetivos: A presente casuistica tem como objetivo a revisao da epidemiologia, etiologia e abordagem terapeutica dos casos de celulite da regiao orbitaria internados no Servico de Pediatria do Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu (CHTV), no periodo de 11 anos. Material e Metodos: Estudo retrospetivo dos processos clinicos de criancas internadas entre Janeiro de 2000 e Dezembro de 2010. Resultados: Das 93 criancas internadas, 94% foram celulites periorbitarias (CPO) e 6% celulites orbitarias (CO). A media de idades foi de seis anos e o sexo masculino predominante (61%). O traumatismo foi a causa conhecida mais comum (12 %). O cefuroxime foi o antibiotico de primeira linha em 84% dos casos que, na sua maioria, evoluiram favoravelmente. Verificaram-se complicacoes em cinco dos seis doentes com CO (83%). Nao se verificaram obitos. A maioria foi orientada para o medico de familia. Conclusoes: Destaca-se a importância do reconhecimento de uma CPO vs CO pela necessidade de diferentes abordagens clinicas e maior incidencia de complicacoes nas ultimas.201700Destaca-se a importância do reconhecimento of uma CPO vs CO pela necessidade of diferentes abordagens clinicas e maior incidencia of complicacoes nas ultimas.2017-01-16T00:00:00NASCER E CRESCER - BIRTH AND GROWTH MEDICAL JOURNAL['G. Monteiro', 'A. Dias', 'E. Teixeira', 'J. Pereira', 'Elisabete Santos', 'Gabriela Laranjo', 'Cristina Faria']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2b8f1bc945898b250ec0e6b2c77fa4a65fa8171c20175602017-01-16T00:00:00['Lisa Ackimenko']2017-01-16T00:00:00 2e1f2cbde9697f1a6e55f8b60314b158c32f8fab2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 1382c040f7b094fc986ecbcc86a3e77211df6f78Being competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a skill in which all paediatricians need expertise. Proficiency in CPR has, traditionally, been acquired through on-the-job training and live-instructor classes using simulated scenarios with manikins. Hospitals require paediatricians to obtain annual certification of CPR proficiency through demonstration of knowledge in a written or computer-based test, as well as by performance during direct observation of technique using a manikin. However, it is well recognised that such performance ‘extinguishes’ (ie, deteriorates) rapidly within 3–6 months after initial training if knowledge and skills are not reinforced by subsequent learning and practice.1 Thus, a question remains: how often are we routinely performing effective CPR2 when it happens outside of an observed and tested educational session? In this issue, Gregson et al 3 provide evidence demonstrating that simulated CPR in a resuscitation manikin can be performed better when healthcare providers are given direct and real-time feedback from an automated audiovisual feedback device. The device evaluates the rate, depth, force applied, chest recoil and pauses during the …Archives of Disease in Childhood201780Evidence is provided demonstrating that simulated CPR in a resuscitation manikin can be performed better when healthcare providers are given direct and real-time feedback from an automated audiovisual feedback device.2017-01-16T00:00:00Archives of Disease in Childhood['Lisa A DelSignore', 'R. Tasker']2017-01-16T00:00:00 524eb9b2a561138b27d62ff289b11584c0c5b0fa2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 53cb5fb3082e8e9a372c7d720577f91bb8c58d87Our booklet provides some suggestions for how to tell children about a diagnosis of dementia.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Ellie Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 81396440783c9b341a85c9e8a624a125ee063bec2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Bibliotheksdienst['Elisabeth Balihar']2017-01-16T00:00:00 f408a56342766837b8caf8c4f17ffb40d4fc2d91Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders201700The findings of this study, combined with other epidemiological data, may help to guide the development of prenatal screening tools and procedures and the risk of having a child with a CD increased significantly with either advanced maternal or paternal age.2017-01-16T00:00:00Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders['Margaret T. Kamowski-Shakibai', 'B. Kollia', 'Nicole Magaldi']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ae665b0e000ae32256fd2a81eb73c60c73a291faFamilial Cancer201700The cancer detection rate in this group justifies a minimum baseline non-contrast WB MRI in germline TP53 mutation carriers, and should be adopted into national guidelines for management of adult TP53 mutations carriers in addition to the current practice of contrast enhanced breast MRI imaging.2017-01-16T00:00:00Familial Cancer['S. Saya', 'E. Killick', 'Sarah Thomas', 'N. Taylor', 'E. Bancroft', 'J. Rothwell', 'S. Benafif', 'A. Dias', 'C. Mikropoulos', 'Jenny Pope', 'A. Chamberlain', 'R. Gunapala', 'L. Izatt', 'L. Side', 'L. Walker', 'S. Tomkins', 'J. Cook', 'J. Barwell', 'Vicki Wiles', 'Lauren Limb', 'D. Eccles', 'M. Leach', 'S. Shanley', 'F. Gilbert', 'H. Hanson', 'David Gallagher', 'B. Rajashanker', 'R. Whitehouse', 'D. Koh', 'S. Sohaib', 'D. Evans', 'R. Eeles']2017-01-16T00:00:00 defe707d15b478e87b4ea73b6b4d8be117ce4028Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge['Lisa-Marie Conrad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b96333acfc680566c5768de5781827f4c6bb077fEl presente proyecto tiene como objetivo disenar una guia que describan las necesidades del turismo accesible para la adaptacion del recurso playa a traves de los lineamientos propuestos. En el capitulo1, se describe el problema, sus causas y efectos, justificacion, acompanado del analisis del canton a tratar. El capitulo 2, se menciona la revision literaria de todo lo relacionado con discapacidad, accesibilidad e importancia de estos terminos en el turismo. A partir de esto se lleva a cabo el capitulo 3, que menciona la metodologia a utilizar. la cual se ha desarrollado una metodologia de marco logico que establezca la identificacion de actores claves e interesados. En el capitulo 4, se analiza los resultados obtenidos en la metodologia, detallandolos de tal manera que sirva como una pequena introduccion al siguiente capitulo que corresponde a la propuesta. Finalmente se muestra el modelo de la guia, en donde menciona aspectos de importancia acerca del turismo accesible en playas.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['A. Ponce', 'K. Soriano']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ac79f0aaae0f755d208683065e49ab9f09b0418cJournal of Business Ethics20178702017-01-16T00:00:00Journal of Business Ethics['E. Monnot', 'Fanny Reniou', 'B. Parguel', 'Leila Elgaaied‐Gambier']2017-01-16T00:00:00 151ef634fe273df5757fb6f6df0fc141621c2e80Dementia affects everyone differently and a diagnosis doesn't necessarily mean that you have to give up your job. Find out more.201700Dementia affects everyone differently and a diagnosis doesn't necessarily mean that you have to give up your job, according to experts.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 867ed7ccd7c0c6d64e654fa4518e2a15c0f55405Have you recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease? Understand more about the condition and how it can affect you with our booklet.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 47ceccaa99966a0ddc0a26b1522346ed013721ccEl diseno del plan de negocios para la empresa Artesanal Prosecc-Flor, del canton Pillaro, se realizo con el fin de ayudar en el crecimiento de la misma. Desarrollando el plan de marketing, tecnico, administrativo y financiero mediante los metodos y herramientas que se utilizan para el desarrollo de cada uno de los planes establecidos en la propuesta. El proyecto de investigacion parte de problema, su formulacion, sus objetivos, de tal forma contiene aspectos fundamentales basados en el plan de negocios con el aporte de varios autores que sirven como sustento de la investigacion, la cual se desarrolla mediante el marco metodologico, con la aplicacion de las encuestas, que sirven para la verificacion de las hipotesis investigativa. El plan de negocios se elabora con la finalidad de mejorar la situacion de la misma con el plan de marketing que ayuda en la publicidad, el plan tecnico con los respectivos procesos de produccion de cada producto, el plan administrativos planteando los objetivos y politicas y por ultimo el plan financiero en donde se establece los costos de produccion y sus respectiva utilidad, obteniendo los estados de resultados que se utilizan para la proyeccion de 3 anos con un VAN $ 107.451,00 y TIR 47%. Por lo que se recomienda establecer adecuadamente sus funciones y de igual forma los costos y gastos que utilizan en la produccion, de manera que se establezca el precio de venta al producto marginado la adecuada utilidad que esta relacionada directamente con la competencia o el respectivo mercado competitivo.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Chango Pimboza', 'M. Elizabeth']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a6b5a5da84418c59d11b57c08df1278de779a055Learn ways to create or adapt the home environment so that it remains a safe and familiar place201700Learn ways to create or adapt the home environment so that it remains a safe and familiar place.2017-01-16T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0e2b7d2d8670d6a6298e522b1ca9cf2a5130dbd0Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge['Lisa-Marie Conrad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 481cbd2c0cc1513ad244a0cc471b53d22341ecd1Aplikasi web server telah banyak tersedia yang bisa digunakan untuk membuat sebuah server. Tidak jarang, sistem operasi yang banyak digunakan sebagai sebuah server adalah sistem operasi Linux. Linux dikenal dengan sistem operasi yang awalnya di khususkan untuk server, dikenal dengan keamanan pengaksesan data, sehingga Linux sampai sekarang masih dikenal dengan sistem operasi yang memiliki kemampuan untuk melakukan penetrasi dan melindungi sebuah jaringan. Bahkan, dari Distro Linux sendiri menyediakan sebuah sistem operasi untuk sebuah server yang sesuai untuk skala enterprise, yaitu CentOS. CentOS merupakan distro dari Linux yang banyak digunakan oleh sebagian perusahaan hosting di dunia sebagai server. Maka dari itu, dilakukan analisa perbandingan kinerja web server pada sistem operasi Linux CentOS dari segi response time, throughput, utilization, dan security. Analisa ini memberikan kemudahan untuk user dalam melihat kinerja dari aplikasi web server sesuai dengan kebutuhan user khususnya pada sistem operasi Linux CentOS.201700Sistem operasi Linux CentOS merupakan distro dari Linux yang banyak digunakan oleh sebagian perusahaan hosting di dunia sebagai server dari segi response time, throughput, utilization, dan security.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Lisa Yuli Belti', 'Meilany Dewi', 'M. Ridha']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5f528c52f42667e7684affad6060db19dba7bc5fFollowing the strategy of market penetration for Alarmas Multi Servicios Ltda . (AMS) has been generated after performing a case study where different tools that allowed proposing this strategy were applied is presented, this strategy was applied to the dimension commercial enterprise but the entire analysis comprehensively developed and aligned to all dimensions. 1 Ingeniera Industrial de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Diplomado en Alta Gerencia Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano. Septiembre 2015 aleja_o19@hotmail.com20171802017-01-16T00:00:00['Lizbeth Alejandra Palacios Unás', 'Williton Javier Ortiz Amador', 'Asesor']2017-01-16T00:00:00 cb44cc06810774b9fa3b7ee226a205efe5dc6df52017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Nancy Adriana Sarria Sambony', 'Henry Marentes Velasco', 'A. J. Nieto', 'Yanina del Carmen Castro Díaz', 'L. Calle', 'M. Ardila', 'Asesor']2017-01-16T00:00:00 4d95146d8432edce1ed0f35cfd4489c085d0b0f7Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge['Lisa-Marie Conrad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 3bec183380db65927097e04c1988f681833b057a2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Benedikt Sturzenhecker', 'Elisabeth-Marie Richter', 'T. Lehmann']2017-01-16T00:00:00 a6e8928d3dd9b56378663b83735db230fed0960fOrganisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge2017002017-01-16T00:00:00Organisation im soziotechnischen Gemenge['Lisa-Marie Conrad']2017-01-16T00:00:00 7d52bd1e0aecf64274b40a202bcd83a0b2fb66af2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['F. Lisa', 'Lui']2017-01-16T00:00:00 0c87f32e48f6e966543e39e663145881aa48f013Introducao: O processo de envelhecimento acarreta na diminuicao da producao de melanina, desprotegendo a pele e tornando-a mais suscetivel a alteracoes discromicas, predominantemente na face e no dorso da mao, produzindo, assim, uma aparencia estetica desagradavel. A microdermoabrasao colabora para o clareamento epitelial atraves da acao esfoliativa sobre a capa cornea epidermica, ocasionando a destruicao seletiva dos melanocitos. Objetivo: Verificar os efeitos da aplicacao de um protocolo com microdermoabrasao em manchas senis nas maos de idosos. Materiais e metodos: Realizou-se um ensaio clinico, envolvendo 9 idosas com manchas senis nas maos e idade media de 69,67 (±5,34) anos. Para avaliacao da tonalidade das manchas, utilizou-se a escala numerica de coloracao da pele. A satisfacao das participantes apos as cinco sessoes de microdermoabrasao foi analisada atraves da GAIS. Para analise estatistica, utilizaram-se os testes F e Tukey com nivel de significância a 5%. Resultados: Nao houve reducao significativa quanto a quantidade de manchas senis. Em media, as pacientes iniciaram o tratamento com 44,11 (±18,95) manchas e, apos as cinco sessoes, estas apresentaram-se em 35,56 (±21,26). Contudo, observou-se reducao significativa (p < 0,05) da tonalidade das manchas quando comparamos o momento pre-protocolo (11,44), com a 5a sessao (10,33). Na avaliacao de satisfacao, 56% das participantes relataram melhora acentuada em relacao a condicao inicial. Consideracoes finais: A aplicacao da microdermoabrasao proporcionou reducao na tonalidade das manchas senis, o que ressalta os beneficios da tecnica.20172302017-01-16T00:00:00['Maria Teresa Bicca Dode', 'Elisa Lettnin Kaminski', 'Bruna Castro Finknauer', 'P. Borges']2017-01-16T00:00:00 9c8f5aa63108c73f01f9fcf74aa24ff4c536e2f22017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Lisa Wheatley']2017-01-16T00:00:00 90c4f096c8bd606d14e0fea42d071aca9256a7ccIf you have recently been diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies, this booklet is for you. It will help you, and your family and friends, to understand more about the condition.2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Ellie Burch']2017-01-16T00:00:00 5e501e02f29d11f85b45476cfbc7f22bf6657cf1Risk of health problems that threaten the walfare of adolescents, among others confused role, learning difficulties, juvenile delinquency and risk sexual behaviour. Indonesian Family Planning Association Data (IPPA) Cemara (2013) from Padang city teenagers risk sexual behavior from watching and seeing pornographic magazines, holding hands, hugging, kissing, sexual humor, masturbation, lesbian get pregnant outside of marriage. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-control with risk sexual behavior of teenagers in senior high school Bunda Padang 2016. This research is a correlation with the data test correlation. Sampling was done by proportional random sampling with a sample size of 99 people. The results of the univariate analysis the average value of self-control variable in adolescents at high school Bunda Padang 2016 was 29.17 with a standard deviation of ± 4.719, and the total value of minimum 18 and a maximum value of 40. At-risk sexual behavior variables obtained average value 27.98 with a standard deviation of ± 10.034 and the number of the lowest value and the highest 14 57. the results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a strength relationship (r = -0.406) between self-control with risky sexual behavior and a significant association (p = 0.000). Expected to the school in collaboration with the Guidance and Counselling, parents, and health centers for about providing reproductive health education to adolescents and provide education about values, norms, and how to improve self-control so that no occurrence of risk sexualbehavior. Keywords : Adolescent, risk sexual behaviour, self control Bibliography : 36 (2003-2015)201700The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a strength relationship between self-control with risky sexual behavior and a significant association and expected to the school in collaboration with the Guidance and Counselling, parents, and health centers for about providing reproductive health education.2017-01-16T00:00:00['Permata Resha']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b63d4ce33f6f2ae2dafa4a25a29c47d6ee567ea7Despite the continual rise in research into school bullying worldwide, comparatively little has been reported on actions that have been taken by schools to counter the problem. This article reports on a small-scale, exploratory study that was designed to provide an account of strategies that were being undertaken in 25 Australian government schools catering for mainstream students. It examines the reported use of both proactive and reactive strategies, and their frequency and perceived effectiveness. It reveals a wide diversity of practices. Strengths and limitations of teacher-directed activities are described, comparisons are made with anti-bullying strategies employed outside Australia, and suggestions are made to enhance the effectiveness of anti-bullying practices.201722272017-01-16T00:00:00Australian Journal of Education['K. Rigby']2017-01-16T00:00:00 757d6dd64eb4b9b03d80c67d2b6aee650904a095A programme to tackle a culture of bullying, undermining, and harassment in trauma and orthopaedic surgery has been launched by the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association and the British Orthopaedic Association. The #HammeritOut initiative, launched earlier this month www.bota.org.uk/hammer-it-out, is supported by several organisations, including the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the Royal College of Surgeons. The initiative aims to create a “positive workplace culture” in trauma and orthopaedics. Simon Fleming, president of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association, said that the initiative …British medical journal201701A programme to tackle a culture of bullying, undermining, and harassment in trauma and orthopaedic surgery has been launched by the British Orthopaedics Trainees Association and the British orthopairedic Association.2017-01-16T00:00:00British Medical Journal['A. Rimmer']2017-01-16T00:00:00 66851158269e1147a5325fa7de332b08a30c0cb8The general aim of this doctoral dissertation is to analyse the relationship between peer violence in the school environment, subjective well-being and other psychosocial factors from the individual, family, school, and community contexts, from an ecological perspective. The sample consists of 910 children and adolescents in years 6 and 7 of primary school (M = 11.90 years old; SD = 1.21), of 27 primary schools – both state-run and private, urban and rural – of Ceara state, northeastern Brazil. The following instruments were used: Self-esteem, Social Support, Parental Demandingness and Responsiveness, School Climate, Sense of Community, Perception of Control, Perceptions and Satisfaction of Developmental Contexts of Home, School, Neighbourhood, Family Conflict, Peer Victimization and Aggression scale among peers, the Single item on Overall Life Satisfaction, Personal Well-being Index School Children and the Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale. The main results indicate that: i) there is negative relationships between the behaviours of victimization and aggression and the well-being of participants, and a positive relationship between their well-being and developmental context indices (school, home, neighbourhood) and social support (family and friends); ii) the groups of victims, perpetrators and perpetrator-victims obtained lower mean values of subjective well-being, social support and developmental contexts compared to the group not involved in bullying; iii) the variable bullying, alone or in interaction with the variables of perceptions of developmental contexts of home, school, neighbourhood, school climate, is the variable that has most impact on the well-being of the studied population; iv) twenty-seven indicators were found to be associated with bullying La tesi doctoral te com a objectiu d'estudiar les relacions entre la violencia entre iguals en el context escolar, el benestar subjectiu i d’altres factors psicosocials dels contextos individual, familiar, escolar i comunitari a partir d'un enfocament ecologic. La mostra esta composada per 910 nens i adolescents de sise i sete de primaria (M = 11,90; SD = 1,21), de 27 escoles, publiques i privades, urbanes i rurals de l'estat del Ceara, nord-est del Brasil. Els instruments utilitzats van ser els seguents: Autoestima, Suport social, Exigencia i Responsivitat Parental, Clima Escolar, Sentit de Comunitat, Percepcio de Control, Percepcio i Satisfaccio amb els Contextos de Casa, Escola i Barri, Conflictes Familiars, Escala de Victimitzacio i Agressio entre iguals, item unic de Satisfaccio Global amb la Vida, Index de Benestar Personal versio escolar i Escala de Satisfaccio amb la Vida per a Estudiants. Els principals resultats indiquen que: i) existeix una relacio negativa entre comportaments de victimitzacio i agressio i el benestar dels participants, i una relacio positiva entre el seu benestar i els indexs de percepcio i satisfaccio amb contextos (escola, casa, barri), i el suport social (familia i amics); ii) els grups de victimes, perpetradors i perpetrador-victimes van obtenir les mitjanes mes baixes de benestar subjectiu, suport social i contextos de desenvolupament comparats amb el grup dels no involucrats en el bullying; iii) la variable bullying, sola o en interaccio amb les variables de percepcio dels contextos de desenvolupament de la casa, l'escola, el barri, el clima escolar, es la que mes impacte te sobre el benestar de la poblacio estudiada; iv) hi ha vint-i-set variables psicosocials associades amb la implicacio en el bullying, sigui com a victima, agressor o victima-agressor2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['S. C. D. Alcantara']2017-01-16T00:00:00 ab40516abc5f1de13170afd38501d1e446d3b762Two reports of the Spanish Ombudsman warn of the need to adopt measures to control bullying among schoolchildren and improve coexistence in the classroom. Their recommendations were taken up by the Autonomous Communities (AA.CC.) and reflected in their own regulations. This article reflects on policies taken as standards of coexistence by public government, for schools supported with public funds. A comparative study was carried out on the regulations related to bullying and cyberbullying in eight Spanish regions, randomly selected. The main objective is to know how this issue is addressed and compare protocols proposed action and the nature of the intervention measures provided for in each AA.CC. Results show that most policies specifically refer to bullying, and one in four mentioned cyberbullying, also found that half of the protocols proposed measures performance against school violence. As for the nature of the measures, the analysis shows that they are directed, almost exclusively, to the assailant students and, in most cases, are corrective / disciplinary nature. Among the findings it highlighted that every policy scarcely indicated educational measures, leaving unanswered the proposal of the Ombudsman that emphasized that educational measures.20170282017-01-16T00:00:00Revista Electronica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado['F. Ramírez', 'F. Hernández']2017-01-16T00:00:00 b3251e90af56bb4d2d91c368f172ac12359d105bAbstrak: Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi maraknya persoalan  yang muncul di masyarakat seperti korupsi, kekerasan, kejahatan seksual, perusakan, perkelahian massa, kehidupan ekonomi yang konsumtif, kehidupan politik yang tidak produktif, dan sebagainya. Pada tataran sekolah, para siswa sering menunjukkan sikap yang kurang kondusif seperti tawuran, bullying, perilaku yang tidak mencerminkan nilai-nilai moral bangsa. Meskipun pertanda tersebut tidak dijumpai di sekolah peneliti, tetapi perlu menanamkan dan mencegah secara dini serta menanamkan nilai karakter secara komprehensif. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian adalah “Bagaimana mengembangkan nilai-nilai karakter melalui pengintegrasian dalam mata pelajaran, pengembangan diri dan budaya sekolah?” Tujuan Penelitian adalah:meningkatkan kemampuan guru dalam penerapan pendidikan karakter melalui pengintegrasian dalam mata pelajaran, pengembangan diri dan budaya sekolah. Hasil dari penelitian: Pada aspek pengintegrasian pengembangan nilai-nilai karakter pada mata pelajaran dengan subyek penelitian guru, siklus 2 mencapai peningkatan setelah mendapat bimbingan secara berkelanjutan di setiap pertemuan. Nilai rerata secara keseluruhan diperoleh 75,72 (cukup) ada kenaikan dari 58,2 sebesar 17,52 poin atau 23,13%. Pada aspek pengembangan diri, nilai-nilai karakter dengan subyek penelitian siswa, siklus 2 mencapai peningkatan setelah mendapat bimbingan secara berkelanjutan dan perbaikan lingkungan sekolah. Nilai rerata secara keseluruhan diperoleh ada kenaikan dari 52,08 ke 76.13 sebesar 23,33 poin atau 30,64 %. Pada aspek budaya sekolah, nilai-nilai karakter dengan subyek penelitian warga sekolah, siklus 2 mencapai peningkatan setelah mendapat bimbingan secara berkelanjutan dan perbaikan lingkungan sekolah. Nilai rerata secara keseluruhan diperoleh ada kenaikan dari 43,81 ke 77.98 sebesar 34,17 poin atau 43,81%. Dengan demikian rumusan masalah dapat terjawab Pengintegrasian dalam mata pelajaran, pengembangan diri dan budaya sekolah dapat meningkatkan pengembangan nilai-nilai karakter. Kata kunci: Budaya sekolah, Pengembangan diri, Pengembangan nilai-nilai karakter,2017002017-01-16T00:00:00['Elli Hidayati']2017-01-16T00:00:00 70a8931d68e5ffffb37b0770875290a4ee66c2f8This study examined the relationship between daily time spent using social media and substance use in a national sample of 563 emerging adults from the United States (18- to 22-year-olds, 50% female, 63% non-Hispanic White). Results revealed that males reported more social media use and more substance use in comparison to females. In addition, greater daily social media use was related to more alcohol consumption, more problematic alcohol use, and more frequent drug use. A significant gender × social media use interaction was also observed for drug use, revealing that greater daily social media use was significantly related to more frequent drug use for females but not for males. Results from this study emphasize the importance of considering different types of social media in relation to substance use and abuse during emerging adulthood and the need to examine these relations by gender.201744242017-01-17T00:00:00Emerging Adulthood['C. Ohannessian', 'A. Vannucci', 'Kaitlin M. Flannery', 'Sarosh Khan']2017-01-17T00:00:00 269ed245822fe31c0cfedd8cd3cda2764e98f118Journal of Cancer Education20172243It is suggested that more efforts are needed to educate and disseminate accurate information to the general public regarding breast cancer prevention modalities, emphasizing the safety of mammography and the harms of replacing conventional prevention and treatment modalities with unsubstantiated alternatives.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Education['A. Nastasi', 'Tyler S Bryant', 'J. Canner', 'Mark Dredze', 'Melissa Camp', 'Neeraja Nagarajan']2017-01-17T00:00:00 81a72e37acb2ab66bf5604ee59a2b16a764cdf03This article examines how three Chinese and two British newspapers sourced content from social media in their coverage of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, the 2013 Ya'an Earthquake, and the 2015 Tianjin Explosion. The media outlets citing of social media content present different patterns in line with their political and commercial interests, ideologies, and journalistic values. Diverse images of the three disasters as revealed on social media (social media reality) were constructed in the newspapers' coverage. Journalists gate-keep information from social media and dissolve it into daily disaster reporting, accepting selected aspects of social media reality but rejecting others. Especially in the case of the Chinese newspapers, meeting the needs of domestic political and commercial interest groups, journalists endorse social media content that is favorable to these groups. In so doing, social media technologies are used and tailored to meet the needs of journalism.201771112017-01-17T00:00:00International Communication Gazette['Jingrong Tong']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7e7ac3e2eaf3ae445c015473d9015f3f53ac9a01Social media puts consumer back to the centre of the business world and provides marketers a new set of tools to interact with consumers and to integrate them into the brands through innovative ways. Social media is an important tool to connect other people or organisation. Marketers have to understand how social media has influenced consumer buying behaviour. The purpose of the study is to identify the five stages of consumer decision making process about social media advertising. It was analysed from the five stages of consumer decision making process - Problem recognition, Information search, Evaluation of Alternatives, Purchase decision and Post purchase behaviour. This research provides practical insights to social media advertisers about the consumer decision making process.2017022017-01-17T00:00:00Global journal for research analysis['N. Brindha', 'R. Parameswaran']2017-01-17T00:00:00 552f8430e3c3eaf24207c53a7cb241d0543175f8Smart extraction of knowledge from social media has received the recent interest of the Biomedical and Health Informatics community for the simultaneous improvement of healthcare outcomes and lessen the expenses making use of consumer-generated reviews. Social media provides chances for patients and doctors to share their views and experiences without any obtrusion through online communities that might generate information, which is much beyond what is known by the domain experts. Nonetheless, for conventional public health surveillance systems, it is difficult to detect and then monitor the concerns related to health and the changes seen in attitudes of the public towards health-related problems. To solve this problem, several studies have shown the usage of information in social media for the discovery of biomedical and health-related information. Several disease-specific knowledge exchanges are now available on Face book and other portals of online social networking. These kind of new sources of information, support, and engagement have gone to become significant for patients who are suffering with the disease, and still the quality and the content of the knowledge contributed in these digital areas are not properly comprehended. The existing research methodologies are20171622017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['D. K. Renuka', 'B. Jeetha']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4b7666684cdc0da667983291f7f677eb972fd4c5The Workshop Program of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s 12th International Conference on Web and Social Media (AAAI-18) was held at Stanford University, Stanford, California USA, on Monday, June 25, 2018. There were fourteen workshops in the program: Algorithmic Personalization and News: Risks and Opportunities; Beyond Online Data: Tackling Challenging Social Science Questions; Bridging the Gaps: Social Media, Use and Well-Being; Chatbot; Data-Driven Personas and Human-Driven Analytics: Automating Customer Insights in the Era of Social Media;  Designed Data for Bridging the Lab and the Field: Tools, Methods, and Challenges in Social Media Experiments; Emoji Understanding and Applications in Social Media; Event Analytics Using Social Media Data; Exploring Ethical Trade-Offs in Social Media Research; Making Sense of Online Data for Population Research; News and Public Opinion; Social Media and Health: A Focus on Methods for Linking Online and Offline Data; Social Web for Environmental and Ecological Monitoring and The ICWSM Science Slam. Workshops were held on the first day of the conference. Workshop participants met and discussed issues with a selected focus — providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers, developers, and users on topics of current interest. Organizers from nine of the  workshops submitted reports, which are reproduced in this report. Brief summaries of the other five workshops have been reproduced from their website descriptions.The AI Magazine201721The Workshop Program of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s 12th International Conference on Web and Social Media was held at Stanford University, Stanford, California USA, on Monday, June 25, 2018, providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers, developers, and users on topics of current interest.2017-01-17T00:00:00AI Mag.['Jisun An', 'R. Chunara', 'David J. Crandall', 'Darian Frajberg', 'Megan French', 'B. Jansen', 'Juhi Kulshrestha', 'Yelena Mejova', 'Daniel M. Romero', 'Joni O. Salminen', 'Amit Sharma', 'A. Sheth', 'Chenhao Tan', 'S. Taylor', 'Sanjaya Wijeratne']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8ca1612c5d3d6197a0e4d18f991a4abbe9e0337fEste proyecto esta conformado por cinco capitulos a desarrollarse, en el primero se analiza el estado actual de canoa donde se definio la problematica principal que es la ausencia de turistas y visitantes en este lugar, que antes del sismo era el espacio preferido de muchos. En el segundo capitulo se realizo la revision literaria respectiva en donde se escogio temas pertinentes y necesarios para relacionarlos con el proyecto y asi mejorar en la ejecucion durante el desarrollo del mismo. El tercer capitulo explica la metodologia que se aplicara de acuerdo a los objetivos planteados, mientras que el cuarto capitulo proveera los resultados de las fichas de inventario que se realizo acerca de las actividades y lugares turisticos. En el quinto capitulo se presentara la propuesta que consiste en la presentacion de una campana turistica que ayude a promocionar los lugares y actividades que aun se pueden visitar y, realizar en canoa a traves de un social media.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Dubes Joseph Gómez Romero', 'Jokasta Valeska Rendón Brito']2017-01-17T00:00:00 bc7d257f180cc1f9076cb0d9eb2c6d4d439dfa36The aim of this paper is to present an approach for prediction of customer opinion, using supervised machine learning approach and Decision tree method for classification of online hotel reviews as positive or negative. The preliminary extraction and preparation of the data used in the research are described. Three classification models are generated for three different data sets balanced and unbalanced training sets with two schemes of filtering frequent and infrequent words in the attribute list. The results from the classifier evaluation are compared and discussed. The three classification models are also applied on new unseen data for predicting opinion of hotel guests. The achieved results reveal that the most accurate prediction is achieved when applying the model generated from the balanced training set with filtering rare words.20171911An approach for prediction of customer opinion, using supervised machine learning approach and Decision tree method for classification of online hotel reviews as positive or negative, reveals that the most accurate prediction is achieved when applying the model generated from the balanced training set with filtering rare words.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['S. Yordanova', 'D. Kabakchieva']2017-01-17T00:00:00 899088c5ed8e7fc74cba5c0bdb315ebf8b6df5952017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Portal Web Portal für das Graduiertenstudium in den Kultu CultDoc']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6cb66b7e2c7822bfdcdcd754e647a19551b6eb442017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Rosanne Couston']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3adcabb3e2fcc0e58f69ddde5283582de772f922百家乐代理:Lawyers for a Dallas police officer filed a federal civil suit late Tuesday against Twitter, Facebook and Google for allegedly providing “material support” to the Palestinian militant group Hamas and purportedly helping radicalize Micah Johnson, the Army veteran who killed five police officers and wounded nine others in an ambush last July.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00["A. O'Reilly"]2017-01-17T00:00:00 ed2cc7cafc4567f7f71957723535620d8b23d013Munkam a mediakutatas es a mediaelmelet eszkoztaranak segitsegevel kivan teljes es atfogo leirast adni a keső-modern mediakornyezet (kmm) meghatarozo jelensegeiről. Kozeppontjaban, hipotezisemmel osszhangban a kmm online szinterein megvalosulo kozossegi egyuttműkodes es participacio vizsgalata all. Disszertaciom annyiban jelent kontribuciot a tema korabbi szakirodalmahoz, hogy attol elterően a kmm online kozossegi mediumait funkcionalis szempontbol, kollaborativ, azaz egyuttműkodesen alapulo kozossegi szinterekkent vizsgalja. A kutatas eredmenyeit felhasznalva pedig megkiserli felallitani egy kollaborativ-kozossegi mediaelmelet alapjait, amelyhez a kommunikacio ritualis modelljenek (Carey 1989/1992), a hasznalat-kielegules modelljenek (Katz et al. 1974/2007) es a kommunikacio participacios elmeletenek (Horanyi 2009) kiindulopontjait alkalmazza.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Kornél Myat']2017-01-17T00:00:00 280fa81cfec4624513b00882c58aca07b0b224912017114252017-01-17T00:00:00Contemporary School Psychology['E. Savina', 'J. Mills', 'Kelly Atwood', 'J. Cha']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f3f7cda1ac85a4fdb85385efaf8d9153430ff9faAbstract  This study describes social representations contained in eonline news media detik.com about rape. This research uses critical discourse analysis Theovan Leuweun model swith the use ofa two-dimensional model ofsocial representations(micro andmacro) and coupled model of textual analysis of Teun van Dijk. Descriptionofthe studyconsisted ofthreemain points, namely(1) the representationof ocialactorsinvolvedinthestudyextualdiscoursebas ed(micro), (2) representation ofthe socialsituationin adiscoursebased onsociocultural aspects(macro), and(3) the relationshipbetweensocialactorsandsocialsituation ofdiscourse.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Mayasari. Mayasari.']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7c98105346694b597908a8247d6ebdd8c1fdcd0dContemporary School Psychology201712402017-01-17T00:00:00Contemporary School Psychology['E. Savina', 'J. Mills', 'Kelly Atwood', 'J. Cha']2017-01-17T00:00:00 fcdc48582e9efad329b5d7c53815367286f8e8b5Fenomena penggunaan sosial media bagi masyarakat Indonesia menarik untuk dicermati. Terutama pemanfaatan sosial media oleh UMKM dalam menjalankan bisnis. Perlu diketahui secara mendalam faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan mengapa banyak UMKM saat ini mengandalkan sosial media sebagai bagian dari bisnis yang dijalankannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh Social Influence dan Facilitating Condition terhadap adopsi teknologi, dalam hal ini sosial media oleh UMKM untuk kegiatan bisnis.  Analisis data menggunakan Partial Least Square (PLS) menggunakan aplikasi pendukung SmartPLS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan  bahwa Behavioral Intention /Minat pemanfaatan teknologi informasi (BI) dipengaruhi secara langsung oleh Perceived usefulness /Persepsi Terhadap Kegunaan (PU). Perceived usefulness /Persepsi Terhadap Kegunaan (PU) secara langsung dipengaruhi oleh Compatibility /Kesesuaian (CM). Saat pemilik usaha UMKM menjalankan bisnisnya menggunakan sosial media, maka secara tidak langsung pemilik usaha akan meningkatkan tingkat keinginan atau niat pemakai menggunakan system secara terus menerus jika penggunaan sosial media dalam menjalankan usahanya dirasa berpotensi kedepannya untuk menjadi yang lebih baik saat merasakan kesesuaian dalam menggunakan sosial media. Kata Kunci: Penerimaan Teknologi, Social Influence , Facilitating Conditions , Partial Least Square20171102017-01-17T00:00:00['Vionita Mandala', 'Andeka Rocky Tanaamah', 'J. Tambotoh']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ac12bd4a92f196fb6aa5fb68f49c7275b2a343d7Ryan graduated from the University of Westminster in July 2016, with a first class degree in English Literature. His dissertation focused on the significance of artificial intelligence in literature. He is currently studying for an NCTJ (Journalism), and writes about technology and politics. Imagine one day that the video-sharing platform YouTube suddenly ceased to exist, its owner Google having announced some months earlier that it would be shutting down the website. Imagine further that the platform didn’t just terminate, but that you could only upload or watch “YouTube” videos using Google+, the website’s social network.2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Daniel Brown']2017-01-17T00:00:00 965e5dd112f105aa40467a093570b80cbc51a216The key highlights of the political problems discussed by Melanie Manion, Daniela Stockmann and Benjamin Liebman respectively are corruption, changing media and its implications for political stability, and the legality and stability paradox. The authors are unanimous that the three problems do not pose a challenge to the CCP in the short term and that overcoming the problems is a long-term process. However, they are cautious about the ability of the CCP and the future leadership to surmount the challenges and opine that the biggest threat to the survival of the regime is the regime itself. The three chapters on foreign and security policy focus on China’s military modernization and how China’s territorial disputes in the East and South China Sea have impacted China’s relations with its neighbours and the US. Andrew Erikson states that China’s military modernization has reduced rather than enhanced China’s security because its neighbours have positioned against China either internally by increasing their military expenditures, and/or externally by enhancing military cooperation with the US and other major powers in the region, or strengthening military alliances with the US. Fravel argues that China’s increasing assertiveness and belligerence in the surrounding seas and its territorial claims have damaged relations beyond repair with countries in East Asia and this may compromise its security in the future. Robert Sutter contends that domestic politics in both China and the US are inimical to close and better relations between the two countries and the future of the bilateral relationship will depend to a great extent on the ability of the present leadership in China to control and cultivate the growing nationalism in the elite and the public. The book is empirically rich and contributions are well researched. However, the volume would have provided a more holistic picture if it had discussed the role of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China’s economy, difficulty in reforming the SOEs and the role of the private sector. This would have provided the context and a much better perspective of the problems and challenges facing China. Similarly, the complex interplay between the political and economic system and culture and how this is an impediment to economic and political reform by inhibiting innovation would have provided a more comprehensive and nuanced analysis. Nonetheless, China’s Challenges is a welcome and opportune addition to the increasing literature on China’s rise and the challenges confronting the present leadership.2017152017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Asian and African Studies['Niall Reddy']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d53cec3505e607789eefa8281a975b9615460a1dResearchers increasingly turn to social media to analyse the online fingerprints produced by offline political movements. Social media such as Twitter have been exploited to learn about society in events such as elections, major protests and other crises and emergencies. However, the analysis of smaller, more obscure communities (with respect to Twitter, but which have an otherwise salient presence), has been studied to a lesser extent. This is the case of pro-independence movements where a smaller part of an existing country makes claims for its independence from the rest of the country. There might be many pro-independence supporters within that region, but that does not always suffice to make it to Twitter’s list of trending topics and/or to reach a broad share of Twitter users, which is however crucial to ensure that the community is visible to others.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['A. Zubiaga']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1e1eced2d251a6608309ff4b4e237ceb58e7f994Conventional wisdom assumes that increased censorship will strictly decrease access to information. We delineate circumstances when increases in censorship expand access to information for a substantial subset of the population. When governments suddenly impose censorship on previously uncensored information, citizens accustomed to acquiring this information will be incentivized to learn methods of censorship evasion. These evasion tools provide continued access to the newly blocked information—and also extend users’ ability to access information that has long been censored. We illustrate this phenomenon using millions of individual-level actions of social media users in China before and after the block of Instagram. We show that the block inspired millions of Chinese users to acquire virtual private networks, and that these users subsequently joined censored websites like Twitter and Facebook. Despite initially being apolitical, these new users began browsing blocked political pages on Wikipedia, following Chinese political activists on Twitter, and discussing highly politicized topics such as opposition protests in Hong Kong.American Political Science Review201783118Thousands of individual-level actions of social media users in China before and after the block of Instagram show that the block inspired millions of Chinese users to acquire virtual private networks, and that these users subsequently joined censored websites like Twitter and Facebook.2017-01-17T00:00:00American Political Science Review['William R. Hobbs', 'Margaret E. Roberts']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eba670b499c93f3657ecd8e1090ec6b5bc3829ffScientific American2017037The article examines efforts to combat fake news stories, with particular focus on how fake news is often spread via social media, including Facebook and Twitter.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific American['D. Pogue']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eddc7a51c33241156c30ddd14b1e48e5a345ddaeABSTRACT The paper proposes big-data-augmented ethnography as a novel mixed-methods approach to studying political discussions in a hybrid media system. Using such empirical setup, the authors examined candidate–candidate online interaction during election campaigning. Candidate–candidate interaction crossing party boundaries is scarce and occurs in the form of negative campaigning via social media, with the shaming of rival candidates and engaging in battles with them. The authors posit that ethnographic observations can be used to contextualize the computational analysis of large data sets, while computational analysis can be applied to validate and generalize the findings made through ethnography.201710330It is proposed that ethnographic observations can be used to contextualize the computational analysis of large data sets, while computational analysis can be applied to validate and generalize the findings made through ethnography.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['Salla-Maaria Laaksonen', 'Matti Nelimarkka', 'Mari Tuokko', 'Maria Marttila', 'Arto Kekkonen', 'Mikko Villi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d1f33a19e10def238aa8df863445f58d4acd324cDevelopment of non-platinum electrocatalysts with high performance, durability, and scalability for fuel cells and batteries is a strong social demand for a next-generation eco-friendly energy society. Here, we present a pristine multi-walled carbon nanotube/iron phthalocyanine (MWNT/FePc) hybrid catalyst with a well-defined nanostructure for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media that meets this demand. By carefully tuning the microstructure of the FePc stack layer deposited on the highly crystallized graphitic surface of a MWNT support, an ultra-high ORR activity as well as excellent durability are obtained. Moreover, a power density of 185 mW cm−2 at 0.8 V was obtained for a zinc–air battery using this optimized MWNT/FePc cathode at room temperature. Density functional theory-based calculations of such a well-defined nanostructure of MWNT/FePc have suggested that deposition on the bent graphitic surface of MWNTs significantly changes the geometric and electronic structures of FePc that originated from π–π interactions, leading to such enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability.201744402017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Materials Chemistry['Jun Yang', 'F. Toshimitsu', 'Zehui Yang', 'T. Fujigaya', 'N. Nakashima']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cf4551df6d463a4a8b9bd62933e5773cdcce86d8Twitter, one of the largest and famous social media site receives millions of tweets every day on variety of important topic. This large amount of raw data can be used for industrial , Social, Economic, Government policies or business purpose by organizing according to our need and processing. Hadoop is one of the best tool options for twitter data analysis and hadoop works for distributed Big data , Streaming data , Time Stamped data , text data etc. This paper discuss how to use FLUME for extracting twitter data and store it into HDFS for opinion mining because twitter contains variety of opinions on various topics so we have to analyse these opinions using hadoop and its ecosystems to check every tweets polarity either tweets contains positive ,negative or neutral opinions on particular topic. This paper provides an efficient mechanism to perform opinion mining by coming up with a finish to finish pipeline with the assistance of Apache Flume ,Apache HDFS, and Apache Pig. Here we have used dictionary based approach for analysis for which we have implemented pig statements through which we can analysis these complex twitter data to check polarity of the2017159This paper provides an efficient mechanism to perform opinion mining by coming up with a finish to finish pipeline with the assistance of Apache Flume, Apache HDFS, and Apache Pig.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['Anjali Barskar', 'Ajay Phulre']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d1257eafcece89b779ac7732de96981071685862Pope Francis’s 2015 visit to Cuba provided a unique opportunity for a comparative study of state-controlled and independent media systems. This study, grounded in the interpretivist tradition, uses symbolic convergence theory and fantasy theme analysis to explore how visuals created by United States-based AP Images, United Kingdom-based Reuters, and Cuba-based Prensa Latina reveal the underlying rhetorical visions, ideologies, and priorities of each culture’s media system. More specifically, state-controlled and independent media depicted the Pope’s visit differently in the degree of personalization shown, the social actors who were depicted, the purpose of the visit, how the Pope was shown in relation to others, and the location where the action occurred. Each media system highlighted its news values and priorities through these differences. Additionally, the images revealed two master narratives: Cuba as a model of Catholicism and the Pope as a model of hierarchy and conformity.20176682017-01-17T00:00:00Journalism Studies['T. Thomson', 'G. Perreault', 'Margaret Duffy']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f4daa86588eb6aebe8fb3b4f2130f3dddb94718fThe international mobility of young people from Europe’s Mediterranean countries has become an important topic in scientific debate. The issue has major reverberations in the national media since youth outflows – not adequately compensated for by return flows or new inflows – can undermine the economic and social sustainability of development processes in the countries of origin. The 2007–2008 financial and economic crisis, contributed significantly to intensifying those outflows and reducing the return flows. This paper focuses on the international mobility of young Italians during the past two decades. After addressing the problem of existing data sources and their comparability, our analysis, in terms of spatial distribution, will be concentrated on eight EU destination countries presenting three different sets of socio-economic characteristics: the UK, Germany and Sweden (characterised by high mobility, high income, and high capacity for attracting immigration); Latvia, Romania and Slovakia (characterised by high out mobility, medium-low income, and low capacity for attracting immigration) and Ireland and Spain (characterised by high mobility, mediumhigh income, and a temporally and spatially discontinuous capacity for attracting immigration). In terms of geographical distribution, our analysis will consider the most represented places of origin in Italy at the provincial level. Our study provides an overview of international outflows of young Italians, considering destination countries, places of origin, gender, marital status and age. These results could be used by scientists and policymakers in dealing with the challenge of maximizing the advantages of mobility for individuals while minimizing costs in terms of social and economic sustainability.20174182017-01-17T00:00:00Hungarian geographical bulletin['B. Staniscia', 'G. Gallo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1096b6cb075bfbc705fcc72f2a5d26b7be29089fJournalists across the organization are hungry to make change a reality, and we have new leaders ready to push us forward. Most important, The Times is uniquely well positioned to take advantage of today’s changing media landscape — but also vulnerable to decline if we do not transform ourselves quickly. While the past two years have been a time of significant innovation, the pace must accelerate. Too often, digital progress has been accomplished through workarounds; now we must tear apart the barriers. We must differentiate between mission and tradition: what we do because it’s essential to our values and what we do because we’ve always done it. The New York Times has staked its future on being a destination for readers — an authoritative, clarifying and vital destination. These qualities have long prompted people to subscribe to our expertly curated print newspaper. Today, they also lead people to devote valuable space on their smartphone’s homescreen to our app, to seek us out on social media amid the cacophony and to subscribe to our newsletters and briefings.2017042017-01-17T00:00:00['D. Leonhardt', 'Jon Galinsky', 'Jodi Rudoren', 'Karron Skog', 'M. Lacey', 'Tom Giratikanon', 'Tyson Evans']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e1de8d5265f23dcaa43fed509f537861d716ff21The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, in cooperation with Stanford University's Department of Computer Science, presented the 2016 Spring Symposium Series on Monday through Wednesday, March 21-23, 2016 at Stanford University. The titles of the seven symposia were (1) AI and the Mitigation of Human Error: Anomalies, Team Metrics and Thermodynamics; (2) Challenges and Opportunities in Multiagent Learning for the Real World (3) Enabling Computing Research in Socially Intelligent Human-Robot Interaction: A Community-Driven Modular Research Platform; (4) Ethical and Moral Considerations in Non-Human Agents; (5) Intelligent Systems for Supporting Distributed Human Teamwork; (6) Observational Studies through Social Media and Other Human-Generated Content, and (7) Well-Being Computing: AI Meets Health and Happiness Science.The AI Magazine201701The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, in cooperation with Stanford University's Department of Computer Science, presented the 2016 Spring Symposium Series on Monday through Wednesday, March 21-23, 2016 at Stanford University.2017-01-17T00:00:00AI Mag.['Chris Amato', 'Ofra Amir', 'J. Bryson', 'B. Grosz', 'B. Indurkhya', 'Emre Kıcıman', 'Takashi Kido', 'W. Lawless', 'Miao Liu', 'Braden McDorman', 'Ross Mead', 'F. Oliehoek', 'A. Specian', 'G. Stojanov', 'K. Takadama']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d09fb7284bf3f92a21fbc30ba9284ed2881d88e7Journal of Business Ethics20173302017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Business Ethics['R. Nielsen']2017-01-17T00:00:00 129d8738acc233da506e8a19de5d44ca57bd7317Objectives: To determine the extent of the community awareness, knowledge and attitude toward influenza vaccine in Saudi Arabia. Methods: a cross-sectional online survey targeting general population in KSA. Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that majority of subjects knew about the availability of influenza vaccine but poor knowledge and misconception about the vaccine led to decreased uptake which needs to be corrected by combined effort of doctors, social media and awareness campaigns.201760The findings from this study suggest that majority of subjects knew about the availability of influenza vaccine but poor knowledge and misconception about the vaccine led to decreased uptake which needs to be corrected by combined effort of doctors, social media and awareness campaigns.2017-01-17T00:00:00The International Annals of Medicine['Esraa Basabrain', 'L. Elessawi', 'M. Basubrain', 'O. Bafarat', 'R. Baflah', 'R. Srouji', 'Hassnah Dammas', 'Omar Basubrain']2017-01-17T00:00:00 310565dbd1a829889b5af2751fa86232e464b00cThe E-commerce Industry in India has come a long way since its early days. The market has matured and new players have entered the market space. Growing consumer power in the digital age that predated the turn of the century were fueled by the rise of the Internet, and then reignited by social media. Electronic Business is more than just buying and selling products online. It also includes the entire online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and services.201730The E-commerce Industry in India has come a long way since its early days, the market has matured and new players have entered the market space and electronic Business is more than just buying and selling products online.2017-01-17T00:00:00MKTG: Internet Marketing & E-Commerce (Topic)['S. Gangawane', 'Dr.D.N.Padole Gangawane']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5e3271e18d4caa6c96e10e87c85adc88182e2031“This time just a week ago we were told that the decision to close the Alice Springs Police Station from 7pm to 7am, 7 days per week was put on hold, pending a 2 week “community consultation” period. Today we hear through Social Media that the “community consultation” will be a one hour session tomorrow evening at the Andy McNeil room, from 5.30 to 6.30pm. The Government cannot be serious!” said Mrs Robyn Lambley, Independent Member for Araluen.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['R. Lambley']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1e5bc81fdb97ed1b47adc0ae128a56cc22411a5bFIELD: calculating; counting. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a system for verifying and analysing of social media user behavioural actions. System contains a common data bus module for social media input data receiving, an identification module for the type of event made by the user, a module for the user identifying and the data they entered, a module for the identification of information associated with the data entered by the user, depending on the type of event, a module for identification of information about the user's skills in the user-entered data and information associated with the user-entered data, a user profile module that associates information characterizing the user's skills with the profile of the identified user, an information processing module configured to, based on user input, information associated with user inputted data, user profile information that identifies the user, his skills, prescribe a certain level of threat to user actions, a displaying information module to display user profiles and their threat level. EFFECT: technical result is an increase in the effectiveness of automated detection of behavioural risks of users of social media. 4 cl, 1 dwg201700The technical result is an increase in the effectiveness of automated detection of behavioural risks of users of social media, and a displaying information module to display user profiles and their threat level.2017-01-17T00:00:00['Владимир Викторович Ермаков', 'Александр Иванович Борисов', 'Александр Горлов', 'Андрей Александрович Глушенков', 'Алексей Владимирович Вознюк']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ebef4caaad6a84bfc755a7e8ce652824261ff41aObjective: identify the relation between obesity and child depression in school children from 8 to 12 years of the Family Medicine no. 80, of the Mexican Social Security Institute (imss), in Morelia, Michoacan. Methods: prospective, cross-sectional and observational study, where 165 children were included, of both sexes, with obesity and normal weight to which the Children’s Depression Scale (cds) was applied. The differences in the media were analyzed with the t of Student test for independent samples; the χ2 and logistics regression were used to establish association and risk, respectively. Results: of the 156 children, 78 (47.3%) were obese and 87 (52.7%) non-obese; 91 (55.2%) girls and 74 (44.8%) boys; 34 (20.6%) of all had depression; and from these 22 (64.7%) were obese and 12 (35.3%) non-obese; 25 (70.5%) were girls and 9 (26.5%) boys. Maternal obesity was associated with child obesity (χ2=11.733, p<0.0001); social problems (sp) (χ2=5.100, p=0.019; or=2.380, ic 95% 1.108-5.112, p=0.026) and a low self-esteem (se) (χ2=4.329, p=0.029; or=2.236, ic 95% 1.037-4.823, p=0.040) evaluated with the subscales of the cds, they are associated to child depression. Conclusions: child obesity is associated to the development of depression in children population, and the cds is a useful instrument to identify it. It is required the implementation of special programs or to strengthen the existing ones to prevent and control it.201703Child obesity is associated to the development of depression in children population, and the Children’s Depression Scale is a useful instrument to identify it.2017-01-17T00:00:00Atención Familiar['Janett González Toche', 'Anel Gómez García', 'C. G. Alonso', 'Martha Paredes', 'C. Á. Aguilar']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f007f2169092a0fb1c6dcbb385fc59bc53a4ae96Objetivo: determinar la aptitud clinica del medico familiar sobre preeclampsia-eclampsia en la unidad de medicina familiar (umf) no. 94 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (imss). Metodos: estudio de tipo observacional, transversal, descriptivo y prolectivo en 47 medicos (34 familiares y 13 generales) adscritos a la umf no. 94 durante el periodo comprendido de noviembre a diciembre de 2015; se utilizo un instrumento validado para la evaluacion de la aptitud clinica de preeclampsia-eclampsia en atencion primaria integrado por 109 enunciados de falso y verdadero, de los cuales 54 corresponden a verdadero y 55 a falso, se catalogo la aptitud con base en el numero de aciertos en muy alta (93-109), alta (75-92), media (57-74), baja (39-56), muy baja (21-38) y al azar (0-20). Mediante estadistica descriptiva se comparo la aptitud clinica del medico familiar con los medicos generales. Resultados: los medicos familiares (72.3% de los participantes) obtuvieron una aptitud en la categoria al azar de 9%, muy baja de 26% y baja 53%; por su parte, los medicos generales (27.7%) presentaron una aptitud al azar de 31%, muy baja 23% y baja 31%. Conclusiones: la aptitud clinica de los medicos sobre preeclampsia-eclampsia en la umf no. 94 es inaceptable, al predominar un nivel bajo, muy bajo y al azar; los medicos generales lograron un menor porcentaje en las puntuaciones de estas categorias (85%), en comparacion con los especialistas (88%). Por lo tanto, los medicos familiares no tienen mejor aptitud clinica para el manejo de preeclampsia que los medicos generales.201703Los medicos familiares no tienen mejor aptitud clinica para el manejo of preeclampsia than los medicos generales, en comparacion con los especialistas.2017-01-17T00:00:00Atención Familiar['R. Hidalgo', 'Monserrat Jazmín García Rangel', 'Héctor Francisco Ramírez Zaragoza', 'Sergio Alberto León Ángeles']2017-01-17T00:00:00 399a53baaba5b918ad72e56a43a39abf82caa369CorporateSocial Responsibillity (CSR)kinisudahmenjadisebuahKewajiban bagisebuah perusahan. Corporate Social Responsibilitysudahmenjadihal yang dibutuhkan dalamkehidupan manusia sehari-hari. Corporate Social Responsibility juga menjadi salah satu alat bagi perusahaan untuk menbangun sebuah persepsi yang positif di masyarakat dan juga sebagai pertanggung jawab perusahaan terhadap lingkungan sekitar tempat perusahaan berada, namun programCorporate social Responbilityterhadap Masyarakattidakbanyakmendapatperhatiandaripemberitaan di media massa sehingga informasi yang di dapat oleh perusahaan PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia ini kurang. Terdapat berbagai Program Coporate Social Responbility Yang diadakan oleh PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia seperti pemberdayaan masyarkat ,pendidikan,dan lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan tentang Persepsi masyarkat Jakarta utara terhadap Program Corporate Social Responbility PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia,. Partisipan utama dalam penelitian ini adalah Masyarakat Rw 06 kelurahan Sungai Bambu kecamatan Tanjung Priok Jakarta utara .jumlah populasi yang akan menjadi sampel penelitian dari Rw 06 Kelurahan Sungai Bambu Jakarta Utara adalah 1125 orang , dan yang akan menjadi sampel penelitian adalah berjumlah 187 responden. Teknik sampling yang digunakan dalam Purposive sampling Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Kunatitatif dengan analisis data bersifat deskriptif. Data dikumpulkan melaluisurvei, observasi, dokumentasi,dan studi kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menjelaskan bahwa Masyarakat RW 06 Kelurahan. Sungai Bambu Jakarta utara memiliki Persepsi yang positif terhadap program Corporate Social Responsibility PT.Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia. Hasil penelitian tentang Persepsiyang terdiri dari Kognisi(mengetahui), Atensi(memahami) dan Iterpretasi(menilai) dari kognisi, atensi, dan Interpretsai terpenuhi dengan sangatoptimal dan juga masyarakat Jakarta Utara sudah mengatahui , memahami , dan menilai Program CSR PT TMMIN secara Optimal sehingga menghasilkan sebuah persepsi Positif dari masyarkat. ;--- Corporate Social Responsibillity (CSR) now had become a duty for a company. Corporate Social Responsibility had become a required thing in people's lives. Corporate Social Responsibility had also become one of the tools for companies to build a positive perception in the society as well as a responsible corporate to the environment around the place that the company was located but the program's Corporate Social Responsibility to society not many get attention of news coverage in the mass media so that the information that would get to the company of PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia was less. There were a variety of programs in Corporate Social Responbility conducted by PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia such as community empowerment, education, and environment. The purpose of this research was to explain about the perception of the society of North Jakarta to the programs Corporate Social Responsibility of PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia. The main participants in this research was the society in RW 06, Kel. Sungai Bambu ,Kec. TanjungPriok, North Jakarta. The amount of the population that would be the sampled of this research from RW 06 Kel. Sungai Bambu, North Jakarta was 1125 persons, and that would be the sample of this research totaled 187 respondents. The sampling techniques used in Purposive sampling this research used method quantitative research with data analysis were descriptive. Data collected through surveys, observation, documentation and library studies. The research results explained that society of RW 06 Kel. Sungai Bambu, North Jakarta, had a positive Perceptions toward program Corporate Social Responsibility PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia. The research results of the perception which consists of Cognition (knowing), Attention (understand) and Interprets (judge) of cognition, attention and Interprets were highly optimized and also the society of North Jakarta was already known, understood, and evaluated CSR Program PT TMMIN optimally so that it produced a positive perception of the society.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['A. Prabowo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b16cc1f24efd935b7b391d5eb211c9198267f4f8Nosso proposito neste artigo foi enriquecer as teorizacoes sobre possibilidades de intervencoes psicoterapeuticas ancoradas na perspectiva relacional sistemica em processos individuais, ao propor a utilizacao das tecnicas do genograma e do workshop de fotografias nesse contexto, principalmente em atendimentos a adultos jovens solteiros. Trata-se de um estudo teorico e exploratorio, com vinhetas de casos clinicos como exemplos. Esses eram terapias individuais semanais, com uma hora de duracao, realizadas em dois contextos: consultorio privado e instituicao. As que ocorreram em instituicao de assistencia social tiveram em media oito encontros, e aquelas de consultorio privado 25. Concluimos que a confeccao do genograma e a realizacao do workshop de fotos foram instrumentos que auxiliaram no trabalho terapeutico individual de acordo com um enfoque relacional sistemico. Ademais, principalmente o workshop de fotos tambem pode ser um bom aliado para terapeutas socio-construcionistas ou narrativos.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Carolina Duarte de Souza', 'M. A. Crepaldi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a32ab9299a41190ce82a27670e39a6f1bd96a87cABSTRACT Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui dan menjelaskan pengaruh promosi melalui media sosial dan word of mouth terhadap keputusan pembelian konsumen di kedai Bontacos baik secara parsial ataupun simultan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel penelitian ini adalah 100 konsumen kedai Bontacos dengan menggunakan metode non probability sampling serta teknik accidental sampling. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa promosi menggunakan media sosialdan word of mouthsecatra parsial dan simultan memiliki pengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian.Penelitian ini memberikan konstribusi bagi Pemasar kedai Bontacos terkait strategi promosi di media sosial dan word of mouth yang efektif. Kata kunci : Promosi, media sosial, word of mouth, keputusan pembelian201719722017-01-17T00:00:00['B. Pamungkas']2017-01-17T00:00:00 795107da10e4df938274d257ae7df1ad33fa4651Journal of Business Ethics20171571842017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Business Ethics['Izaskun Agirre Aramburu', 'Irune Gómez Pescador']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f592229ac15d971912c9707a854abf7bf5dd030cIn the last decades, a growing scholarship has outlined the crucial role of social networks as a source of resilience. However, with regard to the Global South, the role of social networks for the resilience of rural communities remains an underresearched and underconceptualized issue, because research remains scattered between different strands and has rarely been integrated from a resilience perspective. To provide common ground for the exchange between disciplines and to identify steps towards a more comprehensive social network perspective on the resilience of rural communities in the Global South, we present a systematic review of contemporary case studies from three strands of research: (i) natural resource management, (ii) agricultural innovation, and (iii) social support. Although studies in each strand have their own particular strengths and weaknesses in addressing aspects of the resilience of rural communities in the Global South, they all share a static view of the outcomes of social networks, tend to emphasize structure over agency, and neglect spatial dimensions of social relations. To address these challenges, we propose a translocal social network perspective on resilience that views rural communities as being embedded in social networks that connect people and facilitate the flow of resources, information, and knowledge between places.201701042017-01-17T00:00:00Ecology and Society['Till Rockenbauch', 'P. Sakdapolrak']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e0b1413377f207a8d2aa62880e04c985d6177698Precipitation reactions influence transport properties in porous media and can be coupled to advective and dispersive transport. For example, in subsurface environments, mixing of groundwater and injected solutions can induce mineral supersaturation of constituents and drive precipitation reactions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and microcomputed tomography (μ-CT) were employed as complementary techniques to evaluate advection, dispersion, and formation of precipitate in a 3D porous media flow cell. Two parallel fluids were flowed concentrically through packed glass beads under two relative flow rates with Na2CO3 and CaCl2 in the inner and outer fluids, respectively. CaCO3 became supersaturated and formed a precipitate at the mixing interface between the two solutions. Spatial maps of changing local velocity fields and dispersion in the flow cell were generated from MRI, while high resolution μ-CT imaging visualized the precipitate formed in the porous media. Formation of a precipitate minimized dispersive and advective transport between the two fluids and the shape of the precipitation front was influenced by the relative flow rates. This work demonstrates that the combined use of MRI and μ-CT can be highly complementary in the study of reactive transport processes in porous media.Environmental Science and Technology20174126MRI and microcomputed tomography were employed as complementary techniques to evaluate advection, dispersion, and formation of precipitate in a 3D porous media flow cell to demonstrate that the combined use of MRI and μ-CT can be highly complementary in the study of reactive transport processes in porous media.2017-01-17T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['J. Bray', 'E. Lauchnor', 'G. Redden', 'R. Gerlach', 'Y. Fujita', 'S. Codd', 'J. Seymour']2017-01-17T00:00:00 54dc3762bf162776f4f284afb1d3d4c8e59ba742This study aims to examine and provide empirical evidence of the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and capital intensity against tax avoidance. The independent variable of this research was CSR and capital intensity, the dependent variable is tax avoidance. The independent variables CSR is measured by CSR disclosure GRI indicators G3.1. Variable capital intensity was measured using the intensity ratio of fixed assets. The dependent variable tax avoidance measured by effective tax rate (ETR). The population was 144 companies listed on the Stock Exchange in 2012-2015. Samples were selected using purposive random sampling method with certain criteria and obtained as many as 28 companies that meet the criteria. Data analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis. Regression analysis showed that the variables of CSR and the capital intensity of each negative and positive impact on tax avoidance.201710832017-01-17T00:00:00E-Jurnal Akuntansi['Nyoman Budhi Setya Dharma', 'Naniek Noviari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 81304339095c299d3f1a25d1b521f3fea82da2e6After almost 20 years of political instability and ongoing conflicts in the Western Balkans, the region is still haunted by the past, and there is an ongoing synergy of influence between media and the political sector. Media in this region have frequently been criticized for fueling conflicts, instigating ethnic hatred and taking political sides. This article suggests a new research agenda in the practice of transitional journalism in this part of Southeastern Europe. This research strand combines elements from troubled pasts, war reporting, peace journalism and issues of transitional justice. This article analyzes how journalists in the Western Balkans consider the roles of journalism in times of transitions in the region. Findings from the Worlds of Journalism (WJS) study reveal that journalists and editors in the Western Balkans perceive their roles to be broader than those in traditionally western societies. They subscribe to traditional journalism values but also argue that the media has a broad responsibility to contribute to enhance transitions of societies after longer periods of conflict. At the same time, journalists have little trust in the institutions of society entrusted with the task of leading the countries through many issues of transitional justice. The article draws on empirical material from the WJS survey in 2014 and 2015 in Albania, Croatia, Kosovo and Serbia.Comparing Journalistic Cultures201734192017-01-17T00:00:00Journalism Studies['Kenneth Andresen', 'Abit Hoxha', 'Jonila Godole']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d2c59f382097448bba6983766958edc43f497015The aim of the present study was to compare blastocyst formation rates after embryo culture in a single medium (Global) as compared to sequential media (ISM1/BlastAssist). In this prospective trial with sibling oocytes, 542 metaphase II (ΜΙΙ) oocytes from 31 women were randomly and equally divided to be fertilized and cultured to the blastocyst stage in either sequential media (ISM1/BlastAssist; n = 271 MII oocytes) or a single medium (Global; n = 271 MII oocytes). In both groups, embryos were cultured in an interrupted fashion with media changes on day 3. Embryo transfer was performed on day 5. Blastocyst formation rates on day 5 (61.7% ± 19.9% vs 37.0% ± 25.5%, P < .001) were significantly higher following culture in Global as compared to ISM1/BlastAssist, respectively. Fertilization rates, cleavage rates, and percentage of good quality embryos on day 3 were similar between Global and ISM1/BlastAssist, respectively. The percentages of good quality blastocysts (63.0% ± 24.8% vs 32.1% ± 37.2%, P < .001), blastocysts selected for transfer (27.8% ± 19.2% vs 11.1% ± 14.4%, P = .005), and utilization rates (62.5% ± 24.8% vs 39.0% ± 25.2%, P < .001) were significantly higher in Global as compared to ISM1/BlastAssist, respectively. In conclusion, culture in Global was associated with higher blastocyst formation rates compared to ISM1/BlastAssist, suggesting that the single medium may provide better support to the developing embryo.Reproductive Sciences20174515Culture in Global was associated with higher blastocyst formation rates compared to ISM1/BlastAssist, suggesting that the single medium may provide better support to the developing embryo.2017-01-17T00:00:00Reproductive Sciences['I. Sfontouris', 'E. Kolibianakis', 'G. Lainas', 'G. Petsas', 'B. Tarlatzis', 'T. Lainas']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7c20aaafa0afcd9d701c28dc8dcd9973aab4826fBackground The huge proportion of child marriage contributes to high rates of pregnancies among adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Despite substantial progress in reducing maternal mortality in the last two decades, the rate of adolescent pregnancy remains high. The use of skilled maternal health services is still low in Bangladesh. Several quantitative studies described the use of skilled maternal health services among adolescent girls. So far, very little qualitative evidence exists about attitudes and practices related to maternal health. To fill this gap, we aimed at exploring maternal health care-seeking behavior of adolescent girls and their experiences related to pregnancy and delivery in Bangladesh. Methods and Findings A prospective qualitative study was conducted among thirty married adolescent girls from three Upazilas (sub-districts) of Rangpur district. They were interviewed in two subsequent phases (2014 and 2015). To triangulate and validate the data collected from these married adolescent girls, key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with different stakeholders. Data analysis was guided by the Social-Ecological Model (SEM) including four levels of factors (individual, interpersonal and family, community and social, and organizational and health systems level) which influenced the maternal health care-seeking behavior of adolescent girls. While adolescent girls showed little decision making-autonomy, interpersonal and family level factors played an important role in their use of skilled maternal health services. In addition, community and social factors and as well as organizational and health systems factors shaped adolescent girls’ maternal health care-seeking behavior. Conclusions In order to improve the maternal health of adolescent girls, all four levels of factors of SEM should be taken into account while developing health interventions targeting adolescent girls.PLoS ONE20175084All four levels of factors of SEM should be taken into account while developing health interventions targeting adolescent girls in Bangladesh in order to improve the maternal health of adolescent girls.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['A. Shahabuddin', 'C. Nöstlinger', 'T. Delvaux', 'M. Sarker', 'A. Delamou', 'A. Bardají', 'J. Broerse', 'V. De Brouwere']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ec892587618dcb9b247514e56d9fceea65bacfefA new report published by the ESRI finds that education is key to improving the employment and living circumstances of Travellers. The authors of A Social Portrait of Travellers in Ireland draw on the full 2011 Census of Population to explore whether certain groups of Travellers (in terms of gender, age and region) experience particularly high levels of disadvantage in four areas: education, employment, housing and health.201710502017-01-17T00:00:00['D. Watson', 'Oona Kenny', 'F. McGinnity', 'H. Russell']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c1717c7da0e019adab9758c76c0c3a167329b2b7Proper response to stress and social stimuli depends on orchestrated development of hypothalamic neuronal circuits. Here we address the effects of the developmental transcription factor orthopedia (Otp) on hypothalamic development and function. We show that developmental mutations in the zebrafish paralogous gene otpa but not otpb affect both stress response and social preference. These behavioral phenotypes were associated with developmental alterations in oxytocinergic (OXT) neurons. Thus, otpa and otpb differentially regulate neuropeptide switching in a newly identified subset of OXT neurons that co-express the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). Single-cell analysis revealed that these neurons project mostly to the hindbrain and spinal cord. Ablation of this neuronal subset specifically reduced adult social preference without affecting stress behavior, thereby uncoupling the contribution of a specific OXT cluster to social behavior from the general otpa−/− deficits. Our findings reveal a new role for Otp in controlling developmental neuropeptide balance in a discrete OXT circuit whose disrupted development affects social behavior. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.22170.001eLife20178552This work shows that developmental mutations in the zebrafish paralogous gene otpa but not otpb affect both stress response and social preference, and reveals a new role for Otp in controlling developmental neuropeptide balance in a discrete OXT circuit whose disrupted development affects social behavior.2017-01-17T00:00:00eLife['Einav Wircer', 'J. Blechman', 'Nataliya Borodovsky', 'M. Tsoory', 'Ana Rita Nunes', 'Rui F. Oliveira', 'G. Levkowitz']2017-01-17T00:00:00 574645c9f08873d64ee1af9507b30a1499d7bf35Sustainably feeding the world’s growing population represents one of our most significant challenges. Aquaculture is well positioned to make contributions towards this challenge. Yet, the translation of aquaculture production innovations into benefits for rural communities is constrained by a limited understanding of the social dynamics that influence the adoption of new agricultural practices. In this paper, we investigate the factors that shape the spread of small-scale tilapia aquaculture through rural Solomon Islands. Based on diffusion of innovation theory, we focus on three potentially influential factors: (i) socio-economic characteristics of adopters; (ii) the role of opinion leaders; and (iii) characteristics of the innovation. We find that farmers who were wealthier, older, and had more diverse livelihoods were most likely to be adopters. Opinion leaders facilitated the adoption of tilapia aquaculture, but lacked the capacity to provide fundamental knowledge necessary to realize its potential benefits to food security. The paper argues for more explicit attention to the poorest households and makes the case for a deeper engagement with the broader social and institutional contexts that shape the adoption process. Aquaculture interventions that account for these social dynamics are critical for translating production innovations into sustainable benefits to rural communities.201725432017-01-17T00:00:00Sustainability['J. Blythe', 'R. Sulu', 'Daykin Harohau', 'R. Weeks', 'A. Schwarz', 'D. Mills', 'M. Phillips']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8d85887d99cac55582f7454e91d4bac3f199ef6eBackground. The effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors on the regression of carotid IMT remains largely unknown. The present study aimed to clarify whether sitagliptin, DPP-4 inhibitor, could regress carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods. This is an exploratory analysis of a randomized trial in which we investigated the effect of sitagliptin on the progression of carotid IMT in insulin-treated patients with T2DM. Here, we compared the efficacy of sitagliptin treatment on the number of patients who showed regression of carotid IMT of ≥0.10 mm in a post hoc analysis. Results. The percentages of the number of the patients who showed regression of mean-IMT-CCA (28.9% in the sitagliptin group versus 16.4% in the conventional group, P = 0.022) and left max-IMT-CCA (43.0% in the sitagliptin group versus 26.2% in the conventional group, P = 0.007), but not right max-IMT-CCA, were higher in the sitagliptin treatment group compared with those in the non-DPP-4 inhibitor treatment group. In multiple logistic regression analysis, sitagliptin treatment significantly achieved higher target attainment of mean-IMT-CCA ≥0.10 mm and right and left max-IMT-CCA ≥0.10 mm compared to conventional treatment. Conclusions. Our data suggested that DPP-4 inhibitors were associated with the regression of carotid atherosclerosis in insulin-treated T2DM patients. This study has been registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000007396).International Journal of Endocrinology20171711The data suggested that DPP-4 inhibitors were associated with the regression of carotid atherosclerosis in insulin-treated T2DM patients.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Endocrinology['T. Mita', 'N. Katakami', 'T. Shiraiwa', 'H. Yoshii', 'M. Gosho', 'I. Shimomura', 'H. Watada']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3c288f0b61735ff329a242fc956327cc0749d0d5BMC Public Health20173563The aggregate indices studied are quite good “proxies” for individual deprivation, and the indices are more efficient at measuring individual income than education or occupational category and are suitable for measuring of deprivation but not affluence.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Public Health['J. Bryere', 'C. Pornet', 'N. Copin', 'L. Launay', 'G. Gusto', 'P. Grosclaude', 'C. Delpierre', 'T. Lang', 'O. Lantieri', 'O. Dejardin', 'G. Launoy']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f86a7d08942286ef662bf77c5e1e4b5a2fe49bf8Peran media promosi kesehatan sangat penting dalam perubahan perilaku yang positif terhadap kesehatan. Media promosi kesehatan yang baik adalah yang melihat tingkat kebutuhan masyarakat, sedangkan media promosi kesehatan yang ada di Kabupaten Sambas masih bersifat sentralistik dan belum berbasis pada kebutuhan masyarakat setempat. Leaflet berbahasa daerah diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap ibu tentang Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) tatanan Rumah Tangga khususnya pada indikator ASI Eksklusif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh media leaflet berbahasa daerah terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap tentang PHBS tatanan rumah tangga (ASI eksklusif) di Kabupaten Sambas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan quasy experimental rancangan non equivalent control group, juga dilengkapi metode kualitatif berupa need assessment dan uji coba (pretesting) untuk pengembangan media leaflet. Penentuan sampel menggunakan tekhnik purposive sampling sebanyak 60 ibu rumah tangga yang terdiri dari masing-masing 20 ibu rumah tangga pada tiga kecamatan di Kabupaten Sambas. Hasil peneltian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan pengetahuan (p value < 0,001) dan sikap (p value < 0,001) yang signifikan antara sebelum dan setelah perlakuan, dimana peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap pada kelompok perlakuan dengan menggunakan media leaflet berbahasa daerah lebih tinggi dibanding dengan kelompok perlakuan dengan media leaflet berbahasa Indonesia dan kelompok tanpa perlakuan (kontrol). A good promotion media is one that considers each community’s need. Leaflet using local language is expected to increase the knowledge and attitude of mothers about household clean and healthy lifestyle behaviors, especially exclusive breastfeeding indicators. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of local-language leaflets media to increase knowledge and attitudes about living a clean and healthy behaviors in order household (exclusive breastfeeding) in Sambas district. This study uses a quantitative method, Using quasi-experimental with a non-equivalent control group design and qualitative method with needs assessment and testing (pretesting). Samples are chosen using a purposive sampling technique, which consisted of 60 housewives which are divided into 20 housewives for each three districts in Sambas. The Result show that there are higher increased knowledge and attitudes in the group treated with the use of local language leaflet.2017762017-01-17T00:00:00['Riana Damayanti', 'Zahroh Shaluhiyah', 'Kusyogo Cahyo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 dbc3a15eb02306d008cd814f8e5c80a579542eb0Guided by the stress process model and the life course perspective, we hypothesize: (1) that childhood abuse is concentrated, in terms of type and intensity, among socially disadvantaged individuals, and (2) that experiencing serious abuse contributes to poor biological profiles in multiple body systems in adulthood. Data came from the Biomarker subsample of Midlife in the United States (2004–2006). We used latent class analysis to identify distinct profiles of childhood abuse, each reflecting a combination of type and severity. Results indicate that disadvantaged groups, women, and those from disadvantaged families are at greater risk of experiencing more severe and multiple types of abuse. Those with more severe and multifaceted childhood abuse show greater physiological dysregulation. Childhood abuse experiences partially accounted for the social status differences in physiological profiles. Our findings underscore that differential exposure to serious childhood stressors plays a significant role in gender and class inequalities in adult health.Journal of Health and Social Behavior20178430It is hypothesized that childhood abuse is concentrated, in terms of type and intensity, among socially disadvantaged individuals, and that experiencing serious abuse contributes to poor biological profiles in multiple body systems in adulthood.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Health and Social Behavior['Chioun Lee', 'C. Coe', 'C. Ryff']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3427cbbe04472d1dbd48f69f25fabe9b7f6a4072International Review of Economics201734302017-01-17T00:00:00International Review of Economics['Yoshifumi Hino', 'Yusuke Zennyo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4015f99808ba9caf305fbe61ad2aafc71d3a72ceOnline social networks (OSNs) gradually integrate financial capabilities by enabling the usage of real and virtual currency. They serve as new platforms to host a variety of business activities, such as online promotion events, where users can possibly get virtual currency as rewards by participating in such events. Both OSNs and business partners are significantly concerned when attackers instrument a set of accounts to collect virtual currency from these events, which make these events ineffective and result in significant financial loss. It becomes of great importance to proactively detecting these malicious accounts before the online promotion activities and subsequently decreases their priority to be rewarded. In this paper, we propose a novel system, namely ProGuard, to accomplish this objective by systematically integrating features that characterize accounts from three perspectives including their general behaviors, their recharging patterns, and the usage of their currency. We have performed extensive experiments based on data collected from the Tencent QQ, a global leading OSN with built-in financial management activities. Experimental results have demonstrated that our system can accomplish a high detection rate of 96.67% at a very low false positive rate of 0.3%.IEEE Access20172930This paper proposes a novel system, namely ProGuard, to accomplish this objective by systematically integrating features that characterize accounts from three perspectives including their general behaviors, their recharging patterns, and the usage of their currency.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Access['Yadong Zhou', 'D. Kim', 'Junjie Zhang', 'Lili Liu', 'Huan Jin', 'Hongbo Jin', 'Ting Liu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0a682f6fc33d29e8278bd2c3eee300aee15ec300Trials20177530This is the first randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate an online intervention for carers of young people recovering from FEP and has the potential to produce evidence in support of a highly novel, accessible, and cost-effective intervention to reduce stress in carers who are providing support to young people at a critical phase in their recovery from psychosis.2017-01-17T00:00:00Trials['J. Gleeson', 'Reeva M. Lederman', 'H. Herrman', 'Peter Koval', 'Dina Eleftheriadis', 'S. Bendall', 'S. Cotton', 'M. Alvarez-Jimenez']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7fd2123e9bec989e99840b896be82372036bd487The emergence of evidence-based psychological treatments (EVPTs) is a scientific success story, but unfortunately the application of these empirically supported procedures has been slow to gain ground in treatment-as-usual settings. This Open Forum commentary argues that direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing, which has worked well in communicating the advantages of various medicines, should perhaps be considered for use in social marketing of EVPTs. DTC marketing of pharmaceuticals is a long-standing advertising strategy in the United States. In fact, DTC marketing of psychotropic medicines is quite a success story. The authors recommend various strategies for using marketing science to devise DTC advertising of EVPTs, discuss previous research on DTC campaigns, and describe initiatives launched in the United Kingdom and Europe to promote EVPTs. Suggestions for evaluating and regulating DTC marketing of EVPTs are included. Finally, the potential for DTC marketing of EVPTs to increase mental health literacy and reduce health disparities is explored.Psychiatric Services20171025This Open Forum commentary argues that direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing, which has worked well in communicating the advantages of various medicines, should perhaps be considered for use in social marketing of EVPTs.2017-01-17T00:00:00Psychiatric services['R. Friedberg', 'H. Bayar']2017-01-17T00:00:00 98faf11f9f4518a429b7ed5199219a6d2949956aThis paper examines the rise of the social protection agenda in Zambia, and demonstrates that this has two alternative drivers: shifting dynamics within Zambia’s political settlement and the promotional efforts of a transnational policy coalition. We compare the cases of social cash transfers and social health insurance to investigate how the interplay of these drivers has shaped the uneven commitment to the respective policies. Social protection has yet to displace existing interests, ideas, and rent-allocation practices. However, cash transfers are gaining localized support. What matters now is the way in which such transfers become integrated within Zambia’s distributional regime.201782212017-01-17T00:00:00Public Economics: National Government Expenditures & Related Policies eJournal['K. Pruce', 'S. Hickey']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ed113ab86931079dd8c6e47fd279deeb9b309f51Reproductive Health20173622The desire to have a big family will remain in South Sudan until families realise that their children will live longer, that their men will not be taken by the war, and that the costs of living will be met.2017-01-17T00:00:00Reproductive Health['K. Elmusharaf', 'E. Byrne', "D. O'Donovan"]2017-01-17T00:00:00 bfae47c7cb53f041a0d41959e2951ba74495562fWhy are trait extraversion and extraverted behaviors both associated with greater positive affect? Across 3 studies, we examined whether 2 aspects of social experience—perceived social contribution and social power—mediate the relation between extraversion and positive affect. Study 1 (N = 205) showed that trait measures of social contribution and power mediated the relation between trait extraversion and trait positive affect. Study 2 (N = 78) showed that state social contribution and power helped to explain the greater levels of state positive affect reported by participants who were instructed to enact extraverted behaviors. Finally, Study 3 (N = 62) showed that social contribution and power mediated the relation between natural fluctuations in extraverted behavior and positive affect states in daily life. In all 3 studies, multiple-mediator models showed that social contribution, but not power, independently mediated the relations that trait and state extraversion had with positive affect. This suggests that perceptions of positive influence—more so than a general sense of power—help to explain why extraverts and extraverted moments are happier. We link these findings to emerging trends in the study of personality dynamics and the potential benefits of acting “out of character.”Emotion20178018In all 3 studies, multiple-mediator models showed that social contribution, but not power, independently mediated the relations that trait and state extraversion had with positive affect.2017-01-17T00:00:00Emotion['Jessie Sun', 'K. Stevenson', 'Rachel Kabbani', 'B. Richardson', 'L. Smillie']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ada5e7a739dd00b5d8e232f3c136828eefc99be5ABSTRAK Artikel ini mengulas tentang hibriditas komunikasi media baru dan homegenisasi budaya sebagai dampak dari globalisasi. Penulis memandang bahwa peleburan dimensi ruang dan waktu pada sebagian entitas pada era globalisasi mendorong lahirnya standar yang diakui secara paradigmatik dalam pergaulan internasional. Konsekuensi dari konsensus tersebut adalah komodifikasi mempunyai kemampuan dilakukan pada semua pasar, baik pasar barang maupun jasa. Penikmat media merupakan salah satu entitas yang menjadi target untuk penempatan produk-produk tersebut. Proksimitas baik budaya, ideologi dan afiliasi menjadi tema yang diusung dan ditawarkan oleh pasar global. Untuk menjadi bagian dari kampung global (global village) maka segenap penonton diminta untuk berpartisipasi menjadi konsumen media dengan mengikuti setting agenda media. Hibriditas atau pelenturan akan sekat-sekat dalam dimensi ruang, budaya dengan asumsi semacam ambivalensi dan mimikri tidak dapat dihindari lagi. Lahirnya budaya baru yang relative homogen pun menjadi salah satu konsekuensi. Kata kunci: globalisasi, hibriditas, homogenisasi.2017042017-01-17T00:00:00['Y. Rakhmawati']2017-01-17T00:00:00 14ac310d792c38cf5eea90c0fd4100bad531ef39Diterima: 20 Januari  2017. Disetujui: 30 Januari 2017. Dipublikasikan: Januari 2017 Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan membaca huruf hijaiyah anak kelas satu Sekolah Dasar melalui pemanfaatan media flash card di SD Tempurejo I Kabupaten Magelang. Penelitian dilakukan dengan rancangan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan dua siklus yang masing-masing mencakup perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Subyek penelitian sebanyak dua puluh siswa pada anak kelas satu, SD Tempurejo I Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016. Metode pengumpulan data  menggunakan observasi, tes, dan dokumentasi. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dengan analisis deskriptif kuantitatif untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan membaca huruf hijaiyah anak kelas satu Sekolah Dasar melalui pemanfaatan media flash card . Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, kemampuan membaca huruf hijaiyah mengalami peningkatan dengan hasil kemampuan awal kemampuan membaca huruf hijaiyah mencapai 25,7%, siklus I mencapai 54,29% dan siklus II mencapai 88,57%. Hal ini berarti bahwa pemanfaatan media flash card dapat meningkatkan kemampuan membaca huruf hijaiyah anak kelas satu Sekolah Dasar. Kata Kunci: Media flash card , kemampuan membaca, huruf hijaiyah anak Abstract This study aims to determine the increase in the ability to read letters hijaiyah Elementary School first grade through the use of flash media card in the SD Tempurejo I Magelang regency. Research carried out by the draft Action Research (PTK) with two cycles, each of which includes planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. The subject of research as many as twenty students in the first grade, elementary Tempurejo I Academic Year 2015/2016. Methods of data collection using observation, testing, and documentation. Data analysis methods used by quantitative descriptive analysis to determine the increase in the ability to read letters hijaiyah Elementary School first grade through the use of flash media cards. Based on the research results, the ability to read letters hijaiyah increased with the results of the initial ability to read letters ability hijaiyah reached 25.7%, the first cycle reaches 54.29% and cycle II reached 88.57%. This means that the use of flash media cards can improve the ability to read letters hijaiyah Elementary School first-grader. Keywords: Media flash cards, reading, letter hijaiyah child201703The use of flash media cards can improve the ability to read letters hijaiyah Elementary School first-grader in the SD Tempurejo I Kabupaten Magelang regency.2017-01-17T00:00:00['Khadziq Ma’arif', 'Khusnul Laely']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0a697dd8f796f339569da1e5413f91c48b8919d5Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan Film Seri Animasi 3d “Belajar Bahasa Indonesia Bersama Made” Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Untuk Penutur Asing Di Undiksha, agar mahasiswa asing yang tinggal atau berkunjung ke Indonesia dengan mudah dapat mempelajari Bahasa Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Research and Development (R&D) dengan menggunakan model pengembangan ADDIE. Film animasi 3 dimensi ini dikembangkan dengan menggunakan software Blender dengan beberapa tahap pembuatan animasi, yaitu pra produksi, produksi, dan pasca produksi. Hasil dari penelitian ini, yaitu produk film animasi 3 dimensi berupa DVD dan respon dari peserta didik BIPA di Undiksha Singaraja terhadap Film Seri Animasi 3d “Belajar Bahasa Indonesia Bersama Made” Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Untuk Penutur Asing Di Undiksha yang terkategorikan sangat positif dengan rata-rata persentase 91,44%. Berdasarkan analisis dari 12 peserta didik BIPA diketahui 3 siswa memberikan respon yang sangat positif dan 9 siswa memberikan respon yang positif terhadap film animasi ini. Kata Kunci : BIPA, film Animasi, Animasi 3 Dimensi The purpose of this study is to develop a 3D Animation Film Series "Belajar Bahasa Indonesia Bersama Made" As an Indonesian Learning Media For Foreign Speakers In Undiksha, so that foreign students who stay or visit to Indonesia can easily learn Indonesian language. The method used in this research is the Research and Development (R & D) by using ADDIE development model. 3-D animated film is developed using software Blender with several stages of animation creation, are pre-production, production and post-production. The results of this study, three-dimensional animated film products such as DVD and the response of learners BIPA in Undiksha Singaraja to 3d Animation Film Series "Belajar Bahasa Indonesia Bersama Made" As an Indonesian Learning Media For Foreign Speakers In Undiksha are categorized very positively with the mean average percentage of 91,44%. Based on an analysis of 12 learners BIPA note 3 students gave a very positive response and 9 students responded positively to this animated film. keyword : BIPA, Animation Film, 3D Animation20171132017-01-17T00:00:00['I. Putra', 'S.Kom M.Sc . I Gede Mahendra Darmawiguna', 'S. T. M. .. I Made Putrama']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c93e680f1f6248236a32d56ee69bb1fc1d571776Proses pembelajaran dalam kurikulum”2013”menggunakan pendekatan saintifik. Pendekatan saintifik merupakan pembelajaran yang mengadopsi lima langkah sains dalam membangun pengetahuan yang ilmiah dengan pola pembelajaran berpusat pada siswa pada proses pembelajaran. Kegiatan awal proses pembelajaran yaitu pengamatan/mengamati dibutuhkan media untuk mempermudah siswa dalam memahami konsep materi melalui kegiatan mengamati”dalam”pendekatan”saintifik”yang”memiliki peran penting dalam memahami konsep materi yang dibahas.. Pemanfaatan perkembangan teknologi dengan  dikembangkan media animasi menggunakan aplikasi powtoon agar menarik perhatian siswa dalam kegiatan mengamati. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menghasilkan media pembelajaran yang layak dan efektif untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran yaitu dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran powtoon dalam bentuk video animasi. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan. Untuk mengetahui pengembangan media, kelayakan media dan respon siswa terhadap media yang dikembangkan. model pengembangan media yang digunakan adalah Sadiman. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan angket terbuka dan angket tertutup. Hasil yang diperoleh bedasarkan skor skala Likert dan Guttman. Dari hasil penelitian ini,”menunjukkan”bahwa”berdasarkan valisitas yang telah dilakukan oleh peneliti diperoleh hasil validasi ahli materi  presentase sebesar 86%, ahli media dengan presentase sebesar 95% dan angket respon siswa yang diuji cobakan pada 20 siswa SMKN 1 Boyolangu sebesar 93%. Sehingga secara keseluruhan rata-rata presentase yang didapatkan sebesar 91% dan dapat disimpulkan bahwa media yang dikembangkan sangat layak digunakan peda”mata pelajaran dasar-dasarperbsnkan. Kata Kunci: Media Pembelajaran Powtoon, Bahan”Pengamatan, Pendekatan Saintifik, Dasar-Dasar Perbankan2017032017-01-17T00:00:00['Mafita Sari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c43623973b56c9cfb4c68d6d1c5cc86e0c90084b– Buku Sekolah Elektronik (BSE) yang sudah ada ditambahkan fitur Media Evaluasi Mandiri Berbasis Elektronik yang dapat dipakai di kelas pembelajaran dan dapat digunakan untuk belajar mandiri siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan model penelitian dan pengembangan (research and development). Produk yang dikembangkan dalam penelitian ini berupa BSE yang dilengkapi fitur media evaluasi belajar mandiri siswa. Tahap pengembangan media meliputi, (1) studi awal, (2) desain sistem, (3) membuat media, (4) melakukan tes secara modular, (5) validasi, (6) uji coba, (7) revisi produk, (8) field tes.Pengolahan data dengan menggunakan teknik analisis data deskriptif kualitatif. Sesuai hasil uji analisis statistik pada t-test for Equality of Means diperoleh nilai sig (2-tailed) pada nilai sesudah adalah < 0,05. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa nilai kondisi sesudah diterapkan buku sekolah elektronik (BSE) lebih baik daripada sebelum diterapkannya.Diperoleh rata-rata hasil belajar (Mean) yang lebih baik antara kelas eksperimen sebesar 83,44 dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol sebesar 79,33.Dari hasil tersebut diperoleh media pembelajaran buku sekolah elektronik (BSE) yang valid untuk belajar mandiri siswa.2017032017-01-17T00:00:00['W. Wijayanto', 'Ika Menarianti', 'Arif Wibisono']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cb6720badb01ab55e6b38287de805f6bad432686Infant massage programs have proved to be effective in enhancing post-natal development of highly risk infants, such as preterm newborns and drug or HIV exposed children. Less studies have focused on the role of infant massage in supporting the co-construction of early adult–child relationships. In line with this lack of literature, the present paper reports on a pilot study aimed at investigating longitudinally the quality of mother–child interactions, with specific reference to emotional availability (EA), in a group of mother–child pairs involved in infant massage classes. Moreover, associations between mother–child EA, maternal wellbeing, marital adjustment, and social support were also investigated, with the hypothesis to find a link between low maternal distress, high couple satisfaction and high perceived support and interactions of better quality in the dyads. The study involved 20 mothers and their children, aged between 2 and 7 months, who participated to infant massage classes. The assessment took place at three stages: at the beginning of massage course, at the end of it and at 1-month follow-up. At the first stage of assessment self-report questionnaires were administered to examine the presence of maternal psychiatric symptoms (SCL-90-R), perceived social support (MSPSS), and marital adjustment (Dyadic Adjustment Scale); dyadic interactions were observed and rated with the Emotional Availability Scales (Biringen, 2008) at each stage of data collection. The results showed a significant improvement in the quality of mother–child interactions, between the first and the last evaluation, parallel to the unfolding of the massage program, highlighting a general increase in maternal and child’s EA. The presence of maternal psychological distress resulted associated with less optimal mother–child emotional exchanges, while the hypothesis regarding couple satisfaction and social support influence were not confirmed. These preliminary results, if replicated, seem to sustain the usefulness of infant massage and the importance of focusing on early mother–infant interactions.Frontiers in Psychology201713417A significant improvement in the quality of mother–child interactions is shown, between the first and the last evaluation, parallel to the unfolding of the massage program, highlighting a general increase in maternal and child’s EA.2017-01-17T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['Alessio Porreca', 'Micol Parolin', 'G. Bozza', 'Susanna Freato', 'A. Simonelli']2017-01-17T00:00:00 55545a91c411091fdfa22667daeb17caf061efb4An adequate incorporation of migrants in the labour market, able to fully unleash their potential, is a major challenge for EU development. In this direction, the recognition of migrantsÂ’ skills, knowledge and competence acquired in formal and non/informal contexts represents a crucial issue. Based on a comparative research work conducted at European level, this paper highlights the ambivalence of competence recognition systems which, whilst representing potential means of social inclusion, in certain condition risk becoming invisible instruments of discrimination. Moreover it provides some recommendations for improving the substantial universalism of EU competence recognition systems and their impact on migrants integration. (DIPF/Orig.)20174516This paper highlights the ambivalence of competence recognition systems which, whilst representing potential means of social inclusion, in certain condition risk becoming invisible instruments of discrimination.2017-01-17T00:00:00European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults['R. Lodigiani', 'A. Sarli']2017-01-17T00:00:00 271927b1cbb7bf80d3c707574094564dc60e4307Aids and Behavior20175216Social venues can function as intermediary contexts in which relationships can form between individuals that have greater risk potential given the venues attraction to people who share the same risk tendencies, and structuring interventions around these settings can be an effective way to capture the attention of young Black MSM and engage them in HIV prevention.2017-01-17T00:00:00AIDS and Behavior['Lindsay E. Young', 'S. Michaels', 'A. Jonas', 'A. Khanna', 'B. Skaathun', 'E. Morgan', 'J. Schneider']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4334feede5da9ead7acd4aabed918b34088b79eeABSTRACT Cognitive dissonance is a state of tension occurring when a person holds two psychologically inconsistent cognitions. For this study, 21 social workers who facilitate transracial adoption plans for Aboriginal children in British Columbia were interviewed: 1) Do social workers who facilitate transracial adoption plans for Aboriginal children experience cognitive dissonance? If so, in what ways? 2) How does cognitive dissonance impact them? 3) In what ways do social workers reconcile a sense of dissonance? Findings suggest that social workers do experience cognitive dissonance, that they are adversely impacted, and that they find ways to reconcile the cognitive dissonance.201740122017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Public Child Welfare['Susan Burke', 'G. Schmidt', 'Shannon L. Wagner', 'Ross Hoffman', 'N. Hanlon']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d78728c79fe1769ae0bb0a6e1211c10b479feaf7Pendidikan saat ini semakin berkembang, banyak upaya yang dilakukan guna  meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan. Salah satu upaya dalam meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan yaitu kreatif dan inovatif dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran yang dapat membantu siswa meningkatkan pemahamannya. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menghasilkan media pembelajaran yang layak  dan dapat  digunakan sebagai media pengamatan siswa untuk  proses kegiatan pembelajaran materi piutang wesel dan pendiskontoan wesel. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan  model pengembangan ADDIE  oleh Reiser dan Mollenda. Penelitian dilakukan pada 20 siswa kelas XI akuntansi SMK Negeri Mojoagung. Instrumen penelitian yaitu telaah dan validasi ahli materi dan ahli media serta angket respon siswa. Hasil validasi ahli materi dengan skor 81,3% kriteria “sangat layak” ,dan ahli media total nilai keseluruhan sebesar 78,7% kriteria” layak” serta  persentase  respon siswa sebesar 85,4%  kriteria “sangat baik” Kata Kunci: media audio visual, video, piutang wesel dan pendiskontoan piutang wesel2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Alfi Laila']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a758c5489767dabc2362272574a269e7c25a8b1fThis study investigates the image of Turkey in Egyptian newspapers by conducting a content and discourse analysis of three Egyptian newspapers, Al-Ahram, El-Shorouk, and Almasry Alyoum, from January 2012 to December 2014. Based on previous literature, this study applied two theoretical frameworks: 1) Benedict Anderson’s hypnosis of imagined communities and 2) media framing theory. To apply media framing, the Semetko and Valkenburg (2000) framing scale was employed. Following that, a rhetorical discourse was used to investigate Anderson’s thesis. The study’s finding matched Semetko and Valkenburg’s framing scale. Both indicated that the attribution of responsibility is the most frequent frame in news. Finally, the discourse analysis resulted that newspapers could be deployed as an instrument to disseminate shared thoughts and ideologies among diverse citizens. TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 7 Introduction Benedict Anderson innovatively furnished the notion of imagined communities in his book, which carried the same name: Imagined Communities (1991). In his unprecedented thesis, he scrutinized the means of how individuals in a vast community ardently vindicate and stand for a shared imagined identity, where massive numbers of aliens, who have never seen nor met each other, stand together under this imaginary identity (Anderson, 1991). Anderson critically exposed the power of media in modern societies in constructing narratives and affecting perspectives. Although his major concern was not about media, his reflection on it was thoughtful. His perspective contributed greatly to our understanding and awareness of many past events. Moreover, scholarship in diverse disciplines were inspired by his view on society and community to perceive our present differently. Accordingly, in this study, print media will be the investigation tool. A lens to observe how national identity could be used and employed to frame and structure a set of news in a certain course in order to implement feedback on the national identity in a reciprocal process. Hence, media framing is certainly a relevant instrument. In this construct, news framing is the inbetween process. In other words, the media frames ideologies and contributes to their images; then, over a course of time, these ideologies became the context in which media operate. In social sciences, researchers create the universe of the problem through a critical observation of their reality. Moreover, they choose or select what sides, angles, and perspectives to tackle and what tools, lenses, and equipment to use, etc. Obviously, it is a subjective process. TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 8 The uniqueness of this subjectivity is its accumulation. Accumulative subjective research, in a positive connotation, would create a much bigger realization of how the events and issues under investigation could function. Hence, to a certain extent, forecasting future occurrences might be possible. Thus, one research might not make a significant impact, but the accumulation of work on a specific subject most likely inspires a change of how researchers or people, who may be of concern, perceive this topic. Within this conceptualization, this study comes to tackle the Egyptian–Turkish relationship, its development, and how media is reflecting upon it. It is relatively clear this relationship has shifted, to some degree, from a warm relationship to a dry one after June 30, 2013. Since this date, the international relations between Egypt and many other countries have faced many obstacles, as many of these countries remain dissatisfied with the political changes in Egypt; on the other side, the Egyptian interim-government of that time considered their dissatisfaction as an unaccepted intervention on critical national issues. So, why study Turkey and not any other country? As previously mentioned, many other countries face unstable relationships with Egypt. Qatar and the United States of America might be other examples of the unsettled relationship with the government in Cairo. To explain the rationale behind choosing to study the Egyptian–Turkish relationship and not any other Egyptian international relations, some notes need to be clarified and considered. Egyptian–Turkish relationships came to this end for many reasons. For Ankara, what happened in summer 2013 was perceived as an undemocratic transformation in the political TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 9 scene in Cairo. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minster at that time, explicitly did not accept the new political situation in Egypt when the army, headed by General Abd El Sisi, ousted Morsi after a huge social movement (Tziarras, 2013). Erdoğan has considered the army action as a military coup. Afterward, the situation was not alleviated, and the official relationship between both countries became even worse. The Turkish government hosted what it called “members of the Egyptian opposition,” while the Egyptians accused Turkey of hosting terrorists (Tziarras, 2013). Along the same line, Turkey allowed anti-Egyptian government TV channels to operate in its territories. Finally, in November 2013, the diplomatic relationship between Egypt and Turkey became threatened when Egypt expelled the Turkish ambassador in Cairo (Saul, 2013). Other types of important relations between Egypt and Turkey should be considered as well. In this regard, nothing illustrates the positive side of the Egyptian–Turkish relationships better than the economy. The trade between both countries is nearly $5 billion per year, while the direct investment by Turkish businessmen in Egypt is more than $11 billion (World Bank, 2016). Thus, the later shift in the mutual relations between Egypt and Turkey deserves an investigation of the impacts of political tension on several dimensions, including media. Hence, for the sake of discussion, it is fundamental to delineate the edges of this manuscript in order not to create the wrong expectations. In my opinion, the best method to do so 1 Erdoğan has been serving as the president of Turkey since 2014. 2 El Sisi is the Egyptian president (2014–present). 3 Mohamed Morsi is a former Egyptian president (2012–2013). TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 10 is by elimination. This study is not about political communication nor is it about international communication or international affairs, and it cannot be categorized purely under the Turkish or the Middle Eastern studies. Following a rapidly growing literature on media as an ideological disseminator, as it will be exhibited later, this study uses print media production in Egypt as a tool to read the representation of Turkey. It is for this end that the study is organized; it starts with illustrating the context in which the Egyptian media is operating. Second, a short historical review of Turkey is provided. Then, the theoretical approach, literature review, and methodology will articulate the foundations of this research. Finally, the quantitative and qualitative analysis illustrate outcomes of this investigation. I argue that the case of Turkey in Egyptian media is a good manifestation of how news could manipulate events by framing it a certain direction. In conclusion, by doing so, there is a possibility to understand more about how the Egyptian press would be used as an instrument to publicize a dominant national narrative in society. TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 11 Historical Survey of Media in Egypt The key aspect discussed in this historical review of media in Egypt is that current media functioning did not emerge out of a vacuum; neither is it comparable with other advanced Western media systems. On this ground, it is possible to trace its roots back to the beginning of the January 25, 2011, Egyptian revolution/uprising or even deeper than that. It is not an exaggeration to claim that media in Egypt is a product of its long history, circumstances, and other societal, cultural, and political specificities. Media heritage in Egypt goes back to the early nineteenth century. In 1828, under the rule of Mohamed Ali Pasha, newspapers emerged, and the first official Egyptian newspaper was Waqai Masriya under the supervision of Rafaa El Tahtawia. By the mid-nineteenth century, nearly 200 newspapers were available in Egypt, and, before the end of the nineteenth century, the Al-Ahram newspaper was founded by Selim and Beshara Tekla (Hassan, 2013). The first half of the twentieth century has witnessed a distinguished flourishing in print media in Egypt. Despite the ups and downs regarding freedom of expression, the print market has remained broadly diverse in terms of genres, languages, formats, and political stances. As a result of this growing-up industry, in March 1941, the press syndicate was founded to be the first of its kind in the Arab world (Hassan, 2013). TURKEY IN EGYPTIAN MEDIA 12 In the same way, Egypt was also a pioneer in introducing radio service to the Arab world in May 31, 1934. Then, in 1960, during the first decade of the new republic in Egypt, the government launched the first television broadcasting service. Communication, as can be seen in Egypt, has a prolonged heritage. However, for the sake of this paper’s discussion, some scenes from the republic’s media is more relevant (Harper, 2014). This review will focus on one major feature of media in Egypt: the relationship between the state and the media’s narrative and freedom of expression. Then, it will be vital to locate the three newspapers under examination in this study, Al-Ahram, El-Shorouk, and Almasry Alyoum, within the context of the development of Egyptian media. Nasser’s State and Media Initially, after 1952, Egypt’s Nasser nationalized all print and radio media and used them to disseminate the regime’s narrative that was mainly the “attempts of political elites to fashion a new nation-state” with secular vision (Bier, 2011, p. 2). Along similar lines, Nasser’s regime used the media to promote the “non-Western socialist models of modernizatio20179602017-01-17T00:00:00['M. Ebada']2017-01-17T00:00:00 63cb809cb14b2c4ee14e37d7814141c4ce303d1bAn effective ad is an ad that can foster awareness for always remembering to be a brand product. The background to the problems that the consumer awareness of the ads delivered shampoo Lifebuoy brand has decreased, look at Top Brand Index, Top of Mind Advertising and TOM Brand that Lifebuoy shampoo decreased significantly when compared with other similar brands of shampoo. This study aims to describe and analyze the effects of advertising messages, advertising creativity, credibility celebrity endorser and communication media on the effectiveness of advertising in aim to growing up brand awareness. The population in this study were students of Diponegoro University in Semarang who have seen Lifebuoy shampoo ad impressions on television. By using a sampling technique, purposive sampling, then obtained a sample of 100 respondents. The analytical tool used in this research is multiple linear regression. Prior to the regression test, first tested the validity and reliability and classic assumption. The results showed that the advertising message shown to have a significant positive influence on the effectiveness of advertising. Advertising creativity has a positive and significant impact on the effectiveness of advertising, meaning that the more creative ads delivered, then make the audience pay attention to these ads in detail and detail so that is expected to cause a rapid impact in efforts to increase the effectiveness of advertising. Credibility of celebrity endorser positive influence on the effectiveness of ads. The results also proved that the communications media positive and significant impact on the effectiveness of advertising. Effectiveness of advertising has a positive significant impact to brand awareness, it means that the ad who has a message, creativity, credibility celebrity endorser, and media communication is good and right it will increase the effectiveness of your ad which will grow brand awareness2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Muhammad Andiyaksa', "Imro'atul Khasanah"]2017-01-17T00:00:00 e40d0c7a9b176e6241fd04863ab21e0a4d41de68Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan media pengayaan CBT (Computer Based Test) menggunakan aplikasi Flash Player berbentuk game teka teki silang (crossword puzzle) pada mata pelajaran pengantar akuntansi kelas X Akuntansi SMK Negeri 1 Surabaya yang teruji layak digunakan dalam kegiatan pengayaan serta memperoleh respon positif dari siswa. Media pengayaan ini dikembangkan dengan model 4D yang dikemukakan oleh Thiagarajan, Semmel, dan Semsel. Uji coba dilakukan pada 20 siswa kelas X Akuntansi. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa lembar”telaah dan lembar validasi ahli materi, lembah telaah dan lembar validasi ahli media, dan angket pendapat siswa. Hasil data dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan teknik persentase.  Hasil validasi dari ahli materi memperoleh skor”83%”dengan kriteria sangat layak dan validasi dari ahli media memperoleh skor”95%”dengan kriteria sangat layak.”Butir soal kemudian dianalisis dan diuji cobakan kepada siswa dengan perolehan  rata-rata persentase pendapat siswa sebesar 89% dengan kriteria sangat baik. Hasil keseluruhan validasi ahli dan uji coba terbatas diperoleh rata-rata skor 89% sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pengayaan yang dikembangkan dinyatakan sangat layak digunakan dalam evaluasi pembelajaran serta memperoleh respon positif dari siswa. Kata Kunci: Media Pengayaan, Crossword Puzzle, Pengantar Akuntansi.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Achmad Faizin Ferianto']2017-01-17T00:00:00 bd7a1736189aab70641986c975eb6639f61785b9Twitter merupakan media sosial yang sangat mudah digunakan dalam menyampaikan opini masyarakat tentang bahasan tertentu. Akan tetapi, tidak jarang pengguna menyampaikan opini yang dapat menimbulkan kesalahpahaman. Opini tersebut biasa disebut dengan konten radikal. Penelitian ini mencoba menganalisis tweet berbahasa Indonesia apakah termasuk dalam konten radikal atau tidak. Tweet yang digunakan sebagai data latih dan data uji dipilih secara manual. Kemudian tweet melalui proses text processing untuk menghasilkan bobot data. Pembobotan dilakukan dengan cara memberi nilai kata yang sudah dipisah berdasarkan jenis kata masing-masing, selanjutnya seluruh kata dalam satu tweet dijumlahkan sesuai dengan fitur yang ada. Fitur yang digunakan ada 8 antara lain kata benda positif, kata benda negatif, kata kerja positif, kata kerja negatif, kata keterangan positif, kata keterangan negatif, kata sifat positif dan kata sifat negatif. Bobot data tersebut akan melalui proses klasifikasi menggunakan metode Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) untuk mengetahui tweet tersebut masuk dalam konten radikal atau tidak. Penelitian ini menggunakan 7 skenario pengujian yang menghasilkan rekomendasi nilai learning rate 0.3, pengali learning rate 0.8, data latih sebanyak 70%, alpha minimum 0.098304. iterasi maksimum 6 dan data latih yang digunakan sesuai urutan id awal. Hasil akurasi yang didapatkan sebesar 90%.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Auliya Rahmi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ebdcd72292962696e6821f80386af7042eb376f9The average person is exposed to media images almost every day including models, fashion shows, makeup advertisements, and even weight loss advertisements. We predicted that exposure to thin female body images portrayed in the media would affect the way women think and feel about themselves; specifically, we predicted that women’s self-esteem would be negatively affected. In this study, 21 participants were randomly assigned to view photos of either ideal thin female body images or photos of neutral objects before completing a self-esteem questionnaire. Results did not support our hypothesis; women’s self-esteem was not affected by exposure to the images. Although our study did not find evidence to support our hypothesis, future studies should continue investigating how media exposure to ideal thin ideals might affect women’s self-esteem.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['S. Tobias']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4a2fed75bf60668e06ee1f7800abc0d74cd4e329Rancang bangun media pembelajaran dalam penelitian ini adalah proses pembuatan sebuah media menggunakan software Lectora Inspire yang bertujuan untuk merancang media pembelajaran instalasi penerangan listrik bangunan sederhana, serta untuk melihat hasil kelayakan media tersebut digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran. Lectora Inspire merupakan perangkat lunak aplikasi yang memberikan fasilitas untuk mendukung kebutuhan dalam mengembangkan materi ajar dan materi uji (Evaluasi) berbentuk multimedia interaktif yang dinamis, mudah, dan berkualitas. Model yang digunakan dalam pengembangan adalah ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) dengan metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah (Research & Development) dengan tahapan diawali potensi dan masalah, pengumpulan data, desain produk, validasi desain, revisi desain, uji coba produk kelas kecil, revisi produk, uji coba pemakaian kelas besar, revisi produk, dan berakhir pada produksi massal. Media hasil pengembangan divalidasi oleh dua orang ahli media dan dua ahli materi. Hasil validasi ahli media 1 dan ahli media 2 menyatakan media ini sangat baik dan sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran dimana ahli media 1 memberi skor validasi sebesar 4,85 dan ahli media 2 sebesar 4,50. Selain itu hasil validasi ahli materi 1 dan ahli materi 2 menyatakan media ini sangat baik dan sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran dari segi materi dimana ahli materi 1 memberi skor validasi sebesar 4,64 dan ahli materi 2 memberi skor validasi sebesar 4,05. Pengujian kelas kecil kepada 4 orang siswa diperoleh skor sebesar 3,94 dan menyatakan media ini baik dan layak digunakan. Setelah media direvisi dan dilakukan pengujian kelas besar kepada 25 orang siswa diperoleh skor sebesar 4,32 dan menyatakan media ini sangat baik dan sangat layak digunakan.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Jefryanto Hutauruk']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ee559fb09d99082cbe12b5054001c931282ac1c3Dalam agama Buddha, nilai-nilai Buddhis dijadikan sebagai pedoman hidup, salah satunya adalah nilai cinta kasih (Metta) karena cinta kasih merupakan akar dari kebajikan. Namun sayangnya, banyak Sekolah Minggu Buddhis yang tidak memiliki media pendukung dalam mengajarkan nilai cinta kasih kepada anak sehingga pembelajaran menjadi tidak efektif. Tidak efektifnya pengajaran menyebabkan pemahaman anak tentang cinta kasih menjadi berkurang sehingga dapat berdampak pada sulitnya anak untuk mempraktekan nilai cinta kasih tersebut dalam kehidupan sehari-harinya. Cerita Jātaka yang merupakan cerita kehidupan lampau Buddha mengandung pesan moral berupa nilai-nilai Buddhis, dan salah satunya adalah nilai cinta kasih yang dapat diajarkan kepada anak untuk memberikan pengetahuan anak mengenai nilai cinta kasih. Peran media pendukung berupa buku ilustrasi berguna untuk membantu mendapatkan perhatian dari anak agar kegiatan belajar mengajar lebih efektif. Maka dari itu penulis melakukan Perancangan Buku Ilustrasi Cerita Jataka Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Anak Buddhis2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Edvyn Tanu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3bd44af56b1a4aa73cc301266a5c0dff598e4cffPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan contoh dan menghasilkan aplikasi multimedia maksunya memberi contoh ini kepada guru atau tenaga pendidik lain dalam pemanfaatan teknologi dalam proses belajar mengajar, sehingga tergerak untuk menciptakan media yang sejenis, dan untuk menghasilkan produk aplikasi multimedia ini dapat digunakan untuk proses belajar megajar untuk sub teori pengontrolan instalasi motor listik kelas XI SMK Negeri 1 lubuk pakam. Penelitian ini sering juga disebut penelitian R dan D, maksudnya adalah penelitian dan membangun sebuah produk, tahapan ini di mulai dari melihat permasalahan yang dapat di atasi dengan aplikasi multimedia, setelah masalah ditemukan maka dikumpulkan data – data yang dibutuhkan untuk membagun media, tahapan selanjutnyan desain produk multimedia pada tahapan desai ini di gunakan model ADDIE, setelah desain terbentuk maka aplikasi multimedia ini divalidasi dari ahli media dan ahli materi, setelah dinyatakan layak maka dilakukan uji coba skala kecil dan direvisi awal setelah diperbaiki di lakukan kembali uji coba skala besar dan di hitung jika masih diperlukan revisi maka dilakukan revisi kembali, jika tidak ada revisi maka aplikasi multimedia interaktif ini dapat diproduksi atau di publikasikan. Hasil penelitian ini di validasi oleh 4 orang ahli atau dikatakan tahapan alpha testing, untuk mengumpulkan skor dari ahli medai dan ahli materi digunakan angket yang telah valid, untuk skor yang diberikan oleh ahli media pertama 4,54 (sangat baik) dan ahli media memberikan skor 4,66 maka didapat skor validasi dari ahli media sebesar 4,60 (sangat baik). Dan untuk ahli materi 1 memberikan skor 4,83 (sangat baik) dan skor dari ahli materi 2 memberikan skor 4,23 (sangat baik) maka hasil validasi dari ahli matei 4,53 atau sangat baik. Untuk tahapan betha testing dibagi kedalam 2 tahapan uji coba, tahapan skala kecil di peroleh validasi sebesar 4,41 dan tahapan skala besar diperoleh skor 4,52 maka validasi dari betha testing sebesar 4,46 atau sangat baik, dari tahapan alpha testing dan betha testing multimedia ini dinyatakan sangat baik dan sangat layak untuk digunkan untuk mata pelajaran IML di kelas XI Smk Negeri 1 Lubuk Pakam.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Marcelius Ginting']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b0200ed901865a06f4329a52093c86a5268e633aFAKULTAS KEPERAWATAN UNIVERSITAS ANDALAS Januari 2017 Nama : Lira Mova Ferta No BP : 1511316035 PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PERMAINAN ULAR TANGGA TENTANG BAHAYA MEROKOK TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP SISWA KELAS VII DI SMP N 3 KOTA SOLOK TAHUN 2016 ABSTRAK Merokok pada usia remaja sangatlah beresiko, resiko yang paling umum ditimbulkan adalah terganggunya kesehatan remaja serta kemampuan mereka dalam belajar karna efek ketagihan dari rokok. Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Kota Solok(2015) jumlah perokok remaja yang terdata di wilayah tersebut adlah sebanyak 232 jiwa. 50% dari data tersebut adalah pelajar aktif di SMP dan SMA. Salah satu penatalaksaan yang dipakai untuk memberikan informasi tentang bahaya merokok adalah dengan penggunaan metode permainan ular tangga. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media permainan ular tangga tentang bahaya merokok terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap siswa kelas VII di SMP N3 Kota Solok. Penelitian menggunakan desain quasi eksperimen pendekatan one group pretest-posttest design. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 20 responden. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Rata-rata nilai pengetahuan yang ditetapkan adalah 7,15 dan pada sikap dengan rata-rata 35,9. Analisa bivariat menggunakan uji Paired T Test dengan p value = 0,000. Terdapat pengaruh terhadap peningkatan nilai pengetahuan dan sikap. Saran yang dapat diajukan kepada pihak Dinkes dan petugas kesehatan adalah permainan ular tangga dapat digunakan sebagai metode promosi kesehatan yang efektif sesuai sasaran. Kata kunci : Pengetahuan sikap bahaya merokok, media permainan ular Tangga. Daftar pustaka : 25 (2000-2014)2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Mova Ferta Lira']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5c284576d49b566f3d7335d0bc567817cac27a64ABSTRAK Rohana, Erin. 2016. Pembelajaran Kooperatif Model Two Stay Two Stray Berbantuan Media Gambar untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berdiskusi IPS Kelas IX A SMP Bany Khozin Kabupaten Jember. Tesis. Jurusan Pendidikan Dasar IPS, Program Pascasarjana Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Sudana Degeng, M.Pd., (II) Dr. Ach. Amirudin, M.Pd. Kata Kunci: Pembelajaran Kooperatif, Two Stay Two Stray, Media Gambar, Keterampilan Berdiskusi, IPS Keterampilan berdiskusi memiliki peranan penting dalam kehidupan bersosialisasi di masyarakat maupun pada proses pembelajaran. Pembelajaran kooperatif menuntut siswa untuk terampil dalam berdiskusi. Pembelajaran kooperatif berbeda dengan pembelajaran kelompok, dalam pembelajaran kooperatif siswa diajak untuk aktif berdiskusi dan bertanggungjawab pada kelompoknya. Dengan berdiskusi siswa akan lebih mudah memahami permasalahan dan menyelesaikan permasalahan bersama-sama, gotong royong dan menjadi tutor teman sebayanya. Media mempunyai peranan penting dalam proses pembelajaran. Penggunaan media harus menyesuaikan dengan kondisi sarana dan prasarana yang ada di sekolah. Media pembelajaran tidak harus mahal dan sulit didapat, media yang sederhana dan mudah dimengerti oleh siswa merupakan media yang baik untuk proses pembelajaran. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana penerapan pembelajaran model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berdiskusi IPS. Subjek penelitian siswa kelas IX A SMP Bany Khozin Kabupaten Jember. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan PTK Kemmis and Taggart. Teknik analisis data menggunakan persentase keterlaksanaan model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar dan persentase keterampilan berdiskusi, data kualitatif diperoleh dari hasil wawancara dan catatan lapangan. Analisis data menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Peneliti sebagai guru pelaksana tindakan dan dibantu oleh 7 orang observer serta 1 orang bagian dokumentasi. Tindakan dilakukan 1 siklus dengan 4 pertemuan, akan tetapi pada setiap pertemuan dilakukan observasi dan refleksi untuk mengetahui kekurangan dan kelemahan dalam setiap tindakan. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh data pratindakan keterampilan berdiskusi hanya ada 8 siswa yang terampil berdiskusi, tindakan pertemuan pertama terdapat 19 siswa yang terampil berdiskusi, pertemuan kedua jumlah siswa meningkat menjadi 21 siswa dan pertemuan ketiga 25 siswa, dan 25 siswa pada pertemuan keempat. Dari hasil observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar dari pertemuan pertama sampai pertemuan ke 4 keterlaksanaan model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar mengalami peningkatan 92%. Pembelajaran kooperatif model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berdiskusi IPS. Model Two Stay Two Stray berbantuan media gambar dapat digunakan pada mata pelajaran selain IPS. guru harus dapat menciptakan suasana belajar yang menyenangkan dan siswa dapat bebas mengembangkan potensinya. Dorong siswa untuk melakukan diskusi untuk menggali atau membagi informasi, pengetahuan dan pengalaman belajar. Pembelajaran di kelas harus berpusat pada siswa karena siswa adalah subjek dalam pembelajaran.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['I. N. S. Degeng', 'Ach. Amirudin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b6553296c3363e162c4565825990d080989d5ccbPenelitian ini berawal dari ketertarikan peneliti terhadap fenomena media online dikalangan mahasiswa, khususnya di UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Fenomena penggunaan media online menjalar ke seluruh kampus dan merubah pola pikir serta kebudayaan mahasiswa saat ini. Media online sangat melekat dalam kehidupan mahasiswa, khususnya dalam bidang pendidikannya, sehingga mahasiswa tidak bisa lepas dari yang namanya media online, karena media online memberikan manfaat yang luar biasa bagi mereka, termasuk dalam prestasi belajarnya. Oleh karena itu, masalah yang diteliti dalam skripsi ini adalah tentang bagaimana fungsi media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa, strategi mahasiswa dalam membangun prestasi belajar ditengah kultur media online, serta dampak media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Data dilakukan pemeriksaan keabsahannya, lalu dilakukan penyajian sekaligus analisis data sebelum dilakukan penarikan kesimpulan. Teori yang digunakan dalam melihat fenomena penggunaan media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya yaitu teori Fungsionalisme Struktural Talcott Parsons. Dari penarikan kesimpulan yang diperoleh, ada beberapa fungsi media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, diantaranya yaitu sarana untuk mencari informasi, untuk berbagi/ sharing, berkomunikasi, perpustakaan online, mencari referensi, serta untuk berdiskusi. Keseluruhan fungsi tersebut tentunya tergantung pada masing-masing mahasiswa dalam penggunaan media online–nya. Selain itu mahasiswa juga memiliki beberapa strategi dalam menggunakan media online untuk membangun prestasi belajarnya, diantaranya yaitu: sering-sering membaca pengetahuan atau informasi yang bermanfaat, selalu update informasi atau berita, mengambil sisi positif dari media online, tidak melakukan copaste, pintar-pintar memilih informasi yang benar (terpercaya), mengedepankan masalah pendidikan, menggunakan media online dengan bijak, memanfaatkan media online untuk berdiskusi, serta memanfaatkan youtube untuk sumber belajar. Selanjutnya media online juga memberikan dampak positif dan negatif bagi mahasiswa. Dampak positifnya yaitu: mempermudah aktivitas mahasiswa, media aspirasi mahasiswa, menjadi sarana perpustakaan, membantu mahasiswa dalam mencari solusi, serta meningkatkan nilai IPK. Sedangkan dampak negatifnya yaitu: mahasiswa menjadi malas, mahasiswa menjadi lupa waktu, seta menurunkan nilai IPK.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Ayu Kumala Sari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d30168a34dfd611ffce33dbbc8337d216444d3eaIn Afterimage, his analysis of cinema as a “transmitter of historical trauma and a form of posttraumatic historical memory”, Joshua Hirsch noted the ongoing production of documentaries considering the Holocaust even in the wake of – or perhaps because of – the massive success of Schindler’s List a decade earlier (2004, 3, 140). This chapter aims to contemplate the impact of the same film by focusing on the representation of one man in particular, British banker and philanthropist Nicholas Winton. For, whilst in 1995 Thomas Fensch’s edited collection on Oscar (sic) Schindler unsurprisingly included the then-recently released film, and Yoshefa Loshitsky’s two years later considered critical responses from a number of national perspectives, this contribution aims to take a less critical approach to the film as text, and will instead focus upon its effects in Britain in the two decades after its release, using Winton as a case study. It will consider media acknowledgement of the achievements of Winton and his colleagues in organizing the deliverance of Jewish and non-Jewish Czech and Slovakian children from Czechoslovakia in 1939, in response to the German invasion. It will also discuss the initial British commemoration of his deeds a half-century later, drawing on material in the British Library’s oral history holdings, specifically the “Living Memory of the Jewish Community” project. Finally, it will move on to determine the extent to which the success of Steven Spielberg’s film in the early 1990s led in the following decades both to a refocusing upon Winton’s achievements but also to a remodeling of the man into an ersatz Schindler, when his life and background were significantly different from those of the German businessman.2017812017-01-17T00:00:00['E. Bell']2017-01-17T00:00:00 986d7b26937fad9d848b6118d164784fbdbbfcb5WHO memperkirakan bahwa setiap harinya terdapat 1.600 anak-anak yang terinfeksi HIV, atau sekitar 600.000 infeksi HIV baru tiap tahun di seluruh dunia. Penularan melalui perinatal adalah cara penularan yang paling umum terjadi pada anak-anak. Lebih dari 90% kasus AIDS pada anak ditularkan melalui ibunya yang terinfeksi HIV. Sedangkan tes HIV sebagai satu-satunya cara menegakkan diagnosis infeksi HIV belum banyak diketahui ibu-ibu hamil. Sumber informasi mengenai hal ini pun masih sulit ditemui. Pemakaian media audiovisual terbukti sangat efektif dalam menyampaikan pesan. Selain paparan yang luas karena dapat ditayangkan melalui TV, film sebagai media audiovisual juga dinilai lebih menarik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan media promosi kesehatan berupa film untuk menyadarkan ibu hamil mengenai pentingnya tes HIV. Penelitian ini mencakup tahapan analisis kebutuhan media informasi dan pengembangan media. Pada tahap analisis kebutuhan media menggunakan metode review literatur (2 penelitian, 2 buku ilmiah, 3 jurnal ilmiah) dan hasil pretest diperoleh dari wawancara perseorangan. Sasaran adalah ibu-ibu hamil yang merupakan ibu rumah tangga beresiko tinggi tertular HIV, tinggal di daerah rural, berpendidikan 9-12 tahun, dan tingkat sosial ekonomi menengah. Film yang diproduksi berjudul “Status” bercerita mengenai seorang suami yang gigih mencari tempat tes HIV untuk istrinya yang sedang hamil. Sebelumnya, rancangan skrip film telah dilakukan ujicoba dan perbaikan sesuai dengan hasil pretest yang didiskusikan dengan para ahli. Film dapat ditayangkan di RS, Puskesmas, Posyandu dan saat melakukan penyuluhan. The World Health Organization estimates that, every day, about 1600 children is infected with HIV, or there are about 600,000 new infections annually in children throughout the world. Perinatal HIV transmission is the most common route of HIV infection in children. It is now the source of more than 90% of all AIDS cases in children. HIV test, as the only way for make sure the diagnosis, is less known by pregnant women. Information sources are also difficult to get. Using audiovisual in sending message is effective. It’s huge in reaching people and very interesting as well. This research was aimed to develop movie for pregnant women to aware with HIV test. Literature review (2 researches, 2 scientific books, 3 journal) method was used to analyze information media need. Pretest was conducted by personal interview. The population of this research was pregnant women with high HIV infection risk who are housewives, lived in rural area, 9-12 study years, and middle socio economic level. The movie titled “Status” which is story a husband who not to yield in finding HIV testing place for his pregnant wife. Before, script was pretested, discussed and revised for betterment product. Film can be played in hospital, health center, and HIV socialization as well.2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Ratih Indraswari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ca94a245e5525f0b247c69a4d4a656b1c80ebbbcABSTRAK Skripsi dengan judul “Penerapan Metode Snowball Throwing dan Media Visual untuk Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Peserta Didik Kelas 4 Matium Pratheep Vittaya School Meang Yala Thailand” ini ditulis oleh Lailatul Qibtiyah, NIM. 2817123087, Pembimbing Bpk. Muhamad Zaini, M.A. Kata Kunci: Snowball Throwing, Media Visual, Prestasi Belajar. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh sebuah fakta bahwa prestasi belajar peserta didik kelas 4 Matium materi pelajaran bahasa Inggris di Pratheep Vittaya School Yala, Thailand relatif rendah. Hal ini disebabkan oleh kurang perhatiannya peserta didik pada saat mengikuti proses belajar mengajar dan mereka cenderung bersifat pasif dalam menerima materi yang disampaikan oleh guru. Selain itu guru juga cenderung menggunakan metode yang sama setiap kali mengajar, sehingga dapat menimbulkan kurangnya minat dan rendahnya prestasi belajar peserta didik dalam mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran. Melihat hal tersebut peneliti berusaha memberikan solusi berupa penggunaan metode Snowball Throwing dan media visual dalam menjelaskan materi pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris. Rumusan masalah dalam penulisan sripsi ini adalah (1) Bagaimana proses penerapan metode Snowball Trhowing dan Media Visual pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris materi vocabularies of verbs and nouns peserta didik kelas 4 Matium Meang Yala Thailand Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016? (2) Bagaimana peningkatan prestasi belajar Bahasa Inggris materi vocabularies of verbs and nouns dengan menggunakan metode Snowball Trhowing dan media visual pada peserta didik kelas 4 Matium Meang Yala, Thailand Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016? Adapun yang menjadi tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) Untuk mendeskripsikan proses penerapan metode Snowball Trhowing dan Media Visual untuk meningkatkan prestasi belajar Bahasa Inggris materi vocabularies of verbs and nouns peserta didik kelas 4 Matium Meang Yala, Thailand Tahun Ajaran 2015/2016. (2) Untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan prestasi belajar Bahasa Inggris materi vocabularies of verbs and nouns dengan menggunakan metode Snowball Trhowing dan media visual pada peserta didik kelas 4 Matium Meang Yala, Thailand Tahun Ajaran 2015-2016. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (Class Action Research) karena masalah yang dipecahkan berasal dari praktik pembelajaran di kelas sebagai upaya meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik. Proses pelaksanaan tindakan kelas meliputi: (1) tahap perencanaan (planing), (2) tahap pelaksanaan (act), (3) tahap observasi (observe), dan (4) tahap trefleksi (reflection). Sasaran penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas 4 Pratheep Vittaya School Yala, Thailand. Yang terdiri dari 16 peserta didik perempuan. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan digunakan metode pengumpulan data berupa tes dan non tes. Tes digunakan untuk mengukur pencapaian peserta didik setelah mempelajari materi. Sedangkan non tes meliputi observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi dan catatan lapangan. Analisis data yang digunakan mencakup reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Indikator keberhasilan dalam penelitian ini apabila penguasaan materi pada peserta didik mencapai 75% dari tujuan yang seharusnya dicapai yaitu KKM 60 Hasil penelitian dalam penerapan metode snowball throwing dan media visual dengan cara melibatkan peseta didik langsung. Peneliti membimbing peserta didik memahami materi pembelajaran dan mengerjakan soal dengan menggunakan metode snowball throwing dan media visual. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan telah terjadi peningkatan. Proses penerapan metode snowball throwing dan media visual diantaranya: (1) menyampaikan materi pelajaran dengan media visual, (2) membentuk kelas menjadi beberapa kelompok, (3) memberikan beberapa intruksi kepada perwakilan kelompok serta memberikan lembaran kertas kemudian dibagikan kepada masing-masing individu, (4) peserta didik menuliskan beberapa soal, (5) mengumpulkan lembaran soal dan dikumpulkan kepada guru untuk dijadikan satu hingga membentuk sebuah bola, (6) melempar kertas bola ke masing-masing kelompok, (7) mempresentasikan hasil diskusi di depan kelas, (8) membuat kesimpulan, (9) evaluasi dan penutup. Serta peningkatan prestasi belajar bahasa Inggris dengan penggunaan metode snowball throwing dan media visual. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari hasil evaluasi yang diberikan oleh peneliti yaitu pada tes awal (pre test) nilai rata-rata peserta didik 18,75 dengan prosentase ketuntasan 6,25%, dilanjutkan siklus I nilai rata-rata peserta didik hanya mencapai 58,43 dengan prosentase ketuntasan 43,75% dan pada waktu siklus II nilai rata-rata peserta didik meningkat menjadi 82,5 dengan prosentase ketuntasan 87,5%, Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan metode Snowball Throwing dan Media Visual dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar peserta didik kelas 4 Matium Pratheep Vittaya School Yala, Thailand.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Lailatul Qibtiyah']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6b9257a37f047a9327c2cdfac9b16dac69793eacPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan hasil belajar dengan menggunakan media gambar dan media alat peraga. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen dengan memberikan perlakuan kepada kedua kelompok sampel penelitian. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI SMA Prayatna Medan yaitu sebanyak 4 kelas dengan jumlah siswa 146 orang. Sampel penelitian diambil dua kelas yang ditentukan secara acak, yaitu kelas Eksperimen I (XI-2) dan kelas Eksperimen II (XI-3) masing-masing sebanyak 38 siswa.Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes dalam bentuk objektifitas yaitu untuk soal postest sebanyak 20 soal yang masing-masing telah dinyatakan valid dan reliabel.Sebelum pengujian hipotesis terlebih dahulu diuji normalitas dan homogenitas tes. Normalitas diuji dengan menggunakan teknik Liliefors dan homogenitas dengan menggunakan uji F. Dari pengujian yang dilakukan diperoleh bahwa kedua sampel berdistribusi normal dan homogen.Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa rata-rata hasil belajar yang diajarkan menggunakan media gambar dan media alat peraga dengan hasil pengujian hipotesis diperoleh thitung>ttabel yaitu 7,98>0,78 pada taraf ∝ = 0,05. Hasil belajar siswa kelas Eksperimen I diperoleh rata-rata postest sebesar 82,76. Sedangkan hasil beajar siswa kelas Eksperimen II rata-rata postest sebesar 76,44.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Nur Ainun']2017-01-17T00:00:00 28a364ca77ed7e3550016804dcad6709f09bff2aPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media film bingkai terhadap kemampuan menulis cerita pendek oleh siswa kelas X SMA Swasta Bintang Timur 1 Balige tahun pembelajaran 2015/2016 yang berjumlah 33 orang. Sampel penelitian ini adalah sampel yang ditetapkan dari sebagian jumlah populasi yang ada yaitu sebanyak 202 orang siswa. Penelitian ini bersifat eksperimen dengan model one group pre-test and posttest desaign. Dari pengolahan data yang diperoleh kemampuan menulis cerita pendek sebelum menggunakan media film bingkai dengan rata-rata 59,8, standar deviasi 10,50 , dengan berkategori sangat baik 0% berkategori baik 9%, berkategori cukup 76%, berkategori kurang 12%, dan berkategori sangat kurang 3%. Sedangkan hasil kemampuan menulis cerita pendek setelah menggunakan media film bingkai diperoleh rata-rata 74,54, standar deviasi 8,82 , dengan berkategori sangat baik 18%,berkategori baik 64%, berkategori cukup 18%, berkategori kurang 0%, dan berkategori sangat kurang 0%. Dari uji homogenitas didapat bahwa sampel penelitian ini berasal dari populasi yang homogen. Setelah uji normalitas dan homogenitas, didapatlah sebesar 7,98 ; setelah diketahui, kemudian dikonsultasikan dengan , pada taraf signifikan 5% = 2,03, karena yang diperoleh lebih besar dari yaitu 7,98 2,03, hipotesis alternatif ( ) diterima. Berdasarkan analisis data di atas dapat disimpulkan media film bingkai berpengaruh positif terhadap kemampuan menulis cerita pendek oleh siswa kelas X SMA Swasta Bintang Timur 1 Balige tahun pembelajaran 2015/20162017002017-01-17T00:00:00['P. Napitupulu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e7be6e37f5e5b3e3c9644f9b436244d27913ac2aPenelitian berjudul Politik Dinasti Dalam Pemberitaan Media, mengangkat persoalan bagaimana media massa mengkonstruksi realitas Isu Politik Dinasti di pemerintahan provinsi Banten, dan dengan cara apa konstruksi itu dibentuk. Adapun tujuannya adalah untuk mengetahui Isu Politik Dinasti tersebut dikonstruksi oleh media massa dan pola pembentukan konstruksi realitas yang digunakan oleh media. Penelitian jenis Discourse Analysis ini menggunakan metode analisis framing dari Zhongdang Pan dan Gerald M. Kosicki. Temuan penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa Harian Kompas mengkonstruksi realitas isu Politik Dinasti Ratu Atut di Provinsi Banten di dasarkan pada penempatan teks pemberitaannya melalui pengutipan sumber-sumber berita yang relevan, melalui judul utama (headline), lead berita dalam bentuk piramida terbalik. Sementara Koran Tempo mengkonstruksi isu Politik Dinasti lebih kental lagi sebagai sesuatu yang luar biasa dan penting direspon oleh semua pihak untuk melihat bagaimana prospek ke depannya bagi kehidupan demokrasi di Indonesia.2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['nfn Budiyono']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ba6dc73217e72662981a6dbe58ec36ac3d2783d6Community mental health journal20176110Situated within different settings within the community, the WBS offers a workable example of a novel approach to supporting and promoting citizens to become more resilient and lead a more fulfilling and independent life in the community.2017-01-17T00:00:00Community Mental Health Journal['S. Hartley']2017-01-17T00:00:00 47485be5cd27d97a93d50b835deb623ca59b856fKelvin–Voigt fractional derivative (KVFD) model parameters have been used to describe viscoelastic properties of soft tissues. However, translating model parameters into a concise set of intrinsic mechanical properties related to tissue composition and structure remains challenging. This paper begins by exploring these relationships using a biphasic emulsion materials with known composition. Mechanical properties are measured by analyzing data from two indentation techniques—ramp-stress relaxation and load-unload hysteresis tests. Material composition is predictably correlated with viscoelastic model parameters. Model parameters estimated from the tests reveal that elastic modulus E0 closely approximates the shear modulus for pure gelatin. Fractional-order parameter α and time constant τ vary monotonically with the volume fraction of the material’s fluid component. α characterizes medium fluidity and the rate of energy dissipation, and τ is a viscous time constant. Numerical simulations suggest that the viscous coefficient η is proportional to the energy lost during quasi-static force-displacement cycles, EA. The slope of EA versus η is determined by α and the applied indentation ramp time Tr. Experimental measurements from phantom and ex vivo liver data show close agreement with theoretical predictions of the η−EA relation. The relative error is less than 20% for emulsions 22% for liver. We find that KVFD model parameters form a concise features space for biphasic medium characterization that described time-varying mechanical properties.Measurement science and technology2017457It is found that KVFD model parameters form a concise features space for biphasic medium characterization that described time-varying mechanical properties that described viscoelastic properties related to tissue composition and structure.2017-01-17T00:00:00Measurement Science and Technology['Hong-mei Zhang', 'Yue Wang', 'M. Fatemi', 'M. Insana']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f7b1a7688fc083b421ee26cc3932cd4840cfd82fFive weeks prior to the 2011 general election in Liberia, women in randomly selected villages were allocated radios and organized into groups to listen regularly to radio programs on the electoral process broadcast by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). The field experiment was designed to ascertain the direct effects of women's access to politically-relevant information through radio broadcasting on their political behaviors and attitudes in a post-war context. Results point to positive significant effects of access to United Nations Mission in Liberia Radio on female political participation both at a national and a local level. Communities that received the intervention also exhibited smaller gender gaps across the majority of outcome indicators. The results suggest that UNMIL Radio effects likely occurred through increased political efficacy of women voters in the lead up to the elections. The study concludes that women's exposure to politically-relevant information through mass-broadcasting, even if brief, can boost their political efficacy and participation in public life.20175462017-01-17T00:00:00['Eric Mvukiyehe']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6b8228a98e9e7350d6f05bf7c7e1981bc4f5a464Abstract In this paper, we elaborate on the premises of studying problem substance use and treatment disparities among migrants and ethnic minorities. Due to the growing medicalisation of research on problem substance use and disparities in this group, policy makers, health researchers and practitioners often feel compelled to rely on epidemiological studies when grounding and understanding the link between ethnicity, problem substance use and treatment disparities. We argue that the bulk of epidemiological research suffers from crucial methodological and conceptual flaws that necessitate a reconsideration of their usefulness in policy and treatment practice. First, epidemiological research is based on static concepts of ethnicity and race as primordial analytical categories. Second, and as a consequence of the first argument, such research rarely distinguishes sufficiently between ethnic and non-ethnic determinants and mechanisms influencing problem substance use and treatment disparities. And third, these studies often depart from methodological individualism and subordinate contextual and structural determinants and mechanisms. This paper aims to re-evaluate (the factors and mechanisms mediating) the relationship between ethnicity, the nature of problem substance use, and treatment disparities, and to overcome some of the gaps in existing research methods mentioned above. More specifically, this implies (1) a critical revision of the ethnicity concept in epidemiology, (2) the inclusion of non-ethnic determinants and mechanisms by means of applying intersectional analysis and ethnic boundary making perspectives, (3) the broadening of methodological individualism in order to include all levels (from micro to macro) and loci (individual, community, society) of research in holistic research designs. Such “doubled research” allows researchers to analyse and have an impact on treatment disparities among migrants and ethnic minorities.201777222017-01-17T00:00:00Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy['C. De Kock', 'Tom Decorte', 'W. Vanderplasschen', 'I. Derluyn', 'M. Sacco']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a8dbc713815d27911c4c62b908771b6b0a557dc8For a social networking service to acquire and retain users, it must find ways to keep them engaged. By accurately gauging their preferences, it is able to serve them with the subset of available content that maximises revenue for the site. Without the constraints of an appropriate regulatory framework, we argue that a sufficiently sophisticated curator algorithm tasked with performing this process may choose to explore curation strategies that are detrimental to users. In particular, we suggest that such an algorithm is capable of learning to manipulate its users, for several qualitative reasons: 1. Access to vast quantities of user data combined with ongoing breakthroughs in the field of machine learning are leading to powerful but uninterpretable strategies for decision making at scale. 2. The availability of an effective feedback mechanism for assessing the short and long term user responses to curation strategies. 3. Techniques from reinforcement learning have allowed machines to learn automated and highly successful strategies at an abstract level, often resulting in non-intuitive yet nonetheless highly appropriate action selection. In this work, we consider the form that these strategies for user manipulation might take and scrutinise the role that regulation should play in the design of such systems.arXiv.org2017738This work argues that a sufficiently sophisticated curator algorithm tasked with performing this process may choose to explore curation strategies that are detrimental to users and considers the form that these strategies for user manipulation might take and the role that regulation should play in the design of such systems.2017-01-17T00:00:00ArXiv['Samuel Albanie', 'H. Shakespeare', 'Tom Gunter']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9a0b88aaf3046725a7836c09098a354065b828e5Internationalization of the higher education has created the so-called borderless university, which provides better opportunities for learning and increases the human and social sustainability. eLearning systems are a special kind of software systems, developed to provide a platform for accessible teaching and learning, including also online access to learning materials and online support for learning and teaching. The aim of our current work is to extract, analyse, and combine the results from multiple studies in order to develop an RE framework for sustainable eLearning systems. We call a system sustainable, if it has a positive effect on and whose direct and indirect negative impacts resulting from its development, deployment, and usage are minimal. Sustainability has various dimensions. We classify sustainability requirements of eLearning system to five dimensions: individual (human), social, technical, environmental, and economic. In this paper, we focus on human and social aspects (i.e., individual needs the relationship of people within society), as the eLearning systems have a very strong impact on human dimension of sustainability, where their impact on environmental dimension is rather small. This also provides us a basis to identify the corresponding requirements for sustainable eLearning systems. These requirements include collaboration, learner-centred features, leadership development and the reuse of the learning materials. As a result, achieving individual and social requirements for eLearning systems would provide higher quality of leaning and teaching, as well as better opportunities for learning and increasing the human and social sustainability.arXiv.org2017358The aim of the current work is to extract, analyse, and combine the results from multiple studies in order to develop an RE framework for sustainable eLearning systems, which include collaboration, learner-centred features, leadership development and the reuse of the learning materials.2017-01-17T00:00:00ArXiv['Ahmed D. Alharthi', 'M. Spichkova']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0631b447418aafb8aff9b4451a2b3f3605209371The changing age structure of the population could potentially have significant implications for economic development, labor markets and population welfare in countries with different levels of development. In this regard, there are questions related to possible labor shortages and lack of skilled workers, productivity and innovation, as well as the provision of adequate social protection and other services for the ageing population. Mentoring acts as a mechanism for the transfer of specific and important knowledge, experience, skills, techniques and methods of work, as well as the establishment of the corporate culture of an enterprise. The elderly people who have worked for one and the same company for many years have all the qualities of a mentor. Nowadays the government is actively implementing the policy strategies of supporting older people in their wellbeing; the role of business is also of high importance in this case. The article examines the possibility of using mentoring and engaging retired employees with their experience, high level of their education and professional qualification into training of young inexperienced workers. Mentoring is presented as an element of social entrepreneurship. © 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk2017362017-01-17T00:00:00['Tatiana Artcer', 'Y. Chaika', 'Anna Trukhanenko']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a54905f610e22cdd93e81c80852c25a09d3f3967Objective: Children of parents with severe mental illness have an increased risk of offending. Studies suggest that risk factors such as parental offending and social disadvantage may be associated with the increased risk. This paper assesses the impact of these risk factors on offending rates in the offspring of women with severe mental illness compared to offspring of unaffected women. Methods: This is part of a longitudinal record-linked whole-population study of 467,945 children born in Western Australia from 1980 to 2001 to mothers with severe mental illness and mothers with no recorded psychiatric illness. These data were linked to Western Australia corrective services data producing a dataset of 12,999 people with at least one offence (3.7% of birth cohort). Cox proportional hazard was used to calculate incidence rate ratios of offspring offending. Results: The offending rate for offspring of mothers with severe mental illness (cases) was almost three times the rate for offspring of unaffected mothers (comparison) with an unadjusted incidence rate ratio of 2.75 (95% confidence interval: [2.58, 2.93]). Adjusting for sex, indigenous status, socio-economic status and geographical remoteness reduced the rate ratio by 24% to incidence rate ratio 2.10, 95% confidence interval: [1.97, 2.23]. Adjusting for parental offending further reduced the rate ratio by 23% to incidence rate ratio 1.62, 95% confidence interval: [1.52, 1.72]. The mean age at first recorded offence was significantly lower for cases compared to comparison offspring. Conclusion: Children of mothers with a severe mental illness have a higher rate of offending than children of unaffected mothers, and social disadvantage and parental offending have a major impact on this rate. Services supporting these vulnerable children need to focus on improving the social environment in which they and their families live in.Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)2017226Children of mothers with a severe mental illness have a higher rate of offending than children of unaffected mothers, and social disadvantage and parental offending have a major impact on this rate.2017-01-17T00:00:00Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry['G. Valuri', 'F. Morgan', 'A. Jablensky', 'V. Morgan']2017-01-17T00:00:00 67658f5a53c9aef1434e2b46b5a7a2e192956572The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the core members’ social capital was associated with individually perceived and externally evaluated prestige and cooperation among the HIV/AIDS-related civil society organizations (CSOs). To accomplish this, a cross-sectional study using multistage sampling was carried out in eight provinces of China. Data were collected from the 327 core members via questionnaires and self-evaluated performance of the respondents were evaluated and measured. The interviews were conducted with all core members and the supervisory staff of the local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that social support (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.87) and organizational commitment (aOR = 1.57) were significantly associated with a higher odds of prestige performance in self-evaluation. Furthermore, social support (aOR = 1.65), trust (aOR = 1.33), and organizational commitment (aOR = 1.52) were significantly correlated with cooperation performance. Trust was positively associated with the cooperation performance on external evaluation. These findings may provide a new perspective on challenges that the CSOs face in response to a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in China. Social capital may increase performance and accelerate organizational growth, ultimately improving HIV/AIDS prevention and care.Evaluation & the Health Professions2017266Investigating whether the core members’ social capital was associated with individually perceived and externally evaluated prestige and cooperation among the HIV/AIDS-related civil society organizations in China indicated that social support and organizational commitment were significantly associated with a higher odds of prestige performance in self-evaluation.2017-01-17T00:00:00Evaluation & the Health Professions['Danni Wang', 'Xiaoru Xu', 'Guangliang Mei', 'Ying Ma', 'Ren Chen', 'X. Qin', 'Zhi Hu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 976fe3fa9059b9ec13b150d728428e6bc5611334The aqueous bulk diffusivities of several near-spherical (icosahedral) and nonspherical (tailed) bacterial viruses were experimentally determined by measuring their flux across large pore membranes and using dynamic light scattering, with excellent agreement between values measured using the two techniques. For the icosahedral viruses, good agreement was also found between measured diffusivity values and values predicted with the Stokes-Einstein equation. However, when the tailed viruses were approximated as spheres, poor agreement was found between measured values and Stokes-Einstein predictions. The shape of the tailed organisms was incorporated into two modeling approaches used to predict diffusivity. Model predictions were found to be in good agreement with measured values, demonstrating the importance of the tail in the diffusive transport of these viruses. Our calculations also show that inaccurate estimates of virus diffusion can lead to significant errors when predicting diffusive contributions to flocculation and to single collector efficiency in media filtration.Environmental Science and Technology2017683The aqueous bulk diffusivities of several near-spherical and nonspherical bacterial viruses were experimentally determined by measuring their flux across large pore membranes and using dynamic light scattering, with excellent agreement between values measured using the two techniques.2017-01-17T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['R. Baltus', 'A. R. Badireddy', 'Armin Delavari', 'S. Chellam']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7bc66d67c02c79efba76dc06d19c7ea4a26fae3720173332017-01-17T00:00:00Computers & Fluids['I. Khan', 'C. Aidun']2017-01-17T00:00:00 69087165a7e35beb2e99c854486910af4e83cf9aJournal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care2017912The PrEP Program Director and an Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is the PrEP program director and the assistant professor of medicine, Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care['R. Patel', 'Laura C Harrison', 'V. Patel', 'P. Chan', 'K. Mayer', 'H. Reno', 'Tyrell Manning']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6e8fb4f3417843a89a81a35671ae3dd138c6e63cNyhetsmedierna publicerar artiklar om funktionshinderfragor med skiftande innehall. Denna totalundersokning syftar till att belysa hur etik, funktionshinder och medaktorskap har rapporterats i medi ...20174802017-01-17T00:00:00['Per-Olof Larsson', 'Håkan Högberg', 'Jörgen Lundälv']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3c58d8be38ebada54c2e69ef0b52961dee10aeae2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Martha Agustina Sitinjak']2017-01-17T00:00:00 55303553c1329560494fa57f76d8531d9575aa24Order picking is the core of warehouse operations and considerable researches have been conducted on improving its efficiency. In this paper, we aim at the joint optimisation of order batching and picker routing based on a famous and typical online retailer of China, which mainly focuses on fast-moving consumer goods. An integer programming is formulated to minimise the total travelling distance involving with order batching and picker routing. In the stage of order batching, an effective batching procedure based on similarity coefficient which is measured by overlapping channels between orders is proposed. In the stage of picker routing, an improved ant colony optimisation algorithm with local search is proposed. Based on those simulated orders generated by actual transaction data, numerical experiments are conducted to verify the performance of the algorithm we proposed. Results show that the proposed joint optimisation algorithm has potential advantages under various order sizes and order structures, which implies that it is effective and efficient particularly in the online retailing of fast-moving consumer goods.International Journal of Production Research201737104Results show that the proposed joint optimisation of order batching and picker routing based on a famous and typical online retailer of China has potential advantages under various order sizes and order structures, which implies that it is effective and efficient particularly in the online retailing of fast-moving consumer goods.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Production Research['Jianbin Li', 'Rihuan Huang', 'J. B. Dai']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1263f93a7e080597e8a07b126b8bbc37f919680dABSTRACT KERNEL – A novel parameter-free surrogate building algorithm using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is presented to provide an intelligent and robust technology to optimally estimate the configuration of ANFIS along with Sobol-based fast sample size determination (SSD) methodology. The proposed algorithm is capable of fine-tuning the existing knowledge base about the physics of the process in terms of human experience. It also enables knowledge discovery through a multi-objective optimization problem (MOOP) solved by non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm, NSGA-II, thus presenting machine-invented physics of the process. Experimentally validated polymerization reaction network model is considered and ANFIS surrogates are built using KERNEL. Surrogate-based optimization was found to be nine times faster than conventional optimization using the time expensive model, thus enabling its online implementation. Comparison of ANFIS with Kriging is also included.20172868A novel parameter-free surrogate building algorithm using Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) is presented to provide an intelligent and robust technology to optimally estimate the configuration of ANFIS along with Sobol-based fast sample size determination (SSD) methodology.2017-01-17T00:00:00Materials and Manufacturing Processes['P. D. Pantula', 'S. Miriyala', 'K. Mitra']2017-01-17T00:00:00 95267c3313379b4284a7d38266baa487dbc3c1f1Purpose - Online user reviews have increasingly become a popular means by which the lay person can both procure advice and offer personal opinions. Amazon, the electronic retail giant, is a prominent example of a site which hosts such user generated content; the opinions of its repository of reviewers have become an important source of assurance provision. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that Amazon provides an example of how audit logics have entered new spaces. In Amazon, the author witnesses the construction of auditability in the virtual world. This may explain the popularity and authority seemingly enjoyed by user reviews. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses the methodological approach of netnography (Kozinets, 2002). This new methodology has emerged in order to undertake ethnographic research within virtual communities. Applying this methodology to the case of Amazon involved becoming familiar with the operational features of the site and analysing its textual discourse. Findings - The paper identifies in Amazon, Power’s (1996) three examples of how auditability is invoked: through rhetorics of measurability, auditable systems of control, and reliance on experts. The paper therefore argues that online user reviews are reflective of the extension of audit society into the virtual world. Originality/value - The paper explores the possibilities of the virtual world for accounting research, a world which is an increasingly prominent feature of popular culture. In addition, the paper responds to recent calls to examine the processes of assurance provision beyond the traditional domain of financial audit.20177033It is argued that online user reviews are reflective of the extension of audit society into the virtual world, and the paper responds to recent calls to examine the processes of assurance provision beyond the traditional domain of financial audit.2017-01-17T00:00:00Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal['Ingrid Jeacle']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4fe3a7e81a99befe9d43c051be93f119382dd7ceThis study considers how online dating preferences reflect gendered racial inequality among same-sex daters. Research shows that heterosexuals reproduce gendered racial hierarchies through partner preferences, yet little work examines the preferences of sexual minorities, especially lesbians. Moreover, few studies examine racial heterophily (a preference for racial groups other than one’s own), which may influence interracial pairings. Using data from 4,266 Match.com dating profiles, we find that Asian, Latino, and Black lesbians and gays exhibit higher rates of racial heterophily than do Whites. Lesbians of color are less likely to self-exclude or to prefer Whites, and are more likely to not state a race preference than are minority gays. Self-exclusionary minority daters often discuss ideal masculinities and femininities in their profiles, suggesting that such exclusions are motivated by both racialized and gendered ideals for partners. Drawing on theories of homonormativity, we conclude that gays conform more to racialized, gendered ideals than do lesbians.201755292017-01-17T00:00:00Social Currents['Matthew Rafalow', 'Cynthia Feliciano', 'B. Robnett']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4015f99808ba9caf305fbe61ad2aafc71d3a72ceOnline social networks (OSNs) gradually integrate financial capabilities by enabling the usage of real and virtual currency. They serve as new platforms to host a variety of business activities, such as online promotion events, where users can possibly get virtual currency as rewards by participating in such events. Both OSNs and business partners are significantly concerned when attackers instrument a set of accounts to collect virtual currency from these events, which make these events ineffective and result in significant financial loss. It becomes of great importance to proactively detecting these malicious accounts before the online promotion activities and subsequently decreases their priority to be rewarded. In this paper, we propose a novel system, namely ProGuard, to accomplish this objective by systematically integrating features that characterize accounts from three perspectives including their general behaviors, their recharging patterns, and the usage of their currency. We have performed extensive experiments based on data collected from the Tencent QQ, a global leading OSN with built-in financial management activities. Experimental results have demonstrated that our system can accomplish a high detection rate of 96.67% at a very low false positive rate of 0.3%.IEEE Access20172930This paper proposes a novel system, namely ProGuard, to accomplish this objective by systematically integrating features that characterize accounts from three perspectives including their general behaviors, their recharging patterns, and the usage of their currency.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Access['Yadong Zhou', 'D. Kim', 'Junjie Zhang', 'Lili Liu', 'Huan Jin', 'Hongbo Jin', 'Ting Liu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b0730a2ba7b79d1f217e68b022b77b58e2280b57The circulation of online shopping commodities generally involves many entities, such as online manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and customers. Goods from manufacturers to consumers undergo several exchange stages involving different economic entities. The logistics cost increases in certain supply chain nodes and the risk of backlog or running out of stock is high because of the different income and risk expectations of entities, as well as the varying degrees of information sharing between them. Clearly, a one-stop delivery mode crossing numerous transaction links in online shopping can effectively solve these problems and save social resources. However, realising this one-stop mode requires a series of specific premises, appropriate software and hardware technology support. This study introduces the Physical Internet into the one-stop delivery mode as an important logical and technical support, analyses the operating mechanism of the Physical Internet and discusses the operating conditions of one-stop delivery. It analyses the optimisation contents and objectives of one-stop delivery scheduling to construct a multi-objective optimisation mathematical model and propose a solving algorithm. Finally, this study uses an application case to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the optimisation mechanism and algorithm.International Journal of Production Research20173730This study analyses the optimisation contents and objectives of one-stop delivery scheduling to construct a multi-objective optimisation mathematical model and propose a solving algorithm, and uses an application case to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the Optimisation mechanism and algorithm.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Production Research['Jianming Yao']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eddc7a51c33241156c30ddd14b1e48e5a345ddaeABSTRACT The paper proposes big-data-augmented ethnography as a novel mixed-methods approach to studying political discussions in a hybrid media system. Using such empirical setup, the authors examined candidate–candidate online interaction during election campaigning. Candidate–candidate interaction crossing party boundaries is scarce and occurs in the form of negative campaigning via social media, with the shaming of rival candidates and engaging in battles with them. The authors posit that ethnographic observations can be used to contextualize the computational analysis of large data sets, while computational analysis can be applied to validate and generalize the findings made through ethnography.201710330It is proposed that ethnographic observations can be used to contextualize the computational analysis of large data sets, while computational analysis can be applied to validate and generalize the findings made through ethnography.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Information Technology & Politics['Salla-Maaria Laaksonen', 'Matti Nelimarkka', 'Mari Tuokko', 'Maria Marttila', 'Arto Kekkonen', 'Mikko Villi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0a682f6fc33d29e8278bd2c3eee300aee15ec300Trials20177530This is the first randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate an online intervention for carers of young people recovering from FEP and has the potential to produce evidence in support of a highly novel, accessible, and cost-effective intervention to reduce stress in carers who are providing support to young people at a critical phase in their recovery from psychosis.2017-01-17T00:00:00Trials['J. Gleeson', 'Reeva M. Lederman', 'H. Herrman', 'Peter Koval', 'Dina Eleftheriadis', 'S. Bendall', 'S. Cotton', 'M. Alvarez-Jimenez']2017-01-17T00:00:00 45b986094781ce0f50821f2f881f1f36aa18347bAirborne nanoparticles play a key role in climate effects as well as impacting human health. Their small mass and complex chemical composition represent significant challenges for analysis. This work introduces a new ionization method, droplet assisted inlet ionization (DAII), where aqueous droplets are produced from airborne nanoparticles. When these droplets enter the mass spectrometer through a heated inlet, rapid vaporization leads to the formation of molecular ions. The method is demonstrated with test aerosols consisting of polypropylene glycol (PPG), angiotensin II, bovine serum albumin, and the "thermometer" compound p-methoxybenzylpyridinium chloride. High-quality spectra were obtained from PPG particles down to 13 nm in diameter and sampled masses in the low pictogram range. These correspond to aerosol number and mass concentrations smaller than 1000 particles/cm3 and 100 ng/m3, respectively, and a time resolution on the order of seconds. Fragmentation of the thermometer ion using DAII was inlet temperature dependent and similar in magnitude to that observed with a conventional ESI source on the same instrument. DAII should be applicable to other types of aerosols including workplace aerosols and those produced for drug delivery by inhalation.Analytical Chemistry20173036This work introduces a new ionization method, droplet assisted inlet ionization (DAII), where aqueous droplets are produced from airborne nanoparticles, and should be applicable to other types of aerosols including workplace aerosols and those produced for drug delivery by inhalation.2017-01-17T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['A. J. Horan', 'Michael J. Apsokardu', 'M. Johnston']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ab1013b95431795fa3cfe96414058cb55fa91d06Neurocomputing20177139This paper presents six OCC methods and their thirteen variants based on extreme learning machine (ELM) and online sequential ELM (OSELM), and intends to expand the functionality of the most used toolbox for OCC i.e. DD toolbox.2017-01-17T00:00:00Neurocomputing['C. Gautam', 'Aruna Tiwari', 'Qian Leng']2017-01-17T00:00:00 25e3bfbea7c1dd3474e69abec34fb7629122c1b7This paper presents an online learning with regularized kernel based one-class extreme learning machine (ELM) classifier and is referred as online RK-OC-ELM. The baseline kernel hyperplane model considers whole data in a single chunk with regularized ELM approach for offline learning in case of one-class classification (OCC). Further, the basic hyper plane model is adapted in an online fashion from stream of training samples in this paper. Two frameworks viz., boundary and reconstruction are presented to detect the target class in online RKOC-ELM. Boundary framework based one-class classifier consists of single node output architecture and classifier endeavors to approximate all data to any real number. However, one-class classifier based on reconstruction framework is an autoencoder architecture, where output nodes are identical to input nodes and classifier endeavor to reconstruct input layer at the output layer. Both these frameworks employ regularized kernel ELM based online learning and consistency based model selection has been employed to select learning algorithm parameters. The performance of online RK-OC-ELM has been evaluated on standard benchmark datasets as well as on artificial datasets and the results are compared with existing state-of-the art one-class classifiers. The results indicate that the online learning one-class classifier is slightly better or same as batch learning based approaches. As, base classifier used for the proposed classifiers are based on the ELM, hence, proposed classifiers would also inherit the benefit of the base classifier i.e. it will perform faster computation compared to traditional autoencoder based one-class classifier.arXiv.org2017428The performance of online RK-OC-ELM has been evaluated on standard benchmark datasets as well as on artificial datasets and the results indicate that the online learning one-class classifier is slightly better or same as batch learning based approaches.2017-01-17T00:00:00ArXiv['C. Gautam', 'Aruna Tiwari', 'Suresh Sundaram', 'K. Ahuja']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7fd101d89a39e6813afeedb173239bfc1036fbb1ABSTRACT Jihad in the history of Islam has developed into a contested doctrine over a period of time. The term jihad as related to any exertion of power has been used in the name of Muslims to justify wars in many parts of the world. On the other hand, the non-violent interpretation of jihad has been promoted by so-called moderate Muslim groups to support a moderating attitude towards colonial powers, un-Islamic authorities and non-Muslims in general. This article investigates the discourse of jihad presented by Republika Online as the biggest Islamic commercial online news service in Indonesia. The article argues that the description of jihad in Republika Online represents an attempt to contextualize the interpretation of jihad by the mainstream moderate Muslim groups in Indonesia. This contextualization suggests the possibility of the interpretation of the doctrine of jihad as an armed struggle as well as other generalized struggles depending on specific local conditions. This specific interpretation also represents the construction of an integrated identity formation by projecting a distinct Indonesian Muslim identity which is Islamic in nature but also bounded by the awareness of a nationalist and an anti-imperialist identity.20176052017-01-17T00:00:00Asian Journal of Communication['T. Rahman']2017-01-17T00:00:00 efa0003154c7c111f9acfe5ba80a422d3a3c96feThis study explores social presence (SP) and its nature and role in online language tutorials at the Open University. My research questions ask how SP is perceived to influence language learning and what factors impact on the projection of SP from the learner perspective. I also ask if these perceptions are evidenced through observed aspects of tutor and learner participation. Within the field of computer-mediated communication (CMC), SP theory has evolved from a view of SP as a product of a technological medium to an understanding of the impact of social interaction on its development and projection. Research studies in CMC highlight the importance of SP but, as yet, the links between SP and online language learning have not been fully explored. Whereas socio-cultural theory provides a framework for my understanding of the importance of social interaction in learning, I draw on the field of multimodality to gain insight into the meaning-making potential of multimodal environments. I also draw on the Community of Inquiry framework (Garrison et al., 2000) to provide both a theory and methodology for my study of SP. My principal finding is that positive SP is important in online language learning, not only to support and facilitate language interaction but also as a necessary aspect of communication in language learning. However, the generation and impact of SP are contingent upon factors related to individual learner differences and emotional responses, and to its interplay with teaching presence and ‘language learning presence’, which is a new concept. SP must always be understood in relation to the primary mediating variables of the subject area and online learning environment. The pedagogical relevance of my study is located in insights into the nature and role of SP in online language learning, derived from an integrated methodology, involving both student perspectives and my observations of online interaction.20171603The principal finding is that positive SP is important in online language learning, not only to support and facilitate language interaction but also as a necessary aspect of communication in language learning.2017-01-17T00:00:00['Joanna Fayram']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2ca8377b93f48179c1345c62fd019f667ef71e5aOnline social networking site (OSNS) like any technological innovation provides an opportunity for quick and easy access to information. As to whether the information obtained provides additional academic knowledge to students is hypothesized and measured by their academic performance in school. This study provides evidence to the ongoingdebate of whether the use of OSNS among students improves academic performance of students.Findings from the study show that the effect of OSNS usage on academic performance was significant (p<0.05). Farther, the study demonstrated that for better academic performance, the optimum proportion of study time that a student may spend on OSNS usage was 25 percent. Students who manage their time well were morelikely to perform better than those who did not, by up to 48 percent. Furthermore, students who used OSNS more for academic than for non-academic purposes were more likely to perform better academically, by up to 11 percent. Regarding student majors: science-based majors tend to benefit more from OSNS usage compared to arts-based majors, by up to 50 percent. Student general characteristics (being male or female, married or single) and student-preferred mode of learning (using traditional, hybrid or online approach) were not significant in this study. In conclusion, use of OSNS by students at universities, when properly regulated results in better academic performance.2017623Using OSNS by students at universities, when properly regulated results in better academic performance, as evidence to the ongoing debate of whether the use of OSNS improves academic performance of students.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['Peter Jehopio', 'R. Wesonga', 'D. Candia']2017-01-17T00:00:00 764cf39e05d2522e24653f6f03ae426a8ed94e94ABSTRACT This article argues that the online archive and exhibit “U.S. Homophile Internationalism” effectively contributes to the democratizing effects that digital archives and online initiatives are having on the practice of history. “U.S. Homophile Internationalism” is an online archive of over 800 digitized articles, letters, advertisements, and other materials from the U.S. homophile press that reference six non-U.S. regions of the world. It also provides visitors with introductory regional essays, annotated bibliographies, and an interactive map feature. This essay weaves “U.S. Homophile Internationalism” into the debates in community-run LGBTQ archives regarding the digitization of archival materials and the possibilities presented by digital public history. In doing so, it outlines the structure and content of “U.S. Homophile Internationalism,” highlighting how it increases the public accessibility of primary sources, encourages historical research on regions of the world that have not been adequately represented in LGBTQ history writing, and creates interactive components to support public engagements with the Web site.Journal of Homosexuality2017342It is argued that the online archive and exhibit “U.S. Homophile Internationalism” effectively contributes to the democratizing effects that digital archives and online initiatives are having on the practice of history.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Homosexuality['Tamara de Szegheo Lang']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5c86e600e60bfe0eb601fbf89682c9cf92336ba4Introducao: A educacao fisica vem nos ultimos anos passando por grandes transformacoes, crescendo cada vez mais em suas diferentes possibilidades e intervencoes na sociedade contemporânea, chegando com a formacao de profissionais por meio da Educacao a Distância. Nessa perspectiva a Universidade de Brasilia oferta o curso na modalidade a distância, que incorporam as propostas preconizadas pelo Ministerio da Educacao, atraves da lei federal 9394/96 e suas prerrogativas. Objetivo: Analisar a percepcao e satisfacao discente sobre a docencia online dos tutores no curso de licenciatura em Educacao Fisica modalidade a distância da Universidade de Brasilia. Metodo: Sera utilizada o metodo de analise de conteudo, numa visao de saude Critico-dialetica, numa abordagem qualitativa, com suporte quantitativo, de nivel exploratorio e/ou descritivo. O questionario utilizado foi adaptado a partir das pesquisas realizadas por De Paula e Silva (2004) e Zerbini (2007) e Peixoto (2012), onde 33 alunos responderam apos assinar o TCLE. Foi avaliado a percepcao dos alunos sobre a atuacao do tutor. Resultados: Espera-se que estes resultados sirvam de apoio na melhoria da elaboracao e realizacao de disciplinas durante o curso, promovendo um menor indice de evasao dos discentes, melhoria do processo ensino-aprendizagem em ambientes colaborativos online, mecanismo de avaliacao institucional que possa ser aplicado frequentemente nas disciplinas do curso, dentre outros beneficios que poderao surgir apos a analise estatistica dos resultados.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['A. Silva', 'J. D. F. Barros', 'S. S. D. Souza', 'I. L. Costa', 'L. Teles']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6e272c03736109076b5e9a1bd784418a85904021Frances Trevena, head of policy and programmes at Coram's Children's Legal Centre, argues that children and young people need better digital education to safeguard their rights in the online worldChildren & Young People Now2017002017-01-17T00:00:00Children and Young People Now['Frances Trevena']2017-01-17T00:00:00 475975e006b641f8f3c374185ff62c1329333c27The word-of-mouth has taken a new form as word-of-mouse which serves as an important parameter to publicize and recommend products or services of any company. E-commerce has now facilitated the online users with a provision to comment or rate the products and services of any company that sells online. These comments serve as valuable information that can be used to rate products, compare products, and give valuable suggestions to online customers. Various algorithms and approaches have been implemented to rate on users’ comment. This paper introduces a new approach to rate an individual product/service of a specific category, which is based on users’ comments. As a case study an online house portal has been developed that sells house on rent. The new comment based algorithm is used to rate a house based on tenants’ comment. This proposed algorithm is feasible and can be used for any website that sells single product/service and provides user with rating of the product/service based on customers’ comments.201750This paper introduces a new approach to rate an individual product/service of a specific category, which is based on users’ comments, and an online house portal has been developed that sells house on rent, where the new comment based algorithm is used to rate a house based on tenants’ comment.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['Sheetal Bandekar', 'N. Naik', 'Arati Kulkarni']2017-01-17T00:00:00 dce742da48fe7128cc3395c4fa47f9e1d9808cd5Now a day’s credit card have become one of the major way for conductingcashless  transaction. Consumer`s spending on card has double over last decade, as people increasingly use plastic to pay for every day goods. This study intended to find out the consumer spending via credit card. This study shows consumer knowledge, experience of using credit card in online and offline, factors influencing to use credit cards.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00Global journal for research analysis['L. R. Fathima', 'R. Roy']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5b260ed18ef62fcd292e649a8a3b9dabc64a8cd6PT. KAI menerapkan layanan tiket kereta api online yaitu sistem pemesanan tiket menggunakan media internet (online) melaui situs resmi (www.kereta-api.co.id).Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh e-service quality terhadap keputusan pembelian pada konsumen pembeli tiket kereta api online. Jenis penelitian yang akan digunakan dalam penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan  menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan SPSS 16 dengan teknik analisis Regresi Linier Sederhana dengan mengolah angket dari responden konsumen pembeli tiket kereta api online. Hasil penelitian dari pengolahan data tersebut diketahui bahwa variabel kualitas layanan elektronik berpengaruh positif terhadap variabel keputusan pembelian. Kata Kunci: Kualitas Layanan Elektronik, Kualitas Layanan, dan Keputusan Pembelian.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Imam Fakhrur Rozi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4c04133361917af703c6bb24106afb3781294673ABSTRAKSI Hermina Laurens, nomor induk mahasiswa 152120086, Program Studi Administrasi Bisnis, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Politik, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta. Judul penelitian Pengaruh Kepercayaan, Kemudahan, dan Kualitas Informasi terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Tiket Pesawat secara Online di Situs Traveloka, 2016. Dosen Pembimbing I : Dr. Susanta, S.Sos, M.Si dan Dosen Pembimbing II : Indro Henry M., M.Si. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah adakah pengaruh kepercayaan, kemudahan, dan kualitas informasi secara simultan terhadap keputusan pembelian online serta adakah pengaruh kepercayaan, kemudahan, dan kualitas informasi secara parsial terhadap keputusan pembelian online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh secara parsial dan simultan dari ketiga variabel independen yaitu Kepercayaan (trust), Kemudahan (ease to use), dan Kualitas Informasi (quality of information) terhadap variabel dependen Keputusan Pembelian (buying decision) tiket pesawat secara online di situs Traveloka. Jenis penelitian ini adalah eksplanatori dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sampel sebanyak 100 responden diambil menggunakan teknik purposive sampling, yang terdiri dari mahasiswa-mahasiswi UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta dengan asumsi sebagian mahasiswa yang pernah menggunakan atau bertransaksi via online untuk pembelian tiket pesawat di situs Traveloka. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan secara simultan ketiga variabel independen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap variabel dependen sebesar 0,539. Untuk pengujian secara parsial menunjukkan bahwa Kepercayaan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian dengan perhitungan t hitung lebih besar dari t tabel yaitu 5,316 > 1,660 dan nilai signifikansi 0,000 0,05. Dan Kualitas Informasi juga berpengaruh tidak signifikan terhadap Keputusan Pembelian dibuktikan dengan t hitung lebih kecil dari t tabel yaitu 1,464 0,05. Saran penelitian diharapkan pihak traveloka tetap pertahankan kepercayaan pelanggan, meningkatkan kualitas website dengan memberikan kemudahan akses bagi pelanggan dan meningkatkan kualitas informasi tentang penjualan tiket. Kata Kunci: trust, ease to use, quality of information, online buying decision2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Hermina Laurens']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b6553296c3363e162c4565825990d080989d5ccbPenelitian ini berawal dari ketertarikan peneliti terhadap fenomena media online dikalangan mahasiswa, khususnya di UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Fenomena penggunaan media online menjalar ke seluruh kampus dan merubah pola pikir serta kebudayaan mahasiswa saat ini. Media online sangat melekat dalam kehidupan mahasiswa, khususnya dalam bidang pendidikannya, sehingga mahasiswa tidak bisa lepas dari yang namanya media online, karena media online memberikan manfaat yang luar biasa bagi mereka, termasuk dalam prestasi belajarnya. Oleh karena itu, masalah yang diteliti dalam skripsi ini adalah tentang bagaimana fungsi media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa, strategi mahasiswa dalam membangun prestasi belajar ditengah kultur media online, serta dampak media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Data dilakukan pemeriksaan keabsahannya, lalu dilakukan penyajian sekaligus analisis data sebelum dilakukan penarikan kesimpulan. Teori yang digunakan dalam melihat fenomena penggunaan media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya yaitu teori Fungsionalisme Struktural Talcott Parsons. Dari penarikan kesimpulan yang diperoleh, ada beberapa fungsi media online dalam membangun prestasi belajar mahasiswa UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, diantaranya yaitu sarana untuk mencari informasi, untuk berbagi/ sharing, berkomunikasi, perpustakaan online, mencari referensi, serta untuk berdiskusi. Keseluruhan fungsi tersebut tentunya tergantung pada masing-masing mahasiswa dalam penggunaan media online–nya. Selain itu mahasiswa juga memiliki beberapa strategi dalam menggunakan media online untuk membangun prestasi belajarnya, diantaranya yaitu: sering-sering membaca pengetahuan atau informasi yang bermanfaat, selalu update informasi atau berita, mengambil sisi positif dari media online, tidak melakukan copaste, pintar-pintar memilih informasi yang benar (terpercaya), mengedepankan masalah pendidikan, menggunakan media online dengan bijak, memanfaatkan media online untuk berdiskusi, serta memanfaatkan youtube untuk sumber belajar. Selanjutnya media online juga memberikan dampak positif dan negatif bagi mahasiswa. Dampak positifnya yaitu: mempermudah aktivitas mahasiswa, media aspirasi mahasiswa, menjadi sarana perpustakaan, membantu mahasiswa dalam mencari solusi, serta meningkatkan nilai IPK. Sedangkan dampak negatifnya yaitu: mahasiswa menjadi malas, mahasiswa menjadi lupa waktu, seta menurunkan nilai IPK.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Ayu Kumala Sari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9d32a8385c810d51983ae427fa08939232c62f98The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the written examination, Part A of the FCFP (SA) examination. The series is aimed at helping family medicine registrars prepare for this examination. Model answers are available online.201700The series, “Mastering your Fellowship”, provides examples of the question format encountered in the written examination, Part A of the FCFP (SA) examination, aimed at helping family medicine registrars prepare for this examination.2017-01-17T00:00:00South African Family Practice['K. V. Pressentin', 'Mergan Naidoo', 'L. Mabuza']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2081ee213dfa5767f54c4cf7f86cff42a2d9df5dPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kontruksi makna game online Defense of the Ancients 2 bagi gamers Cyberia Digital Lounge di kota Bandung. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut maka dimunculkan pertanyaan tentang bagaimana makna yang terbentuk di tinjau dari sisi intensionalitas, noema dan noesis, intuisi serta intersubjektivitas gamers. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode fenomenologi transendental dari Husserl, teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara dan observasi serta didukung oleh studi literatur. Informan yang didapatkan sebanyak sembilan orang yang merupakan pemain aktif game online DotA 2. setelah dilakukan wawancara, peneliti melakukan kategorisasi dari pertanyaan yang diajukan dan hasil tersebut selanjutnya di analisis. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa informan memaknai permainan DotA 2 adalah sebuah permainan yang memiliki alur permainan yang menarik untuk dijadikan sebagai salah satu bentuk hiburan, dimana dapat membuat pemainnya melibatkan perasaan serta pemikiran saat memainkan permainan tersebut. Selain itu DotA 2 pula menjadi tempat aktualisasi diri bagi pemainnya, berkaitan dengan prestasi dan harapan untuk dapat menghasilkan penghasilan dari permainan ini. Meskipun respon dari lingkungan terdekat seperti keluarga tidak mengarah pada dukungan namun pemain merasakan bahwa DotA 2 dapat menjadi media sosialisasi yang efektif dalam berbagi minat dan ketertarikan serupa dengan lingkungan baru. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa game online DotA 2 dipilih sebagai bentuk hiburan bagi penggunanya dan menjadi pengisi waktu luang serta menjadi media sosialisasi untuk seluruh pengguna permainan tersebut.;--- This research aims to know the construction of meaning of online game “Defense of the Ancients 2” for gamers of Cyberia Digital Lounge in Bandung. To achieve that goal then is raised questions about how the meaning of form in this review of the noesis and noema, intentionality, intuition and intersubjectivity of gamers. This research used the qualitative approach with transcendental phenomenology of Husserl's method, data collection techniques used are interviews and observations as well as supported by the study of literature. The informant brings as many as nine people which is the active player DotA 2. After the interviews, researchers doing categorization of the questions, furhermore th results are analyzed. The results of this study showed that informants interpret DotA 2 is a game that has an interesting gameplay to serve as one form of entertainment, which can make players involve feelings and thoughts while playing the game. In addition, DotA 2 also became a place of self-actualization for players, with regard to the achievements and hopes to be able to generate income from this game. Although the response of the immediate environment such as family does not lead to support but the players feel that DotA 2 can be effective as media of socialize to sharing similar interest with new environment. Conclusions in this study showed that online gaming DotA 2 is chosen as a form of entertainment for its users and become time-killer as well as being a medium of dissemination to all users.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Septia Rizki Mutiara']2017-01-17T00:00:00 fde78be28682702eb407ac978e569c8309c35181The number of students who travel abroad to study or are enrolled in a distance learning program outside their home country is growing. According to UNESCO, such students are called internationally mobile students (IMSs) and 5 destination countries accounted for almost 50% of IMSs: United States (18%), United Kingdom (11%), France (7%), Australia (6%), and Germany (5%). Internationalisation of the higher education has created the so-called borderless university, providing better opportunities for learning and increases the human and social sustainability. In this paper, we propose an online system to support transnational education (TNE) in Australia. This system will consist of both an online module and quiz, and an automated assistance module. The first part will ensure that students understand TNE-related potential problems, such as the importance of submission deadlines, and provide students early hints and help to avoid the TNE-related problems. The second part will provide assistance with general issues related to studying and living in Australia, and more specific ones tailored to a specific institution. The ability to provide an immediate response when required will help overcome feelings of isolation, and provide appropriate advice on matters such as plagiarism and related issues, many of which arise from misunderstandings due to divergent cultural backgrounds and a lack of awareness about differences in socio-cultural environments.2017131An online system to support transnational education (TNE) in Australia will consist of both an online module and quiz, and an automated assistance module that will ensure that students understand TNE-related potential problems, and provide students early hints and help to avoid the T NE-related problems.2017-01-17T00:00:00arXiv: Physics Education['M. Spichkova', 'James Harland', 'Ahmed D. Alharthi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 47bd39a33909df16343ebd32e2d566dfb6cb8adc2017022017-01-17T00:00:00['Mhp Ranmuthugala', 'Gdnc Pathiragoda', 'S. Jayasundara', 'G. Dias', 'A. Karunananda']2017-01-17T00:00:00 289d5987934323e33c0520e103be491eb7b7256bAt this time, the players Forex Trading generally still use the data exchange in the form of a Forex Trading figures from different sources. Thus they only receive or know the data rate of a Forex Trading prevailing at the time just so difficult to analyze or predict exchange rate movements future. Forex players usually use the indicators to enable them to analyze and memperdiksi future value. Indicator is a decision making tool. Trading forex is trading currency of a country, the other country's currency. Trading took place globally between the financial centers of the world with the involvement of the world's major banks as the major transaction. Trading Forex offers profitable investment type with a small capital and high profit, with relatively small capital can earn profits doubled. This is due to the forex trading systems exist leverage which the invested capital will be doubled if the predicted results of buy / sell is accurate, but Trading Forex having high risk level, but by knowing the right time to trade (buy or sell), the losses can be avoided. Traders who invest in the foreign exchange market is expected to have the ability to analyze the circumstances and situations in predicting the difference in currency exchange rates. Forex price movements that form the pattern (curve) up and down greatly assist traders in making decisions. The movement of the curve used as an indicator in the decision to purchase (buy) or sell (sell). This study compares (Comparation) type algorithm kernel on Support Vector Machine (SVM) to predict the movement of the curve in live time trading forex using the data GBPUSD, 1H. Results of research on the study of the results and discussion can be concluded that the Kernel Dot, Kernel Multiquaric, Kernel Neural inappropriately used for data is non-linear in the case of data forex to follow the pattern of trend curves, because curves generated curved linear (straight) and then to type of kernel is the closest curve similar to the curve trend of online forex trading is Anova kernel and kernel radial, a little closer Combination Gaussian kernel, kernel Epachnenikof and to kernel polynomial form a parabolic curve open. key words: Trading Forex, Support Vector Machine, Kernel Anova, Dot Kernel, Kernel Multiquaric, Kernel Neural, Prediction, radial Kernel, Kernel Gaussian Combination, Epachnenikof kernel, polynomial kernel, EURUSD H1201700Results of research can be concluded that the Kernel Dot, Kernel Multiquaric, Kernel Neural inappropriately used for data is non-linear in the case of data forex to follow the pattern of trend curves, because curves generated curved linear (straight) and then to type of kernel is the closest curve similar to the curve trend of online forex trading.2017-01-17T00:00:00['Irfan Abbas']2017-01-17T00:00:00 faf3ec8ccf561e17e8adc5771616064ba4202fde2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 aed3f8f005cd439b1d94e8d635f0a79781531307Instagram merupakan media baru dalam dunia periklanan. Salah satu penulis yang menggunakan instagram sebagai media iklan yakni Ika Natassa yang memasarkan novel terbaru nya yang berjudul Critical Eleven. khalayak dalam Instagram Ika Natassa menyimak dan mengikuti setiap postingan dan membaca komentar mengenai novel Critical Eleven dari pengguna lain, sehingga secara psikologi mereka terpengaruh dan termotivasi untuk membeli novel Critical Eleven tersebut. dan tidak heran pada saat open order pertama buku ini langsung diburu hingga penjualan nya mencapai 1.111 eksemplar dalam kurun waktu 11 menit. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah untuk variabel X menggunakan Teori uses and effect dan untuk variabel Y menggunakan teori AIDDA. Tipe penelitian ini menggunakan tipe kuantitatif. Dengan jumlah sampel 77 responden ditetukan dengan menggunakan rumus Slovin. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Berdasarkan perhitungan dengan rumus regresi linear sederhana dapat diketahui bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara iklan novel Critical Eleven di instagram Ika Natassa terhadap perilaku pembelian online sebesar 19,5% sedangkan sisanya 70,5% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain. Hipotesis yang diajukan diterima dibuktikan dengan t hitung 4,260 > t tabel 1,665. Kata kunci: Ika Natassa, Iklan Instagram, Perilaku Pembelian, Pembelian Online. The influence of advertisement Critical eleven books on instagram Ika Natassa to Online Purchasing Behavior (analysis studi among Group Line Readers Hangout) Instagram is new media in the world of advertising. One of author used instagram as media advertising is Ika Natassa, she is sell books and promotions on intagram about the latest books entitled Critical Eleven. Audience on intagram Ika Natassa see to and follow every post and read the comments about Critical Eleven books from the neither, so psychologically they influence and motivied to buy Critical Eleven books and when first open order this books sold on 1.111 eksemplar in 11 minute. Theory used in this research is for variable X used Theory Uses And And Effect and for Varable Y used AIDDA Theory. The methods used is quantitative research with totally sampel 77 respondents was determine of Slovin Formula. Based on calculoation with simple linear regressions it can be seen that there The influence of advertisement Critical eleven books on instagram Ika Natassa to Online Purchasing Behavior at 19,5% and remaining 70,5% is influenced by variables unresearched. The hypothesis is accepted be evidenced with t count amounted to 4,260> 1.666 on table t. Keywords: Ika Natassa, Advertise on Instagram, Behavior of purchasing, Online Purchasing2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['N. PujiatiSriWahyu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f3e57b916e40ebcf9c58d5b6747f85534fab2b8820174212017-01-17T00:00:00['Matthew J. Seguin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7d7233f5750e8b2030c890bebe66dcaeac050e85ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Celebrity Endorser terhadap citra perusahaan Ladyfameshop. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori source credibility. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan survey dan menggunakan data primer yang diperoleh secara langsung dari responden melalui kuisioner. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Purposive Sampling dengan sampel sebanyak 100 responden konsumen Ladyfameshop Bandar Lampung. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi sederhana dan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan Celebrity Endorser berpengaruh signifikan terhadap citra perusahaan ladyfameshop Bandar Lampung sebesar 53,4%. Pengujian Hipotesis Visibility, Credibility, Attractivness, dan Power secara simultan menunjukan F hitung lebih besar dibandingkan F table dengan taraf signifikan 5% yaitu 27,205 > 2,31 sehingga Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Dan berdasarkan Uji t variabel Visibility memeiliki nilai t hitung sebesar 2,860, variabel Credibility memiliki nilai t hitung sebesar 2,971, variabel Attractivness memiliki nilai t hitung sebesar 4,377 dan variabel Power memiliki nilai t hitung sebesar 2,780 > t tabel 1,661, dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh secara signifikan antara variabel celebrity endorser yang terdiri dai X1 Visibility, X2 Credibility, X3 Attractivness dan X4 Power dengan citra perusahaan Ladyfameshop. Kata kunci: Celebrity Endorser, Citra perusahaan, Ladyfameshop ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the effect on the image of the company's Celebrity Endorser Ladyfameshop. This study use teory sourch credibility. This study use the theory of sourch credibility. This research is a quantitative survey approach and using primary data obtained directly from respondents through questionnaires. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a sample of 100 consumer respondents Ladyfameshop Bandar Lampung. The analysis technique used is simple regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study can be concluded that the use of Celebrity Endorser significant effect on the company's image ladyfameshop Bandar Lampung at 53.4%.besed on the results of Hypothesis Testing Visibility, Credibility, Attractivness, and Power has simultaneously showed that F ratio = 27.205 > F table 2,31 in 5% significance level, wich means Ho (null hypothesis) was rejected and Ha (alternative hypothesis) was accepted. And based on t test variable Visibility has t value of 2.860, has a Credibility variable t value of 2.971, Attractivness variable has a value of 4.377 t and a variable Power has a value of 2.780 t count > t table 1.661, Thus it can be concluded that there is a significant effect between variables celebrity endorsed consisting of X1 Visibility, Credibility X2, X3 and X4 Power Attractivnes corporate image Ladyfameshop. Keywords: Celebrity Endorser, Corporate image, Ladyfameshop2017012017-01-17T00:00:00['Mahda Suri']2017-01-17T00:00:00 12dd884ac4116ee1488b406b7f0ec489161a666a2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Jennifer B. Stidham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a216c045009ad977d96643caa0b1f2f1b3a26ec42017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7890c29108f4be0f4dd36c8dc65844a5d988d5322017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 92ce6c0c6dd90259babe9d1b5cbb4b16d65677d42017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 fccd4b52ad4a5e6c09ed676efa87ba4674c184922017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Sue Foran']2017-01-17T00:00:00 25bf8cf0ea3b33a8f14cdb5fcb487cde20f4f4bf2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Jennifer B. Stidham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 83b2e9240e76424c84d671068707bde641609a522017002017-01-17T00:00:00['V. Antoniou']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f4eefcaee141dc2d5b4aadab6d39d10a1b3a01302017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e59b3964e326cf03f07c72a0b2ea2537756e3d1c2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['J. Tucker']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f9351579c1db72cf4f9b9daf8ad16fcc9e1dbb402017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5f4240bcf5bb021f16d3cee6602d59b2c5accbd12017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3706f9c3a43a299dd6d6bc0af36da2c020e68144This paper describes the use of Facebook as a platform for academic discussions among distance learners. It offers a glimpse into how mobile learning via SMS together with Facebook was used to support and enhance the learning Skills for Open and Distance Learners, Facebook is to be used for meaningful teaching and learning and there must be an appropriate and systematic mechanism for integrating educational activities in the platform. The use of Facebook reinforces to be informed and such interaction leads to rich knowledge in students. Facebook as a pedagogical tool are both the educator gaining access to Facebook spaces of all learners and ensuring that every member of the class is a friend of everyone201700The use of Facebook as a platform for academic discussions among distance learners and both the educator and students gaining access to Facebook spaces of all learners and ensuring that every member of the class is a friend of everyone are described.2017-01-17T00:00:00Global journal for research analysis['P. Shanthy']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6c695655f8e491be940dbd4438d07b4875e521252017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Natalie Buckley']2017-01-17T00:00:00 58d9148ee38f25f07b36ae002f96e7b6343900f62017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1bb5e76e3804b35dc52cc34c7bde41c78cc16b922017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Sue Foran']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a14fd71058b7c75ff2e20eb4c64af704e73cfdcc2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0d7debfbdfe560dde43326e162dc729c31c200902017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Jennifer B. Stidham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 78b6aa338f6a65b9ea29ced3969662f2e957ccf92017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Jennifer B. Stidham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cecc4598efab70fca1d1488747e89128a4b208ca2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b3b7c57a904a839e1c278971d29bf4b9ca0119e62017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e458db7ec2459a0c1edc71c197d990fd749497282017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 56ddbb8f03ec6012cb2f76c7ff6fe428ce967fd52017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 192606f98d3fecb158fc9fb60232042f947d1af8Links to databases for air and water quality, solid waste management, and environmental law and policy . Also helpful for topics such as environmental chemistry and toxicology, sanitation and treatment processes, and treatment plant design.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Andrea L. Pritt']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5a4f42b532a6e5fc3cbe871af078915caba432e52017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cfd9cf948105aa40e68dcbd9f98cbb66a8889f2e2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eedd73598d8ecde4b8bdfdec7640c46b4ce7032a2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Catie Tuttle']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9c2b6d155deadc19981871ca313810e9a1e51e902017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5ce87e71a725fcb8c1bf7975985b02f2a2e6252c2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['S. Smith']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f9af9689ee6dfb5b110635fbc8edeb4cf9fb497d2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8f7784241058c0b9ce402d5095157f5976be08862017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2a4e89647ce2198ad2180b5ee2e9ed288e9865cd2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Fabio Parasecoli']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2d10feccf58371b08ae2289e624b852bd408f00e2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Catie Tuttle']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a8bc60f03bdede6988c63a468a30552942926e4c2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 439d57f8a5f70ccef83a6411383718b249e9cd9d2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Anya Franklin']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3f22e5a5bdbe32d3affb1de2a529eb3a667580d4Significance Pasta and bread wheat are polyploid species that carry multiple copies of each gene. Therefore, loss-of-function mutations in one gene copy are frequently masked by functional copies on other genomes. We sequenced the protein coding regions of 2,735 mutant lines and developed a public database including more than 10 million mutations. Researchers and breeders can search this database online, identify mutations in the different copies of their target gene, and request seeds to study gene function or improve wheat varieties. Mutations are being used to improve the nutritional value of wheat, increase the size of the wheat grains, and generate additional variability in flowering genes to improve wheat adaptation to new and changing environments. Comprehensive reverse genetic resources, which have been key to understanding gene function in diploid model organisms, are missing in many polyploid crops. Young polyploid species such as wheat, which was domesticated less than 10,000 y ago, have high levels of sequence identity among subgenomes that mask the effects of recessive alleles. Such redundancy reduces the probability of selection of favorable mutations during natural or human selection, but also allows wheat to tolerate high densities of induced mutations. Here we exploited this property to sequence and catalog more than 10 million mutations in the protein-coding regions of 2,735 mutant lines of tetraploid and hexaploid wheat. We detected, on average, 2,705 and 5,351 mutations per tetraploid and hexaploid line, respectively, which resulted in 35–40 mutations per kb in each population. With these mutation densities, we identified an average of 23–24 missense and truncation alleles per gene, with at least one truncation or deleterious missense mutation in more than 90% of the captured wheat genes per population. This public collection of mutant seed stocks and sequence data enables rapid identification of mutations in the different copies of the wheat genes, which can be combined to uncover previously hidden variation. Polyploidy is a central phenomenon in plant evolution, and many crop species have undergone recent genome duplication events. Therefore, the general strategy and methods developed herein can benefit other polyploid crops.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America201793418The protein coding regions of 2,735 mutant lines of tetraploid and hexaploid wheat were sequenced and a public database including more than 10 million mutations was developed, enabling rapid identification of mutations in the different copies of the wheat genes.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['K. Krasileva', 'Hans A. Vasquez-Gross', 'T. Howell', 'P. Bailey', 'Francine Paraiso', 'L. Clissold', 'J. Simmonds', 'R. Ramirez-Gonzalez', 'Xiaodong Wang', 'P. Borrill', 'Christine Fosker', 'S. Ayling', 'A. Phillips', 'C. Uauy', 'J. Dubcovsky']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0d5cf2bbd5897afba596c039011ac4fc2532b575Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal201750133It is hypothesize that HLH may be one unique clinical syndrome, to whose generation different mechanisms may contribute, and maintained by one final effector mechanism.2017-01-17T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['C. Bracaglia', 'G. Prencipe', 'F. De Benedetti']2017-01-17T00:00:00 dafe9deff2fb0007995e56fb7052f62f232f705dIn Retail 4.0, omni-channels require a seamless and complete integration of all available channels for purchasing. The diversification of channels not only diversifies data sources, but also rapidly generates an enormous amount of data. This highlights a need of big data analytics to extract meaningful knowledge for decision-making. In addition, anticipatory shipping is getting more popular to ensure fast product delivery. The goal is to predict when a customer will make a purchase and then begin shipping the product to the nearest distribution centres before the customer places the orders online. This paper proposes a genetic algorithm (GA)-based optimisation model to support anticipatory shipping. Cloud computing is deployed to store the big data generated from all channels. Cluster-based association rule mining is applied to discover the purchase pattern and predict future purchase in terms of If-Then prediction rules. A modified GA is then used to generate optimal anticipatory shipping plans. Apart from transportation cost and travelling distance, the confidence of prediction rules is also considered in the GA. A number of numerical experiments have been carried out to demonstrate the trade-off of different factors in anticipatory shipping, and the optimisation reliability of the model is verified.International Journal of Production Research20173680This paper proposes a genetic algorithm (GA)-based optimisation model to support anticipatory shipping and the optimisation reliability of the model is verified.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Production Research['C.K.H. Lee']2017-01-17T00:00:00 00bd499dbb2dd05cbbf950cfe566b8c746f54cf4In this paper we evaluate the heterogeneous effects of online copyright enforcement. We ask whether the unexpected shutdown of the popular file hosting platform Megaupload had a differential effect on box office revenues of wide-release vs. niche movies. Identification comes from a comparison of movies that were available on Megaupload to those that were not. We show that only movies that premiere in a relatively large number of theaters benefitted from the shutdown of Megaupload. The average effect, however, is negative. We provide suggestive evidence that this result is driven by information externalities. The idea is that online piracy acts as a mechanism to spread information about product characteristics across consumers with different valuations for the product. Our results question the effectiveness of blanket public anti-piracy policy, not only from a consumer perspective, but also from a producer perspective.201747782017-01-17T00:00:00IRPN: Innovation & Marketing (Topic)['Christian Peukert', 'Jörg Claussen', 'T. Kretschmer']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b3e979a04a97926a1be6ba4608722ef48ec5256fJournal of general internal medicine20171368Medical students support marijuana legal reform, medicinal uses of marijuana, and increased research, but have concerns regarding risks of marijuana use, and appear hesitant to recommend marijuana to patients.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of General Internal Medicine['M. H. Chan', 'C. Knoepke', 'M. Cole', 'James Mckinnon', 'D. Matlock']2017-01-17T00:00:00 65623d3386a9ef618d426654ef0d36df6c0bc084American Journal of Gastroenterology20172355IBS-related symptoms impact quality of life, yet more than one-third of individuals are not receiving treatment for IBS, and diagnosed patients were more likely to report that GI symptoms adversely affected theirquality of life.2017-01-17T00:00:00The American Journal of Gastroenterology['G. Sayuk', 'R. Wolf', 'Lin Chang']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cb1e28435a080ddaef2e9dfeb3ffbba1e8bb5ee3Background: Workplace resources are found to play a major role in the stress–strain relationship. However, usually different types of resources are investigated, whereas investigating different facets of stress (“stressors”) receive less attention in research about the relationship between stress, strain and resources. Based upon recent research, we expected that workplace resources moderate the relationship between stressors (operationalized with the areas of worklife) and long-term strain (operationalized with three dimensions of burnout) in the sense that workplace resources buffer the negative effects of stressors on strain. Method: Hypotheses were tested in a longitudinal sample of 141 Austrian workers, who participated two times in an online study over a period of 6 months. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to test the proposed relationships. Results: The results imply that workload and reward seem to be the most important predictors for burnout. Workload is important for emotional exhaustion, whereas reward is important for cynicism. Value-fit at the workplace plays a significant role for cynicism, but only if resources at the workplace are high. Further moderating effects of resources were found for the outcome personal accomplishment. More specifically, results indicate that having high resources in a high workload environment increases personal accomplishment after a time interval of 6 months. In addition, employees experiencing high levels of control but low workplace resources show less personal accomplishment. Conclusion: Despite the limiting aspects of the relatively short period of time we can see that resources can buffer workload effects. This should be taken into consideration when doing risk assessments in practice as work design should focus on resources even more when high workload can be found.Frontiers in Psychology20176041Results indicate that having high resources in a high workload environment increases personal accomplishment after a time interval of 6 months, and implies that workload and reward seem to be the most important predictors for burnout.2017-01-17T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['P. Jiménez', 'A. Dunkl']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2e82762dc23e5d0895b517e8ff56f6101a27a92eBioMedical Engineering OnLine20173743The proposed blind source separation-based method achieved dynamic measurement of RR and HR, and the extension and revision of it may have the potentials for more physiological signs detection, such as heart rate variability, eye blinking, nose wrinkling, yawn, as well as other muscular movements.2017-01-17T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Bing Wei', 'Xuan He', 'Chao Zhang', 'Xiao-pei Wu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2eacd4ed60b5fa658c5bea90b5cbc26286cf7a13BMC Medical Education20173334Clinical educators’ perceptions of supporting students with FTP issues are described, with Clinicians confident and comfortable supporting clinical competence, professional behaviour and physical health issues but not mental health issues.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Medical Education['K. Lo', 'Heather Curtis', 'J. Keating', 'M. Bearman']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7fb4d6202bc64dee081d96e7919fa61fe2b51705Discovery of metabolomic biomarkers represents an important task in disease diagnosis and therapy. Although the development of various analytical tools and online libraries facilitates the identification of biomarkers, the fast and reliable identification of new biomarkers that are not included in databases still represents a major bottleneck in the field of metabolomics. Here, we developed a metabolic pathway extension (MPE) approach to the fast characterization of metabolomic biomarkers. This approach was proposed based on a core concept that the whole metabolome is built from a limited number of initial metabolites via various kinds and multiple steps of metabolic reactions, and thus, theoretically, the whole metabolome might be mapped from the initial metabolites and metabolic reactions. Carnitine was used as an example of initial metabolites to validate this concept and the usefulness of MPE approach. The intragastric dosing of carnitine to mice induced a significant alternation of a total of 97 metabolites. Mass differences between each pair of metabolites were calculated and then matched with those of typical metabolic pathways automatically by an in-house developed program. Diagnostic ions and neutral losses were used for validating the matches. With this approach, 93 out of a total of 97 metabolites were putatively identified, while only half of them could be traced from the currently available online database. The MPE approach was further validated by applying to the identification of carnitine-associated biomarkers in a typical mice model of fasting, and extended to the development of bile acids submetabolome. Our study indicates that the MPE approach is highly useful for rapid and reliable identification of metabolically and structurally associated biomarkers.Analytical Chemistry20172527This study indicates that the MPE approach is highly useful for rapid and reliable identification of metabolically and structurally associated biomarkers.2017-01-17T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Lin Wang', 'Hui Ye', 'Di Sun', 'Tuo Meng', 'L. Cao', 'Mengqiu Wu', 'Min Zhao', 'Yun Wang', 'Baoqiang Chen', 'Xiaowei Xu', 'Guangji Wang', 'H. Hao']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7cc2080c68b79d1012093de45608656fff69c66fIn today's linked world, users can purchase items at any time. However, in online shopping sites customers can locate their concerned product by visiting the site of the trader directly or by seeking among different vendors by using a shopping search engine, which demonstrate the similar product’s accessibility and costing at alternative e-retailers. The active progress of the audience of shopping sites on the internet lead to the development of these resources as a new origin of the public’s mood and opinion about particular product. The tracking of public’s responses through reviews and feedbacks in online shopping sites has attracted a greater level of enthusiasm in the research society. Researchers notice that the millions of public opinion polls can’t be processed manually. This figure out the requirement of computerized methods for intelligent analysis of text instructions, which allows to process a large amount of data in short time and to interpret customer’s feedbacks. This interpretation of feedback is the most valuable and complicated element of the computerized processing. These notions provide the opportunity to perform large-scale research and to observe Online shopping sited in real-time. The main focus of this paper is to determine the aspect terms present in each sentence, searching out their polarities, discovering the polarity of sentences and the polarity of each aspect category. General Terms Data-mining, Text-mining, Opinion mining20172025The main focus of this paper is to determine the aspect terms present in each sentence, searching out their polarities, discovering the polarity of sentences and the polarity of each aspect category.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['Kajal Sarawgi', 'Vandana Pathak']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4d6012a72032e39f9ce404f34ebf5cc6218008d7Academic Psychiatry20171623A majority of medical students are sleeping an inadequate amount of time during their 4 years, and as they progress from the pre-clinical to the clinical years, the amount oftime they sleep decreases even though their knowledge about sleep increases.2017-01-17T00:00:00Academic Psychiatry['Navid Ahmed', 'M. Sadat', 'D. Cukor']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ceef6acda4e0f3e9cb85ce2816b9bbe7314079c4Siblings of brothers or sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are important but understudied family members. As many previous studies have relied on parent report of sibling outcomes, the use of sibling self-report is an important addition to the research. This study assessed the feelings of adolescent siblings toward their brothers or sisters with and without IDD, as well as broader aspects of sibling empathy. Data were collected via a national, online survey from 97 parent-sibling pairs. Siblings of individuals with IDD reported higher levels of anxiety toward the target child than did siblings of typically developing individuals. Sibling feelings toward the target child were related to both parental and target child factors, but only among families of individuals with IDD.American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities20176325Siblings of brothers or sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are important but understudied family members and the use of sibling self-report is an important addition to the research.2017-01-17T00:00:00American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities['Carolyn M. Shivers', 'E. Dykens']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0e8142457c5cb94dd2a5f2eac26074051e15c57aBioMedical Engineering OnLine20174928The proposed algorithm is capable of real-time reconstruction of standardized anatomical joint angles even in embedded environments, establishing a new way for complex applications to take advantage of accurate and fast model-based inverse kinematics calculations.2017-01-17T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['B. Borbely', 'P. Szolgay']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a6fa20c1fac23484d191ff1ce5a6e87fda91db08Sequencing of human genomes is now routine, and assembly of shotgun reads is increasingly feasible. However, assemblies often fail to inform about chromosome-scale structure due to lack of linkage information over long stretches of DNA – a shortcoming that is being addressed by new sequencing protocols, such as linked reads from 10X Genomics. Here we present ARCS, an application that utilizes the barcoding information contained in linked reads to further organize draft genomes into highly contiguous assemblies. We show how the contiguity of an ABySS H. sapiens genome assembly can be increased over six-fold using moderate coverage (25-fold) Chromium data. We expect ARCS to have broad utility in harnessing the barcoding information contained in Chromium data for connecting high-quality sequences in genome assembly drafts. Availability: http://www.bcgsc.ca/platform/bioinfo/software/arcs Supplementary information available online.bioRxiv20171816This work presents ARCS, an application that utilizes the barcoding information contained in linked reads to further organize draft genomes into highly contiguous assemblies and shows how the contiguity of an ABySS H. sapiens genome assembly can be increased over six-fold using moderate coverage Chromium data.2017-01-17T00:00:00bioRxiv['Sarah Yeo', 'Lauren Coombe', 'Justin Chu', 'R. Warren', 'I. Birol']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9471b9b3c978f561f02173fbfabbe0ac97e5dc32An ethylene\ethanol premixed flame has been investigated to elucidate the effect of ethanol addition on particle morphology and chemical features in controlled flame conditions. In situ optical techniques and ex situ online particle size distribution measurements showed that soot formation is strongly reduced for the effect of ethanol addition to ethylene and that soot particle size is much lower with respect to the size of the soot particles formed in a neat ethylene flame operated under the same combustion conditions. It was also noticed that the formation of nanoparticles with sizes smaller than 10 nm is not significantly affected by ethanol addition to ethylene; their concentration remains practically unchanged or even increases for the effect of ethanol addition. Particles produced in the ethylene/ethanol flame showed a higher reactivity with respect to the ethylene-generated particles. Raman spectra indicated that the presence of ethanol inhibits the aromatization process, showing, on average, a sma...201751202017-01-17T00:00:00Energy & Fuels['M. Sirignano', 'A. Ciajolo', 'A. D’Anna', 'C. Russo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 690c9203a4217f295c37be9a3cdeaadeb07c1e6bArchives of Sexual Behavior20175019Regression analyses indicated that, once the effects of sexual orientation, relationship status, age, and body mass index had been accounted for, higher body appreciation was significantly associated with greater sexual liberalism in women and men.2017-01-17T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['V. Swami', 'L. Weis', 'David Barron', 'A. Furnham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 bc7d257f180cc1f9076cb0d9eb2c6d4d439dfa36The aim of this paper is to present an approach for prediction of customer opinion, using supervised machine learning approach and Decision tree method for classification of online hotel reviews as positive or negative. The preliminary extraction and preparation of the data used in the research are described. Three classification models are generated for three different data sets balanced and unbalanced training sets with two schemes of filtering frequent and infrequent words in the attribute list. The results from the classifier evaluation are compared and discussed. The three classification models are also applied on new unseen data for predicting opinion of hotel guests. The achieved results reveal that the most accurate prediction is achieved when applying the model generated from the balanced training set with filtering rare words.20171911An approach for prediction of customer opinion, using supervised machine learning approach and Decision tree method for classification of online hotel reviews as positive or negative, reveals that the most accurate prediction is achieved when applying the model generated from the balanced training set with filtering rare words.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Computer Applications['S. Yordanova', 'D. Kabakchieva']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eefa0c3ef915d80f8e08ccd82e890306c2a454d8Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research20175210Bone overgrowth was associated with changes in the expression of identified DEGs such as CCL2, NOS2, CSF2, and DLC1 in the femoral head, which may be important in regulating bone overgrowth via the anti-apoptosis of osteoblasts.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research['Chibing Liu', 'Yanting Liu', 'Weizhong Zhang', 'Xiuxin Liu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8e71a12b2953f14919a89d9c6edcc9397464303aCell Discovery2017111It is shown that phosphorylation on Ser1157 was reduced by 50% in snf1 yeast cells and that the S1157A mutant cells could not grow on media-lacking inositol.2017-01-17T00:00:00Cell Discovery['Jia Wei', 'Yixiao Zhang', 'Tai-Yuan Yu', 'K. Sadre-Bazzaz', 'M. Rudolph', 'G. A. Amodeo', 'L. Symington', 'T. Walz', 'L. Tong']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5a1f0f30fa1b7f567e518bd2a854b4b16429f436BioMedical Engineering OnLine20173420Changes in elastic modulus after LASIK suggest that this biomechanical effect may correlate with the ablation depth and repair time.2017-01-17T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['Xiaojun Wang', 'Xiao-na Li', 'Weiyi Chen', 'Rui He', 'Zhipeng Gao', 'Pengfei Feng']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6753332ca506b20354d8ec4db0cb104d2a3d7e6aABSTRACT Objectives: This study developed and explored the preliminary reliability and validity of a 6-item Medication Saving Behaviors (MSB) scale when completed by family care partners of older adults. Methods: Women (N = 119) helping an aging relative with healthcare appointments and medication management completed an online survey including items related to generalized hoarding and medication saving behaviors. Results: The MSB was psychometrically sound and correlated significantly with hoarding scales and reported number of expired and leftover medications. Compared with those reporting low levels of general hoarding concerns, group means on the MSB were higher for caregivers reporting clinically significant levels of hoarding by their elderly family member. The MSB was unrelated to total prescription or over-the-counter medications for the older adult, lending support for the discriminant validity of the scale. Conclusions: This study provides initial support for the convergent and discriminant validity of the MSB when administered to intergenerational care partners of older adults. Clinical Implications: The MSB may function to identify higher risk patients via their family members and target families for interventions.Clinical Gerontologist2017409Initial support for the convergent and discriminant validity of the 6-item Medication Saving Behaviors scale when administered to intergenerational care partners of older adults is provided.2017-01-17T00:00:00Clinical Gerontologist['Melanie M VanDyke', 'A. Steffen']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c76ff391ab71af027cd7651b2eff913933ab4d14Modern hard disk drive (HDD) systems are subjected to various external disturbances. One particular category, defined as wide-band disturbances, can generate vibrations with their energy highly concentrated at several frequency bands. Such vibrations are commonly time-varying and strongly environment/product-dependent, and the wide spectral peaks can occur at frequencies above the servo bandwidth. This paper considers the attenuation of such challenging vibrations in the track-following problem of HDDs. Due to the fundamental limitation imposed by the Bode’s integral theorem, the attenuation of such wide-band disturbances may cause unacceptable amplifications at other frequencies. To achieve a good performance and an optimal tradeoff, an add-on adaptive vibration-compensation scheme is proposed in this paper. Through parameter adaptation algorithms that online identify both the center frequencies and the widths of the spectral peaks, the proposed control scheme automatically allocates the control efforts with respect to the real-time disturbance characteristics. The effect is that the position error signal in HDDs can be minimized with effective vibration cancelation. Evaluation of the proposed algorithm is performed by experiments on a voice-coil-driven flexible positioner system.IEEE transactions on magnetics2017319An add-on adaptive vibration-compensation scheme that automatically allocates the control efforts with respect to the real-time disturbance characteristics and ensures that the position error signal in HDDs can be minimized with effective vibration cancelation.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Magnetics['Liting Sun', 'Tianyu Jiang', 'Xu Chen']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a5f2707ce724a9af5547a2791c25fe051523cc69Three alcohols (ethanol, methanol and isobutanol), two ethers (ethyl tert-butyl ether and methyl tert-butyl ether) and dimethyl carbonate were blended in a base fuel at 3.5 wt % oxygen. Two of the fuels were dual alcohol–gasoline blends with methanol/ethanol and methanol/isobutanol having the same added volume of each alcohol. The performance was analyzed on a single spark-ignited engine. Emissions of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide were monitored online. The dual-alcohol blends present higher cooling effect, power and thermal efficiency as well as low combustion cyclic dispersion and fast combustion. Combustion effects due to the addition of oxygenates can be attributed to base gasoline dilution, for a given oxygen content. Also, dilution increases the hydrogen proportion, and this seems to have a strong relationship with the observed increases in combustion duration.20172292017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Engine Research['I. Schifter', 'U. González', 'L. Díaz', 'I. Mejía-Centeno', 'C. González-Macías']2017-01-17T00:00:00 89676258f21220efd90e244d234fa71878d37377KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering2017259A coordinated traffic control method on urban expressways is proposed, which combines ramp control and Variable Speed Limits (VSL) and a modified Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is presented to implement the coordinated control.2017-01-17T00:00:00KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering['Yaying Zhang', 'Qunhao Ni']2017-01-17T00:00:00 35fe68bb74f9b599dd9a94995d72a2151d6a2a29Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology2017498Significant country variations and regulations along with a controversial position of the anesthesia community on the issue of sedation administered by non-anesthesiologists substantially represent the biggest drawbacks for the expansion of peri-procedural anesthetic care for IR and for potential initiatives at an European level.2017-01-17T00:00:00CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology['A. Vari', 'A. Gangi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b1eea2684d9c80fc7fa6e024f0394981b06f339dThe main framework of a new adaptive coordinated voltage control (ACVC) has been presented and published in our previous paper. ACVC is realized based on knowledge exploration from nondominated solution sets of multiobjective optimization. Knowledge is prepared and accumulated from offline training and online learning processes. This facilitates fast responses. An important basic work is to further study knowledge sensitivity to power system characteristics such that the efficiency of ACVC for various dynamics of power systems can be improved. A comparative study and discussion of power system scale, allocation of control devices, operational point variations, and severity of emergencies are presented in this paper. An improved form of knowledge is also proposed for ACVC based on these discussions. Numerical simulations on the IEEE 39-bus, 118-bus, and 300-bus power systems are performed for comparison and discussion.IEEE Transactions on Power Systems2017188A comparative study and discussion of power system scale, allocation of control devices, operational point variations, and severity of emergencies are presented and an improved form of knowledge is proposed for ACVC based on these discussions.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Systems['Haomin Ma', 'D. Hill']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9a0b88aaf3046725a7836c09098a354065b828e5Internationalization of the higher education has created the so-called borderless university, which provides better opportunities for learning and increases the human and social sustainability. eLearning systems are a special kind of software systems, developed to provide a platform for accessible teaching and learning, including also online access to learning materials and online support for learning and teaching. The aim of our current work is to extract, analyse, and combine the results from multiple studies in order to develop an RE framework for sustainable eLearning systems. We call a system sustainable, if it has a positive effect on and whose direct and indirect negative impacts resulting from its development, deployment, and usage are minimal. Sustainability has various dimensions. We classify sustainability requirements of eLearning system to five dimensions: individual (human), social, technical, environmental, and economic. In this paper, we focus on human and social aspects (i.e., individual needs the relationship of people within society), as the eLearning systems have a very strong impact on human dimension of sustainability, where their impact on environmental dimension is rather small. This also provides us a basis to identify the corresponding requirements for sustainable eLearning systems. These requirements include collaboration, learner-centred features, leadership development and the reuse of the learning materials. As a result, achieving individual and social requirements for eLearning systems would provide higher quality of leaning and teaching, as well as better opportunities for learning and increasing the human and social sustainability.arXiv.org2017358The aim of the current work is to extract, analyse, and combine the results from multiple studies in order to develop an RE framework for sustainable eLearning systems, which include collaboration, learner-centred features, leadership development and the reuse of the learning materials.2017-01-17T00:00:00ArXiv['Ahmed D. Alharthi', 'M. Spichkova']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3a54314bbe20ce74807b4a4662df1ce58c6564efBioMedical Engineering OnLine20173014The relative contribution of various factors affecting the dosing errors, such as the Poiseuille flow profile, resistance and internal volume of the catheter, mechanical compliance of the syringes and the various pump flow rate settings, can now be discerned clearly in the structure of the expressions generated by the method.2017-01-17T00:00:00BioMedical Engineering OnLine['M. K. Konings', 'R. Snijder', 'J. H. Radermacher', 'A. Timmerman']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c478b342a29d4df79b25b896a3f5cae366fb8980Measuring amide hydrogen exchange (HX) of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in solutions containing high concentrations of macromolecular crowding agents would give new insights into the structure and dynamics of these proteins under crowded conditions. High concentrations of artificial crowders, required to simulate cellular crowding, introduce overwhelming interferences to mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. We have developed a fully automated, dual-stage online cleanup that uses strong cation-exchange (SCX) followed by reversed-phase desalting to remove Ficoll, a synthetic polymer, for HX-MS analysis of proteins under crowded conditions. We tested the efficiency of our method by measuring the HX-MS signal intensities of myoglobin peptides from crowded samples containing 300 g L-1 Ficoll and from uncrowded samples. Although there was loss of abundance relative to uncrowded myoglobin analyzed using conventional HX-MS, 97% coverage of the myoglobin sequence was still obtained. Control HX-MS experiments using unstructured peptides labeled at pD 4.0 under crowded and uncrowded conditions confirmed that Ficoll does not alter chemical exchange and that the same extent of HX is achieved in uncrowded solutions as in solutions containing 300 g L-1 of predeuterated Ficoll. We validated our method by measuring HX of CBP, the intrinsically disordered nuclear coactivator binding domain of CREB binding protein (UniProt CBP_MOUSE P45481 ), residues 2059-2117, at pD 6.5 under crowded and uncrowded conditions. Ficoll induced both protection and deprotection from HX in different regions of CBP, with the greatest deprotection occurring at the edges of helices. These results are consistent with previous observation of IDPs under the influence of synthetic polymers.Analytical Chemistry2017397A fully automated, dual-stage online cleanup that uses strong cation-exchange (SCX) followed by reversed-phase desalting to remove Ficoll, a synthetic polymer, for HX-MS analysis of proteins under crowded conditions is developed, consistent with previous observation of IDPs under the influence of synthetic polymers.2017-01-17T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['Farai I Rusinga', 'D. Weis']2017-01-17T00:00:00 bf8094f4614b7fba8ffdacb93f41233c5576b067Abstract: The number of research publications are increasing dramatically, but it’s impossible for researchers to read and process those information in time. So, we need a new communication tool to disseminate our research findings rather than the conventional publishing method. An effective tool for expanding your online presence is to create Audio/Video slides from your own published papers. It is the easiest way to communicate with a wider audience in your subject area and provide another avenue for your research output discovery. This presentation will provide various techniques on how to create an Audio/Video slides for improving your research impact and visibility.2017127This presentation will provide various techniques on how to create an Audio/Video slides for improving your research impact and visibility.2017-01-17T00:00:00['Nader Ale Ebrahim']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6162dcf101b0c8d5a3626742b91b38475f2ab001Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal20174210A literature search of MEDLINE and PsycINFO for randomized clinical trials of psychosocial interventions for pain and disability in children with rheumatic diseases from January 1969 to September 2015 found no significant differences between groups.2017-01-17T00:00:00Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal['E. Cohen', 'A. Morley-Fletcher', 'D. Mehta', 'Yvonne C. Lee']2017-01-17T00:00:00 680ec98f13026f00f8fa8e9d716cf6f5f5f876ecPerkembangan pariwisata banyak memberi dampak positif bagi daerah tujuan wisata. Saat ini hampir seluruh wilayah di Indonesia menjadikan pariwisata sebagai tulang punggung perekonomian, termasuk juga Kabupaten Minahasa. Untuk mengatur agar pariwisata di Kabupaten Minahasa menjadi lebih baik adalah tanggung jawab dari Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Minahasa, namun permasalahan yang timbul adalah, banyaknya objek wisata di Kabupaten Minahasa, sekitar 200 objek wisata, yang menyebabkan wisatawan sulit untuk mengetahui lokasi setiap objek wisata. Dan permasalahan lainnya adalah data tempat-tempat pariwisata yang tersedia di Dinas Kebudayaaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Minahasa hanya berupa tabel-tabel, tidak online , dan bukan merupakan data spasial , itu menyebabkan data sulit di update dan juga membuat wisatawan susah untuk mengetahui lokasi tempat-tempat wisata di Kabupaten Minahasa. Untuk itu penelitian ini dibuat, yaitu merancang Aplikasi Pencarian Tempat Wisata Berbasis Lokasi Menggunakan Metode User Centered Design (UCD, yang bisa menginventaris data-data tempat-tempat wisata secara digital dan lokasi tempat-tempat wisata di kabupaten Minahasa dan juga memberikan informasi lokasi tempat-tempat wisata di Kabupaten Minahasa dan juga memberikan navigasi kepada wisatawan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode User Centered Design (UCD), yaitu metode yang berpusat pada melibatkan pengguna pada setiap tahap pengembangan aplikasi, yang terdiri dari 5 tahap yaitu plan the human-centered design process, Understand Specifying the Context of Use, Specifying the User Requirements, Produce Design Solution, dan Evaluating The Design. Kata Kunci: layanan lokasi, minahasa, pariwisata, UCD , User Centered Design .2017052017-01-17T00:00:00['Kenneth Yosua Palilingan', 'A. Santoso', 'F. S. Rahayu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 931f8a16d64c96c2533ee4f3c3714663db41fefbDatenbank-Spektrum2017345An age-adaptable information terminal for children with a special focus on the search user interface (SUI) has been developed in three stages following a user-centered design to address the changing characteristics of the users.2017-01-17T00:00:00Datenbank-Spektrum['Tatiana Gossen', 'Michael Kotzyba', 'A. Nürnberger']2017-01-17T00:00:00 97c62e52eb7553ba16d15883c911473718819900Large-demand customers, generally high-density dwellings and buildings, have dedicated ground or elevated water tanks to consistently supply drinking water to residents. Online field measurement for Nonsan-2 district meter area demonstrated that intermittent replenishment from large-demand customers could disrupt the normal operation of a water distribution system by taking large quantities of water in short times when filling the tanks from distribution mains. Based on the previous results of field measurement for hydraulic and water quality parameters, statistical analysis is performed for measured data in terms of autocorrelation, power spectral density, and cross-correlation. The statistical results show that the intermittent filling interval of 6.7 h and diurnal demand pattern of 23.3 h are detected through autocorrelation analyses, the similarities of the flow-pressure and the turbidity-particle count data are confirmed as a function of frequency through power spectral density analyses, and a strong cross-correlation is observed in the flow-pressure and turbidity-particle count analyses. In addition, physicochemical results show that the intermittent refill of storage tank from large-demand customers induces abnormal flow and pressure fluctuations and results in transient-induced turbid flow mainly composed of fine particles ranging within 2–4 μm and constituting Fe, Si, and Al.20173142017-01-17T00:00:00Mathematical Problems in Engineering['Do-Hwan Kim', 'Doo-Yong Choi', 'Taeho Choi', 'Z. Geem']2017-01-17T00:00:00 045d4049fdcdaa93140965e2663881e011ec90e5Why football bets are far more profitable to bookmakers than gambling machines When the government completes its review of the gambling sector in the coming weeks, a clampdown on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) looks to be on the cards. Dubbed the " crack cocaine of gambling " for allowing punters to bet stakes of up to £100 in games like roulette and poker, even former UK culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus demanding curbs – despite overseeing their expansion in the 2000s. With proposals to reduce maximum stakes to £2 and restrict the number of terminals, the industry is on tenterhooks. One of its defences is that FOBTs have a gross margin of between 2% and 3%, meaning between 97% and 98% of stakes end up being returned to punters in winnings. Which sounds reasonable until you reflect that the high maximum stakes and the speed at which people can bet means they can still run up large debts in a short space of time.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00The conversation['P. Newall']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a2e333b9e5ab26e76fb9876a2cf3f93d11823602BMC Public Health20173010Some evidence is found to support an association between increasing alcohol outlet densities of all types and harmful levels of alcohol consumption, and the association appears to be dependent on the distance threshold considered, among women residing in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods within Victoria, Australia.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Public Health['K. Lamb', 'L. Thornton', 'M. Teychenne', 'C. Milte', 'E. Cerin', 'K. Ball']2017-01-17T00:00:00 598b3d7e3514d6c18fbfdcb8dd81697d91674a72Using a case study of recently arrived Cantonese-speaking migrants, this article examines the role of guanxi in shaping Chinese newcomers’ economic activities and opportunities in South Africa. In Johannesburg, Cantonese-speaking migrants tend to be employed in restaurant and fahfee (gambling) sectors, which are partially inherited from the early generations of South African Chinese. Through narratives and stories, this article reveals that Cantonese newcomers often strengthen personal and employment relationships through the practice of guanxi , but that doing so can also constrain their employment decisions. Moreover, the ambiguous boundary between the act of bribery and the practice of guanxi may facilitate Chinese participation but can also result in the victimization of the newcomers.本文以新抵南非的粤语华人为研究个案，探讨了“关系”如何影响中国新移民的就业机会以及经济活动。在约翰尼斯堡，受到早期华人移民传承下来的影响，初到的粤语移民往往受雇于南非华人开设的的餐厅和开字花 (博弈游戏, 当地人称 fahfee)。透过他们的陈述和故事，本文认为，新移民通常透过“关系”来强化个人和雇佣关系，但也可能因此限制了选择。此外，贿赂行为与关系运作之间的灰色地带，虽能有助于新移民配合当地风气，但也可能让他们反受其害。This article is in English.2017752017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Chinese Overseas['Yingying Liu']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b53fbe1e36c149bfc241cb8523c7b5f7d571e379Background The National Care of the Dying Audit—Hospitals (NCDAH) is used as a method to evaluate care for dying patients in England. An additional component to the 2013/2014 audit was the Local Survey of Bereaved Relatives Views using the ‘Care Of the Dying Evaluation’ (CODE) questionnaire. Aim Within the context of the NCDAH audit, to evaluate quality of care provided to dying patients and their families in acute hospitals from the perspective of bereaved relatives. Design Postbereavement survey to bereaved relatives. Setting/participants For acute hospitals wishing to participate, consecutive ‘expected’ adult deaths occurring between 1 May and 30 June 2013 were identified and the CODE questionnaire was sent to the next-of-kin. Results From 3414 eligible next-of-kin, 95 (2.8%) were excluded due to being involved in a complaint procedure and 1006 (29.5%) due to insufficient next-of-kin details. From the remaining 2313 potential participants, 858 returned a completed CODE questionnaire (37.1% response rate). Generally, symptoms were perceived to be well controlled with 769 (91%) participants reporting that either no pain was present or only there ‘some of the time’. Unmet information needs, however, was a recognised area for improvement, for example, 230 (29%) reporting having a discussion about hydration would have been beneficial. Conclusions Adopting a postbereavement survey to NCDAH appears to be feasible, acceptable and a valuable addition. On the whole, the majority of participants reported good or excellent care. A small but significant minority, however, perceived poor quality of patient care with clear and timely communication urgently needed.BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care20173727Adopting a postbereavement survey to NCDAH appears to be feasible, acceptable and a valuable addition, and on the whole, the majority of participants reported good or excellent care.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care['C. Mayland', 'H. Mulholland', 'M. Gambles', 'J. Ellershaw', 'K. Stewart']2017-01-17T00:00:00 045d4049fdcdaa93140965e2663881e011ec90e5Why football bets are far more profitable to bookmakers than gambling machines When the government completes its review of the gambling sector in the coming weeks, a clampdown on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) looks to be on the cards. Dubbed the " crack cocaine of gambling " for allowing punters to bet stakes of up to £100 in games like roulette and poker, even former UK culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus demanding curbs – despite overseeing their expansion in the 2000s. With proposals to reduce maximum stakes to £2 and restrict the number of terminals, the industry is on tenterhooks. One of its defences is that FOBTs have a gross margin of between 2% and 3%, meaning between 97% and 98% of stakes end up being returned to punters in winnings. Which sounds reasonable until you reflect that the high maximum stakes and the speed at which people can bet means they can still run up large debts in a short space of time.2017002017-01-17T00:00:00The conversation['P. Newall']2017-01-17T00:00:00 792e5d89afc46a0f8a5dc698ad42b38301e47206Significance In addition to binding to a desired target molecule, all antibody drugs must also meet a set of criteria regarding the feasibility of their manufacture, stability in storage, and absence of off-target stickiness. This suite of characteristics is often termed “developability.” We present here a comprehensive analysis of these properties for essentially the full set of antibody drugs that have been tested in phase-2 or -3 clinical trials, or are approved by the FDA. Surprisingly, many of the drugs or candidates in this set exhibit properties that indicate significant developability risks; however, the number of such red warning flags decreases with advancement toward approval. This reference dataset should help prioritize future drug candidates for development. Antibodies are a highly successful class of biological drugs, with over 50 such molecules approved for therapeutic use and hundreds more currently in clinical development. Improvements in technology for the discovery and optimization of high-potency antibodies have greatly increased the chances for finding binding molecules with desired biological properties; however, achieving drug-like properties at the same time is an additional requirement that is receiving increased attention. In this work, we attempt to quantify the historical limits of acceptability for multiple biophysical metrics of “developability.” Amino acid sequences from 137 antibodies in advanced clinical stages, including 48 approved for therapeutic use, were collected and used to construct isotype-matched IgG1 antibodies, which were then expressed in mammalian cells. The resulting material for each source antibody was evaluated in a dozen biophysical property assays. The distributions of the observed metrics are used to empirically define boundaries of drug-like behavior that can represent practical guidelines for future antibody drug candidates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America201733440This work attempts to quantify the historical limits of acceptability for multiple biophysical metrics of “developability" for essentially the full set of antibody drugs that have been tested in phase-2 or -3 clinical trials, or are approved by the FDA.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['T. Jain', 'Tingwan Sun', 'Stéphanie Durand', 'A. Hall', 'Nga Rewa Houston', 'J. Nett', 'Beth Sharkey', 'Beata Bobrowicz', 'Isabelle Caffry', 'Yao Yu', 'Yuan Cao', 'Heather Lynaugh', 'Michael E. Brown', 'Hemanta Baruah', 'Laura T. Gray', 'E. Krauland', 'Yingda Xu', 'M. Vásquez', 'K. Wittrup']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e36c48d31f5ba5dda153be660922964314bc30edSignificance Necroptotic cell death is mediated by activation of the mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL). The inflammation associated with this form of cell death is thought to be due to the release of proinflammatory cellular contents after plasma membrane rupture. In contrast to this prevailing view, we show that MLKL activates the innate immune receptor nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) in a cell-intrinsic manner. Importantly, we show that MLKL-mediated NLRP3 and caspase-1 activation and the secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β is a major determinant of necroptotic-derived inflammatory signals. These findings suggest that NLRP3 and IL-1β may be relevant therapeutic targets in MLKL-driven diseases. Necroptosis is a physiological cell suicide mechanism initiated by receptor-interacting protein kinase-3 (RIPK3) phosphorylation of mixed-lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL), which results in disruption of the plasma membrane. Necroptotic cell lysis, and resultant release of proinflammatory mediators, is thought to cause inflammation in necroptotic disease models. However, we previously showed that MLKL signaling can also promote inflammation by activating the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome to recruit the adaptor protein apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain (ASC) and trigger caspase-1 processing of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Here, we provide evidence that MLKL-induced activation of NLRP3 requires (i) the death effector four-helical bundle of MLKL, (ii) oligomerization and association of MLKL with cellular membranes, and (iii) a reduction in intracellular potassium concentration. Although genetic or pharmacological targeting of NLRP3 or caspase-1 prevented MLKL-induced IL-1β secretion, they did not prevent necroptotic cell death. Gasdermin D (GSDMD), the pore-forming caspase-1 substrate required for efficient NLRP3-triggered pyroptosis and IL-1β release, was not essential for MLKL-dependent death or IL-1β secretion. Imaging of MLKL-dependent ASC speck formation demonstrated that necroptotic stimuli activate NLRP3 cell-intrinsically, indicating that MLKL-induced NLRP3 inflammasome formation and IL-1β cleavage occur before cell lysis. Furthermore, we show that necroptotic activation of NLRP3, but not necroptotic cell death alone, is necessary for the activation of NF-κB in healthy bystander cells. Collectively, these results demonstrate the potential importance of NLRP3 inflammasome activity as a driving force for inflammation in MLKL-dependent diseases.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America201762374It is shown that MLKL-mediated NLRP3 and caspase-1 activation and the secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β is a major determinant of necroptotic-derived inflammatory signals, and the findings suggest that NL RP3 and IL- 1β may be relevant therapeutic targets in MLK lysis-driven diseases.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Stephanie A Conos', 'Kaiwen W. Chen', 'D. De Nardo', 'H. Hara', 'L. Whitehead', 'G. Núñez', 'S. Masters', 'James M. Murphy', 'K. Schroder', 'D. Vaux', 'K. Lawlor', 'L. Lindqvist', 'J. Vince']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b914e22a328b779b2bd02f2efbabc5e8b5a0c1acScientific Reports201794308A unique pan-tropical dataset of 360 plots located in structurally intact old-growth closed-canopy forest is compiled, surveyed using standardised methods, allowing a multi-scale evaluation of diversity-carbon relationships in tropical forests.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Martin J. P. Sullivan', 'Joey Talbot', 'S. Lewis', 'O. Phillips', 'L. Qie', 'S. Begne', 'J. Chave', 'A. Cuni‐Sanchez', 'W. Hubau', 'G. Lopez-Gonzalez', 'L. Miles', 'A. Monteagudo-Mendoza', 'B. Sonké', 'T. Sunderland', 'H. ter Steege', 'L. White', 'K. Affum‐Baffoe', 'Shin‐ichiro Aiba', 'Everton de Almeida', 'E. A. de Oliveira', 'P. Álvarez-Loayza', 'E. A. Dávila', 'A. Andrade', 'L. Aragão', 'P. Ashton', 'G. Aymard C.', 'T. Baker', 'M. Balinga', 'L. Banin', 'C. Baraloto', 'Jean‐François Bastin', 'N. Berry', 'J. Bogaert', 'D. Bonal', 'F. Bongers', 'R. Brienen', 'J. Camargo', 'C. Cerón', 'V. Moscoso', 'Éric Chézeaux', 'C. Clark', 'Álvaro Cogollo Pacheco', 'J. Comiskey', 'F. Valverde', 'E. H. Coronado', 'G. Dargie', 'S. Davies', 'Charles de Cannière', 'M. Djuikouo K.', 'J. Doucet', 'T. Erwin', 'J. Espejo', 'C. Ewango', 'S. Fauset', 'T. Feldpausch', 'R. Herrera', 'M. Gilpin', 'E. Gloor', 'Jefferson S. Hall', 'D. Harris', 'T. Hart', 'K. Kartawinata', 'L. Kho', 'K. Kitayama', 'S. Laurance', 'W. Laurance', 'M. Leal', 'T. Lovejoy', 'J. Lovett', 'Faustin Mpanya Lukasu', 'J. Makana', 'Y. Malhi', 'L. Maracahipes', 'B. Marimon', 'B. M. Junior', 'A. Marshall', 'P. Morandi', 'J. Mukendi', 'Jean-claude Mukinzi', 'R. Nilus', 'P. N. Vargas', 'N. P. Camacho', 'G. Pardo', 'M. Peña-Claros', 'P. Pétronelli', 'G. Pickavance', 'A. Poulsen', 'J. Poulsen', 'R. Primack', 'H. Priyadi', 'C. Quesada', 'J. Reitsma', 'M. Réjou‐Méchain', 'Zorayda Restrepo', 'E. Rutishauser', 'K. A. Salim', 'R. Salomão', 'I. Samsoedin', 'D. Sheil', 'R. Sierra', 'M. Silveira', 'J. Slik', 'Lisa Steel', 'H. Taedoumg', 'Sylvester Tan', 'J. Terborgh', 'S. Thomas', 'M. Toledo', 'P. Umunay', 'L. V. Gamarra', 'I. Vieira', 'V. Vos', 'O. Wang', 'S. Willcock', 'Lise Zemagho']2017-01-17T00:00:00 11bdbf5ebf57703d030f882a4293926b93383d35Significance Although PD-1 blockade has innovated cancer therapy, a novel combinatorial strategy is required to save less sensitive cancer patients. Mitochondria are key cytoplasmic organelles that efficiently supply the ATP necessary for the rapid proliferation and differentiation of T cells. We found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) strongly activate mitochondrial function of tumor-reactive T cells and synergize tumor regression by PD-1 blockade. ROS appear to activate both AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), which subsequently induce the PPAR-gamma coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) transcription factor. Small-molecule activators of AMPK and mTOR, or PGC-1α, also synergistically enhance tumor-growth suppression by PD-1 blockade therapy. These findings not only open a new aspect of immune metabolism but also pave a way to developing a combinational strategy of PD-1 cancer immunotherapy. Although immunotherapy by PD-1 blockade has dramatically improved the survival rate of cancer patients, further improvement in efficacy is required to reduce the fraction of less sensitive patients. In mouse models of PD-1 blockade therapy, we found that tumor-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in draining lymph nodes (DLNs) carry increased mitochondrial mass and more reactive oxygen species (ROS). We show that ROS generation by ROS precursors or indirectly by mitochondrial uncouplers synergized the tumoricidal activity of PD-1 blockade by expansion of effector/memory CTLs in DLNs and within the tumor. These CTLs carry not only the activation of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) but also an increment of their downstream transcription factors such as PPAR-gamma coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) and T-bet. Furthermore, direct activators of mTOR, AMPK, or PGC-1α also synergized the PD-1 blockade therapy whereas none of above-mentioned chemicals alone had any effects on tumor growth. These findings will pave a way to developing novel combinatorial therapies with PD-1 blockade.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America201764317It is found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) strongly activate mitochondrial function of tumor-reactive T cells and synergize tumor regression by PD-1 blockade.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['K. Chamoto', 'P. Chowdhury', 'Alok Kumar', 'K. Sonomura', 'F. Matsuda', 'S. Fagarasan', 'T. Honjo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3516ef6b58e3ba0cfb706d739af8a063ded6209fMolecular Psychiatry201781211Common variation across the genome resulted in a conservatively estimated SNP heritability of 21.5% for general cognitive function, which provides new insight into the genetics of neurocognitive function with relevance to understanding the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric illness.2017-01-17T00:00:00Molecular Psychiatry['J. Trampush', 'M. Yang', 'J. Yu', 'E. Knowles', 'G. Davies', 'D. Liewald', 'J. Starr', 'S. Djurovic', 'I. Melle', 'K. Sundet', 'A. Christoforou', 'I. Reinvang', 'P. DeRosse', 'A. Lundervold', 'V. Steen', 'T. Espeseth', 'K. Räikkönen', 'E. Widén', 'A. Palotie', 'J. Eriksson', 'I. Giegling', 'B. Konte', 'P. Roussos', 'S. Giakoumaki', 'K. Burdick', 'A. Payton', 'W. Ollier', 'M. Horan', 'O. Chiba-Falek', 'D. Attix', 'A. Need', 'E. Cirulli', 'A. Voineskos', 'N. Stefanis', 'D. Avramopoulos', 'A. Hatzimanolis', 'D. Arking', 'N. Smyrnis', 'R. Bilder', 'N. Freimer', 'Tyrone D. Cannon', 'E. London', 'R. Poldrack', 'F. Sabb', 'E. Congdon', 'E. D. Conley', 'M. Scult', 'D. Dickinson', 'R. Straub', 'G. Donohoe', 'D. Morris', 'A. Corvin', 'M. Gill', 'A. Hariri', 'D. Weinberger', 'N. Pendleton', 'P. Bitsios', 'D. Rujescu', 'J. Lahti', 'S. Le Hellard', 'M. Keller', 'O. Andreassen', 'I. Deary', 'D. Glahn', 'A. Malhotra', 'T. Lencz']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3c54c840eecff86b7fb01cefcffec8373ef70a7aBMC Medicine201749155This is the first study to investigate childhood and personality risk factors for full threshold and sub-threshold EDs and to identify common predictors for full andSub-th threshold EDs.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Medicine['N. Micali', 'M. G. Martini', 'J. Thomas', 'Kamryn T. Eddy', 'R. Kothari', 'E. Russell', 'C. Bulik', 'J. Treasure']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8b913cb7ae09bc74579a7aa27a2869a224fe4e85The spine journal201720134CAPSI bears a high risk of asymptomatic cement leakage and the risk for associated severe complications was also relatively high and probably underestimated considering the retrospective nature of the present study.2017-01-17T00:00:00The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society['I. Janssen', 'Y. Ryang', 'J. Gempt', 'Stefanie Bette', 'J. Gerhardt', 'J. Kirschke', 'B. Meyer']2017-01-17T00:00:00 40a76112b5cfcc228cd72894030ab888eac7a120Cell Reports201756137The role of a highly conserved receptor in amino acid taste is established and a mechanism for mutually exclusive roles of Ir76b in salt- and amino-acid-sensing neurons is suggested.2017-01-17T00:00:00Cell reports['Anindya Ganguly', 'Lisa Pang', 'Vi-Khoi Duong', 'A. Lee', 'Hanni Schoniger', 'E. Varady', 'Anupama Dahanukar']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c7c3b635bbe02d7cf8630b2bc480e5265c3ff934Purpose: The aberrant expression of miR-221 is a hallmark of human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and its involvement in drug resistance, together with a proved in vivo efficacy of anti-miR-221 molecules, strengthen its role as an attractive target candidate in the oncologic field. The discovery of biomarkers predicting the response to treatments represents a clinical challenge in the personalized treatment era. This study aimed to investigate the possible role of miR-221 as a circulating biomarker in HCC patients undergoing sorafenib treatment as well as to evaluate its contribution to sorafenib resistance in advanced HCC. Experimental Design: A chemically induced HCC rat model and a xenograft mouse model, together with HCC-derived cell lines were employed to analyze miR-221 modulation by Sorafenib treatment. Data from the functional analysis were validated in tissue samples from surgically resected HCCs. The variation of circulating miR-221 levels in relation to Sorafenib treatment were assayed in the animal models and in two independent cohorts of patients with advanced HCC. Results: MiR-221 over-expression was associated with Sorafenib resistance in two HCC animal models and caspase-3 was identified as its target gene, driving miR-221 anti-apoptotic activity following Sorafenib administration. Lower pre-treatment miR-221 serum levels were found in patients subsequently experiencing response to Sorafenib and an increase of circulating miR-221 at the two months assessment was observed in responder patients. Conclusions: MiR-221 might represent a candidate biomarker of likelihood of response to Sorafenib in HCC patients to be tested in future studies. Caspase-3 modulation by miR-221 participates to Sorafenib resistance. Clin Cancer Res; 23(14); 3953–65. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research201731129Investigation of the possible role of miR-221 as a circulating biomarker in HCC patients undergoing sorafenib treatment as well as its contribution to sorafinib resistance in advanced HCC found it might represent a candidate biomarker of likelihood of response to Sorafen ib in H CC patients to be tested in future studies.2017-01-17T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['F. Fornari', 'Daniela Pollutri', 'Clarissa Patrizi', 'Tiziana La Bella', 'S. Marinelli', 'A. Casadei Gardini', 'G. Marisi', 'M. Baron Toaldo', 'M. Baglioni', 'V. Salvatore', 'E. Callegari', 'M. Baldassarre', 'M. Galassi', 'C. Giovannini', 'M. Cescon', 'M. Ravaioli', 'M. Negrini', 'L. Bolondi', 'L. Gramantieri']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6c2aa9ac52ca5a7af4efe94ca37caa8882be7c1fDirect delivery of proteins and peptides into living mammalian cells has been accomplished using phospholipid liposomes as carrier particles. Such liposomes are usually taken up via endocytosis where the main part of their cargo is degraded in lysosomes before reaching its destination. Here, fusogenic liposomes, a newly developed molecular carrier system, were used for protein delivery. When such liposomes were loaded with water-soluble proteins and brought into contact with mammalian cells, the liposomal membrane efficiently fused with the cellular plasma membrane delivering the liposomal content to the cytoplasm without degradation. To explore the key factors of proteofection processes, the complex formation of fusogenic liposomes and proteins of interest and the size and zeta potential of the formed fusogenic proteoliposoms were monitored. Intracellular protein delivery was analyzed using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Proteins such as EGFP, Dendra2, and R-phycoerythrin or peptides such as LifeAct-FITC and NTF2-AlexaFluor488 were successfully incorporated into mammalian cells with high efficiency. Moreover, correct functionality and faithful transport to binding sites were also proven for the imported proteins.Langmuir201733120Fusogenic liposomes, a newly developed molecular carrier system, were used for protein delivery and correct functionality and faithful transport to binding sites were also proven for the imported proteins.2017-01-17T00:00:00Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids['Sarah Kube', 'N. Hersch', 'E. Naumovska', 'T. Gensch', 'J. Hendriks', 'A. Franzen', 'Lisa Landvogt', 'J. Siebrasse', 'U. Kubitscheck', 'B. Hoffmann', 'R. Merkel', 'Á. Csiszár']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6098c17a31746a2198bfdf9fc963076fb2e59c47Significance Stromal fibroblasts of the pancreatic tumor microenvironment (TME) have been shown to play both tumor-supportive and tumor-suppressive roles in enacting a dysregulated wound-healing response. This apparent complexity suggests that an improved understanding of the molecular basis of cell–cell interactions in the TME is required to identify and target stroma-derived, growth-permissive mechanisms. Here we show that stromal cues induce transcriptional and metabolic changes in pancreatic cancer cells implicated in anabolic metabolism, which overlap with those previously demonstrated downstream of oncogenic Kras. Stromal signals broadly induce histone acetylation in the pancreatic cancer epigenome, and we highlight inhibition of acetyl-lysine sensing by the bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) bromodomain family, Bromodomain-containing protein 2 (BRD2) in particular, as a potential therapeutic strategy. A fibroinflammatory stromal reaction cooperates with oncogenic signaling to influence pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) initiation, progression, and therapeutic outcome, yet the mechanistic underpinning of this crosstalk remains poorly understood. Here we show that stromal cues elicit an adaptive response in the cancer cell including the rapid mobilization of a transcriptional network implicated in accelerated growth, along with anabolic changes of an altered metabolome. The close overlap of stroma-induced changes in vitro with those previously shown to be regulated by oncogenic Kras in vivo suggests that oncogenic Kras signaling—a hallmark and key driver of PDAC—is contingent on stromal inputs. Mechanistically, stroma-activated cancer cells show widespread increases in histone acetylation at transcriptionally enhanced genes, implicating the PDAC epigenome as a presumptive point of convergence between these pathways and a potential therapeutic target. Notably, inhibition of the bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) family of epigenetic readers, and of Bromodomain-containing protein 2 (BRD2) in particular, blocks stroma-inducible transcriptional regulation in vitro and tumor progression in vivo. Our work suggests the existence of a molecular “AND-gate” such that tumor activation is the consequence of mutant Kras and stromal cues, providing insight into the role of the tumor microenvironment in the origin and treatment of Ras-driven tumors.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America201757117This work suggests the existence of a molecular “AND-gate” such that tumor activation is the consequence of mutant Kras and stromal cues, providing insight into the role of the tumor microenvironment in the origin and treatment of Ras-driven tumors.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['M. Sherman', 'R. Yu', 'Tiffany W. Tseng', 'C. Sousa', 'Sihao Liu', 'Morgan L. Truitt', 'Nanhai He', 'N. Ding', 'C. Liddle', 'A. Atkins', 'Mathias Leblanc', 'E. Collisson', 'J. Asara', 'Alec C. Kimmelman', 'M. Downes', 'R. Evans']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b596bf0f57e59cf66e6038767a44865892cd9abcObjective: To determine whether the addition of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to intensive therapy increases motor function in children with perinatal stroke and hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Methods: This was a randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Participants were recruited from a population-based cohort with MRI-classified unilateral perinatal stroke, age of 6 to 18 years, and disabling hemiparesis. All completed a goal-directed, peer-supported, 2-week after-school motor learning camp (32 hours of therapy). Participants were randomized 1:1 to 1 mA cathodal tDCS over the contralesional primary motor cortex (M1) for the initial 20 minutes of daily therapy or sham. Primary subjective (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [COPM]), objective (Assisting Hand Assessment [AHA]), safety, and secondary outcomes were measured at 1 week and 2 months after intervention. Analysis was by intention to treat. Results: Twenty-four participants were randomized (median age 11.8 ± 2.7 years, range 6.7–17.8). COPM performance and satisfaction scores doubled at 1 week with sustained gains at 2 months (p < 0.001). COPM scores increased more with tDCS compared to sham control (p = 0.004). AHA scores demonstrated only mild increases at both time points with no tDCS effects. Procedures were safe and well tolerated with no decrease in either arm function or serious adverse events. Conclusion: tDCS trials appear feasible and safe in hemiparetic children. Lack of change in objective motor function may reflect underdosing of therapy. Marked gains in subjective function with tDCS warrant further study. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02170285. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class II evidence that for children with perinatal stroke and hemiparetic cerebral palsy, the addition of tDCS to moderate-dose motor learning therapy does not significantly improve motor function as measured by the AHA.Neurology20174198This study provides Class II evidence that for children with perinatal stroke and hemiparetic cerebral palsy, the addition of tDCS to moderate-dose motor learning therapy does not significantly improve motor function as measured by the AHA.2017-01-17T00:00:00Neurology['A. Kirton', 'P. Ciechanski', 'E. Zewdie', 'J. Andersen', 'A. Nettel-Aguirre', 'H. Carlson', 'L. Carsolio', 'M. Herrero', 'J. Quigley', 'A. Mineyko', 'J. Hodge', 'M. Hill']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4ce6540c0fdcc0e1c6114b5ea1881f51fc663771We present the discovery and spectroscopic confirmation with the European Southern Observatory New Technology Telescope (NTT) and Gemini South telescopes of eight new, and the rediscovery of two previously known, 6.0 < z < 6.5 quasars with z_AB < 21.0. These quasars were photometrically selected without any morphological criteria from 1533 deg^2 using spectral energy distribution (SED) model fitting to photometric data from Dark Energy Survey (g, r, i, z, Y), VISTA Hemisphere Survey (J, H, K) and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (W1, W2). The photometric data were fitted with a grid of quasar model SEDs with redshift-dependent Ly α forest absorption and a range of intrinsic reddening as well as a series of low-mass cool star models. Candidates were ranked using an SED-model-based χ^2-statistic, which is extendable to other future imaging surveys (e.g. LSST and Euclid). Our spectral confirmation success rate is 100 per cent without the need for follow-up photometric observations as used in other studies of this type. Combined with automatic removal of the main types of non-astrophysical contaminants, the method allows large data sets to be processed without human intervention and without being overrun by spurious false candidates. We also present a robust parametric redshift estimator that gives comparable accuracy to Mg ii and CO-based redshift estimators. We find two z ∼ 6.2 quasars with H ii near zone sizes ≤3 proper Mpc that could indicate that these quasars may be young with ages ≲ 10^6-10^7 years or lie in over dense regions of the IGM. The z = 6.5 quasar VDES J0224−4711 has J_AB = 19.75 and is the second most luminous quasar known with z ≥ 6.5.201751802017-01-17T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['S. Reed', 'R. McMahon', 'P. Martini', 'M. Banerji', 'M. Auger', 'P. Hewett', 'Sergey E. Koposov', 'S. Gibbons', 'E. González-Solares', 'F. Ostrovski', 'S. Tie', 'F. Abdalla', 'S. Allam', 'A. Benoit-Lévy', 'E. Bertin', 'D. Brooks', 'E. Buckley-Geer', 'D. Burke', 'A. Rosell', 'M. Kind', 'J. Carretero', 'L. Costa', 'D. Depoy', 'S. Desai', 'H. Diehl', 'P. Doel', 'A. Evrard', 'D. Finley', 'B. Flaugher', 'P. Fosalba', 'J. Frieman', 'J. García-Bellido', 'E. Gaztañaga', 'D. Goldstein', 'D. Gruen', 'R. Gruendl', 'G. Gutiérrez', 'D. James', 'K. Kuehn', 'N. Kuropatkin', 'O. Lahav', 'M. Lima', 'M. Maia', 'J. Marshall', 'Peter Melchior', 'C. Miller', 'R. Miquel', 'B. Nord', 'R. Ogando', 'A. Plazas', 'A. Romer', 'E. Sánchez', 'V. Scarpine', 'M. Schubnell', 'I. Sevilla-Noarbe', 'R. C. Smith', 'F. Sobreira', 'E. Suchyta', 'M. Swanson', 'G. Tarlé', 'D. Tucker', 'A. Walker', 'W. Wester']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9b3fdff967a26d58ab9def9d19de230303302da2BACKROUND Sickle cell disease is one of the commonest severe monogenic disorders in the world, due to the inheritance of two abnormal haemoglobin (beta globin) genes. Sickle cell disease can cause severe pain, significant end-organ damage, pulmonary complications, and premature death. Stroke affects around 10% of children with sickle cell anaemia (HbSS). Chronic blood transfusions may reduce the risk of vaso-occlusion and stroke by diluting the proportion of sickled cells in the circulation.This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2002, and last updated in 2013. OBJECTIVES To assess risks and benefits of chronic blood transfusion regimens in people with sickle cell disease for primary and secondary stroke prevention (excluding silent cerebral infarcts). SEARCH METHODS We searched for relevant trials in the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (from 1946), Embase (from 1974), the Transfusion Evidence Library (from 1980), and ongoing trial databases; all searches current to 04 April 2016.We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group Haemoglobinopathies Trials Register: 25 April 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials comparing red blood cell transfusions as prophylaxis for stroke in people with sickle cell disease to alternative or standard treatment. There were no restrictions by outcomes examined, language or publication status. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed trial eligibility and the risk of bias and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS We included five trials (660 participants) published between 1998 and 2016. Four of these trials were terminated early. The vast majority of participants had the haemoglobin (Hb)SS form of sickle cell disease.Three trials compared regular red cell transfusions to standard care in primary prevention of stroke: two in children with no previous long-term transfusions; and one in children and adolescents on long-term transfusion.Two trials compared the drug hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) and phlebotomy to long-term transfusions and iron chelation therapy: one in primary prevention (children); and one in secondary prevention (children and adolescents).The quality of the evidence was very low to moderate across different outcomes according to GRADE methodology. This was due to the trials being at a high risk of bias due to lack of blinding, indirectness and imprecise outcome estimates. Red cell transfusions versus standard care Children with no previous long-term transfusionsLong-term transfusions probably reduce the incidence of clinical stroke in children with a higher risk of stroke (abnormal transcranial doppler velocities or previous history of silent cerebral infarct), risk ratio 0.12 (95% confidence interval 0.03 to 0.49) (two trials, 326 participants), moderate quality evidence.Long-term transfusions may: reduce the incidence of other sickle cell disease-related complications (acute chest syndrome, risk ratio 0.24 (95% confidence interval 0.12 to 0.48)) (two trials, 326 participants); increase quality of life (difference estimate -0.54, 95% confidence interval -0.92 to -0.17) (one trial, 166 participants); but make little or no difference to IQ scores (least square mean: 1.7, standard error 95% confidence interval -1.1 to 4.4) (one trial, 166 participants), low quality evidence.We are very uncertain whether long-term transfusions: reduce the risk of transient ischaemic attacks, Peto odds ratio 0.13 (95% confidence interval 0.01 to 2.11) (two trials, 323 participants); have any effect on all-cause mortality, no deaths reported (two trials, 326 participants); or increase the risk of alloimmunisation, risk ratio 3.16 (95% confidence interval 0.18 to 57.17) (one trial, 121 participants), very low quality evidence. Children and adolescents with previous long-term transfusions (one trial, 79 participants)We are very uncertain whether continuing long-term transfusions reduces the incidence of: stroke, risk ratio 0.22 (95% confidence interval 0.01 to 4.35); or all-cause mortality, Peto odds ratio 8.00 (95% confidence interval 0.16 to 404.12), very low quality evidence.Several review outcomes were only reported in one trial arm (sickle cell disease-related complications, alloimmunisation, transient ischaemic attacks).The trial did not report neurological impairment, or quality of life. Hydroxyurea and phlebotomy versus red cell transfusions and chelationNeither trial reported on neurological impairment, alloimmunisation, or quality of life. Primary prevention, children (one trial, 121 participants)Switching to hydroxyurea and phlebotomy may have little or no effect on liver iron concentrations, mean difference -1.80 mg Fe/g dry-weight liver (95% confidence interval -5.16 to 1.56), low quality evidence.We are very uncertain whether switching to hydroxyurea and phlebotomy has any effect on: risk of stroke (no strokes); all-cause mortality (no deaths); transient ischaemic attacks, risk ratio 1.02 (95% confidence interval 0.21 to 4.84); or other sickle cell disease-related complications (acute chest syndrome, risk ratio 2.03 (95% confidence interval 0.39 to 10.69)), very low quality evidence. Secondary prevention, children and adolescents (one trial, 133 participants)Switching to hydroxyurea and phlebotomy may: increase the risk of sickle cell disease-related serious adverse events, risk ratio 3.10 (95% confidence interval 1.42 to 6.75); but have little or no effect on median liver iron concentrations (hydroxyurea, 17.3 mg Fe/g dry-weight liver (interquartile range 10.0 to 30.6)); transfusion 17.3 mg Fe/g dry-weight liver (interquartile range 8.8 to 30.7), low quality evidence.We are very uncertain whether switching to hydroxyurea and phlebotomy: increases the risk of stroke, risk ratio 14.78 (95% confidence interval 0.86 to 253.66); or has any effect on all-cause mortality, Peto odds ratio 0.98 (95% confidence interval 0.06 to 15.92); or transient ischaemic attacks, risk ratio 0.66 (95% confidence interval 0.25 to 1.74), very low quality evidence. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is no evidence for managing adults, or children who do not have HbSS sickle cell disease.In children who are at higher risk of stroke and have not had previous long-term transfusions, there is moderate quality evidence that long-term red cell transfusions reduce the risk of stroke, and low quality evidence they also reduce the risk of other sickle cell disease-related complications.In primary and secondary prevention of stroke there is low quality evidence that switching to hydroxyurea with phlebotomy has little or no effect on the liver iron concentration.In secondary prevention of stroke there is low-quality evidence that switching to hydroxyurea with phlebotomy increases the risk of sickle cell disease-related events.All other evidence in this review is of very low quality.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews201718987To assess risks and benefits of chronic blood transfusion regimens in people with sickle cell disease for primary and secondary stroke prevention and quality of life, five trials published between 1998 and 2016 are included.2017-01-17T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['L. Estcourt', 'Patricia Fortin', 'S. Hopewell', 'M. Trivella', 'Winfred C. Wang']2017-01-17T00:00:00 d533bbc087130b25e47357b00ebc802d31eacbc5Significance Much of our genome is repetitive sequence. This property poses challenges for investigators because differences in repetitive sequences are difficult to detect. With hundreds of thousands of similar repeats, it has been difficult to discern how one person’s genome differs from another person’s genome or how tumor DNA differs from normal DNA. To solve this issue, we developed methods to target next-generation sequencing to the insertion sites of the most variable repeats. Computational pipelines to make these studies scalable and more widely accessible were needed, however. Here, we report a pipeline that accomplishes this goal. We use it to demonstrate insertions of the long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) acquired in ovarian cancer that may contribute to the development of these tumors. Mammalian genomes are replete with interspersed repeats reflecting the activity of transposable elements. These mobile DNAs are self-propagating, and their continued transposition is a source of both heritable structural variation as well as somatic mutation in human genomes. Tailored approaches to map these sequences are useful to identify insertion alleles. Here, we describe in detail a strategy to amplify and sequence long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1, L1) retrotransposon insertions selectively in the human genome, transposon insertion profiling by next-generation sequencing (TIPseq). We also report the development of a machine-learning–based computational pipeline, TIPseqHunter, to identify insertion sites with high precision and reliability. We demonstrate the utility of this approach to detect somatic retrotransposition events in high-grade ovarian serous carcinoma.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20175480A strategy to amplify and sequence long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1, L1) retrotransposon insertions selectively in the human genome, transposon insertion profiling by next-generation sequencing (TIPseq), and the development of a machine-learning–based computational pipeline, TIPseqHunter, to identify insertion sites with high precision and reliability.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['Zuojian Tang', 'Jared P Steranka', 'Sisi Ma', 'Mark Grivainis', 'N. Rodić', 'C. Huang', 'I. Shih', 'Tian-Li Wang', 'J. Boeke', 'D. Fenyö', 'K. Burns']2017-01-17T00:00:00 eedb14f2096d08d4fb8e5cd470007a38c6c8cd80Molecular Psychiatry20177784An estrogenic influence of HDAC4 regulation and expression that may contribute to PTSD in women is supported.2017-01-17T00:00:00Molecular Psychiatry['S. Maddox', 'S. Maddox', 'V. Kilaru', 'Jaemin Shin', 'T. Jovanović', 'L. Almli', 'B. Dias', 'Brian Dias', 'S. Norrholm', 'N. Fani', 'V. Michopoulos', 'Ziyu Ding', 'K. Conneely', 'E. Binder', 'E. Binder', 'K. Ressler', 'K. Ressler', 'K. Ressler', 'Alicia K. Smith']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2c527337608a495ceb792e5ea647ca135d3c666cOne of the greatest challenges in using H2 as a fuel source is finding a safe, efficient, and inexpensive method for its storage. Ammonia borane (AB) is a solid hydrogen storage material that has garnered attention for its high hydrogen weight density (19.6 wt %) and ease of handling and transport. Hydrogen release from ammonia borane is mediated by either hydrolysis, thus giving borate products that are difficult to rereduce, or direct dehydrogenation. Catalytic AB dehydrogenation has thus been a popular topic in recent years, motivated both by applications in hydrogen storage and main group synthetic chemistry. This Account is a complete description of work from our laboratory in ruthenium-catalyzed ammonia borane dehydrogenation over the last 6 years, beginning with the Shvo catalyst and resulting ultimately in the development of optimized, leading catalysts for efficient hydrogen release. We have studied AB dehydrogenation with Shvo's catalyst extensively and generated a detailed understanding of the role that borazine, a dehydrogenation product, plays in the reaction: it is a poison for both Shvo's catalyst and PEM fuel cells. Through independent syntheses of Shvo derivatives, we found a protective mechanism wherein catalyst deactivation by borazine is prevented by coordination of a ligand that might otherwise be a catalytic poison. These studies showed how a bidentate N-N ligand can transform the Shvo into a more reactive species for AB dehydrogenation that minimizes accumulation of borazine. Simultaneously, we designed novel ruthenium catalysts that contain a Lewis acidic boron to replace the Shvo -OH proton, thus offering more flexibility to optimize hydrogen release and take on more general problems in hydride abstraction. Our scorpionate-ligated ruthenium species (12) is a best-of-class catalyst for homogeneous dehydrogenation of ammonia borane in terms of its extent of hydrogen release (4.6 wt %), air tolerance, and reusability. Moreover, a synthetically simplified ruthenium complex supported by the inexpensive bis(pyrazolyl)borate ligand is a comparably good catalyst for AB dehydrogenation, among other reactions. In this Account, we present a detailed, concise description of how our work with the Shvo system progressed to the development of our very reactive and flexible dual-site boron-ruthenium catalysts.Accounts of Chemical Research20176370A protective mechanism wherein catalyst deactivation by borazine is prevented by coordination of a ligand that might otherwise be a catalytic poison is found, resulting ultimately in the development of optimized, leading catalysts for efficient hydrogen release.2017-01-17T00:00:00Accounts of chemical research['Xingyue Zhang', 'Lisa Kam', 'Ryan Trerise', 'T. Williams']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cd13d07014bca563687159945f6ec1ca3bdc9a8dSignificance Protein glycosylation is one of the most abundant and important posttranslational modifications where the protein-linked glycans can impart specific physiochemical properties to the glycoprotein and/or the glycans themselves can mediate particular biological functions. The degradation of glycosylated proteins in normal or pathogenic processes, therefore, is an important biological process. This study reveals the molecular basis of how peptidases can use the O-glycans present on glycoproteins as a critical determinant of peptidase activity and, in doing so, provides unique insight into how peptidases may directly use posttranslational modifications present on their substrates to influence recognition and peptide bond cleavage. The vast majority of proteins are posttranslationally altered, with the addition of covalently linked sugars (glycosylation) being one of the most abundant modifications. However, despite the hydrolysis of protein peptide bonds by peptidases being a process essential to all life on Earth, the fundamental details of how peptidases accommodate posttranslational modifications, including glycosylation, has not been addressed. Through biochemical analyses and X-ray crystallographic structures we show that to hydrolyze their substrates, three structurally related metallopeptidases require the specific recognition of O-linked glycan modifications via carbohydrate-specific subsites immediately adjacent to their peptidase catalytic machinery. The three peptidases showed selectivity for different glycans, revealing protein-specific adaptations to particular glycan modifications, yet always cleaved the peptide bond immediately preceding the glycosylated residue. This insight builds upon the paradigm of how peptidases recognize substrates and provides a molecular understanding of glycoprotein degradation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20174966This study reveals the molecular basis of how peptidases can use the O-glycans present on glycoproteins as a critical determinant of peptidase activity and provides unique insight into how peptids may directly use posttranslational modifications present on their substrates to influence recognition and peptide bond cleavage.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['I. Noach', 'E. Ficko-Blean', 'B. Pluvinage', 'C. Stuart', 'M. Jenkins', 'D. Brochu', 'Nakita Buenbrazo', 'W. Wakarchuk', 'J. Burke', 'M. Gilbert', 'A. Boraston']2017-01-17T00:00:00 10c46444ea6e5c4a17526b1ee15aee5b4b75fa28Scientific Reports20176458A novel potential function for miRNA in urinary exosomes is demonstrated and it is demonstrated that genes encoding membrane transporters and their regulators were enriched and reflected in a significant decrement of its encoded protein SNAT2.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Tannia Gracia', 'Xiaonan Wang', 'Ya-Chi Su', 'E. Norgett', 'T. Williams', 'Pablo Moreno', 'G. Micklem', 'F. K. Frankl']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1e5112465b27283f3bf7ebb4853a092c8d3e64b6ABSTRACT NK cells have shown promise in therapy of hematological cancers, in particular against acute myeloid leukemia. In contrast, the more NK cell-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is difficult to treat with NK-cell-based therapies, and we hypothesized that pre-activation of NK cells could overcome this resistance. We show in pediatric and adult patients with T-cell ALL (T-ALL) perturbed NK cell effector functions at diagnosis. Using an in vivo rat model for T-ALL, Roser leukemia (RL), suppressed NK cell effector functions were observed. NK cells from T-ALL patients had reduced expression of the activating receptors NKp46 and DNAM-1, but not NKG2D. In contrast to T-ALL patients, NKG2D but not NKp46 was downregulated on NK cells during rat RL. Decreased frequencies of terminally differentiated NKG2A+CD57−CD56dim NK cells in human T-ALL was paralleled in the rat by reduced frequencies of bone marrow NK cells expressing the maturation marker CD11b, possibly indicating impairment of differentiation during leukemia. RL was highly resistant to autologous NK cells, but this resistance was overcome upon pre-activation of NK cells with IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18, with concomitant upregulation of activation markers and activating receptors. Importantly, adoptive transfers of IL-12, IL-15, and IL-18 pre-activated NK cells significantly slowed progression of RL in vivo. The data thus shows that T-ALL blasts normally resistant to NK cells may be targeted by cytokine pre-activated autologous NK cells, and this approach could have potential implications for immunotherapeutic protocols using NK cells to more efficiently target leukemia.Oncoimmunology20175757The data shows that T-ALL blasts normally resistant to NK cells may be targeted by cytokine pre-activated autologous NK cells, and this approach could have potential implications for immunotherapeutic protocols using NK cells to more efficiently target leukemia.2017-01-17T00:00:00OncoImmunology['M. Boieri', 'Aina Ulvmoen', 'A. Sudworth', 'C. Lendrem', 'M. Collin', 'A. Dickinson', 'L. Kveberg', 'M. Inngjerdingen']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ca251febec8520dee794092d2e1a24451270e4fcDespite rapid development of marine renewable energy, relatively little is known of the immediate and future impacts on the surrounding ecosystems. Quantifying the behavior and distribution of animals around marine renewable energy devices is crucial for understanding, predicting, and potentially mitigating any threats posed by these installations. The Flow and Benthic Ecology 4D (FLOWBEC) autonomous seabed platform integrated an Imagenex multibeam echosounder and a Simrad EK60 multifrequency echosounder to monitor marine life in a 120 $^{\circ}$ sector over ranges up to 50 m, seven to eight times per second. Established target detection algorithms fail within MRE sites, due to high levels of backscatter generated by the turbulent physical dynamics, limiting and biasing analysis to only periods of low current speed. This study presents novel algorithms to extract diving seabirds, fish, and fish schools from the intense backscatter caused by turbulent dynamics in flows of 4 m s$^{{-1}}$. Filtering, detection, and tracking using a modified nearest neighbor algorithm provide robust tracking of animal behavior using the multibeam echosounder. Independent multifrequency target detection is demonstrated using the EK60 with optimally calculated thresholds, scale-sensitive filters, morphological exclusion, and frequency-response characteristics. This provides sensitive and reliable detection throughout the entire water column and at all flow speeds. Dive profiles, depth preferences, predator–prey interactions, and fish schooling behavior can be analyzed, in conjunction with the hydrodynamic impacts of marine renewable energy devices. Coregistration of targets between the acoustic instruments increases the information available, providing quantitative measures including frequency response from the EK60, and target morphology and behavioral interactions from the multibeam echosounder. The analyses draw on deployments at a tidal energy site in Scotland to compare the presence and absence of renewable energy structures across a range of physical and trophic levels over complete spring-neap tidal cycles. These results can be used to inform how animals forage in these sites and whether individuals face collision risks. This quantitative information can de-risk the licensing process and, with a greater mechanistic understanding at demonstration scales, its predictive power could reduce the monitoring required at future arrays.IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering20174955Novel algorithms to extract diving seabirds, fish, and fish schools from the intense backscatter caused by turbulent dynamics in flows of 4 m s$^{{-1}}$.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering['B. Williamson', 'S. Fraser', 'P. Blondel', 'P. Bell', 'J. Waggitt', 'B. Scott']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1cd5f9d4f7a64531c66bdc6a768dfaae1311a05bSupporting interaction in inclusive settings between students with complex communication needs (CCN) and their peers requires careful planning and support. We used a multiple-probe-across-participants design to investigate the efficacy of collaborative planning and peer support arrangements to increase peer interaction in inclusive classrooms. Participants were four middle school students with CCN who had an intellectual disability and used an iPad with Proloquo2Go as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Educational teams comprised of a special educator, general educator, paraprofessional, and speech-language pathologist participated in collaborative planning for the intervention. For all four students, the intervention substantially increased communication to and from their peers. AAC use increased for one student. We offer implications for research and practice on supporting social interaction in general education settings.American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities20171452For all four students with CCN who had an intellectual disability and used an iPad with Proloquo2Go as augmentative and alternative communication, the intervention substantially increased communication to and from their peers.2017-01-17T00:00:00American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities['E. E. Biggs', 'E. Carter', 'Jenny R. Gustafson']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6624502e2f9afa98d32f9a37074130f4c3d9d8dcSignificance Root hairs are unicellular extensions of the rhizodermis, providing anchorage and an increase in surface area for nutrient and water uptake. Their fast, tip-focused growth showcases root hairs as an excellent genetic model to study physiological and developmental processes on the cellular level. We uncovered a root hair phenotype that is dependent on putative Arabidopsis orthologs of the Guided Entry of Tail-anchored (TA) proteins (GET) pathway, which facilitates membrane insertion of TA proteins in yeast and mammals. We found that plants have evolved multiple paralogs of specific GET pathway components, albeit in a compartment-specific manner. In addition, we show that differential expression of pathway components causes pleiotropic growth defects, suggesting alternative pathways for TA insertion and additional functions of GET in plants. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide–sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins are key players in cellular trafficking and coordinate vital cellular processes, such as cytokinesis, pathogen defense, and ion transport regulation. With few exceptions, SNAREs are tail-anchored (TA) proteins, bearing a C-terminal hydrophobic domain that is essential for their membrane integration. Recently, the Guided Entry of Tail-anchored proteins (GET) pathway was described in mammalian and yeast cells that serve as a blueprint of TA protein insertion [Schuldiner M, et al. (2008) Cell 134(4):634–645; Stefanovic S, Hegde RS (2007) Cell 128(6):1147–1159]. This pathway consists of six proteins, with the cytosolic ATPase GET3 chaperoning the newly synthesized TA protein posttranslationally from the ribosome to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. Structural and biochemical insights confirmed the potential of pathway components to facilitate membrane insertion, but the physiological significance in multicellular organisms remains to be resolved. Our phylogenetic analysis of 37 GET3 orthologs from 18 different species revealed the presence of two different GET3 clades. We identified and analyzed GET pathway components in Arabidopsis thaliana and found reduced root hair elongation in Atget lines, possibly as a result of reduced SNARE biogenesis. Overexpression of AtGET3a in a receptor knockout (KO) results in severe growth defects, suggesting presence of alternative insertion pathways while highlighting an intricate involvement for the GET pathway in cellular homeostasis of plants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20176947A root hair phenotype is uncovered that is dependent on putative Arabidopsis orthologs of the Guided Entry of Tail-anchored proteins (GET) pathway, which facilitates membrane insertion of TA proteins in yeast and mammals, and it is found that plants have evolved multiple paralogs of specific GET pathway components, albeit in a compartment-specific manner.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['S. Xing', 'D. Mehlhorn', 'Niklas Wallmeroth', 'L. Asseck', 'Ritwika Kar', 'A. Voß', 'P. Denninger', 'V. A. Schmidt', 'M. Schwarzländer', 'Y. Stierhof', 'G. Grossmann', 'Christopher Grefen']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c324927142b161ac4995b2a86cf2a489764cbf3cRNA-seq (transcriptome sequencing) is primarily considered a method of gene expression analysis but it can also be used to detect DNA variants in expressed regions of the genome. However, current variant callers do not generally behave well with RNA-seq data due to reads encompassing intronic regions. We have developed a software programme called Opossum to address this problem. Opossum pre-processes RNA-seq reads prior to variant calling, and although it has been designed to work specifically with Platypus, it can be used equally well with other variant callers such as GATK HaplotypeCaller. In this work, we show that using Opossum in conjunction with either Platypus or GATK HaplotypeCaller maintains precision and improves the sensitivity for SNP detection compared to the GATK Best Practices pipeline. In addition, using it in combination with Platypus offers a substantial reduction in run times compared to the GATK pipeline so it is ideal when there are only limited time or computational resources available.Wellcome Open Research20172343Opossum pre-processes RNA-seq reads prior to variant calling, and although it has been designed to work specifically with Platypus, it can be used equally well with other variant callers such as GATK HaplotypeCaller.2017-01-17T00:00:00Wellcome Open Research['Laura E. Oikkonen', 'S. Lise']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b61c11dfbea6cf474dcd79974794b3f477dcfc1aScientific Reports20177846This study developed a new plant/herbivore interaction system by challenging C. roseus leaves with Manduca sexta larvae and demonstrated that leaf consumption resulted in a rapid death of caterpillars that could be linked to the MIA dimerization observed in intestinal tracts.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Thomas Dugé de Bernonville', 'I. Carqueijeiro', 'A. Lanoue', 'F. Lafontaine', 'Paloma Sánchez Bel', 'Franziska Liesecke', 'Karine Musset', 'A. Oudin', 'G. Glevarec', 'O. Pichon', 'Sébastien Besseau', 'M. Clastre', 'B. St-Pierre', 'V. Flors', 'S. Maury', 'E. Huguet', 'S. O’Connor', 'V. Courdavault']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9ee88e08794db7ebd4d1d29e413021142dd5c25bVariation in host responses to pathogens can have cascading effects on populations and communities when some individuals or groups of individuals display disproportionate vulnerability to infection or differ in their competence to transmit infection. The fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been detected in almost 700 different amphibian species and is implicated in numerous global amphibian population declines. Identifying key hosts in the amphibian-Bd system–those who are at greatest risk or who pose the greatest risk for others–is challenging due in part to many extrinsic environmental factors driving spatiotemporal Bd distribution and context-dependent host responses to Bd in the wild. One way to improve predictive risk models and generate testable mechanistic hypotheses about vulnerability is to complement what we know about the spatial epidemiology of Bd with data collected through comparative experimental studies. We used standardized pathogen challenges to quantify amphibian survival and infection trajectories across 20 post-metamorphic North American species raised from eggs. We then incorporated trait-based models to investigate the predictive power of phylogenetic history, habitat use, and ecological and life history traits in explaining responses to Bd. True frogs (Ranidae) displayed the lowest infection intensities, whereas toads (Bufonidae) generally displayed the greatest levels of mortality after Bd exposure. Affiliation with ephemeral aquatic habitat and breadth of habitat use were strong predictors of vulnerability to and intensity of infection and several other traits including body size, lifespan, age at sexual maturity, and geographic range also appeared in top models explaining host responses to Bd. Several of the species examined are highly understudied with respect to Bd such that this study represents the first experimental susceptibility data. Combining insights gained from experimental studies with observations of landscape-level disease prevalence may help explain current and predict future pathogen dynamics in the Bd system.PLoS ONE20179542This study used standardized pathogen challenges to quantify amphibian survival and infection trajectories across 20 post-metamorphic North American species raised from eggs and incorporated trait-based models to investigate the predictive power of phylogenetic history, habitat use, and ecological and life history traits in explaining responses to Bd.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Stephanie S. Gervasi', 'P. Stephens', 'J. Hua', 'C. Searle', 'G. Xie', 'J. Urbina', 'D. Olson', 'Betsy A Bancroft', 'V. Weis', 'J. Hammond', 'R. Relyea', 'A. Blaustein']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a9025f42fde770c048cab36b8732703f091030c5ABSTRACT Access to education is a right for all students. This right is typically realised through the provision of disability support and reasonable adjustments to enable tertiary students with disabilities to participate on an equal footing with their peers. This paper presents perspectives of disability service staff and students about implementing and using reasonable adjustments. Data were collected at 2 tertiary institutions in Australia through interviews with 25 students with disabilities and 7 disability service staff. Data were thematically analysed. The complexity of and variability in the processes of negotiating and implementing disability support were identified as an overarching theme in the data. These processes involved engaging multiple parties. The task of negotiating reasonable adjustments is used to illustrate some of the complexities inherent in supporting students with disabilities. These findings challenge existing assumptions that support is easily accessible and simply provided. They highlight the complexity of using reasonable adjustments, and the tendency for this to be seen as a student responsibility. Finally, the findings imply that disability services need to reorient from a focus on care and concern towards a rights orientation and foster students’ skills in self-advocacy to better enable them to negotiate without disadvantage.20173249The findings challenge existing assumptions that support is easily accessible and simply provided and imply that disability services need to reorient from a focus on care and concern towards a rights orientation and foster students’ skills in self-advocacy to better enable them to negotiate without disadvantage.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Inclusive Education['E. Fossey', 'Lisa Chaffey', 'Annie Venville', 'P. Ennals', 'J. Douglas', 'C. Bigby']2017-01-17T00:00:00 740a4d587709cddae98b485e0e582fa371ab4f16Cancer Causes and Control20176943The proceedings of the Third International MPE Meeting, held in May 2016, are shared, attended by 150 scientists from 17 countries and attended by 150 scientists from 17 countries, to provide an impetus to foster further transdisciplinary integration of divergent scientific fields.2017-01-17T00:00:00Cancer Causes & Control['P. Campbell', 'Timothy R Rebbeck', 'Reiko Nishihara', 'Andrew H. Beck', 'C. Begg', 'Alexei A. Bogdanov', 'Yin Cao', 'Helen G. Coleman', 'Gordon J Freeman', 'Y. Heng', 'C. Huttenhower', 'R. Irizarry', 'N. S. Kip', 'Franziska Michor', 'Daniel Nevo', 'U. Peters', 'A. Phipps', 'E. Poole', 'Z. Qian', 'John Quackenbush', 'H. Robins', 'Peter K. Rogan', 'M. Slattery', 'S. Smith-Warner', 'M. Song', 'Tyler J Vanderweele', 'Daniel Xia', 'E. Zabor', 'Xuehong Zhang', 'Molin Wang', 'S. Ogino']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6f1ccf10f1e5c747f757c7977bb58c9d03407a50Scientific Reports2017123382017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Yui Sato', 'E. Y. Ling', 'Dmitrij Turaev', 'P. Laffy', 'Karen D. Weynberg', 'T. Rattei', 'B. Willis', 'D. Bourne']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8de99fd27a99fa0c9470990686336c76b7fb6092Objective: To investigate whether brain total sodium accumulation assessed by 23Na MRI is associated with cognitive deficit in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Methods: Eighty-nine participants were enrolled in the study (58 patients with RRMS with a disease duration ≤10 years and 31 matched healthy controls). Patients were classified as cognitively impaired if they failed at least 2 tasks on the Brief Repeatable Battery. MRI was performed at 3T using 23Na MRI to obtain total sodium concentration (TSC) in the different brain compartments (lesions, normal-appearing white matter [NAWM], gray matter [GM]) and 1H- magnetization-prepared rapid gradient echo to assess GM atrophy (GM fraction). Results: The mean disease duration was 3.1 years and the median Expanded Disability Status Scale score was 1 (range 0–4.5). Thirty-seven patients were classified as cognitively preserved and 21 as cognitively impaired. TSC was increased in GM and NAWM in cognitively impaired patients compared to cognitively preserved patients and healthy controls. Voxel-wise analysis demonstrated that sodium accumulation was mainly located in the neocortex in cognitively impaired patients. Regression analysis evidenced than the 2 best independent predictors of cognitive impairment were GM TSC and age. Receiver operating characteristic analyses demonstrated that sensitivity and specificity of the GM TSC to classify patients according to their cognitive status were 76% and 71%, respectively. Conclusions: This study provides 2 main findings. (1) In RRMS, total sodium accumulation in the GM is better associated with cognitive impairment than GM atrophy; and (2) total sodium accumulation in patients with cognitive impairment is mainly located in the neocortex.Neurology20174138In RRMS, total sodium accumulation in the GM is better associated with cognitive impairment than GM atrophy; and total Sodium accumulation in patients with Cognitive impairment is mainly located in the neocortex.2017-01-17T00:00:00Neurology['A. Maarouf', 'B. Audoin', 'F. Pariollaud', 'Soraya Gherib', 'A. Rico', 'E. Soulier', 'S. Confort-Gouny', 'M. Guye', 'L. Schad', 'J. Pelletier', 'J. Ranjeva', 'W. Zaaraoui']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ea6946e49e3806786a93d031d684a6bf60434b88Realized kinship is a key statistic in analyses of genetic data involving relatedness of individuals or structure of populations. There are several... Realized kinship is a key statistic in analyses of genetic data involving relatedness of individuals or structure of populations. There are several estimators of kinship that make use of dense SNP genotypes. We introduce a class of estimators, of which some existing estimators are special cases. Within this class, we derive properties of the estimators and determine an optimal estimator. Additionally, we introduce an alternative marker weighting that takes allelic associations [linkage disequilibrium (LD)] into account, and apply this weighting to several estimators. In a simulation study, we show that improved estimators are obtained (1) by optimal weighting of markers, (2) by taking physical contiguity of genome into account, and (3) by weighting on the basis of LD.Genetics20173438Improved estimators are obtained by optimal weighting of markers, by taking physical contiguity of genome into account, and by weighting on the basis of LD.2017-01-17T00:00:00Genetics['Bowen Wang', 'Serge Sverdlov', 'E. Thompson']2017-01-17T00:00:00 042e39db45bded078923e1c1822897f312fafeebJournal of Neuroinflammation20172735CXCL13 identifies a subgroup of MS patients characterized by higher leukocyte counts in the CSF and early evidence of cortical thinning, further suggesting a role for this chemokine as a possible marker of disease severity.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Neuroinflammation['M. Puthenparampil', 'L. Federle', 'S. Miante', 'A. Zito', 'E. Toffanin', 'S. Ruggero', 'M. Ermani', 'S. Pravato', 'D. Poggiali', 'P. Perini', 'F. Rinaldi', 'P. Gallo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 98edafaa30e51a79435f8516cd1688a51f3a0245CoFe2O4 exhibits excellent chemical stability and saturation magnetization; consequently, it has been prepared for and applied to contaminant adsorption. However, the material demonstrated a relatively low adsorption capacity due to agglomeration and the lower amount of active sites for pollutants. In this study, we have developed a facile one-pot route to synthesize EDTA functionalized superparamagnetic CoFe2O4 nanoparticles (denoted as EDTA-MNP) to adsorb Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution. The physico-chemical properties of the obtained materials were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area method. Then, the effects of EDTA mass in EDTA-MNP, adsorbent dosage, initial solution pH, temperature and coexisting cations were measured systematically through batch experiments to evaluate the adsorption performance of Cu(II) ions onto EDTA-MNP nanoparticles. The results indicated that the adsorption efficiency of the CoFe2O4 for Cu(II) was negligible, while the value for EDTA-MNP was highly improved, which was due to the special affinity of carboxylic groups on the EDTA-MNP surface for Cu(II) in solution. Kinetic experiments suggested that the pseudo-second-order model showed the best correlation with the adsorption data. Equilibrium data were best described by the Langmuir model, and the estimated maximum adsorption capacity of EDTA-MNP was 73.26 mg g−1 at 323 K, displaying a higher efficiency for Cu(II) removal than previously reported adsorbents. The present work indicated that the EDTA-MNP composite can be an effective and potential adsorbent for removing Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution, and it also provided a very effective way to improve the adsorption affinity of metallic contaminants onto ferrite or other metal oxides.201750342017-01-17T00:00:00RSC Advances['Zhiyan Zou', 'Zhou Shi', 'Lin Deng']2017-01-17T00:00:00 504b68c35ca0c70e91e7b2293b5fb97eaa3e22ccBackground: Economic evaluation of palliative care has been slow to develop and the evidence base remains small. Aim: This article estimates formal and informal care costs in the last year of life for a sample of patients who received specialist palliative care in three different areas in Ireland. Design: Formal care costs are calculated for community, specialist palliative care, acute hospital and other services. Where possible, a bottom-up approach is used, multiplying service utilisation by unit cost. Informal care is valued at the replacement cost of care. Setting/participants: Data on utilisation were collected during 215 ‘after death’ telephone interviews with a person centrally involved in the care in the last year of life of decedents who received specialist palliative care in three areas in Ireland with varying levels of specialist palliative care. Results: Mean total formal and informal costs in the last year of life do not vary significantly across the three areas. The components of formal costs, however, do vary across areas, particularly for hospital and specialist palliative care in the last 3 months of life. Conclusion: Costs in the last year of life for patients in receipt of specialist palliative care are considerable. Where inpatient hospice care is available, there are potential savings in hospital costs to offset specialist palliative care inpatient costs. Informal care accounts for a high proportion of costs during the last year of life in each area, underlining the important role of informal caregivers in palliative care.Palliative Medicine201728312017-01-17T00:00:00Palliative Medicine['A. Brick', 'Samantha Smith', 'C. Normand', 'Sinéad O’Hara', 'E. Droog', 'Elaine F Tyrrell', 'Nathan Cunningham', 'B. Johnston']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5882e89a0040827afad50612333754522bc777fdOpioid-induced constipation (OIC), a prevalent and distressing side effect of opioid therapy, does not reliably respond to treatment with conventional laxatives. OIC can be a treatment-limiting adverse event. Recent advances in medications with peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists, such as methylnaltrexone, naloxegol, and alvimopan, hold promise for treating OIC and thus extending the benefits of opioid analgesia to more chronic pain patients. Peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists have been clinically tested to improve bowel symptoms without compromise to pain relief, although there are associated side effects, including abdominal pain. Other treatment options include fixed-dose combination products of oxycodone analgesic together with naloxone.Patient Preference and Adherence20176931Peripherally acting μ-opioid receptor antagonists have been clinically tested to improve bowel symptoms without compromise to pain relief, although there are associated side effects, including abdominal pain.2017-01-17T00:00:00Patient preference and adherence['J. Pergolizzi', 'R. Raffa', 'M. Pappagallo', 'Charles Fleischer', 'J. Pergolizzi', 'G. Zampogna', 'E. Duval', 'Janan Hishmeh', 'J. LeQuang', 'Robert Taylor']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4ba8da072cb914bccda509ac1fe44a964df46551Due to the ubiquity of mobile phones around the globe, studies are beginning to analyze their influence on health. Prior work from developed countries highlights negative mental health outcomes related to overuse of mobile phones. However, there is little work on mental health impacts of mobile phone use or ownership in developing countries. This is an important gap to address because there are likely variations in mental health impacts of mobile phones between developing and developed countries, due to cultural nuances to phone use and distinct variations in financial models for obtaining mobile phone access in developing countries. To address this gap, this study analyzes survey data from 92 households in sparse, rural villages in Uganda to test two hypotheses about mobile phone ownership and mental health in a developing country context: (i) Mobile phone ownership is higher among more privileged groups, compared to less privileged groups (ie, wealth and ethnicity); and (ii) mobile phone ownership is positively associated with a culturally-relevant indicator of mental health, ‘feelings of peace’. Results indicate that households with mobile phones had higher levels of wealth on average, yet no significant differences were detected by ethnicity. As hypothesized, mobile phone ownership was associated with increased mental well-being for persons without family nearby (in the District) (p = 0.038) after adjusting for wealth, ethnicity and amount of land for crops and land for grazing. Mobile phone ownership was not significantly associated with increased mental well-being for persons with family nearby. These findings are consistent with studies of mobile phone use in other sub-Saharan African countries which find that phones are important tools for social connection and are thus beneficial for maintaining family ties. One might infer then that this increased feeling of mental well-being for persons located farther from family stems from the ability to maintain family connections. These findings are quite different from work in developed countries where mobile phone use is a source of technology-related stress or technostress.PLoS ONE20175126Results indicate that households with mobile phones had higher levels of wealth on average, yet no significant differences were detected by ethnicity, which is consistent with studies of mobile phone use in other sub-Saharan African countries which find that phones are important tools for social connection and are thus beneficial for maintaining family ties.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['A. Pearson', 'Elizabeth A. Mack', 'Judith Namanya']2017-01-17T00:00:00 01bf9c037a4e01ddd7e125b081c41f6d304d05b8Scientific Reports20174030It is shown that Pseudomonas invaded the host microbiota within three days post-LT, in association with a reduction in richness and diversity, and selection of both pre-existing non-mucoid subpopulations and of novel phenotypic traits suggests rapid adaptation of PseUDomonas to the non-CF allograft.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Beaume', 'T. Köhler', 'Gilbert GREUB', 'O. Manuel', 'J. Aubert', 'L. Baerlocher', 'L. Farinelli', 'A. Buckling', 'C. van Delden', 'Rita Patrizia Philippe Guido Christian Christoph Isabel Achermann Amico Baumann Beldi Benden Berger Binet ', 'R. Achermann', 'P. Amico', 'Philippe Baumann', 'G. Beldi', 'C. Benden', 'C. Berger', 'I. Binet', 'P. Bochud', 'E. Boely', 'H. Bucher', 'L. Bühler', 'Thierry Carell', 'Emmanuelle Catana', 'Y. Chalandon', 'S. Geest', 'O. Rougemont', 'M. Dickenmann', 'M. Duchosal', 'T. Fehr', 'S. Ferrari-Lacraz', 'C. Garzoni', 'P. Soccal', 'E. Giostra', 'D. Golshayan', 'D. Good', 'K. Hadaya', 'J. Halter', 'D. Heim', 'C. Hess', 'S. Hillinger', 'H. Hirsch', 'G. Hofbauer', 'U. Huynh-Do', 'F. Immer', 'R. Klaghofer', 'M. Koller', 'Bettina Laesser', 'R. Lehmann', 'C. Lovis', 'H. Marti', 'Pierre-Yves Martin', 'L. Martinolli', 'P. Meylan', 'P. Mohacsi', 'I. Morard', 'P. Morel', 'Ulrike Mueller', 'N. Mueller', 'Helen Mueller‐McKenna', 'A. Müller', 'T. Müller', 'B. Müllhaupt', 'D. Nadal', 'M. Pascual', 'J. Passweg', 'Chantal Piot Ziegler', 'J. Rick', 'E. Roosnek', 'A. Rosselet', 'Silvia Rothlin', 'F. Ruschitzka', 'U. Schanz', 'S. Schaub', 'C. Seiler', 'S. Stampf', 'J. Steiger', 'G. Stirnimann', 'C. Toso', 'D. Tsinalis', 'J. Venetz', 'J. Villard', 'Madeleine Wick', 'M. Wilhelm', 'P. Yerly']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3350e9d8b72458a2cbc74ea77cdd3463a4ecebbdMorinda citrifolia L. (noni) has been shown to treat different disorders. However, data concerning its role in the treatment of intestinal inflammation still require clarification. In the current study, we investigated the effects of noni fruit juice (NFJ) in the treatment of C57BL/6 mice, which were continuously exposed to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 9 consecutive days. NFJ consumption had no impact on the reduction of the clinical signs of the disease or on weight loss. Nonetheless, when a dilution of 1 : 10 was used, the intestinal architecture of the mice was preserved, accompanied by a reduction in the inflammatory infiltrate. Regardless of the concentration of NFJ, a decrease in both the activity of myeloperoxidase and the key inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α and IFN-γ, was also observed in the intestine. Furthermore, when NFJ was diluted 1 : 10 and 1 : 100, a reduction in the production of nitric oxide and IL-17 was detected in gut homogenates. Overall, the treatment with NFJ was effective in different aspects associated with disease progression and worsening. These results may point to noni fruit as an important source of anti-inflammatory molecules with a great potential to inhibit the progression of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease.Mediators of Inflammation20176629The treatment with NFJ was effective in different aspects associated with disease progression and worsening, and may point to noni fruit as an important source of anti-inflammatory molecules with a great potential to inhibit the progression of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease.2017-01-17T00:00:00Mediators of Inflammation['Beatriz Coutinho de Sousa', 'Juliana Reis Machado', 'M. V. da Silva', 'Thiago Alvares da Costa', 'J. E. Lazo-Chica', 'Thatiane do Prado Degasperi', 'V. Rodrigues Júnior', 'Helioswilton Sales-Campos', 'Elizabeth Uber Bucek', 'Carlo José Freire Oliveira']2017-01-17T00:00:00 867a11faafee80552a3667ab744f4e78e04ae777Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery20171525Primary colorectal sarcomas are rare and present at a younger age and higher grade than adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum, and survival is significantly worse compared to adenOCarcinomas patients.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery['C. Thiels', 'J. Bergquist', 'Adam C. Krajewski', 'H. Lee', 'H. Nelson', 'K. Mathis', 'E. Habermann', 'R. Cima']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c2b2f99f4cace6d7a66f28792f6306857e5e7dcaPURPOSE Although patient safety is a priority in oncology, few tools measure adverse events (AEs) beyond treatment-related toxicities. The study objective was to assemble a set of clinical triggers in the medical record and assess the extent to which triggered events identified AEs. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study to assess the performance of an oncology medical record screening tool at a comprehensive cancer center. The study cohort included 400 patients age 18 years or older diagnosed with breast (n = 128), colorectal (n = 136), or lung cancer (n = 136), observed as in- and outpatients for up to 1 year. RESULTS We identified 790 triggers, or 1.98 triggers per patient (range, zero to 18 triggers). Three hundred four unique AEs were identified from medical record reviews and existing AE databases. The overall positive predictive value (PPV) of the original tool was 0.40 for total AEs and 0.15 for preventable or mitigable AEs. Examples of high-performing triggers included return to the operating room or interventional radiology within 30 days of surgery (PPV, 0.88 and 0.38 for total and preventable or mitigable AEs, respectively) and elevated blood glucose (> 250 mg/dL; PPV, 0.47 and 0.40 for total and preventable or mitigable AEs, respectively). The final modified tool included 49 triggers, with an overall PPV of 0.48 for total AEs and 0.18 for preventable or mitigable AEs. CONCLUSION A valid medical record screening tool for AEs in oncology could offer a powerful new method for measuring and improving cancer care quality. Future improvements could optimize the tool's efficiency and create automated electronic triggers for use in real-time AE detection and mitigation algorithms.Journal of Oncology Practice20171725A valid medical record screening tool for AEs in oncology could offer a powerful new method for measuring and improving cancer care quality.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of oncology practice['A. Lipitz-Snyderman', 'D. Classen', 'D. Pfister', 'A. Killen', 'Coral L. Atoria', 'Elizabeth Fortier', 'A. Epstein', 'Christopher B. Anderson', 'S. Weingart']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8a4b4e0a2401257f5cce3c4661584d78ae238bc8We investigate the correlation of HCN 1-0 with gas mass in the central 300 pc of the Galaxy. We find that on the ∼10 pc size scale of individual cloud cores, HCN 1-0 is well correlated with dense gas mass when plotted as a log–log relationship. There is ∼0.75 dex of scatter in this relationship from clouds like Sgr B2, which has an integrated HCN 1-0 intensity of a cloud less than half its mass, and others that have HCN 1-0 enhanced by a factor of 2–3 relative to clouds of comparable mass. We identify the two primary sources of scatter to be self-absorption and variations in HCN abundance. We also find that the extended HCN 1-0 emission is more intense per unit mass than in individual cloud cores. In fact the majority (80%) of HCN 1-0 emission comes from extended gas with column densities below 7 × 1022 cm−2, accounting for 68% of the total mass. We find variations in the brightness of HCN 1-0 would only yield a ∼10% error in the dense gas mass inferred from this line in the Galactic center. However, the observed order of magnitude HCN abundance variations, and the systematic nature of these variations, warn of potential biases in the use of HCN as dense gas mass tracer in more extreme environments such as an active galactic nucleus and shock-dominated regions. We also investigate other 3 mm tracers, finding that HNCO is better correlated with mass than HCN, and might be a better tracer of cloud mass in this environment.201783252017-01-17T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['E. Mills', 'C. Battersby']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f731c68a003854290a9805523a36136b23deae4cEscopo . Estimar a associacao entre os sintomas depressivos e a ideacao suicida em adolescentes. Metodologia . Foi feito um estudo de corte transeccional, no qual foi aplicado o Questionario de Depressao Infantil (CDI) e o Inventario de Ideacao Suicida Positiva e Negativa (PANSI) num grupo de 289 adolescentes escolarizados (126 homens e 163 mulheres), com idades compreendidas entre 14 e 17 anos de idade, inscritos em quatro instituicoes educativas publicas de Tunja- Colombia. Resultados . O 30% dos participantes presentaram um alto nivel de ideacao suicida e o 9% reportaram sintomas depressivos, sendo as pontuacoes mais altas as das mulheres em contraste com as dos homens para as duas variaveis do estudo. Tambem foram encontradas relacoes signifi cativas entre ideacao suicida e ânimo negativo (= 0.43, p < 0.000), anhedonia (= 0.40, p < 0.000) e autoestima negativa (= 0.44, p < 0.000). As analises de regressao logistica mostraram como fatores preditores de ideacao suicida em mulheres, o ânimo negativo e a autoestima negativa, enquanto que nos homens nao foi identifi cado fator preditivo nenhum. Conclusao . Os sintomas depressivos relacionados com estado de ânimo e autoestima negativa sao fatores de risco relevantes associados com o componente cognitivo da conduta suicida em mulheres adolescentes.20170242017-01-17T00:00:00Pensamiento Psicológico['Elsa Fernanda Siabato Macías', 'I. Mendoza', 'Yenny Salamanca Camargo']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ceef6acda4e0f3e9cb85ce2816b9bbe7314079c4Siblings of brothers or sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are important but understudied family members. As many previous studies have relied on parent report of sibling outcomes, the use of sibling self-report is an important addition to the research. This study assessed the feelings of adolescent siblings toward their brothers or sisters with and without IDD, as well as broader aspects of sibling empathy. Data were collected via a national, online survey from 97 parent-sibling pairs. Siblings of individuals with IDD reported higher levels of anxiety toward the target child than did siblings of typically developing individuals. Sibling feelings toward the target child were related to both parental and target child factors, but only among families of individuals with IDD.American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities20176325Siblings of brothers or sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are important but understudied family members and the use of sibling self-report is an important addition to the research.2017-01-17T00:00:00American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities['Carolyn M. Shivers', 'E. Dykens']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8f7d991cf62861c1fb2f5ec16a8a2d23ef485ca7Monte Carlo simulations are used to systematically investigate the effects of structural topology on the thermodynamics of n-alkanes adsorbed at Bronsted protons in zeolites having one-dimensional channel systems. In zeolites without cages, the enthalpy and entropy of adsorption (ΔHads-H+ and ΔSads-H+) at fixed pore-limiting diameter (PLD) generally increase (become less negative) as the ratio of the minimum to maximum channel diameter decreases, and are lowest when this ratio equals 1 (corresponding to approximately circular cross sections). The effect of a change in diameter ratio on the free energy of adsorption (ΔAads-H+) is weak because the changes in ΔHads-H+ and TΔSads-H+ largely cancel. The addition of cages having a largest-cavity diameter (LCD) greater than the PLD increases both ΔHads-H+ and ΔSads-H+. Replacing channels with cages of the same diameter does not change ΔSads-H+ significantly when the PLD is similar to the alkane length but decreases both ΔHads-H+ and ΔAads-H+ because of the great...201757232017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Amber Janda', 'Bess Vlaisavljevich', 'B. Smit', 'Li‐Chiang Lin', 'A. Bell']2017-01-17T00:00:00 015cd3e4bca883ec2918a08883a64eea04840e47This addendum adds to the analysis presented in ‘Understanding risks in the light of uncertainty: low-probability, high-impact coastal events in cities’ Abadie et al (2017 Environ. Res. Lett. 12 014017). We propose to use the framework developed earlier to enhance communication and understanding of risks, with the aim of bridging the gap between highly technical risk management discussion to the public risk aversion debate. We also propose that the framework could be used for stress-testing resilience.201733232017-01-17T00:00:00Environmental Research Letters['I. Galarraga', 'E. Sainz de Murieta', 'A. Markandya', 'L. M. Abadie']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7ee7d80c9d1a7fa451c1c67d19858560b107efb0Scientific Reports20176322The proportion of vectors developing transmissible infections (sporozoites) was influenced by the source of host blood consumed during sporogony, and the direction of this effect was associated with the innate host preference of vectors.2017-01-17T00:00:00Scientific Reports['S. N. Emami', 'Lisa C. Ranford-Cartwright', 'Heather M. Ferguson']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a32f07ddffe0f843b0759bfe9fa82e7308553e7cBackground. Assessment of school readiness evaluates physical, social-emotional, and neuropsychological domains essential for educational success. Cognitive testing of preschool aged children with chronic liver disease may guide more timely interventions and focused efforts by health care providers. Patients and Methods. Children with chronic cholestatic liver disease diagnosed as an infant and still with their native liver (NL) and children who received a liver transplant (LT) before age of 2 years underwent testing with a battery of well-validated pediatric psychometric measures. Results. Eighteen (13 LT, 5 NL) patients (median age of 4.45 and 4.05 years, resp.) were tested. Median Full-Scale IQ was 98 (range 102–116) for LT and 116 [(range 90–106), p = 0.35, NS] for NL subjects. LT recipients had significantly greater visual based difficulties, poorer caregiver rated daily living skills (p = 0.04), and higher levels of executive function based difficulties (e.g., inattention, inhibition). Conclusion. This pilot study highlights the risk of neuropsychological difficulties in early school age children who were under 2 years of age at time of LT. Comprehensive early school age assessment should integrate psychometric measures to identify children at greatest risk, thus allowing for proactive educational intervention.Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology20172720This pilot study highlights the risk of neuropsychological difficulties in early school age children who were under 2 years of age at time of LT and integrates psychometric measures to identify children at greatest risk for proactive educational intervention.2017-01-17T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology['A. Gold', 'Alaine Rogers', 'E. Cruchley', 'Stephanie Rankin', 'A. Parmar', 'B. Kamath', 'Y. Avitzur', 'V. Ng']2017-01-17T00:00:00 ea2cba80f2c6b9f2b1fb0c4ed306bf4ad80b6459ABSTRACT No studies have evaluated the association between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and colorectal adenoma recurrence. DII scores were calculated from a baseline food frequency questionnaire. Participants (n = 1727) were 40–80 years of age, enrolled in two Phase III clinical trials, who had ≥1 colorectal adenoma(s) removed within 6 months of study registration, and a follow-up colonoscopy during the trial. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). No statistically significant associations were found between DII and odds of colorectal adenoma recurrence [ORs (95% CIs) = 0.93 (0.73, 1.18) and 0.95 (0.73, 1.22)] for subjects in the second and third DII tertiles, respectively, compared to those in the lowest tertile (Ptrend = 0.72). No associations were found for recurrent colorectal adenoma characteristics, including advanced recurrent adenomas, large size, villous histology, or anatomic location. While our study did not support an association between a proinflammatory diet and colorectal adenoma recurrence, future studies are warranted to elucidate the role of a proinflammatory diet on the early stages of colorectal carcinogenesis.Nutrition and Cancer20178519While the study did not support an association between a proinflammatory diet and colorectal adenoma recurrence, future studies are warranted to elucidate the role of a pro inflammatory diet on the early stages of coloreCTal carcinogenesis.2017-01-17T00:00:00Nutrition and Cancer['C. S. Molmenti', 'C. S. Molmenti', 'S. Steck', 'C. Thomson', 'Elizabeth A. Hibler', 'Jingyan Yang', 'N. Shivappa', 'H. Greenlee', 'M. Wirth', 'A. Neugut', 'E. Jacobs', 'James R. Hébert']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6b8228a98e9e7350d6f05bf7c7e1981bc4f5a464Abstract In this paper, we elaborate on the premises of studying problem substance use and treatment disparities among migrants and ethnic minorities. Due to the growing medicalisation of research on problem substance use and disparities in this group, policy makers, health researchers and practitioners often feel compelled to rely on epidemiological studies when grounding and understanding the link between ethnicity, problem substance use and treatment disparities. We argue that the bulk of epidemiological research suffers from crucial methodological and conceptual flaws that necessitate a reconsideration of their usefulness in policy and treatment practice. First, epidemiological research is based on static concepts of ethnicity and race as primordial analytical categories. Second, and as a consequence of the first argument, such research rarely distinguishes sufficiently between ethnic and non-ethnic determinants and mechanisms influencing problem substance use and treatment disparities. And third, these studies often depart from methodological individualism and subordinate contextual and structural determinants and mechanisms. This paper aims to re-evaluate (the factors and mechanisms mediating) the relationship between ethnicity, the nature of problem substance use, and treatment disparities, and to overcome some of the gaps in existing research methods mentioned above. More specifically, this implies (1) a critical revision of the ethnicity concept in epidemiology, (2) the inclusion of non-ethnic determinants and mechanisms by means of applying intersectional analysis and ethnic boundary making perspectives, (3) the broadening of methodological individualism in order to include all levels (from micro to macro) and loci (individual, community, society) of research in holistic research designs. Such “doubled research” allows researchers to analyse and have an impact on treatment disparities among migrants and ethnic minorities.201777222017-01-17T00:00:00Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy['C. De Kock', 'Tom Decorte', 'W. Vanderplasschen', 'I. Derluyn', 'M. Sacco']2017-01-17T00:00:00 9dcc669473e7ac17c63b452714a14913a6a40924Introduction Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause disease which can be clinically and radiologically undistinguishable from tuberculosis (TB), posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in high TB settings. We aim to describe the prevalence of NTM isolation and its clinical characteristics in children from rural Mozambique. Methods This study was part of a community TB incidence study in children <3 years of age. Gastric aspirate and induced sputum sampling were performed in all presumptive TB cases and processed for smear testing using fluorochrome staining and LED Microscopy, liquid and solid culture, and molecular identification by GenoType® Mycobacterium CM/AS assays. Results NTM were isolated in 26.3% (204/775) of children. The most prevalent NTM species was M. intracellulare (N = 128), followed by M. scrofulaceum (N = 35) and M. fortuitum (N = 9). Children with NTM were significantly less symptomatic and less likely to present with an abnormal chest radiograph than those with M. tuberculosis. NTM were present in 21.6% of follow-up samples and 25 children had the same species isolated from ≥2 separate samples. All were considered clinically insignificant and none received specific treatment. Children with NTM isolates had equal all cause mortality and likelihood of TB treatment as those with negative culture although they were less likely to have TB ruled out. Conclusions NTM isolation is frequent in presumptive TB cases but was not clinically significant in this patient cohort. However, it can contribute to TB misdiagnosis. Further studies are needed to understand the epidemiology and the clinical significance of NTM in children.PLoS ONE20172920Non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolation is frequent in presumptive TB cases but was not clinically significant in this patient cohort, although it can contribute to TB misdiagnosis.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. López-Varela', 'Alberto L. García-Basteiro', 'Orvalho Augusto', 'O. Fraile', 'H. Bulo', 'T. Irá', 'K. Gondo', 'J. van Ingen', 'D. Naniche', 'J. Sacarlal', 'P. Alonso']2017-01-17T00:00:00 30c9d14756e725faa2c6e455c729b44fc1ecbce6Austria’s performance in the collection of separated waste is adequate. However, the residual waste still contains substantial amounts of recyclable materials – for example, plastics, paper and board, glass and composite packaging. Plastics (lightweight packaging and similar non-packaging materials) are detected at an average mass content of 13% in residual waste. Despite this huge potential, only 3% of the total amount of residual waste (1,687,000 t y−1) is recycled. This implies that most of the recyclable materials contained in the residual waste are destined for thermal recovery and are lost for recycling. This pilot project, commissioned by the Land of Lower Austria, applied a holistic approach, unique in Europe, to the Lower Austrian waste management system. It aims to transfer excess quantities of plastic packaging and non-packaging recyclables from the residual waste system to the separately collected waste system by introducing a so-called ‘catch-all-plastics bin’. A quantity flow model was constructed and the results showed a realistic increase in the amount of plastics collected of 33.9 wt%. This equals a calculated excess quantity of 19,638 t y−1. The increased plastics collection resulted in a positive impact on the climate footprint (CO2 equivalent) in line with the targets of EU Directive 94/62/EG (Circular Economy Package) and its Amendments. The new collection system involves only moderate additional costs.Waste Management Research2017719A holistic approach, unique in Europe, to the Lower Austrian waste management system is applied, which aims to transfer excess quantities of plastic packaging and non-packaging recyclables from the residual waste system to the separately collected waste system by introducing a so-called ‘catch-all-plastics bin’.2017-01-17T00:00:00Waste Management & Research['L. Kranzinger', 'K. Schopf', 'R. Pomberger', 'Elisabeth Punesch']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8ba68c5e43c06910f2ba5d961bba22ef9c9e62a3Journal of cluster science201734212017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Cluster Science['S. Ghorbani', 'R. Razavi', 'M. R. Loghman-Estarki', 'A. Alhaji']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0632d4f2d4a79b9de7f6d5015ac13b456e48e6efThe 30 years since the inception of Chemical Research in Toxicology, game-changing advances in chemical and molecular biology, the fundamental disciplines underpinning molecular toxicology, have been made. While these have led to important advances in the study of mechanisms by which chemicals damage cells and systems, there has been less focus on applying these advances to prediction, detection, and mitigation of toxicity. Over the last ∼15 years, synthetic biology, the repurposing of biological "parts" in systems engineered for useful ends, has been explored in other areas of the biomedical and life sciences, for such applications as detecting metabolites, drug discovery and delivery, investigating disease mechanisms, improving medical treatment, and producing useful chemicals. These examples provide models for the application of synthetic biology to toxicology, which, for the most part, has not yet benefited from such approaches. In this perspective, we review the synthetic biology approaches that have been applied to date and speculate on possible short to medium term and "blue sky" aspirations for synthetic biology, particularly in clinical and environmental toxicology. Finally, we point out key hurdles that must be overcome for the full potential of synthetic biology to be realized.Chemical Research in Toxicology201725721The synthetic biology approaches that have been applied to date are reviewed and speculate on possible short to medium term and "blue sky" aspirations for synthetic biology, particularly in clinical and environmental toxicology.2017-01-17T00:00:00Chemical research in toxicology['James Behrendorff', 'E. Gillam']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0ae3dd4c155de8828ddfd560132787591f1215dbA series of g-C3N4 nanosheets were synthesized by thermal oxidation with long time heating and etching. With an increase in heating time from 1.0 to 3.0 h, the g-C3N4 nanosheet was obtained with a thinner layer thickness, larger BET surface area and higher graphic nitrogen ratio. As a metal-free heterogeneous catalyst, the g-C3N4 NS-3 h nanosheets show a superior catalytic performance for the epoxidation of styrene to styrene oxide than that of the bulk g-C3N4 and other recently reported metal-free materials. The higher activity of the g-C3N4 NS-3 h synthesized by long time thermal oxidative etching might be ascribed to the enlarged specific surface, pore volume and higher graphic nitrogen ratio with the loose and soft laminar morphology. The graphitic nitrogen species play a key role in the catalytic reaction based on a good linear correlation between the content of these species and the activity results. The g-C3N4 nanosheets are very stable and can be reused 5 times without obvious loss of catalytic activity.201745192017-01-17T00:00:00RSC Advances['Jia Ren', 'Xin Liu', 'Lu Zhang', 'Qianqian Liu', 'R. Gao', 'W. Dai']2017-01-17T00:00:00 787872d6c7cd749187e0690cd23081cb557b1b58Magnetic β-cyclodextrin inclusion complex with phosphonobutanetricarboxylic acid (MNP-CD-PBTCA) was synthesized via step-by-step method to applied in removal of Hg2+ for the first time. TEM, SEM, XRD, TGA, FTIR, and BET proved the successful synthesis of core–shell structure of MNP-CD-PBTCA whose particle size ranged from 20 to 200 nm. In the single-factor experiments for adsorption of Hg2+, the maximum uptake capacity of MNP-CD-PBTCA attained was 77.59 mg·g–1 after 150 min of adsorption while the pH was 4 and the temperature was kept at 55 °C. Langmuir isotherm study indicated the adsorption of MNP-CD-PBTCA for Hg2+ was in agreement with monolayer theory and was rate controlled by chemisorption; chelation interaction between phosphoric acid group and Hg2+ was suggested to be the main bonding effect in adsorption. Calculated thermodynamic results demonstrated that the adsorption process was a spontaneous and endothermic reaction with entropy-production; reusability study suggested that application of MNP-...201747192017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data['Lang‐Sheng Lin', 'C. Zou']2017-01-17T00:00:00 980a505c9b52cc2363d8f08bd899324483e8523aJournal of Cardiovascular Translational Research20174019Evidence is provided of an association of severe AS with increased levels of circulating intermediate monocytes, and whether this finding is related to the inflammatory status and hemodynamic disturbances associated with severe AS is still unclear.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research['B. Hewing', 'Sebastian Chi-Diep Au', 'Antje Ludwig', 'R. Ellerbroek', 'Phillip van Dijck', 'L. Hartmann', 'H. Grubitzsch', 'Carolin Giannini', 'M. Laule', 'V. Stangl', 'G. Baumann', 'K. Stangl']2017-01-17T00:00:00 16e53fe164012fefd018bc6eb348b20d8e1ac9d3This study investigates the activity of transition and alkaline-earth metal-doped catalysts supported on ceria or zirconia for the NOx-assisted oxidation of diesel particulate. A series of Cu- and Fe-impregnated catalysts over CeO2 and ZrO2 supports were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation and characterized by BET, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) experiments while their catalytic activity was investigated in NOx-assisted reaction by means of temperature programmed oxidation experiments (TPO). Higher activity was achieved by copper modified catalysts; the addition of Sr positively affected the performance of the materials, suggesting a synergic effect between transition metals and alkaline-earth metal. The role of copper is correlated to the oxidation of NO to NO2, while strontium seems to be mainly involved in the storage of NOx species.201781182017-01-17T00:00:00Catalysts['V. Rico-Pérez', 'E. Aneggi', 'A. Trovarelli']2017-01-17T00:00:00 057590f07ec1d96eb0a36f53a276a4827442c057Journal of nanoparticle research20173016The percentage of small fraction of UFP in EBC, but not IS, is higher in exposed workers, and EBC may be a sensitive biomarker to assess exposure to nanoparticles.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Nanoparticle Research['E. Fireman', 'Rinat Edelheit', 'M. Stark', 'Amir Bar Shai']2017-01-17T00:00:00 3a251cd49c5648c4afaeacf2cc8c0d63d23058aeBMC Psychiatry20173817With the described information procedures, psychiatric patients, regardless of perceived disability, reported high voluntariness and did not regret participation in biobanking.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Psychiatry['J. Cunningham', 'Manuel Zanzi', 'M. Willebrand', 'L. Ekselius', 'M. Ramklint']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b54198a6c216d7381f2b5b607e1c0e09c98e61ffSemaphorin-7A is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, initially characterized as an axon guidance protein. Semaphorin-7A also contributes to immune cell regulation and may be an essential pro-fibrotic factor when expressed by non-fibroblast cell types (exogenous). In mouse models, semaphorin-7A was shown to be important for TGF-ß1-induced pulmonary fibrosis characterized by myofibroblast accumulation and extracellular matrix deposition, but the cell-specific role of semaphorin-7A was not examined in fibroblasts. The purpose of this study is to determine semaphorin-7A expression by fibroblasts and to investigate the function of endogenously expressed semaphorin-7A in primary human lung fibroblasts (HLF). Herein, we show that non-fibrotic HLF expressed high levels of cell surface semaphorin-7A with little dependence on the percentage of serum or recombinant TGF-ß1. Semaphorin-7A siRNA strongly decreased semaphorin-7A mRNA expression and reduced cell surface semaphorin-7A. Reduction of semaphorin-7A induced increased proliferation and migration of non-fibrotic HLF. Also, independent of the presence of TGF-ß1, the decline of semaphorin-7A by siRNA was associated with increased α-smooth muscle actin production and gene expression of periostin, fibronectin, laminin, and serum response factor (SRF), indicating differentiation into a myofibroblast. Conversely, overexpression of semaphorin-7A in the NIH3T3 fibroblast cell line reduced the production of pro-fibrotic markers. The inverse association between semaphorin-7A and pro-fibrotic fibroblast markers was further analyzed using HLF from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (n = 6) and non-fibrotic (n = 7) lungs. Using these 13 fibroblast lines, we observed that semaphorin-7A and periostin expression were inversely correlated. In conclusion, our study indicates that endogenous semaphorin-7A in HLF plays a role in maintaining fibroblast homeostasis by preventing up-regulation of pro-fibrotic genes. Therefore, endogenous and exogenous semaphorin-7A may have opposite effects on the fibroblast phenotype.PLoS ONE20174817It is shown that non-fibrotic HLF expressed high levels of cell surface semaphorin-7A with little dependence on the percentage of serum or recombinant TGF-ß1, and indicates that endogenous semaphOrin- 7A in HLF plays a role in maintaining fibroblast homeostasis by preventing up-regulation of pro-f fibrotic genes.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['S. Esnault', 'E. Torr', 'K. Bernau', 'M. Johansson', 'E. A. Kelly', 'N. Sandbo', 'N. Jarjour']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5fd34dbc2c0eb894d1a7feabbdf7f511e550de25Abstract Oxoperoxo tungsten(VI) complex immobilized on Schiff base-modified Fe3O4 super paramagnetic nanoparticles were synthesized and appropriately characterized using FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, BET, and VSM analysis. The synthesized nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed oxidation of benzylic alcohols with H2O2 as oxidant in high yields, with high to excellent selectivity. The catalyst can be recovered using an external magnetic field and recycled for subsequent oxidation reactions without any appreciable loss of efficiency. The simple preparation, high activity, excellent selectivity, and simple recoverability of the catalyst are advantageous.201729162017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Coordination Chemistry['B. Eftekhari‐Sis', 'M. Akbari', 'M. Amini', 'F. Ashouri', 'M. Bagherzadeh']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b69f6146d6cb2d231a0268788b093908f724de4fBMC Nephrology20173413Intravenous FCM at doses that maintained ferritin levels of 100–200 μg/L or 400–600 μG/L did not negatively impact renal function (eGFR) in patients with ND-CKD over 12 months versus oral iron, and eGFR remained stable, and findings show no evidence of renal toxicity following intravenousFCM over a 1-year period.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Nephrology['I. Macdougall', 'A. Bock', 'F. Carrera', 'K. Eckardt', 'C. Gaillard', 'D. V. Van Wyck', 'Yvonne Meier', 'S. Larroque', 'S. Roger', 'Simon D. Alastair Randall Nigel D. Lawrence Michael Davi Roger Gilles Faull Toussaint McMahon Suranyi Mudge', 'S. Roger', 'Alastair Gilles', 'R. Faull', 'N. Toussaint', 'L. McMahon', 'M. Suranyi', 'D. Mudge', 'B. Hutchison', 'A. Irish', 'P. Kerr', 'Hemant Kulkarni', 'G. Elder', 'M. Jardine', 'K. Lhotta', 'G. Mayer', 'R. Vanholder', 'B. Maes', 'P. Evenepoel', 'F. Debellé', 'M. Jadoul', 'M. Dratwa', 'I. Macel', 'M. Dunaj', 'M. Kvapil', 'P. Bucek', 'J. Řehořová', 'A. Hrubý', 'V. Honová', 'L. Malánová', 'M. Lucak', 'Dalibor Lecian', 'M. Jirovec', 'J. Vlasak', 'I. Rychlík', 'S. Šurel', 'A. Kamper', 'O. Ostergaard', 'G. Steffensen', 'L. Chenine', 'G. Choukroun', 'P. Zaoui', 'C. Wanner', 'W. Backs', 'U. Kraatz', 'F. Dellanna', 'Klaus Busch', 'T. Marsen', 'W. Seeger', 'R. Woitas', 'N. Obermueller', 'T. Haak', 'S. Lueders', 'F. Pistrosch', 'E. Mueller', 'P. Mertens', 'Werner Sutermer', 'S. Grebe', 'Syrus Hafezi-rachti', 'S. Roeser', 'D. Tsakiris', 'D. Memmos', 'Demetrios Vlachakos', 'V. Vargemezis', 'I. Stefanidis', 'C. Syrganis', 'P. Alivanis', 'Ioannis T. Papadakis', 'Nickolaos Papagalanis', 'Aimilios Andrikos', 'D. Goumenos', 'K. Siamopoulos', 'Charikelia Gouva', 'G. Papadakis', 'Ioannis Boletis', 'Myrsini Tsimnadi-Spanoudaki', 'D. Stamatiades', 'Kyriaki Stamatelou', 'Spyridon Moutafis', 'F. Locatelli', 'A. Santoro', 'F. Quarello', 'G. Remuzzi', 'S. Coppola', 'Rosella Ferraro Mortellaro', 'A. Icardi', 'G. Colussi', 'F. D. Grotta', 'L. Lombardi', 'M. Gallieni', 'G. Villa', 'G. Grandaliano', 'C. Gaillard', 'S. Huisman', 'J. Barendregt', 'P. Gregoor', 'C. Oien', 'B. Rutkowski', 'R. Malecki', 'M. Nowicki', 'P. Rutkowski', 'Kryzsztof Marczewski', 'M. Myśliwiec', 'A. Sydor', 'J. Rysz', 'A. Rydzewski', 'M. Klinger', 'R. Wnuk', 'P. Koźmiński', 'Anna Nocoń', 'K. Ciechanowski', 'Pedro Correia', 'F. Neves', 'J. Barata', 'G. Mircescu', 'M. Voiculescu', 'G. Gluhovschi', 'E. Moța', 'A. D. De Francisco', 'A. Torre', 'A. Herreros', 'J. Luño', 'E. Gruss', 'J. Martins', 'M. Vallés', 'J. Pascual', 'P. Bárány', 'A. Bock', 'P. Ambuehl', 'S. Erturk', 'M. Arıcı', 'S. Paydaş', 'Z. Soypacacı', 'T. Camsari', 'S. Ustundag', 'I. Macdougall', 'Mark E. Thomas', "R. D'Souza", 'Jo E. Taylor', 'N. Pritchard', 'R. Jeffery', 'S. Riley', 'D. Bhatnagar', 'S. Bhandari', 'D. Reaich', 'P. Stevens', 'M. E. El Kossi', 'S. Roe', 'B. Camilleri', 'Aimun K Ahmed', 'A. Khwaja', 'B. Thompson', 'D. Banerjee', 'J. Nicholas', 'Alistair Hutchison', 'R. Borrows']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6941c748cc251e97974fa49c7a50e4b3ffd35a7bInternational Journal of Colorectal Disease2017915The results do not support an association between rotating night shift work or sleep duration and risk of colorectal adenoma in women.2017-01-17T00:00:00International Journal of Colorectal Disease['E. Devore', 'J. Massa', 'Kyriaki Papantoniou', 'E. Schernhammer', 'Kana Wu', 'Xuehong Zhang', 'W. Willett', 'C. Fuchs', 'A. Chan', 'S. Ogino', 'E. Giovannucci', 'E. Wei']2017-01-17T00:00:00 41c61791473515c07cb179ce4df62a59fe46ad41Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research20173115There was strong agreement between IVUS and angiography for evaluation of luminal diameter, and clinical translation of this application is warranted.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research['Victoria K. Pepper', 'Elizabeth S. Clark', 'Cameron Best', 'Ekene A. Onwuka', 'T. Sugiura', 'Eric Heuer', 'Lilamarie E. Moko', 'Shinka Miyamoto', 'Hideki Miyachi', 'D. Berman', 'S. Cheatham', 'Joanne L. Chisolm', 'T. Shinoka', 'C. Breuer', 'J. Cheatham']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e15cc3fea0adf8fb21348e103f90fc79f49a90a2Motivated by tension between the predictions of ordinary cold dark matter (CDM) and observations at galactic scales, ultralight axionlike particles (ULALPs) with mass of the order ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}22}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{eV}$ have been proposed as an alternative CDM candidate. We consider cold and collisionless ULALPs produced in the early Universe by the vacuum realignment mechanism and constituting most of CDM. The ULALP fluid is commonly described by classical field equations. However, we show that, like QCD axions, the ULALPs thermalize by gravitational self-interactions and form a Bose-Einstein condensate, a quantum phenomenon. ULALPs, like QCD axions, explain the observational evidence for caustic rings of dark matter because they thermalize and go to the lowest energy state available to them. This is one of rigid rotation on the turnaround sphere. By studying the heating effect of infalling ULALPs on galactic disk stars and the thickness of the nearby caustic ring as observed from a triangular feature in the infrared astronomical satellite map of our galactic disk, we obtain lower-mass bounds on the ULALP mass of order ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}23}$ and ${10}^{\ensuremath{-}20}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{eV}$, respectively.201754132017-01-17T00:00:00Physical Review D['N. Banik', 'Adam J. Christopherson', 'P. Sikivie', 'E. Todarello']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e4a1f7c13f6ef4054a7df62e749f886906e4913cSummary Objectives: To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of ultrasonographic fe-moral trochlear depth measurements and to compare ultrasonographic and intra-operative evaluations of femoral trochlear depth for predictive value in selecting trochleoplasty. Methods: Repeatability and reproducibility of an ultrasonographic protocol were tested in a preclinical cadaveric study. Clinical patients undergoing corrective surgery for patellar luxation were evaluated preoperatively with ultrasound and intra-operatively using a depth gauge. Measurements were assessed for equivalence using linear regression, and agreement between decisions made based on these measurements assessed using Cohen’s kappa. Results: Although ultrasonographic and intra-operative measurements were in broad agreement, the prediction interval was too wide for clinical use. There was no significant agreement between predictions of the need for trochleoplasty using various cut-off values for the two measurements, nor between these and the surgeon’s decision. Clinical significance: Based on our observations, use of ultrasound for evaluation of the femoral trochlea remains a largely qualitative assessment. A simpler and more direct objective measure of femoral trochlear adequacy is required for intra-operative use. Supplementary Material to this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.3415/VCOT-16-06-0084Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology20171512Although ultrasonographic and intra-operative measurements were in broad agreement, the prediction interval was too wide for clinical use and there was no significant agreement between predictions of the need for trochleoplasty using various cut-off values for the two measurements, nor between these and the surgeon's decision.2017-01-17T00:00:00Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology['Julie Skovgaard Orthmand Hansen', 'Ken Lindeblad', 'L. Buelund', 'J. Miles']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5b034025fc7848fe23aafacaa429b6561f58c6feThe Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Score (CMTNS) was developed as a main efficacy endpoint for application in clinical trials of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A). However, the sensitivity of the CMTNS for measuring disease severity and progression in CMT1A patients has been questioned. Here, we applied a Rasch analysis in a French cohort of patients to evaluate the psychometrical properties of the CMTNS. Overall, our analysis supports the validity of the CMTNS for application to CMT1A patients though with some limitations such as certain items of the CMTNS being more suitable for moderate to severe forms of the disease, and some items being disordered. We suggest that additional items and/or categories be considered to better assess mild-to-moderate patients.PLoS ONE20174112Overall, the analysis supports the validity of the CMTNS for application to CMT1A patients though with some limitations such as certain items of theCMTNS being more suitable for moderate to severe forms of the disease, and some items being disordered.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Wenjia Wang', 'M. Guedj', 'V. Bertrand', 'J. Foucquier', 'E. Jouve', 'D. Commenges', 'C. Proust-Lima', 'Niall Murphy', 'O. Blin', 'L. Magy', 'Daniel Cohen', 'S. Attarian']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8cb779ce05cf8705647b951712155c96fef9d114Significance It has been suggested that the transcriptional repressor Bcl6 suppresses T helper 2 (TH2) immune responses underlying allergic diseases. However, the molecular role of B-cell CLL/lymphoma 6 (Bcl6) in TH2 cells is incompletely understood in pathophysiological settings. We found that Bcl6 suppressed cytokine production in memory TH2 cells through binding to intron 2 of the Interkeukin 4 (Il4) locus using murine models. Furthermore, IL-33 controlled Bcl6 function at the chromatin level and consequently, augmented cytokine production in memory TH2 cells. Therefore, pro-TH2 cytokines, such as IL-33, play a role in chronic allergic diseases via the functional breakdown of Bcl6. This study identifies a relationship between TH2-promoting factors and Bcl6 in TH2 cells, which may lead to therapeutic strategies against chronic allergic diseases. Mice deficient in the transcriptional repressor B-cell CLL/lymphoma 6 (Bcl6) exhibit similar T helper 2 (TH2) immune responses as patients with allergic diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying Bcl6-directed regulation of TH2 cytokine genes remain unclear. We identified multiple Bcl6/STAT binding sites (BSs) in TH2 cytokine gene loci. We found that Bcl6 is modestly associated with the BSs, and it had no significant effect on cytokine production in newly differentiated TH2 cells. Contrarily, in memory TH2 (mTH2) cells derived from adaptively transferred TH2 effectors, Bcl6 outcompeted STAT5 for binding to TH2 cytokine gene loci, particularly Interleukin4 (Il4) loci, and attenuated GATA binding protein 3 (GATA3) binding to highly conserved intron enhancer regions in mTH2 cells. Bcl6 suppressed cytokine production epigenetically in mTH2 cells to negatively tune histone acetylation at TH2 cytokine gene loci, including Il4 loci. In addition, IL-33, a pro-TH2 cytokine, diminished Bcl6’s association with loci to which GATA3 recruitment was inversely augmented, resulting in altered IL-4, but not IL-5 and IL-13, production in mTH2 cells but no altered production in newly differentiated TH2 cells. Use of a murine asthma model that generates high levels of pro-TH2 cytokines, such as IL-33, suggested that the suppressive function of Bcl6 in mTH2 cells is abolished in severe asthma. These findings indicate a role of the interaction between TH2-promoting factors and Bcl6 in promoting appropriate IL-4 production in mTH2 cells and suggest that chronic allergic diseases involve the TH2-promoting factor-mediated functional breakdown of Bcl6, resulting in allergy exacerbation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20174612It is found that Bcl6 suppressed cytokine production in memory TH2 cells through binding to intron 2 of the Interkeukin 4 (Il4) locus using murine models, and pro-TH2 cytokines, such as IL-33, play a role in chronic allergic diseases via the functional breakdown of B cl6.2017-01-17T00:00:00Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences['T. Ogasawara', 'M. Hatano', 'Hisae Satake', 'J. Ikari', 'T. Taniguchi', 'N. Tsuruoka', 'H. Watanabe-Takano', 'L. Fujimura', 'A. Sakamoto', 'H. Hirata', 'K. Sugiyama', 'Y. Fukushima', 'S. Nakae', 'Kenji Matsumoto', 'H. Saito', 'T. Fukuda', 'K. Kurasawa', 'K. Tatsumi', 'T. Tokuhisa', 'M. Arima']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c90017c9dcd6267019623ebef103bec97bc6bec0Aids and Behavior20172712Among MSM attending an STD clinic in Seattle, Washington 2013–2015, two seroadaptive behavior measures were used: behavioral and purposely-adopted, and the choice of which to employ should depend on the motivation for ascertaining behavioral information.2017-01-17T00:00:00AIDS and Behavior['C. Khosropour', 'Julia C. Dombrowski', 'J. Hughes', 'L. Manhart', 'J. Simoni', 'M. Golden']2017-01-17T00:00:00 0e798670d36556c5d401deb3479dd589ae3a8635Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) release stress compounds, tridecane and (E)-2-decenal, that affect final wine quality. This study focuses on determining the effect of wine processing on (E)-2-decenal and tridecane release in both red and white wines. Wines were produced by adding live BMSB to grape clusters at densities of 0, 0.3, 1, and 3 bugs/cluster. Compound concentrations were measured using headspace solid phase microextraction with multidimensional gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. For red wines, the highest levels of stress compounds were found using 3 BMSB/cluster [tridecane, 614 μg/L; (E)-2-decenal, 2.0 μg/L]. Pressing was found to be the critical process point for stress compound release, and additional pressing processes, press types, and press fractions were investigated. BMSB taint for white wines was not found to be problematic with respect to wine quality. An action control of 3 BMSB/cluster is recommended as this was related to the known consumption rejection threshold for (E)-2-decenal.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry20172712Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) release stress compounds, tridecane and (E)-2-decenal, that affect final wine quality, and pressing was found to be the critical process point for stress compound release.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of agricultural and food chemistry['Pallavi R Mohekar', 'J. Osborne', 'N. Wiman', 'V. Walton', 'E. Tomasino']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f7576c87ba2d5d1d822fef291d805ed2073b951aPolyembryony–the production of multiple cloned embryos from a single fertilised egg–is a seemingly paradoxical combination of reproductive modes that nevertheless persists in diverse taxa. We document features of polyembryony in the Cyclostomata (Bryozoa)–an ancient order of modular colonial marine invertebrates–that suggest a substantial reduction in the paradoxical nature of this enigmatic reproductive mode. Firstly, we provide molecular evidence for polyembryony in three exemplar species, supporting the widely cited inference that polyembryony characterises the entire order. Secondly, genotyping demonstrates protracted release of cloned offspring from the primary embryo in a given gonozooid (chamber for embryonic incubation), thus exposing the same genotype to changing environmental conditions over time. Finally, we confirm that each gonozooid produces a distinct genotype, with each primary embryo being the result of a separate fertilisation event. We hypothesise that the sustained release of one or a few genotypes against varying environmental conditions achieves levels of risk-spreading similar to those in organisms that release multiple, unique genotypes at a single time. We argue that polyembryony, specifically with the production of a large number of progeny per fertilisation event, has been favoured in the Cyclostomata over long geological periods.PLoS ONE20174511It is argued that polyembryony, specifically with the production of a large number of progeny per fertilisation event, has been favoured in the Cyclostomata over long geological periods.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Helen L. Jenkins', 'A. Waeschenbach', 'B. Okamura', 'R. Hughes', 'J. Bishop']2017-01-17T00:00:00 8a8374f3c0e3b77a144b59a7edc401d2bb0e5b78201714102017-01-17T00:00:00['E. Paulet', 'C. Rowley']2017-01-17T00:00:00 847233337f113368e4ab050bbcf0d58e5092d73bIn this work, the hydrogen absorption and desorption properties of the system K2[Zn(NH2)4]-8LiH are investigated in detail via in situ synchrotron radiation powder X-ray diffraction (SR-PXD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and volumetric methods. Upon milling, K2[Zn(NH2)4] and 8LiH react to form 4LiNH2-4LiH-K2ZnH4, and then 4LiNH2-4LiH-K2ZnH4 releases H2 in multiple steps. The final products of the desorption reaction are KH, LiZn13, and Li2NH. During rehydrogenation, KH reacts with LiZn13 under 50 bar of hydrogen producing K3ZnH5. This phase appears to enhance the hydrogenation process which after its formation at ca. 220 °C takes place in only 30 s. The system 4LiNH2-4LiH-K2ZnH4 is shown to be reversible under the applied conditions of vacuum at 400 °C for desorption and 50 bar of H2 at 300 °C for absorption.201761112017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['Hujun Cao', 'C. Pistidda', 'Theresia M. M. Richter', 'A. Santoru', 'C. Milanese', 'S. Garroni', 'J. Bednarčík', 'A. Chaudhary', 'G. Gizer', 'H. Liermann', 'R. Niewa', 'Chen Ping', 'T. Klassen', 'M. Dornheim']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c639e2e54cd50722baeb87be4017f94ddf0782c8case that did not belong to groups (i) and (ii), ie those with equivocal results on one or both tests and those with a positive result on one test and negative result on the other. Groups (i) and (ii), collectively referred to as “concordant,” were used to determine the optimal Ct cutoff that maximized the agreement between tissue PCR results and double positivity/negativity. Biopsies were obtained from colon, duodenum, stomach, esophagus, and lung in 59 (39%), 44 (29%), 37 (24%), 7 (5%), and 4 (3%) cases, respectively. One hundred twenty-two (80%) cases were concordant (105 double-negative and 17 double-positive) and the remainder were equivocal. Viremic cases were marginally significantly more likely than nonviremic cases to be equivocal (28% vs. 14%, respectively; P5 0.055). Pathological evidence of GVHD was present in 57% vs. 52% of concordant vs. equivocal cases, respectively (P5 0.68). Similarly, these groups were not different with regards to the presence of clinical evidence of GVHD (82% vs. 90%, respectively). The optimal PCR Ct value for classification of concordant cases was 40, with good overall performance (AUC 0.91, P< 0.001), sensitivity 94%, specificity 79%, positive predictive value (PPV) 42%, and negative predictive value (NPV) 99%. Using this cutoff, 45% of equivocal cases were classified as negative. Table 1 shows the distribution of patients across H&E/IHC and PCR subgroups. Among viremic H&E/IHC-concordant cases, tissue PCR had a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 50%, PPV of 44%, and NPV of 100%. Among non-viremic H&E/IHC-concordant cases, these numbers were 80%, 91%, 36%, and 99%, respectively. In this analysis on viremic and non-viremic cases, 31% and 62% of equivocal cases were classified as negative, respectively. One of the challenges in the diagnosis of CMV disease is H&E/IHC-equivocal cases. Avoiding potentially toxic anti-CMV treatment can be beneficial especially in nonviremic patients with negative tissue PCR. We demonstrate that a negative tissue PCR can be used to rule out CMV disease in H&E/IHC-equivocal cases. Although minimal spatial heterogeneity in the CMV target organ is assumed, we cannot rule out this possibility. Furthermore, we performed tissue PCR on FFPE specimens. The results may change if PCR were on fresh tissue, as it would be in the real-life setting. We expect the sensitivity of fresh tissue PCR to increase and specificity to decline. Until replicated in a controlled prospective study using fresh tissue samples, our results should not be used to guide treatment decisions. Our goal in this innovative, but preliminary, study was to assess the value of tissue PCR as an adjunct to H&E/IHC in the diagnosis of CMV disease, especially in equivocal cases. Future research could focus on clinical outcomes of non-viremic equivocal cases and whether anti-CMV treatment can be safely withheld in this group of patients. We could not address this question in the present work because all of our equivocal cases received anti-CMV treatment. Given the possibility of sampling error when using PCR on tissue biopsies, applying the same technique to fluid samples such as bronchioalveolar lavage or stool samples may be of value in future research.American journal of hematology/oncology20171210It is demonstrated that a negative tissue PCR can be used to rule out CMV disease in H&E/IHC-equivocal cases, and the sensitivity and specificity of tissue PCR in these cases are expected to increase and specificity to decline.2017-01-17T00:00:00American Journal of Hematology['R. Bottega', 'Elena Nicchia', 'C. Alfano', 'Ana C Glembotsky', 'A. Pastore', 'D. Bertaggia-Calderara', 'B. Bisig', 'M. Duchosal', 'Guillermo Arbesú', 'L. Alberio', 'P. Heller', 'A. Savoia']2017-01-17T00:00:00 fd2b481088b8d26b9d3475d696c006017108e9bdKIR2DL5 (CD158f) is the most recently identified inhibitory member of human killer-cell Ig-like receptors (KIRs), which enable NK cells to sense self-HLA. Unlike KIR2DL1–3, recognizing HLA-C allotypes through Ig-like domains of the D1–D2 type, KIR2DL5 shares a D0–D2 configuration with KIR2DL4, and its ligands have not been identified. KIR2DL5 is encoded by two paralogous genes displaying copy number variation and allelic polymorphism—KIR2DL5A and KIR2DL5B. UP-R1 mAb, raised against the common allele KIR2DL5A*001, enables specific KIR2DL5 detection. However, not every KIR2DL5+ individual has NK cells staining with UP-R1, discrepancy explained in part by epigenetically silent KIR2DL5B alleles with a distinctive substitution in a promoter RUNX-binding site. Furthermore, we show here that the transcribed allele KIR2DL5A*005, second most common of its locus, fails to confer NK cells UP-R1 reactivity, phenotype explained by inefficacious transport of its product to the cell surface. Two amino acid substitutions distinguish the KIR2DL5A*005 and *001 coding regions. Western blot, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy analyses of cells transfected with tagged constructs demonstrate that a serine substitution for glycine-174, conserved in most KIR, is mainly responsible for KIR2DL5A*005 intracellular retention, and it also affects mAb recognition. In contrast, substitution of aspartate for asparagine 152 has only a minor effect on surface expression, despite destroying an otherwise conserved N-glycosylation site. Our results help to explain the variable expression profile of KIR2DL5+ subjects and indicate that functional polymorphisms in both its promoter and its coding regions are critical for understanding the KIR2DL5 role in immunity and its importance for human health.Frontiers in Immunology2017349Western blot, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy analyses of cells transfected with tagged constructs demonstrate that a serine substitution for glycine-174, conserved in most KIR, is mainly responsible for KIR2DL5A*005 intracellular retention, and it also affects mAb recognition.2017-01-17T00:00:00Frontiers in Immunology['E. Cisneros', 'E. Estefanía', 'C. Vilches']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e3fac51ce10111706c884d6c9c4188d2120076e7Authors’ financial ties may be a source of bias in trials and must be disclosed in fullBritish medical journal2017149Authors’ financial ties may be a source of bias in trials and must be disclosed in full.2017-01-17T00:00:00British Medical Journal['Andreas Lundh', 'L. Bero']2017-01-17T00:00:00 cb035335c5fd980b63098c6484a9d285201ec79fOlfactory perception plays an important role in food flavor. Humans have around 400 odorant receptors (ORs), which can be activated by an enormous number of odorants in a combinatorial fashion. To date, only a few odorant receptors have been linked to their respective odorants, due to the difficulties in expressing these receptor proteins in heterologous cell systems. In vivo approaches allow for the analysis of odorant-receptor interactions in their native environment and have the advantage that the complete OR repertoire is simultaneously tested. Once mouse odorant-receptor pairs are defined, one can search for the corresponding human orthologues, which can be validated against the odorants in heterologous cells. Thus, the combination of in vivo and in vitro methods should contribute to the identification of human ORs that recognize odorants of interest, such as key food odorants.Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry2017599The combination of in vivo and in vitro methods should contribute to the identification of human ORs that recognize odorants of interest, such as key food odorants.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of agricultural and food chemistry['L. Armelin-Correa', 'B. Malnic']2017-01-17T00:00:00 88d8c1a8a67ae4055d2c393966ce03f2eab8f6deBMC Public Health2017569Future exercise interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy may benefit by increased tailoring of the intervention to the characteristics of the women, including their psychological profile, socio-economic background, pregnancy ailments and exercise preferences.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Public Health['N. Giatras', 'Elisabeth Wanninkhof', 'M. Leontowitsch', 'B. Lewis', 'Adrian H. Taylor', 'S. Cooper', 'M. Ussher']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7e32510b1013f41355882bd4cac78a6c3cde14d0We present an analysis of archival Infrared Space Observatory observations of H2 for three pointings in the central 3 pc of the Galaxy: toward the southwest region and northeast region of the Galactic center circumnuclear disk (CND), and toward the supermassive black hole Sgr A*. We detect pure rotational lines from 0–0 S(0) to S(13), as well as a number of rovibrationally excited transitions. Using the pure rotational lines, we perform both fits to a discrete temperature distribution (measuring up to three temperature components with T = 500–600 K, T = 1250–1350 K, and T > 2600 K) and fits to a continuous temperature distribution, assuming a power-law distribution of temperatures. We measure power-law indices of n = 3.22 for the northeast region and n = 2.83 for the southwest region. These indices are lower than those measured for other galaxies or other Galactic center clouds, indicating a larger fraction of gas at high temperatures. We also test whether extrapolating this temperature distribution can yield a reasonable estimate of the total molecular mass, as has been recently done for H2 observations in other galaxies. Extrapolating to a cutoff temperature of 50 K in the southwest (northeast) region, we would measure 32% (140%) of the total molecular gas mass inferred from the dust emission, and 26% (125%) of the total molecular gas mass inferred from the CO emission. Ultimately, the inconsistency of the masses inferred in this way suggests that a simple application of this method cannot yield a reliable estimate of the mass of the CND.20177682017-01-17T00:00:00The Astrophysical Journal['E. Mills', 'A. Togi', 'M. Kaufman']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1646ac1d8941c09ae0e9dc5d52097305a970d9bePurpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation and evaluation of interventions for women firesetters in high secure mental healthcare at the UK’s National Women’s Service. Design/methodology/approach Two types of Arson treatment programmes for women, one delivered to individuals, the other within a group context, were developed, delivered and evaluated. The evaluation incorporated qualitative and quantitative data, including psychometric measures. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings The evaluation evidenced very high engagement with and attendance at treatment programmes, and several post-treatment gains. Participants’ ratings of programmes and qualitative feedback were similarly very positive. The study demonstrated that engaging women firesetters in their treatment is paramount and can be facilitated by consistent boundaries around therapy provision balanced with sensitivity, empathy and flexibility; providing interactive and varied teaching methods; ongoing service user involvement and recognising participants’ achievements; employing a mixed cognitive analytic therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy therapeutic approach; having input from fire service staff; and maintaining organisational support for firesetting interventions. Practical implications In all, 12 key recommendations are made for clinicians considering offering treatment programmes for women firesetters. Originality/value Amid few published papers on treating women firesetters this paper guides forensic clinicians in establishing and delivering interventions for women firesetters.20173172017-01-17T00:00:00The Journal of Forensic Practice['P. Annesley', 'Leonie Davison', 'C. Colley', 'Liz Gilley', 'L. Thomson']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5e47a8a2bdf3736cdd4dd11b814ed774550f063720172482017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of High Energy Physics['V. Khachatryan', 'R. Erbacher', 'C. A. C. Montoya', 'W. Carvalho', 'M. Górski', 'D. Kotlinski', 'P. Jež', 'B. Ujvari', 'S. Bein', 'R. Lander', 'N. Smith', 'Young-Il Choi', 'R. Hadjiiska', 'R. Bartek', 'A. Lath', 'W. Johns', 'L. Uplegger', 'P. Hove', 'A. Iorio', 'U. Heintz', 'A. Thea', 'A. Hart', 'S. Sagir', 'K. Kothekar', 'J. Chu', 'O. Driga', 'C. Peña', 'J. Molnár', 'S. Mitra', 'T. Dreyer', 'D. Nowatschin', 'P. Miné', 'Shamik Ghosh', 'E. Asilar', 'M. Rodozov', 'M. Tytgat', 'D. Gyun', 'R. Schöfbeck', 'L. Pape', 'J. Hirschauer', 'B. Bilki', 'S. Toda', 'F. Yumiceva', 'V. Giakoumopoulou', 'R. Goldouzian', 'R. K. Dewanjee', 'C. Rovelli', 'D. Fasanella', 'R. Hirosky', 'J. Sanabria', 'A. Meyer', 'H. Reithler', 'L. Pant', 'D. Tlisov', 'A. Baty', 'T. Lindén', 'Z. Lesko', 'G. Hanson', 'G. Selvaggi', 'F. Colombo', 'Jaehoon Lim', 'B. Bhawandeep', 'A. Junkes', 'Y. Lai', 'Y. Jo', 'T. Camporesi', 'R. G. Cassagnac', 'G. Daskalakis', 'K. Lo', 'E. Migliore', 'I. Hos', 'G. Ortona', 'M. Llatas', 'N. Cavallo', 'A. Magnan', 'C. Mcginn', 'C. Hwang', 'A. Adair', 'A. Holzner', 'Kai-Feng Chen', 'M. Nguyen', 'D. Stickland', 'G. Apollinari', 'Ashish Kumar', 'M. Felcini', 'D. Lelas', 'E. El-khateeb', 'M. Olszewski', 'J. Rodriguez', 'A. Sirunyan', 'M. Mulders', 'F. Palla', 'S. Hasegawa', 'M. Yalvac', 'D. Curry', 'S. Bansal', 'R. Walsh', 'V. Krychkine', 'C. Palmer', 'K. Hahn', 'Tao Huang', 'P. Traczyk', 'A. Marini', 'J. Vaitkus', 'J. Heilman', 'G. Stephans', 'S. Bilmis', 'O. Karacheban', 'Alicia Calderon', 'T. Peiffer', 'P. Netrakanti', 'T. Kress', 'G. Karapostoli', 'N. Sahoo', 'F. Ptochos', 'N. Beni', 'A. Zanetti', 'M. Baarmand', 'V. Calvelli', 'A. Petrilli', 'A. Kornmayer', 'C. Richardson', 'G. Anagnostou', 'M. Cepeda', 'C. Caillol', 'J. Chou', 'P. Petkov', 'N. Demaria', 'D. Piccolo', 'M. Guchait', 'P. Barbaro', 'N. Akchurin', 'P. Verdier', 'R. Betts', 'V. Innocente', 'Hyunchul Kim', 'A. Rácz', 'P. Baillon', 'V. Savrin', 'J. Komaragiri', 'M. Masciovecchio', 'A. Dishaw', 'R. Conway', 'M. Northup', 'K. Tatar', 'A. Perloff', 'D. Anderson', 'A. Safonov', 'B. Mahakud', 'V. Khristenko', 'D. Krücker', 'S. Tkaczyk', 'A. Campbell', 'A. Martelli', 'A. Heister', 'D. Majumder', 'I. Caballero', 'I. Kucher', 'B. Ille', 'S. Banerjee', 'S. Buontempo', 'S. Taroni', 'G. Kasieczka', 'E. Paradas', 'A. Massironi', 'T. Lapsien', 'D. Lange', 'R. Mueller', 'C. Kleinwort', 'Jingyu Zhang', 'R. Fischer', 'K. Mondal', 'I. Shvetsov', 'B. Michlin', 'M. Heindl', 'G. Abbiendi', 'M. Paulini', 'D. Figueiredo', 'A. Cakir', 'P. Lariccia', 'S. Piperov', 'J. Hernández', 'L. Wendland', 'Huaqiao Zhang', 'Y. Iiyama', 'V. Petrov', 'E. Gurpinar', 'M. Galanti', 'A. S. Hernández', 'G. Alves', 'I. Antropov', 'M. Turner', 'A. Nikitenko', 'K. Burkett', 'S. Cooper', 'R. Demina', 'Arun Kumar', 'W. Luo', 'J. Dittmann', 'Chunjie Wang', 'T. Arndt', 'E. Bouvier', 'D. Krofcheck', 'C. Pistone', 'Z. A. Ibrahim', 'M. Zientek', 'T. Peltola', 'R. P. Kenny', 'H. Heath', 'S. Ahuja', 'A. Olbrechts', 'M. Hamer', 'P. Silva', 'S. Wasserbaech', 'A. Svyatkovskiy', 'D. Winn', 'J. Malcles', 'E. Butz', 'P. Kyberd', 'B. Mangano', 'R. Loveless', 'A. Dermenev', 'M. Savina', 'D. Horvath', 'A. Delgado', 'A. Tiko', 'T. Orimoto', 'D. R. Abad', 'A. Garabedian', 'A. Gritsan', 'R. Yohay', 'W. Lohmann', 'R. A. Manzoni', 'F. Fiori', 'B. Radburn-Smith', 'W. Si', 'A. Panagiotou', 'L. Gutay', 'P. Wittich', 'F. Geurts', 'C. Florez', 'P. Behera', 'L. Sudić', 'M. Lipinski', 'C. Harrington', 'C. Caputo', 'F. Thyssen', 'M. Waqas', 'E. Wolfe', 'B. Parida', 'G. Mantovani', 'P. Symonds', 'E. E. Kangal', 'M. Zeinali', 'A. P. Yzquierdo', 'B. Francois', 'K. Kaadze', 'R. Campanini', 'A. Schmidt', 'F. Navarria', 'M. Schröder', 'F. Primavera', 'A. Roy', 'K. Padeken', 'C. Civinini', 'M. Marionneau', 'M. Hoffmann', 'R. Syarif', 'M. Sharan', 'I. Papadopoulos', 'M. Schmitt', 'U. Yang', 'P. R. Teles', 'P. Paolucci', 'D. Cerci', 'R. Castello', 'Javier Mauricio Duarte', 'L. Moroni', 'E. Auffray', 'K. Nawrocki', 'J. Conway', 'I. Fisk', 'P. Garcia-Abia', 'P. M. R. Arbol', 'M. Varma', 'H. Oğul', 'O. Gutsche', 'A. Fagot', 'B. Asavapibhop', 'A. Güth', 'Q. Ingram', 'T. Eichhorn', 'S. Lisniak', 'L. Beck', 'G. Cerminara', 'S. Lacaprara', 'M. Sani', 'A. Zghiche', 'D. Abbaneo', 'P. Sphicas', 'Willis Lin', 'N. Sur', 'R. Maria', 'S. Maselli', 'J. Varela', 'J. Siado', 'M. Canelli', 'C. Hensel', 'S. Shalhout', 'M. Kirakosyan', 'E. Tuovinen', 'C. Tully', 'A. Santocchia', 'J. Bradmiller-Feld', 'Yanchu Wang', 'G. Masetti', 'D. Son', 'T. Pree', 'R. Patel', 'N. Neumeister', 'H. Mermerkaya', 'C. Bernet', 'C. Shepherd-Themistocleous', 'S. My', 'E. Torassa', 'E. Olaiya', 'I. Vai', 'D. Rank', 'Y. Sirois', 'Qiao Xu', 'V. Matveev', 'J. Castle', 'S. Cerci', 'W. Erdmann', 'G. Yu', 'V. Ciulli', 'M. Pelliccioni', 'F. Cavallari', 'G. Codispoti', 'L. H. Guativa', 'E. Gülmez', 'M. Ryu', 'J. Schieck', 'J. Bernardini', 'J. Ellison', 'L. Benussi', 'K. Mazumdar', 'C. Snyder', 'E. Calvo', 'A. Ershov', 'A. Moeller', 'A. Vanhoefer', 'S. Gundacker', 'V. Mossolov', 'P. Ronchese', 'J. Gomez', 'K. Krajczár', 'W. Xie', 'S. Fiorendi', 'P. Checchia', 'J. Lawhorn', 'M. Wang', 'I. Golutvin', 'J. Gómez', 'N. Zaganidis', 'T. Jarvinen', 'A. Meneguzzo', 'W. Zeuner', 'P. Saxena', 'E. Tiras', 'C. D. Martins', 'T. Rodrigo', 'J. Brandstetter', 'U. Joshi', 'T. Aziz', 'F. Meijers', 'M. Dordevic', 'M. Diemoz', 'B. Choudhary', 'V. Bhatnagar', 'A. Ahmad', 'G. Benelli', 'J. Antunes', 'T. Bergauer', 'S. Bitioukov', 'S. Malik', 'J. Wagner-Kuhr', 'M. Klute', 'A. Belyaev', 'L. Matteo', 'G. Mohanty', 'W. Adam', 'P. D. Luckey', 'J. Flix', 'S. Erdweg', 'M. Naseri', 'F. Ball', 'S. Troshin', 'G. Sguazzoni', 'M. Komm', 'M. Margoni', 'M. Gruttola', 'N. Tambe', 'T. H. Doan', 'H. Jung', 'O. Toldaiev', 'W. A. Khan', 'D. Fehling', 'D. Bloch', 'T. Rohe', 'R. Bi', 'A. Hervé', 'D. Kovalskyi', 'C. Charlot', 'D. Puigh', 'G. Bencze', 'L. Antonelli', 'S. Kyriacou', 'H. Newman', 'V. Blinov', 'C. Barth', 'A. Hortiangtham', 'A. Kaur', 'D. Poyraz', 'M. Arenton', 'J. C. Sáa', 'M. Krohn', 'L. Teodorescu', 'G. Fedi', 'M. Vetere', 'S. Zenz', 'V. Daponte', 'K. Rose', 'G. G. Ceballos', 'R. Eusebi', 'C. Brew', 'A. Soha', 'T. Ruggles', 'G. Zumerle', 'F. Scheuch', 'M. Preuten', 'W. Ji', 'C. Vernieri', 'A. Askew', 'V. Kachanov', 'C. Campagnari', 'A. Savin', 'C. Lange', 'A. Vartak', 'D. Gelé', 'Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez', 'B. Betchart', 'E. Longo', 'L. Cadamuro', 'L. Thomas', 'T. Pook', 'F. Simonetto', 'M. Chadeeva', 'I. Nugent', 'F. R. Hosseinabadi', 'G. Eckerlin', 'I. Ojalvo', 'Y. Oh', 'C. You', 'G. Martinez', 'S. Tosi', 'M. Kasemann', 'D. Rabady', 'D. Burns', 'P. Parracho', 'D. Abercrombie', 'M. Maggi', 'R. V. Cortabitarte', 'Y. Hsiung', 'S. Bhowmik', 'C. Seitz', 'T. Esch', 'K. Ulmer', 'C. Sander', 'P. Thomassen', 'Q. Hassan', 'P. Bloch', 'P. Harris', 'E. Eren', 'F. Chlebana', 'N. Pastika', 'M. Besançon', 'J. Hollar', 'S. Wimpenny', 'S. Lee', 'J. Poehlsen', 'C. Contreras-Campana', 'B. Gomber', 'K. F. Johnson', 'G. Angioni', 'D. Klein', 'You-Hao Chang', 'L. Spiegel', 'F. Pandolfi', 'G. Snow']2017-01-17T00:00:00 fba77dda3ec29f1ad0b6a7d88b09b2e677f47a8520172082017-01-17T00:00:00['Elsa Ghandour', 'S. Zaki']2017-01-17T00:00:00 b0e0a3c1b7bd564e6effa8789002ad51a5e78c6dIn this letter, we analyze the security of a long term evolution/system architecture evolution-based network in the presence of de-synchronization attack. For a random mobile user, with the mobility management entity residence time distributed as a Hyper-Erlang random variable, we derive closed form expressions for the distribution of key exposure time, expected volume of exposed packets, and expected additional signaling overhead rate. Furthermore, we present a novel framework for a cellular operator to select the trade-off between security and computational complexity for various practical scenarios. Finally, we verify the proposed results through extensive simulations.IEEE Communications Letters201797This letter presents a novel framework for a cellular operator to select the trade-off between security and computational complexity for various practical scenarios and derives closed form expressions for the distribution of key exposure time, expected volume of exposed packets, and expected additional signaling overhead rate.2017-01-17T00:00:00IEEE Communications Letters['Pranay Agarwal', 'Dhanuja Elizabeth Thomas', 'Abhinav Kumar']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a0cd4964a277e1564781fac78941653f06d255d8Objective: To characterize the pattern of urine drug screening in a cohort of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients at our academic centers. Methods: We identified cases of primary ICH occurring from 2009 to 2011 in our academic centers. Demographic data, imaging characteristics, processes of care, and short-term outcomes were ascertained. We performed logistic regression to identify predictors for screening and evaluated preguideline and postguideline reiteration screening patterns. Results: We identified 610 patients with primary ICH in 2009–2011; 379 (62.1%) were initially evaluated at an outside hospital. Overall, 142/610 (23.3%) patients were screened, with 21 positive for cocaine and 3 for amphetamine. Of patients <55 years of age, only 65/140 (46.4%) were screened. Black patients <55 years of age were screened more than nonblack patients <55 years of age (38/61 [62.3%] vs 27/79 [34.2%]; p = 0.0009). In the best multivariable model, age group (p = 0.0001), black race (p = 0.4529), first Glasgow Coma Scale score (p = 0.0492), current smoking (p < 0.0001), and age group × black race (p = 0.0097) were associated with screening. Guideline reiteration in 2010 did not improve the proportion <55 years of age who were screened: 42/74 (56.8%) were screened before and 23/66 (34.9%) after (p = 0.01). Conclusions: We found disparities in drugs of abuse (DOA) screening and suboptimal guideline adherence. Systematic efforts to improve screening for DOA are warranted. Improved identification of sympathomimetic exposure may improve etiologic classification and influence decision-making and prognosis counseling.Neurology2017247Systematic efforts to improve screening for drugs of abuse (DOA) screening and suboptimal guideline adherence are warranted and improved identification of sympathomimetic exposure is warranted.2017-01-17T00:00:00Neurology['L. Tormoehlen', 'Ashley D. Blatsioris', 'E. Moser', 'Ravan J. L. Carter', 'Alec Stevenson', 'S. Ofner', 'Abigail L. Hulin', 'D. O’Neill', 'A. Cohen-Gadol', 'T. Leipzig', 'Linda S. Williams', 'J. Mackey']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c0bcaf500a78e08c2a413396f04caf4c58b09eb7ABSTRACT Child- and family-centered care has permeated the practices of child welfare as a means to address fragmentation. Case management appears promising, but the approach is still in its infancy. This article aims to provides an understanding of the emergent organizational vision of a new approach to case management at multiple organizational levels. The authors conducted a case study on the implementation of Intensive Family Case Management in a Dutch organization that provides child and youth protection services. The focus is on the continuous and bottom-up process of visioning, which has helped to define the shared organizational vision. The key finding was an emerging, widely shared vision that is congruent at many organizational levels and that contrasts starkly with the old work approach. The conclusion is that innovative child- and family-centered approaches to case management are inherent to a multi-level organizational system that is consistent with the approaches it advocates, being embedded in organizational structures and embodied in practitioners’ mindsets.20176872017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Public Child Welfare['J.S.M. van Veelen', 'B. Regeer', 'J. Broerse', 'S. F. P. V. D. Poel', 'M. Dinkgreve']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c75800503ca3d1722062805ac2af795196f230c1BMC Infectious Diseases2017316It is found that cocaine/crack use is not associated with progression to advanced liver fibrosis in a cohort of HIV-HCV co-infected patients and Cox Proportional Hazards models were used to assess the association.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Infectious Diseases['V. Martel-Laferrière', 'R. Nitulescu', 'J. Cox', 'C. Cooper', 'M. Tyndall', 'Danielle Rouleau', 'S. Walmsley', 'L. Wong', 'M. Klein', 'Lisa Jeff Brian Curtis Pierre Joseph John Shariq Mark M Barrett Cohen Conway Cooper Côté Cox Gill Haider H', 'L. Barrett', 'Jeff Cohen', 'B. Conway', 'Curtis V. Cooper', 'P. Cote', 'Joseph Cox', 'J. Gill', 'S. Haider', 'M. Hull', 'M. Klein', 'J. Montaner', 'E. Moodie', 'N. Pick', 'A. Rachlis', 'D. Rouleau', 'R. Sandre', 'M. Tyndall', 'S. Sanche', 'M. Vachon', 'S. Walmsley', 'A. Wong', 'D. Wong']2017-01-17T00:00:00 29a3bcea805b9cb24094f3de1679727aa5394505Cardiotrophin (CT)‐1 is a regulator of glucose and lipid homeostasis. In the present study, we analyzed whether CT‐1 also acts to peripherally regulate metabolic rhythms and adipose tissue core clock genes in mice. Moreover, the circadian pattern of plasma CT‐1 levels was evaluated in normal‐weight and overweight subjects. The circadian rhythmicity of oxygen consumption rate (VO2) was disrupted in aged obese CT‐1‐deficient (CT‐1−/−) mice (12 mo). Although circadian rhythms of VO2 were conserved in young lean CT‐1−/− mice (2 mo), CT‐1 deficiency caused a phase shift of the acrophase. Most of the clock genes studied (Clock, Bmal1, and Per2) displayed a circadian rhythm in adipose tissue of both wild‐type (WT) and CT‐1−/− mice. However, the pattern was altered in CT‐1−/− mice toward a lower percentage of the rhythm or lower amplitude, especially for Bmal1 and Clock. Moreover, CT‐1 mRNA levels in adipose tissue showed significant circadian fluctuations in young WT mice. In humans, CT‐1 plasma profile exhibited a 24‐h circadian rhythm in normal‐weight but not in overweight subjects. The 24‐h pattern of CT‐1 was characterized by a pronounced increase during the night (from 02:00 to 08:00). These observations suggest a potential role for CT‐1 in the regulation of metabolic circadian rhythms. —Lópeź‐Yoldi, M., Stanhope, K. L., Garaulet, M., Chen, X. G., Marcos‐Gómeź, B., Carrasco‐Benso, M. P., Sánta Maria, E. M., Escoté, X., Lee, V., Nunez, M. V., Medici, V., Martínez‐Ansó, E., Sainź, N., Huerta, A. E., Laiglesia, L. M., Prieto, J., Martínez, J. A., Bustos, M., Havel, P. J., Moreno‐Aliaga, M. J. Role of cardiotrophin‐1 in the regulation of metabolic circadian rhythms and adipose core clock genes in mice and characterization of 24‐h circulating CT‐1 profiles in normal‐weight and overweight/obese subjects. FASEB J. 31, 1639–1649 (2017) www.fasebj.orgThe FASEB Journal2017586A potential role for cardiotrophin‐1 in the regulation of metabolic circadian rhythms and adipose core clock genes in mice is suggested and characterization of 24‐h circulating CT‐1 profiles in normal‐weight and overweight/obese subjects is evaluated.2017-01-17T00:00:00The FASEB Journal['M. López-Yoldi', 'K. Stanhope', 'M. Garaulet', 'X. Guoxia Chen', 'B. Marcos-Gómez', 'María Paz Carrasco‐Benso', 'E. Maria', 'X. Escoté', 'Vivien Lee', 'Marinelle V. Nuñez', 'V. Medici', 'E. Martı́nez-Ansó', 'N. Sáinz', 'A. Huerta', 'Laura M. Laiglesia', 'J. Prieto', 'J. Martínez', 'M. Bustos', 'P. Havel', 'M. Moreno-Aliaga']2017-01-17T00:00:00 a4f64f37a7e51526c5c048c52929c8d10debc04aAcid-mediated synthesis of ordered mesoporous aluminosilicates (OMAS) with medium-to-strong Brønsted acid sites and trivalent aluminium exclusively in a tetrahedral framework structure is realized by a newly devised intrinsic hydrolysis method. In this way, we have synthesized a series of well-ordered OMAS, e.g., H-AlSBA-15 and H-AlIITM-56, which are otherwise difficult to distinguish under acidic conditions owing to very different hydrolysis rates of both silicon and aluminium sources used for preparation as well as easy dissociation of thus formed Al-O-Si bonds. This novel intrinsic hydrolysis approach, however, relies mainly on similar hydrolysis rates of constituent inorganic species leading to efficient condensation. Thus, the innovative methodology using tetraethyl orthosilicate and aluminium citrate, respectively, as tetravalent silicon and trivalent aluminium as precursors facilitates the formation of high quality OMAS with a narrow pore size distribution, thicker walls, and trivalent aluminium in a tetrahedral framework structure with a high aluminium content, as evidenced by a battery of characterization techniques, viz., XRD, XRF, SEM, TEM and BET. The resulting materials, in turn, generate Brønsted acid sites in the aluminosilicate matrix, with the absence of the usually encountered Lewis acid sites, viz., extra-framework and/or non-framework species, as confirmed by both 27Al MAS-NMR and NH3-TPD studies. All the prepared catalysts exhibit excellent activity towards the tertiary butylation of phenol, and the high activity of the catalysts is attributed to the unique and exclusive presence of medium-to-strong acid sites in the OMAS matrix.Dalton Transactions2017506The innovative methodology using tetraethyl orthosilicate and aluminium citrate as tetravalent silicon and trivalent aluminium as precursors facilitates the formation of high quality OMAS with a narrow pore size distribution, thicker walls, and triavalent aluminium in a tetrahedral framework structure with a high aluminium content.2017-01-17T00:00:00Dalton transactions['N. Krishna', 'P. Selvam']2017-01-17T00:00:00 7b7c95b46b441ca2d986b4c41da1f368d61f5c78Polyester-based amphiphilic block copolymers and their nanoassemblies are of significant interest for a wide range of applications due to the degradability of the polyester block. However, the commonly used polyesters lack functional groups on their backbones, limiting the possibilities to chemically modify these polymers. Described here are new poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–poly(β-6-heptenolactone) (PHEL) block copolymers having pendant alkenes at each repeat unit on the PHEL block. First, the self-assembly of these block copolymers in aqueous solution was studied and it was found that they formed solid nanoparticles and vesicles depending on the relative block lengths. Next the alkene moieties of the block copolymer were modified with either hydrophilic or hydrophobic pendant groups using thiol–ene reactions, allowing the hydrophilic mass fractions and consequently the self-assembled morphologies to be tuned, accessing both smaller nanoparticles and cylindrical assemblies. It was also demonstrated that the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel or a fluorescent rhodamine dye could be easily conjugated to the block copolymers and the self-assembly of these conjugates was explored. Overall, the results of this study demonstrate that PEO-PHEL block copolymers can serve as versatile backbones for the preparation of functional, polyester-based materials.20178862017-01-17T00:00:00Polymer Chemistry['Brooke M Raycraft', 'J. P. Macdonald', 'J. T. McIntosh', 'M. Shaver', 'E. Gillies']2017-01-17T00:00:00 38444ec46acb8ae5708493f79ab44881515da727[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169757.].PLoS ONE2017305This research presents a novel probabilistic procedure that allows for direct measurement of the response of the immune system to earthquake-triggered landsliding.2017-01-17T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. López-Varela', 'A. García-Basteiro', 'Orvalho Augusto', 'O. Fraile', 'H. Bulo', 'T. Irá', 'K. Gondo', 'J. van Ingen', 'D. Naniche', 'J. Sacarlal', 'P. Alonso']2017-01-17T00:00:00 2e4a2ba606643ffcdb81c40ad4f58dce2c5d904eMitochondria are organelles of symbiotic origin that have retained a gene expression machinery during evolution. However, the large majority of the genes encoding mitochondrial proteins have been transferred to the nuclear genome, requiring cytoplasmic translation and mitochondrial import of about 1000 different mitochondrial proteins. In human cells, 13 proteins are encoded by the mitochondrial genome and their translation occurs on mitochondrial ribosomes in the matrix. While the mitochondrial ribosomal proteins and translation factors need to be imported from the cytoplasm, the 2 ribosomal (r)RNAs and the minimalistic set of 22 transfer (t)RNAs are encoded in the organelle and are transcribed by the mitochondrial RNA polymerase. In contrast to both the bacterial and the cytoplasmic translation systems, where separate tRNAs exist that mediate incorporation of methionine either during translation initiation or elongation, mitochondria contain only a single tRNA that facilitates incorporation of methionine during translation (Fig. 1). In addition, this single mitochondrial tRNA (mttRNA) is employed to not only read the conventional AUG codon, but is also responsible for integration of methionine at AUA and AUU codons during translation initiation and at AUA codons during elongation, thereby playing a key role in implementing the non-conventional genetic code of mitochondria. It was previously suggested that RNA modifications in the anticodon of the mt-tRNA could expand its codon recognition, however, how the modifications are installed and which enzymes are involved had remained unknown. In parallel with 2 independent studies, we found that cytosine 34 (C34) in the "wobble position" of mt-tRNA is methylated at position 5 of the pyrimidine ring by the RNA methyltransferase NSUN3 (Fig. 1). This enzyme is a member of the Nol1/Nop2/SUN domain (NSUN) family, which also contains the RNA methyltransferases NSUN2 and NSUN6 that modify cytoplasmic tRNAs. In contrast, NSUN3 localizes to the mitochondrial matrix where it specifically recognizes the anticodon stem loop (ASL) of mt-tRNA. Interestingly, mutations that compromise basepairing in the ASL, including a pathogenic mutation, reduce C34 methylation by NSUN3, implying that lack of this modification in mt-tRNA can lead to disease. This is further supported by Van Haute and colleagues, who describe a patient lacking functional NSUN3 and suffering from mitochondrial dysfunction. Interestingly, previous reports have suggested the presence of 5-formylcytosine (fC) at position 34 of mt-tRNA, implying that the methyl group of mC installed by NSUN3 can be oxidised to generate the formyl group of fC. We have identified the Fe(II)/a-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, ALKBH1/ABH1 as the enzyme responsible for this oxidation (Fig. 1). The related TET proteins, which oxidise mC in DNA, have been shown to form fC and 5-carboxycytosine (caC) via a distributive mechanism that leads to accumulation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (hmC), as the first oxidation intermediate. In contrast in vitro and in vivo data imply that ABH1 primarily produces fC in mt-tRNA. Cytosine 34 of mt-tRNA is almost fully modified in vivo, however, the relative abundance of tRNAs carrying the different modifications at this position requires further clarification; while both mass spectrometry analysis of isolated mt-tRNA and bisulfite sequencing predominantly identified fC, the presence of mC could also be detected, suggesting that although the majority of mt-tRNA is oxidised by ABH1, a portion may remain in the methylated state. It has been discussed that the localization of ABH1 may differ between cell types, raising the possibility that the extent of oxidation of mC34 of mt-tRNA may also vary. Ribosome binding studies using differently modified forms of mttRNA (or the ASL) indicate that these modifications serve to expand codon recognition by mt-tRNA, enabling this single methionine tRNA to fulfil its diverse functions in mitochondrial translation. The importance of the increased decoding capacity of mt-tRNA generated by modification of C34 is highlighted by the requirement for NSUN3 and ABH1 for efficient mitochondrial translation in vivo. The newly identified 2-step modification pathway involving the mC RNA methyltransferase NSUN3 and the dioxygenase ABH1 explains how codon recognition by mt-tRNA is extended by RNA modifications at the “wobble position” of itsCell Cycle201775The Fe(II)/a-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, ALKBH1/ABH1 as the enzyme responsible for this oxidation of cytosine 34 (C34) in the "wobble position" of mt-tRNA is methylated at position 5 of the pyrimidine ring by the RNA methyltransferase NSUN3 (Fig. 1).2017-01-17T00:00:00Cell Cycle['K. Sloan', 'C. Höbartner', 'M. Bohnsack']2017-01-17T00:00:00 f42ad68a526d17b6be92b6745b361f9d6f787cbcObjective This study aims to validate a published ventricular shunt clinical prediction rule for the identification of children at low risk for ventricular shunt malfunction based on the absence of 3 high-risk clinical predictors (irritability, nausea or vomiting, and headache). Methods We identified children aged 21 years and younger with a ventricular shunt who presented between 2010 and 2013 to a single pediatric emergency department (ED) for evaluation of potential shunt malfunction. We defined a ventricular shunt malfunction as obstruction to cerebrospinal fluid flow requiring operative neurosurgical intervention within 72 hours of initial ED evaluation. We applied this ventricular shunt clinical prediction rule to the study population and report the test characteristics. Results We identified 755 ED visits for 294 children with potential ventricular shunt malfunction. Of these encounters, 146 (19%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 17%–22%) had a ventricular shunt malfunction. The ventricular shunt clinical prediction rule had a sensitivity of 99% (95% CI, 94%–100%), specificity of 7% (95% CI, 5%–9%), and negative predictive value of 95% (95% CI, 82%–99%). Two children with a ventricular shunt malfunction were misclassified as low risk by this clinical prediction rule. Conclusions Ventricular shunt malfunctions were common. Although children classified as low risk by the ventricular shunt clinical prediction rule were less likely to have a shunt malfunction, routine neuroimaging may still be required because exclusion of ventricular shunt malfunction may be difficult on clinical grounds alone.Pediatric emergency care2017205Although children classified as low risk by the ventricular shunt clinical prediction rule were less likely to have a shunt malfunction, routine neuroimaging may still be required because exclusion of ventricularShunt malfunction may be difficult on clinical grounds alone.2017-01-17T00:00:00Pediatric Emergency Care['T. Boyle', 'A. Kimia', 'L. Nigrovic']2017-01-17T00:00:00 387ad83b4f30dfb1243892f1a47bc41b1409e24fEste estudio discute como los procesos de capacitacion han evolucionado influenciados por la historia, la psicologia, la educacion y, mas recientemente, la tecnologia. Estos procedimientos son necesarios para maximizar la eficiencia del recurso humano, el mas valioso de un pais. En la actualidad, muchas companias e instituciones del sector publico y del privado apuestan por la ensenanza por medio de las TIC (Tecnologias de la Informacion y la Comunicacion). El articulo describe algunas perspectivas que han moldeado el aprendizaje apoyado por las TIC a traves del tiempo. Ademas, se incluyen tres experiencias de formacion de este estilo en diferentes instituciones con sus ejemplos correspondientes. This study discusses the evolution of the training processes under the influence of history, psychology, education, and more recently, technology. These processes are necessary to maximize the efficiency of the human resource, a country’s most valuable resource. Therefore, nowadays many companies and institutions from the public and private sector are taking bets on the training processes by means of the IT. The study also discusses some perspectives which have given shape to the training processes through time. Three experiences of training processes aided by IT are also described with their corresponding examples.2017032017-01-17T00:00:00['Y. A. Amador']2017-01-17T00:00:00 6f8faf70c8dc422db982966de7e7fcc6a32592e0The synthesis of zeolite based rice husk silica by using sol-gel method with heat treatment 450 oC, 550 oC, dan 650 oC has been investigated. This research was conducted to study the effect of particle size and pore size to specific surface area of zeolit. The characteristics of samplewere observed byX-Ray Difraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and specific surface area with Branauer Emmet Teller (BET). The research result showed that the structure was amorf with cristobalite, corundum, and delta-Al2O3 phase. The heat treatment of 450 °C showed the smallest particle size amounted to 16,322 μm and the largest pore size amounted to 5,786 μm with the highest specific surface area amounted to 216,250 m2/g, so it is potential to be used as a supercapacitor electrode.2017042017-01-17T00:00:00['Jennifer Kapriati Pakpahan', 'Pulung Karo Karo', 'B. Suroto']2017-01-17T00:00:00 e37f98d45f900827287a7c2fcb86b5116c7aeae7BMC Public Health2017364Age (1 year increase) of staff was associated with higher odds of correctly identifying a total ban at their service and staff policy awareness was modest and perceived policy enforcement was poor.2017-01-17T00:00:00BMC Public Health['E. Skelton', 'B. Bonevski', 'F. Tzelepis', 'A. Shakeshaft', 'A. Guillaumier', 'A. Dunlop', 'Sam McCrabb', 'K. Palazzi']2017-01-17T00:00:00 4b38a1316571d0a487c07bfbf819695008a41658Abbreviations: DM = diabetes mellitus HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c POC-BG = point-of-care blood glucoseEndocrine Practice201794The mainstay treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus is continued titration of the HbA1c and POC-BG, which reduces the risk of adverse events and increases the likelihood of long-term protection from disease.2017-01-17T00:00:00Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists['C. Cook', 'H. Apsey', 'E. Habermann', 'A. Glasgow', 'Janna C Castro', 'R. Schlinkert']2017-01-17T00:00:00 5353e7ba9d25383a48db5d67a3108be02a8e88a8Journal of Materials Science20172842017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Materials Science['Wei-ting Chen', 'E. Dickey']2017-01-17T00:00:00 1201b9988435c2c9f67f3cc5b42f9a5e523fe54eObjective: To determine whether e-mail is a useful mechanism to provide prompt, case-specific data feedback and improve door-to-needle (DTN) time for acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) in the emergency department (ED) at a high-volume academic stroke center. Methods: We instituted a quality improvement project at Columbia University Medical Center where clinical details are shared via e-mail with the entire treatment team after every case of IV-tPA administration in the ED. Door-to-needle and component times were compared between the prefeedback (January 2013 to March 2015) and postfeedback intervention (April 2015 to June 2016) periods. Results: A total of 273 cases were included in this analysis, 102 (37%) in the postintervention period. Median door-to-stroke code activation (2 vs 0 minutes, P < .01), door-to-CT Scan (21 vs 18 minutes, P < .01), and DTN (54 vs 49 minutes, P = .17) times were shorter in the postintervention period, although the latter did not reach statistical significance. The proportion of cases with the fastest DTN (≤45 minutes) was higher in the postintervention period (29.2% vs 42.2%, P = .03). Conclusion: E-mail is a simple and effective tool to provide rapid feedback and promote interdisciplinary communication to improve acute stroke care in the ED.The Neurohospitalist2017103E-mail is a simple and effective tool to provide rapid feedback and promote interdisciplinary communication to improve acute stroke care in the ED.2017-01-17T00:00:00The Neurohospitalist['Sara K. Rostanski', 'Joshua I Stillman', 'L. Schaff', 'Crismely A. Perdomo', 'A. Liberman', 'Eliza C. Miller', 'R. Marshall', 'J. Willey', 'O. Williams']2017-01-17T00:00:00 58314991cf13b2141823cc9b04812e18ec445ec3Objective: In vitro and in vivo studies in rodents have demonstrated many health promoting properties of individual phytochemicals including antioxidative and chemopreventive effects. Recently combination of substances is claimed to enhance activity. The objective of this study was to investigate health benefits of a daily consumption of a combination of a large variety of phytochemicals (TimeBlock®). To assess potential changes we analyzed specific biomarkers that are associated with aging, oxidative stress and DNA stability: Methylation of LINE-1, c-Myc, IL-6, MLH1, DNTM1, ITGA2B and telomere length. Methods: For this study 110 healthy participants of both sexes between 31-76 years were recruited, 101 subjects were included in further analysis. A small reference group (n=20) without intervention within the same age interval served as control. Participants received a plant based dietary supplement (TimeBlock®) for 6 months by oral administration. Ingredients included extracts from green tea (EGCG), wheatgrass (tocotrienols), barley grass (folic acid), tomatoes (lycopene), tagetes (zeaxanthin, lutein), algae, shiitake mushrooms (vitamin D) and grape seeds (resveratrol). Capillary blood samples were collected from all participants before administration and within 6 days after the end of the study period following DNA extraction, bisulfite conversion and qPCR as well as high resolution melting curve analysis addressing analysis of LINE-1, c-Myc, IL-6, MLH1, DNTM1, ITGA2B and telomere length. Nutrition, lifestyle and health status were assessed with a standardized food and lifestyle questionnaire. Results and discussion: Our results confirmed the positive effect of plant derived antioxidants on telomeres and inflammation frequency. An age-specific drift of analyzed markers could be observed. While methylation of c-Myc-a key factor in telomerase regulation-was not affected by administration, total telomere length showed a significant increase, which we suggest to be linked with an increased cell turnover and accelerated apoptosis of senescent or mutated cells without enhancing telomerase activity. Further, methylation of mismatch repair protein gene MLH1 showed a strong negative correlation with telomere length, supporting the influence of MMR on telomere regulation. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that a combined administration of a variety of phytochemicals can be a potential preventive and therapeutic agent, as each substance exhibits different modes of action and in combination, health promoting effects could be potentiated. Addressing different mechanisms of aging, specific phytochemicals could be used as new therapeutic approach against age-related diseases.20171003The results of the present study indicate that a combined administration of a variety of phytochemicals can be a potential preventive and therapeutic agent, as each substance exhibits different modes of action and in combination, health promoting effects could be potentiated.2017-01-17T00:00:00Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences['A. Pointner', 'U. Magnet', 'E. Tomeva', 'E. Dum', 'Christina Bruckmueller', 'C. Mayer', 'E. Aumueller', 'Alex', 'er G Haslberger']2017-01-17T00:00:00 81ea264602b5998bd1d20ba907c9e7976c5d0e3bSexual exploitation is one of the most serious forms of gender-based violence affecting children worldwide. There are three primary and interrelated forms of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC): prostitution pornography and trafficking for sexual purposes. Other forms of sexual exploitation of children include child sex tourism and early forced marriages. Every day boys girls and transgendered youth are being sexually exploited worldwide not only by foreigners but also by locals; not only be men but also by women. (authors)2017002017-01-17T00:00:00Sexual health exchange['B. Platt']2017-01-17T00:00:00 51b75ab13cf3c3afa48a6f41896cb84f9fa68c15Aziza Winda Adi Wijaya, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Nurjaya, S.H., M.S., Dr. Bambang Sudjito, S.H., M.Hum Fakultas Hukum Universitas Brawijaya Email : azizahwinda75@yahoo.com ABSTRAKSI Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kewenangan Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil Bea dan Cukai dalam menangani tindak pidana penyelundupan barang yang mengandung unsur pornografi. dan faktor-faktor yang menghambat Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil Bea dan Cukai dalam menangani tindak pidana penyelundupan barang yang mengandung unsur pornografi. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kantor Pengawasan dan Pelayanan Bea dan Cukai Tipe Madya Cukai Malang dengan melakukan wawancara langsung dengan Kepala Seksi Bidang Penindakan dan Penyidikan serta Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil Bea dan Cukai selaku petugas yang berwenang dalam penyidikan tindak pidana penyelundupan barang yang mengandung unsur pornografi. Kata Kunci : Kewenangan, Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil, Tindak Pidana Penyelundupan, Bea Cukai. ABSTRACT This research intend to determine the authority of the Investigators Civil Servants of Customs and Tax in handling the crime of smuggling stuff that contain elements of pornography, and the factors that obstruct the Investigators Civil Servants of Customs and Tax in handling the crime of smuggling stuff that contain elements of pornography. This research was held in the Office of Surveillance and Customs and Tax Average Type of Tax Malang with direct interviews with the Head of Section for Enforcement and Investigation and the Investigators Civil Servants of Customs as an authorized officer in the investigation of criminal smuggling of stuff which contain with elements of pornography. Keyword : authority, Investigators Civil Servants, smuggling, Customs and Tax2017002017-01-17T00:00:00['Aziza Winda Adi Wijaya']2017-01-17T00:00:00 c88c37fc8db2651d341d13c7f73e7adf04048dbeBulying that was experienced by someone affected an anxiety and pressure in life. Therefore, asertif training strategy of counselling is required for reducing bullying. Assertive training strategy of counseling is utilized to reduce an anxiety and increases individual interpersonal by removing bullying effect and ward off bullying activities. Asertif training strategy of counseling for reducing bullying consist of rational, identification, differentiating asertif's behaviour and exploringtarget, role playing, simultaneous training, homework and follow-up, and terminations.20170122017-01-17T00:00:00['Cucu Arumsari']2017-01-17T00:00:00 50c5bd4aeb2c76de704b7093780b66148093374bCurrent Psychology20173302017-01-17T00:00:00Current Psychology['Sukkyung You', 'June Lee', 'Yunoug Lee']2017-01-17T00:00:00 aabd94eb6b39513a31a986db7442a164e226fb1d2017164The authors explore the level of trust shown in e-voting systems and social media among Palestinians residing in different countries and this on-going work attempts to assess the suitability of such systems in supporting a true e-democracy.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Fouad J. F. Shat', 'E. Pimenidis']2017-01-18T00:00:00 05db86d7ac1c944e03e2c3bd7be2b34fd86d02232017591Research into the latitude for coordination and informal civic learning occasioned by the networked communication of protestors on social media illustrated how collective organisation together with its cognitive and emotional groundwork may be assembled ahead of an embodied protest through granular instalments such as posts on socialMedia.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Dan Mercea']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ff3bcb374070e1ff62518a1491006cc4c0c8e908Does public relations finally have its seat at the executive table? According to Steve Barrett of PRWeek, “The premise that in­house [public relations] pros, and the agencies that support those in­...2017432017-01-18T00:00:00['K. Berg']2017-01-18T00:00:00 cc03084ae6f0debe347fe2c7b207da9b2d810c9e2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['M. Gillespie', 'N. Sattar', 'M. Lami']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a02b54a0c3ca83bea1aa0d88b5af9973546183ac2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Korene Ekstrand']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9c2524242f4b42f6c3458cf9917c609321716a282017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Marcela Y. Isuster']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c03ca6b70c0433ebf7f73d9b00ce6908111de2652017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Luciana Oliveira']2017-01-18T00:00:00 bbd1b9e78bd857bd33d1bdd8ef98b73feccaac142017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Petrus Juli']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9e8387eb1a858a0ae6ce5c63cab93fb40caa489fThe budget padding scandal, which hit the Nigeria in July 2016, is illustrative of one of the different ways the new media have influenced how news is gathered and reported in Nigeria and many other countries. Today, many stories are received by some sort of social media. These changes generate debates on the extent of effects on journalism practice in three key areas: nature of journalists, nature of news gathering, and the way news is disseminated. This study analyzes Nigerian journalists’ perception of the possible effect of new media application in Nigeria media practice.20171012017-01-18T00:00:00['I. Dunu', 'C. A. Ukwueze', 'U. Ekwugha']2017-01-18T00:00:00 667055dd340b68fa83b08a1e8dec5fd826208de4In the last two decades, there has been an important process of expansion of economic activity on a global scale, and this fact corroborated to promote the social rise of thousands of individuals at the base of the social pyramid. This process in Brazil was known to many authors as the emergence of a new middle class. Several factors contributed to this fact in the country, such as the creation of thousands of formal jobs, the policy of real appreciation of the minimum wage, popularization of consumption of goods and services through credit expansion, among other factors. In the meantime, several authors have developed methodologies to measure the size of the new world middle class. That said, this paper aims to make a theoretical discussion about the emergence of a new middle class in the periphery of capitalism.2017202017-01-18T00:00:00['Ualace Roberto de Jesus Oliveira']2017-01-18T00:00:00 07c6744e25ed01967e448a397f5d7e9d540345c3Given a query photo issued by a user (q-user), the landmark retrieval is to return a set of photos with their landmarks similar to those of the query, while the existing studies on the landmark retrieval focus on exploiting geometries of landmarks for similarity matches between candidate photos and a query photo. We observe that the same landmarks provided by different users over social media community may convey different geometry information depending on the viewpoints and/or angles, and may, subsequently, yield very different results. In fact, dealing with the landmarks with low quality shapes caused by the photography of q-users is often nontrivial and has seldom been studied. In this paper, we propose a novel framework, namely, multi-query expansions, to retrieve semantically robust landmarks by two steps. First, we identify the top- $k$ photos regarding the latent topics of a query landmark to construct multi-query set so as to remedy its possible low quality shape. For this purpose, we significantly extend the techniques of Latent Dirichlet Allocation. Then, motivated by the typical collaborative filtering methods, we propose to learn a collaborative deep networks-based semantically, nonlinear, and high-level features over the latent factor for landmark photo as the training set, which is formed by matrix factorization over collaborative user-photo matrix regarding the multi-query set. The learned deep network is further applied to generate the features for all the other photos, meanwhile resulting into a compact multi-query set within such space. Then, the final ranking scores are calculated over the high-level feature space between the multi-query set and all other photos, which are ranked to serve as the final ranking list of landmark retrieval. Extensive experiments are conducted on real-world social media data with both landmark photos together with their user information to show the superior performance over the existing methods, especially our recently proposed multi-query based mid-level pattern representation method [1].IEEE Transactions on Image Processing201776155This paper proposes a novel framework, namely, multi-query expansions, to retrieve semantically robust landmarks by two steps, and proposes to learn a collaborative deep networks-based semantically, nonlinear, and high-level features over the latent factor for landmark photo as the training set.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Image Processing['Yang Wang', 'Xuemin Lin', 'Lin Wu', 'W. Zhang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 696c72424f4e42c92d7827f3d8cc06eb95f27b64The paper uses collection development as a case study to illustrate how the historical background of a subject is an essential part of our approach to introducing students as new professionals to the principles and practices of our field and discusses how best to encourage interest and engagement with the historical context of contemporary practice. Materials selection has long been regarded as a critical function and defining responsibility of professional librarians, indeed “the ultimate source of pride of many collection specialists” (Cogswell, 1987, p. 270), but its place in the 21st century library has been challenged by the implementation of patron-driven acquisition (PDA) systems and notions of community engagement as a library service model enabled by Web 2.0 technologies and social media. Patron-driven or demand-driven acquisition (DDA) systems have divided professional opinion in academic libraries, prompting specific concerns about monopolistic use and questions about patrons “using library funds to effectively build private collections” (Tyler et al., 2014), as well as more general arguments about quality, and selecting material for current users (“just-in time”) versus collection building for future use (“just-in-case”). Lewis (2013, p. 169) argues that choosing items for the library collection was a “professional task” in the paper world where “selection mattered,” but the digital world is different, providing an opportunity and the necessity for a new approach, and changing the role of librarians in the selection process. Although PDA has brought such issues into sharper focus, involving members of the community in the selection of materials is not a novel idea. Cogswell (1987, p. 268) observes that “In 1957 the idea that primary responsibility for book selection should rest with librarians was termed avant-garde’,” and Kohl (2010, p. 1107) confirms that in research libraries at least it was not until the 1960s that faculty “almost universally ceded authority for collection development, and the accompanying budgets, to library bibliographers.” Similar debates have taken place in the public library arena, both in connection with and independently of PDA/DDA systems. Pateman and Williment (2013, pp. 123, 125-126) argue that “The local community should be actively engaged in the selection process” and criticize the “enduring belief that only qualified staff should select stock, as they alone know best what the ‘deserving poor’ want and need.” They characterize the debate as “social control versus social change or ‘reads versus needs’” and point out that it has been going on for 150 years. The issue of librarian-selected versus user-selected models of collection management is neither a new question, nor the only one, as other approaches, such as consortial options, approval plans, and supplier/vendor selection need to be included in the mix. The key point here is that we can better understand the issue of community engagement in collection development if we study its history in our profession, and follow the precepts of the ALA Library History Round Table (1989), whose statement reminds us that “Many of the most important issues of our day…can only be understood in the light of their historical contexts.”2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['S. Corrall']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4223d23a789459a1d83090ab8e1ae8277b6c66deResearch shows that many like-minded people use popular microblogging websites for posting hateful speech against various religions and race. Automatic identification of racist and hate promoting posts is required for building social media intelligence and security informatics based solutions. However, just keyword spotting based techniques cannot be used to accurately identify the intent of a post. In this paper, we address the challenge of the presence of ambiguity in such posts by identifying the intent of author. We conduct our study on Tumblr microblogging website and develop a cascaded ensemble learning classifier for identifying the posts having racist or radicalized intent. We train our model by identifying various semantic, sentiment and linguistic features from free-form text. Our experimental results shows that the proposed approach is effective and the emotion tone, social tendencies, language cues and personality traits of a narrative are discriminatory features for identifying the racist intent behind a post.arXiv.org20172060This paper develops a cascaded ensemble learning classifier for identifying the posts having racist or radicalized intent on Tumblr and shows that the proposed approach is effective and the emotion tone, social tendencies, language cues and personality traits of a narrative are discriminatory features for identifies the racist intent behind a post.2017-01-18T00:00:00ArXiv['Swati Agarwal', 'A. Sureka']2017-01-18T00:00:00 eeabc1dca85067b14d5c992fdb6e85930d868e23Health and physical education professionals who implement technology appropriately can contribute to helping students become physically educated individuals (NASPE, 2009). It is imperative that professionals be knowledgeable and resourceful in how to integrate technology effectively, but it is unclear what current challenges professionals face in this regard. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the current trends and issues surrounding technology among health and physical education professionals, as discussed in a professional online forum. This mixed-methods study involved the collection and analysis of technology-related discussion posts from the first year of the SHAPE America Exchange online forum. Researchers collected 110 discussion threads from 241 SHAPE America members about technology topics ranging from pedometers to social media in an attempt to investigate the nature of the discussions and to determine the demographics of the participants. Discussion posts were examined within and across specific technologies, and major themes were established. Quantitative data analysis included descriptive statistics of participant demographics and types of technologies discussed. Results revealed the most commonly discussed technology topics were activity monitors, mobile devices, and social media. Major themes included networking and sharing resources, implementing technology for teaching, technology selection, data collection and management solutions, and logistics issues. Results of this study indicate that professionals are aware of and interested in implementing a variety of technologies into their teaching; however, they are still unsure about selection, management, and implementation. The online forum provided a resource to address these issues.20171620Results of this study indicate that professionals are aware of and interested in implementing a variety of technologies into their teaching; however, they are still unsure about selection, management, and implementation.2017-01-18T00:00:00The Physical Educator['Jennifer M. Krause', 'H. Franks', 'Brandy M. Lynch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ce6089e3bf39da34b3a464dfe4300e7251ecfaa9ABSTRACT For a language to survive, it must be spoken and passed down to the next generation. But how can we engage teenagers – so crucial for language transmission – to use and value their local tongue when they are bombarded by pressures from outside and from within their society to only speak national and international languages? This paper analyses the extent to which social media can actively engage teenagers in using minority languages by examining a vibrant Balinese language Facebook group which is oriented to teens. The study finds that this particular group uses peer pressure and peer modelling to actively create space for young people to use Balinese 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, regardless of official policies, school practices, and family norms. By operating in the shadows outside of government, school, and family structures, this study suggests that social media can be a highly effective, low-cost, and easily implementable way to foster language revitalisation among the crucial young generation.201732182017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development['A. J. Stern']2017-01-18T00:00:00 970de6fe0b80e62cdb4a546f3c535ea80de92110Media messages can facilitate the delivery of accurate information related to HIV and sexually transmitted infection. This study’s purpose was to examine preexisting media campaigns from the iMPPACS study to assess age-, gender-, and culturally appropriate components identified by African American females who attend historically Black colleges/universities. In 3 separate focus group sessions, 31 Black female college students (M age = 20) viewed 4 vignettes and heard 3 audio-only clips, then ranked and commented on them based on perceived satisfaction with HIV prevention content and appropriateness of delivery. Conventional qualitative analysis using NVivo software was performed until saturation of content was achieved and themes derived. Six major themes emerged and were designated as (a) social media; (b) mirror image; (c) visually dynamic advertisements; (d) the real world; (e) people, place, things; and (f) HIV knowledge. Visually stimulating content (i.e., graphics) was found to be most appealing in marketing HIV prevention, with brief monologue/dialogue from scenarios that resemble daily life. Socially and culturally relevant HIV prevention messages are important to Black college female students. Participants recommended creating short audiovisual messages that encompass familiar contexts like dorm rooms and appealing graphics for HIV health promotion messages, such as emojis. Future audio-only prevention advertisements for this population should use recognizable voices (e.g., celebrities). Finally, messaging should be promoted on open and closed circuit social media platforms.Journal of health communication20173011Visually stimulating content was found to be most appealing in marketing HIV prevention, with brief monologue/dialogue from scenarios that resemble daily life, and participants recommended creating short audiovisual messages that encompass familiar contexts like dorm rooms and appealing graphics for HIV health promotion messages, such as emojis.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['Rasheeta Chandler-Coley', 'Henry Ross', 'O. Ozoya', 'C. Lescano', 'Timothy Flannigan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 06b5a97fdf539c8084610eb96289e316d460f46aThe medical community disseminates information increasingly using social media. Randomised controlled trials are being conducted in this area to evaluate effectiveness of social media with mixed results so far, but more trials are likely to be published in the coming years. One recent twitter randomised control trial using Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews suggests that tweets increase the hits to the target web page by about threefold and time spent on the web page is also increased threefold when referrals come in via twitter. These are early findings and need further replication. Twitter appeals to professionals, entertainers and politicians among others as a means of networking with peers and connecting with the wider public. Twitter, in particular, seems to be well placed for use by the medical community and is effective in promoting messages, updating information, interacting with each other locally and internationally and more so during conferences. Twitter is also increasingly used to disseminate evidence in addition to traditional media such as academic peer-reviewed journals. Caution is required using twitter as inadvertent tweets can lead to censure. Overall, the use of twitter responsibly by the medical community will increase visibility of research findings and ensure up to date evidence is readily accessible. This should open the door for further trials of different social media platforms to evaluate their effectiveness in disseminating accurate high-quality information instantaneously to a global audience.Evidence-Based Mental Health20171310Overall, the use of twitter responsibly by the medical community will increase visibility of research findings and ensure up to date evidence is readily accessible and should open the door for further trials of different social media platforms to evaluate their effectiveness in disseminating accurate high-quality information instantaneously to a global audience.2017-01-18T00:00:00Evidence-Based Mental Health['M. Jayaram', 'Lindsay Moran', 'C. Adams']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fee2d304379809745db1c9857ee3b4d9e7a8b5f4Purpose The aim of this paper is to extend the knowledge of how identity is connected to information sharing activities in social media during pre-school teacher training. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic study is performed where 249 students at a Swedish pre-school teacher training programme are followed through participant observations from November 2013 to January 2014, and from September 2014 to January 2015. The material produced includes 230 conversations from a Facebook Group used by 210 students and several teachers, field notes and transcribed interviews with 9 students. Comparative analysis is used to analyse the Facebook conversations to identify ways of positioning identity and performing information sharing activities. Interviews with students are analysed to contextualize and validate the findings from the online interactions. Findings Three identity positions are identified: discussion-oriented learner, goal-oriented learner and customer-oriented learner. The way a student commit...201701An ethnographic study is performed where 249 students at a Swedish pre-school teacher training programme are followed through participant observations from November 2013 to January 2014, and from September 2014 to January 2015 to extend the knowledge of how identity is connected to information sharing activities in social media during pre- school teacher training.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Documentation['Fredrik Hanell']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0077dd6c747350572a010f2ecf2b3a82674c68fa2017140Current trends amongst employees and organisations’ use and trust of hybrid and web based social media applications used on a daily basis to communicate are assessed and human related cyber security risks presented by such applications are evaluated.2017-01-18T00:00:00['F. Tagoe', 'M. S. Sharif']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c97118b291a7b6ad6eaf85c3317577af516d1a01No doubt that Internet has fundamentally changed the landscapes of the world business perspectives from database management, to daily decision making activities and contributes further to the ideas of Internet marketing which is seen dominant among consumers. Online advertising has grown rapidly in recent years open many possibilities for the marketers to promote their products and services with right platform. The birth of social media as a part of online advertising empowered consumers with knowledge and information related to products and services. Online advertising represent a highly effective method for reaching today’s young generation with Internet-savvy. At the same time, it also gives SMEs an opportunity to develop their branding strategies. However, most of SMEs undervalue the importance of branding. Therefore, SMEs need to shift their paradigm as branding will help them to distinguish their business from rivals. The interest in brand engagement rapidly increasing as the development of the Internet especially the social media which creates special relationship between consumers and the brands. SMEs should take the opportunity to optimise the usage of social media in order to develop brand engagement in their organisation. This purely literature review paper will discuss SMEs’ usage of Internet in general based on brand engagement building via online advertising as a tool to create competitive advantage among them to faced their rivals.2017602017-01-18T00:00:00['Charlie Albert']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e55abd23b6061c10a5311c59f41162c7ec6427ebABSTRACT The footwear sector Mypes district El Porvenir is the main Economic Activity of the town, the son Most family businesses and entrepreneurs son of the heads of households in the majority of cases sin Professional Studies, who by their level Technical training is not equipped with skills in business administration, marketing or online marketing is a budget means you could connect with the target audience and increase sales abroad. Many small entrepreneurs from other areas are investing in social media advertising to attract customers and refer paragraph f merchandise using the Easy Export Program. Therefore it is planted as a problem to what extent the use of social network advertising would affect the export of MSEs of the footwear sector in the district of El Porvenir and how hypothesis que la utilization of social network advertising would affect Export significantly MSEs Footwear Sector in the District of El Porvenir. I was taken as the unit of analysis for the footwear sector MSEs district of El Porvenir and 960 SME's The City worked with a probability sample of 197, the number of surveys carried out one their managers. Surveys and interviews conducted conclude that the research hypothesis that the use of social network advertising would impact significantly on the export of MSEs Footwear Sector in the District of El Porvenir is confirmed. The degree of correlation is 1, which shows that SMEs investing in advertising contact ACHIEVE Foreign Clients paragraph sell their products, selling through sending one is by Easy Export.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['M. Moreno', 'M. Monzón']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dd6e2cf9ef8aba8911b0a005557def1a20f984c4This thesis explores the main characteristics of the bilateral relations between Brazil and Chile since the late 1990s. The study goes beyond the traditional state-centric approach that solely focuses on the classic channels of traditional diplomacy. Contemporary international relations are not the exclusive domain of state-centric actors, given the increasing importance of emerging non-state actors in foreign affairs. The rapid expansion of global media (including social media) in recent decades has certainly contributed to the direct involvement of larger audiences, who have acquired a voice in foreign affairs. This new scenario demands a multi-faceted approach involving the various actors who participate in discussions on foreign affairs vis-a-vis the official actors. The evolution of the bilateral Brazil-Chile relations is analyzed from three main concepts: public diplomacy, nation branding and presidential diplomacy. The studies shows how both types of diplomacy (public and presidential) have helped to improve the bilateral relations between both countries since the 1990s. Both nations have developed specific campaigns to strengthen their nation brand abroad. The thesis also explores the ways in which important regional actors, such as Argentina and the United States, have conditioned the bilateral relations between Brazil and Chile in the last 25 years.20171202017-01-18T00:00:00['C. Cavalheiro']2017-01-18T00:00:00 6dfc8a0b2a77e6d08f20263d764cfbbad56c1d42Comprehensive tobacco control is considered by many to be a model for effective population health promotion and chronic disease prevention. Its history holds lessons for the "scalable, actionable, innovation agenda" called for by Anne Snowdon (2017). This commentary discusses lessons from tobacco control related to: changing practices in response to evolving paradigms and scientific evidence; international best practices; the importance of a broadly-accepted, shared vision about elements of an effective strategy; scientific and public service leadership; social actors leading change through advocacy, policy and the media; organizational learning mechanisms and capacity building systems; and, the importance of a continuously renewing, forward-looking agenda. The end-game for tobacco forms part of Canada's health innovation agenda and lessons from tobacco control may inform this important forward-looking strategy.HealthcarePapers2017032017-01-18T00:00:00HealthcarePapers['John Garcia']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ff0e9e1a01f55d5c8f525a82963db71dee0e6944Este trabalho e resultado de nossa pesquisa de Iniciacao Cientifica desenvolvida entre agosto de 2015 e julho de 2016. Tem como objetivo analisar as praticas associativas dentro dos assentamentos da reforma agraria na regiao do Territorio da Cidadania no Bico do Papagaio (norte tocantinense) visando identificar sua situacao, seus limites e perspectivas como instrumentos de desenvolvimento humano e social e sua relacao com as politicas publicas de geracao de trabalho e renda para as populacoes camponesas. A metodologia adotada se utilizara dos seguintes instrumentos: a) Aplicacao de 100 questionarios e entrevistas semiestruturadas em 16 associacoes dos assentamentos da regiao. b) Participacao (como espectadores convidados) nas assembleias das associacoes que sao realizadas em media semestralmente. Nesta atividade, se selecionaram as associacoes a titulo de amostra representativa (em media 30% do total) a partir de criterios de: i) quantidade de associados (prioridade para as maiores associacoes); ii) associacoes que possuem maiores indices de producao e; iii) associacoes que tem maior tempo de constituicao. Por fim identificou-se problemas/dificuldades de producao, na falta de infraestrutura, nos processos de gestao das associacoes e na pouca representatividade das politicas publicas para a economia camponesa.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Lidio José Nascimento Cabral']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0a6eefbfc7dc31f62cc0c1f938b3251cdce951a5O estudo teve como objetivo identificar a prevalencia de violencia sexual entre usuarios de crack, bem como analisar os fatores associados. Estudo epidemiologico analitico com delineamento transversal. A amostra complexa envolveu 2.283 usuarios de crack da macrorregiao Nordeste do Brasil, maiores de 18 anos. Para coleta de dados foi utilizado questionario com perguntas relacionadas as caracteristicas sociodemograficas, uso de drogas, comportamento sexual e problemas de saude mental/emocional. Os dados foram analisados atraves da descricao de frequencias e do cruzamento de variaveis, com o auxilio do software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences para Windows versao 20.0. Os resultados mostraram que 82,4% dos entrevistados sao do sexo masculino, 79,6% pardos e negros, 56,7% solteiros, com baixa escolaridade e media de idade de 30,4 anos. Apesar de 40,6% ter uma casa/apartamento como moradia, um numero expressivo estava na rua (29%). As drogas mais consumidas na vida e no ultimo ano, respectivamente, foram: tabaco, alcool, maconha, cocaina, inalantes e benzodiazepinicos. Tais resultados evidenciaram o uso concomitante de multiplas drogas. Todos os problemas de saude mental/emocional investigados apresentaram frequencia maior que 30%, (tristeza/pessimismo, ansiedade/impaciencia ou irritabilidade, sentimentos de culpa/punicao, dificuldade de dormir, baixa autoestima, dificuldade de concentracao, pensou em se matar, teve perda de interesse sexual), alem da sobreposicao. A prevalencia da violencia sexual na vida entre as mulheres foi de 50,6% e entre os homens de 8,3%. No ultimo ano, correspondeu a 26,4% entre mulheres e 0,1% entre homens. Os achados referentes a violencia sexual evidenciaram a maior vulnerabilidade de mulheres quando comparadas aos homens. Ter relacoes sexuais com parceiros comerciais e eventuais relacionaram-se a ocorrencia de violencia sexual, na vida e no ultimo ano. Destaca-se que ter relacoes sexuais com parceiros comerciais representou um fator de risco para a violencia sexual entre usuarios de crack. A exposicao a violencia sexual esteve associada a maiores riscos de manifestacao de todos os problemas de saude mental/emocional investigados, com excecao da dificuldade de concentracao. Este estudo identificou o perfil de usuarios de crack do nordeste do Brasil e possibilitou a aproximacao da realidade de um grupo populacional invisibilizado, revelando vulnerabilidades individuais e sociais que denotam a magnitude da questao do uso de crack e a lanca como um desafio a ser priorizado na agenda da saude publica. Ao mesmo tempo, desvelou elementos, muitas vezes negligenciados, fundamentais para o fomento de politicas publicas especificas, bem como para o planejamento de acoes efetivas com vistas a melhoria das condicoes de saude das populacoes mais vulneraveis.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Jorgina Sales Jorge']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1fbbf917aecac59eb55021c3d26d95fa3ab7529ahe 'age of noise': How a preoccupation with unwanted sounds came to characterise modernity. The 20th century saw the expansion of cities and technological change. The sounds of motor cars, vacuum cleaners and gramophones filled the air, leading social commentators to forecast the end of civilisation and a breakdown in mental health. Did noise provide people with a way of talking about their social anxieties? Does it still serve this function today? Laurie Taylor talks to James Mansell, Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham and Marie Thompson, Lecturer in the School of Film and Media at the University of Lincoln.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Laurie N. Taylor', 'William Haydock', 'James Mansell', 'Marie Thompson', 'J. Egerton']2017-01-18T00:00:00 eea813b928ac03aba66b34360ae997ce36f8a7a4ABSTRACT The prevalence of fungi in the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has risen. However, fungal surveillance is not routinely performed in most clinical centers in the United States, which may lead to an underestimation of the true prevalence of the problem. We conducted a prospective study comparing the rates of detection for clinically important fungi (CIF), defined as Aspergillus, Scedosporium, and Trichosporon species and Exophiala dermatitidis, in CF sputa using standard bacterial and selective fungal culture media, including Sabouraud dextrose agar with gentamicin (SDA), inhibitory mold agar (IMA), and brain heart infusion (BHI) agar with chloramphenicol and gentamicin. We described the prevalence of these fungi in an adult CF population. A total of 487 CF respiratory samples were collected from 211 unique participants. CIF were detected in 184 (37.8%) samples. Only 26.1% of CIF-positive samples were detected in bacterial culture medium, whereas greater rates of detection for fungi were found in IMA (65.8%; P < 0.001), in SDA (at 30°C, 64.7%; P = 0.005), and in BHI agar (63.0%; P = 0.001). The prevalences of Aspergillus and Scedosporium species were 40.8% and 5.2%, respectively, which are greater than the nationally reported prevalence numbers of 20.4% and 1.9%. Selective fungal culture media and longer incubation periods yielded higher rates of detection for CIF in CF sputum samples compared with that detected in bacterial culture medium, resulting in an underdetection of fungi by bacterial culture alone. The prevalence of fungi in CF may be better estimated by using selective fungal culture media, and this may translate to important clinical decisions.Journal of Clinical Microbiology20174644Selective fungal culture media and longer incubation periods yielded higher rates of detection for CIF in CF sputum samples compared with that detected in bacterial culture medium, resulting in an underdetection of fungi by bacterial culture alone.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Clinical Microbiology['G. Hong', 'Heather B. Miller', 'S. Allgood', 'Richard Lee', 'N. Lechtzin', 'Sean X. Zhang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d8226ba6e651d8bd0208ac1ca384f45c5e186240ABSTRACT Since the fate of nanoparticles after their release in the environment and their possible transfer in plants and subsequent impacts is still largely unknown, this paper evaluates the potential phytotoxic effects of up to 20% w/w TiO2 nanoparticles (nTiO2) on barley cultivated in hydroponics and agar media. The X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that nTiO2 powder corresponds to anatase phase. On agar medium only high concentrations of nTiO2 (10% and 20% w/w) induced significant inhibition of shoot growth. However, hydroponics treatment with nTiO2 up to 1000 mg L−1 did not show any adverse effect on the shoot growth. In both experiments, (i) root growth inhibition effects became visible with increasing concentration of nTiO2, (ii) plants treated with nTiO2 showed no change in chlorophyll a and b content, even though the plants absorbed nTiO2, (iii) weight of biomass treated with nTiO2 was not significantly different compared to control. Therefore, we assume that transport of nTiO2 into the aerial parts is limited due to the presence of effective mechanical or physiological barriers in roots. Overall, it appears that early root growth is a relevant indicator of potential effects of nTiO2 exposure. Our results also indicate that synthesized nTiO2 are not significantly toxic to the barley when applied at the concentrations used in this work, even though plants absorb titanium.20173128It appears that early root growth is a relevant indicator of potential effects of nTiO2 exposure, and synthesized n TiO2 are not significantly toxic to the barley when applied at the concentrations used in this work, even though plants absorb titanium.2017-01-18T00:00:00Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science['L. Kořenková', 'M. Šebesta', 'M. Urík', 'M. Kolenčík', 'G. Kratošová', 'M. Bujdoš', 'I. Vávra', 'E. Dobročka']2017-01-18T00:00:00 db8063ade6a5ee1f8bf9f1a342895a5e7c15ceb6Int. J. Soc. Robotics20175366The findings show the importance of psychosocial variables for the acceptance of social robots by elder people and underline the relevance of the fit between user and technology and suggest a more intense consideration of complex psychological mechanisms and individual user characteristics in research on robot acceptance by Elder people.2017-01-18T00:00:00International Journal of Social Robotics['S. Baisch', 'T. Kolling', 'A. Schall', 'Saskia Rühl', 'Stefanie Selic', 'Ziyon Kim', 'Holger Rossberg', 'B. Klein', 'J. Pantel', 'F. Oswald', 'M. Knopf']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c12033ae52d7dd6ccc185142b198e56a4c4a2970ABSTRACT A primary goal for professors in academia is to facilitate the career success of their students by providing them with the necessary subject knowledge, skills, experience, and confidence. In this paper, we propose the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) model as a useful tool to explain how accounting students’ career interests, goals, and intentions are related to their self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations. Results showed that the goal to become a certified public accountant (CPA) was significantly and positively correlated with the independent variables of self-efficacy and outcome expectations. These findings are further interpreted and pedagogical recommendations are provided for educators to utilize in their curriculum to enhance students’ accounting self-efficacy and outcome expectations. These recommendations may be used to help boost students’ interests and intentions to major in accounting and pursue a career as a CPA.201763612017-01-18T00:00:00Accounting Education['Jerry Schoenfeld', 'Gerry Segal', 'D. Borgia']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1ef1667e4ee0b062c47c92fd1878b6358fe2d769Background Patterns of person-to-person contacts relevant for infectious diseases transmission are still poorly quantified in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where socio-demographic structures and behavioral attitudes are expected to be different from those of more developed countries. Methods and Findings We conducted a diary-based survey on daily contacts and time-use of individuals of different ages in one rural and one peri-urban site of Manicaland, Zimbabwe. A total of 2,490 diaries were collected and used to derive age-structured contact matrices, to analyze time spent by individuals in different settings, and to identify the key determinants of individuals’ mixing patterns. Overall 10.8 contacts per person/day were reported, with a significant difference between the peri-urban and the rural site (11.6 versus 10.2). A strong age-assortativeness characterized contacts of school-aged children, whereas the high proportion of extended families and the young population age-structure led to a significant intergenerational mixing at older ages. Individuals spent on average 67% of daytime at home, 2% at work, and 9% at school. Active participation in school and work resulted the key drivers of the number of contacts and, similarly, household size, class size, and time spent at work influenced the number of home, school, and work contacts, respectively. We found that the heterogeneous nature of home contacts is critical for an epidemic transmission chain. In particular, our results suggest that, during the initial phase of an epidemic, about 50% of infections are expected to occur among individuals younger than 12 years and less than 20% among individuals older than 35 years. Conclusions With the current work, we have gathered data and information on the ways through which individuals in SSA interact, and on the factors that mostly facilitate this interaction. Monitoring these processes is critical to realistically predict the effects of interventions on infectious diseases dynamics.PLoS ONE20174089It is found that the heterogeneous nature of home contacts is critical for an epidemic transmission chain, and the results suggest that, during the initial phase of an epidemic, about 50% of infections are expected to occur among individuals younger than 12 years and less than 20% among individuals older than 35 years.2017-01-18T00:00:00PLoS ONE['A. Melegaro', 'E. Del Fava', 'P. Poletti', 'S. Merler', 'C. Nyamukapa', 'John Williams', 'S. Gregson', 'P. Manfredi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7fd4f769f1b3555529c6dc7f4a352f8f8f72b4a4Many of today's engineered systems are tightly interconnected with their users, and in many cases, system performance depends greatly on user behavior. As a result, the traditional lines between engineering and the social sciences are becoming increasingly blurred, and analytical tools such as game theory are finding new applications in engineering. It is often insufficient to judge an engineered system on its technical merits alone since strategic user behavior can lead to unpredictable and/or undesirable results. Of particular importance to this article are socially integrated engineering problems in which users' strategic behavior has a significant impact on overall system performance. These types of systems appear in a variety of contexts in theory and practice; transportation networks, ride-sharing applications, supply-chain management, cloud computing, and electric power grids are immediate examples. A common problem in these settings is that individual user incentives may not be aligned with the objectives of the central planner. Thus, in addition to the technical challenges of a socially integrated engineering problem, an engineer may need to consider methods of influencing individual user behavior to effect positive change on aggregate system performance. These behavior-influencing mechanisms often take the form of offering users a tradeoff between quality of service and monetary incentive.IEEE Control Systems20175755In addition to the technical challenges of a socially integrated engineering problem, an engineer may need to consider methods of influencing individual user behavior to effect positive change on aggregate system performance.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Control Systems['Philip N. Brown', 'Jason R. Marden']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e793d2a01398e5e90e1fc97659725dbdfd6a8993Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to explore how social capital or the impact of life and previous disaster experience facilitated resilience in older adults who experienced the 2011 and 2013 floods in Brisbane, Australia. Methods Data were drawn from in-depth interviews of 10 older adults from Brisbane who were evacuated in both the 2011 and 2013 floods. A combined qualitative approach drawing from the methods of constructivist grounded theory and narrative inquiry was applied and the data were analyzed by using (inductive) line-by-line and axial coding. Results The narratives of the older adults revealed a strong theme of resilience linked to social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) and previous disaster experience. The results reflected the changing face of disaster management strategies and sources of social capital. Conclusions Changes in disaster management polices (toward self-reliance) and more formalized sources of social capital highlight the need to build strong and healthy resilient communities that are capable of positively recovering from natural disasters. The results from this research emphasize the importance of initiatives that enhance social cohesion, trust, and social capital within local communities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:72–79)Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness20174453The narratives of the older adults revealed a strong theme of resilience linked to social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) and previous disaster experience, which reflected the changing face of disaster management strategies and sources of social capital.2017-01-18T00:00:00Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness['Lauren Brockie', 'E. Miller']2017-01-18T00:00:00 224917ea77feae515e549b4db071612ae1261cbbFrontiers in Zoology201733242It is shown that several forms of social relationships and cognitive abilities occur in species along the entire developmental spectrum, and it seems that differences in developmental modes play a minor role in whether or not individuals or species are able to meet the cognitive capabilities and requirements for maintaining complex social relationships.2017-01-18T00:00:00Frontiers in Zoology['I. B. Scheiber', 'B. Weiß', 'Sjouke A. Kingma', 'J. Komdeur']2017-01-18T00:00:00 39c532f949e3055e824c3eeca205c3461b0bb305Social feedback has long been recognized as an important element of successful health-related behavior change. How- ever, most of the existing studies look at the effect that offline social feedback has. This paper fills gaps in the literature by proposing a framework to study the causal effect that receiving social support in the form of comments in an online weight loss community has on (i) the probability of the user to return to the forum, and, more importantly, on (ii) the weight loss reported by the user. Using a matching approach for causal inference we observe a difference of 9 lbs lost between users who do or do not receive comments. Surprisingly, this effect is mediated by neither an increase in lifetime in the community nor by an increased activity level of the user. Our results show the importance that a "warm welcome" has when using online support forums to achieve health outcomes.The Web Conference20175036The results show the importance that a "warm welcome" has when using online support forums to achieve health outcomes.2017-01-18T00:00:00Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion['T. Cunha', 'Ingmar Weber', 'G. Pappa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 32d7199b12c865b418b3c6e8175150d07620ccffThis research focus on the application of learning model talking stick with demonstration methods assisted by KOKAMI media. The purpose of this research are to analyze the difference between the learning achievement using learning model talking stick with demonstration methods assisted by KOKAMI media and learning model commonly applied in school, also describes the learning activity and motivation. The kind of this research is experiment and using design randomized subjects post test only control group. The population of this research are all the 8th grade students in SMPN 11 Jember. The data collection methods are documentation, observation, questionner, and test. The data analysis methods used in this research is mann whitney u with SPSS 16. The result of this research shows that learning achievement of the experimental class is better than the control class. Learning activity and motivation the experimental class shows that students are active and motivated. It can be concluded that there is a difference between the learning the learning achievement using learning model talking stick with demonstration methods assisted by KOKAMI media and learning model commonly applied in school.2017392017-01-18T00:00:00['Ade Dwi Kurnia Putri', 'T. Prihandono', 'P. Putra']2017-01-18T00:00:00 6ffdc95e3d9cfa97c425ce61f316d13bccfebc57Suicide is a leading cause of death for college-aged youth, and university counseling centers (UCC) strive to educate students about mental health issues and available campus services. The current research evaluates a college campus social norms campaign that used both peer and celebrity sources to promote help seeking among college students as a suicide prevention strategy. Postcampaign surveys of this quasi-experiment (n = 391) revealed that compared to students in the control neighborhood condition, students exposed to the campaign messages in the experimental neighborhood conditions were more likely to perceive students would refer a friend to the UCC and more likely to visit the UCC for a mental health concern. Students living in the intervention neighborhood with a peer message source reported a greater willingness to refer friends to the UCC compared to those who lived in the celebrity and control neighborhoods. Regardless of condition, students who reported seeing UCC messages reported greater effects than those who reported not viewing the messages (e.g., greater intentions to seek help and to talk to others about the UCC). Results of this study are discussed within a social norms framework and support the need for continued exposure to campaign messages to impact health outcomes.Journal of health communication20173731Results of this study support the need for continued exposure to campaign messages to impact health outcomes and encourage students to seek help seeking among college students as a suicide prevention strategy.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['K. Silk', 'Evan K. Perrault', 'Samantha Nazione', 'Kristin Pace', 'Jan Collins-Eaglin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0877216e41c9b6ec0dffd37f81231ac7012ed9d6Race and Social Problems20173748It was found that African Americans were more likely to both give and receive support in situations involving illness, followed by transportation, financial assistance and help with chores, and those with lower levels of education were more actively engaged in receiving and providing support than their higher educated counterparts.2017-01-18T00:00:00Race and Social Problems['R. Taylor', 'L. Chatters', 'K. Lincoln', 'Amanda T. Woodward']2017-01-18T00:00:00 936571258c2164badd3811cc558ab0f9b3826e1eDaily activities within an ant colony need precise temporal organization, and an endogenous clock appears to be essential for such timing processes. A clock drives locomotor rhythms in isolated workers in a number of ant species, but its involvement in activities displayed in the social context is unknown. We compared locomotor rhythms in isolated individuals and behavioral rhythms in the social context of workers of the ant Camponotus rufipes. Both forager and nurse workers exhibited circadian rhythms in locomotor activity under constant conditions, indicating the involvement of an endogenous clock. Activity was mostly nocturnal and synchronized with the 12:12h light-dark-cycle. To evaluate whether rhythmicity was maintained in the social context and could be synchronized with non-photic zeitgebers such as feeding times, daily behavioral activities of single workers inside and outside the nest were quantified continuously over 24 hours in 1656 hours of video recordings. Food availability was limited to a short time window either at day or at night, thus mimicking natural conditions of temporally restricted food access. Most foragers showed circadian foraging behavior synchronized with food availability, either at day or nighttime. When isolated thereafter in single locomotor activity monitors, foragers mainly displayed arrhythmicity. Here, high mortality suggested potential stressful effects of the former restriction of food availability. In contrast, nurse workers showed high overall activity levels in the social context and performed their tasks all around the clock with no circadian pattern, likely to meet the needs of the brood. In isolation, the same individuals exhibited in turn strong rhythmic activity and nocturnality. Thus, endogenous activity rhythms were inhibited in the social context, and timing of daily behaviors was flexibly adapted to cope with task demands. As a similar socially-mediated plasticity in circadian rhythms was already shown in honey bees, the temporal organization in C. rufipes and honey bees appear to share similar basic features.PLoS ONE20177930High mortality suggested potential stressful effects of the former restriction of food availability, and nurse workers showed high overall activity levels in the social context and performed their tasks all around the clock with no circadian pattern, likely to meet the needs of the brood.2017-01-18T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Stephanie Mildner', 'F. Roces']2017-01-18T00:00:00 543a37edc4fe0e7285ec9a60a7bc812c88f24eb3Although social networking sites have become an important outlet for tourists to share their experiences – typically through mobile phones during their trips, communication of tourist experience in the context of social networking sites has been overlooked so far. In this article, we particularly focus on the ways sightseeing oriented tourist experience is communicated in social networking sites. By looking at the naturally occurring data generated by the users, we examine the ways the tourist experience is communicated in this particular context by using the analytical concept of authenticity. Based on the findings of language use strategies and interaction patterns in the data, we propose the concept of experientialisation to understand the tourist experience sharing in social networking sites. In that way, the article makes a contribution to the literature on authenticity.201774282017-01-18T00:00:00Tourist Studies['Li Wang', 'Pertti Alasuutari']2017-01-18T00:00:00 022fcda9446bd9b08b3f0285b1f65fd77a0f455fBMC Public Health20177226The present study supports the relevance of targeting psychosocial work factors from two highly supported models for the primary prevention of MHP and for health policies aiming to reduce social inequalities in mental health.2017-01-18T00:00:00BMC Public Health['C. Duchaine', 'R. Ndjaboué', 'Manon Lévesque', 'M. Vézina', 'X. Trudel', 'M. Gilbert-Ouimet', 'C. Dionne', 'B. Mâsse', 'N. Pearce', 'C. Brisson']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7eecaab9232d17be74863ad7885688d5d55cf72aChronic stress is associated with occurrence of many mental disorders. Previous studies have shown that dendrites and spines of pyramidal neurons of the prefrontal cortex undergo drastic reorganization following chronic stress experience. So the prefrontal cortex is believed to play a key role in response of neural system to chronic stress. However, how stress induces dynamic structural changes in neural circuit of prefrontal cortex remains unknown. In the present study, we examined the effects of chronic social defeat stress on dendritic spine structural plasticity in the mouse frontal association (FrA) cortex in vivo using two-photon microscopy. We found that chronic stress altered spine dynamics in FrA and increased the connectivity in FrA neural circuits. We also found that the changes in spine dynamics in FrA are correlated with the deficit of sucrose preference in defeated mice. Our findings suggest that chronic stress experience leads to adaptive change in neural circuits that may be important for encoding stress experience related memory and anhedonia.Journal of Neural Transplantation and Plasticity20175027The effects of chronic social defeat stress on dendritic spine structural plasticity in the mouse frontal association (FrA) cortex in vivo using two-photon microscopy are examined and suggest that chronic stress experience leads to adaptive change in neural circuits that may be important for encoding stress experience related memory and anhedonia.2017-01-18T00:00:00Neural Plasticity['Y. Shu', 'T. Xu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 8b11c47ca63b86ed500809980086c44ed05de913Cognitive Therapy and Research20177625The study indicates maternal over-involvement in their interactions with children with SAD at home and the lack of relation to child behaviour in SAD dyads points to inflexibility in mother–child interactions.2017-01-18T00:00:00Cognitive Therapy and Research['Julia Asbrand', 'J. Hudson', 'Julian Schmitz', 'B. Tuschen-Caffier']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1f81f97e5b1688b8a1e580487d1a6269e2230c3cCaching contents in edge networks can reduce latency and lighten the burden on backhaul links. Since the capacity of cache nodes is limited, accurate content popularity distribution is crucial to the effectual usage of cache capacity. However, existing popularity prediction models stem from big data and, hence, may suffer poor accuracy due to the small population in edge caching. In this letter, we propose a social-driven propagation dynamics-based prediction model, which requires neither training phases nor prior knowledge. Specifically, we first explore social relationships to bridge the gap between small population and prediction accuracy under susceptible-infected-recovery model. Then, a discrete-time markov chain approach is proposed to predict the viewing probability of certain contents from the perspective of individuals. Simulations validate that our proposed model outperforms other solutions significantly, by improving up to 94% in accuracy and 99% less runtime overhead.IEEE Communications Letters20171124This letter first explores social relationships to bridge the gap between small population and prediction accuracy under susceptible-infected-recovery model, then a discrete-time markov chain approach is proposed to predict the viewing probability of certain contents from the perspective of individuals.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Communications Letters['Shuo He', 'Hui Tian', 'Xinchen Lyu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5172c3e807d2a3930651c3f5acd95ca5ebbb8772ABSTRACT Many forest bird species require tree cavities for nesting, and share this resource with a diverse community of animals. When cavities are limited, niche overlap can result in interspecific competition, with negative consequences for threatened populations. Vinaceous-breasted Parrots (Amazona vinacea) are endangered cavity nesters endemic to the subtropical Atlantic Forest, where cavities are scarce. We examined nest niche overlap among Vinaceous-breasted Parrots and 9 potential competitors (birds and mammals >140 g, and social insects) in Argentina, considering (1) timing of breeding, (2) characteristics of cavities (depth, entrance diameter, height), trees (diameter at breast height [DBH], species, condition), and habitat (surrounding land use, distance to edge), and (3) interspecific cavity reuse. During 10 breeding seasons we studied nests and roosts, measured their characteristics, and monitored cavities to detect reuse. We used multinomial logistic regression to determine whether the 6 most abundant taxa differed in nest and roost site characteristics. Timing of breeding overlapped for all bird species except the White-eyed Parakeet (Psittacara leucophthalmus). No combination of cavity, tree, and habitat characteristics predicted the taxa that utilized cavities. Moreover, 8 of the 10 taxa reused cavities interspecifically. The high level of overlap in realized nest niche, combined with previous evidence that cavities could limit bird density in our study area, suggest the possibility of interspecific competition for cavities among multiple taxa. Although models did not perform well at classifying cavities by taxon, some characteristics of cavities, trees, and habitat were selected more by Vinaceous-breasted Parrots than by other taxa, and we recommend targeting conservation efforts toward cavities and trees with these characteristics (7–40 cm entrance diameter, >10 m high, DBH >55 cm). We found 62% of Vinaceous-breasted Parrot nests on farms (vs. ≤50% for other taxa), highlighting the importance of working with local farmers to conserve cavities in anthropogenic habitats as well as in protected areas.The Condor20179421The high level of overlap in realized nest niche, combined with previous evidence that cavities could limit bird density in the study area, suggest the possibility of interspecific competition for cavities among multiple taxa.2017-01-18T00:00:00The Condor['Eugenia Bianca Bonaparte', 'Kristina L. Cockle']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dd9dc968410488b79d11baa54e65bce181684004The usage of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as reinforcement has been limited due to difficulties associated with dispersion of MWCNTs during the processing and poor adhesion between MWCNTs and matrix. In this paper, the effect of chemical functionalization with strong acid on the dispersion of MWCNTs were studied. The functionalization of MWCNTs were performed in chemical solution of sulphuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3) with ratio of 3:1 and prepared at 80°C for 4 hours. The pristine MWCNTs (PMWCNTs) and acid treated MWCNTs (AMWCNTs) were analyzed using TEM, XRD, FTIR and Pycnometer density. The effect of dispersion of PMWCNTs and AMWCNTs was studied in three different matrices which are in aqueous media (distilled water), metal matrix and polymer matrix. The XRD results determined that the impurities in pristine MWCNTs such as NiZn3 have been removed after the purification process. The presence of carboxylic acid (-COOH) and hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups were determined using FT-IR. Based on the dispersion analysis in aqueous media, PMWCNTs were poor in suspension stability. While, the TEM images showed less agglomeration of the AMWCNTs compared to PMWCNTs and obtained a uniform dispersion in metal matrix (Cu) and polymer (epoxy) matrix composites.20171152017-01-18T00:00:00Materials Science Forum['N. Shaari', 'N. Sapiai', 'A. Jumahat', 'M. Ismail']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a585d392e2c12196ad5a784241d8c5d60d4cec14Nature20171392017-01-18T00:00:00Nature['Noel Castree']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b08cda8b631fdc05acb1a1565688c9779fe85656adolescent marriage in Bandung is 23.9%, whereas the government target is only 3.5%. Adolescent marriage has a strong relationship with pregnancy and the high risk childbirth. This research goal was to analyze the usage and the impact of media film the risk of adolescent pregnancy on the modern contraceptive participation and those influencing factors. The research was conducted in the 7 offices of religion affairs (KUA) test design with total samples of 44 consisting of 22 bridal couple and 22 adolescent bridewomen that only registered their marriage in the 7 KUA’s. Adolescents marriage applicant samples were taken by consecutive consecutive sampling that spread in Bandung. This research wa s a quasi experiment research with post-test design and pre-post sampling whereas the sampling for the adolescents that were married was taken by simple random sampling. Univariate analysis used frequency distribution and binomial, while bivariate analysis used chi-square and fisher’s exact, Multivariate analysis used Multiple Regresi Logistic. The research results show that reproductive health education about the adolescent pregnancy through film media could increase twice the participation of adolescent married couples in using modern contraception, by using chi square (p=0.015), RR:2.33 have the increase of reproductive health education. Based on the results, it can be concluded that reproductive health education through film media can increase the participation of adolescent married couples influenced the modern contraceptive participation.2017042017-01-18T00:00:00['Tatik Kusyanti', 'Hadyana Sukandar', 'Farid Husin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b00b7844263cedde98ae787d41635a7702956810Kemajuan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi saat ini semakin berkembang pesat dan membawa kemudahan dalam berbagai bidang, dalam bidang pendidikan, telah melahirkan media pembelajaran yang interaktif, sehingga media pembelajaran yang digunakan tidak hanya menggunakan papan tulis utuk menerangkan pembelajaran tertentu atau mendengarkan penjelasan dari guru secara lisan. Daya tangkap siswa dalam memahami materi pelajaran berbeda-beda. Metode pembelajaran yang konvensional terkadang memberikan kesulitan sebagian siswa dalam memahami materi pelajaran karena tersebut menghafalkan catatan berupa tulisan. ra al a’raaf salah satunya, sekolah tesebut dalam penyampaian materi khususnya pelajaran mengenal angka,huruf,bentuk dan warna masih menggunakan buku pelajaran, menulis di papan tulis, maupun menerangkan secara lisan. Pada Penelitian ini menghasilkan media pembelajaran interaktif mengenal angka,huruf,bentuk dan warna yang di implementasikan pada ra al a’raaf cilegon sebagai media alat bantu proses belajar mengajar.ProTekInfo(Pengembangan Riset dan Observasi Teknik Informatika)2017042017-01-18T00:00:00ProTekInfo(Pengembangan Riset dan Observasi Teknik Informatika)['Akip Suhendar', 'Zaenal Mustofa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 8c1bb9f58999c3777cccdece550bd857198caf0aWe present a method that automatically evaluates emotional response from spontaneous facial activity recorded by a depth camera. The automatic evaluation of emotional response, or affect, is a fascinating challenge with many applications, including human-computer interaction, media tagging and human affect prediction. Our approach in addressing this problem is based on the inferred activity of facial muscles over time, as captured by a depth camera recording an individual's facial activity. Our contribution is two-fold: First, we constructed a database of publicly available short video clips, which elicit a strong emotional response in a consistent manner across different individuals. Each video was tagged by its characteristic emotional response along 4 scales: \emph{Valence, Arousal, Likability} and \emph{Rewatch} (the desire to watch again). The second contribution is a two-step prediction method, based on learning, which was trained and tested using this database of tagged video clips. Our method was able to successfully predict the aforementioned 4 dimensional representation of affect, as well as to identify the period of strongest emotional response in the viewing recordings, in a method that is blind to the video clip being watch, revealing a significantly high agreement between the recordings of independent viewers.arXiv.org20171153The method was able to successfully predict the aforementioned 4 dimensional representation of affect, as well as to identify the period of strongest emotional response in the viewing recordings, in a method that is blind to the video clip being watch, revealing a significantly high agreement between the recordings of independent viewers.2017-01-18T00:00:00ArXiv['Daniel Hadar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2a6f9c8255e404bab836a1680745e4db3a0be973Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to consider the proposal by Peter Li about developing an inclusive research paradigm bringing together eastern and western research approaches; and second, to make a proposal for a division of labor in this endeavor. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and consideration of opposing intellectual traditions and their origins. Findings If the western approach was to deal with structures and institutions, and the eastern approach was to deal with process, then some progress might be possible toward a valuable fusion. But there may be sociological as well as intellectual reasons why this would be difficult. Research limitations/implications As it is a commentary there are no specific limitations except for what can be covered in the space available. Practical implications If the proposal can be made to bear fruit the chances of much greater East-West collaboration in research are higher. Social implications The reduction of friction and non-cooperation between intellectual traditions. Originality/value The “process” suggestion is new in this form.201736142017-01-18T00:00:00['G. Redding']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5fe2013fc6ab1468b4b4296872077a3da82a68d8This research aims to media games imajination learning to write poems free to grade X SMA. A model used in this research is model Borg & Gall research. A product produced form games imajination accompanied by teaching guidebook and LKPI. According on the tests conducted to media experts learning literature, expert learning literature, practitioner, and used media product is feasible and can be implemented. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan media permainan imajinasi dalam pembelajaran menulis puisi untuk siswa kelas X SMA. Model yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah model penelitian Borg & Gall. Produk yang dihasilkan berupa media permainan imajinasi yang dilengkapi oleh buku panduan mengajar dan LKPI. Berdasarkan hasil uji yang dilakukan kepada ahli media pembelajaran sastra, ahli pembelajaran sastra, praktisi, dan pengguna produk menyatakan bahwa produk media layak dan dapat diimplementasikan.2017022017-01-18T00:00:00Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan['Helmi Wicaksono', 'Roekhan Roekhan', 'Muakibatul Hasanah']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b09c555d4013f912ea79b80f769c2e7c50f6fa78Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan Prezi Desktop sebagai media pembelajaran di IAIN SMH Banten. Jenis penelitian ini adalah  penelitian survey. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh dosen di IAIN SMH Banten. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan sampling incidental.  Berdasarkan pengambilan sampel diperoleh 32 orang dosen IAIN SMH Banten dari semua fakultas yang ada. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa a) media  presentasi Prezi Desktop belum banyak dikenal oleh dosen di IAIN SMH, b) Proses instalasi aplikasi prezi desktop yang membutuhkan koneksi internet dana akun yang terdaftar pada situs prezi.com, c) Ukuran file yang cukup besar jika dibandingkan dengan media presentasi PowerPoint, d) Tersedia aplikasi prezi desktop versi trial dengan limit waktu 30 hari, e) Bagi yang baru menggunakan prezi desktop butuh kesabaran dalam membuat presentasi karena aplikasi ini agak berbeda dengan media presentasi Power Point.201702Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk untuk mengetahui pemanfaatan Prezi Desktop sebagai media pembelajaran di IAIN SMH Banten, yang membutuhkan koneksi internet dana akun yang terdaftar pada situs prezi.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Eko Wahyu Wibowo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 870ec9a85a62751e25d698648d28fd479779545cABSTRACT The authors describe social validity assessment of mindfulness education and practices among high school students (N = 84) participating in a 10-week instructional program. The participants rated their satisfaction with and acceptance of several program components, content areas, and outcomes, as well as their engagement in specific mindfulness practices. Nearly all of the participants rated the program favorably, reported many beneficial effects, and anticipated future use of mindfulness in their lives. They did not routinely perform voluntary formal guided meditations beyond the classroom but did engage in informal mindfulness practices preceding certain activities (e.g., preparing for a test, athletic competition, performance event) and going to sleep at night. The authors discuss these findings and the implications for designing school-based mindfulness education programs.201733142017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Applied School Psychology['J. Luiselli', 'D. Worthen', 'L. Carbonell', 'Alexander H. Queen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4fa2920facc9d2d08682cce43ac6f1495df3fe4bAbstract This article examines ethical and philosophical considerations in theory translation, i.e. translating a theoretical framework from its original place to another national context. Critical race theory (CRT) was developed in the United States through significant struggle in order to analyze everyday racism. Marginalized groups have historically shared postcolonial critiques, conceptualizations of social justice, and methods for mass resistance across national borders. Through an analysis of the literature on CRT and contemporary India, this article explores whether CRT’s principles and methodology can be employed to research discrimination within India’s school system. Can CRT be sensitive to the differences in context and still retain its philosophical center? This analysis reveals that CRT may be particularly helpful in highlighting the educational discrimination experienced by Dalits via use of CRT’s social construction thesis to conceptualize caste and intersectionality to understand caste’s relationship to gender and class.201743132017-01-18T00:00:00Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education['M. Goodnight']2017-01-18T00:00:00 258a5bdc10438a322917436a7cfecd8670b9ea92Maag atau gastritis merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh adanya asam lambung yang berlebihan di mana mengakibatkan lambung meradang dan menjadi nyeri pada ulu hati. Penyakit maag sendiri merupakan penyakit yang tidak dapat disembuhkan secara total atau dapat kambuh kembali, dan banyak dialami oleh mereka yang berada pada usia produktif. Sebanyak 27% dari 60% penderita gastritis di Jakarta adalah anak muda. Kebanyakan dari mereka yang berada di usia muda seringkali mengabaikan atau menganggap sepele penyakit maag. Padahal, jika tidak ditangani secara benar penyakit maag yang awalnya tidak terlalu parah lama kelamaan dapat berubah menjadi maag kronis yang dapat menimbulkan kanker lambung hingga kematian. Hal ini membuat penulis merasa perlu adanya suatu media yang dapat mensosialisasikan ataupun mengedukasi remaja mengenai penyakit maag. Dalam tugas akhir ini penulis ingin merancang media sosialisasi mengenai penyakit maag yang bertujuan memberikan informasi mengenai tindakan promotif (peningkatan kesehatan), preventif (pencegahan), kuratif (pemeliharaan keseharan / pengobatan), dan rehalibitatif (pemulihan kesehatan) yang dapat dilakukan dalam menghadapi penyakit maag. Penulis menggunakan metode observasi, survei (kuesioner), wawancara, dan studi untuk memperoleh data atau informasi yang akan dijadikan dasar atau pedoman perancangan visual media sosialisasi ini. Proses perancangan visual media sosialisasi ini diperuntukan untuk Kota Jakarta dan Tangerang. Kesimpulan perancangan buku ilustrasi ini untuk mengedukasi remaja mengenai penyakit maag agar mereka dapat merawat diri mereka sendiri dan diharapkan bahwa angka penderita penyakit maag pada usia produktif akan menurun2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Edelyn Chindani']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ac1bf595af3341181e1530f1e24066aff8fd854aThe aim of this work is to provide a Project Management view on the Media Production Process so as to support practitioners or amateurs to address the media production from the point of view of the process. It attempts to point out that managing a creative process is not automating it, it is only making sure that the desired results can be achieved in time, within budget and with the desired level of quality. The work has been focused on identifying the actors, actions, objects and relations occurring among them to facilitate the monitoring of the progresses in the project. It also focuses on providing quick indications of the risks that may be incurred when objects or actors are absent or actions omitted. Overall, the work attempts to provide a "manager's" perspective on a creative process so as to guide informed decisions and help contain or avoid risks, it is by no means exhaustive but has been validated by experts of the domain and deemed as suitable for didactic purposes. Copy of the Excel (C) implementation of the management tool is available upon request.201700The aim of this work is to provide a Project Management view on the Media Production Process so as to support practitioners or amateurs to address the media production from the point of view of the process.2017-01-18T00:00:00['D. Fuschi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 07f8d0b58200795b3831fb79007bd9b6b3580d36Abstrak Menelusuri kompleksitas kota tentang bagaimana membaca kota, lalu “menuliskan” kota ke dalam sebuah karya, kemudian karya tersebut dapat dikaji. Tak hanya menghasilkan produk, namun dalam proses ini dapat muncul pula interaksi kemanusiaan, adalah tujuan dari karya ini.Ruang lingkup pengamatan adalah bentang sepanjang jalan antara Kampung Melayu dan Pasar Senen. Dalam proses riset artistik ini pengkarya tidak terfokus pada produk dan terminologi seni yang mainstream. Bukan persoalan produk karya tari atau produk karya film tapi tentang pengalaman berada di dalam realitas kehidupan urban.Proses kreatif inilah terus dikembangkan guna kebaruan pencapaian artistik yang inovatif. Kemampuan tubuh sebagai media ekspresi berelasi dengan medium lain, menghasilkan karya yang tumbuh secara organik, tidak dibuat-buat, lahir begitu saja seiring proses penggalian ide. Bagaimana ekpresi itu menjadi ekspresi yang total, kepekaan sebagai penari dalam hal ini melalui penggalian media teknologi digital mengungkap gejalagejala visual lingkungan sosial kota. Maka, bentuk presentasi akhir adalah Audiovisual Composition Performance. Kata kunci : urban, tari, ketubuhan, proses kreatif, teknologi, gejala visual2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Yola Yulfianti']2017-01-18T00:00:00 f0121908be5bdd5b625143af3afda9004c943945Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar kimia siswa SMA kelas XI yang diberi model pembelajaran berbasis proyek menggunakan media komputer dengan software powerpoint pada pokok bahasan koloid Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di MAN 1 Medan alamat Jln. Willem Iskandar No.7B Medan, dan waktu penelitian dilaksanakan pada April sampai Mei 2016. Sampel kelas dalam penelitian ini diambil dengan teknik random sampling yaitu dengan mengambil dua kelas dari populasi secara acak. Untuk sampel siswa diambil dengan sampling purposif dilihat dari kesamaan hasil pretes.Sampel siswa yang dipilih dalam penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas XI IPA 6 (kelas eskperimen) dan kelas XI IPA 4 (kelas kontrol). Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Pengambilan data untuk hasil belajar siswa diperoleh dari tes hasil belajar yang menggunakan instrumen tes yang valid sebanyak 23 soal. Perbedaan peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada kedua kelas dilihat dari perolehan nilai gain yaitu kelas eksperimen dengan model pembelajaran berbasis proyek menggunakan media komputer dengan software powerpoint yaitu 0,722 (tinggi) dan kelas kontrol dengan model pembelajaran langsung berbasis proyek menggunakan media komputer dengan software powerpoint yaitu 0,656 (rendah). Berdasarkan uji-t, diperoleh bahwa nilai thitung sebesar 1,823 sedangkan ttabel sebesar 1,668 pada taraf α = 0,05 dan db = 70, sehingga thitung > ttabel. Hal ini berarti Ho ditolak, berarti ada peningkatan hasil belajar kimia siswa SMA kelas XI yang diberi model pembelajaran berbasis proyek menggunakan media komputer dengan software powerpoint pada pokok bahasan koloid2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Noviarta Rafiqah Putri']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4972011bf0da29a6198c16b158c4cbcf6443d689Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Mengembangkan desain media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif menggunakan Macromedia Flash Professional 8 pada mata pelajaran membuat pola dan 2) mengetahui kelayakan atau efektifitas desain media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif menggunakan Macromedia Flash professional 8 pada mata pelajaran membuat pola di SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti. Serta media yang layak dan dapat digunakan sebagai pengembangan media pemnbelajaran yang baru yang membantu siswa dalam mempelajari mata pelajaran membuat pola. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode Research and Development (R&D) dengan menggunakan tahap atau prosedur yang sudah diadaptasi yang meliputi potensi dan masalah, pengumpulan data, desain media dan uji coba. Subjek uji coba penelitian ini adalah 32 siswa kelas XI Tata Busana SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti. Desain uji coba ada dua tahap yaitu (Tahap Validasi) dan uji coba produk. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan angket, angket analisis kebutuhan, validator dan angket efektivitas meliputi skala penilaian dengan teknik analisis data menggunakan skala likert. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif menggnakan macromedia flash professional 8 pada mata pelajaran membuat pola ini berhasil dikembangkan melalui beberapa tahapan, yaitu 1) hasil penilaian Ahli Materi dengan persentase hasil penilaian 94.44% dengan kriteria “Sangat Baik” dan hasil penilaian Ahli Media dengan persentase hasil penilaian 90.47% dengan kriteria “Sangat Baik”, 2) hasil penilaian uji coba Kelompok Kecil dengan persentase hasil penilaian 63.3% dengan kriteria “ Baik”, uji coba Kelompok Sedang dengan persentase hasil penilaian 81.05% dengan kriteria “Sangat Setuju”, dan uji coba Belompok Besar dengan persentase hasil penilaian 86.02% dengan kriteria “Sangat Setuju”, 3) uji coba efektivitas guru dengan persentase hasil penilaian 93.33% dengan kriteria “Sangat Setuju”, dan uji efektivitas siswa dengan persentase hasil penilaian 85.89% dengan kriteria “Sangat Setuju”. Dengan demikian, desain pengembanagan media berbasis multimedia interaktif menggunakan macromedia flash pada mata pelajaran membuat pola kelas XI Tata Busana SMK Negeri 1 Laguboti dianggap layak untuk dijadikan desain media pembelajaran.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Enli Tri Putri Sigalingging']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5505cad70dd177ad2bc9fc503db93199daea7d36ABSTRAK Rasidi, Nanang Dani. 2016. Pengembangan Accounting Board Game (ABG) Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Siklus Akuntansi Perusahaan Jasa dan Dagang. Tesis. Jurusan Pendidikan Ekonomi, Program Pasca Sarjana Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Prof. Dr. Wahjoedi, M.E, M.Pd, (II) Prof. Dr. Sri Umi Mintarti Wijaya, SE. MP.Ak. Kata kunci: gamification, board game, simulasi, pendidikan akuntansi, siklus akuntansi perusahaan jasa, siklus akuntansi perusahaan dagang, permainan edukatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan media pembelajaran Accounting Board Game (ABG) yang layak pakai. ABG dikembangkan dengan latar belakang adanya stereotip bahwa akuntansi itu membosankan, komplek, dan kurang menarik, sulitnya mencari tempat Praktik Kerja Lapangan (PKL) yang sesuai dengan kompetensi, dan kegemaran usia pelajar bermain game. Keterbatasan utama dari penelitian ini adalah dalam mengukur efektifitas media pembelajaran, karena hanya menggunakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK), dimana idealnya menggunakan eksperimen dengan kelas kontrol dan pembanding. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan (R&D) dengan menggunakan konsep gamification. Gamification merupakan konsep yang sangat sesuai jika melakukan pengembangan media pembelajaran, dan mentransformasikannya dalam suatu kegiatan berbentuk game. Model pengembangan yang digunakan adalah model hybrid dari Kapp. Model hybrid dipilih karena pendekatan ini sangat sesuai apabila melakukan pengembangan menggunakan konsep gamification. Tahapan pengembangan produk ABG melalui 9 tahapan pengembangan, yang terdiri dari: 1) Menentukan tujuan pembelajaran, 2) Menentukan jenis konten yang akan di ajarkan, 3) Mendesain game, 4) Membuat purwarupa game, 5) Uji perseorangan dan revisi, 6) Uji produk pada kelompok kecil dan revisi, 7) Finalisasi produk, 8) Validasi ahli dan revisi, 9) Implementasi dan revisi akhir. Validasi dilakukan oleh ahli akuntansi, ahli media pembelajaran, dan praktisi/guru. Tahapan implementasi dilakukan di SMKN 1 Bondowoso. Berdasarkan hasil validasi ahli, ABG sangat layak untuk di uji cobakan atau digunakan dalam pembelajaran di kelas. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa ABG sangat menyenangkan, memotivasi. Unsur simulasi dan kompetensi tambahan dalam ABG memberikan kesempatan praktik dan membawa suasana PKL ke dalam kelas. Selain permainan ABG yang atraktif namun juga efektif dalam dalam memberikan perubahan sikap, perbaikan pengetahuan, dan pengembangan keterampilan peserta didik terkait penerapan dari teori dan konsep akuntansi.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Nanang Dani Rasidi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c2790e516d2e2baa14078bdc45c3e1f8b24ecbc7PENERAPAN SYARIAT ISLAM DI ACEH DALAM KONSTRUKSI PEMBERITAAN MEDIA NASIONAL (STUDI KOMPARATIF TERHADAP PEMBERITAAN REPUBLIKA ONLINE DAN OKEZONE) Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Syiah Kuala Dr. Hamdani M. Syam, MA, Muhammad Yunus, M. Soc. Sc (xv,114), pp, app, bibl ABSTRAK Penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh menjadi sorotan publik, tidak hanya lokal dan nasional, bahkan juga dunia internasional. Sorotan itu datang dari pemberitaan berbagai media tentang sisi positif dan negatif. Setiap media memiliki ideologi yang berbeda, selain itu cara pandang antara satu media massa dengan media massa lain terhadap suatu isu juga berbeda tergantung dengan kepentingan masing-masing media. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konstruksi pemberitaan media nasional dalam memberitakan penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh dengan cara membandingkan isi pemberitaan dua portal media nasional yaitu Republika Online dan Okezone untuk memberi gambaran pemberitaan media massa nasional terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian bersifat kualitatif deskriptif, yang menggunakan metode analisis framing dengan pendekatan konstruksionis. Untuk melihat konstruksi pemberitaan oleh kedua media tersebut digunakan teori konstruksi realitas sebagai acuan dasar dan analisis framing model Robert N. Etnman. Framing model ini didasarkan bagaimana cara untuk melihat penekanan atau penonjolan aspek-aspek tertentu dari suatu realitas. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa pemberitaan terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh yang dikonstruksikan oleh kedua media tersebut dimana Republika online lebih berimbang, artinya berita yang disampaikan apa adanya atau tidak ada unsur keberpihakan di dalamnya. Sedangkan, pemberitaan yang dikonstruksikan oleh Okezone terkesan menyudutkan, maksudnya Okezone menganggap syariat Islam di Aceh itu banyak bertentangan dengan subtansi dasar bangsa Indonesia. Kesimpulan, adanya pengaruh ideologi media dalam mengkonstruksi setiap peristiwa kedalam berita oleh wartawan. Hal ini disebabkan oleh latar belakang media yang berbeda, dimana Republika Online memiliki latar sebagai media yang berbasiskan Islam, sedang Okezone berlatar ideologi nasionalis. Kata kunci: Konstruksi Berita, Syariat Islam, Republika Online, Okezone APPLICATION OF SHARIA ISLAM IN ACEH CONSTRUCTION IN TRANSMISSIONS NATIONAL MEDIA (COMPARATIVE STUDY TRANSMISSIONS OF ONLINE REPUBLIKA AND OKEZONE) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences University Syiah Kuala Dr. Hamdani M. Syam, MA, Muhammad Yunus, M. Soc. Sc (xv,114), pp, app, bibl ABSTRACT Application of Islamic law in Aceh in the public eye, not only locally nationally and internationally. Highlights came from the news media about the positive and negative sides. Each medium has different ideologies, besides the perspective of the mass media and other mass media on the issue are also different depending on the interests of each media. This study aims to determine the construction of the national news media in reporting the application of Islamic law in Aceh by comparing the content of the two national media portals, namely Republika Online and Okezone to illustrate the national mass media to the application of Islamic law in Aceh. The method used is a qualitative descriptive research method, which uses analytical methods framing the constructionist approach. To see the construction of the news by the media is used theoretical construction of reality as a basic reference and framing analysis model of Robert N. Etnman. Framing this model is based on how to see the emphasis or protrusion certain aspects of reality. Based on the results of this research note that the preaching of the application of Islamic law in Aceh constructed by both the media where the Republika online more balanced, meaning that the message of what is or there is no element of partisanship in it. Meanwhile, the news is constructed by Okezone impressed cornering, meaning Okezone consider Islamic law in Aceh was a lot of conflict with the basic substance of the Indonesian nation. In conclusion, the influence of the ideology of the media in constructing any event into news reporters. This is caused by different media backgrounds, where Republika Online has a background as a media-based Islamic, nationalist ideology was Okezone background. Keywords: Construction News, Islamic Law, Republika Online, Okezone2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Aljuanda']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4780d017e2a2f7a1b360eff3c644f5fbea4cac19Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar dan aktivitas belajar kimia siswa yang dibelajarkan dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan media peta konsep dan macromedia flash pada materi konsep mol; dan mengetahui korelasi antara hasil belajar dengan aktivitas belajar siswa dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah melalui media peta konsep dan macromedia Flash; Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 3 Medan semester II T.A. 2015/2016. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X SMK Negeri 3 Medan yang terdiri dari 6 (enam) kelas. Sampel ditetapkan dengan teknik sampling purposif yang karakteristik populasinya harus tercermin dalam sampel. Dari enam kelas diambil dua kelas yang akan dijadikan sampel dalam penelitian ini. Pada kelas eksperimen satu dibelajarkan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan media peta konsep dan pada kelas eksperimen 2 dibelajarkan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah meggunakan macromedia flash. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes dalam bentuk pilihan berganda sebanyak 20 soal yang valid dan reliabel. Sebagai prasyarat uji hipotesis hasil belajar kedua kelompok sampel diuji homogenitas dan uji normalitas dengan menggunakan uji homogenitas dua kelompok sampel pada program Microsoft excel Dari pengujian yang dilakukan diperoleh bahwa kedua kelompok sampel berdistribusi homogen. Uji hipotesis dilakukan dengan menggunakan uji t dua pihak. Berdasarkan uji hipotesis hasil belajar dan aktivitas belajar siswa diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa ada peningkatan hasil belajar siswa yang dibelajarkan menggunakan model pembelajaran berabsis masalah dengan media peta konsep dan dengan menggunakan macromedia flash; ada peningkatan aktivitas belajar siswa menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan media peta konsep dan dengan macromedia flash; ada korelasi antara hasil belajar dan aktivitas belajar siswa menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan media peta konsep; ada korelasi antara hasil belajar dan aktivitas belajar siswa menggunakan model pembelajaran berbasis masalah menggunakan macromedia flash.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Aulia Afriyanti']2017-01-18T00:00:00 25007a5cb6eda76e115deda245862a5d32a4e6dcWe have demonstrated amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) restoration and threshold reduction by introducing a novel water/alcohol soluble conjugated macroelectrolyte, tris(4-(7-(9,9-di(hexyl-1-N,N-diethanolamino)-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-9,9-di(hexyl-1-N,N-diethanolamino)-9H-fluoren-2-yl)phenyl)amine (TPAOH), serving as an interfacial layer between the gain media layer, dioctyl substituted polyfluorene (PFO), and the Ag electrode layer. By optimizing the film thickness of TPAOH, enhanced ASE performance has been achieved with the lowest threshold of 21 μJ/cm2, demonstrating 3.5-fold reduction from 74 μJ/cm2. Atomic force microscopy results showed good compatibility between the TPAOH film and the PFO layer. The results suggest a facile and low-cost solution-processing interfacial technique to construct efficient organic semiconductor lasers in the presence of metallic electrodes.20173012017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Applied Physics['Jianpeng Yi', 'Jinjin Huang', 'Chengfang Liu', 'Wenyong Lai', 'Wei Huang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 868b73481496109d9d37ddfd60472f29404ad605This guide will share the resources FSU Libraries can provide to assist with your digital media project.201700This guide will share the resources FSU Libraries can provide to assist with your digital media project.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Sean Hogan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 42bff6aec9c068ad50450e4f3cedf990e729f437Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tanggapan khalayak terhadap pemberitaan media massa tentang kinerja pelayanan masayrakat di kabupaten Bone Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey dengan pendekatan deskritif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa pada umumnya khalayak netral terhadap pemberitaan media massa tentang program kerja pemerintah kabupaten Bone dengan komposisi hasil 83 orang (23,42%) dengan hasil sangat baik, 78 orang (22,01 %) dengan hasil baik, 92 orang (26,00 %) dengan hasil netral, 59 orang (16,57 %) dengan hasil kurang baik dan 43 orang (12 %) dengan hasil tidak baik. Ini menunjukkan bahwa khalayak mendapatkan informasi engenai program kerja pemerintah daerah di kabupaten Bone melaului media cetak, elektronik dan media on-line. Selain itu pemberitaan melalui radio juga menjadi saluran yang dipakai dalam mengetahui berita-berita terkini selain informasi dari mulut ke mulut seperti dari teman, saudara dan lainnya.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Emilsyah Nur']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ac85aeea30aeac3042efbd3a858d55ea300f7aaaTugas Akhir karya, komik ini menjadi salah satu media untuk memberi informasi dan mengajak kepada remaja untuk bisa ikut memperjuangkan bahasa isyarat Bisindo sebagai identitas bagi komunitas Tuli Indonesia. Komik dipilih sebagai media visual karena fungsinya yang dapat menarik secara visual tentang informasi yang akan disampaikan. Buku komik yang membahas tentang bahasa isyarat di Indonesia secara praktis dan informatif masih jarang ditemui. Komik mampu memberikan pesan secara komunikatif kepada pembaca. Guna merancang sebuah buku komik, maka penyuguhan cerita pengenalan bahasa isyarat Bisindo ini melalui pencarian beberapa data dan informasi mengenai hal-hal mendukung cerita. Melakukan wawancara secara langsung, mengikuti kegiatan bersama komunitas Tuli secara langsung, dan ikut belajar bahasa isyarat untuk selanjutnya diolah menjadi jalan cerita dari komik.Selanjutnya, data temuan diolah menjadi visual yang bercerita. Proses berlangsung hingga akhirnya menjadi komik yang memadukan kata dan gambar dengan penggunaan warna serta simbol ikonik seperti isyarat, gestur, mimik dan sebagainya akan membuat informasi yang ingin disampaikan menjadi lebih menarik dan jelas.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Achdhandy Hatta']2017-01-18T00:00:00 822d0da020cea33b84fa7d0ae7b665db9c05314cPenelitian ini bertujuan: (1) mengembangkan Polibang (Monopoli Bangunan) sebagai Media Pembelajaran Konstruksi Bangunan, (2) mengetahui nilai kelayakan Polibang, (3) mengetahui respon/penilaian siswa SMK Bangunan. Penelitian ini merupakan Research and Development (RD serta aspek rekayasa media sebesar 78% (Layak). Penilaian guru Konstruksi Bangunan SMK pada aspek materi sebesar 78% (Layak), aspek bahasa sebesar 80% (Layak), aspek pembelajaran sebesar 87% (Sangat Layak), aspek tampilan visual sebesar 75% (Layak), dan aspek rekayasa media sebesar 80% (Layak). Siswa kelas XII Gambar Bangunan SMK menunjukkan respon positif terhadap media Polibang hal ini dibuktikan dengan data hasil analisis yang diperoleh sebesar 0,82 yang jika dikonversikan menurut Sukardjo termasuk dalam kategori “Sangat Baik”.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Rofi Mustaghfiri', 'M. T. P. Prapto']2017-01-18T00:00:00 8a8cb6b02af631fa709dbe2f85ba805626c3caa2Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media dan kemampuan berpikir logis terhadap hasil belajar kimia siswa pada materi laju reaksi. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap siswa kelas XI IPA MAN 2 Model Medan T.P. 2016/2017. Sampel kelas diambil dengan teknik sampling purposif dan begitu pula dalam pengambilan sampel siswa di kelas akan dilakukan juga dengan teknik sampling purposif yang didasarkan pada nilai pretest yang relatif homogen dan juga didasarkan test terhadap kemampuan berpikir logis siswa. Kedua kelas yang diajarkan dengan dua model dibagi menjadi empat kelas dengan kombinasi faktorial 2 X 2. Ada dua faktor yang diuji cobakan yaitu faktor A : Model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media yang terdiri dari 2 taraf yaitu A1= model Inkuiri dengan media riil dan A2= model Inkuiri dengan media virtual, faktor B: kemampuan berpikir logis yang terdiri 2 taraf yaitu B1 = kemampuan berpikir logis tinggi dan B2 = kemampuan berpikir logis rendah. Berdasarkan uji hipotesis pada taraf signifikan α = 0,05, diperoleh bahwa Fhitung(A) dan (B) sebesar 20,7645 sedangkan harga Ftabel (0,05) (1,64)= 3,99 maka Fhitung>Ftabel Hal tersebut menunjukkan ada interaksi antara model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media dan kemampuan berpikir logis terhadap hasil belajar kimia siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa yang diajarkan dengan model Inkuiri dengan media riil pada siswa berkemampuan berpikir logis tinggi memberikan rataan tertinggi yakni (83,7778 ± 6,0736), dan rataan pada siswa berkemampuan berpikir logis tinggi yang diajarkan dengan model Inkuiri dengan media virtual yakni (82 ± 6,5828). Selanjutnya diperoleh bahwa hasil belajar kimia siswa yang diajarkan dengan model Inkuiri dengan media riil pada siswa berkemampuan berpikir logis rendah memberikan rataan yakni (76,1764 ± 6,7103), dan pada siswa berkemampuan berpikir logis rendah yang diajarkan dengan model Inkuiri dengan media virtual memberikan rataan yakni (76,2941 ± 7,8482). Pada uji pengaruh sederhana, siswa yang memiliki kemampuan berpikir logis tinggi dan rendah tidak ada perbedaan yang disignifikan antara rataan hasil belajar kimia siswa yang diajarkan dengan model pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Siti Kholilah Hasibuan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 8ceac6e9881e42d2ccc948a93ee3a08f1abc3dd1Background Alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and psychoactive pharmaceuticals’ use is associated with a higher likelihood of developing several diseases and injuries and, as a consequence, considerable health-care expenditures. There is yet a lack of consistent methodologies to estimate the economic impact of addictive substances to society. The aim was to assess the methodological approaches applied in social cost studies estimating the economic impact of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and psychoactive pharmaceuticals. Methods A systematic literature review through the electronic databases, Medline (PubMed) and Web of Science, was performed. Studies in English published from 1997 examining the social costs of the addictive substances alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and psychoactive pharmaceuticals were eligible for inclusion. Results Twelve social cost studies met the inclusion criteria. In all studies, the direct and indirect costs were measured, but the intangible costs were seldom taken into account. A wide variety in cost items included across studies was observed. Sensitivity analyses to address the uncertainty around certain cost estimates were conducted in eight studies considered in the review. Conclusion Differences in cost items included in cost-of-illness studies limit the comparison across studies. It is clear that it is difficult to deal with all consequences of substance use in cost-of-illness studies. Future social cost studies should be based on sound methodological principles in order to result in more reliable cost estimates of the economic burden of substance use.Frontiers in Public Health20174211Assessment of the methodological approaches applied in social cost studies estimating the economic impact of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and psychoactive pharmaceuticals found that it is difficult to deal with all consequences of substance use in cost-of-illness studies.2017-01-18T00:00:00Frontiers in Public Health['N. Verhaeghe', 'D. Lievens', 'L. Annemans', 'F. Vander Laenen', 'K. Putman']2017-01-18T00:00:00 919e4224a7fa6f21609f24a32e9085ee7ad101c52017062017-01-18T00:00:00Communications['K. V. Camp']2017-01-18T00:00:00 50df1030cf58ef0e917fb1801b58024d11f5bd62Impairments in interpersonal relationships are a core feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Social cognition dysfunction, like false recognition of others' emotions and intentions, may lead to emotional disturbances, self-injury, and impulsive aggression behaviors in patients with BPD. This study explored the extent to which social cognition, including emotional recognition and theory of mind (ToM), can predict the ability of social awareness in patients with BPD. Emotion recognition tasks (matching emotional facial expressions to prosody), verbal and nonverbal theory of mind tasks, and the awareness of social inference test were assessed. Results of a stepwise multiple regression showed that the quality of the early parent-child relationship, anger prosody recognition, and ToM were significantly related to the ability to be aware of social interactions in the patients with BPD.20174692017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology['Zai-Ting Yeh', 'Yun-chung Lin', 'Shen-Ing Liu', 'C. Fang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 97973568802fa091c913588cd4fab46dbb255e5eSocial support is an important resource in old age in many developing countries including Ghana. Typically, in the absence of a well-developed welfare state, the traditional kinship ties serve as old age security. However, these relationship support links tend to differ by ethnicity and gender of older adults. The first goal of this paper is to examine how structural and functional social support are associated with disparities in health and well-being at older ages in Ghana. The second goal is to tease out how ethnicity and gender affect support in old age and its impact on health and well-being. The data come from Wave 1 of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (SAGE) (2007). Patrilineal ethnicities seem to offer more support in old age. Overall, the results show that structural support factors are more important than functional support factors. Regarding functional support, older adults who receive support, provide support, and perceive the availability of support are less likely to report better health and well-being outcomes. Structural support factors such as the size of one’s household, contact with social ties, and the perceived quality of one’s relationship are significantly associated with health and well-being. Also, older adults are more concerned with their level of social connectedness than with the material resources that flow out of these social relationships. The results suggest that structural and functional social support cannot be substituted for each other, to the extent that each aspect serves different purposes in the lives of current older adults. This evidence further underscores the distinct effects of structural and functional support on health and well-being of older adults in Ghana.20178682017-01-18T00:00:00Ghana Studies['P. Ayernor']2017-01-18T00:00:00 05e2443f34668f35a068d6fb1495823ee5970f37While eusociality arose in species with single-mating females, multiple mating by queens has evolved repeatedly across the social ants, bees, and wasps. Understanding the benefits and costs of multiple mating of queens is important because polyandry results in reduced relatedness between siblings, reducing kin-selected benefits of helping while also selecting for secondary social traits that reduce intracolony conflict. The leading hypothesis for the benefits of polyandry in social insects emphasizes advantages of a genetically diverse workforce. Workerless social parasite species (inquilines) provide a unique opportunity to test this hypothesis, since they are derived from social ancestors but do not produce workers of their own. Such parasites are thus predicted to evolve single mating because they would experience the costs of multiple mating but not the benefits if such benefits accrue through the production of a genetically diverse group of workers. Here we show that the workerless social parasite Dolichovespula arctica, a derived parasite of wasps, has reverted to obligate single mating from a facultatively polyandrous ancestor, mirroring a similar reversion from obligate polyandry to approximate monandry in a social parasite of fungus-farming ants. This finding and a comparison with two other cases where inquilinism did not induce reversal to monandry support the hypothesis that facultative polyandry can be costly and may be maintained by benefits of a genetically diverse workforce.American Naturalist2017797It is shown that the workerless social parasite Dolichovespula arctica, a derived parasite of wasps, has reverted to obligate single mating from a facultatively polyandrous ancestor, mirroring a similar reversion from obligate polyandry to approximate monandry in a social parasite of fungus-farming ants.2017-01-18T00:00:00The American Naturalist['K. Loope', 'Federico López-Osorio', 'L. Dvořák']2017-01-18T00:00:00 de47da1f5428c63c7dc5fd018e4a586eb3dde72cThis research was conducted for research and development an Embedded Engineering Learning on Social Cloud Model (EEL on SC Model) to enhance creative thinking and creative product. The aims of this study were: 1) to design an EEL on SC model to develop the creative thinking and creative product, and 2) to evaluate an EEL on SC Model to develop the creative thinking and creative product. The research method was divided into two phases. The first phase involves the design of the model: 1) study, analyze and synthesize the contents, 2) arranging the Embedded Engineering Learning Model process and 3) summarizing the results, the second phase involves model evaluation. The sample group in this research consisted of seven experts in the field of design embedded system, information technology and instructional design. These experts were selected by purposive sampling. Data was analyzed using arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The research findings were organized as follows: The process of developing an EEL on SC Model consisted of the following has 7 components which have 22 procedures. The model helps to develop creative thinking and creative product of the learners. The experts have agreed with the overall of the model and had a learning activity was appropriate in very good level.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017207The experts have agreed with the overall of the model and had a learning activity was appropriate in very good level and the model helps to develop creative thinking and creative product of the learners.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Sathaporn Yoosomboon', 'Pallop Piriyasurawong']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1d4ab4af024c94e67eccc41700755e4edc2ec030The phenomenon of polymorphism is of great relevance in pharmaceutics, since different polymorphs have different physicochemical properties, e.g., solubility, hence, bioavailability. Coupling diffractometric and spectroscopic experiments with thermodynamic analysis and computational work opens to a methodological approach which provides information on both structure and dynamics in the solid as well as in solution. The present work reports on the conformational changes in crystalline iopamidol, which is characterized by atropisomerism, a phenomenon that influences both the solution properties and the distinct crystal phases. The conformation of iopamidol is discussed for three different crystal phases. In the anhydrous and monohydrate crystal forms, iopamidol molecules display a syn conformation of the long branches stemming out from the triiodobenzene ring, while in the pentahydrate phase the anti conformation is found. IR and Raman spectroscopic studies carried out on the three crystal forms, jointly with quantum chemical computations, revealed that the markedly different spectral features can be specifically attributed to the different molecular conformations. Our results on the conformational versatility of iopamidol in different crystalline phases, linking structural and spectroscopic evidence for the solution state and the solid forms, provide a definite protocol for grasping the signals that can be taken as conformational markers. This is the first step for understanding the crystallization mechanism occurring in supersaturated solution of iopamidol molecules.Molecular Pharmaceutics2017264The results on the conformational versatility of iopamidol in different crystalline phases, linking structural and spectroscopic evidence for the solution state and the solid forms, provide a definite protocol for grasping the signals that can be taken as conformational markers.2017-01-18T00:00:00Molecular pharmaceutics['B. Bellich', 'S. Di Fonzo', 'L. Tavagnacco', 'M. Paolantoni', 'C. Masciovecchio', 'F. Bertolotti', 'G. Giannini', 'Rita De Zorzi', 'S. Geremia', 'A. Maiocchi', 'F. Uggeri', 'N. Masciocchi', 'A. Cesàro']2017-01-18T00:00:00 52ed3e7c8fb616c7128f43840f5544210b314c20Historical and moral consciousness have been studied by specialists in history education and social psychology, respectively, yet the two fields of study have remained separate also when they share an interest in the dynamics of how people respond to moral dilemmas, process them and create morally meaningful narratives of human conduct. This article seeks to identify concepts and interpretative frames that could be mobilised in analyses of shared material for the purpose of developing deeper understanding of the intersections of historical and moral consciousness in exchange between history education and social psychology. One of the authors has researched moral reasoning and moral sensitivity, the other has researched adolescents’ historical consciousness. The empirical material was collected in 2008–2009, in a study of how Finnish upper secondary school students reason about transgenerational responsibility and reparation. How the students process and negotiate these issues was initially analysed as a manifestation of their historical consciousness. This article explores what approaches and concepts could be relevant when analysing the material in the framework of a social-psychological study of morality. The article is also an exercise in co-authoring where the authors have produced the text in dialogic exchange, writing one chapter each in turn and responding to each other’s ideas.20174262017-01-18T00:00:00['J. Löfström', 'Liisa Myyry']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7e1b28007329a9e9d0d32a145fab7bb9fe1ed681Entender, comprender, asimilar e incluir los conceptos de ciencia y tecnologia en nuestro diario vivir es una de las estrategias para lograr el desarrollo de un pais. Este documento ademas de dar un significado y una interpretacion al concepto de apropiacion de la ciencia, explica las dificultades por las cuales esta no se ha logrado y analiza a los cinco actores que deben trabajar en ella: las personas del comun, que luego tendran que conformar el colectivo social, los cientificos, los medios de comunicacion y el gobierno, cada uno de ellos trabajando desde su propia perspectiva. Con la lectura se puede concluir que para lograr una buena apropiacion social de la ciencia es importante mostrar al publico los hallazgos cientificos de una forma sencilla pues el publico necesita conocer y comprender mas estos temas, mejorar la comunicacion entre los comunicadores y los cientificos y lograr que los gobernantes comprendan la ciencia y la importancia que esta tiene para el desarrollo del pais.2017062017-01-18T00:00:00['M. F. Gutiérrez']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9cd3667056827d1989d6c0996fb34cfd4caf348eThis article introduces the concept of academic prototypes , and shows how they can lead to technological innovation in journalism. We propose an innovation method that transforms a value-oriented academic prototype into a market-oriented journalistic service. The principles for product development presented here are based on the lean startup method as well as business model canvassing. A prototype scenario shows how the locative information app PediaCloud could be transformed into a locative news service for a regional newspaper in Western Norway. Ideally, the academic prototype will be transformed into a novel and engaging way of reading news stories, and a profitable solution for the newspaper. Realistically, the team will have acquired empirical validation of the business model's strong and weak points. In the conclusion, we summarize the utility of the approach for validated learning, and make recommendations for further research on innovation with academic prototypes.2017342An innovation method that transforms a value-oriented academic prototype into a market-oriented journalistic service is proposed, based on the lean startup method as well as business model canvassing.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Lars Nyre', 'J. Ribeiro', 'B. Tessem']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1fcce6fee105f1a4fec48cb6fe654466bc84b35e2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Erin Umi Rohana']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9b0f3974b2312e1e072c93b373f37cb56adb2d7a2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['D. Wahyuningsih', 'Gatot Muhsetyo', 'Abadyo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 aa17c41c8c59bc8fc26997b0f5599e1d618fcf2d2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Kaitlin Crockett']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fa62157e82cdb0573bea622b25847d168bc5f69c2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Nailul Izzah']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9821909b3ec5232e5a42a18ac395466defc043bcThis guide offers assistance and ideas to job seekers, new professionals, and those interested in changing careers.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['N. Williams']2017-01-18T00:00:00 474e03ab2415805d380234299579ce49671f326d2017702017-01-18T00:00:00Configurations['S. Franzel']2017-01-18T00:00:00 076e6f0a155fdfaa6280b776dd2f99e01c290ace2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Mackenzie Dunn']2017-01-18T00:00:00 69bdd6de49aacd579a034fb4b1625f0fee5ceeac2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Marcela Y. Isuster']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e28e8fd5ecd20b3b0731e5aa0096f72331112d60Alkitab merupakan kitab suci kepercayaan umat Kristiani yang menjadi panutan mereka dalam menjalani kehidupan beragamanya, dan salah satu cerita di dalamnya terdapat kisah Musa yang sangat terkenal dan menarik. Dengan menggunakan komik sebagai medianya, membaca kisah Musa akan lebih mudah dan menyenangkan dari pada harus membaca dari Alkitab secara langsung, terutama bagi anak-anak. Anak-anak dapat membaca kisah Musa tanpa harus merasa bosan karena pada komik terdapat banyak gambar-gambar yang dapat mengilustrasikan kisah Musa di dalam Alkitab. Komik Jepang atau manga begitu popular dikalangan anak-anak. Perancangan ini akan menggunakan gaya ilustrasi komik manga One Piece karya Eichiro Oda yang memiliki gambar lucu serta ekspresif. Gaya ilustrasi manga One Piece sangatlah cocok untuk anak-anak yang menyukai sesuatu yang lucu. Selain itu komik ini juga akan dibuat full colour sehingga dapat terlihat lebih menarik. Komik Musa ini nantinya akan dapat membuat anak-anak menjadi tahu tentang yang merupakan salah satu cara memberikan edukasi rohani kepada anak sejak dini.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Garit Karenobel']2017-01-18T00:00:00 20200dfa805b055ab87f9b6409c720730bb32cde2017802017-01-18T00:00:00['Brice Y. Kim', 'I. Akkutlu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a53a90e235794603bd1104a27dda8dbe201010122017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Mackenzie Dunn']2017-01-18T00:00:00 21e7e58233626452a16b922692ddc63018f17f352017002017-01-18T00:00:00['L. Ratsiburskaya']2017-01-18T00:00:00 afe4dd098cef807763890b53610085f16d543f942017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Arma Desy Ferawati']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c2415770488fd2247181337387ef13f12ccbd61a2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Sindy Firda Fitri Abidin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e61c775be25d631155b6d179a1f5b7c7b7b452082017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Kaitlin Crockett']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9bd379a81afc76799d37efb91a4a8cc31cc4a74cPleurotus ostreatus is well known as an oyster mushroom that is very popular because of its high nutritional value and pharmaceutical component. The aim of this research was to study the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of exopolysaccharides from P. ostreatus grown on liquid medium.The P. ostreatus was grown on Mushroom Complete Medium (MCM) containing various types of Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N) sources, i.e glucose, lactose, amylose and sucrose as a Carbon sources and yeast extract, polypeptone, NH4Cl, and NH4NO3 as a Nitrogen sources. The results showed that sucrose and yeast extract were the best source of Carbon and Nitrogen that produced 208 and 100 mg/L of exopolysaccharides.  The exopolysaccharide exhibited antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Escherichiacoli. However, it did not have antimicrobial activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  In addition, the exopolysaccharide indicated to have an antioxidant activity.201700The results showed that sucrose and yeast extract were the best source of Carbon and Nitrogen that produced 208 and 100 mg/L of exopolysaccharides, respectively, which indicated to have an antioxidant activity.2017-01-18T00:00:00['I. Saskiawan', 'Misbahul Munir', 'S. Achmadi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e8e46d79bec216c3b56f182056c2c8f7d9d51bd02017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Wisnu Haryo Saputro']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d615cee261acf4c7d45991aa6977575b451320c3Individual financial planning for retirement in the US is increasingly important, given the trend away from employer-provided defined benefit (DB) plans, the rising Social Security (SS) Full Retirement Age (FRA), and retiring baby boomers. A key financial decision that Americans make is how to draw on their retirement wealth across various sources, including both privately saved retirement funds and SS benefits. For SS retirement benefits, the main decision is at what age to claim, with claiming before the FRA resulting in lower monthly benefits, and claiming later leading to higher benefits. The terms of this tradeoff have changed in recent years: since 2003, the FRA has risen from 65 and will gradually increase to 67 by 2027, representing a drop in the present value of SS benefits. Meanwhile, defined contribution (DC) plans have gained in popularity, presenting retirees with more control over their private retirement wealth. The changing dynamics of both SS wealth and the private retirement decision space underscore the need for examining how individuals make decisions across their entire portfolio of retirement wealth. We use HRS survey data matched to SS administrative data to study how households integrate SS benefits into their general retirement income plans. We find starkly different non-SS retirement asset decumulation patterns across individuals who claim at different ages, with those claiming before the FRA drawing down pension and IRA wealth faster than those who claim at or after the FRA. However, the earliest claimants, those who claim SS retirement benefits exactly at age 62, are a highly heterogeneous group, consisting of both low-income, high expected mortality individuals as well as individuals with high pension holdings. We further find that this earliest claimant group is more likely to have retired and begun decumulating non-SS retirement assets even before age 62; however, this group's median and average assets are not substantially lower than later claimants. An analysis of claiming behavior by non-SS retirement wealth holdings shows that individuals with more retirement savings were overwhelmingly likely to claim between the ages of 62 and the FRA. On the other hand, those with the least retirement savings are more likely to either claim SS benefits as early as possible, either in the form of disability benefits or retirement benefits, or they would delay claiming SS retirement benefits until after the FRA. Moreover, birth cohorts facing higher FRAs tend to delay claiming SS retirement benefits on average; however, those most affected by this reduction in SS wealth -- those with few other retirement assets -- are the least reactive. Finally, households that do delay claiming as the FRA rises also tend to delay retirement and drawing down their non-SS retirement assets, indicating complementarity between SS and non-SS decumulation decisions and strong spillovers from changes in both SS and private retirement policy.20172252017-01-18T00:00:00Political Economy: Government Expenditures & Related Policies eJournal['Philip Armour', 'Angela A. Hung']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ddf1295276506351693c0fefc88b883f8e09423aPurpose: The objective of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework to explore social innovation as a response to institutional voids in a multidimensional analysis. Originality/Gap/Relevance/Implications : Approaching the social innovation of the theoretical lens of institutional theory, in the institutional voids perspective. One of the gaps is to propose a multidimensional perspective that will occur through the examination of multiple actors in different institutional settings. Key methodological aspects : To support the framework six theoretical proposals were developed from theoretical gaps identified in a systematic literature review, started in Web of Knowledge database. Summary of key results: Results indicate dimensions that can be investigated in social innovation initiatives that fill institutional voids. The following dimensions were found: dimensions of institutional contexts (considering different contexts and the interference of political, financial, education/work and cultural systems); dimension of multiple actors (giving voice to different actors who have complementary objectives); dimension of the institutional pillars (cognitive, normative and regulative); and, dimensions of social innovation (modify/transform a social need; innovative solution, implementation of social innovation, involve actors and stakeholders; and effective results). Key considerations/conclusions: This framework can be further tested in comparative studies among countries with distinguished levels of development. We identified the importance of analyse different social contexts and the diverse actors who are involved in social innovation initiatives. We identify new areas that are influencing social innovation and we propose new possibilities to investigate this field.2017052017-01-18T00:00:00RAM. Revista de Administração Mackenzie['Manuela Rösing Agostini', 'Luciana Vieira Marques', 'Marilia Bonzanini Bossle']2017-01-18T00:00:00 66eeada9cfce1cdfa88b95a55c446d79fa9c35b3Le developpement de competences basees sur les meilleures connaissances scientifiques, l’efficacite de la pratique et l’adoption de standards ethiques ont guide l’evolution des programmes de formation en travail social. Pour certains enseignants, la pregnance de plus en plus forte de la perspective scientifique a impacte significativement la formation, au detriment d’approches educatives postmodernes, qui seraient plus coherentes avec les valeurs fondatrices du travail social. Les enjeux inherents a la profession influencent en effet les manieres dont sont penses, concus et enseignes les cursus de formation. Certains enseignants misent sur des strategies pedagogiques favorisant le developpement de la connaissance de soi chez leurs etudiants, afin, notamment, de les preparer a une utilisation judicieuse de soi dans la pratique. Cet article s’interesse a ces pratiques pedagogiques emergentes, orientees vers le developpement de la connaissance de soi, et cherche a determiner dans quelles perspectives pedagogiques elles sont ancrees. Pour y arriver, nous proposons une exploration des differentes conceptions philosophiques de l’education, parfois contradictoires, qui ont forge la pedagogie du travail social, ainsi qu’un examen des principaux courants pedagogiques l’ayant influencee. Une reflexion est aussi amorcee autour des concepts de soi et d’utilisation de soi dans la formation en travail social.20174932017-01-18T00:00:00['M. Beauchesne']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e6361215e52c09bd796474ebb6f73b00c0dcc760Generally speaking, everyday engineering practices are profoundly associated with the development of the hegemonic capitalist socio-technical order. Taking such activity as a way of also producing social development (or change) – that is, the very subversion of this order – is something somewhat recent in the world. In Brazil, the exchange of experiences and the deepening of the reflection concerning this subject is greatly associated with the Engineering and Social Development National Meeting (ENEDS, in Portuguese). Because of that, a research on the 392 papers presented in the so far twelve editions of the meeting has been started with the aim of, initially, describing the field of engineering and social development in the country. In this manuscript, we present the first results of such work, providing some initial hypothesis to them. At the end, we describe the next intended steps in this endeavour and what is aimed with them.2017032017-01-18T00:00:00Revista Tecnologia e Sociedade['C. Alvear', 'Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz', 'P. Miranda']2017-01-18T00:00:00 78f311f7d15814829aec743505c5b539f655139aThe gig economy comprises a large portion of the workforce in today’s economy. The gig economy has low barriers to entry, enabling flexible work arrangements and allowing workers to engage in contingent employment, whenever, and in some cases, such as online labor markets, wherever, workers desire. And many of the workers seek and complete work via digital platforms. However, there is a lack of understanding into the participation in such platforms. The growth of the gig economy has been partly attributed to technological advancements that enable flexible work environments. In this study, we consider the role of an alternative driver, economic downturns, and associated financial stressors in the offline economy, for example, unemployment. Our analysis combines data from a leading online labor market and various archival sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We find local economic conditions significantly impact the intensive and extensive margins of labor supply in online labor markets. And such impacts are heterogeneous across different county characteristics. Given the prominence of the gig economy, we believe more research is needed to understand gig-economy participation. It is notable that policy makers recently started to look at related issues, proposing laws to protect the gig workers, such as the recent California Assembly Bill 5.Information systems research20171141092017-01-18T00:00:00Macroeconomics: Employment['Ni Huang', 'Gordon Burtch', 'Y. Hong', 'P. Pavlou']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c6a281bb267f979a151c75f501df48b2872ecee9With more consumers using online opinion reviews to inform their service decision making, opinion reviews have an economical impact on the bottom line of businesses. Unsurprisingly, opportunistic individuals or groups have attempted to abuse or manipulate online opinion reviews (e.g., spam reviews) to make profits and so on, and that detecting deceptive and fake opinion reviews is a topic of ongoing research interest. In this paper, we explain how semi-supervised learning methods can be used to detect spam reviews, prior to demonstrating its utility using a data set of hotel reviews.IEEE Access201750106It is explained how semi-supervised learning methods can be used to detect spam reviews, prior to demonstrating its utility using a data set of hotel reviews.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Access['Jitendra Kumar Rout', 'Anmol Dalmia', 'Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo', 'Sambit Bakshi', 'S. K. Jena']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0d05efc6ce51a223cf5c8ce9d429b7778374bcc8Complex human-engineered systems involve an interconnection of multiple decision makers (or agents) whose collective behavior depends on a compilation of local decisions that are based on partial information about each other and the state of the environment [1]-[4]. Strategic interactions among agents in these systems can be modeled as a multiplayer simultaneous-move game [5]-[8]. The agents involved can have conflicting objectives, and it is natural to make decisions based upon optimizing individual payoffs or costs.IEEE Control Systems201762138This paper presents a model of strategic interactions among agents in complex human-engineered systems that can be modeled as a multiplayer simultaneous-move game.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Control Systems['K. Vamvoudakis', 'H. Modares', 'Bahare Kiumarsi', 'F. Lewis']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1c02ec0ed48ecba3153b65a92953ba22482197c9Data suggest psychedelics such as psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) may hold therapeutic potential in the treatment of addictions, including tobacco dependence. This retrospective cross-sectional anonymous online survey characterized 358 individuals (52 females) who reported having quit or reduced smoking after ingesting a psychedelic in a non-laboratory setting ⩾1 year ago. On average, participants smoked 14 cigarettes/day for 8 years, and had five previous quit attempts before their psychedelic experience. Of the 358 participants, 38% reported continuous smoking cessation after psychedelic use (quitters). Among quitters, 74% reported >2 years’ abstinence. Of the 358 participants, 28% reported a persisting reduction in smoking (reducers), from a mode of 300 cigarettes/month before, to a mode of 1 cigarette/month after the experience. Among reducers, 62% reported >2 years of reduced smoking. Finally, 34% of the 358 participants (relapsers) reported a temporary smoking reduction before returning to baseline smoking levels, with a mode time range to relapse of 3–6 months. Relapsers rated their psychedelic experience significantly lower in personal meaning and spiritual significance than both other groups. Participants across all groups reported less severe affective withdrawal symptoms (e.g. depression, craving) after psychedelic use compared with previous quit attempts, suggesting a potential mechanism of action for psychedelic-associated smoking cessation/reduction. Changes in life priorities/values were endorsed as the most important psychological factor associated with smoking cessation/reduction. Results suggest psychedelics may hold promise in treating tobacco addiction as potentially mediated by spiritual experience, changed priorities/values, and improved emotional regulation.Journal of Psychopharmacology20176287Results suggest psychedelics may hold promise in treating tobacco addiction as potentially mediated by spiritual experience, changed priorities/values, and improved emotional regulation.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Psychopharmacology['Matthew W. Johnson', 'A. Garcia-Romeu', 'Patrick S. Johnson', 'R. Griffiths']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7d170080ad41b45a67cf80ef74c023620d533917Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh harga, ulasan produk, kemudahan, dan keamanan terhadap keputusan pembelian secara online di Tokopedia.com. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan metode survei. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 150 orang responden yang diambil dengan teknik purposive sampling . Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda disertai dengan uji F (serempak) dan uji t (parsial). Proses perhitungan menggunakan SPSS 21.0. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa harga dan ulasan produk berpengaruh secara positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian secara online di Tokopedia.com, sedangkan kemudahan dan keamanan berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian secara online di Tokopedia.com. Faktor yang sangat berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian secara online di Tokopedia.com adalah kemudahan.20170662017-01-18T00:00:00Ágora['Fransiska Vania Sudjatmika']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1e85050e996c2582e33214cbc85e32cdda3637bfThis paper presents a method for online trajectory planning in known environments. The proposed algorithm is a fusion of sampling-based techniques and model-based optimization via quadratic programming. The former is used to efficiently generate an obstacle-free path while the latter takes into account the robot dynamical constraints to generate a time-dependent trajectory. The main contribution of this work lies on the formulation of a convex optimization problem over the generated obstacle-free path that is guaranteed to be feasible. Thus, in contrast with previously proposed methods, iterative formulations are not required. The proposed method has been compared with state-of-the-art approaches showing a significant improvement in success rate and computation time. To illustrate the effectiveness of this approach for online planning, the proposed method was applied to the fluid autonomous navigation of a quadcopter in multiple environments consisting of up to 200 obstacles. The scenarios hereinafter presented are some of the most densely cluttered experiments for online planning and navigation reported to date. A video of the experiments can be found at https://youtube/DJ1IZRL5t1Q.IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters20173041The proposed algorithm is a fusion of sampling-based techniques and model-based optimization via quadratic programming used to efficiently generate an obstacle-free path and takes into account the robot dynamical constraints to generate a time-dependent trajectory.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters['L. Campos-Macias', 'D. Gómez‐Gutiérrez', 'R. Aldana-López', 'R. Guardia', 'J. I. Parra-Vilchis']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3e19db7b867f33be7c87040c887fb28bbee01e88With Yelp forcing the issue of publicly available patient ratings of doctors, health care organizations need to consider the goals of transparency efforts, how they can best be achieved, whose responsibility it is, and the best venues for such data sharing.New England Journal of Medicine2017355With Yelp forcing the issue of publicly available patient ratings of doctors, health care organizations need to consider the goals of transparency efforts, how they can best be achieved, whose responsibility it is, and the best venues for such data sharing.2017-01-18T00:00:00The New England journal of medicine['Vivian S. Lee']2017-01-18T00:00:00 764cb3306625f394f9b3608aa64f67d952b9541dAbstrak      Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari kualitas pelayanan yang diberikan oleh PT. Gojek Indonesia terhadap kepuasan pelanggan di kalangan mahasiswa Jurusan Administrasi Niaga, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 82 orang mahasiswa yang di deskripsikan menurut jenis kelamin, program studi, semester, dan umur. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua variabel, yaitu variabel kualitas pelayanan sebagai variabel independent (bebas) dengan menggunakan lima indikator penelitian, yaitu Bukti tampilan (Tangibles), Kehandalan (Reability), Daya tanggap (Responsiveness), Jaminan (Assurance), dan Empati (Emphaty). Dan variabel kepuasan pelanggan sebagai variabel dependent (terikat) dengan menggunakan lima indikator penelitian, yaitu Kualitas Produk, Kualitas Pelayanan, Emosional, Harga, dan Biaya. Persamaan regresi pada penelitian ini adalah Y = 31,786 + 0,672X. Berdasarkan hasil analisis korelasi sederhana didapatkan korelasi yakni 0,641 yang berarti terjadi hubungan yang sedang dengan hubungan yang positif karena nilai R positif. Sedangkan berdasarkan hasil indeks determinasi, presentase pengaruh kualitas pelayanan terhadap kepuasan pelanggan sebesar 41,1% yang berarti menunjukan hubungan yang sangat kuat. Kata kunci: Kualitas Pelayanan, Kepuasan Pelanggan, Hubungan, Indikator dan Kuantitatif Abstract      This research aims to understand the influence of the quality of services offered by pt.Gojek indonesia towards customer satisfaction among student commercial administration, polytechnic jakarta district with the number of respondents as many as 82 students in described according to sex, course of study, the first half, and the days of.This research using two variables, namely variable the quality of service as variable independent ( freely with use of five indicators research, that is evidence of display ( tangibles ), the best thing of ( reability ), responsiveness ( responsiveness ), guarantee ( assurance ), danempati ( emphaty ). The regression equation is to research this is y = 31,786 + 0,672x.Based on the results of the analysis simple correlation obtained correlation namely 0,641 which means happened relationships and to relationships that are positive because the value of r positive. While based on the results of index determination, the percentage influence the quality of service for customer satisfaction of 41,1% which means showed a very strong. Keywords: Service Quality, Consumers Satisfaction, Correlation, Indicator and QuantitativeEPIGRAM (e-journal)20170272017-01-18T00:00:00EPIGRAM (e-journal)['Rifaldi Rifaldi', 'Kadunci Kadunci', 'S. Sulistyowati']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3ded4f66245093d65fd7fbfbbfdbce3b6c550e14The journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators : JIAMSE20175512It is felt that virtual TBL sessions are valuable, and could be implemented in other online courses, because most measures of engagement indicated no differences between groups of students (mode of communication, previous technology experience, gender, and performance).2017-01-18T00:00:00Medical Science Educator['Christena M. Gazave', 'April Hatcher']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2e4825c36a8e976c8083d73678935684c14857aeBuying medicines online is common practice across the globe these days. This is because buyers are preferring to order for medicines through a click of a button rather than taking a trip to a drug store. Such online websites sell everything from prescription drugs to health related products. Most of such stores are legal outlets that safeguard all traditional procedures related to drug prescription. That is why most buyers are confident about dealing with these stores. But there are quite a few rogue stores that have come up in the recent past over the internet. These stores deal in illegal medications and unapproved drugs, buyers must be aware of such rogue stores. The fact remains that drugs purchased at online drug stores offer high levels of handiness, put forward privacy for the buyer as well as safeguard traditional procedures of prescribing drugs. Thus consumers can use these services with the same confidence as they would have had in the neighbourhood pharmacist. But they must stay away from "rogue sites" that sell unapproved products or sidestep conventional procedures that safeguard the interests of consumers. Additionally, customers have difficulty knowing whether an Internet pharmacy is a legitimate operation.20171811The fact remains that drugs purchased at online drug stores offer high levels of handiness, put forward privacy for the buyer as well as safeguard traditional procedures of prescribing drugs, so consumers can use these services with the same confidence as they would have had in the neighbourhood pharmacist.2017-01-18T00:00:00['V. Jain', 'S. Tadvi', 'S. Pawar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2f698270f69d66fe564a67f85d87cc8639e5ac31Data Science and Engineering20173810This work presents the solution methodology for online selective graph queries based on the shortest path distance semantic, which finds various applications in practice and discusses how the solution can be applied to two types of research problems, distance join and vertex set bonding, which are distance-based graph pattern discovery and finding the structure-wise bonding of vertices, respectively.2017-01-18T00:00:00Data Science and Engineering['Xiaofei Zhang', 'Lei Chen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 715d97b6e3e730f654e759a6d5dda0cf46e86dadThe purpose of this article is to provide an overview of research in online video on newspapers’ websites. The article identifies a number of relevant issues in production and business models and presents research results concerning the production and consumption of online news videos. Advertising in relation to online news videos is also examined.20172062017-01-18T00:00:00['Niclas Hallgren', 'Mats Nylund']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5c7ea2e47e5b0ff7a71d314700800d84925d9241The key difficulties of online target recognition task for space information networks lie in the contradiction between time-sensitive response requirement and resource constraints(e.g., computation resource, communication resource, and training samples). To deal with the above problems, an effective online target recognizing approach is proposed, which seamlessly integrates fast online information processing task and efficient target-specific high-rate compression task. The proposed approach begins with enhancing the target-background separability by introducing intraclass and interclass couples, the new model adapted for the hospt spot image is then obtained by capturing the relation between the online target data and the massive historical data. The light-weight target-specific information is efficiently transmitted into the ground system, and the whole scene is capable of being recovered while the details of targets are being preserved. Compared with the traditional target recognition methods, the proposed approach is more promising for time-sensitive space information networks. The experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging2017475An effective online target recognizing approach is proposed, which seamlessly integrates fast online information processing task and efficient target-specific high-rate compression task and is more promising for time-sensitive space information networks.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging['Chunlei Huo', 'Zhixin Zhou', 'Kun Ding', 'Chunhong Pan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 153fcfeff305305d89c6ad623a98d42b3ca73a59Online platforms (such as websites, blogs, social networks, crowdsourcing) enable con- sumers to interact with companies and brands in new ways. This chapter is the first attempt to go further and analyse how perceived fashion website quality, social influence and recommendation, credibility, and experience influence fashion consumer behaviour, considering performance expectancy as the core element of online trust, satisfaction and word-of-mouth. The proposed model is tested in the context of the fashion industry. Data comprises a sample of generation Y users of fashion websites to get information and buy clothes. In order to collect data, convenience mall-intercept sampling (Lisbon city centre area) served to draw a broad cross-section of consumers. Researchers used tablets to be used by consumers to answer the online survey. The final sample consisted of 312 participants. The instruments employed were adapted from previous studies and pilot- tested with a group of master’s students to verify the clarity of meaning and comprehen -sion. Findings reveal the stronger influence of perceived quality and experience on the performance expectancy. Performance expectancy, in turn, exercises a positive effect on satisfaction and word-of-mouth.20175822017-01-18T00:00:00['S. Loureiro', 'M. Amorim']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e6839c3176b1fe152b6907aa5a69f4a96c6fda7dWe offer a range of online learning resources for members, no matter where you are based in the world.201700This dissertation aims to provide a history of web exceptionalism from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen in order to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “Web 2.0” began to circulate.2017-01-18T00:00:00['J. Mclauchlan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c2790e516d2e2baa14078bdc45c3e1f8b24ecbc7PENERAPAN SYARIAT ISLAM DI ACEH DALAM KONSTRUKSI PEMBERITAAN MEDIA NASIONAL (STUDI KOMPARATIF TERHADAP PEMBERITAAN REPUBLIKA ONLINE DAN OKEZONE) Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Syiah Kuala Dr. Hamdani M. Syam, MA, Muhammad Yunus, M. Soc. Sc (xv,114), pp, app, bibl ABSTRAK Penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh menjadi sorotan publik, tidak hanya lokal dan nasional, bahkan juga dunia internasional. Sorotan itu datang dari pemberitaan berbagai media tentang sisi positif dan negatif. Setiap media memiliki ideologi yang berbeda, selain itu cara pandang antara satu media massa dengan media massa lain terhadap suatu isu juga berbeda tergantung dengan kepentingan masing-masing media. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui konstruksi pemberitaan media nasional dalam memberitakan penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh dengan cara membandingkan isi pemberitaan dua portal media nasional yaitu Republika Online dan Okezone untuk memberi gambaran pemberitaan media massa nasional terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian bersifat kualitatif deskriptif, yang menggunakan metode analisis framing dengan pendekatan konstruksionis. Untuk melihat konstruksi pemberitaan oleh kedua media tersebut digunakan teori konstruksi realitas sebagai acuan dasar dan analisis framing model Robert N. Etnman. Framing model ini didasarkan bagaimana cara untuk melihat penekanan atau penonjolan aspek-aspek tertentu dari suatu realitas. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa pemberitaan terhadap penerapan syariat Islam di Aceh yang dikonstruksikan oleh kedua media tersebut dimana Republika online lebih berimbang, artinya berita yang disampaikan apa adanya atau tidak ada unsur keberpihakan di dalamnya. Sedangkan, pemberitaan yang dikonstruksikan oleh Okezone terkesan menyudutkan, maksudnya Okezone menganggap syariat Islam di Aceh itu banyak bertentangan dengan subtansi dasar bangsa Indonesia. Kesimpulan, adanya pengaruh ideologi media dalam mengkonstruksi setiap peristiwa kedalam berita oleh wartawan. Hal ini disebabkan oleh latar belakang media yang berbeda, dimana Republika Online memiliki latar sebagai media yang berbasiskan Islam, sedang Okezone berlatar ideologi nasionalis. Kata kunci: Konstruksi Berita, Syariat Islam, Republika Online, Okezone APPLICATION OF SHARIA ISLAM IN ACEH CONSTRUCTION IN TRANSMISSIONS NATIONAL MEDIA (COMPARATIVE STUDY TRANSMISSIONS OF ONLINE REPUBLIKA AND OKEZONE) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences University Syiah Kuala Dr. Hamdani M. Syam, MA, Muhammad Yunus, M. Soc. Sc (xv,114), pp, app, bibl ABSTRACT Application of Islamic law in Aceh in the public eye, not only locally nationally and internationally. Highlights came from the news media about the positive and negative sides. Each medium has different ideologies, besides the perspective of the mass media and other mass media on the issue are also different depending on the interests of each media. This study aims to determine the construction of the national news media in reporting the application of Islamic law in Aceh by comparing the content of the two national media portals, namely Republika Online and Okezone to illustrate the national mass media to the application of Islamic law in Aceh. The method used is a qualitative descriptive research method, which uses analytical methods framing the constructionist approach. To see the construction of the news by the media is used theoretical construction of reality as a basic reference and framing analysis model of Robert N. Etnman. Framing this model is based on how to see the emphasis or protrusion certain aspects of reality. Based on the results of this research note that the preaching of the application of Islamic law in Aceh constructed by both the media where the Republika online more balanced, meaning that the message of what is or there is no element of partisanship in it. Meanwhile, the news is constructed by Okezone impressed cornering, meaning Okezone consider Islamic law in Aceh was a lot of conflict with the basic substance of the Indonesian nation. In conclusion, the influence of the ideology of the media in constructing any event into news reporters. This is caused by different media backgrounds, where Republika Online has a background as a media-based Islamic, nationalist ideology was Okezone background. Keywords: Construction News, Islamic Law, Republika Online, Okezone2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Aljuanda']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d8d6deccffc2e140d6f1bf6a5ff96845eb7fca22The oceanographic data can be obtained by free and online websites of foreign countries. This oceanographic data are obtained from satellite observations result, but this online data is in a coarse resolution with a global coverage space, its usage in certain areas still needs to be combined and validated with the observed data locally or regionally. Thus, this oceanographic data from these local observations some be easily obtained and processed as well as easily accessible by people online, it would require equipments. In this research, the oceanographic data that need to be observed is the speed data, the direction of currents data and the tidal data. The oceanographic data obtained directly from the observed area uses is the sensors that is connected to the microcontroller and sent via a modem. In real time, these data submitted by the microcontroller via the modem that also serves as a gateway SMS directly to the server. From this server, the community can access these data online using the internet.201731The oceanographic data can be obtained by free and online websites of foreign countries, but this online data is in a coarse resolution with a global coverage space, its usage in certain areas still needs to be combined and validated with the observed data locally or regionally.2017-01-18T00:00:00Applied Mechanics and Materials['Suryadhi', 'E. A. Kisnarti']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1e817391100e40db03e2dbde5654b5fa309923c1Pemanfaatan online Public Acess Catalogue (OPAC) untuk mempermudah akses informasi kepada pemustaka di perpustakaan STP Jurluhkan Bogor, hingga kini belum optimal. Kenyataan ini ditunjukkan dengan masih banyaknya pemustaka yang mencari buku langsung ke rak atau bertanya kepada petugas. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui persepsi pemustaka terhadap pemanfaatan OPAC. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, kuesioner, dan studi pustaka. Sebanyak 75 pemustaka telah dipilih sebagai responden melalui rumus Taro Yamane. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan persepsi pemustaka dalam kategori ideal khususnya: pemahaman, kualitas tampilan, kemudahan penggunaan, ketepatan data OPAC berbasis SLiMS, sumberdaya manusia dan data koleksi mutakhir. Adapun persepsi pemustaka dalam kategori tidak ideal yaitu data koleksi OPAC belum dapat memenuhi kebutuhan pemustakanya karena belum semua koleksi dientri ke dalam OPAC mengakibatkan ketidaksesuaian antara koleksi yang tersimpan di rak dengan data yang ditampilkan di OPAC. Selain itu, penempatan koleksi yang salah menyebabkan pemustaka kesulitan dalam penelusuran sehingga mereka lebih banyak bertanya kepada petugas daripada menelusur melalui OPAC. Upaya yang dilakukan adalah menyegerakan pengentrian data ke dalam OPAC dan meningkatkan shelving di rak, memberi bimbingan kepada pemustaka baik secara lisan maupun praktik, dan membuat petunjuk penggunaan OPAC. Demikian pulapersepsi pemustaka terhadap sarana dan prasarana dikategorikan tidak ideal karena satu komputer OPAC tidak cukup sebagai sarana penelusuran maka perlu diupayakan penambahan komputer OPAC guna mengatasi antrian penggunaannya. The use of Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) as an easy access to information at the Bogor School of Fishery, Department of Fishery Extension, has not been optimized. Most of library users would go through the bookshelves or simply ask the officers for books that they look for. This study aims to understand the users perception of the OPAC. The study was conducted using descriptive- quantitative method. The data collection technique was done by observation, questionnaire, and literature reviews. There are as many as 75 users chosen as respondents by using Taro Yamane formula. The research outcome shows ideal perception of users that include understanding, appearance quality, user-friendliness; OPAC data precision based on SLiMS, human resources and sophisticated data collection. The users perception that is considered unsatisfactory includes OPAC data collection that hasn’t met the users expectation as not all collection are uploaded into the OPAC system, leading to the inconsistency of collected items in the bookshelves to the data shown in the OPAC. In addition, disorganized book collection causes difficulties among users when searching for the items they need that they prefer to ask the librarian rather than looking for the book themselves through OPAC. To tackle with the issues, efforts were made such as data collection updating, improving the organization of books on bookshelves, oral and practical training for users and making OPAC user guideline available. Insufficient facility is also considered as unsatisfactory as one computer only is not enough and therefore addition of facility is needed to help ease long queue.2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Erny Puspa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 eb4f5fc29677a684fdb039b446077c7571e4a061Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Apakah ada pengaruh game online terhadap konsentrasi dan prestasi belajar pada siswa kelas V SD Negeri 3 Tanjung. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan jenis penelitian korelasi dan regresi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SD Negeri 3 Tanjung. Penentuan sampel dengan menggunakan teknik porposif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan angket dan data nilai UTS semester 1. Alat analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah regresi linier sederhana dan pengujian hipotesis menggunakan uji t. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan analisis regresi diperoleh hasil bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara game online terhadap konsentrasi belajar. Hal ini didukung dari perhitungan uji t diper oleh nilai t hitung variabel sebesar 4,110 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,0000 atau lebih kecil dibandingkan nilai alphanya (α = 0,05) . Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara game online terhadap prestasi belajar belajar. Hasil dapat diketahui dari perhitungan uji t dimana nilai t hitung variabel sebesar 4,766 dengan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,0000 atau lebih kecil dibandingkan nilai alphanya (α = 0,05) . Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel game online mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap konsentrasi dan prestasi belajar siswa kelas V di SD N 3 Tanjung Purwokerto Selatan Kabupaten Banyumas2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Nurullita Rizki Pangestika']2017-01-18T00:00:00 10a0c522f9098e0a7b011aba81d404c6a8c56968The invention discloses an online softening annealing method applicable to 1Cr17Ni2 stainless steel cold-drawn wires. According to the method, a mode of adding protective gas into a tubular furnace is utilized for conducting online softening annealing on the 1Cr17Ni2 cold-drawn wires, and temperature in the tubular furnace is lower than phase transformation point temperature AC1 of steel wires. That is to say, the steel wires subjected to drawing and unwinding through an unwinding device are sequentially subjected to two-stage cleaning, drying, online softening annealing, staged cooling and winding. When the method is utilized for conducting softening annealing on the 1Cr17Ni2 cold-drawn wires in time, cold-machining stress can be eliminated, hardness can be reduced, and a good foundation can be laid for subsequent cold deformation. The method is an improvement on a traditional softening annealing heat treatment technology, when the method is used for producing the 1Cr17Ni2 cold-drawn wires, the advantages that the annealing hardness is low, the surface quality is good, the technology is simple, acid cleaning is not needed, and pollution is reduced are achieved, and the actual production requirement of 1Cr17Ni2 martensitic stainless steel cold-drawn wires is met.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['李居强', '程鹏', '朱行欣', '郭燕飞', '刘群然']2017-01-18T00:00:00 90b8a51db4f8d609afbd0f35df4ec3fbd7893900Operational Research20174602017-01-18T00:00:00Operational Research['Xinghong Qin', 'Qiang Su', 'Samuel H. Huang', 'Uco Jillert Wiersma', 'Ming Liu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7c16983417dc21ae3d68a481f7567b0275d14bb2Taksi merupakan salah satu angkutan umum yang cukup berbeda dibandingkan dengan angkutan umum lainnya. Perbedaan tersebut meliputi rute yang tergantung pada permintaan penumpang, kenyamanan yang relatif baik, waktu tempuh yang lebih cepat, dan fleksibilitas di semua tempat. Dalam perkembangannya, taksi banyak mengalami perubahan dari segi operasional dan investasi. Adapun fenomena baru yang terjadi pada angkutan umum moda ini yaitu fenomena taksi berbasis online. Berbeda dengan taksi konvensional biasanya, taksi berbasis aplikasi ini menggunakan mobil pribadi sebagai alat transportasinya. Aplikasi taksi berbasis online ini menawarkan lebih banyak kemudahan dibandingkan taksi konvensional biasa seperti kemudahan dalam pembayaran dan juga relatif lebih murah dibandingkan dengan biaya taksi konvensional. Dengan kemudahan yang ditawarkan, hal ini menyebabkan dampak yang luar biasa terhadap kondisi sekarang. Dengan hadirnya taksi berbasis online ini tentunya membuat usaha taksi konvensional serta aspek ekonomi dan lingkungan DKI Jakarta mengalami dinamika perubahan. Kebijakan pemerintah dan perusahaan taksi konvensional menjadi suatu hal yang sangat penting karena dapat menciptakan kondisi iklim persaingan usaha yang sehat di Provinsi DKI Jakarta. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode sistem dinamik, yaitu metode penyelesaian masalah dengan pendekatan secara sistem yang dapat memaparkan akibat dari dinamika taksi berbasis online dengan memperhatikan detail hubungan keterkaitan antar variabel dari sebuah sistem. Penelitian ini membagi sistem menjadi 5 submodel yaitu sistem transportasi DKI Jakarta, taksi konvensional,taksi online, pendapatan asli daerah DKI Jakarta, lingkungan. Adapun variabel respon yang menjadi fokus penelitian adalah pendapatan taksi konvensional dan penghasilan tiap supir taksi konvensional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat trade off dari penerapan masing-masing skenario kebijakan terhadap variabel respon yang telah ditentukan. ==================================================================================================== Taxi is one of public transportation which is quite different from other public transportation. Its difference involves the route depend on passenger demand, relatively good amenities, more time efficiency, and easiness of flexibility in every places. In its development, taxi has undergone many changes in terms of operational and investment. The new phenomenon that occurs on public transportation is online-based taxi. It’s different from usual conventional taxi, online-based taxi which operates with software application is using private car license plate. Its online software application offers many features compared to conventional taxi, such as flexibility in payments and also relatively cheaper cost. By all the advantages offered, it cause a tremendous impact on the existing condition. There is significant changes because of the online-based taxi to conventional taxi and economic sector and environtment of DKI Jakarta. Government policy and conventional taxi company have become something crucial in order to provide a healthy climatic business condition and competition in DKI Jakarta. This research uses a method of system dynamic, a problem solving method with sistematically approach that can explain the result caused by the dynamics of online-based taxi by considering to detail correlation among variables in a certain system. This research divides the system into 5 submodels, such as DKI Jakarta transportation sytem submodel, conventional submodel, online-based taxi submodel, DKI Jakarta local income submodel, and environtment submodel. Hence the dependent variable which becomes the focus of this researce is the total income of conventional taxi and the income of each conventional taxi driver. The results showed that there is a trade off of the application of each alternative scenario policy to the response variable.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['N. Ilmawan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3a225c1f52ccbe4c6116c0eae7a31a91f1bdedd0Em se tratando da insercao das novas tecnologias no contexto educacional, desenvolver novos e eficazes metodos de ensino torna-se relevante para a construcao do Ensino-Aprendizagem com qualidade. A pesquisa tem por objetivo realizar um estudo da plataforma de ensino/aprendizagem online Veduca apresentando a modalidade MOOC, desenvolvida com base na teoria do conectivismo (SIEMENS, 2006). Estamos investigando e identificando o funcionamento da plataforma e tambem como pode contribuir enquanto recurso pedagogico no âmbito dos multiletramentos (COPE; KALANTIZIS, 2000). Apresentaremos resultados obtidos atraves do levantamento bibliografico e das analises realizadas com o acesso a plataforma Veduca , a qual utiliza a modalidade supracitada. Trataremos tambem  das formas como a plataforma pode contribuir para o ensino de LE (Lingua Estrangeira) e Literatura, a fim de promover novas formas de ensino/aprendizagem multimodais relacionando praticas socioculturais.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Wellengton Campos Araújo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c97118b291a7b6ad6eaf85c3317577af516d1a01No doubt that Internet has fundamentally changed the landscapes of the world business perspectives from database management, to daily decision making activities and contributes further to the ideas of Internet marketing which is seen dominant among consumers. Online advertising has grown rapidly in recent years open many possibilities for the marketers to promote their products and services with right platform. The birth of social media as a part of online advertising empowered consumers with knowledge and information related to products and services. Online advertising represent a highly effective method for reaching today’s young generation with Internet-savvy. At the same time, it also gives SMEs an opportunity to develop their branding strategies. However, most of SMEs undervalue the importance of branding. Therefore, SMEs need to shift their paradigm as branding will help them to distinguish their business from rivals. The interest in brand engagement rapidly increasing as the development of the Internet especially the social media which creates special relationship between consumers and the brands. SMEs should take the opportunity to optimise the usage of social media in order to develop brand engagement in their organisation. This purely literature review paper will discuss SMEs’ usage of Internet in general based on brand engagement building via online advertising as a tool to create competitive advantage among them to faced their rivals.2017602017-01-18T00:00:00['Charlie Albert']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c9718b9dcebec1f724e86caefdcaf1d6a1bc1681Abstract. This research is aimed to know the report of the effectiveness of Teachers’ Performance Assessment Program (Penilaian Kinerja Guru/PKG) online through web-site www.padamu.siap.web .id on the Education Affairs of Tangeran, Banten Province. Generally, in this implementation, there are many obstacles such as lack of information/promotion relates this program and less of communities’ satisfaction to the managing staff toward the report of the effectiveness of Teachers’ Work Assessment Program through website www.padamu.siap.web .id.This research uses the theory of David Krech, Richard S. Cruthfied and Egerton L. Ballachey. Those theories state that several consid-erable factors to get the effectiveness, there are results’ number, level of satisfactions, creative products and achieved intensity. This research is a descriptive research through qualitative approach. Method of collecting data in this research is interview, observation non participant, literature study and documentation. Then, the considerable technique of information is purposive to the government staff and accidental to the community and school’s staff. The results of this research show that the report of the effectiveness of Teachers’ Work Assessment Program (Penilaian Kinerja Guru/PKG) online through website www.padamu.siap.web .id on the Education Affairs of Tangeran, Banten Prov-ince is not effective enough. It can be seen from the numbers and results which are issued by Educational Affairs considered the effort and nowdays’ achievement. Satisfaction’s level on this program (PKG) is not maximal enough, because many communities and schools are not satisfied to the managing staff of the website. The creative product in this program does not seem good enough. Emotional intensity of the staff in managing web-site www.padamu.siap.web.id is not controlled well. Keywords: Effectiveness, Program Penilian Kinerja Guru Online (Teachers’ Work Assessment Abstrak. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui efektivitas pelaporan program penilaian kiner-ja guru (PKG) online melalui website www.padamu.siap.web.id pada Dinas Pendidikan Kota Tangerang Propinsi Banten. Pelaksanaannya masih banyak mengalami berbagai hambatan mulai dari kurangnya sosialisasi pada pelaksanaan program, tingkat kepuasan masyarakat yang belum puas terhadap aparatur pada pelaporan program penilaian kinerja guru online melalui website www.padamu.siap.web.id. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori dari David Krech, Richard S. Cruthfied dan Egerton L. Ballachey. Teori ini. menyebutkan beberapa faktor yang harus diperhitungkan dalam efektivitas yaitu jumlah hasil, tingkat kepuasan yang diperoleh, produk kreatif, intensitas yang akan dicapai. Metode penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kulitatif. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan wawancara, observasi non partisipan, studi kepustakaan dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan teknik penentuan informannya purposive untuk aparatur, accidental untuk masyarakat dan pihak sekolah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkanpenilaian kinerja guru online melalui website www.padamu.siap.web.id, pada Dinas Pen-didikan Kota Tangerang belum efektif dilihat dari jumlah dan hasil yang dikeluarkan Dinas Pendidikan mempertimbangkan usaha dan hasil pencapaian saat ini. Tingkat kepuasan pada program PKG ini belum maksimal karena masih banyak masyarakat dan sekolah yang be-lum puas terhadap kinerja aparatur pengelola website. Produk kreatif pada pelaksanaan pro-gram PKG belum cukup baik. Intensitas emosi aparatur dalam penanganan website www.padamu.siap.web.id belum terkontrol dengan baik. Kata kunci : Efektivitas, Program Penilian Kinerja Guru Online, Website www.padamu.siap.web.id2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['T. Rohmawati']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dde0b1723f68b92cdb354f2c66316f1df78d94eb2017022017-01-18T00:00:00Current Pharmaceutical Analysis['C. Onal', 'O. Sagirli']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ab77416f89a7d53ba700817f59e8a15fd87f0fc7Signal Processing2017422The introduced algorithms address computational complexity issues widely encountered in real life applications while providing superior guaranteed performance in a strong deterministic sense.2017-01-18T00:00:00Signal Process.['B. Civek', 'Ibrahim Delibalta', 'S. Kozat']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ff5d07800f38dd52abae77b5cafde3405b5dfdfd2017162The proposed phishing-deception human-based data model is utilized to generate association rules and to accurately classify between phishing and legitimate websites, and can reduce false positive rates in phishing detection systems, including a lack of effective dataset.2017-01-18T00:00:00['P. Barraclough', 'G. Sexton']2017-01-18T00:00:00 704f4c516e79815728e7cf646b0fd3627e54eafd2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Michael C. Natishyn']2017-01-18T00:00:00 34bab24ec2b788a3522afa8857374c2f3a4c2eb72017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Anne van der Sterren', 'Brechtje Fleuren']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0a03806e32af8d760ac41662d5a7a89f38f0e2042017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elis Ayu Wardhani']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4999127ded14693a41feef7174805bf18b82be55This project has been co-funded by the HORIZON 2020 Programme of the European Union. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use, which may be made of the information contained therein.201700This project has been co-funded by the HORIZON 2020 Programme of the European Union and reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use of the information contained therein.2017-01-18T00:00:00['J. Janssen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 bdba0a3fc8fe326085ecd1db3bceda05dc3d67fe2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['D. Santos']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c482c6b5cdfedbbcd91388906b9e46f55513fb982017002017-01-18T00:00:00The Physics Teacher['D. MacIsaac']2017-01-18T00:00:00 40e119ebd60fc3d9060c155e0605d808ad3e03cc2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['T. RajeshaH']2017-01-18T00:00:00 60415e351c3548eaa2bcefb8426250fcf5e79f7dThis article focuses on the traffic coordination problem at traffic intersections. We present a decentralized coordination approach, combining optimal control with model-based heuristics. We show how model-based heuristics can lead to low-complexity solutions that are suitable for a fast online implementation, and analyze its properties in terms of efficiency, feasibility and optimality. Finally, simulation results for different scenarios are also presented.IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine20174187It is shown how model-based heuristics can lead to low-complexity solutions that are suitable for a fast online implementation, and its properties in terms of efficiency, feasibility and optimality are analyzed.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine['G. R. Campos', 'P. Falcone', 'Robert Hult', 'H. Wymeersch', 'J. Sjöberg']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d9be31d567d72701e194c7bb3ecc2cc588d7a788The dynamics of load, especially induction motors, are the driving force for short-term voltage stability (STVS) problems. In this paper, the equivalent rotation speed of motors is identified online and its recovery time is estimated next to realize an emergency-demand-response (EDR) based under speed load shedding (USLS) scheme to improve STVS. The proposed scheme consists of an EDR program and two regular stages (RSs). In the EDR program, contracted load is used as a fast-response resource rather than the last defense. The estimated recovery time (ERT) is used as the triggering signal for the EDR program. In the RSs, the amount of load to be shed at each bus is determined according to the assigned weights based on ERTs. Case studies on a practical power system in China Southern Power Grid have validated the performance of the proposed USLS scheme under various contingency scenarios. The utilization of EDR resources and the adaptive distribution of shedding amount in RSs guarantee faster voltage recovery. Therefore, USLS offers a new and more effective approach compared with existing under voltage load shedding to improve STVS.IEEE Transactions on Power Systems201729722017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Systems['Yipeng Dong', 'Xiaorong Xie', 'Ke Wang', 'Baorong Zhou', 'Qirong Jiang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 710c680830c0e7200c4aaf9c072d94d987fb7584Journal of Cancer Education20175165The basic structure of a scientific paper is explained and the information that should be included in each section is described, to identify common pitfalls for each section and recommend strategies to avoid them.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Education['Clara E Busse', 'Ella T. August']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a6813c80b750d92c5bcd6c21c7b1e90a733fc7a6Technology, Knowledge and Learning20174953Media literate participants who remixed and redefined the MOOC content into a Web 2.0 resource and a stepping stone for self-directed online learning are met.2017-01-18T00:00:00Technology, Knowledge and Learning['D. Jacobsen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 80b0e2bcabd3d8663ce78511de679f0493648038The study aims at investigating university students’ acceptance of a statistics learning platform to support the learning of statistics in a blended learning context. Three kinds of digital resources, which are simulations, online videos, and online quizzes, were provided on the platform. Premised on the technology acceptance model, we adopted a revised model consisting of four external factors (self-efficacy, facilitating conditions, subjective norm, and anxiety) that may influence students’ perceptions and acceptance of the platform. A mixed research method was used. A total of 102 participants were involved in this study. Data collection includes questionnaires survey, individual interviews, and focus group discussions. The findings show that students’ intention to use the platform is affected by their attitude toward the platform, which is significantly influenced by perceived usefulness. Further suggestions regarding the design and implementation of a learning platform are provided based on the observations and results of the study. This preliminary study provides valuable insights into our further refinement of the platform and development of a learning analytics platform in the future for better learning of students in statistics.20176452The findings show that students’ intention to use the platform is affected by their attitude toward the platform, which is significantly influenced by perceived usefulness, and suggestions regarding the design and implementation of a learning platform are provided.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Educational Computing Research['Yanjie Song', 'S. Kong']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e285d8ee24caab79ffb03678a8dcac581aadf25fAbstract This paper describes the digitization and enrichment of the Canadian House of Commons English Debates from 1901 to present. We start by laying out the general framework in which this project took place and then present the structure of the database and provide guidelines to prospective users. The paper concludes with the introduction of www.lipad.ca, an online platform designed as a hub for archiving Canadian political data, with the parliamentary proceedings at the centre of its architecture. Résumé Cet article décrit la numérisation et l'enrichissement de la publication parlementaire Débats de la Chambre des communes du Canada en langue anglaise, de 1901 à nos jours. Nous commençons par exposer le cadre général dans lequel ce projet s'est inscrit pour présenter ensuite la structure de la base de données et fournir des lignes directrices aux utilisateurs potentiels. L'article se conclut par la présentation de www.lipad.ca, une plateforme en ligne conçue pour être un carrefour d'archivage des données politiques canadiennes, avec les débats parlementaires au centre de son architecture.Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique201742462017-01-18T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Political Science['K. Beelen', 'Tim Alberdingk Thijm', 'Christopher Cochrane', 'K. Halvemaan', 'Graeme Hirst', 'Michael Kimmins', 'Sander Lijbrink', 'M. Marx', 'Nona Naderi', 'L. Rheault', 'Roman Polyanovsky', 'Tanya Whyte']2017-01-18T00:00:00 299b21158f528f4417d80547a7d02fe9972589f8The term “value investing” is increasingly being adopted by quantitative investment strategies that use ratios of common fundamental metrics (e.g., book value, earnings) to market price. A hallmark of such strategies is that they do not involve a comprehensive effort to determine the intrinsic value of the underlying securities. We document two facts about such strategies. First, there is little compelling evidence that these strategies deliver superior investment performance for US equities. Second, instead of identifying undervalued securities, these strategies systematically identify companies with temporarily inflated accounting numbers. We argue that these strategies should not be confused with value strategies that use a comprehensive approach in determining the intrinsic value of the underlying securities. A practitioner's perspective on this article is provided in the In Practice piece "Value Investing: Do Quant Strategies Measure Up?" by Phil Davis, online 6 March 2017. Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Victory Capital Management, Arch Mortgage Insurance Company, or their affiliates or employees. U-Wen Kok is an employee of RS Investments, an investment franchise of Victory Capital Management. Jason Ribando was an employee of RS Investments during the research and writing phases of this article. Richard Sloan has served as a paid consultant for RS Investments. RS Investments provided access to resources used to conduct this research. Editor’s note: This article was reviewed via our double-blind peer-review process. When the article was accepted for publication, the authors thanked the reviewers in their acknowledgments. Tim Loughran, CFA, and Allen Michel were the reviewers for this article. Submitted 17 May 2016 Accepted 19 October 2016 by Stephen J. Brown201721382017-01-18T00:00:00Financial Analysts Journal['U-Wen Kok', 'J. Ribando', 'Richard G. Sloan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 39c532f949e3055e824c3eeca205c3461b0bb305Social feedback has long been recognized as an important element of successful health-related behavior change. How- ever, most of the existing studies look at the effect that offline social feedback has. This paper fills gaps in the literature by proposing a framework to study the causal effect that receiving social support in the form of comments in an online weight loss community has on (i) the probability of the user to return to the forum, and, more importantly, on (ii) the weight loss reported by the user. Using a matching approach for causal inference we observe a difference of 9 lbs lost between users who do or do not receive comments. Surprisingly, this effect is mediated by neither an increase in lifetime in the community nor by an increased activity level of the user. Our results show the importance that a "warm welcome" has when using online support forums to achieve health outcomes.The Web Conference20175036The results show the importance that a "warm welcome" has when using online support forums to achieve health outcomes.2017-01-18T00:00:00Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web Companion['T. Cunha', 'Ingmar Weber', 'G. Pappa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2dfb1f55372f3978155212631cc4114aec69b4d9Additive manufacturing or ‘3D printing’ is being developed as a novel manufacturing process for the production of bespoke micro- and milliscale fluidic devices. When coupled with online monitoring and optimisation software, this offers an advanced, customised method for performing automated chemical synthesis. This paper reports the use of two additive manufacturing processes, stereolithography and selective laser melting, to create multifunctional fluidic devices with embedded reaction monitoring capability. The selectively laser melted parts are the first published examples of multifunctional 3D printed metal fluidic devices. These devices allow high temperature and pressure chemistry to be performed in solvent systems destructive to the majority of devices manufactured via stereolithography, polymer jetting and fused deposition modelling processes previously utilised for this application. These devices were integrated with commercially available flow chemistry, chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis equipment, allowing automated online and inline optimisation of the reaction medium. This set-up allowed the optimisation of two reactions, a ketone functional group interconversion and a fused polycyclic heterocycle formation, via spectroscopic and chromatographic analysis.Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry20172539The use of two additive manufacturing processes, stereolithography and selective laser melting, are used to create multifunctional fluidic devices with embedded reaction monitoring capability, and the selectively laser melted parts are the first published examples of multifunctionsal 3D printed metal fluidic Devices.2017-01-18T00:00:00Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry['A. Capel', 'A. Wright', 'M. J. Harding', 'George W. Weaver', 'Yuqi Li', 'R. Harris', 'S. Edmondson', 'R. Goodridge', 'S. Christie']2017-01-18T00:00:00 f088ab93d895bb29902a011fdb535366df27735eBackground: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest supporter of biomedical research in the U.S., yet its contribution to orthopaedic research is poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the portfolio of NIH funding to departments of orthopaedic surgery at U.S. medical schools. Methods: The NIH RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools) database was queried for NIH grants awarded to departments of orthopaedic surgery in 2014. Funding totals were determined for award mechanisms and NIH institutes. Trends in NIH funding were determined for 2005 to 2014 and compared with total NIH extramural research funding. Funding awarded to orthopaedic surgery departments was compared with that awarded to departments of other surgical specialties in 2014. Characteristics of NIH-funded principal investigators were obtained from department web sites. Results: In 2014, 183 grants were awarded to 132 investigators at 44 departments of orthopaedic surgery. From 2005 to 2014, NIH funding increased 24.3%, to $54,608,264 (p = 0.030), but the rates of increase seen did not differ significantly from those of NIH extramural research funding as a whole (p = 0.141). Most (72.6%) of the NIH funding was awarded through the R01 mechanism, with a median annual award of $343,980 (interquartile range [IQR], $38,372). The majority (51.1%) of the total funds supported basic science research, followed by translational (33.0%), clinical (10.0%), and educational (5.9%) research. NIH-funded orthopaedic principal investigators were predominately scientists whose degree was a PhD (71.1%) and who were male (79.5%). Eleven NIH institutes were represented, with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) providing the preponderance (74.2%) of the funding. In 2014, orthopaedic surgery ranked below the surgical departments of general surgery, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, and urology in terms of NIH funding received. Conclusions: The percentage increase of NIH funding to departments of orthopaedic surgery from 2005 to 2014 was not significantly greater than that of total NIH extramural research funding. Funding levels to orthopaedic surgery departments lag behind funding to departments of other surgical disciplines. Funding levels may not match the academic potential of orthopaedic faculty, and interventions may be needed to increase NIH grant procurement.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume20171429The percentage increase of NIH funding to departments of orthopaedic surgery from 2005 to 2014 was not significantly greater than that of total NIH extramural research funding and interventions may be needed to increase NIH grant procurement.2017-01-18T00:00:00The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery['J. Silvestre', 'Jaimo Ahn', 'L. S. Levin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 eeabc1dca85067b14d5c992fdb6e85930d868e23Health and physical education professionals who implement technology appropriately can contribute to helping students become physically educated individuals (NASPE, 2009). It is imperative that professionals be knowledgeable and resourceful in how to integrate technology effectively, but it is unclear what current challenges professionals face in this regard. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the current trends and issues surrounding technology among health and physical education professionals, as discussed in a professional online forum. This mixed-methods study involved the collection and analysis of technology-related discussion posts from the first year of the SHAPE America Exchange online forum. Researchers collected 110 discussion threads from 241 SHAPE America members about technology topics ranging from pedometers to social media in an attempt to investigate the nature of the discussions and to determine the demographics of the participants. Discussion posts were examined within and across specific technologies, and major themes were established. Quantitative data analysis included descriptive statistics of participant demographics and types of technologies discussed. Results revealed the most commonly discussed technology topics were activity monitors, mobile devices, and social media. Major themes included networking and sharing resources, implementing technology for teaching, technology selection, data collection and management solutions, and logistics issues. Results of this study indicate that professionals are aware of and interested in implementing a variety of technologies into their teaching; however, they are still unsure about selection, management, and implementation. The online forum provided a resource to address these issues.20171620Results of this study indicate that professionals are aware of and interested in implementing a variety of technologies into their teaching; however, they are still unsure about selection, management, and implementation.2017-01-18T00:00:00The Physical Educator['Jennifer M. Krause', 'H. Franks', 'Brandy M. Lynch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 79604ea62ad557f7eb440c3521a149a13f8daa9bRecycled cellulosic paperboards may include mineral oils after the recycle process, which together with their poor water resistance limit their use as food packaging materials. In this work, we demonstrate that a proper functionalization of the recycled paper with two successive polymer treatments, imposes a mineral oil migration barrier and simultaneously renders it waterproof and grease resistant, making it an ideal material for food contact. The first poly (methyl methacrylate) treatment penetrates the paper network and creates a protective layer around every fiber, permitting thus the transformation of the paperboard to a hydrophobic material throughout its thickness, reducing at the same time the mineral oil migration. Subsequently, the second layer with a cyclic olefin copolymer fills the open pores of the surface, and reduces the mineral oil hydrocarbons migration at levels below those proposed by the BMEL. Online liquid chromatography–gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detection quantitatively demonstrate that this dual functional treatment prevents the migration of both saturated (mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons) and aromatic hydrocarbon (mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons) mineral oils from the recycled paperboard to a dry food simulant.201741222017-01-18T00:00:00Materials Research Express['U. Paul', 'D. Fragouli', 'Ilker S. Bayer', 'E. Mele', 'Chiara Conchione', 'R. Cingolani', 'S. Moret', 'A. Athanassiou']2017-01-18T00:00:00 413e1270e9024d7bde410f2b5dbfaf0ea45987cdAs information on the Internet grows exponentially, online users primarily rely on search engines (SEs) to locate e-commerce sites for online shopping. To generate revenue while providing free service to users, SE companies offer sponsored link (SL) placements to e-commerce sites that want to appear in the first SE results page. However, the lack of users’ trust in SE advertising indicates that SEs should utilize strategies to project trustworthiness on this mechanism. Despite these insights, the role of users’ trust in the operation of SE advertising is still an unexplored territory. To address this issue, a theoretical model was synthesized from the social psychology literature, the marketing literature, and the trust literature to investigate the factors that may pose impacts on the effectiveness of SE advertising by influencing users’ perception of both cognitive and emotional trust. A laboratory experiment was conducted. The findings document the importance of incorporating emotional components of trust in the study of online communication by showing that emotional dimension of trust is different from and complementary to cognitive trust in facilitating online communication. The findings also provide valuable implications for practitioners to design and provide more effective SLs that can benefit all parties involved.ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems201713517A theoretical model was synthesized from the social psychology literature, the marketing literature, and the trust literature to investigate the factors that may pose impacts on the effectiveness of SE advertising by influencing users’ perception of both cognitive and emotional trust.2017-01-18T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems (TMIS)['Yan Lu', 'M. Chau', 'Patrick Y. K. Chau']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b951546cc13309ccf173b38551e4dc3ee82909b6Hacking attempts or cyber-attacks to information systems have recently evolved to be sophisticated and deadly, resulting in such incidents as leakage of personal information and system destruction. While various security solutions to cope with these risks are being developed and deployed, it is still necessary to systematically consider the methods to enhance the existing security system and build more effective defense systems. Under this circumstance, it is necessary to identify the latest types of attacks attempted to the primary security system. This paper analyzes cyber attack techniques as well as the anatomy of penetration test in order to assist security officers to perform appropriate self security assesment on their network systems.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)20172728This paper analyzes cyber attack techniques as well as the anatomy of penetration test in order to assist security officers to perform appropriate self security assesment on their network systems.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Deris Stiawan', 'Mohd Yazid Bin Idris', 'A. Abdullah', 'Fahad Aljaber', 'R. Budiarto']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4d04b94491cb969c1087daecedd47dc46b1893c1Polymer/ceramic composite materials are of great interest for their many potential applications because of their ability to combine at least two properties of the constitutive elements: particles and matrix. In most cases, such enhanced properties are required only in one direction. Orthotropic materials can be elaborated by applying an ac electric field to form particle chain structures in the direction of the electric field due to the dielectrophoretic interactions affecting the particles. However, there is still a lack in the understanding of the impact of the structures on the properties of the material. The aim of this study is to propose a predictive model for the evolution of the permittivity during the chain formation, by including micro- and macroscopic phenomena. The chaining model is based on dipole–dipole interactions and the dielectric permittivity is computed through a finite element method. In parallel, an experimental study is performed with online permittivity measurements of composites during chaining. The developed model is able to predict the experimental results from 1 vol% while taking into account parameters such as the resin viscosity and permittivity and the transient evolution of the applied electric field. The formation of particle chains inside a material has applications in many domains such as electrorheological fluids, anisotropic composites, self-recovery materials etc. Such a developed model is a valuable tool for the tailoring of materials.201738162017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics['G. Bélijar', 'Z. Valdez-Nava', 'S. Diaham', 'L. Laudebat', 'T. Jones', 'T. Lebey']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4a2640036735da903aec576aac6a2d9019a72fbcDer Nervenarzt2017229The results of the studies indicate that the neurological rehabilitation of motor and communicative deficits in the domestic environment of patients by means of teletherapy is just as efficient as conventional rehabilitation.2017-01-18T00:00:00Der Nervenarzt['M. Keidel', 'F. Vauth', 'J. Richter', 'B. Hoffmann', 'H. Soda', 'B. Griewing', 'M. Scibor']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2e39e06cb40cbe0cabc717bd6d17432d9b04fd0fInternet-enabled technologies for robotics education are gaining importance as online platforms promoting skill training.  Understanding the use and design of robotics are now introduced at university undergraduate levels, but in developing economies establishing usable hardware and software platforms face several challenges like cost, equipment etc. Remote labs help providing alternatives to some of the challenges. We developed an online laboratory for bioinspired robotics using a low-cost 6 degree-of-freedom robotic articulator with a neuro-inspired controller. Cerebellum-inspired neural network algorithm approximates forward and inverse kinematics for movement coordination. With over 210000 registered users, the remote lab has been perceived as an interactive online learning tool and a practice platform. Direct feedback from 60 students and 100 university teachers indicated that the remote laboratory motivated self-organized learning and was useful as teaching material to aid robotics skill education.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017369An online laboratory for bioinspired robotics using a low-cost 6 degree-of-freedom robotic articulator with a neuro-inspired controller and Cerebellum-inspired neural network algorithm, which approximates forward and inverse kinematics for movement coordination is developed.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['A. Vijayan', 'Chaitanya Nutakki', 'Dhanush Kumar', 'K. Achuthan', 'B. Nair', 'Shyam Diwakar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 78e5830392dc4c613c213a891048e49e3a51e197Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, still common, and preventable complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D) associated with increased health care costs, morbidity, and mortality (1,2). Clinical recommendations advise self-monitoring of ketones in people with T1D during hyperglycemia and illness to allow for early diagnosis of ketonemia or ketonuria and to reduce the risk of DKA (3,4). The potential benefits of self-monitoring of ketones can only be realized if ketone monitoring and management are conducted as advised. The purpose of this study was to characterize ketone monitoring behaviors in both children and adults with T1D who completed an online questionnaire during October and November 2015 as part of the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry. Participants were asked a number of questions about ketone …Diabetes Care201759The purpose of this study was to characterize ketone monitoring behaviors in both children and adults with type 1 diabetes who completed an online questionnaire during October and November 2015 as part of the T1D Exchange Clinic Registry.2017-01-18T00:00:00Diabetes Care['Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill', 'Mengdi Wu', 'K. Miller', 'Laura M. Jacobsen', 'M. Haller', 'D. Schatz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9c21ea60615d63b34b82970acf604bb33bb9393dThe manuscript represents wireless sensor networks using numerous topologies of ZigBee. Along with coordinator load, the uses of coordination with such networks were inspected. The investigation has been accomplished via the use of various plots in the OPNET Modeler simulator. The results of the simulation explore the use of coordination with mesh and tree routing to verify the suitability of the topology. It also demonstrates some of the implemented features of the ZigBee protocol and IEEE 802.15.4 MAC specification, using OPNET's ZigBee model suite, like: Mesh routing vs. tree routing, Roaming between Personal Area Network (PANs) & Failure and Recovery procedures. The simulation has been carried out for 20 minutes to investigate the response of routing topologies on the delay, coordinator load and the MAC Load and the data have been collected. The results indicate that the End to End delay, number of hops and MAC load for mesh routing is lower than the tree routing. The results also show that in case of failure and recovery procedures, the simulated networks perform according to the ZigBee Standard.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017014The results indicate that the End to End delay, number of hops and MAC load for mesh routing is lower than the tree routing, and the results show that in case of failure and recovery procedures, the simulated networks perform according to the ZigBee Standard.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Shantanu K. Nath', 'Sayera Aznabi', 'Nabila T. Islam', 'A. Faridi', 'Wayesh Qarony']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9de17dbd3c6a0901b3bd7a7bb193fa81f56eea732017178The causes of privacy concerns which emerged when an educational institution launched an automated proctoring technology to examine E-Learners are identified and both practical and theoretical implications for both the institutions offering online courses and organization designing tools for proctorship are revealed.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Asim Majeed', 'Said Baadel', 'A. Haq']2017-01-18T00:00:00 24a3fa5f8934e40d404b82fbcc0d35ca597a986cEditor Concerning our recent study in Radiology (1), published online ahead of print on June 2, we believe that there are a number of issues that need to be clarified. It has come to our attention that we inadvertently neglected to state that five subjects included in this study (1) were also included in a study we previously published in the Croatian Medical Journal (2). The latter study assessed the accuracy of magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging in evaluating the degree of rectal cancer response after therapy (assessment of tumor downstaging), while the former study evaluated the accuracy of different apparent diffusion coefficient measurement methods in predicting complete tumor response to neoadjuvant treatment. Also, we would like to clarify that the top left and top middle subfigures in Figure 2 and the bottom left subfigure in Figure 3 published in the article in the Croatian Medical Journal (2) have been reproduced in the article published in the Radiology (1) as the top left and bottom left subfigures in Figure 1 and the top left subfigure in Figure 2. The study in the Croatian Medical Journal was published under a Creative Common License that gives authors the right to reproduce components of their article, including figures. The article has been updated to correct these oversights, and an erratum has been issued for the earlier ahead of print version. The final correct version of the article appears in this issue of the journal.Radiology201727The article has been updated to correct oversights, and an erratum has been issued for the earlier ahead of print version.2017-01-18T00:00:00Radiology['Ivana Blažić', 'G. Lilic', 'M. Gajić']2017-01-18T00:00:00 64cd9920088e07d4fee46b2c449b94b27e29e351Integrating student-centered learning strategy and technology utilization will improve learning performance. Hands-on learning strategy will reduce the misconception and also engage student learning on certain theory or concepts. Both are the reason of this study. The aim of this study is to develop the learning apparatus based on ALL (Arduino UNO R3-LINX-LabView). The observed case is on transient phenomena in RC circuit through real time current and voltage wave chart characteristic of charging and discharging capacitor. It is controlled on semi-automatic. The result showed that this apparatus has a good opportunity to be used on physics learning. On the next study this apparatus will be used on certain learning strategy to find its effect to the student learning performance.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017010The result showed that the learning apparatus based on ALL (Arduino UNO R3-LINX-LabView) has a good opportunity to be used on physics learning and will be used to find its effect to the student learning performance.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Nanang Suwondo', 'D. Sulisworo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 58a257d1ef4d656a24f4cdaa266702170f5c373aObjective: We designed a questionnaire to collect data on surgeons' views and experiences of operating on friends or relatives. Subjects and Methods: A link to a 38-item online survey was sent to all 16,849 members of the Professional Board of German Surgeons (Bund Deutscher Chirurgen, BDC) several times. Standard interview software was used. The questionnaire collected a wide variety of information concerning how surgeons have experienced, think about, and deal with the situation when they operate on friends or relatives. Results: Of the 16,849 BDC members notified of the survey, 1,643 completed the questionnaires (9.8%). Of these, 1,275 (77.6%) had previously performed surgery on friends or relatives. Overall, the surgeons willingly accepted doing so without experiencing any difficulties. However, the surgeons frequently used different techniques when operating on friends and relatives (123 [10%] when self-assessed compared to 527 [35%] when observed by others). Out of the whole sample, 506 (30.8%) would appreciate having a guideline or ethical code and 370 (41.2%) of those who have not yet operated on friends and relatives would like to have such an ethical code. Conclusion: Most of the surgeons who responded accepted the task of operating on friends or relatives. Performing surgery on friends or relatives was a complex matter because objectivity was not guaranteed. Negative implications on personal relationships were rare. We recommend that this matter should be well considered and discussed with the patient and an ethical guideline or code should be created.Medical Principles and Practice2017164Performing surgery on friends or relatives was a complex matter because objectivity was not guaranteed and negative implications on personal relationships were rare, so an ethical guideline or code should be created.2017-01-18T00:00:00Medical Principles and Practice['J. Knuth', 'D. Bulian', 'J. Ansorg', 'Peter Büchler']2017-01-18T00:00:00 73c7f0582f9d1d59df9bc6bb386074bfc2d8e83aIn the last decade, the use of biometrics has had a lot of success applied to the security and video surveillance tools. Due to that, facial authentication has a preferred place in continuous development with the purpose of getting the identification and verification of the user. Specifically, the use of facial authentication in virtual online environments is so important in order to improve the security mechanism in e- Learning systems, mostly in the field of online exams into a virtual platform. Particularly, the authentication of an user inside a LMS is essential for the institutions or universities to make sure that the student is who he says he is (the correct user). This article focuses on analysing and comparing the different facial authentication systems to verify the students when they use e-learning platforms, detailing the costs and the features of every system listed.2017223This article focuses on analysing and comparing the different facial authentication systems to verify the students when they use e-learning platforms, detailing the costs and the features of every system listed.2017-01-18T00:00:00['F. D. Guillén-Gámez']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e708640a47974731bd4a5411bbd9101749715b1bIn this paper, I describe a general approach to scaling data mining applications in a call center environment. A call center operates with customers calls directed to agents for service based on online call traffic prediction. Existing methods for call prediction exclusively implement inductive machine learning, which often gives inaccurate prediction for call center during abnormal traffic jam. This paper proposes an agent personalized call prediction method that encodes agent skill information as the prior knowledge to call prediction and distribution. The developed call broker system is tested on handling a telecom call center traffic jam happened in 2008. The results show that the proposed method predicts the occurrence of traffic jam earlier than existing depersonalized call prediction methods. The empirical results of cost-return calculation indicate that the ROI (return on investment) is enormously positive for any call center to implement such an agent personalized call broker system as a scalable solution. This paper focussed primarily on issues related to the accuracy of call predictions during abnormal events happen in a call center environment.EAI Endorsed Transactions on Scalable Information Systems2017123An agent personalized call prediction method that encodes agent skill information as the prior knowledge to call prediction and distribution is proposed and the results show that the proposed method predicts the occurrence of traffic jam earlier than existing depersonalized call prediction methods.2017-01-18T00:00:00EAI Endorsed Trans. Scalable Inf. Syst.['R. Mohammed']2017-01-18T00:00:00 aad785d9a7cbf0bf1eda8752b10959b63da8eaf7Background: Physical training based on body weight was practiced by the Roman military in ancient Rome. Recently some researchers reintroduced the practice exercises with body weight using interval training high intensity, known as HIIT. Objective: The objective of this review was to identify the main variables used in the high-intensity interval training with body weight and propose a load control strategy for the practice of HIIT with body weight. Method/Design: The search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), LILACS (Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde [Centro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Información en Ciencias de la Salud]), PUB MED CENTRAL, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases. Results: Based on the data available it is possible to visualize a basic guideline for the elaboration of a program of “HIIT body work” considering the parameters of TL using the “all out” load as internal parameter and the stimulus time, recovery time, total duration of the training session, selection and number of movements per exercise as external training load. Conclusion: From the data available in the literature suggest a basic guideline for the development of a high-intensity interval training program with body weight with all out charge, based on the training of control through the stimulation time, recovery time, total time training in the session and selection of exercises.2017323A basic guideline for the development of a high-intensity interval training program with body weight with all out charge is suggested, based on the training of control through the stimulation time, recovery time, total time training in the session and selection of exercises.2017-01-18T00:00:00Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal['A. Machado', 'J. Baker', 'R. Nunes', 'R. Vale', 'A. F. Júnior', 'D. Bocalini']2017-01-18T00:00:00 de47da1f5428c63c7dc5fd018e4a586eb3dde72cThis research was conducted for research and development an Embedded Engineering Learning on Social Cloud Model (EEL on SC Model) to enhance creative thinking and creative product. The aims of this study were: 1) to design an EEL on SC model to develop the creative thinking and creative product, and 2) to evaluate an EEL on SC Model to develop the creative thinking and creative product. The research method was divided into two phases. The first phase involves the design of the model: 1) study, analyze and synthesize the contents, 2) arranging the Embedded Engineering Learning Model process and 3) summarizing the results, the second phase involves model evaluation. The sample group in this research consisted of seven experts in the field of design embedded system, information technology and instructional design. These experts were selected by purposive sampling. Data was analyzed using arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The research findings were organized as follows: The process of developing an EEL on SC Model consisted of the following has 7 components which have 22 procedures. The model helps to develop creative thinking and creative product of the learners. The experts have agreed with the overall of the model and had a learning activity was appropriate in very good level.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017207The experts have agreed with the overall of the model and had a learning activity was appropriate in very good level and the model helps to develop creative thinking and creative product of the learners.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Sathaporn Yoosomboon', 'Pallop Piriyasurawong']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2ba939728cff95da1f355a2d98074e905539bc59The interest for user experience (UX) and usability in libraries has grown rapidly over the past years and has now become an essential tool for developing and assessing a library’s digital services and physical spaces. At Linkoping University Library (LiUB) we are slowly moving towards a user-centered culture, where users are being observed interacting with both physical and virtual spaces, but this article will only focus on the library’s online presence. The main objective is to argue for continuous usability testing as a part of regular library activity.201702This article will only focus on the library’s online presence and argues for continuous usability testing as a part of regular library activity.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Anneli Friberg']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fee2d304379809745db1c9857ee3b4d9e7a8b5f4Purpose The aim of this paper is to extend the knowledge of how identity is connected to information sharing activities in social media during pre-school teacher training. Design/methodology/approach An ethnographic study is performed where 249 students at a Swedish pre-school teacher training programme are followed through participant observations from November 2013 to January 2014, and from September 2014 to January 2015. The material produced includes 230 conversations from a Facebook Group used by 210 students and several teachers, field notes and transcribed interviews with 9 students. Comparative analysis is used to analyse the Facebook conversations to identify ways of positioning identity and performing information sharing activities. Interviews with students are analysed to contextualize and validate the findings from the online interactions. Findings Three identity positions are identified: discussion-oriented learner, goal-oriented learner and customer-oriented learner. The way a student commit...201701An ethnographic study is performed where 249 students at a Swedish pre-school teacher training programme are followed through participant observations from November 2013 to January 2014, and from September 2014 to January 2015 to extend the knowledge of how identity is connected to information sharing activities in social media during pre- school teacher training.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Documentation['Fredrik Hanell']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9b8af5698b7c84c6215514a17b7047325170a5a1The most critical equipment in mining concentrator plants is the grinding mill. One very important charge condition that can produce a catastrophic failure during the starting of grinding mills is the compacting of the load inside the mill, especially after long downtimes. This condition is usually named frozen charge. The load remains locked to the mill shell and after a half-turn drops damaging the mill body and bearings. Therefore, the mill protection system must give an early detection of this condition and abort the start before the compacted mill charge falls hitting the bottom of the mill shell. This paper presents the development of a robust estimation and protection algorithm of locked charge condition based on drive and process signals. The proposed algorithm includes a locked charge model that permits to define torque, root mean square (rms) current, and power thresholds for the existing starting charge conditions, and compares the locked charge signals to the online estimation of drive variables. This comparison is used to detect the beginning of charge cascading and the threshold values are used to command the termination of the start-up. Proposed algorithm was evaluated using field records of an 8.2 MW semiautogenous mill drive confirming its ability to handle startups with different charge conditions.IEEE transactions on industry applications20171412017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications['Pablo Castro Palavicino', 'M. Valenzuela']2017-01-18T00:00:00 34e39b1b0f3b426af8c78ab4260029e1f66a22d2Dapp is a company that moves in fashion industry in Bandung. Dapp looks for hardworkers, dreamers, and changemakers, because sold the product by dapp is focused to shirt, nevertherless, dapp can also produce other product such as jacket and hat, but still prioritize the shirt, both formal and nonformal. In developing the awareness of community, dapp often organizes the promotion activity like collaboration with other company, either with uber enterprise, the cooperation in form of free voucher code using the transportation from uber namely UberXDapp promotion. While the aim of research is to know UberXDapp activity in aspect of integrated marketing communication, include advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling, and public relations. Advertising kind that uses online media namely website, instragram and line official and print media ie flyer sheet. In sales promotion form namely dividing the voucher and discount. Direct marketing form namely directly promoting with known friends. And public relations role namely as awareness of consumer invites buzzer the aid to promote UberXDapp in orde to be famous widely. Dapp merupakan salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang industi  fashion  di Bandung. Dapp mengincar orang-orang yang  hardworkers ,  dreamers , dan  changemaker,  karena produk yang dijual oleh dapp yaitu fokus pada kemeja, meskipun begitu, dapp juga memproduksi produk yang lain seperti jaket dan topi, namun tetap mengutamakan kemeja, baik formal maupun nonformal. Dalam membangun  awareness  khalayak, dapp sering melakukan kegiatan promosi seperti kolaborasi dengan perusahaan lain, salah satunya dengan perusahaan uber, kerjasama dalam bentuk kode  voucher  gratis menggunakan transportasi dari uber yaitu promo UberXDapp. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kegiatan UberXDapp dalam aspek komunikasi pemasaran terpadu, meliputi  advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling  dan  public relations.  Bahwa Jenis  advertising,  menggunakan media  online  yaitu  website , instagram dan  line official  dan media cetak yaitu  flyer  lembaran. Dalam  bentuk  sales promotion  yaitu membagikan  voucher  dan diskon. Bentuk  direct marketing  yaitu dengan melakukan gerakan langsung turun ke jalan. Pelaksanaan  personal selling  yaitu mempromosikan langsung dengan teman-teman yang dikenal. Peran  public relations  yaitu sebagai  awareness  konsumen dan mengajak  buzzer  untuk membantu mempromosikan UberXDapp, agar lebih dikenal luas.2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['T. Purwadi', 'M. Rochim']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c6bef8c7586faef88257f1fc3833911ad4d6639cSeveral field experiments have demonstrated the existence of discrimination in labor markets against specific minority groups. In this paper, using a correspondence test and a Probit analysis, we studied whether there is a preference for Italians over foreign candidates and, if so, whether it depends on gender, type of work, education and/or level of customer contact required. The aim is to determine if discrimination is due to prejudice against foreign applicants, or a general preference for the majority group. Three groups of identical fictitious resumes, are sent in response to real online job offers: one with Italian candidate, one with First generation foreign candidate, and one with second generation foreign candidate. In this way, we estimated the impact of ethnic origin on individual’s employability, stressing the first stage of the hiring process. Results reveal a significant discrimination against women and foreign candidates. Even if we want to admit a rational discrimination based on perceived productivity difference (statistical discrimination), against first generation foreign candidates and concerning language and education gaps, the same would not be reasonable for second generation candidates (taste based discrimination).2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['M. Campolo', 'Giovanni Busetta', 'Demetrio Panarello']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ee481d0efa389caedce17d2512e9b28160800d7e. The oceanographic data can be obtained by free and online websites of foreign countries. This oceanographic data are obtained from satellite observations, but this online data is in a coarse resolution with a global coverage space, its usage in certain areas still needs to be combined and validated with the observed data locally or regionally. Thus, this oceanographic data from these local observations some be easily obtained and processed as well as easily accessible by people online, it would require equipments. In this research, the oceanographic data that need to be observed is the speed data, the direction of currents data and the tidal data. The oceanographic data obtained directly from the observed area uses is the sensors that is connected to the microcontroller and sent via a modem. In real time, these data submitted by the microcontroller via the modem that also serves as a gateway SMS directly to the server. From this server, the community can access these online data using the internet.Applied Mechanics and Materials2017502017-01-18T00:00:00Applied Mechanics and Materials['S. Suntoyo', 'A. Wisudawan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 f5b74b65af6595ce0962fd8a64f198f771c3d589Nathan W. Fisk discusses his book, ‘Framing internet safety’, which just came out in the UK yesterday. He argues for recognising the ways in which children’s online and offline lives are inseparably linked, and highlights the need to listen to children about the problems they face, as they often know better than anyone what those are. Nathan is Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Education at the University of South Florida.201700The author argues for recognising the ways in which children’s online and offline lives are inseparably linked, and highlights the need to listen to children about the problems they face, as they often know better than anyone what those are.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Nathan Fisk']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d459c1fe5bac8c8318af87d06fe71b39f131949aABSTRAK Suhartono. 2106. Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Pendidikan Jasmani Kelas 8 Semester 1 SMP Negeri 3 Purwodadi Pasuruan, Tesis Sport Education, Post Graduate Program, State University of Malang. Supervisor (I) Dr. Wasis D. Dwiyogo,M.Pd,. (II) Dr. Siti Nurrochmah,M.Kes. Cara mengajar yang menggunakan model komando akan sulit dilakukan disebabkan kurang mandirinya siswa dan hasil belajar pendidikan jasmani akan turun, peningkatan hasil belajar lebih banyak dipengaruhi oleh intesitas pebelajar dalam menerima materi sehingga dapat memperoleh hasil yang memuaskan tapi juga didukung dengan metode dalam penyampaian materi itupun juga sangat berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar. Penggunaan teknologi informasi maupun komunikasi akan memberikan dampak yang positif pada perkembangan dunia pendidikan. Dewasa ini pembelajaran online maupun offline banyak sekali dipakai, dengan kondisi yang demikian saya menggunakan pembelajaran e-learning dalam bentuk e-pub yang memanfaat perangkat lunak yaitu: handphone maupun smartphone. Pembelajaran m-learning ini diharapkan menghasilkan peningkatan motorik siswa dengan stadart penilaian yang dinamakan Academic learning time. Dengan tingkat keaktifan 80% maka pebelajar dinilai sudah memenuhi target atau KKM yang direcanakan dalam promes. Hasil penelitian tindakan kelas menunjukan gambaran secara fisik dengan hasil yang cukup menggembirakan yaitu: pada pertemuan pertama yang memenuhi ketuntasan minimal 58 dari 146 atau (58,22%), pertemuan ke dua dari 146 ada 110 siswa (75,34%) dan pertemuan ke tiga pada siklus 1 ada 116 siswa (75,45%). Pada siklus 2 meningkat menjadi 128 dari 146 pada pertemuan pertama atau (87,67%) dan pada pertemuan ke dua dari 146 ada 140 (95,89%). Dari gambaran diatas pembelajaran menggunakan m-learning sangat mendukung untuk peningkatan hasil pembelajaran pendidikan jasmani dan olahraga. Oleh karena itu perlu peningkatan iptek dalam menunjang pembelajaran disekolah dan guru perlu menambah pengetahuan yang ada kaitannya dengan dunia pendidikan baru yang didukung oleh teknologi. Kata kunci: Pembelajaran, hasil belajar, pendidikan jasmani,m-learning.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['W. D. Dwiyogo', 'Siti Nurrochmah']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e0ccd63e9cae4a6c9b52b74aceebf4d1ddf921d7Listen online THE HEAVY ROCKERS - metal, rock. Hard Rock, Heavy Metal and all related genres. From Mexico to the World. Radio THE HEAVY ROCKERS is broadcasting in Spanish from Mexico, Mexico City.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c1607b46731535b7e1cd00711b5bdfa3e0f565e6This is an introductory guide to resources available in support of CMPL 379H / ASIA 379H Cowboys, Samurai, Rebels class here at he Media Resources Center. The MRC offers access to films streaming online or via DVD, Blu-Ray, or VHS. We also offer limited2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['W. Metz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3377bb15d6e6dd201b82a153f33ca1ffb9581643This is an introductory guide to resources available in support of CMPL 379H / ASIA 379H Cowboys, Samurai, Rebels class here at he Media Resources Center. The MRC offers access to films streaming online or via DVD, Blu-Ray, or VHS. We also offer limited2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['W. Metz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e55abd23b6061c10a5311c59f41162c7ec6427ebABSTRACT The footwear sector Mypes district El Porvenir is the main Economic Activity of the town, the son Most family businesses and entrepreneurs son of the heads of households in the majority of cases sin Professional Studies, who by their level Technical training is not equipped with skills in business administration, marketing or online marketing is a budget means you could connect with the target audience and increase sales abroad. Many small entrepreneurs from other areas are investing in social media advertising to attract customers and refer paragraph f merchandise using the Easy Export Program. Therefore it is planted as a problem to what extent the use of social network advertising would affect the export of MSEs of the footwear sector in the district of El Porvenir and how hypothesis que la utilization of social network advertising would affect Export significantly MSEs Footwear Sector in the District of El Porvenir. I was taken as the unit of analysis for the footwear sector MSEs district of El Porvenir and 960 SME's The City worked with a probability sample of 197, the number of surveys carried out one their managers. Surveys and interviews conducted conclude that the research hypothesis that the use of social network advertising would impact significantly on the export of MSEs Footwear Sector in the District of El Porvenir is confirmed. The degree of correlation is 1, which shows that SMEs investing in advertising contact ACHIEVE Foreign Clients paragraph sell their products, selling through sending one is by Easy Export.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['M. Moreno', 'M. Monzón']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e7a03791bc0773d8058d20879e7177ec88cd235aAccording to the International Labour Office (ILO, 2013), at least 52.6 million people were employed as domestic workers across the world, in 2010. In developed countries, domestic workers’ share in total employment has reached an average of 0.8, in 2010. Why do households become employers of domestic workers? By using macro-level indicators from the Global Human Capital Data, and from the Eurostat Online Database, we analyze the cross-country variation in the share of domestic workers out of total employment, in 26 developed countries, based on measures provided by the International Labour Office. Our results suggest that demographic processes act as pushing forces in the demand of households for domestic workers. We find that the increase in the demand for domestic workers might be related to deficit of time and deficit of formal child- and elderly care, so that domestic workers and informal care serve as substitutes for governmental support. Moreover, the availability of low-skilled workers, many of them are poorly protected immigrants, provide a pool of potential service workers. Unless regulated, the growing demand for domestic workers might increase global and local social inequality, enhance gender inequality, limit the social integration of the low-skilled, and expand the shadow economy.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Liat Raz-Yurovich']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3f6644bf95179262ee3bbc299424bd0012661cd2Listen online MYKFLYRADIO - rap/hip-hop. Old Skool Rap, Hip Hop and R&B. MYKFLYRADIO is broadcasting in English from USA, Arlington.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 60ff6750baa27c9f900ec258e155dffa01462d88The prime minister's announcements about her plans for mental health care are great (news online, 9 January). Or they would be if I hadn't heard it before.Nursing Standard201700The prime minister's announcements about her plans for mental health care are great (news online, 9 January), or they would be if I hadn't heard it before.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)['David Donovan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 6194e7bac8523746c4eb50e1a6e85643134b1686A l'occasion de la journee franco-allemande (dimanche 22 janvier), M. Dewulf, le chef cuisinier, nous prepare un repas allemand au restaurant scolaire le lundi 23 janvier. Les eleves germanistes de Mme Retore redigeront un article sur la signification et l'origine de cette journee. Nous vous invitons a decouvrir des informations sur le blog 'deutsch online' sur cette journee franco-allemande : (...)2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Lad']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1d776fd91ad98e844a94e49427117ca031ff6428This article surveys various vocal and instrumental performances (chants, laments, calls, sounds of church bells and drums, band music) connected to the ritual celebration and commemoration of the dead that are still characterized in Sicily by a manifest syncretism between Christian Church rules and folk customs and beliefs. These “sounds of mourning” are examined in terms of both their musical aspects and their social and symbolic functions, with special attention given to the changing dynamics between the present day and the recent past. The focus also extends to include celebrations in which “fictitious funerals” are performed, such as those for Christ during the Easter procession and for Nannu (“Grandpa”) in Carnival ceremonies. Originally published in Italian as “Riti musicali del cordoglio in Sicilia,” Archivio Antropologico Mediterraneo 17, no. 16, 1 (2014): 113-156. Online at https://www.academia.edu/7954331/Riti_musicali_del_cordoglio . Note to Reader: This 64 mb PDF file includes texts, photographs, musical transcriptions, and embedded audio tracks.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Sergio Bonanzinga']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b370234b86062478a54279c51136926eb5da9bbaListen online Climax Radio - multi-genre. Bringing You all the best in Entertainment, Gossip, Talkshows, Quotes, Series of Drama, Catchup Shows, Variety of World Music, Interviews, as well as News and Educational Shows 24/7. Climax Radio is broadcasting in English from UK, London.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d03d57963f79ed8007294262647b4a51fae086d3Cluster Computing201700This model used PCA to extract the PC of aquaculture ecological indexes, then reduced the input vector dimension of the model, and utilized differential evolutionary algorithm to optimize the weight parameter of FNN, in order to automatically obtain the optimum parameters and build nonlinear prediction model of DO in aquacultural water quality.2017-01-18T00:00:00Cluster Computing['Xiaohong Peng', 'Shiyi Xie', 'Yinghuai Yu', 'Zhenlu Wu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ee9e9e498ebbe05e436d13e47eae317c31cd87a2The British Red Cross is absolutely right to talk about a humanitarian crisis in the NHS (news online, 6 January; see analysis page 12 ). This strong, emotive terminology is sadly accurate.Nursing Standard201700The British Red Cross is absolutely right to talk about a humanitarian crisis in the NHS, but this strong, emotive terminology is sadly accurate.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)['K. Davies']2017-01-18T00:00:00 924b2a0b07e6ecac9f304cb88e286e1f9f39ce09This investigation presents a Zigbee and Sip based smart home system(ZSS) that automates home-service operations and remote access. The ZSS home system comprises five subsystems,namely home automation network,home IP netework,home gateway,remote access unit, and cloud service unit. The home automation network is a wireless sensor network , responsible to sample sensors data and control actuators by Zigbee instructions. Security system adopts IP network technology to  transmit videos from IP cameras to remote units. A home gateway middleware is designed to extract atomic service provied by a single device, then customize service rules which can meet variable user demands.Peer to peer transparent data channels between remote mobile phones and home devices are set up by Sip framework to overcome connection issues due to network address translation and dymaic public IP address. A novel  data stream algorithm named GCOKDE is exploited to get probability density distribution of environmental parameters which can be uesd for the condition value of service rule.At the end,this study constructes a prototype to reveal the procedure of realization.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)2017294This investigation presents a Zigbee and Sip based smart home system (ZSS) that automates home-service operations and remote access and constructes a prototype to reveal the procedure of realization.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Jian Luo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b13edf9a9fb279782c99640331bb2a63432274a2This paper is devoted to mobile cloud services in Smart City projects. As per mobile cloud computing paradigm, the data processing and storage are moved from the mobile device to a cloud. In the same time, Smart City services typically contain a set of applications with data sharing options. Most of the services in Smart Cities are actually mashups combined data from several sources. This means that access to all available data is vital to the services. And the mobile cloud is vital because the mobile terminals are one of the main sources for data gathering.  In our work, we discuss criteria for selecting mobile cloud services.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)201701Criteria for selecting mobile cloud services in Smart City projects is discussed, which means that access to all available data is vital to the services.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Y. Daradkeh', 'M. Aldhaifallah', 'D. Namiot']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b0a72c737e08a40f9259eccd8b956c6546070df3The spindle system is the core component of machine tool, And the spindle bearing temperature directly influences the size and direction of the spindle thermal error, as well as determines the machining surface quality. A complete spindle system including cutting force, bearing preload upload system, and precise description of bearing temperature field is beneficial to thermal error study and analysis of machining error. This paper set up a spindle system, which covers a preload upload system and a cutting force simulation system, and also a spindle bearing temperature measurement system. Besides, the bearing temperature fields were measured. Results show that optical fiber grating could be applied to the spindle bearing distribution temperature field measurement very well. It could play a certain role in promoting the development of intelligent spindle study.International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE)201700Results show that optical fiber grating could be applied to the spindle bearing distribution temperature field measurement very well and could play a certain role in promoting the development of intelligent spindle study.2017-01-18T00:00:00Int. J. Online Eng.['Yanfang Dong', 'Zude Zhou', 'Mingyao Liu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a2538919dac6124c8eb0b5691c7f5375c5b4014fPurpose To determine the impact of three different methods of region of interest (ROI) positioning for apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements on the assessment of complete response (CR) to neoadjuvant combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy (CRT) in patients with rectal cancer. Materials and Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study; all patients gave written informed consent. ADCs were measured by two radiologists using three circular ROIs (three-ROIs), single-section (SS), and whole-tumor volume (WTV) methods in 62 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer on pre- and post-CRT images. Interobserver variability was analyzed by calculating intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Descriptive statistics and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) were calculated to evaluate performance in determining CR from pre- and post-CRT ADCs and ADC change. Histopathologic tumor regression grade was the reference standard. Results SS and WTV methods yielded higher AUCs than did the three-ROIs method when determining CR from post-CRT ADC (0.874 [95% confidence interval {CI}: 0.778, 0.970] and 0.886 [95% CI: 0.781, 0.990] vs 0.731 [95% CI: 0.583, 0.878], respectively; P = .033 and P = .003) and numeric change (0.892 [95% CI: 0.812, 0.972] and 0.897 [95% CI: 0.801, 0.994] vs 0.740 [95% CI: 0.591, 0.890], respectively; P = .048 and P = .0021). Respective accuracies of SS, WTV, and three-ROIs methods were 79% (49 of 62), 77% (48 of 62), and 61% (38 of 62) for post-CRT, 79% (49 of 62), 86% (53 of 62), and 60% (37 of 62) for numeric ADC change, and 77% (48 of 62), 84% (52 of 62), and 57% (35 of 62) for percentage ADC change (ADC cut-offs: 1.21, 1.30, and 1.05 × 10-3 mm2/sec, 0.33, 0.45, and 0.27 × 10-3 mm2/sec increases, and 40%, 54%, and 27% increases, respectively). Post-CRT and ADC change measurements achieved negative predictive values of 96% (44 of 46) to 100% (39 of 39). Intraobserver agreement was highest for WTV-derived ADCs (ICC, 0.742 [95% CI: 0.316, 0.892] to 0.891 [95% CI: 0.615, 0.956]) and higher for all pretreatment than posttreatment measurements (ICC, 0.761 [95% CI: 0.209, 0.930] and 0.648 [95% CI: 0.164, 0.895] for three-ROIs method, 0.608 [95% CI: 0.287, 0.844] and 0.582 [95% CI: 0.176, 0.870] for SS method, 0.891 [95% CI: 0.615, 0.956] and 0.742 for WTV method [95% CI: 0.316, 0.892]). Conclusion Tumor ADCs are highly dependent on the ROI positioning method used. Larger area measurements yield greater accuracy in response assessment. Post-CRT ADCs and values of ADC changes accurately identify noncomplete responders. WTV measurement of percentage ADC change provides the best results. © RSNA, 2016 An earlier incorrect version of this article appeared online. This article was corrected on September 19, 2016.Radiology20173086Tumor ADCs are highly dependent on the ROI positioning method used and larger area measurements yield greater accuracy in response assessment, as seen in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.2017-01-18T00:00:00Radiology['Ivana Blažić', 'G. Lilic', 'M. Gajić']2017-01-18T00:00:00 61ba7d2d6aa6930ba58dfa92975cc3079fa294f5Accurate characterization of cirrhotic nodules and early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are of vital importance. Currently, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are standard modalities for the investigation of new nodules found at surveillance ultrasonography (US). This article describes the successful integration of contrast material-enhanced US into a multimodality approach for diagnosis of HCC and its benefits in this population. The application of contrast-enhanced US immediately following surveillance US allows for prompt dynamic contrast-enhanced evaluation, removing the need for further imaging of benign lesions. Contrast-enhanced US also provides dynamic real-time assessment of tumor vascularity so that contrast enhancement can be identified regardless of its timing or duration, allowing for detection of arterial hypervascularity and portal venous washout. The purely intravascular nature of US contrast agents is valuable as the rapid washout of nonhepatocyte malignancies is highly contributory to their differentiation from HCC. The authors believe contrast-enhanced US provides complementary information to CT and MR imaging in the characterization of nodules in high-risk patients. © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20177777The successful integration of contrast material-enhanced US into a multimodality approach for diagnosis of HCC and its benefits in this population of high-risk patients is described.2017-01-18T00:00:00Radiology['P. Jo', 'H. Jang', 'P. Burns', 'K. Burak', 'T. Kim', 'S. Wilson']2017-01-18T00:00:00 66cbcecb6c5a767b0a63fece1d134feea4f79f83Costs direct decisions that influence the effectiveness of radiology in the care of patients on a daily basis. Yet many radiologists struggle to harness the power of cost measurement and cost management as a critical path toward establishing their value in patient care. When radiologists cannot articulate their value, they risk losing control over how imaging is delivered and supported. In the United States, recent payment trends directing value-based payments for bundles of care advance the imperative for radiology providers to articulate their value. This begins with the development of an understanding of the providers' own costs, as well as the complex interrelationships and imaging-associated costs of other participants across the imaging value chain. Controlling the costs of imaging necessitates understanding them at a procedural level and quantifying the costs of delivering specific imaging services. Effective product-level costing is dependent on a bottom-up approach, which is supported through recent innovations in time-dependent activity-based costing. Once the costs are understood, they can be managed. Within the high fixed cost and high overhead cost environment of health care provider organizations, stakeholders must understand the implications of misaligned top-down cost management approaches that can both paradoxically shift effort from low-cost workers to much costlier professionals and allocate overhead costs counterproductively. Radiology's engagement across a broad spectrum of care provides an excellent opportunity for radiology providers to take a leading role within the health care organizations to enhance value and margin through principled and effective cost management. Following a discussion of the rationale for measuring costs, this review contextualizes costs from the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders (relativity), discusses core concepts in how costs are classified (rudiments), presents common and improved methods for measuring costs in health care, and discusses how cost management strategies can either improve or hinder high-value health care (realities). © RSNA, 2017 Online supplemental material is available for this article.Radiology20174174This review contextualizes costs from the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders (relativity), discusses core concepts in how costs are classified (rudiments), presents common and improved methods for measuring costs in health care, and discusses how cost management strategies can either improve or hinder high-value health care.2017-01-18T00:00:00Radiology['G. Rubin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 18bce3f5e5d018ee9821edb17527feb2dc709826This year’s Database Issue of Nucleic Acids Research contains 152 papers that include descriptions of 54 new databases and update papers on 98 databases, of which 16 have not been previously featured in NAR. As always, these databases cover a broad range of molecular biology subjects, including genome structure, gene expression and its regulation, proteins, protein domains, and protein– protein interactions. Following the recent trend, an increasing number of new and established databases deal with the issues of human health, from cancercausing mutations to drugs and drug targets. In accordance with this trend, three recently compiled databases that have been selected by NAR reviewers and editors as ‘breakthrough’ contributions, DENOVODB, the Monarch Initiative, and Open Targets, cover human de novo gene variants, disease-related phenotypes in model organisms, and a bioinformatics platform for therapeutic target identification and validation, respectively. We expect these databases to attract the attention of numerous researchers working in various areas of genetics and genomics. Looking back at the past 12 years, we present here the ‘golden set’ of databases that have consistently served as authoritative, comprehensive, and convenient data resources widely used by the entire community and offer some lessons on what makes a successful database. The Database Issue is freely available online at the https://academic.oup.com/nar web site. An updated version of the NAR Molecular Biology Database Collection is available at http: //www.oxfordjournals.org/nar/database/a/. NEW AND UPDATED DATABASES The current 2017 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue is the 24th annual collection of bioinformatic databases on various areas of molecular biology. It includes 152 papers, of which 54 describe newly created databases (Table 1), 82 papers provide updates on the databases that have been previously described in NAR and 16 contain updates on the databases whose descriptions have previously been published elsewhere (Table 2). As previously, the issue is organized according to subject categories covering (i) nucleic acid sequence and structure, transcriptional regulation; (ii) protein sequence and structure; (iii) metabolic and signaling pathways, protein– protein interactions; (iv) genomics of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi; (v) genomics of human and model organisms; (vi) human diseases and drugs; (vii) plants and (viii) other topics, such as proteomics databases. Unsurprisingly, many resources straddle multiple categories and defy easy classification so we encourage readers to browse the whole issue, not limiting themselves to a single section. The databases listed in the Nucleic Acids Research online Molecular Biology Database Collection, which is available at http://www.oxfordjournals.org/nar/database/a/, are split into the same 15 categories and 41 subcategories as before. In this year’s issue, the usual annual survey of the progress in databases held by the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), is supplemented by a report from the Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, on their BIG Data Center which hosts a variety of genomic databases. [Because of the high number of references to the databases in the NAR ‘golden set’ (Table 3), we could not properly cite most of the papers included in the current Database Issue. Please refer to this issue’s Table ofNucleic Acids Research201711567This year’s Database Issue of Nucleic Acids Research contains 152 papers that include descriptions of 54 new databases and update papers on 98 databases, of which 16 have not been previously featured in NAR, the 24th annual collection of bioinformatic databases on various areas of molecular biology.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nucleic Acids Research['Michael Y. Galperin', 'X. M. Fernández-Suárez', 'D. Rigden']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3eef4d23b7b73129bed1b479ef3fdc3b64c63659With the popularity of mobile devices and the quick growth of the mobile Web, users can now browse news wherever they want; so, their news preferences are usually related to their geographical contexts. Consequently, many research efforts have been put on location-aware news recommendation, which recommends to users news happening nearest to them. Nevertheless, in a real-world context, users’ news preferences are not only related to their locations, but also strongly related to their personal interests. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a hybrid method called location-aware personalized news recommendation with explicit semantic analysis (LP-ESA), which recommends news using both the users’ personal interests and their geographical contexts. However, the Wikipedia-based topic space in LP-ESA suffers from the problems of high dimensionality, sparsity, and redundancy, which greatly degrade the performance of LP-ESA. To address these problems, we further propose a novel method called LP-DSA to exploit recommendation-oriented deep neural networks to extract dense, abstract, low dimensional, and effective feature representations for users, news, and locations. Experimental results show that LP-ESA and LP-DSA both significantly outperform the state-of-the-art baselines. In addition, LP-DSA offers more effective (19.8%–179.6% better) online news recommendation with much lower time cost (25 times quicker) than LP-ESA.IEEE Access20173652This paper proposes a hybrid method called location-aware personalized news recommendation with explicit semantic analysis (LP-ESA), which recommends news using both the users’ personal interests and their geographical contexts, and a novel method called LP-DSA to exploit recommendation-oriented deep neural networks to extract dense, abstract, low dimensional, and effective feature representations for users, news, and locations.2017-01-18T00:00:00IEEE Access['Cheng Chen', 'Xiang-wu Meng', 'Zhenghua Xu', 'Thomas Lukasiewicz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fce7c6820713fd270c0fd121128bc7aea46ae9a3Stress, fear and anxiety are the factors which having contribution of pain perseption those influence labor process and birth experience.Birth ball is not only a non farmacological pain relief but also increasing emotional and psychlogical care. Self effiacy is a belief or an abiity to exert her ability to pass adversity in labor process. These is an important aspect which influence women motivation to make birth normally. It was quasi–experiment research. Treatment group was given birth ball exercise since 32 weeks of gestation clinic and used consecutive sampling. The research analysis used t-independent to compare self efficacy level on control and treatment group that was taken at first self efficacy test. It also used t-dependet on those self efficacy of primiparous with normal labor, there was no difference on self efficacy level at 4 cm cervic dilatation on both groups, also there was 6.48 point of self efficacy level increase at 4 cm and 8 cm cervic dilatation after doing birth ball exercise. Birth ball exercise shoud be done since third trimester of pregnancy, ISSN 2354-7642 Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan Indonesia Tersedia online pada: http://ejournal.almaata.ac.id/index.php/JNKI JOURNAL NERS AND MIDWIFERY INDONESIA Kata Kunci: birth ball, efikasi diri, persalinan, primipara group to compare self efficacy level at second test. In conclusion, there was influence of birth ball exercise to until before labor process. Research period was from June until October 2014 at 5 (five) privat midwife’s private20171624There was influence of birth ball exercise to until before labor process as well as self efficacy level on control and treatment group that was taken at first self efficacy test.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Djudju Sriwenda', 'Yulinda Yulinda']2017-01-18T00:00:00 812a09bb8f380ada957e57cd3d3619be2f146b96International Journal of Automation and Computing20172520A singularity robust path planning for space manipulator to achieve base (satellite) attitude adjustment and end-effector task and the algorithm singularity is eliminated in the proposed algorithm compared with conventional reaction null-space algorithm.2017-01-18T00:00:00International Journal of Automation and Computing['Cheng Zhou', 'M. Jin', 'Yechao Liu', 'Ze Zhang', 'Y. Liu', 'Hong Liu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5dab53326d303c252932aeea41ce3519f8959fc9BMC Geriatrics20176317The aim of this study is to optimize communication between the involved professional groups by specific training and by establishing a structured medication review process, and to improve medication appropriateness and patient-relevant health outcomes for residents of nursing homes.2017-01-18T00:00:00BMC Geriatrics['A. Mahlknecht', 'N. Nestler', 'Ulrike Bauer', 'N. Schüssler', 'J. Schuler', 'S. Scharer', 'R. Becker', 'Isabel Waltering', 'Georg Hempel', 'Oliver Schwalbe', 'M. Flamm', 'J. Osterbrink']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0ad8b01f29e6c1f450de5e500b39ec97f818c8efKnowledge and Information Systems20172414This paper modeling the false data problem as a rank-bounded L1 norm optimization and proposing both offline and online algorithms to filter out the injected false data and recover original measurement data is proposed.2017-01-18T00:00:00Knowledge and Information Systems['H. Huang', 'Qian Yan', 'Yao Zhao', 'Wei Lu', 'Zhenguang Liu', 'Zongpeng Li']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fab339a3af8e7fc7a9e7db037e784564ebd4616ePurpose The reading deficit for people with dyslexia is typically associated with linguistic, memory, and perceptual-discrimination difficulties, whose relation to reading impairment is disputed. We proposed that automatic detection and usage of serial sound regularities for individuals with dyslexia is impaired (anchoring deficit hypothesis), leading to the formation of less reliable sound predictions. Agus, Carrión-Castillo, Pressnitzer, and Ramus, (2014) reported seemingly contradictory evidence by showing similar performance by participants with and without dyslexia in a demanding auditory task that contained task-relevant regularities. To carefully assess the sensitivity of participants with dyslexia to regularities of this task, we replicated their study. Method Thirty participants with and 24 without dyslexia performed the replicated task. On each trial, a 1-s noise stimulus was presented. Participants had to decide whether the stimulus contained repetitions (was constructed from a 0.5-s noise segment repeated twice) or not. It is implicit in this structure that some of the stimuli with repetitions were themselves repeated across trials. We measured the ability to detect within-noise repetitions and the sensitivity to cross-trial repetitions of the same noise stimuli. Results We replicated the finding of similar mean performance. However, individuals with dyslexia were less sensitive to the cross-trial repetition of noise stimuli and tended to be more sensitive to repetitions in novel noise stimuli. Conclusion These findings indicate that online auditory processing for individuals with dyslexia is adequate but their implicit retention and usage of sound regularities is indeed impaired.Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research20175814Findings indicate that online auditory processing for individuals with dyslexia is adequate but their implicit retention and usage of sound regularities is indeed impaired.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR['L. Daikhin', 'Ofri Raviv', 'M. Ahissar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 afc671c2d9bac04eec228e910df604bde69bb14cBackground: Health services internationally are exploring the potential of telehealth to support the management of the growing number of people with long-term conditions (LTCs). Aim: To develop, implement and evaluate new care programmes for patients with LTCs, focusing on two common LTCs as exemplars: depression or high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods Development: We synthesised quantitative and qualitative evidence on the effectiveness of telehealth for LTCs, conducted a qualitative study based on interviews with patients and staff and undertook a postal survey to explore which patients are interested in different forms of telehealth. Based on these studies we developed a conceptual model [TElehealth in CHronic disease (TECH) model] as a framework for the development and evaluation of the Healthlines Service for patients with LTCs. Implementation: The Healthlines Service consisted of regular telephone calls to participants from health information advisors, supporting them to make behaviour change and to use tailored online resources. Advisors sought to optimise participants’ medication and to improve adherence. Evaluation: The Healthlines Service was evaluated with linked pragmatic randomised controlled trials comparing the Healthlines Service plus usual care with usual care alone, with nested process and economic evaluations. Participants were adults with depression or raised CVD risk recruited from 43 general practices in three areas of England. The primary outcome was response to treatment and the secondary outcomes included anxiety (depression trial), individual risk factors (CVD risk trial), self-management skills, medication adherence, perceptions of support, access to health care and satisfaction with treatment. Trial results Depression trial: In total, 609 participants were randomised and the retention rate was 86%. Response to treatment [Patient Health Questionnaire 9-items (PHQ-9) reduction of ? 5 points and score of CVD risk trial: In total, 641 participants were randomised and the retention rate was 91%. Response to treatment (maintenance of/reduction in QRISK®2 score after 12 months) was higher in the intervention group (50%, 148/295) than in the control group (43%, 124/291), which does not exclude a null effect (odds ratio 1.3, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.9; p = 0.08). The intervention was associated with small improvements in blood pressure and weight, but not smoking or cholesterol. Intervention participants were more likely to adhere to medication, reported better access to health support and greater satisfaction with treatment, but few improvements in self-management. The Healthlines Service was likely to be cost-effective for CVD risk, particularly if the benefits are sustained, but not for depression. The intervention was implemented largely as planned, although initial delays and later disruption to delivery because of the closure of NHS Direct may have adversely affected participant engagement. Conclusion: The Healthlines Service, designed using an evidence-based conceptual model, provided modest health benefits and participants valued the better access to care and extra support provided. This service was cost-effective for CVD risk but not depression. These findings of small benefits at extra cost are consistent with previous pragmatic research on the implementation of comprehensive telehealth programmes for LTCs. Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN14172341 (depression trial) and ISRCTN27508731 (CVD risk trial). Funding: The National Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programme.20174509The Healthlines Service, designed using an evidence-based conceptual model, provided modest health benefits and participants valued the better access to care and extra support provided, but was likely to be cost-effective for CVD risk, particularly if the benefits are sustained, but not for depression.2017-01-18T00:00:00['C. Salisbury', 'A. O’Cathain', 'Clare Thomas', 'Louisa Edwards', 'A. Montgomery', 'S. Hollinghurst', 'S. Large', 'J. Nicholl', 'C. Pope', 'A. Rogers', 'G. Lewis', 'T. Fahey', 'L. Yardley', 'S. Brownsell', 'Padraig Dixon', 'S. Drabble', 'Lisa Esmonde', 'Alexis Foster', 'Katy Garner', 'D. Gaunt', 'Kim Horspool', 'Mei-See Man', 'A. Rowsell', 'J. Segar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3105acb2f18fe22d3f9444225239b1aa32d6c268Introduction Information seeking is "a conscious effort to acquire information in response to a need or gap in one's knowledge" (Case, 2006, p. 5). Put differently, it is a conscious and constructive effort to derive the benefit of undistorted meaning from information for the purpose of knowledge acquisition and extension (Kuhlthau, 1991, p. 61). This process requires information handling skills, also referred to as information literacy skills. Wilson (2000, p. 9) views information seeking as "the purposive seeking for information as a consequence of a need to satisfy some goal." Fourie (2004, p. 70) opines that information seeking is a complex process, consisting of social, communicative and interactive behaviour. Kuhlthau (1991, p. 61) perceives information seeking as a user's constructive effort to derive appropriate meaning from information for the purpose of clarity and extension of knowledge on a particular issue or topic. To carry out purposeful information seeking, the information user requires some cognitive abilities and skills to engage with information systems. This is referred to as information literacy skills. Bates (2010, p. 2382) assets that the term information seeking does not take into consideration the other dimensions in which people relate to and interact with information; consequently, with time, the term information behaviour has become the preferred term, employed to encompass all types of research on people's interaction with information. The Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research (CIBER) (2008, p. 10) reports that users' behaviour online is very diverse in terms of geographical location, type of university, and gender and status. Users engage in horizontal information seeking and access authority and sources within a few seconds by relying on popular and favoured brands such as Google. The search engines fit students' lifestyle almost perfectly more than the physical or online libraries, their online behaviour is more public, and there are myriads of pre-publishing, for example, wikis, blogs and so on CIBER (2008, p.7). Green and Hannon (2007) expressed the concern of students about the unmanageable scale of the Web and their difficulty to prioritize and evaluate searches. The value of the various Web 2.0 sites lie in the way users are able to classify, evaluate, and add to the content; however, there is a skills gap between using media and how to create meaningful content (EDUCAUSE, 2007, pp. 5-9). Hence, Poore (2009, p. 68), in the study of the Net Generation information behaviour, implied that users need to be ICT literate too. Even though ICT literacy is crucial, the foundation is information literacy. The primary aim of this paper is to explore the information seeking processes of Nigerian undergraduates in the course of assignment writing, using Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP) model. Literature Review This section reviews literature on the information behaviour of undergraduates. It covers research in Nigeria, South Africa, and other African countries, as well as across the globe. The purpose is to explore the research on the information seeking process of students in the course of their academic work. This section also focuses on Kuhlthau's ISP Model -theoretical framework used for the research. Information Behaviour of Students It is expected that the information behaviour of undergraduates will differ from faculty to faculty. Applied sciences are pragmatic in nature and aim to invent new techniques and products which control the environment. Specifically, engineering is an application focused discipline, the aim of which is to develop products which can be used for practical purposes. According to Heinstrom (2002, p. 80), the knowledge base is cumulative in science and technology; consequently, discoveries are grounded on former ones. The aim of applied sciences is basically not in understanding "why" but to produce solutions that are both efficient and effective. …2017397The primary aim of this paper is to explore the information seeking processes of Nigerian undergraduates in the course of assignment writing, using Kuhlthau's Information Search Process (ISP) model.2017-01-18T00:00:00Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning['D. Krubu', 'Sandy Zinn', 'G. Hart']2017-01-18T00:00:00 092dce11347d9f55f06c5f700cb03dd45204709fPurpose This paper aims to help build awareness with the regulatory, enforcement and customs authorities as well as reporting entities about money laundering risks and vulnerabilities of the Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) scheme, and how to mitigate them. Design/methodology/approach The research took the form of a desk study, which analyzed various documents and reports such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) typologies reports in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014 on new payment methods (NPMs) which focused on the potential for NPM to be misused by criminals; the identification of risk factors which can significantly differ from one new payment product or service to another, depending on functionality; and risk mitigants which can be tailored to a particular new payment product or service to address its specific risk profile. Findings This paper presents the following findings and recommendations: high-risk customers such as politically exposed persons (PEPs) could exploit the non-face-to-face feature of MMM by using the identity of low-risk customers (e.g. pensioners) to open MMM accounts. The Bitcoin funding option may present a higher money laundering risk than Bank wire, MasterCard, Visa Debit and Interac. The electronic nature of Bitcoins provides in principle a good foundation for effective record keeping and the monitoring of transactions. The money laundering risks associated with Goldmoney are very minimal when compared to Bitcoin. MMM Nigeria is therefore recommended to adopt Goldmoney as its preferred method of online payment for MMM transactions. Originality/value While most publications on MMM are focused on fraud, this paper focuses on the money laundering risks and vulnerabilities associated with the MMM scheme.2017232017-01-18T00:00:00Emerging Markets: Finance eJournal['E. Esoimeme']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5536425b0a2e79f8a4559fbc5adedad567a5d332Atualmente, em todo globo terrestre tem ocorrido o aumento da frequencia dos casos de candidiase, infeccao oportunista comumente tratada com fluconazol. Com o uso indiscriminado deste e outros antifungicos tem se emergido casos de candidiase por cepas multirresistentes tornando-se necessario a busca por novos farmacos. Varios produtos naturais a exemplo do monoterpeno geraniol tem demonstrado atividade antimicrobiana frente a diversos micro-organismos. Buscando alternativas para o tratamento da candidiase o presente estudo objetivou-se avaliar a atividade antifungica do geraniol frente a cepas de Candida albicans, C. glabrata e C. krusei resistentes ao fluconazol por meio de tecnicas de microdiluicao, avaliando-se a concentracao inibitoria minima – CIM, concentracao fungicida minima – CFM, efeito na parede celular (ensaio de sorbitol), ligacao ao ergosterol da membrana, efeito de associacao deste monoterpeno com antifungicos fluconazol e anfotericina B pelo tecnica de checkeboard e ensaio de modulacao. Verificou-se tambem a os parâmetros farmacologicos, toxicologicos e possiveis espectros de atividade do geraniol por meio de ensaios in silico utilizando-se os softwares Osiris, Molinspiration e Pass online. As analises realizadas revelaram que o geraniol apresentou uma excelente atividade antifungica frente a todas as cepas multirresistentes com uma CIM90 512μg/mL, alem de um efeito fungicida concentracao dependente apos 8 horas de exposicao com a CFM90 de 512μg/mL, este nao apresentou atividade na parede fungica e nem interagiu com o ergosterol da membrana celular, tambem nao se evidenciou efeito sinergico, antagonico ou modulador deste fitoconstituinte sobre o fluconazol e a anfotericina B. Os ensaios in silico mostraram que o geraniol tem uma boa biodisponibilidade oral teorica, alem de inumeras atividades farmacologicas e que embora apresente o risco de efeito irritante, nao apresenta efeitos mutagenicos, tumorigenicos e nem danos ao aparelho reprodutor, o que permite sugerir que o geraniol e um bom candidato no combate a cepas de Candida multirresistentes.2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Julio Abrantes Pereira']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3c4df7ec5f46cda928a9739399ddac64a97ef1f7This research entitled "Aktivitas Dakwah Komunitas One Day One Juz (ODOJ) Dewan Perwakilan Area (DPA) Bandung. The purpose of this research was to determine the activities undertaken ODOJ community DPA Bandung, to find communication patterns used in da’wah activity, the medium used in da’wah activities, supporting and inhibiting factors in da’wah activity. This research used a qualitative approach with case study method. The data were obtained through interviews, observation, and literature. Informant researchs the management and the members of the Community ODOJ DPA Bandung who were directly involved in the missionary activity carried out in the city, based on the informant interviewed researchers of 6 (six) people consisting of four (people) board of community ODOJ DPA Bandung and 2 ( two) people from community members ODOJ DPA Bandung. Data analysis techniques are data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results of the research includes the activities carried out by the ODOJ community DPA of Bandung divided into two categories, namely online and offline activities. Communication patterns are applied using some kind of communication patterns one of which is a circular communication patterns . Media used in da’wah activity , namely internet media / online more predominant in use, print and verbal media . As well as supporting factors of the community is the number of external support , especially from local authorities , the enthusiasm of members , and the official loyal . While that is the limiting factor , SDM board of the community is still minimal , no coaches and have no secretariat . Penelitian ini berjudul “Aktivitas Dakwah Komunitas One Day One Juz (ODOJ) Dewan Perwakilan Area (DPA) Bandung.” Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan komunitas ODOJ DPA Bandung,cara berkomunikasi yang digunakan dalam aktivitas dakwah, media yang digunakan dalam aktivitas dakwah, apa yang menjadi faktor pendukung dan faktor penghambat dalam aktivitas dakwah . Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan studi pustaka. Informan penelitiannya adalah pengurus dan para anggota Komunitas ODOJ DPA Bandung yang yang berperan langsung dalam aktivitas dakwah yang dilakukan di Kota Bandung. Informan yang diwawancarai peniliti berjumlah 6  orang yang terdiri dari 4 orang pengurus komunitas ODOJ DPA Bandung dan 2 orang yang berasal dari anggota komunitas ODOJ DPA Bandung. Teknik analisis data adalah reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian meliputi (1) kegiatan-kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh komunitas ODOJ DPA Bandung terbagi menjadi 2 kategori (dua) yaitu kegiatan online dan kegiaan offline, (2) Cara berkomunikasi yang diterapkan menggunakan beberapa jenis pola komunikasi salah satunya adalah pola komunikasi sirkular, (3) Media yang digunakan dalam aktivitas dakwah yaitu media internet/online yang lebih dominan di gunakan, media cetak, dan media lisan.Yang menjadi faktor pendukung komunitas adalah banyaknya dukungan dari eksternal terutama dari pemerintah setempat, antusiasme anggota, dan pengurus yang loyal, (4) Sedangkan yang menjadi faktor penghambat yaitu SDM pengurus komunitas masih minim, tidak ada pembina serta tidak memiliki sekretariat.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Andriani Nugraha', 'O. Hasbiansyah']2017-01-18T00:00:00 70117dfb383ac027dce36b7a043ba768c0556f78Journal of Gambling Studies20177034Strategies that target adolescents as well as their closely affiliated family and peer members may be an important step towards prevention of harm-associated levels of gambling and alcohol use in youths.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Gambling Studies['Z. Zhai', 'S. Yip', 'M. Steinberg', 'Jeremy Wampler', 'R. Hoff', 'S. Krishnan-Sarin', 'M. Potenza']2017-01-18T00:00:00 720d96631c30a067bdf20cecba0b0370109414e120171002017-01-18T00:00:00['S. Sharipov']2017-01-18T00:00:00 8583e906847d1d4c1f0ad75227e947bb363499c4This game device is provided with a control unit, a storage unit, and a display unit By executing programs stored in the storage unit, the control unit carries out: a function for displaying result histories for a plurality of games on the display unit; a function for displaying a first screen on the display unit prior to game-related betting; a function for displaying on the display unit a second screen for advancing the game and a third screen showing the game results when a betting command is received while the first screen is displayed; a function for reducing the time until the third screen is displayed so as to be shorter than when a bet has been made, when a command to display the game results is received while the first screen is displayed; and a function for updating the display of histories on the display unit in accordance with the game results.201700This game device is provided with a control unit, a storage unit, and a display unit that carries out a function for displaying result histories for a plurality of games on the display unit.2017-01-18T00:00:00['宮野 裕之']2017-01-18T00:00:00 34c62e74e8a9337e85c47596fbccb366e5fd206bNature2017481470It is shown that activated microglia induce A1 astrocytes by secreting Il-1α, TNF and C1q, and that these cytokines together are necessary and sufficient to induce A2 astroCytes, which are abundant in various human neurodegenerative diseases.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nature['S. A. Liddelow', 'Kevin A. Guttenplan', 'Laura E. Clarke', 'F. C. Bennett', 'Christopher J. Bohlen', 'Lucas Schirmer', 'Mariko L Bennett', 'Alexandra E. Münch', 'Won-Suk Chung', 'Todd C. Peterson', 'D. Wilton', 'A. Frouin', 'Brooke A. Napier', 'Nikhil Panicker', 'Manoj Kumar', 'M. Buckwalter', 'D. Rowitch', 'V. Dawson', 'Ted M. Dawson', 'Beth Stevens', 'B. Barres']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4c252a265bcff88609654d24bc20f28468957e09Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases201781175This consensus guideline will improve the care for AADCD patients around the world whilst promoting general awareness of this rare disease.2017-01-18T00:00:00Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases['T. Wassenberg', 'Marta Molero-Luis', 'K. Jeltsch', 'G. Hoffmann', 'B. Assmann', 'N. Blau', 'Á. García-Cazorla', 'R. Artuch', 'R. Pons', 'T. Pearson', 'V. Leuzzi', 'M. Mastrangelo', 'P. Pearl', 'Wang-Tso Lee', 'M. Kurian', 'S. Heales', 'Lisa Flint', 'M. Verbeek', 'M. Willemsen', 'T. Opladen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 f0abb4154babbaa1e1a87aa2922c3807a6c58150Prevention Science201757130Higher levels of internalized homophobia and greater numbers of female sex partners were positively associated with PrEP use, while education and condom use were negatively associated.2017-01-18T00:00:00Prevention Science['Lisa A. Eaton', 'D. Matthews', 'Daniel D. Driffin', 'L. Bukowski', 'P. Wilson', 'R. Stall', 'The Faith Study Team']2017-01-18T00:00:00 da24731e24c5962d49683bf5e8a7c653d423ddc4Nature Communications20178099A genome-wide association meta-analysis is performed to find six genetic loci with significant association to hippocampus volume and suggests novel biological pathways through which human genetic variation influences hippocampal volume and risk for neuropsychiatric illness.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nature Communications['D. Hibar', 'H. Adams', 'N. Jahanshad', 'G. Chauhan', 'Jason L Stein', 'E. Hofer', 'Miguel E. Rentería', 'J. Bis', 'A. Arias-Vásquez', 'M. Ikram', 'S. Desrivières', 'Meike W. Vernooij', 'L. Abramovic', 'S. Alhusaini', 'N. Amin', 'M. Andersson', 'K. Arfanakis', 'Benjamin S. Aribisala', 'Nicola J. Armstrong', 'L. Athanasiu', 'Tomas Axelsson', 'Ashley H Beecham', 'A. Beiser', 'M. Bernard', 'Susan H. Blanton', 'M. Bohlken', 'M. Boks', 'J. Bralten', 'A. Brickman', 'O. Carmichael', 'M. Chakravarty', 'Qiang Chen', 'Christopher R K Ching', 'V. Chouraki', 'G. Cuéllar-Partida', 'F. Crivello', 'Anouk den Braber', 'N. T. Doan', 'S. Ehrlich', 'S. Giddaluru', 'A. Goldman', 'R. Gottesman', 'Oliver Grimm', 'M. Griswold', 'Tulio M. Guadalupe', 'B. Gutman', 'J. Hass', 'U. Haukvik', 'D. Hoehn', 'A. Holmes', 'M. Hoogman', 'Deborah Janowitz', 'T. Jia', 'K. Jørgensen', 'Nazanin Karbalai', 'Dalia Kasperavičiūtė', 'Sungeun Kim', 'M. Klein', 'Bernd Kraemer', 'Phil H Lee', 'D. Liewald', 'Lorna M. Lopez', 'Michelle Luciano', 'Christine Macare', 'A. Marquand', 'M. Matarin', 'K. Mather', 'M. Mattheisen', 'D. R. McKay', 'Y. Milaneschi', 'S. Muñoz Maniega', 'K. Nho', 'Allison C. Nugent', 'P. Nyquist', 'L. M. Loohuis', 'J. Oosterlaan', 'M. Papmeyer', 'L. Pirpamer', 'B. Pütz', 'A. Ramasamy', 'J. Richards', 'S. Risacher', 'R. Roiz-Santiañez', 'Nanda N. J. Rommelse', 'S. Ropele', 'E. Rose', 'N. Royle', 'T. Rundek', 'P. Sämann', 'A. Saremi', 'C. Satizabal', 'L. Schmaal', 'A. Schork', 'Li Shen', 'Jean Shin', 'E. Shumskaya', 'A. Smith', 'E. Sprooten', 'Lachlan T. Strike', 'A. Teumer', 'D. Tordesillas-Gutiérrez', 'Roberto Toro', 'D. Trabzuni', 'S. Trompet', 'Dhananjay Vaidya', 'J. van der Grond', 'S. J. van der Lee', 'D. van der Meer', 'M. V. van Donkelaar', 'K. V. van Eijk', 'T. V. van Erp', 'D. van Rooij', 'Esther Walton', 'L. Westlye', 'C. Whelan', 'B. Windham', 'A. Winkler', 'K. Wittfeld', 'G. Woldehawariat', 'Christiane Wolf', 'T. Wolfers', 'L. Yanek', 'Jingyun Yang', 'A. Zijdenbos', 'M. Zwiers', 'I. Agartz', 'L. Almasy', 'David Ames', 'Philippe Amouyel', 'O. Andreassen', 'S. Arepalli', 'Amelia A. Assareh', 'S. Barral', 'M. Bastin', 'Diane M. Becker', 'James T. Becker', 'David A. Bennett', 'John Blangero', 'H. van Bokhoven', 'D. Boomsma', 'H. Brodaty', 'R. Brouwer', 'H. Brunner', 'Randy L. Buckner', 'J. Buitelaar', 'K. Bulayeva', 'W. Cahn', 'V. Calhoun', 'D. Cannon', 'G. Cavalleri', 'Ching-Yu Cheng', 'S. Cichon', 'M. Cookson', 'A. Corvin', 'B. Crespo-Facorro', 'J. Curran', 'M. Czisch', 'A. Dale', 'Gareth E Davies', 'A. de Craen', 'E. D. de Geus', 'P. D. de Jager', 'G. D. de Zubicaray', 'I. Deary', 'S. Debette', 'C. DeCarli', 'N. Delanty', 'C. Depondt', 'A. Destefano', 'Allissa Dillman', 'S. Djurovic', 'G. Donohoe', 'Wayne C. Drevets', 'Ravindaranath Duggirala', 'T. Dyer', 'C. Enzinger', 'S. Erk', 'T. Espeseth', 'I. Fedko', 'Guillén Fernández', 'L. Ferrucci', 'S. Fisher', 'D. Fleischman', 'I. Ford', 'M. Fornage', 'Tatiana M Foroud', 'Peter T. Fox', 'C. Francks', 'Masaki Fukunaga', 'J. Gibbs', 'D. Glahn', 'R. L. Gollub', 'Harald H. Göring', 'Robert C Green', 'Oliver Gruber', 'V. Gudnason', 'S. Guelfi', 'A. Håberg', 'N. Hansell', 'John A. Hardy', 'C. Hartman', 'Ryota Hashimoto', 'K. Hegenscheid', 'A. Heinz', 'S. Le Hellard', 'Dena G. Hernandez', 'D. Heslenfeld', 'B. Ho', 'P. Hoekstra', 'Wolfgang Hoffmann', 'A. Hofman', 'Florian Holsboer', 'G. Homuth', 'N. Hosten', 'J. Hottenga', 'M. Huentelman', 'H. H. Hulshoff Pol', 'Masashi Ikeda', 'Clifford R. Jack Jr.', 'Mark Jenkinson', 'Robert Johnson', 'Erik G Jönsson', 'J. Jukema', 'Rene S Kahn', 'Ryota Kanai', 'I. Kloszewska', 'D. Knopman', 'P. Kochunov', 'John B. J. Kwok', 'S. Lawrie', 'H. Lemaître', 'Xinmin Liu', 'Dan L. Longo', 'Oscar L. Lopez', 'Simon Lovestone', 'Oliver Martinez', 'J. Martinot', 'V. Mattay', 'Colm Mcdonald', 'Andrew M. McIntosh', 'F. J. McMahon', 'Katie L. McMahon', 'Patrizia Mecocci', 'I. Melle', 'A. Meyer-Lindenberg', 'S. Mohnke', 'Grant W. Montgomery', 'Derek W. Morris', 'T. Mosley', 'Thomas W. Mühleisen', 'B. Müller-Myhsok', 'Michael A. Nalls', 'Matthias Nauck', 'Thomas E. Nichols', 'W. Niessen', 'M. Nöthen', 'Lars Nyberg', 'K. Ohi', 'Rene L. Olvera', 'Roel A. Ophoff', 'Massimo Pandolfo', 'Tomáš Paus', 'Z. Pausova', 'B. Penninx', 'G. B. Pike', 'S. Potkin', 'B. Psaty', 'S. Reppermund', 'M. Rietschel', 'J. Roffman', 'N. Romanczuk-Seiferth', 'Jerome I. Rotter', 'M. Ryten', 'Ralph L Sacco', 'P. Sachdev', 'A. Saykin', 'R. Schmidt', 'Helena Schmidt', 'Peter R. Schofield', 'Sigurdur Sigursson', 'Andy Simmons', 'Andrew B. Singleton', 'S. Sisodiya', 'Colin Smith', 'J. Smoller', 'H. Soininen', 'Vidar M. Steen', 'D. Stott', 'J. Sussmann', 'A. Thalamuthu', 'A. Toga', 'B. Traynor', 'Juan Troncoso', 'Magda Tsolaki', 'C. Tzourio', 'A. Uitterlinden', 'Maria del Carmen Valdes Hernandez', 'Marcel P. van der Brug', 'A. van der Lugt', 'N. J. van der Wee', 'N. V. van Haren', 'D. van ‘t Ent', 'M. van Tol', 'B. Vardarajan', 'Bruno Vellas', 'D. Veltman', 'H. Völzke', 'Henrik Walter', 'Joanna M. Wardlaw', 'T. Wassink', 'M. Weale', 'Daniel R. Weinberger', 'Michael W. Weiner', 'Wei Wen', 'E. Westman', 'Tonya White', 'Tien Y. Wong', 'C. Wright', 'Ronald H. Zielke', 'A. Zonderman', 'Nicholas G. Martin', 'Cornelia M. van Duijn', 'Margaret J. Wright', 'W. T. Longstreth', 'Gunter Schumann', 'Hans‐Jörgen Grabe', 'Barbara Franke', 'L. Launer', 'S. Medland', 'Sudha Seshadri', 'Paul M. Thompson', 'M. A. Ikram']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0f8878df401b47c9be16784b78f53a80462488d4Rare earth elements (REEs) have become increasingly important in modern day technologies. Unfortunately, their recycling is currently limited, and the conventional technologies for their extraction and purification are exceedingly energy and chemical intensive. New sustainable technologies for REE extraction from both primary and secondary resources would be extremely beneficial. This research investigated a two-stage recovery strategy focused on the recovery of neodymium (Nd) and lanthanum (La) from monazite ore that combines microbially based leaching (using citric acid and spent fungal supernatant) with electrochemical extraction. Pretreating the phosphate-based monazite rock (via roasting) dramatically increased the microbial REE leaching efficiency. Batch experiments demonstrated the effective and continued leaching of REEs by recycled citric acid, with up to 392 mg of Nd L-1 and 281 mg of La L-1 leached during seven consecutive 24 h cycles. Neodymium was further extracted in the catholyte of a three-compartment electrochemical system, with up to 880 mg of Nd L-1 achieved within 4 days (at 40 A m-2). Meanwhile, the radioactive element thorium and counterions phosphate and citrate were separated effectively from the REEs in the anolyte, favoring REE extraction and allowing sustainable reuse of the leaching agent. This study shows a promising technology that is suitable for primary ores and can further be optimized for secondary resources.Environmental Science and Technology20173499A two-stage recovery strategy focused on the recovery of neodymium and lanthanum from monazite ore that combines microbially based leaching and electrochemical extraction is investigated, showing a promising technology that is suitable for primary ores and can further be optimized for secondary resources.2017-01-18T00:00:00Environmental science & technology['S. Maes', 'Weiqin Zhuang', 'K. Rabaey', 'L. Alvarez-Cohen', 'T. Hennebel']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c600b4bd6f2ad1c0e3fc6995d77787048eaf3f14Objective To evaluate how closely neuropathic-like ocular pain (NOP) symptoms align with a metric of central sensitisation (ie, the presence of persistent ocular pain after topical anaesthetic placement) in individuals with dry eye (DE) symptoms. Design Cross-sectional study of 224 individuals with DE symptoms seen in the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic. An evaluation was performed consisting of questionnaires regarding DE symptoms, NOP descriptors and evoked pain sensitivity testing on the forehead and forearm, followed by a comprehensive ocular surface examination including corneal mechanical sensitivity testing. Subsequent analyses were performed to examine for differences between those with and without ocular pain after topical anaesthetic placement. Results The mean age was 62 years with 91% being men. DE symptoms and NOP symptoms were higher in subjects with persistent ocular pain after anaesthesia. Most DE signs were not related to persistent pain, with the exception of meibum quality. Individuals with persistent ocular pain also demonstrated greater sensitivity to evoked pain at testing sites on the forehead and forearm. When examining receiver operator characteristic curves considering persistent pain as a gold standard for central sensitisation within the corneal pathway, intensity of ocular pain ratings, Ocular Surface Disease Index scores and sensitivity to light provided the most robust relationships, each with an area under the curve of 0.72. Conclusions Individuals with DE symptoms and persistent ocular pain after topical proparacaine (a marker of central sensitisation to pain) more frequently report NOP-like symptoms and demonstrate increased sensitivity to evoked pain.British Journal of Ophthalmology20173969Individuals with dry eye symptoms and persistent ocular pain after topical proparacaine more frequently report NOP-like symptoms and demonstrate increased sensitivity to evoked pain.2017-01-18T00:00:00British Journal of Ophthalmology['A. M. Crane', 'W. Feuer', 'Elizabeth R. Felix', 'R. Levitt', 'Allison L. McClellan', 'Konstantinos D. Sarantopoulos', 'A. Galor']2017-01-18T00:00:00 58d853e6a7a74ed46694cb8e4ee5e27744503a48Leukemia20171559The impact of pretreatment characteristics and salvage strategy on outcome in patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia and their treatment regimens is studied.2017-01-18T00:00:00Leukemia['R. Schlenk', 'P. Frech', 'D. Weber', 'P. Brossart', 'H. Horst', 'D. Kraemer', 'G. Held', 'M. Ringhoffer', 'A. Burchardt', 'G. Kobbe', 'K. Götze', 'D. Nachbaur', 'T. Fischer', 'M. Lübbert', 'H. Salih', 'H. Salwender', 'G. Wulf', 'E. Koller', 'M. Wattad', 'W. Fiedler', 'S. Kremers', 'H. Kirchen', 'B. Hertenstein', 'P. Paschka', 'V. Gaidzik', 'V. Teleanu', 'M. Heuser', 'F. Thol', 'K. Döhner', 'J. Krauter', 'A. Ganser', 'H. Döhner']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7e366a160480373dbee1beefa54a2f2c5efe062aScientific Reports20173454OCTA showed vessel density reduction in BRVO and CRVO with main involvement of the deep retinal plexus compared to the superficial retinalplexus due to ischemia that did not recover after intravitreal dexamethasone implant.2017-01-18T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Rodolfo', 'T. Lisa', 'Di Antonio Luca', 'Borrelli Enrico', 'Senatore Alfonso', 'Di Nicola Marta', 'D. Giuseppe', 'Ciancaglini Marco', 'P. Carpineto']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dab959c505d0a7a6f84b47cb5de7f7626b5f404cDeregulated expression of the type I cytokine receptor, CRLF2, is observed in 5–15% of precursor B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B‐ALL). We aimed to determine the clinical and genetic landscape of those with IGH‐CRLF2 or P2RY8‐CRLF2 (CRLF2‐r) using multiple genomic approaches. Clinical and demographic features of CRLF2‐r patients were characteristic of B‐ALL. Patients with IGH‐CRLF2 were older (14 y vs. 4 y, P < .001), while the incidence of CRLF2‐r among Down syndrome patients was high (50/161, 31%). CRLF2‐r co‐occurred with primary chromosomal rearrangements but the majority (111/161, 69%) had B‐other ALL. Copy number alteration (CNA) profiles were similar to B‐other ALL, although CRLF2‐r patients harbored higher frequencies of IKZF1 (60/138, 43% vs. 77/1351, 24%) and BTG1 deletions (20/138, 15% vs. 3/1351, 1%). There were significant differences in CNA profiles between IGH‐CRLF2 and P2RY8‐CRLF2 patients: IKZF1 (25/35, 71% vs. 36/108, 33%, P < .001), BTG1 (11/35, 31% vs. 10/108, 9%, P =.004), and ADD3 deletions (9/19, 47% vs. 5/38, 13%, P =.008). A novel gene fusion, USP9X‐DDX3X, was discovered in 10/54 (19%) of patients. Pathway analysis of the mutational profile revealed novel involvement for focal adhesion. Although the functional relevance of many of these abnormalities are unknown, they likely activate additional pathways, which may represent novel therapeutic targets.Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer20175754A novel gene fusion, USP9X‐DDX3X, was discovered in 10/54 (19%) of patients and pathway analysis of the mutational profile revealed novel involvement for focal adhesion.2017-01-18T00:00:00Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer['L. Russell', 'L. Jones', 'A. Enshaei', 'Stefano Tonin', 'S. Ryan', 'J. Eswaran', 'S. Nakjang', 'E. Papaemmanuil', 'J. Tubío', 'A. Fielding', 'A. Vora', 'P. Campbell', 'A. Moorman', 'C. Harrison']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7386afa3bb6b1f750d1320d7327048c7dae44879This study tested the claim that digital PCR (dPCR) can offer highly reproducible quantitative measurements in disparate laboratories. Twenty-one laboratories measured four blinded samples containing different quantities of a KRAS fragment encoding G12D, an important genetic marker for guiding therapy of certain cancers. This marker is challenging to quantify reproducibly using quantitative PCR (qPCR) or next generation sequencing (NGS) due to the presence of competing wild type sequences and the need for calibration. Using dPCR, 18 laboratories were able to quantify the G12D marker within 12% of each other in all samples. Three laboratories appeared to measure consistently outlying results; however, proper application of a follow-up analysis recommendation rectified their data. Our findings show that dPCR has demonstrable reproducibility across a large number of laboratories without calibration. This could enable the reproducible application of molecular stratification to guide therapy and, potentially, for molecular diagnostics.Analytical Chemistry20174455The findings show that dPCR has demonstrable reproducibility across a large number of laboratories without calibration, which could enable the reproducible application of molecular stratification to guide therapy and, potentially, for molecular diagnostics.2017-01-18T00:00:00Analytical chemistry['A. Whale', 'Alison S. Devonshire', 'G. Karlin-Neumann', 'John F. Regan', 'Leanne Javier', 'S. Cowen', 'A. Fernández-González', 'Gerwyn M. Jones', 'N. Redshaw', 'J. Beck', 'Andreas W. Berger', 'V. Combaret', 'Nina Dahl Kjersgaard', 'Lisa Davis', 'F. Fina', 'T. Forshew', 'R. Fredslund Andersen', 'S. Galbiati', 'Álvaro González Hernández', 'C. Haynes', 'F. Janku', 'R. Lacave', 'Justin Lee', 'V. Mistry', 'A. Pender', 'A. Pradines', 'C. Proudhon', 'L. Saal', 'Elliot Stieglitz', 'B. Ulrich', 'C. Foy', 'H. Parkes', 'Svilen Tzonev', 'J. Huggett']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0add6ad86054e951a9015971b6903ff18ec511afScientific Reports20175741This is the first study describing ToF-SIMS imaging for probing the brain-wide accumulation of supplemented Li in situ and it is demonstrated that this technique is a powerful approach for investigating the distribution and effects of neuroprotective agents in the brain.2017-01-18T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Giulia Zanni', 'W. Michno', 'Elena Di Martino', 'A. Tjärnlund-Wolf', 'J. Pettersson', 'Charlotte Elizabeth Mason', 'Gustaf Hellspong', 'K. Blomgren', 'Jörg Hanrieder']2017-01-18T00:00:00 58e55551341a02d69b5020b7fb9a9006d01bd9aaScientific Reports2017584220 genes were identified by partial least squares regression as good predictors of the pHu, opening new perspectives of screening broilers likely to present meat quality defects.2017-01-18T00:00:00Scientific Reports['S. Beauclercq', 'C. Hennequet-Antier', 'C. Praud', 'E. Godet', 'A. Collin', 'S. Tesseraud', 'S. Métayer-Coustard', 'M. Bourin', 'M. Moroldo', 'Frédéric Martins', 'S. Lagarrigue', 'E. Bihan-Duval', 'C. Berri']2017-01-18T00:00:00 eb5dcad9bd45ea9dc482619fec24e3e3531e9d88Pyrethroids are widely-used chemical insecticides, to which humans are commonly exposed, and known to alter functional expression of drug metabolizing enzymes. Limited data have additionally suggested that drug transporters, that constitute key-actors of the drug detoxification system, may also be targeted by pyrethroids. The present study was therefore designed to analyze the potential regulatory effects of these pesticides towards activities of main ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and solute carrier (SLC) drug transporters, using transporter-overexpressing cells. The pyrethroids allethrin and tetramethrin were found to inhibit various ABC and SLC drug transporters, including multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) 2, breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), organic anion transporter polypeptide (OATP) 1B1, organic anion transporter (OAT) 3, multidrug and toxin extrusion transporter (MATE) 1, organic cation transporter (OCT) 1 and OCT2, with IC50 values however ranging from 2.6 μM (OCT1 inhibition by allethrin) to 77.6 μM (OAT3 inhibition by tetramethrin) and thus much higher than pyrethroid concentrations (in the nM range) reached in environmentally pyrethroid-exposed humans. By contrast, allethrin and tetramethrin cis-stimulated OATP2B1 activity and failed to alter activities of OATP1B3, OAT1 and MATE2-K, whereas P-glycoprotein activity was additionally moderately inhibited. Twelve other pyrethoids used at 100 μM did not block activities of the various investigated transporters, or only moderately inhibited some of them (inhibition by less than 50%). In silico analysis of structure-activity relationships next revealed that molecular parameters, including molecular weight and lipophilicity, are associated with transporter inhibition by allethrin/tetramethrin and successfully predicted transporter inhibition by the pyrethroids imiprothrin and prallethrin. Taken together, these data fully demonstrated that two pyrethoids, i.e., allethrin and tetramethrin, can act as regulators of the activity of various ABC and SLC drug transporters, but only when used at high and non-relevant concentrations, making unlikely any contribution of these transporter activity alterations to pyrethroid toxicity in environmentally exposed humans.PLoS ONE20178641Two pyrethoids, i.e., allethrin and tetramethrin, can act as regulators of the activity of various ABC and SLC drug transporters, but only when used at high and non-relevant concentrations, making unlikely any contribution of these transporter activity alterations to pyrethroid toxicity in environmentally exposed humans.2017-01-18T00:00:00PLoS ONE['L. Chedik', 'Arnaud Bruyère', 'M. Le Vée', 'B. Stieger', 'Claire Denizot', 'Y. Parmentier', 'S. Potin', 'O. Fardel']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e4474ff2ea051d6362919fd35cdf6eb5cdc397f6Summary Fat storage‐inducing transmembrane protein 2 (FIT2) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)‐localized protein that plays an important role in lipid droplet (LD) formation in animal cells. However, no obvious homologue of FIT2 is found in plants. Here, we tested the function of FIT2 in plant cells by ectopically expressing mouse (Mus musculus) FIT2 in Nicotiana tabacum suspension‐cultured cells, Nicotiana benthamiana leaves and Arabidopsis thaliana plants. Confocal microscopy indicated that the expression of FIT2 dramatically increased the number and size of LDs in leaves of N. benthamiana and Arabidopsis, and lipidomics analysis and mass spectrometry imaging confirmed the accumulation of neutral lipids in leaves. FIT2 also increased seed oil content by ~13% in some stable, overexpressing lines of Arabidopsis. When expressed transiently in leaves of N. benthamiana or suspension cells of N. tabacum, FIT2 localized specifically to the ER and was often concentrated at certain regions of the ER that resembled ER‐LD junction sites. FIT2 also colocalized at the ER with other proteins known to be involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis or LD formation in plants, but not with ER resident proteins involved in electron transfer or ER‐vesicle exit sites. Collectively, these results demonstrate that mouse FIT2 promotes LD accumulation in plants, a surprising functional conservation in the context of a plant cell given the apparent lack of FIT2 homologues in higher plants. These results suggest also that FIT2 expression represents an effective synthetic biology strategy for elaborating neutral lipid compartments in plant tissues for potential biofuel or bioproduct purposes.Plant Biotechnology Journal20177938It is demonstrated that mouse FIT2 promotes LD accumulation in plants, a surprising functional conservation in the context of a plant cell given the apparent lack of FIT1 homologues in higher plants.2017-01-18T00:00:00Plant Biotechnology Journal['Yingqi Cai', 'Elizabeth McClinchie', 'Ann Price', 'T. N. Nguyen', 'S. Gidda', 'Samantha C. Watt', 'O. Yurchenko', 'Sunjung Park', 'D. Sturtevant', 'R. Mullen', 'J. Dyer', 'K. Chapman']2017-01-18T00:00:00 faed4327c1d5f198108125670b5fb7cc75966885BMC Geriatrics20175827The combined nutrition and exercise intervention was successfully adapted to the real-life setting and seems to have included the most important effective intervention elements.2017-01-18T00:00:00BMC Geriatrics['E. V. van Dongen', 'J. Leerlooijer', 'Jan M. Steijns', 'M. Tieland', 'L. D. de Groot', 'A. Haveman-Nies']2017-01-18T00:00:00 40a57ffe8adda95a13b552b630b13d76344f666cPorcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) was the first virus of wide scale concern to be linked to possible transmission by livestock feed or ingredients. Measures to exclude pathogens, prevent cross-contamination, and actively reduce the pathogenic load of feed and ingredients are being developed. However, research thus far has focused on the role of chemicals or thermal treatment to reduce the RNA in the actual feedstuffs, and has not addressed potential residual contamination within the manufacturing facility that may lead to continuous contamination of finished feeds. The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the use of a standardized protocol to sanitize an animal feed manufacturing facility contaminated with PEDV. Environmental swabs were collected throughout the facility during the manufacturing of a swine diet inoculated with PEDV. To monitor facility contamination of the virus, swabs were collected at: 1) baseline prior to inoculation, 2) after production of the inoculated feed, 3) after application of a quaternary ammonium-glutaraldehyde blend cleaner, 4) after application of a sodium hypochlorite sanitizing solution, and 5) after facility heat-up to 60°C for 48 hours. Decontamination step, surface, type, zone and their interactions were all found to impact the quantity of detectable PEDV RNA (P < 0.05). As expected, all samples collected from equipment surfaces contained PEDV RNA after production of the contaminated feed. Additionally, the majority of samples collected from non-direct feed contact surfaces were also positive for PEDV RNA after the production of the contaminated feed, emphasizing the potential role dust plays in cross-contamination of pathogen throughout a manufacturing facility. Application of the cleaner, sanitizer, and heat were effective at reducing PEDV genomic material (P < 0.05), but did not completely eliminate it.PLoS ONE20171530Evaluated the use of a standardized protocol to sanitize an animal feed manufacturing facility contaminated with PEDV, finding that application of the cleaner, sanitizer, and heat were effective at reducing P EDV genomic material, but did not completely eliminate it.2017-01-18T00:00:00PLoS ONE['A. Huss', 'L. Schumacher', 'R. Cochrane', 'Elizabeth G Poulsen', 'J. Bai', 'J. Woodworth', 'S. Dritz', 'C. Stark', 'Cassandra K. Jones']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e9f5adc4b0dce2cbbfd6bcfd17c788ca32472f84Magnetic and dielectric properties of the double perovskite Ho2NiMnO6 are reported. The compound is synthesized by nitrate route and is found to crystallize in monoclinic P21/n space group. Lattice parameters obtained by refining powder x-ray diffraction data are; a  =  5.218(2) Å, b  =  5.543(2) Å, c  =  7.480(3) Å and the monoclinic angle is β=90.18°(4). A phase transition is observed at TC=86 K in the temperature-dependent magnetization curve, M(T). The inverse magnetic susceptibility, (1/χ(T)) fits reasonably well with modified Curie–Weiss law by incorporating the paramagnetic response of Ho3+. 1/χ(T) manifests as an upward deviation from ideal Curie–Weiss behaviour well above the ferromagnetic transition. Signs of inherent Griffiths phase pertaining to the Ni/Mn subsystem are visible when one subtracts the Ho3+ paramagnetic contribution from total susceptibility and does the power-law analysis. The magnetic hysteresis at 2 K gives the maximum value of magnetization Mmax≈15 μB/f.u. at 50 kOe. Field-derivative of magnetization at 2 K shows discontinuities which indicates the existence of metamagnetic transitions in this compound. This needs to be probed further. Out of the two dielectric relaxations observed, the one at low temperature may be attributed to phononic frequencies and that at higher temperature may be due to Maxwell–Wagner relaxation. A correlation between magnetic and lattice degrees of freedom is plausible since the anomaly in dielectric constant coincides with TC.Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter20173632Magnetic and dielectric properties of the double perovskite Ho2NiMnO6 are reported and signs of inherent Griffiths phase pertaining to the Ni/Mn subsystem are visible.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter['Tirthankar Chakraborty', 'H. Nair', 'H. Nair', 'H. Nhalil', 'K. R. Kumar', 'A. Strydom', 'S. Elizabeth']2017-01-18T00:00:00 154432a0b932e7c1b92eb048e08bd5ba69f9a59eStruggling medical trainees pose a challenge to clinical teachers, since these learners warrant closer supervision that is time-consuming and competes with time spent on patient care. Clinical teachers’ perception that they are ill equipped to address learners’ difficulties efficiently may lead to delays or even lack of remediation for these learners. Because of the paucity of evidence to guide best practices in remediation, the best approach to guide clinical teachers in the field remains to be established. We aimed to present a synthetic review of the empirical evidence and theory that may guide clinical teachers in their daily task of supervising struggling learners, reviewing current knowledge on the challenges and solutions that have been identified and explored. A computerized literature search was performed using Medline, Embase, Education Resources Information Center, and Education Source, after which final articles were selected based on relevance. The literature reviewed provided best evidence for clinical teachers to address learners’ difficulties, which is presented in the order of the four steps inherent to the clinical approach: 1) detecting a problem based on a subjective impression, 2) gathering and documenting objective data, 3) assessing data to make a diagnosis, and 4) planning remediation. A synthesized classification of pedagogical diagnoses is also presented. This review provides an outline of practical recommendations regarding the supervision and management of struggling learners up to the remediation phase. Our findings suggest that future research and faculty development endeavors should aim to operationalize remediation strategies further in response to specific diagnoses, and to make these processes more accessible to clinical teachers in the field.Advances in Medical Education and Practice20177629It is suggested that future research and faculty development endeavors should aim to operationalize remediation strategies further in response to specific diagnoses, and to make these processes more accessible to clinical teachers in the field.2017-01-18T00:00:00Advances in Medical Education and Practice['Elizabeth Y. S. Boileau', 'Christina St-Onge', 'M. Audétat']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fee62953b945e582a3cfd8c461a04e74f00f6b6bA novel composite adsorbent of ZIF-9 nanoparticles growing on super-macroporous microspheres (SMM) was synthesized via in situ growth method for adsorptive removal of Congo red from water. The as-synthesized ZIF-9@SMM adsorbent was characterized by XRD, SEM, and BET experiments, and the results showed the ZIF-9 nanoparticles can successfully grow on the surfaces of SMM giving the microspherical shape and microporous structure. The effects of different adsorbents, solution concentration, temperature, and pH value on the adsorption performance were investigated, and the adsorption isotherm and kinetics were analyzed through the adsorption results. The ZIF-9@SMM for removing Congo red from water exhibited better adsorption performance than the ZIF-9, SMM and some other adsorbents. The excellent adsorption performance of ZIF-9@SMM indicated that the fabrication of in situ growth method is attractive to be applied for other novel composite adsorbents combining microporous materials and macroporous microspheres.201754272017-01-18T00:00:00RSC Advances['Dai Juan', 'S. Xiao', 'Jing Liu', 'Jing He', 'Jiandu Lei', 'Luying Wang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9aa1ab355c323711a5ea1723bb3174c3b1951eddPlant Foods for Human Nutrition20173326It is suggested that Cγ is involved in reducing hepatic glucose production, mainly through G6pc inhibition in impaired glucose metabolism disorders.2017-01-18T00:00:00Plant Foods for Human Nutrition['A. E. González-Santiago', 'B. Vargas-Guerrero', 'P. García-López', 'A. Martínez-Ayala', 'J. Domínguez-Rosales', 'C. Gurrola-Díaz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 bce9344cc38b2d5b6864b057ef7722102e34c01fLeukemia20175225The contribution of germline genetic factors to relapse in 2225 children treated on Children’s Oncology Group trial AALL0232 was evaluated and 302 germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with relapse after adjusting for treatment and ancestry and 715 additional SNPsassociated with relapse in an ancestry-specific manner were identified.2017-01-18T00:00:00Leukemia['Seth E. Karol', 'E. Larsen', 'Cheng Cheng', 'Xueyuan Cao', 'Wenjian Yang', 'Laura B. Ramsey', 'Christian A. Fernandez', 'J. R. McCorkle', 'S. Paugh', 'Robert J. Autry', 'E. Lopez‐Lopez', 'B. Diouf', 'S. Jeha', 'C. Pui', 'E. Raetz', 'N. Winick', 'W. Carroll', 'S. Hunger', 'M. Loh', 'M. Devidas', 'William E. Evans', 'Jun J Yang', 'M. Relling']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7d10dc3a5572014315033d4b2a6e3f9bf8e255c7Scientific Reports20174223The data suggests that PrP and ZIP6 inherited the ability to interact with NCAM1 from their common ZIP ancestors but have since diverged to control distinct posttranslational modifications ofNCAM1.2017-01-18T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Dylan Brethour', 'M. Mehrabian', 'Declan Williams', 'Xinzhu Wang', 'Farinaz Ghodrati', 'Sepehr Ehsani', 'E. Rubie', 'J. Woodgett', 'J. Sévalle', 'Z. Xi', 'E. Rogaeva', 'G. Schmitt-Ulms']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2c7d0f99268b04149997edc9f086e93a93737ff5Zebrafish have become an important alternative model for characterizing chemical bioactivity, partly due to the efficiency at which systematic, high-dimensional data can be generated. However, these new data present analytical challenges associated with scale and diversity. We developed a novel, robust statistical approach to characterize chemical-elicited effects in behavioral data from high-throughput screening (HTS) of all 1,060 Toxicity Forecaster (ToxCast™) chemicals across 5 concentrations at 120 hours post-fertilization (hpf). Taking advantage of the immense scale of data for a global view, we show that this new approach reduces bias introduced by extreme values yet allows for diverse response patterns that confound the application of traditional statistics. We have also shown that, as a summary measure of response for local tests of chemical-associated behavioral effects, it achieves a significant reduction in coefficient of variation compared to many traditional statistical modeling methods. This effective increase in signal-to-noise ratio augments statistical power and is observed across experimental periods (light/dark conditions) that display varied distributional response patterns. Finally, we integrated results with data from concomitant developmental endpoint measurements to show that appropriate statistical handling of HTS behavioral data can add important biological context that informs mechanistic hypotheses.PLoS ONE20171925A novel, robust statistical approach to characterize chemical-elicited effects in behavioral data from high-throughput screening of all 1,060 Toxicity Forecaster chemicals across 5 concentrations at 120 hours post-fertilization (hpf) achieves a significant reduction in coefficient of variation compared to many traditional statistical modeling methods.2017-01-18T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Guozhu Zhang', 'L. Truong', 'Robert L. Tanguay', 'David M. Reif']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0d6fbcce9070d2ac151f76a3202e27a7ee001f1bJournal of Gastrointestinal Surgery20172219This meta-analysis is the most comprehensive review on the utility of antibiotic-impregnated sutures in abdominal surgery to prevent postoperative surgical site infections (SSIs), hernias, and/or dehiscence and found no evidence to support routine use of these sutURES.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery['B. Elsolh', 'Lisa Zhang', 'Sunil V. Patel']2017-01-18T00:00:00 79604ea62ad557f7eb440c3521a149a13f8daa9bRecycled cellulosic paperboards may include mineral oils after the recycle process, which together with their poor water resistance limit their use as food packaging materials. In this work, we demonstrate that a proper functionalization of the recycled paper with two successive polymer treatments, imposes a mineral oil migration barrier and simultaneously renders it waterproof and grease resistant, making it an ideal material for food contact. The first poly (methyl methacrylate) treatment penetrates the paper network and creates a protective layer around every fiber, permitting thus the transformation of the paperboard to a hydrophobic material throughout its thickness, reducing at the same time the mineral oil migration. Subsequently, the second layer with a cyclic olefin copolymer fills the open pores of the surface, and reduces the mineral oil hydrocarbons migration at levels below those proposed by the BMEL. Online liquid chromatography–gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detection quantitatively demonstrate that this dual functional treatment prevents the migration of both saturated (mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons) and aromatic hydrocarbon (mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons) mineral oils from the recycled paperboard to a dry food simulant.201741222017-01-18T00:00:00Materials Research Express['U. Paul', 'D. Fragouli', 'Ilker S. Bayer', 'E. Mele', 'Chiara Conchione', 'R. Cingolani', 'S. Moret', 'A. Athanassiou']2017-01-18T00:00:00 30281de43b98bcfe5181eb5e0f26787878086f16In this study a batch reactor process is compared to a flow chemistry approach for lipase-catalyzed resolution of the cyclopropanecarboxylate ester (±)-3. (1R,2R)-3 is a precursor of the amine (1R,2S)-2 which is a key building block of the API ticagrelor. For both flow and batch operation, the biocatalyst could be recycled several times, whereas in the case of the flow process the reaction time was significantly reduced.20172122In this study a batch reactor process is compared to a flow chemistry approach for lipase-catalyzed resolution of the cyclopropanecarboxylate ester (±)-3, a precursor of the amine (1R,2S)-2 which is a key building block of the API ticagrelor.2017-01-18T00:00:00Organic Process Research & Development['K. Hugentobler', 'Marcello Rasparini', 'Lisa A. Thompson', 'Katherine E. Jolley', 'A. Blacker', 'Nicholas J Turner']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5a1a9a390f2784c14a24a136115fb073c88a7748BACKGROUND Effective treatment of acromegaly with pegvisomant (PEGV), a growth hormone receptor antagonist, requires an appropriate dose titration. PEGV doses vary widely among individual patients, and various covariates may affect its dosing and pharmacokinetics. OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of the PEGV dose required to normalize insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels during PEGV monotherapy and in combination with long-acting somatostatin analogues (LA-SSAs). DESIGN Two retrospective cohorts (Rotterdam + Liège Acromegaly Survey (LAS), total n = 188) were meta-analyzed as a form of external replication to study the predictors of PEGV dosing in addition to LA-SSA, the LAS (n = 83) was used to study the predictors of PEGV monotherapy dosing. Multivariable regression models were used to identify predictors of the PEGV dose required to normalize IGF-I levels. RESULTS For PEGV dosing in combination with LA-SSA, IGF-I levels, weight, height and age, were associated with the PEGV normalization dosage (P ≤ 0.001, P ≤ 0.001, P = 0.028 and P = 0.047 respectively). Taken together, these characteristics predicted the PEGV normalization dose correctly in 63.3% of all patients within a range of ±60 mg/week (21.3% within a range of ±20 mg/week). For monotherapy, only weight was associated with the PEGV normalization dose (P ≤ 0.001) and predicted this dosage correctly in 77.1% of all patients within a range of ±60 mg/week (31.3% within a range of ±20 mg/week). CONCLUSION In this study, we show that IGF-I levels, weight, height and age can contribute to define the optimal PEGV dose to normalize IGF-I levels in addition to LA-SSA. For PEGV monotherapy, only the patient's weight was associated with the IGF-I normalization PEGV dosage.European Journal of Endocrinology20173622It is shown that IGF-I levels, weight, height and age can contribute to define the optimal PEGV dose to normalize IGF-i levels in addition to LA-SSA.2017-01-18T00:00:00European journal of endocrinology['S. Franck', 'T. Korevaar', 'P. Pétrossians', 'Adrian F. Daly', 'Philippe Chanson', 'M. Jaffrain-Rea', 'T. Brue', 'G. Stalla', 'Davide Carvalho', 'A. Colao', 'Vaclav Hana', 'B. Delemer', 'C. Fajardo', 'A. V. D. Lely', 'Albert Beckers', 'S. Neggers']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b9487c4278ce80e72ed1d2494ed9666fed3c0629Dopamine receptor antagonism is a compelling molecular target for the treatment of a range of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. From our corporate compound file, we identified a structurally unique D3 receptor (D3R) antagonist scaffold, 1. Through a hybrid approach, we merged key pharmacophore elements from 1 and D3 agonist 2 to yield the novel D3R/D2R antagonist PF-4363467 (3). Compound 3 was designed to possess CNS drug-like properties as defined by its CNS MPO desirability score (≥4/6). In addition to good physicochemical properties, 3 exhibited low nanomolar affinity for the D3R (D3 Ki = 3.1 nM), good subtype selectivity over D2R (D2 Ki = 692 nM), and high selectivity for D3R versus other biogenic amine receptors. In vivo, 3 dose-dependently attenuated opioid self-administration and opioid drug-seeking behavior in a rat operant reinstatement model using animals trained to self-administer fentanyl. Further, traditional extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), adverse side effects arising from D2R antagonism, were not observed despite high D2 receptor occupancy (RO) in rodents, suggesting that compound 3 has a unique in vivo profile. Collectively, our data support further investigation of dual D3R and D2R antagonists for the treatment of drug addiction.ACS Chemical Neuroscience2017019In vivo, compound 3 dose-dependently attenuated opioid self-administration and opioid drug-seeking behavior in a rat operant reinstatement model using animals trained to self-administer fentanyl, suggesting that compound 3 has a unique in vivo profile.2017-01-18T00:00:00ACS chemical neuroscience['Travis T Wager', 'T. Chappie', 'David B. Horton', 'R. Chandrasekaran', 'Brian Samas', 'Elizabeth R. Dunn-Sims', 'Cathleen Hsu', 'N. Nawreen', 'M. Vanase-Frawley', "Rebecca E O'connor", 'C. J. Schmidt', 'Keith Dlugolenski', 'N. Stratman', 'M. Majchrzak', 'B. L. Kormos', 'David P. Nguyen', 'A. Sawant-Basak', 'A. Mead']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2c2acb0b869f74d5339bef5ca5d839a660728d9cIn this work, we report a facile and bioinspired synthesis of mesoporous indium sulfide nanoparticles with flowerlike structures controlled by amino acids. During the synthesis procedure, indium sulfide precipitate was prepared by a simple solvothermal method with different amino acids as the directing and assembling agent. The resulting photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area, electron spin resonance (ESR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Depending on different amino acids as the crystallization modifiers, the indium sulfide samples exhibit different morphologies. The photocatalytic test of selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols to aromatic aldehydes under visible light irradiation shows that indium sulfide nanoparticles synthesized with addition of amino acids exhibit an increased photoactivity compared to that of In2S3 nanocatalyst without amino acids, which can be attributed to both the relatively high BET surface area and effective separation of photogenerated charge carriers. The effect of various radical scavengers is also investigated. ˙O2− radicals and holes are the main reactive species for photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BA) to benzaldehyde (BAD).201759192017-01-18T00:00:00RSC Advances['Tongtong Li', 'Sujuan Zhang', 'Sugang Meng', 'Xiangju Ye', 'Xianliang Fu', 'Shifu Chen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d4eded2a93760bf506560a40abf3706ecc41d711Objective: We combined double inversion recovery (DIR) and diffusion tensor (DT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantify the severity of cortical lesion (CL) microstructural tissue abnormalities in a large cohort of relapse-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and its contribution to cognitive dysfunction. Methods: DIR, DT, dual-echo, and three-dimensional (3D) T1-weighted scans were acquired from 149 MS patients and 40 controls. Cognitively impaired (CI) patients had ⩾2 abnormal neuropsychological tests. Diffusivity values in CLs, cortex, white matter (WM) lesions, and normal-appearing (NA) WM were assessed. Predictors of cognitive impairment were identified using a random forest analysis. Results: Compared to controls, MS patients had lower normalized brain volume (NBV), gray matter volume (GMV), WM volume, lower fractional anisotropy (FA), and higher mean diffusivity in cortex and normal-appearing white matter (NAWM). A total of 44 (29.5%) patients were CI. Compared to cognitively preserved (CP), CI patients had higher T2 WM lesion volume (LV), lower NBV and GMV, and more severe diffusivity abnormalities in WM lesions, cortex, and NAWM. CL measures did not differ between CI and CP patients. Cortex FA, age, disease duration, T2 WM LV, and GMV best predicted MS-related cognitive impairment (C-statistic = 0.88). Conclusion: “Diffuse” GM and NAWM damage and WM lesions, rather than intrinsic CL damage, contribute to cognitive impairment in MS.Multiple Sclerosis20173516“Diffuse”2017-01-18T00:00:00Multiple Sclerosis Journal['P. Preziosa', 'E. Pagani', 'M. E. Morelli', 'M. Copetti', 'V. Martinelli', 'F. Pirro', 'A. Falini', 'G. Comi', 'M. Filippi', 'M. Rocca']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ab736967fe1031a62015deb06712b10ad24ba070Objective: Significant levels of anxiety, depression and insomnia symptoms are found in cancer patients. Perfectionism, arousability and coping have been associated with these psychological symptoms in the general population but their role among cancer patients remains to be assessed. This study examined the longitudinal relationships between perfectionism and psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression, insomnia), and the intermediate role of the arousability trait and coping strategies. Design: Participants (N = 853) completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, the Coping with Health Injuries and Problems questionnaire and the Arousal Predisposition Scale at the perioperative period (T1), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Insomnia Severity Index two months later (T2). Results: Higher levels of perfectionism (T1) were correlated with greater symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia (T2). Moderated mediation models indicated that arousability contributed to the association of perfectionism with all symptoms, with stronger associations found in men than in women. Coping was a significant pathway between perfectionism and anxiety, with associations of a comparable magnitude across sexes. Conclusion: If these results are replicated by future longitudinal studies, they would suggest that perfectionist cancer patients are at a higher risk of experiencing psychological symptoms, partly through their hyperarousability and the coping strategies they use.Psychology and Health20178216If these results are replicated by future longitudinal studies, they would suggest that perfectionist cancer patients are at a higher risk of experiencing psychological symptoms, partly through their hyperarousability and the coping strategies they use.2017-01-18T00:00:00Psychology & Health['C. Trudel-Fitzgerald', 'J. Savard', 'L. Slim', 'Renée-Claude Roy', 'G. Flett', 'P. Hewitt', 'H. Ivers']2017-01-18T00:00:00 838c30b25334626cb65f934e8c47a4a83db2349eIn environments with high concentrations of biogenic volatile organic compounds and low concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2), significant discrepancies have been found between measured and modeled concentrations of hydroxyl radical (OH). The photolysis of peroxy radicals from isoprene (HO-Iso-O2) in the near ultraviolet represents a potential source of OH in these environments, yet has not been considered in atmospheric models. This paper presents measurements of the absorption cross-sections for OH formation (σRO2,OH) from the photolysis of HO-Iso-O2 at wavelengths from 310-362.5 nm, via direct observation by laser-induced fluorescence of the additional OH produced following laser photolysis of HO-Iso-O2. Values of σRO2,OH for HO-Iso-O2 ranged from (6.0 ± 1.6) × 10-20 cm2 molecule-1 at 310 nm to (0.50 ± 0.15) × 10-20 cm2 molecule-1 at 362.5 nm. OH photodissociation yields from HO-Iso-O2 photolysis, ϕOH,RO2, were determined via comparison of the measured values of σRO2,OH to the total absorption cross-sections for HO-Iso-O2 (σRO2), which were obtained using a newly-constructed spectrometer. ϕOH,RO2 was determined to be 0.13 ± 0.04 at wavelengths from 310-362.5 nm. To determine the impact of HO-Iso-O2 photolysis on atmospheric OH concentrations, a modeling case-study for a high-isoprene, low-NOx environment (namely, the 2008 Oxidant and Particle Photochemical Processes above a South-East Asian Tropical Rainforest (OP-3) field campaign, conducted in Borneo) was undertaken using the detailed Master Chemical Mechanism. The model calculated that the inclusion of HO-Iso-O2 photolysis in the model had increased the OH concentration by only 1% on average from 10:00-16:00 local time. Thus, HO-Iso-O2 photolysis alone is insufficient to resolve the discrepancy seen between measured OH concentrations and those predicted by atmospheric chemistry models in such environments.Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP20176416Measurements of the absorption cross-sections for OH formation (σRO2,OH) from the photolysis of HO-Iso-O2 at wavelengths from 310-362.5 nm are presented and it is concluded that HO- Iso- O2 photolytic alone is insufficient to resolve the discrepancy seen between measured OH concentrations and those predicted by atmospheric chemistry models in such environments.2017-01-18T00:00:00Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP['R. F. Hansen', 'Thomas R. Lewis', 'Lee Graham', 'L. Whalley', 'P. Seakins', 'D. Heard', 'M. Blitz']2017-01-18T00:00:00 6d31c7742b03dcb4d093df5f661778149f6acb30Background: We performed a retrospective cohort study to compare preoperative health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between patients with bilateral and those with unilateral end-stage ankle arthritis. We also compared midterm outcomes in a subgroup of patients who had undergone staged bilateral total ankle replacement (TAR) with the outcomes in the group treated with unilateral TAR. Methods: The HRQoL before surgical treatment was compared between 53 patients with bilateral end-stage ankle arthritis identified from the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Prospective Ankle Reconstruction Database and 106 patients with unilateral arthritis selected from the same database. Short Form-36 (SF-36) and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Foot and Ankle Module (AAOS-FAM) scores were used to assess preoperative HRQoL. Midterm outcomes (implant survival, HRQoL, and reoperation and revision rates) were compared between 37 patients who had undergone staged bilateral TAR and 106 patients treated with unilateral TAR; all patients were followed for at least 2 years. Results: Preoperatively, patients with unilateral disease had a higher prevalence of posttraumatic arthritis, whereas patients with bilateral disease had a higher prevalence of primary and secondary arthritis (p < 0.001). The mean preoperative SF-36 physical component summary (PCS) score in the unilateral group was higher than that in the bilateral group (p < 0.002). The mean postoperative follow-up (and standard deviation) was 5.0 ± 2.0 years in the bilateral TAR group and 4.0 ± 1.8 years in the unilateral TAR group. The patients who underwent either unilateral or staged bilateral TAR demonstrated improved SF-36 PCS scores between the preoperative and postoperative evaluations (p < 0.001). The postoperative SF-36 PCS scores were similar between the patients with unilateral TAR and those with bilateral TAR (p = 0.70). Six ankles (6%) in the unilateral cohort and 6 ankles (8%) in the bilateral cohort required revision of the metal component (p = 0.52). The mean implant survival time was 10.9 years (95% confidence interval [CI] = 10.1 to 11.7 years) in the bilateral cohort and 9.2 years (95% CI = 8.5 to 9.8 years) in the unilateral cohort (p = 0.60). Conclusions: Preoperative SF-36 scores demonstrated that bilateral end-stage ankle arthritis is a more debilitating condition than unilateral arthritis. Patients who underwent staged bilateral TAR benefited as much as patients who underwent unilateral TAR, despite having a worse preoperative health status. Metal component revision rates and implant survival were similar between the 2 groups. Level of Evidence: Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume20172415Preoperative SF-36 scores demonstrated that bilateral end-stage ankle arthritis is a more debilitating condition than unilateral arthritis, and Patients who underwent staged bilateral TAR benefited as much as patients who underwent unilateral TAR, despite having a worse preoperative health status.2017-01-18T00:00:00The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery['S. Desai', 'M. Glazebrook', 'M. Penner', 'K. Wing', 'A. Younger', 'Ellie B. Pinsker', 'T. Daniels']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2edad17f5ca319aa88a1fcb934775b5975b6d50dFuture demands for increased food production are expected to have severe impacts on prairie biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. Prairie avifauna of North America have experienced drastic population declines, prompting numerous conservation efforts, which have been informed primarily by small-scale studies. We applied a large-scale perspective that integrates scale dependency in avian responses by analyzing observations of 20 prairie bird species (17 grassland obligates and three sagebrush obligate species) from 2009–2012 in the western prairie region of the United States. We employed a multi-species model approach to examine the relationship of land ownership, habitat, and latitude to landscape-scale species richness. Our findings suggest that patterns and processes influencing avian assemblages at the focal-scale (e.g., inference at the sampling unit) may not function at the landscape-scale (e.g., inference amongst sampling units). Individual species responses to land ownership, habitat and latitude were highly variable. The broad spatial extent of our study demonstrates the need to include lands in private ownership to assess biodiversity and the importance of maintaining habitat diversity to support avian assemblages. Lastly, focal-scale information can document species presence within a study area, but landscape-scale information provides an essential complement to inform conservation actions and policies by placing local biodiversity in the context of an entire region, landscape or ecosystem.PeerJ20175514The findings suggest that patterns and processes influencing avian assemblages at the focal-scale may not function at the landscape-scale, and the need to include lands in private ownership to assess biodiversity and the importance of maintaining habitat diversity to support avianassemblages is demonstrated.2017-01-18T00:00:00PeerJ['Victoria J. Dreitz', 'Lani T. Stinson', 'B. Hahn', 'Jason D. Tack', 'P. Lukacs']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d81ca7c56c59e89b4c8503c9d9717e68858fa135The lignocellulosic materials produced after each step of a biorefinery plant using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) technology on wheat straw (Triticum spp.) for bioethanol production were characterized by spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques in order to investigate the macromolecular interactions between the lignin and polysaccharides. In order to valorize the lignin cakes, a purification step was set up and the extraction conditions (acid pretreatment, temperature, time, and NaOH concentration) were optimized by a chemiometric approach in terms of yield and purity. Residual carbohydrate impurities, free and/or chemically bonded to lignin (lignin carbohydrates complexes), were individuate as the most critical factor for a satisfactory lignin extraction. Finally, the lignin samples collected according to the optimized extraction conditions were chemically characterized and low molecular weight, high phenols concentration, and low carboxylic acids content were recognized as interesting features for industrial applications.201736132017-01-18T00:00:00Bioresources['L. Zoia', 'A. Salanti', 'Eva-Lisa Tolppa', 'D. Ballabio', 'M. Orlandi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 f13db7672d7e435266ff6417ea6174aaeee6b204ABSTRACT The glycoprotein complex (GPC) of arenaviruses, composed of stable signal peptide, GP1, and GP2, is the only antigen correlated with antibody-mediated neutralization. However, despite strong cross-reactivity of convalescent antisera between related arenavirus species, weak or no cross-neutralization occurs. Two closely related clade B viruses, Machupo virus (MACV) and Junín virus (JUNV), have nearly identical overall GPC architecture and share a host receptor, transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1). Given structural and functional similarities of the GP1 receptor binding site (RBS) of these viruses and the recent demonstration that the RBS is an important target for neutralizing antibodies, it is not clear how these viruses avoid cross-neutralization. To address this, MACV/JUNV chimeric GPCs were assessed for interaction with a group of α-JUNV GPC monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and mouse antisera against JUNV or MACV GPC. All six MAbs targeted GP1, with those that neutralized JUNV GPC-pseudovirions competing with each other for RBS binding. However, these MAbs were unable to bind to a chimeric GPC composed of JUNV GP1 containing a small disulfide bonded loop (loop 10) unique to MACV GPC, suggesting that this loop may block MAbs interaction with the GP1 RBS. Consistent with this loop causing interference, mouse anti-JUNV GPC antisera that solely neutralized pseudovirions bearing autologous GP1 provided enhanced neutralization of MACV GPC when this loop was removed. Our studies provide evidence that loop 10, which is unique to MACV GP1, is an important impediment to binding of neutralizing antibodies and contributes to the poor cross-neutralization of α-JUNV antisera against MACV. IMPORTANCE Multiple New World arenaviruses can cause severe disease in humans, and some geographic overlap exists among these viruses. A vaccine that protects against a broad range of New World arenaviruses is desirable for purposes of simplicity, cost, and broad protection against multiple National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease-assigned category A priority pathogens. In this study, we sought to better understand how closely related arenaviruses elude cross-species neutralization by investigating the structural bases of antibody binding and avoidance. In our studies, we found that neutralizing antibodies against two New World arenaviruses, Machupo virus (MACV) and Junín virus (JUNV), bound to the envelope glycoprotein 1 (GP1) with JUNV monoclonal antibodies targeting the receptor binding site (RBS). We further show that altered structures surrounding the RBS pocket in MACV GP1 impede access of JUNV-elicited antibodies.Journal of Virology20175414Investigating the structural bases of antibody binding and avoidance found that neutralizing antibodies against two New World arenaviruses, Machupo virus (MACV) and Junín virus (JUNV), bound to the envelope glycoprotein 1 (GP1) with JUNV monoclonal antibodies targeting the receptor binding site (RBS).2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Virology['Rachel B Brouillette', 'Elisabeth K. Phillips', 'Natarajan Ayithan', 'W. Maury']2017-01-18T00:00:00 102e104c4b4f2313a2ae49b5d3f9726f98bee298In a recent special issue of The Holocene, Miller et al. review the evidence for the spread of millet (Panicum miliaceum and Setaria italica) across Eurasia. Among their arguments, they contend that millet cultivation came to Eurasian regions with hot, dry summers when irrigation was introduced, as part of a region-wide shift toward agricultural intensification in the first millennium BC. This hypothesis seems to align with the pattern of agricultural change observed in the Khorezm oasis, a Central Asian polity of the first millennium BC and first millennium AD. While we wholeheartedly accept this hypothesis for its explanatory value regarding trends across Eurasia, in this paper we nevertheless suggest that the introduction of millet to Central Asia needs further explication. Specifically, we seek to address the underlying assumption that this introduction was predicated upon centrally organized, state-level land development, increased sedentism, and the rise of Mesopotamian-style social complexity. We describe how millet cultivation in Khorezm was preceded by multi-resource strategies that included the cultivation of summer crops, and emphasize that this earlier history mattered significantly to the evolution of Khorezmian society and agriculture in the first millennium BC. In contrast to the imperial systems of West Asia, in Khorezm the introduction of complex irrigation works supported the expansion and greater stratification of pre-existing agropastoral lifeways, and helped to buttress the rise of nomadic elites within an agrarian zone. We believe the example of Khorezm is important because it helps to explain the emergence of integrated mobile-sedentist societies in the first millennium AD in Central Asia as a result of agricultural change. It also provides cultural and historical context to the spread of millet cultivation in the first millennium BC, suggesting that this phenomenon had significantly different implications for societies across Eurasia.2017125132017-01-18T00:00:00The Holocene['E. Brite', 'Fiona. Kidd', 'A. Betts', 'Michelle Negus Cleary']2017-01-18T00:00:00 adfe1f84ab92c6967d17866e0974afe7198c5480Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a destructive cystic lung disease. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors are the primary treatment for LAM but it is unknown whether these immunosuppressing medications increase the risk for or the severity of respiratory infections in LAM patients. We searched multiple databases for original articles that reported the rate of respiratory infections in LAM patients treated with mTOR inhibitors or placebo. We calculated incidence rates for respiratory infections in these groups and incidence rate ratios for respiratory infections and severe respiratory infections in mTOR inhibitors treated versus placebo treated patients. 11 studies were included. There were 294 patients in the treatment groups and 93 patients in the placebo groups. Among subjects in placebo arms, the incidence rate of respiratory infections was 58.8 per 100 patient-years (95% CI 35.3–82.3 per 100 patient-years). The incidence-rate ratio (IRR) for respiratory infection among treated subjects was 0.71 (95% CI 0.50–1.02; p=0.06 compared to placebo subjects). The IRR for severe respiratory infections among treated subjects was 1.56 (95% CI 0.43–8.55; p=0.52). We found that respiratory infections are common in patients with LAM. Importantly, treatment with mTOR inhibitors does not increase the incidence of these infections and may be protective. Treating LAM patients with mTOR inhibitors does not increase respiratory infections and may be protective http://ow.ly/10EjItEuropean Respiratory Review20172412It is found that respiratory infections are common in patients with LAM and treatment with mTOR inhibitors does not increase the incidence of these infections and may be protective.2017-01-18T00:00:00European Respiratory Review['A. Courtwright', 'H. Goldberg', 'E. Henske', 'S. El-Chemaly']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c6d175905534370e177934b402ebc2679cf7f289BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth20171712A prospective, non-interventional, multicentre cohort study conducted in seven countries, designed to assess the safety of insulin detemir during pregnancy, and to monitor the health status of resulting infants up to 1 year of age.2017-01-18T00:00:00BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth['E. Mathiesen', 'H. Andersen', 'S. Kring', 'P. Damm']2017-01-18T00:00:00 11d8fa943d1a87d6a69d20e1908b8386ca987f85The bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) inhibitors have been extensively studied for tumor treatment in the past few years. Recently, BET-containing proteins have been reported to play a key role in brain functions, such as learning and memory. BET proteins have also been shown to be a potential therapeutic target for substance abuse disorders. Development of a molecular probe for noninvasive imaging will elucidate the distribution and functional roles of BET in the living subject and accelerate medical research and drug discovery in this domain. Herein, we describe the synthesis and pilot imaging of a novel BET imaging agent, [11C]MS417. Our imaging results demonstrate that this probe has moderate brain uptake, good specificity, good selectivity, and appropriate kinetics and distribution. [11C]MS417 is an ideal lead compound for further optimization of clinical BET PET radiotracer tools and MS417 could be used as a blood-brain-barrier-penetrant compound for preclinical research.ACS Chemical Neuroscience20172312The synthesis and pilot imaging of a novel BET imaging agent, [11C]MS417, are described and results demonstrate that this probe has moderate brain uptake, good specificity, good selectivity, and appropriate kinetics and distribution.2017-01-18T00:00:00ACS chemical neuroscience['Changning Wang', 'Frederick A. Schroeder', 'J. Hooker']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1e7583623c3e52fcf9a0f437007554869a0fd518This article takes up Goodley’s challenge to explore the ways in which poststructuralist research methodologies open up new ways of thinking about encounters with disability. Working with the materiality of their own encounters with disability and the conceptual possibilities opened up in poststructuralist and new materialist thought, the six authors deconstruct the ability/disability binary through animating disability differently. They draw on memories generated in a collective biography workshop to explore the ways in which concepts, such as heterotopia, can be put to work to mobilize a humanity-in-common that is both multiple and open to differenciation, that is, to continuously becoming different.201743102017-01-18T00:00:00Qualitative Inquiry['Elisabeth De Schauwer', 'Inge Van de Putte', 'Leni Van Goidsenhoven', 'Inge G. E. Blockmans', 'Marieke Vandecasteele', 'B. Davies']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d83ddbe4dcebf9cd7db22a9f3e284b1da99c64ecBACKGROUND Posttraumatic elbow contractures in children and adolescents are challenging to manage, and studies investigating surgical treatment are limited by the rarity of this condition. Small case series have shown variable gains in immediate and long-term elbow arc of motion after open surgical release. We reviewed our experience with open surgical release of posttraumatic elbow contracture in patients <21 years old at 2 institutions. METHODS A retrospective chart review identified patients who underwent posttraumatic open elbow contracture release by 2 surgeons at 2 institutions between 2006 and 2013. Nontraumatic contractures and arthroscopic releases were excluded. Twenty-six patients were included in this study. Mean age at the time of injury was 12 years (5 to 19 y) and at the time of surgery was 14 years (7 to 20 y). Capsulotomy, osteoplasty, removal of hardware, ulnar nerve release or transposition, and ligament reconstruction were performed through medial and lateral approaches as indicated by the pathology. Ten patients had ligament repair or stabilization, and 16 patients used a continuous passive motion (CPM) postoperatively. Outcomes included active range of motion and complications. RESULTS Mean time from injury to surgical release was 29 months. Mean postoperative follow-up was 42 months. Elbow active flexion-extension and forearm rotation arcs both increased significantly by a mean of 49 and 70 degrees, respectively, at final follow-up. A mean 85% of intraoperative flexion-extension arc was maintained at final follow-up. Ligament repair or reconstruction and the use of a postoperative CPM did not significantly change these outcomes. Outcomes were not significantly different if our contracture release was performed within a year from injury. Patients who had surgery before our contracture release had decreased restoration of forearm rotation after release. Complications included 2 recurrent contractures (1 used a CPM and 1 did not), and 2 postoperative ulnar neuropathies (1 used a CPM and 1 did not). CONCLUSIONS Open contracture release for posttraumatic elbow contracture in an adolescent population can significantly improve active range of motion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3-therapeutic.Journal of pediatric orthopedics20171610Open contracture release for posttraumatic elbow contracture in an adolescent population can significantly improve active range of motion and complications.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics['S. Piper', 'L. Lattanza', 'Tony Shen', 'L. Wall', 'C. Goldfarb']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a998c33f83cfe9847ca5c177098dbba80babd0aaBackground: The EAWE (Examination of Anomalous World Experience) is a newly developed, semi-structured interview that aims to capture anomalies of subjectivity, common in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, that pertain to experiences of the lived world, including space, time, people, language, atmosphere, and certain existential attitudes. By contrast, previous empirical studies of subjective experience in schizophrenia have focused largely on disturbances in self-experience. Aim: To assess the reliability of the EAWE, including internal consistency and interrater reliability. Sampling and Methods: In the course of developing the EAWE, two distinct studies were conducted, one in the United States and the other in Slovenia. Thirteen patients diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum or mood disorders were recruited for the US study. Fifteen such patients were recruited for the Slovenian study. Two live interviewers conducted the EAWE in the US. The Slovenian interviews were completed by one live interviewer with a second rater reviewing audiorecordings of the interview. Internal consistency and interrater reliability were calculated independently for each study, utilizing Cronbach's α, Spearman's ρ, and Cohen's κ. Results: Each study yielded high internal consistency (Cronbach's α >0.82) and high interrater reliability for total EAWE scores (ρ > 0.83; average κ values were at least 0.78 for each study, with EAWE domain-specific κ not lower than 0.73). Conclusion: The EAWE, containing world-oriented inquiries into anomalies in subjective experience, has adequate reliability for use in a clinical or research setting.Psychopathology20171411The EAWE, containing world-oriented inquiries into anomalies in subjective experience, has adequate reliability for use in a clinical or research setting, including internal consistency and interrater reliability.2017-01-18T00:00:00Psychopathology['Joseph R. Conerty', 'B. Škodlar', 'E. Pienkos', 'Tina Zadravek', 'Greg Byrom', 'L. Sass']2017-01-18T00:00:00 062a46f8099aaf6391fb9b8f67a4a6199394d31eJournal of nanoparticle research201738102017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Nanoparticle Research['T. Wei', 'Shanmin Gao', 'Qingyao Wang', 'Hui Xu', 'Zeyan Wang', 'Baibiao Huang', 'Ying Dai']2017-01-18T00:00:00 748a57771c33fcc4fcc0cab3286b957820508ff4Toxicology in Vitro201766102017-01-18T00:00:00Toxicology in Vitro['R. Graepel', 'L. Lamon', 'D. Asturiol', 'Elisabet Berggren', 'E. Joossens', 'A. Paini', 'P. Prieto', 'M. Whelan', 'Andrew Paul Worth']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4e32b7d866fd91edd8be26e6831d7018eebf740122q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a genetic syndrome, prevalence around 1:4000–1:6000 live births, with a complex array of associated features, impacting on healthcare and educational support. This study reports the perceptions of families and individuals with 22q11DS in relation to these needs. Individuals and families of those with 22q11DS were approached though two national charities – the Max Appeal and 22Crew. An initial observational survey design was used to gather views via questions probing access to healthcare and educational experiences. Thirty-four responses were received and the data subjected to descriptive analysis. Over half of the respondents were diagnosed before the age of 1. Ninety-one percent reported ongoing difficulties with learning at school, compounded by school attendance being compromised as a result of medical interventions. Individuals reported engaging heavily with educational support and a high number of health professions (mean 9.5; mode 10). Age of diagnosis of 22q11DS ranged from birth to nine years. Families had ongoing concerns about aspects of education and healthcare services, and lack of knowledge and awareness of the difficulties faced by individuals with 22q11DS was raised. Healthcare and education providers should be aware of the range of services individuals required on a regular basis so as to provide a more holistic approach to care.Journal of Child Health Care2017299Healthcare and education providers should be aware of the range of services individuals required on a regular basis so as to provide a more holistic approach to care, reports the perceptions of families and individuals with 22q11DS.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Child Health Care['W. Cohen', 'E. McCartney', 'L. Crampin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 babd100be4d2a857ed5a06d6f3469930e205e963Nanostructured hierarchical hollow α-Fe2O3 chestnut buds and nests were fabricated by a solvothermal process at a relatively low reaction temperature using water/glycerol and water/2-propanol as the reaction solvents, respectively. This facile and green quasi-reverse-emulsion soft-templating approach can effectively tailor the monodispersity and nanostructure of the products. The BET surface areas of the chestnut buds and nests were 424.3 and 169.9 m2 g−1, respectively. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacities for Cd(II) of the chestnut buds and nests were found to be 175.8 and 126.3 mg g−1, respectively. Both chestnut buds and nests could be recycled with high desorption efficiency and without any remarkable loss of adsorption capacity. Owing to the surface hydroxyl groups, which were determined by FT-IR and TG-MS measurements, and the well-defined hollow mesoporous structure (pore sizes of 5.04 and 6.85 nm, respectively), both hierarchical α-Fe2O3 nanostructures exhibited superior prospects for the removal of Cd(II) from wastewater in industrial practice.20174692017-01-18T00:00:00RSC Advances['Ruhua Zha', 'Tuo Shi', 'Zongwen Zhang', 'Dongli Xu', 'Tongwu Jiang', 'Min Zhang']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9ffc67255d76ae71b8c7f8d6757413d4cf155466Although the advent and popularization of the “flipped classroom” tends to center around at-home video lectures, teachers are increasingly turning to at-home labs for enhanced student engagement. This paper describes two simple at-home experiments that can be accomplished in the kitchen. The first experiment analyzes the density of four liquids using a waterproof case and a smartphone barometer in a container, sink, or tub. The second experiment determines the relationship between pressure and temperature of an ideal gas in a constant volume container placed momentarily in a refrigerator freezer. These experiences provide a ripe opportunity both for learning fundamental physics concepts as well as to investigate a variety of error analysis techniques that are frequently overlooked in introductory physics courses.2017692017-01-18T00:00:00The Physics Teacher['R. Vieyra', 'Chrystian Vieyra', 'S. Macchia']2017-01-18T00:00:00 afc671c2d9bac04eec228e910df604bde69bb14cBackground: Health services internationally are exploring the potential of telehealth to support the management of the growing number of people with long-term conditions (LTCs). Aim: To develop, implement and evaluate new care programmes for patients with LTCs, focusing on two common LTCs as exemplars: depression or high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods Development: We synthesised quantitative and qualitative evidence on the effectiveness of telehealth for LTCs, conducted a qualitative study based on interviews with patients and staff and undertook a postal survey to explore which patients are interested in different forms of telehealth. Based on these studies we developed a conceptual model [TElehealth in CHronic disease (TECH) model] as a framework for the development and evaluation of the Healthlines Service for patients with LTCs. Implementation: The Healthlines Service consisted of regular telephone calls to participants from health information advisors, supporting them to make behaviour change and to use tailored online resources. Advisors sought to optimise participants’ medication and to improve adherence. Evaluation: The Healthlines Service was evaluated with linked pragmatic randomised controlled trials comparing the Healthlines Service plus usual care with usual care alone, with nested process and economic evaluations. Participants were adults with depression or raised CVD risk recruited from 43 general practices in three areas of England. The primary outcome was response to treatment and the secondary outcomes included anxiety (depression trial), individual risk factors (CVD risk trial), self-management skills, medication adherence, perceptions of support, access to health care and satisfaction with treatment. Trial results Depression trial: In total, 609 participants were randomised and the retention rate was 86%. Response to treatment [Patient Health Questionnaire 9-items (PHQ-9) reduction of ? 5 points and score of CVD risk trial: In total, 641 participants were randomised and the retention rate was 91%. Response to treatment (maintenance of/reduction in QRISK®2 score after 12 months) was higher in the intervention group (50%, 148/295) than in the control group (43%, 124/291), which does not exclude a null effect (odds ratio 1.3, 95% CI 1.0 to 1.9; p = 0.08). The intervention was associated with small improvements in blood pressure and weight, but not smoking or cholesterol. Intervention participants were more likely to adhere to medication, reported better access to health support and greater satisfaction with treatment, but few improvements in self-management. The Healthlines Service was likely to be cost-effective for CVD risk, particularly if the benefits are sustained, but not for depression. The intervention was implemented largely as planned, although initial delays and later disruption to delivery because of the closure of NHS Direct may have adversely affected participant engagement. Conclusion: The Healthlines Service, designed using an evidence-based conceptual model, provided modest health benefits and participants valued the better access to care and extra support provided. This service was cost-effective for CVD risk but not depression. These findings of small benefits at extra cost are consistent with previous pragmatic research on the implementation of comprehensive telehealth programmes for LTCs. Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN14172341 (depression trial) and ISRCTN27508731 (CVD risk trial). Funding: The National Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programme.20174509The Healthlines Service, designed using an evidence-based conceptual model, provided modest health benefits and participants valued the better access to care and extra support provided, but was likely to be cost-effective for CVD risk, particularly if the benefits are sustained, but not for depression.2017-01-18T00:00:00['C. Salisbury', 'A. O’Cathain', 'Clare Thomas', 'Louisa Edwards', 'A. Montgomery', 'S. Hollinghurst', 'S. Large', 'J. Nicholl', 'C. Pope', 'A. Rogers', 'G. Lewis', 'T. Fahey', 'L. Yardley', 'S. Brownsell', 'Padraig Dixon', 'S. Drabble', 'Lisa Esmonde', 'Alexis Foster', 'Katy Garner', 'D. Gaunt', 'Kim Horspool', 'Mei-See Man', 'A. Rowsell', 'J. Segar']2017-01-18T00:00:00 16c8a9a8cb562df6e99d695832fcf86a921de978A sustainable catalyst for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol (BnOH) to benzaldehyde (BzH) was developed by mineralizing Ti(SO4)2 on graphene oxide foam (GOF) surface. The Ti(SO4)2/GOF was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), solid-state NMR (SSNMR), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared (IR) and BET analysis. Recycling experiments proved that Ti(SO4)2/GOF possessed excellent reusability and durability. The industrial perspective of Ti(SO4)2/GOF was demonstrated by the preparation of BzH in a large-scale and solvent-free oxidation process.20173382017-01-18T00:00:00RSC Advances['Ma Wenxi', 'Qiaolin Tong', 'Jian Wang', 'Huali Yang', 'Meng Zhang', 'Hailun Jiang', 'Qinghe Wang', 'Yongxian Liu', 'M. Cheng']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3414ec60657a30a196496455906440d4c19d0348Widespread electronic health record (EHR) implementation creates new challenges in the diabetes care of complex and diverse populations, including safe medication prescribing for patients with limited health literacy and limited English proficiency. This review highlights how the EHR electronic prescribing transformation has affected diabetes care for vulnerable patients and offers recommendations for improving patient safety through EHR electronic prescribing design, implementation, policy, and research. Specifically, we present evidence for (1) the adoption of RxNorm; (2) standardized naming and picklist options for high alert medications such as insulin; (3) the widespread implementation of universal medication schedule and language-concordant labels, with the expansion of electronic prescription 140-character limit; (4) enhanced bidirectional communication with pharmacy partners; and (5) informatics and implementation research in safety net healthcare systems to examine how EHR tools and practices affect diverse vulnerable populations.Journal of Diabetes Research2017738Evidence is presented for the adoption of RxNorm, standardized naming and picklist options for high alert medications such as insulin, and the widespread implementation of universal medication schedule and language-concordant labels to examine how EHR tools and practices affect diverse vulnerable populations.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Diabetes Research['N. Ratanawongsa', 'L. L. S. Chan', 'M. Fouts', 'E. Murphy']2017-01-18T00:00:00 df7afc43d92066baff880a93f0cfc85d9e7e63b5Background: Oral microbiota are considered major players in the development of periodontal diseases. Thorough knowledge of intact subgingival microbiomes is required to elucidate microbial shifts from health to disease. Aims: This comparative study investigated the subgingival microbiome of healthy children, possible inter- and intra-individual effects of modified sampling, and basic comparability of subgingival microprints. Methods: In five 10-year-old children, biofilm was collected from the upper first premolars and first molars using sterilized, UV-treated paper-points inserted into the subgingival sulcus at eight sites. After supragingival cleaning using an electric toothbrush and water, sampling was performed, firstly, excluding (Mode A) and, secondly, including (Mode B) cleansing with sterile cotton pellets. DNA was extracted from the pooled samples, and primers targeting 16S rRNA hypervariable regions V5 and V6 were used for 454-pyrosequencing. Wilcoxon signed rank test and t-test were applied to compare sampling modes. Principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and average agglomerative hierarchical clustering were calculated with unweighted UniFrac distance matrices. Sample grouping was tested with permutational MANOVA (Adonis). Results: Data filtering and quality control yielded 67,218 sequences with an average sequence length of 243bp (SD 6.52; range 231–255). Actinobacteria (2.8–24.6%), Bacteroidetes (9.2–25.1%), Proteobacteria (4.9–50.6%), Firmicutes (16.5–57.4%), and Fusobacteria (2.2–17.1%) were the five major phyla found in all samples. Differences in microbial abundances between sampling modes were not evident. High sampling numbers are needed to achieve significance for rare bacterial phyla. Samples taken from one individual using different sampling modes were more similar to each other than to other individuals' samples. PCoA and hierarchical clustering showed a grouping of the paired samples. Permutational MANOVA did not reveal sample grouping by sampling modes (p = 0.914 by R2 = 0.09). Conclusion: A slight modification of sampling mode has minor effects corresponding to a natural variability in the microbiome profiles of healthy children. The inter-individual variability in subgingival microprints is greater than intra-individual differences. Statistical analyses of microbial populations should consider this baseline variability and move beyond mere quantification with input from visual analytics. Comparative results are difficult to summarize as methods for studying huge datasets are still evolving. Advanced approaches are needed for sample size calculations in clinical settings.Frontiers in Microbiology2017618A slight modification of sampling mode has minor effects corresponding to a natural variability in the microbiome profiles of healthy children, and the inter-individual variability in subgingival microprints is greater than intra-individual differences.2017-01-18T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['E. Santigli', 'S. Trajanoski', 'K. Eberhard', 'B. Klug']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b4d8efb0308f0cce1ca1688cc97fec34e574690eWe present a calculation of the form factors of the D $\rightarrow$ Klν and D $\rightarrow$ $\pi$lν semileptonic decays at zero momentum transfer, ultimately for the purpose of determining the Cabibbo-KobayashiMaskawa (CKM) matrix elements |Vcs| and |Vcd|. This work uses MILC Nf = 2+1+1 configurations with the HISQ action for both sea quarks and valence quarks, including several physical mass ensembles and lattice spacings down to 0.042 fm. The calculation is done directly at q 2 = 0 by employing twisted boundary conditions to tune the child particle momenta. Results at the physical point and in the continuum limit will be achieved in the final analysis through the use of Heavy-Meson Staggered $\chi$PT. Here we present our expected error budget and compare with the error of prior calculations2017872017-01-18T00:00:00['T. Primer', 'A. Bazavov', 'C. Bernard', 'C. DeTar', 'D. Du', 'A. El-Khadra', 'E. Freeland', 'E. Gámiz', 'S. Gottlieb', 'U. Heller', 'J. Komijani', 'A. Kronfeld', 'J. Laiho', 'P. Mackenzie', 'E. Neil', 'J. Simone', 'R. Sugar', 'D. Toussaint', 'R. V. D. Water', 'R. Zhou']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d82a75ee2b02155eb30829949748e0f7f38ac9dcThis study identified the major options adopted by households in the rangelands of Uganda to meet their food needs, the factors that affect their choices and barriers to making use of various choices. A cross-sectional survey using semi-structured questionnaires was administered among 180 pastoral households in selected rangeland area of Uganda. The options identified include restocking animals, changing planting dates, soil conservation, harnessing new technologies, planting trees and buying food stuffs. Analysis of results from the multinomial logistic model indicated that age, level of education, size of household, years in current location, farm income, non-farm income, livestock ownership, access to extension services and climate and weather information were key determinants of farmers’ choice of options to realize household food security. The major perceived barriers to choice options were lack of information on alternative options, poor technologies, climate variability, inadequate land, high food prices and low income. The analysis of choice of options to meet household food security suggests a number of different policy options such as strengthening production facilitation options available to pastoral communities including among others access to affordable credit, investing in yield-increasing technologies, introduction of livestock species that are better suited to drier conditions, raising awareness on climate related variations, creating opportunities for off-farm employment, encouraging pastoralists to grow more crops, and investing in irrigation.20175662017-01-18T00:00:00Environment and Natural Resources Journal['Betty Mbolanyi', 'Anthony Egeru', 'D. Mfitumukiza']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fe492c602f5b6e1a1915efe066ceb1dfbb0f26abBy regulating secondary building units and inducing multiplicate metal–ligand interactions, an unstable anionic framework MOF-Mn4Cl is structurally modified into a robust neutral framework MOF-Mn4. Although possessing same network topology, MOF-Mn4 shows a high BET surface area of 1718 m2/g, which is about an 8 times enhancement over MOF-Mn4Cl.20174362017-01-18T00:00:00Crystal Growth & Design['Guoliang Liu', 'Beibei Li', 'Yanxi Tan', 'Kongzhao Su', 'Daqiang Yuan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 06a157faad535656ff4681339c6c4b9696a0ab4cEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports201766The case of a 24-year-old woman who developed lamotrigine-related bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy (pseudolymphoma) fifteen months following therapy initiation is described, the second such case reported in the medical literature.2017-01-18T00:00:00Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports['E. Mulroy', 'E. Walker']2017-01-18T00:00:00 4ebba107a9f2c25784c15806aa5541f7fbc276c9American Journal of Clinical Dermatology20171726A literature search for all article types between 1950 and April 2016 provided a single source of detectable cases of acute toxicity in pediatric patients due to percutaneous exposure to provide a comprehensive report on causes of pediatric poisoning through the skin.2017-01-18T00:00:00American Journal of Clinical Dermatology['A. Cices', 'Stephanie Bayers', 'A. Verzì', 'L. Schachner', 'D. West', 'G. Micali']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d28201f86745d1f2ecdbade01d70bb7df12573edSeven azaphilones, montagnuphilones A-G (1-7), together with previously known azaphilones 8-11, were encountered in Montagnulaceae sp. DM0194, an endophytic fungus isolated from submerged roots of Persicaria amphibia. The structures of 1-7 were elucidated on the basis of their MS and NMR spectroscopic analysis. Compounds 1-8 were evaluated for their cytotoxicity and ability to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. Among these, none were found to be cytotoxic to RAW264.7 cells up to 100.0 μM, but 8, 5, and 2 showed NO inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 9.2 ± 0.9, 25.5 ± 1.1, and 39.6 ± 1.8 μM, respectively.Journal of Natural Products2017356Seven azaphilones, montagnuphilones A-G (1-7), together with previously known azaphILones 8-11, were encountered in Montagnulaceae sp.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of natural products['Jian-guang Luo', 'Ya-Ming Xu', 'Dustin C. Sandberg', 'A. Arnold', 'A. Gunatilaka']2017-01-18T00:00:00 197add59ecb49d4faeece92ef75986750b82c5a1Abstract : Generally, failures in root canal treatment are caused by the bacterium Enterococcus faecalis. Several studies using different types of herbs showed their inhibition effect on the growth of bacteria in the oral cavity. Coconut oil can be processed into pure coconut oil (virgin coconut oil, VCO) that contains lauric acid with its antibacterial effect. This study was aimed to determine the inhibitory effect of coconut oil on the growth of the bacteria Enterococcus faecalis. This was an experimental laboratory study with the post-test only control group design. We used a modified method of the Kirby-Bauer disk paper. Sample of VCO was made by using heating process. Enterococcus faecalis bacteria obtained directly from the patients’ necrotic pulps were identified at the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Laboratory, University of Sam Ratulangi Manado. The results showed that Enterococcus faecalis bacteria were identified in the samples. The inhibition zone of VCO to Enterococcus faecalis was 10 mm. Conclusion: Virgin coconut oil could inhibit the growth of Enterococcus faecalis. Keywords : virgin coconut oil (Virgin coconut oil), Enterococcus faecalis, inhibition zone Abstrak : Pada perawatan saluran akar dapat ditemukan kegagalan perawatan yang disebabkan oleh bakteri Enterococcus faecalis. Terdapat beberapa penelitian mengenai berbagai jenis tumbuhan herbal yang telah dilakukan untuk menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri dalam rongga mulut, salah satunya yaitu tanaman kelapa yang dapat diolah menjadi minyak kelapa murni (virgin coconut oil, VCO) yang mengandung senyawa aktif asam laurat dengan efek antibakteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui daya hambat VCO terhadap pertumbuhan bakteri Enterococcus faecalis. Jenis penelitian ialah eksperimental laboratorium dengan post-test only control group design. Metode pengujian menggunakan metode modifikasi Kirby-Bauer dengan paper disk. Sampel minyak kelapa murni dibuat sendiri dengan proses pemanasan. Bakteri Enterococcus faecalis diambil langsung dari pasien nekrosis pulpa lalu diidentifikasi di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi Farmasi FMIPA Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya bakteri Enterococcus faecalis pada sampel hasil identifikasi. Dari hasil uji daya hambat didapatkan minyak kelapa murni (Virgin coconut oil) memiliki efek antibakteri dalam menghambat pertumbuhan Enterococcus faecalis dengan zona hambat sebesar 10 mm. Simpulan: Virgin coconut oil dapat menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Enterococcus faecalis. Kata kunci : VCO, Enterococcus faecalis, zona hambat2017116Virgin coconut oil could inhibit the growth of Enterococcus faecalis in an experimental laboratory study using a modified method of the Kirby-Bauer disk paper.2017-01-18T00:00:00Electronic Government, An International Journal['Lisa K. Tumbel', 'P. M. Wowor', 'K. V. Siagian']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b80deaa6c09cded1062d90b548cc2e13ce15f7f0To display favorable fluorescent properties, the non-emissive native nucleosides need to be modified. Here we present a motif that relies on conjugating 5-membered aromatic heterocycles (e.g., thiophene) to a 6-azapyrimidine (1,2,4-triazine) core. Synthetic accessibility and desirable photophysical properties make these nucleosides attractive candidates for enzymatic incorporation and biochemical assays. While 6-azauridine triphosphate is known to be poorly tolerated by polymerases in RNA synthesis, we illustrate that conjugating a thiophene ring at position 5 overcomes such limitations, facilitating its T7 RNA polymerase-mediated in vitro transcription incorporation into RNA constructs. We further show that the modified transcripts can be ligated to longer oligonucleotides to form singly modified RNAs, as illustrated for an A-site hairpin model RNA construct, which was employed to visualize aminoglycoside antibiotics binding.Organic and biomolecular chemistry2017636It is illustrated that conjugating a thiophene ring at position 5 overcomes 6-azauridine triphosphate's limitations, facilitating its T7 RNA polymerase-mediated in vitro transcription incorporation into RNA constructs.2017-01-18T00:00:00Organic & biomolecular chemistry['P. Hopkins', 'L. McCoy', 'Y. Tor']2017-01-18T00:00:00 035174b03b5f929668600d0520e4f1f08f49405cJournal of Immunotherapy for Cancer201726This research presents a novel probabilistic approach to estimating the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image recognition.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer['M. Uemura', "Faisal Fa'ak", 'C. Haymaker', 'Natalie McQuail', 'E. Sirmans', 'C. Hudgens', 'L. Barbara', 'C. Bernatchez', 'J. Curry', 'P. Hwu', 'M. Tetzlaff', 'A. Diab']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a673e3d49f09dbe33c546b062ccdf816927ba565Abstract This study aims to assess comparability of a short food frequency questionnaire (SFFQ) used in the Determinants of Suicide: Conventional and Emergent Risk Study (DISCOVER Study) with a validated comprehensive FFQ (CFFQ). A total of 127 individuals completed SFFQ and CFFQ. Healthy eating was measured using Healthy Eating Score (HES). Estimated food intake and healthy eating assessed by SFFQ was compared with the CFFQ. For most food groups and HES, the highest Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients between the two FFQs were r > .60. For macro-nutrients, the correlations exceeded 0.4. Cross-classification of quantile analysis showed that participants were classified between 46% and 81% into the exact same quantiles, while 10% or less were misclassified into opposite quantiles. The Bland–Altman plots showed an acceptable level of agreement between the two dietary measurement methods. The SFFQ can be used for Canadian with psychiatric disorders to rank them based on their dietary intake.International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition2017214The Bland–Altman plots showed an acceptable level of agreement between the two dietary measurement methods, and the SFFQ can be used for Canadian with psychiatric disorders to rank them based on their dietary intake.2017-01-18T00:00:00International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition['M. Dehghan', 'Y. Ge', 'W. El Sheikh', 'M. Bawor', 'S. Rangarajan', 'B. Dennis', 'Judith Vair', 'H. Sholer', 'N. Hutchinson', 'Elizabeth Iordan', 'Pam Mackie', 'Z. Samaan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1a211de8c1f7a43ae29cd12ea1777339c7944533Penelitian ini digunakan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi kunjungan wisatawan ke objek wisata syariah di Sumatera Barat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif deskriptifdengan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 100 responden, instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner/angket. Dari uji t yang dilakukan didapatkan dua variabel berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kunjungan wisatawan pada objek wisata syariah Sumatera Barat yaitu variabel pelayanan (X2), kepuasan (X3) dan terdapat satu variabel yang tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kunjungan wisatawan ke objek wisata syariah Sumatera Barat yaitu promosi (X1). Dari hasil uji F terbukti bahwa variabel promosi (X1), pelayanan (X2), dan kepuasan (X3) secara bersama-sama berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kunjungan wisatawan ke objek wisata syariah Sumatera Barat.Hasil koefisien determinasi didapatkan 65,1%, sedangkan sisanya 34,9% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak dibahas dalam penelitian ini seperti kondisi ekonomi dan prilaku konsumen diantaranya pribadi, sosial, dan budaya.2017052017-01-18T00:00:00['Nuryenti Lisma', 'Sepris Yonaldi', 'Liza Zulbahri']2017-01-18T00:00:00 2dbab901ca3550ab03c9c4e84ef67c49e7d41d7f2017032017-01-18T00:00:00['Wassenberg Tessa', 'Molero-Luis Marta', 'J. Kathrin', 'H. Georg', 'A. Birgit', 'Blau Nenad', 'G. Angeles', 'Artuch Rafael', 'Pons Roser', 'P. Toni', 'Leuzzi Vincenco', 'M. Mario', 'P. Phillip', 'L. Wang', 'K. Manju', 'Helen K. Simon', 'F. Lisa', 'V. Marcel', 'Willemsen Michèl', 'O. Thomas']2017-01-18T00:00:00 fcff074acf455c12c9dd04b14a66ac91c133d83cRare Diseases, defined by a prevalence of less than 1 per 2000 persons, affect 36 million people in Europe, 500 000 in Switzerland, corresponding to 6-8% of the general population. 7000 rare diseases are currently recorded.Mitochondrial diseases are a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases. They are characterized by intracellular failure of energy production and affect predominantly energy-dependent tissues. The clinical presentation is not always suggestive, particularly in adulthood. In order to reach the diagnosis, a prerequisite is to think of them. In this article, we will focus on the clinical aspects of mitochondrial disorders in order to give the internist simple tools on how not to miss those rare diseases in his daily practice.Revue medicale suisse2017133The clinical aspects of mitochondrial disorders will be focused on in order to give the internist simple tools on how not to miss those rare diseases in his daily practice.2017-01-18T00:00:00Revue medicale suisse['C. Tran', 'J. Serratrice', 'J. Nuoffer', 'A. Schaller', 'B. Favrat', 'F. Barbey', 'J. A. Lobrinus', 'I. Kern', 'T. Kuntzer', 'D. Ballhausen']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7c0d95d283b9107eaf4722c8317a25bee7cbfc21Archives of Sexual Behavior20171222017-01-18T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Elizabeth Riley']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b9c3b760bc869790bed972d04d3a7941a31144c7Analisis pori dan struktur mikro pada batu apung Lombok telah dilakukan. Metode BET digunakan dalam menentukan diameter pori, luas permukaan spesifik, dan volume pori batu apung. Sementara karakterisasi SEM dilakukan untuk mengetahui morfologi struktur mikro batu apung. Batu apung yang berasal dari tiga lokasi berbeda di pulau Lombok digerus untuk diperoleh ukuran partikel yang lebih kecil. Melalui karakterisasi, diketahui batu apung Lombok memiliki fasa quartz, corundum, dan hematite, serta memiliki ukuran diameter pori 4,4 nm untuk kedalaman 0,3 m dan 1,5 nm untuk kedalaman 3,0 m. Luas permukaan spesifik batu apung adalah 22,8 х 104 cm2/g untuk kedalaman 0,3 m dan 58,7 х 104cm2/g untuk kedalaman 3,0 m. Sedangkan volume pori batu apung Lombok pada kedalaman 0,3 m dan 3,0 m secara berturut-turut adalah sebesar 0,0135 ml/g dan 0,0227 ml/g. Berdasarkan hasil analisis struktur mikro, batu apung dalam bentuk serbuk tidak mengubah morfologi batuan itu sendiri. ======================================================================================== Analysis on the pore and the microstructure of Lombok pumice has been successfully performed. BET method was used to determine the pore size, specific surface area and pore volume of pumice. Meanwhile, SEM was used to determine the morphology of pumice microstructure. Pumice selected from three different locations from Lombok Island was crushed to obtain smaller particle sizes. Based on the results of characterization, it was known that pumice has quartz, corundum, and hematite phases, and the average pore size was 4.4 nm and 1.5 nm respectively for pumice collected from the quarry’s depth of 0.3 m and 3.0 m. The specific surface area of Lombok pumice from the corresponding area are 22.8 х 104 cm2/g and 58.7 х 104cm2/g; and the pore volume are 0.0135 ml/g and 0.0227 ml/g. Based on the microstructure, it was concluded that pulverized pumice did not affect its microstructure.2017022017-01-18T00:00:00['Mega Putri Kusumaningtyas']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5e6223ffa044b5bf99de9e19d22c23866432e922ABSTRAK Penelitian ini mengangkat masalah tentang bagaimana perkembangan ekonomi usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawar di Gampong Uteun Bayi dan apa faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawar di Gampong Uteun Bayi tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan memaparkan perkembangan usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawar dan menjelaskan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha tersebut.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan tiga cara, yakni dengan cara observasi, wawancara (interview), dan dokumentasi.Adapun informan dalam penelitian ini dipilih melalui teknik Purposive Sampling . Metode yang digunakan adalah metode sejarah dan pendekatan kualitatif.Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawa r yang didirikan sejak 1995 telah mengalami perkembangan setiap tahunnya. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari jumlah permintaan akan tempe yang semakin meningkat dari konsumen, jumlah tenaga kerja yang semakin meningkat  serta pendapatan semakin meningkat. Di samping itu, Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawar meliputi faktor internal yaitu Ketersediaan Bahan Baku, Tenaga Kerja, dan Surat Izin Usaha Perdagangan (SIUP). Sedangkan faktor eksternal yang mempengaruhi perkembangan usaha tempe Cap Bunga Mawar meliputi Konsumen dan pelanggan, sosial ekonomi dan budaya, dan kesehatan.. Kata Kunci : Dinamika, Usaha Temp e. ABSTRACT The research raises the issue of how economic development efforts tempe Cap Bunga Mawarin Uteun Bayi village Infants and what factors affecting business development tempeCap Bunga Mawar  inUteun Bayi village. This study aims to describe the development of business tempe Cap Bunga Mawar and explain the factors that influence the development of the business. The data collection is done in three ways, namely by way of observation, interview (interview), and documentation. The informants in this study were selected through purposive sampling technique. The method used is the historical method and qualitative approach. The results of data analysis showed that businesses tempeCap Bunga Mawarestablished since 1995 has been progressing every year. It can be seen from the number of requests will tempe ever increasing number of consumers, the workforce is growing and increasing revenue. In addition, factors that affect business development tempe Cap Bunga Mawar include internal factors, namely Availability of Raw Materials, Labor, and Trading Business License (Business License). While external factors affecting business development tempeCap Bunga Mawarinclude Consumers and customers, socio-economic and cultural, and health. Keywords: Dynamics, Business Tempe .2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Lisa Ariani', 'Mawardi', 'Anwar Yoesoef']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5216a9b9882d470421f0cf861f29d1f42f6a1df020174412017-01-18T00:00:00Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews['R. Lakhanpal', 'K. Jensen', 'B. Shadbolt', 'L. Sullivan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5d8bd9bc46de764a9fc5b99b6434312dabd53bb9At the end of last year I received a letter informing me I was to be made a Dame for services to nursing and the Mary Seacole Statue Appeal in the new year's honours list. It came as a great shock to me.Nursing Standard201701At the end of last year I received a letter informing me I was to be made a Dame for services to nursing and the Mary Seacole Statue Appeal in the new year's honours list came as a great shock.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)['Dame Elizabeth Anionwu']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dad10a010d06ccaf3e67aaba191bda2a7cf31df5Les juges francais, comme la doctrine, opposent traditionnellement differentes interpretations du principe d’egalite des sexes, l’egalite formelle et l’egalite reelle. Or, cette mise en opposition conduit a faire du principe d’egalite un « droit de l’homme contre lui-meme » : le principe d’egalite, dans son sens formel, est precisement mobilise dans les discours juridiques, comme limite aux dispositifs visant l’egalite reelle, telles que les actions positives en faveur de l’acces des femmes a certaines fonctions ou emplois publics. Plus encore, la predominance axiologique du principe d’egalite formelle aboutit a empecher la reconnaissance d’un « droit a l’egalite reelle ». Une telle hierarchisation entre les differentes significations du principe d’egalite vise ainsi a preserver la predominance d’une conception meritocratique de l’egalite.2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Elsa Fondimare']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d2c78161b48e042b2939fcd37d05d3aed63111a9This paper deals with a possible interpretation value of biochemical methods in comparison with the classic tools of geoarchaeology for the evaluation of formation processes. Organic rich layers from the archaeological site Brandýs nad Labem-Vrábí were tested with the aim to determine the origin of several different types of soil organic material by analyzing the content of different sugars. The studied soil body showed signs of cultural layer, redeposited soils, and in situ developed soil. The analysis of different sugars was highlighted: soil samples taken from these layers were analyzed to assess the ratios of mannose + galactose to arabinose + xylose, and of rhamnose + fucose to arabinose + xylose, content of Corg and different nitrates, as well as different rates of absorbance. The results show that the interpretation values of polysaccharides evaluation didn’t bring significant results itself, but in combination with classical tools of geoarchaeology may bring interpretable and new results.20178412017-01-18T00:00:00The Holocene['K. Rejšek', 'J. Turek', 'V. Vranová', 'Roman Hadacz', 'L. Lisá']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c53ef7e54568df27db26b4b1bcd92b4eb7a3d947En el siguiente articulo se analizan los indicadores linguisticos de estigmatizacion urbana, condicionantes del modo de vida de mujeres que provienen de entornos rurales, victimas de violencia domestica y fisica y actualmente residentes en el area metropolitana de Nuevo Leon. Esta estigmatizacion, que ha sido derivada de diversos aspectos, ha sido producto de una transculturacion de practicas violentas que a su vez influyen en la enunciacion. Para identificar lo anterior, los autores se basaron en los aportes del analisis del discurso. The following article analyzes the linguistic indicators of urban stigmatization, conditioning the way of life of women who come from rural environments, victims of domestic and physical violence and currently residing in the metropolitan area of Nuevo Leon. This stigmatization, which has been derived from various aspects, has been the product of a transculturation of violent practices that in turn influence enunciation. To identify the above, the authors were based on the contributions of discourse analysis.2017012017-01-18T00:00:00['Dina Elizabeth Cortes Coss', 'D. S. González', 'Lidia Rodríguez Alfano']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1ca797d4d0f1a4dffed38746f1c3e1ed69d650dfGareth Dale nous convie a un voyage de pres de quatre-vingts ans a travers l’Europe et les Etats-Unis, dans les pas de Karl Polanyi, « un humaniste libre-penseur en quete de communaute » (p. 3), et de sa compagne Ilona Duczynska. L’auteur retrace avec brio le destin de ce « personnage typique » (au sens de Lukacs) du socialisme reformiste, en le replacant dans les paysages politiques et intellectuels de la Hongrie des annees 1900, de « Vienne la Rouge », de l’Angleterre des Fabians et des pen...2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elsa Boulet']2017-01-18T00:00:00 7cbdd027fb82b0c9846e2048c4bbbae616954a16O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a observacao microscopica de estruturas reprodutoras vegetais ao microscopio monocular 116AL Coleman, objetiva 40x  para ilustrar o ciclo de vida de grupos vegetais por alunos do Ensino Medio do Colegios Univap Aquarius,  na Zona Oeste de Sao Jose dos Campos. O trabalho foi dividido em duas etapas: (a) a primeira etapa constituiu-se no estudo teorico dos grupos vegetais, ciclos reprodutivos e observacao de estruturas reprodutoras de pteridofitas e angiospermas em aula de campo realizada na Praca Ulisses Guimaraes, localizada no Jardim Aquarius; (b)  a segunda etapa realizada  no laboratorio de Biologia do colegio, foram visualizadas ao microscopio optico, soros, esporângios e esporos vegetais presentes em folhas de samambaias ( Nephrolepis exaltata) ;   e   graos de polen de anteras coletadas de flores de “pata de vaca” ( Bauhinia forticata ). Complementando o resultado das atividades realizadas, os alunos utilizaram a câmera do celular (Iphone 5, câmera digital 8MP) acoplada a objetiva do microscopio registrando as estruturas observadas que foram compartilhadas nos grupos de estudo existentes nas redes sociais.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00Revista UniVap['A. Vieira', 'G. Fernandes', 'J. C. Guimarães', 'Victória Gabriela Oliveira Souza', 'Elisa Celeste Dreux']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3b5cceb345ba63185763bd68a4b663b9b644b4c4Volume 90, no. 21, p. 9855-9861, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01482-16. Page 9858, Fig. 1: Treatment Group colors are incorrect in the key at the bottom of the figure. Colors indicating Placebo, Post-PrEP, and On PreP groups should be blue, yellow, and green, respectively.Journal of Virology201700This data indicates that treatment Group colors are incorrect in the key at the bottom of the figure and Placebo, Post-PrEP, and On PreP groups should be blue, yellow, and green, respectively.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Virology['Jennifer M. Lund', 'K. Broliden', 'M. Pyra', 'Katherine K. Thomas', 'D. Donnell', 'Elizabeth M Irungu', 'Timothy R Muwonge', 'N. Mugo', 'Madhuri Manohar', 'M. Jansson', 'R. Mackelprang', 'M. Marzinke', 'J. Baeten', 'J. Lingappa']2017-01-18T00:00:00 6cf0f013c25b330e1f76b461c581dcf8632efb7fJoin us for the Society’s Northern Ireland conference ‘The New Deal on Dementia,’ which will take place at Belfast Castle on Wednesday 8 March 2017.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 af5197c584ada2b4ba05946667cf14e5b92487f62017002017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Siahaan', 'Prihatin Lumbanraja', 'L. Anna']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0d45e8e2c1cd03e8eb0b49a97fbc58395ccabdadIntroduction: Bone-specific alkaline phosphatase is a highly sensitive and specific marker of the bone-forming activity. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) flare phenomenon is an acute elevation of serum ALP levels. ALP flare is thought to represent an exaggerated osteoblastic reaction. Summary:A 53 year old man with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection had a sudden and significant elevation of BAP after treatment with sofosbuvir and ribavirin. Filgrastim treatments for leukopenia resulted in further elevation of ALP to 2323 IU/L. ALP levels steadily improved after discontinuation of HCV therapy and cessation of filgrastim injections. Conclusion:ALP flare is a rare, severe elevation of ALP levels often induced by chemotherapeutic agents. We describe a unique case of ALP flare after treatment for HCV with sofosbuvir and ribavirin, further exacerbated by filgrastim therapy for leukopenia.2017130A 53 year old man with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection had a sudden and significant elevation of BAP after treatment with sofosbuvir and ribavirin, further exacerbated by filgrastim therapy for leukopenia.2017-01-18T00:00:00Endocrinology&Metabolism International Journal['Silvia R. Salgado Nunez Del Prado', 'Elizabeth M Lamos', 'K. Munir']2017-01-18T00:00:00 56fa7b80369e7a60da345fe7ba3ca7f91800f817Provides data on vegetation and nematode community composition monitored for 20 years in plots that were either sown with 15 mid-succession plant species or inoculated with mid-succession soil in a full-factorial randomized block design in an ex-arable fiedl (Mossel) that had just been abandoned. A detailed description of the methods is included.201700Provides data on vegetation and nematode community composition monitored for 20 years in plots that were either sown with 15 mid-succession plant species or inoculated with mid- succession soil in a full-factorial randomized block design in an ex-arable fiedl (Mossel) that had just been abandoned.2017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Wubs', 'W. H. Putten', 'S. Mortimer', 'G. Korthals', 'H. Duyts', 'Elly Morriën', 'T. Bezemer']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e6fe5bee6440d2bf65af3314223c170a52e3fcdeEl presente trabajo esta orientado al analisis de la incidencia de la organizacion de la fuerza de venta en el desarrollo empresarial de la PYME Distribuidora El Granjero Los Chitos, el desarrollo del documento muestra de manera textual y explicativa los aspectos relevantes del desarrollo del trabajo, destacando variables y sub variables como lo son: Organizacion de la Fuerza de Ventas, Desarrollo Empresarial. En el presente analisis de la incidencia de la organizacion de la fuerza de venta en el desarrollo empresarial el proposito es encontrar las posibilidades que se formalice un departamento de ventas, la aplicacion del proceso organizacional, los mecanismos aplicados en las funciones de ventas y lograr un desarrollo empresarial. Fue necesario instruir dentro de la metodologia las dos variables relacionadas la organizacion de la fuerza de venta en el desarrollo empresarial y para ello se estudio una muestra de 30 personas divididas en 15 clientes y 15 trabajadores los cuales fueron seleccionados mediante un sistema de muestreo no probabilistico. Una vez que se hizo la aplicacion de instrumentos encuesta, entrevista y observacion y se procesaron los mismos en el programa de Excel, se llego a la conclusion de que la organizacion de la fuerza de ventas incide de una forma positiva en el desarrollo empresarial de la Distribuidora El Granjero Los Chitos2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Gema Elizabeth Flores Quijanos', 'Kevin Dranath Diaz Joo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 caf10dcf76ccfdb9986ba1f4cf61ad4a091185542017002017-01-18T00:00:00Science['E. Pennisi']2017-01-18T00:00:00 b7967d537c3811155f68c5e58c9f9ed29d219cb82017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elizabeth Dobbins']2017-01-18T00:00:00 829afc483df7e1c56193136aaa8e851aa03aeda92017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Betsy Byrd']2017-01-18T00:00:00 308a2b7962e71ea88f04d6b449eff68a97f14449We need enthusiastic volunteers to help people with dementia get out and about and keep doing the things they love.201700The Alzheimer's Society needs enthusiastic volunteers to help people with dementia get out and about and keep doing the things they love.2017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 84ebcbcf42cbf323f618912003f45315e6c557fbResumo - O presente trabalho objetivou investigar o conhecimento etnobotânico dos alunos da E.E. Maria Luiza de Guimaraes Medeiros, localizado na regiao Norte de Sao Jose dos Campos – SP e paralelamente desenvolver aulas praticas com os alunos participantes do projeto PIBID, relacionadas ao uso de plantas medicinais. O trabalho foi realizado em duas etapas: (a) a primeira foi a aplicacao de um questionario de etnobotânica sobre dados socioeconomicos, conhecimentos e uso sobre plantas medicinais que foram entregues aos alunos para que entrevistassem pessoas da comunidade a qual pertenciam; (b) a segunda etapa foi o desenvolvimento de atividades praticas sobre conceitos relacionados ao uso de planta medicinais. O estudo revelou que o conhecimento sobre o uso de plantas medicinais e praticado pelos moradores, principalmente pelas mulheres (70%) e alunos que residem na regiao rural (50%). Os bairros que compoem a regiao Norte vem sofrendo descaracterizacao da cultura da regiao fator atribuido  a implantacao de casas populares, fato que pode ser notado no comportamento dos alunos e mudancas nos habitos de cultivo e uso de plantas medicinais.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00Revista UniVap['Elisa Celeste Dreux', 'Ariane de Araújo Ferreira', 'A. G. Martins', 'Ida Letícia Mendes dos Santos', 'Laila C. da Cunha Freitas Santana', 'Monica C. Silva Souza Vicente', 'Sabrina Horschut Sandim', 'W. M. Joaquim', 'Karla Andressa Ruiz Lopes', 'Nádia Maria Rodrigues de Campos Velho']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e67f5b2f19c6f251b9cb851dc4651fb61fbb2a5a叹词tanci (interjeksi) adalah kata yang berfungsi untuk mengungkapkan reaksi atau perasaan yang sedang dialami oleh pembicara, seperti kaget, kagum, marah, sedih, senang dan lain-lain. Dalam bahasa percakapan penggunaan 叹词 tanci (interjeksi) sering digunakan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) jenis-jenis 叹词tanci (interjeksi) dan (2) fungsi jenis-jenis 叹词tanci (interjeksi) yang digunakan dalam novel terjemahan Disney Frozen (冰雪奇缘 Bīngxuě qiyuan) oleh 程喆Cheng zhe. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskripsi analisis. Deskripsi analisis ini bertujuan untuk menjabarkan masalah penelitian. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat 50 叹 词tanci (interjeksi) yang digunakan. Interjeksi tersebut adalah 嘿嘿hēihēi, 嗨 hāi, 哎哟āiyō, 哦 o, 喔ō, 嚯 huo, 哼/hng/, 呵hē, 啊a, 嗯 ǹg, 哎 āi, 嘿 hēi, 嗨 hēi dan 啊a. Serta ditemukan jenis 叹词Tanci Interjeksi 哦哟oyo ditulis dengan aksara yang berbeda, yaitu 喔哦 ōō. Peneliti menyarankan bagi penelitian selanjutnya untuk memperluas sumber data, dan mengkaji jenis-jenis 叹词Tanci (interjeksi) yang lain agar data lebih beragam dan lebih luas.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elisa Churotaayun']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a2d48d93cc916fbe7871d2f3341f360f04aa57c0Distributions of zooplankton were studied in Mahin Lagoon within the transgressive mud coastal zone, Southwest Nigeria. Zooplankton samples were collected at fifteen stations along the stretch of the lagoon and analysed using standard methods for four months (October 2013, 2014, March 2014 and 2015). In each of the rainy and dry seasons, zooplankton recorded belonged to phyla Foraminifera, Arthropoda, Rotifera, Ciliophora and Protozoa. During rainy season, when salinity levels were relatively low, rotifers constituted the dominant zooplankton fauna whereas tinttinids (ciliophorans) and copepods (crustaceans/arthropods) were the major taxa recorded during dry season when salinity was high in some stations. March 2014 and 2015 recorded higher zooplankton abundance and species diversity than October 2013 and 2014 across the fifteen stations. The distributions of species across different stations were however relatively uniform during October 2013 and 2014. Ciliophorans (such as Tintinnopsis, Codonellopsis spp) were distributed mostly within the stations close to the Atlantic Ocean with higher salinity while freshwater stations further upstream were prevailed mostly by rotifers (such as Ascomorpha, Brachionus, Keratella, Filinia spp.). Copepods (such as Acartia, Paracalanus, Parapontela spp) and Cladocerans (such as Bosmina, Moina and Penilia spp) however were distributed across the entire study area. The imperativeness of sustainably managing the water body and resources therein is discussed. Keywords: Zooplankton abundance, species diversity, coastal waters, salinity, sustainable management201700The imperativeness of sustainably managing the water body and resources therein is discussed and zooplankton abundance, species diversity, coastal waters, salinity, sustainable management is discussed.2017-01-18T00:00:00Journal of Aquatic Sciences['A. Yakub', 'J. Adedipe', 'O. A. Abiodun', 'B. Bello', 'M. R. Ajijo']2017-01-18T00:00:00 0691172405f2e0791d9f566acd47230e1b800b25Fresh after her presentations on fat reduction and cellulite treatment devices at ASDS, Sue Ellen Cox, M.D., offers unplugged advice about today’s technologies.201700Fresh after her presentations on fat reduction and cellulite treatment devices at ASDS, Sue Ellen Cox, M.D., offers unplugged advice about today’s technologies.2017-01-18T00:00:00Dermatology Times['L. Hilton']2017-01-18T00:00:00 1877f03c10a941b1ef45133330fda0136196fbaeASEAN Tourism Research Association Conference (ATRC) 2017, James Cook University, Singapore. (2017, January 18-20)2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Eliza Joyce Palaroan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 ae99a1792f4b928c6e66ba348d0d6eb82275a635The relation between marital status and health is one of the most established associations in the scientific literature. The present study examine the effect of marital dissolution (separation or divorce) on mortality in a cohort of 298,863 men and women, ages 14 to 75 years, who were part of the Turin Longitudinal Study (TLS). Major findings are based on assessments of estimated relative risk from Cox proportional hazards models and adjusted for demographic and socioeconomic factors. Data show a long-term effect of marital dissolution on mortality, which last at least three years for men for all-cause of death, cardiovascular disease mortality, smoking and alcohol related diseases, and for mortality due to violent death. Even though a consistency of the elevated risk pattern is also evident for females, their mortality risks are generally higher in the first years following the marital disruption than it is in subsequent years.201700Data show a long-term effect of marital dissolution on mortality, which last at least three years for men for all-cause of death, cardiovascular disease mortality, smoking and alcohol related diseases, and for mortality due to violent death.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Elisa Cisotto', 'Letizia Mencarini', 'R. Onorati']2017-01-18T00:00:00 604c6e08b46cbf25aedd2aa9ae73f71d640627eb2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 91d61c2f22fcc996c3b9be43fcc891ac3cac93522017002017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Arnaud']2017-01-18T00:00:00 3254f01f029dcdaf5e5a673110115c7619e89874Poster abstract publicado em: Toxicon. 2016;123(Suppl. 25):S55-6. Disponivel em: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.11.1572017002017-01-18T00:00:00['T. Lopes', 'M. Saraiva', 'I. B. Moura', 'André Militão', 'R. Ribeiro', 'Adelaide Coelho', 'Carlos Orta Gomes', 'Conceição Costa Bonito', 'C. Pena', 'I. Cunha', 'I. Sousa', 'M. M. Toscano', 'E. Soares', 'A. Tavares', 'M. Calhau']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c12022b04942cd73c22249cc3277af01f61e48acEste trabalho pretende problematizar a relacao Estudos Culturais e Educacao, tendo em vista a "explosao internacional" pelas quais os Estudos Culturais tem passado, bem como do fortalecimento desses estudos com a Educacao no contexto brasileiro. Traca um pequeno panorama dos Estudos Culturais em solo britânico, algumas de suas pautas e tensoes, e sua presencana America Latina. Investiga a relacao entre Estudos Culturais e Educacao, buscando indicios desse campo teorico no contexto dos Programas de Pos-Graduacao em Educacao das universidades brasileiras. Para tanto, toma como objeto de analise as ementas de duas linhas de pesquisa Estudos Culturais da/em Educacao de duas universidades publicas (UFRGS e UFPB). Como procedimento metodologico utilizou a pesquisa documental e bibliografica, em um primeiro momento; e em um segundo momento, recorreu a metodologia da semiotica discursiva francesa, de matriz greimasiana, para compreender os sentidos do texto (as ementas). Concluiu que, apesar da "explosao internacional" dos Estudos Culturais, ha ainda poucos Programas de Pos-Graduacao em Educacao no Brasil que privilegiam a relacao Estudos Culturais e a Educacao em suas linhas de pesquisa. Palavras-chave : Estudos Culturais. Pesquisa. Educacao.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elizabeth Detone Faustini Brasil', 'Juliana Contti Castro', 'Juliana de Souza Silva Almonfrey', 'Karolini Galimberti Pattuzzo Breciane']2017-01-18T00:00:00 9d1e1b85afbe4e8ed09e0768b923bb881d705cb22017002017-01-18T00:00:00['E. Burch']2017-01-18T00:00:00 5169fce13e33ec533041e8e6733b35c673712f732017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Elizabeth A. Hubin', 'S. Darst', 'E. Campbell']2017-01-18T00:00:00 026b20fbbaed66f7eca572f74dfdbd1aac893f962017002017-01-18T00:00:00['A. B. Simarmata', 'Yeni Absah', 'Elisabeth Siahaan']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dd6887e86494aacd2a65015dd85f4b38f60816c5Stefan Żeromski (1864-1925) was a Polish writer and journalist, nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1924. He began writing short stories and drafts for novels. The appearance of Żeromski’s last novel in 1925 was accompanied by heated debates and discussions. Some of Przedwiosnie’s readers interpreted the final scene, in which the main character joins the march on the Belwedwe (the seat of the president of Poland) as a call to revolution. The writer was accused of leftist convictions and of propagating communist ideology. As well as accusations of the anti-Polish climate of the book, there were also complaints about its promoting a “pornographic atrocity.” Others reproached Żeromski for warping leftist ideals. Żeromski refused to allow his views to become overwhelmed by pro-communist propaganda. He presented himself as creator full of dashed hopes, unwilling to surrender his unflinching vision of the contemporary world. “I was never partial to revolution, that is, to the murdering of people by other people for the sake of things, goods and Money. In all my writing, and especialy in Przedwiosnie, I have expressively condemned Bolshevik slaughter and torture”, Żeromski wrote.2017002017-01-18T00:00:00['Sabire Arik']2017-01-18T00:00:00 a1649aa62ab8cf6723417ff0db373261565f0b81A recent study from Birmingham City University uncovered some alarming examples of students' reactions to negative feedback from their mentors, ranging from manipulative behaviour to making threats and allegations of bullying.Nursing Standard201700A recent study from Birmingham City University uncovered some alarming examples of students' reactions to negative feedback from their mentors, ranging from manipulative behaviour to making threats and allegations of bullying.2017-01-18T00:00:00Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)['Z. Arif']2017-01-18T00:00:00 c48da5f8e61a9ee2793a55a4124e677facec2441This report describes a co-occurrence of child abuse, autistic symptoms, impulsivity, hyperactivity and alcohol over-consumption in the victim’s adolescence and early adulthood. It is concluded that environmental factors such as physical and psychological abuse may contribute to development of autistic symptoms. Some children with autistic traits may be physically abused ADHD children or initially healthy ones. In the atmosphere of domestic violence and bullying, ADHD manifestations such as impulsivity and hyperactivity may be discouraged. Abnormal behaviors partly compatible with the ASD may be adaptive. Alcohol is consumed by some adolescents with autistic traits to overcome communications barriers. Besides, affiliation with groups of alcohol abusers is a potential way of escape from domestic violence. 1 Volume 2017; Issue 012017370It is concluded that environmental factors such as physical and psychological abuse may contribute to development of autistic symptoms and affiliation with groups of alcohol abusers is a potential way of escape from domestic violence.2017-01-18T00:00:00['Sergei V. Jargin']2017-01-18T00:00:00 e7c026978f3fd9ef461727fcab86e43d7b35f0edArchives of Sexual Behavior201734Several strategies taking into account the differentgeopolitical situations regarding access to health care are proposed, including in the long term, working for changes in health care systems and demanding access to state-funded health care within a human rights framework, and in the short term, identifying locally specific strategies for facilitating access to psychological support for those gender diverse children and families who require it.2017-01-18T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Amets Suess-Schwend']2017-01-18T00:00:00 d588812651657c15c273adabeb8fc2f663179921Archives of Sexual Behavior201740Several strategies taking into account the differentgeopolitical situations regarding access to health care are proposed, including in the long term, working for changes in health care systems and demanding access to state-funded health care within a human rights framework, and in the short term, identifying locally specific strategies for facilitating access to psychological support for those gender diverse children and families who require it.2017-01-18T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Amets Suess-Schwend']2017-01-18T00:00:00 dbc3843ea33c199eac162c32853d45d7b5320c53Journal of Computing in Higher Education20174224The results demonstrate the need for greater intentionality in integrating social media into MOOCs and suggest that learners did not find Twitter to be a useful space that provided added value or responded to their needs.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Computing in Higher Education['G. Veletsianos']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2995c889f0039a02d0adae54756ecb10562f873eIntroduction: Disaster research entails several methodological challenges, given the context of a disaster. This article aims to describe and evaluate the use of Facebook as a tool to recruit participants for a self-selected Internet sample using a web-based survey in a post-disaster setting in the Philippines after the Haiyan typhoon hit parts of the country in November 2013. Method: An invitation to a web-based survey about health was posted on several Facebook pages during a ten-day period. Results: In total, 443 individuals who had survived the Haiyan typhoon participated in the study. The demographics of the study sample were similar to the general demographics in the Philippines, considering gender, age distribution and level of education. Discussion: The study showed that the use of social media to recruit participants for disaster research could limit several of the practical and ethical challenges connected to disaster research. However, the method demands access to the Internet and requires several strategic considerations, particularly concerning non-probability sample biases and generalization as well as an active approach from the researcher.PLOS Currents201799The study showed that the use of social media to recruit participants for disaster research could limit several of the practical and ethical challenges connected to disaster research.2017-01-19T00:00:00PLoS Currents['Karin Hugelius', 'A. Adolfsson', 'M. Gifford', 'P. Örtenwall']2017-01-19T00:00:00 683414d745dfde1b677740f113659f27bf9ec8ac2017022017-01-19T00:00:00['K. Lyons']2017-01-19T00:00:00 999102d556332c20b19dad5c1b1103a9d3817adc2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Korene Ekstrand']2017-01-19T00:00:00 99ab3ea6791b8e5964d343627528b9f4880bdabc2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Ibrahim Karakira']2017-01-19T00:00:00 9862d88530d511d13caa8316a32973c5f4e9c4c02017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Eleni Bali', 'Athanasia-Afroditi Matraka', 'Ελένη Μπαλή', 'Αθανασία-Αφροδίτη Ματράκα']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0ae0ba09e889201f3da440b1b2b5bf66b9bf302c2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Tina E. Chrzastowski']2017-01-19T00:00:00 80cfcfebe37449df877c6ffd56b78dc079ecb20bSocial marketing related to sexual health is a problematic task, especially in religiously and/or culturally conservative countries. Social media presents a possible alternative channel for sexual health efforts to disseminate information and engage new users. In an effort to understand how well sexual health campaigns and organizations have leveraged this opportunity, this study presents a systematic examination of ongoing Facebook-based sexual health efforts in conservative Asian countries. It was discovered that out of hundreds of sexual health organizations identified in the region, less than half had created a Facebook page. Of those that had, only 31 were found to have posted sexual health–relevant content at least once a month. Many of these 31 organizations were also unsuccessful in maintaining regular official and user activity on their page. In order to assess the quality of the Facebook pages as Web-based information resources, the sexual health–related official activity on each page was analyzed for information (a) value, (b) reliability, (c) currency, and (d) system accessibility. User responsiveness to official posts on the pages was also used to discuss the potential of Facebook as a sexual health information delivery platform.Journal of health communication2017489It was discovered that out of hundreds of sexual health organizations identified in the region, less than half had created a Facebook page and many of these organizations were also unsuccessful in maintaining regular official and user activity on their page.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Health Communication['Z. Khawaja', 'K. Ali', 'Shanze Khan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c2492310f8e24ea69d6e7c53cb9a77e532a5fa99This article discusses the penetration of communication technologies in communication and social behavior patterns of rural and urban communities. The Internet was not able to erode the sense of nationalism and replace it with global values. This study also illustrates the effective communication with family, neighbors, or friends through social media in both urban and rural. An analysis shows that the internet does not affect prosocial attitudes, in traditional, moderate, and modern societies in urban and rural communities. Furthermore, face to face communication is still reliable when communicating within the family. Communication technology helps to communicate outside the family, such as a neighbor or friend. It is also suggested social media less capable of enabling a fully functioning society.2017386It is shown that the internet does not affect prosocial attitudes, in traditional, moderate, and modern societies in urban and rural communities, and face to face communication is still reliable when communicating within the family.2017-01-19T00:00:00Public Choice: Analysis of Collective Decision-Making eJournal['Wiryanta Muljono']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1ca5aa0a7706e8344c968644abf1432f3abe96faIn this paper, policy paradigm shifts of contemporary Chinese media are analyzed. Up till now, Chinese media policies have generally changed through three paradigms, including political unification policies (1949-1978), hybrid governance policies (1978-2013) and integrated governance policies (2013-now). All three-policy paradigms have been orienting towards political interests, but place emphasis on different aspects. Mainly politically oriented, the first policy paradigm focuses on seeking political interests. Guided by political, economic and social interests, the 2 nd one is physically hybrid but not integrated owing to policy conflicts, overlaid management and poor efficiency. The 3 rd media policy paradigm attempts to integrate policies for solving problems that appear during the 2 nd policy paradigm.2017502017-01-19T00:00:00Asian Social Science['Jian Liu', 'A. R. Chhachhar']2017-01-19T00:00:00 57c30251e52fc63fbfae666686008a997c2720deIn the past decade, hospitality Industry worldwide has seen a wide change in terms of marketing and connecting with the customers. This change has brought a new dimension to marketing i.e. social media marketing. With the social media marketing, the gap between the hotel and the customer has reduced tremendously. The increasing customer, employee and organization engagement to social media compel us to think the about the future of this industry. The competition is growing, the customers are now well aware, so how would a hotel connect to the customer in a different way than its competitor? This situation leads us to the question Is social media the future of hospitality industry? This paper aims at studying the concept of Social Hotel and its relevance in Indian Hospitality Industry. This paper will help us to understand the future of social media marketing and its use and the need and importance of social hotel.2017922017-01-19T00:00:00International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences['P. Kaushik', 'K. Khanna']2017-01-19T00:00:00 08683afdcf5552e22999a253d05233b69988d873A series of incidents in 2015 escalated racial tensions at the University of Missouri that ultimately contributed to the departure of the university president and chancellor. This case highlights the importance of focusing attention on competent leadership communication, which includes the development and maintenance of strong relationships with key stakeholder groups; the ability to predict, recognize, detect, and address issues that may rise to the level of crisis as defined by stakeholders; and the skill to craft timely, sensitive messages and effectively use interpersonal and mediated channels of message distribution and retrieval, especially social media, so that there is adequate information flow to and from institutional leaders allowing them to learn of, understand, and address stakeholders’ concerns as they emerge.201715262017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Business Communication['J. Fortunato', 'Ralph A. Gigliotti', 'B. Ruben']2017-01-19T00:00:00 171e3fb6a9d1e60c31282a7383cb3e88fd171edeAbstract Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 US presidential election has launched a wave of discussions in the international media and political science literature on “authoritarian populism” and a “populist explosion.” Although this paper also reflects on this new wave of populism in the West, it concentrates on the connections between democracy’s decline and the so-called populist explosion in eastern central Europe (ECE) and closely investigates the Hungarian case within the context of ECE. This paper describes populism in ECE as a product of the transition from fading facade democracies to emerging velvet dictatorships. These velvet dictatorships rely on the soft power of media and communication rather on the hard power of state violence. Paradoxically, the ruling anti-elite populist parties have developed a system of populism from above, managed by the new politico-business elite. Populism (social and national) and Euroscepticism are the two most basic, and twin, terms used to describe these new (semi)authoritarian regimes. Populism and Euroscepticism are convertible; they are two sides of the same coin as they express the same divergence from the EU mainstream. Therefore, this paper introduces the term: Eupopulism.20177692017-01-19T00:00:00Baltic Journal of Political Science['A. Ágh']2017-01-19T00:00:00 26137bea0e1886ba10b4b1f6814fa8c3433a81e2Introduction The WestJEM Blog and Podcast Watch presents high quality open-access educational blogs and podcasts in emergency medicine (EM) based on the ongoing Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) Approved Instructional Resources (AIR) and AIR-Professional series. Both series critically appraise resources using an objective scoring rubric. This installment of the Blog and Podcast Watch highlights the topic of cutaneous emergencies from the AIR series. Methods The AIR series is a continuously building curriculum that follows the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) annual testing schedule. For each module, relevant content is collected from the top 50 most accessed sites per the Social Media Index published within the previous 12 months and scored by eight board members using five equally weighted measurement outcomes: Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) score, accuracy, educational utility, evidence based, and references. Resources scoring ≥30 out of 35 available points receive an AIR label. Resources scoring 27–29 receive an “honorable mention” label, if the editorial board agrees that the post is accurate and educationally valuable. Results A total of 35 blog posts and podcasts were evaluated. None scored ≥30 points necessary for the AIR label, although four honorable mention posts were identified. Key educational pearls from these honorable mention posts are summarized. Conclusion This Blog and Podcast Watch series is based on the AIR and AIR-Pro series, which attempts to identify high quality educational content on open-access blogs and podcasts. This series provides an expert-based, post-publication curation of educational social media content for EM clinicians with this installment focusing on cutaneous emergencies.Western Journal of Emergency Medicine2017113This series provides an expert-based, post-publication curation of educational social media content for EM clinicians with this installment focusing on cutaneous emergencies.2017-01-19T00:00:00Western Journal of Emergency Medicine['A. Grock', 'E. Morley', 'L. Roppolo', 'J. Khadpe', 'F. Ankel', 'Michelle Lin']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1965c8a4e088fabcce0f1fcde1d187a642c04fc9Motivated by applications that arise in online social media and collaboration networks, there has been a lot of work on community-search. In this class of problems, the goal is to find a subgraph that satisfies a certain connectivity requirement and contains a given collection of seed nodes. In this paper, we extend the community-search problem by associating each individual with a profile. The profile is a numeric score that quantifies the position of an individual with respect to a topic. We adopt a model where each individual starts with a latent profile and arrives to a conformed profile through a dynamic conformation process, which takes into account the individual's social interaction and the tendency to conform with one's social environment. In this framework, social tension arises from the differences between the conformed profiles of neighboring individuals as well as from the differences between individuals' conformed and latent profiles. Given a network of individuals, their latent profiles and this conformation process, we extend the community-search problem by requiring the output subgraphs to have low social tension. From the technical point of view, we study the complexity of this problem and propose algorithms for solving it effectively. Our experimental evaluation in a number of social networks reveals the efficacy and efficiency of our methods.SDM2017243A model where each individual starts with a latent profile and arrives to a conformed profile through a dynamic conformation process, which takes into account the individual's social interaction and the tendency to conform with one's social environment is adopted.2017-01-19T00:00:00{'pages': '336-344'}['E. Galbrun', 'Behzad Golshan', 'A. Gionis', 'Evimaria Terzi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 972861eb5733a079b244afa5030fe693e553145bIn the recent years, social media analysis has brought several kinds of effective results to us in the domains of industries, education, social science, economics, and so on. This study focuses on Twitter used by students of universities, analyzes tweeting data (messages) by students from Twitter, and calculates sentimental values from the according data. Our approach includes deciding to select and cheese suitable Twitter accounts who tweet interesting messages and acquire a possible mount of their relevant message, specifying and defining value for word of messages for sentimental dictionary, categorizing and listing such a calculated value for each word or expression as item of the dictionary, using these values as "Sentimental Values" for calculation of tweeting messages, calculating Sentimental Values for tweeting message from students of selected universities, checking statistical relation between the above "Sentimental Values" and published data. It also investigates existence of some relations between calculated sentimental values and practical thought of students. At the same time, it tries to discuss whether the above procedure and analysis can visualize conventionally hidden relationship between contents of tweeting messages and characteristic behavior of students in categorized universities.201751This study focuses on Twitter used by students of universities, analyzes tweeting data (messages) by students from Twitter, and calculates sentimental values from the according data, and investigates existence of some relations between calculated sentimental values and practical thought of students.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Shunsuke Doi', 'Shinya Hara', 'Y. Imai', 'T. Hattori', 'Yusuke Kawakami']2017-01-19T00:00:00 adb889dc4470d3c253366da300223aabd5c6ec4eNature2017012017-01-19T00:00:00Nature['V. Gewin']2017-01-19T00:00:00 103d21130bb9029984715a7a73e30cc03c5d7f39The study reports on the new findings of social media analysis carried out by the research workshop on content provision at the Eotvos Lorand University, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Library and Information Science. The team first investigated the presence of libraries on Facebook in 2013, from the point of supporting information and research in higher education, based on 4500 posts of 126 organizations. Although Facebook continues to be popular, serious concerns have been recently expressed regarding its universal role in gathering information. In the past three years it became obvious that libraries should play an increasingly active role in social media as mediators of information literacy. The findings of first investigations were published in 2014. The research was repeated in the spring of 2016, based on 2200 new posts, according to the same methodology. The study summarises the basic findings of new investigations, presents the new aspects of research and outlines the potential roles of libraries coming from the changes caused by the development of social media.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['János Fodor']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7dceb2d36b681d35825aa5ce000509ed379c7256The majority of hematologist-oncologists who use the social media platform Twitter had some financial conflict of interest, according to new data.201700The majority of hematologist-oncologists who use the social media platform Twitter had some financial conflict of interest, according to new data.2017-01-19T00:00:00['L. Lawrence']2017-01-19T00:00:00 538f5600136872d7013fa3d44cd1631d8806b5b3A aparición del sida en la década de los años 80 del siglo pasado, despertó una gran angustia social, equivalente, en cierta forma, al miedo producido por la peste en la Edad Media. Según Susan Sontag “son las epidemias las que se asocian con las pestes y esto lleva a considerar la enfermedad como un castigo que es la más vieja idea que se tiene de la causa de una enfermedad, idea que se opone a todo el cuidado que merece un enfermo” (129). En el caso del sida, la enfermedad aparece asociada a las sexualidades marginales (específicamente a las comunidades de homosexuales y travestis) razón por la cual, inicialmente se le llamó cáncer gay. Debido a lo anterior, el sida despertó temores ancestrales, y, ligado al pecado y la desviación, provocó el rechazo y la segregación de los enfermos por parte de un tejido social que temía de forma irracional el contagio. Como propone el teórico queer norteamericano Leo Bersani: “el sida ha hecho que la opresión de los gays pase por un imperativo moral” (30). Esta situación de intolerancia, sumada al carácter en un principio letal del virus, produjo un efecto literario, ya que muchos enfermos de20172212017-01-19T00:00:00['K. Lang']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8f924b595d94755e31c312e8374686754951c641The topotactic conversion of cobalt phosphide nanoarray on Ti mesh into a cobalt phosphate nanoarray (Co-Pi NA) via oxidative polarization in phosphate-buffered water is presented. As a 3D oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst electrode at neutral pH, the resulting Co-Pi NA/Ti shows exceptionally high catalytic activity and demands an overpotential of only 450 mV to drive a geometrical catalytic current density of 10 mA cm-2 . Notably, this catalyst also shows superior long-term electrochemical stability. The excellent catalytic activity can be attributed to that such 3D nanoarray configuration allows for the exposure of more active sites and the easier diffusion of electrolytes and oxygen.Angewandte Chemie201754343The topotactic conversion of cobalt phosphide nanoarray on Ti mesh into a cobalt phosphate nanoarray (Co-Pi NA) via oxidative polarization in phosphate-buffered water is presented and this catalyst shows superior long-term electrochemical stability.2017-01-19T00:00:00Angewandte Chemie['Lisi Xie', 'Rong Zhang', 'Liang Cui', 'Danni Liu', 'S. Hao', 'Yongjun Ma', 'Gu Du', 'Abdullah M. Asiri', 'Xuping Sun']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3a650bc72359eed706be25cd24cb16432f3ce4efHypertension Research20173433It is suggested that chronic ELE administration prevents aortic media hypertrophy in early-stage obesity with hypertension, and long-term administration of ELE might inhibit the development of arteriosclerosis.2017-01-19T00:00:00Hypertension Research['Shingo Hosoo', 'M. Koyama', 'Akira Watanabe', 'Ryuya Ishida', 'T. Hirata', 'Yasuyo Yamaguchi', 'Hiroo Yamasaki', 'K. Wada', 'Y. Higashi', 'K. Nakamura']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1110a449cb2a21e814f7790530a8928e39bf6ad5Abstract Health and social care undergraduate students experience stress due to high workloads and pressure to perform. Consequences include depression and burnout. Mindfulness may be a suitable way to reduce stress in health and social care degree courses. The objective of this systematic review is to identify and critically appraise the literature on the effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for health and social care undergraduate students. PubMed, EMBASE, Psych Info, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library and Academic Search Complete were searched from inception to 21st November 2016. Studies that delivered Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, or an intervention modelled closely on these, to health or social care undergraduate students were included. Eleven studies, representing medicine, nursing and psychology students met the inclusion criteria. The most commonly used measurement tools were; the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire. Short term benefits relating to stress and mood were reported, despite all but one study condensing the curriculum. Gender and personality emerged as factors likely to affect intervention results. Further research with long-term follow-up is required to definitively conclude that mindfulness is an appropriate intervention to mentally prepare health and social care undergraduate students for their future careers.Psychology, Health & Medicine20175781Further research with long-term follow-up is required to definitively conclude that mindfulness is an appropriate intervention to mentally prepare health and social care undergraduate students for their future careers.2017-01-19T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['M. O’Driscoll', 'S. Byrne', 'A. Mc Gillicuddy', 'Sharon F. Lambert', 'L. Sahm']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ac303f5fbe2aa6cb40464ebea5fcce5841fbdb79Electronic Markets20171614It is a truism that information technology (IT) is transforming the media industry, but the link between the media and the IT industry has not always been obvious as the case of Apple Music and Apple Computer illustrates.2017-01-19T00:00:00Electronic Markets['R. Alt', 'Carsta Militzer-Horstmann']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c4628d0a0211ac03a687ca21e8f1aa86d474bbf6ABSTRACT For any fermentation process, the production cost depends on several factors, such as the genetics of the microorganism, the process condition, and the culture medium composition. In this work, a guideline for the design of cost-efficient culture media using a sequential approach based on response surface methodology is described. The procedure was applied to analyze and optimize a culture medium of registered trademark and a base culture medium obtained as a result of the screening analysis from different culture media used to grow the same strain according to the literature. During the experiments, the procedure quantitatively identified an appropriate array of micronutrients to obtain a significant yield and find a minimum number of culture medium ingredients without limiting the process efficiency. The resultant culture medium showed an efficiency that compares favorably with the registered trademark medium at a 95% lower cost as well as reduced the number of ingredients in the base culture medium by 60% without limiting the process efficiency. These results demonstrated that, aside from satisfying the qualitative requirements, an optimum quantity of each constituent is needed to obtain a cost-effective culture medium. Study process variables for optimized culture medium and scaling-up production for the optimal values are desirable.Preparative Biochemistry & Biotechnology20172213A guideline for the design of cost-efficient culture media using a sequential approach based on response surface methodology is described and demonstrated that an optimum quantity of each constituent is needed to obtain a cost-effective culture medium.2017-01-19T00:00:00Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology['J. L. Navarrete-Bolaños', 'M. G. Téllez-Martínez', 'R. Miranda-López', 'H. Jiménez-Islas']2017-01-19T00:00:00 57531f7e0fb0ec1be64caf5c43d1ab65ea3013bbBackground: Social network research has become central to studies of health and aging. Its results may yield public health insights that are actionable and improve the quality of life of older adults. However, little is known about the social networks of older immigrant adults, whose social relationships often develop in the context of migration, compounded by cultural and linguistic barriers. Objectives: This report aims to describe the structure, composition, and emotional components of social networks in the Chinese aging population of the USA, and to explore ways in which their social networks may be critical to their health decision-making. Methods: Our data come from the PINE study, a population-based epidemiological study of community-dwelling older Chinese American adults, aged 60 years and above, in the greater Chicago area. We conducted individual interviews in participants' homes from 2011 until 2013. Based on sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, this study computed descriptive statistics and trend tests for the social network measures adapted from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project study. Results: The findings show that older Chinese adults have a relatively small social network in comparison with their counterparts from other ethnic and racial backgrounds. Only 29.6% of the participants could name 5 close network members, and 2.2% could name 0 members. Their network composition was more heavily kin oriented (95.0%). Relationships with network members differed according to the older adults' sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Subgroup variations included the likelihood of discussing health-related issues with network members. Conclusion: This study highlights the dynamic nature of social networks in later-life Chinese immigrants. For healthcare practitioners, developing cost-effective strategies that can mobilize social network support remains a critical undertaking in health intervention. Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causal impact of social networks on various domains of health.Gerontology20174040The findings show that older Chinese adults have a relatively small social network in comparison with their counterparts from other ethnic and racial backgrounds, which highlights the dynamic nature of social networks in later-life Chinese immigrants.2017-01-19T00:00:00Gerontology['XinQi Dong', 'E. Chang']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b8f383cf022d9c1acc82fdf449787f8cfcd37346The two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow of a viscous fluid over a constant wedge immersed in a porous medium is studied. The flow is induced by suction/injection and also by the mainstream flow that is assumed to vary in a power-law manner with coordinate distance along the boundary. The governing nonlinear boundary layer equations have been transformed into a third-order nonlinear Falkner-Skan equation through similarity transformations. This equation has been solved analytically for a wide range of parameters involved in the study. Various results for the dimensionless velocity profiles and skin frictions are discussed for the pressure gradient parameter, Hartmann number, permeability parameter, and suction/injection. A far-field asymptotic solution is also obtained which has revealed oscillatory velocity profiles when the flow has an adverse pressure gradient. The results show that, for the positive pressure gradient and mass transfer parameters, the thickness of the boundary layer becomes thin and the flow is directed entirely towards the wedge surface whereas for negative values the solutions have very different characters. Also it is found that MHD effects on the boundary layer are exactly the same as the porous medium in which both reduce the boundary layer thickness.201721272017-01-19T00:00:00Mathematical Problems in Engineering['R. B. Kudenatti', 'Shreenivas R. Kirsur', 'A. Nargund', 'N. M. Bujurke']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c47269d57c48d38e2ecb8e7c38eb21ff291628e6Trials2017408This trial will provide evidence-based knowledge of the effects of ventilation tubes in children with middle ear infections from the high-risk Greenlandic population and improve the understanding of conducting randomized clinical trials in remote areas, where management of logistical aspects is particularly challenging.2017-01-19T00:00:00Trials['M. Demant', 'R. Jensen', 'J. Jakobsen', 'C. Gluud', 'P. Homøe']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f6044cc0835a1d3a240f4c221ce2c5e46ac63c03New materials for achieving direct electric field control of ferromagnetism and resistance behavior are highly desirable in the development of multifunctional data storage devices. In this paper, HfO2 nanoporous films have been fabricated on porous anodic alumina (PAA) substrates by DC-reactive magnetron sputtering. Electrically induced resistive switching (RS) and modulated room temperature ferromagnetism are simultaneously found in a Ag/HfO2/PAA/Al (Ag/HP/Al) heterostructure. The switching mechanism between low resistance state and high resistance state is generally attributed to the formation/rupture of conductive filaments which may consist of oxygen vacancies. The combination of the electric field control of magnetization change and RS makes HP films possible for the multifunctional data storage media materials.Nanotechnology2017376HfO2 nanoporous films have been fabricated on porous anodic alumina substrates by DC-reactive magnetron sputtering by combining electric field control of magnetization change and RS, which makes HP films possible for the multifunctional data storage media materials.2017-01-19T00:00:00Nanotechnology['Li-qian Qi', 'Di Pan', 'Junxin Li', 'Lihu Liu', 'Huiyuan Sun']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3fe3a5eb4e3ff2478a6f9f0704d2e8dd10a0286bHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes20173530Data show that LBC suffer significant impairment on psychological health, and receive less social support and worse rearing behavior than NLBC, and urgent government assessment and support from the community, school, mental health systems are warranted.2017-01-19T00:00:00Health and Quality of Life Outcomes['H. Xing', 'Wei-Chung Yu', 'Fengjiao Xu', 'Sanmei Chen']2017-01-19T00:00:00 97d134d91982061c31899eb4e58770c9d1125a08This study investigated the role of breast cancer survivors in a computer-mediated social support (CMSS) group for women with breast cancer. Applying a computer-aided content analytic method, the present study examined the differences in support provision between survivors and newly diagnosed patients. This study further investigated the impacts of survivor-provided social support on psychosocial adjustment of newly diagnosed patients. The results revealed that, compared with newly diagnosed patients, breast cancer survivors provided more emotional and informational support. Receiving emotional support from survivors contributed to an improvement in the quality of life and the depression of patients. The effects of survivor-provided informational support were not significant.Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly201710228Receiving emotional support from survivors contributed to an improvement in the quality of life and the depression of patients and the effects of survivor-provided informational support were not significant.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly['T. Moon', 'Ming-Yuan Chih', 'Dhavan V. Shah', 'Woohyun Yoo', 'D. Gustafson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e8da2370683b2581312fbd11d0f34a6641ea9be9This study has been conducted to explore the effect of workload and job complexity on employee job performance, with the mediating role of job stress and moderating effect of social support on employees of travel agencies in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and AJK. Data were collected through questionnaire from 285 working employees of travel agencies located in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and AJK. The results of the study revealed that workload and job complexity have positive and significant impact on job stress, while job stress has a negative impact on job performance, whereas workload, job complexity and its outcome job stress negatively affected by social support. Results also revealed that social support moderate the relationship of workload, job complexity and job stress. Therefore, the employees of travel agencies affected through workload and job complexity, by which job stress occur and job performance decreases respectively. In addition, social support reduces the job stress of employees in the travel agencies.20170232017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Accounting & Marketing['Benish Shabbir', 'Raza Naqvi Smm']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7d521ec864213e3a0a0e55a2432349aff9d2dd06The paper investigates the impact of network strategies on innovation strategies carried out in 2011 by 44 top R&D spending bio-pharmaceutical companies. Gathering patent and accounting data, we built the business network of joint development activities making use of social network analysis (SNA). Our findings show that each network strategy is related to different innovation strategies, confirming that social network analysis is an effective instrument for explaining why firms enter into R&D agreements with partners and the linkage of such collaborations with the overall innovation strategy.201753232017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management['Antonello Cammarano', 'Mauro Caputo', 'E. Lamberti', 'Francesca Michelino']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b120ab6a159091afd922c4d1aef06964929ae4a4ABSTRACT Public concerns about water issues are key considerations in responding to changing hydrologic conditions. Literature is mixed on the social profiles associated with resource-related risks. Using data from a household survey, we compare concerns about water shortage, climate change impacts on water supply, poor water quality, and flooding. We assess the combined influence of social and locational factors on each concern and variations across three valleys in northern Utah. Generalized linear mixed modeling is used, given the ordinal nature of most variables. Water shortage was the greatest concern, and female, older, nonwhite, and recreationally active respondents were generally more concerned about water issues than their counterparts. Education, income, and religious identity presented more complicated relationships with water concerns, with significant interaction effects with valley geography. This study has implications for improving public involvement in risk management and engendering support for future water policy and planning strategies to address these risks.201766222017-01-19T00:00:00Society & Natural Resources['C. Flint', 'X. Dai', 'D. Jackson‐Smith', 'J. Endter‐Wada', 'Sara K. Yeo', 'R. Hale', 'M. Dolan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 017225c62c96dc3090f8cdc442949cf0ef8c7f97Social images, which are images uploaded and shared on social networks, are used to express users’ emotions. Inferring emotional tags from social images is of great importance; it can benefit many applications, such as image retrieval and recommendation. Whereas previous related research has primarily focused on exploring image visual features, we aim to address this problem by studying whether user demographics make a difference regarding users’ emotional tags of social images. We first consider how to model the emotions of social images. Then, we investigate how user demographics, such as gender, marital status, and occupation, are related to the emotional tags of social images. A partially labeled factor graph model named the demographics factor graph model (<bold>D-FGM</bold> ) is proposed to leverage the uncovered patterns. Experiments on a data set collected from the world's largest image sharing website Flickr<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn1">¹</xref><fn id="fn1"><label>¹</label> <p>[Online]. Available: <uri>http://www.flickr.com/</uri></p></fn> confirm the accuracy of the proposed model. We also find some interesting phenomena. For example, men and women have different patterns to tag “anger” for social images.IEEE transactions on multimedia20176919This work investigates how user demographics, such as gender, marital status, and occupation, are related to the emotional tags of social images, and proposes a partially labeled factor graph model named the demographics factor graphs model (D-FGM) to leverage the uncovered patterns.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Multimedia['Boya Wu', 'Jia Jia', 'Yang Yang', 'Peijun Zhao', 'Jie Tang', 'Q. Tian']2017-01-19T00:00:00 50ce3fba5b4fa6e6fb885de016a7a1d770100879ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the reliability and validity of a new measure, the Social Skills Questionnaire for Traumatic Brain Injury (SSQ-TBI). Methods: Fifty-one adults with severe TBI completed the SSQ-TBI questionnaire. Scores were compared to informant- and self-report on questionnaires addressing frontal lobe mediated behaviour, as well as performance on an objective measure of social cognition and neuropsychological tasks, in order to provide evidence of concurrent, divergent and predictive validity. Results: Internal consistency was excellent at α = 0.90. Convergent validity was good, with informant ratings on the SSQ-TBI significantly correlated with Neuropsychiatric Inventory Disinhibition sub-scales (r = 0.50–63), the Current Behaviour Scale (r = 0.39–0.48) and Frontal Systems Behaviour Scale (r = 0.60–0.83). However, no relationship was seen with an objective measure of social skills or neuropsychological tasks of disinhibition. There was a significant relationship with real-world psychosocial outcomes on the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale-2 (r = –0.38––0.69) Conclusions: This study provides preliminary findings of good internal consistency and convergent and predictive validity of a social skills questionnaire adapted to be appropriate for individuals with TBI. Further assessment of psychometric properties such as test–re-test reliability and factor structure is warranted.Brain Injury20176118Preliminary findings of good internal consistency and convergent and predictive validity of a social skills questionnaire adapted to be appropriate for individuals with TBI are provided.2017-01-19T00:00:00Brain Injury['H. Francis', 'K. Osborne-Crowley', 'S. McDonald']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f8df65c140c2501120103828ffef6da89b04ce4aThis paper discusses how Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) users learn and participate in cooperative environments that promote learning communities within external hypermedia environments, such as the social networks. In order to develop this paper, researchers analyzed the interaction of users enrolled in a course developed under the iMOOC platform, which is based on concepts like connectivism, collaborative learning, gamification, or adaptivity, among others. Specifically, this paper deals with obtaining information about the conversations that take place in external learning communities within social networks like Google+ and Twitter in parallel with the iMOOC platform itself. Through this information is possible to establish the learning types that experience users (non-formal and informal learning usually) and providing an estimation of how users interact with content tagged in social network, and how they use these tagging facilities to continue or create new conversations that allow them to expand or strengthen their learning process developed in the MOOC. To complete the knowledge extracted from these tags and to understand how users interact with this way of metadata declaration, this paper is complemented by a questionnaire that collected how users utilize and understand of these tags based on the main usages and the age of the users of the MOOC.IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje20176318This paper discusses how Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) users learn and participate in cooperative environments that promote learning communities within external hypermedia environments, such as the social networks.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje['Juan Cruz-Benito', 'Oriol Borrás-Gené', 'F. García-Peñalvo', 'Á. F. Blanco', 'Roberto Therón']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d5f6cbc7cfa11d78dae850c07d56942e8f44780fThe conversion of high-mode solitons propagating in Strongly Nonlocal Nonlinear Media (SNNM) in three coordinate systems, namely, the elliptic coordinate system, the rectangular coordinate system and the cylindrical coordinate system, based on the Snyder–Mitchell Model that describes the paraxial beam propagating in SNNM, is discussed. Through constituting the trial solution with modulating the Gaussian beam by Ince polynomials, the closed-solution of Gaussian beams in elliptic coordinate is accessed. The Ince–Gaussian (IG) beams constitute the exact and continuous transition modes between Hermite–Gaussian beams and Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) beams, which is controlled by the elliptic parameter. The conditions of conversion in the three types of solitons are given in relation to the Gouy phase invariability in stable propagation. The profiles of the IG breather at a different propagating distance are numerically obtained, and the conversions of a few IG solitons are illustrated. The difference between the IG soliton and the corresponding LG soliton is remarkable from the Poynting vector and phase plots at their profiles along the propagating axis.20173032017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Modern Optics['Xiaping Zhang']2017-01-19T00:00:00 71e30aa80a47fc4c883bc9f227c7ffa45ae10f88This paper is concerned with the invisibility cloaking in electromagnetic wave scattering from a new perspective. We are especially interested in achieving the invisibility cloaking by completely regular and isotropic mediums. Our study is based on an interior transmission eigenvalue problem. We propose a cloaking scheme that takes a three-layer structure including a cloaked region, a lossy layer and a cloaking shell. The target medium in the cloaked region can be arbitrary but regular, whereas the mediums in the lossy layer and the cloaking shell are both regular and isotropic. We establish that there exists an infinite set of incident waves such that the cloaking device is nearly-invisible under the corresponding wave interrogation. The set of waves is generated from the Maxwell-Herglotz approximation of the associated interior transmission eigenfunctions. We provide the mathematical design of the cloaking device and sharply quantify the cloaking performance.201739112017-01-19T00:00:00Ima Journal of Applied Mathematics['Jingzhi Li', 'Xiaofei Li', 'Hongyu Liu', 'Yuliang Wang']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a7bb37eab4809094eaf6116e17fb8f49b96ccca6Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media pemeliharaan serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa dan rumput manila terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Lumbricus rubellus. Desain penelitian ini adalah eksperimen satu faktor yang menggunakan pola acak lengkap. Objek penelitian adalah cacing Lumbricus rubellus yang sudah berklitelum. Terdapat lima macam variasi media penelitian yang diuji coba yaitu media 100% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa, 100% rumput manila, 25% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa + 75% rumput manila, 50% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa + 50% rumput manila, 75% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa + 25% rumput manila. Pada setiap media dilakukan lima kali ulangan. Wadah media pemeliharaan yang digunakan adalah bak plastik berukuran 35 x 30 x 10 cm. Penelitian berlangsung selama dua bulan dengan dua kali pengambilan data. Parameter yang diamati adalah biomassa cacing, jumlah kokon, berat kokon, dan ukuran kokon. Data dianalisis menggunakan One Way Anova kemudian dilanjutkan dengan uji Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) pada hasil yang berbeda nyata, serta uji Kruskal-Wallis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi media serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa dan rumput manila berpengaruh nyata (P<0,01) meningkatkan pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Lumbricus rubellus. Kombinasi media yang paling baik untuk pertumbuhan cacing tanah adalah 75% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa dan 25% rumput manila. Sedangkan kombinasi media yang paling baik untuk produksi kokon cacing adalah 50% serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa dan 50% rumput manila. Kata Kunci: Lumbricus rubellus, serbuk gergaji batang pohon kelapa, rumput manila, pertumbuhan, produksi kokon2017022017-01-19T00:00:00['Arin Pradinasari']2017-01-19T00:00:00 48f4b8e83d6e890df26bc66c681084392a4ec85cMaternal and Child Health Journal20172915The characteristics associated with social support varied among the three age groups and may help promote awareness of the essential needs to increase support, especially for teens.2017-01-19T00:00:00Maternal and Child Health Journal['Theresa H. M. Kim', 'M. Rotondi', 'J. Connolly', 'H. Tamim']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0efb8b0bf04f5dc830a384d36b06c95969849164Abstract Abortion is legal in South Africa, but over half of abortions remain unsafe there. Evidence suggests women who are (Black) African, of lower socioeconomic status, living with HIV, or residents of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, or Limpopo provinces are disproportionately vulnerable to morbidity or mortality from unsafe abortion. Negative attitudes toward abortion have been documented in purposively sampled studies, yet it remains unclear what attitudes exist nationally or whether they differ across sociodemographic groups, with implications for inequities in service accessibility and health. In the current study, we analysed nationally representative data from 2013 to estimate the prevalence of negative abortion attitudes in South Africa and to identify racial, socioeconomic and geographic differences. More respondents felt abortion was ‘always wrong’ in the case of family poverty (75.4%) as compared to foetal anomaly (55%), and over half of respondents felt abortion was ‘always wrong’ in both cases (52.5%). Using binary logistic regression models, we found significantly higher odds of negative abortion attitudes among non-Xhosa African and Coloured respondents (compared to Xhosa respondents), those with primary education or less, and residents of Gauteng and Limpopo (compared to Western Cape). We contextualise and discuss these findings using a human rights-based approach to health.Culture, Health and Sexuality20176433Using binary logistic regression models, significantly higher odds of negative abortion attitudes are found among non-Xhosa African and Coloured respondents, those with primary education or less, and residents of Gauteng and Limpopo (compared to Western Cape).2017-01-19T00:00:00Culture, Health & Sexuality['E. Mosley', 'E. King', 'A. Schulz', 'L. Harris', 'N. De Wet', 'B. Anderson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 175ad8ab66f6c417185af9e3b3b9dd7f2b1c6024Abstract This article is part of the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) and aims to analyse the success factors of two Spanish secondary school principals working in the line of social justice in challenging contexts. The factors are arranged in traits and beliefs of principals and in the strategies they used to bring successful leadership. The article concludes by showing a model of leadership that emphasizes both personal and professional characteristics of principals and their central role as agents of social change.2017101132017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Leadership in Education['Cristina Moral', 'M. García-Garnica', 'Estefanía Martínez-Valdivia']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fecc0075970b89cd4ac83f780a55829b832ee24aABSTRACT The evolutionary dynamics of social tolerance in a society with local social cost functions have been discussed. We show that, very different from the global function case studied previously, dynamics of social tolerance in a society with local social cost functions is integrable in phase space. The exact solution of the evolutionary dynamics in phase space is obtained, and the evolutionary trajectories are discussed by using the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem. We show that the property of steady states is closely related to the group populations. We also discuss the necessary condition of the full tolerance steady state, and it is demonstrated that both global and local social cost functions have the same necessary condition of achieving full tolerance.201716122017-01-19T00:00:00Applied Economics Letters['Yingying Shi', 'Min Pan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 06a92d67e50cf6cc4e48578f11feb7c94d909b63ABSTRACT Through the use of survey data from the West Bank, this paper explores the effects of the Apartheid/Separation Wall in the occupied territory of the West Bank on Palestinian society. How has the Wall separated a population from their loved ones, their orchards and crops, homes, and overall livelihood? How have these relationships transformed? Place and space have special meanings in Palestinian experience and consciousness, and yet Palestinians remain vulnerable to punishment through control of access to spaces and places. The inability to reach one’s home or land has serious ramifications on the psyche of individuals and communities. Not only do physical barriers hinder social interactions, but they also impact society in numerous ways. The effects on Palestinian society are largely invisible and have long-term and far-reaching consequences. These consequences run deeper than the physical barriers that have created them. Social continuity has repeatedly been disrupted due to the geopolitical transformation of land control and roads network, which favours one group (Israeli Jews) over another (Palestinian Arabs—Christian and Muslim). The policies of separation, through the wall, checkpoints, and the permit regime, have actually separated Palestinians from other Palestinians, and not Palestinians from Israelis.201750122017-01-19T00:00:00Geopolitics['K. Dana']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d8fdc9b0e89162eaab07deaf56d20e75eea54d2dPada era globalisasi saat ini, peradaban manusia di berbagai penjuru dunia hidup dimana gaya hidup manusianya menjadi semakin sama dan seragam. Di masa yang seperti ini, Indonesia juga merasakan dampak globalisasi yang mengikis rasa nasionalisme dan cinta tanah air. Perancangan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan media pembelajaran alternatif bagi generasi muda Indonesia tentang berbagai warisan budaya nya yang sangat beragam ini dilengkapi dengan informasi & lokasi di tiap-tiap propinsinya. Atlas ini juga diharapkan menjadi media alternative pembelajaran geografi di sekolah yang bisa membangkitkan rasa cinta tanah air yang mudah dipelajari dimana saja. Saat ini perkembangan penggunaan peta/atlas sudah bergeser dari buku kedalam bentuk aplikasi di smartphone yang memiliki tujuan praktis. Namun belum bisa menjadi media pembelajaran yang dapat dijangkau diseluruh wilayah di Indonesia. Perancangan Atlas Warisan Budaya Indonesia dirancang menjadi media pembelajaran yang mengajak generasi muda untuk belajar sambil bermain. Media ini dirasa mampu menjadi media pembelajaran yang efektif melalui pendekatan desain komunikasi visual yang menarik perhatian anak-anak di sekolah dasar sebagai target audiens utama. Sehingga perancangan ini dapat menjadi kunci bagi generasi muda untuk lebih memahami warisan budaya Indonesia dalam konsep keruangannya sebagai Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia serta memberi dorongan terhadap generasi muda Indonesia untuk menjunjung dan melestarikan sejarah serta kebudayaan yang merupakan bagian yang tak terpisahkan sebagai jati diri bangsa Indonesia.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['M. M. Muhammad']2017-01-19T00:00:00 02ac1e07011eb66b50f0536aab89fedaebcf1234ABSTRAK Anwar, Saiful. 2016. Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran Prezi Dalam Pembelajaran Akuntansi Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa di SMAN 1 Pasuruan. Skripsi, Program Studi Pendidikan Akuntansi, Jurusan Akuntansi, Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembembing: (I) Dr. Sunaryanto, M.Ed. , (II) Dr. Nurika Restuningdiah, S.E., M.Si., Ak Kata kunci : Media Pembelajaran Prezi , Hasil Belajar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penerapan media pembelajaran prezi dalam pembelajaran akuntansi terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain Experiment Research . Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh kelas XII di SMAN 1 Pasuruan, dengan sampel yang diteliti sejumlah 69 siswa. Pengumpulan data menggunakan pre test dan post test. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan penggunaan media pembelajaran prezi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap hasil belajar jika dibandingkan dengan tanpa penggunakan media pembelajaran prezi pada mata pelajaran akuntansi di SMAN 1 Pasuruan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, disarankan: (1) siswa mampu menginspirasi guru untuk menggunakan media yang ada dan meningkatkan hasil belajarnya, (2) guru dapat menggunakan media pembelajaran prezi sebagai alternatif pembelajaran, (3) sekolah dapat memaksimalkan fasilitas yang ada, dan (4) penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan dapat mengkombinasikan media pembelajaran dengan model pembelajaran, memperbaiki metode pengambilan data, dan lebih memperhatikan penilaian ranah afektif dan psikomotorik, serta dapat menambahkan varibel baru yang akan diteliti. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['S. Anwar']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b145e46557e0dbe5a65a80c2f4d9fa1b27daeb49Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk : Merancang media pembelajaran menggunakan Adobe Flash CS6 dan pemanfaatan Wix.com sebagai media E-learning di SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan Medan, dan mengetahui tingkat kelayakan sebagai media pembelajaran Instalasi Motor Listrik di kelas XI SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan Medan.Jenis penelitian ini merupakan Research and Development (R&D) dengan metode pengembangan menggunakan model ADDIE. Pengembangan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia ini menggunakan 5 tahap yaitu : 1) Analysis , 2) Design, 3) Development , 4) Implementation, dan , 5) Evaluation. Penentuan tingkat kelayakan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia berdasarkan uji validasi oleh para ahli (ahli media dan ahli materi) dan uji coba kepada siswa melalui angket.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kelayakan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia dinyatakan melalui pengujian para ahli dan pendapat siswa. Persentase yang dicapai melalui pengujian ahli media dari dosen Pendidikan Teknik Elektro Universitas Negeri Medan adalah sebesar 93,6% dapat diartikan bahwa media pembelajaran Instalasi Motor Listrik dalam ketegori sangat layak. Persentase yang diacapai oleh ahli materi adalah sebesar 89% dapat diartikan bahwa materi pembelajaran dalam kategori sangat layak. Hasil persentase dari siswa diperoleh sebesar 86% dinyatakan dalam kategori sangat baik dan sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Mitra Joy Tarigan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d72b423af4d37503d0e6d246424d1fbc12ab1a7cABSTRAK Salah satu cara agar tujuan pembelajaran tercapai adalah dengan memfasilitasi keragaman gaya belajar siswa antara lain Visual, Auditorial, Read/Write, dan Kinestetik. Keragaman ini dapat diatasi salah satunya dengan memanfaatkan multimedia dalam media pembelajaran. Namun, bahan ajar yang saat ini digunakan pada mata pelajaran PBO kelas XII di SMKN 6 Malang belum mengakomodasi berbagai tipe belajar siswa. Berdasarkan angket yang disebar secara acak pada 50 siswa kelas XII yang mengikuti mata pelajaran PBO, 92% siswa membutuhkan bahan ajar digital. Berdasarkan uraian di atas, dibutuhkan media pembelajaran yang dapat menyajikan materi yang dapat memvisualisasikan materi dan mengakomodasi berbagai tipe balajar siswa. Penelitian pengembangan ini mengacu pada metode penelitian pengembangan Terdapat sepuluh langkah dalam metode Research and Development ini antara lain: (1) Potensi dan Masalah; (2) Pengumpulan Data; (3) Desain Produk; (4) Validasi Desain; (5) Revisi Desain; (6) Ujicoba Produk; (7) Revisi Produk; (8) Ujicoba Pemakaian; (9) Revisi Produk; (10) Produksi Massal. Dalam pengembangan ini, hasil uji coba yang didapatkan dari tiga kelompok responden antara lain: (1) Ahli media menyatakan produk ini layak digunakan dengan persentase 92%; (2) Ahli materi menyatakan produk ini layak digunakan dengan persentase 85.1%; (3) 8 siswa responden pada uji coba skala kecil dan 23 siswa responden pada uji skala besar menyatakan media ini layak digunakan dengan persentase masing-masing 85.1% dan 91.4%. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:107%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Margareth Novelita Hapsari']2017-01-19T00:00:00 24f1e311eaac4cfc2a747fab8435e4357e7e9fa9Air merupakan unsur yang sangat penting bagi kehidupan manusia, yang dalam pemenuhannya berbeda-beda, baik dari segi jumlah, periode maupun mutunya. Untuk dapat digunakan masyarakat, air harus memenuhi standar kesehatan yang baik. air yang tersedia memiliki kualitas yang baik namun dalam jumlah yang terbatas, namun di sisi lain ada juga keberadaan air dalam jumlah yang melebihi kebutuhan akan tetapi secara kualitas tidak memenuhi persyaratan air yang baik. Alat yang digunakan dalam penelitian instalasi pengolahan air bersih ini berupa tabung filtrasi dibuat dari pipa PVC dengan diameter 6 inci (15,24cm), panjang pipa keseluruhan 100 cm. Media penyaring yang digunakan dalam penelitian yaitu menggunakan Karbon Aktif, Zeolit, Pasir Silika dan Kerikil. Perlakuan terhadap media penyaring yaitu menggunakan kemiringan alat dengan sudut 30o, 45o dan 90°, ditambahkan pula fiter air dari bahan keramik tanpa merubah posisi penempatan tiga media bahan penyaring yaitu pasir Silika,karbon aktif dan zeolit. . Parameter yang diuji adalah sesuai dengan standart kualitas air bersih menurut Dinas Kesehatan yaitu Bau, TDS, DHL, Suhu, Rasa, Kekeruhan, Amonia, Nitrat, Nitrit, Besi, Mangan, Kesadahan, Klorida, pH, Sisa Klor, dan Bakteri.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Rizki YudiSatyaUtama']2017-01-19T00:00:00 793867214b52f13d9f510ec14b3e869dd2eaef6fDzikeril Hakim. 2016. Perbedaan Hasil Belajar Siswa Kelas V antara yang Menggunakan Media gambar dan yang Tidak Menggunakan Media Gambar Pada Mata Pelajaran IPS di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin. Skripsi, Jurusan Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan. Pembimbing: Dr. Ani Cahyadi, S.Ag, M.Pd. Kata kunci: Media Gambar, Hasil Belajar, IPS. Media gambar adalah media cetak yang digunakan sebagai media, bahan atau sumber. Dalam penelitian penulis menemukan bahwa pembelajaran IPS di MI Al-Muhajirin masih menekankan pada konsep-konsep yang terdapat dibuku dan belum menggunakan media pembelajaran yang tepat. Hal ini membuat pembelajaran kurang efektif. Karena siswa kurang merespon terhadap materi pembelajaran yang disampaikan. Maka proses pembelajaran cenderung menimbulkan kebosanan pada siswa, maka dari itu sangat diperlukan media dalam proses pembelajaran, salah satunya adalah menggunakan media gambar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar siswa kelas V antara yang menggunakan media gambar dan yang tidak mengunakan media gambar dan apakah terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara yang menggunakan media gambar dan yang tidak menggunakan media gambar pada mata pelajaran IPS di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa Kelas V di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin tahun pelajaran 2016/2017. Kelas V A sebagai kelompok kontrol (menggunakan buku teks) dan kelas V B sebagai kelompok eksprimen (menggunakan media gambar). Materi yang diajarkan adalah keragaman suku bangsa dan budaya di indonesia dengan sub bahasan keanekaragaman suku bangsa di indonesia, dan keragaman suku bangsa dan budaya di indonesia. Data kemampuan awal siswa diambil dari nilai pretest dan nilai posttest sebagai data penelitian. Hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas V di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin dengan menggunakan media gambar nilai rata-rata pretest 44,36 dan nilai rata-rata posttest 80,79. Sedangkan hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas V di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin dengan tanpa menggunakan media gambar nilai rata-rata pretest 44,32 dan nilai rata-rata posttest 66,67. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian dengan uji t didapat thitung = 5,981 sedangkan ttabel = 2,023 pada taraf signifikansi  = 0,025 dengan derajat kebebasan (db) = 39. Harga thitung lebih besar dari ttabel sehingga ditolak dan Ha diterima. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar siswa kelas V antara yang menggunakan media gambar dan yang tidak menggunakan media gambar pada mata pelajaran IPS di MI Al-Muhajirin Kota Banjarmasin. di mana kelompok eksperimen diberikan perlakuan dengan menggunakan media gambar sedangkan kelompok kontrol diberikan pembelajaran dengan model konvensional.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Dzikeril Hakim']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0ef393013d9a2055865feca66ef9ecccda58ba8dPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) menghasilkan media pembelajaran penyelesaian tepi pakaian berbasis adobe flash untuk siswa kelas X SMK N 3 Klaten, 2) mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran penyelesaian tepi pakaian berbasis adobe flash untuk siswa kelas X SMK N 3 Klaten. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) menggunakan model 4D yang terdiri dari 4 tahap yaitu: 1) pendefinisian (define) berupa analisis kurikulum, analisis karakter peserta didik, analisis materi dan merumuskan tujuan, 2) perancangan (design), 3) pengembangan (develop), dan 4) pendiseminasian (disseminate). Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi dan angket. Validasi instrumen dilakukan oleh ahli materi dan media menggunakan skala Guttman 0-1. Uji coba skala kecil yang dilakukan pada 8 siswa dan uji coba skala besar yang dilakukan pada 34 siswa menggunakan skala Likerd 1-4. Instrumen angket diolah dengan menggunakan korelasi product moment dan koefisien Alpha Cronbach. Hasil reliabilitas uji coba skala kecil yaitu 0,983 sedangkan hasil reliabilitas uji coba skala besar yaitu 0,892.Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian pengembangan media menghasilkan produk berupa: 1) media pembelajaran penyelesaian tepi pakaian berbasis adobe flash untuk siswa kelas X yang berisi 8 desain menu utama dilengkapi gambar dan video berkapasitas 700MB, 2) kelayakan media berdasarkan penilaian dari para ahli termasuk dalam kategori layak dengan persentase 100%. Hasil uji coba skala kecil menunjukkan 50% siswa menyatakan sangat layak dan 50% siswa menyatakan layak. Sedangkan hasil uji coba skala besar menunjukkan 62% siswa menyatakan sangat layak dan 38% siswa menyatakan layak. Secara keseluruhan media pembelajaran penyelesaian tepi pakaian berbasis adobe flash sangat layak digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran penyelesaian tepi pakaian di SMK N 3 Klaten. Kata kunci: pengembangan, adobe flash, penyelesaian tepi pakaian2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['R. Ida']2017-01-19T00:00:00 578ff9ee1fda315032284aa1d57ec5dde74cf667Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menghasilkan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis Adobe Flash pada kompetensi dasar sarana dan prasarana pada materi tata ruang kantor. (2) mengetahui kelayakan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis Adobe Flash pada kompetensi sarana dan prasarana pada materi tata ruang kantor. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan R&D ( Research and Development) dengan menggunakan desain pengembangan ADDIE yang terdiri dari lima tahapan, yaitu tahap (1) analysis, (2) design , (3) development , (4) implementation, (5) evaluation namun penelitian ini hanya dilaksanakan hingga tahap ke empat yaitu tahap implementasi. Tujuan pengembangan yang dilakukan hanya untuk menilai kelayakan produk, tidak untuk menilai keefektifan media. Subjek penelitian adalah 1 validator ahli materi, 1 validator ahli media, 4 siswa kelas XI administrasi perkantoran dalam uji coba kelompok kecil dan 32 siswa kelas XI Administrasi Perkantoran SMK Negeri 1 Wonosari untuk uji coba kelompok besar. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar penilaian ahli media, lembar penilaian ahli materi, dan angket siswa . Data nilai kualitas yang diperoleh masih dalam bentuk data kualitatif kemudian diolah menjadi data kuantitatif. Data kuantitatif dianalisis setiap aspek penilaian. Skor terakhir yang diperoleh, dikonversi menjadi tingkat kelayakan produk secara kualitatif dengan pedoman menurut kategori penilaian ideal. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: (1) media pembelajaran  interaktif berhasil dikembangkan menggunakan 4 tahap pengembangan ADDIE yaitu: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation , (2) hasil penilaian ahli materi memperoleh skor rata-rata 4 dengan kategori skor “baik”, hasil penilaian ahli media mendapatkan skor rata - rata 4,23 dengan kategori skor “sangat baik”, dan mendapatkan  skor rata – rata 4,26 dengan kategori skor “sangat baik” pada uji coba penggunaan, sehingga media pembelajaran interaktif yang telah dikembangkan layak untuk digunakan. Kata kunci: Media Pembelajaran, Tata Ruang Kantor2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Irvian Nur Kholis', 'Muslikhah Dwihartanti']2017-01-19T00:00:00 66e32a1d0da6979f62b22d276c3cc0b8ec9a91a1Media promosi adalah suatu produk atau jasa yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan dalam bentuk kasat mata untuk mempengaruhi konsumen secara langsung maupun tidak langsung untuk menciptakan jual beli dalam pemasaran. Bulb Photography merupakan sebuah usaha yang bergerak di bidang jasa fotografi. Bulb Photography memerlukan media promosi guna mempertahankan posisinya, memperluas segmentasi pasar, serta meningkatkan citra Bulb Photography di mata konsumennya. Tujuan proyek studi ini adalah menghasilkan media promosi berupa X-banner, pricelist/katalog harga, kemasan/packaging, poster, desain e-poster, iklan majalah, brochure, stationary set, dan merchandise sebagai media untuk meningkatkan citra Bulb Photography Jepara. Perancangan media promosi ini melalui tahap proses berkarya dengan urutan proses awal yaitu riset, analisis kebutuhan (SWOT), tujuan proyek studi, strategi perancangan, penentuan konsep, dan pemilihan media. Proses pra produksi yaitu pengambilan objek (pemotretan), seleksi foto, dan manual rough sketch. Proses produksi yaitu pengembangan dan pembuatan desain secara komputerisasi, konsultasi dosen pembimbing dan persetujuan klien, serta pencetakan/print out. Sedangkan untuk proses pasca produksi yaitu framing karya cetak dan selanjutnya penyajian karya desain. Melalui proyek studi ini telah dihasilkan rancangan media promosi Bulb Photography untuk memperluas segmentasi pasar agar lebih dikenal luas oleh masyarakat. Selain itu agar karya fotografi yang dihasilkan Bulb Photography memiliki ciri khas tersendiri di mata konsumen dalam menghadapi persaingan dalam dunia usaha. Saran yang dapat dikemukakan, perancangan media promosi ini dapat diaplikasikan guna membantu mempromosikan Bulb Photography kepada konsumen secara lebih luas, serta dapat memberikan ciri khas atau identitas tersendiri di mata khalayak umum. Diharapkan, hal ini akan memberikan dampak positif dengan meluasnya segmentasi pasar, perusahaan semakin dikenal masyarakat, kepercayaan masyarakat semakin meningkat dan dapat mengembangkan usaha menjadi lebih maju ke depannya.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['M. Faisal']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e9ad6b4d01163be0440f0aaf86387629d803a8f5Diginet Media merupakan salah satu perusahaan Teknologi Informasi terbesar di Yogyakarta yang menangani proyek pemerintahan daerah di Indonesia. Perusahaan ini dibantu kurang lebih 60 karyawan yang terbagi 8 divisi dimana setiap divisi membutuhkan penataan ruang yang pas, nyaman, dan sistematis sesuai dengan alur pekerjaan diperusahaan. Desain interior yang menunjang aktivitas bekerja semakin diperlukan untuk memberikan kenyamanan dalam bekerja sehingga visi misi perusahaan dapat terwujudkan. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dapat disimpulkan bahwa untuk memaksimalkan alur pekerjaan maka perlu adanya penataan ulang zona kerja yang ada. Penambahan tema nature dikombinasikan dengan gaya industrial diharapkan dapat memberikan nuansa baru di dalam kantor. Pengaplikasian tema ini akan diterapkan kedalam beberapa elemen pembentuk ruang.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Endra Ade Winata']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0e4c92e3f1223bec91ae3c97fe6018c67caa707aAhmad Hilmi. 2016. Efektivitas Metode Pembelajaran Drill Berbantukan Media Wondershare Quiz Creator Pada Materi Pythagoras Kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung Tahun Pelajaran 2016/2017. Skripsi, Jurusan Pendidikan Matematika, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan. Pembimbing: Lathifaturrahmah, M.Si. Kata Kunci: Metode Pembelajaran Drill Berbantukan media Wondershare Quiz Creator), Efektivitas. Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi hasil pengamatan dan pengalaman peneliti, bahwa pembelajaran Matematika di MTsN Ampukung masih didominasi oleh aktivitas klasikal dengan dominasi pada peran guru. Akibatnya suasana kelas monoton, pasif. Hal tersebut nampak dari motivasi belajar siswa yang rendah, yang pada akhirnya hasil belajarnya pun rendah. Permasalahan penelitian ini adalah (1) Bagaimana hasil belajar siswa menggunakan metode Driil berbantukan wondershare quiz creator berpengaruh terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada materi Phytagoras kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung Tahun Pelajaran 2016/2017? (2) Apakah metode pembelajaran Driil berbantukan wondershare quiz creator efektif digunakan pada materi Phytagoras kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung Tahun Pelajaran 2016/2017? Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen dengan jenis penelitian lapangan dan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung yang terbagi ke dalam 4 kelas. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik sampling purposive sehingga diperoleh satu kelas yaitu VIII-D. Teknik analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan statistik inferensial. Dari perhitungan uji t diketahui bahwa �ℎ����� = 10,142, karena �ℎ����� > ������, yaitu 10,142 > 2,13, maka maka �0 ditolak, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil belajar siswa sebelum dan sesudah dilaksanakan pembelajaran matematika menggunakan metode pembelajaraan drill berbantukan wondershare quiz creator pada materi pythagoras kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung. Artinya, metode drill berbantukan wondershare quiz creator efektif digunakan. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) hasil belajar Postes dengan menggunakan metode Drill berbantukan wondershare quiz creator dalam kategori baik dengan rata-rata 85 (2) Metode pembelajaran drill berbantukan media Wondershare Quiz Creator efektif digunakan pada materi pythagoras Kelas VIII MTsN Ampukung tahun pelajaran 2016/2017.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Ahmad Hilmi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a7e3ffc607d8afaace54537674435ffc99c1767aEste estudo busca analisar o processo variavel de alcamento de vogais medias pre-tonicas na fala de porto-alegrenses. Foram consideradas tres amostras de fala, pertencentes ao banco de dados VARSUL, coletadas entre 1988 e 2009, compostas por adultos, homens e mulheres, com niveis de escolarizacao entre fundamental e superior. A partir de 6.468 ocorrencias para vogal /o/ e de 7.190 para vogal /e/, notou-se que a vogal media posterior tende a sofrer mais o processo em estudo do que a vogal media anterior apesar das taxas de uso serem baixas para ambas as vogais nas tres amostras analisadas. A diferenca entre epocas de coleta das amostras indicou que o alcamento sem motivacao aparente demonstra regredir na comunidade de fala em estudo. Com o auxilio da ferramenta Rbrul, os resultados estatisticos indicaram que o processo em analise tem maior ocorrencia concentrada em poucos itens lexicais que compartilham, para a vogal /o/, dos contextos de vogal alvo nasalada, segmentos velares e labiais na posicao precedente e nasal na posicao seguinte, e para a vogal /e/, dos contextos de inicio de vocabulo, segmentos africados e coronais mais anteriores na posicao precedente e velares ou nasal palatal na posicao seguinte, corroborando assim o apontado em trabalhos anteriores (KLUNCK, 2007 e CRUZ, 2010). A investigacao a respeito da frequencia na lingua portuguesa (realizada nos corpora Corpus Brasileiro e ASPA) dos vocabulos que compoem a amostra indicou que os vocabulos mais frequentes apresentaram SMA foneticamente motivado, resultado que vai ao encontro da hipotese da Frequencia- Implementacao de Phillips (2001).2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['J. Rios']2017-01-19T00:00:00 af0546a019eab3bf10758b8c56212a23b86174bdPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) Keterlaksanaan pembelajaran penerapan media maket pada kompetensi dasar mengkategori macam-macam pekerjaan konstruksi kayu untuk rencana anggaran biaya di SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya, dan (2) Hasil belajar siswa kelas X TGB SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya setelah mendapatkan pembelajaran dengan media maket pada kompetensi dasar mengkategori macam-macam pekerjaan konstruksi kayu untuk rencana anggaran biaya. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah desain penelitian Pre-Eksperimental Design bentuk Intact-Group Comparison . Penelitian ini diterapkan dalam dua kelas di SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya yakni kelas X TGB 1 dan kelas X TGB 2. Dari dua kelas tersebut, satu kelas diberi perlakuan pembelajaran menggunakan maket (kelas eksperimen) yaitu kelas X TGB 2 dan satu kelas tidak diberi perlakuan (kelas kontrol) yaitu X TGB 1. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara dokumentasi, angket, observasi, dan tes. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan adalah analisisi kemampuan awal siswa, analisis kelayakan media dan perangkat pembelajaran, analisis keterlaksanaan pembelajaran, dan analisis hasil tes siswa. Untuk uji analisis data menggunakan uji normalitas, uji homogenitas, uji hipotesis, dan uji chi kuadrat digunakan untuk mengetahui perbedaan hasil belajar. Hasil validasi Media Pembelajaran Maket mendapat persentase sebesar 91.1% yang masuk dalam kategori sangat baik dan media pembelajaran dapat digunakan dalam proses belajar mengajar di sekolah. Selain itu, didapatkan pula hasil dari validasi Silabus sebesar 79.3%, RPP sebesar 78.2%, Materi sebesar 83.8% dan Soal Post Test sebesar 80%. Maka perangkat pembelajaran masuk dalam kategori baik untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Berdasarkan hasil observasi terhadap kegiatan mengajar guru, didapatkan hasil termasuk dalam kategori baik. Kemudian, berdasarkan hasil observasi kegiatan belajar siswa , didapatkan hasil termasuk dalam kategori baik. Hasil analisis hasil belajar siswa menggunakan uji Chi Kuadrat ( X 2 ) mendapat nilai X²  hitung > nilai X²  Tabel =  6.053 > 3.841; maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima, hal ini menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar antara kelas kontrol dengan kelas eksperimen, yang berarti kelas eksperimen mendapatkan hasil belajar yang lebih baik daripada kelas kontrol. Kata k unci: Media Maket, Hasil Belajar Siswa, Rencana Anggaran Biaya This research aims to determine (1) Learning the application of miniature media basic competence categorizing all kinds of construction work wood to plan budget at SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya, and (2) The outcomes of class X student of SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya TGB after getting learning with miniature media basic competence categorizing kinds of wood construction work for the budget plan. Methods used in this research is the design of the study Pre-Experimental Design of Intact-Group Comparison. This research is applied in two classes at SMK Negeri 3 Surabaya namely X TGB 1 class and X TGB 2 class. From these two classes, one class by learning using mock treatment (experimental group) that TGB X 2 and class untreated ( control class), namely X TGB 1. Data collected by means of documentation, questionnaires, observations, and tests. Data analysis is performed analisisi initial ability of students, feasibility analysis, media and learning tools, learning application analysis, and analysis of student test outcomes. To test data analysis using normality test, homogeneity, hypothesis testing, and chi square test used to determine differences in learning outcomes. Learning miniature media validation gets a percentage amount 91.1% is in the category very well and learning media can be used in teaching and learning in schools. In addition, also obtained the outcomes of the validation Syllabus get 79.3%, RPP get 78.2%, Materials get 83.8%, and Problems Post Test get 80%. So learning devices fit in either category to be used in the learning process. Based on observations of the teacher's teaching activities, the outcomes obtained are included in both categories. Then, based on the observation of student learning activities, the outcomes obtained are included in both categories. The outcomes of student learning analysis using Chi Square (X2) gets the value of X ² count > X ² table value = 6.053> 3,841; then Ho is rejected and Ha accepted, it shows there are differences in learning outcomes between the experimental class control class, which means that the experimental class get better learning outcomes than the control class. Keywords: Miniature Media, Student Learning Outcomes, Budget Plan2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Mohd Walidurrohman Efendi Bin Soepandi', 'Didiek Purwadi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2aae964e4cced33a018a2559de5d4745c6b62d14Ragi dapat digunakan sebagai biosorben yang mampu mengikat logam karena memiliki gugus aktif pengikat yang menyusun dinding selnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pH media 3,5,7 dan 9 serta waktu kontak 0,5; 2; 4; 6; 8; dan 10 jam terhadap efisiensi biosorpsi ion logam Cd2+ yang terinterferensi ion logam Co2+oleh ragi Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Subjek penelitian ini berupa ragi S. cereviseae, sedangkan objek penelitian ini berupa daya biosorpsi ragi S. cereviseae terhadap ion logam Cd2+ dengan interferensi ion logam Co2+. Proses optimasi biosorpsi meliputi: (1) Pengamatan profil pertumbuhan sel ragi S. cereviseae pada rentang waktu 0,5; 2; 4; 6; 8; 16; 24; dan 48 jam, (2) Pengamatan profil pertumbuhan sel ragi S. cereviseae pada variasi konsentrasi ion logam Cd2+ 0; 5; 10; 15; 20; dan 25 ppm, (3) Pengamatan profil pertumbuhan ragi S. cereviseae pada variasi waktu kontak 0,5; 2, 4, 6, 8, dan 10 jam, (4) Pengamatan profil pertumbuhan ragi S. cereviseae pada pH media 3; 5; 7; dan 9, yang dilakukan secara spektrofotometri menggunakan spektronik 20. Pengamatan interferensi ion logam Co2+ terhadap biosorpsi ion logam Cd2+ pada variasi waktu kontak dan pH media dilakukan dengan cara menghitung konsentrasi Cd2+ terbiosorpsi secara spektrofotometri menggunakan spektrofotometer serapan atom. Ion logam Co2+ dapat menginterferensi biosorpsi ion logam Cd2+ oleh sel ragi S. cereviseae baik pada variasi pH media maupun waktu kontak dengan menurunkan efisiensi biosorpsinya. Pada variasi waktu kontak 0,5; 2; 4; 6; 8 dan 10 jam, Co2+ dapat menurunkan persentase efisiensi biosorpsi berturut-turut sebesar 17,865; 15,17; 15,995; 13,005; 12,425; dan 8,83 %. Semakin lama waktu kontak, penurunan persentase efisiensi biosorpsi semakin kecil. Pada variasi pH media 3, 5, 7, dan 9, Co2+ menurunkan persentase efisiensi biosorpsi masing-masing sebesar 2,385; 1,115; 0,19; dan 0,81 %. pH yang semakin asam ataupun basa menyebabkan penurunan persentase efisiensi biosorpsi semakin besar.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['F. KaraminaAhsani']2017-01-19T00:00:00 07f7013f126def365311243fca3e28f00c255e80FAKULTAS KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT UNIVERSITAS ANDALAS Skripsi, Januari 2017 MUTIARA RAFLI, No. Bp. 1210333016 PENGARUH KONSELING GIZI DENGAN MEDIA LEMBAR BALIK TERHADAP PERUBAHAN PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PRAKTIK GIZI SEIMBANG PADA WANITA USIA SUBUR PRA¬NIKAH DI KUA WILAYAH KOTA PADANG TAHUN 2016 xi + 80 halaman, 14 tabel, 6 gambar, 7 lampiran ABSTRAK Tujuan Masa kehamilan merupakan 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan (HPK), dimana sel-sel otak janin mulai berkembang. Gizi merupakan salah satu penentu dalam perkembangan otak janin dan mempengaruhi kesehatan ibu pada masa kehamilan. Kesehatan ibu mencakup kesehatan wanita usia subur, jika mengalami kekurangan gizi akan berdampak pada penurunan fungsi reproduksi. Pemenuhan asupan gizi berkaitan erat dengan tinggi rendahnya pengetahuan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh konseling gizi dengan media lembar balik terhadap perubahan pengetahuan, sikap, dan praktik gizi seimbang pada wanita usia subur pranikah di KUA wilayah Kota Padang pada tahun 2016. Metode Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan menggunakan desain one group pretest-postest yang dilakukan di KUA wilayah Kota Padang. Sampel terdiri dari 36 orang calon pengantin wanita. Data pengetahuan, sikap, dan praktik gizi pranikah diperoleh dari kuesioner. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan independent sample t-test. Hasil Analisis data menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan sebesar 43%, peningkatan sikap sebesar 9.5%, dan peningkatan praktik gizi seimbang sebesar 13.9%, sedangkan p-value pengetahuan, sikap dan praktik sebelum dan sesudah intervensi <0.05. Kesimpulan Konseling dengan media lembar balik dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap dan praktik tentang gizi pranikah pada wanita usia subur/calon pengantin wanita. Perlu dilakukan pendidikan gizi pranikah bagi wanita usia subur dalam mempersiapkan kehamilannya. Daftar Pustaka : 43 (1994-2016) Kata Kunci : Gizi pranikah, konseling, lembar balik2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Rafli Mutiara']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ac6f4af8b6a29943608012a0b91ed19d7a8a7f15Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan, yang bertujuan untuk menghasilkan sebuah produk yaitu media pembelajaran interaktif Pemasangan Instalasi Bangunan Sederhana dan materi Menggambar dan Pemasangan Instalasi Penerangan. Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh permasalahan sulitnya siswa kelas XI Teknik Instalasi Tenaga Listrik (TITL) SMK Swasta Imelda Medan memahami mata pelajaran Pemasangan Instalasi Bangunan Sederhana. Siswa sulit memahami materi pelajaran disebabkan media yang digunakan pendidik masih berupa media presentasi biasa, penggunaannya masih terbatas, terlalu sederhana dan kurang interaktif. Media yang digunakan pendidik tersebut belum dilengkapi dengan evaluasi soal dan penilaian untuk mengetahui kemampuan siswa. Oleh sebab itu penelitian ini berupaya untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif yang dapat menampilkan animasi dan dapat memberikan umpan balik kepada siswa. materi pembelajaran yang dibahas hanya gambar diagram tunggal rencana instalasi penerangan pada mata pelajaran Perencanaan dan Pemasangan Instalasi Bangunan Sederhana pada SMK Swasta Imelda Medan. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode Research and Development (R&D) dan dipadukan dengan model pembelajaran (4D). Uji kelayakan terhadap media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif yang dikembangkan oleh ahli media menunjukkan rata-rata penilaian sebesar 4,4 dan dinyatakan“sangat baik/layak”dan pengujian terhadap multimedia interaktif oleh ahli materi menunjukkan rata-rata penilaian sebesar 4,4 dan dinyatakan“sangat baik/layak”. Pengujian kepada siswa dilakukan secara dua tahap dimana hasil pengujian I memiliki rata-rata sebesar 4,4 dan dikategorikan “Sangat Baik” dan pengujian II memiliki rata-rata sebesar 4,5 dan dikategorikan “Sangat Baik”. Berdasarkan hasil uji kelayakan dan pengujian tersebut maka dapat disimpulkan media pembelajaran berbasis multimedia interaktif yang dikembangkan sangat baik dan dan layak untuk dijadikan media pembelajaran materi Menggambar dan Pemasangan Instalasi Penerangan.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['H. Harahap']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c132f0c0d175d3a05d7aab70f787788c8bb6472cCyberbullying merupakan tindakan penghinaan, kekerasan psikis, atau intimidasi yang dilakukan seseorang, kelompok, atau institusi melalui perangkat teknologi dan informasi di media siber terhadap orang, kelompok, atau institusi lain. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis isi teks cuitan cyberbullying pengguna twitter terhadap akun twitter @ahmaddhaniprast. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah menggunakan metode analisis wacana Van Djik. Teori Hyperpersonal Model digunakan sebagai teori analisis penelitian. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah cyberbullying yang dilakukan oleh para followers disebabkan cuitan-cuitan Ahmad Dhani yang dianggap kasar dan kontrovesial. Selain itu faktor kebencian atau ketidaksukaan terhadap sosok Ahmad Dhani yang dikarenakan citra negatif dirinya juga merupakan alasan lain mengapa followers melakukan cyberbullying terhadap Ahmad Dhani. Jenis cyberbullying yang dilakukan pengguna twitter terhadap akun twitter @ahmaddhaniprast terdiri dari flaming, dinegration, dan masquerade. Ditinjau berdasarkan karakteristik cyberbullying, Ahmad Dhani mendapatkan cyberbullying dengan karakteristik agresif. Selain itu logika desain pesan pengguna twitter yang melakukan cyberbullying mereka mengemas pesan dengan tipe logika pesan ekspresif. Kata Kunci : Analisis Wacana, Cyberbullying, Teori Hyperpersonal Model, Teun van Dijk, Twitter ABSTRACT Cyberbullying constituting the action of contempt, psychological abuse, or intimidation which a person does, group, or institution through the technology and information in the cyberspace against the group or other institutions. The purpose of this research was to find and analyze tweets containing cyberbullying of the users of Twitter to Twitter account @ahmaddhaniprast. The research used discourse analysis by Teun van Dijk and hyperpersonal model to analyze the texts. The results show that cyberbullying conducted by the followers caused by Ahmad Dhani tweets that considered inappropriate and controversial. In addition, hatred or dislike were other reasons why they do the cyberbullying to Ahmad Dhani. Kinds of cyberbullying against twitter account @ahmaddhaniprast found in the research were flaming, dinegration, and masquerade. In terms of the characteristic, cyberbullying to Ahmad Dhani can be categorized as aggressive. While regarding design logic of the messages, it can be categorized as expressive. Keywords : Cyberbullying, Discourse Analysis,2017012017-01-19T00:00:00['A. Putra']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1a7ef67685639414a662a3e6f2bc1d73104675c3Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan (1) keterampilan berbicara bahasa Jerman dan (2) keaktifan peserta didik kelas XI MIPA 2 SMA N 1 Temanggung melalui media gambar berseri. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas (Classroom Action Research) yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahapan yaitu perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi. Strategi yang diterapkan ditentukan bersama secara kolaboratif oleh peneliti, guru dan peserta didik. Subjek penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas XI MIPA 2 SMA N 1 Temanggung yang terdiri dari 34 peserta didik. Data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui observasi, wawancara, angket, catatan lapangan dan tes keterampilan berbicara. Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan keterampilan berbicara dan keaktifan peserta didik kelas XI MIPA 2 SMA N 1 Temanggung. Peningkatan nilai rata-rata keterampilan berbicara peserta didik sebesar 12,06% dan keaktifan peserta didik sebesar 84,57%2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Kharisma Pertiwi Dian']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6e0c99c7a3814934f55820506b590cce71f2c409ABSTRACT The sorption kinetics of Pd(II) from hydrochloric acid solutions by 1 and 2 impregnated Amberlite XAD-7 resins (3 and 4) have been systematically studied. Both impregnated resins selectively and efficiently adsorb Pd(II) from single metal solution and automotive catalyst residue solution. In comparison between 3 and 4, 4 showed more efficiency toward Pd(II) with respect to contact time, loading, and stripping capacities. 3 and 4 were characterized by XRD and SEM analyses before and after Pd(II) sorption. We also studied the reusability of 3 and 4 and both the resins offer excellent performance for three times.20171682017-01-19T00:00:00Separation Science and Technology['K. U. M. Rao', 'M. Yamada']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b9f3188c648a4754b6a8d394d7de9ae7030cf5d1Social movements scholarship has increasingly turned to the study of direct social actions (DSAs) in times of economic hardship. This paper broadens this perspective to extreme right organisations. Combining a Political Claims Analysis of newspaper articles and online press releases, with a qualitative discussion of online propaganda material, we explore the engagement in direct social activism by three neo-fascist organisations in Italy: Forza Nuova, Fiamma Tricolore and CasaPound Italia (1996 -2015). Our findings suggest that their propen-sity to direct social activism, rather than being exclusively related to economic distress, responds to a broad set of ideological, organisational and strategic incentives. Ideologically, DSAs are linked to the interpretation of the relationship between ideas and action of historical Fascism and of parts of the Italian neo-fascist tradition. Organisationally, DSAs serve as a tool to build support and solidarity, especially at the local level. Strategically, they are used to frame activism as a direct intervention in defence of interests of native peoples, and against political elites accused of being unresponsive to the needs of citizens. Our results offer a first empirical observation of the use of DSAs by extreme right actors, paving the way for comparative work at the cross-national level and on different arenas of engagement201747112017-01-19T00:00:00Partecipazione e Conflitto['Caterina Froio', 'Pietro Castelli Gattinara']2017-01-19T00:00:00 9ce569458e4ddf51b3ed336ec716ff5a9b7d304fJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20171710Results indicate the refinement and validation of the Social Communication Checklist is reliable, sensitive to change after a brief social communication intervention, and strongly related to well-established measures of social communicative functioning.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders['Allison L. Wainer', 'Natalie I Berger', 'Brooke Ingersoll']2017-01-19T00:00:00 775dd2f3c94cf57e0c455c2d92c7cb933e8bae89Understanding the link between individual behavior and population organization and functioning has long been central to ecology and evolutionary biology (Krause et al., 2009; Sueur et al., 2011; Kurvers et al., 2014). Behavior is a response to intrinsic and extrinsic factors including individual state, ecological factors, or social interactions. Within a group, each individual can be seen as part of a network of social interactions varying in strength, type, and dynamic. The structure of this network can deeply impact the ecology and evolution of individuals, populations, and species. Three studies in this present issue tried to understand how group members are socially structured in non-human primates. Borgeaud et al. used a stochastic actor-oriented model (RSiena Package, Snijders, 2001) to test the dynamics of relationships of three groups of wild vervet monkeys. They found that triadic closure was significant in all three groups while degree popularity was significant in only two groups. Moreover, the dynamics of relationships according to the attributes of sex, matriline, and age differed significantly among groups. In another way, Sosa showed that in Barbary macaques, females are more central, more active, and have a denser ego network in the social network than males; thus, they contribute in a greater way to the cohesive structure of the network. High-ranking individuals are likely to receive fewer agonistic behaviors than low-ranking individuals, and high-ranking females receive more allogrooming. Revealing the positions, the roles, and the interactional behavioral patterns of individuals can help understand the mechanisms that shape the overall structure of a social network. Naud et al. studied another species of primates, the Mandrills. The objective of their study was to investigate how the group spatial distribution of a semi-free ranging colony of Mandrills in a food competition context relates to its social organization. Their results showed that high-ranking individuals were more observed in proximity of the feeding zone but that affiliative relationships were also associated with individual spatial distributions and explain more the individual distribution than dominance hierarchy. These studies showed that within a group social interactions can take many forms and may significantly affect an individual's fitness (Silk et al., 2003; Formica et al., 2012; Kurvers et al., 2014). These interactions may result in complex systems at the group-level, such as in the case of collective decisions (Sueur et al., 2012). Among them, social transmission of information has been studied mostly in vertebrates (Whiten and van Schaik, 2007). …Frontiers in Psychology2017198Three studies in this present issue tried to understand how group members are socially structured in non-human primates and showed that within a group social interactions can take many forms and may significantly affect an individual's fitness.2017-01-19T00:00:00Frontiers in Psychology['C. Sueur', 'F. Mery']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b4d3c19e281fe9b478a5520562cc9f5b28c2be98The study aimed to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility implementation in Jordanian public shareholding companies on sustainable development. The study used descriptive analytical methodology. A questionnaire was designed and distribute over a sample consisting of 135 reponsedents, 125 were collected and 5 questionnaires were removed. The study results indicated that there a statistically significant impact at the level of significance (α≤0.05) of social responsibility in Jordanian public shareholding companies on sustainable development. It also indicated that there is a statistically significant impact at the level of significance (α≤0.05) of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibility in Jordanian public shareholding companies on sustainable development. The study recommended a set of recommendations.20171872017-01-19T00:00:00Asian Social Science['I. Al-Zyoud']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8b4d201c5390205104e1a6ab46dff60b0d8670832017032017-01-19T00:00:00['Jarmila Mildorf', 'Bronwen Thomas']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6caf7672a5ae28c62bab5433bca99fa1456208f12017002017-01-19T00:00:00['M. Samuel']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f9bfbc37f797e583f8369ce3e2ad08f4f8dbf84c2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['J. Santana']2017-01-19T00:00:00 caefe2a088847997ce5e0978df99ddfe98d93aab2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Jill Chisnell']2017-01-19T00:00:00 89c1e2fe8d5df5de5cb7b6570d48b3e1b87974412017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Akmaliyah Ali Romadhoni']2017-01-19T00:00:00 11ac784c5a94ee1c4c2b0531b0fc73de1d6d32272017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Linda Reifleralessi Spc']2017-01-19T00:00:00 872e06dd26f013bec325ee7a7b3dd2ad0b9c444e2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Rizqi Isa Firdaus']2017-01-19T00:00:00 182fe9adb0011f429a82f9342ad324064cf380692017002017-01-19T00:00:00['S. Anwar']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e551658237401389883bacbce77b12bd53637d1f2017002017-01-19T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering['Hameed B. Mahood', 'A. Baqir']2017-01-19T00:00:00 50700a34f15f704704d86d9294c9cd36ab5e6c14Chinese Neurosurgical Journal2017200The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of ethical issues in stem cell-based therapies and to provide substantial argument for the need of a Bioethics Research Consortium that will be tasked with convening a disciplined board of experts that will apply their principles to biomedical research, and emerging technology.2017-01-19T00:00:00Chinese Neurosurgical Journal['Sandra A. Acosta', 'Tam X. Tran', 'Jerel Mair', 'Obiora F. Okonkwo', 'Brett Larose', 'C. Borlongan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4aea1f540cb0c4b4d87277b37b03e22a3e4d6e7e2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['W. Prabowo']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ad3e32b591c6f533d765b0b38ba26ff4364c5c922017002017-01-19T00:00:00['P. Aryati']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d19418e53cae54dded4e7e4c36668fc0dae6f85a2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Carla Porter']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e68c3f9603fe0985980d68760cefeb89d324f8312017002017-01-19T00:00:00['W. S. Budi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 214e203e76ab9187045402ea38a3ce1ce67009632017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Iin Choiriyawati']2017-01-19T00:00:00 597ec9092d432a1c9f71f2521787caa0c7243e722017012017-01-19T00:00:00['Sonya Surya Puspita Ikananda']2017-01-19T00:00:00 aadd916284c0f1a16f98f255b5b99937b8e3a0862017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Rizka Khumairoh']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e365478bdb7757d5fbacd999fbf0b633a486b6f52017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Fajerin Biabdillah']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c777ccb0d81e286caa8c6d1b72e1a6022728025c2017102017-01-19T00:00:00['J. Mai', 'E. Efthimiadis', 'Tariq Alam', 'E. C. Detera', 'C. Eydie', 'L. Foit', 'Joseph T. Tennis']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f04d532935d5f013a4d172aa50b1ea75cd72c8b32017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Sarah S. Greenleaf']2017-01-19T00:00:00 299a140074d188936af7f27297679127dbee0ecf2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Jill Chisnell']2017-01-19T00:00:00 83f75684efa64e9061fabcb455e471e6f0c13cc62017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Griffith Uat']2017-01-19T00:00:00 955ac94f1a8f33cf371626e9cfb0bf0326ed655aPresentado a la 17 Reunion de Mejora Genetica Animal, 5-6 Junio 2014, Universidad de Barcelona2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['A. Menendez-Buxadera', 'J. M. S. Manrique', 'A. M. Alcalá']2017-01-19T00:00:00 564ceb9a6533febc90d87ded16ca39987e8648902017002017-01-19T00:00:00['S. Brown']2017-01-19T00:00:00 45f248e03f2fbd9a680c8d75af5a45e17c501db6Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) peningkatan aktivitas, dan (2) hasil belajar IPS (Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial) siswa melalui penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe CRH (Course Review Horay) pada siswa kelas IX C SMP Negeri 1 Sukasada tahun ajaran 2016/2017. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus dengan tahapan-tahapan setiap siklus meliputi perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan evaluasi, serta refleksi. Data aktivitas belajar dikumpulkan dengan metode observasi dan data hasil belajar dikumpulkan melalui metode tes yang dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, (1) penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe CRH dapat meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa yang ditunjukkan dengan rata-rata skor aktivitas belajar siklus I sebesar 13,93 dengan kategori cukup aktif selanjutnya meningkat menjadi 17,18 dengan kategori aktif pada siklus II. (2) penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe CRH dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa yang ditunjukkan dengan rata-rata skor hasil belajar siklus I sebesar 73,83 dengan kategori cukup selanjutnya meningkat menjadi 80,88 dengan kategori baik pada siklus II. Kata Kunci : Aktivitas belajar, hasil belajar dan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe CRH This research aims to know (1) raising activities, and (2) the results of learning economic subject through the implementation of cooperative learning model type CRH (Course Review Horay) for student in IX C class SMP negeri 1 Sukasada on academic year 2016/2017. This research is the research action class which is done in two cycle with phases of every cycle include planning, action, observation and evaluation, as well as a reflection. Learning activity data collected by observation and learning outcomes data collected through the test method were analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis. The results of the research show that (1) the implementation of cooperative learning model type CRH can be increasing the activity of student learning which shown with an average of the scores of learning activities first cycle is 13,93 with the category of quite active next increased to 17,18 with the category of activein second cycle. (2) the implementation of cooperative learning model type CRH can be increasing the student result of learning which shown with an average of the scores of learning result first cycle is 73,83 with the category of enough next increased to 80,88 with the category of good on second cycle. keyword : Learning activities, learning outcomes and cooperative learning model type CRH2017012017-01-19T00:00:00['Tri Satya Laksana', 'M.Pd . Dra. Lulup Endah Tripalupi', 'M.Pd. . Anjuman Zukhri']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e6d0a4520715e642b82b2b9ea0b26bc0b30441f32017002017-01-19T00:00:00['J. Santana']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4b2f43bf59a1ef39b88c4bf3fbf101a005e3ad4720174002017-01-19T00:00:00['Jarmila Mildorf', 'Bronwen Thomas']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a69b9682732acf3be7716b98f0cae05991351a7f2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Nicole S. Ruskell', 'James R. Lewis']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6dad36fd01f9751e0a9d59b8baa3a49d17ceea662017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Ayu Vanydia Meyrisa']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a6917a9f67d9b05afad8970c4c18e8c7154554b52017002017-01-19T00:00:00['J. Santana']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d6912e7b666c1d19051a87d6698586ebddcef2732017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Yanita Rakhman']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c23aa4412993fe391c19a3c682bbc4743359e272Dealing with violence against women, intimate partner violence, interpersonal violence, domestic violence, domestic abuse, family violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and sex trafficking. Film and Video Resources2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Karen Dubay']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b8b15b7b6db076edab011ae9717f2d5f45c64d20In power electronic applications, aging of the electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) is considered as a serious issue since it may lead to failure. Their degradation is usually evaluated by an increase of the internal resistance or a decrease of the equivalent capacitance. These aging indicators have a good correlation with the supercapacitor's state-of-health (SoH). Generally, SoH is measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). However, this technique must be performed offline and requires interruption of the system's operation. In this paper, a sliding mode observer is designed to estimate online the EDLC's aging indicators. Unlike several online estimators, the supercapacitor's parameters are considered as a nonlinear random distribution with external noises which yields accurate estimation. In addition, the relationship between the capacitance and the bias voltage is considered to be nonlinear. Lyapunov stability analysis is also provided. The proposed approach is validated experimentally using a standardized dynamic current profile. Furthermore, comparison against EIS is carried out for different aging phases and under different environmental temperature conditions.IEEE transactions on power electronics201737512017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics['Asmae El Mejdoubi', 'H. Chaoui', 'H. Gualous', 'J. Sabor']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fb42923a65c7b3b1c64257f3daf60aaaa6e532fbJournal of Gambling Studies20173638If emotion regulation is involved in problem gambling among poker players, as strongly suggested by data from the literature, the emotion regulation strategies assessed (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) may not be those involved.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Gambling Studies['S. Barrault', 'C. Bonnaire', 'Florian Herrmann']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3846b90ffd441ab132633f8fb96dc8c7c487ee1aABSTRACT Online consumer reviews (OCRs) have received increasing scrutiny in recent years. The present study focuses on the effect of OCRs on consumers’ perceptions and attitudes, when pictorial representation of consumer emotions is used in online hotel reviews. A 2 × 2 experimental study is designed to examine the effect of two independent variables: review valence (positive vs. negative) and emoticons use (no emoticons vs. emoticons). Research findings show that positive OCRs result in more positive attitude and higher booking intention. Interestingly, the presence of emoticons in negative reviews strengthens the review credibility and usefulness, but attenuates consumers’ attitude towards the hotel and their booking intention. Managerial implications and research opportunities are discussed.Behavior and Information Technology20176031Research findings show that positive OCRs result in more positive attitude and higher booking intention, and the presence of emoticons in negative reviews strengthens the review credibility and usefulness, but attenuates consumers’ attitude towards the hotel and their booking intention.2017-01-19T00:00:00Behaviour & Information Technology['Emmanouela E. Manganari', 'Efthalia Dimara']2017-01-19T00:00:00 616b06da61f6c19e9cf83e4e790c747760ce433cSum-product networks have recently emerged as an attractive representation due to their dual view as a special type of deep neural network with clear semantics and a special type of probabilistic graphical model for which inference is always tractable. Those properties follow from some conditions (i.e., completeness and decomposability) that must be respected by the structure of the network. As a result, it is not easy to specify a valid sum-product network by hand and therefore structure learning techniques are typically used in practice. This paper describes the first online structure learning technique for continuous SPNs with Gaussian leaves. We also introduce an accompanying new parameter learning technique.International Conference on Learning Representations20172128This paper describes the first online structure learning technique for continuous SPNs with Gaussian leaves and introduces an accompanying new parameter learning technique.2017-01-19T00:00:00ArXiv['W. Hsu', 'Agastya Kalra', 'P. Poupart']2017-01-19T00:00:00 cd6d5792c2e70b132572400eb89998e8d4f2f1fbAbstract Objective: This article aims to provide insights into men’s accounts of infertility in the context of their intimate partnerships. Background: Although we are beginning to understand that men experience the emotions of infertility acutely, little is known about how such emotions impact on men’s intimate partner relationships. Evidence suggests that infertility can impact intimate partner relationships (both positively and negatively), but there is a paucity of research around how men talk about such relationship impacts, and how they share their stories with other men. Men are often viewed as the silent supporting partner within infertility contexts, with women narrated as taking the burden within the relationship. Methodology: The paper draws on data from a general discussion board on an online men-only forum. Inductive thematic analysis was utilised to identify key themes across the men’s online posts. Results: Men’s posts demonstrate that infertility challenges relationships, and that men use the forum examined to offer each other advice on coping with infertility in their relationships. Men highlighted a sense of having less agency than their female partners in relation to infertility and that they were less able to access support for themselves as a result. Conclusion: We argue that infertility can be a challenging and complex time within intimate partner relationships and that men construct this situation with reference to gendered norms and constraints within their online accounts. Consideration of both parties in couples experiencing infertility is important for supporting relationships during any diagnosis and treatment processes for infertility.Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology20173223It is argued that infertility can be a challenging and complex time within intimate partner relationships and that men construct this situation with reference to gendered norms and constraints within their online accounts.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology['E. Hanna', 'B. Gough']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8bb4089b896f3ede762d360b3cbaa54f728a9872International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition2017378A novel framework of writer adaptation based on deeply learned features for online handwritten Chinese character recognition using a tandem architecture design for the feature extraction and classification and improves the generalization capability of the previously proposed discriminative linear regression approach.2017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)['Jun Du', 'Jian-Fang Zhai', 'Jinshui Hu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 be0b3e1721d1a174ac05664591de618538becb5cEnglish listeners use suprasegmental cues to lexical stress during spoken-word recognition. Prosodic cues are, however, less salient in spectrally degraded speech, as provided by cochlear implants. The present study examined how spectral degradation with and without low-frequency fine-structure information affects normal-hearing listeners' ability to benefit from suprasegmental cues to lexical stress in online spoken-word recognition. To simulate electric hearing, an eight-channel vocoder spectrally degraded the stimuli while preserving temporal envelope information. Additional lowpass-filtered speech was presented to the opposite ear to simulate bimodal hearing. Using a visual world paradigm, listeners' eye fixations to four printed words (target, competitor, two distractors) were tracked, while hearing a word. The target and competitor overlapped segmentally in their first two syllables but mismatched suprasegmentally in their first syllables, as the initial syllable received primary stress in one word and secondary stress in the other (e.g., "'admiral," "'admi'ration"). In the vocoder-only condition, listeners were unable to use lexical stress to recognize targets before segmental information disambiguated them from competitors. With additional lowpass-filtered speech, however, listeners efficiently processed prosodic information to speed up online word recognition. Low-frequency fine-structure cues in simulated bimodal hearing allowed listeners to benefit from suprasegmental cues to lexical stress during word recognition.Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2017894How spectral degradation with and without low-frequency fine-structure information affects normal-hearing listeners' ability to benefit from suprasegmental cues to lexical stress in online spoken-word recognition is examined.2017-01-19T00:00:00The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America['Y. Kong', 'Alexandra Jesse']2017-01-19T00:00:00 588718b0683b0a4e271862bd4c864e1f23853d1dEnergy harvesting (EH) has been developed to extend the lifetimes of energy-limited communication systems. In this letter, we consider a single-user EH communication system, in which both of the arrival data and the harvested energy curves are modeled as general functions. Unlike most of the works in the field, we investigate the online algorithms which only acquire the causal information of the arrival data and the harvested energy processes. We study how well the optimal online algorithm works compared with the optimal offline algorithm, and thus our goal is to find the lower and upper bounds for the ratio of the completion time in the optimal online algorithm to the optimal offline algorithm. We propose two online algorithms which achieve the upper bound of 2 on this ratio. Also, we show that this ratio is 2 for the optimal online algorithm.IEEE Wireless Communications Letters201792A single-user EH communication system, in which both of the arrival data and the harvested energy curves are modeled as general functions, is considered, and it is shown that the ratio of the completion time in the optimal online algorithm to the optimal offline algorithm is 2.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Wireless Communications Letters['M. Rezaee', 'Mahtab Mirmohseni', 'M. Aref']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5407f416c9f7db0aa658dd48f65d9733e8b8950eUNICEF India are currently conducting an awareness raising campaign on child online safety which builds on the findings of the first comprehensive report on Child Online Protection in India, launched in September 2016. Global Kids Online findings were presented at a recent event – part of the campaign.201700UNICEF India are currently conducting an awareness raising campaign on child online safety which builds on the findings of the first comprehensive report on Child Online Protection in India, launched in September 2016.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Global Kids Online']2017-01-19T00:00:00 48e6c66a92fa89fa54ea2bb1597c978ffdf1b946Abstract This paper discusses online business is using computers, computers network and, electronic media. The formulation of the problems, (1) How the implementation of the right and oblogations of the parties in the online business process. (2) What the obstacles in the online business process and its solution. This research using  the juridical sociological research, wich using primary data. Data were collected through interviews and document, and quantitative analysis. From the research can be concluded : (1)  The implementation of rights and oblogations of the parties in the transaction process before and after the client received the offer  from the seller , the seller will send the goods  if the client has made payment. (2)  The obtacles in online business transaction are wrong delivery of goods wich resolved by replacing such goods by the seller and shipping costs paid by the seller. Delay or damage in shipment solved by the seller will take care of it to the transport services and the seller will send goods receipt number to the client, so that the receipt number  the client can check the existence of the goods through a website of transport services. Keyword:  Agreement, Busniness, Online201700The implementation of rights and oblogations of the parties in the transaction process before and after the client received the offer from the seller and the seller will send the goods if the client has made payment.2017-01-19T00:00:00['N. Dwi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 87882eca10684618292d48ff857eaa0a73a739ff“This paper investigates the relationship between consumers’ personality traits and their travel-related online behavior. The results prove the positive relationship between general risk and general uncertainty attitudes and online travel-related behavior, which is associated with”unique domains“,”time" and “pageviews”. The results for mobile data, however, show the opposite direction of the effect, associated with uncertainty attitude and no significant relationship between the investigated metrics and risk attitude. The significant difference between desktop and mobile online behavior should be further investigated. The novelty of the paper lays in the methodological contributions, known among practitioners as “data fusion”. It utilizes both behavioral data to gather information about the observable online behavior and survey data to assess consumers’ unobservable personality traits."20174902017-01-19T00:00:00['G. B. Dimitrov']2017-01-19T00:00:00 67cc20d3eb0786c54bb3a124feaabf93e652fdd6Alat transportasi sudah menjadi kebutuhan yang tidak bisa ditinggalkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kebutuhan manusia yang terus meningkat dan keperluan untuk bepergian sudah menjadi bagian kegiatan setiap harinya. Hampir semua orang mempunyai kendaraan pribadi tapi tidak sedikit yang lebih memilih menggunakan kendaraan umum. Tetapi untuk mengakses kendaraan umum lebih merepotkan karena harus melalui terminal, stasiun, atau bandara. Fasilitas kendaraan umum sekarang ini memang belum memadai. Dari segi kebersihan dan ketepatan waktu banyak yang mengeluhkan. Tetapi belakangan banyak muncul alternatif kendaraan yang disukai banyak orang, yaitu transportasi online. Mulai menjamur ojek-ojek online dan taksi online. Dengan Kemudahan dalam pemesanan yang hanya menggunakan aplikasi pada smartphone, kita tinggal menunggu pengemudi menjemput kita dan mengantarkan sampai tujuan. Hal ini tentu disambut hangat oleh masyarakat karena selain menghemat tenaga tanpa perlu menuju pangkalan ojek atau taksi, atau harus menuju jalan raya untuk mencari kendaraan, kita juga bisa menghemat waktu. Pada tugas akhir ini transportasi yang digunakan adalah travel yang menjangkau wilayah yang lebih luas. Jika transportasi online yang marak sekarang hanya menjangkau dalam kota, tugas akhir ini memberikan pilihan dengan jangkauan antar kota dengan menggunakan smartphone Android yang mayoritas masyarakat Indonesia gunakan saat ini. Kemudahan memasukkan alamat penjemputan dan alamat tujuan yang menggunkan Google Maps API yang memudahkan dalam penjemputan oleh armada. Harga yang digunakan juga berdasarkan jarak tempuh antara lokasi penjemputan dan lokasi tujuan sehingga tidak ada kecurangan oleh oknum pengemudi. ================================================================================= Transportation has become a necessity that can not be left out in everyday life. Human needs continue to increase and the need to travel has become part of daily activities. Almost everyone has a personal vehicle but not a few who prefer to use public transport. But to access the public transport is more troublesome because it must go through the terminals, stations, or airports. Public transport facilities now there has not been adequate. In terms of cleanliness and timeliness of many who complained. But lately many emerging alternative vehicle favored by many people online transportation. Mushrooming online motorcycle-taxis and taxis online. With Ease in ordering that only use the app on a smartphone, we are just waiting driver picked us up and drove to the destination. It is certainly welcomed by the public because in addition to saving energy without the need for taxis or taxi to the base, or should be toward the road to search the vehicle, we can also save time. In This undergraduate thesis, the transportation that be used is travel.. If the rampant online transportation now only reach the town, this undergraduate thesis provides choice with a range of between cities using Android smartphone the majority of Indonesian people use today. Ease of entering the pickup address and destination addresses using the Google Maps API that makes it easy to pick-up by the fleet. Prices used are also based on the distance between the pickup location and destination location so no cheating by unscrupulous drivers.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Prasetyati Riski Rahmawati']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2c980a65de251321e4cc77983f429ecdc8fca1bbThis study was aimed at discovering (1) the types of language styles used in the online advertisements (2) the way how the messages of online advertisements were conveyed and (3) the reason why language styles were used in online advertisements on Instagram. This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method. The data of this study were the advertisements on Instagram which were taken from three local cosmetic’s brands namely Wardah, Pixy and La tulipe. Totally, there were 30 cosmetic’s advertisements to be analyzed from those three cosmetic brands. The data were analyzed by using interactive model of Miles and Huberman. The results of this study were: (1) The types of language styles in cosmetic’s online advertisements found on Instagram were hard sell, soft sell, demonstration, the straightforward and the problem solution style. (2) The ways of conveying the messages were rational and emotional ways found in online cosmetic’s advertisements on Instagram. (3) The reason why language styles were used in online advertisements can be described as (a) hard sell style is to induce a rational thinking of the customers and to emphasize a sales orientation in advertising its products (b) soft sell style is to emphasize and to induce an affective (feeling) reaction from the customers (c) the straightforward style is to provide basic information about the brand without employing feelings or special tricks (d) demonstration style is to show the actual working of the product (e) problem solution style in advertisements is to present an everyday situation where a person is faced with a consumption problem that occurs in daily life.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Yoshiko Bunga Pertiwi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e591d08974c2d4438cc00e24756683aea3f1c6aaThe research aims to find out what factors help in strengthening the trust in the process of shopping through digital online mediums. From the population, a sample of girl students studying management courses were taken along with Baby Boomers, Gen-X and Gen-Y respondents. They were then assessed by asking them to find out the factors because of which, they have developed some level of ‘trust’ based on the e-commerce sites. A total of twenty online shopping websites were given to them to analyze the factors that led to building of trust in the purchase process and transactions made by them. The aim of this research is to provide insight into fundamental processes that are related to digital buying. The survey by twenty seven girl students had been instrumental in identifying intentions and perceptions in the cases of online buying. The study also tries to understand the different challenges faced in the buying process. The research concluded that there are many factors that are responsible for building trust for online purchase from a particular website. A sample of two hundred and forty respondents was collected and a self-administered questionnaire was prepared. Factor Analysis, T test, one way Anova test was conducted to know the significance of apparent trust, credibility and perceived worthiness.20172012017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Approximate Reasoning['Dr.Aparna. Goyal.']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b601c643eb44ff7a2186a48c68aa9c538d49abfeDisaster Risk Management (DRM) continues to gain political, economic, and geopolitical importance as disasters have caused increasing human and economic losses. Geospatial professionals are attentive of the role of space-derived information in the full cycle of Disaster Management (prevention, preparedness and response), from beyond the immediate response phase to long-term recovery and even to preparedness by informing actions before disasters occur. It is crucial to develop and strengthen relationships with stakeholders and end-users, especially by developing capacity building activities for disaster managers and practitioners. The objective of this paper is to describe the process of establishing an international collaborative capacity development program, with experts from space agencies all around the world, in the Disaster Management area, from its conception to implementation. The strategy for designing the education program is discussed, taking into account fi nancial and human resources and time constraints. The needs assessment and the instructional analysis including learning objectives, outcomes and audience have been performed. This study also includes the challenges of implementing the chosen instructional solution, lessons learned and practical suggestions for using synchronous technologies for instruction when implementing an international online education program in many diff erent countries. The course was held from April 6t to May 31st, 2015, structured in eight webinars (online seminars) sessions. The demand for the online course (144 registrants from 38 countries in the world), diversity of affi liations and backgrounds confi rms that this subject raises a lot of interest among professionals in need for quality education in this area.Revista Brasileira de Cartografia2017202017-01-19T00:00:00Revista Brasileira de Cartografia['H. S. Ferreira', 'Cleber Silva de Oliveira', 'Claudia Marcela Lucaccioni', 'P. N. Mustaro']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f4eeb677f2fe7899af24c1995e00af961574b1f82017012017-01-19T00:00:00['Sigrid Rossteutscher', 'R. Schmitt-Beck', 'Harald Schoen', 'B. Wessels', 'C. Wolf', 'Simon Henckel', 'I. Bieber', 'Philipp Scherer']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5591d5fb10929071c53a1bb356fafc918bc7a74e2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['G. Leung']2017-01-19T00:00:00 9c50f40c25d314a50393f2b5d08d9dcceab028282017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Heather Battenberg']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0ad8e41f732212fd334e1444d67298db7cd3e0692017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Kátia Maheirie', 'A. Brizola']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8a88efdf80f475b922b638ab8bfea42ea08836bfLinks to databases for mechatronics, and interdisciplinary field that combines mechanical, computer, electrical, and systems engineering. Also helpful for robotics, control systems, intelligent control, and related topics.201700Links to databases for mechatronics, and interdisciplinary field that combines mechanical, computer, electrical, and systems engineering.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Andrea L. Pritt']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6102eb8512241f8688723c14861c2a762b6c00402017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Elizabeth Wells']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3b52d61d7da5ce523bcbdcc1b13c9a36f198837a2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Jessica Vanderhoff']2017-01-19T00:00:00 9fe7bf0e38e5820e58e6744e40eeffa14efffb172017002017-01-19T00:00:00['C. Ribeiro']2017-01-19T00:00:00 20093fb100fd4537e33a053a603e898d3c0497aa2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Debbie Bradshaw']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a4ab6c9ea0b1d513dda1e230aa0c4ecc8b825a0a2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Holly Yu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8bac3715397c19471f76182aa555806f877261cc2017002017-01-19T00:00:00World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering['Dimpy P. Shah']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4473351290e813e356fe54e91cf6aa60c5f5a37a2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Sarah Elaine Eaton', 'Barb Brown', 'Meadow Schroeder']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d28ba6af78ef4f952d86812fa5914713eaf2ab2c2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['R. Hidayatullah']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ef4efec2177b9b18f585590ed5594224eee14fa4This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce reforms and policies to achieve developmental objectives. Many of these interventions have limited impact, however; schools get built but children don't learn, IT systems are introduced but not used, plans are written but not implemented. These achievement deficiencies reveal gaps in capabilities, and weaknesses in the process of building state capability. This book addresses these weaknesses and gaps. It starts by providing evidence of the capability shortfalls that currently exist in many countries, showing that many governments lack basic capacities even after decades of reforms and capacity building efforts. The book then analyses this evidence, identifying capability traps that hold many governments back - particularly related to isomorphic mimicry (where governments copy best practice solutions from other countries that make them look more capable even if they are not more capable) and premature load bearing (where governments adopt new mechanisms that they cannot actually make work, given weak extant capacities). The book then describes a process that governments can use to escape these capability traps. Called PDIA (problem driven iterative adaptation), this process empowers people working in governments to find and fit solutions to the problems they face. The discussion about this process is structured in a practical manner so that readers can actually apply tools and ideas to the capability challenges they face in their own contexts. These applications will help readers devise policies and reforms that have more impact than those of the past.2017306279Evidence of the capability shortfalls that currently exist in many countries is provided, showing that many governments lack basic capacities even after decades of reforms and capacity building efforts, and a process that governments can use to escape these capability traps is described.2017-01-19T00:00:00['M. Andrews', 'L. Pritchett', 'M. Woolcock']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a212f829f829132523300ddfc695bd0060a7aa00Harm Reduction Journal201753110This research suggests that marketing plays a strong role in the normalisation of gambling in sports, and legislators must begin to consider the cultural lag between an evolving gambling landscape, which supports sophisticated marketing strategies, and effective policies and practices which aim to reduce and prevent gambling harm.2017-01-19T00:00:00Harm Reduction Journal['Emily Deans', 'Sa Thomas', 'J. Derevensky', 'M. Daube']2017-01-19T00:00:00 cdb41a518e415ca093054bb6aad2d0ab211dd176Dogs’ roles to support people with disabilities are increasing. Existing U.S. laws and regulations pertaining to the use of dogs for people with disabilities are only minimally enforced. Pushback legislation against some aspects of uses of assistance dogs currently is being passed or proposed in several states. Further, the U.S. Department of the Army and the Veterans’ Administration support only dogs trained by an Assistance Dogs International (ADI) or International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) accredited facility. Lacking a mandatory national process for screening the selection, training, and placement of assistance dogs with persons who have disabilities, the U.S. offers a creative but confusing opportunity for people to train their own dogs for any disability. While no U.S. surveillance system monitors assistance dogs, other countries generally have a legislated or regulatory process for approving assistance dogs or a cultural convention for obtaining dogs from accredited facilities. We conducted an online survey investigating current demographics of assistance dogs placed in 2013 and 2014 with persons who have disabilities, by facilities worldwide that are associated with ADI or IGDF and by some non-accredited U.S. facilities. Placement data from ADI and IGDF facilities revealed that in most countries aside from the U.S., guide dogs were by far the main type of assistance dog placed. In the U.S., there were about equal numbers of mobility and guide dogs placed, including many placed by large older facilities, along with smaller numbers of other types of assistance dogs. In non-accredited U.S. facilities, psychiatric dogs accounted for most placements. Dogs for families with an autistic child were increasing in all regions around the world. Of dog breeds placed, accredited facilities usually mentioned Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers, and sometimes, German Shepherd Dogs. The facilities bred their dogs in-house, or acquired them from certain breeders. Non-accredited facilities more often used dogs from shelters or assisted people in training their own dogs. Facilities in Europe and the U.S. place dogs in all roles; other parts of the world primarily focus on guide dogs. Expansion of assistance dogs in many roles is continuing, with numbers of dogs placed accelerating internationally.Frontiers in Veterinary Science201745106An online survey investigating current demographics of assistance dogs placed in 2013 and 2014, by facilities worldwide that are associated with ADI or IGDF and by some non-accredited U.S. facilities revealed that in most countries aside from the United States, guide dogs were by far the main type of assistance dog placed.2017-01-19T00:00:00Frontiers in Veterinary Science['S. Walther', 'Mariko Yamamoto', 'A. P. Thigpen', 'Anaissa Garcia', 'N. Willits', 'Lynette A Hart (Geyer)']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fa3ba1ae3b1ea5a4ba66918d55e12cdc283528d1Scalable Computing and Communications201746100For an online game use-case, it was found that the average response time for a user is improved by 20% when using the edge of the network in comparison to using a cloud-only model.2017-01-19T00:00:00ArXiv['B. Varghese', 'Nan Wang', 'Dimitrios S. Nikolopoulos', 'R. Buyya']2017-01-19T00:00:00 39699f95cb3a2d46ab99b8ddb48234562324678dCholera is still an important public health problem in several countries, including Thailand. In this study, a collection of clinical and environmental V. cholerae serogroup O1, O139, and non-O1/non-O139 strains originating from Thailand (1983 to 2013) was characterized to determine phenotypic and genotypic traits and to investigate the genetic relatedness. Using a combination of conventional methods and whole genome sequencing (WGS), 78 V. cholerae strains were identified. WGS was used to determine the serogroup, biotype, virulence, mobile genetic elements, and antimicrobial resistance genes using online bioinformatics tools. In addition, phenotypic antimicrobial resistance was determined by the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) test. The 78 V. cholerae strains belonged to the following serogroups O1: (n = 44), O139 (n = 16) and non-O1/non-O139 (n = 18). Interestingly, we found that the typical El Tor O1 strains were the major cause of clinical cholera during 1983–2000 with two Classical O1 strains detected in 2000. In 2004–2010, the El Tor variant strains revealed genotypes of the Classical biotype possessing either only ctxB or both ctxB and rstR while they harbored tcpA of the El Tor biotype. Thirty O1 and eleven O139 clinical strains carried CTXϕ (Cholera toxin) and tcpA as well four different pathogenic islands (PAIs). Beside non-O1/non-O139, the O1 environmental strains also presented chxA and Type Three Secretion System (TTSS). The in silico MultiLocus Sequence Typing (MLST) discriminated the O1 and O139 clinical strains from other serogroups and environmental strains. ST69 was dominant in the clinical strains belonging to the 7th pandemic clone. Non-O1/non-O139 and environmental strains showed various novel STs indicating genetic variation. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains were observed and conferred resistance to ampicillin, azithromycin, nalidixic acid, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, and trimethoprim and harboured variants of the SXT elements. For the first time since 1986, the presence of V. cholerae O1 Classical was reported causing cholera outbreaks in Thailand. In addition, we found that V. cholerae O1 El Tor variant and O139 were pre-dominating the pathogenic strains in Thailand. Using WGS and bioinformatic tools to analyze both historical and contemporary V. cholerae circulating in Thailand provided a more detailed understanding of the V. cholerae epidemiology, which ultimately could be applied for control measures and management of cholera in Thailand.PLoS ONE20177273V. cholerae O1 El Tor variant and O139 were pre-dominating the pathogenic strains in Thailand, and Multidrug-resistant strains were observed and conferred resistance to ampicillin, azithromycin, nalidixic acid, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, and trimethoprim and harboured variants of the SXT elements.2017-01-19T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Achiraya Siriphap', 'P. Leekitcharoenphon', 'R. Kaas', 'Chonchanok Theethakaew', 'F. Aarestrup', 'Orasa Sutheinkul', 'R. Hendriksen']2017-01-19T00:00:00 942b4aced82b78abc1f9544e1161719cde48be57Genetics in Medicine20172269The approach utilizing targeted sequencing and WES achieved satisfactory diagnostic rates and supported the efficacy of massive parallel sequencing as a diagnostic tool for IBMFS.2017-01-19T00:00:00Genetics in Medicine['H. Muramatsu', 'Y. Okuno', 'Kenichi Yoshida', 'Y. Shiraishi', 'Sayoko Doisaki', 'A. Narita', 'H. Sakaguchi', 'N. Kawashima', 'Xinan Wang', 'Yinyan Xu', 'K. Chiba', 'Hiroko Tanaka', 'A. Hama', 'M. Sanada', 'Yoshiyuki Takahashi', 'H. Kanno', 'H. Yamaguchi', 'S. Ohga', 'A. Manabe', 'H. Harigae', 'S. Kunishima', 'E. Ishii', 'Masao Kobayashi', 'K. Koike', 'Kenichiro Watanabe', 'E. Ito', 'M. Takata', 'M. Yabe', 'S. Ogawa', 'S. Miyano', 'S. Kojima']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4c3610ccfeccefb4f5dbb2e1f65c2d3f4a19ef16Aim/Purpose This paper provides a review of previously published work related to active learning in information systems (IS) courses. Background There are a rising number of strategies in higher education that offer promise in regards to getting students’ attention and helping them learn, such as flipped classrooms and offering courses online. These learning strategies are part of the pedagogical technique known as active learning. Active learning is a strategy that became popular in the early 1990s and has proven itself as a valid tool for helping students to be engaged with learning. Methodology This work follows a systematic method for identifying and coding previous research based on an aspect of interest. The authors identified and assessed research through a search of ABI/Inform scholarly journal abstracts and keywords, as well as additional research databases, using the search terms “active learning” and “information systems” from 2000 through June 2016. Contribution This synthesis of active learning exercises provides guidance for information technology faculty looking to implement active learning strategies in their classroom by demonstrating how IS faculty might begin to introduce more active learning techniques in their teaching as well as by presenting a sample teaching agenda for a class that uses a mix of active and passive learning techniques to engage student learning. Findings Twenty successful types of active learning exercises in IS courses are presented. Active Learning in IS 22 Recommendations for Practitioners This paper offers a “how to” resource of successful active learning strategies for IS faculty interested in implementing active learning in the classroom. Recommendation for Researchers This work provides an example of a systematic literature review as a means to assess successful implementations of active learning in IS. Impact on Society An updated definition of active learning is presented as well as a meaningful list of exercises that encourage active learning both inside and outside of the IS classroom. Future Research In relation to future research, this study highlights a number of opportunities for IS faculty in regards to new active learning activities or trends to study further.Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in Practice20177260A synthesis of active learning exercises provides guidance for information technology faculty looking to implement active learning strategies in their classroom by demonstrating how IS faculty might begin to introduce more active learning techniques in their teaching as well as by presenting a sample teaching agenda for a class that uses a mix of active and passive learning techniques to engage student learning.2017-01-19T00:00:00J. Inf. Technol. Educ. Innov. Pract.['Alanah Mitchell', 'S. Petter', 'A. Harris']2017-01-19T00:00:00 06651dd72b3c544db6267edd2e462f6c25290d1bScientific Reports2017061This Article contains an error in panel C of Figure 4, where “WT” was incorrectly written as “E50K−tg” and the correct Figure 4 appears below as Figure 1.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['M. Shim', 'Yuji Takihara', 'Keun-Young Kim', 'T. Iwata', 'B. Yue', 'M. Inatani', 'R. Weinreb', 'G. Perkins', 'W. Ju']2017-01-19T00:00:00 823fcb0c492a481c404627aa332e32cfef59c0afDirect methanol fuel cell (DMFC) with noble metals based anode and cathode is a promising energy generator to portable power devices. However, the deterioration of catalyst performance suffered by CO poisoning, crossover of fuel from anode to cathode, and higher economical cost of such devices hinder their commercialization. Herein, all of the above issues have been neutralized and crossed the huge hump of faced challenges. Highly efficient, durable, and surfactant-free catalyst with ultralow Pt3Pd1 loadings supported on CeO2/C was synthesized. The ex-situ and in situ spectroelectrochemical techniques such as, CV, in situ FTIR, and online DEMS studies confirm the highly efficient activity of catalyst toward electro-oxidation of methanol. In addition, the critical and detailed analysis of RDE results prove the superiority of the present material for electro-reduction of oxygen along a cathode side. The as-synthesized catalyst has proven itself as a better substitute for commercial Pt/C catalyst, with enhan...201752632017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['A. Yousaf', 'M. Imran', 'N. Uwitonze', 'Akif Zeb', 'S. Zaidi', 'T. Ansari', 'G. Yasmeen', 'Suryyia Manzoor']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ad4512a686c8a408f19b3d0ab56347e28c61c2c3Scientific Reports20175743This paper presents a probabilistic procedure for estimating acoustic compressibility in the presence of low-frequency noise, and shows good results for both low and high-frequency compressibility experiments.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Tie-ming Yang', 'F. Bragheri', 'G. Nava', 'I. Chiodi', 'C. Mondello', 'R. Osellame', 'K. Berg-Sørensen', 'I. Cristiani', 'P. Minzioni']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c65112f6e9de12effe5c1a9e0536db8cef2a5ba0Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases20173039Understanding the burden of AL amyloidosis highlights the unmet need for treatment, helps physicians identify ancillary treatments and services geared towards improving patients’ functioning, well-being, and overall health-related quality of life.2017-01-19T00:00:00Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases['M. Bayliss', 'Kristen L. McCausland', 'S. Guthrie', 'M. White']2017-01-19T00:00:00 cff93310655b87c097ea5cb095ec539191b84360Objective This study examined associations between the composition and diversity of the intestinal microbiota and measures of depression, anxiety, eating disorder psychopathology, stress, and personality in a group of healthy adult females. Methods Female participants (n = 91) ages 19–50 years with BMI 18.5–25 kg/m2 were recruited from central North Carolina between July 2014 and March 2015. Participants provided a single fecal sample and completed an online psychiatric questionnaire that included five measures: (i) Beck Anxiety Inventory; (ii) Beck Depression Inventory-II; (iii) Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; (iv) Perceived Stress Scale; and (v) Mini International Personality Item Pool. Bacterial composition and diversity were characterized by Illumina sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene, and associations were examined using Kendall’s tau-b correlation coefficient, in conjunction with Benjamini and Hochberg’s False Discovery Rate procedure. Results We found no significant associations between microbial markers of gut composition and diversity and scores on psychiatric measures of anxiety, depression, eating-related thoughts and behaviors, stress, or personality in a large cohort of healthy adult females. Discussion This study was the first specifically to examine associations between the intestinal microbiota and psychiatric measures in healthy females, and based on 16S rRNA taxonomic abundances and diversity measures, our results do not suggest a strong role for the enteric microbe-gut-brain axis in normal variation on responses to psychiatric measures in this population. However, the role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathophysiology of psychiatric illness may be limited to more severe psychopathology.PLoS ONE20177237The results do not suggest a strong role for the enteric microbe-gut-brain axis in normal variation on responses to psychiatric measures in this population of healthy adult females, and the role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathophysiology of psychiatric illness may be limited to more severe psychopathology.2017-01-19T00:00:00PLoS ONE['S. Kleiman', 'E. Bulik-Sullivan', 'Elaine M. Glenny', 'S. Zerwas', 'E. Huh', 'Matthew C. B. Tsilimigras', 'A. Fodor', 'C. Bulik', 'I. Carroll']2017-01-19T00:00:00 93d005ed9098e74dc6e748418bb90c2e0c22bf21Scientific Reports20178429It is suggested that the full/standard dose of esomeprazole at 40 mg per day was the most efficient in healing among nine different dosages of PPIs and H2RAs and the main efficacy outcome did not change after adjustments.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Chao Zhang', 'J. Kwong', 'Ruixia Yuan', 'Hao Chen', 'Chang Xu', 'Yi-Pin Wang', 'Gong-Li Yang', 'Jin-Zhu Yan', 'Le Peng', 'Xian-Tao Zeng', 'H. Weng', 'Jie Luo', 'Yu-Ming Niu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8d32086b7e0fa26487b9b26caf5611e31010a25aIn this paper, an overall power control strategy is proposed for control of a fixed-pitch small-scale wind energy conversion system operating at both underrated and overrated wind speeds. At underrated wind speeds, the dynamical behavior of the rotor is considered, and the optimal reference torque is generated without the need of wind speed sensors through a robust variable structure observer with the aim of maximum power point tracking. At overrated wind speed, the flux-weakening strategy is invoked to let the machine exploit maximum electrical torque under given current and voltage constraints. As a new approach, the optimal reference flux magnitude together with a reference torque angle is provided by online numerically solving an optimization problem in the whole wind speed range. Moreover, a space-vector-modulation -based direct torque control (SVM-DTC) is used to track the provided references for flux magnitude and torque angle. In particular, the SVM-DTC is composed of a reference voltage vector calculator providing a desired voltage vector. The effectiveness of the proposed overall power control strategy is verified not only by applying the strategy to a commercial 10-kW wind turbine simulated in MATLAB/Simulink, but also by experimental results derived from a developed laboratory setup.IEEE transactions on power electronics201737322017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics['A. Shafiei', 'B. M. Dehkordi', 'A. Kiyoumarsi', 'S. Farhangi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ca08ae4addad83c48ee5ab79e3fa5970ce9b05ccThe goal of this paper is to create a new framework for dense SLAM that is light enough for micro-robot systems based on depth camera and inertial sensor. Feature-based and direct methods are two mainstreams in visual SLAM. Both methods minimize photometric or reprojection error by iterative solutions, which are computationally expensive. To overcome this problem, we propose a non-iterative framework to reduce computational requirement. First, the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) and axonometric projection are utilized to decouple the 6 Degree-of-Freedom (DoF) data, so that point clouds can be matched in independent spaces respectively. Second, based on single key-frame training, the matching process is carried out in frequency domain by Fourier transformation, which provides a closed-form non-iterative solution. In this manner, the time complexity is reduced to O(n log n), where n is the number of matched points in each frame. To the best of our knowledge, this method is the first non-iterative and online trainable approach for data association in visual SLAM. Compared with the state-of-the-arts, it runs at a faster speed and obtains 3-D maps with higher resolution yet still with comparable accuracy.International Conference on Advanced Robotics20174226This method is the first non-iterative and online trainable approach for data association in visual SLAM that runs at a faster speed and obtains 3-D maps with higher resolution yet still with comparable accuracy.2017-01-19T00:00:002017 18th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)['Chen Wang', 'Junsong Yuan', 'Lihua Xie']2017-01-19T00:00:00 730894e2b4ee87cf2478a19c7e22a288c6b98184With the widespread deployment of ground, air and space sensor sources (internet of things or IoT, social networks, sensor networks), the integrated applications of real-time geospatial data from ubiquitous sensors, especially in public security and smart city domains, are becoming challenging issues. The traditional geographic information system (GIS) mostly manages time-discretized geospatial data by means of the Structured Query Language (SQL) database management system (DBMS) and emphasizes query and retrieval of massive historical geospatial data on disk. This limits its capability for on-the-fly access of real-time geospatial data for online analysis in real time. This paper proposes a hybrid database organization and management approach with SQL relational databases (RDB) and not only SQL (NoSQL) databases (including the main memory database, MMDB, and distributed files system, DFS). This hybrid approach makes full use of the advantages of NoSQL and SQL DBMS for the real-time access of input data and structured on-the-fly analysis results which can meet the requirements of increased spatio-temporal big data linking analysis. The MMDB facilitates real-time access of the latest input data such as the sensor web and IoT, and supports the real-time query for online geospatial analysis. The RDB stores change information such as multi-modal features and abnormal events extracted from real-time input data. The DFS on disk manages the massive geospatial data, and the extensible storage architecture and distributed scheduling of a NoSQL database satisfy the performance requirements of incremental storage and multi-user concurrent access. A case study of geographic video (GeoVideo) surveillance of public security is presented to prove the feasibility of this hybrid organization and management approach.ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.20173326A case study of geographic video (GeoVideo) surveillance of public security is presented to prove the feasibility of a hybrid database organization and management approach with SQL relational databases (RDB) and not only SQL (NoSQL) databases (including the main memory database, MMDB, and distributed files system, DFS).2017-01-19T00:00:00ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.['Chen-Jian Wu', 'Qing Zhu', 'Yeting Zhang', 'Z. Du', 'Xinyue Ye', 'Han Qin', 'Yan Zhou']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b1191230875d1e2a26becb9531998dc68bc5b9c9Trying to find qualified reading sources? We have the lex mercatoria in theory and practice to read, not only review, but likewise download them or perhaps check out online. Find this terrific publication writtern by by now, simply right here, yeah only right here. Get the files in the kinds of txt, zip, kindle, word, ppt, pdf, as well as rar. Once again, never ever miss to check out online and also download this book in our site right here. Click the web link.20170282017-01-19T00:00:00['O. Tóth']2017-01-19T00:00:00 504a4612b9a4e43ca53427d7aaef4683005b3661Future robots are expected to share the same workspace with humans and work in cooperation with them to improve productivity and maintain the quality of products. Considering this situation, we have developed a novel assembly task co-worker robot to support workers in their task by delivering the parts and tools to workers. Although such systems have improved work efficiency by predicting human's motion patterns, it is necessary to collect worker's data in advance and regenerate its model whenever the worker is changed. In this letter, we extend the previous system by installing an online learning algorithm and create a worker-dependent model without collecting data in advance. Trajectory prediction with high precision can be realized because of the worker-dependent model and effective utilization of the regularity of the worker's behavior. An adaptive task scheduling system based on the predicted result of the worker's behavior is proposed for improving work efficiency. Implementing the proposed algorithm, we evaluate the effectiveness of the task scheduling system by experiment.IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters20172631A novel assembly task co-worker robot to support workers in their task by delivering the parts and tools to workers and an adaptive task scheduling system based on the predicted result of the worker's behavior is proposed for improving work efficiency.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters['J. Kinugawa', 'Akira Kanazawa', 'S. Arai', 'K. Kosuge']2017-01-19T00:00:00 30662b1acb3d392efe34337d75df005916608ff7This paper proposes a supercapacitor-based energy recovery system (ERS) with improved power control and energy management (PC&EM) capability for elevator applications. The ERS is connected to the dc link of the elevator motor drive through a bidirectional dc–dc converter for storing and then recovering the braking energy. The proposed PC&EM technique provides improved cost effectiveness and exploitation of the ERS capability, by adjusting the elevator power requirements with the ERS power capability through cabin speed regulation within predefined limits. The proposed control system can be easily installed without requiring modifications in the elevator motor drive, and thus, it can be easily applied to any existing elevator applications. Also, an experimental procedure is proposed in order to online determine and periodically fine-tune the parameters of the suggested PC&EM controller. In this paper, the proposed control technique has been applied in an ERS with a nonisolated dc–dc converter; however, it can as well be used in the isolated counterpart. Selective experimental results are presented in order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control technique and demonstrate the resulting operational improvements.IEEE transactions on power electronics201719292017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics['N. Jabbour', 'C. Mademlis']2017-01-19T00:00:00 dbc3843ea33c199eac162c32853d45d7b5320c53Journal of Computing in Higher Education20174224The results demonstrate the need for greater intentionality in integrating social media into MOOCs and suggest that learners did not find Twitter to be a useful space that provided added value or responded to their needs.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Computing in Higher Education['G. Veletsianos']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f84fc89dffd6093c319f9fb968a809ff746f466eAbstract The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis of the differences in the prevalence of depression and presence of depressive symptoms between HIV/HCV co-infection, HIV mono-infection, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) mono-infection. A systematic electronic search of bibliographic databases was performed to locate articles published from the earliest available online until December 2014. Outcomes of depression were based on clinical interviews and validated self-reported measures of depression/depressive symptoms. Of the 188 records initially screened, 29 articles were included in the descriptive systematic review and six were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analytic results indicated that, as measured by self-reported measures of depression, HIV/HCV co-infected patients were significantly more likely to report depressive symptoms than either HIV (SMD = .24, 95% CI: .03–.46, p = .02) or HCV mono-infected (SMD = .55, 95% CI: .17–.94, p = .005) patients. The variability of the results of the reviewed studies, largely dependent on the samples’ characteristics and the methods of assessment of depression, suggests that a clear interpretation of how depression outcomes are affected by the presence of HIV/HCV co-infection is still needed. Failing to diagnose depression or to early screen depressive symptoms may have a significant impact on patients’ overall functioning and compromise treatments’ outcomes.Psychology, Health & Medicine20175321The variability of the results of the reviewed studies, largely dependent on the samples' characteristics and the methods of assessment of depression, suggests that a clear interpretation of how depression outcomes are affected by the presence of HIV/HCV co-infection is still needed.2017-01-19T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['R. Fialho', 'M. Pereira', 'J. Rusted', 'R. Whale']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4c8c77d63fd9b5da26407971b4b03bf0e80b0a7dABSTRACT Transgender youth are at risk of stigma and marginalization which can negatively impact their mental and physical health. Transgender youth in small towns may face increased stigma and a lack of supportive resources. It is essential to find ways to enhance support and resources and mitigate the effects of stigma. This exploratory study utilized qualitative interviews and an online survey to examine how transgender and gender questioning youth in nonmetropolitan and small metropolitan counties perceive their communities in terms of size, community climate, and transgender-specific resources. Results revealed variations in community climate by county size. Interviews revealed more complexity in descriptions of climate including the presence of support and hostility and a lack of visibility of transgender identities, rather than based solely on community size. Community size was not associated with the provision of supportive resources; rather community climate was associated with the availability, utilization, and unmet needs for community resources, above and beyond the impact of community size. The findings from this study contribute to minority stress theory and have direct practical implications.201753212017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Youth Studies['Megan S. Paceley', 'Sloan Okrey-Anderson', 'M. Heumann']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c731622f44f9744863e7eb5080abddc2aea46205BMC Pulmonary Medicine20172621Some potential barriers to timely LTx referral for patients with CF include physician knowledge regarding non-lung function-based recommendations related to timing of referral and listing for LTx, and patient preference not to undergo LTx.2017-01-19T00:00:00BMC Pulmonary Medicine['K. Ramos', 'R. Somayaji', 'E. Lease', 'C. Goss', 'M. Aitken']2017-01-19T00:00:00 017225c62c96dc3090f8cdc442949cf0ef8c7f97Social images, which are images uploaded and shared on social networks, are used to express users’ emotions. Inferring emotional tags from social images is of great importance; it can benefit many applications, such as image retrieval and recommendation. Whereas previous related research has primarily focused on exploring image visual features, we aim to address this problem by studying whether user demographics make a difference regarding users’ emotional tags of social images. We first consider how to model the emotions of social images. Then, we investigate how user demographics, such as gender, marital status, and occupation, are related to the emotional tags of social images. A partially labeled factor graph model named the demographics factor graph model (<bold>D-FGM</bold> ) is proposed to leverage the uncovered patterns. Experiments on a data set collected from the world's largest image sharing website Flickr<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn1">¹</xref><fn id="fn1"><label>¹</label> <p>[Online]. Available: <uri>http://www.flickr.com/</uri></p></fn> confirm the accuracy of the proposed model. We also find some interesting phenomena. For example, men and women have different patterns to tag “anger” for social images.IEEE transactions on multimedia20176919This work investigates how user demographics, such as gender, marital status, and occupation, are related to the emotional tags of social images, and proposes a partially labeled factor graph model named the demographics factor graphs model (D-FGM) to leverage the uncovered patterns.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Multimedia['Boya Wu', 'Jia Jia', 'Yang Yang', 'Peijun Zhao', 'Jie Tang', 'Q. Tian']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b84064a91350e47c268793a4bc1d2c398619691aThe volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the pyrolysis of anthracite and bituminous coals are studied using both online single-photon ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SPI-TOFMS) and offline gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) techniques. It is found that the combination of the online and offline techniques is effective in the VOC analysis. It reveals that the dominant pyrolysis products of both anthracite and bituminous coals are comprised of a mixture of non-aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes and light alkenes, aromatic compounds, and their corresponding isomers. Rank variation of coal samples has important impacts on the release of pyrolysis products. High-volatile bituminous coal releases more VOCs than low-volatile anthracite coal under the same temperature. The relative contents of the pyrolysis products of the two coals also differ. SH coal releases more short-chain aliphatic and oxygen-containing compounds, while XT coal releases more aromatic and sulfur-containing...201731192017-01-19T00:00:00Energy & Fuels['Jingying Xu', 'Jian-kun Zhuo', 'Yanan Zhu', 'Yang Pan', 'Q. Yao']2017-01-19T00:00:00 cdab74a8a92b7617d2a2bbf4dae51b3fc5004639Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology20172219E-Health presents an opportunity for improving maternal health care in underserved remote areas in low-resource settings by broadening knowledge and skills, and by connecting frontline care providers with consultants for emergency teleconsultations.2017-01-19T00:00:00Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology['A. Nyamtema', 'N. Mwakatundu', 'S. Dominico', 'M. Kasanga', 'Fadhili Jamadini', 'Kelvin Maokola', 'Donald Mawala', 'Z. Abel', 'R. Rumanyika', 'C. Nzabuhakwa', 'J. V. van Roosmalen']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f8df65c140c2501120103828ffef6da89b04ce4aThis paper discusses how Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) users learn and participate in cooperative environments that promote learning communities within external hypermedia environments, such as the social networks. In order to develop this paper, researchers analyzed the interaction of users enrolled in a course developed under the iMOOC platform, which is based on concepts like connectivism, collaborative learning, gamification, or adaptivity, among others. Specifically, this paper deals with obtaining information about the conversations that take place in external learning communities within social networks like Google+ and Twitter in parallel with the iMOOC platform itself. Through this information is possible to establish the learning types that experience users (non-formal and informal learning usually) and providing an estimation of how users interact with content tagged in social network, and how they use these tagging facilities to continue or create new conversations that allow them to expand or strengthen their learning process developed in the MOOC. To complete the knowledge extracted from these tags and to understand how users interact with this way of metadata declaration, this paper is complemented by a questionnaire that collected how users utilize and understand of these tags based on the main usages and the age of the users of the MOOC.IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje20176318This paper discusses how Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) users learn and participate in cooperative environments that promote learning communities within external hypermedia environments, such as the social networks.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje['Juan Cruz-Benito', 'Oriol Borrás-Gené', 'F. García-Peñalvo', 'Á. F. Blanco', 'Roberto Therón']2017-01-19T00:00:00 af77393c1c9df361d72b56785401b57a64b8b621Scientific Reports20175417This work aims to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of the determinants of infectious disease in eight types of diarrhoea and its mechanisms and aims to establish a smoking cessation strategy for these diseases.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Tianpei Huang', 'Xiaojuan Zhang', 'Jieru Pan', 'Xiaoyu Su', 'Xin Jin', 'X. Guan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2a63e669768875fc919ec7209114f6ff8a8b105aScientific Reports20174313The micrograph for Patient 1 at 7 days was inadvertently duplicated for the Healthy Donor at day 7, and the correct figure 4d appears below as Figure 1.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['S. Su', 'Bian Hu', 'J. Shao', 'Bin Shen', 'J. Du', 'Yinan Du', 'Jiankui Zhou', 'Lixia Yu', 'Lianru Zhang', 'Fang-jun Chen', 'H. Sha', 'Lei Cheng', 'F. Meng', 'Z. Zou', 'Xingxu Huang', 'Baorui Liu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0adc2680829110e925b523d415d15f0abf8b68c42017101132017-01-19T00:00:00Asian Journal of Business Ethics['Syed Afzal Moshadi Shah', 'S. Amjad']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fec3ecdd0ffc167725bc6906c70624e2aae9a25fABSTRACT Demonstration of analytical similarity between a reference product and a biosimilar product is required as part of the biosimilarity approval process. A statistical two one-sided test (TOST) based on the difference of means proposed in the literature and recommended by the FDA for Tier 1 quality attributes is demonstrated to have a Type I error rate greater than the specified level, which cannot be corrected by increasing sample size. In this article, an alternative TOST based on the effect size is demonstrated to maintain the desired Type I error rate, and in some situations, provide greater power than the TOST based on the mean difference. Results are demonstrated both analytically and with computer simulations. An example with calculations is provided in the article. Supplementary materials for this article are avalilable online.20171815An alternative TOST based on the effect size is demonstrated to maintain the desired Type I error rate, and in some situations, provide greater power than the TOSTBased on the mean difference, which is recommended by the FDA for Tier 1 quality attributes.2017-01-19T00:00:00Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research['R. Burdick', 'Neal Thomas', 'Aili Cheng']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7188720b90f60b856c4e18399c7328d4601d506bAbstract Background and study aims Acetic acid chromoendoscopy (AAC) enhances the ability to correctly identify Barrett’s neoplasia, and is increasingly used by both expert and nonexpert endoscopists. Despite its increasing use, there is no validated training strategy to achieve competence. The aims of our study were to develop a validated training tool in AAC-assisted lesion recognition, to assess endoscopists’ baseline knowledge of AAC-assisted lesion recognition, and to evaluate the efficacy and impact of this training tool. Methods A validated assessment of 40 images and 20 videos was developed. A total of 13 endoscopists with experience of Barrett’s endoscopy but no formal training in AAC were recruited to the study. Participants underwent: baseline assessment 1, online training, assessment 2, interactive seminar, assessment 3. Results Baseline assessment demonstrated a sensitivity of 83 % and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 83 %. The online training intervention significantly improved sensitivity to 95 % and NPV to 94 % (P < 0.01). Further improvement was seen after a 1-day interactive seminar including live cases, with sensitivity increasing to 98 % and NPV to 97 %. Conclusions The data demonstrate the need for training in AAC-assisted lesion recognition as baseline performance, even by Barrett’s experts, was poor. The online training and testing tool for AAC for Barrett’s neoplasia was successfully developed and validated. The training intervention improved performance of endoscopists to meet ASGE PIVI standards. The training tool increases the endoscopist’s degree of confidence in the use of AAC. The training tool also leads to shift in attitudes of endoscopists from Seattle protocol towards AAC-guided biopsy protocol for Barrett’s surveillance.Endoscopy20173315The data demonstrate the need for training in AAC-assisted lesion recognition as baseline performance, even by Barrett's experts, was poor and the online training and testing tool for AAC for Barrett’s neoplasia was successfully developed and validated.2017-01-19T00:00:00Endoscopy['F. Chedgy', 'K. Kandiah', 'H. Barr', 'J. de Caestecker', 'S. Dwerryhouse', 'B. Erőss', 'C. Gordon', 'S. Green', 'A. Li', 'James Brown', 'G. Longcroft-Wheaton', 'P. Bhandari']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b232e64a69ba67847756ec00fdf357215d37b29bThe administrative state is extending its reach through machines designed to influence decisions. Agencies have written rules to strengthen travel websites such as Expedia and have launched their own online tools such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mortgage calculator. These tools steer people toward better schools, healthier food, and more savings. Enthusiasm for these choice engines rests on two questionable assumptions. First, they effectively police consumer markets. Second, they require minimal government involvement. In diverse contexts, for-profit online advisers such as travel websites have become what mortgage brokers often were before the 2008 financial crisis. They make buying easier. But they also subtly advance their interests at the expense of those they serve. Publicly run alternatives perform unpredictably or — like the Affordable Care Act health-insurance exchanges — are massive undertakings. Any narrative of mandated machine-readable disclosures effortlessly launching powerful consumer sentinels is fiction. The unpleasant truth is that effective digital regulators would require investing heavily in either artificially intelligent state machines or a new legal regime.201729142017-01-19T00:00:00Duke Law Journal['Rory van Loo']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5aa4888f09986dd191d93df8f0049787551b9a1aScientific Reports2017011The original version of this Article omitted an affiliation for J. B. Garner.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['J. B. Garner', 'M. L. Douglas', 'S. R. Williams', 'W. Wales', 'L. Marett', 'T. Nguyen', 'C. Reich', 'B. Hayes']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b9f3188c648a4754b6a8d394d7de9ae7030cf5d1Social movements scholarship has increasingly turned to the study of direct social actions (DSAs) in times of economic hardship. This paper broadens this perspective to extreme right organisations. Combining a Political Claims Analysis of newspaper articles and online press releases, with a qualitative discussion of online propaganda material, we explore the engagement in direct social activism by three neo-fascist organisations in Italy: Forza Nuova, Fiamma Tricolore and CasaPound Italia (1996 -2015). Our findings suggest that their propen-sity to direct social activism, rather than being exclusively related to economic distress, responds to a broad set of ideological, organisational and strategic incentives. Ideologically, DSAs are linked to the interpretation of the relationship between ideas and action of historical Fascism and of parts of the Italian neo-fascist tradition. Organisationally, DSAs serve as a tool to build support and solidarity, especially at the local level. Strategically, they are used to frame activism as a direct intervention in defence of interests of native peoples, and against political elites accused of being unresponsive to the needs of citizens. Our results offer a first empirical observation of the use of DSAs by extreme right actors, paving the way for comparative work at the cross-national level and on different arenas of engagement201747112017-01-19T00:00:00Partecipazione e Conflitto['Caterina Froio', 'Pietro Castelli Gattinara']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c502e9acb9998ffab924f0f5731274404a9c5e7fUnderstanding consumer’s attitudes toward advertising is imperative for marketers/advertisers. This research aims to study the factors that affect consumer’s attitude toward a “skippable in-stream ad” on YouTube.  The independent variables are “entertainment,” “informativeness,” “credibility,” and “irritation.”  The dependent variable is “consumer’s attitude toward a ‘skippable in-stream ad’ on YouTube.  The researcher used convenience sampling and online survey to develop and distribute questionnaires to the target population.  The target population is consumers who have had some experiences and/or exposures to a “skippable instream ad” on YouTube.  The researcher obtained data from 294 respondents; however, only 290 respondents met the research’s requirement.  Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple linear regression, independent sample t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted in this research. The findings indicate that “entertainment,” “informativeness,” and “credibility” have a positive relationship with “consumer’s attitude toward a ‘skippable in-stream ad’ on YouTube” while “irritation” has a negative relationship with “consumer’s attitude toward a ‘skippable in-stream ad’ on YouTube.”  “Entertainment,” “credibility,” and “irritation” are significant factors in predicting “consumer’s attitude toward a ‘skippable in-stream ad’ on YouTube.”  The findings also suggest that a “skippable in-stream ad” should appear pre-video and the appropriate length of the ad should be around 15 seconds and not more than 20 seconds.20170112017-01-19T00:00:00['Tidarat Chungviwatanant', 'Kriengsin Prasongsukarn', 'Sming Chungviwatanant']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d4eb9f0dd9c5ef160ccb7c2b4eee63c0168c7204Nature Immunology201708The word 'products' was misspelled (as 'prducts') in the final sentence of the third paragraph of the introduction; in Table 1, the third column was incorrectly labeled 'FDR' instead of the correct 'Genes in set'.2017-01-19T00:00:00Nature Immunology['P. Hombrink', 'Christina Helbig', 'R. Backer', 'Berber Piet', 'Anna E. Oja', 'Regina Stark', 'Giso Brasser', 'A. Jongejan', 'R. Jonkers', 'B. Nota', 'O. Basak', 'H. Clevers', 'P. Moerland', 'D. Amsen', 'R. V. van Lier']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d7bc69fa0df3e94410cc032512ce2727545e1d56Objective: To evaluate and compare patient and physician preferences for the benefits and risks of currently available adjuvant melanoma treatments. Methods: Patients with stage II/III melanoma and oncologists in the USA were recruited from 6 clinical sites and an online panel to complete a survey. Preferences were assessed using a paired comparison discrete choice experiment that allowed for opt-out (i.e. no treatment). The treatments comprised 7 attributes, each with 3 levels associated with pegylated interferon, high-dose interferon, and ipilimumab. Attributes included efficacy outcomes, dosing regimen, and risks of moderate to severe toxicities. In addition, open-ended maximum acceptable risk (MAR) questions assessed tradeoffs between toxicity risk and efficacy. Results: 142 patients (45 stage II; 97 stage III) chose a treatment in 78% of the choice tasks, while physicians (N = 127) chose treatment 79% of the time. The rankings of relative attribute importance were concordant between the patients and physicians for the top 4: 10-year survival in metastatic melanoma, fatigue risk, 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS), and depression risk. Patients and physicians valued the difference in 21% survival versus no survival benefit about 3 and 4 times as much, respectively, as reducing diarrhea risk from 41% to 1% or reducing depression risk from 40% to 1%. The MAR of severe diarrhea and of a life-threatening event increased as the chance of 3-year RFS increased, with patients reporting higher risks than physicians. Conclusion: Patients and physicians were concordant in their preferences in adjuvant melanoma, preferring treatment versus none and judging potential efficacy to outweigh risks of toxicities.2017217Patients and physicians were concordant in their preferences in adjuvant melanoma, preferring treatment versus none and judging potential efficacy to outweigh risks of toxicities.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Therapy['K. Beusterien', 'M. Middleton', 'P. Wang', 'Sumati Rao', 'S. Kotapati', 'J. Sabater', 'B. Aurora', 'J. Bridges']2017-01-19T00:00:00 10701e6c5ee03b3c2bbb0a028579dd84ff5973d6Technological advances and increasing access to telephone and the internet mean that it is now possible for people to complete surveys by phone or online rather than face-to-face with an interviewer present. As budgets tighten and the benefits of using other modes (such as speed and flexibility) become more apparent, there has been a debate about whether it is better to use alternatives to face-to-face surveys either exclusively or in combination with in-person interviews. This chapter summarises findings from research conducted under the auspices of the European Social Survey (ESS) over the past 12 years to evaluate the potential effects of mixed-mode data collection on its own cross-national survey estimates.2017072017-01-19T00:00:00['A. Villar', 'R. Fitzgerald']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b6fd179443046959603b60277afc18c2beb2c4cfVirtual Observatory (VO) is a data-intensively online astronomical research and education environment, which takes advantages of advanced information technologies to achieve seamless and global access to astronomical information. AstroCloud is a cyber-infrastructure for astronomy research initiated by Chinese Virtual Observatory (China-VO) project, and also a kind of physical distributed platform which integrates lots of tasks such as telescope access proposal management, data archiving, data quality control, data release and open access, cloud based data processing and analysis. It consists of five application channels, i.e. observation, data, tools, cloud and public and is acting as a full lifecycle management system and gateway for astronomical data and telescopes. Physically, the platform is hosted in six cities currently, i.e. Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Kunming, Lijiang and Urumqi, and serving more than 17 thousand users. Achievements from international Virtual Observatories and Cloud Computing are adopted heavily. In the paper, backgrounds of the project, architecture, Cloud Computing environment, key features of the system, current status and future plans are introduced.201716AstroCloud is a cyber-infrastructure for astronomy research initiated by Chinese Virtual Observatory (China-VO) project, and also a kind of physical distributed platform which integrates lots of tasks such as telescope access proposal management, data archiving, data quality control, data release and open access, cloud based data processing and analysis.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Chenzhou Cui', 'Boliang He', 'Ce Yu', 'Jian Xiao', 'Changhua Li', 'Dongwei Fan', 'Shanshan Li', 'Linying Mi', 'Z. Cao', 'Sisi Yang', 'Yunfei Xu', 'Yue Chen', 'Zheng Li', 'Xuemei Han', 'Z. Hong', 'Shucheng Yin', 'Chen Li', 'Chuanjun Wang', 'Yufeng Fan', 'Jianguo Wang', 'Junyi Chen', 'Hailong Zhang', 'Liang Liu', 'N. Gao', 'Zherui Yang', 'Xiao Chen', 'Min Liu', 'C. Qiao', 'K. Du', 'Liying Su', 'Wenming Song']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1417caea66c38444a9f77f35f8f583543f22969aNature Immunology201705In the HTML version of this article initially published, the scale bar was missing from the inset in the top right image in Figure 2d; the bottom left plot in Figures 2e and 2e was incorrectly a duplicate of the adjacent plot at right; and the designations in Figure 4b (Sall1fl and Sall1creER/fl) should have been Sall2fl/fl andSall2CreER/Fl (respectively).2017-01-19T00:00:00Nature Immunology['A. Buttgereit', 'I. Lelios', 'Xueyan Yu', 'Melissa Vrohlings', 'N. Krakoski', 'E. Gautier', 'R. Nishinakamura', 'B. Becher', 'M. Greter']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b4acee27712ac59381444307ac2b480d06d92a40ABSTRAK Pengembangan koleksi terdiri dari kegiatan analisis pengguna (community analysis), kebijakan pengembangan, seleksi, akuisisi/pengadaan, penyiangan (weeding),dan evaluasi. Kegiatan pengembangan koleksi pada Perpustakaan Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Perikanan sudah dilaksanakan tetapi belum maksimal sesuai dengan standarisasi yang ada. Koleksi yang ada saat ini terdiri dari pembelian, terbitan sendiri, hadiah dan hibah dari peneliti dan pejabat yang ada dilingkungan perpustakaan serta mengunduh jurnal-jurnal internasional melalui situs science direct. Pengadaannya bersifat kurang aktif. kendala yang dihadapi adalah: tidak adanya dana pasti yang dikhususkan untuk pembelian buku, kurangnya fasilitas perpustakaan seperti komputer, scanner, belum dilakukannya promosi secara terbuka dan bersifat online ke internet ABSTRACT  The development of collection consists of a user activity analysis (community analysis), policy development, selection, acquisition/procurement, weeding and evaluation. Library collection development activities of the Fisheries Research and Development Center has been implemented but not maximized in accordance with the existing standardization. The collections currently consist of the purchased, self-published, gifts and grants of researchers and authorities within the environment of the library and downloaded copies of international journals through sciencedirect.com site . Procurement is less active. Problem encountered are : lack of funds  devoted to the purchase of books, lack of library facilities such as computers , scanners, has not done openly and promotion is online to the Internet.2017032017-01-19T00:00:00['A. Gunawan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 23f2feea2a2ca5ee2c049b9d6894e5596f9ad708International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems2017334This paper mathematically analyze the positive definiteness of the updated value functions, monotone convergence conditions, and stability properties concerning the locations of the closed-loop poles in terms of the learning rate and the discount factor for integral TD learning.2017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems['Tae Yoon Chun', 'Jae Young Lee', 'Jin Bae Park', 'Y. Choi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8e51acd6c98cf3437cd36be7b18c52528a0c2bbbNature Immunology201704In the version of this article initially published, the citation of Figure 3 in the second paragraph of the third subsection (Chromatin: the nexus of phenotype and the environment) is incorrect.2017-01-19T00:00:00Nature Immunology['I. Amit', 'D. Winter', 'Steffen Jung']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1b8aa462092aad0da58f290681dfc9b89f9d2ea3Abstract Background: Sport climbing is a popular recreational sport with an increasing proportion of female athletes. International recommendations emphasize the physical and mental benefits of regular sport activity during any uncomplicated pregnancy. In this context, sport climbing is associated with a high risk potential. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine if there is a higher risk for preterm birth in active climbing athletes. Study Design: Original manuscript. Methods: A retrospective self-report online survey in the German language collected data between September 2012 and November 2013. In addition to anthropometric and demographic data, data on climbing experience, preferred climbing discipline, skill level and changes of climbing habits during pregnancy, known risk factors for preterm birth and information on delivery and the newborn were requested. The rate of preterm birth of the survey was tested with Fisher’s exact test with information from the German Federal Statistical Office. Results: Sample size was 32. 72% had a university degree, 81% were primiparous, all were singleton pregnancies. A 33rd questionnaire was excluded because of described preeclampsia. Age ranged between 21 and 39 years, climbing experience before pregnancy between 2 and 24 years, and skill level before pregnancy between 4 and 7 on the UIAA scale (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation). Half of the women climbed until the 36th week and 90% adjusted their climbing habits mostly by reducing climbing difficulty and doing more top roping. 2 preterm births in the 36th week of gestation were found (2 from 15, p=0.36). According to the data from the German Federal Statistical Office, 8.9% births in the year 2013 in Germany were preterm. Conclusions: This is the first study investigating the risk of preterm birth in recreational sport climbing athletes. No significantly higher proportion of preterm birth could be found. Limitations are small sample size and high social status of participants. What is known about the subject: Sport climbing is not a high-risk sport, but it is regarded as a dynamic whole-body exercise and has been shown to be a valuable therapy for various physical and mental diseases. Higher performance levels are associated with overuse damage to the upper extremity, especially the fingers. What this study adds to existing knowledge: This is first study investigating climbing-related risk of preterm birth. When continuing sport climbing as a recreational activity during an uncomplicated pregnancy, experienced athletes do not have a higher risk of adverse events.Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie2017663This is the first study investigating the risk of preterm birth in recreational sport climbing athletes and it is found that experienced athletes do not have a higher risk of adverse events.2017-01-19T00:00:00Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie['Jan Drastig', 'D. Hillebrandt', 'W. Rath', 'T. Küpper']2017-01-19T00:00:00 67552d6b498268d610a90bed3a53cf9bacaf03aaBRASS is an international networking project of the Federal Government of Belgium for the development of a new public database providing accurate fundamental atomic data of vital importance for stellar spectroscopic research. The BRASS database will offer atomic line data that is thoroughly tested by comparing theoretical and observed stellar spectra. We are in the course of performing extensive quality assessments of selected atomic input data with advanced radiative transfer spectrum synthesis calculations that we compare in detail to high-resolution Mercator-HERMES and ESO-VLT-UVES spectra of very high signal-to-noise ratios for about 30 hot and cool bright stars of B, A, F, G, and K spectral types. The new database will provide the tested and validated values of absorption lines we retrieve from various existing atomic repositories, such as NIST and VAMDC. The validated atomic datasets, combined with the observed and theoretical spectra, will be interactively offered online at brass.sdf.org. The combi...20171632017-01-19T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Physics['A. Lobel', 'Pierre Royer', 'Christophe Martayan', 'M. Laverick', 'Thibault Merle', 'M. David', 'H. Hensberge', 'E. Thienpont']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1965c8a4e088fabcce0f1fcde1d187a642c04fc9Motivated by applications that arise in online social media and collaboration networks, there has been a lot of work on community-search. In this class of problems, the goal is to find a subgraph that satisfies a certain connectivity requirement and contains a given collection of seed nodes. In this paper, we extend the community-search problem by associating each individual with a profile. The profile is a numeric score that quantifies the position of an individual with respect to a topic. We adopt a model where each individual starts with a latent profile and arrives to a conformed profile through a dynamic conformation process, which takes into account the individual's social interaction and the tendency to conform with one's social environment. In this framework, social tension arises from the differences between the conformed profiles of neighboring individuals as well as from the differences between individuals' conformed and latent profiles. Given a network of individuals, their latent profiles and this conformation process, we extend the community-search problem by requiring the output subgraphs to have low social tension. From the technical point of view, we study the complexity of this problem and propose algorithms for solving it effectively. Our experimental evaluation in a number of social networks reveals the efficacy and efficiency of our methods.SDM2017243A model where each individual starts with a latent profile and arrives to a conformed profile through a dynamic conformation process, which takes into account the individual's social interaction and the tendency to conform with one's social environment is adopted.2017-01-19T00:00:00{'pages': '336-344'}['E. Galbrun', 'Behzad Golshan', 'A. Gionis', 'Evimaria Terzi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 91750f4c7dc4ee9091be434259633741bc5b3299Clinical Rheumatology2017472Reports were commonly concordant with the 2012 ACR gout guidelines, especially among residents and those rheumatologists who had just completed their training, with PR achieving the greatest rates.2017-01-19T00:00:00Clinical Rheumatology['R. Amorim', 'A. B. Vargas‐Santos', 'Leticia Rocha Pereira', 'E. Coutinho', 'Geraldo Rocha Castelar‐Pinheiro']2017-01-19T00:00:00 da1bcea6ffec876a7fdf06b66334e8b8a74b7cc9Social Indicators Research20172122017-01-19T00:00:00Social Indicators Research['Costantino Balestra', 'Romina Boarini', 'Elena Tosetto']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b631b384416c0110603defa8a17bf70871db28e3Asia Pacific Family Medicine2017172This book from India fits well in worldwide developments promoting the integration of forms of workers’ health care in primary health care, when educated and adequately supported by online information, occupational health experts and clinical referral services.2017-01-19T00:00:00Asia Pacific Family Medicine['F. van Dijk', 'P. Buijs']2017-01-19T00:00:00 75943eddaf84182d477cd057c25a0c5d2fba6a2fThis research aims to investigate the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as didactic support in the Federal Institute of Maranhao (IFMA) campus Codo. It is a descriptive study, through a bibliographical research and a case study. The methodology employed and a qualitative-quantitative approach. The research was conducted with 54 IFMA volunteer teachers through an online questionnaire, created through the Google Docs application, to collect data on types, quantities and use of technological resources made by teachers in the planning and application of their classes. It is justified by the need to investigate, know and interpret data regarding the use of the technologies in IFMA. The results of the research are intended to provide data to IFMA to search according to needs, future investments and updates, optimizing the use of ICT in the institution.201701The research was conducted with 54 IFMA volunteer teachers through an online questionnaire, created through the Google Docs application, to collect data on types, quantities and use of technological resources made by teachers in the planning and application of their classes.2017-01-19T00:00:00['G. S. Martin', 'Lanyldo Araújo dos Santos']2017-01-19T00:00:00 bdca76f479dc3793bdc1ed1f93a83afa27640b16Scientific Reports201701This Article contained a typographical error in Reference 24, which was incorrectly given as: T. Tufarelli, K. R. McEnery, S. Maier & M. Kim.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['J. García-Ripoll', 'B. Peropadre', 'S. De Liberato']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fb2d27f05de61a66b4143f927eb2cba1f7318fc81. Introduction The document reviewed, “How to reduce traffi c and its impacts” is one of four modules in the ‘transport’ theme of the online resource ‘The Bristol Method’1. The module was a collaboration between offi cers of Bristol City Council and academics at the University of the West of England, with the overall objective of the initiative, which has six other themes, being to provide a “knowledge-transfer programme aimed at helping people in other cities understand and apply the lessons that Bristol has learned in becoming a more sustainable city”. ... SEE PDF TO READ THE ARTICLE2017012017-01-19T00:00:00['G. Maternini']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3470d899355705644ba7091ceb0833cb4c20dbb1Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify beta for an online gambling portfolio in the UK and investigates whether it is time-varying. It also examines the dynamic correlations of the online gambling portfolio with both the market and socially responsible portfolios. In addition, this paper documents the effect of important UK gambling legislation on the betas and correlations of the online gambling portfolio. Design/methodology/approach This study uses static and time-varying models (e.g. rolling regressions, multivariate GARCH models) to estimate betas and correlations for a portfolio of UK online gambling stocks. Findings This study finds that beta for the online gambling portfolio is less than 1, indicative of defensiveness toward the market, a result that is consistent with prior literature for sin stocks. In addition, the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio is small when compared to the correlation of the market and socially responsible portfolios. Findings suggest that the adoption of the Gambling Act 2005 increases the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio and it also increases the conditional betas for the online gambling portfolio. Research limitations/implications This paper serves as a starting point for future research on online gambling stocks. Going forward, studies can focus on the financial performance or accounting performance of online gambling stocks. Originality/value This empirical investigation provides insight into the risk characteristics of publicly listed online gambling companies in the UK.20173212017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Managerial Finance['D. Liston']2017-01-19T00:00:00 06968aff6c2940ffe21aa81db5bfbec175725879Scientific Reports201701This research presents a new probabilistic method for estimating the response of the immune system to EMTs to laser-spot assisted, 3D image analysis of EMMARM, which shows high levels of response to laser beam therapy.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Huan-Yuan Chen', 'D. Chiang', 'Z. Lin', 'Chia-Chun Hsieh', 'G. Yin', 'I. Weng', 'P. Guttmann', 'S. Werner', 'K. Henzler', 'G. Schneider', 'L. Lai', 'Fu-Tong Liu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 857ece627b3cd98487260ad586be15cb6c3768a0Scientific Reports201701This research presents a novel and scalable approach to personalized medicine that combines traditional and regenerative approaches to treat central giant cell granuloma, which is a major complication of traditional chemotherapy.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Q. He', 'Liulin Xiong', 'Fei Liu', 'Xiang He', 'Guo-Ying Feng', 'Fei-Fei Shang', 'Qing-jie Xia', 'You-cui Wang', 'De-Lu Qiu', 'Chao-zhi Luo', 'Jia Liu', 'Tinghua Wang']2017-01-19T00:00:00 728176aed179a0f56e0506199a34854fc1194cf7We investigate the problem of sequential linear data prediction for real life big data applications. The second order algorithms, i.e., Newton-Raphson Methods, asymptotically achieve the performance of the “best” possible linear data predictor much faster compared to the first order algorithms, e.g., Online Gradient Descent. However, implementation of these second order methods results in a computational complexity in the order of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(M^2)$</tex-math><alternatives> <inline-graphic xlink:href="civek-ieq1-2754380.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> for an <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M$</tex-math><alternatives><inline-graphic xlink:href="civek-ieq2-2754380.gif"/> </alternatives></inline-formula> dimensional feature vector, where the first order methods offer complexity in the order of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(M)$</tex-math><alternatives> <inline-graphic xlink:href="civek-ieq3-2754380.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula>. Because of this extremely high computational need, their usage in real life big data applications is prohibited. To this end, in order to enjoy the outstanding performance of the second order methods, we introduce a highly efficient implementation where the computational complexity of these methods is reduced from <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(M^2)$ </tex-math><alternatives><inline-graphic xlink:href="civek-ieq4-2754380.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> to <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(M)$</tex-math><alternatives> <inline-graphic xlink:href="civek-ieq5-2754380.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula>. The presented algorithm provides the well-known merits of the second order methods while offering a computational complexity similar to the first order methods. We do not rely on any statistical assumptions, hence, both regular and fast implementations achieve the same performance in terms of mean square error. We demonstrate the efficiency of our algorithm on several sequential big datasets. We also illustrate the numerical stability of the presented algorithm.IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering2017321The presented algorithm provides the well-known merits of the second order methods while offering a computational complexity similar to the first order methods and does not rely on any statistical assumptions.2017-01-19T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering['B. Civek', 'S. Kozat']2017-01-19T00:00:00 192fce9103c882636f0706800f80093ce5540f92Kehidupan perkotaan dihuni oleh masyarakat yang bergantung pada internet untuk memenuhi segala kebutuhannya khususnya anak – anak muda seperti mahasiswa. Hadirnya internet justru membuat penjualan buku sebagai sarana informasi dan edukasi sedikit demi sedikit mulai tergerus. Eksistensi toko buku semakin terancam karena intensitas pengunjung semakin sedikit. Toko Buku Sagung Seto adalah sebuah toko buku medikal yang terletak di pusat Kota Surabaya. Permasalahan yang timbul adalah Toko Buku Sagung Seto belum dikenal baik oleh masyarakat. Selain itu mahasiswa mulai mencari referensi melalui jurnal online, blog, website, atau e-book. Seiring dengan perkembangan zaman, desain interior dapat meningkatkan nilai suatu bangunan pada pelaku bisnis seperti Toko Buku Sagung Seto. Perencanaan desain interior pada Toko Buku Sagung Seto ini berdasarkan observasi objek desain, studi banding dengan toko buku lain, wawancara pemilik toko buku, identifikasi selera desain pengguna toko buku, dan analisa kebutuhan masyarakat urban pada masa sekarang hingga masa depan. Berdasarkan metodologi tersebut, hasil yang diperoleh berupa konsep perencanaan Toko Buku Sagung Seto berupa konsep natural tetapi tetap memprioritaskan karakteristik medikal agar lebih infomatif dikenal oleh masyarakat. Nuansa natural memberikan efek psikologis bagi pengguna agar lebih refreshing dalam suatu ruangan. Pengolahan ruang dan bentuk yang lebih multi-fungsional bagi masyarakat urban seperti pengaplikasian area perpustakaan kecil, coffee shop, dan co-working space yang mendukung kebutuhan masyarakat urban pada masa kini hingga masa depan. Pengaplikasian bentuk dan warna yang menarik yang dapat memukau mata dipadukan dengan sirkulasi yang open-space agar pengguna lebih bereksplorasi tetapi tetap informatif. Dengan beberapa konsep diatas kemudian disusun sebuah konsep perencanaan yakni desain interior Toko Buku Medikal Sagung Seto dengan konsep natural urban agar Toko Buku Sagung Seto semakin dikenal secara luas, eksistensi toko buku tidak terancam, dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan selera masyarakat urban.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Frisda Azzarina', 'Firman Hawari']2017-01-19T00:00:00 709cd7ef3d65837b32d3de617e8ab92d214bda90we need another. I certainly had my doubts. But I do not know of a similar book that covers so much, so sensibly, and that encourages students to engage with terminology and academic debates with such sympathetic assistance. S.-O’D.’s experience as an instructor is woven through the volume. At £40, this paperback is too expensive for me to recommend as a hardcopy textbook for students. It is available as an e-book, however, and I will be asking my university library to acquire copies. For some institutions, this book could be used as the backbone of ready-made ‘Greek Art and Architecture’ courses, working through from start to finish, using the online resources (which include image slides and, significantly, sample syllabi) and spinning off to review recommended reading. For other institutions, like my own, it will complement existing reading lists for various courses in Greek history and material culture, providing accessible, well-illustrated discussion of a variety of topics. In either case, this is a very useful book.The Classical Review2017002017-01-19T00:00:00The Classical Review['A. Quercia']2017-01-19T00:00:00 549430c0d957ae7ac53acf03b645564a29f6ad5fA novel hyphenated technique comprised of circulating ultrasound-assisted extraction (CUAE) coupled with an online solvent concentration tank (SCT), centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC), ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), and mass spectrometry (MS) was established. Chemical compounds from the leaves of Syringa velutina Kom. were extracted, isolated, and fractionated by CPC and then analyzed using the hyphenated technique. In this study, 60% aqueous ethanol was used as the CUAE solvent. After extraction, the extraction solution was pumped into the SCT and concentrated. The concentrated solution was then pumped into the CPC column and eluted using a biphasic solvent system of ethyl acetate/n-butanol/acetonitrile/water (0.8 : 0.2 : 0.15 : 1.0, v/v/v/v). The CPC fractions were monitored using a UV detector at 250 nm and an online UPLC/PDA system at 5 min intervals. The CPC fractions were collected by a sample loop via a six-port valve, and the neuraminidase inhibitory activities of the CPC fractions were analyzed using a fluorescence method. The pure compounds were analyzed directly, and the activities of the mixed compounds were calculated using mathematical equations. The results indicated that the inhibition rates of syringin, oleuropein aglycone, luteoloside, and syringopicroside were above 50.00% at a concentration of 40 μM, and they have the potential for further development. These results were proven using authentic standards.2017270The results indicated that the inhibition rates of syringin, oleuropein aglycone, luteoloside, and syringopicroside were above 50.00% at a concentration of 40 μM, and they have the potential for further development.2017-01-19T00:00:00Analytical Methods['Yuchi Zhang', 'Jingying Xu', 'Chunming Liu', 'Sainan Li']2017-01-19T00:00:00 69952bc11ba6da5a63f01ed8d0e75ed105d653f5Scientific Reports201700An attempt is made to evaluate the phytochemical properties ofosate-like substance which has potential in finding its application in vaccines and in the treatment of infectious diseases.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['T. Laajala', 'H. Seikkula', 'Fatemeh Seyednasrollah', 'T. Mirtti', 'P. Boström', 'L. Elo']2017-01-19T00:00:00 be9b2ec528afbda59708707a67299c8e3b690b28Scientific Reports201700This Article contains a typographical error in the spelling of the author Kathleen Cheng, which was incorrectly given as Katherine Cheng, and is now corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Zhen Hua', 'Liping Liu', 'Jun Shen', 'Kathleen Cheng', 'Aijun Liu', 'Jing Yang', 'Lina Wang', 'T. Qu', 'Hongna Yang', 'Yan Li', 'Haiyan Wu', 'John Narouze', 'Yan Yin', 'Jianguo Cheng']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d6bc25d374ff296dbb31919069b704a3e1e5f775Informatik-Spektrum2017002017-01-19T00:00:00Informatik-Spektrum['Schweizer Informatik Gesellschaft']2017-01-19T00:00:00 56cf0a47ca9873f17e94e6b500ce87d303b06eefFlipped classrooms are well suited to graduate psychology training given the PeerWise is an online which can through questions Data was collected over three years to determine baseline perceptions of PeerWise as a learning aid; to develop a model of effective peer learning and implement guidelines for using PeerWise; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the guidelines. The results of the evaluation will be discussed.2017102017-01-19T00:00:00['C. Shane', 'L. Karen']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d0b71906ea78f535477865a3af501d7352537d19Scientific Reports2017430This work aims to demonstrate the importance of knowing the carrier and removal status of canine coronavirus, as a source of infection for other animals, not necessarily belonging to the same breeds.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Fabrizio Bernini', 'D. Malferrari', 'M. Pignataro', 'C. Bortolotti', 'G. Di Rocco', 'L. Lancellotti', 'M. Brigatti', 'R. Kayed', 'M. Borsari', 'F. Del Monte', 'E. Castellini']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d7ee43957f5a2e9b72dfea3d067a02c6cb65581bKendali PID Adaptif dan PID konvensional diterapkan pada sistem autopilot kapal untuk mengendalikan gerak yaw pada kapal atau kendali haluan kapal SSV BRP TARLAC (LD-601). Model matematika yang digunakan berdasarkan pendekatan fungsi transfer model Nomoto orde 2 pada dinamika kapal SSV BRP TARLAC (LD-601). Selanjutnya, fungsi transfer akan diubah dalam persamaan ruang keadaan dengan menggunakan invers transformasi laplace. Desain kendali PID adaptif yang digunakan berdasarkan PID Self Tuning Regulator dengan parameter K_p, K_i, K_d pada pengendali PID dilakukan proses online tuning menggunakan metode recursive least squares sehingga parameter dapat menyesuaikan pada saat sistem mengalami perubahan. Simulasi dengan menggunakan MATLAB diberikan untuk membandingkan efektivitas dari PID konvensional dan PID adaptif yang diusulkan. Dari hasil simulasi diharapkan bahwa desain PID adaptif mampu menyesuaikan kendali secara online saat sistem mengalami gangguan. Dari hasil simulasi menunjukkan kendali PID adaptif mempunyai kinerja yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan PID konvensional dengan t_d=0,3 t_p=1,1 ,t_r=1,M_p=0,3% t_s=1. Pengendali PID adaptif mampu kembali menuju setpoint saat sistem mengalamai gangguan dibandingkan PID konvensional. ================================================================= Adaptive PID controller and conventional PID controller are adopted as autopilot system for a ship to control yaw motion or ship heading control of SSV BRP TARLAC (LD-601). Mathematical model is based on transfer function on Nomoto’s second order of SSV BRP TARLAC (LD-601) ship dynamic. The transfer function will be change to state-space equation using inverse Laplace transform. Design of adaptive PID controller is based on PID Self Tuning Regulator with K_p, K_i, K_d is PID gain are tuned using recursive least squares (RLS) method to adaptable when system will be change. Simulation using MATLAB are given to compare the effectiveness of the proposed Adaptive PID controller and Conventional PID controller. From the simulation show that adaptive PID controller can change the gain regulator immediately when system has disturbance. From the simulation respon transient adaptive PID controller has t_d=0,3 t_p=1,1 ,t_r=1,M_p=0,3% t_s=1.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['M. Firmansyah']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7193f539206fc25a2a78f150eb3af69e4b91a78cAsian Journal of Business Ethics201711002017-01-19T00:00:00Asian Journal of Business Ethics['Syed Afzal Moshadi Shah', 'S. Amjad']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3766c4d3d3b619ffec293ef4f88694512c4d88f0Permasalahan dalam buku tugas akhir ini adalah permasalahan “Maximum Edge of Powers of Permutation” yang terdapat pada situs penilaian daring Sphere Online Judge(SPOJ) dengan nomor soal 6895 dan kode soal MEPPERM. Dalam permasalahan ini, diberikan sejumlah simpul yang masing-masing memiliki bobot keluar dan masuk. Diberikan suatu permutasi terhadap sejumlah simpul tersebut. Suatu graf dibentuk dari setiap simpul yang terhubung ke simpul hasil permutasi dengan bobot jumlah bobot keluar simpul asal dan bobot masuk simpul tujuan. Dicari sisi dengan bobot terbesar pada setiap graf yang dibentuk dari hasil pangkat permutasi. Tugas akhir ini akan mengimplementasikan metode pencarian permutasi siklus dan konvolusi menggunakan transformasi Fourier cepat(FFT) dalam menyelesaikan permasalahan Maximum Edge of Powers of Permutation. Metode transformasi Fourier cepat yang digunakan adalah algoritma Cooley-Tukey. Implementasi dalam tugas akhir ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman C++. Hasil uji coba menunjukkan bahwa sistem menghasilkan bobot sisi maksimum pada setiap pangkat permutasi dengan benar dan memiliki pertumbuhan waktu dengan kompleksitas O(NMlogNM+Q*sqrt(N)). ===================================================================================== This final project is based on “Maximum Edge of Powers of Permutation” problem on SPOJ with problem number 6895 and problem code MEPPERM. In this problem, given vertices which each have weight in and out. Given a permutation for those vertices. A graph can be built by connecting each vertices to its permutation with edge weight sum of vertex weight out and vertex weight in from its permutation. Determine edge with maximum weight from each graph which are created from the powers of permutation. This final project implements permutation cycles finding and convolution using fast Fourier Transform(FFT) to solve the problem of Maximum Edge of Powers of Permutation. Fast Fourier transform method used is Cooley-Tukey algorithm. The implementation of final project uses C++ programming language. The experiment result proved the system provide edge with maximum weight for each powers of permutation correctly and has growth time with complexity of O(NMlogNM+Q*sqrt(N)).20171002017-01-19T00:00:00['Karsten Ari Agathon']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0ea2228fa2a6ccb8b31602a651aa12b8ceefcefeMy research interests have an interdisciplinary and practical perspective at the intersection of computational social science, network science and game theory. Currently, I am developing analytical models and methods to study online communication and its influence on our collective opinions and ideas. Research / Uppsala University Information Laboratory Teaching / Software Engineering, Software Design, Project Management201700Analytical models and methods to study online communication and its influence on the authors' collective opinions and ideas are being developed.2017-01-19T00:00:00["Davide Vega D'aurelio"]2017-01-19T00:00:00 16df963f7ff87274bfa58188968968570c8c3a17Estudos mostram que a preocupacao com o meio ambiente tem crescido exponencialmente no Brasil. E o Espirito Santo tem acompanhado esse crescimento. Empresas tem acrescentado programas e rotinas com o intuito de preservar aquilo que ainda resta da Mata Atlântica Capixaba. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma plataforma mobile, para flagrantes e denuncias ambientais. No software tera a possibilidade de envio de localizacao por georreferenciamento e tambem o acompanhamento do atendimento da denuncia. Na plataforma contera as Leis Federais e Estaduais, alem de permitir ranquear de acordo com a quantidade as denuncias em cada cidade do estado. O aplicativo devera permitir a qualquer pessoa que possua um smartphone denunciar crimes ambientais sem ter que decorar numeros de telefones, e-mails ou ainda se deslocar ate os orgaos de meio ambiente. Cada orgao tera acesso online as denuncias de sua competencia, acesso ao endereco georreferenciado, imagens do infrator ou da situacao do dano ambiental, ranking de denuncias e um sistema que respondera a populacao a situacao da denuncia.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00Revista UniVap['Diego Nicacio Viana', 'Rodrigo Gonçalves Barbosa', 'A. Domingues', 'Flávio Pavesi Simão']2017-01-19T00:00:00 219c62d56c1f538e09ef44857c83e6498cd9bd74Abstrak Optik Ungaranmerupakan toko yang melayani penjualan optik di daerah Ungaran. Saat ini proses penjualan yang dijalankan oleh Optik Ungaranmasih sebatas transaksi offline dimana proses jual beli optik dilakukan langsung dimana pembeli datang ke Optik Ungaranuntuk membeli optik yang diinginkan sehingga dapat menyita waktu untuk melakukan proses jual-beli secara langsung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membangun aplikasi E-commer ce Optik Ungaran berbasis web mobile yang dapat melayani penjualan online optik dan memudahkan pelanggan untuk dapat membeli optik dan melihat detail produk optik yang akan dibeli dengan mudah. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan yaitu waterfall dengan tahapan Requirement Definition, SystemandSoftware Design menggunakan DFD dan ERD, Implementation menggunakan PHP dan MySQL. Hasil dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan adanya aplikasi E-commer ce Optik Ungaran berbasis web mobile dapatmemudahkan pelanggan untuk memesan optik tanpa batasan waktu dan tempat serta memudahkan pelanggan untuk memperoleh informasi optik pada Optik Ungaran dengan cepat dan mudah. Kata Kunci Optik Ungaran, E-commer ce , Web Mobile, PHP, MySQL2017002017-01-19T00:00:00Information Technology and Telematics['W. Santoso']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5734cb55d1fac0081f3bc4a95f56c1273c9cc70aPerkembangan teknologi informasi yang semakin cepat menuntut manusia dan perusahaan untuk memanfaatkannya sesuai dengan tujuan dan kebutuhan. Mengikuti tren dunia, di Indonesia belanja online juga semakin digemari, terbukti dari angka peningkatan jumlah pembeli online setiap tahunnya. Penelitian terdahulu menyebutkan bahwa kepuasan pelanggan dalam berbelanja online menjadi penentu keputusan untuk melakukan pembelian ulang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menginvestigasi perilaku komplain dan kepuasan penanganan komplain terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada e-commerce, mengidentifikasi masalah yang menyebabkan komplain, serta mengetahui pelayanan yang diharapkan pelanggan dalam penanganan komplain. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif konklusif dant multiple cross-sectional, dengan teknik pengambilan sampel quota sampling. Penyebaran kuesioner dilakukan dengan metode survei online kepada pelanggan e-commerce di Pulau Jawa yang berusia diatas 15 tahun dan pernah berbelanja di e-commerce. Didapatkan sebanyak 288 sampel responden dan dianalisis menggunakan analisis fishbone, cross-tabulation, analisis 6 kelompok pelanggan serta regresi logistik. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengalaman berbelanja sebelumnya menentukan minat pembelian ulang pelanggan pada suatu e-commerce. Variabel Perilaku komplain dan kepuasan pada penanganannya, usia, jenis kelamin, dan provinsi tempat tinggal tidak signifikan berpengaruh pada minat pembelian ulang pelanggan di e-commerce. Pelanggan yang puas dengan penanganan komplain memiliki minat pembelian ulang lebih besar daripada pelanggan yang tidak memiliki masalah ataupun tidak menyampaikan komplainnya. Implikasi manajerial penelitian ini digunakan perusahaan untuk meningkatkan layanan penanganan komplainnya. Originalitas penelitian ini berfokus pada dampak ketidakpasan pelanggan dan komplain terhadap minat pembelian ulang pada e-commerce di Indonesia. ========================================================================================== The fast development of information and technology makes people and companies to utilize it do to their needs. Following the world trend, online shopping becomes more favorable in Indonesia; proved by the increasing number of online shopper every year. Previous research shows that customer satisfaction in online shopping becomes decision determinant to repurchase. This research aims to investigate complain behavior and complain handling satisfaction towards repurchase intention in e-commerce, to identify problems that causing complain, and to understand expected service in complain handling by customer. This research is a conclusive research with multiple cross sectional as research design and using quota sampling as its sampling method. Questionnaire was administered by using online questionnaire to e-commerce customer in Java Island to respondents above 15 years old and experienced in e-commerce shopping. 288 respondents was obtained and was analyse with fishbone, cross-tabulation, 6 group of customer and logistic regression analysis as well. This research result shows that previous shopping experience determines repurchase intention in e-commerce. Complain behavior and service recovery satisfaction, age, gender, province of residence is not significantly influencing customer repurchase in e-commerce. Customers that satisfied by the complain handling will have higher repurchase intention than customers who has no problems or silent complainants. Managerial implications of this research will be usefull to increase companies capability in complain handling. The originality of this research focus on the impact of customers uncertainty and complain towards customer willingness to repurchase on e-commerce in Indonesia.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['R. Putri']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3470d899355705644ba7091ceb0833cb4c20dbb1Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify beta for an online gambling portfolio in the UK and investigates whether it is time-varying. It also examines the dynamic correlations of the online gambling portfolio with both the market and socially responsible portfolios. In addition, this paper documents the effect of important UK gambling legislation on the betas and correlations of the online gambling portfolio. Design/methodology/approach This study uses static and time-varying models (e.g. rolling regressions, multivariate GARCH models) to estimate betas and correlations for a portfolio of UK online gambling stocks. Findings This study finds that beta for the online gambling portfolio is less than 1, indicative of defensiveness toward the market, a result that is consistent with prior literature for sin stocks. In addition, the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio is small when compared to the correlation of the market and socially responsible portfolios. Findings suggest that the adoption of the Gambling Act 2005 increases the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio and it also increases the conditional betas for the online gambling portfolio. Research limitations/implications This paper serves as a starting point for future research on online gambling stocks. Going forward, studies can focus on the financial performance or accounting performance of online gambling stocks. Originality/value This empirical investigation provides insight into the risk characteristics of publicly listed online gambling companies in the UK.20173212017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Managerial Finance['D. Liston']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a212f829f829132523300ddfc695bd0060a7aa00Harm Reduction Journal201753110This research suggests that marketing plays a strong role in the normalisation of gambling in sports, and legislators must begin to consider the cultural lag between an evolving gambling landscape, which supports sophisticated marketing strategies, and effective policies and practices which aim to reduce and prevent gambling harm.2017-01-19T00:00:00Harm Reduction Journal['Emily Deans', 'Sa Thomas', 'J. Derevensky', 'M. Daube']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fb42923a65c7b3b1c64257f3daf60aaaa6e532fbJournal of Gambling Studies20173638If emotion regulation is involved in problem gambling among poker players, as strongly suggested by data from the literature, the emotion regulation strategies assessed (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) may not be those involved.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Gambling Studies['S. Barrault', 'C. Bonnaire', 'Florian Herrmann']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a212f829f829132523300ddfc695bd0060a7aa00Harm Reduction Journal201753110This research suggests that marketing plays a strong role in the normalisation of gambling in sports, and legislators must begin to consider the cultural lag between an evolving gambling landscape, which supports sophisticated marketing strategies, and effective policies and practices which aim to reduce and prevent gambling harm.2017-01-19T00:00:00Harm Reduction Journal['Emily Deans', 'Sa Thomas', 'J. Derevensky', 'M. Daube']2017-01-19T00:00:00 00634897036785e5c83f296ec12d288a6fdee90eGenome Biology2017521202017-01-19T00:00:00Genome Biology['Xuan Liu', 'Emily Speranza', 'C. Muñoz-Fontela', 'Sam Haldenby', 'Natasha Y. Rickett', 'Isabel García-Dorival', 'Yongxiang Fang', 'Y. Hall', 'E. Zekeng', 'Anja Lüdtke', 'Anja Lüdtke', 'D. Xia', 'Romy Kerber', 'R. Krumkamp', 'S. Duraffour', 'D. Sissoko', 'John G Kenny', 'N. Rockliffe', 'E. Williamson', 'T. Laws', 'Magassouba N’Faly', 'D. Matthews', 'S. Günther', 'A. Cossins', 'A. Sprecher', 'J. Connor', 'M. Carroll', 'J. Hiscox']2017-01-19T00:00:00 45202adbde890b1d1e5341524dce27d0a0fdfb37Abstract Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (nsCL/P) is among the most common human birth defects with multifactorial etiology. Here, we present results from a genome-wide imputation study of nsCL/P in which, after adding replication cohort data, four novel risk loci for nsCL/P are identified (at chromosomal regions 2p21, 14q22, 15q24 and 19p13). On a systematic level, we show that the association signals within this high-density dataset are enriched in functionally-relevant genomic regions that are active in both human neural crest cells (hNCC) and mouse embryonic craniofacial tissue. This enrichment is also detectable in hNCC regions primed for later activity. Using GCTA analyses, we suggest that 30% of the estimated variance in risk for nsCL/P in the European population can be attributed to common variants, with 25.5% contributed to by the 24 risk loci known to date. For each of these, we identify credible SNPs using a Bayesian refinement approach, with two loci harbouring only one probable causal variant. Finally, we demonstrate that there is no polygenic component of nsCL/P detectable that is shared with nonsyndromic cleft palate only (nsCPO). Our data suggest that, while common variants are strongly contributing to risk for nsCL/P, they do not seem to be involved in nsCPO which might be more often caused by rare deleterious variants. Our study generates novel insights into both nsCL/P and nsCPO etiology and provides a systematic framework for research into craniofacial development and malformation.Human Molecular Genetics20177389The data suggest that, while common variants are strongly contributing to risk for nsCL/P, they do not seem to be involved in nsCPO which might be more often caused by rare deleterious variants.2017-01-19T00:00:00Human Molecular Genetics['K. Ludwig', 'A. Böhmer', 'J. Bowes', 'M. Nikolic', 'N. Ishorst', 'Niki Wyatt', 'N. Hammond', 'L. Gölz', 'F. Thieme', 'S. Barth', 'Hannah Schuenke', 'J. Klamt', 'M. Spielmann', 'Khalid Aldhorae', 'A. Rojas-Martínez', 'M. Nöthen', 'Á. Rada-Iglesias', 'M. Dixon', 'M. Knapp', 'E. Mangold']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4c29c61e2d439165eb74ffd98de0f2ac39968d2eWe investigated the mutation spectrum of the TANK‐Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1) gene and its associated phenotypic spectrum by exonic resequencing of TBK1 in a cohort of 2,538 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or FTD plus ALS, ascertained within the European Early‐Onset Dementia Consortium. We assessed pathogenicity of predicted protein‐truncating mutations by measuring loss of RNA expression. Functional effect of in‐frame amino acid deletions and missense mutations was further explored in vivo on protein level and in vitro by an NFκB‐induced luciferase reporter assay and measuring phosphorylated TBK1. The protein‐truncating mutations led to the loss of transcript through nonsense‐mediated mRNA decay. For the in‐frame amino acid deletions, we demonstrated loss of TBK1 or phosphorylated TBK1 protein. An important fraction of the missense mutations compromised NFκB activation indicating that at least some functions of TBK1 are lost. Although missense mutations were also present in controls, over three times more mutations affecting TBK1 functioning were found in the mutation fraction observed in patients only, suggesting high‐risk alleles (P = 0.03). Total mutation frequency for confirmed TBK1 LoF mutations in the European cohort was 0.7%, with frequencies in the clinical subgroups of 0.4% in FTD, 1.3% in ALS, and 3.6% in FTD‐ALS.Human Mutation20173990The mutation spectrum of the TANK‐Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1) gene and its associated phenotypic spectrum is investigated by exonic resequencing of TBK1 in a cohort of 2,538 patients with frontotemporal dementia, ALS, or FTD plus ALS ascertained within the European Early‐Onset Dementia Consortium.2017-01-19T00:00:00Human Mutation['J. van der Zee', 'I. Gijselinck', 'Sara Van Mossevelde', 'F. Perrone', 'L. Dillen', 'Bavo Heeman', 'Veerle Bäumer', 'S. Engelborghs', 'J. D. De Bleecker', 'J. Baets', 'E. Gelpí', 'R. Rojas‐García', 'J. Clarimón', 'A. Lleó', 'J. Diehl-Schmid', 'P. Alexopoulos', 'R. Perneczky', 'M. Synofzik', 'J. Just', 'L. Schöls', 'C. Graff', 'H. Thonberg', 'B. Borroni', 'A. Padovani', 'A. Jordanova', 'Stayko Sarafov', 'I. Tournev', 'A. de Mendonça', 'G. Miltenberger-Miltenyi', 'F. Simões do Couto', 'A. Ramírez', 'F. Jessen', 'M. Heneka', 'E. Gómez-Tortosa', 'A. Danek', 'P. Cras', 'R. Vandenberghe', 'P. de Jonghe', 'P. D. de Deyn', 'K. Sleegers', 'M. Cruts', 'C. van Broeckhoven', 'J. Goeman', 'Dirk Nuytten', 'K. Smets', 'W. Robberecht', 'P. Damme', 'J. Bleecker', 'P. Santens', 'B. Dermaut', 'J. Versijpt', 'A. Michotte', 'A. Ivanoiu', 'O. Deryck', 'B. Bergmans', 'Jean-Willem Delbeck', 'M. Bruyland', 'Christiana Willems', 'E. Salmon', 'P. Pastor', 'S. Ortega-Cubero', 'L. Benussi', 'R. Ghidoni', 'G. Binetti', 'I. Hernández', 'M. Boada', 'A. Ruiz', 'S. Sorbi', 'B. Nacmias', 'S. Bagnoli', 'R. Sánchez-Valle', 'A. Lladó', 'I. Santana', 'Maria Rosário Almeida', 'G. Frisoni', 'W. Maetzler', 'R. Matěj', 'M. Fraidakis', 'G. Kovacs', 'G. Fabrizi', 'S. Testi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 da016b9a5c3f325bd0898ccefb4625a47705b338Burns & Trauma20172082The traditional dogma of aiming for healing within 3 weeks is overly simplistic and should be abandoned: in paediatric burns, every day counts, and the risk of hypertrophic scarring increases with every day.2017-01-19T00:00:00Burns & Trauma['E. Chipp', 'L. Charles', 'Clare Thomas', 'Kate Whiting', 'N. Moiemen', 'Y. Wilson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c5c9eaf38784caa11e90c33b272a3bffbc254b12Neuropsychopharmacology20177575Altered expression of cytokines and chemokines in the cerebellum of MIA offspring, including increase in the neuroinflammatory cytokine TNFα and its receptor TNFR1 are reported, and reduced expression of the synaptic organizing proteins cerebellin-1 and GluRδ2 are reported.2017-01-19T00:00:00Neuropsychopharmacology['Gurudutt Pendyala', 'Shinnyi Chou', 'Yoosun Jung', 'Pierluca Coiro', 'Elizabeth Spartz', 'R. Padmashri', 'Ming Li', 'A. Dunaevsky']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b49c2c8795ee400a36078c24b12c508838455301Nature Communications20176059A human monoclonal antibody is isolated, 46B8, that binds to a conserved epitope in the viral HA protein, neutralizes IBV strains in vitro, and protects mice against IBV infection and is able to protect mice against lethal challenge of the mutant viruses.2017-01-19T00:00:00Nature Communications['N. Chai', 'L. Swem', 'Summer Park', 'G. Nakamura', 'Nancy Chiang', 'A. Estevez', 'R. Fong', 'Lynn Kamen', 'Elviza Kho', 'M. Reichelt', 'Zhonghua Lin', 'H. Chiu', 'Elizabeth Skippington', 'Z. Modrusan', 'Jeremy Stinson', 'M. Xu', 'P. Lupardus', 'C. Ciferri', 'Man-Wah Tan']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4ce6f67a13e1b5e21d64f34cebe789658a8e505eSince the early 1990s, the Netherlands has experienced several large measles epidemics, in 1992–94, 1999–2000 and in 2013–14. These outbreaks mainly affected orthodox Protestants, a geographically clustered population with overall lower measles-mumps-rubella first dose (MMR-1) vaccination coverage (60%) than the rest of the country (> 95%). In the 2013–14 epidemic described here, which occurred between 27 May 2013 and 12 March 2014, 2,700 cases were reported. Several control measures were implemented including MMR vaccination for 6–14-month-olds and recommendations to reduce the risk in healthcare workers. The vast majority of reported cases were unvaccinated (94%, n = 2,539), mostly for religious reasons (84%, n = 2,135). The median age in the epidemic was 10 years, 4 years older than in the previous epidemic in 1999–2000. A likely explanation is that the inter-epidemic interval before the 2013–2014 epidemic was longer than the interval before the 1999–2000 epidemic. The size of the unvaccinated orthodox Protestant community is insufficient to allow endemic transmission of measles in the Netherlands. However, large epidemics are expected in the future, which is likely to interfere with measles elimination in the Netherlands and elsewhere.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin20174864The size of the unvaccinated orthodox Protestant community is insufficient to allow endemic transmission of measles in the Netherlands, and large epidemics are expected in the future, which are likely to interfere with measles elimination in the Dutch and elsewhere.2017-01-19T00:00:00Eurosurveillance['T. Woudenberg', 'Rob S. van Binnendijk', 'Elisabeth A. M. Sanders', 'J. Wallinga', 'H. D. de Melker', 'W. Ruijs', 'S. Hahné']2017-01-19T00:00:00 472c0b98de9ed7eb8fe51eb440e094b7de23093aMolecular phylogenetic analyses of ITS-LSU rDNA sequence data demonstrate that Melanconis species occurring on Juglandaceae are phylogenetically distinct from Melanconis s.str., and therefore the new genus Juglanconis is described. Morphologically, the genus Juglanconis differs from Melanconis by light to dark brown conidia with irregular verrucae on the inner surface of the conidial wall, while in Melanconis s.str. they are smooth. Juglanconis forms a separate clade not affiliated with a described family of Diaporthales, and the family Juglanconidaceae is introduced to accommodate it. Data of macro- and microscopic morphology and phylogenetic multilocus analyses of partial nuSSU-ITS-LSU rDNA, cal, his, ms204, rpb1, rpb2, tef1 and tub2 sequences revealed four distinct species of Juglanconis. Comparison of the markers revealed that tef1 introns are the best performing markers for species delimitation, followed by cal, ms204 and tub2. The ITS, which is the primary barcoding locus for fungi, is amongst the poorest performing markers analysed, due to the comparatively low number of informative characters. Melanconium juglandinum (= Melanconis carthusiana), M. oblongum (= Melanconis juglandis) and M. pterocaryae are formally combined into Juglanconis, and J. appendiculata is described as a new species. Melanconium juglandinum and Melanconis carthusiana are neotypified and M. oblongum and Diaporthe juglandis are lectotypified. A short description and illustrations of the holotype of Melanconium ershadii from Pterocarya fraxinifolia are given, but based on morphology it is not considered to belong to Juglanconis. A key to all treated species of Juglanconis is provided.Persoonia20176254Molecular phylogenetic analyses of ITS-LSU rDNA sequence data demonstrate that Melanconis species occurring on Juglandaceae are phylogenetically distinct from MelanConis s.str, and therefore the new genus Juglanconis is described.2017-01-19T00:00:00Persoonia : Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi['H. Voglmayr', 'L. Castlebury', 'W. Jaklitsch']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6f3317b4b797bf9e2deaeb1fccf9f16f351b20daBackground. The objective of this study was to determine whether female surgical residents underestimate their surgical abilities relative to males on a standardized test of laparoscopic skill. Methods. Twenty-six male and female general surgery residents and 25 female obstetrics and gynecology residents at two academic centers were asked to predict their score prior to undergoing the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery standardized skills exam. Actual and predicted score as well as delta values (predicted score minus actual score) were compared between residents. Multivariate linear regression was used to determine variables associated with predicted score, actual score, and delta scores. Results. There was no difference in actual score based on residency or gender. Predicted scores, however, were significantly lower in female versus male general surgery residents (25.8 ± 13.3 versus 56.0 ± 16.0; p < 0.01) and in female obstetrics and gynecology residents versus male general surgery residents (mean difference 20.9, 95% CI 11.6–34.8; p < 0.01). Male residents more accurately predicted their scores while female residents significantly underestimated their scores. Conclusion. Gender differences in estimating surgical ability exist that do not reflect actual differences in performance. This finding needs to be considered when structuring mentorship in surgical training programs.Obstetrics and Gynecology International20172655Gender differences in estimating surgical ability exist that do not reflect actual differences in performance, and this finding needs to be considered when structuring mentorship in surgical training programs.2017-01-19T00:00:00Obstetrics and Gynecology International['R. Flyckt', 'Eliza E White', 'L. Goodman', 'Catherine J. Mohr', 'S. Dutta', 'K. Zanotti']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d3ceeb72b34391221d3684b2fede27e1b7018755In 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published a Registered Report (Chroscinski et al., 2015) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper “The CD47-signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPa) interaction is a therapeutic target for human solid tumors “(Willingham et al., 2012). Here we report the results of those experiments. We found that treatment of immune competent mice bearing orthotopic breast tumors with anti-mouse CD47 antibodies resulted in short-term anemia compared to controls, consistent with the previously described function of CD47 in normal phagocytosis of aging red blood cells and results reported in the original study (Table S4; Willingham et al., 2012). The weight of tumors after 30 days administration of anti-CD47 antibodies or IgG isotype control were not found to be statistically different, whereas the original study reported inhibition of tumor growth with anti-CD47 treatment (Figure 6A,B; Willingham et al., 2012). However, our efforts to replicate this experiment were confounded because spontaneous regression of tumors occurred in several of the mice. Additionally, the excised tumors were scored for inflammatory cell infiltrates. We found IgG and anti-CD47 treated tumors resulted in minimal to moderate lymphocytic infiltrate, while the original study observed sparse lymphocytic infiltrate in IgG-treated tumors and increased inflammatory cell infiltrates in anti-CD47 treated tumors (Figure 6C; Willingham et al., 2012). Furthermore, we observed neutrophilic infiltration was slightly increased in anti-CD47 treated tumors compared to IgG control. Finally, we report a meta-analysis of the result. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18173.001eLife20174755It is found that treatment of immune competent mice bearing orthotopic breast tumors with anti-mouse CD47 antibodies resulted in short-term anemia compared to controls, consistent with the previously described function of CD47 in normal phagocytosis of aging red blood cells and results reported in the original study.2017-01-19T00:00:00eLife['S. Horrigan', 'Elizabeth Stephen R Nicole Timothy M Iorns Williams Perfito Errington']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6a2e7751bc8ebf9ea650477492f30b357c3c3b18Diabetologia20173356The HbA1c–average glucose relationship is altered by pregnancy and routinely generated standard eAG values do not account for this difference between pregnant and non-pregnant individuals and, thus, should not be used during pregnancy.2017-01-19T00:00:00Diabetologia['G. Law', 'M. Gilthorpe', 'A. Secher', 'R. Temple', 'R. Bilous', 'E. Mathiesen', 'H. Murphy', 'E. Scott']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d779764b8d07d2689752f36d22907602d844fae8Schizophrenia Research20173253Impaired QoL is independently associated with negative symptoms, depression and childhood trauma in schizophrenia.2017-01-19T00:00:00Schizophrenia Research['M. Andrianarisoa', 'L. Boyer', 'O. Godin', 'L. Brunel', 'E. Bulzacka', 'B. Aouizerate', 'B. Aouizerate', 'F. Berna', 'D. Capdevielle', 'J. Dorey', 'C. Dubertret', 'J. Dubreucq', 'C. Faget', 'F. Gabayet', 'P. Llorca', 'J. Mallet', 'D. Misdrahi', 'R. Rey', 'R. Richieri', 'C. Passerieux', 'A. Schandrin', 'A. Tronche', 'M. Urbach', 'P. Vidailhet', 'F. Schürhoff', 'G. Fond', 'O. Blanc', 'I. Chéreau-Boudet', 'G. Chesnoy-Servanin', 'J. Danion', "T. d'Amato", 'A. Deloge', 'C. Delorme', 'H. Denizot', 'C. Fluttaz', 'S. Fonteneau', 'E. Giraud-Baro', 'M. Hardy-Baylé', 'D. Lacelle', 'C. Lancon', 'H. Laouamri', 'M. Leboyer', 'T. L. Gloahec', 'Y. Strat', 'E. Metairie', 'I. Offerlin-Meyer', 'P. Péri', 'S. Pires', 'C. Portalier', 'C. Roman', 'M. Sebilleau', 'A. Tessier', 'F. Vaillant', 'A. Vehier', 'È. Vila', 'H. Yazbek', 'A. Zinetti-Bertschy']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f60ea71b1237c60fcd8531c2835453e02abe375dSummary We have noted a recent upsurge in blackwater fever among children presenting to hospitals in eastern Uganda and speculate that this may relate to a change in policy toward new artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria.Clinical Infectious Diseases20173346A recent upsurge in blackwater fever among children presenting to hospitals in eastern Uganda and speculate that this may relate to a change in policy toward new artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria.2017-01-19T00:00:00Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America['P. Olupot‐Olupot', 'C. Engoru', 'S. Uyoga', 'R. Muhindo', 'A. Macharia', 'S. Kiguli', 'R. Opoka', 'S. Akech', 'Carolyne M. Ndila', 'Richard Nyeko', 'G. Mtove', 'J. Nteziyaremye', 'Martin Chebet', 'E. C. George', 'A. Babiker', 'D. Gibb', 'T. Williams', 'K. Maitland']2017-01-19T00:00:00 81045862592ef843af61d8052e2f2fddae2c7dc0BACKGROUND United States hospitals have widely adopted electronic health records (EHRs). Despite the potential for EHRs to increase efficiency, there is concern that documentation quality has suffered. OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of an educational session bundled with a progress note template on note quality, length, and timeliness. DESIGN A multicenter, nonrandomized prospective trial. SETTING Four academic hospitals across the United States. PARTICIPANTS Intern physicians on inpatient internal medicine rotations at participating hospitals. INTERVENTION A task force delivered a lecture on current issues with documentation and suggested that interns use a newly designed best practice progress note template when writing daily progress notes. MEASUREMENTS Note quality was rated using a tool designed by the task force comprising a general impression score, the validated Physician Documentation Quality Instrument, 9-item version (PDQI-9), and a competency questionnaire. Reviewers documented number of lines per note and time signed. RESULTS Two hundred preintervention and 199 postintervention notes were collected. Seventy percent of postintervention notes used the template. Significant improvements were seen in the general impression score, all domains of the PDQI-9, and multiple competency items, including documentation of only relevant data, discussion of a discharge plan, and being concise while adequately complete. Notes had approximately 25% fewer lines and were signed on average 1.3 hours earlier in the day. CONCLUSIONS The bundled intervention for progress notes significantly improved the quality, decreased the length, and resulted in earlier note completion across 4 academic medical centers.Journal of Hospital Medicine20172947The bundled intervention for progress notes significantly improved the quality, decreased the length, and resulted in earlier note completion across 4 academic medical centers.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Hospital Medicine['Daniel G Kahn', 'Elizabeth E. Stewart', 'M. Duncan', 'Edward Lee', 'W. Simon', 'Clement Lee', 'J. Friedman', 'H. Mosher', 'Katherine Harris', 'J. Bell', 'Bradley A Sharpe', 'N. El-Farra']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8bc84111a7e9f28cc9a905ba2d9177a4bf4ddc44Metal ions are key elements in organisms' life acting like cofactors of many enzymes but they can also be potentially dangerous for the cell participating in redox reactions that lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Any factor inducing or limiting a metal dyshomeostasis, ROS production and cell injury may contribute to the onset of neurodegenerative diseases or play a neuroprotective action. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), also known as prion diseases, are a group of fatal neurodegenerative disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of human and other mammalian species. The causative agent of TSEs is believed to be the scrapie prion protein PrPSc, the β sheet-rich pathogenic isoform produced by the conformational conversion of the α-helix-rich physiological isoform PrPC. The peculiarity of PrPSc is its ability to self-propagate in exponential fashion in cells and its tendency to precipitate in insoluble and protease-resistance amyloid aggregates leading to neuronal cell death. The expression “prion-like diseases” refers to a group of neurodegenerative diseases that share some neuropathological features with prion diseases such as the involvement of proteins (α-synuclein, amyloid β, and tau) able to precipitate producing amyloid deposits following conformational change. High social impact diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's belong to prion-like diseases. Accumulating evidence suggests that the exposure to environmental metals is a risk factor for the development of prion and prion-like diseases and that metal ions can directly bind to prion and prion-like proteins affecting the amount of amyloid aggregates. The diet, source of metal ions but also of natural antioxidant and chelating agents such as polyphenols, is an aspect to take into account in addressing the issue of neurodegeneration. Epidemiological data suggest that the Mediterranean diet, based on the abundant consumption of fresh vegetables and on low intake of meat, could play a preventive or delaying role in prion and prion-like neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, metal role in the onset of prion and prion-like diseases is dealt with from a nutritional, cellular, and molecular point of view.Frontiers in Neuroscience201726944Empirical data suggest that the Mediterranean diet, based on the abundant consumption of fresh vegetables and on low intake of meat, could play a preventive or delaying role in prion and prion-like neurodegenerative diseases.2017-01-19T00:00:00Frontiers in Neuroscience['M. Toni', 'M. Massimino', 'Agnese De Mario', 'E. Angiulli', 'E. Spisni']2017-01-19T00:00:00 38c0ed3c90796170510f393ed7297731c88f11e9ABSTRACT N95 filtering facepiece respirators are used by healthcare workers when there is a risk of exposure to airborne hazards during aerosol-generating procedures. Respirator fit-testing is required prior to use to ensure that the selected respirator provides an adequate face seal. Two common fit-test methods can be employed: qualitative fit-test (QLFT) or quantitative fit-test (QNFT). Respiratory protection standards deem both fit-tests to be acceptable. However, previous studies have indicated that fit-test results may differ between QLFT and QNFT and that the outcomes may also be influenced by the type of respirator model. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a difference in fit-test outcomes with our suite of respirators, 3M - 1860S, 1860, AND 1870, and whether the model impacts the fit-test results. Subjects were recruited from residential care facilities. Each participant was assigned a respirator and underwent sequential QLFT and QNFT fit-tests and the results (either pass or fail) were recorded. To ascertain the degree of agreement between the two fit-tests, a Kappa (Κ) statistic was conducted as per the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) respiratory protection standard. The pass-fail rates were stratified by respirator model and a Kappa statistic was calculated for each to determine effect of model on fit-test outcomes. We had 619 participants and the aggregate Κ statistic for all respirators was 0.63 which is below the suggested ANSI threshold of 0.70. There was no statistically significant difference in results when stratified by respirator model. QNFT and QLFT produced different fit-test outcomes for the three respirator models examined. The disagreement in outcomes between the two fit-test methods with our suite of N95 filtering facepiece respirators was approximately 12%. Our findings may benefit other healthcare organizations that use these three respirators.Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene20172348The aim of this study was to determine if there is a difference in fit-test outcomes with the authors' suite of respirators, 3M - 1860S, 1860, AND 1870, and whether the model impacts the fit- test results, and to benefit other healthcare organizations that use these three respirators.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene['C. Hon', 'Q. Danyluk', 'E. Bryce', 'Bob Janssen', 'Mike Neudorf', 'A. Yassi', 'Hui Shen', 'G. Astrakianakis']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2501ece2711a3643bab31fc3317c4722b25df764In 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published a Registered Report (Kandela et al., 2015) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper “Coadministration of a tumor-penetrating peptide enhances the efficacy of cancer drugs“ (Sugahara et al., 2010). Here we report the results of those experiments. We found that coadministration with iRGD peptide did not have an impact on permeability of the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (DOX) in a xenograft model of prostate cancer, whereas the original study reported that it increased the penetrance of this cancer drug (Figure 2B; Sugahara et al., 2010). Further, in mice bearing orthotopic 22Rv1 human prostate tumors, we did not find a statistically significant difference in tumor weight for mice treated with DOX and iRGD compared to DOX alone, whereas the original study reported a decrease in tumor weight when DOX was coadministered with iRGD (Figure 2C; Sugahara et al., 2010). In addition, we did not find a statistically significant difference in TUNEL staining in tumor tissue between mice treated with DOX and iRGD compared to DOX alone, while the original study reported an increase in TUNEL positive staining with iRGD coadministration (Figure 2D; Sugahara et al., 2010). Similar to the original study (Supplemental Figure 9A; Sugahara et al., 2010), we did not observe an impact on mouse body weight with DOX and iRGD treatment. Finally, we report meta-analyses for each result. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17584.001eLife20172544It is found that coadministration with iRGD peptide did not have an impact on permeability of the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (DOX) in a xenograft model of prostate cancer, whereas the original study reported that it increased the penetrance of this cancer drug.2017-01-19T00:00:00eLife['Christine Mantis', 'I. Kandela', 'F. Aird', 'Elizabeth Alexandria Stephen R Nicole Timothy M Iorns Denis Williams Perfito Errington']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d0e7f69df8d1bc357ca98c872ba66ed17b686eb5In 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published a Registered Report (Kandela et al., 2015) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper "BET bromodomain inhibition as a therapeutic strategy to target c-Myc" (Delmore et al., 2011). Here we report the results of those experiments. We found that treatment of human multiple myeloma (MM) cells with the small-molecular inhibitor of BET bromodomains, (+)-JQ1, selectively downregulated MYC transcription, which is similar to what was reported in the original study (Figure 3B; Delmore et al., 2011). Efficacy of (+)-JQ1 was evaluated in an orthotopically xenografted model of MM. Overall survival was increased in (+)-JQ1 treated mice compared to vehicle control, similar to the original study (Figure 7E; Delmore et al., 2011). Tumor burden, as determined by bioluminescence, was decreased in (+)-JQ1 treated mice compared to vehicle control; however, while the effect was in the same direction as the original study (Figure 7C-D; Delmore et al., 2011), it was not statistically significant. The opportunity to detect a statistically significant difference was limited though, due to the higher rate of early death in the control group, and increased overall survival in (+)-JQ1 treated mice before the pre-specified tumor burden analysis endpoint. Additionally, we evaluated the (−)-JQ1 enantiomer that is structurally incapable of inhibiting BET bromodomains, which resulted in a minimal impact on MYC transcription, but did not result in a statistically significant difference in tumor burden or survival distributions compared to treatment with (+)-JQ1. Finally, we report meta-analyses for each result. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.21253.001eLife20175137Treatment of human multiple myeloma cells with the small-molecular inhibitor of BET bromodomains, (+)-JQ1, selectively downregulated MYC transcription, which is similar to what was reported in the original study.2017-01-19T00:00:00eLife['F. Aird', 'I. Kandela', 'Christine Mantis', 'Elizabeth Alexandria Stephen R Nicole Timothy M Iorns Denis Williams Perfito Errington']2017-01-19T00:00:00 deadf73db07fb7074c070c26f6d4a3df2837673dScientific Reports20178339Heme Oxygenase-1 is identified as an essential factor linking extrinsic factors (HFD) with inhibition of specific downstream molecular mediators (ROS & AKT2) resulting in diminished adipogenesis that may contribute to hyperplastic adipose tissue expansion.2017-01-19T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Gabriela Wagner', 'Josefine Lindroos-Christensen', 'Josefine Lindroos-Christensen', 'E. Einwallner', 'Julia Husa', 'Thea-Christin Zapf', 'Thea-Christin Zapf', 'K. Lipp', 'S. Rauscher', 'M. Gröger', 'A. Spittler', 'R. Loewe', 'F. Gruber', 'J. Duvigneau', 'T. Mohr', 'Hedwig Sutterlüty-Fall', 'Florian Klinglmüller', 'G. Prager', 'B. Huppertz', 'J. Yun', 'O. Wagner', 'H. Esterbauer', 'M. Bilban']2017-01-19T00:00:00 25d4cc4b1b27c9364dc465c42e722626f0574719Cell Communication and Signaling201713835The fact that epitopes recognized by the immune system are preferentially encoded by passenger gene mutations opens windows of synergy in targeting cancer-specific signaling pathways by small molecules simultaneously with antibodies modifying T-cell activation or exhaustion.2017-01-19T00:00:00Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS['R. Greil', 'Evelyn Hutterer', 'T. Hartmann', 'L. Pleyer']2017-01-19T00:00:00 eaeeff9943b27d530ee593026d124f9cb30b0d9eABSTRACT This study explored the effects of participating in an intergenerational service learning program called Opening Mind through Arts (OMA) on college students’ attitudes toward people with dementia. In this program, students were paired one-on-one with elders who have dementia to support the elders’ creation of visual art projects. They met weekly for one semester. The Dementia Attitude Scale was administered at the beginning and end of the semester to measure changes in students’ attitudes. The study included 156 students participating in OMA and assessed if their participation makes a difference in the degree of change in overall attitudes, knowledge, and comfort level toward people with dementia. Results revealed a significant improvement in students’ overall attitudes, comfort level, and attitude toward people with dementia. The results highlight the importance of intergenerational service learning in improving college students’ overall attitudes and increase their confidence and comfort working with people with dementia.Gerontology & Geriatrics Education20173933A significant improvement in students’ overall attitudes, comfort level, and attitude toward people with dementia is revealed, highlighting the importance of intergenerational service learning in improving college students” overall attitudes and increase their confidence and comfort working with people with schizophrenia.2017-01-19T00:00:00Gerontology & Geriatrics Education['Elizabeth J. Lokon', 'Yue Li', 'J. Parajuli']2017-01-19T00:00:00 322dd07bc86501d255bd56a84854f27bafa47457Background: Although hospital length of stay (LOS) following lumbar fusion has decreased for a variety of reasons, different institutions find their LOS over the benchmarks published by the national Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Over a 3-year period, this prospective study introduced utilization of multidisciplinary committee meetings between surgeons and other caretakers to decrease LOS following spinal fusion surgery without compromising the quality of care. Methods: A multidisciplinary committee was established to assess factors and institute recommendations that influence hospital LOS following lumbar fusion compared to the national compared to the national AHRQ benchmark at baseline and at 1 and 2 years after adjusting our standard practice. We also analyzed re-admission rates at 7 and 30 days and determined the average variable direct cost. Results: While the national AHRQ benchmark average LOS (ALOS) was statistically better for DRGs 459 and 460 for all three years except for DRG 459 in the baseline year compared to our ALOS, we observed improvement in the ALOS for both DRG 459 and 460 throughout the 3 years of the study. ALOS for DRG 460 was statistically different for 2011–2012 vs 2013–2014 (P < 0.001) and 2012–2013 vs 2013–2014 (P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant improvement in cost initially for 2012–2013 vs 2011–2012 (P < 0.001) and for 2013–2014 vs 2011–2012 (P = 0.001). Conclusions: This study established an effective patient discharge plan, patient education, partnerships with rehabilitation facilities, and study review and discussion among physicians and staff. Further monitoring of factors that impact hospital LOS following lumbar fusion is warranted to curtail patient complications and organizational expenditures while providing superior medical care.Surgical neurology international20172132This study established an effective patient discharge plan, patient education, partnerships with rehabilitation facilities, and study review and discussion among physicians and staff to curtail patient complications and organizational expenditures while providing superior medical care.2017-01-19T00:00:00Surgical Neurology International['L. Shields', 'L. Clark', 'S. Glassman', 'C. B. Shields']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2cdc42594d36b0d58db68a4aaf2c18e56f5944c2The usual technique for measuring vibration within the cochlear partition is heterodyne interferometry. Recently, spectral domain phase microscopy (SDPM) was introduced and offers improvements over standard heterodyne interferometry. In particular, it has a penetration depth of several mm due to working in the infrared range, has narrow and steep optical sectioning due to using a wideband light source, and is able to measure from several cochlear layers simultaneously. However, SDPM is susceptible to systematic error due to "phase leakage," in which the signal from one layer competes with the signal from other layers. Here, phase leakage is explored in vibration measurements in the cochlea and a model structure. The similarity between phase leakage and signal competition in heterodyne interferometry is demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically. Due to phase leakage, erroneous vibration amplitudes can be reported in regions of low reflectivity that are near structures of high reflectivity. When vibration amplitudes are greater than ∼0.1 of the light source wavelength, phase leakage can cause reported vibration waveforms to be distorted. To aid in the screening of phase leakage in experimental results, the error is plotted and discussed as a function of the important parameters of signal strength and vibration amplitude.Journal of the Acoustical Society of America20171531Vibration measurements in the cochlea and a model structure are explored to aid in the screening of phase leakage in experimental results, and the error is plotted and discussed as a function of the important parameters of signal strength and vibration amplitude.2017-01-19T00:00:00The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America['Nathan C. Lin', 'C. Hendon', 'E. Olson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0efb8b0bf04f5dc830a384d36b06c95969849164Abstract Abortion is legal in South Africa, but over half of abortions remain unsafe there. Evidence suggests women who are (Black) African, of lower socioeconomic status, living with HIV, or residents of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, or Limpopo provinces are disproportionately vulnerable to morbidity or mortality from unsafe abortion. Negative attitudes toward abortion have been documented in purposively sampled studies, yet it remains unclear what attitudes exist nationally or whether they differ across sociodemographic groups, with implications for inequities in service accessibility and health. In the current study, we analysed nationally representative data from 2013 to estimate the prevalence of negative abortion attitudes in South Africa and to identify racial, socioeconomic and geographic differences. More respondents felt abortion was ‘always wrong’ in the case of family poverty (75.4%) as compared to foetal anomaly (55%), and over half of respondents felt abortion was ‘always wrong’ in both cases (52.5%). Using binary logistic regression models, we found significantly higher odds of negative abortion attitudes among non-Xhosa African and Coloured respondents (compared to Xhosa respondents), those with primary education or less, and residents of Gauteng and Limpopo (compared to Western Cape). We contextualise and discuss these findings using a human rights-based approach to health.Culture, Health and Sexuality20176433Using binary logistic regression models, significantly higher odds of negative abortion attitudes are found among non-Xhosa African and Coloured respondents, those with primary education or less, and residents of Gauteng and Limpopo (compared to Western Cape).2017-01-19T00:00:00Culture, Health & Sexuality['E. Mosley', 'E. King', 'A. Schulz', 'L. Harris', 'N. De Wet', 'B. Anderson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 decd48976317bf5646a6a831834c1ea333d01d97201738262017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of High Energy Physics['M. Aaboud', 'G. Aad', 'B. Abbott', 'J. Abdallah', 'O. Abdinov', 'Baptiste Abeloos', 'S. H. Abidi', 'O. AbouZeid', 'N. Abraham', 'H. Abramowicz', 'H. Abreu', 'R. Abreu', 'Y. Abulaiti', 'B. Acharya', 'S. Adachi', 'L. Adamczyk', 'D. Adams', 'J. Adelman', 'M. Adersberger', 'T. Adye', 'A. Affolder', 'T. Agatonović-Jovin', 'C. Agheorghiesei', 'J. A. Aguilar-Saavedra', 'S. Ahlen', 'F. Ahmadov', 'G. Aielli', 'S. Akatsuka', 'H. Akerstedt', 'T. Åkesson', 'A. Akimov', 'G. Alberghi', 'J. Albert', 'M. Alconada Verzini', 'M. Aleksa', 'I. Aleksandrov', 'C. Alexa', 'G. Alexander', 'T. Alexopoulos', 'M. Alhroob', 'B. Ali', 'M. Aliev', 'G. Alimonti', 'J. Alison', 'S. Alkire', 'B. Allbrooke', 'B. W. Allen', 'P. Allport', 'A. Aloisio', 'A. Alonso', 'F. Alonso', 'C. Alpigiani', 'A. Alshehri', 'M. Alstaty', 'B. Gonzalez', 'D. Á. Piqueras', 'M. Alviggi', 'B. Amadio', 'Y. A. Coutinho', 'C. Amelung', 'D. Amidei', 'S. Amor Dos Santos', 'A. Amorim', 'S. Amoroso', 'G. Amundsen', 'C. Anastopoulos', 'L. Ancu', 'N. Andari', 'T. Andeen', 'C. Anders', 'J. Anders', 'K. Anderson', 'A. Andreazza', 'V. Andrei', 'S. Angelidakis', 'I. Angelozzi', 'A. Angerami', 'F. Anghinolfi', 'A. Anisenkov', 'N. Anjos', 'A. Annovi', 'C. Antel', 'M. Antonelli', 'A. Antonov', 'D. Antrim', 'F. Anulli', 'M. Aoki', 'L. A. Bella', 'G. Arabidze', 'Y. Arai', 'J. P. Araque', 'V. A. Ferraz', 'A. Arce', 'R. Ardell', 'F. Arduh', 'J. Arguin', 'S. Argyropoulos', 'Metin Arik', 'A. Armbruster', 'L. Armitage', 'O. Arnaez', 'H. Arnold', 'M. Arratia', 'O. Arslan', 'A. Artamonov', 'G. Artoni', 'S. Artz', 'S. Asai', 'N. Asbah', 'A. Ashkenazi', 'L. Asquith', 'K. Assamagan', 'R. Astalos', 'M. Atkinson', 'N. B. Atlay', 'K. Augsten', 'G. Avolio', 'B. Axen', 'M. K. Ayoub', 'G. Azuelos', 'A. Baas', 'M. Baca', 'H. Bachacou', 'K. Bachas', 'M. Backes', 'M. Backhaus', 'P. Bagiacchi', 'P. Bagnaia', 'J. Baines', 'M. Bajic', 'O. Baker', 'E. Baldin', 'P. Balek', 'T. Balestri', 'F. Balli', 'W. Balunas', 'E. Banas', 'S. Banerjee', 'A. Bannoura', 'L. Barak', 'E. Barberio', 'D. Barberis', 'M. Barbero', 'T. Barillari', 'M. Barisits', 'T. Barklow', 'N. Barlow', 'S. Barnes', 'B. Barnett', 'R. Barnett', 'Z. Barnovska-Blenessy', 'A. Baroncelli', 'G. Barone', 'A. Barr', 'L. B. Navarro', 'F. Barreiro', 'J. Barreiro Guimarães da Costa', 'R. Bartoldus', 'A. Barton', 'P. Bartos', 'A. Basalaev', 'A. Bassalat', 'R. Bates', 'S. J. Batista', 'J. Batley', 'M. Battaglia', 'M. Bauce', 'F. Bauer', 'H. Bawa', 'J. Beacham', 'M. Beattie', 'T. Beau', 'P. Beauchemin', 'P. Bechtle', 'H. Beck', 'K. Becker', 'M. Becker', 'M. Beckingham', 'C. Becot', 'A. Beddall', 'A. Beddall', 'V. Bednyakov', 'M. Bedognetti', 'C. Bee', 'T. Beermann', 'M. Begalli', 'M. Begel', 'J. Behr', 'A. Bell', 'G. Bella', 'L. Bellagamba', 'A. Bellerive', 'M. Bellomo', 'K. Belotskiy', 'O. Beltramello', 'N. Belyaev', 'O. Benary', 'D. Benchekroun', 'M. Bender', 'K. Bendtz', 'N. Benekos', 'Y. Benhammou', 'E. Benhar Noccioli', 'J. Benitez', 'D. Benjamin', 'M. Benoit', 'J. Bensinger', 'S. Bentvelsen', 'L. Beresford', 'M. Beretta', 'D. Berge', 'E. B. Kuutmann', 'N. Berger', 'J. Beringer', 'S. Berlendis', 'N. Bernard', 'G. Bernardi', 'C. Bernius', 'F. Bernlochner', 'T. Berry', 'P. Berta', 'C. Bertella', 'G. Bertoli', 'F. Bertolucci', 'I. Bertram', 'C. Bertsche', 'D. Bertsche', 'G. Besjes', 'O. B. Bylund', 'M. Bessner', 'N. Besson', 'C. Betancourt', 'A. Bethani', 'S. Bethke', 'A. Bevan', 'R. Bianchi', 'M. Bianco', 'O. Biebel', 'D. Biedermann', 'R. Bielski', 'N. Biesuz', 'M. Biglietti', 'J. Bilbao De Mendizabal', 'T. Billoud', 'H. Bilokon', 'M. Bindi', 'A. Bingul', 'C. Bini', 'S. Biondi', 'T. Bisanz', 'C. Bittrich', 'D. Bjergaard', 'C. Black', 'J. Black', 'K. Black', 'D. Blackburn', 'R. Blair', 'T. Blažek', 'I. Bloch', 'C. Blocker', 'A. Blue', 'W. Blum', 'U. Blumenschein', 'S. Blunier', 'G. Bobbink', 'V. Bobrovnikov', 'S. Bocchetta', 'A. Bocci', 'C. Bock', 'M. Boehler', 'D. Boerner', 'D. Bogavac', 'A. Bogdanchikov', 'C. Bohm', 'V. Boisvert', 'P. Bokan', 'T. Bold', 'A. Boldyrev', 'M. Bomben', 'M. Bona', 'M. Boonekamp', 'A. Borisov', 'G. Borissov', 'J. Bortfeldt', 'D. Bortoletto', 'V. Bortolotto', 'K. Bos', 'D. Boscherini', 'M. Bosman', 'J. Bossio Sola', 'J. Boudreau', 'J. Bouffard', 'E. Bouhova-Thacker', 'D. Boumediene', 'C. Bourdarios', 'S. Boutle', 'A. Boveia', 'J. Boyd', 'I. Boyko', 'J. Bracinik', 'A. Brandt', 'G. Brandt', 'O. Brandt', 'U. Bratzler', 'B. Brau', 'J. Brau', 'W. Breaden Madden', 'K. Brendlinger', 'A. Brennan', 'L. Brenner', 'R. Brenner', 'S. Bressler', 'D. Briglin', 'T. Bristow', 'D. Britton', 'D. Britzger', 'F. Brochu', 'I. Brock', 'R. Brock', 'G. Brooijmans', 'T. Brooks', 'W. Brooks', 'J. Brosamer', 'E. Brost', 'J. Broughton', 'P. Bruckman de Renstrom', 'D. Bruncko', 'A. Bruni', 'G. Bruni', 'L. S. Bruni', 'B. Brunt', 'M. Bruschi', 'N. Bruscino', 'P. Bryant', 'L. Bryngemark', 'T. Buanes', 'Q. Buat', 'P. Buchholz', 'A. Buckley', 'I. Budagov', 'F. Buehrer', 'M. K. Bugge', 'O. Bulekov', 'D. Bullock', 'H. Burckhart', 'S. Burdin', 'C. Burgard', 'A. Burger', 'B. Burghgrave', 'K. Burka', 'S. Burke', 'I. Burmeister', 'J. Burr', 'E. Busato', 'D. Büscher', 'V. Büscher', 'P. Bussey', 'J. Butler', 'C. Buttar', 'J. Butterworth', 'P. Butti', 'W. Buttinger', 'A. Buzatu', 'A. Buzykaev', 'S. Urbán', 'D. Caforio', 'V. Cairo', 'O. Cakir', 'N. Calace', 'P. Calafiura', 'A. Calandri', 'G. Calderini', 'P. Calfayan', 'G. Callea', 'L. Caloba', 'S. Lopez', 'D. Calvet', 'S. Calvet', 'T. Calvet', 'R. C. Toro', 'S. Camarda', 'P. Camarri', 'D. Cameron', 'R. C. Armadans', 'C. Camincher', 'S. Campana', 'M. Campanelli', 'A. Camplani', 'A. Campoverde', 'V. Canale', 'M. C. Bret', 'J. Cantero', 'T. Cao', 'M. Capeans Garrido', 'I. Caprini', 'M. Caprini', 'M. Capua', 'R. Carbone', 'R. Cardarelli', 'F. Cardillo', 'I. Carli', 'T. Carli', 'G. Carlino', 'B. Carlson', 'L. Carminati', 'R. Carney', 'S. Caron', 'E. Carquin', 'G. Carrillo-Montoya', 'J. Carvalho', 'D. Casadei', 'M. P. Casado', 'M. Casolino', 'D. Casper', 'R. Castelijn', 'A. Castelli', 'V. Gimenez', 'N. Castro', 'A. Catinaccio', 'J. Catmore', 'A. Cattai', 'J. Caudron', 'V. Cavaliere', 'E. Cavallaro', 'D. Cavalli', 'M. Cavalli-Sforza', 'V. Cavasinni', 'E. Celebi', 'F. Ceradini', 'L. Alberich', 'A. Cerqueira', 'A. Cerri', 'L. Cerrito', 'F. Cerutti', 'A. Cervelli', 'S. Cetin', 'A. Chafaq', 'D. Chakraborty', 'S. Chan', 'W. Chan', 'Y. Chan', 'P. Chang', 'J. Chapman', 'D. Charlton', 'A. Chatterjee', 'C. Chau', 'C. Chavez Barajas', 'S. Che', 'S. Cheatham', 'A. Chegwidden', 'S. Chekanov', 'S. Chekulaev', 'G. Chelkov', 'M. Chelstowska', 'C. Chen', 'H. Chen', 'S. Chen', 'X. Chen', 'Y. Chen', 'H. Cheng', 'H. J. Cheng', 'Y. Cheng', 'A. Cheplakov', 'E. Cheremushkina', 'R. Cherkaoui El Moursli', 'V. Chernyatin', 'E. Cheu', 'L. Chevalier', 'V. Chiarella', 'G. Chiarelli', 'G. Chiodini', 'A. Chisholm', 'A. Chitan', 'Y. Chiu', 'M. Chizhov', 'K. Choi', 'A. Chomont', 'S. Chouridou', 'B. Chow', 'V. Christodoulou', 'D. Chromek-Burckhart', 'M. Chu', 'J. Chudoba', 'A. Chuinard', 'J. Chwastowski', 'L. Chytka', 'A. Ciftci', 'D. Cinca', 'V. Cindro', 'I. A. Cioară', 'C. Ciocca', 'A. Ciocio', 'F. Cirotto', 'Z. Citron', 'M. Citterio', 'M. Ciubancan', 'A. Clark', 'B. L. Clark', 'M. Clark', 'P. Clark']2017-01-19T00:00:00 112a988c20625190c174f2caa8433edb338ae754Microbial Ecology20178927Skin bacterial communities and metabolite profiles of Silverstoneia flotator suggested potential functional variation among frog populations and between elevations, and host-associated community structure and function could be dependent on environmental conditions, which could ultimately influence host disease susceptibility across sites.2017-01-19T00:00:00Microbial Ecology['Daniel Medina', 'Myra C Hughey', 'Matthew H. Becker', 'Jenifer B. Walke', 'T. P. Umile', 'Elizabeth A. Burzynski', 'A. Iannetta', 'K. Minbiole', 'L. Belden']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5fc2e4f40597f3fe3d90f4d96729c497ab5a6b84High-purity, symmetrically substituted perylene and naphthalene bisimides were obtained by hydrothermal condensation of monoamines with the corresponding bisanhydride. The hydrothermal imidization proceeds quantitatively, without the need for organic solvents, catalysts or excess of the amines.Chemical Communications20173126High-purity, symmetrically substituted perylene and naphthalene bisimides were obtained by hydrothermal condensation of monoamines with the corresponding bisanhydride.2017-01-19T00:00:00Chemical communications['B. Baumgartner', 'A. Svirkova', 'Johannes Bintinger', 'C. Hametner', 'M. Marchetti‐Deschmann', 'M. Unterlass']2017-01-19T00:00:00 69ecc505af41a6c8ec383e60e5519971e2a3a8cbSupportive Care in Cancer20172433Family members of patients in palliative medicine and hospice settings reported an immediate positive impact of music therapy on the patient and on themselves, indicating improvement for self and patient in stress, mood, and quality of life.2017-01-19T00:00:00Supportive Care in Cancer['Lisa M. Gallagher', 'R. Lagman', 'Debbie Bates', 'M. Edsall', 'Patricia Eden', 'Jessica Janaitis', 'L. Rybicki']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a808e244cda832cc9f774ff7b0add5c271a217c8In 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published a Registered Report (Chroscinski et al., 2014) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper "Melanoma genome sequencing reveals frequent PREX2 mutations" (Berger et al., 2012). Here we report the results of those experiments. We regenerated cells stably expressing ectopic wild-type and mutant phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Rac exchange factor 2 (PREX2) using the same immortalized human NRASG12D melanocytes as the original study. Evaluation of PREX2 expression in these newly generated stable cells revealed varying levels of expression among the PREX2 isoforms, which was also observed in the stable cells made in the original study (Figure S6A; Berger et al., 2012). Additionally, ectopically expressed PREX2 was found to be at least 5 times above endogenous PREX2 expression. The monitoring of tumor formation of these stable cells in vivo resulted in no statistically significant difference in tumor-free survival driven by PREX2 variants, whereas the original study reported that these PREX2 mutations increased the rate of tumor incidence compared to controls (Figure 3B and S6B; Berger et al., 2012). Surprisingly, the median tumor-free survival was 1 week in this replication attempt, while 70% of the control mice were reported to be tumor-free after 9 weeks in the original study. The rapid tumor onset observed in this replication attempt, compared to the original study, makes the detection of accelerated tumor growth in PREX2 expressing NRASG12D melanocytes extremely difficult. Finally, we report meta-analyses for each result. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.21634.001eLife20172826Surprisingly, the median tumor-free survival was 1 week in this replication attempt, while 70% of the control mice were reported to be tumor- free after 9 weeks in the original study, which makes the detection of accelerated tumor growth in PREX2 expressing NRASG12D melanocytes extremely difficult.2017-01-19T00:00:00eLife['S. Horrigan', 'Pascal Courville', 'Darryl Sampey', 'F. Zhou', 'Steve Cai', 'Elizabeth Alexandria Stephen R Nicole Timothy M Iorns Denis Williams Perfito Errington']2017-01-19T00:00:00 58944588aad7fc6574a7dcf660411da474649010Journal of Neuroinflammation20174324Inhibition of BET activity by intravitreal delivery of JQ1, a BET-specific inhibitor binding both Brom1 and Brom2, ameliorated photoreceptor degeneration and improved electroretinographic function suggests BET interference as a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of degenerative retinal diseases.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Neuroinflammation['Lei Zhao', 'Jun Li', 'Yingmei Fu', 'Mengxue Zhang', 'Bowen Wang', 'Jonathan N. Ouellette', 'P. Shahi', 'B. Pattnaik', 'J. Watters', 'Wai T. Wong', 'Lian‐Wang Guo']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6828ab9c4b38ee06cb69889e9bb4ff76c990996eIn this study, we investigated the fate of Listeria monocytogenes , pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica , and Escherichia coli O157:H7 gfp+ inoculated in low numbers into ready-to-eat baby spinach and mixed-ingredient salad (baby spinach with chicken meat). Samples were stored at recommended maximum refrigerator temperature (8°C in Sweden) or at an abuse temperature (15°C) for up to 7 days. Mixed-ingredient salad supported considerable growth when stored at 15°C during shelf life (3 days), with populations of L. monocytogenes , pathogenic Y. enterocolitica , and E. coli O157:H7 gfp+ increasing from less than 2.0 log CFU/g on day 0 to 7.0, 4.0, and 5.6 log CFU/g, respectively. However, when mixed-ingredient salad was stored at 8°C during shelf life, only L. monocytogenes increased significantly, reaching 3.0 log CFU/g within 3 days. In plain baby spinach, only pathogenic Y. enterocolitica populations increased significantly during storage for 7 days, and this was exclusively at an abuse temperature (15°C). Thus, mixing ready-to-eat leafy vegetables with chicken meat strongly influenced levels of inoculated strains during storage. To explore the food safety implications of these findings, bacterial numbers were translated into risks of infection by modeling. The risk of listeriosis (measured as probability of infection) was 16 times higher when consuming a mixed-ingredient salad stored at 8°C at the end of shelf life, or 200,000 times higher when stored at 15°C, compared with when consuming it on the day of inoculation. This indicates that efforts should focus on preventing temperature abuse during storage to mitigate the risk of listeriosis. The storage conditions recommended for mixed-ingredient salads in Sweden (maximum 8°C for 3 days) did not prevent growth of L. monocytogenes in baby spinach mixed with chicken meat. Manufacturers preparing these salads should be aware of this, and recommended storage temperature should be revised downwards to reduce the risk of foodborne disease.Journal of Food Protection20173723The risk of listeriosis was 16 times higher when consuming a mixed-ingredient salad stored at 8°C at the end of shelf life, or 200,000 timesHigher when stored at 15°C, compared with when consuming it on the day of inoculation, indicating that efforts should focus on preventing temperature abuse during storage to mitigate the risk ofListeriosis.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of food protection['K. Söderqvist', 'S. T. Lambertz', 'I. Vågsholm', 'Lise-Lotte Fernström', 'B. Alsanius', 'L. Mogren', 'S. Boqvist']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d437d525460c224ae9d64b09dd04c0e54a9bc913ABSTRACT Objective: A Delphi study was conducted to develop guidelines on considerations when providing sensitive and appropriate mental health first aid to a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer or questioning (LGBTIQ) person. These can be used in conjunction with existing guidelines when assisting a person who might be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. Methods: A systematic search of websites, books and journal articles was conducted to develop a questionnaire containing items about the knowledge, skills and actions needed for assisting an LGBTIQ person who is experiencing mental health problems. These items were rated over three survey rounds by an expert panel according to whether they should be included in the guidelines. Results: Seventy-five mental health professionals who were part of the LGBTIQ community or who treated people from the LGBTIQ community participated in the study. Of the 209 items that were rated over the 3 rounds, 164 items were endorsed by at least 80% of panel members. These items formed the basis of the guidelines document that outlines what a person needs to consider when providing mental health first aid to an LGBTIQ person with mental health problems. Conclusion: This research highlighted the complexity of supporting an LGBTIQ person with mental health problems, but also provided specific advice on how to address these complexities. It is hoped that these guidelines will increase support, and decrease stigma and discrimination towards LGBTIQ people who are experiencing mental health problems. More specifically, the guidelines will be used to supplement the content of Mental Health First Aid training courses. Abbreviations: LGBTIQ: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer or questioning; MHFA: mental health first aid Video abstract Read the transcript Watch the video on Vimeo20173923New guidelines on considerations when providing sensitive and appropriate mental health first aid to a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer or questioning (LGBTIQ) person are developed and used to supplement the content of Mental Health First Aid training courses.2017-01-19T00:00:00Advances in Mental Health['K. Bond', 'Anthony F Jorm', 'C. Kelly', 'B. Kitchener', 'Sl Morris', 'Rj Mason']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f4111935f7b470841889b22bc218f980b520fd93ABSTRACT MicroRNAs are essential for spermatogenesis. However, the stage-specific requirements for particular miRNAs in the male mammalian germ line remain largely uncharacterized. The miR-34 family is, to date, the only miRNA proven to be necessary for the production of sperm in mammals, though its germline roles are poorly understood. Here, we generate and analyze paired small RNA and mRNA profiles across different stages of germline development in male mice, focusing on time points shortly before and during meiotic prophase I. We show that in addition to miR-34, miR-29 also mediates widespread repression of mRNA targets during meiotic prophase I in the male mouse germline. Furthermore, we demonstrate that predicted miR-29 target mRNAs in meiotic cells are largely distinct from those of miR-34, indicating that miR-29 performs a regulatory function independent of miR-34. Prior to this work, no germline role has been attributed to miR-29. To begin to understand roles for miR-29 in the germ line, we identify targets of miR-29 undergoing post transcriptional downregulation during meiotic prophase I, which likely correspond to the direct targets of miR-29. Interestingly, candidate direct targets of miR-29 are enriched in transcripts encoding extracellular matrix components. Our results implicate the miR-29 family as an important regulatory factor during male meiosis.RNA Biology20177421Paired small RNA and mRNA profiles are generated across different stages of germline development in male mice, focusing on time points shortly before and during meiotic prophase I, and implicate the miR-29 family as an important regulatory factor during male meiosis.2017-01-19T00:00:00RNA Biology['S. Hilz', 'E. Fogarty', 'A. Modzelewski', 'P. Cohen', 'Andrew Grimson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a6dcaec4a6fa70d3f7006b72c3e09efb1a5e664dIn 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, we published a Registered Report (Kandela et al., 2015) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper “Discovery and Preclinical Validation of Drug Indications Using Compendia of Public Gene Expression Data“ (Sirota et al., 2011). Here we report the results of those experiments. We found that cimetidine treatment in a xenograft model using A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells resulted in decreased tumor volume compared to vehicle control; however, while the effect was in the same direction as the original study (Figure 4C; Sirota et al., 2011), it was not statistically significant. Cimetidine treatment in a xenograft model using ACHN renal cell carcinoma cells did not differ from vehicle control treatment, similar to the original study (Supplemental Figure 1; Sirota et al., 2011). Doxorubicin treatment in a xenograft model using A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells did not result in a statistically significant difference compared to vehicle control despite tumor volume being reduced to levels similar to those reported in the original study (Figure 4C; Sirota et al., 2011). Finally, we report a random effects meta-analysis for each result. These meta-analyses show that the inhibition of A549 derived tumors by cimetidine resulted in a statistically significant effect, as did the inhibition of A549 derived tumors by doxorubicin. The effect of cimetidine on ACHN derived tumors was not statistically significant, as predicted. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17044.001eLife20172220It is found that cimetidine treatment in a xenograft model using A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells resulted in decreased tumor volume compared to vehicle control; however, while the effect was in the same direction as the original study, it was not statistically significant.2017-01-19T00:00:00eLife['I. Kandela', 'F. Aird', 'Elizabeth Stephen R Nicole Timothy M Iorns Williams Perfito Errington']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6fbe1681b6010978ef425b8520f1a4cbdde5328bAbstract A phase 1 study was conducted to determine the dose-limiting toxicities and maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) for bortezomib followed by romidepsin on days 1, 8, and 15 in patients with relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL or B- or T-cell lymphoma. Eighteen treated patients were evaluable for response. The MTD was 1.3 mg/m2 bortezomib and 10 mg/m2 romidepsin; median treatment duration was 3 cycles at this dose. The dose-limiting toxicities were grade 3 fatigue, vomiting, and chills. Two patients had partial responses, one lasting >2 years, 8 had stable disease, and 8 had progressive disease. The median duration of stable disease was 3.5 cycles. Correlative studies examining expression of NF-кB, XIAP, Bcl-xL, and Bim yielded variable results. The safety profile was consistent with that reported for single-agent bortezomib and romidepsin. This regimen has modest activity in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory CLL or B- or T-cell lymphoma. NCT00963274.Leukemia and Lymphoma20173621This regimen has modest activity in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory CLL/SLL or B- or T-cell lymphoma and the safety profile was consistent with that reported for single-agent bortezomib and romidepsin.2017-01-19T00:00:00Leukemia & Lymphoma['B. Holkova', 'V. Yazbeck', 'M. Kmieciak', 'P. Bose', 'Shuo Ma', 'A. Kimball', 'M. B. Tombes', 'Ellen Shrader', 'W. Wan', 'Caryn Weir-Wiggins', 'A. Singh', 'K. Hogan', 'S. Conine', 'Heidi M. Sankala', 'John D. Roberts', 'T. Shea', 'S. Grant']2017-01-19T00:00:00 b342e601e55796938f9a13b16e88223688b5f766Brain Imaging and Behavior20178220Higher diffusion heterogeneity in the frontal lobes in early SCZ may be due to abnormal brain maturation before and during adolescence and early adulthood, and the role of heterogeneity as potential biomarker for SCZ risk is investigated.2017-01-19T00:00:00Brain Imaging and Behavior['Johanna Seitz', 'Y. Rathi', 'A. Lyall', 'O. Pasternak', 'E. D. del Re', 'M. Niznikiewicz', 'P. Nestor', 'L. Seidman', 'T. Petryshen', 'R. Mesholam-Gately', 'J. Wojcik', 'R. McCarley', 'M. Shenton', 'I. Koerte', 'M. Kubicki']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2cee0b8593617e7a76c035f630b23ec5deaff186Terrorist attacks are known to influence public opinion. But do they also change behaviour? We address this question by comparing the results of two identical randomised field experiments on ethnic discrimination in hiring that we conducted in Oslo. The first experiment was conducted before the 2011 terrorist attacks in Norway; the second experiment was conducted after the attacks. In both experiments, applicants with a typical Pakistani name were significantly less likely to get a job interview compared to those with a typical Norwegian name. But the ethnic gap in call-back rates were very similar in the two experiments. Thus, Pakistanis in Norway still experienced the same level of discrimination, despite claims that Norwegians have become more positive about migrants after the terrorist attacks.20173919Pakistanis in Norway still experienced the same level of discrimination, despite claims that Norwegians have become more positive about migrants after the far-right, anti-migrant terrorist attacks of 2011.2017-01-19T00:00:00Research Papers in Economics['G. Birkelund', 'Elisabeth Ugreninov', 'Wing H. Chan', 'Arnfinn Midtbøen', 'Jon Rogstad']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d12bcda1d89c60cbdcd2b743d35adfa280120455Activated carbon is a widely used sorbent for the removal of mercury from coal combustion flue gas. Many studies have been conducted to understand the physical properties of activated carbon and the flue gas conditions that are important for increasing its mercury adsorption capability. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area and pore volume of activated carbon and the injection of acidic gases have been reported to influence the performance of activated carbon in mercury adsorption. However, the mercury adsorption mechanism of activated carbon is not understood in terms of the physical properties of activated carbon and the composition of the flue gas. Therefore, two representative raw materials of activated carbon, wood and coal, were used in this study. Activated carbon samples with varying physical properties were prepared by applying different carbonization and activation conditions. The prepared activated carbons were tested for mercury adsorption in three different simulated gas compositions:...201716192017-01-19T00:00:00Energy & Fuels['Hyo-Ki Min', 'T. Ahmad', 'Sang-Sup Lee']2017-01-19T00:00:00 20e57bf94dcd3ac433cb594667c06e52eaeee32eBritish Journal of Cancer20177420Putative PAX8 target genes are enriched for common SOC risk variants, of particular interest given that PAX8 is well-established as a specific marker for the cell of origin of SOC.2017-01-19T00:00:00British Journal of Cancer['S. Kar', 'Emily Adler', 'J. Tyrer', 'Dennis Hazelett', 'H. Anton-Culver', 'E. Bandera', 'M. Beckmann', 'A. Berchuck', 'N. Bogdanova', 'L. Brinton', 'R. Butzow', 'I. Campbell', 'K. Carty', 'J. Chang-Claude', 'L. Cook', 'D. Cramer', 'J. Cunningham', 'A. Dansonka-Mieszkowska', 'J. Doherty', 'T. Dörk', 'M. Dürst', 'D. Eccles', 'P. Fasching', 'J. Flanagan', 'A. Gentry-Maharaj', 'R. Glasspool', 'E. Goode', 'M. Goodman', 'J. Gronwald', 'F. Heitz', 'M. Hildebrandt', 'E. Høgdall', 'C. Høgdall', 'D. Huntsman', 'A. Jensen', 'B. Karlan', 'L. Kelemen', 'L. Kiemeney', 'S. Kjaer', 'J. Kupryjańczyk', 'D. Lambrechts', 'D. Levine', 'Qiyuan Li', 'J. Lissowska', 'K. Lu', 'J. Lubiński', 'L. Massuger', 'V. McGuire', 'I. McNeish', 'U. Menon', 'F. Modugno', 'A. Monteiro', 'K. Moysich', 'R. Ness', 'H. Nevanlinna', 'J. Paul', 'C. Pearce', 'T. Pejovic', 'J. Permuth', 'C. Phelan', 'M. Pike', 'E. Poole', 'S. Ramus', 'H. Risch', 'M. Rossing', 'H. Salvesen', 'J. Schildkraut', 'T. Sellers', 'M. Sherman', 'N. Siddiqui', 'W. Sieh', 'Honglin Song', 'M. Southey', 'K. Terry', 'S. Tworoger', 'C. Walsh', 'N. Wentzensen', 'A. Whittemore', 'A. Wu', 'Hannah P. Yang', 'W. Zheng', 'A. Ziogas', 'M. Freedman', 'S. Gayther', 'P. Pharoah', 'K. Lawrenson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f0eb6975d24348cd941ac15230f03141eebcdeb3Microchimica Acta201732202017-01-19T00:00:00Microchimica Acta['Zhenbin Zhang', 'Guijie Zhu', 'Elizabeth H. Peuchen', 'N. Dovichi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e6a93ad76879b7ca93e989d5ce7f4aa261d08aacBMC Health Services Research20175520In wards that employed baccalaureate-educated registered nurses, their mean amount of time spent per resident was low, while quality of care on most wards was acceptable, and no consistent evidence was found for a relationship between the presence of BRNs in wards andquality of care outcomes.2017-01-19T00:00:00BMC Health Services Research['Ramona Backhaus', 'E. van Rossum', 'H. Verbeek', 'R. Halfens', 'F. Tan', 'E. Capezuti', 'J. Hamers']2017-01-19T00:00:00 772b208d0003014e2eab18b28f0314f1f5c7f9c1The Gαq-containing G protein, an important member of Gq/11 class, is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian cells. Gαq has been found to play an important role in immune regulation and development of autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, how Gαq participates in the pathogenesis of RA is still not fully understood. In the present study, we aimed to find out whether Gαq controls RA via regulation of Th1 differentiation. We observed that the expression of Gαq was negatively correlated with the expression of signature Th1 cytokine (IFN-γ) in RA patients, which suggests a negative role of Gαq in differentiation of Th1 cells. By using Gαq knockout (Gnaq−/−) mice, we demonstrated that loss of Gαq led to enhanced Th1 cell differentiation. Gαq negative regulated the differentiation of Th1 cell by modulating the expression of T-bet and the activity of STAT4. Furthermore, we detected the increased ratio of Th1 cells in Gnaq−/− bone marrow (BM) chimeras spontaneously developing inflammatory arthritis. In conclusion, results presented in the study demonstrate that loss of Gαq promotes the differentiation of Th1 cells and contributes to the pathogenesis of RA.Mediators of Inflammation20173418It is demonstrated that loss of Gαq promotes the differentiation of Th1 cells and contributes to the pathogenesis of RA.2017-01-19T00:00:00Mediators of Inflammation['Dashan Wang', 'Yuan Liu', 'Yan Li', 'Yan He', 'Jiyun Zhang', 'Guixiu Shi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ffb3ecec983046ab7817af0ecbc2ff48e3ca0d6cRice husks, which can be considered as an agricultural waste, are produced every year in South Gonder, Ethiopia. Precipitated silica is commonly used as reinforcing filler in rubber industry, in the present study an effort has been attempted to replace commercial silica commonly used in natural rubber industries with rice husk ash silica (RHAS). Silica was extracted from RHA by using alkaline extraction followed by acid precipitation. The synthesized RHAS was characterized by AAS, BET, DSC, FTIR, and XRD. RHAS was then used as reinforcing filler in natural rubber. The curing characteristics of natural rubber products filled with RHAS resulted a smaller scorch time which caused a premature vulcanization than the commercial silica filled rubber composite. Overall mechanical properties like hardness, young’s modulus, abrasion resistance of rubber products reinforced with RHAS was better than commercial silica filled rubber composite.20170172017-01-19T00:00:00International Journal of Materials Science and Applications['Addis Lemessa Jembere', 'S. Fanta']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0c42180b459f39bbcb699270483c9155e0706904ABSTRACT Increasing evidence supports the contribution of both biological and cultural factors to visuospatial processing. The present study adds to the literature by exploring the interplay of perceptual and linguistic mechanisms in determining visuospatial asymmetries in adults (Experiment 1) and children (Experiment 2). In particular, pre-schoolers (3 and 5 year-olds), school-aged children (8 year-old), and adult participants were required to bisect different types of stimuli, that is, lines, words, and figure strings. In accordance with the literature, results yielded a leftward bias for lines and words and a rightward bias for figure strings, in adult participants. More critically, different biases were found for lines, words, and figure strings in children as a function of age, reflecting the impact of both cultural and biological factors on the processing of different visuospatial materials. Specifically, an adult-like pattern of results emerged only in the older group of children (8 year-old), but not in pre-schoolers. Results are discussed in terms of literacy, reading habits exposure, and biological maturation.Laterality20176017Different biases were found for lines, words, and figure strings in children as a function of age, reflecting the impact of both cultural and biological factors on the processing of different visuospatial materials.2017-01-19T00:00:00Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition['L. Girelli', 'C. V. Marinelli', 'G. Grossi', 'Lisa S. Arduino']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6048a42ef23ab96dd4d9c1a9ec905ea26c0ccbc2Marine predator–prey interactions are often influenced by oceanographic processes that aggregate prey. We examined density distributions of seabirds and prey fish associated with the Columbia River...201712615This work examined density distributions of seabirds and prey fish associated with the Columbia River and found that the distribution of these birds and fish is influenced by oceanographic processes that aggregate prey.2017-01-19T00:00:00Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences['Elizabeth M. Phillips', 'J. Horne', 'Jeannette E. Zamon']2017-01-19T00:00:00 9dd025c3a2a2dc76f0e5c5ef988cd65c5bd4c782Terminal Schwann cells (TSCs) are specialized cells that envelop the motor nerve terminal, and play a role in the maintenance and regeneration of neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). The chemorepulsive protein semaphorin 3A (SEMA3A) is selectively up-regulated in TSCs on fast-fatigable muscle fibers following experimental denervation of the muscle (BotoxA-induced paralysis or crush injury to the sciatic nerve) or in the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Re-expression of SEMA3A in this subset of TSCs is thought to play a role in the selective plasticity of nerve terminals as observed in ALS and following BotoxA-induced paralysis. Using a mouse model expressing a mutant SEMA3A with diminished signaling capacity, we studied the influence of SEMA3A signaling at the NMJ with two denervation paradigms; a motor neuron disease model (the G93A-hSOD1 ALS mouse line) and an injury model (BotoxA-induced paralysis). ALS mice that either expressed 1 or 2 mutant SEMA3A alleles demonstrated no difference in ALS-induced decline in motor behavior. We also investigated the effects of BotoxA-induced paralysis on the sprouting capacity of NMJs in the K108N-SEMA3A mutant mouse, and observed no change in the differential neuronal plasticity found at NMJs on fast-fatigable or slow muscle fibers due to the presence of the SEMA3A mutant protein. Our data may be explained by the residual repulsive activity of the mutant SEMA3A, or it may imply that SEMA3A alone is not a key component of the molecular signature affecting NMJ plasticity in ALS or BotoxA-induced paralysis. Interestingly, we did observe a sex difference in motor neuron sprouting behavior after BotoxA-induced paralysis in WT mice which we speculate may be an important factor in the sex dimorphic differences seen in ALS.PLoS ONE20177513Interestingly, a sex difference in motor neuron sprouting behavior after BotoxA-induced paralysis in WT mice is observed which is speculated to be an important factor in the sex dimorphic differences seen in ALS.2017-01-19T00:00:00PLoS ONE['E. Moloney', 'B. Hobo', 'F. de Winter', 'J. Verhaagen']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5509327ed47382ad27b369389769759982e1ed17Integrating Scale in Remote Sensing and GIS serves as the most comprehensive documentation of the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place in integrating scale and remote sensing data. This work addresses the invariants of scale, the ability to change scale, measures of the impact of scale, scale as a parameter in process models, and the implementation of multiscale approaches as methods and techniques for integrating multiple kinds of remote sensing data collected at varying spatial, temporal, and radiometric scales. Researchers, instructors, and students alike will benefit from a guide that has been pragmatically divided into four thematic groups: scale issues and multiple scaling; physical scale as applied to natural resources; urban scale; and human health/social scale. Teeming with insights that elucidate the significance of scale as a foundation for geographic analysis, this book is a vital resource to those seriously involved in the field of GIScience.201748142017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6494626ede7ef4cbb61afbf5f9b256a9329e2b9bBMC Cancer20171914Next generation sequencing has demonstrated next generation sequencing as a valuable tool in the differentiation of synchronous primary tumours and metastases, which has an important impact on the clinical decision making process.2017-01-19T00:00:00BMC Cancer['N. Valtcheva', 'F. Lang', 'A. Noske', 'E. Samartzis', 'Anna-Maria Schmidt', 'E. Bellini', 'D. Fink', 'H. Moch', 'M. Rechsteiner', 'K. Dedes', 'P. Wild']2017-01-19T00:00:00 08fd200589ae12f6d41e8b52ee01fd7a8d1743b0There is high interest in understanding the mechanisms that drive self-renewal of stem cells. HOXB4 is one of the few transcription factors that can amplify long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells in a controlled way. Here we show in mice that this characteristic of HOXB4 depends on a proline-rich sequence near the N terminus, which is unique among HOX genes and highly conserved in higher mammals. Deletion of this domain substantially enhanced the oncogenicity of HOXB4, inducing acute leukemia in mice. Conversely, insertion of the domain into Hoxa9 impaired leukemogenicity of this homeobox gene. These results indicate that proline-rich stretches attenuate the potential of stem cell active homeobox genes to acquire oncogenic properties.Blood20172513It is shown in mice that proline-rich stretches attenuate the potential of stem cell active homeobox genes to acquire oncogenic properties.2017-01-19T00:00:00Blood['M. Cusan', 'N. Vegi', 'M. Mulaw', 'S. Bamezai', 'L. Kaiser', 'Aniruddha J. Deshpande', 'P. Greif', 'L. Quintanilla-Fend', 'S. Göllner', 'C. Müller-Tidow', 'K. Humphries', 'S. Armstrong', 'W. Hiddemann', 'M. Feuring‐Buske', 'C. Buske']2017-01-19T00:00:00 df7abe2be2cf9d2e39b8f99fb79bb444ede60e3eAbstract Little is known about the experiences of Vietnamese men who have sex with men in accessing HIV testing and treatment. We aimed to explore barriers to access and uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Hanoi. During 2015, we conducted qualitative interviews with 35 participants recruited using snowball sampling based on previous research and social networks. Key individual impediments to ART uptake included inadequate preparation for a positive diagnosis and the dual stigmatisation of homosexuality and HIV and its consequences, leading to fear of disclosure of HIV status. Health system barriers included lack of clarity and consistency about how to register for and access ART, failure to protect patient confidentiality and a reticence by providers to discuss sexual identity and same-sex issues. Results suggest fundamental problems in the way HIV testing is currently delivered in Hanoi, including a lack of client-centred counselling, peer support and clear referral pathways. Overcoming these barriers will require educating men who have sex with men about the benefits of routine testing, improving access to quality diagnostic services and building a safe, confidential treatment environment for HIV-positive men to access, receive and remain in care.Culture, Health and Sexuality20173611Key individual impediments to ART uptake included inadequate preparation for a positive diagnosis and the dual stigmatisation of homosexuality and HIV and its consequences, leading to fear of disclosure of HIV status, and health system barriers included lack of clarity and consistency.2017-01-19T00:00:00Culture, Health & Sexuality['H. Bui', 'G. Le', 'Anh Q Mai', 'I. Zablotska-Manos', 'L. Maher']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5a10ad93ce6af67537d84928552213cfa367bf7eAbstract Introduction: Each year, 16,000 children suffer cardiopulmonary arrest, and in one urban study, 2% of pediatric EMS calls were attributed to pediatric arrests. This indicates a need for enhanced educational options for prehospital providers that address how to communicate to families in these difficult situations. In response, our team developed a cellular phone digital application (app) designed to assist EMS providers in self-debriefing these events, thereby improving their communication skills. The goal of this study was to pilot the app using a simulation-based investigative methodology. Methods: Video and didactic app content was generated using themes developed from a series of EMS focus groups and evaluated using volunteer EMS providers assessed during two identical nonaccidental trauma simulations. Intervention groups interacted with the app as a team between assessments, and control groups debriefed during that period as they normally would. Communication performance and gap analyses were measured using the Gap-Kalamazoo Consensus Statement Assessment Form. Results: A total of 148 subjects divided into 38 subject groups (18 intervention groups and 20 control groups) were assessed. Comparison of initial intervention group and control group scores showed no statistically significant difference in performance (2.9/5 vs. 3.0/5; p = 0.33). Comparisons made during the second assessment revealed a statistically significant improvement in the intervention group scores, with a moderate to large effect size (3.1/5 control vs. 4.0/5 intervention; p < 0.001, r = 0.69, absolute value). Gap analysis data showed a similar pattern, with gaps of −0.6 and −0.5 (values suggesting team self-over-appraisal of communication abilities) present in both control and intervention groups (p = 0.515) at the initial assessment. This gap persisted in the control group at the time of the second assessment (−0.8), but was significantly reduced (0.04) in the intervention group (p = 0.013, r = 0.41, absolute value). Conclusion: These results suggest that an EMS-centric app containing guiding information regarding compassionate communication skills can be effectively used by EMS providers to self-debrief after difficult events in the absence of a live facilitator, significantly altering their near-term communication patterns. Gap analysis data further imply that engaging with the app in a group context positively impacts the accuracy of each team's self-perception.Prehospital Emergency Care20173510The results suggest that an EMS-centric app containing guiding information regarding compassionate communication skills can be effectively used by EMS providers to self-debrief after difficult events in the absence of a live facilitator, significantly altering their near-term communication patterns.2017-01-19T00:00:00Prehospital Emergency Care['A. Calhoun', 'Erica R H Sutton', 'Anita P. Barbee', 'Beth McClure', 'C. Bohnert', 'R. Forest', 'P. Taillac', 'M. Fallat']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a377f26f40554ddc749d9b83e218ff8687e66af2Objective To measure inequality in physician distributions using Gini coefficient and spatially adjusted Gini coefficients. Design Measurements were based on the distribution of physician data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) and population data from the Ministry of the Interior in Taiwan. Settings The distribution of population and physicians in Taiwan from 2001 to 2010. Participants This study considered 35 000 physicians who are registered in Taiwan. Main Outcome Measures To calculate the Gini coefficient and spatially adjusted Gini coefficients in Taiwan from 2001 to 2010. Results The Gini coefficient for each year, from 2001 to 2010, ranged from 0.5128 to 0.4692, while the spatially adjusted Gini coefficients based on travel time and travel distance ranged, respectively, from 0.4324 to 0.4066 and from 0.4408 to 0.4178. We found that, in each year, irrespective of the type of spatial adjustment, the spatially adjusted Gini coefficient was smaller than the Gini coefficient itself. Our empirical findings support that the Gini coefficient may overestimate the maldistribution of physicians. Conclusions Our simulations demonstrate that increasing the number of physicians in medium-sized cities (such as capitals of counties or provinces), and/or improving the transportation time between medium-sized cities and rural areas, could be feasible solutions to mitigate the problem of geographical maldistribution of physicians.International Journal for Quality in Health Care2017459Simulations demonstrate that increasing the number of physicians in medium-sized cities, and/or improving the transportation time between medium- sized cities and rural areas, could be feasible solutions to mitigate the problem of geographical maldistribution of physicians.2017-01-19T00:00:00International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care['Y. Hsu', 'Wender Lin', 'Joseph J Tien', 'Larry Y. Tzeng']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ae34f55fc0137bb66d903fcdde88be7397c21629Recently, the call to combine land change science (LCS) and political ecology (PE) in the study of human-environment interactions has been widely discussed by scientists from both subfields of geography. In this paper, we use a hybrid ecology framework to examine the effects of conservation policies on the environment and the livelihood of the people of the Korup National Park (KNP). Using techniques in both PE and LCS, our results show that conservation policies, politics, and population are the primary drivers of environmental change in the KNP. We conclude by arguing that a deeper understanding can be garnered by combining LCS and PE approaches to analyze and contribute to the people and parks debate.20178382017-01-19T00:00:00Land['S. Siewe', 'Jacqueline M. Vadjunec', 'B. Caniglia']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a0ae884c9920cc90cb3c418cc34ad2e3ad32c226This scoping study was produced as part of the project “Whole of Society Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding”, which aims to enhance the EU’s peacebuilding and conflict prevention capabilities. This paper is part of the first series of orientation papers that were intended to indicate lines of inquiry and propose research questions, as a basis for discussion and input for the project's Theoretical and Methodological Framework. They seek to provide an overview of scholarly knowledge about the EU’s capabilities and means for conflict prevention and peacebuilding in relation to several cross-cutting themes and clusters that the project focuses on. More information at www.woscap.eu2017082017-01-19T00:00:00['Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits', 'Lisa Schirch']2017-01-19T00:00:00 37a0951b521683e0fecdd948e435945507325307Modeling biological systems in vitro has contributed to clarification of complex mechanisms in simplified and controlled experimental conditions. Mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells can be successfully differentiated toward specific neuronal cell fates, thus representing an attractive tool to dissect, in vitro, mechanisms that underlie complex neuronal features. In this study, we generated and characterized a reporter mES cell line, called Tph2GFP, in which the vital reporter GFP replaces the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2) gene. Tph2GFP mES cells selectively express GFP upon in vitro differentiation toward the serotonergic fate, they synthesize serotonin, possess excitable membranes, and show the typical morphological, morphometrical, and molecular features of in vivo serotonergic neurons. Thanks to the vital reporter GFP, we highlighted by time-lapse video microscopy several dynamic processes such as cell migration and axonal outgrowth in living cultures. Finally, we demonstrated that predifferentiated Tph2GFP cells are able to terminally differentiate, integrate, and innervate the host brain when grafted in vivo. On the whole, the present study introduces the Tph2GFP mES cell line as a useful tool allowing accurate developmental and dynamic studies and representing a reliable platform for the study of serotonergic neurons in health and disease.ACS Chemical Neuroscience201708The present study introduces the Tph2GFP mES cell line as a useful tool allowing accurate developmental and dynamic studies and representing a reliable platform for the study of serotonergic neurons in health and disease.2017-01-19T00:00:00ACS chemical neuroscience['Giulia Pacini', 'Attilio Marino', 'Sara Migliarini', 'E. Brilli', 'B. Pelosi', 'G. Maddaloni', 'Marta Pratelli', 'M. Pellegrino', 'A. Ferrari', 'M. Pasqualetti']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2668cd42637b9b3458eb3e884c5780e84615f15d20172982017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'A. Sherbinin']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5bd1f939f6e56d9cb11ebfd5c5e5ca791477a427DISCLAIMER Certain commercial entities, equipment, or material may be identified in this document in order to describe a concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor is it intended to imply that these entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose.2017207This document describes how to identify and describe commercial entities, equipment, or material that may be identified in this document in order to describe a concept adequately.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Lana Z. Lowry', 'Mala Ramaiah', 'S. S. Prettyman', 'D. Simmons', 'David Brick', 'Ellen Deutsch', 'Lorraine Possanza', 'Ollie B. Gray', 'B. Levine', 'K. Gimbel', 'Kyle Andrews']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1694e9f17317a80414d393ba2f8c18ccf77fa721Understanding how delayed information impacts queueing systems is an important area of research. However, much of the current literature neglects one important feature of many queueing systems, namely non-stationary arrivals. Non-stationary arrivals model the fact that customers tend to access services during certain times of the day and not at a constant rate. In this paper, we analyze two two-dimensional deterministic fluid models that incorporate customer choice behavior based on delayed queue length information with time varying arrivals. In the first model, customers receive queue length information that is delayed by a constant Delta. In the second model, customers receive information about the queue length through a moving average of the queue length where the moving average window is Delta. We analyze the impact of the time varying arrival rate and show using asymptotic analysis that the time varying arrival rate does not impact the critical delay unless the frequency of the time varying arrival rate is twice that of the critical delay. When the frequency of the arrival rate is twice that of the critical delay, then the stability is enlarged by a wedge that is determined by the model parameters. As a result, this problem allows us to combine the theory of nonlinear dynamics, parametric excitation, delays, and time varying queues together to provide insight on the impact of information in queueing systems.20173672017-01-19T00:00:00arXiv: Dynamical Systems['Jamol J. Pender', 'R. Rand', 'Elizabeth Wesson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 832e31271ede8f5b825e4ef9564c379ae956d465Abstract Objectives: This retrospective analysis of the IMS PharMetrics Plus claims database aimed to describe the current real-world treatment patterns for metastatic melanoma in the USA. Methods: Included patients (aged ≥18 years) had ≥1 prescription for ipilimumab, vemurafenib, temozolomide or dacarbazine between 1 January 2011 and 31 August 2013; diagnosis of melanoma and metastasis before first use (index date); no index drug use prior to the index date; continuous health plan enrollment for ≥6 months before and ≥3 months after index date. Proportion of days covered (PDC) was defined as days exposed to index therapy divided by continuously enrolled days between index date and last prescription date. Results: Overall, 1043 patients were included (median age 57 years, 63% male), of whom 39% received the index drug ipilimumab, 35% vemurafenib, 19% temozolomide and 7% dacarbazine. Mean treatment duration (days) was 174 (vemurafenib), 100 (temozolomide) and 64 (dacarbazine). Mean PDC was 81% (vemurafenib), 67% (temozolomide) and 51% (dacarbazine). For patients receiving ipilimumab, 58% had the full 4 doses, 20% 3 doses, 14% 2 doses and 9% 1 dose only for the first induction course; 4% received re-induction, and none had a second re-induction. Conclusions: This study provides insights into the treatment patterns for metastatic melanoma, including newer agents, in real-world clinical practice.Journal of dermatological treatment (Print)2017267A retrospective analysis of the IMS PharMetrics Plus claims database provides insights into the treatment patterns for metastatic melanoma, including newer agents, in real-world clinical practice.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Dermatological Treatment['Qiufei Ma', 'Yaozhu J Chen', 'D. Hines', 'J. Munakata', 'N. Batty', 'B. Barber', 'Zhongyun Zhao']2017-01-19T00:00:00 606853e8b6325c346ccb96e97a9379a645223d6fABSTRACT Introduction: Lymphoma is the commonest malignancy of the ocular adnexa. Its relatively low incidence and significant heterogeneity pose unique clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, requiring a multidisciplinary approach to its management. We present an overview of the literature regarding the epidemiological and clinico-pathological features of ocular adnexal lymphoma (OAL), current staging methods and therapeutic approaches. Areas covered: We searched MEDLINE for publications on OALs from 1990 to the present day and conducted a manual search of the reference sections of relevant articles and book chapters. Radiotherapy and chemo-immunotherapy are widely used current treatment options in the most common subtypes of OAL and generally offer excellent long-term outcomes. We discuss the emerging role of anti-microbial therapy in marginal zone lymphoma associated with Chlamydia psittaci, the prevalence of which shows significant geographical variation. Several novel and targeted therapeutic agents have emerged in the setting of relapsed and refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and are likely to become future treatment options in OALs. Expert commentary: The recognition of new pathways and prognostic molecular markers in lymphomas is also expected to result in better prognostication, novel therapeutic targets and personalised therapies in OAL. It is important that multi-center collaborative approaches are pursued for continued progress in the field.20171707An overview of the literature regarding the epidemiological and clinico-pathological features of ocular adnexal lymphoma, current staging methods and therapeutic approaches, and the emerging role of anti-microbial therapy in marginal zone lymphoma associated with Chlamydia psittaci is presented.2017-01-19T00:00:00Expert Review of Ophthalmology['Huw Richards', 'Conor M. Ramsden', 'R. Naidoo', 'C. Yvon', 'Elizabeth Jacob', 'S. Mohamedbhai']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1a6141c725f6da9f400e13253f9bbebd84b8b673In a previous study (Dufour et al., 2015) we reported the unusual characteristics of the drumming performance of a chimpanzee named Barney. His sound production, several sequences of repeated drumming on an up-turned plastic barrel, shared features typical for human musical drumming: it was rhythmical, decontextualized, and well controlled by the chimpanzee. This type of performance raises questions about the origins of our musicality. Here we recorded spontaneously occurring events of sound production with objects in Barney's colony. First we collected data on the duration of sound making. Here we examined whether (i) the context in which objects were used for sound production, (ii) the sex of the producer, (iii) the medium, and (iv) the technique used for sound production had any effect on the duration of sound making. Interestingly, duration of drumming differed across contexts, sex, and techniques. Then we filmed as many events as possible to increase our chances of recording sequences that would be musically similar to Barney's performance in the original study. We filmed several long productions that were rhythmically interesting. However, none fully met the criteria of musical sound production, as previously reported for Barney.Frontiers in Neuroscience2017396This study recorded spontaneously occurring events of sound production with objects in Barney's colony and examined whether the context in which objects were used for sound production, the sex of the producer, the medium, and the technique had any effect on the duration of sound making.2017-01-19T00:00:00Frontiers in Neuroscience['V. Dufour', 'C. Pasquaretta', 'Pierre Gayet', 'E. Sterck']2017-01-19T00:00:00 36849afbc7cdd47c7ec399abba45d89613853a8dAbstract In the field of sleep disorders, the quality of couple relationship is arousing increasing attention, given its implications for quality of life and treatment adherence. The aim of the present study was to evaluate relationship quality in a sample of treated or untreated patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome. Eighty-seven patients were recruited in a hospital-based Centre for Sleep Medicine. Subjects were administered the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) to evaluate relationship quality, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Apnoea-hypopnoea indexes (AHI) were collected through nocturnal polysomnography or home testing with a portable monitoring device. Although the DAS average scores were similar to local normative values, relationship quality was significantly lower in the untreated patients when compared with the ones treated. The ESS scores showed a negative correlation with many DAS scores, whereas no significant correlation emerged for AHI. Such data suggest a significant impact of perceived sleep apnoea symptoms on marital satisfaction, even though in the absence of striking differences between the whole sample and the general population.Psychology, Health & Medicine2017245Data suggest a significant impact of perceived sleep apnoea symptoms on marital satisfaction, even though in the absence of striking differences between the whole sample and the general population.2017-01-19T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['F. Tramonti', 'M. Maestri', 'L. Carnicelli', 'Giulia Fava', 'V. Lombardi', 'M. Rossi', 'M. Fabbrini', 'E. Di Coscio', 'E. Iacopini', 'E. Bonanni']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8d8d74f99083a7c5e2404970753c6702216d1fdfReaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis20172952017-01-19T00:00:00Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis['Feng Li', 'Jinrong Liang', 'Keliang Wang', 'B. Cao', 'Wenxin Zhu', 'Hua Song']2017-01-19T00:00:00 71382fd6280b529dc1a82955f652a501176fd75bWild res have always been present in Mediterranean ecosystems and thus constitute a major ecological and socioeconomic concern. During the last decades, both the number and average size of large res have experienced an increasing trend, causing extensive economic and ecological losses and often human casualties (Dimitrakopoulos and Mitsopoulos 2005). Increased wildland re activity over the last 30 years has had profound effects on the budgets and operational priorities of the forest services, civil protection agencies, re brigades, and local entities with wildland re management responsibilities (Giannakopoulos et al. 2009; Dimitrakopoulos et al. 2011; Koutsias et al. 2013). Signi cant alterations in the re regime have occurred in recent decades, CONTENTS20178552017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'C. Kontoes', 'I. Papoutsis', 'T. Herekakis', 'E. Ieronymidi', 'I. Keramitsoglou']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6a992c67c2cb753168b37e37149d19e5f78dceadA poluicao do ar nas grandes metropoles constitui um desafio complexo e importante, e a construcao de parques urbanos impacta positivamente a qualidade de vida nestes ambientes. Na Regiao Metropolitana de Sao Paulo, a emissao de poluentes por veiculos, influenciada pelo uso do solo, interage com a atmosfera, resultando em significativas variacoes espaciais e temporais das suas concentracoes na escala intraurbana. Altas concentracoes de ozonio, formado a partir de reacoes entre a emissao de poluentes precursores e a radiacao solar, sao recorrentes. Buscou-se compreender como a construcao de um parque poderia afetar a poluicao do ar em escala local. Dados da estacao Terminal Parque D. Pedro II (PQDP) – urbana veicular e da estacao Ibirapuera – background urbano – da CETESB foram utilizados para construcao de ciclos diurnos no periodo 1996-2011. A inclusao de um parque urbano na RMSP foi considerada com o uso do modelo atmosferico WRF/Chem para o periodo 28/01-02/02/2014. Os resultados indicam maiores concentracoes de ozonio na estacao Ibirapuera. Na estacao PQDP, observa-se maiores concentracoes de poluentes associados a veiculos. Observa-se diminuicao significativa dos poluentes veiculares na localidade a 50 metros das principais avenidas (PQDP2) em relacao a localidade a 5 metros (PQDP1), porem, com aumento de 14 µgm-3 na concentracao maxima de ozonio. As simulacoes no modelo WRF/Chem indicam diminuicao dos poluentes veiculares e aumento de 12 µgm-3 na concentracao media de ozonio na area do Parque Oratorio em relacao a simulacao controle, demonstrando a interacao entre emissao de poluentes, radiacao solar e brisa maritima. Conclui-se que o aumento de ozonio pode ocorrer em situacoes onde parques substituam areas caracterizadas por poluicao veicular, o que deve ser considerado cuidadosamente pelas autoridades locais de saude e planejamento urbano.2017952017-01-19T00:00:00['Júlio Barboza Chiquetto', 'Rita Yuri Ynoue', 'William Cabral-Miranda', 'Maria Elisa Siqueira Silva']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0d151ec982de32560d6e87b48f09b282bdcd0fa8Background. Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy. Case. This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks' gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed with S. Typhi bacteremia. Conclusion. S. Typhi should be considered in febrile patients with recent travel presenting with abdominal discomfort with or without elevated liver enzymes.Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2017205This is a patient who presented at 31 weeks' gestation with abdominal pain and fever and was diagnosed with S. Typhi bacteremia and should be considered in febrile patients with recent travel presenting with abdominal discomfort with or without elevated liver enzymes.2017-01-19T00:00:00Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology['G. Guirguis', 'K. Patel', 'Lisa Gittens‐Williams', 'J. Apuzzio', 'Kristina Martimucci', 'Shauna F. Williams']2017-01-19T00:00:00 e34a2cd126cd5668e171913f61feab2c6e005f75Background. Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are at an increased risk for developing second primary tumors (SPTs). Diets rich in fruits and vegetables (FVs) may lower HNC risk. FV concentrates may offer a potential alternative to increasing FV intake. Methods. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate whether Juice PLUS+ (JP; a commercial product with multiple FV concentrates) has an effect on p27 and Ki-67, biomarkers associated with the risk of SPTs. During 2004-2008, we randomized 134 HNC patients to 12 weeks of JP (n = 72) or placebo (n = 62). Oral cavity mucosal biopsies and whole blood were obtained at baseline and after 12 weeks. All participants were given the opportunity to receive JP for 5 years following the end of the intervention period, and they were followed yearly for the development of SPTs. Results. After 12 weeks, patients on JP had significantly higher serum α-carotene (P = .009), β-carotene (P < .0001), and lutein (P = .003) but did not differ significantly in p27 (P = .23) or Ki-67 (P = .95). JP use following the initial 12-week trial was not significantly associated with SPT prevention. Conclusions. Despite increased serum micronutrient levels, our results do not suggest a clinical benefit of JP in HNC patients. Future studies should focus on longer intervention periods and/or modified supplement formulations with demonstrated chemopreventive properties.Integrative Cancer Therapies2017414Despite increased serum micronutrient levels, the results do not suggest a clinical benefit of JP in HNC patients and future studies should focus on longer intervention periods and/or modified supplement formulations with demonstrated chemopreventive properties.2017-01-19T00:00:00Integrative Cancer Therapies['M. Datta', 'E. Shaw', 'G. Lesser', 'L. Case', 'M. Vitolins', 'C. Schneider', 'B. Frizzell', 'C. Sullivan', 'M. Lively', 'E. Franzmann', 'Jennifer J. Hu']2017-01-19T00:00:00 845739b94c4fca41e2aa4d740c83c83008d79f25Genome Biology2017042017-01-19T00:00:00Genome Biology['Xuan Liu', 'Emily Speranza', 'C. Muñoz-Fontela', 'Sam Haldenby', 'Natasha Y. Rickett', 'Isabel García-Dorival', 'Yongxiang Fang', 'Y. Hall', 'E. Zekeng', 'Anja Lüdtke', 'D. Xia', 'Romy Kerber', 'R. Krumkamp', 'S. Duraffour', 'D. Sissoko', 'John G Kenny', 'N. Rockliffe', 'E. Williamson', 'T. Laws', 'Magassouba N’Faly', 'D. Matthews', 'S. Günther', 'A. Cossins', 'A. Sprecher', 'J. Connor', 'M. Carroll', 'J. Hiscox']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8ee787df4774b96b135fc2c715f2b717e2627a26Author(s): Munson, JM; Norman, EB; Burke, JT; Casperson, RJ; Phair, LW; McCleskey, E; McCleskey, M; Lee, D; Hughes, RO; Ota, S; Czeszumska, A; Chodash, PA; Saastamoinen, AJ; Austin, RAE; Spiridon, AE; Dag, M; Chyzh, R; Basunia, MS; Ressler, JJ; Ross, TJ | Abstract: © 2017 American Physical Society. The nuclear reactions C12(C12,α)Ne20, C12(C12,p)Na23, and C12(C12,n)Mg23 are the primary reactions in carbon burning, which occurs as part of several stellar processes. The Gamow window, which describes the energy range where most of these reactions take place, is typically around 1.5 MeV in the center-of-mass frame. Direct measurements of the cross sections at this energy are difficult due to the large Coulomb barrier present between the carbon nuclei; however, a successful surrogate measurement can provide the branching ratios between these reactions while avoiding the C12+C12 Coulomb barrier. An experiment was performed using inelastic scattering of 40 MeV α particles on Mg24 as a possible surrogate for the C12+C12 compound nucleus.2017042017-01-19T00:00:00Physical Review C['J. Munson', 'E. Norman', 'Jason T. Harke', 'R. Casperson', 'L. Phair', 'E. McCleskey', 'M. McCleskey', 'Dong Ryeol Lee', 'R. Hughes', 'S. Ota', 'A. Czeszumska', 'P. Chodash', 'A. Saastamoinen', 'R. Austin', 'A. Spiridon', 'M. Dağ', 'R. Chyzh', 'M. Basunia', 'J. Ressler', 'T. Ross']2017-01-19T00:00:00 49eb160edccacfb60b053fecca305a0758a271c8In this paper, we present two new ways to associate a spectral triple to a higher-rank graph $\Lambda$. Moreover, we prove that these spectral triples are intimately connected to the wavelet decomposition of the infinite path space of $\Lambda$ which was introduced by Farsi, Gillaspy, Kang, and Packer in 2015. We first introduce the concept of stationary $k$-Bratteli diagrams, to associate a family of ultrametric Cantor sets to a finite, strongly connected higher-rank graph $\Lambda$. Then we show that under mild hypotheses, the Pearson-Bellissard spectral triples of such Cantor sets have a regular $\zeta$-function, whose abscissa of convergence agrees with the Hausdorff dimension of the Cantor set, and that the measure $\mu$ induced by the associated Dixmier trace agrees with the measure $M$ on the infinite path space $\Lambda^\infty$ of $\Lambda$ which was introduced by an Huef, Laca, Raeburn, and Sims. Furthermore, we prove that $\mu = M$ is a rescaled version of the Hausdorff measure of the ultrametric Cantor set. From work of Julien and Savinien, we know that for $\zeta$-regular Pearson-Bellissard spectral triples, the eigenspaces of the associated Laplace-Beltrami operator constitute an orthogonal decomposition of $L^2(\Lambda^\infty, \mu)$; we show that this orthogonal decomposition refines the wavelet decomposition of Farsi et al. In addition, we generalize a spectral triple of Consani and Marcolli from Cuntz-Krieger algebras to higher-rank graph $C^*$-algebras, and prove that the wavelet decomposition of Farsi et al.~describes the eigenspaces of its Dirac operator.20175742017-01-19T00:00:00arXiv: Operator Algebras['Carla Farsi', 'E. Gillaspy', 'A. Julien', 'Sooran Kang', 'J. Packer']2017-01-19T00:00:00 8a99ff84d851d6bbb5d365456ac00d364e836d65Community mental health journal2017544Investigating how people with psychiatric disabilities who attend day centres experience their quality of life compared to non-attendees found factors related with a good QoL were high levels of self-mastery and motivation.2017-01-19T00:00:00Community Mental Health Journal['Argentzell Elisabeth', 'Tjornstrand Carina', 'Eklund Mona']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4044e830684f8cb5a4b7c7caf2d4d5eed479d51220174442017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'P. Ceccato', 'S. Connor', 'T. Dinku', 'A. Kruczkiewicz', 'J. Lessel', 'Alexandra Sweeney', 'M. Thomson']2017-01-19T00:00:00 0f85c858e901f1ef3d5671cf9192c8ed46c34ea8Journal of insect behavior2017334Unlike some species of frogs and birds, T. oceanicus do not appear to experience acoustic interference from an introduced signaler, even though the introduced species’ calls subjectively seem to be masking the crickets’ songs.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Insect Behavior['M. Zuk', 'Jessie C Tanner', 'E. Schmidtman', 'M. Bee', 'Susan L Balenger']2017-01-19T00:00:00 69f3d29ce4f6abc3b0111570a320fe9966c8c96f2017344This work has shown the possibility of manufacturing a head phantom with accessible and cheap components for MRI evaluation, having an adequate B1+ field distribution and the dielectric properties of the human brain.2017-01-19T00:00:00Applied Magnetic Resonance['A. L. Neves', 'Lisa Leroi', 'N. Cochinaire', 'R. Abdeddaim', 'P. Sabouroux', 'A. Vignaud']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a98b38d2a6e538adc338057c5858e206c0841b79This article is a qualitative research explained by descriptive-inferential method and analyzed by method of hermeneutics of Hans George Gadamer. Nurcholish Madjid (1939-2005) had more thorough idea about the objective of Islamic education. The ultimate goal of human life is ‘abd and khalifah . God gives emotions and fit}rah to achieve it. Emotion, lead by knowledge, will bring human to the goodness or badness. ‘Abd and khalifah has manifested in good worshiping and good in social life.2017032017-01-19T00:00:00['L. Safitri', 'F. M. Manshur']2017-01-19T00:00:00 73cfdb7bce068ffa456c75df05d174775f9da87b20172732017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'Min-Lung Cheng', 'Qihao Weng']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4ce2e02aedd1722496944acb76b40550e81eecfbABSTRAK Bibliografi sangat penting bagi peneliti khususnya peneliti di Pusat Penelitian Sosial Ekonomi Kelautan dan Perikanan. Tujuan penulisan makalah memberikan gambaran pentingnya bibliografi dalam mendukung tugas peneliti. Makalah ini menguraikan tentang pengertian dan definisi bibliografi jenis-jenis bibliografi, serta peranan bibliografi bagi peneliti. Peneliti perlu memahami biliografi ini untuk menunjukkan tentang kegiatan-kegiatan penelitian yang telah dan akan dilakukan oleh peneliti lain. Fungsi lain dari bibliografi adalah sebagai bagian dari jasa pelayanan perpustakaan kepada pemustaka. Dengan menerbitkan suatu bibliografi, pustakawan dapat menawarkan koleksinya kepada pemakai tanpa harus mengeluarkan seluruh koleksi yang dimilikinya, serta dapat menjangkau pemustaka yang tinggal jauh dari perpustakaan. Dengan demikian maka, bibliografi dapat digunakan sebagai bahan rujukan terhadap koleksi perpustakaan. Selain itu diharapkan dapat menjadi acuan bagi pengelola perpustakaan yang lainnya dalam meningkatkan kualitas layanan kepada pemustaka khususnya peneliti. ABSTRACT The Bibliography is very important for  researchers in particular those at the Marine and Fisheries for   Socio-Economic Research Center. The purpose of writing this paper is to give an illustration of  the importance of the bibliography  to support  the task of researchers. It describes   the definition of  bibliogra-phy, the   types of bibliographic, as well as the role of  bibliography for  researchers. Researchers need to understand bibliography in order to  show other researchers the research activities that have been and will be conducted.  Another function of the bibliography is as a part  of the library services to the patrons/users. By publishing a bibliography, librarians  can offer  their  collection to the users without having to  displaytheir entire collection, and they can also  reach those who are in remote places away from the library. Therefore, the bibliography can be  used  as a reference material to the library collection as well as a reference for other  library managers in  improving the quality of their service to the patrons especially researchers201703The definition of  bibliogra-phy, the types of bibliographic, as well as the role of  bibliography for  researchers are described, which are very important for researchers.2017-01-19T00:00:00['Siti Nurhayati', 'Arfah Elly']2017-01-19T00:00:00 de5dbaa1c4fa05193f45162dcd9c0178b8f52622Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics201703The data of two experiments support previous theoretical assumptions by showing that the effects of anticipated imitation are indeed driven by compatibility rather than delay, and contrasts both explanations by using virtual coactors to disentangle the contributions of anticipatedaction-effect compatibility and anticipated action-effect delay.2017-01-19T00:00:00Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics['R. Pfister', 'L. Weller', 'David Dignath', 'Wilfried Kunde']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c4107eafde9a2deedde18133b46abdd7347fc47eDalam rangka pembuatan membran penyaring molekul, khususnya untuk penggunaan dalam peningkatan kadar bioetanol, telah dilakukan serangkaian percobaan pembentukan material silika berpori dengan metoda sol-gel, berbasis mineral silika asal P. Belitung. Pertama-tama mineral silika ditingkatkan kadar silikanya melalui operasi penggerusan dan pelindian dengan variasi jenis asam. Selanjutnya silika hasil pelindian disaring dan dicuci dengan akuades sehingga bebas asam, kemudian dikeringkan. Silika kering yang telah berkadar tinggi (99,42% SiO 2 ), selanjutnya diproses melalui garam lebur soda kostik pada suhu tinggi, untuk mendapatkan senyawa sodium silikat yang larut dalam air. Larutan sodium silikat dipisahkan dari residunya dan dipresipitasi dengan asam untuk memperoleh endapan halus, berupa silika gel (SiO 2 .xH 2 O). Selanjutnya silika gel dicuci sehingga bebas garam, dipreparasi dan dikarakterisasi. Hasil karakterisasi menunjukkan terbentuknya SiO 2 halus berukuran nano, yang dapat mencapai ukuran terkecil 96,9 nm. Hasil pengamatan SEM, nampak dalam foto mikrograf tekstur material berpori; dan hasil analisis BET menunjukkan luas permukaan spesifik mencapai 180 m 2 /g.2017022017-01-19T00:00:00['A. Azhari', 'M. Aziz']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f3be8e431a8976fea1fbe259daa0addcd73e0e4320172922017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'Dolores Jane Forbes']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ccc73d0b443e8df6e77ff5528adfd9dbd30c56c82017122017-01-19T00:00:00Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature['Lisa Romain']2017-01-19T00:00:00 dbd0a01a5d110fdf04e2d4ebb5f78ae973b44d8cTechTrends2017322017-01-19T00:00:00TechTrends['Jessica J. Resig', 'Alison L. Moore', 'J. Bong', 'Beth Allred Oyarzun', 'D. Kaye Rabel', 'Sheri Anderson Conklin']2017-01-19T00:00:00 c0849f2860811421f04bb7781b8a88f4b26f87bbThis research measures the effect of the use of hydroponic substrates in Solanum lycopersicum and Capsicum annuum plants. This experimental study with a quantitative approach analyzed the phenological, productive and cost-benefit relationship in the crops relative to each substrate. For both cultures, four treatments were established: T1 = Sand (50%) + Rice bran (50%), T2 = Rice bran (100%), T3 = Sawdust (50%) + Sand (100%). For each treatment 40 plants were established (20 of Solanum lycopersicum and 20 of Capsicum annuum). 100% of the plants were taken for weekly sampling. Variables of height, stem diameter, number of branches and leaves, productivity (flowers, fruits, biomass) were quantified from day eight after the emergency and during four months. With significant results (P-value: 0.05) with T1 and T3 treatment in both phenological, morphometric and productive variables in both plant species. Meanwhile, treatments T2 and T4 registered non-significant yields. In the comparison test of independent means for production, significant statistical differences were found between treatments T1 with 4 kg of production / plant, and 25 kg of production / m2.201792This experimental study with a quantitative approach analyzed the phenological, productive and cost-benefit relationship in the crops relative to each substrate and found significant results with T1 and T3 treatment in bothphenological, morphometric and productive variables in both plant species.2017-01-19T00:00:00['J. A. Flores-Pacheco', 'Y. Murillo', 'Ruddy Oporta', 'Carlos Flores Pacheco', 'Y. Alemán']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4bac708390af73c8e7c06cd86fe3c14d60658a6eNature Immunology2017112Increased expression of the ubiquitin ligase TRAF6 in hematopoietic stem cells promotes activity of the GTP-binding protein Cdc42, which leads to an inability to properly process pre-mRNA encoding CDC42-inhibitory GTPase-activating proteins.2017-01-19T00:00:00Nature Immunology['M. Turner', 'Elisa Monzón-Casanova']2017-01-19T00:00:00 77bf69d43be0c86f6b5b9ed2b59acac6f28dbfa2Un enonce est de plus en plus present aujourd’hui dans le discours de la communaute de la danse : celui de « corps disponible ». Dans une perspective transmissive de la fabrication du danseur, sous cette expression transparait l’idee que le corps performant en danse n’est plus un corps adapte aux requisits artistiques d’une danse codifiee mais un corps dont l’adaptation residerait paradoxalement en sa tres grande plasticite tant esthetique que physique. Qu’est-ce que cette nouvelle conception du corps de la danse peut-elle entrainer sur la transmission choregraphique – et au-dela – dans la societe neoliberale actuelle ? L’etude porte d’abord sur le contexte d’emergence et d’imposition de l’idee de corps disponible. Cette exploration poussee de la construction du corps de la danse au 20e siecle nous apprend qu’il existe un lien entre la production culturelle corps disponible et une certaine idee de la liberte. Quelle est, alors, la signification effective de cette expression ? Afin de repondre a cette interrogation, le second pan de l’etude consiste en une ethnographie de pres de deux annees aupres de compagnies en creation. L’observation de l’usage du corps qui y est fait, en travail, entre danseurs et choregraphes, nous renseigne sur ce savoir-pratique corps disponible :il sert aux danseurs et aux choregraphes pour produire de nouvelles corporeites. Plus precisement, y est examinee la maniere dont la disponibilite du corps s’actualise dans le quotidien de la creation en danse en mettant a l’epreuve l’hypothese selon laquelle le corps considere comme disponible dans le champ professionnel n’est jamais dissocie de la notion bourdieusienne de disposition. Il s’agira ainsi d’examiner comment s’ajustent disponibilites et dispositions pour rendre intelligible ce savoir corps disponible. Le dernier pan de notre etude sera consacre a l’expansion de ce savoir : Comment les danseurs emploient ce savoir corps disponible dans le metier ? Et comment ce savoir diffuse dans d’autres espaces de pratique ?201711912017-01-19T00:00:00['Lise Saladain']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7027f5e69d45717b5c368f5680b912a4c446361a20172212017-01-19T00:00:00Future Virology['W. Lee', 'Aroon Supramaniam', 'Elisa X. Y. Lim', 'P. Coles', 'Lara J. Herrero']2017-01-19T00:00:00 3459568ce7cdb63335ac4399dbf776cca0a6ae1720175912017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'B. Kar', 'Edwin Chow']2017-01-19T00:00:00 6f703e86bb8e6458c514c4869d1031a3b30ef4ba2017012017-01-19T00:00:00Current Musicology['Beth Shamgar']2017-01-19T00:00:00 f4eeb677f2fe7899af24c1995e00af961574b1f82017012017-01-19T00:00:00['Sigrid Rossteutscher', 'R. Schmitt-Beck', 'Harald Schoen', 'B. Wessels', 'C. Wolf', 'Simon Henckel', 'I. Bieber', 'Philipp Scherer']2017-01-19T00:00:00 408932cf14fe54c6f276c9606027e633ee9453882017012017-01-19T00:00:00Foreign Affairs['Elisabeth Braw']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d19ed89d4de56ba818824296c16480955b4fab2bAtrial septal defects (ASDs) are one of the most common heart defects diagnosed in the adult population. If left unrepaired, they may lead to significant complications including right heart volume overload, pulmonary complications, and heart failure. Percutaneous transcatheter closure by use of an occluder device is clinically indicated for most patients with a secundum ASD and who are symptomatic. Although this procedure is safe, in rare instances, complications may be encountered, including atrial wall perforation, arrhythmias, and, in very rare instances, device migration. Echocardiography has become a widely used and reliable form of patient imaging that relies on the skillset of the sonographer as well as the interpreting physician. This case study illustrates the specific role of the cardiac sonographer in taking a careful clinical history, imaging of an ASD occluder device, and its location as it migrated into the aortic arch. This case also demonstrates the importance of imaging beyond the standard echocardiographic protocol, given this clinical manifestation.2017131This case study illustrates the specific role of the cardiac sonographer in taking a careful clinical history, imaging of an ASD occluder device, and its location as it migrated into the aortic arch, and demonstrates the importance of imaging beyond the standard echocardiographic protocol, given this clinical manifestation.2017-01-19T00:00:00Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography['Eric Kallstrom', 'Elizabeth Kallus', 'S. Bakshi']2017-01-19T00:00:00 1ed896b9640a6287b225638f14e04f510b5ae649In the field of critical care, the requirement for mechanical ventilation in patients presents a double-edged sword for clinicians because the lung is a highly susceptible site of infection. Medical indications that necessitate assisted breathing are commonly presented in subjects already compromised in respiratory health, yet this procedure greatly increases the potential for introduction of opportunistic bacterial pathogens into the airways. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is significant source of morbidity in medical intensive care units and contributes to extended days in the hospital, resulting in substantial economic burden as well as higher mortality rates in afflicted patients. Moreover, increased antibiotic use for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia is problematic in health care settings due to the potential for enhanced development of non-antibiotic responsive bacterial strains. The gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common etiologic agent for ventilator-associated pneumonia, and is frequently associated with other nosocomial infections. Management of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia as a result of P. aeruginosa infection is particularly challenging from a clinical perspective as this microbe is often multi-drug resistant. While drug design strategies for treatment of P. aeruginosa infection have emphasized new antibiotics, development of compounds that are both efficacious and low in toxicity for critically ill patients remains a challenge for biomedical research. Alternative and adjunctive therapies for antibiotic treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia have been directed toward pathogenic mechanisms of P. aeruginosa, including motility and adherence (i.e. flagella, pili). Targeting of virulence factors for P. aeruginosa such as secretory proteins, quorum sensing, and biofilm formation has been evaluated for potential efficacy as a substitute for traditional antibiotics. The article by Guillon, et. al. in this issue proposes a new immunotherapeutic approach for attenuation of P. aeruginosa pathogenicity, centered upon identification of a virulence factor that may allow P. aeruginosa to evade mucosal host-pathogen defense mechanisms. The basis for the Guillon, et. al. study originally stems from a report by Ader, et. al, in which prior airway exposure to Candida albicans was shown to impair survival of P. aeruginosa in a murine model. C. albicans has been isolated in tracheal aspirates of patients with ventilator-induced pneumonia and may affect the clinical outcome of patients who are simultaneously infected with P. aeruginosa. A follow-up study by Mear, et. al. using a similar murine model demonstrated that the protective mechanism of C. albicans against lung injury by P. aeruginosa infection was dependent upon the induction of IL-22 in the lung; introduction of neutralizing antibodies against IL-22 following C. albicans airway instillation resulted in increased mortality from P. aeruginosa infection. IL-22 is a member of the IL-10 cytokine family, and is primarily expressed by T lymphocytes and innate lymphoid cells. IL-22 binds to a heterodimeric receptor comprised of IL-22R1 and IL-10R2, with downstream signaling mediated by STAT3. While IL-10R2 is ubiquitously expressed, IL-22R1 is localized to epithelial surfaces of skin, gut, and lung, consistent with the known epithelial cell repair properties of its ligand IL-22. IL22 has been shown to support host-pathogen defense mechanisms against gram-negative bacteria at pulmonary mucosal sites by promoting epithelial cell production of antimicrobial peptides, thereby maintaining barrier integrity of epithelium. Because of the knownVirulence2017281A new immunotherapeutic approach for attenuation of P. aeruginosa pathogenicity is proposed, centered upon identification of a virulence factor that may allow P. aerospace to evade mucosal host-pathogen defense mechanisms.2017-01-19T00:00:00Virulence['L. Miller']2017-01-19T00:00:00 203e3543c37d853a9a875ace7d5a4e2079f42f90Microbial Ecology201701Skin bacterial communities and metabolite profiles of Silverstoneia flotator suggested potential functional variation among frog populations and between elevations, and host-associated community structure and function could be dependent on environmental conditions, which could ultimately influence host disease susceptibility across sites.2017-01-19T00:00:00Microbial Ecology['Daniel Medina', 'Myra C Hughey', 'Matthew H. Becker', 'Jenifer B. Walke', 'T. P. Umile', 'Elizabeth A. Burzynski', 'A. Iannetta', 'K. Minbiole', 'L. Belden']2017-01-19T00:00:00 2ab4f9f5138091746da2fc09b476f128918e37a82017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Ramona Backhaus', 'E. Capezuti', 'H. Verbeek', 'J. Hamers', 'F. Tan', 'E. Rossum', 'R. Halfens']2017-01-19T00:00:00 4872329e99672cee5fec7ce73eaf3d7082c9686d2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['E. Kertesz']2017-01-19T00:00:00 ec045aa826f9298126b781882e609c29ec3ed5eeThis investigation is originated by the problem; Limitations on the precisions for student learning. In order to do so, the general and specific objectives were the starting points, within the theoretical framework we analyzed the two study variables with their respective subtopics that were each developed. In the methodological framework a non-experimental research design was used because the researcher did not manipulate any variable. The type of research was documentary and field, the used methods were the scientific, the inductive - deductive, analytical and synthetic, the same that are appreciated in the research project. The universe and sample consisted of 20 students. The technique used was observation and its instrument of data collection, the observation sheet with 10 indicators correspondingly. It was concluded that teachers should carry out precision exercises for learning in Literature in order to obtain a teaching learning by developing mental ability through which we know, acquire habits, develop skills, forge attitudes and ideals.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Avilés Sandal', 'Silvia Elizabeth']2017-01-19T00:00:00 d30005665abbc52c3c3bbb04c087988328d7a5d52017002017-01-19T00:00:00Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics['Liz Parker']2017-01-19T00:00:00 75ab59da6f0589692df0c83c59c5c3182a8879432017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Elisabeth S. Blanke']2017-01-19T00:00:00 fbfc9e1c94729e65439de476c3cec493704178c420172502017-01-19T00:00:00['D. Quattrochi', 'E. Wentz', 'N. Lam', 'C. Emerson', 'K. Clarke', 'Ian J. Irmischer']2017-01-19T00:00:00 caa5320581e66581aee13faeb9a472a7d01a0a06Bullying aects 50 percent of the Filipino school children. However, there is still the lack of literature that discusses this problem in a Philippine setting. This paper employed descriptive research technique to determine the prole of school bullying, peer aggression, and victimization among junior high school students of the UP High School in Cebu. Results of the survey revealed that bullying exists in the school with classmates as the perpetrators; direct verbal and relational are the most common forms of bullying; gender is not a factor in bullying and victimization, both sexes are involved in bullying and peer victimization, and, there is a signicant relationship between bullying and victimization. Results underscore the need to implement a bullying prevention program focusing on awareness of the problem and their long-term impact to students is highly recommended. There is a need for the school to organize a peer counseling group to address the high rate of bullying cases reported only to their peers instead of school ocials.20173532017-01-19T00:00:00['M. Laus']2017-01-19T00:00:00 a705a92719ec396c9659c1e70c73c643a6ee4a59Introduction Horizontal violence (HV) is malicious behavior perpetrated by healthcare workers against each other. These include bullying, verbal or physical threats, purposeful disruptive behavior, and other malicious behaviors. This pilot study investigates the prevalence of HV among emergency department (ED) attending physicians, residents, and mid-level providers (MLPs). Methods We sent an electronic survey to emergency medicine attending physicians (n=67), residents (n=25), and MLPs (n=24) in three unique EDs within a single multi-hospital medical system. The survey consisted of 18 questions that asked participants to indicate with what frequency (never, once, a few times, monthly, weekly, or daily) they have witnessed or experienced a particular behavior in the previous 12 months. Seven additional questions aimed to elicit the impact of HV on the participant, the work environment, or the patient care. Results Of the 122 survey invitations 91 were completed, yielding a response rate of 74.6%. Of the respondents 64.8% were male and 35.2% were female. Attending physicians represented 41.8%, residents 37.4%, and MLPs 19.8% of respondents. Prevalence of reported behaviors ranged from 1.1% (Q18: physical assault) to 34.1% (Q4: been shouted at). Fourteen of these behaviors were most prevalent in the attending cohort, six were most prevalent in the MLP cohort, and three of the behaviors were most prevalent in the resident cohort. Conclusion The HV behaviors investigated in this pilot study were similar to data previously published in nursing cohorts. Furthermore, nearly a quarter of participants (22.2%) indicated that HV has affected care for their patients, suggesting further studies are warranted to assess prevalence and the impact HV has on staff and patients.Western Journal of Emergency Medicine20171735The HV behaviors investigated in this pilot study were similar to data previously published in nursing cohorts, and nearly a quarter of participants indicated that HV has affected care for their patients, suggesting further studies are warranted to assess prevalence and the impact Hv has on staff and patients.2017-01-19T00:00:00Western Journal of Emergency Medicine['N. Volz', 'R. Fringer', 'B. Walters', 'T. Kowalenko']2017-01-19T00:00:00 7bc988daa27bb0efcfd0652e665d67945b89c3f5At the global level, governments and other entities (Ministries, Secretariats, Governors and Mayors in the specific case of Colombia, NGOs, in the case of Civil Society) related to education are increasingly concerned about the increase in school violence Which is presented in and out of schools. According to a report by the International Center for the Prevention of Crime, levels of insecurity have recently increased in countries such as South Africa, Australia, France, and the United Kingdom. In the specific case of our country the most common is bullying or bullying (in public schools) and cyberbullying or internet bullying, with Colombia occupying the first place in the world, and in Latin America it occupies the first places, just as important and Dangerous are the numbers of increased drug addiction in school children, as well as the incidence of gangs and gangs in school settings, or threats to peers and teachers. "In Bogota during 2007, the University of the Andes and DANE conducted a study with 87,750 students that confirmed this proportion, also identified 4,054 cases of attacks with blunt weapons or fire in the last school year." As we read in the study there are also attacks with white arms and even fire, for this year what makes us deduce that for the present the aggressions can be greater. Over the years, countries have been developing and developing programs to prevent violent acts from the outset, with the aim of providing students, teachers and the community in general spaces of dispersion, and activities that entail To train students with abilities to perceive, assimilate, understand and regulate their own emotions, strengthening self-control, in which they can promote emotional and intellectual growth, instilling appreciation for life, social values and responsibility so that they can face situations , Without having to reach the point of aggression. This essay specifically highlights the models currently being developed by some countries that have been affected by school violence, and which teaches us through strategies and action plans the value of people in order to build an adequate and solid environment for Education, taking primary account of the mental, physical and moral health of students. Taking into account some strategies of the models that some countries implement, and according to the effectiveness in the reduction of school violence, it is proposed for Colombia, the creation of the school safety committee within the educational institutions, in order to identify the risks of violence that are often present inside and outside school facilities, with the causes and consequences that this entails in order to establish activities and actions that will help to inform the educational community about the Procedures to be carried out to manage and mitigate risks to the physical integrity of persons and the safety of their facilities and material goods. In order to mitigate the majority of violent acts, by providing educational institutions with a safe and committed school environment to strengthen values of solidarity, commitment and help, fully complying with the functions and responsibilities established within the committee School safety. The work contains a proposal to complement the municipal committees of school coexistence, by creating an extension or complement in some cases to this committee, which because the educational institutions, are remote from the headwaters of the municipalities or because these are rural , Is believed not to work in the best way, emphasizing their work on the subject of security, both property and people, specifically the school community, having as one of its priorities prevention for the protection of physical integrity Of people, by threats anthropic, natural, or by social action, seeking that training the school community is one of the elements of the proposal.2017002017-01-19T00:00:00['Méndez Collazos', 'Edith Yasmín']2017-01-19T00:00:00 93cac0a25b0e9022e52120e3440aa53d38b92d78them having a fever for a few days made life harder in an unnecessary way. I felt our power as parents was devalued and unimportant. I lost trust with our pediatrician but remained because they still gave us wiggle room even under duress and other offices at that point had 100% compliance statements on their websites refusing people before they even came. It was not until her twelve –month appointment that I realized they had administered the HepB without having a conversation with me at a previous appointment. I did not know I had to vocalize my decision at each appointment since I’d made it clear that was why we even became patients at their practice, I was focused on talking about the other things that were of importance to me at the well visits but indeed the proof was in her vaccine report and once I read that I lost almost all trust in them. Our last child was born in February 2015. Within her first two weeks she developed a loud cough and clearly had a cold or something. I took her to the same pediatrician hoping for a better experience. They did not know what she had but encouraged me to start vaccinating her. I asked to wait till she was better and with disapproval they reluctantly agreed to wait. Two more weeks went by and she had not improved so I took her in for a sick visit. Again, they could not determine the cause or length of her sickness but again exerted even more pressure to start vaccinating her, I refused, and again left feeling concerned for her unexplained respiratory illness and angered that they seemed more concerned with adhering to their vaccine protocol for their performance review of 100% vaccine compliance. I tried another pediatrician at the practice one month later when it still had not resolved and she was still coughing through the night and day. I gathered courage as she was clearly fighting something her immune system could not conquer. I went in wanting answers and firm in that I would not be bullied into injecting her with anything unless they could tell me what was wrong with her. Again, he could not determine the source of her illness and when I firmly stated, “I’m afraid to give her a vaccine knowing that the sheet clearly states that if they are sick you should delay the vaccine.” He said she did not have a fever so it was safe, dismissed my concern completely, patted me on the back, said “don’t be afraid” and walked out of the room ending the conversation. That was the last time I went there. At no time did they offer to do blood work or look any further into her illness. It was four months before her respiratory infection cleared up and we never had an explanation for it. It took a long time but when I felt the time was right to vaccinate her we started her schedule with the only independent practice I could find that was left, which is not even in our city. He has a conversation with me and respects me as her mother and for that I respect him. That is the sweet spot I think each parent and doctor deserves to find. We are all working to the same goal, seeing our children thrive, live and be safe. But there are many ways to do that. Let’s not allow the government and people in board –rooms to write the standards of care for all children when clearly children come from many different backgrounds, living conditions and families. Let the doctors actually practice medicine and use judgement otherwise we all just devalue ourselves to a simple statistic and I think we are all more precious than that, I know my children are.201700I lost trust with the authors' pediatrician but remained because they still gave us wiggle room even under duress and other offices at that point had 100% compliance statements on their websites refusing people before they even came.2017-01-19T00:00:00Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics['Ted Kuntz']2017-01-19T00:00:00 5085afed834bf293829e5072c0a61b9bf5f76cafPurpose This paper aims to propose and test a modified technology acceptance model for the social media networks (SMNs) in the luxury hotel context, integrating satisfaction and continued usage intention, using a mixed-method approach. SMNs have revolutionized the way people communicate, search for information and share experiences. The technology acceptance model is the predominant theory for researching technology acceptance; however, there is a gap in identifying and testing context-specific constructs. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a mixed-method approach. The researchers conducted 16 interviews and 258 questionnaires with luxury hotel guests. Following the collection of data, interviews and questionnaires were analyzed using thematic and partial least square analysis. Findings Findings show that accessibility, trust, social influence and perceived benefits influence perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, which affect attitude and satisfaction and ultimately continued usage intentions. Findings also reveal that enjoyment, although qualitatively proposed, does not influence luxury hotel guests’ SMNs continued usage intention. Practical implications This study suggests that hotel managers have to concentrate their marketing efforts in enhancing SMN’s interaction and increasing the number of positive reviews to retain current customers and acquire new ones. Hotels should also develop effective mobile strategies by adopting mobile social network webs and applications, as accessibility becomes more important in today’s marketplace. Originality/value Former scholars adopted the approach of proposing external dimensions based on previous research and, thus, did not integrate up-to-date and context-specific variables. Therefore, the present paper uses a new approach by exploring SMN-specific dimensions and testing them in the luxury hotel context.20177983It is shown that accessibility, trust, social influence and perceived benefits influence perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, which affect attitude and satisfaction and ultimately continued usage intentions, and that enjoyment, although qualitatively proposed, does not influence luxury hotel guests’ SMNs continued usage intention.2017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['M. T. tom Dieck', 'T. Jung', 'W. Kim', 'Y. Moon']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a48192375b0ff669b30a44aa4ab4fb69c22b61ed20176470The findings demonstrate that to acquire benefits from sustainable design, code of conduct and eco-products, firms must increase their exchange across corporate functions when dealing with these unexplored sustainability activities.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['M. Tseng']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b547d849f65bdc2762a507703636869fec9bf76bLink prediction is the problem of detecting missing links or predicting future link formation in a network. Application of link prediction to social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, is useful both for developing novel services and for sociological analyses. While most existing research on link prediction uses only the social network topology for the prediction, in social media, records of user activities such as posting, replying, and reposting are available. These records are expected to reflect user interest, and so incorporating them should improve link prediction. However, research into link prediction using the records of user activities is still in its infancy, and the effectiveness of such records for link prediction has not been fully explored. In this study, we focus in particular on records of reposting as a promising source that could be useful for link prediction, and investigate their effectiveness for link prediction on the popular social media platform Twitter. Our results show that (1) the prediction accuracy of techniques using reposting records is higher than that of popular topology-based techniques such as common neighbors and resource allocation for actively retweeting users, (2) the accuracy of link prediction techniques that use network topology alone can be improved by incorporating reposting records.PLoS ONE20174124The results show that (1) the prediction accuracy of techniques using reposting records is higher than that of popular topology-based techniques such as common neighbors and resource allocation for actively retweeting users, and (2) the accuracy of link prediction techniques that use network topology alone can be improved by incorporating reposted records.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Sho Tsugawa', 'Kosuke Kito']2017-01-20T00:00:00 301efd09ef8606c9fbab8e52b70bfad9787b8eadPurpose The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ policy with regard to employees’ social media use. Specifically, the authors examine the extent to which employers allow the use of social media in the workplace, what opportunities can be related to employees’ social media use and how social media guidelines are implemented within organizations. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with HR and communication managers of 16 European companies from different sectors and of varying size. Findings Some organizations believe that social media should be accessible to employees while others ban them from the workplace. Most respondents believe that organizations can benefit from employees sharing work-related content with their own network. However, they encourage the sharing and retweeting of official corporate messages rather than employees developing their own messages. This fear regarding employees’ messages on social media is reflected in the broad adoption of social media guidelines. Research limitations/implications Future research should chart the nature of existing social media guidelines (restrictive vs incentive). Accordingly, the perceived sense and nonsense of social media guidelines in companies should be investigated, not only among the managers but also among employees. Practical implications Organizations should remain in dialogue with employees with regard to social media. Managers seem overly concerned with potential risks and forget the opportunities that can arise when employees operate as ambassadors. Originality/value The use of in-depth interviews allowed the authors to assess the rationale behind social media guidelines within organizations in depth and formulate suggestions to organizations and communication managers.201736182017-01-20T00:00:00Employee Relations['M. Opgenhaffen', 'An-Sofie Claeys']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ddfd52df32669604c9d1e56c908b621e755d31be201767162017-01-20T00:00:00Qualitative Sociology['Stephen F. Ostertag', 'David G. Ortiz']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cc127c7576bbfa85338b4f8409a6a19fac438fc7The purpose of this study was to explore if and how social media might come to bear on people’s understanding of ethics. Participants were asked to complete online surveys regarding social media interaction and respond to 14 scenarios depicting ethical dilemmas. Our results suggest that social media and people’s perceptions of ethics do share a relationship. Specifically, we found that people who reported being exposed to ethical violations on social media were more likely to find our unethical scenarios to be personally unacceptable, to be of lower ethicality, and to react negatively to the content. These findings suggest that mere exposure to ethical violations is enough to produce awareness in people regarding ethical issues, which carries significant implications for ethics education.20174752017-01-20T00:00:00Ethics & Behavior['Zhanna Bagdasarov', 'April Martin', 'Rahul S. Chauhan', 'S. Connelly']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bb1b1760e79f8ed4f8268bf854051476cc464412Tracking topical events in social media streams, such as Twitter, provides a means for users to keep up-to-date on topics of interest to them. This tracking may last a period of days, or even weeks. These events and topics might be provided by users explicitly, or generated for users from selected news articles. Push notification from social media provides a method to push the updates directly to the users on their mobile devices or desktops. In this thesis, we start with a lexical comparison between carefully edited prose and social media posts, providing an improved understanding of word usage within social media. Compared with carefully edited prose, such as news articles and Wikipedia articles, the language of social media is informal in the extreme. By using word embeddings, we identify words whose usage differs greatly between a Wikipedia corpus and a Twitter corpus. Following from this work, we explore a general method for developing succinct queries, reflecting the topic of a given news article, for the purpose of tracking the associated news event within a social media stream. A series of probe queries are generated from an initial set of candidate keywords extracted from the article. By analyzing the results of these probes, we rank and trim the candidate set to create a succinct query. The method can also be used for linking and searching among different collections. Given a query for topical events, push notification to users directly from social media streams provides a method for them to keep up-to-date on topics of personal interest. We determine that the key to effective notification lies in controlling of update volume, by establishing and maintaining appropriate thresholds for pushing updates. We explore and evaluate multiple threshold setting strategies. Push notifications should be relevant to the personal interest, and timely, with pushes occurring as soon as after the actual event occurrence as possible and novel for providing non-duplicate information. An analysis of existing evaluation metrics for push notification reflects different assumptions regarding user requirements. This analysis leads to a framework that places different weights and penalties on different behaviours and can guide the future development of a family of evaluation metrics that more accurately models user needs. Throughout the thesis, rank similarity measures are applied to compare rankings generated by various experiments. As a final component, we develop a family of rank similarity metrics based20171760This thesis starts with a lexical comparison between carefully edited prose and social media posts, providing an improved understanding of word usage within social media, and develops a family of rank similarity metrics based on rank similarity measures applied to compare rankings generated by various experiments.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Luchen Tan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1b94ffc6cf7273f0299d6903c89ca1d980de3df4Qualitative Sociology20178302017-01-20T00:00:00Qualitative Sociology['Stephen F. Ostertag', 'David G. Ortiz']2017-01-20T00:00:00 48b944a889a8b1c70e1eae38ffec166d926a34e82017082017-01-20T00:00:00['Nick Zagorski']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3cfd432cb68812c9bbc772e3d5a0708d1d50368d2017092017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['U. Gretzel', 'K. Yoo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a49c73a036b2f9bc394a931f5e89e1ee557aba65MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2017162017-01-20T00:00:00Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report['Beth. Isaac', 'J. Zucker', 'J. MacGregor', 'Mekete Asfaw', 'J. Rakeman', 'Jie Fu', 'B. Deocharan', 'Dakai Liu', 'J. Rosen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1877c69669d64df7dba08fe6944fcf900fe2c9cf2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['R. Eggers']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7a73e52ae99c0a143a4b1421a416f748e14854fa2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Thompson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 41fff548a87a3400275eb4cf469e7fcfd84fb5712017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Chris Smith']2017-01-20T00:00:00 747f3c776389f3f987e3380a1b17f47737c69605Este artigo analisa posts sobre alimentacao na internet (Brasil, 2014). Nota-se o uso de hashtags depreciativas e projetos de emagrecimento para o publico feminino, reproduzindo ideais de saude e beleza. La pesquisa analiza mensajes acerca de los alimentos a traves de Internet (Brasil, 2014), con hashtags despectivos y proyectos de adelgazamiento para el publico femenino, reproduciendo ideales de salud y belleza. This paper analyzes posts about food on the internet (Brazil, 2014). The use of derogatory hashtags and weight loss programs for the female audience is notable, as they spread health and beauty ideals.2017202017-01-20T00:00:00Razón y Palabra['Míriam Cristina Carlos-Silva', 'Eliete de Souza Della Violla']2017-01-20T00:00:00 38c261adf2f00242708f386971531e6e85caef2cThis study traces appeals to authenticity, over time, in the promotional material of leading social-networking sites (SNSs). Using the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, the public-facing websites of major SNS platforms—beginning with Friendster in 2002—were sampled at six-month intervals, with promotional language and visuals examined for authenticity claims. The authors tracked these appeals, with attention to changes in promotional copy, through to July 2016, among the most popular social media services (as determined by English-language web presence and active monthly user figures or, when unavailable, reported network size). The study found that nearly all SNSs invoked authenticity—directly or through language like “real life” and “genuine”—in their promotional materials. What stood out was the profoundly reactive nature of these claims, with new services often defining themselves, openly or implicitly, against legacy services’ inauthenticity. A recurring marketing strategy, in other words, has been to call out competitors’ phoniness by substituting (and touting) some other, differently grounded mode of authenticity. Since the affordances of social sites, even those touting evanescence or anonymity, make them vulnerable to similar charges, the cycle gets replayed with numbing regularity.201782542017-01-20T00:00:00The Social Sciences['M. Salisbury', 'J. Pooley']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ba7f0e1c24bd07dd0c4158ecb8f1cdc093a2c1f1Abstract: This study aims to determine the role of Moslem youth and the use of communication technologies in social spiritual movement in Indonesia. This research is important to expose the participation of young Moslem and the existence of social spiritual movements, which based on online media. The object of this study was the One Day One Juz Community. This research uses descriptive qualitative method and the concept of social movements and online communities to analyse the phenomenon. The result shows that the role of young Moslem in social spiritual movements is as the initiator, organizer, donors, motivator, and monitor. Keywords: Moslem, One Day One Juz Community, online communities, social spiritual movement, youth Abstrak: Penelitian ini mengkaji peran generasi muda Muslim dan fenomena gerakan sosial spiritual yang diinisiasi melalui komunitas online. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peran generasi muda Muslim dan pemanfaatan teknologi komunikasi dalam gerakan sosial spiritual di Indonesia. Penelitian ini penting untuk menunjukkan partisipasi generasi muda dan eksistensi gerakan sosial spiritual berbasis media online. Komunitas yang menjadi obyek penelitian ini adalah Komunitas One day One Juz. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan analisis berdasarkan konsep gerakan sosial dan komunitas online/virtual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran generasi muda Muslim dalam gerakan sosial spiritual adalah sebagai inisiator, organisator, donatur, motivator, dan pemonitor. Kata Kunci: generasi muda, gerakan sosial spiritual, komunitas online, Komunitas One Day One Juz, Muslim2017022017-01-20T00:00:00Jurnal ilmu Komunikasi['Puji Hariyanti']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e4d599eff33fa8770bfca0ca24568f80d39b3f8bVenezuela vive una circunstancia especial en el area alimentaria; la reduccion de la produccion en rubros de primera necesidad y la venta con sobreprecio en el mercado negro, de lo que mayormente se consume, mantienen al ciudadano comun en largas filas o colas frente a los establecimientos, para adquirir los rubros a consumir. La escasez, aunado a los altos niveles de inflacion de los productos que pueden conseguirse, vulnera el acceso a los alimentos; lo que hace reflexionar sobre la importancia de rescatar nuestras raices y retornar a las actividades agricolas, de inculcar el valor de la siembra para formar una cultura agrourbana utilizando para ello, a los medios de comunicacion social. El siguiente trabajo reflexiona sobre la relacion medios de comunicacion y promocion de la agricultura urbana y la creacion de una nueva cultura agricola en las ciudades de Venezuela. El ensayo se enfoca en el rescate de valores enraizados en la siembra; tambien en un citadino con una cultura petrolera, con valores enfocados a comprar todo y no producir nada (modelo rentista) y que ahora es motivado a utilizar su patio o cualquier area de su residencia, como vivero para cultivar parte de sus propia comida para garantizar su seguridad alimentaria en tiempos de carestia. Venezuela is experiencing a special circumstance in the food area; reducing production in staple items and premium sale in the black market, which is consumed mostly maintain the common citizen in long lines or lines in front of the establishments, to acquire the items to consume. Scarcity, coupled with high levels of inflation of products that can be achieved, violates the access to food; making reflect on the importance of rescuing our roots and return to agricultural activities, to instill the value of planting to form a AGROURBANA culture using for it, to the media. The following work reflects on the relationship of media communication and promotion of urban agriculture and the creation of a new agricultural culture in the cities of Venezuela. The essay focuses on the rescue planting rooted in values; Also in a city dweller with an oil culture, with focused to buy everything and produce nothing (rentier model) and is now motivated to use your yard or any area of your residence, as a nursery to grow some of their own food values to ensure food security in times of famine.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00Razón y Palabra['I. Flores']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fbbdd04370a4dff22a386e0246cd4e7ca8dbdcfeSocial media sites have become a platform for interaction during disaster and emergency situations. Twitter, for instance, is found to be one of the top preferred for sharing and seeking information. To reveal more information about the interaction of users regarding a specific event or topic, Social Network Analysis (SNA) is utilized. Content analysis and SNA have been implemented on the tweets regarding different situations to be able to understand and depict a visual representation of interaction between users. In this study, SNA was employed to reveal the user interaction of the Filipino community between two major typhoons that hit the Philippines. Similarities and differences were revealed by the social networks that were derived. Results also revealed that users tend to seek and share information from reliable sources such as news websites and verified Twitter users. Determining the interaction of Twitter users in an online community plays a vital role in information dissemination and allows appropriate response during disaster and emergency situations.International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation201775Determining the interaction of Twitter users in an online community plays a vital role in information dissemination and allows appropriate response during disaster and emergency situations.2017-01-20T00:00:00{'pages': '151-154'}['Ryan Rey M. Daga']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6e3a858e2e84f3046ee5e1cb76e0803a5aed7bb0The last few days Indians evinced a sleepless days with the announcement of demonetisation by our Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi. The concept of demonitisation has created limelight, an uproar and “hue and cry” among the public in the last few days.   All media are glaring its attention on demonetization in a mixed reception either as a demonistic attitude or as an angelistic attitude through flash news or group discussion and are dealing it with as a serious issue.  As the nature of law says the old has to be replaced by new similarly is this demonetisation. This stance has set an example in the world wherein world leaders, social policy makers, economists, Political Scientists and common men discussing it in their own intellectual and emotional terminologies. Thus, this paper makes an attempt to understand the impact of Demonetisation in Sociological interpretation.2017132017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['Sunitha V Ganiger', 'B. Ranganatha']2017-01-20T00:00:00 601324d71d763a256d8c046cc0a53cebcbbd38d8Perkembangan pengguna situs jejaring sosial di Indonesia telah memunculkan suatu paradigma e-commerce baru yang disebut social commerce (s-commerce). Salah satu media s-commerce yang bermanfaat untuk memfasilitasi jual beli produk maupun jasa adalah Instagram. Permasalahan yang menjadi keterbatasan dalam belanja online adalah kepercayaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi faktor kunci dari karakteristik s-commerce yaitu reputasi, kualitas informasi, keamanan transaksi, komunikasi, economic feasibility, dan referensi word-of-mouth, yang dapat membangun kepercayaan konsumen serta untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepercayaan terhadap niat beli dan niat word-of-mouth. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif konklusif multiple cross-sectional desain, serta teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan judgemental sampling. Penyebaran kuesioner dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode survey online dan offline kepada 231 mahasiswi di 6 universitas di Kota Surabaya. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan structural equation modeling, analysis of variance dan retail mix. Temuan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh signifikan antara karakteristik s-commerce yaitu komunikasi, economic feasibility, dan referensi word-of-mouth terhadap kepercayaan, serta kepercayaan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap niat beli dan niat word-of-mouth. Implikasi manajerial dapat diaplikasikan oleh peritel online untuk meningkatkan kredibilitas dan pendapatan online shop. Originalitas dari penelitian ini adalah berfokus pada kepercayaan konsumen dalam belanja online di s-commerce Instagram. ======================================================================================= The development of social networking site users in Indonesia have led to a new e-commerce paradigm called social commerce (s-commerce). One of the scommerce media used to facilitate the online buying and selling of various product and service is Instagram. The problems that become limitations in online shopping is trust. This study aims to investigate the key factors of characteristics of s-commerce i.e reputation, information quality, transaction safety, communications, economic feasibility, and word-of-mouth refferals, that can build consumer’ trust, also to determine the effects of trust on purchase intention and word-of-mouth intention. The research method using descriptive conclusive multiple cross sectional design and using judgemental sampling as sampling technique. The questionnaires administrated by using online and offline survey method to 231 students from 6 university in Surabaya. The data analysis are using structural equation modeling, analysis of variance and retail mix. The findings of this research is communications, economic feasibility, and word-of-mouth refferals influencing significantly trust, and trust influencing significantly purchase intentions and word-of-mouth intentions. The managerial implications can be apply by online retailers to improve the credibility and revenue of the online shop. Originality of this study is focused on consumer’s trust on online shopping in the s-commerce Instagram.2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['Bella Harum Ashari']2017-01-20T00:00:00 705759e5932d6435ce6cd702ad78d310ec5c0364En este articulo se presentaran algunas de las virtudes sociales en la Suma teologica de Tomas de Aquino y su posible aplicacion en la contemporaneidad, en lo que hoy denominamos Responsabilidad Social (R.S.) . A partir de valores tales como justicia (concepto central), veracidad, amistad, liberalidad, honestidad se tratara de vincular estos conceptos al tema actual de la R.S . Si bien, es imposible dar cuenta de todo el andamiaje teorico de este topico en la antiguedad, tal como hoy lo entendemos en nuestros discursos contemporaneos, no por ello es descabellado afirmar que los conceptos de la R.S. se han construido desde tiempos antiguos y la Edad Media constituye un eslabon importante en este proceso.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['J. Ospina']2017-01-20T00:00:00 20c6a2db5cfd73c07a8b947604e37c003eeb44b8Purpose This paper aims to define and demonstrate the importance of crowdsourcing for the improvement of diverse functions of hotels, the advantages and disadvantages of this technique and, specifically, the relevance of crowdvoting for enhancing hotel sales, and diverse hotel performance dimensions. Design/methodology/approach A total of 45,103 opinions from Booking.com, a sample of 184 questionnaires addressed to hotel managers and partial least squares (PLS)-path modeling were combined to contrast the hypotheses. Findings The results empirically show the direct and positive impact of the opinions of the crowd on the amount of hotel sales that do not depend on physical intermediaries, and the impact that this has on the performance dimensions of hotels. Practical implications The paper shows the relevance of following strategies addressed at increasing the customers’ recommendations in the main social media or virtual travel agencies, as a mechanism to reduce tourism and hospitality organizations’ traditional weaknesses and increase their long-term performance. Originality/value The novelty of crowdsourcing, means that few works (although with an explosive increase and with high impact) have focused on this aspect in the literature, especially in the tourism and hospitality literature. The results of our research open new areas of research and contrast the relevance of crowdsourcing and specifically crowdvoting for the success of hotels. In addition, the methodology employed, by mixing the data from a social media, with a questionnaire addressed to managers, can open new ideas for future works.201773272017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['F. J. Garrigós-Simón', 'J. Galdón', 'S. Sanz‐Blas']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e71d7dd0a304bca4a4b25eb3cd9bc60d8e2a2debThe synthesis of biological anthropology, archaeology, and social theory provides a bioarchaeological model to reconstruct nuanced aspects of demography, diet, disease, death, daily activities, and biodistance, even in the absence of discrete burials. Numerous skeletal assemblages in the southern Levant are composed of mixed and fragmented bones resulting from generational use of cemeteries, mass burial, and additional communal burial practices. Others become commingled due to taphonomic processes such as flooding, geological events, or human mediated mechanisms like looting, improper excavation, and poor curation. Such collections require one to ask broader questions of human adaptability, exercise a holistic approach, use broad demographic categories, and remain cognizant of the limitations posed by fragmentation. Expanded research questions and ethical considerations, the use of centralized databases and understudied collections, as well as the application of social media, citizen science, and crowd sourcing provide new tools for bioarchaeological analyses of the many commingled ancient Near Eastern collections in the southern Levant.American Journal of Physical Anthropology201739323Expanded research questions and ethical considerations, the use of centralized databases and understudied collections, as well as the application of social media, citizen science, and crowd sourcing provide new tools for bioarchaeological analyses of the many commingled ancient Near Eastern collections in the southern Levant.2017-01-20T00:00:00American journal of physical anthropology['S. Sheridan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c85d38fc2d31a99dc331b51d23bba7b77b67c029Introduction Many teachers adopt instructional methods based on assumptions of best practices without attention to or knowledge of supporting education theory. Familiarity with a variety of theories informs education that is efficient, strategic, and evidence-based. As part of the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Faculty Incubator Program, a list of key education theories for junior faculty was developed. Methods A list of key papers on theories relevant to medical education was generated using an expert panel, a virtual community of practice synthetic discussion, and a social media call for resources. A three-round, Delphi-informed voting methodology including novice and expert educators produced a rank order of the top papers. Results These educators identified 34 unique papers. Eleven papers described the general use of education theory, while 23 papers focused on a specific theory. The top three papers on general education theories and top five papers on specific education theory were selected and summarized. The relevance of each paper for junior faculty and faculty developers is also presented. Conclusion This paper presents a reading list of key papers for junior faculty in medical education roles. Three papers about general education theories and five papers about specific educational theories are identified and annotated. These papers may help provide foundational knowledge in education theory to inform junior faculty teaching practice.Western Journal of Emergency Medicine20174618A reading list of key papers for junior faculty in medical education roles that may help provide foundational knowledge in education theory to inform junior faculty teaching practice is presented.2017-01-20T00:00:00Western Journal of Emergency Medicine['M. Gottlieb', 'Megan Boysen-Osborn', 'T. Chan', 'S. Krzyzaniak', 'Nicolas Pineda', 'Jordan A. Spector', 'J. Sherbino']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bbcfa8309f4f8b347d1cd4c707c2688ea3fe98daIntroduction Team collaboration is an essential for success both within academics and the clinical environment. Often, team collaboration is not explicitly taught during medical school or even residency, and must be learned during one’s early career. In this article, we aim to summarize five key papers about team collaboration for early career clinician educators. Methods We conducted a consensus-building process among the writing team to generate a list of key papers that describe the importance or significance of team collaboration, seeking input from social media sources. The authors then used a three-round voting methodology akin to a Delphi study to determine the most important papers from the initially generated list. Results The five most important papers on the topic of team collaboration, as determined by this mixed group of junior faculty members and faculty developers, are presented in this paper. For each included publication, a summary was provided along with its relevance to junior faculty members and faculty developers. Conclusion Five key papers about team collaboration are presented in this publication. These papers provide a foundational background to help junior faculty members with collaborating in teams both clinically and academically. This list may also inform senior faculty and faculty developers about the needs of junior faculty members.Western Journal of Emergency Medicine20172515A consensus-building process was conducted among the writing team to generate a list of key papers that describe the importance or significance of team collaboration, seeking input from social media sources and a three-round voting methodology akin to a Delphi study was used.2017-01-20T00:00:00Western Journal of Emergency Medicine['M. Gottlieb', 'C. Grossman', 'E. Rose', 'W. Sanderson', 'F. Ankel', 'Anand K. Swaminathan', 'T. Chan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 61388eff639d106ff56403c87aee088402020d0dIntroduction Clinician educators are often asked to perform consultations for colleagues. Invitations to consult and advise others on local problems can help foster great collaborations between centers, and allows for an exchange of ideas between programs. In this article, the authors identify and summarize several key papers to assist emerging clinician educators with the consultation process. Methods A consensus-building process was used to generate a list of key papers that describe the importance and significance of educational consulting, informed by social media sources. A three-round voting methodology, akin to a Delphi study, determined the most impactful papers from the larger list. Results Summaries of the five most highly rated papers on education consultation are presented in this paper. These papers were determined by a mixed group of junior and senior faculty members, who have summarized these papers with respect to their relevance for their peer groups. Conclusion Five key papers on the educational consultation process are presented in this paper. These papers offer background and perspective to help junior faculty gain a grasp of consultation processes.Western Journal of Emergency Medicine20172813This article identifies and summarizes several key papers to assist emerging clinician educators with the consultation process, and offers background and perspective to help junior faculty gain a grasp of consultation processes.2017-01-20T00:00:00Western Journal of Emergency Medicine['T. Chan', 'M. Gottlieb', 'Antonia Quinn', 'K. London', 'L. Conlon', 'F. Ankel']2017-01-20T00:00:00 93fd1140bde3b1ff9854bd8b02338721b5ba92a2ABSTRACT Due to the fact that mediated associations are a central aspect of many mass communication theories, their measurement is of central interest for communication research. Mediated associations are defined as the repeated pairing of an object (e.g., social group, political party) with specific attributes (e.g., crime, economy). In this article, we introduce a recently developed, automated text-analytic technique. We present an application of this method in the media stereotyping domain via the content analysis of German news coverage of Islam. As predicted, the analysis revealed substantial mediated associations between Islam-related concepts and violence (e.g., “Koran + violence”), terror (e.g., “Islam + terror”), dehumanization (e.g., “Muslims + animal-related terms”), and general negativity (valence). We discuss the promises and pitfalls of this method, make software suggestions, and provide application-related information for speedy dissemination in communication research.201750192017-01-20T00:00:00Communication Methods and Measures['F. Arendt', 'Narin Karadas']2017-01-20T00:00:00 8d8e9097ce7c7584ae9f05a23252ad1c88355bd6If we leave economists to one side – and many of them consider themselves to be more ‘scientists’ than social scientists anyway – the interpretive social sciences and the humanities have generally been slow to respond to the crisis of climate change. Why this is so is perhaps not hard to explain. First of all, it took climate scientists themselves a long time to get their voices heard by politicians and policy-makers. It was not until the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), when the scientists involved put considerable effort in publicizing and emphasizing their ‘consensus’ (statistically defined) opinion that the current process of climate change that the planet was undergoing was indeed anthropogenic in origin and that the main culprit was the human use for close to two hundred years of fossil fuels, that the media world sat up and took notice. The immediate task before policy-makers and technologists in such a situation, it was generally understood, was to aid a world-wide transition to renewable energy and to take steps to mitigate the effects of climate change, and this is where economists, scientists, and technologists pitched in. There were indeed two issues of justice highlighted in these discussions. One was the question of so-called climate justice between developed and less-developed nations. Activists – mainly from the lessdeveloped countries – raised early on the question of how the remaining ‘carbon space’ should be distributed between developed and developing nations, assuming that the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were a necessary evil if a nation were to pull its citizens out of poverty. This became a universally recognized issue resulting in the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ of nations in20173112017-01-20T00:00:00European Journal of Social Theory['D. Chakrabarty']2017-01-20T00:00:00 59b707e93277527310faf56d73d6626edb2a9276In today's modern era of technology, more number of people use internet for the purpose of expressing their opinions, thoughts and ideas through social media as well as articles. This leads to increased informal text available for public access. Such text may also be available in different dialectal forms of the specific language and may attract natives of that region. Moreover, literature, local news, articles, etc. written in a particular dialectal form of language is more expressive. For this purpose, dialect conversion systems plays vital role. This paper describes the dialect conversion system for Punjabi language that converts input text to either of three Punjabi dialects namely Majhi, Malwai and Doabi. A rule based approach is adopted for defining the conversion rules and bilingual dictionary is also used for this purpose.International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation2017115This paper describes the dialect conversion system for PunJabi language that converts input text to either of three Punjabi dialects namely Majhi, Malwai and Doabi.2017-01-20T00:00:00{'pages': '125-128'}['A. Kaur', 'Parminder Singh', 'K. Kaur']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f215ba7fef441c011ff04572a86e46867b88dcc9Universally counterfeiting is a very significant growing problem and profitable business, occurring both in less and well-developed countries. A recent report, by OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office (2016), estimated the Imports of counterfeit goods to around 2.5% of global imports annually. However, this paper intends to measure the response of consumer towards non-deceptive counterfeit brand in Bangladeshi market. Both primary data by administering questionnaire and secondary data were collected. The research revealed that these consumers are price- sensitive but they also want to maintain status. Moreover, the consumers are also influenced by social media advertisements and past experience. The main contribution of the research is to demonstrate that consumers’ intention to buy counterfeit products is dependent on the attitudes they have towards counterfeit brands.2017052017-01-20T00:00:00['Md. Farhan Faruqui', 'Md. Anamul Hoque', 'Fabliha Tasnim Hride']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e66d47e03a35c08a7632e937b851d7e7bd572daaIn 2010, Ryan and Matheson (2010) compiled evidence to quantify the importance of communication activities to emergency management. The study involved a comprehensive content analysis of emergency incident and emergency exercise debriefing sessions and reports spanning 2003 to 2008. Six years on, this 2015 study replicates that work to determine the current significance of communication in emergency management. It also identifies trends in issues that occur during emergency events. This study considers recommendations and findings from 22 reviews of recent disaster events and training exercises from around Australia. Using content analysis, 20.4 per cent of the findings relate to issues with communicating with communities. This represents an increase of 1.3 per cent on the 2010 study. Resourcing, skills in social media, and community consultation and engagement feature in the study results.2017175This study considers recommendations and findings from 22 reviews of recent disaster events and training exercises from around Australia and identifies trends in issues that occur during emergency events.2017-01-20T00:00:00The Australian journal of emergency management['B. Ryan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ac26a5f2c661bd940f1a1cb35b65aa67e0561b5fPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efektivitas penggunaan instagram pada Bebini Gelati Cafe. Efektivitas penggunaan social media dibutuhkan untuk perkembangan bisnis yang menyesuaikan perubahan masyarakat saat ini. Penelitian yang dilakukan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas penggunaan Instagram melalui tiga tahap analisis yang mempengaruhi keputusan pembelian pada Bebini Gelati cafe. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif, teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik wawancara dan observasi mekanik. Penelitian ini melibatkan 3 (tiga) narasumber yang di wawancara. Dari hasil penelitian ini, pihak Bebini Gelati telah merasakan efektivitas penggunaan Instagram yang dilihat dari 3 (tiga) tahap analisis2017032017-01-20T00:00:00Ágora['herlena sutanto']2017-01-20T00:00:00 52b83c37f72aef5504b56d2995001fce7a149fbdHow can Portugal attract more China’s young generation tourists? Portugal as a tourism destination has great potential to be further developed, however it is still not well known by the Chinese outbound tourists, especially the young generation who would stay longer and spend more in Portugal. This paper describe the current situation of Portugal tourism in Chinese outbound market, after analyzing explained why Portugal should aim at the young generation, and finally gave some recommendations of how to attract them, mainly through social media platforms.2017602017-01-20T00:00:00['Yujing Liu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 564df20b99f28ca53ecc4e35ff45e253e2d7531aThe news in the process of transmission will not only bring information to readers, but also a place of rights, whose range is very wide. The journalists generate power through text, production sense and knowledge. News communication organizations generate rights by virtue of its position in the relationship and the relationship with other social authorities. The journalists generate rights through the communication channels and technology. The present paper tries to analyze the sources of the rights, the branches contained in this rights, and find the reasonable countermeasures to deal with different network news transmission based on the game theory, and then discuss the social responsibility of the news media in our country.201770The present paper tries to analyze the sources of the rights, the branches contained in this rights, and find the reasonable countermeasures to deal with different network news transmission based on the game theory, and discusses the social responsibility of the news media in this country.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Ning Ke']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4dc2370bb839bcf092a8f22735e49f31773be387This paper intends to study about the impact of globalisation on Muslim minority especially in reference to India. It will discuss the concept and areas of globalization mentioning its impact on Muslim minority. This paper will deeply account the positive and negative impact of globalization on economic, social, political and cultural status of Muslim minority in India. Globalization is a buzz word it is differently interpreted by different people in varied contexts. People talk of globalization of culture, communication, information, media, religion, crime, social movement, environmental concerns, conflict and politics etc. So globalization may be thought of as the widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of contemporary social life from cultural to the criminal, the financial to the spiritual. On the other hand minorities in any society are generally those groups who live on the margins and due to prejudices and discrimination lag behind the majority group in economic, social, educational and political development. Globalization is certainly heralding a major change in social, economic, cultural and political spheres in society which is impacting all groups’ people but in different ways. Minorities are generally educationally, financially and technically weak and have limited capacity to respond the demand of globalization. Globalization calls for production of goods and services of high quality at competitive costs. Minority are unable to cope with these demand of globalization and adversely affected in varying degrees and forms.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Scientific Research in Education['Ruby']2017-01-20T00:00:00 efdf9d35dd2d10eb721f63952a40e64052807de3Journalists decide whose voice is heard – decisions often determined by the limits of time, social milieu and newsroom environments: This paper shares the initial findings of a pedagogic project, working with Global Voices, to embrace the blogosphere, citizen – witnessing (Allan, 2013) and interrogate mainstream media. through curriculum design. Students engage critically with issues such as representing Islam, working in divided communities and covering stories that are often poorly-reported. Ethics, objectivity and verification are scrutinised through the lens of critical self- reflection. In individual presentations, the students displayed raised awareness of how they, in future, as journalists, would strive to ‘give voice to the voiceless’.2017102017-01-20T00:00:00['Karen Fowler-Watt']2017-01-20T00:00:00 dc2a63a4aab05d6bfd8807ae86c6c891cd915f5020171063922017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['Isabel Martínez-Conesa', 'Pedro Soto-Acosta', 'Mercedes Palacios-Manzano']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a61f80d764bd438c36ab03cbdea5ec42c1bbc642In the United States, approximately 900,000 youths smoke their first cigarette each year (1). Health communication interventions are evidence-based strategies for preventing the initiation of tobacco use, promoting and facilitating cessation, and changing beliefs and attitudes about tobacco use (2,3). This report describes the association between the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) first national tobacco public education campaign, The Real Cost, and rates of smoking initiation among youths in the United States from 2014 to 2016. A nationally representative cohort study of youths (N = 5,185) was conducted during November 2013-March 2016. Results from a discrete-time survival model indicate that, among youths who reported never having smoked a cigarette in the baseline survey, the odds of reporting smoking initiation at follow-up were lower among youths with frequent exposure to campaign advertisements than among those with little or no exposure (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.70, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.55-0.91). Based on the results of the model, The Real Cost is associated with an estimated 348,398 U.S. youths aged 11-18 years who did not initiate smoking during February 2014-March 2016. Sustained youth-focused tobacco education campaigns, such as The Real Cost, can help speed progress toward preventing tobacco use among youths in the United States.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report20179122The association between the Food and Drug Administration's first national tobacco public education campaign, The Real Cost, and rates of smoking initiation among youths in the United States from 2014 to 2016 is described.2017-01-20T00:00:00Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report['M. Farrelly', 'Jennifer C Duke', 'J. Nonnemaker', 'Anna J. MacMonegle', 'T. Alexander', 'Xiaoquan Zhao', 'J. Delahanty', 'Pamela Rao', 'Jane Allen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 35360a9dc98329c36fa60dd4696d29f498f00d60In this article, we describe a non‐intrusive reduction method for porous media multiphase flows using Smolyak sparse grids. This is the first attempt at applying such an non‐intrusive reduced‐order modelling (NIROM) based on Smolyak sparse grids to porous media multiphase flows. The advantage of this NIROM for porous media multiphase flows resides in that its non‐intrusiveness, which means it does not require modifications to the source code of full model. Another novelty is that it uses Smolyak sparse grids to construct a set of hypersurfaces representing the reduced‐porous media multiphase problem. This NIROM is implemented under the framework of an unstructured mesh control volume finite element multiphase model. Numerical examples show that the NIROM accuracy relative to the high‐fidelity model is maintained, whilst the computational cost is reduced by several orders of magnitude. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.201754442017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids['D. Xiao', 'Zhi Lin', 'F. Fang', 'C. Pain', 'Ionel M. Navon', 'P. Salinas', 'A. Muggeridge']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f463a80e72d730ccf3bdc4a78a978eef7951d65bBackground There is substantial evidence that lower objective socioeconomic status (SES)—as measured by education, occupation, and income—is associated with a higher risk of depression. Less is known, however, about associations between perceptions of social status and the prevalence of depression. This study investigated associations of both objective SES and subjective social status (SSS) with depressive symptoms among adults in Germany. Methods Data were obtained from the 2013 special wave of the German Health Update study, a national health survey of the adult population in Germany. Objective SES was determined using a composite index based on education, occupation, and income. The three single dimensions of the index were also used individually. SSS was measured using the MacArthur Scale, which asks respondents to place themselves on a 10-rung ‘social ladder’. Regression models were employed to examine associations of objective SES and SSS with current depressive symptoms, as assessed with the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-8 sum score ≥10). Results After mutual adjustment, lower objective SES and lower SSS were independently associated with current depressive symptoms. The associations were found in both sexes and persisted after further adjustment for sociodemographic factors, long-term chronic conditions, and functional limitations. Mediation analyses revealed a significant indirect relationship between objective SES and depressive symptoms through SSS. When the three individual dimensions of objective SES were mutually adjusted, occupation and income were independently associated with depressive symptoms. After additional adjustment for SSS, these associations attenuated but remained significant. Conclusions The findings suggest that perceptions of low social status in adults may be involved in the pathogenesis of depression and play a mediating role in the relationship between objective SES and depressive symptoms. Prospective studies are needed to establish the direction of effects and to address questions of causality.PLoS ONE201790164The findings suggest that perceptions of low social status in adults may be involved in the pathogenesis of depression and play a mediating role in the relationship between objective SES and depressive symptoms.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['J. Hoebel', 'U. Maske', 'H. Zeeb', 'T. Lampert']2017-01-20T00:00:00 34adc20eb2abc163ecbb98c9fbfff1acceb2f1052017392332017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['Xiang-hua Liu', 'Chen Zhang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e7da6ec24e006534eea06ebb1b377388e2725650Purpose This paper is a critical literature review of corporate social responsibility (CSR) research in both general management and hospitality management literature. This paper aims to discuss trends, commonalities and inconsistencies to better understand the state of contemporary scholarship, and it calls for a context-specific conceptual engagement with the phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review, noting and critiquing a general tendency towards measurement of financial and other internal benefit impacts. Findings Hospitality management is well-positioned to evaluate the opportunities and challenges of CSR; yet, research has uncritically adopted the instrumental emphasis on assessing processes, perceptions and private profitability from the general management literature, without engaging on a contextually specific and/or theoretical level. Research limitations/implications CSR research is abundant and therefore difficult to summarise in one paper. The primarily Anglo-American and Asian contextual bias is reflected in this review. Practical implications Consistently inconsistent results challenge the portability of financial impact studies. Studies are needed to re-evaluate the concept of CSR, as it pertains to hospitality and measure the effectiveness of CSR activities relative to context and resource availability. Social implications Further research into the scope of CSR in hospitality management, with an emphasis on recuperating social value, would lead to widespread positive social implications. Originality/value This critical review offers a new perspective on CSR in the hospitality literature and industry, calling for a reconsideration of the concept in context, and formulates a working definition.20171221372017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['T. Farrington', 'Ross Curran', 'K. Gori', "Kevin O'Gorman", 'Jane Queenan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 37856a7490ba97815972c1743ff16487f6c23f4920171011892017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['Muhammad Asrar‐ul‐Haq', 'Muhammad Asrar‐ul‐Haq', 'K. P. Kuchinke', 'Anam Iqbal']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6fea3c82825a9fe6e9f6b6bff6ab348467a2fd7fThis research aims to test the growth and survival of fish tilapia (Oreochromis. SP) strains of red and black strains maintained at Tanjung Jabung Regency in the embankment of the Western media in salinity of the water. The results of this research diharapan one of the strains of Tilapia fish can serve as an alternate replacement for the cultivation of shrimp that are considered not suitable to be kept on a farm in the area. This research was conducted in September through December 2015 which is located in the village of Tanjung Jabung Regency Dualap River West of Jambi. The fish test fish tilapia strains used are red and black strains obtained from Freshwater Cultivation Hall (BBAT) Jambi with a weighted average of 8 grams/tail. The parameters observed is the growth rate and survival rate. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using t-Test. Maintenance of test fish was performed for 60 days with a time of sampling that is day 0, 30, 60, and 90 day. Keyword : growth, media in salinity201713242017-01-20T00:00:00['M. Arifin']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0ac1c05bd0c9f37dd795790825b935e9bc67602eThe problem of malicious activities in online social networks, such as Sybil attacks and malevolent use of fake identities, can severely affect the social activities in which users engage while online. For example, this problem can affect content publishing, creation of friendships, messaging, profile browsing, and commenting. Moreover, fake identities are often created to disseminate spam, use the private information of other users, commit fraud, and so on. A malicious person can generate numerous fake accounts for these purposes to reach a large number of trustworthy users. Thus, these types of malicious accounts must be detected and deactivated as quickly as possible. However, this objective is challenging, because a fake account can exhibit trustworthy behaviors and have a type of name that will prevent it from being detected by the security system. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey of literature from 2006 to 2016 on Sybil attacks in online social networks and use of social networks as a tool to analyze and prevent these attack types. We first review existing Sybil attack definitions, including those in the context of online social networks. We then discuss a new taxonomy of Sybil attack defense schemes and methodologies. Finally, we compare the literature and identify areas for further research in Sybil attacks in online social networks.IEEE Access201710596A comprehensive survey of literature from 2006 to 2016 on Sybil attacks in online social networks and use of social networks as a tool to analyze and prevent these attack types is provided.2017-01-20T00:00:00IEEE Access['Muhammad Al-Qurishi', 'Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami', 'Atif Alamri', 'Majed Alrubaian', 'S. Rahman', 'M. S. Hossain']2017-01-20T00:00:00 686bf8efdde519631363411ffcefbd211151e36bBacteria of the genus Aeromonas display multicellular behaviors herein referred to as “social life”. Since the 1990s, interest has grown in cell-to-cell communication through quorum sensing signals and biofilm formation. As they are interconnected, these two self-organizing systems deserve to be considered together for a fresh perspective on the natural history and lifestyles of aeromonads. In this review, we focus on the multicellular behaviors of Aeromonas, i.e., its social life. First, we review and discuss the available knowledge at the molecular and cellular levels for biofilm and quorum sensing. We then discuss the complex, subtle, and nested interconnections between the two systems. Finally, we focus on the aeromonad multicellular coordinated behaviors involved in heterotrophy and virulence that represent technological opportunities and applied research challenges.Frontiers in Microbiology201718493A review of the available knowledge at the molecular and cellular levels for biofilm and quorum sensing and the complex, subtle, and nested interconnections between the two systems focuses on the aeromonad multicellular coordinated behaviors involved in heterotrophy and virulence.2017-01-20T00:00:00Frontiers in Microbiology['Emilie Talagrand-Reboul', 'E. Jumas‐Bilak', 'B. Lamy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f0522f59c0695f2f49ac437d967c9be5789857acOBJECTIVE Patients with social anxiety disorder exhibit increased attentional dwelling on social threats, providing a viable target for therapeutics. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel gaze-contingent music reward therapy for social anxiety disorder designed to reduce attention dwelling on threats. METHOD Forty patients with social anxiety disorder were randomly assigned to eight sessions of either gaze-contingent music reward therapy, designed to divert patients' gaze toward neutral stimuli rather than threat stimuli, or to a control condition. Clinician and self-report measures of social anxiety were acquired pretreatment, posttreatment, and at 3-month follow-up. Dwell time on socially threatening faces was assessed during the training sessions and at pre- and posttreatment. RESULTS Gaze-contingent music reward therapy yielded greater reductions of symptoms of social anxiety disorder than the control condition on both clinician-rated and self-reported measures. Therapeutic effects were maintained at follow-up. Gaze-contingent music reward therapy, but not the control condition, also reduced dwell time on threat, which partially mediated clinical effects. Finally, gaze-contingent music reward therapy, but not the control condition, also altered dwell time on socially threatening faces not used in training, reflecting near-transfer training generalization. CONCLUSIONS This is the first randomized controlled trial to examine a gaze-contingent intervention in social anxiety disorder. The results demonstrate target engagement and clinical effects. This study sets the stage for larger randomized controlled trials and testing in other emotional disorders.American Journal of Psychiatry20174089This first randomized controlled trial to examine a gaze-contingent intervention in social anxiety disorder demonstrates target engagement and clinical effects and sets the stage for larger randomized controlled trials and testing in other emotional disorders.2017-01-20T00:00:00The American journal of psychiatry['A. Lazarov', 'D. Pine', 'Y. Bar-Haim']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0dfb13854472d88c81949e1f8e75457968a51972This study marks the first epidemiological evaluation of the prevalence and burden of chronic neuropathic pain (NeP) in an Asian population. The objective of this nationwide cross‐sectional study was to identify the characteristics of individuals with NeP, detect the NeP features that affect their quality of life (QOL), and demonstrate the negative effects of NeP on social and daily living as well as comorbidities including depression, anxiety and sleep disorders.European Journal of Pain20175274The characteristics of individuals with NeP are identified, the NeP features that affect their quality of life (QOL) are detected, and the negative effects of NeP on social and daily living as well as comorbidities including depression, anxiety and sleep disorders are demonstrated.2017-01-20T00:00:00European Journal of Pain (London, England)['Shinsuke Inoue', 'T. Taguchi', 'T. Yamashita', 'Masaya Nakamura', 'T. Ushida']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0012bf5c3c7dfa30a277f7316c25fd2fcb9dd7a3201752106Results indicate that collaborative decision-making on visit interval and service level in a two-echelon pharmaceutical supply chain with stochastic demand could be of great benefit, both socially and economically.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['M. Nematollahi', 'Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh', 'J. Heydari']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1882f7dcaf180958d61589805ead7f270fc462b6Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) really adds value to corporate financial performance (CFP) in the pharmaceutical industry. Most pharmaceutical companies currently practice CSR by taking a “triple bottom line” approach of environmental, social, and economic strategies to manage their businesses and produce an overall positive impact. Design/methodology/approach A survey was developed based on professional experience, Carroll’s construct, the study’s hypotheses, and industry studies. The survey, composed of 45 questions using a seven-point Likert scale, was conducted among pharmaceutical professionals to evaluate whether CSR affects performance. Responses totaling 140, including 20 companies, were coded, taking into account the respondent’s corporate position and firm size. Findings Survey respondents strongly agreed that CSR adds value to CFP and should be viewed as a long-term investment. CSR programs should be implemented regardless of company size. CSR is effective because it invests in stakeholder management, such as with customers, government, investors, and activists, creating positive relationships which improve reputation and profitability. Research limitations/implications This perception study shows the need for further quantitative analysis of CSR and CFP metrics specific to the pharmaceutical industry. Practical implications CSR programs should be implemented regardless of company size, and sheer size does not dictate whether CSR programs can be successful. This paper also sheds light on potential managerial implications that originate from these findings that may help pharmaceutical companies manage their scarce resources more effectively. Social implications In today’s competitive economic environment, where increasingly stakeholders including investors scrutinize pharmaceutical firms’ environmental and social performance, CSR is a crucial strategy. The findings can help corporate managers make strategic CSR decisions to optimize benefits for their organization. Originality/value While numerous studies have addressed the link between CSR and corporate performance across industries, definitive studies have not examined the pharmaceutical industry.20172657Whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) really adds value to corporate financial performance (CFP) in the pharmaceutical industry is investigated and the findings can help corporate managers make strategic CSR decisions to optimize benefits for their organization.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Management Development['Maung K. Min', 'François Desmoulins-Lebeault', 'M. Esposito']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c1b08a60ad7bbef87c19c61af3b1d607ea37f621Recent research has suggested that obesity is a stigmatised condition. Concerns with personal inferiority (social rank), shame and self-criticism may impact on weight management behaviours. The current study examined associations between social comparison (shame, self-criticism), negative affect and eating behaviours in women attending a community based weight management programme focused on behaviour change. 2,236 participants of the programme completed an online survey using measures of shame, self-criticism, social comparison, and weight-related affect, which were adapted to specifically address eating behaviour, weight and body shape perceptions. Correlation analyses showed that shame, self-criticism and social comparison were associated with negative affect. All of these variables were related to eating regulation and weight control (p < 0.001). Path analysis revealed that the association of shame, hated-self, and low self-reassurance on disinhibition and susceptibility to hunger was fully mediated by weight-related negative affect, even when controlling for the effect of depressive symptoms (p < 0.050 to p < 0.010). In addition, feelings of inadequacy and unfavourable social comparisons were associated with higher disinhibition and susceptibility to hunger, partially mediated through weight-related negative affect (p = 0.001). These variables were negatively associated with extent of weight loss during programme attendance prior to the survey, while self-reassurance and positive social comparisons were positively associated with the extent of weight loss prior to the survey (p < .050). Shame, self-criticism, and perceptions of inferiority may play a significant role in self-regulation of eating behaviour in overweight people trying to manage their weight.PLoS ONE20176945Shame, self-criticism, and perceptions of inferiority may play a significant role in self-regulation of eating behaviour in overweight people trying to manage their weight.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['C. Duarte', 'M. Matos', 'R. Stubbs', 'C. Gale', 'L. Morris', 'J. P. Gouveia', 'P. Gilbert']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b513f1d49e431ed1afea5875c128cf4c4a70e9d1201742712017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['F. Kamali', 'M. Meuwissen', 'I. Boer', 'C. E. Middelaar', 'A. Moreira', 'A. Lansink']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5ea8bdec984362634dadf3f34ed469cc6c86b2b0Few studies have used structural equation modeling to analyze the effects of variables on violence against women. The present study analyzed the effects of socioeconomic status and social support on violence against pregnant women who used prenatal services. This was a cross-sectional study based on data from the Brazilian Ribeirão Preto and São Luís birth cohort studies (BRISA). The sample of the municipality of São Luís (Maranhão/Brazil) consisted of 1,446 pregnant women interviewed in 2010 and 2011. In the proposed model, socioeconomic status was the most distal predictor, followed by social support that determined general violence, psychological violence or physical/sexual violence, which were analyzed as latent variables. Violence was measured by the World Health Organization Violence against Women (WHO VAW) instrument. The São Luis model was estimated using structural equation modeling and validated with 1,378 pregnant women from Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo/Brazil). The proposed model showed good fit for general, psychological and physical/sexual violence for the São Luís sample. Socioeconomic status had no effect on general or psychological violence (p>0.05), but pregnant women with lower socioeconomic status reported more episodes of physical/sexual violence (standardized coefficient, SC = -0.136; p = 0.021). This effect of socioeconomic status was indirect and mediated by low social support (SC = -0.075; p<0.001). Low social support was associated with more episodes of general, psychological and physical/sexual violence (p<0.001). General and psychological violence indistinctly affected pregnant women of different socioeconomic status. Physical/sexual violence was more common for pregnant women with lower socioeconomic status and lower social support. Better social support contributed to reduction of all types of violence. Results were nearly the same for the validation sample of Ribeirão Preto except that SES was not associated with physical/sexual violence.PLoS ONE20174547Results were nearly the same for the validation sample of Ribeirão Preto except that SES was not associated with physical/sexual violence, and better social support contributed to reduction of all types of violence.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. Ribeiro', 'A. A. D. da Silva', 'M. T. Alves', 'R. Batista', 'C. C. Ribeiro', 'L. Schraiber', 'H. Bettiol', 'M. Barbieri']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a8fef4235975c0298ce67c29d285192c6d9b23c0Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and understand the business logic of the for-profit social enterprises targeting the basic needs of the base of the pyramid (BoP) segment. A case study of an organization offering clean energy solutions to the BoP segment has been used to illustrate the socio-economic business model of the for-profit social enterprises, which can serve the underserved needs of the BoP segment using an inclusive approach. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses Selco, a social enterprise offering energy solutions to the low-income population in rural India. The qualitative case-based research involves the secondary data inputs from the online sources and primary data inputs from the field interviews with the different stakeholders at Selco. Findings The research findings recommend the following strategic choices for the social enterprises – focus on segmentation; field-based experimentation, innovation and prototyping; local skill-building and engagement; hybrid organizational setup; systemic behavior change orientation; customized value offerings; last-mile delivery and support; and collaboration with non-traditional stakeholders. Practical implications The lessons learnt through the analysis of Selco provide tools and strategies to enable the social enterprises to better understand their business model and make informed decisions resulting in the effective social interventions while remaining sustainable. The paper offers an actionable framework for creating an inclusive formal market ecosystem that is sustainable, scalable and socially relevant. Originality/value This study is an original contribution to the field of social entrepreneurship. It undertakes a field study of the social enterprise delivering inclusive energy solutions to the BoP segment in India. The study of Selco brings out the learnings regarding the key strategic actions, which can lead to sustainable business models for targeting the BoP segment in developing countries like India201724432017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Management Development['Sandeep Goyal', 'B. Sergi', 'Amit Kapoor']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b57fb07c611be8529f9d154ac582ec6b4a1c8f78BioMed2017012The requirements on the functional characteristics, capabilities, and structural components of devices for safe storage of platelet-containing transfusion media are specified and a prototype device is described.2017-01-20T00:00:00Biomedical Engineering['A. Gudkov', 'V. Leushin', 'S. Agasieva', 'A. F. Bobrikhin', 'E. Gorlacheva', 'V. N. Lemondzhava', 'A. N. Aparnikov']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ef73d3311bf4b58f9e7f12f0a5cd620a11a7ef9e201752312017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering['H. Izadi', 'M. Baniassadi', 'A. Hasanabadi', 'B. Mehrgini', 'H. Memarian', 'H. Soltanian-Zadeh', 'K. Abrinia']2017-01-20T00:00:00 079c6e5d7caa35b1f0bc6c247a82ca0dcdd62db2HIV infection disproportionately affects Blacks in the southern United States (U.S.), a region where legal policies that may unintentionally impede earlier HIV detection and treatment are prevalent. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have historically facilitated social change in communities of color and have been underexplored as partners for HIV prevention. We describe geographic and social determinants of health (SDH) in the southern U.S. to inform potential HBCU-public health partnerships that might improve HIV health equity. We evaluated the relationship between county-level HIV prevalences (2013), HBCU geographic coordinates, and SDH variables in the southern counties with HBCUs. U.S. Census-derived SDH variables included race/ethnicity (i.e., Black, White, Hispanic), unemployment, female head of household, poverty, percent owner-occupied housing units, urbanicity, and primary care provider rates. Associations were assessed using bivariate and multivariable linear regression. Of 104 HBCUs in the contiguous U.S., 100 (96%) were located in 69 southern counties with average Black populations of 40% and an average HIV prevalence of 615. 5 per 100,000, over two times the national rate (295.1 per 100,000). In bivariable analyses, higher HIV rates in these counties were associated with higher percent Black population, unemployment, female head of household, poverty, fewer owner-occupied housing units, and greater urbanicity (p < 0.05). In multivariable analyses, counties with higher HIV rates had higher percentages of Blacks, greater urbanicity, fewer owner-occupied housing units, and more female heads of households (p < 0.05). The southern U.S. is disproportionately affected by HIV, and many HBCUs are located in affected southern counties. HBCUs may be important public health partners for helping to develop structural interventions that strengthen HIV policies in support of health equity in these southern, mostly urban counties.PLoS ONE20175139Geographic and social determinants of health (SDH) in the southern U.S. is described to inform potential HBCU-public health partnerships that might improve HIV health equity and to help develop structural interventions that strengthen HIV policies in support of health equity in these southern, mostly urban counties.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. Sutton', 'Simone C. Gray', 'K. Elmore', 'Z. Gaul']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cee91d00b449953144fb5837fe7c3bd6725a517bAids and Behavior20177238The results suggest that social support can buffer the negative impact of depression on HRQoL and highlights the need for future interventions to target these psychosocial factors in order to improve HRZoL among incarcerated PLH.2017-01-20T00:00:00AIDS and Behavior['R. Shrestha', 'M. Copenhaver', 'Alexander R Bazazi', 'Tania B. Huedo-Medina', 'A. Krishnan', 'F. Altice']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ffacb591d8115859441b48911f2ed701e7d89d03By separation of scales and the homogenization of a flow through porous media, a two‐scale problem arises where a Darcy‐type flow is present on the macroscale and a Stokes flow on the subscale. In this paper, the problem is given as the minimization of a potential. Additional constraints imposing periodicity in a weak sense are added using Lagrange multipliers. In particular, the upper and lower energy bounds for the corresponding strongly periodic problem are produced, quantifying the accuracy of the weakly periodic boundary conditions. A numerical example demonstrates the evaluation of energy bounds and the performance of weakly periodic boundary conditions on a representative volume element. © 2016 The Authors. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd20171882017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering['C. Sandström', 'F. Larsson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e53f57aac4fc5a35a2b892705ad0ce3d8f7c0db520170222017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Wiethoff', 'H. Hussmann']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9fefadeb5b550facada343084446cfeaefa70162Reuse of greywater is the one of the alternative to fulfil the water demand. This study was carried out the efficiency of filter media for greywater treatment. The main aim of present study to develop the primary filter by using locally available media (i.e. jute coir rope, rise husk, pine wood pieces and marble stone). Greywater was collected from the Girls Hostel at SVNIT on regular basis. Filter performance was examined by maintaining the physico-chemical such as turbidity, COD and total solids. Filters were run for different retention time (i.e. 2h, 4h, 6h., 8h., and 16h.) in which at 8h RT, gives maximum removal efficiency. Filters used as primary filter so greywater applied directly and obtained results shows that all media remove impurities significantly Rice husk media shows maximum turbidity removal (66-81%) for different retention time. Than turbidity removal showed by jute coir rope (6379%) followed by marble chips (53-73%) and pine wood (52-73%). COD removal in treatment by marble chips bed (34-59%) slightly greater than coir jute rope (41-52%), pine wood (31-51%) and rice husk (22-55%). Total Solids maximum removed by pine wood (21-48%) for all retention time examined. Effect of retention time also was monitored for all filters among the all media filters 8h retention time showed maximum removal efficiency in terms of impurities analysed.20172172017-01-20T00:00:00['Anudeep Nema', 'K. Yadav', 'R. Christian']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7c6c30d979dd6dcb9ceb192af998de3d45c29128This study aims to: (1) describe the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI, and (2) describe and analyze the use of visual media in science teaching deaf children in class XI. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. Source of research data are teachers, students and principals. The technique of collecting data used was interviews, documentation and observation. SLB research sites in Sukoharjo district, which includes SLB ABCD YSD Polokarto, SLB Hamongputro Jombor B-C, B-C SLB YPALB Langenharjo and SLB ABC Tawangsari. The data were analyzed through data reduction, data display and draw conclusions. Conclusions are presented in the form of narrative text form field notes. The results showed that (1) the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI SLB Sukoharjo still using conventional methods with students to make a note of the material presented (2) the use of visual media in science teaching deaf children in class XI SLB Sukoharjo regency is still minimal because it only uses media images and text books provided in the school. Article visualizations:2017106The results showed that the implementation of science teaching deaf children in class XI SLB Sukoharjo still using conventional methods with students to make a note of the material presented and the use of visual media is still minimal because it only uses media images and text books provided in the school.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Dieni Laylatul Zakia', 'S. Sunardi', 'S. Yamtinah']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2b6156245c891f5d271cfdca36bf0f33a2ed0014Due to the numerous possible oxidation states of sulfur, L-cysteine and L-cystine are very important amino acids that are utilized to understand the adsorption and redox activity of proteins and peptides. Therefore, the study of the adsorption/oxidation of these molecules can be used as a model system to understand protein behaviour. The aim of the present communication is to study this adsorption/oxidation process by infrared spectroscopy and DFT/PBE-D3/def2-SVP/COSMO (water) calculations. A bridge geometry (S bonded to two Pt atoms) was found to be the chemical adsorption link formed, and experimental data corroborate the DFT predictions. For both species, the surface–carboxyl group interaction is stronger at lower pH values, and the conformations of the adsorbed species were found to be dependent on the pH, with the amino group getting closer to the surface along with increases in the electrolyte alkalinity. The oxidation study was also performed at different pH values, and a Kolbe decarboxylation was found to be a side reaction at every pH, being more important in strong acidic solutions. Sulfur-containing adsorbed oxidized species were inferred based on the optimized structures of the adsorbed/desorbed species. A complex oxidation mechanism is proposed here, and species, such as sulfoxide, adsorbed sulfoxide, sulfenic and sulfinic acids and adsorbed sulfone, are suggested as intermediates in the oxidation of L-cysteine to sulfonic acid.201744212017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['André H. B. Dourado', 'A. P. D. L. Batista', 'A. G. Oliveira-Filho', 'P. Sumodjo', 'S. D. Torresi']2017-01-20T00:00:00 75f781b287d40100af24b220c9bb9d85c0e5c7c9The body of literature addressing the phenomenon related to social networking services (SNSs) has grown rather fast recently. Through a systematic and quantitative approach, this study identifies the recent SNS research themes, which are the issues discussed by a coherent and growing subset of this literature. A set of academic articles retrieved from the Web of Science database is used as the basis for uncovering the recent themes. We begin the analysis by constructing a citation network which is further separated into groups after applying a widely used clustering method. The resulting clusters all consist of articles coherent in citation relationships. This study suggests eight fast growing recent themes. They span widely encompassing politics, romantic relationships, public relations, journalism, and health. Among them, four focus their issues largely on Twitter, three on Facebook, and one generally on both. While discussions on traditional issues in SNSs such as personality, motivations, self-disclosure, narcissism, etc. continue to lead the pack, the proliferation of the highlighted recent themes in the near future is very likely to happen.PLoS ONE201712127This study identifies the recent SNS research themes, which are the issues discussed by a coherent and growing subset of this literature, and suggests eight fast growing recent themes.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['John S. Liu', 'M. Ho', 'L. Y. Lu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d647ca07c370358220e9e292f4492e857e5524a9ABSTRACT Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed has been the basis for radical performance techniques practiced around the world. Widely a staple for theatre performance syllabi, it also has an innovative application for the social work classroom. This article designates Boal’s four stages of his poetics of the oppressed and concomitant theatrical techniques as valuable resources for the BSW social work educator. Applying Boal’s exercises to the macro and micro practice classroom heightens students’ self-awareness and awareness of the other, which, in turn, brings into sharper focus concepts such as empowerment, empathy, and social change.201713242017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Social Work Education['M. Giesler']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c7d85136c202ce84e1ad32caa3900571892833fcJournal of behavioral medicine20172822The GMCB intervention yielded more favorable effects on important social cognitive outcomes than TRAD; these effects were related to improvements in physical activity and mobility.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Behavioral Medicine['B. Focht', 'M. Garver', 'Alexander R. Lucas', 'S. Devor', 'Charles F. Emery', 'K. Hackshaw', 'C. Fairman', 'J. Bowman', 'W. Rejeski']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ee8a42ad61b099620eb5ab5ca4655d6da1943b0bScientific Reports20174122These findings provide the first evidence that, like humans, social stimuli increase nonhuman primates’ event memory, which may aid in information transmission via social learning.2017-01-20T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Lauren H. Howard', 'K. E. Wagner', 'A. Woodward', 'S. R. Ross', 'Lydia M. Hopper']2017-01-20T00:00:00 8ac26e1436f6c42e09cd6fb81a9864100c5d31a8Youth alcohol consumption has been steadily declining in Australia, as in other countries; fewer young people are drinking and the age of initiation is increasing. However, young people, their parents and others in their communities continue to believe that adolescent (excessive) drinking is the norm. This perception, and the concurrent misperception that the majority of parents are happy to provide their underage children with alcohol, creates a perceived culture of acceptance of youth alcohol consumption. Young people believe that it is accepted, and even expected, that they will drink; and parents perceive that not providing their adolescent children with alcohol will lead to social exclusion. There is evidence that shifting social norms can have an immediate and lasting effect adolescents’ (and adults’) alcohol related attitudes and behaviors. This paper reports on a novel, community based social marketing intervention designed to correct misperceptions of alcohol related social norms in an Australian community. The project utilized a social marketing approach, informed by the full complement of Andreasen’s social marketing benchmarking criteria, and concurrently targeted adolescents, parents of adolescents and the broader community. Using extensive formative research and multiple evaluation techniques, the study demonstrates that shifts in community social norms are possible and suggests that this approach could be used more widely to support the positive trends in youth alcohol consumption and parental supply.PLoS ONE20172421The study demonstrates that shifts in community social norms are possible and suggests that this approach could be used more widely to support the positive trends in youth alcohol consumption and parental supply.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Sandra C. Jones', 'K. Andrews', 'K. Francis']2017-01-20T00:00:00 316b8e314f1f1375997489aeb68166ff670114f6Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations2017345Under a relaxation of this assumption the (periodic) two-scale limit of the operator is insufficient to capture the full asymptotic spectral properties of high-contrast periodic media and homogenised limit equations with none trivial quasi-momentum dependence are found as resolvent limits of the original operator family.2017-01-20T00:00:00Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations['S. Cooper']2017-01-20T00:00:00 130f2e335d4fbff8a1fbc2efb18a6790f0859b1aABSTRACT Truck drivers and their assistants have been identified as groups at higher risk for HIV infection. We sought to identify and describe the social and structural factors that may contribute to HIV risk among truck drivers who visit rest stops in Iringa, Tanzania, a region characterized by high levels of migration and mobility. This analysis was part of a comprehensive strategic assessment to examine HIV risk factors in Iringa. This analysis focuses on 11 in-depth interviews with truck drivers and a transport owner. A semi-structured interview guide was developed to elicit open-ended responses and enable probing. Interviews were conducted in Swahili, transcribed, and translated into English. Data analysis followed thematic analysis procedures that included initial reading of transcripts, development of a codebook and identification of themes through in-depth reading of transcripts. Drivers described structural risk factors for HIV including work conditions, the power imbalance between male drivers and their sexual partners and minimal perceived HIV risk with certain partners (e.g., regular partners and women selling sex). Multiple and inter-related social norms associated with truck stop environments influenced HIV risk, including peer influence and expectations, presence of sex workers, ability to purchase sex throughout their travel and alcohol consumption. These distinct social norms in truck stops and other rest points facilitated behavior that many participants said they would not engage in elsewhere. HIV prevention strategies with truck drivers should address individual, social and structural barriers to HIV prevention through partnerships with the health and transportation sectors, local government and local communities. HIV prevention services should be adapted to drivers’ times and places of availability, for example, condom provision where/when drivers make decisions about or have sex. A focus on positive messaging and addressing specific challenges including the continual challenge of re-choosing and reinforcing decisions to engage in safer sexual behaviors is important.AIDS Care20171719The social and structural factors that may contribute to HIV risk among truck drivers who visit rest stops in Iringa, Tanzania, a region characterized by high levels of migration and mobility are sought.2017-01-20T00:00:00AIDS Care['A. Kohli', 'D. Kerrigan', 'H. Brahmbhatt', 'S. Likindikoki', 'J. Beckham', 'A. Mwampashi', 'J. Mbwambo', 'C. Kennedy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fbf0816b89e81cd17fce4f18f00156d4b5766833Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the emergent research on social business models by revealing challenges encountered by the design and implementation of such business models. Design/methodology/approach Case study of the development of FACA, an affordable medicine used to treat sickle cell disease, from traditional medicine to market in Burkina Faso. Findings Social business models present important challenges in terms of value capture for all stakeholders. The social profit equation and the profit equation suggested by Yunus et al. are difficult to apply in practice, and therefore, social business model design should consider the social and profit equations jointly. Originality/value Developing countries are seeking different approaches to innovation and healthcare. Social business models appear as one of the potential solutions to bring value to society, organizations, and individuals. The identification of challenges raised by social business models can help policymakers and executives in the design and implementation of these social business models.20173619The identification of challenges raised by social business models can help policymakers and executives in the design and implementation of these social business business models.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Management Development['Valérie Sabatier', 'Ignace Medah', 'Peter Augsdorfer', 'A. Maduekwe']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7dcec46c5605e69860a4d45d36167689aae8cfc9ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan bukti empiris pengaruh peringkat PROPER pada ROA dan return sahamdenganCSRsebagai variabel intervening. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 95 perusahaan manufaktur di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2011-2015 dengan metode purposive sampling .Sumber data sekunder yang digunakan adalah laporan tahunan, kemudian data dianalisis menggunakan analisis jalur dan uji sobel.Hasil pengujian membuktikan:1) peringkat PROPER berpengaruh positif pada ROA dan return saham; 2) peringkat PROPER berpengaruh positif pada CSR;3) CSR berpengaruh positif pada ROA dan return saham; 4) CSR sebagai variabel intervening pengaruh peringkat PROPER pada ROA dan return saham; dan 5) kepemilikan modal dapat berfungsi sebagai variabel kontrol hanya dalam pengaruh peringkat PROPER, CSR , dan return saham, sedangkan pada ROA tidak. Kata Kunci: peringkat PROPER, return on asset, return saham, corporate social responsibility , kepemilikan modal ABSTRACT This study aimed to get empirical evidence the effect of PROPER rating on ROA and stock return with CSR as an intervening variable. The total sample of 95 manufacturing companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2011-2015 by purposive sampling method. Secondary data sources used are annual report, and then the data were analyzed using path analysis and Sobel test. The test results prove: 1) PROPER rating have a positive effect on ROA and stock return; 2) PROPER rating have a positive effect on CSR; 3) CSR have a positive effect  on ROA and stock return; 4) CSR as an intervening variable effect PROPER rating on ROA and stock return; and 5) ownership of capital can serve as an control variable effect PROPER rating, CSR, and stock return, while ROA was not. Keywords: PROPER rating, return on assets, stock return, corporate social responsibility, ownership of capital20170182017-01-20T00:00:00['Ni Luh Putu Widhiastuti', 'I. Suputra', 'I. Budiasih']2017-01-20T00:00:00 87845a428aa4e4e7b89181f281688fabab7ac5fbThis paper conducts the research on the ideological and political education mode under the Internet and media era. Adhere to the dominant is the essence of the ideological and the political education of human practice activities. The sustainable development of human being is put forward according to the drawbacks of the traditional education. In the new historical period of continuing to promote great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we should actively learn from this basic experience and as closely integrate with the new historical conditions and give full play to the political advantages of ideological and political education. The proposed methodology can promote the further development of the college ideological and political education.2017332017-01-20T00:00:00['Lin Wang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 47ae87348d6b841f7c487887eb1155d4e70e320320170112017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Wiethoff', 'Marius Hoggenmueller', 'H. Hussmann']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0e6a6de2566cbbb4ec610fec955cfd02f040dcacABSTRACT Stigma is a significant barrier to recovery and full community inclusion for people with mental illnesses. Social work educators can play critical roles in addressing this stigma, yet little is known about their attitudes. Social work educators were surveyed about their general attitudes about people with mental illnesses, attitudes about practice with people with mental illnesses, and attitudes about students with mental illnesses. On average, educators’ general and practice attitudes were not negative. However, respondents did view a student with a mental illness differently from a “typical social work student.” Findings suggest that we, as social work educators, must raise our awareness and address our own attitudes to support students and uphold our social work values.20176216Findings suggest that social work educators must raise their awareness and address their own attitudes to support students and uphold the authors' social work values.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Social Work Education['A. Watson', 'Anjali J. Fulambarker', 'D. Kondrat', 'Lynn C. Holley', 'D. Kranke', 'Brittany T. Wilkins', 'Layne K. Stromwall', 'S. Eack']2017-01-20T00:00:00 448300c28134d90945d5c184efbc7b05d02f6ee8The article discuss about Mass Media and its influence to the people. Deeply, it also explains about the significant functions of Mass Media. In the opinion, the article states that Mass Media is like double-edged of knife; it has possitive effect, and in the other hand it brings a lot of negative effects. Thus, it must be paid attention carefully by the government, the producers of Mass Media and the people. Therefore, the article would like to highlight, explain and discuss the real meaning, character and effects of Mass Media. In addition, the method here is using some theories which were presented by some scholars of Mass Media, and describing some facts and its interpretation. Surely, it gives the new horizan of thinking about Mass media and the people’s response.Jurnal Studi Gender dan Anak2017022017-01-20T00:00:00Jurnal Studi Gender dan Anak['Ilah Holilah']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ccedbde44743ab8a674adea8929838db498d44cfSocial communicative deficits and stereotyped or repetitive interests or behaviors are the defining features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A growing body of research suggests that gross motor deficits are also present in most children with ASD. This study sought to understand how pediatric ASD severity is related to motor skills and social skills. A multivariate analysis of variance analysis of 483 children with autism (N = 444) and ASD (N = 39) revealed a nonsignificant difference between groups. Results suggest little difference between severity groups on gross motor and social skills within the limited age range of the participants (about 5.6 years of age).Perceptual and Motor Skills20171813A multivariate analysis of variance analysis of 483 children with autism and ASD revealed a nonsignificant difference between groups, suggesting little difference between severity groups on gross motor and social skills within the limited age range of the participants.2017-01-20T00:00:00Perceptual and Motor Skills['Andrew M. Colombo-Dougovito', 'R. Reeve']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ebbe8c759999b62b0b8f997d219f0c8c746a191a2017123302017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cleaner Production['L. Ploeg', 'F. Vanclay']2017-01-20T00:00:00 20a8be85f4e5684a7b5c1d7035e36fbe26c1cf71Suggested resources related to the history of journalism and news media in the U.S. (Professor Derek Vaillant's Winter 2017 course) Suggestions on how to find primary sources2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Shevon Desai']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7cb50385fb427dab2725c540387740acaaff8d06Safety of Journalists: an imperative for free media Conference co-organised by Ukrainian MFA, OSCE, Council of Europe, UNESCO, Institute for Mass ...2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Ricardo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f4518a0a4fa017012cd8c29e29b6057397e11ec8Abstract The progress of science and technology very fast lately demanding everyone to acquire information and knowledge. To improve the understanding of student, the teacher as a guide should make learning becomes more interesting that encourages student to learn in seriously, both in learning in the classroom or independent study. One of the difficulties in learning now is the lack of use learning media that make difficult for student to understand the material three dimensions. Based on the problem, the writer wants to create and develop a learning media. The purpose of this research is development research of Borg and Gall. Based on the research of the study consist of analysis result sheet validation that was performed three times then it can be concluded that the instructional media is good developed learning and can be used whitout revision. Whilethe result of questionnaire analysis showed the practicalities test positive response of students to instructional media used is 95,41%. So, it be concluded the learning of mathematics interactive media web-based tutorial models developed are valid, practical, and effective deserved for use as learning device. Because in the research only up to the stage of the step of experiment in the beginning and poduct revisions required further research to test the effectiveness of this learning media. Key words :three dimensions, tutorial, web-based201700The learning of mathematics interactive media web-based tutorial models developed are valid, practical, and effective deserved for use as learning device.2017-01-20T00:00:00['R. Ramli', 'Edrizon', 'Niniwati']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a5ddfd292f5a065ab81d24c97849763f39c2cca1ABSTRAK This research of background by lowering of result learn student at study of Indonesian. This Matter is caused by teacher still use conventional approach. Target of research is mendeskripsikan of is make-up of result learn student in study of Indonesian by using comic media in class of V SDN 35 Kampung Sawah Kecamatan Koto XI Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan. this Type Research is research of class action ( CAR ) covering 4 phase that is planning, execution, and perception of refleksi. This research consist of 2 cycle by 3 meeting times;rill. This research use approach qualitative and quantitative approach. Research Instrument is sheet assessment of RPP, observation sheet and sheet of tes. While research subjek is class student of V SDN 35 Kampung Sawah Kecamatan Koto XI Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan. Result of research show the make-up of at result learn student in study of Indonesian. At cycle of I Result of learning student obtain;get average value 66 ( enough), mounting to become 83 ( good) at cycle of II. Inferential that comic media can improve result learn student in study of Indonesian in class of V SDN 35 Kampung Sawah Kecamatan Koto XI Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Coastal area of South. Keyword: result learn, study of Indonesian, comic media.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Otriyeni', 'Gusnetti', 'Hidayati . Azkiya']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d6bb2446a3afce714f28f5332777ff04c980653cThe method of the display of the media content on the output equipment of device for projecting is coupled to this application discloses a kind of control realized on device for projecting.Whether after determining that output equipment operates under inactive state, device for projecting detects client device associated with device for projecting, and determines the degree of closeness of client device, including determining client device away from device for projecting in degree of closeness threshold value.Determining in degree of closeness threshold value away from device for projecting according to client device, device for projecting controls output equipment to change from inactive state to active state and receives media content from one or more content sources to show on an output device.201700The method of the display of the media content on the output equipment of device for projecting is coupled to this application and discloses a kind of control realized on device for projected.2017-01-20T00:00:00['亚当·格莱齐尔', '迈克尔·乔恩·桑德梅尔']2017-01-20T00:00:00 812d9b2ffeb810a00ccf164b34ac79043d05446dAbstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh penggunaan media manipulatif pada pembelajaran matematika terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas V SDN 01 Kuayan Kabupaten Sambas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan bentuk Quasy Experimental jenis Nonequivalent Control Group Design . Populasi dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 50 siswa yang mana seluruh populasi dijadikan sampel. Sampel penelitian adalah kelas V A sebagai kelas kontrol dan kelas V B sebagai kelas eksperimen. Alat pengumpul data berupa tes essay berjumlah 5 soal. Hasil perhitungan uji t diperoleh t hitung (3,17) > t tabel (1,680) dengan taraf signifikan α = 5% berarti terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan pada penggunaan media manipulatif. Dari hasil perhitungan effect size (ES) sebesar 0,89 dengan kriteria tinggi. Hal ini berarti penggunaan media manipulatif memberikan pengaruh yang tinggi pada pembelajaran matematika terhadap hasil belajar siswa kelas V SDN 01 Kuayan Kabupaten Sambas Kata Kunci: Pengaruh, Media Manipulatif, Matematika, Hasil Belajar Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the influence of media use the media manipulative in math learning the learning outcomes of the fifth grade students of SDN 01 Kuayan. This study used an experimental method to form quasy Experimental kind Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The population in this research were 50 students in which the entire population sampled. Samples were class V A as the control class and class V B as a experiment class. Data collector in the form of essay tests were 5 questions. The calculation result obtained t t test (3,17)> t table (1.680) with significance level α = 5% means a significant influence on media usage Cuisenaire rods. From the calculation of effect size (ES) of 0,89 with the hight criteria. This means that mathematical approach realistik providing high influence on the learning of mathematics on learning outcomes of the fifth grade students of SDN 01 Kuayan. Keywords: Influence, Media Manipulative, Mathematic,  Learning Outcomes201721It is found that mathematical approach realistik providing high influence on the learning of mathematics on learning outcomes of the fifth grade students of SDN 01 Kuayan means a significant influence on media usage Cuisenaire rods.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Wendi', 'K. Margiati', 'Rosnita']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4a3543675c43a5336f132345265f3e943312c1ccPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis cerita pendek dengan media katalog model pakaian dan tas pada siswa kelas X SMK Citra Medika Magelang. Penelitian ini termasuk Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Prosedur pelaksanaan dan implementasi di lokasi penelitian terbagi dalam dua siklus, yakni siklus I dan siklus II. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan pedoman pengamatan, angket, dan tes. Teknik analisis dalam penelitian ini mencakup proses tindakan kelas yang dilakukan secara kualitatif dan analisis hasil tindakan yang berupa skor secara kuantitatif. Kriteria keberhasilan penelitian ini dilihat dari adanya peningkatan keberhasilan proses dan produk. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran menulis cerita pendek menggunakan media katalog model pakaian dan tas pada siswa kelas X SMK Citra Medika Magelang mengalami peningkatan. Tindakan pada siklus II siswa terlihat antusias dan bersemangat menulis cerita pendek. Peningkatan produk di tunjukan dengan semakin meningkatnya ketuntasan tes hasil belajar. Skor rata-rata yang di capai siswa sebelum proses tindakan adalah 53,81. Pada akhir tindakan siklus I skor rata-rata yang di peroleh sebesar 71,49 sehingga mengalami 17,68 poin. Pada akhir siklus II skor rata-rata yang di peroleh sebesar 75,32 sehingga mengalami peningkatan sebesar 3,83 poin dari siklus I.   Kata kunci: peningkatan, menulis cerita pendek, media katalog model pakaian dan tas2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['I. Isnawati', 'Riniwati S.A.', 'B. Budiono']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0499889c08387106a68b8092484ff80b606e37f3Faisal Mubarak. 2016 Efektivitas Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Cooperative Integreted Reading and Composition (CIRC) dengan Media Kartu Soal dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Cerita pada Materi Sistem Persamaan Linear Dua Variabel Di Kelas VIII MTsN Amparaya Tahun Pelajaran 2016/2017. Skripsi, Jurusan Pendidikan Matematika, Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan. Pembimbing: Rahmawati, M.Pd, Si. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hasil belajar siswa di kelas eksperimen dengan model pembelajaran Cooperative Integreted Reading and Composition (CIRC) dengan media kartu soal, hasil belajar siswa di kelas kontrol dengan model pembelajaran Konvensional, dan perbedaan hasil belajar antara siswa yang diajar dengan model pembelajaran Cooperative Integreted Reading and Composition (CIRC) dengan media kartu soal dengan siswa yang diajar dengan model pembelajaran Konvensional. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan jenis penelitian lapangan dan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu seluruh siswa kelas VIII MTsN Amparaya. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan yaitu purposive sampling, dimana sampelnya yaitu siswa kelas VIII B sebagai kelas kontrol dan kelas VIII C sebagai kelas eksperimen. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi tes, dokumentasi, dan observasi,. Materi yang diajarkan pada penelitian ini adalah sistem persamaan linear dua variabel. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa di kelas eksperimen dengan nilai rata-rata yaitu 86,54 berada pada kualifikasi baik dan hasil belajar siswa di kelas kontrol dengan nilai rata-rata yaitu 71,92 berada pada kualifikasi cukup. Dari perhitungan uji beda diperoleh kesimpulan H0 ditolak. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil belajar matematika siswa di kelas eksperimen dan di kelas kontrol. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran Cooperative Integreted Reading and Composition (CIRC) lebih efektif daripada model pembelajaran Konvensional di MTsN Amparaya.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Faisal Mubarak']2017-01-20T00:00:00 14ef4776a2c5571804041cd736a4a2ce306af1ecThis paper sets out the methodological framework to be followed in the development of Project 891 “Strengthened Media Education and increased access to higher education” in order to comply fully develop the guidelines established by the District Department of Education and Higher Education Institutions members Pact for Quality Education. Through the implementation of each of the steps proposed in this document, you can get each of the purposes set out under the project and thus provide the educational community various tools that strengthen academic and pedagogical skills Media students in district schools.2017102017-01-20T00:00:00['M. Castelblanco', 'D. Alejandro']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e8aff3ab4f1449e9db383704c5bf4bd9c832e2cfCentre for Advancing Journalism: You Wouldn't Read About it: Everything you haven't been told about media accountability and the Finkelstein Inquiry2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Program', 'Communications Coordinator']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7a2e50af63fdd9011956529cfcf9fc2d2b76ef81Media in all its forms and means has an unquestioningly important role to play in all spheres of life. This paper synthesizes existing research on the role of media in the detection and reportage of corporate frauds. By drawing upon prevailing works that have critically looked at media and its different facets as a whistle blower, a watchdog, an agenda setter and as an upholder of corporate governance, the paper reviews media’s role in the context of corporate actions. It adds a new dimension to current literature on media and its potential in complimenting the role of the regulators and the enforcement agencies in the detection of fraud.  The methodology that has supported the paper has been review of substantive findings, theoretical and conceptual works that have studied the role of media in different settings. Diverse literatures on the role of media with specific reference to fraud in the corporate sector have been reviewed. Towards the end the paper puts forth arguments calling upon media to expand its role from being just an information provider to an active player in fraud detection and prevention.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['P. Veluvali']2017-01-20T00:00:00 634a574f3512d528a7b19f543e17d857979ec817Secretions from the medium ear of 60 children with acute otitis media were cultured. In 66% of the patients we isolated bacteria: 29.9% H. Influenzue and 24.9% S. preumonial, as the Gram-predominant-germ. Studies were made on sensitivity and drug therapy. Sulfa-benzetacil was found the best combination, although amoxicillin continues to be the oral treatment of choice.201700Sulfa-benzetacil was found the best combination, although amoxicillin continues to be the oral treatment of choice for children with acute otitis media.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Hugo Trujillo', 'R. Callejas', 'R. de']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c4107643e731888b7870f19ef2a22914c010abd3As one of English language skills, reading skill, particularly recount text is hard to be mastered. It is seen by the students’ scores are remaining low under the standard minimum score of 75. It is caused by many factors, one of them is the use of media in teaching-learning process. That is why this study focused on the use of Edmodo, as media in teaching and learning process to teach reading skill particularly recount text to the tenth graders of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan. The writer aims to achieve two objectives in this study. Firstly, it is to know whether the use of Edmodo media can increase students’ learning motivation of reading skill on recount text. Second, it is to know how great the improvement of reading skill on recount text after using Edmodo. This research was a classroom action research. The subject of the research was X1 class of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan in the school year 2015/2016. The total students were 32 students consisting of 10 male and 22 female students. The writer used observation sheets, questionnaires, and documentation to collect the data. In analyzing data, the writer used qualitative and quantitative measurement to find out the result. The writer found that the use of Edmodo in teaching reading to the tenth graders of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan makes improvement. There are positive changes of the students’ learning motivation after the writer used Edmodo media in English class. They became motivated in reading. Thus, the writer concludes that the use of Edmodo can increase the students’ recount text reading learning motivation. The writer also suggests the teacher to use Edmodo in learning activity to boost up students’ learning motivation.   Keyword: Edmodo, media,Reading Skill, Recount Text201700The writer found that the use of Edmodo in teaching reading to the tenth graders of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Muntilan makes improvement and there are positive changes of the students’ learning motivation after the writer used Ed modo media in English class.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Nur Hidayah', 'Sukarno Sukarno', 'C. Karma']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9e632146959f423bdd591013e2e11c4f60f2deadUrban gardening merupakan kegiatan menanam di area padat penduduk yang ditujukan untuk konsumsi pribadi maupun untuk didistribusikan pada orang-orang yang berada di sekitar area tersebut. Komunitas Indonesia Berkebun bergerak melalui media sosial yang bertujuan untuk menyebarkan semangat positif kepada masyarakat untuk lebih peduli terhadap lingkungan melalui semangat urban gardening. Adapun target audience media publikasi visual yang dibutuhkan komunitas ini yaitu, anak-anak usia 8- 12 tahun serta dewasa yang terdiri dari penggiat komunitas dan masyarakat luas. Media publikasi yang dipilih adalah handbook dan e-poster. Handbook merupakan buku informatif mengenai urban gardening dengan target audience anakanak usia 8-12 tahun, sedangkan e-poster merupakan perwujudan poster kegiatan digital yang kompatibel terhadap aplikasi Instagram dengan target audience dewasa pengguna gadget. Kedua media publikasi visual tersebut saling mendukung dengan sifatnya yang edukatif dan persuasif mengenai urban gardening yang berkaitan dengan kegiatan komunitas Indonesia Berkebun. Tujuan proyek studi ini adalah menciptakan alternatif media publikasi visual yang dibutuhkan komunitas Indonesia Berkebun mengenai urban gardening, dimana mengenalkan komunitas sekaligus kegiatannya. Media yang digunakan adalah digital print pada kertas ivory 230 gsm untuk handbook. Sedangkan e-poster berwujud digital dengan memanfaatkan media sosial sebagai penerapannya. Proses berkarya meliputi: (1) Pra Produksi, meliputi pengumpulan data, penetapan tujuan, penentuan konsep, (2) Produksi, meliputi pembuatan sketsa, digitalisasi, layouting, dan cetak (3) Pasca Produksi. Karya yang dihasilkan adalah sebuah handbook #Markibun dengan ukuran 20,5 cm x 19 cm, dan e-poster dengan bentuk persegi. Tone and manner yang diusung dalam karya ini adalah fun dan social media friendly. Karya proyek studi ini sudah menghasilkan sebuah rancangan (dummy) handbook #Markibun yang berisi mengenai informasi terkait urban gardening, serta e-poster berisi promosi kegiatan komunitas Indonesia Berkebun yang akan diselenggarakan. Karya proyek studi ini mendukung pergerakan komunitas Indonesia Berkebun sehingga secara tidak langsung berperan dalam perbaikan lingkungan perkotaan. Selain itu, agar karya ini dapat menjadi motivasi serta inspirasi bagi kreator lain yang mendukung masalah lingkungan perkotaan. Bagi masyarakat, diharapkan dapat memanfaatkan karya ini sehingga dapat diterapkan dan disebarluaskan.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Herni Nurul Fajri']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7d9f13410d4aae2033f671ba5b514cfb1f23521496 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} ABSTRAK Herlando, Ericko. 2016. Perancangan Media Promosi Band Indie Beeswax Melalui Single "Refugee". Skripsi, Jurusan Seni dan Desain, Program Desain Komunikasi Visual, Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Moch. Abdul Rohman, S.Sn, M.Sn (II) Gunawan Susilo, S.Sn, M.Sn. Kata Kunci: 'Beeswax', media promosi, band indie, single "Refugee". Beeswax adalah salah satu band berasal dari kota Malang yang dibentuk pada akhir 2014. Beeswax mempunyai karya lagu yang tergolong unik. dalam segi prestasi Beeswax sudah malang-melintang di beberapa event indie di Indonesia. Dengan sejumlah prestasi yang sudah diraih, Beeswax masih mempunyai beberapa kekurangan dalam hal berpromosi. promosi yang sudah dilakukan berupa penyebaran lagu secara online dan melalui media CD. Tujuan dari perancangan media promosi band indie Beeswax melalui single "Refugee" ini adalah untuk meningkatkan promosi bandBeeswax dalam peluncuran single terbarunya yang berjudul "Refugee" agar lebih dikenal oleh masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan dalam perancangan ini dilandasi oleh teori dari Sanyoto Sadjiman (2006). Teknik yang digunakan untuk menyatukan data-data yang telah ada adalah identifikasi, analisis, sintesis, konsep perancangan, visualisasi desain, dan desain final. Kerangka teori dikumpulkan dari beberapa sumber yang berasal dari observasi, wawancara, buku dan internet. Perancangan ini menghasilkan media utama berupa video klip dengan durasi 4 menit dengan ide cerita yang berasal dari lirik lagu "Refugee". Didalam video klip tersebut menceritakan tentang seorang pemuda yang dalam hidupnya dianggap seperti boneka, dimana dia tidak pernah mendapatkan perhatian dari orang-orang disekitarnya. Dan untuk mendukung promosi band Beeswax diperlukan media pendukung berupa video teaser dengan durasi 30 detik untuk melakukan promosi melalui media sosial dan juga bisa digunakan sebagai bumper saat Beeswax sedang melakukan konser. kemudianboxset yang berisi beberapa merchandise dari band Beeswax yaitu kaos, flashdisk, stiker, buku profile band Beeswax, dan poster yang digunakan untuk mempromosikan band indie Beeswax melalui single"Refugee". ABSTRACT Herlando Ericko. 2016. Indie Band Campaign Media Design Beeswax Through Single "Refugee". Thesis, Department of Art and Design, Visual Communication Design Program, Faculty of Letters, State University of Malang. Supervisor: (I) Moch. Abdul Rohman, S.Sn, M.Sn (II) Gunawan Susilo, S.Sn, M.Sn. Keywords: 'Beeswax', promotion media, indie band, single "Refugee". Beeswax is one of the band comes from the city of Malang that was formed at the end of 2014. Beeswax has a track work that is unique. in terms of achievement Beeswax has been crisscrossing some indie events in Indonesia. With a number of accomplishments already achieved, Beeswax still has some shortcomings in terms of promotion. promotion has been done in the form of the spread of songs online and via CD media. The purpose of designing a media campaign through a single Beeswax indie band "Refugee" is to enhance the promotion of the band Beeswax in the launch of a new single titled "Refugee" to be more recognized by the public. The method used in this design is based on the theory of Sanyoto Sadjiman (2006). The technique used to integrate data that has been there is the identification, analysis, synthesis, design concept, design visualization, and the final design. The theoretical framework gathered from several sources derived from observation, interviews, books and the internet. This design resulted in major media such as video clips with length of 4 minutes with the story idea came from the lyrics of the song "Refugee". In the video clip tells the story of a young man in her life is considered as a doll, which he never get the attention of the people around him. And to support the promotion of the band Beeswax needed media support in the form of a teaser video with a duration of 30 seconds to do promotions through social media and can also be used as a bumper when Beeswax is doing a concert. then boxset which contains some of the band's merchandise Beeswax namely shirts, flash, stickers, books Beeswax band profile, and posters were used to promote indie band Beeswax through a single "Refugee".2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Ericko Herlando']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d275c49908250440c9f018132113454816f6b634PERANCANGAN FILM DOKUMENTER BATIK DRUJU SEBAGAI MEDIA PENGENALAN BATIK KHAS MALANG Hindam Basith Rafiqi 1721073411 Penciptaan Fotografi Pascasarjana ISI Yogyakarta Email : hindambasith@gmail.com ABSTRAK Batik Druju berasal dari Desa Druju Kecamatan Sumbermanjing Wetan Kabupaten Malang. Batik Druju berlokasi di dusun terpencil bernama Wonorejo, di bawah perbukitan gunung kapur Malang Selatan yang membujur hingga pantai selatan Jawa. Suasana alam yang eksotis, mendorong karya batik Druju menjadi masterpiece di dunia. Ditemukan beragam motif flora, motif fauna, motif sinar matahari dan pemandangan alam yang terinspirasi dari alam sekitar desa Druju. Ciri khas warna batik Druju cenderung mengkombinasikan warna-warna kontras, banyak menggunakan unsur garis dan simetris, dan identik dengan warna hitam pekat. Proses penciptaan desain batik menggunakan bahan utama sutera dan dikerjakan dengan teknik tulis dan cap. Ciri khas batik Druju juga terlihat dari corak-corak batik yang menyambung dari bagian depan ke bagian belakang. Motif batik Druju menyambung karena ditorehkan setelah kain dijahit menjadi pakaian. Dan batik Druju juga tidak akan membuka di tempat lain dikarenakan ingin membesarkan sendiri desa mereka. Keberadaan batik Druju masih kurang populer di masyarakat khususnya Malang, hal ini menggugah penulis untuk merancang sebuah film dokumenter yang menjelaskan tentang asal usul, ciri khas motif hingga keunikan yang ada pada batik Druju. Perancangan ini dirancang dengan tujuan untuk mengenalkan asal usul batik Druju, ciri khas motif dan keunikan batik Druju, serta fungsi sosialnya kepada masyarakat sekitar yang belum banyak mengenal batik Druju. Perancangan ini menggunakan rancangan prosedural dengan menggariskan langkah-langkah yang harus diikuti dalam menghasilkan sebuah produk. Berdasarkan pengertian model diatas yaitu model yang dirancang harus dibuat dengan langkah-langkah dan bertahap. Tahapan tersebut terdiri dari tiga bagian yang lazim yaitu pra-produksi, produksi, dan pasca produksi. Perancangan ini menghasilkan film dokumenter yang merupakan salah satu media efektif untuk mengenalkan batik Druju kepada masyarakat. Diharapkan dengan adanya perancangan ini, masyarakat Indonesia bisa lebih menghargai dan ikut serta dalam melestarikan kesenian tradisional yang ada di Indonesia. Kata Kunci: Perancangan, Film dokumenter, Batik Druju ABSTRACT Batik druju originates from Druju Village, District of Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang. Located in small village named Wonorejo, around the hill side of chalk-cliff in South Malang area that extending up till South Java beach. An exotic nature ambience, encouraging Batik Druju design to being the masterpiece in the world. We can find so many flora pattern, fauna pattern, sunshine pattern and a scenery pattern that inspired by the scenery around Druju village. The uniqueness of batik Druju can be found from their color, they usually use a contrast color with a line, symmetrical design and identic with solid black color. The process of creating batik design uses a drawing and stamp technique on a silk fabric. The other uniqueness that can be found on batik Druju was on their batik pattern that extend from the front area to back area. Batik Druju pattern connected because the drawing process was doing after the fabric was made into a clothes. Batik Druju also not open any branch out the area of Druju village, because they want to developing their village. The existence of Batik Druju was not really popular in the society, especially in Malang city, this reason encourage the author to design a documentary film that can explain about the origin, the pattern and the uniqueness which can be found in batik Druju. This design was made to introduce about the origin of batik Druju, the pattern of batik Druju and it’s social function to the society that lives around the area who didn’t know about batik Druju. This design use a procedural design with aligning the steps that have to follow for producing the product. Based on the model’s explanation, the model that was designed should divide into 3 common parts which is pre-production, production, and post-production. This design will produce a documentary film which can be an effective media to introduce about batik Druju to the society. Hopefully, with this design, the society can appreciate and accompany to preserving Indonesian traditional culture. Keywords : Designing, Documentary film, Batik Druju2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['Hindam Basith Rafiqi']2017-01-20T00:00:00 92287ee909e7ef01c4fd9e3e006344aad35cde7aAbstrak Lahir dari keajaiban teknologi dan terus berevolusi mengikuti jiwa zamannya, menegaskan bahwa fotografi adalah instrumen penghasil rupiah yang efektif. Terobosan berbagai media akhir guna display dan booming media sosial berbasis internet merangsang pertumbuhan pengguna fotografi, baik bersifat profesional maupun amatir. Terbukanya peluang besar untuk menciptakan lapangan kerja yang menjanjikan dan meningkatnya kebutuhan ilmu fotografi ditandai munculnya berbagai lembaga edukasi, komunitas, dan ruang diskusi. Memicu terjadinya persaingan ketat dalam medan bisnis fotografi, sebagian mencoba membangun dan jatuh, sebagian lagi tetap berproses demi sebuah mimpi. Satu dua orang telah menjadi raja, dan kebanyakan masih berkutat masalah teknis tanpa mampu merealisasikan peluang yang ada. Menciptakan lapangan kerja menurut para ahli sangat penting guna menekan angka pengangguran di suatu negara. Jika peluang terbuka lebar, seyogianya para insan fotografi ikut serta membantu pemerintah mewujudkannya, paling tidak mampu membuka lapangan kerja untuk dirinya sendiri. Menjadi seorang wirausaha di bidang fotografi bukan hal sulit, walaupun karena digitalisasi kompetitor semakin banyak, kesempatan selalu ada bagi yang mau menumbuhkan fundamental kewirausahaan dalam dirinya. Belajar dan mencoba adalah kunci untuk menjawab tantangan bisnis fotografi masa depan. Abstract Entrepreneurship Fundamentals as Employment Creation Media in the Field of Photography. Born from the miracle of technology and continues to evolve following the spirit of its era, emphasizing photography as an effective instrument for earning money. The breakthrough in various user end media for display, as well as the booming of internet-based social media stimulate the growth of photography users both professional and amateur. The opportunity in creating promising employmens is widely opened, flagged by the blooming of education institution, community, and discussion forum. Hence, they trigger a tight competition in photography business, some may try and fail while some may keep on progress for the sake of their own dream. One or two may become successful, while others still work on the technique without being able to realize the given opportunity. Creating employment, according to some experts, is very important in lowering the unemployment in a country. When there is an opportunity, hopefuly the photographers could help the governemnt creating an employment opportunity, at least for themselves. Being an entrepreneur in photography is not really difficult, eventhough the numbers of competitors in digitalization is getting more each day,because an opportunity is always open for those who want to develop their own entrepreneur fundamental. Learning and trying are the keys to answer the challenge in photography business in the future.2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['Syamyatmoko Syamyatmoko']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ab9c82845fa355e10f80403b4dd83a6d99a9b7baThe pasteurella multocida (PM) is widely gastrointestinal parasitic on dogs, cats and other animals. The PM human infections is caused by animal bites orits close contact. Clinically foundin focal wound infection after bite, and acute suppurative otitis media reportshave not been caused by PM. A 45 years old nasopharyngeal cancer who sudden stabbing painof the left ear for 5h. Physical examination found that the left earexisted a lot of yellowish white purulent secretion. Distribution and drug sensitivity test of bacteria showed PM and it was sensitive to many antibiotics. nasopharygo fiberscope revealed that eustachian tube and theleft ear had a large number of purulentsecretion. The main diagnosis was: ①Recurrent nasopharyngealcarcinoma; ② Acute suppurative otitis media. TREATMENT according to the results of drug sensitive test and skin test inpatients with selection of levofloxacin (0.2 g/12 h), clindamycin (0.6 g/12 h) anti-infection treatment, the patient get better in the end.Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery201700A 45 years old nasopharyngeal cancer who sudden stabbing pain of the left ear for 5h and a large number of purulent secretion, the patient get better in the end with selection of levofloxacin, clindamycin, and anti-infection treatment.2017-01-20T00:00:00Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery['X. Xie', 'L. Wang', 'T. Jia', 'D. Ma']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4a3fb858890a545946b057878355c2a3ed914eefWhy did quality media lose peoples trust? Why is a big part of the audience listening more to lies and accusations than to well curated and fact based journalism? By Jacob Mollerup, Danish editor and media consultant2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Jacob Mollerup']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e87c6e18c0a9150efc0b17eff10b6d08b3aed103Kabupaten Banyuwangi adalah kabupaten dengan industri pariwisata yang baru bangkit. setelah sekian lama tidak digarap dengan serius, pada 6 tahun kebelakang industri pariwisata sedikit demi sedikit mulai dikembangkan di kabupaten Banyuwangi. Seiring dengan perkembangan pariwisata di kabupaten Banyuwangi, jumlah wisatawan yang berkunjung ke kabupaten Banyuwangi pun semakin tinggi, namun kadang informasi yang diterima mengenai kabupaten Banyuwangi belum terlalu mendetail. Rumusan masalah produk ini adalah bagaimana merancang buku buku fotografi kesenian seblang kelurahan Bakungan kabupaten Banyuwangi yang efektif sebagai media promosi pariwisata. Tujuan perancangan yang diharapkan adalah merancang sebuah buku fotografi yang bisa digunakan sebagai media promosi wisata oleh dinas kebudayaan dan pariwisata kabupaten Banyuwangi dan bersifat pengenalan yang mengedepankan latar belakang kebudayaan dan nilai-nilai kebudayaan Banyuwangi sehingga dapat mengangkat kebudayaan Banyuwangi di tingkat nasional dan internasional. Dalam melakukan perancangan buku fotografi kesenian seblang desa Bakungan ini adalah adalah model perancangan prosedural yaitu model yang bersifat deskriptif, dimana menggariskan langkah-langkah yang harus diikuti untuk menghasilkan sebuah produk. Perancangan bertujuan memecahkan masalah secara sistematis dan faktual mengenai fakta-fakta dan sifat populasi. Produk menggunakan kertas  HVS doff 100 gr, teknik pewarnaan dengan menggunakan komputerisasi dan tersaji  full colour  dan monokrom  dengan gaya desain minimalis. Buku ini memiliki keistimewaan tersendiri yaitu pada paket bundling  karena disertai dengan batik khas Banyuwangi dan juga udeng khas Banyuwangi. Sehingga diharapkan secara tidak langsung akan memberikan edukasi dan juga menambah rasa cinta terhadap kebudayaan asli Banyuwangi. Dengan adanya inovasi baru yang menyajikan paket yang berupa kemasan ekslusif, kain batik gajah oleng dan juga udeng khas Banyuwangi ini diharapkan nantinya kesenian tradisional Banyuwangi bisa lebih dikenal luas di masyarakat baik dalam maupun luar negeri. 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Audio Visual Media does not only arouse students’ desire and motivation in learning but also create the learning process become more concrete and meaningful. This study focused on improving students’ speaking ability by Exploring Audio Visual Media in teaching learning process. This research was conducted at Department of English Language Education of UIN Ar-Raniry at 2nd semester of 2016 involving 31 students as the samples. The method applied in this research was experimental research by using quantitative approach. The data was obtained through giving pre-test and post-test, experimental teaching, and distributing questionnaire. This study compared mean average between pre-test and post-test and found out students’ response toward Audio Visual Media. Furthermore, the result shows that teaching speaking by exploring Audio Visual Media does not give the effect on students’ speaking ability. Even though the mean score of post-test showed slightly higher than post-test,which mean score of pre-test was 69,40 and the mean score of post-test was 70,2, the effectiveness was rejected after examining the hypotheses. It showed in ttest calculation where t0 (0.73) ¬was lower than ttest (1.7), it means that Audio Visual Media does not play the role in improving student’s speaking ability at Department of Language Education UIN Ar-Raniry. However, the result of questionnaire reveals that the students had a positive response towards Audio Visual Media in teaching speaking. Key Words: Audio Visual Media and Speaking Ability2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['N. Mufida']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0ac1c05bd0c9f37dd795790825b935e9bc67602eThe problem of malicious activities in online social networks, such as Sybil attacks and malevolent use of fake identities, can severely affect the social activities in which users engage while online. For example, this problem can affect content publishing, creation of friendships, messaging, profile browsing, and commenting. Moreover, fake identities are often created to disseminate spam, use the private information of other users, commit fraud, and so on. A malicious person can generate numerous fake accounts for these purposes to reach a large number of trustworthy users. Thus, these types of malicious accounts must be detected and deactivated as quickly as possible. However, this objective is challenging, because a fake account can exhibit trustworthy behaviors and have a type of name that will prevent it from being detected by the security system. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive survey of literature from 2006 to 2016 on Sybil attacks in online social networks and use of social networks as a tool to analyze and prevent these attack types. We first review existing Sybil attack definitions, including those in the context of online social networks. We then discuss a new taxonomy of Sybil attack defense schemes and methodologies. Finally, we compare the literature and identify areas for further research in Sybil attacks in online social networks.IEEE Access201710596A comprehensive survey of literature from 2006 to 2016 on Sybil attacks in online social networks and use of social networks as a tool to analyze and prevent these attack types is provided.2017-01-20T00:00:00IEEE Access['Muhammad Al-Qurishi', 'Mabrook S. Al-Rakhami', 'Atif Alamri', 'Majed Alrubaian', 'S. Rahman', 'M. S. Hossain']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0843bd59b0430c1969e0f49dd38941cbecf1a3cbBackground Recreational drug use has increased considerably among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). The phenomenon has the potentially to increase HIV transmission among Chinese MSM. The aims of this study were: 1) to investigate the prevalence of recreational drug use among Chinese MSM, and 2) to explore the correlation between gay smartphone based sex-seeking applications (gay apps), HIV/STIs testing, group sex, commercial sex, sexual roles and poppers use among Chinese MSM. Methods MSM who were born biologically male, were at least 16 years of age and had engaged in anal sex with a man at least once were recruited through a nation-wide online survey in 2014. Information regarding socio-demographics, risk behaviors, recreational drug use, HIV and other STIs testing history and gay app use were collected. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine factors associated with recreational drug use among Chinese MSM. Results Among 1424 participating MSM, 1100 (77.3%) reported ever using recreational drugs in their lifetime. In the last 12 months, 303 (21.3%) used poppers, 34 (2.4%) used crystal meth and 15 (1.0%) used ecstasy. The mean age of respondents was 25.6±6.8 years, 72.9% identified as gay, 41.3% were students, and 83.8% had never been married. Multiple logistic regression models revealed that compared with non-popper users, popper users were more likely to have been tested for HIV (adjusted OR (aOR) = 1.50, 95% CI: 1.15–1.96) and other STIs (aOR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.26–2.17). In addition, popper users were more likely to engage in group sex (aOR = 2.63, 95% CI:1.80–3.86), commercial sex (aOR = 1.86, 95% CI:1.13–3.06) and used gay mobile apps to seek sexual partners (aOR = 2.10, 95% CI:1.58–2.80). Conclusion Chinese MSM has a high rate of recreational drug use, including poppers. Public health programs serving MSM may consider integrating intervention programs to decrease recreational drug use related harms.PLoS ONE20173245Investigation of the prevalence of recreational drug use among Chinese MSM and the correlation between gay smartphone based sex-seeking applications (gay apps), HIV/STIs testing, group sex, commercial sex, sexual roles and poppers use revealed Chinese MSM has a high rate of recreational drugs use, including poppers.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['P. Zhao', 'Songyuan Tang', 'Cheng Wang', 'Ye Zhang', 'John Best', 'Thitikarn May Tangthanasup', 'Shujie Huang', 'Bin Yang', 'Chongyi Wei', 'J. Tucker', 'W. Tang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a4a0e4a03b19e699e88c5e40ed27550ea58b0075Provable data possession (PDP) allows a user to outsource data with a guarantee that the integrity can be efficiently verified. Existing publicly verifiable PDP schemes require the user to perform expensive computations, such as modular exponentiations for processing data before outsourcing to the storage server, which is not desirable for weak users with limited computation resources. In this paper, we introduce and formalize an online/offline PDP (OOPDP) model, which divides the data processing procedure into offline and online phases. In OOPDP, most of the expensive computations for processing data are performed in the offline phase, and the online phase requires only lightweight computations like modular multiplications. We present a general OOPDP transformation framework which is applicable to PDP-related schemes with metadata aggregatability and public metadata expansibility. Following the framework, we present two efficient OOPDP instantiations. Technically, we present aggregatable vector Chemeleon hash functions which map a vector of values to a group element and play a central role in the OOPDP transformation. Theoretical and experimental analyses confirm that our technique is practical to speed-up PDP schemes.IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security20174246This paper introduces and formalizes an online/offline PDP (OOPDP) model, which divides the data processing procedure into offline and online phases, and presents a general OOPDP transformation framework which is applicable to PDP-related schemes with metadata aggregatability and public metadata expansibility.2017-01-20T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security['Yujue Wang', 'Qianhong Wu', 'Bo Qin', 'Shaohua Tang', 'W. Susilo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f13105d58c22caf0f54dc24a981359fb55ec6278International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education20174137A software architecture to fill the gap and enable the development of fully customizable CAT tools with respect to domain-specific item design and visualization as well as deployed CAT algorithms is introduced.2017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education['Stefan Oppl', 'Florian Reisinger', 'Alexander Eckmaier', 'Christoph Helm']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ca4a2e5f7decb6d280fdb02e7a676adcdd9df70cObjective Assess willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), support for others using it and willingness to have sex with partners using PrEP among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). Methods National, online cross-sectional surveys of Australian GBM were conducted in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Scales measuring support for and willingness to have sex with men using PrEP were developed in 2015 using factor analysis. Trends and associations with key measures were analysed using multivariate logistic regression. Results During 2011–2015, 3850 surveys were completed by GBM. Willingness to use PrEP among HIV-negative and untested men did not change between 2011 (28.2%) and 2015 (31.7%, p=0.13). In 2015, willingness to use PrEP was independently associated with younger age, having an HIV-positive regular partner, recent condomless anal intercourse with casual male partners (CAIC), more than 10 male sex partners in the previous 6 months, ever having taken postexposure prophylaxis and having fewer concerns about using PrEP. In 2015, 54.5% of GBM supported other GBM taking PrEP and 39% were willing to have sex with men using PrEP. Support for and willingness to have sex with PrEP users were both associated with being HIV-positive, having a university degree and having two or more male partners in the previous 6 months. Willingness to have sex with men on PrEP was also associated with recent CAIC and using party drugs for sex, but was less likely among men who consistently used or had a positive experience using condoms. Discussion Interest in and support for using PrEP are concentrated among men who engage in higher risk practices and who know more about living with HIV. This is consistent with the targeting of PrEP in Australia.Sexually Transmitted Infections20172431Support for and willingness to have sex with PrEP users were both associated with being HIV-positive, having a university degree and having two or more male partners in the previous 6 months, consistent with the targeting of PrEP in Australia.2017-01-20T00:00:00Sexually Transmitted Infections['M. Holt', 'Toby Lea', 'Heather-Marie A Schmidt', 'J. Kolstee', 'Jeanne Ellard', 'D. Murphy', 'H. Truong', 'J. D. de Wit']2017-01-20T00:00:00 54e1269433b6ddfdefbb93541d17ebd2ec3a1402Abstract The intent of this paper is to find out significant united electromechanical characteristics for online monitoring of stator interturn short circuit (SISC) faults. Different from other studies, this paper pays attention to neither the stator voltage and current, nor the winding inductance variation, but focuses on the faulty electromagnetic characteristics including the exciting current, the circulating current in the parallel branches (CCPB), and the electromagnetic torque (EMT). The simulation work is modeled for a QFSN-600-2YHG type turbo-generator and the experiment is taken on a MJF-30-6 fault-simulating generator to verify the theoretical analysis. The simulation result and the experiment data accord with the theoretical analysis and show that, as SISC occurs, second harmonics will be induced in the exciting current, first and third harmonics will be induced in the CCPB, and second and fourth harmonics will be produced in the EMT. Moreover, the corresponding time-domain waves will also fluctuate intensely, while the mean value of the exciting current and the EMT will be decreased. As SISC develops, the harmonic increment, the fluctuation intensity of the time waves, and the decreased rate of the mean value will be also increased. These united characteristics can be applied to the fault diagnosis and online monitoring on SISC fault.201723152017-01-20T00:00:00Electric Power Components and Systems['Yu‐Ling He', 'Fa-Lin Wang', 'Guiji Tang', 'Meng-Qiang Ke']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1a45278004f16dedbf01e1a458cd5790c7516dd6Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the push and pull factors associated with the consumption of Chinese Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) game events by online audiences and on-site attendants. Design/methodology/approach Conducting a comprehensive review of literature and a test of content validity, a questionnaire was formulated to assess push and pull motives, event consumption, and sociodemographic variables. A total of 433 CTTSL event consumers, including 225 respondents who primarily followed CTTSL game events via television and webcasting and 208 respondents who primarily consumed the events by attending live game events. Findings Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that for online consumers, two push factors, self-esteem and drama excitement, were found to be positively related to the event consumption factors; whereas, social interaction and sport performance factors were found to be negatively predictive of event consumption factors. For on-site consumers, none of the push and pull factors were found to be related to the consumption factors. Research limitations/implications These results indicate that unlike research findings derived in other research settings mainly conducted in Western countries, push and pull factors are more functional for online CTTSL consumers who are of comparatively stronger fandom level, which are likely affected by CTTSL’s contemporary operations. Originality/value Enriching the dual process theory through examining its applicability in studying sport consumer behavior, from both perspectives of internal and external motivations; applying theories and research findings of internal and external motivations that have primarily been derived in Western countries into a professional sport setting in China; identifying unique and diverse perspectives of professional table tennis consumers in China between online and on-site consumers; contrary to the findings derived in Western countries, the motivational factors are more functional for online CTTSL consumers who are of comparatively stronger fandom level, which are likely affected by CTTSL’s contemporary operations; and conducting micro-perspective analyses to study Chinese sport consumer behaviors, which has rarely been done in contemporary scholarly inquiries in China.201728102017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship['Yi Zhang', 'K. Byon']2017-01-20T00:00:00 24102f6ad42ab9866f75182578fb608ea43dfdf320170162017-01-20T00:00:00['Georgina Born', 'Christopher Haworth']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a185f595260e063b897acfced1f2a04ec5190c6ePsychological Research2017465The findings suggest that the processing of numerical magnitude originates from interactions between numerical magnitude and real object size during online motor execution, and that the effect of magnitude on visuomotor control is not likely to be attributed to the motor planning stage prior to action initiation.2017-01-20T00:00:00Psychological Research['Gal Namdar', 'T. Ganel']2017-01-20T00:00:00 168d9413f840642f91b723469a73c8d732098b8aBackground : Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), aged 3 to 5 years, have physical, behavioral, and functional problems. Because of alcohol-related deficits, children with FASDs are at risk for malnutrition; yet, little is known about how FASD affects eating behavior and nutrition. Aim : The purpose of this study was to identify atypical eating behavior in children with FASDs, aged 3 to 5 years, and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics. Method : This descriptive cross-sectional study gathered data from a caregiver-reported online survey targeting the eating behavior of preschool-aged children with FASDs. The survey included the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Participants/Setting : Seventy-four caregivers qualified for the study with nine having two children with FASDs. Responses to survey questions varied since caregivers had permission to omit any question. Results : Significant differences were found between the preschool-aged children with FASDs and Wardle’s published normative sample by gender and age. Compared to reported norms, study children scored higher in Desire to Drink, Food Responsiveness, Emotional Overeating, and Food Fussiness, and lower in Enjoyment of Food. Regarding socio-demographic characteristics, there was greater Enjoyment of Food with larger families and Food Avoidance with college-educated caregivers. Conclusion : Children with FASDs, aged 3 to 5 years, have atypical eating behaviors characteristic of maladaptive appetites, overeating under stress, selective eating, slowness in eating, and an excessive need for drinks, in comparison with a published normative sample.2017504Children with FASDs, aged 3 to 5 years, have atypical eating behaviors characteristic of maladaptive appetites, overeating under stress, selective eating, slowness in eating, and an excessive need for drinks, in comparison with a published normative sample.2017-01-20T00:00:00['S. Evans', 'M. Payton', 'T. Kennedy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3bbdd30d339db0c910f818869bf9439606a132a2Reputation plays a key role in online marketplace communities improving trust among community members. Reputation works as a decision-making tool for understanding the behavior of the business partners. Success of any online business depends on the trust the business agents share with each other. However, untrustworthy agents have anno place in online marketplaces and are forced to leave the market even if they will potentially cooperate. In this study, we propose an exploration strategy based on a forgiveness mechanism for untrustworthy agents to recover their reputation. Furthermore, a number of experiments based on the NetLogo simulation are performed to validate the applicability of the proposed mechanism. The results show that the online marketplaces incorporating a forgiveness mechanism can be used with the existing reputation systems and improve the efficiency of online marketplaces.ACM Trans. Internet Techn.2017424An exploration strategy based on a forgiveness mechanism for untrustworthy agents to recover their reputation can be used with the existing reputation systems and improve the efficiency of online marketplaces.2017-01-20T00:00:00ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT)['Ruchdee Binmad', 'Mingchu Li']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7a537907eb4ac491555081a3f1764edb470a7184Image super-resolution (SR) methods essentially lead to a loss of some high-frequency (HF) information when predicting high-resolution (HR) images from low-resolution (LR) images without using external references. To address this issue, we additionally utilize online retrieved data to facilitate image SR in a unified deep framework. A novel dual high-frequency recovery network (DHN) is proposed to predict an HR image with three parts: an LR image, an internal inferred HF (IHF) map (HF missing part inferred solely from the LR image) and an external extracted HF (EHF) map. In particular, we infer the HF information based on both the LR image and similar HR references which are retrieved online. For the EHF map, we align the references with affine transformation and then in the aligned references, part of HF signals are extracted by the proposed DHN to compensate for the HF loss. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that our DHN achieves notably better performance than state-of-the-art SR methods.International Symposium on Circuits and Systems2017204A novel dual high-frequency recovery network (DHN) is proposed to predict an HR image with three parts: an LR image, an internal inferred HF (IHF) map (HF missing part inferred solely from the LR image) and an external extracted HF (E HF) map.2017-01-20T00:00:002018 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS)['Sifeng Xia', 'Wenhan Yang', 'Tiesong Zhao', 'Jiaying Liu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6c2b68a2cfff190d49bdef136d903b8fd6705e3d2017182017-01-20T00:00:00['Hayley Bennett', 'Anna-Lena Jönsson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3edeb19e6a8045f21e998a3d5d45c516ec5a6137Adolescent who got some addiction of online game has negative cognition. The research goal is to know the tendency profile of online game and to describe counseling hypothetic program of restructuration to reduce tendency of online game. This research used descriptive method where the population and sample is students of SMP Negeri 45 Bandung year 2015/2016 that consist of 323 students and the sample is 137 students. Deciding sample used non probability sampling with purposive sampling. The research instrument used questionnaire that point to addiction tendency aspects of online game. The result showed that: 1) generally, the addiction tendency of online game is categorized very low; 2) the result of data processing showed that addiction tendency aspects on mood modification aspect has 10 students is categorized average with percentage of 7,3%; 3) the counseling program plan of cognition restructuration is to reduce addiction tendency of online game on student that focused to reduce some indicator that is categorized low. The recommendation of research is proposed to BK teachers at school and researchers further.2017032017-01-20T00:00:00Indonesian Journal of Educational Counseling['Gita Adi Persada', 'Anne Hafina', 'Nurhudaya Nurhudaya']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ba7f0e1c24bd07dd0c4158ecb8f1cdc093a2c1f1Abstract: This study aims to determine the role of Moslem youth and the use of communication technologies in social spiritual movement in Indonesia. This research is important to expose the participation of young Moslem and the existence of social spiritual movements, which based on online media. The object of this study was the One Day One Juz Community. This research uses descriptive qualitative method and the concept of social movements and online communities to analyse the phenomenon. The result shows that the role of young Moslem in social spiritual movements is as the initiator, organizer, donors, motivator, and monitor. Keywords: Moslem, One Day One Juz Community, online communities, social spiritual movement, youth Abstrak: Penelitian ini mengkaji peran generasi muda Muslim dan fenomena gerakan sosial spiritual yang diinisiasi melalui komunitas online. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peran generasi muda Muslim dan pemanfaatan teknologi komunikasi dalam gerakan sosial spiritual di Indonesia. Penelitian ini penting untuk menunjukkan partisipasi generasi muda dan eksistensi gerakan sosial spiritual berbasis media online. Komunitas yang menjadi obyek penelitian ini adalah Komunitas One day One Juz. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan analisis berdasarkan konsep gerakan sosial dan komunitas online/virtual. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran generasi muda Muslim dalam gerakan sosial spiritual adalah sebagai inisiator, organisator, donatur, motivator, dan pemonitor. Kata Kunci: generasi muda, gerakan sosial spiritual, komunitas online, Komunitas One Day One Juz, Muslim2017022017-01-20T00:00:00Jurnal ilmu Komunikasi['Puji Hariyanti']2017-01-20T00:00:00 019744818e4889f4378cf224f700436a6f80d422Now each day various persons are victimization various applications a number of them are social networking application where anyone will share their personal info, photos, videos, documents among friends over online Social Network(OSN). In recent years we have witnessed a significant growth of social - computing communities online services during which users share info in numerous forms. As content contributions from participants are crucial to the viability of those communities, it's necessary to grasp what drives users to participate and share info with others in such settings. Online social networks such face book, orkut, twitter, whats app has setting to share the non-public info, photos videos over the networks. whereas such networks do allow users to manage what they share with whom, access management policies are notoriously difficult to congure properly, this raises the question of whether or not OSN users' privacy settings match their sharing intentions. Picture sharing is a pretty feature that popularizes online Social Networks (OSNs). Sadly, it should reveal user's privacy if they're permissible to post, comment, and tag a photograph generously. To handle this downside, numerous systems are explained which will be accustomed acknowledge everybody within the picture. For users of social networking sites like Facebook, this method focuses on the privacy considerations and wishes of the users, at an equivalent time explores concepts for privacy protection mechanisms by considering user's current considerations and behaviors.201770For users of social networking sites like Facebook, this method focuses on the privacy considerations and wishes of the users, and explores concepts for privacy protection mechanisms by considering user's current considerations and behaviors.2017-01-20T00:00:00['D. Khandagale', 'P. Satarkar']2017-01-20T00:00:00 601324d71d763a256d8c046cc0a53cebcbbd38d8Perkembangan pengguna situs jejaring sosial di Indonesia telah memunculkan suatu paradigma e-commerce baru yang disebut social commerce (s-commerce). Salah satu media s-commerce yang bermanfaat untuk memfasilitasi jual beli produk maupun jasa adalah Instagram. Permasalahan yang menjadi keterbatasan dalam belanja online adalah kepercayaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi faktor kunci dari karakteristik s-commerce yaitu reputasi, kualitas informasi, keamanan transaksi, komunikasi, economic feasibility, dan referensi word-of-mouth, yang dapat membangun kepercayaan konsumen serta untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepercayaan terhadap niat beli dan niat word-of-mouth. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif konklusif multiple cross-sectional desain, serta teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan judgemental sampling. Penyebaran kuesioner dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode survey online dan offline kepada 231 mahasiswi di 6 universitas di Kota Surabaya. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan structural equation modeling, analysis of variance dan retail mix. Temuan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh signifikan antara karakteristik s-commerce yaitu komunikasi, economic feasibility, dan referensi word-of-mouth terhadap kepercayaan, serta kepercayaan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap niat beli dan niat word-of-mouth. Implikasi manajerial dapat diaplikasikan oleh peritel online untuk meningkatkan kredibilitas dan pendapatan online shop. Originalitas dari penelitian ini adalah berfokus pada kepercayaan konsumen dalam belanja online di s-commerce Instagram. ======================================================================================= The development of social networking site users in Indonesia have led to a new e-commerce paradigm called social commerce (s-commerce). One of the scommerce media used to facilitate the online buying and selling of various product and service is Instagram. The problems that become limitations in online shopping is trust. This study aims to investigate the key factors of characteristics of s-commerce i.e reputation, information quality, transaction safety, communications, economic feasibility, and word-of-mouth refferals, that can build consumer’ trust, also to determine the effects of trust on purchase intention and word-of-mouth intention. The research method using descriptive conclusive multiple cross sectional design and using judgemental sampling as sampling technique. The questionnaires administrated by using online and offline survey method to 231 students from 6 university in Surabaya. The data analysis are using structural equation modeling, analysis of variance and retail mix. The findings of this research is communications, economic feasibility, and word-of-mouth refferals influencing significantly trust, and trust influencing significantly purchase intentions and word-of-mouth intentions. The managerial implications can be apply by online retailers to improve the credibility and revenue of the online shop. Originality of this study is focused on consumer’s trust on online shopping in the s-commerce Instagram.2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['Bella Harum Ashari']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c623d93d1557ff5bb530ef2983de5914394ab4252017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Y. Shaoyu', 'T. Atsushi', 'Horita Tatsuya']2017-01-20T00:00:00 457cca64c8427a0e41abc78d45a264ce6e0842302017002017-01-20T00:00:00['P. Marsden']2017-01-20T00:00:00 546e7ed77da8f6244ef050667f1b34d727eda6272017012017-01-20T00:00:00['Sarah Peball']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cced0568471f4c9ecbd31c5b82bff3a647977eaf2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Rosa']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5d76933afbe0d71808ac72d6dab33f366e02281d2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Ismael Hernández Villagómez', 'F. Torres']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cebfccc73dbe4ed03c3dbb90313caadedf332dceDiese Seite des virtuellen Herbariums zeigt Ihnen die wichtigsten Angaben zur Pflanzenart Rote Spornblume (Centranthus ruber)2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['J. Eberhardt']2017-01-20T00:00:00 35e415eae6afb7e55fd8145d43650859c01c65522017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Julius Holschneider']2017-01-20T00:00:00 896b1ba78e5f94c4cd0daa041bdb5fb07976b4dc: Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication technology in medical field. This system consists of both hardware and software component at the patient and doctor ends. The proposed project in this paper provides an image based technique to analyse continuous monitoring of ECG signal and movement of patient by using sensors and digital camera. The system consist of sensors, software (MATLAB), microcontroller, data acquisition unit (computer).The proposed system uses android mobile phone as a interlink between patient and consulting doctor. This method captures the ECG signal and movement of patient from ICU monitoring machine using a digital camera and transmit the data through internet. The prime goal was to develop a telemedical system so that healthcare professional can monitor their patient continuously. The paper proposes a method to capture the image of patient condition using ECG and make the capture image be available to the physician. This system provide information about medical status of patient.2017100The paper proposes a method to capture the image of patient condition using ECG and make the capture image be available to the physician and this system provide information about medical status of patient.2017-01-20T00:00:00International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology['Miss. Neha', 'A. Ghadage', 'Mr. A.S. Tamboli']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5be03339772cbcddeaeb01038709edcdd2be2f66Diese Seite des virtuellen Herbariums zeigt Ihnen die wichtigsten Angaben zur Pflanzenart Behaartes Knopfkraut (Galinsoga ciliata)2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['J. Eberhardt']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b5f0ca5e0f6989e494ab2850cc99da2719286f752017002017-01-20T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d433604c0601936001338eee939f99d3df711b02This paper will focus on Palestinian Bedouin village of Susiya, located in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the range of visibility making actions that ensued after the entire village was issued a demolition order by the Israeli Civil Administration 2012. Focusing on a range of creative visual response to the demolition order, this paper will examine the problematic nature over who and how to produce the ‘right image’ of the village and its struggle. Based upon fieldwork and interviews with activists and community workers I will identify how, in an effort to overcome the separation between audience and distant spectator, a number of NGOs and Human Rights organizations (HROs) acting on behalf of the village ultimately weakened the representation of the villagers (Tomlinson, 1999). Thereafter I will conclude by addressing how through the circulatory nature of the internet, one specific Activestills photo project, developed with rather than for the villagers one year earlier re-emerged as the dominant visibility of the awareness raising campaign, online. By doing so, I will argue that more subtle form of visual resistance can be measured against the emotional and affect laden practices adopted by the HROs; a practice that became prevalent during the Second Intifada (Allen, 2008).2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Gary Bratchford']2017-01-20T00:00:00 081e0446f03618c816a822271850fa244e2e0b912017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Muhammad Zakaria']2017-01-20T00:00:00 41fff548a87a3400275eb4cf469e7fcfd84fb5712017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Chris Smith']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3f6425d4883c4bc1e9e1c06dba34fa392002872c2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['C. Dick']2017-01-20T00:00:00 8ac98c720c2887b84075fcc40e6e61e191709fc82017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Hana Gratia Apriliani']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d46ab3ac29205951cf30ec5df9c37b143ff34c0c2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Joan M Naturale']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1ebeff67c190cc9516c0715b85df8d704549a2552017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Chomicki Guillaume', 'Janda Milan', 'S. Susanne']2017-01-20T00:00:00 46e5eef35eb8c9667b4382c06f148bce9c3c843fThe contemporary visual analysis of urban space reveals a great deal, specifically when the process is repeated over time. Longitudinal studies carried out in particular sites or with specific communities help to better frame our understanding of an environment. These long-term investments enable researchers to collect data, which might not be immediately noticed, allowing for connections in spatial, social and cultural practices to be drawn out, becoming visible over weeks, months or years depending on the scale of the project. Moreover, these studies are useful data-sets when a space succumbs to dramatic social and economic change. Focusing on the rapidly gentrified inner-city residential areas of Miles Platting and Ancoats in Manchester, UK, this paper outlines a qualitative approach to ethno-spatial research that explores how future stakeholders shape, present and visually exclude aspects of an environment in order to create their own utopic narratives. Using my own ‘researcher-produced-images’ (Pauwels, 2008) that form part of a more extensive photographic survey (Krase and Shortell, 2014), I will examine through comparison, how users of a popular online forum of soon-be homeowners actively exclude the existing and dilapidated inner city housing stock that surrounds their own future residence. Through regular visits to the construction site, forum-users/homeowners actively document and upload the on-going development of the area. Consistently uploading tightly framed shots of their future house or street, each user engages in a form of visual exclusion. By doing so, I argue that each user enacts a form of self-induced scotoma to the community already present.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Gary Bratchford']2017-01-20T00:00:00 390339d0b268e88a91c73411cdd0573914a47fd72017002017-01-20T00:00:00['G. Gray']2017-01-20T00:00:00 90bdee6b45deb34c47a8086cf74ae8394238404aPurpose The purpose of this paper is to review recent studies published from 2007 to 2015 on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting with a view to identifying the emerging topics and methods studied and to pointing future research directions in the field. Design/methodology/approach Articles on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting published mostly in both science citation index and social sciences citation index journals were identified and analyzed. Findings This review finds that the studies focused on hotel demand are relatively less than those on tourism demand. It is also observed that more and more studies have moved away from the aggregate tourism demand analysis, whereas disaggregate markets and niche products have attracted increasing attention. Some studies have gone beyond neoclassical economic theory to seek additional explanations of the dynamics of tourism and hotel demand, such as environmental factors, tourist online behavior and consumer confidence indicators, among others. More sophisticated techniques such as nonlinear smooth transition regression, mixed-frequency modeling technique and nonparametric singular spectrum analysis have also been introduced to this research area. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of this review is that the articles included in this study only cover the English literature. Future review of this kind should also include articles published in other languages. The review provides a useful guide for researchers who are interested in future research on tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting. Practical implications This review provides important suggestions and recommendations for improving the efficiency of tourism and hospitality management practices. Originality/value The value of this review is that it identifies the current trends in tourism and hotel demand modeling and forecasting research and points out future research directions.20171122342017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['D. Wu', 'Haiyan Song', 'Shujie Shen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1aa2a1c5d1b192866138ee3092894bfa4e8e5b27Nature Reviews Neuroscience20171227In this article, in the section Activity-dependent 'switches', Aβ afferents were incorrectly defined and this has been corrected in the online version of the article.2017-01-20T00:00:00Nature Reviews Neuroscience['R. Kuner', 'H. Flor']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2e3b901bd87bf2804749fd7a83bdd0f36e3d152fBrief interventions address social identity threat at scale Advocates for free massive open online courses (MOOCs) have heralded them as vehicles for democratizing education and bridging divides within and across countries (1). More than 25 million people enrolled in MOOCs between 2012 and 2015, including 39% from less-developed countries (LDCs) (2). But the educated and affluent in all countries enroll in and complete MOOCs at relatively higher rates (3, 4). Judged by completion rates, MOOCs do not spread benefits equitably across global regions. Rather, they reflect prevailing educational disparities between nations (see the first chart) (5). Although the global achievement gap could be caused by barriers in LDCs, such as less broadband Internet access, formal education, and English proficiency, we explore another potential but underappreciated cause. Members of LDCs may suffer from the cognitive burden of wrestling with feeling unwelcome while trying to learn and, therefore, underperform. This can be exacerbated by social identity threat, which is the fear of being seen as less capable because of one's group (6). We discuss field experiments with interventions that targeted social identity threat and caused substantial improvements in MOOC persistence and completion rates among learners in LDCs, eliminating the global achievement gap.Science201717165Although the global achievement gap could be caused by barriers in LDCs, such as less broadband Internet access, formal education, and English proficiency, another potential but underappreciated cause is explored.2017-01-20T00:00:00Science['René F. Kizilcec', 'Andrew J. Saltarelli', 'J. Reich', 'Geoffrey L. Cohen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3ada2a45e05f402eaf72cd029c113d9548dd5c61npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine20173089A universal checklist of guideline recommendations as a practice tool for primary care professionals and future guideline developers is developed, which can inform future universal guidelines suitable forPrimary care.2017-01-20T00:00:00NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine['Marjolein E. A. Verbiest', 'E. Brakema', 'R. M. van der Kleij', 'Kate Sheals', 'Georgia Allistone', 'Siân Williams', 'A. McEwen', 'N. Chavannes']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ac181b009941e6621dd97caaff5f86704ec36ad6Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry20174667Evidence is observed for a site-selective formation of free amino acids in the OH radical-induced oxidation of peptides and proteins, which may be due to a reaction pathway involving nitrogen-centered radicals.2017-01-20T00:00:00Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry['Fobang Liu', 'S. Lai', 'Haijie Tong', 'P. Lakey', 'M. Shiraiwa', 'Michael G. Weller', 'U. Pöschl', 'C. Kampf']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4ff6363bd69f4036f6b3c4649e6fdbd75b6b7f01Purpose This study aims to measure the effect on prices through the differing characteristics and attributes of hotels. Design/methodology/approach A hedonic price model (HPM) was adopted to estimate the impact of various site and situational factors on hotel prices in Warsaw, Poland. To better understand room rates not explained by HPM, spatial analysis of residuals was used. Datasets regarding prices from three different online travel agents (OTAs) and star ratings, either official or provided by OTAs, were investigated. Findings A significant impact on hotel prices by star rating has been confirmed. Every additional star allows the hotel to set approximately 25 to 36 per cent higher prices, which is in line with previous studies. Moreover, two factors indicated a high but still underestimated theoretical hotel prices: location within the city centre and proximity to the international airport. Practical implications The results of this study suggest that hoteliers should use a spatial analysis of room rates offered by the competing enterprises. Moreover, managers are expected to verify their price tactics and policies according to the geographical determinants of hotel prices investigated. Originality/value The uniqueness of the study is highlighted by comparison of HPMs based on data from different OTAs, analysing differences in HPMs based on star ratings provided by OTAs and official systems and spatial analysis of residuals of estimated HPMs. Moreover, this study is among the first to examine the usage of HPM in the hospitality industry in East-Central Europe.201747582017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['A. Pawlicz', 'Tomasz Napierała']2017-01-20T00:00:00 da038b3a8ffaedea6acfdf0ecfa274cfbaffe155Purpose The purpose of this research is to identify motivators (i.e. self-efficacy, perceived behavioural control and perceived benefits) and inhibitors (i.e. perceived cost and anxiety) that affect behavioural intentions to book hotel rooms using smartphones. Design/methodology/approach Utilising survey data collected from online consumers who have booked hotels in London, two stages of structural equation modelling were applied to estimate the proposed model. Findings The results of this research indicate that perceived behavioural control appears to be the core motivator for the use of smartphones to book a hotel with perceived benefits, whereas anxiety plays a negative role in leading to mobile booking behaviours. It is also identified that self-efficacy indirectly influences intentions to reserve hotel accommodation. Practical implications This study suggests that hospitality marketers should simplify the mobile purchasing process to enhance self-confidence in controlling the system during transactions, educate current and potential online consumers to become aware of the competitive benefits of using smartphones and create alliances with credit card companies to relieve anxiety when users are asked to provide personal or banking information. Originality/value In light of the substantial literature regarding the adoption of technology in terms of user experience (i.e. TAM), this study integrates two theoretical foundations of understanding consumer behaviours (i.e. a concept of consumer values and theory of planned behaviour) to assess motivators and inhibitors in behaviours related to booking hotel accommodation via smartphones.201771442017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management['Sangwon Park', 'Yiqun Huang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fab418534f3d3ffb2e26f5d398c4115c0f4e7ed4ABSTRACT Revenge porn involves publicly releasing pictures of a person’s sexual activity, along with the means to contact that person, to provoke widespread shaming. This paper analyzes the US-based revenge porn website MyEx.com through discourse, legal, and information network analyses. The paper explores how revenge porn is not only an instance of online sexual violence rooted in abjection but also symptomatic of a new political economy of subjectivity, where both the human-based and the automated, algorithm-based circulation of personal information are at the center of processes through which the self is seen and valued, both socially and economically, by others.201764462017-01-20T00:00:00Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies['Ganaele Langlois', 'A. Slane']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c1b08a60ad7bbef87c19c61af3b1d607ea37f621Recent research has suggested that obesity is a stigmatised condition. Concerns with personal inferiority (social rank), shame and self-criticism may impact on weight management behaviours. The current study examined associations between social comparison (shame, self-criticism), negative affect and eating behaviours in women attending a community based weight management programme focused on behaviour change. 2,236 participants of the programme completed an online survey using measures of shame, self-criticism, social comparison, and weight-related affect, which were adapted to specifically address eating behaviour, weight and body shape perceptions. Correlation analyses showed that shame, self-criticism and social comparison were associated with negative affect. All of these variables were related to eating regulation and weight control (p < 0.001). Path analysis revealed that the association of shame, hated-self, and low self-reassurance on disinhibition and susceptibility to hunger was fully mediated by weight-related negative affect, even when controlling for the effect of depressive symptoms (p < 0.050 to p < 0.010). In addition, feelings of inadequacy and unfavourable social comparisons were associated with higher disinhibition and susceptibility to hunger, partially mediated through weight-related negative affect (p = 0.001). These variables were negatively associated with extent of weight loss during programme attendance prior to the survey, while self-reassurance and positive social comparisons were positively associated with the extent of weight loss prior to the survey (p < .050). Shame, self-criticism, and perceptions of inferiority may play a significant role in self-regulation of eating behaviour in overweight people trying to manage their weight.PLoS ONE20176945Shame, self-criticism, and perceptions of inferiority may play a significant role in self-regulation of eating behaviour in overweight people trying to manage their weight.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['C. Duarte', 'M. Matos', 'R. Stubbs', 'C. Gale', 'L. Morris', 'J. P. Gouveia', 'P. Gilbert']2017-01-20T00:00:00 716e69b46916f7f069b68cf901596ed345a23929ABSTRACT Methionine oxidation is a common posttranslational modification (PTM) of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Oxidation can reduce the in-vivo half-life, efficacy and stability of the product. Peptide mapping is commonly used to monitor the levels of oxidation, but this is a relatively time-consuming method. A high-throughput, automated subunit mass analysis method was developed to monitor antibody methionine oxidation. In this method, samples were treated with IdeS, EndoS and dithiothreitol to generate three individual IgG subunits (light chain, Fd’ and single chain Fc). These subunits were analyzed by reversed phase-ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with an online quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer and the levels of oxidation on each subunit were quantitated based on the deconvoluted mass spectra using the UNIFI software. The oxidation results obtained by subunit mass analysis correlated well with the results obtained by peptide mapping. Method qualification demonstrated that this subunit method had excellent repeatability and intermediate precision. In addition, UNIFI software used in this application allows automated data acquisition and processing, which makes this method suitable for high-throughput process monitoring and product characterization. Finally, subunit mass analysis revealed the different patterns of Fc methionine oxidation induced by chemical and photo stress, which makes it attractive for investigating the root cause of oxidation.mAbs20174948Subunit mass analysis revealed the different patterns of Fc methionine oxidation induced by chemical and photo stress, which makes it attractive for investigating the root cause of oxidation.2017-01-20T00:00:00mAbs['Izabela Sokolowska', 'Jingjie Mo', 'Jia Dong', 'M. Lewis', 'P. Hu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a8fef4235975c0298ce67c29d285192c6d9b23c0Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and understand the business logic of the for-profit social enterprises targeting the basic needs of the base of the pyramid (BoP) segment. A case study of an organization offering clean energy solutions to the BoP segment has been used to illustrate the socio-economic business model of the for-profit social enterprises, which can serve the underserved needs of the BoP segment using an inclusive approach. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses Selco, a social enterprise offering energy solutions to the low-income population in rural India. The qualitative case-based research involves the secondary data inputs from the online sources and primary data inputs from the field interviews with the different stakeholders at Selco. Findings The research findings recommend the following strategic choices for the social enterprises – focus on segmentation; field-based experimentation, innovation and prototyping; local skill-building and engagement; hybrid organizational setup; systemic behavior change orientation; customized value offerings; last-mile delivery and support; and collaboration with non-traditional stakeholders. Practical implications The lessons learnt through the analysis of Selco provide tools and strategies to enable the social enterprises to better understand their business model and make informed decisions resulting in the effective social interventions while remaining sustainable. The paper offers an actionable framework for creating an inclusive formal market ecosystem that is sustainable, scalable and socially relevant. Originality/value This study is an original contribution to the field of social entrepreneurship. It undertakes a field study of the social enterprise delivering inclusive energy solutions to the BoP segment in India. The study of Selco brings out the learnings regarding the key strategic actions, which can lead to sustainable business models for targeting the BoP segment in developing countries like India201724432017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Management Development['Sandeep Goyal', 'B. Sergi', 'Amit Kapoor']2017-01-20T00:00:00 993471b2554c0d7d099e9a7c63480eb87d6103c9Supportive Care in Cancer20174937These findings show that there is room for improvement across practices involved with MOQC with regard to supporting patients taking oral oncolytics, and patients will need to improve their activation levels and oncology clinics will needs to create new workflows in order to enhance self-care management ability.2017-01-20T00:00:00Supportive Care in Cancer['T. Salgado', 'Emily R. Mackler', 'J. Severson', 'Jamie Lindsay', 'P. Batra', 'L. Petersen', 'K. Farris']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3a47ebe1f0fec9308b5ef71d112676b003f1976eThe present study attempted to investigate the role of using word games in L2 vocabulary acquisition. 12 female participants from Uludag University were selected for control and experimental groups. Additionally, 35 participants from different universities in Turkey were invited to attend the study. First, an online questionnaire about the effect of games on vocabulary learning was administered to 35 participants. And results were analysed.  Secondly, 12 female participants were divided into two groups as control group and experimental group. Both groups were taught certain words, however, a word game known as “Bingo” were utilized for the experimental group. Finally, a vocabulary quiz was administered to both groups to determine the differences between them. The scores obtained from vocabulary quiz showed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in vocabulary quiz. Even so, there was not a significant difference between the results of the quiz. Similarly, the findings of the questionnaire indicated that the participants preferred learning through vocabulary games rather than traditional way. Also, the findings revealed that games reduce negative feelings during the learning process. It was suggested that teachers should reconsider the role of games and appreciate their educational value.20171624The findings revealed that games reduce negative feelings during the learning process and it was suggested that teachers should reconsider the role of games and appreciate their educational value.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Foreign Language Education and Technology['Beyza Silsüpür']2017-01-20T00:00:00 01dd81c607e1bb3be451d6c3a7448826f4296f1cSCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) databases have three main features that identify them as big data systems: volume, variety and velocity. SCADAs are extremely important for the safety and security operation of modern power system and provide essential online information about the power system state to system operators. A current research challenge is to efficiently process this big data, which involves real-time measurements of hundreds of thousands of heterogeneous electrical power system physical measurements. Among the foreseen automation tasks, outlier detection is one of the most important data mining techniques for power systems. However, like others data mining techniques, traditional outlier detection fails when dealing with problems in which the volume and dimensionality of data are as high as the ones observed in a SCADA. This work aims at circumventing these restrictions by presenting a methodology for dealing with SCADA big data that consists of a pre-processing algorithm and hybrid approach outlier detectors. The hybrid approach is assessed using real data from a Brazilian utility company. The results show that the proposed methodology is capable of identifying outliers correlated with important events that affect the system.IEEE Latin America Transactions20173625A methodology for dealing with SCADA big data that consists of a pre-processing algorithm and hybrid approach outlier detectors is presented, which is capable of identifying outliers correlated with important events that affect the system.2017-01-20T00:00:00IEEE Latin America Transactions['Wesin Alves', 'D. Martins', 'U. Bezerra', 'A. Klautau']2017-01-20T00:00:00 de4dbccf7aa5f5690ff0d856e795807bebeaf000To improve the performance of sensorless induction motor (IM) drives, an adaptive speed estimation method based on a strong tracking extended Kalman filter with a least-square algorithm (LS-STEKF) for induction motors is proposed in this paper. With this method, a fading factor is introduced into the covariance matrix of the predicted state, which forces the innovation sequence orthogonal to each other and tunes the gain matrix online. In addition, the estimation error is adjusted adaptively and the mutational state is tracked fast. Simultaneously, the fading factor can be continuously self-tuned with the least-square algorithm according to the innovation sequence. The application of the least-square algorithm guarantees that the information in the innovation sequence is extracted as much as possible and as quickly as possible. Therefore, the proposed method improves the model adaptability in terms of actual systems and environmental variations, and reduces the speed estimation error. The correctness and the effectiveness of the proposed method are verified by experimental results.201730212017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Power Electronics['Zhonggang Yin', 'Guoyin Li', 'Chao Du', 'Xiangdong Sun', 'Jing Liu', 'Y. Zhong']2017-01-20T00:00:00 228c895eca795a9abcf895d27c33e8248d15d518This paper analyzes anonymous political participation in the form of e-petition signing. The purpose of this study is to increase knowledge about patterns behind anonymous e-petition signing. Since online political participation evokes an important discussion about the balance between the need for transparency on the one hand, and the right for anonymity on the other hand, it is crucial to increase our knowledge of the factors affecting citizens’ choices to remain anonymous. Using quantitative content analysis of 220 informal e-petitions on the site adressit.com in Finland, this study seeks to find possible determinants for the share of anonymous signatures. Findings indicate that the type of demand presented in the e-petition is a key factor predicting the share of anonymous signatures.First Monday20171519Findings indicate that the type of demand presented in the e-petition is a key factor predicting the share of anonymous signatures.2017-01-20T00:00:00First Monday['Janne Berg']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5b5bafe16264fe50f446e79422f11369c48f495bABSTRACT Objectives: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequently suspected life-threatening condition that often presents with non-specific signs and symptoms. There is concern that increased availability of computerized tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is resulting in overuse in the diagnostic workup of patients presenting with cardio-respiratory symptoms. We therefore aimed to determine whether use of CTPA was increasing over time within our institution, with a consequent decrease in the diagnostic yield of PE. Furthermore, we investigated the frequency of alternative (non-PE) pathological findings revealed by CTPA. Methods: All patients who underwent CTPA in the first 15 days of eight consecutive years were enrolled retrospectively. Radiology reports and online medical records were examined. In addition, the rates of incidental PE from patients undergoing CT chest for non-suspected PE indications were also examined. Results: An increasing use of CTPA was confirmed (p = 0.04). Despite this, the diagnostic yield of PE also increased (p = 0.03). Similarly, increasing numbers of patients underwent CT chest for non-PE indications, but in this group the rate of incidental PE remained static (~3.4%). In CPTA investigations that were negative for PE, common alternative findings were consolidation, pleural effusion and emphysema, with only 16.7% showing no abnormality. Conclusion: Although CTPA use is increasing, so is the diagnostic yield of PE. In contrast, the rate of incidental PE in those undergoing a CT chest scan for non-PE diagnosis remains relatively low and stable. This suggests that our observed increased use of CTPA is clinically appropriate.Postgraduate medicine20172718Although CTPA use is increasing, so is the diagnostic yield of PE, and the rate of incidental PE in those undergoing a CT chest scan for non-PE diagnosis remains relatively low and stable, which suggests that the observed increased use of CTPA is clinically appropriate.2017-01-20T00:00:00Postgraduate Medicine['Sidharth Sharma', 'C. Lucas']2017-01-20T00:00:00 753f2863a446639fb7a22a136167d33732a39485In this paper, we propose an adaptive framework for the variable power of the fractional least mean square (FLMS) algorithm. The proposed algorithm named as robust variable power FLMS (RVP-FLMS) dynamically adapts the fractional power of the FLMS to achieve high convergence rate with low steady state error. For the evaluation purpose, the problems of system identification and channel equalization are considered. The experiments clearly show that the proposed approach achieves better convergence rate and lower steady-state error compared to the FLMS. The MATLAB code for the related simulation is available online at https://goo.gl/dGTGmP.IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering20172618The proposed algorithm named as robust variable power FLMS (RVP-FLMS) dynamically adapts the fractional power of the FLMS to achieve high convergence rate with low steady state error and clearly shows that the proposed approach achieves better convergence rate and lower steady-state error compared to theFLMS.2017-01-20T00:00:002016 6th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering (ICCSCE)['Jawwad Ahmad', 'Muhammad Usman', 'Shujaat Khan', 'I. Naseem', 'H. J. Syed']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6e24752dceebaf81485061d4d77c76ed578ff5cb20173418A systematic review of the relevant literature revealed that the majority of the literature focused on the social needs of people with physical and communication disabilities, and further research is required to focus on practical and theoretical outcomes to enhance social relationships and sexuality.2017-01-20T00:00:00Sexuality and Disability['Darryl Sellwood', 'P. Raghavendra', 'Paul Jewell']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5acc6e056509f2d18995bc2d453e4577fb0718f8This brief report examined how racial socialization is directly and indirectly related to academic achievement for African Americans attending a predominantly White institution. We expected that students who received more racial socialization would exhibit better academic engagement and this, in turn, would help explain their academic achievement. The sample included 226 African American college students (76% female) between the ages of 18 and 22 years (Mage = 20.05) who were recruited from the subject pool of the university’s psychology department and through general advertising across the university’s campus. Students participated by completing an online survey. Path analyses indicate that racial socialization messages about cultural pride (i.e., cultural socialization) were associated with academic achievement directly and indirectly through students’ engagement with school. However, racial socialization messages about future barriers were directly associated with academic achievement but not mediated by school engagement. Implications for studying academic engagement and racial socialization in African American college students’ academic achievement are discussed.201739152017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Black Psychology['Meeta Banerjee', 'Deborah Rivas‐Drake', 'Ciara Smalls-Glover']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1414b3e043b4d3d8b9acedfc23f58735dead6b11International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy20172714Pharmacists’ research utilization knowledge, attitudes, and practices can be improved by encouraging pharmacists to pursue higher degrees, promoting active participation in institutions’ journal clubs, and introducing senior clinical pharmacist specialization.2017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy['Sin Yee Tan', 'E. Hatah']2017-01-20T00:00:00 23e77358d96b543ac727d7fa3242ec287e5aadf6China has become the latest country making a free electron laser available to its scientists. Researchers around the world want access to these lasers because they are an advance on the synchrotron light sources that have been the workhorses of protein crystallography, cell biology, and materials science. The completion of the $30 million Dalian Coherent Light Source, announced this week in Beijing, has a twist that makes it unique: It is the only large laser light source in the world dedicated to the particular wavelengths of light called vacuum ultraviolet, which researchers will use to probe and analyze molecules undergoing chemical reactions. China's scientists are also working on an x-ray free electron laser expected to come online in 2 years.Science2017012The completion of the Dalian Coherent Light Source, announced this week in Beijing, has a twist that makes it unique: It is the only large laser light source in the world dedicated to the particular wavelengths of light called vacuum ultraviolet, which researchers will use to probe and analyze molecules undergoing chemical reactions.2017-01-20T00:00:00Science['D. Normile']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bbc22583930087a8d8d237243ce2b06420374511The purpose of this study is to assess the determinants of behavioral intention to adopt financial technology services among the millennial generation using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, one of the most recognized and developed theories of behavioral intention and technology acceptance. An online survey collected the data (N=165) to test the practicality of the model which was analyzed with structured equation modeling practices using the Partially Least Squares estimation. Additionally, multi-group analysis studied the impact of different education levels, the moderator variable in the model. Results show that, from all three variables applied, performance expectancy has the highest impact on behavioral intention to use Fintech followed by one’s perception of own financial literacy. In contrast, effort expectancy presented a poor direct effect and differences between bachelor and master students revealed to be not significant.20173111Results show that, from all three variables applied, performance expectancy has the highest impact on behavioral intention to use Fintech followed by one’s perception of own financial literacy.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Filipe Ramos']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e184ab60c8ddae60703cf22ee2c4f3e420ed6e4dThe purpose of the study is to investigate the disparity in cause and consequences of stress among male and female genders in private hospitals. The self-constructed stress model is used to evaluate the pertinent effect of stressors on organizational commitment. 219 respondents took part in the study from which 114 participants were from Lahore and 105 from Karachi through convince sampling technique. Semi-constructed survey based online matrix is used to achieve quantitative aspect. According to results evaluated causes of stress among male and female varies. In addition, females are under less stress than males at operational level. Moreover, due to social support programmes, employees working in Lahore hospitals are under less stress in comparison to Karachi hospitals. As indicated in the results interpreted, causes of stress varies among 2 contrasting gender. Females are under more stress due to personal factor whereas in male organizational and environmental factor is a chief cause for stress. Organizational commitment for females is affected by family problems and personality clashes while in males it is Job demand, leadership, and economic uncertainty that is affecting organizational commitment. In male and female workforce, consequence of stress doesn’t vary. Nevertheless, to overcome stress, females utilize personal resources in a very effective fashion and display behavioral symptoms while men displays cognitive behavior. Normative commitment is more prevalent among males as compare to opposing gender whereas in females affective commitment and continuance commitment is high. In addition, Lahore workforces are under low stress than the Karachi workforce.20172110According to results, causes of stress varies among 2 contrasting gender, Normative commitment is more prevalent among males as compare to opposing gender whereas in females affective commitment and continuance commitment is high and Lahore workforces are under low stress than the Karachi workforce.2017-01-20T00:00:00['S. Zehra', 'B. Zehra', 'Fakhrun Nisa', 'Syed Zain Ali', 'S. Zehra', 'M. Ather']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d5b72145389707f4a40b2e493254b3ae319d1adcThe hddtools (Vitolo 2016) (hydrological data discovery tools) is an R package (R Core Team 2016) designed to facilitate access to a variety of online open data sources relevant for hydrologists and, in general, environmental scientists and practitioners. This typically implies the download of a metadata catalogue, selection of information needed, formal request for dataset(s), de-compression, conversion, manual filtering and parsing. All those operation are made more efficient by re-usable functions.Journal of Open Source Software2017119The hddtools (Vitolo 2016) (hydrological data discovery tools) is an R package designed to facilitate access to a variety of online open data sources relevant for hydrologists and, in general, environmental scientists and practitioners.2017-01-20T00:00:00J. Open Source Softw.['C. Vitolo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6d46898caf7637793e471faf1237c881e051680fJournal indexing systems (JIS) are bibliographic databases that are used to search for scientific literature and for bibliometric analyses. This thesis addresses the emergence and growth of regional JIS, focusing on the Scientific Library Online (Scielo) and the Red de Revistas Cientificas de America Latina, el Caribe, Espana, y Portugal (RedALyC) in a challenging environment in which the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus prevail. WoS and Scopus are referred to as mainstream JIS and Scielo and RedALyC as alternative JIS. The research questions are: (1) Why did alternative JIS emerge in light of the dominance of WoS? (2) Why do researchers publish in journals indexed by alternative JIS? The research draws on the concepts of cognitive authority from information science, and universalism and particularism from the sociology of science. A cognitive authority is an information source that is credible. JIS are becoming cognitive authorities in the science communication system. Their credibility relies on their application of objective criteria to select journals (universalism). However, journal selection can be influenced by subjective criteria (particularism). The tensions between universalism and particularism suggest two scenarios for the emergence and growth of alternative JIS. A universalistic view suggests that they emerge to cover journals with low scientific impact and editorial standards. A particularistic view poses that they emerge to cover disciplinary, linguistic, and regional gaps created by biases in mainstream JIS, particularly in the coverage of WoS. The research questions were addressed through mixed methods to produce quantitative and qualitative evidence. The evidence was obtained from (1) documentary and literature reviews; (2) descriptive and correlational statistics; and (3) a case study that involved interviews with researchers in private and public universities in Colombia in agricultural sciences, business and management, and chemistry. The findings indicate that disciplinary, linguistic, and geographical biases in the coverage of mainstream JIS motivated the development of Scielo and RedALyC. The reasons for their growth have been conceptualised in this thesis as: (1) training; (2) knowledge-gap filling; and (3) knowledge bridging. This thesis addresses a significant gap in the sociology of science by studying new authorities in the science communication system. It contributes to debates on universalism and particularism, showing that both are involved in the selection of journals by JIS. It also contributes to understanding how particularism in mainstream JIS can pose barriers to the communication of scientific knowledge that has the potential to address pressing social demands. The findings could contribute to the design of research policy and research evaluation in contexts not widely covered by mainstream JIS.20171838The findings indicate that disciplinary, linguistic, and geographical biases in the coverage of mainstream JIS motivated the development of Scielo and RedALyC, and this thesis addresses a significant gap in the sociology of science by studying new authorities in the science communication system.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Chavarro Bohórquez', 'D. Andrés']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9bda49b8dc8e5883a4dc4a034baaba8d050893f0Linked open data methodologies have tremendous potential in facilitating data interoperability, aggregation, and analysis. With lessons learned in the development of Nomisma.org, a collaborative project dedicated to the definition of numismatic concepts in the semantic web, the authors have endeavored to apply these methodologies to the field of Greek pottery, through Kerameikos.org. While several thesauri that contain pottery concepts have been published online, not all employ linked data, and none of them are ―five star‖ linked data, as defined by Berners-Lee. This paper discusses the development of a discipline-specific thesaurus which serves as a bridge between existing vocabulary systems, the open source XForms/REST/SPARQL framework for its publication, and the development of web-based tools to analyse and visualise pottery data aggregated from the Getty Museum and British Museum as a proof of concept of the utility of Kerameikos.org as a research tool for Greek pottery. 1. Accessing Greek Vases: A Potted History The study of figure-decorated pottery (or ̳vases‘) from archaic and classical Greece has undergone tremendous change over the past century. Open and closed vessels, varying greatly in their form, scale, function, subject, and quality of embellishment, not only line the shelves of many Classical art collections in the major museums of Europe and the United States, but also continue to be discovered in abundant quantities from excavated contexts. A cursory glance at publications devoted to the locally produced vases excavated from the Athenian Agora, such as those in Volume 23 for blackfigure (Moore and Philippides 1986), offers a sense of the range of shapes and styles, as well as their standard method of presentation as archaeological material i.e. the data is presented in catalogue form according to shape categories rather than according to specific context, findspot, or assemblage. On closer inspection one would notice that, in addition to the expected information about condition and size, the individual pots, cups, and fragments have been associated with or attributed to specific painters or workshops. The depth of detail and the number of artistic personalities to choose from would seem staggering to archaeologists unfamiliar with Classical (and esp. Greek) archaeology and its unique system of pottery classification. Greek vases were produced in great quantities in the potter‘s quarters of ancient Corinth and Athens, as well as in other regions of Greece, among them Laconia, Boeotia, the Cyclades, Crete, and various cities in the East (Boardman 2008; Cook 1997). Although a large number of vases have been discovered in Etruscan tombs, and their Etruscan reception and context has begun to interest many scholars, it is important to recall that vast amounts of figure-decorated pottery have been uncovered in both Greece itself and from Greek colonial sites across the Mediterranean and around the Black Sea. The mechanisms of production for these vases, regardless of place of manufacture or final spot of deposition, are not fully understood. Ancient authors, who have a great deal to tell us about sculptors, architects, and painters, are virtually silent on the topic pottery, which may indicate something significant about its standing as a craft as opposed to ̳high‘ art. That being said, many would argue that Greek vases, especially those produced in the city of Athens from the middle years of the 6 th century onward, have much to offer aesthetically, and that figural vases of all dates, styles, and locations are the best surviving visual source for myths about the gods and heroes, religious life and practices, and many other everyday activities, such as dancing, drinking, and dining. Iconography, namely the imagery (or ̳vase-painting‘) and its interpretation, has also been a dominant trend in the modern analysis of Greek vases. While the early history of Greek vase scholarship cannot be recounted in detail here, it is useful to remember that their scholarly presentation as archaeological material derives from the combination of their position in the early history of antiquities collecting and their high esteem in that regard, their large survival numbers, and the classification established for Athenian (or ̳Attic‘) examples during the last century by Sir John Beazley of Oxford University (Nørskov 2002; Rouet 2001; Kurtz 1985). At present there are several major resources used by archaeologists to access, identify, and classify Greek vases, and each is applicable regardless of the nature (i.e. whole pots vs sherds) or origin (i.e. Athenian vs non-Athenian) of the evidence they showcase. Volumes, such as one listed above for the Agora in Athens, are among the first places vase specialist consult in order to identify forms and their decoration (both subsidiary ornamentation and human/animal figures), particularly if one is making a study of unpublished excavation pottery. The large quantities of well-studied figure-decorated pottery from Athens, Corinth, and Samos, among other places – complete with drawings, photographs, and detailed descriptions can provide either immediate comparanda or at the very least serve as a vital starting point for further exploration. A second go-to place, and one where many would turn for Athenian vases, is the Beazley Archive Pottery Database (BAPD) maintained by the Beazley Archive at Oxford University (www.beazley.ox.ac.uk). The BAPD was based initially on the famous ̳lists‘ of Attic blackand red-figure vase-painters compiled by Sir John Beazley and published in several volumes. Since Beazley‘s death in 1970, the paper archive comprised of photographs, notes, and drawings, has been digitized and made available as an open access searchable database (Smith 2005). A large number of entries and accompanying photographs have been added since the death of Beazley, and the Beazley Archive was able to provide the following statistics as of 21 July 2014: ● Greek vases all fabrics: 107,610 ● Greek vases with images: 60,289 ● All Athenian vases: 80,183 ● Athenian black-figure: 42,664 ● Athenian red-figure: 37,519 ● All vases in Beazley‘s lists: 34,000 Although on average the BAPD adds 5000 entries per year based on newly published material, it is most readily accessible to specialists and assumes a certain level of technical expertise. For nonAthenian vases, other scholars, such as A.D. Trendall for South Italian wares, have applied similar methods of attribution to establish their own classification lists complete with artists‘ names and a legacy archive (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/trendall/). A third important resource for vase scholars is the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum [CVA] an ongoing international project founded in 1922 with the aim of publishing in a more or less standardised form all vases from all collections around the world (http://www.cvaonline.org/cva/). Digitisation of the existing CVA volumes, many of which are now out of print, was undertaken by the Beazley Archive beginning in 2000. The contents of the CVA volumes were scanned as PDFs and are now searchable in their own right or as part of a BAPD search for an individual object. As with the excavation reports and the BAPD itself, the CVA volumes are written by specialists for experts in the field of Greek vase scholarship; and despite their production cost, more are being put into print each year. Each of these resources, furthermore, should be understood as a starting point for research and, one that leads on to the next step, rather than as an end in itself. A fourth resource, and one which has become a bit less fashionable (and even slightly controversial in the wake of Beazley), is the scholarly monograph devoted to a single vase-painter (e.g. Oakley 1990). Unlike other areas of archaeology, Greek vase scholars have shied away from statistical analysis and are well aware of the shortcomings of using any of the resources listed above (including the BAPD) for such a purpose. Although attempts in this direction can be met with harsh criticism, the tide may slowly be turning towards a slightly more scientific approach to Greek pottery presentation (cf. Walsh 2014; Smith 2007). The place of Greek figural pottery within the larger context of both online and print resources for the study of Classical art and archaeology more generally, should be emphasized. Because of their rich and informative iconography, Greek vases from all known centres, have found their place in major print reference works such as the Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC) and its companion publication Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum (ThesCRA). Digital resources for Classical studies, most notably the Perseus Digital Library (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/), includes Greek vases in its Art and Archaeology Artifact Browser, where one is able to search according to: collection, context, painter, period, potter, region, shape, ware, and keyword. The catalogue of vases in Perseus is by no means comprehensive, but the keyword function makes it more user-friendly than the more focused options mentioned above. It is also of critical importance to stress that ―most online citation databases subscribed to by academic and research libraries do not cover the scope of ancient art‖ (Stylianopoulos 2012: 714). And, although an increasing number of museums are putting their collections on the Web, their searchable databases are of most use to Greek vase scholars in search of publication or teaching illustrations (Stylianopoulos 2012: 720-721), and are only of limited value either as research tools or as reliable introductions for non-specialists. Finally, due to the wide variation in the native languages of these databases (and lack of consistent, controlled vocabulary even among databases of the same languages), it is difficult to conduct research across multiple systems. Inspired by the recent successes of Nomisma.org, a collabo2017118The development of a discipline-specific thesaurus which serves as a bridge between existing vocabulary systems, the open source XForms/REST/SPARQL framework for its publication, and the development of web-based tools to analyse and visualise pottery data aggregated from the Getty Museum and British Museum are discussed.2017-01-20T00:00:00['E. Gruber', 'T. Smith']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9070193c1fa5a7f06b1f26979afa8b3fda868c1eFreedom of expression is closely intertwined with the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity. Simultaneously, protection of freedom of expression is promoted as an essential foundation for democracy in a pluralistic society. Although the aim of fostering cultural diversity is widely recognised, challenges remain in analysing the relationship and interaction between cultural diversity and freedom of expression. These challenges are likely to loom large in the digital environment. Digital technologies are changing the way cultural works are being produced, distributed and accessed, but digital technologies are also changing the way online uses of cultural work are monitored. Under the auspices of the Digital Single Market Strategy, the EU Commission has proposed a new copyright directive and intellectual property enforcement strategies. In the mind of the Commission, achieving this aim requires video-sharing platforms to embrace sophisticated technological tools, termed in this paper as ‘automated anti-piracy systems’ (‘AAPSs’). AAPSs are capable of recognising content which right-holders have already identified as their own, and respond based upon standing instructions from the holder whether the platform should permit use or block it. The Commission is intending to endorse and render mandatory the - so far - unregulated and informal notice and take-down procedure established by private entities. There are inherent risks in this privatisation of decision-making when digital content is blocked, filtered or removed. There is a lack of transparency in the design, implementation and use of AAPSs. This exacerbates the lack of accountability of intermediaries, and concerns that they fail to respect fundamental rights compared to in cases where the judiciary would be involved in the decision-making process. Consequently, one may begin to wonder whether an obligation to deploy automated anti-piracy systems on online-sharing platforms might run counter to promotion of cultural diversity. By requiring private entities to determine what unauthorised use is an ‘infringement’, will there be enough (or any) breathing space for cultural diversity to thrive? After all, the digital environment enables distribution and communication of artistic and cultural expression across borders and cultures in an unprecedented manner. While many may have very little economic value, they may be, nevertheless, indispensable for individual fulfillment and participation in a democratic society. Instead of considering whether the use of automated anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms is likely to violate international human rights law, this article looks at this issue from another perspective, and asks whether use of AAPSs is likely to impact on cultural diversity. By promoting cultural diversity as desirable ‘ends’, freedom of expression and copyright become the ‘means’ for enhancing the interaction between cultures and thereby promotes democratic values. In this article, we discuss our empirical research which sought to assess the diversity in cultural expressions featured on video-sharing platforms.201707This article looks at the use of automated anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms on online-sharing platforms from another perspective, and asks whether use of AAPSs is likely to impact on cultural diversity.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Sabine Jacques', 'K. Garstka', 'M. Hviid', 'J. Street']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a35666d41dd07f13f19820c7368641c79f24adb4Purpose Existing studies suggest the importance of research related to values and goals and their impacts on consumer involvement. However, cross-cultural examination of values and goals in the context of sport is scarce. To broaden our understanding of the cultural impact of values and goals on sport involvement, the purpose of this paper is to compare perspectives between Easterners (Chinese) and Westerners (Americans). Design/methodology/approach This exploratory research utilized both online and written surveys to collect two convenience samples from 281 American and 636 Chinese participants. Analysis included descriptive statistics, correlations, and regression analyses. Findings Results indicated both populations perceived values and goals differently; Chinese responded less favorably to values and goals than American counterparts. Values and goals predicted cognitive and behavioral sport involvement with variance in each population. Results generally supported a large cultural variation between the cultures. Lastly, similarities and differences in the perceived importance of values and goals and their subsequent impacts on cognitive and behavioral sport involvement suggest a need for a unique managerial approach when American businesses enter new cultural boundaries like China. Originality/value This research is significant because studies exploring values and goals and their influences on sport consumption at the cross-cultural level are still limited in sport literature. Furthermore, an empirical examination of the impact of values and goals on sport consumers across cultures will help increase generalizability of the findings to sport literature.20172772017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship['Donghun Lee', 'Yinghui Zhang', 'M. Cottingham', 'Jungkun Park', 'Hoyeol Yu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7ae5820c68b5a29a71bde920ddb9a3c482ff32ff2017162017-01-20T00:00:00Nature['D. Chawla']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a1c788171f992170513f87c278c15b1e5d6093ffDer Kardiologe201756The objective was to establish an experimental procedure and show direct results that unequivocally can be assigned as a type of “clinique” or “adverse event” of type 2 diabetes.2017-01-20T00:00:00Der Kardiologe['O. Oldenburg', 'M. Arzt', 'J. Börgel', 'Thomas Penzel', 'C. E. Skobel', 'H. Fox', 'Christoph Schöbel', 'T. Bitter', 'C. Stellbrink']2017-01-20T00:00:00 698cd95738bde38d3225b57f4a12639064af4153Abstract Invasive alien species can have widespread negative effects on native biodiversity. We investigated the prospects of engaging hunters in large-scale collaborative efforts to control non-native mink Neovison vison populations in Norway. We invited members of the Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers to complete an online questionnaire to ascertain their support for conservation and their level of effort to remove mink, in the context of hunting motivations and bounty payments. The general interest in mink control programmes was low but participants perceived the mink to be of conservation concern. Bounty payments influenced mink catches, with hunters who received payments catching a mean of 4.70 more individuals per hunter than those who did not receive payments (P < 0.001). Mink hunters who preferred to hunt alone and had no preference for hunting locally reportedly caught on average 1.87 more mink per hunter than those who preferred to hunt in company (P < 0.001). The majority of hunters preferred government-led programmes (47%), and investment in bounty programmes (52%) was their main recommendation to improve mink hunting. Hunters can be a valuable component of a mink removal task force and could decrease the likelihood of recolonization of mink in the buffer areas of core conservation target areas.Oryx2017355Hunter participation in large-scale collaborative efforts to control non-native mink Neovison vison populations in Norway could be a valuable component of a mink removal task force and could decrease the likelihood of recolonization in the buffer areas of core conservation target areas.2017-01-20T00:00:00Oryx['J. Stien', 'V. Hausner']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cc127c7576bbfa85338b4f8409a6a19fac438fc7The purpose of this study was to explore if and how social media might come to bear on people’s understanding of ethics. Participants were asked to complete online surveys regarding social media interaction and respond to 14 scenarios depicting ethical dilemmas. Our results suggest that social media and people’s perceptions of ethics do share a relationship. Specifically, we found that people who reported being exposed to ethical violations on social media were more likely to find our unethical scenarios to be personally unacceptable, to be of lower ethicality, and to react negatively to the content. These findings suggest that mere exposure to ethical violations is enough to produce awareness in people regarding ethical issues, which carries significant implications for ethics education.20174752017-01-20T00:00:00Ethics & Behavior['Zhanna Bagdasarov', 'April Martin', 'Rahul S. Chauhan', 'S. Connelly']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fbbdd04370a4dff22a386e0246cd4e7ca8dbdcfeSocial media sites have become a platform for interaction during disaster and emergency situations. Twitter, for instance, is found to be one of the top preferred for sharing and seeking information. To reveal more information about the interaction of users regarding a specific event or topic, Social Network Analysis (SNA) is utilized. Content analysis and SNA have been implemented on the tweets regarding different situations to be able to understand and depict a visual representation of interaction between users. In this study, SNA was employed to reveal the user interaction of the Filipino community between two major typhoons that hit the Philippines. Similarities and differences were revealed by the social networks that were derived. Results also revealed that users tend to seek and share information from reliable sources such as news websites and verified Twitter users. Determining the interaction of Twitter users in an online community plays a vital role in information dissemination and allows appropriate response during disaster and emergency situations.International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation201775Determining the interaction of Twitter users in an online community plays a vital role in information dissemination and allows appropriate response during disaster and emergency situations.2017-01-20T00:00:00{'pages': '151-154'}['Ryan Rey M. Daga']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a1693b4df23890c3b86cd33d1acf4574a52d78fdThe concept of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with flipped classroom has been emerged in recent years as the arrangement has demonstrated the potential enhancement of student engagement and ultimately their academic performance. In this paper, we are interested to model student engagement based on students’ video-watching behaviors and their flipped classroom involvement. The work is based on the implementation of two online courses from two institutes respectively. In our work, we first explored the relationships among content fitness, ease of use, students’ engagement and learning effectiveness through statistical and data mining techniques by using tracking logs, questionnaires and academic results of students. We then found out some interesting online learning patterns of video watching time, procrastinators, flipped classrooms performance, and high/low achievers as well.201753This work explored the relationships among content fitness, ease of use, students’ engagement and learning effectiveness through statistical and data mining techniques and found some interesting online learning patterns of video watching time, procrastinators, flipped classrooms performance, and high/low achievers as well.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Shutong Xie', 'Wun-Kai Yuen', 'Li-feng Huang', 'Vincent Ng']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ed1d6e4cb609bfd2c68b7448261616758b715cf0Task-based learning and the action-oriented approach have introduced a shift in second language education, opening new possibilities for anchoring language learning in real-life practice. The collaboration of over 80 partners in the Region of Durham (Ontario, Canada) led to the development of an online community-based immigration portal for newcomers, which served as a platform for a language program. This case study shows how this program has influenced immigrants’ knowledge and access to essential services, motivation to learn, and confidence levels in the host language. Résumé : L’apprentissage par les tâches et la perspective actionnelle ont introduit un changement dans l’apprentissage de la langue seconde et ouvert de nouvelles possibilités d’intégrer l’apprentissage d’une langue dans le vécu. Dans la région de Durham (Ontario, Canada), plus de 80 partenaires se sont unis pour développer un portail local sur l’immigration destiné aux nouveaux arrivants, qui sert de plateforme pour un programme d’apprentissage de la langue. Cette étude de cas montre en quoi ce programme a influencé la connaissance et l’accès des migrants à des services essentiels, leur motivation à apprendre et leur niveau de confiance dans la langue du pays d’accueil.2017832017-01-20T00:00:00['E. Piccardo', 'Danielle Hunter', 'Jean-Claude Beacco', 'Hans‐Jürgen Krumm', 'David Little', 'Philia Thalgott']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d3470cb4bd41372c0bb7fa5675b4c0aa9c429a36ACCOMPANYING ARTICLE See pp 1089–1095. DOI: 10.3171/2016.6.JNS16822. INCLUDE WHEN CITING Published online January 20, 2017; DOI: 10.3171/2016.9.JNS161500. In this issue, Zygourakis and colleagues address the timely topic of patient outcomes after concurrent surgery.23 Concurrent, or overlapping, surgery—in which a single attending surgeon has responsibility for more than 1 operation simultaneously—has come under close scrutiny after newspaper coverage of several individual cases at Massachusetts General Hospital, prompting an inquiry by the US Senate Finance Committee.1,21 In response, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has recently (April 2016) amended its Statements on Principles to address the performance of concurrent or overlapping operations (https:// www.facs.org/ about-acs/ statements/stonprin#iid). In addition, the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has tacitly recognized the existence of overlapping surgery by establishing conditions under which surgeons will be reimbursed for it (https://www.cms. gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/ Guidance/ Transmittals/ downloads/ R2303CP.pdf). For several reasons, overlapping surgery is a difficult issue to study. First, the terminology for operations that occur in part or in whole at the same time is confusing. The ACS now defines “concurrent or simultaneous” operations as those in which the “critical or key components” of the 2 operations occur at the same time, and “overlapping operations” as those in which the key portion of 1 operation overlaps with a noncritical portion of a second case, or when the overlapping portions of the cases are both noncritical. Because the definition of the key portion of an operation has usually been left to the surgeon to define, few clinical or administrative databases will contain information about which operations are concurrent, overlapping, or have no conflict according to these definitions. Databases built to track operating room scheduling typically do not cover these major conflicts, instead making possible still more subtle definitions of minor conflicts: overlap of procedure time, anesthesia time, or time when the patient is awake in the operating room before induction of anesthesia or after extubation. Some of these “conflicts,” such as 2 patients who are both in operating rooms and both awake—one before induction and the second after extubation—would seem to many surgeons to be no conflict at all. In fact, we have little way of knowing how prevalent either serious or trivial degrees of overlap between operations are in our hospitals. Anecdotally the practice appears common, although not universal. Second, having defined the type of overlap we wish to study in relation to patient outcomes, we face the usual difficulties of comparing 2 widely accepted forms of standard surgical practice. A randomized trial of concurrent surgery, while feasible in concept and probably ethical, would likely face a significant practical barrier in accruing patients. Zygourakis et al. compare outcomes after operations performed by a single academic vascular neurosurgeon, based on a nonrandomized assignment, to either overlap with the procedure time of a second case or not.23 This definition of overlap matches the broadest definition of overlapping surgery as defined by the ACS Statement on Principles, “overlapping,” but some case pairs may have been “concurrent,” i.e., overlap of 1 procedure’s key portion with a second case. For a variety of endpoints, there was no significant difference between patient outcomes after cases that did or did not overlap; operative time was about 30 minutes longer in cases that overlapped. Cases that did or did not overlap differed in several important ways, generally suggesting that patients selected for overlapping surgery were lower risk: more likely to be elective, lower American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, lower severity of illness, and lower estimated risk of mortality. A mixed-effects multivariate model was used to adjust for these differences, and after adjustment there were no detected adverse effects of overlap except for slightly longer operative time. A propensity score model, in which patients are balanced on factors predicting assignment to surgery with overlap, would be another appropriate way to analyze similar data. The implied counterfactual element in this analysis— EDITORIAL Concurrent surgeryJournal of Neurosurgery2017233This issue, Zygourakis and colleagues address the timely topic of patient outcomes after concurrent surgery, and compare outcomes after operations performed by a single academic vascular neurosurgeon, based on a nonrandomized assignment.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of neurosurgery['F. Barker']2017-01-20T00:00:00 56c4556d69cbf34ac10db2d2ae02e140ecf9b0d0Teknologi informasi memberi kemudahan bagi siapa saja untuk mendapatkan informasi.Sekolah sebagai tempat belajar menjadi tempat yang tepat untuk penerapan teknologi informasi.Jarak kini tak lagi menjadi kendala untuk belajar.Teknologi Informasi menjadi media bagi seluruh komponen sekolah untuk mendapatkan informasi. Balai Tekkom Dinas Pendidikan Propinsi Banten membuat sistem informasi sekolah (E-Learning) berbasis web yang diberi nama Pusat Sumber Belajar. Sistem ini diharapkan menjadi sarana sekolah untuk berbagi informasi ke seluruh komponen sekolah.Kepala sekolah dapat menginformasikan program-program sekolah. Guru dapat memberikan materi pelajaran . Murid dapat mengakses bahan pelajaran dan informasi mengenai kegiatan sekolah .Orang tua dan pihak luar dapat memantau kegiatan sekolah, semua secara online. Pusat Sumber belajar nantinya akan diterapkan diseluruh sekolah di wilayah Propinsi Banten. Harapan kedepannya agar PSB dapat menjadi sumber informasi tidak hanya sebatas komponen di sekolah masing-masing tapi juga bagi siapapun yang berkeinginan mendapatkan bahan ajar dan informasi tentang sekolah.JSiI (Jurnal Sistem Informasi)2017032017-01-20T00:00:00JSiI (Jurnal Sistem Informasi)['Yani Sugiyani', 'Roy Amrullah Ritonga', 'Jamjuri']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bac69e11eca52d48776603258ed4bfbec77190b2Worldwide there is tremendous interest to explore the possibility of moving towards a cashless economy. Cashless economy is a situation in which the flow of cash within an economy is non-existent and all transactions are done through electronic media channels . Ours is a cash based society as most of people are illiterate, poor engaged in small transactions , having less banking habits , inaccessible banking services, lack of infrastructure to support non-cash payment and internet connectivity.For them cash is the most convenient and easy form of medium of exchange ,free from hassles .Today,when  credit cards and online payment services are becoming increasingly popular in urban India , paper currency  notes are still an essential part of daily life. Cash  provides individuals and families with liquidity .With the announcement of The Government of India (GoI) on 8th November 2016 about the demonetization of existing INR500 and INR1,000 currency notes and introduction of new notes , Indian economy has moved  towards a cashless economy . This move  will achieve the twin objective of economic growth and financial inclusion alond with less  maintenance costs of currency and proper  records of financial transactions and counterfeit currency .2017132017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['Meenu Jain']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fb7dfa2e9da79b6fc098fefa25618896392bbd22Broadcasting the online social networks, the main aim over proposed suggestions of social websites became desperate for victory of online applications signifying role in accessing user preference. Though user preference executed data deficiency and cold start problem immerge together causing major defect against recommender system.  Existing techniques used matrix factorization method to avoid data lacking yet the process used many deviated methods to stop it completely affecting the trustee relationship. In our proposed system the intention is to explore trustee information in commended system and the choice made significantly persuading social content. We propose a neural learning technique for providing commendation in Commended Social Network Rating (CSNR) the promotion also incorporates trustee and distrust relation and its learning. The main aim is to incorporate the neural learning technique that classifies the positive and negative feedbacks from the trustee and according to their prediction the social network rating will be done. The character prediction and analysis of trustee helps in finding their recommendation to be taken in apt way or they might be categorized into always positive or negative segregation.2017292A neural learning technique for providing commendation in Commended Social Network Rating (CSNR) is proposed that classifies the positive and negative feedbacks from the trustee and according to their prediction the social network rating will be done.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Senthil Kumar', 'R. Ponnusamy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 72724600cb2237e2d42d2a12f0a2a6301d8ef6c3Location-based social networks (LBSNs) have recently attracted the interest of millions of users who can now not only connect and interact with their friends - as it also happens in traditional online social networks - but can also voluntarily share their whereabouts in real time. A location database is the backbone of a location-based social network and includes fine-grained semantic information for real-world places. The footprints captured in a location database represent the human socioeconomic activities and urban mobility at scale. LBSNs bridge the gap between the online and offline physical world, providing an unprecedented opportunity for researchers to access information that will allow them to place and understand human movements in the contexts of urban, social and economic activities. In this dissertation, I design statistical analysis and modeling frameworks to examine how factors, including social interaction, economic incentives and local events, affect human movement across places in urban space. The dissertation first shows that people's visitation to local places exhibit significant levels of homophily, where peer influence can explain up to 40% of a geographically localized similarity between friends. We also find that the social selection mechanism is triggered by non-trivial similarity which is captured by places with specific network characteristics. Next, our quasi-experimental analysis reveals that online promotions in LBSNs are not as effective as anecdotal stories might suggest in attracting customers, and consequently in affecting the underlying city-dweller mobility. These results can have significant implications on advertisement strategies for local businesses. Finally, our developed framework is applied to assess the impact of local government decisions on urban mobility and economic activities, which can provide a blueprint for future educated policy making. The outcome of this dissertation is envisioned to help better understand human urban movements motivated by social, economic and external environmental factors and further foster applications in sociology, local economy and urban planning.20171522The dissertation first shows that people's visitation to local places exhibit significant levels of homophily, where peer influence can explain up to 40% of a geographically localized similarity between friends, and finds that the social selection mechanism is triggered by non-trivial similarity which is captured by places with specific network characteristics.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Ke Zhang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0c4a70796799bffc35a8fa9ae487f39c70478920Copper has two key properties that make it an attractive component to introduce into textiles and socks in particular – it has potent biocidal properties and is an essential trace element vital for the normal function of skin. The capacity of copper oxide impregnated socks to kill fungi that causes tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) and to enhance skin elasticity has already been demonstrated. In the current study, we assessed the beneficial effect on the skin of the foot in the wider population by supplying socks impregnated with microscopic copper oxide particles to 5,000 individuals that were identified via an internet survey as people who had experienced athlete’s foot within the past 6 months or were concerned about the appearance of their feet. Each individual received 3 complementary pairs of socks and was asked to use them as they would normally use their own socks. After 90 days 3,603 paricipants answered an online questionnaire. The vast majority (82%) of responders that felt uncomfortable showing their bare feet in public before using the socks reported a meaningful improvement to their foot skin following the use of the socks for at least 5 hours a day. 61% of respondents reported elimination or reduction of their foot odor, and 60% reported stopping using a foot care regime or therapy due to using the supplied socks. 51% indicated that the socks improved the appearance of their feet and 58% indicated they were now more comfortable showing their feet in public. In view of the above, it can be concluded that the simple use of copper oxide impregnated socks for at least 5 hours a day helps improve the foot skin well-being and overall appearance of the skin.2017422It can be concluded that the simple use of copper oxide impregnated socks for at least 5 hours a day helps improve the foot skin well-being and overall appearance of the skin.2017-01-20T00:00:00['G. Borkow', 'Vikram Kanmukhla', 'Alastair B. Monk']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ff17319946fed86cdb1e1366692d57aa410da149Intended for MBAs, this case concerns the valuation of Netflix, Inc., which was the largest U.S. online movie rental subscription service in early 2009. After reviewing Netflix’s historical financial and customer relationship performance, this case presents three approaches for valuing the firm in early 2009. The first is a company-level discounted cash flow analysis based on pro forma projections of revenues, earnings, and cash flow. The second approach attempts to judge whether the prevailing market value of Netflix was reasonable by comparing selected company ratios with those of comparable companies. The final approach is based on the assumption that Netflix’s enterprise value (EV) was the sum of its current and future subscribers’ values (discounted present values, to be exact). There is also a spreadsheet available for students (UVA-S-F-1610).Social Science Research Network2017422017-01-20T00:00:00Darden Case Collection['Phillip E. Pfeifer', 'R. M. Conroy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 da9eda4ba9548d62f073a4218849519867e0784cThe rapid development of technologies leads massive change in the way people live including how people manage transaction. In results, Many service providers in many countries start to offer mobile wallet with various benefits. The mobile suica in Japan can be referred as one of the most successful implementation. Even though there are many mobile wallet offered by services providers in Indonesia, statistic showed that only 1% of total transaction were made using mobile wallet. Hence, a study is needed to understanding consumer behaviour toward mobile wallet adoption. To collect data, Questionnaires were distributed through both online and offline channel using convenience sampling method. 523 data from Y Generation were collected between first week of October and First week of November 2016. 17 out 523 were indentified as invalid data during data screening process, hence, only 506 data were used in data analysis. Majority of respondents already have knowledge of mobile wallet, although only half of the respondents have use experience with the mobile wallet. T-Cash was the most popular mobile wallet product in Indonesia, following by Go-Pay. SmartPLS 3.0 was used to analyze the data using. First, the assessment of measurement model was conducted to ensure the validity and reliability, followed by the assessment of structural model to test the research hypothesis, as well as model fit, predictive relevance, and effect size of each latent variables. This study found that trust is the most important factor to affect individual’s intention to use mobile wallet, followed by Habit, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Trialability, and Price Value. In Contrast, factors such as Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Awareness, Network Externalities, and Hedonic Motivation were insignificant. The model proposed could explain 61% variance toward behavioral intention. The result can be utilitez by service providers to formulate better strategies.2017022017-01-20T00:00:00['Raden Agoeng Bhimasta']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7bb5eea82e119941c82cca2f51c2f6101286bbcaDix MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) ont ete diffuses par Inria sur la plateforme France Universite Numerique 1 entre septembre 2015 et juin 2016. La creation de MOOC decoule d'une volonte politique d'Inria de comprendre ce nouveau mode de formation et a ete soutenue dans le cadre du projet uTop 2. Tout comme le document publie l'annee precedente 3 sur les 6 MOOC diffuses en 2014-2015, ce nouveau document, construit sous la forme d'une serie de questions, presente un bilan principalement quantitatif qui vise a alimenter la reflexion des membres d'Inria Learning Lab 4 (anciennement Mooc Lab Inria) et de la communaute des concepteurs de MOOC de maniere generale.2017212017-01-20T00:00:00['Christelle Mariais', 'M. Comte', 'Isabelle Rey', 'A. Bayle', 'Jean-Marc Hasenfratz']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7c54616fd9bc734ebe59fde4e5e75a9889e762d1High order cumulants carry information about statistics of non--normally distributed multivariate data. Such cumulants are utilised in extreme events analysis, small target detection or outliers detection. In this work we present a new algorithm,for updating high order cumulant tensors of random multivariate data, if new package of data is recorded. We show algebraically and numerically, that the proposed algorithm is faster than a naive cumulants recalculation algorithm. For investigated computer generated data our algorithm appears to be fasten than a naive one by 1-2 orders of magnitude. That update algorithm makes the online updates of multivariate data statistics much faster, and can be used for the data streaming analysis. Further we propose the map reduce algorithm of cumulants calculation, that is based on introduced cumulants updates algorithm. This map reduce algorithm can be used to collect statistics about multivariate confidential data that are held by many agents, without sharing those data.arXiv.org2017301This work presents a new algorithm, for updating high order cumulant tensors of random multivariate data, if new package of data is recorded, and shows algebraically and numerically, that the proposed algorithm is faster than a naive cumulants recalculation algorithm.2017-01-20T00:00:00ArXiv['K. Domino', 'P. Gawron']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c11d6f7fe77333d9b8346519b8dd77751ad07542Whilst we embrace the multimedia excitement of online digital media that replaces print editions with 24-hour publication by the second and in all dimensions, we may also have sleep-walked into Orwell’s dystopian Nineteen Eighty Four world of memory holes and totalitarian surveillance says Tim Crook2017012017-01-20T00:00:00['T. Crook']2017-01-20T00:00:00 000fe40ec0b4b06c3347a4eb16cc92f33580d8dcIntroduction: ALCAM as a glycoprotein is a member of the immunoglobulin family and plays an important role in cell growth, survival and motility. This protein also contributes to the development of tumour invasion in colorectal and breast cancers and is typically considered as a cancer stem cell marker. ALCAM as a cell-surface antigen, with high expression in some cancers as colorectal and breast, has the potential to diagnose and treat these cancers. Objectives: As with other membrane proteins, ALCAM represents a potential target for therapy of colorectal and breast cancers, therefore, this study is aimed to clone and express C2 and V domains to be used in practical, diagnostic and remedial plans. Methods: In this study, the sequence of C2 and V domains were optimized for expression in prokaryotic host using online tools and cloned in pET-28a expression plasmids. E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells were transformed by pET-28a recombinant plasmids using heat shock method and the expression of recombinant V and C2 domains were examined by SDS-PAGE technique. Results: The synthetic genes of C2 and V domains were located between NcoI/BamHI and XhoI restriction sites and cloned into pBSK (+) vector. The presence of these genes in pET28a was determined by colony and confirmed by restriction digestion. Gens of C2 and V domains were expressed in E. coli BL21 DE3. The results of the SDSPAGE technique confirmed the expression of recombinant 23 and 29 kDa C2 and V domains in a bacterial expression system. Conclusions: The genes of C2 and V domains were expressed as the recombinant in E. coli. These recombinant fragments can be introduced as diagnostic and remedial candidates for screening and cancer-therapy in patients with colorectal and breast cancers.201701This study clones and expresses C2 and V domains to be used in practical, diagnostic and remedial plans for screening and cancer-therapy in patients with colorectal and breast cancers.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Hassan Dana', 'A. Mazraeh', 'Ghanbar Mahmoodi Chalbatani', 'Vahid Marmari', 'H. Mahmoodzadeh', 'A. Ghamari', 'Fateme Moazzen', 'M. Ebrahimi', 'Narges Mehm', 'Oost']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2cbaa01537ed2de4419eea17804db9e9add31915Article Info In India Citizen Challenges Administrative Challenges, Economical Challenges and Technical Challenges. This paper will be evaluating the Citizens, Administrative and Technical challenges which are faced by the citizens as well as by the front desk operator to handle the day to day deliverance of public e-services. The cultural norms and patterns of individual behavior affect the manner in which technology is used by citizens. There is need to develop effective implementation of e-government in India in order to serve the citizens. In order to match the digital divide gap in the country there is a need to develop an environment for e-government by overcoming the challenges of e-government. Implementation of e-government conceptual framework which can be further validated in the real life situation is developed for the effective implementation of e-government in India. Accepted: 10 January 2017 Available Online: 20 January 20172017121This paper will be evaluating the Citizens, Administrative and Technical challenges which are faced by the citizens as well as by the front desk operator to handle the day to day deliverance of public e-services in India.2017-01-20T00:00:00International journal of current research and academic review['Ramnik Kaur']2017-01-20T00:00:00 71eabacfa9c2a91b050784d9feb9f22abf1dccb3Nature2017012017-01-20T00:00:00Nature['Dalmeet Singh Chawla']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d1e10885fdaaf426f466f13ecd19b61d3d999299The rise of crowdsourcing marketplaces has allowed firms to involve large communities of external users (agents) in their internal processes. The aim of this thesis is the analysis of incentives and steady state dynamics of on-demand marketplaces in order to align the behavior of self-interested agents with the objectives of the marketplace. In Essay 1, we examine the process of crowdsourcing innovation to an online community of solvers. Through a game-theoretic model, we examine the relationship between a seeker's choice of budget allocation across multiple awards and solvers' incentives for participation and effort. We characterize completely solvers' endogenous participation and (unobservable) effort decisions. The solvers compete only with those solvers who endogenously choose to participate, who are unknown to them ex ante participation. We show that multiple awards are required for sufficient solver participation. Finally, we prove that the seeker should optimally allocate all of her budget to the top participant even if she values multiple solutions from a large but finite population of solvers. In Essay 2, we focus on the work-from-home (or virtual) contact center, a new type of the contact center business model. In a virtual contact center, demand is crowdsourced to a pool of freelance agents on priority, depending on their skill level and whether they have chosen to be available. Agent participation is voluntary and their idle time is not compensated. We study which priority classes partition generates the best incentives for agents of high ability to participate in order to maximize the profits of the firm. We show that discarding available information, or deploying a coarse priority scheme with two agent priority classes, maximizes firm profits and asymptotically maximizes social welfare. This provides a game-theoretical argument for the extensive use of coarse priorities by large-scale work-from-home service providers in practice. In Essay 3, we study the online product support forum, an innovative business model for service. In a product support forum, the customer service of a firm is partially delegated to an active online community of users (firm's customers). We demonstrate that it may be to firm's best interest to strategically reduce its service capacity and to increasingly rely on its online community to serve its impatient customers on-demand. Our results shed light on why similar firms such as Microsoft and Apple, whose customers experience similar service needs, employ a fundamentally different strategy on the degree of their engagement in their respective online product support forums.201701It is shown that discarding available information, or deploying a coarse priority scheme with two agent priority classes, maximizes firm profits and asymptotically maximizes social welfare, which provides a game-theoretical argument for the extensive use of coarse priorities by large-scale work-from-home service providers in practice.2017-01-20T00:00:00IO: Productivity['Konstantinos I. Stouras']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b6271dfe24ded56d99599ad5c731bb4341210bbaThe University of Milan has a 40 years long citation experience. The library of Pharmacy (then library of the Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, director: Prof. Rodolfo Paoletti) purchased the Science Citation Index (SCI) in 1979 (Printed Science Citation Index since 1979-93, CD-Rom in 1994-2000; Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 1981-2000). The online version has been available since 2000 for Web of Science (WOS) and JCR, following the University of Milan subscription. Scopus has been available since 2009, after an agreement between Elsevier and the CRUI (The Conference of Italian University Rectors). Since its inception, SCI and JCR (which were quite expensive) attracted external users interested in assessing citations and in the Impact Factor (IF). Conversely, the use of such indexes for research evaluation had been minimal among professors or reseachers, until the debut – in 2012 – of the Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN; National Scientific Qualification). At the end of 2001, the Sistema Bibliotecario di Ateneo (SBA; University Library System) activated courses on the use of WOS and JCR. Scopus was introduced in 2010, under the supervision of biomedical librarians. At the beginning, the majority of participants were only interested in traditional bibliographic searches, with the exception of some researchers who spent some time abroad and some questions on the IF. With the activation of the ASN, the attendees’ profile has radically changed. In addition to the increasing number of participants to the courses on WOS, JCR, and Scopus, their (in)formation needs also greatly changed. Specifically, instead of a mere bibliographic search most users are now interested in bibliometrics, i.e. calculate the H-Index and contemporary H-index, or in solving ambiguities with authors’ names, cleaning up erroneous data, adding missing data, and learning how to use Google Scholar. The average users’ age is decreasing; there are more graduate students and researchers than professors, and participants take more active part to the lessons than before, asking questions about citation analysis and their CV. Following an analysis of participant satisfaction surveys and according to the most common questions asked by attendees, librarians fine-tuned their programs to greatly increase the proportion of citation database use vs. a traditional bibliographic search.201700Following an analysis of participant satisfaction surveys and according to the most common questions asked by attendees, librarians fine-tuned their programs to greatly increase the proportion of citation database use vs. a traditional bibliographic search.2017-01-20T00:00:00['Elena Bernardini']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c27a4b6a5fa5d2709d3db8921bab77287d067c6fIntroducao: A antropometria e um recurso que permite avaliar o estado nutricional do individuo, uma vez que, identifica os riscos nutricionais de forma precoce e contribui para o estabelecimento de programas de intervencao em idosos residentes em ILP, seja para a recuperacao ou promocao de sua saude. Objetivo: Analisar as medidas antropometricas de idosos residentes em instituicao de longa permanencia por meio de uma revisao sistematica. Material e metodos: Trata-se de estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa, do tipo revisao sistematica de literatura, na modalidade integrativa, referente a artigos publicados em portugues, nas bases de pesquisa Scientific Eletronic Library Online - Scielo e Bireme, no periodo de 2010 a 2015. A selecao foi baseada no cruzamento dos descritores: instituicao de longa permanencia, idosos e medidas antropometricas. Na amostra final foram selecionados 14 artigos. Resultados: A partir do levantamento dos estudos identificou-se que a maior parte dos idosos institucionalizados erado sexo feminino, que o envelhecimento induz ao declinio de massa muscular e que os parâmetros antropometricos IMC em conjunto com CMB, CP, PCT obtiveram boa correlacao com os indicadores de risco nutricional. Conclusao: De acordo com a analise dos artigos observa-se a necessidade de mais estudos antropometricos que permitam definir padroes de referencia que auxilie a comparacao entre os dados, ja que eles sao bons instrumentos de avaliacao nutricional.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Brenda de Couto Andreotti Raimundo', 'Ariana Oliveira Santos', 'Verônica Porto de Freitas', 'Naiara Andrade do Carmo', 'C. Araújo', 'L. Reis']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fccba9da55fa905b2ac1ebbb55d5249639051972EGAL Skateboards is a start-up of two friends who decided to manufacture skate decks in Germany. The project is already in an advanced stage. The company set up its own manufacturing facility where boards are produced which are of high quality and well perceived by consumers. The entrepreneurs plan to sell their product online and offline and in this way create a profitable business. However, how exactly value is created and delivered was not entirely clear yet. Therefore, the work project at hand specifies a business model by implementing a tool called business model canvas (BMC). The BMC is a popular framework invented by Alexander Osterwalder (2011) who advocates it as practical orientated and superior to traditional business plans. Important assumptions underlying the business model are then tested in the real world. To do so, a methodology called validated learning which was developed by Eric Ries (2011) is applied. Validated learning is a rigorous method to come up with a repeatable and scalable business model. The results suggest that the business model can work, but improvements have to be made. The work conducted throughout the work project helps the company on its way to become a profitable business.201780The results suggest that the business model can work, but improvements have to be made, and the company on its way to become a profitable business.2017-01-20T00:00:00['P. Weger']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7ba2041aeb9467f59ca6e3ab541316ebcbf60468This study is done to evaluate the awareness of consuming caffeine among pregnant women.Caffeine crosses the placenta and reaches to the baby. Although the mother can be able to handle the amounts of caffeine taken but the baby cannot. The baby’s metabolism is still maturing and cannot fully metabolize the caffeine. Any small amount of caffeine can also cause changes in baby’s sleep pattern or normal movement pattern in the later stages of pregnancy. Remember, caffeine is a stimulant and can keep both mother and baby awake. This study is done with the help of questionnaire based survey.300 pregnant women participated in this survey and the questionnaire was circulated manually and through online. The data was clubbed and the final results were obtained by using the spss software version 9.0.Caffeine is a stimulant and a diuretic. Because caffeine is a stimulant, it increases the mother’s blood pressure and heart rate, both of which are not recommended during pregnancy. Thus study aims to create awareness among pregnant women about consuming caffeine.Pregnant women were unaware about the side effects of consuming caffeine during pregnancy and so an awareness and full knowledge was provided to the women through this survey.2017210Pregnant women were unaware about the side effects of consuming caffeine during pregnancy and so an awareness and full knowledge was provided to the women through this survey.2017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of pharma and Bio Science['A. Subashri', 'Vishnu Priya.V']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7ade66d1e324ea94e79b8439879b3469bb17f872Swiss merupakan negara multilingual yang menggunakan beberapa bahasa, salah satu bahasa yang digunakan adalah bahasa Prancis Namun bahasa Prancis yang digunakan di Swiss atau bahasa Prancis-Swiss memiliki beberapa perbedaan dengan bahasa Prancis Standar. Penelitian ini berfokus pada perbedaan leksikal yang ada pada bahasa Prancis-Swiss dengan bahasa Prancis Standar. Tujuan dari penelitian ini antara lain: (1) untuk mengetahui kata dalam bahasa Prancis-Swiss yang memiliki perbedaan semasiologis dengan bahasa Prancis Standar, (2) untuk mengetahui kata dalam bahasa Prancis-Swiss yang memiliki perbedaan onomasiologis dengan bahasa Prancis Standar. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif karena tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan perbedaan leksikal yang terdapat pada bahasa Prancis-Swiss dan bahasa Prancis Standar. Penulis menghimpun data dari dua artikel online dan satu video dari YouTube yang berupa perbedaan kata antara bahasa Prancis Standar dengan bahasa Prancis-Swiss, kemudian penulis membaginya menjadi dua kategori lalu membandingkannya menggunakan teori Guiraud mengenai perbedaan dialek yaitu perbedaan semasiologis; pemberian nama yang sama untuk beberapa konsep yang berbeda di tempat berbeda dan perbedaan onomasiologis; penyebutan nama yang berbeda berdasarkan satu konsep yang diberikan di beberapa tempat berbeda. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya enam kata yang termasuk dalam perbedaan semasiologis dan dua puluh enam kata yang termasuk dalam perbedaan onomasiologis. Selanjutnya, pada bahasa Prancis Standar lebih banyak ditemukan kata majemuk, konstruksi kata bahasa Prancis Standar yang cenderung lebih kompleks, juga adanya interferensi bahasa dari bahasa Jerman terhadap bahasa Prancis-Swiss. Perbedaan kata yang terdapat pada bahasa Prancis-Swiss dengan bahasa Prancis Standar banyak terdapat pada kata yang berhubungan dengan alat rumah tangga sebanyak enam kata. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat berguna sebagai referensi penelitian untuk penelitian selanjutnya yang serupa. Peneliti selanjutnya dianjurkan untuk meneliti perbedaan lain antar-dialek seperti perbedaan fonologis, morfologis, dan semantis. Juga untuk meneliti perbedaan dari dialek-dialek lain dengan teori yang berbeda guna memperkaya studi mengenai dialek dan perbedaannya.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['MaharaniIstiqomah Prafitriani']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7f7c93b2432be69f76482d6d50ea376551db89b4Taxation plays a critical and pivotal role in the process of advancement and growth of any country. The Income Tax department desired a system that would make the process of filing of income tax returns (ITRs) easier for taxpayers as well as reduce the time required for data entry at their end on receipt of the ITRs. The tax administration is revamped to treat taxpayers as customer. The newly set up Tax Administration Reforms Commission (TARC) seeks to remove the daily barriers and obstacles faced by taxpayers as part of its attempt to identify the critical mass of  administrative steps required to strengthen the tax system. E-filing portal was revamped with new features such as extension of electronic filing of all income-tax return forms and enabling access to history of returns filed. Duplication of efforts were eliminated by these intermediaries and most of all in the online procedure the tax payers do not have to be physically present for filing their returns This paper is an attempt to find out the CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS E-TAXATION. This unit of analysis for the study is Chartered Accountants’ opinion that they have used the e-filing system and hoping to re-use it again. The study is designed in a cross-sectional survey to obtain information from 120 respondents over a period of time about their views on benefits of e-filing system, mode of filing facilitating condition and  difference  between manual filing vs. e-filing of income tax system.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['S. Priya', 'V. Padmavathy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 18bcd8544bebb2f8e81d818e930d1103a9f7e8cdSexuality and disability2017360A systematic review of the relevant literature revealed that the majority of the literature focused on the social needs of people with physical and communication disabilities, and further research is required to focus on practical and theoretical outcomes to enhance social relationships and sexuality.2017-01-20T00:00:00Sexuality and Disability['Darryl Sellwood', 'P. Raghavendra', 'Paul Jewell']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7d02ad6c4ea46a678f3bc1eac94ed5f2c5c3c84fO objetivo desse trabalho e investigar a influencia das motivacoes para o uso do Facebook sobre a atitude em relacao a publicidade na rede social, bem como o efeito dessa atitude sobre a intencao de compra dos produtos anunciados. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa quantitativa de carater descritivo tendo como base teorica principal os estudos de Asghar (2015), Wu et al. (2008) e Duffett (2015). Durante quatro semanas foram  aplicados questionarios online e presencial para usuarios do Facebook. Ao todo, a pesquisa contou com 362 questionarios validos, a partir dos quais, procedeu-se a Analise Fatorial Exploratoria e Modelagem de Equacoes Estruturais para teste de hipoteses e validacao do modelo hipotetico. Os resultados confirmaram a forte influencia que a atitude em relacao a publicidade tem sobre a intencao de compra, bem como a influencia positiva das motivacoes ligadas ao consumo, Pesquisa social e busca de informacoes sobre tendencia de consumo e da motivacao para o Conhecimento geral, sobre a atitude em relacao a publicidade. A motivacao Tendencia hedonica, apesar de ter apresentado um coeficiente negativo, como previsto, nao teve influencia significativa sobre a atitude em relacao a publicidade no Facebook.  The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the motivations for the use of Facebook on the attitude towards advertising on the social network, as well as the effect of this attitude on the intention to purchase the advertised products. For this purpose, a descriptive quantitative research with the main theoretical basis of the studies was conducted Asghar (2015), Wu et al. (2008) and Duffett (2015). For four weeks we were applied online and face to face questionnaires to Facebook users. In all, the research included 362 valid questionnaires, from which proceeded to the Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling for hypothesis testing and validation of the hypothetical model. The results confirmed the strong influence that the attitude toward advertising has on the purchase intention, as well as the positive influence of motivations linked to consumption, social search and search information on trend of consumption and motivation to the general knowledge on the attitude toward advertising. The hedonic motivation trend, despite having a negative coefficient, as expected, had no significant influence on the attitude to advertising on Facebook.20171302017-01-20T00:00:00Razón y Palabra['Luciana Gonçalves Silva Souza', 'M. Gosling', 'Lílian Dominguez-Santana']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9b96385a7a90b4ed955533aae2a3c8284da9acb3Objectives - The aim was  to study association of blood lipids and Atherogenic index of plasma between hypothyroid and controls. Material and Methods - Thyroid function test and lipid profile were done in 50 hypothyroid cases and compaired with controls. AIP was calculated as log TG/HDL-C  using CZECH online calculator of Atherogenic risk. Result - We found there is significant elevation in  levels of cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL,HDL,VLDL  in hypothyroidism as compared to control. The increase in mean levels of  AIP  in hypothyroid (0.280±0.108) was highly significant statistically ( p value < 0.0001)  as compared to controls (0.165±0.099). Our AIP results indicates controls may have moderate risk for CVD though they have normal lipid profile and need to be screened for dyslipidemia and AIP. Conclusion- TheAtherogenic index of plasma is significantly elevated hypothyroidism along with standard lipids, hence it can be used for risk assessment of atherosclerosis in hypothyroid patients.201700The AIP results indicates controls may have moderate risk for CVD though they have normal lipid profile and need to be screened for dyslipidemia and AIP, hence it can be used for risk assessment of atherosclerosis in hypothyroid patients.2017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['Shamali Jungare', 'Ajay D. Jungare', 'K. S. Ghorpade', 'K. Harley']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a8289ffbb54849178a280be6b34a176dfbb25620Skripsi ini membahas mengenai penerapan strategi pemasaran syariah mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis FEBI UIN Walisongo Semarang melalui jejaring sosial. Kajiannya dilatarbelakangi bahwa banyak mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis yang mempunyai bisnis online, yang bisnis tersebut dipasarkan melalui jejaring sosial. Strategi pemasaran sangat menentukan perusahaan mencapai tujuannya. Oleh karena itu, mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis sebagai pemasar muslim yang memasarkan bisnisnya melalui jejaring sosial tidak hanya memerlukan strategi pemasaran yang jitu agar tujuan yang diinginkan dapat tercapai. Namun strategi pemasaran syariah juga diperlukan agar kegiatan pemasarannya tidak ada yang melanggar aturan-aturan syariah Islam. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan (field research). Sumber data primer dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis FEBI UIN Walisongo Semarang periode 2013-2015 yang mempunyai bisnis online yang dipasarkan melalui jejaring sosial. Sementara data sekunder diperoleh dari arsip dokumen pihak Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam dan pihak UKM Komunitas Bisnis. Dalam pengumpulan data, peneliti menggunakan metode wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang peneliti gunakan adalah metode deskriptif analisis. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat diketahui bahwa strategi pemasaran syariah yang diterapkan oleh mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis melalui jejaring sosial pada umumnya telah sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip syariah yaitu mencontoh praktik marketing Rasulullah yang meliputi segmentasi, targeting, positioning, dan bauran pemasarannya. Serta karakteristik pemasaran Islami yaitu Theitis (Rabbaniyyah), Etis (Akhlaqiyyah), Realistis (Al-Waqi’iyyah) dan Humanistis (Al-Insaniyyah). Namun, masih ada mahasiswa Komunitas Bisnis yang dalam penerapan strategi pemasarannya belum sesuai dengan syariah Islam. Yaitu mempromosikan produk yang gambarnya tidak sesuai dengan warna aslinya.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Saliha']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d7889100e62d29e10f1da791c185104c6d3c20a6This case recounts the announced terms of five prominent acquisitions of the late 1990s, and asks the student to suggest a preliminary strategy for integrating the target firm into the buyer. The five acquisitions are America Online/Time Warner, British Petro-leum/Amoco, Daimler-Benz/Chrysler, Union Pacific/Southern Pacific, and Warner-Lambert/Agouron Pharmaceuticals. The objectives of the case are: 1) to highlight the linkage of the post-merger integration approach with the strategic motives for the acquisition; 2) to consider the range of possible challenges to successful post-merger integration; 3) to explore the varieties of integration strategy, especially surrounding decisions about autonomy of the target company within the buyer, importance of interdependence between the buyer and target, and need for speed of integration.Social Science Research Network2017002017-01-20T00:00:00Social Sciences Education eJournal['R. Bruner', 'Chad Rynbrandt']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fd4a4a552754315cdfb29a212612cba6f56d63ee20174002017-01-20T00:00:00['Ning Liu', 'Derek S. Irwin']2017-01-20T00:00:00 58e4cbd68d7de3ea441c46bfffa8ee52947e5df5Listen online Listen-belgium - pop. Popular music hits. Radio Listen-belgium is broadcasting in French from Belgium, Liege.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d10874cf51de3423564b05d92b5af11e961c6ce1Journal of Gambling Studies20176616The program had no iatrogenic effects on behaviour change and shows promise as an effective tool for youth gambling prevention, which speaks in favour of the program’s universality.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Gambling Studies['Aleksandra Huic', 'Valentina Kranželić', 'Dora Dodig Hundrić', 'N. Ricijaš']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4d653ad612c9b823f9e8e2ce7fdb1ee826b2d20cAbstract This research is motivated by the proliferation of the crime of gambling in the city of Padang, this study aims to describe the form of the crime of gambling, powers and duties, and constraints, this kind of research qualitative that can give you a factual about the role of Police Padang, instruments used are observation, interviews, and documentation to obtain the data is lacking qualitative. These results indicate that the Police Padang has run the implementation of criminal offenses prevention of gambling, duties and functions performed by part Satbinmas through counseling activities concerning the prohibition committed the crime of gambling in the form of dissemination to the public as well as parts Satreskrim who has carried out the process of prosecution of perpetrators of the crime of gambling , From the research, the powers and duties Padang Police in tackling the crime of gambling has been carried out in accordance with Act No. 2 of 2002 on the Indonesian National Police in the form of repressive measures, but in the event melaksanakaan Police Padang little obstacles in the case of unavailability of special infrastructure to carry out these duties. Keywords: Gambling, Poverty and Police Padang.2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Firman Kurniawan', 'Muslim', 'Sukmareni']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7c0588bfb7c57424d2205a57c20b8ac3e07f26e3Pamela A. Malone is an active therapist in private practice as well as researcher and teacher at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. She has authored several articles and book chapters as well as presented locally, nationally, and internationally on adolescent grief, loss, and trauma. She is the author of “The Impact of Peer Death on Adolescent Girls: A Task-Oriented Group Intervention,” which appeared in the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 2007, 3(3), 23–37. Samuel C. Peter is a former adolescent bereavement counselor at Annie’s Hope, a family bereavement center in Saint Louis, Missouri. He is currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University of Memphis. He has published and presented internationally, primarily in the area of addiction. Along with several co-authors, he wrote “Disordered Gamblers With and Without ADHD: The Role of Coping in Elevated Psychological Distress,” which appeared in International Gambling Studies, 2016, 16(3), 1–15.Death Studies201730Pamela A. Malone is an active therapist in private practice as well as researcher and teacher at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas on adolescent grief, loss, and trauma and Samuel C. Peter is a clinical psychology doctoral student at the University of Memphis.2017-01-20T00:00:00Death Studies['Samuel C. Peter']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f376cf7b61363c4ffa853cddb6d97cbf789d431eABSTRACT The aims of this study were to 1) compare the inflammatory potential of night- and day-shift nurses’ diets with regard to time of day and work status and 2) explore how the timing of food intake during work and off-work is associated with cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) risk factors between these two groups. Female nurses (N = 17; 8 day-shift and 9 night-shift) reported food intake over 9 days. On a middle day off of work, metabolic parameters were measured after an overnight fast. Energy/macronutrient intake and inflammatory potential of dietary intake (as assessed via the Dietary Inflammatory IndexTM) were calculated for nurses’ workdays, work nights, off-work days, and off-work nights. Work-night total food intake (grams) accounted for a significant amount of variance in CMS risk factors for night-shift nurses only. Increased total gram consumption during night-shift nurses’ work nights was associated with increased lipid levels – independent of the macronutrient composition of the food consumed. Alternatively, for night-shift nurses, work-day intake of several food parameters accounted for a significant proportion of variance in HDL cholesterol levels, with higher intake associated with higher HDL levels. For both day- and night-shift nurses, food intake during the day was more pro-inflammatory regardless of shift type or work status. Our novel approach of combining time-of-day-specific and work-day-specific analyses of dietary inflammatory factors and macronutrient composition with measurement of CMS risk factors suggests a link between meal timing and cardiometabolic health for shift-working nurses.Chronobiology International20176933A novel approach of combining time-of-day-specific and work-day -specific analyses of dietary inflammatory factors and macronutrient composition with measurement of CMS risk factors suggests a link between meal timing and cardiometabolic health for shift-working nurses.2017-01-20T00:00:00Chronobiology International['H. Molzof', 'M. Wirth', 'J. Burch', 'N. Shivappa', 'J. Hébert', 'Russell L. Johnson', 'K. Gamble']2017-01-20T00:00:00 281969385398c1dfbf465e078cbd0f8a755f506bA financial analyst for Procter & Gamble must report on the prospects and implications of a new teeth-whitening product. Beyond a realistic profit-and-loss forecast and baseline net present value, he must determine which pricing and marketing strategy is most likely to maximize value for shareholders.Social Science Research Network2017402017-01-20T00:00:00Finance Educator: Courses['Michael J. Schill', 'Daniel G. Lentz']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d8916a5f51b8dff46f95954b7436c9c47cf7cb27The purpose of this thesis is to document the research on finding a solid business model for the creation of a startup in the sports betting investment market. Having worked closely in this market with professionals and companies, as well as having access to data from more than 175 players, it was possible to study and measure the existing problems, to look for possible solutions, test different initiatives, conceive a possible prototype and finally design a more robust business model for a platform to make investments in sports betting. This thesis will document the journey of developing from idea into a startup project, using and exploring the lean startup and costumer development process for it.20171402017-01-20T00:00:00['A. Vieira']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c88742bea1de81ac2717ad498da4ccc6f89a7afd2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['J. Ramos']2017-01-20T00:00:00 494189f8f4ae81586437c0426cbfdd923f213acfNature201755357Comparison and transgenic approaches are used to demonstrate that two differentially transcribed, co-diverging genes in the eukaryotic association module of prophage WO from Wolbachia strain wMel recapitulate and enhance cytoplasmic incompatibility.2017-01-20T00:00:00Nature['Daniel P. LePage', 'J. Metcalf', 'S. Bordenstein', 'Jungmin On', 'Jessamyn I. Perlmutter', 'J. Shropshire', 'Emily M. Layton', 'Lisa Funkhouser-Jones', 'J. Beckmann', 'Seth R. Bordenstein']2017-01-20T00:00:00 135b56e06e93535b1ec0ea476476ae7222ae42ccNature201741324In vivo two-photon calcium imaging is used to monitor the activity of dorsomedial prefrontal neurons in mice during an appetitive Pavlovian conditioning task to show how prefrontal circuitry can dynamically control reward-seeking behaviour through the opposing activities of projection-specific cell populations.2017-01-20T00:00:00Nature['James M. Otis', 'V. M. Namboodiri', 'Ana M. Matan', 'E. Voets', 'Emily P. Mohorn', 'O. Kosyk', 'J. McHenry', 'J. E. Robinson', 'Shanna Resendez', 'Mark A. Rossi', 'G. Stuber']2017-01-20T00:00:00 53d1a202ca002484723e7638d4baff00fa9d6d7cCellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology2017107222A discussion around the issues facing treatment of patients with CRC liver metastases is presented, including the relationship of discrete gene signatures with prognosis, and the latest advances to maximize regional and systemic therapies aimed at decreasing intrahepatic recurrence are discussed.2017-01-20T00:00:00Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology['L. Zarour', 'Sudarshan Anand', 'K. Billingsley', 'William H. Bisson', 'William H. Bisson', 'A. Cercek', 'M. Clarke', 'L. Coussens', 'Charles E. Gast', 'Cristina B Geltzeiler', 'Lissi Hansen', 'Katherine A. Kelley', 'C. Lopez', 'S. Rana', 'R. Ruhl', 'V. Tsikitis', 'G. Vaccaro', 'M. Wong', 'S. Mayo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0be10cadc1b4bb81bd9cf509bcdae9e7e405273eAids and Behavior201735193Believing that PrEP is for people who are promiscuous was strongly associated with lack of interest in using PrEP, and individuals who endorsed this belief were more likely to report sexual risk taking behavior.2017-01-20T00:00:00AIDS and Behavior['Lisa A. Eaton', 'S. Kalichman', 'Devon M. Price', 'Stephanie D Finneran', 'Aerielle M. Allen', 'Jessica L Maksut']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c2993cc63eed95b62ec742980a788db6a02c5286Journal of Molecular Biology201734135It is demonstrated that tralokinumab prevents the IL-13 pharmacodynamic effect by binding toIL-13 helices A and D, thus preventing IL- 13 from interacting with IL-14Rα1 and IL-12Rα2.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of molecular biology['Bojana Popovic', 'Jason Breed', 'D. G. Rees', 'Matthew J. Gardener', 'Lisa M K Vinall', 'Benjamin Kemp', 'Jennifer Spooner', 'J. Keen', 'Ralph Minter', 'F. Uddin', 'G. Colice', 'Trevor Wilkinson', 'Tristan J. Vaughan', 'Richard May']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9bf99031704e00184fadeb39e4b49a70e90407b4Targeting the dysregulated BRAF-MEK-ERK pathway in cancer has increasingly emerged in clinical trial design. Despite clinical responses in specific cancers using inhibitors targeting BRAF and MEK, resistance develops often involving nongenomic adaptive bypass mechanisms. Inhibition of MEK1/2 by trametinib in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) induced dramatic transcriptional responses, including upregulation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) comparing tumor samples before and after one week of treatment. In preclinical models, MEK inhibition induced genome-wide enhancer formation involving the seeding of BRD4, MED1, H3K27 acetylation, and p300 that drives transcriptional adaptation. Inhibition of the P-TEFb-associated proteins BRD4 and CBP/p300 arrested enhancer seeding and RTK upregulation. BRD4 bromodomain inhibitors overcame trametinib resistance, producing sustained growth inhibition in cells, xenografts, and syngeneic mouse TNBC models. Pharmacologic targeting of P-TEFb members in conjunction with MEK inhibition by trametinib is an effective strategy to durably inhibit epigenomic remodeling required for adaptive resistance.Significance: Widespread transcriptional adaptation to pharmacologic MEK inhibition was observed in TNBC patient tumors. In preclinical models, MEK inhibition induces dramatic genome-wide modulation of chromatin, in the form of de novo enhancer formation and enhancer remodeling. Pharmacologic targeting of P-TEFb complex members at enhancers is an effective strategy to durably inhibit such adaptation. Cancer Discov; 7(3); 302-21. ©2017 AACR.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 235.Cancer Discovery201761127Widespread transcriptional adaptation to pharmacologic MEK inhibition was observed in TNBC patient tumors, and pharmacologic targeting of P-TEFb members in conjunction with MEK inhibited by trametinib is an effective strategy to durably inhibit epigenomic remodeling required for adaptive resistance.2017-01-20T00:00:00Cancer discovery['J. Zawistowski', 'Samantha M. Bevill', 'D. Goulet', 'T. Stuhlmiller', 'Adriana S. Beltran', 'J. F. Olivares-Quintero', 'Darshan Singh', 'N. Sciaky', 'J. Parker', 'N. Rashid', 'Xin Chen', 'James S. Duncan', 'Martin C. Whittle', 'Steven P. Angus', 'S. H. Velarde', 'B. Golitz', 'Xiaping He', 'Charlene M. Santos', 'David B. Darr', 'K. Gallagher', 'Lee M. Graves', 'C. Perou', 'L. Carey', 'H. S. Earp', 'G. Johnson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e2968357f77480317bbed1e53b2cb18a1db08a54Metabolic engineering entails target modification of cell metabolism to maximize the production of a specific compound. For empowering combinatorial optimization in strain engineering, tools and algorithms are needed to efficiently sample the multidimensional gene expression space and locate the desirable overproduction phenotype. We addressed this challenge by employing design of experiment (DoE) models to quantitatively correlate gene expression with strain performance. By fractionally sampling the gene expression landscape, we statistically screened the dominant enzyme targets that determine metabolic pathway efficiency. An empirical quadratic regression model was subsequently used to identify the optimal gene expression patterns of the investigated pathway. As a proof of concept, our approach yielded the natural product violacein at 525.4 mg/L in shake flasks, a 3.2-fold increase from the baseline strain. Violacein production was further increased to 1.31 g/L in a controlled benchtop bioreactor. We found that formulating discretized gene expression levels into logarithmic variables (Linlog transformation) was essential for implementing this DoE-based optimization procedure. The reported methodology can aid multivariate combinatorial pathway engineering and may be generalized as a standard procedure for accelerating strain engineering and improving metabolic pathway efficiency.ACS Synthetic Biology201746107It was found that formulating discretized gene expression levels into logarithmic variables (Linlog transformation) was essential for implementing this DoE-based optimization procedure and may be generalized as a standard procedure for accelerating strain engineering and improving metabolic pathway efficiency.2017-01-20T00:00:00ACS synthetic biology['Peng Xu', 'Elizabeth Anne Rizzoni', 'Se-Yeong Sul', 'G. Stephanopoulos']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7c9f240bdf0ed603ac3fc1274442ffa604d7355dFew studies have reported the systematic use of exclusive enteral nutrition in the perioperative setting.Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics201739104Few studies have reported the systematic use of exclusive enteral nutrition in the perioperative setting, and the need for further studies is still to be determined.2017-01-20T00:00:00Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics['N. Heerasing', 'B. Thompson', 'P. Hendy', 'G. Heap', 'G. Walker', 'R. Bethune', 'Stephen J. Mansfield', 'C. Calvert', 'N. Kennedy', 'T. Ahmad', 'J. Goodhand']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0325fe84c6c226283392347a33ae467afbf75a49In the United States, major structural or genetic birth defects affect approximately 3% of live births (1) and are responsible for 20% of infant deaths (2). Birth defects can affect persons across their lifespan and are the cause of significant lifelong disabilities. CDC used the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 2013 National Inpatient Sample (NIS), a 20% stratified sample of discharges from nonfederal community hospitals, to estimate the annual cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations in the United States, both for persons of all ages and by age group. Birth defect-associated hospitalizations had disproportionately high costs, accounting for 3.0% of all hospitalizations and 5.2% of total hospital costs. The estimated annual cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations in the United States in 2013 was $22.9 billion. Estimates of the cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations offer important information about the impact of birth defects among persons of all ages on the overall health care system and can be used to prioritize prevention, early detection, and care.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report201712102Estimates of the cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations offer important information about the impact of birth defects among persons of all ages on the overall health care system and can be used to prioritize prevention, early detection, and care.2017-01-20T00:00:00Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report['A. Arth', 'Sarah C. Tinker', 'Regina M. Simeone', 'E. Ailes', 'J. Cragan', 'S. Grosse']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ec0d07496b9c69a2c69c5b7eb8ae65d78a97b9d2Nature Communications20176994It is shown that in model mice, low Glut1 leads to defects of the brain vasculature, and that AAV9-based gene therapy at pre- or early-symptomatic stages prevents the defects and mitigates disease.2017-01-20T00:00:00Nature Communications['M. Tang', 'G. Gao', 'C. Rueda', 'Hang Yu', 'David N. Thibodeaux', 'T. Awano', 'K. Engelstad', 'M. Sánchez-Quintero', 'Hong Yang', 'Fanghua Li', 'Huapeng Li', 'Q. Su', 'Kara E Shetler', 'L. Jones', 'Ryan Seo', 'J. McConathy', 'E. Hillman', 'J. Noebels', 'D. D. De Vivo', 'U. Monani']2017-01-20T00:00:00 93a1b21253279062b76ff921bb34acee77eda20cEffective solid acid catalysts play a key role to produce high-quality biodiesel through triglyceride transesterification. The present work describes a facile technique for the synthesis of a high-performing sulfonated multi-walled carbon nanotube (S-MWCNTs) solid acid catalyst for fatty acid ethyl ester (biodiesel) production. The results indicated that S-MWCNTs possessed high acidity due to their polycyclic textural matrix. An overall conversion of 97.8% is achieved for triglycerides at 1 h, 150 °C using 3.7 wt% of catalyst in ethanol, outperforming its counterpart catalysts, such as hydrothermal carbonization synthesized sulfonated carbon and metal oxide catalyst WO3/ZrO2. This superior performance is a result of the high acidity that S-MWCNTs possess, stemming from their polycyclic textural matrix. The catalyst was fully characterized by BET, FT-IR, XPS and TEM measurements to understand and evaluate their physical and structural properties. Combining activity and characterization data enables the postulation of the following reaction mechanisms for triglyceride transesterification based on S-MWCNTs:SO3H groups first absorb triglycerides and ethanol through the interaction between the acid sites and the atomic oxygen. The carbonyl carbon was then attacked by the nucleophilic ethanol to produce fatty acidethyl ester (CH3CH2COOR), the final product. Findings from this work provide useful insights on designing effective solid acid catalysts via facile synthesis and regeneration protocol for the transesterification of triglyceride to produce biodiesels.201740972017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Qingqing Guan', 'Yi Li', 'Yuan Chen', 'Yuzhen Shi', 'J. Gu', 'Bin Li', 'R. Miao', 'Qiuling Chen', 'P. Ning']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4e0724bee7c9903cf5f87f4be64f62185cbae64aThe polyol route is a versatile and up-scalable method to produce large batches of iron oxide nanoparticles with well-defined structures and magnetic properties. Importance of parameters such as temperature and reaction time, heating profile, nature of the polyol solvent or organometallic precursors on nanostructure and properties has already been described in the literature. Yet, the crucial role of water in the forced hydrolysis pathway has never been reported, despite its mandatory presence for nanoparticle production. This communication investigates the influence of the water amount and temperature at which it is injected in the reflux system for either a pure polyol solvent system or a mixture with poly(hydroxy)amine. Distinct morphologies of nanoparticles were thereby obtained, from ultra-ultra-small smooth spheres down to 4 nm in diameter to larger ones up to 37 nm. Well-defined multicore assemblies with narrow grain size dispersity termed nanoflowers were also synthesized. A diverse and large library of samples was obtained by manipulating the nature of solvents and the amount of added water while keeping all other parameters constant. The different morphologies lead to magnetic nanoparticles suitable for important biomedical applications such as magnetic hyperthermia, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent, or both.Inorganic Chemistry20174888This communication investigates the influence of the water amount and temperature at which it is injected in the reflux system for either a pure polyol solvent system or a mixture with poly(hydroxy)amine, and obtains distinct morphologies of nanoparticles suitable for important biomedical applications.2017-01-20T00:00:00Inorganic chemistry['Gauvin Hemery', 'Anthony Keyes', 'E. Garaio', 'Irati Rodrigo', 'J. García', 'F. Plazaola', 'Elisabeth Garanger', 'Olivier Sandre']2017-01-20T00:00:00 23d852c74cc6cf1f20ff1fa1affb93a6cdf66173The modification of biomass waste, as a multifunctional composite, has received tremendous attention for resource utilization and recycling. In this study, tea waste, which is a high level generator of biomass waste, was loaded with nano-Fe3O4 particles to prepare a magnetic tea waste/Fe3O4 (TW/Fe3O4) composite through a facile chemical co-precipitation approach. BET, SEM, TEM, XRD, magnetic properties, FTIR, XPS were used to characterize the TW/Fe3O4 composite. A superparamagnetic TW/Fe3O4 composite (Fe3O4: about 20 nm) was successfully synthesized and possessed the advantages of tea waste and nano-Fe3O4 particles. A chromium(VI) adsorption experiment showed that this material has a strong adsorption capacity for aqueous chromium ions, which reached 75.76 mg g−1 based on the Langmuir model. The adsorption process could be well fitted by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) isotherm models, and was spontaneous and endothermic according to the thermodynamic analysis. The TW/Fe3O4 composite revealed good reusability and the removal rate was more than 70% after five recycling cycles. The mechanism of Cr(VI) removal involved electrostatic attraction, reduction process, ion exchange, surface complexation, etc. 70% of Cr(VI) was reduced to Cr(III) in this investigation. This study indicated that a TW/Fe3O4 composite could be an attractive option for heavy metal treatment.201781952017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Shisuo Fan', 'Yi Wang', 'Yang Li', 'Jun Tang', 'Zhen Wang', 'Jie Tang', 'Xuede Li', 'Kai Hu']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fca5a077118f5e1b431cd73e43d122853b9e9ba4Three-dimensional supercrystals of plasmonic nanoparticles are a novel class of materials with exciting applications in technologies such as light harvesting or metamaterials. However, their realization relies on extraordinarily regular colloidal building blocks and accurate self-assembly methods. We present here a simple and up-scalable protocol for the synthesis of smooth gold nanospheres with high monodispersity in size and sphericity. The synthesis involves rapid growth up to the desired size and subsequent removal of surface roughness via an efficient etching step, so that nanospheres with diameters ranging between 10 and 110 nm can be obtained in large quantities. Upon functionalization with thiolated polyethylene glycol and low surfactant concentration, Au nanospheres were employed as building blocks to produce uniform arrays of micron-sized 3D pyramidal supercrystals over large areas, by means of a template-assisted approach. Focused ion beam cutting and SEM characterization revealed a face-center...201745862017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Physical Chemistry C['C. Hanske', 'G. González‐Rubio', 'C. Hamon', 'P. Formentin', 'E. Modin', 'A. Chuvilin', 'A. Guerrero‐Martínez', 'L. Marsal', 'L. Liz‐Marzán']2017-01-20T00:00:00 16ce4e83fd21d5bd088b8653a43d10fab42f9095Annals of Surgical Oncology20172372The present study does not support prior findings of improved outcome for UE patients and unplanned excisions have a major impact on subsequent therapy, yet they do not seem to affect negatively the long-term oncology outcome.2017-01-20T00:00:00Annals of Surgical Oncology['M. Smolle', 'P. Tunn', 'E. Goldenitsch', 'F. Posch', 'J. Szkandera', 'M. Bergovec', 'B. Liegl-Atzwanger', 'A. Leithner']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0a3f14b87bb3ec396eb273cd249b67af50f6f71bPurpose Advanced prostate cancer (PC) is associated with substantial psychosocial morbidity. We sought to determine whether mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) reduces distress in men with advanced PC. Methods Men with advanced PC (proven metastatic and/or castration-resistant biochemical progression) were randomly assigned to an 8-week, group-based MBCT intervention delivered by telephone (n = 94) or to minimally enhanced usual care (n = 95). Primary intervention outcomes were psychological distress, cancer-specific distress, and prostate-specific antigen anxiety. Mindfulness skills were assessed as potential mediators of effect. Participants were assessed at baseline and were followed up at 3, 6, and 9 months. Main statistical analyses were conducted on the basis of intention to treat. Results Fourteen MBCT groups were conducted in the intervention arm. Facilitator adherence ratings were high (> 93%). Using random-effects mixed-regression models, intention-to-treat analyses indicated no significant changes in intervention outcomes or in engagement with mindfulness for men in MBCT compared with those receiving minimally enhanced usual care. Per-protocol analyses also found no differences between arms in outcomes or engagement, with the exception of the mindfulness skill of observing, which increased over time for men in MBCT compared with usual care ( P = .032). Conclusion MBCT in this format was not more effective than minimally enhanced usual care in reducing distress in men with advanced PC. Future intervention research for these men should consider approaches that map more closely to masculinity.Journal of Clinical Oncology20173670MBCT in this format was not more effective than minimally enhanced usual care in reducing distress in men with advanced PC, and future intervention research for these men should consider approaches that map more closely to masculinity.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['S. Chambers', 'S. Occhipinti', 'Elizabeth Foley', 'S. Clutton', 'M. Legg', 'M. Berry', 'M. Stockler', 'M. Frydenberg', 'R. Gardiner', 'S. Lepore', 'I. Davis', 'David P. Smith']2017-01-20T00:00:00 dd20708d547c45ebcbf27a501696c9efbb9ccc10We have developed a new route for the synthesis of pure TiO2 nanostructures via a facile auto-combustion method followed by heat treatment. We have tuned the produced phases, morphologies, and crystallite sizes of the nano-sized TiO2 products through an auto-combustion method employing different fuels and various fuel-to-oxidant equivalence ratios, Φc. The as-synthesized products were analyzed by means of FE-SEM, FT-IR, XRD, TEM, BET, and thermal analyses. Interestingly, urea fuel at Φc = 1 generated a pure anatase TiO2 phase (U1) having almost the smallest crystallite size (11.9 nm) and the highest adsorption capacity (135 mg g−1) for the removal of Reactive Red 195 (RR195) dye from aqueous solutions. Moreover, the adsorption data could be described well using the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models. Based on the calculated thermodynamic parameters: ΔH0 (1.343 kJ mol−1), ΔG0 (from −4.630 to −5.031 kJ mol−1), and Ea (18.46 kJ mol−1), the adsorption of RR195 dye on the as-prepared TiO2 nano-adsorbent is an endothermic, spontaneous, and physisorption process, respectively. Moreover, the as-prepared TiO2 adsorbent is a promising candidate for the removal of RR195 textile dye from aqueous media based on its reusability, high stability, and high adsorption capacity.201782732017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['M. Nassar', 'E. Ali', 'E. S. Zakaria']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1229d09eb16b001bd45ac78d23a6bda050857d46Nature Communications20172745It is concluded that pepstatin is a potent but poorly bioavailable antimalarial; PfPARE is a functional esterase that is capable of activating prodrugs; and Mutations in PfPare constitute a mechanism of antimalaria resistance.2017-01-20T00:00:00Nature Communications['E. Istvan', 'J. Mallari', 'Victoria C. Corey', 'N. Dharia', 'G. Marshall', 'E. Winzeler', 'D. Goldberg']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4d1fcafad9fa669b8911ec644a786a1fe8352282Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are transmitted to humans primarily through the bites of infected mosquitoes and ticks. The leading cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease in the United States is West Nile virus (WNV) (1). Other arboviruses, including La Crosse, St. Louis encephalitis, Jamestown Canyon, Powassan, and eastern equine encephalitis viruses, also cause sporadic cases and outbreaks. This report summarizes surveillance data reported to CDC in 2015 for nationally notifiable arboviruses. It excludes dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, which are primarily nondomestic viruses typically acquired through travel (and are addressed in other CDC reports). In 2015, 45 states and the District of Columbia (DC) reported 2,282 cases of domestic arboviral disease. Among these cases, 2,175 (95%) were WNV disease and 1,455 (67%) of those were classified as neuroinvasive disease (meningitis, encephalitis, or acute flaccid paralysis). The national incidence of WNV neuroinvasive disease was 0.45 cases per 100,000 population. Because arboviral diseases continue to cause serious illness, maintaining surveillance is important to direct prevention activities such as reduction of vector populations and screening of blood donors.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report20171153This report summarizes surveillance data reported to CDC in 2015 for nationally notifiable arboviruses and excludes dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses, which are primarily nondomestic viruses typically acquired through travel.2017-01-20T00:00:00Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report['Elisabeth R. Krow-Lucal', 'N. Lindsey', 'J. Lehman', 'M. Fischer', 'J. E. Staples']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bc69ae647a55b9d153d059a9e3ae0a1de81553c5BACKGROUND The German "Clean Hands Campaign" (an adaptation of the WHO "Clean Care is Safer Care" programme) to promote hand hygiene among hospital personnel at Hannover Medical School (MHH, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), known as Aktion Saubere Hände (ASH), met with initial success. By 2013, however, compliance rates with hygienic hand disinfection in the hospital's ten intensive care units (ICUs) and two hematopoietic stem cell transplantation units (HSCTUs) had relapsed to their initial levels (physicians: 48%; nurses: 56%). The cluster- randomized controlled trial PSYGIENE was conducted to investigate whether interventions tai - lored in ways suggested by research in behavioral psychology might bring about more sustainable improvements than the ASH. METHODS The "Health Action Process Approach" (HAPA) compliance model specifies key psychological determinants of compliance. These determinants were assessed among health care workers in the ICUs and HSCTUs of the MHH by questionnaire (response rates: physicians: 71%; nurses: 63%) and by interviews of the responsible ward physicians and head nurses (100%). In 2013, 29 tailored behavior change techniques were implemented in educational training sessions and feedback discussions in the six wards that constituted the intervention arm of the trial, while ASH training sessions were provided in the control arm. The compliance rates for 2014 and 2015 (the primary outcomes of the trial) were determined by nonparticipating observation of hygienic hand disinfection, in accordance with the World Health Organization's gold standard. RESULTS The two groups did not differ in their baseline compliance rates in 2013 (intervention: 54%, control: 55%, p = 0.581). The tailored interventions led to increased compliance in each of the two follow-up years (2014: 64%, p<0.001; 2015: 70%, p = 0.001), while the compliance in the control arm increased to 68% in 2014 (p<0.001) but fell back to 64% in 2015 (p = 0.007). The compliance increases from 2013-2015 and the compliance rate in 2015 were higher in the intervention arm (p<0.005). This was mainly attributable to the nurses' behavior, as the corresponding parameters for physicians did not differ significantly between the two study arms in stratified analysis. CONCLUSION Tailored interventions based on behavioral psychology principles led to more sustainable increases in compliance with hand hygiene guidelines than ASH training sessions did. This was true among nurses, and thus also for hospital ward personnel as a whole (i.e., nurses and physicians combined). Further studies are needed to identify more target group-specific interventions that may improve compliance among physicians.Deutsches Ärzteblatt International20173244Tailored interventions based on behavioral psychology principles led to more sustainable increases in compliance with hand hygiene guidelines than ASH training sessions did, and was true among nurses, and thus also for hospital ward personnel as a whole.2017-01-20T00:00:00Deutsches Arzteblatt international['T. von Lengerke', 'B. Lutze', 'C. Krauth', 'K. Lange', 'J. Stahmeyer', 'I. Chaberny']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d61c61449072b807a30ce7bd2a7887639691a8fbPurpose To compare the risks of serious health outcomes among hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) survivors versus a matched population of patients with cancer who did not undergo HCT, where the primary difference may be exposure to HCT. Methods Two-year HCT survivors treated at a comprehensive cancer center from 1992 through 2009 who were Washington State residents (n = 1,792; 52% allogeneic and 90% hematologic malignancies) were frequency matched by demographic characteristics and underlying cancer diagnosis (as applicable) to non-HCT 2-year cancer survivors, using the state cancer registry (n = 5,455) and the general population (n = 16,340) using driver's license files. Late outcomes for all three cohorts were ascertained from the state hospital discharge and death registries; subsequent cancers were ascertained from the state cancer registry. Results After median follow-up of 7.1 years, HCT survivors experienced significantly greater rates of hospitalization compared with matched non-HCT cancer survivors (280 v 173 episodes per 1,000 person-years, P < .001) and greater all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.1; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.3). HCT survivors had more hospitalizations or death with infections (10-year cumulative incidence, 31% v 22%; HR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 1.6) and respiratory complications (cumulative incidence, 27% v 20%; HR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2 to 1.5). Risks of digestive, skin, and musculoskeletal complications also were greater among HCT versus non-HCT cancer survivors. The two groups had similar risks of circulatory complications and second cancers. Both HCT and non-HCT cancer survivors had significantly greater 10-year cumulative incidences of all major organ-system outcomes versus the general population. Conclusion History of HCT was associated with late morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors. In particular, clinicians who care for HCT survivors should be aware of their high rates of late respiratory and infectious complications.Journal of Clinical Oncology20173945History of HCT was associated with late morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors and clinicians who care for HCT survivors should be aware of their high rates of late respiratory and infectious complications.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['E. Chow', 'K. Cushing-Haugen', 'G. Cheng', 'M. Boeckh', 'N. Khera', 'Stephanie J. Lee', 'W. Leisenring', 'P. Martin', 'B. Mueller', 'S. Schwartz', 'K. Baker']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7b12278a7e2ab70fce02c5b554bd48dfe20aa383Scientific Reports20175151HIF-1α induction during reperfusion is a protector mechanism implicated in a normal renal tissue repair after I/R, and modulation of miR-127-3p in HK2 cells subjected to H/R results in EMT regulation.2017-01-20T00:00:00Scientific Reports['E. Conde', 'Sara Giménez-Moyano', 'Laura Martín-Gómez', 'Macarena Rodríguez', 'M. E. Ramos', 'E. Aguado-Fraile', 'I. Blanco-Sánchez', 'A. Sáiz', 'M. García-Bermejo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 575bd374d3b5c4f47a7c3681d1a4359a0fe382e4We present a method for enhancing the spatial resolution of optical-absorption-based photoacoustic imaging through or within highly scattering media. The optical speckle pattern that emerges as light propagates through diffuse media provides structured illumination to an object placed behind a scattering wall. The photoacoustic signal produced by such illumination is detected using a focused ultrasound transducer. We demonstrate through both simulation and experiment that, by acquiring multiple photoacoustic images, each produced by a different random and unknown speckle pattern, an image of an absorbing object can be reconstructed with a spatial resolution far exceeding that of the ultrasound transducer. The imaging approach and reconstruction method exploiting joint sparsity will be valuable for biomedical applications and other fields where high-frequency structural information is scrambled by diffusive processes.201726512017-01-20T00:00:00['T. Murray', 'M. Haltmeier', 'T. Berer', 'Elisabeth Leiss-Holzinger', 'P. Burgholzer']2017-01-20T00:00:00 54df42e3de8711af79742ea5ae2283cc5cad1524European Urology20172747It is demonstrated that minimal Gle Mason 5 areas have strong prognostic impact in Gleason 7 carcinomas, while further expansion of the Gleason 5 pattern population has less impact.2017-01-20T00:00:00European urology['G. Sauter', 'T. Clauditz', 'S. Steurer', 'Corinna Wittmer', 'F. Büscheck', 'T. Krech', 'F. Lutz', 'M. Lennartz', 'L. Harms', 'Lisa Lawrenz', 'Christina Möller-Koop', 'R. Simon', 'F. Jacobsen', 'W. Wilczak', 'S. Minner', 'M. Tsourlakis', 'Viktoria Chirico', 'S. Weidemann', 'A. Haese*', 'T. Steuber', 'G. Salomon', 'M. Matiu', 'E. Vettorazzi', 'U. Michl', 'L. Budäus', 'D. Tilki', 'I. Thederan', 'D. Pehrke', 'B. Beyer', 'C. Fraune', 'Cosima Göbel', 'Marie-Christine Heinrich', 'Manuela Juhnke', 'K. Möller', 'Ahmed Abdulwahab Abdullah Bawahab', 'R. Uhlig', 'H. Huland', 'H. Heinzer', 'M. Graefen', 'T. Schlomm']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9da067aef583d0f47858dc97aef9b78e8a337e27Scientific Reports20176044The heating applied from the bottom of molds promoted the nucleation, expansion and rising of gas bubbles, and the creation of a ceramic matrix with axially oriented channels interconnected by small round pores, enabling these lotus-type ceramics to be advantageously used as catalytic supports and adsorbents in several environmental control applications.2017-01-20T00:00:00Scientific Reports['C. Vakifahmetoglu', 'Damla Zeydanlı', 'M. Innocentini', 'Fernanda dos Santos Ribeiro', 'P. Lasso', 'G. Sorarù']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2272878f54711bb37f4055715425cf162850f598Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao20171894291 human genes that encode all known sulfate transporters, enzymes in pathways of sulfate generation, PAPS synthetases and transporter, sulfotransferases and sulfatases are curated, with a focus on genes that are linked to human and animal pathophysiology.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao['R. Langford', 'Elizabeth M Hurrion', 'P. Dawson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b6f611694c6fabbede405ded07ab52b9e96ddb59Background: Mothers of preterm infants often are at risk of expressing an inadequate amount of milk for their infants and the use of galactogogues is often considered. Domperidone is a widely used galactogogue with little information available to guide clinicians regarding initiation, timing, and duration of treatment. Research aim: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether administration of domperidone within the first 21 days after delivery would lead to a higher proportion of mothers achieving a 50% increase in the volume of milk at the end of 14 days of treatment compared with mothers receiving placebo. Methods: Eligible mothers were randomized to one of two treatment arms: Group A—domperidone 10 mg orally three times daily for 28 days; or Group B—placebo 10 mg orally three times daily for 14 days followed by domperidone 10 mg orally three times daily for 14 days. Results: A total of 90 mothers of infants ≤ 29 weeks gestation were randomized. Mean milk volumes at entry were similar for both groups. More mothers achieved a 50% increase in milk volume after 14 days in Group A (77.8%) compared with Group B (57.8%), odds ratio = 2.56, 95% confidence interval [1.02, 6.25], p = .04. Conclusion: A greater number of mothers experienced a 50% or more increase in human milk volume, but the absolute increase in milk volume was modest.Journal of Human Lactation20171541A greater number of mothers experienced a 50% or more increase in human milk volume, but the absolute increase in milk volume was modest.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Human Lactation['E. Asztalos', 'M. Campbell-Yeo', 'O. da Silva', 'S. Ito', 'A. Kiss', 'D. Knoppert']2017-01-20T00:00:00 163cbd1059b864ab3bfa47b7e480a34e1393d911Purpose To assess the 5-year progression from unilateral to bilateral age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and associated risk factors. Design Pooled data analyses of three prospective population-based cohorts, the Blue Mountains Eye Study, Beaver Dam Eye Study and Rotterdam Study. Methods Retinal photography and interview with comprehensive questionnaires were conducted at each visit of three studies. AMD was assessed following the modified Wisconsin AMD grading protocol. Progression to bilateral any (early and late) or late AMD was assessed among participants with unilateral involvement only. Factors associated with the progression were assessed using logistic regression models while simultaneously adjusting for other significant risk factors. Results In any 5-year duration, 19–28% of unilateral any AMD cases became bilateral and 27–68% of unilateral late AMD became bilateral. Factors associated with the progression to bilateral involvement of any AMD were age (per year increase, adjusted OR 1.07), carrying risk alleles of the complement factor H and age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 genes (compared with none, OR 1.76 for 1 risk allele and OR 3.34 for 2+ risk alleles), smoking (compared with non-smokers, OR 1.64 for past and OR 1.67 for current smokers), and the presence of large drusen area or retinal pigmentary abnormalities in the first eye. Conclusion One in four to one in five unilateral any AMD cases, and up to one in two unilateral late AMD cases, progressed to bilateral in 5 years. Known AMD risk factors, including smoking, are significantly associated with the progression to bilateral involvement.British Journal of Ophthalmology20172945Known AMD risk factors, including smoking, are significantly associated with the progression to bilateral involvement, and age, smoking, and the presence of large drusen area or retinal pigmentary abnormalities in the first eye are significant factors.2017-01-20T00:00:00British Journal of Ophthalmology['Nichole Joachim', 'J. Colijn', 'A. Kifley', 'Kristine E. Lee', 'Gabriëlle H S Buitendijk', 'B. Klein', 'Chelsea E. Myers', 'S. Meuer', 'A. Tan', 'E. Holliday', 'J. Attia', 'G. Liew', 'S. Iyengar', 'P. D. de Jong', 'A. Hofman', 'J. Vingerling', 'P. Mitchell', 'C. Klaver', 'R. Klein', 'Jie-Jin Wang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7435367dffeb439deaef827e83d0146c499f53c7Introduction This study evaluates whether a health club membership is associated with meeting the US physical activity (PA) guidelines and/or favorable cardiovascular health. Methods Using cross-sectional data of health club members (n = 204) and non-members (n = 201) from April to August 2013, this is the first study to our knowledge to examine a health club membership in relation to objectively measured cardiovascular health indicators including resting blood pressure, resting heart rate, body mass index, waist circumference, and cardiorespiratory fitness based on a non-exercise test algorithm. To determine the total PA and sedentary time, this study used a comprehensive PA questionnaire about both aerobic and resistance activities at the health club, as well as lifestyle activities in other settings, which was developed based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Results The odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of meeting either the aerobic, resistance, or both aerobic and resistance PA guidelines for members compared to non-members were 16.5 (9.8–27.6), 10.1 (6.2–16.3), and 13.8 (8.5–22.4), respectively. Significant associations of health club membership with more favorable cardiovascular health outcomes and sedentary behavior were observed for resting heart rate (B: -4.8 b/min, p<0.001), cardiorespiratory fitness (B: 2.1 ml/kg/min, p<0.001), and sedentary time (B: -1.4 hours, p<0.001). Participants with a health club membership of >1 year had more favorable health outcomes, with a smaller waist circumference (men, B: -4.0 cm, p = 0.04; women, B: -3.4 cm, p = 0.06), compared to non-members. Conclusions Health club membership is associated with significantly increased aerobic and resistance physical activity levels and more favorable cardiovascular health outcomes compared to non-members. However, longitudinal, randomized controlled trials would be clearly warranted as cross-sectional data prohibits causal inferences.PLoS ONE20173039Health club membership is associated with significantly increased aerobic and resistance physical activity levels and more favorable cardiovascular health outcomes compared to non-members, however, longitudinal, randomized controlled trials would be clearly warranted as cross-sectional data prohibits causal inferences.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Elizabeth C. Schroeder', 'G. Welk', 'W. Franke', 'Duck-chul Lee']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ff20b201e8d1f7f60cf18b0f32dc8aa9c3ae3c04The popularity of farmers' markets in the United States has led to over 8,400 farmers' markets being in operation in 2015. As farmers' markets have increased in size and complexity in the kinds of foods sold at these venues, so have the potential food safety risks. Since 2008, seven major foodborne illness outbreaks and two recalls associated with food products from farmers' markets have occurred, causing 80 known reported illnesses and one death. Various researchers also have observed vendors performing high-risk food safety retail behaviors, and others have identified microbiological hazards in foods sold at farmers' markets. In this study, the presence of hygiene indicators (coliforms, fecal coliforms, Listeria spp., and Escherichia coli ) was assessed in select samples of leafy green produce and meat obtained from farmers' markets in Pennsylvania. E. coli isolates were further characterized by phylogenetic profile and virulence potential. E. coli was present in 40% (20 of 50) and 18% (9 of 50) of beef and pork samples, respectively, and in 28% (15 of 54), 29% (15 of 52), and 17% (8 of 46) of kale, lettuce, and spinach samples, respectively. Listeria spp. was found in 8% (4 of 50) of beef samples, 2% (1 of 54) of kale samples, 4% (2 of 52) of lettuce samples, and 7% (3 of 46) of spinach samples. Among the 10 Listeria spp. isolates, 3 were identified as L. monocytogenes . E. coli isolated from meat samples mainly clustered into phylogroup B1 (66%; 19 of 29), whereas produce isolates clustered into phylogroups B2 (36%; 14 of 39) and B1 (33%; 13 of 39). These E. coli isolates possessed the fimH, iroN, hlyD, and eae genes associated with extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli . The high prevalence but low levels of E. coli and Listeria spp. found on both produce and meat products obtained from farmers' markets in this study strongly indicate that farmers' market vendors would benefit greatly from food safety training and increased public health oversight.Journal of Food Protection20173235The high prevalence but low levels of E. coli and Listeria spp.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of food protection['Joshua A. Scheinberg', 'E. Dudley', 'Jonathan A. Campbell', 'Beth Roberts', 'Michael Dimarzio', 'C. DebRoy', 'C. Cutter']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f5fd3286c17ba3813efcf4205f8e8485204a93cfWe performed a comparative study on the interaction modes of 2-haloimidazolium salts with anions in solution, particularly with regard to halogen bonding, hydrogen bonding and anion-π interactions. The syntheses and solid-state analyses of a series of sterically and electronically modified 2-haloimidazolium structures are presented. Detailed isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurements, quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM), classical molecular dynamics simulations (MD) and free-energy calculations together with NMR spectroscopy were used to elucidate the binding modes in solution. Our work reveals the absence of a potential anion-π interaction between the cationic imidazolium ring and the Lewis basic counteranion, and corroborates a formation of halogen bonding via the Lewis acidic iodine moiety and hydrogen bonding via the backbone hydrogen atoms, with repercussions in the field of organocatalysis.Chemistry20174339This work reveals the absence of a potential anion-π interaction between the cationic imidazolium ring and the Lewis basic counteranion, and corroborates a formation of halogen bonding through the Lewis acidic iodine moiety and hydrogen bonding via the backbone hydrogen atoms, with repercussions in the field of organocatalysis.2017-01-20T00:00:00Chemistry['Nils Schulz', 'Pandian Sokkar', 'E. Engelage', 'Severin Schindler', 'M. Erdélyi', 'E. Sánchez-García', 'S. Huber']2017-01-20T00:00:00 7767136cdb08c59ecfdd86e4c4835d13c6f3981ePrevention Science20174433These trials provide some evidence of the benefits of a parenting intervention focused on the home learning environment for parents of toddlers but not infants.2017-01-20T00:00:00Prevention Science['N. Hackworth', 'D. Berthelsen', 'Jan Matthews', 'E. Westrupp', 'Warren Cann', 'O. Ukoumunne', 'S. Bennetts', 'T. Phan', 'A. Scicluna', 'M. Trajanovska', 'Maggie Yu', 'J. M. Nicholson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3f2805fcc180eaab6d9f61bb0001b1520443f6e4Introduction: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including mental health comorbidity, which is associated with poor outcomes. Self-management is key, but there is limited access to self-management support. Internet-delivered interventions may increase access. Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to (1) determine the effectiveness of Internet-delivered CHD self-management support for improving CHD, mood, and self-management related outcomes and (2) identify and describe essential components for effectiveness. Method: Randomized controlled trials that met prespecified eligibility criteria were identified using a systematic search of 3 healthcare databases (Medline, PsychINFO, and Embase). Results: Seven trials, which included 1321 CHD patients, were eligible for inclusion. There was considerable heterogeneity between studies in terms of the intervention content, outcomes measured, and study quality. All 7 of the studies reported significant positive between-group effects, in particular for lifestyle-related outcomes. Personalization of interventions and provision of support to promote engagement may be associated with improved outcomes, although more data are required to confirm this. The theoretical basis of interventions was poorly developed though evidence-based behavior change interventions were used. Conclusion: More well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed. These should also explore how interventions work and how to improve participant retention and satisfaction and examine the role of personalization and support within interventions.Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing20173531Personalization of interventions and provision of support to promote engagement may be associated with improved outcomes, although more data are required to confirm this.2017-01-20T00:00:00The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing['Jorge E. Palacios', 'Geraldine A. Lee', 'M. Duaso', 'Abigail Clifton', 'I. Norman', 'D. Richards', 'E. Barley']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d1a2c10b28a967f2d057f0bf96911b56329c27d4Background and Aims Radially symmetrical, five‐winged fossil fruits from the highly diverse early Eocene Laguna del Hunco flora of Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina, are named, described and illustrated. The main goals are to assess the affinities of the fossils and to place them in an evolutionary, palaeoecological and biogeographic context. Methods Specimens of fossil fruits were collected from the Tufolitas Laguna del Hunco. They were prepared, photographed and compared with similar extant and fossil fruits using published literature. Their structure was also evaluated by comparing them with that of modern Ceratopetalum (Cunoniaceae) fruits through examination of herbarium specimens. Key Results The Laguna del Hunco fossil fruits share the diagnostic features that characterize modern and fossil Ceratopetalum (symmetry, number of fruit wings, presence of a conspicuous floral nectary and overall venation pattern). The pattern of the minor wing (sepal) veins observed in the Patagonian fossil fruits is different from that of modern and previously described fossil Ceratopetalum fruits; therefore, a new fossil species is recognized. An apomorphy (absence of petals) suggests that the fossils belong within crown‐group Ceratopetalum. Conclusions The Patagonian fossil fruits are the oldest known record for Ceratopetalum. Because the affinities, provenance and age of the fossils are so well established, this new Ceratopetalum fossil species is an excellent candidate for use as a calibration point in divergence dating studies of the family Cunoniaceae. It represents the only record of Ceratopetalum outside Australasia, and further corroborates the biogeographic connection between the Laguna del Hunco flora and ancient and modern floras of the Australasian region.Annals of Botany201710728The Patagonian fossil fruits are the oldest known record for Ceratopetalum outside Australasia, and further corroborates the biogeographic connection between the Laguna del Hunco flora and ancient and modern floras of the Australasian region.2017-01-20T00:00:00Annals of Botany['M. Gandolfo', 'E. Hermsen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 62f56eddbc63c922730259502cce9ccdd64e8fabThere is a gap in understanding how the treatment fidelity aspects of adherence and quality, along with common process factors such as therapeutic alliance, impact outcomes for youth. Few studies have examined both constructs of implementation and process factors simultaneously in regard to their relationship to client outcomes. This study examined the role of (a) youth ratings of implementation quality for a provider of therapeutic residential care, (b) the records of staff ratios of positive to negative statements to youth as reported for a token economy system, and (c) youth ratings of therapeutic alliance in relation to youth emotional and behavioral functioning at 6 months into therapeutic residential services. The study included data collection activities with 112 youth and staff at intake into residential group care through 6 months into residential services. Both youth ratings of therapeutic alliance and the ratio of positive to negative staff interactions with youth were related to improved youth emotional and behavioral functioning, as reported by staff using the Child Behavior Checklist. These findings suggest that it is important to consider both implementation and common process factors when looking to improve the quality of care for youth in therapeutic residential care.201752332017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders['Kristin Duppong Hurley', 'M. Lambert', 'T. Gross', 'Ronald W. Thompson', 'E. Farmer']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e24a1123c1792e0a81f8a35bcfcecf30d83ef9c6Leukemia20173627The association between elevated birth rate and shorter TFS was observed in subjects with either mutated or unmutated IGHVs, and the use of both markers was a better predictor of TFS than either parameter alone.2017-01-20T00:00:00Leukemia['E. Murphy', 'D. Neuberg', 'L. Rassenti', 'G. Hayes', 'R. Redd', 'C. Emson', 'Kelvin W. Li', 'Jennifer R. Brown', 'W. Wierda', 'S. Turner', 'Andrew W. Greaves', 'C. Zent', 'J. Byrd', 'C. McConnel', 'J. Barrientos', 'N. Kay', 'M. Hellerstein', 'N. Chiorazzi', 'T. Kipps', 'K. Rai']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9b18dfbc291285a87be08bbb20d06a230419b856An increasing number of genome-wide association (GWA) studies are now using the higher resolution 1000 Genomes Project reference panel (1000G) for imputation, with the expectation that 1000G imputation will lead to the discovery of additional associated loci when compared to HapMap imputation. In order to assess the improvement of 1000G over HapMap imputation in identifying associated loci, we compared the results of GWA studies of circulating fibrinogen based on the two reference panels. Using both HapMap and 1000G imputation we performed a meta-analysis of 22 studies comprising the same 91,953 individuals. We identified six additional signals using 1000G imputation, while 29 loci were associated using both HapMap and 1000G imputation. One locus identified using HapMap imputation was not significant using 1000G imputation. The genome-wide significance threshold of 5×10−8 is based on the number of independent statistical tests using HapMap imputation, and 1000G imputation may lead to further independent tests that should be corrected for. When using a stricter Bonferroni correction for the 1000G GWA study (P-value < 2.5×10−8), the number of loci significant only using HapMap imputation increased to 4 while the number of loci significant only using 1000G decreased to 5. In conclusion, 1000G imputation enabled the identification of 20% more loci than HapMap imputation, although the advantage of 1000G imputation became less clear when a stricter Bonferroni correction was used. More generally, our results provide insights that are applicable to the implementation of other dense reference panels that are under development.PLoS ONE201757261000G imputations enabled the identification of 20% more loci than HapMap imputation, although the advantage of 1000G imputation became less clear when a stricter Bonferroni correction was used.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['P. S. Vries', 'P. S. Vries', 'M. Sabater-Lleal', 'D. Chasman', 'S. Trompet', 'T. Ahluwalia', 'T. Ahluwalia', 'A. Teumer', 'M. Kleber', 'Ming-Huei Chen', 'Ming-Huei Chen', 'Jie-Jin Wang', 'J. Attia', 'R. Marioni', 'R. Marioni', 'M. Steri', 'L. Weng', 'R. Pool', 'V. Grossmann', 'Jennifer A. Brody', 'C. Venturini', 'C. Venturini', 'Toshiko Tanaka', 'L. Rose', 'C. Oldmeadow', 'J. Mazur', 'S. Basu', 'Mattias Frånberg', 'Mattias Frånberg', 'Qiong Yang', 'Qiong Yang', 'Symen Ligthart', 'J. Hottenga', 'A. Rumley', 'A. Mulas', 'A. Craen', 'Anne Grotevendt', 'K. Taylor', 'G. Delgado', 'A. Kifley', 'Lorna M. Lopez', 'Lorna M. Lopez', 'Lorna M. Lopez', 'T. Berentzen', 'M. Mangino', 'M. Mangino', 'S. Bandinelli', 'A. Morrison', 'A. Hamsten', 'G. Tofler', 'M. Maat', 'H. Draisma', 'G. Lowe', 'M. Zoledziewska', 'N. Sattar', 'K. Lackner', 'U. Völker', 'B. McKnight', 'Jie Huang', 'E. Holliday', 'M. McEvoy', 'J. Starr', 'P. Hysi', 'D. Hernandez', 'W. Guan', 'F. Rivadeneira', 'W. McArdle', 'P. Slagboom', 'T. Zeller', 'B. Psaty', 'B. Psaty', 'A. Uitterlinden', 'E. D. Geus', 'D. Stott', 'H. Binder', 'A. Hofman', 'A. Hofman', 'O. Franco', 'J. Rotter', 'L. Ferrucci', 'T. Spector', 'I. Deary', 'Winfried März', 'Winfried März', 'Winfried März', 'A. Greinacher', 'P. Wild', 'F. Cucca', 'D. Boomsma', 'H. Watkins', 'Weihong Tang', 'P. Ridker', 'J. Jukema', 'R. Scott', 'P. Mitchell', 'T. Hansen', 'C. O’Donnell', 'C. O’Donnell', 'N. Smith', 'N. Smith', 'D. Strachan', 'A. Dehghan', 'A. Dehghan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 df91796d9275edb25bfe3525ea85b5ae1c65d70b2017113262017-01-20T00:00:00Marine Ecology Progress Series['Elsa Breton', 'U. Christaki', 'S. Bonato', 'Morgane Didry', 'L. Artigas']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9e831428d7c532526791f254e5a46b8ab6c63b95Objective To inform selection of physical measures for studies of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors within 12 months of ARDS. Methods Secondary analysis of data from 6-month survivors participating in a US multicentre prospective study (ARDSNet Long-Term Outcome Study, N=134) or a multisite prospective study in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Improving Care of Acute Lung Injury Patients, N=99). Physical measures, assessed at 6-month follow-up, were categorised according to the WHO's International Classification of Disability and Health: body functions and structures, activity and participation. Patient-centred outcomes were evaluated at 6 and 12 months: survival, hospitalisation, alive at home status and health-related quality of life. Pearson correlation, linear and logistic regression models were used to quantify associations of physical measures with patient-centred outcomes. Main results No 6-month body functions and structures measure demonstrated consistent association with 6-month or 12-month outcomes in multivariable regression. The 6 min walk test, an activity measure, was associated with 6-month Short-Form 36 (SF-36) physical component scores (PCS, β range: 0.99 to 1.52, p<0.05). Participation measures (Functional Performance Inventory, FPI; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, IADLs) were associated with SF-36 PCS (β range: FPI, 1.51–1.52; IADL, −1.88 to −1.32; all p<0.05) and Euro-QOL-5D utility score (β range: FPI, 2.00–3.67; IADL, −2.89 to −2.50; all p<0.01) at 6 and 12 months. Conclusions Participation measures better reflect patient's quality of life than measures of body functions and structures within 12 months of ARDS among 6-month survivors, and are recommended for inclusion as a core measure in future studies.Thorax20174123Participation measures better reflect patient's quality of life than measures of body functions and structures within 12 months of ARDS among 6-month survivors, and are recommended for inclusion as a core measure in future studies.2017-01-20T00:00:00Thorax['K. Chan', 'L. A. Friedman', 'V. Dinglas', 'C. Hough', 'C. Hough', 'C. Shanholtz', 'E. Ely', 'P. Morris', 'P. Mendez-Tellez', 'J. Jackson', 'R. Hopkins', 'R. Hopkins', 'R. Hopkins', 'D. Needham']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2be2e362e104cfdf4c159465aea811d362212ea12,5-Diformylfuran (2,5-DFF) is an important biomass chemical with broad application prospects. A vanadium pentoxide (V2O5)/ceramic powder catalyst (V-CP) was designed and synthesized in this study, and its structure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and specific surface area analysis (BET). The catalytic properties of the V-CP catalyst were evaluated. The results show that 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) can be completely converted to 2,5-DFF at 140 °C under atmospheric pressure in the presence of oxygen as the oxidant in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for 5 h, and the yield of 2,5-DFF was 85.7%. After recycling the catalyst 5 times, the catalytic effect decreased slightly, and the catalyst showed good recovery performance. Furthermore, a one-pot method for the preparation of 2,5-DFF was proposed by using fructose as the raw material and V2O5/ceramic-dilute sulfuric acid as the catalyst. The fructose was dehydrated to form 5-HMF, and 2,5-DFF was generated by the V-CP catalytic oxidation of 5-HMF. The 2,5-DFF yield was 68.4%. The results of this study provide a valuable reference for the efficient one-pot synthesis of biomass-based furan chemicals.201743252017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Mei Cui', 'R. Huang', 'W. Qi', 'R. Su', 'Zhimin He']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ba2e9b8ae2c9362c4956873f0e98e16cf4667406201760232017-01-20T00:00:00Marine Ecology Progress Series['P. Manríquez', 'R. Torres', 'P. Matson', 'Matthew R Lee', 'María Elisa Jara', 'Mylene E. Seguel', 'Felipe G. Sepulveda', 'Luís Lucas Pereira']2017-01-20T00:00:00 41f71bcd0ba5e038fe08f9fb93683826150fc98eIn the recent years great effort has been made to find materials and technologies for removing and recycling phosphate from waste water. We herein present the detailed study on a nanostructured multicomponent material, which turned out to be a very efficient phosphate adsorber. The role of each constituent is carefully examined to understand the collaborative interaction of the components of the nanostructured adsorber. We found evidence that it is particularly the nanostructure of this material, which has a crucial influence on the phosphate adsorption performance, indicating a synergetic effect of the different components. Moreover, the adsorption mechanism was studied dependent on the concentration of phosphate, changing from a Freundlich/Langmuir-like behaviour to a BET-like multilayer adsorption of phosphate on the material. Our work demonstrates that there is high potential for discovering new adsorber materials for environmental applications through careful engineering of the chemical composition in close connection with the materials (nano) structure.201731242017-01-20T00:00:00Environmental science. Nano['M. Schneider', 'Asya Drenkova-Tuhtan', 'W. Szczerba', 'C. Gellermann', 'C. Meyer', 'H. Steinmetz', 'K. Mandel', 'G. Sextl']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5bf45ee6b9698c5d715c3c5dc5280c44114486b8Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Ethnical disparity in overall survival has been demonstrated for HCC patients in the United States (U.S.). We aimed to evaluate the contributors to this survival disparity. The SEER database was used to identify HCC patients from 2004 to 2012. Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate overall survival by ethnicity and the contributors to ethnical survival disparity. A total of 33 062 patients were included: 15 986 Non-Hispanic Whites, 6535 Hispanic Whites, 4842 African Americans, and 5699 Asians. Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans had worse survival (HR, 1.18; 95%CI, 1.14–1.23), while Asians had a better survival (HR, 0.85; 95%CI, 0.82–0.89), and Hispanic Whites had a similar survival (HR, 1.01; 95%CI, 0.97–1.05). Multivariate Cox analysis identified that tumor presentation- and treatment-related factors significantly contributed to the ethnical survival disparity. Especially, tumor size was the most important contributor (HR, 1.11; 95%CI, 1.07–1.16). There is no ethnical survival disparity in patients undergoing liver transplantation and sub-analysis of patients within the Milan criteria for liver transplantation demonstrated no significant survival disparity between African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites in transplantation adjustment analysis (HR, 1.23; 95%CI, 1.11–1.35 in non-adjustment analysis to HR, 1.05; 95%CI, 0.95–1.15 after adjustment). Finally, no important contributor to the superior overall survival in Asians was identified. In conclusion, poor tumor presentation at diagnosis, limited benefit from resection and restricted utilization of liver transplantation are important contributors to poorer survival of African Americans with HCC.OncoTarget20173124Poor tumor presentation at diagnosis, limited benefit from resection and restricted utilization of liver transplantation are important contributors to poorer survival of African Americans with HCC.2017-01-20T00:00:00Oncotarget['Juan Li', 'B. Hansen', 'M. Peppelenbosch', 'R. D. de Man', 'Q. Pan', 'D. Sprengers']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f3a54cf9f7a464cc4dc5633199366434b66baba8Existing vital health statistics registries in India have been unable to provide reliable estimates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity, and region-specific health estimates are essential to the planning and monitoring of health interventions. This study was designed to assess baseline rates as the precursor to a community-based cluster randomized control trial (cRCT)–Community Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) Trial (NCT01911494; CTRI/2014/01/004352). The objective was to describe baseline demographics and health outcomes prior to initiation of the CLIP trial and to improve knowledge of population-level health, in particular of maternal and neonatal outcomes related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, in northern districts the state of Karnataka, India. The prospective population-based survey was conducted in eight clusters in Belgaum and Bagalkot districts in Karnataka State from 2013–2014. Data collection was undertaken by adapting the Maternal and Newborn Health registry platform, developed by the Global Network for Women’s and Child Health Studies. Descriptive statistics were completed using SAS and R. During the period of 2013–2014, prospective data was collected on 5,469 pregnant women with an average age of 23.2 (+/-3.3) years. Delivery outcomes were collected from 5,448 completed pregnancies. A majority of the women reported institutional deliveries (96.0%), largely attended by skilled birth attendants. The maternal mortality ratio of 103 (per 100,000 livebirths) was observed during this study, neonatal mortality ratio was 25 per 1,000 livebirths, and perinatal mortality ratio was 50 per 1,000 livebirths. Despite a high number of institutional deliveries, rates of stillbirth were 2.86%. Early enrollment and close follow-up and monitoring procedures established by the Maternal and Newborn Health registry allowed for negligible lost to follow-up. This population-level study provides regional rates of maternal and newborn health in Belgaum and Bagalkot in Karnataka over 2013–14. The mortality ratios and morbidity information can be used in planning interventions and monitoring indicators of effectiveness to inform policy and practice. Comprehensive regional epidemiologic data, such as that provided here, is essential to gauge improvements and challenges in maternal health, as well as track disparities found in rural areas.PLoS ONE20171922This population-level study provides regional rates of maternal and newborn health in Belgaum and Bagalkot in Karnataka over 2013–14 and provides comprehensive regional epidemiologic data, such as that provided here, is essential to gauge improvements and challenges in maternal health, as well as track disparities found in rural areas.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['M. B. Bellad', 'M. Vidler', 'Narayan V. Honnungar', 'Ashalata A. Mallapur', 'U. Ramadurg', 'Umesh Charanthimath', 'Geetanjali Katageri', 'Shashidhar G. Bannale', 'A. Kavi', 'Chandrashekhar C Karadiguddi', 'Sumedha Sharma', 'Tang Lee', 'J. Li', 'B. Payne', 'L. Magee', 'P. von Dadelszen', 'R. Derman', 'S. Goudar']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9c1fde7c775cba7a65c1032773b2b3a58b201e50Purpose: The FLT3 cell-surface receptor tyrosine kinase (CD135) is expressed in a majority of both acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) and myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the prognostic significance of CD135 expression in AML remains unclear. We therefore evaluated the association between FLT3 surface expression and disease characteristics and outcomes in pediatric patients with AML. Experimental Design: We analyzed FLT3 receptor expression on AML blasts by multi-dimensional flow cytometry and its association with disease characteristics, clinical outcomes, and FLT3 transcript level in 367 children with AML treated on the Children's Oncology Group trial AAML0531. Results: There was high variability in blast CD135 cell-surface expression across specimens. CD135 expression measured by flow cytometry was not correlated with FLT3 transcript expression determined by quantitative RT-PCR. Overall, CD135 expression was not significantly different for patients with FLT3/WT, FLT3/ITD, or FLT3/ALM (P = 0.25). High cell-surface CD135 expression was associated with FAB M5 subtype (P < 0.001), KMT2A rearrangements (P = 0.009), and inversely associated with inv(16)/t(16;16) (P < 0.001). Complete remission rate, overall survival, disease-free survival, and relapse rates were not significantly different between patients with low and high CD135 expression. Conclusions: FLT3 cell-surface expression did not vary by FLT3 mutational status, but high FLT3 expression was strongly associated with KMT2A rearrangements. Our study found that there was no prognostic significance of FLT3 cell surface expression in pediatric AML. Clin Cancer Res; 23(14); 3649–56. ©2017 AACR.Clinical Cancer Research20175222FLT3 cell-surface expression did not vary by FLT3 mutational status, but high FLT 3 expression was strongly associated with KMT2A rearrangements, and there was no prognostic significance in pediatric AML.2017-01-20T00:00:00Clinical Cancer Research['Katherine Tarlock', 'Katherine Tarlock', 'T. Alonzo', 'M. Loken', 'R. Gerbing', 'R. Ries', 'R. Aplenc', 'L. Sung', 'S. Raimondi', 'B. Hirsch', 'S. Kahwash', 'Amy McKenney', 'E. Kolb', 'A. Gamis', 'S. Meshinchi', 'S. Meshinchi']2017-01-20T00:00:00 326c99586367c9cae837d2dcb056f074a557b51cJournal of Chromatography A20172918The aim of this work was to obtain saponin enriched fractions from the bark ethanol extract by countercurrent chromatography for further isolation and identification/characterisation of the major saponins by HPLC and MS.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of chromatography. A['Fabiana de Souza Figueiredo', 'R. Celano', 'Danila de Sousa Silva', 'Fernanda das Neves Costa', 'P. Hewitson', 'S. Ignatova', 'A. Piccinelli', 'L. Rastrelli', 'Suzana Guimarães Leitão', 'Gilda Guimarães Leitão']2017-01-20T00:00:00 130f2e335d4fbff8a1fbc2efb18a6790f0859b1aABSTRACT Truck drivers and their assistants have been identified as groups at higher risk for HIV infection. We sought to identify and describe the social and structural factors that may contribute to HIV risk among truck drivers who visit rest stops in Iringa, Tanzania, a region characterized by high levels of migration and mobility. This analysis was part of a comprehensive strategic assessment to examine HIV risk factors in Iringa. This analysis focuses on 11 in-depth interviews with truck drivers and a transport owner. A semi-structured interview guide was developed to elicit open-ended responses and enable probing. Interviews were conducted in Swahili, transcribed, and translated into English. Data analysis followed thematic analysis procedures that included initial reading of transcripts, development of a codebook and identification of themes through in-depth reading of transcripts. Drivers described structural risk factors for HIV including work conditions, the power imbalance between male drivers and their sexual partners and minimal perceived HIV risk with certain partners (e.g., regular partners and women selling sex). Multiple and inter-related social norms associated with truck stop environments influenced HIV risk, including peer influence and expectations, presence of sex workers, ability to purchase sex throughout their travel and alcohol consumption. These distinct social norms in truck stops and other rest points facilitated behavior that many participants said they would not engage in elsewhere. HIV prevention strategies with truck drivers should address individual, social and structural barriers to HIV prevention through partnerships with the health and transportation sectors, local government and local communities. HIV prevention services should be adapted to drivers’ times and places of availability, for example, condom provision where/when drivers make decisions about or have sex. A focus on positive messaging and addressing specific challenges including the continual challenge of re-choosing and reinforcing decisions to engage in safer sexual behaviors is important.AIDS Care20171719The social and structural factors that may contribute to HIV risk among truck drivers who visit rest stops in Iringa, Tanzania, a region characterized by high levels of migration and mobility are sought.2017-01-20T00:00:00AIDS Care['A. Kohli', 'D. Kerrigan', 'H. Brahmbhatt', 'S. Likindikoki', 'J. Beckham', 'A. Mwampashi', 'J. Mbwambo', 'C. Kennedy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 24ae3230bb21c0160ae808c642fd98e42c0e5e08Abstract Context: The accreditation of undergraduate medical education is a universal undertaking. Despite the widespread adoption of accreditation processes and an increasing focus on accreditation as a mechanism to ensure minimum standards are met in various fields, there is little evidence to support the effectiveness of accreditation. Traditionally, accreditation has worked toward achieving two ends: assuring and improving quality. Many recent articles emphasize the need for continuous quality improvement mechanisms to work, as well as the quality assurance role of accreditation. Methods: The aim of the study was to examine the purposes and outcomes of accreditation, and stakeholders’ experience of accreditation in Saudi Arabia. Triangulation of data was achieved through literature review, analysis of accreditation documents, examined the outcome of accreditation process (pre and post) through stakeholders’ experience of accreditation (learner, teacher, and academic leader perspectives). Data were interrogated using thematic analysis approach involving identifying, analyzing, and reporting repeated patterns (themes) of meaning within data. Results: Three themes emerged from the three phase study: "Passing the exam" versus long-term benefit, generic versus specialized accreditation standards, and internal quality assurance and self-evaluation. The data revealed a number of strategies that stakeholders can employ to achieve a balance between an “accreditation threat” and a quality improvement approach that is likely to have a lasting effect on educational outcomes. Discussion: This empirical study revealed strong parallels between assessment and accreditation purpose, engagement, and outcomes. Like an increasing number of commentaries in the literature, this study suggests that accreditation bodies would do well to shift toward a holistic approach to quality management in medical education; implementation of quality improvement by an external “other”—described by some participants as the “policeman approach”—is not ideal for promoting sustainable quality education. Sustainable accreditation for long-term education improvement is not presented as a method, but as a way of thinking about important, and often overlooked, aspects of accreditation practice. Sustainable accreditation means that there is a need to meet both the immediate accreditation standards (“the exam”) as well as establishing a basis for continuing quality improvement.Medical Teacher20173117This empirical study suggests that accreditation bodies would do well to shift toward a holistic approach to quality management in medical education; implementation of quality improvement by an external “other”—described by some participants as the “policeman approach’—is not ideal for promoting sustainable quality education.2017-01-20T00:00:00Medical Teacher['S. Alrebish', 'Brian Jolly', 'Elizabeth Molloy']2017-01-20T00:00:00 67a764af6401077247deca7e116fc79f6b8afde3ABSTRACT Baby boomers present unique challenges to aged care service provision. Like previous generations, baby boomers will face challenges of ageing. Spirituality in later life, understood largely as meaning in life, is crucial to well-being. Little has been studied about this dimension of ageing for baby boomers. This mixed methods study used survey and focus groups methods to investigate spirituality in a sample of baby boomers (N = 143). Participants comprised staff, children of adults in care, and Uniting Church congregational members. We examined associations between physical and mental health, and ageing anxiety with spirituality and whether baby boomer spirituality buffered the impact of negative life events. Focus groups revealed fears of future frailty, loss, and fears of dementia. Religious affiliation in study was lower, yet spirituality was important, even with those without religious affiliation. Closeness of association of staff with older people in their care seemed to account for lower levels of fear of older people amongst staff, but higher fears of future loss compared with the other groups. Higher levels of spirituality were related to better mental and physical health and lower anxiety about and fear of ageing, and buffered the impact of negative life events where they occurred.20172918Higher levels of spirituality were related to better mental and physical health and lower anxiety about and fear of ageing, and buffered the impact of negative life events where they occurred.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging['Elizabeth MacKinlay', 'R. Burns']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cfb3045866f2d867663df2c09aec7372419fda28Background: Light interventions typically exert their mood-related effects during morning bright light exposures over several weeks. Evidence about immediate ambient room light effects on depressed individuals is still sparse. Objective: The present study aimed at examining the acute effects of a single moderately bright room light exposure on mood, and behavioural and cardiac stress reactions of mildly depressed geriatric inpatients during a short cognitive stimulation and while resting. Methods: Twenty-one inpatients were tested in a balanced cross-over design on 2 consecutive days under either conventional room light (standard light) or artificial sunlight conditions for 30 min. Room illumination was implemented with an artificial skylight, which perfectly imitated solar indoor illumination (e.g., cloudless sky and bright artificial sun). Light-induced changes of mood, heart rate, and heart rate variability were recorded while performing a perseveration test (acted as cognitive stimulation) twice. Additionally, light-related behaviour was observed during a resting period between the cognitive tests and various subjective ratings were obtained. Results: Compared to standard light, exposure to artificial sunlight had a subjective calming effect over time (p = 0.029) as well as decreased heart rate and increased vagal tone (root mean squared of successive inter-beat intervals), both under cognitive workload and in resting conditions. Effect sizes of reported cardiac reactions were large. Cognitive variables were not influenced by light. Additionally, under the higher corneal illuminance of the artificial sunlight, patients perceived stronger glare (p = 0.030) and kept their eyes closed for longer times (p = 0.033) during the resting period. However, patients did not avoid bright light exposure while resting but voluntarily stayed within the area directly lit by the artificial sun nearly all the time (97%). Conclusion: To our knowledge, this study for the first time demonstrated immediate psychophysiological effects of a single, short room light exposure in mildly depressed geriatric inpatients during a short cognitive stimulation and while resting. The findings complement reported evidence on immediate alerting and mood-related effects of bright light exposures.Gerontology20173816This study for the first time demonstrated immediate psychophysiological effects of a single, short room light exposure in mildly depressed geriatric inpatients during a short cognitive stimulation and while resting, and complement reported evidence on immediate alerting and mood-related effects of bright light exposures.2017-01-20T00:00:00Gerontology['M. Canazei', 'W. Pohl', 'Kathrin Bauernhofer', 'I. Papousek', 'H. Lackner', 'H. Bliem', 'J. Marksteiner', 'E. Weiss']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ff12faa44014f2982377d0ff248ba5f6d1b5a76cObjectives: To study the application of impregnated palm kernel shell activated carbon (AC-PKS) as carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorbent for simulated coal-fired power flue gas. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The activated carbon was prepared using chemical (ZnCl2) activation method and impregnated with several types of metal oxides (Cerium, Barium and Titanium). The physico-chemical properties of PKS-ACs such as BET surface area, pore volume, and pore diameter were performed using N2 adsorption isotherm. Both loaded and unloaded ACs were also characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The adsorption of CO2 from the simulated flue gas was investigated by pressure swing adsorption process in fixed-bed reactor. Findings: AC-PKS impregnated with Cerium Oxide (CeO2) showed the highest sorption capacity of CO2 among other impregnated metal oxides. AC-PKS/CeO2 also displayed the longest breakthrough time of 350 seconds for CO2 with 0.63 mole CO2/kg AC. The CO2 adsorption capacity of AC-PKS, ACPKS- TiO2, PKS-AC/BaO and AC-PKS/CeO2 until complete saturation, were at 0.54 mole CO2/kg AC, 0.78 mole CO2/kg AC, 1.37 mole CO2/kg AC and 1.41 mole CO2/kg AC, respectively. During the desorption process, 99% of CO2 can be recovered and under 2 bar, 3 bar and 4 bar, the purity of CO2 was 25%, 36% and 38%. Interestingly, the purity increased to 93% when purging step with CO2 was added. Application/Improvements: This system will be implemented to capture CO2 from flue gas emissions from coal based power plant.20170192017-01-20T00:00:00Indian journal of science and technology['A. R. Hidayu', 'N. Muda']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d08586e38511d9e855175c0d76c6dc5671198940Mallards are widely recognized as reservoirs for Influenza A viruses (IAV); however, host factors that might prompt seasonality and trends in subtype diversity of IAV such as adaptive heterosubtypic immunity (HSI) are not well understood. To investigate this, we inoculated mallards with a prevailing H3N8 low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) subtype in waterfowl to determine if prior infection with this virus would be protective against heterosubtypic infections with the H4N6, H10N7 and H14N5 LPAIV subtypes after one, two and three months, respectively. Also, we investigated the effect of cumulative immunity after sequential inoculation of mallards with these viruses in one-month intervals. Humoral immunity was assessed by microneutralization assays using a subset of representative LPAIV subtypes as antigens. Our results indicate that prior inoculation with the H3N8 virus confers partial protective immunity against subsequent heterosubtypic infections with the robustness of HSI related to the phylogenetic similarity of the HA protein of the strains used. Furthermore, induced HSI was boosted and followed by repeated exposure to more than one LPAIV subtype. Our findings provide further information on the contributions of HSI and its role in the dynamics of IAV subtype diversity in mallards.PLoS ONE20174720Results indicate that prior inoculation with the H3N8 virus confers partial protective immunity against subsequent heterosubtypic infections with the robustness of HSI related to the phylogenetic similarity of the HA protein of the strains used.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['K. Segovia', 'D. Stallknecht', 'D. Kapczynski', 'L. Stabler', 'R. Berghaus', 'Alinde Fotjik', 'N. Latorre-Margalef', 'M. França']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0047059da81849655099a7030ff14ec49db15800ZnO promoted ZrO2–SiO2 catalysts synthesized by a sol–gel method were investigated in the two-step ethanol transforming to 1,3-butadiene process. The influence of promoters and the preparation method of the catalysts on the catalytic performance were studied in detail and the reaction conditions were optimized. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Resonance (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), FT-IR spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine (Py-IR) and temperature-programmed desorption of NH3 (NH3-TPD). ZnO added ZrO2–SiO2 catalysts show the best catalytic activity and the catalysts prepared by the hybrid sol–gel method were superior to those prepared by the sol–gel coupled with impregnation method. The addition of promoters in the ZrO2–SiO2 system decreased the total acidity and lowered the selectivity to dehydration products. The best performance with ethanol/acetaldehyde conversion of 40.7% and 1,3-butadiene selectivity of 83.3% was reached at 310 °C, ethanol/acetaldehyde mole ratio of 3.5 and WHSV of 1.4 h−1 using a 0.5 wt% ZnO doped ZrO2–SiO2 catalyst.201742182017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Yuchao Xu', 'Zongzhang Liu', 'Zheng Han', 'Minhua Zhang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1ca2eec2e7f893d57e8747a6e5bcb1794f95fc15Abstract Background: Radical prostatectomy is often followed by long-lasting erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, with adverse effects on the quality of life and intimate relationship of patients and partners. We developed the ProCan intervention to ameliorate sexual and urological dysfunction after radical prostatectomy and examined its feasibility, acceptability and changes in sexual function. Material and methods: Between May 2014 and October 2014, seven couples attending the Department of Urology, Rigshospitalet, were included 3–4 weeks after radical prostatectomy in the ProCan intervention, which consists of up to six couple counselling sessions, group instruction in pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), up to three individual PFMT sessions and a DVD home training program. We examined its feasibility on the basis of the recruitment rate, adherence to and acceptability of the intervention, the response rate and changes in erectile and sexual functioning measured on the International Index of Erectile Function at baseline and at eight and 12 months. Results: The recruitment rate was 14%. One couple withdrew, six couples attended 1–4 counselling sessions, and all patients attended PFMT until continence was achieved. The response rate on outcomes was 85% for patients and 71% for partners. The couples reported that counselling improved their sex life but it did not improve their ability to talk openly about sex. Most patients found that the physiotherapist improved their motivation and the quality and intensity of PFMT. Erectile dysfunction improved from severe at baseline to moderate at eight months’ follow-up, and mean sexual functioning improved from 18.4 to 37.1 points at eight months’ follow-up, but decreased slightly to 31.4 at 12 months. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the recruitment procedure should be adapted and minor revisions are needed in the intervention. The key components, couple counselling and PFMT, were well accepted and achievable for the patients.Acta oncologica20173216The results suggest that the recruitment procedure should be adapted and minor revisions are needed in the ProCan intervention to ameliorate sexual and urological dysfunction after radical prostatectomy.2017-01-20T00:00:00Acta Oncologica['Randi V. Karlsen', 'Pernille E Bidstrup', 'H. Hvarness', 'P. Bagi', 'Elisabeth Friis Lippert', 'Rikke Permild', 'Annamaria Giraldi', 'Agnethe Lawaetz', 'Eva Krause', 'Ulla Due', 'C. Johansen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 ba2b72596c264914f76ac85b2dcf4beed1b4ada2Abstract Existing research demonstrates that mean health care costs incurred by those experiencing homelessness are high. However, high mean health care costs mask the fact that a sizeable number of people experiencing homelessness incur low costs and that very high costs are driven by a minority of the homeless population. This paper examines health care costs estimated from two Australian surveys of those experiencing homelessness undertaken by the authors. It demonstrates three important findings. First, higher health care costs are most strongly associated with diagnosed mental health disorders, followed by long-term physical health conditions. Second, having a current drug or alcohol dependency, but no diagnosed mental health disorder or long-term physical health issue, is not associated with higher level health care costs. Finally, higher health care costs are incurred by those with long periods of rough sleeping. The findings of this research provide a significant economic argument for government intervention to break the cycle of homelessness as they reveal significant potential savings to effective interventions for homeless people with diagnosed mental health disorders and long-term rough sleeping.20176017The findings of this research provide a significant economic argument for government intervention to break the cycle of homelessness as they reveal significant potential savings to effective interventions for homeless people with diagnosed mental health disorders and long-term rough sleeping.2017-01-20T00:00:00Housing Studies['Kaylene Zaretzky', 'Paul R Flatau', 'Bridget Spicer', 'Elizabeth Conroy', 'L. Burns']2017-01-20T00:00:00 bea87696c71cdbe01156d6c4cda0eb48b243c13cThis work demonstrates a simple strategy for producing highly selective adsorption magnetic ion imprinted mesoporous silica (MIIMS) nanocomposites. They have been functionalized by a γ-(aminoethylamino)propyl chelating group for specific recognition and rapid removal of toxic heavy metal ions from wastewaters. The superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanocrystal was encapsulated in an imprinted mesoporous organosilica shell via a co-condensation synthesis method. The results of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small angle X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed that the imprinted mesoporous organosilica shell preserved a highly ordered 2D mesostructure. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis found the surface area was 946 m2 g−1. The saturated adsorption capacity of MIIMS toward cadmium reached up to 25.2 mg g−1 (0.224 mmol g−1) at pH 5.0. The adsorption of cadmium reached an equilibrium within 4.5 min. The results of a selectivity study revealed that the adsorption capacity for Cd2+ is much high than other co-existing heavy metal ions. The adsorption efficiency of MIIMS was above 94.2% after six extraction-stripping cycles. The MIIMS can efficiently remove cadmium ions in water treatment applications.201742172017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Shuibin Cen', 'Weiming Li', 'Shiying Xu', 'Zhihong Wang', 'Youwen Tang', 'Haishui Wang', 'Chao-hai Wei']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c89ab6d3f9d9d7f953a7d78760fc4bceb1fd9822Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics20173814This study confirmed the proposed role of M2/ANXA5 as embryonic, genetically associated thrombophilia predisposition factor for early RPL among ethnic Malay of Malaysia.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics['Kai-Cheen Ang', 'Sushilnathan Kathirgamanathan', 'E. Ch’ng', 'Yan-Yeow Lee', 'A. Roslani', 'B. Naidu', 'K.S.D. Kumar', 'Ridzuan Abdullah', 'Siti-Nadiah Abdul Kadir', 'N. Yusoff', 'W. Abdullah', 'N. Bogdanova', 'P. Wieacker', 'A. Markoff', 'T. Tang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5adc7d5004767a979b87e4929f1824214d53dbdfActivation and proliferation of resident cardiac progenitor cells has therapeutic potential to repair the heart after injury. However, research has been impeded by a lack of well-defined and characterized cell sources and difficulties in translation to screening platforms. Here, we describe the development, validation, and use of a 384-well phenotypic assay in primary human epicardium-derived cells (EPDCs) to identify compounds that induce proliferation while maintaining the progenitor phenotype. Using this assay, we screened 7400 structurally diverse compounds where greater than 90% are biologically annotated and known to modulate a broad range of biological targets. From the primary screen, we identified and validated hits and expanded upon the lead molecules of interest. A counterscreen was developed in human cardiac fibroblasts to filter out compounds with a general proliferative effect, after which the activity of selected molecules was confirmed across multiple EPDC donors. To further examine the mechanism of action of compounds with annotated targets, we performed knockdown experiments to understand whether a single known target was responsible for the proliferative effect, confirming results with protein expression and activity assays. Here, we were able to show that the annotated targets of compounds of interest were not responsible for the proliferative effect, which highlights potential differences in cell types and signaling pathways and possible polypharmacology. These studies demonstrate the feasibility of using relevant human primary cells in a phenotypic screen to identify compounds as novel biological tools and starting points for drug discovery projects, and we disclose the first small molecules to proliferate human primary EPDCs.ACS Chemical Biology20173113The feasibility of using relevant human primary cells in a phenotypic screen to identify compounds as novel biological tools and starting points for drug discovery projects is demonstrated, and the first small molecules to proliferate human primary EPDCs are disclosed.2017-01-20T00:00:00ACS chemical biology['Amalia Paunovic', 'L. Drowley', 'Anneli Nordqvist', 'Elke Ericson', 'E. Mouchet', 'A. Jonebring', 'G. Grönberg', 'A. Kvist', 'O. Engkvist', 'Martin R Brown', 'K. Gedda', 'M. Goumans', 'Qing-Dong Wang', 'A. Plowright']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0a1002db4bcbfc36f75d062d6a2a700b16966a71Archives of Sexual Behavior20177511The authors' results showed that extramarital partnerships were perceived to be widespread and were attributed to factors related to sexual satisfaction such as women needing more foreplay before intercourse, discrepancies in sexual desire, and boredom with the current sexual repertoire.2017-01-20T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Z. Kwena', 'C. Shisanya', 'E. Bukusi', 'J. Turan', 'S. Dworkin', 'Grace Rota', 'I. Mwanzo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4031e4d68612012d5450faa313f8fe3e00a386d9ABSTRACT Reaction flow (RF) chromatography with fluorescamine reagent and fluorescence detection (FLD) was used for the analysis of amino acids. The performance of RF chromatography was tested against several optimized conventional postcolumn derivatization (PCD) methods. RF columns achieved greater sensitivity compared to conventional PCD methods, without the need for reaction loops, which resulted in more efficient separations. The RF-PCD method also achieved limits of detection (LOD) from the low picomole to subnanomole range. The calibration data of the RF-PCD technique yielded R2 ≥ 0.99 and % relative standard deviation in peak areas ranging from 0.34% to 5%. Through reaction flow chromatography, multiplexed detection was also achieved allowing the monitoring and analysis of derivatized and nonderivatized flow streams simultaneously. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT201724112017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies['S. Pravadali-Cekic', 'Andrew J. Jones', 'A. A. Kazarian', 'B. Paull', 'A. Soliven', 'H. Ritchie', 'M. Camenzuli', 'Lisa Leung', 'G. Dennis', 'R. Shalliker']2017-01-20T00:00:00 76c212a6405f9e480232a8727de33f93e7a5e938Maternal and Child Health Journal2017219The intentional engagement of a full-time family faculty member and parent led curricula that include didactic and experiential components are associated with greater identification and adoption by trainees of family-centered attitudes, skills, and practices.2017-01-20T00:00:00Maternal and Child Health Journal['B. Keisling', 'Elizabeth A. Bishop', 'J. M. Roth']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fd481fb12e114d2941f22b53c73bbe2c5a5d0a11International journal of earth sciences20176692017-01-20T00:00:00International Journal of Earth Sciences['M. Martinez-Martos', 'J. Galindo‐Zaldívar', 'F. Martínez-Moreno', 'Raquel Calvo-Rayo', 'C. Sanz de Galdeano']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e4531488c1252acee7c3d14d284f493bff92e454ABSTRACT This study compared how older people use quality information to choose residential care providers in England, the Netherlands and Spain (Catalonia). The availability of information varies between each country, from detailed inspection and survey information in the Netherlands, through to a lack of publicly available information in Catalonia. We used semi-structured interviews and group workshops with older people, families and professionals to compare experiences of the decision-making process and quality information, and also to explore what quality information might be used in the future. We found that most aspects of the decision-making experience and preferences for future indicators were similar across the three countries. The use of quality information was minimal across all three, even in England and the Netherlands where information was widely available. Differences arose mainly from factors with the supply of care. Older people were most interested in the subjective experiences of other residents and relatives, rather than ‘hard’ objective indicators of aspects such as clinical care. We find that the amount of publicly available quality information does not in itself influence the decisions or the decision-making processes of older people and their carers. To improve the quality of decisions, more effort needs to be taken to increase awareness and to communicate quality in more accessible ways, including significant support from professionals and better design of quality information.Ageing & Society2017499It is found that the amount of publicly available quality information does not in itself influence the decisions or the decision-making processes of older people and their carers and more effort needs to be taken to improve the quality of decisions.2017-01-20T00:00:00Ageing and Society['Lisa J. Trigg', 'S. Kumpunen', 'J. Holder', 'H. Maarse', 'Meritxell Solé Juvés', 'Joan Gil']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1a9189ddc45e77347320c4c480d690811393c872[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165100.].PLoS ONE201719This research presents a novel probabilistic approach to estimating the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image analysis of central nervous system injury.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Elizabeth Riley', 'Hidefusa Okabe', 'L. Germine', 'J. Wilmer', 'M. Esterman', 'J. DeGutis']2017-01-20T00:00:00 22192aa43294511eb3555d06278291aa16556350AIMS The use of large-diameter sheaths carries the risk of significant vascular and bleeding complications after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). In this analysis, we sought to assess the impact of a modified femoral artery puncture technique using digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and road mapping during transfemoral TAVI on periprocedural vascular and bleeding events. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a retrospective analysis of transfemoral TAVI patients included in a prospective institutional database. The modified femoral artery puncture technique using DSA-derived road mapping guidance was introduced in October 2012. Before the introduction of this technique, vascular puncture was acquired based on an integration of angiographic data, the bony iliofemoral landmarks and a radiopaque object. Consecutive patients who underwent TAVI with the road mapping technique (RM group, n=160) were compared with consecutive patients who underwent TAVI without road mapping (control group, n=160) prior to its introduction. A standardised strategy of periprocedural anticoagulation was adopted in both groups as well as the use of a single suture-based closure device. All endpoints were defined according to the VARC-2 criteria for event definition. The mean age in the RM group was 80±7.7 years compared to 81±5.9 years in the control group (p=0.19), and females were equally distributed between both groups (63.1% vs. 58.1%, p=0.36). The baseline logistic EuroSCORE was 20.7±14.4% vs. 24.9±15.2% in the RM and control group, respectively (p=0.01). Notably, sheath size was significantly larger in the RM compared to the control group due to the more frequent use of the 20 Fr sheath (23.8% vs. 1.8%, p<0.001, respectively) associated with the more frequent implantation of the 29 mm Edwards SAPIEN XT valve in the RM group (43.8% vs. 7%, respectively, p<0.001). Despite the latter finding, both major vascular complications and major bleeding at 30 days were significantly lower in the RM group compared to the control group (4.3% vs. 11.8%, p=0.01, and 14.4% vs. 25.6%, p=0.01). An analysis limited to access site-related complications also revealed lower events in the road map group but did not reach statistical significance (8.1% vs. 13.8%, p=0.1). Other forms of vascular and bleeding complications as well as all-cause mortality were comparable in both groups. CONCLUSIONS A modified femoral artery puncture technique using DSA and road mapping was associated with a reduction in major vascular and bleeding complications after transfemoral TAVI, and provides a simple and effective strategy for potentially improving patient outcomes.EuroIntervention2017238A modified femoral artery puncture technique using DSA and road mapping was associated with a reduction in major vascular and bleeding complications after transfemoral TAVI, and provides a simple and effective strategy for potentially improving patient outcomes.2017-01-20T00:00:00EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology['M. El-Mawardy', 'B. Schwarz', 'M. Landt', 'D. Sulimov', 'J. Kebernik', 'A. Allali', 'B. Becker', 'R. Toelg', 'G. Richardt', 'M. Abdel-Wahab']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4719e76e12b529d491cab8cdd130d3a9ea3d539fObjectives The BASHH guidelines recommend molecular tests to aid diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection; however many clinics continue to use relatively insensitive techniques (pH, wet-prep microscopy (WPM) and culture). Our objectives were to establish a laboratory pathway for TV testing with the Becton-Dickinson Qx (BDQx) molecular assay, to determine TV prevalence and to identify variables associated with TV detection. Methods A prospective study of 901 women attending two urban sexual health services for STI testing was conducted. Women were offered TV BDQx testing in addition to standard of care. Data collected were demographics, symptoms, results of near-patient tests and BDQx results for TV, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC). Women with any positive TV result were treated and followed up for test of cure (TOC). Results 901 women had a TV BDQx test. 472 (53%) were white, 143 (16%) black and 499 (55%) were symptomatic. Infections detected by BDQx were: 11 TV (1.2%), three GC (0.3%) and 44 CT (4.9%). Of the 11 BDQx-detected TV infections, 8 (73%) were in patients of black ethnicity. Of these, four of seven cases (57%) were WPM-positive. All patients received treatment and nine of nine (100%) were BDQx-negative at TOC. In univariate analysis, only black ethnicity was associated with likelihood of a positive TV BDQx result (relative risk (RR) 10.2 (95% CI 2.15 to 48.4)). Conclusions The use of the BDQ enhanced detection of TV in asymptomatic and symptomatic populations. Cost-effective implementation of the test will rely on further work to reliably detect demographic and clinical variables that predict positivity.Sexually Transmitted Infections201778The use of the BDQ enhanced detection of TV in asymptomatic and symptomatic populations will rely on further work to reliably detect demographic and clinical variables that predict positivity.2017-01-20T00:00:00Sexually Transmitted Infections['C. Tipple', 'M. Rayment', 'S. Mandalia', 'L. Walton', "S. O'Neill", 'J. Murray', "Alan O'Riordan", 'M. Rebec', 'L. Harrington', 'Rachael Jones', 'D. Wilkinson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 3e433654d518f2f0cca4ba8a99edca2e3d7d9219Previously, we have described our feeder-free, xeno-free approach to generate megakaryocytes (MKs) in culture from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Here, we focus specifically on the integrity of these MKs using: (1) genotype discordance between parent cell DNA to iPSC cell DNA and onward to the differentiated MK DNA; (2) genomic structural integrity using copy number variation (CNV); and (3) transcriptomic signatures of the derived MK lines compared to the iPSC lines. We detected a very low rate of genotype discordance; estimates were 0.0001%-0.01%, well below the genotyping error rate for our assay (0.37%). No CNVs were generated in the iPSCs that were subsequently passed on to the MKs. Finally, we observed highly biologically relevant gene sets as being upregulated in MKs relative to the iPSCs: platelet activation, blood coagulation, megakaryocyte development, platelet formation, platelet degranulation, and platelet aggregation. These data strongly support the integrity of the derived MK lines.PLoS ONE2017408The feeder-free, xeno-free approach to generate megakaryocytes in culture from human induced pluripotent stem cells is described, and highly biologically relevant gene sets are observed as being upregulated in MKs relative to the iPSCs; these data strongly support the integrity of the derived MK lines.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['K. Kammers', 'M. Taub', 'I. Ruczinski', 'Joshua Martin', 'L. Yanek', 'Alyssa C. Frazee', 'Yongxing Gao', 'Dixie L. Hoyle', 'N. Faraday', 'D. Becker', 'Linzhao Cheng', 'Zack Z Wang', 'J. Leek', 'L. Becker', 'R. Mathias']2017-01-20T00:00:00 d44b6e4355494491267a979b2e291113fb50853bThe arabino-configured analog of uridine with a propargyl group at the 2’-position was synthesized and incorporated into DNA by solid-phase chemistry. The fluorescence quantum yields of DNA strands that were postsynthetically modified by blue and green emitting cyanine-styryl dyes were improved due to the arabino-configured anchor. These oligonucleotides were used as energy transfer donors in hybrids with oligonucleotides modified with acceptor dyes that emit in the yellow-red range. These combinations give energy transfer pairs with blue–yellow, blue–red and green–red emission color changes. All combinations of arabino- and ribo-configured donor strands with arabino- and ribo-configured acceptor strands were evaluated. This array of doubly modified hybrids was screened by their emission color contrast and fluorescence quantum yield. Especially mixed combinations, that means donor dyes with arabino-configured anchor with acceptor dyes with ribo-configured anchor, and vice versa, showed significantly improved fluorescence properties. Those were successfully applied for fluorescent imaging of DNA after transport into living cells.Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry2017448The arabino-configured analog of uridine with a propargyl group at the 2’-position was synthesized and incorporated into DNA by solid-phase chemistry and showed significantly improved fluorescence properties, which were successfully applied for fluorescent imaging of DNA after transport into living cells.2017-01-20T00:00:00Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry['Heidi-Kristin Walter', 'Bettina Olshausen', 'U. Schepers', 'H. Wagenknecht']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b52863ed141488800296dbcead33605bc15e24f2The number of US veterans with disabilities has increased in recent years as service members have returned home with extensive injuries and veterans from previous wars acquire functional limitations as a consequence of aging with chronic diseases. Veterans with severe disabilities need assistance and support to maintain independence at home and to avoid institutionalization. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) strives to network with community organizations to achieve the best possible outcomes for veterans. Key community resources in the US for individuals with disabilities are Centers for Independent Living (CILs) that provide a wide range of services, promoting independent living and well-being for people across disabilities. The widespread availability and services of CILs nationwide suggest their potential as a community-based resource for veterans, particularly for those with limited access to VA care. In this article, we discuss long-term needs of veterans with disabilities, efforts to address veterans’ rehabilitation needs at the VA and opportunities for leveraging the strengths of community-based organizations for veterans. More research is warranted to investigate CIL services and potential for CIL–VA partnerships.Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare2017918Long-term needs of veterans with disabilities are discussed, efforts to address veterans’ rehabilitation needs at the VA and opportunities for leveraging the strengths of community-based organizations for veterans are discussed.2017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare['J. Hale-Gallardo', 'H. Jia', 'Tony Delisle', 'C. Levy', 'Valentina Osorio', 'Jennifer A Smith', 'Elizabeth M. Hannold']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0c58c9ca243747b0887939b110b9c3714a54679fHere we report a sorption and surface properties study of the first three generations of polypyridylphenylene dendrimers. A BET analysis of N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms at 77 K yielded specific surface area values not exceeding 100 m2 g−1, while theoretical estimates predicted large pore volumes and surface areas of thousands of square meters per gram. By means of MD simulations, we showed this difference to be due to the close packing of dendrimers in bulk. T-plot and BJH analyses revealed the mesoporous character of the studied systems, with pore sizes comparable to the diameters of the individual dendrimer molecules. The measured adsorption/desorption isotherms of water vapor on dendrimer generations 1 and 3 implied a chemisorption process involving the formation of hydrogen bonds.20173672017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['O. Serenko', 'Pavel Strashnov', 'G. Kapustin', 'M. Kalinin', 'N. Kuchkina', 'E. Serkova', 'Z. Shifrina', 'A. Muzafarov']2017-01-20T00:00:00 6dc2f8437f7c67ec01fe470e07ffab7460f39d882017072017-01-20T00:00:00['M. Rose']2017-01-20T00:00:00 0ac2ca2422cd9834494ebfd34541619c28dcb847Reason for withdrawal from publication The Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Editorial Team have withdrawn this protocol as it was published almost five years ago.2017247The Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Editorial Team have withdrawn this protocol as it was published almost five years ago.2017-01-20T00:00:00Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews['E. Peadon', 'Diana E Thomas', 'E. Elliott']2017-01-20T00:00:00 70516dbb9e553e78ab40f516bdfc837343b14563Optical properties of nano–structured ZnO : Sn powders prepared by means of a one–step micro drop fluidized reactor continuously were investigated. The band–gap edge of ZnO : Sn powder was extended to the visible region due to the formation of the extrinsic levels of interstitial oxygen and oxygen vacancy in the band structure of ZnO. The BET surface area of ZnO : Sn powders increased by up to 300%. The fluidization of micro drops of precursors during thermal decomposition contributed to the formation of porous surface morphology and modification of band gap structure of the ZnO : Sn powders by generating micro shear force and strain at the surface of micro drops. The doping of Sn 4 + ions into ZnO reduced the electrical resistivity by generating extra free electrons at the surface of ZnO : Sn powders.20172972017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan['Dong Jun Yoo', 'D. Lim', 'Yong Kang', 'Chan-Gi Lee', 'G. M. Kang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5bd15b9526a85e75dc885227433d104576328085A Thesis submitted to the Department of Physics, College of Science, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science, 20162017062017-01-20T00:00:00['E. Von-Kiti']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a49c73a036b2f9bc394a931f5e89e1ee557aba65MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report2017162017-01-20T00:00:00Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report['Beth. Isaac', 'J. Zucker', 'J. MacGregor', 'Mekete Asfaw', 'J. Rakeman', 'Jie Fu', 'B. Deocharan', 'Dakai Liu', 'J. Rosen']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f8cae50286a1df6e4b50147667df0db27d00dfdaAbstract A richly furnished grave of an elite woman from the Hallstatt period was discovered close to the Heuneburg, the earliest proto-urban settlement north of the Alps. Dendrochronological analysis of timbers from the grave chamber dates the burial to 583 BC, the earliest of a series of such burials north of the Alps and a key anchor in the absolute chronology of the Early Iron Age in Europe. The woman was adorned with gold, bronze, jet and amber jewellery; gold filigree objects, amber fibulae and items of horse-head armour suggest close connections south of the Alps. An infant female burial close to the main grave included gold jewellery made for a child but similar to that of the woman.Antiquity20175552017-01-20T00:00:00Antiquity['Dirk Krausse', 'N. Ebinger-Rist', 'Sebastian Million', 'A. Billamboz', 'J. Wahl', 'E. Stephan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e15ea97395d2de2d4ad72d4bb14767e83bd851caABSTRACT Deciding about people’s responsibility, intentions and need for punishment is particularly hard and it may be often associated with counterfactual thinking, which refers to the creation of mental alternatives to actual events. Ninety-three participants were asked to generate downward or upward counterfactuals regarding a given criminal event and, then, to give judgments about defendant’s predictability, responsibility, intentionality and punishment. Results showed that downward counterfactuals had led people to judge the event less intentional, the defendant less responsible and, therefore, to give him a less severe punishment (vice versa for upward). The relationship between counterfactuals and intentionality judgments was partially mediated by the perceived defendant’s predictability of the negative outcomes. Finally, downward counterfactuals were linked to a greater focus on the context (external factors), whereas upward counterfactuals on the defendant/victim’s behaviours (internal factors). Findings were discussed considering both theoretical decision-making models and applications on the judicial field.20175442017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of Cognitive Psychology['E. Gambetti', 'R. Nori', 'Fabio Marinello', 'M. Zucchelli', 'F. Giusberti']2017-01-20T00:00:00 96993804fea48b742239b0d352a2876f613059fcThis paper is based on ESO data from 079.D−0371 and 088.D−0352. The AAT observations have been supported by the OPTICON project (observing proposals 2011A/014 and 2012/A015), which is funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). VAM acknowledges financial support from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant 93405) and the World Universities Network. RD, AM and IN from the University of Alicante acknowledge support from the Spanish Government Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad under grant AYA2015-68012-C2-2-P (MINECO/FEDER). ESB acknowledges support from a Claude Leon Foundation fellowship and from the Marie Curie Actions of the European Commission (FP7-COFUND). The OGLE project has received funding from the National Science Centre, Poland, grant MAESTRO 2014/14/A/ST9/00121 to AU.20171842017-01-20T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['V. McBride', 'A. González-Galán', 'A. Bird', 'M. Coe', 'E. Bartlett', 'R. Dorda', 'F. Haberl', 'A. Marco', 'I. Negueruela', 'M. Schurch', 'R. Sturm', 'D. Buckley', 'A. Udalski']2017-01-20T00:00:00 05823a00d95df30eec59f22f95b8135dba14b10fDevelopment, Genes and Evolution2017654Evidence is provided that crumbs responds to symbiont cues that induce developmental apoptosis and to Symbiont population dynamics correlating with luminescence-based stress throughout the duration of the host-microbe association.2017-01-20T00:00:00Development Genes and Evolution['Suzanne M Peyer', 'Elizabeth A. C. Heath-Heckman', 'M. McFall-Ngai']2017-01-20T00:00:00 43c0d538e4b1f5c5e0f34aae1cf827d4c73c08d8Porous silicon (PSi) has been widely investigated for use in many applications. PSi is usually prepared through the selective etching of silicon. Recently, PSi has been prepared by reducing dense silicon monoxide (SiO) with magnesium. Although the porosity has been confirmed to be a result of the selective acid dissolution of MgO, the formation mechanisms of the composite of MgO and PSi are not very clear. To better understand the formation mechanisms, we synthesized two types of PSi by reducing compact SiO and disproportionate SiO (d-SiO) with different magnesium content. The BET surface area and pore volume of these PSi samples first increased and then decreased. The highest BET surface area was 304 and 328 m2 g−1 for PSi prepared from SiO and d-SiO, respectively. These BET surface areas are among the highest for PSi prepared from dense SiO or silica. An inductive effect of the preformed silicon network in d-SiO was found by contrasting the pore characteristics of the two types of PSi derived from SiO and d-SiO. Accordingly, we suggested two models for the formation mechanisms of PSi from SiO and d-SiO.20172552017-01-20T00:00:00RSC Advances['Shaozhong Zeng', 'Xierong Zeng', 'Lin Huang', 'Hongliang Wu', 'Yuechao Yao', 'Xianfeng Zheng', 'J. Zou']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c300c40c1007e80ca8bc76cdb724a42b75b9b456We present a summary of the splinter session “Sun-like stars unlike the Sun” that was held on June 9, 2016, as part of the Cool Stars 19 conference (Uppsala, Sweden), in which the main limitations (in the theory and observations) in the derivation of very precise stellar parameters and chemical abundances of Sun-like stars were discussed. The most important and most debated processes that can produce chemical peculiarities in solar-type stars were outlined and discussed. Finally, in an open discussion between all the participants, we tried to identify new pathways and prospects toward future solutions of the currently open questions.201715252017-01-20T00:00:00Astronomische Nachrichten['V. Adibekyan', 'E. Delgado-Mena', 'S. Feltzing', 'J. I. G. Hernández', 'J. I. G. Hernández', 'Natalie R. Hinkel', 'Natalie R. Hinkel', 'A. Korn', 'M. Asplund', 'Paul Beck', 'M. Deal', 'M. Deal', 'Bengt Gustafsson', 'S. Honda', 'K. Lind', 'K. Lind', 'P. Nissen', 'L. Spina']2017-01-20T00:00:00 4a0003a1bda2d93d2cd625b04e9796cd35d35bc2Combustion-assisted flame spraying (“CAFSY”) has been used to produce catalytically active nickel aluminide coatings on ceramic substrates. Their catalytic activity was studied in CO2 (dry) reforming of methane, which is particularly significant for environmental protection as well as production of synthesis gas (CO + H2). By varying the CAFSY processing parameters, it is possible to obtain a range of Ni–Al alloys with various ratios of catalytically active phases on the substrate. The influence of the number of coating layers and the type of substrate on the final catalyst composition and on the catalytic activity of the CAFSY coatings was studied and is presented here. The morphology and microstructure of the composite coatings were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific area analysis. Catalytic tests for dry reforming of methane were carried out using crushed pellets from the coatings at temperatures of 750–900 °C, and gas chromatography showed that methane conversion approached 88% whereas that of carbon dioxide reached 100%. The H2/CO ratio in the synthesis gas produced by the reaction varied from about 0.7 to over 1.2, depending on the catalyst and substrate type and testing temperature.20174142017-01-20T00:00:00THE Coatings['G. Xanthopoulou', 'A. Marinou', 'K. Karanasios', 'G. Vekinis']2017-01-20T00:00:00 44741027bf1859f7bc5c8a054adefd517776f658Current Transplantation Reports2017804As Hispanics/Latinos are the largest and fastest growing minority group, more interventions are urgently needed to mitigate disparities in living kidney donation.2017-01-20T00:00:00Current Transplantation Reports['E. Gordon']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1c8e44507b6cd5372888e1e5039a04a5274a8411In this study, we explored the possibility that differences in pigmentation patterns among populations of the fish Poeciliopsis baenschi were associated with the presence or absence of the closely related species P. turneri. If reproductive character displacement is responsible, spotting patterns in these two species should diverge in sympatry, but not allopatry. We predicted that female P. baenschi from sympatric sites should show a preference for associating with conspecifics vs. heterospecific males, but females from allopatric sites should show no such preferences. To evaluate these predictions, we compared spotting patterns and female association behaviors in populations of P. baenschi from Central Mexico. We found that both of our predictions were supported. Poeciliopsis baenschi that co-occured with P. turneri had spotting patterns significantly different than their counterparts from allopatric sites. Using a simultaneous choice test of video presentations of males, we also found that female P. baenschi from populations that co-occured with P. turneri spent significantly more time with males of their own species than with P. turneri males. In contrast, females from allopatric populations of P. baenschi showed no differences in the amount of time they spent with either conspecific or heterospecific males. Together, our results are consistent with the hypothesis that reproductive character displacement may be responsible for behavioral and spotting pattern differences in these populations of P. baenschi.PLoS ONE2017964The results are consistent with the hypothesis that reproductive character displacement may be responsible for behavioral and spotting pattern differences in these populations of P. baenschi.2017-01-20T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Andrea J. Roth-Monzón', 'L. E. Scott', 'Ashley A. Camargo', 'E. Clark', 'Eric E. Schott', 'Jerald B. Johnson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 f31bc8267929e04b25929f94ce979325d71cb4dfEl estudio de las virtudes y fortalezas humanas desarrollado en el marco de la Psicología positiva por Peterson y Seligman (2004), ha servido para la identificación de aspectos positivos en el ser humano que puedan dar contrapeso a los factores de riesgo en las personas. Este estudio busca identificar cuáles son las fortalezas prevalecientes en una muestra de personas mexicanas e identificar su posible concordancia con modelos previos que han caracterizado al mexicano. Para este trabajo se aplicó el Inventario de Fortalezas y Virtudes (IVYF, Castro & Cosentino, 2008), así como un cuestionario de características sociodemográficas. Los resultados muestran que las fortalezas más autopercibidas en los mexicanos son la integridad; la bondad, la gratitud, la perspectiva y la imparcialidad. Por otro lado las menos percibidas son la autoregulación, el amor por el aprendizaje, la modestia, la ciudadanía y el humor. Así mismo se encontraron diferencias de género en 9 de las 24 fortalezas evaluadas, donde la mujer tiende a tener puntuaciones más altas. Los resultados se discuten a través del contraste con estudios similares en otros grupos culturales y su concordancia con modelos previos de identificación de las cualidades de la población en México.Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología2017842017-01-20T00:00:00Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología['N. R. Ruvalcaba Romero', 'Julia Gallegos Guajardo', 'Adriana Elizabeth Morales Sánchez']2017-01-20T00:00:00 244430ca9ed8242e1e6deccdae522627de23f633Drug Discovery![Figure][1] Targeted drug therapy may help improve radiation treatment of deadly brain cancer. PHOTO: LIVING ART ENTERPRISES/SCIENCE SOURCE Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a deadly brain cancer, and a major challenge to its treatment with radiation is that the approach often leads to an even more aggressive form of the cancer. Kegelman et al. report that targeting a scaffolding protein called MDA-9 or syntenin (encoded by melanoma differentiation-associated gene 9) with a small-molecule inhibitor may prevent this outcome. The drug targets a protein interaction domain (PDZ1) in MDA-9, blocking key signaling pathways that promote invasiveness and proliferation in cultured glioblastoma cells. The drug also boosted tumor sensitivity to radiation and improved survival in a mouse model of GBM. The results suggest a possible path to targeted brain cancer therapy. Prod. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 10.1073/pnas.1616100114 (2016). [1]: pending:yesScience201703The drug targets a protein interaction domain (PDZ1) in MDA-9, blocking key signaling pathways that promote invasiveness and proliferation in cultured glioblastoma cells, and boosted tumor sensitivity to radiation and improved survival in a mouse model of GBM.2017-01-20T00:00:00Science['L. Chong']2017-01-20T00:00:00 daaafccc968c5bbf2e221b4d845ca08a98de0a70Zusammenfassung Für die Erfassung von Schiffsunglücken (SU) mit einem Massenanfall von Verletzten (MANV) auf hoher See erfolgte eine systematische Recherche der öffentlich zugänglichen Quellen. Eine einheitliche und systematische Erfassung durch die Stellen der maritimen Gefahrenabwehr existiert bisher nicht. Von 37 Schadenslagen in der Nord- und Ostsee ab 1990 konnten 22 auf die ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone Deutschlands begrenzt werden. Nach Elimination der küstennahen Ereignisse wurden 10 SU identifiziert. Hiervon konnten 7 in die Kategorie MANV eingeordnet werden. Der MANV wurde definiert als Großschadensereignis mit 5 oder mehr beteiligten Personen. Die komplexen Schadenslagen stellen auf hoher See, neben den schon auf Land bestehenden Schwierigkeiten, eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Als Folgen der SU zeigen sich neben Verletzungen und Verbrennungen insbesondere die Rauchgasintoxikationen aufgrund der knappen Ressourcen an medizinischem Sauerstoff als relevant. Zudem besteht aufgrund der Witterung und dem Kontakt mit Wasser bei langen Rettungszeiten die Gefahr der Unterkühlung. Mit dem Havariekommando sind bereits Strukturen zur Bewältigung etabliert worden, welche mit den vorhandenen Organisationen (DGzRS/Bundeswehr/Notschleppkonzept) eng zusammenarbeiten. Eine Einbindung der neu geschaffenen Strukturen für die medizinische Versorgung der Offshore-Windparks erscheint sinnvoll und vielversprechend.Der Notarzt201763Die komplexen Schadenslagen stellen auf hoher See, neben den schon auf Land bestehenden Schwierigkeiten, eine besondere Herausforderung dar, besteht aufgrund der Witterung and dem Kontakt with Wasser bei langen Rettungszeiten die Gefahr der Unterkuhlung.2017-01-20T00:00:00Der Notarzt['M. Weigeld', 'N. Smolarz', 'P. Beth', 'D. Guembel', 'A. Ekkernkamp', 'S. Schulz-Drost']2017-01-20T00:00:00 764ea6e5adf169aa4d0c098bfbf0b737b4c25b8aBackground: Acute kidney injury occurring after kidney transplantation frequently leads to delayed graft function with detrimental long-term effects on graft survival. Neutrophil gelati-nase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been validated as a biomarker for posttransplant acute kidney injury. This observational study aimed to assess the effectiveness of urinary NGAL as a predictive marker of delayed graft function. Materials and methods: Forty-three consecutive patients who received renal transplant were included in the study. Urine samples were collected before transplant (if available) and at days 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 after transplant, and urinary NGAL levels were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: Urinary NGAL progressively decreased after transplant in patients with both delayed and immediate graft function. However, urinary NGAL concentration remained significantly higher in the presence of delayed graft function in the first 14 days after transplant. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the ability of urinary NGAL to predict delayed graft function was accurate at 1st and 3rd days after transplant. Conclusion: The relative decrease of urinary NGAL concentration rather than its absolute value may be relevant to predict delayed graft function after renal transplant. In particular, urinary NGAL area under the curve for 3 days seems to be a more valuable parameter of decision making in the early posttransplant period.2017223Urinary NGAL progressively decreased after transplant in patients with both delayed and immediate graft function, however, urinary NGAL concentration remained significantly higher in the presence of delayed graft function in the first 14 days after transplant.2017-01-20T00:00:00Transplant Research and Risk Management['I. Capelli', 'O. Baraldi', 'G. Comai', 'E. Sala', 'M. Cappuccilli', 'C. Donadei', 'V. Cuna', 'M. Angelini', 'G. Donati', 'G. Manna']2017-01-20T00:00:00 241cef89e5ac7302549b0cd94f2c28bd49eb2cd0Ni-rich layer LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 cathode materials have been synthesized by Electrospinning and co-precipitation method. The physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of the LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 nanofibers were investigated by X-ray diffraction, field emission−scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy,Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller (BET) measurements, and galvanostatic tests. The electrospun nanofibers with small particle size and hollow tubes provided fast lithium ion intercalation and de-intercalation properties, leading to an enhanced electrochemical capability for LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2 nanofibers.2017132017-01-20T00:00:00Key Engineering Materials['Zhiyuan Cao', 'Yuanyuan Song', 'Xia Shen', 'Jian-hui Fang']2017-01-20T00:00:00 b67db3131a7d09804e3adbf3790d65f35b5f4840To enhance the photocatalytic performance of nanoTiO2 on Cr (VI) reduction, we have prepared fluorine-doped TiO2 photocatalyst (named as F-TiO2 hereinafter) via sol-gel method. N-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) was also prepared for comparison. XRD, BET and UV-vis DRS were used to characterize and analyze these samples. The photocatalytic activity of different photocatalysts was evaluated by Cr (VI) reduction experiments. Effects of preparation conditions, reaction kinetics and catalyst lifetime were discussed in this paper. The experimental results showed that the best preparation conditions were as follows: ammonium fluoride used as F source, F/Ti=0.1, calcination temperature=500°C and calcination time=3h. The photocatalytic reduction process conformed the first-order kinetics, and the reaction rate constant of F-TiO2 was 4 times as large as that of virgin TiO2. Characterizations also proved that F doping improved the photocatalytic activity of TiO2.2017122017-01-20T00:00:00Key Engineering Materials['S. Wang', 'Borong Bi', 'X. Zhao']2017-01-20T00:00:00 c224171eb43f713d8bd588aa61310ac1087d41be2017022017-01-20T00:00:00['T. Cornwell']2017-01-20T00:00:00 5573a6f459ff9076e4fbbf52baac16fe39991800We present results for neutral D-meson mixing in 2+1-flavor lattice QCD. We compute the matrix elements for all five operators that contribute to D mixing at short distances, including those that only arise beyond the Standard Model. Our results have an uncertainty similar to those of the ETM collaboration (with 2 and with 2+1+1 flavors). This work shares many features with a recent publication on B mixing and with ongoing work on heavy-light decay constants from the Fermilab Lattice and MILC Collaborations.20172822017-01-20T00:00:00['Chia-Cheng Chang', 'C. Bouchard', 'A. El-Khadra', 'E. Freeland', "E. G'amiz", 'A. Kronfeld', 'J. Laiho', 'E. Neil', 'J. Simone', 'R. V. D. Water']2017-01-20T00:00:00 1ebed5fe575beeadc10cb747576ea91a95088d09Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme2017722017-01-20T00:00:00Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme['C. Philipponnet', 'J. Kémény', 'J. Aniort', 'C. Garrouste', 'A. Heng']2017-01-20T00:00:00 a019cbe85ef4f621eb808cc0b2b70b9af5c72d33Archives of Sexual Behavior20177822017-01-20T00:00:00Archives of Sexual Behavior['Z. Kwena', 'C. Shisanya', 'E. Bukusi', 'J. Turan', 'S. Dworkin', 'Grace Rota', 'I. Mwanzo']2017-01-20T00:00:00 fb1924a28aa9538d632b963ebf5bebf99ab1a6f3Journal of Clinical Oncology2017822017-01-20T00:00:00Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology['E. Hawkes', 'G. Chong', 'A. Grigg']2017-01-20T00:00:00 857eed9dfc5a22aaa3f2c44aab52697c0c308b2520173922017-01-20T00:00:00['L. Johnston', 'E. Mansfield', 'G. Smallwood']2017-01-20T00:00:00 dec551b11592b9b3479f07e1aebfc2a05e5f15462017422017-01-20T00:00:00['E. Mansfield', 'R. Hartshorn', 'A. Atkinson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 90a3790560696bae784195a74c3d8d0f6d437c892017022017-01-20T00:00:00['Elizabeth J Chin']2017-01-20T00:00:00 2c3b99af48566c74f62e066a1fc970518135caa3ABSTRACTExotic locations are used in pornography to generate distance between the audience and the explicit content. The ‘pornoexotic’ maintains white heteronormativity through presenting the exotic as a zone of anomie, where taboo desires can be satisfied. This article examines Australia as a unique pornoexotic location through four pornographic feature films. The Australian pornoexotic functions to geographically and symbolically distance the viewer while simultaneously presenting bodies and desires that do not deviate from white, heteroporn standards. It achieves this through a focus on the landscape, through the character arc of a coerced outsider and through the symbolic investment in but absence of Aboriginal people. The invisibility of Aboriginal people in porn can be contextualized through the ongoing neocolonial measures restricting Aboriginal people’s access to pornography. This article examines one of the most recent neocolonial measures regulating Aboriginal sexuality – the Northern Territory ...20173152017-01-20T00:00:00['Tim Gregory']2017-01-20T00:00:00 27fc72cd8bcb1808fbb3a3e1024ca9d74bd0bcb9ABSTRACTWilliam A. Rhoads was an avid photographer of male nudes, mostly sourced from hitchhikers he picked up in California in the 1970s. His efforts were prolific and sustained – and secret – and likely made and retained for private enjoyment. The photographs were never shown in public in Rhoads’ lifetime. I approach his project, firstly, from the perspective of its historical and cultural contexts of emergence and development; and secondly in terms of the taxonomic challenges his photographs pose, in relation to established histories of art and pornography, which were being called strikingly into question in the 1970s. Both approaches allow Rhoads to be understood beyond the traditional aesthetic distinction between art and pornography – or more precisely, between a personal, erotic practice and a formal artistic one.20171402017-01-20T00:00:00['Dominic D. P. Johnson']2017-01-20T00:00:00 637695e547242b8f897497850cf171a0708b7697Purpose Current research provides an incomplete picture of the challenges facing human resource personnel (HRP) tasked with managing a workplace bullying complaint. The purpose of this paper is to provide a holistic model of the complaint management process in order to advance the theorising of HRP’s role in this important process, and the challenges they face in undertaking it. Design/methodology/approach Cases of workplace bullying heard before the legal system were analysed – a novel data source in research on workplace bullying. Thematic analysis was undertaken on the case determinations to identify the challenges HRP faced that prevented the resolution of the complaint. Findings The analysis indicated two key phases in the complaints management process with five associated challenges. The first two challenges were related to HRP’s ability to assess the substance of the complaint. HRP’s ability or inability to “sort out” conflicting accounts and to follow the process saw the complaint follow one of three “resolution pathways”. Three further challenges were associated with HRP communicating the outcome to the complainant. Failure to overcome these challenges left the complainant aggrieved at the unfairness in which their complaint had been handled – triggering legal action. Originality/value This paper draws on a novel data source to provide a holistic model of the complaint management process related to workplace bullying which details the various components and challenges related to HRP throughout the process. Alongside advancing theory, this research has practical value for improving HR practice.201732392017-01-20T00:00:00Personnel Review['Bevan Catley', 'K. Blackwood', 'Darryl Forsyth', 'D. Tappin', 'T. Bentley']2017-01-20T00:00:00 144cb3ef38dfba65daeafe429e1e4d5f8b2adb83Peer bullying and victimization are a widespread phenomenon among school-age children and can have detrimental effects on the development of children. To examine whether having a close companion during childhood increases or decreases risk of victimization and bullying, this study compared twins to singleton children. A large group of twins (n = 9,909) were included who were compared to their related non-twin siblings (n = 1,534) aged 7–12 from the Netherlands Twin Register, thus creating optimal matching between twins and non-twins. Bullying and victimization were each based on a four-item scale filled out by their teachers. Prevalence rates for either bullying or victimization did not differ between twins and singletons. In total, in the past couple of months, 36% of children bullied peers moderately to severely, and 35% suffered moderately to severely from victimization. Boys were more likely to bully and were more prone to becoming a victim than girls. The most notable finding is that female twin pairs placed together in the same classroom did not bully more often, but were victimized less often, thus pointing to a protective effect of having a close companion in the classroom.Twin Research and Human Genetics20174612The most notable finding is that female twin pairs placed together in the same classroom did not bully more often, but were victimized less often, thus pointing to a protective effect of having a close companion in the classroom.2017-01-20T00:00:00Twin Research and Human Genetics['S. Veldkamp', 'Elsje van Bergen', 'E. D. de Zeeuw', 'Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt', 'D. Boomsma', 'M. Bartels']2017-01-20T00:00:00 41bfdd535c8e5f7f16312713c8bbfec727c192252017062017-01-20T00:00:00Business and Professional Ethics Journal['Deniz Öztürk', 'Semra F. Aşcigil']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cead78f71ccb03c19a500e1b17b81f1ff1eff528Abstract: This study investigates motivation, habits, and security of internet use by high schools and universities students in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. This descriptive and quantitative reasearch uses survey method. The findings of the study show that the strongest motivation is to show self existence, entertainment, and academic purposes. At some points, the habit of using the internet also makes the students face some risks such as verbal and nonverbal abuses, bullying, pornoghrapy, account hacking, and the risk of interaction with unknown parties. Abstrak: Penelitian ini menyelidiki motivasi, kebiasaan, dan keamanan penggunaan internet di antara siswa sekolah menengah atas dan universitas di Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, dan Bekasi. Penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif ini menggunakan metode survei. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa motivasi paling kuat adalah untuk memperlihatkan eksistensi diri, pencarian hiburan, dan penyelesaian tugas akademis. Kebiasaan penggunaan internet oleh pelajar dan mahasiswa menghadapi beberapa risiko, seperti kekerasan verbal dan nonverbal,201732112017-01-20T00:00:00Jurnal ilmu Komunikasi['Zinggara Hidayat', 'Asep Saefuddin', 'Sumartono Sumartono']2017-01-20T00:00:00 e2f92c43d33c14eb253041fdee1999328c1c95b8“Feather” sebuah film animasi pendek yang menceritakan seekor burung kecil yang dihina teman sepermainannya karena tidak mempunyai bulu. Film animasi pendek ini menceritakan tentang kasus bullying yang terjadi akibat adanya perbedaan diantara makhluk sejenis yang salah satunya memiliki kekurangan. Teknik animasi 2D menjadi pilihan dalam membuat karya Tugas Akhir ini kerena visual yang di berikan lebih terasa dan memiliki nilai seni yang berbeda. Dengan menggabungkan antara teknik gambar manual dan digital, maka animasi ini diharapkan mampu memberikan aroma seni namun tetap modern. Obi adalah seekor burung yang tidak memiliki bulu. Saat Obi keluar dari rumahnya, Obi langsung ditertawakan oleh ketiga teman sepermainannya yaitu; Ba, Be, dan Bo. Obi lalu mendekati mereka berharap bisa bergabung dengan teman-temannya itu namun Ba, Be, dan Bo terus menjauhi Obi. Kata kunci : Feather, Bullying, Animasi digital 2D2017002017-01-20T00:00:00['Fajar Ruli Denisetiawan']2017-01-20T00:00:00 9d4bc0090fa0779225595c956acb7b1e8e0183a7It has been suggested that certain types of work may increase the risk of common mental disorders, but the exact nature of the relationship has been contentious. The aim of this paper is to conduct the first comprehensive systematic meta-review of the evidence linking work to the development of common mental health problems, specifically depression, anxiety and/or work-related stress and to consider how the risk factors identified may relate to each other. MEDLINE, PsychInfo, Embase, the Cochrane Collaboration and grey literature databases were systematically searched for review articles that examined work-based risk factors for common mental health problems. All included reviews were subjected to a quality appraisal. 37 review studies were identified, of which 7 were at least moderate quality. 3 broad categories of work-related factors were identified to explain how work may contribute to the development of depression and/or anxiety: imbalanced job design, occupational uncertainty and lack of value and respect in the workplace. Within these broad categories, there was moderate level evidence from multiple prospective studies that high job demands, low job control, high effort–reward imbalance, low relational justice, low procedural justice, role stress, bullying and low social support in the workplace are associated with a greater risk of developing common mental health problems. While methodological limitations continue to preclude more definitive statements on causation between work and mental disorders, there is now a range of promising targets for individual and organisational-level interventions aimed at minimising mental health problems in the workplace.Occupational and Environmental Medicine201766543The first comprehensive systematic meta-review of the evidence linking work to the development of common mental health problems, specifically depression, anxiety and/or work-related stress is conducted to consider how the risk factors identified may relate to each other.2017-01-20T00:00:00Occupational and Environmental Medicine['S. Harvey', 'Matthew Modini', 'Sadhbh Joyce', 'J. Milligan-Saville', 'Leona Tan', 'A. Mykletun', 'R. Bryant', 'H. Christensen', 'P. Mitchell']2017-01-20T00:00:00 cb7e8ca8b341c8c01aafd272aec5a10554d61240Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine201735124Orthopedic surgeons and hospital networks must be aware of these online patient portals as they provide important feedback on the patient opinion and experience that can have a major impact on future patient volume, patient opinion, and perceived quality of care.2017-01-21T00:00:00Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine['I. de Martino', 'R. D’Apolito', 'A. McLawhorn', 'K. Fehring', 'P. Sculco', 'G. Gasparini']2017-01-21T00:00:00 56ef704d388b094c601ecc8e858d496d2788d900The aim of this research is to analyze and compare the marketing strategies that international and local fast food chains are performing on social media platforms. A purposive sample consisted of twenty international and local fast food chains were selected. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches were adopted; two data collection instruments have been used. The first instrument was the content analysis of Facebook networking brands pages of the investigated chains. The second tool concerned social media managers and marketing managers and was collected through an online survey; the survey aimed to recognize whether the elements of social media strategy included or not included in the investigated chains approaches. Based on the results, it was found that local brands suffer from a lack of established marketing strategies for engaging in social media; on the contrary, international chains were found to successfully use social media to their benefit. Keywords: Social media marketing, online social networking,  Facebook, local and international fast food chains20176962017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['H. Saad', 'N. Badran']2017-01-21T00:00:00 42447e9e520a50aa89e515929c38b23c33ef0781For those working within security services, or operating as part of the media, whether that be as traditional journalist or broadcaster, or a blogger utilising social media, the myriad of laws and jurisprudence relating to how issues of national security, or terrorist activity, can be reported and disseminated, means navigating this area is both complex and challenging. This chapter aims to provide a road map to help to overcome some of these obstacles. It begins by considering the democratic function of the media, by virtue of its role as the ‘Fourth Estate’. In doing so, it takes a multi-jurisdictional perspective, through recourse to a variety of international laws and jurisprudence. This acts as the foundation for the following sections, which provide analysis of the domestic and international legal principles and framework that the media are subject to, and operates within, when reporting on terrorist activity. Finally, the chapter considers how the print and broadcast media has reported terrorist activity in the past, and some of the problems that this has created. It concludes by analysing the changing media landscape, including the reasons for the demise of the traditional Fourth Estate, and the emergence, and ascendance, of citizen journalism, and an internet-based ‘Fifth Estate’.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Peter Coe']2017-01-21T00:00:00 16cca899e1ae9381a9f3636a4c125d3b9d516a24Social commerce sedang menjadi tren bagi perusahaan online saat ini. Perkembangan Social Networking Site dan web 2.0 mendukung evolusi dari e-commerce dan membuka peluang baru bagi perusahaan untuk masuk ke dalam pasar baru. Perubahan pola perilaku pengguna internet dari yang kaku menjadi aktif dan komunikatif membuat social commerce diyakini dapat memberikan keuntungan bagi perusahaan online namun ternyata tidak semua perusahaan berhasil menerapkan social commerce dan menarik pelanggan, tidak sebanding dengan biaya yang telah dikeluarkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari apa yang mendasari kepuasan pelanggan dalam melakukan proses pembelanjaan secara online melalui social commerce dan menguji apakah benar karakteristik sebuah social commerce memang cocok untuk mendukung kepuasan pengguna dalam berbelanja sehingga didapatkan rekomendasi yang tepat bagi pebisnis baru yang ingin mengadopsi social commerce ke depannya mengingat tren media sosial semakin berkembang di masyarakat. Metode penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dan studi literatur terkait dengan isu yang dibahas. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah ternyata faktor kualitas informasi yang paling berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan pelanggan jika dibandingkan faktor karakteristik social commerce lainnya.2017022017-01-21T00:00:00['Cadelina Cassandra', 'Ratna Sari', 'R. E. Tarigan']2017-01-21T00:00:00 06ff188587d0fcaaa26ef8f38844769942921057Using the updated Google Book corpus dataset generated in July 2012, we analyze the largest available corpus of digitalized books to review social macro trends such as the secularization, politicization, economization, and mediatization of society. These familiar trend statements are tested through a comparative analysis of word frequency time-series plots for the English, French, and German language area produced by means of the enhanced Google Ngram Viewer, the online graphing tool that charts annual word counts as found in the Google Book corpus. The results a) confirm that the importance of the political system, religion, economy, and mass media features significant change in time and considerable regional differences and b) suggest that visions of economized or capitalist societies are intellectual artifacts rather than appropriate descriptions of society.2017141132017-01-21T00:00:00Writing Technologies eJournal['Steffen Roth', 'Carlton Clark', 'J. Berkel']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4f89aed70f7c70db89ce891ded5474c49c046965Einführung: Citizen Science in Kultur und Geisteswissenschaften Kristin Oswald studierte Geschichte und Archäologie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena und der Università La Sapienza in Rom sowie Social Media Marketing an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Sie ist leitende Online-Redakteurin von Kulturmanagement Network, einem Fachmedium für Museen und Kultureinrichtungen, und verfügt über praktische Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Denkmalpflege sowie Kulturund Wissenschaftsjournalismus.Recht als Kultur? Beiträge zu Max Webers Soziologie des Rechts2017002017-01-21T00:00:00Recht als Kultur? Beiträge zu Max Webers Soziologie des Rechts['Stephan Grigat']2017-01-21T00:00:00 118aa5709e0415b523294dc47df579aa92b4df3aStarting from the fact that man is a social being, social environment has a big importance in the whole personality formation and development. Even though there are views according to which geographical and climate factors can also influence a person’s character, yet they are not the crucial ones. A social environment where the influence of: family, school, peers, mass media, different organizations and those alike is strongly expressed, enables the child as a biological being to gradually grow into a social being through gaining knowledge, habits, abilities etc. The pedagogical meaning of free time is not seen in the organisation of the free activities but in the different factors of institutional character, which more or less can help the shaping of free time with the creation of practical opportunities for its implementation. In this paper, the factors and their influence on the selection of the content of free time at high school respondents will be analysed. More precisely, we will analyse the respondents’ views and opinions about the factors which will determine the selection of free time content, if there are differences compared according to the influence, which of them appear as decisive factors and if there are gender differences from the aspect of the factors influence in the selection of free time activities and contents. In the problem researching process we decided to apply: inductive method, deductive method and comparison method.Keywords: free time, factors, school as a factor, family as a factor, social environment as a factor, student, free activities, culture and gender differences2017412017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['Besa Havziu', 'Lulzim Mehmedi', 'Makfirete Ameti']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f71a12c51a8b342ea8f305c63d1242c0cdf24d73The need for politics to use conflicts of interest with journalistic means in the public media often leads to the use of fixed expressions, idioms and phrases. These are used by the different social groups and parties in the public discussion, in the current dispute of opinions, and especially in the struggle for political power with different contents, interests and intentions. Starting from the fact that the political language is increasingly determined by formulaic phrases, this article presents an exemplary study of political speeches in the newspapers to explain the frequency and nature of the use of phraseologisms. Exemplary texts are the newspaper texts of the 1990s. At the center of the linguistic investigation are the changes of phrases in the text - modifications as well as obvious "violations" against the phraseological norm. Through an extensive corpus with examples from the Albanian and German daily press, the question of the role of the media in the political transformation processes is problematized and examined to what extent a crystallization of political processes takes place in phraseologisms, especially as such fixed expressions focus the specific discourses of a time.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Ema Kristo']2017-01-21T00:00:00 244c4a59bce1087b45f11f3705571f047b757dd8As well as all around the World, in Turkey, non-heterosexual (lesbian, bisexual, gay, transsexual, transgender, quir) oriented movements and identities are much more visible in public sphere. For LGBTTQ people, to be more visible in the public sphere, to manipulate policies and public opinion, to give voice for their freedom and rights, NGOs and initiatives based on sexual orientation out of hegemonic sexual identity have been improving rapidly in the World. Parallel to the global rise, in Turkey LGBTTQ movements and NGOs are more and more active today as a new social movement. In the parameters behind the development of LGBTTQ movements, totally eight LGBTTQ NGOs are active in Turkey’s cities Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Eskisehir and Diyarbakir. To transform the heterosexist, patriarchal and militarist public sphere in Turkey, the LGBTTQ NGOs prepare some activities, demonstrations and the most famous one “Istanbul Pride”. In this study, their propaganda techniques, media tools, projects to effect public opinion, and their relations to other NGOs and initiatives are seen as typically the items of new social movements. Behind the rise of sexual oriented social movements, the decline of national identities, the dissolution of citizenship, class identities and the decline of identities based on production relations play crucial roles.20171002017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Ö. Sarı']2017-01-21T00:00:00 86cb635a0aca4c5fdde5b1d6da80bc051623304fTransport in Porous Media201733322017-01-21T00:00:00Transport in Porous Media['S. Nash', 'D. Rees']2017-01-21T00:00:00 03d253b47b45593a6a620e8122662519332e2d77BACKGROUND Intra-arterial administration of radiographic contrast media (CM) is discussed to impair renal perfusion. The pathogenesis of contrast-induced Nephropathy (CIN) is still not clarified. OBJECTIVE This trial was performed to prove the effects of two CM with different molecular structure on renal perfusion. METHODS A prospective, randomized study on 16 pigs was designed to compare the outcome after application of a low-osmolar iodinated CM (770 mOsm/kg H2O - Group1) and an iso-osmolar iodinated CM (290 mOsm/kg H2o - Group2).Color Coded Doppler Sonography (LOGIQ E9, GE, Milwaukee, USA) was applied for measuring the Renal Resistive Index (RRI) before and after the first, fifth, and tenth bolus of CM. Statistics was performed using analysis of variance for repeated measurements with the Factor "CM". RESULTS All flow spectra were documented free of artifacts and Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV), Enddiastolic Velocity (EDV) and RRI respectively could be calculated. Mean PSV in Group 1 led to a decrease while in Group 2 PSV showed a significant increase after CM (p = 0,042). The course of the mean EDV in both groups deferred accordingly (p = 0,033). Mean RRI over time significantly deferred in both groups (p = 0,001). It showed a biphasic course in Group 2 and a decrease over time in Group 2. CONCLUSION While iso-osmolar CM induced an increase of PSV and EDV together with a decrease of RRI, low-osmolar CM could not show this effect or rather led to the opposite.Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation2017229While iso-osmolar CM induced an increase of PSV and EDV together with a decrease of RRI, low-osMolar CM could not show this effect or rather led to the opposite.2017-01-21T00:00:00Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation['P. Lamby', 'F. Jung', 'J. Falter', 'C. Mrowietz', 'S. Graf', 'L. Schellenberg', 'N. P. B. D. Silva', 'L. Prantl', 'Ralf-Peter Franke', 'E. Jung']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9418161fa891e228007e8e4cdc9614f279304b02INTRODUCTION Clinical complications like thrombosis or anaphylaxis have been described to go along with the intra-venous or intra-arterial injection of iodinated contrast media (CM). It has been suggested that the administration of CM affects rheological parameters and thereby causes reduced blood velocity in microvessels. In vitro studies revealed significant buckling of endothelial cells after exposure to CM reducing the lumen of vessels. The aim of this study was to test the influence of CM on three-dimensional microvascular tubules with open lumina within an organotypic soft-tissue co-culture assay in vitro. This model, which is based on the co-culture of endothelial cells and fibroblasts, allows the analysis and quantitation of different parameters of microvascular endothelial capillary structures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human dermal fibroblasts and human dermal microvascular endothelial cells were co-cultured for 10 days. Fibroblasts were adapted to the endothelial cell medium before co-culture and allowed to proliferate as well as produce extracellular matrix. The co-cultures were exposed to three different CM, i.e., Iomeprol (Imeron 400MCT), Iodixanol (Visipaque 320) or Iohexol (Accupaque 350) for 1.5 minutes or 5.0 minutes, respectively. For this, a mixture of CM and cell culture medium in a ratio of 30% CM by volume was prepared. After fixation in methanol/acetone, the endothelial cells were immunolabeled with the endothelial marker anti-CD31 and the tubular structures were assessed morphometrically. RESULTS In the organotypic soft-tissue co-cultures with fibroblasts, the endothelial cells developed three-dimensional capillary-like structures which expanded via sprouting branches. After incubation with the different CM, the numbers of endothelial tubes (p = 0.001) and their lengths (p = 0.003) were significantly lower after the 5 minutes incubation time, when compared to the 1.5 minutes incubation time. The tubular diameters were significantly reduced after 5 minutes (p < 0.001), when compared to the 1.5 minutes incubation duration. Interestingly, Iomeprol and Iodixanol induced an elongation of the tubular branches during incubation duration of 1.5 minutes (p = 0.015). However, after 5 minutes incubation, the tubular branches were drastically shorter in the presence of Iomeprol and Iodixanol than the tubular branches of the control (p = 0.007). SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION All CM exerted a negative effect on the parameters of in vitro blood vessel development.Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation2017257In the organotypic soft-tissue co-cultures with fibroblasts, the endothelial cells developed three-dimensional capillary-like structures which expanded via sprouting branches which affected the parameters of in vitro blood vessel development.2017-01-21T00:00:00Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation['S. Kaessmeyer', 'J. Sehl', 'M. Khiao In', 'B. Hiebl', 'R. Merle', 'F. Jung', 'R. Franke', 'J. Plendl']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b2dd98bbc602524e88401f29af9b90d256e534bfWe investigated the relationship of school adjustment and social support with the mental health of mainland Chinese college students studying in Hong Kong. During the spring semester in 2011, 384 mainland Chinese college students across the postsecondary institutions in Hong Kong completed a questionnaire. Results showed that better school adjustment and higher perceived social support had significant positive relationships with the mental health of the mainland Chinese college students, while stress had a negative relationship with their mental health. Social support also acted as a moderator to the relationship between school adjustment and mental health.201755252017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['R. C. Chui', 'Chi-Keung Chan']2017-01-21T00:00:00 efbf823804dd37a0e5a57a9c868b974db3c1f0eeNeuropsychologia20178836A review of three task domains—point‐to‐point imitation tasks, motor interference tasks and reach‐to-grasp tasks—to critically evaluate how these tasks can inform the authors' understanding of social interactions and call for greater standardisation and clarity in the reporting of kinematic measures.2017-01-21T00:00:00Neuropsychologia['Sujatha Krishnan-Barman', 'P. Forbes', 'A. Hamilton']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9150db3dacf3138c1608793d8972b32bfeb240a9Akhir-akhir ini kian merajalela tren korban dan pelaku pelecehan seksual tak hanya pada korban orang dewasa namun sudah menjangkit pada usia belia. Tidak hanya menimpa orang dewasa, anak-anakpun berpotensi menjadi korban dan pelaku pelecehan seksual. Pelecehan seksual adalah segala macam bentuk perilaku yang berkonotasi atau mengarah kepada hal-hal seksual yang dilakukan secara sepihak dan tidak diharapkan oleh orang yang menjadi sasaran sehingga menimbulkan reaksi negatif seperti malu, marah, benci, tersinggung, dan sebagainya pada diri individu yang menjadi korban pelecehan tersebut. Rentang pelecehan seksual ini sangat luas, yakni meliputi: main mata, siulan nakal, komentar berkonotasi seks atau gender, humor porno, cubitan, colekan, tepukan atau sentuhan di bagian tubuh tertentu, gerakan tertentu atau isyarat yang bersifat seksual, ajakan berkencan dengan iming-iming atau ancaman, ajakan melakukan hubungan seksual hingga perkosaan (Rivai, dkk. 2012:7). Melalui literasi media dan pola asuh yang tepat diharapkan mampu meminimalisir pelecehan seksual pada anak dan remaja ini. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tentang hubungan literasi media pada antisipasi pelecehan seksual pada anak dan remaja maka diperoleh temuan bahwa literasi media orang tua mayoritas masuk kategori tinggi yaitu sebesar yaitu sebesar 51 %  dan sebesar 53,39% responden mampu mengantisipasi pelecehan seksual yang terjadi pada dirinya, yaitu dengan membatasi pemakaian media massa (baik internet, gadget, TV dan lain sebagainya) serta melakukan tindakan dengan melawan dan atau berteriak (ketika orang asing meraba/menyentuh baian mulut, dada, pantat dan kelamin) serta tak segan-segan menceritakan apa yang dialaminya sehari-hari dengan orang tuanya. Key Words : Literasi, Media, Pelecehan, Seksual2017042017-01-21T00:00:00['Rekno Sulandjari']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f57882019ab1d7ba0a1d02c867900ded96f021d0Transport in Porous Media20175432017-01-21T00:00:00Transport in Porous Media['R. Stewart', 'J. Shaw']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9c25a725dc8a560ecfa0c04877bd65c956b0def8This study investigated the level of intercultural sensitivity of foreign international undergraduates and its possible predictors. Sample participants included 269 foreign international undergraduates of both government and private universities in Thailand. The research instrument was the three-page survey constructed questionnaire based on the combination of three self-evaluation scales: Chen and Starosta’s (2000) Intercultural Sensitivity Scale (ISS), McCroskey and McCroskey’s (1988) Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale (SPCC), and Silvera et al’s (2001) Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (TSIS). From the pilot test, the instrument’s internal consistency was .789. Data collected were analyzed by using Descriptive Statistics (SPSS for Windows), Pearson product-moment Correlations, Independent-sample t-test, F-test (ANOVA), and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings showed that the average level of intercultural sensitivity of the participants was at a high level (X = 4.3) with nationality and intercultural experience as significant factors. It was also found that both self-perceived communication competence and social intelligence were statistically significant predictors of intercultural sensitivity.201772172017-01-21T00:00:00English Language Teaching['Takwa Bosuwon']2017-01-21T00:00:00 d020af8b9b2c3c355bc4087b94ec33c6b739efc3Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society20175692017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society['Ruby Singh', 'Aakash Singh']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f17092703c92fb40d69d4cf4f300321aba1acdb3Digital convergence, phenomenon involving the interconnection of information and communications technologies, computer networks, and media content. It brings together the three ‘Cs’-computing, communication, and content-and is a direct consequence of the digitization of media content and the popularization of the Internet. Media convergence transforms established industries, services, and work practices and enables entirely new forms of content to emerge.201700Digital convergence, phenomenon involving the interconnection of information and communications technologies, computer networks, and media content, and enables entirely new forms of content to emerge.2017-01-21T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['A. Gayathri']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4241f648a4c44666c0ef7f56a7df0d31b8548a85Materi pembelajaran menulis cerpen  dirasakan kurang menarik bagi siswa, hal tersebut terlihat dari kurangnya motivasi dan keingintahuan mereka untuk memahami masalah yang berkaitan dengan menulis, sehingga mayoritas siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam menulis cerpen  terbukti dari analisis nilai ulangan harian (UH)  pada bulan Febuari 2016 menunjukkan hasil yang kurang optimal yaitu banyak siswa yang belum tuntas belajarnya, hal ini dapat dilihat dari nilai rata – rata yang diperoleh siswa kelas X-1 hanya 64  dan nilai terendah = 56 , nilai tertingi = 92 serta yang tuntas sebanyak 8 siswa  dari sejumlah 36 siswa  ( dengan KKM = 76).  Salah satu solusi guna mengatasi masalah pembelajaran menulis cerpen melalui pemanfaatan media komik dan metode latihan terbimbing, mengingat pemanfaatan media komik dan metode latihan terbimbing  dapat membimbing  minat baca yang menarik pada siswa sehingga siswa tertarik untuk menulis, menuangkan ide-idenya dan menciptakan kondisi siswa aktif , proses pembelajaran lebih menarik dan bermakna yang pada akhirnya dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis  siswa. Adapun tujuan  dari penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut:  Pemanfaatan media komik dan metode latihan terbimbing untuk  meningkatkan keterampilan menulis cerpen. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian tindakan kelas, berdasarkan hasil tes awal penelitian tindakan ini didesain menjadi dua siklus dengan tiap –tiap siklus masing – masing 2 pertemuan  2 jam pelajaran (2 x 45 menit) yang meliputi kegiatan : perencanaan, tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Berdasarkan tindakan yang dilakukan selama 2 siklus dapat disimpulkan bahwa :  Pemanfaatan media komik dan metode latihan terbimbing  dapat meningkatkan keterampilan menulis cerpen  siswa kelas X-1  SMA N 1 Cepiring Kabupaten  Kendal  semester 2 tahun pelajaran 2015/2016 dari kondisi awal rata-rata 64,05 keterampilan menulis cerpen  menjadi 82,27 ke kondisi akhir.  Kata Kunci : Media Komik, Metode Latihan Terbimbing, Peningkatan, Menulis Cerpen2017012017-01-21T00:00:00['S. Sudarti']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b26ab5d5e9d2dd0aca07f77415b47e431cfa7c42Background and Objective: Growth medium has been considered to be the most critical factor determining seedling quality in the nursery as it act as a reservoir for nutrients and moisture. The objective of this study therefore was to determine the effect of different growth media on the emergence and early growth of D. cumminsii seedlings.Methods: 180 freshly collected seeds were selected and divided into six groups of 30 seeds each. They were sown in black polythene pots separately filled with six media, viz: T1= top soil and sawdust (1:1); T2= river sand and top soil (1:1); T3= river sand and sawdust (1:1); T4= sawdust only; T5= river sand only and T6= top soil only (control). Germination initiation was observed for two months after the first and total emergence were counted and recorded. Assessment of growth parameters commenced four weeks after epicotyls emerged and was done monthly for three months. The parameters assessed were seedling heights, leaf production, stem girth and leaf area.Results: The results obtained revealed that T3 has the highest mean germination (60%) while T5 had the least (15%). T4 recorded the best performance with mean height growth and mean leaf production (12.23cm and 11.67) respectively, the least was recorded in T2 (9.87cm and 7.67 respectively). Also, T4 has the highest stem girth while both T3 and T5 recorded the least mean stem girth. The highest mean leaf area was recorded in T6 (25.47cm2) while T1 had the least (13.19cm2).Conclusion: The study revealed that the growth of D. cumminsii seedlings depend significantly on the type of medium on which it was raised and the use of soil amendments. The species also does better when growth media are used singly than combined.201700The study revealed that the growth of D. cumminsii seedlings depend significantly on the type of medium on which it was raised and the use of soil amendments.2017-01-21T00:00:00['Tolulope Bamigboye', 'J. Kayode', 'M. Ayeni']2017-01-21T00:00:00 efeff948c62dae0fee2aace923e34abeb7bd1d4aAudionarratology is enmeshed in the current trend toward media-consciousness in narratological debates. This article connect audionarratological concerns with the (trans- or inter)medial extensions of narratology offered by scholars such as Marie-Laure Ryan and Werner Wolf. It focuses on Richard Powers’s earliest musical novel, The Gold Bug Variations (1991), and his to-date latest novel Orfeo (2014), zooming in on their musical macrostructures, the musical forms and techniques that inform the narrative arrangement of the texts. Having positioned the narrative analysis of macrostructural musical elements within the research scope of a media-conscious audionarratology and having explored The Gold Bug Variations and Orfeo for such musical macrostructures, I reflect on the functions of imitating music in this way.20175712017-01-21T00:00:00Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas['Audionarratology', 'A. Reichel']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2f87729facb74ca809532db1c559a0625443bd55tt娱乐:Friday marked not just the transfer of power from Washington back to the citizens, it also marked the transfer of power from the news media to Trump.201700Friday marked not just the transfer of power from Washington back to the citizens, but also the transfer from the news media to Trump.2017-01-21T00:00:00['Dan Gainor']2017-01-21T00:00:00 7b706124a612d4f8a2fada55d553199c3c406cd5Indonesia memiliki angka morbiditas dan mortalitas diare yang tinggi, dimana kontaminasi makanan oleh E schercia coli merupakan salah satu penyebab diare. Es daluman merupakan salah satu minuman yang digemari masyarakat Bali yang dalam pembuatan sampai penyajian daluman sangat rentan akan kontaminasi bakteri. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya bakteri E. coli khususnya serotipe O157 pada daluman yang dijual pedagang es daluman di Kota Denpasar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional deskriptif dengan rancangan penelitian studi eksploratif pada 10 sampel daluman yang didapatkan dengan teknik nonrandom sampling. Digunakan media Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) sebagai penyubur koloni bakteri, McConkey sebagai isolasi bakteri gram negatif, dan media Eosin Methylen Blue Agar (EMBA) sebagai media identifikasi Eschercia Coli . Penanaman pada media Sorbitol MacConkey Agar (SMAC) dilakukan apabila didapatkan koloni E. coli pada media EMBA. Pada sepuluh sampel yang ditanam di media McConkey dari media penyubur TSB, hanya satu sampel dengan kode DF yang menunjukan koloni berwarna merah jambu yang dicurigai koloni Eschercia Coli . Akan tetapi setelah ditanam pada media EMBA, pada sampel DF tidak menunjukan koloni yang berwarna hijau metalik. Pada pengamatan mikroskopik yang diambil dari koloni McConkey, sampel dengan kode DA, DD, dan DJ diamati koloni bakteri yang berbentuk basil berwarna merah dan pada sampel dengan kode DB, DC, DE, DF, DG, DH, dan DI diamati koloni bakteri berbentuk kokobasil berwarna merah. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak ditemukan kontaminasi E. coli pada sepuluh sampel daluman dari pedagang es daluman di wilayah kota Denpasar (0%).201700Indonesia memiliki angka morbiditas dan mortalitas diare yang tinggi kontaminasi makanan oleh E schercia coli merupakan salah satu penyebab diare, yang digemari masyarakat Bali yang dalam pembuatan sampai penyajian daluman sangat rentan akan kontaminaasi bakteri.2017-01-21T00:00:00e-Jurnal Medika Udayana['I. M. A. Kusuma', 'M. Hendrayana']2017-01-21T00:00:00 c8544f645983a1d146e2034d57ca7572a672ee20Organisasi bisnis adalah organisasi yang bergerak dengan tujuan utama adalah untuk mencari laba. Laba digunakan untuk menjaga kelangsungan hidup perusahaan. Untuk memperoleh laba maka perusahaan harus mempromosikan produk atau jasa yang dihasikan melalui iklan. Melalui iklan maka produk atau jasa yang dihasilkan oleh organisasi bisnis dapat diketahui oleh calon konsumen yang akan dituju oleh perusahaan dan mereka akan melakukan pembelian apabila tertarik atau membutuhkan produk atau jasa tersebut. Hal ini disebabkan karena iklan dapat berfungsi untuk memberikan informasi, membujuk, maupun mengingatkan calon konsumen. Iklan dapat dilakukan baik secara in door maupun out door . Selain itu dalam memilih media iklan yang akan digunakan maka perusahaan akan mempertimbangkan biaya yang harus dikeluarkan, wilayah jangkauan iklan, jenis produk atau jasa yang akan dijual, konsumennya mengelompok atau menyebar, media iklan apa yang akan digunakan oleh perusahaan serta melihat juga media iklan yang digunakan oleh pesaing. Kata Kunci : media, iklan, organisasi bisnis.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['R. D. Juliani']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b59ce7ac770aeb782664d69a2afbeea9b28e10e5In this article we propose a new design methodology allowing us to control both amplitude and phase of electromagnetic waves from a cylindrical incident wave. This results in isotropic materials and does not resort to transformation optics or its quasi-conformal approximations. Our method leads to two-dimensional isotropic, inhomogeneous material profiles of permittivity and permeability, to which a general class of scattering-free wave solutions arise. Our design is based on the separation of the complex wave solution into amplitude and phase. We give two types of examples to validate our methodology.20173982017-01-21T00:00:00New Journal of Physics['Yangjié Liu', 'Yangjié Liu', 'B. Vial', 'S. Horsley', 'T. Philbin', 'Yang Hao']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9a3f87e1ee6d3823a9074eece7ab563023e03371Environment Systems and Decisions201750252017-01-21T00:00:00Environment Systems and Decisions['M. D. Nardo', 'J. Brooks', 'Sonja Klinsky', 'Charlie Wilson']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2e20ee4d8cea70b98aa80a22d6720ccec811c178Abstract: Drawing from the theory of academic momentum, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between what happens before, during, and after an alternative break (AB) experience and students’ reported gains in diversity and social justice orientations 1 year after their AB. Findings point to the importance of considering how these types of programs are structured and implemented, not just whether or not students participate, and of encouraging continued engagement after an AB experience.20174162017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['Elizabeth Niehaus']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2cc448667bb2db2a620e09607cec4690fe5f13f9The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and validation of a multi-dimensional instrument to measure servant leadership in social enterprise (cooperative) context. Based on an extensive literature review, expert’s judgment and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), 57 items were formulated and only 27 items yielding to five factors: doing right things, develop vision with others, democratic, develop others potential and develop community. The construct develops purposely for social enterprise (cooperative). The participants of the study consisted random sample of the cooperative’s manager in Malaysia.20178372017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['A. Latiff', 'I. Majid', 'M. Mohamad']2017-01-21T00:00:00 88170c5a5e7e6744fbe8c0b6179935d3f4998312Nuestro proposito en esta contribucion consistira principalmente en reunir aqui de forma resumida un conjunto mas o menos homogeneo de reflexiones juridicas propias del ambito de la experiencia administrativa romana, en relacion al reconocimiento de la funcion social de las res publicae in publico usu, y la correspondiente tutela interdictal sobre lugares publicos. En este sentido, analizaremos especialmente los diferentes titulos (vii a xv) del libro 43 del Digesto donde aparecen recogidas las disposiciones interdictales objeto de nuestro estudio.2017072017-01-21T00:00:00['Juan Miguel Alburquerque']2017-01-21T00:00:00 51b9ea7be991958cfc97a9daadf1cba14b4fe5ecAccording to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (2016), close to 75% of mental health conditions emerge by age 24, so many college students are facing mental health concerns for the first time, and may not know where to go for support. It is important that college students with mental illness do not feel alienated or fear seeking help because of personal stigma (Eisenberg, Downs, Golberstein, & Zivin, 2009). Due to the increased prevalence of mental health issues in our society, there is extensive research on stigma reduction towards mental illnesses, as well as social distance, which refers to people’s willingness to participate in social contacts of varying degrees of closeness with individuals who are mentally ill (Lamberti et al., 2001; van ’t Veer, Kraan, Drosseart, & Modde, 2006; Dietrich et al., 2004). Research on stigma reduction should target dispelling stereotypical beliefs of dangerous behaviors and focus on contact with the mentally ill rather than biological causes (Schomerus et al., 2012). The nature of discrimination against the mentally ill is still unclear and there is little research on intergroup interactions between college students and the mentally ill. Greenland, Xenias, and Maio’s (2012) revised model of integrated threat theory (Stephan, W. & Stephan, C., 2000) provides a useful framework to understanding the factors related to mental illness and stigma on a college campus. Greenland et al. divided intergroup anxiety into two domains: selfanxiety or other-anxiety. Intergroup anxiety can be conceptualized as the nervousness that individuals feel as they interact with a member of an out-group, or a group that is different from the one they belong in. Self-anxiety is when someone worries about behaving in a prejudiced way in an interaction with another person, while other-anxiety is when someone worries that another person would act inappropriately against them. The research literature on self-anxiety and otheranxiety is common in studies regarding ethnic minorities, but is scarce in relation to people with mental illness. Other variables that are useful in examining the attitudes towards the mentally ill are social distance and quality of contact. Ideally, stigma reduction efforts set forth to reduce social distance so that people will approach the mentally ill and more readily integrate them into the community. Research shows conflicting reports on the relationship between familiarity and social distance towards the mentally ill (Anagnostopoulos & Hantzi, 2011; Corrigan, Green, Lundin, Kubiak, & Penn, 2001; Liederman et al., 2011). Stephan et al. (2002) found that quality of interethnic20172572017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['I. Chiu', 'J. Graham']2017-01-21T00:00:00 a584d54177b1247cb9f598291d06a81d402d11d1The use of agricultural by-product as feed stock and co-culture fermentation is a good strategy for improving the efficiency of fermentation and ethanol production. Most rice husks have low protein and nitrogen content and need to be supplemented with nitrogen for fermentation process. This research sought to determine the optimal supplementation of rice husk stream–based fermentation medium with nitrogen and molasses sources, initial pH and incubation time for maximizing ethanol production by co-culturing Saccharomyces  cerevisiae with Candida tropicalis. Urea, sodium nitrate and ammonium nitrate were used as nitrogen sources and molasses was used as carbon sources. Co-cultures of S. cerevisiae and C. tropicalis can use different nitrogen sources and molasses for growth and ethanol production. Molasses supplemented with rice husk hydrolysate medium, initial pH and incubation period significantly influenced ethanol yield and content of nitrogen and carbon in distillers grains (DDG). Maximum ethanol yield (20.32 ± 0.42%) with nitrogen (4.40 ± 0.11%) and carbon (9.20 ± 1.01%) content of DDG were obtained in the rice husk hydrolysate medium containing 16.0 g/l urea, 12.0 g/l NaNO3, 12.0 g/l NH4NO3, 1.0 g/l KH2PO4, 0.7 g/l MgSO4•7H2O, 20 ml/l molasses, 1.0 g/l KH2PO4 and 0.7 g/l MgSO4•7H2O with initial pH 5.5 and 6 days incubation period at 28 to 29°C, 50% relative humidity in the dark for 5 d in a rotary incubator at 60 rpm. Key words: Rice husk, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida tropicalis, co-culture, ethanol yield, nitrogen and molasses.2017602Molasses supplemented with rice husk hydrolysate medium, initial pH and incubation period significantly influenced ethanol yield and content of nitrogen and carbon in distillers grains (DDG).2017-01-21T00:00:00African Journal of Microbiology Research['T. Sopandi', 'A. Wardah']2017-01-21T00:00:00 17b426553ce039eaacc07d9e6fd51ad7a6d509262017012017-01-21T00:00:00['Marianela Cobos', 'L. C. Lopez', 'Jae D. Paredes', 'J. Maddox', 'Gabriel Vargas-Arana', 'Leenin Flores', 'Carla P. Aguilar', 'J. Castro']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e5d271be60312834345494f531791483a2accd1f2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Program', 'Communications Coordinator']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4d0c2d4eeb94622c9b4b330b0d4ea3ed2825e3ee2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Gerald D. Higginbotham']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9b8f0bb533ec0981f1bf1f92b4bab698349726e9The study on the impact of family and social support on the health of people in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State was embarked upon to in order to assess the importance of family and social support on the health and wellbeing of people in Calabar Metropolis. The major objective of the study therefore is to examine the health impact of those who lack certain social support and the measures to be taken to reduce the effects. To realize these objectives, the survey method was used, deploying the questionnaire as the instrument for data collection in order to get valid information for analysis and to draw conclusion for the study. Findings from the research showed that there was a significant relationship between family and friend’s relationship on the health and well-being of individuals. Social support means being able to access people that a person can rely upon if needed. The support of family and friends during crises has long been seen to have a positive effect on people’s health and well-being. Further analysis also revealed that those who live near their family have lower stress issues than those who live apart from their family as the family plays an important role in one’s ability to make healthier choices. Based on the findings, the study recommends that people should take the issue of stress very seriously because not all illnesses are biological, as revealed by the study; some illnesses are caused by social factors. The study also recommends that interventions in the form of promoting social support from among family and friends should be given especially for individuals are faced with depression. Article visualizations:2017574Findings from the research showed that there was a significant relationship between family and friend’s relationship on the health and well-being of individuals, and those who live near their family have lower stress issues than those who living apart from their family.2017-01-21T00:00:00European journal of social sciences['Magdalene Agbor Igbolo', 'Usman Jeffrey Salami', 'C. O. Uzochukwu']2017-01-21T00:00:00 825491060d07b14f7751c58268c7d317096e0de7Introduction Contemporary literature on social tourism widely recognizes the important role of social tourism and the benefits it has in terms of social inclusion and quality of life, and other social benefits that it brings to individuals and society as a whole (Minnaert, Maitland, & Miller, 2013; Minnaert & Schapmans, 2009; McCabe, 2009; Gabruč, 2015). McCabe’s study (2009), for example, emphasizes four important reasons for the family holiday such us: (1) spending time together as a family; (2) time away from daily life and circumstances; (3) recovering from ill-health and bereavement; and (4) visiting new places and enjoying new activities. The study ‘Understanding the benefits of social tourism: linking participation to subjective well-being and quality of life’ conducted by McCabe, Joldersma, and Li (2013) indicates similar results, underscoring that holidays have a positive effect on the emotional state of respondents. Sedgley, Pritchard, andMorgan (2012) emphasize that children and families living in poverty are excluded from holidaying and consequently excluded from the qualityof-life and well-being benefits that a holiday can offer. The benefits of holidaying reported in their study are often connected with opportunities in terms of family bonding and spending quality time with their children, enhancing both the adults’ and children’s wellbeing. The study also reveals other benefits, such as improved self-esteem and confidence, and opportunities to develop new skills and widen perspectives. On the relationship between tourism and quality of life and subjectivewell-being,McCabe and Johnson (2013) indicate that tourism contributes to the social tourist’s well-being, confirming studies which have found that tourism contributes to improvements in quality of life. The findings also suggest that ‘holidays offer more value than simply short-term, hedonistic experiences, but can contribute to the long-term, broader aspects of life satisfaction and positive functioning’ (McCabe & Johnson, 2013, p. 60). Holidays have a high level of impact in relation to happiness and optimism, family life and relationships. Studies on social tourismhavemostly concentrated on the benefits for children and young families, yet few analyses have investigated its value for the wellbeing of disadvantaged older people. According to the recent study ofMorgan, Pritchard and Sedgley (2015) that explores the links between wellbeing and social tourism opportunities for older people, social tourism has an important impact on their wellbeing in psychological, physiological as well as spiritual senses. Through social tourism, older people may find new companionship; it also represents a getaway from everyday routines as well as rest and an opportunity for reminiscence or renegotiating self-identity. Thus, the focus of this study was to analyse the main benefits social tourism brings for older people in Slovenia, as perceived by the stakeholders involved in social tourism for seniors. This paper presents the preliminary results of the ongoing (October 2015–2017832017-01-21T00:00:00['Z. Medarić', 'J. Gabruč', 'Mateja Sedmak']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0b197efffffe8289c9e09000a07d1f565acb4ca0Tim Berners-Lee defines social machines to be a class of systems “in which the people do the creative work and the machine does the administration.” Here, we note that the ansatz in computational creativity – a subfield of artificial intelligence – is that, in the future if not already, computational systems and agents will also contribute directly to creative work. But it can be presumed that we will use standard social machines to develop the next generation ‘target’ systems, whatever they may be. The domain of mathematics is a particularly interesting and practical place to explore a range of issues in AI and other aspects of computing. Contemporary mathematical practice intersects several areas of computing practice and theory, ranging from computer-mediated communication to formal computational modelling of mathematical argument. We ask: How will we use the various existing social machines to boot-strap the next edition? How can the idea of programming languages help? Bryan Birch201742It is presumed that standard social machines will use standard social machines to develop the next generation ‘target’ systems, whatever they may be, and the idea of programming languages help.2017-01-21T00:00:00['U. Martin', 'A. Pease', 'J. Corneli']2017-01-21T00:00:00 54e55a082f1ac4820aa8e49d99e8fd63cd138454Is there a causal link for the acceptance of the informality between political class and social behavior? This paper intends to tackle this question exploring the retardment of the integration process and social actors’ behavior in Albania. In this regard, it is very important to understand the high level of informality in Albanian economy, social behavior and the nature of acceptance by political class. Despite the high level of informality, the will of Albanians to join EU remain high. According to the latest opinion polls, 86. 5% of the Albanians would vote in favor of the EU integration, the largest percentage in the EU integration aspiring countries. Political class, majority and opposition both, accuses each other for the retardment of the integration process, to get the highest support of voters, without bringing concrete solution for the informality and changing the situation. Informality in Albania continues to be a big concern for International Institutions which have been supporting and assisting the state institutions towards the formalization of economy. According to CIA World Factbook, the informality in Albania may be as large as 50% of official GDP during last five years. Regardless of the high level of the informality, government representatives and economy analysts argue that Albania is a country that is not affected directly by the crisis. One of the main factors which help the development of the informality in Albania is the widespread corruption, low level of enforcement, bureaucracies in the administration, politicized administration, habitual change of legislation and electoral promises to change the tax system, citizen’s interest for evasion and their adaptability. Another good example to argue our claim regarding the social behavior and links with politics is connected with the non-payment of the electricity not only by citizens, but also by state institutions. In contrast of formal social interaction of different social actors, informality should be read as social disorganization and one of the main obstacles that causes the retardment of the integration process. Keywords: informality, integration, politics, interaction, social behavior. 1.2017012017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Rifat Demalija']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2a69e3a37f5032eef8aaad3cf836f83006b08ee6The present work is an applied and descriptive analysis survey method. Mixed techniques were applied. The Sample population in the qualitative section of the research consists of 19 thinkers; they were selected by purposeful sampling. The sample population was constituted by 181 faculty members of Farhangiyan Universities in six provinces. 150 of them were randomly selected. Research data was gathered by semi-structured interview and the researcher made the needed questionnaire. The most significant educational needs are:religious needs with emphasis on Islamic training and ethical, cultural and social needs which are discussed in four sub - categories:Cultural, Social, Ethical, Political. Quantitative results indicated that the need of such teachings is higher than intermediate level stated below. The most important need of faculty members in the cultural field is “being aware of the role of the university teachers about preserving, transferring, correcting and recreating culture†and their most important need as regards religious teaching is “the ability to use educational methods obtained from the Qoran and Nahjolbalaghe†( book of religious teachings).20175102017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['Batool Basiri', 'A. Nasr', 'Seyedebrahim Mirshahjafari', 'M. Mehrmohammadi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 bef50c37174098bd6e0516295509008535df701aWomen with disabilities are most marginalize in our society, as they are multiple disadvantaged through their status as women, as persons with disabilities, and are over represent among persons living in poverty. The present study is a retrospective analysis and Empowerment of social status among adolescent girls and women with Intellectual Disabilities registered in various Institutions in Nagpur. The prime objective of the study is to develop insight and analyse for empowering the factors determining social status among adolescent girls and women with Intellectual Disabilities. The study is an Exploratory Research Design based on retrospective study through content analysis. The sampling technique is proportionate random sampling. The variables in the study are “Ascribed Status” and “Achieved Status”. The data was analysed under both ascribed and achieved social status. The obtained results and findings were discussing both quantitatively and qualitatively. On analysing the results, it was revealed that the Social Status of Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Adolescent Girls is very low as the achieved status in respect to educational status, vocational status, occupational status and level of participation is poor when compared to able bodied peers hence empowerment is very essential factor201700It was revealed that the Social Status of Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Adolescent Girls is very low as the achieved status in respect to educational status, vocational status, occupational status and level of participation is poor when compared to able bodied peers hence empowerment is very essential factor.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Research['Madhavi Sharma']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9b749be0203996b27c30dc767367c066c62d415fIn the solution of some social and economic challenges where the States, governments become short. The persons or groups that activate in order to maintain their responsibilities to the membered community are called as Social Entrepreneurs. Issues such as poverty, environmental pollution, women and child abuse, human rights violations, unemployment, refugee and immigrant rights and their integration, and minority rights are the main subjects that Social entrepreneurs are involved in finding solutions. In this study, representatives of women's branches of political parties operating in Izmir both in power and opposition were elected by random sampling and in-depth interview chosen as research method. As a result of the interviews, the activities related to social entrepreneurship dimension were evaluated. Findings showed that the political party women's branches have access to resources, and they conduct social entrepreneurship activities to solve problems in a shorter way by removing the bureaucracy as much as possible.20173102017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['D. Yarkin', 'Aylin Goztas', 'F. Topsümer', 'Nuket Aygen Aygen', 'Ozlem Cosan']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0c61cf7ebe8e127b8e3a0a569e94d1668193436fThe paper presents the legal conditions created by the state dedicated to people in difficult financial situation. In particular the analysis focuses on the guidelines of the Act of March 12, 2004 on social support and the Ordinance of the Minister of Family, Labour, and Social Policy of August 26, 2016 on environmental inquiries in the family. According to the aforementioned act “environmental inquiry in the family is conducted with persons and families who benefit from or have applied for social support in order to establish their personal, family, financial, and material situation” (art. 107 sec. 1). The following problems are discussed in the present paper: the guidelines of conducting environmental inquiries in the family, the subjects eligible to carry out the inquiries, and the methods of documenting the interviews. The problems pertaining to the conditions of being granted financial help by the government are changing dynamically in Poland, while the institutions that provide the support ought to be stable and guarantee the reception of support if the necessary conditions are met.2017602017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['Ewa Jurczyk-Romanowska']2017-01-21T00:00:00 16a1005a7027457c89f60fc150de29ba5f8abbc6This paper has in its focus the notion of 'Sovereign'. The discussion will be conducted within the "School of Natural Law", which we will focus on two representatives; Thomas Hobbes and Samuel Pufendorf. Through a comparative philosophical analysis, we are going to stop on the basics, the genesis of sovereign power. Political philosophy in the context of finding the source of sovereign power is a problem in the landmark of the unsolvable. ” Scool of Natural Law” referring to the natural condition has the solution to this problem. Compare lines will start from this premise, to know after, how the reason goas towards two different concepts of “Social Contract”. Contract which generates sovreigen person, it defines the nature and content of the power of this person. At this discourse, social contract as the core hub of transition, conversion to the state of nature in a civil context is rolling between the political and juridical character. Discussion, which essentially make us know the nature of the relationship between the Sovereign and members of society, sovereign and state, the member of society between each other. In other words, we will see how the political - legal forms of organization, the way of governing is determined by the nature of initial social contract2017602017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Eriseld Kalemaj']2017-01-21T00:00:00 539a6aaac0f5e3fc2b6f96e1e1645b1eecf30735Este articulo refleja los resultados delproceso de investigacion “Sentidos y Practicas deResponsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU) en elPrograma de Trabajo Social de la universidad delvalle desde los estudiantes y docentes”. Un estudiocualitativo, de tipo descriptivo, en tanto se centra enreconocer las acciones y comprender el significadoque los actores le otorgan a las mismas. Para lo cualse usaron 2 tecnicas: los grupos focales y elcuestionario, las cuales permitieron identificar laspercepciones, experiencias e imaginarios de losestudiantes y docentes frente a la RSU.El principal hallazgo de la investigacionesta relacionado con la construccion de sentido quelos estudiantes hacen alrededor de la formacionpolitica de la comunidad educativa como elprincipal eje de la RSU, lo cual se complementa conla significacion de los docentes, la cual estadireccionada a la proyeccion social como el ejef u n d a m e n t a l . E s t a s d o s p o s i c i o n e s s ecomplementan y permiten la construccion dealternativas para la transformacion de la relacionsociedad – universidad.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Gineth Villada Guaca', 'L. Amador']2017-01-21T00:00:00 74e14ec2532c716eca345bda5c0292316188fd57This paper attempts an exploration of economic, social and environmental issues that are related to the promotion of cultural heritage of reference areas in the Balkans. The assessment of the value of cultural heritage contributes to the proper management of cultural identity and hence to the promotion of the image of a region. The enhancement and promotion of cultural identity, focusing on sustainable development, is a key issue in urban planning. In theoretical level it is analyzed the economic, social and environmental aspects of an area that affect the promotion of the cultural reserve and are related to the promotion of the area image. The socio-economic conditions, quality of life, historical traditions and aesthetic values directly affect the cultural environment as an extension of the global environmental system. Contemporary planning policies include practices for the protection and promotion of cultural assets through innovative applications, fulfilling technological requirements. The importance and wealth of cultural reserve in the Balkans is particularly demonstrated by the large number of monuments and sites classified as "World Heritage Sites" by UNESCO, contributing to the promotion of the cultural image of the region, through practical effects. Through specific reference examples, in this paper, we present the new urban policies that enhance the image of the Balkans, highlighting their characteristics. The objective is to evaluate/assess the implementation of economic, social and environmental aspects in planning as an anticipated public benefit in cultural promotion of areas in the Balkans.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Economics and Business Studies['Eleni G. Gavra', 'Kleoniki Gkioufi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 61072a85e394e615eafb8a908276e78a7f1183aaBosnia and Herzegovina, and thus its entities, has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In spite of that fact, adults with developmental disabilities daily face stigma and barriers in exercising their fundamental rights. Due to the inability of independent functioning, as well as the inability of the family to care for adults with developmental disabilities, a big number are placed in residential care. Foster care as a form of care in System of social protection can be functional for avoiding institutionalization, insurance of social inclusion of adults with disabilities, and enable them to function independently. Specialized foster care is one of the possible solutions in the deinstitutionalization of adults with developmental disabilities who are placed in residential care. This paper is focused on the particularities of specialized foster care for adults with developmental disabilities in the Republic of Srpska, which is regulated by the Social Protection Law and the foster care Rule book. Foster care, in terms of the Law, implies takin care the care users in the family that provides fulfillments of basic needs, family that takes care of the person and helps in the rights exercise and the obligations fulfillment. This normative definition of foster care opens space for adults and the elderly foster care, which is not developed nor sufficiently represented in the countries of the region, Europe and the world as well. Foster care for adults with disabilities in the Republic of Srpska is performing through a form of specialized foster care. This paper presents case studie of the specialized foster care as a posibility for adequate care of adults with developmental disabilities, with special points to the ability of supporting deinstitutionalization through specialized foster care. This case study is an example of a systemic approach to deinstitutionalization of adults with developmental disabilities. The study and results that were presented in the case has shown that it is possible to perform the deinstitutionalization of persons with developmental disabilities after twenty years spent in an institution.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies['A. Radonjić', 'Ljubo Lepir']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b11d4abc0d043291796cf4a3ef3d231fe2b32775This abstract is to provide a concise description of the strategy of implementation of social health insurance scheme in Albania. The health insurance scheme in Albania was established from 1995 year and it covered a basic list of reimbursable drugs and the payment of family doctors in the system since its inception. From year to year, the scheme evolved gradually, with different expanding the range of the covered services throught shifting from undifferentiated funding to payment for health services packages in Albania. From the year 2013, Health Insurance Fund of Albania takes the decisions to change the mechanisms of the health insurance scheme. The new health insurance scheme covers the primary health care service, the hospitals service and the list of reimbursamble drugs. This abstract proposes which are the principles on which the health insurance scheme wills based in Albania, which are the categories benefiting from the health insurance scheme and which are the amount of compulsory health insurance contribution. In brief, the current social helath insurance scheme situation in Albania if includes any problems as health financing; if the social health insurance scheme is consolidated. These proposals in this abstract are ambitious and require detailed implementation of social helath insurance scheme and planning for the Albanian population how to be insured in the health sector of Albania.201720These proposals in this abstract are ambitious and require detailed implementation of social helath insurance scheme and planning for the Albanian population how to be insured in the health sector of Albania.2017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['Degjoni Rudina']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b364273bf02d40943ef6f711637454f9fae415a9Corporate Social Responsibility of business refers to the social obligations of business to the society. The economic responsibility of businessis to protect the economic interests of the public. The government is also showing keen interest in this area, as they too feel the responsibility of protecting the environment should be taken by the business person. Over the past four decades, consumers have increasingly begun to appreciate that the success of a business is inextricably tied to the welfare and stability of the community. ‘People’ and ‘Planet’ also have a part to play alongside ‘Profit’. That views calls for a new corporate logic, in which caring for employees, communities and the environment is not only seen as morally correct, but also the best approach for community and profitability. This paper highlights the activities of the CSR to be implemented and the reasons behind.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00Indian journal of applied research['M. Ganesh', 'R. Satish']2017-01-21T00:00:00 16c478d05baff491b0142753a66354476048240820172212017-01-21T00:00:00Resilience: A Journal of the Environmental Humanities['Diana Fox', 'Jillian M. Smith']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f048f595eed3c8f330f7bfb5b0e9596208dad5182017012017-01-21T00:00:00['R. Raja', 'R. Gordon', 'Georgia Petridou', 'J. Rüpke']2017-01-21T00:00:00 61e6b5801a35fc108732797c0d4e6e9243311990This study aims to understand how the composer and conductor Jorge Pena Hen succeeded, from 1950 to 1973, in implementing a decentralisation process in the musical education in Chile. It shows an analysis of the Chilean musical Institution and the construction of Chile State from the middle of the twentieth century until now. Jorge Pena Hen, who was a socially committed musician, founded and developped a great number of musical institutions in the north of Chile, including symphonic orchestras, choirs, a conservatoire and experimental music schools. Within these premises, as well as in the whole country, he organised numerous concerts and cultural activities. This approach led him to create the first children orchestra in South America, an experiment which became a model duplicated all around the south of the American continent, giving birth to a strong cultural movement whose extent goes until these days. It is within this context that Jorge Pena Hen put in place a direct system of civilian participation through musical practice, which will break with the current cultural and musical tendancies conceived by and for a chilean elite closely related to State policies. He unfortunately knew a tragical end in 1973 under the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. However, the egalitarian principles and innovative teaching method which guided his work inspired many other projects, from Venezuela to France, as shown by the children orchestra of Grigny for example, which will also be studied in this thesis in order to get a better understanding of the mechanisms and stakes of such process.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['C. Jara']2017-01-21T00:00:00 c4d948b1d193452ec7e28742b4ec13c8532a7230Library resources that can be used to research numerous current issues within the American Spectrum.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['S. Keele']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0ed9b882607ea28c6d46d69677fd6dec60a5e147: Ethics is one of the most important areas of philosophy which is studied and analyzed not only in science but also in religion. The value and benefit of ethics can help one to have good relation between the members of society. The aim of secular ethics is to teach us how to live, work and treat others in the best way. The aim of religious ethics is to help us become not only a good man in this life but also attain holiness in the present time, and the future one. Therefore, ethics is very important in any religious teaching. Each religious teaching has its own ethical theory which stresses the important of ethics for attaining the final goal. In this paper, I will discuss about the Buddhist ethical theory and its practical application in the Amitābha Cult.20171102017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science['L. T. Nghia']2017-01-21T00:00:00 fb3abadd464d70d29ce8449cd05da56fabcf936b2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Ke Wang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 829c1b38b05649a07ac9d7cad3f6f280ad6157f02017002017-01-21T00:00:00['J. Eline']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ac79f8e479d695cdf134ca8a37a9cda8059081c52017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Mónica Victoria Mosquera']2017-01-21T00:00:00 fde06dba6eef42483040411734c76e4ae712d19b2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Taniguchi Hiroki', 'Hayashi Yuki', 'Seta Kazuhisa', 'Ogawa Hisashi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 a78eaca7641030f0f4ac62d4946e12dfb52ed43eDue to huge demand on water resources and subsequently food supply, many new trends in the farming innovative methods which include a complex agricultural production system have been evolved. Hydroponics is the art of soilless agriculture in which growing of plants in a soil less medium, or an aquatic based environment as aeroponics farming system. Hydroponic growing systems use mineral nutrient solutions to feed the plants in water of using soilless media. While Aquaponics is the integration of aquaculture and hydroponics. Many studies of commercial-scale hydroponic, aeroponics and aquaponics production showed the potential positives role for those new technologies in the sustainable food security. Those agricultural farming systems could be one sustainable alternative to provide different type of produces that it requires less water, less fertilizer and less space which will increase the yield per unit area. The main advantage of those modern cultivation systems is the conservation of water and less or no use of agrichemicals which are dangerous to the human body when applying and especially when eating in the food.2017251552017-01-21T00:00:00American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences['Ali AlShrouf']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e129da361378ef8f65a325cf5ae0bc3e0c8e6ac3The regularity of earthquakes, their destructive power, and the nuisance of ground vibration in urban environments, all motivate designs of defence structures to lessen the impact of seismic and ground vibration waves on buildings. Low frequency waves, in the range 1–10 Hz for earthquakes and up to a few tens of Hz for vibrations generated by human activities, cause a large amount of damage, or inconvenience; depending on the geological conditions they can travel considerable distances and may match the resonant fundamental frequency of buildings. The ultimate aim of any seismic metamaterial, or any other seismic shield, is to protect over this entire range of frequencies; the long wavelengths involved, and low frequency, have meant this has been unachievable to date. Notably this is scalable and the effects also hold for smaller devices in ultrasonics. There are three approaches to obtaining shielding effects: bragg scattering, locally resonant sub-wavelength inclusions and zero-frequency stop-band media. The former two have been explored, but the latter has not and is examined here. Elastic flexural waves, applicable in the mechanical vibrations of thin elastic plates, can be designed to have a broad zero-frequency stop-band using a periodic array of very small clamped circles. Inspired by this experimental and theoretical observation, all be it in a situation far removed from seismic waves, we demonstrate that it is possible to achieve elastic surface (Rayleigh) wave reflectors at very large wavelengths in structured soils modelled as a fully elastic layer periodically clamped to bedrock. We identify zero frequency stop-bands that only exist in the limit of columns of concrete clamped at their base to the bedrock. In a realistic configuration of a sedimentary basin 15 m deep we observe a zero frequency stop-band covering a broad frequency range of 0–30 Hz.2017841402017-01-21T00:00:00New Journal of Physics['Y. Achaoui', 'T. Antonakakis', 'S. Brûlé', 'R. Craster', 'S. Enoch', 'S. Guenneau']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4d2e93be97e0eb7687f2cb2a72c3d039a7b527d5Abstract: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are completing high school with reasonable expectations for postsecondary success. College educators are likely ill prepared to provide appropriate support for these students. Based on personal interviews with a diverse group of students with autism, this study (a) amplifies these students’ voices, (b) describes tensions between their public and private identities, (c) outlines the academic, social, emotional, self-advocacy, and communication challenges they face in college, and (d) proposes both general principles and specific practices that could be leveraged to facilitate postsecondary success for students with autism.201786832017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['Bradley E. Cox', 'K. Thompson', 'Amelia M. Anderson', 'Amanda Mintz', 'Taylor Locks', 'Lindee Morgan', 'J. Edelstein', 'Abigail Wolz']2017-01-21T00:00:00 cb0ff42dd7f81e54fe1a49cb0e4f59ec95f85798Abstract: In this qualitative study I explored the mentoring roles of staff and administrators for first-generation Black, Latinx, and Biracial students. Social reproduction theory (which assesses how inequality is perpetuated or disrupted generationally) was used to analyze social capital cultivated by mentors. Staff of Color nurtured the capital that students brought with them to college, and because of this students often turned to the staff for other forms of support, which opened the door for acquisition of cultural capital. White staff focused almost exclusively on students’ academic experiences, neglecting their backgrounds. Supporting students holistically and valuing their backgrounds establish authentic relationships that support students’ success.201743672017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['Courtney L. Luedke']2017-01-21T00:00:00 bda76b13596bdef0fcc24a76c2f46a9a1c520303Synthetic physiological fluids are currently used as a first in vitro bioactivity assessment for bone grafts. Our understanding about the interactions taking place at the fluid–implant interface has evolved remarkably during the last decade, and does not comply with the traditional International Organization for Standardization/final draft International Standard 23317 protocol in purely inorganic simulated body fluid. The advances in our knowledge point to the need of a true paradigm shift toward testing physiological fluids with enhanced biomimicry and a better understanding of the materials’ structure-dissolution behavior. This will contribute to “upgrade” our vision of entire cascades of events taking place at the implant surfaces upon immersion in the testing media or after implantation. Starting from an osteoinductive bioglass composition with the ability to alleviate the oxidative stress, thin bioglass films with different degrees of polymerization were deposited onto titanium substrates. Their biomineralization activity in simulated body fluid and in a series of new inorganic–organic media with increasing biomimicry that more closely simulated the human intercellular environment was compared. A comprehensive range of advanced characterization tools (scanning electron microscopy; grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction; Fourier-transform infrared, micro-Raman, energy-dispersive, X-ray photoelectron, and surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectroscopies; and cytocompatibility assays using mesenchymal stem cells) were used. The information gathered is very useful to biologists, biophysicists, clinicians, and material scientists with special interest in teaching and research. By combining all the analyses, we propose herein a step forward toward establishing an improved unified protocol for testing the bioactivity of implant materials.International Journal of Nanomedicine201710463By combining all the analyses, this work proposes herein a step forward toward establishing an improved unified protocol for testing the bioactivity of implant materials.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Nanomedicine['Adrian-Claudiu Popa', 'George Stan', 'M. Husanu', 'Ionel Mercioniu', 'L. Santos', 'Hugo Fernandes', 'Jose Ferreira']2017-01-21T00:00:00 539dce6b76c710e7fc458574b4f64400e4a049ccProceedings of the Indian Academy of sciences. Chemical sciences201751622017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Chemical Sciences['A. Pradhan', 'Animesh Paul', 'G. R. Rao']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e355d309abddaee26da0404ce088481d1be2e6f4Systematic Reviews20174960The results of this review will contribute to the understanding of celebrity influences and how to design positive evidence-based celebrity health promotion activities and can help inform the development of media reporting guidelines pertaining to celebrity health news.2017-01-21T00:00:00Systematic Reviews['S. Hoffman', 'Y. Mansoor', 'Navneet Natt', 'Lathika Sritharan', 'Julia Belluz', 'T. Caulfield', 'Y. Freedhoff', 'J. Lavis', 'Arya M. Sharma']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0a1e9c577f4e60e84c7c901689a8b1a659f538c7Burns & Trauma20177457This review covers the latest research in the past decade on using either natural agents or synthetic biomaterials in treatments for scar reduction.2017-01-21T00:00:00Burns & Trauma['M. Rahimnejad', 'Soroosh Derakhshanfar', 'W. Zhong']2017-01-21T00:00:00 8bae70cc906bcdcc562a11fcd56efa9a78dc05abSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy20175246Findings support the different influence of parents’ and peers’ norms on adolescents’ smoking, and highlight the importance of peers�’ model behavior as the most important factor influencing smoking during adolescence.2017-01-21T00:00:00Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy['F. Scalici', 'P. Schulz']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b72678de47f235cbf4b95ce2175979c824fbebacWe are facing a world where business schools have made it their primary aim to enhance student career prospects and/or salaries by teaching business solely from a business perspective. The authors of this article explore international business students’ viewpoints on the purpose of business school teaching and business school graduates. Having operationalized a typology of business school graduates as a student survey, the authors show that students expect a balanced education. As a business school graduate, they see their purpose not only to replace the existing successful managers and increase the effectiveness of organizations but also to be able to ensure humane, ethical and eco-friendly organizations promoting economic and social welfare and justice. In addition, and quite contrary to what many claim in extant literature, students value and identify with intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and introspection which would ultimately pave the way for serving the public interest. 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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41, 310-317. doi:10.1007 /s00127005-0015-1201723392017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['Julienne A. Mary Palbusa', 'M. Gauvain']2017-01-21T00:00:00 41de676b14b76c20161df5dcd10af60f8901d3b7Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine20175834Tamarindus indica has a high use value in the study area evidenced by multiple uses and there is need to encourage value-addition so as to maximize T. indica benefits and enhance conservation.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine['Esther Ebifa-Othieno', 'A. Mugisha', 'P. Nyeko', 'J. Kabasa']2017-01-21T00:00:00 67743381548cf6a0e2e4205f02b6c38659f39d08Transport in Porous Media201779312017-01-21T00:00:00Transport in Porous Media['Shervin Khayamyan', 'T. Lundström', 'P. Gren', 'Henrik Lycksam', 'J. Hellström']2017-01-21T00:00:00 af679a8198b0c0ca28469dd5305e72e83505e23cComplex spatiotemporal dynamics have been a subject of recent experimental investigations in optical frequency comb microresonators and in driven fiber cavities with Kerr-type media. We show that this complex behavior has a spatiotemporal chaotic nature. We determine numerically the Lyapunov spectra, allowing us to characterize different dynamical behavior occurring in these simple devices. The Yorke-Kaplan dimension is used as an order parameter to characterize the bifurcation diagram. We identify a wide regime of parameters where the system exhibits a coexistence between the spatiotemporal chaos, the oscillatory localized structure, and the homogeneous steady state. The destabilization of an oscillatory localized state through radiation of counter-propagating fronts between the homogeneous and the spatiotemporal chaotic states is analyzed. To characterize better the spatiotemporal chaos, we estimate the front speed as a function of the pump intensity.Optics Letters20174530A wide regime of parameters is identified where the system exhibits a coexistence between the spatiotemporal chaos, the oscillatory localized structure, and the homogeneous steady state and the front speed is estimated as a function of the pump intensity.2017-01-21T00:00:00Optics letters['Zheng Liu', 'M. Ouali', 'S. Coulibaly', 'M. Clerc', 'M. Taki', 'M. Tlidi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 677393d4d107ddf1b086c33aeb609d68c6c0b078Adolescent pregnancy has social, economic, and educational consequences and is also linked to adverse perinatal outcomes. However, studies show a positive relationship between pregnancy and increased social status among low-income adolescents. This study aims to assess the association between planned pregnancy and years of schooling among low-income Brazilian adolescents. This is a secondary analysis of a cohort study conducted from May 2005 to March 2007 in public primary care clinics in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants (n=168) completed a detailed structured questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between years of schooling and planned pregnancy. After adjusting for the covariates income, wealth score, crowding, age, marital status, and race, planned pregnancy was independently associated with lower years of education (odds ratio: 1.82; 95% confidence interval: 1.02–3.23). Although this finding may be related to these adolescents having less access to information and health services, another possible explanation is that they have a greater desire to have children during adolescence.International Journal of Women's Health20173229Planned pregnancy was independently associated with lower years of education among low-income Brazilian adolescents, and this finding may be related to these adolescents having less access to information and health services.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Women's Health['Alexandre Faisal-Cury', 'K. Tabb', 'Guilherme Niciunovas', 'Carrie Cunningham', 'P. Menezes', 'Hsiang Huang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 36ef43e4ef353be87a40cce022e3d4bd321bf110International Journal of Public Health20173932Low-grade inflammation was socioeconomically patterned in a large Mediterranean population with a leading contribution of adiposity, body mass index, and physical activity, and Potentially modifiable behavioural factors explained the greatest part of this association.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Public Health['M. Bonaccio', 'A. Di Castelnuovo', 'G. Pounis', 'A. De Curtis', 'S. Costanzo', 'M. Persichillo', 'C. Cerletti', 'M. Donati', 'G. de Gaetano', 'L. Iacoviello', 'O. Investigators']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4e3341f8486867867882473e0826ef71016c640cInternational Journal for Equity in Health20175427There is a non-linear socioeconomic gradient in self-perceived oral health even after controlling for oral health status and these findings are consistent with inequities in the access to oral health services due to insufficient provision in the public sector and costly options in the private sector.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['Francisco Gallego', 'Cristián Larroulet', 'L. Palomer', 'A. Repetto', 'Diego Verdugo']2017-01-21T00:00:00 3301b8a6c84087edf302446f8bb6a4c896f32b48BMC Gastroenterology20175724The PROs (health-related quality of life, mental health and perceived social support) of HCV patients receiving DAAs therapy prior, during and at the end of therapy were assessed and triple users were more likely to report poorer HRQoL and anxiety than dual users.2017-01-21T00:00:00BMC Gastroenterology['N. Youssef', 'M. El kassas', 'Amany Farag', 'A. Shepherd']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f1bae0d7473da80700e308e2a041e45812b99364Environmental degradation could be considered as one of the negative consequences of entrepreneurial activities. As such, entrepreneurs are urged to be proactive in resolving environmental problems through sustainable entrepreneurship. However, this new practice has not been fully accepted and exercised by many SMEs. Moreover, the studies pertaining to sustainable entrepreneurship are also very scarce in the literature. Therefore, this paper was conducted to investigate the contexts that directly and indirectly influence the SMEs owner-managers’ intention towards sustainable entrepreneurship. A model was developed based on Theory of Planned Behaviour and Entrepreneurial Event Model. This study surveyed 404 SMEs in Malaysia by using self-administered questionnaires. It found that owner-managers’ intention towards sustainable entrepreneurship was rather encouraging. In addition, factors such as positive sustainable value, favourable sustainable attitude, supporting social norm and sufficient governmental legislation directly increased the intention towards sustainable entrepreneurs. Moreover, those factors were also found to indirectly influence the intention through individual’s perception. As such, this paper pointed out some critical factors that should be emphasized in promoting and developing sustainable entrepreneurship. Some recommendations for future studies have also been given at the last part of this paper.201749202017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['I. Majid', 'Aziz Latif', 'W. Koe']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ea410632c00bd5126b7a87711a2e16db147b4f9fInternational Journal for Equity in Health20173621Psychosocial experiences may be insufficient to explain and understand health inequalities by sexual orientation in a reputedly ‘gay-friendly’ setting, and less overt forms of structural discrimination may need to be considered to capture the pervasive material discrimination that seems to underpin the embodiment of sexual minority inequalities.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal for Equity in Health['Per E. Gustafsson', 'Ida Linander', 'P. Mosquera']2017-01-21T00:00:00 1f81c3889b46cfbbbf759f3c4e654487452e498eDesa Lubuk Kertang memiliki 638.47 ha hutan mangrove. Sepuluh jenis mangrove ditemukan di Desa Lubuk Kertang Village adalah Avicennia marina, A. lanata, Bruguiera sexangula, Rhizophora apiculata, Ceriops tagal, Xylocarpus granatum, Lumnizera racemosa, Sonneratia caseolaris, Excoearia agallocha dan Acanthus ilicifolius. Indeks kesesuaian ekosistem mangrove untuk kegiatan ekowisata di Desa Lubuk Kertang adalah 36 orang/hari. Terdapat tiga strategi prioritas untuk pengembangan ekowisata di Desa Lubuk Kertang, pertama, meningkatkan pengelolaan ekosistem hutan mangrove melalui kegiatan ekowisata dan interpretasi lingkungan. Kedua, untuk menjaga obyek ekowisata mangrove dengan memperhatikan daya dukung wilayah Desa Lubuk Kertang tersebut. Ketiga, dalam rangka untuk mempromosikan ekowisata mangrove yang masih baru digunakan media internet atau media sosial.2017013Terdapat tiga strategi prioritas untuk pengembangan ekowisata di Desa Lubuk Kertang, pertama, meningkatkan pengelolaan ekosistem hutan mangrove yang masih baru digunakan media internet atau media sosial.2017-01-21T00:00:00['Mohammad Basyuni', 'Y. Bimantara', 'Bejo Selamet', 'A. Thoha']2017-01-21T00:00:00 32bb7213e9fb27fed3ff67dce97865e2924fb059Despite recent advances in reputation technologies, it is not clear how reputation systems can affect human cooperation in social networks. Although it is known that two of the major mechanisms in the evolution of cooperation are spatial selection and reputation-based reciprocity, theoretical study of the interplay between both mechanisms remains almost uncharted. Here, we present a new individual-based model for the evolution of reciprocal cooperation between reputation and networks. We comparatively analyze four of the leading moral assessment rules—shunning, image scoring, stern judging, and simple standing—and base the model on the giving game in regular networks for Cooperators, Defectors, and Discriminators. Discriminators rely on a proper moral assessment rule. By using individual-based models, we show that the four assessment rules are differently characterized in terms of how cooperation evolves, depending on the benefit-to-cost ratio, the network-node degree, and the observation and error conditions. Our findings show that the most tolerant rule—simple standing—is the most robust among the four assessment rules in promoting cooperation in regular networks.Games20177521This work comparatively analyze four of the leading moral assessment rules—shunning, image scoring, stern judging, and simple standing—and base the model on the giving game in regular networks for Cooperators, Defectors, and Discriminators, and shows that the most tolerant rule—simple standing—is the most robust among the four assessment rules in promoting cooperation inregular networks.2017-01-21T00:00:00Games['Tatsuya Sasaki', 'Hitoshi Yamamoto', 'I. Okada', 'Satoshi Uchida']2017-01-21T00:00:00 fb28576ddfb268ae999aa69b8328112730d0134eObjectives Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are often associated with aural manifestations. However, it is not clear whether aural fullness could be induced by TMD. The purpose was to investigate the TMD and effectiveness of TMD treatments in patients with mainly or exclusively aural fullness complaint. Methods One hundred and twelve patients, who had aural fullness as the main or sole complaint, presented to the Otolaryngology Department, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China, between January 2010 and January 2015. Patients’ medical history indicated that they had previously been diagnosed and treated for otitis media or sensorineural hearing loss but without positive results. Patients were subjected to pure tone audiometry and acoustic immittance screening using GSI-61 clinical audiometer and GSI TympStar middle ear analyzer respectively. Patients were examined by questionnaire, X-ray and/or computed tomography scan of temporomandibular joint. TMD was categorized according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD). Patients were then treated for TMD. Results All the patients showed normal eardrum and type A tympanogram. The patients of 60.7% (68/112) were classified as group I TMD disorders (muscle disorders), 34.8% (39/112) were group II (disc displacements), and 4.5% (5/112) were group III (arthralgia, osteoarthritis, and osteoarthrosis). Aural fullness was completely resolved or significantly improved in 67 and 34 patients respectively following treatments aimed at improving TMD, with a combined effectiveness of 90.2% (101/112). TMD treatments are especially effective (94.1%) in group I TMD. Conclusion TMD as a potential cause of aural fullness should be considered in otolaryngology practice.Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology20171214TMD as a potential cause of aural fullness should be considered in otolaryngology practice and treatments aimed at improving TMD are especially effective in group I TMD.2017-01-21T00:00:00Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology['Yong-Jun Peng']2017-01-21T00:00:00 da10d3ef6766c979dce100f87522f162718ecd5eThis paper investigates whether people have distorted beliefs about the ability of the social groups they identify with. We find that experimentally manipulated identification with a randomly composed group leads to overconfident beliefs about fellow group members' performance on an intelligence test. We also find that stronger group identification leads people to put more weight on positive signals, and less weight on negative signals, about their group's relative performance on the test. Our results suggest that beliefs about group ability can be distorted in a similar fashion as beliefs about individual ability. This in-group bias in beliefs has important economic consequences when group membership is used to make inference about an individual's characteristics, as in hiring or judicial decisions. We discuss the potential implications of this bias for economic theories of discrimination.Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization201776162017-01-21T00:00:00Cognitive Social Science eJournal['M. P. Cacault', 'Manuel Grieder']2017-01-21T00:00:00 cad59e9d49682dddf535226d6689621b6526d02cThis study aims to revisit the studies reported in the area of peer influence with reference to health behavior. Peer groups are social groups that consist of people of the same age and have similar interests and usually equal in terms of the education and social class. Peer groups are important as they tend to provide a space to make friends. They also help provide social and emotional support as well as an identity and a sense of belongingness to a social group, especially during adolescence. The authors have found that sexual behavior is one of the many areas in which teens are influenced by their best friends and peers. Teens are more likely to have sex if their best friends and peers are older, use alcohol or drugs, or engage in other negative behavior. Similarly, they are more likely to have sex if they believe their friends have more positive attitudes toward childbearing, have permissive values about sex, or are actually having sex. The authors have found that most of the studies in this area have been developed have been assessing the negative aspects of peer influence. Understanding important factors related to sexual behavior is important not only to change that behavior; it is important to identify those teens who are most at risk of having sex and unprotected sex. This paper explains the implications for those working to help youth avoid risky sexual behaviors and potential consequences. It is concluded with the recommendations for conducting studies in this direction.201751162017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Blerta Peҫi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 293cff7b384ee290f672dfc63073739e29c7050aAnnals of Operations Research20175915It is shown that the seeding strategy that maximizes the adoption rate is not necessarily optimal in the presence of supply constraints and that the optimal combination of seeding and build-up policy varies for different product categories.2017-01-21T00:00:00Annals of Operations Research['Ashkan Negahban', 'Jeffrey S. Smith']2017-01-21T00:00:00 bde98e08c57b7f5993ed9a274a023f8604cffc3520174013The Cultural Formulation Interview may be a valuable tool to promote treatment engagement among individuals with SMI and be used to simultaneously enhance rapport and obtain meaningful health narrative data with consumers with psychotic disorders.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health['A. Muralidharan', 'Rebecca M. Schaffner', 'Samantha M. Hack', 'D. Jahn', 'A. Peeples', 'A. Lucksted']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e65d6318c210b6662e9a9f9bc32f8f6a133d9de3BMC Psychiatry20175813This longitudinal study examines changes in depressive symptoms and identifies its correlates among people living with HIV under antiretroviral therapy at An Hoa Clinic and social relationship was found to be strongly associated with depressive symptoms.2017-01-21T00:00:00BMC Psychiatry['Van-Anh Huynh', 'K. To', 'D. Do', 'Q. To', 'M. Nguyen']2017-01-21T00:00:00 1130963cb27bed7ee33f3205f33677bfc6e69f46Journal of Plant Growth Regulation20175811Evidence obtained supports the view that the effect of altered DELLAs derives, at least partially, from controlling the accumulation of transcripts coding for the AtHAK5 transporter, and suggests a pivotal role of DELLA protein in key plant responses to K-deprivation.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Plant Growth Regulation['Sonia Oliferuk', 'Reyes Ródenas', 'Adriana Pérez', 'V. Martínez', 'F. Rubio', 'G. Santa-María']2017-01-21T00:00:00 759c5bcd3424a5e165da620f6326b986b063a637Nowadays the issues of sustainable development are everywhere around us. Everybody talks about sustainability in all aspects of our life. It is becoming also part of the agenda of the business world not only for the small and medium size companies, but also for the big corporations. Gradually environmental and social issues begin to pose new topics in the agenda for board meetings of the big corporations. The corporate governance begins to pay more and more attention not only to the return rate of the investments but also to the footprint that the company has on the society. In this framework we decided to examine the relationship and interconnectivity between corporate governance and sustainable development. The research that backed this paper encompasses literature survey and analysis, on one hand and empirical research on another. This paper present some of the results from our survey showing the changes that occur in the corporate governance and the position of the managing boards of directors due to the sustainable development policy applied worldwide.20170102017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Economics and Business Studies['Bistra Boeva', 'Stela Zhivkova', 'I. Stoychev']2017-01-21T00:00:00 30ff14dd1467194e71191a87778490f17c071efbWe investigate an intermittent process obtained from the combination of a nonlinear diffusion equation and pauses. We consider the porous media equation with reaction terms related to the rate of switching the particles from the diffusive mode to the resting mode or switching them from the resting to the movement. The results show that in the asymptotic limit of small and long times, the spreading of the system is essentially governed by the diffusive term. The behavior exhibited for intermediate times depends on the rates present in the reaction terms. In this scenario, we show that, in the asymptotic limits, the distributions for this process are given by in terms of power laws which may be related to the q-exponential present in the Tsallis statistics. Furthermore, we also analyze a situation characterized by different diffusive regimes, which emerges when the diffusive term is a mixing of linear and nonlinear terms.Entropy2017529In this scenario, an intermittent process obtained from the combination of a nonlinear diffusion equation and pauses is investigated and it is shown that, in the asymptotic limits, the distributions for this process are given by in terms of power laws which may be related to the q-exponential present in the Tsallis statistics.2017-01-21T00:00:00Entropy['E. Lenzi', 'Luciano R. da Silva', 'M. Lenzi', 'M. A. F. Santos', 'H. V. Ribeiro', 'L. R. Evangelista']2017-01-21T00:00:00 504032de0eeefc476bec795f8964226560f68125GeoJournal201762102017-01-21T00:00:00GeoJournal['S. Mariwah']2017-01-21T00:00:00 21a62f0a50505e24491e3b2848bbe1c1ff3fdb97Background and Hypotheses: The growing number of medical television series and the increasing amount of time people spend watching TV will have an influence on what they expect from their treatment in a hospital. We suspect that reality as presented in the media and the actual reality of hospitals are not always conceived of as two different worlds. Many medical TV shows present dramatic, life-threatening operations much more often than they occur in reality. Patients who frequently watch such shows might be induced to believe that even routine operations are often dangerous, which could result in higher levels of fear before such an operation. We suspect then that there is a significant relation between preoperative levels of fear and TV viewing habits. Methods: A standardized questionnaire was used to interview 162 in-house patients who had come to the hospital for an elective standard operation in a German hospital. They were interviewed 1-2 days prior to operation and shortly before discharge from hospital. The questions aimed at their social situation, their TV viewing habits with special consideration of medical TV shows, and the patients' preprocedural fear. Results: The links between levels of education, age, and gender on the one hand, and viewing habits on the other, which have been shown in cultivation research, are supported by our findings. Approximately 50% reported a relevant anxiety level above 4 (on a scale of 0-10). There is a significant association between levels of fear and TV viewing habits. Thirteen subjects (8%) indicated that they suffered the highest imaginable degree of fear, all of them frequent watchers of medical TV shows. Frequent viewers of medical TV shows were definitely more scared than all other patients (p = 0.039). The preoperative level of fear was highest in the age group of under 40 years and significantly lower (p = 0.0042) in the age group of over 70 years. Conclusion: The assumed effects of cultivation with in-house patients caused by watching TV series could be shown to be statistically significant. Watching medical TV shows increases the patients' preoperative fear.European Surgical Research2017228Watching medical TV shows increases the patients' preoperative fear, and the assumed effects of cultivation with in-house patients caused by watching TV series could be shown to be statistically significant.2017-01-21T00:00:00European Surgical Research['K. Witzel', 'H. Koch', 'C. Kaminski']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0f6b6023da0acac1a6132268207a6820718e63a4Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology2017579A game-theoretic model was developed to investigate under what conditions a bidirectional sex changer should keep the gonad of the nonfunctional sex and demonstrated the importance of combining physiological and morphological aspects in the evolutionary ecology of sex changing fish.2017-01-21T00:00:00Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology['Sachi Yamaguchi', 'Y. Iwasa']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9d85b6b9f6461b6482336d4317b793f3b09a40efIn 2016, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Brazil, and the European Football Championship in France. These quadrennial events, with attendant huge media coverage, bring into focus the considerable international fascination with competitive sports. Participating athletes in such events as well as sports participants in general are usually healthy and are perceived to be fit. It is also accepted that regular sports activity is beneficial in reducing long-term overall as well as cardiovascular mortality, including sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, the occasional instance of SCD during a sporting event in full public glare serves as a grim reminder of the small but definite arrhythmic risk of extreme exercise. This paradox of exercise has been described for over 30 years. We need to place into perspective the current thoughts on screening and other measures to improve outcomes.European Heart Journal201717In 2016, the Summer Olympic Games were held in Brazil, and the European Football Championship in France, which bring into focus the considerable international fascination with competitive sports.2017-01-21T00:00:00European Heart Journal['X. Jouven', 'W. Bougouin', 'K. Narayanan', 'É. Marijon']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f1fc9ca69eb0af0d16fee17d6869a582da73d07fTrials2017537This is the first randomised trial to assess the use of mass media to promote understanding of the key concepts needed to judge claims made about the effects of treatments.2017-01-21T00:00:00Trials['Daniel Semakula', 'A. Nsangi', 'M. Oxman', 'Astrid Austvoll-Dahlgren', 'S. Rosenbaum', 'M. Kaseje', 'Laetitia Nyirazinyoye', 'A. Fretheim', 'I. Chalmers', 'A. Oxman', 'N. Sewankambo']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b71f33d6968b15c1b27619278292ade13230c427Indian culture has dominantly influenced the Indonesian people, particularly in the western part of the archipelago. This, which started centuries ago, can still be seen in the peoples’ daily lives in social, cultural, economic and political matters. Both the Hindu and Buddhist lessons have been practiced in Bali, although it is argued that the Buddhist lessons had been developed earlier than the Hindu ones. These developments have strongly characterized Balinese daily life, so, it is very important to understand how the people anticipate and solve some crucial issues regarding the processes of modernization and globalization. There are some important questions that need to be addressed on the Indian influences in strengthening the Balinese culture from the earlier periods until the modern and even postmodern times. In this case, the specific questions are: Firstly, how did the Balinese accept these two lessons in their daily lives in the context of Balinization processes? Secondly, what kinds of tangible and intangible cultures of the Hindu and Buddhist lessons can be seen in the present day Bali? Thirdly, how do they strengthen the Bali identity or Balinization,  known as “Ajeg Bali”? Through this analysis, it is expected to have a better understanding of the issues of social, cultural, economic and political changes in Indonesia in general and Bali in particular in modern and postmodern times.20176582017-01-21T00:00:00International Research Journal of Management, IT and Social Sciences['I. Ardhana', 'I. N. Wijaya']2017-01-21T00:00:00 8fa489f9c327198ff542204a4630ebd494290a9aINTRODUCTION An important task of our institute is to support social reintegration: including occupational rehabilitation of patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal diseases with decreased working ability. AIM The aim of the authors was to provide informations of their daily practice, how they perform patient education, giving information for their patients about their disease, the rehabilitation possibilities, how they support the patients with decreased working ability to take part in their own rehabilitation. METHOD Patients taking part in in-patient rehabilitation received teaching and education about their disease and rehabilitation options in groups. Patients interested in part-time jobs were individually interviewed by a 30-120 minutes talk about their educational level and training, social conditions and about the available part time jobs. The part time jobs were available with the help of the Motivation Foundation of the National Association of the Societies of Motion Disabled, and the Alfa Rehabilitation Nonprofit Rt. The data of patients receiving in-patient rehabilitation betwen the 1st of January 2009 and 31st of December 2014 were analyzed. RESULTS Out of the 230 patients seeking our help for part time job, our social service could organise jobs for 180 disabled persons, all town-inhabitants, but was unsuccesful in getting jobs for patients living in villages and separated farms. CONCLUSION Part time jobs can be organized for musculoskeletal disabled living in cities and towns. For village-dwellers there are no suitable jobs and working places. It is necessary to organize rehabilitation working possibitities for musculoskeletal disabled patients living in villages. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(17): 662-667.Orvosi Hetilap201708The aim of the authors was to provide informations of their daily practice, how they perform patient education, giving information for their patients about their disease, the rehabilitation possibilities, and how they support the patients with decreased working ability to take part in their own rehabilitation.2017-01-21T00:00:00Orvosi hetilap['Julianna Rozália Sallai', 'A. Hunka', 'G. Héjj', 'G. Bálint', 'G. Poór']2017-01-21T00:00:00 5a53472edd893e145c3672860d1ce0ecd8875bcd2017362017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy['Bernhard Kalicki', 'Namhee Woo', 'W. Barnett']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f333de5ba383e45d936ba83e84c4d6eaf12987deProteases from microbial sources possess almost all the characteristics desired for their biotechnological applications. This study was conducted with the aim of screening for potent protease-producing bacteria from soils and agro-industrial wastes, determining optimal production conditions and partially characterizing the stability of the protease with regards to some physicochemical parameters. Thus, the optimum protease production time for these 3 isolates, was found to be 36 h isolated from industrial waste, manure, and soil, respectively. The optimum temperature of protease production for both PS-3 and PI-3 was 40°C. Whereas 37°C was the optimum for PM-1. In all cases, pH 7 was the optimum for production of protease. Furthermore, 0.6 M NaCl concentration was found to give better protease activity than the media containing no NaCl in all 3 isolates,. Among the metallic ions, media containing Mn2+ performed better than Cu2+, Mg2+, Fe2+, and Zn2+ for PS-3 and PM-1, whereas Mg2+ was the best for PI-3. Studies on the effect of pH on the stability of protease enzymes revealed that the crude enzyme had a maximum stability at pH 9.0 for isolates PS-3 (36.5 and 26.5 U/ml) and PI-3 (29.7 and 22.7 U/ml), while for isolate PM-1 maximum stability was achieved at pH 8 with values corresponding to 18.2 and 15.5 U/ml, respectively. These proteases are also stable at 75°C for PS-3 (42.9 and 33.4 U/ml) and PI-3 (46.8 and 42.1 U/ml), while they showed maximum activity and stability at 50°C for PM-1 (22.5 and 23.1 U/ml, respectively). Pre-incubation at temperatures above 70°C for PS-3 and PI-3 and 50°C for PM-1 resulted in reduction of enzyme activity, indicating that the proteases are thermally unstable. Studies on the effect of concentration of divalent ions revealed that both the activity and stability of protease were better in 1 mM than in 5 mM concentration. Furthermore, evaluation of some agro-industrial wastes as potential substrates for protease production indicated that wheat bran was better for PS-3 (4.3 U/ml) and PM-1 (3.0 U/ml), whereas human hair was better for PI-3 (3.9 U/ml). Since protease was produced from readily available complex substrates and agro-industrial wastes, the 3 Bacillus species appear to have substantial potential for application in various proteolytic processes. Thus, identification of the 3 Bacillus isolates at a molecular level and purification as well as detailed characterization of the types of the proteases are recommended for effective utilization in different area of applications.20173542017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences['Daniel Yimer Legesse']2017-01-21T00:00:00 5179c6dd1dd35835d2aa695ad6b05c35c7d524cdState of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) are key issues for the application of batteries, especially the absorbent glass mat valve regulated lead-acid (AGM VRLA) type batteries used in the idle stop start systems (ISSs) that are popularly integrated into conventional engine-based vehicles. This is due to the fact that SOC and SOH estimation accuracy is crucial for optimizing battery energy utilization, ensuring safety and extending battery life cycles. The dual extended Kalman filter (DEKF), which provides an elegant and powerful solution, is widely applied in SOC and SOH estimation based on a battery parameter model. However, the battery parameters are strongly dependent on operation conditions such as the SOC, current rate and temperature. In addition, battery parameters change significantly over the life cycle of a battery. As a result, many experimental pretests investigating the effects of the internal and external conditions of a battery on its parameters are required, since the accuracy of state estimation depends on the quality of the information regarding battery parameter changes. In this paper, a novel method for SOC and SOH estimation that combines a DEKF algorithm, which considers hysteresis and diffusion effects, and an auto regressive exogenous (ARX) model for online parameters estimation is proposed. The DEKF provides precise information concerning the battery open circuit voltage (OCV) to the ARX model. Meanwhile, the ARX model continues monitoring parameter variations and supplies information on them to the DEKF. In this way, the estimation accuracy can be maintained despite the changing parameters of a battery. Moreover, online parameter estimation from the ARX model can save the time and effort used for parameter pretests. The validation of the proposed algorithm is given by simulation and experimental results.201731442017-01-21T00:00:00Energies['N. Tran', 'Abdul Basit Khan', 'W. Choi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 28bdf9fdb410f3ef7c9e002bd701c720401674a2Journal of Vision2017345A novel network-based representation, EvolutionLine Graph, is proposed, which illustrates the evolving behavior of massive game players as a sequence of time-oriented transitions among various status.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Visualization['Wei Chen', 'Junhua Lu', 'Dingke Kong', 'Zhiqi Liu', 'Yandi Shen', 'Yinyin Chen', 'Jingxuan He', 'Shu Liu', 'Ye Qi', 'Yingcai Wu']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ba40554f3b884fed1a4afd5728c2f7b44b089544Tracer studi merupakan salah satu upaya yang diharapkan dapat menyediakan informasi untuk mengevaluasi hasil pendidikan di Politeknik Harapan Bersama dari kuisioner yang diberikan kepada alumni. Kegiatan tracer studi ini sudah dilaksanakan secara online, namun masih terdapat kendala pada bagian sistem yang digunakan saat ini, hal tersebut menyebabkan Politeknik Harapan Bersama tidak dapat melaporkan / mengunggah hasil tracer studi kepada Ditjen Belmawa Ristekdikti, dimana form kuisioner dan data export tracer studi yang dihasilkan berbeda dengan kebutuhan seperti yang tercantum pada surat edaran No. 313/B/SE/2016 tentang pelaksanaan tracer studi di tingkat perguruan tinggi. Mengingat pentingnya tracer studi sebagai umpan balik bagi Politeknik Harapan Bersama, maka perlu solusi untuk mengatasi kekurangan sistem ini. Dengan merubah sistem yang ada dengan sistem tracer studi yang baru merupakan solusi yang tepat dalam permasalahan ini. Sistem tracer studi yang baru mampu menghasilkan data tracer studi alumni dan pengisian form kuisioner sesuai dengan standar Ditjen Belmawa Ristekdikti yang dapat diunggah sistem tracer studi ristekdikti.Jurnal Informatika: Jurnal Pengembangan IT201703Hal tersebut menyebabkan Politeknik Harapan Bersama tidak dapat melaporkan / mengunggah hasil tracer Studi kepada Ditjen Belmawa Ristekdikti, dimana form kuisioner dan data export tracer studi yang dihasilkan berbeda dengan kebutuhan seperti.2017-01-21T00:00:00Jurnal Informatika: Jurnal Pengembangan IT['Very Kurnia Bakti', 'Mohammad Noval', 'Eko Bayu Aji']2017-01-21T00:00:00 303af05fd92755c0c4811b3e761e752954f26f20Abstract The rapid growth and development of information and communication technologies enabled the transition to a global and dynamic communication model. Among the many communication tools that have emerged, online social networks have proven to be the most popular. Its success has to do with the ability to converge several features into a single space, allowing users to share knowledge and experiences, maintain contact with their peers, as well as communicate freely and spontaneously. However, using these virtual platforms we are, inevitably, creating an online history that can affect our personal and professional lives. Facing a difficult and competitive job market, companies seek to capture the best talents, within their list of job candidates. In this context, companies are starting to screen online profiles to validate candidates’ personal characteristics in a non-professional environment. The main purpose of this study is to understand the importance of the activities in online social networks when applying for a job, especially among recent graduates, who are seeking their first professional experience. Results show that even though recent graduates take caution when using social networking sites, especially Facebook, online exposure is not considered an important factor when undergoing employment processes.2017340Results show that even though recent graduates take caution when using social networking sites, especially Facebook, online exposure is not considered an important factor when undergoing employment processes, and companies are starting to screen online profiles to validate candidates' personal characteristics in a non-professional environment.2017-01-21T00:00:00Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences['Maria Inês Rosendo', 'Abílio Oliveira']2017-01-21T00:00:00 62f9c1b5fed65a6783f98f5a3be6c5175e93a846SURFnet en de special interest group Open Education brengen regelmatig thema-uitgaven uit over open en online onderwijs. In deze editie staat het thema ‘open textbooks’ centraal.201700SURFnet en de special interest group Open Education brengen regelmatig thema-uitgaven uit over open en online onderwijs en in deze editie staat het thema ‘open textbooks’ centraal.2017-01-21T00:00:00['R. Schuwer', 'J. V. Hees']2017-01-21T00:00:00 938a442502cebe0854e89dadd5e5c1b9758d1542The purpose of this study is to measure the level of awareness and perception of Turkish public personnel working in public institutions regarding the problem of online child pornography. Participants include 100 public officials positioned in various ministries. Quantitative research method was used in order to obtain information from participants. A questionnaire was submitted to the participants with meetings in person or via the Internet and data were collected. In order to ensure reliability and validity issues, expert opinion was sought as a means to measure validity and reliability. Necessary corrections were made based on the feedback provided. Outputs from the questionnaire were analyzed using the SPSS and the findings were evaluated.  The results showed that participants are rather young with high education levels, well-versed in national regulations, they have the knowledge about digital citizenship; however, it was found that they were not informed about technical issues such as international activities related to child pornography (CP), online child pornography, Darknet, p2p networks and hash databases. The findings showed that the reason behind the lack of awareness on some of these phenomena was the inherent problems in the education system and the insufficiency of the curriculum. Findings clearly show that it is necessary to establish an organic network among several ministries which are responsible for the fight with child pornography. Furthermore, to create a national CP images (Hash) database which can detect the IP number and other information of the ones who share such images online using a national analysis software is another solution proposed. RECEIVED 28 November 2016, REVISED 14 December 2017, ACCEPTED 14 December 20172017402017-01-21T00:00:00['Sedat Şen', 'M. Ocak']2017-01-21T00:00:00 eaba66105f863abffe8373aeff7d15207ac2d21e2017012017-01-21T00:00:00['Tuan-Feng Wang', 'Jianfei Yang', 'H. Haeri']2017-01-21T00:00:00 cd1725d0011e446f985be05e0f38d203abfc2e25BMC Public Health201750517The Asia-Pacific region is facing a significant epidemic of MetS, and strategies aimed at primary prevention are required to ameliorate a further increase in the epidemic and for the reduction of the morbidity and mortality associated with MetS.2017-01-21T00:00:00BMC Public Health['P. Ranasinghe', 'Y. Mathangasinghe', 'R. Jayawardena', 'R. Jayawardena', 'A. Hills', 'Anoop Misra']2017-01-21T00:00:00 7c331f755de54f5d37d699b6192ca2f2468c8d9bThe increasing popularity of video (i.e., audio-visual) applications or services over both wired and wireless links has prompted recent growing interests in the investigations of quality of experience (QoE) in online video transmission. Conventional video quality metrics, such as peak-signal-to-noise-ratio and quality of service, only focus on the reception quality from the systematic perspective. As a result, they cannot represent the true visual experience of an individual user. Instead, the QoE introduces a user experience-driven strategy which puts special emphasis on the contextual and human factors in addition to the transmission system. This advantage has raised the popularity and widespread usage of QoE in video transmission. In this paper, we present an overview of selected issues pertaining to QoE and its recent applications in video transmission, with consideration of the compelling features of QoE (i.e., context and human factors). The selected issues include QoE modeling with influence factors in the end-to-end chain of video transmission, QoE assessment (including subjective test and objective QoE monitoring) and QoE management of video transmission over different types of networks. Through the literature review, we observe that the context and human factors in QoE-aware video transmission have attracted significant attentions since the past two to three years. A vast number of high quality works were published in this area, and will be highlighted in this survey. In addition to a thorough summary of recent progresses, we also present an outlook of future developments on QoE assessment and management in video transmission, especially focusing on the context and human factors that have not been addressed yet and the technical challenges that have not been completely solved so far. We believe that our overview and findings can provide a timely perspective on the related issues and the future research directions in QoE-oriented services over video communications.IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials2017178132An overview of selected issues pertaining to QeE and its recent applications in video transmission, with consideration of the compelling features of QoE (i.e., context and human factors).2017-01-21T00:00:00IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials['Tiesong Zhao', 'Qian Liu', 'Chang Wen Chen']2017-01-21T00:00:00 cb7e8ca8b341c8c01aafd272aec5a10554d61240Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine201735124Orthopedic surgeons and hospital networks must be aware of these online patient portals as they provide important feedback on the patient opinion and experience that can have a major impact on future patient volume, patient opinion, and perceived quality of care.2017-01-21T00:00:00Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine['I. de Martino', 'R. D’Apolito', 'A. McLawhorn', 'K. Fehring', 'P. Sculco', 'G. Gasparini']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ab84069c52bbcfaaed42488dced8835e5085813cWeâ€TMre the leading free Ebooks for the world. Project is a high quality resource for free eBooks books.Give books away. Get books you want. You can easily search by the title, author and subject.Project www.marksourcing.com is a volunteer effort to create and share Books online.If you're looking for a wide variety of books in various categories, check out this site. Site www.marksourcing.com is a volunteer effort to create and share e-books online.20174632017-01-21T00:00:00['D. Shepherd', 'H. Patzelt']2017-01-21T00:00:00 85d72754bfa761c5482793a2727786e0450fe36bJournal of Cheminformatics20175429The sigma-2 Receptor Selective Ligands Database (S2RSLDB) a manually curated database of the σ2 receptor selective ligands containing more than 650 compounds is presented, which is extremely useful for the development of new ligands endowed of ρ2 receptor affinity, selectivity, and appropriate physicochemical properties.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Cheminformatics['G. Nastasi', 'Carla Miceli', 'V. Pittalà', 'M. Modica', 'O. Prezzavento', 'G. Romeo', 'A. Rescifina', 'A. Marrazzo', 'E. Amata']2017-01-21T00:00:00 3d15e4d3f2e1a889509622da3bbf237c58d46a68ABSTRACT Univariate isotonic regression (IR) has been used for nonparametric estimation in dose–response and dose-finding studies. One undesirable property of IR is the prevalence of piecewise-constant stretches in its estimates, whereas the dose–response function is usually assumed to be strictly increasing. We propose a simple modification to IR, called centered isotonic regression (CIR). CIR's estimates are strictly increasing in the interior of the dose range. In the absence of monotonicity violations, CIR and IR both return the original observations. Numerical examination indicates that for sample sizes typical of dose–response studies and with realistic dose–response curves, CIR provides a substantial reduction in estimation error compared with IR when monotonicity violations occur. We also develop analytical interval estimates for IR and CIR, with good coverage behavior. An R package implements these point and interval estimates. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.20172923Centered isotonic regression is proposed, a simple modification to IR that provides a substantial reduction in estimation error compared with IR when monotonicity violations occur and also develops analytical interval estimates for IR and CIR, with good coverage behavior.2017-01-21T00:00:00Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research['A. Oron', 'N. Flournoy']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f7b7f2b294138da805204101fdd0f26c55a7c189While proton beam models in treatment planning systems are generally assumed invariant with respect to the beam deliveries at different gantry angles. Physical properties of scanning pencil beams can change. The gantry angle dependent properties include the delivered charge to the monitor unit chamber, the spot position and the spot shape. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent of the changes and their dosimetric impacts using historical pencil beam scanning (PBS) treatment data. Online beam delivery records at the time of the patient-specific qualify assurance were retrospectively collected for a total of 34 PBS fields from 28 patients treated at our institution. For each field, proton beam properties at two different gantry angles (the planned and zero gantry angles) were extracted by a newly-developed machine log analysis method and used to reconstruct the delivered dose distributions in the cubic water phantom geometry. The reconstructed doses at the two different angles and a planar dose measurement by a 2D ion-chamber array were compared and the dosimetric impacts of the gantry angle dependency were accessed by a 3D γ-index analysis. In addition, the pencil beam spot size was independently characterized as a function of the gantry angle and the beam energy. The dosimetric effects of the perturbed beam shape were also investigated. Comparisons of spot-by-spot beam positions between both gantry angles show a mean deviation of 0.4 and 0.7 mm and a standard deviation of 0.3 and 0.6 mm for x and y directions, respectively. The delivered giga-protons per spot show a percent mean difference and a standard deviation of 0.01% and 0.3%, respectively, from each planned spot weight. These small deviations lead to an excellent agreement in dose comparisons with an average γ passing rate of 99.1%. When each calculation for both planned and zero gantry angles was compared to the measurement, a high correlation in γ values was also observed, also indicating the dosimetric differences are small when a field is delivered at different gantry angles. Utilizing the online beam delivery records, the gantry angle dependencies of the PBS beam delivery were assessed and quantified. The study confirms the variations of the physical properties to be sufficiently small within the clinical tolerances without taking into account the gantry angle variation.Physics in Medicine and Biology20174521The study confirms the variations of the physical properties of scanning pencil beams to be sufficiently small within the clinical tolerances without taking into account the gantry angle variation.2017-01-21T00:00:00Physics in Medicine & Biology['Yuting Lin', 'B. Clasie', 'Hsiao-Ming Lu', 'J. Flanz', 'Tim Shen', 'K. Jee']2017-01-21T00:00:00 06ff188587d0fcaaa26ef8f38844769942921057Using the updated Google Book corpus dataset generated in July 2012, we analyze the largest available corpus of digitalized books to review social macro trends such as the secularization, politicization, economization, and mediatization of society. These familiar trend statements are tested through a comparative analysis of word frequency time-series plots for the English, French, and German language area produced by means of the enhanced Google Ngram Viewer, the online graphing tool that charts annual word counts as found in the Google Book corpus. The results a) confirm that the importance of the political system, religion, economy, and mass media features significant change in time and considerable regional differences and b) suggest that visions of economized or capitalist societies are intellectual artifacts rather than appropriate descriptions of society.2017141132017-01-21T00:00:00Writing Technologies eJournal['Steffen Roth', 'Carlton Clark', 'J. Berkel']2017-01-21T00:00:00 56ef704d388b094c601ecc8e858d496d2788d900The aim of this research is to analyze and compare the marketing strategies that international and local fast food chains are performing on social media platforms. A purposive sample consisted of twenty international and local fast food chains were selected. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches were adopted; two data collection instruments have been used. The first instrument was the content analysis of Facebook networking brands pages of the investigated chains. The second tool concerned social media managers and marketing managers and was collected through an online survey; the survey aimed to recognize whether the elements of social media strategy included or not included in the investigated chains approaches. Based on the results, it was found that local brands suffer from a lack of established marketing strategies for engaging in social media; on the contrary, international chains were found to successfully use social media to their benefit. Keywords: Social media marketing, online social networking,  Facebook, local and international fast food chains20176962017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['H. Saad', 'N. Badran']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ccdceb00bb38a6788db407397329bf0683caf574In the context of the financial and social-economic crisis, Portugal has recently been the scene of massive outflow of professionals who seek/find employment alternatives in other countries. Also the young-adults most skilled are being affected by this lack of opportunities. Who they are and what moves this highly skilled population out of the country? Based on the outputs of an online inquiry applied to a wide network of these emigrants with higher education degree, we propose both the understanding of conditions – pull and push factors – as the knowledge of the characteristics, motivations, trajectories, strategies and ways of life of the emigrants` profile.20171632017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research['S. Amaral', 'A. Marques']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e75adadc953f7cbb5f6ebfe957d79f3b562225baWe are now faced with numerous examples of the use of the word ‘open’ in the context of education. There are open schools, open universities, open participatory learning infrastructures (OPLI), open courseware (OCW), massive open online courses (MOOCs), open educational resources (OER), open educational practices (OEP) and so on (see, e.g., Atkins, Brown, & Hammond, 2007; Schuwer, van Genuchten, & Hatton, 2015). What these terms at face value seem to share is their reference to the removal of barriers to the access of education. Open universities have relaxed entrance requirements, open courseware and MOOCs allow for free access to courses, as do open educational resources and open educational practices at the levels of materials and practices, respectively, although the kinds of barriers removed and the extent to which they are removed differ widely (Mulder & Jansen, 2015). However, there is more to openness than this prima facie characterization in terms of the removal of barriers reveals. A brief overview of some existing definitions of openness in education can help to make this evident.20174132017-01-21T00:00:00['P. Sloep', 'R. Schuwer']2017-01-21T00:00:00 dcbce10b573fda918d87d23b8780afde278b891aPublication of gene expression raw data in open access at online resources like NCBI or ArrayExpress made it possible to use these data for cross-experiment integrative analysis and make new insights into biological phenomena. However, most popular of the present online resources are meant to be archives rather than ready for immediate access and interpretation databases. Data uploaded by independent contributors is not standardized and sometimes incomplete and needs further processing before it is ready for the analysis. Hence, the need for a specialized database appears. Given in this article is the description of the database that was created after processing a collection of 33 relevant datasets on pre-eclampsia-affected human placenta. Data processing includes the choice of relevant experiments from ArrayExpress database, the experiment sample attributes standardization according to MeSH term dictionary and Experimental Factor Ontology and the completion of missing data using information from the corresponding articles and authors. A database of more than 1000 samples contains sufficient sample-wise metadata for them to be arranged into relevant case-control groups. Metadata includes information on biological specimen, donor’s diagnosis, gestational age, mode of delivery etc. The average size of these groups will be higher than it is in separate experiments. This will reduce experiment bias and enhance statistical accuracy of the subsequent analysis such as search for differentially expressed genes or inferring gene networks. The article concludes with the guidelines for the microarray experiment metadata uploading for future contributors.bioRxiv2017222The article concludes with the guidelines for the microarray experiment metadata uploading for future contributors and describes the database that was created after processing a collection of 33 relevant datasets on pre-eclampsia-affected human placenta.2017-01-21T00:00:00bioRxiv['O. Lykhenko', 'A. Frolova', 'M. Obolenska']2017-01-21T00:00:00 16cca899e1ae9381a9f3636a4c125d3b9d516a24Social commerce sedang menjadi tren bagi perusahaan online saat ini. Perkembangan Social Networking Site dan web 2.0 mendukung evolusi dari e-commerce dan membuka peluang baru bagi perusahaan untuk masuk ke dalam pasar baru. Perubahan pola perilaku pengguna internet dari yang kaku menjadi aktif dan komunikatif membuat social commerce diyakini dapat memberikan keuntungan bagi perusahaan online namun ternyata tidak semua perusahaan berhasil menerapkan social commerce dan menarik pelanggan, tidak sebanding dengan biaya yang telah dikeluarkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari apa yang mendasari kepuasan pelanggan dalam melakukan proses pembelanjaan secara online melalui social commerce dan menguji apakah benar karakteristik sebuah social commerce memang cocok untuk mendukung kepuasan pengguna dalam berbelanja sehingga didapatkan rekomendasi yang tepat bagi pebisnis baru yang ingin mengadopsi social commerce ke depannya mengingat tren media sosial semakin berkembang di masyarakat. Metode penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dan studi literatur terkait dengan isu yang dibahas. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah ternyata faktor kualitas informasi yang paling berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan pelanggan jika dibandingkan faktor karakteristik social commerce lainnya.2017022017-01-21T00:00:00['Cadelina Cassandra', 'Ratna Sari', 'R. E. Tarigan']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b2f720d7ad69ffff75ddb93d98c3b65f125b8af7An accommodation classification system is a tool to sustain a high quality of accommodation services and to inform tourists about it. There are numerous hotel classification systems worldwide, and many are frequently amended. The purpose of this study is to collect destination stakeholders’ opinions about the changes to the existing accommodation classification system and how best to implement them. Opinions were collected via an online questionnaire, mailed to the web addresses of 1,475 accommodation providers, tourism organizations, and classification assessors in Slovenia. The results are presented using descriptive statistics. Findings show that themajority of respondents support amandatory classification system,which should be used for informing tourists and not for taxation purposes. Respondents believe that the system should be administered by the relevant government ministry. They accept the idea that only national experts should assess accommodation facilities. Themajority of respondents favour a harmonized European system of hotel classification: Hotelstars. Tourism is an evolving process, which requires frequent changes and adaptation of tourism stakeholders. Successful implementation demands collaboration of all stakeholders involved. Keywords: accommodation classification system, hotel industry, Slovenia, Hotelstars20172012017-01-21T00:00:00['M. Maravić']2017-01-21T00:00:00 7367013928120411d2782d49d78d913fea2f809cInternet and web services are fast becoming critically important to business, industry and individuals. Where Creating online brand and community is the chief objective of web serving. They recognize that web-based systems can enhance their scale of communication as the Internet is capable of rendering large amounts of data in a speedy manner to the public. To be successful, web-based systems need to have good usability. Usability is a measure of how easy the interface is to use. In order to achieve these measurements, we need to analyze them to detect its drawbacks, and find a way to improve them. This paper aims to analyze some of the top hospitals websites in Saudi Arabia that are Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Saad Specialist Hospital, Dallah Hospital, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center & International Medical Center. The evaluation involves testing sample pages related to the selected hospitals. This study provides an overview regarding the weakness and strengths of the six Saudi hospital websites.201701This paper aims to analyze some of the top hospitals websites in Saudi Arabia that are Dr Sulaiman Alhabib Hospital, King Fahad Medical City, Saad Specialist Hospital, Dallah Hospital,King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center & International Medical Center.2017-01-21T00:00:00['Sahar A. ElRahman']2017-01-21T00:00:00 8760f0775797e658690978770d6dc54ce8f384c1Abstract: A recent development in literature’s engagement with music involves the role played by emerging technologies and the way they not only transmit musical content to the listener, but very strongly condition the form the music takes and the way we listen. While music is still often considered ephemeral and transcendent, there is a new recognition of it as an object and a commodity, whether an LP record or a file to be downloaded from itunes. Technologies coexist; records are now collected and venerated in a nostalgic mode while music moves into the digital sphere of downloads and participatory cultures of online sharing. Contemporary literature can tell us not only about the idealization of music as a non-referential and thus “higher” art, but about the way music is mediated by technologies. The present paper focuses on two recent musical novels that foreground the mass media of musical expression, Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity (1995) and Arthur Phillips’s The Song Is You (2009). Both celebrate songs — incorporated as records in the former and digital files on an ipod in the latter — as symbols of taste, carriers of memory, means of establishing interpersonal connections, and media that condition our thinking. Songs also exist in relation to others, demonstrated by the protagonist’s fixation on lists modeled on radio’s top-forty rankings in High Fidelity and on juxtaposition of songs on the ipod’s shuffle mode in The Song Is You. The comparison of these novels in terms of their focus on different musical technologies leads to an exploration of modes of listening as characters experience their lives through the lens of popular music.2017201The comparison of these novels in terms of their focus on different musical technologies leads to an exploration of modes of listening as characters experience their lives through the lens of popular music.2017-01-21T00:00:00Partial Answers: Journal of Literature and the History of Ideas['E. Petermann']2017-01-21T00:00:00 31341bdffda7c4901b1f87cbc788eb68e059a227The expansion of Internet, the development of the new information and communication technologies as well as social networks have revolutionized the social interaction as they have enabled individuals to quickly and conveniently get in touch with each other. The interaction performed online, defined as online interpersonal communication, or the Electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), as seen in numerous research papers, impacted the consumer behaviour. This paper analyses audience behaviour when making decisions vis-a-vis cultural offers presented in social networks. Although the issue of subjectivity in relation to the offered content in these platforms is set up as a determining factor for using e-WoM and the social networks, the main results suggest that both have been used by audience as a primary source of information when deciding to visit a cultural event. Moreover social networks have been described as places where information is not headed by clienteles, thus significant, customer friendly and trustworthy, despite the fact that all these information are based on subjective impressions of each social network user. The limited number of research on the impact of online communication of the theatre audience has been perceived as an obstacle, as there are no guiding direction how we should do it, and as a challenge, given that through this research we will set the baseline for future researches that will analyse the effectiveness of eWoM.20172002017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies['Shpresë Mulliqi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 51c3859ad32bfc28cfd43e3a4b5ef7836d14fa8aPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah orientasi fashion berpengaruh terhadap perilaku pembelian kompulsif. Fashion interest sebagai salah satu dimensi dalam fashion orientation akan diuji pengaruhnya secara langsung dan tidak langsung terhadap perilaku pembelian kompulsif melalui penggunaan kartu kredit. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan membagi kuesioner secara online menggunakan media google docs terhadap 152 responden. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan metode purposive sampling. Teknik pengolahan data menggunakan regresi linier sederhana, regresi linier berganda, dan regresi linier sederhana dengan mediasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fashion interest signifikan berpengaruh secara positif terhadap perilaku pembelian kompulsif secara langsung maupun tidak langsung dengan mediasi kartu kredit.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Fajar Panuntun']2017-01-21T00:00:00 4f89aed70f7c70db89ce891ded5474c49c046965Einführung: Citizen Science in Kultur und Geisteswissenschaften Kristin Oswald studierte Geschichte und Archäologie an der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena und der Università La Sapienza in Rom sowie Social Media Marketing an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Sie ist leitende Online-Redakteurin von Kulturmanagement Network, einem Fachmedium für Museen und Kultureinrichtungen, und verfügt über praktische Erfahrungen in den Bereichen Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Denkmalpflege sowie Kulturund Wissenschaftsjournalismus.Recht als Kultur? Beiträge zu Max Webers Soziologie des Rechts2017002017-01-21T00:00:00Recht als Kultur? Beiträge zu Max Webers Soziologie des Rechts['Stephan Grigat']2017-01-21T00:00:00 889d6e1fb29caa7d36dd9224bc148ecd69cc4cb2Thanks to this Checklist’s contributors: Sabrina Alonso, Krzysztof Bartnicki, Daniel Bristow, Michael Cunningham, K. P. S. Jochum, Richard Gerber, and Fritz Senn. Please send contributions to your bibliographer at W329 Pattee, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, or via e-mail to w.s.brockman@gmail.com. The Checklists are cumulated online in The James Joyce Checklist <http:// norman.hrc.utexas.edu/JamesJoyceChecklist/>.2017760This Checklist’s contributors: Sabrina Alonso, Krzysztof Bartnicki, Daniel Bristow, Michael Cunningham, K. P. S. Jochum, Richard Gerber, and Fritz Senn.2017-01-21T00:00:00James Joyce Quarterly['W. Brockman']2017-01-21T00:00:00 60c4a66a31cc37e8f858e8dbb01c6520608a6794In the fall of 2015 the Research Group Open Educational Resources of Fontys University of Applied Sciences - School of ICT has conducted a survey into the production and/or reuse of OER and MOOCs by Dutch publicly financed Higher Education (HE) institutions: 15 research universities, 38 university of applied sciences and 8 university medical centres. The goal of the survey was to provide an overview of the current situation regarding the creation, sharing and reuse of OER and MOOCs. Until then information was anecdotal, mainly about individual projects and programs. In this paper data are presented on the following three main issues: production and publication of open educational resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), re-use of OER and/or MOOCs (motives, forms and target audiences) and the presence or absence of an institutional vision and policy. Some of the outcomes of the survey are compared with the results of two other surveys: the survey of the OER Research Hub and a survey on policy for OER in the Netherlands in 2012. The results of the current survey indicate that on many places in universities (including university medical centres) and universities of applied sciences OER and/or MOOCs are being published and reused, but also that many institutions still lack a coherent vision or policy on this subject. The data of the survey, however, do no yet provide an overview on which conclusions may be drawn for individual institutions. Further research must enhance the current picture.2017130The results of the current survey indicate that on many places in universities (including university medical centres and universities of applied sciences OER and/or MOOCs are being published and reused, but also that many institutions still lack a coherent vision or policy on this subject.2017-01-21T00:00:00['R. Schuwer', 'B. Janssen', 'T. Langhorst']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0c77424cd8ff10248a07ed269f0215aa079a0891: The influence maximization problem is of finding a set of seed nodes in social network through which we can maximize the spread of influence. These seed nodes can be used in online marketing so as to maximize the profit. Marketers can get particular group of customers through online market. In this paper we are modifying greedy algorithm so as to maximize results of influence maximization.201780This paper is modifying greedy algorithm so as to maximize results of influence maximization.2017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science['Jyoti Ran']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e514855ca1732925e106162f1338b82bfb019233Human cognitive performance is critical to productivity, learning, and accident avoidance. Cognitive performance varies throughout each day and is in part driven by intrinsic, near 24-hour circadian rhythms. Prior research on the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on cognitive performance has typically been restricted to small-scale laboratory-based studies that do not capture the variability of real-world conditions, such as environmental factors, motivation, and sleep patterns in real-world settings. Given these limitations, leading sleep researchers have called for larger in situ monitoring of sleep and performance. We present the largest study to date on the impact of objectively measured real-world sleep on performance enabled through a reframing of everyday interactions with a web search engine as a series of performance tasks. Our analysis includes 3 million nights of sleep and 75 million interaction tasks. We measure cognitive performance through the speed of keystroke and click interactions on a web search engine and correlate them to wearable device-defined sleep measures over time. We demonstrate that real-world performance varies throughout the day and is influenced by both circadian rhythms, chronotype (morning/evening preference), and prior sleep duration and timing. We develop a statistical model that operationalizes a large body of work on sleep and performance and demonstrates that our estimates of circadian rhythms, homeostatic sleep drive, and sleep inertia align with expectations from laboratory-based sleep studies. Further, we quantify the impact of insufficient sleep on real-world performance and show that two consecutive nights with less than six hours of sleep are associated with decreases in performance which last for a period of six days. This work demonstrates the feasibility of using online interactions for large-scale physiological sensing.The Web Conference20175256A statistical model is developed that operationalizes a large body of work on sleep and performance and demonstrates that the estimates of circadian rhythms, homeostatic sleep drive, and sleep inertia align with expectations from laboratory-based sleep studies.2017-01-21T00:00:00Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on World Wide Web['Tim Althoff', 'E. Horvitz', 'Ryen W. White', 'J. Zeitzer']2017-01-21T00:00:00 87936fae917bdda22a8dfad7abad8bc0994a1d63BMC Psychiatry201711133If this implementation of a depression prevention IMI into orthopedic aftercare proves effective, the intervention could be integrated into routine care with minimal costs and extended for use with other chronic diseases.2017-01-21T00:00:00BMC Psychiatry['L. Sander', 'S. Paganini', 'Jiaxi Lin', 'S. Schlicker', 'D. Ebert', 'C. Buntrock', 'H. Baumeister']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9ec32585c6c60df47dc65700aae311f0ecc81e52history of infection such as childhood pneumonia or whooping cough and are told this is the cause of their bronchiectasis, even when this event was 40 or 50 years earlier than the onset of their symptoms. In light of the median age of bronchiectasis patients (around 68 years according to unpublished EMBARC data), a clear recall bias might exist when a physician is investigating lower respiratory tract infections which occurred during patient’s infancy or adolescence [3] . Furthermore, a reasonable geographical variability characterizes this etiology, mainly accounting for post-TB cases, as documented by a broad range from 62.5% in Africa to 31.2% in Europe and 18.9% in North America [4] . Fifth, the association between COPD and bronchiectasis has not been fully investigated and the different ways to diagnose these two conditions (functional vs. radiological diagnosis) make things much more complicated. Thus, different patients are currently classified in clinical practice under the same umbrella of bronchiectasis-COPD overlap syndrome: subjects with bronchiectasis and airflow obstruction (even if they are non-smokers), those with a prior diagnosis of COPD who develop bronchiectasis, and sometimes even patients without airflow obstruction, but having bronchiectasis and a smoking history [5] . Last but not least, data on the prevalence of bronchiectasis etiology published so far are limited not only by the retrospective nature of the study designs but also by the absence of the denominator used to calculate those rates (the number of tests performed). This represents a key issue that might alter the perception of the causes of bronchiectasis and explains why the wide range of idiopathic bronchiectasis detected across centers is, in reality, strictly dependent on the intensity of the workup performed. You do not find what you do not look for. In light of these and other concerns as well as the absence of evidence on this subject, there is no consensus on what would be the minimum bundle of tests to be performed once the radiological diagnosis of bronchiectasis is performed [6, 7] . While results from translational studies will come out and hopefully will give us better insights in the pathophysiology of bronchiectasis, some steps are urgently needed. A consensus among international experts should be reached on specific definitions of the etiologies of bronchiectasis, including post-infective, COPD-, asthmaor connective tissue disease-related bronchiectasis. We should also promote well-designed, multicenter, prospective studies broadening the spectrum of investigations and including genetic tests for cystic fibrosis and alpha 1 -antytripsin deficiency, screening for ciliary dysfunction, second-level immunological tests and functional antibodies, serological tests for autoimmune disease, questionnaire to screen for chronic sinusopathy or GORD, and sputum culture for mycobacteria in all the patients enrolled [8, 9] . From a clinical perspective, it might also justify a large bundle of tests to be present among the SOPs of a tertiary care bronchiectasis clinic, balancing the costs of these tests against the possibility to identify a treatable cause of bronchiectasis. We read with great interest the manuscript by Buscot and coworkers [1] , who retrospectively analyzed the etiology of bronchiectasis in an adult population of French subjects. We congratulate the authors for their effort to collect for the first time in the literature these data from France, which nicely add to those recently published from 7 other European countries [2] . As we clearly recognize the importance of identifying the etiology of bronchiectasis and especially those conditions that might change patients’ management, we also share with Buscot and colleagues the concerns on the current approach in both testing bronchiectasis patients and presenting scientific data on this topic. First, the absence of an animal model and a lack of basic science research in bronchiectasis limits our understanding of pathophysiology and leaves us groping in the dark using terms such as “cause of,” “association with,” “overlap between,” or “correlation.” Second, it is unknown if some of the currently reported etiologies of bronchiectasis, such as non-tuberculous mycobacteria or allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, succeed versus precede bronchiectasis development. Both are likely. Third, most of the available literature does not evaluate the possibility that more than one predisposing factor might exist in the same patient, and the interaction between different conditions causing bronchiectasis is unknown. Fourth, although post-infective bronchiectasis accounts for the majority of “known” causes of bronchiectasis in most of the published cohorts, this definition suffers from several biases. There is consensus on neither the type and severity of previous infective processes which justify the development of bronchiectasis nor the acceptable time between them which should fit the “post-infective” definition. A patient having left lower lobe pneumonia who subsequently presents with left lower bronchiectasis 1 year later might receive the diagnosis of post-infective bronchiectasis, but do we know that the pneumonia did not occur due to an existing bronchiectasis in this lobe? More commonly, patients give a remote Published online: January 21, 2017Respiration2017917Concerns are shared and a consensus among international experts should be reached on specific definitions of the etiologies of bronchiectasis, including post-infective, COPD-, asthmaor connective tissue disease-related bronchiECTasis.2017-01-21T00:00:00Respiration['F. Amati', 'E. Franceschi', 'A. Gramegna', 'J. Chalmers', 'S. Aliberti']2017-01-21T00:00:00 3d34c02af7dcd80aa67976b31a46a35c4fb43ca6Higher Education20175512This mixed-method study explored ways to support computing science and engineering students whose study strategies may be inadequate to meet coursework expectations and recommended future research into instructors’ disciplinary learning beliefs and how paired learning support can be designed to initiate first-year students into those aspects of learning valued by their respective disciplinary fields.2017-01-21T00:00:00Higher Education['Sheryl Guloy', 'Farimah Salimi', 'D. Cukierman', 'Donna McGee Thompson']2017-01-21T00:00:00 8690975a4ce424ce70f4ccfa4103fdd7a161394aThe ICTs sector in Albania has marked some considerable progress with the market liberalization, the expansion of the Internet use, the improvements in e-government services and in the policy framework (EC, Progress Report 2012; NSDI, Draft, 2014-2020). The ICTs companies operate mainly at the domestic level, but there are growing efforts to gain better recognition at the regional and international level. The ICTs companies operating in Tirana are mainly registered as SMEs and work in the local market. This paper explores the level of smart business in the ICTs sector in Albania by looking in particular at the current level, future trends and underpinning reasons for the smart business development. The paper provides a framework analysis for smart business as outlined in the survey of literature and explores its contextualization in the ICT sector in Albania by looking at the readiness of the sector to develop smart business. The paper adopts a quantitative methodology and uses both primary and secondary data. The primary data are collected through online structured survey of the ICTs sector in Albania and the secondary data include reports, articles and studies on the ICTs market in Albania.201786The paper provides a framework analysis for smart business as outlined in the survey of literature and explores its contextualization in the ICT sector in Albania by looking at the readiness of the sector to develop smart business.2017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Economics and Business Studies['E. Curraj']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2a56220aa984398c17d69664080cae1d792cb493Hospitality higher education has basically evolved to supply the industry with competent professionals. Faculties of tourism and hotels in Egypt have tried to provide the market with candidates that match the market requirements and to enhance students by equipping them with adequate competencies that meet the market needs. Many graduates have changed their hospitality careers, others are still working in the tourism sector, sometimes in other areas than what they were specialized in. Some have found jobs that match their education, either locally, or abroad. There has always been this gap between the main three components affecting the hospitality market, represented in (a) academia, and the effectiveness of the taught material, compared to the real jobs in the market, (b) students or graduates, who may have to change their whole career, just to fit in a good job, and (c) stakeholders, fulfilling the criteria they are looking for, in quality candidates for future jobs. The objective of this paper is to explore the causes of this gap via collecting answers from both graduates of FTH in Egypt and experts of the industry. The paper is accomplished through distributing online questionnaires for: (I) graduates of various faculties of tourism and hotels in Egypt, and (II) stakeholders, via gathering responses that reflect their viewpoints of the actual quality of recent graduates. The findings of this paper are important as they represent real answers of graduates of the hospitality career who were grouped years ago on the social network, thus making sure the data collected is related to the issue of the hospitality industry and thus reaching results that help provide the industry with better qualified graduates. Key words : Hospitality graduates, gap, hospitality stakeholders, academia, quality graduates.20172432017-01-21T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['Dina Weheba']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f9871fb1ffd09c5c5357c17c8ebd150bafc7818dMigration has become a very topical political and economic concern over the past few years, with particular reference to human migration from developing countries to more developed countries. Health workforce migration from the countries in Western Balkans, especially from Albania to more developed countries is increasing during the past few years according to official statement of medical associations. So, last three years 400 doctors have asked for certificate of “Good standing†in order to apply for a job abroad. Thus, the migration of healthcare personnel in Albania is becoming a phenomenon that might risk the stability of the healthcare system with its upgrading intensity. It also contributes to lowering the quality of services rendered and at the same time reduces the necessary transfer of knowledge to the younger generations. Quantitative research performed during 2014, outlines and frames the problems and causes for the migration in five basic categories: economic, professional, political, personal and social factors for migration, including questions concerning the index of satisfaction for the profession. In order to respond to the objective of the study, doctors were invited by email to fill online the questionnaire in Survey Monkey webpage. The aim of this paper is to understand the “push†factors which affect the mobility of Albanian healthcare personnel. The needs for higher income, living and working conditions are the main causes of the expansive trend of migration of healthcare workers from Albania in the past several years. Still, the reasons behind migration of health workforce are multifold, ranging from economic and professional, to political and personal factors. The lack of job satisfaction and possibilities for further education and career development, poor working conditions, political pressure, the exposure to verbal and physical violence, are also the factors that stimulate the migration.201723The aims of this paper are to understand the “push†factors which affect the mobility of Albanian healthcare personnel, and to outline and frames the problems and causes for the migration in five basic categories: economic, professional, political, personal and social factors for migration.2017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies['G. Koduzi', 'A. Kongjonaj', 'V. Lazarevik']2017-01-21T00:00:00 512b09cf4f62d1aa08da46eec2a61aad665b7debFinnegans Wake has always had a strange relationship with its readers. On the one hand, Joyce’s final novel has become one of the richest topics of Joycean scholarly interest, but on the other, the book does not seem able to break away from its academic stigma, and “ordinary” readers still perceive it with great suspicion. Some recent non-academic projects have found new ways to disseminate the unique experience that the Wake can offer through the internet, thereby bringing the novel to readers in a seemingly less-disheartening form. The Twitter bot @finnegansreader posts fragments of text every ten minutes;1 the “Wake in Progress” blog provides illustrations for several passages;2 and other sites host the recording of Joyce reciting a fragment from Anna Livia Plurabelle at the Orthological Institute at Cambridge in 1929.3 These projects bring the Wake to a broader public in a nonacademic setting, and, more importantly, they make the Wake available and accessible to the public without restricting personal interpretations on the part of the reader/viewer/listener. This review focuses on one of the new projects in this context: “Waywords and Meansigns,” an initiative that seeks to draw on the Wake’s musicality. “Waywords and Meansigns” is an online project that offers two free and unabridged editions of the Wake set to music.4 In the first edition’s seventeen tracks, the Wake is assembled into “31 hours, 8 minutes, 11 seconds worth of delightful strangeness” by a range of different performers, from professional musicians to artists or Wakeenthusiasts.5 The artists of “Waywords and Meansigns” give each chapter their own native or non-native English sound, as opposed to using only Joyce’s Hiberno-English Irish. Each track is therefore a unique and completely personal interpretation of an artist’s reading of the text and not in the least a simulation of Joyce’s 1929 Cambridge recording. The different musical approaches per chapter provide variety, as some artists opt for a more traditional reading experience, clearly putting the text first, while others add an almost continuous flow of sound to their section. For example, the Massachusetts art-punk band Dérive produces a rap-like interpretation of Anna Livia Plurabelle; chapter I.4, “the Humphriad III,” is overlaid with experimental drum grooves; and chapter III.3 receives a veneer of jazz, electronica, and acoustic guitar riffs. In general, experimental is the best word to describe the type of music. Perhaps this is because the artists were aware that the Wake is an experimental form of writing; however, Finnegans Wake is difficult enough as it is, and, to be honest, some of these musical interpretations make it more inaccessible. The Anna James Joyce Quarterly 52.1 20142017302017-01-21T00:00:00James Joyce Quarterly['Aodhán Kelly', 'T. D. Keyser']2017-01-21T00:00:00 d7cab4c3ee0bd45605882b8161b377cbb642c640Previous studies have well-characterized the association between advanced renal impairment and decline in functional status, particularly in the end-stage renal disease population [4] . However, few studies have examined this relationship at earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or attempted to incorporate albuminuria into the assessment. Recently, Bowling et al. [5] examined fall risk in a cohort of 8,744 adults (including 1,604 adults with CKD) from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study. Similar to the Wolfgram study, decline in eGFR was not associated with increased risk for serious fall injury, whereas fall risk increased with progressively higher category of albuminuria. Together, the findings from the Bowling and Wolfgram studies suggest that albuminuria may be more sensitive than eGFR in identifying patients at risk for functional impairment, at least in patients with earlier stages of CKD. The findings from these studies are both congruent and complementary. While the Bowling study focused on the hard outcome of serious fall-related injury, the Wolfgram study examined surrogates for functional impairment. The latter finding is particularly important because it lends support to the ability to identify a signal for fall risk before an actual event. Falls and fallrelated injuries are highly prevalent and potentially devastating complications in older adults [6] , and patients with CKD are at particularly high risk [5] . The ability to identify patients at risk at an early stage – when preventative interventions are most likely to be effective – is therefore an important public health goal. Over the past 2 decades, the clinical significance of albuminuria has been increasingly recognized, most notably as an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes [1, 2] . The kidneys can thus be regarded as providing a window on systemic endothelial function, with urinary albumin being a sensitive, inexpensive, and widely available lens through which vascular health can be gauged. Now, there may be even more reason to pay close attention to urinary albumin excretion. In this issue of the American Journal of Nephrology , Wolfgram et al. [3] present a secondary analysis from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). Using a subgroup of adults aged 75 years or older, they examined data from the baseline study assessment period. In addition to renal indices (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] and albuminuria), participants in this subgroup underwent functional performance evaluation using 3 different validated tools: (1) gait speed assessment, (2) a self-administered health-related quality of life survey focusing on functional status (EuroQol 5 dimensions questionnaire [EQ-5D]), and (3) a self-administered fall risk assessment tool (Falls Efficacy Scale [FES]). In unadjusted modeling, both decreasing eGFR and increasing albuminuria categories were associated with worse scores on the 3 performance outcome measures. In adjusted models (including adjustment for albuminuria), eGFR was no longer a significant predictor of performance scoring. However, albuminuria remained a significant predictor for both gait speed and EQ-5D, although not for FES scoring. Published online: January 21, 2017 Nephrology American Journal ofAmerican Journal of Nephrology201770The findings from the Bowling and Wolfgram studies suggest that albuminuria may be more sensitive than eGFR in identifying patients at risk for functional impairment, at least in patients with earlier stages of CKD.2017-01-21T00:00:00American Journal of Nephrology['Michael Heung']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0cb73d31d17140b799701e3f441800e167371967RESUMO: Este artigo e parte de uma pesquisa de doutorado concluida em junho de 2016 que investigou procedimentos de ensino e aprendizagem de musica em ambientes socioculturais de tradicao e transmissao oral, mais especificamente na Academia de Capoeira de Mestre Joao Pequeno de Pastinha de Salvador, BA. O foco do artigo foram relacoes entre musica e literatura, proporcionadas pela interacao entre obra literaria infantojuvenil da escritora Carolina Cunha e o Projeto “Pequenos de Joao”, idealizado pela neta do mestre, Cristiane Miranda Santos, no bairro Fazenda Coutos, suburbio de Salvador. A metodologia foi estudo de caso. Atraves da analise de dados obtidos com observacoes, observacoes participativas, entrevistas e pesquisa on line, sao destacados dialogos possiveis entre musica, capoeira angola e literatura. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Ensino-aprendizagem de musica. Tradicao e Transmissao oral. Musica afrobrasileira. Capoeira angola. ABSTRACT: This paper is part of the PhD research completed in June 2016 that investigated teaching procedures and learning music in sociocultural environments of tradition and oral transmission, specifically in Capoeira Academy Mestre Joao Pequeno de Pastinha Salvador, BA. The focus of the article were relations between music and childish juvenile literature, provided by interacion between the literary work of the Carolina Cunha and the Project “Pequenos de Joao”, created by the granddaughter of the master, Cristiane Miranda Santos, in the neighborhood Fazenda Coutos, suburb of Salvador. The methodology was the case study. Through the analysis of data obtained from observations, participant observation, interviews and online survey are highlighted possible dialogues between music, Capoeira Angola, and literature. KEYWORDS: Music Teaching and Learning. Musical Tradition. African-Brazilian Music Tradition. Capoeira Angola.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['P. Gallo']2017-01-21T00:00:00 17d42f033799992294168e1d800a02d93920945dBlended learning is receiving significant scholarly attention in Korean nursing education for a number of reasons: the downsizing of universities due to low birth rates; the high demand for nurses in a super-aged society; and nursing’s distinctive characteristics, i.e., theory-driven practical scholarship (Park, 2016). However, the lack of scholarly evidence on this subject suggests that current nursing scholarship is not satisfying the needs of the times. This article thus addressed problems in the current literature on Korea’s blended learning in nursing and suggested a way forward for the future. A rigorous literature review and synthesis were conducted from July 01 to August 10, 2016 using an electronic database operated by Korea Education & Research Information Service. The key words were “blended learning” and “nursing.” The search result included twelve publications on “blended learning” and “nursing” in Korea and thirty publications on “blended learning” and “nursing” in other countries. All articles were first scrutinized by the author for relevance to blended learning in nursing and were then compared and synthesized. Korean articles had straight research structures from central casting in contrast to the articles from other countries. Specifically, these structures included 1) an ambiguous definition of the scope of blended learning: i.e., multiple instructional methods or delivery media, rather than an integration of technology-mediated instruction into a face-to-face (F2F) learning environment (Bonk & Graham, 2005); “enhancing blends [1] ” rather than “enabling blends” or “transforming blends” (Bonk & Graham, 2005, see Table 1: Different categories of blended learning systems), 2) a very small sample size with a limited location, 3) the use of very basic descriptive statistical analyses, 4) undifferentiated types of a blended learning: i.e., most articles referred to blended learning in nursing education as on-line lectures for a few hours plus face-to-face lectures or practicum. Flipped learning and Virtual-reality-based (VR) education were nonexistent in Korean nursing literature despite the fact that these have already entered US and UK publications, 5) the use of cliched variables such as “self-efficacy,” “satisfaction,” “motivation,” and “self-directed learning ability,” and 6) a study design lacking in scientific rigor. Blended learning is significantly and rapidly transforming our education environment. This change is accordingly accelerating improved pedagogy toward interactive rather than transmissive learning, increased learner-centered access/flexibility, and enhanced cost savings. Considering that practice is vital in nursing education, “mixed-reality and problem-based embedded training” (Kirkley & Kirkley, 2005, pp. 533-549; Kirkley & Kirkley, 2007, pp. 42-53 ) such as “Live-Virtual-Constructive Simulations” (Wisher, 2005, pp. 519-532 ) are expected to play a key role in ensuring well-equipped nurses in the near future. However, scholarly preparations to embrace advanced technology-based innovation in nursing education are, at present, insufficient. Before trying to present empirical study findings on the effects of blended learning in nursing education, 1) a clear definition and scope of blended learning must be established, 2) theories, models, and ethical considerations in the context of nursing education should be developed, and 3) the nursing science community must reach a consensus on the first two points . On this solid foundation, future research can be built. [1] “Enhancing blends” refers to making incremental changes to the pedagogy: e.g., providing supplementary online materials in a traditional F2F learning setting, while “transforming blends” refers to making a significant transformation of the pedagogy: e.g., letting learners experience dynamic technology-mediated interactions and actively build up knowledge and skills (Bonk & Graham, 2005, see Table 1: Different categories of blended learning systems). “Enabling blends” refers to making changes of modality in educational content delivery for easier access, better convenience, and more flexibility (Bonk & Graham, 2005, see Table 1: Different categories of blended learning systems). RECEIVED 12 August 2016, REVISED 14 December 2016, ACCEPTED 14 December 2016201740This article addressed problems in the current literature on Korea’s blended learning in nursing and suggested a way forward for the future using an electronic database operated by Korea Education & Research Information Service.2017-01-21T00:00:00['C. Park']2017-01-21T00:00:00 279a1ff6202802b2b277d6f47a468ae57d25329fSpeculation is the practice in which the speculator is engaged in risky purchase of stock without the intention to maintain it, in an attempt to profit from price movements in the shortest time possible. Wall Street stock market is the largest stock market in the United States of America and the world in terms of turnover and market capitalization. In this paper, we are going to investigate speculation and gambling strategies on earnings management of New York Stock market during the years 2008-2014. The purpose of this paper is to investigate speculation and gambling strategies on earnings management. In this paper, we have investigated earnings management in member companies of the Wall Street stock exchange. This study is carried out using speculation and gambling variables on earnings management. Among the variables, gambling has shown an inverse relationship on earnings management.2017902017-01-21T00:00:00['Nooshin Ghiamat']2017-01-21T00:00:00 44686b0fc0e28a951efb8cfe8ebd5a7e4303b4ddRecently disordered gambling is reclassified as an addictive disorder which inter alia affects a little but significant proportion of adolescents. The aim of this study is to identify and assess different levels of gambling severity among adolescent gamblers (N=1157) from middle and high schools of Korca region, utilizing a cross-sectional design and self-report questionnaire. Using Exploratory, Parallel, Reliability and Confirmatory Analysis, the PGSI measurement instrument, designed for these purposes, resulted to be an appropriate unidimensional screening tool of adolescent disordered gambling in terms of psychometric properties. A traditional Latent Class Analysis using the nine PGSI-items as indicators is performed to identify and predict subtypes of adolescent gamblers, classifying them into latent classes based on their problem gambling severity levels. The inclusion of three covariates related to adolescent gambling problems into Latent Class Model improved the model, helping us to better understand the latent structure.20175012017-01-21T00:00:00European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies['Emil Frasheri', 'Besa Shahini']2017-01-21T00:00:00 c7e6a4ce2d2178c4b928ad48d20b4b3aa8f6b90bStatistical applications in sports have long centered on how to best separate signal (e.g. team talent) from random noise. However, most of this work has concentrated on a single sport, and the development of meaningful cross-sport comparisons has been impeded by the difficulty of translating luck from one sport to another. In this manuscript, we develop Bayesian state-space models using betting market data that can be uniformly applied across sporting organizations to better understand the role of randomness in game outcomes. These models can be used to extract estimates of team strength, the between-season, within-season, and game-to-game variability of team strengths, as well each team's home advantage. We implement our approach across a decade of play in each of the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), and Major League Baseball (MLB), finding that the NBA demonstrates both the largest dispersion in talent and the largest home advantage, while the NHL and MLB stand out for their relative randomness in game outcomes. We conclude by proposing new metrics for judging competitiveness across sports leagues, both within the regular season and using traditional postseason tournament formats. Although we focus on sports, we discuss a number of other situations in which our generalizable models might be usefully applied.Annals of Applied Statistics201775452017-01-21T00:00:00The Annals of Applied Statistics['Michael J. Lopez', 'Gregory J. Matthews', 'B. Baumer']2017-01-21T00:00:00 f0a19fe81d283f87551a23929cf64413257f02f8Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi20172673A case describing the use of VSP and computerized navigation for the reconstruction of a large orbital floor defect with a custom implant for orbit and sinus surgery is reported.2017-01-21T00:00:00Chinese Journal of Traumatology['A. Herford', 'M. Miller', 'F. Lauritano', 'G. Cervino', 'F. Signorino', 'C. Maiorana']2017-01-21T00:00:00 c511a702c9db092fd1d22af176be9a2893ad572dWe report the first measurement of the elliptic anisotropy (v_{2}) of the charm meson D^{0} at midrapidity (|y|<1) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV. The measurement was conducted by the STAR experiment at RHIC utilizing a new high-resolution silicon tracker. The measured D^{0} v_{2} in 0%-80% centrality Au+Au collisions can be described by a viscous hydrodynamic calculation for a transverse momentum (p_{T}) of less than 4  GeV/c. The D^{0} v_{2} as a function of transverse kinetic energy (m_{T}-m_{0}, where m_{T}=sqrt[p_{T}^{2}+m_{0}^{2}]) is consistent with that of light mesons in 10%-40% centrality Au+Au collisions. These results suggest that charm quarks have achieved local thermal equilibrium with the medium created in such collisions. Several theoretical models, with the temperature-dependent, dimensionless charm spatial diffusion coefficient (2πTD_{s}) in the range of ∼2-12, are able to simultaneously reproduce our D^{0} v_{2} result and our previously published results for the D^{0} nuclear modification factor.Physical Review Letters2017074The first measurement of the elliptic anisotropy (v_{2}) of the charm meson D^{0} at midrapidity (|y|<1) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200  GeV, suggesting that charm quarks have achieved local thermal equilibrium with the medium created in such collisions.2017-01-21T00:00:00Physical review letters['L. Adamczyk', 'J. K. Adkins', 'G. Agakishiev', 'M. Aggarwal', 'Z. Ahammed', 'N. Ajitanand', 'I. Alekseev', 'D. Anderson', 'R. Aoyama', 'A. Aparin', 'D. Arkhipkin', 'E. Aschenauer', 'M. U. Ashraf', 'A. Attri', 'G. S. Averichev', 'X. Bai', 'V. Bairathi', 'A. Behera', 'R. Bellwied', 'A. Bhasin', 'A. Bhati', 'P. Bhattarai', 'J. Bielcik', 'J. Bielčíková', 'L. Bland', 'I. Bordyuzhin', 'J. Bouchet', 'J. Brandenburg', 'A. Brandin', 'D. Brown', 'I. Bunzarov', 'J. Butterworth', 'H. Caines', 'M. Calderon De La Barca Sanchez', 'J. Campbell', 'D. Cebra', 'I. Chakaberia', 'P. Chaloupka', 'Z. Chang', 'N. Chankova-Bunzarova', 'Sirshendu Chatterjee', 'S. Chattopadhyay', 'X. Chen', 'J. Chen', 'X. Chen', 'J. Cheng', 'M. Cherney', 'W. Christie', 'G. Contin', 'H. Crawford', 'S. Das', 'L. De Silva', 'R. Debbe', 'T. Dedovich', 'J. Deng', 'A. Derevschikov', 'L. Didenko', 'C. Dilks', 'X. Dong', 'J. Drachenberg', 'J. Draper', 'L. Dunkelberger', 'J. Dunlop', 'L. Efimov', 'N. Elsey', 'J. Engelage', 'G. Eppley', 'R. Esha', 'S. Esumi', 'O. Evdokimov', 'J. Ewigleben', 'O. Eyser', 'R. Fatemi', 'S. Fazio', 'P. Federic', 'P. Federičová', 'J. Fedorišin', 'Z. Feng', 'P. Filip', 'E. Finch', 'Y. Fisyak', 'C. Flores', 'L. Fulek', 'C. Gagliardi', 'D. Garand', 'F. Geurts', 'A. Gibson', 'M. Girard', 'L. Greiner', 'D. Grosnick', 'D. Gunarathne', 'Y. Guo', 'A. Gupta', 'S. Gupta', 'W. Guryn', 'A. Hamad', 'Ahmed M. Hamed', 'A. Harlenderova', 'J. Harris', 'L. He', 'S. Heppelmann', 'S. Heppelmann', 'A. Hirsch', 'G. Hoffmann', 'S. Horvat', 'T. Huang', 'B. Huang', 'X. Huang', 'H. Huang', 'T. Humanic', 'P. Huo', 'G. Igo', 'W. Jacobs', 'A. Jentsch', 'J. Jia', 'K. Jiang', 'S. Jowzaee', 'E. Judd', 'S. Kabana', 'D. Kalinkin', 'K. Kang', 'K. Kauder', 'H. Ke', 'D. Keane', 'A. Kechechyan', 'Z. Khan', 'D. Kikoła', 'I. Kisel', 'A. Kisiel', 'L. Kochenda', 'M. Kocmanek', 'T. Kollegger', 'L. Kosarzewski', 'A. Kraishan', 'P. Kravtsov', 'K. Krueger', 'N. Kulathunga', 'L. Kumar', 'J. Kvapil', 'J. Kwasizur', 'R. Lacey', 'J. Landgraf', 'K. Landry', 'J. Lauret', 'A. Lebedev', 'R. Lednický', 'J. Lee', 'X. Li', 'C. Li', 'W. Li', 'Y. Li', 'J. Lidrych', 'T. Lin', 'M. Lisa', 'H. Liu', 'P. Liu', 'Y. Liu', 'F. Liu', 'T. Ljubičić', 'W. Llope', 'M. Lomnitz', 'R. Longacre', 'S. Luo', 'X. Luo', 'G. Ma', 'L. Ma', 'Y. Ma', 'R. Ma', 'N. Magdy', 'R. Majka', 'D. Mallick', 'S. Margetis', 'C. Markert', 'H. Matis', 'K. Meehan', 'J. Mei', 'Z. Miller', 'N. Minaev', 'S. Mioduszewski', 'D. Mishra', 'S. Mizuno', 'B. Mohanty', 'M. Mondal', 'D. Morozov', 'M. K. Mustafa', 'M. Nasim', 'T. Nayak', 'J. Nelson', 'M. Nie', 'G. Nigmatkulov', 'T. Niida', 'L. Nogach', 'T. Nonaka', 'S. Nurushev', 'G. Odyniec', 'A. Ogawa', 'K. Oh', 'V. Okorokov', 'D. Olvitt', 'B. Page', 'R. Pak', 'Y. Pandit', 'Y. Panebratsev', 'B. Pawlik', 'H. Pei', 'C. Perkins', 'P. Pile', 'J. Pluta', 'K. Poniatowska', 'J. Porter', 'M. Posik', 'A. Poskanzer', 'N. Pruthi', 'M. Przybycien', 'J. Putschke', 'H. Qiu', 'A. Quintero', 'S. Ramachandran', 'R. Ray', 'R. Reed', 'M. Rehbein', 'H. Ritter', 'J. Roberts', 'O. Rogachevskiy', 'J. Romero', 'J. D. Roth', 'L. Ruan', 'J. Rusnak', 'O. Rusňáková', 'N. Sahoo', 'P. Sahu', 'S. Salur', 'J. Sandweiss', 'M. Saur', 'J. Schambach', 'A. Schmah', 'W. Schmidke', 'N. Schmitz', 'B. Schweid', 'J. Seger', 'M. Sergeeva', 'P. Seyboth', 'N. Shah', 'E. Shahaliev', 'P. Shanmuganathan', 'M. Shao', 'A. Sharma', 'M. Sharma', 'W. Shen', 'Z. Shi', 'S. Shi', 'Q. Shou', 'E. Sichtermann', 'R. Sikora', 'M. Simko', 'S. Singha', 'M. Skoby', 'N. Smirnov', 'D. Smirnov', 'W. Solyst', 'L. Song', 'P. Sorensen', 'H. Spinka', 'B. Srivastava', 'T. Stanislaus', 'M. Strikhanov', 'B. Stringfellow', 'T. Sugiura', 'M. Šumbera', 'B. Summa', 'Y. Sun', 'X. Sun', 'X. Sun', 'B. Surrow', 'D. Svirida', 'M. Szelezniak', 'A. Tang', 'Z. Tang', 'A. Taranenko', 'T. Tarnowsky', 'Abdel Nasser Tawfik', 'J. Thäder', 'J. Thomas', 'A. Timmins', 'D. Tlustý', 'T. Todoroki', 'M. Tokarev', 'S. Trentalange', 'R. Tribble', 'P. Tribedy', 'S. Tripathy', 'B. Trzeciak', 'O. Tsai', 'T. Ullrich', 'D. Underwood', 'I. Upsal', 'G. Van Buren', 'G. van Nieuwenhuizen', 'A. Vasiliev', 'F. Videbæk', 'S. Vokál', 'S. Voloshin', 'A. Vossen', 'G. Wang', 'Y. Wang', 'F. Wang', 'Y. Wang', 'J. Webb', 'G. Webb', 'L. Wen', 'G. Westfall', 'H. Wieman', 'S. Wissink', 'R. Witt', 'Y. Wu', 'Z. Xiao', 'W. Xie', 'G. Xie', 'J. Xu', 'N. Xu', 'Q. Xu', 'Y. Xu', 'Z. Xu', 'Y. Yang', 'Q. Yang', 'C. Yang', 'S. Yang', 'Z. Ye', 'L. Yi', 'K. Yip', 'I. Yoo', 'N. Yu', 'H. Zbroszczyk', 'W. Zha', 'Z. Zhang', 'X. Zhang', 'J. Zhang', 'S. Zhang', 'J. Zhang', 'Y. Zhang', 'J. Zhang', 'S. Zhang', 'J. Zhao', 'C. Zhong', 'Long Zhou', 'C. Zhou', 'X. Zhu', 'Z. Zhu', 'M. Zyzak']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ea256c019f391b3f5e5ff1a1e008c94c4777966aArthritis Research & Therapy20175658Findings indicate that Sema7A as a potent activator of T cells and monocytes in the immune response contributes to the inflammation and progression of RA, suggesting its therapeutic potential in the treatment of RA.2017-01-21T00:00:00Arthritis Research & Therapy['Jianmin Xie', 'Hao Wang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0cba20dd6334aece16ee551f912be799002dbb61Journal of Solution Chemistry201783302017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Solution Chemistry['I. Sedov', 'T. Magsumov', 'Erin Hart', 'Elizabeth Higgins', 'Damini Grover', 'H. Zettl', 'M. Zad', 'W. Acree', 'M. Abraham']2017-01-21T00:00:00 7f7e1584f5c1eaae1ab3438088ff786685e9fd3eDigestive Diseases and Sciences20173922Sulfasalazine may be potentially administered in pouchitis prophylaxis after proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis, but large prospectively controlled trials are needed.2017-01-21T00:00:00Digestive Diseases and Sciences['E. Scaioli', 'A. Sartini', 'E. Liverani', 'R. Digby', 'G. Ugolini', 'G. Rosati', 'G. Poggioli', 'D. Festi', 'F. Bazzoli', 'A. Belluzzi']2017-01-21T00:00:00 5044641663adaa532ceaf9501aaee9b4d17ab325Measurements of the galaxy stellar mass function are crucial to understand the formation of galaxies in the Universe. In a hierarchical clustering paradigm, it is plausible that there is a connection between the properties of galaxies and their environments. Evidence for environmental trends has been established in the local Universe. The Dark Energy Survey (DES) provides large photometric data sets that enable further investigation of the assembly of mass. In this study, we use similar to 3.2 million galaxies from the (South Pole Telescope) SPTEast field in the DES science verification (SV) data set. From grizY photometry, we derive galaxy stellar masses and absolute magnitudes, and determine the errors on these properties using Monte Carlo simulations using the full photometric redshift probability distributions. We compute galaxy environments using a fixed conical aperture for a range of scales. We construct galaxy environment probability distribution functions and investigate the dependence of the environment errors on the aperture parameters. We compute the environment components of the galaxy stellar mass function for the redshift range 0.15 < z < 1.05. For z < 0.75, we find that the fraction of massive galaxies is larger in high-density environment than in lowdensity environments. We show that the low-density and high-density components converge with increasing redshift up to z similar to 1.0 where the shapes of the mass function components are indistinguishable. Our study shows how high-density structures build up around massive galaxies through cosmic time.201791202017-01-21T00:00:00Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society['J. Etherington', 'D. Thomas', 'C. Maraston', 'I. Sevilla-Noarbe', 'K. Bechtol', 'J. Pforr', 'P. Pellegrini', 'J. Gschwend', 'A. Rosell', 'M. Maia', 'L. Costa', 'A. Benoit-Lévy', 'M. Swanson', 'W. Hartley', 'T. Abbott', 'F. Abdalla', 'S. Allam', 'R. Bernstein', 'E. Bertin', 'D. Brooks', 'E. Buckley-Geer', 'M. Kind', 'J. Carretero', 'F. Castander', 'M. Crocce', 'C. Cunha', 'S. Desai', 'P. Doel', 'T. Eifler', 'A. Evrard', 'A. F. Neto', 'D. Finley', 'B. Flaugher', 'P. Fosalba', 'J. Frieman', 'D. Gerdes', 'D. Gruen', 'R. Gruendl', 'G. Gutiérrez', 'K. Honscheid', 'D. James', 'K. Kuehn', 'N. Kuropatkin', 'O. Lahav', 'M. Lima', 'P. Martini', 'Peter Melchior', 'R. Miquel', 'J. Mohr', 'B. Nord', 'R. Ogando', 'A. Plazas', 'A. Romer', 'E. Rykoff', 'E. Sánchez', 'V. Scarpine', 'M. Schubnell', 'R. C. Smith', 'M. Soares-Santos', 'F. Sobreira', 'G. Tarlé', 'V. Vikram', 'A. Walker', 'Y. Zhang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 9ec32585c6c60df47dc65700aae311f0ecc81e52history of infection such as childhood pneumonia or whooping cough and are told this is the cause of their bronchiectasis, even when this event was 40 or 50 years earlier than the onset of their symptoms. In light of the median age of bronchiectasis patients (around 68 years according to unpublished EMBARC data), a clear recall bias might exist when a physician is investigating lower respiratory tract infections which occurred during patient’s infancy or adolescence [3] . Furthermore, a reasonable geographical variability characterizes this etiology, mainly accounting for post-TB cases, as documented by a broad range from 62.5% in Africa to 31.2% in Europe and 18.9% in North America [4] . Fifth, the association between COPD and bronchiectasis has not been fully investigated and the different ways to diagnose these two conditions (functional vs. radiological diagnosis) make things much more complicated. Thus, different patients are currently classified in clinical practice under the same umbrella of bronchiectasis-COPD overlap syndrome: subjects with bronchiectasis and airflow obstruction (even if they are non-smokers), those with a prior diagnosis of COPD who develop bronchiectasis, and sometimes even patients without airflow obstruction, but having bronchiectasis and a smoking history [5] . Last but not least, data on the prevalence of bronchiectasis etiology published so far are limited not only by the retrospective nature of the study designs but also by the absence of the denominator used to calculate those rates (the number of tests performed). This represents a key issue that might alter the perception of the causes of bronchiectasis and explains why the wide range of idiopathic bronchiectasis detected across centers is, in reality, strictly dependent on the intensity of the workup performed. You do not find what you do not look for. In light of these and other concerns as well as the absence of evidence on this subject, there is no consensus on what would be the minimum bundle of tests to be performed once the radiological diagnosis of bronchiectasis is performed [6, 7] . While results from translational studies will come out and hopefully will give us better insights in the pathophysiology of bronchiectasis, some steps are urgently needed. A consensus among international experts should be reached on specific definitions of the etiologies of bronchiectasis, including post-infective, COPD-, asthmaor connective tissue disease-related bronchiectasis. We should also promote well-designed, multicenter, prospective studies broadening the spectrum of investigations and including genetic tests for cystic fibrosis and alpha 1 -antytripsin deficiency, screening for ciliary dysfunction, second-level immunological tests and functional antibodies, serological tests for autoimmune disease, questionnaire to screen for chronic sinusopathy or GORD, and sputum culture for mycobacteria in all the patients enrolled [8, 9] . From a clinical perspective, it might also justify a large bundle of tests to be present among the SOPs of a tertiary care bronchiectasis clinic, balancing the costs of these tests against the possibility to identify a treatable cause of bronchiectasis. We read with great interest the manuscript by Buscot and coworkers [1] , who retrospectively analyzed the etiology of bronchiectasis in an adult population of French subjects. We congratulate the authors for their effort to collect for the first time in the literature these data from France, which nicely add to those recently published from 7 other European countries [2] . As we clearly recognize the importance of identifying the etiology of bronchiectasis and especially those conditions that might change patients’ management, we also share with Buscot and colleagues the concerns on the current approach in both testing bronchiectasis patients and presenting scientific data on this topic. First, the absence of an animal model and a lack of basic science research in bronchiectasis limits our understanding of pathophysiology and leaves us groping in the dark using terms such as “cause of,” “association with,” “overlap between,” or “correlation.” Second, it is unknown if some of the currently reported etiologies of bronchiectasis, such as non-tuberculous mycobacteria or allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, succeed versus precede bronchiectasis development. Both are likely. Third, most of the available literature does not evaluate the possibility that more than one predisposing factor might exist in the same patient, and the interaction between different conditions causing bronchiectasis is unknown. Fourth, although post-infective bronchiectasis accounts for the majority of “known” causes of bronchiectasis in most of the published cohorts, this definition suffers from several biases. There is consensus on neither the type and severity of previous infective processes which justify the development of bronchiectasis nor the acceptable time between them which should fit the “post-infective” definition. A patient having left lower lobe pneumonia who subsequently presents with left lower bronchiectasis 1 year later might receive the diagnosis of post-infective bronchiectasis, but do we know that the pneumonia did not occur due to an existing bronchiectasis in this lobe? More commonly, patients give a remote Published online: January 21, 2017Respiration2017917Concerns are shared and a consensus among international experts should be reached on specific definitions of the etiologies of bronchiectasis, including post-infective, COPD-, asthmaor connective tissue disease-related bronchiECTasis.2017-01-21T00:00:00Respiration['F. Amati', 'E. Franceschi', 'A. Gramegna', 'J. Chalmers', 'S. Aliberti']2017-01-21T00:00:00 0193acc8f0ffcdfd3969c878d8649584bc47dcc0BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders20174112The prevalence rates of LBP, when defined in a number of ways, were constant over time at a group level, but did not necessarily involve the same individuals.2017-01-21T00:00:00BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders['P. Kjaer', 'L. Korsholm', 'C. Leboeuf‐Yde', 'Lise Hestbaek', 'T. Bendix']2017-01-21T00:00:00 25ceba95d3e5ec8aa06e2957e34a2de58b8b9ac2Cellulose201733112017-01-21T00:00:00Cellulose['Yong Zhang', 'Shengwei Tang', 'Tao Zhang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e30fe4b390650578762c4bff3c60fc20ed0ec200Pediatric Radiology20172010Children older than 1 year with inflammatory neck swelling ≤3 days are at low risk of having ultrasound findings that require drainage and in this subgroup of patients, ultrasound could be avoided unless the patient fails to improve after a trial of antibiotic therapy.2017-01-21T00:00:00Pediatric Radiology['F. Golriz', 'G. Bisset', 'B. D’Amico', 'A. Cruz', 'K. Alade', 'Wei Zhang', 'L. Donnelly']2017-01-21T00:00:00 2e20ee4d8cea70b98aa80a22d6720ccec811c178Abstract: Drawing from the theory of academic momentum, the purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between what happens before, during, and after an alternative break (AB) experience and students’ reported gains in diversity and social justice orientations 1 year after their AB. Findings point to the importance of considering how these types of programs are structured and implemented, not just whether or not students participate, and of encouraging continued engagement after an AB experience.20174162017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of College Student Development['Elizabeth Niehaus']2017-01-21T00:00:00 c8cbfc708372584ffc95578fe4db99874a484de3The Lancet20171062017-01-21T00:00:00The Lancet['C. Leduc', 'E. Quoix']2017-01-21T00:00:00 694ea563fc28fe3ac5da231a38867a495163f67fIn this note, we give a so-called representative classification for the strata by automorphism group of smooth $\bar{k}$-plane curves of genus $6$, where $\bar{k}$ is a fixed separable closure of a field $k$ of characteristic $p = 0$ or $p > 13$. We start with a classification already obtained by the first author and we use standard techniques. Interestingly, in the way to get these families for the different strata, we find two remarkable phenomenons that did not appear before. One is the existence of a non $0$-dimensional final stratum of plane curves. At a first sight it may sound odd, but we will see that this is a normal situation for higher degrees and we will give a explanation for it. We explicitly describe representative families for all strata, except for the stratum with automorphism group $\mathbb{Z}/5\mathbb{Z}$. Here we find the second difference with the lower genus cases where the previous techniques do not fully work. Fortunately, we are still able to prove the existence of such family by applying a version of Luroth's theorem in dimension $2$.Colloquium Mathematicum20171632017-01-21T00:00:00Colloquium Mathematicum['Eslam Badr', "Elisa Lorenzo Garc'ia"]2017-01-21T00:00:00 ddb46e1c4726ca08bf1115bc1da3d7f1ddc5d08cHypertension is a complex disorder involving multiple organ systems and the primarily modi iable risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death among both men and women in the World. Although both men and women develop hypertension, distinct gender differences in the incidence and severity of hypertension are well established where men have a higher incidence of hypertension compared with women of the same age until the sixth decade of life [1,2]. Despite gender differences in human hypertension, the treatment guidelines do not differ by gender [3]. Even if the causes of hypertension are complex and are related to genetic factors, lifestyle, diet structure, and environmental factors including air pollution [4], coupled with the potential determinants of hypertension, sex differences in hypertensionwhich exist in human populations-are attributed to both biological and behavioural factors. The biological factors include sex hormones, chromosomal differences, and other biological sex differences that are protective against hypertension in women. These factors become prominent in adolescence and persist through adulthood until women reach menopause. Behavioural risk factors for hypertension include high body mass index, smoking, and low physical activity.2017213Sex differences in hypertension which exist in human populations-are attributed to both biological and behavioural factors, which include sex hormones, chromosomal differences, and other biological sex differences that are protective against hypertension in women.2017-01-21T00:00:00['M. Lombardi', 'P. Severi', 'M. G. Bendini', 'E. Caldarone', 'M. Armeni', 'S. D’Emidio', 'M. Leggio']2017-01-21T00:00:00 bc1785b785184176a517be7b1878e7188fd1effbBackground: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an indicator of potential malignancy or infection. Patients with a history of talc pleurodesis can develop pleural or lung parenchymal nodules/talcomas. In these patients, talc-associated (non-malignancy-related) FDG uptake may occur over years. Case Report: A 66-year-old female presented with a past medical history significant for resected non-small-cell lung cancer and was treated with chemotherapy/radiation. The referring physician indicated that she subsequently developed benign pleural effusions and had talc pleurodesis to limit recurrence. The patient was referred to our institution for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) due to a new left upper lobe nodule with increasing FDG uptake on follow-up interval PET performed at the referring institution. On-site cytologic evaluation showed no evidence of malignancy, but found refractile foreign material, consistent with the presence of talc particles. Conclusion: This case presents the importance of cytologic recognition of talc particles during on-site evaluation and discusses the phenomenon of increasing PET-FDG uptake associated with talc pleurodesis.Acta Cytologica201752The importance of cytologic recognition of talc particles during on-site evaluation is presented and the phenomenon of increasing PET-FDG uptake associated with talc pleurodesis is discussed.2017-01-21T00:00:00Acta Cytologica['Elizabeth M. Kurian']2017-01-21T00:00:00 b7623d96b6d54c250421ee3ec1a5bb3710f104bcJournal of Cancer Education201701The results underline the importance of building a close and trustful patient-physician relationship in the oncology encounter and highlight a central mechanism of the association between the quality of the relationship and health outcomes seems to be patient enablement.2017-01-21T00:00:00Journal of Cancer Education['N. Ernstmann', 'M. Wirtz', 'A. Nitzsche', 'S. E. Groß', 'L. Ansmann', 'T. Gloede', 'Julia Jung', 'H. Pfaff', 'W. Baumann', 'Stephan Schmitz', 'M. Neumann']2017-01-21T00:00:00 731aa8a362a90263760c4fc118e178bf869249152017012017-01-21T00:00:00['E. A. Meyer', 'I. Berti', 'Katharina Bolle', 'Fanny Opdenhoff', 'Fabian Stroth']2017-01-21T00:00:00 6386a04905763c15dad71e46657a51e9cb25c23c2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['C. Stewart', 'Lisa A. Macklin']2017-01-21T00:00:00 fbdde25d79b3771347e10cbcde49fc5e48fe48352017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Liz Gruchala-Gilbert']2017-01-21T00:00:00 ce0f4458e3229bf25cbc1d81071ecf669fe4e281A Vitex agnus castus L. e uma planta que contem um oleo essencial concentrado nas folhas, eventualmente utilizado no tratamento de problemas hormonais no periodo pre-menstrual e a menopausa. O presente estudo avaliou o rendimento do oleo essencial de suas folhas em distintos periodos de coleta. Entre os meses de dezembro/2014 a marco/2015 foram realizadas tres coletas de dois arbustos V. agnus castus L. no lote 47 do Assentamento 72, Ladario-MS. A partir do material coletado e desidratado foi realizada a hidrodestilacao por arraste a vapor com equipamento do tipo clevenger para a extracao do oleo. Durante tres horas, as amostras foram submetidas a esse procedimento em tres repeticoes. Com o termino da hidrodestilacao, o oleo foi armazenado em frasco de âmbar e acondicionado em um resfriador a -15 oC. Os resultados sugerem que os meses de verao mais favoravel para a extracao do oleo e dezembro e janeiro.2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['K. A. S. D. Santos', 'E. Silva', 'M. Oliveira', 'A. V. Borsato']2017-01-21T00:00:00 306c62fbef3d8793bca0c947d529bf7827832a562017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Elisabeth Lang']2017-01-21T00:00:00 e8074ed5d9ba3bb9b1de272a18a26423fe5e6bed2017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Julia Revord', 'Lisa C. Walsh', 'Megan M. Fritz', 'S. Lyubomirsky', 'S. Margolis', 'Peter M Ruberton', 'Christina N. Armenta', 'Jessie Sun', 'Melissa M Karnaze', 'S. Carlson']2017-01-21T00:00:00 8a695eed0b9f1c6e3f0339a077dd1893c798a1522017002017-01-21T00:00:00['Bettina Auerswald', 'M. Aragay', 'M. Middeke']2017-01-21T00:00:00 78bbe164caa752cf695f4925bae7a3fdd4b146702017022017-01-21T00:00:00['Enric Monforte', 'M. Aragay', 'M. Middeke']2017-01-21T00:00:00 a5d4c3cb9481bc378859a823f0b98da1e77c91fc2017012017-01-21T00:00:00['M. Aragay', 'M. Middeke']2017-01-21T00:00:00 938a442502cebe0854e89dadd5e5c1b9758d1542The purpose of this study is to measure the level of awareness and perception of Turkish public personnel working in public institutions regarding the problem of online child pornography. Participants include 100 public officials positioned in various ministries. Quantitative research method was used in order to obtain information from participants. A questionnaire was submitted to the participants with meetings in person or via the Internet and data were collected. In order to ensure reliability and validity issues, expert opinion was sought as a means to measure validity and reliability. Necessary corrections were made based on the feedback provided. Outputs from the questionnaire were analyzed using the SPSS and the findings were evaluated.  The results showed that participants are rather young with high education levels, well-versed in national regulations, they have the knowledge about digital citizenship; however, it was found that they were not informed about technical issues such as international activities related to child pornography (CP), online child pornography, Darknet, p2p networks and hash databases. The findings showed that the reason behind the lack of awareness on some of these phenomena was the inherent problems in the education system and the insufficiency of the curriculum. Findings clearly show that it is necessary to establish an organic network among several ministries which are responsible for the fight with child pornography. Furthermore, to create a national CP images (Hash) database which can detect the IP number and other information of the ones who share such images online using a national analysis software is another solution proposed. RECEIVED 28 November 2016, REVISED 14 December 2017, ACCEPTED 14 December 20172017402017-01-21T00:00:00['Sedat Şen', 'M. Ocak']2017-01-21T00:00:00 31464a2e8829aef3216f5477d307631555a5eac4This paper examines citizens’ interactions with politicians in social media in what is referred to as an everyday context, unmediated by news media. Through a representative survey, we compare the influence of a series of socio-demographical variables such as political interest, age, gender and education on the interaction levels between citizens and politicians. The article argues that the social media logic can be operationalized into “connected affordances”: Redistribution, Interacting and Acknowledging — which are the three types of user practices on Facebook and Twitter. The study finds that Facebook is a service where “ordinary” people engage in political interaction with politicians — and receive replies from politicians — while Twitter is mostly used by just a small group of the population for these purposes. Hence, the popularity of Facebook could be seen as allowing for new connections between citizens and politicians without news media as mediators. Our results suggest that the stronger the political interest the citizens express, the more connective affordances are utilized — such as commenting and sharing. Political interest also impacts what response citizens receive from political actors in social media.First Monday2017049The article argues that the social media logic can be operationalized into “connected affordances”: Redistribution, Interacting and Acknowledging — which are the three types of user practices on Facebook and Twitter.2017-01-22T00:00:00First Monday['B. Kalsnes', 'A. Larsson', 'G. Enli']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a48a01a97ba64e377c8a0d3e462878b16a11357fLifestyles are a valuable model for understanding individuals’ physical and mental lives, comparing social groups, and making recommendations for improving people's lives. In this paper, we examine and compare lifestyle behaviors of people living in cities of different sizes, utilizing freely available social media data as a large-scale, low-cost alternative to traditional survey methods. We use the Greater New York City area as a representative for large cities, and the Greater Rochester area as a representative for smaller cities in the United States. We employed matrix factor analysis as an unsupervised method to extract salient mobility and work-rest patterns for a large population of users within each metropolitan area. We discovered interesting human behavior patterns at both a larger scale and a finer granularity than is present in previous literature, some of which allow us to quantitatively compare the behaviors of individuals of living in big cities to those living in small cities. We believe that our social media-based approach to lifestyle analysis represents a powerful tool for social computing in the big data age.IEEE Transactions on Big Data201736292017-01-22T00:00:00IEEE Transactions on Big Data['Tianran Hu', 'E. Bigelow', 'Jiebo Luo', 'Henry A. Kautz']2017-01-22T00:00:00 57e047cb24b34b019c72d79f241c14fbad41767cThe present study is concerned with the relationship between the use of social media and forms of political participation, in an electoral context. This paper provides evidence that the effect of social interaction on participation is contingent on the amount of political discussion that occurs in social networks. Additional analysis shows the substantive and theoretical importance of such interaction by explaining how it is distinct from the effect of social group memberships and how it enhances the effect of individual education on the probability of participation. This key contribution of this paper is to show that models of political participation that do not account for informal social interaction will be theoretically underspecified. It also shows that such interactions play a crucial role in explicating the role of other factors that predict participation, such as group membership and individual resources. The social media must be used by Parliaments, Parliamentarians, governments and political parties as they are highly effective tools to involve and inform citizens in public policymaking and in the formation of governments. But all these groups must develop strategies to deal with a wide array of both positive and negative effects of these rapidly growing media, argued participants in the final plenary session. However, the workshop noted the social media are such powerful, effective and low-cost information sources that the problems surrounding them cannot and should not stop Parliaments and Members from developing effective ways to use them to inform responsibly and, in so doing, help teach young people how to separate good information from bad.20171022017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of Research['M. K. altememi']2017-01-22T00:00:00 7e6cacc6d439ba4185b0f6b94220e5b7a6c4896bIn today’s society, the use of social media and social media tools begins from a very young ageand pervades our adult lives, reaching a point where they are perceived tobe indispensable for human life. The development and prevalent use of social media and social media tools has become a focal point for researchers from different areas of expertise and has become the principaltopic for numerous scientific research studies. In the light of thisinformation, this research study aims to evaluate the research about social media and social media tools conducted between the years of 2010 and 2014, based on various criteria. This is a content analysis study and for the present study, 223 research papers were retrieved from the EBSCO database. These retrieved research papers were analyzed and interpreted based on the identified criteria. Keywords : Social Media, Social Network, Facebook, Twitter2017162This research study aims to evaluate the research about social media and social media tools conducted between the years of 2010 and 2014, based on various criteria.2017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of New Trends in Arts, Sports & Science Education['Hasan Ozdal']2017-01-22T00:00:00 2116125aaa6f6b28c47711aba1a24eb3561be0bd2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['J. R. Christensen']2017-01-22T00:00:00 dd40045d1f64633f48f588fb91f7f465a6b4c6402017012017-01-22T00:00:00['M. Dovil']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a9a7071386fb0da2bb48946a477a39d2b01bfcd12017002017-01-22T00:00:00['W. L. Downing']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a4d1baa0eed484b35569e4229c71ce3989cadbaf2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['R. Prestley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e6cb61257a63e3e0aaaae74ab93eac36940ad144Abstract--- This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of how large the role of social media marketing in the realization of e-marketing. In practical terms the results of this article is expected to provide insights and feedback for internet users doing online business marketing using social media marketing. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative, ie a method that can more easily adapt to a lot of influence on the patterns of values encountered by presenting data in the form of words and images. The results of the study recommends the use of social media marketing as a medium that is cheap and effective in marketing products / services online . Keywords: e-marketing, Social Media Marketing, Online Business Abstrak--- Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan satu analisis deskriptif mengenai seberapa besar peran media sosial marketing dalam mewujudkan e-marketing. Secara praktis hasil penelitian dari artikel ini diharapkan mampu memberikan wawasan serta masukan bagi pengguna internet dalam melakukan pemasaran bisnis online menggunakan media sosial marketing. Metode dalam penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu sebuah metode yang lebih mudah menyesuaikan dengan banyak pengaruh terhadap pola-pola nilai yang dihadapi dengan menyajikan data berupa katakata dan gambar. Hasil penelitian merekomendasikan penggunaan sosial media marketing sebagai media yang murah dan efektif dalam memasarkan produk/jasa secara online. Kata Kunci : e-marketing, Sosial Media Marketing, bisnis online2017816The method in this research is descriptive qualitative, ie a method that can more easily adapt to a lot of influence on the patterns of values encountered byPresenting data in the form of words and images to provide insights and feedback for internet users doing online business marketing using social media marketing.2017-01-22T00:00:00['Dedi Rianto Rahadi', 'Zanial']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3323a34c0e171c3f8ecdcea2c2f55e240bef73cdWhile the polls have been the most trusted source for election predictions for decades, in the recent presidential election they were called inaccurate and biased. How inaccurate were the polls in this election and can social media beat the polls as an accurate election predictor? Polls from several news outlets and sentiment analysis on Twitter data were used, in conjunction with the results of the election, to answer this question and outline further research on the best method for predicting the outcome of future elections.arXiv.org2017725Polls from several news outlets and sentiment analysis on Twitter data were used, in conjunction with the results of the election, to answer this question and outline further research on the best method for predicting the outcome of future elections.2017-01-22T00:00:00ArXiv['David Anuta', 'Josh Churchin', 'Jiebo Luo']2017-01-22T00:00:00 cd849e8e9c7f260d066ec03e7e5edd702204027fSupport for independence in Catalonia has been rapidly increasing since 2010. Civil organisations have been instrumental in the secessionist movement and have used social media to mobilise the Catalan public and raise national consciousness. Drawing on theories of national identity, gender and nation, and the discursive construction of national identity, this article examines constructions of national identity and the gendered dimensions of these constructions in a Twitter corpus collected in the week up to the public consultation on independence held in Catalonia in November 2014. Analysis of the contrasting representations of men and women found in the data suggests that, among both the elites and the public, the contemporary Catalan nationalist project continues to be built on traditional gender normative models of nationalism. The study concludes that this type of nationalism has now become so banal that it has been naturalised and suggests that a more inclusive approach may be needed in future campaigns or in the Catalan nationalist project as a whole.201764112017-01-22T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['M. Iveson']2017-01-22T00:00:00 eef01d0742266cbac036c7f5bad8c179a9a5bb34Journal of public health20172614Analysis of attitudes for reluctance identified non-acceptance of the brain death criterion and sharing a holistic conception of the body linking the human body to personal identity as being linked to deeper cultural attitudes.2017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Public Health['S. Schicktanz', 'Larissa Pfaller', 'S. L. Hansen', 'M. Boos']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e5cfc678e56ee753efdb4dfe8ac97e642e82efa0As more of us live more of our lives online, what happens there matters. Social media now constitute a major public space (although indeed one that is privately owned). This is a new digital commons, where the debate of the day is often thrashed out. All this was very apparent during the EU referendum campaign. Online as well as offline there was a very vibrant and often quite nasty political debate.2017212017-01-22T00:00:00Soundings: A journal of politics and culture['R. Jamali']2017-01-22T00:00:00 ec3ed6aac84d053be6728a95818d1a1bfa5ca2ccThe unprecedented growth of internet contents, specially social media, invoking a challenge to the load of cellular networks. In addition, nowadays, the demands of quality of experience (QoE) became a more practical norm in contrast of quality of service (QoS), in which downloading delay is an important factor of it. To satisfy this demand, we propose two resource allocation (RA) algorithms to optimize the place of social media in the cache of the Base stations (BSs) and radio resources (i.e., transmit powers and subcarriers), jointly in a multi-cell Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) based system. In the first scheme, the total downloading delay of the network is minimized, while in the second scheme, a fairness-aware scheme is proposed in which the maximum downloading delays is minimized. We propose iterative algorithms to solve each problem, where the content placement problem and the joint subcarrier and transmit power allocation problem will be iteratively optimized. We also prove that the proposed approaches converges to a near-optimal solution, as well as the number of iterations increases.arXiv.org2017560This work proposes two resource allocation algorithms to optimize the place of social media in the cache of the Base stations and radio resources jointly in a multi-cell Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) based system and proposes iterative algorithms to solve each problem.2017-01-22T00:00:00ArXiv['Sepehr Rezvani', 'N. Mokari', 'M. Javan']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5d12d95844656c979e1aedb13e26c62abe89f107Environmental science and pollution research international2017202158Except for some cases, GO and its derivatives show excellent adsorption capacities for PhAs, which is crucial for their applications in the environmental pollution cleanup.2017-01-22T00:00:00Environmental Science and Pollution Research['A. Khan', 'Jian Wang', 'Jun Yu Li', 'Xiangxue Wang', 'Zhongshan Chen', 'A. Alsaedi', 'T. Hayat', 'Yuantao Chen', 'Xiangke Wang']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5f42d2401ac693cdf650dda8414cc6ceb2eaedc5The British Miners’ Strike of 1984–1985 represents one of the most pivotal periods in British industrial relations. The significance of media stance towards the miners remains a controversial issue today, as attested by recent publications looking back at the strike (Williams, 2009a, 2014). Here, authors including miners, journalists and other commentators argue that media coverage of the strike followed a consistently anti-trade union agenda in which the media sought to destabilise the strike. An internal British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, only recently made public, shows that the BBC themselves had concerns over possible imbalances in their coverage of the so-called ‘Battle of Orgreave’ (Harcup, 2014). Despite the weight attached to media coverage in this context, however, surprisingly little research has been conducted from a discourse-analytical perspective to show systematically and empirically how such an agenda may have been manifested across media texts. In this article, drawing on Cognitive Linguistic Critical Discourse Studies (CL-CDS), I show how one particular metaphorical framing of the strike, which construed the strike as a war between the State and the National Union of Miners, persisted through the year-long period and consider the potential ideological functions of this framing in media strategies of (de)legitimation. I show how this metaphor featured in linguistic, visual and multimodal forms of media representation.201778822017-01-22T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['C. Hart']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3cc769f98ed649475be600278126a2423634b6a7ABSTRACT In this work, the inverse analysis is applied to radiative heat transfer boundary design problems with non-gray media. The objective of the inverse problem is to find the power of the heaters on the heater surface that produces the desired output, that is, temperature and heat flux distribution over the design surface. The inverse problem is formulated as an optimization problem for minimization of an objective function, which is defined by the sum of the squared difference between estimated and desired heat flux distributions over the design surface. The non-gray optimization problem is solved using the conjugate gradient method, which is a gradient-based optimization method. The spectral line weighted-sum-of-gray-gases model (SLW) is used to account for non-gray gas radiation properties. The radiative transfer equation is solved by the discrete ordinates method combined with two models for simulation of non-gray media. Enclosures with diffuse and gray walls are considered. Radiation is assumed the dominant mode of heat transfer. Example problems including homogeneous/nonhomogeneous, isothermal/nonisothermal media are considered. The results obtained using the SLW model and the gray model are compared.20174692017-01-22T00:00:00Heat Transfer Engineering['Hossein Amiri', 'S. H. Mansouri']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6a4eb6c2a156e45c949b5d9e8c0af3ecacad29bfAbstract A closer look at football illuminates some important truths in the Can-Am experience. Central to this discovery is the notion of the Grey Cup as Canada’s anti-Super Bowl. Complete with folksy traditions and understated pageantry, the Grey Cup is emblematically Canadian and has historically served as a sharp rebuke to American cultural imperialism and excess, represented so perfectly by the Super Bowl. Like many aspects of Can-Am relations, however, the Super Bowl experience is not a simple narrative. Many Canadians have not only integrated the Super Bowl into their sporting calendars but prefer it to the domestic product. The growing cultural influence of the Super Bowl north of the border made national headlines in 2015 when ratings revealed that more Canadians, per capita, watched the Super Bowl than Americans. Traditionally the attitudes reflected in Canadian media demonstrate a clear bias that favoured the Grey Cup over the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl’s prominence in Canada was written by Canadian sports scribes as regrettable and undeserved while the virtuous Grey Cup, they asserted, went under-appreciated, not just globally but increasingly domestically. This chauvinistic rhetoric supports and adds to the existing research that focuses on Canadian reaction to American mass culture.A Half Century of Super Bowls20174852017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['C. Greenham']2017-01-22T00:00:00 65769ebbaa76f60a199797044ca3f97a46c11710Abstract This paper investigates whether and how multiparty elections, introduced in many African countries since the early 1990s, affect a government’s commitment to welfare policies. We hypothesise that contested multiparty elections and turnovers between different leaders and political forces in government – even when democratic standards are not met – positively impact the promotion of social welfare. We test these hypotheses through a cross-sectional and time-series research design, making use of our new, comprehensive ‘Africa Leadership Change’ (ALC) dataset. Empirical results confirm that leaders elected through multiparty elections and countries that experience political alternations in government are associated with higher levels of social welfare.201761172017-01-22T00:00:00The Journal of Development Studies['G. Carbone', 'A. Pellegata']2017-01-22T00:00:00 152475368602e3540044dd8f83a3c4c4da4bdfd4ABSTRACT What happens in contemporary rural Australian communities when health consumers, health practitioners and health services intersect is the focus of this article. Using a hypothetical case of intimate partner violence, we analyse the power relations within what we call the ‘intersecting space’ to examine how each of these three central and ‘typical’ actors – rural consumers, health practitioners and rural services – is positioned. Drawing on Foucault’s concepts of power and discourse, we deconstruct dominant discourses of sameness and neutrality which (i) marginalise the perspectives and needs of rural health consumers, (ii) immobilise the ability of health practitioners to connect the social to health and (iii) restrict the flexibility of rural health services to address the social as part of health need. We argue that these discourses of sameness and neutrality have generated a longstanding disconnect that constrains social and health care systems, thwarting the production of client-centred care. We suggest that system-level change is required to provide client-centred, integrated and inclusive rural health care that recognises and addresses the social as a fundamental part of health.20177417It is suggested that system-level change is required to provide client-centred, integrated and inclusive rural health care that recognises and addresses the social as a fundamental part of health.2017-01-22T00:00:00Health Sociology Review['C. Malatzky', 'L. Bourke']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3c849f228393db1cc408b744e435a09e10f44d81Hasil belajar adalah kemampuan yang dimiliki oleh peserta didik setelah ia menerima pengalaman pembelajaran. Sejumlah pengalaman yang diperoleh peserta didik mencakup ranah kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotor. Hasil belajar mempunyai peranan penting dalam proses pembelajaran, karena akan memberikan sebuah informasi kepada guru tentang kemajuan peserta didik dalam upaya mencapai tujuan-tujuan belajarnya melalui proses kegiatan belajar mengajar, yang selanjutnya setelah mendapat informasi tersebut guru dapat menyusun dan membina kegiatan-kegiatan peserta didik lebih lanjut baik untuk individu maupun untuk kelompok belajar. Bertolak dari latar belakang pada pembelajaran PPKn di Kelas IV SDN I Lumbungsari yaitu rendahnya hasil belajar pada ketiga aspek hasil belajar yaitu aspek afektif, aspek kognitif dan aspek psikomotor pada tema Indahnya Kebersamaan. Ada beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi hasil belajar, diantaranya yaitu pemilihan media pembelajaran yang kurang tepat akan sangat mempengaruhi terhadap hasil belajar. Dan salah satu media pembelajaran yang tepat untuk pembelajaran PPKn pada tema Indahnya Kebersamaan yaiu media Scrabble. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan sebanyak dua siklus. Sedangkan tehnik yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data meliputi tehnik observasi dan tehnik tes kinerja. Dari pelaksanaan kedua siklus diperoleh peningkatan hasil belajar peserta didik dengan menggunakan media Scrabble. Pada siklus satu hasil belajar peserta didik meningkat, pada aspek afektif mendapat nilai rata-rata 73,5%, sedangkan aspek kognitif mendapat nilai rata-rata 75,4%, dan aspek psikomotor mendapat nilai rata-rata 67,60%. Pada siklus kedua hasil belajar peserta didik meningkat yaitu pada aspek afektif mendapat nilai rata-rata 77,95%, sedangkan aspek kognitip mendapat nilai rata-rata 86,36%, dan aspek psikomotor mendapat nilai rata-rata 77,15%. Dalam artikel ini penulis membahas tentang pembelajaran PPKn disekolah dasar, hasil belajar peserta didik , media pembelajaran Scrabble, dan hasil penelitian di SDN I Lumbungsari Kecamatan Lumbung Kabupaten Ciamis.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Oyat Sopyati']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0115948ccb60e4275015f40339e73009c8b7e953Media adalah salah satu sumber informasi bagi masyarakat, karena masyarakat mengenal kehidupan politik melalui media, dimana media adalah salah satu sebagai sumber pengetahuan dalam bidang ekonmi, sosial, budaya dan juga politik. Bidang politik cukup banyak terpengaruh oleh teknologi yang berkembang dikarenakan komunikasi sangat penting dan diperlukan dalam politik sebagai salah satu bagian dari kegiatan politik itu sendiri. Seperti pemberitaaan terkait politik yang sering menggunakan media massa yaitu Radio, Televisi dan lain-lain. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: Apakah pembritaan media massa berpengaruh terhadap citra partai politik pada masyarakat di Desa Budi Aji. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh media massa terhadap citra partai politik di Desa Budi Aji. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian kuantitatif dan penelitian ini menggunakan rumus corelasi producmoment dengan menggunakan SPSS.16 for windows, teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dengan teknik angket atau kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh media massa terhadap citra partai politik, terbukti dengan hasil perihitungan diperoleh hasil rxy = 034 dengan signifikan = 739 dengan (P<0.05). signfikan atau ada pengaruh. Artinya terdapat pengaruh antara media massa dengan citra partai politik di Desa Budi Aji. Pengaruh yang diterbitkan melalui media massa dapat mengubah pemilih untuk mengikuti citra partai politik tersebut, dimana media adalah sebagai sumber pengetahuan bagi masyarakt, sehingga hal tersebuat dapat mempengaruhi pemikiran masyarakat Desa Budi Aji. Masyarakat seharusnya dalam menerima setiap informasi dari media apapun harus memperhatikan setiap informasi yang dipubikasikan oleh media massa, dan jangan mudah terpengaruh dan mengikuti berita-berita yang belum jelas kebenara2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Heri Supriana']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0d828c5224b9fff3685b4ab43589afc95f45a335Salah satu mata pelajaran yang diajarkan di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Rijalul Hikam adalah Bahasa Indonesia. Mata pelajaran ini di antaranya mempelajari tentang keterampilan menyimak yang kemudian dihususkan dengan menyimak dongeng. Siswa diharapkan mampu memahami semua materi tersebut dengan baik. Namun kenyataannya di kelas 2 MI YPI Rijalul Hikam Jatinagara Kecamatan jatinagara Kabupaten Ciamis pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia masih belum sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Banyak siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam belajar Bahasa indonesia hususnya menyimak. Motivasi sangat berpengaruh dalam pembelajaran khususnya Bahasa Indonesia. Permasalahan ini disebabkan oleh media pembelajaran yang digunakan kurang bervariasi sehingga motivasi siswa untuk belajar masih rendah. Salah satu media pembelajaran yang bisa menjadi alternatif adalah media pembelajaran wayang kartun.Permasalahan yang muncul adalah: Bagaimana peningkatan keterampilan menyimak siswa pada pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dengan menggunakan media wayang kartun dikelas 2 MI YPI Rijalul Hikam Jatinagara? Tujuan pelaksanaan penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan keterampilan menyimak siswa dikelas 2 MI YPI Rijalul Hikam Jatinagara Kecamatan Jatinagara Kabupaten Ciamis. Sehingga hasil belajar siswa dapat meningkat melalui penggunaan media wayang kartun. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang sudah lazim digunakan dengan empat tahapan yang dilalui, yaitu: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan, dan refleksi. Setelah dilakukan penelitian, hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa: Hasil belajar siswa dikelas 2 MI YPI Rijalul Hikam Jatinagara Kecamatan Jatinagara Kabupaten Ciamis mengalami peningkatan dengan nilai rata-rata pada siklus I mencapai 78,5, siklus II 85 dan siklus III mencapai 99. Setelah menggunakan media wayang kartun ternyata dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Opik Taufiq', 'Lilis Nurteti']2017-01-22T00:00:00 8937727d6ba8efbc0279a6d5d8546b09abc8f2c5Dlugi alimentacyjne Mateusza Kijowskiego są ponaddwukrotnie wyzsze, niz podają media – ustalil „Wprost”. Nawet w czasie, gdy jego firma brala od KOD 15...2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['S. Krawiec']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d320f5c6162a9ef120263e3bdb35abec37a9e343SSM - population health20176727Reallocating ineffective medical expenditures to proven and cost-effective public health and social programs would not be easy, but recognizing its potential for improving the public's health while saving taxpayers billions of dollars might provide political cover to those willing to engage in genuine reform.2017-01-22T00:00:00SSM - Population Health['L. D. Tran', 'F. Zimmerman', 'J. Fielding']2017-01-22T00:00:00 55b0fbc8981e08d3ba5fddad52eb6fa106393055ABSTRACT Scholarly literature recognises the importance of social sustainability as part of the wider sustainability agenda. A wide array of concepts such as equity, social justice, democratic government, social inclusion, social capital and quality of life are thought to constitute social sustainability. Local governments are charged with delivering social programs and services to their constituency, but market logics and performance-based institutional cultures, along with limited authority and funding, constrain their capacity to respond to new initiatives. We analyse two case studies in Victoria, Australia, to explore how elements of social sustainability are articulated and operationalised within local government. Each case study involved State-level and local government partnerships in health-promotion initiatives to improve food security. Analysis was conducted on 50 primary policy documents, 22 secondary data documents and 27 interviews. Findings reveal that a systems-based or integrated approach to social sustainability was not workable but not completely ineffective. Equity was prioritised by local government in both case studies, and well acknowledged as interconnected with other social goals. Although constrained in its capacity to deliver new initiatives, local government responded to neoliberalising ideologies, as well as its constituency, by strategically focusing on a particular goal, such as equity.20176582017-01-22T00:00:00Australian Geographer['C. Slade', 'J. Carter']2017-01-22T00:00:00 81228fa9b3dc9c2044d24dd3f09dbff3c8b18f45Este trabajo se trata de un proyecto de innovacion en la materia de Ciencias Sociales de 2o de la ESO, sobre la Reconquista en la Peninsula Iberica. En el proponemos la creacion de un atlas historico mediante filosofia maker y aprendizaje colaborativo. Los alumnos seran quienes desarrollen la actividad, una vez hayan investigado sobre el tema. Dentro de las nuevas tendencias del uso de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y la Comunicacion (TIC) en la educacion no podemos olvidarnos de los entornos que emulan la realidad y que actualmente estan cada vez mas presentes. El empleo de las TIC en este tema nos ayudara a que los alumnos consigan afianzar mucho mas los conceptos, pues al realizar ellos una labor de investigacion y de participacion en la construccion de los contenidos, el nivel de retencion de los mismos sera mucho mayor.20172902017-01-22T00:00:00['F. Sansegundo', 'Moussa Boumadan Hamed', 'Ángel Gonzalo Mandrión']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3e6fc2730e9c9f85eda17dc4ef3f936269435ac82017002017-01-22T00:00:00['F. Jost', 'K. Bankov', 'P. Cobley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f0a0f140e3a34a1503899093e0545b6276779caf2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Benjamin Payumo']2017-01-22T00:00:00 89866d3c8b460692b7bc5a09b39da37a1aa387f92017002017-01-22T00:00:00['N. G. P. Abril', 'K. Bankov', 'P. Cobley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 61263636c05d1cfcea056fdb2a48e5912a3eb46cThis paper presents a comparative analysis of two mechanisms for an automated categorization and moderation of User Generated Text Contents (UGTCs) on a social e-governance forum. Posts on the forum are categorized into “relevant”, “irrelevant but interesting” and “must be removed”. Relevant posts are those posts that are capable of supporting government decisions; irrelevant but interesting category consists of posts that are not relevant but can entertain or enlighten other users; must be removed posts consists of abusive or obscene posts. Two classifiers, Support Vector Machine (SVM) with One-Vs-The-Rest technique and Multinomial Naive Bayes were trained, evaluated and compared using Scikit-learn. The results show that SVM with an accuracy score of 96% on test set performs better than Naive Bayes with 88.6% accuracy score on the same test set.201783A comparative analysis of two mechanisms for an automated categorization and moderation of User Generated Text Contents (UGTCs) on a social e-governance forum shows that SVM with an accuracy score of 96% on test set performs better than Naive Bayes with 88.6% accuracy score on the same test set.2017-01-22T00:00:00['I. Inyang', 'S. Ozuomba', 'C. P. Ezenkwu']2017-01-22T00:00:00 df9719dfcb842fec1f7fe15e3d76dc89c2911a9bSocial tourism is one of the significant tourism patterns that has appeared in the eastern lump. There were camps prepared for workers at the different tourist areas for renewing their activity, psychological and physical abilities. Nowadays, it has become clear in many countries that mass tourism tours are organized at low prices with various facilities, including cheap accommodation, and there is what is called premium tourism system that permits travel opportunity for any one at any time on a condition that the fees of the tour could be paid on a number of premiums as followed in the U.S.A. The latter is also called tourist saving system as the tourist manages to assign certain amount of their income as a deposit within a fund box for travel purposes .Switzerland is considered a pioneer destination that applies such system in which social tourism includes youth tourism, disabled tourism and solidarity tourism. Egypt has many obstacles that could affect social tourism, including population growth, high rates of unemployment, high poverty rates and their consequences on governmental expenditure in addition to other obstacles that might stand as a hindrance in front of developing social tourism pattern. This current study aims to assess the current status of social tourism in Egypt, the abilities and available resources of social tourism, identify the obstacles of social tourism in Egypt. The research depends on the descriptive approach, deep-structured interviews accompanied with open-ended and open-closed questions addressed to Egyptian travel agencies. The main finding of the study is that social tourism in Egypt has many obstacles. The study provides- with support of the real field view- some recommendations directed particularly to develop the social tourism in Egypt. Key words: Social tourism- Solidarity tourism- Youth tourism- low prices tourismEgyptian destination2017512017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['M. Hamad']2017-01-22T00:00:00 7444a2051d6f3d28a8138ca0209934152d06c35cEl presente artículo versa sobre la demostración de que la disfunción cerebral figura como un factor de riesgo en la comisión de conductas antisociales en los adolescentes. La investigación se realizó con tres adolescentes de entre doce y catorce años de edad, mediante la colaboración institucional de la Preceptoría Juvenil de Reintegración Social en Tultitlán México y una clínica privada especializada en el comportamiento infantil y adolescente del norte de la Ciudad de México. La metodología adoptada tuvo un enfoque cualitativo. Se consultaron fuentes documentales y electrónicas como libros, tesis, artículos, monografías, ensayos, opiniones, antologías, periódicos, revistas especializadas y, por medio de la creación de expedientes, la realización de estudios neuropsicológicos, neurológicos y aplicación de entrevistas con los adolescentes y sus familiares, además de diversos especialistas. El diseño de investigación fue No Experimental.Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)2017002017-01-22T00:00:00Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)['Sinuhé Carlos Guardado López']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f376ae2cf839b4114fb0a2b75dc28666e46d6784The development objective of Catalyzing the Future Agri-food Systems of Tanzania Project is to transform irrigated agri-food systems to yield higher and more stable revenues, while being more resilient to climate change. Some of the negative impacts are includes: (i) land disturbances and soil erosion; (ii) depletion of materials and degradation at extraction sites; (iii) disturbance or distortion of natural drainage systems and water flow; (iv) impaired air quality and climatological changes; (v) nuisance and disturbances; (vi) loss or physical damage of indigenous vegetation and contained biodiversity and species of concern; (vii) agricultural occupation health and safety hazards; Some of the mitigation measures are include : (i) contractor shall identify erosion prone areas, identify permanent erosion control measures (applicable for a particular site): avoidance or minimization of soil erosion; machinery operations; soil erosion control using vegetation; soil erosion control mechanical measures; (ii) contractor shall institute measures for controlling use of materials; avoiding losses due to spillage and leakage; (iii) fontractor shall identify types and categories of solid or liquid wastes a subproject will generate or handle i.e. soil and demolition materials, biodegradable or organic wastes; packaging materials; non-biodegradable (metallic, plastic), hazardous wastes i.e. medical wastes, chemicals, oily substances; (iv) contractor shall use best available mechanisms, practices and technologies for waste collection and transportation to designated waste treatment facilities and waste disposal sites; (v) minimize habitats or vegetation loss through i.e. avoidance strategies such as circumventing natural areas; (vi) minimize vegetation loss through avoidance cutting mature trees, use of existing cleared areas and replanting as appropriate; (vii) minimize loss or damage of valuable trees or plants through i.e. avoidance strategies such as circumventing farmed or natural areas; (viii) safety measures and procedures are adequate and correctly implemented, particularly with regards to work procedures, equipment, and materials and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).2017052017-01-22T00:00:00['Irene Bomani']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e71409efdec688aeafcf4d23d3ed85aba2a891c8Problem Durumu: Duygu sosyallestirme davranislari cocuk yetistirme davranislarindan ayri olmamakla beraber cocuklarin olumsuz duygular yasadiklari durumlarda, anne ve babalarin cocuklarinin duygularina verdikleri tepkiler ve kurduklari iletisim olarak tanimlanmaktadir. Korku, kaygi, endise ve uzuntu gibi olumsuz duygular yasanilan anlarda anne-babalarin cocuklarinin duygularini nasil anlamlandirdiklari, tepkilerinin uygunlugu, duygularina duyarliklari ve ihmalleri cocuklarin gelisimini etkilemektedir. Duygu sosyallestirme surecinde anneler cocuklarina destekleyici ve destekleyici olmayan tepkiler gosterirler. Annelerin cocuklarinin olumsuz duygulari karsisinda gosterdikleri destekleyici tepkilerinin (probleme odakli, duygu ifadesini cesaretlendirici, duygu odakli tepkiler) cocugun duygusal durumu ve sosyal yeterlilikleri uzerinde olumlu etkileri, destekleyici olmayan tepkilerinin (cezalandirici, kucumseyici tepkiler, ebeveynde sikinti) olumsuz etkileri vardir. Alan yazini incelendiginde, cocugun olumlu sosyal davranislarinin ve olumlu benlik algisinin sosyal yeterliligin onemli gostergeleri olarak ele alindigi ve cocuklarinin sosyallesme surecinde annelerin sosyal dedektif gorevi yaptigi belirtilmektedir. Cocuklarin benlik algilari ve sosyal problem cozme becerilerinin sosyal gelisimleri ile baglantili oldugu dusunuldugunde, annelerin duygu sosyallestirme davranislari ile iliskilerinin belirlenme gerekliligi ortaya cikmaktadir. Arastirmanin Amaci: Arastirmada, annelerin duygu sosyallestirme davranislari ile cocuklarin benlik algisi ve sosyal problem cozme becerilerinin incelenmesi amaclanmistir. Ayrica arastirmada; cocuklarin benlik algisi duzeyleri ile sosyal problem cozme beceri duzeyleri arasindaki iliski betimlenmistir. Arastirmanin Yontemi: Bu arastirma, nicel modelde olup iliskisel desende tasarlanmis bir calismadir. Arastirmanin calisma grubunu, Kirklareli il merkezinde 2014-2015 egitim-ogretim yilinda okul oncesi egitim kurumuna devam eden bes-alti yas grubu 47’si kiz 62’si erkek olmak uzere 109 cocuk ve anneleri olusturmaktadir. Veri toplama araci olarak “Cocuklarin Olumsuz Duygulariyla Bas Etme Olcegi (CODBEO)”, “Demoulin Cocuklar icin Benlik Algisi Testi”, “Wally Sosyal Problem Cozme Testi (WSPCT)” ve Kisisel Bilgi Formu kullanilmistir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 20.0 istatistik paket programi kullanilarak analiz edilmistir. Annelerin destekleyici ve destekleyici olmayan duygu tepkilerinin cocuklarin cinsiyetine ve annelerin ogrenim durumuna gore farkliligi incelenirken normallik testi sonucuna gore iliskisiz t-Testi, Mann Whitney U Testi ve Kruskal Wallis H-Testi kullanilmistir. Cocuklarin benlik algilari duzeyini ve sosyal problem cozme becerilerini annelerinin destekleyici ve destekleyici olmayan duygu tepkilerinin ne derece acikladigini belirlemek uzere coklu regresyon analizi kullanilmistir. Cocuklarin benlik algisi duzeyleri ve sosyal problem cozme becerileri arasindaki iliskileri belirlemek icin Pearson Momentler Carpimi Korelasyon Katsayisi analizi yapilmistir. Arastirmanin Bulgulari: Arastirma sonucunda, cocuklarin benlik algisi toplam puanlari ile sosyal problem cozme beceri toplam puanlari arasinda pozitif yonde yuksek duzeye yakin bir iliski bulunmustur. Ayrica degiskenler arasi iliskilere bakildiginda, cocuklarin hem akranlara hem de yetiskinlere yonelik sosyal problem cozme beceri puanlari ile oz saygi ve oz yeterlilik puanlari arasinda pozitif yonde, orta duzeyde, istatistiksel olarak anlamli iliskiler oldugu tespit edilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda, annelerinin destekleyici olan ve destekleyici olmayan duygu tepkilerinin istatistiksel olarak cocuklarin benlik algisini ve sosyal problem cozme becerilerini aciklayamadigi bulgusuna ulasilmistir. Annelerin cocuklarinin olumsuz duygulara yonelik destekleyici olan ve olmayan tepkilerinin ise ogrenim durumlarina ve cocuklarinin cinsiyetine gore anlamli bir farklilik gostermedigi bulunmustur. Arastirmanin Sonuc ve Onerileri: Arastirma sonucunda, annelerin destekleyici ve destekleyici olmayan duygu tepkileri ile cocuklarin sosyal problem cozme ve benlik puanlari arasinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli derecede farklilik gorulmezken, cocuklarin sosyal problem cozme ve benlik puanlari arasinda istatistiksel olarak anlamli derecede iliski bulunmustur. Arastirmadan elde edilen sonuclar dogrultusunda, cocuklarin arkadaslariyla ya da cevrelerinde kendisine yakin bireylerle yasadiklari problemleri uygun stratejiler kullanarak cozumlemeleri, benlik algilarina yonelik olumlu tutum gelistirmelerini saglar. Bu calisma nicel modelde yurutuldugu icin gelecekte daha kapsamli bilgilere ulasmak amaciyla nitel ve nicel yontemlerin bir arada alindigi calismalar planlanabilir. Bununla birlikte, duygu sosyallestirme sureci ile ilgili yapilacak calismalarda cocugun mizaci, icinde yasadigi sosyal baglam, kulturel ozellikler ve ailenin sosyo-ekonomik yapisi gibi degiskenlerin de incelenmesi alan yazina katki saglayabilir.2017052017-01-22T00:00:00Eurasian Journal of Educational Research['Hurside Kubra Ozkan', 'A. Aksoy']2017-01-22T00:00:00 72201a65a369be1e3b1d1712b33568963e8dcc422017012017-01-22T00:00:00['Irwin Robinson']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c4926d232dfb9a6d4040f41aedca217076de1b5f2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['A. Lagopoulos', 'Karin Boklund-Lagopoulou', 'K. Bankov', 'P. Cobley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c3e3d352d9c3d005adaadd8efb386b10d1430745Uma das grandes batalhas deste tempo e o acesso online a obras culturais protegidas pelo copyright.  Para alem dos espacos especificos de discussao sobre o tema, seria oportuno investigar como a grande midia da visibilidade a essas disputas. O presente trabalho propoe um referencial teorico pos-estruturalista como pano de fundo para essa analise, atentando para conceitos como disciplina, controle e vigilância. Palavras-chave: Acesso a obras culturais online. Discursos midiaticos. Cibercultura.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['C. Henning', 'F. Ribeiro']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f00d36c787f7398374bf27e9b0de12a6d03d1684: There is a serious danger of overshooting the aim, once one em-barks on the exhilarating task of putting things in order. Room must be left for “solemnity,” to avoid triteness, a romantically conceived “evangelical simplicity,” formless individualism, or the victimizing of the congregation by a tasteless and unin-spired mystagogue. All that is noble and dignified, all that rises above ephemeral inspiration, must be preserved. 56Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal2017702017-01-22T00:00:00Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal['Thomas Buffer']2017-01-22T00:00:00 573f93a80a2f235e90bf10abf4133d3694df5fa62017002017-01-22T00:00:00['R. Bachounda', 'M. Lazreg']2017-01-22T00:00:00 901bfc9fd89a373204c5424f8e51079bf34f0d602017002017-01-22T00:00:00['M. Hakeem']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0dbe11a33e0de43436772476c20b67008bc86dd22017002017-01-22T00:00:00Landscape Architecture Frontiers['F. Javaherian']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f909a97bab01057abc4cacf6849e90105bb0f91c2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Daniel Nadolny']2017-01-22T00:00:00 7b270c43ccabbc71b279f98115faf27e18330807Many businesses today have adopted tweeting as a new form of product marketing. However, whether and how tweeting affects product demand remains inconclusive. The authors explore this question using a randomized field experiment on Sina Weibo, the top tweeting website in China. The authors collaborate with a major global media company and examine how the viewing of its TV shows is affected by (1) the media company's tweets about its shows, and (2) recruited Weibo influentials’ retweets of the company tweets. The authors find that both company tweets and influential retweets increase show viewing, but in different ways. Company tweets directly boost viewing, whereas influential retweets increase viewing if the show tweet is informative. Meanwhile, influential retweets are more effective than company tweets in bringing new Weibo followers to the company, which indirectly increases viewing. The authors discuss recommendations on how to manage tweeting as a marketing tool.2017961282017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Marketing Research['Shiyang Gong', 'Juanjuan Zhang', 'Ping Zhao', 'Xuping Jiang']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e63bc987fb7c8f450fd2cc722c7233d0e4b278a4Nowadays, many computer and communication systems generate graph data. Graph data span many different domains, ranging from online social network data from networks like Facebook to epidemiological data used to study the spread of infectious diseases. Graph data are shared regularly for many purposes including academic research and for business collaborations. Since graph data may be sensitive, data owners often use various anonymization techniques that often compromise the resulting utility of the anonymized data. To make matters worse, there are several state-of-the-art graph data de-anonymization attacks that have proven successful in recent years. In this paper, we survey the graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification techniques in the past decade. Specifically, we systematically classify, summarize, and analyze state-of-the-art graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification techniques. For existing graph data anonymization techniques, we classify them into six categories and analyze their utility performance with respect to 15 fundamental graph utility metrics and seven high-level application utility metrics. For existing de-anonymization attacks, we classify them into two categories and examine their performance with respect to scalability, practicability, robustness, etc. We also analyze the resistance of existing graph anonymization techniques against existing graph de-anonymizaiton attacks. For existing de-anonymizability quantifications, we classify them according to whether they consider seed information or not, and analyze them in terms of their soundness. Our analysis demonstrates that: 1) most anonymization schemes can partially or conditionally preserve most graph utility while losing some application utility and 2) state-of-the-art anonymization schemes are vulnerable to several or all of the emerging structure-based de-anonymization attacks. The actual vulnerability of each anonymization algorithm depends on how much and which data utility it preserves. Based on our summarization and analysis, we discuss the research evolution, future directions, and challenges in the research area of graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification.IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials2017159114This analysis demonstrates that: 1) most anonymization schemes can partially or conditionally preserve most graph utility while losing some application utility and 2) state-of-the-art anonymized schemes are vulnerable to several or all of the emerging structure-based de-anonymization attacks.2017-01-22T00:00:00IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials['S. Ji', 'Prateek Mittal', 'R. Beyah']2017-01-22T00:00:00 2301a6d42d41f5063c516135684a5565d7278783us a new and expanded explanatory toolkit to work with when examining some of the same processes of local mobilization that occur beyond the nation-state. Further, Hironaka raises the importance of disentangling the conditional and epistemological dynamics shaping transnational movement diffusion. Indeed, Greening may act as a springboard to enhance our understanding of how decoupling occurs across organizing levels and national borders while deepening our understanding of the sociological origins of various global social problems and our efforts to combat them.20170812017-01-22T00:00:00Social Movement Studies['F. Obeng-Odoom']2017-01-22T00:00:00 fbcc8c16518f823875904ad5edc7c13fdbb87030AbstractRisk analysis of residential real estate investments requires careful analysis of certain variables (or determinants). Because real estate is a key sector for economic and social development, this risk analysis is seen as critical in supporting decision processes relating to buying or selling residential properties, partly due to the pressures caused by the current economic environment. This study aims to develop a conceptual reference model for risk assessment of residential real estate using fuzzy cognitive mapping. This fuzzy model allows cause-and-effect relationships between determinants to be identified and better understood, which in turn allows for better informed investment decisions. The results show that the use of cognitive maps reduces the number of omitted criteria and favors learning with regard to how the criteria relate to each other, holding great potential and versatility in structuring complex decision problems. Practical implications, strengths and weaknesses of our proposal a...201753672017-01-22T00:00:00Technological and Economic Development of Economy['Mónica I. F. Ribeiro', 'F. Ferreira', 'Marjan S. Jalali', 'I. Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5ff0df882f9d4fe39dfc34b337e31a1920250b0eABSTRACT Proteins in solution are subject to myriad forces stemming from interactions with each other as well as with the solvent media. The role of the environmental conditions, namely pH, temperature, ionic strength remains under-estimated yet it impacts protein conformations and consequently its interaction with, and susceptibility to, the enzyme. Enzymes, being proteins are also amenable to the environmental conditions because they are either activated or denatured depending on the choice of the conditions. Furthermore, enzyme specificity is restricted to a narrow regime of optimal conditions while opportunities outside the optimum conditions remain untapped. In addition, the composition of protein substrate (whether mixed or single purified) have been underestimated in previous studies. In addition, protein pre-treatment methods like heat denaturation prior to hydrolysis is a complex phenomenon whose progression is influenced by the environmental conditions including the presence or absence of sugars like lactose, ionic strength, purity of the protein, and the molecular structure of the mixed proteins particularly presence of free thiol groups. In this review, we revisit protein hydrolysis with a focus on the impact of the hydrolysis environment and show that preference of peptide bonds and/or one protein over another during hydrolysis is driven by the environmental conditions. Likewise, heat-denaturing is a process which is dependent on not only the environment but the presence or absence of other proteins.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition201732957It is shown that preference of peptide bonds and/or one protein over another during hydrolysis is driven by the environmental conditions and likewise, heat-denaturing is a process which is dependent on not only the environment but the presence or absence of other proteins.2017-01-22T00:00:00Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition['Seronei Chelulei Cheison', 'U. Kulozik']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c7ce143d047bc4afebce0b391fc12007a7d4200dMuhammadiyah ialah gerakan Islam, Dakwah Amar Makruf Nahi Munkar, beraqidah Islam dan bersumber pada Al-Qur'an dan Sunnah, didirikan oleh KH. A. Dahlan pada tanggal 8 Dzulhijjah 1330 Hijriyah bertepatan dengan tanggal 18 November 1912 Miladiyah di Kota Yogyakarta.Tujuan Muhammadi yah, yakni menegakkan dan menjunjung tinggi agama Islam sehingga terwujud masyarakat Islam yang sebenar-benarnya. Usaha dan kegiatan Muhammadiyah dapat dikelompokkan ke dalam empat bidang, yakni: 1). Bidang Keagamaan, yang meliputi memberikan tuntunan dan pedoman dalam bidang aqidah, ibadah, akhlak dan mu’amalah 2).Bidang pendidikan, yang meliputi pendidikan yang beroerientasi kepada perpaduan antara sistem pendidikan umum dan sistem pesantren 3). Bidang social   kemasyarakatan, yang meliputi kegiatan dalam bentuk amal usaha rumah sakit, poliklinik, apotik dan panti asuhan anak yatim 4). Bidang partisipasi politik, di mana Muhammadiyah partisipasi politik Muhammadiyah dalam bentuk beramar ma’ruf nahi mungkar dan memberikan panduan etika, moral dan akhlakul karimah terhadap kebijakan-kebijakan pemerintah dan masyarakat. Kata Kunci: Peran Muhammadiyah, Konsep Pendidikan Muhammadiyah is Islamic movements. Amar Makruf Nahi Munkar, Islam aqidah and derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah, founded by KH. A. Dahlan on the 8th of Dhulhijjah 1330 H coincides with the date of November 18 th, 1912 Miladiyah in Yogyakarta. The purpose of  Muhammadiyah are enforce and uphold the religion of Islam to realize a community of Islam truthfully. Muhammadiyah efforts and activities can be grouped into four areas, namely: 1). Religious field, which includes giving guidance and guidelines in the field of faith, worship, morals and mu'amalah 2). Education program, which includes education oriented to mix between general education system and schools system 3). The fields of social community, which includes activities in the form of charitable efforts of hospitals, polyclinics, dispensaries and orphanage 4). Field of political participation, where Muhammadiyah political participation in the form ma'ruf nahi unjust and provide guidance on ethical, moral and akhlakul karimah against the policies of the government and society. Keywords: Role of Muhammadiyah, Concept of Education20170282017-01-22T00:00:00['Rajiah Rusydi']2017-01-22T00:00:00 2adbd041614a3f1efbc5447803924c213e9a4a35Science and Engineering Ethics20172129It is shown that the slippery slope argument is basically a reasonable (but defeasible) form of argument, but is often flawed when used in ethical debates because of failures to meet the requirements of its scheme.2017-01-22T00:00:00Science and Engineering Ethics['D. Walton']2017-01-22T00:00:00 1ab74f606b3c8d940c091d9b9d2d38d8609a8a33The history of Prophet Muhammad’s struggle in spreading Islam has proved the importance of the mosque as a basis for the construction of sovereign Muslim State (Madinah al-Munawwarah). At that time, the mosque is not just a place of worship, but also the center for scholarly activities – main references for Islamic affairs and bring together scholars to convey the teaching of Islam, and as a social agent in society. Referring to the success of the mosque at the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) the role and function of mosques in Malaysia should be strengthened optimally to cater the needs of contemporary Islamic society. Therefore, this conceptual paper aims to study the roles of mosque in developing the ummah as well as to suggest its role as one stop center in Malaysia. For this paper, methods of observation and content analysis have been used. Preliminary finding shows that preparation and arrangement of various activities and programs can intrigue the target group especially the young generations. Keywords: roles of mosque; contemporary Islamic society; Malaysia20170152017-01-22T00:00:00['Nor Azlina Abd Wahab', 'Norafifah Ab Hamid', 'Norajila Che Man']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3bf665f5dff237e56bfe063c796d94164cb5d0e3Despite the agreed global and national stunting reduction targets, Uganda has made very little progress. Understanding context-specific risk factors for stunted growth is therefore pertinent to designing programs to address the problem. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 32 randomly selected villages in Buhweju district, Southwest Uganda. Data entry, cleaning and analysis were carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. A regression analysis was conducted to examine the associations between potential risk factors and stunted growth. The survey covered 256 households and anthropometric measurements were taken for 221 children aged 6–59 months. The majority of the households (66%) in the district were food insecure and had a low socioeconomic status (84%). The prevalence of stunting in Buhweju district was 51%, which is significantly higher than the regional and national averages. Only 28% of the children were exclusively breastfed in the first 6 months of life, and only 10% of them received the minimum acceptable diet (MAD). The findings of this study demonstrate that reductions in stunted growth at national or regional levels has not necessarily translated into similar trends in rural areas of Uganda. The notable contributors to stunting in these areas include morbidity, sub-optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, low consumption of animalsource foods, food insecurity, lack of access to high-quality drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities and poverty. Increased investment in both nutrition specific and sensitive interventions is therefore crucial to address these risk factors. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-16-1408 Corresponding author: John Bukusuba, School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: +256772683177, Email: jbuk2001ug@yahoo.com20173212The findings of this study demonstrate that reductions in stunted growth at national or regional levels has not necessarily translated into similar trends in rural areas of Uganda.2017-01-22T00:00:00['J. Bukusuba', 'A. Kaaya', 'A. Atukwase']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d216d610a084c928e4834d931e72ab43e5835e74he Halal Tourism, as a new phenomenon in the tourism market, has many economic and social benefits especially in the regions such as South-East of Asia and Middle East. It is expected that Halal Tourism as a modern trend that makes up a good portion of the spending in the global economy, and it is expected that global spending for Muslims to travel abroad to be $ 233 billion in 2020. Moreover, there is a study indicated to the ranking of countries as halal friendly destinations for the year 2012 As follows: Malaysia, Egypt, United Arab Emirate, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Brunei, and Qatar. This research focuses on Jordan and Egypt and pursues toidentify the awareness of hoteliers, travel agents and airlines agents about halal tourism in both of Jordan and Egypt; evaluate the current situation of halal tourism; and identify the prospect and challenges of halal tourism in the two countries. The study adopts Descriptive Analytical approach toreview the current phenomenon of Halal Tourism as it is in the Middle East region with application on Jordan and Egypt, both being promising Halal Tourism destinations.Collecting secondary datais from related references and books, while preliminary information is obtained through questionnaire forms. The current research depends on the convenience sample for data collection. The researchers depend on e-mails and facebook techniques to collect data in Jordan and Egypt. The current study recommends some main ideas for Halal Tourism; one of them is preparing a pilot project and an action plan for the airlines, travel agencies and hotels establishments in how to apply the principles and standards of Halal Tourism. Key words: Halal Tourism, Halal Hotels, Shariah Market, Halal Food, Islamic Hotels Challenges and Opportunities, Halal Package201721112017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['R. Qaddahat', 'F. Attaalla', 'M. Hussein']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c122aa5f52a6da87a39d7d3d5247884499eb4545ABSTRACT Ethnographic and social scientific accounts of the financiers that buy and sell companies for profit often homogenize the players in these social dramas, relying on blunt, totalizing definitions of culture or overly deterministic articulations of habitus. This article, drawing on a two-year study of private equity investors, offers an alternative analytic frame for making sense of how private equity people buy and sell companies. It explores the ways in which private equity people make arguments persuading one another and the larger public that an investment is worth making. Important to these arguments are not only substantive content, the evidence that investors marshal to support a thesis, but also reflective evaluation of what counts as good evidence, meta-commentary. It is in these split levels of analysis that we can appreciate the cultural diversity within finance, Wall Street, and investment banking. I will also suggest that understanding how investors are arguing substantively as well as meta-pragmatically begins to outline a useful theory of culture change within the world of investment banking.20175092017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Cultural Economy['D. Souleles']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6e0e51e972d88f325621ded62777943d5542f5dfABSTRACT Background: Occupational science continues to be a transformative science, providing knowledge that has potential for social and policy change in relation to occupational inequities. However, as researchers become more dependent on funding and funders seek to identify value for their investment, there is a clear need to consider research findings in the occupational science context of impact on participation and health and well-being outcomes. Objectives: The purpose of this review was to identify the approaches that have been used to understand the impacts of health research, to identify ways that research impacts have been defined and measured and to provide recommendations for occupational science. Methods: An umbrella review – a systematic overview of review articles – was conducted to synthesize research relevant to the evaluation of research impact. Findings: Several frameworks have been used to evaluate research impact, and although exploratory methods provide the most meaningful insights, standard approaches have their weaknesses. Therefore, the method chosen should be reflective of the intention of the evaluation. The UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) definition might be best suited for occupational science. Researchers ought to collect data about impact in real time, before a project ends. Occupational science can support increased social and policy impact by conducting research in collaboration with policymakers. Occupational scientists are encouraged to introduce ideas around inequities to the broader research impact community. Conclusion: Considering research impact in occupational science may advance the field by increasing the quality and funding of research. Researchers must consider engaging policymakers and potential users to ensure greater impact.2017459This review identified the approaches that have been used to understand the impacts of health research, to identify ways that research impacts have been defined and measured and to provide recommendations for occupational science.2017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Occupational Science['Nedra Peter', 'A. Kothari', 'S. Masood']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d4b3fcc76d3ce2e79955a3e1bfe68dd6d29dabd0AbstractAccording to the PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis, the average cost of a single information security and data protections breaches has increased twice during 2015 (Pricewaterhouse Coopers 2015). Amount of organizations who reported serious breach has also risen (from 9% in 2015 to 17% in 2016) (PricewaterhouseCoopers 2016). To achieve their goals criminals are using different techniques starting from Social engineering (phishing, whaling) and finishing with malware execution (such as ransomware) on target machines. Recent attacks (attack on Central Bank of Bangladesh, fraud attack on Mattel CEO and attack on Thailand state-run Government bank ATM) show, that criminals are very well organized, equipped and spend a lot of money and time to prepare their attacks. To protect themselves organizations are required to ensure security in depth principles and implement complex Security solutions, which are able to ensure the needed level of information security in appropriate costs.However, information secu...2017309To protect themselves organizations are required to ensure security in depth principles and implement complex Security solutions, which are able to ensure the needed level of information security in appropriate costs.2017-01-22T00:00:00Technological and Economic Development of Economy['D. Olifer', 'N. Goranin', 'A. Kaceniauskas', 'A. Čenys']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0da6f26836a2a8b2b40e16416c7dea991c08401bAbstract This article will explore the role and visibility of advertising during the Super Bowl over the years as a model for strategies of modern advertising and the resulting commercialization of US society. It uses the concepts of ‘spectacular consumption’ derived from Guy Debord and the ‘commodity audience’ from Dallas Smythe to frame the commercials’ cultural transformation and influence. The spectacular nature of Super Bowl commercials and the special commodity worth of its audience were not present in the early days of the event, but gained momentum with Super Bowl XVII and its airing of Apple’s ‘1984’ commercial that became mythologized in the advertising industry. After 1984, both the rising inflation-adjusted CPM (‘cost-per-thousand’) and the increased media coverage indicate an increased spectacularization. This also manifested in such phenomena as the influential, decades-long Doritos user-generated content contests and the Greatest Super Bowl Commercials TV specials, and was a forerunner of such post-millennial advertising strategies as branded entertainment and content marketing, all designed to integrate advertising as a legitimate form of entertainment culture and prevent the avoidance of advertising by audiences.A Half Century of Super Bowls20179362017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['M. McAllister', 'Elysia Galindo-Ramirez']2017-01-22T00:00:00 14e3852103527f8d41eb42991b2c3d1296b91d8c20172582017-01-22T00:00:00['S. Tate']2017-01-22T00:00:00 9572e5901e0d03aca137c316270ec62cc49ac331Existing evidence indicates that racial discrimination is a common, if not pervasive, feature of Black Americans’ experiences in U.S. consumer markets. However, few studies have quantitatively explored specific social psychological and interactional consequences of consumer racial discrimination. In response, we draw from literatures on experiences, attributions, and reactions to racial discrimination to posit and test for Black-White differences in consumers’ behavioral responses to dissatisfactory dining experiences. Specifically, past research shows that Black Americans’ dissatisfactory experiences in consumer markets are more often perceived to be the result of consumer racial discrimination. Given their increased exposure to racial discrimination in consumer markets and the United States more broadly, we posit that Black customers will react more punitively to dissatisfactory restaurant experiences than White customers. We test this notion using a within-subject experimental design and regression analyses of survey data collected from a consumer panel of White and Black U.S. adults (n = 307). Results indicate that Black respondents in this sample are more likely than White respondents to penalize their server’s tips and lodge a complaint when dissatisfied with restaurant food and/or service. These findings are consistent with the prediction that Black American consumers tend to react more punitively on average to dissatisfactory consumer experiences than Whites and are consistent with prior scholarship linking coercive and unjust experiences to retributive behaviors. We conclude by discussing implications of these results and the need for further research on racial discrimination in U.S. restaurants and related consumer markets.20177172017-01-22T00:00:00Sociology of Race and Ethnicity['Zachary W. Brewster', 'Jonathan Brauer']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c0f5e3346585fce7db3d80bacc841f2d305f82d5Brexit means Brexit means go home. That seems to be the dominant message of the new conservative government under Theresa May, which is reinforcing this interpretation with a stream of proposed polices that range from the requirement that employers list foreign workers, to passport checks on pregnant women in maternity hospitals, and changes to the school census that require the collection of data on pupils’ country of birth and nationality. None of this should really come as a surprise: Theresa May as Home Secretary focused on creating a ‘hostile environment’ for irregular immigration, as characterised by the dog-whistling politics of campaigns such as the notorious Go Home vans. A rampant xenophobia in both preand post-Brexit UK has focused on immigration as the main social, cultural and economic threat to all aspects of British life. There has been an increase in post-Brexit racism, hate crimes and street hostility, particularly against Eastern European nationals but also against BME people, especially in England. People are being targeted for looking and sounding ‘foreign’ (a side effect of which is that notions of whiteness are becoming unsettled by processes of racialisation not seen in the UK for decades).2017272017-01-22T00:00:00Soundings: A journal of politics and culture['T. Piacentini']2017-01-22T00:00:00 7bfc8f114e924267a34dd4ea1a65a461bd412d6fThis study contributes to the understanding of the Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travel segment, as it focuses on the use of tourism distribution channels as information sources for consumer travel behaviour in the VFR segment. Demographics and trip characteristics of the VFR travel segment were also analysed, according to trip organization (package holiday/self-guided holiday), time used to decide about the trip, type of accommodation, travel companion, and booking; the findings justify the significant and profitable role of VFR in commercial accommodation. The data are representative of the province of Arcadia, Greece, serving as the research field of a longitudinal study. The findings underscore the important role that VFR travel holds in commercial accommodation, confirming the ‘hybrid’ nature of VFR travel, and highlight the importance of social identity issues involved in VFR travel, as well as indicating an emerging role of the diasporas in their return visit(s) to the homeland. As such, the findings would seem to promote a marketing strategy of organized governance that takes into account identification and focuses on a ‘sense of belonging’ and community, tailored to the characteristics of this particular target market and aligned with the distribution channels they use, as evidenced in the research findings. Keywords: VFR travel, consumer behaviour, distribution channels, tourism marketing, tourism segmentation20176662017-01-22T00:00:00['V. Katsoni']2017-01-22T00:00:00 62609b1db2bb78e7ba4d0c120f70b6b50cc749d3Abstract The Super Bowl has played a central role in the diffusion of American football in Germany, as interviews with the ‘founding fathers’ of ‘gridiron’ football clubs and analysis of German media accounts reveal. American football and the Super Bowl have also played an important role in the construction of traditional German Amerikabilder – images, ideas, and symbols associated with America. German media rarely covered American football until the late 1970s. At that time, brief highlight shows of the Super Bowl on German television and broadcasts on the American Forces Network significantly contributed to the diffusion of American football and the emergence of an American football league in Germany in the late 1970s. In the process of covering the Super Bowl, German journalists reproduced Germany’s double-headed Amerikabild: America as a model of modernity on the one hand, and as a violent, cultureless society on the other. The press further invoked historical clashes between German Kultur and the dreaded Zivilisation of the West. This exploration of the social processes surrounding the reception of the Super Bowl in Germany employs the theories of cultural globalization, migration, and electronic mediation developed by the anthropologist Arjun Appadurai to explain the complexities of contemporary global cultural flows.A Half Century of Super Bowls20176242017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['L. Dzikus']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f176a86bc3ca5a21b024fdc039441282f74683d6ABSTRACT Pristine palladium nanoparticles were decorated on graphene nanosheets for the development of a low-cost, nonenzymatic ethanol sensor. The nanocomposite was characterized by ultraviolet–visible absorbance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used to quantify ethanol in alkaline media. A graphene palladium nanocomposite-modified glassy carbon electrode provided a detection limit of 2 mM with a linear dynamic range of 2–210 mM for ethanol determination. The nanocomposite exhibited excellent stability for 100 cyclic voltammetry scans. Ethanol oxidation was performed across a range of temperatures, unlike enzymatic based sensors. Moreover, the catalytic material showed a low activation energy and low onset potentials for the oxidation of ethanol. Interference studies with congeners of ethanol in fermentation chambers showed good selectivity for the analyte. The enhanced catalytic activity for ethanol detection involves the combination of pristine palladium nanoparticles with the enhanced conductivity of graphene.20173242017-01-22T00:00:00Analytical Letters['Manne Anupam Kumar', 'S. Patnaik', 'V. Lakshminarayanan', 'S. Ramamurthy']2017-01-22T00:00:00 108158bed116375414f5f4d83d390b0e5f9bafbbAbstract This paper examines the development of American football and the Super Bowl in the British imagination utilizing data from the British press. Divergent images of America have been present for centuries in British minds, and American football became intertwined with these images in the nineteenth century. Initially presented as a brutalized version of British varieties of football, once American football was seen live in Great Britain and it became a familiar subject on newsreels, some commentators interpreted it as a spectacle and a synonym for American life–modern, exciting, fast, and fun. Others viewed it as a threat that could undermine the British cultural heritage. The regular broadcasting of the NFL by Channel 4, including the Super Bowl live, was a watershed with the game swiftly gaining audience numbers whilst English association football was in a dour period. The increased popularity resulted in more media coverage, including negative images of unbridled capitalism, fixed games, and drug use. By the 1990s, audience numbers declined as English football was rehabilitated and American popularity waned, mainly through unpopular foreign policies. Today, many Britons regard watching the Super Bowl in the same way as a trip to Disney, an one-day holiday to a ‘foreign’ culture.A Half Century of Super Bowls20179132017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['I. Adams']2017-01-22T00:00:00 b6193d36fabe6ecf7e8ad0a3116b09135b49335dourism has evolved into a global phenomenon – one of the most important economic sectors and social activities of the time. In recent decades, modern tourism has become the largest and fastest growing industry that can change quickly and this dynamic creates further challenges and a need for on-going researches and development on indicators. Tourism is recognized as one of the key sectors of development in all Egypt and a major source of income, jobs and wealth creation. Egypt can create one of the strongest winning positions in the global tourism market as a tourist destination, if the context of infrastructures, peace, stability and welcome is right. Purpose – This study seeks to address the sustainable tourism competitiveness of Egypt as a tourist destination and proposing a systemic scale for identifying the factors of competitiveness in tourism that based on travel and Tourism competitiveness indexes(TTCI) of World Economic Forum's(2015), that influence Egypt position in the world market. The purpose of the study is to indicate which factors may be deceive and if time and development phase might have some influence on destination competitiveness ranking. Design – The design of the study is descriptive and it represents an overview of studies from the research field of competitiveness, sustainability, tourist’s attitude and tourism policies Methodology – The analysis and descriptive method were used. The empirical research was carried out using a sample survey taken from among 600 randomly chosen international tourist arrivals Findings – The study found that potential tourism destination competitiveness is significant for the growth of tourism and its economy. As the competitiveness of Egypt as a tourist destination is being improved, it will result in the increase of international tourist arrivals that will sustain economic benefits of tourism. To translate conceptual ideas into practical tool and develop a final set of policies reasonable to the task, place and time is to be done in stakeholders at Egypt as a tourist destination. Keywords: Tourism Destination Competitiveness; Sustainable Tourism Competitiveness; (TTCI) ; Travel & Tourism ;Egypt.20172452017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['N. Nasr']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c026e3061d9288d14512fcf6097eb8cf94663d95Society is facing major challenges in climate change, health care and overall quality of life. Scientific advances to address these areas continue to grow, with overwhelming evidence that the application of highly tested forms of biotechnology is safe and effective. Despite scientific consensus in these areas, consumers appear reluctant to support their use. Research that helps to understand consumer decision-making and the public’s resistance to biotechnologies such as vaccines, fluoridated water programs and genetically engineered food, will provide great social value. This article is forward-thinking in that it suggests that important research in behavioral decision-making, specifically affect and ambiguity, can be used to help consumers make informed choices about major applications of biotechnology. This article highlights some of the most controversial examples: vaccinations, genetically engineered food, rbST treated dairy cows, fluoridated water, and embryonic stem cell research. In many of these areas, consumers perceive the risks as high, but the experts calculate the risks as low. Four major thematic approaches are proposed to create a roadmap for policymakers to consider for policy design and implementation in controversial areas of biotechnology. This article articulates future directions for studies that implement decision-making research to allow consumers to appropriately assign risk to their options and make informed decisions.Seton Hall law review201735It is suggested that important research in behavioral decision-making, specifically affect and ambiguity, can be used to help consumers make informed choices about major applications of biotechnology.2017-01-22T00:00:00Seton Hall law review['J. Sax']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e10a09a4ff83c0fa0e556dc07f65e59c86a7d9a8We conducted 2 experiments to explore whether or not ego depletion from exerting prior self-control lowers an individual’s construal level and thus, in turn, affects the individual’s goal preference. Experiment 1 ( N = 132) involved a 2 (ego depletion: present vs. absent) × 2 (priming-focus feature: temporality vs. probability) between-subject design. The results showed that people whose ego was depleted from exerting prior self-control would be more motivated to pursue a temporally proximal uncertain goal than were those whose ego was not depleted. In Experiment 2 ( N = 138) we used a 2 (ego depletion: present vs. absent) × 2 (social distance of the goal being pursued: for self vs. for others) between-subject design to test the generalizability of the finding in Experiment 1. The results showed that people whose ego was depleted would be motivated to pursue a goal that was certain with a lower end value, especially when setting a goal for others. Our finding that ego depletion lowered individuals’ construal level and, thus, made them focus more on subordinate features of a goal supports both self-control theory and construal-level theory.2017052017-01-22T00:00:00Social Behavior and Personality['Rebecca Wenjing Lyu', 'Changqing Lai', 'Jin Liu']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3851970aac5596a7cb32c4ff61f3cb67a0062d70El presente estudio tiene como objetivo conocer el indice de masa corporal (imc) de los universitarios de Veracruz y Colima, asi como su incidencia en la actividad fisica y el tiempo sedentario en funcion de su edad, genero y la licenciatura que cursan. En el estudio participaron 619 estudiantes, 249 de Veracruz y 370 de Colima, mismos que contestaron la version corta del Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Fisica (ipaq, por sus siglas en ingles) que adaptaron Cocca et al. para estudiantes universitarios. El imc se determino tras medir el peso y la talla. Se obtuvo que el promedio del imc de los veracruzanos es de 24.33 ± 3.59 y el de los colimenses de 24.05 ± 4.308. Se encontro que los niveles de actividad fisica de los universitarios son suficientes; sin embargo, los hombres realizan mas actividades de intensidad media a alta que las mujeres y tienen un imc mayor. Se concluyo tambien que el imc disminuye cuando aumenta la actividad fisica de baja intensidad. En cuanto a la actividad fisica moderada e intensa, no se encontro relacion con el imc.2017022017-01-22T00:00:00['Ciria Margarita Salazar Carrillo', 'S. F. Molina', 'José Del Río Valdivia', 'Julio Alejandro Gómez Figueroa', 'S. H. López', 'P. Moreno']2017-01-22T00:00:00 065a1636db853cc7f3205b4013147083dcfd8c95Abstract-Implementation of hand gesture recognition system for navigation of mobile robots using Bluetooth communication media apply image processing techniques is presented. The preprocessing image of the camera capture is resized, and color space conversion from RGB (red, green, blue) to HSV (hue, saturation, value), then segmentation process is performed to remove the background and get a hand gesture object. Feature extraction using methods Convexity Hull Defect to get the point finger tips, calculate the moment and the Centre of Gravity (CoG), then look for the angle parameter finger tips and the Euclidean distance, it’s using the process of pattern recognition hand gestures. The test results of the system obtained on hand gesture recognition accuracy rate of 80.4%, or there is an error amounting to 19.6 %. In implementation systems show mobile robot navigation system is good enough to control the distance of more than 15 meters. Keywords: Gesture, control, HSV, Convexity Hull Defect, Euclidean Distance201702In implementation systems show mobile robot navigation system is good enough to control the distance of more than 15 meters and the test results of the system obtained on hand gesture recognition accuracy rate of 80.4%, or there is an error amounting to 19.6 %.2017-01-22T00:00:00['Sutarno']2017-01-22T00:00:00 9f6316fef06aff639635ac1958b6578385e03a81This working paper considers relations between the region and the European Union, something on which the ArabTrans survey was specifically designed to offer information. We supplement the ArabTrans survey by drawing on data from Waves II (2010/11) and III (2013) of the Arab Barometer and from the Gallup World Poll for 2011 and 2014. The Report considers what impact the policies pursued by the EU and its member countries have had on the lives of people living in four countries in the region - Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia - and how they view the EU and its involvement with their countries. It considers ordinary people’s attitudes to the EU and its policies but also discusses what ordinary people want and the extent to which EU policies address these concerns. In 2010-11 an unprecedented wave of popular protests and demands for regime change spread across the MENA region. In the media and in scholarly literature it was frequently explicitly or implicitly assumed that what people were demanding was Western-style democracy, understood as free and fair elections and the rule of law alone. In the wake of the ‘Arab Spring,’ many called for a ‘paradigm shift’ in the EU’s approach, to place greater priority on encouraging democratic transformations in the region rather than tacitly supporting authoritarian rulers seen as essential bulwarks against instability in the region. However, analysis of EU policy documents published in the wake of the Uprisings shows that in practice it remained much as it had been before 2011. It tends to assume that what the EU has to offer is sufficient to encourage authoritarian rules to undertake democratic reforms, while failing to acknowledge that in the past it has failed to implement conditionality clauses designed to provide incentives for reform, nor had it imposed sanctions for lack of progress on democratisation and recognising human rights. Beyond this the type of economic reforms it is clearly envisaging are the very neo-liberal reforms that created the economic conditions that drove people to revolt in 2011. The EU, along with its allies and the media, continues to misread the causes of the Uprisings as popular demands for liberal democracy rather than as a revolt against the negative social and economic impact of neoliberal economic policies. Public opinion surveys in the region, including the ArabTrans survey, show that people’s priorities were and remain decent jobs, economic security, adequate public services and the rule of law rather than solely the narrowly defined civil and political rights characteristic of ‘democracy promotion’ policies by Western governments. What the people were expressing was deep dissatisfaction with the effects of the economic policies which the EU and its Western allies had encouraged, cajoled and incentivised the MENA countries to implement from the 1980s. Given this context, it is not surprising that the EU is seen by respondents as complicit in creating the very conditions against which protesters in the Uprisings revolted. The EU’s pursuit of policies which do not recognise or adapt to popular needs and demands have predictably produced considerable disenchantment with the EU and particularly with its claim to be a ‘normative power’ committed to democracy. Few respondents wanted the EU to promote its brand of ‘thin’, procedural democracy in which civil and political rights remain uncoupled from social and economic rights. Few respondents thought the EU had done a good job of facilitating transitions to democracy in their country, and few had much appetite for EU leadership. A majority of respondents were not aware of what support the EU is actually providing to their country, but a majority of those who had heard about EU programmes were positive about development assistance. Their preferred targets for development aid, however, were job creation, economic development and the improvement of basic services.2017022017-01-22T00:00:00AARN: State & Non-State Political Organization (Sub-Topic)['P. Abbott', 'A. Teti']2017-01-22T00:00:00 2844b1aa692ec74977e43ee055c202712e510b82Abstract This study is to analyse how the Japanese have traditionally received and currently perceive the Super Bowl, and for this purpose, it aims to locate the position of American football in Japanese history, society, and culture. It explores the game’s history and then examine the degree of its spread among Japan’s sporting population. A two-dimensional approach of historical study and inter-game comparison gives context to the analyses of reference frequency and contents of news media, followed by speculative discussions of what the near future of Japan’s American football would be like. To conclude, it clarifies the ways the Super Bowl has been received and is now being perceived by two groups: The first group is the general people who see the Super Bowl as the convenient and useful medium by which they could learn effectively about American culture through the one-night mania for ‘conspicuous consumption’. The second group comprises American football experts and enthusiasts, including 13,000 athletes and their OBs, coaches, trainers, and other staff members of the leagues and associations as well as the general sports fans. For this group, the Super Bowl is the apex of their favourite sport to which only a selected talented few could join.A Half Century of Super Bowls20174322017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['Kohei Kawashima']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5240b0574a1818fdc03941d2c907d381ea26dce0PROFESSIONAL social work was introduced to Malaysia in the 1930s, according to the Malaysian Association of Social Workers (MASW). But it was mainly focused on problems of migrant labourers from India and China, MASW says on its website.2017032017-01-22T00:00:00['Star Sunday']2017-01-22T00:00:00 7b18247880417a73982a483a8d0ab96cf5cbc59eFiliando-nos ao campo teorico da Semântica do Acontecimento, “semântica que considera que a analise do sentido da linguagem deve localizar-se no estudo da enunciacao, do acontecimento do dizer” (GUIMARAES, 2005, p.7), este artigo apresenta uma analise da palavra cota no Relatorio da  Arguicao de  Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental (ADPF186), acao  judicial  ajuizada no Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) pelo Partido Democratas (DEM), requerendo que o sistema de cota da Universidade de Brasilia (UnB) fosse considerado inconstitucional. Nesta analise sera possivel observar que a enunciacao da expressao linguistica cota tem uma determinacao social e historica exposta a exterioridade, o que permite compreender que a cota pode ter outros sentidos, alem da reserva de vaga para estudantes no ensino superior.2017022017-01-22T00:00:00['T. Souza']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6e80f06d7bf0fb82053bc50e96e47cbcecf034b8In his Father Knows Best world, Jim Anderson was accustomed to clarity. Each week the show conveyed the message that the Andersons had found the most beneficial social formation in which to live: one comprised of a breadwinner father and homemaker mother in a nuclear family, living in a middle-class, suburban dwelling. (1) The Andersons inhabited a 1950s television world filled with upper-class, white-collar fathers, stay-at-home wives, and two or three children, and offered a comforting unified vision of the American family. (2) Given his title character status as the "father who knows best," Jim Anderson would expect that the way he lived would be accepted by the majority of Americans as the most advantageous way to do so. (3) Corporations registered their approval of the consumeristic suburban way of life that the Andersons and their "beneficial family" model represented by sponsoring 1950s television sitcoms about such consumeristic nuclear families. (4) Long after these 1950s television programs have stopped being part of networks' scheduled programming, corporations continue to reward nuclear families that fit the narrow "beneficial family" (5) mold in their benefits programs, largely dismissing nonnuclear family structures as nontraditional outliers undeserving of recognition and protection. (6) This preference prevails regardless of the fact that the "beneficial family" model, comprised of a consumeristic nuclear family, is not the predominant family model. (7) Despite media images to the contrary, the nuclear family is only one of many different and valuable family models found throughout the United States and the world. (8) Nonnuclear family units such as extended family, kinship networks, and friends-as-family are often wrongheadedly referred to as "nontraditional," despite centuries of enduring existence. (9) This Article traces the history of how corporations have propagated cultural messages about the benefits of a monolithic conception of the ideal American family unit. (10) In relation to this dissemination, the Article focuses in particular on the implications of corporate sponsorship of programming at the 1939 World's Fair (11) and on 1940s and 1950s radio and television. (12) Given their role in standardizing the "beneficial family" ideal, 1950s family television shows and the particular programming and sponsorship choices that produced the dominance of the suburban family sitcom will be analyzed alongside the earlier programming and sponsorship choices that made the 1939 World's Fair a testing ground for the dissemination of this ideal. This discussion establishes that during the mid-twentieth century, the corporate order underwrote a version of consumer citizenship, branding the ideal American social and consumer unit as a white, middle-class, nuclear family, independent of and isolated from extended family and other social support mechanisms. (13) Through their sponsorship of these television shows and fair displays, corporations conveyed the message that, in contrast to other existing family models, nuclear family formations were the most beneficial to individual family members as well as to the nation as a whole. (14) Corporations in the 1950s adopted this kind of "beneficial family" rhetoric to represent themselves as caring providers of the best products and jobs. (15) After exploring this cultural context, the Article examines the ongoing role of law in extending and sustaining privileges to the nuclear family. (16) Today, legal protections and their attendant economic benefits continue to be aimed at propping up the "beneficial family" model at the expense of the growing numbers of nonnuclear household units made up of traditional extended family and kinship networks, as well as blended families, life partners, and friends-as-family. (17) Consequently, few corporate benefits programs truly meet the needs of many of their employees, as these policies still premise the allocation of resources on an idealized nuclear family model, (18) a family type that more closely resembles the fictional 1950s television family than the diversity of households that actually characterizes the country today. …2017022017-01-22T00:00:00Columbia journal of gender and law['J. Gillan', 'Lucille Ponte']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d80c0e3974cf0e7e7deb4f0d5b32f809b6aa7d19Abstract - Hiding messages in cover media that is not realized by unauthorized parties is called steganography. Steganography can be combined with encryption to increase the strength of information hiding. To meet this goal, this research uses Blowfish algorithm. Blowfish algorithm is still stated firmly until the time of this writing is created because there was no publication that stated has broken this algorithm. Software used in this research looks for characteristic of steganography using Blowfish algorithm. This research developed software design using UML. The design starts from use case diagram, sequence diagram, and class diagram. This research has completed the design so that it can be used for further software development to look for characteristics of Blowfish algorithm for securing confidential data. Keywords - design, UML, steganography, Blowfish Abstrak— Penyembunyian pesan dalam media cover sehingga tidak disadari oleh pihak yang tidak berhak adalah Steganografi Steganografi dapat digabubg dengan enkripsi untu tujuan memperkuat penyembunyian informasi. Untuk tujuan tersebut dalam penelitian ini digunakan algoritma Blowfish. Algoritma Blowfish masih diyatakan kuat sampai saat tulisan ini dibuat karena belum ada publikasi yng menyatakan telah dijebolnya algoritma ini. Perangkat lunak dalam penelitian ini mencari karakteristik steganografi dengan algoritma Blowfish. Penelitian ini menghasilkan perancangan perangkat lunak tersebut menggunakan UML. Perancangan tersebut dimulai dari usecase diagram, diagram kelas analisis, sequen diagram dan kelas diagram. Penelitian ini telah menyelesaikan pembuatan perancangan tersebut sehingga dapat dilakukan pengembangan perangkat lunak lebih lanjut untuk mencari karakteristik steganografi yang menggunakan algoritma Blowfosh untuk pengamanan data rahasia. Kata Kunci— perancangan , UML, steganografi, blowfish.201700This research developed software design using UML so that it can be used for further software development to look for characteristics of Blowfish algorithm for securing confidential data.2017-01-22T00:00:00['M. Mulya']2017-01-22T00:00:00 39a8eb54db6372f09467a9e788237d8c83de972aA utilizacao de cultivares de alface resistente ao ataque de insetos praga e uma alternativa de controle que diminui os custos de producao e nao causa desequilibrios no ecossistema agricola. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a resistencia de cultivares de alface contra a desfolha causada por Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner, 1818 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) em sistema de cultivo orgânico. O experimento foi conduzido na Estacao Experimental de Itajai, em abrigo de cultivo. Foram testados as cultivares Litorânea, Gamboa, Livia, Regiane e Regina. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, sendo considerada uma repeticao a porcentagem media de desfolha em 24 plantas (n=15). Foram avaliadas a porcentagem de plantas atacadas e a colonizacao destas plantas de 5 em 5 dias (25 dias). Os dados foram analisados atraves de modelos lineares de efeitos mistos. As cultivares Regina e Gamboa apresentaram desfolha significativamente maior que as demais (P < 0,001), com ataque de 24,86 e 22,66%, respectivamente, contra aproximadamente 11% das demais, que tambem apresentaram colonizacao mais lenta. Sendo assim, as cultivares Litorânea, Livia e Regiane se mostram promissores para o cultivo orgânico, por apresentarem certa resistencia ao ataque de A. gemmatalis, facilitando o manejo da cultura e diminuindo o impacto causado no ambiente.201700As cultivares Litorânea, Livia e Regiane se mostram promissores para o cultivo orgânico, por apresentarem certa resistencia ao ataque de A. gemmatalis, facilitando o manejo da cultura e diminuindo o impacto causado no ambiente.2017-01-22T00:00:00['M. M. D. Haro', 'Euclides Schallenberger', 'Rafael Ricardo Cantu', 'Rafael Gustavo Ferreira Morales']2017-01-22T00:00:00 16fc0e1e0a151e03226c9c39f73421adf5f94155Dlugi alimentacyjne Mateusza Kijowskiego są ponaddwukrotnie wyzsze, niz podają media – ustalil „Wprost”. Nawet w czasie, gdy jego firma brala od KOD 15 tys. zl miesiecznie, lider Komitetu nie placil zasądzonej kwoty na swoje dzieci.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['S. Krawiec']2017-01-22T00:00:00 cf6b0ef20a486b9a4e06198421b9bec3ae9f4d36Lendir bekicot mengandung zat analgesik, antiseptik, dan peptida antimikroba (Achasin), komponen-komponen tersebut mempunyai aktivitas antimikroba terhadap S. aureus. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui daya hambat lendir bekicot dengan konsentrasi 20%, 19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12% dan 11%v/v terhadap pertumbuhan S. aureus. Jenis penelitian eksperimen dengan metode sumuran. Sampel biakan murni S. aureus pada media Blood Agar Plate. Koloni diencerkan dalam NaCl fisiologis 0,85% dan distandarisasikan dengan standar Mc Farland 0,5, ditanam pada media Mueller-Hinton Agar dan ditambahkan lendir bekicot dengan konsentrasi 20%,19%, 18%, 17%, 16%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 12% dan 11% v/v dengan pelarut Phospat Buffered Saline 1X pada setiap sumuran sebanyak 150 μl. Kultur diinkubasi pada suhu 37oC selama 24 jam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lendir bekicot memiliki kemampuan dalam menghambat pertumbuhan S. aureus. Diameter zona hambat tertinggi pada konsentrasi 20% yaitu sebesar 17,67 mm dan diameter zona hambat terrendah pada konsentrasi 11% yaitu sebesar 13,33 mm. Semakin tinggi konsentrasi lendir bekicot semakin tinggi daya hambatnya. Kata kunci : Achatina fulica, Staphylococcus aureus2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Diana G C Anggraeni']2017-01-22T00:00:00 396a74d1cba24554062a21a46d00150758e08f2aCurrently the Internet became one of the media that can not be separated, as well as a wide variety of applications supplied her. As the development of technologies, reliance on Web applications also increased. However, web applications have a wide range of threats, one of it is a CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery). This study uses CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) Protection. CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) Protection is a treatment method that has a variety of ways, one of which uses a token in the session when the user login. Token generated at login will be used as a user id that the system of web applications to identify where the request originated. The results of this study are expected in order to increase web application defenses against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery), so that web application users will be able to feel safe in using the Internet and its various feature. Reduced level of attacks on web applications. So that visitor traffic on the web application can be increased. Keyword : CSRF(Cross-Site Request Forgery), Web Application, Request, Token, Security.201710The results of this study are expected in order to increase web application defenses against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery), so that web application users will be able to feel safe in using the Internet and its various feature.2017-01-22T00:00:00['T. Firdaus']2017-01-22T00:00:00 8649a3071955b5b1687b223aedc4306d790df561Laya Behbahani, who recently completed her MA in Criminology at SFU, will provide media accounts of the experiences of migrant workers in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states of the Middle East against a backdrop of the hybrid legal system and varying innovative, and often evasive, state responses in the GCC. A post-lecture dialogue will be moderated by SFU School of Communication's Adel Iskandar. The lecture will take place on January 31, 2017, at 7:00 PM at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Co-presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, SFU's School for International Studies, the Institute for the Humanities at SFU, and the Global Communication MA Double Degree Program. Please see the attached PDF for details.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Christine Ackerley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 863ebb718df8d6cc12ce4db65a0d2c030d4cf998Abstract In the short span of a half-century the Super Bowl has grown from a modest championship game between two football leagues into an outsized mid-winter holiday co-produced by the National Football League and the combined efforts of the American advertising and television industries. It has grown from a one-day into a two-week festival featuring a vast range of events, parties, and a championship football game. Fifty years on, half of the population of the United States and a worldwide television audience participate in Super Bowl activities and festivities either live or virtually. Television, marketing, and a wide range of media platforms have aided and abetted the growth of this celebration of football and consumption. Although there are many ways to describe the Super Bowl it is the nineteenth century vocabulary of the economist Thorstein Veblen that best captures its essence. In Veblen’s words it is a case of ‘conspicuous consumption’ now running on steroids.A Half Century of Super Bowls2017002017-01-22T00:00:00The International Journal of the History of Sport['R. Crepeau']2017-01-22T00:00:00 bcbd8134c3baa91df1438a00a96f9ff35a2e9cbfABSTRACT Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important marine conservation strategy; however, managing MPAs is challenging due to threats such as coastal development, non-compliance and recreational pressures. We conducted semi-structured interviews with MPA managers and rangers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to discuss the opportunity to apply models to support management decision-making in MPAs. The utilisation of models for risk analyses, social learning and forecasting was considered of high relevance for decision makers. However, the utility of a tool depends on the nature of the management problem at hand. For instance, conceptual models can bring a systems perspective to management whereas probabilistic models may indicate the likelihood of a management outcome. We recommend selecting a tool based on decision support requirements. Furthermore, participating MPA managers recommended the need to collaborate with scientists to develop and apply decision support tools to address routine as well as complex management issues in protected areas.20174712017-01-22T00:00:00Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs['S. Punde', 'R. Laws', 'E. Bohensky', 'T. Skewes', 'R. Bustamante', 'M. Hockings']2017-01-22T00:00:00 1cbc396e14f7ef0f9b3a6c6f656e178a8266e8d0Abstract—The development of information technology is growing very rapidly, resulting in much-needed role of information systems in fulfilling the need for information. With the Paperless Office Administration System (PROFAST) in the Faculty of Medicine Universias Muhammadiyah Palembang, then to investigate the behavioral intention using the model UTAUT (Unified Theory Of Acceptance And Use Of Technology). The phenomenon underlying this study is not optimal use of Paperless Office Administration System by the administrative staff in the process of storage and retrieval of data, so the presence PROFAST and not measurability not maximum utilization of the impact of their use for the entire academic community. This study was limited in scope: the analysis of the influence of Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence and Facilitating Condition of the behavioral intention in the use PROFAST at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Palembang. Keywords—PROFAST, Model UTAUT, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhamadiyah Intisari—Perkembangan teknologi informasi saat ini berkembang dengan sangat pesat, sehingga mengakibatkan peranan sistem informasi sangat dibutuhkan dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan akan informasi. Dengan adanya Paperless Office Administration System (PROFAST) yang ada di Fakultas Kedokteran Universias Muhammadiyah Palembang, maka dilakukan penelitian untuk mengetahui niat perilaku dalam penggunaannya dengan menggunakan model UTAUT (Unified Theory Of Acceptance And Use Of Technology). Fenomena yang mendasari penelitian ini adalah belum optimalnya penggunaan Paperless Office Administration System oleh staff administrasi dalam proses penyimpanan dan pencarian data, sehingga keberadaan PROFAST belum maksimal dan belum terukurnya pemanfaatan dampak penggunaannya untuk seluruh civitas akademik. Penelitian ini dibatasi dalam ruang lingkup: analisis pengaruh Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence dan Facilitating Condition terhadap niat perilaku dalam penggunaan PROFAST di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Palembang. Kata Kunci—PROFAST, UTAUT Model, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Palembang.2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['Fatmasari']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6e561171168abf075a105d6d99ce1bc469799098Abstract It is common for normative legal theorists, economists and other policy analysts to conduct and communicate their work mainly in maximizing terms. They take the maximization of welfare, for example, or of wealth or utility, to be primary objectives of legislation and public policy. Few if any of these theorists seem to notice, however, that any time we speak explicitly of maximizing one thing, we speak implicitly of distributing other things and of equalizing yet other things. Fewer still seem to recognize that we effectively define ourselves by reference to that which we distribute and equalize. For it is in virtue of that which we distribute and equalize that our policy formulations treat us as politically “counting” or “mattering” for purposes of social aggregation and maximization. To attend systematically to this form of inter-translatability, with a view in particular to that which maximization formulations latently prescribe that we distribute and equalize, might be called “putting distribution first.” It is explicitly to recognize the fact that all law and policy are implicitly as equalizing and citizen-defining as they are aggregative and maximizing, and to trace the many salient consequences that stem from this fact. It is likewise to recognize that all law and policy treat us as equals in some respects and as non-equals in other respects. Putting distribution first by attending explicitly to these “respects” yields greater transparency about how well or poorly our laws and policies manage to identify, count, and treat us as equals in the right respects. This Article works to lay out with care how to put distribution first in normative legal and policy analysis. The payoffs include both a workable method by which to test proposed maximization norms systematically for their normative propriety, and an attractive distributive ethic that can serve as a workable normative touchstone for legal and policy analysis. Indeed, the Article concludes, much — though not yet quite all — of our law can illuminatingly be interpreted as giving inchoate expression to just such an ethic.20171512017-01-22T00:00:00Theoretical Inquiries in Law['R. Hockett']2017-01-22T00:00:00 92dc1a0fe73a91ed341fc2eb769ed26f1977fec8Neste artigo buscamos compreender de quais formas se dao as interacoes do publico de festas do genero indie rock em plataforma digital, no caso, em especifico, em festas agendadas digitalmente na categoria Eventos no Facebook; e nas possibilidades de rearranjamentos que estas interacoes trazem para o cenario indie rock porto-alegrense. O recorte dos eventos digitais foi feito a partir de uma pesquisa exploratoria no site de rede social, alem de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os produtores/DJs e um questionario online foi aplicado ao publico. Com base nisto pode-se observar os movimentos de ressignificacao da cena a partir das interacoes de seus atores sociais. Palavras-chave: Redes Sociais. Facebook. Cenas Musicais. Indie Rock.2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['Adriana Amaral', 'P. Sartori']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4151fb0a8b953fdbbde2b9583dcec3d0cc08ca43This study highlighted the important role of sport events in promoting domestic tourism in Egypt. In particular, this study designed to explore attendees’ motivation, satisfaction and behavioral intention, and further examine the influence of motivation and satisfaction on intention to return to event and hosting destination. This is in order to identify what needs to be considered for such events to contribute towards domestic tourism development. In this regard, the 10 th University Youth Week of Egypt (September 2015) was investigated. In this big event, more than 6000 youth from 25 Egyptian universities participated in sports, arts, scouting, social, cultural and scientific activities. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected from a sample of 812 attendees and analyzed by using SPSS V.16 and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that youth motivations and satisfaction have a significant influence on behavioral intentions towards the event and the hosting destination. The results also indicated that attendees that were motivated by exploring destination and new local culture and togetherness, and satisfied with leisure activities and the level of competition are more willing to repeat participation in same event, revisit the hosting destination and spread positive word-of-mouth. Theoretical implications of the results and recommendations for practice are also presented. Keywords : Event tourism, domestic tourism, Satisfaction, Motivation, Behavioral intention, Egypt, 10 th Week of University Youth20173212017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal of Heritage, Tourism, and Hospitality['Islam Elgammal', 'Marwa Ghanem']2017-01-22T00:00:00 19481961e56b42ece6ecb837aec1ef0397e27923Magic, fortune telling and similar beliefs become ditinctive powers which influence social institutions such as economy and government and shaping socio- cultural structure. In today’s society, though these beliefs considered to be marginal, they gradually increase their effect and turns into a phenomenon in socio cultural life. Therefore, it is possible to see people who introduce themselves as fortune tellers and comment on past and future in fortune tellers’ houses in many parts of urban localities. The aim of this study is to understand how social perception to fortune telling comes into being and to identify the underlying factors which causes this phenomena. In this context, over 82 people were interviewed using qualitative data collection techniques.2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['M. Nar']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4bbc7d5d3751137a3b15022501e36ef5e049a1edPara abordar los pensamientos denominados de sentido comun la psicologia social ofrece una serie de teorias que posibilitan a las/los investigadores abordar diversos objetos de conocimiento, siendo la teoria de las representaciones sociales una opcion que ofrece una serie de herramientas teoricas y metodologicas de actualidad que permiten generar aproximaciones. Sus usos han trascendido en diferentes campos del conocimiento como: la piscologia cognitiva, la comunicacion social y el ambito educativo, entre otros. En la ultima decada en la investigacion educativa esta teoria ha sido empleado como un referente novedoso y de actualidad que se interesa por el estudio de las personas en su vida cotidiana y, sobre todo, en conocer las nociones que emplean para entender la realidad social. Su utilizacion ha favorecido en el analisis del sentido comun de diversos actores educativos, asi como en las practicas que despliega su accion cotidiana dentro de un contexto cultural, politico, social e institucional donde se configuran procesos educativos; siendo los objetos de representacion mas estudiados las practicas docentes, la politica educativa y la formacion e identidad profesional. El objetivo de esta ponencia es presentar los usos que se le pueden brindar a la teoria de las representaciones sociales para el estudio de las practicas profesionales de distintas profesiones, particularmente se hara enfasis en el caso de medicina y trabajo social, por lo que se presentaran avances del abordaje teorico desde el cual se esta configurando una investigacion doctoral que se realiza en el posgrado de pedagogia de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico,  que lleva por titulo “representaciones sociales de medicos sobre las practicas profesionales de las/los trabajadores sociales”.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Pedro Daniel Martínez Sierra']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a314a0d7c73844703d3097065d742602e689ca00En el devenir del siglo XXI de nueva cuenta la ciencia, las humanidades, la tecnología y todas las áreas del conocimiento humano están inmersas en complejos procesos de cambio, alguno de ellos radicales; conllevan la búsqueda permanente para que las diversas sociedades alcancen niveles de bienestar social. Las organizaciones juegan un papel crucial en dicho proceso con base en que son caja de resonancia del cambio contextual, sociocultural, productivo y tecnológico. Los procesos productivos actuales exigen individuos eficientes, capaces de resolver problemas en un mundo globalizado para cumplir con las exigencias de la competitividad, con nuevas formas de educar y preparar a los alumnos y docentes a las demandas de la sociedad; permiten replantear los procesos de enseñanza – aprendizaje para acercar a los procesos de investigación a través de incentivar nuevas prácticas educativas a cumplir con las competencias informacionales para obtener mayor rendimiento en la enseñanza y coadyuve a la generación de investigación.Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)2017002017-01-22T00:00:00Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)['Adriana Yáñez Hernández']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4518b6f17149a2af46bf039850e2441436de4e26O presente estudo faz uma analise de conteudo de um mes do perfil do Papa Francisco no Twitter , objeto escolhido para este trabalho, com o objetivo de identificar as principais formas de interacao e engajamento na conta utilizada pelo religioso e justifica-se pelo fato de o Pontifice ser um dos mais seguidos do mundo nessa rede social. A pesquisa de natureza exploratoria analisa ainda o conteudo das postagens e verifica qual valor o lider da Igreja Catolica tem constituido no ambiente digital. Diante dessa investigacao, este trabalho conclui que a conta @pontifex tem gerado engajamento, levando-se em consideracao o expressivo envolvimento dos seguidores com a pagina. No entanto, em nenhum dos tweets analisados observou-se interacao do administrador do perfil com os seguidores, tendo em vista que, na internet, o processo de interacao requer a troca de mensagens entre o ator e suas conexoes. Palavras-Chave: Twitter do Papa. Interacao Digital. Engajamento no Twitter .2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Anderson Ferreira de Souza', 'Reginaldo Gonçalves do Amaral']2017-01-22T00:00:00 40bba861db150b3a157251265a1a092fc015e767El presente trabajo es un ejercicio de investigación en el cual se busca poner a prueba a la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales como instrumento metodológico para realizar análisis del contenido del collage, visto este como un objeto cultural en el cual se objetivan las estructuras cognitivas de sentido común desde las cuales un conjunto de sujetos le otorga significatividad al espacio social entendido como “ciudad”. Para ello, se tomaron como objetos de estudio un conjunto de obras realizadas por estudiantes de la carrera Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán-UNAM.Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)2017002017-01-22T00:00:00Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)['Gustavo Álvarez Vázquez']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4aecb95e348c216289de3a44adc4036ed217c1a1Observamos neste estudo manifestacoes de odio e intolerância na rede social Facebook, especificamente em âmbitos onde predominam brasileiros. Tais reacoes tem resultado em discussoes hostis conhecidas como flaming . Exemplo disso foi uma postagem na fanpage da revista Galileu que gerou grande polemica entre os usuarios. A publicacao trouxe uma imagem de capa ilustrando a problematica da identidade e genero, o que incitou posicionamentos morais raivosos, expostos por meio de comentarios no referido post. Propomos a observacao mais atenta e a reflexao sobre estas praticas, cada vez mais banalizadas por atores sociais online , como nos exemplos evidenciados neste ensaio. O impulso da repressao a diferenca e alteridade, latente nas relacoes sociais cibermediadas, e uma ameaca a cidadania e a vida em sociedade, e fragiliza o ideal democratico. Esperamos que reflexoes como essa possam fomentar outras e, quica, estimular revisoes de pontos de vista radicais e de atitudes extremadas. Palavras-chave: Comunicacao Social. Estudos Culturais. Intolerância e odio no cibermundo. Ideologias de genero.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['G. Pereira']2017-01-22T00:00:00 8a0dcf77e12e591aa7a039c8bedd6151c3945b25Este artigo busca examinar questoes sobre comunicacao e imaginario social no contexto dos primeiros anos da independencia de Mocambique, a partir de um cinejornal que circulou no pais entre 1976 e 1991. Parte-se do documentario Kuxa Kanema: o nascimento do cinema , de Margarida Cardoso, em interseccao com textos sobre o cinema em Mocambique, de forma a apresentar o cinejornal Kuxa Kanema e alguns dos conflitos em torno dele. Considerando esta como a primeira medida cultural tomada pelo novo governo mocambicano, se busca as intencionalidades envolvidas no processo, para o qual utiliza-se a concepcao de ato comunicativo de Patrick Charaudeau, bem como o aporte sobre imaginario social de Bronislaw Baczko e Sandra Pesavento. Palavras-chave: Mocambique. Cinema. Cinejornal. Comunicacao. Imaginario social.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Thaís Gonçalves']2017-01-22T00:00:00 aeee2692f541c7a0ee5e6a551520854e12c1c32aIn subarctic Canada, Chipewyan (Dene) men’s meals have become a significant forum for talking about vexing shifts in relationships between men and women. While not necessarily resolving these issues, men’s bush meals emerge as a powerful clearinghouse of information, an expression of fellowship and community, an ongoing assessment of gender relations and, perhaps, compensation for what has been lost in recent transformations in men’s and women’s lives. Food, therefore, and the varied forms of discourse surrounding it, are inextricably part of and reflective of the social transformations impacting Chipewyan society. How these dynamics play out in the semiotics of actual meal-time conversation are explored in several case examples of men’s meal gatherings. In these settings, conversations about, around, through and as food embrace an ensemble of iconic, indexical and symbolic properties which underscore the dilemma of “missing women.” Thus, even as Chipewyan women have withdrawn from bush landscapes in recent history, men’s pervasive meal-time conversations about their wives and female relatives are a way of symbolically inserting them back into these spaces. Keywords: Food and conversation, gender segregation, men’s bush meals, “missing women” as iconic metadiscourse, Chipewyan, Canada20172402017-01-22T00:00:00['Robert Jarvenpa']2017-01-22T00:00:00 dc43fec9b02d3819438b57e80a11fe3bec41dec2Working principles: Building scientific memories in social research Internal and external validity of experimental and quasi-experimental research are both essential in the evaluation of interventions; this is true in such diverse practices as social policy and pharmacology. However, they may trade-off if the quest for internal validity brings about the treatment of contextual variables ‐ that helped to make or fail the intervention ‐ as competing with the intervention instead of necessary for its success. Investment in internal validity takes the form of many types of correction for bias, often obscuring the role of contextual factors. As helping factors make or break the intervention, they should rather be treated as causal factors of interest no less than the intervention. I claim that, only then, the conclusions of the (quasi)experiment can serve to gain knowledge of working principles in a variety of contexts. Correction for bias is useful, but only if the evaluation of the success of an intervention is theory driven. Ex ante explanatory hypotheses must be the starting point of evaluation research and testing them the object of it. Thus, the empirical cycle is covered entirely. If no theoretical hypotheses guide the questions of evaluation research, all we will learn is that ‘most interventions sometimes work’, to speak with Pawson and Tilley (1997). What we are left with is little more than meaningless intervention-impact couples that cover half the empirical cycle lacking any cognitive value.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['M. Rol']2017-01-22T00:00:00 796bd448b9cad3ab9c04a31dbad47c9651f5d0f0Neste texto apresentamos os principios norteadores do projeto de pesquisa realizado em nivel de iniciacao cientifica na Licenciatura em Educacao do Campo da UFMS. O projeto propoe a investigacao e organizacao da memoria social de assentamentos e escolas do campo do Mato Grosso do Sul como instrumento articulador da luta pela qualificacao da escola do campo e da vida camponesa. O debate acerca da memoria perpassa, neste sentido, o objeto teorico da historiografia e culmina na praxis militante intrinseca ao movimento social da Educacao do Campo pela superacao da ideia de campo como lugar economico para o seu entendimento como espaco de vida, de trabalho, politica e cultura. A memoria e considerada aqui como elemento da identidade camponesa com potencial de instrumental para a realizacao de uma educacao emancipadora.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Mariana Esteves de Oliveira', 'B. Cardoso']2017-01-22T00:00:00 70f2df3c62583662202e52d4b9d56026c2e0c5d220173102017-01-22T00:00:00['L. Rensmann']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e35ca285350894d8f602109f7b1026b01d782dc2Current Psychology2017590The purpose of this study is to revise and further develop an attitude towards person with intellectual disability scale (APIDs), mainly based on Community Living Attitude Scale (CLAS) and Attitude towards Intellectual Disability Questionnaire (ATTID).2017-01-22T00:00:00Current Psychology['Lena Song Hui Boo', 'Y. Nie']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5671f74f3f4225a5e2f05703cafc0332ff6149aaAs a member of a society, a writer’s works contain social norms. In that sense, it is possible to find out Mishima Yukio’s ideas on Japan and its people in the short story “Yūkoku”, which has been translated into English as “Patriotism”. The characters of the story are presumed to represent Mishima’s thoughts on the Emperor, the Japanese nation and Japanese women as well. Therefore, the analysis of this story enables the reader to understand the coherence between fact and fiction.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Ali Erdemir']2017-01-22T00:00:00 28d999345408fba053694d842b531ac070d73530The target for this research is the Food Production Support Program “Hambre Cero” (Zero Hunger) supported by the government of Nicaragua with participant families living in the municipality of Condega and that were recipients of the Food Production Support Programme in 2015. The investigation is quantitative. The objective of this thesis is to identify the strategies the participants implement as they manage the materials received through the support as well as to identify the main factors that impacted the sustainability of these resources, as a way of proposing a strategy that allows for improved resource management: increase the production of food for home consumption, sale of excess production and strengthen their organizational capacity, which will permit increased sustainability and reduce poverty in the family economy. Contribute to the social programs and the impoverished rural families. The theoretical axis are: poverty, public programming for women, social programming for reducing poverty, and management strategies. This thesis is important for Nicaragua. Although there are already a few studies covering social programs and their contribution to poverty reduction, there are few studies that emphasize how families manage the program resources, especially women.2017202017-01-22T00:00:00['Hector Javier Moncada Barreda', 'Beverly Estela Castillo Herrera']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c96e274c9cdc595c3ca55f77a9b612c9fc769a49The beginning of the 21st century witnesses a trend for business and leisure travelers to make accommodation decisions by referring to online reviews of hotel accommodation services and the hotel management’s responses to such reviews. The responses, termed review response genre in this study, have since attracted considerable research attention. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it aims to identify the moves present in the review response genre; second, it aims to explore how the hotel management attempts to achieve service recovery with the moves of the genre. A total of three obligatory moves are identified: Acknowledging Problem, Expressing Feeling and Thanking Reviewer. The findings will have significant implications for the hospitality and wider service industry practitioners responsible for handling negative online reviews.201749432017-01-22T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['Victor Ho']2017-01-22T00:00:00 9c181910bace778f53f66e6d66ba9e009b5d59fbIn a Fog Radio Access Network (F-RAN) architecture, edge nodes (ENs), such as base stations, are equipped with limited-capacity caches, as well as with fronthaul links that can support given transmission rates from a cloud processor. Existing information-theoretic analyses of content delivery in F-RANs have focused on offline caching with separate content placement and delivery phases. In contrast, this work considers an online caching set-up, in which the set of popular files is time-varying and both cache replenishment and content delivery can take place in each time slot. The analysis is centered on the characterization of the long-term Normalized Delivery Time (NDT), which captures the temporal dependence of the coding latencies accrued across multiple time slots in the high signal-to-noise ratio regime. Online caching and delivery schemes based on reactive and proactive caching are investigated, and their performance is compared to optimal offline caching schemes both analytically and via numerical results.International Symposium on Information Theory20171922Online caching and delivery schemes based on reactive and proactive caching are investigated, and their performance is compared to optimal offline caching schemes both analytically and via numerical results.2017-01-22T00:00:002017 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT)['Seyyed Mohammadreza Azimi', 'O. Simeone', 'A. Sengupta', 'R. Tandon']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a0ef435ff89513e4d88ad6cd9aaefc9a30cab629In this paper, we focus on online representation learning in non-stationary environments which may require continuous adaptation of model architecture. We propose a novel online dictionary-learning (sparse-coding) framework which incorporates the addition and deletion of hidden units (dictionary elements), and is inspired by the adult neurogenesis phenomenon in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, known to be associated with improved cognitive function and adaptation to new environments. In the online learning setting, where new input instances arrive sequentially in batches, the neuronal-birth is implemented by adding new units with random initial weights (random dictionary elements); the number of new units is determined by the current performance (representation error) of the dictionary, higher error causing an increase in the birth rate. Neuronal-death is implemented by imposing l1/l2-regularization (group sparsity) on the dictionary within the block-coordinate descent optimization at each iteration of our online alternating minimization scheme, which iterates between the code and dictionary updates. Finally, hidden unit connectivity adaptation is facilitated by introducing sparsity in dictionary elements. Our empirical evaluation on several real-life datasets (images and language) as well as on synthetic data demonstrates that the proposed approach can considerably outperform the state-of-art fixed-size (nonadaptive) online sparse coding of Mairal et al. (2009) in the presence of nonstationary data. Moreover, we identify certain properties of the data (e.g., sparse inputs with nearly non-overlapping supports) and of the model (e.g., dictionary sparsity) associated with such improvements.International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence2017376A novel online dictionary-learning (sparse-coding) framework which incorporates the addition and deletion of hidden units (dictionary elements), and is inspired by the adult neurogenesis phenomenon in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, known to be associated with improved cognitive function and adaptation to new environments.2017-01-22T00:00:00{'pages': '1696-1702'}['S. Garg', 'I. Rish', 'G. Cecchi', 'A. Lozano']2017-01-22T00:00:00 2a51d8f3784e30e41d2f937c34d5cd7d4a50fbdeABSTRACT Membrane bioreactor systems can efficiently reduce product inhibition in lactic acid production processes, enhancing their productivity. Filtration parameters, e.g. crossflow velocity and transmembrane pressure, were controlled with varying biomass concentration, which was monitored using an optical sensor in real time. The filtration flux was successfully maintained as desired according to the control strategy. We also investigated the effect of feed concentration and dilution rate on process characteristics. The continuous fermentation remained stable for more than 80 h, achieving the highest productivity of 8.6 g·L–1·h–1 with a feed concentration of 70 g·L–1 and a dilution rate of 0.2 h–1.20176010Filtration parameters, e.g. crossflow velocity and transmembrane pressure, were controlled with varying biomass concentration, which was monitored using an optical sensor in real time and the filtration flux was successfully maintained according to the control strategy.2017-01-22T00:00:00Separation Science and Technology['Rong Fan', 'M. Ebrahimi', 'H. Quitmann', 'P. Czermak']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0abdff5ef1cfc6bb078043edc4efc813512e8582In general, the reasons consumers shop online fashion products through Nike shoes in the city of Padang is as easy to find a product with different variations. The independent variables and the dependent variable brand loyalty, variety seeking. This study aims to determine the effect on variety seeking, brand loyalty online shopping nike shoes fashion products in Padang. The sample in this study is that consumers who buy products through online shopping fashion Nike shoes in the city of Padang totaling 138 people. Techniques used in sampling is purposive sampling. The data used is primary data through questionnaires. Data analysis method used was simple linear regression analysis Hypothesis testing using T-test statistical test to prove the influence of the independent variable on the dependent variable partially or individual. The results of this study found that brand loyalty positive effect on variety seeking online shopping fashion products Nike shoes in the city of Padang. This indicates that the lower brand loyalty, the higher the variety seeking online shopping nike shoes fashion products in the city of Padang. Keywords: Brand Loyalty, Variety Seeking, Online Shopping2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Fadli Maulana', 'Listiana Sri Mulatsih', 'S. Dharma']2017-01-22T00:00:00 37aa962e9b42276b5fb1d62bab174c95bd5b959dWe provide experimental results that help automate two related tasks around online instructional forum use. We showhow forum posts can automatically be evaluated for inclusion in a course specific frequently asked questions list. Wefurther show how computer algorithms can help instructorsidentify students who deserve course credit for their participation in the class forum. We deploy forum usage statisticsthat are readily available in most online forum facilities totrain two algorithms. For the FAQ inclusion task we train alogistic regression to an accuracy of 0.78. As ground truthwe asked teaching assistants of one course to provide expertjudgment for use in the regression training phase. For theacademic credit apportioning task we again used experts tocompare pairs of forum contributions. Using those judgmentswe trained a support vector machine to approximate the resulting rankings of posts. We reached a ranking accuracy of 76%, where accuracy reflects minimization of faulty pairwise rankings compared to the expert gold set.2017140Experimental results that help automate two related tasks around online instructional forum use and how computer algorithms can help instructors identify students who deserve course credit for their participation in the class forum are provided.2017-01-22T00:00:00['Ankita Bihani', 'J. Ullman', 'A. Paepcke']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0f6f602ee3e2bd80ce569061f8439b9a925d71a32017202017-01-22T00:00:00Discourse & Communication['Veronika Koller']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4041ee548995f6e452751f3d77cc2efbbbe96e432017002017-01-22T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-22T00:00:00 103d8e3a2c80c6ebb6aae62be37d8b70fbf6387d2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Portal Web Portal für das Graduiertenstudium in den Kultu CultDoc']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e63bc987fb7c8f450fd2cc722c7233d0e4b278a4Nowadays, many computer and communication systems generate graph data. Graph data span many different domains, ranging from online social network data from networks like Facebook to epidemiological data used to study the spread of infectious diseases. Graph data are shared regularly for many purposes including academic research and for business collaborations. Since graph data may be sensitive, data owners often use various anonymization techniques that often compromise the resulting utility of the anonymized data. To make matters worse, there are several state-of-the-art graph data de-anonymization attacks that have proven successful in recent years. In this paper, we survey the graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification techniques in the past decade. Specifically, we systematically classify, summarize, and analyze state-of-the-art graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification techniques. For existing graph data anonymization techniques, we classify them into six categories and analyze their utility performance with respect to 15 fundamental graph utility metrics and seven high-level application utility metrics. For existing de-anonymization attacks, we classify them into two categories and examine their performance with respect to scalability, practicability, robustness, etc. We also analyze the resistance of existing graph anonymization techniques against existing graph de-anonymizaiton attacks. For existing de-anonymizability quantifications, we classify them according to whether they consider seed information or not, and analyze them in terms of their soundness. Our analysis demonstrates that: 1) most anonymization schemes can partially or conditionally preserve most graph utility while losing some application utility and 2) state-of-the-art anonymization schemes are vulnerable to several or all of the emerging structure-based de-anonymization attacks. The actual vulnerability of each anonymization algorithm depends on how much and which data utility it preserves. Based on our summarization and analysis, we discuss the research evolution, future directions, and challenges in the research area of graph data anonymization, de-anonymization, and de-anonymizability quantification.IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials2017159114This analysis demonstrates that: 1) most anonymization schemes can partially or conditionally preserve most graph utility while losing some application utility and 2) state-of-the-art anonymized schemes are vulnerable to several or all of the emerging structure-based de-anonymization attacks.2017-01-22T00:00:00IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials['S. Ji', 'Prateek Mittal', 'R. Beyah']2017-01-22T00:00:00 edc43c260ef1180009e5c1e487af9bf0d7424c88Abstract This study examined the relationships between self-determination theory (SDT) and theory of planned behavior (TpB) applied to physical activity and exercise behavior (PA&E) in people with chronic pain. Two hundred and eleven adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain (28 males and 183 females, age range 18 to 82 years, mean age 43 years) were recruited from online support groups and clinic networks in the United States. Participants completed SDT measures relevant to PA&E on perceived autonomy support, autonomy, competence, and relatedness, as well as TpB measures relevant to PA&E on intention, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Correlational techniques and canonical correlation analysis were performed to examine the relationships and variance within and between theoretical dimensions. Overall, the SDT set accounted for 37% of the TpB variance and the TpB set accounted for 32% of the SDT set variance. The results indicate there are statistical similarities and differences between concepts in SDT and TpB models for PA&E. Using both empirical guidance and clinical expertise, researchers and practitioners should attempt to select and integrate non-redundant and complementary components from SDT, TpB, and other related health behavior theories.Psychology, Health & Medicine20173546There are statistical similarities and differences between concepts in SDT and TpB models for PA&E, and researchers and practitioners should attempt to select and integrate non-redundant and complementary components from SDT, TPB, and other related health behavior theories.2017-01-22T00:00:00Psychology, Health & Medicine['Jessica M. Brooks', 'Kanako Iwanaga', 'C. Chiu', 'Brandi P Cotton', 'Jon Deiches', 'Blaise Morrison', 'Erin Moser', 'Fong Chan']2017-01-22T00:00:00 00d4f1924020e3eb03d8691a75ff13c21d24de52This study aims at examining the effect of perceived risk on repurchase intention and positive word-of- mouth (WOM). An online survey method was used to collect data, and 268 questionnaires were properly completed and submitted by subscribers in the Vietnam’s mobile telecommunication market. First-order and second-order CFA were established to analyze and confirm dimensions of perceived risk and its construct by using AMOS software. Then, the structure equation model (SEM) was used to test hypotheses. The results show that perceived risk has a significantly negative impact on repurchase intention. The findings also indicate that there is a negative relationship between perceived risk and word - of - mouth. Based on scientific proof as well as practical evidence, it suggests that the mobile service providers in Vietnam need to prevent any cause that may lead to an increase in terms of consumer’s risky perception in order to retain existing subscribers and attract more potential customers.201771232017-01-22T00:00:00International Business Research['N. X. Tho', 'M. Lai', 'Huey Yan']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e6cb61257a63e3e0aaaae74ab93eac36940ad144Abstract--- This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of how large the role of social media marketing in the realization of e-marketing. In practical terms the results of this article is expected to provide insights and feedback for internet users doing online business marketing using social media marketing. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative, ie a method that can more easily adapt to a lot of influence on the patterns of values encountered by presenting data in the form of words and images. The results of the study recommends the use of social media marketing as a medium that is cheap and effective in marketing products / services online . Keywords: e-marketing, Social Media Marketing, Online Business Abstrak--- Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan satu analisis deskriptif mengenai seberapa besar peran media sosial marketing dalam mewujudkan e-marketing. Secara praktis hasil penelitian dari artikel ini diharapkan mampu memberikan wawasan serta masukan bagi pengguna internet dalam melakukan pemasaran bisnis online menggunakan media sosial marketing. Metode dalam penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu sebuah metode yang lebih mudah menyesuaikan dengan banyak pengaruh terhadap pola-pola nilai yang dihadapi dengan menyajikan data berupa katakata dan gambar. Hasil penelitian merekomendasikan penggunaan sosial media marketing sebagai media yang murah dan efektif dalam memasarkan produk/jasa secara online. Kata Kunci : e-marketing, Sosial Media Marketing, bisnis online2017816The method in this research is descriptive qualitative, ie a method that can more easily adapt to a lot of influence on the patterns of values encountered byPresenting data in the form of words and images to provide insights and feedback for internet users doing online business marketing using social media marketing.2017-01-22T00:00:00['Dedi Rianto Rahadi', 'Zanial']2017-01-22T00:00:00 749de4961d91e427ec088f7ecb364f8110024918Problem Durumu: 21. yuzyilin basinda ergenler interneti etkin bir sekilde kullanmaya baslamislardir. Bloglar, sosyal aglar ve anlik mesajlasma gencler icin yeni bir dunya olusturmustur. Bu yeni dunyaya katilimin kisiye parmaklarinin ucunda bilgilere ulasmalarinin yaninda eglenme, cesitli sosyal ve duygusal becerileri ogretme gibi yararlari bulunmaktadir. Ornegin siber ortam saglikli sekilde duygularini ifade etmek, baskalarina hosgoru ve saygi ile bakabilmek, elestirisel dusunme, karar verme, kendini kontrol etme becerisi ve yeni seyler ogrenme icin bir mekan saglamaktadir.  Siber dunya genclerin kendinin kesfetme, sosyal destek alma, oyun oynama, bilgiye ulasma, baskalariyla iletisim kurma ve akademik destek alma gibi benzersiz firsatlar sunmaktadir. Genclerin buyuk cogunlugu bilgisayari ve interneti olumlu ve yararli bir sekilde kullanmalarina ragmen baskalarina zarar vererek, saldirganlik davranislar gosterme seklinde de kullanabilmektedirler. Online saldirganligin ve magduriyetin yeni formu siber zorbalik olarak adlandirilmaktadir. Siber zorbalik elektronik metin araciligiyla tekrarlanan bir sekilde kasitli olarak baskalarina zarar verecek davranislar olarak tanimlanmaktadir . Bir diger ifade ile siber zorbalik bilisim ve iletisim teknolojilerinin bir kisi yada gruba hakaret etmek, iftira atmak ve alay etmek amaciyla kasitli ve tekraralanan agresif davranislar olarak belirtilmektedir. Siber zorbalik teknolojik araclarin olumsuz bir ozelligi olarak gorulmektedir. Siber zorba, farkli bir e-posta kullanarak ya da sosyal medya sitelerinde hayali hesaplar olusturarak magdurla iletisim kurabilir. Ayni zamanda siber zorbalik oyun oynarken, okulda, evde ya da kisinin ozel alaninda bireyin karsisina cikabilir. Insanlar modern teknolojinin kullanimi ile birlikte 24 saat siber zorbalik davranisilarla karsilasabilirler. Arastirmanin Amaci: Arastirmalar bilisim ve iletisim teknolojilerinin kotuye kullanilmasi sonucunda olusan siber magduriyetin cocuklar ve gencler arasinda giderek artan bir problem oldugunu ortaya koymaktadir. Ozellikle teknolojinin gelismesi bu sorunun giderek buyumesine yol acacagi dusunulmektedir. Dolayisiyla siber zorbalik davranislara maruz kalmayi onlemeye iliskin calismalarinin nasil olacagi yonunde arastirmalar hiz kazanmaktadir. Bu calismanin da onleme calismalarina katki saglayacagi on gorulmektedir. Ergenlerde oz-kontrol ile siber magduriyet arasindaki iliskinin ortaya konulmasinin mudahale calismalari icin alan uzmanlarina (psikolojik danismanlar, psikologlar, sosyal hizmet uzmanlari ve okul yoneticileri) onemli bir kaynak saglayacagi dusunulmektedir. Bu dogrultuda bu arastirmanin amaci oz-kontrolun siber magduriyet uzerindeki yordayici etkisinin incelenmesidir. Arastirmanin Yontemi: Arastirmada oz-kontrol ve siber magduriyet arasindaki yordayici iliskileri incelemek icin iliskisel tarama modeli kullanilmistir . Calismada ergenlerin oz-kontrolu ile siber magduriyet ara­sindaki iliskiyi aciklamaya yonelik gelistirilen teorik model test edilmektedir. Arastirmanin calisma grubu 2014-2015 egitim ogretim yilinda Turkiye’deki Erzurum ilinde bes farkli ortaogretim okulunda ogrenim goren 353 ogrenciden olusmaktadir. Calisma grubunun 209 (%59,2) tanesi kiz, 144 (%40,8) tanesi ise erkektir. Ogrencilerin %26,6'si 9.sinifta, %29,6'si 10. sinifta, % 31.2'si, 11.sinifta ve  %13'6'si 12. sinifta ogrenim gormektedir. Arastirma verilerine iliskin analiz yapilmadan once cok degiskenli veriler icin normallik dagilimini etkilemesi olasi degerleri belirlemek icin Mahalanobis uzaklik degerleri hesaplanmistir. Bu hesaplama islemi sonucunda 4 kisiye ait olcekler veri setinden cikarilmistir. Bu islemden sonra 353 veri ile analizler surdurulmustur. Arastirmada oz-kontrol ile siber magduriyet arasindaki iliskiler Pearson momentler carpim korelasyonu ile; oz-kontrolun siber magduriyet uzerindeki yordayici etkisi yapisal esitlik modeli incelenmistir. Arastirmada verilerin analizleri LISREL 8.54 ve SPSS 21.00 programlari araciligiyla yapilmistir. Arastirmanin Bulgulari: Arastirmanin sonucunda oz-kontrol olceginin alt boyutlar olan durtusellik ve oz-disiplinle siber magduriyet olceginin alt boyutlari olan siber dilsel magduriyet, kimligi gizleme ve siber sahtecilik arasinda negatif yonde dusuk ve orta duzeyde anlamli iliskilerin oldugu gorulmektedir. Ayrica siber magduriyet olceginin alt boyutlarinin birbirleriyle orta duzeyde ve pozitif yonde anlamli bir iliskinin oldugu gozlenmektedir. Bunun yanisira oz-kontrol olceginin durtusellik ve ozdisiplin arasinda pozitif yonde, orta duzeyde, anlamli bir iliskinin oldugu belirlenmistir. Oz-kontrolun siber magduriyet uzerindeki yordayici etkisi yapisal esitlik modeli ile test edilmistir. Yapisal esitlik modeli analizi sonucunda durtusellik ve oz-disiplini kapsayan oz-kontrol ortuk degiskeninin (OZK) siber dilsel magduriyet, kimligi gizleme ve siber sahtecilik alt boyutlarini kapsayan siber magduriyet ortuk degiskenini (SM) negatif yonde yordadigi gozlenmektedir (β = -.40, t= -4.47). Modelde gosterilen tum yollarin anlamli oldugu belirlenmistir (χ2/sd= 1.04, NFI= .99, CFI=.99, GFI =.98, AGFI= .98, SRMR= .014 ve RMSEA= .011) . Elde edilen bu bulgu oz-kontrolun ergenlerde siber zorbaliga maruz kalma uzerinde anlamli bir etkisinin oldugu seklinde degerlendirilebilir. Arastirmanin Sonuclari ve Onerileri: Bu arastirmada durtusellik ve oz-disiplin boyutlarindan olusan oz-kontrolun ergenlerin siber magduriyet yasama uzerindeki yordayici etkisi incelenmistir. Arastirma sonucunda oz-kontrol ile siber magduriyet arasinda anlamli iliskilerin oldugu gorulmustur. Arastirmanin diger bir sonucunda oz-kontrol (OZK) ortuk degiskeninin siber magduriyet (SM) ortuk degiskenini negatif yonde ve anlamli bir duzeyde yordadigi belirlenmistir. Ayrica arastirmada OZK ortuk degiskeninin siber dilsel magduriyet, kimligi gizleme ve siber sahtecilik gozlenen degiskenleri uzerinde dolayli etkilere sahip oldugu tespit edilmistir. Analiz sonucunda, oz-kontrolun siber magduriyetin % 18’ini acikladigi saptanmistir. Calismanin bulgulari, goz onunde bulundurulmasi gereken sinirliliklar ile dikkate alinmalidir. Bu calismada veri toplama araci olarak iki alt boyuttan olusan oz-kontrol olcegi ve uc alt boyuttan olusan siber magduriyet olcegi kullanilmistir. Gelecekte yapilacak calismalarda oz-kontrol ve siber magduriyet ile ilgili farkli olcekler kullanilarak arastirma tekrarlanabilir. Boylece calismanin sonuclari karsilastirilarak daha ayirt edici bulgulara ulasilabilir. A rastirmanin diger bir sinirliligi ise calisma grubunun 14-18 yas arasi ogrenim gormekte olan ergenlerle sinirli olmasidir. Bundan dolayi elde edilen sonuclarin bu yas grubundaki ogrencilere gore degerlendirilmesi gerekmektedir.2017062017-01-22T00:00:00Eurasian Journal of Educational Research['Adem Peker']2017-01-22T00:00:00 11b0974eb801651cb0cf29db613a9693da30c71f2017285‘Living dolls’ is a term that emerged online during 2010 to describe a group of women who participate in the practice of appearing ‘doll-like’, taking part in a number of beauty techniques in order to achieve a doll appearance.2017-01-22T00:00:00['A. Evans', 'Sarah Riley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 55e1d72a4799787d6899429959325967dcae69fcObjectives: the study was conducted to assess the associations between the demographic characteristics of participating dentists in Saudi Arabia and their restorative decisions for occlusal and proximal lesions. Their knowledge regarding caries diagnosis and management was assessed also. Materials and Methods: this is a cross-sectional study directed toward dentists practicing in Saudi Arabia. An online survey consisted of occlusal and proximal caries lesions. Results: For occlusal caries lesion the majority of dentists (48%) recommended removal of carious tissue when it is confined to enamel. A significant difference was found between dentists who are dealing with dental caries and other dentists. They recommend the use of composite resin for their first caries stage that requires treatment. For proximal lesions, females significantly (p=0.003) chose to restore the tooth at more advanced stage than males, composite was the first restorative material to be chosen for proximal lesions. Conclusion: The restorative decision for dentists practicing in Saudi Arabia were similar to other parts of the world. Occlusal caries lesions were easier to detect and to decide when and how to restore them. Female dentists were more towards minimally invasive dentistry than males in their decisions.2017102The restorative decision for dentists practicing in Saudi Arabia were similar to other parts of the world, but occlusal caries lesions were easier to detect and to decide when and how to restore them.2017-01-22T00:00:00International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Invention['A. Almahdy', 'Mohammed Alshamrani', 'Mohammed Al Kathery']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e5cfc678e56ee753efdb4dfe8ac97e642e82efa0As more of us live more of our lives online, what happens there matters. Social media now constitute a major public space (although indeed one that is privately owned). This is a new digital commons, where the debate of the day is often thrashed out. All this was very apparent during the EU referendum campaign. Online as well as offline there was a very vibrant and often quite nasty political debate.2017212017-01-22T00:00:00Soundings: A journal of politics and culture['R. Jamali']2017-01-22T00:00:00 92dc1a0fe73a91ed341fc2eb769ed26f1977fec8Neste artigo buscamos compreender de quais formas se dao as interacoes do publico de festas do genero indie rock em plataforma digital, no caso, em especifico, em festas agendadas digitalmente na categoria Eventos no Facebook; e nas possibilidades de rearranjamentos que estas interacoes trazem para o cenario indie rock porto-alegrense. O recorte dos eventos digitais foi feito a partir de uma pesquisa exploratoria no site de rede social, alem de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os produtores/DJs e um questionario online foi aplicado ao publico. Com base nisto pode-se observar os movimentos de ressignificacao da cena a partir das interacoes de seus atores sociais. Palavras-chave: Redes Sociais. Facebook. Cenas Musicais. Indie Rock.2017012017-01-22T00:00:00['Adriana Amaral', 'P. Sartori']2017-01-22T00:00:00 f2d6cae52f6f3841f51d5236482ea028a6f2f799Free online survey tools provide a practical learning-by-induction platform for business communication instructors interested in trying out an advanced multidisciplinary survey activity coupled with an innovative teaching design. More than just building skills in marketing, survey projects marshal a wider set of thinking and doing activities that build student competency in the interrelated disciplines of communication, consumer analysis, and research. The design and sequence of a survey-learning module are outlined as well as expected learning outcomes, assessment considerations, and suggestions for exploring the interdisciplinary opportunities that surveys afford.20171712017-01-22T00:00:00Business and Professional Communication Quarterly['Anne E. Witte']2017-01-22T00:00:00 8320c8053f815281032c758236c08ac9f9c57b88INTRODUCTION In order to establish and use a national registry, several Hungarian hematology centers collected data of myeloproliferative neoplasia patients. AIM The recent publication is an analysis of the data of registered essential thrombocythaemic patients. METHOD an online electronic registry has been established, using 2008 World Health Organization's diagnostic criteria and thrombotic risk was evaluated according to Landolfi stratification. RESULTS Data of 350 essential thrombocythaemic patients from 15 Hungarian hematology centers entered up to the date of June 30, 2015 were used for analysis. Patients were followed up to (median) 6 years. The epidemiologic data (age, gender) and thrombotic events prior and after the diagnosis, were similar to the literature. The thrombotic events of anagrelide treated patient (n = 139) and the hydroxyurea + aspirin treated patients (n = 141) have been compared. The major arterial and venous events were similar between the groups, but there were fivefold less minor arterial and venous events in the anagrelide group (p<0.001). Thrombotic incidence after diagnosis were influenced only by medication and thrombotic events before the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Anagrelide significantly decreased the number of patients experiencing minor arterial and minor venous thrombosis, vs hydroxyurea + aspirin. Despite of the treatment the risk of thrombotic events after diagnosis remained high, and was significantly increased in patients with thrombosis before diagnosis. Orv. Hetil., 2017, 158(3), 111-116.Orvosi Hetilap2017100Anagrelide significantly decreased the number of patients experiencing minor arterial and minor venous thrombosis, vs hydroxyurea + aspirin, and despite of the treatment the risk ofThrombotic events after diagnosis remained high, and was significantly increased in patients with thromBosis before diagnosis.2017-01-22T00:00:00Orvosi hetilap['P. Dombi', 'Árpád Illés', 'J. Demeter', 'Lajos Homor', 'Zsófia Simon', 'M. Udvardy', 'Éva Karádi', 'Ádám Kellner', 'Miklós Egyed']2017-01-22T00:00:00 608dbfa1b6c1f7af0bd26baf8f6e14b295d6111aListen online 138FM - club. The best tracks of Deep House and Tech House. Hits and novelties. Radio 138FM is broadcasting in Russian from Russia, Irkutsk.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-22T00:00:00 c3e3d352d9c3d005adaadd8efb386b10d1430745Uma das grandes batalhas deste tempo e o acesso online a obras culturais protegidas pelo copyright.  Para alem dos espacos especificos de discussao sobre o tema, seria oportuno investigar como a grande midia da visibilidade a essas disputas. O presente trabalho propoe um referencial teorico pos-estruturalista como pano de fundo para essa analise, atentando para conceitos como disciplina, controle e vigilância. Palavras-chave: Acesso a obras culturais online. Discursos midiaticos. Cibercultura.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['C. Henning', 'F. Ribeiro']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3daf4f52e3ceb2a28cdd3e923f825027b915ace5Listen online Rhythm Rave Radio - multi-genre. A variety of popular Top10 & Indie artists. The very best of old school, new school. Rhythm Rave Radio is broadcasting in English from USA, Denver.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['LeeSa']2017-01-22T00:00:00 cec6851fe5f15b7c3887331329b13c9bd79ef417Abstract— Duta Elektronik Palembang is one shop selling electronic devices in Palembang like refrigerator, TV, air conditioning, etc. Many stores that sell similiar electronic appliance maker Duta Elektronik should be able to retain customers and improve service. Then the purpose of this research is to apply the concept of E-CRM in the sales of electronic tools in Duta Elektronik, so Duta Electronic can continue to maintain and improve the quality of service. The method used in the development of the system in this research is the Framework for the Applicatiom System Thinking (FAST). While the methods used to measure the quality of service is a Service Quality (ServQual) method. The result of quality of service measurement the application of measurement E-CRM in the sales elektronic equipment via online questionaraire of 30 respondents randomly by 74.78% are statisfied on such implementation. Keywords: E-CRM, FAST, ServQual, Customers Abstrak— Duta Elektronik Palembang adalah salah satu toko yang menjual alat-alat elektronik di Palembang seperti kulkas, TV, AC dan sebagainya. Banyaknya toko yang menjual alat elektronik sejenis, membuat Duta Elektronik harus dapat mempertahankan pelanggan serta meningkatkan layanan.. Maka tujuan penelitian ini yaitu menerapkan konsep E-CRM dalam penjualan alat-.alat elektronik pada Duta Elektronik agar Duta Elektronik dapat terus mempertahankan pelanggan serta meningkatkan kualitas layanan. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengembangan sistem dalam penelitian ini adalah Framework for the Aplication System Thinking (FAST). Sedangkan metode yang digunakan untuk mengukur kualitas layanan adalah metode Service Quality (ServQual). Hasil dari pengukuran kualitas layanan penerapan konsep E-CRM dalam penjualan alat elektronik melalui kuesioner online dari 30 responden secara acak sebesar 74,78% yang menyatakan puas terhadap penerapan tersebut. Kata kunci : E-CRM, FAST, ServQual, Pelanggan2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Alsella Meiriza', 'Hardiani Novianti', 'Martha Temala']2017-01-22T00:00:00 36bcca34367e151f7922e860a7cf0900cb389809: [ Objective ] This study designs a more secure semi-fragile watermarking algorithm for the big data environment, which protects the authenticity and integrity of online video resources of libraries, museums and archives (LAM). [ Context ] The algorithm improves the robustness of video resources in normal operation, and then meets the real-time demand of content authentication. [ Methods ] First, we embedded the binary watermarking image to the videos with the help of quantization modulation to protect their copyright. Second, we inserted the index watermarking into key frames of videos to detect the inter-frame modifications. Finally, we generated the authentication watermarking with XOR operation of least significant bit to detect the intra-frame tampers. [ Results ] The proposed algorithm was robust and transparent in normal operations, and its value of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio was above 33. The time of tamper localization was around 5 seconds. [ Conclusions ] The proposed algorithm protects the authenticity and integrity of LAM videos, and then promotes the information sharing and service integration.2017230A more secure semi-fragile watermarking algorithm for the big data environment, which protects the authenticity and integrity of online video resources of libraries, museums and archives (LAM) and meets the real-time demand of content authentication.2017-01-22T00:00:00Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery['Guang Zhu', 'Mining Feng']2017-01-22T00:00:00 1a13ba56cfd9982ad17e7937f9d62d129166506eThe invention discloses a method for testing initial position angle of a motor rotor and solves the technical problem that the prior art is high in requirements on initial position angle testing conditions of the motor rotor and difficult in actual operation. The method includes following steps: step 1, applying a current i on a to-be-tested motor to enable the same to run; step 2, after the motor runs, enabling the current i to be zero; step 3, measuring voltage ud and uq of a shaft d and a shaft q of a motor stator; step 4, calculating according to a triangular function relation between ud and uq to acquire initial position angle deviation theta err of the motor rotor. The initial position angle deviation of the motor rotor is calculated by directly using the voltage of the d shaft and the q shaft of the motor stator, and corresponding relation between voltage at the motor end in a motor controller and the initial rotor position angle is made clear; the method is simple and suitable for engineering site operation; online fault diagnosis and error correction control can be realized, and system function safety can be improved.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['刘勇', '郝斌', '叶晓']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4aecb95e348c216289de3a44adc4036ed217c1a1Observamos neste estudo manifestacoes de odio e intolerância na rede social Facebook, especificamente em âmbitos onde predominam brasileiros. Tais reacoes tem resultado em discussoes hostis conhecidas como flaming . Exemplo disso foi uma postagem na fanpage da revista Galileu que gerou grande polemica entre os usuarios. A publicacao trouxe uma imagem de capa ilustrando a problematica da identidade e genero, o que incitou posicionamentos morais raivosos, expostos por meio de comentarios no referido post. Propomos a observacao mais atenta e a reflexao sobre estas praticas, cada vez mais banalizadas por atores sociais online , como nos exemplos evidenciados neste ensaio. O impulso da repressao a diferenca e alteridade, latente nas relacoes sociais cibermediadas, e uma ameaca a cidadania e a vida em sociedade, e fragiliza o ideal democratico. Esperamos que reflexoes como essa possam fomentar outras e, quica, estimular revisoes de pontos de vista radicais e de atitudes extremadas. Palavras-chave: Comunicacao Social. Estudos Culturais. Intolerância e odio no cibermundo. Ideologias de genero.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['G. Pereira']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5fd0a63bba3954a8c68db2ebec34a5998fe7792dEste trabalho tem por objetivo realizar uma reflexao sobre os conceitos de convergencia midiatica e  cooperacao de meios de comunicacao, a fim de encontrar divergencias entre estes dois pontos de vista. Alem disso, realiza-se, neste trabalho, uma analise comparativa a fim de entender como estes conceitos podem ser aplicados em dois suportes midiaticos diferentes: o impresso e o digital. Para tanto, optou-se por realizar uma analise de conteudo comparando uma edicao impressa da Revista Rolling Stone BR com sua respectiva edicao online , para investigar em que medida a publicacao se utiliza de principios de ambos os conceitos, fundamentados neste estudo pelas proposicoes de Jenkins (2006), Aviles (2006) e Larangeira e Quadros (2007), para ancorar o seu fazer jornalistico. Palavras-chave: Comunicacao. Convergencia Midiatica. Cooperacao de Meios. Rolling Stone BR. Multimidia.2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Manoella Fortes Fiebig']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e52393e54284af74adc67405c58e94f26cd71d10บทคดยอ การวจยครงนมวตถประสงคเพอศกษาอนาคตภาพของสำนกวทยบรการและเทคโนโลยสารสนเทศ มหาวทยาลยราชภฏในทศวรรษหนา (พ.ศ. 2558-2568) เปนการวจยอนาคตดวยเทคนค EDFR ผใหขอมลหลกเปนทรงคณวฒ จำนวน 18 คนสมตวอยางแบบเจาะจง เครองมอทใชวจยเปนแบบสมภาษณกงโครงสรางและแบบสอบถาม สถตทใช ไดแก รอยละ มธยฐานฐานนยม พสยระหวางควอไทล และการวเคราะหเชงเนอหา การวจยพบวา 1) ในดานโครงสรางและการบรหาร ตองมโครงสรางทคลองตว มการกระจายอำนาจการตดสนใจใหกบผบรหาร มแผนปฏบตงานทสอดคลองกบแผนของมหาวทยาลย ควรจดใหมหองสมดคณะเพมขน และงานดานเทคโนโลยสารสนเทศจะมบทบาทมากขน 2) ดานงบประมาณและการเงน งบประมาณไมเพยงพอ ถกนำไปใชในการจดหาสออเลกทรอนกสและพฒนาโครงสรางพนฐานดานเทคโนโลยสารสนเทศมากขน 3) ดานบคลากรหองสมด ตองมทศนคตตอการบรการและใจรกการบรการทสงขน ทำงานเชงรกมากขน มความเชยวชาญในวชาชพรอบรภาษาตางประเทศและเทคโนโลยสารสนเทศ รวมทงมมาตรฐานวชาชพเขามาควบคม 4) ดานทรพยากรสารสนเทศพฒนาจากสงพมพไปเปนอเลกทรอนกส ดจทลและไปสหองสมดเสมอน ไมเนนการจดเกบทรพยากรแตเนนการบรการผานเครอขายและใหผใชบรการมสวนรวมในการจดหา 5) ดานอาคารสถานทและครภณฑ ตองมอาคารทตกแตงทนสมยปลอดภย มบรรยากาศทผอนคลาย มครภณฑเพยงพอ สมพนธกบพฤตกรรมการใชงานและเออตอการเรยนร มครภณฑทรองรบการใชงานแบบบรการตนเองมากขน 6) ดานการบรการ มรปแบบการใหบรการเปนหองสมดไรพรมแดน มบรการทสอดคลองกบการดำเนนชวตและพฤตกรรมการเรยนรทเปลยนไป การใหบรการแบบเบดเสรจ ณ จดเดยว มบรการแบบไมจำกดสถานทและเวลา มการนำระบบอตโนมตและระบบออนไลนมาใชมากขน 7) ดานความรวมมอระหวางหองสมดสถาบนอดมศกษา มเครอขายทงภายในและภายนอกมหาวทยาลย มการสรางเครอขายความรวมมอในระดบภมภาค ระดบชาต และระดบนานาชาต 8) ดานการประเมนคณภาพหองสมดสถาบนอดมศกษา การถกตรวจสอบไดและประเมนคณคาคณภาพของสำนกฯจะมเพมขน คณภาพจะประเมนจากความสามารถในการตอบสนองความตองการของผใชบรการ และดานการใหบรการวชาการเปนหลก Abstract This research was aimed at studying the scenario of Academic Resources and InformationTechnology Center Rajabhat University in the next decade (A.D.2015-2025) through EDFR(Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research). The key informants consisted of 18 experts by purposivesampling. The research tool included semi-structured interview and questionnaire, then datawere analyzed and presented by percentage, median, mode, interquartile rang and contentanalysis. The finding indicated 8 prospects as follows: 1) Organization structure and administrationscenario; there must have executive’s decision –making empowerment, the action plan is consistentwith the university’s plan, should provide faculty’s libraries and information technology, 2)Budget and finance scenario; sufficient budget to supply the electronic information andinfrastructure development as well as information technology, 3) Personnel scenario; library’s staffshould have good service minds, more proactive services, professional specialization includingforeign language and information technology’s knowledge, 4) Information resources scenario;increasing of electronic and digital information as virtual library, focusing on services throughnetwork and users’ participation, 5) Premises and equipment scenario; the building needs to be modern renovate, safe and relaxed atmosphere according to users’ behavior and learning, moreequipment for self-service support, 6) Academic services scenario; providing seamless servicein accordance with lifestyle and habits, one stop service and any times and places’ connectionas online network, 7) Cooperation between the library scenario; cooperation both inside andoutside organizations as collaborative networks as regional, national and international level,8) Quality assessment academic libraries scenario; being monitored and evaluated through thequality system in order to meet the users’ needs as well as academic service.201700It’s time to dust off the sledgehammers and start cleaning up this place.2017-01-22T00:00:00['ศักดา บุญยืด', 'มาลี ไชยเสนา', 'อรทัย เลียงจินดาถาวร']2017-01-22T00:00:00 42404ed461d5708345cc23b870b2b422d5a2c5ffCoaching character is the formation of character / nature of the child where the child is nurtured and educated to become fully human character is based on Islamic law, It is expected that children early fostered with commendable morals until later adulthood become the pious. One of the problems that occurred in the village Sukaramai District of Baiturrahman Banda Aceh is: in general the elderly are less serious in the development of the child, so the association of children in the environment where he is uncontrollably, causing a tendency of children to spend time with various activities that are not good and less useful, Usage narcotics also often involve them, and evolving technologies serve as a venue for gambling, not only limited to the virtual world, in the real world even teens are not afraid to do openly. The formulation of the problem: How moral development of children in families in the village Sukaramai District of Banda Aceh Baiturrahman , Obstacles in the moral development of children in families in the village Sukaramai District of Banda Aceh Baiturrahman is due to lack of time due to busy working parents with the lack of communication between parents and the formal and non formal education. This research is a descriptive research. Data were collected through observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. Samples numbered 38 families who have children aged 15-19 years. These results indicate that the implementation of coaching morals of children in families in the village Sukaramai District of Baiturrahman Banda Aceh is not good due to limited time parents for working so fostering morals of children are not optimal and uncontrolled accompanied by a lack of communication between parents and the formal and non-formal causing each activity so not terkontorl child and the child to be free to do anything outside the home lead to coaching the parents become damaged. On the other hand the lack of understanding of parents against the coaching methods morals of children, so the moral guidance of parents in shaping the character of children are not in accordance with sharia and science. These results indicate that the moral guidance has been given by the parents, but due to lack of supervision outside the home resulted in the child so uncontrolled and parents do not know the behavior of children outside the home2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Kurnia Ramdani']2017-01-22T00:00:00 57c648ba8154e88f240578577ce0abbcbf5de73fExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-coated objects such as exosomes and microvesicles, released by many cell-types. Their presence in body fluids and the variable surface composition and content render them attractive potential biomarkers. The ability to determine their cellular origin could greatly move the field forward. We used multiplex proximity extension assays (PEA) to identify with high specificity and sensitivity the protein profiles of exosomes of different origins, including seven cell lines and two different body fluids. By comparing cells and exosomes, we successfully identified the cells originating the exosomes. Furthermore, by principal component analysis of protein patterns human milk EVs and prostasomes released from prostate acinar cells clustered with cell lines from breast and prostate tissues, respectively. Milk exosomes uniquely expressed CXCL5, MIA, and KLK6, whereas prostasomes carried NKX31, GSTP1, and SRC, highlighting that EVs originating from different origins express distinct proteins. In conclusion, PEA provides a powerful protein screening tool in exosome research, for purposes of identifying the cell source of exosomes, or new biomarkers in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.Molecular & Cellular Proteomics20175181PEA provides a powerful protein screening tool in exosome research, for purposes of identifying the cell source of exosomes, or new biomarkers in diseases such as cancer and inflammation.2017-01-22T00:00:00Molecular & Cellular Proteomics['P. Larssen', 'Lotta Wik', 'P. Czarnewski', 'M. Eldh', 'Liza Löf', 'K. G. Ronquist', 'Louise Dubois', 'E. Freyhult', 'Caroline J. Gallant', 'Johan Oelrich', 'A. Larsson', 'G. Ronquist', 'E. Villablanca', 'U. Landegren', 'S. Gabrielsson', 'M. Kamali-Moghaddam']2017-01-22T00:00:00 ed04f09297de6a6660db1a2d3ffb59e96529ae7cThe emergence of bacterial pathogens resistant to all known antibiotics is a global health crisis. Adding to this problem is that major pharmaceutical companies have shifted away from antibiotic discovery due to low profitability. As a result, the pipeline of new antibiotics is essentially dry and many bacteria now resist the effects of most commonly used drugs. To address this global health concern, citizen science through the Small World Initiative (SWI) was formed in 2012. As part of SWI, students isolate bacteria from their local environments, characterize the strains, and assay for antibiotic production. During the 2015 fall semester at Bowling Green State University, students isolated 77 soil‐derived bacteria and genetically characterized strains using the 16S rRNA gene, identified strains exhibiting antagonistic activity, and performed an expanded SWI workflow using transposon mutagenesis to identify a biosynthetic gene cluster involved in toxigenic compound production. We identified one mutant with loss of antagonistic activity and through subsequent whole‐genome sequencing and linker‐mediated PCR identified a 24.9 kb biosynthetic gene locus likely involved in inhibitory activity in that mutant. Further assessment against human pathogens demonstrated the inhibition of Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of this compound, thus supporting our molecular strategy as an effective research pipeline for SWI antibiotic discovery and genetic characterization.MicrobiologyOpen20175156Assessment against human pathogens demonstrated the inhibition of Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of this compound, thus supporting the molecular strategy as an effective research pipeline for SWI antibiotic discovery and genetic characterization.2017-01-22T00:00:00MicrobiologyOpen['E. Davis', 'Tyler Sloan', 'Krista Aurelius', 'Angela Barbour', 'Elijah Bodey', 'Brigette Clark', 'C. Dennis', 'Rachel M. Drown', 'M. Fleming', 'A. Humbert', 'Elizabeth D. Glasgo', 'Trent Kerns', 'Kelly Lingro', 'M. Mcmillin', 'Aaron Meyer', 'Breanna Pope', 'April Stalevicz', 'Brittney Steffen', 'A. Steindl', 'Carolyn Williams', 'C. Wimberley', 'R. Zenas', 'Kristen A. Butela', 'H. Wildschutte']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6229cd828cd1d6157ce9d923ca5ec799de210accNitric oxide (NO) has many important physiological functions, including its ability to inhibit platelet activation and serve as potent antimicrobial agent. The multiple roles of NO in vivo have led to great interest in the development of biomaterials that can deliver NO for specific biomedical applications. Herein, we report a simple solvent impregnation technique to incorporate a nontoxic NO donor, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), into a more biocompatible biomedical grade polymer, CarboSil 20 80A. The resulting polymer-crystal composite material yields a very stable, long-term NO release biomaterial. The SNAP impregnation process is carefully characterized and optimized, and it is shown that SNAP crystal formation occurs in the bulk of the polymer after solvent evaporation. LC-MS results demonstrate that more than 70% of NO release from this new composite material originates from the SNAP embedded CarboSil phase, and not from the SNAP species leaching out into the soaking solution. Catheters prepared with CarboSil and then impregnated with 15 wt % SNAP provide a controlled NO release over a 14 d period at physiologically relevant fluxes and are shown to significantly reduce long-term (14 day) bacterial biofilm formation against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudonomas aeruginosa in a CDC bioreactor model. After 7 h of catheter implantation in the jugular veins of rabbit, the SNAP CarboSil catheters exhibit a 96% reduction in thrombus area (0.03 ± 0.01 cm2/catheter) compared to the controls (0.84 ± 0.19 cm2/catheter) (n = 3). These results suggest that SNAP impregnated CarboSil can become an attractive new biomaterial for use in preparing intravascular catheters and other implanted medical devices.ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering2017364Catheters prepared with CarboSil and then impregnated with 15 wt % SNAP provide a controlled NO release over a 14 d period at physiologically relevant fluxes and are shown to significantly reduce long-term bacterial biofilm formation against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudonomas aeruginosa in a CDC bioreactor model.2017-01-22T00:00:00ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering['Yaqi Wo', 'E. Brisbois', 'Jianfeng Wu', 'Zi Li', 'T. Major', 'Azmath Mohammed', 'Xianglong Wang', 'A. Colletta', 'J. Bull', 'A. Matzger', 'C. Xi', 'R. Bartlett', 'M. Meyerhoff']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6fa9e12c7c5074ff4bb2fdeadf8632d808d777e0ABSTRACT Nonsense mutations in the ASPM gene have been most frequently identified among familial microcephaly patients. Depletion of the Drosophila orthologue (asp) causes spindle pole unfocusing during mitosis in multiple cell types. However, it remains unknown whether human ASPM has a similar function. Here, by performing CRISPR-based gene knockout (KO) and RNA interference combined with auxin-inducible degron, we show that ASPM functions in spindle pole organisation during mitotic metaphase redundantly with another microcephaly protein, CDK5RAP2 (also called CEP215), in human tissue culture cells. Deletion of the ASPM gene alone did not affect spindle morphology or mitotic progression. However, when the pericentriolar material protein CDK5RAP2 was depleted in ASPM KO cells, spindle poles were unfocused during prometaphase, and anaphase onset was significantly delayed. The phenotypic analysis of CDK5RAP2-depleted cells suggested that the pole-focusing function of CDK5RAP2 is independent of its known function to localise the kinesin-14 motor HSET (also known as KIFC1) or activate the γ-tubulin complex. Finally, a hypomorphic mutation identified in ASPM microcephaly patients similarly caused spindle pole unfocusing in the absence of CDK5RAP2, suggesting a possible link between spindle pole disorganisation and microcephaly. Summary: Mutations in the ASPM or CDK5RAP2 gene have been identified in familial microcephaly patients. We show that ASPM and CDK5RAP2 redundantly focus mitotic spindle poles in human tissue culture cells.Journal of Cell Science20176034It is shown that ASPM and CDK5RAP2 redundantly focus mitotic spindle poles in human tissue culture cells by performing CRISPR-based gene knockout (KO) and RNA interference combined with auxin-inducible degron.2017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Cell Science['Elsa A. Tungadi', 'Ami Ito', 'Tomomi Kiyomitsu', 'Gohta Goshima']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3dde1415cbb9b9222eac3b2e556e4584e2a808bdSurface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) is one of the most versatile techniques to modify the surface properties of materials. Recent developed metal-free SI-ATRP makes such techniques more widely applicable. Herein photo-induced metal-free SI-ATRP of methacrylates, such as methyl methacrylate, N-isopropanyl acrylamide, and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, on the surface of SBA-15 was reported to fabricate organic-inorganic hybrid materials. A SBA-15-based polymeric composite with an adjustable graft ratio was obtained. The structure evolution during the SI-ATRP modification of SBA-15 was monitored and verified by FT-IR, XPS, TGA, BET, and TEM. The obtained polymeric composite showed enhanced adsorption ability for the model compound toluene in aqueous conditions. This procedure provides a low-cost, readily available, and easy modification method to synthesize polymeric composites without the contamination of metal.Polymers20173922This procedure provides a low-cost, readily available, and easy modification method to synthesize polymeric composites without the contamination of metal.2017-01-22T00:00:00Polymers['Liang Ma', 'Na Li', 'Jian Zhu', 'Xiaodong Chen']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3ac977bcd03eadce5638c5fb0c1f2b7f1cf7c4a4ABSTRACT trans-Resveratrol was evaluated in a stability study. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector was used for the comparison of stressed and reference samples. Aqueous ethanolic solutions were examined under variable conditions. The following parameters were investigated: the time of storage, exposure to sunlight for up to 30 days, temperature from 5 to 80°C, pH from 2.9 to 10.2, trans-resveratrol concentrations from 0.5 to 100 mg L−1, and 3, 10, 20, and 50% ethanol. The cis/trans equilibrium position was significantly influenced by the resveratrol concentration. The trans-resveratrol isomer was stable only at solutions more concentrated than 25 mg L−1 that were stable for 30 days in a refrigerator or at room temperature protected from light. Degradation of no more than 10% was observed at temperatures lower than 50°C and pH values lower 7.43.20173520The trans-resveratrol isomer was stable only at solutions more concentrated than 25 mg L−1 that were stable for 30 days in a refrigerator or at room temperature protected from light, and the cis/trans equilibrium position was significantly influenced by the resver atrol concentration.2017-01-22T00:00:00Analytical Letters['J. Flieger', 'M. Tatarczak-Michalewska', 'E. Blicharska']2017-01-22T00:00:00 152475368602e3540044dd8f83a3c4c4da4bdfd4ABSTRACT What happens in contemporary rural Australian communities when health consumers, health practitioners and health services intersect is the focus of this article. Using a hypothetical case of intimate partner violence, we analyse the power relations within what we call the ‘intersecting space’ to examine how each of these three central and ‘typical’ actors – rural consumers, health practitioners and rural services – is positioned. Drawing on Foucault’s concepts of power and discourse, we deconstruct dominant discourses of sameness and neutrality which (i) marginalise the perspectives and needs of rural health consumers, (ii) immobilise the ability of health practitioners to connect the social to health and (iii) restrict the flexibility of rural health services to address the social as part of health need. We argue that these discourses of sameness and neutrality have generated a longstanding disconnect that constrains social and health care systems, thwarting the production of client-centred care. We suggest that system-level change is required to provide client-centred, integrated and inclusive rural health care that recognises and addresses the social as a fundamental part of health.20177417It is suggested that system-level change is required to provide client-centred, integrated and inclusive rural health care that recognises and addresses the social as a fundamental part of health.2017-01-22T00:00:00Health Sociology Review['C. Malatzky', 'L. Bourke']2017-01-22T00:00:00 fda5da8705042fbc5595e752e3b5f16120f506dfAnesthetic protocols for murine models are varied within the literature and medetomidine has been implicated in the development of urethral plugs in male mice. Our objective was to evaluate the combination of butorphanol, dexmedetomidine, and tiletamine-zolazepam. A secondary objective was to identify which class of agent was associated with urethral obstructions in male mice. BALB/c male (n = 13) and female (n = 23) mice were assigned to dexmedetomidine and tiletamine-zolazepam with or without butorphanol or to single agent dexmedetomidine or tiletamine-zolazepam. Anesthesia was achieved in 58% (14/24) of mice without butorphanol and in 100% (24/24) of mice with butorphanol. The combination of dexmedetomidine (0.2 mg/kg), tiletamine-zolazepam (40 mg/kg), and butorphanol (3 mg/kg) resulted in an induction and anesthetic duration of 12 and 143 minutes, respectively. Urethral obstructions occurred in 66% (25/38) of trials in male mice that received dexmedetomidine with a mortality rate of 38% (5/13). Tiletamine-zolazepam, when used alone, resulted in a 0% (0/21) incidence of urethral obstructions. Combination use of dexmedetomidine, tiletamine-zolazepam, and butorphanol results in a longer and more reliable duration of anesthesia than the use of dexmedetomidine and tiletamine-zolazepam alone. Dexmedetomidine is not recommended for use in nonterminal procedures in male mice due to the high incidence of urethral obstructions and resultant high mortality rate.Anesthesiology Research and Practice20171614Combination use of dexmedetomidine, tiletamine-zolazepam, and butorphanol results in a longer and more reliable duration of anesthesia than the use of DexmedetOMidine and tiletamines- zolazEPam alone.2017-01-22T00:00:00Anesthesiology Research and Practice['L. Cagle', 'L. Franzi', 'S. Epstein', 'P. Kass', 'J. Last', 'N. Kenyon']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e4db43c1e524a663177d4278a0f8d4f681b15482The advance of high resolution digital scans of pathology slides allowed development of computer based image analysis algorithms that may help pathologists in IHC stains quantification. While very promising, these methods require further refinement before they are implemented in routine clinical setting. Particularly critical is to evaluate algorithm performance in a setting similar to current clinical practice. In this article, we present a pilot study that evaluates the use of a computerized cell quantification method in the clinical estimation of CD3 positive (CD3+) T cells in follicular lymphoma (FL). Our goal is to demonstrate the degree to which computerized quantification is comparable to the practice of estimation by a panel of expert pathologists. The computerized quantification method uses entropy based histogram thresholding to separate brown (CD3+) and blue (CD3−) regions after a color space transformation. A panel of four board‐certified hematopathologists evaluated a database of 20 FL images using two different reading methods: visual estimation and manual marking of each CD3+ cell in the images. These image data and the readings provided a reference standard and the range of variability among readers. Sensitivity and specificity measures of the computer's segmentation of CD3+ and CD− T cell are recorded. For all four pathologists, mean sensitivity and specificity measures are 90.97 and 88.38%, respectively. The computerized quantification method agrees more with the manual cell marking as compared to the visual estimations. Statistical comparison between the computerized quantification method and the pathologist readings demonstrated good agreement with correlation coefficient values of 0.81 and 0.96 in terms of Lin's concordance correlation and Spearman's correlation coefficient, respectively. These values are higher than most of those calculated among the pathologists. In the future, the computerized quantification method may be used to investigate the relationship between the overall architectural pattern (i.e., interfollicular vs. follicular) and outcome measures (e.g., overall survival, and time to treatment). © 2017 International Society for Advancement of CytometryCytometry Part A2017349In the future, the computerized quantification method may be used to investigate the relationship between the overall architectural pattern (i.e., interfollicular vs. follicular) and outcome measures (e.g., overall survival, and time to treatment).2017-01-22T00:00:00Cytometry Part A['F. S. Abas', 'A. Shana’ah', 'B. Christian', 'R. Hasserjian', 'A. Louissaint', 'M. Pennell', 'B. Sahiner', 'Weijie Chen', 'M. Niazi', 'G. Lozanski', 'M. Gurcan']2017-01-22T00:00:00 ce63bae5c677ba1f9b5dc2bfdcb3cce6280b8e912017092017-01-22T00:00:00Foreign Affairs['Elizabeth C. Economy']2017-01-22T00:00:00 1064afa62530c1f64ab8709cfbc926065ff5c166Purpose The purpose of this systematic review was to describe what is known about the diabetes disparity affecting Puerto Rican identified adults living in the continental United States as well as illuminate areas that merit further investigation. Methods The CINAHL and PubMed databases were searched using the keywords Hispanic, Puerto Rican, and type 2 diabetes. Search limits included < 10-year-old, peer-reviewed, systematic reviews, available in the English language. The abstracts of 124 articles were reviewed, and 7 articles were reviewed in depth. Results The Puerto Rican identified Hispanic subgroup is disproportionately affected by diabetes—the diabetes disparity. Puerto Rican identified Hispanic adults are less affected by citizenship status, may be less affected by English proficiency, use health care services differently, and have contextually different fatalistic views of diabetes compared with other Hispanic identified people. Spiritual/religious influences, associated mental health problems, and general cultural practices related to diabetes self-care are understudied in this group. Conclusion Ambiguous use of the term Hispanic should be avoided when describing Hispanic subgroups. Stronger, more robust studies are needed to understand the unique cultural forces influencing the poor diabetes outcomes and individual behaviors that contribute to generally suboptimal diabetes self-care for Puerto Rican adults with type 2 diabetes.The diabetes educator2017287Ambiguous use of the term Hispanic should be avoided when describing Hispanic subgroups to understand the unique cultural forces influencing the poor diabetes outcomes and individual behaviors that contribute to generally suboptimal diabetes self-care for Puerto Rican adults with type 2 diabetes.2017-01-22T00:00:00The Diabetes Educator['J. Johnson', 'S. Cavanagh', 'C. Jacelon', 'L. Chasan-Taber']2017-01-22T00:00:00 627bc27100bf35e74e5a5fa371e534ed3968afd4Veterinary Microbiology2017424The data give only weak indication for the existence of differences in virulence among MAP-cattle type isolates, and differences in the development and severity of lesions may rather depend on unknown host factors or inoculation dose.2017-01-22T00:00:00Veterinary microbiology['P. Möbius', 'E. Liebler-Tenorio', 'M. Hölzer', 'H. Köhler']2017-01-22T00:00:00 15d530e0a4fb61b786e225832a12a2b0c515906cSemiconductor-based photocatalysts have been extensively studied for oxidative photodestruction of organic pollutants in wastewaters, releasing non-toxic substances such as Azo dyes. Various synthesized catalyst specimens were characterized to determine the correlation between preparation conditions (catalyst type, dopant, microstructure, preparation routs, optical and physico-chemical properties) on the photocatalytic activity. Some researchers focused on the process parameters to optimize them to reach higher photoactivity. The specific surface areas, crystalline size, charge and pretreatment of the surface have significant effects on the physical and photocatalytic properties of the semiconductors. The surface sites of catalyst (TiO2) were modified by doping ZnS nanoparticles in the form of Core-Shell structure and the photocatalytic activities were determined by using color degradation and hydrogen production tests. The dye adsorption isotherms of photocatalyst were determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy. The specific surface properties were determined from BET, Zeta meter and Particle size analyzer tests. Photocatalytic decolorization of AR and water splitting test were applied to understand the relation between the surface properties and the photocatalytic activity. The result indicated that core-shell prepared samples had different surface suitable sites to cooperate in photocatalytic reaction.2017185Semiconductor-based photocatalysts have been extensively studied for oxidative photodestruction of organic pollutants in wastewaters, releasing non-toxic substances such as Azo dyes and the result indicated that core-shell prepared samples had different surface suitable sites to cooperate in photoc atalytic reaction.2017-01-22T00:00:00['S. K. Asl']2017-01-22T00:00:00 9ca6c797eaa7723d2c4b5ce12d81fb544de8ce9dDuring yearly surveys that started in 2010 to identify pathogens associated with dry root rot disease of citrus in California, samples with root rot symptoms were collected in Tulare County. Small pieces of tissue from root samples were plated onto potato dextrose agar amended with 0.01% tetracycline and incubated at 25°C. Pure cultures of fungal isolates were identified by morphology and sequence analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacer and Beta Tubulin regions. Neonectria macrodidyma (Cylindrocarpon macrodidymum) was first recovered in 2011 and has subsequently been recovered multiple times from citrus samples. The pathogen appeared to be widely distributed in association with citrus dry root rot and possibly interacts with Fusarium solani, Phytophthora nicotianae and P. citrophthora, the major soil borne pathogens that were frequently identified from plant samples with root and/or crown rot of citrus in California. The fungal genus Cylindrocarpon (Teleomorph: Neonectria wolenw=Dactylonect ria=Ilyonectria) contains ubiquitous soil borne pathogens that cause black foot disease on a wide range of hosts, including grapevine, strawberry, apple, and conifers. Hosts typically become infected through natural wounds on roots and other below ground parts. In this report, we present strain UCR3312, which is the most recently isolated pathogenic strain in 2015. Considering the potential damage that this organism may cause to the citrus industry, detailed studies are recommended to better understand its distribution, epidemiology, and the general pathogen biology to improve the disease management practices.2017175Strain UCR3312 is presented, which is the most recently isolated pathogenic strain in 2015, and considering the potential damage that this organism may cause to the citrus industry, detailed studies are recommended to better understand its distribution, epidemiology, and the general pathogen biology to improve the disease management practices.2017-01-22T00:00:00Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology['A. Adesemoye', 'J. Mayorquin', 'Beth Peacock', 'K. Moreno', 'Subhas Hajeri', 'R. Yokomi', 'A. Eskalen']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3cfab7e73a7af84c9053bd3a0f2ef39d88063e0bThis paper provides evidence on the net effect of country-level adoption and implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We use firm-years from 18 IFRS-adopting jurisdictions to examine the association between the country-level adoption of IFRS and the overall probability of delisting in the post-adoption period. We further examine how mandatory IFRS adoption relates to the probability of voluntary delistings (including delistings caused by mergers and acquisitions, privatizations, and company requests) and involuntary delistings (including delistings due to reorganization and bankruptcy filings and delistings by the exchange). We also test the association between regulatory quality and delisting in IFRS-adopting jurisdictions. Our findings indicate that the probability of delisting is higher for IFRS-adopting jurisdictions in the post-adoption period for companies delisting both voluntarily and involuntarily. We also find that the probability of delisting increases only in strong-enforcement jurisdictions, which we attribute to higher IFRS compliance costs in these jurisdictions. Our findings extend the literature on the association of accounting regulation with firms’ delisting decisions and shed light on the possible effects of IFRS adoption on stock exchange competitiveness.20175142017-01-22T00:00:00Corporate Finance: Governance['Elizabeth Gutiérrez', 'M. Vulcheva', 'Maria Rykaczewski']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4ac3914f6adc959429d38350e91399cbc0766a1e20174232017-01-22T00:00:00Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews['Julie A. Luker', 'J. Bernhardt', 'Ian D. Graham', 'S. Middleton', 'Elizabeth A. Lynch', 'T. Thayabaranathan', 'L. Craig', 'D. Cadilhac']2017-01-22T00:00:00 3bdb823f9dc70d91620439fb45ca0cadd04758d72017032017-01-22T00:00:00['E. D. Bruijn', 'Monika Unzeitig', 'Angela Schrott', 'N. Miedema']2017-01-22T00:00:00 5bf0611ef17fc7bc47914786a08b5fdbfec1f572ABSTRACT In this article we aim to provide a narrative of the critical engagement on work–family issues in Africa that took place during the inaugural workshop of the African Research Network on Work–Family held at the University of Pretoria, South Africa in September 2015. The inter-disciplinary experts at the workshop agreed that with funding and appropriate local data, the Network has the potential to make a substantial contribution to strengthening and amplifying African voices in the global work–family discourse, which is currently dominated by research findings and literature from the Global North. A future research agenda was also proposed.20173012017-01-22T00:00:00Community, Work & Family['Z. Mokomane', 'S. E. van der Merwe', 'Mariam Seedat Khan', 'A. Jaga', 'L. Dancaster']2017-01-22T00:00:00 94a93f257e8bc4166139164ad907ad989c487a4dGegenstand der Open-Access-Diskussion sind – derzeit und auch hier – Publikationen. In Publikationen werden Ergebnisse und Leistungen der Wissenschaft manifestiert, dokumentiert und sichtbar gemacht. Publizieren bedeutet aktive Beteiligung am Forschungsprozess. Es richtet sich zuerst an die Wissenschaft selbst, welche wissenschaftliche Literatur regelmäßig und notwendig nutzt. Dem Publizieren geht mit dem Verfahren des peer-review in der Regel eine wissenschaftsinterne Begutachtung voraus (Flink & Simon, 2014, S. 125). Hier vor allem entwickelt sich die Wissenschaft, werden Leistungen anerkannt und ihre Schöpferinnen und Schöpfer mit Resonanz geehrt. Die Neurowissenschaftlerin Susan Greenfield hat es für eine breitere Öffentlichkeit prägnant und anschaulich beschrieben:20173812017-01-22T00:00:00['U. Eich', 'K. Söllner', 'B. Mittermaier']2017-01-22T00:00:00 6971287ccf255f3c5300bc31ecb7781846ab5ee12017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 ed86a2a18a6ac695d0b910fd4738b01e1eb15f462017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4d605924f7bcc6451a0ea114e365e425226d505d2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Lisa L. Huddleston', 'L. Maier', 'Kristine A. Smith', 'W. Roeder', 'Mike Mcaleenan', 'Katherine A. Winters', 'Laura M. Godoy', 'Jeremy J. Hinkley']2017-01-22T00:00:00 a95fa2d30c64da03c9ea2b039dc367cb9073c7272017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisabeth Lienert', 'Monika Unzeitig', 'Angela Schrott', 'N. Miedema']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d4ffa17ee6877c8326f0ae7eca118d5342fe32f8El artículo presenta el análisis y los resultados de un estudio realizado a cinco consultorías en el área de implementación de productos y servicios en Telecomunicaciones (Telco), para advertir si una nueva consultoría en esta área es opción para emprender. Como fundamento a este análisis se describe una introducción al tema mencionando, un marco teórico en el cuál se abordan los temas principales como la consultoría, la administración colaborativa y la investigación-acción para la toma de decisiones. Posteriormente se presenta un análisis de esas cinco empresas de consultoría en telecomunicaciones y las conclusiones del trabajo de investigación.Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)2017002017-01-22T00:00:00Revista Universitaria Digital de Ciencias Sociales (RUDICS)['Elizabeth Alejandra Juárez Hernández']2017-01-22T00:00:00 0a5eb4f82ade53bf135153a334f3cc58e4fb2e072017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 fc201a08e14d848ed9779b845dd01266e8247abb2017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 e05296f7af89b6857cc5f8ed471f15945b0ce6552017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 53ab909f277e783acef28378eb6581817906f7332017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 d706c0507c01e7bad57ce93e8f903f4b992828d12017002017-01-22T00:00:00['Elisa Mattiello']2017-01-22T00:00:00 4885cbdd326bc9606b97fc6cceb367ad8a835b862017045This book offers a critical analysis of the effect of usage of locative social media on identity through an engagement with the current literature on spatiality, a novel critical investigation of the temporal effects of LBSN use and a view of identity as influenced by the spatio-temporal effects of interacting with place through LBSn.2017-01-23T00:00:00['L. Evans', 'Michael Saker']2017-01-23T00:00:00 f75d3f4056405810bb7ee89b70a43af96ed7c70aAbstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the use of social media contributes to the creation and dynamic process of social capital. By employing social capital theory, the study examined three dimensions of social capital (social interaction tie, community trust, and shared vision) and investigated the relationships between social capital, brand trust, brand loyalty, and negative e-word-of-mouth (e-WOM) about competing brands on restaurants’ Facebook fan pages. Data was collected with 242 student samples and analyzed with structural equation modeling. Our findings indicated that all the three dimensions significantly contribute to social capital. Social capital has a significantly positive effect on brand trust, which in turn positively affects brand loyalty. However, no significant relationship was found between brand trust and negative e-WOM about competing brands. The study enriches the research body of social capital theory and provides marketers strategies of designing Facebook fan pages.201788332017-01-23T00:00:00Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management['Jinhyun Jun', 'Jaewook Kim', 'Liang Tang']2017-01-23T00:00:00 dfa6b90916850c3370f3de982cd8f0594180a311We investigate the impact of social media messages on nonprofessional investors’ assessments of management credibility and firm value. In a 2 x 2 x 2 between participants experiment with 276 participants recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, we examine the joint effect of social media message vividness, valence, and micro-blogger influence on nonprofessional investors’ assessments of management credibility and firm value. We find that when social media messages are pallid and negative (positive), high micro-blogger influence decreases (increases) nonprofessional investors’ assessments of management credibility. In contrast, the effect is absent when messages are vivid. Further, we find that the effect of micro-blogger influence on nonprofessional investors’ assessments of blogger credibility and management credibility is mediated by social media interactions. The assessment of management credibility, in turn, significantly impacts nonprofessional investors’ firm valuation assessment. The results have implications for regulators (SEC 2013) who may wish to update their guidance to managers on how to monitor or even control nonprofessional investors’ interaction on social media platforms.20174312017-01-23T00:00:00Capital Markets: Market Efficiency eJournal['Peter C. Kipp', 'Amanuel F. Tadesse', 'Y. Zhang']2017-01-23T00:00:00 096f1733a7bfdb8ed6af4056eb474f5a30975a582017022017-01-23T00:00:00['C. Fuchs']2017-01-23T00:00:00 94c844cc6f081b94f975814fcc6f30932f3b2c8020172812017-01-23T00:00:00['Peter C. Kipp', 'Amanuel F. Tadesse', 'Y. Zhang']2017-01-23T00:00:00 9fb18c9ed9e2353ffb35d45333585e876c1586e52017002017-01-23T00:00:00['K. Collins']2017-01-23T00:00:00 1124b0d4cd07e3e40d5c9b3691e53615d3d98d592017002017-01-23T00:00:00['T. Doan']2017-01-23T00:00:00 056bf9249b1c929c5ee056e3c88d57ebab186f4b2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['J. Yuhas']2017-01-23T00:00:00 cd4a3af249bcdb638b001e81dd7e2d999958a86dThis research aim in to test and get empirical evidence about the influence of the profitability, liquidity, growth, media exposure and environmental performance towards tendency’s Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure in manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2013-2015. The sample was determined by purposive sampling method, in order obtain a total sample of 22 companies. Methods of this analysis research is using descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS version 20. The result show that profitability and liquidity does not affect on Corporate Social Responsibility disclosure. Growth variable give negative influence toward the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility. Media exposure and environmental performance variable give positive influence toward the disclosure of Corporate Social Responsibility.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['R. Kesuma']2017-01-23T00:00:00 4b46edd9ef877b04516ccce15f2939b8a8208de5Background Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) spend more time using electronic screen media than neurotypical peers; preliminary evidence suggests that computer-assisted or Web-based interventions may be beneficial for social skills acquisition. The current generation of adolescents accesses the Internet through computers or phones almost daily, and Facebook is the most frequently used social media platform among teenagers. This is the first research study to explore the use of Facebook as a therapeutic tool for adolescents with ASD. Objective To study the feasibility and clinical impact of using a Web-based social platform in combination with social skills training for adolescents with ASD. Methods This pilot study enrolled 6 participants (all males; mean age 14.1 years) in an online social skills training group using Facebook. Data was collected on the participants’ social and behavioral functioning at the start and conclusion of the intervention. Outcome measures included the Social Responsiveness Scale-2, the Social Skills Improvement System Rating Scale, and the Project Rex Parent Survey. Participants were surveyed at the conclusion of the intervention regarding their experience. Results No statistically significant differences in measurable outcomes were observed. However, the online addition of Facebook was well received by participants and their parents. The Facebook intervention was able to be executed with a careful privacy protocol in place and at minimal safety risk to participants. Conclusions The utilization of Facebook to facilitate delivery of social skills training for adolescents with ASD appears to be feasible, although the clinical impact of such an addition is still unclear. It is important to note that social difficulties of participants persisted with the addition of the online platform and participants still required assistance to engage with peers in an online environment. A Web-based intervention such as the one utilized in this study has the potential to reach a mass number of patients with ASD and could address disparities in access to in-person treatment services. However, the complexity and evolving nature of Facebook’s website and privacy settings leads to a number of unique online safety concerns that may limit its clinical utility. Issues encountered in our study support the development of an alternative and closed Web-based social platform designed specifically for the target audience with ASD; this platform could be a safer and more easily moderated setting for aiding in social skills development. Despite a small sample size with no statistically significant improvements of target symptoms, the use of electronic screen media as a therapeutic tool for adolescents with ASD is still a promising area of research warranting further investigation. Our study helps inform future obstacles regarding feasibility and safety.JMIR Mental Health20173015Issues encountered in this study support the development of an alternative and closed Web-based social platform designed specifically for the target audience with ASD; this platform could be a safer and more easily moderated setting for aiding in social skills development.2017-01-23T00:00:00JMIR Mental Health['M. Gwynette', 'Danielle Morriss', 'N. Warren', 'James Truelove', 'Jennifer Warthen', 'Charles Paul Ross', 'George Mood', 'C. A. Snook', 'J. Borckardt']2017-01-23T00:00:00 5b90c828a3c9a6b9020cd21a959d3ebacb8079acBackground Lifestyle modification has a significant role in chronic daily headache (CDH) management. Participatory action research (PAR) can play an important role in managing chronic medical conditions. However, it has been scarcely used in CDH management. Objectives This study aimed to empower patients with CDH to modify their lifestyle in order to reduce both their headache and related psychiatric co-morbidities in a multidisciplinary headache clinic at Baqiyatallah hospital, Tehran, IR Iran. Methods In the PAR plan, 37 patients (27 females) diagnosed with CDH were selected using purposeful sampling. Along with face-to-face group sessions, all available communication means such as phone calls, emails, short message system (SMS), and social media (Telegram) were used to facilitate the process. Questionnaires of health promotion lifestyle profile (HPLPІІ), visual analog scale (VAS), and depression-anxiety-stress scale (DASS21) were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results Mean age of the patients was 38.33 (± 9.7) years. Both “general pain” and “the worst imaginable pain” reduced (mean of reduction: 2.56 ± 2.7 and 2.3 ± 2.9, respectively, P < 0.001). > 50% of pain reduction occurred in “the worst imaginable pain" category (-1.45 ± 2.02, P < 0.001) and mean VAS score reduced to 5.20 (± 2.3) compared to the start of the study (7.50 ± 1.9, P < 0.001). Mean DASS-21 score also reduced significantly for depression (P < 0.016), anxiety (P < 0.026), and stress (P < 0.008). HPLPІІ score significantly improved (118.17 ± 14.8 vs. 160.83 ± 16.4, P < 0.001) and the highest increase was seen in the subscale of "stress management" (17.73 ± 2.8 vs. 25.53 ± 3.9, P < 0.001). Conclusions The empowering PAR plan combined with new communication tools helped the CDH patients better handle their lifestyle, reduce their headache, and lower their symptoms. Further studies with better use of currently available communication tools and social media are recommended for action research to be more applicable.Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine2017483The empowering PAR plan combined with new communication tools helped the CDH patients better handle their lifestyle, reduce their headache, and lower their symptoms.2017-01-23T00:00:00Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine['Fakhrudin Faizi', 'A. Tavallaee', 'A. Rahimi', 'M. Saghafinia']2017-01-23T00:00:00 91bc40654ef3cb24cc9db0cddf60ad54ac90b639This ancient language, considered to be the mother language of a majority of Indian languages, today appears to be fighting a losing battle with only about 14,000 people in India claiming Sanskrit as their mother tongue in a country of over 1.2 billion people, as the 2011 census data reveal. In an era increasingly engulfed by the forces of globalization amidst the debates surrounding linguistic homogenization and cultural neo-imperialism, mass media as well as various digital media platforms, including social media can contribute towards restoring the rich literary tradition of the Sanskrit language that defines the very essence of what we understand as ‘Indian culture.’ This paper argues that state-run public service broadcasters like Doordarshan and All India Radio, are obligated to create and transmit content that generate awareness about Sanskrit and its significance to modern Indian knowledge like Ayurveda, yoga, music, grammar, philosophy, Vedic mathematics etc. Yet, this paper argues that the public broadcasters should be careful not to create an arcane and pedantic programming structure meant exclusively for a select oligarchy of Sanskrit specialists, but should rather embark on creative programming formats that would actually attract the young people towards learning the language and understanding its relevance. The social media ecosystem reflects the continued dominance of English as a mode of communication, which implies the complex hegemonic processes that are at work. Yet, there is a growing population of people engaging in social media in their own respective languages. This paper argues that the egalitarian nature of social media coupled with the horizontal type of user-generated content flow architecture provides the perfect spawning ground for the preservation and promotion of Sanskrit in the 21st century society. Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 4, Issue-1: 5-82017702017-01-23T00:00:00International Journal of Social Sciences and Management['S. M. A. Hussain', 'Neelatphal Chanda']2017-01-23T00:00:00 b857158d7e6677414c8cd09432a7c95f8fbc60d2In the 21th century, the young adolescent school going children are spending most of the time with electronic media such as watching TV, playing video games,watching YouTube video and interacting with computer or cellular phone for internet and they are away from physical activities. The last year research claimed that adolescent girlswere 20% more likely to spend at least two hours on the electronic media a day. This is one of the main factor  for  increasing weight gain in them . This study investigated relationship between obesity of adolescent school going children and  usage of  electronic media . This study also investigated the social context of playing games and watching video,TV and academic performance among the adolescent girls. Playing games, watching  YouTube video and TV and messaging   are the  favorite activities for adolescents.High usage of electronic media is associated with increased BMI. However, this activity is defined as a seated activity that helps increase the sedantary life style. Literature  survey  revealed that time spent in  electronic media  are  linked to adolescent’s  obesity and the decreasing levels of physical activity.201700This study investigated relationship between obesity of adolescent school going children and usage of electronic media, and the social context of playing games and watching video, TV and academic performance among the adolescent girls.2017-01-23T00:00:00International journal of scientific research['S. Sampathkumari', 'D. Geetha', 'D. Lakshmi']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e49ba11d58347e066ca0a45bc9b44da7017acd40This paper investigates Media portrayal of Madrasa education in Pakistan. Madras’a education faces tremendous challenges in today’s world due to ongoing radicalism and terrorism. This paper explicates that after 9/11 incident Pakistan has been crossing through various social, economic, religious and political crises, which create a situation of quagmire for Pakistani citizens. In modern arena, Madaras are labeled only to produced Taliban, terror and radicalism. This paper is qualitative in nature, where the researcher has used library method for data collection. The data has been collected from various secondary and scholarly sources including books, articles, journals, websites. The data has been qualitatively presented with the help of thematic analysis, which concludes that after 9/11 incident Pakistan has been passing through a constant state of curse and evils, which is bringing catastrophe to its socio-economic, cultural, religious, political and developmental well-being.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Dost Muhammad Yousafzai', 'Muhammad Mushhood', 'Rida Zulfiqar']2017-01-23T00:00:00 9429b23d90c53b51dc973399ac1aa94d1039ff23Social media platforms aggregate large amounts of personal information as “social data” that can be easily downloaded as a complete archive. Litigants in civil cases increasingly seek out broad access to social data during the discovery process, often with few limits on the scope of such discovery. But unfettered access to social data implicates unique privacy concerns—concerns that should help define the proper scope of discovery. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended in 2015, already contain the tools for crafting meaningful limits on intrusive social data discovery. In particular, the proportionality test under Rule 26 weighs the burdens of discovery against its benefits, creating important boundaries on discovery’s scope. Privacy burdens should be part of the proportionality analysis. By considering the privacy implications of social data discovery, courts can fashion fair and meaningful limits on its scope.2017134The proportionality test under Rule 26 weighs the burdens of discovery against its benefits, creating important boundaries on discovery’s scope, and privacy burdens should be part of the proportionality analysis.2017-01-23T00:00:00The Cleveland State Law Review['Agnieszka McPeak']2017-01-23T00:00:00 f63a74e22722fb6868e022cd221f18fdbdb7fe1bMultiplicar a oferta de atividades de lazer e esporte recreativo e estrategia que visa garantir acesso a politica nacional para a pessoa idosa no Brasil. O lazer e o esporte sao poderosos instrumentos de inclusao social contribuindo na formacao da cidadania, insercao do individuo na sociedade, ampliando sobremaneiramente a possibilidade de autonomia. O programa Vida Ativa e uma politica municipal da cidade de Goiânia e o nucleo no bairro do Setor Vila Nova atende media de 50 idosas por mes com idade entre 50 e 94 anos. O programa oferece possibilidades de convivencia social atraves da pratica de atividades; intelectuais (rodas de conversa), fisico-esportivas (caminhada orientada, ginastica geral, yoga, meditacao) artisticas (coral, danca senior e circular), manuais (artesanato) e sociais (passeios, participacao em conferencias, debates relacionados ao envelhecimento). O objetivo desse trabalho e apresentar a metodologia do nucleo e suas contribuicoes na melhora da saude fisica, mental, espiritual e social tendo como resultado o processo de empoderamento e autonomia, pois resgata a convivencia social e oferece possibilidades de novas praticas corporais que promovem melhorias no bem estar geral. Palavras-Chaves: Lazer, Politica Publica, Envelhecimento.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['J. Gomes']2017-01-23T00:00:00 2ad89cd1b2be0a47b31b6bd974e122f10600c6d9International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling20172092A thorough analysis of rumor tweets from the followers of two presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to overcome the difficulty of labeling a large amount of tweets as training data, and detect rumor tweets by matching them with verified rumor articles.2017-01-23T00:00:00{'pages': '14-24'}['Zhiwei Jin', 'Juan Cao', 'Han Guo', 'Yongdong Zhang', 'Yu Wang', 'Jiebo Luo']2017-01-23T00:00:00 d085925dc1a78cac36bfa982cbfcb93092c9e6a7The 2016 U.S. presidential election has witnessed the major role of Twitter in the year's most important political event. Candidates used this social media platform extensively for online campaigns. Millions of voters expressed their views and voting preferences through following and tweeting. Meanwhile, social media has been filled with fake news and rumors, which could have had huge impacts on voters' decisions. In this paper, we present a thorough analysis of rumor tweets from the followers of two presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. To overcome the difficulty of labeling a large amount of tweets as training data, we first detect rumor tweets by matching them with verified rumor articles. To ensure a high accuracy, we conduct a comparative study of five rumor detection methods. Based on the most effective method which has a rumor detection precision of 94.7%, we analyze over 8 million tweets collected from the followers of the two candidates. Our results provide answers to several primary concerns about rumors in this election, including: which side of the followers posted the most rumors, who posted these rumors, what rumors they posted, and when they posted these rumors. The insights of this paper can help us understand the online rumor behaviors in American politics.arXiv.org20172013A thorough analysis of rumor tweets from the followers of two presidential candidates: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is presented, which provides answers to several primary concerns about rumors in this election.2017-01-23T00:00:00ArXiv['Zhiwei Jin', 'Juan Cao', 'Han Guo', 'Yongdong Zhang', 'Yu Wang', 'Jiebo Luo']2017-01-23T00:00:00 8d72f3120509b70a21510ac9fb525598c5ee4c4bABSTRACT Research across several decades has mapped the way complex environmental issues with complicated policy implications are often differentially framed within the media, public, and policy agendas with major implications for how they are understood, discussed, and decided. Building on this work, this this study compared news coverage of the debate over natural gas “fracking” in New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina between the period 2008 and 2013. Examining state newspapers, the analysis evaluated the types of sources used, the assertions of these sources, and how the issue of fracking was framed. From a general perspective, this study reveals how differences in framing of an environmental and scientific controversy can be attributed to the locally relevant sources used in reporting, as well as the political, economic, and social factors that might be unique to a state. Specific to the debate over natural gas “fracking,” this study adds to our understanding of how such state-based factors influence the portrayal of the issue in the news media.201768202017-01-23T00:00:00Environmental Communication['Kylah J. Hedding']2017-01-23T00:00:00 f1540c4e155905db082836c47ce6339ef4749f5aIntelligent travel guide systems have grown increasingly popular in recent years. They also benefit a lot from the development of social media, resulting in a large amount of attractions uploaded by users. To tackle this, attractions should be real time classified by user-generated photos automatically to gain better user experience. However, in practice, the given label of photos and text ratings may be incomplete or missing. Moreover, recently, domain adaptation has been applied to deal with few labeled data. Thus, in this paper, we propose a novel framework for automatically attraction classification in leveraging web-harvesting data from search engine and the photos of attractions uploaded by users. Specifically, we assume that top-k web-harvesting images from search engines have correct labels. The classification problem is formulated as a regularized domain adaptation approach. Experiments conducted on the collected real-world data set demonstrated that the promising performance is gained over state-of-the art classification methods.IEEE Access2017348This paper proposes a novel framework for automatically attraction classification in leveraging web-harvesting data from search engine and the photos of attractions uploaded by users, and assumes that top-k web-Harvesting images from search engines have correct labels.2017-01-23T00:00:00IEEE Access['Junge Shen', 'Enrang Zheng', 'Zhiyong Cheng', 'Cheng Deng']2017-01-23T00:00:00 a7686696ad4b0c0dc66282ccd905157a49809161Social media is often used by researchers as an approach to obtaining real-time data on people's activities and thoughts. Twitter, as one of the most popular social networking services nowadays, provides copious information streams on various topics and events. Mining and analyzing Tweets enable us to find public reactions and emotions to activities or objects. This paper presents an interactive visualization tool that identifies and visualizes people's emotions on any two related topics by streaming and processing data from Twitter. The effectiveness of this visualization was evaluated and demonstrated by a feasibility study with 14 participants.arXiv.org2017147An interactive visualization tool that identifies and visualizes people's emotions on any two related topics by streaming and processing data from Twitter is presented.2017-01-23T00:00:00ArXiv['Xiaodong Wu', 'L. Bartram', 'C. Shaw']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e0516cdb7238c81dbbab4a2ef89ef3f22b30cb1cThe Unity Rally (Marché Republicaine) in Paris on January 11, 2015, organized in the aftermath of the deadly attacks on the satirical journal Charlie Hebdo, was a spectacle staged to produce images of unity after an act of terror itself triggered by the global circulation of injurious visuals. In this paper I analyze the Unity Rally as a case study of the production of a contemporary public not merely by the consumption of but also by the collective production and circulation of media. How do publics witness themselves? While the Unity Rally was ostensibly spontaneous, I explore a series of institutional patterns, social needs and behaviors, technological infrastructures, and iconic templates involving state actors, private individuals, and communication networks to understand the overdetermined manner in which it was photographed.Current Anthropology20173792017-01-23T00:00:00Current Anthropology['Zeynep Devrim Gürsel']2017-01-23T00:00:00 c3dbdb772509b61e87e1da9b1485defa822790bcThe actor Ben Stiller has written an essay on prostate specific antigen screening, called Taking the PSA Test Saved My Life . He finishes by saying, “I believe the best way to determine a course of action for the most treatable, yet deadly cancer, is to detect it early.” The piece prompted widespread, mainly uncritical, media coverage.1 The social media star Kim Kardashian promoted Diclegis, a tablet promoted for morning sickness in Canada, on her Instagram feed. The US Food and Drug Administration subsequently told its manufacturers to take “corrective …British medical journal201713The actor Ben Stiller has written an essay on prostate specific antigen screening, called Taking the PSA Test Saved My Life, which prompted widespread, mainly uncritical, media coverage.2017-01-23T00:00:00British Medical Journal['M. McCartney']2017-01-23T00:00:00 eacb13e62b011180fe8af51e54c8634e83907d79Realize it or not masculinity is the result of the construction of the mass media. Some studies on the media's role in changing people's behavior have a significant effect. In a political world dominated by the role of the mass media, which in this case there are news that is considered frequently accentuate the dominance of masculinity for production areas controlled by the masculine. As a result, the news content presents the erotic images of male primacy that became the main picture and appears in the symbols of male strength in the domain of social and political control of space that cannot be separated from the stereotypes that exist in society. This paper is an analysis’s against the practices of masculinity second image production Presidential candidate Joko Widodo and Prabowo conducted by the newspaper Jawa Pos and Kompas in reporting PILPRES 2014 campaign.2017062017-01-23T00:00:00['N. Hasyim']2017-01-23T00:00:00 068d0cd2a3519fc76585359afeaff82e431ce9b2Semantic Web, and its underlying data format RDF, lend themselves naturally to navigational querying due to their graph-like structure. This is particularly evident when considering RDF data on the Web, where various separately published datasets reference each other and form a giant graph known as the Web of Linked Data. And while navigational queries over singular RDF datasets are supported through SPARQL property paths, not much is known about evaluating them over Linked Data. In this paper we propose a method for evaluating property path queries over the Web based on the classical AI search algorithm A*, show its optimality in the open world setting of the Web, and test it using real world queries which access a variety of RDF datasets available online and that are not necessarily known in advance.ACM Conference on Hypertext & Social Media20174415This paper proposes a method for evaluating property path queries over the Web based on the classical AI search algorithm A*, shows its optimality in the open world setting of the Web, and test it using real world queries which access a variety of RDF datasets available online and that are not necessarily known in advance.2017-01-23T00:00:00Proceedings of the 28th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media['Jorge A. Baier', 'D. Daroch', 'Juan L. Reutter', 'D. Vrgoč']2017-01-23T00:00:00 4ae176bc65fdd8fba271b83a43369db3cad9c760Abstract From 2010 until 2012, waves of protests spread across the Arab countries to the beat of demonstrators’ chants, echoing demands that soon became impossible to ignore: the masses had come together to say loud and clear in the media: “the people want to topple the regime.” These calls for more social justice, effective citizenship, economic opportunities, more political rights, less repression, and more freedom spread almost everywhere: from newspaper headlines to Twitter and Facebook and all other social media; they appeared on protest banners or were simply written on walls: the message was clear and the struggle for a life of dignity was there to stay. In addition, the role of the foreign policy of global power and their interests in the region such as the United States and other western states as well as regional powers all of them had a significant effect to start these events in the Middle East. In this book, we will highlight the role of foreign power whatever in the region or on the other side of the world, moreover what are the hidden motivations that caused these revolutions in this time and this area of the globe.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Salwan Al Taie']2017-01-23T00:00:00 a7a928d55731da1e84da2a07d952bb3e7fbf59ceThe Technology has become an integral part of human life which has to upgrade at level of extent. Applied Information Communication and Technology(ICT) is an excellent resource to computer science and engineering researchers, students, educators, and aviation enthusiasts to get vital fundamental and advanced guidance in the area of Applied ICT. The book covers techniques from diverse areas of research, including WWW with Intelligent Web, SMAC Technology in E-Governance, Management of IT Infrastructure, Internet Security in Social Media, Smart Cities, ERP systems to stragegize business, Big Data as a corporate changer, New horizons of Artificial Intelligence, GIS, Remote Sensing and Medical Image Processing. Each chapter of this book includes research challenges in determined field of information technology. This book is for those also who are in dilemma while selecting an appropriate research topic for doing research work.201700This book covers techniques from diverse areas of research, including WWW with Intelligent Web, SMAC Technology in E-Governance, Management of IT Infrastructure, Internet Security in Social Media, Smart Cities, ERP systems to stragegize business, Big Data as a corporate changer and New horizons of Artificial Intelligence.2017-01-23T00:00:00['S. Bhatia', 'Hardik A. Gohel']2017-01-23T00:00:00 56868cb9bd7fcf170e754178c901badbc1ee749bDaily, one can observe the use of social media to extol the two-dimensional achievements of technologically driven root canal procedures. Curvatures exist in large numbers; accessory and lateral canals are predominant; teeth purported to have 5, 6, 7, and maybe more separate and distinct canals are highlighted; and self-aggrandized heroism around curvatures tends to support a continuous flow of technological attainments. One may question what is wrong in this. Teeth are being retained, at least for the final radiograph, as the clinical skills of many clinicians are being showcased for the world to see on social media platforms. Manufacturers are pleased to see their developments being put to test, and marketing managers are excited to know that their sales forces are showcasing that they are meeting the challenges posed by the erratic and unpredictable root canal anatomy. Unfortunately, most of these represent a single tooth procedure with little substantial long-term follow up, which tends to send mixed messages and serve as a narrowly focused goal for aspiring dentists, postgraduate students, and endodontists. These postings are being viewed as the essence of the specialty, which could not be further away from the scope of this specialty (1).European Endodontic Journal201710Daily, one can observe the use of social media to extol the two-dimensional achievements of technologically driven root canal procedures, which tends to send mixed messages and serve as a narrowly focused goal for aspiring dentists, postgraduate students, and endodontists.2017-01-23T00:00:00European Endodontic Journal['J. Gutmann']2017-01-23T00:00:00 f352f0b7a03fc1145b215acc7854000f0b657a20Background Narratives, particularly when visual and auditory elements are added to words, reveal more about cultures and behaviours, including those present in professional and service settings. Discourse analysis (DA) enables researchers to explicate meanings and understandings linking culture and behaviour. Aim To explain the development of a DA instrument and method for a research study of caring and compassion as expressed in different media. Discussion The DA instrument assisted in systematic and multi-modal data analysis by several researchers from different countries and backgrounds. DA appears well-suited to revealing the complexities of caring and compassion by healthcare and social care educators, capturing 'objectivist' and 'subjectivist' accounts. While allowing differences, it also helped to achieve some commonality. Conclusion Together, the instrument and method could be used in educating nurses about care and compassion. Implications for practice The DA instrument and method can be adapted by other nurse researchers to examine complex human issues.Nurse Researcher201702Together, the DA instrument and method could be used in educating nurses about care and compassion, and can be adapted by other nurse researchers to examine complex human issues.2017-01-23T00:00:00Nurse researcher['Roger Newham', 'L. Terry']2017-01-23T00:00:00 8ee1dcf5041bd98ff29014d2a2bf5b646a7bc7fcEste estudo teve como objetivo investigar as representacoes sociais de alcoolistas sobre sua historia de envolvimento com o alcool. Foram participantes desta pesquisa dez pessoas, com idade entre 28 a 60 anos, sendo uma mulher e nove homens, com nivel de escolaridade media. Todos os participantes possuiam uma historia de envolvimento com o alcool e frequentavam o A.A. (Alcoolicos Anonimos). As entrevistas foram realizadas em uma das sedes do A.A. em uma cidade no interior do Estado de Sao Paulo. Apos o consentimento, foi utilizada entrevista semiestruturada para a coleta de dados. Por meio da analise dos depoimentos pode-se observar que as representacoes do envolvimento com o alcool estao relacionadas a transgeracionalidade, dificuldade de relacionamento familiar e social e problemas profissionais. Concluiu-se que alcoolistas em abstinencia possuem representacoes acerca de seu comportamento que remetem as suas vivencias pessoais e sentidos que estes atribuem a elas. Ficando, entao, clara a relacao do ambiente para o inicio do comportamento de beber. Descritores: Alcoolismo; Psicologia Social; Alcoolicos Anonimos.20172602017-01-23T00:00:00Archives of Health Investigation['Camila Elidia Messias dos Santos', 'F. Medeiros', 'João Antonio Machado Buzo', 'M. A. G. Barbosa', 'Bruna Dayseane Almeida dos Santos']2017-01-23T00:00:00 311c5ed863a1a3a1be304a1b0e0f320c856d22ecThis study aims to analyze the influence between environmental performance, independent comissioners, firm size, profitability, leverage, and media towards greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosure on nonfinancial companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for periods 2013-2015. The sample on this study has taken by purposive sampling technique. Population on this study are all of nonfinancial companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange for periods 2013-2015. The number of nonfinancial companies that choosen as a sample is 11 companies, thus the total number of sample for three years observe periods (2013-2015) is 33 companies that publish their sustainability report and provide the data that needed for this study. The method of data analysis is used multiple regression analysis with software IBM Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Statistic Version 23.0. The result of this study show that there are positive and significance effects between firm size, leverage, and online media towards GHG emissions disclosure with each level of significance are 0,000, 0,047, and 0,031. Environmental performance, independent comissioners, and profitability have no significantly effects towards GHG emissions disclosure.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Desi Riski Aristia']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e6062e5e52312d9d1fa0d235c210cc40ea267038In this paper we analyze two March 2010 events in Ottawa, Canada involving the preparation and consumption of seal-meat: one an Inuit seal feast, held at a Inuit community center, in which raw seal was carved and eaten in accordance with traditional Inuit practices; the other a “seal lunch”, held in the Parliamentary Dining Room for Members of Parliament, in support of the Canadian seal-hunt. Methodologically, we make use of both participatory action research and detailed textual analysis of media reports, and frame our analysis in terms of moral geographies, social and cultural values associated with food, and meaning-making systems embedded in discourses, which serve to construct and constitute particular power relations. Doing so leads us to claim that the two seal-meal events drew on and conveyed radically different meanings. The Inuit meal, though not overtly political, represented an act of food sovereignty and a claim to Inuit territoriality in the city. The Parliamentary seal lunch, by contrast, had a clear political aim, as a form of protest against the European Union decision to ban seal meat and other products. Yet, while purporting to support Inuit seal-hunting, the Parliamentary meal effectively communicated the utter foreignness of seal meat and Inuit foodways with respect to Western tastes and discourses about food and environmentalism—a fact that emerges through our ethnographic and media analysis of the two seal lunch events. Keywords: Inuit, seal meat, foodways, food sovereignty, Inuit urbanization, seal ban2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Donna Patrick', 'Benjamin Shaer', 'Gabriele Budach']2017-01-23T00:00:00 9e828da624a42f70481ccfe7a14d9a1cf8d17dbeAnnual Reviews in Control2017373465The aim of this tutorial is to highlight a novel chapter of control theory, dealing with applications to social systems, to the attention of the broad research community.2017-01-23T00:00:00Annu. Rev. Control.['A. Proskurnikov', 'R. Tempo']2017-01-23T00:00:00 9476f57c7925d623513ec66f6b927f7bd1dbc81dNature Neuroscience201765219This work identifies a steroid-responsive subset of neurotensin-expressing mPOA neurons that interface with the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to form a socially engaged reward circuit and shows that mPOANts neurons preferentially encode attractive male cues compared to nonsocial appetitive stimuli.2017-01-23T00:00:00Nature neuroscience['J. McHenry', 'James M. Otis', 'Mark A. Rossi', 'J. Robinson', 'O. Kosyk', 'Noah W. Miller', 'Z. McElligott', 'E. Budygin', 'E. Budygin', 'E. Budygin', 'D. Rubinow', 'G. Stuber']2017-01-23T00:00:00 1523a8cf08d3b7c912eec20ed1ed3d657b4d9db6This study aims to investigate the ability of low cost ceramic membrane filtration in removing three common heavy metals namely; Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+ from water media. The work includes manufacturing ceramic membranes with dimensions of 15 by 15 cm and 2 cm thickness. The membranes were made from low cost materials of local clay mixed with different sawdust percentages of 0.5%, 2.0%, and 5.0%. The used clay was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence analysis. Aqueous solutions of heavy metals were prepared in the laboratory and filtered through the ceramic membranes. The influence of the main parameters such as pH, initial driving pressure head, and concentration of heavy metals on their removal efficiency by ceramic membranes was investigated. Water samples were collected before and after the filtration process and their heavy metal concentrations were determined by chemical analysis. Moreover, a microstructural analysis using scanning electronic microscope (SEM) was performed on ceramic membranes before and after the filtration process. The chemical analysis results showed high removal efficiency up to 99% for the concerned heavy metals. SEM images approved these results by showing adsorbed metal ions on sides of the internal pores of the ceramic membranes.Water Science and Technology20173342The chemical analysis results showed high removal efficiency up to 99% for the concerned heavy metals, and microstructural analysis results approved these results by showing adsorbed metal ions on sides of the internal pores of the ceramic membranes.2017-01-23T00:00:00Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research['A. Ali', 'Abdelkader T. Ahmed', 'A. Gad']2017-01-23T00:00:00 7156d0e3b978d5fe67763d6e2d263aab97c6e104Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review201769912017-01-23T00:00:00Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review['R. Horner', 'G. Sugai', 'D. Fixsen']2017-01-23T00:00:00 6819339e13deb0ebe99ffe85f3c5bb6d93f8cf1eIncreasing numbers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are entering postsecondary education; however, many report feeling lonely and isolated. These difficulties with socialization have been found to impact students’ academic success, involvement within the university, and overall well-being. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess, within the context of a multiple-baseline across participant design, whether a structured social planning intervention would increase social integration for college students with ASD. The intervention consisted of weekly meetings to plan social activities around the student with ASD’s interests, improve organizational skills, and target specific social skills. Additionally, each participant had a peer mentor for support during the social activities. The results showed that following intervention, all participants increased their number of community-based social events, extracurricular activities, and peer interactions. Furthermore, participants improved in their academic performance and satisfaction with their college experience. Results are discussed in regards to developing specialized programs to assist college students with ASD.Behavioral Development Bulletin20173380The results showed that following intervention, all participants increased their number of community-based social events, extracurricular activities, and peer interactions, and participants improved in their academic performance and satisfaction with their college experience.2017-01-23T00:00:00Behavioral Development Bulletin['Kristen Ashbaugh', 'R. Koegel', 'L. Koegel']2017-01-23T00:00:00 f3bce691f35bdaf0153ccff115fb4de1dacd47652017391272017-01-23T00:00:00Organizations & Markets: Policies & Processes eJournal['Mingzhi Liu', 'Yulin Shi', 'Craig Wilson', 'Zhenyu Wu']2017-01-23T00:00:00 45bba8e9fe2163d5ef028a35cddc4e28899ffc59Scientific Reports20176561This paper proposes a reward model in network population, where a third strategy, reward, as an independent yet particular type of cooperation is introduced in 2-person evolutionary games, and explores the microscopic mechanisms for the promotion of cooperation in the three-strategy model.2017-01-23T00:00:00Scientific Reports['Yu’e Wu', 'Shuhua Chang', 'Zhipeng Zhang', 'Zheng-hong Deng']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e2fb59cdb95f9693929b9f44a49bb680e085bcadOverlapping social impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Schizophrenia (SCZ) contributed to decades of diagnostic confusion that continues to this day in some clinical settings. The current study provides the first direct and detailed comparison of social behavior in the two disorders by identifying profiles of social skill in adults with ASD (n = 54), SCZ (n = 54), and typically developing (TD) controls (n = 56) during a real‐world social interaction. ASD and SCZ groups exhibited poorer social skill, both overall and on most discrete abilities, relative to the TD group. Direct comparison of ASD to SCZ revealed distinct behavioral profiles, with ASD uniquely characterized by fewer interactive behaviors, and SCZ characterized by greater impaired gaze and flat/inappropriate affective responses. Additionally, IQ was associated with both overall social skill and many discrete social skills in SCZ, but was largely unrelated to social skill in ASD. These results indicate that overlapping social deficits in ASD and SCZ are comprised of both shared and distinct social skill impairments. The largest distinctions—reduced social reciprocity but better expressivity in ASD relative to SCZ, and a greater role of IQ in social skill for SCZ than ASD—highlight disorder‐specific features that can improve etiological understanding, diagnostic differentiation, and treatment strategies. Autism Res 2017, 10: 878–887. © 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Autism Research20175846The largest distinctions—reduced social reciprocity but better expressivity in ASD relative to SCZ, and a greater role of IQ in social skill for SCZ than ASD—highlight disorder‐specific features that can improve etiological understanding, diagnostic differentiation, and treatment strategies.2017-01-23T00:00:00Autism Research['Kerrianne E Morrison', 'A. Pinkham', 'D. Penn', 'Skylar Kelsven', 'K. Ludwig', 'N. Sasson']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e389e3cd2ddf34fbf418d40a24382155e9c44552Abstract Objective Natural disasters and rapidly aging populations are chronic problems for societies worldwide. We investigated the effects of an intervention in Japan known as Ibasho, which embeds elderly residents in vulnerable areas within larger social networks and encourages them to participate in leadership activities. This project sought to deepen the connections of these elderly residents to society and to build elderly leadership and community capacity for future crises. Methods We carried out surveys of participants and nonparticipant residents across the city of Ofunato in Tohoku, Japan, 1 year after the intervention began. Our surveys included questions assessing participation levels in Ibasho, demographic characteristics, efficacy, social networks, and a sense of belonging. Results Regression analysis and propensity score matching of more than 1100 respondents showed that regular participation in the Ibasho project had a statistically significant and positive connection with various measures of social capital. Conclusions Given its relatively low cost and focus on deepening cohesion, we suggest that this community-based project could be replicated and scaled up in other countries to deepen resilience, elder health, and social capital. Moving away from an emphasis on investing in physical infrastructure, we believe that disaster risk reduction strategies should center on social infrastructure. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:120–126)Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness20173951It is suggested that this community-based project could be replicated and scaled up in other countries to deepen resilience, elder health, and social capital and moved away from an emphasis on investing in physical infrastructure, should center on social infrastructure.2017-01-23T00:00:00Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness['Daniel P. Aldrich', 'Emi Kyota']2017-01-23T00:00:00 1aadd12165d396477f0c879e393545f20429a4cbDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience201711073A two- person setup for studying the interrelation of sensory processing and interpersonal coordination is proposed, which will allow for a multilevel investigation of autism and other psychiatric disorders.2017-01-23T00:00:00Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience['Dimitris Bolis', 'L. Schilbach']2017-01-23T00:00:00 ccc1741fead0ec46733858efafb4c18d7d790d81interconnected devices infected with malware mounted a " denial-of-service " cy-berattack on Dyn, a company that operates part of the Internet's directory service. Such attacks require us to up our technical game in Internet security and safety. They also expose the need to frame and enforce social and ethical behavior, privacy, and appropriate use in Internet environments. Social behavior and appropriate use become even more crucial as we build out the " Internet of Things " (IoT)—an increasingly interconnected cyber-physical-biological environment that links devices, systems, data, and people. At its best, the IoT has the potential to create an integrated ecosystem that can respond to a spectrum of needs, increasing efficiency and opportunity, and empowering people through technology , and technology through intelligence. At its worst, the IoT can open a Pandora's Box of inappropriate and unsafe behavior, unintended consequences , and intrusiveness. The difference between an IoT that enhances society and one that diminishes it will be determined by our ability to create an effective model for IoT governance. This model must guide social behavior and ethical use of IoT technologies while promoting effective security and safety. While we should not limit technology innovation too early with overly restrictive policy, neither should we leave the policy and governance discussion until the IoT is so mature that it cannot easily incorporate pro-tections. What Policy Will Be Needed for the IoT? Although much of the policy needed for the IoT may evolve from Internet gov-ernance, the scale, heterogeneity, complexity , and degree of technological autonomy within the IoT will require new thinking about regulation and policy and force new interpretations of current law. As an example of the complexity of the governance challenge, consider three key areas critical to ensure the positive potential of the IoT: 1. What are your rights to privacy in the IoT? The IoT will sharpen the tension between individual privacy and the use of personal information to promote effectiveness, safety, and security. Who should control information about you? Who should access it? Who can use it? The answer is not always clear-cut. Consider medical monitoring devices and the information they accumulate. Should your personal health information be shared when the Centers for Disease Control want to track a potential epidemic? When bio-medical researchers want to model potential treatment strategies on a richer dataset? When an employer is considering you for a job? At present, policy and …Communications of the ACM2017749The IoT will sharpen the tension between individual privacy and the use of personal information to promote effectiveness, safety, and security, and the difference between an IoT that enhances society and one that diminishes it will be determined by the ability to create an effective model for IoT governance.2017-01-23T00:00:00Communications of the ACM['F. Berman', 'V. Cerf']2017-01-23T00:00:00 bed622f180ec532456fd6ba913a1c2578bd7122bOnline media use has become an increasingly important behavioral domain over the past decade. However, studies into the etiology of individual differences in media use have focused primarily on pathological use. Here, for the first time, we test the genetic influences on online media use in a UK representative sample of 16 year old twins, who were assessed on time spent on educational (N = 2,585 twin pairs) and entertainment websites (N = 2,614 twin pairs), time spent gaming online (N = 2,635 twin pairs), and Facebook use (N = 4,333 twin pairs). Heritability was substantial for all forms of online media use, ranging from 34% for educational sites to 37% for entertainment sites and 39% for gaming. Furthermore, genetics accounted for 24% of the variance in Facebook use. Our results support an active model of the environment, where young people choose their online engagements in line with their genetic propensities.PLoS ONE20172810The results support an active model of the environment, where young people choose their online engagements in line with their genetic propensities, and genetics accounted for 24% of the variance in Facebook use.2017-01-23T00:00:00PLoS ONE['Z. Ayorech', 'Sophie von Stumm', 'C. Haworth', 'O. Davis', 'R. Plomin']2017-01-23T00:00:00 e24f236903000647df01a614832d8ebd3b09de80Recombinant protein production is a vast field growing larger in each passing year due to continuous emergence of new host, vectors and techniques for cloning and expression.  Earlier,  a Bacillus  lipase gene was cloned in pGEMT/ E.  coli DH5α with 12  units/ml  lipase  production.  In  the present  investigation,  attempt  has  been  made to  optimize  the  production  of  recombinant  lipase  by E.  coli by  varying  different parameters.  Amongst  the  different  strains  of E.  coli,M46 cells were observed to be the best host with 19 units/ml lipase production. Addition of surfactant and changing media  to  nutrient  broth  lead  to  2.8  fold  and  1.3  fold  respective  increase  in  lipase production. Amongst different vectors, pET 28a vector showed the highest total lipase production but it proved toxic for the cells, while pQE30-UA vector gives 5 fold enhanced total lipase production with more stable expression. With the combination of optimized host, vector, surfactant and media, 18 fold increases in lipase production (214 units/ml) was achieved.2017309With the combination of optimized host, vector, surfactant and media, 18 fold increases in lipase production (214 units/ml) was achieved.2017-01-23T00:00:00['J. Khurana', 'Pratibha', 'Cameotra Ss', 'J. Kaur']2017-01-23T00:00:00 44b9f8e78e29e792d8d415d2d0d3a16ce31f6a0cBMC Psychiatry201710229This is the first RCT investigating the dissemination of the UP in a MHS setting, the UP delivered in groups, and with depressive patients included and the results are expected to add substantially to the evidence base for rational group psychotherapy in MHS.2017-01-23T00:00:00BMC Psychiatry['S. Arnfred', 'Ruth Aharoni', 'M. Hvenegaard', 'S. Poulsen', 'Bo Bach', 'M. Arendt', 'N. Rosenberg', 'N. Reinholt']2017-01-23T00:00:00 649c2fd2f0ce0c0c381c130b2174757eb05982cfApplied Biochemistry and Biotechnology20173817The use of immobilized laccase from Trametes versicolor for biocatalytic catechol oxidation was explored and results go in favor of microreactors with enzyme covalently immobilized on the microchannel surface.2017-01-23T00:00:00Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology['A. Tusek', 'Anita Šalić', 'B. Zelić']2017-01-23T00:00:00 6ac07eb1abe0220ee233f66cd60236c0f135149cThe oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are fundamental reactions connected with energy conversion and/or storage devices. However, the sluggish kinetics of the ORR and OER reduce the efficiency. To address these issues, the development of efficient and robust electrode catalysts is required desperately. Herein, a new Co9S8 nanocrystal hybrid anchored on a N‐ and S‐dual‐doped graphene (Co9S8/N,S‐G) was prepared by a two‐step method, namely, a π–π assembly process of p‐phenyl‐bis(3,4‐dicyanophenyl)thioether cobalt polyphthalocyanine (PTCoPPc) and graphene oxide and a pyrolysis procedure. Electrochemical studies demonstrated that Co9S8(800)/N,S‐G exhibited a comparable ORR performance with 20 wt % Pt/C, such as an onset potential and a half‐wave potential of 0.931 and 0.811 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode, respectively, a limiting current density of 5.207 mA cm−2, and a good long‐term stability with a current retention of 92.6 % after 10 000 s continuous measurements. Co9S8(900)/N,S‐G displayed an excellent OER activity, which was ascribed to the presence of pyridinic N, graphitic N, and the occupation of Co−N to catalyze the ORR; and the oxygen adsorption on the surface of Co9S8(900)/N,S‐G contributed significantly to the OER activity. The approach developed here offered a new strategy to construct efficient oxygen electrode catalysts.201740162017-01-23T00:00:00ChemCatChem['Xiuxiu Ma', 'Yan Su', 'Xingquan He']2017-01-23T00:00:00 3807e468e7039a9c1bb63836990a5a643a74d10fThe article investigates the relationship between the welfare state and social capital in Europe during the 1990s and the 2000s using structural equation modelling (SEM). By formulating and testing the hypothesis that welfare state generosity and welfare state size have different effects on social capital, we reassess the explanatory power of the main theories in the field and the findings of previous empirical work. We strongly support the contention of institutional theory that there is a positive association between high degrees of welfare state generosity and social capital. Moreover, we partially confirm the concern of neoclassical and communitarian theories for the negative correlation between large-size welfare states and social capital. The positive relationship between welfare state generosity and social capital is much stronger than the negative association observed with welfare state size. Finally, we interpret the considerable cross-country variation using welfare regime theory and several country cases. We illuminate different mechanisms linking welfare state development and social capital creation, discussing the Danish and Dutch third sector experiences and pointing to Sweden as an exceptional case of decline. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of regional variation in Belgium, Germany and Italy and complement the analysis also briefly discussing the Austrian, French, Irish and British cases.2017122242017-01-23T00:00:00International Journal of Comparative Sociology['Emanuele Ferragina']2017-01-23T00:00:00 ddc2294f2a27e6472b9c73e961905b879bbedd61BACKGROUND Social networking sites (SNSs) have great potential as a platform for public health interventions to address the unmet need for contraception. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using SNSs to promote the uptake of and adherence to contraception in reproductive-age women. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and six other databases on January 2018. We also searched Google Scholar, key conference proceedings, checked the reference lists of included studies, and contacted study authors to identify additional studies. SELECTION CRITERIA We considered randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomised interventional studies (NRS) in women of reproductive age. SNSs requiring a social profile within a bounded or restricted-access system of shared connections were included. We also included trials that utilised SNSs only or as an adjunct to an intervention. Studies had to have a follow-up outcome assessment of at least three months. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently screened titles, abstracts and full-text studies, and extracted data from included studies. A third author was assigned to arbitrate areas of disagreement. Authors assessed risk of bias according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. We were unable to conduct a meta-analysis due to the heterogeneity of the study designs and outcome measures. MAIN RESULTS Of the 461 unique records found, only two studies met our inclusion criteria. Both studies were conducted in the USA and were at high risk of bias. One RCT included 2284 women exposed to a web-based SNS or nothing. The groups were no different post intervention in their self-reported consistency of contraceptive use or knowledge of the relative effectiveness of different methods. There was a small but significant increase in the use of more effective methods (long-acting reversible methods) at 12 months' follow-up.The second study, a cluster RCT with 1578 women, used a closed Facebook page showing sexual health content compared to a modified Facebook news page that avoided sexual health content. They found no differences in the use of condoms at last act of sexual intercourse at six months or the intention to use condoms between the intervention and control groups. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Despite the prevalence of SNSs, we found little scientific evidence to support the use of SNSs to improve contraceptive use or adherence among women.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews20172920Little scientific evidence is found to support the use of SNSs to improve contraceptive use or adherence among women, and two studies conducted in the USA were at high risk of bias.2017-01-23T00:00:00The Cochrane database of systematic reviews['A. Jawad', 'I. Jawad', 'N. Alwan']2017-01-23T00:00:00 cf02896bbda67deee9db5f07136a6442337642a1Objectives: Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a perennial herb belongs to Lamiaceae, which is native to South Europe, Middle East and North America. Lemon balm is used for anti-cancer, digestive problems, anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, thyroid, chronic fatigue syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. A successful and efficient system for in vitro seed sterilization and germination has been established in the present study. Methods/ Statistical Analysis: The seeds were soaked in distilled water for 10 hours and exposed with various concentrations of different surface sterilization agent for various intervals of time. Surface sterilized seeds were inoculated on different culture media such as Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal, half strength MS and B5 media with different sucrose concentrations. Findings: By comparison of measured characteristics results (ANOVA) we found that the best sterilizing agent for seed surface sterilization and uniform growth of seedling in M. officinalis was 2.5% Sodium Hypochlorite for 3 min. Maximum germination rate, shoot length and root length were recorded in half strength MS medium with 1% (W/V) sucrose. The analysis of data revealed the correlation between GP, GR, shoot length and root length were significant and positive. Application/Improvement: We optimized seed surface sterilization protocol and culture condition that may be useful quick regenerative, transformation and conservation method for Melissa officinalis, an important medicinal plant.2017264The analysis of data revealed the correlation between GP, GR, shoot length and root length were significant and positive and the best sterilizing agent for seed surface sterilization and uniform growth of seedling in M. officinalis was 2.5% Sodium Hypochlorite.2017-01-23T00:00:00Indian journal of science and technology['M. Kiani', 'Fatemeh Soghra Younesikelaki', 'M. Ebrahimzadeh', 'Pandarinath Savitikadi', 'Phanikanth Jogam', 'A. Sadanandam']2017-01-23T00:00:00 da39162f02a28163d4a491730fbc59a3df5e8f88ABSTRACT Study on family nutritional awareness (Kadarzi) of phase I showed that the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of nutrition in the community were still low. Study on Kadarzi of phase II focused on the development of nutrition education materials. This study was to develop media and nutrition education strategies in order to achieve Kadarzi. The study design was cross-sectional, with qualitative methods. The study was conducted in three provinces: West Java, West Sumatra and East  Kalimantan. Samples consisted of two groups, namely sample for media feasibility test (n= 98 ) and sample for implementation of educational test (n= 296 ). Educational channel used was formal education. Type of educational media developed was posters. This study had developed 5 posters with the materials: 1) fruits and vegetables, 2) breakfast, 3) ) weighing to adolescents 13-15 years old (SMP), 4) weighing to adolescents 16-18 years old (SMA) and 5) adolescent anemia. The result showed there was an increase on nutrition knowledge as much as 78,25 percents, after being given nutrition education and a desire to assess an adolescents own nutritional status by weighing and measuring her height. Media nutrition education which was developed was quite simple and easy to understand. The channel education selected was quite effective to improve nutrition knowledge. ABSTRAK Studi keluarga sadar gizi (Kadarzi) tahap awal menunjukkan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku gizi di  masyarakat masih rendah, termasuk remaja. Penelitian Kadarzi tahap selanjutnya memfokuskan pada pengembangan materi edukasi gizi yang disesuaikan dengan permasalahan yang ditemukan pada remaja. Tujuan penelitian ini mengembangkan media poster sebagai alat bantu edukasi gizi dalam upaya pencapaian Kadarzi pada remaja. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian operasional dengan desain potong lintang , meng-gunakan metode kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan di tiga provinsi yaitu Jawa Barat, Sumatera Barat dan Kalimantan Timur. Sampel ada dua kelompok, yaitu sampel uji kelayakan media poster adalah guru (n=22) dan sampel uji coba implementasi edukasi adalah siswa SMP dan SMA (n=296). Media yang dikembangkan berupa 5 buah poster dengan materi: 1) sayur dan buah, 2) makan pagi, 3) penimbangan remaja usia 13-15 tahun (SMP), 4) penimbangan remaja usia 16-18 tahun (SMA), dan 5) anemia remaja. Hasil uji implementasi menunjukkan sebanyak 78,25 persen siswa mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan gizi setelah diberikan edukasi gizi dan menimbulkan antusias siswa dalam praktek menimbang berat badan dan mengukur tinggi badan untuk menilai status gizinya sendiri.  Media poster dan pesan gizi yang dikembangkan cukup sederhana dan mudah dipahami oleh guru dan siswa. Sekolah sebagai saluran edukasi gizi cukup efektif untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan gizi siswa remaja.2017042017-01-23T00:00:00The Journal of Nutrition and Food Research['Hermina Hermina', 'Sri Prihatini']2017-01-23T00:00:00 ba8b1476354d1738fc01755f9144b96cafbcd1f9Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat merupakan salah satu kewajiban yang harus dilaksanakan oleh setiap dosen di Perguruan Tinggi sabagai salah satu aspek Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. Kegiatan dilaksanakan oleh Tim Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat yang berjudul “Budidaya dan Pengolahan Jamur Merang (Volvariella volvaceae) Dengan Media Limbah Jerami dan Kardus” merupakan kegiatan pengabdian dengan melibatkan dua mitra, yaitu Kelompok Tani Sukma dan Kelompok Perwiridan Wanita Asoka di Desa Sukamaju Kecamatan Sunggal Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Permasalah yang dihadapi adalah rendahnya kuantitas dan kualitas produksi jamur merang yang disebabkan oleh keterbatasan informasi mengenai kultur teknis budidaya jamur merang. Selain itu keberadaan limbah jerami padi dan kardus yang jumlahnya sangat besar menjadi permasalah tersendiri karena berpotensi menyebabkan terjadinya pencemaran lingkungan. Selain itu keberadaan limbah jerami padi yang jumlahnya sangat besar menjadi permasalah tersendiri karena berpotensi menyebabkan terjadinya pencemaran lingkungan. Untuk dapat memecahkan masalah ke dua Mitra itersebut, maka kegiatan ini akan dilakukan dalam bentuk ceramah, diskusi, praktek dan introduksi mesin dan peralatan serta pembuatan rumah jamur. Setelah pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat, mitra mampu membuat kompos berbahan baku limbah jerami dan kardus dengan menggunakan mesin pencacah jerami, membuat rumah jamur, mampu membudidayakan jamur merang sehingga panen, sera penanganan pascapanen dan pengolahanan jamur merang menjadi aneka produk pangan yang berkualiatas dan sehat. sekaligus menjaga kelestarian lingkungan hidup,2017032017-01-23T00:00:00['N. Rahmawati', 'H. Hasanuddin', 'Rosmayati Rosmayati']2017-01-23T00:00:00 85d0a2b0e6a8384e165ec586903258bfc8103974To determine the effects of omega‐3 supplementation on liver fat and carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) and to assess accuracy of ultrasound (US) for grading liver steatosis.Obesity Science & Practice2017583To determine the effects of omega‐3 supplementation on liver fat and carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) and to assess accuracy of ultrasound (US) for grading liver steatosis.2017-01-23T00:00:00Obesity Science & Practice['M. LaCasse', 'A. Tang', 'J. Dubois', 'F. Alvarez', 'S. Spahis', 'M. Chagnon', 'S. Deschenes', 'E. Levy']2017-01-23T00:00:00 0905aa097ea1722d25f23552534780138755a234ABSTRACT HIV-related stigma in the wider community compounds the suffering of people living with HIV (PLWH) and hampers effective HIV prevention and care. This study examines the level of public stigma toward PLWH in Hong Kong and associated social-cultural factors. A telephone survey was conducted in June–July 2016 with 1080 Chinese adults aged 18–94 randomly selected from the general population. The results indicate substantial degree of public stigma toward PLWH. Overall, 58.1% of the participants endorsed at least one statement indicating negative social judgment of PLWH. Over 40% attributed HIV infections to irresponsible behaviors and nearly 30% perceived most PLWH as promiscuous. About 20% considered HIV to be a punishment for bad behavior and believed that PLWH should feel ashamed of themselves. These statistics indicate that HIV-related stigma among the general Hong Kong population had no noticeable reduction in a decade but is lower than that among rural and urban populations in China. Our findings suggest that the lower stigma in Hong Kong may be linked to higher education levels rather than Hongkongers’ more Westernized outlook. The results of a multiple regression analysis showed that education level (β = −.19), homophobia (β = .30), and conformity to norms (β = .14) were independent predictors of HIV-related stigma but not age, income, or cultural orientations. By differentiating between associated social-cultural factors, this study provides a more nuanced understanding of the layered nature of HIV-related stigma: not broadly grounded in religion or Chinese culture but stemming from more specific social-cultural beliefs – perceptions of norm violation and negative attitudes toward homosexuality, which were not mutually exclusive. These findings have implications for HIV-related stigma reduction by providing evidence for the importance of addressing homophobia. Existing HIV publicity activities should be re-examined for inadvertent contribution to the stigmatization process – particularly press conferences and prevention campaigns that reinforce negative stereotypes of gay/bisexual men and PLWH.AIDS Care20172517The statistics indicate that HIV-related stigma among the general Hong Kong population had no noticeable reduction in a decade but is lower than that among rural and urban populations in China, and suggest that the lower stigma in Hong Kong may be linked to higher education levels rather than Hongkongers’ more Westernized outlook.2017-01-23T00:00:00AIDS Care['T. E. D. Yeo', 'T. Chu']2017-01-23T00:00:00 0d67314473ebb9aa48d465ec15dc2dbde81c2bdePenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pola titik layu tanaman paprika ( Capsicum annuum L .) dan kapasitas lapang pada beberapa media tanam yang digunakan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif yang terdiri dari tiga perlakuan menggunakan media tanam diantaranya, P1 : media arang sekam, P2 : media tanah campur kompos dengan perbandingan 2 : 1 dan dan P3 : media tanah. Kadar air kapasitas lapang, titik layu sementara dan air tersedia untuk seluruh perlakuan yang diamati mulai minggu ke-2 sampai minggu ke-14, kapasitas lapang pada media arang sekam, tanah campur kompos dan tanah yaitu berturut-turut dari 79,11% sampai 82,06%, 44,10% sampai 46,31%, dan 36,20% sampai 37,41%. Kadar air titik layu sementara pada arang sekam, tanah campur kompos dan media tanah yaitu berturut-turut mengalami penurunan dari 42,99% sampai 25,84%, 13,95% sampai 8,95% dan 14,39% sampai 10,23%. Air tersedia bagi taaman paprika pada media arang sekam, tanah campur kompos dan tanah yaitu berturut-turut mengalami peningkatan 5,20cm sampai 9,65cm, 5,72cm sampai 6,33cm dan 3,43cm sampai 4,86cm. The objective of this study were to determine of wilting point pattern and field capacity in cultivation of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in diffferents planting medium. The methodology that used in this study was quantitative method. Three different planting medium were set namely : P1 : rice husk charcoal media , P2: soil and compost mixed media with 2 : 1 ratio and  P3: soil media. The water content of field capacity, temporary wilting point and available water for all treatments were observed start in week 2 to week 14 field capacity on rice husk charcoal, soil and compost mixed and soil media that row from 79.11% to 82,06%, 44.10% to 46.31%, and 36.20% to 37.41%. While the soil mousture of temporary wilting point of rice husk charcoal, soil and compost mixed and soil media is descreased from 42,99% to 25,84%, 13,95% to 8,95% and 14,39% to 10,23%. Available water of sweet paper plants on rice husk charcoal, soil and compost mixed and soil that is row increased from 5,20 cm to 9,65 cm, 5,72 cm to 6,33 cm and 3,43 cm to 4,86 cm.2017022017-01-23T00:00:00['I. Widnyana', 'Sumiyati', 'I. W. Tika']2017-01-23T00:00:00 80a683556843aeb86d17f8b9ccb6774480d72a6fTelevision as part of the development of technology has been able to change the way human life ranging from how to speak, dress, etc. chivalry ethics. Reality is there the community is very far from what is called intelligent concept of media. Many parents who do not pay attention to media consumption by their children and how much impact negetif raised by TV. Efforts to revive awareness of members of the Society of Teachers Kindergarten Cluster Mangkunegaran about the negative influence of TV with the concept of media literacy is expected to be applied in everyday life, has been able to open the horizons of thought participants to the impact of TV. Critical attitude toward TV has begun to take shape that comes to the end they hope to have a real action from the government to fix the TV programs in Indonesia.2017122017-01-23T00:00:00['Agus - Triyono']2017-01-23T00:00:00 6b9a6d64e2a9f9ed9965447df9839a208e3a678420174122017-01-23T00:00:00Curriculum Perspectives['Lesley-anne Ey']2017-01-23T00:00:00 264c756fd1e7527287098acfdbcd5dd9bbc681a0There is a large body of research showing that the provision of social policies is higher under proportional electoral systems than under majoritarian systems. This article helps advance this literature by showing that the geographic distribution of social recipients plays an essential role in moderating the impact of electoral institutions on social provision. Using data from twenty-two OECD countries, the results show that majoritarian systems increase the provision of social spending when recipients are concentrated in certain regions. When levels of concentration are high, social spending in majoritarian countries can surpass levels of provision in proportional representation systems.British Journal of Political Science201787142017-01-23T00:00:00British Journal of Political Science['I. Jurado', 'Sandra León']2017-01-23T00:00:00 6474c570c1a2373f4a9063a82723371b8dd7bc2cJournal of urban health20173813A novel, community-based approach adapted from disaster-preparedness literature may be an effective framework for mitigating exposure to gun violence in communities with persistent gun violence.2017-01-23T00:00:00Journal of Urban Health['C. Riley', 'B. Roy', 'Nurit Harari', 'A. Vashi', 'Pina Violano', 'Ann Greene', 'Georgina I. Lucas', 'J. Smart', 'Teresa Hines', 'Stacy Spell', 'Sharon C. Taylor', 'Barbara Tinney', 'Maurice Williams', 'E. Wang']2017-01-23T00:00:00 722c5e59f657b3cfd85edf3e7f282f2e8fbc9f94ABSTRACT This article empirically investigates the effect of local social capital on job-related migration in rural China. A household’s social ties in the region of origin, which we refer to as local social capital, may deter migration, because local social capital is location specific and an individual cannot benefit from it if s/he migrates. In view of Chinese gift-giving culture, we use household expenses on wedding gifts for family members outside household, relatives and friends as a proxy for local social networks. Based on the data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we find that in rural China local social networks have a significantly negative effect on migration. The IV results suggest that a 10% increase in wedding gifts expenses results in roughly a 1.1 percentage points decrease in migration probability.201732122017-01-23T00:00:00Applied Economics['Liqiu Zhao', 'Xianguo Yao']2017-01-23T00:00:00 1459c66fc501135708a80ec2acaf8782d8e825bdMata Kuliah Teknik Drainase Perkotaan saat ini menggunakan slide presentasi sebagai media. Seiring berkembangnya teknologi, membutuhkan media yang lebih bervariasi. Masalah lain yaitu waktu perkuliahan di kelas yang terbatas, membuat mahasiswa masih bingung dengan materi yang disampaikan. Pembuatan media pembelajaran e-learning berbasis moodle diawali dengan menganalisis kebutuhan mahasiswa, karakteristik materi, merumuskan tujuan dan materi, merumuskan alat pengukur keberhasilan, GBPM/menulis naskah media, dan merumuskan instrumen untuk ahli. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui media e-learning berbasis moodle seperti apa yang diinginkan oleh mahasiswa dan mengetahui seberapa besar kelayakan media e-learning berbasis moodle. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan research and development (R&D) yang kemudian disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan peneliti yang meliputi lima tahapan, yaitu (1) potensi dan masalah, (2) pengumpulan data, (3) desain produk, (4) validasi desain, (5) revisi desain. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian yaitu metode kuesioner yang digunakan untuk mendapatkan data kebutuhan mahasiswa terhadap media pembelajaran, dan pengujian validitas media oleh ahli materi dan ahli media. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dari angket kebutuhan mahasiswa yang dilakukan mendapatkan persentase sebesar 79% dalam kategori membutuhkan media e-learning berbasis moodle yang seperti berikut: media yang fleksibel, bisa dibuka/diakses setiap saat, terhubung internet (online) dan bisa berinteraksi dengan dosen, serta mahasiswa lain selain di dalam kelas, tampilan (themes) menarik dan bisa diubah-ubah, terdapat materi dan assignment, chatting, forum diskusi, dan kuis interaktif. Pada pemaparan materi disajikan secara lengkap, detail disertai visualisasi. Dicantumkan kompetensi yang harus dikuasai dan tujuan pembelajaran, pengunggahan materi atau tugas di moodle bisa berbagai format, serta ada evaluasi dalam media pembelajaran yang terdapat umpan balik yang tepat dengan pemberian skor nilai untuk mengukur kemampuan. Penilaian yang didapatkan dari ahli materi sebesar 83% dalam kategori valid yang berarti layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Berdasarkan hasil penilaian ahli media sebesar 97% dalam kategori sangat valid yang berarti sangat layak digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Untuk menyempurnakan kualitas media pembelajaran elearning berbasis moodle diperlukan adanya penelitian lanjutan untuk mengimplementasikan media terhadap hasil belajar.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Rizqi Indira Febyanti']2017-01-23T00:00:00 47ed0433c70c65101e8fb8543bd51678609524faAnak tunagrahita sedang memiliki beberapa hambatan dalam bidang akademik salah satunya adalah keterampilan menulis. Hambatan yang dimiliki anak tunagrahita dalam keterampilan menulis dipengaruhi kemampuan motorik halus. Latihan motorik halus dapat dijadikan upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis permulaan, salah satunya menggunakan media fondant. Penggunakan media fondant ini bertujuan untuk melatih motorik halus anak tunagrahita yakni melatih jari-jari tangan anak untuk menulis. Tekstur fondant yang lunak berguna untuk melatih penekanan jari-jari tangan anak saat menulis dengan menarik dan membentuk fondant. Penelitian dilakukan pada subjek siswa tunagrahita sedang berinisial Z yang dilaksanakan di SLB Purnama Asih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan motorik halus dalam menulis permulaan dengan menggunakan media fondant. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen dengan desain single subject research dengan subjek berjumlah satu siswa tunagrahita sedang. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yakni A-B-A yang terdiri dari tiga fase yakni fase baseline-1 (A1), intervensi (B), dan baseline-2 (A2). Penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan kemampuan motorik halus dalam menulis permulaan yang terlihat pada kemampuan menarik dan menebalkan garis. Hal ini dari peningkatan mean level kemampuan motorik halus dalam menulis permulaan anak pada setiap fasenya. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang menunjukkan peningkatan kemampuan motorik halus dalam menulis permulaan, media fondant dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif media untuk melatih jari-jari tangan anak dalam menulis.;--- Mental retardation has lack of academic skills, especially writing skills. Their lack of writing skills is affected by fine motor ability. Fine motor exercises can be used as an attempt to improve the handwriting. Efforts to train the fine motor skills in this research is using fondant. The use of fondant is aim to train mental retardation’s fingers to learn handwriting. The tender texture of fondant is can be used to train fingers strength while writing. The subject in this research activity is a mental retarded student named with initial Z at SLB Purnama Asih. This research activity is aim to determine the increase of fine motor skills on handwriting using fondant. The method that used in this research is an experimental method with single subject research design with subject a mental retarded student. The research design that used is A-B-A which consists of three phases named baseline-1 (A1), intervention or treatment (B), and baseline-2 (A2). Based on data analysis, the results showed that there was an increase of the fine motor skills on handwriting after given intervention or treatment using fondant. It can be seen from the increase in the mean level of fine motor skill in each phases. Based on the result of the research that shows the increasing of fine motor skills on handwriting, fondant can be used as an alternative media to train children’s fingers.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['D. Yulianti']2017-01-23T00:00:00 eff10491a4e308341298f1bc92187f6b237f9dc8Fokus masalah yang diteliti dalam penelitihan ini adalah tentang bagaimana Tabloid NURANi menyajikan berita mengenai issu yang tengah sentral diberitakan yakni ‘Kontroversi Tarif Tinggi Ustadzah Oki’ dengan menggunakan analisis wacana milik Van Dijk. Penelitihan ini menyoroti bagaimana wartawan memilih kata dan merangkai kalimat dalam berita tersebut. Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti memilih Tabloid NURANi dengan alasan, Tabloid NURANi telah memiliki eksistensi yang tinggi, dan masih ada pembaca setianya serta bertahan hingga sekarang. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitihan ini adalah Bagaiamana analisis wacana model Van Dijk dalam mencari ideologi media dari teks berita pada Tabloid NURANi edisi 794. Untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini, peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan analisis wacana model Van Dijk. Untuk pengumpulan data, peneliti menggunakan berita “Kontroversi Tarif Tinggi Ustadzah Oki” dalam Tabloid NURANi sebagai sumber data utama dan buku penunjang mengenahi analisis wacana model Van Dijk. Dari hasil penelitihan ini ditemukan bahwa dalam berita rubrik serambi utama Tabloid NURANi edisi 794, wartawan memilih kata dan merangkai kalimat dengan menggunakan 13 dari 15 elemen wacana milik Van Dijk. Adapun elemen itu adalah elemen tematik, skematik, latar, detil, maksud, koherensi, koherensi pembeda, bentuk kalimat, kata ganti, leksikon, praanggapan, grafis, metafora. Wartawan tidak menggunakan elemen koherensi pembeda dan pengingkaran. Teks berita kontroversi tarif tinggi ustadzah oki dalam Tabloid NURANi memilih kata dan menggunakan kalimat yang santun. Sehingga membuat umat lebih menemukan pencerahan, pendidikan, kedamaian dan keterbukaan hati pikiran untuk memahami substansi Islam secara esensial. Hal ini diketahui dengan menggunakan ideologi jurnalisme profetik yang merupakan jurnalisme kenabian dengan mengupayakan penyebaran informasi dan berita serta penggunaan bahasa yang lebih ramah, santun, damai, menyejukkan dan dialogis. Rekomendasi dalam penelitian ini mengharapkan agar peneliti lain bersedia meneruskan penelitian ini, ataupun objek yang lain menggunakan pendekatan atau metode lain. Tentunya penelitian selanjutnya lebih baik lagi dari pada penelitian ini.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00["Muna'amatul Choirotus Saidah"]2017-01-23T00:00:00 1792dc57cf20682e947e9d4e0b64d8ea7f1d21c0ABS TRACT Purpose of this study was to describe the ability to write essay argument with using media images graders X SMK YPM Zain Padang Pariaman Kecamatan Nan Sabaris.  The opinions used in the analysis of data is the opinion expressed by Finoza (2010) describes a bouquet of argument has the characteristics: (1) the explaratron of the reason or denial in such way affects the confidence of the reader in order to approve it. (2) find  the solution to a problem (3) describe a issues without the need to reach a settlement. This type of research is qualitative research by using descriptive method. Based on the analysis of the data acquisition results of essay writing ability arguments by using media images graders X SMK YPM Zain Padang Pariaman Kecamatan Nan Sabaris regency students can be grouped into 7 qualifiers. 7 these qualifications, as many as 9 students (47.37%) are in perfect qualification, 2 students (9.36%) are in good qualifications, 2 students (7.02%) are in qualification is more than adequate, 2 Siwa (5.85%) are in qualifying nearly enough, 1 students (2.3%) are in less qualified, and 2 students (3.51%) are at once less qualification. Based on this study, it can be concluded that the ability to write argumentation students are on a good qualification, obtained from the total number of students at 1511.12 value divided by the number of students as many as 19 people to obtain an average value of 79.54 students. This explains that the students had been able to write the essay's argument by using media images because student scores already above the average of the KKM is 75 in school Keywords:writing ability, argumentation, picture media2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Zola Aulia Siska', 'Yetty Morelent', 'Syofiani']2017-01-23T00:00:00 5be73fbf9b64f9827ec66b181a466879993ad0d3Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menguji pengaruh impelementasi penggunaan media Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) terhadap motivasi belajar dan keterampilan teknik dasar sepakbola siswa kelas VII SMPN 1 Cisarua. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode Eksperimen dengan desain Randomized Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. Populasi penelitian adalah semua siswa kelas VII yang terdiri dari 10 kelas, dengan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive Sampling. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes keterampilan menggunakan Soccer battery dari Baumgartner dan Jackson (1995:371) yang bertujuan untuk mengukur keterampilan sepakbola dan aspek motivasi menggunakan jenis tes angket motivasi dari Pelletier dkk (1995) yang bertujuan untuk mengukur motivasi belajar. Teknik analisis statistik digunakan Teknik Paired Sample t Test pada taraf signifikansi α= 0,05. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa untuk pengaruh terhadap peningkatan motivasi belajar diperoleh nilai (Sig.) sebesar 0,000 < 0,05. Kriteria pengujian untuk hipotesis ini menggunakan taraf signifikansi (α) 0,05, karena thitung < ttabel (-4,57 < 1,72) maka Hipotesis diterima. Sedangkan untuk keterampilan teknik dasar siswa diperolah nilai (Sig.) sebesar 0,016 < 0,05. Kriteria pengujian untuk hipotesis ini menggunakan taraf signifikansi (α) 0,05, karena thitung < ttabel (-1,52 < 1,72) maka Hipotesis diterima. Untuk hipotesis ketiga digunakan teknik analisis Independent Sampel t-tes dengan taraf signifikansi α < 0.05. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data, diperoleh angka signifikansinya adalah sebesar 0.000. Hal ini berarti nilai signifikansinya < 0,05. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa 1). Terdapat pengaruh Implementasi Penggunaan Media Digital Game Base Learning (DBGL) terhadap motivasi belajar, 2). Terdapat pengaruh Implementasi Penggunaan Media Digital Game Base Learning (DGBL) terhadap keterampilan teknik dasar sepakbola siswa, 3). Terdapat perbedaan pengaruh Implementasi Penggunaan Media Digital Game Base Learning (DGBL) antara kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol terhadap tingkat motivasi dan keterampilan teknik dasar siswa. ;---The purpose of this study was to determine and test the effect of implementation of media use Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) on motivation to learn the basic techniques and skills of soccer class VII SMPN 1 Cisarua. The method used in this research is the design Randomized Experiment with pretest-posttest control group design. The study population was all students of class VII consists of 10 classes, with the sample using purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used was a test of skill using Soccer battery of Baumgartner and Jackson (1995: 371), which aims to measure football skills and motivational aspects of using this type of motivation questionnaire test of Pelletier et al (1995), which aims to measure the motivation to learn. Statistical analysis techniques used Techniques Paired Sample t Test at significance level α = 0.05. The results showed that for the effect to increase learning motivation obtained value (Sig.) of 0.000 <0.05. Criteria for testing this hypothesis using a significance level (α) of 0.05, as thitung <ttable (-4.57 <1,72) then the hypothesis is accepted. As for the basic engineering skills of students obtained value (Sig.) Of 0,016 <0.05. Criteria for testing this hypothesis using a significance level (α) of 0.05, as thitung <ttable (-1.52 <1,72) then the hypothesis is accepted. For the third hypothesis analytical techniques Independent samples t-test with a significance level α <0:05. Based on the analysis of data, obtained figures of significance is 0.000. This means that the significance value <0.05. The conclusion from this study that one). There Effect of Implementation Using Digital Media Game Base Learning (DBGL) on motivation to learn, 2). There Effect of Implementation Using Digital Media Game Base Learning (DGBL) The basic techniques of soccer skills of students, 3). There are differences in the effect of Implementation Using Digital Media Game Base Learning (DGBL) between the experimental group and the control group on the level of motivation and skills of the students basic techniques.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Ika Kartikawati']2017-01-23T00:00:00 0a7aca8d77ef9b224d551b7bac51d88aae92254aPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas model pembelajaran Talking Stick dan Media Gambar terhadap hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam materi energi kelas IV MI Darul Ulum Wates Semarang. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan bentuk eksperimen yaitu true experimental design. Sampel penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas IVA sebagai kelas eksperimen dengan jumlah 32 siswa dan IVB sebagai kelas kontrol dengan jumlah 30 siswa. Tehnik pengumpulan data dengan metode dokumentasi untuk memperoleh daftar nama peserta didik kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol, dan nilai hasil ulangan harian. Selain itu juga menggunakan metode tes yaitu untuk memperoleh data nilai posttest hasil pembelajaran kelas kontrol dan eksperimen. Sebelum tes tersebut diberikan, terlebih dahulu soal test di uji validitas, reliabilitas, tingkat kesukaran, dan daya beda kelas uji coba. Uji hipotesis penelitian menggunakan uji t-test. Berdasarkan uji-t dengan taraf signifikan 5% diperoleh t hitung = 3,966, sedangkan t tabel = 2,00. Karena t hitung > t tabel berarti pembelajaran menggunakan model talking stick dan media gambar efektif terhadap hasil belajar peserta didik. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari nilai rata-rata kelas eksperimen = 79,84 dan kelas kontrol = 69,00. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa model pembelajaran yang menggunakan talking stick dan media gambar efektif terhadap hasil belajar Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam materi energi kelas IV.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['N. Khafifah']2017-01-23T00:00:00 a7d5a464d75616b1f64b11969c2533b22714887cIlmu Fisika adalah suatu ilmu pengetahuan yang di dalamnya mempelajari tentang sifat dan fenomena alam atau gejala alam serta seluruh interaksi yang ada di dalamnya. Salah satunya gerakan kereta api yang melintasi rel, yang merupakan salah satu contoh dari pembelajaran fisika pada materi Gerak Lurus Beraturan. Gerak Lurus Beraturan adalah gerak suatu benda pada lintasan lurus dengan kecepatan konstan. Keterbatasan fasilitas merupakan kendala utama keterampilan proses dalam pembelajaran, pembelajaran tidak dapat berlangsung secara optimal dan pada akhirnya berdampak pada rendahnya hasil belajar siswa. Salah satu alternatif yang dapat digunakan dalam pembelajaran adalah dengan menggunakan media Audio Visual, maka telah dilakukan penelitian tentang penggunaan media Audio Visual untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada materi Gerak Lurus Beraturan (GLB) di MTsS Darul ‘Ulum Banda Aceh. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dengan menggunakan media Audio Visual pada materi Gerak Lurus Beraturan (GLB) di MTsS Darul ‘Ulum Banda Aceh. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Quasi Eksperimental. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu tes dalam bentuk soal pilihan ganda. Berdasarkan analisis data tentang penggunaan media Audio Visual untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada materi Gerak Lurus Beraturan (GLB) di MTsS Darul ‘Ulum Banda Aceh, diperoleh skor rata-rata posttest kelas eksperimen 80,64, dan skor rata-rata posttest pada kelas kontrol 72,38. Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan bahwa thitung 3,08 > ttabel 1,68, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada materi Gerak Lurus Beraturan (GLB) di MTsS Darul ‘Ulum Banda Aceh.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Sasri Mayasari']2017-01-23T00:00:00 a5d9cc1f8b8250c1c2713739ff0d9c09e5d1e93aPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan penggunaan media adobe flash dengan media kartu bergambar pada kemampuan berwudu anak tunarungu. Berdasarkan permasalahan yang terjadi di lapangan bahwa terdapat dua jenis media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan untuk memberikan pembelajaran berwudu kepada anak tunarungu yang bertujuan untuk membantu pembelajaran berwudu supaya lebih menarik dan mampu meningkatkan daya ingat. Dua jenis media pembelajaran yang digunakan untuk pembelajaran berwudu antara lain media adobe flash yang merupakan media pembelajaran visual berbasis program, serta media kartu bergambar yang merupakan media pembelajaran visual berbasis non program. Kedua media pembelajaran tersebut merupakan media visual yang dapat membantu proses pembelajaran berwudu yang diminati oleh anak, mengingat anak tunarungu mengalami hambatan dalam pendengaran, sehingga lebih peka terhadap visual dalam menerima informasi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu metode eksperimen dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, dan menggunakan desain matching pretest-posttest comparison group yang membandingkan hasil dari perlakuan yang sudah diberikan dengan menggunakan masing-masing media pembelajaran kepada masing-masing kelompok subjek penelitian. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan tes praktek. Penelitian ini dilakukan kepada delapan orang siswa tunarungu, dengan jumlah empat orang setiap kelompok penelitiannya. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa media adobe flash lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan media kartu bergambar dalam meningkatkan kemampuan berwudu anak tunarungu.;--- This study aimed to investigate difference of adobe flash media and picture card media usage on deaf children's ability to perform ablution. Based on the problem occurred in reality, there were two types of learning media which could be used to teach deaf children how to perform ablution in order to help learning process to be more interesting and be able to enhance memory. Those two types of learning media applied in the learning process of how to perform ablution were adobe flash media (program-based visual learning media) and picture card media (non program-based visual learning media). Both of the medias were visual medias which could help the learning process of how to perform ablution which were enthused by the children since deaf children had hearing disorder so that, in receiving information, they will be more susceptible visually. The research method used was experimental method with quantitative approach and, this study applied 'matching pretest-posttest comparison group' design which compared the result of the treatment which has been given by using each of the learning medias on each group of research subjects. The test practice was used as data collection technique . This study was carried out on eight deaf children divided into two study groups so that each group consisted of 4 children. The result of this study showed that adobe flash media was proven to be more effective than picture card media in enhancing children's ability to perform ablution.2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['R. Nuraini']2017-01-23T00:00:00 8872c80d278c87934841382628a5b646b3ca0ebfABSTRAK Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Mutmainah , Muvida Noor. 2016. Peningkatan Kemampuan Mengenal Bilangan 1-10 dengan Menggunakan Media Sudut Kupu-kupu pada Anak Kelompok A di TK Muslimat NU 34 Malang. Skripsi Prodi S1 – Pendidikan Guru Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, Jurusan Kependidikan Dasar dan Prasekolah, Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Negeri Malang. Pembimbing: (I) Drs.Usep Kustiawan, M.Sn., (II) Retno Tri Wulandari, S. Pd, M.Pd. Kata Kunci :Media, Sudut Kupu-kupu , Kemampuan Mengenal Bilangan 1-10,Anak Kelompok A Anak memiliki potensi otak yang mampu merespon setiap stimulus yang ada di lingkungannya.Untuk mengoptimalkan potensi tersebut diperlukan upaya dalam bentuk pemberian stimulus agar syaraf-syaraf dapat berkembang secara maksimal. Berdasarkan observasi yang dilakukan di TK Muslimat NU 34 Malang pada bulan Januari- Maret 2016 dari 15 anak diperoleh data sebagai berikut, 40% anak dapat mengenal bentuk geometri, 6%Anak dapat mengenal bilangan 1-10 secara sederhana. Belum ada media yang dapat memotivasi anak untuk belajar mengenai membilang sederhana. Berdasarkan uraian permasalahan, maka dilakukan penelitian tentang Peningkatan Kemampuan Mengenal Konsep Matematika Sederhana dengan Menggunakan Media Sudut Kupu-kupu pada Anak Kelompok A di TK Muslimat NU 34 Malang. Penggunaan Media Sudut Kupu-kupu ini diharapkan mampu meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif anak usia 4-5 tahun dalam memahami konsep bilangan sederhana.Pembelajaran dengan menggunakan Media Sudut Kupu-kupu ini dapat mengembangkan kemampuan kognitif, sosial emosional, fisik bahasa dan kemandirian anak usia dini. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan model siklus Kemmis dan Taggart yang terdiri dari, tahap perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Hasil peelitian menunjukkan bahwa Siklus I dan siklus II kemampuan kognitif anak mengalami peningkatan sebesar 19,44%, sehingga hasil yang diperoleh pada siklus II mengalami kenaikan yang cukup signifikan dan semakin baik dari siklus I. Nilai rata-rata skor pencapaian kelas ada siklus II diperoleh rata-rata 84,44% (12 anak dari 15 anak mencapai standart keberhasilan). Hasil yang didapatkan dari penerapan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan Media Sudut Kupu-kupu membuktikan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan Media Sudut Kupu-kupudapat meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif anak pada anak kelompok A di TK Muslimat NU 34 Malang. Peneliti juga memberikan saran agar pendekatan ini dapat dipertimbangkan untuk diterapkan pada pembelajaran mengenal konsep matematika sederhana. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Normal 0 false false false IN X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Muvida Noor Mutmainah']2017-01-23T00:00:00 21ada30cfbdd3881a88c61b006e7eed58bafe17dPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren dan rumput manila terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing tanah (Lumbricus rubellus). Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah cacing tanah (Lumbricus rubellus), yang dipelihara di dalam 5 media yang berbeda. Kelima macam media sebagai perlakuan yaitu 100% serbuk gergaji aren, 25% serbuk gergaji kelapa + 75% rumput manila, 50% serbuk gergaji aren + 50% rumput manila, 75% serbuk gergaji aren + 25% rumput manila dan 100% rumput manila. Setiap media dilakukan 5 kali ulangan dengan masing-masing media di beri 35 gram cacing menggunakan bak berukuran 35 x 30 x 10 cm. penelitian dilakukan 2 bulan dan pengambilan data dilakukan 2 kali pada akhir bulan. Parameter yang diukur pada penelitian ini pertambahan biomassa cacing, jumlah kokon, bobot kokon dan indeks kokon. Data pertambahan biomassa cacing, bobot kokon dan indeks kokon di analisis menggunakan One Way Anova dan data jumlah kokon dianalisis menggunakan Kruskal-Wallis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh nyata dari kombinasi media serbuk gergaji aren dan rumput manila terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Lumbricus rubellus. Media yang terbaik adalah kombinasi serbuk gergaji batang pohon aren 75% dan rumput manila 25%. Kata kunci : Lumbricus rubellus, serbuk gergaji aren, rumput manila, pertumbuhan, produksi kokon201700Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh nyata dari kombinasi media serbuk gergaji aren dan rumput manila terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi kokon cacing Lumbricus rubellus.2017-01-23T00:00:00['Listya Minarti']2017-01-23T00:00:00 cc357d0afa8eb7214352425fe7b25fe40e6b862cPENGARUH PERBANDINGAN MEDIA TANAH DENGAN BAHAN ORGANIK LIMBAH TATAL KARET DAN PUPUK NPKMg TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN BIBIT AREN (Arenga pinnata Merr) ABSTRAK Penelitian dalam bentuk percobaan dilapangan ini adalah tentang pengaruh perbandingan media tanah dengan limbah tatal karet dengan takaran pupuk NPKMg 15-9-20-2 terhadap pertumbuhan bibit kelapa aren. Percobaan dilakukan di areal pembibitan kebun percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Andalas, percobaan ini berlangsung dari bulan Agustus sampai November 2016. Tujuan dari percobaan ini adalah mengetahui interaksi dan pengaruh pemberian bahan organik limbah tatal karet dan pupuk NPKMg 15-9-20-2 dengan dosis tertentu terhadap pertumbuhan bibit aren. Rancangan yang digunakan dalam percobaan ini adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) faktorial dua faktor, dengan faktor pertama 5 taraf, faktor kedua 4 taraf dan 3 ulangan. Data hasil pengamatan dianalisis dengan sidik ragam. Faktor pertama adalah limbah tatal karet dengan 5 taraf yaitu 10% limbah tatal karet + 90% tanah, 20% limbah tatal karet + 80% tanah, 30% limbah tatal karet + 70% tanah, 40% limbah tatal karet + 60% tanah, 50% limbah tatal karet + 50% tanah. Faktor kedua adalah pupuk NPKMg yang terdiri dari 4 taraf yaitu 2½, 5, 7½, dan 10 g/polibag. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa perbandingan media tanah dengan limbah tatal karet dan pupuk NPKMg memberikan pengaruh yang sama terhadap hampir semua variabel pertumbuhan bibit aren umur 16 MST, interaksi ini tidak berpengaruh terhadap pertumbuhan bibit aren. Kata kunci : Media tanah, Aren, Tatal Karet, Pupuk NPKMg, Taraf2017002017-01-23T00:00:00['Hutrilla Rima']2017-01-23T00:00:00 51291796b8c783b3281de7de155e51d5493736e3Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang bertujuan untuk menghasilkan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis kemampuan komunikasi matematis pada materi sistem persamaan linear dua variabel dan sistem persamaan linear tiga variabel SMK menggunakan Adobe Flash CS6 yang valid dan mengetahui respon guru dan siswa terhadap media pembelajaran tersebut. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan ( Research and Development ) yang menggunakan model pengembangan Thiagarajan, Semmel dan Semmel (4D) yaitu define (pendefinisian), design (perancangan), develop (pengembangan) dan disseminate (penyebaran) akan tetapi pengembangan perangkat dalam penelitian ini hanya sampai pada tahap develop (pengembangan). Pada tahap develop media pembelajaran interaktif dinilai oleh validator sampai dapat dipakai tanpa revisi. Uji coba dilakukan pada kelas X Mesin 4 SMK Tujuh Lima 1 Purwokerto. Dari penelitian yang dilakukan didapat hasil bahwa media pembelajaran yang dibuat sudah valid dengan mendapatkan nilai rata-rata dari validator sebesar 4,16, mendapatkan nilai rata-rata dari respon guru sebesar 4,5 dan dari respon siswa sebesar 4,28, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran mendapatkan respon yang positif baik dari guru maupun siswa.2017012017-01-23T00:00:00['N. Hidayanto']2017-01-23T00:00:00